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> . ''Ï FACE I SHERMAN COUNTY JOURNAL. MORO. OREGON *>-*<*** . FRIDAY DECEMBER 2«, 1941 V. service only. The leading causes HEALTH HELD GOOD jyivy is doing something in this the |100,000 appropriation set of rejection were: Defective or de- war but have heard nothing of its aside for use of the emergency ‘ It is safe to say that never be hcient teeth, eye diseases, ortho <*a«ü* J o u r n a l activities since Pearl Harbor. Sup ffbard remains practically untouch fore has medical knowledge and pedic ______ impairments, diseases of the pression of this news is likely in ed. While the state spent approx Sherman County Observer skill been at a higher level thap Cardiovascular system, nervous and (Continued from page one) ' the public interest. Certainly, imately $100,000 on the home - Established Nov. 2, 1888 at present; that pubiie health work mental diseases, hernia, tubercu- ceeding and y>me meetings have however, the Japanese admirals guards organization during the Grass Valley Journal is more'efficient and better or- jO B jg > and venereal disease, been held. Presumably these refu- know a great deal of the location two years of the first World War Established Oct. 14, 1897 ganized than ever . before; our T^e m08t striking difference he- . gees will be removed to somewhere CONSOLIDATED March 6, 1931 of our ships. Otherwise they would in the Cascade mountains, -or east it is not anticipated that anything standard of living has attained a tween the results of 1917-1918 and not be able to capture Wake like this expenditure will be'nec-r Wasco News-Enterprise relatively -high level: our steadily today ¡8 the present high percen- of that range"of dead volcanoes. island and land troops on Luzon. essary in the present emergency. Established Nov. 1891 reje<jtions because of defec- Carl Peetz and Wyman French _ declining mortality is a favorably ^age Americans are used to having the 1932 Cost of the expanded state police drove up from Eugene Saturday expression on national health, :In tive teeth, which are over four CONSOLIDATED March 4, news, are used to knowing what is The attack on Pearl Harbor has organization made necessary to going on in the world and espec convinced the high command that guard bridges and tunnels and to to be. with home folks over the spjte of these attainments, now times as high as in the world war Published Every Friday at . that we are in a state of national draft. These results may point to ially in their own country. «A cen the Japanese may try anything; handle other work of the polico holidays. Moro, Oregon Bob Gillmor is here from Cor- emergency, we are faced with the an increase in the prevalence of sorship that restricts the news too hence the attention now being giv force is being paid out of state Editor vallis for the holidays. Claudine fact that about 40 per cent of the of dental disease since 1918, al- Giles L. French much is poor policy and should be en to the Pacific northwest. The highway funds. Thompson come up with her sister, young men of our country at ages though other factors are undoubt- Entered as second class matter at relaxed Japanese strategy for invasion de Faye, a teacher at Grants Pass. 21 to 35 are either considered edly involved. pended on being able to get thru the Postoffice at Moro, Oregon physically unfit to enter training Rejection for respiratory dis The league of Oregon Cities pro John Austin Foss arrived in Moio for military service or are fit for under Act of Congress of March SMALL FARMER the Pacific fleet. Having crippled ease (largely tuberculosis) are only for the holidays also. the Pacific fleet materially, there poses to carry on its fight for a 3, 1879. limited service only. This fact a little lower than in- the world J. C. Heckman came home ftom may be considered as an important The government has guaranteed is a possibility, of the enemy at- bigger slice of state highway war (1.7 per cent as compared with the hospital Wednesday and is at that the price of the chosen foods tempting an invasion before re funds. Meeting in Salem last index of our., national health at 2.0 per cent). This probably means S FMK! O ll the home of his son, Orville. While __ __J___ __ be week representatves of numerous will be fnaintained at 85 percent placements and repairs can C IA T I K of parity until June of 1943. These made. In short, the Japanese ore Willamette Valley cities criticized he cannot get up town right now ages which are economically the better case finding at the present >••11 $ most productive years of life. The foods are milk, butter, cheese, not being trusted and it is recog- the $250,000 allocated by the high- he did send word that he wished physical status of the civilian pop time. Rejections for venereal dis ease constitute 1.6 per cent of men OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER beef, pork and allied products the nized b/'everyone from the presi way department for repair of city a Merry Christmas to all. ulation, because of its industrial in the present examinations as streets this year as ‘ salve" ar.d , Miss May Hurst, welfare worker names of which are well known to dent down that this is to be a "SUBSCRIPTION RATES and social value, is of grave con long, hard fought war and a cost pledged themselves to continue the for this county, left Wednesday cern to us, and it is this problem compared with 0.5 per cent in the all farmers. payable in Advance Portland where she will spend of health in national defense that last draft. This higher percentage ’ONEJYEAR - ................- $1 — /R- a .M\ Evans said at Heppner ly one. Census reports there are fight for an annual allocation of for need not indicate an increase in the Christmas. She will attend, meet ' that wheift was not included in 4,071 Japanese in Oregon and 14,- $750,000 to be used on city streets was the subject of our round table prevalence of venereal disease ings at the state office Monday subjected to heavy truck traffic. 565 in Washington. In Oregon all this list. DECE .BEK 26, 1941 since 1918, but is probably due to Miss Joecile Peters is here for conference. With the exception of beef all are native born Americans except - A review of present scientific more rigid standards today which the Christmas holidays coming of these products are produced on 1,617 and in Washington all native Motorists who hastened to com from Monmouth where she is tak-, opinion concerning prevention or exclude men with venereal disease* PLAN FOR A TOWN small sized farms and are most born Americans except 5X583. Most correction of the defects and con- and the U8e of better diagnosis ply with the order to diffuse their ing a teachers course. Moro has no planning commis economically grown without the of the native born are children of di lions which are the most fre- mthods. lights during the black-out per sion. Nearly every citizen is inter mass methods of the modern school age or less. Miss Reatha Sayrs arrived Sat iods by the use of colored cello urday morning from San Jose, Cal. quent causes of rejection of young In soite of the higher percen ested in the welfare of the town wheat grower. men called f6r~ training by the tage of rejections reported today phane are now warned that ar- and in themselves are a pretty fair where she is a student at San Jose Some men probably have hun i P .’ rangement violates the motor ve-» state Vernon Melzer, •, also a ^'l-ctive Service System, was our than in 1917-1918, it cannot be said planning group. That indicates dreds of milk cows but the organi P hide law covering headlights and student _flliiAf there, came Sunday for the rhief concern. As>a back ground that the physical status of young a healthy condition and provides zation job of such an enterprise t jt d t C n O U S C VlO SS P for our discussion, preliminary men has deterioated since the cannot be used at all. A number holidays. a good planning group. (Continueo from page one» is beyond the capacity of the ma data, giving the detailed causes of Eccles is of Oregon cities are passing ordi These suggestions are made to jority. Butter and cheese are al of personal convenience, Dr. W. H. Rockwell, naturo rejection by Seelctive Service world war. Neither can it be said nances prescribing the manner in provoke '' argument about what most universally produced by co now at work on a plan for pooling pathic physician, has been in the boards and induction centers, were that the health of young men has which automobile and truck head improved. Differences in physical all state owned automobiles as a county for ten days looking for a might be done to make Moro a operative groups in the United lights must be dimmed, but Chas. location. He expected to rent Dr. presented by Mr. G. St. J. Perrott. examination standards, in technic further step in his program of better town in which to live. It States. /■ Twenty-eight per cent were class No doubt there are some very conservation which has been forc P. Pray, state superintendent of Poley’a office in Moro although he ed as unfit for any military ser of examining physicians, and oth is the belief of this newspaper that police warns that use of such ap if a town is a good place to live, large hog producers but it is ed on the state by the curtailment pliances will be confined to emer- ia reported to have leased an Office vice, and an additional 15 per ebnt er factors make comparison diffi in Grass Valley. He will return were considered as fitf for limited cult until the data can he ana a good place to spend an hour difficult to imagine any man in the manuafeture of cars and the lyzed in “more detail. Rejections shortage in the nation’s supply of gency vehicles and those driven by in a few days. or a day or a life its business marketing more than a carload a persons who can show a legitimate for defective teeth are obviously existence will be well assured. If month if he grows his own pigs. rubber for tires and tubes. Ross Omduff and wife spent excuse for being abroad during higher in 1941 than in 1918; other that be true every business man The risk would be very great and the holiday in The Dalles as guests blackouts, and must, under no cir wise, the important causes of re will have a personal interest in the investment too large for Secretary of State Snell has cumstances be used outside < f of Mrs. Ornduff’s daughters. jection today are the same as making the town a social center. economy. 1 ” just completed the allocation of black-out periods. Frank Sayrs is here from Long- those in the world war draft. ______ Chickens and eggs are normally $1,200,000 in highway funds to ood The city now'owns the Legion • • » view to visit with his parents over time QC - . the holidays. Melrt .s e r v e f w » C o k e j hall. For years it has been used the product of small sized farms, the several counties. The alloca Mòro Lodge No. 113, 1.0 .0 . F. Faced with the prospect of a meeting place for larger It is almost unbelieveable that any tion, based on motor vehicle popu as a Mr. and Mrs. Fred Beardsley * d rop IR Moro, Oregon serious curtailment in automobiles groups and for occasional dances,/ jone would utilize a section of land lation, ranged from a low of went to The Dalles Wednesday. r Meets 1st and 3r1 and tire manufacture David Eccles, almost invariably given for profit, /o r a chicken farm. $2,341 to Jefferson county, with an Jay Freeman was brought back Tuesdays in - ths Well, what about it? automobile registration of 782, state budget director, is trying to. from the hospital Wednesday -eve and With some expenditure it could be IO..O.F. hall Trai figure out a way to conserve the Doesn’t it look like the small to a high of $371,453.87 to Mult made into a sort of community club ning and is reported as feeling sient and visiting state’s motorized equipment. A- house and used for many different farther of the United States was nomah county with a total of mong other suggestions advance«! much better. Neal and wife' are brothers are cordi going to be the one that will get 124,082 cars in 1941. IA previous things. aiy invited to meet still here with him. Delicious ret,i^'"(ull-bo<1''d the breaks from the government in allocation of $800,000 was made will be the pooling of state cars ?ith us. Mnss'Lucile Vale left Wednes Some gymnasium equipment and the elimination of duplication ,uch « «’°*poA o' «°’d' n day morning for her home at .Ine Ritner N.G. could be added, volleyball, boxing; this food production campaign ot last June and a final allocation w.ll in trips by state employees. be made in January. CaUf0,d ‘»te J« ... Mille» «lee. ~ Medford to spend Christmas with table tennis.* for example. The the secretary of agriculture? • ♦ • Muscat«1 , serving • ♦ • her relatives. same regulations that govern losbot«ecn-me^dnoticehow Bethlehem Chapter, No. 78.O.E.S, Indicating war department plans It begins to look as if the man Ben Titus, acting director of. the other gymnasiums would have to Moro, Oregon Mr. and Mrs. Giles French drove for. a greatly enlarged army « "in g , this ,o apply, of course, to protect the who was “tired” will be lucky, state highway department/s trav training prografll the state selec to LaGrande Saturday to bring Meets Every second and --- ... Council «•nests especially if the Japanese capture el bureau estimates that visiting property and equipment. Eourih T h u rsd ay s in each their daughter, Jane home from 4th Av«' tourists spent $51.000,000 in Orc tive service headquarters has re Eastern -Oregon College of Edu If parts of the building were all the rubber plantations. Month. V isiting members of Orepoj.’ 1 Portland, Ore ceived word that the January call, gon this year. Titus said that Building, made cozier, it could be used fot Invited cation from which she had just surveys conducted by the bureau originally placing Oregon’s quota graduated. card parties and other small ’ tricia Woods Sec. indicated that tourist business in at 1257 men, may be doubles or gatherings. It might become so Dnrotha Morire. W.M. __ Marion McKee arrived Wednes maybe trebled. ’ Immediately upon Oregon this year was 15 per cent popular that someone would want day atfernoon from Portland to Er-eka Lodge No? 121 A-F & AM receipt of this advice Lt. Col. above that of 1940. Peak of tour to operate it as a community oi spend the holiday here with his Meets on the 1st and ist travel in Oregon this year came Wooten sent out instructions to family. His son, Gordon has been country club Dances private as 3rd Thursday eve all local draft boards to begin an well as public could be held there. From the Observer Dec. 26, 1902 during August when surveys con immediate reclassification of all with him for a few days. nings of saCh month. ducted by the highway department The city owns quite a bit of the Visiting members are Miss Marion McLeod ih up from J T. Belshee of the Moro Blue showed 55,000 out of state cars registrants. It is expected that a.i property along the main street. Barn took the city sleigh riding cordially invited to order to meet greatly increased Portland to Spend Christmas day Plans are being made to beautify Wednesday behind his prize greys. visited this state. Titüs, however, demands from the army and navy Vith her brothers, Willard and meet with us. it with flowers and shrubs by The day was mild*and pleasant. It was not at all optimistic over tour- many men who have been given Donald. Wendell Balsiger, W. M. spring time and suggestions as seemed to change Mr. Belshee’s ist travel prospects for 1942 with C V. Belknap, «Secretary Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hart . and the prospect of tire and gasoline' deferrment because of employment to how this could be done better luck for he won the prize at the I upint* R••'’«••;nh IxwJge No. 116 rationing threatening to cut heavi- and dependents will now be ad- family are up from Beaverton to are always acceptable. maskd ball by representing George ly into automobile travel for the vanced to class 14A as immediately spend Christmas and the week ena Moro, Oregon If there was enough interest in Washington and for the best with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Metis 2d ài 4th Tues f '-< duration of the emergency. available for military service. a reading room arrangements waltzer. Omer Sayrs. day of each month. might be made to obtain magazines, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Fraser re We are now at liberty *to divulge Visiting m em bers wel The following quotations are for the library and keep it open the reason why Mr. Hoover built turned from their trip to Chica :o me. based on prices being paid in for more hours per week. It might the brick building on «hirst street. and the eastern states last week. Ilflen Martin N. G. Tuesday’s trading: be moved to the hall. Mr. and Mrs. William McKinney It is for the Moro Implement com Florence Johnston, Se< CATTLE: Good grain fed steers Some towns have added interest pany who will occupy it for five were here Christmas day from $11.50 to 13.00. Good grain fed by sponsoring ,a public auction years to come. Watch Moro Pendleton to visit her parents, Mr. heifers $10.50 to 10.75. Good beet each week. The community brings grow. and Mrs. W. C. Millar and his •cows $8.00 to 8.50, heiefrish cows such machinery, animals, furni mother, Mrs. Fred Cole before re DeMoss brothers have donated to $9.00, medium $7.25 to 7.76, ture or other equipment as its an acre for cemetery purposes. turning to school duties at the Oregon State College.—O. S. C. common $6.00 to 7.00, canners members desire to selj. The grounds’ will be fenced;, and $4.25 to 5.00. Bulls, medium to students were told at a special con. Round-Up city. Over in Condon the commercial beautified. *Rev. C. B. Davis who Harry Kunsman left Wednesday club has sent out a questionnaire died November 28, 1902, was the good $8 25 to 9.25, common $7.25 vocation just prior to the Christ noon for Heppner to spend Christ to 8.00. Vealers, good to choice mas holidays to view the present • asking what city and country first interment, Dlecember 1. war crisis calmly but grimly, to mas day with his son in law and $12.00 to 13.00. residents thought about the town Henry Frock has bought HOGS: 170 to 215 lb truckins be ready for any self-denial, ser daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert and the individual business in it. Rufus Moore quarter from $11.75 to 11.90; 230 to 285 lb vice, or sacrifice, but to trust the Marvin. It promises to be very illuminat T . Higginbotham for $2600. Si and Betty Thompson came butchers $10.50 to 11.00; light government to tell them when and ing. down from Milton Wednesday to The local Breakfast club might From the Observer, Dec. 26, 1912 weight butchers $10.50 to 11.00: where they are most needed. spend Christmas with the Powell President Emeritus G. W. Paw , pursue somewhat the same method Invitations are out for a .bach packing sows $8.60 to 9.00. family. All the Roy Powell chil iSHEEP: Good to choice spring who** was here at the time of the to find out what people are think elor dinner New Years day at the dren were home for Christmas ing about Moro and, incidently, farm of Kenny and Belshe. Those lambs $10.75 to 11.15; medium to outbreak of the first world war, eve. reviewed the events of those days their own businesses. interested in the entertainment are good $9.75 to 10.50: common $8.25 Mr. and Mrs. Lester Conlee ac The job of planning a town that Wilford Belshe, Clarence Mersing-t to 9.00. Slaughter ewes, good to and showed what a vital part companied by Mr. and Mi*s. George Oregon State students played in choice $5.00 to 5.50. would meet the needs of the com er, James and Charles Kenny. that conflict, both on the fighting A. Williams w^nt to Portland Tues munity should not be''so difficult. A. H. IBamum and L. L. Peetz fronts and in technical service at day to spend Christmas with Mr. Finding out what people want each have 12 horses working at Continued from last week. Salem, Ore, Dec. 18.—Once again home. He said the selective ser and Mrs. Virgil Conlee and Donald would be first, of course, then the fair grounds and R. T. Morgan, Williams. «• would be the effort of moving to- Fred Hennagin and I. N. Lemon the advocates of a special legis vice act means just what it/ says, Marion McKee and family spent and that until it selects students lative session have received a set •*- ivard that goal as fast as finances have four each. L. L. IPeetz has ¡We deeply appreciate your most helpful here for military service, they are Christmas day in Glenwood, Wn., and the energy of the town per had a horse injured and A. II. bock. with her sister and family, Mr. ¡I Sizing upon the emergency .serving their country best by con- ■ cooperation. Ton are helping I ; mitted. It could be very interest Barnum has had to take a |eam and Mrs. Claud Eaton.- tinuing their education so as to be / created by the war with Japan and ing. . home because of illness. Evelyn Christianson came up \ \ ns to help von. / / , greater value to a nation which Roy Powell and wife of Prine Governor Sprague’s organization of ■ >’ \ \ \ \ \ X Z / / / must.more than ever, become the from Portland to observe Christ CENSORSHIP ville are visiting relatives here of a Hate guard the same interests arsenal and the breadJbasket for mas with her brother, Art and oth that have been for weeks trying to j Wè want you to know that we are meeting this It is probably due to the over the holidays. er relatives around Moro. democracy. uncover some good excuse for a that censorship is new in About a foot of snow fell in Mrs. Maud Drihcoll of Golden- j emergency with everything we’ve got; but in / ; Engineering students particu United States. Restrictions this city Sunday night and Mon special session again got busy larly were urged to continue their dale and Mr. and Mrs. Otval with reports that now, at last, the i these critical times delays are bound to occur. ; be relaxed later. Yet, it is day and it is still at it. work because the government had Thogerson of Prineville were tainly true that news of what is It is proposed to refund the legislature would have to be con estimated a need for 30,900 engin Christmas guests of Mr. and Mr3. V « ;Our Lines are carrying a tremendous volume happening in this war is so little city’s bonds in order to make them vened to provide funds to finance Serai Searcy. eering graduates by June, 1942, of -traffic—in the last few days they have been / that it is of almost no value to serial so $1000 can be paid off this organization. George Updegraff left Wednes- mu, upiMcuv even before actual war broke out. But again Goyernor Sprague civilians. each year. Thus in ten years the th e re in In the continuation of c o llie work '<I»K for.KP?rtIand(.to ,p ™d ChZ,!'t ’ the busiest in Pacific Coast history. It is neces- ‘ seems to have ou It leads to the belief that the city will be entirely out of debt. however, it is the patriotic duty mas w,th h,s mother- He «° a statement to^the press, reitrated truth is bad and that it is being sary, of course, that in all instances, our lines on to California for New Years with held because of fear that the From the Observer Dec. 29, 1922 in his reportTfc-the people of Ore of each student to take his course^ d a y .___ -' be readily available for telephone calls impor kA party of friends from Salem gon Saturday afternoon, the gov seriously and give his best efforts people will react unfavorably to The defense council meeting to hi?*country in this way, the emor said that there was no im spent Christmas at the Tom Reese tant to Defense. / ! / the truth. This is a wrong con • scheduled for— Wednesday - was ception of American psychology. home making the dangerous trip mediate, need for a sptfrial session: students were advised. . postponed and will be called latpr Your considerate thoughtfulness ih not mak that,funds on hand were adequate Bad news aften makes Americans from Salem in 19 hours. by the chairman Judge Potter or NOTBCE TO CREDITORS to meet all ordinary expenses of a ^John ' Rearcy has accepted • a more determined. ing other than the'most urgent calls is an inspi All persons hàving claims a- the co-ordinator, Wily Knigkten. No one wants news that is help position with the Farmers state guard organization. The Goldendale basketiiall team ration to all of us who are earnestly endeavoring Explaining, however, that he did gainst the estate of Clara Cannon defeated the Moro town team here ful to the enemy given out. The bank. not propose to be penny wise and Doyle, deceased, are required to The Peetz boys, Forrest and By disagreement is about what news to uphold the finest traditions of telephone Tuesday night/ - • might b* valuable to the enemy ron. hit the DeMoss concrete pound foolish the governor made present them with vouchees to» the service. and whether or not it-isn’t ’better bridge with their Dodge touring it clear that if emergency require undersigned, at Gr^M* YttHey, to keep citizens of this country ’ in car Monday night when returning ments made it necessary he would Oregon, within six * months frotn george g updegraff May we also ask you to lend us a hand over not hesitate to convene the legis the date of the first publication oi from Wasco. formed in any even. this notice. The date of the first the Holiday Season by not sending greetings by The tax levy fqr Sherman county lature in special session. In fact, the news is so insufficient At the .present time, the gover publication of this notice is Dec A tto rn e y A t L a w in volume and so sketchy in char will be reduced by $58,000 for 1923 Long Distance. . 26, 1941. acter that it is not preventing the each school district and town hav nor pointed out, there is a balance ern Josephine Hogue Thank you. " , of approximately $160,000 in the M o ro an d W aaoo circulation of runor*. And one of ing had a share in it. « Executrix ». Lee Stewart has been in charge national guard appropriation which the purposes of censorship is pre of the Moro Pharmacy during,, the is available for use by the new Dick A Diek vention of rumors. THE PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY state guards, in addition to which * Attorneys Americans presume that theft absence *f Karl Schade and wife. ■**? \?jT7 Moro Students Kelly’s Column Home For Holiday Season ¿a o o w m YlWlNB In Other Days Students Asked\ To Remain in School Now I I ( 4' .
