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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (July 12, 1963)
Sherman County Journal, Moro, Oregon, Friday, Ju ly 12, 1963 Page 7 RU FU S was one of them. The women af Takin a Bath on Saturday' night" a game and then all sang "God the Grange served fried chicken Cheryl Gray played Ave Maria m He With You Till We Meet dinner to about 70 people who the piano, then she played What Again” to end the program Then came to wish the Hucks well. The ever Will Be, Will Be" and her all visited for awhile. Hucks brought a crate of fresh sister Rolinda sang Mrs. Johnston seated the Hacks strawberries, Bessie made short in an honored plate then tea I Oregon Price Report cake and brought whipping cream them 'This Is your Life in the The June 15 Index of l’rn es enough to serve all and have more Grange The Huck> liecame mem left when the dinner was over. tiers of Rufus Grange in 1935 and received by Oregon farmets for Mrs. Rolland Johnson made a de all farm products, at 211, was corated birthday cake ami all both have served many offices down four points from a month sang “Happy Birthday" while nt since that time and have taken an earlier and 12 joints t5 percent) the table. After the dinner was {•ctive part in all that the Grange below the level of June 1962, ac ever Mrs. Rolland Johnson plan- endeavored to do. Both the Hucks cording to the Oregon Crop and red a program which began with w ere born in Sherman county and Livestock Rejxirting Service. all singing "Whispering Hope” have lived all their lives here. A The livestock index dropped Mrs Harland McDonald read number of the members playe 1 ?lightly from lx»th May and a year ago, while the crop index, sim ilarly, Is below the levels It reached last May and In June 1962 were responsible for the index decline from June last year. At 193, the mid • June all crop index was off slightly (7 points! from May and 17 points oelow June 1962. Prices for wheat, feed grains and hay are tielow mld- Mav and responsible for the index drop. Most grains and hay are below’ a year earlier, also. By M ix G eorge Fox Higher mid • month prices for The Rufus Grange sponsored 3 Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Eaton surprise going away party for Mr. hogs and latutis were dominated have sold their Grocery Store and Mrs. Bill Huck who bought bv weaker prices for broiler?, which they founded in the year of a ranch near Parkdale, several tggs and calves, to place the live 1945 and which is known as The years ago. The Hucks have be -n stock index at 237. This com pares with 236 in May and 211 in Rufus Grocery. The new owners going back and forth as they have June 1962. are Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Van Al- I property in Rufus yet So the stine of Bend and he is the Gold ' Grange couldn't select a conven- Beef cattle prices were gener Borxi Stamp representative for a ! ient time to get everyone to- Wasco ally unchanged. Compared with number of counties in Oregon. | gether. So they planned a sur a year ago, sheep, lamb and com The Van Alstine's have engage 1 prise party for them by saying Pharmacy mercial broiler prices are im Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hassler also of I the Grange would honor all who proved, while lower prices for 01 2-5262 Bend, who are old friends of the had birthdays in July and Bill lx>ef cattle, calves, hogs and tnilk family to come to Rufus and lx? managers of the store running f. on similar ways that the Eatons have set up. They plan on keep ing the hours 7 a m. until 8 p in. The Hauslers have had 25 years experience in the furniture busi r.ess in Bend, Redmond and Prine ville. However, this is their firm, experience in the grocery busi ness. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Eaton had four children who were small when they came to Rufus in 1945. It was at Rufus they received their grade school education and all went on to graduate hign school at Rufus school. Mr. Eaton has been in poor health the last couple of years, and now that their business is sold plan on All right, all right! Don’t get sore. We know that a loyal, knowledgeable Oregonian, can skip traveling about east and south you deserve to live in Oregon. Our question is visiting their relatives before down to “What difference does it make what looking for a place to settle down. aimed at the guy who doesn’t appreciate this kind of a guide you are?”) Since the Eatons opened their grocery, Mr. and Mrs. John Bel great state of ours, who knows next to nothing How well do you know the territory? Take lini have o grocery in connection about it —the guy who thinks he has to leave this difficult test. Simply stare long and hard with their mobil station business. Mr. and Mrs. John Walker also the Pacific Northwest and go all the way to at each of the six photos, decide what each is have a grocery store in connec California or some other such fastness to have a tion with the union station. This a photo of, then check off your answer. No is property owned by Mr. and good time. Ridiculous, isn’t it? cheating. The answers are way down at the Mrs John Mathieson. The Sherman county sheriff Yet such misguided guides do exist, and the bottom, but to protect you from temptation, Leo Roberts was in Rufus Mon picture part of this ad is for them. (You, being they’re printed upside down. day morning investigating why the air was let out of a number of tires in the Robert Davis traiUr court. It was reported teenagers responsible are ones wdio have What kind o f a guide arc you,any way? been in trouble before. Now that you've taken the text (whew!), count Mrs. Joe Morris has her grand five points for every correct answer and sec what daughter, Brenda, staying with kind of a guide's rating you deserve: her for a couple of weeks as she 30 p o in ts .................. Grand Exalted Guide has a brother born last week to 25 p o in ts .................. Somewhat Exalted Guido Mr. and Mrs. Wally Joe Morris 20 p o in ts .................. Tenderfoot Guido who live south of The Dalles. 15 points................Newcomer Friends in Rufus will lx? inter 10 or le ss...................Misguided Out-of-Stater ested to know that Mr. and Mrs. Ladd McGowen of Wasco are the What difference does it m ake parents of a daughter Ixjrn Ju.y what kind o f a guide you are? 4th. They have a three-year-oiJ son. Ladd was a teacher in Rufus Well, for one thing, the more you know about a couple of years ago, and will be Oregon, the better you and your family can en the new principal at Grass Valley. joy it. Then, k»o, the more you know, the more Perry Bivens who underwent you can help others less fortunate than yourself. surgery recently in The Dalles Like misguided out-of-staters. And Die more they was dismissed Monday. He will know, the more likely they’ll become tourists and go back Wednesday to have stit bring all that lovely tourists' money into Oregon. ches taken out. He is convales And it's big money, too. cing satisfactorily. □ MT. JEFFERSON. Second highest mountain peak In state. Hiking, camping, □ THE DALLES DAM. A $260,000,000 project started In 1952, near ancient If you like statistics, try these: Today tourism We got a big rain here in Rufus fishing in several lakes. Also boating, picnicking, motels and cafes at nearby Indian fishing grounds. Points of interest; Spillway, Navigation Locks, Fish is Oregon's Numlxv 3 Industry. In the last four Detroit Dam. Ladders, Indian Museum, Visitors Center. Sunday evening when the thun years, tourists luive sp< nt an average of $185 mil Q McNARY DAM. Built in 1947 by the Corps of Engineers. Public parking areas, der roared and the lightening □ BACHELOR BUTTE. This ancient volcanic cone is a geologist's paradise. Also observation points. Seventy miles of lake. I ishing an'* swimming at nearby popular fo r fishing, hiking, camping. Skiing season on north slope from lion dollars n year in Oregon. ($217 million in flashed; it was sort of like a clou i- Hat Rock State Park. November to June. 1962, with the World’s Fair ns a magnet.) burst. However, the reports say it O BONNEVILLE DAM. A two section dam on two separate channels of the Colum □ MT. HOOD. Yeer 'round playground. Camping, picnicking, swimming, hunting, bia. Favorite tourist attraction is the fish-counting station. Nearby Lagle Creek v.as spotted as it rained more in More statistics: Each tourist in Oregon s|M*ndx Ashing, hiking. Pack trips. Skiing throughout the year. is popular for its fishing and camping. some areas than others. Anyway about $6.20 jx-r day or $20.45 for tiie average it was enough to settle the dust family of 3.3 people. (Seen any three tenths of and leave water standing in pu 1- tourists lately?) dles in Rufus for a day. And—according Io the U S . Chamber of Com Mr. and Mrs. George Fox Jr., merce (which ought t<> know), an annual average and two sons of Sunnyvale, who of 24 tourists a day is equal to a new industry visited here last week with the with a payroll of $100,000. Enough? elder Fox's, left Friday for Clacu- amas, where they will upend a Why is the Telephone Company week with Mr. and Mrs. Fred helping promote Oregon? Wenzel. We’re proud to be part of the statewide Irani Mr. and Mrs. Ole Brandtd an J th a t’s promoting tourism in Oregon and its son Thor of Seattle arrived July Welcome M at Campaign. Like you, our future is 4th to spend the rest of the week with Mr. and Mrs. James W. Fox invested in Oregon. ( We’re wx-ond only to Georgia- The two women are sisters. The Pacific in the number of employees. We’re first in Brandal’s left Sunday for home. plant investment—over $300 million dollars.) lake Do Oregonians Deserve ? to live in Oregon; you, we’re proud to “tell Liu« world about Oregon.” We’re convinced tluit if we all work at it, we can make Oregon the most rewarding, the nx»st pros perous state in Ute tuition. Public Notices W o T I C K TO THE KESIDEXTS OF SHERMAN COUNTY, PENSIO N OF A M B l'E A N t’G SERVICE tie following letter is a tony the one sent to the Coun’y rt on June 1st. 1963. The rt, as well as the Budget Com- ee. with the exception of Lu- Davis, have been aware « f situation since the budget ting of May 24, 1963. Since j meeting, and the enclosed r, nothing has been done. ;he Honorable County Court aty of Sherman demen: le Sherman County Sheriff ?e wishes to advise that as of 1. 1963. neither the Sheriff the Sheriff’s pemonnel will •esponsible for the opera* i »i he maintenance of the Sher- □ FORT CLATSOP. National monument. Original headquarters of Lewis and Clark expedition. Restored replicas show life at Fort when first Americans stayed in Oregon. □ FORT YAMHILL An early duty post of Civil War General Phil Sheridan. Block house restored and moved to new site in 191!. r~ FORT DALLES. Military headquarter-, througf the Indian wars. Hospital building is now a museum housing pioneer re'K* □ HARRIS STATE PARK. Over one hundred acres with facilities for camping— both tent and trailer. Three-quarters of a mile of ocean front and a twenty four mile view of the Oregon coast and off shore rocks. Open the year around. □ CANNON BEACH. Named for cannon lost off American sloop “ Shark" in 1846. Popular vacation area. In heart of the razor clam country. Also swimming, horseback riding, sea shell collecting. □ SEASIDE. One of the most popular swimming beaches along the coast Two- mile promenade and midway with carnival type attractions. Excellent for family enterteirimsnt. What can you do? Plenty! First take a trip through the state and check up on things, (W hen's the last time, for example, that you viewed tlx* scenes in our picture quit?) Then turn Htnte’s Witness. Be a one-man (or one- family) f liamber of Commerce. Make yourself insufferable with your out of state friends. Let’s tell Uie world about On-ton S en d fo r fre e v a c a tio n g u id e Want to prove to your out-of state friend* you're a true grand exalted ( >regon guide? Ju st clip the cou- pon We ll send you a Jim Dandy Oregon Guide to nix salubrious vacations in s|>ectnculAr Oregon. Ask for as many copies as you want to send to your <mt of state friends. It’s a handy, full-color booklet of your Oregon vacation opportunities. If you don’t luive any out-of-state friends, get a booklet anyway. You pro!»ably will Want to take some of tlie trips yourself. County Ambulance, rvlce will lie continued by office until July 1. 19#3. le reason for this change i- removal of the otflce deputy night patrol work in the .bi- area. PACIFIC NORTHWEST BELL, 509 S.W.OAK STREET ROOM 800. LINCOLN BLDG., PORTLAND 4, ORE. ’ wnd _cop 0( S m Jim Dandy Ora«oa Guide. I •' trniou* to m»,to my uu( of ttoto friend« un a Mlubrtow« vj, «tien In •*>•«.taculer Oregon. ui Us office is more than will- to offer any assistance poas in setting up a new opera- Respectfully. C. L. Roberts. Sheriff the people of Sherman Coun- rant an ambulance service I suggest that a citizen’s nittee be formed and th -1 er discussed with the Coun- NAME. ASTORIA. Historic fur trading post and first white settlement in the Pacific Northwest. Things to do —watch the fishing fleet —visit the canneries —climb Astor Column for a sweeping view of the sea. DEPOC BAY. Small protected harbor well kn<-wn for its fishing fleet. Salmon fishing from May 1 to October 15. Tuna fishing from June to September. Trolling for bass, cod, and red snapper the year 'round. NEWPORT. Famous resort. Crabbing and fishing in Yaquma Bay Deep sea fish Ing and jeity fishing. Along the beech are some of the best known agate beds on the coast. ANSWERS; -e«!>d.ie»uj ’ip u tg »» a □ MOUNTAIN VIEW RANCH. ENTERPRISE. Scenic wonder« visible from road in cludes cow«, borse«, authentic outbuilding«. No trespassing. ADDRESS. □ HARLEY AXELROD S STUMP RANCH. BEND. Famous for m.les Things to see — interesting stumps — dry wells — authentic replicas include broken fences, rusty plows, sagging porches. C IT Y . D3 P. R SHOTWILL’S PLACE. HERMISTON. Popular tourist attraction Things to see melon patches, largest collection of shotguns west of the Mississippi V isit ng time — dark, moonless nights only. tpodae-i ’ipaeg vowuto dotjwo p o j 'weç L iaipff poop in A ■, PACIFIC NORTHWEST BELL LET S TELL THE -STATE. WORLD A 1 0 U T OREGON
