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The Sherman County Observer, Moro, Oregon,
Moro School Notes
REPORT OF CONDITION
' * OF THE
MORO STA TE BANK
a t Moro, Oregon, C ounty of Sherm an, a t close of business
December 31st, 1929
RESOURCES
A t te n d a n c e
L IA B IL IT IE S
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>50000.00
C apital stock paid in . .
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7600.00
Surplus . . , .................... .................... ........................................
8760.81
U ndivided p ro fits— net
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122436.40
Demand deposits . . . .
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82112.04
Time certificates . . . .
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79817.71
Bills payable and red >
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cash
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24907.41
Cash, due from banks
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STA TE OF OREGON, County cf Sherm an ss.
I, R. 11. Coppock, cashier of the above nam ed bank, do solemnly
sw ear th a t the above statem ent is tru e to the best of my knowledge
and belief.
R H - Coppock, Cashier.
C orrect — A tte st;
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W. H. Ragsdale
P. C. Axtell
J. W. Hoech
L. Barnum
D irectors.
Notice to the Patrons of
The Citizens Bank of Grass Valley
The Moro State Bank on Wednesday of this week
completed the purchase of the assets, furniture and
fixtures of the Citizens Bank of Grass Valley.
We wish to assure all patrons of the Citizens Bank
that we will at all times do everything within our
capacity to further their best interests that is con
sistent with the requirements of good banking, and
that we will fully appreciate their continued good
will and patronage.
All depositors having accounts with the Citizens
Bank are requested to continue using their old check
books and at their convenience call and secure new
check books at the Moro State Bank.
Moro, Oregon
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Kerr Gifford & Co., Inc.
Phone Moro 201
E. C. C luster, M a n a g er
Dealers In
Grain, Grain Bags and Twine
Mill Feed - Rolled Feed - Poultry Feed
Life, Fire and Grain Insurance
Walter A. May & Son
N .1 1 1
UNITED GROCERS
of* OREGON. INC.
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, Bakety, and Lunch Goods
Special Offer, Citrus House
hold Soap, 6 bars f o r ........ 25c
Watch our Hand Bills-for Friday,
Saturday
and Monday Specials.
( ,:rus*o*Pc n”*‘PV
□tore n o . I l l
Lime, Plaster, Cement, Cedar Posts, Builders
Supplies, Lumber, Wood, Coal and Hay
MANUFACTURERS OF
M IL L F E E D A N D FLO U R
C. V. Belknap, P ro p rieto r
MARCELLING
For Appointment, Phone 182.
AGENCY FOR W ILLIA M ’S CLEA N ERS
AND MODEL LAUNDRY, T H E DALLES
January Sale
If you have any one of our open mlock Dinner Sets now is your opportunity
to replace any broken pieces or acid to your present set at a remarkable sav
ings. If you also anticipate the purchase of a new dinner set you will be pleas
antly surprised if you will pay our crockery department a visit. All sets, all odd
pieces, all broken lines, china, semiporcelain and gift pieces.
R e d u c e d I S to SO p e r c e n t
An Early Selection Is Advised
White Enamel Dish Pan
QQp
$1.50 Value—
1 2 -q u a rtsiz e ...........................
Green Salt and Pepper Sets
75c Value—
.
Heavy glass nickel tops, pair
Harland View Grange
Installs New Officers
T hnt a large am ount of sugar, with
the proper balance of o th e r ingredi
ents, gives a fine te x tu re to flour,
sugar and fa t m ixtures.
H arland View G range No. 682 m et I
a t th e ir hall in H arm ony d istrict on
T h at eye stains can be removed
the n ig h t of D ecem ber 26, in reg u lar from ™|vcr apoona to sprinkling yf.th
session and installed officers fo r t h e l s° da befole »»»hm g them
T hat bacon / a t , used in m uffins,
give a delicious flavor. Cooked b a
con, ra th e r finely chopped, may also
be mixed in the b a tte r.
T hat if ju n k et is made from very
rich milk it is easier to keep it from
becoming w atery.
T h at slightly beaten egg m ay be
carefully combined with a soup to add
food value fo r invalids.
T h at most vegetables such as cabb
age will be lighter in color and m ilder
officer.After the installation cere in flavor if cooked uncovered, as
mony a lunch was served followed by many of the substances which a ffe c t
color and flavor will be carried o ff in
a dance.
C. E. Crites, secretary.
the steam .
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The landm ark known as the Holy
Cross, form ed by two snow-filled
crevices on a m ountain side on the
Holy Cross N ational F o rest, Colo.,
has been set aside by presidential
proclam ation as a national m onum ent.
The reserved a re a includes approxi
m ately 1,392 acres.
A new specialist in auto m echanics,
R. N. Lunde, has been added to the
ag ricu ltu ral engineering s ta f f a t O re
gon S ta te college and will be in charge
of th a t phase of the pow er farm ing
short course Ja n u a ry 6 to 18. Mr.
Lunde is a g ra d u a te in m echanical
engineering a t O. S. C. who has spent
“ W ork h a rd ” is useless advice and
several years since w orking in the
it isn’t much a."? inform ation.
ea ste rn states and la te r in Oregon.
50-Piece Decorated Haviland
China Dinner Set
$56.50 V a lu e -
Floral designs, com
plete service for 6, now
$2.50 Value Hose Cut-Glass—
Creamer, sugar and
tray, now ........ ..............
$1.59
$47.50 V a lu e -
Dainty floral spray designs, gold trim
on handles, service
lor 6, no\V . . . . . . ’........
C9Q / e/
Faney Shaker Sets
ieee Imperial Wedgewood
QIC
«¡FiOeftF
\ -54-Picce
Meakens English Ware
$1.85
Glass Serving Tray
$16.50 Value—21 odd pieces
of this Favorite Quality English Ware,
an opportunity for someone that
has this pattern, now . . . . . . . . .
Qft
44-Picce Gundley’s Georgian
$22.25 Value—
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pattern quality English ware, attractive
design;
$12.35
Crafton Genuine Bone Cliina
$30.00 Value—
Tea or Bridge set, 26 pieces in all, beau
tiful pattern and
design, now .......... ..
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Glasbake Ovenware
Assorted pieces of genuine McKee
Jj. All pieces.. HALF PRICE
Genuine Hall China
$1.25
7-Piece Glass Water Set
98c
98c
.... ........ ....
$1.95
Electric Percolator
6-cup size, heavy polished
aluminum . .
$3.25
Guaranteed Electric Iron
and Folding Ironing Board for less than
the regular price
either both ite m s ............
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Electric Iron
$4.50 V a lu e -
Standard weight, well balanced, long §
silk cord,
qq §
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on
Self Turning Electric Toaster
$5.50 Value—
Nickel finish, colored
handles and c o r d ..........
$3.85
Lifetime Aluminum
Cold Water Percolators
$5.00 Value—
8-cup size, glass top,
non-burning h a n d le
flJ
Q Off
tJ/O adSD
Heavy Old Fashioned with white glaze
inside, brown outside,
a favorite, e a c h .......... .. . ..
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Decorated
China Cups and Saucers
Individual Tt^apot
50c Value—
Heavy glazed pottery,
black only r ; rrv-z............... ..
$2.95 V a lu e -
Heavy decorated frame, pretty tapes-
try under glass
bottom . . .
Steins
Nickled Mixing Bowls
$1.25 Value—
Set of 5 seviceable Crockery
heavy glaze ................... ,-r........
$5.75
$2.50 Value—Rose colored crackled
glass—Pitcher and 6
glasses, n o w ...................
Old Bow Pattern
$1.50 V a lu e -
Pitcher and 6 tumblers
$9.50 V a lu e -
Consist of combination shaker and 6
stemmed cocktail
glasses .......... ; ..............
Water Set
$29.50 Value— '
This set is the clean-up of our oj
stock, Sydney pattern,
service for 8, n o w ..................
$2.50 Value—
Decorated tea pots, choice
of colors, while they last
$29.75
42-Piece Haviland Dinner Set
Cream and Sugar Set
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w ork which has usually been accom
plished a t this tim e of the year. The
Do You Know?
tests are put o ut by the „.bureau of
educational m easurem ents and stand
T hat the difference in te x tu re be
ards of the Kansas S tate T eachers tw een bread or m uffins and cake is
college.
largely due to the d ifferen ce in the
am ount of sugar used.
Moro, Oregon
Docherty-Powers
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O. S. C. Get* Auto Specialist
DEALERS IN
Hotel Moro Barber Shop
The second ann u al w elding con
ference a t O regon S ta te college has
been set fo r F e b ru a ry 6 to 8 w hen
represen tativ es of n ational w elding
concerns from as f a r east as New
Y ork will be on the cam pus to co
operate w ith specialists in the school
of engineering. L ast y e a r more than
100 contractors, arch itects, engineers,
and others atten d ed a ^similar con
ference which w as the first- held in
the west.
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Only two more weeks, and the first
sem ester of the 1929-1930 school
| year will be ended. The new sem ester
begins Ja n u a ry 27
E thelyn K essinger and Dean Silver
are back in school again looking as schools, will compete in the largest
well as ever. Both underw ent oper scholarship contest in the world on
ations fo r appendicities several weeks Jan u ary 8, when more th an 275,000
high school pupils th roughout the
ago
U nited S tates will participate in the
The nam es of tw o students were Every Pupil Scholarship contest,
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om itted by m istake from the last high sponsored by the Kansas S tate T ea
school honor roll list. These students chers college a t Em poria and for
are Viola H ansen, 14 points, and
which puipose Law rence W. Rakes, 3
Leora Peetz, 13 points.
county superintendent, has ordered
U nder the direction of Miss Mc 712 tests and record form s which will
Cord the high school library has been be used in the contetst.
rearran g ed and cataloged. All stu
The Every Pupil co n te st docs not 3
dents who wish to rem ove a book lim it com petition to a select few,
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m ust see Viola H ansen, the new li but affo rd s every pupil an oppor-«
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brarian.
tunity to participate. Groups, as well
s
Lois B ryant, editor of the Moro as individual w inners, are selected.
O ptim ist, will leave T hursday for I The contest is conducted by m eans
Eugene as a delegate from the Moro I of tests which are adm inistered to all
high school a t the annual high school pupils in the reg u lar classroom s of
conference held by the U niversity of the respective schools on the specified
O regon.
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date. The results in the schools are
The graveling" and grading in fro n t sent to Emporia, w here they are tabu-
of the school yard has now been com-1 latel.
The contest was originated in 1924
pleted, with ample parking space
provided. The play ground east of by the form er head of the bureau of
the building has been evened by m easurem ents a t E m poria Teachera^j
grading. The school grounds are to college, and is being conducted for
be fenced a t points w here cars enter the sixth consecutive year.
The tests will be adm inistered to
with 4 by 4 poets.
pupils
in physics, first year algebra,
On W ednesday of this week the
re g u la r high school routine was in plane geom etry, A m erican history,
te rru p te d by the giving of testa in constitution, first year L atin, second
algebra, geom etry, English, Latin, year Latin, typew riting, clothing,
history, civics, and typing.
These foods, and English. T h e E nglish tests
tests w ere given th roughout the are divided into fo u r groups fo r fre sh
county, and covered in general the man, sophomores, ju niors, and seniors.
C itrus
SO A P
R. H. McKean, Manager, Wasco, Oregon
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semi-porcelain dinner set, Hal-
Nation Wide School Contest
pattern, new
x embossed s ty le d ..........
Pupils of Sherm an county high §
ensuing year, as. follow s:
C. P. Adams, m a ste r; W. Belshee,
overseer; IL Di Belshee, le c tu re r;
Lynn Bowersox, stew ard ; Clifford
May, assistant stew ard; Miss Florence
McDonald, lady a ssista n t ste w a rd ;
Mrs. Saw tell, chaplain; S. C. Hall,
tre a s u re r; C. E. C rites, secretary ;
R. E. Bloomer, g ate keep er; Mrs.
Jen n ie Belshee, C eres; Mrs. Pearl
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOBOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Bloomer, Pom ona; Mrs. A ndy May,
Flora.
W. S. Powell acted as installing
In d e p e n d e n t W a r e h o u se
& M illing «. Co.
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Welding Conference Set
Miss Coles’ room has won the business and recources so th a t they
aw ard seven tim es since the beginning could m ore efficiently serve th e ir
of the school year.
clients and patrons, the Moro S tate
Bank on Tuesday of this w eek com
B a s k e tb a ll
The two basketball teams of Moro pleted th e transaction fo r the p u r
will play at Grass Valley on Friday chase o f the assets, fu rn itu re and
fix tu res of the Citizens Bank a t G rass
night, January 10th.
Lost Friday night at Kent the boys Valley. T his was com pleted W ednes
were defeated, 28 to 16. The girls, day m orning when the books of the
however won with a 25 to 14 score. G rass V alley bank and all cash on
The next night the girls, handi hand w as moved to the Moro S tate
capped by the absence of several of Bank.
O fficers of the Moro S tate Bank,
the regular team members, lost to
Lexington, 11 to 3. The boys were in re fe rrin g to the transaction, state
th a t th e deal is an o u trig h t purchase
again defeated, 20 to 7.
of the recources of the bank a t Grass
Im p ro v e m e n ts
Valley, including the deposits, and
One im provem ent which has been the liability of the Moro Bank has
badly needed is re a ra n g em e n t of the been secured by the cash on hand,
supports fo r the basketball back bonds, and notes su fficien t to cover
boards in the gym nasium . The posts, the tra n sa c tio n as outlined above.
which wepe fixed to the floor, had O fficers of the Grass Valley bank
been vefy dangerous, a9 the players will continue to liquidate the balance
w ere often forced ag a in st them . The of notes and accounts retain ed by
backboards are now suspended from
m.
the wall. P a rt of the p latfo rm a t the
'h e re witt be no increase of capital
re a r of the auditorium has been taken stock of th e Moro S tate Bank as a
out to insure g re a te r safety. The resu lt of the deal. N either will th ere
fro n t of the stage will also be rem ov be any change in stock ow nership so
ed.
fa r as th e Moro bank is concerned.
Boy Scout New s
A t the tim e of com pletion of the sale
A t the troop 6 C ourt of H onor held by the two banks, th ere was approxi
D ecem ber 20 a t the P resbyterian m ately >127,000 in deposits w ith the
church, the follow ing aw ards were Citizens Bank, this will increase the
given: Tommy F raser, Eagle Scout resources of the Moro S tate Bank to
and th re e badges; P au l F ra se r, Star very nearly half a m illion dollars and
S cout; Max Bclshee, S ta r Scout; will place it in the list of the strong
Melvin H ansen, F irs t class; Charles banks of the state.
We understand th a t Roy J. Baker,
B oardm an, F irst class and one badge ;
Gordon F raser, Second class; H arry m anager ar\d p rin c ip a l ow ner of the
Ragsdale, Second class; Russell Bel- Citizens BguXK has been considering
shee, two M erit Madges; Harold retirin g from active banking business
Thogerson, two M erit badges; Donald for some time, lie has been in active
charge of the a ffa irs of his bank since
Davis, three M erit badges.
its organization nearly 25 years ago
and has helped very m aterially in the
Plans fo r the p resentation of the upbuilding of the southern p a rt of
high school operetta early in March Sherm an county and, while doing this
for hi^ com m unity, has assisted his
are in progress
The second local in stitu te fo r the Danker clients at num erous tim es in
teachers of Shem an county is to be th eir m aintaining an e ffic ie n t fin
ancial stability during periods of
at W asco, Ja n u a ry 11.
Beth M ersinger, fo u rth grade pupil, I P °°r crops and business condttiona
has been presnted a m erit aw ard pin th a t come to all com m unities at var-
by the A., M. P alm er m ethod company. I ious tim es.
Moro Stale Bank
ts tn t:t> i t n t t m
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Mias Scruggs’ seventh and eighth
Following a business plan of pro
grades and Miss Coles’ first and sec- cedure sponsored by the state bank-
ond grades were winners of the at-1 ¡ng department whereby a number of
tendance award for the fifteenth the sm aller banks of the sta te have
school week with perfect records.
sold an d otherw ise combined th e ir
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....................... >308942.85
Loans and discounts .......................................
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O v e r d r a f ts .....................................................................................
5000.00
Bonds, Securities, etc. .....................................
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«122.78
Banking house none; fu rn itu re and fixture^ >4122.78. . .
7648.10
Real estate owned other than banking h o u s e ...................
Cash due from banks and cash ite m s.............................. ......... 2490T41
T otal
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Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 4th day of January, 1930
J . L. Searcy,
N otary Public for Oregon
My commission expires March 3, 1930
Moro Skate Bank Buys
Bank at Grass Valley
Friday, January 10, 1930
20c
Dozens of Gift and Novelty
~ Pieces Not Listed-
Half Price
Set of 6, Choice of dec-
oration, per set .................
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