Vernon Flatt, Marvin Miller.
Joe Truitt and Gi es French at
tended tbe meeting of tbe tri-
each month. Visitiuc
county council of the American
Legion Wednesday night in Tbe
Mrs. Art Barzee was admitted Dalles.
X
:obt Urquhart, Secretary.
to The Dalles last Wednesday.
IjDCúiOir
Bethleham Chapter No. 78 O. E- S.
Moro, Oregon
communica-
Regular
-----
H obs each 2nd and 4th
Thursday evenings of
Mrs. Ruth Spi
Worthy M
Nans Bane«, Secretary.
Mero, Oregon
Meets every Monday
evening in the 1.0.0.F
hall.
Transient and
visiting brother» are
cordially invited U»
meet with u»
Harvey C. Thompson, N. G.
A. M. Young, Secretary.
Moro, Oreg'-n
Meets 2d and 4th Tues-
days of each munti
Visiting members wel-
come.
Florence McDonald
Noble Grand
ess ie Henrichs, Secretary
Dave Reid was here from The
Dalles the first of the week.
Dr. F.W. Clarke
Dr. Clarke will be in Moro.
Greta Freeman is here visiting
Saturday,
Nov. 7th Moro Hotel.
her parents from her home in
Take care of your eyes now. All
LaGrande.
glasses reduced 25 to 50 percent.
Mrs. C. W. Templeton is visit
When in Portland call at our of
ing in Hillsboro with her daugh
fice. 202 - 203 Merchants Trust
ter for a few days.
Bldg., cor. 6th and Washington
Wayne Akers, of Eugene, vis streets.
ited his mothec. Mrs. G. C. Akers
here over the week end.
C. L. Pepper was here from
The Dalles to consult with his
partner. George Updegraff, about
legal affairs
(tacita
Frank Fortner was here the
iirst of the week from Vancouv
er, Wash , where he makes his
horn t now.
Sunday school 2:30 p. m.
Preaching service 3:30 p. m.
Vern B. McGowan of Grass
will sing.
Mrs. M. E. McKee entertained
R. A. Hutchinson, Pastor.
the members of the younger
bridge dub at her home Friday
k Meets at Legion hall on
MethodUt Church
afternoon.
■ 2nd anl 4 th V^ednesday
Moro
* evening» of each month.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Barnum of
days
R. J. Bruckert, Commander The Dalles, spent a few
Sunday school at 10 a m.
Vernon Flatt, Adjutant
last week visiting with relatives
Preaching 1:15 a. m.
here.
Our morning services are held
HARLAND VIEW GRANGE No. M2
15 minutes later than usual.
The
three
Cothran
girls,
Mrs.
Meets in their hall in Harmony Di>-
N. Sherman Hawk,
trict the second and fourth Friday Cothran, and Mrs. Pluemke of
nights of each month.
Visiting Kent, drove to Portland the last
Pastor.
Grangers welcome.
of the week.
C. P.’Adams, Master.
C. E. Crites, Secretary.
Dr. and Mrs. W. N. Morse
were here Sunday fora visit with - Usual Sunday meetings:
Grass Valley Ixxige No. 131, L, V. Moore and family, parents 1 Sunday school 10 a. m.
I. O. O. F. meets every 2d and
Preaching Ham. and 7:30.
of Mrs. Morse.
4th Thursday »venings of the month in
I am not ashamed of the gos
the Odd Fellows hall.
Sojourn
ng W. C. Bryant visited her
Mrr.
brothers are cordially invited.
pel
of Christ, for it is the power
daughters, Lois at Monmouth
L. K. Smith
Vern McGowan.
of
God
unto salvation to every
Secy. and Ruth, who is teaching at Al
N G.
one
that
believeth. — Rom. 1:16.
bany, last week.
Behold,
now is the accepted
Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Van Gild
er visited Mrs. Van Gilder’s par time; behold, now is the day of
salvation.—Cor. f:2.
Dr J. R. Morgan ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Young
J. D. and Mra. Miller,
last Sunday.
Pastors.
DENTIST
Miss Frances Bacon, Moro
United States Dental Ex High School English teacher,
Christian Science
aminer for this district was in Eugene over the week
end.
Everlasting Pun
Subject
George Gochnour, well known ishment.”
OFFICE AT
resident of the Yakima valley,
Golden Text: Proverbs 10:28.
MORO, OREGON
was here Wednesday advertising Tbe hope of the righteousness
sales he is crying at his ranch.
shall be gladness; but the expec
J. M. Callahan, who formerly tation of the wicked shall perish.
Responsive Reading: Matthew
represented International Har
vester Co., in thia county, has 5:6-8, 17-19, 29,30.
Church service every Sunday
been transferred to Eugene
DENTIST
morning at 11 o’clock and Wed
where he is in the same work.
HOME OFF1CB, WASCO
A. H. and Henry Barnum drove nesday evening at 8 o’clock.
All are cordially invited to at
to Portland Thursday morriing
with a truck load of stock and, of tend the church services and
Regular visits made to Grass
course,
to take a look at the show. make use of the reading room
Valley. Watch for announce
C. J. Thompson left early this which is open daily, where all
ments.
week for the stock show and see authorized Christian Science lit
his colts with the ribbons on erature may be read, borrowed
or purchased.
them.
•
Dr. J. A. Butler
UPDEGRAFF & PEPPER
Attorneys At Law
Moro
Oregon
„ Webbers
fiï ^Tailors
fl
SUITS
Cleaned & Pressed
—$1.OO—
Driver in in Sherman County
Towns Every
Monday & Thursday
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--
Mrs. Ted Guinan, of Golden-
dale visited here the first of the
week with her husband who is
employed by the Shell Co.
The Shell Oil Co. plant here
was broken into Wednesday
night and som> gasoline and
clothes were stolen.
Morris Searcy arrived here for
a few days visit on his way from
Marshfield to Yakima where he
will be employed on a newspaper.
The elder woman’s bridge club
was entertained Thursday after
noon at the country home of Mrs.
O L. Belshe.
The Ladies Aid Society of M E.
Church will hold a ’’hard times”
social at the home of Mrs. J. B.
Adams, Nov. 5th. Ladies must
wear house dresses or pay a fine.
When Your Shoes need ' Hunters were bringing in deer
Repair, send them to until the last days of tbe season.
WERN MARK’S
GOOD SHOE REPAIRING
204 Second St
THE DALLES
ZELL’S
FUNERAL HOME
-- and —-
AMBULANCE SERVICE
Phone 345 The Dalles, Ore
----- or
GRASS VALLEY PHARMACY
Phone 222
CALLAWAY’S
FUNERAL CHAPEL
Funeral Directors
and Embalmers
Union and Third St.
The Dalles, Ore.
Dell Wright, George Meloy and
Jack Noonan brought one in
from the Prineville country last
week.
Notes of Interest Fr^m The
1 Baptist Church
(Grass Valley)
Morning Worship. —•
Church School 10 a. m.
Preaching 11 a. m. The Firat
Ch apt., of Revelations. We will
continue a series of sermons on
the Book of Revelations each
Sabbath morning. Come and
hear these sermons on this won
derful Book of prophecy telling
of the things that must shortly
come to paM.
Evening Worahip.
B Y. P. U. 6;30 p. m.
Preaching 7:30 p. m.
Not
Yet.
Mid-Week Worahip
Prayermeeting and Bible study
Thursday 7:30 p.m.
The 8th
chapter of Acts for Bible study
Thursday evening.
You are cordially invited to at
tend our services. Come and
worahip with us; if you are a
Christian, yon can be a better
Chriatian by your attendance up
on public worship; if you are not
a Christian it is all the more
necessary that you do attend
public worship.
Church pews never skid into a
ditch, smash against a telephone
pole, or get tagged for speeding.
May we have tbe pleasure of
seeing you at the aervicea next
Sunday.
Rev. S. L. Boyce, Pastor.
J. C. Freeman was in* Port
land the first of the week on
business. Neal Freeman who is
here from LaGrande, is looked
after the business during the
absence of his father.
Tommy Fraser was hit on the
head sometime during tbe foot
ball game last Saturday and was
out of his head for a few boura
afterwards. He did not know
how the game ended after play
ing most of it. Monday morning
he was able to attend school as
usual.
Grana Valley
Legionnaires Fred Pickett,
MetMlst Chwreh
Vernon Flatt, Ralph Brisbane,
Preaching at 10 a. m
Theodore Johnston, Giles French,
Sunday school at 11 a. m
Marvin Miller, Art Orsborn, and
The friends will please note
Mesdames Pickett, Johnston,
the
change of time for the
Brisbane, Osborn and French at
tended the county meeting of the preaching services.
ex service men in Wasco Satur
N. Sherman Hawk,
day night.
Pastor.
of wheat and vetch for »oil enrich-
Famous Eastern Stables To Exhibit
ed to the closet shelves as antiquated
will be brought to light, dusted off
and placed on display.
Minimum wage scales on ths new
$265,000 Jackson county courthouse
For the past two years Oregon has
have been fixed by the county court
Show Matincec this yvar are
and advisory committee. They are; had the lowest birth rate of all states
scheduled for Sunday. October 25.
Common labor, 40 cents an hour; In the union. While It does not Indi- .
and Saturday, October 31, accord
skilled
labor, <2% cents an hour; brick cate race suloide, statistics of the de
lag to A. P. Fleming, Horse Show
masons, >1 an hour. Contracts for partment of public health reveal that
Manager The performances to be
given on the remaining Afternoon»
construction will specify that Jackson there hre fewer babies born per popu
will present the famous James Me
county labor must be employed with lation on the Pacific coast, and es
Cleave high . jumping horses aun
preference given nfen with families, pecially in the cities of the Pacific
comedy jumping ponies.
coast Government figures Just re
and taxpayers.
Competing for a share in tbe
By a vote of 1282 to 414 Tbe Dalles leased show that the birth rate for
>35,COO Horse Show awards will be
last
week authorized the issuance of Oregon for 1930 was ILL this being
entries from the stables of Mrs A.
a $650,000 bond issue for the construc the lowest for any state in the coun
C. Thompson, Chicago — saddle
horses and hunters; W. D. Alex
tion of a toll bridge across the Colum try. In 1929 Oregon was also at the
under, Bloomington. Hi., — saddle
bia river there. The bridge will con bottom of the list
horses; Reginald Dug law — har
Considering tire business depression,
nect The Dalies-Calltornia highway
ocas horses and hunters; R. L
with the new Satus Pass road tq Yak Bandon has had more than normal ac
Davis, B(everly Hills; and from the
tivity in cedar this year, one operator
ima, and will be the connecting link
stables of Dridgford Bros.. D.
estimating
that altogether some 5,000,-
in
a
new
trans-continental
highway
Welty and John Hubly — all of
000 feet went through Bandon.
extending from the Canadian to tbe
whom have shown many times in
Portland.
Mexican borders.
Game deputies said hundreds of
A prime collection of America's
Min Marton Thompson, dauqhter
thousands of small trout, as well as
Four flour mills of Union county
finest and best is^proinised in al.’
of Mrs. A. C. Thompson, Chicago,
some larger ones, are dying in pools
have a steady run before them. In
divisions of the Livestock Show, tn
famoua asstern exhibitor, posed
addition to the normal demand for along the Sixes river in Curry county,
eluding Beef and Dairy Cattle,
with AdMph 8preckel’s Jumper
where the water holes are drying up.
flour, which generally Is insufficient
heavy Draft Horses, Sheep, Hog>-
“Wait and See”, entered in 1931
to
keep
mills
running
at
capacity,
The mill of the S. L.& S. Lumber
Goats. Poultry and Rabbits Pre
Padtfla International Horse Show.
there was an allotment of Chinese
company at Donna, on the Mohawk
miums totaling >100,000 are offered
Several interesting Innovations
flour production. As a result, lume^
Other features Include Dairy and
river 12 miles northeast of Eugene,
are announce«: in connection with
Land Products Shows; Wool anc.
ous families that were uncertain of
250,000 feet of lumber and a small
the Horse Show of the 21st Annua!
Mohair Show; Industrial Expos;
pay checks, now can face the winter residence were destroyed by fire last
Pacific International Livestock Ex
tion; Boys' and Girls' Club Work
knowing the Saturday night gjiost will
position to be held at Portlan.l.
Exhibits; fascinating Wild Life Ex
walk with regularity.
Oregon, October 24-31.
' hibit by Oregon Fish and Gam
A lefthanded sickle for reaping
r Chief among the entertainment
Commission; interesting and edi.
grain, belonging to a great-grandfather
natures at the 1931 Pacific Intef-
carnal “Truth-ln-Meats” Exhibit
ational will be a series of Mat-
of G. W. Star, who lives on a ranch
Leading transportation line:
ees providing Hqrse Show per
throughout this territory have ar
about four miles below Coquille, is
»nuances every afternoon of the
nouncod reduced round trip far«'
estimated at being 150 years old. The
^position.
Tbe regular Horse
to the Exposition October 24-31.
grandfather, Zachariah Albaugh, was
an associate of Lewis Wetzel and Dan
The Homeseekers* agency at Silver- iel Boone in Kentucky in the pioneer
FOR RENT Three room upstairs a-
j ten has decided to hold a "large pump- days. The sickle is a beautiful hand partment or si< gle rooms Mr».
C.
; kin and squash” contest in connection made tool, with a blade 22 inches long Akers
j with tho forthcoming corn and poul and about one half inch wide.
Oregon eggs suffer by comparison
EJR SALE Cooking ap-
try show, which the Silverton chamber
Thursday night the Juniors and of commerce ia sponsoring there No with those of other states, Max GehE pie» 2-*
Extra Fancy 60c Box.
Seniors gave a student body dance
har, state director of agriculture, de One gal. of < ’ider Free with each 5 Box
vember 20 and 21. -
in the high school gym. which proved
Tho new Hellgate bridge over the clared. “This state produces only 23 es. Bring your boxes and jugs. Ap
to be quite a success. Mr. Nahouse,
Willamctto river tn the Willamette per cent marketable eggs, Utah for in ples exchanged for wheat, kdgar N.
Paul May, Clarence Huis and Chas.
Oct. 23 4t
highway, near Westfir, is now being stance, with natural conditions not so Smith. Dufur.
Ruggles were the orchestra, and
used for traffic, but it will not be com favorable, has 50 per cent marketable
cards were the entertainment for
FOR SALE Nice JERSEY COW,
pleted for som? time yet. Plans are eggs,” he commented. “Oregon’s poor
those who didn’t damce.
Refresh
showing
lies
in
Improper
handling.
J
fresh
short time, cash or * ill exchange
j being made for Its dedication, but no
ments of Pumpkin pie and coffee
1 fur grain. Edgar N. Smith. Oct. 23 2t
which
makes
it
necessary
to
sell
77
. dato has been set.
were served..
per cent of the output outside the
( II INCE OF LIFETIME. Reliable
Steam shovel crews, whila working
Ths Girls Frolic at Wasco which a on the road over Cummings ridge, state.”
1
m.m
Wanted to call on farmers in Kher-
Net receipts of 13,131,543.65, repre
number of the Moro girls attended, south of Yacbajls, uncovered a cave 75
'
man
county. Wonderful opportunity.
was a success. Their gym. was dec feet underground and of unascertained senting moneys received from motor , Make $X to $20 daily. No experience or
vehicle
licenses
and
motor
vehicle
op
orated very attractively in colored depth. Walls could be seen about 500
I capital needed. Write today FRUST
crepe paper and Chinese lanterns. For feet from the-opening. Preparations erator registrations during th «(period A THOM AH, I »ept E 426 Third St Oak-
July 1 to September 30 of this year,
entertainment the different classes are being madw to explore It.
were apportioned by Hal E. Hoss, sec 1 |and, Cailf.
put on stunts, and the Moro girls also
A dahlia more than ten feet In retary of state, among the various
had a stunt. The stunt put on by height and growing in tree form is at
counties and state highway depart
the sophomore class of ‘Wasco Was tracting much attention in the garden
ment. Total cash turned over to the
awarded first place.
of Mrg. Margaret Wagner of McMinn treasurer during the three month^’
Myrtle Garland of Wasco and Eva ville. The flower Is about six inches
period was >3,450,215.27. Refunds ag
Miller of Moro won the prizes for ¡ in diameter, and is yellow with a
gregated $5742.97, leaving gross re
costumes. Cider and doughnuts were slight pinkish tinge. It Is almost six
ceipts of >3,444,472.30.
General Shoe Repair-
served.
feet through tho foliage.
For the second time in two years
— ing at —
’ The Moro volley ball girls play' Reports on the weed known as
LaGrande and Union county will place
Grass Valley volley ball girls at Grass “strawberry blite,” which is being put
its antiques and historical keepsakes
IT PAYS TO HAVE THEM RB-
Valley Friday night, t
। up extensively in Gooso Lake valley.
on show. The LaGrande Neighborhood
The .nd ot the first six week, of' ha'e •» ,ar ‘,ro’e<1 verj'
RE AIREI». TRY US *
club originated the idea successfully
We
Pay Postage One Way
last
year
and
Is
conducting
a
similar
Mhool proved quite eucceseful for “* 'logmen. Fourteen pound, wee
the gain made in 20 days by a Short display for October 31 this year. Heir
JOSEPH A. MEE
some and not so successful for others.
horn heifer and a Eteer that have been
looms, historical things, odds and ends
The Wasco Shoe Man
Many report cards show a large field
on a straight feed of the weed.
found in Union county In early days
WAS('O
ORE.
for improvement.
and hundreds of articles now relent-
The Oregon Caves enjoyed its best
season in 1931. More than 28,000 per
sons made the trip through the cav
erns this season, which is 2000 more
than in any previous year, according
to George C. Sabin, manager of the
SATURDAY and MONDAY SPECIALS
resort. This total does not include
many visitors to the lodge who did
United Brand Tea, S'-lb green35c; 1 lb green 68
Principal Events of the Week not make the trip through the cav
erns.
black 38c; “ black
.75
Assembled for Information
Work has been started ou the con
One pink tumbler free with each 1-2 lb
struction of the new exhibit hall for
of Our Readers.
Two pink tumblers free with each pound
the annual northwest turkey show
U.B Flour (Homespun) 49 lb sack $1.19; bbl x 4 59
which will be held at Oakland Decem-
Milk your choice of brands. 4 cans ...
28
A. A. Shramm. state superintendent ber 17 to 19, ti 10 rapjd growth of the
Sweet
Peas,
No. 5 Reive, 2s, 2 cans.................. ..
24
of banks, announced the First In-1 BhOw to the position of second largest
Palm Olive Soap, 3 bars ........................
22
land National Bank of Pendleton has ¡n
country has made it necessary
Our Mother’s Pure Cocoa, 2-lb can .........
23
effected a merger with Inland Empire
gecure more commodious and suit-
Beans
Mexican Reds, 10 lbs ...........
37
bank and the First National bank, both able quarters than have been used pro
of Pendleton.
! viously.
Three plants in Elgin are novz pack-' Stayton can well be listed as one
See our Hand Bills for complete list of Saturday and
Ing the finest crop of apples the val- ( of the leading centers of the woolen
Monday Specials
ley has seen for years. Warm daya Industry In the Willamette valley. For
WALTER A. MAY & SON
and cold nights hav< brought the De- a number of years it has been prom-
11 clous crop to perfection. A few cars inent as a manufacturing town. The
have been shipped.
j woolen mills, which have been closed
Approximately 3000 checks, aggre down for the past three years, were
gating >45,000 of federal funds, will be recently sold, and are soon to begin
distributed among Oregon national * operation under the name Stayton
guardsmen during the next ten days. Woolen mills.
It was announced at the offices of
The mystery of the spotted leaf, dis
Major-General White.
ease which lias been damaging or
Though It is October Instead of chards of the Talent and Sams valley
March, thoi*ands of)baby chicks are districts near Medford for several
still being shipped to growers from years, has been solved by Professor
Corvallis because of an unusual condi F. C. Roimer of tike southern Oregon
tion in the poultry market, reports experiment station. It is caused by
Russell’s Poultry yard.
using water for spraying that contains
? Mr. and Mrs. T. 8. Townsend of alkali. The alkali causes the arsenic
Sheridan celebrated the 58th anniver to separate from the lead In the sppay
sary of their marriage at their home and scald or burn tho leaves. The
last week. Mr. and Mrs. Townsend disease has caused undernourishment
were married In Mooresville, Ind., and of the fruit and resultant small sizes
tn that sodios.
moved to Portland in 1884.
Burns resulting from the explosion
The catch of chinook salmon in tbe
of a pan of gasoline at her home near Columbia river this season was more
Monroe caused the death in a hospi than 25 per cent in excess of the catch
tal at Corvallis of Mrs. Joseph Kientz, for the previous summer season. Dur
53. She was heating the gasoline in ing tho 1931 season almost 11,000,000
pounds were taken and delivered to
preparation for cleaning clothing.
Minimum city water rates for the Oregon dealers, as compared with 8,-
first >00 cubic feet of water used per 753,000 j^tSunds the previous year.
month have been raised at Grants Pass
Tho federal farm board will again
from 40 cents to 60 cents per hundred. assist in financing the turkey ship
The summer sprinkling rate period has ments of the western states, according
been reduced from six to five months. to an announcement of J. C. Leody,
Sixty thousand dollars worth of on representative of the Oregon Turkey
ions from one 120-acre tract on the Growers. The Northwestern associa
IT MEANS so much to hear n friend’s voycc—to
new Bully creek bench lands of the tion is making application this year
have a chat with members of the family who are
Vale project are being shipped from for >250,000 to handle its greatly In
traveling or away at school—to send personal greet
the Veto station Of the Oregon Short creased business.
ings when there are birthdays or anniversaries or
J. P. Lane, on an irrigated piece of
Line to markets In all parts of the
special events of any kind.
ground of about 20 square rods, has
country.
Who would thrill to the sound of your voice—
Pooling tbelr flocks to make a total produced 9604 pounds of Connecticut
today?
field
stock
pumpkins
this
year,
16
of
for
the
mar-
ef close to 5000 turkeys
kets of the current season, 20 turkey which, weighing 947 pounds, he has
growers of the Nyssa country organ saved for seed. Forty-eight of them
T he P acific T elephone A nd T elegraph C ompany
ised a co-operative unit recently to be weighed a ton. He has an overhead
known as the Nyssa Turkey Growers’ system of Irrigation, and prepared hid
soil bjr plowing under a 2H4y^ stand
^SSOCistioa.
Moro School Notes
LOOK!
REDUCED RATES
OREGON STATE NEWS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Whose birt hday
or anniversary
would be happier
for the sound of your voice?