Board Member« From 25
Districts Hold Banquet
IKHM NIK! issali!
This year has added umbrellas and
raincoats to the necessities of life.
A county school board convention
was held at Hotel Moro the evening
of May 2nd for the purpose of dis
cussing county educational problems.
About 70 members, representing 25
school districts, attending the meet
ing.
Among the various topics discuss
ed was the date for starting school
in the fall and school holidays. It
was desired that these dates be as
near the same over the county as
possible and that September 7th
would comply with the wish of the
majority.
The county nurse, Miss Grace
Millgate, and Miss Grace Holmes, of
the Oregon tuberculosis association,
s oke on the health of the child and
the probability of securing a health
nurse for the county, The idea of
having a permanent nurse for Gil-
liam and Sherman counties, «om-
bined, was discussed and seemed to
be the favored plan.
The week-day religious school was
brought up for discussion.
After
the meeting a co limit tee was ap
pointed to determine the feasibility
of the plan and work out details with
the view of establishing such schools
in the county. Rev. Feenstra, Rev.
Hanson and Mr. Johnson were ap
pointed on this committee.
The status of the normal loan
fund was discussed briefly. During
the discussion it was brought out
that records of the county superin
tendent office show that salaries of
teachers of Sherman county have in-,
creased
over last year. This
increase is mainly in rural schools
and lower grades.
J. Minor Booth, county auditor of
school district books, gave an in
structive talk about the cost of au
diting school district books and
methods of keeping school clerk’s
books.
A piano solo by Laura Urquhart
and a violin solo by Miss Dorothy
Perkins were pleasing features of
the evening program.
The class in domestic science
Moro high school, under direction of
Miss McPherson, served lunch, after
which a rising vote of thanks was
tendered the claa« by those present
for the courtesy extended.
’ There ia one really international
word today. That word La “dollar.”
i
C. L. I reland
Editor and Publiiher
Entered as second class matter at the
post office at Moro, Oregon, July 2S, 1891
Local School Fairs Ex
hibits Above Average
‘Every school in Sherman county
but one was represented at the five
local school fairs held in the county
last week at Rufus, Wasco, Moro,
Grass Valley and Kent.
The five
fairs are each reported to be an un
qualified success, with an unusual
quality and increased number of ex
hibits and a more intensive interest
taken in the local fairs by Loth pu
pils and parents.
Booth and contesting divisions
were judged on quality, quantic,
variety and general effect.
Kent
was awarded first for the division
and Wasco second. Industrial club
work was well represented, there be
ing 123 exhibits of sewing alone and
several excellent exhibits of live
stock and poultry.
Each local fair closed with a
declamatory contest in the evening at
which pupils keenly contested for
honors.
Those receiving highest
place in the declamatory contests, as
Weil a_s tko.se who received places in
the local field meet try-outs, will
contest at the county field meet and
declamatory contest to be held at
Moro within the next two weeks.
The white In the flag doeant mean
whitewash.
All said and done, the best candi
date Is the best mnu.
If all the world » a stage the boxiest
scene shifter Is Mars.
Russia spends too much time study
ing her owh fever chart*
!
When a holiday falls on s week
end grade crossings work overtime.
A “hick” town Is one where there
are only three filling stations to a
block.
"This hurts me more than It does
you,” said a father to the rag be was
beating.
*T have been a Judge for a number
of years snd I know that boys be
tween 17 snd 22 years of sge commit
about 75 per cent of the crimes, says
a writer In World's Work. “Between
the age« of 10 and 23 you will find
that men are Inclined to commit crime.
Mow, why is it? If they grow up to
be 26 er 80 it is not likely they will
get Leto the criminal courts. It is
the meet beautiful age of a man's Life,
an age ef dreams, of romance, of vi
tality, fired with ambition.
That
beautifnl age is perverted because of
the wrong system under which these
boys live. They all have surplus en
ergy and that energy should have
•eme outlet It la s time when they
should be impressed with the beauty
of a clean life, of a purpose; but no
one «sama interested until they get
Into the criminal courts. The Mur
■ball Stillman movement takes the boy
before he goes wrong. It doesn't
preach to him, b^ it shows him the
i ALONG LIFE'S ¡Í
By THOMAS A. CLARK
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... ETIQUETTE
UY 17 HY do you not write a hand-
W book of etiquette?" Sir Phineas
Plgee asked me last evening as I was
dining with him at bis lodging place.
The question flattered me coming as it
did from such a discriminating and tal
ented writer, and. besides, there wss
upon me the urge of many experiences.
1 recognized at once the need of such
s work though 1 was uncertsln ss to
the demand.
Only that morning as I was strolling
tn s leisurely and unobtruaive way to
my office, I had been pushed into the
mud by a group of frizzled headed
young women who occupied the whole
breadth of sidewalk as they sloshed
giggling down the street. When I uf1
tered an involuntary word of proteat,
they gave me an insolent look.
A young boob, whose name I did not
know, accosted me as "Tommy” as Is
rushed by me—a salutation not whoHj
conventional and one which I have
been wont to reserve for acquaintances
of a somewhat more intimate charac
ter.
Being of a logical turn of mind, 1
began at once to organize my material,
to select specific illustrations, snd to
decide upon the topics to be discussed
I should of course have to aay seine
thing upon the uae of the telephone In
social intercourse, of the increasing
habit of amoking in the presence of la
dies—or gentlemen—of the propei
lighting of dance halls, of the ellminat
Ing or ignoring of the chaperon. Th*
local custom prevalent among newly
engaged couples, and followed some
what by those who contemplate such a
relationship, of the young man’s cling
ing persistently and tenaciously to th*
young woman whenever they appeal
upon the street, I should devote a
chapter to. Attention given to th*
teeth, or the nails, or the comflexloi
npon the street or in public gathering*
wlil need to be discussed. How prop
erly to wear the galosh should be det)
nltely settled.
A scoYe of pertinent
topics rush into my mind In quick sue
cession, so that I feel confident that
there will be no dearth of material
when the volume is under <wxy.
It will not be out of place, I am sure.
-In such a work to say something In
defense of conventionality, of respect
for authority and for the rights snd
feelings of other«, of court e«y and
kindness of heart, for some of these
thing» are st the very foundation of
the regulations jjrhlch are supposed to
control our social relations. There la
a wide field for »uch a work, I can see
Sewing Club Projects
Hold Pupils Interest
The following is the list of pu
pils in Sherman county schools who
were awarded prizes in the sewing
club project nt the five local school
fairs held last week:
Foss & Co.,'*1“-
Moro, Oregon
RUFUS DISTRICT
Division la.
Ada Jones 1st; Jean Morris
Joy White 3rd; Anna Olson
Marie Olson 5th.
Division lb
- Pearl Addington IsL
Division 2
Ruth Wilson 1st; Emogene
mondson 2nd; Edna Addington
Division 3
Opal Addington 1st.
2nd
4th
Ed-
3rà.
WASCO DISTRICT
Division la.
Elizabeth Happold 1st; Peggy Bol
ton 2nd.
Division lb.
Georgia Harper 1st; Edward Hap-
hold 2nd; Wilma May 3rd.
Division 2
Vivian Bolton l«t; LaRue Little
2nd.
MORO DISTRICT
Division la.
Laura Ruggles 1st,; Patricia Pow
ell 2nd; Dorris Fortner 3rd.
Diviaion lb.
” Lois Bryant 1st; Sadie Williams
2nd; Cynthy Bell 3rd.
Division 2
Emmajean Stephens 1st; Dorothy
Foss 2nd; Pauline Buell 3rd.
GRASS VALLEY DISTRICT ,
Division la
Gerald Holzapfel 1st; Fay Lutt-
rell 2nd; Marie Russell 3rd.
Division 1b.
Ruth Luttrell Ist; Bonita Whitt
2nd; Barbara Walpole 3rd.
Division 2.
Katherine Reckman Ist; Grace
Newcomb 2nd.
Junior Sewing
Ellen Cox 1st; Norma Garrett 2nd,
Fern Luttrell 3rd.
KENT DISTRICT
Division la.
Matilda Holt 1st; Alta Norton 2nd,
Clarice Wilson 3rd.
Division lb.
Hallie Mottern 1st; Doris Dania;
2nd; Florence Young 3rd.
Division 2.
Louise Haynes 1st; Rua Helyer
2nd; Della Helyer 3rd.
If there is anything in the world you would like to lobe, it’s that disturbing
nerve-upsetting squeak. Drive your car into tjie Foss Co. garage and we
will get rid of that noise in a hurry. We do the kind of work that will
please you.
We Have a Complete Line of Auto Accessories
f and the Very Best Grade of Tires, Tubes, Oils and Greases
Jurors Summoned For
The following is the list of 31
ju<ora summoned for duty at the
May term of circuit court of Sher
man county, which convenes at Moro
May 18th, 1925.
Kent:,„ Carl Schadewitz, H. E.
Morrow, J. A. Schassen.
Grass Valley: T. M. Rolfe, Dell
Olds, S. B. Holmes, O. N. Ruggles,
L. K. Smith, Jack Morrissey, Jesse
Martin.
Wasco: W. A. Medler, Asa Rich-
elderfcr, John T. Johnson, G. H.
Root, Geo. W. Käseberg, J. C. Me
[Dermid, Alex Macnab, Malcolm
Neal R. S. Macnab.
Moro: Ray Ragsdale, E. S. Rug
gles, Carroll Sayrs, C. W. Kenny,
J. F. Peters, Dayton Henrich«, H. H.
Nichols.
Moody: J. J. Miller.
Klondike:
L. R. Seeley, John
Mathias.
Rufus:
C. M. Kuyper», W. A.
Morris.
The Senior Class Moro High School
Presents
“His Uncle’s Niece”
Opera House, Moro, Oregon, May 18th, 1925
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CHARACTERS
iln order of appearance)
Richard Tate, Esq., a rising young lawyer...........
.. Chester Peetz
Francis Felton, the cause of all the trouble. . . .
. . Harold Bryant
Dora Hale, very much attached to the “Cause”.'
Gwendolyn Foss
Aiice Malcolm, a dose chum cf Dora'».............
. . Linnie Belshg
Mrs. Sarah Ann Mullen, a womtn of few words;
from Happy Valley. .................................... .-. Wilma Boardman
Simon F. Felton, Frank’s uncle, who never makes a
mistake . .......................................................... Vernon Miller
Philander Filmore, “humble but’ wise”............. ?.. Wallace Cochran
Timothy Haye, gabdener at Happy Valley Junction. . . .Byron Peetz
Silas Sickelmoore, the constable at Happy Valley. . .Wm. McKinney
In the past 18 months 10,997 coyotes
SCENES
have been killed by trappers in east
ern Oregon, • according to Stanley
Meanwhile the man who la captain of
Act I.
InUrior of Francis Felton’» and Richard Tate’s bachelor
Jewett, predatory animal inspector of
hla soul will order hla next winter*«
establishment at Boston.
According to reports from the city
the United States biological survey.
Total crop production tn the Tule heslth office there sre more than 200
Act II. Same as Act I. Afternoon of the same day.
lake
section for this year will exceed case« of Influenza in Vernonia. Only
Brief Resume of Happenings of
Act
III. Exterior of Uncle Simon’s newly acquired summer home
the half billion bushel yield of 1924, one death has resulted, however.
at
Happy
Valley Junction. Evening; tlyee days later.
Almost universal Indorsement I d •
the Week Collected for
according to an estimate made by C.
central
Oregon
of
the
movement
ini
Time:Midsummer.
‘
A. Henderson, Klamath county agent.
Our Readers.
■ Announcement was made in Port tinted by The Dalles-Wasco county '
IF YOU
land of the building of a new main chamber of commerce to combat the ,
Scats Now on Sale at Moro Pharmacy
•
Tho
Lane
County
Bankers
’
associa
line railroad approximately 150 miles referendum on house bill No. 413 call
CLLLBRATL
tion will meet at Eugene Thursday.
long from Bend to Klamath Falls, cost Ing for regulation of trucks and motor
YOUR
W
Hal
McNair
of
Ashland
was
re
ing 16,500,000. The new mileage will busses is being indicated by response
NG WITH
appointed a member of the state board be an extension of the Oregon Trunk received* to telegrams sent other com
AQUARI OF
mercial bodies in the district.
of pharmacy.
A wave of intestinal Influenza has
ŸOUDBCT
been prevalent on the University of
ORDIR A
from grace it opens up its doors snd Oregon campus during the last week
WODLN
Establishment of eastern Oregon
■sagai “Come here: we will do what
OVERCOAT.
GOOD FRESH MILK
'ww can for you if you want to help headquarters for the Oregon Humane
r>»_ i
*.i
society
In
The
Dalles
Is
being
consid
yourself."
Blacksmith
and » Machine Shop
From the Certified Disease
ered. f
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Plow Share Grinding
Helens inbricht, 3, and little
Free Cows of the
brother, Arnold, 17 months, children
Acetylene Welding
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of Mr. snd Mrs. Gust Ulbrlcht, farm
STARR DAIRY
era, living one mile west of Free
Wood Working in Connection
water, were drowned in the Pleasant
Is a Health Builder and •
View irrigation ditch which flows
can be had, delivered night •
past their home.
Let us give you prices on our
or morning, for only
Petitions fy the iqjtiative or refer
Pennsylvania Vacuum Cup Tires
endum of a measure shall contain a
10c a quart
minimum of 9094 names of qualified
We Have a Complete New Stock
Phil Starr, Moro, Oregon 4
voters, according to announcement
SOLE AGENTS FOR
made by the secretary of state fol
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lowing receipt of a legal opinion from
m r ScbUewitz, Prop.
the attorney-general.
Telephone Main 171
Home phone Main 474
Umatilla county has five market
For The Dalles and Vicinity
road projects either under construe
tion or LQ.be constructed as a part o1
the 1925 road building program. It It
No Mold, Taint, Nor Decay
estimated that the county will havt
For This Reason Get a Herrick
available about 1130,000 for market
roads during the year.
main street
The Southern Pacific system h«d
Dry, purified air is con-
net operating income of 140,733,741.62
»tanti y in circulation through
arber
hop
an iced Herrick. This keeps
during the year 1924, or 110,176,686 IE
MORO,
OREGON
foods from spoiling. It elim
lesa than during 1923. according to th?
inates the conflicting currents
annual
report of the corporation filer
of warm and cold air which
in the offices cf the public servier
cause moisture.
commission at Salem.
Joe Truitt, Proprietor
It is this moisture in ordi
The Oregon state fish commission
nary refrigerators that causes
mold and decay.
But foods
has authorized the building of a new
can remain in the Herrick in-
fish hatchery on Rock creek, a tri
definitely without spoiling,
butary
of the Umpqua river. The
SHOWER BATHS
Actual test» prove this.
hatchery will be ready for operation
circulation
The
in the fall and will take care of 7,-
oder« and
carries all
000.000
or 8.000,000 eggs.
to
the
ice
chamber,
flavors
BUY A USED CAR FROM
where the natural cleansing of the air releases them to be carried
Charges filed with the state su
off . in the drippings. There’s no such thing as interchanging of
preme court a few week» ago involv
WALTHER - WILLIAMS CO., THE DALLES
food odors in a properly used Herrick.
ing Clyde N. Johnson, ex-district at
torney of Lane county, were found to
C. V. Belknap, Proprietor
All cars sold are thoroughly recondi
You Will Find a Herrick
be unwarranted, according to a report
tioned in every respect.
prepared by the grievance committee
For Every Need in Our Large Stock
of the Oregon State Bar association.
Moro, Oregon
The public service commission has
Use Your Credit. A Small Payment Down
anteed to be as represented
extended until May 23 the time for
The balance on weekly or monthly payments
filing annual reports by public utlli
Ladies and Children’s Hair Cutting
, ties operating in the state of Oregon
and Shingle Bobbing
The extension of time was granted
Prices
are
very
low,
term
payments
if
desired
i j^t the request of a large number of
i «tilltie» which were unable to com
BUY YOUR USED CAR
plcts their reports by April 30.
The state land board has exempted
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Coos. Lane and Douglas counties from
ihe payment of royalty on sand and
gravel taken from the Umpqua river
for the improvement of the Roosevelt
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and Umpqua highways and a number
of market roa<la io those counties,
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BiLL^ B arbe
SAYS
OREGON NEWS ITEMS
OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Moro Garage
Docherty - Powers
Furniture Company
Moro Garage,
Herrick Refrigerators
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B
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Moro Hotel Barber Shop
DOCHERTY
POWERS
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Furniture Company >
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BATHS
Walther - Williams Co., The Dalles
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