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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1949)
PAG E < SHERMAN COUNTI JO U R N A L MORO vREGON Gtais V alley News Adams PaintStore Third A Union SV THE DALLES, OREGON Paint * Wallpaper - Venetian Continued from Page One les spent the weekend here with her mother, Mrs. Alice Smith. BUnda Mr and Mrs. F. M. Crews of GENERAL PAINT PRODUCTS Wasco went to Stevenson, Wash., Sunday to bring their daughter- H eavy Rote • one coat finish in-law, Mrs. Marion Crews .up here to spend a few days with her Flex • Colorful decorator parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dell Olds. Kayonitc. washable smooth finish Mr. and Mrs. John Block had Vi o ff on all w allpaper In stock as their guests Saturday even 29% off on special orders ing Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thasher Rom where I sit... ¿y Jo e Mar J i Never Too Late To Learn Gappy Miller’s young son. Squint, As forever coming ap with new Now they’re not all world , bat Cappy is usually will- lag to give them a try. fleams Squint found a new way to clear brush. They take two trac tors, about thirty feat apart, and •onnect them with a heavy chain «lighted down on the ground with eld iron. First they both go par allel In one direction, then they go haek over the tame swath in the opposite direction and up comes the brush—roots and all. Worked fine and saved time. T hat’s why things go so well at the Miller farm . Cappy is open- minded, tolerant of new idecc and new ways of doing. He doesn’t think k it way is the only way. ‘ From where I sit, a little toler ance will make things go better for all of us. You respect my views and I’ll respect yours—whether it’s on farming, politics, or choosing be tween an ice cream soda or a' tent perate glaaa of beer. Copyright, 1949, United States Brewers Foundation W inter time is. reading time and w e can take care of that w ith newspapers and a good supply of magazines THE TAVERN Ken Zachary FRIDAY, MA9RCH 18, 1949 from Boring, Mi and Mrs Roy Feely from The Dalles, Mr. and Mrs Don Smith, and son, Larry, Mr and Mrs. Bruce Alley and children, Karen and Dickie, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Alley. ' Mr. and Mrs. Norris Gilklson reurned home Monday from Port land where they spent several days on business. Mr. and Mrs Walter Wilke ar rived here Saturday from Indio, California, to visit his mother, Mrs. C, Wilke, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. R. Anderson. They left Sunday for their home in White Salmon, Washington, after spending the winter in Cali fornia. Mrs. Charles Davis and Mrs. Boyce Blaylock went to Portland last Friday to visit their parents, Mr and Mrs. Walter Roy and Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Shull respectively, returning home Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Bud Brinkert and her brother, Fred Crowlev Jr., left Friday for Earlie where they were called due to the illness of their father, F?»-d Crowlev. Mr. Brinkert and M?. Crowley return ed home Sunday. Mr. and Mr*. Charles P err’go were dinner guests. Saturday evening at the -home of Mr. and Mrs. John Rust. member. Bradley, Carr, Billavu,'fence. Henry Barnum fenced fence. Fultons had a lot of land board or a w lr ^ on the Frank Byrd, John Mahon, Tom a field that took in most of the fenced with a dquble ditch Pence, bank.” Ward, Charlev Black, Charley ground that Moro is on now. the dirt piled between the ditch- Continued Next Week— Gardner, Bent Morgan, Rm'e R the regt es. Later they put a stake a n d a non. There were others but 1 don’t recall their names. For several years, the first postof fice was 8cott’s Postoffice at the John Day river. Tom Scott had & ferny* there in about 1860 and sold to D. G. l^eonard. Some tllne in the early seventies a postofflce was put in at Eaton’s place and called Spanish Hollow.” French (Continued from last week ‘‘I will give the names of some of the stage drivers that I re MOTOROLA and PHILCO , onto radios for Immediate d elivery, for all makes and models o f cars, come In and see about having one in stab led. Prices from $46.00 up to $105.00. HARRY'S RADIO SERVICE Phone 2028 512 W. 9th St. The Dalles, Or.egon Phone 2928- H O W YOU to#* CAN EARN 2 § ON YOU* SAVINGS WITH Federally Insured Safety Uso Portland fadvrol Savings’ convaniant SAVE - BY • MAIL sarvka.You gat a good raturn. Your savings ore Federally In- surad for safety up to $5000. W ith d raw als are prom ptly paid, without fees or deduc tions of any kind, e Let va ten d y e e camplata infarma Men eheet eer SAVf -BY-MAIL aarvka ■»Or^Y, W kf W V W v I « O C S w YY v PORTLAND TtDfRAt SAVINCS Comar, 5 Ik end Stork Sartlond 4, O rof an Hidden tank farm to keep 50,000 homes warm Deep in the fin nest Puget Sound one o f the largest heating oil tank (arms in the West is being b u ilt... and motorists passing by on the highway w ill people we serve always w ill be warm. Similar expenditures are being made constantly in the important job o f serving the TOst w r it never know it exists. A large ring o f trees has been left standing around the tanks to preserve the scenic beauty o f the area; the fisrm itself w ill store 28,896,000 gallons o f o il... enough to heat 50,000 homes all printer long. • y Actually, the six tanks are not needed under normal weather and shipping conditions They’re (wing built at a cost o f more than $1,000,000 to make certain there w ill be enough o il on hand to meet any emergency spell o f unusually bad weather...to make certain the homes o f the Standard Oil Company of California z Plymouth on Display • ♦ • • • • • • F or Sports ‘ Denim ’ in • Sun Back w ith or without the • • J a c k e t See them at , • • Greta, The Dalles , • (Continued from Page IT Mrs. Pearl Brackett donated $2 for the club to purchase some cups for the grange kitchen. The club members decided to have a Secret Pal club. Names will be dfawn at the April meet ing which will meet with Mrs. Pearl Brackett anu Mrs. Wannie Tate. Some of the members ex-, changed bulbs after the meeting. Present for the meeting were: , Mrs. Harland McDonald, Mrs. Atlee Wilson, Mrs. Joe Morris, tMrs. Luther Steward, Mrs. Grace Medler, Mrs. Herman Brackett, Mrs. George Fox, Mrs. Sam Brock Mrs. Curt Tom, Mrs. Richie Ding le, and the hostesses Mrs. W at kins and Mrs. Rich and an invited guest, Mrs. Andy Engberg. b y Gil» « L w Mr. Price also gives a better description of the early day ditch fences which were used be- - fore the advent of wire: ‘ The first fences in the country, be sides corrals, were ditch fences These ditches were V shaped, fir st four spades wide, then three three spades, then two apades and one at the bottom, the dirt pil ed on the inside. Dad fenced about 20 acres that way. Eaton also fenced quite a lot with ditch Au/us Aofes - History Sherman County Presented dir* I*—«' to » lA J U w ^ h tender, flew < « ce fn lly Into lb . body Ihey ere d.tochabto lor ‘ e • a di.TioH ■ rr u> rrpor. • • • New Plym outh Features Beauty, Performance, Safety and Comfort proved performance and efficiency Brilliant new styling Is combined size the broadness of the front with a raw design cylinder head Fenders which blend perfectly into with outstanding riding comfort, in body lines are nevertheless separate which increases compression ^atio creased roominess, and sweeping and detachable, thus avoiding sheet to 7 to 1. A new .chrome plated mechanical improvements in the metal panels so costly to repair or compression piston ring reduces naw lira of Plymouth automobiles. cylinder wear and provides greater t- q • Completely redesigned, UNThtw The new Plymouth line includes protection during the break-in per Plymouth has a longer wheelbase nina distinct automobiles. Special iod. There are improved oil rings for a better ride and more road sta deluxe and deluxe types are on a for greater oil economy, while a ’ newly-designed intake manifold in bility, but leas front and rear over 118-inch wheelbase, one inch longer duces quicker, smoother engine than last year’s. Special deluxe hang for easier parking and garaging. warm-up and produces faster throttle While the silhouette, has been low models are: four-door sedan, dub response. coupe, convertible dub coupe and ered and the width decreased, there Body styling which p r o d u c t s is more bead and lag room and seats station wagon. In the deluxe group greater passenger room without ex are the four-door sedan and the are wider. Typical of Plymouth’s cessive bulk also increases visibility. many refinements la the ignition- club coupe. In addition, Plymouth V-type windshields have 37 percent ; starter combination, with which • will build three delude models on a more area and provide excellent brand new Ill-in c h wheelbase, a turn of the key starts the engine. vision without distortion. Wind The raw Plymouth! are sleek in tw o -d o o r sedan, a th ree-p assen ger shield wipers clear 61.5 percent appearance. New rear-end styling coupe, and a new body type, the greater area ^nd the rear window provides a graceful balance with the Suburban. is 35.4 percent larger. The S 7 -h '\ - engine has im horizontal grille lines which empha JHBEZ . _“ _ ' . - Noonan-Pratt Motors Phone 281, Wasco, Ore.
