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| Sherman County, Oregon Genealogy & History |
| April,
1924 |
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Saturday, April 5, 1924 - The Morning
Oregonian (Portland, OR) County-Wide Drive Made To Beautify Highway All Business Is Suspended for Occasion in Wasco, Moro and Grass Valley The Dalles, Or., April 4 – (Special) – A goodly share of the population of Sherman county turned out today and planted trees, 2500 young black locusts altogether, in a county-wide move for beautification of the Sherman highway. All business was suspended in Wasco, Moro and Grass Valley, the three larger Sherman county towns. The men planted trees and the women assisted by preparing a generous repast at noon, at which there were a few impromptu speeches, with Roy Klein, state engineer, and C. W. Wanzer, division engineer in the stellar roles. Two thousand of the trees were the gift of Bauers & Bauers, the contracting firm that constructed much of the Sherman highway. The other 500 were furnished by the state highway commission and Sam Boardman, of the eastern Oregon town of that name, who has been one of the leaders in the campaign for beautification of eastern Oregon highways by the planting of trees. Mr. Boardman officially presented the young trees to the people of Sherman county. Trees were planted along the Sherman highway, at a distance about 100 feet apart. The Women's Study club of Wasco and the Dorcas club of Moro had previously laid out the spots where plantings should be made. The Sherman county planting is expected to be the forerunner of a similar move in which the Columbia river from The Dales to Pendleton will be beautified. The Dalles Kiwanis club already has planted trees over a distance of three miles west of the city, on the Columbia River highway. |
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