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The Sherman Qounty Observer, Moro, OreyayFriday, August 16, 1929.
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trib u te . In o th e r v w d s , every tim e
tax record highest the average user of electricity pays
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a dollar for his service, he is really
a sin P O W E R CO S A N I E S
paying ten cents tow ards th e conduct
L IG H T A
of governm ent, while the electric light
PAY $165,000,060 IN Y E A R
and power com pany is only g etting
ninety cents.
D uring the past 15 ,years taxes
Taxes paW b>’ lh e «ltc tr ic U« h t a " d
have increased alm ost tw ice as rap id
pow er com panies in 1928 w ere th e
ly as have revenues from consum ers
lughest on rec
] r ) 9 „ 8 revenuc, Kere a p p ^ x,m ate-
crease of V.IW •
according to a iy seven tim es as g re a t as they were
to r the
ty ih e s u tia tic a l re-! in 1912. w hereas tax es w ere nearly
statem en
, of th e N ational 13 tim es as large. This ra te of i n
search ep
pciation. The sum crease is m ore th a n th ree and a half
E lectric-L ig h t
(<) a ll- ta x - tim es th a t of the steam railroads,
,„ ta l of P a in - '' --
d
U n |U d who3c taxes are now only th ree and a
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WILL STOP AT MORO
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MODEL "A ” FORD No. 12B3 DUE
H ERE NEXT W EEK - ’
Hymns and Football
There really are times when this
does seem? one of the most Interest
ing and perplexing c o u n t r ie r ^ the
whole world. Rather more than 90.000
people sang w ith great fe^Dag <and
hot for the first time) that decidedly
somber and fundamental hymn “Abide
W ith Me" as a prellmlnsry |o seeing
the cup final a t Wembley on Saturday
— a hymn o f which one commentator
on hymnology has remarked: “I t la
almost too Intense and personal for or
dinary congregational use." O f course.
It has a good air, and. of course. It Is
“community singingw that leads the
choice—;but they couldn’t sing It unlees
they knew It, they wouldn’t know It
unless they liked It, and they wouldn’t
like It unless they had some apprecia
tion of Its verbal significance, says the
Manchester Guardian I t remains, how
ever. the strangest Introduction to one
of the greatest sporting spectacles of
the year, and when allowances have
been made there remains a residuum
of gravity which suggests that friv
olity is not. a fte r all. the essence of
Voice» of the Exchange
More th at 20 cars of fat lambs have
been, shipped to eastern m arkets by
Wallowa county sheepmen during tho
past two weeks.
A movement for a new highway
between Pendleton and La Grande
via Starkey is under way a t 1-a
Grande, with the Lions club taking ,
an active part In Its presentation.
Our Policy
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The Phoenix Flyer, Model “ A ” Ford
No. 1283, which broke all roadtrecords
of “ Small Margins and Quick Turnover ” has
for the road ru n -ifo m Los A ngeles to
Phoenix and re tu rn , will be displayed
materially benefitted the people of
in the aftern o o n and evening of W ed
county by lowering - prices
Five district fairs w ill be held In
nesday, A ugust 21st, by the F re d
Douglas county this fall. It was an
P ick ett M otor Co.,, local Ford distrib
family bank account.
nounced by the fair board. Glide,
utor, at th eir show room s in Moro.
Canyonville, Yoncalla, Looking-Glass
Model “ A ” Ford No. 1283 is a T u
We hope to continue to be of
and Oakland w ill each stage a fair.
dor Sedan yet it low ered the record
such service to everyone who is
betw een these two cities by nearly two
A lter a month and a half of Bwtm
collecting
u and fc d . h a lf tim e , the total of 1912.
interested in living within their
ming lessons. 79 girls and 20 boys
S tates (local, C0U >•
, j estim ated th a t the taxes to be hours and set the unprecedented av er
era!) fo r 1928 am ounted to » 1 «
electric ,.g ht and age speed to Phoenix of 58.26 miles
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have learned to swim In the Rotary
means.
1 {"W ashing
club classes at Pendleton, directed
C00.000, as com pared w tth ^l5 8 .O « U L
cocl, ahies, stre e t railw ays and per hour. In view of the fa c t th a t the
Powdn
Citrus Washing Powder . . .
000 in 1 9 2 t and $137,000,000 in m anufactured gas com panies wifi previous record had been established
by Harold H atton. Oregon University
by an open car especially prepared
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These figures are a p p n
athlete.
t u t u $288,000,000.
two large packages . . . . 47c
ma"tely ten . per cent of the revenues
for the ru n , the sensational dash of
W heat yields in the Adams vicinity
received by the electric hg t and
this strictly stock sedan is even more
generally are proving satisfactory.
• Blessed is the friendship th a t c a r
Independently Owned !
Unitedly Operated !
power com panies from the v '¿m ate
im pressive. It was driven by am a
One of the highest to be threshed so
See
our
band
bills
fo
r
S
atu
rd
ay
and M onday Specials
consumers of the energy b n ; dis- ries with it no tem ptation.
te u r drivers who w ere none too fa
far was on the W. M. Holdman place,
m iliar w ith the road and who had
where the average was 55 bushels
never had experience in fa st ro a d '
. the age.
per acre.
driving. The e n tire 910 mile ru n
The Meadows drainage district In
was made w ithout m echanical re p a ir ;
More than one downtrodden male,
K lamath county has requested the
of any description although a t tim es •kfter reading how the prince of AS ales
S to re N o. I l l U n ite d G rocer* o f O reg o n . Inc.
state reclam ation commission to cer
the roads w ere so rough th a t the oc appeared the other evening In dinner
tify $73,500 of refunding bonds Issued
A Link in the United Chain of Grocer«
cupants w ere throw n from th e ir seats Jacket, soft shirt, soft collar and a
s. *
G rass V a lley
recently -for further development of .
and w ithin a few hours the c a r was sweater of the kind known as pull
subjected to more severe shocks and over, can be heard fhese days chucks the project.
County school superintendents from
strain s th a n the average c a r would ling a hearty “A tta boy, prince." . . <
PR ESEN TS
SATURDAY NITE
all
sections of Oregon held their an
encounter in its e n tire lifetim e.
The prince has struck a mighty blow
nual
convention In Salem last week.
A U G U S T 17th
A fte r com pleting the historic dash for freedom, says the New York Sun.
Sunday, A ugu st 18th
C.
A.
Howard, state superintendent
to Phoenix and re tu rn , Model “ A ” Every man w ith only fifteen minutes
of public instruction, was the princi
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H o te l M o r o B a r b e r S h o p
Ford No. 1283 m ade a gruelling 500 In which to dress for dinner, when
ANN % NICHOLS
mile speed te st a t M uroc Dry Lake shirt studs are possessed of a demon, pal speaker.
C. V. Belknap, P ro p rieto r
Moro, O regon
A drilled well 39 feet deep driven
in M ojave D esert. A t the tim e th e ( when hard-boiled collars balk at the
IN
on
the
Joe
Arens
farm
out
from
Eagle
run was made, the lake bed was in fa r , buttonhole, when plaited bosoms turn
BATHS
from p e rfe c t condition due to re c e n t ( frowsy and stiff ones rumple up and Point is flowing artesian w ater at the
rains and it was necessary to lay out crack, when ties go Bolshevik and rate of two gallons per minute. Thia
— WITH
a kidney shaped course to avoid pot tempers go smash—every man who has Is the first artesian well drilled In
AGENCY FOR
holes of w ater and. so ft dirt. In spite had these experiences w ill now think that district.
with*
Shortage
of
pasturage
and
higher
WILLIAM’S
CLEANERS and
of the fa c t th a t th e re were eight of the sweater, soft shirts and collars
LILA LEE — HARRISON FORD
tu rn s in the six mile course and th a t of Wales and w ill resolve to remem Stock feed prices are given by Albany
MODEL LAUNDRY
P L A Y IN G
full pow er was delivered from both ber King George’s heir In his prayers. dairymen for their announcement re
T H E DALLES
n
ANI) OTHER NOTABLE STARS
cently that the price of milk in Al
re a r wheels a t the same tim e for only ,
H G T S T E P P IN G T U N E S
IN TH E CAST
In Germany the popular American bany will be Increased from 10 to 11
one mile in six, Model " A ” Ford No. ,
z ,
128.3 com pleted the 500 mile ru n a t “easy paym ent" plan Is called “stu t cents Immediately.
Albany's fire loss during the year
an average speed of G2.51 miles per tering.” The exact German word for
hour.
' It Is “stottern," which has risen to ending July 31 was but $4000, accord
D rivers “ Ja c k ” F ro st, Dud R. Day , good usage and Is now *to be given ing to the annual report of Fire Chief sooeo
A. C. Klelblock. Destruction of a
and F ra n k French (all Ford dealers) s recognition In the dictionary as mean
w anted also to prove the pulling pow- , ing both "to stu tte r” and to buy on bnrn valued at $750 constituted the
er of the New Ford C ar and as a re- ( Installment«. America prides itself heaviest damage from one fire.
suit a hill-clim bing ru n was arranged j upon facility fo r coining words and
BY AUTO AND VISIT THE DALLES
from San B ernardino to Big Pines phrases. Is not slang a synonym of
We can fit all kinds of people. Any
R ecreation Camp in the m ountains the a p t and happy speech which rolls site or w eight. Crippled or deform ed
NO CHANGE IN FREIGHT RATES
above. The climb over the N ational so easily ioff the American tongue? feet. W ern m ark ’s Shoe Store, The
We have made an arrangement whereby
Old T rails and Sw ardout Valley high Well, It appears this nation has _a
In the concrete, fully equipped, roomy garage of
ways is considered one of the stiffest rival, says the S t Paul Pioneer Press, Dalles.
freight for Sherman county points will be
tests in Southern California. The road ile re Is Germany fashioning « pe
Walther-Williams Company.. Competent workmen
handled through the Auto Freight Terminal
rises from the level valley to an ele culiarly pert and spicy te rm .' Money
Mile. L aurene Cotins of P aris sav
always ready to help you in any way t.iey can
vation of 6802 fe e t at the entrance of talks, Americans say. The Germans ed two men from prison by h e r te sti
at Portland and The Dalles Truck Line Inc.
at least expense to you. For any service render
the Camp. In one stretch , 5.7 miles are still more expressive. They say It mony in court, b d t was herself sen-
„ between Portland and The Dalles.
ed the charge will always be reasonable.
in length is a rise of 3,075 feet. Mod stu tters when paid out on the install I tenced to two years fo r p erju ry .
This releases our trucks that were handling
el “ A ” Ford No. 1283 was sealed in ment plan.
high gear at San B ernardino and ne- j
the business out of Portland and
It appears th a t eyes are not merely
gotiated the 36.2 mile pull w ithout
mits us to better serve our Sherman county
difficulty.
On the evening of the the windows of the soul, as the poets
THE DALLES,
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OREGON.
same day before the seals were bro k have I t but are a sort of periscope to
patrons.
en, it made 65 miles per hour in San the whole human structure, through
DAILY FREIGHT SERVICE
B ernardino, being driven by the offic which the Initiated may pjeer and dis FOR SA LE— Suburban home on main
ial of the A m erican Railway Express cover the joys, passkms. Ills and ail
highw ay; m odern 7-room house; 6
Route freight out of Portland from the Auto
who had originally sealed it in high m ents dwelling therewi. Thus, Doctor ‘acres splendid soil in fru it and a lfa lfa
H
eather,
In
a
Rpeech
before
the
Mis
Freight Terminal, East Water and Yamhill
gear.
abundance good w a te r pum ped by
D ring «11 record runs the fam ous souri Optoraetric association, predicts electricity. W rite or call Mrs. Sue
streets, care of The Dalles Truck Line Inc.
th
at
pathological
disturbances
In
tbe
Phoenix Flyer was lubricated with
jl2
human body can be partially diagnosed W. M orris, The Dalljes, O regon.
assuring day light delivery to all points in
Ilyvis Motor Oil exclusively.
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’through a study of the eyes.
The FOR SALE— L ittle Ben T ra c to r h a r
’Sherman county territory.
Initial words in days, past of a physi
v e ste r; 1 2 - f o o t c u t; very little
H enry Esdohr of W aukegan, 111., cian preparing Pfw diagnosis w as: money will fix up in good ru n n in g
says th a t his hens laid nearly twice "Open your mout^f Say a-ah-h," but shape; run about 90 days; will esll it
as m any eggs when he put electric soon, w i’A etr, the patient will be ex very reasonable. George W. H arth
pected to rnak& eyes at the doctor. -
lights in the hen houses.
r. f. d. No. 3, T he Dalles, Oregon
S
treet.
Phone
107
212 Federal«
• — Jpecpb Lascalo of Sioux City
W ORK W A N TED — Girl needs
Swiss savnnt has devised what he
w ants a divorce, charging th a t his
The D a lles, O regon
work badly, tra n t to earn m oney to
calls
the
"potato
test,”
by
which
pros-
,
w ife makes home brew when she
pectlve swains may check the charac go to school. Phone 8 F 5 Condon, or
in» «mimi iiiiu d iji iimnnnnn----- ¡o o e e e e e a e xixxe ctto o o o o should be g ettin g his meals.
teristics of prospective brides. The w rite, Miss Bessie F a rra r, Condon
rule th at a man In love is In no mood Oregon.
for scientific method« of any sort will
WE PAY parcel post one way on all
continue, however, to prevail.
shoe repairing- Good Quality w ork
and leather. Joe Amore, The Dalles
After a nut has spent three weeks
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opposite the post office.
getting almost to the top of Pikes
peak on his hands and knees, it must WE CAN fit all kinds of peqple. Any
size or w eight. Crippled or de
be Irksome when tb e helpful passerby
W e rn m a rk s Shoe
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asks: "W hat are you looking for, form ed fe e t.
| Store, The Dalles.
brother?"
NO TICE TO CREDITORS
___of the hardier and more In
N otice is hereby given th a t the Un
One
trepid specimens of the modern young dersigned has been appointed execu
woman In the neighborhood was say to r of the esta te of H enry Schadew itz
deceased by the C ounty C ourt of the
ing the other night th a t she has had S ta te of O regon fo r Sherm an C ounty
her hair In a bob "eleven years, man and has qualified. All persons having
claim s a g a in st^ a id estate are hereby
and boy.”
All Automobiles and Furniture are Painted by Air
notified to presen t the same duly veri
yvrnch
fied
as
by
law
required
to
the
u
n
d
er
The conversation around home,
Pressure. Why not Your Home and Bams?
among the am ateur gardeners was signed a t the office of W. C. B ryant,
, Moro, O regon, w ithin six m onths
about onion sets, and Dora wanted to fro m the date hereof.
know how many onions there were In
D ated and first published A ugust
M odel
F o rd
a set, having never wondered about 16 1929.
N o . 12113 w h ic h
M ELVIN R. SCH A D EW ITZ,
te 1
« b u tte r e d th e
th a t before.
" Think of P ain tin g your Home or B arn with the B est P ain t
E xecutor of the E state of H enry
obtainable a t a cost fo r both L abor and M aterial a t very
P b e e n lx -F o * A n -
Schadew itz, deceased.
R. 8. Fox of Grays harbor w ill con
little in excess of the cost for th e P a in t you m ight buy
gclcw r o a d r e c
L
ast
published
Septem
ber
13,
1929
’V
struct a sawmill at Prosper, near
from a m ail-order house!
W. C. B ryant, A ttorney for E xecutor.
ord h v 1 h ou r
Sherman
and, raising tha
Citrus
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Walter A. May & Son
BUSTER’S THEATER
G ra s s V a lle y
“Just Married”
MARCELLING
Buster’s
Better
F reight
Orchestra
W H E N YOU T R A V E L |
Service
STO RE
YOUR
CAR
WALTHER-WILL!AMS GARAGE
also per
!
Wasco Warehouse Milling Go.
Moro, Oregon
tin Truck
General Warehouse Business
Grain
-
Peed -
Flour
Wood
-- Coal
Vhe
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Answer This Question!
W e Save You Real Money!
Wc’
Marshfield on the site of the Sudden
& Christensen m ill which burned two
years ago. It Is planned to have the
m ill ready for cutting by some time
m id 5 » mlntiic?*-
T h e d r iv e r #
( r e a d i n g fr o m
le ft t o r i g h t ) r.rr: ‘’•L'K'k’’
F r o n t , D ixS It-
a k «1
F n m k
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This Record Breaking Car
W ill b e on D isp la y in our S h o w R oom
WEDNESDAY AUGUST
AFTERNOON AND . EVENING
Mr. Beatty will deliver a Lecture on Lubrication* nt 8 p. m. *
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED
FRED PICKETT MOTOR CO.
MORO, OREGON
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this fall.
F ir piling In large quantities is be
ing cut and shipped from the Umber
In eastern Linn county. Most of these
are long, ranging from 60 feet to 120
feet in length, and are cut from the
second-growth fir near Sodaville,
where there are some fine young tat-
ests. Large numbers of these piling
are Hauled by trucks to Albany, where
they are dumped Into the W illam ette
riv e r and are floated to St. Helen«,
where they are treated with creosote
and are then Mopped to Japan.
Bank resource« of Oregon «how a
decrease of $«.482,831.21 between
June 30» 1928. and June 29, 1929, date
of the last bank call, according to a
report released recently by A. A.
Schramm, state superintendent of
hunks. Th« report shows a reduction
In the number of banks during the
period of from 344 to 328. The report
states that the decrease in state bank
totals was due largely to nationali
sation of two Portland state banks
and transfer of deposit liabilities of
a
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third.
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W e use the b est P a in t M aterials—both Oil and Color. If
you doubt th is statem en t, we p erm it you to select sample«
from w hat we are using and send them to the Oregon
S ta te College a t Corvallis fo r Analysis.
Call us up a t phone 102 Moro fo r estim ates. This will
p u t you u n d e r no obligation to us. Ask our custom ers
ab o u t us. W e re fe r you to the school boards of the DeMoss
school, the Moro school, th e B oardm an school, th e Grasi
Valley school, and th e G rass V alley E levator Company.
UNION PACIFIC
D ebuxo
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E q u i p m e n t and Service
O ur A ir B rush, ru n l>y pow er, is a M aster P a in te r, the
“ last w ord” in excellance in p ain tin g r ° ° f s or buildings.
x All th e cracks, crevices, and inaccessible places are
reached -by P ain t; driven u n d er high pressure, like rain
driven by a w indstorm . A firs t b last of air gives a CLEAN
SURFACE
th e tin g im g m iv ediate
follow ing
of the A re-
ir
' B
riven P re « vrhffi*
’ “ P ain
e , a CLOSE
CONTACT,
DAILY SCHEDULE
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To
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The A ir Gun fo r P ain tin g is a G reat Labor Saver. The
Finish is B eau tifu l. W hile P ro tectio n Value is Superior.
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W »«co an d T h e Dalle*
L v. 1 0 :5 0 a. m .; . * 5 :0 0 p
suitin g in n e a t, b eau tifu l w ork!
.
Connect a t The Dales fo r P o rtlan d I
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• C onnects a t The Diflies w ith fam ous
P o rtland Limited fo r points east.
All Work done on a Guarantee and at Very rea
sonable prices and easy terms.
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Stages Leav^ From H otel Moro
Express Packages Carried
AIR-ELECTRO PAINTER
R. H. SMITH
Phone 40J, Hotel Moro, Moro, Oregon