Image provided by: Sherman County Historical Museum; Moro, OR
About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 28, 1952)
H ÀpK S BUHAS COUNTY JO I K N A U MORO, OK EGON F R ID A Y . n Ä h IVI H E B 2», o 1032 © Moro Personals surer and all members of 1I9 county court were In Poitlui.t last week to attend meetings <4 the state organizations of their positions. AssQHoriB met in September and sheriffs ami a t torneys will meet in December. A party of friends surprised A rth u r ( 51/ lys Buchoitz Mojnday nignt at their home the occasion being their 25th wedding anniversary. Dinner ami gamas made the evening memorable. Alfred Suleman and wife, a r rived last week to take over the pastorate of the Moro Com m unity church. He spoke at the Sunday morning service. Born: To .Mr. and Mrs. Don Thompson, in The Dalles, T hurs day. November 20, a son. •Mr. and Mrs. A Douma spent, the week end in Prineville visit ing relatives. Wasco News Mrs. Orville Hockman, Mrs Eugene Amidon and Mrs. H ar ry. Pinkerton attended an all day meeting of representatives from the W oman's clubs of the 4th district at Boardman last week. Mr. and Mts George Matchell spent the week end at Hillsboro with Mtr. and MSrs. John Searcy. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Thomp son retu rn ed from Portland F ri day after being there most of the week to attend a meeting of the Presbytery. Thanksgiving bids fair to be the usual fam ily gathering day about the county with no pub lic functions billed and with everybody happy except the turkey. Marie Hoskinson, county clerk, Naomi Van Gilder, county trea- JO L L Y STIT1 ’H E R S M E E T The meeting was culled to order by President Penny Hig- ley. Secretary Ronda Fraser read the minutes of the last meeting. Then we had p song and yell led by song lender Sharon Bel- she and helper Margaret Brown. Wie also gave our 4-H pledge. The first year girls started on Funeral Advisors and directors their headscarfs. The refresh ments were brought by Miss L E O N A R D R. S M IT H Steenkolk. Phone T h e lia lle » 313.» Connie Axtell CHAPEL FINANCE NEEDED FARM IMPROVEMENTS NOW! S7 Owned by Farmers for Farmers r f l LAND BANK LOÁE f o i c^ Aii4/nia^ a n d a /d o f 4953 Do your Christmas shopping the easy, eco nom ical way. Take advantage of special, money-saving Christmas gift rates —and let us take care of all the time-consuming o:der ing details. 1ST GIFT * 6 .0 0 EACH ADDITIONAL GIFT *4.50 *5.00 EACH ADDITIONAL CIFT *4.50 2ND GIFT Phone or mail your order today— for gifts of all m agazines— to: SHERMAN COUNTY JOURNAL The EASY-DOES-IT CORNER keith M c D onald Make lafy-Carry Drain Fan From 5-Gallon Can W » ’v« hoard a b o u t a lo t o f n x k a a h ift drain pan« — many o f t h a m tr o u b la a o m e . B u t h a ra ’a o n e ( b e l o w ) y ou can m *ka the* can ba pulled from under a veh icle by th e handle, than carried w ith one hand. RPM DELO H eavy Duty ia a high p e r fo r m a n c e le v e l o il, c o m pounded to atop ring-sticking, piston d ep o sits and corrosion. W e recom m end it particularly for farm tractors. Call ua. Service is th e ch ief aim o f our loca^b usin ess. CSAMkCASE DRAININGS If you w ant to do away w ith angine troubles on your truck or t r a c t o r , tr y RPM ^«L O H eavy D u ty L u b rica tin g O iL ~ It w ill eave you up to 6 0 * oiK> angina m aintenance lo a ts. A SlMtdaid Oil Campwny »I (•Iliw s ia P i »4 m I Di»lnbuf«d bv itherine Anderson Grass Valley, Oregon Phone* Grus» Valley, 232 Beefo’s Beefo’s BEEFO’S Beefo’s On Display at Pratt Motor Co», Wasco Plymouth’s Kew Belvedere Hardtop for 1953 tn a p a y in c CATHERINE ANDERSEN T1 n I x g ion auxil- iary Deember 1 at the . rs. Ira Fridley, Co-h »te i be Mrs. Steve O'.Mi rara and Mr . David Rich- ehlei rfer. M» niberi are t O einein- * to bring a Chritmas gift boys fur child welfare The Wasco W oman's Study (By Mrs. George L. Fox) club held its annual ‘ Family N ight” at the Methodist church Rufus grange m et in regular wnen a delicious turkey dinner session Thursday night with was served, by the Girl Scouts Rotund Johnson, m aster in the an exhibition bout. The to about 120 members and chair. guests, After the dinner Mrs. Members of the Rufus grange Douglas slipped and The high light of the even- sprained T. Lester Johnson club presi ing was the Rufus grange> offi- went to Pine Grove grange his ankle. dent led allegiance to the Hag vers putting on the thin.1 and Mr. and Mrs. Get >r«e Fox near H. oil River Tuesday eve followed by singing of America. and . fourth degrees for visited at the Frank Weather- ning. As no special grange was the She then introduced Mrs. Mar large class of candidates. Mrs. ford place Friday. In the after- to pul on the work there (they ion W eatherford, state president Roland Johysou made and gave noon, Mrs. Fox att •mied a show aren't participating in the Vis of Oregon Federated clubs; Mr a carnation corsage to the worn- er given by Mrs. P urdee Mar- itation program of the three W eatherford, vice chairm an of en and a carnation flower to vel in honor of Mrs. Earl Wea counties) the officers were cho the Oregon W heat commission; each of the mien In the degree sen from those present. Roland therford who lives near Olex. Mrs. Hl ¡died Zell, chairm an of team. Atlee Wilson was degree Mr. and Mrs. Norvel Williams Johnson was chosen as master the Gerontology division and captain. The candidates from and son Charles of Oregon City and Mr. and Mrs. Atlee Wilson past president of the Federation Har.andview grange were Mr. came Friday to spend the week were chosen a distant and lady P R IZ E W IN N E R . . . The of Women's clubs; Leonard and Mrs. David Pink, and from end visiting the George Foxes. assistant stewards. The form er Nobel prize In medicine for 1953 Fields, chairm an of Youth Ac Rufus were Mr. and Mrs. Pat was awarded to D r. Selnian Norvel is a brother of Mrs. people are from Rufus grange. tivities of the Oregon Wheat Maçnab, Mr. and Mrs. Al Dor- Seems to he getting cold in Wakeman of Rutger« Univer Fox. League. Each responded w ith a maier, sity In recognition of hl« work Mr. and Mrs. George Those from this area doing these parts. The therm om eter few words. as co-dlscoverer of strepto Maenab, .Mr. and Mrs. H arry Al jury duty in Moto W ednesday got down to 20 degrees above The leader for the evening len, mycin In the field of micro Mr. and Mrs. Harvey and Thursday were Jam es Tate, zero Friday night. Before th at biology. was Mrs. Hugh White, dep't. H arness, Mr. and Mrs. Joe A lt W atk in s, Elton Medler and the fog hung heavily here for chairm an of Conservation for D rinkard, Mr. and Mrs. Art several days. Mis. George Fox. Oregon Federated Women's club Smith, Mr. and Mlrs. Fred Har- the Rufus PTA gave a talk on She praised the soil eonserva rison. “Children in the Home”. Ge -. tlon w inners of Sherman county, Mrs. Charles \\ il on at the Fox jr. gave the recitation, namely: J. J. Decker 1952; the piano played the marches and "A Tribute to the Tcj\ het ". Rlch^dei Per Ranch 1951; Ken for the singing. Those singing Mi's. Sarah Giannonatti, talked neth Blau 1950 W alter Bruck were Mrs! W alt Morris, Mrs. on “Children in the School”. T h e re are, says the p hilosopher, m any ert 1948-49. closed the Charles Burnet, Mrs. Walt Bru- The girls chorus Also introduced were Sally ckert and Mrs. Clarence Iligley. program singing “I Love a L it Fields who had grand champion. W illiam lluck, insurance agent, tle C ottage”. reasons tor d rin k in g and any o n e is t-H steer at the P. 1. in 1951 and explained the grange insurance Mrs. Kathryn Little doing Eng- L arry Kaseberg grand champion to the new members lisii 1 and 111. Mrs. Gerald en o u g h . O n e ot said reasons, surely, is 4-H steer at the F at Stock show and Charles Burnet, pomona mas Parsons doing • geography in The Dalles sponsored by the ter, announced there will I k * a general science. Donal Brislain Oregon W heat League. Then fifth 'degree on Sunday fellow ship, th e friendliness ot just g e t and biology. Nov iloing geometry Mrs.'White introduced the speak em ber 23 at 2:30 p. m. at the Richard Smith having the up er of the evening, Floyd Ro< t. Rufus grange hall. The degree per grades doing their worl» tin g to g e th e r, and th a t we see m ost • president of the Oregon Wheat. will then he put on November and shop. League, who gave a v e ry in 29 in the evening after the af The high school played the teresting talk on soil eonserva ternoon business meeting takes Rufus m atrons a volley ball tion. place of the Pomona grdnge. game w ith the girls winning Tom Fraser sang two numbers Mrs. Roland Johnson, county 1 1 to 0. Ray Brown was the accompanied by Mrs. Carroll deputy .announced the Sherm an referee. Sayrs. county granges will have their A Smoker in the gym, follow tables were very attrac- The installation of officers at Har- ed the program. F irst was Da lively decorated w ith flowers landview • December 11. A 1:00 vid Tom vs Douglas Reid w ith inaile from wheat. All honored o’clock potluck dinner will pre At the CAPITAL CITY, Moro, Oregon Douglas the winner. Next was guests were presented w ith cor- cede the meeting. Timmy O'Brien vs. Jerry Aus sages made of wheat for the For the lecturer’s program, tin with Timmy the winner. ladies and boutonnieres for the Mrs. Wm. O'Brien hail all sing. Mike O’Brien vs. Norman Aus- men. “Welcome To You”. A t the trend in U.. S. steady The final count there w ere fourteen defense bond sales In Oregon prc.se.nt from Harlandvlcw and continued through October, as forty-three from Rufus. Supper series E defense bond purchase* was served after the work was equalled last year’s sales. finished. Giles French, county chairman, Roland Johnson, master, and reported stato-wide sales of some of the Rufus grange mem $2,119.949 in series E bonds and bers have w orked all week at county sales of $431.00. Total the grange hall ' grounds to state-wide defense bond pur- change the septic tank and chaees In all series amounWd sewer system. Mis. Johnson r ■ "■ — 1 to $2,358.807. and soine of .th e lttth e r women prepared dinner for the men. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Melzcr A fterw ards, they worked on the and son have gone to Dayton quilts which they are making. for the holidays wdth his par Mrs. Dewey Thomas was hos ents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Melzcr. tess a t her pinochle club Tues Mr. and Mrs. V. P. Brock day night. Mrs. Pat Maenab and family had Sunday dinner won high score, and Mrs. Frank in Tlie Dalles with Mr„ and Reid received consolation prize. Refreshm ents were served late Mrs. Jim m y Ruzic. of the Mr. and Mrs Fred A. M erritt in the evening. Guests drove to Arlington Sunday mor club w ere Mrs. Ira Fridley and • ning for dinner and to attend Mrs. Earl Fields. some business. Rufus school hdd wOperi Misses Jean and Shirley Mc House" Tuesday. November 18. Intyre of Portland visited their Due to colds ao^ absence of parents, Mr. and Mrs. Afton Mc some of the pupil«, the prim Intyre, this week end. ary room had the parent» vis Mr. and Mrs Bob Dunn from it the room irf the afternoon. Rock Creek are moving Into the The upper grades and thd high Morrison house. school had their part In the Mr. and Mrs. Glen Wallace evening. • and Mr. and Mirs. W. R. Reid The program - liegan w i’h left Thursday for Portland "Pledge to the* Flag” by the w here the men attended plumb Rufus Boy Scouts after they had ing school. advanced the colots. The au The date of the WSCS baz/iar dience sang “America”. Donal and dinner has been changed' Brislain, A new concept of automobile design in the low-priced field co-ordinates superb styling with principal of Rufus to December 12 from Dec. 13. school talked on "Children in advanced engineering developments in Plymouth’s line of 1953 models. Here is the dashing Belve Mr. and Mrs. Clark Van Gaas Today’s W orld”. Norman Aus dere Hardtop. Interior tailoring and appointments blend harmoniously with its two-tone exterior beck and children Bettv anil tin gave the recitation “I Am colors. Even the steering wheel is color co-ordinated. Powered by the lively and dependable Plymouth Gary of Blalock spent Sunday Lie Pi c e n t and the F u tu re ”, engine with its increased rating of 100 horsepower and 7.1 to 1 compression ratio, the Belvedere is with his mother, Mrs. Vleda William O'Brien, president of one of nine body styles offered in the 1953 line. Wire wheels shown are optional at extra cost, -------------------------------—------------------------------------------------------ i ii m iii — < Van Gaasbeck. • •Mr. and Mrs. Andy Engberg left Monday for Spokane to spend the holiday week with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Thomas of Glenwood, Wn. spent Sunday witih their cousins, Mr. and Mlrs. Dewey Thomas and family. The next regular Tregion aux iliary meeting will be December 1 at 2 p. tn. at the home of Mrs. Ira Fridley. Members are ask ed to bring or send Christmas child welfare gifts and also the civil defense registration cards from the-N o v em b er Ix'gionett'* magazine. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Neville and family are expert cd by the G. A. Sargents for the Thanks giving holiday. The Dalles NATIONAL FARM LOAN ASS’N The Dalles, Oregon *6.75 tin with Norman the w inner. Ru-.'ill Blake vs. ^ca! Eaton with Neal the winner. Gayle Eaton vs. Paul Blackhurne with a draw. Al Blake vs. George F o\ jr., a draw. Ronald Doug Beef o’s WHY PAY MO 1ST CIFT Rufus News Keith M c D o n a l d Wasro, Oregon Phone: Wasco M2 Recent guests of Mlrs. Ix*e Dehler were Mrs Bill Alsup anil family and Mr. and Mrs. Tx»e Gunnells and daughter of Moro. Mr. Dehler and Mr. Al- sup have been elk hunting in- the Ochoeos. Miss Glenna Wallace spent the weekend w ith her brother In law and sister Mr. and Mrs. Charles Decker in The Dalles Weekend guests of Mr. and Mr- Fred A. M erritt were Mr and Mrs. Jack Hatfield. G. K Terry, Albert Terry and Rot» • Terry all of Battle Ground, Wn.. Leo Robert« of Grass Valley and Barbara Buck.
