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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1954)
PAGE I SHERMAN COVXTÏ JUtRNAI« UOMO. oHICGoX s -e V ■ *■ s f - v FRIDAY, J l ’LY 23, 1»54 V T JTES ÙUÌTT ' <0 EO3 BLACKBURN YO'JR "LU Y" SPORTSCASTERS «■.■» a J The Amerlt.m L i ; c r amant race could well be decided dur- Up to Av: ’■ t 5 the New York Yankees ing the n \t two w- lay 14 Rames and 12 < I tin r.i are with the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox. A hot streak (or a cold one) by the Yanks could very well wrap up the battle. ★ ★ ★ Next time you are debating whether to play a horce to win. place or show recall the ease of Fighting Jodo at Longacrcs last J ve. Fighting Jodo won and paid C4.10 to wir. lie also paid $4.10 to place and SI. 10 to show. ★ ★ * Cliff Chambers, San Diego touthnriw, says he will retire after this season to go into the beer business. ★ W ■A’ The saying about clowns w a n t’ng to play Ha™l:t and vlco-versa apparently applies just as well to baseball pitchers. IRUITI i i : it of the New 5 " ■ I resent ment because writers refer to him as a “junk ball” pitcher. He i lets he has a fast ball and offer 1 to throw against a mechan« leal timer and outspeed ‘‘some of the boys you writers rate fust- ball experts." And how many fireball artists are equally Insistent that “there's noth’ng wrong with my curve ball either and I have a fine slider and change of pace?” ★ ★ ★ It might be possible to prove a change In attitude toward amn. teur athh lies by citing the refusal of the runner-up colleges to Hear th e T riiltt-H larkhiirn tea m ’» f.iieky l.ajrer pluy-hy-pla.v de scription» of a ll Portland B raver «unie» ovei KtV.IJ. Kor the w eek of 15 the l>ronden<»t tim es are: Sunday (dou b le header, San D iego nt Portland ), 1:30 p.m.j T u esd ay through T hursday (San D iego at Port la n d ). » p in .; i riduy and S atu rd ay (P ortlan d at I .os A n g e le s). 8 p.rn. J ill.* , accept the forfeited trophies won by the Navy crew using an in eligible coxswain. There was no such reluctance when the lato Jim *niorpe was stripped of his Olympic gai lals and rec ords on discovery he had once picked up a couple of bucks play ing baseball. ★ ★ ★ Billy Joe Davidson, signed a couple of years ago by the Cleve land Indians at a huge bonus figure, has finally come upon win ning ways. He boasts a plus record for the Indianapolis club of the American Association and stands a chance of promotion to the parent club next season. One reason for his slowness in round ing into winning form is said to be the unmerciful riding he got from opposing players who wouldn't let him forget that he was in the big money before ever proving himself in the low minors. -A - ff 'ff The Los Angeles Rams start training In Redlands this week and they will have a familiar figure on hand — Bob Waterfield. However, Jane Russell's husband won’t be buck ing for the quarterbacking Job held by Norm Van Brocklln. He Is on hand strictly as a coaching aide — to teach place kicking. That is one depart ment In which the Rams have been far from mighty since Waterfield left, and they figure he may be able to Impart a little of the know-how that led him to set three National Football League records and tie another. ★ 'ff "ff Tab Bill Dellinger'of the University of Ore gon as a good prospect for the American Olym* ic team in 1956 at the mile. The 20-year-old elllnger has improved his time for the eight furlongs in each of his major wins this season. If he continues to improve, and there is no reason he shouldn't, tie may be able to join the 15-mile-an-hour, four-minute-mile men by 1956. E Most S herm an county cattle are E nglish cattle, the H ereford*, the S horth o rn s and even the A n gus cam e from no fa rth e r aw ay than Scotland. So fa r we have none of the B rahm as and the n u m erous m ix tu res of th a t stock that are grow n in m ore so u th e rn parts of this country. N either do we have the big cattle of central Europe. And the longhorns a re gone, too. In fact, the longhorn has had (i lot of D ouble since the w hite men came. They bred off Ids m ag nificent horns and fattened his body so lie could n e ith e r ru n nor fight. The eating was Im proved and (lie agility decreased. The kind we grow here are p retty fat and slow and lazy by the tim e they get to the S herm an C ounty F air. The kids, w ho bring most of them , stu ff them for the b e tte r p a rt of a year w ith w heat from tilin g an anim al for show, and hay until they look like an a I d of it about human nature, a old fashioned roll of butter. It Is subject that Is iilHCh akin to good for the steers and g<K»d for anim al nature. the kids, too. The ste er learns to R ight now all over the county eat and grow fat, w hich is what steers are m unching hay and a ste er ought to do and the kid w ilting for th e ir nightly grain. learns to care for anim als, to S teers that will be w ashed and trea t them (piietly, to be regular c u rried and bleached before l>e- and steady, w hich is w hat a kid Ing led about the show ring at ought to learn. the county fair come next Sep A ls»y or g irl can learn a lot home of Mrs. Charles Burnet. David Parkhurst of Rosebdtg is here again this year to help his uncles, Harry and Olan Stark, in haying and harvesting. Mrs, Bernard Martin entertain Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hammond ed the Tuesday evening bridge and family drove to Bend Sunday club at her home. Mrs. Don Smith and spent the day. held high, Mrs. Frank Ketter sec Mr. and Mrs. Howard Pettijohn ond and Mrs. Harry Hooper low of Joplin, Mo., were callers Sun score for the evening. Others day evening at the l-Yed Cox present were Mrs. C. R. Andersen, home. Mrs. Paul Syron, Mrs. Earl Olds, .Members and friends of the Mr Hubert Schilling, Mrs. Wal Baptist church enjoyed a potluck ter Davis, Mrs. Bruce Alley and dinner Sunday following the mor Mrs. Tom Garrett. Refreshments ning service. A quarterly business were served by the hostess. meeting was held after dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Arch Cantrall and chlldreu. Gene and Sharon, went About twenty-five people at to Portland Sunday where they tended the Masonic and Eastern attended the Lake County Home Star picnic held at Tygh Valley steaders’ picnic at Columbia Sunday. • A potluck dinner was Park. enjoyed and the afternoon spent visiting. Mr. and Mrj. Ben Cooley and Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Blaylock children of Portland arrived Monday to spend a few days vis were business visitors in The They went iting Mr. and Mrs. Everett Can- Dalles Wednesday. hack Friday and brought their trail. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Elliott daughter, Mrs. Earl Sawtell up came up from Portland Saturday for the weekend with them. Mr. and Mrs. Donald von Bor and spent the weekend here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dean stel and family went to The Dal Reynolds. They took their dau les Sunday where they attended ghters, Sandra and Carol, home services at St. Pauls Episcopal after spending a week here with church. After church they drove to Brooks Memorial park at Gold- their grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace May had endale for a picnic. as overnight guests Friday his sister, Mrs. Guy Boyer and son, Phil, of John Day. Mrs. Bernard Martin Entertains Club Wallace May, Bud Eslinger and Bill Alsup were business visitors at Craigmont, Idaho, Saturday. Gary Marqutssee of Ellensburg arrived last week and will help his uncle, Myrle Smith, this sum mer. Miss Glenna Teeters and Miss Margaret Purvine of Portland spent the weekend as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Pausch. Mr. and Mrs. John Jeukins of Portland spent last week visiting at the home of their son in law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Don ald von Borstel. Mrs. Boyce Blaylock, Mrs. Ber nard Martin and Mrs. Dean Rey nolds went to Moro Thursday of last week to a Home Ec. meeting of Harlandview grange at the Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Eccles and son, Stephen of Dee, came up Saturday and left their son with grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Don Clodfelter while they went to Sea side on a vacation. Mrs. Claud Bayer, Mrs. Frank E. Bayer and children, Julia and Byron, and Linda and Leslie Per- rigo were business visitors in Portland Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Sain Stark and Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Stark of Bend left Thursday on a trip to El Dorado Springs, Mo., to visit friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Donald von Bor stel had as dinner guests Thurs day his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ted von Borstel, honoring his mother on her birthday anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Marsh and family left Saturday for their home in Hood River after spend ing a week with Mr. and Mrs. Don Clodfelter. Charles Perrigo came Friday from Astoria and spent the week end at the Frank T. Bayer home. Mrs. Perrigo and daughters re turned home with him after spending two weeks here with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Olds and son Robin, went to Gresham Sun day to visit Mt. and Mrs. Glen Perry and family who have mov ed there from Glenwood, Wash. CUSTOM CUTTING Seif-propelled, Level-land John Deere combine Right of way & Field Cutting Claude May CARD OF T H A N K S We want to thank the many friends who sent cards, flowers, and those who helped us with the business during the Illness of our daughter, Derrie. , Mr. and Mrs. Fred Peters Moro, Ore. Phone 722 Mrs. A. A. Dunlap had as her guest her brother, Bill Haynes of Salem who came Saturday to at tend -the funeral of Dick*Al>el at Kent. Mr. and Mrs. Norris Gilklson, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Martin, Huell Rice, Dolores Rice, I»arry Easter and Jimmy Brady went to White Salmon Sunday to the stock car races. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Johnson and family were dinner guests Sun day of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Owens. Mr. and Mrs. Don I»each and family were dinner guests Friday evening of the Ivan Blaggs. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Payne and family returned home recently from a trip to Alameda. California where they visited their daugh ter, Mrs. Harold Gomez and small daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Myrle Smith and family and Gary Marquissee went to Condon Sunday and spent the day visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Eakin. Donald Clodfelter and son. Wen dell, went to The Dalles Monday on business. Wendell went on to Hood River to spend a week visiting his sister, Mrs. Donald Marsh and family. Mrs. Myrle Smith and children went to The Dalles Wednesday and were overnight guests of her sister, Mrs. Marion Van Metre and family. Mr. and Mrs. Claus Bardenha- gen took their daughter, Martha, and her cousin to Portland Satur day where they will take the plane for New York after spend ing a month here with her par ents. Martha Is a student nurse at Johns Hopkins hospital. Mrs. Art Blbby was hostess to the bridge club at her home Thursday afternoon with two tables In play. Mrs. Walter Davis held high, Mrs. Herman Peters second and Mrs. A. F. Balzer low. Others present were Mrs. Don at all, eats all the tim e. H e’s more Except for a com paratively few «upper than in w e’ve left cattle raising to the interested in youngsters. There are those who w inning, lin t then, th ere’s no use to criticize, th ere’s people like th in k that is a mistake so there that, too. may be more cattle and feed liens Other things the kids learn are by another year or so. I t ’s p retty nice to have a steer to send to strategy and tactics. A 100 pound m arket when the store hill is due boy handling a 1000 pound steer or the tires are w orn out on the needs both to get him around. fam ily hark. And raising a steer Strategy has begun, l^ast Decern- is a reasonably nice way to make a dollar. A steer should lie w orth $2 Hl at today’s prices or around three weeks w ork fo r a logger. T here is still quite a lot of things that ecu l.e bought fo r S2OO and it isn't at all necessary to raise a steer all by hluiself. Dentist Moro Hotel Office closed u n til fu rth e r notice Civil Engineering Land Surveying WALL & TENNESON Phone 54Ì.UI, E. T he Dulles 2nd St. FUNERAL SERVICE . . . with understanding . . . responsible . . . reasonable Leonard & Wilma Smith ‘hone The Dulles 3135 Standard Insurance Co. A western company serving western agriculture H O M E OFFICE 812 S. W. Washington Portland, Oregon Phone ATwater 4331 No matter how much they learn about handling calves they still need some one to tell them about the cuts of meat that come from beef animals. Usually the women know about that. They know a pot roast from a standing rib roast and the long muscles that start as rib steaks and wind up in round. Sometimes one person knows about the inside of a steer and the outside, too; but not of ten enough. S till flic cattle fill the biggest barn on the grounds and get the most attentio n. T h e re ’s w here the com petition is. M e expect a Judge to pick out the very best steer and believe him when he doe«. E veryon e is a judge of hor se« and doesn’t give a hoot w hat the Judge says. tember 9-12. They mind the cold weather. Dr. Frank D. Reid Mortgage Loans To Meet Your Individual Needs ATTRACTIVE TB3RMS PROMPT SERVICE they go to town in a car and leave the saddlehorse in the shed, but they do ride miles and miles ev ery year. Judges want different things in a fat steer and each judge wants something a little different A loin judge is different than a weight for age Judge, a big chest judge, a well marked judge, a low tall judge, a soft fat judge or a short leg judge. Club boys and girls don’t know what kind of a judge is coming to the fair and it’s too late anyway. And the l>er when the steers were bought steer doesn’t care. One th in g about a fat steer, lie’s the youngsters started learning don’t even that. no com petitor. No sporting blood ald Clodfelter, Mrs. Max Brown, Mrs. Eben Kee, and Mrs. Alfred Kock. Refreshments were served by the hostess. Mr. and Mrs. Jay McKay were hosts at their home Sunday for a family gathering honoring Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cox who are here visiting relatives from their home in North Loup, Nebraska. About 40 relatives enjoyed the potluck dinner served at one o’clock. The afternoon was spent visiting. Carl von Borstel and Mhtt Si mon returned Tuesday from a trip to Olmypia, Washington. spend his week ends looking at calves am i cows. I he point, if any, of this ru m b ling discourse 1« th a t there w ill lie cuttle a t the Sherm an County F a ir, Septem ber 9-12; th at there w ill be fat, lethergie steer«, th a t there w ill l»e am bitious young ster« handling them , th at they w ill he p retty and w ell filled w ith juicy rousts, T-bone steaks, ham burger, iMdling meat and soup bone. A lad may stay in the 4-H club w ork fo r six or eight years and handle less than 20 steers. I f he has any luck at ail and receives encouragement he m ight w ell lie set to be a cattle feeder all his life. M aybe not as a m ajo r enter- prize, hut enough to have a few- head of ra ttle around the place. I f he gets to be u law ye r he’ll buy a farm a fte r his firs t ease and Cattle are not the only kind of livestock at the fa ir but they are the subject for today. Cattle take up the most room except for race horses and show horses of one kind and another particu larly the horses folks bring In to ride. Sherman countians are still great horseback riders. Maybe they don't keep a horse tied to the hitch rack In front of the house so they can have some thing to ride to the bam; maybe Mv Fair Sept 9-12
