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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (June 28, 1929)
*■ The Sherman County Observe?, Moro, Oregon, Friday ¿V'■ G o Outdo«» Oy»ter tn Manufacture of Pearl» Road Magnet Here J»-'S Cat Price Advance Should Not Be Artificial . Public Make* Aiuwer Rupture Shield A, _» * • L Professional opponents of the pub The state highway department’s lic utility industry in the United road magnet was working south over The recent announcement by oil States have maneuvered in many THE DAISES the Sherman highway from Biggs companies th at. the wholesale price ways to put the utilities on the de Imitation pearls that not only have ON the lustrous beauty of the natural last week, passing through Moro Sat of gasoline had been ad v a n c e d lea fensive. The utilities, however, have . coupled with the instability of retail consistently refused to be put on the jewel, hut which outdo the oyster s urday. and Saturday, July 5 and 6 The device consists of a long metal prices of gasoline during the past few defensive because, having nothing to I Friday product in taking on any tint desired, of Lw now being manufactured m anufactura by Dy the wiv bar bar slung SIUn g beneath o e u w the — chassis •” . . a months, has caused the Oregon State conceal, such a position would be a are - automatically controlled » » U«ht truck » d h W * Motor Association quite a little con false one. The utilities have nothing at a motor-driven dynamo. The truck cern, according to the president of to “put across” and are not trying heat HOTEL DALLES is driven slowly along the highway at THE The work begins with slender rods about a 7-mile an hour speed, work that organization, who last week to “get away with” anything. Continued and studied distortion <rf milky glass. Special machines ing as near the edges as possible, and said that a recent survey by A. A. A - hold these rods over gas burners until the magnet picks up all loose metal national headquarters revealed that by some few newspapers during th e fro m 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. a small bead is formed upon a wire particles in the road surface and gasoline was retailed at 77k different past year of the testimony of witness », es before the “investigation” of the E ve n in g * by telephone spindle, after which bead and wire gravel shoulders. As much as 75 per prices throughput the United States Federal Trade Commission has been ap p o in tm en t only on February 19th. He said: are dropped onto a moving belt which cent of the material gathered is futile as an attempt to shake the con Organized motordom is making a carries them away. A holder carry puncture-producing, such as nails, ing a quantity of beads is next put in staples, screws and bits of wire. The close scrutiny of every phase of the fidence of the people in the ■inc*r’ ely announced purpose of the utilities TWO DAYS ONLY a gas furnace. The accuracy of tem machine has gathered more than a oil situation — the decision of Presi perature at this point determines th<fc hundred pounds of metal in a few dent Hoover to conserve the oil re to continue to render increasingly sources on the public domain, the de better service at the lowest possible quality of the product, and the fur rates. Nor has the confidence of the hours operation. No C h arg e f o r C o n su ltatio n nace heat varies less than one degree. When at Moro the machine, as a cision of the petroleum intereste to public been shaken or alienated by From the treated beads glassv orkers, requested demonstration of what it limit productioon, the move for in equipped with gas-jets, form hollow could do, was driven two round trips terstate agreements on oil produc attempts to harass the utilities by u n sound, an« restrictive legislation. Mr. C. F. Redlich, .the successful shells of the desired site and an ncW over the street in front of the Sher tion, and the move of the oil industry [ ’he*’public’s answer to virtually|expert gays: bath dissolves out the wire spin uc. man County Observer office where to secure government sanction of its all of àie efforts rts of ot the tne professional]. proiewuv«»*« rpbe Retention Shields” The "Perfect .«Per Pearl essence, prepared from fifcf ,e street carnivals usually have their proposed code of ethics. k in the ever-in- koid the rupture perfectly, no mat- ^ ition Oie body assumes While still on the qui vive and opponents is seen »t « • e scales, and resembling heavy lacquer, stands. As « Tesult of the trips the creasing amount of public utility a t e n * weight you u£t< They is used as a dip, and into this the machine picked up seven pounds of watching developments in a sitúa vice which is being used an I rive instant relief, contract the open- glass shells are dipped, 48 hours being scrap metal, nearly all of this being tion which is admittedly complicated, millions of dollars which the public . in a remarkably short time and Tallowed for drying between treat nails, staple«-and tacks. AU who the American Automobile Association yearly i. inve.Ua« in the » " iou, .trenrtheI. the weak ti» u e . (the real J ca n « t_of_ th ey ments. After the final dipping the saw the jünk that was picked up were has expressed the belief that the car branches o f the public service cause u i « ¡ r t u r ^ ^ tta ---- - t — w jre- quently recover their previous natu pearls are polished, matched, and surprised at the large amount of owners, who annually spend over $2,- ral retaining power, needing no fur 000,000,000 for gasoline an«, ©U. dustry. strung. \ v - tacks in the metal tub. ther outside support. Stomach trou- favor a constructive program to con Strings made to imitate Oriental, _ . x - I ble, backache and constipation often serve the nation’s oil resources, but Mud and Dust Must Go I caused by Rupture promptly disap Persian. Australian or any other type pear. r ■ of pearl, are produced, and it is said New Road Oiling Method will be quick to resent any move on the part of the industry to create an that only an expert can distinguish . »kt. .Aim I Truly remarkable gpd prompt re- Twenty-five years ago in this uns coun-1 #ultg h<ve been obtaihed p not o t. only artificial shortage that might result them from the natural jewels. Oiling of Oregon roads is being in the raising of prices to the con try a good road was the exception, I w|tb recent and not fully developed rather than the rule. Now we have J ruptures but also with old, long neg- carried on this year with a minimum sumer. the greatest highway system in the lected ones. of inconvenience to motorists and If the oil industry is sincere in its Oregon Sixth In Motor C a r s with practically no complaint A1 world The growth in use of the I Ingenious, recently perfected de- h e i d t ^ ^ ^ move to join President Hoover in automobile - C re.pon.ihie for though the state highway commis honest conservation of these re sion has had ten oiling crews working sources, there is little danger of un development. I Oregon ranked sixth in number of over the state for the past sixty days, favorable reaction on the part of the is “r X e T u .« i a i “a n d T n d u ^ l No e.aatic belt, nor filthy legatrap. motor cars in proportion to popu the work has been carried on almost a lare used. lation in the year 1928 and was only without the knowledge of the motor consumers. If, on the other hand benefit.. Highway, ar. the founda^-. the durabi|it, of my I there develops any indication that tiore. e f community p rograte, ,^ ?f«fceeK tely nUe surpassed by California, Nevada, sweat and moisture proof, ists. the o oil’ intehd the to use i „ Z n K“ T *n^ hb Noevb u \ h e S " r come Z X to - the Z ^ n interests M i ^ l o .k c a t i e^n- o n a new phase of highway expansion **1 ^ a r y appliances. Numerous J inquiries ruptured children recover stood fourteenth in the list with 4.6 state mo Orego^Tthis year of an artificial shortage, the organ- appearing, the building of secondary p X o n . per motor c .r while Oregon .n« ^ “ t " e £ o H e M o t o r is t ixed c.r owners, through the.r na- or feeder roads. completely through expert mechanical Roads are being extended into treatment according to statistics, in sixth place h.d 3.96 persons per a"d ^ ' r a t i o n s is very apparent, tional and local associations, will be rural districts as never before since I Dq waste your money on widely methods have bean devised for using J advertised mail order contraptions, asphalts and road oils to give water You cannot fit yourself. hard surfaces at a minimum of c j- r e DLICH, R a p tu re A p p li- X E111.1.». Food H .ndlins proof expense. . » « E x p e rt Horn« 53 5 ® ° ’ ton B lock, Mipnaapol«», M innesota. Nebraska 3.98 '»'"P1' 1“ 'J* h.d trouble in their home state, the states who ranked ahead of Ore- ____ __________ great food producing and distrib high ^ r "the'past'3hyesrs was 17th1 Advertising is the oil that lubn- uting company in the east has found Governmental Extravagance] It is said that the Chinese are X U car. I cate, the machinery of bUMne«i learning to like tomatoes and aspara- it necessary to bring together under its ownership and management a “ American taxpayers are having I ^ g. But it will probably take a good group of food manufacturing com to carry too heavy a load,” says the deal of missionary work to convert panies which produce about 20 na- Corpus Christi, Caller. “There are I them to spinach. too many “public servants” on the' tionlly advertised products. Generally speaking, such products pay rolls. From the multiplied bu are sold on riich a nan-ow margin of reaus at Washington down through DEPENDABLE USED profit that the economies of mass the various state capitols to the small purchasing and mass production be est city ward or county bailiwick — CARS — came apparent to this concern. To there are too many salaried positions get the greatest results and econo in proportion to the service rendered. 1925 Ford Roadster, . . . . . . $125.00 mies, however, efficiency in distribu The overlapping of county and muni 1921 Ford Sedan, New Motor tion was necessary. Waste had to be cipal governments has produced need last year..........., ..........., ™ 00 eliminated. 75.00 less duplication, and it seems that at I gtinlebaker Touring, The food industry absorbs some every meeting of the state or national 260.00 26 per cent, or more than $23,000,- lawmaking bodies new offices or 1926 Ford Coupe,.......... 000 of the nation’s income. This in salaried commissions art created. 850.0QI 1926 Dodge Commercial, dustry is divided into 48,000 manu ‘•Bond iuM » b " ' X L hc 1926 Ford Coup«.............. 150.00 facturing units with separate over extensive improvements in public | head and selling expense for each buildings and public roads, but at the 1928 Chevrolet Coach............ 475.00 unit. .. £ • . , same time there has been much 1926 Ford C o u p e,........... - • • 250.00 It t is, therefore, only logical that m at I Wasted. £ -k I m unn a forward-looking food producing I m £ £ much waste and ex- 192< Dodge Coupe................... 196.0« Wasco Warehouse Milling Co. Moro, Oregon General Warehouse Business Feed — Flour Wood - Coal Groin — ..................................——----------------- Hotel Moro Barber Shop C. V. -Belknap, Proprietor Moro, Oregon BATHS * J é AGENCY FOR WILLIAM'S CLEANERS MODEL LAUNDRY g THE DALLES company should, by acquiring other travagance in government we some- Fordson Tractor...................... 150.00 food manufacturing companies, which | wonder taxpayers continue produce non-competitive food pro-| endure the sy»ten>. Good business Fred Pickett Motor Co. ducts, seek to reduce its overhead by judgment should prompt business Morp. Oregon applying the principles of mass pro men, high and low, to combine their | duction, mass purchasing and mass efforts to check the growing tax bur distribution to this most important den; for after all, taxation w a bur of industries. den upon business and business ex In addition to greater manufactur- pansion.” ' ing efficiency, this company has proved the soundness of its expansion ■ program chiefly by the marked econo- pcndulum Now Swings operating miff it has effected in administrative p ; „ k s D ir e c t io n Uflurt> S ta ffs and* selling pxpense with resulting! In Right Direction DAILY SCHEDULE benefits to consumers, For six years previous to 1927 the To stock fire insurance companies of the W aaco and T h e D a lle * United States suffered a continuous L v . * 1 0 : 5 0 a. m .| 5 :0 0 p. m. underwriting loss. In other words, ’ Connect« a t the D a ll their annual premium return on busi as fo r P o rtla n d . ness written vras less than the Shaniko, M ad ras, Bend amount they paid put in losses and L v , 8 :5 5 a. m .; 2 :5 5 expenses. In 1927, however, the com-j p. m. panies as a whole showed a small S tag e* leave fro m M o ro underwriting profit and in 1928 the H o te l, EXPRESS PACK good record continued. The turn in the tide of tremendous AGES CARRIED fire losses in this country which show ed a total of $472,000,000 for 1928 compared with $560,000,000 for| 1926, is undoubtedly due in a large measure to the persistent, sc ie n tific and constructive work which has been doije by The National tfoard of Fire Underwriters and ftock fire insur ance companies to curb the fire waste 3 0 0 Y oung P eo p le by showing the public thgt puch need ] We want them to take the places o f >00 less loss must in the last an a ly sis he now In training a* w g *en<i them out BUNION PACim 51AEES IME. MARCELLING « ...................... I l l ..........1111 .................................... 1"1....... - - ............ J . - , . . . . . . . . . . m r Celebration Wasco County Fair Grounds * N TYGH VALLEY W ANTED E ven in g P rogram July 3 rd. SHOWS AND DANCES , Pablotic rrc e ra n 11:00 a. m. July 4th. Starting at 1:00 p. m. races of ciown acu, all kinds — novelty acts — vaudeville vaudeville— singing — dancing — clown ac ng of clowns and his trained pig formerly of Barnes Jack Nickles, kini if fun-making for the kiddies in front of the grand circus, in the art of stand. BIG BOXING PROGRAM Immediately after the races and acts. Starting at 8:15 p. m. t .V . - ’ .. . . « Colleen Moore — i n — “Lilac Time” The greatest air spectacle of the age. The sweetest love stoty of this era. SPECIAL Personal appearance of actor and director in one reel of movies capturing wild animals alive at White Bird __ mountains^ Grangeville, Idaho. J — Thrills and Action — Special music and sound. Admission 25c and 50c. Dance 9 :15 p. m. Roricks 6 Blue Devils. This program is guaranteed to be the best in ; past three years cele bration. . T . , J C. M. Plyler, Mgr. Oiif Dollars Com ing! paid by the producing,public. 'Lastfcfiar, It Is beeanes o f tM* «W k » -----bp .t e r ------- therefore, for the eec- -------- •onal atten tion ne in a very long period of | tied number ond time atodeats. that years. „ underwriting profit on fire prominent business saga lightning business came within ealled our school “A. Hap- a measurable distance of the return I You’ll »w ‘ he w«« right u jww_raod — oar fras hook- which the xT.+inmal National Convention of I If tot, " M o re Y o u r F u tu ro ____ jp Welker Insurance Commissioners has deter Forward”. It hoe brought happineee to thoueenrf. - P r^ûU iU mined to be ju st and reasonable, It will make you happy ____ gamely, five percent normal profit too. Send for IL Uso the eoapon below. plug ihfe£ per cent for a conflagra tion reserve, or aight pgr ççitf ii? »Il- RTHWESTERN iôirfafUvnœerrelSr Two y#lrg’ tmdorwptiR< profit«, however, will pot wipe »ut six years of underwriting losses, nor are two years of reduced burning record a sufficiently long period of time to warrant the conclusion that the fire hazard in the United States has been permanently reduced. However, th« I pendulum has swung In the right di rection and if the public will cooper ate there is no reason why the im proved record of 1927 and 1928 can not be continued or even redluad with resulting benefit to all con- cerned. X B s 04»F4* *** U J ‘’M pgaxuiP« O W " CLIP - ~ M ^ C has . P. OT Ponu»d. Portland. Or««« Oregon M AH Without any obligation __ »end . And bringing to you low cost merchandise of merit through our part ownership of wholesale store connections .. and membership in the Chain Store Association of the United Grocers of Oregon Inc. Citrus Granulated Soap, .. two large pkgs. for . . . 67c / Independently Owned ! ■ Iiu fa n l ra d a Unitedly Operated ! See pur hand bills for Saturday and-Monday Specials Walter A. May & Son Store No. I l l U nited Grocers o f Oregon. Inc. A. 1.Salt in the United Chain of Grocer» The HOLT Hillside Harvesters A re H ere We want you to see Models 34, 36 and 38 either at The Dalles or at our Moro, Arlington, Condon or Goldendale salesrooms. These harvesters are of the old reliable Holt line of 40 years stand ing, vastly improved and now being built by the Caterpillar Tractor company. — . Into these advanced machines are going the same high grade of work manship and materials that thousands of Caterpillar users will testify are found in the Caterpillar tractors. The new features and improvements of the 34, 36 and S8 were not developed from theory, but from actual experience in the field— from the experience and suggstions of wheat farmers, and from an ex haustive 8tody of the problem» of the qien who operate the machines. ’ ' J,, î * - ' *’ * The Result i» Here Awaiting Your Judgment! Cascade Tractor & Equipment Co. 217 E ast T h ird S t. Th« D a ,,* ‘ Harvester and Tractor Parts are *í?hrried at our Dalles, Moro and Arlington houses Combined HOLT Harvesters Answer This Question! All Automobiles and Furniture are Painted by Air Pressure, Why not Your Home and Bams? We Save You Real Money! r Think of Painting your Home or Bam with the Best Paint obtainable at a cost for both Labor and Material at very little in excess of the cost for the Paint you might buy from a mail-order house! The Air Gun for Painting is a Great Labor Saver. The Finish is Beautiful. While Protection Value is Superior. We use the best Paint Materials—both Oil and Color. If you doubt this statement, we permit you to select samples from what we are using and send them to the Oregon S^ate College at> Corvallis for Analysis. Call us up at phone 102 Moro for estimates. This will ~ - no - obligation to — t ypu under us. i. Ask Qur customers 8? » u u out u v us. u » . We v e refer ypu to the school boards of the DeMoss school, the Morp school, the Boardman school, the Gras» V»Uey school, and GF»»® Valley glovator Company. Our Air Brush, run by power, is a Master Painter, tbs last word” in excellance in painting fbofs or buildings. All the cracks, crevices, and inaccessible places are J All reached by Paint, driven under high pressure, like rain driven by a windstorm. A first blast of air gives a CLEAN SURFACE while the immediate following of the Air Driven Pressure Painting gives a CLOSE CONTACT, re- suiting in neat, beautiful work! All WorK 9n a Guarantee and at very rea- spnable pripes an^ easy tenps. TO pA Y •V — AIR-ELECTRO PAINTER <m me your FBKÉ hook. " M o v e Your Future Forward". Ellsworth Rotei R. H. SMITH — — ' Moro, Oregon HAMS Bu.inew Men My : “AdvertUtog Pay.” Read the Observer for epunty new t s ■) ANP For You! -fc
