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SHERMAN COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
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July 7, 1933
Forty Fifth Year
HIGH SCHOOL BOARD
TO MEH JULY 15TH
Wheat Crop Condition -
Still Remains Fair
tin EUN NKOMOi
Opinions about th« effect ths warm
weather of the fourth and fifth had
on the wheat are generally that the .
crop will be smaller for every day
even moderately warm weather.
that there is no
Therefore the crop must be made by
the sap still tn the «talk. If thb be
taken out by hot weather before the
rm is wed
[ I Mrs.
Dies
Mrs. Cordtlia Alley, mottisr of
four Shermgn county residents, died
at the home ef her eon Mark Alley,
L w Wrae^ in Wasco, faeday evening at seven
o’clock at ths advanced age of 84
Crew4 oí Sbernia CMNitHis
minaran is«»
kernel is just formed and is still
hot In the northern part of the
county the kernels are stiffer and will
should come along. Farmers still
superintendent's offloo Friday June 80
ty which the board will M governed.
Another meeting of the board wRl
be held Friday, July 15th Imgfaming
at ten o’clock in the morning at which
those who aro desirous of sending
their children outaide the county for
«chooling are requested to present
their petitions. Parents who wish1
their children to attend school in oth-
er parts of the state may either put
their request in writing and give it to
the' county school superintendent or
rney appear before the board on the
t 15th to show cause why the board
should permit outside schooling in
their case. Each case will be handled
separately as no general policy has
been adopted regarding this function
of the board.
• • School boards of the high school
Representatives Return With News
Of New Farm Allotment Plan
situation.
Interested farmers or
those representing farm organiza
tions were permitted to sit in the con
ference at Spokane, ^ut the Sherman
county representatives were practi-
«Ihr tho «dr <»” th«».________ __
Th«
J ne men
men went to
w ‘Spokane to , pro-
arairtt the ruling that wheat
test against
counties were to hfve thsAr wm
quot. ba«ed on the^
the past three year.. It wmj .greed
instead of the three y
will not in any case be more than 20
percast for the yean 1934 and 1935.
At present this farm bill is not con
sidered a permanent thing; it is mere
ly temporary. Farmers will b« ad-
vanc«d two thirds of their benefits
this fall, by September, and they will
ree«ive the remainder a few months
lator if they have reduced acreage.
To quote from a bulletin propared
by Secretary Wallace andv George
Peek, director, which shows what b
expected by the farmer: Th« farmer
who joins agrees to, “sow to wheat in
a workmanlike manner the number of
feres that, at the average yield for
the three year base period, should
produce the number of bushels allot
ted to him and on which h» pay
a
” and
further “ The
ments
and further,
The
«««» aro based,’’ ana
allotment of «ach grow«r is his pro
amoUnt
MIU^, .nd bwr. th.
do
^lon to
doroe,tic
I f
th
conference that Sherman
I cuunvy w quvv»»
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!2,000.000 bushels. Therefor« each
and a three year term might show an
I farmer, or perhaps each piece of land
wneny vne K
cw.or.of wheat th rty
O»y
’Regaled with ball fames, barbecued
Cordelia Shipe iu
19th, 1849.
John Alley in
jx county until
to Illinois. In
Oregon settling in
two of her
located.
18 Mrs. Alley has
of the Baptist
Since the
been a
church.
Five
survive. They are
Jamu H., of Tale. Mish., Mrs. Min
ni« McKinney^ of Wasco, Tom, of
Grass Valley, Mark, of Wasco and
Edgar, of Gms Valley. Fourteen
grandchildren find six great grand-
children, a brother, J. E. Shipe, of
Summersault. Ken ’, "and a sister, Mrs.
Otto Harrel, of Knoxville, Tenn., also
survive.
The funeral was held Thursday af-
ternoon from the Methodist church in
Moro and intentent was made in the
Moro cemetery.
meat, Jd«Un< booking kora««, dances
*
clood but go far without and boxing matchba vioitoro at the
Waeco celebration drove aleepily
homeward Vodnooday morning in the
earfy hours weary from thirty six
Gm. Valley-Blaylock
hours of entertainment
Will Tangle July 16 The weather, that ao often spoils
Fourth ef Joly ««lobrationa. was per-
'
’
feet on the natal day of the nation
Another game of baseball between after being perfectly miserable on the
invading hosts from Blalock and
■f
Valley will be played Sunday, lounged about in shirt sleeves and
Dock
Charges
Reduced
July 16 at the Gram Valley field, light drcMsaes in absolute comfort.
game was scheduled to give the
The patriotic program was held m By Portland Commission
local boys a thance to redeem them- the city park immediately following
tebrea after the decisive licking they the barbecue. Francis
Galloway,
on tbe fourth at Wasco. Bla attorney from The Dall«, in a talk
The commissions of Public Decks in
a smooth working team, but that recalled thé stirring addresses of
Portland have Wduced elevator char
Valleyites warit another chance past heroes of the nation asked that
ges at the 2,000,000 grain elevator.
at them on their own diamond. With his listeners consider the value of the Municipal Terminal No. 4 beginning
as good pitching as they have had national holiday as a means of re- on
rajuctjon
20 per
this year and a rest the locals have dedicating themselves to the pnnci- cent |n
charges with the exception
• good opportunity to get their re pies on which th« Declaration of In- । of whnrfagc
wiU remain
rema|n at
at 2Q
2Q
Eich h will
venge.
dependence was •tablished. He co■?”. cents, and storage,
A which • ‘ together
mended the signer« and writora tf
5mt; iTrcondHionmg soek-
Harlandview Residents
that document for* allowing for
wheat and miscellaneous charges,
change in our national government
take a discount. Pier storage
Celebrate 4th At Grove and implying that it was necessary. [ has been reduced from % to % cent
One’s patriotism was judged, said the yer day per ton.
Harlandview Grange celebrated the speaker, by the point of view held
In consideration of the fact that
4th of July by having a picnic at the about
------- -- government •
there is considerable shipping of
old Jack Thompson grove, just above If one considered government a rack- wheat down the river the commission
friends were
we
bave ordered thé -construction of a
Harmony school house, for its mem et by which self and fnends
bers their invited friends and those given special privileges be was a poor > conveyor for unloading sacked grain
river steamers and barges
in the community. About 250 were citizen in any country, while if gov-
A
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A YYlgbflTlft
«aa.
a
• ••
emment
was
considered
as
a
means
present at the basket dinner. Foot
which will greatly facilitate handling
races, horse shoe pitching, card games of «qnaHving opportunities for all, he of wheat shipped by boat.
and baseball were the amusements of could be considered a righteous eiti-
next meeting to sign contracts with
the non-high school board for tuition
for-the coming year- This is very
important as the law specifically
states that all such contract^ shall be
signed on ir before the 15th of July.
Karl Eaton was elected as chair
man of the board for the year and
Harry Pirdcerton was elected vice-
chairman. Eaton is the one year
member and Pinkerton is the two
year member. Members of the board
elected these men officers because of
■ ■
an expresed opinion that the oldest the day.
The children played indoor ball,
member of the board should be chaii
and and the married men played the
man which will result if the policy is
single ones to determine who payed
continued throughout the life of the
fbr the treats such as ice cream, cof
board.
. ,
,
, „
fee and prises for the winners of the
It was explained by. Superrniten-
races. The single men won by a
dent Knighten that for a year or two
score
of 13 to 4. About 125 were pres
there will be two high School tuition
ent at the dance in the evening, which
ora the tax bill became there is
was held in the grange hall.
Continued to page four.
Since the return of J. W. Shepard.
D. E. Stephens, uttA JL D. Proudfoot
from the regional meeting a* Spok
ane a great deal of nr* information
has been available about the planned
set up of the new farm bill. The
meeting was on« of four held in the
United States to acquaint the exten
sion servie« men, who will largely be
responsible for the starting of the
new plan, with the taUptt« of th«
Alley
The Age Of 84
part of the average crop he has
ce,prod^td for th. lut thre. ywm.
bushel m . tax on »
Under th. plan thia county may be
^ho iX toC'^-ny do. reduce .Hott«! but 1.600 W0 bueh.l. or one
fifth less than the average crop^ Let
acreage as requested to by the seere- I--.
Continued to page two.
tary of Agriculture. The reduction I
Others on the program were Rev.
Walter R. Warner, Nyal and Edward
Grady, HafUnd Johnson and W. A
Spencer who introduced the speaker.
The rodeo was held in McPherson
field, where the conveniipt Me Pher-
son Urn and correls could be utilized
for wrangling purposes. The field
itself, having been plowed and crop
ped this spring, was dusty and »low,
but the events, themnrivess, were
worthy of the day-
Jewel Herin, Rufus, won the buck
ing contest by riding G^ey Eagle in
300,000 Drivers Still
Unlicensed In State
Salem, Ore., July 6—Nearly 300,-
000 drivers are yet to be licensed be
fore September 1st and every possible
arrangement to expedite the is
suance of the permits is being made,
according to word just received from
Hal E. Hoss, Secretary of State.
During the past few days each coun
ty sheriff and each state police officer
has beensupplied with application
blanks, making new sources of supply
Black Pat m th« finals. » Calvin Clark for the required forms- ApplicanU
won s«cond by riding Irish and Grey (
now
these officials as
FagU Don, “Red” Mflhr qualified
traveling examiners or writ-
for the finals but was thrown in two ing to the Salem office to obtain ap
jumps by Lone Wolf McDonald, a plication blanks.
powerful bay horse pm* WM not
“For the motorists own convienco
ridden during the day. H* would test in getting his new driver’s license, I
the ability of any rider for he is quick recommended early action,” Mr. Hoss
and strong and mean enough to en declares. '‘Because there • are so
joy the throwing of would be riders. many persons to be relicensed during
Others appearing in the bucking con the, short time between now and
September 1st, prompt and efficient
test were:
*
___ 1 .
Bob Clark riding Sunny Jim, Bill Kei- /gervice can be given only if appli-
ly riding Spid«r, Don »Miller riding cants file at an early date," the Sec-
Leo Lomski Don Thompson thrown retary points out.
from Black Pat. Curly Millican i Examinations are dispensed With in
thrown from Lene Wolf McDonald.
moBt
M„w the
..... new
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- Only
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most CBBBD
cases, , under
law-
There were also several impromptu thoge wbo are 70 years or more of
rides on
____
___ steers and bulls during the age those who have driving records
Intermissions. In one of these rides
might indicate defects in opera-
a steer fell down with Bob Clark pin-
who are not normal
ning one of his legs beneath the an-,
Or mentally are required
imal. Wranglers ran to his amis— ---- ^Continued to page “two. ™ 7
tance but CUrk’s only request was i
to be allowed to get up with the steer------------------------- ~
no he could continue his ride which he
did .«««fully. Rop«.
«»v«.
had a bad afternoon on the soft
ground with the result that,the calves
MIN*. PRECIP
MAX.
came out with a perfect score, none
•DATE -
of them being caught by any rope JUNE 29 .. ____ A 66 . . 45 . .. 00
waving rider.
“
80... ............. 70 . . 47... .00
The rodeo was handled by George JULY 1... ............. 79 . .49
00
Wilkerson and Cari Evqrett who have
.0»
’
2... ....... .,-75.. . 48 .
put on several such shows at the
.71.. 44. . ..00
3...
Sherman county fairs- Judges were
H
«
co
79.. .45..
Roy Phillip! and George Smith^f .“
5.,................ 87. .. 56 . ; 00
Continued to page four.
• Total for week. ». ...... . .00
WEATHER "truni
REPORT ivn
FOR
; WEEK ERDING JULY 5
ELECTION PRECINCTS
COMBINED BY COURT
No. 35
‘ Fish Ladder At Sherars
HOLIDAY bailgames
HUN 10 LARGE SCORES
Captain R. 0. Scott, presidept of
the Sherman County Fish and Gaine
Association has received word from
।.
y ,
g».|| p
t |i
th® fish commission that no action
LTSKine Voters Will Lome Io Moro wiU be taken on the erection of ano Grass Valley Wins Two: Loses One
tber finh ladder at Shearars faH*
Next Election
Over Fourth ;
। without consulting the local sports
man’s organization. Explanation Wi,
1 mad» that it would propably be un-
1 likely that funds would be available
for a new ladder this year anyway,
’but that one of the comm¡scion’s en-
gincer* would interview local sports-
y — *
4 men before construction was begun.
. j The local group has gone on recori
Court Hu $33,000 la Sherman County in opposition to the ladder as it was Antelope and Wasco Beaten In Sunday
felt that two fish ladders would make
Road Bonds
and Monday Games
the salmon fishing at Sherars devoid
of satisfactory results.
M IMPROVEMENT IS MKEO
OUTLOOK ns DECISIVELY
Voters of the Erskine precinct who Roy Scout Camp
- Baseball in these pans is always
have stayed at home rather than
an important part . in any summer
WilJ i’ren > u n I a V time celebration and local residents
brave the viccissitudes of bad roads,
rain or snow in the past may look
apparently never consider a holiday
forward to election day with more
Camp Ringwaak, the Boy Scout properly conducted in which baseball
peace of mind since the July meeting
camp conducted by this council at games are not played. Two gam^s
of the county court. That body de-1
Scout Lake, near Sisters will open enlivened the Wasco celebration.
rided tö change the boundry of the 1
On the fourth the Blalock Orioles .
next Sunday, July 9 with a large
Moro precinct to include that of Er
winners
of third place in the Wheat- •
unmber of the boys from the entire
skine so that henceforth the voters'
area in attendance. Dale Johnson of land Feaguci defeated a team made up
will all vote in Moro. The above pre-1-
Condon, is the first tcout from GiK- of Wasco and Grass Valley players
cinct formerly streched on all sides of
I t to 5. Except for a
liam county to register, although by ii score
Moro and many voters had to go
bad
fiLh
inning
the game was> fairly
there are over 30 now signed up at
through town to travel to the school
even,
tut
in
that
frame Ford, pitch
headquarters in The Dalles and sev
ing for the Sherman counlains, weak<
house.
eral in Bend.
Other changes m voting precincts
ene(t and the fielders followed suit
Scout Executive W. W. Belcher allowing Blalock to score enough
were debated, but ns there was no
general agreement about them they took a group of scouts to camp early Tuns ।to put tHe game on ice. Sam
were allowed to remain as they are in the week to prepare the camp for Brock and Rice went in as the bat
at present unlees interested persons the boys that will flock in Sunday. tery in the sixth and held the visitors
They will pitch tents, clear up -the to two scores thereafter. Ford and -
petition the court to change them.
Representatives of the Moro Com grounds and get the kitchen and Fritts retired Fritts because of a
mercial Club asked the court to con dining hall ready to take care of the sore arm.
tinue their activities on behalf of tho healthy, hungry scouts that wilL en - Batterie-? were: Phifer and Sylves
ter; Ford. Brock ' and Fritts» Rice.
southern end of the Sherman section joy the outing.
“Daddy” ¡Jimmy Doyle will again Umpires were Nesbit and Alley.
of Highwicy 97, especially that part
On the third Grass Valley defeated
between the county line and the C»L take care of the inner man. while
terian junction. The court agreed to Harold Shearer, life guard for the \vaaco 14. to 9 in a game that had no
contact the state highway commis Fast three years, and Eagle Scout Le- Chance to be good at any time. Grass '
teach swimming, Valley scored three runs in the first ,
sion about this road. While this part roy Casey will
of the road lies in Wasco county it ’waterfront safety and advanced life on nix errors.by Wasco amid consid
very apparently devolves upon Sher raving in harinohy with the Red Cross erable razzing by the visitors. In the
man county residents to have it fin course that they have just completed. । second half of the inning Wasco scor- .
A very fine advance registration is re ed five runs mostly by error route
ished.
ported
from scout headquarters, with , and after that the game never did
Appraised of,the destruction of the
Sherman county road sign south of 30 scouts now »signed up and other?» settle *down to baseball. A strong
1 west wind was blowing across the
Shaniko the court agreed to furnish being received in each mail.
truck and repair materials to replace
Scouts from Hood River. The Dal diamond from third base making it
the sign if the members of the Com les, Mosier, White Salmon, Redmond, almost impossible to see the ball or
mercial Club would furnish the labor Bend. Portland and Walla Walla aro throw it accurately. Flies that star
for the job. The representatives of now registered for Camp Ringwaak. ted for left field ended as fouls back
of first base- The right fielders
the club promised that the labor
would be available at any time the
Let the Journal do your printing
Continued to page tour.
court desired.
Petition« regarding minor road mat
ters were heard from several other
citizens the most important of which
was one having to do with the open
ing of a road across Walter Morris’
place near Rufus to give an outlet
L. Bradshaw, thinks of locating in
to residents who live on the old high From the observer July 12, 1894.
way. The matter was postponed un
Dr- I. M. Smith is taking a well Moro for practice of law.
til a later session when further in earned vacation this month in Linn
Tho celebration and barbecue at
formation will be given to the court county, his old home. He will return Locust Grove. Gilliam county, was a
The report of the county treasurer in a couple of weeks, until which time grand success-
for the first six months of the year the inhabitants of Sherman county
J. O. Elrod a^id family, L. K. Mpore
was submitted and accented. Since must try and keep in good health.
and family and Cashie Murray, left
last month’s meeting the county has
Moore Bros, have made arrange for their annual camping outing near
bought |50Q0 of a Sherman county
ments to buy and ship at Deschutes. Cascade Locks yesterday.
road bonds at a price of 90. Also ac
The road is 16 miles, and will be
The first two games of baseball
quired were >3000 in county road
made the best in Sherman county.
played at Grassa Valley between
bonds which came from the First Na
tional Bank in The Dalles in the final ■ F. M- Hampton and Lloyd Smith their home team and a Portland nine
settlement between the county and made a collection tour into the Tygh during tho celebration of the fourth,
that bank. All county claims have region on the 6th, 7th and 8th. The was booked by Portland. The third
ancj last game was won by Grass Val
been satisfied. These additions give foot race had nothing to do with it
ley-
the county the ownership of >33,000
At the baby show on the 4th L, W.
in their own bonds thus reducing the Hunting, Ira McDonald and Arwen
Front*, the Observer July 10, 1914.
jotal of their bonded indebtedness Woods were judges. Mrs. P. M. Rug-
from >300,000 to >267,000. (
gles infant took 1st, and Mr. W. J. ’ Miss Ruth Chrisiansen returned
home from a visit to Portland and
The relief committee reported on Peddicord’s 2nd prize.
Hood River in time to celebrate the
the month’s work. The county now
Boone Wheat, Moro’s fleet footed 4th with the home folks.
received a quota of >100 per month,
sprinter
carried off the honors In the
but warnings from headquarters are
Mrs. Wm. Henrichs. accompanied
foot
racing
department on the Fourth.
to the effect that great care must
by Master .Raymond, were guests on
The newly elected officers of Moro the 4th, of road master and county
be exercised in the expenditure of the
Lodge No- 113, L O. O. F. were in surveyor Henrichs at the road camp
money or it may be withdrawn.
stalled on the 7thby District Deputy in Fultdn Canyon.
D. E. Thomas as follows: M. D.
Crusading Wets Will
Theodore, four year old son of Mr.
Adams, N. G.; E* H. Moore, V. G.;
and
Mrs. A. H. Barnum, was severe
Be Here Next Wednesday J. B. Hosford, sec.; S- S. Hayes
trwu
''»‘«•■I ly scalded Friday afternoon about
four as Mrs. Barnum was preparing
, Members of the Woman’s Organiza From the Observer July 8, 1904.
water to allow them to swim. A tub
tion for National Prohibition Reform
C. K Cochran was badly hurt hy a of hot water had been placed on th«
will be in Moro Wednesday. July 12th horse falling on him Tuesday evening side porch And in the absence of
at 3:30 in th« afternoon while on a •nd it! came very near being the their mother for water to cool it, th«
“Motorcade’’ throughout the state ad death of Charlie. A foot of his hors« younger boy fell in. Dr. Poley was
vocating the repeal of th« 18th caught in a half buried wire, and the immediately called by telephone and
amendment. Mrs. David Honeyman. saddle horn plowed the dirt four MuM the li tie Idlow to have lost at
of Portland, and Miss Lillian Harris, inches deep. Mr. Cochran was knock least one third of the skin of th« bod/.’
of New York £ity, are in charge of ed senseless, but was soon restored, Under care of, Dr. Poley and a speo-
the trip. Speakers will present the and is able to be about.
lai nurse th« boy is now considered
repeal platform and give the reasons
Ed Littlefield, brother of Mrs. W. ou^°*
why the organization favors it. ,
Other Days, Other Times Recalled
By Old Newspaper Clippings