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The Sherman County Observer, Moro, Oregon, Friday, January 10, 1930 * Sherman County Observer option Given for Pur- ii ......' C. L. I R E L A N D 7 H J Editor and Publisher E n te r i d as second class m a tta r a t post office a t M oro, O regon, J a ly t t , U t l E u re k a L o d g e N o . 121 A . F . A A . M . Moro, Oregon M eets the 1st and 3rd T hursday evenings of eAch m onth. Visiting m em bers cordially in vited to m eet with us By order of W. M. rtobt. U rquhart, Secretary. '.h le h a m No 78 O. E. S. Moro, Oregon R egular comm unica- lions each 2nd and 4th T nursday evenings of each m onth. C h a p te r Kate Stephana V^ortny Matron Nana Bnrzee. Secretary. M o r o L o d g e N o . 1 1 3 1. O . O . F . Moro, O regon lonaay evening in the I. .O.O.F hall. T ran sien t and visiting b rothers are cordially invited to meet w ith us. Geo. A. W illiams, N. G. A. M. Y oung, S ecretary. L u p in e R ebecca Lodge N o . 116 Moro, Oregon Meets 2d and 4th T ues days of each month V isiting m em bers wel come. Jessie H enrichs. Sec. M etta A xtell, N. G. C h ris S c h u ltz - A m e r ic a n N o . 71 L e g io n . ch ase o f M o ro Sto re ______ F riday a ftern o o n of last week Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Thompson, directing ow ners of the Moro H ardw are and Im plem ent com pany, signed an option th a t gave Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Richard son an opportunity to become identi fied w ith the business activities of Moro com m unity through th e p u r chase of the stock of m erchandise and store fix tu re s owned by th e Moro H ardw are com pany. A substantial paym ent was made by Mr. Richardsori on the option and, under its term s, he has fifte e n days w ithin which tim e to conclude the tra n sa c tio n . Mr. Thompson, when re fe rrin g to the option given, stated th a t he was not selling the hardw are company itself, b u t only its business, m erchandise and store fix tu re s and th a C h e will re ta in all books and ac counts, p ay bills owing on m erchan dise and collect all accounts.' F or this purpose he re ta in s the nam e of the com pany and a t the proper tim e will take legal action to te rm in a te its corporate existence, if the option to purchase is brought to a business con elusion. Mr. and Mrs. Richardson have beer in business a t Condon fo r the past six years and before th at, we are told, were actively engaged in the hardw are business. News Items From Kent Meets at I. O. O. F. hall on 2nd and 4th W ednesday eve The run of chickenpox is about over nings of each m onth. and nearly all the children are now H arvey Thompson, Com m ander back in school. Theodore Johnston, A d ju ta n t Elm er Pearson came back from Tht HARLAND VIEW GRANGE No. 682 Dalles Tuesday and may go back to Meets in th eir hall in H arm ony Dis tric t the second and fo u rth Thursday work on the Decker place. « nights of each month. Visiting D arrell H aynes is home from a G rangers welcome. trip to P ortland. He did not find an; C. P. Adams, Master. Mrs. B. E. Davis, Secretary work a t this tim e, but may go back later. W ANT ADS REW ARD FOR RETU RN — Saxa phone and banjo, lost betw een The Dalles and Moro Friday, December 27. Eck Rorick, The Dalles, phone or call care Parlor Grocery. WE PAY parcel post one way on all ^hoe repairing. Good quality work and’leather. Joe Amore, The Dalles opposite the post office. WE CAN fit all kinds of people. Any size or weight. Crippled or_ de formed • feet. Wernmark’s Shoe Store, The Dalles. Moro Woman’» Club Notes (By Mrs. Theo. Johnston) The discussions fo r the m eeting of Ja n u a ry 17 will be: Raphael, Mrs. C. R. M orrison; a rt in perfum ery, Mrs. W. D. W allan; in terio r decor ation of the Italian home, Mrs. C. P. Moore. Mrs. W. C. B ryant, president of the Moro W om an’s Club gave an in spiring talk a t the Ja n u a ry 3 m eeting The them e of which was “ The New Y ear.” Events of this last year were reviewed, one of which was recalled when Mrs. Clare Cluster, under di rection of the c u rre n t history depart m ent, read an article descriptive of the L indbergh’s archaeological study in South America. The to u r of Italy, em phasizing the ancient centers of civilization, has been especially interesting. A year’s course presented as planned by the several departm ents gives this local organization the privilege of * the name “ study club.” Those presen t a t this meeting gnin?d a vivid m ental picture of -ancient Rome. An instructive talk on the ancient history of Rome was v ry well given by Mrs. M argaret Peetz. A foundation was form ed on which to base other talks and studies. An excellent paper on the life and w orks of Michael Angelo, w ritte n by Mrs. Hward Conlee and read by Mrs Theodore Johnston, was appreciated by all. P ictu res of paintings and statuary’ v ^ r r also ?hown. Mrs. Tom Alley contributed a very good description of the life of the Italian composer \ < rui. 7v?o piano selections by Miss Lois B ryant were much enjoyed. We can fit all kinds of people. Any size <>r weight. Crippled or deformed feet. W ernm ark’s Shoe Store, The Dalles. The wife who w onders why- hubby isn’t exactly like he was before they were m a rrj^ l probably has a husband who w onders why two don’t live as cheap as one. Civil aviation is gaining a strong foothold th ro u g h o u t the U nited State? With 0,482 active airplane licenses and 3.J09 id e n tif ic a tio n licenses having been issued by the governm ent to date. Flying these planes are 9,279 pilots w ith active licenses and 28,738 stu d en ts w ith lim ited perm its. In addition, there are 7,196 licensed me chanics. MotoT vehicle accidents claimed 30,000 lives in the U nited S tates last year, according to conservative, na tional estim ates ju s t received by the Oregon State M otor Association. The estim ates are based on com plete auto fa ta lity records fo r the firs t 10 m onths of 1929 plus expected death? during November and December. This figure is an increase of more than 7 per cent over the 1928 death toll The round num ber fig u re predicted for 1929 was 27,500 casualties. W. S. Hall was in K ent a short time Monday afternoon. He has beer over in W ashington most of the winter. {.^TownTalk Big Wheat Conference To Meet it In Pendleton Between 500 and 1000 wheat farm Grover Young was in Moro Wednes ers of Oregon are expected by Sec day from his home near Kent. retary Harry B. Pinkerton, to attend E. E. Barnum was a visitor in Moro the annual meeting of the Eastern Oregon Wheat League in Pendleton last weekend from The Dalles. January 13 to 15. Exceptional in Wm. Morrison returned Monday terest in the meeting it being shown from a visit with his daughter at this year because o f the new move Klamath Falls. ment toward cooperative selling which E. E. Larrimore, manager of Hotel will be fully discussed. While major Moro, is reported to be quite sick and attention will be given to the cooper ative movement, a balanced program confined to his room at the hotel. is being prepared, reports E. R. Jack- Mrs. and Mrs. L. Barnum were man, extension specialist. in farm visiting in Moro on Monday from The crops at Oregon State college, who is Dalles, at the H. L. Kunsman home. working with the league officers in Mrs. E. R. B arzee is reported to arranging the meet. Transportation, be under medical care in a hospital in which was the center of attention a The Dalles. year ago at Arlington, will again be before wheat grow ers. John P. S trahl is a visitor from Portland this week a t the J. C. Hock- man home. Lloyd H ennagin has resigned his position as deputy county clerk to Accept a position w ith the Bank of Commerce a t Wasco. V ernon F la tt made the round trip o P ortland last S aturday, by auto nd train, on business a ffa irs connect ed with the railw ay service a t Moro. The W oman’s Foreign M issionary Society of the M ethodist church will neet a t the home of Mrs. J. F. Bel- .hee, Tuesday, Ja n u a ry 14, 2:30 p. m. The Past^ Noble G rand club of Moro iebekah lodge en te rta in e d th e ir hus- »ands a t a five hundred p arty a t the L. L. Peetz home last S aturday even- ng. Miss Mildred x/inted deputy »ffice to succeed ;as resigned to •Vasco. Ginn has been ap- in the county clerk Lloyd H ennagin who take a position a t Floyd F la tt took advantage of the .’ine w eather last week to plow and eed two small pieces of land near •loro. He finished work on the sec ond piece on Ja n u a ry 3rd. O. L. Belshee and Clare nee'Sparling irove to Goldendale the first of the veek where near th a t place they each A touch of w inter struck here Mon >ought five D urham cows to add to day, with a cold north east wind a n t heir dairy farm herds. Each are tome light snow. The m ercury reg penalizing in Durham cattle. »stored nine above zero T uesdaj Chas. L. Powell was a visitor in morning. doro this week from P ortland. He The members of . the legion and th< aid he made the trip up through the uxillary were much pleased with th< Columbia gorge a t a 4 0 'mile speed dance given in the new hall, as th ej »verage, with little hindrance from made good financially. They ar< ¿now or ice. very g ratefu l, especially to those whe W. S. Hall was a visitor in Moro came from a distance for the liberal >n W ednesday. He is living a t Lyle, patronage. •Vn., and is visiting in the county tc The Moro boys’ and g irls’ basket enew old friendships form ed when ball team s were here Friday evening. iving a t K ent fo r many years. The Moro girls were easy^ w inners, but The w eather changed to colder and the K ent boys were easy w innen nore cold d uring Sunday night and jver the Moro players. The boy* went to Maupin Saturday night and lincc then the therm om eter has hover won a w restling match, th a t was cal- ’d around 18 degrees above zero with ¿lurries of light snow in the a ir but ed basketball, by a score of 17-14. lone on the ground. W ednesday a The cooperation on w heat m ark et /ery light snowfall was recorded. ing is a m atter of daily discussion Last week was very much like around the grocery stores. Many jummer w eather and a num ber of »re in favor of cooperation b u t very few seek to w ant to be compelled to farm ers in the north p a rt of the buy a w arehouse, and if th a t is re county were reported as having quired it will very likely fall througl .tarted to sum m erfallow . In the sec- lere. More will be known about it ion around Moro, Dewey Thompson a te r as quite a delegation from Kent was reported to have plowed 100 acres will attend the m eeting in Pendleton vith a tra c to r plow’. A hog killing bee was held a t the next week. * 0. G. Sayrs farm Monday when ten people of the com m untiy surrounding N ew Clubs O rgan ized .he Sayrs farm brought 24 hogs to oe killed and dressed. The w ork was Moro leads all other schools of the divided am ong the ten, so th a t the ounty in having the greatest num ber united team work had all the anim als f club members enrolled for 1029-30 aung up before late afternoon. « the boys’ and girls’ club work, J. F. Adams was in Moro last week- laving up to date G1 members. and from Sacram ento, Calif., com plet Clubs have been form ed in Kent, ing the purchase and shipm ent of two which has the larg est livestock club, carloads of mules bought last fall. Grass Valley and Rufus. Grass Valley One car was shipped by W. C. H elyer is the only place th a t boasts of a colt from K ent, to D enver and the second club. W ashington county is the only | car was shippe^ by A rth u r Smith from other county in the state which has Grass Valley to Honolulu colt clubs. E lton W asson, employed by the A new club project is now avail able for boys in Oregon. I t is the Moro H ardw are Co., and Miss Lois handicraft project. In this project Roberts, w aitress a t Hotel Moro, were the boys are required to use their m arried in The Dalles last Sunday hands, learn to use tools, care for afternoon at the home of the groom ’s them, to m easure, and to construct. gran d fath er, Milton W ashburn, Rev. A boy can choose any five of the K notts reading the ceremony. Mr. following and co n stru ct them : Cake Wasson is a son of George W asson of board; knife and fork tra y ; book rack; Condon. The bride is a daughter of □room holder; flow er box; ta b o re t; Mrs. M. Eveland of Portland. G. A. Meloy brought a 4-months foot stool; whisk broom holder; shelf; nail box; ring toss; salt box; waste old bob cat into Moro W ednesday afternoon to show the buys a t the paper basket, and tool box. The draw ings and specifications Moro C onfectionery how such an nd suggestions fo r the selection of anim al acts in company. The cat um ber are given; also suggestions was secured by Meloy on a recent for sharpening tools and fo r taking trip to The Dalles, is strong fo r its of them. This is a complete age, and has decided antipathy to the little course in m anual tra in in g for presence of strangers. those desiring to learn som ething Chas. Bullard has been bothered »bout this useful art. Anyone in te r the past week try in g to doctor ested in taking the new pro ject will cow he had recently purchased and receive explanations from the county which has “ bearded” itself eating school superintendent. bearded hay. I t seem^ th a t cows have The E astern O regon Wheal, League, is an organization com prising the g rain grow ers of th e eleven w heat producing counties o f eastern Oregon. Ml farm ers and business men in terest ed in the w heat grow ing industry are cordially invited to attend. Among those prom inent in a g ri culture in the Pacifici northw est, who will be on the program are Dr. A. M. Schoenfeld, northw est representative of the federal farm board; Geo. A. G atlin, cooperative m arketing spec ia lis t- o f the O regon S tate college; B. W. W hitlock of th e federal gTain grading bureau of th e departm ent of a g ric u ltu re ; Dr. C lark Black, presi dent of the Colum bia Valley associa tio n ; Geo. C. B aer, secretary of the north Pacific g rain grow ers. Besides these several professors from the Oregon S tate cbllege and D. E. Steph ens, su p e rin te n d e n t o f the E xperi m ent S tation a t Moro, will be present. The federal m arketing act and the plan fo r the w heat grow ers’ coopera tive organiziations will be discussed very thoroughly; also the m atters of fre ig h t ra te and riv er transportation. A ban q u et will be held on Tuesday evening in the dinning room of the Elks building. 2; CH ES C h r is tia n S c ie n ce Service Sunday morning at 11 o’clock and Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock. Sunday School at 10:00 o’clock each Sunday morning, pupils up to the age of 20 years are received into these classes. The lesson-sermon topic for the service next Sunday morning will be “Sacrament” Reading room open daily where all authorized Christian Science litera ture may be read, borrowed or pur chased. The public is cordially invited to attend the church services and visit the reading room. The Masonic and E astern S tar lodges of Moro held a jo in t installation of o fficers T hursday evening. Roscoe Moore is under medidal care in a hospital in The Dalles, en te rin g the in stitu tio n on Tuesday. P r e s b y te r ia n C h u rc h “ Commit thy way unto the Lord; tru st also in H im ; and He shall bring it to pass.”— Psalm 3 7 :5. « Sunday School a t 10 a. m. M orning W orship a t 11 a. m. Serm on them e "V ision.” Evening Service a t 7 :30. „ C ooperation on the p a rt of all m em bers and friends of the church thia year will make fo r w ell-attended and interestin g services. All cordially invited. Chas. D. P a rro tt, pastor. . • • • • M e th o d is t C h u rc h N o te s Church School a t 10 a. m .; P reach ing at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. The them e fo r Sunday m orning is “The Sure In h eritan ce.” O ur Sunday School is not large but is doing excellent work. The teachers are faith fu l in attendance and are m aking the lessons interesting to th e ir classes. P ra y e r m eeting W ednesday even ing a t 7 :30. Ladies Aid Society meets every Thursday at 2 p. m. You are cordially Invited to fel lowship with us in all our services. F. A. Ginn, pastor. • • * • Usual Sunday meetings. Sabbath School a t 10 a. m. Preaching a t 11 a. m^ and 7 :30 p. m. Bible study in the Book of Daniel, Thursday at 7 :30 p. m. J. D. and Mrs. Miller, pastors. C a rd General Warehouse Business Grain - Feed - Flour Wood -- Coal a m m s m tttttx tx x tm m x m m m m n s s tts n x m z m m n s m m n m s ttm n m s m M B n Giran, Coleman & Co. M oro, O reg o n JOHN DEERE FARM IMPLEMENTS Dealers in Furniture, Hardware, Floor Coverings, Paints, Oits 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 Kt t t n » i m m r t x u : x w m i : n m n n tg c :n t t n m K u n n : tt : tiH T O m K it » K K « 3 i g m » » w in ï of Thank» We wish to thank the host of kind F. E. F o rtn e r re tu rn e d Thursday neighbors and thoughtful friends who from P ortland w here he attended a have so generously offered or given The House of Good W ill” d istric t m eeting of ineurance com us miscellaneous gifts, as well as pany agents. offered us tem porary shelter, upon The old girl who w ore leg-’o-mut- the occasion of our recen t fire. W ords ton sleeves and re tire d a t 10 o’clock are too em pty to adequately express now has a g ra n d d au g h ter who would our very deep apreciation of these ra th e r have an arm am putated than many kindnesses. Owned by the City of Moro The W. C. Miller family. to have to quit dancing before 3 a. m. Operated for the Benefit of the Traveling Public J. H. C unningham , d istrict freight and Sherman County Community Bank Holds Annual and passenger ag en t, and J. I. P urdy, Stockholders’ Meeting traveling fre ig h t and passenger agent, U nder the Personal M anagem ent of representing the U nion Pacific Sys E. E. LARIMORE tern, were business visitors in Moro A t the annual m eeting of stock Form erly of The Hotel Oregon, P ortland on T hursday. holders of the Moro S tate Bank, held A bout fo rty m em bers and friends Thursday afternoon, all but 21 shares attended the Dorcas Society social a t )f stock was represented. A t the the home of Mrs. Wm. H enrichs ¿tart of the m eeting, W. H. Ragsdale, W ednesday afternoon. The tim e pass president of the bank fo r the last ed pleasantly w ith guessing gam es, year, made a brief talk concerning music and readings. R efreshm ents the a ffa irs of the bank and a t its con DINING ROOM OPEN USUAL MEAL HOURS consisting of sandwiches, salad and clusion stated th a t he did not wish to Again succeed himself as a directing coffee were served. officer. D irectors elected were the Lupine Rebekah lodge will hold a same as the previous board with the jo in t installation w ith Moro lodge No. axception of Mr. Ragsdale, W. S. ¿ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooeo 113, I. O. O. F. on the night of J a n Powell being elected to the vacancy.^ uary 20th, 1930. A t six o’clock a The board of directors as now con banquet will be served in the dining stituted are W. S. Powell, P. C. Ax room of the hall. The wives of the tell, J. W. Hoech, J. R. M organ, and O^d Fellows are invited and also the L. Barnum . The board m et immedi husbands of the Rebekahs, who are ately a fte r the stockholders m eeting not members. and elected W. S. Powell, president; R. L. Mobley, form er re sid e n t of L. Barnum , vice president; R. H. Sherm an county a t DeMoss, is visiting Coppock, cashier; J. L. Searcy, assist in the county w ith intention o f sta y a n t enshier. ing until a fte r harvest. He came to Moro from Denver, previous to th a t Home Pointers having been a d riv er for th e I n te r national auto buss line betw een D etroit and Chicago. His p a re n ts are ( F r o m School o f H o m e E c o n o m ic « ) now living near X«wiston, Idaho. Low tem eratu res are best for cook Gone their parties, their decorations and the long Thursday night was the coldest yet ing all kinds of fish. evenings of play for old and young. this season, the in stru m en t a t the C offee in the bean retain s its Moro E xperim ent S tation reg istered flavor longer than in ground form. fo u r below zero. E arly risers T h u rs Consider how unobtrusively, yet how greatly elec W hen cheese is too so ft to grate day m orning found about two inches tricity has contributed to the color, the comfort and of fine fleecy snow on the ground easily o r the pieces are too small, the safety of your holidays. when they ventured o ut doors. This tim e and fin g er tips may be saved by snow seems to have covered the ru b b in g it through a sieve. ground evenly, w ith very little if any Christmas decorations safely illuminated—plenty In m aking cheese souffles, a more d rifts reported. satisfacto ry product is obtained if E. II. Record, uncle of Edw. S a r the baking dish is set in a pan of gent of this city, was visiting here w ater. The w ater is not allowed to W ednesday on his way from B aker, boil. Oregon, to the Black B utte quick A ttractiv e clover leaf rolls t silver mine n e a r Eugene. Mr. Record made by m aking three little ’ balls of is the patentee of a process ta sal dough, brushing each with f a t and vage the m ineral a fte r being mined p u ttin g all three in one section of and will install the appliances a t the a m u ffin pan. Black B utte mine. He is also a Most frostings have a smootf.ex a depression in the back of th eir fo rm er resident of Sherm an county tongues w here the beards lodge, having been interested in fa rm in g g rain if allowed to cool before beat C ontrary to the common belief, causing soreness and refusal to eat land in Soott canyon d istric t n e a r ing. Those in which brow n sugar honeybee3 do n o t hibernate b u t are and a large am ount of b u tte r and, When try in g to remove the beards R ufus in 1898-9. active within the hive th roughout the cream are used may be beaten while Sunday, Mr. B ullard saw the cow The fa ste st tim e yet rep o rted be w inter, says the D rrgrm -experim ent sneeze a large sized w heat head from tw een P ortland and Moro w as th a t hot, however, w ithout spoiling the station. A tem perature of 57 degree, te x tu re . ’out its nose. m ade by H arold Diflll on Wednesday fahrenheit or higher is m aintained The best method of m aking cocoa or A bout 100 m em bers and friends aftern o o n of this week when he drove within the cluster, by m uscular ac chocolate is to mix the dry powder tivity involving the consum ption of gathered at H arland View G range an airplane from V encouver, W n., to a safe landing a t the P e te rs and Ginn w ith Sugar and a snaaH quanity of honey The colder it is outside, the Hall last F riday night to atten d farm w est of Moro in an h o u r and w a te r and cook about 10 m inutes or b e n e f it.500 party, The a ffa ir was w arm er the bees make it inside, con tw enty m inutes. Mr. Ginn rep o rted until a paste is form ed, being care gotten up to assist the local grange sequently, if hives are not properly ful n ot to scorch. This paste is then protected the bees consume a g re a t fund, with W ilford Belshee and him self as a b o u t frozen w hen he c uvu* - achine. __ ____ _____ com bined with hot milk and heated craw led from the m He w ent George McDonald acting as the active deal of honey, reduce th e ir own vi t 7 p o r t l a n d “ a U u t“ u n days ago, t q l enough to blend the m ixture but not tality, and produce an excess of com m ittee in charge. Ltmch was - -^ b o ile d . B esting it well with an enf m oisture w ithin the hive. The result served at the conclusion of the card learn flying and since then has bad a ir flying instruction th a t included a b eater ju st before serving prevents party, followed by dancing until a is a w eaker colony in the spring. a scum from form ing fo r a while. late hour. High honors were aw arded solo flight and his trip W ednesday A mashmallow or a spoonful of whip Folks needing shoe repairing leave to Mrs. M. A. Bull and L. R. Conlee, with a companion pilot. They intend ped cream adds to the attractiveness. work w ith L. R. Conlee, agent, to be ed to make the return trip Tburwday. the consolation prize to Alvin Eakin. sent to M, L. Fritts at Grass Valley. Moro, Oregon • • • • T h e F u ll G oapel A e a e m b lv A. M. W right re tu rn e d Thursday afte rn o o n from a business trip to Eugene. Wasco Warehouse Milling Co. The Holidays A re Over of light for entertaining or for reading those new books. Certainly your electric bill may be a trifle larger ) —but consider how small thé additional expense compared to the brightness and joy it brought Without this inexpenseive service holidays would indeed be drab. “Yours for brighter year»’ Pacific Power & Light Company “Always at Your Service” « M M M
