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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1949)
BACK 2 SHERMAN COUNTY JOURNAL, MORO, OREGON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1949 The work went on and by Dec ember 14 the road was built to Moro and construction started and the depot located on th e e g SALE* Spinet piano Will acres donated to the company by FOR sacrifice for Quick Bale., Caso the town. * . The railroad reached Grass Val or terms. Can be seen at More. Write Tollman Planò Store, ley in the spring of 1900 and went 395 South 12th St., Salem, Ore- on to Shaniko which was the¡ter minus of the road until 1913, gon. when therails were taken up be WANTED: Reliable man wiln tween there and Kent. car to call on farmers in Sher The extent of sheep raising in fnan county. Wonderful oppor Sherman county in the 1890s can be to some extent appraised by tunity. $15 to $20 in a day. No the, minutes of a meeting held m experience or capital required, Grass Valley, February* 15, 189b. permanent. Write today. Mc- The sheep men were meeting to Ness Co. Dept. B. 2423 Magnol appoint a committee to meet with ia St. Oakland 7, Calif. 49-50p the county court about the coyote bounty1. They were undoubtedly FOR SALE: N. W. Thompson the men who had hauled wool to house in Moro, 6 rooms, full Grants some years before. basement, oil furnace, hot wa James H. Fraser opened the ter heater, fireplace, tile gar meeting and Charles A. Buckley age, chicken house, $4750. was elected chairman, and J. V. Giles French, Moro, Oregon. O’Leary secretary although J. H. Smith was named vice-president and J. H. Fraser secretary of the SPETIC TANKS pmn x<! ami GLORIA SWANSON RESUMES MOVIE CAREER . . . In Hollywood, bUllt. C. 1 . Johnson. Phone (113 permanent organization. glamorous Gloria Swanson, one-time great s ta / of the silent screen, White Salmon, Wash. tfn assessed themselves $3.00 was before the cameras again for the first time In the past eight years. per 1000 sheep as a, fund and Seen with Paramount director Billy Wilder, she will appear in “ Sunset Dalles neither at the time of the what akin to the v/h Van Gilder 2nd, P. Bell, 3fd. Boulevard,“ with Erich von Stroheim, another old timer favorite.______ named C. A. Buckley, J. D. Wil CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING —- Danes, neun be that d o n t do th is Van <£‘aBelL White 1>eghorn; Meat cutting, wrapping, sharp cox and J. H. Fraser to meet with Sande manv*'attempts and that only the do-gooder tak- p ^ kerai, ^Ernest Houston lst & in^ wa8 f&ld in Moro to tty to in- those who were holding up the the court “in regard to fixing the freeze. Bring them in anv dav f n r ^ lonv time es steps to see that something er^ ’n E HoustOn 1st, 2nd. du%Wthe railroad officials to con- line by excessive, demand for COunty bounty at $1.00 per scalp but Sunday. C & C Food Store, at face-saving for a long time is done. 3rd. Banty rooster: Jean Ro*»s. tiniie building to that city. 'T he rights of way. . irrespective of the association Grass Valley, Oregon. 21tfc Some points seem clear and this They want everyone to have ott,‘er nght breeds: E. M. 'Eslin- ckarter of the company called for Signing this resolution were A. bounty of 50 cents.” ., —------— • -~ is true of the main ones appar inside plun.Nng use electricity. 3rd^ & oiu. construction construction to to urinevine Prineville so it tv m Dillinger. W right^^^M cD on- sheepmen signing tne the minutes SHOE REPAIRING *^on^ i^ r •ctrlcuv. ger ger i i 8t, 8t, C. C. Bell Beil 2nd^ & zno i lin g e r , m Al wngnv, Sheepmen ently. vice. Leave shoes at Smith’s izn t o church wear warm clothes. Ducks: Old male: Marjorie v an w a g a f o r e g o n e conclusion that it aid, M. Hansen and Hugh Mein- were James H. Fraser; C. K. The reporting of the everts live in new Gilder 1st, 2nd. E. M. Eslinger, wouid come to Moro, but there tyre for Monkland;'C. A. Heath, Cochran, John Grant, Fairfield & Hardware, Grass Valley. Glenn was not very accurate and if keep hair combed, this and 3rd. Young male: E. M. Eslin wag trouble over right of j v O’Leary, B, S. Kelsey/, Fred Hilgen, J. V. O’Leary, Kerr & Perry. 15tfc the pictures are no better it houses, learn about Old female. Marlorie VanGii- way. - Krusow and C. W. Moore for Buckley, E. J. Prahl, Jno. McAl- that. Anyone who questions the 2nd. der 1st, E. M. Eslinger _. Citizens of Moro raied $5000 to Grass Valley; E. Sayrs, Carl lister, J. C. O’Leary, L. C. Kelsey, FOR SALE— Now available for will he hard to prosecute. No Marjorie Van aid the line and at Grass Valley p eetz m . Damon, D. W. Howard R & A Smith, Ragsdale & Smith, one seems to know yet for sure propriety of such action Is Young female, immediate delivery W i 11 y s a barbarian. j Martin for Moro. J. D. Wilcox, J. H. Smith, James Gilder 1st, E. M Eslinger 2nd. an additional $1000 was raised A d whether the cargo of pineapple branded Jeeps and four-wheel drive The world and its people would resolution was signed opposing Stewart, E. Hannafin, McDonald was “hot” or not, nor when it soon be all alike if do-gooders Complete Willy s Bi— H i M U — — m— & Chisholm, J. H. Sherar, Mic pick-ups. got that way. Overland line of panels, station heál King, B. S. Kelsey. had their way. There would he Herewith is the last of the wagons and Jeepsters now There seems no good reasons none of the variety that is the 1948 series of historical notes F ir e P r o t e c t io n W e e k O C T . 9 —1 5 sensationally reduced in price why the port of The Dalles spice of life and none of those about Sherman county. More JO E A M O R E Con tact ^Willis Motor Co., Third should have entered into the rare individualists who think will be forthcoming as conditions SPECIAL deal with the pineapple company and act for themselves without become possible for writing and and Lincoln Sts., The Dalles, U. S. Army Rebuilt Shoes Oregon. 22tfc in the first place. There was no considering the customs of the publishing it. Criticisms and ad Six-inch Tops $3.00 hope of a continuation of busi majority. y ditions are most welcome. Let’s protect yourself with t h e only extingui Combat B oots $3.00 FOR SALE: 6 ft. used l>eonard ness, facilities are inadequate So far as can be remembered get this as near right as possi SH E R THAT FLAME-PROOFS AS IT Q U E N C H E S Also new heavy duty tents refrigerator $48.00; 7 ft. M. W. and the danger of bringing labor no Indian ever built a new. mo ble. FOR GEN ER- W ITH “K A R H A L p Y”. FASTOST 0 x 9 $25.00 refrigerator $75.00; 8 ft. 1945 violence was present dern house by himself. White JOIN T H E W ISE Servel gas refrigerator $148 00 AL F I K i S i - GOOD UNTIL USED. Special prices on tarps of It is easier to look backward men do it for him occasionly. There was little or no summer 8 ft 1948 Servel kerosine, late “I n st X nt ” owners now : all sizes and see mistakes than to look The Indian doesn’t care about fallowing in those days and 160,- type Aladdin burner, refriger at ahead and see trouble. houses like that. As between 000 acres in wheat was entirely ator $148.00; 1 G. E. tank type Joe A more’s Shoe Shop " OU8es. " “ L and T u Indians r i i a n . wZ vacuum cleaner, demonstrator, Mavor (lo.gooders we take take possible The county also had 39,- The proclamation of Mayor «10 E ast Second Street 670 head of sheep, 1825 hogs, 5613 $48.00. All the above carries He knows enough horses and mules and 1000 cattle. Mauser about assurance of peace the Indian T he Dalles, Oregon 90 days free service. DeMoss was an error as are nearly ail to mind his own business. Farmers and stockmen who Only Authorized Dealer in Sherm an County The Dalles 610 E. Second Electric, Moro. Oregon. 48c HOOD RIVER such proclamations. It must used the ranges and bottoms of P. O. BOX 6« Oi egon JL have been made, on faith because the county had a large part in the no sufficient protection was ar A bout th e county destruction of much good land. ranged and there was no moic .. M r- and Mrs. Tom Douma When white men came there than six police deputies on hand wflnt tQ expre88 their thanks to were almost no rocky bottoms in even after the pickets numbered (he frleftds who have entertained the O o th in g for the littlest , fHoir 'Mpnvp Port o{ the emigrants that Grass more than a hundred. them previous Valley canyon was a fertile little ones, allof then?. Com plete The . chairman • of the poi t taking. vaje can verified. The soil that Eelectrlcity- was off in Sher- had washed down from the grass commission is reported as say stock of babies’ wear, the ing that the port could cance. man county intermittently for covered slopes was spread evenly cutest things, too. the contract in the face of vio nearly an hour Thursday after- OVer the canyon floors. Even Fer- lence, a remark that certainly noon. It was a general failure ry canyon and Rutledge canyon Sweaters and Skirts for Schoolgirls - Beanies in was encouraging to disturbance. of power and both The Dalles and Grass Valley and Hay can But these ’are background and Portland were without elec yons were said to have bpttom land their entire length. Trailing bright felts - Beautiful new fall dresses tricity for a time also. items. sheep and cattle made trails that Mr. and Mrs. Tom Douma left became water courses, then ditch The CIO longshoremen follow ed the AFL~ trucks onto tW this week for their new home es which grew until nothing of docks paying no heed to the near Portland. They were enter productive soil remained. Pio __ special ___ policemen . ______ to dry watercour- few and beat talned Thursday night at the ________r neers can point up two truck drivers who had i,egiOn hall by members of the rte8 COVered with houiders and re a clearance from their AP'L service group and other friends. can a day when there was luxuri- union in California. Newspaper cards were played and lunch ant and wellwatered grass the photographers were hit a n d serVed when master of ceremon- length of them W ^erapouts cameras smashed and the trucks ie8 jjoyd Johnson, asked some cleanedI out> the so T after a sta^ were disabled. It was In effect a of tho8e present to bid the cow was made and^xcept J fo r^ tl^ re riot and certainly criminal. pie goodbye, which was done in. reCen^tim es nothing has been 9 p an . sem i-fontial The next day the port Commls- several vmys. Presents were giv- done brlnfl, the bottoms back % sion coficelled its contract with en at the close or the evening. ^ e i r contntlon when discover A dm ission $1.50 ed. the pineapple comoanv and. ston Articles of Incorporation for --------- ped trying to unload the car ‘TI'ATFM ENT of th e OW ERSHIP. management , circulation . BTC., the Columbia Southern Railwav go. The port commission«*’ s REQUIRED BY the acts of con - were nled rMarch 4. 1897 by E. E. M adras, O re g o n were apparently encouraged in CRESS of AUGUST 24, i » i i . and L ytle j L Murchie and Drake action by some city* and “ o^sheim^n’countr Journal, p u b lic C. O’Reilly. Construction was this ------------ county officials. Whether the w° [ly at Moro Orw)n for October i»4 9 gtarted almost immediately, some- refusal of the AFL teamsters to ot ororon . County o f S h em » n , tlrne in June of that year and by haul the pineapple came before October the road was completed or after the port commission’s |y appeared Gllee L. French, who. h oe- t o W aSCO and farmers had a action is not definitely known in r been duly r o o m *cfor^‘n« , ’*7 shorter haul for their wheat. It Is Jo*urL; i th.t reported In the History of Cen Whether there was actual threat t a l roiiowin« u> «*• i * « ® f hu tno»- tral Oregon that In 1897 the coun-, to close the port is not certain led<e end belief, n true statem ent o f the t . fld a p o p u l a t i o n o f 3051 and in the public mind. 160.000 acres In wheat, barley, What is certain in the minds said publication for the date shown In o a t S and I*y® which produced of most local "itizens is that the above caption, required . . >y .v. th« Act 3 700 000 bushels for an average the CIO won a victory over law of August 24. l » l t . as amended b> the of 23 bushels per acre. Whether Act of March I. 19M. embodied In edi enforcement in . «The Dalles by tion L aw . and R egulation., this figure was based on accurate some violence and the possible printed 827, on Postal the reverse o f this form to reports or was tinged with the threat of more. Intimidation had w it: and eddre.ee. of abundant optimist o f 'th e new I. That the m anadnff editor, country cannzt be »verified. its part also the publisher, editor, The railroad was built with The port commissioners may and buelneee m anager, are: Publisher. Editor, farmer labor to a great extent. have excused their action by Gllee L. Preach, Moro, Orgeon. Manair- saying that the pineapple cou’d 5',,** *° n ^ h .* Moro. Ore- The men who promoted It had not have been moved anyway af- pm, B o n n es. Mnnatrtr Lela B. French. little money and that probably obtained from the Oregon Rail ter the AFL teamsters had a c - T h e t* ^ * owner la: (If owned by a road & Navigation company. ceded to CIO demands. corporation. Ite name and addreea muet Right of ways were often dona But no. governmental author h-, ted. After the first year there was lty should ever surrender to moo ________ ow ning ,_ one ____ . per cent or more of some income and although the violence. The state police were total amount of stock, i f not owM d by wrRers of that day expounded to ^ great Fength on the there and there would have .*,52“? I f own«d by a firm , company or other b u i l d i n g t h e line It went aloni? been law and order. - concern, its name and speed and dispatch. * Perhaps it is the result of a unincorporated •ddreaa. a . well a . thoae o f each Individ- j a n u a r y 15, 1898 a mass mCCt- u«■*>.« j moral weakness that has been ual member, m u.t be ffivan.) fflk. b . . n i V .I . B F r.n«k. Moro. O r.- ,.O T all too apparent the world over. Communities and nations have 8. That the known bondholder., mort- fclee-t S 1st and 3rd fallen under the control of organ aa*eea and other m eerlty holder, ow n in g T lip e , l a v s Ir I O O F. 1 percent or more o f total amount of ^ _ tl ized groups which normally re bond«, mortsrnir*. tor other M euH tle. are: hall. Transient and visiting brothers are sort to mob rule to Intimidate <If there are none, an sta te.) none 4. That the tw o paragraphs next above, cordially invited to citizens who feel that their lib rlvinir the nam e, o f the owner«, stock erties are not worth the trouble holders. and aecurttv holders. If any. meet with us. contain not only a Hat o f stockholder, of preserving them. The word and Leo Watkins. N. G. security holders a . they ajtpea»- upon “cowardice” connotes phyclcal the book, of the company but also. In John DeMoss, Secretary fear. The entire nation has been eaae. where the rtockbolder or •'■curltv holder appear, upon the book, o f ma Knreka IxMlge No. 121 A.P. A A.M giving up its liberties for pro company as trustee or In any other D w beautiful Chrydw New Yorker with Meets on the 1st and mise of personal gain. What is clary relation, the name o f the person 3rd Thursday evenings f r i t o n a t k fluid Drive . . . fhe «implest o f or oorporatlon for whom .uch trnet^a la the name for that? edinar. I. « G e n : also that the S"*d two each month. Visiting aU ovtomatk Irtin in lu b n t. It must be said that a major paraRTsph. contain «tatem ent. em bracing members cordially in ity of the citizens of The Dalles affiant*, full know led IT» and belief »• to vited to meet with us. are critical of the port officials which «tockholder. and mcurtly holder, When others cough and q u it. . . Chrysler doesn’t even splutter. L. V. Henrichs. W. M. and are resolved that some po who dp not appear upon the book« of Storm—damp—high-water—can’t faze it! Throw a bucket of water B. Pinkerton, Secretary oompany as trustee«, hold stock snd sitive action be taken to restore the over the engine and you can’t stop it. Once again Chrysler brings s-curitiea la a capacity other than that Laplqe Rebekah Lodge the self respect of the commun o f a bona fide o w n e r ; and thia affiant Meets 2nd and 4th you the year’s most needed engineering feat. The first and only no reason to believe that any other to ity. There may be court action he* completely waterproof Ignition system on any passenger car in person. Mociatkin. or corporation has Tuesdays _____ of each although that is a slow way to any internet direct or Indirect In the m n n t h Visiting America— and it’s standard on all Chrysler modelsl Coil—distribu meet mob violence and seldom Mid atock. bonds, or other securities than members welcome. tor—wiring harness—spark plugs—everything sheds water like a as ao stated by him. serves to prevent It. * Sallie Martin. N. G. 5. That the avers«* number o f conies duck! And mind you . . . this is only one of 50 stand-out advances The fact remains that a nor o f each laaue o f thia publication sold or Clara Houston, Sec this year on the beautiful Chrysler. Better see how they add up to distributed, throuyh the malls or other mally peaceful American com wise. to paid subscriber- durln« the tw the sweetest driving, best riding Chrysler ever built for you. Visit munity has been Intimidated bv elve months nreeedln« the date shown Bethlehem Chapter No. 78. O.E.8 your nearby Chrysler dealer for an eye-opening demonstration today. a mob. Much of the blame lies above is 720. Meets every second and GILES K FRENCH on that community. But some fourth Thursday in each editor month; visiting members must lie'on the state and nation Sworn to and subscribed before me thia PRATT MOTOR CO M PANY First & Biggs Sts. W ASCO , OREGON Invited. Moro, Oregon that lets organizations profit 6th day of October, 1949. ’ Don’t ml«» your Chrysler Dealer's “Sammy Kaye Showroom ”—Every Monday—Wednes day—Friday 12:0b Noon KODL Elsie Jones, W. M. from mob violence, and on such Carrel S. Bennett notary public seal mv commission Edna Melzer, Secretary organizations themselves. expires March 2, 1951. FAIR WINNERS fyrrnutn CC ounty J o u rn a l DO-GOODERS (Continued from Page One) Everytime the writer drives Published Every Friday at past the Indian camp at CeJHo Briggs< lst lx)ig Everett 2nd, - Moro, Oregon the philosophy of the do-goodei Vaughn Rothery 3d. Angel cake: Editor comes in for some critical anaiy- Joan Eakin i 8t( Elaine Bruckeri Giles I*. French Enter«] a« second cla»« matter a t 2nd, Ronald Benson 3rd- Bread: sis. P oatofflm at Moro. Oregon, under Act Barbara Blaylock 1st, Margaret In this instance the do-gooder, o f Congre— o f March 1. 1«7>. white in this instance, has re Baumgartner 2nd, Marie von Biscuits: Danny I D U O t l A L solved at no little expense that Borstel 3rd. Duncan. the Indian must live as much 4-H Clothing: Dress, Mane von like the whites as federal expen Borstel. 4-H Canning: Joan Ba se can make it. It is all for the kin. „ Indians good; it Is done strictly, Poultry: Hen, E. M. Eslinger, as a public service; there is Light Breeds: Cinthy • Be... nothing selfish about it just the New Hampshire: Rooster, Jean Ross; cockerals, Pearl Bell: hen, desire to do good. The do-gooder may be defined Mrs. W. L. Mav 1st, P. Bell 2nd 3rd; pullet: Mrs. Lee» Wakins. as one who aspires to change & 1st & 3rd, Mrs. W. L. May*, 2nd O FFICIAL COUNTY PAPER the life of some one else without Plymouth Rocks: Cock, Pearl having any particular interest Bell; cockeral, C. Bell; hem C. SUBSCRIPTION RATES in it other than the desire to do ON E Y EAR *2tMJ good. A meddler, a busy body, Bell 1st, P. Bell 2nd; pullet, C. Bell. OCTOBER 7, 194» nuisance. Rhode Island Red: Cockeral Jersey Giant.. Do-gooders are engaged in Helen Kruger. Pullet, Pearl Bell. Heavy Breed«: THE THUGS WIN many activities. Each has his E. M. Eslinger 1st. W. E. Hall. own particular branch of the Not about everything is yet entirely clear the situation in The nuisance tri J e,thp ' ^ 1®^8 ^ o p jd ie^W .0 ^ . Hall 1st. Marjorie WanLAdt M ás “ Flameproof your Future” ‘Rich’ Richm ond Infant’s W ear R u fu s H ig h S ch o o l fa ll fro lic s (dance) S a tu rd a y , O c to b e r 8 R ufus School Qym T h e G a y Shop ~ Willys Sales & Service Richfield Products Harrington Motor Co. Music by Columbians •
