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PA G E 8 S H E fU i'-V C O U N T ! JO U R NA L. S b n rru u .i (C ounts l a u m a l p a M i.ik*4 f v - R F rt4»y M«m. O rrftM O N E Y E A R ............. J I E l " K ” ! *5« P«»l KTH OF J l l.V M MORO. OREGON. F R ID A T . JULY ft. 1M« program Is to achieve e q u a lity between a il c lo s e s o f p roperty. U nder the program land w ill be classified in to several grades, tow n residence* w ill be revalued in d in d u s try w ill be appraised all to the e n i th a t each class o f pro p e rty and each piece o f p ro p e rty in th a t class w ill pay its ju s t share o f the general tax. I t has noth.ng to do w ith the size o f the tax b ill— o nly w ith the d iv is io n o f i t among classes of taxpayers and in d iv id u a l taxpey er» The tax b ill <iepends on Che w isdom o f b o lg e'eer» and the tolerance o f voters. In Sherman c o u n ty fa rm s In c lu d in g the land, the im prove ments am i the fa rm m achinery m ed to t ill i t account fo r 88 per m en: to the total value outside o f u tilitie s In recent tim e farm s have made th a t much o f the in come and the figures are gener a lly correct. In Wasco co u n ty fa rm Land, farm im provem ents and fa rm m achinery are a much »maker percentage o f the total. A nd i t makes a sm aller am ount o f the to ta l income. I t is th e d u ty o f the state ta x com m ission to ^ee th a t local pro pe rty values are equadzed and to e»tabi.sh a ra tio between the ac cu ra cy o f th a t va lu a tion and the 10A p e r cent va lu a tion p u t upon u tilitie s . I t is more necessary now th a t u tilitie s are pa yin g a p a rt o f the excise ta x U n til re ce n tly u til itie s paid no excise tax because i t v m acrepred th a t ’ hey were pay ing i. jo m uch p ro p e rty ta x Now i t is im p o rta n t th a t w e have equalization. W hen—and i f — we h a re a state p ro p e rty tax It w ill be nececsary as a means o f equal izin g th a t tax between counties. I t is not o u r o p inion th a t any w heat land in Wasco c o u n ty Is w o rth »160 per acre: n e ith e r do we th in k any Sherman c o u n ty land Ls w o rth th a t much. I t is o u r op in ion. however, th a t it Is w o rth a lo t m ore than the m iserable >21 o r $22 it has been asses^se«! at. T hat fig u re Is so u n re a listic as to he worthless. N e ith e r do we lik e the idea th a t the assessor should place an appraised value o f $60 •o r any o th e r figure» and ta ke a percentage o f th a t fo r assess m ent purposes. I t seems foolish. W hat is b o th e rin g m any about assessed valuations Is th a t it m ig h t a ffe ct the in h e rita n ce ta x Those whose estates have g ro w n in value in these recent years are not going to escape p a ying in heritance taxes. I t is one o f the evils o f In fla tio n . We do th in k federal adjusters o f in heritance ta x should take the long tim e in come fro m the land, the long tim e value o f the land and the losses fro m erosion and o th e r factors in to consideration. C e rta in ly the assessed va lu a tion la not now, nor lik e ly to be, an Im p o rta n t fac to r in establishing tru e values o f land, despite the am bitions o f the ta x com m ission to make It re a l istic. We failed o u r reader» by n o t a-*iun< them to read some pa=- «Ag»-« fro m the D eclaration o f In dependence th ia year before the F o u rth , som ething we ¿exfcxn in tend to do. B u t there m M id um e. R > k in 177* the 13 colonies were r r u n < along the A tla n tic seaboard fro m Georgia to New H am pshire - w ith tittle com m unl- cauon 'jetween them and com par a tiv e ly Little w> com m unicate. Newspapers were scarce. not ev e ry «xie could read, letters wen: by stage and horseback. B u t th e y resented the action of E ngland w h ich appeared to be asking them to ■«¿pp«>r: the moth er c o u n try w ith o u t g iv in g them the rig h ts o f E nglishm en. O n ly a few wanted to be free fro m Eng- Ia n i at fir s t a lth o u g h m any w a n t ed better tre a tm e n t as to taxes and r.g b ’s. Those w ho signed the D eclaration of Independence were a p re tty radical bunch o f young men who overi<x>ked the precar ious situ a tio n o f England w hich was at w a r and in need o f ta x money fro m e v e ry source. In these day» o f fast com m uni cation and o f g iv in g and ta k in g and com prom ise the q u a rre l w ould probably have been settled in some fashion. B u t in those days com prom ise w asn't so popu lar and the colonists were re a lly mad about judges sent o u t fro m London, about a ta x on jx x a g e (even i f th e y d id n ’t w rite» and •about a tax on tea w hich was much less than now on coffee Besides re v o lt was in the a ir. And freedom was as p o p u la r as a p u b lic concept as s e c u rity is to day. Men wanted to be free to do as they wanted w ith th is brand new co u n try stretched o u t to the west o f them. E ngland's troops could not protect them against the Indians except w ith colonial help, England's ships were not nee-led to b rin g them trade w ith the w orld. A nd E ngland in te rfe r ed w ith th e ir business and th e ir liberties. ( E L I IA> K IH K S C O M B O C T So they devised a th e o ry— o r O F T H E R IV E R adopted It — th a t governm ent should o n ly be by consent o f the Have you noted the C e lilo rocks governed. I t was the most radical a p p a re n tly ris in g o u t o f the w a t th e o ry men had ever heard, o r ers o f the C olum bia as they rush have heard since. \W do not con over w h a t w ill be a fa lls in a few sider it radical, fo r we were raised weeks?. I f not, do so, fo r i t w ill on i t and th in k any o th e r w ay a probably be the last tim e you w ill departure fro m the norm al. Over be able to see those w a te r washed the w orld, however, alm ost no c liffs . peoples a ctu a lly govern them sel T h is fa ll, a fte r the w a te r has ves. A nd It m ust be a dm itted th a t gone dow n, m illio n s o f tons of we do not do as fin e a jo b of It as ro ck fro m the h ills and Islands o u r ancestor« th o u g h t we would. near the dam w ill be dumped Into I t was assumed in those days the channel to com plete the clos th a t kings ruled by d iv in e rig h t in g o f < h e rive r. The w a te r w ill and peoples were opposing God rise to p e rm anently cover Celilo. by opposing the king. O u r theory P erm anently may s ig n ify too long that people ought to govern th e m a tim e In th a t It means fo re ve r selves w as ra n k heresy and we and the process o f s iltin g and o f w ould never have gotten aw ay « hanges by n a ture may make o u r w ith it If E ngland hadn’t been N g C olum bia riv e r dams obso busy fig h tin g In o th e r places. lete in tim e. W hen the A m erican colonists W hen I^ w is A C la rk came th is w rote these words they voiced w ay 150 years ago they heard the the most unheard o f philosophy fa lls o f C e lilo fa r u p riv e r and o f governm ent o f m a n kin d 's hl»- were told about the b ig fa lls by to ry. K a rl M arx was a p ik e r com In d ia n s w ho pronounced the pared to them and o u r g o ve rn name as " T im m ” m a k in g it m ent Is s till a new e xperim ent In sound lik e the noise the riv e r the w o rld h a vin g lasted less than made there. I t may have required 180 years. They w ro te : "W e bold some im agination. C elilo has been these tru th s to lie self-evident, In d ia n fis h in g ground as long as th a t a ll men are created equal; In d ia n tra d itio n can trace and th a t they are endowed by th e ir they were to have it "p e rm a n C reator w ith ce rta in unalienable e n tly " according to w h ite man's rig h ts; th a t among these are life , treaty. lib e rty , and the p u rs u it o f h a p p i Indians were content to use ness; that, to secure t h e * rig h ts, w hatever nature provide«! w ith governm ents are In s titu te d among out change. They speared the men. d e riv in g th e ir ju s t powers salmon at C elilo, pastured the fro m the consent o f the governed; range w ith th e ir ponies, k ille d the «leer and picked the berries. When Even a fte r a ll these years the n ature was unresponsive the In the rest o f the w o rld has not dians fared badly; w hen nature caught up w ith us. M any coun- provided b o u n tifu lly Indians w a x trie s , stj | ir«> • i I by diet jto rs ed fa t and held meetings o f praise Unless we occaslonly read the fo r th e ir Gods. s tirr in g words o f o u r D eclaration W h ite men m ust tear up the o f In d e p e n d e n t and take heed soil, blast the rocks, flam the we can s till s lip back to that fate. rive rs , f l y the sky. d iv id e the atom in o rd e r th a t they, too. may wax fa t and praise th e ir ow n In ge n u ity. T h e y m ust p ro v id e fo r T A X A P P R A IS A L all that are born o r may l»e born, O ver In Wasco c o u n ty they are m ust p ile up credits in hanks so h a ving a b it o f tro u b le over the th e y can liv e easily. To them reappraisal p ro g ra m w h ich has n a tu re is a challenge, not a frie n d set a price o f around $100 per ae It was to the Indians. acre o f some o f the b e tte r fa rm So. we cover the rocks at land. I t w ill p ro b a b ly go to court. C e lilo to make e le c tric ity to h u m A ccording to the last fig u re we when men should be sleeping, to have on assessments In Wasco tu rn wheels to make gadgets, to co u n ty tilla b le land was valued develop m achinery f.% w ar. to at >22 65 per acre, W h a te ve r the push and crow d and b u ild and com plaints about the new fig u re m a te easy. It Is much more re a lis tic than A nd when nature says to the $22.65. I t is v e ry lik e ly th a t some w h ite man “ It is tim e to d ie " he w ill die ju s t as the In d ia n die«! A an«l a ll his w o rks w ill not keep The purpose o f the reappraisal the d u *t o f earth from his m outh. TOC GOTTA • •• • $ hu.Tsan »pZr.t th a t rebels at fore*. Some s p irits rebel much m ore q u ic k ly than other» and some su p in e ly fa d to re s u t untier o rd in a ry provocation. Psycrx>iog;»ts have name» fo r it, we are sure, and can— and w ill— discuss i t in term s th a t sound more -earned I t m ay come fro m childhood d is lik e fo r d is c ip lin e w h ich m ig h t cause a c h ild to be a rebel o f sorts a ll his life . A nd i t m ig h t make a bunch o f easy m arks o u t o f a generation o f youngster» w ho never had a n y d iscip lin e to rebel against. A n y w a y i t has been proven th a t in th is c o u n try , and perhaps a ll others, th a t when a u th o rity reaches the end o f its rope and says "y o u g o tta ’ do thus and so the people are going to fin d some w ay to not do i t I t is a t least possible th a t Russians w ill even tu a lly fin d a w ay to get around the m any "y o u gottas ’ now en forceable there. The a rt of governm ent is to o b ta in support fo r a desired course o f action w ith o u t saying "y o u gotta” . W ith a d d ition a l powers th a t have been taken by governm ents w ith o u t the a rt o f g o ve rn in g there is more o f force than there used to be. A nd peo ple once had a low er b o ilin g p o in t; th e y re be led q u i ker. Tendency o f governm ent now — since new deal— is to have a lot o f "y o u gottas” a ll enforced w ith pious regard fo r the v e ry personal w e lfa re o f the in d iv id u a l citize n w ho is divided in to social, econ om ic and geographic groups. »We’d Like to have them t r y th a t on th e more rugged e a rly A m e ri cans who were in d ivid u a ls. I There is a ce rta in a m ount o f sense in this th e o ry and it comes fro m the livestock business: fa t sheep are less lik e ly to ju m p the fence B u t in the long ru n we th in k the th e o ry w ill fa il fo r the sim ple reason th a t people are re sista n t to an o versupply o f a u th o rity and in clin e d to be in d ivid u a ls. A nd e v e n tu a lly we w ill have govern ments th a t q u a lify at the a rt o f g o verning and not m erely the te m p o ra ry holders o f the biggest clu b in rhe nation. NEW BU S IN E SS F ilin g o f a m ortgage fo r $44,- 000,000 by the H a rve y com pany to three banks o f w h ich the Bank o f A m erica takes h a lf is p re tty good p ro o f th a t c o n stru ctio n o f the big H arvey a lu m in u m p la n t w ill s ta rt soon near The Dalles. The com ing o f the H a rve y p la n t is not expected to b rin g a large num ber o f w o rke rs to The DaUes fo r a lu m in u m reduction does not re q u ire m any men. B ut the co n stru ctio n and steady labor w ill soften the loss o f men leav in g the dam on its com pletion. I f i t were now pow- hie to s ta rt - r . . 0 ; w ould be o f aid to The Dalles and the e n tire area and assure econ om ic « ta b ih ty fo r several years. I t is o u r fe e lin g th a t The Dalles w ill get m ost of the business fro m John Day dam ra th e r than Sher man co u n ty because i t is better equipped to handle i t We w il. get w h a t we w a n t baOy enough to a ttra ct. New Superintendent Takes Stock Station A p p o in tm e n t o f a new super inte n d e n t o f the Eastern Oregon branch e xp e rim e n t station effec tiv e th is fa ll has been announced by the OSC a g ric u ltu ra l e xp e ri ment station. Dr. James A. B. M cA rth u r, now In charge o f the anim al husband r y research program, at the M any berries. A lb e rta , Canada range ex p e rim e n t station, w ill be the new su p e rin te n d e n t o f the U nion sta tion. He w ill succeed H G. A ve ry, superintendent since 1945. A ve ry, who w ill reach re tire m e n t age next June, w ill spend his rem ain ing m onths of service on the sta- t.on s ta ff p re p a rin g sum m ary re ports co ve rin g the research w hich he has directed. The reports w ill be used as a guide in developing fu tu re studies at the station. Dr. Frank D. Reid " change prom d k . n T i » r O ffice days Taesdays and Wednesdays JO 5-3561 HOT TO COOL! B e lh leh rm ( y b a p < r r \o . 78 O.EJi. v ' a Meets every second and fo u rth Thursday in each m onth; v is itin g members <• in vite d . Moro. Oregon. Dorene H a ll, W . M. D o ro th y Heater, Secretary E u re k a Ixulge No. 121 A .F .A A .M . Meets on the 1st and 3rd T h u r-d a y evenings ? X ' Lupine The appointm ent, announced by F. E Price, dean and d ire cto r o f - at OSC, • subject to approval by the state board of h ig h er education. The Eastern Oregon branch u n it is a livestock station w ith re search underw ay " in fatte n in g , w in te rin g , grazing, breeding and management o f livestock along w ith w ork on production of home grow n livestock feeds, soil con servation and fe r tility m ainten ance in the Blue M ountain region. The new superintendent, Mc A rth u r, is expected to assume his new duties in October. He has been head o f the anim al husband r y w o rk at the Canadian sta tio n since A ugust 1953. F or tw o years before th a t tim e, he was range management and anim al husbandry advisor to the governm ent o f Ira n under the U n ite d Nations food and a g ricu l tu ra l organization. He receive«! his bachelor's degree from U n i v e rs ity o f A lb e rta and his mas te r's and doctor's degrees fro m Texas A A M, w here he special ized in range management and an im a l production and served as a pa rt-tim e in s tru c to r in genetics. In his 11 years as sup e rin te n dent, A ve ry has developed an ex tensive program o f research gear ed to the needs o f the livestock in d u s try o f the Eastern Oregon area. Before becoming su p e rin te n dent, he had serve«! as co u n ty agent o f U nion co u n ty and as a m a rke tin g specialist on the en- tension service s ta ff at OSC. nember >rdia!Iy in- vited to eet w ith us. for travel co m fo rt Avoid d a n g e ro u s h ig h w a y h e a t and hazards. Go in com fort on UNION PACIFIC’S com p letely A ir C o n d itio n e d trains to Chicago and the Mid-West. Take the whole fam ily and save money with “Fam ily F a res” . . . You’ll arrive rested, relaxed and refreshed. I» ig r No. No. 113 FOR S A L E : A lfa lfa hay, « 8 ton in pile, >26 ton in fie ld . A. J. Glssel, 1H m iles west o f W am ic, Oregon. FOR S A LE : H ay chopper, alm ost new. E unice F u lle r, Moro. 35-6c FX>R S A L E : 3 bedroom house, 4 lots In K ent. Robert H elyer. K e n t, Ore. EDDIE A G E N E SHOEMAKER have bought FYank M u llin 's tru c k and w ill continue h a u l in g garbage in Moro. T h e boys prom ise p ro m p t service. 34-5c M A N o r woman to handle McNess products fu ll o r spare tim e. Op p o rtu n ity to make >4 a day. No experience necessary. WUite Mc- Ness Co., P O. Box 14, Bayshore Sta. Oakland, 23, C a lif. 34-5p IT A T E H ID E P A IN T CO. com plete p a in tin g and decorating service, spray o r brush Phone 3977 o r 5293. 1205 E. 12th St. V ern Campell and Jack N u ll, The Dalles. Oregon 38tfn 7USTOM S L A U G H T E R IN G — Meat c u ttin g , w rapping, sharp freeze. K enny’s M arket, Grass V alley, Oregon Ph 242 47tfn FOR S A L E : C om pletely o ve rh a u l ed and guaranteed Hercules JXC m otor, w ill f i t John Deere o r H a rris combines, p rice >300. T w o h ills id e combine tire s lik e new 11:25 by 36 w ith wheels, >35 each; one header wheel and tire 7:50 b y 36, $15. Van R eit- mann, Condon. Ore. TOP M O N E Y i f you q u a lify . O pening in th is v ic in ity . Ser vice custom ers on W a tkin s food ro u te ; N a tio n a lly advertised products. C re d it arranged. F o r fu ll in fo rm a tio n w rite The J. R. W a tkin s Company, 3903 Mortgage Loans To Meet Your Individual Needs ATTRACTIVE TERMS PROMPT SERVICE ruesdays o f e a ch * month. V is itin g members welcome Laura Grabenhorse, S l.G . Vada DeMoss, Secretary I» d g e ADS 118 Meets 2 lr and 4th «a M oro W ANT FOR S A L E : 200 bu. steel g ra in b in — hopper bottom . $250. E l ton E akin, Grass V alley, Ore. 36-37C Dean P inkerton, W . M. Rebekah M ra A. A. Dunlap, Mrs H ^ rry Hooper and zon, Floyd, Mr. w ild Mrs. A r t W a tkin s of Wasco and Mr. and -Mrs. K e n d rick D unlap and fa m ily and Bonnie Sthaum b u rg e r o f M oro w ent to UTarm S prings Sunday and spent the day. Standard Insurance Co. I.O .O .F. Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays in I.O.O.F. hall. Transient and v is itin g brothers are c o rd ia lly in vite d . John S hipley, N. G. Leo W a tkin s, Secretary A western company serving western agriculture HOME OFFICE 812 S. W. Washington Portland, Oregon Phone ATwater 4331 B ro o klyn Avenue, ^ e a t tle 5, 36-4 lc Washington. IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE HTATE OF O U G O X FOR WABCO COUNTY In the M a tte r o f the Estate) of | H A R R Y T. S H E A R E R , ) Deceased ) No. 3023 N O T IC E O F H A L E N O T IC E IS H E R E B Y G IV E N th a t the executor» o f the w ill and estate o f H a rry T. Shearer, de ceased, w ill sell, at p riv a te sale, fo r cash, in la w fu l m oney o f the Unite*! Slates, to the highest bid der, subject to the c o n firn y tio n o f the C ounty C o u rt o f the State o f Oregon fo r Wasco C ounty, on o r a fte r the 28th day o f Joly, 1956, a ll o f the rig h t, title and in terest o f the said deceilent, H a rry T. Shearer, at the tim e o f his death, and a ll o f the rig h t, title and in te re st w h ich his estate has in and to a ll th a t ce rta in real p ro p e rly situ a te d in Sherman C ounty, Oregon, described as fo l lows: A il th a t p a rt o f Governm ent L o t 3, Section 8, T o w n sh ip 2 N o rth , Range 16 E W .M ., in the C o u n ty o f Sherm an and State o f Oregon, ly in g souther ly o f a lin e th a t is 280 feet south easterly, w hen measured at r ig h t angles, fro m the Center lin e su rve y fo r the relocation of the R ailroad o f the Oregon- W ashington R ailroad and N a vi gation Company, said center lin e being m ore p a rtic u la rly described as follow s: B e g inning at center lin e station L R 33804-21.46 P.O.T., from w h ich sta tio n the section cor- n o r comm on to Sections, 8, 9, 16 and 17 in said to w n sh ip and range bears S outh 85 * 43' 10" East a distance o f 4,310.86 feet; thence N o rth 61* 31' 37" East a distance o f 2000.00 fe e t There is excepted th e re fro m the p a rt thereof w ith in the rig h t o f w a y o f the C olum bia R ive r H ighw ay. The land described contains a net area o f 14.03 acres, more or less. A ll o ffe rs -or bids m u st be in w ritin g , and w ill Be received by the undersigned at the o ffice o f the C ounty C le rk fo r Sherman C ounty, Oregon at any tim e a fte r the fir s t p u b lica tio n o f notice hereof and before J u ly 28, 1956. The undersigned reserve the rig h t to re je ct any and a ll bids. Dated th is 18th day o f June, 1956. C arl Shearer W a lte r Ohlegschlager E xecutors o f the W ill and Estate o f H a rry T. Shearer, Deceased C. L. G avin A tto rn e y fo r E xecutors U. S. National Bank Building The Dalles, Oregon 34-37c TERRY & M E R R I T T We apply the best grade of bonded roofing with 10-15 or 20 year guarantee for different gradex Asbestos, Insulated, Roman Brick Siding. Blown in Rock Wool Insuation. Let us repair or remodel your home to make it more modern. Box 394, Telephone GI 2 5209, Wasco, Oregon Some day suddenly it will be summer and you’ll need some light & airy clothes. We’ve been ld&king for that day, too, and will be ready for you. | She came . see her husban stayed to change the cannon! WE GIVE S & H GREEN STAMPS WASCO OREGON I d LONG DISTANCE keep family and friends dose Io you typical low rates from Moro Boston.............................. $2.00 C h ic a g o • • • • • • • • • 1,75 Salt Lake C i t y ................. 1.05 S e a ttle ............................ .55 Statioe to tfitxxi rat«, not l(0odn| tai. tor 3 aftw I p «. weekday» and a$ day Sunday battieheld Her real name was Mary Ludwig Hays. A n d on June 28, 1778, she came to M o n mouth County, New Jersey, to visit her Hus band, an artillerym an sersing in the Resx>- lutionary W ar. When the battle o f M on mouth began, M a ry sau so much to be done that she just stayed. She carried countless pitches of water to the exhausted and wounded soldiers. Agd when her husband fell wounded, she took his place at $ cannon. Before the battle ended, Mary Ludw-ig Hays became O q tonight b y tolophono TM V. S. Pacific Telephone famous as Molly Pitcher, one of this country’s first heroines. Today s battles are being fought on the economic front. And there’s much that any woman can do to help in this field. A family s sound financial standing de pends as much upon a woman's ability to manage money as it does her husband s ability to make it. Many women are helping their families win financial independence by encourag ing their husbands to invest regularly in U. S. Series E Savings Bonds on the Pay roll Savings Plan. It s the easiest way to save—one of the safest and one of the best ways to guarantee future prosperity. o For the big things in your life, be ready . with U. S. Savings Bonds in jo y o fa m ily m m h n o nor housework defeated Molly Pitcher. M P*r tKi, The Treauoy D r,^ ,ment ¡hnks, for thev potnotic donati. . tke .4ivtTtiunf^yMcil oni a SHERMAN COUNTY JOURNAL O