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February 22, 1940     The Goldendale Sentinel
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Page Four THE GOLDENDALE SENTINEL--Goldendale, Washington Thursday, February 22, iiii!!:i ii;i!i ! iii!~ ! ~i¸ili The Goldendale Sentinel H. FARIELLO AeW A. RADCLIFFE RONALD RICHARDSON PUBLISHERS EDITOR ENTERED AT GOLDENDALE, WASNINGT@~I, POSTOFFiCE i[Vi~Y TNUIiiSDAY, AS SECOND CLA$~ MAIL MATTER" SUBSCRIPTION RATE, SZ PER YEAR OFFICIAL NEW~PAP£R OF GOkDENDALE • KLiOKITAT COUNTY aEtJBER WASHINGTON NEWSPAPER PUSLtSH£RS' ASSOCIATION, iNC., AND NATIONAL i~DITORIAL A$~)CiATION Possibilities In Our Alfalfa Crop THOUGti I I'S STILL a little hard for some of us to realize it, the Khckitat valley during the past 10 years has become one of Central Washington's large hay producing areas. The implications of this crop transition are, as yet, not entirely clear. At first gradual, the trend from wheat to alI"alfa in the Kllcki- tat valley reached its peak in the past three years. Under provi- sions of ,the various A kA and soil conservation programs sponsor- ed by the United tates Department of Agriculture, alt'al a acre- age in the Khckitat valley has been boosted to at least 20,000 acres. This year even more land, formerly devoted entirely to wheat production, will be placed in 'a£falfa Some of the results of this crop transition are already apparent. Livestock production on the farms is increasing annually. Farm owners, who heretofore were marketing one cash crop of wheat every other year from a given piece of land, are now selling an alfall'a crop every year. There are other possibilities growing out of this recent crop transition from wheat to alfalfa that are less apparent. Some of these possibilities were touched on last week by Max Maurer, in a talk bet'ore the G ldendale Chamber ot" Commerce. According to Maurer, and statistics of various government agricultural agencies bear him out, Klickit t'valley hay, through some peculiar com- bination of soil and climate, has one of the highest protein con- teats found anywhere in Western United States. Because of this fortunate natural endowment producers of alfalfa hay in the Klickitat valley, like the orchardists of Wenat- thee and Hood River and the citrus growers of Southern Cali- fornia, have an advantage worth advertising. However, to make this advertising successful, it is up to the hay growers of this valley to cooperate to the fullest extent. Slip- shod haying methods usually result in lowering the quality of the product. Poor quality in turn results in lower prices not only for that particular producer's hay but indirectly for the entire valley's crop. Standardization on the accepted scientific methods of cutting, curing and storing of alfalfa hay is the one way in which local producers can realize the most in cash return for their crop. Wen- atchee apples were never made nationally famous by boxes of mediocre or cull fruit. So it is, on a smaller scale, with alfalfa hay production in the Klickitat valley. It farmers are to realize the most from land and for their efforts they must cooperate in producing a better and more stand- ardized hay crop. The atural endowments are already present and an excellent product is its own best advertisement. To achieve this result is going to require the cooperation of producers, farm organizations and even the businessmen of this area. C Personal Property Collections A Problem NOBODY LIKES TO pay taxes. But, though we fret and argue and protest, most of us agree that taxes are a necessary i evil withou which our present form of government could not con- tinue to exist. I One thing that makes the payment of taxes easier is the l knowledge that everyone, the banker, the butcher, the farmer, and the laborer next door, has to pay his proportionate share too. Without this assurance, taxation would be a pretty bitter pill. However in the past 12 years a considerable amount of taxes, $23,334.97 to be exact, were levied in Klickitat county that thus far have not been collected. Now a considerable portion of this amount, perhaps fifty per cent is no longer collectible. These taxes were personal property assessments levied on such movable things as equipmen,t, tools, machinery, furniture and, prior to 1937, even automobiles. Naturally such assessments are more difficult to collect than taxes on real property. If real property taxes are not paid the land is always there for the tax BY W. F. BYARS individuals the moment their assessmeats become delinquent. Nor can this work be done for nothing. In past year's $500 has been placed in the treasurer's annual budget to cover the cost of personal property tax collections and checking of timber land. The $23,334.97 in delinquent personal property taxes now on the county rolls shows that the $500 has been inadequate. County officials admit that a part time field deputy could probably collect at least fifty per cent of the present outstanding delinquencies. If this is true then an expenditure of $1,000 or even $2,000 for field men who can bring in $12,000 of otherwise uncollected tax money is a good investment for the county. 0 ]~RUARY 5, 1891 I ~ • H. F. Troh of Camas Pairie was in l BICKLETON SCOUTS Goldendale Saturday evening. ENTERTAIN PARENTS Born in the G~oodnoe Hills on the l ~ ----------- BICK~ETON-- (Special to The 10th of January, to the wife of John . ..... i Sencinel)--Mr. and Mz~s. Charles E. ~urgen--a aaugnter. • I ~cott entertained at dinner Tues- Born in this city, on the 24th inst., day, February 13, Chief and :~¢lrs. to the wife of Rev. E. McEwen, a son. j McDormick o£ Yakima, 'Mr. and Mrs. Judge O. P. Kreps, of CamasIChris Jansen, i~h'. and ,Mrs. Nelson, Prairie, was in Goldendale on Friday Mr. and Mrs. Schrantz, and Clarence morning on business. McCredy being the guests. 'Miss Barbara Henderson returned] The Bickleton l~oy Scouts enter- from Olympia last week and is visit- rained their parents at the Grange ing her folks in Goldendale. hall Wednesday evening, February ,]-~ W. Curtis of Rockland was in Goldendale on business this week, as was also tMr. J. R. Putman of Hartland. C. J. Pearson and Win. Stadleman of Trout Lake were over this week. They are anxious to have a semi- weekly mail out to White Salmon• The firm of Baker, Howard & Co., has dissolved, Messrs Baker and Howard retiring, and the company, Mr. Millican still continues the busi- ness. A Dalles paper says that Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Downie have gone on to Vancouver to make that their future home. C. C. Alvord has been appointed constable of Goldendale Precinct by the county commissioners now in session, on the petition of a number of our citizens. ~S. P. Flower of Biekleton is among the visitors to Goldendale this week. He reports that the ~reeling in his neighborhood is largely in favor of the present road tax law. Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell, father and mother of Mr. W. A. Maxwell of ~Spring Creek, a few days arrived in the county from Creston, Iowa. They will probably remain a year and will then decide whether or not to remain permanently. In a private letter from D. E. Ver- non, who is editor of the Cowlitz Ad- vocate, he says that Frank Anrys formerly of this place is now in the musical instrument business at Kel- so; that C. R. Vanaelstyn has gone into business at Chehalis, and that Capt. Ed. Kellogg and his son Alva are still steamboating on the Cow- litz river. The Masquerade at Centerville on last Friday evening was well attend- ed, the dancing being kept up until about 5 o'clock in the morning. There were seventy-five maskers present. Wm. Crofton secured the prize for the richest gentleman costume, Miss1 Mamie Wilkinson for the richest lady i costume, Mrs. Martin for the bestI sustained lady character and Ad Gil-1 more for the best sustained gentle- man character. Ad represented Jack Cleaves to perfection. For some weeks it has been known that the subject of organizing a joint stock company for the pur- pose of carrying on the mercantile business as successors to the well, known firm of Cumming & Cram was being discussed, and on last Saturday the agitation crystalized into an or- ganization and on Monday last the collector to levy on. Machinery, furniture and tools, however articles of incorporation were filed. , " The stock has all been subsc~ ibed and aren t always so mmovable. I " After a year or two of delinquency the property on which lthe following o.mcers have. been el- taxes were levied may have been moved, worn out or even sold, I ected by the directors: wm. Cure- leaving the county holding a Virtually uncollectable tax bill. Prioriruing, Pres. ; T. L. Masters, Vice- to 1932 the state law made the county sheriff responsible for col-I ss.; c. F. Cunningham See. ; R. E. leering all personal property taxes. Since that time the task hasI Jackson,Treas. As soon as they re- been left to the treasurer. I eeive notice that the Articles of in- Obviously the tresaurer can't collect all those personal proper- I corporation have been flied with the ty taxes unless he, or one of his deputies is inthe field contacting state Auditor they will call a meet- ing of the stockholders for the pur- pose of adopting by-laws, and it is expected that within two weeks the business will be in full blast under the new management. UNION MAKING "Working conditions, wage stand- ards and living costs in other cam- munities where box factories are located are being investigated by of- flcials of the Goldendale Lumber and Sawmill Workers union, Ed Schwad- er, president of local number 58, an- nounced this week. To date the productions of 183 mills and box plants have been checked, Schwader said. The number of persons employed and the aver- age wage in each plant has also been estimated. While the figures are not yet complete it is believed that the Goldendale operations will prove to be one of the most efficient from the standpoint of production per wage dollar, the union official said. ~chwader predicted that the up- ward trend in lumber will result in wage increases throughout the in- dustry during 1940. Box workers in many localities have worked steadily throughout the past Winter. .. Ill l Royal and Underwood Portable typewriters at The Sentinel office. WHY" suffer from Colds? For q lek relief from cold symptoms take 666 Liquid - Tablets - Salve - Nose Drops [14. They gave a program and served a lunch. A good time was enjoyed by everyone. The Girl Scou~s gave a card party at the Grange hall Friday, February 16. T.here were 15 tables or' pinochle and one o~ live hundred. The girls gave a ~hort program and served a light lunch. They made around twenty dollars from tl~e party, which will be used to buy uniforms. A good time was had by all. The basket social Saturday, Feb- ruary 17, sponsored by the bo~s' 4-H clu, b was a great success. Local School District Problems Important Too THOUGH SCHOOL ELECTIONS are still more than a week away it is not a bit too early to begin considering the selection of capable directors. With at least one board member to be chosen in everyone of Klickitat county's 50 districts this advice is just as pertinent in Goldendale as it is in any other community in the county. • i Too often easy-going citizens are inclined to entirely disre-i gard school elections leaving the selection of directors to a mereI handful of voters. Directors chosen in these school elections, through their expenditures of tax money and choice of instructors, ! have the power to give their community either good or bad school systebns. School systems are entirely too important to be left up to the little group of voters who usually turn out for these elections. Nearly every district, the larger ones particularly, has its own problem. Whether that problem is taxation, consolidation, build- ing construction or transportation, it should be settled, not by a few, but, by the majority of the eligible voters in the district. Few will deny that education is the most important single part of our government. More important than roads, liquor con- trol, tariff or any one of a hundred other items abou which politicians talk and voters become excited, our schools are the foundation upon which the future of this country rests. For this reason every parent and every taxpayer should take an intelligent and active interest in the school problems in his own district. musicia~}s played for the free dance. I At 11 o'clock the baskets were sold. One Grace Chambers received ~he prizefor the prettiest basket and Mrs. Bert Faulkner received the prizefor the most original basket. It was a wonderful dance and the hall was attractively decorated. Mrs. John Rasmussen called on her daughter, Mrs. E. V. Schrantz, last Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Carl Nygaard, who has been quite ill this last week, is feeling much better and i~ able to be up again. Reverend Vernon preached a special sermon for the Boy Scouts last Sunday morning, using the early life of Washington as his motif. Mrs. Alfred Jensen entertaine