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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (July 20, 1956)
PAI PACK 4 J Grass Valley Pi This is not news from G rass Valley. It is new s about G rass Valley w ith maylie a touch of the olds throw n In. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Balzer are in C alifornia to visit th e ir son, go ing by train instead of by car. (¡Mr» Kn IM Pont« uf C* e* & ’ OF OM U A! T1 calls cum othe w hk »age SO V after 70 f Tk «lout sons Ifl 19 TT here tem j this effor prlci tlon ern n get l a ml keep soar enoi redu Or hun« pant hard limb w ill men HHEKMAN OOt’M T Ï JOURNAL, the-e colum ns w ith news about G rass Valieyites. The new Harold E akin house is g ettin g along fast these d ays w ith the roof sheeting already on so the carp en ters can w ork in th e shade. It nearly fills the vacant lots north of the G rover Young house and fills a void long ex istin g along the m ain stre e t across from the pavilion. Across these lots once ran a road, diag onally from Mill to Second in th ? m iddle o f the long block. And before the road, youngsters play ed on those lots In the long su m m er evenings until it w as d ark and p arents shouted w arnings of personal discipline from lam p lighted doorw ays. D arkness made sh in n y and baseball im possible and th e ch ild ren finished the eve ning at run-sheep-run until w eari ness and long delayed d u ty took them home to w ash th e ir callous ed feet and go to bed. T hey b u rn ed the rye grass from th e lot, lighting one clum p from stalk s of th e o th er u ntil th a t p art of tow n was lighted b rig h tly from the flames. The ball ground« have been busy th is y ear w ith high school, lx*gion and tow n team s tak in g tu rn s at it. W hen th e roads w ere all d usty track s betw een the tw o and th ree w ire fences baseball was the gam e of th e e n tire county and great crow ds cam e to see the contests and l>et on them . The g ran d stand, long gone, and the bleachers w ere filled w ith spec tators, th e w om en in th e ir high feath er trim m ed hats and th e men in derbies, w ho caine to see S h ri ver, the Olds boys, K nighten, the Van Landingham * and th e m ore fleeting D hii I Ruff, WJhlskey Slim. G rass Valley is a d iffe ren t tow n since the big poplars w ere cut c - WHY YOUR CHILD SHOULD BE VACCINATED AGAINST POLIO N O W ! J u ly ■- °°j ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ BE SURE - UNVACCINATED 29.2 cases per 100,000 L VACCINATED INSURE ♦ ♦ STO RE G R A SS V A L L E Y P R IC E S GOOD JU L Y 20 T H R U JU L Y 26 C A T S U P Del M onte 55c $4.35 case 3 fo r 3 fo r Del M onte P E A S 55c $4.35 case e 303 tin s H u dson H ouse C rushed P in e ap p le $4.98 4 for 89 4 fo r 99c case H udson H ouse P in e ap p le J u ic e 4G oz. 303 tin s ♦ * 6.3 cases per 100,000 “Pour yourself a smile, neighbor — of Sunny Brook whiskey, that is!” CONTACT YOUR DOCTOR OR PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER NOW! ♦ ♦ that reduces your auto & truck premiums ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ PHONE GRASS VALLEY 441 or 740 BEANS J Guaranteed Service on ALL MAKES J 1 LARGE Stock TV Tubes & Parts J I t GET YOUR POLIO SHOTS AS SOON AS YOU C A N ... Farmers’ Blanket Coverage C FOOD T he K ent 4-H Boys O utdoor Cooking clu b led by Mrs. V erne Mobley, m et at the hom e of J. P. I tec k m an S atu rd ay , J u ly 14. J. P. d em o n strate d cooking rolls in a T ra d e y o u r old se t on a new Z e n ith o r A d m ira l reflecto r oven am i m ak in g liean hole beans. T hese and lem onade ♦ Good T ra d e -in A llow ance w ere served as refresh m en ts. C all 423 G rass V alley T h e n ex t m eetin g will be held at th e hom e of P aul an d Roy -----------—-------------------------- ■--------------------------- a PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE REPORT FROM 22 STATES AND NEW YORK CITY IN 1955 - - FIRE - HAIL - CASUALTY - BONDS C and i D o n ’s T V S h o p ♦ K E N T 4-H ME’KTW s" ” e" Frank Ketter Agency Del Monti» THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR INFANTILE PARALYSIS' down along Mill street. T he curbs are set back to w iden th e stre e t w hich Is paved full w idth to m ake it look like a six-lane boul evard. T he tow n looks sm aller som ew ay th an it did w hen bu si ness houses nestled behind the big trees. G rass grow s in. th e up p er p a rt of tow n w h ere once horses tied to the g rain rack s for a noontim e feed of g rain , kept th e alkali d u st pow dered so even the salt g rass could not grow. And elev ato rs have superceded th e long w arehouses. T he depot., once a cen ter of business activity, is van-ant, and n o th in g b u t car loads of w heat and stock a re ship- lied o u t and little shipped in by rail. T he round concrete ta n k th a t has served th e city for over 30 y ears as a ciste rn is going to be discarded and an o th er one bu ilt in its place, a bond Issue being p roposed for th a t Im provem ent. It alw ay did leak, th e crew laying off in p o u rin g the concrete, and th e w ater cam e o u t betw een th e ( ll lc il Most to hit of til level! lng t ous. Evi sits ( anil a put a into read} m ent than other in V a c c in e g i v e n been fo rk er, butcher, hotel keep S ather, W ednesday, Ju ly 25 a t P at Jeffries, Bonnie Decker, Paul and Roy S ath er, Ron and Don er, b arten d er, farm er, m erch an t, 3 o'clock. feed and fuel d istrb u to r in his O ther m em bers p resen t w ere Mobley and Jo h n M aclnnes. n early 60 y ears in th e co u n ty and could hard ly be expected to let o th e rs grow his vegetables. I , n J u ly a n d A u g u s t . i HAS w ill in SI will harv day« lb alx>u H arv ting few t are n FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1»M MORO, OREGON, top half an d th e bottom d esp ite th e effo rts of a n um ber of ex p e rts. Som e one used to p a s tu re a cow in th e little field below it and rea p buvkets-full of m ilk from th e e r r o r of th e inefficient w orkm en. B ut now cow s are obsolete and sm all boys do not have to d riv e them hom e a t d u sk nor sta k e them o ut on fresh land in th e m o r ning, n o r d eliv er th e m ilk to n ei gh b o rs w illing to pay five cen ts a q u a rt for it still w arm and sm ellin g of g reen grass. H erm an Ziegler, retire d from m any y ea rs of serv in g the public and still am bitious, has a fine looking g ard en w ith beans and corn and potatoes. Z iegler has DANCE GRASS VALLEY JULY 21, 1956 YOU CAN BE "WIPED OUT rr ■ ■ J •£ rich as a prospector's dream, good as a m an’s word »».finest of fine Kentucky whiskies! $2.80 pint $4.35 4 5 qt. KENTU CKY BLENDED Sunny Brook Whiskey v ‘ ALSO AVAILABLE; Ktntucky Straight Bourbon H’hukty Cheerful as its Name! THE OLD SUNNY BROOK COMPANY, DIVISION OF NATIONAL DISTILLERS PRODUCTS CORP., LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY. 86 PROOF. KENTUCKY BLENDED WHISKEY. 86 PROOF. 65% GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS. 2 5 cents of every dollar Standard takes in goes to meet your future oil needs given by George Bell Post American Legion CHERRY CITY TRIO for music Admission $1.00 come and have a good time Shet The; Dr. Otis G. Perkins upoi O p to m e trist TOM ORROW lo r of t •wor w or does 405 K. a sk us a b o u t th e fa m o u s G en era l o f A m erica's FARMER'S and RANCHER’S SPECIAL BLANKET LIABILITY POLICY MM— I best th e J sma. th a t in to F arm in g an d ran ch in g is a h azard o u s o ccu p atio n a t b e r . t . . . facing cro p failures, live sto c k disease* a n d d e s tr u c tiv e n a tu r a l elem ents. T h e re is also th e risk o f d am ag e claim s from em ployees an d o th e rs, w hose ii lib ac cid en ts m ay lie a ttr ib u ta b le to neg ligence on th e p a r t o f th e p ro jie rty ow ner. One serious damage su it can destroy a lifetim e o f work and savings! W hy risk loss w hen you can h av e co m p lete insurance p ro tec tio n w ith G e n e ra l In s u ra n c e C o m p a n y o f A m erica’s F a rm e r’s an d R a n c h e r’s S p ecial B lan k et L iab ility P olicy? T h is b road coverage policy w as pioneered by G eneral especially for farm ers an d ran ch ers. Y ou can have p ro tec tio n from alm o st ev ery co n ceivable angle in O N E policy. T h ere is no need o f overlooking an y th in g as it is tailo red to fit y o u r p a r ti cu lar needs. IF«» take p rid e in the fact that ifl case o f loss . . . the General check alw ays gets there fa st! 1 Ask us for co m p lete <h t^.ls. Alex Brander Agency C all G ra ss V alley G rain G row ers Phonea 301 a n d 291 »Across 2nd Hl. from Bonr. Phone S.TO2 Stadlem an- H ard w are) T h e Dali« n , Ore. A luperier service of partaeel effeedence THAT COfTS NO MORÍ DM ■00 OUT AVI A wide range e< price* that meet» e l withes NO VACANCY Remember being hot, tired and your back aching from driving fa tig u e . . . and then pass a million “No vacancy" signs T • Next tim e you go East, go UNION PACIFIC — either economical Coach or spaci ous Pullman — you’ll reet, relax and sleep a ll the tray in cool, clean com fort! UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD Our search for oil has led to drilling offshore wells like this one (in the G ulf o f Mejrico) costing nearly 6 times more than land wells. B U I L D I N G “ I S L A N D S ” I N T H E S E A fro m w h ich to p ro b e th e o ce an floor is o n e good e x a m p le o f how we m u s t s e a r c h f a r th e r afie^l to find th e c 'l A m eric a u se s in su c h q u a n tity . A n d a s new so u rc e s o f oil b e c o m e h a r d e r to find, lo c a tin g it a n d b rin g in g p e tro le u m p r o d u c t* to y o u g ro w s m o re c o s tly . L a s t y e a r, a q u a r te r o f e v e r y d o lla r S ta n d a r d to o k in w a s plow ed b a c k in to oil e x p lo ra tio n , d e v e lo p m e n t o f p ro d u c in g fields, r e s e a r c h a n d c o n s tr u c tio n o f fac ilities. All to ld , d u r in g 1955 we in v e s te d $347 m illio n to h elp m e e t y o u r g ro w in g oil n e e d s. - STA N D A R D O IL : 1965 1007 goNon, p*r cop<to * C O M P A N Y puts p e tro ls u m p ro g re s s to w ork fo r you 1956 817 goHcm* ! OP C A L IF O R N IA
