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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 28, 1941)
? JWrjT" — VAGE 2. SHERMAN COUNTY JOURNAL, MORO. OREGON vvvW '- FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1941 -I. But we have a goodly number ol 3 ssmx » m 1 men and women whose forefathers • made the trip by wagon and reqpg- . Continued from page ont» Sherman County Observer X On«fOthlhC n n i n g 0^ el’e “"** “ Established Nov. 2, 1888 Grass Valley Journal is something the jtounty might well thc farm- Established Oct. 14, 1897 -consider. CONSOLIDATED March 6, 1931 Priorities are now hitting the Wasco News-Enterprise government itself, although they ACTION AGAIN Established Nov. 1891 were intended to affect only civi A miscellaneous shower for CONSOLIDATED March 4, 1932 Congress, it appears, is not go lian industries and war defenses Mrs. 'Robert Mitchell was given at ing to do anything about the ap in part. Because of priorities, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Published Every Friday at ................................ -- is work has had to suspend on four Wilson __ ________ _____ Monday. A _ game was proach v. of inflation. Whether it Moro, Oregon holding back at the behest of the public schools in the national capi- piayed with the prize going to Giles L. French Editor president is not known but it us- tai a *10,000,000 hotel has stopped Mrs E M «elyer. After the ually follows his command. at the foundation; a contractor is openjng of the ^ifts refreshments Ertered as second class matter at An inflation control bill that did unable to obtain supplies to erect were served. Those present in- the Postoffice at Mor<r..-Oregon nothing about wages and farm a building intended to houseope ..^ ^ e d mesdames Edgar .Smith of under Act of' Congress of March products would be worst than use- of the defense agencies; work on , 9 ^ , . . a . Dunlap of Grass Val- 3, 1879. less and laborers and farmers are two warships has been held up for Jy. E M Helyer L w \Aimick. a very large voting block.. How-' want of steel; four or five plants Barnett, W. P. Jefferies, Theo, ^ver, they are the ones who would with contracts to build tanks can- von g Orstel, Harry Howell, Jay Me s h im « O il not start; war department is Kay, Robert Schilling, Allen Bek- Cl ATI ON be most hurt by inflation. H U IS While inflation would cause de scurrying around to locate mater kedahl, J. J. Decker, Paul Wilson, fense work to cost much more it ial for the $30,000,000 building for Verne Mobley and the honor guest. OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER Clifford Bergen of pufur is for prizes and expenses for ’ this every lamb that grades in the top Mr. and Mrs? Harry Justesen would «Iso make taxes roll in much which foundation has been laid in feeding project. The lambs used class, in addition to the market SUBSCRIPTION RATES and son of Walla Walla. Wn., shown here with his pen of wheat- faster. The present exemptions the national capital. price. After the lambs are Payable in Advance Notwithstanding ‘hese draw were visitors at the Fred JuBtesen fed lambs, which will be exhibited were purchased by the league, slaughtered, the 4-H club boys will may be very small indeed if prices 1.50 at the annual meeting of the assembled, .and divided as near ONE YEAR ......... ........ go up rapidly. Long before we backs because of shortage, the home last week. be taken to Portland to view the government is demanding steel Charles Bdthwell spent the holi Eastern Oregon Wheat league equally as „..possible as far as carcasses and compare the different reached the condition of Germany NOVEMBER 28, 1041 after the war income taxes would frames and doors for its new build days with his wife and son who at (Heppner December 4 to 6. quality was concerned. The lambs grades of lambs after they are ings and steel walls for partisions, hove been v isitin g JU the J.'M - Clifford is one of 28 club members were started on feed the last week dressed. (Clifford is a nephew of take a good part of our living. when lumbermen of the Pacific Wilson home for several days. in the Columbia basin counties who «in August, when they averaged Eugene Chase, one of the large the final budget The president was originally northwest are unable to sell their They returned to their home nt have fed wheat to lambs this fall about 60 pounds in weight. They wheat farmers of Wasco county. because he promised to "do The action taken on the budget elected to demonstrate the value of wheat will be assembled at Heppner He is an ardent 4-H club member something.” No one cared much product because of federal re Hond River Sunday. deserves ’ the commendation of what it was. Now he is being con strictions on strategic metals. as the concentrate In lamb fatten December 5, where they will be and has carried on a number of Miss Helen Halverson spent the every taxpayer in the county. The demned because he refuses to do ing rations. The Eastern Oregon graded and shipped to Portland. projects in addition to ? the lamb holidays at Bend. resuit will be pleasing to those anything about strikes in defense Mrs. Cammack and daughter, Wheat league appropriated $330 Each boy will receive 50 cents for feeding. who would have been called upon industry and because he does noth Fsther Cammack. went to Salem Statehouse Goss’O to pay 18 months taxes in one ing about coming inflation. If the ___ to spend the holiday week end. , year if they are to obtain the dis public polls are correct the people Continued from page one. .Terrv Wilson Jr., who attends to Warm Springs Thursday where they had Thanksgiving dinner count. It will satisfy those' who are anxious once more for a man For the property owner who Hill Military Academy in Port ltelieve that a tax base of sufficient who will do something and are Pays his taxes on the first due land, spent the Thanksgiving holi w’ith Dolores Gregg. Mrs. Nelson will go from there to her home size should be maintained. not particular about what date in order to take advantage days with his parents. at Grand Ronde. The situation was like this: Dur again of the cash discount the new sche- Gus Schilling and son Robert IDnn Hoskinson, Eugene Norton ing the worst days of the depres it is. ---------- t dule will work somewhat of a hard are rebuilding the house on the and Luther Warren Davis, students sion the county court wisely spent ship in that he will be called upon Gus Schilling place which burned a;. OSC, spent the holidays here money as it was received, not as A MAJOR ILL to pungle up one and one-half two years ago and is now owned with their parents. it was budgeted. If $10,000 was Even though this is almost en times his normal annual tax toll by J. E. Norton and farmed - by Gus Schilling spent the week levied for roads, for instance, and during 1942—a half year’s pay Robert Schilling. end at Goldendale, Washington. but $8000 paid in taxes, that is tirely an agricultural county some ment on March 15 and a .whole Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Wilson had /« it necessary to be a high $126 a month by the end of your of the same tendencies that affect The Misses Mary, Florence and all that was spent. as dinner guests Thanksgiving years’ payment again on Novem school graduate in order to en first term of enlistment, and re industrial areas prevail here. One Eleanor Hoskinson who are attend This resulted in"M large sum of member that yonr clothing, lodg ber 15. On the other hand the tax ¿ay Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Lyons and list in the Navy? ing St. Mary’s Academy in The ing, medical and dental care are money on hand when delinquent of them is the accumulation of the the payer who pays on the installment family and Elmer Pearson. No. Nary enlistee» need not be all supplied free.«- - Dalles spent the holidays with taxes were paid. The reconstruc resources of the land into plan will have only three quarter- Mr. and Mrs. John Koepke and high school graduate«. All appli • • • tion of the court house was done h8pOTh»PRa th»t, to T w ii, is not »0 jy payment» to make nejrt year— dauirhters and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. their parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. cants will be given an examina Hoskinson. on such surplus funds. After I have served my term of tion containing approximately 100 visitors » Smith -*■- of Redmond — were .......... Mr. and Mrs. William Mitchell When the county’s bonds were had. But if the result Is that March IB, June 15, and November here questions. A grade of 50 per cent enlistment, what benefits do I Wednesday and Thursday. or better on thia examination ia of Lexington and daughter Juanita paid off a few months ago the fewer of the younger generation 15—instead of the four qua r y get for re-enlistment? -Mrs. Obsuncey Rambo and son cash on hand piled up more "rapidly have an opportunity to use their chX ^ sufficiently high to pass the Navy (Bobbie and Mr. and Mrs. Chester of Portland spent the holidays at Depending on your rate and educational standards. However, -----— __ u n itie s in productive and renum- the law not been cnangeu the J. J. Decker home. and on June 30 was $122,000 as length of ^service, you can get a a high school edneation will be |After 1942, however, the tax Smith of Moro were dinner guests erative work then ownership ot treasurer in her Miss Shirley Braat spent . the reported by the cash bonus up to $300 plus 30 days valuable to the seaman daring hia Thanksgiving day of Mr. and Mrs. paying problem will settle back large blocks of income making holidays at her home in Dayton. Navy enlistment. leave with pay. mid-year report. into old groove, except for a John Wilson. Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. On October 31 the treasurers property is very bad indeed. • • • • • • Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. The rumor comes buzzing around change in dates, with the cash report showed $134,000 on hand. If 1 enlist in the Navy or Naval What does the term "ash can" Ernest Smith Thursday were Mr. R. P. Barnet Thanksriving day customer paying his bill on Novem- Not all of this is available to the that the government is going to Reserve, will I be sent to a mean in the Navy? and Mrs. G. F. McKay. Mr. and were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Barnet countv however. Some belongs to try to curtail the purchase of farm ber 15 and taking the discUont and Mrs. Jay McKay and children and of Parkdale and Mr. "and Mrs. Navy Trade School? “ An “ash can” is a slang term ap the cities, the school districts, the land by large owners. That seems the installment payer distributing Mr. and Mrs. John Koepke and W. P. Jefferies. All new recruits are sent to one of plied to the depth charge used to four Naval Training Stations and state fund and other bodies. almost impossible under our sys- his load over four quarterly pay Mr. and Mrs. Rav Ross of Tan children. combat submarines. The average after a training period they may It was learned at the budget tern of government. It is difficult ments. “ash can” is a container filled take examinations for entrance • ♦ • Guests at the Max Fluemke gent were visitors at the J. E. Nor hearing that there were *17,000 in to pass a law that makes the smnll ton home over the week end. with approximately 300 pounds of into Navy Trade Schools. Those the general and road fund which operator well to do and prevents T.N.T. and can he dropped over Irl McSherry, Salem republican, home over the week end were Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Dunlap and recruits who pass their examina board from a ship and so con was more than the >64,000 of esti- the large operator from doing as is expected to make his announce Mrs Pluemke’s sister; Mrs. Elsa Mr. and Mrs, Archie Cantral and tion; with sufficiently high grades trolled as to explode at depths are sent to Navy Trade School» mated expenditures in t M . Budget, well or better. ment as a candidate for secretary Cramer of Ocean Lake^. Mr. and family of Grass Valley; Mr. and ranging from 36 to 300 feet. Theae Mrs. Karl Pluemke and Albert before assignment to the fleet. The court had" apparently felt Yet, some way to halt the more of state some time about the first Mrs. Kendrick Dunlap and Mr. and are generally carried by the fast While attending these schools, Pluemke of Salem and Mr. and that a goodly part of this ahould agressive. fortunate or money of the year. Former McMinnville Mrs. Kenneth Barnett of Hermis ships in the fleet, as a boat drop they will receive regular Navy Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith of be retained to make 4®* 1942-43 making one before the others nse Qnd s aiem newspaper t man Mc- ping a charge regulated to ex ton; Mr. and Mrs. iPaul Wilson pay and free schooling valued at plode at 70 feet depth must move budget lower. The tax federation up in revolution would be a benefit Sjierry 8erved as private secretary ■Redmond. and family and Victor and James $1500. Mr. and Mrs. George Wilson and away from the-explosion area at a thought otherwise. Retaining the to this suffering old world, • • • to Governor A W. Norblad and sons left Thursday for Portland Mobley were dinner guests of Mr. speed of 25 knots or more. These What is the greatest possible “ash is nqhv assistant director of the funds would have made it likely and Mrs. Verne Mobley Thanks cans” are either rolled off and Yamhill where they visited with Anywhy, we’ll be done pay I can expect to earn during the stern or shot from “y-guns” stale board of parole and proba giving day. that the county’s tax base would my first term of enlistment? which hurl one right and one left be lowered for iome years to come. Oregon’s civil war pretty soon now. tion. Only other candidate for this friends and Relatives. They re Dinner guests of Mrs. John simultaneously. The decision to include enough Until that is settled who gives a post so far appears to be Robert turned to their home Saturday. Woods Thursday included George It ia possible to earn as much as Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Schadewitz Howell, Bill Barnett and son Ken S. Farrell, Jr., of Portland, also a cash to balance the expenditures dam about Hitler? republican. No democratic aspir and family and Lee Hanchett of neth, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Howell, was a wise one. It assures tax ant for this office has yet appeared Willow Lake, S. D. came Friday to Iva Bogart, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nail driving contest, Norma and as auctioneer; Fortune telling payers of a light property tax load visit friends and relatives. Mr. Beyers and daughter Thelda. above the political horizon. at the same time when they are Bazaar, Cassie booth, Helene Lemley and Dorothy Schadewitz left Sunday evening «• ♦ • called upon to pay an increased Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson and Ted Everett; for Dutch Harbor, Alaska where Holmes and Adelia Simon; Nigger Ball; Turkey Raffle, Marie Wil federal income tax. Establishment of a work camp he will be employed. Mrs. Schade son and Mrs. Chauncey Rambo and Those who pay their taxes in From the Observer, Nov. 28, 1902 for conscientious objectors at Cas son were Sunday visitors at the Baby Game, Ted Ball; (Fish Pond, cox; Candy and Popcorn booth, witz and children will remain here home of Chester Smith near Mpro. Hilma and Ellen Rooper; Ball Sylvia Gilkison and Floye von Bör one lump sum will have a light Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Burgin and cade Locks was announced this a few days before returning to George Howell and son, Harry Throwing contest, Frank von Bor stel; Food Sale, Millie von Borstel psym entln March then a full Henry Hennakin will week by Lt. Col. Elmer V. Wooten, — Falï.'. transacted business in The Dalles stel and Guy Hoskinson; -Dart with Laura Sather and Mae Hos . _ •_ /« w oolontivc sprvipp. . . . year’s tax in rsovcniuri. * uva spend the _. winter in California state director for selective service Allen Bekkedahl and family, Monday. who pay by quarters will have two Six Oregonians whose religious Ribert Mitchell and wife,- William Game, Henry Peters and J. E. kinson as assistants. Next regular light payments, one in March, one leaving December 15. convictions have gained for them Norton; White Elephant Sale, meeting will be held in Grass Albert W. Woods has bought the Mitchell and family were dinner in June and another in November. Dorothy Dunlap with Geo. Wilcox Valley. exemption from military sennee of Mr and ^ rg j j Dcck. iz , » „ ’ I ’ . , p i _ _ „ Thus the burden of real property J. R. Belshe farm near Monkland, have been ordered to report at the Thanksgiving day. A C M A u x i l i a r y 113118 one of the finest and best. taxes will be lessened during the A wagon load of wild geese is Cascade Locks camp December 5. Misses Geraldine Norton and ■/"* • 1 period of adjustment to the state’s no longer a novelty in Sherman The six include John Henry Juanita Mitchell who attend North- rOF^VdFIllVHl new fiscal year and when higher Dasonbrock of Malheur county; western School of Commerce m county this fall. federal taxes are being started. Messers Moore Bros, and Elroo Arthur John Franz and Gilbert- Portland, were home for the holi The Kent American Auxiliary will devote their attention to the Seaton Heald of Marion county; days. ,n ; vv" ' .1 I , held its regular meeting Tuesday management of the new Emporium. Lester Earl Gahler of Clackamas 1843 - 1943 Mr. and Mrs. Charles (Purchase night in Kent Legion hall. county; Robert Wayne Northey were Saturday evening guests of Celebrate with Members who attended Dist. 1 The state of Oregon and many From the Observer, Nov. 29, 1912 and 'Ralph Edgar Rogers of Lane Conference in ¡Portland November Sheriff Freeman and Deputy Mc county. The nature of the work to Jesse Helyer and wife. of the counties along the northern Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wilson and 23 were Ellen (Rooper and Floye border have committees working Kean had quite a time putting G. be perofrmed at this camp ia not daughUr spent Thanksgiving day von Borstel. Plans were made to on the details of the Oregon Trail R. Meyer aboard the train to take known to the draft officials in with Dr. and Mrs. E. Noel Smith hold an Americanism Essay lCpn-~; celebration to be held in 1943 in him to Salem. He was convicted Salem test in schools with prizes for local in The Dalles. commemoration of the trek of the of stealing a horse. entries. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Helyer and BRAND Everybody > named Eugene neai pioneers to this western land. Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (Helen Lemley, President, sub Oregon will receive a substantial family were dinner guests of Moro has democratic hens, at least This county is not as yet organ mitted her plans for Carvinal to ^CH EERFUL A S ized for that effort. It should be. Eugene Amidon and Eugene Cush- slice of the $220,000,000 defense Virginia and Myrtle Helyer in be held December 13 inGrass Val bringing in 45 cent eggs highway bill just received by Pres- Grass Valley Thursday 9 3. IT S N A M E ” Wagon trains crossed this coun man are J. C. Wilson spent Thanksgiving ley civic auditorium. Games of ident Roosevelt, in the opinion ol Proof ty just as they did Umatilla, Gil to the stores. T. W. Brennan’s sale on the R. H. Baldock, state highway en day at Bend with his wife who is chance, food sale, bazaar etc., ' to liam or Wasco. Except for the with pneumonia at the H. C. follow a ¡free program of music, few that took the southern route J. G. Walker farm Tuesday was gineer. At least $500,000 will be ill Nelson home. It is reported that plays etc., to begin at 7:30 p. needed to strengthen bridges on and crossed mountain trails all of largely attended. Tom is not Chairmen were elected«« fellows: strategic highways in this state, she is improving, i them forded the John Day, pulled quitting. Cashier, Arzell Lemley; Hot Dog Robert Schilling* and family Baldock points out, while large A pair of fine large grey horses, Up through the canyon to Emigrant Stand, Anna Barnett and Clara were business visitors at Grass sums will tlso be needed for the Springs where they could camp bred in Sherman county, were sold Kock; Shoiting Gallery, Ted von construction of access roads lead Valley Saturday atfernoon. for a few days and rest their cat to the Portland fire department. (Borstel with Jackie von Borstel and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Purchase, ing to military bases and industrial Russia will spend $34,000,000 on tle where there was water and Gordon Lemley as helpers; Beano, National Distillers Products Corp., N. Y. Mrs. Cino Nelson, Mrs. Grace ' battleships next year; the new plants. abundant grass. Norris Gilkison and Bob LeiBleuU Gregg and Miss Doris Styles drove From that camp they struck congress in this cdSntry will bev— westward to go through what is shocked at such wastefulness. R E C R U I T I N G O F FJCER, MEETS THE A D M IR A L ! now the Johftson nnd Medler land, From the Observer Dec. 1, 1922 P O P E Y E , THE The new J. C. McKean house, then the trail crossed China Hol LOOK WHO'S oooO -O H -'•VAS,«COURSE,THASSO!.1 BESIDES low directly north of Wasco. When facing the Sherman highway, has ‘W ,'**' **»ir* TES, BUT here ! P-SS-T- LOCK. MISTER.- Yc¡ psM in îL uearn W a skilled - trade in th NtW . on the ridge again, almost in view the plaster work about, finished I THOUGHT I CAM'T TH* GALS CE^TiKGLS' LIKE TH' SAILORS (W E PUEKTS OF FUN-- of the Wasco townsite the wagons and carpenters will soon be busy 'c d'çv» N o rent to poy. N o to ed te t KEEP AQUAS' 4OU WERE US SAILORS' placing the interior work. U)TT' LOTS OF TIME TO M ISIT Trf LANDS turned northwest down the ridge dentist’» bilk. Sven r. e - ' “ *'■ r ' FROM THE r etir ed , The railroad company has been , t h A’ s OF ROMAMSK AN’ OPPORTUNMCW' ’ ♦o cross Spanish Hollow’ at what is merit ore free. Ar..i * e n .o .i NAVMÜ A D M IR A L gives you $1’i2 00 worth r?i y , r o s l T A ’ L IF E - I'LL B E T MA (WISHES MA the Richelderfer place. They went busy this week putting in the through the gap to Mud Hollow grade crossing at the Hockman And if you-svonf to L orn o ♦- EM ? W AS IN TH' NAMM!! and down a ridge to the Columbia place so the market road can be the place to d c it. There oru i ? > ^1 ; river and thence to the crossing used. you can learn . . rroininj Power and lights were off part of d o .la ,» the f 'it Year of the Deschutes at its mouth of two days last week caused by The crossing of the tw’o rivers, • The Navy o i'e i» M e chance ot o ' C young m.’h. I^ycii ore 1 ? nr c —- m u the favored camping spot of Emi- the neutral wire of the Sherman of (he il!u»rra»e! b-x xi» ! ' i’ . grant Springs are noted in many Electric system being pulled loose NAVY," f-om !' r ” vy F •< 'h' histories of the pioneers This by wind near, the east bank of the , Simply w ir e or c k ro n n ty h*a as much interest, there- Deschutes river. The new septic tank for the city fore, in the centennial of the first is about completed. Work on the wagon,trtin as any in the state. We have no large cities in which Court street sewer is progressing to hold parades, no chamber of rapidly and the pipe will soon be eommerce - to bally-hoo our place laid. WO 9 in the history of the emigrants. Kelly’s Column t if a t r w » * Kent Women Give Shower For Mrs. R. Mitchell INTElUC^£E In Other Days S unny B rook MY 60RSH! 9
