Qloxmtg- Sonnial
SHERMAN CoUNTY QBSERVER, Established Nov. 2, 1888
GRABS VALLEY JOURNAL, £«ubii«hed Oct. 14, 1897
• CONSOLIDATED, MARCH 6, 1981
Ij Grass Valley
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Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lillard of
Portland, and Mr. and Mrs. Lew
GILES L. FRENCH
Managing Editor Fischer of Prineville, were
Christmas visitors at the S. L
Entered as second-cl tuw> matter at the ’os tota ce, at Moro, Oregon, under Act of Boyce home. They are daught-
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I er« and «ons-in-law of Mr. and
Mrs. Boyce.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1931
Mrs. Hubert Hutchcroft is tak-1
ing the inventory in Zeigler's
store this week.
GOODBYE ’31
Oscar Ruggles fell and cut a
No one will express much sadness at the passing of 1931. As gash in his head one day list
years go it was one of the worst. It brought disapointment, week.
Several stitches were
to Sherman county farmers for the third successive time with the needed to put him in good re
poorest crop since modern farming methods beerme common. pair again.
Harry Hoizafel and family
During the year the first bank failure of the century in this county
spent
Christmas in Grass Valley
occured, and for the first time in the history of the county orga
with the Shepards.
nized relief is needed to provide for the less fortunate These
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Miss Rachael Kay ne of Salem,
things are strange to Sherman county and it is devoutly, to be 'visited with her sister, Mrs. C.
hoped that the conditions that made them necessary will pass in L. Foley, o.er Christmas holi
the new year and let ua regain some of the economic stability that day.
we so long enjoyed.
R. J. Baker and wife were in
But these things.are of the flesh, physical, economic ' things. The Dalles Tuesday to see their
Nineteen-thirty-one has brought to this district a series of traged son, Dale, who has been taking
advantage of the holiday season
ies often resulting in sudden death and attendant sorrow for many
to have a minor operation per
in the county. And these things, being of the spirit, can never be formed on his nose.
aduded to with the jocise laughter that will some-r<lay greet re Bob and Mrs. Johnson are en
ference to the economic hard times.
tertaining Mr. Johnson’s father
It is with a definite sense of relief that most of us tore off the and mother Christmas week.
last page of the calendar this morning and began on a new year, They are from Bend.
Miss Marguerite Morrison and
one that we hope will bring better times and less cause for grief.
There’s No Limit as to Huge Cuffs
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
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Published Every Friday at Moro, Oregon, By
T—O
92 AND ’31
Harold Christensen spent Christ
mas with George Wilcox family.
Willis Britton and wife, nee
Eula Stark, were here over the
Christmas holiday visiting rela
tive?. Wallace Stark who has
been at I’ygh Valley with them
was here also.
Mrs. Alfred Kock wasadmitted ,
to the hospital in The Dalles last ’
week.
Sheriff Huifh Chrisman and J
Sargeant Frank GrimmL of the
state police force, were, here
Tuesday mornin« on official busi
ness.
A little excitement was start
ed Tuesday morning when the
A rereading of the economic history of the early nineties will
enable one to prophesy with more historical accuracy about the
present hard times and the course that .may be pursued before
that emphereal normalcy that elected Harding again comes to
soothe our troubled spirits.
Times were hard in ’92 and ’93 because money was hard to
get or keep. There was not gold enough to go around and the per
capita circulation of money had decreased.- Those who were in
debt found it impossible to pay, which has a familiar and modern
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* to i keep
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am
its -
gold
in «k«
the vnnk
vaults o
sound. The government . was * trying
in order to repay, if necessary, the paper currency and silver in
circulation; just as they are doing now. People were hoarding
money, especially gold, much as they are doing at the present 5re be|| rang, calling people
I hastily out of their houses look
time.
Several of the foreign countries abandoned the gold standard inn for the blaze. It proved to
and things began to happen in America. At that time we did not be a falae a,arm started because
*n ‘ bome Kev. s.
have more than a quarter of the world’s gold and people became 1 L 8rnoke
Royce.
panic stricken and rushed to get their money and take it home
Mr?. J. W. Shepard has a very
where
they
could see it every
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sore hand sincere caught it in
And, while the politicians and those who had recently become
wringer one day this week.
politically minded in an effort to make political changes effect
Elmer Hall and family of The
economic conditions nominated Bryan and crusaded for free silver, Dalles, spent Christmas day with
scientists discovered a way to salvage more gold from abandoned Dell O ds Mrs Olds and Mrs.
mine dumps and the supply of that metal increased. Then, as the Hall are sisters
added money filtered into the marts of trade, prices rose, debts be
came less onerous and people were conservatives once more.
What is going to happen in these hard times to make the lot of
the debtor easier? Something must happen, that is sure, for those
who borrowed heavily when a dollar was a check girls tip will not
be able to pay when’a dollar is a day’s work. Some new inven Principal Events of the Week
Assembled for Information
tion, some thing different to attract the attention and efforts of
men, perhaps a change in money'valuesor it might happen, though
of Our Readers.
doubtful, that a new political alignment would help.
OREGON STATE NEWS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
A rather peculiar situation in the
turkey market this year as disclosed
o
at the Roseburg headquarters of the
PRIVATE vs PUBLIC DEBT.
Oregon Turkey Growers is the demand
for small-sized fowls. This condition
The statement made by the international bankers before the Is attributed to financial conditions,
senate investigating committee certainly sheds light on internation-; there being no large family gatherings
as in past years.
al finance as it has been practiced since the war.
A new type of pernicious weed has
Germany, condemned to pay annual reparations of $650,000,- made its appearance in the Gateway
090 still had good credit. When this was lowered to $400, (XX),000 section. The weed Is called the punc
ture vine, because of Its long tborn-
her credit was better. The big bankers sold millions and billions llke spikes, which when ripened will
of dollars worth of German bonds to American investors who ' puncture any tire. Effort Is being
made to exterminate this pest by
bought because Morgan and Kuhn-Leob said they were good bonds. sprgylng the vine with oil.
Now they are worth a half of their original price.
A full carload of turkeys, compris
Soon these investors will be clamoring for the United States ing about 2000 birds, was shipped east
from Baker by the Idaho-Oregon Tur
to wave t e war debts so that their bonds will be worth more, so key Growers’ association. Ralph
tint Gerin ny can pay private loans instead of public debts Each Holmes of Nampa, grader, said the
3 1 I >v v - r 3 t > oc th? holders of German bonds will find in his birds were practically all No. 1. An
advance of 21 cents was made to grow
breast some place a kindly, altruistic f eling of brotherly love that ers, the dividend to be paid later.
bids him ask his government to fo’give the neighboring foe his Nineteen persona were killed and
489 others were Injured in a total of
reparation debt
2634 traffic «accidents in-Oregon dur
Ten years ago before Germany had ruined her credit by too ing November, according to a report
promiscuous borrowing, • moratorium might have helped her re- issued by Charles T. Fray, superin
tendent of state police. A total of 573
gain financial stability; might l ave given her. burdened peop'e accidents were caused by drivers fall
cou age o pay what they could some day. Now reparation re- ing to give right of way. Exceeding
vision merely shows the success of German bond holders over the thb speed limit resulted in 267 acci
dents, while 147 accidents were due
American taxpayer who will most certainly pay unless Germany to drivers having their cars on the
wrong side of the road.
pays*.
This movement for debt cancelation with its nobly expressed
sentiments reminds us the cynical saying of Masters, “A moral
truth is a hollow tooth, which must be propped with gold.”
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Eight inches of snow isn’t very much, but not for many years
has a sn .w storm been received with so much joy as was the pres
ent one.
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Why a daily newspaper should make a blizzard out of this
wjet and beneficent snow storm is one of the puzzles of the winter.
Blds for th4 construction of a new
bridge across the Necanlcum river at
Avenue O in Seaside have been called
for by the Clatsop county court, to. be
opened January 8. The eat minted cost
is >10,000 and the bridge tnust be open
for traffic by March 15, 1932.
With the lower freight rate on ex
port apples destined by rail to the At
lantic ports in effect, it waa decided
at a meeting of the Hood River Traf
fic association to recommend that all
future shipments of apple« destined
tor Europe be made by the railroad««
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FLASHES FROM PARIS
Feather TrimmeJ Frocks
Spring Into Popularity
Satin blouses in high color« are In
demand.
Fol-length velvet coat« are among
the newest.
.^lolet and purple shades are very
much In evidence.
Brown velvet for the afternoon
frock is outstanding.
Half-in half cloth and fur coat« feu
tare striking novelty and variety.
Striking color alliances In novel
woolens give zest to the fall mode.
Beaded medieval belt« called “stom
achers” declare a trend to period
fashions.
With the advent of the feather
trimmed hat, It is not «urprUing that
many designer« are now «bowing
frock« with feather trimming g dom
inant feature.
The hem seems to be assn ml ng ad
ditional Importance with the introduc
tion of fur-edged border« and now,
with feather edges, too. Of courne,
«uch a frock Is not meant for the
woman who has to watch her ward
robe expenditures ; it is rather for the
fortunate woman who can afford one
or two extra gowns.
A feather-trimmed frock quite plain
ly demands perfection in detail, acces
sories and grooming, or else the effect
would, most likely be more sad than
scintillating.
Shoe Style« for Sports,
Town Wear Unchanged
Shoe styles for 1932 have been an
nounced by the French trade, accord
ing to a report received In the Com
merco department from Assistant
Trade Commissioner Earle C. Taylor
at Paris.
Shoe styles for sports and town ।
wear will remain unchanged during ।
the winter. New models are all \ ery I
sober; pumps In kid, suede or reptile
are favored for the afternoon, In dark
shades of brown or black. Dress ox
fords In combinations of two leathers I
will also be very fashionable.
Evening shoes will be longer and
slimmer, this style being considered
more appropriate with the new fashion |
Jor. evening dresaes. They will be
made of silk materials, in most cases
matched with the dress worn.
Ccat Costume Affords
Wide Choice of Color
F ir'S S
A SLEEVE is knowu by its cult
the«« days. This gesture of fash
ion in the direction of enormous as
well as very fanciful cuffs is confined
neither to coat or frock, but every type
of garment be it wrap, gown or blouse,
if It has long sleeves, gives conspicu
ous expression to highly ornate arid
out of the usual cuff silhouettes.
Tske it In the matter of the smart
est daytime frocks made either of the
swanky sheer woolens or of vogulsh
silk crepes or of velvet, It Is their
whimsical elbow-length lace and lin
gerie cuffs which are their pride and
their glory. These may or may not be
an actual part of the dress, for while
many of their sleeves adopt to-the-el-
bow cuffs made of seif or contrast ma
terials, ft Is just as likely that the
cuffs are detachable, for the neckwear
departments are a revelation In the
way of "sets” which Include cuffs with
a daring flare which extends halfway
up the arm, together with novel and
elaborate neckpieces.
However, when It comes to calling
attention to out-of-the-ordlnary cuffs
It Is the now-so-modlsh fur-trimmed
cloth suit and the furred long coat, Hke-
wi*a the all-fur wrap which are car
rying away the honors. Judging from
the latest models there Is ho limit as
to how far a cuff shall be permitted toT
wander toward the top of the sleeves.
In some instances not even the elbow
is recognized as a stopping place. Fre
quently the effect is more that of a
half-sleeve either contrasting two
kinds of material or two kinds of* fur
or forming the upper portion of the
sleeve of cloth with fur meeting It nt
or above the elbow. Which goes to
show very erratic sleeves can be Uili
season.
Ln designing the swagger deep
cuffed sleeve the very fashionable flat
furs such ns astrakhan, Persian lamb,
galyak, seal and gray kidskin which
is the rage at the present moment, nor
should dyed lapin or ermine be omit
ted from the list, are manipulated like
fabric with all sorts of Intriguing
dressmaker touches. We must not
neglect to mention In this connection
the very smart spotted furs such as
leopard and ocelot, for they are Im-
mensely popular.
It is Interesting also to note how
deftly sable, mink and other similar
types are sewed row and row to form
bell or huge puff effects which reach
often to beyond the elbow.
The Jacket suit mid the long fur coal
In the picture tell the story of that
which is new in cuffs In a thoroughly
up-to-date manner. The suit is really
a three-piece In that the jacket tops
a dress rather than merely a skirt. It
is, of course, styled of one of the fas
cinating novelty woolens such as Is
causing the world of fashion to atop
and admire. The fur which trims it Is
seal. Furriers are very enthusiastic In
regard to"sealskin this season.
The black astrakhan coat shown to
the right Is a Lanvin model. It fea
tures straight conservative lines and
elbow cuff«. The tie of blHck velvet
Is an interesting Item In their most
recent collections Paris couturiers are
stressing not only velvet scarfs, but on
their frocks of every material they are
positioning at strategic points great
soft-tied velvet bows either in con
trasting or self color
What a wide choice of color effect
Is ours In planning a coat costume
this winter. To begin with, the coat
doe» not have to match its dresses,
So If you buy a black coat. you are
not eternally committed to black. In
fact, green, red and Nue dresses will
be far smarter.
Or a bright coat—green or red, Is
extremely chic worn with dark dresses
A green coat' with brown fur over
brown dresses is a good combination,
or red over black. -
If youf coat Is to be brown, you
have your choice of the rust and tile
xhadea, green, or various red, brown
and yellow shades, for your dresses.
FOR A PRIZE
$1000.00 in cash prijes and one thou«
sand other prizes are offered far
amples of skill with a jackknife. Entries
may be any kind of model, figure or
special carving, requiring skill and in
genuity, made entirely of wood, and
with no other tools than a jackknife.
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MS
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fifty of $5 00 each. In a<
jackkmv«« will be dutribuud to all winner» of
caah award* and to those receiving honorable
mention. In caae oi tie» duplicate prise« will ba
given.
All rule« and detail« ci thi« conte«t are tn tne
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An experiment in the promotion of the intelligent appreciation of
natural beauty will be conducted by the University of Oregon next summer,
with Crster Lske ss headquarters. The work will be finsneed by the Carne
gie Institution of Washington, D.
which hss alresdy made the University
its base for other extensive resesrehes.
Above is shown Crater Lake, world famous beauty spot of Oregon, and
the men who will have charge of the work. Left to right, Dr. Arnold Ben
nett Hall, president of the University; Ralph W. Leighton, research fellow;
Robert H. Seashore, professor of psychology; and Nowland B. Zane, pro
fesaor of painting.
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