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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (May 5, 1939)
’M FA G * TWO THE SIIKRMAN COUNTY JOURNAL, MORO, OREGON *lprrm an C an n ty ¿Ifosirnal WE CAN Sherman County Observer Established Nov. 2, 1888 Grass Valley Journal Established Oct. 14, 1897 CONSOLIDATED March 6, 1931 Wasco News-Enter prise Established Nov. 1891 IONSOEIDATED March 4, 1932 The governor had something to say about the campaign being put on by the Columbia Industries as sociation which will end this week. He said, “Quit shaking your heads —shake a leg.” We in the northwest, handicap- pit? as we are from the point of view of population, have perhaps gotten into the habit of thinking that we cannot do many of the things that other communities do in more thickly settled parts of the nation. If we but heeded the ad vice of the governor and really tried we might be able to succeed very well. There are certain advantages that the Columbia basin has that no other section of the entire United States possess. We now have available a surplus of elec tric power that cannot be found in arty other section. We have other natural resources that might well attract new settlers and we hkve a resourceful citizenry that will get along In spite of any hand- ic»ps. With these things in our favor there is no reason why this part to provide a piarket so that we on to greater achievements. These may be possible through a reali zation that we have products that equal those of any place and the upe of them by ourselves in order to pdovide a market so that we may encourage industry and make room for labor. iWW 1-Tb The Southwest Quarter (SW- tate of Mary E. Davis, deceased, a corporation, defendants. , C. C. W ttSON '' 4> of Section EkvauV (11), by virtue of an Order of Sale ia- and the W««t Half (W ft of Sheriff of Sherman (County, Oregon ' sued out of the Circuit Court of (Continued from page one) the State of Oregon for the Coun- Section Fourteen •„ (14) in ________________ ________________ in Township Three (3) South, Valley were business visitors at ty of Multnomah, duly made and IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF Range Seventeen (17) East of THE -STATE OF . OREGON Kent Tuesday, | entered on the 10th day of April, the Willamette Meridian, con Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Davis wero I 1939, jn the Estate of Mary E. FOR THE COUNTY OF SHER taining 480 acres, more or MAN at Antelope Sunday on business., Davis, deceased, licensing the said less, according to government GEORGE B. GUTHRIE, as Re Tom iBoylen of Pendleton was ext tutor to sell an undivided one- survey thereof; together with here Wednesday when he purchas third interest in the hereinafter ceiver of the Oregon-Washington all rights, however evidenced, ed J. M. Wilson’s sheep. described real property, will, from Joint Stock Land Bank of Port to the use of water, ditches Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Loyns and and after the 15th day of May, land (Oregon,) a corporation, and canals for the irrigation son Jack motored to Tho Dalles , 1939, offer for sale at private sale, Plaintiff, Saturday morning , where the I and sell for cash at 517 Davis of said premises, to which the vs. ’ said premises were entitled at latter had his tonsils removed at Bldg., in the City of Portland, the date of ; said ’ mortgage, the Mid-Columbia hospital. They • Multnomah County, Oregon, all CLYDE E. SMITH, MARY FRAN returned to Kent Sunday. ! of the Estate’s undivided one-third CIS SMITH, THE CITIZENS April 4, -1928, or a t any time since said date Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson interest in the following deacrib- BANK, of Grass Valley, Oregon, motored to The DaHes Tuesday cd real property, situated in Sher- ROY J. lEIAKER, as Liquidator of tj satisfy the sum of Six Thou where they took the train for rnan County, Oregon, to-wit. The Citizens Bank of Grass Val sand Three Hunderd Thirty-five Detroit, Michigan for a new car, ley, Oregon, MORO STATE BANK. and 82-100 Dollars ($0,335.82), Southwest Quarter (1) of going from there to New York MARK SKINNER Superintendent with interest thereon from March Section Twenty-«even (27), for a view of the fair. They will of Banks of the State of Oregon 28, 1989 at the rate of six per cent the West Half (1) of Section visit in Tennessee for a few ‘days and (County of Sherman, Oregon, (6%) per annum; and the further Thirty-four (34), and the with relatives. They expect to a Municipal Corporation, Northeast Quarter ( I ) of stm of Three* - Thousand Thirty- A Defendants, travel the southern route west Section Thirty-three (33), all six and 64-100 Dollars ($3,036.64) and visit the San Francisco fair NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE with interest thereon from March -being in Township Two (2) No. 2522 enroute home. -North of Range Eighteen (18) 28, 1939, at the rate of eight per Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wil son wer? East of Willamette Meridian, By virtue of the writ of execu c?nt (8%) yer annum, and the sum Sherman County, State of shopping in The Dalles Thprrday. tion, and order of sale duly issued , of $400.00, «a attorney’s fee, to ,T. M. Wilson and spn Lester Oregon. out of the Circuit Court of the gether with costs of said suit tax- and Robert Mitchell were business I This sale will be made subject State of Oregon for the County of e ! at Fourteen and 20-100 Dollars visitors in Portland Friday. to the confirmation of the above Sherman, on the 29th day of March j ( ’4.20), and the Costs of and up Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wilson were entitled Court. 1939, pursuant to a decree enter on said writ. visiting at the Vern Baker horn» Date of first publication, April ed in said Court March 28th, 1989, C. C. WILSON at Grass Valley Sunday. 14. 1939. Sheriff of Sherman oCunty in a suit wherein George B. Guth Date of last publication, May rie, as Receiver of the Oregon- Mrs. Grace Gregg and dauirii- State of Oregon ters Frances and Delores were i 12 1939. Washington Joint Stock Land ! dinnoi guests of Mr. 'and Mrs. Virgil B. Davis, Bank of Portland, (Oregon), a Executor of the Estate of Mary corporation, is plaintiff, and Clyde L. W. Amick Sundav. Mr. and ‘Mrs. W. D. Ba rn et ard E. Davis, Deceased. E. Smith, Mary Francis Smith, daughters Dorothy and Betty o f ' ------------------------ The Citizens Bank, of Grass Val G« a p V^ y ' "nd E > . Barnet- ’ i NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SA.LE ley, Oregon, Roy J. Baker, as LI- . of Parkdale were dinner guests quidator of The Citizens Bank of of Mr. and Mrs. V J- Matthes I OF REAL PROPERTR Grass Valley, Oregon, Moro State Sunday. On Saturday, the 6th day of Bank, Mark Skinner Superinten On Mav 10, L the American Le- i May> I939> at thfc hour Un 0». dent of Banks of the State of gion Auxiliary will nleet at the clock a. m., at the front door of Oregon and County of Sherman, home of Mrs. Floye von Borstel. the court house in Moro in Sher Oregon a Municipal Corporation, Six lovely print dresses have been. man County, Oregon, I will sell at are defendants, said writ being di made by local members and sent public auction to the highest bid- rected to me commanding me to to Child Welfare Center in Port- jp,- for cash, the following deserrb- make sale’ of the real -property l.and recently. ed reaj property located in Sher- hereinafter described, I w ill- on ------------------------ . n,an c ounty> Oregon, to-wit: Monday, the 8th day of May, 1939, at 10.00 o’clock a. m., at the front 1 The Northwest Quarter and FIELD MEET STORY door of the 'Court House of Sher the Southwest Quarter of sec Continued from page one. man County, in the City of Moro, tion Eight, in Township Three, State of Oregon, offer for sale Master, Rufus, first: Vbn Borstel, j South orf Range Seventeen, and proceed to sell to the highest Kent, second; Juste#an, Kent, i East of the Willamette Meri bidder for cash in hand the fol third; Bardenhagen, Grass V alley/ dian, containing 320 acres, lowing described real property, Together with the tenements, fourth. Distance 28-2 situate in ShemuuuCounty, State 50 yard dash, girls, 7-8 grade h hereditaments and appurte of Oregon, to-wit: Burnett. Wasco, first; Payne, ! nances thereunto belonging or Grass Valley, second: Alley, Grass j in anywise appertaining. Said sale is made under exe Valley, third; Burnett, Wasco cution ¡«sued out of the Circuit fourth. Time 7 2-5 ■Broad Jump, girls,’ 7-8 grade: 1 Court of the State of Oregon for Purnett, Wasco, firs/:; Coffman, j Sherman County to me directed 'Moro, second; Burnett, Wasco,rm the case of The Federal Land third; Wells, Grass Valley fourth. 1 Bank of Spokane, a corporation, High Jump, girls, 7-8 grade plaintiff, vs. George Thomas Bar- Burnett, P. Wasco, first; Barnet, i ne?t and Anna M. Barnett, hus- MORO SHERMAN COUNTY, W A8C0. FORT DALLES, THE Grass Valley, second; Payne, ; band and wife; Moro State Bank, DALLES, RAMSEY, AND ARLINGTON NATIONAL FARM Grass Valley, - third j** McGinnis,*! > corporation ; Mark Skinner as LOAN ASSOCIATIONS ANNUA I, MEETING AND PICNIC AT Grass Valley, fourth. — - -j Superintendent of (Banks; Sher- ------------------------------------------------- , man County, a municipality cor- THE AUDITORIUM AND CITY PARK IN THE DALLES. MAY A kind gentleman had to dis- Ì P’ ration: and Sherman County 11TH. BUSINESS MEETING ST.tRT8 AT l$:00 A. M. mis* his gardner for unfaithful ; National Farm Loan Association, service. He was too fond' of sneaking away from his work fori long periods at a time. Not wish ing to harm him however, the gentleman wrote this note: “I wish to state that Blank has been in my employ over two years.. In that time he got out of the gurden more than any other man I have had.” if ‘‘How’s the food at your board ing house?” “Not so good—I can hardly eat my second helpings.” . Kent Items 1 Continued from page o n e)» ’-- utilities commission. Carkin was deposed as tax com missioner in an eleventh hour coup engineered by State Treasurer Holman with the assistance of Governor Martin who fell in with Holman's proposal when he saw in it an opportunity to reward his executive secretary, Wallace S. Published Every Friday at Wharton with the post vacated by Moro, Oregon > Carkin. Many believe Carkin’s employment In the utilities com Giles L. French Editor missioner is merely a stepping Entered as second-class matter at stone to the commissionership the Postoffice at Moro, Oregon when, ultimately N. G. Wallace under Act of Congress of March retires from the post. 5. 1879. Another Republican was also ri warded for his services to the party this week when Stuart Weiss of Portland, was employed tv the Industrial Accident Com mission as collection attorney. Weiss was at one time employed OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER as an assistant to the attorney SUBSCRIPTION RATES general. 'He has been active in Payable in Advance R: publican, party affairs for sev- ONE Y ÍA R .2 .......... ...J...... $1.W eial years, serving as chairman of the Multnomah county Repub lican *central conunittee. v MAY 5, 1939 • • • In G. W. Mason, 'Paul R. Kel- RATTLESNAKE tv and Roy S. (Spec) Keene it is The Deschutes river at Rattle generally agreed, that Governor snake is a stream that has a Sprague has found an unusually strong personnel for his new certain charm for those who live in the dry land region of the parole board. Mason whose home county. Those who made the trip is in Portland, is a member of the pi*sent parole board. Kelty, for Tuesday down the crooked and mer editor of the Portland Ore- steep grade were delighted with the stream and the constt/.tly ex ■ An American “educator” says genian, now retired, .lives at La pressed wish was that it might be there is a revolt against thought. fayette, and Kiene is coach at made available to every resident It couldn’t be for revolt takes WgiUmette university, Salem. The of the bounty for recreational pur thought. Maybe it is a sort of a -board will meet soon to organize prrlimirtary to the selection of its poses. ' mental sit down strike. sfr ff which will include a parole There are many spots along the office»*. assistant .parole officer and stream that are suitable for those The winning Callvert editorial who would wish to picnic near the may bring permanent attention to four field men. Headquarters of running water and in the shade of a man who for years made the the new parole organization will the willows or poplar, and for editorial page of the Oregonian b? maintained in Salem with a those who enjoy fishing, there is readible and valuable. Anyway branch office in Portland. ♦ * o not a better stream in all Oregon it. should. to receive a fly and give bounteous Governor Sprague will not only ly in return. The Japanese ambassador was drive his own car, but he will do A little over twenty miles of greeted with clusters of roses in his own driving. Both of Sprague’s the river are now unavailable be Portland which is in the Japanese predecessors—Governor Meier and cause of leases that give it into style of politeness. . Wonder what Martin—employed chauffeurs and rode about the state in cars of control of one man who runs the greeters really thought. expensive -make. Sprague con sheep along its banks. It is diffi tinues to get around irt the same cult to see why the recreational car he has driven for the past and agricultural advantages of three years which he declares is the river cannot be combined to still good enough for his needs. A give pleasure to more people than bill introduced1 in the recent ses at present can enjoy the river. sion authorizing the purchase of a What will be the decision of the From the Observer May 4, 1900 car for the use of the governor county court when it is finally Grand’ Army"veterans in Sher was allowed to die in committee made is not known. Bi^t it is cer man county hope to fittingly ob when -Sprague opposed the move, tain that the members thereof serve the 27th in Memorial Day were delighted with the river and services in Moro and invite the He employed a combination chauf feur and messenger during the thoroughly enjoyed their brief cooperation of all societies. legislative session but this week stay along its hanky. W. B. MaCoy will now be able disposed o f his service and pro to serve his patrons with ice poses to “drive his own” for the CRICKETS cream soda and all flavors of remainder of his term. I Now we have crickets. Having soda water. His new fountain ♦ ♦ * read of them for weeks and pon has arrived and it is up to date. dered over the troubles that other The Monkland Flier leaves New • At last the fight for repeal of about to citizens of the state have had with Mcro Hotel daily at 11 a. m. the milk control act be carried to the voters/ Senator the slowly marching insects we sharp. The only stage left in Thus. R. Mahoney of Portland, can now view them first hand with this once famous stage town, all in the bounds of our own county. superceded by the advance of on»i of the most active advocates of rcoeal of this act at the recent From the usually peaceful John steam and electricity. Day country they marched unher Saddles have nearly all been sold session, has filed a preliminary alded to the green fields east of at the Heydt & Co. store, but there petition with the state department for an initiative measure repeal Wasco and were not noticed until arc more on the road. «, they came near to cultivated land. From the Observer, May 6, 19W ing the entire a c t/ If the requi site number of signatures are se They are a peculiar menace to Fred Hennagin is plowing with agriculture these crickets; they a disc plow bought from the Moro cured the measure will go on the bellot at the general election in march slowly, being barely able Imp. 1640. to jump like their cousins, the The gentle warm rain that fell - » • ♦ grasshopper. Instead they crawl over the Inland Empire left 1.19 A delegation from the Ameri ana make short hops which gives inches in Moro. can Legion- appeared before the them a progress that is not fast A photographer for the O R & NOTICE OF FIN A L ACCOUNT but is withal, relentless and un N Co. was out to the A. H. Bar- stete board of control this week to renew their demand for prefer- No-tice is hereby given that the stoppable unless the marchers are r.um place last week taking pic encial consideration of war vet killed. tures of the fine cattle for public erans in filling state jobs. O. E undersigned has filed in the Coun ty Court of the State of Oregon They can be turned by any little ity purposes. Palmiteer, fbrmer state comman ncise in the grass but when they Moro Cornet band and Moro der of-the Legion, explained that for Sherman County her Final Ac count and Report as ^administra march on a front a mile wide it orchestra each opened the new they were not asking that all jobs trix of the estate of W. H. Lee, is impossible to turn them or to season with new music in fine and be filled with war veterans but stop them for any length of time. ample form at Rudolf Opera house that, they. be givart a fain share of deceased, and that Mofiday, the 8th day of May, 1939, o’clock They come on like fate forewarn Saturday night. *'J.. J . ’ the job9. A recent survey, he said, a. ni., of said day, at the court ed with little noise but the hum GraM Valley Journal: Mrs. R. E. showed that some state depart of movement and no hesitation but French died here April 28th at ments have no war veterans at all room, in the Courthouse incMoro, Sherman County, Oregon, have that afforded by cool nights that the age of 89 years. on their «payrolls while that others been fixed by the Court as the slow them. The airplane that was here Fri arc employing a number of vet They are larger and much day and Saturday left Sunday for erans. Palmiteer said that Legion time and place for hearing of ob heavier than the commonly known Antelope. No passengers were leaders were opposing the move for jections to said Final Account grasshopper and instead of hav carried here, probably of the $15 a general pension for veterans of and Report and for the settlement of said estate. ing the lightness of character that price. th- World War, preferring to find Anna M. Lee marks that insect and makes him From the Observer May 7, 1920 jobs for these men if possible. (Administratrix an example of carefree existence, C V. Belknap has accepted a Mormon cricket^ are serious in de-# position with the Moro barber shop Bethlehem Chapter, No. 78.O.E.S T. Lester Johnson Attorney for administratrix meanor and in attitude. It is not - . Moro, Oregon beginning last Saturday. April 14, 1939, May 5, ’39 theirs to fritter away the summer ______________ _ • Meets Every Second and Vurn B. Howard from Grhss day jumping from one wheat Fourth Thursdays in each Valley has accepted charge of the NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING stalk to another. They are built Month. Visiting members lighting and pumping plant. Notice is hereby givCYi that the for a different life. Invited Work started this week on the undersigned ha« filed In the Coun Because they are heavy, and new $60,000 modern hotel to be Ro*e Amidon, W,M. ty Court of the State of Oregon grow heavier with advancing age, Ruth Sparling, Secretary. built by Glasser Construction com for Sherman County vhis Final they jump slowly and in short pany of Spokane. ...... . 1 ’ 1 ML Report and Account as Adminis hops, and thia very fact, perhaps, Arthur Sanders and Frances Lupine Rebekah Lodge No. 116 trator of the Partnership Estate gives them that attitude of relent Morrow were married here April Moro, Oregon of James C. McKean and Serai W less ness that characterizes them 24 by the Presbyterian minister. Mt eta 2d A 4th Tues Searcy, and t-hat Saturday, the and makes them feared by farm- day of each month. 13th day of May, 1939,Fat* ten o’ e»* wherever they Rre known. Visrtiag members w clock a. m., of said day, at the Like Old Man River they just come. Courtroom, at the Courthouse, in «keep rolling along in spite of pet S A F E T Y S O N N E T S Rebekah Wilson, N.G M< ro, Sherman Counftjt Oregon, ty attempts to stop them. It takes Florence Johnston.Sec have been fixed bj — * -■ poison in great quantities to stop the time and place Eureka Lodge No. 121 A-F A A-M the march and even then those Meets on the 1st and objection« to said that are left keep jumping and 3rd Thursday eve and Account and the feettkment crawling forward with singleness nings of each month. of said partnership eatafe. . * of purpose of well trained troops. Serai Searcy. Visiting members cor But even at that they are not dially invited to meet Geo. G. Updegraff a major cause for iismsy among Attorney for Administrator with us. the farmers of the county. Beside A A 14,-M o A. B. Christianson W. M. the low prices and the light rain HJtUC ENEMY O N ^ Y M HOLD-UP C. V. Belknap, Secy. fall they are but an incident. The IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF No." lis? F 6 O .k forces of nature, all of them com THE STATE OF OREGON FOR bined, have not done as much to Moro, Oregon THE COUNTY OF MULTNOMAH make the life of the wheat farm Meets 1st and 3rd Department of Probate * er a burden as have the men who Tuesdays in the NOTICE OF BALE O»> , REAL manage his affairs. We can get I.O..O.F. hall Trai property ■ along with the crickets, the means sient and vhiting No. $1893 ‘ / 7 of extermination art known: we brothers are cordi IN THE MATTER o f* W ES can grow wheat despite light rain ally invited to meet TATE of MARY E. DAVIS, fall and seasonal frosts. But how with us. Deceased we are going to sell it in a mana Ve non Miller, N. G. Notice is hereby given* that the ged world after it is grown? , Joe Truitt, Secretary. undersigned executor of the £s- In Other Days 1 Statehouse Gossip FRIDAY, MAY ft, 1989 P ic n ic & A n n u a l M eetin g T h u rsd a y , M ay, 11 BEFORE YOU BUY HOUR NEXT CAR SELECT THE L o w C o s t WAY TO PAY FOR I T . t r t US EX PLAIN THE CASH BUYER PLAN 1 42. jRuLnchti HRST nRTianflb Bflm of PflRTURM *7/«/ A/ a U ma I ¿Ani Ufat M IM B IR P ID IR A L ikt AQoJdti D IP O IIT IN S U R A N C E C O R P O R A T IO N ' P A . » mu — i
