Sherman County journal., July 16, 1937, Image 1

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Forty N inth Year No. 37
N e w s o f th e
S ta te o f O regon
Moro, Oregon. Friday,
Local Banks May Fifty Years Of
Be Required To Church Work
Pay Interest
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July 16, 1937
U nrivalled in W onders
Celebrated
Official C ounty Paper
Grass Valley
To Meet Bend
Nine Sunday
High School Data
Shows Cost Of
A recent decision of the Ore­
The Gri s Valley ball team 1
gon supreme court, according to
continued it*, winning streak last
information
given < out here, is i
Sunday by beating Powell Butte 1
that the local banks will be requi­ •— Moro Presbyterians Hold
Per Pupil Cosrs Are Growing
by a »core of 3 to 2 in a ten in­
red to pay interest on commercial
Program
Commenting
Half
ning
game
played
at
Powell
Buttvi
deposits that were on hand when
Again In County; (Variation
Despite the absence of Phifer and
the banks closed, up1 to the extent
Century Since Esta bli soient
Rolfe the boys held their oppon­
of -the securities held . by the
Larger Than For Several
ents to two runs and then pushed
The state's proposal to acquire banks. This will make the liquids-!
Of rhe Institution Here
oven an extra one for themselves,'
an office building in Portland may tion o f the banks considerably slo­
Years Figures Show
when
it was most needed.
be blocked by the constitutional wer than contemplated and will
Dedication of a large framed
Next Sunday at Grasss Valley ¡The reports of the five high school
give to depositors six percent on portrait of the Rev. J. M. Morrison
debt limitation.
the bo.vs w ill en tertain the Bendi districts of the county show, as us-
The < legislature which author funds impounded since the banks first minister, who served from
Shamrocks in what should be ope j uaj a wjde difference in school
ized the Board of Control to ac clowd. It may be necessary toj 1887 to 1 8 8 » ,'« .« a »urpriae'f«"
•tf*
Paat RamFS °T the season.! t.osts. Principal reason, of course.
levy
on
s
t
«
k
holder«
to
ofctam
the
,
tore
of
the
observance
of
the
flf
quire a building in Portland for
Bend is at the top of the Central J ¡s the number of pupils attending
the use of state departments main money for the Interest paym ent; tielh anniversary « . the Moro Pres
Ovegoti
league and the locals 1
institutions. Per pupil cost
taining offices in that city outline« as stockholders will be considered byterian church in which more than!
have
at
la^t
gotten
into
theii
j
for
the
past year was $171.00 at
liable
for
that
interest,
according
130
members
and
friends
took
p
a
n
three methods for financing the
stride and playing good hall. _ ‘ Kent, $176.52 for' Grass Valley
Sunday, July 11. Mr. and Mrs. ,R
program, a loan from the funds of to present Information. ~
$123.79 for Moro,
$147.76 for
the Industrial Accident commission
W. Pinkerton were the donors. The
Wasco and $175.34 for Rufus.
sale of certificates of indebtedness
church was founded July 10, 1887.
The average daily attendance
and payment for the building on
Following the covered dish din-1
was
21 at Kent, 33 at Grass Val­
the installment plan. • e
! ner where 97 gathered for fellow
ley, 46 at Moro, 31 at Wasco and
Governor IMartin has turner
ship, the “home coming’’ part of
33 at Rufus. Total pupils regis­
thumbs down on the proposed use
the celebration was held with
Mrs. F. L. Barnett of Wasco tered was 25 for Kent, 38 for
of accident commission funds. That
A million dollar spring month Merrill .M. Oveson as guest speak,
died at the hospital Tuesday morn- Grass Valley, 49 for Moro, 37 at
leaves the certificates of indebted­ in gasoline tax collections, break* er- Mr. Oveson as representative
ng from an illness that has l^ept Wasco and 42 at Rufus, from
ness and the installment pl<n both ing all previous May record» and j of the citizens of the county not
ler > confined for several weeks. which the percentage of atten-
of which are regarded as evasions pointing to the greatest tourist ocially connected with the church
The funeral will be held Friday d ” ” ’ can ,H. firure(j
of the constitutional debt inhibi year in Oregon history is the re- brought a challenge o f ‘^The
afternoon at two «o’clock from the
tion by many legal experts. In port of, Earl Snell .secretary o f . Church Tomorrow”. He traced the
Wasco Methodist church.
Schood Time Varies
.this contention the legal author­ state.
i history of Christianity from its
; Arvilla Jane Peugh was bom in
ities appear to have the support
There is' a marked difference
The million dollar mark has been; beginnings and using late statis-
Missouri July 22, 1870 and came
of anumber of supreme court op­ reached only three times before in tics showed that the church is not
to Wasco when a young girl with *n tbe nurnby^
minutes per week
inions.
gas tax collections and then only ^«ilingr, neither will it fail to-
her parent«. She married Francia1
™ athlet.ct. Both Kent and
In the suit revolving around the during the heavy tourist months of morrow. Doris Thompson sang,
Lafe Barnett and since then ha« Gr#’ " ' “"‘'y
225 "'">utes per
YELLOWSTONE STILL SUPREME TQRILL— Although tt Is lived on the family farm a few *«>■. Moro took 136 and Wasco
financing of the state office build July, Augdst and September of the! *
Dn An April Evening” by
the oldest of the national
beea seen
by more
more persona
nenänä
. parka
.. and has
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ing in Salem a majority of the banner year of 1936. Receipts fo r ' E>**ok.
milea we«t of Wasco. Besides he. *.n<l Rufus. ’ t*»1 120 minute, in
than
any
of
the
others,
Yellowstone
still
o
ffen
an
imeomparsbla
court which later became a min­ May 1937, showed an increase of 310 H ive Been Members
widower aeven children survive, ' A pUr^Ult;
,
.
thrill. Its wide variety of natural wonden cannot he ^"T^eated
ority held that the provisions for ! ¡233,212 over May of the preceding
her:
O rin o f P o rtlan d . Benton o f
K e n tJ h,? h ,ch<>o1 u “« h ‘
j The names of the 310 members anywhere else, and such scenes as this picture ef the Upper
retirement of the debt through year.
Rufus, Leslie of Oklahoma and
j 1*?’3 ? nd "¡J , ‘otal cc"? w*"
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during the half ~ century of the | of the Yellowstoneuttver lend It charm that cannot he described.
rentals t# be collected from depart
Dean
of
Wasco,
Mra.
A.
W.
Anderl
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Gr“ ’ Valley taught 187
rww H Uaiw
K j UI m U
j church were read with those pre­
ments housed in the building did
«on of Eagle Creek, Mr«. Aro Mc"A, y " *nd ‘J1*
*61e0M '
sent recognized by the audience.
not remove the constitutional ob­
Cloud of Los Angele. and Mr». D. “ 0™ * u* ht J 71 <««F« to r • « » *
Although none of the five surviv- J?
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n
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jection. In a later case revolving
E. Brewer of Hood River. T hreei“f I5«8'-»’ - W m co held school 176
ing charter members could attend J * c p O / T 1 Q V O T C l O l f Z 1 w liv ^ v s a fy
T T W o o la v r brother«, Tom of Wasco, John of I d ,J8 “nd
around a proposal to finance
\ WaS
J. L. Davia of Kent haa been the
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celebration,
the late Mrs. C. T.*
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new court house for Deschutes co­
Twin
Oaks,
C
at,
and
Charles
of
*nd
Rufu’
,
18u
9
d»’m ** *cho° l
appointed by Ray G ill/state gran- Donnell, ‘a ’ charte'r ‘ b r ib e r ’, "w as P m m
N n n L f-fi& h
unty through a long time lease
McMinnville and two sisters, Mr,, i
!“ ld *nd the tot*l
ge master, as a member of a com- repre9ented by her son M z *
V ' 1 J V U /8 U l g l l
the court held such a scheme to
C. H. Howell and Miss Nettie $6733.77.
mittee of three grangers and throe Donnell of The Dalles .M r s . W. F . C
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be unconstitutional.
also survive.
Grass Valley Gets Most
Proponents of the Portland labor union representatives to in- Jackson. 46 yea:s an active mem- S C R G O l t S O Q r d
form
and
conciliate
members
of
ber.
wa8
M
a
im
e
d
the
individual
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building, however, do not agree
As for payments from the non-
with thia contention. They argue both group» in case of disputes • with the longed continuous mem-| The report of the Sherman Co­
hlgh school board Kent received
that the debt in this instance ver working conditions, hours etc.j bership m the (More church. M r s .u n t y N on-H igh schdhl board has
none as the districts in the south
I« ’ V" Moore ha" been * m€mber been ma<ie by Wily Knighten
would rest on the building and not ilh n \° n n
end of the county have consolida­
Three Examinations WÜ1 Be
are otHew membtra and 33 years. All active members were Sfccretarv It indip.t«« a
on the state. If a contract can be Johnson
ted. Grass Valley had 11.6 pupils
’hi] B r a d y , Kelly lx>e and Paul j called to the f ro n t of the au d ito r- «
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Sheriff Wilson and Coroner Carl from the country and received
so drafted as to exempt the state
Made Of The Fields
Anderson made a trip to the Des­ $2047.63 from the board for their
from any obligation either legal Gurske -are the labor members. , ¡um to receive membership certi- financ,al condition of the organi-
ficates
signed
in
the
name
of
the
zat*on
that
cares
for
the
children
chutes river Tuesday to take the instruction. Moro had 14.5 and got
or moral, they contend, the consti­
County agent LeRoy Wright and
j minister at the time of joining who live outside the regular high
body of Tillman HolloquHly who $1794.96; Wasco had 12.3 and rec­
tutional inhibition will have been
M. M. Oveson, assistant at the ex
¡whether
that
was
in
1901
or
1937.i
school
districts.
It
is
probable
that
drowned
at Sherars the first Sun­ eived $1809.94 from the board and
successfully circumvented. In that
bach member re-newed the pledge there will be a smaller tax levy. perimerit station, are making a day in June from the water. He Rufus had > 3.7 and was given
base, it is pointed out, some future
survey of trashy fallow on some
| of loyalty to «Christ
previously fo r the board for th e n ex t year.
was discovered near mile post 21 $648.76 from the non-high school
legislature might decide to vacate
of the farms of the county. Not
j L m
Tor
lu tz
H i ru tai
i'isM
.by
E. J. Conlon and R. W.Thomas
the building, leaving the owne:
ir
itro i
v x r itM s
v B iI C y
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J, M. Wilson had the misfortune Metfsages Read
eluding cash on hand were / $13, only that, the questionnaire in last Sunday while they were Ash­ has the largest one therfc being
holding the sack.
eludes information as to tillage ing.
kor— fall With Mm
603.91. E xpenditures w ere con-
Approximately 30 proposals cov
672 books there, Kent has 400,
methods on the farm surveys«
Greetings were read from Mrs. sidercbly less than for several for several years.
ering the Portland building are day and was quite badly bruised
The dead man had been an Ind­ Moro,225; and Wasco 357. Rufus
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Smith and S. C. Elder, Grove C ity, P a. Rev p a st y ears being less th an $11,000.
on file with the board. Most of
ian policeman on the Warm Spring did not report. This includes all
They want to know what the
these offer sites for sale but sev­ children Lurline and John of Mit- Henry G. Hanson, Independence, Major items were tuition which
reservation. His clothes still con books except fiction.
eral offer old building suitable for chell were over night guests of Oregon; Mrs. Arthur Hicks, Fowler required $6301.29 and transporta- farmer did with the stubble and tained $23.65 in money, a watch
Mrs. Smith’s sister, Mrs. Z. C. Wil­ Cal; Rev. Allan A. McRea, MdMin tion which accounted for $1632.58. straw . that remained after bar which had stopped a t 7:11 H,s
office purposes.
son last Monday. They were en­ -ville. Mrs. America Moore and Mrs. Two thousand dollars in warrants vest, how much wheat he raised right leg was broken. Sergeant
A * *
Governor Martin headed an of­ route to 'Portland where Lurline Mary McDanel of Portland; Mrs. were paid and outstanding war and what grade, how much straw Grimm, the local game warden,
ficial party on tour o f inspection and John will receive medical at-¡N eva Johnston of Salem and Mr. rants of $2995.52 have been order- and what height, how many weeds C. *M. Zell and the two Sherman
of the Wolf CreeK and Wilson ri­ tention. Mr And Mis. Wilson and j and Mrs. F. E. Fagaji of McMinn- ed paid to bring the board out of and what kind.
county officers took the body from
ver highways last week. The party daughter, Nellie and grandson, ville. .'Mr. Elder was pastor from the red. For the lieginning of the Report To Be Made
the stream, carried ft to their car
Wily W. Knighten, county sup­
which included members of the hi- George ¿»acre accompanied them. 19Q0-04; Mr. Hanson served the new school year $3580.68 remains
and sent it to The Dalles from erintendent of Sherman county,*
When they have gathered the where it will »be sent to the reser­
way • commission, hiway engineers
Evelyn and Luther Davis who Moro church from 1921-26; Dr ' in hand.
is chairman of a committee of
data the entire group of farm» vation for burial.
and officials of the Works Progress spent the Fourth in The Dalles re- Hicks was minister from 1927-28 ------------
superintendents on "Transporta­
should give a factual 1 basis for
Administration motored to the end turned home Wednesday accompan *nd Mr. McRea from 1932-33.
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tion Problems'*, which will report
work on trashy fallow methods. Up
F n i"
of construction on the Wolf creek ied by their aunt, Miss Lillian Mesdames Moore and McDanel Q TJgJl
at the annual conference of Ore­
to this time there have been many
route, approximately 50 miles west Schassen who spent the evening are «barter members.
gon county school superintendents
claims
made for trashy fallow that
o f Portland, stopping enroute at at the Davis home.
| During the morning service that M n r p P a n f - In ia '
meeting in Salem on July 19 A20. /
have not been proven. This survey
Mr. and Mrs. Shelton F ritts: introduced
anniversary three
c VdUUUH
the two WPA camps and taking
This committee will make a list
is designed to obtain information
“pot-luck” lunch with the work and children returned to their j 1“en*b®r® weF« received into the
Earl Sneu secretary of state
of
problems involved in the trans­
The long awaited recital of
as to previous weed conditions
men at the Bear creek camp. Ap home last Tuesday after haVmg ^urch Mrs. Lloyd Hennagm sang
portation of pupils and formulate
Sherman
county
students
who
are
and crop yields so they can be
spent the p .s t six week, M M t.;“?" “ f * ’
by BrCW"
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I
proximately 500 WPA laborers
procedures and solutions of these
under the interested in music was held Wed­
! with Miss Vfvw.n Trounce accom- cidents and deaths for the first compared to yields
working in two shifts on the Wol City Tenn
problems.
The committee will also
E arl Tw eet of Bend was a call Panist. Rev. L. H. Mitehelmore
m onths of this, year is truly trashy fallow method. Actual moi» nesday night a t the Presbyterian make recommendations for trans­
creek •read which highway official
expect to have open to traffic b< er at the J. C. Wil,on home a b’Sefly sketched some of the high alarming. Despite the work being ture tests will be made this fall church.
Miss M ary Jeanette Sargent, a portation uniformity in Oregon
| l.Rht, of the Moro and Monkland <1°™ over th e sta te by v.r.o u , or- on trashy fallow and other fallow
November, 1938. Approximate!' abort time Monday morning.
and make suggestions for changes
Mrs. Betty' Kelly is spending churches durl"K “ >e fifty y e a rs ganuations ami agencies, the rec- to find out which one has retained student at Willamette favored for effective operation.
seven miles of grading and twr
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with three piano solos. Doris Thom
few day, th i, week vi.itln g a t ’ * nd «minded those present th a t ord grow, steadily worse, th f trailj the rainfall most efficiently.
small bridges remain to be com
The examiners state that in ev­ pson, Genevieve Nahouse and Imo­ Recommendations Presented
pleted on this route in addition V the home of Mr.an d Mra. J. H .iR w o s ‘he .,pray®r ¿'5e \ the B" ? dcath loneer an bloodrer-
Wijson
j
ble
reading
and
*the
desire
to
becomes
more
and
more
apparent
ery instance it is reported that gene Johnson formed a trio ih at
the surfacing. Opening o f the Wi’
Other committee reports to be
Mrs. Clarice Sacre spent Mon- "*ve
‘h»b « " iad «ar,ier t1”"
’ trafflC Pr<* lem j 8 "°‘ plowing for trashy fallow is cheap sang several numbers, Ellen Cox
son river route is not expected dr
presented
at the county schol sup­
of
Grass
Valley
who
is
attending
til late in 1939 although mor< day night here with her p a r e n t s . ' * nd P*0” 1' through per- bemg met in our state, and that er than with a moldboard plow
erintendents’
conference this year
O.
S.
C.
gave
a
solo
and
Philip
Word was received here last
discouragement as well as the problem of an aroused public and that no field having trashy
than 809 WPA laborers are being
are ones on Selection and Place­
Johnson
of
Wasco
also
sang.
fallow
on
it
has
started
to
blow
week
of
a
.on
born
to
Mr.
and
4
‘b“t
will
remove
this
employed on this project.
Aiding the program were Mrs. ment of Teachers, Records for the
this year.
Mrs Paul Wilson at Oaksdale ’ The exhibit of pictures of for- menace still confronts us.
Superintendents* Office,
Kenneth
McKean and Mrs. Lloyd County
Spe^d is necessary if Oregon b Wash. M e infant has been named mer ">»i»ters and e arly church
Deaths in this five month per-
Three examinations of the fields
Instruction
for 4h e Handicapped
iennagin
who
sang
solos.
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to take advantage of the $¿60.00° Paul A nen and is a v rand son of groups attracted many. Letters of iod increased from 103 in 1936 to will be made of .which this is the
Mr and Mr, J M W i l « ^
° ■ greeting from President F. D. 116 this year; injuries from 2286
and
County
Diagnostic Tests and
diss
Vivian
Trounce,
Mrs.
Helen
federal grant for the new library
firist. Another will he this fall and Ruggles and Mrs. Ray Blake ac­ Remedial Outcomes. Each commit­
George Wilson w a. a ¿.Her at
Ohar’e s „ H-
23U4’ and “cid en ts reported another in the spring of next year.
and office building, Ralph Moody
tee presents its recommendations
companied the singers.
• ¡Martin, Dr. Wm. Hiram Foujkes, from 11,056 to 13.981.
told the capitol reconstruction com Fossil last week.
nt
the conference for discussion
n.wAi,,
r>MMr. i i i . 1«.
moderator of the
Presbyterian
W . Bartly
mission upon his return from Was
of Corvallis is now;
a < s e m b l v D r J Y H«w A ccidents Avoidable
and final adoption.
BOAKD
IG
F
BQUlALIZATIOiN
ing ton D.C. this week. Spared on employed at the L.W.Amick farm.I Ge1neral assemblV. Dr. J. Y. How-
M E E T IN G
Mr. and Mis. Art Cratty and'*r<*’ wioderator o* the Synod o f , « jt ¡a unthinkable that the people
by this warning the commission
Notice: There w ill be a meeting
has already set the machinery in children have returned to thedT Oregon; and Dr. J . Hudson Bal- of Qrcg on w jjj anow this toll of
of the County Board of Equalisa­
an<1 property to continue un-
motion for the new projects. Trow­ tome here after having »pent sev ar ’ mo^era or 0 Portland res
tion of Sherman County, Oregon,
bytery’..weZ e ™ounted on the wall abated__in
/to
w0r8e
bridge & Livingstone, New York eral days in Prineville.
Eugene—A sight familiar only a t the Court House, Moro, Ore­
Mr. and IMra. Robert Brown arej ^ . e. old Monkland church pulpit yeai. after year
a„
architects who designed the cap­
to old timers in the old country gon, on the second Monday in Aug­
itol building, have been asked to the parents of a baby boy born in ;__ A .,_ _
._con‘
motor
vehicle
accidents
are
demi-
1
in
'gregation
the
hvmnals
first
used
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U
:
ve'?I
<
;,,
e
®fc,aeni8
are
detm-
and
which should be of special in-. ust ,that being the 9th day of
George Bell U n it-• met at the*
associate themselves with White- The Dalles Sunday noon.
I jn
j0(,’aj church anj eariy rec. ,te y aV0ldable- Nearly every death' teieat to the younger generations August, 1987, to publicly examine
Frank
vonBorstel home Wednes­
house & Church, Portland archi­
The OCC. boys from the Moro
bocks were offdisnlav
every injury can be directly traced that will attend the fourth Oregon the Assessment Rolls, correct all
day
afternoon
in honor of the birth
tects, in drafting the plans for the camp
mp played baseball here Sunday,^______ __ __f? W • P
to a careless, act on the part o f Trail Pageant celebration in Eug-
errors In valuation, descriptions
new State buildings. Decision as to and were defeated by the Kent
a nedestrian or a driver of a motor ene July 22, 23 and 24, is a high of lands or otRer property asses­ day o f Its president, Mrs. Theo
/whether separate library and of­ team.
EUGÈNE PAGAENT WESTERN vehicle. No one willingly contri- wheeled logging rig used by our sed by me, and it shall be the vonBorstel and fo r election of off­
- '
icers. Fifteen members and one
fice structures will be erected or Kei\t Grange .No- A88 held its
Eugene —Typically western in Lutes to disaster, but ft would pioneer forefather» nearly 100 duty of persons interested to ap­
guest were preebnt.
H e table ~
the program confined to a single regular
meeting Saturday eve­ flavor and true to the spirit of a st'em that a proper state of mind years ago.
pear
at
the
time
and
place
ap­
was.
lovely
with
a
hog«
lighted
building designed to meet • both n in g July 10th. .
week of pioneer pageantry will be on the part of thq public would
The rig is but one of hundreds pointed (appearance is by peti­ birthday cake on n m irror surroun- »
needs, will await a consultation
Mrs. Eileen Hogue and daugh­ the barbecue to »be held t in this have lon* 8’nc« 1>e«n created by of authentic relics to be used in tio n )). AU petitions must be made
ded by sweet peas.
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with the architects. It is expected ter Eileen and son Roy of Grass city durinng' the Orgon Trail pag- ^Le seriousness of the situation,
the traditional Pioneer Parade N W R IT IN G and verified by the • Mrs. vonBorstel was re-elected
now that plans for thè now build­ Valley are spending a few days eaht ^celebrrthn hefé on'7uly 22,
Educctfbn’and enforcement must which is , part
__ of
. the
_ _ three
____ _______
__ applicant and —
day cel- _____
oath ___
of the
filed
ing or buildings will be completed here with her parents, Mr. and 23, and 24. Whole steers and pigs go hand in hand to meet this pro- ebration. Sixteen head of
steers with the board WITHIN*"
FIF- president, Mrs. Theo Justesen 1st,
vice; Mrs. Wm. Guyton 2nd vice;
by November 1 and that actua1 Mrs. L. W. Amick.
¡will roast over open, fires on a* blem. Give it your serious thot chained and yoked together pull a TEEN DAYS from the time it is
Mrs. A. A. Dunlap, secretary, Mrs.
construction work will get under
W . C. Guyton was a business huge canroground outside the city obey the laws that are passed for saw log, one end of which
hangs by law required to
J. E. Norton, treasurer; Mrs. Wm.
w ay by December 1 with comole- visitor in The Dalles F rid ay and where hundreds of people will your protection and help eliminate on the axle between two wheels #
M a m re t
W Peetz
Rooper, sergeant at arms; Mrs.
(Continued Wm Page two) '
Saturday of last week.
gather.
Oregon’s traffic deaths.
~ I Unmeet in diameter.
:
County Assessor. ’
Guy Hoakinson, historian.
f r o m S a le m
Educating Youth
By A. L Lindbeck
Mrs. F. L Barnett’s
Funeral Is Today
Records Broken For
Gas Tax Receipts
J. L. Davis Appointed
Fallow Being
Made In County
Indians Body Taken
From Deschutes River
Jerry Wilson Hurt
When Horse Falls
Knigten Heads
Transportation Group
Youngiters Give
Music Recital
Old Logging Rig
To Be Paraded
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Kent Unit Elects
New Officers
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