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JOURNAL. MORO. OREGON
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1941
Program Given
Sherman County Observer
Established Nov. 2, 1888
Grass Valley Journal
Established Oct. 14, 1897
CONSOLIDATED March 6, li
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DECE V BER 19, 1941
THE WAR
Since the attack of the Japanese
on Hawaii the papers have devoted
less space to the fighting in Eu
rope and Africa. Our greatest in
terest, naturally, is with our own
lighting men in the far east. Yet,
the war will very likely depend
on what is being done in Russia,
for the defeat of Germany, the real
strength of the Axis, is of much
more importance than the defeat of
the two weaker countries, Japan
and Italy.
The reports of Russian successes
have gone on now for ten days or
more and, in the absence of Berlin
denials, must be accepted as being
partly true at least.
The radio gives an intimation
that panic is striking the retreating
German army which is unaccus
tomed to losing. There are stories
of the outbreak of typhus in
southeastern Europe and this may
well spread too the armies if they
try to Jive through the winter in
cramped underground quarters.
Typhus has ended wars before now.
Consider the difficulties of en
gaging in war in temperatures as
low as 60 degrees below zero, in
snow so deep that tanks cannot
manoeuver.
Men with minor
wounds die from exposure in a few
minutes or have arms and legs
frozen.
Retreating armies suffer the
most; their first aid men cannot
reach the wounded. They are forc
ed into the open and away from
whatever dugouts they may have
constructed. They lose equipment
and supplies of food and clothing.
The German retreat may well be
a disaster similar to that suffered
by Napoleon's army.
When and if the German army
becomes so weakened that it can
not recover enough to jnaVe a 8UC"
cessful stand against its'foes the
people of Europe will ris£ against
the oppressor and the entire con
tinent will be bloody ground,
probably to the shame of mankind.
In the east our armies and navy
are holding off the Japs with fair
success. Landing parties are mak
ing little headway, if any, to judge
from the reports which are un
doubtedly made as optimistic as
possible.
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The British are slowly retreating
toward Singapore and Hong Konk
is undergoing a siege that may be
successful. We have been unable
to meet the Japanese fleet and un
til the sea is cleared will have
difficulty in taking replacements
to our forces.
Even if one believe but half the
news, and that is probably a good
percentage, there seesps little like
lihood that the Allies will lose this
war. With three quarters to four
fifths of the resources of the wor’d
on our side defeat is hardly possi
ble unless leadership commits some
very bad blunders.
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Bv K ent- Grass Valiev
The Legion and Auxiliary Car
nival held ' at Grass V#Uey Sat
urday night, December 13 was a
decided success. The program con.
sisted of band selections from the
Grass Valley and Kent school
bands under the leadership of Mr.
Kane and Mr. Simpson, respective-
ly; a comedy with parts skillfully
played by Helene Lemley, George,
Wilcox, Mr. and Mrs. Norris Gilki-
son and Clara Kock and coached
bv Mrs'. Potter, a skit by Rita von
Borate] and Miss Swanson; a tap
dance by Phyllis Oestreicb and
Eileen Lemley was well received
b\ a large audience who also ap
parently enjoyed the games of
chance, raffles and lunch. The
receipts of the evening were
$206.70.
Kelly’s Column
(Continued from page onel
School will be dismissed today
at noon in order to give teachers
chance to
to get to
to ineir
their nome
homes in
a chance
plenty ° f time for Christmas
Mearle Marion Miller and
grandmother, Mrs. Gladys fiuXton
returned by stage from Portland
Wednesday evening to remain over
the holidays.^
Mrs. Lester ' Conlee left for
Tacoma, Washington to visit her
brothers there.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Thompson
have both been ill this week,
Claude with th e , flu and Mrs.
Thompson with lumbago.
Ed Ross will not take over the
management of the Bucholtz con
fectionery at the beginning of the
year but will continue to travel in
the Bucholtz & Galley truck for a
few months longer.
(Randall Martin is working for
Mel Schadewitz in the Moro
Garage and his family is living
in the house vacated by W. C.
Schilling.
Dr. Poley was listed as a patient
at The Dalles hospital Wednes
day. ...
Eldon Wyman, an ensign in the
navy, who was killed in Hawaii
was an old school mate of W. H.
Close in Portland. »
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derground garages in government
buildings: the third an underground
hole where gas tests were made in
1917, and there is a population of
one million.
Office of civilian defense, where GEORGE G. UPDEGRAFF
Fiorella I>a Guardia is director and
Attorney A t L a w
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt is first
assistant, has been a part time job,
with volunteers. Neither LaGuar
M o ro and W asco
dia nor Mrs. Roosevelt remain at
headquarters; they have other en
gagements—LaGuardia has to run
the affairs of the ICity of New
No. 113, I. O.O. F.
York. Their numerous aides, also
Moro, Oregon
part times, are society women and
Meets 1st and 3rd
debutants whose principal problem
Tuesdays in tl i
has been trying to decide what kind
I.O..O.F. hall Tra»
of a uniform they should wear.
sient and visiting
There are many social workers-in
brothers are cordi
the ranks. The Parent-Teachers
ally invited to meet
association decided that school
.vith us.
children should have identfication Joe Ritner N.G.
tags in case they were bombed. V. runn Millei Sec.
Despite the warning of army offi Bethlehem Chapter, No. 78.O.R.S.
cers that the safest place in an
Moro, Oregon
air raid is indoors, the schools have
Meets Every Second and
been practicing fire drills to send
Fourth Thursdays in each
the children into the streets when
Month. Visiting members
and if an air raid warning is given.
Invited
Among government workers are Patricia Woods Sec.
thousands who are hysterical and D nrolha Moore, W.M,
in a constant state ,of jitters. On
“the hill” war is the only talk in I.’v ek a Lodge No. 121 A-F & A-M
Meets on the 1st and
dulged in’ by legislators and mem
3rd Thursday eve
bers from the Pacfic coast are re
nings of sach month.
ceiving mailbags full of letters
Visiting
members are
asking unanswerable questions.
cordially
invited to
Government workers no longer’
meet
with
us.
have a snap; they fnust work long
hours and bureau chiefs are mak Wendell Balsiger, W. M.
ing their help wofk overtime and C V. Belknap, Secretary
Lupine Rebekah Lodge No. 116
on Sundays, too.
Moro. Oregon
Meets 2d & 4th Tues
day of each month.
Visiting members wel
come.;,
Helen Martin N. G.
Florence Johnston, Se<
From the Observer, Dec. 22, 1922
SO CHRISTMAS MAY COME AGffiSN
...TO CHILDREN EVERYWHERE
DEFENSE SAVINGS
BONDS and STAMPS
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND
In Other Days
John and Serai Searcy returned
home from Corvallis for the holi
days expecting to continue their
studies after the first of the year.
W. P. Luttrell and wife are vis
iting T. W. Alley. Luttrell re
ports that the Grass Valley people
are tired of being isolated and had
borrowed Arch Russell’s Yuba
tractor and broke the road to the
top of Nigger ridge.
Walt Williams came back from
Portland with a new 1923 Ford car
which is much improved having
sloping windshield and ' one man
top.
The highway location crew has
just finished its job of locating
the Sherman highway from Shani
ko to Criterian. Traveling in a
truck., they were 28 hours getting
from Shaniko to Kent and 13
hours from Kent to Moro. One .yf
the men had his feet frozen. \ •,
From the Observer Dec. 20, 1912
H. M. Shull, L. L. Peetz and
Eugene Cushman were in The
Dalles last week outfitting with
new machinery for next year.
The Christmas tree program will
have recitations from Oollis Moore,
Katie Peetz, Leota Caibreath, Tel-
LEWIS WINS
va Martin, Raymond Henrichs and
A few weeks ago the United Abbie Mortensen. Greta Freeman
States were prematurely happy and Jessie Hoskinson will sing a
over the fact that apparently the duet.
president had licked John L. Lewis-? |Dr. O. J. Goffin tendered his
and stopped the strike of the coal resignation as mayor of Moro. Now
miners. The president said that let’s elect a woman and recognize
the government would never sanc the new voters.
tion a closed shop and received the
The high school basketball team
plaudits of the multitude.
composed of Robert Elcock, Harrv
Then a few days later the media iPinkerton, Roy Kunsman, Bei.
tion board met. It had been Tomlin, George Meloy, Ben Hock-
named by the president to settle man and Elmer Barzee will play
the m atter of the closed shop. One teams at Heppner, Condon and
man was from the steel makers, Ione.
one from the government board—
temporarily a civilian—and the From the Observer Dec. 19, 1902
C. D. O’Leary and bride, former
other was Lewis. 7
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On the.day the Japs attacked ly Betty Sigman, arrived overland
Hawaii this board brought in its from The Dalles Sunday. -
J. C. McEachemn and
report. It was for the closed shop
in the coal mines. Lewis got what Biggerstaff returned Saturday
he wanted although he had to wait from ‘ a cross country trip into
a week or so while the president Crook county. It took them two
took a bow for preventing the clos days from Mitchell to Antelope, x
The hospitable .home ^ p f-o u r
ed shop.
friends Ruggles down on the John
Day is becoming more accessible
JPeace on Earth, Good Will by a road down the steep mountain
Toward Men. Love Thy Neigh- side.
Born to the wife of Richard
. bor as Thyself. These are some
of the words that bear the Christ Morgan Monday night a daughter.
Dave Biggerstaff and (Ben Peets
mas spirit. But perhaps out of
Its testing the Christian spirit will will' build th a t’ railroad extension
from Antelope to Mitchell.
<pme stronger than before.
[hristmas
IN THIS FORTUNATE LAND
comfort
IN AMERICA can you find so many such scenes
and enjoyment—the complete absence of drudgery.
And only in the Northwest do you enjoy electric: appliances
at such low rates. For Pacific Power & Light has reduced its
rates-again and again, until now the electricity you buy costs
only, about % as much as it did when Pacific Power & Light
began business 31 years ago.
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