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PAGE 2 ^ b e n n a ti SHERMAN COUN IA (C o u n ty JOI *11 N IL , MORO, OREGON I KIIIAY, MAIO H 15, UHi:| OF EDITORIAL WRITING jo u r n a l Our reply to the letter from Giles 1, French ______ Editor Lynn Hampton will answ er the Published Every Friday at quotation from Paul W itty, whose Moro, Oregon ir r I1IÎ7T tify his sources? Does he ■h general terms such as St”, "fewer”, "many” lues he identify time, or ch general statt?ment as ly published ”? Are his conclusions justified by the faci» he presents or by the fact you know?” WANT ADS FOR SALE: In Moro 4 HR house, baths, dining-living room has hardwood floors; kitchen, base ment, oil furnace. Call John A. Foss, G1 2-5255, Wasco 17-19 c STATE WIDE PAINT CO. com plete painting and decorating ir editorial In my judgm ent service, spray or brush. Phone rood exam- “Of E ducation” is CY 6-3977 or CY 6-5293, 1205 E >le of what Paul W itty is talking 12th St. Vern Campbell and editorial: about You begin this Jack Null. The Dalles, Or.1-1- • If one takes seriously the figu FOR SALE: in Mo»*o, 4 H.R res, recently published, about the house and shop. Call GI 2-5216.14 reading and attendance at cul tural or entertainm ent places by L & E Paint Shop: Interior and exterior Decorating — Spray Americans, he will have to come Painting ED '-2273 Grass Val to the conclusion that this never ley. 42-tfn. w as a very well educated nation.” You failed to identify the au WANTED: a job bookkeeping or any kind of work. Also babysit thor of the figures, where they siting. Call JO 5-3293. Gtfn were published, when they were published. You do not say w here DRESSMAKING and minor alter the research was done which pro ations JO 5-3245 47c-tfn duced the figures. Was it done in 80 BED OREGON state approved ussia, Cuba, Argentina, Canada, nursing home located in beau or in th e U nited States? tiful Hood River Valley, with You go on “There are signs lovely fenced grounds. We ac that it <investigation) is being cept all types of elderly cases done in some states, but the res as well as room and board care. istance is s tr o n g ”. You fail to CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING five identify the signs. days a week. Custom curing You make the statem ent "Few Meat cutting, wrapping, shaip youngsters acquire an apprecia freeze. Kenny’s Market. Grass tion and liking for lx»oks when Valley. Call ED 3-2315 for ap in school." You use such general pointment. 23t‘ term as "few ”, hut you do not 2 naiiH’ and (x»sltl<»n Mr. Hampton gives in Justifying it. As an edi torial w riter and critic we are To Hie Edit not much concerned about who seldom /rite a ’ said anything; we prefer to judge letter. In fact I jve jeh letter duri the statem ent itself. We are more w ritten on NKW SPAMK interested in soundness than in six years •nun in sheri ru tu s w i n how- ined. sou res. unty. I f >1 cc ASSOCIATION Hut to get to the quotation, “ In ever, to w rite another in response reading an editorial you should to your editorial, “Of Education” recognize that the w riter Is try published in the March 8, 1963, ing to win you over to his point issue of the Sherman County Jo u r of view”, 'rh a t is sometimes a nal. Emily Dickenson has a delight reason for w riting an editorial. Hut many more are w ritten to ful little poem published in The inform, to state a jioint of view. Wonderful World of Hooks pub In this new spaper editorials are lished by the New American Lib OFFICIAL COUNTY I’AI’KR often w ritten to stim ulate, to rary of World L iterature, e n tit cause thought, sometimes to a- led "A Book’’. H i n ION RATES rouse (one did), and as many as “He ate and drank the precious ONB YBAB - >JUU possible to amuse and as few as words, MAIO H 15, 1963 ____ __ ¡»ossihle to fill a hole In the edi His spirit grew robust; torial colurn. O ur editorials are He knew no more that he was poor, what we think on a particular subject on the day w ritten, ob Nor that his frame was dust." ’ROGRAM ROAR tained from our l»ackground of "He danced along the dingy days, At last week's Sherm an County reading, observing and thinking. And this ls*quest of wings An editorial w riter, in our op Was but a book. W hat lil»erty club meeting there seemed gen inion, should have knowledge of A loosened spirit brings.” eral agreem ent on the desirability I w’ant to express appreciation of some road building on the history and literature, politics p a rt of the county. It does seem and governm ent and an under of your em phasis ti|x,n the value advisable to make some im prove standing of his community. His of lxx»ks in the education process. job is to distill the thinking of As I visit the various schools ment. say how many "few” are. You . We feel certain that the cost the day into comment his read of Sherman County 1 am pleased do not give any statem ent of ers will enjoy and find helpful. to note the constant use of both * will In* greater than the estim ates percentage. You do not indicate made by the planning committee. What he w rites Is what he thinks. the required text ixioks as well w hether this is a "general im He is not a reflector of o th e rs as other lxx»k source materials. They are so often higher th a t pression” you may have, or w he such a prophesy comes autom at ideas; he is a producer of ideas. 1 am also pie■a sed to see the chil ther or not it is a result of re If he collects blame or ¡»raise it dren making use i»f li hr ary mat ically. And w hat ever the cost, search, who made such research, erials within reason, we do hope that is bis blame or praise. w here it was made, when it was \ 1 We are thankful to Mr. Hamp County Scht > (> 1 Su|x*rinten good alignm ent is m ade before made, and if it was a valid re dent, ton for not telling the young I also want to exjircss a p ¡»ermanent roads with oiled su r S( •hool fx»ards search study. preci;at ion to sters that they should always our faces are built. Even the state, You make the statem ent: “The with all Its resources, sometimes l>elleve what they read in the iml budge, comm ittees for their course of education for the past Sherm an County .Journal, thus liberal allneationns for library IH’tin its dips and curves to re hundred years has proven that it lx»<»ks. main that could be elim inated relieving us from the burden of is not necessary to have a large infallibility. We ¡»refer to be hu There is, however, another easily. Drainage has l>een pretty percentage of citizens educated.” man and accept the penalty of at m atter I wish to w rite about. On well taken care of although there You fail to state that this is your least an occasional error. a recent visit to one of our co are roads that wash because of opinion only. You also fail to unty schools, I was asked the The offending article of atten no ditches alongside. state "how ” It (the course of W hether the county should call dance and ¡»art¡cipa,ion in c u ltu r following question: “ Mr. Hamil education) has proven the con al things was published in daily ton, Can I believe every thing for a vote of the whole county clusion noted alxive. of just I toad D istrict No. 1, ¡»apers and in Time and we pre that is w ritten in our text txxiks? So my answ er m ust i»e to Can I lielieve everything th a t I sumed it common pro¡x*rty. which would elim inate the towns school children who ask the ques And we think it good for us to see w ritten in o u r Sherm an Co is a question the court must tion: "(’an I believe everything .settle Our personal preference have some criticism and we ex- unty Journal?” I told the chil I see printed in the Sherm an Co dren that no, everything one sees is for a county-wide vote hut IH’ct to accetp Mr. Hamilton’s in unty Journal?. "Apply the c rit the alliance lietween town and vitation to keep on criticising In print is necessarily true, and eria suggested atsive by Mr W it that it was often necessary to do w henever it seems advisable and country seems w eaker than it to accord the same privilege to some research such as: Do the ty to any editorial m aterial you used to be. It is ¡Mjssihle that others. facts presented in the book agree may want to read.” town property ow ners who have In his text: Teaching Social with the same fa d s presented in» social o r economic relations Studies, Dr. Edgar Bruce Wes- in such sources as "Statistical Al>- w ith the country might vote in stract of the United States or Icy of Stanford U niversity makes sufficient num bers against the I’lMlli HL.M the following comments in the , heir encyclopedia’ levy to defeat it. 1, doesn’t m atter much what I also referred them to one of chapter "Developing Generaliza The m achinery that runs over one thinks atxuit the use of pul»- our reading sources: How to Be tion ”: modern roads is very ex|>en*lve "Tin* most im portant thing tiiat und rath er fragile when com par lic land, it is impossible to think come a B etter Header by Paul a te a c h e r ran do in the developing about the m atter at all without \t itty, Professor of Education at ed to an <»ld I lain wagon. N either feeling some sym pathy for the N orthw estern U niversity. The of generalizations is to provide its (ires nor its springs will stand beleaguered Uuruau <»t i.nu.i xiun m a te ria l .suggested w as uu follow»« examples, identify m aterials and vre- Kt-nonw tiivrn *»7 rtnaKW agement "Sometimes reading m atter Is sources, and help assemble rela chuck holy roads. Farm ers are HLM doesn't get to make the in the form of a new spaper story ted instances. The pupil must certain they will get their money rules under which it operates; o r Magazine article. Sometimes see the relationship and draw the hack from gix»d roads on which congress does that and congress this story is decidedly for or ag conclusions”. to haul th eir crops. I realize, of course, Mr. E ditor has never lieen consistent. When ainst a point of view. You should We do feel that many things that the Sherman County Jo u r the cattlem en go on the rampage always read such a story criti might hap|»en in ¿Sherman county nal is intended for adults, hut I in ten years that cannot be fore and excite w estern senators in cally. You should weigh the facts have seen elem entary «mil high given by the w riter. You should an election frenzy alxmt grazing seen now and that no one can pro d(‘(i(lc for yourself w hether the chool students reading it. Please plies.v tin1 needs of tin* county in fees it is tin* 111,M's head that gets clobtiered; when the "sports w titei s conclusions are justified.’ won’, you identify sources, iden ih i.t. A road program designed At other tim es this reading tify time, refrain from the use for that time may Is* entirely ob m en” fail to ge, deer or fish the lll.M is charged w ith inefficiency. m atter is in the form of an edi- of general term s such as "few ” solete by then. We think five I’he income goes to the govern lorial in which the editor frank or "many". Please w on’t you \ ears : Is long (‘iiough and if ecun state w hether or not such state onde voudit ions change in live ment and any funds spent must ly States his ¡Joint of view on a ments as "Few youngsters ac come from a reluctant congress controversial issue H e may give > ears. the program can 1 X* chan lo th sides of an issue Or quire an appreciation or liking ged. It industry comes ill W it II and if you think it’s a hell of a you way to run a hureau you an* he may ¡»resent one side only for books when in school.” are the advent of cheap electricity correct. nb'iking no mention of the oppi»’ your >wn. If they are not your and development of the Hoard ■sing side " own. plea -e indicate source. If Stockmen right now’ are protes man project materializes, the pro "In readini m editorial you you will Io this, 1 believe th at, ting a raise in grazing fees as mised plan may l»e entirely in they often are someplace Actual shoe ‘ recognize that the w riter not (»nly children, but also adults adequate ly the fees arc no, very high Hu, is tryir., to win von over to his will lx* better able to judge the soundness of yo(ir conclusions. the conditions are not very good |x»in, of view also i ealize, Mr. Editor, that In studying an editorial, von eith er Until recently the HLM have as an editor the p ri la s done little alxm, improving should be alert to Identify ‘the M II.V Ih tE lt REUA.tU or w riting an editorial .is the range and the custom lias devices that the w riter may be Vile OF < ONSTII'A I I O \? -ee fit, hut won't you for lieen to blame the stockmen for using to influence your th ink over grazing When a man leases ing Ihese devices include the the s ike of the children who do Yes, what did Ixxomc of con a range he is limited as to time aj»|x-al to prejudice, the (»mission read '(»tir editorials, furnish facts stipate n as a me; us by which and must put up w ith any tour of important facts, or the slan t soil re *s, figures so that they the drug companies get the a t ists .campers, hunters or other ing or loading <»f statem ents so migh lx* able to see the relation- tention (and the dough, of the draw valid conclusions? ish to tres- 11 hey jxiint in one dlrev *tion ships hv (xx-hrondriacs? A nd f ally, don't quit needling Olllv P on his lease hold Maybe it was TY w here it may ! We leed it! It will keep us the HL.M “To S J X » t Sil. h devices ask no, be considered "delicate” to manages i,lx»ut a ( cs! And by "us" I don’t ‘If; D»e; • tl c w riter 1lav c discuss , ie process *»f digestion nation’s land. If it is ter of the ve io gri; twi?” , educators; I mean all » managed * U I •*' \ bon c to lx*yond the stomach; maybe it for the lienefit of tin of society. - Is the w r.tc r ajipejding just tail out like dandruff, Any (as seems the tren qxirtsm cn" l’,e^ ’ son or t 'm otion'’ Docsi he what arc rea way it lias Is'eti some time sine»* the city dw ellers gom Sincerely yours, ig to suis b’i\c 1 the iniix.irtant f.u ts? Docs lbe g tia , buying public has lieen stitu te for meat? I hK.xKIwr »k... • YW <» HAMPTON — ‘ _______ _________~ annoyed by lengthy discourses on HIM vv ill lx* blamed the evils of constipation And, a few veals. so far as is known or observable, the public is getting along as well as ever. GOVERN MENI HI I’hR I, has other things to worry co T i .i •.» Abiko Dosix-racy Ltv« a,Hui, Viewers and listeners are I-'»»r oxer thirty years now tin* constantly told about tensions balls of governm ent have been \ie you aw are that when you w ritten notice ,□ the property .It mis, I h > relieved or one w ill infested with lXxgors of Philoso ire a contractor to build a house ow ner that be has furnished la- Hut, Mother, 1 ¡»refer to do phy with the result that we have r alter . huildinp. you are res- ,x»r or m aterial on the property self " There are half dozen had a surplus of theory much of xmsihle to see that hills for the and that he will claim a lien ag ills, tach one the lx»st and It unsuccessful. onstruttlon alteration or repair ainst such real estate In the ev In the earlier history of the re ¡»aid, e \e n though you may en, he is no, ¡»aid hv the contrae- ,e who lielieves such stu ff- happy and contented a, human race th«*n* was oftt'ii a aive paid the contractor In full'’ tot Many su b contractors and I of a few ¡»Ills ¡»or day t unfit« t !x*twet'ii the chiefs and The law gives to sub-contrac m aterialm en give such notices as 1hfn iher e is tilt* old 1 tne priests, the rulers and the is la,x»reis and persons fur- a routine practice to preserve h a \ m o i (* i ime to listen medicine men H fact, it wasn't itsJuug m aterials a lien on the their lien rights lugs of thel r ill health t until rath er late in the history •(»¡x'lty on which the work is I hen. if upon completion of the era Any «»Idster can ot Eut*(»|x* Ixfoie the chiefs em one or for which the m aterials work he is no, ¡».»id by the con- a colt <exc<•pt for the i »Ire erged \ k torious, the early church it furnished to secure th«> pav- tia c o r , the su b co n tracto r or work) by xt ead.v dcalng a « . , «. having ,x*en sm cessfid iii consol cal l«M atcrlalm an will file a lien claim. pro|x*r vltai nin. 'dating tiie two Jobs If the lien is no, satisfied (the F o r those Who smoke I’hlN in governm ent h u e been n ow ner of property hires amount due ¡»aid1 by the contrac also advice. Nothing ao •ns||»|e lucky; they have ix*«*n ai»le to in lalxtr or buys his ow’n tor o r the projx*-ty ow ner, a as to (piit the «Illy hi exercise pow er without taking al. it |s easy for him t(> law su it may lx* hnnight to fore find the ng ht filter o r t much ivs|x»ns»hillty That’s at at the bills are |>atd How- close the nnx'hanlc’s lien—much bh*nd and h <q»l»ni« ss and ways nice work and we think if be employs a contractor in the same m anner as the fore- in«*nt will JxTvade voi of it everytim e we s«»e a wife dlr he problem Is more diffi- forever ecting a husband who is changing How «.»n a ¡»ro,x*rty ow ner pro Also ap parently lost is the one a tire tect him self against the filing of PhDs mix * prim al ilx pleasant tim e campaign against tM(l breath n «Thanh - hens against his pro- which came to he w orse than had |x rso ns who liktxi the smell of |x*r,\ ' The simplest wav is to breath itself Well, it is g.xxl to ivy when young and who h id »’( .,1 with a contractor who is have some ehang«* but b elter if «nough money to ¡»ermit them to rehal le and k s,x»nsible. Secondly theti* was im provem ent Still the tie can require the contractor cnee to tackling the hard cold question of what hap|»en«xl to to obtain lien w aivers from all and often unsvmiwithetic wort.t to constipation is unn*solv«xl sid x o n tra c to rs and m aterialm en E n te ra d aa taeund ria«» m a tte r a t f o a t o ff ie a a t M u ra . O m a n . a n d a r a f Cungreaa o f M a rc h 1. 117*. the A rt TH R EE E rie Gas pumps. Very good condition, complete with hoses and flllom atis nozzles. $125.00 each. Call CY 6-2166 ask fur licit <>r Jim. 20c FOR SALE: Ladies Platium Diamond ring. ?2100. Call Jo u r nal. To protect him self against such secret liens that h a \e yet to tie filed, the purchaser may require that the seller agree to satisfy u iy m echanic’s liens arising from work done during the seller’s ow nership of the property, if the house is a new one, the p u r chaser may request the seller to obtain w aivers from the contrac tor, suiw onti actors and material- men. r ; v ,f , , e h m o n th I H l,in,' hretiiern welcome /GV V John H ilderbrand, W M. Vernon Root, Set: ry LEGAL NOTICES \«»TI< E GF FIN YL -«» » •»* NT IIAltl.ANDY1EW GRANGE NOTICE is h ti :»y given that Meets first and third Mondays at 8:00 p.m. Max Belshe, Master Ellen Friedline, Secretary I'iurelui Ixnlgc An. 121, A.E.AA.M. Meets th e 1st and 3rd < T hursday evening' each xycK" month. Visiting m em bers fordlally invited to meet with us lx»n King, W. Al. ____ Irving Hart, Secretary lh t i l l » l l ( III « h .( |l l c , \ 78 (» 1 .- ,. Jeets every second Thurs- day each in nth. Vis.; m em bers invited. Moro, Or L in d a Ih-ed, W M. Dorothy Heater, Secret.irv Tax Free Income A wide variety of the high est quality bonds and stocks now qualify for tax exem p tion, or deferred treatm ent. Rank grade issues. Particulars gladly the contract p rlti upon comple tion. W here a property is lieing pur chased, w hether U be a new house o r an old one, th e purchaser should^/ Inquire to see w hether there is any possibility of mech anic's liens lieing filed against it. Leo W atkins. Secretary _ TA4 M»R MHM.E A.F. A AAI. WASCO Meets tiie first M furnished W rite, or phone collect J. W DODD Tygh Valley, Ore. Phone 611 Mgr. W. J. Collins & Co. the undersigned nas filed in the County Court of the S tate of Ore gon for Sherm an County, his Final Account as Executor of the E state of Arvid Anderson, de ceased, und ti.at W ednesday, the 27th day of March, 1963, at ten o’clock a m. of said day in the court room of the County I ourt in Moro, Sherm an County, Ore gon, have been fixed by the ( o urt as the tim e and place for hearing objections to said Final Account and for the settlem ent of said es tate. Frederick Anderson Executor T. l i s t e r Johnson, A ttorney for Executor 17-20 N(>TI< B ol I I a 41. iUCOUNT NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned has filed in the County Court of the State of Ore gon for Sherm an County, his fin al Account as Executor of the E state of W iley A. McDonald, deceased, and th at W ednesday, the 27th day of March, 1963, at ten o’clock a.m. of said day in the court room of the County Court in Moro, Sherm an County, Oregon, has been fixed by the Court as th e tim e and place for hearing objections to said Final Account and for the settlem ent of said estate. Keith McDonald, Executor T. Lester Johnson, Attorney for Executor 17-2C This man has income tax blues. Color him blue. It you need a loan at tax »«»»»« $$ « to « « t t i < t «««> $ $ $ The United States National Bank of Portland Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation $ $ $ Super service for supermarket items over Union P a c ific ... the IT'S YOUR LA W The savings and convenience you en joy at your supermarket or other stores —the sales and pro’it* for the merchant, manufacturer, processor or g ro w e r- are made possible by today's distribu tion methods. In one form or another, thousands of everyday items go to market every day the automated rail*ay. 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