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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1950)
•z <4* 7 Moro, Oregon Friday, Sixty-Second Year No 42 T h ese About the T h in g s We N ote Official County Paper August 18, 1950 about folks voa do know SPREADING W HEAT THREAT Crop of 2,700,000 or would enjov knowing Bushels Probable . Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Fields were day, and complications has kept Mr. and Mrs. Jack O’Neal, the hosts to the members and friends Bob in the hospital in The Dal- former Glenna Jjansen, of Gold- of the Church of Christ of Wasco les. The penicillin shots which he endale and Mrs.; Soren Hansen at their new home east of Rufus is receiving should make him of Moro spent Sfcndas evening at after church services Sunday, recover soon. ' the Matt Simon home. The pot luck dinner in the after- Mr. and Mrs. Bill Marsh and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Belshee noon wafc served from a long son Floyd and George Fox of motored tq Portland Sunday af- table in the basement. Purple The Dalles were dinner guests temoon and brought back with phlox flowers were used for a Sunday at the George Fox home, them the five firls, Nina Bel- Mr. and Mrs. Delos Williams shee, Karen Wilson, Deanna centerpiece. The occasion was in and sons Paul and Mark stopped Martin, Peggy Rack ¡nan and Sha- honor of Rev. and Mrs.Claude F. Stephens who are moving from in Rufud briefly as they were rno Cantrall, who attended the Wasco soon. A lovely bridge enroifte home to Colton from Baptist camp at Trout Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Schade- lamp was presented to the Steph North Dakota where they had been visiting relatives and at- wltz and son of T h e Dalles and ens as a farewell gift in appreci Their Oren Schadewitx >n<t Roy Harbin ation of their kind efforts dur tending summer school. ing the several years they were son Dale Remained in Dakota of Portland were Sunday guests at the Carl Schtdev tz home. here. The afternoon was spent for a longer v isit Word has beerf received in Ru- Mrs. Roy Barnett of The Dalles visiting and looking over the new home. Those fus that Miss Phyllis Issachson. spent Friday and Saturday visit- present were Mr and Mrs. xr- a former high school teacher in ing at thehome of her daughter, thur Van an<j Miss Rufus was married in North Da- Mrs. Bill Jeffries and famiyl. Barbara Burke, Mr. and Mrs. kota recently. Mr. and Mrs. Blm Wilson of Rlch and son, Errol anil Dillon Carroll who drove trac- Portland were dinner guests last daughter gusan, Mr. and Mrs tor for Leland Medler in harvest Monday at the fcari Schadewltz ^ mer c jjjjj and sorl) Gary Lee, returned to his home in Lebanon home. Mr an<J Mrs Elmer u Hill, m ^ s . last weekend. - A drivers license examiner will g er^ ia ¿^xm, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Mrs. R. M. Johnson, who had a he on duty in Moro Tuesday, ^yg^jng and gon Don and dau- major operation last week is re- August 22, at the courthouse bet ghter Judy Mr and Mrg A. T. porUbly doing satisfactorily. Mrs. ween the hdurs ®f 10 a. rrt and gtri^er Samara- 3 3 « p. m. striker, Mrg. Mrs. Mattie Mattie Van van Fleet, Meet, Johnson Johnson is is in in the uie Good oauuua- Mr and Mrg w p Watkins, Mr. tin hoeplUl in Portland and ex- Th ere will b e i divine worship and w R. Reid,* Joe S. pects to be dismissed Saturday at the Grass Vhlhy Methodist Brooks Mr. and Mrs. » W. and will go sUy with Mr. and church next Sund- August 20 R. Reid and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Mrs C. W. Johnson for a few at 3 p. m. The following fcw books have Watkins sUyed at the Fields days before coming home. Mbs. Johnson’s mother, Mrs. George been ordered by (the Wasco City and spent the evening. will; soon be avall- Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Johnson Drinkard was in Portland to lie your w ilin g pleasure. of Salem returned home from a wlth her daughter but was ex- abJe Jubilee Trail-?G w en Bristow; months trip in the east, stopped pected home Tuesday, overnight Friday at the home of of Spokane Raising a R iot—Alfred Toombs, and. Mr8‘ 1*aCe FleUig’ has been visiting and helping her The Blzzare SUtaTs-Jay & Au- A large umbrella covered with grandmother Andy drey Waly; Unaae.t e No in More— A mrge umuic.m »>«»4— — • Mrs. ---- - — - - Engberg - - m« tv »,tnm/» T hia an d white and blue crepe was set at for the last eoupte of ****’ , _ “ J A Freedman; one end of a lace covered Uble, There was a good crowd at the »enedict t sy and under the umbrella sat Miss Rufus grange dance Saturday T h * j M ljOve„ Carole £mith, at her bridal show- night, and the crowd seemed to ^ lfan- A ® The „ ^ T h u r s d a y afternoon The have a good time despite the fact Odavu» n , a s j h e showeF was given for Miss Smith the piano player, Mrs. Ben Houk Mildred McNeilly yy Mr,. William Buck and was man was unabhi to, play on ac » . For Sherman Co. Prospects for an average wheat crop seem good to date with ele vator managers estimates indl- ♦ eating that, the county will get over 2,500,000 bushels of wheat and barley. Yields have been somewhat b y G iles L. French discouraging -• at Wasco where J---------------------- — ---- This is the time of year when some of the land did not come to there are lots of recipes for early expectations. The crop will cooking, over open fires, in out be under the 1949 crop and, of course, much below the bumper side fireplaces and over coals. crop of* 1948. Already the Sher Civilization must become a bore man Co-op Grain Growers has when the days are warm and the warehoused . 850,000 bushels of evenings pleasant because a lot wheat and 100,000 bushels of of folks return to primitive ways barley. It is thought that the whenever the opportunity arises. total will be 1,100,000 bushels TTW N when harvest is completed. Is it possible that all the bally- At Wasco the elevators are hoo is wrong about the peace full because of hold over wheat petitions? Should we have signed and about 4Q.000 bushels has them unanimously? Now Russia been poured on the ground. It can help her propaganda machine is in a jackbin and easily avail by telling Indians, f hiñese and able for shipping. other Aslans that the United The Moro Grain Growers has SUtes biaies isn’t isn v in favor l a w i of peace. received around 750,000 bushels We don’t know. But the men who of grain and may reach 850,000 have been directing our thinking bushels when all are through about foreign matters have been harvesting. Harvest is ending wrong so long and so fully that rapidly In the central part of the a little doubting about their ad county and many are already vice seems proper. ; , through with cutting for this TTWN year. Newspapers are finding out The Grass Valley Grain Grow about the man who began design Dwarf smut, a spore disease, is crops, artd A. P. Steenland. plant ers expect to receive 700,000 In ing clothes for short women. pathology, are shown examing a wheat and barley with most of It spreading in Oregon’s Columbia Smart guy. ■ He finally, noticed characteristically dwarf smutted wheat, naturally. - Yields of whi ---------_ first ----------------- basin. ~ Identified in a Union that women are more often short Elgin plant. Infected winter county flcld in 1947, this year the wheat plants usually have one or te? wheat were around 27 bush and (is thick a suiUble word?) instead of long and thin and that disease was found in four coun more normal appearing heads, an els with spring grain ipgkipg ties—Wallowa, Union, Baker and excessive number o f short-atra wed, between 20 and 25 bushels of dresses made short and thick fit Wasco. Some fields were reported dwarf smutted heads. Only re fair quality wheat. Proportion l>etter than when made for the as high as “75 percent smutted." course for fanners with ir.fected ately the south end has better loncer type Anyway the'bulges and obviously, yields were cut soil is to spring p’m t cr seed re- ^ m e i X f c r c n t places. The yields than the other parts of drastically. Prom left, OSC Exten rLatant vai.etles such t j lRx, 3 - sion Specialists Rex Warren, farm the county. .; ... , mar or Ifymar. only trouble is that women still °warn W X long and .« n and arc Total crop of wheat and barley delivered to commercial ware K° X ° W thi‘t k‘nd ° f a tM - S K i tooh “ X / ' X “ ancTdaughter, S X ; S w » of Brm>me_ High Speed MakeS houses m JII he about 2,700,000 . bushels if present estimates are TTW N charge of the program which be- Geraldine and Phyllis, and lifts* DiHlFri A travel bureau says that one gan with Dorothy Blackburne John Block were business vlslt' Al™ Gre^ ' n lth of Seattie Many Funerals feaii«d to im , must t* . ^ « i can a castle for $40 per playing a *ano solo Mrs, McDon- onr In The Dates’ Thursday^ M a^r fw™ ; ’I t the grain stored In the Eakin Sherman county’s quota of the elevator which holds 80,000 bu- High speed accidents on open week in Australia or can stay in aid gave a reading; a flower quizz Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Andersen was an over a comfortable hotel room for game followed with Mrs. Sam and ” "■ . a* n(1 <M ^ j ohn Buether highways are playing a leading fund to be raised to pass the shels and In farm storage bill tors which will hold about 200,- $2.00 per day Including meals. Brock receiving a prize for the vine Sundayto »be ro d e o .^ A Red- role in Oregon’s traffic death balanced la »290. Quotas^were determined MO V upsurge, thé secretary of state’s Coimric start^som m r ’ Whv doesn’t Miss Cecilia RcK Mr. SQfi and aiwi Mrs. Mrs. Knedrick A. one ^hing like some that highest loni and score; Miss Vaneta Peck sang Dunlap mond Mon y traffic safety division reported oni ana Miss van eia re iA «an« mr. a»u i«»*». ” — 7 j and his ---- by the committee in charge of the shels inasmuch as títere are •Always” accompanied by Doro- and children went to Kent Sun- Mr. and Mrs. ( leo Nye Frl(Jay coming campaign which expects Sun here. It would be popular. The division said fatalities to to raise and spend $2(^000 in sup- some 125,000 sum thy Blackburne on the piano; day to spend the day visiting Mr. father Y<ent_2iL2>rlnGVllle day to the rodeo seeded.---- — where each and Mrs. Vefh Mobley. date are 14 percent higher than port of the initiative measure, It does a „ ------------------ candidate little c good - - - there was a game Mr and Mrs. Owen Eakin and The crop has teen well above to run out of character. He’« got Mr and MrS' son. Terry. Mr. and M ^ Bill Todd last year a t the sam e tim e, and This is a small amount for a average ’ although disappointing chlldren cw ot u? Friday from daughter, Ardine, Mr. and that about three out of four state campaign and combined ef- to those* who set their sights to be himself. A spender can’t forts of ------------, local and -------- county com- tell people that he will be econ to dress a bride. M r s C o r v a l l i s to visit her parents, — Jameg Earl and son, Don, death crashes are taking place --------- high earlier in the spring. Re omicak because the people know Sm iths bride was judged thg Mr and Mrg le ft' ’ Harvey and RmK and Mrs. outside the limits of any city or mittees will be needed to bring turns in cash should.be $5,500.000 he will not. A conservative has wl” ntri\ _________ Monday for Paulina lake to spend Kintner went to Portland to*™: * - success. ____________ from grain hr $2500 per capita Carole was presented a red Graham, Collisions with other vehicles Because i no no advertising advertising con- from that one source. a week. . j Sunday to hear Billy Graham. Because trouble making people believe < Herman and Carl Ziegler and home the same eveing. or fixcd objects, running off the tracts can be made without cash he is a radical and the reverse. rosebud corsage by the hostess Fritts came home Sunday roadway and overturning in the on hand it is important that the, In fact the voters are smarter before - she began opening her Evelyn Klrkelie of Moro motored lovely gifts. Carole was to ' Pendleton Sunday to spend Mr. and Mrs. roadway are Principal accident funds be raised as quickly as C. V. Belknap Buried than the 'candidates in most in many assisted by Miss Darlene-Smith. th e 'd a y visiting friends. £ helton He left Friday YPes in which death results possible. stances. Mr. and Mrs. John Baxter of bn ,and accompanled by his the records reveal. In mas £ joe Dunne is going to run J * ~ Forces arrayed against the Lakeview spent Sunday visiting ™other attended the Billy cases the dr vers control measure have announced active At Forest Grove man of his opened, the hostess served re- for governor. WelJ, a freshments from card* tables. Pa their vehicles at high speed. opposition in an effort to try to build can’t run for much of any per plates and napkins . In a a l the home of Mr. and Mrs. Qrahain meeting andLon Saturday Clifford Vern Belknap, about Fred Cox. Mrs. Baxter is a cou- went v an co u v » .W ash , to Studies of last year’s traffic te at the bill which would give thing else. Masonic home shower motlff was used. About sin of Mrs. Cox. - attend the w e d d i n g Mrs. F ritts’ record show that out of every each county at least one repre 78, died at the TTW N near Forest Grove Monday after The i n t s w. of England present Mr. nlece Mlss 31 ---------- mishaps at 50 to 60 rile new new p pi r uivvoo --- thirty - five ladles were Thntnncnn »**• and Mrs. J. S. — Newcomb niece, m*»» Mary otoij Lou Hendricks ----- — -- mile an sentation and aid rural Oregon Will not have much of a choice Including T hom pso. and Mrs. Ross Fields and Richard Johnson from Seattle, hour speeds resulted In death in obtaining te tte r representa a long illness and funeral ser vices were held there Thursday when shp gets vetq ready to to marry, Edna Meizer ana Mrs. i motored to to Mrg pj.ltts returned w»t,,rn«d home bnmp Sun- Sun- One in two between 70 and 80 tion . daughter, «lumn. Susan, motored when she marry, Mrs. rhee drepe .T lh e ready k.ngty.poputa- T invii h o m ^ n of M p r e ^ S m l ^ Mlaryhill with interment in the Forest miles an hour proved fatal. Sunday for a picnic dfly evenjng. ' Keith Thompson Grove cemetery. and to sec the museum. Mr and Mrs. G. J. Blum re- Mr. Belknap was a product of TAX (XMLLBCTIONB AND DELINQURNCIRg AS OF m " ^ ^ " ‘"her sutlon. in ™ Mr. and Mrs. Gene Vintln of turned Monday morning from a the middle west where he grew AUGUST 15, 1950 About half of the people do and «ust 20 at 2.0 p. Vancouver spent the week end wecjcend gpent in Portland on to manhood and served for a Taxes extended by Assessor on at the home of his brother In law and visiting relatives, the other half thinks they did, time. , time in military service where 1949-50 roil $ 324,156.00 and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Frknk , . ■ . ’ TTW N he developed the erect bearing Harvest is swinging into the T Baver. Taxes fràm Sheriffs Assessments A’ Swanson, « b a rg e of a that puts “For heathen heart $ 324,156.00 distinguished him through- third week, with part of the out Total taxes charged for 1949-50 t > . Mrs Bill Pausch spent the crew of men who were painting her trust fits finished. Those that do cus v out his life. week end in Portland visiting the J. K. McKean building, fell In reeking tube and iron shard— $ 311,260.10 Net amount taxes collected He came to Moro where ne tom cutting will be working for her parents. ' irom the northwest wall Mon All valiant dust that builds on 9099.46 was the town barber for years several weeks yet. The wheat ftnd Mrs Wallace May had day Into some plow bottoms Total of rebates 320,659.62 dust, Gross Taxes Collected He until he could no longer work at a n i ¿larding call not Thee to is of good quality, but It has not as their guests from Tuesday and was injured painfully, And gupfoing, _ yielded as much as was expected until Thursday Mr. and Mrs. C. was unable to few that trade. He left here four for a Taxes otherwise discharged guard— 320.659.62 years ago for Eugene and Cottage boast and foolish earlier, so the (farmers aren’t Gross taxes collected & otherwise dlschuiged T. McGilvera of Portland. days. For frantic 3,496.38 Grove where he lived* * • feeling too prosperous this year and Mrs O N. Ruggles David Nish returned to Moro Total of taxes delinquent on 1949-50 roll w°rd,^ T —*’• The price is about the s a m e a s short time after marrying Mrs. • Portland Saturday and last Friday accompanied by his Thy mercy on Thy people, Lord last year. 1948-49 ROLI j ? 1948-49 ROLL Some of the trucks wenv w the Sherman county son in law and daughter, ----- c 9iin7Mii8 M ary. McCormick, S a l v a t i o n attended Mr. and it verse - of Recessional) _ * «934844 Army worker, who Total of taxes charged __ r . Kipling are hauling their wheat to Biggs ^ s ^ r a s ^ h e ^ t o r e ^ r e P .c n , held at P— ?4O774 ‘he same time. The first Mrs. Total of taxes collected . T T W N Total of taxes delinquent Aug. 15, 1950 ’ Belknap Is burled at Moro. a «mman i n . California would “ are getting filled •“ up. ...................... ' - ‘ hoTe Z Surviving Is one son, Georgev ! ¿ r s = ¿ a s s 1947-48 ROLL 1947-48 ROLL $ 225,174.88 a member of the faculty 223,553.24 University of Oregon. M r B r t » Mrs. Fred Walter Total of taxes charged Total of taxes collected 1,621.64 nap was a member of the local • ro,ght be sold. She wrttes Monday but on the. whole last of JoAnm H o m ejast week Total of taxes delinquent Aug. 15, 1950 Masonic lodge and was an officer ha( she ?s making a 'collection week was a ^ « d work wrek^Nb X l i home end on business returning Mon 1946-47 ROLL houses which rain U “ S W e " Wn„ after spending day evening. for many years. 1946-47 ROLL of pictures-of court houses 101,253.87 court Total of taxes charged ran the seems as sensible as two weeks helping her parents, The won^ n . 190,957.21 ly in the elevators. Mr and Mrs. Dale Moore re SO. Mr. and Mrs. Dell Olds with bar- h o ^ l a s t ^ w r e k ^ t h ^ h e sher-» Total of taxes collected stamps or match books 296.66 turned to Moro Sunday and be Port- Total of taxes delinquent Aug. 15, 1950 distinctive The Women’s Missionary Oregon has some gan residence in the hotel. They lo^ktng” c ourthouses and we ad- ciety of the Rufus Nazarene VT ru c e Echoes of Hood River land for an eyej.peratlon, Tom 1945^46 ROLL 1945-46 ROLL a preference for the ones church met Thursday afternoon was a week end guest at the my Thompson.away on vacation. were married two weeks ago at $ 175,066.27 o *• Total of taxes charged y v. otnnn The one at at the Fay Brackett home, her home in Idaho and spent Donald Whly Knighten and R alph Busse. 174,665.69 made of rough stone, h Ronaid Klock home of Mr. and Mrs. were the only Total of taxes collected his vacation as a honeymoon in 400.58 Heppner is impressive being dodfelter A • - both upstairs, Total of taxes delinquent Aug. 15, 1950 Canada. , *- on the hillside. Baker and Wal and daughter Patty and son Clair Adams and son Jerry men on the c re r. > *■ • « Douglas -of Portland spent last 1944-45 ROLL Anajean Knighten came home lowa counties have stone court Mr. and^ 8top. 1944-45 ROLL i. - week In Rufus visiting friends left Tuesday for their home ln $ 138,018.05 last week end from the Univat- Arlington having completed bar- wns, Robert a u it q l turdav houses also. Total of taxes charged and relatives on their vacation. v e sS S on the Dpn.1d Clodfelter p r f W c U y nh<M | 137,993.H.> 8jty 0? Oregon where she finish- Total r>f taxes collected1 H W While here they were house 24 20 ed at the end of summer school. AftPr reading how’ some citi- Total of taxes delinquent Aug. 15, 1950 ranch. LÄC79VO W E. E. Bambm and oth- the south are Intimidated guests of * Mrs. ---V Ray — Brown, She will teach physical educh- Frank Pike flew to Hermiston and Mrs. 1943-44 ROLL Mr. and M ts . Harry Adams of SatuMay ' They were \ L ? eanmdOh o w rabid " hme a southern r e S Samern with to v isit hU » ^ ^ T m e here. to Portland from 1943-44 ROLL $ 109,718.23 tion in Hood River this winter 100 078 86 starting after Labor Day. an4 s X retribution. of M - A d a m ^ m o th e ^ M r e ^ a c e a n d M r e ^ D • ^ ^ n t ^ a lake near Total of taxes charged / Total of taxes colected 039 37 Tom Williams, new livestock Total of taxes delinquent Aug. 15, 1950 X Ä . Ä S S S u n ù T sin : i ^ hy his faHwr field man for the First National $ 3,890.74 bank, was here Wednesday from a few days here with them. ' Mr. •h '1 J i J p^r'iand most Total of taxes delinquent on 194»and prior years Mis. Helen Simon came up ren have beer> In For land o Respect/ Respectfully submitted his headquarters in The Dalles. B ^ w "nsider’Z 'm o ra '! c«Z t u £ to^eT w s h!nd hurt^W le "ere w l^ ^ “ wh’ u ^ o t ^ v ^ l n T f ^ m ■ Norman E. Fields He replaces Tom Dorrance who Sheriff A Tax Collector is now manager of a ranch near Sherman County Prineville. Countv Quota $250 ror Reapportionment and more ammunition right here The accident occurred last Frl- Simon.
