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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 19, 1952)
PAGE a SHERMAN COUNTY JOURNAL, MORO. OREGON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1». 1952 Then see the W illys Station silting Mr. Crocker in highschool ble’s Mo Wich as the leading eran of World W ar II with W rite Amos Robison 45-7p Wagon on display at W ILLIS FOR SALE: Requa Seed Wheat. are .Mrs. Carl Nelson, and Mr horse which Nut Van tried un- wife and two boys. Desires Reliable man w ith M 0T0R CO. All steel body, over Cross of Forty- Fold &. Turkey rab tin h rd Every Friday a t DeVlgh. Mrs. Idah E verett and successfully to catch. Both races steady work. Fam iliar with ra n WANTED Red. Soft white and sm ut re Moro, Oregon car, part or full time, to cull dHve« P,enty of carrying capacity .Mrs. I^eonard Lutje run the caf- were close. The time was 4 45.1 ching and machinery. Charles sistant. R. M. Johnson, Wasco, on farm ers in Sherm an county. ,neans safety, economy and prac- Editor eteria and Tom Jacobsen, Clem for a mile Saturday and 1:57.2 R. Runyan Rt. 1, Hood River, Glie* L. Preach Oregon, Box 425. 43-6c Wonderful opportunity. $15 to ^ <a* transportation. Also New Welk and I^onard Lutje drive Sunday for a mile and an eighth, Oregon. • 46-8p B n tr m i M aaeond elaas m a tte r $20 in a day. No experience Eour Wheel Drive JEEPS, PICK- the Wasco school buses. Wally Rand pleased the kids , h '« 'n ffle « a t M uro. O ro eoa. I > I ST I N ( T V E FUNERAL or capital required. Perm anent ' an4 S'l ATION WAGONS Mr. and Mrs. George Drinkard and adults both days with his SPIN E I PIANO: Fine make. Will •Í » I M a re k « , I f f * ex W rite McNess Co. Dept. C°ntact W ILLIS MOTOR for Wll- r. and.grandson Joe anti their patter and some sleight of hand sacrifice to save moving SFRVH E WITHIN THE o ffici a T c o in t y p a p e »' 2423 Magnolia St. Oakland 7* bs-O verlana Sales, Service, Parts houseguests Mr. and Mrs. Dick tricks accompanied by antics of pense. Can lie seen in Moro. C alif. 45-Gp and Accessories. West Columbia Cash or term s. Write R. L .Taw , ___r MEANS (IF A ll. Hoyt of Portland anti Mr. and his volunteer aides draw n front River Highway, The Dalles. Ore Mrs. Carl Seefeld drove to the the small fry In the audience. P. O. Box 403, Salem, Oregon. _ _ _ _ A „ 46-8c SALE: Good field run Bre- gon. 23-tfc. Pendleton Round-up Saturday. The Olympiares, a tram boline Mr. and Mrs. C a rt Van Gaas- trio bounced and Jumped grace- ,.X)K SALE: 400 A. ranch on Up- M H r*O regon.’ , ” " 1 TT-Gp MAN W1TH CAR would you like beck and family of Blalock drove fully in an act between races, pe Eight Mile Creek 21-miles to increase your weekly Income over Sunday to bring his m other Dances were held Friday and from The Dalles Mi mile of SALE: Registered H ereford $25 to $35 or more during spare .Mrs. Vleda Van Gaasbeck home Saturday night with Ken K nott time selling Rawleigh Products creek. 15 A. bottom land. Good *>ud’ 1 years old. A m nndusvon Leonard* It. Sm ith from a three day visit with them, and his orchestra playing the to users in Moro and nearby. bldgs. Electricity. Daily Mall. Borstel, Kent, Oregon 41c tfn. P U B U tN IB S Mrs. Alma Jean O’Meara and music. They also played inci W rite Rawleigh’s Dept. 81 Oak T h e lla lle s, O regon MJlk cows, calves, Hereford (X’SrOM SLAUGHTERING -• A SSO C IA TIO N sons Mickey and Jim m y came dental music during the pro- land 20, California, 41-Gc P lione 3135 bull, pigs. Claude Guyton, Rt 1. M ei, cutting, wrapping, sharp from Condon Friday evening for grams. The Satuday night dance 46-9c The Dalles, Oregon. freeze Rrfng them Ir» an» da? the weekend and to attend the was a large one held at Wasco. bl ASCRIPTION RATRH but Sundav C S C Food Store ONE > XAR . ___ .......... $2.ot Sherman County Fair. FOR SALE: 1000 bu. Elmar, Grass Valley, Oregon 2!t*’ Mrs. George H arris attended Alfred Jrom certified A*d- the Pendleton Round-up Satur Kock, Grass Valley. 45-t»p DEALERSHIP for nationally ad SEPTEMBER IS, 1952 day. vertised line now available in Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Wynkoop l/>ST:«P 'ir of gold rim m ed glass- FOR SALK: Registered Hereford T R U C K H IL I * Sherm an county. Good credit < A T I !E R 1N E A N H E R S E N bull. A. von Borstel, Kent 45-6c K E IT H M< HON A L I) es in blue case in Moro. Notify Perhaps the most arrogant moved to Milton Freew ater Sat- reputation required. W rite for George Drinkard, Wasco. information to the J. R. W at amendm ent to be put on the bal- urd? y’ . „ . . FOR SALE Cedar Posts- Wem- C-Clamp Serves As Jot in all o f o ru u n n 1» MY. and Mrs. Joe Ismond of _ . me, Oregon, Thru Sept. 28. kins Company, 137 Dexter and referendum history is the San Franclsco- California arrived WAN I ED: E m p lo y m e n t fo r et Ave., Seattle 9, Wash. 40-Cc Handy Paint Bucket one the voters have before them Sunday for a vlsit w lth Mr and NEED AN A LLPURPOSE CAR? Holder. A p a in te r friend of this November. T hat is the con Mrs- George »arris, «1» «1 o u rs told us about this time- stitutional amendment that would ^ r ‘ and *^r8' Mildred Zell, Mr. saving idea. W ith an ord in ary ntoke the ton-mile method of tax- and Mrs’ Carl Tuggle- M‘rs - Joc E u re k a L odge No. 121 A .F . A A.M C -clam p, you can hang a p ain t ing trucks unconstitutional Hilderbrand and Mrs. G. A. Sar- Meets on the 1st anu bucket on alm ost an y projec Not only have the big trucking gent attended the reception at 3rd Thursday evenings tio n , o r on th e ru n g of th e each month. Visiting companies initiated against the Saturday evening for lad d er y o u ’re using. members cordially in law passed by the last legislature Louise Irving who is grand con vlted to meet with us r, X T '— 7"/ that would increase the percent- ductress for 0K S- S tan d ard Shingle S tains come C lyde G illm o r, W. M. oang on ptontina ladder age of highway revenues paid Mrs. Dick Hoyt of Portland in red, green an d brow n . . . II. H. P in k e rto n , Secretary by trucks from 28 percent to 33 a,,d Mr and M,s Carl Seefeld of give lasting protection. Call us B eth leh em C h a p te r No. 7b. O .E.8 percent, but they have initiated Halsey arrived Friday for a few ab o u t th em now. Good p ro d Meets every second ano ucts and fast, dependable serv this constitutional amendment to days vbdt with Mr; and ‘Mrs- fourth Thursday In each ice a re th e m a in sta y s of o u r prevent the use of weight and Ueorge Drinkard. Mr. Hoyt is z month; visiting members local business. diatanoe traveled in setting here helping with fall work on invited. Moro, Oregon the ranch. truck fees. Bonnie .May, W. M. of Mr. and Mrs. D. Banta . H. If his am endment should _____ ___ be Gwen Ross, Secretary of last most passed trucks would be taxed Re<*,ijPo**t .8peni- . .. Moro Ixxlge No. by l i c e » , p ta u fees „n,y. Motor- 1 ? * ^ .i t A Standard Ctamp ‘.ubare H ook moold slip o f f Meets 1st and 3rd 1st« and drivers of light trucks and Mrs. Sam Brock. Friday they Oil Company and Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Brock Tuesdays in I.O.O.F. would have to pay the difference. of CalJornia If you have a b a rn , sh in g led It always adds up with a LOW COST Checking Account. celebrated Sam’s birthday and hall. T ransient and Nearly every test that ha.* been the Banta's 24th wedding anni- r. roof, fence or o th er unpainted visiting brothers are LowCost Chfcdt stubs a record of expenses, canceled checks made of highway destruction has wood surfaces to s ta in ... do the cordially Invited oh,.,,,,, versary. The Bantas left Monday your receipts. 10 checks for $1.00 with no minimum balance job efficiently w ith S ta n d a rd n h . or „ V for < J"«‘ fall», Montana for a F lo y d L ane, N. G. '«4JJHV Shingle Stain. It comes ready larger part of it. For the average or monthly service charge required. Leo W atkins, Secretary visit with Clinton Brock. to us?. One gallon will give two person it isn’t necessary to have Mirs. W. E. Dutton received coats on 90 to 125 square feet. a test at all. He can see for him word recently of the death of h er SHERMAN COUNTY BRANCH Apply w ith brush or sprayer. Lupine Rebekah Ixtoge No. llfl self. Local residents have seen brother Bert Van Gaasbeck at Meets 2nd and 4th big trucks stuck in the middle Council Grove, Kansas. He pass- Distributed by Tuesdays of each of our highways when cars and , Reotember 10. He was month. Visiting OF PORTLAND lighter vehicles had been passed also a brother in ... law .. C a th e r in e A n d e rs o n members welcome of Mrs. K e ith M c D o n a ld over with little trouble; they Vleda Van Gaasbeck. •OTs sunn osegon rooem ar Josephine G entry G ra ss V alley, O regon have seen little holes in a check W asco, O regon 0.p<M * taw »'one« Corpora»«» NG. Mr. and Mrs. Miarvin Howell P h o n e: G ra ss V alley, 232 ed surface become long HtretcheN P h o n e: W asco 532 TIelen Martin. Sec. have just returned from a visit of broken road In a few hours. with their son and daughter in There can lie no doubt that law Mr. and Mrs. Robert Howell trucks break up roads worse than and son at San Antonio, Texas cars. , They reported awfully hot wea- The argunvent of the truckers ir u • u... road« . i. ,1 i be made j ther. is that should . . Bob is A-2c in the U. S. with more buse rock. That costs __ ___ . money. The trucks contend that Continued from P age O ne the public should put up the |aini,( Jean Ross 1st, Joann money. It Is our belief that the 1<(MW 2n(, Be|1 3r(, Cinthy truckers should pay a reasonable Bel, 4th; pen (>f 3; Joann ,{(K<S lgt p a rt of the extra cost. Our best ,ean ,toag 2nd; Farm sheep Information Is that the 33 per Bell 1st, Pearl Bell 2nd; cent they would pay if the leg cwe j under 2 Jlnunv Cowf)H , st lslature Is upheld will lie Insuffi- and 2nd p e a r, Be„ 3rd; ewe un- c*enL der 1 yr. Joann Ross 1st, Pearl The truckers through a vast Be„ 2nd c in th y Bell 3rd. national campaign as well as a Everett Royse had the grand state campaign are saying that champion sow and Tonal Miller the public needs the trucks to reserve In the swine classes, make the transportation of goods |»<,|an(i China: sow under 1, Wll- poeelble. That Is true. The trucks ,na (]cntry 1 & 2nd, Tommy Hlg- do provide a great and needed |ey 3rd; Hampshire: Tonal Miller 8ervlct< 1st on barrow under 1 y r anti d t Is also true that they should eow under 1 yr. and sow 1 under pay their share for the use of 2; Everett Royse won his cham the highways. pionship dlth a Berkshire sow We can see no reason why the unde lyr. Fat barrow: Wilma people should approve the con Gentry 1st. Florene Crews 2nd, stitutional am endm ent offered Everett Royse 3rd & 1th, Pearl by the trucking companies. The Bell 5th. vote should be 331 X NO. It is highly possible that the (C o n tin u ed fro m P ag e One) truckers initiated the constitu A 220 yard race was on the tional amendment In order t<> program Sundav for sprint hor- OLO N ORTH CHURCH «»» Mah,« «I confuse the voters so that they 8eK and Top Man. Ixiren Dodge’a would vote NO on the legislative horse, took first away from Pal, Since 1934, we've been expanding our ay,tern to bring telephone service to the Columbia Basin measure which would increaw j uanUa Clark's roan In the fas, as you ride on U nion Pacific. area. truck fees. It will be necessary time of 11.8. A ir-conditioned com fort...rest-easy to vote 318 X YES to have that T ransbar, a Hiatt entry, won coach se a ts. . . relaxing lounge cars one approved the half mile Sunday In 50 sec- ...c h o ic e of Pullman acco m m o la. T hls Is the big truck bill th at Onils t>eating Big TintticM' and tions PLUS U nion Pacific’^ ‘ .» ii legislators worked so hard on F air Fun and To|q»er Booter won d i.ting car meals assure j t-u *>f the last session. It raises the jK>reen- | t Saturday In 55.2 w ith Bang tage of highway revenue paid by Flight, Fields’ horse second, finest in travel. Making a desert blossom meant building trucks from about 28 to 33 per Fa|r Fun took (he a s th race cent. It taxes trucks on a ton- Saturday in 350 beating H iatt’s a complete, new communications system -s? mile basis, a method that 1« l>etng Abba Dubtsi and la n d in g Barge, T w enty y ears ago, m uch of central W ashington used by more states ull the Hoige’g horse won Sundav in' NEXT TRIP ANO M l ? TRIP 00 bNîû.M f AWJC time Trucks now pay much less 2 ahead of Bang Flight, was sagebrush w asteland. T hen came th e Co per ton mile than (to passenger Hob Eliot’s Down W heat took lum bia B asin project w ith its plans for a huge Three fine he.’.ij d jrtr tarH- the 5-8th race both days (»eating dam and th o u san d s of miles of irrigation canals. to and lo ti It is not a battle between the Pappy p and Black Streak s’a, H ight from the beginning, one of the im p o rtan t t..t .1 /» ' trip small trucks, nor even medium urdav ,n G1 4 and iX)ttv B (Stan “ to o ls’’ needed was telephone service. And we " C T * Of PORT’ A t.5 ” «XX. «■ Atft?», sized trucks and passenger cara. Colesch) and Bonny Blaze (So began, even before a yard of ea rth was moved, il is th e big through haulers happl) Sundav in 02.4. to create a new telephone system in th e desert. •* F O iT iA .\a that are mainly affected by the The n„ |e race Saturday w as W e’ve invested hundreds of th o u san d s of dollars bill. .Many do no, have offices nt won bv T ransbar although Nut MI 0 A M tz »» to build the new facilities in th e Colum bia B asin Oregon. If these truck bills .»re y an ( u a r r |ngton) made a valiant fOMvRM*»««» icM ieuit; . , . tc*¥ FA^Ît carried In favor of the trucks effor( |o n .ach hhn . ..a n in vestm ent which will m ean m uch to th e on the * • •. //• people will pay more for roads HtreBdl The same scene was en I W Utri î. •• W .M and to th e nation. For it ia helping tu rn H ig h w a y m o b ile t e le p h o n e , have been help or have fewer of them, (tucker* ac4a(j Sunday w ith Frank Gam- burren land in to nch , food-producing farm s. ing n d e engineers m rin w ru builrt ing contractors contractors a and build a a netw ork have already saved nearly two — — ■ ------------------------------ of canals over th e v a st area. In 1934, we p u t a million dollars by the referendum p riv a te line circuit from Coulee D am to E p h ra ta . against the legislature’s bill. I oday th e dam itself is webbed w ith miles and People will pay that, too. miles of telephone lin e s ...a nerve sy stem over The only wav to assure tlw i which practically all operations are controlled. twyinent of a fair tax b> the | And throughout the Baton area w e’ve beWi build truckers Is to vote 318 X YES Your telephone ing huge am ounts of telephon^l'acilities to t« ie and 331 X NO kt November. care of its am azingly rapid grow th. In E p h r a P . is one of today's for instance, three operators handled all calls in 1912. Today, although dial equipm ent handles best bargains local calls, 25 operators are needed. In M oses Lake, there were 66 telephones in 1935. T o d a y Mrs. Joe Hr(nkar«l there are more th a n 2 0 0 0 ...and th e real grow th T hroughout th e W est, th e C olum bia B asin tele School opened last Monday s,ill lies ahead. E ventually, irrigation w ater will phone sto ry h as been told in h u n d red s of rapidly with thirteen high school stu reach more th a n a million acres. And we'll keep grow ing com m unities And. fast as th e W est’s dents and eighteen new first doing our best to see th a t th e people who move grow th has been, th e telephone has grow n a t grades Mrs. Donna Vaughn Is th e r e will have telephone service equal to th a t an even fa ste r ra te , tw ice as fast in th e te rrito ry handling the first and second in o th er areas we serve here in th e W est. we serve. F or a t today s prices, th e telephone is grades. Mr«. Nels Bylngton third so econom ical m ore people can afford i t . . . so and fourth, Mrs. Earle Morri useful, m ore people w ant i t son fifth and sixth and I*»Roy H e sip n l seventh and eighth. As- p ern iati (County .Inumai SMITH-CALLAWAY SHAPEL The EASy-DOES*IT CORNER Want m a t t e r o f B ’T W # & ST NATIONAL BANK When the Columbia Basin needed telephones Wasco News A Pacific Telephone o
