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PAGE <• &ÄfeKMAN COÜNTY JOURNAL. MORO. OREGON Ciab Featured International FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2 2 IA M. Douma, 39, ship’s w ok, . rc- Dance a t G rass Valley Mar. 3. 17 vnd class, USNR, of Mrro.Jjas re Mrs. Sara Tidwell of Wasco has turned to the States for oversea» lxen visiting at the home of Mr. Rave. He had spent 2.3 months in and Mrs. Harry Benson of this 4he South Pacific. Before enteiing t the service, Douma was employed c,ty' by Shell Ofl Agency. Pfc Frank C. Sayre of Moro is reported among tho casualties Second Lieutenant and Mrs. May from the current battles- for the nard Nelson spent one day let week visiting her narenU Mf Tnd rhI1HPine» that k*™ b<* un to' ar' * .... ---------- Mrs. George Wilcox before going rive at Madigan General Hospital <c Fort Benning, Ga., where he in Tacoma The Irr^") of tb* Moro Women s Club stta—lod « very interesting meeting last Friday with vice-p re s- deni, Mra. Jam»» Kenny, presiding. ¡After A short busmens session, the meethw WM turned over to Mr. and Mrs. Art Bibby had as Mra. C. Kenney, who was program wiH be stationed for the presect. diroctor Jfar the afternoon with the 0. M. Fraley arrived here Thurs their guests Saturday night and International Relations Depart day from Maupin to visit " g «Sunday Mr. and Mrs. James Eas ter and son of Portland. ment >i charge. daughter, Mrs. Art Bibby. *. Mrs. J. Mbberg led the group in Mr. and Mrs. Harry Benson had Mail from home, even a few linos ringing •America the Beautiful. ’ •& guests over the week end Mr. Jimiuy Zigier and Allen Pinker- a day, is the greatest morale build and Mrs. D. J. Benson and Ray ton, two high school boys, showc 1 er in the world. Wilson and family, all of Portland. 'fjhpa ,“Geed Neighbor Family,’ Dance at Grass Valley Mar. 3. 17 County Superintendent Wily and “Young Uruguay,” picturing Knighten was kept away from his lypjanj family life of the various office Monday by an attack of the dgsaes in Latin-Almerica. fiu. The third and fourth grades in sfbqoi, accompanied by their teach A building in ‘H eppner, which was er, Mra. B. H. Rnbenran, sang and c pened as a mortuary in 1930, ls played on their tonettea. Mrs. From the Observer, Feb. 23, 1J06 being converted into an apartment Charley. Powell and Mr. Jones House. Roberson also explained the meth returned from Crook county with od used in teaching the notes. 13 head of fine horses. . . Mra. M. G Melaer read from the Robert Flatt of Moro and Eur Robert Urquart lost 4 horses and gene Gosson of Wasco left Thura- Chronicle a composite of several letters written by Mrs. Kenneth a nude out of his pasture that ha day for Portland for their pre- Dkvidfton pf Rio de Janerio to her followed up and hunted for a week- physira] examination for induction parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carlton P The horses were 36 miles from into mi It ary server. Wiliams, describing a very inter- home; the mule 7 miles nearer. ______________ esting trip taken by the Davicfeons Mrs. Eunice (Florer) Brittain, to R io de : Janerio, where Mr. daughter of J. M. Florer of this Attends District Meeting Davidson is stationed wth the cRy. died of diphtheria at hci County Agent LCRoy Wrignt State Department wth offices in home near Condon on the 19th. went to Pendleton to attend a the United States - Bom. To the wife of L. A. Davis district meeting of county egricul- A.roupd tpble'discussion was led in this city, Feb. 16th. a son. tural agents Wednesday. Exten byjjjfd. C* K«noy on Latin Ameri- Roy Powell is home from his 8jOn worker» for the entire Colum- caa colonies and United States re- studies at the business college at hm basin were in attendance, -------------------- lationship. The meeting adjourned Portland. , e after singing “Battle Hymn of the Miss S. Scales. an expert dress “If all consumers in America Republic** and “Rflitrira.’*' * z maker, has leased the Idleman were to adhere strictly to ration- A, byeyth erf spring wax brought building, corner of First street mg regulations, enacted for their in desk la t h s forin end Scott avenue, where she may protection, and reported all observ- of a beautiful bouquet of daffodils, he found in readiness to give the able violations, we would not have bytttpu E. H. Moore, a Valentine ladie» of Moro and vicinty satsfac- such an evil as black marketing, ptfufrom her niece, Carol Burnet tery work in her line. Black markup are perpetuated by . . Mrs. H. B. Pinkerton was hos- From the Observer, Feb. 25, 1916 consumers collectively. Every teas for the afternoon. A. C. Thompson, wife and son ^lack market purchase affects vh.- Tbe M xt meeting will be March D«wey, are expected to soon ar- honest consumer. Every American 2 u d ^ H R Wlfr be Guest Day. The home from their winter visit *"ho‘ participates in any kind ofa for this meotmg will tak- in i XM, Angeles. biacX market deal, no matter >ow sfcfct seeing trip through After subsidence of the flood at financially trivial does dissei vice South America with DeMoas a visitor to the DeMoss u’ the war and to hi* law- ceisrad filnte narrated by Linda picked up >1.50 in nickels «bding neighbor.” -^Chester B >w- Duriwll and Orwon Write. and dimes as he walked through leK- OPA Administrator A the grounds, a matter of a few ’* minutes. Many insects hear with their ORRGON*8 TRAFFIC DEATH Shortly »fter three o’clock Wed- le«8 *nd 001 their h“ d“ Auditory RATBMORR THAN IN 1943 n « d .y mornhw a train aprin came or* * n" ™ o-iekeU and some other for into Moro from the north, the first insects are situated in the fore Oregon*» traffic death one from either direction since the k g s; in grasshoppers and cicadas 1944 was 9.« pareona killed the “ears”_are located on the body - hundred mfllmn miles of tonvel. WedrwwHy J F®*r ^he rate wax . a very profitable and mtereetirg nearly the same, 9.1. Ora<ftuy daelamator contest was held in tra®c **eath Rufina Friday evening.- Firs* orizc at C46 This is sn mcreaas of 12 primary group wa* Jo.wnic deaths over the 1943 tell grf flmt in the intermediate fataAtiee. -4 group was Pearl Pyburn; first in < rregon’» traffic death rete ha,» advanced group was Irene dropped steadily from the higs of 164 in 1936. reachtag a Fresa the Observer, Feb. 26. 1926 rate of leas than ten persona per The Mid-Columbia tournament, co« hundred oUBioo miteg fit 4<av~ in which the team to represent thia el for the first time in 1942. datrict in a play-off with the win In Other Days ■H CGNK C. UFDEGMFF At Law t nii|«mnimimwn»« w w a À C. A . Ruggles INSURANCE i, _ M^ r ’ i ner of the central Oregon tourna ment. will be held in The Dallea Friday and Saturday. Seven teams will be represented: Hood River, Dpffcr, Maupin. Grass V al ley, Morff. Cascade Locks and Tbo Dalles. , *’ Carpenters O. A. Ramrwey and W. A. Raymond are rapidly putting the old Moro Trading company store in readiness for W. C. Ro&i to open Hu new confectionery store. An additional long distance cir- cu* b* prodded by the Pacfie Telephone and Telegraph company between The Dalles and Bend, RATION-FREE SHOES IMPROVED GARDENS WASTE FAT DRIVE RELEASED BY OPA ' FOR ’45 SOUGHT IN INCREASED DURING Wpsfa the shoe VICTOR^ CAMPAIGN 45-DAY EMERGENCY The next days constitues one s to r e /# j o u ’rp tepkjng for a pair \ Oregon's I94fi victory garden of the m ost critical periods in fat of aboeftf to buy without a »hoe program cnlb for tike continued of- salvage since the war began, ac sttm p. Starting Feb. 19, a certain fort o f <U gardeners in, the prb- cording to word from the OSC Ex- percentage of- a dealer’s stock may duction of garden» that are even tension service, wbich has been be sold ^wtaon-froe. TWn “holiday**'bettor Panned, aays W. L. Teutsch, asked <6 t assist existing salvage will give the shoe merchant an op- OSC agewtont director. The Extcn- «-irenoies in an intensive campaign portunRy to jjloar his sh eM s of «on eerrioe» both rationally and In . - and aptjp y - and „ . . broken . a gUit^ bee -again been asked to size*. tp get - in more waste fats, especi . . odds the leadership in starting ally from rural communities and A M . it Will give Mr. and Mrs. America some extra shoe mileage. small towns. s Total fat supplies in sight ¿or Remember, though, that the ceil 1945 are fully IO# under the 1944 ing prices for these shoes is 25%; production, in the face of mounting less than the “regular” price, need for war purposes, lend-leas© they are from, the store’s own rlock, Shoes bought ration-free* •end civilian use in this country. That more waste fats can be from another dealer can be priced’ obtained, especially from rural only one-third jnqre than the price nreak, is Indicated by sample sur paid him. Advertisements of the** veys made recently in eight states, ration-free shoes will carry th e1 including Oregon. In this state notation, “OPA odd Idt release 15 rural families were contacted Ration-free from Fefc. 19, 1945, 5ft in 10 different counties concerning March 3, 1946, W irn tva.” fat salvage. Of 153 fgprilies con tacted, 108 bad turned in fat in the previous two months, averaging 2.2 pound*.per month. Fifty-foor IwteF could MAN OR WOMAN WANTRD to* turn in m om fa t than they had in Rawleigh Route of 1500 familie«, possible m e r e s t Write tftday Rawleigh’s, Raw ranging up up to 50%.. leigh D apt ORB-81-SA, Oak These waste fats are used in land, CaKf. 16p manufacturing many kSnds of inu- '’tiona, medicines, soap and oth FOR SALE: Cedar posts, 17-21 er items needed both for military, 7 ft. long, guaiairteed OtK, de and civilian use. livered to your ranch for 40c per <5 post, 600 f to 1000 in a load’,. Heppner lodge No. 358 B. P. O E. Peri* McCoy, phone 6122. Hood River, Oregon. 14-43 has set aside >1000 for the dev'’’- cpment*of a camp for youth organ HARTS* BETTER LKGHORN<Q ization« in that area. March and April driiwsry. D oot ---1 ■ . a^ , ay, delay ordering. Pultete >26, aRt*g C H U R C H E R Run, >16. Circular on request. Harte’ Hatchery, Beaverton. OteJ,l Moro Community • •. '* »_________ 15tf ■>?' Prmbyterian Church D. Moherg. pastor SEE HERB MATTHIEUv before Bible School 10 a. m. you buy what you want in the Morning worship. 11:00 a. m. Ber- way of home furnishings for n*on: “The Bleawed Mourner*' your home. I f you have anything Matthew 6:4. A to sell we will pay you cash for Christian Endeavor at 3:30 p. m. your furniture. So beforg you BUY OR SELL as« Hari> Mat- Chr:«»ian Science Society thieu Furniture Exchange, 606 Sunday morning services East 2nd Street, The Dale«, Ore. "Mrid” * 'J « 15tf Wednes ay night service at 8 include» testimonials of healing. I The reading room in the rea* of the building i»‘ open. AH «•» thorized Christian Science ’.ite» t rure can be bought or borrowed WASCO METHODIST CHURCH Sunday School at 10:00 ajn. Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. F (L. Can-iell. pastor. A movement Ceasigwed By 29 Breeder» A t Spokane, Washington À oc i- ’»«.i that has influenced the lives ef 12,000,000 Men and 'vi . IT robte- J POST-WAR r . Boys during the post NEEDS! cd V e ’ • 35 years! O P E N A S A V IN G S A C C O U N T AT The Dalles Branch . United States National Bank h £ ac e rn rt, p o it ia n d This year the Boy Scouts of America celebrate their 35th anniversary. In the three and a half decades o f its existence, the Boy Scout Movement has been a vital factor in the development of MfcMBfR 'DIC character and training citizenship of the youth of America. Three boys out of every four'want to come into scouting. Less than half o f them get a chance. Why? Simply because the troops and leaden are tedting. z To alleviate this problem the Scout Executives o f this area are urging organiza tions o f all creeds and colors Uh- all dries and towns to sponsor one or more Scouting Units. SHOE REPAIR 7 2 H e a d o f P u r e b r e d S h o r th o r n s .H ’-Tritìi» Tad got&ui ■fair' Here's How You Can Invest in the Future o f A m erica! Better buy w hile you can get it We have a few tons left At tbs asm meeting of any dub or organization of which you are a member, suggest teat your group become the sponsor of one or more Scouting Units. See that a eommltsse is appointed to confer with your local Scout Executive. He will assist you in organizing a boy Scout troop. It is a simple and very worthwhile thing to do. It m eans that your group will be providing the youth of your community with wholesome activities tetss^sdn> things jo and the chance to give / worthwhile service to their country. WRITE Ü IK IC A '.fc ter M M ) UNIVI MORO Sale-March 8 99 BU1XB R e if 15 FEMALES G R A IN G R O W E R S’ ASSOCIATION State. !we » j- - iy the t l U T t - W I I N J U I D COMPANY « w M «te teftrevei at the > e r t iesse et teseriea. garden Z z programs. - T bs number of gardens grown cn farms in Oregon baa been esti- mated at » m W 1W4. Thr. mes^a there ware «ardeas co 90% o f ‘ all Oregon. fan*». There were about 120,000 city gardens were planted in 1944, a reduction of 26,000 frbm 1948. Fully as many are needed again this year.. W anf A ds _______________________________ _ when constructon .w oik, started Monday, is completed. Mrs. Jane Catherine Martin. Sherman county pioneer and head of five generation«, died at the hoabe of her son, Elwin E. Martin, F B R C Y T H O M P S ON m The Dalles a t 8 o’clock Saturday MAIN STREET. MORO Werk Dssw Well and Quickly nigfa. She wsm ki her 91at year A nnual Show and state and county victory