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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (July 14, 1961)
A PACt 3 SHERMAN COCNTT JOCR.V IL, MORO. OREGON »RIDAY, JULY l », 19<; i * Moro Personals ’ Families are spending a smaller share of their Incomes on food today than they were shortly af- f ter World War II and getting j more for their money, an Oregon State University tpecialist re ports. * St.qve MpMUUn * a s discharged tig Mftrpia Is recovetinj from the from a Dalles hospital last wtek mumps. and is enjoying a rapid recovery by Pauline Broughton at his home. His trends are all Mr. and 5Ir<i. Mark White ami happy that he is doing so well. Dr. Otis G. Perkins children were he3*.t last week to Mr . r,! Mrs Lloyd Roy-: Mr. ard M:s. E«1 P-\?eh and Claud spent the weekend in Bug^n-» Optometrist W hite of So, tt’e, Wn, and Mrs where they v .c ite ; their son ‘ n Wasco News 1 Percentage Expenses I I L-aveinia Randal J Grandv.cw law and daughter, Mr and Mt.- M r\ Kar. lal remained until San- Norman Hockley and Man ia I.;.- I day w herA her hAs*'- accompanied her er. the return to Grandview For many families, the grocery bill now’ takes only about a fiftn , of the take-home pay compared with a fourth short’y after the war, says Zelma Reigle, extension ‘ food marketing specialist And customers are getting mora marketing services with their food money, she continues. The-e include processing, distribution, and transportation services that enable the shopper io select freso produce from distant areas year around. Today’s food bill also includes more convenience, more built-in maid service, ready mix, and heat and serve meals. Although food prices have gone I up in the last 10 years, the farm- I er receives a smaller share of the I food dollar. Price rise is due to I higher costs for wages, freight I Unversity. She will be a jun.or rates, fuel, equipment, taxes, ad- 1 this fall in the school of human vertising and all other items used I in getting the food from farm to I ities and social sciences. market. Processing, transporta- 1 Mr and Mrs. Gordon Johnson tion and distributing costs added! and family are now in Kaneohe, together take 61 cents of the food! Hawaii. dollar. The farmer gets less than I Mr and Mrs. John DeMoss re 40 cents— or a dime less than h e " turned from Kah-Nee-Ta Het got a decade ago. Springs Wednesday and reports Compared with other rising that the Wann Springs Indians costs of living, food ranks as a have bought the springs and will good value, says the specialist. In do extensive remodeling this fall. the last 15 years, the nation’s Mr. and Mrs. Del Friedline 3re food bill rose 15 percent, housing home again. Their vacation was costs rose 32 percent; transporta interrupted by his illness from tion costs, 46 percent; medical being attacked by a bug which he care, 57 percent; and average finally succeeded in getting rid take-home pay jumped 59 per of, although it reduced his weight cent. 20 pounds to do so. Miss Reigle says ;hat the real Mr. and Mrs. Collis Moore re cost of food can best be measured j turned from Portland Wednes by what we get for our labor. I day after a day or two in the Ten years ago an average hour’s city where Collis reports the side work bought 2.3 pounds of chuck walks curled up and the walls roast; 1.8 dozen eggs, 6.5 quarts melted down. of milk, 9.6 loaves of bread or 24 Mr. and Mrs. Owen Searcy and pounds of potatoes. Today, one daughter of Salem came home hour of work is worth 3.3 round« with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pinker ton Sunday from the Searcy fam ily reunion held that day at Bear Springs, to spend the night be fore going on to Wallowa lake the next day for a vacation trip. Accidents Not Bad Alex McCleod was here again Wednesday morning. Alex has Until June been having bad luck with auto accidents, one that wrecked a car June 24 and another that scratch ed another Wednesday. But he still gets around. Trace Fields To E. R. Jackman stopped in Moro Celebrate Sunday for a time Wednesday evening while on trips between two range Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Field hope tours, one at Warm Springs and to celebrate their belated 50th one at Pendleton. wedding anniversary next Sun Wily Knighten jr. came up to day, July 16. It should have been Moro Wednesday. He is on vaca June 4 but a car accident injured tion from Anchorage, Alaska both and kept Mrs. Fields In a where he is stationed with the hospital for nearly a month wi»h FAA, inspecting equipment for a concussion. safe plane handling She will wear her wedding dress Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Everett broken arm and all, and look as of western Washington visited much like the wedding picture with Mrs. Bullard and daughter, Florence over the Fourth and also stopped to see Mrs. Charles Ad- , lard, (who is Mrs. Everett’s sis ter) in The Dalles hospital. Mrs. Adlard has since gone to Mil- < waukie where Charles has learn- ( ed to walk with a cane after long illness with a stroke. j Hot weather is a good excuse | for inertia and there generally seems a willingness to excuse j inertia for that excuse. The same ( applies to cold weather although there are more furnaces than j air coolers. We do not konw the \ custom in such things in Russia. COMMUNITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH taken back in 1911. The celebra tion will be held at the Rufus Grange hall from two until five and friends a r i in v ite d to com e in and see what changes nave been made in Trace and Nellie in 50 years. The “ before” and “after” pictures give some clew. Dentist O ffice Days: Tues, anil Wed Moro, Oregon and spent the day there Mr. .ar 1 Mr- rr.mk Reifsr.l ier and children Bobby. Sharer, ard DcWayr.c spent trotn Sunday until Friday of last week vaca tioning in Washington and Idaho In Dayton they were guests of Mrs. Reifsnider's brother anti sis ter in law. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dunn, and in Colfax they visited another brother and sister in law, Mr. and Mrs H. Lt Dunn. They drove on to Lewiston and Clark ston, Idaho and before returning stopped in Walla Walla to visit relatives. Mrs. Floyd Haines and Mrs. Leo Watkins drov * to Portland July 1 to attend a meeting of the ladies auxiliary of Patriarchs Militant. Mrs. Gene Gosson and daugh ters were Fourth of July guests Harry VanGilder, Mrs. Arthur VanGilder and Mr.’ . Arthur Sar gent journeyed to Portland Satur day. where they joined Mrs. Har ry VanGilder and attended the funeral of the latter’s sister, Miss Mary Laidlaw. Mrs. Clyde Frkll?y gave birth on Saturday July 8, at a Dalles hospital to the couple’s third child, a son. The boy, weighing 7 lbs. 10 oz. has been named Rus sell Duane. The Fridley’s other children, Teresa and Stuart, are thrilletl with the new little bro ther. Mrs. Leona VanGilder and her granddaughter, Donna Jean Gun nels, were guests Sunday of M r. and Mrs. Bill Broughton. Russell Belshee was the guest speaker Sunday a» the Wasco Methodist church. Speaker next Sunday will be Eil Fritts of Grass Valley, Mr. and Mrs. Steve N Stivers are now at home at 930 W. Main in Sheridan, where he will teach this next school year. Word from Gia lys Zell states from Lima, Peru, that she is hav ing a fabulous trip, and will le home for harvest. at the Leo Watkins home. Mr. and Mrs. John Buck and family ol Moro were also guests of the Leo Watkins. Debbie Gosson remained for a longer visit with her grandparents. Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Leo Wat kins , Judy and Don, .and Debbie Gosson, were guests of Mr. an 1 Mrs. John Re at the latter’s home on the John Day Mrs, Harry VanGilder was called to Portland hast Wednes day by the death of her sister, Miss Mary Lairlaw, who had been in a coma following a stroke sev eral weeks ago. Mis. VanGilder was accompanied on the trip by her daugh’er in law, Mrs. Arthur VanGilder. 40 K . S a il S t. 1r|. < YK.W4JJ Tbe l> diet. Z E N IT H TV .Sales & SERV1C1. Eastman VENETIA STEVENSON W , JOHN M c I ntire a A - SUNDAY and Monday. July 16—17 N O W , FIA R POSSESSED HER AS LOVE ONCE HADI COLOR P b u rm .iiiili Rare is the family that provides its Doctor w ith anything like a regular income, borne do not have occasion to use his services for years at a time. Yet he responds prom ptly to your call whenever you need him. Likewise, the world's finest drugs and pharmaceuticals, the high q uality products of Parke, Davis fc Company and other reliable laboratories, arc maintained in our pharmacy, available when needed for preservation or restoration o f your health. That your Doctor, w ith all his specialized s k ill, and your Pharmacist, w ith his professional resources, are always available, arc among the modern developments that contribute to the health, comfort, and welfare of your fam ily and you. WASCO PHAoP.iAl PHONE Gl ’’-5262 LET l ’r DO YOUR PRINTINC SERVICE ON A LL MAKES Call ANDY PAULSON Telephone JO 5-3513 TRUCK FLOORING 3 x 8 ’’ inch Exterior Plywood 3 x 16 ’* inch Exterior Plywood 3 x 14 * inch Exterior Plywood CANVAS next to a icomfortabi 3-4-5-and 6 feet widths SPEEDEE FABRIC CEMENT PAINT All sies and lengths of Bolts MORO LUMBER & FUEL CO ■ ^ ...is a telephone, naturally. How much easier you sleep, knowing your liedroom extension phone guards the night. It’s relaxing to know that should you ever need help-doctor, jiolice, firem en-all you need do is dial. The cost? Just *1.25 a month plus tax, and a small installation charge. Or »2 a month plus, for the Princess. Remember, then, yo u ’re never o lo n e -w ith a bedroom phone. A <I/V k Sherman Theater 9:45 Church School Classes for all age groups. 11:00 a. m. Church Service This communion Sunday S pacific northwest h i i i
