PACK 2, SHERM AN COUNTY
JOURNAL, MORO, OREGON
J & l¡íin v in (C m iu ljr i n u m a i
Published E v e ry F rid a y
Moro, Oregon
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Editor
Giles L. Frenili
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at Moro.
Oregon,
under Act
of Conureae of M a r c h I, 187*.
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JUNK 5, l»5»
T H E DECLINE OF TOWNS
At the turn of the century, about
60 years ago, nearly every small
town was a complete business es
tablishm ent. There were grocery
stores, a m illinery store, two or
three dressm akers, a b a k e r y , a
doctor, a dentist, a b a rb e r , a law
yer or two, a hotel, a clothing
store and places of am usem ent ot
a kind fitting the demands of the
com m unity atx>ut. The stores had
a supply of goods, bought on long
time credit, it Is adm itted, but
any fan n er could back his wagon
up to the backdoor and pile on a
y e a r’s supply. He could get it on
credit, too.
In those far off days each small
town had a character of its own.
Some had saloons, some p e r m it t e d
gambling, some perferred church,
in suiik 1 they sang and gave home
talent shows, In some they danc
ed. Some did all these things.
Local option laws perm itted dif-
eren t customs.
A small town in these decadent
days has almost none of these.
A ru ral resident in need of a doc
to r must needs drive 10 or 50
miles; If he w ants a su it of clothes
he goes to the city; he doesn’t buy
his grooaries In wagon bed lots
and probably could not lie sup-
idled In any but the biggest
stores if he did; the professions
are barely represented in small
towns, Food stores, far from g et
ting their goods by the carload on
a y e a r’s credit, buy them from u
wagon for cash In hand and the
driver-salesman waits right there
until he is paid. A man is lucky.to
find a pair of overalls to fit him
In a small town.
But lot not tlve citizen of a m id
dle sized town gloat over the bu
siness he Is getting from once
prosperous small towns around
him. He has lost far more than
he has gained. We have seen us
many men's suit hanging in the
C itizen’s Commercial company
store at Grass Valley as will I k *
found In any store in a town u n
der 10,000. The ailing, oiuv con
te n t with the kind words and the
sage prescriptions of a country
doctor's curiousity about tin* state
of the insides.
It is all, we presume, the result
of o u r national phobia for o rgan
ization, of m aking things bigger
and bigger, of running everything
through oik ? m achine so they will
all be alike. A part of It, too,
m ust I m * laid at the door of our
arrogance and belief that the
grass is greener over the hill,
that carrots bought In a big store
are fresher than from a small
one, that a suit of clothes from
C enterville has more class than
one from Podunk.
It looks like the nation Is on the
road t<> becoming more uniform
hut not nearly so much fun.
S I IL L
TAXES
( .R O W
State Representative
George
Annuli of Hood Hiver clarifies
the Ways A Means problem In a
letter to the e d it o r in which he
why the levy Is not
expiait
higher.
We are certain that Mr. An-
nula is correct In his figures and
appreciate his explanation.
We
are glad that tlx* ways and means
com m ittee was able, through the
work of some conservatives, to
slow the growth of state expenses.
We hojie it will be ¡»ermanent but
realize that it will not lie w ithout
a good deal of work on the part
of citizens.
It must be c o n s t a n t ly taught
until everyone realizes that gov-
em in en t produces nothing, that
It only k
spends Voters m ust learn
that whi atever money governm ent
upend rctlueex the am ount in-
dividi s can spend. They m ust
airead
know
»at g« jvernm ent
for a
oliar than Ir Kit
FR ID AY, JUN E 3, 1 9 »
WHO IS RICH?
rial
The Oregonian Ir. an
i to
W ednesday quotes stt
show that Multnomah county is
not rich in com parison to other
p arts of the state and calls at-
tention to Sherm an county’s $7,-
536 “buying income per family
as compared to Multnomah coun
ty ’s $5,220 ami rem arks that this
w riter inveighs against the money
hags of the city.
We do not recall opposing the
city because it is rich. In much
legislation Multnomah and Sher
man have stood side by 6ide,
both l»eing beset by the forces of
counties with sm aller resources.
We do, however, think the city
is poor, hut not in money. We
think it Is poor In understand
ing, ¡»«or in inform ation, and poor
in spirit. We are not in a mood
to gloat over it; we feel sorry it
is so. And any modest contribu
tion we could make to rem edy the
situation would be gladly done.
Portland b e c a m e the state's
metropolis w ithout competition,
liecause of very favorable geogra
phy and not because of superior
enterprise or wisdom. That is, wa
think, a serious handicap like l>e-
ing born rich.
It has not lM*en
necessary for Portland to under
stand the surrounding anea that
supports It, nor even to obtain
much inform ation about It. The
will or spirit to make the city do
that which Is not necessary is
lacking.
The Oregonian itself recently
made a step toward correction
when it sent an editor to Uma
tilla county to survey the condi
tions and thinking about wheat,
we applaud that. It was a serious
effort and in some contrast witn
others that have made rural
hamlets appear freakish tæcause
they do not conform to city ideas.
We object to political dom ina
tion by legislators elected solely
because their names are familiar;
we think Oregon producers are
handicap|>e<i by inadequate repre
s e n ta tio n ; we fe e l sure that there
is too much “consum er” legisla
tion and too little “producer” leg
islation.
But we do not care if flu* city
is rich. We wish it were richer
and think it could In* if it would
hut do a good Job of cultivating
that fertile g a rd e n that is Oregon.
U H E A T L E G IS L A T IO N
It is fairly apparent that no
thing will happen to change the
p re s e n t regulations alxiut wheat.
Congress k»t the deadline go by
and the departm ent of agriculture
had to proclaim the acreage for
1960 which will be 55 million
acres.
It Is the lowest possible
figure and has been in effect for
some time. The only controversy
is w hether it should he kept there
or lowered.
Congress has two schemes nei
ther of which is considered ac
ceptable to the adm inistration so
it looks like we will have another
year of a plan that no one likes.
The congressional plans are for
greater acreage reductions on a
voluntary basis for a higher par
ity ratio. They would give more
control of farm s to governm ent
and In effect would handicap big
wlx>at farm ers in their com peti
tion with the little farm ers who
are only in the w heat business
tiecause the price is held high and
guaranteed.
It is alm ost th irty years since
governm ent became involved in
the w heat business and during
that time farm ers have been both
poor ami rich. The war had much
to do with the rich p art along
with good m oisture in this county
and the use of fertilizer. In the
m eantim e costa ot production
have risen so much that farm ers
could not stand a few consecutive
dry years.
The percentage of the bread
price the farm er gets for his
wheat Is lower than ever and it
is ¡Kirtly because farm organiza
tions, luuued by the big loan In
com«’, have failed to pay a projier
attention to m arketing.
Things are. in fact, in a mess
ami probably will be until the
governm ent goes lw« k to minding
its own business and quits try
ing to lx« an economic dictator.
But « e h«»|x> it
it gratinali)
J ACK It E T I It EN
They held a p arty for E. R.
Jackm an this week, gave him a
p a rtin g gift, said some kind words
and kissed him gtxxlhye. It was
a great m istake Not for Jackman,
perhaps, f,»r he is a man of many
parts who will find aomethlng
useful and Interesting with which
to o c c u p y him «elf. But for th
extension serv l * to jx’rnut Jack
man to depart «-an tx» compare«
to a man cuttini I off h is g tx x l r ig h
arm .
Jackm an is at i Individual, a |* t
•onality. He Is kn«twn and like«
all over the sta e. h Is not llkt’lj
th at another s ich will l»e nii]
duced In the n
rally accep ted
ment c xpeixli-
atlon ar>d r«»,ü«ls
in the
here 1H Const:ant
en their
qx.
what h
«tifia bk*
R» f Is un
endltijre genier-
or p ted for when fellow
ally
hum I are in «listi
h! to th«pm
table. Welf 11*1» 1s not ac
e. W elfare Is p e n nan«mi
relief an
does thie r»
pie nt mo hum
ian It «kM’S t
sHms
tax p ay er
There
a g«*nerai rtMe stori«
th at gov prnment oukl no t gr«ow goni.
Wi
faster Ü an the
population.
ORECOM S CEKTEHKIÀL ALBUM
JOSEPH ‘BUNKO
&
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L iverpool - born , kelley
(¡9 3 9 -*)
followed the s e a . JUM PED shi p
•N PORTLAND (» 8 7 0 )
MASTER OF THE
13HANGHAI/HE BECAME AN
ARTIST AMONG
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CRIMPS
ECEIVEP LIFE &EMTEMCI
FOR ONE MURPER HE PROBABLY
PIP NOT COMMIT... LATER PAR-
P0NEP BY GOV CHAMBERLAIN.
M l* BOOR,'THIRTEEN YEARS IN
THE OREGON PENITENTIARY. *
HELPEP BRING PRu\?N REFORMS
more. T hat is the price tag on a
grow ing population and a high
service state.
Very truly yours,
George J. Annala
State R epresentative
Hixxl River County
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TO THE ’ E O I’ L E O F
SHERMAN COUNT1
I would like to thank you all
very much for the very fine hos
pitality and friendship th a t I
have been shown this p a st year.
I have matte many fine friends
and acquaintances both a t school
and in the com m unity and county
that 1 shall regret leaving, for
your sincerity and genineness I’ll
never forget. Once again, thanks
for making my first year of teach
ing and coaching an extrem ely
interesting, profitable and enjoy
able experience for me.
Sincerely,
Bob Haynes
Sherman High Sch«x»l
To the Editor:
Il's time someone set th e r e
cord straight alxiut the extrava
gance of the 50th le g isla tiv e As
sembly. I had assumed th at soon
e r or later either S e n a te P r e s i
dent Pearson or Speaker Duncan
would challenge the $10 million
increase In General Fund expendi
tures reported in lx»th m etropoli
tan paix’rs, The Oregon Voter, and
reprinted in Sunday’s Oregonian
from tin* Sherman County Jo u r
nal.
N either Pearson or Dunean nor
eo-ehairman Corbett or Skelton
of tb«1 Joint Ways & Means Com
m ittee has bothered to check the
accuracy of the reporting in all
these publications; so, as vice-
chairsnan of the House Ways &
Means Committee, allow me to
sum up accurately what was ac
tually appropriated.
The total General Fund author
izations of the '57 regular and spe
cial sessions totaled $276,618,983.
Deficiency appropriations by th e
’51» session adtied $3,767,953 to this
total, making it read $280,386,936.
This includes $200,000 for the Cen
tennial Commission, $1,696,203 for
Dammasch Hospital, $410.000 for
Portland Slate College Library,
$1,400,000 for Welfare, and $31,-
750 miscellaneous shortages.
What everyone forgets is that
we had a Special Session In 1957,
which in addition to reducing
taxes, als«» spent some of the su r
plus lu that session $721,988 was
appropriated t«> the Emergency
Board and an additional $10 per
census child was added to Basie
School Support.
While this applied to only one
year of the current biennium ot
slightly less than $5 million of
actual «ost, It obligate«! the ’59
session to provide more than $10
million. At least we ha«l to pro-
\ hit’ H0.Î 40,000 to over the in-
crea e made by the Sjx'cial
slon this time.
The total of ill expenses ot>-
ligated by the '57 regular and q»«'-
d a l session, tot ¡ether w ith the
deficiency aipr« «priât Ions. aetu-
ally reaches the mm of $285 502 •
< mmi Instead of he $272,(MH),O(M)
figure so often ai ¡x*arin>t in print.
latlons thisi year
nnium are $312,-
169.6
ase be ing $26.-
the $1 10 mdillon
d.
that an a«l«li
[r a n te d the
I to put on
ty. This is
f It«
ind should
■ < t.
ie General
Oregon In History
NEW BALERS • * GUAKAN-
Ju n e 15, 1846—About 3V4 p. m.
TEED: Case 130 Tw ine Aut.,
today the Secretary of State and
$1890; Holland 66 Twine Aut.
Oregon In History
the British M inister conclutied
$2445; Case 135 W ire Aut.
June 1,0 1851— W e have learned and signed a convention for the
$2345; Holland 5-bar Rake $579;
that nine men who w ere landed settlem ent of the Oregon question,
See our display lot F IR S T &
at Port Orford yesterday by the being the same subm itted by the
Madison—Muller Farm Equip.
Sea Gull and who are to build latter of the 6th Instant, by me
The Dalles
Moro.
31c
roads to the gold mines in that subm itted to the Senate for their
area, were today attacked by In- advice on the 10th, and by that SEE MULLER FARM EQUIP.
NOW Rod weeders - all makes
c ians. The men had set up camp laxly advised on the 12th. Mr.
and sizes Dunham stubble tread-
on a samll island near the shore Buchanan brought the convention
ers - cut-price 10 sec. rotary
and it is here they are being be to me, and my private secretary
harrow and hitch $600. Case
sieged. The first attack, made by started with it, accompanied by a
brush and stubble beater $350.
a band of perhaps a hundred red message from me, to the Senate,
28c & 31c
skins, was swept back with heavy but before he reached the Capitol
loss uue to the expert firing of a the Senat had adjourned for the FOR A gricultural loans see The
Dalis NFLA and the Mid-Colum
small cannon. Among the thirteen
day.
bia PCA, 4th & Court Streets,
hostiles killed was one who seem
The Dalles P. O. Box 243 -
ed to l>e a leader anti who wore a Diary of President Jam es K. Polk
CYpress 6-2468.
21-25c
red shirt. It was later discovered
that he was a Russian sailor who
Custom Slaughtering by appoint
had been shipwrecked and adop
m ent only. Meat cutting, w rap
ADS
ted by the tribe. Despite his death W A N T
ping, sh arp freeze. K enny’s
the red men are still making m en 14 yr. old girl w ants sum m er job
M arket, Grass Valley, Oregon.
acing motions and at nightfall
Call ED 3-2345 for appointm ent.
or will baby sit.
Rosalie E s
the seige continues.
linger. JO 5-3256.
31-2p STATE WIDE PAINT CO. com
plete painting and decorating
service, spray or brush. Phone
CY 6-3977 or CY 6-5293, 1205 E.
12th St. Vern Campbell and
LUNCH ES A N D D IN N ER S
Jack Null, The Dalles, Or. 38tfn
FOR SALE: W ashed sand and
gravel a t m outh of Jo h n Day
W e a re serv in g lun ch e v e r y d a y
River. Also road gravel. Colum
bia Rock Products, Box 688,
W e w ill se r v e c o m p lete S u n d ay d in n ers
Rufus, Ore. Ph. R ufus 17. 27tfn
FOR SALE; 42 x 102 foot modern
from noon on until c lo sin g .
building, now being dism antled,
Big Eddy office and garage
bldg, at The Dalles dam. Doors,
M arie B arnu m is n o w in c h a r g e
light fixtures, steel windows,
plumbing, hardw are, wiring,
of our k itch en .
brick and roof structure. Phones
The Dalles CY 6-9414, Portland
NE 6-1640.
30-lC
BEEFO ’S
LXJR SALE: 1 wtxxl H arris com
bine, 20 ft. header. Vinton
A A A A
W atkins Phone G1 2-5239. 30-lp
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June 4, 1931—Wednesday. This
m orning forded the north fork
of the Platte with safety scarcely
w etting a bail which is seldom
known to be fordable at this sea
son.
Thus kind Providence
smooths our way læfore us. Thus
we came two days and a half
march on this fork before cross
ing. Searched diligently in a grove
of Cottonwood for a tent pole but
could find none to please me b ut
a cedar which had drifted down
the river.
Dlarv of Reverend Jason Lee.
at the qualifying factors
in funeral service.
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N o tice o f S ale of C o u n ty -o w n ed R eal P ro p erty
Public notice is hereby given that I, George J. Geiser Jr.,
Sheriff and Tax Collector for Sherm an County, State of Oregon
on the 10th day of June, 1959, will sell to the highest and best
bid« er for cash, but for not less than the minimum prices herein
after setforth, each parcel or groups of parcels of real properties
hereinafter described.
1 hat all sales shall lie made at the front door of the Court
House of Sherman County, State of Oregon, situated In Moro, Ore
gon, between the hours of 10 o’clock a. m. and 4 o’clock p. m. on
the day aforesaid1.
That this notice is published pursuant to an order of the County
Court of Sherman County, State of Oregon, duly made on the 4th
«lay of March, 1959, and shall he published once a week for four
consecutive weeks in the Sherman County Journal, a new spaper of
general circulation printed and published in said Sherman County,
State of Oregon. The date of the first publication of this notice is
the 15th day May, 1959, and the date of last publication of this
notice is the 5th day of June, 1959.
That all of the real properties hereinafter described are situ
ated in Sherman County, Oregon.
That the description of each of the several real properties to lx?
sold and the minimum price for which each parcel or group of
parcels of said real property may be sold as fixed by said order of
the County Court of Sherman County, State of Oregon, is as follows
NOTICE OF FIN A L ACCOUNT
Notice is hereby given th a t the
undersigned have filed in the
County Court of the S tate of
Oregon for Sherm an County,
their Final Account as Executors
of the E state of Samuel Stark,
deceased, and that W ednesday,
the 1st day of July, 1959, a t ten
o’cltxk A. M. of said day in the
court room of the County Court
in Moro, Sherm an County, Oregon
have been fixed by the C ourt as
the time and place lor hearing
objections to said Final Account
and for the settlem ent of said
estate.
Olan Stark
Executor
Hadley Stark
Executor
to - w it:
T. L ester Johnson
Description
Minium in Price A ttorney for Executors
30-33c
Ix»t 3, Block 2, Mowry Addition to the Town of Moro;
$ 50.0(1
inn 00 NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Lots 1 & 2, Block 3, Mowry Addition to the Town of Moro;
Lot 5, Block 5, Mowry Addition to the Town of Moro;
115.00
All
persons having claims
Lots 5 & 6, Block 7, Mowry Addition to the Town of Moro,
90.00 against the E state of F ran k Med-
Dated at Moro, Oregon, this 13th day of May, 1959.
ler, deceased, are required to p re
George J. Geiser Jr.
sent them w ith vouchers to the
Sheriff and Tax Collector
undersigned at his residence
Sherman County. Oregon
which address of such residence
is Wasco, Sherm an County, Ore
gon, w ithin six m onths from the
date of the first publication of
this notice. The date of the first
publication of this notice is May
21, 1959.
LELAND CARL MEDLER
Executor
DICK & DICK
The Dalles, Oregon
A ttorneys for E state
29-32c
NOTICE OF FIN A L HEARING
Notice is hereby given th a t the
undesigned has filed in th e Coun
ty C ourt of the State of Oregan
for Sherm an County, her Final
Account as Executrix of the E s
tate of John F. Foss, deceased,
and that Monday, Ju n e 15, 1959,
at the hour of ten o’clock A. M.
of said day In the court room of
the County C ourt in Moro, S h er
man County, Oregon, have been
fixed by the C ourt as the tim e
and place for hearing objections
to said Final Account and for the
settlem ent of said estate.
M argurite Kaseberg
E x e c u t r ix
M IL K H A S
MORE!
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and more nouriohnu-nt combined in every cool, energy giving
glaostul. \ \ lu-ii you're thirsty, w hen y«>u need a l i f t ... milk goes «ou
energy that lasts and lasts and lasts!
Oregon's green pastures support an unusually fine family
of dairy fix x ls . . . M IL K . BUTTER, CHEESE, ICE CREAM,
and they're the finest for y«arr fam ily!
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Yaw’ll »' i«y »ha O 'aços Dairy Prod-
wvl* Committion'» intriguing ditpiay
al yawr Cantanniol Eapatiboa, Juna
10 Saptambar 1 7 .. don't mist Ml
increa
n In
to 17; I
J u n e is
if y
fad
we spent more
previous NFSsIl)
to bot on a sure
money you can
one y
but
lec * a l n o t ic e s
TKit AUvaOitam« »» 1penta«ad by Yawr
O K O O N DAIRY ’ •OOUCTS COM M ISSION
T. Lester Johnson
A ttorney for Executrix
28-3lc
Bethlehem ( h apter No. 78 A.R-H.
-Meets every second Thurs-
day each m onth.
Visiting
7 m em bers Invited. Moro, Ore.
Annabelle Kelso, W. M.
Dorothy H eater, Sec re tary
Taylor IA)DGE A. F. A A. M.
Wasco, Oregon
■ C . Meets each F irst and Third
■■■ ' Tuesdays.
Doug Shull, W. M.
Carl Tuggle, Secretary
L»pine R rbekah Lodge No. TR
Vleets 2nd and 4th Tues
days of each month. V isit
ing members welcome.
Mary Brackett, N. G.
___H ejen M artin, Secretary____
H A R iaN D Y IK W GRANGE
Meets F irst and Third Mondays
each month at 8:00 p. m.
H elen B r m k e rt, M aster
_ F lo re ac e H ru c ke rt, Hecretary
•» M>DGE NO. 113 I.O.O.F.
Meets 1st and 3rd Tuea-
< < 7 ^ days in I O O F. hall. Trarv
* * slent and visiting brothers
are cordially invited.
Floyd Haines. N. G.
Leo W atkins, Secretary
l«odge No. 121 A.F.AA M.
Meets on the )<t and 3ro
T hursday evenings each
month.
Visiting m em bers1 -
c«»r. is!!«, invited to meet with us.
Clarence Hlgley, W. M.
Clyde Gillmor, Secretary
E u re k a