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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1949)
PA G E ‘3 SH ERM AN COUNTY JOURNAL, MORO, OREGON PTUDAY, l)K( EM BER 16, 1»49 « Thor« Will Always lie Christinas Trees It WASHINGTON, D. C. (Spe cial)—F ifty years ago a Presi d e n t o f th e U n ite d S ta te s Vanned the use of Christmas trees in the White House be cause he thought the practice of cutting young evergreens was wasteful*. T hat order, issued by Theodore Roosevelt, went unchallenged un til two of his young sons were caught In the act of smuggling a Christmas tree into the Executive Mansion. To escape their father a presidential wrath they appealed to America’s first professional for- ester and Theodore. Roosevelts good friend, Gifford Pinchot, to in tercede for them. Pinchot did, pointing out that proper cutting of small evergreens for Christmas use is not harmful and frequently actually helps a forest. That advice, good enough BO years ago to lift a White House ban and convince a strong-minded president, is echoed this year by no less an authority than the American Forest Products Indus tries. , . “Don’t worry about the p lig h t of the poor Christmas tree,” says this wood-industry sponsored or ganization, “it’s as replaceable as the Thanksgiving turkey and just as indispensable to the American scene.” Nearly half of the 21 million evergreens that make up Ameri These spruce trees from Northern Minnesota’s second growth forests ca’s 1949 Christmas tree harvest will bring Christmas cheer into homes all over America. This scene typi were farm produced. Nearly nine- fies the holiday forest harvest just completed. (Halvorson Trees. Photo) tenths of the entire crop was cut on privately owned timberland. To Another German, the sixteenth augment this domestic Christmas ability to retain needles and, of century religious leader Martin course, price are factors. tree harvest, about five million Best seller on the Christmas Luther, generally is-credited with evergreens are imported annually, tree market today is the balsam originating the custom oi decorat most of them from Canada. Christmas trees with lights. Besides bringing a fragrant fir, a product of New England ing Noting how snowflakes on the and Northeastern United States. freshness of the forest into two boughs of evergreen trees reflect out of every three American About six and one-half million of ed moonlight, Martin Luther de homes this December, the three- these are sold in an average year. termined to capture the same Douglas firs, products of the month Christmas tree harvest effect in his home by placing pours an estimated 50 million dol Pacific Coast, are the second most lighted candles on the tree The lars into the Nation’s economic popular. Black spruce, red cedar idea spread through the centuries. and white spruce follow in that bloodstream. This Christmas eve, just as they order. Together these make up 83 Most American Christmas trees have since 1923, people will gather are thinned from natural growth percent of all Christmas trees sold around an evergreen tree on the in the United States. Scotch pine, f.orests. An original stand of from White. House lawn to participate five to ten thousand trees per acre Southern pine, red spruce, Vir in a tree lighting ceremony de<li- ginia pine, white fir, Norway will actually m ature only a few cated by the President and broad hundred sawlog-size trees. Most spruce, hemlock, cypress, juniper cast nationally. of the small evergreens, selectively and Engleman spruce also are Forestry-wise the United States cut for Christmas sale, would marketed in commercial quanti- h«.s traveled a full qircle since Theodore Roosevelt’s day. Christ sooner or later have been elim Ilistorians disagree over how mas trees, like sawlogs and pulp inated by Nature in the life and and when this Christmas tree busi w«'oi|, have become a crop in death struggle for forest space. When it comes to selecting a ness started in America. Home A ■'.erica. This country’s forest’, Christmas tree, most Americans sick Hessian soldiers, Brought if protected and wisely managed, have as many individual likes and over from Germany by the British ci n produce both wood and dislikes as they have in motor cars to fight George W ashingtons Ciuistmas trees in quantities .%uf- or hats. Color, limb strength, Continental Army, probabiy in-, j .lent to meet present as well a? Vfuture needs. shape, compactness, fragrance, an troduced the custom. Rufus Sewing Club To Miss Meeting B y Mr« G eorge F ox Medler, Mrs. Lois Steward, Mrs. Sam Brock, Mrs. I-teo Watkins, Mrs. Sadie Rich, Mrs. Herbert Church, Mrs. Trace Fields and Mrs. Alta Smith. There was a card party at the Rufus grange hall Friday night. Nof too many were out, but it was enjoyed by those pre sent. Winning high score at cards were Sam Brock and Mrs. Curt Tom. Mr. and Mrs. George Fox were awarded the booby prizes. Hostesses were Mr. and Mrs. Harland McDonald and Mr. and Mrs. Andy Engberg. Supper .consisting of sandwiches, salad and coffee was served at the close. The next card party will be December 30 and the hotess. es will be Mr. and Mrs. Sam Brock and Mr.and Mrs. George Eox. The officers and musician in the Rufus grange drill team all met at the grange hall Thursday night to practice the drill for the state conference which will be December 14 at Rufus. which will be on a Friday. The Rufus school has set Thurs day night December 22 as the night for their Christmas pro gram. The grade school children are planning plays and working on them now. On Friday the children will have their Christ mas party and school will be let out at noon. There was a rural school board meeting at Moro Wednesday which George Fox, a member of the hoard, attended. On the hill at Rufus Monday morning, the ground had a slim spreading of snoW. The wind which came during the morning soon melted it, as did the sprinkles of rain which also fell. J e r se y sk ir ts w ith big p o ck ets p e r m a n e n tly p leated to go w ith th a t J e r se y b lou se. G R E T A , The Dalles Çu.i.V o«. Enjoy the w hiskey th a t’s Namob" m Kentucky W hiskey - A Blend NATIONAL DISTILLERS PROD. CORP., N. Y .• 86 PROOF • 65* GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS The Wasco -boys played a * game of 'basket ball with the Rufus boys Tpesday night. The first part of the game Rufus was 6 points in the lead, but were not able to hold it. The final score was 47 points for Wasco and 39 points for Rufus. The Rufus high school girls’ volley ball team is getting off to a good start. When they* played Wasco Tuesday night, they were vic torious by a score of 77 points to Wasco’s 33 points. George Fox Jr. has entered the Optimist subscription con test for the Rufus territory. The days he past week have been clear but cold. Mostly there has been frosty* nights. The engagement of Miss Nell Coats and Harold Melzer has been announced, hut no date set for the wedding ’’These investm ents show f a i t h in the fu tu re .” FRED WHEATLEY President, Seaside Chamber s f Commerce Mr. and Mrs. George Fox of Rufus were dinner guests Tues day night at the home of Mrs A. B. Potter and daughter May- me Moorehouse present were Mr. and Mrs. O ar ance Morrison, Mr. and M ^ Ormand HiWerbrand and Mr. and Mrs. Wait Bruckert, g Klondike. The teachers of S h erm an coutt tv had their meeting Wed . X h t at Rufus when th eR u R js teachers were • close ments were served at the close of the meeting. Christmas The Rufus grange in «tin he December 23 program win ne together were Mrs. Andy a reading of Christ- Fieldi was answered Engbferg, Mrs. W alt. Morris, mas. The roll ig of their fa-Mrs; Harland McDonald, Mrs. by members or ex-Atlee Wilson, Mrs. Joe Morris, don vorite Christ Grace Mr¡ dng the after-Mrs. Georgè F< periences. \ _______________________ The Community Sewing club met Wednesday afternoon at the country home of Mrs. Chet Coats. It was the club’s Christmas par ty and there was an exchange of gifts among the adults and the children present. The club de cided not to meet the next meeting date on account of it coming just after New Years, but to wait until the third Wednes day of January. The members M ad ras, O re g o n all brought some used clothing to donate with the new quilt which the club made this fall, to the welfare center in The Dal les. The club has taken in a new member, Mrs. Elton Medler who lives at Emigrant Springs. The hostess served pineapple upside down cake and coffee at the afternoon. Present for the after Filing o f y o u r 1949 Incom e T ax R etu rn s be* noon were Mrs. Don Macnab, Mrs. Iceland Medler. Mrs. Gordon fore D ecem ber 31, 1949 m ay p ro d u ce sub* Reid, Mrs. George Fox, Mrs. Dewey Thomas. Mrs« Kenneth stan tial tax savings. Fridley, Mrs. Elton Medler and the hotess Mrs. Coats. The Home Economics club A U D IT O R IN C O M E T A X -M U N IC IP A L -G E N E R A L met for their December meeting at the home of Mrs. Alta Smith with Mrs. George Fox as co-host U . 8 . N n t’l. flan k R ld g.S n ltr 506-7-8-11-12 ess. A dessert luncheon was ser t u p m iiL X n U U T .h V D IA L 2724 ved upon card tables which had gay Christmas table cloths and napkins to match. Mrs. Harland McDona’d, vice-chairman opened the business meeting. A letter was read from the state hospital in regards to what to send the patients there Fifty gifts which were attractively wrapped were donated by members, and made to send away to Salem. A l>ox of get well cards was purchased so the club could send them to 111 members. It was decided that as long as the amount of the flrtex needed to fix the grange kitchen and hallway had been estimated for the culh td. buy this amount as it would l>e the end of this year’s grange Im provement project. Mrs. Joe Mor ris, past chairman of the club installed the new chairman, Mrs Trace Fields, for 1950. Mrs Fields then presided for the rest of the meeting. Mrs Morris was assisted by Mrs. Harland Mc Donald in intalling Mrs. Fields Mrs. Sadie Rich had charge of the program. The members a participated in Severn 1 games. Mrs I>eo W atkins gave the reading. "The Night After C hrlt- man". Mrs. Sadie Rich ga\e a reading on a man who aspmed » > 3 WZx to he Santa Claus. Mrs. irate W illys Sales & Service NEW POWER POLES, felled ond treated In »he Northw«»», ore among the many Item» in P P ll’i big conitruction budget. More than 6 ,0 0 0 pole», varying in length from 3 0 »a 7 0 feet, have been set in the ground this year. They play on important part in the big job of »erving this fa»f-growing region with PP&L’» low-cost electricity. Richfield I roducts Harrington Motor Co. To our Clients: COLD SHOULDER . . . Margo Dunn, Cudahy, Wls., rives cold shoulder to U m e sparrow which has made the Dunns’ hom e his home since It was a fledgling. Som etim es It leaves but alw ays returns, and It enjoys winging its way around the house, not a bit afraid of Margo ani^ other hu m ans In the house. Cost of new construction by Pacific Power & Light since V-J day will total more than $25,000,000. These are development dollars. They are taxpaying, job-making dollars, invested here in the Northwest to help meet your electrical needs. Power requirements of this fast-growing Pacific Northwest demand a steady low of these development dollars. That is why all of us want investors to look on his region as a land of opportunity, and of fair reward. 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