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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 5, 1937)
THE SHERMAN COUNTY JOURNAL. (Haunt u ^Journal RHEBMAN COUNTY OBSERVER, >tabli«h«d Nov. 2. I «8» GRASS VALLEY JOURNAL, L<ahlishvd Oct. 14, 1897 CONSOLIDATED, MARCH 6, 1031 WASCO NEWS-ENTERPRISE. Established 1891 CONSOLIDATED MARCH 4. 1932‘: STATEHOUSE GOSSIP (Continued from page one) ly on shoulders of the county com mittee,** the governor said. MORO, OREGON FRIflAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1937 .r Every Night Is Halloween To the M otorist Taxpayer! ■Relief agencies throughout Ore gon are faced with a strenuous Published Every Friday at Moro, Oregon, By winter in the opinion o f John Coot GILES L. FRENCH - Managing Editor er, farm placement director with the state reemployment service. Cooter, whose work takes him in to all sections of the state, says that the .prospect of increafcfed un employment is to be seen on every hand. Curtailment of 'PWA activ ities, Cooter pointed * out, has Entered as second-class matter at th e Posrofflee, at Moro, Oregon, thrown many men out ¡of worts with under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879____________________________ private industry unable to provide SUBSCRIPTION RATES— PAY ABLE IN ADVANCE. them with jobs. Strikes are also One Ycar ........ ........... .... ...........:..................................................... tl-BO raising havoc in certain sections of the state with thousands of women N O V E M B E R 5, 1937 and children faced with hunger un less relief is forthcoming. LABOR INCORPORATION THE FIRST FIFTY YEARS • • • • Discussion in the Oregonian With this issue the Sherman The popuation of 'the state County Journal begins the fiftieth about the advisability of inco.por- prison which was reduced material year of in this county, atin j labor unions with statements ly by reason of the wholesale re The county itself is only 49 years > of labor leaders and others brings leases under the new ‘‘good time” law is again back up ab?ve the 1000 old come next February. Ito the front again the fight of last mark, according to Warden James When the publishers of the f i; s t ) sess*on ° f Oregon s leg islatu re Lewis. The fall sessions o f itfhe cir newspaper, in the Grass Valley ab« ut this very same matter, cuit courts throughout the state country, which was an early' The nationally accepted leaders has been -followed by a steady in name given to that part of Wasco | of labor point out the diffeience flux of prisoners into the state in county between the John Day and between labor organizations and stitutions. Deshutes rivers, placed the labor-' c.orporatkms by saying that labor • * * iously set page on the Washington unions are not formed for a profit It will not be necessary to go to hand press, Grover Cleveland was as are corpo ations. This is par Portland’s famous Bull Run creek serving his first term a s president tially tYue, but corporations are for a pure supply of drinking water and Sylvester Pennoyer was gover- ( made up, in many instance«, of I for Oregon’s lawmakers when they noi of Oregon. i small stock holders who give con-1 meet in Salem again. The capital Settlement had been rapid since tro1 40 elected directops aud expect city this week began using its now 1880 and the waving bunchgrasa profits Pom their stewardship. U - gravity system which brings moun that had fattened cattle for roving ;tx>r uni ’ns *r= form'd workers I tain water from the Santiam river stockmen had been plowed under who « ‘ve c8ntro1 »nd exP€Ct to Salem through an 18-mile long with the crude tools of homestead-: creB« d * •« » » an<t b*tUr working pipe line. crs. Cities were growing around conditions from the ohoeen leaders, • • » the stores that enterprising men The differences are exaggerated A sudden increase in study cours From the Observer Nov. , 61908 had started to fill the wants of the localise labor leaders do not want es on the part .of inmates of Ward Miss Bell Toll of Eugene opened 1 to b? forced to incorporate any incoming horde of settLers who had en James Lewis’ big house at the Fairview shool on th^ 2nd. to have plows, flour, beans and a mor2 than the firet industriai cor- east end of State street was re A teamster from Dufur with a porations wanted to be answerable few more of the absolute neces- ported this week iby Miss Harriett 4-horsc load of potatoes, sold out to the government for anything. sities. C. Long, state librarian. Whereas Friday evening November 5 resi around Moro at $2 per sack. Public sentiment brought about applications for study courses from Publication of the, then numerous dents of Kent and surrouhding * • Our quiet city was visited in the homestead notices undoubtedly was 8omt‘ measure of control, ineffec inmates of the state . prison have community are expected to gather early hours of last Sunday night partially the cause for the estab tive though it /ometimes is, over been running from 12 to 15 a week, at th eh tg h school to attend a car by a group of night riders. Such 1 industrial corporations and even- lishment o f the first newspaper theje were 77 applications filed nival sponsored by the student doings are little more than mob? for that was considered lucrative tually it will have to exercise the this week. Engineering courses body. Among the interesting ocracy whether practiced by trades business in those days. Further sam? type of control />ver unions predominate in the applications, •booths will ,be a Beano game with unions ii? manufacturing centers or more at that time there were pro both for the benefit of the laborers, these including courses in mining thirty dollars worth of merchan little places like this. posals about a new county. Some who are like minority stockholders as well as mechanical engineering. dise to be given out as prizes, an By all means protect the trees wanted to join what is now Sher-, in a big corporation, and for the ♦ • • • archery, side show and of course an you have and plant more. Locust welfare of the public, which must man county on with Gilliam Negotiations for the remain eats booth. Preparation for the is the tree for Moro. county and other» wanted to form not be subjected t,o labor wars that ing property in the block on which carnival is keeping the school From the Observer, Nov. 8, 1918 a new county entirely. Wasco disrupt the business that thousands the state proposes to erect its new students busy as a large crowd is Moro celebrated the closing of county citisene scoffed at the idea *’ve library-office building are proceed expected. the World War Thursday evening as expensive and unnecessary. The The charge of racketeering, often ing satisfactorily, according to T. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Norton and with a big bonfire on the streets in founders perhaps felt that a news made against some labor leaders, ' H. Banfield who is conducting the daughters, Geraldine and Carol and front of the Moro Trading com paper would be helpful in the fight would be made less often if there negotiations for the Capitol Recon sons Eugene and Ross were dinner pany. H. U. Martin donated a cord was adequate control over unions. struction commission. for a new county. It is not guests at the Frank von Borstel of wood and Bill Johnson fixed up - A few years later the newspaper The leaders of labor who were con expected that condemnation pro home Sunday. an effigy of the Kaiser that was forefathers of the Sherman County scientious and capable would not ceedings will be necessary in order Mr. and Mrd. J. L. M atthes mot- produced at the proper time. Pa Journal was brought to Moro by have to compete with scalawags to secure title to the property. ered to Salem Friday where they triotic song3 were sung. AND the • • • Mone Brothers and others took its who formed unions merely to get spent the week end with Mr. and next day it was known that it was place in Wasco. At least eight an advantage over employers and W. S. Gosslin, secretary to Gov Mrs Will Mumpers. Velma Matthes a fake. papers have been published in the build up an income. ernor Martin, is now being men of North Bend will also meet her A letter was'received from Chris Incorporation will eventually be tioned as a possible Democratic parents and visit with them while Polston who was “some where in county at one time or another; Grants once had one; Wasco has found to be a protection to labor candidate for secretary of state. there. ---- - Franca”. ............. had two, Moro three, Grass Valley instead of a means of persecuting Gosslin, who is also mentioned as Mrs. J. C. Wilson motored to People were asked to subscribe one and Kent one. All have been it as many labor leaders are wont a possible candidate for Congress, The Dalles early Sunday morning more lifoarally for War Welfare consolidated by one means or an to believe now. admits that he is giving considera to be with her daughter, Mrs. Clar work as increased needs are ex other until at present this news tion to the new suggestion but has ice Sacre of Moro, who underwent pected. paper is the sole descendent of not yet made up his mind as to an operation for appendicitis at the C. E. Hill has been appointed as HALLOWE’EN these earlier sheets that recorded Mid Columbia hospital. whether he will run or not. superintendent of an experimental births with effusive congratula Mr. and Mrs. Dell Olds and farm at Waterville, Wash. Hallowe'en is proverbially the tions, deaths with unlimited praise, evening of the year when spirits Efforts will be made to keep the daughter Betty Lou of Grass Val From the O bserver, Nov. 4, 1898 marriages with tjfce^best wishes in walk abroad on earth and perpe Crat?r Lake highway open all win ley, were dinner guests at the Theo. The Grass Valley ball nine will the style of the time. trate acts beyond the thought or ter, acaording to R. H. Baldock, Justesen home Sunday. play any club in Sherman county The annual birthday anniversary on the' Grass Valley diamond for Times have changed, as times Ì comprehension of mere man. Ex- state highway engineer. and reunion of the Barnet family an oyster supper for the players. do. Farms are no longer tilled 1 perience has shown that Hallowe’en with walking plows with wooden 1 tricks are neither spiritually con- Beware of strangers peddling was held at the grange hall last See Roy Vintin. Sunday. “Grandpa” Barnet of The The Schadewitz brothers who moldboards, farmers no longer | ceived nor beyond comprehension make semi-annual trips to town for they are often a repetition of “cure-alls” for poultry diseases, is Dalles in whose honor this event have been handling sheep jointly the warning issued by the State was held was eighty one yoars old for the past five years, recently in heavy wagons, schools are no last year’s preformances. longer held in small rural districts, The gate stealing season of 1937 Department of Agriculture. Several October 18th. A bounteous dinner divided their, flock. Each will here wheat is not hauled to Biggs by throughout the county was more such peddlers are reported to be was served at noon with fifty-one after have a separate interest. Moro is proud of her 'dancing present and all wished Mr. Barnet long trains of horse teams, tbads inoffensive than usual unless some working (the state. club this fall. They are well at many more happy birthdays. are not sinks of mud in winter one has been suppressing news --------------- 2---- ■ tended and suppers are served at and beds of dust in summer, news that is usually broadcast. Windows the City Hotel by J. J. Wiley., papers are no longer set by hand. of course, were wall soaped by K EN T SCHOOL NOTES» • A broom factory has been estab- Probably no fifty year period in youngsters to whom such an act By Helen Wilson all history has seen as much : was thè height of devilment Loose The Honor Roll for Kent High change as the one since the estab- , machinery and smaller outbuildings School for the preceeding^ix weeks lishment of the first news paper were moved to prominent spots in Extending the principles of com of school has three honored mem in Sherman county. bating soil erosion as practiced in bers. Two of them are in the Farming serves the same pur W O . U. S . R A T . O F F . lower class group and one in ‘the pose as it did and the county's b itt e n . Only real damage was the Klickitat valley the past two upper class group. TJiey are: years, Commissioner S. P. Wruk main crop is still atm wheat just as it ’ the destruction of sidewalks and has struck upon a valuable plan of Lower classmen, Frank von Borstel railings in some spots. was when the first soil was brok control in the North Dalles dis and Geraldine Norton: Upper class First reaction to this children’s en. Newspapers also serve the * ■ . trict, where shifting sand dunes man, Helen Wilsoji. same purpose and just as the first holiday is that the spirits may be The Kent school is sponsoring have constituted a problem costing one served to unify the settlers In coming a bit more gentlemanly the district several hundred dollars its annual school Carnival, Friday their struggle for an independent and considerate. No doubt as ) each year. evening, November 6. Many new j government this one serves to uni much fun was had as ever and it attractions have k w n - l W Jthbj . With the macadamizing of the fy the county in its hopes and re is certainly to be hoped that the highway from th è’ferry slip to' the year. The annual school Carnival: lack of actual destruction is not a quests for better things. Evergreen highway, Commissioner is one o f the big events of ths,year i Rural newspapers, probably more sign of a boresome evening for the Wruk was anxious to eliminate the In Kent. The entire school take« ! than others, record the physical youth of the county. We would sand trouble and the accompanying pant in the activity. facts of life for a community or not have it so. The Principal, Mr. R. N. Me-1 cost of periodical removal. Yet, some November first, bebore county, but in addition to that they In the spring of 1936, at the sug Glasson, has received the honor of : record the arms and ambitions of we have heard the final call, we gestion of county agent I. W. Ter- being the president of the O. S. T. i its readers, their pride in a success hope to be able to report that good nahan and Soil Conservation Ser A. in Sherman county. Miss Nan I ful year at the stock shows, their and kindly spirits were about on vice officials, the troublesome dunes Smith is the secretary of the as- ; hopes for a better wheat crop, their Hallowe’en and that widows’ wood were transplanted to native grass sociation. The honor was ■bestowed ' struggles against weeds and crop had been piled and yards raked es taken from nearby stabilized upon them at the four county ! pests, their labors for bigger libra-, ftnd tltat certain other minor need dunes and later given a thin cov Teachers Institute held In The • ries, better schools and recogni- ed jobs about the city had been ering of finely crushed rock. Mr. Dalles last week. r ' *' cared for by young folks imbued tion of their talents. Kent split honors with Grass Wruk had previously found that with a constructive spirit. The rock placed on the sand holds the Valley in the Volley .bail' games ? • » z This will be the fiftieth year of newspapers in this county and dur question is: would the young folks dunes until the grass is establish that took place on the KftRT floor | ing the year we expect to publish feel more or less satisfied with ed. Friday, October 29. The Kent girls • some biographies of men, living their evening if this were done? Results of the 1936 work have won a victory over the Grass Val- [ and dead, w ho. helped make the been gratifying. No sand shifting ley girls with a score of 20-17. county the successful community it ' 1,16 political battle of Klam- difficulties have arisen this year And the Grass Valley iboys carried is. In addition, however, to look- ath Falla continue until the state where the plan was worked out. off the boys’ game with a «core of tag backward, we expect to look a11 abOut the two senatorial Normal dune movement is recorded 45-11. ASK US ABOUT ahead with the hope that a t the candidates. It will then have serv at about 60 feet a year, but the Kent High now has an enroll 1S,OOONOUR ed some purpose. end of another fifty years the grass panted areas have been held ment of twenty-eight students. D IE S E L S I county will find as much progress stationary. The Misses Frances and ' Delores Considering the death sentences made along cultural and productive Gregg of Kittitas, Wash., are new lines as it has made in the past in Russia it is fortunate that there School Principal—Now, Roger, attending school here. are lots of people under that what are you doing? Learning fifty years. . • regime. something? Visitor—I suppose Roger—No, sir. I’m listening to lot for the rent of this si SLJPPLY C O . ¡ine says that the Repub- Probably the final concensus of you. apartment. a lift from the weeks 1 Uecrc Caterpillar That’s more than they opinion will be that La Guardia was' Hostess—Yes, they asked Har- Try Journal advertising, it pays old seven times last month. got from1 last one. ' _ _ jelected because he was LaGuardia. Kent High School In Other Days Presenting Carnival Tonight Grass Keeps Sand Still lished in The Dalles by Merton A Co. Art and Drew Barnum left for Portland to take yp studies this week in a course of commercial education. Cl Comntuntiy P ie’bytcrian Church 10:00 a. m., Bible school at which time we begin the November les sons. Teachers are asked to re main after the morning service to discuss plans for Christmas. 11:00 a. m., sermon “John’s Por trait of Jesus,” and a special num ber by Genevieve and Lyle Na- bouse. ' * 7:15 p. m., Christian Endeavor groups will begin Fall meetings. The pastor will close the unified service with a short message “Ar mistice Day—Then and Now.” Tuesday, 7 30 p. m., young peo ple’s choir at the Nahouse resi dence. Thursday, 7:30 p. m., Bible study at the Manse. Why Theodore Rdosevelt, Sr., went to church: 'Reason No. 1—“In this actual world, a churchleas com munity where men have abandoned and scoffed at or ignored their re ligious is a community on the rapid down grade.” LUTHERAN CHURCH Next Sunday, November 7, Re formation Service and Holy Com- mnnion will be observed at the Lutheran church service in the Grass Valley Methodist church building. The German confession service will be held at 10:30; the English service begins at 11:00 o’clock. Commemorating the great work accomplished by the untiring zeal of Doctor Martin Luther, we thankfully observe Reformation Day. Come and be benefited by the service. , H. H. Fleckenstein, Missionary. She Wouldn’t Understand Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Brown were neighbors. It was not surprising, therefore, that compliments were the' order of the day. Said Mrs. Smith one fine morn ing: “Huh! Mrs. Brown, yer’ve got odd stockings on!” Mrs. Brown was, as always, equal to the occasion. Smiling her sweet est smile, she replied loftily: “Yes, dearie. I can understand that surprisin’ yer; but it’s a thing wot often ’appens to lidiee wat ’as more than one pair.” “A stag party is an affair where most any old buck can get a little deer if he’s got the doe.” Grass Valley Baptist Church Gerald C. Dryden, Pastor. It’s a sure sign of winter when a woman begins wearing her sum mer hat every day. Wasco Church of Christ Gilbert R. Carey, pastor. Bible school opens promptly at 10:00 o’clock. 'Morning worship is at 11:00 o’clock Sermon topic, “The New Testa ment 'Churt'h.” This is a study of God's word which one and all should Hear. Come and bring your friends. Immediately following the morn ing service1 there will be a basket dinner in the basement of the church, during which time reports will be given of each class and organization in the church. Bring your dinner and meet with us. Christian Endeavor at 7:00 p. m. ' Evening church service at 8:00. This Sunday evening we will study the second chapter of Revelation. November 14 the Camp Fire girls will have charge of the eve ning service. Watch for complete announcement. NOTICE TO CREDITORS All persons having claims a- gainst the estate of Elizabeth Ful ler. deceased, are hereby notified to present them in proper form tc the udersigned, the duly ap pointed, qualified and acting , Ad ministrator of the estate of Eliza beth Fuller, deceased, at the office of Geo. G. Updegraff, Moro, Ore gon, within six months from the date of this notice, to wit: October 15,1937. - David Reid Geo. G. Updegraff, - - 50-1 Attorney for Administrator. - • Wasco Methodist Chursh F. L. Cannelt Pastor . Sunday school at 10 a. m. Class es for all ages. Next Sunday is the Sunday be fore Armistice Day. The pastor will preach a sermon in keeping with that great and memorable day. Subject, “Lest We Forget.” A special invitation is extended to all World War Veterans, and to the public in general. Special music by the choir. 'Choir practice W ednesday ning a t 7:30. eve Eureka Lodge No. 121 A-F & A-M Moro, Oregon - Meets the 1st and 3rd Thursday evenings of each month. Visiting member* cordially in vited to meet with ua. Roy Powell, W. M. C- V, Belknap. Secy. Moro Lodge No. 113, I. O. O. F. Moro, Oregon Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays in the I O.O.F. hall. Tran sient and . visiting brothers %re cordi ally invited to neet with ua. Lewis McKee, N. G. Joe Truit. Secretary Lupine Rebekah Lodge No. 116 Moro, Oegon Meets 2d and 4th Tu Christian Science Society esdays of each month The subject of the Lesson-Ser Visiting members wU mon is “Adam and Fallen Man,” come. at the Christian Science church for Sunday, November 7. The Sunday Mabel McKee, N. G. morning service begins at eleven Naomi Van Glider, Sec. o’clock. The Wednesday evening service’ which includes testimonies Bethlehem Chapter, No. 78. O. E. S of Christian Science healings, be Moro, Oregon gins at eight o’clock. The reading Meets Every Second room, where the Bible and all Fourth Thursdays in- each authorized Christian Science liter Month. Visiting membert ature may be found, is open daily, Inyited. with an attendant after each Frances King W. M.- church service, Ruth Sparling. Secretary. CATERPILLAR black-type. TRACTORS ARE FAMOUS FOR THEIR O’ W hen press o f w ork and lack o f time make it inconvenient to call here at the bank, you’ll find our new, improved by-M.ail plan a great convenience. Special Deposit-by-M./ul 'Envelopes dre provided you fo r the asking. These enable you to make deposits whenever you choose, as safely as i f you came to the bank in person. Your deposits are credited to your account and the deposit- slip portion o f the Envelope is immediately returned as your receipt. Thus, the bank comes com to you when you can't come to the bank. Write or Fall for leaflet fully describing our modern rims. Saving Bank-by-Mail plan. C. R. Harding, Manager L. A. Littleton, Asst. Mgr. 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