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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1941)
M**-“ ' pics S, B H E R « A N COUNTY JO U R N A L . MORO. OREGON T F R ID A Y , D EC EM BER 12. 1941 - I—I reduction cut into the acreage of co-operating farmers more than others. ♦ The crowd applauded the state ment of E. B. McNaughten that there would be more government control and sat mute when Dr. Dubach mentioned governmental usurpation of the people’s power. McNaughten enjoyed hia J ic n u u g n ie n cujvjrcu » » talk * the trend- into the period after the war and prophesied freely. Per haps he was entirely correct, but we often overthrow tendencies when they seem to go too far. After his speech he was ques tioned from the floor and made answers to all inquiries for nearly T H p <*rowd liked it fine an hour. I ne crown IIKCO J v Illlt. Taxation and legislation had a ^ c o m m U U e and e n d e d ^ y X in i W ily K nighten w ill go to Salem R U F U S GIRL IN J*LAY Monday to attend a state wide Q c £ , « , meeting of defense council co-ordi (Continued from page one) • J BJB • nators who will meet with state Eastern Oregon College of Edu- Sherm an County Observer , the family farm. Responsibility C o n f V M o F i d c i y M O T t l i n g ’ and military officials and the state catiO n, LaGrande, Dec. 6, (Spec- ¡Established N ov. 2, 1888 for curbing child labor in agri- s & co-ordinator, Jerrold Owen. ial)—-Catherine Tom, daughter of Grass Valley Jou rn al____ culture is now placed with local The first general snow of the taken care of the fancy work booth An accurate count is not possi- q a . Tom, Rufus, had one of the Established Oct- 14, 1897 school authorities, who are subject winter fell over Sherman ,county for many years was out again to 5je but there are six or eight Moro iea.dinf? parts in ‘‘Sorority House,” CONSOLIDATED March 6, 1931 to local pressure and prejudice. Monday night but was pretty well watch the proceedings and have a boys in the service who are proto- comedy drama presented by Sock Wasco News-Enterprise This led to a situation which La- gone by Tuesday night. There part in the fun. ably in the war zone at either antj Buskin, student drama society Established Nov. 1891 FoHette hopes to cure. The amend wasn’t much of it and, as it fell Farmers were voting on new Manila Bay or Pearl Harbor. None at the Eastern Oregon College of CONSOLIDATED March 4, 1932 ment is of more than passing ;m- or. unfrozen ground, it didn’t stay officers for the AAA in the county of them have been heard from to Education Desember 6. Published Every Friday at Miss Tom is a sophomore in the portance to thousands of farm long. Prom Moro south the high- this week although interest was date but in this case no news is Moro, Oregon way was slick Tuesday morning lacking because of much greater probably good news. Lt. Lloyd teacher training division at tne hemes in Oregon. because of a silver thaw that pre- things to talk about. , Henrichs and Lt. Paul Fraser are college. Editor Giles L. French The order has not yet been made ceded the snow. Dr and Mrs. C. L. Poley and thought to be in Hawaii. Rodney public, but SPAB has given an Mr. and Mrs. Ray Blake were in » daughter, Rachel of The Dalles Truitt and “Dutch” Belshee are m Erttred as second class matter at A-10 rating for farm machinery. Heppner Friday night for the were up Thursday to look over the the navy and may be around that DEFENSE COUNCIL the Postoffice at Moro, Oregon i.o 'ip ’iei from pave one) Farmers and dealers have been wheat leafgue banquet and remain- rna^erjaj made for the Red Cross, part of the world. under A ct Congress of March calling attention to an apparent cd in Morrow county until Sunday of wbich Mrs. Poley was formerly Bob Christianson left for Port- Huis, L. L. Peetz is chairman ot 3. 1879. „ _ . .U-ii* < . . . * - i 1-_,1 land Thursday avotiinrr evening CYrwrfini* expecting T»*nw, Transportation. to visit friends and relatives. shortage of pumps and water secretary, and to visit friends. Carl Thompson is in charge of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Martin left Howard Conlee left Prineville un« 1 Mo“day- . m system equipment and this is M l gradually '»^angling farm efforts T h u ™ lay « . ‘ " «r Mrs. Jessie Henrichs came from the utilities division with R. V. for the army last week and will A T I 01 Washington to spend the holiday Portland Sunday and is now at Lockhart as chairman of the elec cautious about new ideas. A res for national defense. The priority season with their daughter, Mrs. probably be in the air corns as he trical group aided toy P. P. Bris' home here. has trained for that position. olution favoring the Smith bill or rating was issued to relieve this Ben Morgan and family. Blackout regulations for the bine, George Moon and Stanley OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER situation, applying the order • to similar legislation was turned over LeRoy Wright was in Portland light company have been changed Coalsch. The water group is Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brisbine and SUBSCRIPTION RATES to the directors whereas three dairy and truck farms. A rating son, Bob, went with George Upde- the first of the week with some and beginning Thursday night Charles Everett, chairman, H. 0. Payable in Advance years ago the league sponsored of A-10 is the first after the so- 4-H club boys who had been in the ONE YEAR ............ $1.50 a labor bill for Oregon that was called defense rating. It is com graff to Tacoma last week end to sheep feeding contest of the wheat street lights will not be turned Kunsman, B. M. Kelley, J. M. see the WSC-Texas A & M football <«ut unless ordered by city officiais. Wilson. C. A. Oestreich is chair- much more drastic than the Smith mercial, the same as that received game and to visit briefly with the league. As no request has been made for man of the fuel group and W. A. by REA for copper wire—and D EC EM B ER 12, 1941 bill. The wedding of Harry Ragsdaie n blackout east of the Cascades, Kïgbet, R. Abell, M. G. Melzer Brisbine’s daughter, Mrs. Carrel The league has practically out REA has been unable to purchase B ennett. end Miss Jean Porter, which was lights will be on in Moro until and Lawrence Üènis memebrs. the wire. Lecturers at grange grown small towns. Heppner's WAR Word from M; M. Saunders, the *et for Sunday, December 14, further notice or further orders. lb - E. M. Alley has the Medical, citizens will be tired for a week, meetings have been advising farm- piano tuner, of Walla Walla, Wn.. i*as ^een postponed because it now Disaster and Relief \division and The news that we are at war they worked .o hard at the job of >>ave their equipment re- working with him in case of need came through the air Sunday. entertaining A banquet for 5SG Palred »»mediately, at the near- states that he will be in Moro and seems impossible for Mr. Ragsdale vicinity as soon as possible after to get away from his post at Fort Be kind to the birds. The dove are Cassie Homes, Mrs. /B. E. eat blacksmith shop, if they are While we have been slowly but people is no sinecure even in a big the Holidays.. 6-1 Canby. brings peace and the stork brings Hailey, J. M. Wilson, C. A. Tom, surely approaching that state the city and yet service was good. unable to buy necessary parts. A meeting has been called for tax exemptions. Dr- ‘Richelderfer and Lucille Vale, Miss Trounce wishes to make the final act was from the Japanese Churches aided in feeding the next Monday night to recruit some announcement that she has a few whose planes raided Pearl Harbor. crowd and we’ll het that nearly more boxes of Christmas cardsleit. Unfortunately there is not a everyone else did too. Virgil Conlee is now working in great deal of action that can be The lamb feeding experiment the shipyards doing finish work held at the office of the Moro taken by civilians. It would be was not so successful. Lambs were Continued from page one. Grain Growers. better if there was some place to not top lambs indicating that more county; Walter Tooze, Martin on ships nearing completion. f Quite a few persons from around Mrs. Elizabeth Schaeffer came put the desire to be of active ser knowledge about feeding them Hawkins, Fred Bronn and others, Moro are getting readv ^o go to back from The Dalles early this vice. Excitement seems to stimu wheat is required. Incidentally this is by no means late a need /or physical action and The question that everyone the first time the governor has out- week-after being confined to a Pasadena to see the New Years football game between Oregon the job to be done for most of us woujd ke to have had answered, guessed the guessers on his an- hospital there fpr a few days isn’t physical. m ine pointments. The Letrion Legion carnival Satui Saturday State and Duke. at the meeting w«« was what i* is goinR The best advice—and it has to happen to wheat now that the night was a well attended affaii been freely given—is to keep our surplus is enough for nearly two with everyone present interested The new federal “use” tax on shirt on until we have some better years. It is still unanswered. In in the games and booths to the ex use for jt and that is good advice dications are that \ every farmer motor vehicles will coat Oregon tent that well over $200 was taken motorists approximately $2,250,000 in any emergency. who can had better produce some a year according to unofficial in by the Legion and Auxiliary. LOST: Two white gilts, weight The nervousness will die down in of the crops that are sure of re- estjmate(I based upon an anticipa. Mrs. Ella Thompson, who has 180 pounds? Chas. O. Burnet P a few days. It will probably die maininc under the parity tent for regi, tration of 450,000 auto- FOR SALE: A pair of geese. Box down more quickly if those who a longer period than wheat. 102, Grass Valley, Ore. Phone mobiles and trucks in this state lettings scheduled for December. have the public ear quit saying to * • • ♦ 281? 5-7 n ext year. - be quiet. That’s some like hollering Tenseness of the first war days While the new license plates are This new levy will be in addi “Whoa” at an excited. team ot have caused blackouts to be tried tion to all other levies which al going forward by mail at the rate Moro Lodge No. 113. I.O .O .F . horses. „ in many interior cities. The prac ready bring in excess of $30,000,- of several thousand each day they Moro. Oregon ' The, civilian population is some tice, and the feeling of doing may not be displayed on .motor FROM . Meets 1st and 3rJ 000 a year out of Orogon motor what in the position of a father something valuable are probably Tuesdays in th< at the birth of a child; often the a good thing. Towns in western ists. Approximately one half of vehicle before December 15, ac I.O..O.F. hall Trai . v v u this huge tax total is accounted cording to Secretary of State most excited and certainly in the _ ?,re?°" and ~ - _ T " for hy the «Ute ga.oline tux Snell. Any attempt to jump the sient and visit, nj least danger. blacked out by army orders and it brothers are cordi which, according to Secretary of gun on this date may lead to an was reported one night that enemy ally invited to meet There are (things we can do. It planes were within a few -miles of State Snell will yield approxi invitation to explain the rush to ..ith us. some convenient police judge. mately $15,000,000 this year. In will take money and we can buy » • ♦ the coast. Joe Ritner "N.G. addition to this the federal tax on bonds. The business of industry N o blackout» have been ordered Vil|ei Governor Sprague has called a V« and agriculture and trade must go for Sherman county towns al gasoline will take another $4,- conference of all civilian defense Bethlehem C hapter, No. 78.O.E.S. on and there will be fewer work though Rufus, on the highway, has 500,000 out of the pockets of Ore Moro, Oregon ers to do it which means more followed regulations for several gon motor;st8. I Automobile regis coordinators to be held in Salem Meets Every Second and work for each one. It is as if we nights. Street lights are-turned off tration fees are expected to au- next Monday. The day’s program Fqurtlr Thursdays in each had sent a son away from home at times specified in the arniv proach the $4.000,000 mark next will consist largely of round table Month. Visiting members to do a job—and many actually orders for the blackout areas and year, not counting fees and licen- discussions of problems connected Invited have—and now it is necessary to street signs have been off for ses paid by trucks and busses which with the civilian defense program. ♦ * ♦ Patricia Wuods Sec. keep up the chores and the work several nights. There has been no will this year exceed $1,650,000. The Oregon Association for the :> .-«><!} • 'I'Mir«’. W.M. end finance the venture he is upon. attempt tor enforce blackout pro . Operators’ licenses at $1.50 each The war will never be popular. visions in homes and none will be for a two year period account for Deaf has been granted permission Ucreka Lodge No. 121 A-F & A-M another $400.000 a year, one third by the Board of Control to hold its We are not a warlike people. We made until orders are received. Meets on the 1st and of which goes to pay the hospital next annual meeting at the state are too comfortable; our w'ay of 3rd Thursday eve City councils will meet to ar life too satisfying to physical de range siren signals if conditions bills of indigent victims of motor school for the deaf in Salem some nings of sach month. vehicle accidents. Then, lastly, time next June. It is expected sires to want to change it by war. become more serious. ________ Visiting members are there are federal excise taxes hid that more than 150 delegates will In this country we have cordially invited to den in the purchase price of new attend the session. enjoyed all our lives the fin meet with us. cars and trucks, as well as in the est fruits of the very best Wtndell Balsiger, W. M. price of lubricating oils, tires and civilization the world has ever C V. Belknap, Secretary tubes and accessories which are - known. No where else on the GEORGE G. UPDEGRAFF Lupine Rebekah Lodge No. 116 earth are people able to be so well From the Observer Dec. 12, 1902 estimated to cost Oregon motor Moro. Oregon _ , fed, to be so comfortably housed J. 5. Amos sold his Rufus inter ists well over $5,000,000 a year. Meets 2d & 4th Tues in automatically heated, electric ests to Geo. Ramey and John Ven A tto rn e y A t L a w day of each month. lighted, fully plumed, suitably able and will quit work for the Of the 157 persons who have Visiting members w et equipped domiciles that would be benefit of his health. been convicted of murder in Ore M o r o a n d Wa come. mansions to most of the world’s Elmer Heath was in Saturday. gon since capital punishment was Helen Martin N& G. population. His company will move their store restored in 1920 only 19 have paid i i.irenre Johnston, Set! War breeds rumors Every man buildings to a new site early next the extreme penalty, according to who has served a stretch in the year having sold their present records at the state prison. Of I .- army knows about rumors. They site to Woodcock and Young for 3 these nineteen who were executed had an adjective for them. My, flouring mill to be erected to meet for their crimes 16 were hanged \ \ \» «///// / / / , £ My, the stories that got around the crop of 1903. and three were gassed. Five others in a crowded army camp. LA sud IA jolly congregation were at sentenced to die had their sentences ?// /'in • den wedding in a small town the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred commuted to life imprisonmnt and in couldn’t start half as many Mathias and happiest of all were two others committed suicide. Of rumors. But there’s one nice thing Miss Vena and Mr. Rebman who the 131 convicted murderers sen- about rumors; they are so seldom were married on this occasion. tenced to life imprisonment only true. Lonney Belshe has purchased 040 73 remain behind prison bars, BRAND, acres of land from Elwood Thomp- Six have died in prison, three Since Thursday .monUng our son for $10,000. Thii^includes the have been transferred to the state «« m ; Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey enemies have multiplied as Italy E. Peoples and Dan Hayes tracts, hospital and 43 have been released and Germany declared war upon The row of new brick buildings under conditional pardons. Christmas Tree Decorations & G ift Wrappings , us and were met in kind. That in Grass Valley is now ready for gets the alignment all straight. the inside work. Serious curtailment of Oregon’s r» * Germany, Italy and Japan, with From the Observer „Dec. 13, 1912 highway construction program is their conquered countries, are Conley Harbin dangerously in foreseen by R. H. Baldook, state pt. fighting the remainder of tho jured Charles Garhammer over ^¡highw ay engineer as a result of «2.40 Qt- world. None of them have ade matter of ten cents in a dice g a m e^ n new f ederai policy under which quate resources of material to win. It took 50 stitches to close the no f edera) funds will be allocated Modem wars are generally decided wound which was dangerously near f or highway work until the jobs Moro, by material, machines, morale. Of thP heart. have been approved by the army "C H E E R F U L A S I T S N A M E " Oregon these we have plenty. Let the Dewey, son of A. C. Thompson or naVy as defense projects. As sadness and fear be where these wag geverely injured while helping a result of this new policy^all road 93 Proof • Nstionsl Distillers Products Corp*. N. Y. H A R D W A R E & IN S U R A N C E are scarce. q Nish saw wood. His leg was lettings involving federal aid have ------------------------ cut throUgh'a large part of the been eliminated from the list of knee. WHEAT LEAGUE Mrs. George Hennagin has ■ a IMPRESSIONS brother, Alfred Fuller, spending P O P E Y E , THE R E C R U IT IN G OFFICER, G ETS A 1R -C O N D ITI O N E D I A m eeting of the Eastern Ore- Con Wheat I^eague is a meeting tb® winter with her, his first vwi F- WELL. BLOW M E DOWN J i l HORN LUeLU I’M AN AVIATION VUELL, not only of fanners but of many in four, years. IF SALUANTS -WA CERTlNüLS G E T T 1 N ’ MECHANIC, I’D LIKE Ì D B E whe serve them in some capacity. Louis J. Gates has bought _the Ycu’rc flyfcg high in fho Navy TO GET AHEAD, ‘ PLEN’S O’ FRESH A IR J NA W A N AVIAT4OK1 Men from departments of agri- Kent store from Balfour Guthrie TH‘ NAVS MOST COMPLETE , You live like a king! Free meals. Free HAW HAW culture, from other branches of and is now sole owner. MECHANIC, TEACHES S'A llJSTPUCKTiCNS „medical and dental cere. No rent to government, from industry come to From the Observer Dec. 15, 192- IF P O SSIB L E TO AMOUNT pay. And you get regular raises in pay. see what trends are taken.- Often O. G. Sayrs stalled his auto in \ T O SLiM’P ’N What a life for a men who’s young and they try to alter or direct those a snow drift the night of the 8. 7z trends. and it still remains in the E. H* ambitious I You get travel and adven Although N . E. Dodd had been Moore barnyard waiting for better ture and you learn a skilled trade that w ith the fed eral 'p ro g ra m com* com w eather.- puts you in line for big pay jobs when Homer Belshee has a geverely you get out of the Navy, m ittee w hich recom m ended con tinuance o f the 85 percent p a rity sprained ankle. He w as riding If you are 17 or over, get a free copy on w heat, he said in his talk, *‘w e down a coyote in his field w hen ' of the illustrated booklet, "LIFE IN THE cannot continue to subsidize w h e a t h it horse stepped in a badger U. S. NAVY/* from the Navy Editoi of a t th e presen t lev el,£ E vans in- hole. ___ . this paper. — ferred that wheat may not be in- A committee has been appomte «e» eluded in the next parity list in* by Mayor N. W. Thompson to re- SERVE ^OUR COUNTRY.1 his talk. z ceive donations for a badly burned b u il d s o u r F u t u r e , K elly’s Column F irst Snow o f W inter Covers Statehouse Goss’o W e will, have a supply of C H R IS T M A S TREES For Customers and Friends W ant A ds M oro Grain Growers In Other Days ( SUGGESTIONS More Toys for Girls and Boys per bottle Household Helps for M other S unny B rook Tools for Father A M o d ern Electrical Appliances S. W. Searcy F arm er, w en t on record for a. A storia. Rev. H .G . H ansen v Rev. ntnrum o f 56,000,000 aeres in U. C* Sm others and J. E . Colem an wheat, fearing perhape, that every are the men. J {-r w7l. K—rw trx , U n-u W,U, , ÛET IN TRE NAVW NOU/1 ja Sr •••• •' /■Z’A •* . T
