ÏHÊ SHERMAN COUNÍV JOURNAL, MURO. OREGON, FRIDAY JANUARY 5. 1934
(County Journal /
Review of
SHERMAN COUNTY OBSERVER, Establish«! Nov. 2. 1888
GRASS VALLEY JOURNAL, Established Oct, 14» 1897 ,
CONSOLIDATED, MARCH 6, 1931
WASCO NEWS-ENTERPRISE, Established 1891
CONSOLIDATED MARCH 4. 1931
Week’s Events
Rains in southern California have
been rwpon^lde for the death of
Managing Editor about forty persons within the last
GILES L. FRENCH
week- Rain fell on the hills causing
slides and floods that-Avashed away
homes and covered acres with silt
and mud- Property damage is esti
mated at five million. Over seven
Entered m seeond-clasa matter at the ’oetoAce. at Moro, Oregon, under Act of inches of rain fell in one day. The
Congres« of March 3, 1879.
football field at Pasadena was cover
ed with two feet of water the day
8UBSCRIP7I0N RAT RS— PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.
before the game and the firemen
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$1 W pumped iH out with their hose
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Progress of the sales tax in Ore
gon has a stormoi road with organi
sations tihat formerly favored it op
FRIDAY. JANUARY 6,1984
posing and (organizations that op
posed it last summer advocating the
BIGGER LOCKS
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measure. At present writing there
It is reported that the federal engineers have approved locks appears to ba no organization that is
unanamously opposed to it except
76 feet in width for Bonneville dam instead of the 56 foot locks in possibly the labor unions and ths re
the original spécifications- It is estimatdd that locks of this size tail merchants.
Published Every Friday at Moro, Oregon. By
will permit two barges to go through the Jocks at the same time
instead of one. While this will be good news to Mid Columbia
men who have been working for larger locks it will not satisfy
them for they want locks big enough to pennit passage of ocean
going steamers of fairly good tonnage
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Dean Schoenfelt, who spoke at breakfast in The Dalles last
week, stated that it was at present impossible to ship fruit in barges
and tranfer to ships? without seriously damaging the quality of the
fruit Even in shipping wheat there would be a considerable
saving if it could be loaded directly on the ship instead of handling
it again at tidewater.
The government has held that there is not enough shipping on
the Columbia river to justify the added expense that larger locks
would entail. This seems a peculiar stand for a government in
terested in the< development of the entire country to take. Cer-
' tainly the time is not far off when there will be tonnage on the
Columbia to use larger locks. The Bonneville dam will last a long
. time and it will always serve to bottle up the upper Columbia un
less it provides for easy and economical shipment of all tonnage on
the river.
It is doubtful if the northwest as a whole will be benefited
very much by a dam that Impedes transportation even though it
does add greatly to the available power of the district. There has
always been ample power developed in the northwest states
What a large part of the country needs is cheaper transportation
to enable it to compete with other parts of the world. Locks at
Bonneville should be big enough to permit of the freest use of the
* river; anything else will result in retarding the development of
the vast Columbia basin.
Congress met on the third of Jan
uary for the first time since the
passage of the lame duck law that
changes the time of meeting from
the first Monday in December to the
first of January. Congressmen and
senators who ha^e been defeated in
the November electors will not have
a djapce to make legislation here
after.
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Expected developments of the ses
sion include
a threat toward cur
rency inflation by a radical group in
the house, passage of an administra
tion bill givihg from three to five
billion dollars more to emergency
work of some kind, probably CWA
employment, legislation effecting the
liquor indu’itry and sale of its pro
duct along wi.h taxation matters
pertaining thereto, there will proba-
ly be some tariff legislation as well,
jas there is a move to limit the devel
opment of reciprocal tariff legislation
that the administration has been fav
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It has been a long time since there was as much optimism
prevalent in this county at this time of year as there is right now.
Every business man who has expressed an opinion on conditions
lately has said that times were better and would continue to im
prove. Every farmer, expecting a wheat allotment check soon,
looks happier than for several years.
It is not all due to economic conditions although the general
improvement along that line has its effect Wheat is worth more
than a year ago. We have forgotten about the closing of banks
and in fact have begun to receive a little something from them.
Probably the most cheerful fact is the comparative abundance of
fall and early winter moisture. Last year at this time, while
many were not convinced of it, a vast majority of the winter
wheat was frozen stiff and dead The winter was cold and dis
agreeable. Snow fell on frozen ground and went rushing down
the creeks taking valuable top soil with it leaving the ground rut
ted
This year we are getting a new deal all around^ politically»
economically and climatically and there are many who have really
begun to believe that the sun is going to come up to end the dark
ness
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Sim Pettinger says he’d hate to belong to a generation that
wasn’t talked about by its elders.
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The Oregon liquor board is having as much trouble handling
the situation as they would have handling the liquor itself
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The administration has even approved a little inflation of the
Bonneville locks
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The Washington town that made the headlines by electing a
woman mayor now does it again by recalling her.
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, We just got rid of the legislature and along comes congress.
Life is just a bawl of legislators
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Papers listed 35 Republicans who might be candidates for
governor. Democrats, while not so thick, are just as anxious.
People may pick them out like a farmer picking chickens out .of a
flock by their looks.
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Now it is saidTthat congress will’do as the ^president wishes
after a summer of boasting otherwise. *
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from Bis trip to Calif ur ma. juz I. in
Client—What U you’ fw for tak
Shoals and other dams along the daughter Maxine toft Saturday eve- 6me u
the kenvy rain there
Tennessee river. The initialed title ning on the train for Portland where anj ln
wet ¡n
o|d ing my ease?
Lawyer—It all depemU I chaigv
of the new authority to the E-H. A they spent the Ney Year holidays.
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for advising you as to just what
FA., meaning Electric Home and
Kent Grange No- 688 held its ’ reg-
th«
law allows you to do. Fot giving
Mrs,
Poley
entertained
the
bridge
Farm Authority.
ular meeting Saturday evening De- dub J her ho|ne Wednewiay after- you advice as to how you can safely
cember 30, with about thirty Ave noon.
do what the law forbids, my mini
members present The officers were
mum fee is $100.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore von Borstel
installed by J. L. Davis who was
assisted by L- E. Clark who acted as accompanied w. H.‘ Ragsdale to
Wife (Iboking qut at him from Ind
Marshal and Hazel Decker and Clar- Spokane the hr*t of the week < n
room
window)—Where you bet?» th;;
ice Wilson who were emblem bear business
hour of tho night?
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A 9 pound won was born to Mr
I* there • Santa Claus? Who i" era
“I vu been to the union minin’ an«l
iMiss Winona Johnson of Portland,
Mrs. Elnor Helycr Monday eve we ordered a strike ”
he? Where does he live? thus ue
• la that so? Weir, I’ve ordered a
question after we ouc grow fairy who is teaching school at Kent, and ning January 1. Miss Sasais Holme*
George Wilson son of Mr- and Mrs. is attending the case-
lockout.”
Yea there is a Santa Claus. May I tell J. M. Wilsoq of Kent, were married
CWA workers are lowering the
you how I know? It was a stormy Tuesday in Goldendale, Wash- They city main that runs from the ejatern
Husband—How modestly and huw
Christmas eve, no; too cheerful for were accompanied by Mr- and Mrs. down tof the main part of town. In sensibly Mix. Sweet drease«! Have
two Anctottte, for »heir children and Paul Wilson and Helen Wilson The several ’ places grading operations you noticed it. dear?
Wife—Yeti, some women
grandchildren were po longer with newly weds are residing at present have almoat uncovered the pipe
anything to attract attention.
them, but busy with their own af at the J. M. Wilson home
Alva Stone ami family spent the
faire, in their various homes. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Forrester and
.6»enerul|y Speaking
vacation with relative* near Pilot.
opened my door and I wondered if family of Grasa Valley were din^ei
Rock
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Grncml Sant Miller had ju>t »,»m
Santa Claus milked th? reindeer for 'guests of Mrs. Ida Dans Thur^day•
there was a ribbon decorated pint
The Glass Valley quota for the pletcxl the enrvllmcut of new V » ’’
Mr. A. J. D«k.r
. penger
w ,
whiih w„ c„|. men for the second enlistment. “Nov*
bottle filled with the most delicious
on
Frlday
morning
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bu.
fo
r
The
for
Krij0
tood
youse Kuys, arrange yoi.rselves in
cream for our Christmas dinner- Oh.
Dalles-
l hivo groups,” he orrered- “Those
Santa must be a milk man-
L-
R.
French'made
a
trip
to
Arl
who
handed in their papers,
Some time later I went into my
Miss Clarice^ Wilson left Sun
kitchen, then I said he might be r day morning for Monmouth where ington Wednesday on business mat those who have not, ami those who
have done neither."
baker, for then* on the table was a she will attend school the next term- ters.
plate of scotch short bread Christ She was accompanied by her parent«
mas day there sounded the toot of who returned home the first of the
a horn- I rushed to the door in week.
time to get a glimpse of a disappear
L- J. Davis and Mrs. Davis made
ing car. Now, I thought, he is a
a
trip
to Harlandview grange Friday
mail carrier, for the man who brings
presents
qyening,
December 29, where Mr.
our mail to off duty on Christinas
day, and hero was an armfull of Davis installed the new officer« for
papers, letters, cards and bandies the coming year Others attending
Quickly I tore open a 1 tter. and up from here were: George Howell and
nulled the baby face of a great sons Harry and Millard; Marguerite
The swe test love story since "Seventh Heaven"
grand child. The next one was from and Robert Mitchell; -Clarice and
a far off cousin, and within was a Charles Wilson; Pauline Davi« and
greeting card, a gift and many close Luther Warren Davis.
ly written pages. With «ome curios
ity I opened a much decorated box
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Out came a small bluebird tea kettle
which quickly I filled with "water and
placed it on the stove, and did that
Doors open 7:30 Show starts 8:00 p m.
bird whistlel -We got quite a thrill
John Rolfe and wife have moved to
out of if, about as much as we go
town and are located in the French
almost three qqarUr« of
house
ago out of our first top, and
Miss Muud HomeWood left Satur
dod.
day
for Adel in I^ke county to finish
O yes. there is a Santa Claus, and
he does not live at the North Pole her term of school-
He is the Christmas spirit- and h'
Frank Bayer has been named as
liyes in the hearts uf the people, to foreman of the CWA project of put
remind them that Christmas is the ting the pipes lower in the city.
birthday of the King that came lb
E. M. Alley and family drove to
bring “peace oi\ earth, good will to
Ion*«
and Hermiston over the holi
men” all Hail to the King.
days to visit with relatives. •
One of the Ancients.
L. S. Logan was visiting here this
week_from Bend where he js work-
ing
ciiimn
Cascadian Sound Service
“A Man’s Castle
Saturday Jan. 6, 1934
Grass Valley, Oregon
Grass Valley
Dependable Merchandise
For tiloso interested in football af
ter the '.first pf December, there
were a couple of ganiéi» in “Sunny ’
California on the first of the new
year. Stanford and Columbia, of
New York, player! in the rain soaked
Rose Bowl at Pasadena and the
western boys, over confident and
cocky, were defeated 7» to 0 by tho
determiner! ybung men from Colum
bia who refused to have western
Paul C. Welle of Redmond was a
footprints on their goal line.
Obusiness caller at Kent Thursday
The western football stars defeated
night.
the- eastern football team at San
Mr. and Mrs. M K. Pluemke and
Francisco 12 to 0 in a game for the
benefit of the Shrine hospital chil
dren-
Kent News
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Our large stock of Dry Goods and Clothing
is an opportunity for our customers.
The teachers returned from their
vacations spent with reativea. Mr
Hughes attended the teachers con
ference in Portland during the va
cation week-
H. Zeigler’s
Oregon
Grass Valley
Charles Schwartz is home again
The government has called in all
gold in the United States. Those hav
ing the metal are ordered to bring it
in- Gold or gold certificates will be
paid for in other currency even tho
the government is paying 134.06 for
newly mined gold.
There is a conflict between CWA
head« and NRA officials in Washing
ton because In many cases the Civil
Work« men arc being paid more
money tihan employers have to pay
under the codes adopted for their in
dustry. Citiee are reporting that
men are quitting regular jobs to go
into CWA making it harder for in
dustry to get men.
An agreement has been reached be
tween the newspapn and tho radio
whereby no news broadcast will be
given until 9 o’clock in the evening
and the papers will continue to print
broadcast programs. Radio com
panies will cease to gather their own
news. The agreement lacks ratifica
tion as yet but is expected to be fav
orably acted upon-
Four of the five men triad for the
burning of the Rdchstjag
many were found not guity. and one,
the young and not too bright van
der Lubbe was convicted and Ron-
tenced tio death.
Buyers of food in cities are pro-
testing against the high coat of liv
ing much as in the early days of the
twenties when old H. C. L, was tho
banq of every housewife. NRA codes
are accused of raising the price of
everything without having’ given a
proportionate increase in wages.
The consumers advisory board, a
government institution, has been
calling attention to thia possibility
for some time without résulta until
recently.
There is a governniint agency set
up to loan money to Tennessee valley
residents so that they can buy elec
trical equipment so tlhal they can u>e
some of the government’s supply of
cheap power generated at, Muscle
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