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TAGÊ X ’ »H E R M A N feü V N »1 JO U R N A L . E„U r«l E d ito r «~»d M U D A I . MAY 12. » I I K elly’s Column Published E very Friday a t M oro, Oregon a . Moro. O w n »~fc. of Conjrr*»« °f March S. 18<9. OREGON lu n e tte U n iv ersity and the Meth-- od ist church. 1 He lakes to se ttle probefiis b y h im self? V oters w ill be Choos'ng between from P age One) ¿different p erson alities. Cordon & ___ (Continued ________________________________ J^hrrman County Journal Kites L. French MOHO. Í* a r g r e ssiv e , a c tiv e .f r ie n d ly ,, jovial, tRat a n m a lg an,( fo w , a m ust /experienced a s a le g isla to r . Spra- . gu e i . reserved, quite, etu d o u e. “ W • * •>'>« <* ° ‘e »* ita r v - experienced a s an executive- There is little else offering coni- NATIONAL ÉDITORIAL-, p etition on the ballot. O f the 17 iSSOCIATiOM w bo are running for the 7 places a s d elegate a t la r g e to the national Republican convention the voter w 11 have trouble picking seven he OlECloOufl s &4JPE« likes, no m atter w hat h is pdliti- r u i i s i y y 4 v » 4 i* T iiB cal prejudice. Phil M etchan is w ell known, 'Lowell P a g e t s nam e has O F F IC IA L COUNTY PA PER been ¡before th e voters before, C. SU BSC R IPTIO N R ATES M. R ynerson h as a long record as Payable in Advance labor leader, Howard B elton is a C lackam as county farm er a n d ONE Y EA R 7....................... >2<0 sta te senator, E. P. Dodd rs the on- lion . T he spectacle of trucks be- jng backed a up itin g t th for e E m as iles S t w a Louis «0 unload n t th e E a s . S t. L ou.s »tockyards w as described by one pianiber and and it w as asserted th a t thes ‘situ ation e x ists all over the m id-w est. M any thousands ol tliese h o g s are not ready fo r mar- j etin g, it w as declared, but scar- cjty o f feed fo r c e s th eir im m edi- ate N ew Station SP A R E ST A M PS 37 H ousew ives a r e rem inded to a t tach sp are sta m p s num ber 37 to their appl ca tio n s fo r canning su gar- A num ber o f ap p lication s have been m ailed t o local OPA «Boards w ith su gar sta m p 37 attached. T hese h ave 'been se n t back w ith a Mir an d M rs Cecil Cunningham ’s request fo r spare (stamps, result- »»d children and M ? CunninK- W to e x tra w ork and n e e d le « de from tey wiH M an Coming To Kent ited The o v er and n in g to buy the regular household r e la tiv e s over the w eekend, C unningham » f plan to tak e the service sta tio n which Mr Mrs G eorge M cKay are run- now. ‘ • ’ « ««<« 37 *s needed now to M cgt f y .WWe f ° r w hotn a r a t h * < f a a t l* aaa* nir*< »ngar is requested. M rs H a r le y M cKay le ft for S w e e t H om e W ednesday a fte r v ' a - itm g here fo r th e (past w eek. Mr and M rs L ester W ilson and E veryone who has worked w l l fa m ily m oved to the G ates place ^ ^ t l e d to com pensation a fte r Tuesda y w hich w as recently va- A lthough th e household a n d h « n e can n in g su gar is no le ss than la st year, th e to ta l civilian supply is less. The in d u s tr a l us- er? o f sugar are ta k in g a cu t, and because su g a r is tig h t, housew ives ly eastern Oregonian on th e list. O f w ar under SR 1823, introduced rated by Mr and Mrs Paul W ilson -a ie asked t o u se th e ir ration apar- the rem ainder there are som e screw b y Senator K ilgore. S h ip y a id apd fa m ily , w h o moved to Moro, in g ly and n o t to ap p ly fo r m ore bulls, som e die-hards, som e un- w orkers and all oth ers w ho are M rs B ertha A dam s w a s v isitin g canning isugar th an th e y need for Those tv ho w o u ld tr a d e known». * dem obilized from civilian jobs >•«»• d aughter knd son in law M r canning and p reserv in g purposes. The on ly local, county o r d str ic t be entitled to 62 w^eks of Mrs E ln er H elyer and fa m ily fre e d o m fo r s e c u r ity a re con test m betw een D. N. M ackay com pensation at a m axim um o f ’-*** week o f Condon and Fred F in sley o f 535 a w eek i f th e y have three de- J H W iGon le f t fo r .t h e const d e s e rv in £ o f n e ith e r. F ossil fo r cin tu it judge rT^otfo are pendents. The m inim um (no depen- S u n d ay w h ere -h e w l l join Mrs county a tto rn ey s, both cyiairincn o f p^nts) is $20 a w eek. The pay- W ilson. T H E N O M IN A TIO N S War* Bond com m ittees in their ments are fa r h igh er th an th e ma- Mrs W t Wed- A week from today there wiW- counties. D. N. M ackay is the eld- x imUm unem ploym ent b e n e fits of n?*/**y U e r and has practiced law in t h « eith er W ashington o r Oregon and Vlwt *cveral Am erican Legion un be som e v o t n g done. There are d istrict fo r n early 30 years. Fred for a longer period. Un^rinl'""- ,rtate’ som e choices to be m ade that aiv A m ong th ose in The D alles dur- F in sley h as been district attorney jnent cornpensation do:» m t im portant and although voter» g the w w eek w ere: Mr and „ Mrs have been, and are busy, enough o f W heeler county before, a fter to agricultural w orkers and a fe w y ih x h he w en t to The D a lle , io r a oth er claaaea, feut th u K ilg0„ biU ^ / • ^ “ r„an^ . " rs„G. tim e should be ta k en ' to learn al] have w ork- W ilson, G eorge M cKay, Mr and about the candidates before e lec fe w year», then to Salem a» » U te w<mld Mrs Charles parole officer- He cam e back to ^» fcill now" reeds the M rs Jerry W ilson, tion day. Both w ell and faim- ly. Helen and s U r t « g a in k>»t January, a fter tlK)u!anda o f M exican laborer a The M orse-Holm an b attle has Fred von B irstel, Mr and Mrs Cart r e ig n in g aa parole officer. | n to the attracted w ide «interest because o f Schadew itz, Theo. vnnBorstel. Mr P acific n orth w est would be en ti the dharges and counter charges It is im portant that everyone tled to b en efits for 62 w eek s The rnd Mrs R obert Schilling and fa m that have been m ade. M ost of ily , Mr and M rs John Decker, Mrs qualified c a st a vote S t the pri- M exican« are n o t in “covered” A lfred L y o n s and Mr and Mrs them are untrue. m « ^ election n « rt F rid a y . T hat being L ester W ilson. *- Rufus Holm an has sp en t the is th e on ly act of c tizenship m any agricultural w orkers. The m easure Technical S ergean t Floyd Mil- ‘b ig g e st share o f his life in public o f us perform during the entire is a lex and w ife are parents o f a baby str v ic e , h a s been com m issioner in year and it should not be fo rg o t is esse n tia lly political and M ultnomah county, sta te treasurer ten or overlooked in w ar time- hid for vo tes in an election year. daughter. She w ill be remembered here as M iss Braat. and U. S senator. He has been an Oui form o f governm ent, the only Mr and Mrs Robert Sehili ng honest official and fa irly efficient. ont in w hich voting is possible, N EW SH O E STAM P and fa m ily drove to Goldendale He i> w ithout cow ardice and speaks m ust be su sta ned or w e w ill lose Sunday to visit Mr and Mrs Paul bis mind. A ll the foreg o in g are to more from this war than we can A N N O U N C E D Schilling his c r e d it On the other hand he Is possibly gain. It c a n on ly be su s B eginning M a y 1, A irplane N on n a H e ly e f ¡n. Second 0i« *rlct about- as pom pous an I nduriduul tained by keeping a liv e th e inter stam p 2 in W ar Ration - Book* <o w h e a tla n d R £bekah by the Lu- as m ight be found in a long day s est of the citizen in its perpetua- Three may be used for buving one fcnne R ebekah May 9th. .Noble travel. Fond o f stru ttin g and te ll t.on. pair of rationed shoes, O PA an- f]rand E<jna S chilling w as pr^sent- ing in a high treble o f h is - e x r.ounced. The new stam p and Aix- ed w' th a p ast grand pin th a t ev.-, ploits in the field o f governm ent, We have no w ay o f tellin g w h e pnne Stam p 1 w ill be good inde- ^ b i g . ning. Rufus does n o t m ake m any ad ther con stan t bom bing so fte n s peo finitely. Stam p 18 in Bonk One m iring friend«. H is c lo sest a sso c i ple up or hardens them , but it \fo u r W a r B oni ! a tes are apt to ap ologize fo r his certain ly should raise havoc w ith vzill expire April 30 From May 1 t h r o u g h M a y 20, children’s low- w ell known fa ilin g s in personality railroad yards, roads and factories. I n n 't t l i i H 'n l In P 'iced "hoes (m axim um $1.00 per He is pretty much o f an isolation pair) in sizes 8 1-2 through 12, l o u r In r r n lm e n i i«t but not enough so to lose h m and m isse s’ and little b oys’ shoe* v o tes am ong the avera g e citizen Bit m r r i r a « • • in sides 12 1-2 through 3 w ill be P A ID ADV. who atill seem s to fe e l th a t it •« ration free. In 1943 sa le s o f c iv il r o t necesary for us to save Eu X ian rationed shoes exceeded pro «>-+■ rope as often a s we h ave been do duction by m ore than 53 m illion ing From the Observer, May 12, 1905 pairs, which made it necessary W ayne Morse is a law yer, a tea Six or seven younthful bandits late la st year to decrease the num - cher o f law at the U n iversity of in th is city deserve atten tion from her o f shoes available to civilians. Oregon before 'he was appointed Fheriff McCoy to have their high- ____________ _________________ __ to the labor board a s the member w aj id eals nipped in the bud. for the p u b ic . H e w a s highly W. A .K entner has sold h 's Kent praised for h is work there. iHe re «tables and corral to W . A. Goet- signed in pro teat when the board, jen A Co. Mr. Kentner will now nt the apparent request o f the lcok around for som e oth er b u si president, gave in to John Lew s ness enterprise. H e is a promoter. Morse refused to giv e in, w rote a A telephone has been talked up d issen tin g opl nion, and resigned. betw een G rass V alley and Sherars Morse is n o t a new dealer. He is 1 ridge. P rom oters are Col. C. A. not a com m unist. H e is not a la- li is time someone spoke frankly about B uckley, E. W Elrod, G. M. F rost, borite. He is a R epublican— has «he organized attempt that is being Dr. M. B. Taylor, F. T. Jones and 1 .ade to turn City People against long sounded like a cracking good H eath A Sons. Msiter a ls have been Patriotic Farmers. . . cne He I s a law yer and w an ts ju I’ve seen this program go on in ordered dicial p recesses to prevail in all Washington, D. C., and I’m seeing W ill P ow ell le ft fo r Crook coun ii go on in our own State of Oregon. dw putee. Morse is probably the ty Saturday to bring in a band of If is time that the truth be told. best orator in Oregon. H e sa y s 20 work h orses for hi» com bine. The New Deal is promoting the clearly and d istin ctly w hat he idea that the farmer is to be con w an ts to say and is a s bold and Fiore the O bserver, May 15, 1925 sidered as a workman, entitled only to wages . . . not as the business man brave a s R ufus or anyone. that he is. It takes a sizeable invest A r t B arzee, W le y M cDonald and B ecause o f th e fight over tin s ment, depending on the type of REPVBUCAN E veret McQuiMin exp ect to leave firm, to provide a unit that wH, give a nom ination it is probable th a t pre NATIONAL here on th e 2 1 st w ith horse» to man full-time employment. Such an judice and em otjon wiill decide. investment certainly justifies the farm r com pete ion the track a t the race COM M ITTEEM AN W A T N I MORSI That is unfortunate. Morse is a being considered as a business man. m eet to be held a t Condon b egin m ere 1 beral Republican than H ol VOTE Distinguished Republican leader o f n in g May 26th. O PA Incitas Fooling man, is b etter able to expound the Oregon who was urged by many promi 12 X RALPH H. CAKE A t a special m eeting o f the Against Farmers philosophy o f the «party but h a i nent farmers to become a candidate board o f d irectors of th e Sherm an I deplore the efforts on the part of •<ÌTartÌMO«n(, Ralph H. Caka Committee for United States Senator. l>een a t •om e’4*'^»»« o f a disadvan F lectric Co., held thia w eek, R. H. •he Administration office», ^in par 1S01 Yaoo Baiiding, Portlaad, Oregon ticular the OPA, to create a class tage because cam paign charges M cKean o f Wawco w as elected feeling between the city dweller and have made him appear a s a very p resident o f th e com pany t o sue the farmer. Reports are continuously sinifcter citizen . Holm an has the being circulated that the farmer is now coed C. A. Buckley, deceased. federal subsidies he receives. Grain, receiving two and three times the advantage o f exiperience R. W P inkerton and Wife and W OO Y O U « WAR DUT!FS / hay, straw, and labor, his biggest amount for his crops as compared to The race for the nom ination for Ja». Woods and w f e w ere m otor items of cost, have doubled and in pre-war. This is bound to build an some cases tripled. Since it takes 10 to antagonistic feeling against the farmer, the four year term h a s been con v isito r s th is week a t Husum , Wn. 15 years to build a good dairy herd, .because it insinuates that he is profit Oity E ngineer R u ggles and City ducted o n m ore gentlem anly eering from the war. The same agen the dairyman can’t just quit and wait M arshall E llsw orth have been grounds Guy Cordon w as aippoin«. until things get better. He doesn’t want cies which have the facilities to estimate to quit ; ¡ is his patriotic duty to stay on incomes also have the facilities and ed by Governor Snell early in busy this week cleaning ou t the the job even if it bankrupts him, which know about the increase in the costs March and w ill n atu rally acquire c ity w ells by m eans o f an electric has happened in many cases. o f production of farm products. But m any o f the su p p orters o f the m otorized pump. The aide w alls not one word of this is mentioned, City Dwollors W ill Pay g iiv im o r in thia • cam paign. He o f the w e lls w ere w ashed down by because it would make an entirely different story. has been n W ashington part tim e use o f fire hose during the pro Fair Prieo 1 i | hince 1926, know s the capital and ccaa. You city dwellers want to pay a fair Says Farmers Can't Quit price for what you buy. You do not bow to g et th in gs done there. B e There are many small business men From the Observer, May 14, 1915 want to be overcharged, and again, whose sales have nearly doublrtl, and sides his know ledge o f Oregon you do not want anyone to be forced yet are operating at a kiss, because ai»c o f the procedure in W ash to sell to you at below cost of produc Qd t e a num ber o f local fisher their costs have risen so high. But in tion. But when city dwellerg are con ington he has another distinct ad- men w ere a t Sherar’s la s t S a tu r- the case of a farmer, all you hear about stantly fed the information that pro is the increase in sales- nothing about 'a i.ta g e over any oth er candidate; d a y and Sunday. L. Barnum ducers are receiving two and three the increase in costs. Mapy a farmer be likes people and people like brought home 13 trout and tw o has been caught betwee« the price times as much for what they buy as previously, how can they help but him A s the Medford Mail-Tribune Kslmon The tro u t were se n t to ceiling on farm products and the.un feel that the farmer is unpatriotic and h a s said: ‘The best in terests of B. S. H untington and H. 8 . W ilson regulated increase in farm costs. One profiteering at a time when the farmer Administration official has been heard this sta te would be served by the friends in Portland. actually is doing one o f the biggest to state: / ‘We cannot be concerned selection o f Guy Cordon, and for and best, yet so far unrecognized jobs O .‘ A. RamSey has b u ilt a new about «whether or not farmers suy in of any group. one main reason: H is GreaLer side w alk on th e S cott str e e t sido business. We feel sure that enough of them have so much invested in A bility to G et R esu lts and Get c f the M. E. church property. A City Pooplo and Farmors buildings and equipment that the,- /.«ong W ith Men.” . substantial walk o f 2-inch m ater cannot afford to quit even if they Must Cooparata operate at a loss during this period. C harles Sprague, the other can ia! w as put down. When this war is over we will need It would be cheaper for them to keep the close cooperation of the city people The sidew alk in fr o n t o f • the didate, w as governor fo r a term operating than quit. Our only concern and the farmers. They must under prior to th e election o f Earl Snell. O bserver business pr<xperty has can be that enough is produced.” stand each other’s problems and work He w a s a good governor He '« c been taken up, new s t r n g e r s plac together because the prosperity of both Form C osts Increaso 3 Timos— ratable m an w hose 19 years in ed , and som e n ew decking put In. groups is dependent on the success Incom» O no-H alf of the other. Oregon have taught him much a- O H. Hadden did the wwrk. I’ll give you an example. The gross The concrete base and iron fen cs ¿•out the sta te and its problems. income o f the Grade A dairyman has Paid ad».. Mor«« for Senator CoaaatittM He h a s been prom inent in Red around the Erakinville school ia Ne« io nal D ialillrra Produci« Corporation increased about 40% including the Ralph D. Moorea. Corbett Bid«., Portland. Ora. 66 proof - N ew York expected to be finished n e x t week. Cross d rives and as tru stee o f W il- FRID A Y MAY 12, 1944 B u yn o n JiO im sçcwity, îoo! VOTE E ° R LOINELI SIOCKMW CONGRESS • E F F IC IE N T • EXPERIENCED • Q U A L IF IE D .1 In Otfc OSC EN R O LLM EN T LOW -------- A dm inistrator, w ith th e W ill an nexed, o f th e E sta te o f E liza j - This spring term m arks the low D ingle, D eceased. p oin t in college enrollm ent, a s far T. Lester Johnson, -w a s thia in stitu tio n is concerned Wasco, Oregon a t least, in the opinion o f E . B. Attorney for Administrator. Lem on, dean o f adm inistration and D ate o f frirst publication. April rt gistrar. Dean Lemon prodiets the 14th, 1944. beginnings o f a n u p -sw in g n ex t Date of Last Publication, May fa ll w hich w ill carry to new re 21th, 1944- cord enrollm ents lim ited only by cap acity follow in g the close of Fureka Lodge / i o . 121 A.F.& A.M. the war. M eets on the 1st and 3rd Thursday evenings Incom pete figures fo r the pre- .o f each month- V isitin g ifcnt term w ere 1663, ex clu siv e o f member« are cordially m iita ry , before the end o f the /n v ite d to m eet w ith us first week, o f which 1300 w ere R. P . Briabine W M. R. V. Lockhart, secretary w om en P revious low points in m od em tim es w ere sp rin g term Moro Lodge No. 113, I.O.O-F. c f 1919 w ith 1441 o f which only M eets 1st and 3rd 605 w ere wom en. T uesdays in I.O.O.F. i hall- T ran sien t and • v isit n g brothers tire NOTICE TO CREDITORS cord ially invited to m eet w ith us. A ll persons having claim « a- E rnest H ouston N . G. g&inai th e E sta te o f Ehza J. Percy ThonqWKm» S—jptary^ D in<le, D eceased, are hereby no tified to p resent ¿hepn, w ith the proper voucher« and du ly verified, to the undersigned, the duly ip- pointed, qualified and a ct ng Ad m inistrator, w ith th e W ill a n nexed, of th e E state o f Eliza J D ingle, Deceased,' a t Klondike, rn Sherm an C ounty, O regon, w ith in six m onths from th e date of the first publ cation o f th is no tice, w hich date is April 14, 1944 Geo. A. P otter Bethlehem Chapter N o. 7 E 'O .E .8 . M eets E very Second and Fourth T hursdays in ea.-h M onth. V isitin g M em bers In v ited — Moro, Oregon A lice O m duffi W. M. M arie H oskineon, S ecreta ry l.npina Rebekah Lodjte. No. 116 Merits 2nd and 4th T uesdays of each month. V isitin g mem bers welcom e. A1 ce M^cKee N.G. Florence Johnston, SI Rom where I sit ...//J o e Marsh What Makes “ A Real American Town? M Visitor said to m e the other day: *‘Joe, you’ve got a real American town h e r e - a town you can be proud of.” A fterw a rd s, I got to wonder in g ju s t w h a t he m eant. W e a ren ’t m uch dlfferer i from a n y o th e r to w n ou r siz e . A fe w n ic e sto r e s . . . a v illa g e f » een • . . and 27 b lu e sta r s on th e C eiw iee F la g ha T o ♦ w n IlalL Not much exciting happens, either. W e work hard . . . have In o a r p r iv a te life , w e liv e and le t liv e. I f w e o fte n d isa g r e e on p o lit ic s ...if so m e o f n s lik e b eer, so m e b u tterm ilk . . . w e s till re sp e c t o n e a n o th e r ’s r ig h ts and o p in io n s. What makes our town “Ameri can”? From where I sit, it's not because w e’re different but be cause w e’re so much like all other towns that add up to A m erica- where self respect and tolerance are guiding principles. our F r id a y e v e n in g so c ia ls a t th» Parish Ilou ee. and the kids play baseball and g» fish in g . . . No. Ö6 of a C y tyrieh t. IO44. F»»urxiation FRANK TALK *0 City P eo p le. . . about H E -E L E C T . . . Save Time by using this Modern Deposit Plan the Farm Situation by . . ... Quick Easy - 'S a fa Writ» or C all for C om pl»t» Information Wayne Morse RALPH - T h e D a lle s B r a n c h 0 / th e a j U n ite d S ta te s N a t io n a l B a n k • H e a d O ffic e . P o r tla n d , O re g o n M t M BI R U D IR A I D E P O S IT IN S U R A N C E C O R P O R A T IO N .J * II. CAKE O O O O O O eO O O O O O O dO O O O O O O O O O O O C O SO O O O O O O M O O O C O O O O O C TO TH E VOTERS OF TH E E LEV EN TH JU D IC IA L D ISTR IC T: Ladies and G entlem en: A s I have been unable to personally con tact many o f the V oters in th e variou s F recincts, and a s it is pro- iper that the V oters know som e thing o f the background o f those* seek in g public office I e m ta k in g th is opportun ity o f sta tin g b riefly a few fa c ts in support o f my can didacy for C ircuit Judge at the Prim ary E lection, May H9, 1944. I w as adm itted to the in 1913 and cam e to Condon have resided and practiced date, giv in g me 28 y e a r s of ing to Condon I have served or, and C ity A ttorn ey, and ond, altho not consecutive o f G illiam county, Oregon. Ear o f the S ta te o f Oregon in 1916 to practice law. I Fere continuously since th a t leg a l experience- Since com as a C ity Councilman, m ay I am now serving imy sec term , a s D istrict A ttorney From 1930 until 1936 I w a s a m em ber o f th e Board o f D irectors o f The Federal Land iBank o f Spokane, and T he Farm C redit A dm inistration com prising the Federal Land Bank, th e Production C redit Corporation, and th e Bank fo r C o-operatives, w h ere, ow in g to the econom ic con d ition s then e x istin g I w as bi ou g h t into close contact w ith the problem s affectin g both agriculture and live stock interestsi in th e counties o f G ill am , W heeler and Sherm an, and I fe e l th a t the experience gained w hile se r v in g a s a m em ber o f th e Board h a s given me a w ide and - valuable know ledge o f such in terests in th is D is trict. .2 I have long been in terested in educational m atters and in the W elfare o f Y outh, both o f w hich, in m y op in ion, w ill be am ong th e m o st im portant q u estion s to be faced when hostiK tiee cease. I am stro n g ly o f th e opin io n th a t b oth education and the W elfare o f Y outh are o f nationw ide . im portance and problem« An w hich Judges o f o f the Circuit Court can take a leading part. I will appreciate your support at the com ing Election. Paid Adv. D. N . Maekay Condon, Oregon