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o o 0 PAGE £ SHLERMAN CO V .1 TY JOURNAL, MORO, OREGON PublHhed Every F riday •» Moro, Orrgon (iile». L. French - E ditor fritorw l »»eond « U te m atter a t at Moro. Ore«on. under «' C onrreM ol March >. l i l t - - f* *. «löffle« M officia * Ute A* covwty £ A P ® L H lRHiKIKTIO N RATBH IM R VKAH ................ *2<* APRIL M, 1955 T A X PR O G R A M The probable tax program that w ill come out of the legislature Is taking shape. It includes a referral of its im portant tax raising bills to the people to assure a referral that would not be voted on until Nov ember 1956. The legislature Is not passing the buck to the voters as much as It Is making certain that there w ill be little delay in putting the bills Into law so money for state purposes w ill be assured. The program consists of so op timistic estimates of Increased budget receipts of $6,500,000 and a reduction of budget estimates by the way and means committee, neither of which are assured. It includes a larger tax on insurance premiums, a higher markup on liquor, a corporate tax on utilities for $7,700,000. Major items and probably the only ones to be referred w ill be the cigarette tax, estimated at $10,000,000 and a higher income tax, estimated at around $25,000,- 000, partly from lower exemp tions and partly from surtax. There have been threats that both w ill be referred by others if the legislature does not do It on its own accord. It is yet possible that a sales tax w ill be referred also so that the people may have a larger choice, but this is not certain. It Is difficult to see how an election can be put off past July 15 w ith out the mandatory imposition of a six m ill property tax but the legislature may be able to evade that one by passing emergency legislation. The choice of the voters w ill be to accept the cigarette tax and the higher income tax (which w ill be a whopper) or to defeat them. While the campaign is on the school forces w ill be chattering in the PTAs, the higher education people w ill lx; speaking In self- glorification, state officials w ill talk about the necessity of bigger government until the voters may be overwhelmed. Then again, they may not. The alternative to passing the two tax measures w ill Is* a special session of the legislature next fall. And It seems that such a ses- sion would have to feel that It had a mandate to cut some of the state expenditures A cut of around$50,000,000 w ill l>e required to get within estimate receipts. That w ill mean reduced basic school funds, reduced higher ed ucation, eliminating some service budgets entirely, stricter welfare rolls. . , Oregon citizens have been get- ting by for years by using a sur plus. They have been able to vote for new things without getting a bill. That time is ended. Now they w ill have to pay for what they get and because they have l**en living rather high the payments are high. It w ill lx? one of the most int« r- estlng elections In years. ings and Improvements, are very happy to have so careful a man passing on the bonds they buy. The reason for this short dis course on Mr. Shuler Is that the proposed union high school dis trict Is having Its troubles with Mr. Shuler. Every provision of the Union High School law as re gards organization has been met, every *T’ dotted, every comma well placed. The Union High School law has been In effect since ’ 1907 with some changes in the last 48 years and undoubtedly nearly every Union High district has been for med under It. As everyone In the Kent, Grass Valley and Moro dis trict now knows It requires a vote of the host district, and- petitions from joining districts. There is provision for remonstrances by any disgruntled persons. If none Is made the district Is formed. Now comes Mr. Shuler and says that although that Is the law it is not enough and that an election must be held anyway. This means that someone must sign a remon strance whether he wants to re monstrate or not so there can be an election. Thus Mr. Shuler goes beyond the law and leans on the constitution or on his Interpreta tion of the constitution. Mr. Shuler’s position is that there should be positive action by the people to form a new govern- mertal organization and that the present Union High School law provides for negative action. He Insists that mere acceptance of a new district is not enough. There must be active support thereof. He is certainly wrong legally, may be wrong constitutionally, but It is entirely correct philosophically. Certainly such a law should lx? changed so that when a district follows it. it is legal enough that It can sell bonds. That may be done by the legislature If there is yet tlm e.lt w ill not change the status of the local district. The situation leads to some odd thoughts—a lawyer who makes his own law; a well used law found wanting In Its old age; a return, perhaps, to necessary voting, to dependence on people Instead of on law and government. of Mother Nature who has sole jurisdiction over them, whether they grow or die. Mgre man is used to being treated tha«. He may bully his wife with an order for dinner at six o’clock prompt and find it consisting of a crust and a bit of soup; he may storm and bluster and have the family decision go against him for all his show of authority. Often mascu lin ity makes the orders and fem ininity makes the decisions. The feminine art is in making him like It. On that score it does seem that Mother Nature is not doing too well this spring, but we are sure she’ll get around to it before long. Passage of SB 408 w ill change county school organization Vo a marked degree. It is thought to have a good chance of approval. It does away with the rural school board and permits a county tax levy of a fixed amount per child with the district being responsi ble for the remainder of the costs. Grass Valley Church Starts Meetings The Grass Valley Baptist church is planning a big day on Easter Sunday. The first activity w ill be the Sunday school program at 9:45 a. m. In this program the high school pupils w ill furnish some special music and read the Scrip ture, the little folks w ill give re citations and sing and juniors and Intermediates are going to drama tize the Easter story. In the 11:00 service the choir w ill sing several Easter numbers, the male quartet w ill sing, Everett Cantrall w ill play “ The Lord’s Prayer” on his trumpet, and we w ill have solos by Don Earl and Mrs. Beverly Shaw. The pastor, Don Leach, w ill bring a short Ea ster message to conclude the mor ning’s activities. That evening the adult fellow ship w ill meet to discuss the sub ject of ‘‘Victorious Living" at 7:00. In the evening worship the church w ill begin a week of mis sionary conferences to be held at 8 p. m. every night, exeept Mon day and Saturday. The first speak er w ill be Miss Evelyn Varney MOTHER NATURE from Japan. Tuesday the speaker Last week In this column the w ill be Ralph Gorsline from Bra editor said he was going to plant zil. Wednesday night Roland Heff a radish seed if he had to do it ner who plans to go to India, with a pick. It seemed time that Thursday night w ill feature Mr. Mrs. Russel Smith who are someone with garden in mind took and working amongst the colored peo a strong stand with Motner Na ple of Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Lum ture who had been delaying the from Chinatown of San Francisco usual spring garden season by w ill be speaking and singing on what appeared to lx? a sad case Friday. Sunday the conference of feminine frigidity. ill be closed by Mr. and Mrs. Sunday was a reasonably good w Tom Hankins who are planning day for early April and out there to go to Austrilia. Mrs. Hankins In the garden In the warm sun and cold wind we got to thinking was once engaged in musical work George Beverly Shea. about how the manifestations of with A free w ill offering w ill be re the earth, the burgeoning of plant ceived each evening to defray the and animal life in the spring, the expenses of the missionaries. heat of summer and the delight ful days of maturity, to say noth ing of the chill of winter, are re BASEBALL ferred to as Mother Nature. And we thought how Mother FRIDAY, A PR IL 8 Nature gracefully evaded t h e Grass Valley Diamond threatened conflict that would have resulted In a seed being Moro vs. Dufur sown with a pick, and had in ef Adm. 35 cents fect acqulesed In our masculine demantis that the earth be reason ably tillable on that certain Sun day. It then occurred that there was an excellent reason why Na Dr. Otis G. Perkins ture is called Mother Nature; she Is so feminine. The radish seeds placed In the Optometrist ground upon our rather preemp- tory demand are still in the care 405 R. 2nd St. MR. SUHULBR SAYS Mr. John W. Shuler is from South Carolina and is a courtly southern gentleman of the old school. He is an attorney in Port land who by grace of circum- gUni’en has come to lx» the man who must pass on all bond issues In the state. The reason for this Is that bond firms respect hls judg ment and w ill not buy bonds un less he passes upon their consti tutionality and legality. Mr. Shuler is very careful to re tain so useful a reputation. The result is that bond Issues must be letter perfect In preparation, strict ly legal in background and consti tutional In all aspects There can be no objection to any of thia and bond buyers, the men who furnish the money for build- Civil Engineering Land Surveying W ALL & TENNESON 9081/, R. I ’ honc 5636. o o FRIDAT APRIL 8 193$ O $ h r r ttu iit C o u n ty .jo u r n a l o (Across from Bonn Phone 5362 Umatilla Bridge To ~ Be Opened April 15 The Inland Empire spotlight falls on this Oregon city Friday. April 15, when Governors Paul L. Patterson of Oregon and Auth- ur B. Langlie of Washington w ill attend dedication ceremonies of the new Columbia river bridge here at Umatilla. The dedication program w ill start at 11 a .m. and w ill highlight a full day of activity. The late W illiam H. Swltzler, life-time pioneer of Umatilla coun ty, w ill be honored at the dedica tion. The bridge is dedicated to his memory and to the “ welfare of the future generations who w ill benefit from its use.” McNary dam w ill be available to Washington residents who plan to drive across the Columbia riv er for the dedication. It w ill open at 8 a. m. for southbound traffic and residents from the north w ill be able to cross throughout the day until 4 p. m. Construction money for the bridge, came from the sale of bonds. The bridge w ill be paid for in about 27 years from tolls and then w ill be turned over to the highway department of Washing ton and Oregon and w ill become a free thoroughfare. The bridge is over a half mile long, 3380 feet, from its base in Washington to Oregon. The con crete deck, crossing the river, is 1320 feet. Tudor Engineering Co. of San Francisco Is the consulting engineers for the structure. It took a little over eight months to com plete the work. »m unir C hapter Wo. »8. O.ELH ilethlrhcm Meets every second anu fourth Thursday in each month; visiting member invited. Moro. Orevon Catherine Thompson, W. M. Naomi Van GiWer, Secretary _ Kurefca L ook » Wo- *2* AJ*- ♦* A-** ¥• Meets on the 1st a.iu 3rd Thursday evening» each month. Visiting members cordially in vited to meet with "s Frank Sayrs, W. M. Clyde Glllmor, Secretary Lupine Rebekah Ixxlge No. 116 Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month. Visiting members we'.com* Vada DeMoss, N. G. Jo Gentry, Sec. Moro Ixxlge No. 113 Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdavs in I 0.0 hall. Transient and •4s! ting brothers »re cordiallv invited John Shipley, N. G Leo W a t k in s S e c re ta ry P IL E S ! IN OUR * 45' YEAR Of SERVICE HE M O R R H O ID S ) — and other r«ctal di»«a»e* • COLON A STOMACH AILMENTS treated without hospital operation. MEOIT TO NESPONSIILE PEOPLE * n r K k K t ■ D »K fipti»« Booklet W in » or Coll D E A N C L IN IC Open 10 a .« . »«»«I 0 3 "> Mo" w «d. Fri. 10 «.<«. uniti S • » * Ywo« and Ihvn. H,,. I « io , f , C • < O' M l « 3 0 1 « N I SANOT K M H E V A M H » no A»» 391 0 « w ita m 13, O r« ««« WASCO ITEMS Sunday visitors of Mrs. Oral Gosson was her family Mr. and Mrs. Loyal Pratt and baby Steven Eugene, who arrived Saturday- evening from The Dalles, Mr. and Mrs. Llyod Gosson and children Gregory and Gayle and Mr. and Mrs. Earle Morrison and children Kathle and Allan. Carl Tuggle and A rthur Sar gent went to Salem Monday to pick up fhe windows for the ad dition to the church. Recently Mrs Vleda Van Gaas- beck was surprised w ith a visit by a cousin and her son Mrs. John Chapman andl Rodger of Clamo. This is their firs t visit in a num ber of years. Rev. and Mrs. Bruner took their small son to Portland where he has been receiving medical atten tion. Mrs. Velda Van Gaasbeck spent a recent weekend in Portland with her sister Mrs. Vera Mar shall. Also a week at Hood River visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ed McKee. W ANT ADS W ELL DRILLING: Stock, do mestic or Irrigation. W. J. Roti- do, Moro, E. E. Shull, Ph 470, Wasco. 23-6p GEORGE CHARLES CAMPBELL Call father’s home collect Ed monds, Wash., important 23-5c FOR SALE: Austra white laying hens, $15.00 per dozen. Roy Bel- shee, Moro. Ph 754. 22-3p ITATE W IDE PAINT CO. com plete painting and decorating service, spray or brush Phone J977 or 5293, 1205 E. 12th St. Vern Campell and Jack Null, The Dalles, Oregon 38tfn MAY ELECTRIC, electrical con tracting, Moro, Oregon, Phone 722. 19 tfn BEST ONE-MAN BUSINESS IN U.S.A. Own and operate it your self. We provide capital. Dealer ship now available nearby. Car or truck required. For fu ll in formation, w rite The J. R. Wat kins Company, 137 Dexter Ave., Seattle 9, Washington. 205c CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING — Meat cutting, wrapping, sharp freeze. Kenny’s Market, Grass Valley, Oregon Ph. 242 47tfn PIANO BARGAIN; W ill sell at sacrifice, beautiful spinet piano in this locality to save moving exepense. Easy terms or cash. For information write Tallman Plano Stores, Inc., Salem, Ore. 19-21c YOUR SAVINGS PROGRAM. Why not gear it to modern day conditions? . . - Static dollars, and low interest do not keep pace with ever in creasing taxes and living costs. Well chosen securities can safe ly provide better income, new tax benefits, more chance for your money to grow. Easy to buy or redeem, at low cost. J. W. DODD, TYGH VALLEY ORE., Area Mgr. Wm. J. Collins & Co., U. S. Bank Bldg. Port land. Stocks, bonds, mutual funds. Call collect for orders or information: Tygh Valley 13F2 or Portland, Beacon 2152. 22tfn FOR SALE: 6 room home, 3 bed rooms, full cement basement, automatic heat, fully. Insulated. Can be seen at any .time. For further information contact Verne Arstill, Athena, Oregon, T. Lester Johnson Phone 2212. 22tfn Attorney for Executors Moro, Oregon N O T IC E O F F IN A L A C C O U N T Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has filed in the Coun ty Court of the State of Oregon foi^ Sherman county, his Final Ac count as Executor of the estate of Herman H. Nichols, deceaSed; that Monday, the 2nd day of May, 1955, at ten o’clock a. m. of said day in the court room of the County Court in Moro, Sherman County, Oregon, have been fixed by the Court as the time and place for hearing objections to said Fin al Account and for settlement of said estate. Wesley E. Nichols Executor Brown & Van Vactor and T. Lester Johnson Attorneys for Executor 22-5c 21-4c NOTICE TP CREDITORS All persons having claims again st the estate of Jerry M. Wilson, also known as J. M. Wilson, de ceased, are required to present them with vouchers to the under signed at Kent, Oregon, w ithin six months from the date of the first publication of this notice. The date of the first publication of this notice is March 18, 1955. LEAT1T1A WILSON • Executrix DICK & DICK The Dalles, Oregon Attorneys for the Estate 20-3c N O T IC E T O C R E D IT O R S A ll persons having claims again st the Estate of T. J. Coyle, deceas ed, are hereby notified to present them, with the proper vouchers and duly verified, to the under signed, the duly appointed, quali fied and acting Executors under the Last W ill and Testament of T. J Coyle, deceased, at the office of T. Lester 'Johnson, attorney at law, Moro, Oregon, w ithin six months from the date of the first publication of this notice, to-wit: March 25, 1955. H aro ld D. E akin FUNERAL SERVICE . . . with understanding . . . responsible . . reasonable ¿r^CHAPEL i/?onard & Wilma Smith Norris Gilkison Phone Executor» The Dalles Mortgage Loans To Meet Your Individual Needs ATTRACTIVE TERMS PROMPT SERVICE Standard Insurance Co. A western company serving western a g ric u ltu re HOME OFFICE 812 S. W. 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