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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 1957)
® PAGE 3 o © SHERMAN COUNTY JOURNAL, Moro Personals Mayor Roberson has arranged for telephone number to be call ed In case of fire and suggests that these be pasted in your phone book: DAYTIME JO M B U JO 3-3555 NIGHTS JO 5-3621 JO 5-350» JO 5-3311 W. G. Armsworthy was taken to a hospital In The Dalles Tues day after suffering a stroke at his home In Wasco. Mr. Armsworthy is 88 years old and had been a blacksmith for years before he retired a few years ago. ('ARD OF THANKS I wish to thank all who r.eiped at the time of my accident and sent cards and visited me at the hospital. Hope Belshee MORO, OREGON. FRIDAY, JA XUARY 1ft, 1957 Mrs. Merrill Oveson accompan ied her husband who came Tues day for the Soil Conservation an nual meeting, where he was one of the speakers. They remained until Wednesday to visit friends. Their children are all away from home now, Dick is with the U. S. air force; Steven is doing missionary work for his church in Mexico; Joan is married and living in California; and Mary is a college student at BYU in Utah. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Sayrs went to The Dalles Saturday to attend the meeting of the PCA that day and a party that evening. They went on to Portland to spend a few days before leaving for Ari zona where they expect to stay for several weeks avoiding the cold weather and vacationing. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kock re turned the first of the week from several days spent in the valley visiting relatives. Clarence Higley came home this week after a long period in the hospital as a result of a broken pelvis caused by a fall with a horse. Roy Branskv, formerly of/A’ale, and with a t.A'.e in Hood fuver, is here to assist in the soil con servation office this spring and summer, helping complete the county’s soil survey. Mr. and Mrs. Darwin VanGild- er returned from Portland Tues day afternoon and found the go ing a little rough with a high wind and snow in the gorge. Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Jones spent the week end in Portland, returning home Sunday after noon. Mr. and Mrs. Horner Henriks wents to Portland Friday to spend a day or two with her father. Mrs. Mack Alsup spent several days in Wamic visiting her dau ghter LaVonne and family. Mack went over Monday to bring her home. Roy Tiller of Hermiston was down over the weekend to visit his mother, Mrs. Iva Kee and other relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Thompson went to Portland Monday for a few days visiting after which they will take off for California for the remainder of the winter. Mr. and Mr«. Loy Cochran are now staying at the Eben Kee ranch while they are on an ex tended trip which will take them into South America to Lima, Peru, if all works out as planned. Rev. Ernest Goodenberger werg to Portland Tuesday to attend a Presbytery meeting He remained until Wednesday on account of the icy conditions of the roads in that area when time io start home Tuesday evening WASCO BAKERS By Margaret O’Meara We met on January 9 with all members and leaders present. We firet held our business meet ing, then we went to work and made hamburger sandwiches. We all enjoyed eating them. In our next meeting we will each make a cold sandwich. By Christy W oo «1 h Meeting was called by vice pre sident, Barbara Gilman, since the president was absent Secretary Darlene Miller read the minutes of the last meeting and they were approved. Mary Ann Thompson lead us in the 4-H pledge and the flag pledge Darlene and Patty Miller gave a demonstration on how' to make hamburgers. Next meeting Gene Yeager and Barbara Gilman will give a demonstration. The meeting was held at the church January 14, 1957. LIVESTOCK CLUB The Moro Livestock clue held a meeting Monday January 7. Previous to the meeting T. W. Thompson gave a talk on feed and nutrition and their Importnace in the feeding of livestock. The officers for the year are as follows: Darlene Gochnauer, pre sident; Steven Burnet, vice-presi dent; Wilma Gentry, secretary. Bill Close, song leader and Jean Ross, news reporter. Youngsters have been having f A business meeting was held great time sliding down First St and Mrs. Gochnauer then served during the snow,, some of then refreshments. are not so young, either ; • a . co »‘.»«ns, vice-president; Mrs. Virgil Brock, secretary; Mrs Jerry Barnett, treasurer; Mrs. L. L. Funk, re porter. At a recent Methodist church board meeting the members voted to continue the improvements on the church by going ahead with the siding and finishing the trim. Clyde Fridley and LeRoy Belshee have l)een hard at work building a new porch, and adding mahog any paneling in the new entrance. They have hung the new birch doors, and Mr. Fridley seven new blackboards measuring four feet by eight feet, one for each of the church-school classrooms. Floyd Rathbun and Delmer Smith have also been working on the repairs In the church. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Anderson and Linda were weekend guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gor don Harper. Wasco News By Ikiria N label Mr. and Mrs. Tom Moore and Barbara, and Miss Cherrill Fields were dinner guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hllderbrand. Mrs. Hllderbrand reports that she recently had a telephone call from her brother, Stan Moore, who with Harry Decker and Duane Carroll are temporarily at Lackland air force base in San Antonio, Texas. They are all getting along fine. Don Royse and Dick Martin of Portland were Friday night and Saturday visitors at the Lloyd Royse home. The Thursday night pinochle club met at the home of Mrs. Lloyd Gosson last week with Mrs. Robert Nlsbet and Mrs. Harold Engberg as guests. After a busi ness meeting and report from those mtmbers who gave u gift of fc • o lonely members of the con. iy al Christmas time, the even.'t g was spent playing pin ochle. Mrs. Douglas Shull won high prize and Miss Cherrill Fields low. The last In a series of textlle- palntlng workshops wag held last week at the home of Mrs. Lee Pearson. Next on the program of the extension group will be a four-day workshop on cotton dresses. The preliminary meeting was held Tuesday and this will be followed by a workshop for the leaders who will then conduct their workshop for the rest of the members, probably sometime in March. Dorcas society met at the home of Mrs. Guy Andrews with Mrs. L. L. Funk as co-hostess. There were 14 members present New of ficers for the coming year were Installed: Mrs. Arthur VanGllder, P erfection in every servie« at reasonable cost "You bet Pacific Power was busy in L o a n s a re m a d e to c a r r y through the entire production period. 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