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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.
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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.”
.,
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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®
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.
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r.n«k.
Moro.
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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
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