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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1932)
KHplMBatl« Practice The Rebekah lodge held their Mra. Estrelle Hailey. - german ffiountg ^Journal Installation Wednesday night Mra. Butler waa called to Col SHERMAN COUNTY OBSERVER, Established Nov. 2, 1888 tyith Mrs. John McClure as in- fax last Friday on account of : GRASS VALLEY JOURNAL, Eatablished Oct. 14. 1897 the serious illness of her sUIling officer. CONSOLIDATED, MARCH 6. 1981 Alex and Mrs McLeod have Theo. Johnston and wife were mother. returned to their ranch east of guests at the John McClure ■Mildred Butler returned to Published Every Friday at Moro, Oregon, By Moro after remaining at the home Sunday and also attended Portland last Friday to complete Managing Editor GILES L. FRENCH Sommer home here for several the Court of Honor held by the her examinations at the S> days after the-accident in which boy scouts at the M. E church. Vincent hospital. Entered m eecond-clBMi matter at the 'oBtothce, at Moro, Oregon, under Act of Mrs. McLeod was injured. She Mr. Johnston is connected with Congrega of March 8, 1879. , Mrs. John Crawford of Grand j -------------------------------- - —,—:---- is now getting about on crutches. the boy scouts at Moro. Dalles is visiting with the F. R. SUBSCRIPTION RATES—PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. E. E. Gervais and Gus Smith Mrs. John McDermid enter- Fortner and L. J. Lucas families On« Yekr. ................ ...................... .'. f........ ?.......................... Il W made a business trip to Kent and takied 4 table» of bridge Tues- this week. Six Month«............................................... 1 00 Shaniko Tuesday. Aar night. Tbe> Nightingale Last Monday evening Martha cftib and guests. Mrs. McKean W. R. Adams, of Antelope, was McKean entertained 4 tables of ' FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1932 visiting about town with J. M. wbn club prize and guest prize bridge at her home in honor of ir* '---- Wilson of Kent the first of the w^Dt to Miss Retha McDonald. Miss Nellie Hadfield who is a The W. CT T. U. met with guest of Hollis Hull this week. week. THE GRAIN RATE CASE Mrs. Elizabeth Fuller Wednes Reta Burres ard Lloyd Henni Chester Carter, of Burns, a day afternoon. gan won high scores for the * -The railroads evidently convinced the supreme court that the- cousin of the Garrett boys, was here the first of the week on a vi The Dorcas Society of the evening, Miss Hadfield was pre : ir revenues had fallen greatly and that they had to have more from Christian church met with Mrs. sented with the guest of honor sit. their investment or their bonds would be poor security. They Mrs. S. L. Boyce drove her car Eliza Dingle Thursday afternoon prize. claim a property valuation of over twenty six billon dollars, on down the sidewalk near the and election of officers was held The Ever Faithful class of the whiclrthey have borrowed over eighteen billions, figures that even school house one day this week for the year. President. Mrs. Christian Sunday school held a and had to leave it until the next W. D. Watkins;' vice president, social meeting on last Friday make a heavily indebted farmer wonder how it was possible. Mrs. McKean; secretary, Mrs. $eing bonded for so large a percent of their real value it is nec- morning before it could be pull Robert Manning; treasurer, Mrs. afternoon at the home of Mrs. A. T. Striker. Election of officers - essary for them to make a very substantial return on their invest ed out Hattie Andrews. Mrs. Verna Bums returned for the year resulted in the fol ment in order to pay interest on their outstanding bonds which Mrs. Estrelle Hailey and Mrs. lowing selection: president, Mrs. from the hospital Sunday and are Owned by irisdrance companies, banks and other investing or will be on the job at the tele Everett Watkins entertained Elizabeth Dingle; and secretary- ganizations. They have been very fortunate that they sold their phone office after a week or so the Wasco study club at the treasurer, Mrs. Gertrude Mee. Sherman hotel Friday. Papers bonds to the right people—people who are capable of demanding of recuperation. Lee Dehler returned to Wasco on Browning by Mrs. L. P. Hav ' some protection for their investments. District Superintendent Mur on Saturday after having spent en, and Shaketpeere by Mra. In this grain rate case the railroads are opposed by the farm- ray and C. D. Ashbaugh, The the past week as the guest of Vic Smith Ft1* R*fen and were relatives at Mount Angel, Ore ers. Figures are not available to us on farm indebtedness in pro Dalles manager of the telephone greatly enjoyed by all. company were here one day last gon. portion to valuation, for farm valuations have never been set and 'The Dorcas Society of the week. Last Wednesday evening Miss must therefore vary with every estimate. It is doubtful if farm Dell Olds will steam roll feed Christian’ church will have a Katherine Hawk entertained a ing land is indebted to a greater t>ercentage than are the railroads, at the old W. W. M. Co., plant stocking social at the home of number of her friends at dinner Mrs. Elizabeth Dingle Jan. 29. - however.- Farm paper is held by the government, some insurance during the first of February. in honor of her Xwer.ty third . Companies, state schools and innumerable private investors who Henry Roth and family enjoy- Mrs. Walter Medlef entertain birthday- The following: Orion ^re unable to band themselves together to make a great protest a-1 ed a visit with an old friend from ed 6 tables at bridge at her home Wattenberg, Georgia Harper, gainst lowering of farm incomes as the railroad bond holders are Fruitland, Idajio, J. B. Fisher Thursday. Members of the Les Mignon Wall, Winnifred Fort and his wife, last week. Mr. Joures c ub and >guests. High ner, Mary Jeanette Sarg nt. doing.-' ' Fisher and Mr. Roth came from score for the club went to Mrs. Miss Vivian Trpunce, Mrs. Ful- Railroad earnings fell in 1930 in comparison to 1929, accord. the same district in the old coun W. H. Burres and guest prize to 1er and Mrs. Harper. ing to their own statement, fifteen percent, which is quite a drop try and have much in common Mrs. W. H. Leer Last Friday evening both the I * and is most decidedly a cause for worry on the part of the bond holders. Farm income in the state of Oregon in 1930 as compared to 1929 dropped over thirty three percent or from eighty-four mil lion dollars to fifty-six. Yet the supreme court of the land decided that the welfare of the country "demanded that the rail earnings must come from the farmers who have already had their income cut over two times as much as the railroads. It begins to look as if success in this one-time land of oppor- * tunity depends on more borrowing from the right people than from management when thé farmers, who, in political years are called the backbone of the nation, must pay indirect profits to the * bondholders, who, can only be compared to the fat. Grass Valley that made the visit very pleasur able for both. Matt Simon is expecting his daughter Agnes and Mrs Sim ons home from Portland Sunday. Agnes is out of the hospital and doing fine. Wasco R H. McKean and Elwood Me boys and the girls basket ball Pherson made a business trip to teams journeyed to Grass Valley Portland on last Thursday. where they divided the honors • A of winning ^.with that school. Last SstuYday afternoon a sur The scores were as follows: 17 prise psrtjr*was given in honor 14 in favor of the Wasco girls; of the seventh birthday of Rob and 17-15 in favor of the Grass ert Nesbit at’Whome. Eight guests Were present and an en Valley boys. Phillip Bishop, wife and young joyable time was had. daughter, Patricia,' were dinner Mr. and Mrs. Frink Lamborn, guests at the home of M* G. Tuel Mr. and Mrs. T.,E. Sink and Miss Dessie Hearing of The and wife last Wednesday eve- 7 Dalles were visitors at the home ning. of C. B. Hearing last Sunday. The Neighbors of Woodcraft 2 J * _ • • —----- o—----- of Wasco held installation of Virginia Magness was confin CHINOOK ed to her room kt * the Hotel officers at the Fraternity hall on Sherman last Monday of an at last Thursday evening. Officers The whooping, roaring wind of Monday morning that started installed for 1932 included; Es tack of the flu. ther Peugh, Guardian Neighbor; off the active week was a real Sherman county wind. With an Mrs. C. A. Harper and son Edna Ferrell, Advisor; Mrs irresistable swoop it took the remaining snow off the fields, dried ack Southwell of Portland were Dell Rust, of Klondike, Magi up the roads and sailed blithely on to other counties to coritinue visiting in Wasco over the week- cian; Flora B. Wright of Moro, ♦- the good work of revivifying the earth after a couple of months of end. , Clerk; Leo Watkins, O. S. Ber suspended action, because of winter s chill. , * The Sky Rocket card club met tha Moon, I. S ; and Elsie Med- What a wind is our Oregon chinook. It zips across our roll at the home of Belle Clothier ler. Flag Bearer. Asocial time, ast Saturday evening. Myrtle with refreshments, was enjoyed ing hills ‘'whoosh", driving stray tumble weeds before it; it dives Garland won the high score, after the installation. around the corner, "or.ooh,” knocks off the judges hat and sails the A “no host” dinner was given small boy’s kite; it enlivens everything it meets for whether it H. D. Proudfoot entered the at the home of Everett Watkins Mid Columbia hospital last Wed comes in March when its due or in January.- when unexpected, it ast Saturday evening. Those nesday morning to undergo a is the first harbringer of spring and it announces that seeds must )resent were Mr. and Mrs. Tuel, major operation. The Auxiliary to the Sherman grow, mud must dry up. snow must hasten to leave an awakening A. C. Käseberg and family, and Cooperative met Saturday af earth. ----------- . . . . ternoon at the Sherman Hotel Let us have plenty of the real chinook; it is a rain wind. In the when the constitution and by last few year, our wind has too often come from the northwest and laws were adopted and the Published In the Interest of the People of Grass Valley and it is’ cold' and cheerless and brings nothing but fleeting flurries program committee gave their Vicinity by The TUM-A-LUM LUMBER COMPANY Of snow. Any seacoast weatherman will tell you that a northerly program for the spring months. Vol. 81 GRA38 VALLEY. OREGON, DEOEMBER 25, 1931 .... No. 42 jurf means dry weather while one sounding in the south means Speakers from the outside will be invited each month. the County Engineer and we rtill EDITORÌA L“ life giving rain. Lets have the chinook for it brings frequent think we could have stayed with him Mrs Zelma Watkins and Mrs. showers, running springs and water giving wells. Let’er blow- if we had done a fejv weeks road work “ Il your Daddy home? ” May Yocum entertained 6 tables “No air, be hasn’t been home since before we started out. As it was, we and may the showers fall where they will. Whe-e-e-e-. of 600 Mt the home of Mrs Wat Ma caught Santa Claus kissing the were too soft for such strenuous labor kins Tuesday night. Members cook. and came out second best . But we --------o-------- of the P. N. G. club and guests, Msy be ssid cook looked good with are convinced that we can go fishing Al Smith’s hat is in the ring again according to a headline. High score for the ladies was those new Tum-A-Lum Kitchen Cup very soon over this new highway. AV should remember what happened to the last hat he tossed to won by Mrs. Spencer and for boards —T-A-I^- Tum-A Lum has two cars first grade the men by Johnny Robinson. coal in transit, one for Grasa Valley We were just out looking over the the elephants. ( The club held their election of and one for Kent. Place your orders City of Ramahorn today and tried our 0 officers for the year. President, luck walking over the new road with now for off car delivery. Also one car heavy fir block wood. ' 4 * v! 4 5 The Frepch beauty.who stated tl at plain soap and water are Mrs. Bargenhalt; vice president, the best aids to beauty evidently has not yet received her price Mrs. Huckins: and secretary and treasurer, Zelma Watkins. A DOLLAR’S WORTH for recommending somebody s cream .v Mrs. Ersel Yocum spent the Clip thk coupon and mall it with fl for a six weeks* trial tub ter i pt ion to i week end at the J. M. Yocum --------O-------- THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR home. Two billions to reconstruct finance- now perhaps financier* Publiai»« by Twa CmraruM lemtc« Fvynwm»« S mi M i The Tillicum club met with Boston. Maasachusstu. U. 1. A. will stop kicking about the five hundred millions for agriculture Mrs Manning Thursday. MM »p«el»l wrIUr». The Nightingale club hel( their business meeting with Mrs. »The republicans have started to criticize the democratic tax dollar (11). John McClure Monday night to and tariff policy before it is announced, showing a fighting spirit discuss plans for the year. ' if not much discretion W. H. Lee and wife went to . Z ------------0-------- dftland Tuesday to spend sev (SUU) Rnin and snow, snow and rain, I’ll bet we have a crop again er al days visiting. The friends of Mrs. Andy Shearer will be glad to "know she is reported to be recovering very nicely and is able to sit up some. She has been quite ill with pneumonia. Mrs. Minnie Dutton entertain ed the Tuesday study club at her home Tuesday afternoon. A very good program was given and a paper on “Points of Inter est along the Columbia River Highway” was given by Mrs. Ida Andrews and enjoyed by all. The Ladies Aid of the M. E. church met with Mrs Elizabeth Fuller Friday. The ladies spent the afternoon quilting. TUM-A-LUM TICKLER * • A ' The diplomatic corps to formed and the ambassador who haf been In the country In his official capacity for the longest time Is the dean. The rank ing of diplomats changes often, as there are many changea in the corps. This to sn Intematlonsl practice. Fire Insurance At WHITTLE FOR A PRIZE Less Cost Net saving of 25 Entries may be any kind with no other tools than a jackknife. 1100 ns Let us Explain Moro Grain Growers Association POPULAR MECHANICS MAGAZINE MO lot OeWe StoMt CHKAOO, ILL. Put The Profit in Your Pocket When You Trade With Yourself ------- We Handle-------- Hodgen-Brewater Milling Co’» Dairy & Poultry Feed» If we do not have what want in stock, we will order it for you. MILL RUN per sack..................... SHORTS per sack......................... ROLLED WHEAT per sack......... ROLLED BARLEY per sack...... LAYMORE MASH per sack......... CRACKED CORN per sack......... OYSTER SHELL per sack.......... CALF MEAL..................... :......... ALFALFA MEAL................... BRAN............................................ ECG PRODUCER......................... SCRATCH FEED .................... .85 .90 1.00 1.00 2.10 2.00 1.20 1.25 1.36 .60 2.30 ISO • salt . . ....60c ^ GROUND, 50 lb. Sack....... . . ...66c BLOCK, PLAIN, 60 lb. ______ ...70c BLOCK, SULPHURIZED, 50 lb. SULPHURIZED BLOCK 5 lb 15 cents, 2 for 26c Prices Subject to Change Sherman Cooperative Grain Growers WASCO. OREGON . To Get the Best Goods at the Best Prices during the year 1932, and we’ll see you often. ZIEGLER’S Quality Store GRASS VALLEY. OREGON I THE JOURNAL $1.50 A YEAR
