Rain Storm .
aam cm romm 1 Unusual
Hits Sherman County
Moro, Oregon, Friday, ^ay 22, 1925
MeA the 1st and 3d Thur«-
Stday evenings of each month,
biting members cordially
vited to meet with us. By
derof W. M.
Robt. Urquhart, Secretary
Bethlehem Chanter
evenings monthly.
. Mrs. F. A. Cushman,
— Worthy Matron.
Nana Bar see, Secretary.
/Toro Lodge No. 113
I. Q O. F.
Meets every Monday eve-
iaginibel.O. O. F. hall.
Transient and visiting bro
arc cordially invited to
meet with us.
Theodore Johnston, N. G
Lupine Rebecca Lodge
J No. 116, Moro, Oregon,
& meets 1st and 3d Fridays
of each month. Visiting
members welcome.
Mrs. C.V. Belknap, N.G.
Hasel Woods, Secy
The heaviest rain storm that has
, visited Sherman county since the
early days of county history referred
to toy the “oldest” inhabitant hit
Moro and Sherman county on Wed
nesday morning.
No damage to
fields nor growing crops has been re
ported, but water was running in the
roads and streets like minature
rivers for the greater part of the
morning.
At the Williams Motor Co. garage,
water came into the building thru
the flat roof, sky lights and end walls
until a swift stream of water esti
mated about two inches deep was
making rapid flow across the cement
floor. In addition to this, the storm
sewers were given more water to
carry off the streets than their ca-
pacity sise could handle and the
opening into this carry-off system
at the wash rack in the Williams
Motor Co. garage backed up and
added its quoto to that coming into
the building from other sources.
All in all, said John Reid, the floor
The rain storm of last Saturday
and Sunday performed some queer
CH RIE SCHULTZ FOST NO. 71
pranks when distributing moisture
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AMERICAN LEGION
over
the fields of Sherman county.
Meets at Odd Fellows Hsll on
i C q SM second and iourtb Wednesday« Very little) rain fell at the Wilford
Belshee farm and at the Tom Searcy
of each month.
farm
in the Boardman district, altho
Commander^!. M. Peterson, .
neighboring farms were given quite
Adjutant, Geo. Mitchell.
plentiful sprinkle.
This shortage
ZeU’s Fanerai Home Now Open at was more than accounted for in the
ensuing rainy spells of the first of
the week.
South of Kent, L. J. Davis report
Grade Spelling Content
ed when visiting this office on Mon
Decidea County Honors day, a fairly heavy rain fell north of
his farm' with the exception of a
Folllewing is a complete official strip a mile wide that received very
list of grade pupils of the Sherman little rain if any. On both sides of
county schools who were successful this strip the rain was heavy. Sun
in the final competitive county day night this strip was also well
championship spelling contest held taken care of by Jupiter Pleuvious
at the school house in Moro on Mon and since then other rain storms have
day evening, May 18th.
given the Kent section a good sup
The l^t is compiled by grades and ply of moisture that in all probabili
diviaions, and not by individual ty will carry the crop to maturity.
schools which the pupils may attend. Kent was visited with a three hour
Eighth Grad«
heavy rain on Friday, .a similar one
Doris Payne, Rufus.
on Saturday, several light ones on
Sunday and another heavy three
Greichen Casteel, Wasco; Ken- hoar rain on Monday.
neth Fridley, Wasco; Kenneth M.
Woods, Wasco; Pauline Davis, Kent.
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_ Sixth .Grad«
For The Current Week
Lois Bryant, Moro; Georgia Mc
Pherson, Wasco; Maxine Birks, Ruf
“ JANICE MEREDITH ”
us; Janet McQuillen, Waaco.
More
than 7,500 actors, including
Fifth Grad«
Ruth Luttrell, Grass Valley ; June one of the most notable casts ever
Brackett, Rufus; Doria Dunlap, Kent. assembled on the screen, appear in
“Janice Meredith,” Marion Davies’
Phyllis Andrews, Wasco; Gertrude newest picture, which comes to Moro
Castcal, Wasco; Myrtle Garland, on Sunday, May 24.
It is the most pretentious picture
Wasco.
ever made by the Cosmopolitan Cor
• Third . Grad«
poration, combining a charming love
Vivian Hays, Grass Valley; Max- story and a series of dramatic thrills
ine Henrich, Moro; Charles Dunlap,
with the most important events in
Kent; Charles Wilson, Kent; Millard
the founding of the American Res
Heath, Gran Valley; Eldin Reed,
public.
Grass Valley; Faye Luttrell, Grass
For magnitude, for dramatis
Valley; Francis Huck, Wasco.
sweep, for sheer splendor and mag
Second .Grad«
nifience of settings and costumes, it
Harry Dean Proudfoot, Moro; surpasses anything heretofore accom
Leon Smith, Wasco; Claude Barnett, plished by Miss Davies. And it is
Wasco; Cleone Walsh, Wasco; Mary American to the core. Historical
Ellison, Rufus; Leroy Pybum, Ruf authorites on the period of the
us; Margaret Burnett, Rufus; Dana American Revolution have pronounc
Jean McMillin, Wasco; Bobbie Cas ed it the most authentic picture of
teel, Wasco; Winifred Hentges, Was its kind-ever produced.
It is from
co; Norman Fields, Grass Valley; the famous novel by Paul Leicester
Dwight Baker, Grass Valley; Anita Ford.
Kenny, Moro; Delward Reed, Wasco.
“Janice Meredith,” can be called
First . Grad«
a screen epic of the American Revo
Albert Thompson, Rufus; Curtis lution. It embraces the entire Revo
Johnson, Moro; Evelyn Davis, Kent; lutionary era from 1775 to 1783.«
Ted Proudfoot, Moro; Jeanette Such important events as the Boston
Scott, Wasco; Mildred Alley, Moro; Tea Party, the Ride of Paul Revere,
Eugene Spencer, Rufus; Mildred the Battle of Lexngton, Patrick Hen
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Adams, Moro.
ry’s speech, the Crossing of the
Delaware, the Battle of Trenton, the
Battle of Yorktown, and surrender
of the British; as well as many
other incidents in the maknig x>f this
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nation, are all faithfully depictedjn
this picture.
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“THE WHITE SISTER”
It isn’t often you can get a vol
cano to work when you want it to,
but Henry King, the director of
“The White Sister,” starring Lillian
Gish, which will be shown at Moro
on May 29th, was able to photograph
a violent eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
just in time for the final scenes of
the F. Marion Crawford story, which
call for exactly the kind of an ex
plosion that happened.
When the picture comes to Moro
film audiences will get an extra thrill
out of knowing that the exploding
crater and the lava are real, and
Miss Gish, Mr. King and the rest’d!
the company were right on the spot.
“The White Sister” is a Henry
King production Released through
Metro.
Ronald Colman, a well-
known man on the stage, makes his
first screen appearance opposite Miss
Gish. Others in the cast include
Gail Kane, J. Barney Sherry,
Charles Lane, and Madame Juliette
La Violette.
J. W. Cochran left Sunday morn-
ing for Camas, Washington, where
he was called because of the serious
illness of his brother, Chas. Cochran.
Mr. Cochran is reported to be suf
fering from valvular leakage of the
heart.
BRIEF LOCAL NEWS
Moro O. A. C. Students
Join in Military Jousts
Miss / ’Kathleen Meloy, Orval
Thompson and Hollis Bull of Moro
are entrants in the contests which
yvill be features of the annual, mili
Virgil Cushman and family are tary tournament to be held at Ore
visitors this week in Moro from their gon Agricultural college Decoration
home near Condon.
day, May 30th. Miss Meloy will en
Mrs. E. R. Hickson has returned ter the polo pony stick bending con
from a visit with her sons and their test, the jumping in pairs contest,
and the girls musical ride. Mr. Bull
families at Portland.
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0. L. Belshe and family expect to and Mr, Thompson will enter the
leave next Monday for their sum Roman riding and jumping contest.
The military department of the
mer home at Camp Sherman.
college is »paring no effort to make
Fred Hennagin and wife were this the largest and most interesting
Moto visitors on Wednesday from tournament ever held there, though
their home at Locust Grove farm.
previous ones have ranked as major
Otis Baker and family motored to events in the college year. The night
The Dalles on Wednesday where sham battle feature has been dis
they visited with Mrs. Baker’s placed this year by an afternoon
program of -spectacular contests and
sister.
demonstrations in which these young
Tuesday afternoon some of the
people have entered.
Moro scouts went to the Harris place
Military training for the students
overnight
on the Deschutes for an
closes for the year with' the tourna
camp.
ment, hence this annual event takes
Ira K. Axtell returned on Tues- on the nature of a celebration as
has I well as a military exhibition.
day from Portland, where he
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Mr.
been under special medical tyeat-1 Bull and Mr. Thompson have served
ment.
in the infantry unit, Mr. Thompson
George Hennagin and family are gaining the rank of corporal and
planning on leaving Moro the first of squad leader for his squad.
the week for their summer home at
The opening event of the tourna
Camp Sherman.
ment will be an air service demon
Mrs. George Hanson is a visitor in stration of army planes under com
Moro this week from Oregon City, mand of Lieutenant Oakley G. Kelly,
at the home of her parents, J. C. consisting of formation flying by 9
planes, aerial acrobatics,1 dropping
Hockman and wife.
an aerial smoke screen, and a 3,000
Mrs. R. A. Feenstra has been re foot parachute jump.
quested to preach the baccalaureate
Special memorial day exercises
sermon next Sunday evening lor the
will follow in the college stadium
graduating class at Grass Valley.
after which the contest will be held.
E. L. Beezley and wife were visi These include a mounted tug of war,
tors this week in Moro as guests of skirmish race, girls musical ride, ar
Mr. Beezley’s brother Harry. Their tillery drill, cavalry drill, barrel
home is near Grand Junction, Colo fight, Roman riding and jumping,
rado.
infanty exhibition drill, jumping in
Miss Helen Idleman expects to pairs, machine gun race, polo pony
leave next week for Pendleton and stick belding contest, rifle squad
Echo where she will visit with rela relay race, mounted musical chairs
tives and friends before returning to and an engineer and tank exhibition.
Special rates are being offered on
her home at Salem.
all railroads to Corvallis as crowds
Lloyd Johnson left on Wednesday approaching those of football days
for Hood River where he will spend are expected. \
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part of the summer months on his
grandfather Granville Phillips fruit
farm near that city.
Elmer Newton, son of W. E. New
W. B. Johnston and wife were ton of this city, returned Saturday
visiting in Moro this week from their from San Diego, California, where
home at Salem. On the motor trip he was recently discharged from the
before reaching Moro, they visited at United States navy.
Portland and at Condon.
Chris Andersen, wrfo and daugh
Heath Johnson and family and ter Frances drove up the Columbia
Mrs. Rebecca Johnson, uncle ana highway on Monday to be visitors in
grandmother of C. E. Johnson of uns Mi.o during the Field Meet, County
city, are visiting in Moro this week Dcelamu.cry contest, and Moro high
reheol ,:ra..uating exercises.
They
from their home near Condon.
wire accompanied on the trip by
The Moro scout troop, with the Miss Ann Pike, who graduated as
Grass Valley scouts, plan on going nurse in, the same class as did Miss
on their annual hike next week un Andersen.
der leadership of Rev. Hanson, Rev.
Martin Hanson and ron were busi
Feenstra and Supt. A. M. Zevely.
ness visitors in l.loro this week from
Rev. and Mrs. R. A. Feenstra ac
their tourist resort home at Camp
companied by Mrs. Ramsey and Mrs»
Sherman.
Mr. Hanson has some
M. L. Schadewitz motored to Arling
twenty 1-room cottages which he
ton Thursday morning to attend the
rents to transient visitors and his
district conference of the Methodist
purpose here was taking a Delco
church.
lighting plant back with him which
Carl Stamey, wife and children he will use in furnishing electric
were visitors in Moro this week from light for these cottages.
Silverton at the home of Mrs. Sta
Thursday was “picnic” day at
mey’s sister, Mrs. A. S. Johnson. Mr.
Moro
school. Pupils of the 1st, 2nd,
Stamey and wife continued their
motor trip to Pendleton, where Mr. 3rd and 4th grades had picnic dinner
Stamey attended a state convention in the school house, altho first plan
ned to be held in Moro park. The
of laundry owners.
Sth, 6th, 7th and 8th grades drove to
Francis Anderson, now resident
Fleck orchards,/ near Rufus, where
of Hood River, spent last week-end
they spent the day. The high school
with his aunt, Mrs. C. L. Ireland, in
this city. Anderson holds down 3rd pupils and teachers drove to Buck
base in the Hood River mid-Colum- hollow, south of Kent, where they
bia ball team and, as the team played enjoyed a » similar affair.
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Wasco at Wasco last Sunday, came
Because of the Cornmencemcn.
up in advance of his team mates.
exercises of the graduating class of
C«ah Prices paid for poultry and Moro high school being held on this
eggs. Auto truck trips to Portland Friday evening, the showing of the
made weekly, oftener as business picture “Janice Meredith” advertised
warrants. Eggs received any time, for this Friday has been necessarily
Deliver to postponed to this Sunday evening.
poultry on Saturdays.
Freight or “Janice Meredith” is a historical
Moro Cream Station.
express handled on order from either story picture of early American
direction to any way p^int. F. D. events centering around the Revolu
tionary war period.
Flatt, jMoro.
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MORO CHURCH NEWS
Notes of Interest to
All Denominations
At the Methodist church next Sun
day morning Mrs. R. A. Feenstra will
preach at 11:00 o’clock. There will
be no union evening service.
The usual services will take place
at the Presbyterian ¿hurch next Sun
day morning. Sunday school opens at
10:00 and morning worship at 11:00.
Christian Science church services
are held on Sunday morning at 11
o’clock and on Wednesday at 8:00
p. m.
Sunday school at 10:15 a.m.
The reading room is open daily in
the rear of the church. All are in
vited to attend the church services
and to make use of the reading room.
Rev. Henry G. Hanson, Rev. R. A.
Feenstra, and Superintendent A. M.
Zevely will leave with the boy scouts
next Tuesday morning for a camping
trip at Clear lake. They will return
at the end of the week. It is antici
pated that the customary good times
will be had in th>e great out doors.
The boys always take the good times
and the appetites with them.
M oro T heatre
At the request of Supt. A. M.
Zevely a conference was held at the
courthouse Monday morning attend
ed by Rev. Hanson, Rev. Feenstra,
Rev. Johnson of Grass Valley, Dr.
VanNuys of the Presbyterian educa
tional board and Rev. Jesper of the
Methodist educational board to pro
ject plans for the teaching,under the
new state law, of the Bible in the
public schools.
Thre will be no preaching service
locally next Sunday night,as a large
part of the audience goes to Kent
to present the pageant,“Circle Three
Sees a Vision.”
This was givj*n
locally some time ago by the Presby
terian womens missionary society,
and was very highly commended.
The repetition takes place at Kent
high school auditorium next Sunday
evening, May 24th, at eight o’clock.
Resolutions of Condolence
Wheatland Rebekah Lodge
Kent, Oregon, May 13th, 1925.
Whereas, God in his infinite love
and mercy has caused to be taken
from our midst, Sister Elizabeth E.
Helyer, mother of brothers W. C.
and W. H. Helyer, and sister Minnie
Pape; and grandmother of brother
E. M. Helyer. Be it
Resolved: That while we mourn
the loss that deprives them of her
love and care and causes a vacancy
in our midst that, as members of
this lodge, we do deeply sympathize
with and extend to the bereaved
family our condolence in their sor
row. Be it further
Resolved that a copy of these reso
lutions be recorded in this lodge and
copies be sent to the bereaved fami
ly, to the Grass Valley Journal and
the Sherman County Observer for
publication.
Fraternally submitted in F.^L. T.
OREGON -
MORO,
Because of Commencement Exercises of
M. H. S. “Janice Meredith” billed for this
Friday has been changed to
Sunday Evening, May 24
and because of holding the Sherman County
Field Meet and the Declamatory Contest on
this Saturday “ The Turmoil ” dated for Sat
urday has been indefinitely postponed
“ The White Sitter ”
Friday, May 29
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“ There is nothing on the stage this season, nor was there any
thing on the stage last season, to compare for one moment with
the pathos, the suspense, the spectacular magnifience, and the
gorgeous finale of the picture which presents LiRian~ GisTTTif
* ‘ The White Sister.’ ”—Alan Dale in New York American.
“The Iron Trail
Saturday, May 30
One of the best stories written by Rex Beach
THE MORO DAIRY
Phone ai Fi
G. Q. Thorp, proprietor
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The orfly dairy herd in the vicinity of Moro
_ that it certified disease-free.
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Milk, 12c quart
Cream, 35c pint
Deliveries daily, morning and evening
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Card of Thanks ,
We wish to thank our many
friends for the sympathy and kind-
ness shown us during the bereave-*
ment of our beloved Mother and
Grandmother.
Signed : The Helyer Family'
We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to the many friends and
neighbors lor their kindness and
sympathy in the recent loss of our
dear Mother and Grandmother Mrs.
E. E. Helyer. Also for the beauti
ful floral offerings.
The Family.
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Four paving plants will be aperat
ed In Marlpn county this season, ao
cording to members of the count)
court. A total of 16 miles of road 1»
to be paved. The plants will be locat
ed at Salem, Stayton, Scollard and
Silverton.
The first plea from Oregon for low
er freight rates on agricultural prod
acts under the powers granted it b)
the Hoch-Smith resolution reached th<
interstate commerce commission from
the Umpqua Broccoli exchange oi
Rosehura
A farewell reception was tendered
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Lee at the Presby
Everything for the Home is here
terinn church on Thursday evening
by the Dorcas Society, Dorcas Study
at prices that invite a visit to this store
Club, Presbyterian Sunday school And
American Legion auxiliary. A musi
cal program occupied the first of the
evening,followed by a gift by the so
cieties mentioned of a set of ivory
handled steak knives after which
Moro, Oregon
punch and wafers were served and
all present joined in an informal
social visit. Mr. and Mrs. Lee leave
next week to make their future home
in Portland.
Geo. B. Bourhiil was a business
visitor in The Dalles on Thursday.
While there he was informed that
records kept in The Dalles show that r
R. H. McKean, Manager, Wasco, Oregon
, j
on May 19th of this year the Colum
bia riv?> was at exactly the same
deep water strge as it was on the
DEALERS IN
19th of May, 1894, the year of the
extreme high water when the rail
Lime, Plaster, Cement, Cedar Posts,
road tracks along the Colombia riv
Builders Supplies, Lumber, Wood, *
er was washed out’ in hundreds of
Coal
and Hay.
places resulting in the ‘ bankruptcy
of the railroad and a complete tie-up
MANUFACTURERS OF
of all communication between east
ern Oregon and Portland; Weather
conditions are very similar this year
to that, of 1894 and it may be possi
ble that another high river flood will
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