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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (June 22, 1951)
( PAUK 2 SHERM AN C O ü N tfi JOURNAI«. MORO. OREGON FRIDAY, JU N E 22, 1 »51 l in e 28 a t th e Parkdale Sunday w here they en- Stephen and Janice moved back a special date Roland Johnson joyed a picnic d inner at the S a tu rd a y June ? fm m I o r ,‘a " ‘ home of Mrs w ith Mrs Andy E ngberg as co- home Mr and Mrs. R. D. Carpen- w here they had spent the . ter. Bobby Stradley cam e hom e year. ^Douglas and B arbara M edler w ith his uncle and and a a u u p n t t for for a a Mr. and and Mrs Mrs. Ted T rim ble h a his uncle Mr. __ as w eek end guests Mr. and M rs a while before re tu rn in g home. c la lr Adains w ent to Hood RJver g u nday and spent the day visiting his fam ily a t the hom e of r parents, Darent8 Mr. and Mrs. of he h er Allegre. iacoma to Judy, andI K atherine MacLInn of Mr■ and M rs Donald Clodfel v tei? M ? .'K rtte r a t th e-h o m e of Idaho. T hey stayed while Mr. le r and son, W endell, w ent to th e ir son and fam ily, Mr. and and Mrs_ W alker visited rela ' The Dalles Monday on business. Mrs. F ran k K etter over the tlves in Portland and A >any. — | u-«,wv Vnnn<z M r. and Mrs. Olan S tark of ^ r » 4 M™ « “" d T» week end. Mrs. A rt Bibby an d children, K ent w e n t to P ortland W ednes- ®f P o rtla n d Arrived F rid ay a n d --------------- ----------------------------- on business They w ere over ° ^ ™ week end here th e nig h t guests at the home o f Mr. Qf hlg parent8f Mr. and and Mrs. H arry Young. T ^ ey' ¡Mrs. G rover Young. They visited also attended the Ice Follies. Mr and Mrs. H arold Owens and W a M A (It W ANTED: Position as cook or Mrs. H arold Owens and child- Mr. and Mrs. Olan S tark at housekeeper, experienced, re- ren and h er m other, Mrs. W. D. K eot w hile here, ferences. Daisy B utler, phone B arn ett w e n t to K ent F rid ay 3233 o r w rite 118 W. 3rd, T he afternoon and visited Mrs. Olan Dalles, Oregon. 33p S tark and family. MJr. and Mrs. C lair Balzer and MALE H E L P W ANTED: Do A. F. Balzer w en t to The Dalles you have w h at it takes to m an- Mrs. Balzer w ent age y our ow n business? No the cap ital req u ired as w e fu rn ish d „ ,nesg and vl8lt. to th e rig h t m an. Good opening ing h e r bro th er H arold Blagg nearby. W rite The J. R. W at- and fam ily. C lair and Mr. and Seattle**',’ W ^ h . PeXtCr & & « » • A lberty” m et h er in w ere used on occasion. But the to o k will serv o ’ to re vive in terest in w h a t w as a d ra Uabli.shrd Every I l iuay at m atic event in th e h isto ry of Moro, Oregon Mr«. George Fox -------- Sherm an county, one w hich re- Editor quires a 40-year m em ory to r e Giles L. French couple w arm X s ^ r e ^ T O e m u s M o r e s P ox call. ' The coifnty w as filled & wi'th Ita lia n and A u strian m uck- '¿’“ m o m e te T ' hovZ red‘" V b o v'e J ^ T ^ k e n d V u e s T o l‘V par" o f C o n r r e « of March *. 1879.------------- e rs , Swedish jjow derm en, sw ear- n ln ety degreees. By the w eekend ents Mr. and Mrs. George Fox. KR jng ine team sters and all the m ass tem p e ra tu re had m oderated, The j ^ e a electricity w as real OFFICIA«. COUNTY PA PER hangers on th a t prevail w here and R wa8 good grow ing w eath er low b ere lbe Rrgt of the week, construction w ork is going on. for tbe COm ing w heat harvest. The cause Was not known. N E W S PA PER The local citizens, staid a n ” Most of the rig h t of w ays in the The display of anim als and P U B L ISH E R S careful w ith m oney as b efitted w heat fields * . . .. e have * been c u * t M for birds a t . R ufus . is • draw ing th 1910 farm ers, w ere as stran g e ASSOCIATION hay. in te rest of the people. The dis- to the im m igrants as the n a The R ufus farm ers who have play is a t p o p u lar Grove station tives of Bosnia, A ustria and fru it orchards, have been busy and auto camp and is shown by N A T IO N A L E D IT O R IA L Italy w ere to the farm ers. .............. A nother a m an wbo said he show ed his w ith th e .... ir cherries. z**s r*” The book is w orth reading. I t weeR w in see m ost of them- Ou t anim als in M ontana last year, is fiction, not history, b u t fic- the w ay R th ey can get pick- p o r a sm an show, Vie has a good tion w ith a local background. erg The ugual it inenant w orkers selection • That, and th e speed of th e plot, d id rft cQme aro u n d this year as . . SUBSCRIPTION BATES B rackett m ake it interesting. th e y did in o th er years. There- Mr. and Mrs. r a y ONE YEAR - _____ ______ Office c h a rts of reta il beef . th ere is a shortage of pick- and fam ily atten d ed a fam ily ceiling prices w ill be posted in grg at R ufus reunion Ju n e 9 a t th e Cli Claude JU N E 22, 1951 _____________________________ __ m eat shops th ro u g h o u t th e th e Biglow school"m eeting Coats residence in Odel w T he co u n try Ju n e 25 says th e OPS M onday afternoon Roland John- reunion was In honor of WHAT DO PE O PL E B E LIE V E? T he date for posting ceiling elected for a tw o year George Bour am , So o prices is a w eek la te r th a n pre- whPe p n M acnab re tirin g D ufur and Claude <Joat> • t ,, t r viously announced and w a s cb a irm an w as re-elected for a th e Coats children w if e prese Looking a t any voters list of ™ u s iy tQ chairm an fam llles excepting The Dalles Sunday. acquaintances is alw ays a little f ’" a ' last-m lnuU price re- ,h re e >ea 1 , Nell and Jim . A cousin of th e FOR SAGE cheap a 20’ H arris W illiam B rin k ert w ent to surprising. 'T h ere’s old Joe, ~ tTh.rn-c irm. as vis|ong and distrib u tio n . . The R ufus consolidated school C oats« of P o rtlan d w hom th e Com bine 1944 Model 30-38. P o rtlan d Tuesday to take his solid as a r6ck, as in sisten t on Housewives can refe r to th e held its reg u lar annual m eeting fam d y h asn ’t seen for 25 y e a rs Good condition. R oy L in d stro m wife and infant son from the being let alone as a rattlesnake, ’ rice ch arts w hich m u st be M onday w ith a sm all attendance wag p rese n t. M o re -th a n f i f t / lone, Ore., phone 87192. 33p hospital to the hom e of h er par- b u tch e rs in a readily Joe M orris th e outgoing chair- Je w ere preSe n t to enjoy th e a ijg h t f r in o registered w ith the DemocraU. P enta, Mr. and »Mrs. Fredean for n1ace y m as elected Mrs. Claude C oats < And th ere's Bill, Who is alw ays place, to be su su re re th in e ey m an an w w as e ie u c u a «« s d ir e c to r for ^ y M r and _ M eat cutting, w rapping, sharp talking about getting the govern- m ore th a n the ceiling th ree years. Allen Tom w ill- be together w ith th e ir fam ily sp en t freeze. B r in g -tfie m tir a n y dav m ent to do som ething he doesn’t set for th is area, th is y ears chairm an, m ost of th eir lives in th e R ufus M ortgage Loan9*to M eet Your Individual need» b u t Sunday. C & C Food Store, w ant to be taxed for directly, Prlee _____ -py)e R ufU9 schoo school Is being com m unity. T hey m oved to Odell arod saa a P ? ¿ » n t lH lI p a n — I _____ G rass Valley, Oregon. 2 ltfc ATTRACTIVM TERMS registered as a Republican. 1 given a new coat of p a in t a t th is last fab » All th a t is confusing. Of course, m F IR S T Carl Thom pson Is doing ‘ Ije M aster who h a sn ’t PU RPO SE CAR7 no one really thinks th a t the FIR ST PR IN C IPL E S F IR S T R about an(J N h E D AN A U , P U R P O b E ^ 4 PROMPT SERVICE W illys S tation party division has m uch rela- m anifestation of post-w ar done Tm s pain t is being p u t gone w orfc • *1- ___________ . , -----E- r--: nas gone ui wuxxu — „ Waeon on disDlav a t W IL L IS tionship to the actual division as (.hange being m ade, slow ly on th e outside of the building Mlgg M ary B rackett, daughter y j to economic o r political th o u g h t b t * e hope certainly. F ran ce and is Gxtra to the usual w ork f M r and M rs H H. B rackett, 1 * c a rry in g c a p a c ity It would be illum inating for X r definitely and Italy w ith Carl doeg on the inside of the w in leave Sunday for Eugene A w estern com pany serving w estei n agriculture sum m er m eans safety, economy an d p rac George Gallup or some o th er gQme doubt voted for a b it m ore building every year. w here she w ill a tten d tical tran sportation. Also New HOME OFFICE j pollster to conduct a su rv ey and conservatlsm in th e ir govern- Mr. and M rs. Roftald Klock Scbooh F o u r W heel D rive JE E P S , P IC K Portland, Oregon find ou t how m any people want- m entg x. and daughter P a tty of P ortland 812 S. W. W ashington UPS and STATION WAGONS. ed and expected the govern- ln tb | S c o u n try the suprem e spent from W ednesday to F rid ay Phone AT <331 C ontact W IL L IS MOTOR fpr Wll- m ent to control business and in- r o u rt has m ade some decisions as guests of Mr. and Mrs. W il- CRASS VALLEY NEW S lys-Overland Sales, Service, P a rts dustry and labor and prices should encourage those (pr M orris. W hile here they visit- and Accessories. W est Colum bia and how m any thought such wh() feej tb a t th e less governm en- other relatives. (Mrs. A. F. Balzer, Phone 281) R iver H ighw ay, T he Dalles, Ore- m atters could and would be bet- taK interference th ere is, th e b e t ln th e Da8tu re s and 23-tfc. ter handled by individuals. ’ ¡ ^ r e v e r s e d the so called o n “tbe ^ n ge“ is "tin d e r dry now Ch&r ies P errlgo arrived F riday gon’ ter. Despite the cam paign th a t has fair trad e tendency for exam ple and extrerne caution m u st be from Leavenw orth, W ash., and Do you w ant anytthing? been waged against big business, and now a New Je rse y court taRen t0 reduce the fire hazards. spedt the w eek end -frith his i s th ere som ething you’d like how m any people fear it m ore hag r u ied th a t dealers m ay com- T bere w as Bucb a ra n fc grow th fam py at th e F ra n k T. Bayer yOu do not have? And, if so, w hy than big governm ent? Do people on cigarette price. T here spring of all the foliage to bome‘ * not let y o u r w an ts be know n to prefer freedom to security and seeiniS som e tendency on the fhe f|re d an ger w o rse. lv a n Blagg and B. C. B a u w o th ers by advertising here? how m any know th a t the two R co u rt to lim it the pow- Mr and M rs Roland ,Tohnson ga rtn e r w ent to P ortland Thurs- W A N T P n . R„habl0 mpn I KWh? are incom patible? How m any ers of b u re a u c ra ts . \ and Mr. and Mrs. Andv E ngberg day evening w here th ey attended iw u am e m en, two openings, to call on farm ers. coHing people like the spending program According to our th eo ry t e n d e d the State grange ees- lodge at th e Masonic Tem- Yvonderful o p portunity. $15 to of the federal governm ent and Rovernm e n t the l e g i s l a t i v e ^ w h k h wag held ,n P o rtiand le a8 deiegates from the local 1 number $20 a day. No experience re- the personal taxes involved? b ra n ch, w hich is rep resen tativ e of lagt wpek . J(>dge Qn >Friday and Saturday. qulrde. P erm anent. W rite. Mc- yuu went N aturally there are m a n y the ¡ ^ p i e , m akes th e law s, the Th(?re wag a p|cn|(, Sunday a t p n rtiand Ness Co., D ep t. B, 2423 Mag “ executive branch_ex_ecute^ them S p r,ngs fQr th e sh e rm a n B1U B rin k ert w e n t^ o 3 nameofr-tre* nolia St., Oakland 7, Cal. 32-3p m em bers and Sunday an(1 - .. qDeftd they do. / T h e r e ’s family habit and enforces them and th e judl- co onty grange nhrt fur. b ra hch sees th a t it is all frlpnd R a nice tim e w as w lth a e la t iv e w ho will spe _ (which often w orks in reverse), a few days w ith them Mr. and NOTICE OF FIN A L HEA RIN G there's the desire o j the w eak to done according to the <w»sUtu- ha<| hy tho9c attendlng B ert Cox accom panieu panied him Notice — Is ----— hereby given th at _ _ --------— ------------- . . . - M r. Rert nun j o------- ----- l>e on the w inning side and of tion and the sta tu te s » have had ------ . ” ome ,x 'onom ^ s club of 8nd ^ , en t to to Chehalis, W ash.. Eugene H. Spencer. E xecutor oi the strong against i t - F o r gome y ears we th a t want- ,h e R ufus B ° lge w l,‘ m eet ° ” to v isit her paren t’ Mr. and the E state of H ow ard M. Spen- Some m arried folks change in an executive branch ' Mrs C H Augee. Mrs. Hilda cer, Deceased, has filed ln the order to be com patible and some ed to both m ake and enforce the Johnson also accom panied him County C ourt of the S tate of stay different for other reasons. law s and th u s have an overgrow n and w ent to her hom e in A storia. Oregon for Sherm an County, his Some w ant governm ent jobs and btireaucracy. Some pow er for en- Mr and Mrs. W illard Rolfe Final Account, and the C ourt some register in order to vote forCem ent is necessary if the had as week end guests Mr. has set the 24th day of Ju ly , F a & r Ijo n g D e f e n c e s& v ic e Maybe you never for or against a friend. Economic pxecutive bran ch is to operate and Mrs. George W ilde and Mr. 1951 in the office of th e C ounty and . political principles have at all, h u t the rulings of federal i f y o u p ia c e y o u r c a it U te i h ts thought of it this and MYs. P a t Kelly of P ortland Clerk of S herm an C ounty, Ore- little to do w ith it, in fact, are b u re aus are ten tim es as volum- t o ' celebrate th eir d aughter gon, in the C ounty C ourthouse way, but you can help your Long Distance operator poorly defined in te x t books, inous as are all the federal laws Sherie L ee’s 3rd birth d ay anni- a t Moro, Oregon, a t 10:00 o’clock . cam paign speecheS or m agazine of tbe country from the begin- save your time if you give hfer your call like this: First, v e rsa rv Sunday. a. m., as the tim e and place for or new spaper. nlng , v ersary o u « y settlem ent of said accounting the name of the town you’re calling. Then the telephone W hen th e chips are down and people all over the Mr. and Mrs. Ross Fields and and ^or hearing objections to the Issues are clear the steady bavG to tr y new w ays of govern- number. And finally the name of the person you’re daughter, Susan, Returned hom e same, if any. heads have usually been able to - ^ e n t now and th en and while F rid ay from a vacation trip to EU G EN E H. SPEN CER calling—if i f i a person call. You’ll find this tip particularly control regardless of p a rty w hich tbey som etim es discover some- California w here they visited E x ecu to r- is a com plim ent to the m ajority useful th ey often retu rn helpful these days when Long Distance lines are busy her sisters and families. * j Tracy B arton of A m ericans, w hich the poll to tbe tim e tested ways, Stephen Bibby flew to Sacra- Dau eSf Oregon carrying the calls that are aiding our military forces lists are n o t ’• _____ _________ m ento from Portland to v isit his ^ ^ o r n e y for th e E sta te 32-5c ^ l i m i t a i t C o u n ty J o u r n a l Rufus News Standard Insurance Co. w 1 iY> SNAKE IN OREGON TRUNK The 1 book, Oregon uei u T runk, r in a paper bound edition, has found m any readers in this « ... p a rt of the country because th e build- ing of the two railroads up the D eschutes g o rg ^ back in 1909 an d 1910 la the background for th e contest betw een the braw l- ing railroaders th a t m akes up P be recaUed As n e a r , as can be recalled and as far a s presently avail- able Inform ation goes th e p a rt of the sto ry having to do w ith railroad construction and the battles th a t w ent , w ith it is fac- w tu ally c o rre c t The au th o r ob- tained som e of his inform ation from local sources Including the files of S herm an county news papers. Dan ^<x.s Stevens is .o the u.v non de plum e used by the author w ho is really a Bend school te a c h e r ’ nam ed O verturf. It seem s to be necessary in w h a t passes for w estern fiction th a t all th e serious opponents of the m ain c h a ra c te r be rem ov- tj,e e earth a rth by vioienr violent ed from the m eans before th e final chapter. T he m eans used and th e events leading to th e fatal ending do uncle Mike Bibby. . ----------- --------------- Mr. and Mrs. Clyde s t r a J e-J N iy rlc E OF FIN A L H EARING and sons, and Mr. and M rs. F red J hereby given th a t Stradley and Mr and Mrs. Le- NOTICE, is hereoy giv en u Rby Stradley and fam ily of T he the un ers gn . s ta te of Dalles and Col. and Mrs. R. D. y c h Prm an County his PortU nd w ent to Oregon for Sherm an County ms Sm ith of ForHand w e n t « Account as A dm inistrator -------------------------------------, of th e E state of M ary E . Knox, ko No. 121 ia .1 A .F. A AJM deceased, and th a t W ednesday, Eureka Ixxlge Meets on the 1st and J u ly 11, 7951, a t 10:00 A. M-, 3rd T hursday evening» said day, a t the co u rt room in each m onth. Visiting the co u rt housot ln Moro, Sher- m em bers cordially in- m an County, Oregon, have been vited to m eet frith us f jxed by the C ourt as th e tim e Donald M artin, W.M. and place for hearin g of objec- H B. Pinkerton, Secretary Uons 8aid p inai A ccount and SYNOPSIS OF annoal ^ atemknt lo r the settlem ent of said estate. F ra n k P. Knox For the year ended December 31, I960 Of the ATLANTIC MUTUAL . FIRE IN A d m in istrato r S U R A N C E COMPANY of Savannah. In the State of Georgia made to the In- T. L ester Johnrfon, hu rance Commissioner of the State o f A ttorney for A dm inistrator 31-4c A BOTT1 A little girl called by tele phone th e o th er day to say th at she had a rattle sn ak e to present " He decltned polite- to hoDC whlle cogitating , * ¿ 7 generositv of W e * ld R w as a sm all «Irla. She said U # ™ akc . , a ^ e r wUh onlv a Mack an(, a raU ,e to th a t he t‘eaUy w as^a dan- ^eroug ^ p U le . Of course, an eld- had been raised rn„ id tell by w ith rattle sn ak e s could the flat head and dark coloring th a t he w as to be let alone. The lltttle girl w as v e ry pleas- h e r ^ q u e a t although * adm onished, about ‘ ’o f feflr s h e c a rried the snake proudly in a w hiskey in som e q u a rte rs bottle w w hich hich ii ........, . have o , been considered m ost would appropriate. - The captive w as p e rt and in- in the editorial I sur- ’« " » to « n dcc|,ne(, ,o^ rred Rlft. n „ you sup- 1 ,r1 wll1 CVe r be , - o - - ' m|(,e B or ••— of , lzarda> —u« » ' hpr g,rlhood roa ‘ , little ’ snake ln‘° a b ° ‘" P •A’ L not alw ays com port w ith other Bethlehem Chapter No. 78. O.K-^ things in the boolc, nor w ith h u Meets every second aiiu m an psychology as generally fourth T hursday in each understood. B ut If th a t’s the m onth; visiting m em bers style, O. K., by the tim e invidi Invited Mono, Oregot- ous com parisons are m ade for Gwen Ross? W. M. 200 pages betw een the hero and Naomi Van Gilder, « e c re ta ry t th e vllllans it seem s high tim e to dispose of the bad m en. T his Moro V0? * * . , 5 ^ rd * is done effectively in Oregon r ’ 1ink- „ , ♦ A ctually m em ory tioes not place m uch gun smoke along w ith the pow der smoke of the railroad building. Men w ere blow n to bits, b itten by ra ttle snakes, broken in falls b u t the th e force m ost often came from n atu re than from illnatured man. D e M to the occasional Intensity of the fight betw een Hill and H arrim an. P o rte r and Twohy, and the su b co n tracto rs, few .w e r e killed over It. T h e m ajor decisions w ere made in the courts although pick handles hall. T ran sien t and vlgltlng broth ers are invited to meet w itb u9 Earl G entry. N. G. I ^ o W atkins. Secretary Lupine Rebekah Ixxlge 4ti 2" d m onth v isitin g mCm bers welcome Qjadyg M orrison, n .G. Helen M artin, Sec. ■ «2 No. 11« ■ t r a WHHH6SP COMFAHV • eORTLAHD. OKCCON •X Oregon, pursuant to la w : . ADMITTED ASSETS Bonds ____ <1.443,320.68 Stocks ...a.____ 781.644.90 Mortgage loans on real estate 222,074.28 Cash and bank deposits ____ 764,194.69 A gent’s balancs or uncollected premiums ______ _____, 270,019.91 : Interest, dividends and real ettate income due A accrued 6,966.66 d th er assets ___ 4------------- - 40,768.12 Total admitted assets >3.477,984.14 LIABILITIES. SU RPLUS AND OTHER FUNDS Losses -------------- --- ------- --- > 68.071.00 Loss adjustm ent e x p e n s e s . . 6,807.10 Unearned premiums ___ 1,606,062.71 All other •liabilities ________ 118,410.17 Total liabilities, except capital .........T____ >1,698,840.98 Capital paid up > 600,000.00 Special surplus funds --------- 200,000.00 Unassigned funds (surplus) 1,079,648.16 ’ Surplus as regards policy* holders ...----------- - >1,779.648.16 Total ................................ «.477,984.14 iTTATEMENT OF INCOME Premiums earned v ....... >1.481,688.18 Lo n ss» incurred ____ 409.118.90 Ixkss expenses incurred ........ 26,686.08 Other underwriting expenses incurred 652,904.64 Total underwriting deductions ---- >1,088,703.62 Net underwriting gain or loss 892,»29.61 Investm ent income ........ 110,130.90 Other Income ................ 20,619-26 Total, before federal Income taxes .... 523,680.36 Net Income .................... > 528,680.26 Dividends to Stockholders Guaranty fund interest > 29.991.82 Dividends to p o licy h o ld ers 268,748.24 Capital changes (net) 10.926.37 Other Items affecting 50,000.00 surplus (net) Total capital and Rurplua itema (het) .... > 349,664.98 Incrcaat in aurplua as rc- 174,‘Öft-»» garda policyholder« ------ ------- BUSINESS IN OREGON FOR THE YEAR Ne* premloma received .. > 89.671 81 Net lo«aee paid 11,625.66 and our industries to build the nation’s strength. Ao/e you started keeping a handy out-of-town number list? You’ll find you can save considerable time in completing Long Distance calls if you give the operator the number you want rather than just the name and address. That way, you see, vou won’t have to wait while she calls ‘‘Information” in the distant town to get the number you’re calling. Pacific Telephone «2.25 pint Sunny Brook the w h is ke y th at's ii^eerA/ ds its A/ame" INTUCKY WHISKEY — Jk BIENO • 86 PROOF • 65% GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS • THE OLD SUNNY BROOK COLOUISVILLE, KY,