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PACK 1 SHERMAN COUNTY! JOURNAL, MORO. ORKGO$ FRIDAY. APRIL 3«, »»54 Co. Dept. B, P-O. Box 14, Bay shore, sta. Oakland 23, Cabf- nia. 26-2bp dog, gentle. Phone 152 W aa.« evenings next week. pion was Davbd Reid. Jim m y Fox May 17, 1954, by the Rural School A dm inistrator of the Estate of SOMETHING WRONG A • wivortiKoment for a no- discovered the most eggs in the District of Sherman County, Mary E. Schaeffer, deceased, at *P^erntnn County .Ho at nal Ari* ,M <>omnanv shows hunt, while Jeanne Macnolr and State of Oregon, in all compon- the office of T. Lester Johnson, t Iona I Insurance ‘ 2 4 Vincent Belionl fo u n d ’ the least, ent school districts of said Rural attorney at law, Moro, Oregon, ITATE W IDE PAINT CO com Publhhrd Every Friday at that ,u„. , the h „ national income w as^ 4 ^ X n e ^ t s were enjoyed in School District. w ithin six m onths from the date plete painting and decorating billions of dollars in 1850, _ . . Muro, Oregon The election will begin at 2:00 of the fitsr publication of this service, spray or brush J’*10” 0 --------- Editor g ro w n to 16.2 b illio n by 1900 and th e ja f e te ria afterward« The girls and boys of Mrs. Pal- p. m. and will be held in the notice, to-wit: April 23, 1954. 3977 or 5293, 1205 E. 12th St. Gilè» U F r e m i i ...... •— - part of ».v irw u r e i si’s room have been competing in schoolhouse in each of said com- Max Barzee Vern Campell and Jack Null, fc.„.r.,l ». »wnnd rl» o m* tt* r spelling. Every six weeks the ponent districts. T h e p u rp o s e A dm inistrator T U.fn~ •< Moro. Or.«on. urdr Art W o rld W a r 'n o 'd o u b t The Dalles, Oregon -*®u n Lester Johnson * 1 n u o the national income teacher announces the winner, of the electon is * Conrr.«» ot March ». iliums after the longest Last time the boys beat the girls, the legal voters of the rural A ttorney for A dm inistrator MAY ELECCTRIC, elect-ical con was > L? „ L ' nation ever ex- The girls thus were servants for school district the question of in- 25-2 trad in g , Moro, Oregon, I hone depression in S e ten y « r s ¿h7 toys for an entire clay. The creasing the U x levy for the --------------------- 19 tin perienced. io in 'and 1950 the na- girls’ tmie has come, however, fiscal year beginning July 1. 1954. ESTATE OF between lin 1940 between o and 291 6 e they are w inners this time, over the amount limited by Sec- CLARENCE I. LAFFOON, Deed. A STAKE in American business i 1,?.?11. ,h J th a t n o w A lex Schled Is the most recent tlon II, Article XI of the Consti- ARTHUR LANGGUTH, Attorney and industry can lie p ro fitab le billion it is more than that now Alex Schied to you in a num ber of different 602 McKay Bldg., Portland, Ore. despite a drop in the economy in addition to Rufus, a 6th grader tubon. iSS-49. coming from Arlington The reasons for Increasing such NOTICE OF FIN A L ACCOUNT ways. ,, No. 572 Data mailed on request. No cuii T hén.’-i something wrong here. The final arrangem ents have levy are: . MMneuiin» *n,a n a t io n a l H H i p t ’A i We There The RUraj School District IN THE COUNTY COURT OF unle.-s so informed. know of no one who te Mv- been made for the Junior-Senior Electric power, telephone, bank, base is too low to perm it I as ^ o c C ltk J h inc three* and a half times better i»rom at Rufus school gym. The TH E STATE OF OREGON, FOR insurance, industrial stocks. the raising of sufficient funds TH E COUNTY OF SHERMAN. now than in 1940. The cars are date has been set for May 15 and DEPARTMENT OF PROp.ATE for operating the schools. Corporate and tax free m uni newer—and bigger—the kitchens they are to have Ken K n o tts Paul Patterson is giving Oregon a E state of tax, in limitation excess ¡n »he m atter of the Dec’d cipal and school bonds. Lead- fresh, vigorous leadership that have the S more white X w enamel eZ i u in ^ . them, Z orchestra. t r o wUl b . The O ¿ them „ d e e ^ or r the one of The the am six ount per of cent ^ arence L I<aff(M)n. m utual funds. Complete nation O FFICIA . COUNTY PAPER people like and compleuly trust. n u t the S e e s are no brighter, the called “Mermaid Melodies”. Miss proposed to be levied by the rural Notice ls hereby given that the wide service. HE IS DOING THE JOB THE FEOR.E SUBSCRIPTION RATES ?blhjren no more playful, the Dola Johnson elected queen school district of Sherman coun- undersigned, as Executrix of the J. W. DODD, TYGH VALLEY, OF OREGON WANT DONEI J te r nor the for the occasion w4l • ty. Oregon, for th e f.-d y a y E,u t< if Ciaronca I Laffoon. ORE. Eastern Oregon Mgr. »2.O« UNE YEAR h” n™ er w ind and Phillis Steward as the year beginning July 1, 1954. is 1>et-d ha8 filed her Final Ac, Wm. J. Collins & Co. 26ctfn *“ nDler- The dance will be $134,952.04. count in the County Court of APRIL 30, 1854 princesses, Dated this 16th day of April, lhe s ta te of Oregon for Sherman WATKINS DEALERSH11 .la seml-formal and is to lie held in 1954. County, and th at Tuesday, the up to $400 a m onth and more NOT HO FAST the Rufus high school gym. if you qualify for the Whtkins »1.50 WHEAT C. O. B urnett 25th day of May, 1954, at the hour The decoration of the gym, The Oregonian comments on _______ Dealership in Sherm an county. Chairman, Rural School Board of n ;3o o’clock in the forenoon It is very enlightening to ask tbe new8 that Pendleton police- which is in charge of Lola John- Car or truck required. No mon Wily W. Knlghten of sajd day and the Court Room farm em if they can raise wheat men w|U wear cowboy costumes son> w in sta rt a week before the ey required. W rite J. R. Wat Secretary, Rural School Board of said Court has been appointed for 1 50 a bushel. Some will ans- . M ylng that cowboys are ex- dance. A ticket sale sponsored by kins, Seattle 9, Wash. 26-31c by said court as the time and wer from their political preju- t ,n(,t enough to let their “cos- the seniors will be held prior to ---- - place for the hearing of objec- months old pup Collie & BOARD OF EQUALIZATION dices instead of from their book- (Ume” lie appropriated by law en- May 15. tions thereto, and the settlem ent TEN m tw K , old I P ______ ______ Meeting of the Board of Equali Australian Shepherd, will give keeping knowledge although in forcement m en. The 1st _ and 2 nd grade room thereof. for Governor C o m .le d K Gamble. It is 'p o ssible th at the Oregon- now has a new face. Jannis Matz- zation for Sherman County. to kind country home, very in |*J.A J general the answ ers will se Dated and first published Cheirmaa . 815 S. W 6 th A .e n u r, F u rthn d .O re g on . Ian’s editorial w riter has been ker jn the second grade and To the taxpayers of Sherman te llig en t, m ak e a good stock _ their studied opinion. »«„«, ------- — — ......... ........... - - - April 2, 1954. Many would prefer to use all w ecjng too m a n y movies. Much of comes to Rufus from Pendleton. County, Oregon: Date of last publication their acres a t a price of $150 what Ls accepted as traditional The Easter egg h u n t and par- Notice Is hereby given that the than to lx? restricted in acres wwtM>y costume comes from Hoi- ty- was held Thursday April 15. Board of Equalization for Sher- May 21, 1954- If it’s never going to be summer or even spring ami keep on with the present |ywfXX, okltlm e cowboys were !n the egg contest Kathleen OBrl- man County, Oregon, will attend IRMA c . L A r r v u . pme extra clothes will be needed. prices. u not accustomed to wearing pants en had the prettiest egg; Doug- at the County Assessor’s office of AxinruTrnw Some want to hold onto the (bat , lgbt unlpsg they were las Reid with a frog decorated the Sherm an County Court House, AR1H U R LANGGt i h We have planned both ways. If you want warm high price now paid via th e loan shrunk ,n the wa»h. Perhaps the egg had the most unusual egg. Moro, State of Oregon, on the sec- A ttorney route despite growing surpluses deglre tQ maRe two palr of denlm , xirry an(, Monya Neaj won the ond Monday of May, or May 10, ""«„»a clothes we have ’em. If you want some gay and Some of thew* have fanciful g where one had 1)een ^fm -e addltjonal prizes for their clever 1954, and publicly examine the ( ALL FOR BIDS ro_ lvpd hv schemes for getting rl<l of it, sell- Pad s()mething to do with the eggs. In the hunt Loren Byrd dis- assessm ent rolls, correct all errors Sealed^b ds, wU be r^ v e d I y springlike we^have that, too. ing to Russia, giving dt to India ( associated w d t h COver«> the gold egg, Douglas in valuation, description or qual- School D istrict No. 23, Grass v a i or destroying it- Certainly there lh* u hL„ ()f cowhoyW n d girls Med 1 or the silver egg, Larry Sch- Ities of lands, lots or other proper- ley, Oregon, up^to 8 p. 1m., May 10, WASCO ,is need for bread grains in Bus- >hp mlndg of cjty folkS- Jed harf the sharpest eye, having ty assessed by such assessor; and Wol for painting the sch ^ I h o u s «ia and India, although the gen- Cowboys dW wear big hats a total of 12 eggs. it shall be the duty of persons In- and building a three bus garage OREGON opal opinion «Jems to lx* th at glv- fof yery g(XX, reasona: they Mrs. Stenberg assisted by Mrs. terested to appear at the time and and doing some °^he^ ^ lr ws° r^ dng or selling grain to tho-^e , shade In summer, protection Meyer gave a dem onstration on place appointed. Each petition or on the building an g / P , X X might involve diplo- the w ln ^ of w inter and .¿ /g ie a rn u rs in g by donning her application for the reduction of cifications may obtainedU rom Dales Clothing matic troubles we do not can <> h exceptional occasion pro- face. vide a tem porary w atering buck- Over in Wasco county a com- pt for a horse or a fia u for a grass nutation was made to determ ine narrow brimmed hats the average cost of producing ,,y clty folks are merely wheat. On enough farm s to lx* n |t|ve* no utility value cqnsk’ered typical of the county any klnd Boots wt»r were and are worn lx*- the average cost was determ ine high »»w»o heeL keep the lx? $ 1.02 jm ‘I* I)UslwI. < ea *3 Li use sc | the he Hi^ii »«••-» foot T hat figure sounds ceatonable. gliding through the stirru p It does not mean th at a g<xx caught will pull off anxl farm er couldn’t grow his grain erstwhlle rider. Nowdays cheaper. It means thot g<xxl far- lxx>ts an? worn for decora- mers probably did grow grain r p ^ tx>stUme of the cowboy cheaper, it was the less can* u . utilitarian; there was a pur- more expensive farm ers W^lOHe pose for m ^ t of It“ in the places cost was above $1.62. where men ride the ojien ranges From our questioning w<* a < ...... i„ ,t1(. s.*me clothes are costume and relating the proce- a particular assessment shall be the >oa 1 du re encountered in the operating made in writing, verified by the the right to reject any o • ai r0Om. Inform ation on nursing as oath of the applicant or his at- Harold E t a career was left in the library torneyt and shall be filed with for future reference for the girls, the Board w ithin th e firs t w eek WANT ADS After a week of warm w eather It is by law required to be in t he ra tn fell In this area Monday session; and any petition evening. Coming as it has, is very pllcat on not so made, verl i < IZ)ST_ ¡^yST FALL: Three corn good for Che growing crop. W’e ^ d_ i n g two-year old registered need a cool moist spring to keep or acted upon by the Board. Each Hereford heifers, branded lazy the early seeded wheat of last such petition or application sha 1 S-S on right rib. No ear mark, fall growing and in good condl- state thereon the address to which but tatooed on right ear. RewafH tlon. n?tl5e °i, th5 aCtIs ni,°if ®°an for information leading to their Equalization shall l>e sent, recovery. Sid Seale, Condon, CLAIR L. BAI j ZER Oregon. Sherm an County Assessor LEGAL NOTICES 25-27C CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING — NOTICE OF SCHOOL ELE<’- Meat cutting, wrapping, sharp t h a iv t h e iil'llA L HU HOD L freeze. C A C Food Store, claims Grass Valley. Oregon. 47tfn Mary E. hereby WANTED: Man or woman to call on farm ers in Sherman county. ing »»in«’ moimy anyWBJ "H" driven bj ... .. Yet, S l ' n i n x II. a r t ic l e XL notified to present them, w ith the Some making over $50 a day. would lx* less federal Income tax ( ij(k u<herp eyen jw p s sTA TK CONSTITUTION proper vouchers and duly veri- Full or part time. W rite or wire paid, In some case« almost enough < jnd men Qn horspback NoHce jg herpby given that an fled, to the undersigned, the duly for free proposition. McNess loss to offset the loss in P™*- ,nust see them , count them, salt e iection will lx* held Monday, appointed, qualified and acting M et Mrmer them, appraise their condition, preemt high price Is tern » ii.uy, drJye (hem and perform for Some would hold it as long as possible ami let the gtivernment worry alxmt the surplus, some • r e already w’w y ln g alxmt the «even to ten million bushels sur plus and would ljk< k prlce down to rwluce the amount of wheel grown. There are ,,re no farm programs now Is-lng „.n sk ler,.! th.n would reduce the |»rt.e betow » „0 ex cept Jn a few grain g rav in g •rea«. Perhaps none of them will I h * p a s s e l and the rigid price ays tern will lx* continued. In either case Home farm ers are going to 1<* disappointed. JOHN DAY DAM Anyone who has watched the jM>litiral scene for any length of time will nx-ogniw* the hill by an Oregon senator am I four anti-ad m inistration senators from the northw est as one engendered en- tlrelv for jx>litkxil reasons. it woukl appropriate $700,000 for th e Jhon Day dam. Purpose is to obtain some credit for dam appropriations on the Columbia which have almost universally lx*en obtained by Senator Cordon, who. from his position on the apj)roj>rtations committee and the committee on interior affartra. Ixw been rwpon- slble tor money for Columbia riv er dams and with little help from colleagues. F urtherm ore an appropriation of that amount is not ix*o!«xl for the John Day dam at thia »es- »ion. W |iat Is needed is a small sum of perhaps u i much ns $100 000 to continue and finish the tent drilling for foundation on the proposed site Ixdow the mouth of the John Day It may require hut half that amount. Prevloue drilling has disclosed a hole In lhe river where no solid rock fourxlatlon was found. Be- fore engineers proceed they need to know w hether there is soMd r<x k there o r n •' If tlicre 1- n>t th e ilam will be built above the m outh of the John Day. where preliminary tb-HUngs have atoo been mode No one Interested In the even- tual ronntractkm of the John P ay «tarn will he happy with the altcinpl to m.ik<* football for the pun**-4’ obtain- Ing cretMt not heretofore earned. We w ere doing very well with- out th e political meddling servlctM henlumen have aswMne<| towalxi cattle since the bovine was domesticated. wpar c,othM (q If |novl(? actors, l’ers’leton po- dcenwn drug store characters, rodeo performers, want to wear kind „( clothes it is no i n n l ( ( ( ( ) Ui), r(,al row , „ y wh(1 hM U|n(, f)>r gny o( them „ entlre|y prolmble. In fact, that (hpie wJI] tende„ of cattle long after Hollywood Is forgot- ten. W H A T 'S »O HNG Cal Horn, your Telephone Manager New gun shoots wire instead of bullets If you ever visited your local telephone office, you most likely were amazed a t the thousands of small wires th a t connect the intricate equipment. I t used to be th a t each tiny wire con nection had to be sol dered by hand. But today, on 3ome kinds of equipm ent, a new wire wrapping gun is used. It literally “shoots” wire around a terminal. And it grips so tightly th at, if you tried to pull it loose, you’d break the wire first. By doing an im portant job faster, bet ter, cheaper, the wire gun helps us provide service a t low c o st to you. P a c if ic T e le p h o n e w o rk s to m a k e y o u r te le p h o n e a b ig g e r v a lu e e v e ry d a y . RUFUS ITEMS From the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade school news at Rufus. Aj>rtl 15 Mrs. Barbara l ’alst’s room had their Easter party. The activities wyre ,1Kinv and centered around an egg theme. David Reid and Bobby Byrd tied for first while Eleanor Smith and Patricia O’Brl yn t|w , for ^ ^ 4 jn the unusu- a( tyg Mike O’Brien won t ,u> prJze fo|. having the piwttt- single egg. An egg rolling contw t WM enjoyed by all mem- bv|.s of tbe nMMn The w inners W(?re ixivid Reid for the 6th, Bobby Bvrd for tbe 7tb and Jim- )ny Kox for lhe 8lh o rand eham- Long distance calls now cost you less The reduction in excise tax from 25% to 10%, voted by Congn*ss, is good news for ' long distance telephone users. 'All of the reduction will go di Enjoy the convenience of an extra telephone for just pennies a day O n thia thirteenth anniversary of U. S. Savings Bonds, we can count the buying of Bonds as one of America’s greatest blessings! We all know what they did to help in the war emergencies. Etirrhu Ixxigr N«k 121 A.F- M A.* Meet» (Mi the l»t anu 3rd Thursday evenings each momn. Visilins memtH’rs eordlMity ui sited to nteei * tt h u- ' Howard Ross, \\ M II, II. _______________ Pinkerton, Secretary ____ fíut th t real bleuing of Bonds is what they have done for every single one of us at home. They have helped Americans to save on a scale brand new in history! You know, your neighbors know—all ths new cars that Bonds have bought—the horn« on which Üwy made down pay m ents the famsFthey have made more productive with new eq u ip m en t-^ h e ‘>xtrnJ ^ u ^ k o n ^ t _ t ^ y ~ ^ for our sons and daughters — the new businesses that are making Savings Bond Bethlehem ( hnpter No. «h. D.K.S Meets every teixynd anu fourth Thumday In ea h month, visiting member* Invited Moro. Oregon Betty Christianson, W.M. Elsie Jones, Secretary M«ro I «xlge No. US Meets 1st and 3rd Tueeday» In 1.0 0 F. ,u‘ 11 I ’ansient «n<> ® • C ° llurne' N o " a tL.ns. Secretary .......... Mwtl> Jnd r „ , . tav, M rh F „ ...n th Vlaitlng W members welcome Althea Burnet N. G. > ,jeien Martin. S«c. W rectly to our customers. It means th at every long dis* tance call you make— to any where in the country — now costs you less. buyers independent Today more U. 8. Savings Bonds ars in our hands than ever before. Thirty-seven billion dollars U'orth! We bought 22% more Bonds this last year than in the year before! We are holding Bonds for maximum return— three-fourths of all matured E Bonds are still being held at interest by their original owners! If you're not already buying Bonds— try the eo»y Payroll Saving« Plan You may save any sum you wish - a couple of dollars a payday or as much as you can spare. You never miss the money because it's saved for you before you get your check. And when enough has accumulated, it's automatically invested •<!> a Series E Bond, in your name, and the Bond is turned over to you. Then your savings really go to work—earning you an average 3% interest, compounded semiannually, when the Bonds are held to Tliaturity! Join the P ayrolleavings Plan where y m work—today! The Savings Bond Habit Brings Happy Returns — Buy more in 5 4 ! n t V • Qwnmwr «E m m « w & Anywhere in your home— in the lx*drooms or kitchen . . . in the garage or basement — you can enjoy the added con venience of an extension tele phone. Extensions make it easier for the whole family to place calls, receive calls. And this step-saving service is yours for just pennies a day. To order your extension, call our business office today. W M m aSMrfiMM T*« ■MNf (JU h S«. tar >Sr(r ^XrtaMr SMWw«. tlU A' A The Next Best Thing To Being Home! During World War 11®I had the fortunate e* ot being C anip’I (‘lephone Manager at one of the largest annv camps in the nation. I have hel|>ed hundreds of soldiers with their telephone calls, knew their joys and hearaches and how vital the telephone was in th e ir^ contact with parents.Owive> and sweethearts hack home. Many of them told me, ‘Mv call home was*the n e x t best thing to being l l ^ r e f ’ Ifo w true. Long distance plays a big part as a morale builder—it works both wavs. The rates are low and even lower from 6 P. M. to 4 A. M. and all day Sniidav. Pacific Telephone SHERMAN COUNTY JOURNAL o
