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THB SHERMAN COUNTY JOU RNAL, MORO, OREGON
FRIDAY, JANUARY l i , IMS
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Association of
Judges Chief
Visits Here
Rate Hearing
To Be Held
t
H e l p i n g H a n d E x t e n d e d t o D e v i l ’s I s la n d F u g it iv e s
A meeting it to held in Portland
next Monday to which all those
interested in ' obtaining lower
freight rates are invited. (Repre
sentatives of the railroads and the
public utilities commissioners of
the northwest states have been in
vited. In the afternoon there will
be an executive meeting of wheat
growers and representatives of
the organizations called. „
-The reason fm—thr~ meeting
to ascertain why the railroads
should not voluntarily reduce rail
•rates on wheat from all inland
empire points to the coast to meet
actual .and potential competition
of inland waterway transporta
tion on the Columbia and Snake
rivers.
^Arthur M. Geary, secretary of
the Farm Rate council, sent out
the call for a meeting.
. Earl B. Day, judge of Jackson
county a«d president of the as
sociation of county judges, Judge
Morris Bowker of Douglas county
and Guy Cordon, attorney for the
lend grant counties, were here
Monday -afternoon- while on their
way to Bend aftai holding a dis
trict meeting of county judges
and commissioners in The Dalles.
Mrs. E. H. Moore and Mrs.
Elizabeth Scheffer were hostesses
Thursday afternoon to the' Past
Noble Grands in honor of Mrs.
Hazel Woods.
George Updegraff and H. W.
Chamrpneys spent the weekend in
Portland on business.
Dean Fuller suffered a slight
concussion from a fall at the school
house and later caught the flu Oregon Has Low
which have kept him ait home for
several days.
Unemployment
Eight men who are fleeing from the dread Fremch penal colony at Devil’s Island are shown lined up at
x Cheater Peetz and wife were
the beach at Ensenada Playa, Puerto Rico, as they jistened to instructions read by an immigration inspec
here Sunday from The Dalles.
Although seasonal let downs
Chester is feeling well again after were apparent in many lines, tor before setting sail in their smaU boat, in which they hope to reach Mexico. The fugitives first sailed
to Veneiuela, to Trinidad, then to Puerto Rico, securing help at each port. * They hope to obtain a pardon,
an operation for appendicitis.
Oregon’s re-emiployraent program
'
‘
Mrs. Poley is the latest victim in November ranked 16th in the and if successful will join the French army.
of the flu, her doctor husband hav United States. In population the
ing sent her.to bed thia week.
state is 34th.
J. B. Adams was in Portland
With 5,343 job placements Ore
the first of the week to visit his gon topped Washington’s 4,052
family and transact business.
and many other states of greater
Vernon Flatt and wife drove population, such as Massachusetts
to Portland Sunday where Mrs. Kansas, Virginia, Rtorida, Okla-
Flatt received medical treatment, ht ma and Colorado.^ With. mor.
ment.
than 80 per cent of the jobs in
James Snyder and wife of Al- private industry, Oregon also was
turus, California visited C. V. among the “leaders, according to
Belknap Friday. They were neigh reports reaching Silas Gaisejr, Ad
Mrs. G. H. Root was hostess
bors at Addy, Washington 25 m:nistrator for the State Unem- to members of the Garden club at
years ago They expect to visit I pJvyment Conpensation Commis- her home. Plans were made for
at Walla Walla and other points I sjon<
- the annual play to be given here
in eastern Washington before re-
in jobless benefits this state’s soon under the direction of Miss
turning to California.
position was 26th. Washington a Mary Fortner. Previous plays
The meeting of the American $442,542 compensation was more have been successful in raising
Legion Auxiliary held Wednesday -ban double Oregon’s $206,540. money for the upkeep and im-
hfternoon at the home of Mrs. About half of the nation's $28,- proVement of the Wasco park.
C. C. Wilson was a farewell party i 3.17,000 in jobless checks for Nov- The regular meeting of the club
for Mrs. Hazel Woods.
ember were from New York, Cal- will be with Mrs.. L.^P. Haven.
Mrs.-Tom Douma was operated! tfdhria, Illinois and Pennsylvania.
Mr. arid Mrs-. W. C. Harper and
on ait The Dalles hospital Thurs- Oregon’s jactive file of unam- Georgia, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Mc-
day morning, having been taken p;oyed amounting to 35,827 stood jntyre, Mrs. Floyd and Fred Hen
dewn on Tuesday.
I 37th among the states. Washing- nagir. were in The Dalles Monday,
Amateur swimmers who will represent the United States in seven
Mrs. Hazel Woods and daughter ton’s 102,870 was nearly three
a postponed meeting of
S gna, were honor guests last times as mUch on December 1, the Tuesday Afternoon Study club South American athletic meets leave New York for Argentina. Front
Saturday night at the
Melvin 1939> while California ' reported nKmbers were in attendance at row, left to right: Helen Rains, Helen Crelenko and Helen Perry. Back
left to right: Waldimer Tomskl, A1 Green, Taylor Drysdale, Tom
Sthadewitz home. IMr. and Mrs. 400,876 out of work. Even New thg home of Mrs
MooA this row,
Haynie and Jack Cullimore. The team is »itonsored by the Amateur
Charles Burnet, Mr. and Mrs. W. Mexico with less than half Ore- weeR for business meeting Of the
j
C. Schilling, Mrs. Edith
Burnet gOr.’s population had more unem- club Raising money for the. aid Athletic union.
and Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Woods were | ployed.
of the Doernbecher hospital and there.
.
Bruce Grady. Mrs. Albert Kase-
additional guests.
the endowment fund was the sub-
Mf. and Mrs. Ed Dutton and berg and Mrs. Viggo Haufelt were
Tommy Foster has been out of
ject of discussion. The next meet- Mr and Mrs. Harley Dutton drove guests and Mrs. Haufelt made
school this week with a case of
¡ng will be held at the R. T. l0 The Dalles Sunday to visit with high score.
measles.
Evans
home.
Jean Dutton at The Dalles hospit-
The basketball games here Sat-
~A_
Mac Barbour was here Wed-
Telephone bills after the inslal- aj - Jean’s mother, Mrs. Steven- ur(jay wFere fast and exciting with
ntsday night and conferred with
___ from her home in Spo-
-
lation of the automatic type phone __
SOI1( fame
a „ score of 28-29 in favor of Wasco
the president of the .fair boara | Moro Community Presbyterian
paid at the McKee Phar- kane to be with her son after she over Moro and 14-14 with the
and the secretary about appearing Church. Sunday, January 21, 1940 macy
heard of his illness. He is im- alumni. At Kent Wednesday eve-
here again next fall with his string 10 00 - Sunday School. Classes for
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Richelderfer prOving.
ning the first team won 27-25 and
of rodeo horses and riders. He | all ages.
left Monday for Portland where
Miss Mary James was a week the second team lost 23-22. Mal-
was on his way to Molalla where n ;00 - Morning Worship. Sermon they stayed during the week. Thy-
g-uest from The Dalles, visit- ccjm McDermid made 15 points,
he expects to show this summer, by the pastor, “The Book of Ha- ror and Malcolm stayed with Mr. ¡n? with June Hines.
The Sunday school rally and pot
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Melzer bakkuk,” or ‘The Religion of a and Mrs Harley Dutton.’
1 Nljs Ida King returned home luck djnner scheduled for last
drove to Hermiston Thursday on Real Optimist, bpeciai music Dy . Mrs B w Guy entertained her Monday from The Dalles where Sur<day at the M E church was
business.
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iun*or bridge club Wednesday at ?h? has been a patient in the Mid- postponed for a later date, prob-
Work is being started toward 7:0(J" e youn* peop e 7J1
her home., Mrs. Afton McIntyre Columbia hospital.
- •
ablv some time in March.
.u„ electric c service
o rv ,^ ini at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mel- _
i-n r o
\tr c
n s« I fild p r -
»»___ _ visited here Fri-^ Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Funk
wen high c score,
Mrs. R Ross
Hilder-
,Ros^ v Morrow
improving the
Moro,
Wasco and
and Grass
Grass Valley
Valley by | Vin ^ « ^ T j / ’fhe^di^ussion ^and brand conso,ation and Mrs. Har- ¿ay"with Mrs. Morrow and Ross wfcrc hosts at their home at
Moro, Wasco
$ I
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Tv. I IV
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v n r& gUest
l 1
o c T prize.
nn VP
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1 birthday
.1 1 party
_
«a * A*« f for the ple-as-
A
HU
,d
tbe
running new lines and putting in L R.v.
given
jr.
Henry Hanson w.ll conduct
a greater number of transformers. I v•
young
Mrs. C. M. Thomas and Ralph - Mrs. Owen Barnett entertained ure of Mrs. Art Smith and Wil-
A crew of two linemen have been 1 e . eV0J ° . community are cor- of Klickitat were week end visi- at a birthday dinner Monday eve- liani Nisbet. After dinner pinochle
working this week on the project |
tn attend these cot-J tors at the home of Mrs. Louise r.ing for her son Jerry. Members was played. Guests were Mr. and
invited t o ----
which is designed to bring strong- dially
of the high school sophomore class Mrs. B. H. Grady, Mr. and Mrs.
tage meetings. Last Sunday eve-, 1 homas-
on the
hill. .
and.. were- guests—and. coach— Wayne—Art Sirut,h and Mr. and^JMl&--Wm._
er current
curreiH to
.o homes u..
.... ......
werc 26 [n st. eIHtance.
Mr. uw -Mr». -Laon
. . Smith—
.
' .
Miss Beryl Sheets is doing the
Missiona
Society is con. Mrs. E. T. 01.son visited in Gold- , g o rt. Later in the evening they Nisbet.
Mrs. Charles Everett won high
typing necessary to make the a? ‘ ducting*a Study Class in the book endale Sunday. Mrs. Clayton Me- i attended a show in The Dalles.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Grady were score 'and Mrs. Guy received the
nual feport of the work at the I «»Homeland Harvests” and is meet- C-all returned home with them.
Wednesday afternoon
Mrs . Jessie Amos and sister, { hosts to members of the pinoehje gvest^ Pr>“ . ^ ben
°^wdth
experiment station.
Mr and Mrs. Glenn Glass and wh’ile the stuc|y iasU. The meet- Mrs. Crosfield, returned home last t iub, Mesdames and Messrs F. L. Tuesday bridge club
children came from Roosevelt, . next Wednesday will be at the v.-eek from The Dalles where they I^mborn, G. C. Andrews, and Mrs. F. S. Lamfoom with
tables
Washington Sunday, to attend thehom e of Mrs. Martha Cope.
¡had stayed w'ith Mrs. McCoy since Charles Everett.
♦«
k u . in play.
Members of the teaching staff
The
contract
bridge
club
w'as
thp
death
of
her
husband.
reception in honor of Mr. Glass
Henry G. Hanson, Pastor.
entertained
at
the
home
of
Mrs.
met
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
| J02 Mee and son, Walter, motor-
sister, Mrs. Hazel Woods.
-------------- -; cd to The Dalles to see Joe Weath-
The contract was let last week
Wasco Church of Christ: Wal- > £1 f ord ^ho is ill in a hospital
“he £ u \ « y 1 lace Patrick, n^nister. Bert W.t-1
Wasco Garden
1 tri—
PAM n m
•'¿y
c. C. Caldwell Wedneaday evening
for the regular teacher’s meet
ing.
Mrs. Albert Kaseberg chaperon
ed a group of girls to the skating
rink at Moro Wednesday evening.
Lorraine Gosson, Barbara Hines
and Janet Kaseberg made the trip.
Mv. and Mrs. Crumb took a load
of boys including Joe Hines, Gay
lord Guy, Wilfred Lutje, Leland
Schwendel and Donald Shull.
Members of the Standard Bear
ers met at a regular meeting
with Mrs. Chnnell at the parson
age after a 6:30 no hosit dinner,
be-businkiw - meeting took place.
with a good attendance.
Thirteen students of the Wasco
school are in the cast of the play,
“Are You Mr. Butterworth?”
which will be presented in the
school auditorium . Friday 4. , eve-
.
ning.
» Mrs. Elva Hines was hostess
Tuesday evening at her home at a
birthday dinner in honor of Mrs.
Owen Barnett. Guests included
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Barnett, Josie
Underhill and Lee Dehler.
U. S. Swimmers Invade South America
Club Plans Home
Talent Play
bridge to the four $°™ers-
J 9^45 a
Junior Choir practice,
°f additional
id d iu X V rock
" m a may
y
b W:00a a. m„ - Sunday School.
some additional roex may , I
a. m., - Worship Service.
spread on the road.
+üe I Sermon by the minister,
bridge and Moro
y
6:30 n p. m m. . - - Christian
Christian Endeavor
county or state.
^ he Christian Endeavor services
A carload o£ machinery was un-
being held now between 6.30
loaded this week for J. K. M e - g;30 p m The first hour ,s
Kean.
spent disuc^sing the lesson and the
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Nelson went next haur ig taken up with games
to Tillamook Wednesday expecting fouowe<j with refreshments. All
to feturn Friday.
young people who do not attend
Members of the junior bridge elsewhere are invited to meet with
club entertained for Miss Sign^ us
Woods at the home of Mrs. L a m e r ---------------------
Sayrs, last Friday night and pre-
Wasco Methodist Church: Sun-
sented her with a portable radio day SchOol at 40 a. m. Morning
sei as a going away gift.
- . j Worship at 11 a. m. Don’t .For
get! Potluck , dinner after the
We are pleased and almost over- mcrnjng service. Bring your lunch
come by the expressions of com- wd lefs get acquainted. Epworth
munity regard shown us during League at 6:30 p. m.
the ast week of our stay in Moro |
. p l . Cannell, Pastor
and desire to give our heartfelt
thanks to each and every one. We 1 MorQ Chrjstjan Society: Sun-
will never forget it.
.
__ | jay school convenes at 10:00 a. m
M„ Hazel Wood, and „ „ a . ,
e
11:Oo
meeting is at tight 0 clock. The
-
a >
,1 reading room is located in the rear
W C H lt A O S
of the church building with an at-
REL1ABLE MAN WANTED: to bendant on Wednesday evening.
to call on farmers in Sherman
County. No experience or capi 1 “Look here, Jones,” the boss
so. Steady work.
a( hJs HtUe bookkeeper,
tai required.
$10
a
day^McNESb
|
,
.
^
ur
work
getting sloppier
Make up to
Co., 2423 Magnolia St., Oak- ?very day. See this 3? It looks
land, California.
just like a 5-”
“It is a 5, sir.”
FOR SALE: House in Gras« Val
“It is a 5? Well, why does it
ley, three lota. G a ltst
9-11 p d ’ lcok so much like a 3?”
office.
- r ij r C k l^ lk lC
J H E - E N G I N E
STEERS THIS TRACTOR
“Our Work For 1940” is the dis
cussion subject of farm program
leaders of Oregon countiea at a '
series of seven district conferences
being h^)d at Redmond, Arlington,
Grants Pass, Gresham, LaGrande,
Corvallis and Burns.
County committeemen, secre
taries and assistant secretaries
fnW eaeh eounty office are attend
ing, to meet with state AAA com
mitteemen, AA1A fleldmen, com
modity specialists and extension
» service representatives,
( Renewing the district confer-
« ences, each county will hold a
meeting, with community IAAA
committeemen and farm supervi
sors attending.
That, there are few changes in
the 1940 farm program has been
pointed out by the -state office at
Corvallis. *
Following is the schedule of
He—I don’t see why this tandem meetings:
should seem so hard to pedal.
January 17, -Redmond, Crook,
She—Well, the only thing I don’t
Deschutes,
Klamath countiea; Jan
like, dear, is the way these foot
uary
22,
Arlington,
Wheeler, Was
rests keep moving up and down.
co, Sherman, Gilliam, Morrow,
Definite
Umatilla counties; January 23,
“Where shall we meet?”
Grants Pass, Jackson, Josephene,
“Anywhere you like.” ’
Douglas counties; January 24,
“At what time?’’
Gresham, Marion, Washington,
“Wheaever it suits you.”
Columbia, Multnomah, Hood Riv
“Very well-—but be punctual!’* er, Clackamas counties; January
'¿L-La Grande, Union, Wallowa,
Baker counties; January 26, Cor
Soldiers Have High
vallis, Lane, Linn, Yamhill, Polk,
Benton counties; February 7,
School Education
Burna, Harney, Grant, Lake coun
ties.
Eighty three per cent of the
1712 men enlisted in the army dur
fi,
ing 1939 by the Portland recruit
‘ Why are you sobbing, my little
ing district, which include« Oregon man ?”
and parts of Washington and Ida
“My dad’s a millionaire and phil
ho, had better than an eighth anthropist.”
grade education, Lieutenant Col
“Well, well! That’s nothing to
onel H. D. Bagnall, recruiting offl- ' civ about, it is?’’
cer, announces. Of the other 17
“It isn’t, isn’t it? Ue just prom
per cent only half a dozen faili i isi ri to give me $5 to spend pro-,
to complete their grammar school vided T raise a similar amount.”
work, but were able to pass the
required army intelligence teat- ~
-Forty two per cent were
school graduates and 35 per cent
partly completed their secondary
education. Three college graduates
were enlisted. Few transients
were accepted, not because as a x HOME ELECTRIC LIGHT
class they were undesirable, but
SYSTEM
because of the length of time re
Use the Wind—It’s Free
quired to confirm their statements, Bntterie« Guaranteed 80% of
the colonel said.
Original Capacity at End of'5 or
The average of the recruits wis 10-year Period.
found to be 20 years, their height 8-tft. Special Bunlt Refrigerator
5 feet 81 inches, and weight 149 for Battery Operation.
Enjoy having Sweeper, Iron,
pounds.
Twenty three per cent listed Toaster, Waffle Iron and many
themselves as laborers, 17 per cent other fixtures . . . 3-year Payment6
as students, 12 per cent truck Plan.
drivers, while 10 per cent said they Free Estimates Without Obliga
came from farms. Nine per cent tion.
were enlisted as journeyman me
Phone or Write
JOHN De MOSS, Dealer.
chanics.
Moro, Ore.
Res. DeMoss Spr.
ch t f
C r e a m o f W h e a t Ig. pkg. 2 3 c
D o g F o o d Trixie, 5 cans 2 1 c
M ilk
large cans
3 for 2 1 c
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Have you ever noticed how surely
and easily “Caterpillar” track-type
| tractors make turns? There are
twQ
reasOns:
1. A light pull on either steer
ing lever throws the engine power
off one track and puts it all into
the other—so the engine actually
does
the ^ steering
whether
^
,
e
, you y
arotnd in the tractor’s length.
2. The extra long tracks and
balanced weight give firm footing
even in loose soil or on hillside^ 1
Drop in. Try it out for yourself.
O’MEARA
Supply & Imp. Co
John Deere
•I
. f-
I
Caterpillar
T. Lester Johnsen
LAX»
j
;«» MOBO
J
$5.19
BACON
Armours’
V
19clb
R ip e O li v e s
Yamhill, 3 cans
M a t c h e s True American, Carton 1 7 c
W e s s o n O il
q t.
■
t
W a x P a p e r Diamond 125 ft.
C a t s u p 12 oz.Dundee 2 bottles 1 7 c
O a t s Carnival Premium pkg. 2 7 c
C o r n .. Golden Bantam 303, 3 cans 2 5 c
EASY WASHER
SAFE
WASCO H
N e w ru b b e r
a g ita to r a to p *
w r i n g e r r o lls .
Trade your old washer as
Fnrits aad Vegetables in
down payment. Phone 161
for trial
AMt OONMTIOMRD
OOO
LOCR1
HAMPTON FURNITURE
C o n le e ’s G ro cery
C ane Sugar
100 R) sack
Farm Program
Leaders Map
1940 Plans
The Dalles, Ore.
i
Cleaned
FR E E
Have a rug cleaned FR E E with
the new 1 9 4 0 H O O V E R
in your own home. W hen? N ext
M onday Jan. 2 2 , 1 9 4 0
Make your reservations now by
calling or writing to:
S.
W. Searcy
HARDWARE AND
INSURANCE
MDRD
OREGON