The Sherman County Observer, Moro, Oregon,
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Highway Proposed Will
Cross Four Coast Nations
p roject and the W estern M otor Clubs
conference, in which the autom obile
clubs of the eleven w estern states,
B ritish Columbia, C anada and the
H aw aiian Islands hold membership,
endorsed the plan at its recen t a n
nual m eeting. The autom obile asso
ciation points out th at the construc
tion of such a highway would result
in im m easurable good in the develop
ment of the te rrito ry traversed by it,
and in fu rth e r cem enting the bonds
of friendship betw een the English
speaking peoples of the w estern
hemisphere.
An international highway connect
in g C alifornia, and th e Pacific north
west w ith B ritish Columbia, the
Y ukon te rrito ry and Alaska. This is
th e objective of legislation pending
in congress, according to the Oregon
S ta te M otor Association, which has
indorsed th e proposal.
Bills have
been introduced authorizing an inves
tig atio n of the feasibility of such a
p ro ject and providing an appropria
tion of $25,000 fo r a commission of
th re e to study the plan.
O regon S tate News
The proposed ro u te would connect
ex istin g roads along the Pacific
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. . . . ci ¡¿¿¿out, V.h-J h -s w>.u
coast states into British Columbia
naUcaul
rccogniCoa
as champion 4Ti
v ith A laskan roads, the gap
.uh ah i of AiuerLa, wiii leave soon
covered between the Car.adiar -b niteu
S tates line ar.d F airbank-. Alaska, icr Li-iCr.go, v.here sue will be the
being seme 2,000 miles. T e United guest of houor at the eighth annual
S tates d e p a r tm e n t of in -- - -r, the Boys’ and Girls' clubs congress. Upon
te rn - her return she will be greeted by 2bou
C anadian governm ent an 1
g in I rne county club members, proud of
to ry v o f Alaska are collate
the 1C year old club worker and her
the plans under way.
rk in bringing their county and
A C antdian road now leads fron
.. e into th e n a ’lonal lim elig h t
the term inus of the Pacific highway
The Cid L.'iv _e
a t spaii3 the Me
as fa r as H azelton, an outpost of KtnziC r n \ r Uv-r Coburg was perraa-
civilization a thousand miles north of n* ntly closed last v.c-ek when the coun
the border. From H azelton, a dim ty cuurt placed barricades at both
trail leads on northw ard to Telegraph ends ot the span. Built in 1S7K, ot
creek w ith but 2,000 o r 3,000 inhab 1) u.’h.s fir timber, the old bridge has
itants. Two hundred miles fu rth e r '6too|t up under 5b years of traiiic and
is W hite Horse, w here the Yukon is weafhef. The University o f O r e g o n
first encountered. Then comes the has made requ-ct for some of the old
l<>ng stretch of uninhabited wild coun tiiLu r v.’.-ti the span is razed in or
try reaching all the way to Fairbanks. d v r to ir.-Lc tests to Gc.fcrm.ne if the
Ti e whole of the proposed road would hcavhr j.it< s are as strong as ne#
be inside of the Coast range and p a r
allel to the coast a t an average dis
Ti.e J - . um ’.ein artichoke harvest
tance of some GO or 70 miles. The
h_s been bogus in the Grand Island
region is sem i-arid, practically u n vk.nity. A crop of eight acres was
touched by man, and abounds in wild
d f< r th- laboratories of the
gam e and unusual scenery.
c
any oi California as a sub-
Last year 300,000 autom obiles 1
e lor sugar, and to combat dia-
carrying 1,000,000 people crossed th e '
C anadian border at the Peace P ortal. - The sta te r . . la: saticn com mission
Many of these people might have at a u c o t.p g r e ; ‘ntly, approved a deal
penetrated the deep inferior had
hereby the Rogue river valley iiri
tran sp o rtatio n been available.
gallon d istric t takes over the entire
The A merican Autom obile Asso in te rest of the* Public W ater company
ciation, rep resen tin g over a million in a scries of carai : 1 * t" >
m otorists, is actively supporting the Jackson county?
The Chinese
Are Supposed to Have Known
the Use of the Mariner’s Com
pass as Long Ago as 2,600
B. C.
Yet it did not come into use in Western
Europe until nearly 4,000 years later.
In 1879 Thomas Edison startled the world
with his constant voltage dynamo which
had an efficiency of 90 per cent, whereas
all previous dynamos had operated at a
maximum of 50 per cent efficiency.
Within fifty years — less than a lifetime —
the electrical industry is furnishing light,
heat and power to more than 19,000,000
homes in the United States.
PaciSsc PoWer &
lig h t Company
“Always at Y our Service”
Independent W arehouse
& M illing Co.
R. H. McKean, Manager, Wasco, Oregon
DEALERS IN
Lime, Plaster. Cement, Cedar Posts, Builders
Supplies, Lumber, Wood, Coal and Hay
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M IL L F E E D A N D F L O U R
UNION PACIFIC
New deluxe coaches-Frecjiipnl schedules
KIKTL.Ud) SALTIAMOTISPtlkAM
AM» ML INTCILMEIIIÀTE IWIIKTS
I h reel tonnetlions m ill timi service
to .ill points
WELL I IL ATP. II COACHES
HOTEL MORO
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County Budget Meeting
W ill Be Storm Center
Moro Scout New»
Friday, December 6, 1929
Newspaper Says Mergers
Benefit Householders
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Scouts o f Troop VI are progres
sing rapidly and the m ajority of th e
The Concord N. C., T ribune, says
A g re a t deal of in terest is being boys will receive aw ards a t the C ourt m ergers in the utility in d u stry 1
m anifested over the county in the of H onor to be held a t Moro some should benefit householders a3 well
final action of the county budget tim e in la te Decem ber. Scout Tommy as stockholders:
UNITED GROCERS
com m ittee a t the m eeting to be held F ra se r w ill be presented w ith the
“ P resid en t Sloan of the „ New
at Moro n ex t T hursday, particu larly eagle badge, th e highest aw ard in York Edison Company says the huge
OF OREGON. INC.
in regard to the allow ance to be made scouting, at th e D ecem ber court.
m ergers which have been form ed in
A Link in The United Chain of Grocers
for m aintaining the work of the
V»’. W. Belcher, scout executive, the light and pow er industry m ust
county school su p erin ten d en t fo r the was presen t a t the m eeting Tuesday ju stify them selves by bringing lower
; Dealing in “Merchandise of Merit”
ensuing year.
evening, N ovem ber 26, and assisted rates to the consum er, and he is
F or a num ber of years last past
The New York
Comprising Mens’ Clothing and Shoes
S co u tm aster T ru itt and Ham m ersley eternally right.
the salary paid has been above the w ith the evenings program .
World hits the nail on the head with
School Books and School Supplies
legislative allow ance. This was done
the decaifetion th a t the economies
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by the court when a successor was
Staple and Fancy Groceries
which have been claim ed fo r them
appointed to succeed Mr. C urfm an
C harles K iller, of the N ational (the m ergers) m ust benefit the house
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Fresh
Vegetables,
Bakery, and Lunch Goods
who had resigned because he could Boy Scout h ead q u arters and John H. holder as well as the stockholder.
secure a much larg er salary as a Piper, regional scout executive, will
“ Lower ra te s do n o t necessarily
Special Offer, Citrus House
teacher than to continue as county particip ate in the annual m eeting of mean less profit, inasm uch as cheap
hold Soap, 6 bars for........25c
the Mid-Columbia Deschutes A rea er electricity stim ulates consum ption,
superintendent.
hold
At the last term of circuit c o u rt a Council to be held a t The Dalles and the larger the o u tp u t of cu rre n t
Watch our Hand Bills for Friday,
suit brought against the m em bers of H otel S atu rd ay evening, December the lower the cost p er unit.
Mr.
Saturday
and Monday Specials.
torus
SoapiJ«»»??/
the county court to enforce the salary 7th, a t 7 p. m., according to an a n Sloan hopes the industry can be
req u irem en t was w ithdraw n when it nouncem ent from Scout E xecutive W. developed to the point w here it will
w’as agreed th a t the salary would be W. Belcher.
be cheaper to use electricity th a n not
reduced to the legislative allotm ent.
Plans f o r . th e m eeting include a to use it, and when this condition
The budget com m ittee, in preparing review of the past y e a r’s activities is arrived at, it should be possible
the budget previously, had conform ed and progress and some proposed to realize a good m argin of profit
to the» salary requirem ent and a t the changes fo r the com ing year. E n te r at small cost to the consum er.”
same tim e had given a g ra n t of ex tain m en t is being taken care of by
“ M ergers which tend only to in
C. V. Belknap, P ro p rieto r
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Moro, Oregon
pense money to the office with the M arion S extos, of The Dalles district- crease the w ealth and pow er of in
implied und erstan d in g th a t Mrs.
G eorge J. Childs, ofj Bend,-.president dustrial enterprises are not w hole
Rakes would be the employe who of the A rea Council will preside and some, fo r there is no ju stificatio n
would benefit and thus the fam ily
large atten d an ce from the nine for them unless the public benefits.
earnings would not m aterially su ffe r counties served by this council is E xperts are w orking on the prob
For Appointment, Phone 182.
because of an enforcem ent of the expected.
M any of the men are lem of reducing in vestm ent costs,
legislative requirem ent.
AGENCY FOP. W ILLIA M ’S CLEA N ERS
bringing th e ir wives to this m eeting, and a t the same tim e are giving
Final action on the two opposing as this one m eeting a year is the only thought to the m a tte r of increasing
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AND MODEL LAUNDRY, T1IE DALLES
view points will be taken next T h u rs mixed one held in the area.
revenues by increasing consum ption.
day when, it is understood, those
A ttendance is open to anyone in te r
having decisive opinions on eith e r
ested in scouting, it was announced,
I t is ju st about the tim e of the
side will be present to sta te th eir
and all wishing to come are urged to year fo r some of the genuine spring
case. “
notify boy scout head q u arters in The garden fiends to begin to show signs
To clarify the situation som ew hat
of the same com plaint.
Dalles of th e ir intention.
v.e quote from a le tte r received at
this office this week w herein it is
stated th a t “ it may not be known
by many th a t at the tim e the present
salary of $1500 fo r the county super
intendent was • set years ago the
am ount sta te d would buy as much
or more than $3000 will do a t the
present tim e. Also, a t th a t tim e there
was not as much required of the
sup erin ten d en t as there is a t the
present tim e, when a man is required
who is alive, posted, capable of o rg an
izing and capable of settling tangles,
Music has a place
every member of the family. What gift could be more lasting in memory ‘ What
capable of giving som ething to the
school when he visits. N ot th a t we
gift could be more appreciated at so little cost?
did not have all this, but it was not
possible undc*r the organization a
few years back to be of much serv
ice to the schools. Now one can, if
he is a capable su perintendent such
as we ar<? fo rtu n a te to have a t the
For every member of the family and also for sweetheart and friends. Come
present, advance the schools in so
in and see! We are open evenings until afterthe jLplidajfe/ • il
many ways th a t it will be impossible
to chronicle it here. But all one will
have to do is to think and make
F o r M o th e r o r S is te r
F o r “D a d ” o r B r o th e r
com parisons. T h a t will be enough
for a liberal-m inded person.
(Column one)
(Column two)
“ Now*, th a t the county co u rt has
Guitar
tried to help m atters out in order to
Radio
re ta in a good man a t the head of our
Banjo
Portable Phonograph
schools-som ething else m ust be done
Portable Phonograph
Accordion
and by people who have an interest
Ukuleles
Piano
Accordion
in our schoo^ system. It is known th at
Phonograph
Record Sets
Trumpet
since Mr. Rake s salary is cut to $150
Harmonicas
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Horn
a year th a t he will not stay with the
office, unless a compromise is made
Music Rolls
Saxaphone
to even up financial affairs. He can ’t
Music
Stands
Violin
afford to. He has been o ffered as
Music Albums
Bugle
much as $2700 if he should resign
Popular
Music Hits in Sets
Harmonicas
his office.
Piano
Accordion
Ukes
“ The budget com m ittee placed the
Violin
$900 which was taken from his salary
Banjo Uke
to the pay fo r office work, which
Violin Case
Banjo
would be paying it to the same? fam ily
Violin Bow
Guitar
for Mrs. Rakes does all the office
Banjo
Case
Tenor
Guitar
work which he doesn’t do him self
Uke
Case
Music
Roll
This, we think, will keep thè present
Guitar Case
superintendent on the job.
This
Popular Music
■matter will come up a t the county
Piano
Bench Pad
Music Stand
Come in and make your selection.
burget hearing at the courthouse on
Piano Scarf
Record Sets
We will gladly hold your choice and
December 12th at lOi o'clock. All
Mandolin
Cases
of
All
Kinds
who are interested iq- education be
rnake Christmas Eve delivery.
tjiere to vote on it, of the salary will
rem ain a t $1500 and we will have to
make out with a $1500 man. We
can’t affo rd to do it.”
Walter A. May & Son
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Citrus
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Hotel Moro B arber Shop
MARCELLING
I Bu siness Men Say: ‘Advertising Pays'
Christmas
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Is Only 17 Days Away!
SH O P EAKLY
And Elim inate Confusion
Christmas Gift Suggestions
To Every Resident of Sherman County
Functions
Of
Food
Every living thing and everybody
m ust eat. P lan t foods, o th e r than
th a t already contained in the soil
and added by man, are usually called
fertilizers, while anim al foods go un
der the general name of rations.
For anim als the function of food
may be said to be of a two-fold-kind
to build up the animal fram e, to
furnish the m aterial for the grow th
of flesh, fa t, bone and other parts
of the anim al body in the case of
young or fa tte n in g anim als, and also
to rep air the w aste of the tissues
which is constantly taking place
owing to the w ear and te a r of life;
and secondly, it serves for the m ain
tenance of anim al heating. Because
this is tru e, foods may be divided into
two g re a t classes. These}
These) are foods
which 'm ak e anim al tissues and
foods which give heating.
The first class of foods may be split?
into foods which make flesh and foods
which make fat. Every food, w hether
vegetable or anim al in its n atu re,
may be split up into certain groups
of substances and on the proportion
on which it contains these substances
its value as a food depends,
Foods of an anim al origin may
be divided into three groups— al
buminoids, -fa t and m ineral sub-
rurnces.
In. foods of a vegetable
orgin we have, in addition to these I
substances, carbohydrates. The func- '
¿¿pns perform ed by these substances, ‘
\£h*rlker anim al or vegetable origin, 1
:.etm lo be sim ilar.
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Il is alm ost too long a story to ,
discuss the action of the d iffe re n t .
tu b stances here, b u t it is good In-
frniation to know the facts given
above.
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We Offer a Contest!
Contest is open to every resident of Sherman County—man woman or child—except employes of the
'Sherman County Music House, writing the manager of the Sherman County Music House a letter of not
more than 250 words,
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To the first contestant arriving at the correct solution will be awarded a G ran d C apital Prize — a Bruns-
wick Portable Phonograph, and to other contestants the following Credit Certificates applicable to the
purchase of musical instruments in our store.
IN PRIZES
CONTEST REQUIREMENTS
TO BE GIVEN AWAY
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F irst Prize
$200 C redit C ertificate to apply on ally new piano
on our floor.
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Second Prised
$150 C redit C ertificate to apply on any new
piano on o u r floor.
Third P rize
$100 C redit C ertificate to apply on any new
piano on our floor.
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Fourth P rize
$75 C redit C ertificate to apply on any new
piano on our floor.
F ifth Prize
$50 C redit C ertificate to apply on any new piano
on our floor.
Sixth Prize
$35 Credit C ertificate to apply on Radio purchase.
Ten N ext Prizes
$15 C redit C ertificate on purchase of Band
Instrum ent.
F ifteen N ext Prizes
$10 ^Credit C ertificate to apply on Fiano
Accordion purchase.
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Seven N ext Prizes
$2 C redit C ertificate to apply on purchase
of any S trin g In stru m en t.
Tw enty-six N ext Prizes
$1 C redit C ertificate to apply on
purchase of any five Phonograph Records.
$1000
1.
Which item or suggested g ifts are shown in column two
th a t are not shown in column one?
2. Which item s or suggested g ifts are shown in column one
th a t are not included in column two?
3. Why is the Piano th e ideal instrum ent fo r the hom e?,
4. L e tte r m ust be mailed not la te r than Decem ber 31,^1929,
marked “ C ontest.”
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5. Each co n testan t m ust be a resident of Sherman* county,
Oregon.
6. All letters m ust be w ritten in legible form , using one side
- of paper only, and m ust be mailed and postm arked not
la te r than Decem ber 31, 1929.
7. C ontest closes Ja n u a ry 1, 1930. W inners will be declared
'■ as soon a fte r as the judges are able to rep o rt. All C redit
♦ C ertificates m ust be used not la te r than F eb ru ary 1, 1930.
8. C redit C ertificates will not be tran sferab le. The rig h t is
reserved to cancel contest a t any time.
The first w inning le tte rs will be printed in the Sherm an
C ounty Observer.
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The judges selected to m ark the standing of contestants
a re : Mr. Law rence W. Rakes, C ounty Sphool S uperin ten d
e n t; Rev. Chas. D. T a r r o tt, pastor Moro P resbyterian
church: Miss Bernice T urley, teach er Moro school.
Sherman County Music House Moro Oregon
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