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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (July 25, 1952)
■ * ' .......■ P A G E 4 SH E R M A N COUNTY ■ JO U R N A L, MORO, OREGON F R ID A Y , Ju ly 25, “. y <■■'■ '■ ' ;M*'- .; ■ '• ■ ■ 1952 picnic with the Willis B rittain their way back at the Peterson family. Ax-k gardens. Mrs. Roy Wells received w orJ Mr. and Mrs. Tom Coyle cele- (By Mrs. A. F. Balzer) this week that her younger son, Brated their 49th w edding annl- Donald, is leaving , the naval versary Sunday w ith a family Mrs. H arry Howell and Mts. base a t San Diego to join his get together at Peterson rock A1 Bekkedahl were hostesses brother. David, on the mine-^gardens. Those present w ere Mr. at a show er Friday afternoon' at sweeper USS Heed, docked a t and Mrs. Harold Eakln and fam- the Kent Legion hail honoring Norfolk, Virginia. After several ily and Mr. and Mrs. N orris Gil- Mrs. C. L. W atkins (Sayme Ly ons) with about th irty present. weeks of underway training out kison of Grass Valley, Mr. and 'Marqulta ifoepke played a piano of th a t port It is expected they Mrsr, Frank Rice and family, solo and MYs. W atkins w as pre will sail for the Mediterranean Mr. and Mrs. Loren Rice and diesel engineman family and Mr. and Mrs. Coilia sented w ith a corsage and then sector. David opened her many lovely gift enlisted in Octorber 1951 and 'Ricee and family all of Sweet packages for the pleasure of all. Donald enlisted in January of Home and M*r. and Mrs. Merrill Refreshments were served at this year. He will receive in- Rice of I>ebanon. Watch for Ifo r opening of the the close of the afternoon from struction in radio or radar. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cox were new library at Grass Valley soon, tables decorated w ith colored iMr. and Mrs. Alfred Payne cloths and bowls of flowers by in The DaHes Thursday and Mr. the hostesses. Among those pre and Mrs. Dell Olds were Ihere had as their guests from Tues- Mr. and sent were Mrs. Jam es M atthes Friday to visit Mrs. Roy Baker day until T hursday of The Dalles and Mrs. W atkin’s iMr. and Mrs. Lou Fischer and Mrs. Rudolf Volb and children sisters, Mr. Jay McKay of Kent, daughter, Wanda, of Prineville of Calgary and Mr. and Mrs. Wal- Mrs. W alter Wilson and Mrs. were guests Sunday at the home ter Johnson of C algary on th eir Bob Ferguson of The Dalles and of her sister, Mrs. Orville Rug- honeymoon. They w ent to Port- Mrs. Dick Earl of.G rass Valley. gles and family. Wanda will stay land T hursday to visit relatives, David Bayer of Corvallis spent here w ith her * au n t, for two The Payne family also w ent to Portand returning Saturday. th e weekend here with his p ar weeks. Mrs. A rt Bibby and Mrs. C. R Mr, and Mrs. F rank Pike had ents 'Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Bay Andersen and son, Dennis, w ere as dinner guests Sunday her er. in The Dalles F riday on busi- parents, Mr. and MYs. G rover Mr. ¿md Mrs. W ayne Kelley ness. Mrs. Bibby visited Mrs. Young and bis parents, Mr. and and sons, Carl, George- and J e r Roy Baker. Mrs. I. D. Pike and her aunt, ry, returned home Sunday from M,rs. Frank von Borstel ac- Mrs. Blanche Baldwin. • Alaska w here Mr. Kelley1 was companied by Peter (MacGilvray x Mrs. Orville Ruggles was host- working on a road project. and John Scott of New Zealand, ess at a plastic party at h er Mr. and Mrs. H arry Stark and who are visiting here drove to home Saturday afternoon w ith family, Jim McDonald, David Bend Sunday and w ere dinner her sister, Mrs. Roy LUlard as Parkhurst and Mr. and Mrs. guests at the home of Mr. and demonstrator,- Those present Olan Stark and family of Kent Mrs. Craitf Coynei^ stopping on Mrs. A rt Schilling, Mrs. Alfred drove to Parkdale Sunday for a Cast Ir o n P lp e T B a r n c y ’s- GV’ Kock, Mrs. W illard Barnett, Mrs. -------------------------------------- ~ Max Brown and Mrs. O. N. Rug gles. Refreshm ents were served. Mrs. Charles Davis took her grandchildren, Karen and Diane Dynktra to their home in P ort land Friday after spending sev- eral weeks here w ith them. Grass Valley Beefo’ Beefo’s ' '■ ■ •■ ' ' • * ■ • -: ?■ '■/.'- - '■ • . 7 :' • ■ ■ ■ ■■■ ...................... - D uane B akin w en t to . R ed T hursday and mond Sunday and spent the day w ith his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Millard Eakln. Mr. and Mrs. George Beach drove to Richland, Wn., Sunday and spent th e day visiting th e ir duughter. Mrs. W. D. Barnett, Henry P eters and Jphn Peters were dinner guests Sunday evening at the Harold Owens home. Mr. and Mrs. John Koepke and fam ily of K ent were callers in the after noon. Mr. and Mrs. A rt Newcomb of Camas, Wn., were Sunday af ternoon visitors a t the J. S. Newcomb home. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Fields and fam ily drove to Pendleton Sun day and w ere overnight guests of his mother, Mrs. Ralph Lister. Mr. and Mfirs. Ted Trim ble were business visitors In The Dalles Monday. A rt Bibby and son, Stephen, took a tru c k load of cattle to the Portland m arket Sunday. Mrs. F rank Wilcox and daugh ter, Carol, of Newberg, came Steam were overnight guests of her. brother in Jaw and sister, IMr. and Mrs. H er man Peters. They brought Mrs. Peters home as she. spent sever al days a t Philomath. Mr. and Mrs. Theo. S errurler of Lynden, Wash., had lunch w ith Mrs. A rt Bibby Monday. Mrs. A rt Bibby arid daughter, Janice and Mrs. H erm an Peters w ent to The Dalles Sunday w here Janice left on the bus for Portland to go to the coast w ith friends from Portland. Mrs. Arzell Lemley and dau ghters, Caroyn and Mrs. Eileen The Rev. and Mrs. Charles Cooley and Janice Bibby drove Meyers a t Portland moved th eir to Portland Thursday on busi- h0u p h o ld , goods W ednesday to ness and were over night guests their home here He ls th e of the form er’s parents, (Mr. and pastor Qf the Baptlgt Mrp, C harles Lemley in Gres- hurch. harii, returning home Friday. i Iron«, B arney’s GV Starting Friday, July 25 ' and continuing to Monday, August 18 U N IO N PACIFIC Designed 1er the slaughter house will be closed at Grass Valley Rest at you ride in air-conditioned com fort on a last U n ion Pacific train. T h r ill to the panorama o f western America unfolding, at eye level, along U nion Pacific’s smooth steel highway. Y o u may relax in the congenial atmosphere o f the d u b o r lounge car . . . enjoy those famous U nion Pacific din ing car m eiW - . . and at n ig h t he assured o f a full n ig ht’s sleep in your com fortable Pullman o r rest-easy coach seat. Hot, ain’t it? That is,, every place but in here. It’s cool here, lots of things cool here, but not the welcome. That’s warm, HUT TI» AND FVTIY TRIP 60 UWOH FAOfK Three fine trains d a ily to an d from tho ( A t S t t & H n & a e t "C IT Y O f P O R T L A N D " "P O R T L A N D BEEFO’S C O NVINICNT S C H ID U L It . . . LOW PARIS At the CAPITAL CITY, Moro, Oregon Beefo’s 1 Beefo’s R O S I" " ID A H O A N " L tt s t LOCAL AGENT a t m W tINM M O COMFANV . SOSILANO t o * D IFIN D A B LI TRANSPORTATION.,. “S e (knock-knock) ju st as we have had for several yeaflb p a s t Nice w arm fall days w ith enough heat left In the earth to make a race horse’s blood flow fast and fu ri ous and cool enough to make a UNION FACWK to land a good kick on a w atch er. Or they roll their eye« around until the w hites show and express dislike for the su r roundings as effectually as a society woman looking at a tenam ent. But, among horses ’at least. the ornery ones have a place as , w ell as the good ones— although a much d iffe re n t place. Ruckers are w orth money and spectators at the fa ir w ill see as m any dol lars in liorsehlde try in g to get out from under a saddle as they w ill see speeding around the track. •Not every horse has to be able to run fast or buck hard, ju st as every man doesn’t have to be a prize fightçr or a preacher. T here’s lots of usee for horses even In these days w hen diesel oil does all the work. T h e queens are going to ride horses— horses that w on’t run - so very fast nor— we hope— buck. Probably the girls could ride ’em an yw a y, fo r they are used to horses, but w e never (houghrt th a t rid in g a bucking horse was p ro perly to tie ex- pected of a qneen. You’d th in k now w u ld n 't yon th at n k « mm I county lik e Rherm an would have a giwxl county fair. You'd be rig h t, too. T his year th e dates are Sep tem ber 12-13-14 and they are dates you should remember. It is the second week after I^abor day w hich IS regular end usual. Probably have nice w eather then bucker feel mean. O r do buck era mean? w. alw ays feel Most buckers are a savage sort of a brute. Horsemen rec ognize them as ornery on sight. T hey’re the kind that back quietly from the hitching rack as if trying to get close enough Lots of people will ride horses. Most of the good looking saddle horses in the county—and a lot from outside—will be on the grounds w ith some one on them all dressed up in tight boots, bright shirts and a happy feel ing. Such things are needed to horses. N e ve r hope to, don’t give the proper atm osphere to w an t to. a fair. Like bright bunting and But come September 12-13-14 flags are used to make a con- you can see a fair w ith horses, vention look proper. running horses, saddle horses, T h e re ’ll be lota more th an palomino horses, quarter horses, horse» a t th e fa ir, ¿but th a t’s a ll thoroughbred horses, bucking w e’re th in k in g of today. Could- horses, pick-up horses, bald fac- n t h ard ly p u t on a fa ir w ith o u t ed horses, bay horses and prob- horses and come to th in k o f It ably Shetland ponies, we n ever saw a fa ir low who w en t to w ork in th c ity a fte r a few years he wen to his boss to ask for a few day off. T h e boas wanted to knot w h y and the ex-country boy eg plained th at th ere was going t be a fa ir in his home county an th a t a gild he used to know wa going to ride through the street lik e I<ady Godiva on a w h it horse. "A n d do you know, bos» the young man said. “ It's beei w lth o n t lk> you r v r r lonesome for five years since I ’ve seen i horses. You know about the fel- w h ite horse.” Sherman ~4
