The Sherman County Observer, Moro, pregón, Friday, April 8, 1927
MEANING OF WORDS
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CIVIC AUDITORIUM, THE DALLES
Friday Eve, April 15, at 8:30
(Prior to Opening at the Auditorium, Portland)
METRO - GOLDWYN - MAYER
in arrangement with - _ .
A. L. CRT ANGER, C. B. DILLINGHAM and F. ZIEGFELD, JR.
Present
THE SUPERB CINEMA SPECTACLE
BEN HUR
Founded Upon *
GEN. LBW WALLACE’S
Immortal Story and the Famou« -Play of That Name
DIRECTED BY FRED NIBLO
Now Being Predated in Its Complete Magnificence
WITH TOURING ORCHESTRA
PRICES: 50c, 75c, >1.00 and >1.50 PLUS TAX
' ¿p* ;
AH Seats Reserved *
Mail Order« Now to Service Drug Store, The Dalle«
Watch Thia Bulletin
Good Used' Car Value*
IMO Dodge Brother« Touring — New
>625
>700
>475
»00
.. .........
>200
>150
>125
*24 Dodge Brothers Coupe-N«w paint
Rs 0f t xtra a b s«n well taken car« of
lìti Dòdg« Brothors Coup« — N«w
Paint; — Extras .. ...............
Dodg« Brothers S«daA — Excel-
1924 Dodge Brothen Sedan — Very
Valu«
a . .... • »
Dodg« Brothen Touring — Onr-
Studebaker Six Touring — Good Shape
Ford Tourtag — 1923
Notice is hereby given that the
county superintendent of Sherman
county, Oregon, will hold eighth
grade examinations at Moro, Oregon,
as follow«: Commencing at 0 a. m. on
G«od B«havi««l
Thursday, MAy IB, and continuing
A number of local readers of until Friday, May 18, 1927, at
m.
th« Sherman County Observer were
Program for Examination«
disappointed last Saturday evening
when they realized that the promised Wri ing, Oregon History.
lursday afternoon—History, Ag-
disclosure of the identities of the
Spelling.
writers of local verse was not to ma riculture,
Friday morning—Physiology, Lan-
terialise at the concert given by th«
afternoon — Geography,
Moro Community Orchestra at Legion n&M
Civil
Government,
Reading.
hall and that in place of the identity
A. M. Zeverly,
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,
being revealed it was a burlesque
*
County Superintendent.
stunt put on to create a more varied
program.
Sewing clubs led the list for organ
This week each of the five poets dis
ization,
enrollment and members re
closes their identity in a series of j
composite verses to which has been porting for 1926 with 508 organized,
added the last of the series written by 8,449 members enrolled and 2,609
Rollin' Plata, who in real life is J. C. members reported. The value of the
Huntley, father of Mrs. Dorotha sewing products was >13,745.46 and
Moore, alias Buckayoo Bill. Mr. the cost >8,785.58, leaving a profit of
Huntley’rhome is at Beaverton, Ore >4959.88. Cookery was seen with
gon. He is connected with the Port 160 club« organized.
land office of the O-W. R. R. Co., his
Farm Crop Outlook
duties as auditor being mainly with
OBSERVER WANT ADS
U. S. Report Indicate« Western States the joint track operation of his com
pany and other related companies be
Four brood sows and one pure
tween Portland, Tacoma and Seattle.
blood
Polan China mal« for sale or
The 1927 agricultural production His ability to successfully hide his
program as indicated by reports identity must be conceded when it is trade. Homer Belshee, Moro, Oregon.
from farmers appears to be in fairly realised that several of his composi
We can fit all kinds of people. Any
good balance as among crops and tions were received by the Sherman size or weight. Crippled or deform
livestock, although weather conditions County Observer mailed from Tacoma ed feet Wernmark’s Shoe Store, The
will be a decisive factor, says the bur in time to be printed in the weekly is Dalles.
eau of agricultural economics, United sue of the paper following the printed
WANTED — Used Deering 9-foot
States department of agriculture, in verses upon which comment was made
combine in fair condition. Must know
its April 1 report on the agricultural by him, as was the verses printed thia won. Adolph Adgidious, route 3? The
situation.
m25*3t
Dalle«, Oregon.
The production season is reported
“How do they get that weigh?*’ is
a question heard often by feiryboat
mariners, acording to Captain Chas.
F. Heath, superintendent of South
ern Pacific ferry steamer service. It
refen to “weighing the anchor,**
which proce«dure, Heath explains,
means exactly what it say4. Few
people, however, are aware that
“weigh”, among other definitions,
mean* “to bear up, raise, or lift.”
Another perennial question is: Why
are ships always called “she”? “In
the case of ferries,” Heath said, “it
might be due to the fact that ferry
boats require aprons, slips, stays and
bonnets. They have walking beams,
too, but never walk.
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“Modern ferryboats are ships in
every sense of the word. Some have
made long sea voyages and all our
boats can be operated with perfect
safety in almost any weather.”
CONFECTIONERY
.... ..
EIGHTH GRADE EXAMINATIONS
Ford C mp « — 1»2«
>150
Buick Touring Six....................................
— ALSO —
We have Several Other Cars ranging
and up — from . «................
>25
Buy With Confidence
WALTHER-WILLIAMS CO.
The Dalles, Oregon
DODGE BROTHERS MOTOR CARS
GRAHAM BROTHERS TRUCKS
Repairs and Parts Depot
as fully two weeks early, with frost Yes, it is certainly true
all sho« repairing. /Goqd quality work
out of the ground and spring work That Sagebrush Sal is thru
and leather. Joe Atabre, The Dalles,
coming into full swing over most of With fights; for a scrap
cares not a rap .
opposite the post office.
the country. Storms in the north have She
She’« really Ruth Bryant to you.
kept land from drying out in some
For Sale — Standard make piano
—« Sagebrush Sal
localities but a good share of early
in vicinity will be sacrificed. Must
grain is sown and fields are being fit I’ve been just a little bit rude.
sell at once. >10 monthly. Write
My fancy used quarrels as it« food
ted for later crop«.
Tailman Piano Store, Salem, Oregon.
Early crops and general work in It has indigestion.
Now
here's
a
suggestion
Range For Sale: Combination wood
th« south are reported as “markedly Clarence Huis is the sad City Dude.
and coal, hot water coils and stove
advanced, the southwest, especially,
— City Dude
pip« included; reaonable.
Marie
presenting a very promising picture
Amidon,
Postoffice,
Moro.
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2tm25*
as to grains and forage crops. Fruit I’ve fought with th« others until
is unusually advanced almost every Of quarreling we’ve all had our fill
Baby Chicks for sale — >15.00 per
where, although there is still a con We’ve had lots of fun.
hundred; Rhode Island Red, O. A. C.
I can’t shoot a gun
siderable frost hazard this month for Tho
Dorotha Moore is wild Buckaroo Bill. strain. Write me and give your or
fruits and tender truck crop«.”
der. Mrs. P. H. Thomsen, Route One,
—. Buckaroo Bill
Reports from farmers show an in
Moro, Oregon.-
cention to shift acreages of. crops I’ve passed remarks good and bad.
• Notice — We have quite a lot of
rather than to make any substantial With the others my fun I have had.
flour
oh hand and are exchanging as
change in total production.
Re- I hate to confess
usual. Stop at th« house as you go
But
I
’
d
better
I
guess
adjustment in th« cotton belt, for ex
through Tygh, as we aim to keep a
Rollin’ Plain is Dorotha’s dad.
ample, is indicated by a planned in
— Rollin’ Plain
supply in Tygh. Tygh Valley Flour
crease of about 6,000,000 acres in
Mill.
feed and food crops. The north and John and Jack seem to thrive
For Sale — Certified Earliest of
west are planning about a 3,000,000 On funny jokes they connive.
All, Early Ohio, Netted Gem, seed po
acre increase in their principal crops, Hayseed Blank’s their selection.
tatoes. Also Swift’s Commercial Fer
which would little more than replace By-the-way for connection,
tiliser. The Dalles Cooperative Grow
acreage lost by drought in the great
— Hayseed Hank
ers, First and Jefferson streets, phone
plains last year.
388, The Dalles, Oregon.
“If conservation is to be recom
SEEING
mended on any part of this intended
TAKEN UP — Six black and white
program,” says the bureau, “it should OURSELVES AS OTHERS SEE US ! shoats, weight about 80 pounds, at
probably apply at least to the cash
my ranch 2 H miles southeast of Moro
crops, «specially potatoes. The in Not often comes the privilege,
on the Lone Rock road, Saturday,
tended potato acreage, with average The joyous right to censure
March 26. Owner requested to prove
Our
very
selves
as
others
do;
yields, would produce some 410,000,- It is a sweet adventure.
property, take them away, and pay
000 bushels, or near a record crop, Like the other night we sat among damage and cost. D. C. West, Moro.
which would be a sharp increase over The audience as erities glum
And saw ourselves paraded there:
the crops of the last two years.
wonder if poets are all thought
“The country is going into the new I I wonder
if poets are all thought dumb
season without carrying burdensome
Guaranteed Watch
stocks. March reports showed only Our own John Searcy as Sagebrush
Sal, _
— AND —
about 14,000,000 bushels more po Was good in his portrayal,
Jewelry
Repairing
tatoes stored than a year ago. There And Mrs. John as City Dude,
Is
apt
to
be
betrayal.
are around 380,000,000 bushels less
BY EXPERT WORKMEN
of feed grains on hand than last year. That Hayseed Hank with foolish
pranks
Leave Your Work with W. A.
We know as Dorotha Moore:
Ruggles at Moro Confectionery
much less than was thought probable We wonder if she’s really he,
She has words enough in store.
a few months ago.”
F. H. COOLIDGE
The tendency to expand potato That Hockman man, as Buckaroo Bill,
k HOOD RIVER, OREGON
acreage is reported to be particularly Was wild and rough, in size dimin
ished :
marked in the cotton belt, in Michi
If he had felt like his acting
gan, Minnesota, and in the western We’d have seen the whole crew fin
states. Increases in Virginia and in
ished.
the cotton states except Florida and The thing that made US really laugh,
Phone 35-J
Texas seem to be mostly outside the Was Mrs. Frances Hockman,
Play
little
man
like
Rollin
’
Plain,
commercial areas. There is a marked The difference would be shockin’.
QUIET SERVICE
tendency to increase acreage in both
— Rollin’ Plain
the gpmmercial and noncommercial
Lady Assistants
areas of the western states, and it is
in these states, says the report that
Coming To The Dalles
CRANDALL
the nfarketing problem is most likely
to be serious next fall, if present in
Undertaking Company
“B«n Hur” With 20-pUc« Touring
tentions are carried out and average
Orchestra
to
be
at
The
Dallo«
yields are obtained.
THE DALLES, OREGON
April 15
“Ben Hur,” th« magnificent Metro-
Goldwyn-Mayer ' cinema spectacle
founded upon General Lew Wallace’s
When a new subscriber in Tokio immortal story of that name, will be
SATURDAY
wishes to have telephone service, it presented on April 15 at 8:30 at the
costa him 1500 yen, or about >750, Auditorium, Th« Dalle«.
for installation alone; after that he
The story of "Ben Hur,” in the
must pay regular cost of service. Last forms of novel, play and cinema, has
JUNIOR STARS OF 1926
year number of telephones in the fascinated readers and theatre-goers
COMEDY — NEWS
FOR THE —
United States increased 800,000. If in America for almost half a century.
each new subscriber had been re To the majority of people the story
11:00 O’clock
quired to pay >750 for installation, in its present form is far more attrac 7:45 to
it is safe to say the increase in num tive than when it was set forth on th«
ADMISSION
ber would have been much smaller.
printed page or in th« spoken drama.
and
The cinema has the power of present
ing the exciting scenes of the chariot
RESULTS
race, the sea batle, and.the gather
SUNDAY
Here are a few specific examples ing of the followers of “Ben Hur,”
that show the effect of safety teach the soldier, in a manner that was im
ing. A small colored boy was on« of a possible through the other mediums
REGINALD DENNY
the Thompson Warehouse Building
class in Springfield, Massachusetts, of art. At the same time the beauty
— IN —
that worked out an elaborate project of the love story and the depth of
Next Door to the Hotel Moro
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feeling
of
th«
spiritual
scenes
are
in fire prevention.
Among other
things the class made a trip to a fire retained and perfectly set forth by
station, and was taken to a fire alarm means of the camera. A very im
. With Leonard Marty
KNOTYFER DENNY
box and taught to ring an alarm. In portant factor in the success of the '
presentation
is
the
musical
score
ar
MIRTHQUAKE
their classroom work, in addition to
our Pendleton Parts Stock in Charge
the more usual activities they also ranged by David Mendosa and Wil-
built a fire station and an alarm box. lliam Axt and performed by a large 7:45 to 11:00 O’clock
A few months later a fire broke out touring orchestra.
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“Ben Hur” was directed in the
in the kitchen of the small boy*«
CALL AND SEE OUR STOCK
makin
g
by
Fred
Niblo,
who
in
this
home. His mother lost her head and
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stood in the middle of th« floor cry picture has achieved th« greatest
ing, but Nathaniel ran out and rang triumph so far in his career. Among
in an alarm, waited for the fire en the well known players who appear in
gines to come, 'and directed them to the chief roles are Ramon Novarra,
his home. The next day th« father Francis X. Bushman, May McAvoy,
told th« principal of the school that Clair« McDowell, Kathleen Key, Car
th« action of the boy was undoubted mel Meyers, Nigel de Brulier, Mitchell
ly all that saved his home from burn Lewis, Leo White, Frank Currier, Newton Croafield, Director
ing, a home that represented his en Charles Belcher, Betty Bronson, Dale
Fuller and Winter Halt
La
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