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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (June 24, 1932)
re PAGE 4 * FIEID DAY J r THE SHERMAN Continued from page one. ed for their smut resistance. There are sevral kinds of smut and while immune to one or several kinds an other varieties may infect them and render them useless as a field crop. Farmers were shown the big ex periment where 2 dates of fall plow ing 3 of spring plowing, 2 depths of spring plowing, and 9 tillage meth- oda • have been tested for 20 years. Average crop yields on these were marked on boards and showed that April plowed plots had produced 27.2 bushels per acre. May plowed plots - 25 8 ana June plowed plots 21-9. Wet plowed fall plots have produced an average of 24.8 and dry fall plowed plots an average of 23.4. Deep plow ing, which means ten inches, has pro duced .7 bushels more per acre than has shallow plowing, which is five inches. Early plowed plots with clean cul tivation, meaning that all weeds were kept off the summerfaiiow produced 28.9 bushels as a nineteen year aver age, and on like summrrxallow with the crop harrowed in the s ring the average production has been 27.6. showing that spring harrowing is usually a costly process. The average of all dates of plow ing on the uncultivated plots is 21.7 bushels, on the plots that have been harrowed once the average is 22 7 NOTICE TO WOOD DEALERS bushels and on the plots that have re- cieved clean cultivation the averagers Notice is hereby given that the 23S bushels per acre per year Directors of School District No. 7 Another experiment that is very Sherman County, Oregon, will receive interesting is the one having to do sealed bids up to and including Mon with the surface evaporation and day, July 11th at 8 p. m. for the fur transpiration .of plants—transpira nishing of from 60 to 80 cords of tion meaning the evaporation of Pine or Fir cord wood or slab wood in water from the plant itself. This is four foot lengths delivered at the conducted in what has been called the school building, at Wasco, Oregon, “tin can farm“ as the plants are The school board resenves the right grown in cans. The plants are grown td reject any or all bids. The meet in ground >■ summerfallowed ing will be held in the County En each year. A measured amount of gineers office at 8 p. m Monday tL water is added twice • week and. the July nth. cans are weighed regularly. During Lydia E. Darby. Clerk. .one of the hot days of this year one A. J. Smith, Chairman♦ — 2t of the cans of wheat lost six and three quarters pounds of weight and it has a surface of slightly less than v one square foot. That's a good many tons of water for an acre* But, lest this information be too discouraging, it should be recalled that an inch of water weighs 113 tons to the acre. Mrs. J- G. Wilson and daughter This experiment enables the ex- perimentor to determine that the Alice Mae of Spokane. Washington, average amount of water needed to is spending a few weeks visiting with produce a pound of dry matter is 450 friends and relatives in Kent. pounds and that it requires 1250 Mrs. J. M. Wilson who has been pounds of water fo produce a pound visiting her sister Mrs. I. E. Wilsor of wheat seed- n Pullman. Washington, returnee The amount of wheat that can be tome Saturday evening. Mrs- I- E. grown on an inch of water in the soil Wilson is reported as getting along varies from 1*8 bushels to 4.8 bushels nicely. with an average of 3.3 bushels. The Neva Gervais of Grass Valley daily use of water is .08 inches of spent the week at the home of Mar- water. The visitors listened to short talks ory Mac Innes. . by George Hyslop, of Oregon Stkte Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ayers and son College who is well known through of Wamic visited in Kent one day out the state for his work with diff- last 1 week. erent crops and Dean Schoenfeld, di rector of the extension service at the A number of Kent people attended college. the base ball game at Grass Valley Sunday, between the Grass Valley- For those who wish to keep inform Kent team and the Indians. Grass ed about county masters the Sherman Valley-Kent won by a score of 12-1. County Journal is indispenslble. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gregg and fami ly of Grass Valley spent Sunday vis iting with relatives in Redmond. United Grocers Large Buying concern Next Sunday night at 8 o’clock the young folks of the community will gather at the church for choir prac tice. Firmly organized into a great Mr. and Mrs. Chester Smith of purchasing federation, . independent Moro visited at the home of their grocerymen of Oregon, Idaho and daughter» Mrs. John Wilson Sunday. Washington, are buying their goods Mr and Mrs. J. R. Dellinger and in carload lota at jobbers' prices and son Arnold were visitors in The are retailing high quality merchan Dalles test Saturday. dise without middlemen. The north J- L. Davis left Sunday evening west buying federation, of which May A Son store in Moro are members. for Spokane, Washington, where he will attend the Cooperative Grain Growers meeting. J. E. Norton, Gus Schilling and son Paul were visitors in Antelope test Monday. Warren Norton who has been visit ing with relatives and friends in the Willamette valley for the past week returned home Saturday evening. h ; W. O Smith, who has ben visiting his brother Herbert Smith in Mitch ell. returned home Sunday morning. He waa accompanied home by Lurline and John C. Smith who wjll spend a few weeks visiting with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Howell and daughter Eunice have moved back to town and are living fn the George Kent. Oregon is not the town from which the well known pie cherries took their name. This is inside in formation we are giving you. That Kant is a shire in England- But L. J. Davis lives in the Oregon place and yesterday was In Portland and regis tered >t the Imperial hotel. Ore gonian June 18 Mrs. J. N-Maclnnes is visiting in Grass Valley for a short time- MORO. OREGON. JUNE U, im BE , The United Grocers, Inf., operates The incorporation is composed of grocers who own «nd operate their own stores- The United Grocers, Ins., operates in its own warehouse, at 54 First street, Portland, without profit to the individual merchants.- H.ECarr, recognized as one of the shrewdest grocery buyers on the coast, is pur chaser for the incorporation and is in charge of the central warehouse, where goods are received at times in train load lots. Hundred of inde pendent merchants in the three northwest states are members of this association of buyers. This method of buying goods in large lots is not in tl|e experimental stage with inde pendent merchants, it is expdained— the plan has been in operation for some 20 years- „ The United Grocers, Inc., cooper ate to the fullest extent with wst- arn manufacturers and uses western made goods as far as possible This buying organization is op a direct jobber's basis with practically all manufacturing plants, enabling the northwest merchants to secure their goods at jobbers’ prices. By eliminating the middlemen, the members of the vast buying incorp oration can retail their goods to their customers at very low prices. Kent News COUNTY JOURNAL. called by the death of Mrs. Greer’s niece- - A school meeting was held on Monday June 20th for the purpose of electing a director. J. H- Wilson was elected. Wiley W. Knighten and daughter Anajean who were in Portland this weelFTetumed hpme Sunday evening. Wasco A number of the neighbors went out to the Bob McPherson home Sun day and had a pot kick dinner in konor of Mr. McPherson's birthday. Those present were Mr- and Mrs-. John Royse and family and Miss Er- me(h Sundby of Portland, John and Olive Robison, Mr- and Mrs Art Bar- zee and Mr. and Mrs. John McClure and family- Miss |nez Southwell of Portland is visiting her mother Sirs. Chas. Har per. iests at the. Portland last weak to attend the Sunday. | graduating exercises of St. Vincent Last Wednesday afternoon Mrs. I J Mies Violett Seeley was a Mrs. L. E- Käseberg entertaned in i member th« 1932 honor of her sister Miss Gwendolyn „ - - . Gten Kin» ™ * business victor F obs Of Moro and Miss Katherine from Grass Valley the first of the , Owen, pr Oakland, California. week. barracks. He left test Wednesday from Idaho where she has been and was the guest of Robert Scott in teaching.; - , Portland Thursday. Bef,ty Jean Medler spent last week Mr. and Mrs. Alvin West was here in Grass Valley from Gilliam county test week end The Mason lodge held their home ' • visiting Mr. and Mrs Loe Hines- coming and roll call Tuesday night and a good crowd attended. Mr. and Mrs John Herts and Billie Laidlaw of Salem js spending Mrs. Elisabeth Fuller last Wednes- daughter of Arlington spent last Sun several days with his grand parents Margaret McKee returned Tuesday . day at the home of Mr. and Mrs- Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morrow. from La Grande where she has spent elected. President Robert Lowell Burress. several days visiting freieds- erly lived at The Dalles have moved „ Jessie Amos Frank Scotf returned from Port into the house formerly occupied by land this week after spending some the Arch Fortner family*. time with his family in that city. Collis Käseberg arrived in Wasco Tuesday and will spend the summer , Henry Richelderfer son of H. D- Richelderfer ¡s the only Sherman at the L- E. Kaseberg ranch - A - j - . ’ --------------- rv / TE” county boy to enlist at tre Citizens Portland whieh will convene June SI Delbert and Zells Seely went to Training Camp at the Vancouver for fear years. -w. ,.1 Murdina Medlar returned last week ter which a social hour followed- At the dose of the afternoon ice cream and cake was served by Mrs. J^hn McClure, Olive Robison and Mrs- Or ville Yocum. TO WORLD WHEAT — INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENT* WIWMmmMIMNmM ORIGIN Y J*r|y Average I63CO 1916-31 Miss Rader of Tennessee is visiting at the Harper ranch. She is a sister of Mr- Rader who was hurt so badly some time ago atf the Harper ranch. DESTINATION B ank of C ommerce Sia'.' '4M SAB’S * CONSERVATIVE - COURTEOUS Sidney Bloom of The Dalles was a business visitor in Wasce Saturday. The Junior Camp Fire girls had a ceremonial at the home of their guardian Mrs. F. R. Fortner Friday night The girls received their beads for the work they had done the past, year. A number of the girls mothers were present. Margaret Moon and Jean Spencer were taken into the group- This was the last meeting | until fall. The Mary Elizabeth class of the M. E- church had their monthly class party at the home of Mrs- R. O. Scott Wednesday afternoon. A very Inter esting paper on "The Mother of Je- $66,000.00 fortori DEPENDABLE BANKING SERVICE , -------------- Liberal Interest Paid on Time Deposita Mr. and Mrs. Fred Blau of Port land are. in Wasco looking after his farming interests- Harry VanGilder went to Portland on business Saturday. Paul McCulloch left for Eugene Monday where he will attend summer school. Now To WORLD WHEAT — PRODUCTION, STOCKS, ANO U. S. FARM PRICE repair that harvester I«st Friday a number of Wasco ladies motored to Dufur.and were the guests of Mrs. Dave Young. A very pleasant day was spent by the follow ing: Mesdames Dingle, Geo. Lam- born, John Royce, Bob McPherson, Hattie King Andrews and Stanley. A Big Harvest is Coming Mrs- Elizabeth Dingle was a dinner guest Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John MoDermid. Let us do the Machine Work ■ W ; , — _______ ___________ on your Combine and Motor ... A'new refrigerator has been in A graphic picture of the world1 per cent. stalled in the Sherman hotel assuring wheat movement for the last five The United States and Canada now cool things for the diners palates- years as compared with a similar contribute more than one half the Albert Kaseberg and Harry Proud period immediately preceding the about one fifth; Australia, about one foot made a business trip to Spokane World War is presented in -the ac seventh, and the remainder comes Monday- companying charts. The charts are total world shopments. Argintina Mr- and Mrs. W. H- Burres were being distributed by North Pacific from all other exporting countries The extent to dinner guests at the A. C. Kaseberg Grain Growers Inc. to point out that including Russia. unless international trade in wheat which Russia regains her pre-war im home Sunday. increases rapidly, it would seem ob portance as a wheat exporter will de Among those shopping at The vious that American growers must termine the adjustments other ex Dalles Saturday were Mrs. C either continue to accept world prices porting countries will be forced to Kaseberg, Mrs. L. E. Kaseberg, Mrs. for all their wheat or reduce acreage make, unless the total international Harry Proudfoot, Mrs. E. L. Olson and surpluse s, or perfect a plan for trade in wheat is increased apprecia and Marie. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sar obtaining a higher-than-world price bly.. gent, Mrs- Harry Van Gilder, and for wheat consumed within the Unit- . The “destination” side of Chart Mrs- Darwin Van Gilder. ed States. , "A” indicates the rising importance The "orgin” side of Chart “A” in of importing countries. These nedude Mr. and Mrs. * Frank Knox and daughters left Saturday for a weeks dicates the extent to whieh other China, Japan, Brazil. Central Amer countries have gained on the United ican natioris and Egypt They appear vacation to Portland and the coast- to offer a potential source if future Mr- and Mrs. L. JJ. Lucas returned States in the wheat exporting field- While wheat shopments from the increases in wheat importation, with Friday from a fishing trip to Elk United States have Increased 3 2 per price an important element. It is in Lake- cent, shipments from Canada have teresting to note practically all of the . Mrs. B H Grady and Nyal trans jumped 21.3 per cent, from Argirttina. i countries named are so-called "silver acted ,business at The Dalles Satur- 7 per cent- and from Australia- 4.4 । countries.” --------- —---------------- Mrs. Roy Belshee spent last Tues day at The Dalles Harland Johnson hauled sheep from the Burres ranch to Portland last week. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Funk and daughter returned Tuesday from Ione where they spent several days- The Red & White Store WAöCO, OREGON Mrs- Paul McCulloch left Saturday for Baker to visit her parents. SPECIALS FOR JUNE 24, 25,27 . Mr. and Mrs- James Dunn of Fossil are parents of a son born at The J Dalles hospital June 15th. Mrs Dunn was formerly Catherme Dutton of Wasco. V e R emcrve T he R ight to L imit Q uantities At the school election Monday morning Dr. Leah Richelderfer was elected as director on the board to succeed Fred Fortner whose term ex pired this year. Mrs. Darby was elected as clerk A good number of school patrons attended this meeting- Miss Elna Huston who spent last week with friends at Outlook retum- ed to her duties at the telephone office Saturday. Mr. hnd Mrs Roy Andrews of Portland spent the week end with Mr. Andrew's parents at their ranch north of Wasco. * W. E Tate who spent several days in Portland receiving medical atten tion returned home Saturday. Pomana Grange held its regular Mr. and Mrs- Homer Wall returned meeting at Kent Saturday June 8.th. the last of the week from Portland There were about fifty members pres- where they attended the Eastern Star ent. A bountiful dinner was served, Grand lodge. Mr Wall also consult The next meeting will be held at ed an occulist. Klondike September 10. Gene Hull and Max Williams aré Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hurner and spending several days in Salem. New son of Portland were visiting with port and Portland visiting friends and relatives in Kent this week returned relativos. home Sunday evening. , , 'Robert Ferrell is spending several Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gregg and fam days in The Dalles as the guest of ily left Sunday morning for the Joo Glennie. Willamette valley where they were Mr- and Mrs. B. A- Grady of The 2 for lie 5 for 19c 57c â for 17c Camay Soap *........... . Memorie Tea, 1-2 lb pkgs, black or green 25c 2 for 27c Pen-jel, fruit pectin ........... ,................... 5c Red & V» hite Milk, large cans “ “ “ Pure. Mayonnaise, pints ................ . 19c “ “ “ Asparagus Tips ,2$. .................. COMPLETE MACHINE SHOP Sherman Garage & Machine Co F. L. MORROW, Mgr. It’s Profitable FULL LINE OF CHICK FOODS MILL RUN par «ack . SHORTSperwck. ROLLED WHEAT p LAYMORE MASH per sack CRACKED CORN per sack OYSTER SHELL per sack CALF MEAL..,..; Green & White Shtimp, Is....... .. . Red& White Coffee, 1-lb pkg............ Blue & \Vhite................. *................. Big Bargain Blend Coffee, 1-lb .... Paper Napkins 25 to pkg . - • Red & White Prices Are Lower 15c .85 .90 .90 2.10 2.90 1.20 1.25 1.35 .60 2.80 1.90 ALFALFA MEAL.. BRAN.................. ECG PRODUCER.. SCRATCH FEED.. Ivory Soap, medium size.. /............... ........ P & G Naptha Soap.... Í. ...................... Crisco, 3 ibtipi.... . “ ” “ Prunes, 2 l-2s......... . .......................... B & M New Eiland Oven Baked Beans, large, 2 for, •.2 for Red & White Brown Bread................ .. 3 for Red & White Golden Sweet Corn .. 3 for “ “ M "Deviled Meat, 1-48 . ... Wasco, Ore/ . GROUND, 50 lb. SackK 60c BLOCK, PLAIN. 50 lb. .. 65c BLOCK, SULPHURIZED, 60 lb.......... ............ ,.70c i SULPHURIZED BLOCK 6 lb 15 cents, 2 for 25c Prices Subject to Change Sherman Cooperative Grain Growers WASCO. OREGON 29c 29c 13c 10c 33c 23c 19c 5c New Perkins Hotel and Washington St reata Portland Ora. & 1 FI SON, Owner ART IlUDLíDN, Mans^er * R ATESi Room with Buth, |2.00 hnd $1 50 Without Bath, $1.50 and SI 00 A A A— Fireproof— Insured FLEE GARAGE ’
