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JOURNAL. MORO. OREGON
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FRIDAY. MAY 2. 1941
THE LOCUSTS ARE OUT \
They say, those old timers who
Strikers Make Use of Satire
ibte^onse Gossip
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l.i v< the time and opportunity, that
Sherman County Observer
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a locust tree never leafs out so
Established Nor. 2, 1888
early
that
it
is
caught
by
the
frost.
Qrass Valley Journal
1 .8,360 to its credit, it was report-
It
has been observed that this is < J by Leslie M. Scott, state treas-
Established Oct. 14. 1897
SON SOLI DATED March 6, 1931 .iot always true. As a rule, how- i rer. Heavy income tax payments
evei, the common honey locuat i ccount for the high total at this
Wasco News-Enterprise
:s a tree that is most slow and de 1 me.
Established Nov. 1891
,
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2ON3OLIDATED March 4. 1932 liberate about all its natural
. unctions.
The Board of Control has agreeo
Published Every Friday at
It is a conservative of tbe race 1 , sell a ten acre tract on the«
Mon*. Oregon
cf trees—and, as a conservative is i .ate hospital farm southeast of
I le> L. French__________ p.M or able to survive where others per J alem to the city for use as a
Entered as secon '-class m a tte r at ish. In this town the locust trees «• .rbage dump. The tract in-
thé Postoffice nt Mo o. O ^ g c n put out leaves about the first of « ¡udes a deep ravine which the fe
under Act of C ongress of March May. Whatever the year, be it < ty wants for this purpose.
early or late, the locust follows its
8. 1879.
iegular custom with slight varia
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
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Gasoline taxes totalling >2,956.-
tion.
-at three months
♦ 88.50 for the first
This year the grain growers are
1941 showed an increase of
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ayir.g that the wheat is a month i 104304J5Ô over the same period
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ATI OR arly which is probably an exag i • 1940, according to a report by
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geration* The locusts hurried not i ecretary of State Snell. Gaso-
When
other trees have shed their 1 ie tax collections for each of the
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
caves
and are barren the locusts t iree months in the quarter show-
Payable in Advance
will
still
have leaves to cover its « 1 an increase over the com para
ONE TEAR ......................... >!•&«
ungainly limbs.
lie month of a year ago.
It Is a durable tree, tough and
MAY 2, 1941
..aid. It takes years to come to
The Salem city council is giving
maturity. It hastens not into the c nsideration to an ordinance ere-
chill of spring nor loses its foliage a ¡ng a restricted building zone
LET’S HEAR ’EM
New that Lindberg has resigned with the first csign of winter. Like a fund the state capitol group.
from the army there is increased the juniper it grows in the hard This action is being taken as the
criticism of him for his attitude pieces of the world where those r suit of a storm of protest
toward the general hysteria that is who enjoy it must also be a little c oused by the proposal to locate
fi
leading us to war. Criticism of on the same order to survive.
another filling station on Capitol
Now
that
the
locust
leaves
arv
Lindbergh’s ideas is perfectly
s re e t directly across from land be
The ccffin represents the Allis-Cl.alm ers com pany. It is perched on
prosper and in many cases just, in out we welcome them to the ing acquired by the state for the a Junk w agon, and a striker, w earing a gas m ask, g ives a satirical
asmuch as he seems to be much streets. Their shade has not been p oposed new office building.
address show ing the connection. This w as one of tbe lighter angles of
nacre afraid of the result of • a needed until now and they have
Ihe Allis-Chalm ers strike in M ilwaukee, Wis., as recorded by the News
p.<*bable war than he was of a not thrast it upon us. We shall
Oregon has 322 machine, wood- if the Day N ew sreel, i*
per-onal risk of flying across the .ike it the more liecause it is v irking and sheet metal shops
timely.
Atlantic.
si ¡table for convention into defense
churches
This criticism often becomes so
it dustries the Oregon Economic
Inspects Shelters
The people of the United States C iuncil told Governor Sprague
broad that it is an attack on Lind-
bregh himself. It is often suggest, -.re being asked to curtail some of tl is week. These shops now em-
heir expenditures in order to pro- d’.ny 4206 men and would need 11,-
ed that he should be silenced.
A lot of the world is now being v'de funds for armament Vhile at 670 skilled workers for capacity
governed by a system that per the same time the government production, the report pointed out.
mits the silencing of anyone who continue« to vote large appropria A total of 15,845 skilled workers
Wasco Church of Christ:
opposes the government. We are tions for new deal ventures.
w re listed in the report as avail-
F. Claude Stephens, Minister
urung our factories and our ships
a’ le for defense production jo'rs
10.00
- Church School. W. D.
We
now
have
nearly
a
half
to oppose those governments and
ir.. this state.
Watkins, superintendent.
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may go to war against them. dozen federal agencies to keep in
11:0C - Morning Worship. The
While we are preparing to fight for dustry moving and stop strikes.
0. D. Adams, state director for
Communion
and Message - The
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z
\nd
none
of
them
have
authority
the ideal of free speech—and oth-
v. -ational education, has been
New Covenant.
ers—we should do nothing to pro-
do their job so are unable to do g anted an indefinite leave of ai-
6;30 p. ra. - The C. E. A report of
v« nt free speeHi ourselves.
much about it. In the meantime s<:we from his state job in Ore-
the State C. E. Convention at
If our side of the present con- ‘he British, who we are organiz- gin to serve Uncle Sam. Adams,
Klamath Trails.
if,g
to
help
are
being
pushed
a-
flict is so weak we cannot stand
who has been away from Salem
7:45
p. m, - Evening Service. Dis
round
pretty
violently.
for whatever criticism Lindbergh
for the past six months on a tem
cussion—What Do Ye Here?
can give, it is probably wrong.
porary leave, is a lieutenant com
The state tax commission was mander in the naval reserve and
Those who are fed propaganda, or
Wasco Methodist Church: Sun
one side of an argument, until they exactly right when they ruled that is in charge of the education'll
day
School at 10 a. nt. Classes for
nil
property
shduld
bear
the
same
have no critical sense—no ability
program for both civilian em
all
ages.
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to select the truth—will be the valuation for tax purposes. There ployees and enlisted men at the
Morning
Worship
at 111 a. m.
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is
no
intent
in
the
law
to
give
the
easiest to lead into new thoughts
B- omerton navy yard. Oscar Paul
A vocal and instrumental program
Thust turning the people of Ger- ?.**e«aor jurisdiction over changing s' u, assistant director, is pinch
will be given iby both choirs and
many to new governmental ideas percentages to valuations to be hi ting for Adams during his a >-
others,
Sunday evening at 7:30 at
will be much easier than turning used. The whole thing may re sc:ice.
the
Methodist
church. \A silver
sult
in
the
establishment
of
new
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the peoffle of generally informed
oflering
will
'be
taken which will
valuations
for
property
which
is
America _ toward
new
ideals,
lA third act of the recent legis
be
applied
on
the
new choir robes.
for Germans are being trained to needed.
lative session was made the targ?t
Don't
miss
this
very
outstanding
believe what they are told. We
f6r an attact this week when the
program.
<z
arc not.
Association Against Public Taxes
On account of the dedication ser
Lindbergh wants this country
for Private Schools started circu-
vice at the Grass Valley Baptist
to remain neutral and be able to
1; ting petitions in an effort to
church
next Sunday afternoon,
trade with the world again when
J place the free text book bill on the
Mrs. Anthony D rexel Biddle, wife there will be no preaching-service
the war is over. A familiar idea Fr'om the Observer May 5, 1922
ballot. The act under fire extends of the U. S. am bassador to the i£u:o- at the Grass Valley Methodist
a year ago was that we should
The Sherman county annual field the use of free text books to pupils pean governm ents in exile, in Eng church May 4th.
stay out of war to retain a spot of meet will be held this year in enrolled in parochial and private land, inspects sam e British bomb
F. L. Cannell, pastor.
civilization on the earth after Moro on May 20.
schools as well as those in public shelters in Londcn. She is studyirg
Europe as done with fighting.
At a meeting of the state high schools who are already enjoyir g the w om en’s services during the
Christian Science Society, Moro:
We are not certain what course way commission to be held May this privilege. Sponsors of the war.
The Sunday morning service con
we should follow. Probably only 9 bids will be considered for con referendum which is understood to
venes at eleven o’clock; subject,
time will make that clear. We are struction of the Sherman highway have the backing of the Oregon
“Everlasting Punishment.” Sun
certain that we are not going to between Biggs and Waeco.
Purent-Teachers association, must
day school- bgins at ten o’clock.
be injured by hearing all sides of
J. C. Hockman and wife, 0. L. recure 16,866 verified signatures
Wednesday evening meet begins
a question that is so important to Belshe and wife and T. C. Lee and of registered voters by June 13 in
at eight p. m. and inejudes testi
the nation and may mean life or wile started for Portland early older to prevent the act from be
monials of Christian Science heal-
death to many of our young men. Wednesday morning. Just before coming effective.
r.gs. The reading room is in the
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reaching Fulton canyon the right
rear of the church building anu
The prediction of Speakar Rob
GAMBLING FARMERS
rear frame broke making an end
certains
authorized
Christian
ert S. Farrell, Jr., that the legis
A dry land farmer has a pecul- of the trip.
Science literature which may be
A. C. Thompson came hopne from lature will be called into special
arity all his own. Except for a
read, borrowed or purchased. The
brief period at harvest time he Portland with a new car. He had session if this nation becomes em
public is invited to all church ser
broiled in the world war, is not
always wants it to rain. Even tiflded his old one for horses.
vices and to make use of the
taken seriously by state officials
when, as now, the ground is wet From the Observer May 3, 1912
reading room.
Work done at the Moro demon generally. Governor Sprague’s
almost to the top and the grain
Moro Community Presbyterian
is growing like a well fed boy, stration farm this spring shows up only reaction to the prediction was
the farmers are wont to look at beautifully: tree planting is now to call attention to the fact that
Church: Sunday, May 4, 1941.
10:00 - Sunday School. Classes for
the sky and wonder if they would on. Someday soon we hope to visit the state has just gotten rid of a By John W. Kelly
n’t be lucky enough to get a little the farm and report what a great legislative session and nothing new
all ages. Pennant placed for most
benefit it is to farmers of the In on the political horizon would ap Continued from page one.
perfect class attendance.
tylb.
pear to point to the need for an
11:00 - The worship hour; Sermon
True, there are a few who ex tend Empire.
the
“best
set”
and
inquire
“What
press the thought that rain is not- D. W. Wade of the PCE Co, of other gathering of the lawonake’s is America waiting for? Why by the pastor on the subject,
1943.
“What is Worship?” Special music
a paramount need at present. The Wasco shipped out the last car of before January,
doesn’t it fight?”
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wheat
to
leave
this
city.
T.
S.
,by the choir.
most of them feel that they’ll take
In the movie houses are propa 7:30 - Young people will hold dis
The action of five Portland hos
it thankfully whenever it comes. Rte-se, Chas. Powell and W. S.
ganda
films; news reels, war pic cussion hour at the home of Mr.
pitals
in
increasing
their
charges
They are gluttons for rain. The Powell delivered small lots to fill
tures
of
the sea, land and air. The a id Mrs. Claud J. Thompson. Miss
for
the
care
of
injured
workmen
putter of raindrops on the roof is the car.
music
is
“God Bless America” and Josephine Cornacchia will lead.
Don’t forget the band festival whose bills are paid by the state
music of higher Quality than the
the
audience
stands up. The movies 2:30 p. m. - Our people are invited
industrial
accident
commission
has
Street corner
finest symphony although it may Sntvrday night.
reach
the
common
people. But the to attend the dedication of the
revived
discussion
of
a
proposed
about 5:30.
sound more like jazz.
man
on
the
street
and the girl new Baptist church at Grass Val
state
hospital
to
handle
these
Meters
for
city
water
users
are
The grgin this year seems in need
in
government
attend
pyetty much ley
cases.
The
suggestion
has
been
Henry G. Hanson, Pastor.
of additional moisture less than discovering the leaks; 400 gallons
to
their
work.
Not
for
them the
advanced
by
reponsible
state
offi
any crop of recent memory. It was what one cow drank one eve
play-acting of dressing up and at-
A marriage license was issued
stand* high and is of a green to ning before the leaky pipe was cials that such an institution could te nding cocktail parties or the con
care
for
hospitalized
persons
cn
this
week in The Dalles to Elton
feund.
'
gladden the heart of the most
the relief rolls as well as injured certs. The wives of navy yard Frkin of Grass Valley and Mary
pessimistic. In the north end of From the Observer May 2, 1902
Genial George A. Herbert, for workmen who are protected by the workers are not found rolling ban Coats of Rufus who expect to be
the county it is ready to head out
dages nor the mothers of draftees. married Sunday in Wasco.
which j?rocess will give it much merly an agent for the govern workmen’s compensation act.
These know, and their men folk,
Jack Sather of Kent has been
ment at Grant’s distillery, Sherman
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greater height.
that come next year the .income elected as a member of Phi Kappa
Although
the
Board
of
Con
W’ith a rain in June there should county, has fallen heir to untold
tax will take from them more than
be the best crop per acre this wealth by the discovery of a rich trol has awarded the contract for they can afford; more than the Phi, student honorary aocieety, at
drafting plans for the new treat
Oregon State.
county has ever harvested. Eigh-.hdgc in his mine
The ladies of Gras« Valley are ment hospital at the state hospi cost of a coneeert ticket or an old
teen sacks, twenty seeks are spok
clothes bundle.
en of on the streets with the as- making novel, as well as success tal in Salem it is, not expected
•CABINET meetings have become NOTICE OF FIN1AL HEARING
that
actual
construction
work
on
ful
efforts
to
raise
money
to
buy
urance of long knowledge with
Notice is hereby given that the
quite
serious since tbe recent re
the
new
building
will
get
under
wheat crops. But there is also an organ for the new ME church.
undersigned
has filed in the Coun
a fear that hot winds may come They have organized a band who way until next fall. Dr. John C. verse«'of the allies. Few of the ty Court of the State of Oregon
across from the mountains that go forth to «aw wood, black shoes, Evans, superintendent of the insti members have any illusions as to for Sherman County his Final Re
«re devoid of snow and cut the mend clothes, wash windows, etc., tution, expects to leave soon on the general situation, and especial port and Account as Administra
crop down in its immaturity so rtquiring a good round sum for a tour of mid west and. eastern ly the Republican secretaries of tor of the estate of James C. Mc
states where he will visit other war and navy. They expected an
their labor.
there will be a very small yield.
institutions of this kind in order occasional reverse by the allies, Kean, deceased, and that Saturday,
The
Columbia
Southern
Ware
Thus, we are constantly brought
May 10, 1941, at ten o’clock a. m.,
to the fact that the wheat farm house company has bought the in to gather new deas to be incorpor But did yiot expect . them tp be of said day, at tbe County Court
chased out of one country after
institution.
er is a ^Mmfoler. And rain is his terests of Guthrie in all interior ated into the • Oregon
• a
another.
They know that ’America room, in the Courthouse, at Moro,
warehouse«
except
Bourbon.
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best aid.' It is aces back to back
can
produce
war'material but time Oregon, have been fixed by the
A total of 413 Oregon motorists
Ar.J as a gambler likes ace? in that
'Court as the time and place for
Bill Raymond returned from were arrested by state police for Í3 j’equired, and the Germans are hearing of objections to said Finpl
desirable position so a farmer
likes rain in like quantities Portland this week wearing his drunken driving during 1940 ac not waiting for America to equip Report and Account and the set
Thu year we have it. If nature new wooden teg. He is using his cording to the annual report of Europe. Some of the' warmest tlement of said estate.
Charles P. Pray, superintendent. discussions in the cabinet is wbat
doesn’t fill its hand with a hot crutches for a while, however.
J. Kenneth McKean
Violation
of the basic rule result the administration should do about
Mr«. Jessie Henrichs was taken
ffvsh In June our crop will win
Geo-G<
Updegraff
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strikes. There is a difference of
for us a good sized pot of wealth to a hospital last Friday after her ed in 602 arrests and 319 motorists
Attorney
for
Administrator.
were arrested for reckless driving. opinion on that subject.
condition became more serious.
In Other Days
Jéweliy Made to Orde r
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The future chief and his princess sis.cV find just as much in
terest in daddy's job a sdo the touris's v.?o visit the Union Pacifi«
lodges in the sonthern Uts.li national nsr..s—Zion. Itryce Canywu
and Grand Canyon. Ornaments of silver with setting» «4 native
p*»»a are made to order as m^men'oes of a d tb y h ii”’
Kent Family Returns From Trip
Across th eU n ited States
Levina Barnet of Portland spent
the week end at Kent with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Bar-
net, who returned to Kent Friday
from a two weeks visit in the
eatt. They visited Mr. and Mrs.
Martin Fisher at Bartonsville.
Vermont. Mrs. Fisher was former-
1> Tresea Horner, a Kent resident.
She is a niece of the Bamets. The
Barr.ets drove a new Oldsmobile
hemt from Lansing, Michigan.
Mrs. Clifford Ullmann and chd-
dien of Redmond were visiting the
farmer’s parents, Mr. and Mr3.
W. C. Helyer Sunday.
Mrs. J. S. Fritts and daughter
Vivian spent the week end in
Portland as guests of the latter’s
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. E. B.
Adams.
Mrs. J. J. Decker and childr en
drove to Cow Canyon Wednesday
morning accompanied by Mrs. Vei
ns Guyton and »children who
boarded a stage at that place for
Long Beach, California.
Mr. and Mrs. (Carl Hess and
children have moved to the L. E.
C:ark ranch and will make their
home here.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Sather and
daughter Maude, Mrs. L. M.
Schadewitz and Mrs. Arthur Crat-
ty were visitors at ihe Kenneth
Sather home in Moro Saturday
afternoon.
George Witter, Max Pluemke
ano J. C. ’Wilson were hauling
brick from Wasco to Kent Thurs
day and Friday for Witter.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Reckman jr.,
and daughter Margaret of Grass
Valley were dinner guests at the
Csrl Schadewitz home Sunday.
Pete Smith, Harley McKay and
W. B. Wilson were among those
from Kent fishing on the Deschutes
river Sunday.
J. E. Norton and son Ross and
R. Aibell 'motored to Tbe Dalles
Tuesday when the former brought
his car home, having been rebuilt
after a recent accident.
Mr. and Mrs. J. McKay ano
children and Mrs. Alfred ‘Lyons
and daughters Mary Lou and
Sunvmie Jean motored to Tygh
Valley, Dufur, Friend and Tygh
Ridge on business.
Mr. and Mrs. W.. B. Wilson and
children and Dick Stakley were
visitors at the J. N. Maclnnes
home Tuesday evening.
Mrs. J. L. Matthes acted as
telephone operator Wednesday in
tbe absence of Mrs. Grace Gregg.
J. C. Wilson was a dinner guest
at the W. B. Wilson homo Friday.
Mrs. J. C. Wilson and daughter
Nellie were week end guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Haney
Bianknfbreckler in Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Miller and
children of Moro and Mr. and Mrs.
Rcy Justesen were visitors at the
L. Sather home Sunday.
Mr. -and Mrs. A. S. Johnson of
Moro were Sunday guests at the
G. L Hoskinson home.
Mr. and Mrs. Del Eakin of
G ass V’alley were Kent visitors
Tuesday.
Kent Grange No? 688 held its
regular meeting Saturday eve-
i ng April 26. An entertainment
committee was appointed consist
ing of Mrs. John Wilson, Cecil
Norton, and Robert Schilling.
After the business meeting a dance
was syonsored by the grange and
refreshments were served at a
late hour.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Adams of
Grass Valley attended the grange
meeting here Saturday evening.
Graldine Norton, Helen von Bor-
stel Rdbert Tatum and Merrit
Sather spent Wednesday in The
Dalles.
f GEORGE G. UPDEGRAFF
A tto r n e y A t L a w
M oro and Wi
Eureka Lodge No. 121 A-F & A-M
Meets on the 1st and
3rd Thursday eve
nings of each month.
Visiting members cor
dially invited to meet
with us.
Wendell Balsiger W.M.
C. V. Belknap. Secy.
Bethlehem Chapter, No.
78.6.E.is
Moro, Oregon
Meets Every Second and
Fourth Thursdays in each
Month. Visiting members
Ynvited
Patricia Woods Sec.
Dorotha Moore, W.M.
Moro
Lodge
No.
113,
I. O. O. F.
Moro, Oregon
Meets 1st and 3rj
Tuesdays in th|
I.O..O.F. hall Trai
sient and visiting
brothers are cordi
ally invited to meet
*ith us.
Joe Ritner N.G.
VVrnnn M ille i. Sec.
Lupine Rebekah Lodge No.
Moro, Oregon
Meets 2d & 4th Tues
day of each month.
Visiting members wel
come.
Helen Martin N. G.
Florence John««on S®*
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