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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (July 2, 1937)
/an (■aam;.-. .••.'«».•ss- .< "* ’ • I * *4 ' ' ' t ' / • > s '/"■'/ • ja/ ‘ " • 5 , .''A HIE SO U **« i.Oli N ft JtiliENAL. MORO. OBhbd* i.. * ’ ... _ .... (fld u tttQ -J o u r n a l 1 \ / SHERMAN COUNfY OBSERVER. Established Nov.. 2, 1 a 8 a GRASS VALLEY JOURNAL. Established Oct. 14, 18?; CONSOLIDATED, MARCH 6. 1931 r ^VAfeCO NEWS-ENTERPRISE, E stablished)«?! J CONSOLIDATED 1C ARGH 4 193V 1 ' ; ■ Published Every F riday i-i- More. Or«.*»»n, p v - Uditrr CILF.JV. FRENCH 1 ' • -- 1rs k,° j'o«s, n:h< i . ur '(Worn. Oregon. Entered as *econ<1-clas® m r i ’ p - < »»nder Act of Congress of March 3, 1879 SUBSCRIPTION RATES—P 'Y A B L E -IN ADVANCE. «« fv» < Tn« A* '•»! r JU L Y 2, 1937 ■--- W" CRITICIZING THE GOVERNOR STATEHOUSE GOSSIP (Continued froni page orie) Legislation placing mature tim ber on a more equitable tax basis to perpetuate Oregon’s timber sup ply is urged by the state forester, in his annual report, tiled with Gov ernor Martin this week. The re port also recommends that the state acquire a large area of tim bered land as an aid to the stabili zation of forest land ownership. The state forester also declares that the lumber industry owes a social responsibility to do what ever is economically possible to in sure permanent communities thru perpetuation of the timber supply but points out that many operators are financially unable to carry on such a program under existing con ditions. '1 . •- - ' /■ ......; - . « FRIDAY, »Wi - i i ................. . ■ / ■'• / x • •• ..... ■ - f a f . ** ; 5 ' * ■ v< ,|‘ 1/ FA--., TÍ Call ahead to check il « | • i r — Vacation should be carefree/A telephone call “checks you in’’ at the place you want to stay and at the price you want to pay. A call ahead checks you in with those friends you look forward to seeing. « . i A call hcnx waqd now and then adds likcwiseto that carefree fed in j . It givesyou the latest possible check-up withthoscyou left behind Telephoning relieves anxiety! . ■ ’ at* the front doot of the Court House of Sherman County in the City of Moro, State of Oregon, offer fog Mie and proceed to sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand the following described real - property, situate in Sherman coun ty, State of Oregon, to-wit: The North Half of the North- west Quarter, the Southeast Quarter of tne Northwest Quarter, and the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 20, in Town ship 4 South Range 16 East of the Willamette Meridian; also The East Half of the South east Quarter of Section .17, the South Half of the South west Quarter of Section 16, NOTICE TO CREDITORS the Northwest, Quarter of IN THE COUNTY COURT OF Section 21 and the Southeast THE STATE OF OREGON FOR Quarter of Section 20, all in SHERMAN COUNTY. No. 366. Township 4 South, Range 16 In the Matter of the Estate of • East of the Willamette Meri JULIUS H. L. RUHBERG. De dian; and ceased. The Southeast Quarter of the The Undersigned having been Northeast Quarter, and the appointed by the County Court of Southwest Quarter of the the State of Oregon, for Sherman Southwest Quarter of Section County, Executor of the estate of 17, and the East Half of the Julius H. L. Ruhberg, deceased, and Northeast Quarter of Sec having qualified, notice is hereby tion 19, in Township 4 South, given to the creditors of, and all Range 16 East of the Willam persons having claims against said ette Meridian; and deceased, to present them, verified The Northeast, Quarter and as required by law, within six the Southwest Quarter of Sec month after the first publication tion 21 Township 4 South, of this notice to said Henrich Pat Range 16 East of the Willam jens at his address, Grass Valley, ette Meridian Oregon, or to Gavin & Gavin, Es to satisfy the sum of Eight Thou tate Attorneys at The Dalles, Ore sand Thirty-three and 01-100 Dol gon. with in te r e st Henrich Pat jens .... lars ($8,033.01) thereon from May 26. 1937 at the Executor of the estate of Julius rate of 6% per annum, and the IL L. Ruhberg deceased. further sum of One Thousand Dated June 23, 1937. Eight Hundred Seventy-one and 71-100 Dollars ($1,871 71 with in NOTICE TO CREDITORS terest bhereon from May 26, 1937 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN at the rate of 8% per annum, and^, that the undersigned has been duly the further sum of Five Hundred appointed by the County Court of j Dollars ($500.) as attorneys’ fee, the State of Oregon for Sherman • together with coste of said suit County, Executrix of the estate of taxed at Twenty-one & 90-100 William Morrison, deceased. Dollars (21.90) and the costs of All persons having claims a- and upon said writ. gainst said estate are hereby re C. C. Wilson quired to present the same to Mal Sheriff of Sherman County, Oregon colm W. Wilkerson, U. S. Bank 31-35 Building, The Dalles, Oregon, with vouchers properly verified, as La pine Rebecca Lodge No* 116 by law required, within six months Moro, Oegon from the date hereof. Dated^this 18th day of June, 1937. Meets 2d and 4th Tu EJliza Grace Morrison Huis, esday» of each month Executrix. Visiting members w* I Malcolm W. Wilkerson, come. Attorney for Estate. 33 to 37 Hazel Truitt N. G. Lila Ball. Secretary NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE No. 2440 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF Bethlehem Chapter, No. 78. O. SL ST Moro, Oregon THE STATE OF OREGON FOR Meets Every • Second THE COUNTY OF SHERM1AN Fourth Thursdays in each GEORGE B. GUTHRIE, as Re Month. Visiting membert ceiver of The Oregon-Washington Invited. Joint Stock - I>and Bank of Port Frances King W. M. land, Oregon, a corporation, Ruth Sparling. Secretary. Plaintiff, vs PE T E R , PETERS, HENRY H. Eureka Lodge No. 121 A-F & A-M WHITE, CORA H. WHITE, AR- Moro, Oregon VID ANDERSON, Defendants, Meet..* the 1st end 3rd By «virtue of the writ of execu Thursday evenngs of tion and order of sale duly issued each month. Visiting out of ^the Circuit Court of the m em bers cordially in State of Oregon for the County of vited Io m eet w ith us. Sherman, on the 27th day of May, Roy Powell, W. M. 1937, pursuant to a decree entered C. V. Belknap. Secy. in said court May 26, 1937, in a suit wherein George B. Guthrie, as Moro Lodge No. 118, I. O. O. F Receiver of The Oregon-Washing Moro, Oregon ton Joint Stock Land Bank of Meets 1st and 3rd Portland, Oregon, a corporation is Tuesdays in the plaintiff, and Peter Peters, Henry I O.O.F. hall Tran H. White, Cora H. White and Ar- sient and visiting vid Anderson are defendants, said brother* are cordi w- t being direct to me command ally invited to meet ing me to make sale of the real with us. property hereinafter described, I Lewis McKee, N. G. will on Tuesday, the 6th day of Joe Truit, Secretary. July, 1937 at 10:05 o’clock a. m., i Y M AIL Your mail box becomes your bank— when you use our convenient Bank-by-Mail Deposit Plan. A special deposit slip is on the reverse side o f these B anhby-M ail Envelopes. Merely fill it out as you would any deposit slip, enclose your endorsed checks, and mail to the U. Si National Bank. Cur services at the bank are always at your disposal. __ But, when you are in a hurry*-use our Bank br-ABtii Service. Details on request. 725 C. B. Hardin,, Manager ' 1 i ■ a ~7 (18 E) of the Willamette Mer- idan. containing Nine Hundred Sixty (060) acres, more or less to satisfy the sum of Four Thou sand Seventy-four and 12-100 Dol lars ($4,074.12 with interest there on from June 17, 1937 at the rate of 6% per annum; and the further sum of Two Thousand .Two Hun-, dred Seventy-two and 80-100 Dol lars ($2,272.80) with interest thereon from June 17, 1937 at the rate of 8% per annum, and $350.00 as attorneys’ fee, together with costs of paid suit taxed at Twenty- two and 10-100 Dollars ($22.10», and the costs of and upon said writ. , * ' —; C. C. WILSON Sheriff of Sherman County, Oregon y/ in Callback TO CHECK y / UP 1 “ 4 — * - - f — Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Lyons and daughters Mary Lou and Sammy Jean and sons Earl and Jack spent last week visiting JMr. and Mrs. Carl Gregg at Ellensburg, Wash. Eldon Borthwick and Isaac Hixon of Antelope were business visitors at Kent Thursday. , Kent Grange No. 688 held its regular meeting Saturday evening June 26th. J. L. Davis, Master, gave an interesting report on State The state board of control is grange. willing to sponsor an application Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Matthes were for PWA funds for a new tuber dinner guests Sunday of Mr. avid Gen. Malin Craig, chief of staff of culosis hospital to be built in Mult Mrs. W. D. Barnet at Grass Valley. nomah county but insists that the Among those from Kent attend the U. S. army, who had direction preliminary work « of assembling ing the Wheat League picnic at of the task of combatting the flood the necessary data to support the Moi% Saturday were: Mr. and Mrs. waters of the Ohio and Mississippi application be assembled by spon- L. W. Amick, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. rivers, strengthening the levees, sore of the new inscitution. ' Gover Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wilson, evacuating refugees from danger nor Martin in reply to demands J. L. Daivs, Mrs. Betty Kelly, Mrs. zones, providing shelter and pre serving order in various areas. The from officials of the Oregon Tuber A. J. Decker, G. L. Hoskinson. U. S. Engineer Corps performed in culosis association that action be Nellie Wilson spent a few days valuable service in calculating the taken immediately looking toward at Moro last week visiting he*.’ } extent of the floods, tha height of construction of the new hospital sister Mrs. Clarice Sacre. I tl: w ater and in strengthening calls attention to the fact that both Gus Schilling who has been suff-; tlu he and the ways and means com mittee o f the legislature in ap fering from the effects of a piece of — proving the $110,000 state appro steel being removed frem his eyes ! ------------ priation did so with the distinct is making frequent trips to The- NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF understanding that those who Dalles for medical care. THE STATE OF OREGON FOR Mr. and Mrs. Vein Baket and were promoting the hospital would THE COUNTY OF SHERMAN. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Roberts and secure additional funds to supple GEORGE B. GUTHRIE, as Re- son Jean of Grass Valley were din ment the state’s contribution. ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jake ceiyer of The Oregon-Washington • • «• I Joint Stock Land Bank of Portland, May collections of gasoline taxes Wilson Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Helyer and Oregon, a coropration shattered all previous records with Plaintiff, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wilson and $1,041,408 paid into the state high vs way Jund by motorists during the daughter Nellie and grandson JENNIE E. MARTIN, DONALD month according to Secretary of George Sacre were shopping in MARTIN, KENNETH MARTIN, The Dalles Saturday. state Snell. t A prediction that the and ELSIE IMARTIN, his wife, May record would be followed by Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Barnett and GLADYS MARTIN PAGE and other new high records this sum sons Lee and Leland left Saturday WALTER J. PAGE, her husband. mer as the tourist season reaches for Portland to visit Mr. and Mrs. BERNARD MARTIN and SALLIE its pqak, was made by Snell. William Young and bring their MARTIN, h is-w ife , DONALD J. daughter Levina-»home who has MARTIN, CITIZENS BANK OF Reports from Washington this spent last week visiting her grand GRASS VALLEY, MORO STATE past week were more favorable for parents there. BANK and MARK SKINNER, Su Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Barnet and perintendent of Banks of the State a federal grant for a new state library and office building without daughters Rosellen and sons Mel of Oregon defendants, any hampering strings attached. vin, Carl and Eugene and Mrs. J. L. By virtue of the writ of execu Ralph Moody, assistant attorney Matthes were business visitors at tion and order of sale duly issued Goldendale, Wash., Saturday. 7 general, who is in the national cap out of the Circuit Court of the ital in the interest of the building State of Oregon for the County of grant wrote Governor Martin that Sherman, on the 18 day of June, a rider attached to the WPA ap school near Kent on the 26th. Miss 1937. pursuant to a decree entered propriation provides for the grant Pearl is a . Sherman county girl, in said Court June 17, 1937, in a to Oregon as an extension of the one who is popular as a teacher, suit wherein George B. Guthrie, as original capital grant. Later press and will go bafk to Adobe next Receiver of The Oregon»Washing reporta from Washington indicate faH. ton Joint Stock Land Bank of Port that the relief labor' restrictions City Engineer Chas. Huck is try land, Oregon, a corporation, js may be removed entirely from the ing to find ^ime to give the electric plaintiff, and Jennie E. Martin, WPA appropriation. In either wires of Moro a thorough and much Donald Martin, Kenneth Martin event Oregon will receive $450,000 needed overhauling. They were and Elsie Martin, his wife, Gladys in federal money to add to the poorly put up in the first place. Martin Page and Walter J. Page, state appropriation of $600,000 for O. L. Belshe nought a $2,300 her husband, Bernard Martin and the proposed new buildings. auto last week, and has already be- Sallie IMartin, his wife, Donald J. • * • 'come quite proficient in the meth Martin, Citizens Bank of Grass “Tent City” at the state fair od of handling it successfully. Valley, Moro State Bank and Mark grounds is in danger of razing. Mrs. Berrian went to Portland, Skinner, Superintendent of Banks Plans for landscaping the grounds taking advantage of the time Mr. of the State of Oregon are defen call for the removal of the cottages B is away on his Ontario trip, to dants said writ being directed to some of which have been occupied visit her mother and sisters. me commanding me to make sale of by regular visitors to the fair over the real property hereinafter de a period of many years. A com “What’s the color of her bathing scribed, I will on Monday, the 26th mittee from the Campers associa suit,” we asked. day of July. 1937, at 10:00 o’clock tion called on the State Board of “I can’t tell,” says Etaoin, “she’s a. m., at the front door of the Court Agriculture in session here this got her back turned.’ House of Sherman County in the week to protest the proposed raz Town of Moro, State of Oregon, ing of their cottages and the pro NOTICE TO CREDITORS offer for sale and proceed to sell test was taken under advisement. to the highest bidder for cash in All persons having claims a- • • w ~ --- — ___ — .<».« gainst the estate of Elma Atwood, hand the following described real What is hoped to be a series of deceased, are hereby notified to property, situate in Sherman Coun many similar refund checks was present them,' with the proper ty, State of Oregon, to-wit: received this week by Secretary of vouchers, to the undersigned, the West One-Half (W i) of S ec-_ State Snell from a large milling duly appointed Executrix of the! tion Eight(8); West One-Half company. The check was for $850 last will and testajnent of Elma (W i) of Section Seventeen(17) and represents processing taxes Atwood, deceased, a* Wasco, Ore-! East One-Half (E i) of East collected by the qompany under th e ' gon, within six months from the! One-Half (E i) of Section Nine Agricultural Adjustment Act on date of this notice,k’to wit: June! teen (19), and the West One- feedstuffs sold to state institu 25, 1937. B. Estrelle Hailey j Half (W i) of West One-Half tions. Claims have been filed by Geo. G. Updegraff r (W i) of Section Twenty (20), the state with a number of firms Attorney for Executrix. all in Township Three South aggregating $70,000. (3S), Range eighteen East I I ■ ’ 34-37 • r .‘¿t= Of Happenings i t - .............. - « / • » *.. - ... ' __Í,_________ !, Mi Community Tell In Other Days j » i V • * ' * • - • . .r»— f 3-'-—- .■ Items Of Kent in the pocket. There have been rather serious It has almost grown to be a disturbances in the wheat co-oper custom during the month of June ative. It may be they are but when conventions were a weekly growing pains and of no signifi occurance to read that some or ganization or other has criticized cance, but unless there is real co Governor Martin. Newspaper* operation on the part of members, could have kept a standing head on locals and regional» there can be the subject and used it daily ex no effective co-operative. There is a possibility that co cept for the name of the criticizing operation will have to be slowly group. One must wonder if the governor learned and that for some years doesn't get . little weened of it nil ‘here »jl> be only smell orgenlza- and become a bit shy about picking1 tlon’ *>H°wmg that principle. up a newspaper at all. As with Successful state or regional or dis other criticism this kind is often trict co-operatives may not come another generation or two. made without a very clear under for _____4.__ £____ • • . standing of the governor’s position and more often yet, it appears that PAROLE COMMITTEE the resolutions are passed because Appointment of a committee to of the assured publicity as much as investigate the parole situation in because o f any major difference in Oregon is a good step and the ideals of government. ’ personnel of the committee is such The governor is always a good that a reasonable plan of action target for his opinion on any sub should result from their work. ject is either previously known or They should be able to combine the can be easily obtained. Shooting practical with the theoretical to at the governor is not like trying the detriment of neither. to focus on a fleeing rabbit or a There can be little doubt in the dodging coyote. Not a bit. The minds of informed persons but that governor states his position and something should be done with stands there looking his opponents Oregon’s parole law ’ to make it right in the eye. more effective. First the public v This is not to presume that the should be protected from those wh j governor is always right. He would cannot restrain their criminal im be a most rare individual if he pulses and secondly, every effort were. Many of those who oppose should be made to give those men him are as sure of the correctness who have stepped beyond the of their position as is the gover bounds of legality once to reform nor. There is in such cases a free if they have the necessary pride interplay of expression, very free within them to do so. sometimes. . A parole law to be successful, Among all the people of Oregon must make it possible for officials there probably are very few who do to enlist the aid and training and not feel that the governor is really education of men who have an un intensely interested in the state derstanding of psychology and and its proper development altho* pschiatry. Mei^with such training they may quarrel with his methods. should be members of the parole Perhaps the best thing about it board in numbers sufficient to con all is that we do not have to put trol its actions. up with the usual political tricks of Appointment of men to parole fence straddling and dodging the boards for the purpose of paying issue on the part of the head of political debts is one of the big the state government. That is re mistakes often made and this might freshing. easily be made impossible when a new law is written as it must be soon. A parole board must deal THE BOA AND THE MOUSE The story goes that down in San with some rather case hardened Francisco a resident was presented specimens of humanity, further with a young boa constrictor, a more, and sympathy, unless it be huge reptile with a reputation as a based on reason, is likely to lead killer and devourer of moderate to suffering on the part of the pub sized animals. The owner, wishing lic when other crimes are com to appear a friendly host to his mitted. A great part of those paroled in new pet put a small but apparently Oregon p»-ove themselves worthy ferocious mouse in the cage with the snake. 1 of such treatment. At least they The mouse knew what it wanted are seldom returnd. Lack of suffi —and it wasn’t to be eaten—and cient facilities for keeping in touch it bit the boa on the nose causing with them and lack of proper co the snake to break out of the pen ordination between states has al and depart into the shrubbery to lowed many to slip out of the re- P®role heretofore and nurse its w o u n d s .: J This tale, be it true or padded, this condition should be bettered. There is plenty for the commit gives rise to the thought that per tee to do. And no effort is to haps the United States is in some what the position of the young great to correct the present sit snake in regard to the labor troub uation. les. The unions, whether C. I. O. The Roosevelts and DuPonts or A. F. of L., are determined to get their bluff in first and have have been united in marriage, a adopted a vigorous attitude toward match worthy if Shakespere, him the citizenry of the nation. Like self, who had a similar union to the snake the public, huge and write of in Romeo and Juliet. A fearful when aroused, is in a panic part if the American citizenry dis like the DuPonts and some hold a and ready to hide in the bushes. The simile, it is acknowledged is very similar sentiment tiward the not complimentary to the great Roosevelts, but neither will long American public. We have been allow* their feelings to carry over fed on Fourth of July speeches and to the newly weds. Let them have Fro« the Observer July 5, 1918 Leon Strong and wife were v is it-, laudatory sketches of historical the nation’s blessing. ing with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. heroes until we are led to believe we are all bold and brave and fear The government has officially H. A. Strong and brother Truman less when we think we are right. proclaimed that every worker has last week from Livingston, Monta Now we are in an industrial tur the right to organize and to strike. na. where he has a situation with moil because some one or two per Maybe it will get around to in the Northern Pacific. Mrs. James Stewart and daugh cent of the people, l<sd, by men suring the right to work some day. ter Cora returned Saturday from whose responsibility is not de termined, have become agressive Maybe thsoe boys Were right White Salmon where they have and intent on forcing their will on who began worrying about when it been guests of Wm. Rudolf and the majority and the majority is was going to atop raining a couple family* IChrl Peetz, one of the most wide like the boa—running for the of weeks ago. ly known of the early pioneer bushes. Wasco county would lake to have farmers of Sherman county, diet! Highway 97 divided by naming The at his home in this city {Monday CO-OPERATION Dalles-Criterian road Highway aftemooih* Mr. Peetz was born in Perhaps the next few years will 97W. The W would stand for worst Schleswig Holstein, Germany, in be the most trying time for the we presume. , , 1838, hame to the United States in co-operative organizations that 1866 and to Sherman county in were established a few years ago When the federal tax laws arë 1886. to handle the wheat crop of the re-worked all . income above the A. S. Johnson finished drilling a nation. exemptions should be taxable, in deep well at the Gus Engstrom During the first few years of cluding that from government place early last week, having their existence misfortuna drew bonds and iron) govternment job». struck a good vein of soft water the members, both individuals and What’s the chance of getting that at 193 feet. small co-operatives, together, anc by cogrees? ' Serai Searcy has been visiting at as the cost of doing business in the his home during the week from old way was fresh in their minds Now that we have a new record the Bremerton navy station. there was a real attraction to the for June moisture it is to be From the Observer July 3, 1908. co-operative ideal. hoped that it will not last as long Judge Wm. Henrichs and family Now a bit of prosperity has come as the previous one did. tw enty and Geo. Meloy and family are along because, of drouths in the one yea^s without a new record is | camped- on a musical trout stream mid-west and a European war absolutely /un-American. , in Wasco county and . are reported scare and among American farm* --------------------- to be having doodle« of fun. ers independence of thought is * in Now for the glorious Fourth o f ; M’iss Pearl Thompson closed a direct relationship to the dollars July. , very auccessful terra at the Adobe z'- ’ - ■ > *■ ---- - jSljermati 7< w • C ' K. * ' -y’ . ' r t'ÂUk. 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