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PAGE S «HERMAN COUNTY JOURNAL, Moro Personals Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Martin of San Francisco and two children were here last week end to visit her brother, Max Belshe and wife while on vacation. The Moro Community Presby terian church will have regular Sunday morning services with Sunday school at 9:45 and morn ing worship service at 11:00 a. m. Rev. VMilbur Junker, who was so well appreciated last Sunday, will be the guest speaker. ,Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Jones left last week end taking her fa ther, Gus Reeder to Albany. From there they will go eastward as far as Minneapolis, Minn., sightseeing and visiting for a three week vacation. Ben Taylor stopped in Moro briefly Tuesday while going from his home in Portland to his ranch at Antelope. Mrs. Metra Lee was here Tues day from The Dalles to say that she will not return until school starts September 10 and parents have more time to bring chidren for examination. B. C. Pinckney is on his vaca tion and Bud Tibbets is sitting in the banker’s chair during his P erfection in every service at reasonable cost. CHAPEL Leonard & Wilma Smith funeral directors Phene The Dalles 3135 MORO, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY Í7, 1956 absence. Mrs. Dorothy Johnston is tour Queen Cafe in Rufus from Mr. the house where they have been Wendell Balsiger is home again ing Europe with a party that is and Mrs. Roy Grant. The Grants living, one owned by the Walter 15 pounds lighter and several de taking a seven week tour. Mr. built the cafe and had it ready to Morris’. grees paler but able to be up and and Mrs. W. T. Johnston received operate a year ago Harland McDonald who went about. a card from her from Rome. The new operators plan to have to the Mid-Columbia hospital last Among those here for the the cafe open July 27 with 24 week with a virus infection came graveside services for Mrs. Ella hour service. They plan to have home July 24. Mrs. S. Pearson Thompson last Saturday were Mr. Land Stays Up a steam table and serve dinners and daughter Jeannette came up and Mrs A1 Busch, Mr. and Mrs. besides short orders as has been to spend a night with Mrs. Mc Dale Busch of Hillsboro and the Despite Crop Prices the custom of the cafe. The Mil Donald over the weekend. late Keith Busch’s daughter, Jean Last week was just as hot in Contrary to the usual scheme lers formerly had a restaurant from Texas, Harvey Thompson of things, farm land values and at Pilot Rock and both of them ‘Rufus as it was elsewhere. Every and son Bill and wife, Mrs. Vera farm Income are continuing to are cooks. They rented a house one was trying to stay as close to Jean Campbell of Eugene, Mrs. get farther apart, reports Mrs. from Mr. and Mrs. Keith Crazier their coolers as they were able. Lily Montag and husband, Layton Elvera Horrell, extension agri and expect to move in this week The harvesting was getting Thompson and his sister Edna, cultural economist at OSC. with their family. Mr. and Mrs. under way last week, but quite a all of Portland. They gathered Ordinarily, farm land values go Grant have no immediate plans at the Lloyd Henrlchs home for down as farm income goes down, to leave Rufus and will remain in dinner. Many calling on Mrs. Mrs. Horrell says. But there Come to Us for Mira Bullard and Florence in the seems to be a different situation afternoon. now. While Oregon farm income Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Van Gild has been on the downtrend since er left Wednesday for Albany to 1951, Oregon farm land values attend the state convention of the edged higher this spring and are American Legion and visit rela now at the highest point on re 4-5-6 ft. widths for travel comfort. Avoid tives. They expect to return Sun cord. day. d an g e ro u s h ig h w a y h e a t What’s the reason behind this also fabric cement Mrs. Lenora Cauthers celebrated unusual situation? and hazards. Go in comfort her 89th birthday Sunday and had Mrs. Horrell says several fac on UNION PACIFIC’S com two birthday cakes in honor of tors are at work, among them the FOR TRUCKS p letely A ir C o n d itio n e d the occasion—and well deserved, belief that land will be good se we w'ould say. curity in case of inflation or de trains to Chicago and the PLYW OOD Bill Paasch of Hood River is pression. Then, there’s the de Mid-West. Take the whole helping with the harvesting at mand of large farmers for more 8-12-14 foot family and save money with the Max Belshe place this sum land. A farmer who already owns “Family F a res” . . . You’ll mer. considerable equipment m a y 3 feet wide Mrs. Kelly Wilson and son of make more efficient use of his arrive rested, relaxed and Eugene spent the weekend here machinery and lower his unit refreshed. Moro Lumber & Fuel with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. costs by owning more acres. MORO, OREGON J. W. Coons. Kelly has joined the army and is now at Fort Ord in 4-H < b i ll NOTES By Hally Fields California. The Gordon Ridge 4-H Horse Glen Shoemaker is back at work for the county after a lay-off of club of Wasco went on a fifteen a few days suffering from a burn mile trail ride Sunday July 22. They met at the home of Freddie received while welding. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ruggles Dormaier about 9:15 a. m. rode at the Capitol City were over from Heppner tihe last down the Old Oregon Trail to the of the week visiting relatives and John Day river, stopped at Alfred Merritts’, swam and had lunch. When Sunday comes it might be friends here. Mr. and Mrs Dell Olds and Mr. Mrs. Leonard Fields met them and Mrs. Darwin Van Gilder were with cold drinks and lunches. a good idea to give the wife a rest and feed her guests of Mr. and Mrs. Marion They rode back to Dormaiers by here where she won’t even have to wash the dishes. Crews of Stevenson, Washington, another route up Grass Valley Saturday and Sunday. To cele canyon. brate Mr. Olds’ birthday anniver Taking the ride were Fritz and sary they all went to Portland to Helen VMatkins, Phyllis and Shir see ‘ Holiday On Ice’’ at the Mult ley Watkins, John and Mabel Kellogg, son Jack; Freddie Dor nomah Stadium. maier, Leonard Fields, Sally, John and Virgil Fields and Harold Brown. CHANOI FROM HOT TO COOLI Thank-you C A SE Rufus Personals People of Wasco want to express their apprecia tion to the people of Moro for their assistance at the Sherman Hotel fire Saturday night. The work they did showed training and good equipment and willingness to help a neighbor. People of Wasco Olympia... ?>with pleasure I Sail the world over, and you will find no more reliable refreshment than sparkling Olympia Beer Mrs. George Fox Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Miller of Ordnance have leased the Snow We are genuinely appeciative of the work of the Wasco Fire boys and the assistance of Wasco and Rufus citizens w ho fought the fire Saturday night that burned our place. Everyone has been wonderful to us and we are very grateful. Mr. and Mrs. Steve McMillin CARD OF THANKS I wish to express my thanks to the men who helped put out the fire in my hay stack Saturday night and thus saved It from com plete destruction. Philip O’Meara cen8t* sa>'s the cops have orders 1° arrest anyone not having such a license who drives these trucks. Mortgage Loans To Meet Your Individual Needs ATTRACTIVE TERMS PROMPT SERVICE Standard Insurance Co. A western company serving western agriculture HOME OFFICE 812 S. ft. Washington Portland, Oregon Phone ATwater 4331 NEW MERCHANDISE AUCTION Liquidating Entire Stock of Sporting Goods, Hardware & Furniture Store Top Brand Merchandise. Hundreds of items. H g. WEDNESAY, AUGUST 1,1956 I Big Sale: 7:00 P .M . WASCO AMERICAN LEGION HALL Wasco, Oregon f a \ From where I sit .. /y Joo Marsu »EL' fttt______ __ ___________ -______ • Been meaning all week to tell you an lit Curley Lawson's "baby- i.iliiii" ’ experience. His Mrs. left him in charge, nboui ! *i . n p in , w ith in stru c tions no to the children c m# d o w n jia u .. So Curley read his I n ' r i.. .I v'h neve” he heard focl&btps on vho suiircusc he or dered the culprit hack to bed. Happened three or four times. Little while later, Mrs. Miller from next door came over to in q u ire if C u rley had seen h e r Sonny. “ Here I am, Mom" came a voice from upstairs, “ But Mr. on the lot For Sale We want to sincerely thank the Moro Fire Department and the volunteer helpers who came to Wasco Saturday night and work ed so valiantly on the fire that destroyed our business. The In terest in our welfare and their kindness is much appreciated. Mr. and Mrs. Steve McMillin. get a chauffeur s license the per- son must be eighteen years old. The drivers examining agent at Moro wh0 lves d Confused ' ¿¡t - ucihciì Have two new CASE Combines CARD OF THANKS CARD OF THANKS CAN VAS tew more started this week. It is expected most of them will get going next week. It 1» understood by the writer that the wheat truck drivers are expected to have a chauffeur's 11- cense to drive any truck except that of their folks. In order to Welding of All Metals A*. Case Machinery & Parts Virgil’s Welding & Repair Shop Moro, Oregon Lawson won’t let me go home.” From w here I sit. jum ping .« c o n c lu s io n s lik e C u rle y did, doesn’t always make for an am us ing story. I’m rem inded of the people who—w ithout due consid e ra tio n —have concluded that I’m wrong to like an occasional glass of beer. Well, to my way of th in k ing, th a t’s not only intolerant . . . hut, w hat’s more, “m lnd’pg" the o th er fellow ’s business is not ihe Am erican way. O Copyright, I9.io, United Simes lirc te c u i 1 ounJnttan .^r--IT— -rr AV-f,-AT-AV A-t ,v 11 Ayr _3\_ ig brothers of the b est s e lle r ... and every b it a s m odern ! CARD OF THANKH '“It's the Water" that makes the difference ■ • < O L V M F IA - n— —— .n — l» « r MO C 3 M F A N V . O L V M RI A, W A S H .. 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