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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1955)
PA G E 2 SH E K M A N COUNTY JO U R NA L, tai a l*u lili'>h**d F i e r y F rid a y M oro. O r e g M (T ib * I - E r r i. i al 1 d lto e M IW IF A 8 I8 p y illlN IR I XilOCIATION n a t io n a l e d it o r ia l A S S O CM A TIÎO N i f / 7- J a f f i l ia t i u i l'l< IA . COVNTÌ MI-I»*« K IP T IO X ll\E J m iw iu P A P t’H RA TER YEAR ----- nJ* 5 O V E M B E R IH. ! • » W IN T E R Nature i ? surprises us in the weatii- i OV ei y of every native in the me ian who can recall Sherman c r of 1919 and the the deep i 1935 with enough hard freez accuracy to dislike the memory. The sudden change that ruined the entire crops of the county in 192 4 will not ix? forgotten by the generation that had to borrow money from the state to get seed wheat for the 1925 crop and those w*ho were farming in March of 1906 will not forget the storm that wiped out the crop that year. Although we know such things may happen we do not like them and this »pell of severe cold, com ing as it did right after some of the balmiest November weather in years made the extreme partic- ularlly notable. Rut optimism is an incurable trait. Already folks are saying that maybe* just maybe-this will lw the worst storm of the winter, that perhaps we will have ban ana weather through December and January until ground hog day. Maybe we will, but coming this early may indicate the advent of a real winter such as we have not ha<l for years. FARM TRO UBLES We have l»een talking to a lot of farmers, fruit growers, nut growers, stockmen and while they’re,not doing so badly, they are all having troubles. Prices are going down. Rut prices on the market are going down much less than prices on the farm. Packaging, shipping, marketing, costs more. A farmer get 1,6 cents for potatoes that sell for eight and ten, he gets two cents for prunes that sell for 40, he gets three cents for a pound of wheat that sells for 17, The customer has been trained to like easy shopping and pur chase of food in small packages, wrapped attractively In cello MORO, OREGON, FR ID A Y , NO V EM BER 18, IBM © sort of thing would mean that forever, he would be a serf, with T H A N K SG IV IN G out hope of economic indepen Everyone always has some dence. thing to be happy about juat as If farmers would stay together they always have something to be "In an organization they could sad about. No one lives long un control their prices and they may der conditions that are perfect, have to do that eventually; if nor utterly miserable. Thanksgiving is a oay set aside they could manage somehow to control their own product clear for us to remember the things that make us happy or that did The housewife m«.y complain to the consumer they could do al make us hoppy during the past right but that involves many about the high cost cf food when year. The history of it is well it is the package that costs so other skills than farming. known; how it was first celebrat much. The farmer complains Neither are we impressed with ed for a satisfactory harvest by about his poor price. His price the Pilgrims. Nowda's we are not is variable, subject to rise and the argument, recently made, that made happy over a mere adequate fall. The price of packaging, sell farmers are these days so small supply of food. If it were so this ing, shipping is constant— and a part of the entire national econ nation would be the most cheer constantly rising as labor costs omy that their welfare will af ful In the history of the world. fect the whole but slightly. We increase. With sufficient food we began know that when we see old auto Neither aj;e farmers angry that mobiles on the streets of Moro to worry about other things and labor gets good wages for without we shall soon see them on the found plenty about which we that they would buy less food, streets of The Dalles and Port could worry. Of worry there is always a surplus. What they would like Is a better land. Thanksgiving is a day for re price for the raw product without It is entirely possible that the membering the good hings of life. which none of those providing the services could exist. Another cent eventual solution of the farm Sometimes it seems that one day on the wheat in a loaf of bread, or problem will come from a study is hardly enough and that there on a pound of potatoes or prunes of farming in all its aspects ra should be such a day once in wouldn’t cost the consumer much ther than from a rereading of the every week. Wle might even make Certainly it more impressive by having it percentage-wise and would put books on economics. the farmer in a far better position it isn’t a matter that will be sol- follow a day in which we deliber to buy the products of industry. veil by politics for political ans ately recalled all the bad things Neither, we think, does the wers are all of the flashy, temp that happened to us. farmer want to live by means of orary kind suited to the next a direct subsidy from the govern election. The farm problem is too ment. The acceptance of that deep for that P E I/T O N D A M CA SK phane, labeled flashily. Much of what the housewife pays for is package. Farmers don’t think this is going to change. The time is gone when a householder stows a half dozen sacks of potatoes away in the cellar for the winter, or takes home a 40 pound box of dried prunes and a sack of dry Mort gage Loans To Meet Your Individual Needs ATTRACTIVE TERMS PROMPT SERVICE Standard Insurance Co. A we l orn company serving western agriculture HOME OFFICE ol 2 S. W Washington Portland, Oregon Phone ATwater 4331 ? WHY NOT PAY LESS TAXES ? Dividends on most stocks offer valuable tax credits not available to income from rents, mort gages, savings and bond interest. Tax exempt school and state bonds also provide important financial advantages. Write or Phone Collect J. W. DODD Y O ff “ w H K ifû NOTR E TO CREDITORS All persons having claims Rom where I sit... ¿y Joe Marsh Seen Monk's "Better H a lf'? Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month. Visiting members welcome Vada DeMoss, N. G.| Jo Gentry, Sec. M oro Ixxige No. , ' 113 Monk McCarthy’s latest crea tion has the town talking again. You can see it parked in front of Monk’s auto repair shop on Maple. Remember last year Monk cut two cars in h alf, and put their fro n t ends together? You couldn’t tell i f the thing was coming or going. Sure attracted attention. Now M onk’s taken Tog M or gan's old sedan and completely restored one h alf of it. One side is as good as new, the other looks like— well, Tog’s old car. “ Sort of a b e fo re -a n d -a fte r dem onstra E xtra Luxury a t l Y I T C O L D THIS WINTER Insulation can make it less uncomfortable. I am equipped to insulate your house with blown in rock wool that will save a third of the fuel and in crease the comfort many times. The job is not messy It is not expensive. It saves you money. FRED MERRITT formerly with Clarence Odell Phone 383, Wasco, Oregon — - . S ' Aow you can enjoy Sunny Brook I SAME »f America arc rid- it prosperity this ng high rntry has ever known. I otal national ncome over £300,(MX),(XX),000.00! t's wonderful! And it can continue —r/ we handle this prosperity with com mon sense. IJ each of us, as an individual tilizen, manages his own financial af fairs with care. One of the most important things to do « to save sensibly now. Right now, • hen your earning power is at a peak, put something away for yourself every rayda\ systematically. 'The best way to sign up for I . S. Savings Bonds riirotiuh the l’a\ roll Sa\ n - Plan where you work. Another way is to buy Bonds regularly where you bank. Here are three reasons why IJ. S. Sav ings Bonds should be an important the V. S. Coir, P R IC E FOR "CITY OF PORTLAND EACKI $4.35 4-5 qt. part of your investment program. They are safe your principal is never sub ject to market fluctuation. They're sure Bonds pay an average of 3r{ per year, compounded semiannually when held to maturity (9 years and 8 monilu). And they can go on earning 3' ( for another 10 years after that. They're liquid- you can always cash them, if you have to, after you’ve held them for two months. Treasury Secretary Humphrey said , (on June 24, 1955), “ We believe at this time of great prosperity that all ol us - Government, business, and individ uals alike — should exercise self-re straint in the use of public or private credit and the accumulation of debt.” l et’s apply his words to our private affairs and preserve this prosperity for ourselves and our children! * p'or your prosperity, a n d A m eric a ' sy too — invest tn IA «S» S a vin g s Bonds! r b. • CHICAGO EAST I EXTRA COMFORT— your choice o f roomy sirening car accommodations . . . berths, roomettes, bedrooms, suites, compartments; also reserved coach seats of the most modern design, deep-cushioned, adjustable, with full length leg rests. Relax as you travel . ; : no highway hazards no driving fatigue, no weather worries! EXTRA TRAVEL-PLEASURE — Luxurious dining . . . wonderful food in the Astra Dome diner; room to relax in the spacious lounge; magniheent western scenery captured for your viewing pleasure by the wide windows of the comfortable dome sections. To assure tftc accommodations of your choice on the date of vour departure MARE Y O U R RISER V A H O N S EARLY. K IN T u CKV »TH A IO K T ) K iN T U C K V H I N D I S • O U » » O N W M IS M 8V e*n|<vy th e w h le h e y Usati» LOCAL UNION PACIFIC AGENT W H I8 H B V | tí this advertising. th e Treaiury P pat t nient thanks, for their nation, the Advertising Count ti and SHERMAN^ OUNTY JOURNAL From w here I s it, some of Monk's ideas may look a little wild sometimes . . . but I woulda’t want to tell him how to run his business any more than I ’d like Aim to tell me what beverage to enjoy. He always keeps a hot pot of tea in his garage —I ’d rather have a cold glass of beer —but re spect for each other’s opinion io “auto”-matic with us both. Copyright, 1955, United States Urewe/s t oundauop Straight or Blend- as you prefer! $2.80 pt. r tion,” Monk told me, “shows folks the kind of work I do.” LOST: Chev. truck spare wheel with tire between Condon and home. Earl Gentry, Moro 2p CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING — Meat cutting, wrapping, sharp freeze. Kenny's Market, Grass Valley, Oregon Ph. 242 47tfn »TATE WIDE PAINT CO. com plete painting and decorating service, spray or brush. Phone Inquiries Invited TO SAVE SENSIBLY- V- AND MAKE PKCSPEf :. 7 LEGAL NOTICES against the Estate of W. D. Fuller, deceased, are hereby notified to present them, with the proper vouchers and duly verified, to the gnoersigned, the duly appoint ed, qualified and acting Admin istratrix of the estate of W. D. Fuller, deceased, at the office of T. Lester Johnson, attorney at law, Moro, Oregon, within six months from the date of the first publication of this Notice, to-wit: November 11, 1955. Eunice L. Fuller Administratrix T. I^ester Johnson Attorney for Administratrix Mbro, Oregon 2-5c W ANT ADS have successfully served discriminating Pa cific Northwest investors for 30 years. 2Voo> is the time 3977 or 5293, 1205 E. 12th St. Vern tampell a n A ja ck Null, The Dalles. Oregon 38tfn FOR SALE: Used Oliver 77 trac tor with scoop. Grass Valley Equip. A Repair, ph. 141. 46ctfn FOR SALE: Tamarack fence poets Priced reasonably, best of qual ity. Must see to appreciate. Good road. Homer E. Davis, Lone rock, Oregon 48-3c FOR SALE: Deep well pump Jack, % horse electric motor. Er est Esllnger, Moro. 51-lp E u pi nt* Keb**kah Ixxlge No. 118 Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays in l.O.OJ’. hall. Transient ar.d visiting brothers are cordiallv invited There has recently been more John Shipley, N. G. interest in the Pelton dam deci i.oo Watkins. Secretary sion that was made last summer by the supreme court. That deci Aethlehem Chapter No. 78. O.BLS sion was that the federal govern K. fourth Thursday lnea.b ment had authority over streams month; visiting member entirely within states. Meets every aecond anu First intimation that such a Invited. Moro, Oregon ruling might he made came about Catherine Thompson, W. M. 15 years ago when the court ruled Naomi Van Gilder, Secretary that any stream that would float a shingle was a navigable stream U u re k a L od ge No. l l l Meets on the 1st and and presumably under control of 3rd Thursday evening» the federal government. The Pel- pprh monufi. \ lsitif.4 ton dam decision naturally follow members cordialb m ed. * vlted to meet with "-i The Oregon cas», which per Frank Sayrs, W. M. mitted the Portland General Elec Clyde Gillmor, Secretary tric to build the Pelton dam, means that states have no rights to determine the use of streams for power. It also presumably gives the federal government au thority over streams for naviga FOR SALE: 300 Head Cattle tion or other water use. Ranch on Imnaha River— fully Local government cannot sur- stocked and equipped— reserve rights— modern buildings— for full information contact— GUY SKAGGS AGENCY, Enter prise, Ore. H. R. WEATHER- •FORD, Salesman. 3-4c We TYGH VALLEY, ORE. Stocks & Bonds Eastern Oregon Mgr. Mutual Funds William J. Collin# & Co. vive without power to act in its own behalf and while a state is not usually considered local gov ernment the same rule applies to it. Our constant centralization of governmental authority is a very serious matter to everyone and encroachment of higher govern ments on the power of smaller units is taking government away from people and giving it to huge bureaus that apply one yardstick to all cases. This removes the peo ple's ability to do as they please and vary the use of streams in ths case. Congress should act to change the law on which the decision was made or to change the con stitution if need be. It is not ex pected that the house will do much about it for the house, be ing elected on a basis of popula tion actually represents the east. It is the senate that should act BID SUNNY BROOK CO CSV Of HABORAl DISTILLI W «0 DUCTS CORF’ LOUlSVIlUJjri v ROTH M moor, KlNTVOq »UNDID WMISKIJ CONTAINS MX BRAIN PÍVTW MUfTtt or Carl W. Rcxroad 1054 Bond Street Bend. Oregon General Agent Phone 63 UNION PACIFIC MIIROAB Soso of m t DAitv & o t »etewg n a
