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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1932)
■ 1 •OUNXY JVUVNAL, MOMO, «MUSN. f.*. FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1MZ « i ' ! 7 L. FRENCH ‘ .1 Mf- and Mrs. Frank Hurner and son, Frank Wilson, who spent the past week visiting with friends and I Ed Sutherland is vacating in Grass relatives in Kent returned to their I Valley for a few days from Portland home in Portland last Saturday. H ES Grass Valley i 8HBRMAM CUÜNTY OBSERVER, BataMtohed Nev. A IM GRASS VALLEY JOURNAL, Established (Mt M. 1667 CONSOLIDATED, MARCH < Itti WASCO NEWS-ENTERPRISE, 'BataMiabod Itti CONSOLIDATED MARCH 4, IMS. ♦ Managing Editor ' | ‘ * Congress ef March 3, 16TO. 1 sr.,......./....................... 61.60 »Äo.................. ..................................................... ..... .................................... 1.00 -1 V FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1W2. Th« school election will bo held July 11 when a director for three years and a clerk for one year will be elected- This will be necessary be cause the former school meeting was protested- ‘ * Mrs. Sadie Rasmussen, daughter of Mrs. Lucy Ruggles, to visiting here this week from Pendleton. She used to teach some of the younger fo|ka . An editorial in The Oregon’ Journal of June 27th, “The Salary their lessons back in the good old Scandal," states that one of the causes for the new taxes that are dav« “THE PROPAGANDA SCANDAL being laid on the people is the large salaries paid to officers of the P.rZL. N Farmers National Oram Corporation This is not the cast. _ __ . ... . The officers of the grain corporation are . ... . . . . paid by tba fanners belonging to that organization and by them ‘ . alone. * < <■ \ x ** Furthermore they are leading a farmers organization that is saving millions of dollars for the farmers every year. Does the Journal know what was the cost to the fanner of marketing wheat when it waa sold to private grain concerns? " It might surprise it to learn that grain companies charged from five to seven cents per bushel for the handling and profit charges. Now the coat to the farmer cannot hie over two cents and figuring dividends returned to the grower this cost is often lowered to leas than a cent a bushel. / . 4 •; When wheat was handled by private concerns there waa no criticism of Salaries because they were a matter of private busi ness and were not known. Harold Hughes had an operation I ~ «»»•t *“ Los GatoS. weeks, returned to their respective ' California and is getting along very homes last Saturday evening- wdL T*1“ to expected to remove the • Kent Grange No. 688 held its regu- tot meeting last Wednesday evening, I trouble he had last winter* ’ M v ■■ . June 22, with about thirty members George Nesbi€ a mechanic who has ’ visited - - hero every summer for several present- Urena Young was obligated in the first and second degrees. Dur- years, was in town briefly Tuesday. - ing the lecture hour Mrs. Charly Mrs- Henry Tets has moved to the Guytofi gave an interesting talk ranch with her mother for the sum about (he state grange and its work- mer while the Tets residence in town The ndxt meeting will be held Wed- la being redecorated. nesday evening. July 13. Mrs. Estel Hartley and baby have . Mrs. W. 0. Smith who has been the measles this week and are not visiting at Walla Walla for the past enjoying it a bit two weeks returned home Sunday The wheat that was hailed on in the Dutch settlement is recovering its straight up appearance again ex cept that part of it was too far along. The damage does not seem so heavy as was at first thought It might be assumed, however, from Donald, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Olds, broke his arm and was taken to fits likewise, to judge from the independent fortunes that have The Dalles for an x-ray examination this week. The same arm has been been accumulated by grain operators during their halcyon day broken before- Ellen Cox returned home from when farmers had no organization. Portland where she has been visiting This attempt to make people believe that the recent increase with relatives for the past week. exterior appearances that salaries were very substantial, and pro in taxes was caused by salaries paid to employees of the Farmers' The hard boiled captain had just Read the ads In the Journtfi knocked one of his sailors overboard “Help! Help!” yelled the seaman. CALL FOR BIDS “I can’t swim. Drop me a line ” Bids for bus driver, furnishing his The captain leaned over the rail and smiled sweetly: I own conveyance and upkeep of same, “Oh, yes. dear, and you write me for Wilcox School District No. 29 for sometimes, too.” the coming school year, will be re ceived by the clerk up to 12 o’clock The dis “What’s the idea of the Greens Thursday, July 21, 1932. tance of route starting and returning having French lessons?” Mrs I. N- Maclnnes who spent the “They have adopted a French baby, to Kent is 27 miles- Anyone wishing past week visiting in the Willamette and want to understand what she further information can see clerk- valley returned home last Saturday - says when she begins to talk.” j 30-j 7 Mrs. Cora1 B. Guyton, clerk Evelyn Davis left last Wednesday for The Dalles where she will stay CALL FOR BIDS : “Everybody is playing hockey up for a few days with her grandmother our way this winter ” Bids for buss driver for Michigan g Mrs. Schassen who is convalescing “Yeah, we did here, too. till we District, No. 33 Bids ’closed at 12 8 from • long illness. didn’t have anything more to hock!” o’clock July 15,: Cari Gregg, Walter Wilson and Darrow Kelly ware visitors in The Pauline Wilcox, clerk- ’ ' ' B Dalles one day last week. Woman (in subway)—"I wish that - ---------------- -------------------------- ------------- - S good looking young man would get give me his sat. a threatening I up A and blackmailer wrote WndAd school at Corvallis for the past two - Six men got up. Mr. and Mrs- Carl Sthadewits and Henry Patjens to walking with a son John Henry motored to Wamic limp due to a sore ankle that nearly caused blood poisoning. Mr* and Mrs. B* M. Sias and fam Earl Olds and family were in Port ily of Antelope were visitors in Kent land the last of the week for medical Sunday attention for Mrs. Olds who to gain- Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Davis and son Ing strength rapidly. w ; • <A .Jh weth Visiting in The Dalles last Sun Neil Cameron, the smiling Inter- day- w- a SUBSCRIPTION RATES—PAYABLE IN ADVANCR. Joe Ritner and wife returned from National is deliberate propaganda against the farmers and their, the Willow Springs ranch where they organization and is especially regrettable in that it comes from the Journal, a paper that often boasts of its allegiance to the cause of ' ter a trip to Portland. She was ac companied by Don Smith. the common people. The same editorial states that the Farm Board and the corpo , . Miss Barbara Fisk, who has been by facts. For instance: The average price of wheat at Liverpool was from 23 1-2 cents to 14 1-2 cents above the Chicago pric es from 1921 to 1928, inclusive. In 1929 it was 7 cents above Chic ago; in 1930 it was 5 1-2 cents higher and in 1931 the Chicago prices averaged 11-2 cents above the Liverpool market How can anyone figure that the Farm Board has depressed the price of market for the first time in many years? * Furthermore last Satur er of a cent above the Liverpool price, something that did not hap pen when wheat was handled by the private companies One of the criticisms made against* the Farmers' National by the grain trade when the farmers' organization was getting start ed was thaUhe Parmers' National was not charging enough for handling wheat The grain companies said that wheat could not be handled for two cento—a tacit admission that they charged vr . ___ _ £ , , » . . . _ . .___. more. Yet during some of the poorest years for wheat production this country has known the farmers marketing agency 'has handled wheat for two cents and has returned a dividend to mem j MRS- B- E I HAILEY, Asst. Mgr. GRAIN. FEED, FLOUR, FARM IMPLE MENTS, IN URANCE. Sperry Crown Mills FLOUR visiting st th« ¿»m« of Mar jorto U^rZLXd to her home facts and may the farmer to become dissatisfied with his marketing set-up through suspicions aroused by such migtate Charles Dunlap who helped to trgO sheep to the mountains returned I home last Tuesday. ■ Mr. and ^‘ck were business visitors in The Dalles / The Columbia Southern railway, built by donated labor, second band rails, hope and a Kttle money for seasoning ia now rated as being worth (1^01,000. M last m - Friday. f Some one page E. E. Lytle ' ust TMn«i#y* Wheat baa Prank Humer were visitors at Thursday. . been pretty good meat upon which to feed a railroad. With many econ mists believing that the partial payment and J- C. Wilson Tygh Valley last Mrs. W- W* Knighten and Mra, Harold Howell were on th« akk Hat plan has caused a Is rye share of the present distress, it seems pe Mm J- N* McInnes and daughter Marjoria w«r« risitors in Grass Val ley last Friday afternoon. then we must have our cars ------- -o--------- France seems to be able to draw gold out of this country every Farm Implements Or< Wasco 7%. , v. ¿'v O. 1 * The Democrats should nominate someone to take the press yt of the depression. Mi SPEAKER OF THE DAY JULY 4TH EX-GOV. WALTER M. PIERCE I Foot Races, Horse Shoe Tournament, En tertainment, Concessions, Shows, Music I Admission Charge to Sport Field Reason- onable. No Charge to Celebration Ground EVERYBODY COME. BIG TIME When planning for Harvest Meals consult us. We have the you realize that time slips by? The time is approaching when many sub scriptions are due to the Journal ■ L. Economic conditions haveing remained un Food For Working Men satisfactory for another twelve month, we ' will accept edible produce in payment of at prices farmers can afford to pay. subscriptions, as we did last year. Weeat will be taken at 50 cents per bushel. We like to meet you half way. H. Ziegler’s »SS? Sunday I • Extras I Extremely Good Deals and Terms on evening the Kent * — waimlflf will ”ht'?d«k New Harvesters --------\' ... * I - By the way, I Am Selling Amunition At Coat R. J. Baker 4 rpvvunty OWCU Which ’’Hi*« ___ waa h»ld at Mam Mero last last Saturday Saturday evening. Anita Dunlap is visiting for a few * International Quito a number of Kent people at Next ®__ — — GRASS VALLEY. OREGON IC" for choir practico* instead of having some organization do it for them? The swimming hole at Buck Hollow --------- 0--------- has been repaired and quite a number Ambition groweth not less in the aged heart of Milt Miller. | of people are enjoying themselves by --------- o--------- Sine« state pfficera have agreed on a moratorium for autotno- on Sunday ^fi^oo^ il e owners the next thing will be to quarrel about who is to get ft <wnUr g«at people eV t ha nraHU Mr It ' ’ t nr credit for it. THE RADIO MELODIANS GIRLS of Portland Will Furnish the Music for the Dances and During the Day Base Ball Sunday and Monday MORO vs. GRASS VALLEY day whether they pay any interest or principal or not. .If the tended the dance which was given in Shaniko last Saturday evening. moratorium is continued it should not include that country. ÏT - THE DALLES BIG DANCE i culiar for the state to be recommending it for auto licenaes^but Why not let the unemployed put up their own supply of fruit REPAIRING The Harvester L a Hungry Bird The most deplorable thing about the publication of such edi torials ia that they tend to mislead those not ponversynt with the . ....... "-0-------— When Your Shoes need Kepair, send them to CELEBRATION MITCHELL, LEWIS & STAVER CO. y menu. In Moro th« First Week in Each Month Kent News bers that has made the net charge less than a cent per bushel in many cases. 5 WERNAIARK’S Pauline Prices of meats at Olds butcher shop in Grass Valley have been dras tically reduced lately. Look over these prices, buy, and get SOME good out of this depression, anyway. Beef Steak 16 to 20 cents per pound. Beef Roast 16c, Beef Boil, 10c to 12c; Bam berger 15c, Sausage 10. Pork Roast ¡5« to 30c, Pork Chops 15c to S0«i Veal Chops 20c. Veal Roasts 16c to 20c. Veal 8teak 20c, Bide Pork lOe, Spare Ribs Be. Butter 23c to 25c, , — ----------- Bacon 18c- day, June 25th. the Portland price for December wheat was a quart HOME OFFICE, WASCO letter to a motion picture star, stat- ing that his recently wedded wife LOST, STRAYED or STOLEN: 1 would kidnaped unless a substan- yearling -shorthorn steer with 2| __ - GOOD SHOE tial forthcoming. By error notches in a full crop in right ear I Mm letter was delivered at the house JL M. Wilson. Kent, Ore. 24-l-pd 204 Second St : I . “ . V o,a working man of the same name. He replied: “Sir, I have no “>on®y» b«t I m interested in your P«>P««ition.” Barbara Walpole entertained Thursday afternoon in honor of Miss play, high score going to Newcomb. wheat when the Chicago price climbed above that in the world • DENTIST -r week. Jack Gervais had an engagement with a rattle snake last Sunday along the Deschutes The snake got in the first licks, but Jack had the finalword and brought the rattlers decorations home with him. J Dr. J. A. BUTLER^ JULY 3=4 Grass Valley IR. H. McKEAN I visiting with Biss Barbara Walpole We believe that this cannot be proven I 'Fiance—“I haven’t the courage to tell your father of my debts.” Fiancee—“What cowards you men are! Father hasn’t the courage tu morning- She was accompanied by tell you of his.” Mr* and Mrs- Hart and son and Mrs. Taylor who returned home Monday morning Two Scotchmen went Ashing with the understanding that the first one one catch a fish would buy the other Britiah Guide (showing place* of a soda. Both finished without bait. rations formed under the marketing act have probably depressed, sines th« dote of school at O. S. C. the price of wheat below what it would have been had they never returned to her homo in Portland thio been called into existance * interest)—“It was in this room that thXp:b I. LOST—1 Canvas back Roll contain- Urd Wellington received his first - - j ing Pair Trousers and Blanket. Be* co«toi“i<«F’ • I Butcher—“Round steak Madam«“ tween J Gr*M Valley and Gordon American Touriat (suddenly inter- n .. Ridge. E E Gervais tadl—-How murh wa. Bride—.“-The shape doesn’t interest • Tum-a-lum L Co. 1 ; me so-long as its tender.” I .* ... Grass Valley Sherman County L H. C. Dealer .fa I
