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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 1937)
o- 1 THE flHRRMAN to U N T Y JOURNAL, OMJBKS Some, of course, will scoff at the possibility o f a real bative spn having a chance against the ex«,¡ Sherman County Observer perienced Walter. Yet, considei Established Nov. 2, 1888 that many men have been elected because o f the advertising theyj Grass Valley Journal Established Oct. 14, 1897 would give the district represented. CONSOLIDATED March 6, 1931 Remember Victor Myers over Wasco News-Enterprise Washington. When Mr. Crawford Established Nov. 1891 'in all his tribal regalia, w hieh.he, CONSOLIDATED M.rch 4. 1932 prabably ne¥er , o? e a t home. ,BJ tered the house chamber everyone Published Every Friday at would be promptly appraised of the Moro, Oregon scond district of Oregon, its ge- Giles L. French Editor o^raphy, area and history. Walter, with his broad brimmed hat and Entered as second-class metier the Postoffice at Moro, Oregon his appaloosia complexion, could under Act of Congress of March not compete with Wade Crawford, the native. 3, 1879. I , , ------------ u= Now as to whether Mr. Crawford can arrouse the multitude from the political atump as easily and as thoroughly as can Mr. Pierce fo not known at present writing. Exper ience has taught Mr. Pierce many ways to appeal to the voter. Mr. Crawford, for instance may not OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER know that it is politically wise to SUBSCRIPTION RATES wear a sack string watch chain in Payable in Advance ( the __ wheat ___t counties and a eow hide ONE YEAR ................ .... f.l.Rdj thong in the stock counties; he may ------- • ............................— .■ = •= = I not easily learn the farm aimilte* and metaphors and be always able DECEM BER 31, 1937 to keep them separate from those of the city. All these things come HAIL, 1938 with experience in vote getting and Mr. Crawford is new at the game. ™ — «*>• *” d 41“ aged 1937 does not come to the magazines would not miss Mr. end of his alloted time with some Crawford. thing of relief and that if 1938 w a s ______________ not so youthful and innocent of experience he would refuse to take IT FEELS LIKE SPRING over the burdens. I . * _. . . , , Here it is with the days growing Th,. .. perhap. properly the already, lhe t>me for opt,m..m end hope . . the J , tren(rtben, "ew year » « m in , m and a new weatb e r i . «, much like pare u beinr turned But optimum trees and flowe„ or pessimism, ,t also a t.me for J * . d preparin< realism to put out leaves. Nineteen thirty seven ends with . , - , . , ... Ralph Brisbine, trimming trees wo wars being fou ,h t and either ” the silver the reporting H. much better than J P bud, , heretofore or the war. are more read y to i s f »end out bloom and leaves. And lards with the aid of natmn. sup- , December o f eour, e. the portm , the pohtK.l theories of f “ 5h e’ i n°nu ,“ r •* ask ln , for hi. «rst kiss, but M °in . •" ‘ ^ P°M " there they are ready to decorate ble The Chinese, armed with older h „ u , £ fashi(>n. machinery and poorly trained, are , beinr pushed back Into the h ill, by Mr" Sayr. has had ’violetsi in her the Japanese who are covetous of \ ard ,‘his month when ordinarily those little flowers are covered with their lands. ■now and frozen solidly, although In this country we are less pros the vioht is among the first flow perous thsn last year despite gen ers to brave tjie threats of spring. erally larger crops and a pretty This is no prophesy of what is good first half year industrially. ¿Fl^nsttut 3<mr*ai Hints For Food -..f MORO. OREGON . FRIDAY, DECEMB1ÛR81, 1987 In Other Days J a V V 1 I Z^» i rl&DdlCrS G * lV d l Fraka the Observer Jan. 3, 1918 J By State Board Our national debt la c m w ln , every -™- 1--------- t. _____ covered with a foot of snow by the day, unemployment is getting worse, and strikes hamper labor time re5dey’’ are P*ru81r< this from working and industry from ?apre’ ? uch, c an8e8 a/ \ nO l.un’ produdng I anown neresbouts. Perhaps nature Dictator., who have assumed wi*hin« «>°d control in European nations, are rr*“ ’ of. Sherman countmns, will sa y in , that democracy is a form »end a winter o f rain and westerly of government that cannot with- ??nd>' t0 m*ke “9 . f or .th? stand the shock, of hard tim e, and “ “J4? * - ,n<" X r ,nter. ? 1936 that strong hand, are needed at M “ I * * ’ Bot “ h“ at 'e“ t„m*de th . helm. If they are rig h t-a n d ; no,U(rh progress along that line to we will be the last to admit i t - f oaI Mme P1*"4* ‘J*4 " e »rdmarl- there 1. soon to be an end to Indi- Iy / ery w "* 40 4he ■"‘«ntions ef vidualism, to liberty, such as we na ure’ of America have known, to freedom of expression for ordinary citizens. A Portland community paper Yes, 1938 needs sympathy and that is sending out copies contain- whatever aid we can give it to jng, an articye boosting Elton Wat- make its closing a happier time for . . _ _ , . - ♦la» m Ala.- u the _ world than is «¿1 the ending of k,ns» “ X® The Democrats of Ore gon are face to face with a grave 1937. responsibility. If they nominate a re sponsible, honest, EARLESS Dem OFF THE PAYROLL ocrat—” etc. We think it has Tom Bums, who I. known to the' Vh^0'' . j, . . there have been unkind remarks elder. «« . leader in labor lights lbout litician, with their „ r of anotter day, comm forth with the eround fo,k< the proposal that la/bor leaders go a bit shy about voting for them. off the payroll when their follow- We hard, auppo, ed t*he litical I“ ?6 40 40 • ° , bfk» *4nki experiment station, were working It I. a better prepoml than mojt „„ , vgr,e that wou,d that have been made smce Port- u M thij weakneaa Und WM tied up by a junsdlettonal - t R h>, apparently been done. • - (Such office holders would be unable It I. undcwbtedly true that a to liateB u the loH,yistSi large part of the men now kept would not concerBed about jj» from work through the dispute rogf, tbe multitude end could be between their lemler. would much direcUd by thair own eonK.ienoea. rather be working. Whether they ,, , New are to be represented as craftsmen or as lumber workers cannot be as Tbe first moving pictures that important as pre<vwition of work came from .the China war zone under any classification. The un- ih» found a larger audience than many ion. have become a voice of th . , advertiaed featUM. leaders instead of the voice of the indications the films of the bomb- ’ u ï™ lîy in a strike h 1. ¡m- ^ ! * e2 * “ y ’ d“ / 4t,* r t . ~ re attention than would a picture portant to inquire into the dis having half a dozen movie stars. pute, why it was caused and the merits of both sides. In this pres No very serious flood hne yet ent tie up the dispute is between CIO and AFL. CIO wants to or- brought disaster to 8herman- coun- ganize the men by shop and factory ty towns since 1894 when Grants and the AFL by crafts. Votes was washed out of existence by the men have nothing to do with it high water on the Columbia. Yet for either side boycotts products if the Willamette valley has rain produced by the other. | to spare we could handle a bit oi It is hard to be convinced that it, although pretty well supplied, the principle of union organization --------;--------------- L T Ì * ± s t te± ^ L T t ! Now ,cien“ “ p™™»“* » « « « ton to as great an extent as fa abundent ,lfa the income m dues that will accrue . . to the winner and is in fact pro- “ ‘ T V ’ ’? ' * « « " ¿ W - h° h- 1 to vidtag th . fund, fm the «ght ^ l : « k was /o I lw S ° w » d °sslsr i^ o / S J ** fo“?d itf# U sder, were .topped there could M tth Ì d S Z n X tiS be a test of principe* untarnished . d f ,e tt ^nstaad by the hope for flnaneial return. « ” <>“•«» from working, and personal power. It might w eaken-the nation’s band in diplomacy if the amend* A CHOICE ment to hold a vote before the na tion declared war was passed:-But Democratic voters of the second Av-s^v, will U wouM Strengthen “the people’s 4hiir * that will not be very eaey. Wade H111,. Crawford, Klamath, Indian, an- • nouncea that he is going to enter Rain of .22 inches fell Wednes- the race against Walter Pierce for day night in Moro and cloudy skies the nomination o f congressman. _ remain. , n .. . . . , , .. , Thu balktm » intended p r t .c - ' <or food handlers engaged in serving the public, but it may be taken to heart by housewives and others in private homes. It is also Issued for the purpose of informing consumers of food what is expected of food bane' trs in th •. way of per sonal cleanliness and tho mainte nance of public healtS. Dheare prevent* m is usually a personal and individus matjer So-Lin, only'baby giant Panda In rather than something that can be captivity, greets winter at the controlled by health authorities. Brookfield (Ul.) boo . This playful Some very seveie outbreaks of com favorjte of thousands of visitors who municable disease have been trac come from far and near to see her, ed to food handlers w in were cafe waves a Jolly paw to Old Rian Win less in their personal habit«. Yet ter and her admiring fricnJs al th: if so simple a precaution as thor BOO. ' oughly cleansing the. hands, had b»en observed, much unnecessary p _ nK. n i _ _ v illness among food consumers CRONOLOGY would have been avoided. A food picked by board. Kent robber handler with a common cold that sentenced to two year term, ------------------------------------------- , ---------- requires frequent use oi the hand-1 August 20: - -------- Pinball - ------------ machines kerchief should stay at home and entered out by District Attorney, receive treatment. By so doing he Ctunty fair to receive racing mon will recover more rapidly from his ey. Large crowd of Sherman illness and will not expose fellow Countains attends Goldendale Jam workers and patrons to the inf«c boree. Paul McGultoch is made tion. If a food handier knows he Superintendent of schools at The has a communicable disease he Dalles. should immediately stop work and August 28: School opening post not "ufineceuarily expose others to poned./ till September 13. New the disease. bleacher being built at fair grounds. Mrs. Wiley .McDonald passes Disease Spread September 3: Wasco bank mak The spreading of disease is often ing full pajyment. Two arrested in a hand to mouth affair so the job Grass Valley. 'Rainfall delays har of hand washing should be a thor vest. AftonMcIntyre has accident. September 10: Officials picked ough one. Hot, running water, good soap and ample time are es for fair racing and bucking. Har sential. An individual scrub btfush vest nears close. Dale Baker mar is a great help. After washing the ried. James Stewart and Roy hands should be dried on an indi Harper die. 75 to 90 OOC*s to vidual towel. The finger nails leave. should be neatly trijnmed and free - September 17: Percentage of from dirt at all times. The hands smutty wheat lowest in ^ears should be washed whenever soiled Sherman county schools open Mon particularly before beginning to day. Preparations for fair being " 1: . . prepare or serve food and after made. September 24;’ Reatha Sayrs leaving the toilet. Clean hands and Donald von Borstel to go to the usually go with a clean mind, clean body, and clean clothing. A International Livestock show person with clean hands is nearly guests of First National hank. always intelligent and considerate Fair started today. October 1: Fair huge success. of the rights of others. He resizes that the presence of clean hands Large crowds attend the biggest in an eating place increases pat fair since discontinuation a few ronage and helps keep the commu years ago. Prohibition play com ing. Sherman oounty to exhibit nity healthy. A. The. utensils in which foods are at Pacific International. prepared or stored as well as dishes . October 8: Bob King wins cham in. which they are served should be pionship with calf. Wasco festival entertains crowd. thoroughly cleansed. Dishes, drink successfully ing glasses and food handling uten Health Association holds meeting sils which are soiled should never here. Delegation asks for prefer- be used. Tongs, forks, or other erence in roadwork. October 16: iMioro city budget implements should be used to han dle candy, cakes, bread, and sima reduced about forty percent. New lar objects to minimize the hand CCC’s from south to arrive. Non- ling of food with ibare hands. Sand High school budget reduced. Doro wich makers should learn to do thy Foss married Sunday. October 22: County budget their work without in any way touching the materials with their slightly larger this year than last. hands. Cleanliness is the personal Edward Thomas and W. G. Knigh responsibility of each food handler. ten die. Club children celebrate By observing suggestions that at victory dinner. Wheat league have been given, the food handler directors plan meeting. October 29: ' Budget« -of Grass can increase his self respect, can help safe guard his own health, Valley and Wasco posted. Woman’s and a t the same time aid in pre club buys old Ellsworth Hotel venting the transmission o f disease building. Teacher's Institute held to patrons* Moreover, he will con in The Dalles. SCS making survey tribute to the suevess o f the busi* of county lands. m as m which ha is engaged because ’ November 5: County court ag- cleanliness is airways appreciated grees to hire driller for well at fair ground. First camp night of and is attractive to patrons. In order that there may be full new OCC company held Wednes and complete cooperation between day. Rain comes to send farmers the food handler and his employer, to work. New farm explanation both must understand fully the due this month. Farm groups op reasons for the precautionary meas pose 70 car train bill. November 12 r f 1938 program for urea to be Uken.. , farmers draww7 crowd. Wheat League committees named. Two THE BARNUM FAMILY / wrecks fof week, one killed. Lond- strom—Peetz announcement told. Henry Barnum, who came from November 19: Farm program New England, waa among the flttt leaders elected for county. Two settler» in what is now Shermin t „ Moro county. He filed on the Und that £ £ t ”"Ten_ 2 > , U^ ! e’; ^ State bank will pay fourth divi is now the site of Mbro in 1869 and hSllt the ditch fences that may still dend. Wasco loses football game to Goldendale. Mrs. J. A. Sharp be seen in parts of town. He had . J*» been in Wasco county since 1857 dies. November 26 Budget approval and in Oregon since the forties, postponed till December court. He was the founder of the Barnum Shelton—McKee wedding held at family that has been well known Wasco. Farm income will.buy less betg siqos pioueer dags, a - this year. DoaaldrMorris becomes ./•J » had horses and cattle being First Class Scout. ode a t the first stockmen who took December 3; Budget for county up land and located permanently. balanced by reduction of original H<e built a home and brought his estimate. Local committees work wife, Elmira Massiker, from the on resolutions for wheat league. old Price place to share it with him. Wasoo organizes a civic club, Ac His sons, Elvin, Ladru and Art cident in Moro injures two. O’ are still residents of thia »action Meara holds tractor school. Mrs. of the state as is his daughter, Mrs. Ruth Miller dies. U L. Peetz. All have been identi December 10: Moro bank orders fied with the development of the fifth dividend. Wheat League meet county that has taken place since ing held at La Grande. County the first settlement. For years they budget given final approval. owned and operated stock ranches Deoeanbpr IT ! T»r«|teR i W lr in Grass Valley canyon and they old age pensions. Year’s supply of still own them. Ladru entered the rainfall more than usual. Basis for banking business early in the cen farm legislation set forth by tury, later moved to The Dalles and league. ' COC’s beat Kent in basket is living there at present. Art was ball. Moving pictures being given the first breeder of purebred Here every week at the Legion hall. The ford* in the county and for a nun> local firm of McKean A. Searcy hold br of years showed his stock over tractor school. the west at fairs and stock shews. December 24: New road to be Ladru w as councilman and mayor i built between Bourbon and Kent. of Moro during his residence here Farm program delayed for infor and was head of the liberty loan mation. Wasco Civic club has campaigns during the world war. > meeting. George Vmtin and M i* Art was president of the fair board Elizabeth Olds die In week. Farm , for twenty five years, retiring but era talk over labor trouble« of a year or so ago. Mate. ft Moro wins in basketball at The Dalles against The Dalles. High point man was Collis Moore with a total of 14 points. Mayor N. W. Thompson has declared the city doMd because of a renewed epedemic of the flu. "che.tertAnder»on'”i»"hoine from Portland where he la attending auto and tractor school. L. N. Huis and wife were visitors during the holidays, from The Dalles, at the home of Mra. Huis parents. Reed Hulse, from Vancouver, Washington, is Visiting old Sher- man county tillicums. — * From the Observer Dee. 38, 1898 Judge Meader’s count w as engag- ed in trial otf~a suit this week for a threshing account where the de- fendant set up no value received because of imperfect work. Miss Ida and Master George Mowry are at home for the boli- days. Hans Hans?n, one of the stalwart citizens of Gorman and Mrs. Ras- mussen w ife iysitora Wednesday. Rev. Nlekeboo and H ies Mattie B am e. were married In Antelope December 23rd, Rev. D. H. Leach nfllclatinv. ” officiating. .Billy Weigand, Tom Callaghan and J. A. Hand New Yeared in Thi Dalles. From the Observer January 1, 1909 A new primary class will be form ed January the 11, in the Moro schools, for all pupils who may be eix or near six years of age. Par ents, please take notice. C. R. Belshee has leased the »Red Barn as a place to feed his horses. Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Butts, parent* of Mrs. Mfeus, are stopping with their daughter in Moro., A pretty home wedding was celebrated last Sunday evening at t e home of N. P. Hansen when their eldest daughter, Alice was united in marriage with Roy Pow- ell, one of our esteemed young gen- tlemen. Pnmmunit' t»« •■'•bt trrian Church Lawrence H. M|Jchelmore, Miniate« Community Presbyterian church: 10 a. m., Bible school with classes for all ages; 11 a. m., “Facing the New Year/* sermon by the pastor; R. J. Kitchen, 7:15 p. m., Christian Endeavor LaGrande, Oregon, inistrator. xr admit societies meet for song, worship Attorney for and discussion. IN THE COUNTY COURT FOR THE STATE OF OREGON FOR Grass Valley Baptist Church Gerald jfe y d e ^ fastorb , ______ THE COUNTY OF SHERMAN , Grass Valley Baptist church: 10 PROBATE DEPARTMENT a. m. Bible school. 11 a. m. New JQo. 880 Years’ Message. Start the new NOTICE OF F INAL ACCOUNT year right by coming to church this IN THE MATTER OF THE Sunday. 7:30 evangelistic mea> ESTATE OF ALEXANDER DA- “ * e- . Com® 10 flnd th« VI®,’ P « “ »«1- salvation and to grow in the Chris- i Notice it hereby given that the t '*n ''fe' 7; 80 P; “ • Thursday, und ersized, a . Administratrix o f Pr*’™r, 4nd. BAto «*<**»• A lw the Estate of Alexander Davla, de- ! ceased, has tiled her Anal account monthly business meeting. ----— in the County Court of the State of Oregon, for Sherman County, C h r is t ia n S cie n c e S o c ie ty Serv- *ad that Monday, the 24th day of Christian Science Society: ----- ices are held on Sunday morning at January, 1938, at the hour of 10 H o’clock and on Wednesday eve- o’clock in the forenoon of said day nin8 at 8 o’clock. This church main and the «o'“1 r00lf cf 8aiJ tains a reading room in the rear has been appointed by said Court of the church building where all as the time and place for the hear- authorized Christian Science liters- in< o f objections thereto and the U read’ borrowed or pur- settlement thereof. Dated and first published, De cha8€d- cember 24, 1937. ■■ . . “ . . . Date of last publication, January iethodlst Chursh 14, 1938. — K t . F. L. Cannelli Pastor Neoma E. Smith, Administratrix. Sun- Wasco »Methodist church: ««-— w » u s . —i . day school at 10 a. m. Morning worship at eleven. Subject “A C*s® .Blu,es‘." Text, “But Elijah Eureka txxtge No. l t i * Moro, Oregoo ^ ent a day 8 Journey into the wil- Meets the 1st aad 8rd dfcrne88> and came and sat down Thursday evenings of «>>d«r • Juniper tree: and he ra- each mon.h. Visiting 5?e9? d ,for hl„m“ f ‘J ? 1 *“ “ l« ht member« cordially in dl,e- 1 K’n«* 19i d- - Cholr Pr» « ' « vited to meet with ua. Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. Roy Powell. W. M. C- V. Belknap Who Th’wiped Our Anna? l iy »Analyze o ver the ocean Moro Lodge No. 113. I»-P..O» F* My Analyze over the sea, M » Oregoa Ah, who will go over the ocean Meat« 1st and 3rd And bring back my Anatomy ? ^uesdavs in the ------------------------ i O.O r . hall- Trao NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE- idenl nnd vasitint MENT broth« re are cordi IN THE COUNTY COURT OF ally invited to neet SHERMIAN OOUNTY, STATE OF with ur OREGON. Lewis McKee, N. G. IN THE MATTER OF THE Joe Truit, ESTATE OF Maude P. Muilenburg, Deceased. Lupine Rebekah Lodge No. 1 ’ 6 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN f>«r« •» that the undersigned, administra tor of estate of Maude IP. Muilen- Ateet» 2d and 4th *lu burg, deceased, has filed in the ’>• o* «««•*• »»nr' V County Court of Sherman County, , .. Oregon, his final account as admin- ____ come istratpr of said estate and that the 31st day of January, 1938, at the Mabel McKee, N. G. hour of 10 o’clock in the forenoon Naomi Van Gilder, Sec. of said day, at the county court room in the courthouse of said Bethlehem Chapter, No. 7$ <>. i Moro,' Oregon county, has been fixed by the court Meets Every S .f.’. as the time and place for hearing Fourth Thursday* j- of objections to said account, if Month. Visiting n r,v< -” any,'and the settlement thereof. : Invited. William Muilenburg, Frances King W. M. Administrator of the estate of Ruth Sparling. Secretary. Maude P. Muilenburg, deceased. MWlinW, A-F R A-W The high cost of living is getting to be a problem again— but you can still get the news of your neighbors each week for the same cost. WHY NOT RESOLVE: To Subscribe To The S h e rm a n For 1938 and know what is going on around the county. i - j
