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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOV. 24, 1927.
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JJaalm of Stjanks
OH, come, let ua in unto the
Lord I
Let ui make joyful noise to the
rock of our salvation.
Let us come before his presence
with thanksgiving.
Let us make a joyful noise unto him
with psalms.
Oh, that men would praise the Lord
for his goodness
And for his wonderful works to the
children of men,
For he hath broken the gates of
brass
And cut the bars of iron in sunder!
Whoso is wise shall give beed to
these things,
And they shall consider the mereiea
of the Lord.
Ptalm xct.
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PEOPLE IF THIS
LAND OF PLENTY
LACKJUM1LITY?
Comparison of Our
Times and the
Pilgrims'.
Thanksgiving day has beoome as
sociated with the idea of plenty
an idea that is -translated into the
concrete on all American tables
that day. Ours is the land of
plenty, a fat land, a rich land, arid
on that day of the year Americans
commemorate and celebrate the
fact by partaking of good cheer.
.The custom conies down to us,
as we all know, from a generation
of Americans which did not have
plenty and had the best of reasons
for being thankful and testifying
their gratitude when the lean sea
son was past and a fat one came.
There have been vast changes
in our land since the Pilgrims in
augurated tliis practice which
their descendants still follow. The
early givers of thanks were thank
ful for the little that came to
them after faithful labor and harsh
struggle. We who have much, and
have it without hard struggle, also
are thankful for what we have, hut
probably are a tritle too compla
cent about it and a little too likely
to imagine it comes wholly through
our deserving. Having much, and
regarding what we have chiefly as
means of administering to our
pleasure and comfort, we rather
curiously testify our thankfulness
for it by" administering to our pleas
ure and comfort in extra fashion
on the day of thanksgiving. We
suppose it would really be more ap
propriate If we should fast on that
day.
Some Cause for Thought.
But all this Is to co: Ider only
one phase of our plenty, the plenty
represented by a full table. This Is
a symbol of our material prosper
ity, and perhaps Is not the one we
c-t-onM ton hnrl'y poptomplotp.
Waffles
Served while they're
hot from our brand
new
WaffleRange
are delicious.
Try them for break
fast any morning.
THEN
Shell Fish
the piece d' resistance
for luncheon or din
ner, will appease the
hunger delightfully.
We receive them
fresh daily.
ELKHORN
RESTAURANT
ED CHINN, Prop.
What we should do. probably, on
this day, is to look about and in
quire a little to see whether our
plenty exists in oilier forms. If
we find it doesn't, perhaps we shall
have occasion some time to make
Thanksgiving day what it orig
inully was, a commemoration of
our "success in supplying by our
own labcr and struggle what we
have lacked. Then we would have
a little better understanding of the
meaning of Thanksgiving.
Most of us will agree. wt think,
that America's plenty is not as
well rounded out as it should be.
Our fatness is a little too much in
our turkey, so to speak ; cur rich
ness in the material tokens that are
useful only in giving us possession
of material things. Our plenty
does not extend t-o our education,
our patriotism, our culture, justice,
tolerance or public intelligence. In
these possessions America is defi
cient, and for the very sufficient
reason that we have not labored
and undergone sacrifice and hard
ship to get them. Nor can we
get them in any other way. We
cannot buy them with our wealth
as we do turkey ; and if we could,
we never would have occasion to
he thankful for them. Thankful
ness implies some humbleness of
mind, and that can coma only
through a sense of sacrifice. No
hody Can he truly thankful for any
thing that has come without per-
nnal effort. That's why the Brit
ish have created such a tretnen-
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liy instituting the dole system. Iso
hiidy is thankful for it. least of all
those who receive it.
Need for More Humility.
It Is sometimes a question, then,
rhether an American rich only on
li e material or turkey side and
noor on the spiritual side, can keep
up tliis Thanksgiving institution
with successful results. Cnrlyle
tells us there Is nothing ruor. hate
ful than a form or symbol from
hich all meaning has departed,
simulacrum, he calls it a thing to
'venule empty.
Thanksgiving, day is worth pre
serving if we can preserve its
moaning with it, but we shall never
be able to do that If we come to
think that plenty Is fittingly cele
brated by the display of plenty in
the form we have it, and hiding our
Incks as things with which such a
day has no concern. If Thanks
giving partakes something of hu
miliation and humbleness, as our
forefathers conceived it, it is the
things we lack In our national life
and character, and lack because
we have made no proper effort to
possess them, that should be most
in our thoughts that day. It Is
doubtful whether they are. Our
Thanksgiving, we fear, is more a
boast than an expression jf grati
tude. "An humble and a contrite
heart" must precede ny genuine
expression o thanks. America is
not particularly known for its humility
Pilgrim Timet, and Our.
If we want to preserve tills In
stitution in the spirit of it:, found
ers we have only to follow their
wise example. The things they
lacked they acquired by effort. We
do not lack the same things, as it
happens. We do not, for example,
lack turkey, and we ure rather Liiss
ing the lesson of the Pilgrims If
we confine our efforts to acquiring
only the things they had need to
acquire. We suspect If they had
lacked in the same measure the
things they lack today they would
havi directed their efforts toward
acquiring those things. But the
Pilgrims had the form of plenty
that is spirituality, aud their wants
were material. Our case is the
direct opposite; but whereas our
ancestors rounded out their plenty,
supplying their deficiencies by labor
and striving, we are satisfied to
alow ours to remain one-sided, and
our Thanksgiving to be a praise
of plenty that represents too little
of a race's struggle to acquire
something it needs much more
than the fatness of a Thanksgiving
turkey. Kansas City Star.
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FOR SALE Five head of good, big,
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NOTICE OF MEETING OF TAX LEVYING
BOARD OF THE CITY OF HEPPNER
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Wednesday, the 12th
day of December, 1927, at the hour of ten (10) o'clock in thfe fore
noon of said day at the Council Chambers in the city of Heppner,
Oregon, the tax levying board of said city of Heppner will meet for
the purpose of discussing and considering the tax budget herein
after set forth of said city of Heppner for the fiscal year beginning
January 1st, 1928, and any taxpayer of said city of Heppner may at
that time appear and be heard either in opposition to or in favor of
the tax levy set forth herein, or any item thereof.
BUDGET
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES
PERSONAL SERVICE
Chief of Police ' $ 1,200.00
City Recorder 300.00
City Attorney 300.00
City Treasurer 240.00
Superintendent Water Works 960.00
Bookkeeper Water Plant 420.00
V Health Officer 120.00
Total
MATERIAL AND SUPPLIES
Fuel
Total
MAINTENANCE AND BRIDGES
Total
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Hose, Fire Chief, and Extras
Storage and Gaa, Fire Truck
Total
AUTUMN'S FOOD
Rich .wholesome milk. Drink all yon
want It'a good for you.
Alfalfa Lawn Dairy
WIGHTMAN BROS., Prop.
Phone 30F3
INTEREST
Total
BOND REDEMPTION
Tota .
MISCELLANEOUS
Rent -..
Incidentals .
Total
SPRINKLING STREETS
$ 3,640.00
$ 1,500.00
125.00
40.00
$ 1,665.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 6,000.00
.$ 1,000.00
100.00
$ 1,100.00
..$ 6,000.00
6,000.00
..$ 5,000.00
? 5,000.00
$ 144.00
600.00
$ 744.00
$ 500.00
Total estimated expenditures $23,649.00
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Water collections $11,800.00
Pastime licenses 120.00
Theater license fT. 50.00
Dray license 60.00
Bill board license 10.00
Dog licenses 80.00
Fines , 160.00
Total estimated receipts
$12,270.00
, RECAPITULATION
Total estimated expenditures for the year 1928 $23,649.00
Total estimated receipts for the year 1928 12,270.00
Total amount to be raised by taxation .
$11,279.00
Dated at Heppner, Oregon, this 17th day of November, 1927.
LEVYING BOARD,
By FRANK GILLIAM, Chairman.
By E. R. HUSTON, Clerk.
NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there will be a meeting of the Levying Board of Morrow
County, Oregon, at the Court House in Heppner, Oregon, on the 7th day of December, 1927, when
and where the estimates arrived at by the Budget Committee of Morrow County, Oregon, hereinafter
set forth, may be discussed with the Levying Board, and when and where any person who shall be
subject to such tax levy, shall be heard in favor of or against said tax levy or any part thereof.
Dated at Heppner, Oregon, this 3rd day of November, 1927.
. ., R. L. BENGE, Judge.
, Y:Z''ZvV 'T'i?'' L. P. DAVIDSON, Commissioner.
G. A. BLEAKMAN, Commissioner.
Estimate and Accounting Sheet
This estimate and accounting sheet is made in compliance with Chapter 118 General Laws of
Oregon for 1921, and shows in parallel columns the unit cost of the several services, materials and
supplies for the three years next preceding the current year, the detailed expenditures for the last
one of the said preceding years, and the budget allowance and expenditures for the six months of
the current year, also the budget estimate for the year 1928.
r, nro. . Estimated '28 Expended last Budget Expended Expended Expended
Department or Officer ElpfndltMrM, g Month , m7 i926 m5 m4
COUNTY JUDGE
Salary $ 1,600.00 $ 800.00 $ 1,600.00
Expense 50.00 50.00 1,600.00 1,600.00 1,600.00
COUNTY CLERK
Salary 2,000.00 1,000.00 2,000.00
Deputy 1,320.00 1,320.00
Books, Blanks 800.00 924.27 800.00 4,060.74 3,729.53 3,893.89
SHERIFF
Salary
Deputies
Travel Expense
Incidentals
TREASURER
Salary
Books, Blanks
ASSESSOR
Salary
Deputy
Extension
. Books, Blanks
Field Work
Incidentals
SUPERINTENDENT
Salary
Travel
Incidentals
Books, Blanks
Club Work
CORONER
Fees, mileage
COMMISSIONERS
Fees, mileage
SURVEYOR
Fees, expense
ACCOUNTANTS
Book audits
CURRENT EXPENSE
Telegrams, telephone,
postage, stationery.
TAX COLLECTION
Books, blanks
JAIL
Board prisoners and
expense
ELECTIONS
Expense
INDIGENT SOLDIERS
Relief
COURT HOUSE
Janitor
. Fuel
Light, water
Incidentals !
Renovating
CARE OF POOR
Expense
PHYSICIAN
Salary
INSANE
Expense
WIDOWS' PENSION
Expense :
CIRCUIT COURT
Jurors, witnesses
Reporters
Bailiffs
Meals
Special counsel
Incidentals
JUSTICE COURT
Fees, jurors, witnesses
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Expense
COUNTY AGENT
Appropriation
TAX REBATE
Rebate
SEALER
Appropriation
WATERMASTER
Appropriation
SCHOOL LIBRARY
State books
INSTITUTE
Expense
MISCELLANEOUS
Overseer
Insurance
Bonds
Incidentals
EMERGENCY FUND
Emergencies
COUNTY SCHOOL
Per capital
SCHOOL TUITION
High School :.
MARKET ROAD
Cooperation
ROAD BONDS
Sinking fund
ROAD BONDS
Bond interest
ROADS & HIGHWAYS
New roads, repairs, la
bor, machinery
ROADMASTER
Salary
BRIDGES
Labor, repairs, new
bridges
STATE OF OREGON
State tax
INDEBTEDNESS
Out warrants
TOTAL .$3 1 4,432.00
2,000.00
2,460.00
500.00
250.00
1,000.00
250.00
1,600.00
' 1,200.00
150.00
300.00
1,200.00
100.00
1,600.00
350.00
150.00
100.00
150.00
300.00
1,250.00'
100.00
350.00
700.00
600.00
300.00
2,000.00
100.00
960.00
1,000.00
600.00
500.00
1,000.00
2,500.00
300.00
100.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
250.00
200.00
2,550.00
100.00
117.00
585.00
200.00
200.00
1,200.00
385.00
420.00
80.00
5,000.00
17,500.00
7,000.00
16,250.00
41,555.00
27,450.00
25,000.00
2,000.00
9,500.00
75,000.00
46,600.00
1,000.00
3,265.48
2,007.21
500.00
47.02
800.00
600.00
938.08
800.00
533.49
70.50
761.22
85.53
250.00
320.03
227.25
107.30
41.92
480.00
1,274.21
997.37
486.00
375.00
2,724.15
75.52
474.20
1,275.00
53.58
326.39
-00.00
290.00
93.55
1,000.00
2,000.00
2,460.00
500.00
250.00
1,000.00
. 250.00
1,600.00
1,200.00
150.00
300.00"
1,200.00
100.00
1,600.00
450.00
00.00
00.00
200.00
1,250.00
100.00
350.00
700.00
600.00
300.00
2,000.00
100.00
960.00
1,000.00
600.00
500.00
1,500.00
2,500.00
120.00
100.00
1,500.00
1,000.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
'250.00
200.00
2,550.00
1.00.00
117.00
422.00
200.00
200.00
1,200.00
385.00
420.00
80.00
5,000.00
17,500.00
7,000.00
16,622.00
41,555.00
26,890.00
25,000.00
2,000.00
8,500.00
75,000.00
51,000.00
5,265.48
1,060.47
4,464.98
2,774.49
99.95
1,461.55
28.39
375.00
752.54
371.68
215.45
1,344.03
2,467.09
1,970.45
120.00
79.80
580.00
3,701.05
114.22
222.22
2,500.00
118.07
119.20
371.75
200.00
231.65
1,903.00
1,395.98
2,000.00
5,112.08
1,116.66
4,578.39
2,611.24
152,00
1,252.54
30.34
312.50
622.90
509.75
470.72
758.16
3,049.85
2,535.31
120.00
85.80
832.50
685.69
227.55
96.01
2,575.00
114.57
344.05
196.5
150.00
1,182.00
302.16
2,000.00
5,426.77
1,120.40
4,346.10
2,281.08
83.85
1,012.33
88.67
450.00
533.77
225.27
733.39
1,632.95
2,954.18
1,831.62
120.00
1,390.00
2,210.28
477.61
102.81
2,475.00
1,444.75
88.55
180.35
174.70
1,387.50
692.36
2,000.00
The following amounts are not included within the 6 per cent limitation and are authorized by
the Oregon laws: v-
Interest on bonds $ 27,450.00
Bond Sinking Fund 41,555.00
State Tax 75,000.00
High School Tuition 7,000.00
TOTAL $151,005.00
Estimated receipts for the year 1928, other than taxation:
Interest on bank deposits $ 500.00
Fees from Clerk's office 3,000.00
25 per cent Forest rentals 1 ,000.00
. 5 per cent land sales 100.00
Uncollected taxes 46,600.00
TOTAL t $ 51,200.00
RECAPITULATION
Total estimated expenditures for 1928 subject to 6 percent limitation $163,427.00
Total estimated receipts not including proposed tax 51,200.00
Balance, amount to be raised by taxation subject to 6 per cent limitation $112,227.00
Dated at Heppner, Oregon, November 3rd, 1927.
MORROW COUNTY BUDGET COMMITTEE,
RALPH I. THOMPSON, Secretary. R. L. BENGE, Chairman.