1931 Moro, Forty Fourth Year FARMER" BROWN TO TALK MONDAY Representatives of the North Pacific Grain Growers in Party ORRIS DORMAN ON PROGRAM “Farmer” Brown, who with Orris Dorman, publicity manager for thane- operative grain growers, is making a tour of the northwest speaking to local grain organizations «nd th« general public will b« in Moro n«xt Monday, December?. He will meet with the board of directors of the Moro Grain Growers in the morning of thst day and at two o’clock in the afternoon will speak before the public. Mr. Dorman, who has farmed it him- Mlf m Oregon and Washing ton'for tbe last forty years, will also speak at the public meeting and if his former utter­ ances sre to be tsken as a criterian, will give his hearers some very good reasons about why wheat growers should combine into cooperative orga­ nizations. Mr. Dorman is an enthusi­ ast about cooperation and he knows why. These meetings are arranged by the North Pacific Grain Growers in order to bring informs ion sbout the set' up of the marketing plan to farmers. Th« apeakera are expected to be informed on m H questions concerning the farm board and the Farmers’ National Grain corporation and will explain the purpos­ es and the actions of these bodies to their libtcners. Ihese meetings were originally sched- ed for December 6. but it was noted that ih s was Sunday and the date has been changed to the following Monday which s the 7th, ‘ Notice of Meeting and Report of Budget Committee for the City of Moro, Oregon, for the year 1932 Court Sign* Contract For Road Work Fund* BUDGET COMMITTEE REPORT The eoanty court met in official session late Wodnaaday morning »»d found tho usual stock of biJis await- j ing their action. After disposing of these th« court aign«d th« contract with th« stat« which makes it possible for this county to borrow funds from th« atete to construct th« Shyrer« road. Thia is don« with the understanding that this money «hall be returned from th« county's share of th« 1331 market Mad fund. Thia allow« the M i nty to do 1932 work in th« winter of 1931-33 and effre^U HA for thoae who Mod it Notice of the estimated expenses and receipts and th« proposed tax levy for the City of Moro, Sherman County, Oregon for the year 1932 Notice is hereby given that in pursuance to a legislative Bet approved by the Governor February 19, 1921, that on Monday, December 21, 1981, the Budget Committee of th« City of Moro, Sherman County, Oregon, will be in ses­ sion at the city hall at the hour of 7:80 o’clock P. M. and that any tax payer of the City of Moro will be heard in favor of or against the proposed tex levy as hereinafter itemized. 3BNUAL FUND: Treasurer’s Salary . Recorder's Salary.. Emergency............ WAT EK FOND: . Water Supt Salary Power............................ . Auditorium Tax......... Street Work........... ;. Total.......’ Retirement of Bonds Interest on Bonds..... Grand Total Girl Footracer of Yeater- year Called Champion Smallpox Epidemic Is Ou Decline Here Miss Schade and Darold Belshe Married Thursday th» M» disease there are bow only four. Practically all of those who were in the first batch of sufferers are now •bout the streets getting acquainted with friends after a weeks stay in­ doors and it is expected that th« ep­ idemic will be entirely eradicated within the next week or ten days. A Thanksgiving bride was Miss Eloise Schale. daughterjof Mr. and Mrs H C. brhade who was married Thursday to Mr. Darold Brkhe, son of Mr. and Mrs, O L. Belshe of Moro,. The ceremony Was read at 2 o’clock by Chaplain John W Beard at the «chad* home, 378 E 57th street in the presence of only mem­ bers of the family. . Miss Lynn Belshe, the bridegroom’s Dr. J. A. Butler sieter, was the maid of honor and Mr. Coming to Moro Kenneth McKean was best man. The bride was attractive in a suit of brown silk with brown accessories, and Dr. J. A. Buter, of Wasco, will caraied cluster o’ Talisman roses, Her attendant wore a frock of green with make regular trips to Moro to doctor black accessories, and also carried Tai- the teeth of people in the Moro vic- Unity. He will have an office in the isman roses. Mr and Mrs. Belshe have motored hotej building and expects to spend north on their wedding trid and on their abouf half of his time in there, return will go to Mor« .to make their change has been made on ac- home- Hoth y ung people are grsdua- count of ^e fate that Dr. J. R. Mor- tes of the University of Oregon, where gan, who has been Moro’s dentist for she whs a member of the Alpha Chi over twenty yean, had to move to Omega sorority and he was a member Portland on Account of Mrs. Mor­ of the Sigma Alpha Hpsilon fraternity. gan’s health. From tbe Oregon Journal News of ’92, ’02 and 12 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES N«w Equipment......... teto« tew of th« wrb «te th«y inspected the pregr«M that baa b««n MI8CKLANRBC8: made sine« their late virit. Street Lighting Listen, you folks who uted to at­ tend the county field meets yens ago when that athletic event was ini its heydey. In the Tokio (yes, Jepen) Times of November 8th, there was a car­ toon much simliar to that of Ripley of “Believe It or Not” fame drawn by Robert Edgreen., under the title “Miracles of Sport.” * One of the pictures represented Mary Vintin running 75 yards in 7 seconds at a field meet in Grass Valley, Oregon. It stated further that the record for m*n was 7.4 sec­ onds. - , The paper was brought by a daughter of R. H. Gutherie who is making a tour of the world and sent to George Vintin here. ' — " Water Fund.. ........................ County Road Fund .. ................ • ■ * • • ’ Total ... ........ Total amount to be raised by taxation 120 00 180 00 250 00 1600 300 160 1090 520 00 00 00 00 00 816 400 120 5355 8000 8860 $ 12206 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 4000 12<> 4120 8085 00 00 00 00 ORIGINAL ESTIMATE AND ACCOUNTING SHEET Of The City of Moro For the Year* 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931 and 1932. Thi. oririnal estimate is made in eomplianee with «eton 2S1-A of the law. of 1921 and ’how’m parallel col- ____ the unit costs of the several services^ materials and supplies for the three fiscal years next proceeding the iurrentyear/the expenditures and the budget allowance for Ue first six months of the current year and the budget ______________ Estimated Expenditures expenditures for first six for the year months of 1931 1932 Budget allow ance for first six months of 1981 ______ Principal Events of the Week Assembled for Information of Our Readers. THE MARKETS Portland Dated at Moro, Oregon, this 17th 14.50; valley timothy, 115^15.50 eastern Oregon timothy, oat, clover, $18 @18.50 oats and vetch, $12@12.50. Butterfat—29@31c. • Egga—Ranch, 18@31e. (Jattlo—Steers, good, $6.00(36.75. Hogs—Good to choice, $4.5O0>5.1O. Lambs—Gcod to choice, $5.50@6.50. Seattle V/b.eat—Sort white, western white, 61c; hard winter, western red, 63c; nw. item spring, 63c; blueatbm, 74c. Butterfat—83^"~"—— « Eggs—Ranch ,20@35c. Cattle—Choice steers, $GG.Gpe1 Hogs—Good to choicer $5.15^5.25. Lambs—Choice, $5@5.60. Spokane Cattle—Steers, good, >5.2306. Ilogs—Good to choice, $4.S505. - Lambs—Medium to good, $<@5 .... Great Northern-Western Pacific^ line to California and the general Improve­ ment in business, shipments of lum­ ber out of Bend the past week or two have been the largest in many months. Aibany'y**trastTres9 streets took on a festival spirit last week. The Ad club is sponsoring the decorations, which are to bo large evergreen wreaths suspended over the middle of the streets In the business district In tho wreaths will be red candles. Max Cehlhar, director of the state department of agriculture, is studying a pica o' fruit and vegetable produc­ ers. ot The Dalles district for * state inspection service modeled after the state police system. The system would bo operated by the department of agriculture. • > - -• y _ -, 1 Mammoth potatoes of the Burbank variety, some weighing from three to four pounds each, were raised thia year by William Hildebrandt of the Gopher valley country, near Sheridan. No- further attempts will be made by the state highway department to 1620 00 1620 00 $ 2015 00 $ 900 00 $ 910 00 1800 00 Salaries.............................. 3148 24 keep the McKenzie Pass highway open 3072 57 2039 82 1000 0U.* 2328 97 Water Fund. ............... 1970 00 120 00 to traffic thia winter. There is now 120 00 Library Fund....... ......... 390 58 seven or eight feet of snow on the 791 89 183 74 60 00 34 60 250.00 Emergency Fund (now Gen) 4000^.00 summit. 2577 20 5500 00 1260 0Ó 3000 00 Retirement of Bonds........... 4872 09 3136 67 6924 57 1546 Oo 2159 00 3850 00 Interest on Bonds......... 1207 41 Voters ot tho district between Pros­ 1192 68 1284 52 400 00 443'68 815 00 Street Lights......... . 146 70 pect and Trail in Jackson county have 120 00 Streets ........................ ...... » 3009 664 15 1407 59 931 81 voted down, by a vote of 184 to 92, a 400 00 Auditorium Fund .............. • ^7 85 special levy ot 3 mills for the con­ City Hotel Account............. 117867 94 struction of the Tiller-Trail cut oft to $13321 36 $20063 09 $5846 00 $6808 06 Totsl......... ..... $12205 00 Crater Lake. I, Elva A. Bryant do hereby certify that the above estimated expenditures for the year J1*3* High-class apples have never before and that the expenditures and budget allowance for the first six months of curren y , charge for the fiscal years proceeding the current year as shown above, have been comp’1“'1 "^rds in mv charge, been sold for such low prices as are now quoted at Athena, Varieties that and to the best of my knowledge and belief are true and correct copies thereof. ELVA 4. BRYANT, tn the past have been sold for from Bonded indebtedness of Moro, Oregon, this date: $63,700.00 - City Rècorder $2 to 13.50 per box are new being of- 6,213, 20 Warrant indebtedness of Moro, Oregon this date My commission expires fered for 75 cents. Subscribed before me, a Notary Public, this 23rd day of November, 1931 G. L, French A total of 17,026 persons visited the May 28, 1932. - : _ - > - recreational places of the Umpqua na­ tional forest the past season, accord­ ing to forest officials. Out of tho 13,* Hunters Arrested With League Wants Lower the proposed budget although to 336 campers reglsterqd 12,000 camped comment heard great extent Too Many Geese at or near Diamond Lake. Sinking Fund Sum about . that document is favorable The annual Clackamas County Po­ and it is very likely that it will be tato Growers’ assoclojlojL$how will be passed without much change. held In Oregon City December 7 andT Last Tuesday T. A. Striker, Tru man Cross, and C. H. Cottemi plead An added feature this year will be the Judging from the spirit of the - ed guilty to justice of the peacP, Hank of Oregon City's 4 H corn show Sherman Copnty Tax Reduction Joe Mee for violating the game laws to be held at the same time. League meeting here last Tuesday - Gid Eowen won first prise for tho and kiling too many geese. The largest squash offered by the House­ three men had killed 19 geese. They 1___ .MMAA U o II a B were each sentenced to a fine of keepers’ Agency of Silverton in con- sinking fund reduced at the last nection with tho poultry, corn, nut $27.60 including court costs. meeting of the budget committee. | C. T. Smith and D. H. Smith and potato show recently.*. Bpwen a Owing to the inclemency of the MAX. MIN PRECIP pleaded guilty to hunting on the John exhibit weighed 94Hi pounds. weather there weer few of the dir- Day game reserve last Tuesday. The Pouring concrete on the now Thief ectorate out to the meeting, but. Nov. 26 justice of peace, Joe Mee, sentenced Valley dam, In Baker county, is pro­ those present were in favor of ra- ” ‘ each to ft fine of $27.50 including ceeding rapidly. Crews are working during the amount levied for the three shifts and It Is expected that court charges. sinking fund from $18,000., it is at the work will be completed this month. present to a sum approximately one Moro than 70 men are employed. I)ec, half of that sum. A Union Pacific train struck five A representative body of taxpay­ Totsl for week ...... .0.53 deer near Meacham, killing them. ers are expected to attend the bud­ world were made in the < harh s Wil­ On Nov. 26 there fell IX I d snow. The train crew brought the meat to get hearing to express themselves on liams shop on Court street. Boston. On Dec. 2 La Grando and gave It to the gamo warden. Tho needy will be given the venison through the Salvation Army. Retold For Old-Timers From the Observer December 6, drive over into Alberta for a good look at that country. 1912. J. M. Parry has sold his farm near Born to Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Miller Moro. S. S. Hays was th« purchaser on November 28, a son. Also to Mr. for $3000. Mr. Parry purchased a and Mrs. R. W. Belshe a daughter. one half section 12 miles east of | Dr W. C. Nason attended in both Moro form Lloyd Smith. cases, From the Observer November 30, Schillinger. died at Kent on 1892. November 27 th from paralysis. John Dillinger exhibited to our as­ Miss Lilah Nish, daughter of Mr. tonished gkw Tuesday a large rut- and Mrs. A. Nish was married to S. p/baga that weightd 18 pounds. He A Hall nt LlleWild« the home of the raised it on his place seven miles bribe's I meats. southeast of Mopkland. Ol rver announces that the William Ragsdale left for his home 0 scare is over according to r* . of fr, Taylor, of Grass in Monmouth, Polk county. Tuesday after having worked through thresh­ ; lehr ar.d Morse, of Wasco, ing season in this county. if Horo..... .. McIntosh, stock inspector, ro- Observer December 5, ports Sherman county’s sheep to tot- 44,«475 in number. Owners of large liquor liscenses had bands were Kerr and Buekly, Harvey Michael from five men wish- Smitht Schadwits Bros. ■ o is and the names r , . H. Gutherie and J. Sherar. . timers were •. From Gra— Valley : The post office located in its new location and kibbey, of'Wasco, weight running smoothly under th« manage­ Mi s .Emily Bell, of Kent, ment of our n«w postmteter, L H. 140, ai 0, were married Sunday Marquis and his assistant L. W. weight tl : laxyest woman ever Huntington. 1 C. A. Buckley and his family have funilly intend moved into their new résidence at t bummer and I the north end of town« m high school Juanita Huston, frethman at The Dalles, lost the sight of one eye when a car driven by El­ liott Ellett, 20, sideswiped a truck on a sharp curve near The Da les. A splinter of windshield glass' pierced the eyeball. Secondary roads In Oregon as re- cently designated by the state high­ way commission and the various coun­ ties. aggregate 1930 miles. This in­ formation wus released at the oftieds of the Oregon state highway commis­ sion at Salem. A. - County Judge Baird of Baker in an address before tEt~Baker County Tax Equalization league attacked the state laws that.compel th« county to pay the cost of feeding and prosecuting criminals and In many instances pro­ vide that the fines shall go to the state instead of the county. All wojrk that the Arnold, Central -Oregon and Lone Pine irrigation dis­ tricts had obligated themselves to do for the forest service at Crane prairie has been completed and the districts have been released from their bonded obligations. The work consisted of constructing a 10 mile fire road. Oregon furnished approximately 615,000 turkeys for the Thanksgiving market, and headed tho west coast states in “bird” production, according to figures compiled by Union Pacific system statisticians in checking up on shipments over its lines. Idaho was second with 418,000 turkeys. " WEATHER REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING DEC. 2 The New Congress Goes to Work HEW MN ISN'T it UNCLE ? Night classes for adults started in tho Eugene public schools the first yreek in December. Eighty of the 140 teachers in tho local school system havo volunteered their services to teach Jwo nights a week for 12 weeks. Stimulated by the opening of the “ appointed senator Mrs. T. II. Caraway of Arkansas, widow of the late Senator Caraway, who has been appointed senator to servo until his successor Is elected. Whitman’* Literary Standinf Carl Sandburg says: “In certain particulars Walt Whitman’s ‘Leaves of Grass’ stands by itself and is the most peculiar and noteworthy monu­ ment amid the work of American lit- Walt Whitman era tu re. the only established epic poet of Amer­ ica. He Is the single American figure that both American and European art­ ists and critics most often put in ft class or throw into a category with Shakespeare, Dante and Homer. opposed to this view, , it should be stated that this same volume has its critics who claim that It Is the most deeply damned book that ever came from an American printing press.— Washington Star. , . Winter Weather Not To Be Praised Something really ought to be done about the prevalence of accosting ac­ quaintances with the common remark “fine day.’’ Fdr a great part of the year, it is true,* such charactrization of the véeather is fitting in this county but with the break over of fall into win­ ter and the oncoming of snow and cold weather one is stretching im- agiation and evert truth too far when he designates this sort of weather ns To meet a friend on a chilly morn­ ing when he is wearing all the clothes he possesses, has his hands crammed deep into the pockets of the outer coat, when the frost has settled on his whiskers until he resembles a breath looks like the exhaust of a steam engine and accost him with the remark that it is a fine day, is almost going too far with facetiousness. True, we have not as yet experien­ ced such sudden coolness on the part of the weather man that we should feel unduly abused. The thermometer has not yet dropped below the zero mark. Continued temperatures be­ low freezing for the past week have driven the frost dBwn in the ground five or six inches, however, and th« three or four inches of snow while sufficient protection for the wheat will not get into the ground through the frost and be available as moisture for next year’s crop. It was fervently hoped that this fall there woud be a good depth of snow on the ground before it became solid with frost and that the winter moisture would go into the ground, but so far these hopes have not been realized and we have the usual com­ bination of frost and snow wherea« it should be snow and frost—if frost it must.