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T h e S h e rm a n C o u n ty Observer, M o ro , O re g o n , ew Turbine Installed New By Ford Exceeds Power Capactiy of 6000 Fords H enry Ford who years ago Oper ated engines jn th e pow er stations ofr The D etroit Edison Com pany, is buying from th e G eneral E lec tric Company w ith his own money and fo r his own use, one of the most pow erful high pressure tu rb in e g e n e r ato rs which has ever been designed. This g en erato r is ra te d at 110,000 kilow atts (approxim ately 150,000 horsepow er) and will be installed by the For<^ Motor Company in the power statio n at its River Rouge P lant, Fordson, Michigan. I t rep resents the last word ip -up-to-date g enerating equipm ent, its electric o utput fa r exceeding the fa tin g of any existing prime m overrused fo r industrial p u r poses. The power g enerated 1 . the new turbine will be used in t.i manu facture of Ford autom obiles a -. : it* s interestin g to com pare it witn t e Ford car. Its outp u t exceeds th a t of 6,000 Ford engines. Its w eight is equivalent to approxim ately 885 Ford sedans, yet the floor space which it occupies would provide parking space for only 17 F o r b e a r s . It. requires COO,000,000 gallons of cooling w ater every 24 hours and only E instein could figure out how many Fords it would take to use up th a t much w ater in a day. ‘ One of the im p o rtan t fe a tu re s of the d esig n —of p articu lar value in the Ford plant, where floor space is a t a prem ium — is the small am ount of space which will be taken up by this new power unit. The general dim en sions are 57 Me feet long by 23 fe e t wide and 21 feet overall height. The space occupied is less th an a q u a rte r or a foot per kilow att of output which is approxim ately the same am ount of floor space occupied by two older units which it will supplant and which together, only produced 25,000 kilo w atts, or less th an one-fourth of the production of the new generator. H Taxing ' L ocal.' Utilities A uniform accounting system is one of the reform s recom m ended by the state tax investigation com- Aission. If the cities of the state had one, it would be a much easier m a tte r fo r art au d ito r to discover w eaknesses in the accounts and m ight be the means of saving the cities many thousands of dollars. One thing th at ought to e n te r into all municipal bookeeping is the account of all m un icipal utilities in the same way th at a private corporation would keep such accounts. Such utilities also should pay taxes in all units of governm ent except the one th a t owns them. For instance, the city of Corvallis owns its own w ater system. W hen it took w er the private com pany it removed from the tax rolls th a t much w ealth. T h a t’s all r.g h t so fa r as Corvallis is concerned. If it w ants to exem pt the w ater-com pany, it owns, all right, but the county, school d istrict and state should receive taxes from this invest m ent. The fa c t th a t th ere are h u n dreds of such utilities owned by city, county and state all escaping taxation, makes farm taxes, and other taxes high.—»-Corvallis G azette-Tim es. W hite fish are reported to be ru n ning in T rapper creek in D eschutes county in such large num bers th a t it is possible to dip them from the stream w ith nets, according to reports made to the state gam e commission» Several reports condem ning such methods of catching these fish have been made to H arold C lifford, state gam e w arden. T here is no law pro tectin g the white fish and as they are •of the type of the finny trib e not greatly desired in O regon w aters the word has gone out for fisherm en to dip up all they w ant as long as they do not make t)ie m istake of catching protected trout. Bridge Over Columbia. Depends On Communities M oro, O rego" JOHN DEERE FARM IMPLEMENTS Dealers in Furniture, Hardware, Floor Coverings, Paints, Oils and Glass Eureka Vacuum Cleaners Ranging in price from $39.50 to $70. Model 11 is Especially Equipped to Clean Your Car. Linoleum Laid.With Special Equipment Wasco Warehouse Milling Go. Moro, Oregon Yellow Tag Must Accom pany Carcass Shipment A tten d a n ce We p rin t this week three le tte rs showing the com m unity building spirit evidenced by a resident of Goldendale in backing the e ffo rt to have a free- from -toll bridge built over the Colum bia riv er a t Biggs. If the th ree Com m ercial Clubs of Sherm an county will make a d e te r mined e f f o r t on this m a tte r, g e t in touch w ith the m em bers of the sta te delegation in congress and prepare the way fo r presentation of the m a tte r a t the next m eeting of the O regon legis latu re, the bridge building program will be well along tow ards realization. One of the le tte rs which we quote states th a t very little if any new national legislation is required. The action m ust first come from the com m unities a ffected actin g through the state legislature in req u estin g proper federal road au thorities to act in the m atter. » * * • Goldendale, W ashington. N ovem ber 18, 1929. C. L. Ireland, E ditor Sherm an C ounty O bserver. R ecently I have had considerable correspondence w ith S en ato r W. L. Jones relative to a free bridge across the Columbia River a t M aryhill. H erew ith you will find copies of some of th e recen t correspondence, so you may know of the m atter. I tru st you will do w hat you can to secure this free bridge, as it m eans much to the section east of the Cas cade range. Urge your Cham ber of Commerce to g e t busy and w rite to our senators and congressm en req u estin g them to get behind the free bridge. Yours very sincerely, W. F. Byars, M ember Road Com m ittee. Goldendale Cham ber of Commerce. • * • • (copy) U N ITED STA TES SEN A TE Folks needing shoe repairing leave N ovem ber 7, 1929. work w ith L. R. Conlee, agent, to be H onorable W. F. Byars, sent to M. L. F ritts nt Grass Valley. G oldendale, W ashington. My dear B yars: Y our favor of N ovem ber 4th with fu rth e r referen ce to a bridge across the Columbia River near Columbus at hand. I have confirm ed my im pression th a t Federal funds are used in the construction of bridges along public highways. This is correct, and a d ditional legislation is not necessary to provide for the U9e of a p a rt of the highway fund fo r the construction of bridges under such circum stances. If The House of Good Will ” the agricu ltu ral dep artm en t joins in the m a tte r of constructing a state highway across the Columbia a t Col umbus, th ere will be no trouble about g ettin g money to aid in th e construc tion of a bridge along such a highway across the Columbia River. I believe th a t under present con Owned by the City of Moro ditions and in view of the present situation, it will be impossible to get Operated for the Benefit of the Traveling Public any additional ap p ro p riatio n by a special bill. I will consider carefully and Sherman County Community the question of p u ttin g in a bill m aking a special appropriation, but U nder the Personal M anagem ent o f 1 think I should tell you frankly w hat appears to be the situation. E. E. LARIM ORE A nything I can do along these lines Form erly of The Ifotel O regon, Portland I will certainly do gladly. Of course it is necessary th a t this line b$ made a p a rt of the state highway system be fore we can get any action upon it from the departm ent of ag riculture I would suggest th a t this m a tte r be taken up with the S ta te Highway Commissioner, ^unless it has already been taken up with him, relative to DINING ROOM O PEN USUAL MEAL HOURS m aking this line part of the state high way system. Kindly advise me in regard to this tu a n ta ta m a m atter. • Yours very sincerely, (Signed) W. L. Jones. Gian, Coleman & Co. Moro School Notes R rid a y , N o v e m b e r 2 2 ,1 9 2 9 N ovem ber 18, 1929 H onorable Wesley L. Jones, W ashington, D. C. My dear S enator: Y our le tte r of the 12th arrived this m orning. 1 ju s t received a le tte r from Hon Samuel J. Humes, D irector of H igh ways, in regard to the connection of Highway No. 8 a t M aryhill w ith the Sherm an and Columbia River high ways in Oregon a t the proposed bridge site across the Columbia River ju st below the old tow nsite of Col umbus in this state. It read as fol lows : Olympia, N ovem ber 16, 1929 Mr. W. F. Byars M ember Road Com m ittee Goldendale Cham ber of Commerce, Goldendale, W ashington. D ear Sir: I have your le tte r of N ovem ber 11 regarding the erection of a. bridge across the Columbia River near M ary hill and the designation of the con necting road betw een S tate Road No. 8 and the Columbia River Highway in O regon, of which this bridge would form a p a rt as a state highw ay. This can only be done by action of the S ta te Legislature. Very tru ly yours, Samuel J. Humes D irector of Highways. Is it not possible to g et legislation enacted fo r the construction of the M aryhill bridge contingent on the S tates of Oregon and W ashington m aking the necessary connection of the highw ay system s of the two states? The south end of the bridge would a b u t on the Columbia River Highway a t the north end of the Sherm an highway, b u t it would re quire a connection of about two miles in this sta te as the survey of S tate Road No. 8 is on the first bench above the Columbia river. If some way is not found to over come the present difficulty on ac co unt of not having a connection betw een the two highway system s, it will delay the construction of a free bridge for several years. I tru s t you will be able to find a way. Sincerely, (Signed) W. F. Byars. Miss Coles' first and second grade room had perfect attendance last week. There were five students who came to school late Tuesday and Wed nesday, making the first tardy marks of the school since October 17. Par ents are urged to cooperate in the perfedt attendance campaign being carried on this year. Im p rove m an t O f S ch ool G round The ro ad in fro n t of the school- house is being g reatly im proved by grading. A bigger and b e tte r space fo r p a rk in g will be provided. N ow E q u ip m en t F or S ch ool Twelve new steel lockers fo r the g irls and tw enty-four fo r the boys have arriv ed . The g irls’, lockers will be installed in the vacated show er room in th e gym nasium . The boys’ will be in the shower room of th e basem ent. P rogram M onday N igh t A pro g ram will be given a t the school auditorium on Monday night, N ovem ber 25, by the Baldy S tra n g ’s Sunset A rtists, a t 8 o’clock. Adm is sion will be 50c, 35c, and 25c. The follow ing boy scouts are registered for the year: A rrow P a tro l: Charles Boardm an, H arry Ragsdale, A lton A xtell, George H ennagin, Philip Ruggles, R ichard Barnes, A ustin Foss. Owl P a tro l: Max Belshee, A rth u r Belshee, Russell Belshee, Tommy F raser, Gordon Fraser, Paul F raser, Donald -Davis, Melvin H ansen, Glen Kenny, H arold Thogerson. Dr. Poley of Grass Valley was at the schoolhouse on W ednesday of this week to give diphtheria inoculation to those who desired it. He will re tu rn nex t w eek and the week a f te r to com plete the treatm ents. ♦ * * • the W asco opponent’s W ednesday team plays llitise scien tists succeed The significance of the fact th a t a t least 15 per cent of all of the power generated by central stations th ro u g h out the U nited S tates is “ lost” som e where betw een the pow er house and the custom ers’ m eters is little under stood. A ccording to the bureau of the census, there was available fo r distribution in the U nited S tates d u r ing the year 1927 more than 104 billion kilow att hours, y e t according to the figures of the statistical r e search d epartm ent of the N ational E lectric Light association, only a little more than 89 billion reached the ulti m ate consumers. This loss yi-wenergy during tra n s mission is som ething which is in h er ent in ” the generation of electricity, and as yet electrical engineers have apparently been unable to overcome it. It means how ever th a t every cen tral station must be equipped to g en erate more actual kilow att hours th an it can possibly deliver to its custom ers and th a t out of every 100 kilo w att hours it g enerates an average of at least 15 will disappear, ju st as in a carload of fru it or vegetables th ere will be a certain percentage of spoil age in transit. Or, putting it an o th er way and taking the average fo r the whole U nited States, every tim e a custom er buys 100 kilow att hours there m ust be generated a t the pow er station 117 Vi kilow att hours. His position is exactly the same as when he goes to the m eat m arket fo r a five pound coast. If he buys a five pound roast he doesn’t g et five pounds of m eat, or, if he w ants five pounds of m eat his roast will w eight more than five pounds. Looking a t this situation from the standpoint of rates, if the consum er is paying, for exam ple, 6 cents a kilow att hour, his bill fo r 100 kilow att hours is $6.00. B ut the com pany has actually gen erated fo r him 117 Vi kilow att hours— fo r which it receives $6.00— and th erefo re in stead of receiving 6 cents fo r a unit o f its product it actually receives only 6.1 cents. D e fin in g t k * M il le n n iu m One definition of Hie millennium would be the day when the found ad vertisements equal the lost.—New York Sun. C. A 111 U N IT E D G R O C E R S of oregon . inc . □tore no. i l l A Link in The United Chain of Grocers Dealing in “Merchandise of Merit” Comprising Mens’ Clothing and Shoes School Books and School Supplies Staple and Fancy Groceries Fresh Vegetables, Bakery, and Lunch Goods Special Offer, Citrus House hold Soap, 6 bars f o r ..... .25c C itr u s ? household S O A P Watch our Hand Bills for Friday, ‘ tìtnrt SoapCompuT Saturday and Monday Specials. ' making wood edible we presume well seasoned lumber will ta k e on added i value. —Phi Indelplila Inquirer. The main dil!i«-ull> ulmul people who borrow trouble Is ll:nl I he.v want to pay back more limn (hey burrow .— Gloversville O-udi r Ci'piiblleun Hotel Moro Barber Shop C. V. Belknap, P ro p rieto r -:- Moro, Oregon Every W ednesday, by Mrs. Lena Siscel of Wasco, Eof appointm ents, phone 182. AGENCY FOR W ILLIA M ’S CLEANERS AND MODEL LAUNDRY, TILE DALLES tîÎtittîlîattitea *•♦Tl*XXÎTÎt R ELIA B LE MAN W ANTED to run MeNess business in Sherm an county $8 to $12 daily profits. No capital or experience required. W onderful op p o rtu n ity . W rite today. FU RST and THOMAS, Dept. F, 426 Third St., O akland, Calif. W E CAN fit all kinds of people. A ny size or w eight. C rippled or d e form ed fe e t. W e rn m a rk ’s S hoe tn xxunua DEALERS IN 8 Lime, Plaster, Cement, Cedar Posts, Builders Supplies, Lumber, Wood, Coal and Hay 8 $ MANUFACTURERS OF M IL L F E E D A N D F L O U R / / ' •* • New deluxe coaches-Frequent schedules FORTUM SAITLAM ( in SRIKWf AND ALL INTEItMEDIATE POINTS h ire d r o m i e c l i o n s w illi (liru « e r v ir e 1« .ill p o in ls ¿7 m / - - WELL IIF.ATF.0 COACHES A slightly used Busch and Lane upright grand piano, exceptionally good condition. This instrum ent can be had with bench to m atch for less than half the original factory re ta il price. Only $450.00 for Quick sale. O ur guarantee goes with this piano. Call 662. MORO, OREGON. (*. UNION PACIFIC S tore. T he D alles. FO R SA L E ! nxntxuii H. H. McKean, Manager, Wasco, Oregon FL U FF RUGS W anted to make. Any w idth from 3-foot to 9-foot. S. R. T ripp, 910 Union S treet, The Dalles, Oregon. 4t*nl HOUSE FOR SALE. Located in best w residence section of Moro. Priced rig h t and easy term s. Call or w rite to S. W. Seorcy, 504 F ederal S treet, The Dalles, Oregon 2m-nl t: Independent W areh o u se !• & Milling Co. | W ANT ADS Sherman Caunty Music House —- . MARCELLING In j WE PAY parcel post one way on all shoe rep airin g . Good quality work The football team is busy pre and leather. Joe Amore, The Dalles, paring fo r the Thanksgiving gam e opposite the post otlice. - ............____ ____ with W asco. The game will be play SMALL TW O ROOM house for rent. ed at W asco. W ater and Lights in house. , Mrs. S. I. H astings, phone 13, Moro. ---A- - . . _ . ________ _ Fifteen Per Cent of Gen erated Power Is “Lost.” Walter A. May & Son H ejv e.t Forbid Wliei: G e n e ro u s B ay S co u ts The g irls will play volleyball team on the floor N ovem ber 27. On of this week the R ufus here. * * * • AU farm ers shipping dressed m eat including sheep, cattle, or hogs, are advised th a t before shipm ent can be m ade it is necessary to call a t the sh e rriff’s office and obtain the of ficial yellow ta g which is to be a t tached to the carcass. The yellow tags are issued by the state and are num bered consecu tively; they can be obtained free. This law has been in e ffe c t since Ju n e 4 of this year, and fu rth e r stipulates th a t each carcass aside from being tagged w ith the little piece of yellow cardboard, m ust also be accom panied by th e hide of the slaughtered a n im a l; the reason fo r this provision is obvious, since it is a p p a re n t th a t this provision m akes it less easy to m arket stolen stock. The p a rty to whom the anim al is^ shipped is required to keep on file alkA tags accom panying m eat purchased fo r a period of a year. Several farm ers in this locality who have been shipping m eat lately have been inconvenienced by not know ing the new ruling. c .^ .7 ^ - .— HOTEL MORO PH O N E 401 A valuable knowledge of the reliability and integrity of businesses is the reward of the steady- reader of: advertisements. no com prom ise w ith goodness!,«, th e Camel blend is a real sm oke! C am els are made for the knowing ones who seek the pleasures of a good sm oke, and th e se sm ok ers may be assured that the true Cam?! quality w ill always b© maintained. C am els w ere o rig in a te d a n d m a d e to p ro m o te th e p le a s u re of sm oking. T he m o st perfect blend th a t th e g re a te st experts knew how to m ake is th e secret of th is really w onderful cigarette! Th< m ost m odem and skilful processes are employed in bringing this great cigarette to p erfection! The pick of allr D om estic tobaccos for satisfy in g ta ste , th e ra re st T u rk ish for added frag ran ce! Cam els are vastly preferred by know ing sm okers because th ey ap p rec iate th e s o o th in g g o o d n e s s of c h o ic e to b a c c o s p e r f e c tly b le n d e d . Or Toothpick« Unless somebody plums m few trees shortly future generations need not worry about splinters.—Indianapolis Nows. when they learn the difference they flock to V
