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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1930)
The Sherman County Observer, Moro, Oregon, Educational Trip Prize b / Offered T e Club Members Friday, March 21, 193Q Sunday School Classes Enjoy * Pot - Luck Dinner wmmwmininiii i iii............. munii Editor and U No. » 1 A. P. A A. Moro, Oregon Meets the 1st and 3rd Thursday evenings of each month. Visiting members cordially m- „ vitsd to meet with ns B^thl«h»»u Chapter No £ A r jg k A jg Moro, Regular tioM cach Thursday ‘ 78 O. E. 3. Oregwa communica- 2nd evenings of i Uncle Jas Woods was a visitor in I Moro this week at the L. V. Moore r home. N A. W. Osborn has moved from the ‘ W. Jackson house to the A. B. Rid- I dell residence. K*tO Stephuuu . Worthy Matron Nana Barzee. Secretary. .I Editor McCall, publisher of Jhe , I News at Wasco, was a caller at this ' office this week. -I A close-in seven room house in II Moro for rent reasonable., See A. C. J Thompson, Moro. ' Moro Lodgo No. 113 .1. O. O. F. WMfZlz Moro» Oregon j ' Meets every Monday evening in the I.O.O.F hull. Transient and V‘«’-Xing brothers are WjKuSag* cordially invited to meet with us. Clarence Mersinger, N. G. A. M. Young, Secretary. Rebecca Lodge No. 116 Moro, Oregon S 3 Meets 2d and 4th Tues- " y days of each month. Visiting members wal- w a come. Maud Akers, N. G. Jessie Henricha, See. C h ris S ch u lts Post N o. 71 A m e ric a n L eg io a Meets at I. 0 . O. F. hall on 2nd and 4th Wednesday eve- nings of each month. Harvey Thompson, Commander Theodore Johnston, Adjutant b Moro School Notes Irl S. McSherry of Salem. ex-dl3trlct committeeman of the Oregon state de partment, American Legion, and now employed In the claims department of the state Industrial accident com- Aission, was appointed private secre tary to Governor Norblad to succeed Miss Beatrice Walton, who has re signed. » Men, suspended by ropes, have be gun combing the perpendicular cliff west of Twin Tunnels, where recently the Columbia highway was blocked for five dayo by an avalanche. Fob lowing a conference of engineers, it was decided to contlnuo removal of disintegrating formations at this point until all possibility of future slides is eliminated. A survey by C. R. Briggs, county agent, just completed, shows that bar ley Is a heavy producing crop in Ben ton county. Sprlngcown crops will be greater this year than for several years, due to the dry weather that prevailed last fall. Jfgnjr farmers of the district are contemplating replac ing much ot their acreage with b&tfey instead of other cereal crops. ^The dates of ail mid-Columbia couu ty fairs have been set, in order that events w ill not conflict this fall as they have for several years ^ a s t The dates selected are: Wasco county fair, at Tygh valley, August 28-30; Klicki tat county fair, at GoWendale, Septem ber 4-6; Sherman county fair, at Mom, September ll->3; O|fi Fort Dalles Frq lies, at Tho panes* Bqptsmbep 18 20, Visitors at {he NehaiqXfi Reaches of Manzgndta find Neahka^i\le J©#nd df posited ail along the shore grest'quan titles of a substance which eppekp to be a crude oil. Immediately, specula tlon arose as to the nature and souroe of this oil, and old ^residents re'cgUCd the promises of oil in that section in 1910. Some believe that a nearby sut> ocean well has broken through and that the masses of black, oily stuff are from this vent. ^The l?30 Eastern Oregon Livestock show will be held at Union, June 19, 20 and 21, ft was announced. The 1930 dates are about a week or so later than qsual, the change being made in hopes pf finding better weather condi tions. The work of dredging and draining 185 M ditlonal acres of Lake Lahish land at Toknto City, near Chemewa, Is being put through rapidly In order that the ground may be planted to Anyone wishing to enroll for the C.M.T.C. camp this summer should see Mr. Hammersley. The camp this year will be at Camp Hurlburt at the Vancouver barracks, from June 19 to July 20, for boys from 17 to 21 years, three. However, should the number of those wishing to enroll exceed the those wishing to enroll exced the quota, they may be allowed to enter upon application. Five year old Ore Hulse had a birth day party celebration in Moro city park last Monday afternoon which was enjoyed by a number of her little friends who were present. The little lady sgid that she had a birthday cake and a number of nice presents. She also fell and cut her left hand on a milk bottle after the party, but this last was of small consequence com pared to the party, the cake and the presents. Mrs. Landry, age 78 years, is re ported to be very ill with heart trou ble at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clara Barnum, in Portland. Because of her illness late last week Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Powell, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Landry, Mr. and Mrs. Bart Burrell and Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Calbreath were Called to Portland. , All named re turned to their homes last Sunday except Mr. and Mrs. Landry who re mained in Portland. Dates For County Fairs and Frolics Set to Not Conflict Dates for the four most important | Paul May made the round trip to fall attractions in this section of Ore »I Portland this week by motor cycle, gon— the Sherman, Wasoo and Klick I returning on Tuesday. itat county fairs and the Old Fort I I Mrs. C. V. Belknap was visiting in Dalles Frolics— were set at a meeting . Portland last weekend at the home of held last week in The Dalles by repre I her son George Belknap. sentatives of the three fair boards and the American Legion Frolics com 11 Mr. and Mrs. George Lamborn were I visitors from Wasco last Sunday at mittee. The dates agred upon will insure the Wm. Martin home in this city. non-conflicting weekends for each of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Larson drove to these major events, to be held as fol I Potland Saturday where Mr. Larson lows: Wasco county fair at Tygh I took in the auto show, they returning Valley August 28-29-30; Klickitat I Sunday. county fair at Goldendale, September L. J. Davis and E. A. Hoskinson 4-5-6; Sherman county fair at Moro, I were in Moro on Monday afternoon, September 11-12-13; Old Fort Dalles I returning to Kent from a visit to The Frolics at The Dalles. September 18- 19-20. Dalles. The dates for the ti.ree fairs were I Dutch Fuller is hauling the lum- definitely set to permit the racing | her for the new home that is being stables to be moved from one to an I built by W. C. Miller on his farm east other without any conflict. I of Moro. HARLAND VIEW GRANGE No. 882 Meets in their hall in Harmony Dis trict the second and fourth Thursday nights of each month. . Visiting Grangers welcome. % C. P. Adams, Master. C. E. Crites, Secretary. C. A. Binder left for The Dalles on winning eleven times; grades three and four, winning five times; grades I Wednesday where he was expecting five and six, winning nine times; and I to undergo an operation for chroqjc Oregon State News grades seven and eight, winning ten I appendicitis. I times. , . , ' Elma Axtell, daughter of Clare Ax- Description of the new union si.: ion I tell, was taken to The Dales Tuesday For the past month the grades to be constructed at La Grand.; ibis have ittade a record of 99.1% in at I where she underwent an operation for fp rlng by the Uuion Pacific raihoad tendance and the high school 96.6%, I appendicitis. was given a t the annual chamber of The regular spring meeting of the commerce banquet. The station will making a 98% average. There were nine tardies duripg the month. I Sherman County Fair association di- coqt between >130.000 and >140.000. The following grade school pupils I rectors was held Last Saturday at the Supplemental Irrigation for the W il , . lamette valley from deep wells came made the honor roll for the first six I Hotel Moro. a step nearer recently when the first weeks period of the second semester: Mrs. Ross Andrews was in charge experimental well on the Senator Sam Mildred Alley, Mildred Hansen, Max of the Moro city library during the Brown property near Gervais was ine Henricha, Howard Conlee, Doro absence of Mrs. Belknap in Portland •“brought In” with a satisfactory flow. thy Fraser, Melba Thogerson, La last Saturday. Intangibles tax collections In Ore von Fuller, Mary Pinkerton, Gifford I • W. B. Johnston and wife were vis gon under the first year’s operation of Kenny, Carl Peetz, Dean Pinkerton, itors this week from Salem at the the new law will reach >000,000, it Vera Henricha, Mary Parrott, Clara home of their son, Theo. Johnston and Mersinger, Reatha Ssyrs, Isla Gene was stated by members of the state wife of Moro. ’ '**" tax commission. This Is an amount Brisbine. Mrs. F. R. Fortner returned Wed equal to Income taxes collected from Now that the basketball season is individuals in 1823. over, track opened Monday, March 17. nesday from Lafayette, where she has The Amity public library received a About ten boys have come out for been visiting with her mother during ! Mrs. Scott's recent illness. gift of 100 books from Mrs. E ire practice. Brown of Salem. An unusual coinci dence Is that the library Is located on the 'donation land claim of John W att. Mrs. Brown’s grandfather, and the building was used by Werner Brey- man. her father, In 1852 as a general store. The Presbyterian intermediate Sun day'School classes had a pot-luck sup per on Friday evening, March l^th, at the church building. After a de licious supper .games were played. The following were present: “'Gayle Amidon, Gordon Fraser, Alton Ax tell, Norma Melser, Richard Barnes, Genevieve Nahouse, Walter Barnes, Mary Pinkerton, , Doris Thompson, Marjorie Byers, Teddy Thompson, Scott Fortner, Flora Williams, Austin Foss, Mildred Hansen, Dorothy Fras er, Doris Morrison, Ross Coppock. We also wish to thank Mrs. Parrott, Mrs. Larson, and Sirs. Thompson fdr making our evening more enjoyable. Flora Williams and Mildred Hansen, reporters. •. r I R .J. Ginn was a business visitor in w I Portland the first of the week. 3 1 b Fred Haynes was a business visitor a I in Moro on Monday from Kent. - I Sheriff M. V. Logan of Condon was ” I a business visitor in Moro on Wednes- - 1 day. * » k ' Mrs. 0 . A. Ramsey is reported to be improving in health since last * week. Miss Lillian Schass* n was out from The Dalles over Sund. , visiting with her'sisters. Wilber Haggerty, A > thur Justesen, E. A. Hoskinson, and J L. Davis were business visitors in The Dalles on Monday. Durwood H elyer gr: luated in Mon mouth on Tuesday and will be home* this week to work on the bomc ranch this summer. The Ricardo A nton > q u a rte r sec- Jo n of land was purchased last week by J. M. W ilson, through A. A. Dun We gladly extend every accommodation to our customers consistent with sound H ati I ç . ing practice. Let us help you solve your financial problems. Chas. D. Parrott, pastor. "~7 Methodist Church N otes Church School at 10:00 a. m. Preaching at 11:00 and 7:80. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7:30.' Ladies Aid Thursday at 2:00 p. m. The theme for Sunday evening is: “Abounding Life.’’ On this Sunday evening the Wom en’s Foreign Missionary Society will hold-their annual thank offering ser vice. Mrs. W. C. Bryant will read the story, of “Lizzie Johnson’s Quilt’’ by Bishop Wame. Special music is being prepared for the occasion. God’s laws come from the great Father’s heart of the Infinite One. Sin is forbidden because it destroys. “He that sineth against God wrong- j eth his own soul.’’ s ! Moro State Bank Moro, Oregon f have the agency for the Plymouth line of auton biles in connection with the DeSoto “6” and * cylinder cars. Plymouth 4 - door sedan, fully equipped, pricq at Moro $799.00. Other models in proportion. ... . F. A. Ginn, pastor. DeSoto six 4-door sedan, fully equipped, at Moro, $1115. Other models in proportion. The Full Goapel Assembly “Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers.............. saying, ‘where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, alPthings continue as they were from the beginning of the crea tion’ ” — 2nd Peter 3:3-4. Usual services, Sunday, as follows: I’reaching Sunday .morning at 11. Sunday School at 10. Preaching Sunday evening at 7:30. Bible Study Thursday evening, 7:30. J. D. and Mrs. Miller, pastors. DeSoto 8, 4-door sedan, fully equipped,, at Moro, $1250. Other models in proportion. ALL CHRYSLER PRODUCTS Special Sale on Cheney Weeders, Oliver Spring Tooth Harrows and Oliver No. 50 Chilled Plow Shares. ' ’ ' . ’ ‘ ‘ ÜÜWÖN A Jl Christian Science Logan G entry was in The Dalles again on Monday, consulting the doc Service* Sunday morning at 11 tor. He was advired th a t he must quit o’clock and Wednesday evening at hard work fo r a tim e and be there 8 o’clock. Sunday School at 10:00 1 1 fo r freq u en t treatm ents. o’clock each Sunday morning, pupils up to the age of 20 years are received into these classes. T’ne lesson-sermon topic for the service next Sunday morning will be He is w orking “Matter.’* 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 old saying th a t “ a bad penny ’ “ W indy’’ pulled in. 1 I ' f * s 1 t s a v Puri Pierson, working for W. C. r Miller, was thrown from a plow last ’ wWek when it struck a rock, resulting in his having the ligaments of his left shoulder thrown out of place. r Mrs. J. C. McKean of Moro and p Mrs. H. R. McKean, of Wasco were called to Oswego last Thursday by the hews of the illness of Miss Ruth Me- 8 Gotland. The two returned on Sun- 3 A party was held Saturday, March 15, at the home of Mrs. Elmer Bar- zee Sr., honoring the 10th birthday of Louise Barzee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Bqnee. Those attend ing were: Gertrude Gillmor, Doris Morrison, Helen Strong, Hester Hen- kle, Dorothy Fraaar, Lorinda Buell, Lois Kenny, Mary Pinkarton, Reatha Sayrs, Mrs. Lois Barzee, Mrs, Schaef fer, Mrs. Cope, Miss Jessie Belshee. Refreshments consisting of brick, ice cream, cake and punch was served. John Hunter, former resident ’of Little Miss Louise received many love Moo and more recently living at San ly gifts. J Francisco and Oakland*, Calif., arriv Paul Alley had his right foot seri ed in Moro last Saturday to find a job ously cut by a cutaway disc last Sat on a farm. He is now working at the urday when an eight mule team he Patil Alley farm northeast of town. was working on the disc became frightened and ran away.' The team rS i into a corner and stopped, after running about 200.feet, throwing the disc into the air in jump spaces oif about 14 feet. One of Alley's feet fPRAcncAiur got caught in the machiné, holding! THE. WHOLl him securely while the other foot was WORK) IS cut by the revolving blades.. Thi bone I IM URtSUD on the Up part o f hfe foot was badly i llN 6USINIS3 cut as was all ot the tendons leading I — C IN IM LLY to his toes. Doctors age of the opin foTHtn PÍOPUS ion that when the injury heals they I BUSINESS. can unite the tendons. He was taken to the hospital tho afternoon of the day the accident occurred. Keep a Substantial Checking Balance to your credit at your bank and by so doing place yoursejf with the “Successful” people of your community» I lap, administrator. W. S. Barzee and wife were week- end visitors from Portland in 'Moro last Sunday, at the Moro home of his brother, E. E. Barzee and wife. W. H. Williams was in Moro this week from Eugene, demonstrating an automatic phonograph with remote controls and loud speaker attachment. I Mr. and Mrs. John Eva and Mrs. G. Johnson returned on Thursday from ! *n auto tour of Arizona and Califor nia. They were in LosAngeles when [the baby cyclone hit that city last ['Waek.'- • • „ I Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bryant enter tained at dinner last Saturday eve- ding Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Pepper from The Dalles and the Misses Pepper, Belshee and Brauninger, teachers in the Moro schools. Farming is an intensive business, as is aU other kinds of merchandising endeavor these days. 1 • You a re In v ite d ! N ew s Item s From K ent 1 will r e tu rn ’’ was proven again last 1 week when Ben B arnet, known as L. A. McArthur, vice president and general manager of the Pacific Power and Light Co., and G. L. Corey, man ager foT the company at The Dalles, wetC business visitors in Moro this week. Demands Working Capital and Banking Credit available at need. . ** Tlfe church with a cordial welcome. | City Marshal G. A. Williams has a cracked rib on his left side, caused by being struck by a flying belt at the city water pumping station. .Mrs. W. A. Ruggles and daughter Laura drove to Eugene last weekend returning on Wednesday accompani- ed by Chas. Ruggles, student at the University of Oregon. " Praekyterim»- C hurch Our only hope of Salvation: • “Thou shalt call His name Jesus; f6r He shall save His people from their sins. Neither is there Salvation in any other. For there is none other name under hcavefi given among men whereby we must be saved.’’ Salvation ! Oh, the joyful sound, ’Tis pleasure to our ears, A sovereign balm for every wound, A cordial for our fears. Buried in sorrow and in sin At death’s dark door we lay, But we arise by grace divine, To see a heavenly day. Sunday S ch ool......... " .... ?. .10 a. m. Morning Worship ................. 11 a. m. Sermon theme: — “The Hand writing on the Wall.’’ Evening S er v ic e ............... 7:30 p. m. You need the Church. The Church needs you. General Warehouse Business VYe can fit all kinds of people. Any size or weight. Crippled or deformed feet. Wernmark’s Shoe Store, The Dalles. Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Thompson spent the last weekend with their dau ghter, Mrs. A. N. Busch, at Hillsboro. They also visited with the Mays fam ily at North Plains, old former neigh bors of the Thompson /am ily when they lived at Corvallis. A. M. Young and wife and D. A. VanGilder and wife drove to Tygh Valley last Sunday by way of the Shearer grade, where they visited with Mrs. Z. A. Watkins and family. Mrs. Watkins is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Young and sister of Mrs. VanGilder. Ginn, Coleman & Co. M oro, O reg o n JOHN DEERE FARM IMPLEMENTS Dealers in Furniture, Hardware^ A. B. Riddell partly wrecked his car last Saturday about twelve miles south of Arlington, when returning to Moro from Condon. The car was acci dently driven off the highway, turned over and headed the opposite direc tion, but with no serious Injury to Mr. Riddell. The public is invited to a local boy scout program and a picture show to be given Wednesday, March 26, at the Legion hall. W. W. Belcher, boy scout executive for the Mid-Columbia district, will speak and show pictures pertaining to the boy scout work as well as some University of Oregon extension' films. No collection will be taken. .. . Attorney I. D. Mahone, secretary of the company of which O. G. Ssyrs of Moro and Judge Fred Krusow of Grass Valley are directors, was in Moro last weekend. The company is the owner of patent rights for an au tomobile gearless transmission, then being used in the car being driven by Mr. Mahone, and which to date has been driven more than 16,000 miles and has cqst the company all of >60,- 000 in its building, rebuilding and im- I prove me nts. The car and its unit will soon be taken east, by way of Califor nia, and will there be experimented with by the large automobile builder* for the purpose of adapting it to their cars. Engineers from the large auto manufacturing centers have been in Portland numerous times the past year to try and secure rights for their companies for its use. ’» I Floor Coverings, Paints, Oils and Glass Eureka Vacuum Cleaners Ranging 4n price from $39.50 to $70. Model 11 is Especially Equipped to Clean Yoqr Car. Linoleum Laid With Special Equipment ' - * -.ii <1 ot & M illing Co. R. H. McKean, Manager, Wasco, Orçgçp DEALERS IN .... x ? * Lime, Plaster, Cement, Cedar Poets, B u rd en Supplies, Lumber, < W ood, Coal aad , Hey . x * ■ * r • MANUFACTURERS OF . r, .v. » 1 MILL FEED AND FLOUR
