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
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of Sacramento, ami
go back to work for the game
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ot bailey and ruined food for the men at her place
l.avina Randal < »f Gi
commission.
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ud l»efore it was brought that evening. Many of the men
Mr. anil Mrs Jo
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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
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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,
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Robinson received n
V
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>, 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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ternoon.
a
A group of Wasco families en rented telephone poles lielonging Day river, but the fire jumped
reception given by
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W na jo>ed a picnic dinner at the Was to tin No. 75 farmer telephone that guard. As the fire crossed
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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
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of Rock Island, Illinois were
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»• in retmilding their line next slope the wind was against
were .Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mans
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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
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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.
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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-
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over the Fourth returning home
July 4th Henry
cr parents, Mr. and \
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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
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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
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fruit breaking her wrist and cut
*f Fore t Grote
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,llir”
‘ng
l|p
to of the road. For a period of time
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opp-luftt
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the holiday were Mr
ting her arm severely. After a day
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a,bl Liking his motorists were warned not to go
Ruthardt and famib
of sewing and patching she is out
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hatlev project, on that part of the highway due
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Walter Eaton. Mrs. Iva Christen ish. Mrs. Ruthardt,
of the hospital and feeling fine.
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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
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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
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a
Mrs- :rip which took the p:ace of the ,,ay
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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
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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
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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
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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-
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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-
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le
c
tric
lig
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t!,
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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.«.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
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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.
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