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In an addreM, crammed with inter
esting facts. County School Superin
tendent J. W. Writes waa chief speaker
at the Tuesday forum luncheon of the
chamber of commerce at the Wuukoma
hotel. Mr. Crites suppl led Ids hearers
with a mass of enlightening flgr . a.
He showed that more than a thin ~»f
the entire tax of $030,090 ratoWVfa
H imx I River county for all purpiw in
1020 win used fbr education.
Tlie Inrgeet Items, Mr. Crites,'x; cd,
come from special Individual <|pfict
levies. These ranged in 1920 „,
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mills in the Viento district
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Mrs. Frances E. Dover, middle aged mills at Cascade Locks, where L?JjRd-
widow, who for the pest two yean has ing program bad to ta flnan $ The
been engaged on private* cnees here us citv of Hood River had a
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a trained nurse, expects within the of 22.1G mills. The total of'C strict
nexF year to secure am inherilanee of special levies leached >155,541
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317S.1&O, the proceeds from sale of
Mr Crites cited that II i River
7,020 acres of land near Tilden, Nebr. county is unique. It is the Smallest
While Mn. Dover has been forced to county of the state and has the small
practice strict frugality at times here, est percentage of smalt schools. The
in order to make ends meet, she hajf county lias but two l-room sehoolgt It
kept the secret of her inheritance a has three 2- room schools and. three
secret until Monday.
with four rooms. Only the Hood River
An anonymous letter from Spokane city district, No 3, is of the first cfaiM,
reached a desk in the news room of the with a <epsus of 200 children, and the
Oregonian Monday and it carried the other nine are of the third class.
statement that Mrs. Dover, a wiusoms
Mr. Crites cited various funds that
widow of Hood River, would soon be are raised by general tax. A county
awarded a substantial inheritantv from school fiihd is raised as a result of a
the estate of her father. In confirms law passed. In order to bring about
tlon, • clipping, freflu a “hometown” equalization of taxes, permitting dis
newspaper was enclosed. The Oregon tl tricts that have no public utilities to
ian telephoned to the local correspond secure funds from such a source. Thia
ent, who remembered that Mrs. Dover tax, which raises a minimum of 310
the jiast several weeks had visited the per pupil, is prorated on a pupil census
Hood River Glacier office to submit basts.
IKieuis she liad written. Two of her
In 1010, as an emergen« y measuse, a
poems had been published. Through | law was passed to raise two mills for
immediate inquiries Mrs. Dover was elementary
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education. This fund, whteh
soon hx-ated at her room at the Cobb raises
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around 320,000 in Hood 'River
Hi>artments on Hood River’s main county,
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is distributed on a pro rata
street.
| basis per elementary teacher, nood
“Yee,” Mid the mild mannered little ; River county has 63 elementary grade
woman, "I have known fur some time ttaidiera.
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The high schooAJultlon fund
that my father bad a large block of ( tax is levied In all districts in whitffi
land in Nebraska, and more recently , there are no high schools. This is paid
i-e from pro- | Into those high schools where pupils
I have had comepoaden«-e
tate officials of Nebraska, who In , attend from the outdlde districts. Last
formed mo that the land was being , year Hood River’s high school Mil for
sold. 1 have been Informed that the ( outside pupil" reached >29,238, and
Mie of 7,020 acres of land was made , there was not quite enough rai s ed by
at a prir-e of 325 per acre. This money, | the tax to meet the hili. Interest from
I am told, will be' available for me the
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within the next year."
vides Hood River with about >5,000
Mn. Dover's life has been one of annually.
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many tragedies and much sorrow. Her
Mr. Crites said that the financial
mother died at her birth. Her father. couditioh of Hood River school dis
Henry Scbulse, a pioneer et the Ne tricts la as good as anywhere in the
braska country, acquiroL large land state. The uppralsed value of all toe
holdings. Mr. Rrtinlwf^Aaa kllbd tn
county's sriiool property rokMara uWBr
an accident while dlmbiM one of the 385. The bonded irnl. -bt^luess reaches
peaks of the SwWAIpa.’ He was a >304.300, and half of that is In District
native of Germany.
No. A The annual coat of operating
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mm the schools reaches >230,000. Indebt
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know just now
how many y
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ngo it » m when that accident oc-
from warrants and cerrtficafM
city street department Monday by trav curred,” says Mrs. Dover. “I was a edness
Issued by districts readied >34,000.
eling salesmen and rural residents in large girl. Illa body, which evidently Pine
Grove
>19.000 in certificates;
town shopping because of the deep went into a crevasse, was never re O«lell has has
outstanding
>5,000, Deo
snow drifts left on main thoroughfares. covered. ”
1,7.0. and Mt. Hood $3500. Cash on
En route to eastern Oregon In their
Mrs. Dover is now alone in the hand in the districts, however, reaches
automobiles, more than a dosen travel world. She und her husband lost twin 340.000
ing salesmen, after negotiating the mum when the latter were In theli
Mr. Crites citwl that Hood River
North Bank highway to the Bridge of fourth year. In 1913 at Boise an only
the Gods and traveling thence over daughter, aged 8, was killed in a street county school distrirts operate on a
the Columbia River highway, passed car wreck. Mr. Dover died four yean cash basis. The budgets are made up
to care f«,r a year ahead. For Instance,
through the city.
ago.
“I <ime the entire distance and
Mn. Dover received her nurse’s the budget of this year will be for
didn’t get stuck until I reached the training in a Chicago hospital. She June. 1928. to June, 1029.
Mr. CrltM told of an interesting
main street of Hood River,’’ said one spent two years in postgraduate work
of a party while at lunch. And one of in hospitals in Berlin . She was located meeting that was held here by the
his fellows characterised the main for several yean, she fays, at the boundary Iron rd and representatives of
streets here as the worst road he saw Rochester, Minn., hospital of the hoted the Union Pacific system last week,
when Ibis method of budgeting was
on his trip.
Mayos.
Stockholders of the Grange (^-opera
Mrs. Dover was asked what she ex attacked. The rati line officials claimed
tive store, owned chiefly by ranchers pected to d<> on receipt of her inherit that the budgeting should be for the
and orchard lata, visited the city with ance; if she expected to remain In current year. When they wore shown,
however, thnt all Hood River schools
trucks Monday and clqarwl the snow Hood River.
drifts from the street In front oY theli
“I do not know,** she said, “This were on the cash basis, they agreed
place of business. They declared coun release of my secret has upset me. i that it would twit be right to force the
try roads in good condition but ex had not Intended having anybody know. Wyeth district, the levy of which was
pressed chagrin at lack of action on I may get married. But there is one attacked, to step out of line. Mr. Crites
the part of the city government. Of thing that I am going to do. I am Mid it waa discovered, however, that
flclals declared no funds arc available going to spend some of m.v money on the Wyeth district had set a levy en
for hiring trucks to remove the snow. a trip to Palestine, to the Holy Land.” tirely too heavy for the needs of the
school district, and tlie levy was re
duced »«me >1500, bringing it down to
Mrs. Joe Hayward Passes
3,500. In numerous eastern Oregon <Hs-
Funeral services for Mrs. Maude E
trlcts it waa found by tlx* rail line that
Hayward, wife of Joe Hayward ot
school districts by continuing to set
Eugene, were held at the Anderson
heavy budgets year after year, they
chapel here Monday, Interment follow
have amassed surplusses that arc not
ing at Idlewilde cemetery. Rev. W. O.
needed.
Livingstone, pastor of the First Chris
The average salary paid for nrinci-
tian church, officiated.
In order that its members may be Itals
in this county reaches 31G4 per
Aged 27, Mrs. Hayward was the Informed of action of the cooperative month,
the average for other
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Gib the past fall n solving the problem of teachers while
is 3125 per mouth.
son. She and her family formerly re washing apples and removal of spray
Mr.'Crites said that there is admit- ’
sided here. Mrs. Hayward la aurvlved residue, the A|>i>le Growers Association tediy
great deal of chaos now con
by the following four children ranging will hold a series of meetings at var nected a with
education tweause of the
in age from 14 to 6: John, Robert. ious points the coming week. Matters endeavor to secure
right methods and
Katherine and Margaret.
of future policy will be discussed. The
subjects to t«*ach.
Mrs. Hayward's death occurred last 'meetings have lieen scheduled ns fol the He right
declared that all d«*sire to bring
Friday at a Portland hospital.
lows by General Manager Victor C. about some plan that will bring l«st
Follenlns: Oak Grove school, next Mon results, but that no one has disi-overed
day ; Barrett grange hall, Tuesday; how to measure results. A decided
Phone Company Reelects
At the annual stockholders’ meeting Hood River library. Wednesday; Pine effort, however, is being made tn es
of the Oregon-Washington Telephone Grove grange hall. Thursday; Odell tablish such results of measurement.
Co. Monday directors were re-elected grange hall, Friday; Dee school house. Naturally, Mr. Crites said, a great «leal
as follows: J. E. Smithson, E. O. Blan Saturday: and Mclsaac hall at Park of effort is lieing wasted, but no more
che r, W. H. Dean, C. E. Coppie and dale, Monday, January 23.
than in any great industry.
W. L. Marshall. Officers were renamed
“WV an* bound to see a wonderful
for the year as follows: Mr. Smithson,
change. I think, in the next 25 yearn,’*
preaident; Mr. Blanchar, secretary
said Mr. Crites. “Last year I was in
treasurer. and Mr. Dean, vice-president
terested '* note that when a commis
sion signified the 10 foremost objects
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In education, they placed at the head
Al Whitehead Loses Roof of Home
of the list, health*. I think this was
Making a run over snow-covered
a move In the right direction. With
streets the Hood River Sre department
L. A. Bennett, manager of the local
saved the Seventh street home of A) J. C. Penney store in thia city, an out health, we < nnnot build on any- ’
Whitehead, tire shop proprietor, Mon nounces that 3320.000 was distributed thing.” J. Moore. member of the city
day morning, The fire, the first of the In bonuses to the employes of the J. C.
I board. expressed his apprecia-
year, started In an attic. The roof Penney organization for the year 1927. scboul
for Mr. Crites’ talk. Fie said he
was destroyed. A salvage crew of the Tills is the largest bonus distribution Golf?,
was recently interested in an article on
fire department covered furniture with in the history of the company.
education from the national standpoint.
asbestos blankets tiefore the water was
The J. O. Penney company has 954 Tin* question had lievii raised by the
turned on. and damage was limited
stdres operating in 40 states. Over assert ion of President Butler of Colum
3.000 women employes participate In bia University that no outstanding fig
the bonus in their various stones and ure had been produced since the world
140 women associates in their New war. Mr. Moore said that it waa
York and St. Louis offices.
pointed out that the standard of edu
“They constitute a large and vital cation had been such as to rear all
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Bennett, when interviewed yesterday. Figures of the nation. Mr. Moore stated,
AUgust Guignard retufted last week “In order togvticourage them toward' will show that education ataostm a
from an extensive eastern tour jnst in greater effort and to give them some fourth of all public funds raised. Pub
time to gat tn on tjie severe storm. Mr. special benefit within the keeping of lic schools and universities use more
Guignard. who went east primarily to the principle and policy of the organ money than la utilised in military prep
demonstrate* the Ideal apple-washing ization—the Golden Rule—this special arations police, fire prevention and
machine, says he also spent much time* bonus plan has been adopted for them.” prohibition enforcement combined. He
The bonus distribution for the showed how the edueatlonal bill had
studying the apple market and itumert-
ing fruit offered for sale. He stf^l he women in the offices is based on salary jumped from inlilkuis in 1800 Into the
saw no Hood River apples anywhere and years of service. The women asso billion class
Kent Shoe maker stated that the
‘ “I looked at many apples from Wash ciates in the stores share in the bonus
ington listricta that had been washed,” In proportion to their productiveness chamtar of <«m»nieree had been catlod
on to use some influence in an effort
Mid Mt*. Guignard. “and I found none tn sales and length «f service.
to clear the streets of snow.
that showed Injury?*'
Guests Tuesday were: H. H. Smith
Mr. Guignard showed his machine at
Old fashioned danoe, Rockford. Fri
ArkanMs and Illinois points. He vis day. January 13. SO rente. George’» of Portland nml Rev. Tsxkstadffit, pas
ited points tn Minnesota, Kansas. Oolb- GraveoMtelna. Chicken tapper, 3S rente tor of the Cliristlffn anti Missionary
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Also parking place.
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SUPERINTENDENT CRITES
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Hood River folk are feeling better.
They arose yesterday morning and
found the warm breath of a real
Chinook wind blowing up the Columbia
gorge and causing the deep snow and
l<e drifts to melt rapidly. Normal Ore
gon weather was restored again and
peace tiegau to reign in the world of
the mid-Columhla.
For more than a week Hood River
streets have had the appearance of a
small portion of the Arctic circle,
Many indteicluala have had much to
say during that time about street
cleaning, it was left to the stock-
holders of the Grange cooperative store
to set an example Monday and clear
the street apace around their store at
the corner of First and Oak streets.
Tuesday morning the E. A. Frans Co.
put Its men and a truck to work and
soon the snow was removed from the
Franz comer. The First National
Bank followed suit, and from that time
on then now tanks began to disappear
rapidly from the main street.
One way tracks, at least, were made
throughout the city last week, the city
forw using a new tractor snow plow
purchased from the Coulter Motor Co.
On Monday the city loot most of its
many marooned motorists. ■ The crews
of the state highway department, work
ing under supervision of Maintenance
Engineer Lytle, cleared the highway
from here to Cascade Locks Sunday
night The North Bank road was dear
from Stevenson to Vancouver, and car
avans of the marooned motorists began
to move out immediately.
The detour trip lias not been as bad
as many folk anticipated. One-way
traffic caused delays in numerous plac
es, but tlie road was reported good.
The Columbia Motor ('-oach system
yesterday resumed Its service between
here and Portland. Agent Maguire
stated that at least two can daily
would make tlie trip lietweeu here and
the metr<>|M>Us for the present The
company legan service between here
and points east last week.
No - definite word could be secured
yesterday as to when the Columbia
river highway will be open through
Multnomah county. Crews are busy
with rotaries and pick and abovel clear
ing a way through the heavy drifts. It
is thought the highway Will be open by
the first of next week.
Geo. L. Aggers, junior vice commander;
d. F. Blythe? adjutant; R. F. Frasier,
quartermaster; Banford Bmlth, chap
lain; Simpson Coppie, officer of the
day; and Goo. R. Oasttier, officer of the
guard. Delegates elected to the state
encampment are N. W. Hardman and
Daniel D. Underwood.
Mr. Frasier, who Is serving his sec
ond term as commander, came here
nine years ago from Hecla, H. D. He
served in Company G, 112th regiment,
New York Volunteer Infantry. Mr.
Fraaier enlisted on September 2, 1802,
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and was mustered out of service«
July 3, 1805.
ASSOCIATION WILL
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The Canby Poet, G. A. K , will Install
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Its officers for IMS at a joint meeting
with the Relief Corps at M. W. A. ball
Saturday. Officers elected for the year
GIVING AID are:
B. F. Frasier, commander; Jona
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