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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 13, 1953)
PAG E 4 SH E R M A N COUNTY JO U R N A L MORO, O REG ON itln g here, described the ion of W ashington as con- of one-third governm ent une-third negroes and one* Seeing America . . . . d from li F R I D AY. N O V EM BE R 13, 1953 * ’ >f A ilnH iU m , V irgin ia Vernon is a shrine vis- nearly everyone w ho > W ashington. I t w ould of o r a i envir< lie lik e going to the zoo w ith o u t here tl pr< seeing the monkeys. W ashington d id n 't have such a big house, not so large as Le® did 60 o r 70 years later. There seems a s trik in g sol A r lin g to n , V ir g in ia e m n ity in the crowds th a t push \\ ¿1 ^iiington is su against the ropes re s tra in in g im pressive, it being capitol o f them fro m e n te rin g the rooms the greatest nation he w orld, and gaze at the s ilve rw a re on the but it is n ’t except hose who d in in g table, the fireplaces, the I glam our post beds. No one jokes alx>ut the and hoping to be 1m shortness of the beds, the heighth is born to the purple o f the feather beds made the itte r how great a man sleeper, nor the m o d e rn ity o f the ne in one adm lnistra- copper pots. n a few years he can Clothes w orn by George and le street, a has-been as M artha are s till on display al i last year s dress. Re- though looking little as they did. ,r position and place There are all sorts of little gad I’t grow among most gets made from some a rticle , at least, not to the owned by George. A c tu a lly he s among peoples who d id n ’t sjiend much tim e at Mt. size bred to respect royal- V ernon’ living engaged in su r nave ty. I gc l * s out on his law n to veying, fig h tin g , p o litic k in g most »If and the crowds go of his life. Rut it was a p re tty practice rig h t on by on the w ide side- place to coine home to. walks, stopping but b rie fly i f at G overnm ent w o rk e rs ’ hours ratch him. In fro n t o f the White House the other day a are staggered so as to lessen the sm all and fris k y sq u irre l was get tra ffic jam s m o rn in g and evening tin g more a ttention than resi when they congregate in groups from all over the s u rro u n d in g dence o f the presidents. co u n try to do th e ir stin ts in the Yet folks by the thousands w ill block long and block w ide b u ild go tra ip sin g through the public ings. parts of the W hite House, gawp T iie botanical garden was fille d ing anti peering lik e cats in a women and chrysanthe strange barn. The line moves w ith slow ly and would be extrem ely mums,one mum , the oth e r not. tiresome except fo r the paintings Here are more mum« than Gwen of very dead presidents hung on Vfitehell has. W hatever flo w e r is the wall an I solemn expressions in season is dispayed and in pro ori the faces of A m ericans in this fusion. T iie S m ithsonian is fille d w ith solemn spot. the greatest amount o f ju n k ev The whole th in g looks new and er assembled, most o f it authen It may bo no more h is to ric than tic. Dresses w orn by every presi It was a year ago; walls, floors dent's lady; displays o f the man and carpets (ca re fu lly rolled* are ufacture of many things; dozens new, so complete was the $7,(*(*<•,- of planes (W rig h t’s L in d b e rg h ’s); (*(M* renovation by the little man carts and wagons from the e a rli from Missouri. est hewn wood ones; ship mod In the capitol Itse lf the halls els; engines. One could fin d the are g e ttin g p re tty fu ll o f statues; h is to ry o f almost a n y th in g here w hich should make certain that if he hut followed th rough on henceforth a man m ust do some w h a t he can see. th in g re a lly grand to have a brass The W ashington monum ent replica o f h lm self planted there. sticks way up tow ard the sky and There is g r eat va ria tio n among lines of v isito rs w a it fo r a chance them ; brass,, marble; clothed in to ride up the elevator to the top. tiie flo w in g robes of great-great The things one is expected to do g ra n d fa th e r’'4 day o r as modern occupy the tim e of most tourists, as the clou ble-beeasted soft in apparently. w hich Huey Ixm g and W ill Rog- The L in co ln m em orial is tr u ly er« are pi -tuiped, Iwtth w ith hands im pressive. W hoever designed it in pockets, i tself as d is tin c tiv e as did a fine, a rtis tic job and no A m the raised »¡word o f generals or erican can help but lie Impressed. the fa r awaj>• look o f discoverers. That of Jefferson is as large. His Speaking r»f statues, an Oregon- statue stands In the center of M« •nti C ory K nife S h a rp en er , B a r n e y ’s <irnNH V alley SI 1.95 S u n b ea m M ixer, 943J1O, H a rn ey ’s, Grass V alley w h ite m arble p illa rs but it is too large, too black. Jefferson was a man who made hi« m ark by his ideas, not by hi« power. Hi« doc trin e was th a t man should be free to th in k and to express; the firs t amendment is hi« philosophy. In W ashington is the center o f governm ent; but out in the «ticks the people d ire c t it. Ideas are born and developed in little tow ns where problem s are met w ith in telligence and a b ility anad action. When they g row they are p u t in to effect by the governm ental ma c h in e ry centered here. T h is im presses as the center o f the mach in e ry , noot the center of the ideas. * « • P leanu nt H ill, N o rth C arolin a The A n d re w M ellon a rt muse um in W ashington D.C. w ould cost as much to re b u ild and re f i l l as any b u ild in g here. In fact, it could not be re fille d fo r it con tains masterpieces of p a in tin g th a t could not be duplicated. W hat is displayed are pa in ting s m ostly, although there is some sculpture. P aintings, in a s o rt of sequence, ru n fro m ea rlie st times to the v e ry modern, both of w hich are p re tty bad, one because of lack o f equipm ent and the other fro m lack o f w o rk enough to complete detail. In between are some m a r velous paintings. G overnm ent b u ild in g s cover blocks and inside have block long halls and a m y ria d of rooms occu pied by men w o rk in g at some part o f some job. Somewhere there must be men to centralize all this e ffo rt and make i t effective. S E R V IC E AT held it th ro u g i Douglas and R were guests o f several days th » fii w h ile th e ir p a r mts Leland Medlet Raker. Mrs. E a rl W »ther tnd son ne Sun- o f A rlin g to n re tu rn d day a fte r a ten day v sit /1th her parents, the George •«. E a rl was h u n tin g elk in the .Wall wa m ountains. They or Iv got on in a p a rty o f four. The R E A m eting was held in The Dalles Saturday. L u n ch was served ta noon. Mrs. George Eox won a chicken frye r. F our o th e r Sherm an county members won prizes. R a lly day at R ufus Sunday school is planned fo r Nov. 22. There w ill be a musical program under the d ire ctio n o f Mrs. W illis Harney. E veryone is welcome. M r. and Mrs. H a rry H yd o rn and Mrs. H arold D u rfie and c h il dren were Sunday guests*bf Mr. and Mrs. John Mathieson. Rev. and Mrs. W illis Harney a t tended preachers’ conference last week at Wenatchee, Wash. They spent a day at Seattle. Msr. X yth e l Rice and daughter P atricia o f Palouse, Wash, spent a few days v is itin g at the home o f M r.*and Mrs. Fay B rackett. Mr. and Mrs. YJeorge B la ck im m e and fa m ily and Mr. and Mrs. Paul R lackburne visited in D u fu r Sunday. Parents are in v ite d to attend Open House at the school T h u rs day, Nov. 12 at 8 p. C o m m u n ity pinochle clu b m et Monday at the home o f Mrs. H a r ry Adams Mrs. Tom Macnab re ceived high score and Mrs. Chet Coats low. L a te r the hostess se rv ed salad, ro lls and coffee. Mrs. Della P atterson o f T he Dalles was a weekend guest at the home of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. B ill Mac nab. D r. and Mrs. Leo Moore Mr. and Mrs. H a rry Bonners The Dalles visited L. V. M( A rm istice day. S E R V IN G IN K O R EA A rm y Pvt. Charles E. Wallace 21, son of M r. and Mrs. Glenn E W allace o f Wafcco, is n o w s e r v in g head” d ivisio n , H eartbreak ridge id Old Baldy, i now undergoing itensive post-t uce tra in in g . P rivate W alk •e entered the ar- January and completed my U b a sic tr a in in g at C am p ^ to lte r ts; w ith th e 2nd In fa n tr y d iv i-io n in < alit 10-cup L m versai C o ffee m a ster, T r a n so c e a n ic Z e n ith #29.93, B a r n e y ’s, G ra ss V a lley B a r n e y 's, G r a s s \ a lle y BEEFO’S BEEFO’S . needs a little attention now and then, something at which we are adept. and other rectal di »order», • CHIN ANO STRUM AILMENTS ellFTIIE (IsraN) IfutW Nithwt Hesat# Qpnt« a j . b«u>. M D Ou, Found« Found« U U 1941 FREE If you look chilly we can make you look warm, a service we perform regularity and with dispatch. •••■ ‘••t W rite e r Cell T H I D E A N C L IN IC 10 M ill 9 Monday IhioweH Friday. • * . « . «Unday, Wednesday and Friday. Fkytldani . . . In our 43rd roar. • O te NOE T H IA IT SANDY S O U tIV A B O Telaehono I A l t 3 9 IE P o rtla n d 1 3 , O re. B E E F O ’S a t the CAPITOL CITY, Moro, Oregon BEEFO’S BEEFC’S G RASS VALEEV UU FOR THANKSGIVING... 1 RUFUS ITEM S GREYHOUND FUNERAL SERVICE a ta ri f t f O n i l U l o n o th e n ! MURO 731 W W W W - %V.e.,A A V .W .W ,’ Did you notice the chill in the air ? You couldn’t | ♦ have helped it. ♦ . . . responsible . . . reasonable aûûûiiQÿ CHAPEL Leonard & W ilm a S m ith T h e H alles F ro m M oro to 3.30 Bend to. «► .-» B<>i-e E u g e n e ___ 7.40 O n tario ___ 9.20 Salt Lake 18.70 P ortlan d 2.93 P lu s T a x PHONE ADDRESS T H E TAVERN . . . with understanding / o r f / o u ••• and (C ontinued fro m Page 1) ecutlve com m ittee is Sam Brock, W ill H u ck and A t lee W ilson. Mrs. R ill O 'B rien is musician. W ish ra m high school football te^tn outpl<u#ed the Wasco-Rufus te im when th e y came to R ufus F rid a y afternoon. R ig h t fro m the ita r l Wi-.in;.mi took tka lead and You probably thought a l t u t warmer clothes about + the same time. We can’t do anything about the chill, ♦ but we can do plenty about the clothes. Dales Clothing WASCO OREGON I ♦ ♦ ♦ 3133 Mort age Loans To Meet Your Individual Needs A I »RA( T l ’.’ bl TER M S prompt s e r v ic e S ta n d a r d In su ra n ce C o. T h is ¡« what a country is made of. Not skyscrapers and bridges and highways— but this. A western company serving western agriculture IIO M R O F F IC E HI? s M. W a sh in g to n P lio n e A T 4331 P o rtla n d A corner, fo r the end of day. A place fo r resting and dreams. Around you— safe and cared fo r— the people you love. O regon T h ia is a peace you cart have a nd keep. For i f our homes are happy and secure, our country w ill re main strong. T hat’s why i t ’s so im portant fo r each of us to save to have security. Save to keep the national prosperity and strength that protects the peace. And you’ll find that the easiest way to save is to invest in U. S. Savings Bonds through the P ayroll Savings Plan where you work. You w ill never tniss the money when you save on this easy Plan. Because the money is saved fo r you, before you get your salary. You can save as little as a couple o f dollars a payday. Best of a ll— the Bonds your money w ill buy are now earning more interest than ever before. Why don’t you ask at work, today, to sign fo r the Payroll Savings Plan? Or, i f you’re self-employed, let your bank start you in the automatic Bond-A-Month Plan. Hou> you can reach yo u r savings goal on the systematic Payroll Savings Plan If you wont approxim ately Serve the whiskey th a t’s “Cheerful as its Name” Y o u ’re ready for arrivals when you’re stocked w ith the better beer buy! Be ready for unexpected guests with plenty of Blitz on hand... quarts in the refrigerator, a Home Pak of 12 cantor stubby» in Reserve. For any occasion, Blitz is $5,000 $10,000 $25,000 Each week for 9 year* and 8 month», s a v e .. $8.80 $18.75 $45.00 Each week for 19 year» and R month«, » a v e .. $3.75 $7.50 $18.75 T h is chart shows only a few typical examples o f savings goals and how to reach them through Payroll Savings. Y o u can save any sum you wish, from a couple o f dollars a payday up to as much as you want. Th e im portant thing is, start you r Plan today! the better buy...better for flavor, better for mildness, better for all ’round enjoyment. Better buy Blitz! Peace is for the strong! Help keep the peace by investing in United States Savings lionds! 0L0 S iiti UJeinhard Sunny Brook K IN IU C K Y I I I N D I D W N IS K IV . ■ S U V. S t i o n a n u U r t *nt pu-r h r h i t Th J ■ I «I mm A«. h r h rir JmaAhn. «A» 4.A*rn«as Cttt w it • nd th e « «»I Fine Beer Since 11 5 6 $2.65 * t. A Frodaci ot Oreçon i Own and Only Brewery SHERMAN COUNTY JOURNAL -« n tr* f i. i n r i f i h 86 PROOF. 65* GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS. THE OLO SUNNYBROOK CO . LOUISVILLE. KY. S il t : W tfN M A ID C O M IA N ’ » --• #129 93 These nippy nights put a chill in the bones th at flRF/i GREYHOUND There w ill be service o f d ivin e w o rsh ip at 3 o’clock p.m. Sunday, Novem ber 15, at the Grass Val ley M ethodist church, announces Rev. H. (Jravenor, m in is te r in charge. Phone d K »NO O SIO O N 1 > o
