Image provided by: Sherman County Historical Museum; Moro, OR
About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1957)
FAO a 1 »H M R M A N COUNTY J O U R N A L Jfrtje rm a u C o u n ty J o u r n a l Pabllshed Every Friday at Moro, Oregon ___ ____________________________ GU<* L. F r e n c h ........... ?nrr Editor KnKrwl ft» Mound i I b m matter *t pMUrfflm a* Maw. a t C» m w •< Meros S. 1S7S M IW SFAM K PU BIISM IR 8 ASSOCIATION NATI co Y jiíty T aper SUBSCRIPTION RATES O N E Y E A R .......................... OFFICIAL DECEMBER 7, 19S7 ASSESSMENT CHANGE? ' The state tax com m ission In an e ffo rt to b rin g the va lu a tion of p roperty to an equalised basis by 1962, has ordered th a t fo r next year real p ro p e rty be appeased at »0 per cent o f tru e cash value In stead o f the 80 per cent th a t has prevailed fo r the past few years. Personal pro p e rty has been va lu ed at 100 per cent o f, tru e cash value fo r some time. For years p ro p e rty has been valued at a fig u re much below the actual Value fo r assessment purpose«. T hat has been done fo r p o litica l reasons, because it makes a taxpayer feel good to know th a t he is g e ttin g a lo w va lu a tion and assessors h aw been glad to do It. The fact th a t o th e r taxpayers get the same pleasant treatm ent and th a t it does no good is incon sequential Many county assessors do not lik e the ru lin g o f the tax com mission and are using one of th e ir MORO, OREGON F R ID A Y , D EC E M B E R 7, 1957 in m ind o f fillin g his re frig e ra to r w ith food could be placed in a d iffe re n t category than one who. went in to the wood« or in the de- serted p lx e s to get close to na- t Ure. They are d iffe re n t sorts of men. Thoee w ho seek solitude are dif- erent fro m thoee who seek sal mon. P ro vid in g fo r th e salmon seeker could be done on a whole sale basis w ith modern equipm ent and in g e nu ity. P ro v id in g solitude is little tro u b le in vast Oregon w hich has many places in w hich there is little else. I t m ig h t be cheaper to sa tisfy them in. d iffe r ent surroundings iftstead of spend ing so much money and tie ln g up so much te rra in trylngggp get sal mon and solitude iuC ® «ame plate w hen many are In a e a rch of b u t one. \ --------------- ffh is W eek’s W ANT ADS •HISTORY MYSTERY EST. FOOD ROUTE: 800 fa m ily W atkins Route now available 90 year reputation. A top-grade one-man business, and no ex perience or money required W rite fo r fu ll in fo rm a tio n to The J. R. W a tkin s Company, 3903 B rooklyn Avenue, Seattle 5, W ashington. 7 5-10c FOR S ALE : G ra in -tig h t feeders and w alls 1x4 tongue A groove d ry u tilit y »25 per M. • Std. A B tr. I | ” x 6 th o ro u g h ly d ry TAG fo r floors, truckbeds, etc., »75 per M. Many other size* and items fro m »17 per M up. ' TH O R E N L U M B E R CO. L Y L E , W N , Ph EM erson 5-2216 day o r night. • • ■ Can You Identify This Device? ANYONE CAN HELP #M rs. C a rro ll Sayrs is a so rt of u n o ffic ia l aide to the Magazine« fo r Friendship campaign that senefe used magazines to readers In other countries fo r d is trib u tio n to thoee w h o w ant to learn about the U nited 8tates The A rs o n s who d is trib u te these magazines* are themselves interested in teach ing about democracy and fin d (hey can beet do it by g iv in g this sort o f in fo rm a tio n about this country. Excerpts from a le tte r fro m In dia expresses th is , ve ry clearly: “ These magazine« are quiet, sile n t but effective ambassadors of peace. Justice and understanding, in contrast to the usual comm ie magasines preaching hatred and bitterness. To you a ll therefore who have sponsored th is scheme, m y sincere thanks. May God re ward you fo r it all. . . W hat is appreciated most? The Reader’s Digest, news magasines, the Sat urday Evening Poet, etc. A l f these magazines are eagerly looked fo r CIUF: TM- p .t.M ed in I 8 3 9 b y , f — m zqunvn t j . II i) jlasigned by d o in g ^ lw q s e p a r a te ¡o b i, -jepAOc •144 04 *H*q P»PP® *P!’ ■‘• ‘0 ° •M l •*oepoj|A» uoqiunbuute »<44 0411; jepMOd peanpo^u; jeRieqo *«44 40 epi« euQ jeApaeu 4403 >*44 buipeOj >4041^84 04 44 peubisep epj -4403 jenuie^ Aq 6C81 “ • *M |*d .. *M4 • • Pal uol r<J • ° !A*P *!M1 SH M S N V ■V M A JO « FA S H IO N »mpha back view detail ..........rSH t a F w .’ «eteri to the importance of Hone» »•amie»» »locking» to in- •wre good look* coming and going. Newe»t ttyle b a »heer. »tretch Hone» tegmleM »locking a» »heer as drew nylon». in ery service at reasonable, coat 7 - PostmMter Asks Care C H R IS T M A S Gift« for all ages. Sleds A T ......... RANCH & HOME STORE Agnea Benaon, Secretary they want ? . A man Who donned rubber boots o r shouldered a gun w ith the Idea kifoi. P erfection Toys, Cards, Gift Wrap & Tie A n d it seems th a t there m ig h t be a little in ve stig atio n on the subject— not b>' th e governm ent, [ We have All Tpyes and Models of SIEOLER OIL HEATERS Moro Lumber A Fuel Oo. Moro, Oregon OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY PORTLAND, OREGON „3-^ Reaciug about tl»e opposition e f some outuoor club to a p r o posed uam ana the testim ony a t tendant thereto ¡caused a ques tio n to arise as to the real in te r est o f su m clubs. We have lota of tneni, m ostly w ith an in te re st u i fish and game but some more con- cerned w ith Ilq w e rs and birds. i t the members o f , these club« are p rim a rily in te ic s le d in lis li they can be satistied by the whole saie production of (isn ln haten- eVies and a dam o r tw o w ould not n e v e s s a n ly b o th e r them m m h. i t it is game, the state know s how to raise game birds and the-proouc- tio n oi ueer has been embarrass ing o f tocent JkearC i f these weekend outdoors men are re a lly interested in getting away tro m it all to camp in some secluded spot wnere the voice of th e ir nearest neighbor reachetft not and the sun shines solely fo r them, Ie re n i the problem Is e n tire ly dif- RALPH J. CORDINER. president of G eneral Electric C e., told the A rm e d S ervice» sub committee it i» essential to increase pa y of of ficers and enlisted men to keep them in the arm ed forces. to r a I) ptotow celeeder Japicftog keeefMei »<•••« Ire« Ore^ee khtery »«pd |l.00 to He ¥ do ARAB LEADERS MEET— Jordon’s King Mwuein (l«fl) meet» with Abdel Kkotok Mossgwna. $•«* relory Generol of the A rob leo gu e, of Am- Nk>n. Jordon. In fho center is Jordanian For eign Minister Samir El W A N T E D . ' Saleslady o r m afti to self McNess S ro d u rts p e rt o r fu ll tim e. Big p ro fits. No experience needed. W ill teach and finance minimtxe lim e and e lto rl Be sure to include an extra label w ith yb u r re tu rn address and the re cip ie n t’s address inside the car- ' 1 »; w -------- la Mailing perm itted 1 to " “ bX n . X ? h i «* snother. iro n , m .n .n . , . , . . i f f - . . ton o r package before it is wrap- , Postmaster L lo y d Johnson said twd hia o w n > w hich today. “ E a rly m a ilin g o f a ll f \ a«sesaea p ro p e rty at a percentage areas to steal m ills. ’ Did magazine« in this country cards and g ifts Is the A n o th e r good Idea Is to place, a o f Ida true cash value. He m iwh Funeral Service post th a t figure. In recent years the aassessor’s r . , d v io aluk. niH in to the naih 01 ,h * delivered before tape over (be address p o rtio n of Leonard & Wilma Smith h' h r '* '1^ * ,h * " ,bel on y o u r p ,c k * ge t 0 .t>rT ra tio in Sherman county ha« been of the b ouw holder T r o . t . ^ u l < 30 per cent, meaning that p ro p e r little to m all them abroad w h e re .h’ « b” n. . " p w ’'1e'!' « « « h -lp vent defacing ln tra n sit, and ---------- al ► Directors ty was assessed at 30 per cent o f w ill be available, and e ve ryth in g ways make sure to include the X» they can do so m uch'good i f the its- v a lu e ^ s established on the Phone The Bailee CY 8-8135 letters received are fa ir indicators is geared up to handle a record re cip ie n t’s fu ll name, street ad true cash value basis That means C hristm as m ail in Moro this dress, c ity , zone and state. o f th e ir value 80 f year.” .. ro0er case of real p ro p e rty. .A ranch The postm aster suggests special w o rth »100,000 was reduced in care In preparing g ift packages value to »80,00(Mprough leniency EZRA AND THE CRITICS fo r the malls. Make sure th a t all o f the state tax com m ission and Ezra Benson has s given name addresses «to legible and com- then the assessor, by application th a t m ig h t he confused* w ith that plete when w ra p p in g g ifts fo r ? of his own ratio, reduced i t to an o f one of the old testament pro- m ailing, It ls f b e tte r io use corru- assessed value of »24,000. A house gated cartons, especially where w o rth »5000 Is »«sensed at »1200 phets and he has ^ disposition th a t m ig h t let h im into th a t there are a num ber o f P a rlo u s • by the same process. N e a rly M1 zed objects in the shipm ent. Use' A stock of goods w o rth »l0,Q00 charmed circle as weil. wew.-i- < fa valued at »3000 t>ecause i t is every day some one h o p e fu lly re- p a rity o f wa(1(ied tissue o r ports that Mr. Benafcn\ la going paper fo r extra p ro te ctio n again* personal property. M te n ln g i o . to rea^ n o r * * kicked out<or ele- gj «hock, and securely w ra p each* Aaoessorait are threatening J a f X ’T i J 0?» ton'. ^ ,<ka* e or carton ln heav-v # e « r < fu rth e r reduce th e ir local ratio« r *‘ teadi aa?^ d ,Mn and then tie it w ith strong cord, to prevent any raise ln assessed M so, th a t he is going to alky as long T_________ valuations and in a s to ry recently prepared by C lgjr Bafser, county as he^is wanted, but th a t he w ill K«rek« IxMlge No. 1X1 A.F.AA.M. re tu rn td- Utah, and take up his Meets on the 1st and assessor, and published November church d u tie s at any tim e when 3rd Thursday evenings 22, It was stated th a t a reduction iR e sa ys his services ark no long each m onth. V is itin g in the local ra tio to 20.7 per cent er needed. members co rd ia lly in was contemplated. O ther assessor« No one is going to be a popular vited to meet w ith us. are doing the same. Secretary o f a g ricu ltu re as long Paul A lle y, W.M. We do not agree W ith the pro- as so many farm ers ato g e ttin g so .T yde^O llbnor, Secretary testing assessors. I t ■ seems •eerrts to ;us us much fro m the g o ve rn m en t E v N e 7 ~ iii_ i.o .o .F . * th a t i f property was ásse^ked’ at e ry one w ants to expand his in Meets 1st and 3rd true cash value the Job p i »b o f «Mees- come n a tu ra lly , «.and if govern- Tuesdays In I.O.O.F. Ing could be done better ter and «uu eas- «■■« the hall. Transient and! ler It w ould-m ake no difference governm ent I t blamed if it seem? v is itin g brothers are’ fin the taxes levied and collected Inadequate. c o rd ia lly in vite d . I t w ould make a great difference * Mr. Benson th in ks th a t fa rm O rlow M a rtin , N. O. in the millage«, o f qpurae. ers w ill never be prosperous o r It seems that t h l r w ould be a Leo W a tkin s, Secretary happy as long as they are under good tim e to stop fooling oursel Lhe control o f the governm entfand Bethlehem Chapter No. 7M o.E.H ves about assessed valuations and experience surely proves him cor begin to make them realistic. I f Meets every second rect^. N e ith e r politics », nor enem T hursday each m onih. there ia a p o in t in assessing a ies, nor c ritic is m has swerved Mr. V is itin g members fn »100,000 farm at »24,000 we do Beneon fro m his beliefs. He is vlted. Moro, Oregon not see It. Anyone w ith a pencil Genevieve P ow ell, W . M. o r w ith o u t i f handy w n h mental resoHite enough to be an old testament prophet. Gwen Ross, Secretary a rith m e tic can compute the real O f c o u r« they .r e g o iw to fin d Mw.u valuation. • way to remove M r. Benton w m e _ _ . . . . . I t may« be d iffic u lt to get one day There are «00 few In govern °' V is itin g assessor to sta rt a custom d iffe r z meat who can abide u n p o p u la rity ent from the p ra ctice o f his col- even when diluted w ith good J” 0™ welcome. tea ugues but it w ould be desirable economics and those whom he 2 ’*ab* ’’’ h ° rs t’ CNG i f some of them would. C e rta in ly has opposed w ill cheer lu s tily and Vada DeMoas, sec. i f they do not the legislature w ill prepare th e ir cases to Influence laaplae Rsbekati lx»dge No. IIS soon set lim its fo r assessor's his successor. I f he should be a H A R L A N D V IE W GRANGfc ratios and assessors w ill have p o lit Id s n and grant more aid Meets first ami third Saturday« lost another o f th e ir perogatlves. month at 8 p. m. w ith accompanying restrictions Moro, Oregon Orlow Martin, Maste.- the farm ers w ill live to rúe It. ^ ’M4T WEEK'S NEWS I W A N T TO S E L L T H IS HOU^p: F our bedroom, b ric k founf^E B B p a rtia l basement, good location new ly w ired, home In Moro Price depends on term s and down payment. Giles French. .' ■ CAR HAI.KH DOWN Am ericans are not b u yin g the new cars w ith quite the speed the m anufacturers expected al- th o u g h .i|ie new models a re b i ig t enough in color and c o n tin u e t e tren<* tow ard gaudln*®« th a t has b **0 *rc *P t*b le in th is post w a r period. Some fear of the fu tu re may. bave an effect °n the purchase o new cara and c e rt* i ’'Jy the ' l»r lt y of foreign cars is cu g down the demand fo r the largor more p o w e rfu l domestic brands. t> We note th a t men w ith tw o cars have one cheap car th a t they .drive moat o f the tim e and a big, p re tty one fo r Sunday. Some tw o car men have a Jeep o r a pick-up fo r fishing, an o ld car o r a little ,, foreign one. • < •- <. Am ericana car makers have gone in fo r gadgetry to such an extent th a t It may ba overdone. Many d rive r« are able to do th e ir ow n steering, ro ll th e ir ow n w in dows and manage th e ir ow n a ir co n d ition in g They do not care to become the captive of a car’s ap . to m a tk mechanism Some sim pli n o t io n w ith some re duction, in price may be next. b ■ ■ / You have a friend or relative you wish to remember at Christmas DON’T BUY HIM A HOUSE •V. Send him th e- c' ■ -I SHERMAN COUNTY JOURNAL a and he’ll be thankful to yon ' ' I-’ z every week in the year M ITZI G A YN O R . Poromouni »tor, u*e* the popular dotted scarf to complement her slim red «kirt and white jacket suit. The easy coat, with its pushed- up sleeves, b o smort young w ardrobe odditlon that con b e worn with mony blouse» a « d skirt switches N A TIO N A L CHILD SAFETY WEEK b a Sep tember reminder that occident» kill mare children thon all diseoses combined. W b e mothers stre»» child safety, ond keep John son & Johnson's G enerol First Aid Kh handy for ony emergency. W you. you. W rite today. McNess Co., described as a , P O Box 14, Bayshore S tation, east co u n ty lin e o f M o rro w Coun- P s O k . ls n d 23 C alif. n 4-5p ty, m idw ay of Section 4, T o w n O akland 23, C alif. ship 3N, Range 27E, thenoe WSW W ANTED Used H igh C hair. ai ong the county road to the SW co m e r o f Section 35, Tow nship Phone JO 5-3245. W A N T E D : Copy of H is to ry of 3N, Range 27E, thence west to C entral Oregon in good condi- C ounty lin e between M o rro w and tio n . Journal office. G illia m C ounties, thence SSW Custom S laughtering by appoint- along State H ig h w a y to SW m ent only. Meat cu ttin g , w rap- corner o f Section 31, -Tow nship ping, sharp freeze, p e n n y ’s 15, Range 26E, thence east to the M arket. V alley, Oregon. U m a tilla C ounty line, thence N C all 242 fo r appointm ent. 7c and W along the M orrow , Uma- Q TA TF W ID E P A IN T CO com- tilIa C ounty boundary to the point S T A T E W ID E 1 A L . n ra tl__ o f beginning a ll w ith in M orrow plete p a in tin g and decorating B ®__ 5®77l o ; M a x l°205b E ,h l ^ <8L i ' i^ D ^ ' o r e ’X ^ MUn ^ X n 3^ T ^ n s h lp R N ^R m R e __'______ .____________ 27E, thence E .to N E corner of T o w n sh ip 4N, Range 29E, thence LEGAL NOTICES S to SE c o r n y of T o w n sh ip IN , IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF Range z^E, thence W to SW cor TH E STATE OF OREGON net of T ow nship IN , Range 29E, FOR SHERMAN COUNTY thence N to N W corner o f T o w n A U D R E Y M A E S CH AFER , > ship IN , Range 29E, thence W to P la in tiff, ) SW corner of Section 34, T o w n vs. ) ship 2N, Range 27E, thenoe N to G IL B E R T L S C H AFER , ) the p oint o f beginning. , Defendant. ) 1.) Ground based s ilv e r iodide No. 2963 generators w ill be located in ,,z SUMMONS To G ilb e rt L Schafer, Defendant: G rant, W heeler, Wasco, G illia m , IN THE N A M E OF T H E M orrow , U m a tilla , and Sherman S T A T E O F OREGON: You are Counties. 3.) The period o f operation w ill hereby required to appear and answ er the com plaint file d again be from on o r before December 1, st you in the above e ntitled su it, 1957 to on o r about June 1, 1958. 4.) N ovem ber 18, 1957. on or before fo u r weeks from the P a trick F. K in g date of the firs t p ublication of Waiter Resources Development th is summons; and if you fa il to so appear, fo r w ant thereof, the ' Corp., W. 1017 Riverside, p la in tiff w ill a p p ly to the C ourt Spokane 1, W ashington 4-6c fo r the re lie f demarlded therein, to-w it, fo r a decree of th is C o u rt d isso lvin g the bonds o f m a trim o n y N O T IC E OF F IN A L ACCOUNT heretofore and now „e x is tin g Notice Is hereby given ¿that the between p la in tiff and the defen- undersigned have filled* in the dant - C ounty C ourt o f the Stale o f Ore- T h ls summons is served upon gon fo r Sherman C ounty, th e ir you p u rsuant to an order made F in a l A ccount as E xecutors of by the judge o f the above e n title d the Estate o f T. J. Coyle, decAsed, c o u rt on the 25th day o f Novem- and that Monday, the 23rd day of her, 1957, w hich order prescribes December, 1957, at ten o’clock the tim e fo r the p u b lishing o f th is a . M. o f said day in the co u rt summ ons as once a week fo r fo u r room the C ounty C o u rt in Moro, successive and consecutive weeks g h e rm a n C ounty, Oregon, have and requires you to appear and flxe d by the C o u rt as the answ er the com plaint herein w ith - tim e and plaoe fo r hearing oh- in fo u r Weeks fro m the date o f th e jections to said F in a l Account and -t. fir s t p u b lica tio n of this summons. fo r the settlem ent o f said estate. The date o f the fir s t p u blication H arold D. E akln is the 29th day o f November, 1957» ♦ N o rris G ilklso n BRO W N A V A N VACTOR . Executors Post O ffice address: Pioneer Bldg., The Dalles, Oregon T. Lester Johnson 3-6c A tto rn e ys fo r P la in tiff A tto rn e y fo r E xecutors 4-7c NOTICE TO CREDITORS A ll persons h a vin g claims NOTICE OF INTENTION TO against the Estate o f D ell H. M O D IF Y N A T U R A L P R E C IP IT A - W rig h t, deceased, are hereby noti- T IO N BY A R T IF IC IA L M E A N S fled to present them in proper Notice is hereby given th a t fo rm to the undersigned, the d u ly W a te r Resources Development appointed, q u a lifie d and acting C orporation, 460 S. Broadway, A d m in is tra trix , w ith W ill Annex Denver 9, Colo., d u ly licensed in ed, o f the L a st W ill and Testa- the State o f Oregon to engage in m ent o f D e ll H . W rig h t, deceased, operations to m o d ify n a tu ra l pre- at the o ffic e o f T. Le ste r Johnson^ c ip ita tio n by a rtific ia l means fo r A tto rn e y at Law , Moro, Oregon^ and on behalf o f the M o rro w w ith in s ix m onths fro m the date C ounty W eather Research Asso- o f th is Notice, to -w it: November elation, located a t Echo/.Cfregon. 22, 1957. w ill conduct a program b f w eath S a lly A. W rig h t er m o d ifica tio n to increase n a tu r A d m in is tra trix , w ith al ra in fa ll in the area described W ill Annexed below. T. Lester Johnson 1.) The area to be affected is A tto rn e y fo r A d m in is tra trix . 3-6c
