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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (March 8, 1935)
tl Forty Moro, Orc ......... . Rebekah Geàventiea . FHA AS t Ì m » Better Cornia* To Keot Homes Fer Farmers State House A cotWi about LefM&tiM uM Although unemployment rHiW . TM Rebekah convention for this dfatrict which comprise* the towns ft Wasco, Moro, Grass Vhlley, Kent and Antelope will be held in evening ft M Mero will put on the work and will take with them two candidates to Lgft Friday former professor Oiltaiorft of Oregon State college was in The DaUes to meet with rep resentatives of the two counties who were intereted in the Federal Housing Administration of which Mr. Gilmore fa manager for the western states. It fa not the intention of the MM» 'M Tw» Petitians Oily Events Oat Of Retid «f the eUMkaU Ai fon IHM bd wfth ft W Mires to spread the knowledge that the federal aid is available IUD CME ASKED FDR V Tuend «y Afterooen The funeral of Mrs. Frank to who died Saturday night in i ■ Events eamd In rapid succession at the State House the past weak. While Howard Merriam faces a ra call election in Lane county to re Un the State Legisla- move him ture, other threats came to the Capitol, one from the Umatilla Townsend Old Age Pension clubs, directed at ths Governor. ' ••••••• And the letter with the threat that anyone supporting the Gov ernor’s relief program of “blood money from our state saloons”, would face recall, started the Gov ernor to talking in real army style when ho called newspapermen into letter. “Who in Hell is running this State anyway, ^ the Governor or these blocs?** the former Major general demanded. “What kind of pass have things come to when these people presume to dictate? I refuse to submit to such intimi dation.” But the matter has not ended there . ... ÙM Z. rey conducted here a that màn^ farms are iHth* pdt tflumbing of any sort and thè of Bilb latareit Court intention is to „ ________ tho pleas Lar*« Bunch ’6 ,. ure of living for farm residents MtoWmg ths timo sarihg qutilitie» of modem equipment. MM ft jftt A tftftt to inaH Ue Iftfc latore came through with its . Krusow. B. E. Gervais and Perry Johnston attended tho irtfotifig Friday. tho Methodist church. (Mbs. Knox was born August 15, 1902 at Logan, but baa lived in Sherman county for many of ber 82 years. Her parents. .Mr. and Mrs. William Byers ars resident» n/ ThrAR ì daughters. I miim ht/^TR. Donna and Dorothy, twins 12 and Jessie 10 survive her as doe» her widower; Frank Knox, warehouse man for the Farmer’s National Warehouse company. Two sisters. Mm Myrtle Wickman of Idaho and Mrs. Irene Knox of Tygh Valley and a brother John Byert of The Dalles also survive. Mrs. Knox has been ill for tome time and was taken to the hospi tal six weeks ago- She was im proving until late last week when an emergency operation became necessary from which she could not recover. Music Feature Of Club Meeting The Moro Woman’s Club met Friday, March 1, »t the home of Mrs* Walter Ruggles, with Mrs. Charles Ruggles and Mrs. Carroll Sayn acting as hostesses. A very delightful and entertain ing program, the theme of which was music, was presented by T. B. Searcy, director, and Mrs? Cope, chairman of the Music depart meat. At the beginning of the meeting the club members sang “Home Sweet Home.” After a short busi ness meeting Mrs. Searcy read a poem entitled “Practice Time,” she then told how Katherine Lee Bates, upon her first trip to the summit New Methods Of Meat Cooking Discovered ’ ‘ÿW1 Grass Valley Debaters Band Concert Pleases Win Over Renmond Patrons Of School The band concert and vaudeville The debate squad of the Grass given by the Moro school was pres Valley High School won victories ented Wednesday night at the over the Redmond High School school auditorium before a large i this week to give them a clear parents and admirera admirers of title to the championship of the 8th crowd of parente the children. Seven numbers were district of Oregon in this branch Sven by the band under the leadter of forensics. Tuesday night the negative team, ip of Clyde Simpson and tworbpri tone solos were given by Elgin Elton Eakin and Janet Wilcox de Burns who aids the band occasion bated in Redmond winning a close ally. decision 2 to 1 and Wednesday The vaudeville part of the en night the affirmative team Marjorie tertainment featured Melba Tho- Blake and Mildred Alley, won at Grass Valley, gerson as «a a tap dancer, wilo jauvji the v./w judges deciding Doris vunoo Thompson in an interpretative 3 to 0 that they were superior to dance and a duet by Mrs. Helen1 their competitors. Ruggles and Mary Pinkerton, a ! Ruby White and Lee Allen were pantomime in which Betty Powell the Redmond affirmative team and read Alfred Noyes, “Highwayman” Rose Allen and George Wakestraw while the Action was given by a were the negative team. The three cast composed of Max Belshee,1 judge system was used but the Marie McLeod, Melvin Baker, Lyle point system was not resorted to Nahouse. Robert Gillmor and Carl as Grass Valley won enough votes Peetz was presented A one act of the judges to assure them of play in which Russel Belshee. Lois victory. Kenny. Vivian Fuller, Reatha How-I~ ----- --------------- ard, Helen Strong, Louise Barzee,' Winifred Belshee, Barbara Belshe, Sherman County Dorothy Frasor and Norma Melzer; _ . rsu’i acted was the concluding number ÖASKet I CFS 1'3.1 1O ( ,I1CK — — AX _ i on the favorably received program. ... r * » ■ & Items That Were News 39, 29 and 19 Years In The Past ■ ” . • kJ— I E.O. WHEAT LEAGUE AIDING WEED FIGHI Wheat Farm QrgrnizatioD Asks Far Cooperation GAMI JUISEB REALIZEB Weeds Reduce Yields and Value of In 1929 the Oregon State Agri- The county codft met id solemn c^ltural college published a bulletin session W without doing containing the following state change the anything’ to a ment: routine operation / the county. ‘The weed problem is not an in First matter under consideration dividual problem alonev It soon be was t rteview of the relief situation with iuvirizi. comes a community problem and with George Wilcox ..nine going A.rA» over Ik. the 1 interest in and concern regarding past month’s business with the . ' Sherman county teams failed to it may extend to the state and na court The road engineer’s report . of work done and wages paid next Smut LoSStS Are Large achieve sufficient distinction at the tion.” . । district basketball meet to go on This report deals with a condi received the scrutiny of the court In County For Year' to Heppner next week although tion which has become of concern to A rather large (ftle of bills next | they made the competition hard for the state and nation. Weeds are a held the attentioiF of the court the teams that did enter the finals. continual menace in villages, cities, members but nothing of a very The losses from smut in this Grass Valley played the first game along the highways, as well as on startling nature was disclosed county for the past crop year were against Wapinitia and lost. Rufus the farms. They damage crops therein. petitions . * a Two . • -. . , were re- - । over $4.500 according to a compu- beat Maupin and later lost to enormously, reducing yields to the ceived during the day s session. Nation made lately. It shows that Wapinitia. Wasco was defeated by amount of several million dollars One was from Andrew Pltjen and approximately 300,000 bushels of Park&le. annually in the state of Oregon. At George Howell who wished the heat gTnutty to some de Critics of the. tournament ex this point it seems proper to in county court to allow them to put some on]y one balf of one per a stock gate in the road that runs cent and a little as much as three pressed the - opinion-’that Rufus, dicate some of*the ways in which Grass Valley, Wapinitia and Odell weeds are injurious to man: across . .. . Buckhollow n n south and west . and a half percent. The smut loss were the outstanding teams. Three 1. They crowd out the growing k**»- J* Baker represented from each station was computed tta petiboners. The decwon in and added to. ahow the total loss of these were in the same bracket orop. 2. They consume the moisture - th» matur wa. portponed by the from ,muk Whwt w„ kept and while Wapinitia’won over necessary for a crop. Grass Valley and Rufus it was by court until they could view the on the farma or houled ^¡„t, close scores and they were too tired 3- They consume the mineral or ^**7 A compromise was suggest-1 outside the county was not taken to do their beet against Odell and other food elements essential to a ed that inay be enacted. It would lnt0 consideration. was defeated 53 to 21. Both Odell crop. causa the court to close the road i • ' and Wapinitia are going to Hepp 4* They pull down crops, r , 5. They are injurious because the ner for the second tournament. Patjen to put in a stock pass if 367 Farms Found Earl Williams of Rufus was seeds are difficult to remove. he desired and would remove the 6. They are injurious because chosen guard on the mythical possibility of county liability in In Sherman County all star as a team which is annually they harbor insects. case of accident. 7. They are injurious because I picked by the coaches of the teams •Mrs Ruby Petty« asked that the they harbor parasitic fungi. participating in the tournaments court have a fence put along the The preliminary report of the 8. They prevent the proper cul right of way near Fargher station farm census enumerator, Ellis tivation of the soil. ACCIDENTS INCREASE to prevent animals from getting on Edgington shows that there are 367 Careful determinations of areas the track and killed. She recently farms in Sherman county at the • For every Ave persons killed in infested by perennial noxious weeds lost a cow there she Said. present time. This compares to automobile accidents in the United The court house basement is near 360 at the time the regular census States during 1988, six were killed reveal the astounding conclusion ly finished and work is now being was taken in April 1930- This num during 1984, according to records that there are between twenty five > done on the roads both) grading and ber. of course, includes all farms compiled by the Oregon State and thirty thousands of acres of such lands in the eleven counties of rebuilding. that come Tinder the federal class Motor association, sponsor of the Eastern Oregon included in the ac- “ Let ’ s Quit Killing ” safety cam- Acation which rates a 3 acre patch > tivities of the Eastern Oregon I palgn News Writing Contest as a farm. Wheat League. Further investiga write the words of the song “America, The Beautiful.” this was sung by tWe club members. An orchestra composed of Gene vieve Nahouse and Mary Pinkerton playing elarenets. Norma Melser. Saxa phone; Teddy Thompson, Trombone; E» E. Barzee, riolin; Mara H. B. Pinkerton, piano; and It was being predicted around conducted by Mrs. Akers played the Cmpitol lobbies that k recall pe two selections. “Moon Glade” and tition against the Chief Executive “ Golden Sunset”. Mrs. Caroll Sayrs would be Aled ag aeon as it can gave a short paper on “Hill Billy legally be done. Such action could Songs ” and at the conclusion of not be taken until July 14, or this Lyle Nahouse sang “Home on after the Governor had served a thè Ran^e.” term of six months. With Legis Mary Pinkerton and Genevieve lators recall action can bo started Nbhouse gave as a vocal duet, tho Announced By Leaders Ave days after they had served Well known song ‘T Love You in a session. Truly’’ by Carrie Jacobs Bond. A 4-H club contest in news A vocal solo ‘‘Swing Low Sweet writing has been announced and Chariot ” a negro spiritual, followed tures of 51,187 ft by Mrs. Akers. Proceeding this Regulations made for the county quired, and sineti Mrs. H. B Pinkerton gave the his- Prize for this contest will be a From the Observer March 12. 1896 county this week renewing old ac- passed denying'Wb ft paid peti, tory of a young artist who having scholarship to the summer school Mia. Maggie Merrill has return- ^¡^pXll lo.t the tip of the tion circulator», the task would be been inspired by this song, painted at Corvallis early in June. a tremendous one and few believe ed from a trip to Iowa. She is little Anger of his right hand this This year it will ba permissable a picture of a negro mammy, and it can be dona But all interest ‘ eaehmg ihe Jack, whool week havi ht „ for a contestant to write for only Mr. MePonaM ha. traded tar bmke >nd was now centered on the Merriam preventing browning ancPwashing gave it the title of ths song. Mrs. Searcy gave a brief intro one club. Not over 250 worth shall recall March 19. If the Townsendk- off much of the Aavor, says Miss hotel buildup at «“"ay Coioniit3 rBtes are on again and duction to Cadmans “At Dawning,’’ be written for each story and Taylor. It fa Well to use a rack ites there succeed in the recall, nothing But news of the writer ’ s “ ’tern people,are beginning to there will be others who will feel in the roaster to hold the meat up which was given by Miss Velma club will be acceptable. Notebooks houses at Grant. It is the inten- Oretfbn b thb out of the gravy, she pointe ouL Powell as a vocal solo followed by tion to have the two houses con- K must be kept and handed! in at the I loads. The traffic is heavier than and if the Mast is placed on the another “Pale Moon.” I it was last year and may continue end of the contest with clippings nected and used as a hotel. Mrs. Cope read ti paper entitled rack fat side up it requires vary The Executive is finding out The 31 citizens summoned as the to increase. The bate from Bal of all stories published. They shall “Is Jazz likely to have an effect on there is more work to putting be pasted as neatly as possible in venire for the present term of cir timore, Md., is but $49.72 and from our future music ” through administration fteftures. cuit court are: Ja$: Tomlin, E. H. St. Louis it is 830.00 only to Bigg» The concluding number was two the note book, 80 inches to the page He has met with very little success roasts before putting them in the Moore. J. M. Parry, James Woods, Now if the E. O. L. Co. could be pet with headlines and pictures in and was still ’ pondering offer his oven is no longer considered the instrumental solos bylMtrs. Charles I. H. Maxwell. J. J. Thompson, suaded to “let go” we might get a cluded if desired by the contestant. cabinet form of goveftfttiMk How best procedure, according to Miss Ruggles. Will Rose, Wm. Elliott J. H. Elli few hundred more good citizens in The next club meeting, March 16. Stories will be counted but once. ever unless he can ieetfrC sulti- Taylor. The main purpose of ott. A. Dillinger, Chaa D. Hainer, Sherman county. The contest will close < May 15 in would searing is to give flavor and brown- grill be at the home of Mrs C. L. eient votes it was J. A. Thompson. A. M. Wright, O. From the Observer March 10. 191# order to permit the entrance of any not actively support tho Issue, but boss , and if a roast is cooked long Pokey at Grass Valley, Anna Fulton Chapter O. E. 3, of the contestants in the state prize P. Hulse. Hugh McIntyre, G. W. —------------------- would drop ft into thè ho^p< r per enough it will brown and will de- • Ramey, John Sinknecht, P. M was instituted at Wasco Saturday if thought desirable. velop a Ane flavor, she saya ' haps as a gesture or ft * trial bal Hite basis on whichr the awards Ruggles, D. E. Thompson, Ezra everting March 4, by A. E- Pierce, That meat should not be salted Firemen Practicing loon for action two years Bter will be made is as follows: amount Sexton, M. L» Smith. J. A. Walter. worthy grand patron of the order before it is cooked is another the- For Coming Phy 40 percent; quality. 40 percent; Lysander Madden. Geo. Lamborn, of the Eastern Star of Oregon, At the present writing, outside ory that has now been abandoned. neatness of note book, 5 percent; J. D. Gibson. B. F. Medler P. F. assisted by May Barnum, grand the relief program which was more Miss Taylor reports. It is now be »nd the form in which the material Peddicord, E. L. Davis, C. F- marshall of Mdro Bethlehem chap general than administrative^ the lieved that salt is absorbed into the* The Moro Aremen are teaming ter. and Miss Grace Gill, grand fa sent to the paper. 15 percent. French. R. H. King, R. Bootin. Governor has had straight defeat raw meat and gives a better Aavor. a play ‘The Blundering Herd” The Hay Canyon school with secretary both these sisters being This latter regulation means that and while it does tend to draw out handed him twice on hit propoftls. which' is the story of the troubles news stories should be type written Miss Josie Spink as teacher, will past grand marshalls of the Grand One was the county unit system for sonm of the juices, these go into . encountered on a dude rsuwh some on one side of the paper and double close next week having been in ses Chapter. Officers elected and ap public schools, defeated through the the gravy and tire not lost. place in the west Wendell Balsi sion since last September There pointed were Mrs. Mulliken,, wor Perk is cooked in niuch the same ger as the ranch foreman will be spaced. activity of the grange, and the bill. will be a program for the public thy matron; C. M. Huddleston, wor House Bill 1. which would have dne of the leading characters. Mnt consisting of literary and musical thy patron; Mrs C. M. Huddleston TOWN RESURVBYED placed all funds of beards and com ■Collis Moore, Mrs. Ethel Strong, numbers. To create the fund to assistant matron; Mrs. D. W. missions into the general fund. longer time. Mise Taylor aays. Veal Velma Powell, Misses Radtke and W. H. Whyte, engineer for the purchase a dictionary a small ad Wade, secretary; Mrs. J. C. Harper amount of. PeeU Bob n- - Oregon Insurance Rating Bureau, mission will be charged, for men That is still in Senate committee because of the greater - «vw Hogkîngonf —- SU ----- connective tissue and ite n ency Reavis, Marion McKee. Richard was ’here two or three days this and boys above 12 years—15 cento treasurer; .Mrs. Mae Beers, con and probably will die there. ductress; Mrs. Ethel Van Gilder, •**••••* to dry out is still roasted, general«. garnea and jahhny Gentry are tak- week looking over the town and its and boys from 8 to 12 years, 10 ass’t conductress; Mrs. J a R. How ly in a covered pan. h - - x - The only two he has put through ing other parts. Miss' Eleanor business houses for tho purpose of cents; ladies and children free. ell. Chaplain, Mr? J. O. Russell, has been the planning board crea Biggness is directihg the play ry-rating it for insurance purposes organist; Mrs. Emma Lucas, mar From the Observer March 9, 1906- px H ates set tion and the budgetary control, which will be given March 30 at The results will not bo known for shall; Mrs. V., C. Anderson, Ada; H. O. Shugard is building a big The dates set for the Pacific In the Legion hall. but only after about nine of the several weeks but sides the im- barn for Dr. Goffin on the farm Mrs. Siscel, Ruth; Mr» Cordelia 12 teeth in each had been reffioved ternational exposition in Portland prtaements ot the parttwo.yean ,n Hay Johnson, Esther; Mrs. Herbert October 5 to 12 ac bv the Legislature in affiendtoente ttiia fall have been installed t ere is tap , ,12,000 has been paid by Root, Martha; Mb®- Evelyn Kaae- 10« DAILY ACCIDENT TOLL ’r both house and senate. His cording to word sent out this week. that aome induction will ta in order county f„ lm. berg. Electa; Mrs. W. A. May,» Approximately 100 persons are when ths Anal report is matte. primary election bill. tMe Boys and girls who are grooming ported stallions, within the year warden; J. R. Howell, sentinel. time from May to December, Wft calvtes and pigs for this foow will killed daily in automobile accidents Mrs E. H. Moore and Mrs. C. L. just past This will enable the scheduled for action in the senate need to ft ready A bit earlier than throughout the United States, re- Pffiby' entertained the ladie»* of PICKETT MAY RETURN county to maintain Its acquired | ports the Oregon State Motor as Monday, ft had already passed the formerly. Moro Thursday afternoon at 500 at reputation for having the best Fred Pickett has been in Moro sociation. which is sponsoring the House. ‘he home of Mrs. E. H. Moore. RÜgmond Henrichs and wife “Let’s Quit Killing” campaign. again for several days and it is horse* in the world. Cayuse stock / Moro flood waters Tuesday af is going to dust rapidly — it never her«- Wednesday night from This means that one person dies rumored that he may go into busi The salary fight with the Cover. wert _________ _ ternoon finished the concrete flume every 14 minutes. ness here once* more as he and his was worth the grass consumed^to no? adsmont airwinst return of anv Sisters intending to go on-to Gold- in traffic about that had been undermined by 'the . . ... . ------ 28 family like Moro better than they keep it on its feet portion of the 5 to 80 per cent cutendale to visit with Elmer Hansen One person is injured every •do Seattle. . • • Mrs. Phoebe McCaleb was in the previous floods. ■—1 m W wife forafewijays l^onds. (Many practices in meat cookery that women have belived to be cor- s®ct and have practiced for many years have now been discarded by homo economics research workers in favor of newer methods, some of which are exactly opposite, says Misa Lillian Taylor, instructor in foods and nutrition at Oregon State college. Cooking at a low temperature has long been regarded as essen tial for tough cute Of meat but it is now also considered the beat method for cooking the mote ten der cute as well, Miss Taylor says, as it gives a juiciar, and mora tas ty piece of meat. Meat cooked at 8 high temperature tends to be- ootue tougher the longer it is eooked. Roasts from the more tender cuts of meat except veal art now being cooked uncovered. Wfieh the roast is covered the steam gathers Officiai County Paper tion shows that prior to the depres sion farmers had used 750,000 pounds of weed killing chemicals of one kind and another. When prices for agricultural commodities became substantially lowered, it 1 was impossible for these purchases to be maintained with a view to destroying weeds * The result has i been a fhirly rapid expansion of i areas of farm lands infested by noxious perennial weeds. This has brought about a sit uation serious not only to land own ers and operators, but to the entire »population of the areas involved. »There has been some talk of the organisation of weed control dis tricts to force farmers to destroy noxious wteeds. It should be point ed out however, that the cost in very many cases would be mpre than the value of the farm. This would foree abandonment by farm ers, with the result that county . governments would be required to take over such lands. The inevita ble result, should this process con tinue, woi^ld be the bankruptcy of those counties. This weed control . problem is one that is. too large to be solved by counties acting in dividually. The weeds causing most of the difficulty are as a rule deep rooted and exhibit extrteme persistence Being of a perennial nature, they cannot be destroyed by ordinary . tillage operations upon a practical basis. MAny of these weeds are characterized by creeping, under ground steffis or root stocks which spread through the soil in all di rections, sprouting vigorously at the joints, and resisting all but the most persistent efforts of extermi nation. Recognition of the facts set out above led the Eastern Oregon Wheat League at its meeting held December f and 8, 1984, to the adoptioh of the following resolu- > tion: WHEREAS, the Federal Employ ment Relief Agency and the Civil ian Conservation Corps are employ ing large numbers of men on various projects for the good ft the general public, and_________ (Continued on page four) *
