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TAGE 3 SHERMAN COUNTY JOURNAL, MORO, OREGON FRID A T, JA X TA RT Moro Personals W A S H IN G T O N B. H. Roberson and Darwin VanGilder were on the way to The Dalfes Monday m orning and saw the end of the accident that caused injury to Floyd Krut- singer, when his car was hit by a falling rock on Highway 30 along the Columbia river. Bill Hall left Sunday afternoon for Pendleton to spend several days in conference w ith other re search m<Mi about soils and crops in the northw est. BORN: To Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Teadtke, January 10, in Portland a son, Randy T. Mr. ami Mrs. Collis Moore are leaving Friday for Portland to see his doctor again before going to southern California for a m onth or so to give him a shot of sun in an efofrt to cure his case of the flu. W endell Balsiger was in I ort- land from Thursday until Satur day to attend a meeting of coop eratives hel I at the Multnomah Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Giles French drove to Portland last Friday w here he attended a meeting of the board of the Oregon Historical society. George Wilcox has been ill in a hospital in Salem with pnou- AND •<- "SMALL BUSINESS J ; By C. W ILSON ' J - v It could be a bombshell, or it could be inconclusive. « » • Pwt it appear» now that there will be a report som etim e during this session of Congress on the foreign give away situation, which has already cost the met lean taxpayer somew here a e tw e » n $ 5 0 ’ and $70 billion. \ o one seem s to know actual^ total amount. * « • H ow ever. 1 m o r e th a n a m o n th before Congress con-J vened, a sp e c ia l su b c o m -.__ LttSS of the C. W . H a r d e r House Foreign Affairs Commit tee headed by Rep. Thomas E. Mortan started private hearings of the foreign give away pro grams. • « • In addition, Postm aster Gen eral Summerfield recomm ends that first class postage rates be raised again, although this time, his idea is to make all m ail air mail and charge a flat five cents per letter, whether it is going cross country by air, or Just across town by carrier. • a • Thus again, the thinking Is to “ rig** the scales against the sm all business operation whose correspondence is largely In the form of local mail in the shape of announcements to his custom ers. statem ents to his cu stom ei» and other localised mail usage. Rut under this proposal, he will pay as much for this service as If his business were conducted on a transcontinental h ssls. By Mrs. Geo I., co x Mrs. Anile Jordan, the pastiiuw ter at Itufus, has announced lie- ginning January IB. the outgoing mail m ust be in t>v 4:45 p. m. to go out that day, and by noon on Saturdays the samA a s.it has tieen in the past. Previously, each days mail had to be i n / h e post ohee by 2:30 p- nt. to go out that day. The incoming mail will be just the same as it has been in Rufus, Mind that means at 8 a. in. This will give resident«» at Rufus a full day to get any answ ers to mail received in the outgoing mail the same day. • • • These are just a few of the m easures being considered that illustrate desparate search u> Washington for more tax m om y a • o Yet. at the present tim e, there is a total of $5 billion sitting tn foreign give away funds that the global do-gooders haven’t been able to shovel out yet. There have been all sorts c f u n c o n fir m e d reports fl.v in ' around Washington as to outri 1 t waste, or worse, of tax mon y ret aside for foreign give aw ay s. In 1958 they managed to throw out all around the world, just about a billion dollars more than Congress appropriated for them but they still had a bit over $■* bil’ion dollars left at the end ci the year in reserve:, piled •* over several years. * • « Rased on som e I,eld work dor.” In the recipient nations, there has also heen from lim e to tim e some ominous rumbl ng from of fice of the Controller General. 'H ie w ell t h a t m ade a w ish come tru e r If one subscribes to the old maxim that where there is amoke there Is fire, a great deal of dynamite could come out of this closed Investigation. * * « 1 HA Rufus Personals • « • Thus, it now seem s possible facts may be laid on table, * * * Because the issues are quite large. With the super highway project running almost a billion hi the red, there Is strong talk of raising the Federal gasoline tax. In is is by and large a direct tax on sm all business which depends on local delivery service«, on trucking lines for freight. X National » Oration of lmirpen lent BuflneH monia and at one time his condi tion was reported as critical ac cording to word sent relatives here. Masons are putting uip a new fire escape p ath from their hall to the alley and will make It a safer stru cture than the one that has served for so many years. Labor is donated by members. « • • After a week of lovely weather, it is col<ier Tuesday night. The w eather has been wonderful for January in this area. The men started building onto the Rufus Grange hall last Tues day. A dining room is the project started. Volunteer lalxir is used, and the grange women take turns getting the noon meal for the men who are working at the hall. Later on the men will put on a new roof as the old roof has a flat surface in the middle and It seems impos sible to keep this type of roof from leaking when it rains. I n Ages P a s t MOMSOS Mr. and Mrs. Harlaijd McDon ald had as dinner guests Bunday Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Jordan. Mrs. John Mathieson had a party at her home Friday night. Mrs. Dolph Raker had a party at her home Saturday morning. Rufus grange met Thursday night with the usual pot luck dinner preceding the meeting. Mrs Roy Shafer was Installed as trea su rer by the Sherman county de puty, Holland Johnson. On agri culture Rollaml Johnson report ed there is need fur lictter re la tionship between the city people and the farm ers in order that they understand each others problems. Mrs. Holland Johnson announced there will lie a Home Ec club dis trict meeting at the Cherry Park G range hall Friday, Jan. 23, 2:30. p. m. Also there will l»e a pot luck lunch at 12.30 p. m. there that day. Mrs. B ar land McDonald reported the grange books h;tve been audit ed anJ found in good order. Hol land Johnson said a new toilet has been installed in the mens rest room replacing the one crack ed during the recent cold weather. Otto Petersen said the teen age dunce held a t the grange »hall a week ago was well attended. V » W PETROLEUM A3 A MEDICINE AND TO MUMMIFY WE 0ODIE3 OF WE OF . . . . _ ■ SEA CAPTAINS of we SfWNiss main used w e PVOOtEd Of CRUDE. OIL WHICH OOZED UP ALONG WE 9H 0«t Ce VENEZUELAN LAKE MWCACAI8O TO CALK WEJf? SHIPS ------ T ro y , C M O K L PETROLEUM i------------- George Fox, master, called an officers meeting at the grange hall Monday night. At this meeting CORPORATION, A U.5. COMPANV the men and women planned this For the lecturers program Mrs. AND VENEZUELAS LARGEST year’s work which is mainly get Bert Swlgart had all sing “ Bring * • • OIL PfiOPJCER EXTRACTS WiS A Congressional edict recap OL RDVVEÌ? MODERN INCV?^ ting the building project well un ing in the Sheaves," Each one turing these b illlm s would un present told of some spot ot der way. doubtedly go a long way in solv beauty in Oregon, and about ing Federal financing problem. The Home Extension unit at everyone present agreed Oregon Mr. and Mrs. Holland Johnson, * * • Rufua will meet February 2!» at has other states bested for beau but the ones that did reported a J()e y (X. Of course, in order to do Inis, and Mrs. Sam Brock the home of Mrs. Joe Morris with tiful scenery. The lecturer read good time. WJnnlng prises were Congress might almost have t c call at the U. S. M arires. Mrs. Ron Macnab and Mrs Frank some old quotations, A skit by v w » w »» w ■»*--, ■ -, * • • Reid leaders. The lesson will he Holland Johnson and Roy Shafer There does not seem to be *ny fabrics and their caro. T H E S IN L IF E OF CANADA case on record where bureau- was put on called “Wlho’g So Cherie and Bob W eatherford Sm art?” A game with ten chosen era have ever be»n made to is proud to announce dl gorge public moneys; on tne were overnight guests Thursday members participating In “ Happy other hand, there Is a first time that at the home of thair grandparents Hooligan." The beauty of grange for everything, Mr. and Mrs.. George Fox, while ritualism was read by Mrs. Otto STUART JOHNSON Petersen. er. This is the first m easure in 1110 NORTH W IN TER Mr. and Mrs. Bate Richards and troduced into Congress looking SALEM. OREGON family recently transferred from tow ard the annexation of Oregon. Heating Oils Mikkalo Grange were present for led the entire Oregon Branch in production for the i the dinner and meeting; Prompt Service year I95S In doing so, lie again qualified for the u There w eipn’t too many attend Budget Plan ing the card party Saturday night, National Quality Award of the National Association 1 Three Faces of Crippling Call or See BOB BYARS Union Oil Consignee Wasco, Oregon 01 2 5454 Oregon In History Jan u ary 25, 1821—Dr. John Floyd, Congressman from V irgin ia, introduced a hill into the House of R epresentatives which would authorize the President to occupy that portion of the te rri tory of the United States on the headw aters of the Columbia Riv- In the 1890’s a wish cam e true a t the little town of T um w ater, near O lym pia, W ashington. H ere, flowing cool and clear from deep artesian wells, w ater of an extraordinary character was discovered. T his w as w ater equal to those used in brew ing the fam ous beers of Bavaria . . . w ater which, in the years ahead, was to be responsible for the popularity of light O lym pia Beer. It rem ains as true in this century as the last: the more perfect the brewing water, the more perfect the brewing result. O lym pia’s famous w ater is naturally perfect for brewing just as it flows from the earth . . . creating a beer of refreshingly different good taste. their p eren ti, Mr. and Mrs. £ a rl, w ent to Walla etti herford Wall t Wash to attend the fun eral ai E arl’s grandfather, Mr. Irby. Late Friday night the fblks after the children and all went to their home in Olex. Z E N I T H TV Sales & Service ANDY " of Life Underw riters and for the Million Dollar ; Hound Table. A. M. Weaver. C.L.U., Branch Manager SERVICE ON ALL MAKES Call W 2038 S. W. Sixth Avenue Portland, Oregon PAULSON .IO 5-3513 F o r every purpose u n d e r th e sun, Birth Defects Arthritis th e re ’s an In tern atio n al. Polio Dr. Otis G. Perkins Exam ple: th e new Travelall® Optometrist > w ith exclusive curbside th ird door. 405 E. 2nd St. Tel. CYfi-5362 The Dalles, Ore. It can h au l a "w agon” load w ith space to spare. R ides e ig h t big people, o r a gang of little ones, t o /utter with thit new I nternational half-ton panel E xtra curbtide door, an International exclutive. tpeede loading and unloading. in comfort, in safety, in style. the one priceless ingredient O regon, Department of Agriculture is currently giving field p-« fonnance test, to aspiring brand inspectors Ih e state emplos. I )»J full-.m e and part-time inspectors who ascertain ownership of livestockbefore animals tan be sold or slaughtered. These detectives ol the rangeland become spst ¿.lists on Oregon’s more than 13,000 registered brands Csnd.dste, : >o e. lis's his interpretation of brand, worn by cattle at Redmond. 7ts the Water 40 aboard . . . with extra ta fety and convenient e The Travelall hat hall again the loadtpare of other wagone . . . yet i t i eaey to handle and p u k Come in and tee it "in per ton." Get your Plow Shares sharpened and hardfaced early. Will pick up and deliver to Cushman Equip. Co. i • '£ NOW. FOR ANOTHER TEAR.INTERNATIONAL TRUCRS ARE SALES LIAOERSI • /-Ml M ark shares with instructions and name. ÉI S 7f. th e A U — WILSON WELDING WORKS C SO oivmriA atrwiNO co. Otyntf»«. Wash , u. > A. Condon, Oregon è 1 ♦ First in heavy-duty truck sale« 26 straight years. ♦ First in six wheel truck sales 23 straight years. ♦ First In multi stop truck sales 20 straight years. INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS cost least to own! CUSHMAN EQUIPMENT COMPANY MORO. OREGON Phone JO 5 3555
