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1 PAGE*« SHERMAN COUNTY JO URNAL Mrs. J .F . Foss Injured Again In Fall At Home Mrs. J. F. Foes fell at her home here Monday forenoon and sus tained a fractured* hip in addition to another injury to her knee and arm. Mrs. Foss was recovering frcm a knee injury and wae mov- in g ab out th e house w ith the aid of a ch air and cane when she slipped and fell. She was taken to a h ospital in The Dalles for tre a tm e n t M onday afternoon. W ord w as received here of the d eath of Mrs. D. H arvey Leach a t A lbany S atu rd ay , M arch 7. She vzas in h er 79th year. Mrs. Leach was a siste r of th e late A. M. W rig h t and an au n t of Mrs. C. R and H. B. Belshee. In early days she lived here before Mr. Leach took up the m inistry. C harles R uggles w ent to P o rt land W ednesday m orning suffering from sinus infection th a t had s e t tled in th e eye he had been tr e a t ing fo r several m onths. J. E. Brown, in town from G rass Valley, says he has rented the H arv ey range on th e Deschutes and will have some e x tra pasture. ------------------------- F a rm e rs of Sherm an county have been releasing th e ir grain to the Com modity C redit corpora- tion m ore rapidly th an have th*» fa rm ers of o th er counties accord- ing to local reports. It is un d er stood th a t over fo u r million bush els have been released to the cor poration fo r sale as feed w heat. Of this am ount 1.284,235 bushels have been released here. Of this am ount 310,271 bushels is from the Sherm an Co-op G rain G row ers houses, 610,780 from th? Moro G rain G row ers and 2?T>,931 from the G rass Valiev Grain G row ers section. In addition 127,253 bushels of term in al stored w heat has been released, about equally from each p a rt of th e county. The B re a k fa st, club basket so cial b ro u g h t out a sm all crowd F rid a y n ig h t although the enjoy- m ent was considered sufficient for a la rg e r group. Joe B elanger was down from Pendleton to auction the b ask ets which he did so suc c e ssfu lly th a t some funds were obtained for the lh ra ry re g a rd b s s of the sm all crowd. Mrs. Om er S ayrs retu rn ed home S a tu rd a y from a v isit of several day? a t B eaverton w ith her dau g h ter. M rs. Ross H art. W. H. H elver w as ev er from his farm a t Lyle. W ashington to visit am ong old friends in Moro Thurs day. Joe B elanger has been here this week from Pendleton to check on the erosion plots he is experi m enting w ith a t the station. To d ate the fa rm ers of Sherm an county have received $164.900.76 in soil conservation paym ents. Oi th is am ount $38,362.49 was receiv ed th is week. The paym ents for soil conservation are now nearly all in as the to tal is expected to he under $200,000. L. J. Pape and son are here from P ortland to tak e over m an ag em ent of the P ape farm so u th w est of town. Mrs. Pape will not come up during sp rin g work. C larence M ersinger will begin d u ty as ja n ito r of the court house nex t M onday. Aden A xtell, who ha:: been w orking a t the job tem p o rarily, will continue until th a t tim e. W ayne Akers, reserve captain of the arm y, has been called from his w ork in the F irs t N ational Bank a t Eugene to go Indiania for tra in in g in arm y finance school. He is a son of Mrs. Maud A kers ef W asco and was a resident of Sherm an county durin g his youth. Clyde Gillmor w as in Salem to br.ng home some highw ay equip m ent last week. MORO. OREGON. FRIDAY. MARCH 13. 194: Mrs. Virgril Conlee cams Sunday to pack their furniture- for re mora) to Portland where they have purchased a house. M rs. M. M. Oveson w as hostess Jto a grroup o f friends W ednesday evening who came to play bridge. Rufus Boys Honored On Going To Army ¿ t-r . - tu rn in g hpm e Svfivday. accom panied . JÎ3A I0 lir x s q b M A 4 ^ S by M rs./K oy Belshee who is v isit M otorists • faced w ith possible ing h e r children in Portland. need fo r em ergency service be-' Mr. an d M rs. H. A. W hite were »business v isito rs in P ortland com ’ ” :se*of m echanical fa ilu re o f a c cidents now a re reasonably assu r- ing hom e Monday.- M em bers of th e Wasco W om an^ i i» oi being able to obtain assis- stu d y club m et F rid ay with Mrs. : tance bX the inclusion of tow G. H. Root. The program was on I tru ck s and em ergency service* ve- home a r ts . ' h id es in th e la te s t tire ratio n in g The Sam Gordon bridge club I r< Hu.’atio. n8- ' D r' E ' R The Sam Gordon bridge club p resid en t of the Oregon S tate uw t w ith M rs. Sid Johnson Wed- M otor A ssociation, pointed out to nesday aftern o o n . Mrs. H. A. W hite held high score and Mrs. (lay. T uesday n ight Mrs. McAlpin of E ugene, president of th e R ebekan The G range hall w as th e scene assem bly, was here fo r her official Sunday of a farew ell p a rty hon- oring th e boys who a re leaving fo r visit to th e local lodge. vided th ere is am ple supply left the service, and Mr. and M rs. Jo e under the m onthly quotas a fte r M t . and M rs. F red Hellbeng of B rady who are leaving fo r Gilliam A sto ria cam e T uesday fo r a v is t county. Those going to the a rm y E v e re tt W atkins was a guest. O PA officials have responded to needs of List A vehicles have V Wasco M ethodist C hurch: S un ^ - ’libergs s m other, M Mrs. T he W asco town basketball team special re p resen ta tio n s by the been m et,” the club leader ex day school a t 10 a. m. (Classes fo r £ m ” ».. HeUberg rs f renr, R ufus com m unity are Melvin plained. all ages. M orning w orship a t l l . oss who was injured in a g ra d y , (Bob Davis, Jim T ate and played a P ark d a le S atu rd ay night A m erican Autom obile association fa ll Monday. They re tu rn e d Re id. Honored also w as C ap ’t. in an e ig h t .team tournam ent. Dr. McDaniel predicted th a t the Sermon by the D istrict S u perin home T hursday. E a rl W illianis who w as killed in G rass V alley wen the cup a fte r need for em ergency road service tendent. T here will be a p o t luck M rs. »Alta Thom as left T uesdav Philippines. D inner w as ser-v b eatin g W asco in a <" close final will be increasingly felt in the dinner a f te r the m orning service, fo r P o rtla n d to join h er husband e(j 137 persons, game. m onths to come, and pointed out arm following the dinner th e S up who is w orking th ere . Sundav Mr. and M rs. Gus H artm ann and t h r t if service vehicles were un- erin ten d en t will hold a q u arte rly The b eau ty o p erato r a t W asco, sen C harles w ere visitors in T hn Mrs. Thom as accom panied Mr. abb to obtain tire replacem ents, conference. Everybody welcome. and Mrs. S. W. Searcy to Golden- Mrs. C harles Stillw ell and sm all D alles S a tu rd a y . the eventual breakdown of service Epw orth League a t 6:30 p.m. fig son, A rth u r A ndrew s, left fo r dale for a visit with relatives. M rs ./A u g u s ta Huckin had as F. L. Cannell, p asto r. c .ubl create a traffic congestion F red B eardsley broke a finger P ortand to stay w ith her m other, g u e sts a t h er home Sunday Mrs M rs. B ertha Rhodes. Mrs. S till- E lk Hislop, M rs. Bess Pound and T uesday n ’ght while cleaning if 'Skimp to B eat a Skunk!” barrel a t the Grain Grow ers plant, w ell was m arried a m onth ago to p va Davis, who came up from R. R. May and L. C arey, linem er an arm y man. The Dalles. -------------\ j < E. D. McKee and fam ily were from The Dalles, have been her? Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Root visited this week changing insulators for recently a t C rest Belle lodge w ith business v isito rs in The Dallas O bleach yellowed linens, the lig h t com pany. th eir son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. S atu rd ay . you may need nothing more C ity M arshal C othran has ob Floyd Root. The youngest g ran d Mr. and Mrs. Elm er Hill re tu rn than sunshine—ij you leave extra tained some R ussian Olive tree s son, Buddy, retu rn ed home w ith ed to W oodburn a fte r a six weeks Presents moisture in the material, after from M. M. Oveson a t the ex p e ri them to rem ain until his p aren ts visit w ith th e ir d aughter, Mrs. final rinsing. The damper the Elvis Rich. Mrs. Rich loft for m ent statio n and will plan them fabric—the better the job Old Sol on the s tre e t side of the Legion can come fo r him. W oodburn th is week to atten d a wiiQlo in bleaching! All persons w ishing p erm its or lay ette show er given in her honor hall which is expected to decorate th a t building to some extent. licenses to drive cars m ay g et in in th a t place. M rs. F ra n k M edler is in Salem R. Stevens and a crew of tr e n touch w ith an exam iner in Wasco A 3-A t Comedy, full of laughs and r ix-ups trim m ers will be here fo r a week on M onday, M arch 16, 1942 a t w ith h er son in law and d au g h ter, or trim m in g tree s fo r the light the C ity Hall from 10 a. m. to Mr. and M rs. Leo Dumler. com pany. Every man in the crew 4 p. m. Miss J i y e Spencer was an over ' > rep o rts Mr. Stevens, is a tre e sur n ig h t g u e st a t t h ^ L e o W a tk in s, ( G uests a t the home o f Mr. an d him e T h u rsd a y night. gron and trees will be trim m ed Mr.-. Vernon Van Gilder were m em properly. D inner guess at the W. TXL» b The city fire truck made a trip e rs o f th e H ines fam ily, M arvin, W atk in s hom e Sunday were Mr. tenera I Admission 25c. & 40c to the rock crusher site T hursday G eorge and M ason of Lookout, Cal. and Mrs. C h ester W atkins, A rth u r Tax Included noon as heavy smoke rolled up They le ft T hursd ay . M rs. Violet W atkins, M iss M ary Alice Burns - 6 J 1 »I Reserved Seats 50c J from th a t place. It was m erelv a G rishabe of N ew port, a niece, w as and Mr. and Mrs. Leo W atkins also here and Bill H ines of S pray. and children, Eugene and Joanne c:P{in up fire. Tickets for Reserved Seats on Sale at Mrs. E sta Powell came up from Mrs. Van G ilder and b ro th ers and and H a rry Richelderfer. Then buy dbfbnsb savings At a m eeting o f the local Neigh P ortland t h :s week to visit w ith her Mrs. Id a King visited relativ es in icarcy’s Hardware Mon. 1 6 to Fri. 20th stamps instead of new linens— »on. M arion, and o th e r relativ es C o,‘don a " d , Mr„ a n d , Mr? ' Van, bnrr of W oodcrawh lodge T h u rs Gilder and the Hines b ro th ers and that the sun will soon again shine day n ig h t th e following officers in S herm an county. on an America at pe^xe! (Several new children w ere add Jac k McMillen of Post visited in were elected: »PGN-. Emma S h e a r ed to the school lsts this week P ortland. Em m ajean Van Gilder er N.G. Leo W atkins: Adv. Mao when children of the Savage fa m and B a rb a ra Hines were hom e Reid; B anker. Selma W atkins: ily sta rte d . The Savages recently fio m T he Dalles fo r the week end Mag., M vrtle Funk: A tk Esthe*- meved here from Hood R iver coun F ran cis T ay lo r is w orking on P eugh; C of G, Nellie Fields; FB ty to work fo r Howard Belshee. the B iggs bulk w heat elevator and N’nnna B arzee; IS. Minnie Cole: f U O t y C M esdames Vernon F la tt, Ted the men from here go with him. OS, Elsie M»*dler; Mus. Selma W at- , Thom pson. Dewey Thom pson and Joe Mee, Andy S h e a re r and M urval kins C orr, E sth e r Peugh: m ana- J a c k 'L a w re n c e and Lois F la tt Stone and several of the M innesota Fc rs - Elsie Medler. Mae Reid. Deli were hostesses T hursday night a t o e w ]ive here and work in Biggrf. R u st. In sta llin g officer was Emm a a bridal show er honoring Miss S h earer. M earle M iller and Miss A udrey The E astern ladies en tertain ed wherever local g irls whose jn a rria g e s will the M asons a t a 6:30 d in n er T ues- you liv t! be events of the coming few week.s d a j evenng followed »by a sh o rt F rid a y atfem oon a show er has business session and a social eve- been a rra n g e d in honor of Mrs. n :ng fo r the 65 present. V irgil Conlee by Mrs. C harles The opening scene of the school .P R O D U C T O f G I N ! R AL M O I O R S e u r i w(iMM«*e coree*«* R uggles and Mrs. Clarence Huis. hand m usic n ig h t was a victory [ a n d DELCO-LIGHT BATTER I ES| IT f. , drill by a group of g irls and The- Right now you can enjoy all the bene Moro Com m unity P resb y terian ron R ichelderfer, dressed as a fit» of electricity with lome one of (he church: Bible School a t 10 a. m. soldier, and Billy Scott as a s a il 44 different D elco-light model» in M orning w orship 11 a. m. Serm on, or. The S ta r Spangled B anner sizes from 2 0 0 to 6 0 0 0 watts, le i us “ The Needed T h in g ” Luke 10:42. was th e opening num ber. The high estimate your requirements and rec Special iby Choir. Sunday evening school hand played several n u m ommend just the Delco that Is right a t 8 p. m., a D ram atic P re se n ta bers in tersperced w ith dances. The for you. You can buy on F.H.A. terms. tion b y th e W om en’s M issionary collection raised was $50.50 fo r Society. W ednesday 7 p. m. P ra y the benefit of th e band. RUNNING WATER WITH DELCO er m eeting. W ednesday 8 p. m. WATER SYSTEMS A p le a sa n t evening w as had nt Choir practice. P lan ts — P a rts — B atteries trie p arso n ag e Monday n ig h t when Jam es D. M oberg, p asto r. m em bers of the S tan d ard B e a r e r’ GE(K B. MOON WASCO m et invited guests. ' They p la y ed gam es durin g the evening w ith re fresh m e n ts follow ing. T a kl° TA K EN U P : 8 brown and w hite decorations w ere in keeping w ith pigs. Mrs. M. M. Powell, W asco the com ing St. P a tric k ’s day. Mrs. C. W. Johnson was an hon W A N TED : S teady work on w heat ored g u est nt the home of Mrs. fa rm , know fa rm work and W M edler F rid ay when the K lon m achinery, w ant sep a rate house dike 500 club met'. Mrs. Joe Ilil- and garden spot, available April / d( rbrand w as also a guest. At 10, am 38, m arried, steady. tables decorated w ith St. P atrick W rite G. B. Monroe, 915 SW dn\ colors the luncheon was s e r v Mill St., Portland. ed. Mrs. R obert McDonald won Reliable Person W anted to call on the club prize, Mrs. M avme Ellio* An Igorot w arrior of the Philip and M rs. Johnson farm ers in Sherm an county. consolation pines. Thousands like him are now S te ad y w ork—no lay offs in our the g u est prize. M r. and Mrs. .Scott and fam ily fighting with Am erican com rades on lin e / Some m aking $100.00 in ’ * • — a- X?» meved into town from the Chari*?5 B ataan peninsula. Gen. MacArthur f . week. .W rite F u rs t M cNess reports that Içorots rode on top of Co., 2423 M agnolia St., O ak Fulton place and are now liv 'n g U. S. tanks, guiding them through in the Richie Dingle house re c e n t the jungle in an annihilating attack. land, California. ly vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Elvis TOR SA LE: 13 yearling steers. 3 Rich. F am ous Brood sows. L. W. E arl D utton of P o rtlan d w as a Amick, K ent, Oregon. week end guest here w ith his p a r FOR S A L E : 20 ft. semi tra ile r, ents, Mr. and Mrs. H arlev D utton, fits 11 or 2 T tru ck ; has 500 bu lie leaves fo r train in g S atu rd ay g ra in tan k ; 90% rubber, 5 tires, from P ortland. Mrs. (Belle Crosfied visited here 12T Shuler axle, a ir brakes. J. C. from The Dalles several days of This is the LOW -COST w ay to borrow: Moe, Rt. 3, The Dalles, 19F13 last week. Joe B rac k ett of P o rtlan d w as a P astu re. See Tom W A N TED : business v isito r several days re- Douma. YOUR Evening Dinner I Serve one of these * choice wine« to night. See how it brings out new i-^ rif la v o ri-m a k e s dinner a feast! F IN E NECTAR W IN ES ’ The Connoiseur Brand P in ts - Q uarts - H alf Gallons Priced Reasonably B U tk O L T Z CONFECTIONERY CH U R C H E 9 Tinnii Wise says... The M O R O H IG H S C H O O L T II S a fe ty First” FRIDAY NIGHT - M AR C H IO School Auditorium -- 8:00 P. M. YOU can have ra n t Rough on Japs DELCO-LIGHT $ 1 r F t Ww/ii A ds -EMERGENCIES iuâXNTIï OF HEALTH J Hurled From Sea WhmT/ie need mcu M-... A FIRST NATIONAL PERSONAL LOAN Farm Equipm ent T0 CO WITH d similar vehi- problem of large proportions. “During 1941, lo r example, boom 36,560,000 cars were stalled on the streets and highways of the coun try, and required emergency road service. iPicture the situation If even a small percentage of that ‘ This m eans th a t .operators of number wtre unable to receive the tow tru ck s in need of tires will be the necessary assistance through in a position to purchase retread s inability of service equipment to or to use re tread in g ‘services, p ro reach the scene, he concluded. that tow trucks clcs, although n o t specifically m entioned ini the new regulations, are eligible under L ist B in the c !aasifictio n “ tru ck s used for any im portant purpose,” Dr. Duniels said. $6 p e r y e a r Costs o n ly (FOR E ach $100 BORROWED) This type o f equipment m ay be hard to get p re tty soon N o de ductions o r o th e r charges. Y ou re ce ive th e fu ll a m o u n t- o f 1 9 3 6 C h e v r o le t T o n a n d a h a lf tr u c k r 1 -R u b b e r tir e d A C w h e e l tr a c to r - *7 f t p o w e r m o w e r life insurance fo r y o u r pro te ctio n . the loa n . . . and this cost includes F irst photo of a piece of the first enemy shell ever to be fired at Cali fornia soil from the sea. It was fired by a subm arine at Bankline oil field,' near Los Angeles. S till have a few good used tractors GEORGE G. UPDEGRAFF on hand- ■ A tto r n e y A t L aw K. McKean M oro v y FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF P O R TLA N D M o ro a n d W asco M EM BER FEDERAL P O S IT IN S U R A N C E C O É P O R A T IO " *
