PAGE 2 SHERMAN COUNTY JOURNAL. MORO. OREGON
^ h e rra a n Countg Jo u rn al
^SIZK OF PRODUCTION
From estimates of agricultural
income of most of the counties o
--------- -------- *------------------ Oregon it is possible to obtain a
Giles L. F r e n c h ....... .......... Editor different idea of the size of coun-
E ntered a i aeeond
el*»» m atter at th e t i e s BS far as population is COn-
Pwbttshed E very Friday at
Moro, Oregon
F oato fflr« a t Moro, O regon, under A ct
o f Congre«» o f March 8, 1871.
Food Brokers 7
7 r.c ewife;
Cite 50 Y ears’ fo p fe n Advan**“'*,
cerned
R I F US NEW S
Mis. Geeorge
COUNTY
PAPER
bert Church, Alta Smith, Trace
Fields, and George Drinkard.
Fox
The Home Economics
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Byrd’s
of Rufus
at the hlldren w ere 8iCk over the
oi
KUIUS grange met »v
home of Mrs. Wm. Huck Thurs- weeR
with & gickness hard
So many "of*
day with a 1:30 p. m. dessert «"define.
deflne go
of the little
luncheon.
Mrs. Buck was as- children
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get * sick and otaV
stay nut
out
sisted by Mrs. Walter Morris..
8chool* but is b o u g h t not to
Mrs. Trace Fields opened the
However> they seem
business meeting. Roll (’all w as
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answered by members telling of
o i ? FINAL HEARING
their favorite house plants. Mrs.
Notice is hereby given Guy C.
Elizabeth Kuypers, Mrs. Robert Andrew?> Administrator of the
Byrd, together with Mrs. Fields E?tate of Anione B. Sandvig,
are on a committee to arrange deceased has filed in the Coun-
the club program to put on at ty Court of the State of Oregon,
grange March 16.
for Sherman County, his final
The ladies decided to give the Account and the Court has set
linen which the club has on hand tbe 25th day of April, 1950, in
to the P.T.A. linen sale.
The the offlce of lhe county Clerk
next meeting of the club will
the county Court house at
be at the home of Mrs. Joe Mor- Moro Oregon at i0:00 o’clock a
ris with Mrs. Luther Steward m ag ^ e time and place for the
as helper. For ròll call members settlement of said accounting
are to bring hand painted china and for hearing objections to the
and tell about it.
Fame, if any.
The club decided to have each
GUY C. ANDREWS
member bring a gift for the se-
Administrator
cret p al. who has , been • their j Tracy Barton
pal when the club meets in *The Dalles, Oregon
April.
Also April is the month Attorney for the Estete
20-23c
when secret pals will be reveal
ed. Mrs. Robert Byrd gave an
outline on how to plant trees
and blubs.
T. Lester Johnson
Mrs. Harland McDonald asked
LAWYM
for ideas of what she should pur
chase with the $5.00 which. Mr.
MORO
WASOO
and Mrs. Joe Bryant of Seattle
donated when they were here
last week to buy something for
the grange hall. '
The club decided to have a
Mother’s Day Tea at the grange
hall. The date to be set later.
Mrs. Walt Morris volunteered
to bring some food at the next
meeting which ‘chances would
be sold for at 5 cents. The win
ner of the drawing to bring the
article for the next time.
The amount of the silver In
dish was $1.75. Mrs. Mason of
Spokane was an invited guest.
The * following members were
present; Besides the hostess Mrs.
Huck and Mrs. Morris were
Mesdames E. Kuypers, Harland
McDonald, Curt Tom, Atlee Wil
son, Robert Byrd, Joe Morris,
George Fox, Grace Medler, I ai -
ther Steward, Sam, Brock, Her-
There are many ways to judge
an area or state or county. Its
size, its population, its taxable
valuation and its production.
S ubscription rates
From an economic standpoint the
ONE YEAR
latter is as important as any. it is
like judging a crew of men—the
D 11 0 1 1A L producer is important regardless
N A JJ O N A t
of size.
i" V j L J I I a
Marlon is probably the largest
county in agricultural production
with some $27 million and then
comes Umatilla, Jackson and
and Klamath in that order, all
with production in excess of $20
million. Linn, Lane, Clackamas,
Yamhill and Union all produce
more than $10 million worth of
MARCH 24, 1950
farm stuff.
In the group that produce in
the bracket between $5 and $10
million come Multnomah, Mor
NEED FOR FARM PISANS
row, Wasco, Douglas, Wallowa.
Recently there has been ad- Benton, Sherman, Coos, Tllla
ditional criticism of the farm pro- mook, Hood River, Josephine,
gram especially the potato part Deschutes, Crook and Columbia,
of it. Criticism reflects on the en- i^ake, Harney in that order,
tire program which is growing in
Not all counties are included,
unpopularity. Thoughtful farm- p u t the point is that by actual
ers and all farm
organizations production of saleable food stults
have devised other plans than the the counties do not rate in the
present, all of which indicates sarne positions as when judged by
that something new in the way of other criteria. Production is an
a farm, program may well be ex- important as size, or population
pected.
or valuation.
Jewell Lain’s armload represents food brokers’ selection of the
There seems no doubt that the .___________
greatest grocery advances of the first half of the 20th century.
government will continue to aid
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.—May- I to perfect pastries; 3. such laundry
agriculture. Economically it is
YOUR BI/OOD
>e the housewives of the nation I products as detergents, improved
desirable because the nation
needs a safe supply of food and
The other day we were talking won’t agree, but the mere men1 soaps, the new Perma Starch
fiber and a surplus of moderate to a lady, a young lady, at least, who set the pace in the food-1 which stays n clothes through
amount would not be amiss if 8he w ore, a skirt and sweater, brokerage business have picked | eight to 15 w- ahings, and ready-
the cold war turns warm. Pollti- and the subject was sulphur the “top ten” advances in grocery (to-use bluing; 4. vitainin-enriched
and services over the flours with fine textures; 5. im-
cally there is no opposition to it and molasses and other
such products
past half-century. •
proved containers and processing
Inasmuch as both parties have a blood purifiers as were
given
However they don’t expect for foods such as meats and juices,
farm program, differing only in to children in the spring by many women to disagiee with previously unpackageable.
detail.
parents who thought that some the nominations, because at least! 5. Dehydrated foods, saving
thing should be done to drive half of the goods and services hows fd pieparation, 7. pre-pack-
Farmers are not aided by a QUt the morbld m8 of winter,
program that Increases any one
The ¡ady ra(her held to sas- named were included because ;:^ed 'for- ia, especially meats and
represent savings in 'time- noultry, reducing shopping time;
crop to too great an extent. Speci- parma while we upheld sulphur they
•nd labor for the homemaker. J. freshne.-s-control methods, es-
flcally wheat growers are not aid- and moiaRges and it was never Here’s the “top ten” named at a pecially with, regard to eggs; 9.
ed by a program that piles up declded whether the difference convention here;
•> >rt: t on, making
surpluses grown on land that was
age or of parents.
-sh fc 'ds of all peckions avail-
1. Froren foods, sharply re h r
that should be producing g rass. We recad Qiat the conditioner lng meal-preparation ti "c. !
> in dll s e a s' ns; 10. improved
or other crops. If the govern-
usually began while snow ready-mixes, spectacular s’ *
1 more versatile shortenings.
ment is going to take a hand in wag gtdj on the ground, rather
payment for crops and in con- jate jn ^he winter when the diet drivers receive proper instruc-
Mr. and Mrs. H urison, who
trol then government should use of dried fru iu and vegetables drivers
. 1
suDcrvision bought the old Porter place at
that hand to provide crops of and sajt meat and potatoes had tion ant
‘
b schooi Twin Bridges spent the weekend
High scnooi
Tj
. w here they went to
kind and quantity to fit the na- hegun to pale on all the family, of driving habits.
torniture from
tion’s needs. That is the aid of <phe defenders of * health f^lt driving courses are recommend-
ed
where
available
No
»
lo
dri
the government should be to pro- that something should be done
vide a balanced production tailor- and jike better known advocates vlng should
I
Carrell S. Bennet and family
ed to fit the demands of the of the "do something” school the license, Is °bU'ned and lm
last week and
that
they picked on the worst thing surance protection checked to
son had com-
people.
•
see7 a » rJVerX i l n ef
'
pietely recovered from hlR skln
available.
Surpluses are an indicator of
.
allmtnt. (•
The talking of tonics was render It insufficient.
the part
poor planning on tne
pari of
01 the
u ir custorrBry in those days any-
govemment Long continued sur-
R
limCi Rayg sociai
pluses are proof of government- hlgtory when the use of alcohol ERVY REMINGTON DEAD
George G. Updegraff
al mismanagement
as a‘ beverage was frowned
Ervy H. Remington died in
Attorney at law
The theory of parity puts the upQn by the better element of The Dalles Tueseday after being
farmer In a preferred class be- the population. That made con- ill but a short time. He had been
cause his efficiency has Increased ditlon8 jugt right for the tonic living at Fossil recently. He was
MORO
so greatly since the 1900 14 trade But
moral or finan well knowi» at Grass Valley as
Monday, Wednesday. Frida)
period. The new Brannan form-
g^ge prevented the giving he was blacksmith there for a
Afternoons
ula for parity would Include ten
gtQre houghten tonics to good many yeai-s. Two stepsons,
good years and give the farmer a chlWren whose little bodies Willard and Delbert Wilcox are
T1IE DALLES
fine price level, but If continued were brought up to a proper .in charge of services which will
21) East Third Street
Into poor years would likewise gpr ing.time glow with sulphur be held Friday.
keep his prices low over a long and molasses or sasparilla or
Telephone, 3200
period.
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other digestive stimulants.
u
/«n
It was often administered at
Farm prices are B™luall> J a h
wool
"i?' " w 1
Î* but failing underwear was p H « on a chair
after World War I J m t falling
get near the
neyerthelea^-w lth some ex p-
Ag
yQUng
tiona -nie price of nearly e
g Uns prepared for the cold
thing else 1« going up.
run upstalrs to the feather bed.
machinery. freight. ope . g ,ather (it took stemess to do it)
coat«. If long contlnue<i h
doled out the sulphur and mo-
dttlon will bring on a farm pro-
g who)e spBonful of ,t
blem as great as the one
Central heating Is fine, a
Nothing has been done to cure yarled djet brings .year ’round
Have been spraying since it has
the Ills of agriculture; we h
health, medicines are more avall-
merely borrowed money ant
abJe
the cessatJon of the
nated It to farmers.
h bn of spring conditioners is
been done by plane
Our agriculture Is still out of
gn Qf them
balance. We grow too m u c h ____ ________
of wheat and potatoes and too ___
_
little wool and beef. Our subsidy LETTING CHILDREN DRIVE
program has served to
MAY COST HEAVILY
this lack of balance, not cure u
z
Were we to put our subsidy ou
Recent surveys a n d accident
deficiency crops Instead of sur- Btudjes reveal that many Oregon
plus crops we might make some parenta are ailowing their high
reasonable strides toward reco\ gchool teen agers to drive the
ery.
family car without an operator’s
Aviation Division
Red Vann
Probably the thing most wrong permit, the state traffic safety
iT / o m i nroeram« Is that they division reported today,
Sherman Hotel
Waoco
are made ¿lltlcally. for political
While thia may be due to a
reasons Instead of for economic mistaken belief that only paren-
reaso n s’ As long as congress and tel permission Is needed to lega-
the administration passes laws to lize a minor’s use of the car, the
obtain the political support of division warned that parents
farmers the nation and the farm- may be overlooking other and
ers will continue In distress.
more important considerations
It does seem possible that a as well.
group of farm leaders and some
Officials pointed to the follow-
economists could get together and ing facte which parents of young
make a better farm program than drivers should keep In mind:
this nation has ever had. We do
1. Teenagers have a higher
rate of severe accidents per
not think they would have to be
At the CAPITAL CITY, Moro, Oregon
miles driven than any other
mentally remarkable to do that.
age
group.
If It saved any money It would
2. A greater percentage of
probably be unpopular with farm
their accidents involve neg
ers although there are many
ligence or law violation,
farmers who do not think a sub
which may readily form a
sidy Is necessary to their contin
a basis for civil damage
2V2 G a llo n C o n ta in e r
ued welfare.
suite in which the parents
The farmer ts getting blamed
may be held liable
for the caves full of dried eggs
3. A parent's liability insur
and the piles of dried potatoes
ance normally does' not
and milk and tons and tons of
cover a son or daughter
other foods. But it isn't the farm
driving a car belonging to
er's fault except that he has been
another person or to the
rather more than acquiescent in
teen ager himself.
Young
following the government’s , sug
drivers frequently exchange
gestions.
cars without thought for
Need a new farm program?
these troublesome considera
There's one on the way. And it
tions.
behooves farmers to have as
I
The safety division suggested
much to say about It as the poll-
parents should see that young i
tlcians
j
f
OFFICIAI
r,
,
FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1950
Spraying t S zer
Seven Planes 4 vailable
Lupine Rebekah Lodge
to get over it in a couple of
Mrs. Bee Macnab and son, Bob
and daughter Joan Were over-
night visitors Saturday night
of Mr. and Mrs. Don Macnab
After they attended the Rufus
They were also guests
carnival. T
fnr
for dinner Sunday. Other Sun-
day dinner guests were Mr
and Mrs. Leland Medler and
children and Mrs. Clara Mac-
We have for
quick delivery
HOTPOINT
Automatic Dishwasher
Ranges
Ironers
Refrigerators
all kinds of Household
Appliances
W. R. Reid & Son
Wasco, Oregon
NoTTifl
Meets 2nd and 4th
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Tuesdays of each
month.
Visiting
members welcome,
Helen Kruger N. G.
Lucille May,
Eureka Lodge No. 121 A.F. A A.M
Meets on the 1st and
3rd Thursday evenings
each month. Visiting
members cordially in-
vtted to meet with us.
7 n ‘ U. S. Bennett, W. M.
H .B Pinkerton, Secretary
Moro
Ixxlge
No.
ûdJÎôrfyiNA i
US
Meets 1st and 3rd
Tuesdays in I.O.O.F.
hall. Transient and
visiting brothers are
cordially invited to
meet with us.
Marvin Howell, N, G.
Leo Watkins, Secretary
Bethlehem Chapter No. 78. O.E.8
k
Meets every second and
'k\.v fourth Thursday in each
"
month; visiting members
7
invited. Moro, Oregon
OJive Young, W. M.
Naomi Van Gilder, Secretary
EN/OTf THIS
GREAT STRAIGHT
BOURBON!!
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
Yakima Seed Co.
Beefo's
$3.60 FIFT H
$2.30 PIN T
No wonder— millions are building their own
Beefo’s
BEEFO’S
:
A R D E N IC E C R E a M
“The
Bourbon Buy
of the
Century’
n W
Steve's Tavern, Wasco
and Beefo’s
Beefo’s
: f e w , .
Beefo’s |
buying U. S. Savings Bonds on the Payroll Savings Plan
—bonds which at m aturity pay 4 doUars for every 3 dol
lars invested Î
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sw ig ,
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3 .9 5
Straight Bourbon.V p k ry ’ 85 F»oof
National Distillers Frock. to Corp., N. Y.
futures by
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