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>VGB UMUtMAN ÇOÇNTY JO ÜÄNAL. MORO, OREGON F R ID A *. AUGUST 9. 194$ • crew was off for another setting. Now they load the tractor on the truck, pull the combiné, go twenty C m t y Observer miles before breakfast and are Established N ot . 2, 1888 G ra n Valley Journal , threshing before e:ght o’clock. Now these are decided advan Established Oct. 14, 1887~ CONSOLIDATED March 6. 1931 tages in favor of the combine«: the> have been deciding factors Wasco News-Enter prise for the threshing machine is no Established Nov. 1891 more in this area. Ana yet, this CONSOLIDATED March 4. 1932 speed and ease lacks in one es sential thing toward making har vest seem like harvest. There’s no whistle on a combine. In the morning a few hoarse barks o f a motor art all the warn Published Every Friday at ing given that work is to begin Moro, Oregon whereas in threshing time of yes- Editor ttrvear the W’histl-2 of the stean Giles L. French --------- ergine awoke everything * hir ------ , i within the » - .r i n g and advertised to the Postoffice at Moro, Oregon * k_f to >Segin the rosw iiice «» vi.rrh Mcrld that work was to under Act of C ongre« of M.rch see which 8, 1878. machine started first and there OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER ’•.*as pride in a big days run. Are at night the engineer wearily blew SUBSCRIPTION RATES the whistle to announce to a w ait Payable in Advance ing worl 1 that it was time *o ONE Y E A R — - — .----- deep, and it came- like a benedic- ticn to men active since dawn. A U G U ST 9, 1940 ' “Now the machine 'just pulls to a corner and stoos with no fan COMPULSORY TRAINING fare. no ceremony, no boastfu» In congress the debate on the whistle to engender pride in compulsory training bill govs achievement. blithely on regardless of the f a ?t that there is need for arming the CONVERSATION nation for defense. The politic They sat in the evening’s cool ians don’t seem to b e a h i t to W** ness and talked—about this and around to vote on this veky im that and the serious subjects that portant measure and may n n makes up the conversation among until the election is over. And »•’ anything will make Herr Hitl?r t ’der men. The moralist, to make his point, aey, “ I tolji you so,” that will be it . said, “ It isn’t right to do so.” One of 8je difficulties about the And the philisopher. betweer bill se.-ms to he that there is a desire U» play the poor against the puffs of hi* pipe, asked ’ Does wha* r ch in writing the measure. The i< right affect men, now as much administration has a feak that to> as what is advantageous?’ Urge a percentage of those on r e * " We cannot be civilized withou’ krowing and doing what is right” lief may be called to the colors. We think there would be gen- retorted the moralist. “You are right,” replied th- f u i agreement with a policy that p.hilosopher, “To live as a people v mid make ever}’ °"« registc”. giving their name, age, training to continue as a nation, we must ritd abilities. This with a state- have morals, ideals. The peopk m< nt of physical condition could must adhere to their principles b- the basis for placiag men—and must put them ahead of men.” ‘‘This a good year to have that some women— where they could b? taught,” said the politician. of greatest service to the naton in case of need. , . t J ■ ' ' Landlubbers Will Be U. S. Ensigns Bye and Bye t',r o f the e sta te o f E B zabeth C hristie W alton, .d e c e a se d ^ , and that Saturday, Septem ber 7, 1940, at ten o ’clock a . m ., ^ f said day, a t th e C ounty C ourtroom , in the C ourthouse, a t M oro, O r e g /n , have been fixed by the C ourt as the tim e and place fo r h ea rin g o f s objections to said Final Report and A m ount and the settlem en t of said estate. Fred Krusow ’ Geo G. Updegraff 40-44 Attorney for Administrator. NOTICE OF FIN A L HEARING Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has filed in the Coun W ashington Scene: R epresents-j ty Court of the State of Oregon t ve W alter M. Fierce’s speech on for Sherman County his Final Re war and the selective draft resul*- ( port and Account as Adm inistra ed in requests from Missouri, Ar- , tor of the estate of Thomas J. k?nsas and Pennsylvania for 1,000 Scott, deceased,' and th at Satur copies of each. Incidentally, the day, September 7, 1940, at ten rets arc so numerous and hungry o’clock a. m., of said day, a t the in Pierce’s office that they are County Courtroom, in the Court chewing documents and even broke house, at Moro, Oregon, have the telephone connection by eating beer, fixed by the Court as the the insulation on wires . . . . J<* , Martin, chairman o f the republi t in t and place for hearing o f can national com mittee, and oth- ’ objections to said Final Report ard Account and the settlem ent of ; big Phots will fly to Salem to participate in the notification cere said estate. monies for Senator Charles L. Mc Frejl Krusow . L ^d lob b er, from callage. .11 aver the Vmted S tate, ..b a v e left! are hard in n Nary, the party nofninee for vice vea-a r-H, . . tfcev nreonre to narticinate in a program of training 6tt young men for nat*kl Fèserve en sg n Gto. G. Updegraff president. To accommodate the conmiaaiomi. A boatload of reservist, (center! sh.w » on their way oat to the C. S. ft.JSyonUn«. tte J ” 1”“ * Attorney for Administrator. 40-44 crov.’d the state fairgrounds will U lp . Right, Robert Margenthaa. » a of the secretary cl the treasury. to pictured u fo r m a t.« wMh olh. used . . . . Administrator Paul aervista after donning the uniform of au apprentice seaman. ______________ NOTICE OF FIN A L HEARING . Raver of Bonneville is in the ii a j • r Notice is hereby given that the • tional capitol rsking several n . ui’dersigned has filed in the Coun- Trillion dollars more to construct On June 29. the * , y Court of the State o f Oregon -ansmission lines. Power from I Corporation owned 2_22<<XW bus.;- . ,> r sherman c hi , F jna , r ,. the Columbia river plant will la h h AKOum ” AdminiMra- tent to the navy yard at Breraer- , ■ bushels held as security for loan». J” mu. tui of the estate of Hans Thom p on, Wn., where several destroyers Prices received by farmers for son, deceased, and that Saturday, are to be built . . . . Senator Hul- The e manager w as interviewing Aupust 31 1940, at ten o ’clock products sold rn local markets uan will have two vacancies to fill said day> #t the an aj pplicant for a situation. “Is at West Point. Any boy wishing averaged 15 a as . (hfre >nything you c in d„ bet. „ — verugeu the m e same on July uu.y m — ¿ « ^ 0 ^ 7 j take the civil service exaraina a month earlier, the Agricultural „ t| an anyone , 1 « ? ” he asked. Mor<> Oregon have fixed ny on October 5 may do so. Appoin Marketing Service reported today “Yes, sir,” was the reply, “l ' the Court as the time and place x tees will be selected from those Prices of fruits, grain, and cotton tJtn read my own writing, fcr hearing of obeictions to sa;d teceiving the highest grades. Final Report and Account and the seed declined during the month Grf'at s< rtlement of said estate. lived in A painter who but advances "in prices of other Harvey Thompson Britain, products were sufficient to offset these downturns and maintain the Interrupted two girls with their A‘ °orn^ y V o ^ d ^ m s t r a t o r .3 9 -4 2 «Continued from raised through state sources, prin index at 95 percent of the 1910-11 k m tU in . __________________ cipally the gasoline tax and motor a g e . Meat annual prices ad- Hc said Wlth a sl* h’ NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING aver vehicle license fees; $49,503,255 vanced sharply with seasonal in h park bench well, I Notice is hereby given that the wa« contrbuted by the feaer*. t creases also occuring in prices of Just Paint*d * right where you’re undersigned have file d ' in the government; $15,995,713 came from sitain. County Court of the State of egg? and dairy products. A- year the various counties, and $783 Oregon for Sherman County their Willkifc w ants ^ t h e public t< came from m isceBantuos sources A t t h e r i t e * e are p r o g « jiM riitr tihfi ind*x 89. Prices R eport and A ccount as e x knew how much high governmen* paid by farmers for commodities • at this period we are gettin g no irt-luding railroads for construc ecutors of the estate of Catherine where f a s t WeJgre neither build ofliciaU and their fam ilies make tion of grade separations. aveiaged one point lower on July Johnson, deceased, and that Mon 15 than a month earlier with fee i ing many planes nor training m**’ during a term of office. The pub Ii. this connecton it is interest day, the 26:h day of August, 1940, lic would like to know, too. t price? down 3 points. As a result, to fly thgm: We have'no cannon ing to note that Oregon spen» '-he per unit exchange v a lu e’ of FOR SALE: Gulbransep upright £i 10:00 a. m., of said day, in th s nor men to «hoot them: no rifles- more state money on its highway If England wants to pend her farm products on* July 15 was 1 piano. Mrs. S. W. Searcy 40-2 courtroom, at the courthouse, in we are making 500 per day—nor system in 1939 than it »pent on point higher than a month earlier. ’ r r i . CT o o < ? r-ia i u ♦» ^ oro* Sherman County, O regon. « M trained to « them and -yet ehiUren over here, let her. W: all other state functions, not in AL G LST SPECIAL Prices H a rts have been fixed by the Court as p e go ' sw aggering boldly on have no business going after them cluding higher education. Expen Carl Byoir, New Yarfc public rela- The ratio of prices received tc Better R. I. Red Chix $7.50-100,' the time and place for hearing promising to protect the South ilr « V ? m o « ” “ » u iM « !' per ^ ^ u L T c o m ! « « - 160 M* k‘ « « * • objection, to « i d Final Report American countries, the islands I onk »10^)6 i U «« T e x « th .t he had engaged pnr.o with 77 . month earner) fry er,. H .r f» end Account and far the aettle- in the Caribbean sea and making 1 Hatchery, Beaverton, Oregon, ment of said estate. spent on all state functions, not } in un-American activities. The de- - — nd j 74 a --------------- year ago. threats at far off Japan. J. T. Johnson We are going to have to put uo From the Observer Aag. 11, 1911 including higher educaton. T hese j Wheat prices at local markets J TOR SALE: Coleman Gasoline A. S. Johnson or shut up pretty soon. included the , operation ’ in' r* ‘J® *”n >utuorl ai- continued to decline toward a new ' Range, cheap. Paul May resi- The new High School building functions Executors ____________ n-<,ii —o Qpn< e wnitTvci ■* ___ ,__ ________________ ___ t „ i _. I dence - .. . . A few months training is not t-f ” n crop basis. The average on July for Moro District, has now a tta ;n- of all sta te institutions as well as T. L ifter Johnson, going to hurt any of the youth of 15 was 61.4 cents per bushel com- I ed a point in its construction all state departments, boards and Attorney for executors. .38-42 Steady Work - Good Pay this land. For many who have pared with 67.4 cents last month. which displays the beauty o f its commissions. In the same year ----------- RELIABLE MAN W ANTED t o ----------------- : ------- had no discipline it will be the This was the lowest price record pi «portions and the utility of its ?5,62&„000 was ’ spent on highei IN D IA N ’S HAIR call on farmers in Sherman BOARD OF te r t thing that could happen and ed since August 1939, but still . county. No experience or capi- EQUALIZATION MEETING structure. . There may be more education or less than half the a- ( for those who have been led to be- WORTH $200 substantially above theaverage of elaborate and expensive buildings mount spent on state highways. tai required. Write L. T. Over* NOTICE: There will be a l :eve that they have no responsi Since 1920 when only $2,211,400 In 1895 W eet Soot, an Indian 55.7 cents received by farmers o-. 1 land, 4613 S. Jay, Tacoma, Wr*. meeting of the County Roara of in The Oregon Inland Empire de bilities toward the government it spent on state highw ays ex __ _____ _____ ___ ___________ ___________ ’ the reservation near J “b 15. 1939. The world w hea, ; voted to the purposes of education Eq. alization of Sherman County, is almost a necessity penditures of state highway funds ‘ . Yv harvest is estim ated to be some- FOR SALE: Some furniture, fruit G ' on at the Court House Mo»-o but none more suitable and gener have increased five fold whereas ‘P endleton, was fined by the, Indian w ha, smaHer jn 194fi than a year jars new pUlows ptc Mrs O-egon, at the Court House, Mo.o. The only serious difficulty about vu*' 7 ~ V— elly more attractive than thi.J K- O 'tgon, on the second Monday of tbv present « m p u h o r y r g nl0nument t0 expenses of all other state func- court and, having no money to j.po Supplies now remaining in J Hayner, Wasco Oregon. August, that being the 12th day bill is that it gives entirely too the liberal-minded men and worn tions, including higher education, p^y his fine, was sent to jaii. A gentina are reported to be very FOR SALE: Delco Light Plant. ° ' August. 1940, to publicly ex- much power to the president, was ¡n jan they cut off en of this district, as well as cred have not quite doubled in the ^ , j j e Assessm ent Rolls, cor making it possible for him to See Frank vonBorstel, clerk cin'ne sem e period. liable to Wm. A. Raymond, its bis hair, which had been an em îect all errors in valuation, de practically declare was without Kent School Dist. • « blem of his social standing among scriptions of lands or other prop- the consent of - congress and bichitect and builder. J. O. Thompson and wife of > A report that Earl Fehl, former the Indians. Outraged, W eet Soot LOST, Strayed or Stolen. Here- f t y assessed by me, and it shall rnrke the selection of men to some 'fH u Grass Valley, were business visi county judge of Jackson county, «u.rted a civil suit in the white ford cow T brand on left hip. be th® duty of persons interested extent. Many congressmen of — j • — . □ • , • a.u« TrvJior, Moro Community »Presbyterian tors in this city Monday hac been ¡.sued a perm.t to dr.vc m ar’, court a g a .n .t Indrnn )() n , Stub horns. T. M. Ball, Grass »o appear at the time and place uoth parties are afraid to give Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Hansen re an automobile while an inmate of court. The decision allowed the /. .... Valley. 40 pd appointed (appearance is by pe- such power. This objection can be turned from their summer saun the state hospital brought in- plaintiff $200 for the loss o f his Morning Worship at 11:00. Russeel j -------------------------- tition). »All petitions must be in removed in committee if congress B ehhee filing the pulpt. Theme: i not as much ter.ng and Walla W’alla and W al* glant denial from Secretary of h a il.—Oregon W riters’ Project, SPECIAL SCHOOL MEETING writing and verified by the oath men and senators are * Signs of the Tim es.” The Coming ’ low t visits, on the 4th. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the applicant and filed with the State Snell. Records of the de- WFA. efraid of the president as of th* Reman Empire . . . Fifth and The Observer is informed that p aym en t show, Snell e x p la in e d ,-------- to the legal voters of School Dis- beard within fifteen days from the people. Last attempt at World Dominion. Mr. and Mrs. Umberger, popular thai Fehl applied in person at the ______ trict No. 17 of Sherman County, time it is by law required to meet. Henry G. Hanson, pastor. residents of this city, are to be Portland branch of the state de- State of Oregon, that a special Margaret W. Peetz, NO WHISTLES ON ’EM transferred from Moro Experi paitm eijt for an operator’s license school m eeting o f ’ said District 38-41 County Assessor. Moro Christian Science Society: GEORGE G. UPDEGRAFF This year, to a greater extent ment Farm to an eastern statio ' will be held at the schoolhouse o f ----- -------------------- and w a r r a n t e d a renewal of his Surday morning service at elever. than ha? been usual, there is more re xt month. i permit a matter of routine. o’clock; Sundav school at 10:0... | , d , n , Ma° ro- 0 P F ' NAL HEARING commercial combining of grain Judge Wm. HenYichs is out in Lfasi May when informed that Fehl A ttorn ey A t L a w Tortimonial m oitin e every W e j - ! tbe 1 ‘.tb <[»y ° f A ugust. 1940. at Notice » hereby k.ven .hat the The high cost of the modern mach ti«e mounting after any legalized had been committed to the state r.tsoay evenlnK a t 8 o’clock. Read- I t’,'° ,°,c,lo<;k ,n ‘he ^»ernoon. for cr.dert.gned has fikd in the Coun- inery needed, the necessity to pay g amf, t hat may cross his path; he hospital he immediately cancelled log room In the rear o f the church j t, e »¿ject; sale o f real ty <^ur. of the S ta t; of Oregon M o ro an d W aaco for it if bought and the ease and tf ok £ £ g arnum with him, t ) , .... j , property described as fouw s: for s?h/>i-Tru>n Sherman rnnntu (County hie his Final tl»e permit Snell said. building open daily, with an at- :,F J, / _ _ . . . cheapness of having it done are vetch for the truthfulness o f any Block Twenty-seven of the Report and Account as executor „ . _ • --------------- tenoant on Wednesday evening all reason? in varying degree fo ’ cf the incidents of camp life on City of Moro, Sherman Coun the estate of Emil Anderson, State Treasurer Pearson found -T________ ______________ _______________ «he change. - - the trip worth relating. ty, Oregon. deceased, and that Wednesday, it necessary to borrow another B ,th |chem Chapter Na. 78.O.E.S. W mco M(.thodjst c h u r d l. &u i. Reason given for the combine From the Observer Aug. 12, 1921 $300,000 on August 1 to keep the Moro, Oregon School at 10 a m Mominsr Dated thls 30111 day of Ju ly’ 1940’ thv 28111 day of A0 ?1»31. l9 4 °. was that one could cut his crop K / / Meets Every Second and Worship a t 11 a ni ( Carroll Sayrs at 10:00 a. m., of said day, ir. the C, V. Belknap installed a set of re’ief fund on a cash basis. Th.3 at his own good time without wait nicney which is borrowed on a U te . Fourth Thursdays in each - V f|M > J Chairman. Board of Directors courtroom, at the courthouse, m ing for the thresher. For years electric hair clippers in his barber liquor certificates, is used to sup- Month. V isiting members v , , » . * Method.«» rhnrch o „ S o n / A , t e ’ t : Mcro, Sherman County, , Oregon, Valley Methodist Church on Sun after the adven| of the combine shop in the Moro hotel building. pie ment profits from the s ta te s ; Jce Truitt * have been fixed bv the Court as V Invited day afternoon at 2:30. every farm and every farmer was Fatrons can now be assured of Fquor monopoly which have been Naomi Van GOder, W. M. 39-40 the time and place for hearing District Clerk neat and efficient work in much F. L. Cannell, pastor. incomplete without harvesting ! ------------------------- -------- , objections to said Final Report feund inadequate tc meet relief Ro .h Sparluig, See. machinery. Now we ara changing l<*s> time than formerly. NOTICE OF FIN A L HEARING ?nd account and for the seltle- needs. A rain storm circled Moro to commercial harvesting on some Notice is hereby given that the ment of said estate, t Lupine Rebekah Lodge No. 11$ what the same scale as in olden Sunday evening. Rain was heav\ ) undersigned has filed in the Coun- i. Arvid (Anderson Moro, Oregon between Wasco and the McDer- days. wc ek. ty Couri of the State of Oregon Executor J T. Whalley and w ife were Meets 2<iI* 4th Tnea These new combined harvester- mid farm, aU* w est of Moro ..t for Sherman County his Final Re- T. Lester Johnson^ the Landry farm. Just ^ s l i g h t ---------------- Sherman county visitors thia w eee ««>> ™ n th . threahera with their 20-foot cut do ÿort and Account as Administra- Attorney for Executor. 38-42 P O fiU A N D , OREGON sprinkle at Moro, not enough to homes » f their daUg h ur(,, V .s.t.ng members wel almoat as much work as did the old time threshing m achine.' In »riark the dust, Mrs. Otto Peetz and Mrs. Carrol ' o™'- ' J fc. is o rio n n»s iw u g m « « « » p J j .',- Anna j i . u . ten sack grain they can, if the in i, gw left of the bankrupt sto< k Florence Johnston, Se«' threshing is good, turn out 750 o f the Kent Elevator Co. and ex- G « « V alla, Joarna. Aug. K t t t t A sacks per day from 75 acres. They pects to leave next week for Kent Little Greta Russel Tuesda} _ Meets on the 1st and could get 900 sacks just as well if where he will start a new stor? , morning while looking out an up. 3rd Thursday eve the grain was better. Many a day not beat a | the old location. stairs wndow fell to the 8 r™ "d nings of each month. the old threshers did . Sunday was the hottest day of I*low and was brought to to V isiting members cor th a t. the year in Sherman county. The and Dr. Thatcher dressed e dially invited to meet A crew for a threshing machine with us. \zas 20 to 22 men and about tht dc gree of measured heat varivd I wounds about the little o n r t Mip. in about as many degrees as in- | Tom Coyle now drives atouno E. Amidon, W.M. •am e number of ho’ ses and a cou Quick - Easy - Safe a new Paige car C. V. Belknap, Secy. ple o f hard working cooks. Now struments used, but the warmest in L. E. Webb announces that he • e^o» recorded was at the depot fnur men run equipment that does w ill arrive in G rass V alley Moro Lodge N o. 113, I. O. O. F ., th e same work and hauls th* where the thermometer in the gun, Write or call the first o f the month to get a Moro, Oregon , ‘ grain to the elevator besides. The registered 110 for compiate Meet» 1st and 3rd Dr. C. L. Poley ha? traded his l:ni| up on school opening. cook takes her job in stride with information— Mias-’Faith Ginn, who has been Tuesdays in tho le ts fnss than the m eeting of n Studebaker for another car of the V - east for some time, returned to I.O..O.F. hall Trai . w m e make. - • Fmmasty Fias Food bridge club at her home. sient and visiting o t the- The pole line of the Sherman Moro last Saturday from Chicago When a threshing machine mov 5 brothers are cordi a friend of her’s from Ontario, • Lnxarkws OatsM o Electric Company has been finish ed there was a rush and a run. Canada, accompanied her home. ally invited to meet • 6a«so Ogposito The forkers cleaned up, palled out ed and the crew are now making J. O. Garret fore part of the with us. H e a d O ffic e , P o r tla n d , O re g o n the stakes that held the table snm< necessary moving of polee«; M I M B Í « IID IS A l D IP O S IT Ih S U R A N fl C O il’ (1 H 4 ll(lk i 60G POOMS . SENSIBLE RATES y* rtrsigbt, the canvasses were emp- in Wasco, Moro and Grass Valley week was making the rounds on OrIf> Mart’n. N.G. Miller, Sec. tied and folded, <ie horses hooked while waiting for the wire w b i» crutches due to a little ipishap | . Cleared by FBI arm Prices Remain At 95 \ i\ tlX Want Ads In Other Days -/¿oíd muLTnorm A N ew Modern Deposit Plan to save your Time T h e D a lle s B r a n c h U n ite d S ta te s N a t io n a l B a n k Z ? Ä X » ; in’ -T, p o l i t y w fl. arrive t h i . , w h ile w orking in th e harveat field.
