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Moro Personals
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Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Balsiger
Mr. and Mrs. TL D. Pinkerton,
• Arthur Bueholtz*nd Don Thomp
son were In Portland last week to
attend a managers and directors
meeting of northwest grain grow
ers cooperatives. Purpose of the
meeting was to try to arrange
storage for the 1954 crop and the
use of Liberty and Victory ships
now tied up was recommended.
Donna Sparling of Moro has
been listed on the fall term schol
arship honor roll at Oregon State
college. Miss Sparling, senior in
education, earned a straight "A"
average in her course work of 16
academic hours.
Odd-Fellows and Rebekahs will
Install new officers at their hall
here January 26, starting the
evening with a pot-luck dinner
at six o’clock. All new officers
and the present ones are request
ed to meet at the hall Saturday
night to practice for the event.
O RFOOH
The Home Economics club of
the Harlandview Grange met last
Thursday at the home of Mrs.
Earl Gentry and revealed their
secret pals of the past year and
drew pals for the next, 39 were
chosen. New officers are Gwen
Ross, chairman, Carrie Belshe,
vice chairman; Josephine Gentry
secretary;
Florence Bruckert,
treasurer. A buffet lun. h was ser
ved to members prior to adjourn
ment. The next meeting will be
held F eb ru ary 11 with Mrs W al
ter B ruckert w ith Mr< Afton Mc
Intyre as co-hostess.
Snow continued throughout the
forenoon of Thursday with in
creasingly larger flakes until
nearly three inches had been add
ed to the nine by press time.
The George Geiser home was
the scene of a birthday party,
Sunday, January’ 17. given by
Mrs. Geiser, honoring her hus
band, at which time cards were
played and a social evening was
emjoyed. A luncheon was served.
The guest of honor received
many lovely gifts. Those present
to share the party were: Mr. and
Mrs. Vern Arstill, Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Bayer, Mr. and Mrs. Bud
Powell, Mr. anti Mrs. Lee Belshee,
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Busse, Mr.
and Mrs. Clair Balzer, Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Monroe, Mr. and Mrs.
L. Kirby, Norman Fields, Patty
O'Meara,. Richard O'Meara, Mrs.
Mary Pratt, Russell Longnecker,
Mrs. Delbert Wooderson and Dale
Moore,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Peters and
son, Lawrence, left last Thursday
for Arizona to stay until they
want to come home which may be
some time if they hear about the
weather here and eomp&re it to
sunny Tucson.
David Moore is back in the
United States after a tour of duty
as a soldier protecting Germany.
He arrived at Camp Lewis this
week and will get out of service
next month when he has com
pleted his three year hitch.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Christianson
left this week for California upon
receipt of word that her father
was very ill at his home near
Los Angeles.
Ernest Eslinger was released
from a hospital in The Dalles
last week after several days
treatment.
Mrs. Harriet Romine left Fri
day for Pendleton to stay a week
with her daughter, Mrs. Lloyd
McRae.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Belshee re
turned the first of the week from
a trip to the coast to visit her
father who lives at Garibaldi.
MORO.
SAVINGS BONDS CHIEF
SEES RECORD IN ’54
W ashington, D. C ., Jan u ary—I
Earl O. Shreve, N ation al Director
f th e U. S. Savings Bonds D ivision,
'reasury D e p a r tm e n t, h a s ex-
tressed h is a p p r e c ia tio n to th e
im erican people for th eir record
up port o f th e Savings Bonds pro-,
gram in 1953. In a year-end state*
fn e n t, M r. S h rev e fo r e c a s t th a t
tnore series E and II Savings B on d i
w ould be sold in 1954 th a n in th e
st record postwar year. He said
rther th at all in d ication s pointed
to a record sale o f savings bonds tq
people w ho planned to buy th eir
Individual 1954 an n u al m axim u m
o f $20,000 E Bonds or II Bonds
d u rin g January and February. He
added th a t h is con fid en ce in 1954
Savings Bonds sales reaching new
h ig h s was based on th e popularity
o f th e Payroll Savings Plan w ith
m a n y m illio n s o f em ployees across
th e cou n try, and th e en th u sia stic
u p p o rt g iv en to t h e B on d -A -
lo n th Plan by banks. Mr. Shreve,
form erly president o f th e C ham ber
o f C om m erce o f th e U n ited S ta tes,
a n d s a le s v ic e -p r e sid e n t o f th e
G e n e r a l E le c tr ic C o m p a n y , a ls o
reported th a t owners o f 75per cen t
o f about $10 billion in E Bonds
th a t have so far m atured are re
ta in in g th ese bonds to tak e advan
tage or th e a u to m a tic ten -year ex
ten sion privilege.
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BEEFO’S
BEEFO’S
This is the kind of weather in which we can do
some good. In fact, we don’t know what people
would do without us this cold snowy weather.
We are practically indispensible.
We save dozens of lives every day.
Good rich, hot food sure puts life in a cold and
hungry man after he has been out until his blood
ilmost stop3 running.
BEEFO’S
at the CAPITOL CITY, Moro, Oregon
BEEFO’S
BEEFO’S
2 5 T IM B S A V E R S
IN EACH BOOK.
F R ID A Y , J A N U A R Y 22, 1954
WASCO
NEWS
ilr>
Mr>. . Joe Drtnk-iru
P r ln k ir u
Bond Sales Hold
Up Well In Oregon
Dale’s Clothing ™
L e a rn th e d iffe r e n c e
Across from Stadleman-
Bonn Hardware)
Pitone 53«2
FREE PERSONALIZID
CHECKS
The Dalles, Ore,
USI
Fv. „ J , , .'.every w eek... every month Perwn-
" T tr y
- Fir«» will save you hours of
Rufus Pei sonáis
sheep in this area, are busy with court a r I explains Insurance National Bank, $220.40; State Tax
new born lambs. The sheep fir policies on courthouse and road Comm., $21.96; State Ind. Accl.
st began lambing soon after equipment and building. County Comm., $13.3>
.»ii-a. Ueorg» ►'<'»
Social Security,
Mr. anJ Mrs* William Clothier
Christmas hut in more numbers Court decides to increase insur
of Seattle, Wn., spent the week
$
The
members
of
the
Home
Ec
end in Wasco to attend the joint club gave a no host dinner at the beginning the first of the year. ance on machine shed, road equip ROAD FUND:
0
installation of Taylor lodge and grange hall Thursday night. In The farmers keep a close watch ment, courthouse and fixtures WAGES:
Dunlap, * 137 10; McPherson,
Annie Fulton chapter. The Cloth vited guests were their husbands during the time, staying up late, end equipment in courthouse.
County Court signs Standard $275.11; Bayer, $331.52; More
iers stayed one night with the F. and members of the grange. Andy then getting up about 3 a. m. and
L. Watkins family and the other Engberg and his brother from agian early in the morning to see Oil bid for gasoline and diesel. house, $299.42; Gosson, $306.03;
No further matters at issue Zachary, $419.13; Hooper, $279.-
night with Mrs. Idah E veretts Minnesota who is visiting him that everything is going right,
and the new lambs get to nurse.
ourt adjourned, subject to call 12; Shoemaker, $327.09; Gray,
'1 he Dorcas society met last
present.
Mrs. Atlee Wilson isn't work of the Judge.
$291.79; Shel.ey, $275.47; Axtell,
Wednesday January 13 at the were
After
dinner Mrs. William ing at the Poplar Grove restau CLAIM S P R E S E N T E D A G A IN $302.07; Firs i National Bank,
home of Mrs. Jerry Barnett. Of- O’Brien, chairman
the club, rant now that the slack season is ST SH ER M AN COUNTY. ORE $360..30; State Tax Comm., $10.15;
fi.ers installed were Mrs. Arthur called the business of meeting
to on.
GON G E N E R A L A ND ROAD Retirement, $30.06; Social Secur
VanGilder, president; Mrs. Arlet order. Roll call was to see what
Mrs. Emery Clark has been FI NDS FOR DEC EM BER . 1953 ity. $37.44
Rhinehart, vice president; Mrs. the members were Interested in
Harold Engberg. secretary and doing this year. What most want working up at the Wigwam Cafe A PP R O X » D JA N U A R Y 6 TERM REPAIRS;
OF T H E < OUNTY COURT
O'Meara Supply & Imp. Co.,
Mrs. Jerry Barnett, treasurer. ed done was siding put on the at the mouth of John Day river
$16.42, Smith a u . o Parts, $16.45;
Mrs. Merlin Shields and Mrs. Leo outside of the grange hall and the during the evening. In the day G E N E R A L LUND:
time she takes care of her grand SHERIFF’S OFFICE:
Firestone Stores, $1.60, Auto
Watkins acted as installing offi
daughter,, Kathy Sue, while the
West Coast Print. & Bind. Co., Elec. Supp.y Co. $9.20; Service
cers. Reports were given and sam grounds put in shape.
Guests for the meeting were baby’s mother, Mrs. Howard $30.49; N. Fields, $70.00
Motor Co., $20.35; J. K. McKean,
ples shown on the talents pro
This is TRF VSURLR'S OFFICE:
$193.70; ln .e i-
Tractor &
ject. Guests for the day were Mrs. Mrs. George Benson and Mrs. Steward is in school.
Ixtuis
Sather
front
Harlandview.
Mrs. Steward's senior year, as she
Smith Brothers, $1.20
Equip., $11.62; Industrial Motor
James Maddox, and Mrs. Ora
Mrs. William O’Brien appoint finishes high school in May.
ASS ESSO R’S O FF ICE:
1 arts, $14.52; Pratt Motor Co.,
Wprkman of The Dalesl.
Robert Davis was called out
C. Balzer, $4620
Refreshments were served by ed tihe following committees for
$10.35
this
year:
Year
Book:
Mrs.
Har
Friday
and
Saturday
nights
to
COURT HOUSE:
GAS & OIL:
Mrs. Van Gilder and Mrs. Eng-
Moro Postmaster, $5.10; Ranch
Union Oil Co., $23^.69; Stand
berg. A birthday cake in honor of land McDonald, Mrs. Harry Ad keep tdie highway clean of snow.
Mr. and Mrs. Fay Brackett were & Home Store, $2.40; City of Moro ard Oil Co.. $150.91
Mrs. Sam Brock and Mrs. Shields ams anti Mrs. Joe Morris; Relief:
Mrs. Alta Smith, Mrs. George business visitors in Portland Fri $3,75; Light Co., $31.31; Phone ’I IRES & TUBES:
was served.
Co., $113.40
Mrs. John Foss entertained the Drinkard and Mrs. Harland Mc day.
• H. L. Owens $51.86
Program: Mrs. Trace
COUNTY COURT:
MISCELLANEOUS:
Thursday afternoon bridge club Donald;
Sec. of State, $5.00; C. A. Tom,
Union Pacific it. R., $12.60;
recently with a 1:30 dessert lun Fields, Mrs. Sam Brock and Mrs. C O N DENSED REPORT OF PRO
Hospitality: Mrs.
cheon followed by bridge played A1 Dormaier;
C E E D IN G S OF .IAN. 6, 195» $4.51; D. Martin, $12.00; K. Sath City of Moro, $3.50; Phone Co.,
Grace
Medler,
Mrs.
George
Mac
$22.25; Light Co., $2.32; Moon
by Mesdames Pete Macnab, Stu
TERM OF C O !V IA
COURT er, $15.00
JUSTICE COURT:
Equip. Co., $23.96, Moro Grain
art Macnab, Dewey Thomas, Ro nab and Mrs. William O’Brien;
Claims against all funds pre
Phone Co., $14.35;
Sherman Glowers, $3.!H); State* ind. Acci.
bert Bish, Gerald Nisbet, Pat Membership: Mrs. Harry Adams
Countv Journal. $8.00
Comm., $155.23
Macnab, David Richelderfer and a and Mi's. Will Huck; Decorations: sented and ordered paid.
County Treasurer's monthly fi DEMOSS PARK:
GENERAL SUPPLIES:
guest Mrs. Ira Fridley. High score Mrs. Walter Morris, Mrs. Rolland
Light Co., $1.42;
.Marshall Wells Co., $200.00
was won by Mrs. Fridley and Johnson and Mrs. Gordon Harp nancial statement showing a’i
BRIDGES & CULVERTS:
consolation prize went to Mrs. er; Publicity: Mrs. George Fox fund balances as of December 31, COUNTY JAIL;
1953 presented, approved and
and Mrs. Joe Drinkard.
Hotel Moro Coffee Shop, $7.45
Moro Lumber & Fuel Cp.,
Pete Macnab.
Mrs. O’Brien and the Year Book filed.
MENTALLY DISEASED:
$'.»33.73; Armco Drainage & Metal
Mrs. John Buck spent a week
General Roa 1 Fund balances
The Dalles Clinic, $10.00
$5.88; Marshall Wells Co., $73.64
recently visiting her brother and committee met last week at the
sister in law Mr. and Mrs. Eugene home of Mrs. Harland McDonald and Special 1953-1954 Roa 1 Fund GOVT TRAPPER: $58.35
si la IAL ROAD TAX 1953-54:
balances
presented
approved
and
to
make
up
the
year's
program.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY: $18.00 REPAIRS:
Gosson at Ashland.
PREMIUM ON OFFICERS'
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. The women are to decide when filed.
ih e Dalles Equip. Co., $57.60;
Road Supervisor present court
BONDS: $125.00
Wear Prev. Alloys, $188.50; How
and Mrs. G. A. Sargent were Miss and where they want to entertain.
Drsicoll, Miss Vivian Trounce Every other meeting will be so with report of gasoline consump PUBLIC ASSISTANCE: $1265.75 ard-Cooper, $168.84;
cial and tihe chairman will call tion during month of December, LAW BOOKS: $225.00
and John Robinson.
MISCELLANEOUS:
ASS’N OF OREGON COUNTIES:
Mrs. Glen Wallace and son, Da on volunteers for the program. approved and filesl.
II. Van Gilder, $81.15; G. Root,
The club decided to make a
Court is presented with Gas &
vid were business visitor in The
$10.00; Esther .Stanley, $42.00; A.
$101.77
hope chest and fill it for this Oil bids from Union Oil Co. and COUNTY PRINTING: $19.76
Smith, $14.00 Laura Fordyce,
Dalles Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Krusow year’s money making idea. It will Standard Oil Co.
COUNTY CORONER: $12.00
$10.00; Selma Watkins, $16.00;
Leo C. Watkins, Milton V. Mil MISCELLANEOUS:
of Lyle, Wn., were overnight vis lie raffled off at a dance some
Marshall Wells Co., $190.31; D.
itors of her parents Mr. and Mrs. time in the fall. Mrs. O'Brien is ler et ux, Jessie Helyer appear
National Hospital, $13.50; First C. Toye Co., $891.17
to see about getting a chest.
before court and ask for gravel
Glen Wallace last week.
The women are to save their and work on respective roads;
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Reid of The
Dalles visited his parents Mr. and rummage for a future use. Any matter referred to RoaTi Super
one having rummage they have visor.
$1 MILLION DOLLARS
Mrs. W. R. Reid Monday. *
no place for contact the chairman.
Joe Morris & Curtis Neal ap
Has Just Been Lost
Mrs. Sam Brock won the drawing. pear before court with petitions
After the meeting the men and signed by several residents of Ru
By 1% of the shareholders of American Telephone
women played cards at the hall. fus and ask county to acquire and
& Telegraph Co., who have neglected to exercise,
improve road in front of Rufus
Rufus high school girls were school; County agrees to grade
or sell for cash, their valuable stock rights,
Purchases of E and H savings defeated in their volleyball game said road.
bonds by Oregon state residents when they tangled with tihe Was
Re: Bang's Disease District:
A little attention to investment securities can
during 1953 surpassed all sales co girls on the Wasco floor Fri District Attorney reports names
mean much to many and permit better earning
records since 1949, according >.o day night.
checked on petition and enough
Hhe Rufus high school boys names obtained.
Giles French, county savings
County Court
pow.r, value growth, and taxation shelter for
won their first victory when sets date of Feb. 3, 1954 at 2:30
bonds chairman.
reserve money.
0 u ral information furnished
December sales of $l,945,77o they played Wasco Friday night. o’clock P. M. as data of hearing.
Re: 1954 appointments:
brought state-wide 1953 savings The Wasco boys though small,
J. W. DODD TYCH VALLEY, ORE.
bonds sales to $29,660,000, an In played a good game. The Wasco
C. O. Burnet as fair board mem
Eastern Oregon M^r Investment Stocks & Bonds
crease of 4 per cent over 1952. students served a most delicious ber, 3 year term; Dewey Thomp
and a substantial Increase over lunch after the games that night. son as budget committee member,
Win. J. ColUni & Co-
Bank & Insurance Stocks
The Rufus grade school girls 3 year term; Norman E. Fields
each year since 1949.
County sales of $958.00 in De- played volleyball and the boys Sheriff as Turant Officer; Sher
Portland
Tax Exempt Bonds
cemiier brought 1953 county sal basketball in Wasco Friday af man County Journal as official
1
ternoon and both Rufus teams newspaper; De.Moss Park Super
es to $60,266.
won.
Nationally, a total of 4 billion
visor; Road Supervisor and Coun V.XV.W.WN'.W.’/ . ’.'.'A ANV.' / / / ■ '.• AAA
The snow began falling Friday ty Court; Road Viewers: Lester
368 million dollars of series E and
Didn’t someone make a resolution to be better
H savings bonds was purchased, night, and it was of near blizzard Wilson, Joe Peters & J. R. Yo
force
when
the
folks
faced
it
an increase of 22 per cent over
cum; Dog Damage Board: W. E.
rlre ; ed dxring 1954.
coming home from the ball games Bruckert, T. Lester Johnson and
1952.
National redemptions of un at Wasco that night. By Saturday Arzell Lemley.
j hat’s the ones we arc looking for so we can
matured series E and H bonds morning 6 to 8 inches of snow
Re: Election hoards for 1954-
’
.
ell
r^orae
of cur fine a’drtj and coats and shoes to
had
fallen.
There
was
a’
lull
dur
during 1953 were considerably
1955; Court appoints election
lower than the previous year, to ing the morning but the snow be boards in five precincts with few
help hi 5 resolution.
taling ? billion 831 million dollars gan coming down in the evening minor changes of previous years.
and
on
through
the
night
giving
Another encouraging aspect of
Court adjourned to January 11,
the savings bonds operation is in us two more Inches or better 1954 at 10 o’clock A. M. at which
the attitude of the American peo that night and the next. So by time 200 names for Jury Venire
ple toward their matured series Monday morning nearly a foot of for Sherman County drawn.
K bonds. Approximately 10 bil loose snow had fallen on the
W. T. Balsiger appears before
lion dollars in these bonds have ground. The good part was the
matured since 1951,
Of this fact there was no frost in the
75 per cent, or nearly 7tfc billion ground, so a lot of It should do
dollars, are i>eing retained by good. Now if a s>harp cold comes
txmd owners under the 10-year up the wheat will have an excel
lent covering to keep from freez
automatic extension plan.
ing.
The county patrols were trying
M C H O O U t C I/M 4 E A T NOON
to get the snow plowed away so
T H U R S D A Y FO R SN O W
school busses could run on shed-
Schools at Moro and Grass Val ule Monday. The Rufus hill bus
t h a t 's a m a z in g e v e r y b o d y I
ley were dismissed at noon Thurs driven by Luther Steward was
day in fear that snow would get stuck in the snow at the Stuart
so deep busses could not deliver Macnab place as it tried to turn
the children to their homes by around.
Most of the parents
afternoon’s regular quitting time. took their children to school
There had been no drifting of In the morning, but the bus re
the snow in town although it was turned them home in the after
a possibility on the ridges.
noon.
Ray Brown, state highway boss,
at Rufus kept men working nights
to keep the Columbia river high
clear.
Dr. Otis G. Perkins way
The basketball and volleyball
games Rufus had scheduled with
Moro Saturday night were called
Optometrist
off on account of the weather.
Rolland Johnson and Clifford
405 E. 2nd SL
Trumbo, the two ranches having
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FUNERAL SERVICE
. . . with understanding
tto aOVAl
w
1600
r. a c n 11 N I
f'o “
u n io n
O e - c U A e y ’r« Safe, Ea7 ’ Conven,cnt, tO ?
B &
W
1 S S S 3 S S S
. . . responsible
. . . reasonable
ROYAL TRITON
5—20 and 10—30
UNION OIL COMPANY
of California
IRA FRIDLEY
each check.
Sherman County B ran d
FIRST N A T IO N a l b a n k
OF
P O R T IA N I
•jfT *S BUILD O U G O N TOGITHEF
Phone 372
leGonaid & Wilma Smith
I’hone
T he D alles
3135
Consignee
Wasco, Oregon
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