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SHERMAN COUNTY
JOURNAL,
MORO, OREGON,
•
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1857
echo of the report of a committee
J th rrn ta a C ounty ljuurnal
that spent four years studying
state government a few years
Published Every Friday at
ago. That committee proposed a
Moro, Oregon
reduction in the number of
Kdttor boards.. tiovernor’ Holmes’ state
Gllr» U French
B n te r td n» mmovm I c I bmä m u tte r at the ment that many boards come to
Posiot fice a t M oro.
O re tfon.
un<l* r Act represent the groups that sponsor
v * Cc^ST**** o f M arch 3, 1 8 »ti
them Instead of the pubic is cor
rect. It is not new. In fact, most
h a t io h m
of the boards were established
for that purpose alone and it was
so recognized at the time.
The
wheat commission, the potato
commission, the optometry board,
' m w im m i
the medical board, all were set up
yUBU SH I«»
to represent group». And all do.
That, is expected and was expected
association
at the time. The governor’s pro
posal would force all such groups
- -QFF1C1AL,
m w i n T I — c iT u iF
N i i authorlty_
PAPER- and
to take
vxij----
job_ their problems to the gov-
Rufus Personals
Mrs. George Fox
Forms Important
In Making Out
Income Taxes
Incomes under $5000 who do not
qualify to use «form 1040A and
who do not list actual deductions
and compute the tax on page 2 of
form 1040. They may look up the
tax on the short form table pro
vided In the instructions, which
automatically allows for depen
dency credits and approximately
an amount of 10 per cent of ad
justed gross income for deduc
tions.
FORM 1040, UUIlziiMt lh e Htan'
moro community
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday School 9:45 a. m.
10-llp
Russell Belshee, Spu t.
ITAfF
WIDE
PAINT
CO.
com
Morning Worship 11:00 a. m.
plete painting a u : decorating
Sermon topic: “I Believe In the
service, spray or brush Phone
Resurrection of the body.
3977 or 5293. 1205 E. 12th St.
5:30 p. m. Westminster Fellow
Vern Campeil and Jack Null,
ship
. ,
The Dalles. Oregon
All are cordially invited to wor
ship with us.
FOR SALE: 3 registered Hereiord
Ernest C. Goodenberger, pastor
bulls, one 5 in March, large,
KENT COMMUNITY BIBLE
good, sound bull; two will be
2 In March and are In very
CHURCH
David Gaumitz, minister
_.<lard Deduction
thrifty condition, wt. at present
Carl Watkins, SS Sup’t.
approximately 1400 lbs. Price
If your gross income for 1956
Sunday School 10:00 a. m.
very reasonable.
Phone 412
was not within the limits for
Worship Service 1100 a. m.
form 1040A or 1040 short form,
Grass Valley, Oregon.
10-13c
Young folk’s TNT group 7 p m. FOR SALE: One cat—choice of
you will want to use regular form
Adult Bible Study (Acts ID 7:30
1040. A standard deduction of 10
one D-6 Caterpillar, less than
“The Lord can’t direct a man
percent of your Income is avail
one year old, 620 hours, factory
anywhere unless he starts.
able__and advisable as a money
built cab, big front Idlers, lights
saver If your itemized deductions
“As the Twig is Bent” A SS
Beegee pump, $11,000.00; OR
amount to less than that figure.
film to be shown at 7:30 p. m.
either of two TD-14s complete
Even If you are In business for
Jan. 24. The public is welcome.
with cabs and lights $4000.00
yourself, you may find It advis The film will be shown by a re
each;
ALSO: one John Deere
able to use the 10 per cent stan presentative of the American
14-foot disk killfer plow, 24 in.
dard deduction after arriving at
Sunday School Union.
blades. Contact M. M. Powell,
your adjusted grass income. You CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Phone
JOrdan 5-3228.
ll-14c
can deduct your business expen
Mrs. W. M. Franklin, minister
ses on separate Schedule C to help
Sunday School 10:00 a. m.
LEGAL NOTICES
arrive at your adjusted gross in
Morning Worship 11:00 a. m.
come on Page 1 of the form.
Christ’s Crusaders 7:15 p. m. N O TICE <>F F IN A L ACCOUNT
Notice Is hereby given that the
If you are an outside salesman,
Evening Service
8:00 p- m.
the same applies—except that you
Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Cargill of undersigned has filed In the
should attach a separate list in Colorado Springs, Colo., will be County Court of the State of Ore
stead of using Schedule C for enu
holding revival services from gon for Sherman County, his
merating expenses to determine
Jan. 16-27 wth week day even Second and Final Account as Ad
your adjusted gross income for
ing services 7:30. Public invited ministrator of the Estate of Ches
1956.
WASCO METHODIST CHURCH ter B. Halfpenny, deceased, and
that Monday, February 11, 1957,
If you are an employee with
Richard E. Bruner, pastor
at ten o’clock A. M. of said day
transportation in connection with
Church School 9:45 a. m.
your employer’s business, and
Morning Worship 11:00 a. m. in the court room of the County
Court in Moro, Sherman County,
with meals and lodging while tra
“Life at It’s Best”
veling away from home for your
Youth Fellowship 6:30 p. m. Oregon, has been fixed by the
employer, you should Itemize
Wednesday 7:30 p. m. Sanctu Court as the time and place for
said hearing of objections to said
these “unreimbursed expenses”
ary Choir Rehearsal
Final Account and for the settle
to determine your adjusted gross CHURCH OF CHRIST
ment of said estate.
income. Then, you too should use
Harold Fowler, pastor
B. C. Baumgartner
the standard 10 per cent deduc
Jerry Engberg, SS Sup’t.
Administrator
tion unless your other deductions
Selma Watkins, pianist
T. Lester Johnson
exceed the figure.
Sunday School 10:00 a. m.
Attorney for Administrator 10-13c
Morning Worship 11:00 a. m.
FORM 1040, Item izing Your De
Youth
Meeting
6:30
p.
m.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
duction»
All persons having claims again
It is likely that you will reduce W A N T
ADS
st the Estate of Anna Medler Lee,
your federal income tax bill by
deceased, are hereby notified to
using form 1040 and Itemizing FOR SALE: Baker No. 2 potatoes present them, with the proper
your deduction if you:
$2.75 @ 100, also U. S. No. 1 in vouchers and duly verified, to the
1. Had heavy medical expenses.
25 lb and 10 sacks. Call Gilbert undersigned, the duly appointed,
2. Had sufficient deductible
2-5486.
10-1 lc qualified and acting Executrix of
child-care expenses.
the Estate of Anna Medler Lee,
3. Are an owner of real proper- WANTED: Well drilling. Machine deceased, at the office of T. Les
now available. E. E. Shull -
ty.
W. J. Rodda, Phone GI 2 5217. ter Johnson, attorney at law,
4. Suffered weather, fire, theft
9-12c Moro, Oregon, within six months
or accident loss.
5. Made sizable contributions Custom Slaughtering by appoint from the date of the first publi
ment only. Meat cutting, wrap cation of this Notice, to-wit:
recognized as deductible.
6. Had certain unreimbursed
ping, sharp freeze. Kenny’s January 11, 1957.
LEONA F. SMITH
expenses in connection with em
Market. Grass Valley, Oregon.
Executrix
ployment, other than transporta
Call 242 for appointment.
7c
tion expenses and meals and lodg MONEY making opportunity for T. Lester Johnson
Attorney for Executrix
10-13c
ing.
man or woman to call on farm
If you are not sure whether to
families in Sherman county. NOTICE TO CREDITO RS
use the standard deduction or to
Full or part time. Year round. All persons having claims again
itemize, w'ork out your tax both
st the Estate of E E. Barzee, de
ways. Then use the method pro
ceased, are hereby notified to
viding the greater saving.
present them, with the proper
Further information concerning
Dr. Otis G. Perkins vouchers and duly verified, to
the various forms is given in the
the undersigned, the duly appoin
instructions that come with them,
ted, qualified and acting Execu
as w’ell as in special bulletins
Optometrist
tor of the Estate of E. E. Barzee,
availab le from th e internal re v
deceased, at the office of T. Les
enue service. The IRS also pro
405 E. 2nd St.
ter Johnson, attorney at law,
vides some help and this year has
Moro, Oregon, within six months
established a telephone informa
from the date of the first publica
(Across
from
Stadleman-
tion service in some areas.
tion of this Notic,e to-wit: Jan
Internal revenue officials have
Bonn Hardware)
uary 11, 1957.
repeatedly urged taxpayers to
MAX ELMER BARZEE
consult properly qualified advis Ph ana 5362 The Lull»», Ore.
Executor
ers when In need of outside as
T. Lester Johnson
sistance.
Attorney for Executor
10-13c
The Moro grade school came to
Rufus Friday for ball games. The
Like the golfer who scores low
girls volley ball game was very
lose with first one team ahead er when using the best possible
and then the other, but Moro was form, you may be able to whittle
three points in the lead when the your income tax by using the pro
whistle blew. The score read Moro per form.
It all adds up to this advice—
13 and Rufus 10 points. The boys
basketball game was easier won, which is Just common sense and
Don’t overpay
and ended In favor of Rufus. The good business:
score was Rufus 31 and Moro 17 your Income tax.
Yet every year there are thou
points. Steven Belloni was high
point man for Rufus. Ralph Vrana sands of Oregonians who, for one
is the Rufus boys coach. Jack reason or another, overpay.
The first step in taking advan
Lloyd, principal of Rufus grade
tage of the savings provided for
school officiated.
you by the Internal revenue code
About three inches of snow sur is to determine which form you
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
would 1* greatly increased there prised this community Sunday should use.
night. The snow fell on unfrozen
82.00 by.
ONE YEAR
Oregon does have a large num ground, and will add a great deal Form 1040A the Punch board form
The extremely 6lmple form
JA N U A R Y 18, 1057
ber of “self-sustaining” boards to the farmers crop prospects.
The
snow
melted
a
little
Monday
1040A,
designed for easy filing
that exist by collecting fees. They morning, but about an Inch more and speedy
processing, is most
get
no
legislative
appropriation
POWER
PEAN
REGIO.NAI
that night. The temperature likely to fill the bill If your gross
although they do cost money. fell
The Pacific Northwest Public Member* of the professions and here was around 28 degrees Tues income for 1956—consisting only
Power association has written a economic
__ groups represented ask- day morning. The state highway of wages, interest and dividends—
snow plows and sanding trucks was less than $5000, and if you
bill for authorization of Columbia
t ^ern
We doubt If state were at work keeping the roads had less than $100 of gross Income
river development that will pi o r gOvernment can I>e
__ performed open and safe for travel. The elec besides that listed In your W-2
ably be Introduced In some form wlthout them. Nevertheless we do tricity was off an hour and a half withholdings slips.
by members of the northwest del- think there is some merit in the Monday afternoon. Consequently. . However, you mly cut yourself
egation In congress.
projiosal to take a second look at Rufus school children went home off from possible savings through
Purpose of the bill Is to es-
an(| perhaps reduce the at 2 p. m. that day. The busses use of form 1040A if:
tabllsh a corporation wdli five
were running Tuesday; the snow
directors appointed by the goyei-
for |X)ards being formed to didn’t keep them from making
1. You are ‘‘head of household”
nors of Oregon, Washington, Ida represent special groups the la- the rounds.
or a ‘‘surviving spouse.”
ho and Montana and one by the )x»r commission was formed to aid
2. You are entitled to special
president with wide authority lalwr and perhaps the develop
Mrs. Durward Cummings was credits for dividends and retire
oyer development of powei on t he Inent commission was formed to taken to the hospital Monday. ment income.
Columbia river. It seems to this help chamliers of commerce and Her mother Mrs. Sylvia Close of 3. Your Itemized deductions (for
writer that Montana should not the Willamette Basin committee McCall, Idaho came to Rufus to contributions, taxes, Interest, med
In Its entirety l»e a member for was formed to help that valley. stay with Chris and Timmy Cum ical expenses, and the like) are
most of that state Is in the Mis Governor Holmes seems a little mings while their mother is in above the 10 per cent of your
Mr. Cummings is gross Income allowed by form
souri watershed.
anxious to obtain complete auth the hospital.
The bill as written by the NW- ority over state government. More working near Missoula, Montana 1040A.
PPA, Is pretty much a new deal experience may show him that where he went after the Miller
Incidently, If you use this form;
document with broad grants of the Job Is bigger than he thinks and Strong Job at Rufus was com or, for the first time this year,
power to appointed peisonnel. As an(J that j,e wjjj have enough to pleted.
you may compute your own tax
such it will have to be Amer • an- do ajJ governor even with the aid
Rufus grange and home econ and either enclose the balance
ized If approved. It specifies that Qf a„ thp advJsers he has on these omics
club and
families met due with the return or Indicate
It is to prevent monopolization several lioards.
Thursday evening with a dinner the amount cf refund due to you.
and goes ahead to arrange for a
But the main problem the new at the hall. The club furnished the
monopoly by the corporation.
governor ha« set up for himself roast pork which was deliciously FORM 1040 Utilizing Short Form
Whether the northwest would is how to find the money to pay cooked by chairman Mrs. Harland
Tax Table
lie best served by a regional for the new, or larger, appropria McDonald. After dinner was clear
This method is for persons with
group to take charge of power al tions he wants. Former adminis ed away Mrs. McDonald called
ready generated and to be gener trations have l>een so generous the business meeting to order.
ated is a question not very seri with public fund* that the people The next meeting will be at the Lupine Rebekah Lodge No. 110
ously discussed. Nor are the de are resentful about state taxes. home of Mrs. Walter Morris with Meets 2ir and 4th
tails of the plan well known. It It may l>e possible to talk them Mrs. Robert Byrd co-hostess. Tuesdays of each
Visiting i
might lx? the l»est course athough Into still greater taxes as a means There will be a Valentine ex month,
we are building power dams of solving their discontent but If change. The chairman gave out members welcome. i<
Vada DeMoss,
about as fast as needed by present the governor can do that he is a the material for the new year N.G.;
Laura Grabenhorse,
methods even though we are con
books which were also passed Eta i ftary
stantly told that we will be out super-salesman.
around to the members. Most of Moru Ixxlgp No.
of electricity soon unless the pace
the year’s hostesses and places Meets 1st and 3rd
Is speeded.
to meet were secured for the com Tuesdays In I.O.O.F.
JOHN
DAY
DAM
There are powers granted in
ing year. The menu for the Pom hall. Transient and
this bill we do not think are neces
The president’s budget made no ona grange dinner at Rufus Feb visiting brothers are
sary or advisable. We know of no request for the John Day dam. ruary 9 was discussed and what cordially invited.
reason why anyone suing the cor That In Itself is another example each one would bring The club
poration should be Jerked Into fed of the disadvantage of political plans a rummage sale again this John Shipley, N. G.
Leo Watkins, Secretary
eral court Instead of a state court bickering over development of a year In The Dalles June 26 thru
for Instance. We know of no rea natural resource. M st year the ad 29 If a plat« can lie obtained.
R edilehem C h ap ter N o TTO O.EJ4.
son why “any agreement for the ministration asked that John Day
Meets every secor.5 ana
The chairman appointed the fol
construction, operation or main dam be built by a partnership ar
fourth Thursday in each
year book,
tenance of any hydroelectirlc pro rangement and Democrats object lowing committees:
month; visiting member*
Invited. Moro, Oregon.
ject by a non-federal agency shall ed and w are i^»le to defeat, th e Mrs. Grace Medler, Mt'S. Alta
Smith and Mrs. Walter Morris;
Dorene Hall; W. M.
be as favorable to the United
» •
t
reflef; Mrs. Charles Blake, Mrs.
Dorothy Heater, Secretary
States as If the project was con bill.
It may l>e that Democrats, in
structed, operated or maintained control of both houses, may be Dolph Baker and Mrs. Robert
Byrd; program: Mrs. Sadie Rich, E ureka Lodge No. 121 A.F.A VM.
by the corporation**. That looks
Meets on the 1st and
an If the eorpnrnMon was intend abl? to paste a bill for John Day Mrs. Bert Swlgart and Mrs. Joe
3rd Thursday evenings
but they certainly could not pass Morris; historian: Mrs. Sam Brock
ing to 1« somewhat dictatorial.
each month.
Vising
The' bill conlalniT th e 'p re fe re n c e 11 o v w ? he P™*,“ *«” ''«
wi hlch and Mrs. George Drlnkard; hospi
3
members cordially in-
he
might
or
might
not
Invoke.
tality:
Mrs.
George
Fox,
Mrs.
At-
clause which seems designed to
vited to meet with us.
The Dalles dam Is nearly com lee Wilson and Mrs. 'Walter Mor
handicap those who from - hoice
Dean Pinkerton, W. M.
plete,
another
year
or
so
being
ris; membership: Mrs. Will Huck, Clyde Glltonor, Secretary
or necessity are users of private
___
power. They would be the first needed to make It fully operative. and Mrs. Harold Baker; decorat-
restricted In the use of power and The preliminary work Is long tion: Mrs. Tracy Fields and Mrs.
the first cut off in a power short done and the contractors and Holland Johnson.
age. Private power users could crews gone to other Job«. They
Rufus grange held another card
only obtain a 20 year contract and would come back anytime but the partj in the first series at the hall
Idea,
once
had,
that
they
would
that subject to cancellation. We
move from one dam immediately Saturday night. Winning the pin
do not think that advisable.
ochle high prizes were Mr. and
Cooperating with the American Society of Dentistry
Although the bill provides for to the other dldn”t work out In Mrs. Atlee Wilson, low went to
practice.
the payment of taxes, state and
for Children — Announces
But the |>oint is that the battle Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blake. The
local, It would only pay taxes on
canasta
winners
were
Art
Smith
the value of property at the time between parties over development and Mrs. Sam Brock while the
it was taken over. At John Day of a natural resource often results consolation prizes went to Sam
damslte, for instance, it would in serious delays. One wants the Brock and Mrs. Mae Fowler. Sup
pay taxes on the valuation of the job done by government, the oth per was served by the ladles after
land before the dam was built. er by jieople. Our preference is the games.
For Children — First Thru the Sixth Grades
The county and the state would always for people instead of gov
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Weatherford
get no taxes on the value of the ernment. We like them better;
to
recognixe and encourage the observance of
and family of Olex came Sunday
dam itself. That, we think is un they are easier controlled.
fair
—
for dinner at the George Foxes.
But all these objections could
An Oregon legislator Is going They went home early on account
be resolved if the congress should to donate his wife’s pay to charity, of the snow.
decide that a regional authority Nothing like a generous man Be-
A group of Rufus young folks
was the best way of developing f°re
session ends he may re enjoyed s sleigh ride Monday
power. Probably that decision will Kret the gesture unless he is very, night In the new fallen snow.
FEBRUARY 3rd thru FEBRUARY 10th
not 1« made—certainly should not very rich.
be made—without the |>eoplp o f --------------------
the northwest agreeing to It.
B.P.O.ELKS NO. 303 “BIG BROTHER PROGRAM”
POSTER & COMPOSITION CONTEST
CHILDREN’S DENTAL HEALTH WEEK
GOYKRNORS' m e s s a g e s
We have read in entirety the
message of departing governor
Elmo Smith and the news report
of the message of incoming gov
ernor Robert Holmes. Each states
rather clearly the political phll-
osophy of the men giving them.
Mr. Smith gave a realistic mes
sage based on his experience and
his belief that the state should
ojierate on a balanced budget, He
ask for increased money for edu
cation, for new additions to the
state institutions, for a change_
but not repeal— In the relative
responsibility law among less Im
portant things He had provided
the funds for all his requests.
Governor Holmes advocated in
his message the things he prom
ised in his campaign. His advo
cacy of a greatly Increased school
aid program will please teachers
without obtaining the support of
taxpayers who seem Inclined to
think that schools could absorb
any given amount of money with
out Improvement of quality. He
wants a lieutenant governor
which the people have rejected
many times for what seems ex
cellent reasons.
His objections to the multitude
of hoards and commissions Is an
UNION HEATING OIL
WIN
WE GIVE
S and H
Green Stamp*
2-$50 Savings Bonds
ON ALL
Residential
Commercial
2-$2 5 Savings Bonds
HEATING OH, ACCOUNTS
CALL
„GI 2-5454 WASCO
IRA EHlhl.EY
UNION OIL CO. of CALIF.
* CHILDREN ELIGIBLE TO «ENTER - Any student of any
elementary school - Grades 1 thru 6 in Wasco and Sherman
Counties. Oregon, and that portion of Klickitat County,
Washington. East of the Klickitat River.
•FI1WT DIVISION — Include. Children. First Grade through ,h<*
T u o S..Ung<Dnm l» Of 850 *»d « « w ill be «warded to the chtl<ta-en
„ " ih VhJmr
I’oMtrrt. «»fany *lze an<l color dealing with any phone of the Dental Health theme.
•HKUOND DIVISION — Include. Children from the Fourth through the • lx •
tirade». Two »taring» Bond» of »3« and 825 will he awarded for the bent rompo-ition»
of one or two iguagraph» on Dental Health.
.
.
NDTB— Parefl» may help children work out Idea», hut the work must he done
by the children.
_
Content »tart» now — all entries m ud be in by February II, 1957.
Cor further Inform ation — t o u t .n t 4 our
o
NOTICE TO CREDTIORS
All persons having claims again
st the Estate of James W. Dyce,
deceased, are hereby notified to
present them, with the proper
vouchers and duly verified, to
the undersigned, the duly appoin
ted, qualified and acting Adminis
trator of the Estate of James W.
Dyce, deceased, at the office of
T. Lester Johnson, attorney at
law, Moro, Oregon, within six
months from the date of the first
publication of this Notice, to-wit:
January 11, 1957.
NORMAN E. FIELDS
Administrator
T. Lester Johnson
Attorney for Administrator 10-13c
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice Is hereby given that the
undersigned Iva Dams has been
duly appointed as administratrix
of the estate of Mary Lena Gib
son, deceased, and has qualified
as said administratrix. All per
sons having claims against said
estate are hereby notified and re
quired to present the same, duly
verified as required by law, to
the undersigned at the ranch of
Iva Dams near Moro, in Sherman
County, Oregon, within s i x
months from the date of the first
publication of this notice, to-wit,
December 28, 1956.
IVA DAMS,
Administratrix of the estate of
Mary Lena Gibson, Deceased.
BROWN & VAN VACTOR
The Dalles, Oregon
Attorneys for Estate
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NOTICE OF FIN A L ACCOUNT
CONTEST RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS
Farm
No experience required. Write
McNess Co. P .0. Box 14, Bay-
shore Station, Oakland 23, Calif.
bool.
Notice is hereby given that
the undersigned has filed in the
County Court of the State of
Oregon for Sherman County, her
Final Account as Executrix of
the Estate of Oscar N. Ruggles,
deceased, and that Thursday, Jan
uary 31, 1957, at ten o’clock A. M.
of said day In the court room of
the County Court in Moro, Sher
man County, Oregon, have been
fixed by the Qourt as the time and
place for hearing objections to
said Final Account and for the
settlement of said estate.
A llie Ruggles
_ .
Executrix
T. Lester Johnson
Attorney for Executrix
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