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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1956)
o .®hrrmnn ÖTcmtig ájaurttaí Moro, Oregon Friday T hese T h in g s We N ote Rufus Grange Host To County Grangers New Supermarket Opens Doors Today The Russian governm ent has ,old Its th a t they ,n U4t w ork harder to prove the super- iorlty of that system. T h at’s one of the very best ways to prove it, too. ____ T T W N We don’t know w hether tele- vision is educational or not. It is entertaining and it keeps the kids out of m ama’s hair. And you can’t have everything. T T W N H arry Trum an dislikes to be called an elder statesm an But H arry, you are getting old, so part of it is true. T T W N find grounds ’for disagree- m ent w ith the decision of a Lane county court held th at the su it of i / v t lirwk m an against a state 3 I n S i l n ^ . i r inacfuracv would fmpaR the freedom of the press. Freedom of the press means tihat one can publish w hat he w ants to but he is still liable if he is proven w ro n g ? n Itonald. master, presided when Rufus grange opened Its busi- ness meeting. __ Mr Bert sw igart will be were ballotel for and by initiation. grange m embers legislative chairm an reported the diesej and gas refund to farm- wni a to them. Itol- land j ohnson tells of using bar- ley for hot feed. Mrs. Boh Byrd said the H. E. club will m eet at *be home of Mrs. Rolland John- son April 12 a t 1:30 p. m. The grange and community will have a clean up day April 14. Mrs. Trace Fields will be chair- man w ith George Fox, Harland McDonald and Atlee Wilson on the committee. Orlow Martin, m aster of Harlandview, was pre- sent and made a dhort talk, George Fox, legislative chairm an reports he will put on lecturer s program at next grange meeting, Bill Huck says the Past M asters X g e ^ r i ^ Roltond John- Governor Elmo Smith has de signated April 15 to 21, 1956 ns Home Economics Week in Ore- gon in recognition of the oi standing contributions of the pro fession of home economies to fam- lly living. The week will be sponsored by the Oregon Home Economics economists at G earhart, April 20 21, 22. "The fruits of home economics training are very ev dent in the constant Improvement of homes and the preservation of vadue significant in home nor Smith said. Sherman Mrs Ina B. Hanson, sncim a county extension agent p la n s to attend the G earhart mee ing Api il -1 and 2 Our Junior senator was report- or! as saving over a radio station rt h a t we need an American version of the Canadian Mounted police to enforce segregation Ini the south. T hat * o w s a d ic ta to rs concept of government. Now there to talk of changing son, county deputy, said Sherman county takes its program to Mos- ier May 1. Hood River brings its program to Harlandview May 12. Mrg John Mathleson entertain- * Q & party Due to the n ,ness of her husband ^ h n Mre^MjUitoBon M id ^the The annual meeting of The Dalles National Farm Ix>an Asso ciatlon wlll held at the Cherry p ark grange hall, The Dalles, Ore- «on. April 28 co,n,” em^ ? a dinner at 12 noon J ^ e t a r y - treasurer T. F. W hiteman an Qn ^ ~ ress of the Fed. Down $5000 As Prepared Tuesday The county court anti the bud get commute» approved u bud get for the fiscal year, July 1, 1956 to July 1, 1957 nearly $5000 lower than the one for this year. Total for 1950 was $192,200 and for the coming year will lie, if approved by the voters, $187,- 636 00. Of this am ount $122,209.48 is Inside the six percent limitation and $415,426.52 Is outside. This means that voters will get a chance to pass on the budget at a special election to lie held May 18, 1956, the day of the regular primary, tjast year the voters ap proved a budget over the six per cent lim it by some $76,000. The saving-' war* inoatly ef- Travelers going past Biggs may fected by reducing Items in the be mnnewhat surprised to see a road fund although some Items huge 350 ton elevator annex mov- were increased. I*al>or will get ing sedately toward the railroad $57,000 instead of $50,000; repairs track from the river as if of its will lie up $3000 from $10,000; own volition. The new railroad gaii und oil up $500 to $8500; tires tracks hide the unhurried hut de- au<j tubes $500 to $4000 and sup- liberate action of the crew of men plies took a big jum p to $12,000 causing this change. from $4,000. On tihe other side of Under tbe direction of E. L. Le- the ledger the road machinery Beck Jr., one of a family of fund was cut $2500 to $17,500, » housemovers, the huge elevator quarry site blasting was cut» out * was jacked up and p u t on 12 inch entirely saving $15,000. Saving I beams. Then with a dead man in the road departm ent was $2500. burled near the highway and a v\>r tihe general fund total ap- 7«» wind) mounted on a truck with proprlatlons were increased $2366 six line power the elevator Is roll- aithough money was set aside for ed along on 10 inch square tlm- purchase of an adequate ambu- berw kept a t the right helghuh by lance, wages of full time officers almost solid blocking. w ere ixiosted $100 and $ >0 for Letteck doesn’t expect any half time, and ,a<Jdltl^ na}t.$l^ trouble with the Job although was appropriated for health an the annex will tie raised several $2431 for welfare. feet to get it over the new tracks More cash and receipt w ere de and then dropped down onto a dared. new concrete tw»e already pour- A few minor change« were ed for It by Hogenson & Co., tihe made in appropriations for vari- 4 general contractors. ous items but nothing to c ang When the annex is in place the county policy regarding them, crew will go back after the m a i n ------------- -— elevator which weighs 700 tons, w W n r lr im r A t having the machinery ln it and W o m e n W o r k i n g A t being larger. The office and un- H e w L i b r a r y R o o m s loading *Uod will be «w»ved1 inta» t * of am bitious women Nel'l'<T have any wheat £ them (h< >ommun„ y an? worklnJf on h^h w ay 'fnd .he u X Tor .he na.hts In the Barnujr, building Ih'e t ' X l i of harvea, She Big Moving Job Underway At Biggs Where Elevator Is Being Rolled To New Tracks HE Workers Plan Gearhart Meeting NFLA Holding Annual Meeting j a B Thompson’s home. After the eral Land Bank of an WOMEN HEAR SH ER IFF ration given by Virginia the association, and election or 4-H HEWING CLUB MEHTH By Julie Woods T ?e M ie s The ho^u-ss two directors for three y e a » w The Moro Woman’s club met at ents. vacancies of incumbents- rveu refreshm rexresnmenus. - - - the -- M and Tile meeting was called to order the home of Mrs. H arry Pinker- Sheriff Nor- The Rufus PTA met April 4 at Gordon \ i P£ h Um of The Dal- by Susie Woods, president of the ton rhursday, Apt. 5*SheriffN or- Lne Handy Girls Girls Sewing Sewing club. club. Jarque Javque man man ‘^ Held.«, gave a J a a lk talk on on ”Clvjl ( ivil the Rufus school lunch room. room, William w iinam I). m . Ketch .. ..........— H«ndy u s gave The group usually meets the first les- . . , Buckoltz led the «roup in the Defense” and M. Sgt. ItalpH A- Monday of the month but on ac- At the conclusi Aarde 4-H pledge. Minutes were appoy- Bragg, V.S.A I-. gave a talk and <om t w acher.s worltshop ness meeting Carl' f - w| a. read. uhowe,! pletures, -pertaInlng to the it was the latter date. of n r il/k e s * Mrs. Ina Hanson was present work of the^ (}r<mnd ^Observer enough" “ Mr“ ^ V Z nara Jovian - ¿ » e -u p o n ¡ a r m ln , = W •‘I i wish num - I was wise said the philosopher, < the things t h a t m e n al e and then the things m at them different. T T W v a lie n t rea- There are some excelle sons for vetoing tihe ld and some for signing i .^It would pass o u t more m01105' ¡ - \,,tn r e this thei mu> year and m ake «nticfipd w ith more precarious. I s j » th e short lt * lve program ferring a con. took a d r » e up to_ Madras April xook a urrv e up w .viuuia* a j iiu ? 8topplng in a t Eddie Millard’s * vW form er Rufus — Then ------ the j Jordans drove on on to to Worm W arm the ordans drove Springs making the circle into Tb& Dalles an<i |home again. They reported much snow on the m^ ntaing yet Mr. and Mrs. Joe Morris mot- ored portland orea r o rria n u Thursday uiui»u<v night returning Friday. Mr. Morris dri- ving on to valley points to bring hoine a load & yoUng trees. Mrs. Morris staying in Portland to T T W N the Col- view the Chrysler A rt exhibit. This may be the year w hite man he Arnold Ijam pert „ umbia tells can't*cut the the tim ber, plow the L h visiting his brother in law c a n tc u i o . .. ------- «1^ £«> « " * " « 1» ° v Aarde is South Africa. . • he ^ e - d e r the = s tfjh e A m enm n f t h t t id i ™ lk ,, farm ing ing ,mf f,n farm me \ hodf . • be Preceded by a ■sto re d film South African life. ir tra ile r norne in ivuiu» n r m weakness In customers T T W N , n We don’t expect to live long enough but we would like to see some one propose a tax who d .d n ’t expect to benefit from it. „ , T T W N Compe tition used to be cal 1<M Is an a o . " v« X ufi» X of trade. w X Now e It rhfhts the individual or a fiendish ef- ^ , o use nalura, resource, for 4. Mrs. TourvlUe, the m other of Roy, is here to help her daughter ,n jaw |aw lint„ jn unRi ahe she feels ilke like domg doing W(>rk again Taylor ame the m other of a daughter ix>rn at T h ï ï i a U » » r 7 p “r’>(7. »he has a daughter Lsther who i. five ^ " ck° “ rugett h a . .p e n t nearly h-1- <* < man Cooperative (»rain Growets * a n d \h e walls'sm oothed, are the ow ners o f t h e t *‘«™ tor ^ 8 avallable the fl(K>r which is being will be sanded, the walls and ceil above the w ater mark of The ing painted and then racks and Dalles dam. tKxiks can be moved ln providing the snuggest little library room the town has bad for some years. Dust Oloudfl 8»y Mlesdames Bob Marvin, Stan F ro m H ig h W in d Coelsch and learner Sayra were flrgl of |h e week there the last shift of workers. was a pall In the sky th at was ascribed to dust in tihe air and K . . „ Keeps probably correctly. It was report- ed to lie over 7000 feet high and B u s y P r a c t i c i n g « <!«— » o n ,,, which w e will I n , a <ln>u» « ...U « « demo n aira uons, w iu m y ........... • • ipre8ent to the Woman’s club. Also Moro. Alter the business meet ng were .erved J y ¿ h e haye m ade uvltrs ------- hostes res, 'I he next m eeting will Refreshments were were s served and i>e a Mother-Daughter banquet Refreshments t. adjourned< party April 27. ____________________ _ - M)m(. lh„ w„ lher preceding bR)W of W31 whtoh whip- y „ ,, , ha „ j,r grew natu ra|iy again. Although theg wln<1 wag ,n thP east it was som e or m e w n tin e i not strong. Wheat Ranee and Rainfall Make News For Countv Agent Thompson ’ ** © T h p e annuai w neai annual Oregon W heat 1<?ague meeting was set for Dec- t 6 7 and g at the Mult- in Porllan<1 a t a « . meeting of the executive comm,Bee lefferson .county will I* the host countv for the ton ■■«ntion. A letter from E rnest Kirsch, _____ _____________ unty agent from Condon, says Î T ^ p î ’o y e r s œ n T h a ? ^ X h y ’ï T ^ ^ h t more" pay/em plojrere know if he feels up to staying and that^ a more T T W N County Budget Moro Wins From Maupin By 12-8 Score Last Friday Moro Huskies won Mrs. Richard Bruckert lecturer Opening of the Siherman Super- their first baseball game of the of Harlandview grange brought market, Paul Cyphers’ new gro- season from Maupin, on Maupin’s the literary program to Rufus eery and m arket is definitely set field. Griggs was the winning April 5. She had her program for today, April 13. During today pitcher. The Huskies had 7 hits to the p rio r to the business meeting and tomorrow’ coffee and dough- The childrens church choir of nuts will be served to custom ers Redsides 13, while the Huskies Kirkelie Moro directed by Mrs. Kenneth who come to inspect the new’ outscored them 12-8. . McKean and w ith Mrs. Max Bar- stock of goods and prizes will be and Rolfe w ere the leading hitters zee at the piano sang two num- given the little ones. for the Huskies, with 12 hits bers, “W ere You There”, and The store building has under- apiece. “Once There Was a Garden F a ir”, gone a face lifting having a new' The game was a non-league The children have an excellent tile floor, new wiring. New re- game, By Giles L- French director in Mrs. McKean. Kay frigeration has been installed and r.nvprnnw nt is a means where- Higley gave the recitation “Giv- an entirely new arrangem ent of TKVC|C n rM P S ORANGES 'hi'v iThlnX th e y would mg-. A piano solo • Blaok Pirates" islantls about a b .u t tne .he store, store. The ar ™ K . Ki.v thinp-i thev would ing”. A piano solo “Black rira te s islands ime p pm- by I**’!’1* y •“ Inon>ey on__ by Marcia Martin. Martin. Mrs. Mrs. Wlalter W alter tition tition in in the the building building has has been been A north thourxi truck loaded not spend Bruckert gave a talk talk on on the moved back to give more room wlth oranges toiled to make the direct y. granges of Sherman county. A for display spate and the entire turn at the ft)O< of DeMoss hill headline of the sk it “Doctor Come Quick” by interior has a new coat of fresh last ^ ld a y and ran into the rock b S i w rm BUI In Mrs. George Henson, Mrs. Rich- pain,. , bank The body was open«! up week. ixe o ard g r u ^ e r t and Mrs. Louis Sa- The store will he operated on and the highway strew n with adequate. ther. There was a game by a the m arket style w ith customers oranges jn a somewhat mushy T T W N if tbn «»».te of New York cannot a group of men. Then the chorus gathering their own purchases conation. No one was injured. „ . ninni h th e man guilty of again sang “Steal Away” and ln baskets and bringing them to th £ w in g Pacid’ m the faw of Vic- “The Lord’s P rayer” to end the the counter at the front of the will he tor Riesel it is already fa r gone program. store. Charge accounts W 1 to a n a r c h y A 6:30 P °l luck dinner was en’ perm itted, however, says Mr. on the Path ^ a n a r c h y . by the grangers ^ hers the name of prospective Johni Day darn for one with more senatorial appeal. N ub. Why not promise to make R out of pink concrete. T T W N Election board m em bers are -------------------- not going to I* happy a;*’ write-in candidacies of and Adlal (what a pair of names that is any^ a^ w N County Official Paper April 13. 1956 i --------------------- . u i iin„ r-^«witv of soils -hoidlng capacity of ^11« «gficient water and will be an aid for application an I u f w ater U te eHec « applk aBon of fertilizer In dry land eg .levlces. <k,’ne by the ^ The i work w B .X be don< Ir~ 7 i.h n ra to rv and the soils Physics » ^ t o t y ml ^ ^ ‘. n i l ^ t t l in this should ^ / " „ " f u n b l Ï 'm î X a - . a» anv of . eastern _ Oregon feel any o « safe ln j p can ibsolutelv using Nomud J ^ l^ . Where rainfall is less, it I n t ^ W h” w,oni|1„.n(l lt wherc conditions are such th at It can b . .........^ u X s ^ “ woul.l in d u d . s p r ^ p U n t l n ^ a f - fallow north slopes, ter a year of fallow, of yons ¿ r flats, and low hills where Z ’ J k m ' i n ^ s " - m e '»Ä- " M i ’w Ä Q, ■■.m, .„ .» c iu,,.,.. ------ w- .(ratio n . The ay , « • a. m. w iw at Growers The Oregon W a con.crvaB on.fannçr the league ^ M a y v ^ I^ J S n u th to m j on-M ay 29. FoJUs .houRI (n riu keep n itv produc,«(,(ty f o r . •even.ydlye years. It Is believed that the main factor in this decline is the reduc- factor a X /d o T Z build or'gLme .n d J - m a legume U e r .™ plant « that w.ll produce of needed on our pa Is ne ground.. Alfalfa to see o f conservation pracilce h a , typ^ a,1.1 nitrogen to week here visiting his been utihzod. crOund range land’s when- seeding can ...................... . oltVinr h u c a r J n r irlv in tr u s a Cd either by card or giving us a call. w m ew hat coru.erned WRh the re-enrollment of 4-H d u b „iem tera and gaVe a -peclal con- .(deration this past year. We re- JX ' ' thelr home of th e ir leauer, M ». Ken- Mr», iw u lh S ather > a business meeting neth Mobley presiding? The rest of the aftJ rn(K>n was «pent in cutl cutting out material and sewing. Refresh m ents of cookies ami ice cream were served. The members present were Mary Mobley, Betty Bothwell, Betty Jean Reckmann. Helene w cy __________ Karen Wilson. Visitors were Mrs. Verne Mobley, Mrs. John Reck- mann anil chlldren A lic e * " " and „„„aid, Mrs. L uther Davis A rthur N > ¡^ H u tto n . Indicating Sherman w county« fig- peexer Decker w who are " students OTI im m aung ----- onr.ii.wi. u ..— ..vj » ------ w a.«? » « « - « .- - at home ----- up>f _ jgM ------- Qf . f, yenr weekend . gUests at the club memtiers had en-roll«1. For their parents Mr. and Mrs. Ä had rc c n ro l,« ,. For and Mr. and Mps. Women Go Pilot Rock seeding ^ “ “•thecosX ,| h,g to p r i and nu- some vide a more productive „ „ lv„ p.lstu,,. ^T h; ’ 7« 'sm '.1,,,,.,,, tillzer rtse a rtn in « » . county was completed alwut the ........ . of March. Fall app ka- U„ n.s were made |.rlor to seeling On while In 1955. 123 had done .o. A A group of j women from the *4 wniii. in i »"» j » i » i £«> linn . a sizeable Increase has taken place Moro W om an s_ c l u b ^ t h n d u l j for this club year w ith final fig- Ur^ OtananV“‘ia^ Judg- ing field day has been set for May Fred E. Cox and Son IB at the r . c , ranch « ( J w S b opened to a • ..... ■ d istrict meeting «1 th e < * « « « Federation of Women s c iu d » at M onday, o n ^ April 9. M r. H . r r y . ’m b ,, lnkerton was elect- ed .president president of of the 4th district and' waii installed liy the state X w e n t , Mr». E E Hall of Port- and of iKtter-type of livestock. x n s r x « v Vlrvil Conlee, im ow The Sherman County Cattle- 1 Bill Todd, Roy Schilling, men’» association has Initiated a b i l l i n g an<i Georve W,l- theft-rew anl program and invites district « U -™ .« rauntv officers county ~— -- from __ Sherman m r li a - are Mrs. 'Ugen»* . w .dklns d ¡. m entarían Mrs l^ o W a t k l m . ^ ,o r awhlle “ ** w lth hto brother Jhei’r ^ n t r o T T h e ^ b h and Wild ent pasture _ ¡ n ' tv .,, Dalles o r w e m e Br«**»»* " ....... — Mra.'Don M acníb h¿d a sewing can. order it ■ y ^ lr s t ar.H ment nation can’t lay down tbelr ------- lay down - * home for the exten. w ildlife service. Orders can tie we.», welght in the minds like c soldiers n shp mad(, lhrm,gh the county agent s are . Alfalfa c .n help their arms . SO we ne.d an armed • I , ', . ™ , , . , ' the the women women on on wn;u wha, ormw office peace and Instructed _ • • ■ » v x “ X “ “ . “ ;.™ " o K £ " . V v a f c ............... .... ....... T T ........................- W N The reason there’s good old be UMd. b ut ” «■“ “ M » Pat Macnab a t V .*™ «n- make «oll-mobture ” b ° Z on J rX n m e n d e .1 one Q days Is that we the good of the present days and tertalned the Community : ° ; r e S nw Tde’te™ ~ X « «*">« cannot Imagine better days to club at her borne April 9. come. Murix/nn fertilizer alt Sherm an co u n ty cattlem en to rectoi and . A ,«> O O O IV I »aaavri _________________ __ io<) pounds per acre rates. set for 8 $ 2 O the arrest and convlc- were Mrs. A h e rn n n county farm. ,- are In- leading to . |( M .. .................... < r™ ‘b „r l.rlJ ” ’ unt> w Pinkerton, Mrs. T , Fields. Mm. ,pson Ml * •. ............ wum., « Mr. - pictb m en" a J.'x tl.tltm '.n d the .peelat The.«h,re lohnston an,I M r.. Ver- _ . " L ........... .. ,heft-r,-w arlt a « s« « n e n t o f .».10 non Miller. ,
