german CTuunty jjnurnal
■ ■■------- »^Sh«rm«a Cou»ty ObMrver Bat., 1888, Craaa Valley Joaraal, &t„ 18ST,.Consolidated Mar*» 8. 1*81. Waaea Newe-Baterprise, bt, 1888.
Coaaolldated March 4, 1932
SHERMAN COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
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SCROILL BE SUBJECT
OF CLUB DISCUSSION
No. 16
Moro, Oregon, February 24, 1933
Forty Fifth Year
Moro Cooperative
Announces Dividendi
Woman’s Club Continues Debt Adjustment
Committee Meets
Study Of Oregon
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i 6IÏE FULLER COURSES
MOISTURE DEFICIENT
AT PRESENT TIME
SMITHUm WORK POSSIBLE
SPRING HSINS MH FILL . HIP
Of much interest on Friday Feb- * A meeting was held Thursday in
, ruary 17 was the program of the Arlington by the committees on
Moro Women’s Club, when Oregon’s mortgage adjustment for the counties
famous Sherman county musician at
resources
were discussed- Mrs. J- F. adjacent to that town. Sherman
Marysville, Cal, from the effects of
™ 11 y i
* y
a physical breakdown at Gridley, Cal., U»W0ail(H! WOUW BUS A WV Foss was hostess and director and be­ Wasco Jefferson. Gilliam, Wheeler, Fall Sirce September 1 Nearly Two.
gan her program by reading a poem Morrow and Umatilla counties were
Inches Below Normal
about
Oregon. Next a double quar­ asked to send their mortgage commit­
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•
Mr. DeMoss was the youngest son
tet
of
the
Moro
High
School
Girl
’
s
tees
for
this
conclave.
This
was
one
of Prof- James DeMoss who was a
Glee Club delighted the members with of the district meetings being held
pioneer missionary and musician of
three songs. “Rose in the Bud’,, “The throughout the state to determine
Oregon since coming across tho plains ’
Argument” and “Pale Moon.” Mrs. what steps will have to be .taken to
in 1862- George De M om was born at
Charles Ruggles rendered^two piano prevent Unwarranted forclosures of
Cove. May 28,. 1866 and settled in I
farm property.
solos
in her usual pleasing manner.
Sherman county ip 1883. Here the
Members of the Sherman county
A
paper
on
Oregon
Agriculture
was
family bought and laid out the town
committee
are:
Harry Pinkerton, Last Year of Reseeding Offered Better
read
by
Mrs.
Stephens.
site of Deloss Springs where they Extra-Çurricalar Activities Would Give
D- E. Stephens, Fred Krusow, C. A.
Mrs.
H
B
Pinkerton
discussed
the
have made
home every aince.
Chancer For Crop
Cultural Background
“Forests of Oregon* If all farmers Tom and W. S. Powell,
Each year |hqy b%ve made a con­
would plant trees on land not other­
4
cert tour and during the lifetime of
wise used for farm crops, these trees
the deceased the family has played
American
Legion
To
would mature and be available for
While there are still some hardy,
C'pntinued from •*- week.
in every country of Europe and every
The executive committee of the
wood in fifty years.
optimistic souls proclaiming that
,
Meet
Saturday
Night
state in the United States. Mr. De­
Some form of vocational education ,Mrs. Collis P. Moore told about
Commercial Club voted Wednesday Pioneer Of 1878
there will be some winter wheat left
Moss was
an ----------
accomplished musician , would be a great boon to the boys
..
.,
night to call a county wide meeting
mining
in
Oregon,
and
Mrs.
Theodore
when
the winter is finally over the
Buried Monday playing :»aarly all instruments. In
Sherman county and such could be Johhston told briefly about Water
here Tuesday night February 28, for
majority of farmers and other obser­
The
American
Legion
-
will
meet
recent years he has played the cello provided under the - fimith-Hughes
discussion of a plan or plans for the
Power and the hope that in the near Saturday evening-at their hall here vers believe that all of the crop
and
cornet when on tour and varied Act in a high school of the size men-
issuance of scrip or some form of
future* the Columbia and Deschutes This is the first meeting of the pat­ raised here this year will be spring
The funeral of John Daugherty, one
common exchange based on the war­ of the oldest pioneers of Sherman this proceedure by playing two cor- fjone(j. Such a course Would include । rivers will be developed to generate riotic order ufor several weeks and a wheat-
agriculture, machine and harness re- power.
rants issued by city, county and county, was held at Kent Monday nets at one time.
great deal of business is scheduled to
Reseeding may begin in short or­
In recent years the concert group pair, blacksmithing, carpentering,
school districts.
It being so near Lincoln’s birthday, appear before the boys for consider-, der if the spring-¡ike Gays of this
with the Rev. A- A. McRea in charge.
has played in the western states un- concrete work, and so on. Girls Miss Helen Strong read a poem “The
Since the closing of all of the banks
ation.
Mr. Daugherty was bom in Iowa
week continue for a week dr ten days
in the county there has been talk of in 1856 and came to Sherman county der the management of Mr- DeMoss likewise could be given »an opportuni- Prayer That Lincoln Prayed ”
Every ex-service man whether or more for the snow is rapidly leavihg
The next meeting will be held on not he is a member of the organiza­ the fields and the frost is going out
some sort of exchange medium that in 1878 settleing south and east of and during that time has delighted ty for a two years course In home
would supplement the supply of Kent where he owned land until a school children in many towns in that economics, the first year including the March 3, at the home of Mrs. A. M- tion is asked to be present for the of the ground and work on the next
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study of clothing, design, sewing and Wright and with Mrs. Cope as joint problems confronting the Legion are
money in the county and facilitate few years ago .when he sold his hold­ territory.
crop may start almost any time.
One son. Homer of DeMoss Springs repair and the second year course hostess.
the transaction of business. The ings and moved to Idaho where he
many and the advice of each probable
The principal question before the
present plan, according to the spon­ made his home with his niece, Mrs. and a daughter survive him and his dietetics and cookmg. ; None of the
member will be needed before the farmer who faces the necessity of
sors, js to call the meeting which is B. M. Hawley. He died there Feb* brother, Henry, is still living at De-* above .mentioned courses are avail- Market Outlook
year is ended.
reseeding his summerfallow is how
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V
l*
Moss Spmgs also. ' It is understood able to Sherman County students
expected to be largely attended by ruary 16.
much moisture does that piece of
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None Too Favorable
business men from all over the coun­
Mr- Daugherty was never married that the funeral will be held in Cali- ; under the present organization. The
earth contain and what is the chances
Train Passes Tuesday,
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—
.
domestic
science
department
would
ty. A general discussion and explan­ and the remaining members of his fornia.
of producing a crop-' ..
have the problem of providing hot
ation of the different script plans family are all nieces and nephews.
Night
Trip
Since the firpt of September 1932
A none too favorable market outlook
lunch at. noon to all transported
will be held and if some plan meets Mrs. B. M. Hawley, Melba, Idaho,
there
has been 6.01 inches of mois-
students. Lunches would be served in general for spring sown crops and
with favor it can be put into effect.
Mrs. Lucy McDonald, . Lyle, Wash., dany Attend Funeial
ture,
either
rain or snow at the sta­
at a price which would cover the cost vegetables is indicated by the second
At this time there is over >200,000 Mrs. Frances Kulis. San Francisco,
The train did not make its usual tion near Moro. N<ot a great deal of
section
of
the
1983
farm
outlook
just
Of Mrs. Ben Peefz of raw materials only and the domes­
worth of delinquent taxes in the Cal., Jesse Daugherty, Salem and
trip Tuesday night because the track
tic science teacher would be placed released by the Oregon agricultural was washed out in several places be­ this has run off although some of the
eounty a large part of which will be Winnie Yocum, Marysville, Cal-
last snow has gone down the ditches.
exlension service.
.
in- charge of a cafeteria.
paid. It is doubtful If there are to
tween Wasco and Biggs- Water,
Services were held from the church
The average fall of moisture for
With
respect
to
the
wheat
situa
­
Probably
one
of
the
greatest
wants
Mrs. Ethel Peetz, wife of Ben F-
exceed |30,000 in warants written at Kent at 10 a. m. .February 20 and
carrying quantities of mud and de­
the
September to March period over
tion,
due
to
the
poor
winter
wheat
in
smaller
schools
is
adequate
library
against this potential income. It is burial was in the private cemetery Peetz, died at Pendleton Saturday,
bris, flowed over the bridges and ran
the 23 years the records have been
prospects,
much
depends
upon
the
February
18th.
Mrs-
Peetz
was
a
facilities.
Careful
Investigations
here
therefore apparent that even if no on the homestead of the deceased’s
down the tracks in several places
kept is 7.84 inches. This average in­
more than a quarter of the taxes are parents southeast ofKent where the resident of Sherman county for forty and there into educational conditions acerage of spring wheat, according cutting away the road bed.
cludes all the month of February
to
the
circular.
The
world
supply
of
years,
from
1893
when
as
a
girl
of
in
rural
high
schools
as
a
whole
in
­
ever paid the warrants are good pioneer parents and their other chil­
Vernon Flatt made an extra trip
whereas the moisture total for 1932-33
wheat is still ample, with a downward
with his freight truck, driving to
security.
dren have been ' buried in earlier seven she came here widi her parents ! dicate « prevailing lack of genera!
does not include the last week of that
trend in international trade- Exports
until
1923
when
she
left
for
Bend
information
on
the
part
of
pupils.
On
Shaniko for mail, express and freight
It is proposed that these warrants days.
Yet it can be readily seen
month.
the other hand there is plenty of evi- from the United States have declined and returning there Wednesday
where they lived for several years.
be used as security for scrip which
that
we
have
a deficiency of over one
o
a
record
low
level,
while
the
carry-
The deceased was a daughter of dence that children in these schools
morning to complete the trip.
will give the scrip a value on its own cash
----- to make ends meet- The
» county
and
three
quarters
inches of moisture
Over
has
increased
enough
to
offset
account. Several towns and counties cannot cannot expect teachers and Mr. and #rs. w* A* Norcross w(ho will do much reading if they have the
for
the
fall
and
winter
months.
the
effect
of
low
yields
and
reduced
‘ opportunity—that they have the ca-
have issued some form of money that others to work indefinately for war- formerly lived near ^Klondike. She
Wheat
From
Argentine
production.
Several
charts
are
given
pacity
and
the
desire-
The
library
In 1924-25 when the county had to
was no. based on very adequate se­ rants unless some effort is made to was born October 5. 1886 at Weiser,
facilitiés, would be decidedly improved in the circular to illustrate the wheat
reseed before the moisture conditions
give
these
warrants
an
exchange
Idaho
and
liv^l
there
until
moving
to
Goes To Europe were considerauly better for at the
curity. closed bank deposits being one
through a high school merger and in­ outlook.
form. It is possible to make the value at least in the community where Sherman county*
The possibility of some local short­
end of February that year we had
She was married to Ben Peetz structions would be greatly aided,
proposed scrip doubly safe by mak­ they are issued.
age
in
food
grains
and
hay
is
indi
­
specially
in
the
social
sciences
and
It is reported that there are forty April 9, 1^05.
. Little change occurred in the gen­ received 8 58 inches of rainfall since
ing it necessary to attach a stamp
cated,
owng
to
damage
to
fall
sown
English.
By
having
a
larger
school
Survixi^ h^
her widower- Ben
eral wheat situation- Southern Hem- the first of September 1924. Every­
at each exchange. These stamps five communities in the northwest
crops
in
western
Oregon.
The
damage
unit
phases
of
instruction
could
be
isphere marketings continued fairly one remembers that the fairly good
would be bought at some central using some form of scrip and other F. p«u two
was
especially
severe
on
fall
oats
provided
that
are
not
now
possible.
heavy, totaling 5.170,000 bushels from ( cropof that year was made possible
agency and when the scrip was full reports state that 150 towns ip lb? McComb. Mm W wn, Billy,
and
vetch
crops
Oue
of
|he
most
important
is
that
her
p«r^>^,4|
two
«»-
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Continued on Page itour.
of stamps it could be redeemed for United States are on the same basis.
The report also contains outlook
of
visual
education
through
the
use
r
of
Klon-
The
scheduled
meeting
is
called
for
t«™. «4- Owl’ll-.
¡ÄS
face value
,8. of Mil- of pictures, slides, films, and demon­ statements on potatoes, hops, flax,
the purpose of discussing the diff­ dike aMAtH- Fi
There are severe! methods of using
strations. Not only would these be beans and on commercial vegetables
erent scrip plans. If one of them i« ton.
public credit in this manner and an
useful
to classes but material could and melons. There are some outlook
county
found to be deirable, an organisation
attempt wi|l be made to have the
also
be
provided for demonstration notes on several other commodities,
may be formed to put it into effect. folks drpye
* most feasible of them explained at
and
instructional
purposes for the although it is planned to cover poul­
wars Mr- and
I Everyone interested in hearing the
the meeting Tuesday night.
patrons
and
surrounding
country- try. dairy, livestock and fall sown
I discussion is invited to attend. The
«•ret
It is becoming increasingly difficult
Large
numbers
of
valuable
film
ma­ crops in a circular to be released in From the Observer February 27, 1914of Uncle Sam’s defenders-
hoipp-
meeting will be held at Moro hotel
E. W. Elrod stopped over in Moro
for the teachers and others taking at seven o’clock in the evening.
The business home of L J. Gates
son, Mrs. N* W. Thompson, Mr and terial is available for class and com­ August. The fourth section of the
on
his way home from Portland where
warrants for pay to obtain enough
outlook will cover tree fruits, nuts at Kent was burned Wednesday
Mrs. George A- pp|ter, Atraqd Mrs. munity use at small expense.
he
has
submitted to another operation
Every school should have rather an and berries and is to be published in morning about three o’clock. The
Guy W^ipn. Mr- J»» Mrs. Glen
removing
another two inches from his
extensive program of so called extra­ September.
main building with its stock was com­
King an4 ^rí. Í* C- McKean
injured
arm.
A summary of the trend of demand, pletely destroyed but the implement
curricular activities. In the schools
of Sherman county such programs prices and costs of farm products shed was saved
From the Observer February 22, 1894
are. decidedly limited due to two gave the general index of farm
The masquerade ball given on the
The high school commencement ex­
SaoWiMelts Rapidly
causes: One is funds and the other ts prices at 51 per cent of pre-war* The
eve of St Valentine’s day was a suc­
ercises
will
be
held
this
year
in
the
number of students. A small school government price index of grains was
According to an old saying that has len to a much larger size before the
Under Spring Sun will
cess. The prize for the best sus­
not usualy be aj»le to afford a 34 down 18 points from a year ago Methodist church. Harry Pinkerton
achieved honor through age the one freeze. It is apparent!^ not dis­
tained lady character was given to
and
Adele
Mortensen
are
the
two
commercially published school annual. With fruits and vegetables at 59,
who presumes to speak on the sever­ couraged with the buffetings of win­
Miss Mag Huff who represented a
down 11 points; meat animals 51, graduates.
Under the influence of a real old Neither will they be able to have a
ity of next week’s weather is either ter. The ground has that springy
squaw'- Tho best sustained gentle­
school paper- At the present time down 17 points; dairy products 68,
A large sized river steamer has
a fool or is not a native. Thus one feel as if released from something- Chinook, wind the snow that has lain
man’s character was won by C. W.
down 17 points; and the poultry and for some time been engaged in work
athletics
are
the
prime
if
not
the
only
Robins
are
becoming
more
numerous
on the ground for over a week dis­
who is boastfully a native must fall
Moore who represented a chinaman.
interest in way of activities within eggs index at 96, up nine points com­ in front of Biggs, removing a ledge
in the former classification if he re­ and while none of tnem have been ob­ appeared hastily the first of the week.
Mrs. Al Murchie and Charlie Williams
pared to January 1932. Other indexes of rock from the river channel.
At first it was thought that a large he county. It is unfortunate that
ports the arrival of spring before all served in the act of pulling a woMn
won tho prizes for best waltz era.
this should be so, for athletics are of were given for important individual^ t A- D. Richeiderfer was in Portland
the manifestations of that season from the ground they may hear them part of the moisture contained in the (
Supper was given at the City Hotel
farm commodities, the highest of
almost any day now.
snow would find its way into the J no more value intrinsically than oth­
this week trying to make a deal for and French Bros, orchestra furnished
are readily apparent.
extracurricular activities. This which was for eggs at 100 per cent
The sage rath are not often fooled ground but Wednesday as the creeks er
<
This restriction, if one is to believe
some sheep for his farm near Wasco. the music. *•
condition
is largely due to the above of te 1910-1914 level. The others
the old snving implicitely, causes the by the weather. Sometimes they started and grew in volume the hope <
A toothpick factory is «aid to have
mentioned causes but could be reme­ ranged downward to 30 per cent , for From the Observer February 26, 1904
thoughtful man to hesitate before come out in the snow but it is gener­ was dissipated in the minds of many. ’
suspended
business- Too many peo­
died
somewhat
in
a
larger
organiza
­
some
of
the
grains
•nnmmcin* to a world long tired of ally near time for things to grow be­ Streams of black water carrying tons <
Barnum Bros, sold 32 fine cows last
ple
are
living
on soup.
tion
There
should
be
enough
variety
fore
they
come
out
of
their
winter
and tons of good wheat land filled
winter days that spring is here. One
week to the Columbia Packing Co-,
if
possible
to
reach
all
types
and
de
­
nests.
In
the
south
end
of
the
coun-
W. H. Zell met with an accident
the draws for a couple of days and
dewi-ous of cheering a» conversation
that averaged 1232 lbs. per head, all
with some such pleasant words must ty they are scampering around,
last
Monday by which a wagon passed
the snow” is no more with the excep­ crees of talent. There should be de­
weighed on the farm at 3 and a quar­
merely mentiin some of the signs
And then the humans shows signs tion qf the drifts that will withstand bate clubs, subject clubs, glee clubs,
ter cents per pound, nearly |50 a over his body inflicting serious in­
that point to the arrival of the green of spring like endeavors. The marble the actions of the wind for several orchestra and dramatics. Those ex­
juries.
MAX. J MIN. PRXCIP head.
DATS
celling in journalism, forensics, club
tournament has .not gotten unper way
days yet.
season-
Hiram Tyree, county school super­
;........ 38 . . 2? .. . .00
The Observer Book store is head­
In the larger part of the county work, scholarship, and so on are eli­ FEB. ’16.......
Being, we hope, modest, and fear­ at Grass Valley so far, but the argu­
intendent,
in his report states that
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..18..
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39
gible to various forms of honor L “
quarters for Flinch, Panic and Pit.
17....
ing the appela ion given to those who» ment as to how much the lead team there was little damage done to the
“
the
financial
stringency has been so
.
.00
.
25
.
...........
89
18....
societies. Connection with such or­
unhesitantly prophesy the actions of plows more than the second team has fields by the water, but it is reported
Born:
To
the
wife
of
W.
E
Allison,
great
that
it
has
been almost impos­
..
.ou
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19.... .......... 46. . 80 .
ganizations broadens tho students
the weather mary.we can only remark been revived. So it does look like that In the section north and east of
.
.00
February
20,
a
son.
Grandpa
and
.31..
sible
to
raiis
any
funds by direct
............
45.
“
20..
some of tho indications that usually spring
_
_ cannot be far away. Some Wgico where there was eight or nine ou look and makes their school seem
.36.. .. .00
....... 61
Grandma Coy are stepping high.
donations or special tax. So far as
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21....
pref.ee the eomin<r of «prinr..
day X™
X°ur n',«b.or wh',U- inches of snow and where the land more worth while. Much that is now
* ■** ' 22 . . . .......... 49 ..85.. .. 02
ine Phil
rnu- ­ » I have been able to learn, only a few
Fred Walker is home from the
The little ro«e hu«h on the hotel inir down the street with his coat off is rather steep there was some impossible could be done along this
.02
Total for week.. IM • • •
lipines and looks well in the uniform districts voted tax last month.”
• corner his green buds about to burst and you will know that the long an- washing.
-
Continued to page four.
although these same buds were swol-, ticipated season as truly arrived-
7
The dividends of the Moro Grain
Growers were paid this conth for the
year ending May 1932- It will be
remembered that stock in this com­
Hut Far Utilizatiai «Í lanuto Ta pany is held by farmers who paid
ten percent of their stock notes in
cash and the remainder in five equal
installments. . Three of these install­
ments have been paid and in some
cases four, to men who have sold
large crops through the association.
No one has had to pay any of his in-
stalllents out of any other fundc than
that derived from dividends.
This year stockholders were paid
Warrants Ara Ample Secsrity;Sbwness
a 6 percent dividend and a patronage
Oaly Drawback
dividend of one cent per bushel on all
wheat sold.
EVERYONE IN COUNH IWIIEO
Word was received here Tuesday
How Father Lived and Danced
And What the Papers Said
In Which It Is Suggested That
Spring Is Just Around the Corner
WEATHER REPORT FOR
WEEK ENDING FEB.22