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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (June 23, 1950)
J brrntan Sixty-Second Year No 34 T hese Sixteen Scouts Leave f-p-i • t)n Trip To Valley X XlinCJS Forge ‘ Washington Moro, Oregon Friday June 23, 1950 Visitors See Red Cross Meeting County’s Stock To Discuss Swim On Annual Tour Program; Elect Officiai County Paper Wheat Crop May Two Cr°Ps Damaged School Meeting Exceed Average Bv H ailS,orm Decides Question If July Favorable Last Friday Fifteen Sherman county Boy The annual meeting of the Damage to wheat by hail was Scouts left Tuesday* evening Sherman county chapter Amer suffered last Friday night south from Vancouver, Washington on The annual livestock tour or ican Red Cross will be held at June rains of double t h e west of Grass Valley when a Over a hundred patrons of a scout trip that will take them ganized by Bob Teale and the court house the first Mon- strength of the average have in- storm came up from the Des- the Moro school from all over across the continent to visit his Sherm Guttridge of the West day in July | which is the 3rd, creased crop prospects in Sher- chutes and followed the ridge to night torical shrines. They will be ern Livestock Journal made its says Mrs. Piaul May, retiring man county. Average at the sta- the Manke farm and across that the county met Monday ________ of and took part in a discussion gone for about a month. stops in Sherman county Satur chairman. tion is .70 inch and this year the to the land farmed by Norris Gil- policy for the board of the Moro Making the trip are Bdwin day visiting three beef herds. It will be necessary to elect fall was 1.42. * kison.. Damage was estimated at district. The board had asked by Giles L. French Balsiger, Bobble Martin, Jimmy The party traveled by car a new slate of officers and those Rainfall was very spotted this 30 percent by the Manke broth- patrons to attend because of the It is not appropriate that a Roberson, Roger Miller, Arden this year and, this being the w^° are interested in the swim- year and some farms have not ers and at least that percentage report made * — Willard Baer, father ♦ should remark on the Peters, Rodney Rolfe, Ross Nor first day of the trip, the num ming program for the summer been wet very much while others by Gilklson. The rain that follow- an inspector by ' for th e state de day set aside by enterprising ton, Donald Schilling, Bill Root, ber was smaller than before. should be sure to attend be- are soaked. The Friday night ed the hail was so hard that partment of education which had necktie salesmen for his benefit, Larry Kaseberg, Douglas Alley, California and Washington stock- cause, although the money is rain that hailed out some fields deep ditches were washed in the found the Moro high school de nor make statements regarding Bud Root, LeRoy Stultz, Donald men swelled the Oregon group available for the project plans southwest of Grass Valley miss- summerfallow and even spring ficient on five counts. Advice of the cost thereof. Father's day McIntyre a n d Total the parents was requested. Bob Howell. to make a calvacade of some are not competed. Mrs. Orlow ed several plaoes in the line of grain may be damaged. is a pleasant notion, intended, Floyd Root of Wasco will ac 20 cars. Martin is secretary and Mrs. the storm. Both Grass Valley and 1088 cannot be computed until The school was found “non aside from the commercial as company the boys as will cap R. B. Hoskingon, treasurer. Kent had hard rains and Moro adjusters have made their re- standard” because of the pro At the Fred Cox ranch the pects thereof, to pay respect for tain A. Leppalutto of The Dalles. group looked over the herd had none although there was a port, but early hail damage is gram of studies, the school the so-called head of the family. Four hundred Oregon b o y s bulls and some heifers of Lloyd good rain at the I^andry farm often greater than at first ap plant, furniture and equipment, pears. west of town. We are sure that in most cases will be on the tour. Henrichs who is starting in the BIBLE SCHOOL CLOSING libraryj and marks and records Both Mankes and Gllkison and reports. It was pointed out A heavy rain fell in the Kase- the sergeant who was officer for They will visit Washington, purebred beef business and lat The program of the vacation ^>er^ country, although the rain were in the hail belt in 1947 and that three of these are matters a day behaved in a manner that £> C see congress in action, er had an opportunity to in were almost completely wiped Bible school h< d for the past ln Wasco was not heavy, did not bring down the ire of gpen(j some time at Valley spect the well fed heifers that to be adjusted by* the superin Estimates of the size of the out. the real family ruler. He was Forge, see historical places, big Fred and son kept at the home two weeks at th» Moro Commun- tendent. •• This may require a x appreciative of the kiss on his cities and be Informed by in place. Afterwards the party ity church will be held Friday crop are in -season. The AAA of- longer school day because of th® saY8 that thqre arq approxi- n l bald spot, the decorated neck-tie, formed guides what they see. necessity for periods of an drove to the Cox pasture where night at the church at 8 o’clock DST. During th. Continuance of irately 124,000 acres in grain this VOUIltY Bond OllOtd hour and the cake he knew he should instead of 45 minutes. some 25 cows and calves were the school about 50 children have year and Indications are that the * n’t eat. Fathers, by the time The board will have to make penned for inspection. I? attended and many of them will average crop w i l l be larger IT- HI-J they have become available for arrangements to build or other the Harold Eakin ranch appear in the program. The per acre than the normal which VII. allCU Ov Fell family celebrations, should know New Officers Elected the At crowd wise provide at least one more saw his new herd Is now 20 bushels. If no further o. > , public is invited. how to accept attention for a classroom for the high school bull recently obtained from losses from hail ensue between T ? * ? qU.°ta ln the day. * * - * now and harvest the county ‘? ,nd dr‘ve th*‘ “ ? oln« on ln and to obtain more science North Dakota and were gener By School Districts T T WN should produce 2,750,000 bushels “ d “ ‘i 0" *8 ^ y equipment. ally pleased with him. Harold Cattle over the beef counties Questions specifically voted of wheat or the equivalent there- „ 1 ^ 2 ? . ° i *21°!?. Election of new school board left that night for the Patterson VP PAYS U W of Oregon look fine this spring members and also directors for dispersal sale ln North Dakota sold at the last accounting period. on were: whether to restrict the of In other grains. and fears that the cold weather the non-high board and the to bring home some more ani- For some time this county was use of the Moro school to Dis- The Union Pacific railroad This will be slightly above the might have hampered the grow j-yj-gi school board was done by mals. The new bull is of Thorn company In the year 1949 had average crop for the county The In an unaccustomed place at trict 17 alone, which found little th of grass were useless. a payroll of $17,647,739 in the Joan rate on wheat has not the. very foot of the list of coun- favor; whether there should be electors ln the county Monday. ton breeding. TTWN ties. , It is usually at the top, a high school for south Sherman Nothing startling came from the At the Ralph Eakin farm state of Oregon alone, according been set by the government but This is the time of year when elections. , to a statement released today it Is expected that it will be sim- 3 p ace now o^upied by Gilliam county alone which had a few the Mountcrest bull that at Americans in great droves pack by Rex D. S01es acting local ilar to that of last year or aD- county which has 128% of its as- votes; whether to circulate pe- Chosen at Kent to the school tracted attention last year was up their old clothes, .their credit agent for the company. proximo tel y $2.00 per bushel 8b?ned quota of $22,000. titions for an election for a Sherman countians who have county h i g h school district cards, their year’s savings, the board was Robert Tatum, at shown again along with the cow Taxes paid by the company ir children and with the family Grass Valley Art Schilling was herd and some young bulls and In Sherman county for 1949 Weather for the week has had the surplus funds with which to which carried by a large vote, auto keyed to a high speed re-elected, at Moro Paul Fraser, heifers. amounted to $38,829.73. Taxes numerous changes, from warm buy bonds can put the county It was later put Into a formal The party spent the night at paid in the entire state of Ore- on Sunday to actually cold on in the lead by buying such bonds resolution on moti<>mrby Wallace take off across the continent at Wasco Tad McCoy and at Rufus Frank Smith. For Emi- Maryhill and "Sunday went on to gon totalled $1,556,481, declared Thursday. But no native com- before the first of the month. -- - May of - Grass Valley. to see how many miles they grant Kenneth Fridley was nam- Gilliam and M enrw counties plains vary much: It’s good for The state department mlust can drive in a day. Miles. Bill to look at beef animals there. the wheat. have assurance of some action There’s lots to see in Ameri ed to succeed himself and three Macnab was given the taken by August 15 according to Fishermen May Get ca, even in Oregon which is year term atf Biglow. its letter. Discussion was around but one1 state, Oregon is perhaps about folks you ao know as diversified as to scenery as ' For non-high directors W. H. the report, whether to increase Keys On Application the length of periods, whether any state and the traveler can Barnett was elected at Grass or would enioy knowing to separate grade and high find mountains, seacoast, range Valley and Rolland Johnson at of the Sherman Coun Mrs. Archie Cantrall, Mrs. Art Mrs. Fred Peters and daughter, and nine ounces and was named ty Members school busses, and about union land, wheat fields, row crops, Biglow. They will sit with Wal Red & Gun club who wish to high and county high districts. irrigated lands, forests and cit lace May of Grass Valley, Ken Bibby, Mrs. Orville Ruggles, Mr and Mrs FWJ Old* and Mr Krista.“ continue their membership for ies all in a day’s travel. Ore neth Fridley of Emigrant and and Mrs. Donald Clodfelter were and Mrs Marion Crews of Ste Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brinkert the current fishing season may A school large enough for the gon pays little attention to all Bernard Martin of Grass Valley. hostesses at a - bridal shower venson, Washington. and Mr. and Mrs. John .Rust send in their dues to B. H. Ro- entire county would cost bet Rural school board members held at I.O.O.F. hall Tuesday af this moving population. Its i n Miss Eileen I^emley graduat- went to Warm Springs Saturday berson or T. I .ester Johnson or ween $200,000 and $250,000 it was said by those who had been habitants sell few colored post chosen were Donald Maclnnes ternoon honoring Miss Eileen ed Sunday June 11 from the to spend the week end. Mr. and see them and pay the dues. of Kent, Lester Barnum of Lemley, who will (become the University of Oregon and came Mrs. H. O. Dugger ana Art All- cards, erect few cabins, have No change was made in any inspecting new buildings. Lloyd Henrchs, board chair few entertainment places de Grass Valley and Floyd Root of bride of Jack Cooley Sunday, home that evening with her par- gieier had dinner with them regulations at the announced Other members are June 25. man, presided, explained the ents who were down for gradu- there Sunday. signed to snare the vagrant Wasco. meeting of Wednesday night, Bouquets of flowers were »tion exercises. ,^Mlss Marilec Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Stradley The road Is in good condition, problem, and kept the meeting dollar. We take ’em in stride Charles Burnet of Moro and George Fox of Rufus. placed about the hall and over ^oager of Roseburg also, a grad- and sons went to Bear Springs it is said, and a new lock is on rolling. and are much giVen to corrwner the gift table hung an un^)rella uate came home with them and Sunday on a picnic they return- the gate. Keys will be given to clalizing on them. decorated with pink crepe paper WH1 stay until after the wedding ed home by the Mt. Hood loop those paying their dues, TTW N Balanced Plan Must and over it hung a sprinkling °f Miss Lemley. highway. • -------------- It seems odd that a nation More Milch Cows can covered with crepe paper Among the graduates from Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Martin Mr. and Mrs. Orville Ruggles can produce so much and still from whicB hung silver stream- the University of Oregon were had as gueifts Sunday Mr. and and son, Dean, spent Sunday in Hurry For Place work but a few hours per week. Duane Lemley, Robert Schilling Mrs. Earl Gentry and daughter Portland visiting her mother, In Oregon Fields ere for rain. / Would it be possible to pay off and Lowell Tiller. All attended Wilma of Moro, Wilma stayed Mrs. S. L. Boyce. the national debt if we put in Twenty five county "Balanced Mrs. Clair Balzer sang, “The Oregon’s dairy cow numbers Bells of St. Mary’s” and “Al the . . Grass Valley schools. over night with Deanna. Deanna Mr. ----- and Mrs. O. N. Ruggles 40 hours per week instead of . — — Plan” committees are racing w 01(18 , urn* went to Moro Monday to spend left Sunday for Ione to »pend a the June 30 deadline for leglsla- the 35 or so that is average for are on the way back. ways”, adcompanied at the After dropping from a high piano by Miss Martha Barden- ed home Sunday from a trip to week with her gran<imother, few days visiting their daughter ture reapportionment petitions, many workers. Newport and Taft where they Jennie Martin. Mrs Earl McKinney and family. was announced in Salem this Debts don’t worry us—that is of 290,000 in 1943 to a low of hagen. . visited her brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Blagg and Miss Lois Coats arrived home week. A spokesman for the non- except for the elders who were 238,000 last year, the state’s Miss Lemley was then escort Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Walken- family returned Sunday from Sunday from Greely, Colorado climbing trained to pay debts—and un- cow population is partisan committee for Balanced ed to the gift laden table.’ She less the banker begins to press agrain, states Roger W. Mone, was assisted by Miss Marilee shaw. Mr. and Mrs. H arry Hei- Lebanon where they spent a where she attended school last Reapportionment said that pe sing of Metolius accompanied week visiting relatives. year. Miss Coats received her titions are coming in but it will for payment we may be paying OSC» extension dairy specialist, Yeager, each were presented them on the trip. The Heisings who adds that June is national Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kock left degree in education, and will be a tough battle to get 30,000 interest for years. dairy month. Dairy animal num with corsages as was the bride’s an(j Mr Olds went deep sea Saturday for the valley where ¿each this fall near Portland, signatures in time. Organization TTW N The bride-to-be then fishing. bers two years of age or older mother. - they will spend a few days vis- she is a daughter of Mr. and of committees in the remaining This colmn can’t help but feel opened the many lovely gift on January 1 this year were Mr and Mrs. Marion C rew s^ting relatives. Mrs. Claude Coats. . counties is being rushed to corn- sorry for those who have to go packages for the pleasure of all. of Stevenson, Washington, spent During the rain storm Friday 240,000. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Schilling pietjon. to the government for their liv Last year, farm sales of dairy Refreshments of cookies, several days’ with her parents, evening lightning struck at the and son, Gary, took her par- herio VH THREAT ing. This - doesn’t only include products brought Oregon dairy- punch and coffee were served while Myrl Smith place going through ents, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Coon State Senator Philip Hitch those who work for the govern men $55,357,000, or about 15 buffet style from a lace covered Mr. and Mrs. Dell Olds, her cousins were here from the telephone and setting fire to back to The Dalles Friday, af- cock, “Balanced Plan” committee ment; it takes In the groups percent of the state’s total farm table centered with a bouquet California the davenport burning a good ter spending a week here with said, “The people of Oregon are that must rely on some govern income. The figure does not in- of painted daisies flanked by Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brinkert sized hole in it. Hail also dam- them. beginning to wake up to the fact ment bureau for their rate struc elude value of dairy animals crystal candelabras with light and Mrs. Bert Cox took Mrs. aged the wheat on the Manke Mrs. Archie Cantrall was ln that if the ‘Population Plan’ goes ture, and may take in the farm ed pink candles. Miss» Gloria John Engstrom to The Dalles Brothers plgce and the Norris The Dalles Friday on business, through voters in a large part ers. Sometimes they have asked sold for slaughter. being Douma presided at the punch Wednesday where she entered Gilkison and Max Brown places she brought her m other,' Mrs. of the state will be defranchised. One or more cows Is for the protection (years ago) 48,000 bowl and Mrs. Edith Sayre at the hospital. southwest of Grass Valley. Leo Everett back with her for The ‘Balanced Plan’ is designed but it always pinches In the milked on approximately 63,000 the coffee urn. A party for pre-school child- Mn and Mrs. Lawrence Todd a visit. state’s total of of the to prevent domination of the long run. a ren will be held at the I.O.O.F. and son left Sunday for Molalla of Mrs. Harold Stevens and son The largest number . Mrs. Willard Rolfe gave farms, state by one population center - TTW N of hall Wdnesday afternoon June after spending several days here Bobby and Mrs. Curly DeMoss and giye thg voter a voice every- A fine degree of citizenship cows - about 70,000 — are in birthday party at the home and children were In Eugene was demonstrated at the school herds ranging in size from three Mrs. T. M. Rolfe Tuesday after 28 sponsored by the Rebekahs, with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. to visit her parents, Mr. and where in Oregon.' to nine animals, indicating dlary- Mr. and Mrs. Donald Clod- W. C. Todd. The Todds and son noon celebrating the sixth birth meeting In Moro Monday night when representatives from Moro, ing Is still a family-sized farm day anniversary of her son, felter and son, Wendell, and will leave June 30 from Seattle Mrs. W. Gemmel. Mr .and Mrs. Wendell Balsi Justeson-Christianson Danny. Also for his sister, Sheri, daughter, JoAnn and her guest for the Mission field in Japan, Wasco, Kent and Grass w Valley operation. ger attended the meeting of Donald Clodfel- of The Dalles Mr. and Mrs. who celebrated her second birth- Jackie Helzer talked over their common prob day anniversary Saturday, June spent Thursday at Redmond at ter and family and Mr. and grain growers ln Portland last lems and arrived at a decision Mrs. M. V. Miller and family week and were also in Portland Wedding In Nevada 17. Games were played out on the Peterson Rock Gardens. without bitterness, heated argu Mobergs Doing Well Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Andersen of Moro enjoyed a picnic dinner again Tuesday to send their the lawn for a while after which ment or rancor. School meetings Miss Evelyn Christianson and at Hunt Park at Tygh Valley son to the eastern trip with the refreshments were served. The went to Bingen, W ti., last Sun ln which no one raises his voice Arthur Justesen were married Sunday. " ' i other boy scouts. decorated birthday cake with six day to visit her mother, Mrs. C. or waves his arms are few. That In School Work Mrs. E. A. Gemmel, who Is ln Nevada last Friday according Mr. and Mrs. Herman Peters lighted candles was the center- Wilke at the home of Mr. and Is If there are real problems 89 years old, was here from to word sent to her mother, Mrs. and son, Herman, took their son, Miss Vivian Trounce has re- piece, molded jello salad and Mrs. Frank Wilke. to decide, which there were. Salem last week to visit her R. C. Byers here. Arden, to Vancouver, Wash., Mr. and Mrs. Ed AA^ey and ceived a letter from Susan Mo- punch were served to the child TTW N Their marriage had been ex berg of Astoria telling some of ren. Coffee was served to the Mr. and Mrs. John Block were Tuesday where they will enjoy grand daughter, Mrs Curly De- pected but the details of it have If those bakers stay out until the news of the once-time Moro ladies. Those present were Rich In The Dalles Sunday to visit a pot luck dinner before the Moss. the lady of the house learns to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Powell not l>een sent by the couple who Susan ard and Gall Stradley, Linda their mother, Mrs. John Hays boys leave on their scout trip bake real bread the strike will residents, the Mobergs. returned this week from Port- ar® ° n a trip in California and Mrs. to the National Boy Scout Jam Mr. and and Leslie Perrigo, Karen and at the home of be lost. We’ll bet there’s some graduated from high school as Dickie Alley*, Jimmy and John- Gus Smith, land where she had been attend- Nevada. Both are Sherman court boree at Valley Forge, Pa. happy* husbands and children valedictorian and received a ny Duncan, Byron Bayer, John ing the Grand lodge of the Bast- tlons for most of their lives and Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Balzer re- Mrs. James Easter went to TSA scholarship which will pay over it already. ern Star. Mrs. E. Amidon was wel1 known. They will live on honor The Dalles Sunday and brought turned Friday from California her tuition at Monmouth this and Ronnie Eakin, the the Walton farm east of Kent TTW N to the conven- also a delegate where they spent , two weeks sister, Bill Dugan home from the hospl guest, Danny and his which the groom owns. Doctors are getting pretty good fall. She won second In an es Sheri and brother, Steven. In d tai where he spent several days visiting their son, Melvin Balzer tion. at taking the good working parts say contest which brought her ies present were Wilbur Platt is here again to Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Eakin anti family at Oakland and Mrs. Mrs. Clyde of human anatomy and using $25. Mr. Moberg is teaching at Stradley, Mrs. Charles spend the summer at DeMoss CLUB MEETTS JUNE M had as dinner guests Saturday Balzer’s cousin and husband, Mr. Perrigo, them in a different chassis. It Warrenton, having left the min with his aunt. evening her sister, Mrs. Ed and Mrs. Lester Anderson ln Mrs. Elton Eakin, Miss Rose schoolroom. Kath- may get to be quite a business Istry for the Mr. and Mrs. Giles French The announced meeting of the Wakefield and family* from Sacramento, rt was awfully hot Edwards, Mrs. T. M. Rolfe and nn-i Monmouth ryn went to and we can all get funeral ex were in Portland Tuesday where Sherman County club will be Seattle, and Mr. a n d Mrs. in the Sacramento valley* and Linfield and both Mrs Willard Rolfe. r __ ______James to penses out of our - spare parts held next week, June 28, says I^awrence Todd. farmers were harvesting their he attended some of the sessions Mr. and Mrs. Dell Olds had as when’the end* of coordinated op- made the honor roll for the Bill Hall, president. Election Mr. and Mrs. Vern Mobley of wheat crops, everything looked of the Institute of International choir singing ln a ’ is eration comes. The Kpnt are the parents of a dau- so drv they were glad to be back Relations at w h i c h several of officers will be done at that traveled men spoke on time and a speaker may be ob- in and demand their share, how- up Joan having finished the Francisco, Lyle Olds of Brent- ghter born Sunday, June 18. in Oregon where everything widely foreign affairs. tained. wood, Charlie Olds, Mr and The baby weighed 10 pounds looked so green. ever. eighth çrade, We Of Preference N o te About the County i C
