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¿Mpermmt (County ¿Journal Sixty-Fourth Year No. 13 T hese T h in g s We N ote 1 t Moro, Oregon Friday, February 1, I9Ô2* Candidate Grants W as Once Largest Town of Area Before Fire and Flood Removed It Entirely ____ County Official Paper Snow Melting; Creeks Running; The town of Grant is in the Grants took hold again and process of being forgotten. It is started another towm, this one gone and even the landmarks to lie platted and incorporated. that were about it are changed; William Murray & Isabella Mur the reasons for it no longer ex ray together with W. Ixiir Hill The snow that came Decemlier ist. There is nothing but memory and Julia Hill, platted the town- 26 has been on the ground 37 to sustain it. site. Other towns had sprung up days today. Weather has been Grant, or Grants, was a town, in the interior and homesteaders cold enough to keep it but not once the largest in the county, could buy flour and sugar at below zero in many parts of the located on the new Oregon Rail Wasco, Moro, atjd Grass Valley county. Winds have drifted part road and Navigation company by the time Grants got started of the snow but not enough to line about where Charley Wil again. Its growth was slower By Giles L- French bare the ground, thus the wheat son’s service station is now sit after the fire. A newspaper mov has been protected. ed over from Dufur to be pub uated. It sorta feels like spring. Odd This week the snow is leaving, When the railroad builders put lished in Grants for a time. how it can feel like spring at early in the week from the ef A firm of outside investors th? line down the Columbia a 30 degrees whereas it felt like fect of soft westerly winds and station was , established there had I alii a new flour mill at winter when it was 30 degrees bright spring like sun. Thursday and called Villard, because Hen Grants and as a side line had last fall. there was intermittent rain. ry Villard, a German capitalist, installed a distillery. Waste pro X T W N On the fields the snow is soft, had much to do with building ducts of Ixith were fed to cattle We know we’d ought to feel where packed there is a layer the Olt&N. Reason for the sta making what seemed a nice sorry for someone in this latest Giles L. French, Moro, this of ice on the ground. How much tion was that the town of Colum round business. It had barely crime in Portland but we are week announced that he is a is going into the ground is being bus on the V\ ashington side of started when the highest flood not sure who it should be. and will be for all time. the river did quite a bit of busi in the white man’s history of candidate for congress in the debated T T W N •Some is running off. Wednes ness and received freight on the the Columbia river came in June following statement which lx>re day The old poets were also philo Hay Canyon was roaring a release date of January 31. new railroad. It was then car of 1894. sophers and often their words with dark, mud packed water I am a candidate for the Everything was washed away ried across by ferry from Grant’s have been preserved because of that loosened some bridges and Republican nomfaation for con except one house along the hill; landing on the Oregon side. what they said instead of how some damage to fields as it Eventually the name of Grants the distillery and mill, together gressman from the second dis did they said it. Oliver Goldsmith, started on its way. Wednesday of Oregon. succeeded that of Villard. The with some of the cattle were trict the poor, pock marked Irishman, night, when there was little frost, I was born in Sherman county taken down stream with the towm grew rapidly because it who wrote, “The Deserted Vill water started in Barnum can and it has been my home all my Homes and was on a railroad and in the rushing waters. age”, may be rememered for life, except for absence to at yon though Moro and no doubt HE WAVED GOODBYE TO FREEDOM . . Detective Frank Farrel early eighties, when the • town stores floated from their rock many years for these lines: tend high school, University of on other creek beds. “111 fares the land, to hastening phones for pie wagon while Detective Arthur Damick holds gun on flourished, settlers were coming foundations and drifted away. Weather prophets say that Oregon and serve in the chemi The very top graphy w a s Joseph Ricciardl in New York apartment. They saw Rieciardl, carry into the new wheat country that ills a prey, cal warfare service In World temperatures will drop again in a Where wealth accumulates, and ing a fur coat and a radio, leave the apartment. He saw them too, and, became Sherman county. What changed, sand was piled in new War 1. Occupations have been few days and if this happens it aa a ruse, turned to wave goodbye to someone in the apartment. There wheat they grew was hauled to places, ditches were cut where raising wheat and cattle, nine may stop the run-off lx?fore it men decay; The Princes and lords may flourish or was no one Inside. The detectives said Ricciardi took furs, radio and the railroad at Grants, whose solid ground had been. years, selling machinery and removes all the snow. As it is jewelry from the apartment to the value of $1,000. merchants also supplied plows whole »town was gone and traces groceries, may fade; four years, and editing we are having a bit of spring, of it obliterated. and harness and supplies. A breath can make them, as a the Sherman County Journal, too early perhaps, but spring By that time there was talk ,Old timers remember Grants breath has made; Farmers Expected ToJ No Candidate nevertheless th at will stir the years. as something of an oasis, a place of building a railroad into the 21 For But a bold peasantry, their long chilled roots and start the 17 years 1 have lieen a higher country, up Spanish Hol where men gathered to tell country’s pride, of the Oiegon house of buds to swelling in preparation stories, exchange 'experiences, low, so that wheat growers, now member When once destroyed, can never Produce Mote In ’52 representatives from Gilliam, for another vernal season. and learn about the new country. in plentiful number, could mar Morrow, Sherman and Wheeler be supplied.” ket their grain without the long Farm production goals for 1952 Some of the residents were char T T W N where interest has been IS (iR M lIlN 'H acters such as Willian Grant, three or four day hauls to Grants counties The proletarian advocate will aim higher than ever. in taxation; have been a member $563 and Biggs. The Columbia South Farmers are being asked to PER « M l I t COST himself, Fox & Scott, who later r.ot be surprised at the connec of three interim taxation com started the first Moro store had ern was not started until 1897 mittees, was chairman of reap- OF TRUM AN BUDGET tion lietween mink coats and dis increase farm output sharply but the shadow cast before It a store at Grants. honesty. He always did maintain above that of a year ago; about Oregon’s share oil President was sufficient to prevent another ixirtionment committee in 1951, 50 per cent more than before Grants was a shipping point that wealth came from crooked have served «in education, labor Truman's $85.4 billion federal investment in Grants. World War II, says E. Harvey for wool and an outfitting point ness and never work. Actually there were many and industries, land use com budget, would be $860.6 millions, Miller, state production and mar for sheep men of which there T T W N reasons why a town should mittees; have lx?en consistently or $565 for every man, woman keting administration committee was a good number in the area “Polks ought to move once in have been established along the for economy, for strong local and child in Oregon's 1950 cen between the Deschutes and John a while”, said Uncle Emmett as chairman. First importance in Columbia. The railroad was government as opposed to cen sus, Oregon Business & Tax Oregon, he adds, is production Day river. he looked over the announce there, and in those days, river tralization of power, was among Research, reports. of feed grain to keep apace with But Grants was a hard-luck ments In the paper. "Otherwise This requested spending, if transportation. The fire of ¿83 first five in newspaper poll of expanding .livestock numbers. town and after some three years they stay too long in one place approved, plus actual $176 per house members. and the flood of ’94 acts of nature Barley and oats are Oregon's of growth and activity the town or in one job. If they’re good Have been mayor of Moro capita cost of all state and local both, probably had much to do principal feed grains. Eastern burned on June 18, 1883 and the they ought to move on and if since 1932, member of local government In Oregon for 1952 loss was estimated to have been with the distribution of towns civic clubs, chairman of ixrnd tlscal year, would total $741 l»er they’re bad they'd ought to move Oiegon is where most of the in Sherman county. feed barley is produced, but this between $150/000 and $200,000 campaigns In which Sheiinan person cost of all government out.” year a shift lo wheat is notice w’hich, considering the value of T T W N county made best record in sale during 1953. This assumes that a dollar in those days, indicates Anyone contemplating a crime able. Farmers there have planted of “E” bonds of any county in 1953 cost of state and local gov that Grants was quite a towm. the United States, member of ernment in Oregon will not be should arrange to give it an angle about 953,000 acres of fall wheat, Stewart Hardie Will a 14 percent jump as compared Burned was tHe OR&N depot, state and county historical so less than in 1952. of sex. In that way public sym Ixjwell Stockman, Pendleton, Cooper’s Hotel, William Grant’s cieties, Old Oregon Trails associa Total cost of government in pathy is enlisted and the crim with the year before. The state’s who has been congressman from tion, American Legion, Oregon Oregon next year, federal, state, inal has a good chance to wind 1952 wheat goal is 1,000,000 acres the second Oregon district since warehouse and lumber yard, stor Run For Senator Wheat Growers league, former local, will be twice what was up in a nice clean hospital in and will be met and surpassed the 1942 election announced late es of Fox & Scott, A. Schwer- nicken, Ixiwengart & Sichel, Stewart Hardie, state senator president of Oregon Newspaper spent In 1950 for food per per stead of in a rough and cheerless easily unless a large acreage Wednesday that he would not be Cummings & Dixon, William from this district, comprising Publishers association, l o c a l normally planted to spring wheat by anyone earning about cell. a candidate to succeed himself Burnet. Several wool warehouses the counties of Gilliam, Sher chairman of committee for Hoo son is shifted to other crops. T T W N $8000, or $741 for government, at the primary election to be were also burned and sheepmen man and Wheeler, has announced ver Report and Oregon Chest. iThe state PMA committee, Mil $316 per capita for food, the tax To Patricia, the blonde bull held in Oregon May 6. lost their crop that had not been that he will be a candidate for I lielieve that the first duty payer association estimates. fighter: They’re not bulls at that ler, explains, is asking for 450,,- Stockman was mentioned shipped. Murray Bros. Harvey re-election at the Republican pri of a congressman, or a state Oregon people had a total 1952 age, Patricia, they’re little calves 000 acres of feed and malting last Mr. spring as a contender for legislator, is to learn as much as estimated income of about $2.3 and killing them is work, not barley with little likelihood that appointment to federal office, & Clark. Cochran & Downing maries next May. it will be grown. Barley seedings were all wool warehouse firms Senator Hardie has served on he can about his district, be billions. On that basis about sport. But you got the publicity. in 1951 totaled 362,000 acres. Mil particularly the Federal Reserve that were burned. the Ways & Means committee, able to explain its problems ef 37.1 per cent of all Income of T T W N Not dismayed the settler» of state anil federal affairs and pub fectively, be willing and able all people in Oregon will be ear ler warns that if the shift to Board, to which Abbott Mills of Oddest thing about the raise in wheat continues, the barley Portland was recently named. It lie welfare committees during his to work every day in behalf of marked f o r federal expenses postal rates is the picture of old will be even less than that of has been thought generally that two sessions in Salem. He major his district anti his nation. alone. If 1953 incomes do not Treasurer? Ben Franklin in a bright red. Mr. Stockman would run again a year ago. The welfare of eastern Oregon decline, about 49 per cent of to ed in business administraton at T T W N The shift to wheat, says the although some have felt that un- OSC, was county clerk, publishes depends on the continued devel tal income of all people will be We wish some one would tell bureau of agriculture economics, liktdy. Condon GlobeTimes and Fossil opment of Columbia river basin consumed by Oregon’s share of us what good the Office of Price is being felt in the Willamette In making his statement the power together with transporta all government costs, federal, Journal. Stabilization does. Some prices valley where twice as much congressman said that he wanted tion and irrigation; upon getting state and local, F. H. Young, go up every week, few go down wheat was seeded last fall as to return home and take care of grass to grow on its sage cover manager of Oregon Business & and if they do there is a change. was the case in 1950. his own business and that he ed range lands; uixin further Tax Research reported. It keeps thousands employed On the national level, no goals would serve the district :o the Moro Women Invite utilization of tlinlier resources; and if they were all producing are being set for livestock pro best of his ability during the re upon a foreign policy that will something other than confusion duction because the number that mainder of his term which ex e r m i t the development ol Globetrotters Billed the quantity of goods would go can be raised is tied in directly pires in January 1953. Husbands For Dinner! p markets in the Pacific; upon up and probably the price down. with the prospective feed supply. keeping as much of our power at T T W N Saturday evening, January 26, The national barley goal is 290,- as we can use, upon keep Friday At The Dalles Frost is going out of the 000,000 bushels on 12,865,000 MORO 51; CORBETT 43 the Moro Woman’s club enter home ing all of our water, upon a tax ground, baseball players are sign acres compared with 254,668,000 tained their husbands at a pot policy that By Larry Kaseberg will permit citizens ing contracts, buttercups and bushels harvested from 10,840,- luck dinner. Rev. Gearhart gave The Moro Huskies played a to buy and Improve property. marbles will be next. Divine Grace. 000 acres planted in 1951—a 14 strong Corliett team on the Grass The federal government owns m w w President Mrs. Hockman gave 70% percent increase over 1951 pro Valley floor last Friday night of eastern Oregon. As a Whether contemplated or not duction; a 19 percent acreage in a few opening remarks and then landlord with Moro winning 54-43. it should develop its it was handy that the tax returns crease. turned the program over to Corbett bounced into the lead property or let some one have be made about tax paying time. Mrs. Lloyd Henrlchs, program in the first quarter, 12-10, then who will. It won’t be long out of the hands chairman, Mrs. Henrichs clever it The held a 27-26 half-time lead. The nation must be kept of the government. ly introduced the following: Mrs. strong militarily and that means Huskies came back with a surge Boosters Gin Hear T T W N John Parker, who gave the wel large sums for the airforce, the of power in the third quarter The argument made by a Dem come and Mr. John Parker who army and navy; it must be kept to take the lead 42-36 and held ocrat that an Oregon supreme FBI Agent Wednesday responded. Mlrs. Francis Keyes, strong economically and that out through (the remainder of court judge should not take part accompanied on the piano by Mr. means no spending for non-es the game. in partisan politics seems a little Keyes sang two numbers, “Calm Program for the Wednesday, Bob Martin rolled in 22 points late. It is possible to recall sim February 6, meeting of the Moro to lead the scoring attack with is the Night” - Bohn and “La sentials. I will work actively, constant ilar activity on the part of fed Boosters club wifi be a member Harold Duncan helping with 16, Donna E’Mobile” -Verdi (woman ly and aggressively for the wel eral supreme court judges. of the Federal Bureau of Invest Leroy Martin scored 9, Norval Fred E. Robinson, candidate is changeable). fare of the second district and a f W N Since Mr. Bolton of The Dal the nation. What lieneflts one igation staff from Portland who Lane 4, Don Miller 2. for .'Republican nomination ¿¡or Potatoes are a dollar a pound is expected by provram chairman Lyn Grouser for Corbett was state treasurer, is a native Ore les was unable to lie present, will benefit the other. if bought In the form of chips. Norman Fields to speak on high gonian, living in Jackson county. Mr. Dewey Thompson ably took with 11 points. TTW N “What the Government is Doing He is a firm believer in sound over. He showed films, consist HHORT COURSE COMING The officials were Tullin and It can be cold In February; About Communism.” A short course given by ex and well planner’ state economy, ing of their trip trip east, to the Bughan. it can be cold in March. But no It will be the first meeting of in making every dollar count, bathing lieautles on the Oregon tension will 1* presented to one can look forward to the pos the club under the 1952 officers MORO 31; MOSIER 2» Hherman jcountlans this spring demonstrated in the building of coast. sibility of so long a cold spell and it is expected that new com The tables were nicely decor lieglnning early in March. ( lass his own business by applying The Moro Huskies squeezed on February first as on January mittee members will lie appoint ated with candles In pastel es will l»e held probably Wednes out a close decision from the the formula of “a dollar ‘ saved shades and evergreen. first. day nights and will last for ed at the meeting. is a dollar earned.” Mosier team Tuesday night at T T W N Hostesses for the evening three hours. A teacher will come He is married and has three Mosier 31-29. The famous Harlem Globe When we hear one of those were Mrs. Truman Strong. Mrs. from OSC to hear the class. The low scoring game was children; he is a home owner I>ewey Thompson, Mrs. Lloyd trotters will play In The Dalles individuals who tempers his de RALLY 8UHKDULKD The course is In Natural Re The Westminister Fellowship largely on the part of the small and a latgj taxpayer. He be Henrlchs and Mrs. Mac Bull. cisions with soft words and a sources, which will lie the first Friday night with an Allstar lieves also that efficient and hesitant manner we often think of the Moro Con-wnunlty church floor and lighting and that the economical state government can The next meeting of the club given by any college or univer team from The Dalles as compe of the two kindly old ladles who will be hosts to a county wide basket just wasn't big enough only be achieved through great will l>e February 7 with Mrs. sity reports the state college, It tition. Also on the bill will be a insisted on having a soft log youth rally to be held this Sun that night. will f»e a four year course at game between White Salmon and A. Douma as director. Moro held the half-time lead of er individual Interest and ser on which to decapitate their day night from 4:00 to 8:30 p. m. Corvallis and the short course the Kansas City Stars, a Globe All high school age young people 13-11. The game was close all vice in the state’s political chickens. also will deal with soils, range trotter farm club. are invited to attend. The even way through right up to the make-up. With the latter aim in EXAMINER COMING The Globetrotters have been T T W N management, forestry, minerals view, he is taking an active part Bankers listen to many reasons ing will include a social hour, final busser. The game was won in Republican party activities, Is A drivers license examiner wildlife, botany, geography and playing In Portland lately with good crowds who come not only why customers have to spend refreshments, singspiratlon and a on foul shots with Moro making sergeant-at arms and chairman will tie on duty In Moro Tues economics. money. Taxpayers listen to rea worship service. The Rev. Mar 11 of the 15 attempts. Those who want to enroll to watch them play but to see flay February 5, 1952 at the of the fourth congressional dis The Moro Huskies have a the ball handling team members sons why governments must tin T. I .arson of the Methodist trict of the Oregon Republicans courthouse between the hours may see Wily Knlghten, school indulge in when ahead. spend money. Difference: bank church of The Dalles will give league standing of five wins and superintendent. of 10 a. m. and 3 p. m. clubs. three losses. the evening meditation. ers are not impressed. Spring Coining?
