KHplMBatl« Practice
The Rebekah lodge held their Mra. Estrelle Hailey.
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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.
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Mrs. John Crawford of Grand
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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
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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
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visiting about town with J. M. wbn club prize and guest prize bridge at her home in honor of
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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.-'
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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
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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
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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-
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Dalles were visitors at the home ning.
of C. B. Hearing last Sunday.
The Neighbors of Woodcraft
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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,
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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
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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
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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.
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The club held their election of
and one for Kent. Place your orders
City of Ramahorn today and tried our
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officers for the year. President, luck walking over the new road with now for off car delivery. Also one car
heavy fir block wood.
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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
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week end at the J. M. Yocum
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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
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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
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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.
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BLOCK, PLAIN, 60 lb. ______
...70c
BLOCK, SULPHURIZED, 50 lb.
SULPHURIZED BLOCK 5 lb 15 cents, 2 for 26c
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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.
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