^hrrman Cnirnhj 3lmmtal
SHERMAN COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
No. 3
Moro, Oregon, Marchili, 1931
Voi. I
CORRECTION ORAIS DORMAN GIVES NORO WOMAN'S CLUB HEARS LEVY FOB STATE TAXES
BASKET DALL SEASON
HASS MEEÏIN6 VOTES
OREGON NOTES OF
OF MFB1URIN6
ENDS FOR ZEBUS
MAY
BE
UNNECESSARY
INSTRUCTIVE TALK
IN (»N
GENERAL INTEREST
TO BUY CONLEE WELL
Twice As Many Games Wen
W b are re»p«Bsibk fer an error io
last imbc that wouW lead reader»
to believe tkat Bkoistare condition»
wort nearly nonaal which u not the
obt
Council Instructed To Provide
More Water
case.
We stated that the 1930-31 precip
itation, from September to dnte, was
5.93 inches and the normal was 7 03
DECISIVE « IN FAVOR
inches. It should have read 5.03 in
ches from September to date and 7.93
Testing Of Well Is Expected
the normal precipitation.
2.90 inches »hort before
To Start Soon
We were
Tuesday’»
rain.
Following is the temper tur e» and
precipitation for the week ending at
noon March 11th. This informatton
will be a regular feature hereafter and
Assessors
FARM BOARD SUCCESSFOL
MEETING HELO IN THE DALLES
On March 20, club promises to be
Commission Estimate
more than unusually in'eresting. It
w annual “Guest Day” and everyone
should adhere to the custom of bring
ing a guest with her. Mrs. C. R.
Sparling will be director for the day
from all rumor» the committee Valuation Ot Stock Not |Set
Mr. Dorman A Practical And and,
has a surprise for everyone.
At the close of the program the
For Year
Successful Farmer
Campfire girls will s< rve refresh
ments, so bring your penme^and help
Orris Dorman, member of the
The county assessors of Eastern
them out.
board of directora of the Northwest
Last Friday a smaller number than Oregon held a series of meetings this
Regional Gram Growers and mem- usual was present but in spite of the week the first one in The Dalles ^rhich
bership chairman of the organization small attendance, the rogram wai was attended by many of the asses
spoke to about forty Sherman county thoroughly enjoyed by Everyone.
sors from the territory adjacent to
farmers in the Legion hall last Friday
Mrs. Margaret Peetz,
After a short business meeting Mrs that town.
night on “The Fruits of Co-opera O. L. Belshe took charge of the ?ounty assessor of Sherman county,
tion.”
program. “Long Long Ago” directed ind .Dewey Thompson, deputy, were
Mr. Dorman stated in the course by Mrs. Cope, was the opening song it the meeting both days, Monday and
of his address that he has little or Then came the two five minute talks Tuesday."*
no confidence in the men who go on Oregon Products meant to increase
Due to the fact that another meet-
about the country telling farmers use and manufacture of Oregon madt ng was held in LaGrand» on Wednes-
that their duty is to raise the food products, rather than foreign ma
lay and Thursday at which the as
the nation wants and let some one terial. Lois Barzee gave the first or sessors of the eastern counties will
else do the selling of it. He believes “The Pendleton Woolen Mills.” Shi •xpress their opinions of the proper
that farmers through their organiza read a paper written by Mrs. Lucj valuations of farm animals the as-
tion should sell and market their own Ruggles of Grass Valley and com -embly in The Dalles were unable to
produce for tin lerein lies the greatest posed for their local lub. It ex ell just what will be the value given
opportunity M I increase profits.
o livestock for taxation purposes in
plained the process ol manufacture
He defer*« M the Federal Farm the products made and gradual ex
he Eastern Oregon counties.
Board and stated positively that he pansion. All of its patterns or mo
Citizens present representing the
knew that his wheat in the Palouse tiffs are taken from the various In Grange and the Farm Bureau and
country of Washington was worth dian tribes of the west. These same ither men not members of the organi
fourteen cents more at present than patterns are often foil rid on beaded zations recommended a cut of 30 per
it would be without the pegged price
cent on all stock but hogs and ad-
bags etc. made by them.
of the National Grain Corporation.
Mrs. Pinkerton gave the second vised a cut of 20 per cent on them,
Mr. Dorman, as a student of eco- । talk on “The Rassmuasen & Co. paint They also favored a reduction of 30
nomics, criticized the management of ।
varnish and lacquer.” It js located in per cent on all farm lands.
industry and agriculture in the Unit Portland, Oregon and is a division of
Charles V. Galloway and Earl
ed States for permitting conditions to
The General Paint corporation. They L. Fisher, members of the State Ta^
become as bad as they are. “We have employ eighty people and have an an Commission were present from Salem
greater national resources than any
nual pay roll of $125,0|'0- They use and explained many taxation matters.
other country,” he said. “We have Oregon materials in thw manufacture One of their statements will be of
developed labor saving machinery and afid distribution of their products interest to all tax payers in the state
we have a greater number of trained
when it is at all possible and thus aid was that in case there is no referen
laborers in the United States than in the prosperity of Oregon beside dum on the income, excise and in
in any other nation. The present con producing a reliable product. Best of tangible tax and they are allowed to
ditions have been brought about by
all they use Oregon v ather to test stand there will be jpractically
uneconomic handling of our re the durability of their paints and no levy for state purposes on real
sources.”
He. criticized the tariff
property next year.
out side finishes.
law for cutting off our opportunity
The income tax was voted by
In conclusion Mrs. Pinkerton read
to trade with other nations.
a poem taken from the “Albany the people at the last election and the
Cooperation among farmers should
Democrat,’ It is we.l worth your intangible and excise taxes were
be but the start of better things ac
passed by'the legislature in 1929. The
-thought.
cording to the speaker for he visual
“Every time you g > down town original,rate on them was five percent
ized groups of farmers in each state An Mart to throw your money 'round; which was raised by the 1931 legis
who were organized and therefore Say, Oregon-made-goods are the stuff lature to be eight percent. This would
able not only to market their crops
reduce taxes in Sherman county be
for me
economically, but were also able to
Because they spell pros-pelr-i-ty. tween $35,000 and $400,000 for next
effect legislation to the benefit of
The dollar you send to the eastern year but would not erase all of what
agriculture.
is now included in the state tax for
shore
There was nothing formal about
Says “Good-bye Bill” forevermore, the elementary school fund is paid
Mr. Dorman; Jie was merely a farmer
But the dollar you spend in an Ore tp the state but is used by the dis
from the wheat lands of Washington
tricts. It is not a state tax in -the
gon town
talking common problems to the farth
4
Keeps a-comin’ and a-comin’ and a- proper sense.
ers of the wheat lands of Sherman
comin’ round.
county. He is a large man, gray
Mrs. Belshe read a poem by Dr.
haired, spectacled, tanned and every
J. B. Horner of Oregon State College, Another Crop Than
inch of him shows him to be a prac
on the wood of Oregon.
tical man of the soil. His sincerity
Wheat To Be Grown
The remainder of the program cen
made a very good impression.
tered on Spain. Mrs. Margaret Peetz
B. A. Grady, manager of the Wasco
In Morrow County
gave a talk on “The Government Af-
Grain Growers, explained the plan
fairs of Spain.” She showed how
whereby members of the grain grow
Heppner, Ore.,—Several Morrow
that country has become the present
ers will be able to get two cents more
nation and numerous trends and.cus county farmers are trying out flax
for their grain after the first of June
seed and artichokes in hope of finding
through a payment of carrying toms that have weakened it.
Helen Searcy played two appro- | a profitable crop to replace wheat in
charges by the organization and a
priate piano selections after which the dry farming regions. County
continuation of the pegged price un-
Mrs. Ramsey was interviewed by Mrs. Agent C. W. Smith, who arranged the
til that time.
Alley on The World Peace Policy and demonstration trials, said that both of
the Kellog Pact. It was indeed in these crops were tried out in the foot
hill sections of the county many years
The rain of Tuesday night and teresting and reminded one of the ago with satisfactory results. The-
school
of
the
air
heard
each
afternoon
Wednesday was general over the
seed flax, if successful, will be used
county according to reports. The oyer the radio.
as a cash crop, and the artichokes will
The
program
closed
with
a
duet,
Kent section received their share of
be grown for hfg and dairy cow
“
Chalitta,
”
by
Miss
Thomas
and
Miss
to
rain this time which will add much
feeds.
Scruggs accompanied by Mrs. Tucker.
their prospects.
The mass meeting of the citizens
called to voice their opinion regarding
the purchase of additional water
facilities for the city of Moro last
Tuesday night voted by a decisive will be found is this cohfan.
majority to instruct the council to
weather data for week
buy the Conley well.
ENDING MARCH UTli
The mating was called to order by
. M in
Max
J, C. Freeman as mayor of the town
23
45
March 5
who called for nominations for a
21
47
” 6
chairman of the meeting. He was
22
48
” 7
unamiously elected to preside and
23
47
” 8
Arthur Christianson was elected sec
38
56
” 9
retary by the same vote. On a motion
32
51
” 10
by A. M. Wright the city charter
38
52
° 11
sections dealing with water matters
Total
precipitation
for
the
week
was
and the tentative contract between
38 inches on the 11th.
the city and Mr. Conlee were read.
The charter gives the council the
power to purchase or otherwise pro
vide sufficient water works for the Principal Events of the Week
needs of the city and to pay for same
Assembled for information
out of the water fund. In case, how
of Our Readers.
ever, that there is not enough money
eirned by the water works to pay for
• such expenditures they must be paid
Two million silverside salmon from
out of the general revenues of the
five to eight inches in length will be
city.
The contract, which has been very released from the Klankanie hatchery
generally discussed for the past week soon, according to L. W. Hickey, man
or more, provides that the city shall ager of the hatchery.
buy the well which Mr. Conlee drilled
The Woodburn water board has or
on his lot last year if it shall furnish dered 2900 feet of castiron pipe, most
forty gallons of water per minute ly 6 inches in diameter, for the im
until May 1st 1932. If at any time provement of the city’s water system.
before then the well does not provide The cost will be about $3500.
this amount of water then the con
More dog licenses have been Issued
tract shall be void and the well re in Clatsop county in the last few days
mains in the possession of the present
than for. any one year of the past 10
owner.
years. So far, 37 have been issued
The city agrees to furnish Mr. Con
as compared with 14 during 1939.
lee with not to exceed 15,000 gallons
John J. Dooley, 92, one of the first
of water per month for fifteen years
residents
of Baker county, died at his
but does not permit him to use any of
it on other property than he now home in Baker. He built the toll road
owns and resides upon. Also the city now known as the Dooley mountain
will pay to him >2000.00 in five year road, and one of Oregon’s scenic high
ly installments of >400.00 beginning ways.
The Lundy cheese plant on Catching
May 1st 1932. Interest to be 6 per
creek, above Myrtle Point, made 123
cent.
Upon hearing these papers per tons of cheese last year, an increase
taining to the business at hand sev of 38 tons over 1929. An average of
eral citizens started discussions of 44.17 cents per pound was paid for
them, some protesting against cer butterfat.
tain features and others defending
The commercial salmon fishing sea
the fairness of the contract. The son on the Columbia river has closed
principal objection raised at this part and the state fish commission is pre
of the meeting . was that the city paring to prevent fishing by seiners
should not agree to furnish water so and gillnetters. The season will re
many years in the future. R. J. Ginn open May 1.
rose to speak stating that the city had
Fire destroyed the Fir Pine Lumber
been short of water for several years
company’s box factory at Medford re
and needed an additional supply. He
cently. Damage was about >10,000,
concluded by making a motion that
Walter Inch, proprietor, stated. An
the meeting instruct the council to
explosion from a hot box is blamed
buy the well in question. The motion
was seconded and quickly carried for the blaze.
Attractive street signs are to be
with but three or four dissenting
erected
in the near future all over Al
votes.
W. H. Ragsdale obtained the floor bany at prominent street Intersections.
and brought up the point that there The city council has appropriated
had been no time for discussion after $475.90 for the purpose. There will
the motion was put and moved that be 567 signs installed.
The Apple Growers association of
the vote be reconsidered and asked
for a statement as to the amount of Hood River is making the first cash
water used per month by the city and distribution to members on the 1930
the number of gallons at present crop. The amount to be distributed
available. W. C. Bryant supported is >120,000. The next distribution.
him saying that this was an unfort within a month, will be larger,
z
unate time to expand any public serv
The volume of business in the Eu
ice unless it was absolutely necessary.
A vote on Mr. Ragsdale’s motion, how gene Farmers’ creamery for 1930
wan
ever, showed that the temper of the the largest in its history. There
paid
out
to
patrons
for
milk,
cream
meeting had not changed as the
crowd refused to reconsider their and butterfat >297,590. The average
price paid for butterfat was 75 cents
former decision.
per pound.
One ' of central Oregon’s ghost
towns, Centrallo, better known as Des
chutes, is to be sold for $100, if plans
announced by the Deschutes county
I court materialize. Centrallo was plat-
ted in 1911 by the Deschutes Townsite
Construction of a new agricultural .
company.
experiment station at Hermiston, to
A valuable cow belonging to J. J.
cost >35,000, is assured, it was report
Susee of Gervais died. Four nails
ed recently.
and a rock were found in her stomach.
The Linn county grand jury has rec-
The Oregon-Washington Railroad &
ommended that the county construct
Navigation
company would be per
B new jail, as the present one is un
mitted to abandon 25 miles of line
safe and undesirable.
from Robinette to Homestead, under
The Eastern A Western Logging a recommendation to the interstate
camp started work southeast of Mo- commerce commission made by R. R-
Ula with 180 men. The output will Molster, a commission examiner.
be shipped to Portland.
Dates for the Pendleton Round-up
Some tax relief has come to Mar
have been definitely set as August 27,
Ion county taxpayers. The total rol
28 and 29. At the annual meeting of
for 1931 is $2,926.466 as compared with stockholders some time ago these
$2,118,003 in 1930, a decrease of >91,- dates were tentatively chosen. Plans
will now gradually shape for the west
WT.
Medford building permits for Febru ern epic, the coming show being the
ary totaled $61,000, records at the city 22d annual event
office, show. Last year during the
Plans to make the Douglas County
same period the permits were only Sportsmen’s and Game Protective as
sociation a strong factor In ths de
>16,0§0.
An Interesting find of Indian relics velopment of local sports resources
together with the propagation and
has been made on the beach at Ban
conservation
of wild life are being
don. The deposit Includes huge pestles
made
by
Charles
Lock wood, president
and mortars, which are believed to
of
the
organization.
be centuries old.
OREGON STATE NEWS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Hear State Tax
Regional Grain Growers Offi
cer Talks On Cooperation
He’s Gone
•ma ten sawmills now located in
Lake county have formed an associa
tion known as the Lukeview Oregon
Sawmills Associated. The organiza
tion will foster the interests of its
members. The better quality pine
lumber shipped from Lake county will
be pregraded and sold under a trade
mark. Lake county pine is declared
to be of finer texture than other pine
grown on the Pacific coast.
The annual Jersey Jubilee will be
held June 1 to 6 Inclusive, according
to a decision reached at a meeting of
the executive board of the Oregon
Jersey Cattle club in 'Salem. Each
county will participate In the jubilee.
The program includes Clackamas
county, June 1; Jersey show, Marion
county, June 2; Linn county, June 3;
Polk county, June 4; Yamhill county,
June 5*, and Washington county, J uho
6.
The old Red bridge, located about
two miles south of Seaside, for over
30 years a landmark and trysting
place for fishermen in the Necanlcuin
river, has been forever closed to traf
fic. Automobiles were diverted to the
new concrete bridge which crosses the
river 50 yards downstream on the
Oregon. Coast highway. The new
bridge bearing a bronze tablet indicat-
ing that It is the “first crossing” ot
the Necanicum, is completed and the
approaches tilled, but the new road,
which eliminates the sharp curves
leading to the Red bridge, will not be
hard-surfaced until It has thorough
ly settled.
Official word was received a few
days ago that $400,000 is now avail
able for constructing the first unit of
the rim road in Crater lake national
park. E. C. Solfnsky, park superin
tendent, said that the sum has been
Increased from $250,000, the appropri
ation previously set by the federal
bureau of roads and the national park
service. The $400,000 for the new
rim road is in addition to $107,000
maintenance appropriation and an ad
ditional $100,000 for building of minor
roads and trails in the park, Mr. So-
llnsky said. About 200 men will be
employed by contractors on the rim
project all summer.
Losses of sheep have practically
ceased in the Tenmile section of
Douglas county since the government
hunter has started the poisoning of
coyotes. A total of 80 baits waj placed
on one range where losses had been
exceedingly heavy.
Preliminary arrangements have been
made for the annual meeting of the
Umpqua Academy association at Wil
bur, June 6. Umaqua academy, a
pioneer school, was organized by
Father Wilbur in 1853. It remained
in operation until 1890„ when It was
merged into the public school system.
As Lost
BASEBALL TO BE NEXT SPORT
Meeting Held To Discuss Base
Ball League
Grass Valley’s well known basket
ball team ended another successful
season last Wednesday night, March
4th when they defeated the Madras
team by one of the most decisive
scores of the wioter winning 65 to
28.
During the season the boys have
won twelve games and have lost but
six giving them an average of .667
which is very high when it is con-
sideredthat they have met some of the
best teams in the state and have
played practically all of the teams in
the Mid Columbia area between Bend
and Goldendale.
The only teams to show a decisive
superiority over the Zebras were the
White Salmon Indians who won both
of the games played and the two
Portland teams, the Royal Arcanum
and the Peninsula Aces. Other loss
es were to Redmond once by a close
8co4e and to the Goldendale Fireman
but each one of these teams were
defeated in - tfieir other encounter
with the local team.
The old combination of players
has been somewhat broken up this
season by youngsters who have been
breaking in and giving the older play
ers a chance to rest during part of the
games. Tetz, Wilson, Johnson and
McGowan of the old guard have been
in most of the games unless inca
pacitated by illness and have been
flanked by a number of youngaters.
Earl and Glen Perry, John Rolfe and
Stanley Krusow have been the
steadiest of these.
The following resume of the sea
sons play shows the teams played and
the scores together with the total
score for the Zebras and their
opponents.
.. •. 24
Grass Valley 34 Bend
45 Redmond . . 18
48 The Dalles .. 27
50 The Dalles .. 29
48 Sisters.......... 33
20 White Salmon 50
28 Redmond ... 30
33 Madras .... , 28
”
48 Sisters.......... 27
”
36 Maupin .... 35
”
26 Penisula Ace» 45
”
50 Maupin .... 37
”
31 Royal Arc’m 55
”
31 White Salmon 32
”
42 Goldendale .. 26
’ 15 Goldendale .. 30
”
65 Madras .... 28
581
Total
675
(Continued on page 3)
» lOUBTNtBS
A. M. Young, plants for court
4.00
house as per court» order . •
Grass Valley Journal, sup
8.75
plies for Count/ Judge ..
Geo. A. Potter, Judge's ex
2.80
penses ................................
Allowed
at
the
March
Term
Sherman
County
Observer,
Claim*
Printing for Assessor .... 12.50
Sherman County Court
L. W. Amick, care of Wm.
Pacific Power & Light Co.,
Ryan.................. ................. 25.00
supplies and light bill for
$
9.95
Joseph
A. Mee, Justice s fee» 12.86
Court house ........... .
30.00
Wm. Nisbet, Juror in State
Wm. Shiel, county charge ,.
1.50
vs. Brock .........................
Mrs.S.L.Coats, county charge 20.00
Mrs. Jessie Amos, Excused
Sherman County News, Sher
1.50
15.75
juror in State vs. Brock..
iff’s supplies ..................
Steve McMillian, Juror in
Sherman County News, coun
1.50
State vs. Brock ................
ty printing and notices . . 24.45
Mrs.
Dick
Dingle,
Juror
in
Grass Valley Journal, County
1.50
State vs. Brock ................
printing for February .... 20.00
John
McClure,
Juror
in
State
A. E. Simmons, Supt’s sup
1.90
6.25
vs. Brock, and mileage.,
plies .. ................................
Wm. Johnson, Juror in State
Beattie & Hofmann, Inc.,
1.50
7.76
vs. Brock..............................
Supt’s supplies................
John Clark, Excused juror in
C. R. Callaway & Son, fun
State vs. Brock /........ 1.50
eral expenses of Stanford
50.00
Grant
Armsworthy,
Juror in
Dixon ....................................
1.50
— State vs. Brock ................
State Industrial Acc. Comm.
6.25
Ralph
Williams,
Excused
Contrubitions for Feb. . .
1.50
juror in State vs. Brock ..
Moro Plumbing Shop, plumb
7.25
John
Robinson,
Juror
and
ing and supplies for C. H.
1.90
mileage in State vs. Brock
Alva Stone, Predatory animal
24.99
Irwin-Hudson Co., Clerk s
control ........ .. .......
4.45
supplies ............................
W D. Wallan, auditing coun
City of Moro, water bill for
ty books ........................... 250.00
court house............ 2.80
Fern Rakes, office work in
33.33
Pac.
Tel.
A
Tel. Co., total
Supt’s office.....................
telephone bills for court
Drs. Reuter, Thompson, etal,
10.10
house .................................
visits to county farm for
Johnson and Dixon, 2 at
5.00
>2.50 each ....................
F. D. Antrim, Sealer Weights
Auditor’s report, accepted.
7.06
and measures ....................
County Engineer ordered to post
Wasco county industrial farm
notices of load limit for McIntyre
Patterson 28 days............
Bridge. Limit of 3 tons.
Dixon 3 days at >40 mo.,
Matter of appointing official news
69.00
Dixon 15 days at >50 mo., . .
paper for county reconsidered until
Geo. G. Updegraff, district at
April Term.
torney’s expenses .........
Roadmaster’» report on closing
F. D. Flatt, express and dray
portion of Saw Tooth Road.
1.20
age . r* . .................................
County Court Proceedings
of March Term of
Court, 1931.