TME MHEMMAN COUNTY
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MOBU,
OREGON. FRIDAY, APRIL Ml, IHA
means you
ing that its share is great- The cloudiness, the wind and the chili
of the air has been a regular snbject on every hand until we all
have concluded that this must be ap exceptionally cold spring the
like of which we have never before experienced.
We do not wish to appear in the light of defending the weath
er against ail comers It has made the same impression on us as
others and we have done our share of complaining about it. The
truth of the matter is, however, that it hasn’t been such a cold
spring after all.
For the month of March this year the mean average tempera
ture has been 40 9 degrees whereas the average for the last twenty
years has been 41.9 degrees. The weather man has caused all this
comment by Jowerjng the temperature just one degree. It rea|ly
is worse than it appears at that for one degree on average mean
temperature is quite a bit. Our coldest spring was 1913 when our
average was 38 2 our warmest 1926 when it was 46.7 so you see it
has been a cold spring through not a record breaker by quite a bit.
We have had nights when cold chased the thermometer down
to 23 degrees although it has been' down to 9 fy other Marchs.
The sun has brought the mercury up to 62 this year which is not
so bad considering that 74 degrees is the highest recorded for
March.
Perhaps, and this brings to mind other and more important
troubles, the real reason this spring has seemed so cold is that
many of us are trying to get along with the clothes we found in
the attic.
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WHY FOUR?
Years ago this County had 19 road districts.- Then .a County
court consolidated them to seven which we still have. Three
include the towns only. Why we have them is a question for
which there doesn’t seem to be any adequate answer
Citizens in each road district pay the same road tax. This
year it is one mill all over the county and the tax has been equal
for a long time except when one district voted a special tax.
Special taxes are not popular now and we prophesy they will not
be for some time
The money derived from road taxes is not spent in proportion
to the manner in which it is received. District No. 1, which in
cludes the north end of the county, pays almost 44 per cent of the
taxes; district No. 2, in the center of the county pays about 23 per
cent of the taxes; district No. 3 in the south central part of the
county pays about 15 per cent of the taxes and district No. 4 in the
south end pays a little over 10 per cent of the taxes.
Improvements on roads have not been made in proportion to
the amounts received from the districts Maintenance is done on
a basis of need instead of a basis of taxable wealth. There is no
more need of having 4 than 19 Unless someone can bring
forward ample reasons for continuing the present system why not
consolidate them all into one?
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Now we set out on the path taken by Gertnany, Poland and
the other European countries- inflation. We have salved our con
science by naming our particular variety, “Controlled Inflation”,
but a skunk cabbage by any name would have much the same
smell. There has been no time in history that inflation was con
trolled to a reasonable extent by any government and there is cer
tainly no reason to believe that a government that remains in pow
er by the good will of the people, as ours must, will break that
record.____ .
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There is a condition in this town that should by all means be
changed. There is no reason why anyone should sell intoxicants
to school boys for any cause, poverty included. Whenever people
decide to stop it they can and it is time they so decided.
It is reported that the new forest workers were doing too much.
Older government employees soon slowed them down, however.
Boy, page some of the buck privates of fifteen years ago *
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This is the season for picking pennant winners. Do it early
and there is more chance to find “ifs” and “buts” for excuses.
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Whether or not they take Ruth Judd out of this world, we
hope they take her off the front page.
Mrs- Charles Garrett ha's been
brought from Bend to care for her.
School teachers Davies and Grace
Edmonds made a trip to Portland the
past week end. Mrs. Davies is »till
ill at the home of her pamta in <he
city.
All the men who have been polish
ing their fishing poles and testing
their lines had an opportunity to use
those implements Saturday when the
season opened for all lovers of the
sport. This town was deserted even
though it wasn’t as warm as it might
have been.
Mrs. Balzer entertained the bridge
club Wednesday afternoon, at her
home.
The
house
sents
sents
ance-
roof and trim of the Shepard
has been repainted and pre
a bright spring aime appear-
a bright spring time appear-
Louis Schadewitz of Antelope visit
ed during the week end in Kent.
An Easter program was given Sun
Portrait of Patrick McCurren. the
day morning by the Sunday school newly elected senator from Nevada.
Kenneth Stout recited and Mrs.
Monkey» Rob Bird»’ Nesta
Ayres and Mrs- Dellinger sang a duev
Thd spider monkeys of South Amcf
followed by a pageant given by a
group of the young people. Collec lea nre fond of birds’ eggs and show
great cunning in procuring these deli
tion |4.30.
I Mrs. Eugene Mann and suns Eu-
gene and Harold of Portland spent
the week end .at the home of Mr. and
The result of the second given Mrs. L- E. Clark.
April 14 show that 19 received 100.
Kent Grange will hold its regular
3rd grade Bing Eaton, Robert Holmes meeting Saturday April 22- Visitor«
Jeanette Huhmann, Bobby Zeigler. from Sherars grange and Hariand-
4th grade: Claud Bayer, Dorothy view are expected.
Holmes, Virginia Huhmann. Donald
Mr. and .Mrs. J- C. Wilson made a
Old«, Lydia Roth 5th gradé : «Robert
Eaton, Kelly Tiller.. 6th grade. Jane business trip to Portland this week
Boyer, Willard Olds. 7th grade: return*nE home Thursday* afternoon.
Forrest Russell, Wilfred Stone, Doris They were accompanied by their
S radley. 8th grade: Frances Fair daughter Clarice.
child, Edwin Peters, Greta R umc II.
J. L- Davis and family visited Sat—i
“I hear you broke your arm crank
ing that old Ford?’*
“Yea. and it served me right for
fooling with a contraption that*» a
cross between a bicycle and a mule.”
k mt
In the Intermediate room the ones
who received one hundred in the last
two spelling contests were: Juanita
Mitchell,’ Geraldine , Norton, Annie
Laurie Haynes, Anita Dunlap, Luther
Young and Della Hei yer Saturday af
Davis, Charlie Bill Wilson and Nellie
ternoon at the Helyer ranch.
Wilson.
Miss Della Helyer has accepted a
A new baseball was ordered for the
position teaching in the first and
intermediate room.
second grades at Tumalo.
Class officers elected at ’a class
John Wilson aqd family spent Sun
meeting in the upper grades room
day at ihe home of Mrs. Wilson’s
were as follows: Helen Sather, pres
parent.], Mr and Mrs. Chester Smith
ident; Paul,,Schilling. secretary; Max
of Moro -
ine Pluemke. librariaif; Helen Wilson,
The Misses Berna Orr and Della sheriff; Melvin Barnett, manners in
Helyer were visitors in Moro Satur spector; Phoebe Lyons, personal pro
day evening They were accompanied perty; Phillis Haynes, decorator.
home by Miss Helen Osborne who
spent Sunday at the farm home of
Miss Helyer.
Dr. F. A. Perkins
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urday and Sunday with relatives in , „
Chemistry Prof. Name three arti
301 \E Second St
The Dalles.
cles containing “starch.
The Dalles, Oregon
Miss Lillian Schassen. who is at-
Smart student: A shirt and two
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tending school in The Dalles spent collars.
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the latter part of the week at her
Mrs. Betty Kelly, Lester Wilson
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home near here-
and Mrs. I. E. Wilson and daughters
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Lyons and
Naomi and Billie of Pullman, 5yash.,
spent Saturday and Sunday visiting family and Mr- and Mrs. Walter Wil-
with relatives and friends in Kent. son were entertained Sunday at the
All ’returned home Monday except home of Mr. and Mrs. C. B- Gregg.
Mrs- Kelly who remained here where
Frances McCoy of Wapinitia spent
she will stay for awhile with her the week end at the home of Margar
A^ccmplete stock of all staple grocer
daughter Mr». J- M. Wilson.
et Dunlap.
Kent News—J.
GROCERIES
Dr. J. A. BUTLER
les always on hand.
Clothing for all the family. Every
thing staple and guaranteed satisfactory.
Reliability is our watchword *
H. Zeigler’s QsÄ
Grass Valley
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Oregon
The\double and single tennis tour
naments will start Thursday, and all
the tennis sharks seerh quite enthus
ed over the prospects.
Loren Beardsley is back again af
ter nearly three weeks of illness
What, is this Loren coming here, with,
ust a minute till I get my microscope
Ahl its a mustache!
The high school baseball team
challenged the city business men to a
game, and well say they are good
sports, they accepted. The game will
be played Friday afternoon. We just
wonder who will win.
Ferd Stark is scientifically work
ing on a new invention which will,
when it is patented be quite a help
to these “sign oh the dotted line”
champions; however no more will be
said of this experiment, bectuse the
inventor of course does not want any
of his secrets betrayed—A fair warn
ing to any infringers,; Earle, this
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have people send
in news events. The
more news the bet
ter paper.
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cacles. Two of them will work togeih
er and when a parent bird leuves the
nest one monkey will keep It from
returning while the other monkey robs
the hear of its escs.
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Dr. Poley and wife drove to Port
land Monday for abrief stay in the
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metropolis-
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An Easter egg hunt was enjoyed
Miss Hester Lyons, daughter of by the Sunday school classes of Mrs.
Harriet Rolfe and family are visit
ing here from Mhmeapolis for a few Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Lyons of Kent
and Walter Wilson, son of Mr. and
weeks.
Mrs. John K. Wilson of Mountain
City.
Tennessee were married at Bend :
GRASS VALLEY SCHOOL NOTES
on Friday, April 14. They returned
Genevieve Beardsley, Editor.
to Kent Saturday evening where they
DENTIST
will make their home for the pre-
HOME OFFICE. WASCo /
Mildred Alley heads the honor roll sent-
:
for the second six weeks period with
Karl Pluemke spent Saturday and
all 1> in five subject«- Closely fol-’ Sunday visiting friends in Moro.
:
lowing are Janet Wilcox, Isabelle
and
Mr.
and
Mrs-
Elmer
Hansen
In Moro the First Week
Fortner, and Vivian Reynolds with all
in Each Month
I’s in four subjects. Other members Mrs. Soren Hansen of Moro and Mr.
and
Mrs.
Paul
Stout
of
Shaniko
visi-
oh the honor roll are Lawrence Todd,
Earle Shipley, Cora Bayer, Dorothy
Fairshild, Norma .Garrett, and Gene
vieve Beardsley.
The play is progressing famously
with Kenneth Todd taking Loren’s
place- We wailed for Loren for over
a week, then decided it would be best
to give the part to some one else.
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Continued from page one.
and many large fleet owners are us-
1 ing the method profitably, though
public garages have not yet adopted
the idea.
Hanley's studies show that all the
leading brands of gasoline sold on the
Pacific coast are comparable as to
puri.y and other qualities excepting
anti-knock or octane rating, some of
the brands being superior in this one
respect.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Harbin and Earl
of Grass Valley were entertained on
Sunday at the home of Mrs- Essie
Wilson.
’ Among those who visited , The
Dalles last week were. Mr. and Mrs.
J. E- Norton, Mrs. Alfred Lyons and
Edna, Mrs. J. N- Maclnnes and Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Phelan.
CAR ADJUSTMENT
NEW NEVADA SENATOR
Mr. and Mrs- J/D. Matthes had as
Snick Vinton at school. It seemed
quite natural to see the two old guest» Sunday Arthur Holt and fam
Ex-judge - Krusow * has returned “stand by*«* leaning on the radiators ily of Redmond. Mrs. Holt and MY s .
from a few days spent in a hospital doing nothing “in the same old way.** Matthes are sisters.
in The Dalle» feeding considerably
Mrs. Wren Hogue and children of
better.
Buckley
spent Sunday at the home of
Published Every Friday at Moro, Oregon, By.
Barbara without Genevieye; Gene-
Mrs.
Hogue
’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Mr». Gu» Engstrom was very ill Xieve was sick and of course absent.
FRENCH
Managing Editor
L.
W.
Amick.
Saturday morning, but has recovered
Hester standing in the window
somewhat since thin although she n without Elton; children is that
still quite sick.
natural ?
Ellen and Earle leaning on the ra
Earl Perry spent the Easter vaca
diator
behind the piano—they fhot
Entered as second-clue matter at the /ostoffice, at Moro, Oregon, under Act of tion here /rom his school activities
they
were
concealed, but—
Congress of March 3, 1879.
at Pacific University at Forest Grove.
Helen without Georgia, Georgia
The beautiful snow returned to this working.
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precinet Sunday afternoon for a stay
Miss Edmonds with her new
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1.00 that it had been banished until an with” says »he
other winter. The ground was cov
The result* of the spelling contest
ered south of town.
FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1983.
has been reported. The one given on
Mrs. Alva Stone has continued to
March 24 show that 14 received 100.
improve until she no longer needs an
They
are as follow»; 3rd grade Bob
‘. LET’S TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER
oxygen tent.
by Zeigler. 4th grade, Dorothy Hol
“Man, bom of women, is of few days and full of trouble”, * George Wileox, and daughter Janet, me«, Virginia Huhmann, Donald Old«.
saith the philosopher, and he might have added that a part of it drove to Portland Tuesday for a days 5th grade. Robert Eaton and Dolores
business in the city and „then, the Simon. 6th grade, Thelma Fortner.
at least is just a creation of man’s imagination.
Beaver-Ducks were home that day 7th grade. Forrest Rubsell, Agnw*
* Simon, Doris Stradley. 8th grade,
One of our principal troubles this spring has*been the weather. too-
It has received much more than its share of abuse—even admitt Mrs. Jack Garred, is very ill with Frances Fairchild. Edwin Peters,
pneumonia and heart trouble here and Greta Russell and William Roth. '
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ted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Dellinger last Sunday.
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