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© PA dk S »HERMAN COUNTY JOURNAL, MORO, OREGON. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER I«, © 1* 26' West a distance of 3 feet G arrett, d e c e a se d and has quail- " ± t ^ Ut“ ‘ T rl’X ' n “ ' ‘" r îs û u " ' h T X 'y « , ’ X Iodide »«.»<. Sam Stewart, state tax comm s- sloner for assessment of ProP*“ / ’ has suggested to the interim tax committee that provision lie made to give a homestead exemption or $7500 of true cash value to tax payers over 60 years who have an Income under $2500. His proposal Is based on a con ception of taxes held by many per sons. It Is that a home does not bring in an Income and should be taxed at a lower rate than other property, Multnomah county ass essors have given lower v a l u ations to homes for years, not so fuch from tselief ? in n this tax the ’«'„ir tu» ory, probably, as from desire re-elected. In any < j m ? i V tried to establish t * fh ' . a home is wort 1 . ; property for tax purposes. With th at theory we disagree from the Southwest corner ol lied. w l f h ê r ^ S a r c h Association of will be used such as dry Ice and NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of an execulion in said Lot 6; thence North 1* 26’ All persons having claims f e a t h e r B*sea n lo increa=e various chlorides to furth er he West along the W est line of against said estate are hereby jon ^roin natural cause of basic research and de- foreclosure duly Issued by the Clerk o l the Circuit Court o f th e sald Block 10 a distance of 30.12 notified to pi e»ent ? ’ . . , ,o reduce the inten- velopment. feet; thence N orth 68 * 24’ East verified as required by l a w . w l ^ s t r dm operation will continue un- Stale ol Oregon for »hii-man County, dated November 1, 1956, ^ W * Æ « m Î n In a certain action In the Circuit Court for the County of Sherman, State o l Oregon wherein Myrrhl FRANK J. KETTER Perry, as Plaintiff, «covered E ast line of said Lot 7; thence A dm inistrator J o ^ t e n t against Roy B. G ran, South 1* 26’ East along the East J "d Nina G rant, huaband an line of said Lots 6 and 7 a dis- A. J. Moore From wRcrc Î s it... / / J o t rs h ^ e « ^ Ih“ r £ tance of 66.85 feet; thence South Bend, Oregon primtlpal due. together 88 * 34' West parallel to and 3 A ttorney for A dm inistrator l-4c six per cent terest at the rate of si feet distant from the South line 5O T , CK TO CREDITOR» 1>er annum ^rom March 1, 1956, of said Lx>t 6 a distance of 100 persons having c l a i m s for fu .u rther of T $500.00 i u i the uiv lu .c t sum *z. -v.vv at feet to the point of beginning Ptt. a, p nf O ral M torney’s fees; and the further sum sald property being foreclosed a« ^ st » ¿ L a i d are required to of $22.00, costs and disburse- lh property of Roy B. GoSbon’ deceased, are required w TA X LEAG UE ments, said Judgment and decree J ^ nt and Nma j,^Grantf husband Present them w ith vouchers From where I sit. free advice is Drove out to see how they’re The tax committee of the Sher- being dated November U 9 5 6 , and wlfe. and Bell as much JJe J he19 and 20 called “free" because it’s usually getting along with the new super man county wheat league decided I will, on the 10th day of Decern- h e re o f a8 may he necessary to \ ,^5^* «J? ,v t \ rairnn not worth much. That little fellow at th<j en<j Qf their deliberatlons bar, ¡95«, at the front door of the full ^ t u f y the Judgment and V»«1 Block- Th® Dalles> ° highway th a t’s going to pass was typical of the kind of expert that a tax league would be a Court House at Moro, Sherman decree ln favor of Myrrhl Perry, w ithin six m onths from the date through town. who can’t resist getting in d ig s - worthwhUe organization for the County, Oregon, at 10:00 In the togelber with all costs and dis- of the first publication of this W hile I was there a fussy little about how you work, what you CQunty and caIled a publlc meet. forenoon of said day sell a t public bursements that have or may ac- Notice. The date of the first g u y - a spectator, like m e-cain e wear, why you happen to prefer a to form Qne next Frlday auction to the highest bidder for crue publication of this notice is Nov- up to the foreman on the job and glass of beer with your supper. With all kinds of taxes going cash, the following described and flrgt puhlished this ember 2, 1956. ■tarted making all sorts of sug People like that don’t mean to be • up at a rate that appalls the tax- real property ln Sherm an County, 9tb day of November, 1956. LAV ILL A M < < SO- gestions: "Shouldn’t it go a little troublemakers . . . but the road to payer It is high time he gathered Oregon, to-wlt: Norman E. Fields A dm inistratrix farth e r left there? . . . W hy don’t real intolerance is paved w ith A parcel of land, being a por* NORMAN E. FIELD S DICK A DICK with his fellow sufferers to do you bank the curves more? . . . their good intentions. tlon of LoU 6 and 7, Block 10, sheriff of Sherm an County, Ore- The Dalles, Oregon something about It. A one voice Those ditches are aw ful close’’ of the platted town of Rufus ln gon. 2-5c A ttorneys for the Estate 53-3c has little effect while a united , . . and so, on and on. Section 31, Township 3 N orth, ----------------- - ------------------ shout, well directed, can move The foreman took it as long as Range 17 East of the W illamette NOTICE TO CREDITORS N O T IC E O F IN T E N T IO N officials. he could, then asked p o lite ly , Meridian ln Sherm an county, Notice is hereby given that TO MODIFY WEATHER Too long in Oregon taxpayers "How does she look fo r length?" have let governments boost the costa without protest. The state has Increased in population about fJfty cem gjnce 194Q Tbe gtate budget has gone up nearly ten times. Even considering the reduced value of the dollar that . m uch reraemb<,r w e X ^ X '^ r “ mmunitv Sur road and bridge program Jg ljrru ia n C o u n ty jo u r n a l has made progress during the ^ r ” n 7 s » ’ n , on the road to I'ublluhrd E ve ry F rid a y al Mon», Oregon ieallxatton. A new echool build- Editor Ina Is almost ready for the shouts Cile» L. Frein h L f a n d w hisper, of E n ter«<1 « • eecon«! cl*»» m a tte r a t the h i irk Poetu ffiee a t M o ro , O retron. undvr Act of C o n tre« » o f M a rc h 3, 1878. * AB these are on the physical side On the spiritual or emotional NATIONAL I D I T O 1 I M s X we Relieve the county is gel- »CÎAT ting better acquainted and more appreciative ol county wide prob- - E S rÏÏT g S Æ ’unit- MWHiAL COUN T Y P A P » « “ , g l'B H C R lP T lO N R A T E S j t should be a good Thanks- ONE Y E A R .......................... » * 00 giving. NOVEMBER 1«. im m A POOR PLAN S M r*"” There'll Always Be An "Expert" » County Tax n«luc,,„„ save, paying rent; Il add. to ? " dlnV ; ' X t * ' ’ T * ‘i m “ P“ ' the financial standing and Is a . nt? ff 1 again. It H true definite asset on several counts. tha the P®°P|e have voted most of course, the proposal is to ^em selves but we exempt the "senior citizens" but hlnk they wouldn t have so voted once the principle is established knew whal h would cost, that homes are of less value than CAM» FOR BIDH other property there can tie no Sherman County School Dis excuse for taxing the homes of trict No. 17 and the County High other citizens equally w ith farms, School District request combined timber and other property. bids be subm itted on approxi Oregon has lieen fortunate in mately 35,000 gallons of light fuel that its suprem e court has oil (PS-300) M and approximately . always . ailt uj'^l UAUijaiCIT th at a variable ratio is un- 5 00() gaIIong of gagoline <regular, held that constitutional. A variable ratio Bld qutatlons t0 be ,n our would mean that an assessor hands before 8 p. m., Wednesday, could take a different ratio for December 5, 1956. different classes of property. A Clara E. Houston, Clerk $10,000 farm would lie assessed at Sherman School District No. 17 40 per cent and taxed for $4000 & County High School District while a $10,000 home would be 2-3c assessed at 30 per cent and taxed at $3000. Any such plan will make NOTICE OF SHERIFF*» HALE property taxation a m atter of whim and of favoritism Instead of one of law and arithm etic. FOR your w inter’s supply of po Property taxation has t>een bas tatoes contact T. M. Moore, ed on the ow nership of property, Wasco, P. O. Box 119. l-3c not on the Income derived from SCHOOL AND HIGHWAY con- it. The Income tax is based on the structlon in the U. S. will be on Income. Stew art’s proposal Is an Increasing scale for a great that, to a degree, property tax tie num ber of years ahead. based on Income as well. Anyone Why not look Into the large list knows that not all farms make of bonds now available, and an Income every year, some build yielding to 4% and above? Eas- ings do not, industry is not al lly bought or sold, and all In ways profitable. terest Is free from federal In In these days when we shed come tax. tears and tax resources over the Write, contact, or phone sad plight of the old folks the pro J. W. DODD, TYGH VALLEY, posal may be accepted on senti ORE., Eastern Ore. Mgr. Wm. mental grounds w ithout much J. Collins & Co. Reference, 1st thought. It does set up two fa National, and U. S. National vored classes, those over 60, a banks. 50c-tfn group with fewer expenses than the average family and already FOR SALE: 5 room home with with assured Incomes from the basement, patio and garage, stucco Inside and out, insulated^ government If needed; and those with small Incomes, which could wall to wall carpet in living and only result In a good bit of chisel family room, oil furnace heat, ing and establishm ent of the p rin very reasonable. Also: sacrifice ciple th at property taxation Hardware, Lumber, Iron and should lie restricted. Feed business. 20 city lots. Some term s if desired. Call 611 THANKH4HVING ‘lays 203 evenings. Grass Val Have you considered that ley, Oregon. 47p Thanksgiving comes next week, FOR SALE: 2 bedroom house starting the holiday season and with 12 adjoining lots, in Grass putting a rather sudden end to \ alley, Ore. Contact August autumn? Our calendar says that W assenmlller, T>gh Valley, Ore is true and we are as much Bur- — «Ttfn prised as anyone. ITATE W IDE PAINT CO. com But bring it on, we will put on plete painting and decorating the most cheerful face and think service, spray or brush Phon« of things to lie thankful for. 3977 or 5293, 1205 E. 12th St. Vern Cam pell and Jack Null, That Is the reason for Thanksgiv The Dalles, Oregon 38tfn ing, although a few slices of tu r key with cranberries and pum p 'CSTOM SLAUGHTERING — kin help bring the feeling of con Meat cutting, wrapping, sharp tentm ent. freeze. Kenny’s Market, Grass Neither do we Intend to l»e sel Valley, Oregon Ph. 242 47tfn fish at »out It and consider our own personal reasons for thank- I-upine Rebekak Ixxlge No. 11« fullness. I^et us think of the coun Meets 2lr and 4th» ty. Wte did have a pretty good T uesdays of ea, hl Visiting] crop, not exactly evened up all month over but it totalled up at better m em bers welcome.! than average. After the delayed I .aura Grabenhorse, end of w inter along ln April the N.G.; Vada DeMosa, w eather was wonderful, seasonal, Secretary too, with hot days in summer M«»r«> IxNlge No. 113 I.O.O.F. and as tx-autiful a fall as could tie »Meets 1st and 3rd imagined. There have lieen no Tuesdays In I.O.O.F. epidemics or Illness ln the county hall Transient antli and no more than the usual visiting brother s a r e 1 amount of sickness. I^et’s see, cordially Invited. good health, good w eather and John Shipley, N. G. Leo W atkins, Secretary good crops. 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