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■'Airjrw—i r ÜT *■& tA € E 4 SHEBMANVCOUNTT JOURNAL, MORO. OREGON FRIDAY. PfcfcRVARY 7, 1941 so i knew she was holding back something, -she scouted among her friends over the telephone until « <z she found a room with two beds aboqjt 20 miles from her place, " The Oregon S ta|e college bas-1 but still in the city of Pasadena. kctball team, still sm arting under i A fter an early breakfast w e fol the sting ef the defeat adminis- 1 lowed them for miles finally find- tered by the University of O regoi 1 big a place to park our car. o -in te t in the first game between Laurence went back home, said he the two schools earlier in the sea had seen 17 tournam ents and that The P art Noble Grand’s club son, invades Eugene Saturday was enough for him. pud husbands were »..u their ------------ ----- -- entertam - night, February 8. The game will Now for w hat Jean had up her ed Friday evening at the home oj he broadcast by Associated s^ort- sleeve:we walked two blocks, I Mrs. Maud Akers. Twenty guests caster Jack Shaw, ibeginning at with my cane, Jean holding my d riv e d for ar. evening of pinochl.. 8:00 p. !m. -)v e r KXL, Portland other arm , crossed the street where Mr. Addington and Mrs: W eslej (1120 keys) and Station KSLM, a g reat mob was standing - s itt Wilde were the successful P>»>er»- Sa’cm (1360., keys). ing - 'hanging up in branches of Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Michael of t; 1 es - on top of porch roofs - Portland were week end guests of leeaning out of up stairs windows, Mr. and Mrs. Sid Johnson. The Tuesday study club met at ever, of the church - so I knew the hom e-ot Mrs. McKean with IS we were on the street where the members present gnd two guests, prrude was to pass. Jean piloted .Mrs. Ada M organX f The Dalle» us across the street to where a p< 1 iceman was standing—now to and Mrs. Elisa D ingle.-A memor- describe the house he was g u ard ial review of Lincoln was given by Following is the p artial con ing. It was built a very long time Mr*. Wilde; Alma Fridley gave a tents of a letter w ritten, by Mrs. ago. It originally stood on a rciding from Barnes fifth reader. Peurl Snodgrass of McMinnville, knoll but when the streets were Minerva Scholl gave a valentine Oregon, m other of Mrs. Theodore leveled the yard was cut down on recitation. After group singing Johnston of Moro, < describing her both sides and retaining walls of j t freshenent were served by Sad e recent trip to California and Mex stone keep the earth "from falling ..i.Kean a.id Wilma Wilde, co- ico., into the street. Jean presented a hr»teases. caid to the policeman and he un Mr. and Mrs. J N. Fordyce ot Dear Mr. and Mrs. B ullard and did the chain and lei us go UP the Portiand were guests Sunday O- Florence: ttep s, near the to ffa white haired Mrs. Jessie Amos. The journey is ended. 1 stored man took us into the big hall Mrs. Sarah Tony lo n y and an u daughter, up a wonderful supply of beauti where we signed the register, then Fatty Lou are visiting a t the home Indies of the Auxiliary of the ful thoughts and fancies while on our in the yard where a g reat of lier parents, Mr. and Mrs. An Amerioan Legion held a regular this little trip with my two grand number of people were seated. We d’. tw Landles, from Lakeview Members of the young matrons m eeting Monday at the home of children. :aw the parade after which we ciub entertained Jfceir huabanus Mrs. George Wilde. The afternoon We left late in the evening of u tr e taken into a small park back Svi day evening at the home of was spent, in sewing rags to be December 27, drove to Cottage of the house where table» were Mr. and Mrs. Harold White. Dur- sent to the V eterans hospital, Giove the first day, staying th at piled wiith doughnuts, coffee, punch rig h t with relatives, left the next or cocoa were served to all who ing the four tables of ---- ---- __ evening ___ H om ing a t five stopping a t a wante 1 them. Negro girls in contract bridge were in play It vely camp cottage a t Redding, black, with white caps and aprons Prizes went to Mrs. I>eon Smith ( alifornia for the night. The next served cream and sugar. This and Melvin Walsh. day we visited my sister-in-law lovable old weather beaten house Mrs. Maud Akers enjoyed hav i:i Y'ulba, California, left the next is not ceiled, has g reat hand ing her grandchildren, Derrie and Michael, with her Tuesday while A meeting of all those inter morning a fte r visiting three deep hewn 18 inch beams over head and their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd ested in poultry will be held at the for hours. We stopped for a visit a m ost beautiful old hand carvea Hennagin left on a business trip court house, February 12, a t 2:00 with my brother at Sacremento, winding stairw ay leading up from Bend. »cu«. - p. m. at which time Mr. Noel but had to visit in the street for he the hall. 1A Mexican orchestra household of flu played all the time. We were pre Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hildedbrand Bcnn¡orb Extension Specialist • in was nursing rnd daughter, Patricia were went p ou¡try> from Oregon S tate college» p rtients, so *37^ went on to visit sented with gardenia corsages, left enu guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jacx w-jj present and will disci:-*? a sister of nrine— it had ¡been 54 ! with regret. We had a -time getting out of M athias of Sunnyside, Washing- w :th those -n attendance, produc y tars last May or June f ince I had tor». ,. , t*oi» and m anagem ent of poultry stpn her—ju st a stran g er to me 1 Pasadena, traveled by inches un Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Johnson we c will be the second ann’. al vr til we talked over family affairs. til we left the crowd and away to week end guests of their son and n u e ting of this kind and is ibeing B\ noon next day we were in Lot Angeles to visit a niece; from ughter in law, Mr. and Mrs. by popular demand of thos? Pt.i-adena with Jean, she use 1 to 1 there to San Diego and on into Ronald Johnson, from their home w^o were in attendance in 1939. stay with me in McMinnville and Mexico for a short stay, .before re in Willamina. Those interested will be expect- nursed in the hospital at nights. turning to Los Angeles. We went Mrs. Mary Crosfield is here from e<l to br jng questions regarding She is one of tihese tw ittery wom into town next day to get some ’'lie Dalles visiting her sister, Mrs. j Vi>ljoua problems affecting them _ en— well she just tw ittered about ,p c tte ry on little Mexico street, as J«£sie Amos. and their activities in raisng poui- us like a bird about its lie A. everything in Mexico was too high priced for us. We loaded up with Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Balzer of try .n this county. Those who ac- Not a camp cottage or hotel 100m could we get for next day, Grass Valley visited here recently tended the m eeting last year re- with Mrs. B alter’s brother in law ceived valuable information and New Years, was the tournam ent and sister,. Mr. and Mrs. Gus it is expected that thesam e will >e of roses and we just had to see it, so she said. I know her so well, H artm ann and son Charleese. tiu e this year. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Taylor a ’C ----------------------- moving into town and will rent . _ , the small house of Mr. and Mrs. K U I U S 1*11111. V e g e t a b l e Charles Everett. Mrs. John Illingworth was a ( ; r n w p y e M p p t caller from The Dalles Saturday W U W W h 1H C C I at the home of fier parents, Mr. The f ru R and vegetable produc- rnd Mrs. G rant Armsworthy. erR ¡n the Rufus area m et a t the The Masons were special guests Rufus high sohool building Wed- Sunday at the morning service of Cnesday a t 2:00 p. m. a t which ‘die Methodist Church. A basket time .Mr. O. T. McWhorter, Ex- dinner was enjoyed in the base- tension Specialist in H orticulture, mint dinning room. A birthday d:?cussed with those in attendance cake was set on the table for va»x;us diseases and pests, orchard 'th o se having birthdays in this m rnagem ent and m arketing. Fol- rronth. Lafe Barnett was one low»ng the meeting Mr. McWhor- who had reached his 82 year ar.d ter-accom panied the fru it and Rev. Cannell and Lloyd Gosso.i vegetable men to the o rch ard s'in were among the honored guests, the vicinity and discussed on the Mr and Mrs. Darwin Van Gilder, ground, various methods of prun- Mi. and Mrs. E. E. Barzee, Mr. ing and other m anagem ent fe i- :.i,d Mrs. R. C. Byers and Mr. and -tcies in the production of these Mrs. Russell Belshee attended crops. from Moro. In addition to the inform ation Mrs. Joe Drinkard and Mrs. j and m aterial presented by M». Rxi.ald JohnsQn were co-hostesse? McWhorter, the county agent dis- Saturday night at the home of the 1 cussed the weed control law and latter for members of the Klondike ! hew it would be applied to the 500 club. Special guests were the I Sherman county conditions. In bo.-bands of the merribers. Mrs. ( addition to the week control in- Lynn Michael won the high score form ation those in attendance ami Mrs. George Drinkard low. were given information as to the F ’ izes for husbands went to Sam i v orld outlook for fruit and vege- 1 ________ ! tables. P jb I Noble Grands Club Meets in Wasco Btock and W alter Medler. Yaldis Wilde and Charles Cun- n.ngham of Camp a M urray were Saturday night guests here with Valdis’ parents, Mr. and Mrs Wes Wilde. Don Rostad made the high points in the first team when Rufous school basketball team s were de feated here Friday evning. Sargeant A rthur Van Gilder left t^wn Wednesday for Bremerton where vVas called for active for th(J reserve M atine Corps, Dutton left from the q, wh<_rc y e ha() b visiting for the past month. £ '• brother E a r, p< gat)Urday an(J wept t„ ixhwis Sunday io rt 1 » Mr. and Mrs. Cyril K ruger am. son Johme spent Sunday in Po t- Itn d with Mrs. K ru g e rs moth i. Mrs. Funk. Mrs. Eliza Dir.gle and Mr. and Mi?. Claude Stephens were din- guests Sunday at the E. L. Woods home. A fter dinner Mrs. D»r.gle was. called home by rela-_ t ’ves from The Dalles, who cai le ti) see her, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Freebe and their four sons. i an<J Mrs. j p Royce 12- turned home from Portland where Mr. Rovce underwent an opei a- f fjoj| rpppn(lv. r e c e n tly . Basketball Game To Be Broadcast [umn Poultry Meeting To Be Held February 12 pottery, dishes, w ater jara with It was ju st an old Catholic church boy«—military reserve« all along cups, jars, vases, perfumed candles to my grandson. To» me It stands the coast—it looks bad to me. I was like Fanner John when I etc. On Sunday we went on a 200 as an early vanguard of civiliza mile drive among thousands of tion and a rem inder to us all 'that got home, with m y good olothes acres of orange trees, the sunshine there is a some thing we know not off and my old one» on, “Now I’m was so warm th a t the a ir was tf . I left with many a backward myeelT* said Farmer John. What sweet with orange blossoms. The glance. We stopped in Inglwood a world of meaning that word trie s were loaded with both ripe for the night, a quiet place in the home has where the chairs are and green fru it, spring flowers mountains. The next day we saw 'just right to rock in, floors with were every where; binds, ju st flocks the redwoods, even drove through no ups and <downs »to trip old of them . We drove by the ceme the big treee. We drove hard th a t stumbling feet, and faces of my tery, it is four miles around it, dry, reaching Cottage Grove for neighbors after looking into mil v.ith aJl kinds of rare shrubs a n i th< night and on our way home lions of strange faces, how good ( it was to greet them. The neigh tiees in it; some kind of an eve.'- th< next morning. Now for all the picture« I saw bors little white dog, with a wag green tree with feathery fronds of pink blossoms. We saw 17 funer rn this trip as we traveled along oi his tail was even glad to see als and two graves being dug in the good paved roads. A t one mt. And the sky is just as blue ‘his four mrle drive— more maybe piece where the trees were fa r here, if I did see acres of pansies, a p a rt we saw a flying squirrel sail I saw no violets like mine. » And ir. the center. N ext day we visited the g reat thtough the air and alig h t on the tne drinking water, the lese said m arket in L A—well, it is just trunk of the big redwood tree the better, good old bull run or oast 'belief. It would take trucks threugh which we drove our car. Haslcins Creek water for me every 1 nd trains to haul away all tne Wc stopped near GoldhiU to see time. fru its, vegetables, m eats, dsh. 1 the hous^ of m ystery where in a bakery goods we saw there, ton? I circle of 126 feet all the trees ECONOMIC CONFERENCE 01 it. While here we saw an old lean to the north. In this house (Continued from page one) begger woman, a shoplifter, bun ' je u cannot stand erect, if facing Sherman county. A fter the ele dle of rags, stockings in ta tte rs, ( south you lean hack tall one would ments have been depletd it then shoes worn out long ago. She had think you would fall; facing the will be necessary to replace them a shopping bag» her claw like hands 1 orth you lean forw ard ju st as artiflcally by using commercial pulled out a handful of beans, much, yet stand in the same place. fertilizers or by the grow ing of ihepped them in the bag, some < Between Marysville and Sacre- erop3.— ; ess, a potato or two, a carrot— mento we saw fields of cotton; <n: legume follow ing these discussions it wt- lost sight of. her in the moo down to Merceds we saw thousands was decided th a t all of the com bu . told Edna if we had followed of acres of grapes and cotton and m ittees should meet and form u I ei home she would go into somtf before crossing the Ibig m ountains, late fu rth er recommendations for damp cellar or basem ent where we traversed a big valley where the agricultural policies in Sher Liere is no light and wh^re a lot nothing b u t stacks of alfalfa hay end thousands of cattle could be man county. A m eeting of the more like her live. livestock committee will be -held We went to see the new addi seen. Over we went into the. real a t the Court house, February 7, tion of .Los Angeles. Many new California gardens, orange groves, at 2:00 p. m. and a meeting of the houses built for the working class, cattle, sheep and truck farm s. farm and rural life committee will Don said; I thought to myself, yes Between L. A. and San Diego we be held Monday, F ebruary 10, ot and sold on term s of $100 down saw the garden country of the 2:00 p. m. The m eeting of the and $35 a month, betting th a t you world; acres of tomatoes, beans on lan* use and crops committees will won’t stay a year; a plan I have [ poles, acres of celery, all kinds ot be held following the AAA m eet I vegetables being gathered. Sugar seen a lot of in my time. ing to be held February 11, at Tuesday we left on our way i Iteets on trucks going to factories; 1 Arlington of the county committees home—acres of lettuce at Salinas, stzawfberries being* picked, w heat producing enough to salad the world twice i Going to San Diego I looked out of all the 1 ccuntiee. over. The next day in San Fran- , Bn the ocean, and said w hat a fun- c.’sco we saw the Mission Dolores, r y looking boat; ju st then a stream ¿meh an old church founded in 1 of w ater shot up in the air; my 1776. The walls a re four feef boat went »mack on the w ater and thick; is 114 feet long and 22 feet j disappeared—-it wae a whale’s’ tail wide. It was so dim, so peaceful I had seen. The people in Mexico were so and quiet in there, the thick adebe TAX CONSULTANTS walls shut out the noise of the dirty, but to hear them talk was AND ACCOUNTANTS street: the old mulled windows ’et -like music or running w ater, low in very little light, one could al sweet voices, all their words were Specializing in Federal & State most hear the rustling of the peo ' so tc speak, rounded off at the cor- Income Tax Procedure ple of long ago, as they knelt to re rs , more like the drowsy hum oa worship. The old cemetery—w hat ! t f a bee. FIRST N A TL BANK BLDG a story it tells, shut in with its i Bums and tram ps all along the Office .. Res. 1 gh old walls, its old tombstones highw ay—Ibattleships in the h a r 2724 The Dalle*. Ore. 2321 dated so long ago; the old redwood bors—airplane factories hum ming ciosf. in the Grotto of Lourdes, it —ship yards busy—cam ps being is dedicated to the Forgotten Dead. built up for training of our army Geo. L Wemmark & Co. 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