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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1933)
Al Hembree is a happy man this witek. The duplie broken engine got german C ty journal SHERMAN CO —- Moro, Or Forty Fifth Year ULIOIIENI1« Farm Loan Association Prepared To Go. mm, The national farm loan association that started the process of forma- -tion several months ago has finally achieved that mark and loans are be ing approved by the office in Spokane* The association was formed under a ruling by government officials that permitted the formation of a new as sociation whenever the old ones were , io ■ m m^u R laia Organzaim Of Caaly IWer Fara Uhi AfamisIratiM Act Slvtal LHDEB Tí IE mma selves satisfactorily through the MW which is composed of one director from each community in the county will elect an executive committee from its members. The president ot ths board of directors will be chair man of the executive committee and The interest the farmers have in two others will serve with him. The vice-president of the county board * Tuesday night when over a hundred will act as a member of the executive wheat growers committee when it is impossible for and drove to Moro to listen to the plans for. county organization under meetings. Directors will hold office the roles of the farm recovery act. until two weeks prior to the first The meeting was conducted by Saturday in July after election mak ing. the term of office approximately Morrow county and temporarily in one year- charge of organization of County The secretary of the county allot Wheat Control Association* in Gill ment committee will be temporarily iam, Wheeler and Sherman counties. appointed by the head of the exten Mr. Smith gave a brief explanation of sion service, in counties where there the procedure to be followed in is no county agent. Where there is setting up such an association for a county agent he may act as secre this county. tary- Otherwise * member of the Delegates to a temporary commit- board shall be elected secretary. te which was to district the county Each community will have a com were named. They were; Har mittee composed of a chairman, who ry Proudfoot. Locust Grove; A. is also director on the county board, J. Smith. Wasco; J. M Yocum, Klo«e and two other persons. These will be dike; J. B. Adams, Moro; A. C. Kru- elected immediately in the several dis ’ ger, Hay Canyon; J. B. Coon, Grass Valley; Roy Powell. Erskine; L- J. tricts. v There may be paid field supervis- Davis, Kent; E. M. Alley, Rutledge; * Herman Schilling, Michigan; Rufus, allotment committees and the com another voting precinct, was not rep munity allotment committees may be resented. paid if the members so decide. These These men divided the county in yrpenses will come out of the pay to seven districts, Locust Grove. ments made by the government to Wasco, Klondike, Hay Canyon. Moro, the participating farmers. Grass Valley and Kent, each with ap The county committees shall deter proximately the same number of mine the base period for the county, bushels. These districts will be the which may be either three, four or units of the county wheat control five years; then they will find the sociation. average acreage and tNerege produc A meeting will be held in each one tion for that period and give to each of these communities within a farm its allotment based on 54 per days at which time a delegate will be cent of the total average production- elected to the county association. He Divisions between landlords and.ten will become a member of the county ants will also be partially under the board of directors and will be chair county allotment committee. man of the community committee Community committees will be giv Two others will be elected to serve en the job of checking up on the land with him. Voting win be by acreage In their communities. They will see of wheat in 1933 crop Every far that the land taken from production mer who has signed an application is a fair sample of the whole farm for contract will be permitted to vote and in every way help the county for delegate to the county board and committee- All allotments will be for community committeeman. published in the county paper so that The first of these meetings will be everyone may know what everyone held Monday afternoon at 1:80 else has raised and may raise. In his preliminary talk about the at the Klondike grange hall at which time a county ‘board member from plan Mr. Smith touched on an im that district will be elected and com portant subject to many farmers in munity committeemen for the Klon this county when he said that it was dike community will be chosen. F. L the present opinion that no one would Ballard, county agent leader for be allowed to go into any new busi ness using ths contracted acreage. It Oregon, will attend the meeting In the evening of the same day. a man already had a herd of August 21, another meeting will be Harry cows or a flock of sheep he held at the’ courthouse in Moro which could of course, continue with them, Mr. Ballard will attend. At that but that it was not probable that time the Moro community will choose farmers would be permitted to In their county delegate and community crease livestock to such an extent that it would interfere with estab committee. The temporary organization com lished livestock growers. One statement made by Mr. Smith mittee elected' Tuesday night will have charge of the meetings In their will please those in the county who communities until the community suffered from hail storms within tho committees are elected- To interest past four years- It was to the effect farmers in the community meetings that the county allotment committee an educational committee of throe for could adjust bushelage that was low each community was appointed by because of acts of God. The county committee will be per the temporary committee. They were as follows: Klondike: J. M. Yocum. mitted to give the county a five year H. H* White, and Lee Dehler. Wasco; allotment even though individual A. J. Smith, H- B. Pinkerton and farmers are based on a four year C A. Tom. Locust Grove: H* D* period. This will result In a stepping Proudfoot, E. H. Watkins and Fred up of original production figures for Hennagin. Moro: J. B. Adams. W* S. this county. Since organization has started in PoWell and Dewey Thompson. Har- ’landview: A. C. Kruger, Wilford Bel- this county it te expected to move she, and J. B* Davis* Grass Valley. rapidly for there is little time before J* B. Coon, Karl Eaton and E. M. the first payments are to be made on Alley, ¿ent: L* J* Davis, C. B. September 18. The county secrotary has been appointed and te on the job. Andrews and J. H. Wilso®. A map in another column will give The first community meetings are some idea of the districts as divided scheduled for next Monday at Klon by the committee at Tuesday nights’ dike and Moro and actual signing of contracts can begin as soon as farm meeting. allotments have been made. The county board of directors No. 41 Newspaper Files of Years Àf Téli of Early Day Happenings A From the Observer August 21, 1914. son farm where ioO acres of wheat is pining for the Reaper. Mrs, W* B. Johnston left Wednes Early to bed aad early to rise, day for a^1 visit with relatives at hustle all day and advertise, in the Washougal and Vancouver, Washing- Journal is one of the mottoes that ton. t «Sg will make any burtness a success. Ray Hansell left town Mbnday with Emile Jeansen a new seed cleaner for the Hansell Fraser farm for ur years buying farm at ErskineviUe. the farm outfit to and Mrs. Fraser to live in unue Tn resuing operations Deiore ne Portland in the had intended by reason of having the August 28. 1994. flues of his engine burned out in a From the O Moro school dirt tors have secured M. J. Duffey is being entertained the services of the best educators in by his son Attorney G- J. Duffy, on the county—Prof. X .E Brown and his way home to LaGrande from Miss Hattie Gord« Portland. Front the Observer August 19, 1904 Charley Jones of Wasco, purchased an acre of T. J. Cochran last week for $50, giving him access to water and making his dry pasture more valuable, * from the east, and the 20th. after n of time. > on the 18th began work on two weeks loss Mrs. Starnes and sister were in a runaway scrape on the 18th* and E* H. Moore. E. R- Hickson and E. were thrown out wHh alight injury. V. Littlefield were angling after Dos The team got away and smashed the 4|( Chutes trout Sunday but never a one buggy. they saw. A little son of John Brown, Grass The E. O. L. Ço- expects to market Valley had an arm broken on the 17- ’ 50 000 sacks as rental from their ht. being thrown from a horse* Sherman county holdings. | Mi„ Bertha Johnson and Mrs- L Calbreath and Johnson have moved Horning, of Hood River valley are their combine to the John M. John- yisiving friends and relatives here. PROBING RACKETS Sherman Countians Enjoy Swim In John Day Had the census taker been looking for a goodly part of this county's citi zens last Sunday afternoon he would not have found them- Nearly two hundred Sherman countians were re clining on the sandy beach across the Cottonwood bridge in Gilliam county or were paddling about in the John Day to escape the heat. The swimming hole at the bridge is very good this year there being enough shallow water for children and non-swimmers to play in and enough deep water for swimmers. The bridge makes a good point from which to dive for those expert enough and brave enough to try it Canning Troubles Hard To Spot “Trouble shooting” for home can ners has convinced Lucy A- Case, ex tension nutrition specialist at Ore gon State college, that about 50 different things may go wrong and spoil the food—yet she is just as strong an advocate of home canning as ever. A puzzled and rather discouraged homemaker recently brought to Miss Case some cans of peaches from a batch of 50 half gallon jars that had spoiled. It turned out that standard screwtop jars had been sealed with inflerior aluminum caps. Tiny holes were found in these caps, evidently eaten through by the acid in the fruit. As soon as this occurred air got in and the food was spoiled. Standard caps with the name of the jar manufacturer stamped inside the top, probably would have prevented this loss of good food and labor. Jars of spoiled peas were exam ined, some of which showed a slight leakage. The lids were of the self seal type with screw band, and the sealing composition was entirely gone in places, leaving the glass against the bare tin. In completing the seal of the jars, the owner had failied to AUG. " "■ •• •• MAX. M1N ...95.. 65. ...95 . 60.. ...97 . 54.. )2 60.. ..100 18. ..100.. 67.. 14. .101 . 59.. 15. ..101.. 68;. 1«. Total for week 10 * JI hold the lid still while the screw band was turned. As a result the sealing composition, softened by heat, had probably been displaced, causing a poor seal- In another case the com position lids were apparently of last year’s manufacture, and all of the jars had failed to seal. Other jars of spoiled peas were brought where undercooking was the cause of spoilage as they had been processed with hot water only two hours. Another homemaker whose peas had spoiled, had allowed the peas to stay in a hot kitchen all night, and half the next day, piled deep in a metal tub. The peas were probably soured before canning Two hours from garden to can is an ex cellent rule, as is picking in shallow porous containers, such as small baskets, says Miss Caso. Fire Department To Be Organized Wednesday C ranization of a Are department in Moro is gaining headway sines the visit of engineer Whits of the insur ance bureau, who told the city fath- ers that such an organisation necessary if rates were to be kppt at their present figure. The council has appointed Joe PRECIP i Truitt as fire chief. A general meet . .00 ing has, been called for Wednei . y .00 L .night August 23rd at which time the .00 other officers of the fire company . .00 will be elect ed. It is expected ihat . .00 some additional equipment will be . .00 purchased and that a fire company . 00 that may be reasonably proud of its 00 efficiency will be developed WEATHER REPORT FOR WEEK EI0HI6 AUG. IB DATS The smile on the face o( Senator Louis IL Murphy of Iowa should not encourage the racketeers, for he is a member of the senate committee that is hot after those individuals with the Intention of putting them out of busi ness. Senator Murphy is conducting the Investigation in Chicago. Seed Loan Office To Help Defray Expenses HARVESTING NEARLY DONE III COUNTY “Borrowers from the Government Seed Loan Office, who are without Funds or other means of credit, may pARDON, PLEASE use the proceeds of a portion of their i mechanical 1933 crop to defray actual harvest, Good Weather Lets Farmers Make . Due and threshing expenses providing an ' trouble we are unable equal amount is applied on the Gov Fair Time to set several colums of ernment loan, according to a state news this week. For ment issued this week by L. J. Paul son, Regional 'manager of the Crop tunately the story about Production Loan Office at Minneap the allotment meeting olis, Minn Without requiring die filing of of Tuesday and those to liens the Government has authorized come next week was in buyers to permit harvesting and type before the trouble threshing allowances in amounts not Yield Expected To Average Between began. We will endeav to exceed a total of $2 00 per acre 16 and 20 Bushels or to have it all for next upon presentation of receipted sta tements for such expenditures, pro- week’s issue I viding remittances are made on a It wont be very long now until one parity. When other lien holders are involved, their rights must be given riding over the county will find few the consideration their secured posi- fields still covered with wheat The tion requires- machines have been at it for about The plan will work as follows: Where a farmer is otherwise unable two weeks in full blast and longer Fruit Stains Yield Readily to pay harvesting expenses oft for than that in some parts of the coun $50 00 he must market ty and a large part of the county To Prompt Action example, 1100.00 worth of grain. In this case is now stubble, wheat sacks and * the buyer would be authorized to al- straw piles instead of standing grain. A few fields that are finished and low necessary expenses up to $50 CO Summer means fresh fruit- Fresh and to remit the other $50.00 to the figured up have gone 15 to 17 sacks - u _ . .. - - fruit means clothing stains. And Government Seed Loan Office toward for what is probably the best yields clothing stains mean greif and trou the payment of the Government in the county this year- One of the Field’s places and Emil Anderson s ble for the homemaker unless she is loan. prepared to act promptly and intelli It is anticipated by Mr- Paulson arc in this class. gently when a stain occurs, says Mr*. that all grain buyers will follow the On the other side of the ledger Azalea Sager, extension specialist procedure adopted by the buyers last there are lands in the county that in clothing and textiles at Oregon year in making a check for the have glown wheat that is not making State College. harvesting and threshing expenses better than four sacks, but they Practically all fruit stains, when directly to those who furnished the as exceptional as the better ones. they are fresh and still moist, can be harvesting and threshing equipment, The average of the county will ‘ a , removed with boiling or even warm supplies, or labor, thus insuring pay close to 8 sacks according to most water she says. After they have ment of the bill for the protection of estimates. have dried they become more difficult the buyer. Weather .for the past week has to handle, especially the stains from The crop buyer will hold the re been hot and dry. That is what makes peaches and those with red and pur ceipts or statements of harvesting the wheat thresh easily, but it is ple coloring. Here are some painters and threshing expense for verifica hard on the live stock that haul it tion by Government field inspectors, around. Breakdowns have been es- she gives on removing stains : As the majority of stains are se* and must show that a remittance to pecialy bad this year as machines by alkalis, it is better to avoid the the Seed Loan Office was made in an were not repaired as completely as use of soap on all fresh fruit stains. amount equal to that allowed! for usual before the start of harvest. * The color in some materials may be expense.’’ Hauling of wheat has not gottes in effected by the juice from grape to stride so far this year except in fruit and lemon. If the discolora the Wasrt) territory- There trucks tion is slight the color (may be Civil Service Soon To are bringing it in as fast as the brought back by holding tine spot wheat bucks can take it away- In Give Examinations over the fumes from an open bottle the sounth e.td of the cou ity the ele of strong ammonia. Or baking soda vators are getting the most of the may be sprinkled on both sides of wheat with little steked grain being The United States Civil Service the color affected, moistened with hauled to date. Commission has announced open com water, and allowed to stand until the effervesence has stopped. Then rinso petitive examinations as follows: Cost and Production Superintendent the spot with water. Extension Service On white or washable materials (Shoe Factory), $2,000 a year, less fresh stains are most easily removed a deduction not to exceed 15 per cent Explains Control Plan by stretching the stained material as a measure of economy and a re over a bowl and then pouring boiling tirement deduction of three and on- water on ‘t from a height of three or half per cent; Federal Penitentiary, Some misunderstanding seems to four feet, so that the water strikes Le ven worth, Kans. THIS EXAMI exist in respect to the amount of the stain with some force- A little NATION IS REANNOUNCED FOR wheat that farmers in Oregon can rubbing alternated with applications THE REASON THAT AN INSUFFI grow under the wheat production of boiling water is helpful on stains CIENT NUMBER OF APPLICA control plan, says the Oregon Agri TIONS WERE OBTAINED FROM cultural Extension service, which has in which fruit pulp is present. If the stain is on material such as THE PREVIOUS EXAMINATION, been asked by the secretary of agri silk or wool it is better to sponge it. WHICH CLOSED RECENTLY. culture to assist in the education Steward (tor filling the positions phases of the wheat plan- Spread the stained article right side down on a clean white blotting of Steward at $2,600 a year and As “Although the domestic allotment paper or cloth pad- Sponge with a sistant Steward at $2,800 year, less for each state and each county te set clean, lintless cloth (preferable the a deduction not to exceed 15 per cent at approximately 54 per cent of the same material as that stained.) as a measure of economy and a re average 1928-1932 production, it is Change both the pad and sponging tirement deduction of three and one- not correct to assume that no more half per cent, Federal penal and wheat can be grown even if all wheat cloth as soon as it becomes soiled. Futher information on state re correctional institutions throughout growers sign up," explains the ex moval may be obtained from ex the United States. tension service. “The 54 per cent tension agents or from the home Junior director of Social Work allotment is the amount upon which economics extension office, Oregon (Junior Warden’s Assistant,) $2.00 to cash adjustment payments are avail State college, Corvallis. $2,500 a year, less a deduction not able, but each farmer who agrees to to exceed 15 per cent as a measure cooperate in the plan can produce up Mr. and M1». Wm. Roes and daugh of economy and a retirement deduc to his previous average less only the ter Frances, "fend Virginia Rowland tion of three and one-half per cent; cut set by the secretary of Agricul motored to Hood River Sunday. Miss Federal penal and correction insti ture.” . tutions throughout the country. Rowland journeyed on to Portland. The amount of the cut cannot be Assistant Director of Social Work over 20 per cent. In other words, a Miss Le Valle Wood, Asahtant (Warden’s Assitant), $2.600 to $3,- grower will be able to raise some Professor of Institutional Economics, 100 a year, less a deduction not to where between 80 and 100 per cent Divlrion of Home Econom^a. and exceed 16 per cent as a measure of of his average farm production as Director of food at the Women s economy and retirement deduction of determined by the abutment com Desidence Hall of Kansas State Col three and one-half per cent; Federal mittee of the county wheat produc lege, Manhattan, visited at the home penal and1 correction institutions tion control association, but adjust of T* J. Henkle the past week. Mis* ment payments will be available only throughout the United States. Wood was a teacher In tho Wa>co on the allotment portion of 54 per be obtained Full information may high school several years ago. from the Secretary of the United cent of his average production. Miss Gladys Wright, who has been States Civil Service Board of Exami Just what the acreage cut will be . touring the United States r with ners at the post office in any city for next harvest will not be known friends, returned home Friday. Tho which has a post office of the first or until it is announced by the secretary party making the trip left Portland second class, or from the United of agriculture on August 24. The early in Jiine and drove east through States Civil’ Service Commission. reduction for the 1935 harvest will the south. They covered 12.000 Washington. D. C. not be known until some time aext miks, visited 87 state«, Mexico and year, the extension service says. Canada. 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