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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (June 18, 1926)
A* •r Yr V R. * ¿to.. Tht Sherman County ObMrvw, More, Oregon, Friday, June 18, IMS L______ ■__________ r ..............I l...... ut....... m ......... mini..........miiiii ii u i iiin ii mj !» MYSTERIOUS WRECK OF AUTO NEAR RUFUS -•w—- Celebration July 4th and 5th TYGH VALLEY FAIR GROUNDS Tygh Valley, Oregon . bluff and was totally wrecked. The car was a Ford coupe, owned by Mr. Phelps of Pendleton who had loaned the ear that same evening to a friend in that city. Why the-ear was driven over the bluff or by whom is not known to Sheriff Chrisman. The owner was notified by phone and left Pendleton for the scene of the wreck shortly after being noti fied. The operator of the Wilson ser vice station had taken off most ol the accessories shortly after the wreck was discovered to save them - from possible thievery. Sherrif f Chrisman reported that there was no sign of any one being injured or that anyone was in the car when it went over the bluff. Free For All Races Music Entertainment $150 Firework* Program Committee: D. Woodside, Horse Races Gene Watkins, Foot Races K L. Hauser, Entertainment and Fireworks C. M. Pyler, Manager Admission to Grounds 50 cents. '“ Sherrif f Hugh Chrisman was called to Rufus Tuesday morning to in vestigate an auto wreck on the Co lumbia highway west of that place. The car went over a high embank ment near the George Blackburne orchard, where it could not be seen by passing motorists. A railroad track walker reported the accident to the Wilson service station, close to the scene of the wreck. He stated that he was on a track inspection trip when he first saw the car coming from the east on the highway. It was driven past the place, turned around and went back and stopped near the edge of the bluff. Then he saw a man leave the car and walk west. Shortly after the BIG im r' might stand still upon our rumpua, But where wdkld all our rights go to when a bi* car should bump us? We’d rather hop to every hoot, to Than to hold a lily while our wife splurged on our life insurance. WIDER ROADS A NECESSITY Paved roads used to be the chief xmcern in a good roads program. It * estimated that this year we will nave in excess of 500,000 miles of hard-surfaced roads in the United States. These improved roads have □rought an in create in traffic which no one even dreamed of 10 years ago. The comparison drawn by the Salt Lake, Utah, Telegram ip the follow ing editorial, shows the fundamental difference between the United States as contrasted with any other country in the world. America is the home of freedom, initiative and independ ence. European countries represent only “paved” roads, but “wider” a maximum of government ownership and control of industry, repression of wo reasons: to enable traffic to individual initiative and special ad «peed up, and to prevent accidenta. vantages for the favored few instead On many of our crowded narrow *oads a slow moving truck or other Read what the Telegram says: It vehicle will block traffic, due to the ipakes one love every square foot of fact that there is little opportunity rocky land, desert waste and fertile m pass such obstructions from the fields in Our Country where the rich est and the poorest have equal oppor- Many states have already started tunities; where distinction co remedy this situation, and on the means nothing and where the govern Pacific e^ast 2-foot shoulders are be BLBCTRICte REFRIGERATION ment exists for the people and not the ing built on each side of the road and people for the government a few inches higher than the old sur “A transcontinental trip, no matter face. These shoulders are made of WILLIAMS MOTOR COMPANY how often you take it, is a never old aither asphaltic concrete or cement panorama of the greatness and unity and the space between them is re of America. Just now the middle surfaced with asphaltic concrete. western part of it is scarcely a pan By thia method, narrow pavements orama of its beauty. Even a Kansas are satisfactorily widened and thick village has beauty in the spring and ened at a minimum expense. From ' I : summer, or when covered with fleecy now on, rdad widening will be as im immmmmmmmttmnmmmnmmmmmmmntmm imtmt winter snow, but in the mid-season, portant as road paving. The tenden of mud and haze and drizzle it would cy is to make all the new roads with take a poetical soul to see any beauty less crown. in it. Which is perhaps all the better. The best way to appreciate anything To Fit all Kinds of Feet is to see it at its worst. - So, let us AMERICAN PLAN OF OWNERSHIP compare the wont Kansas village, at A new spirit of understanding, con its worst, with the wonderfully beau fidence, and cooperation has touched tiful French villages at- their v^y our economic fabric, and instead of best. IN BLACK^ BROWN, SATIN AND BLOND “big business,” so-called, controlled “ Ih picturesque beauty, of course, For Ladies, Mi**es and Children by a few tremenduously rich individ there is nothing to compare. The uals or corporations, we have today French village has everything and the Kansas village has nothing. It is millions of men and women who have invested their savings and own stock flat, dreary, ugly, and prosaic. • But in the country’s great economic or the Kansas village of a few hundred Sizes 5 to 13 in All Widths ganizations. We are, in short, cur inhabitants covers as much space as a considerable French village. Its ing the evils of capitalism by making If You Come to The Dalles ugly houses have telephones and rad more capitalists. Before the world war less than DONT FORGET ios, and an automobile. Some of 2,000,000 people owned securities in them have running water and modern the incorporated business of the coun plumbing, and the rest have space enough to make the lack of them try. Today the number is estimated relatively safe and inoffensive. Every at close to 15,000,000. la many pub body has a daily newspaper and lic utilities, 100 per cent ef the em Wasco County’s Exclusive ployees own stock in the companies everybdy can read it for which they work. Customer and Shoe Store “The French village has a wonder employe ownership have taken the ful old stone church, in which its place of absentee bank ownership. people have worshipped for 500 years, The ownership of class A American while the Kansas village has six starv railroads with a yearly operating in ing and ugly wooden ones, commem come of 01,000,000,000, is scattered orating mostly sectarian rivalries. among more than 800,000 persons. But the Kansas village has a fine The American Telephone and Tele union high school, where its people graph company has no less than 348,- and those of the country about can 000 stockholders. The largest single learn more than any but the most block of ownership in the General favored graduate in France. Electric cmpany is held by employes. “The Kansas villagers live more It has been said. And truly, that a comfortably, in better health, and radical is only a radical when he more prosperously; they and their hasn’t a ‘‘red’* in his pocket; the min children have better prospects, and ute he has a bank account he becomes they know more. They would be a conservative, jealous of the very better off if they had beauty, too, GARAGE AND BLACKSMITH SHOP developments and tadus^iea he for but nature gives them some of that, merly sought to tear down. part Of the year. And the balance on Govenment regulation has played the whole, is overwhelmingly their Dealen In Buy Frigidaire Frigidaire ■' m f All Kinds of Shoes FANCY SHOES WORK SHOES John Wemmark V Plow Shares Sharpened fi Double Trees and Single Trees Woodworking r ~ o ■’ i social s sarv ke , which has taken firm 4 sold of the dominant leaden in ia- Circuit Judge Marrow, of Portland, new spirit of understanding and eO operation between employer and em use of electricity as a cure for do ploye. Peace ha* superseded war mestic unhappiness that so frequently as the accepted relatieMhip between ends in divorce. He says that a employer and employe. Production washing machine, a vacuum cleaner, has increased enonndbsly in quan an electric fan, a toaster, and other tity and improved in quality. 'Wast electrical conveniences and time-sav age has been reduced to an amazing ers now so easily procurable, turn degree, end. a new spirit 4g under domestic drudgery into real pleasure; standing, confidence»*4* cooperation and so remove the one greatest cause for quarrels. * Tank Lumber and Hardwood -------- ----- nrnnnnnr i nnnnoc i oo i THE OBSERVER PUNTING OFFICE 18 AN ESTABLISHMENT THAT IS KNOWN BY THE HIGH GRADE OF ITS PRINTING -*■.... ..... " — ----------- —-------- 1 Delightful to an „ Sen» pert, advice Wednesday mornin* as to the reason why nearly 20,000 gal tice individual initiatito- We have a lons of water disappeared from his country of almost IBnitlOM natural concrete reservoir at his farm in three resource* Our political institutions foster self-reliance and self-control pumpin* line were, upon examination, on the part of the individual citizen, in perfect order because water was standing in the pipe when disconnect Best of all, while we are intensely ed. It was thought a crack had de individualistic, we know how to co veloped in the concrete lining of the operate for the good of alt—San Jose Mercury Herald. Naturally, first emphasis is placed on the quality of our service but with quality assured the attrac tive prices will draw many to Delicious to Eat Ross’ Confectionery MORO, OREGON ■ » FIRE During Harvest Andrew Jackson iteed to be extinguisher is “The thihgs that a strong man ac complishes are more eloquent than any words may ever be.” COMBINE OPERATORS Always ready. Never corrodes. Never leaks. When filled you are assured of fire protection against hot boxes or field fires. Others apeak of our manner of conducting a gervice as an accomplishment of rare worth, of distinguished dignity. Gallon siao sells for *25.00. The Crandall Undertaking Company Quart size at each price has same pump action and contains same liquid The difference is in a slightly cheaper case. All are guaranteed to be equally effect- Be. -' Wasco z W. H. Myers Moro, Qram Valley • Samuel Brisbine ¡0000000000000000000000000000000000000000900000000000 Local representative for the Fyr Fyter Co. of Dayton, Ohio. HOT WEATHER fi Is a time of hardship for the housewife made easier with a Kohler Power and Light Plant on the farm that permits working in a cool kitchen when ironing. D. LINDQUIST JEWELER Repairing a Specialty. J L I F •" FOR SALE 502 E. Second st. ~ 2 Doors Elast of Skaggs Store BY M. R. Schadewitz, Propristar J. F. VOLSTORFF Lone Rock Hood River Heights Agency Dealer for the Hupmobile Oakland ' Pontiac Automobiles O. R. Hals«, Proprietor Federal Knight Truck Fresh Milk,and Cream at all times. Ml USED CARS . DELIVERY TWICE DAILY Leave orders at Moro Pharmacy- BIGGS SERVICE STATION H. H. Willard. Proprietor — Lunch Goods Bottled Drink* on Ice Quaker State Oil* Union Gas Ajax Tires A valuable knowledge of the reliability and integrity of businesses is the reward of the steady reader of advertisements. . Will be Appreciated -r * The New 1926 Model, 14-ft Cut Case Combined Harvester • t Ci.* . ■ • . I • and Let Us Demonstrate It To You • - * " ' - Dell Wright will demon strate the Case Cotabined Harvester each Saturday ih Moro. Everyone is in vited to come and see the ' Case Harvester for himself This machine has proven its ability. Don’t experi ment. It is CASE built chroughout and is simple, strong, and made to “Save * We stock a complete line of repair* for this machine, no small item when mis- Hptune happen* to hit you in the middle of your run. ■Ml r Fanners Elevator & Supply Co. i ? J Vi i t *— r t — NOW HERE! - . Kent J. E. Norton Marvin Miller Moro, Oregon THE JUDGE MAY BE RIGHT That is what our patrons say after - they have enjoyed the excellent lunches we serve at our foun tain. " ■ You too. If you are not already ac quainted, arc invited to share with other* our delightful and appetizing electric not plate quick lundi service. Opposite Hotel Moro FOSS & CO Bar Iron and Steel SATISFIED! We almost made our mind up that the next swift car that tooted Would find us standing on our rights, as though we there were rooted; Bat just then a big car bore down and tooted, just to try us, And we jumped so high that it went under and by us. And we’ve been jumping ever since Love, honor, and betray, and to cars threatened morrow there'll be hellimony to pay. when Children under 12 years free. OUR COUNTRY IN COMPARISON WITH EUROPE’S BEST “ 1 All farmers of Sherman county are invited to attend the second field day to be held at the Experiment Station on June 23d. A large number of bankers from western Oregon and the Willamette valley will be present as well as a committee from the board of regents. Farmers are also invited to attend the luncheon to be given at Hotel More et 1 p.m. to the visitors under the auspices of Moro commun- iy dub. Those intending to attend the luncheon must notify D. E. Stephens, president of the dub, not later than Monday morning so that table reservation can be made by the hotel management. The car that ever lands on os will have to catch us jumping; -We’re kinda old and kinda fat, but you pull out the stopper On your old horn and you will ■— $ BANKERS WILL VISIT MORO EXPERIMENT FARM We who read the newspapers, we haye seen it lately stated Some judge somewhere tells all the world no man is obligated To dodge a hefty motor car which down the road comes scooting; And when we read it first we al- moet said: “Now you are hoot- ..'n ». .i Hwy < - HU B— THE BETTER WAY We <» - -
