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P A O . > S U R M A N C O U NTY J O U R N A l, MORO, OREGON FRIDAY, JULY 8, IMMj Moro Personals Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ferrell were In The Dalles last week to attend the reunion of The Dalles High school class of 1938. H C leanliness , M ajo r P rotection A g a in s t D isease . S ometimes T ak en S trange F orms * Mr. and Mrs moved recent 1\ house on the ranch, had as w Close-up View o f Big Rufus Includes Details By M rs. Geo. !.. Fox n, a former employee of the ire racing across ay- sta,e highway dept., thought he Jim Griggs was here Saturday 3000 acrt of range- was making a poor start with his for a short visit with his parents. >r,h eastern Sherman in n in g adventure. Whit«’« mother Mr. and Mrs. Joe Griggs He will hi cas'ern Oregon destroy- Mrs. Charles Kuypers, whose of Ontario; his get through with one phase of farming equipment and a rangeland for their cattle was B athtub unpca in-law, Mr. and Mi his army training this week and u neat haled for hay, a wiped out, turned in and prepared ■. A TRAP POOR IN of Sacramento, ami go back to work for the game TH£ PINING BOOM ot bailey and ruined food for the men at her place l.avina Randal < »f Gi commission. j 5 e t r e o AS A ud l»efore it was brought that evening. Many of the men Mr. anil Mrs Jo " O P C R N IM P R O V E Claud Thompson came back to •ntrol Friday evening. hadn’t eaten anything s i n c e spent from Tuesday inti he h lazo started just south of breakfast as they were too busy MFN t '/N Sherman county last week after recently in Portland wli Ruf us Lumber and Pumbing trying to keep the fire under con- selling out his acreage at Pomona, \Y C-AP/ES 0O Q H F Q R L. E. E Robinson received n V -, >, pr t*sum..bl\ by a trash burn- trol. Mrs Hank Rlchelderfer. California where he has lived for tion. the past 12 years. Claud says it ub'Meiing cigarette A wife of the Wasco fire department Mrs. I.e«> Watkins item become too crowded on the high • ne an wind was blowing when leader, made lunch and brought it >n and picnic C hub e r.'/ Washington state Reb ways and too smoggy in the air As- in* started about 10:45 a m. to the men working along the sembly at Walla Walla so he left the golden state. -wiftlv around the Trace John Day river during the fire Recent guests of Mr. The Harry Pinkertons will be i home which was vacant .Alfred ¡1 aid Howard Mr. and Mrs. Inland Medler O v e I no / a n R ajahs bathtub Harry VanGilder were hosts at their ranch home Sun an Ka> M*l MU'> tune tor the Fields* were were also away the dav of the Walla W« ilia; Mr. and Gilder’s sister. Mis la ry ! li I- Mrs. Kenneth 1 spi H ■rg of Port day, July 10, to the Searcy family and unaware of any fire tin- fire, but they were reached by a » ugg pcocstalco bowl / n tub law and cousin. Mi Pora I. Ud- land: and Mr. turnir PA l ACC CQURTHARO. S 'N C C THCN. members on the occasion of their home several days phone and told what was happen- Mrs. G H law of Portland. At th !• iclds place a mow- ing at home. Medler plowed a fire b a t h in g ano w o u s e clfan / ng annual get-together. Friends of Root. Mr and Mis. \ C. Kasebei) AiAve changco r a d ic a l l y Mrs. Leo Wat kin the family who are interested, i -> and Mr. and Mrs E E Kaseberg ill and rake were burned break with his tractor just north CoNvCn/fm /»J __ Floyd Haines drove otti; n<l all of The Dalles. are invited to call during the af none a n il about $275 worth of of Box canyon clear to the John recently where the , iMAVPtE FLOOR PLANS ternoon. a A group of Wasco families en rented telephone poles lielonging Day river, but the fire jumped reception given by 4, -TUCCCeOCO M L /L T /-A N 0 L - W na jo>ed a picnic dinner at the Was to tin No. 75 farmer telephone that guard. As the fire crossed 6 0 ROOMS F A C IL IT A T IN G Mr. and Mrs. John D. Williams Reliekah lodge in he co city park July l Among them ) line I tie poles were piled there Box canyon and started up the C L6A N H U G .' PO RCFLA/N of Rock Island, Illinois were Rebekah Assembly | ire »• in retmilding their line next slope the wind was against were .Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mans S A N /T A R Y F /X T U R F S W € R 6 guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Park Eirst of the week he field and children. Mr. and Mrs !>i t ill I tie fire ran up the hill It also the evening was getting ,, i B R e o ; cc c a n f p s w e p e er over the weekend while on a Gordon HUderbrand re Gordon Hilderbrand ami sons. Mr. a tai as die Millard Leigh place damper, so the men took advan- rTC fC R T fercA L C r o e s 'iG N e o for motor trip through the west. his cousin. John id and Mrs Doug Shull and family, t > > weren’t home that dav taffc of this slow progress to wipe s p e c /F t c p u r p o s e s . t Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bieker went on John's fiancee. Mis It burned n- Stan Mooix\ Mr. and Mrs Dave either', but the Wasco fire truck it out at that point. fOOAY; HJW T6 CRYSTALS » h L a camping trip to the Wallowas pion, both of Seattle Miller and family, Mrs Miller's was there to stop the fire on the about a hundred acres of Med- . QUICKCS' u n b l o c k o p A / N S . over the Fourth returning home July 4th Henry cr parents, Mr. and \ ^F F ^ ^ c jc e w r p ow oeR ' Her, Mans- west. but with the wind it sixm ler’s pastureland. Monday evening. and Dave Miller flev field of Pa , Wn. her sister I " 11< ‘ •1,1'* "U and raced Going up Scott canyon just ^ A u s e s s t a in s a n o g f r m s Wash., and brought Mrs. A J. Brown ol Tygh Val and hrothei 70 VA N IS H IN S T A N T L Y f r o m aw Mr. and Mrs iast and south up over the hill south of Rufus the fire burned parents Mr. and Mis ley (Olida Douma) fell while go Ed Rut ban id family of Top- ' H i mt i same of the growing weeds in a culvert across the S a n it a r v bowls ; a q u ic k sr p a t field, to Wasco for penish and ing downstairs with a can of a n o h t R e p o lis h e s glass and Mrs. Elmer ? " ' ,’n t,’l,ucl Kuy- highway and got onto land west visiting at the Mille P/AMONO c c F A R . < fruit breaking her wrist and cut *f Fore t Grote . 1 1 ,llir” ‘ng l|p to of the road. For a period of time “ C opp-luftt IM O 1 .I.CUrit the holiday were Mr ting her arm severely. After a day '* ' u " , a,bl Liking his motorists were warned not to go Ruthardt and famib of sewing and patching she is out f '" 1., ,lu ,s * hatlev project, on that part of the highway due < n t h OF I IIA \ KS Walter Eaton. Mrs. Iva Christen ish. Mrs. Ruthardt, of the hospital and feeling fine. , ‘I'*'. ' 11 1 le 1 *lal 'es Kuy- to the file and smoke being so We want to express our most of The Dalles and O T. Hansen, Mrs. .Millei*, remained I mg-? sincere thankfulness for the bar I 1' ' ' Mr. and Mrs. Clair Balzer were *’ 11 found the dense The fire also jumped high- also of The Dalles. visit. Wednesday, notl By Pauline Broughton wav 30 about a half mlle east of si.ste work of volunteers anil organized new s.ack of wheat hay. visiting relatives in Hillsboro Mr. and Mrs. Toni Moore and anil brother in law, nd over the Fourth. It ran east to the John Dav rlv- Rufus and burned up to the rail- fin* departments wh< fought the .... j .. .. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Reid who Barbara, Mr. and Mrs aid Vern Dave Hill of Oeeansi fne that burned o\ r much of <i then south up the river for road tracks and then on east I . and Mrs. Waller Koch and recently celebrated their 50th Smith and Mr. and M is John rived with their fa mi atom five miles before it was where it was stopped at the form- our ranch last Frida aniily from Oregon City were wedding anniversary, returned Kellogg and Jack trucker! then Mrs. Kenneth Dim brought under control at Box cr Boh Davis place. Approximate- Mr. and Mrs Chai over night guests of her sister iast Thursday from a two weeks saddle mounts to Antelope Satin a hospital in The* Da X i X L sVnd"; a Mrs- :rip which took the p:ace of the ,,ay ,h^ ~ canyon about 9 p. m. that Friday ly 75 cars belonging to men work- merit last week. evening By this time the Wasco Ing on the John Day dam w-ere t ’.n th o f i n \ \ h s Aiireu r . ock Sunday. honeymoon trip they didn’t take days of camping and riding at the Mr. and Mrs Dick < oun,\ Rural Eire truck and the endangered by the fire. At this We wish to thank all tl A grass fire, apparently started fifty >ears ago i .len \ anGilder ranch. Mr. Van and Shawn spent fn itunla- friends ami neighbors wl \rling,on fire truck was on the place the cars are left and the by sparks from a refuse barrel, . coul,*e drove to San 1-ran- Gilder provided extension cord until .Monday recent 1; 7 111 nami ed i ?1 tin* grass fne, which sc-ene giving aid to the Wasco men take the ferry to cross the burned a few acres above the c*sc0’ stopping enroute for a visit and garden hose so that the camp- as guests of his pare *nt s Mi an ■ounded our house last Friday, tire truck \ good many pick ups, Columbia river to work. A bull- buildings on the old Art Barnum ^ r‘ an<* ' ,rs **'loy<l l*ong. ers enjoyed all the comforts of Mrs. R. I). Skiles. T1 whik were away from home. oim* with water drums in the dozer made a fire guard west of iilacp T ups H av night niizhi liefore noi. place Tuesday nei Mr. Long will lx* remem 1** red as electricity and running watet marked a reunion of 'kite back were put Into use along with the ears where the fire was stop- and Mr L. Field a former resident of Wasco who even to an electric coffee maker' family. Present were .M ghbors and townsmen could beat Mi a host of men from the neighbor- imh I it out with wet sacks. The fire was associated with the game In return for this convenience Morris Chambers and phllii < n t h h r t i i \ \ kh mg ranches all battling the blaze Some of the newly erected started near the hack door of commission. The Reids were hap- the riders hel|>ed move the \'at ren of IndianajHilis, It lian; : Mi The men fought fiercely keep rural electric poles were scorched We wish to thank the many the main M|s. I'ong inuc^ dn- Gilder cattle from one pasture t- and Mrs. Howard Skill i aiv in house, burned to to the P*' ,o friend.*- and neighbors for their ing the fire from a feed barn at The Wasco Electric Cooperative r'his'lrArt hnnott and and nn Uill to Pt*OVC(i U1 llVUltll. Wlljlt1 Ml*. Win< Jil<l<?l’ \\ J J Steve of Santa Rosa. ’allf. in i h chicken house up th* the hill in controlling the Friday the Bruce Millard place. George has brought elec trie power from Arriving in San Francisco, the busy in the hay field. Mr. and .Mrs. Hugh Hillei ami fire Speei.d thanks to the fire b-n on, -mi In law of Bruce Mil- the substation at DeMoss Springs the south, running beyond the fence a quarter mile to the south S,*!?® Werr,e g?!est® of her brother, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Harper three children of Eugene* This departments participating and tin* I.nd had his, taken over the for |xiwer at the John Day dam. before being put out. William Burkhart, and were hap- and granddaughter, Linda Ander- was the first visit in eight men fighting on hills beyond the wheat and cattle r;ind> on July A heavy wire spans the Columbia George Geiser jr. is working Py. tO Mr' Bufkhuart’s i)h-Vsi’ son drove to Government (’amp for Mrs. Chambers. ast«> reach of mechanical equipment. i th6 daj tha Hra rivet to taka powar to tin* profact at Cushman Equipment. condition much better than and had lunch at Timberline lodge Dick. The l.nnilie nick»* dl die < off which i- -di on the Washington I’lx and Helen Medler they had expected. While in the on July 4. From there they drove all iif hi: cattle range land Jen- State side of the river to date. Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Jones hay area, the Reids visited Vallejo, on to Portland to return Linda SALE Ciosi oui items drove up the John Day for the caching there on a day when to her home there. Enroute bai k holiday weekend stopping at the temperature reached a high of to Wasco the Harpers stopped ¡n $27.50 1’iiiik ty p e I n c pu m p S o<7 f','} John Day to visit an uncle of Mr. 1()8. They took a plane to Los The Dalles to watch the firework 39.50 Hi Fi ltecoi d P la y e r Jones at the hospital and visiting Angeles, where they enjoyed display at the Country Club 27.50 the museum at Canyon City. sightseeing and visited before go- Members of the Macnah family 19.50 R ecord P la y e r 14.53 Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dutton of *ng on *o F°niona by helicopte-. gathered at the home of Mr. an I 1C it. ex ten sio n 1 id d e r Portland were visiting at the J. In 8Plte of enduring some par- Mrs. Pete Macnab on July 4 for 12.75 K. McKean home over the holi- Ocularly hot weather, Mr. and a uicnic. Present were Tom Mac- 4.59 R u b b er ba>e in te rio r p a in t 3.75 t» * day. Mrs. Reid both enjoyed the trip nabs and children, the Pat Mac- IN STOCK NOW O utside house p a in t The McVickers were here last ver>’ much. They were especially nabs and children, the George 2.73 week from Pasco doing some addi- hy the sight of California’s Macanbs and family, Mrs. Bee 5-95 5-gal chick w a te ic r -1.50 ( I hey slip in the back of your pickup) tional w'ork on the new postoffice giant redwoods, and the view of Macnab and family, and Mrs Gert Q aU nn 4.95 3 ¿ a t clnck w a te r t building because of objections by ,h<? countryside they received dur- Macnab and family. The young- O U J u s t iii tim e lo r t h a t su m m er v a c atio n , a ll th e the postoffice department. *n8 ^he ,r*P *n the helicopter. sters enjoyed splashing in the 7.95 c u rta in stre tc h e r.; 4.25 Several Wasco families journey- swimming pool, while their elders co m fo rts of hom e w ith o u t th e sw in g a n d sw ay of 19.85 Elec law n e Iyer Donna Jean Gunnels was host- ed to Sorosis Park for a picn.c visited and enjoyed the comfort 13.50 ess for a birthday party Wednes- July 4. Among them were Mr. of the shady yard a tra ile r. Ju -.t 1C m in u te s to load a n d unload. 19.95 D iv I) F lo o r p o lish in g at-tachin i 14.50 day on the occasion of her reach- and Mrs. Vern Dutton and sons, Mr. and Mrs 1. E. Kaseberg Sleep fo u r (4) a d u lts — f ro n t d in e tte o r sid e d in 19000 B * i) - ing the age of eleven. The day and Maurice Root, a friend of the drove to Roseburg recently to a» 89-53 was warm so the punch and ice Dutton boys; Mr. and Mrs Lloyd tend the event that marked the ette, r e f rig e ra to r, h e a te r, p le n ty of c u p b o a rd a n d 39.50 B & D ' ‘ inch d rill k it 29.50 cream were especially appropri- Royse, Mrs. August Royse, Mr. 50th wedding anniversary of Mr sto ra g e sp ace fu ll 7 fee t w ide, g as lig h ts , 12 volts 39.95 P o rta b le di h wa h e r ate although the cake and the and Mrs. John Robinson, Mrs. Le and Mrs W E. Buell of that city 25.00 chocolate umbrella drew equal ona VanGilder, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mr. and Mrs Buell are the par- e le c tric lig h t!, - sin k a n d w a te r ta n k , fu ll sized 38.95 G arb ag e D ispo al 25.00 attention from the girls who were Gunnels and Donna Jean of Moro, ents of Mrs Paul Alley of Wasco bed 54 x 80 bed o v e r cab, d in e tte m ak es in to guests. They were Vickie Virtue, 3 U sed El c M aw eri , 17.50 Margo Grahenhorst, Jill Moore, double bed a l 'o fu lly in su la te d a n d all w idow s all B & l> drill a tta c h m e n t l ’D' < >n Janice DeMoss, Kathy Heater sc re e n e d . and Judy Axtell. Adults who en RANCH & HOM E STO RE joyed the party were Mrs. Clar MORO, O R EG O N ence Huis, Mrs. Leona VanGilder, Come take a look SOLVE THEM AT Donna’s grandmother, Mrs. Pau W asco line Broughton and Mrs Darwin OSCARS SPORTING GOODS VanGilder. P h a rm a c y A1 Rasmussen, restauranter, Oscar W. Lange was off his feed Wednesday and P h o n e G I 2-52G2 had to have a replacement for a day or two. i .udras, Oregon Right Down Town A fire burned a reported 8) acres on the Tate farm north of Wasco, farmed by Chet Coats, Wednesday morning Æ W asco News CAiooo/f Camper Temperatures in Moro were re ported as 97 and 98 downtown Anyway it was warm and natives did their share of panting and unpanting. A larger than usual delegation of Sherman Countians spent the holdiay on the shady lawns and under the green trees at (’amp Sherman. / .«.ORO C O M M U N IT Y P R K 8 H Y T E R IA N CHUR< H 9:45 Church School • \ ^7 Classes for all groups. Russell Belshee, superintendent. Af G R O W 11:00 Church Service Ernest C. Goodenberger, Pastor O p e n or a d d t o TIMBER LAMINATED y o u r S a v in g s A c c o u n t by STRUCTURES , Grain Storage ' J Com m ercial Structures JULY 9 ta r n In te r e st fro m JULY | M achine Sheds Pre Cut B uildings Contact: C la ir L» B al/*-r M oro, Oregon Phone: Jordon 5 3631 (ifta r 5 |» m. "OMK-OWNBO • BTATIWlOa PRODUCT OF THE PARKER PEN COMPANY • **. oei federal Oepont inwronce Corporet««
