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SHERMAN COUNTY $<•< KN A I» M<»KO, OREGON, F R ID A !'. FKRRCAR1 2«. ISM
that presently b
t(#Ue!ht?r t>v ontf unci onfmmg
ton. ioolks
an Indian
I ’ ti b l i - h d
E v e ry F rw U y al
b lanket The next atep should be
M u ro . O reg ua
to make a poncho o ut of i t to
Editor
(•tin* L. Fre»rb
more correctly .hide the sagging
stomch. the lunging loins.
E u r d a»
fr vrff*« at U
The coat, we are saying, is the
»5 Conr'f« al March ». I»7»
masculine roother-Hubbard. Men
w ill not perm it th e ir women folk
N E W S H liK
to wear mot her-Hubbards. They
must be trim , or as trim as appe
P U B L IS H E S
tite w ill let them. And this w hile
association
men hide th eir physical deform
ities under a huge and floppy
coat. It ain’t fair, gals.
$ h rrm s n ( fo u n ty Jo u rn o !
N A T IO N A L
E D IT O R IA L
assoc ( atl 4 n
get uh b e IN D IV ID U A L «
in recent months a person who
reads generally in the dozens of
magazines in which public affairs
O F F IC IA .
COUNTY
PAPER
are discussed must come to a feel
ing. if not a solid conclusion,
-.I K h I K I I T K O K A T » »
that there is a decline in popular
it X K Y E A R
ity of crazy ideas about political
matters.
F E B I t t A K V 26, 1954
Wg said crazy” because near
ly every other term has been
FARM PROGRAM
worn out. Purveyors of such ideas
Every place one goes there Is style themselves as •'liberals-'
discussion of the farm program: which they are not. They appear
nearly every place there Is agree as new-dealers, fair-dealers and
ment that the fixed price system are called egg-heads, screw-balls
w ill not work In normal times. It by those of a more conservative
was designed to Increase produc and realistic tu rn of mind.
tion and to pull farmers out of
Actually they stem back to the
economic collapse
a collapse j acoblns and the French revolu-
I mm * : by < ver |W I lot ’ i n after tionists. Actually it is healthy to
W orld War 1 and the Inevitable have a revival of th e ir thinking
decline in foreign trade.
now and then if it doesn't get out
As was explained at the meet of hand. They can be a fine goad
ing here Monday a severe drouth to a sometimes lethargic conser
in the th irtie s used up the firs t vatism. They should not be dis
surplus and the second W orld couraged only suppressed per
W ar disposed o f the second. The iodically.
fixed price policy causes the pro
The best w rite r fo r this peren
duction of too much wheat. That nial group has been Karl Marx,
has never been more apparent who really evolved a political
than now.
philosophy that has been partial
It also reduces the advantage ly accepted in almost every
that big. commercial wheat pro country except the very one that
ducers have over small producers. professes to follow it.
That is
Big producers do the job more Russia.
efficiently. They have huge ac
In this country the latest con
reages, fine machinery, good re flic t has been about the amount
search programs and are as e ffi of services the government should
cient at th eir job as any farmers perform fo r the citizens.
That
in the world. They can produce amount has been greatly increas
wheat cheaper than the little ed and a certain part of it accept
farmers—and do. despite the cost
aj. |>eing io r
general good,
of their machinery and fertilizers. Thig hjU r e n te d in a great
They can derive little advantage growth of governm ent
Federal,
from their efficiency’ under a fix state, county, city, school district,
ed price system. Any reduction in all have been given or have as
acreage hurts them more than it sumed more power over the lives
doe* smaller growers because of individuals than they had a
they usually have no other crop generation ago.
The reason the
to grow and reduction increases advocates of such a trend are not
th eir per bushel costs.
liberals is that a liberal Is opposed
The fixed price system has al to the growth of government and
most eliminated the man who us fo r the development of Individ
ed to deal in wheat, the men who uals, or the liberty of individuals.
tried to increase the consumption
There would lie little fun in
of w heat The high price helps liv in g should the theory of big
keep the people from eating government be carried to its
wheat; it has almost stopped the eventual end. That is why we are
use o f wheat as stock feed. The glad to note—or think we note—
fixed price system is failing un a halt in its growth. When gov
der normal conditions and well it ernment gives us the same pre
m ight fo r It wasn’t built for nor natal and baby care, the same
mal times In the firs t place. It is kind of education, the same kind
not wise to ride it clear to the of job, the same kind of house,
liottom when there is a chance of the same kind of retirem ent, we
getting off.
see no pressing need to struggle
Several other kinds of farm against the onset of the Russians
programs have been suggested; wno would so dearly love to do
the two-price system, the sliding the same thing.
jia rlty plan. Neither may be the
There may be a k in d lie r smile
final answer. Both are important on the (ace of American rulers,
he. ause they show the thinking and that may be because the job
of men concerned about the fu of ue-individualizing the citizen
ture of agriculture and often d i
isn't complete.
rectly invovled in it.
By such
We doubt if the government
th inking a better plan can be can do anything fo r a citizen
evolved.
better than he can do it fo r
A new plan w ill have to be one
himself And if it could it should
that realizes the facts of agricul
n 't Not if it w ants to keep him a
tural life; t * designed to keep
citizen instead of a robot
agriculture healthy despite lower
demand (which may best be done
Dr. Frank D. Reid
by helping increase that demand',
it must also protect the farmer
Dentist
from the price* drops that must
Moro
Hotel
eventually come unless overpro
duction is stopped. It should, we O ffic e » l««»-e«l u n til f u r th e r i»«Mke
think, offer compensations to ag
ricu lture ao that it w ill provide
the food and fiber ihe nation
needs instead of piling up sur
Dr. Otis G. Perkins
pluses of a few cash crops
I t won't l«e easy The farm er is
Optometrist
the most interested of any in the
solution and we hope he contin
405 E .
2n«l Ht.
ues to put his collective—and in
formed—m ind to the task.
(Across from S tad le ma n-
RBT
A news note, read wearily, as
are most men's fashion n»»te»
says that the vest Is no longer a
m<fciern or even acceptable item
of wearing apparel This we de
plore w hile disbelieving It.
Styles vary* so much and so
often revert to older modes that
It Is unlikely that any article of
dress w ill tiecome entirely obso
lete. or so old that the wearing
of It w ill not tie revived. This af
ter adm itting that it has been a
long time since men wore lace at
th eir cuffs.
Were the style makers to o ut
law the coat It would cause no
personal f»ain or « ‘ n'Sf of toss. A
coat Is a miserable piece of equip
ment, too long or too short, too
t*agg> or too ligh t, too hot in sum
mer, to cold in w inter.
Would
they but put sleeves In a vest it
would be a much he Her article to
wear.
Victory, although temporary,
of the coat over the vest has
tieen caused we contend, by the
fa ilu re of dieticians to influence
men The coat covers and partial
ly hides the inevitable result of
g M lN R M H c todiacret ions. T h e
vest boldly hare- them The vest
has been discarded because men
do not w ant any restraint on
th e ir over-fed stomachs
The modern wearer of a coat.
Bonn
D M L IN K O F T H E 4
WASCO NEWS
M rs . Joe P r in k a ril
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Xisbet spent
the weekend in The Dalles as
guests of her brother in law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde F rid
ley and daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. George D rinkard
Jr. and M r
and Mrs. George
D rinkard Sr. spent Sunday v is it
ing Mr. and Mrs. Carl Everett at
CWex. The Everetts were Sherman
county residents fo r over 40 years
and only last year moved to Olex.
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Van Gaas
beck and children Betty and Gary
brought his mother Mrs. Yleda
Van Gaasbeck home from a short
v is it w ith them at Blalock.
Volleyball and basketball games
week, Friday are here w ith
Heppner and Saturday w'ith Ru
fus. Saturdays games promise to
be good entertainment as special
surprise plans are being made by
the girls.
W hile playing w ith her son
Gary, Mrs. A rie l Rhinehart fell
and broke a bone in her leg. It
Is in a cast and she w ill be house
bound for a few weeks.
Two of our service boys have
recently been promoted to private
firs t class in the U. S. Arm y. They
are John Buck who is doing ma
chine repair w ork in England.
ancj Chuck Wallace, who is sta-
tioned in Korea in the supply de
partm ent
Weekend guests of Mr. and
Mrs. G. A Sargent were Mr. and
Mrs. A rt Olson of Kelso, Wash.,
Mrs. Olson is a cousin of Mrs.
Sargent, H arry and Vernon Van
Gilder.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Brock, Mr.
and Mrs. Leo Watkins, M arvin
Howell and CharleySiscel attend
ed the Moro Odd Fellows oyster
feed and card party last week.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. H a rry Van Gilder were
Mr. and Mrs. A rt Olson. Mr. and
Mrs. G. A. Sargent, Mr. and Mrs.
Vernon Van Gilder and Miss V i
vian Trounce. The Sargents and
the Olsons spent Sunday evening
LEGAL NOTICES
visiting M r and Mrs. Raymond
Van Gilder and family.
Mrs. Estella D illinger and Mrs.
Chester Andrews of Banks a rriv
ed Monday fo r a few days v isit
w ith Mr. and Mrs. Guy Andrews
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hastings
took the high school boys, Rob
Hastings, H arry Decker, Jack
Wallace. Joe Drinkard, V irg il Jep-
son and M ilton Zell to The Dalles
to see the 3D show.
A fter the
show th e y returned to the Hast
ing’s home for Rob’s birthday
.N O T IC E T O t K U U T O K S
A ll
persons having claims
W ANT ADS
against the Estate of Agnes R.
Andrews, deceased, are hereby A V A IL A B L E N E X T W E E K : A t
notified to presen’, them, w ith
net price, two issues of new-
the proper vouchers and duly ver
capital stock attractive fo r in
ified, to the undersigned, the duly
come and growth prospects.
appointed, qualified and acting
C ALIFO R N IA-O R EG O N POW.
A dm inistrator of the Estate of
ER CO. F IR E M A N ’S FUND IN
Agnes R. Andrews, deceased, at
SURANCE CO. Latter company
the office of T. Lester Johnson,
is the largest w rite r of general
attorney at law, Wasco, Oregon,
insurance on the Pacific Coast.
w ith in six months from the date
J W. DODD. TYGH V A LL E Y ,
of the firs t publication of this
ORE. .Eastern Oregon Mgr.
notice, to-wiu February 26, 1954.
Wm. J. Collins & Co. 25 years
W illiam H. Andrews
Serving conservative Oregon in
Adm inistrator
vestors.
T. Lester Johnson,
MAN W ANTED. To own and op
Attorney fo r Adm inistrator 17-20c
erate W atkins business in near
by locality. Hundreds of fam
N O T IC E O F K ID
ilies needing service on famed
Notice is hereby given that the
W atkins Products, now Nation
Sherman County F air Board w ill
ally Advertised. Must be over
accept bids for one or more of
21 and have car. For inform a
the eating concessions at the
tion w rite J. R. W atkins Com
Sherman County F air to be held
pany. 137 Dexter Avenue, Seat
September 9 to 12. A ll bids must
tle 9, Washington.
16-2lc
be in w ritin g and be mailed or
FOR
SALE:
F
lynn
Barley.
Peetz
delivered to the Secretary not la t
Brothers Ranch, Tygh Valley,
er than A p ril 1, 1954.
Oregon. Call 2254 or 2252 Wam
The Sherman County F air Board
ic.
16-17C
reserves the rig ht to refuse any
FOR
SALE:
Two
3-yr
old
regis
or
all
bids.
NOTICE TO < B EDITORS
Dated February 14. 1954.
tered Hereford bulls. Bernard
A ll
persons having claims
M artin, Grass Valley Ph. 419.
against the Estate of Bertha
16-8p
Coyle, deceased, are hereby noti N O T IC E T O C R E D IT O R S
A ll persons
having
claims W ANTED: Man or woman to call
fied to present them, w ith the
on farmers in Sherman county.
proper vouchers and duly ve ri against the Estate of Jesse N.
Some making over $50 a'day.
fied, to the undersigned, the duly Landry, deceased, are hereby
F u ll or part time. W rite or w ire
appointed, qualified and acting notified to present them in pro
fo r free proposition. McNess Co.
Executor under the Last W ill per form to the undersigned, the
Dept. B. P. 0. Box 14, Bayshore,
and Testament of Bertha Coyle, duly appointed, qualified and act
Sta.. Oakland 23, Calif.
16-17p
deceased, at the office of T. Les ing executrix of the Last W ill
ter Johnson, attorney at law, and Testament of Jesse N. Landry, FOR SALE: 75-100 tons baled
Moro, Oregon, w ith in six months deceased, at the office of T. Les
alfalfa and barley hay, $20.00
from the date of the firs t publica ter Johnson, attorney at law.
a ton on ranch. Also few tons
tion of this notice, to-wit: Febru Wasco. Oregon, w ith in six months
Compana barley seed (drouth
from the date of this notice, to-
ary 26. 1951.
resistant) $75.00 per ton. Ben
Thomas J. Coyle w lt; February 19, 1954.
Taylor, Antelope
15-18p
Eva
Landry
Executor
Executrix NEED AN ALL-PURPOSE CAR?
T. I^ester Johnson.
Then see the W illys Station
T. Lester Johnson,
Attorney fo r Executor
16-9c Wagon on display at W JLLIS
Moro, Oregon
17-20c Attorney fo r Executrix
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IT A T E W ID E P A IN T CO. com
Last month's safety drive was driving mmso / c by cutting off the
plete painting and decorating
view around the curve.
a big success — almost. Every one
service, spray or brush Phone
helped — the schools ran movies
From where I sit, lots of peo
3977 or 5293, 1205 E. 12th St.
Vern Campell and Jack N ull,
oa safe driving, Rotary put up
p le - e v e n though they mean well
The Dalles, Oregon
38tfn
posters, and Handy and Easy — suffer fro m short-sightedness
Peters went oat on their own.
now and again. For instance, some
FOR SALE; or trade fo r hard
The boy« put up a big sign by can never see any fu r th e r than
freeze cabinet, 1935 Chev. fla t
bed truck. Eugene C. Eaton,
the aide of the highway. I t said, th e ir own preferences. They even
Rufus. Ore. P.O. Box 54 14-6c
"Slow down — the life you save go so fa r as to object to mg choice
may be your own." I t was a good of a glass of beer w ith supper.
CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING —
Shouldn't we always take the
Idea—after the police moved the
•Meat cutting, wrapping, sharp
“long view ”. . . and respect our
sign back twelve feet.
freeze
C & C Food Store.
neighbors' rights?
Grass Valley. Oregon.
47tfn
In their enthusiasm Handy and
FOR SALE:
4 bedroom house,
Easy pat R too does to the road
3 lots, garage. 40’ x 20' shop;
— la fact, rig h t on the sharpest
electric heater & range, oil
i on tha highway. They mode
heater & 265 gal. fuel tank, all
goes for $4750 00. Ivan K lrkelle
Capyrickt, 2954, I sued Staiti B m t t i f oundat.<n
Moro, Oregon
26tfn
Biggest
in town.
ped friends.
cake to watch television. It was y r> an<j yfra> R ill Wallace and
H arry Decker s birthday also.
fam ily spent a week here w ith
Mr. and Mrs. Car! Everett andhls parents^M r. and Mrs. Glen
Jim Gooddale of Olex were over ^ ’a||ace w h ile here B ill tore
last week for the Andrew’s fun-(jown the big barn on the Wallace
era! services and afterwards v ls -p j^ p
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NOTH F OF N O N liD ili- HCHDDL B IH T K H T III IM.FT H EA R IN G
NOTICE IS HEREBY G IVEN, in compliance w ith section 111-
1244, O. C. L. A , to the legal voters of the Nonhlgh School D istrict
of Sherman County, Oregon, that a meeting w ill lie held at the
Courthouse in Moro, Oregon, on the 12th day of March, 1954, at
10:00 o’clock a. m. for the purpose of discussing the budget for tne
fiscal year beginning July 1, 1954, and ending June 30. 1955,
hereinafter set forth.
K V D G K T
E S T I M A T E D R W K IP T H
1.
2.
3
4.
Estimated available cash on h a n d ................—
$
Bus reserve account
Basic school f u n d __
- --------------------
-------
Depreciation in lieu of tuition . —
. -
....
TOTAL
ESTIM ATED E V I’ E N D IT I RES
The
E u re k a le M g e
Meet»
TOTAL
H r th lr h e M
IV. Balance to lie raised by ta x a tio n ---------------------------
None
V I. T o ta l e s tim a te d tax le v y fo r the e nsu ing fiscal y e a r
S None
Indebtedness
1. Amount of w arrant indebted
ness oh w arrants issued
and endorsed "not paid for
want of funds”
$ None
2. Amount of other indebted
ness _____ ____ __ $ None
3. Total indebtedness
(sum of items 1 , 2 ) ___$ None
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Morv Ixulge No. IIJ
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Tuesdays u< 1 .0 0 F.
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Elsie Jones, Secretary
2.100.00
250 00
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Da Ik -*. O re.
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A V A IL A B L E CASH BALAN< ES AND TAX LEVY
I. Total estmated expenditures
. . .
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II. Deduct total estimated receipts and available
cash balances________________________ _______
8,220.50
cash balances __________ ____ ______ ______
6,220.50
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