TRfc «J1KRMAN COUNTY JOURNAL, MORO, OREGON
eA«B TWO
tlir r m « n < « » » > £ Jam m ed tli.re is land entirely uncultivated
Sherman County Observer
Established Nov. 2, 1888
Grass Valley Journal
Established Oct. 14, 1897
CONSOLIDATED March 6, 1931
Masco News-Enterprise
Established Nov. 1891
CONSOLIDATED March 4, 1932
Published Every Friday at
Moro, Oregon
Giles L. French
Editor
Entered as second-claas matter at
the Postoffice at Moro, Oregon
nnder Act of Congress of March
5, 1879.
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And grown'aip to grass. These an
Henry’s contributions to the wel
ftre at the county’s agriculture
I*, may be that these weet
patches will, eventually be the sal
vation of the ettunty; it is posai
ble that this abandoned land wil
be the means of bringing prosper
ity in great measure to those wh'
do nothing with their acres; per
hap3 the weed seed from thest
areas will not germinate on lan<
that is being used for crops or be
enme a menace to the agriculture
of I he county and maylbe it will
rain every day in June.
Certainly if the methods of re
ducing the wheat acreage had beer
left to men with more information
about local conditions or men whe
live I closer than Washington D
J.. t could have been done much
better and with less danger to the
success of a permanent policy.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Payable in Advance
ONE YEAR ............................ $1 6<
NOW GOING ON
THE BIG TENT
This is the time of year in tl
Iry farming country when th
home grown supply of hope th'
MAY 19, 1939
wells up in the farmer’s breast r
he plants his wheat begins I
shrivel in the -yarm cast wind
SCHOOL ENDS
It is a rule that is observed eac
This week the schools of Sher^ year that the hope shrivels lcn;
man county start their yearly duty '^ p f(,re the wheat does
of delivering new citizens to the
Raising wheat is a hair raisir
communities in which they are sit ¡ob at ¡best; something like watch
uated. These youngsters have fin ing a treup? of acrobats turn
ished a part of their formal edu And twist high up in the air. A
cation beyond which many of their spectators know that they wor
will not go. It is a proper time tc ’all to the ground but it looks IV
examine the system under which ’hey couldn’t help it most of tl
this teaching has 'been adminis time. It’s the same way wi'
tered.
growing wheat. Nearly eve’
From the report of the Ameri year there just don’t seem to ’
can Youth Commission of the xny chance for the wheat to mr
American Council of Education ure into anything big enough
which was published in 1937 it ii nterest Henry Wallace and yet
learned that the educators making early always does by some g’
the report felt that the following f circumstances, fortunate turn o
topics were needs of the educa he weather or providential rai:
tional process:
torm.
Educating for citizenship. With
It is far too early to say wheth
out criticizing the schools of the ?r this year will ‘be the one 5
county for the content of th tr which the grain does actua’
crurses in social science and kin- rumple into the net like an acr
d»-ef subjects, it is a common ob bat that missed his rope. We d
servation that' more of praetka need rain. Probably after days ar
citizenship would be gained by the weeks of wanting it we will ge
children if they were in larg-s i crop of wheat and can thereaf
groups.
i
’ 4 ? iftr refer to 1939 as the year ir
Education for Home Member- which, “if it hadn’t rained jus
”h’p. It is doubtful if z anyone when it did, I wouldn’t have got
but a professional educator would nothin.” It’s quite a thrill while
place information on this subject it lasts.
in the list of school subjects. Sure
ly if anything is to be left to the
Now let’s see. The waterfror
parents this type of education employers can’t stop work becau
might well be so left.
the men refuse to work and the
Education for Leisure Life. men can see a picket line whethe'
There are those who would agree it is there or not and an agreemen
that in this classification the is an agreement whether both
sthools have attained their most sidei hold to it or not and we try
di: tinguished success. Knowledge ohe side of a case at once. Is it
of sports, games, social nctiviti“? right or is there another law co
and diversions are naturally a pari •’ring that case?
or this sort of education.
Vocational Efficiency. Greatest
A recent story in The Dalle
criticism of the schools of th e Chronicle tells of the attemp
county is the lack- of vocational hat will be made by sportsmen o
training given. In schools the size that city to prevent the closure
of thes? any attempt to givf of a part of the Deschutes river
training in the trades must take to fishermen. Earlier in the yeai
away from the school a part of its it was reported that a group of
proper and original function which sportsmen from the same city were
it to train the mind in the funda arranging for a private road tc
mentals of knowledge. As long ae another part of the Deschutes
we restrict the high school pupil with the assumption that they
to four subjects we cannot effec would have the right to bar oth
tively teach carpentry and can ers from the use of the road. In
ning, decorating and dishwashing lur own county we have a problem
athletics and agriculture and ex that is somewhat similar. It ap
pect him to find time for English rears that if one has control of r
history and mathematics. Wc’v. bit' of good fishing it is perfectl
been trying to eat our cake ar<* ill right to retain it, but if som<
have it too a>bout as long as wr >ne else has it, it ts a sin.
can keep up the pretense.
Physical and Mental Health
Last week the Sherman Count
The schools have charge of thr Journal announced that it wa
young people at the period of their ‘ime for rain. This week we re
lives when they are most healthy rort the first shower Yor’ mor<
and can not expect too much cred than 60 days. This is not a boast*
it for the natural growth and de merely the statement 'of two
velopment of the children. Train facts. We knew the paper was
ing in good haibits of exercise and widely * read and this evidence
posture for the whole school shou’.d that its columns were perused by
be of more value than a winning those in charge of rain making
ball season.
while not surprising, is gratifying
Preparation for Continued Learn to say the least.
ing. If an intellectual curiousity
is aroused in high school Jt will
very likely cause the chid to go on
to school or at least to do some
studying in other ways. If there
is no desire to learn there is no
value in going on to school. Thr
greatest one thing that a high Prom the Observer May 18, ltd
school teacher might give his or
Grass Valley Academy closing
her pupils would be the insatiable exercises 28th, 29, and 30th.
desire to know more about thing?.
It’s a boy at Horace Strongs and
Everyone knows of some aver a daughter at P. O. DeMoss the
age child who worked against odds 14th.
and obtained an education with
Prof. E. C. Perry has purchased
which he made himself valuable the property of Boone Wheat. Con
to the community; everyone knows sideration $100.
>
some mentally well endowed boy
Johnny Johnson was thrown
or girl who achieved nothing. The from a header bed load of hay
purpose of education should be to coming out. of Jack Knife laM
aid and encourage every child to week and is under a doctor’s care.
reach the maximum of* develop
ment. With that as an ideal the From the Observer, May 20, 1910
schools have a long road to travel.
Col C. A. Buckley is giving a
picnic at his farm southwest of
Grass Valley May 29 to which all
HENRY’S ACRE8
of Sherman county is invited.
A few years ago a traveler on
I. D. Pike and family are using
3 h e . roads of Sherman county their auto on a trip through the
either saw fields planted to wheat valley having fortunately got
or field« in aummerfollow, a great through the locks . before high
part of which *was free from water,
weed* or other material on the ‘1A good roads convention will be
surface.
Yield May 24th at Rudolf’s Opera
Now one may see wheat fields, house.
In Other Days
or a gray expanse of territory
that indicates that something has
happened to the stubble, or there
may be another kind of view. All
over the county there are patches
of what appear* to be weed* or
Grass Valley Journal May 21, 1920
I Laura Vintin who had a serious
accident Friday while driving
home from school is getting along
very well. Her car hacked over
Statehouse Gossip
continued from page one*
peculation
as
to
Governor
Sprague’s'intention in that direc
Jen, but the change in department
leads has only served to increase
the uneasiness felt by the commis
sion’s small army of employees
While it is not believed the new
commissioner will go in for any
general housecleaning there are a
number of highly lucrative jobs
in the department now being held
by democrats which look mighty
tempting to republican patriots
wAo are becoming impatient at the
administration’s delay in dis-
sributipg what thfey regard as the
rightful spoils of a partisan vic
tory.
Judge Wallace’s resignation was
iot entirely unekpgcted. While
Goverpor Sprague ,had indicated
no intention of removing the com-
nissioner for whom he held a high
personal regard, Wallace’/t heal h
' as sUch as to fore*, his retire
ment.
Over in the department of agri-
u’.ture the situation is entirely
different. The re-appointment of
I. D. Mickle as Director ha.s serv-
-1 to quiet the tension that has
prevailed in the department for
- he past several months. This cp-
x»intment did contain an element
if surprise inasmuch as it had been
iretty generally understood that
fickle who has been in the serv e-
f the state for many years, was
’bout ready to retire to private
fe and only awaited the selection
f a successor before stepping cu‘
r the picture.
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The Board of Control this week
ave its approval to plans for two
w building projects. One of
>?se was the new dinning room
'd hospital to be constructed at
b: state prison proper. The other
vas th? new dormitory to be con
*rvcted on the site of the prison
nnex, five miles south of Sal-m
r.d wh:ch will house first offend-
rs sentenced to short terms for
minor criipes. This latter project
ills for a three story concrete
eilding 52 by 150 feet in size
with dormitory accommodations
’or 200 prisoners, all of whom will
•e employed in the farming activ-
t'iev of the prison. Prison labor
vill be employed in the constru?-
ion of both buildings.
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The 1939 session laws wilT be
eady for distribution in about ten,
lays. The 555 new laws enacted
by the recent session will cover
1275 pages and will constitute th-* 1
’argest volume of its kind in the,
history of Oregon
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Evert’» . Oregon Almanac, a
photo&tatic copy of which has just
wen secured by the state library
cveals the fact that the needs of
he poor was one of the first con-
iderations of the earliest settler’s
>f this Pacific northwest country
in the first public meeting held bv
ihe settlers south of the Columbia
river, provision was made for the
ipprointment of two “overseer.«
>f the poor.” This meeting was
held in the American Mission str.-
‘ion on February 17, 1841.
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Oregon’s industrial curve point'
lefinitely upward, according to
statistics compiled by the Indus
trial Accident commission. Bus’-
nes3 in this state during the firo
four months of 1939 was ibettcr
‘han for any similar period durinr
the past ten years with the excep
lion of 1937. Industrial payroll'
For the Four month period aggro
T«ted $46,884,797, an increase or
approximately $2,500,000 over th*
same period in 1938. Oregon in
tustries employed 109,400 m< r
luring April this year or 70Cr
note than were given employmen’
in the same industries in April c'
last year.
Kelly’s Column
(Continued from page on«)
stripes. The design is also paint
?d upon the door of their officia
automobile.
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One of the aspirants for a presi
dential nomination next year ha
& speech prepared denouncing th
size of the agricultural bill. H.
was about to take the floor whe.
he mentioned it to a colleagu
an astute chap, reminded the can
didate that he comes from a fam
state in the midwest and such an
attack .would cost him the farm
vote. Without comment the aspi
rant returned the typew riter
nanuscript to his de«k and locked
t there. He was that close tc
blowing up his own boom.
the bank catching her underneath
it.
It is reported that Jones of
Wasco was up on a change of vio
lating the prohibition law and had
been fined $500.
From the Observer: Work of ex
FRIDAY, MAY 19, 193(9
East, at Iddï*
NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE
OF REAL PROPERTY
On Saturday, the 17th day of
From the Netherlands East
Indies comes this style of archi
tecture to thrill visitors at the
Golden Gate International Ex
position. The delicately wrought
and ornate tower surmounts a
building of truly Oriental design
which contains hundreds of fasci
nating displays.
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Moro Community Church: Sun,
day, May 21, 1939: 10 a. m. Sun
day school, with classes for all
ages - Chester Smith, superinten
dent. 11 - Morning worship. Ser
mon Theme: ‘‘The Forgiveness of
Jesus.” ‘Miss Genevieve Nahousc
and a friend from The Dalles will
sing special numbers at both Sun
day school and church service
Junior Church during sermon hour.
8:00 - Baccalaureate Service for
th& 1939 graduating class of Moro
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Harbins Visit
Friends and
Relatives at Kent
m in; May Johnson and Ben John
sen, wife and husband; Carry
Hammon and Fred G. Hammon,
wife and husband; J^?«ie Hola-
bird and Hardey Holabird, w ife,
and husband; Clarence* Martin
and Mary Martin, husband and
wife; Weaver Martin, a single
man; Cecile Taylor, a single wom
an; Julius Martin, a single man;
Harry M. Benson, a single man:
Roy M. Benson and Perry Benson,
husband and wife; Clara F. Odell
and Irvie Odell, wife and husband;
.James F. Benson and 'Ruth Ben
son, husband and wife; Dell E.
Benson and Vanita Benson, hus
band and wife; Jennie O. Hill and
William Hill, wife and husband;
Vern R. Coe, and Bernice Coe,
husband and wife; William F. Ooe
and Jane Doe Coe? burfmnd and
wife; Mildred E. Burris and Ray
Burris, wife and hurband; C. L.
Pepper, administrator with the will
annexed of the estate of Etta A.
,Coe deceased; H. U. Martin, ad
ministrator of the estate of Dwight
R. Martin, deceased; The Federal
Land Bank of Spokane, a corpora
tion; Sherman County, a munici
pal corporation; the unknown heirs
bidder for cash, the following de of Etta A. Coe, deceased: the un
scribed real property located ir. known heirs of Dwight R. Martin,
Sherman County, Oregon, to-wit: deceased; the unknown heirs of
Lot four and the Southeast
Ira Martin, deceased; and also all
Quarter of the Southwest
other persons or parties unknown
Quarter and the South Half of
claiming any right, title, estate,
the Southeast Quarter of Sec
Her. or interest in the real estate
tion Eighteen, Township One
described in the complaint herein,
South, Range Seventeen, East
Defendants.
of the Willamette Meridian,
C. C. WILSON,
save and except the right of
Sheriff of Sherman County, Oregon
ways for the Columbia South
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High School, the pastpr’s theme Ray Burris, wife and husband;
will be “A Study in Value«.”
C. L. Pepper, administrator with
• Henry G. Hansen, Pastor. the will annexed of the estate of
Etta^ A. CQe, deceased; The Fed
Moro Full Gospel Assembly: eral Land Bank of Spokane, a
Sunday ’May 21st, Service 7:00 p. corporation; Sherman County, a
m., Subject, “Light in The Dark municipal corporation; the un
ness.”
know heir® of Dwight R. Martin,
Evelyn Enderaby, minister. deceased; the unknown heirs
Ira Martin, deceased; the unknown
Moro Christian Science Society: heirs of Etta A. Coe, deceased;
Church services every Sunday H. U. Martin, administrator of the
morning at eleven o'clock, and on estate of Dwight R. Martin, de
Wednesday evening at eight o’ ceased; and also all other persons
clock. Aha reading room, in the or parties unknown claiming any
rear cf the church edifice, is open right, title, estate, lien or interest
daily, with an attendant on Wed in the real estate described in the
nesday evening. Everybody wel complaint hetfein, and Lewis Mc
Kee and Horace McKee, cop art
come.
ners doing business under the firm
name and style of McKee Broth
Disturbing
ers. Defendants.
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‘ Why are you so depressed?”
“I was in the tram, and found
NOTICE.
SH ER IFF’S SALE
half a crown on the floor. Nobody
claimed it, so my neighbor and I OF REAL PROPERTY
shared it between us.”
On Saturday, the 17th day of
“But that was no reason for June, 1939, at the hour of ten
being annoyed.” ? ■ *
o’clock a. m., at the front door of
“Wasn’t it? Later I discovered the courthouse in Moro, in Sher
that it was my own half-crown.” man County, Oregon, 1 will sell
at public auction to the highest
June, 1939, at the hour of ten
o’cock a. m., at the front door of
the courthouse in Moro in Sher
man County, Oregon, I will sell at
public auction to the highest bid
der for cash, the following describ
ed real property located in Sher
man County, Oregon, to-wit:
The Eas-t Half of the South
east Quarter of Section Twen-
.. ty-one and' the Southwest^
Quarter of Section Twenty-
two, Township One South,
Range Seventeen, East of the
Willa/nette Meridian, contain-*
ing 240 acre«, more or less,
Together with the tenements,
hereditament* and appurtenances
thereunto belonging or in anywise
appertaining.
Said sale is mode under the ex
ecution issued out of the Circuit
Court of the State of Oregon for
Sherman County to me directed in
the case of The State Land Board
of the State of Oregon, Plaintiff,
vs. Wilbert J. Martin, and Eliza
E. Martin, husband and wife; Le
roy H. Martin, a widower; Harvey
U. Martin and Lifrfth Martin, hus
band and wife; Julius Martin and
Virginia Martin, huaband and wife;
Ray Martin, a single man; May
Johnson and Ben Johnson, wife
and h’.riband; Carrie Hammon and
F’-ed G. Hammon, wife and hus
band: Jessie Holibird and Hardey
Holabird. wife and husband; Clar
ence Martin and Mary Martin, hus
band and wife; Weaver Martin, a
single man: Cecile Taylor, a single
woman; Julius Martin, a single
man; Harry M. Benson, a single
man: Roy M. Benson and Perry
Benson, husband and wife; Clara
F. Odell and Irvie Odell, wife and
husband; James F. Benson and
RWh Benson, husband and wife;
Dell E. Benoon and Vanita Benson,
husband and wife; Jennie O. Hill
and William Hill, wife and hus
band: William F. Coe and Jane
Doc Co?, husband and wife; Vern
R. Coe ‘and Bernice Coe, husband
and wife; Mildred E. Burris and
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Harbin and
Rev. C. F. Swanders of Portland
and Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Harbin of
Oakesdale, Wn., were over night
visitors at thé J .C . Wilson home
Saturday night. They were here for
the annual Mother’s Day service.
Mr. and Mrs. R. N. McGlasson.
Delores Gregg and Geraldine Nor
ton were dinner guests at th: I-
W. Amick home Tuesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Wjlford Belshe and
Tom Fraser of Moro were dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Mc
Glasson Sunday evening.
Mrs. William Mitchell and daugh
ter Juanita of Hermiston and Mr.
Mitchell of Moro were here visit
ing their daughters, Mrs. J. J.
Decker and Mrs. Volna Guyton
and families' over last week end.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wilson and
sons Paul and Lester were in The
Dalles Tuesday, where Lester re
ceived medical care.
Evelyn Davis of The Dalles and
Mrs. Ida Davis and daughter Paul
ine of Moro were over night guests
of the former’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Davis Saturday night.
As the measles epidemic is wan
ing the Kent senior play that was
postponed from Mayxl2 to May 19
3RUEM VfRI-THIN TAFERFIOW
will be put on Friday evening.
\ new. stream lined Gfci en Yel
J. L. Davis and son Luther War
low gold tilled case G u ild ite
den and Robert Mitchell were in
back l)e(Kn<lubl< 17je w e l Pre
Portland on business Friday and
cision movement . . . . $11.71
Saturday.
Wren Hogue and daughter Eileen
ind son Roy and Mrs. Jo Bauer of
Grass Valley were here visiting
with relatives over Mother’s Day.
R. J. Harbin and George Wilson
motored to Bend la'te Sunday eve
ning where they visited the for
mers sister, Mrs. S. N. Cornet and
family.
Mrs. R. N. McGlasson, Mrs. J.
C. Wilson and daughter Nellie,
Mrs. R. P. Barnet *and Mrs. Cnrl
Schadewitz were shopping in The
Dalles Friday.
The annual mothers day meeting
was held at the Kent Christian
church Sunday, May 14 with R*v.
C. F. Swander of Portland officia
ting. Two special numbers.'ivere
furnished by Mrs. Wilfoid B<?lshr
and Tom Fraser of Mgro and Mr The traditional gift for wôrk well
and Mrs. R. N A McCR* ssoft, ac-i done for the graduate - is always
companied by Nellie Wilson. Pot
luck dinner was served at the Ken1 a high grade watch.
grange hall. The crowd was small
er than usual due ot the measles
°pidemic.
ern Railway and the Sherman
Highway as now located over
alx>ve described land; also ex
cept the following described
tract;
Commencing 264 feet west of
the southeast corner of the
Norwcst Quarter of the South- '
cast Quar'.er of Section 18.
running thence due south 10
rods; thence due west 20 rods;
thence due north 10 rods:
thence due east 20 rods to
th? place of beginning, all be
ing in the South Half of the
Southeast Quarter of Section
Eighteen in Township One
South, Range Seventeen, East
of the Willamette Meridian,
containing one and one-fourth
aores, more or less.
Together with the tenements,
hereditaments and appurte
nances thereunto belonging or
in anywise appertaining.
Said sale is made under execu
tien issued out of the Circuit
Court of the State of Oregon for
Sherman County to me directed
in the case of The State Land
Board of the State of Oregon,
nlaintiff, ,vs. Harvy U. Martin and
Lilah Martin, husband and wife;
Wilbert J. Martin and Eliza E
Martin, husband and wifd; Leroy
,H Martin, a widower; Julius Mar
tin and Virginia Martin, husband
and wife: Roy Martin, a single
Rebekah Lodge
Moro, Oregon
Meets 2d A 4th Tues
No. 116
lay of each month.
Visitiog members welj
come.
Rebekah Wilson, N.G
Florence JoHn*ton.Se<'
-Moro Lodge No.
Tl~3, I. O. O. F.
Moro, Oregon
Meets 1st and 3rd
Tuesdays in the
I.O..O.F. hall T tai
aient and visiting
brothers are cordi
ally invited to meet
with us.
Vt non Miller, N. G.
Joe Truitt, Secretary.
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O d d F e llo w s
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has filed in the Coun
ty Court of the S'ate of Oregon
for Sherman County her Final
Account and Report as adminis
tratrix of th? estate of W. H. Lee,
deceased, and thnt Monday, the
12th day of June, 1939, at 10:30
a. m. of said day, at (he court
-oom, in the courthouse, in Moio,
Sherman County. Oregon, have
been fixed by the Court as the t ;me
and place for hearing objections
‘o said Final Account and Report
and for the settlement of said rs-
tatfe.
Anna M. Lee
Administratrix
T. Lester Johnson,
Vtorney for Administratrix.
Wasco, Oregon.
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Reading Room, Christian Science
Society, Moro, Oregon. -
of Gruen, Elgin,
Hamilton, and Waltham watches is
most complete and we invite your
inspection.
cavating for the new building of
the Deschutes Motor company be
gan early Monday.
S a t u r d a y , IVFay 2 7
R. P. BriSbine has tendered his
resignation to the city council at
MOBLEY’S ORCHESTRA
a meeting held Monday evening.
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'Mrs. Hazel Bartlett has beer Admissiofl
appointed deputy clerk, Miss Nel
Supper Served in Hall
lie McKeown having resigned.
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