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3 Z ' \ r FAG* ( H O R M A N dOPW W JOCTtN.tt, MORO cRKOON FRIDAY, F F B R I ARY 1», 194» Sherman County History (Continued from Page One) From there the trail went nor thwest to hit the Columbia river about where the marker * now rests honoring the first sight of the river by the emigrants. They traveled on down the Col umbia to the Deschutes which was crossed by driving out into the shallow water of the Column bia’s edge. Of the crossing of the Des chutes Fremont had this to say “The river was high, divided in to several arms, with a rocky island at its outlet into the Col umbia, which at this place it . . . . . . . in . .. size, and --------- apparently --- ---------- „ WR1ST CAMERA . . . F ro m p o « tw .r G erm any .c , n ' " rivalled derived its highly characteristic d Btranre, the w rist-w atch ca m e ra w hich is pictured h ere, The o a iw y ---------- ----------- ... — name, (Riveair 'O Chutes Fre mlnUtur<! „ e, a,ppti ^ th A. F 1.» 1 « . and w rl.h. b « I A »m,««. af film w ill r iv e 480 p ictu res when u»ed In this ca m e ra . A Him mont called it) which ds receiv A ed from its many falls some c a se for the new ca m e ra is at top left. The w atch Is p ictured far com forty miles up the river. It en parison. * ter«! the Columbia with a roui of Falls and rapids, and is prob -------------------------------*— --------" ” 7T ably a favorite fishing station among the Indians, with whom bad Intentions, they were offer- i a— i • both banks of the river were ed a good opportunity to carry • D r e s s e s 3.00, 5.00, $10.00 an d • populous; but they scarcely paid them out as during the • 15.00 In the Value Bar • any attention to us. The ford into the r/ ver’ • G reta, T h e D a lle s . • was very difficult at this time, crossing the ,ho. ^ f n .^ 8 ............................ and 'had they entertained any sionly several feet under water. ---- -- --------------- --------------------- — and a number of men appeared- to be more often below than N O T IC E O F R U R A L D IS T R IC T SC H O O L B O A R D above. Our guide was well ac B U D G E T H E A R IN G quainted with the ford and we _________ ___________ __________ __________________ succeeded in getting Everything < N O T IC E 18 H E R E B Y G IV E N , in c o m p lia n c e w it h S e c t io n 110- s a fe over to the left bank. We li0 7 (M U an a m e n d e d b y C h a p te r 393 Oregon Iatwn 1943 and delayed here only a short time CbaDter 345 O regon I-aw 1*45 a s a m e n d e d b y t i i a p t e r 591 O reg o n to put the gun In order and as ^ T t o T ^ . v o t e r , o , A h e r n ..,. C o . » , , Oregon, t o n , a ^ g a J o n g , mountain ^ h d l . * forth. BUDGET 194» — 1950 E S T IM A T E D R E C E IP T S 1 Estimated available cash on hand at beginning of the year for which this budget is m a d e ............... 2 Estimated Receipts from delinquent taxes --------- 3. Amounts received -from other sources TOTAL............... - ......................... E S T IM A T E D E s tim a te d E x p e n d itu r e » F o r 1948— 1949 1. Personal Services: S a la ry __________*--- $ A . District Superintendent B. Clerical and L e g a l-------------- -------------- ------ C. Music su p erv iso r........ ........................... .......... — j 2. Supplies, P rin tin g ------------------------ ------------------- 3. P o sta g e , te le p h o n e an d te le g r a p h ----------------------------- 4. Elections and publicity ................................ - .........— 5. B oard e x p e n s e s , None E X P E N D IT U R E S IT E M tr a v e l, an d e t s .........- ....................... 6. Office equipment ...............................- ....................—- 7. Fixed charges — re tire m e n t.................................... 8 Other miscellaneous expenses, Institute, travel, » conferences: .. • 9. Emergency ——..................... .................... • .........rZ Total Estimated Expenditures ................... ........ Locali Mr. Roy Kunsman of The Dal les was in Moro Thursday attend 1,200.00 1,800.00 ing to business matters. 4,000.00 Mrs. Paul May left for PorLad 300.00 Wednesday to attend the Rebekah 200.00 100.00 Assembly, of which she holds the Mrs. 950.00 office of Inside Guardian. W. W. Gearhart and daughter, 100.00 400.00 Nancy, accompanied her. IARRIS HARVESTERS Guaranteed Price & Delivery O n O rd ers P la c e d fo r harrb — jo /38 side - hill model wlrt 80 bu. Grain .Bin. Av.iUbU w,rt 16 foot and 20 foot Haadan. 194S Make Your Plans - - NOW for the Coming ¡6 » Harvest! PHONR 171 Philip G. O’Meara, Wasco, Oregon 0 NEW WEALTH FOR MIDDLE COLUMBIA AREA 625.00 13,375.00 Bureau of Reclamation Plans For . ■ ’ ¿Z Irrigation And Multiple-Purpose Projects r. / • 100.00 F o r a ll k in d s o f w ir e a n d e le c tr ic w ir in g s u p p lie s S e e — B A R N E Y ’S , G r a ss V a lle y , O re. Dr. J. E. Mitchell — * ---------------------------- 1. Total estimated expenditures« ............... - .............. $ 13,375.00 C h ir o p r a c tic P h y s ic ia n 2. Deduct total estimated receipts and available cash balawMB. —---------—r - .................—...................... ‘ C o m p le te D r n g le s s H e a lth S e r v ic e 3. Amount necessary to balance the budget .........-- 13,375.00 4. Total estimated tax levy for the ensuing fiscal year 13,375.00 over Penny’s The Dalles Dated February 3, 1949. Signed Wily W. Knlghten, clerk. / S r v Corson* Project X> AM RECEIVING - • L O V E L Y SPRING FROCKS, SLAC KS, J Gentlemans Whiskey Jrom Kentucky * oto . o f? % X ¿ u t- # ^Willow Creek .Project rTOjeCi HERMITAGE X © ^ S p rin g s ♦ Kentucky fffióky i U N o rth I Project der Oeñlrwches) UndW Kiver a t “B e e fo ’s” to ’ W orm * •«AND W asco , O re g o n P la c e Freewater Project l® 4 “th e Springs Unit’ fftjmoMto Rapids Protect Hone Heaven Ui (Umotillo Rapids Protect) :.4 Lester Wilson, Chirman, Budget Committee. a y S K walla lenwood Project Approved by Budget Committee,Signed Paulen Kaseberg, Secretary, Budget Committee. T h e G Eureka Fiai ‘ Project Upper Horte Pr< Wallace May, Chairman, Board of Directors SWEATERS, and J A N T Z E N TEA SHIRTS -,Z • • • • NUMMARY OF ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES, RECEIPTS, AMD A V A ILA B LE CASH BALANCES A TAX LEVY 1 By Mrs. George L. Pox (Continued from Page One) two feet in an hour. It was reported that traffic was halted on the Columbia river highway at Rufus for several hours Thursday on account of several feet of water going over the highway Just east of Rufus. „ Water was running everywhere and basements were filling up, as no ditches could be made in the frozen ground to turn the water aside. The telephone decided to get tempermental that day too, and was off for a day. The electricity went off that mgrning and again The hill to the west was art other hard one to climb but th om fcrr»nt« w ere n e a r their goal emigrants were near and did not falter. The Dalles was the end of the Oregon Trail There wagons were sold or aban doned and the remainder of the trip was made by barge. It was years later before a wagon could be taken down the Columbia from The Dalles. Many were drowned on this lap of the Journey and much cherished household goods lost as the rough log rafts tossed In the swift river. _ diMcuMcdng th e B u d g e t o f th e R u r a l S c h o o l B o a rd fo r t h e fis c a l y e a r iM -rinnina J u ly 1 st. 1949 an d e n d in g J u n e 30, 1950 h e r e in a ft e r s e t county road crew began work Fri- with the freezing n ig h ts and day to try to close up the crater thawing days. The wheat can’t in the fill at Rufus, and workea stand much of that, say the ones all day Saturday oh it. who know. The Home Economics club of The school bus Is not able to take any of the children from the Rufus grange were hill route, but school will be Mrs. C. A. Tom and Mrs. Eliza beth Kuypers Thursday with a ICE MOVES PROM JOHN DAY opened Monday for those child o’hlock luncheon at the Tom resi ren living down at Rufus and In. dence. On account of the road con- „ The ice In the John Day river the orchards. .the Home Ec. ‘’halrnruto moved from this part of the - The freezing nights are holding dittos Mrs R T. Dingle and the ladies county about noon, but it appear the repair practically at a from the hill were unable to be ed it didn't go with too much stand road still. still several feet present. Two of the teachers, Mrs. force behind it. Thursday night of frost left With the ground, it does Sarah Giannotti and Mrs. Ada another bunch of ice went past, n’t seem to In get a chance to do Ross were Invited guests, on ac so it was-thought the water rush much thawing during day count of no school that day. ing into the John Day caused the time. It is impossible to the use the ice in the north end of the river frozen earth to fill the ruts and The card party for February 11 to give way and later that night washouts In the roads; therefore was called off by the committee the warm weather made it give as long as this situation continues in charge. way in the headwaters. there won’t be many social calls Miss Darlene Smith was a Friday, the men were as “The in the community. It really must weekend guest of Miss Greta Pigeons from Noah’s Ark”, the be pressing business to get the Riggs. The girls got to see the rain had ceased and it had frozen men out bucking the roadd. famous champion basketball team during the night, so the ipen ven Biglow canyon is also closed to play in The Dalles Saturday tured as far forth as they could traffic. Huge boulders were wash night. to see the extent of the damage. ed into the road Just east of the All in all it was found the damage wooden bridge about half way W e h a v e a good sto c k o f e le c was just heavy in the extreme down the canyon. tr ic H e a te r » 8.95 u p a t — north end of the county. Every canyon and hill had deep scars There are plenty of farmers ex B A R N E Y ’S , G ras« V a lle y , O re. and gashes left In them. The pressing tear of their wheat crop about two that afternoon, and was off untii late into the night Old fashioned lamps and candle» were brought out, and with no .radio or decent light to read with, roads impassable there was noth ing much to do, but just go to bed early. Rufus News - - interior hills.” m e e tin g w ill be h eld a t th e C o u r th o u se In M oro, O r eg o n , o n th e 14th dajr o f M arch, 104», a t 10:00 o ’clo ck A . M. fo r t h e p u r p o s e of ■••»■■I*« , Bobby Hoekin&on and Patricia Kaseberg were home over the weekend from Oregon State col lege to attend the Junior Prom. They were met In The Dalles Fri day night by Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hoskinson and Sunday Mr. anil Mrs. L. E. Kaseberg took them down to meet the train for their return. «**n Doy POTENTIAL RESERVOIR ANO POWER SITES Installed Copoc y ('••*) JH K GRKATKR COLUMBIA m e e t fr ie n d s ” RIVER BASIN PLAN 18 COMING TO LIFE E d ’s P la c e Í Viv OPEN SUNDAYS •A S A TI0 LANO j UMLEKNTAL «RIOATIOW ggl ____ POTENTIAL IRRIGATION project CANDY CIGARS ICE CREAM Lunchs f r Dinners POTENTIAL RESERVO« t c 4 J QD POTENTIAL RQWIR *LANT 86 Proof • 65% Grain Neutral Spirits National Distillers Products Corp., New York > y - I - y — t í - ; - j., - : I» < • LEO« NO iT ir - After many years of study and investigation by thousands of America's greatest engineers, sci entists and technicians, and at a cost of millions of dollars, the Greater Columbia River Basih Plan is coming to Ijfe, according to the announcement of the Pad- fice Northwest Development as sociation* This plan conforms to laws laidT down and passed by congress as a result of many years of experience, and by the '* states of the Pacific Notthwedt. The year 1949 should see It well-established and understood in this region..
