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1 limitait Œmntty Journal Sherasan County Observer EsL, 1888, Grass Valley Journal, EsL, 1897,. Consolidated I SHERMAN CO ìlSCHBAi BPUIHS BANK LIQUIDATIONS M- G. Tuoi, owner of the Wasco Atari B^taf ' Moro Sute filled thr I county by this Arm again when conditane «¿n?- thia institution in the county requires the consumption of but a quarter of a pound of bread per day for each in habitant and more than this amount is usually eaten by anyone. All of the stores of the county have agreed to cooperate in the move to keep this Sherman county business in operation and it Is thought it will not be long until the county's bread is baked within the county again. and showed by blackboard illustra tion the causes of bank failures in times like the present, last Tuesday evening. He also explained carefully the method of liquidating banks, the laws effecting such liquidations, and in answering questions asked him gave the reasons why such regula tions are 4 in 7 effect. r The meeting was called by the Club Leader Seymour Moro Commercial Club which felt that Coming Next Saturday a free and open discussion of the community problems relative to the banking situation would clear up Saturday, April 2nd, H. C. Seymour some of the rumors, that always be state club leader, Will be in Moro at come apparent when accurate infor the school superintendent's office to mation is not readily available. meet with the club leaders of the It was in 1907 according to the speaker when the first regulatory county and give them Instruction on laws were made in this state for the the best way to do their job. A|1 club leaders are requested to be banking business. Since that time present at the meeting and meet Mr. many changes have been forced by « law. Previous to that time anyone Seymour. was allowed to start a bank with a little capital and it was not necessary to give security for money deposited/ Young People Married Now a liability equal to the amdunt At Bride’s Home of stock is demanded of the stock holder. In 1925 a law was passed making $25,000 the lowest capital Friends of John K. Wilson of Kent stock permitted by the banking de and Mary L. Smith of Moro will be partment and the tendency is to raise glad to know that they were united this to $50,000. in marriage on Easter Sunday, after One of the main reasons for the noon at 1:30 o’clock. The wedding closing of so many banks during the was held at the home of the bride’s depression has been the shrinkage of parents, Mr. and Mrs- Chester W. assets because of the natural with Smith. Those present beside the drawal of funds for the needs of de bride’ sparents were Mr. and Mrs. positors. This shrinkage was 15 per J. H. Wilson of Kent, parents of the cent up to the first'<ff the year and is groom. Rev. and Mrs. N. Sherman still continuing.’ During the last five Hawk of Wasco. years banks have been consolidated and merged together until bow there are only two thirds as many as there New Management were five yean ago in this state. At Paria Store The speaker said that when a bank t was once closed the assets of that Mrs. Cecile Oviatt, < formerly manager of the far department of the Bedell qtore in. Portland^ and Miss die the liq the deposi to perform this service and in the F- Borg and former assistant buyer eases where depositors have attempt- for Hubbard’s Gown Shop in Portland satisfactory- It is not the policy of the department to allow the Continued to pace four. Dalles.;. . .1 . The new management of this well customers of the Paris Shop to come in and get acquainted. ■—« Earl Snell Expected To File For House Position Soon Earl W. Snell, of Arlington present state representative, whose hesitancy about filing for office has caused some speculation in the district has decided to flip as p candidate for the lower v house again. If elected this year Mr. Snell will represent the counties of Sherman, Gilliam and Wheeler, as formerly and Morrow as a new addi- tion to the representative district. He is one of the members of the house most spoken of as a candidate for the speakership of that body- And his chances seem to be better each week as house members announce their retirement or candidacy for the senate or other political Offices in . their districts. ^. . .« ? ’’ 8, 1981. Wasco News-Eater prise, Eat., 1896, Consolidated March 4, 1932 OFFICIAL PAPER Moro, Oregon, A April 1, Forty Fourth Year It has been reported that Ben Tay lor, of Mitchell, will be a candidate for the senate to oppose J« P. Yates, of Wasco, but this report is not taken seriously by those acquainted with the situation. The senatorial district is composed of three counties that have been together for many years, So many, in fact, that-thk principles of county courtesy have been well established. It is now Shertnan coun- ty’s turn to send a man to the state senate and as the candidate of this County for that office nas thej legisla- tive experience to perform the duties of the office it is not thought probable that another county will back a can ( didate for the position. ™ I®“- LESS MULE 1932 Wilcox Warehouse Fired . By Unknown Person g some person to set Ar* to the Wilcox warehouse failed to do They had put any serious Bt the foot of a uched them off with about fifty foot M fuse and prob ably a little powder. As the gasoline |sd up it burned t falling out of ie blase before the sacks1 I. S. CONDUIS ULT QIN off the rags, ing on the Lu- Otto Wallman. ther Davis ranch, discovered the fire j and with the Mr. Davis and it. When the Hernan, Grimm, veröd the fuse ~ and had the first intonation that‘the . So far no in connection WHEAT: Crop development and n. the rate of disappearance of the with <he attempt at world's wheat surplus remained the dominent factors in the general wheat market situation. Recent freez Masons Meet at Wasco es, set back the domestic wheat crop For District Conclave in some areas, but tne actual damage is yet uncertain. In western Kansas much of the wheat was frozen down and soil blowing was also harmful. The condition of the Winter wheat in Wasco last Friday was a huge dropped 3 points to 80 per cent in success. • Herbert L. Toney, Grand Nebraska, with an estimated aban Mater for the state, from McMinn donment of 12.5 per cent, according ville, Grand Secretary D. R. Cheney of Portland, and District Deputy to the mid-month report- About 16,967,000 acres of Spring Grand Master, George D. Brodie of wheat other than Durum will be seed Dufur was present. There were rep ed this season if farmers carry out resentatives rom Hood River, Ante their, intentions reported as of March lope, Dufur, The Dalles, Moro and 1. This represents an increase of a- Grass Valley. A banquet was held at bout 5 per cent over the acreage 6.30. Plates were placed for 130- The seeded in the spring of 1931 and of menu consisted of turkey, mashed 53 J per cent ^"“r the acreage har potatoes, browned gravy, corn, pick vested last season, when dry weather les, salad, apple pie with whipped caused an unusally heavy abandon cream and coffee. H. D. Proudfoot, ment of Spring wheat. The acreage Worshipful Master of Taylor Lodge sown to Winter wheat in the U. S. No. 99 A. F. 4M acted as master of last fall totaled 38,682,000 acres, ac- ceremonies. There were vocal selec cording to the December estimate, tions renderd by Mrs. Huckin, and The extent of Winter injury to fall Harland Johnson, and piano selec sown wheat is still undertermined, tions were given by. Bill Clothier. After the banquet, the convention but average abandonment will reduce the acreage for harvest to about 33,- convenied and was taken charge of 820,000 acres. by Grand Master Toney, who gave an No important changes have been address consisting of the meaning of reported in foreign crop conditions. Masonry. AU of these talks were en- Scattered rains relieved the drought joyed by all present. in France, .but warmer rainy weather is still needed- Some freezing occur red in Germany, but milder weather now favors the crop. Warmer weath- । er with rain improved conditions in Italy.' Taken altogether, European 1 crop prospects are somewhat less1 NIN. PRBCIP MAX. DATS favorable than a year ago, because of the sharp treating in March. The J Mar- 24 .52... ...36.,. .25 new Indian wheat crop is reported of " - 25 . 49.. ...84...... 03 good quality and trade estimates 26 ...44 . ...82..... 00 .58 ...87.^.. .01 place the outturn at 346,000,000 bush els. Marketings of new wheat slack- j .58 .. ,M..... 09 29 ;.8o... . .87......... 00 ened in Argentina and exports for the 80. .61.4. ..^9.;.. .oo Continued to page two. wook. ...M....088 WEATHER REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING MAR. 30 ot L No. 21 MOISTURE IS 12 PER CENT OF SOIL NOW Ceiitieii b Stil Behw Normal oi Other Yean SP« MIKS HIE NEEDED Baseball Season^Starts At Wasco Sunday SCHOOL CHILDREN SPELL FOR HONORS Sunday the click of the bat, the plunk of the ball, the shouts of the players were heard on the ball dia mond at the fair grounds as two teams played a few innings of the Oral and Written Spelling Given Ta national pastime- Grade Pupils The ball had a way of getting through or around the infielders in a good many cases and the many tried out had difficulty In getting the ball over the plate, but for the first workout it was satisfactory Sunday the first game of the sea son will be played at Wasco and while many players will be tried out it is expected that Searcy or Rice will do Some Children Have Won (Certificates most of the catching, Barzee and Every Year of ¡School Life Walker will pitch, the infield will be composed of the alternate pitcher, Collis Moore, Art Osborn, Wendell Balsiger and Ted Guinan. Outfielders Teachers tip-toed around the halls, will be chosen from several high children slid out of doors and broke school lads who are breaking into the for the beneficient out side air, prin game and those old timers who do not cipals leaned on banisters and tables feel equal to the speed needed closer discussing their problems. These were to the- batter. .the only .signs discernable at the school house Friday that the annual spelling contest was in progress. - But inside the rooms teachers were Wasco Local Makes n carefully enunciating words after Profit Last Year words to groups of pencil chewing youngsters each one anxious to come from the fray without even the tech Spokane, Wash., March 29. Dec nical error of a forgotten cross on a laration of a dividend of 6 per cent on T. Gre^t numbers of them were stock and six-tenths of a cent a bush successful and their names are ap el on all grain handled for the first pended below. year’s operation of the Sherman Co Written: . operative Grain Growers, Inc., was reported today by B. H. Grady, Man . Grade I. Billie Howton, Robert von Borstel, Emma Elizabeth Lamborn. ager, Wasco, Oregon. Grade 2. David McLeod, . June The report was received here by Hines, Dean Thompson, John Sch A. C. Adams, treasurer and general wende!, Robert Ziegler, Jimmie Coats, manager of North Pacific Grain Bobbie Wisner, Bobbie Huck. Growers, Inc., regional cooperative, with which the Sherman county local Sybil Kyllo, Patricia Yocum, Jeanette Human, Frances Lee James, Zoe La- is affiliated. “Our local cooperative is in excel Verne Silver, Cleta Lyda, Linden lent shape,” wrote Mr. Grady. “We Mersinger, Lois~Reynoids, Irene Sear have not lost a single membert and cy. Grahe 3: Juanita Mitchell, Ardis everything points to the addition of Fern Truitt, Mearle Marion Miller, several new members before harvest. Audrey Baker, Bonita Kyllo, Claude - Bayer, Donald Olds. * Grade 4: Vernon Melzer, Anna Mc- Logan Is Making Audit nab, Mary Coats, Isla Jean Brisbine |Oi All County Books La villa Gossen, Clara Mersinger, Re- tha Sayrs, La Von ne Alsup, Dolores Simon, Anne Laurie Haynes, Doug Charles V. Logan of The Dalles, is las Tuel, Betty Belshee, Carl Lyons, busy here this week auditing the Damon Fields, Billie Todd. Grade 5: Margaret McDermid county books. It Is expected that when the job is finished it will be pos Lawrence Kenny, Viola Lundy, Mel sible for any one to get a comprehen vin Balzer, Lloyd Belshee, Ina Jones, sive understanding of the actions of Jane French, Beryl Sheets, Luther the county officers throughout 1931 Davis, Anita Dunlap, Dean Pnkerton, Grade 6: Catherine Fridley, Stan by studying the completed audit. Those parts of it haveing the most ley Jones, Winifred Belshee, Barbara general interest will be published in Belshe, Helen Sather, John Proudfoot Thirly Chapman, Anita ' Beardsley, the Sherman County Journal. Clara Jane Mathieson, Leona McLeod Another good place for a zipper (Continued on page two) • would be on string beans.—Selected. SPELLING GETTER .EICH TEMI Moisture Plentiftl la Top .Throe Feet, Deep Moisture Short —: 4 There is no doubt about it moisture makes wheat in Sherman county and this explains the interest that every one has in the amount of water that has seeped into the soil in the winter months. This week at the experiment sta tion, there/was 12 per cent of mois ture in the first six feet 6f soil. This is by feet; 17*8 per cent in the first foot, 15-3 per cent in the second, 12.3 in the third, 7.8 in the fourth, 8.6 in the fifth and 10.1 in the sixth. This is about the same percentage of soil moisture as we had last year at the same time/ Last years figures are 12.2. The average for the years from 1919 to 1931 inclusive is 13.0 per cent of moisture at this time of year. During this time, however; there have been some years in which the moisture content of the ground in the spring was much higher. Two of these years were 1927 and 1928 when there was about J5.0 'per cent of moisture. The difficulty with the present dis tribution of moisture is that it is all in the first three feet. This permits the wheat to grow for a month or two but unless heavy rains fall in May or June it is likely to not mature very much wheat. The same mois ture conditions prevailed under last years crop, and were partly the cause of the poor showing of the wheat af ter the first of June. Local Girl Honored At Albany College Albany College—Faye Thompson of Moro has been appointed a member of the “All for Albany” committee, to interview prospective students. Miss Thompson, who is a senior this year, will represent Albany at Moro- For those who wish to keep inform ed about county matters the Sherman County Journal is indispensible. Rehearsing for the Big Show News of Early Days Reprinted For Those}Who Remember and H. A. Moore as councilmen. Observer, March 30th, 1893. Sherm Huff shot and killed a deer W- H. and E. H. Moore had a very on his place south east of Erskinville exciting time on their return from a couple of weeks ago. Gilliam county Monday. The ferry, C. W. Deikman is running a freight cable broke as they were crossing^the wagon between Moro and Biggs twice John Day river at the old EmucranF “ weekly and will haul up your coal and road and the boat shot down stream, wood or other supplies at reasonable but fortunately lodged on the Gilliam bank so as to allow« them to unhitch rates. and back the buggy ashore and take • County Clerk Hayes proved up on his Timber Culture today at The the horses with it. This nescessitated Dalles. His witnesses were Obed a drive of about 100 miles around to reach Moro via Arlington, Klickitat Cushman and T. B. Searcy. and Grants. Miss Julia Woods and Jas- R. Bel- A large emery wheel has been put shee bought carts from R. J. Ginn and O. E. Leet bought a buggy from the into the Moro Iron works to be used for grinding plow shares, etc. same store. Parties wishing cattle herded will please let me know by April 20th Rate 40 cents per month- Best pas ture in Sherman county. M. H. Ben net, Kent. Observer, April 3rd, 1903. T. H. Fraser’s son Tom is Suffering from a broken arm caused by a fall from the hurricane deck of a cayuse. Road supervisors Carl Peeta and Wm. Henrichs have been busy grad ing turn outs onthe Lone Rock road* Observer, April 3rd, 1913. ' The business men of Wasco have declared a holiday for April 9th and will join with the up to data farmer* of that section in a day of work on the McDonald-John Day river grade. A basket lunch will be served the workers at noon. Moro citizens in mass meeting Monday night indorsed the present city administration by nominating for John Fields of Rufus was in the re-election W. H. Moore for mayor, city Tuesday visiting with his son and Messrs J. O. Elrod, I. D. Pike Earl and family.
