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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (March 15, 1935)
Jarman (County Jhntrnal Moro, Oregon. Friday, March 15, 1935 j,. I L „ml - Gnin-Hearips Witnesses Fayof Export Plan Forty Seventh Year No.19 ■.T l State House Gossip A column of challar about Legislation and Legislators t '■* • ‘’I i^*^***1 ♦. w By Ernest L. Gray« islature was »till in session, and should it run until Friday of this It would then be the 61st day, ex ceeding the long regular session of 1933 by one day. Many predict they will be here at least until that time, particularly after the , manner in which both houses fin ished the past week, barely touch ing their calendars and so far witih out a single night session. Townsendites are having bad luck in the Legislature. While they threaten to recall some, including the Governor, and have caused an election next week in Lane county against Howard Merriam, the offi cial representative of the state— tie Legislature—has failed to give any recognition to the Townsend Old Age revolving fund plan. For the second time the past week such recognition was thrown aside by the senate, after thé house twice had passed memorials to Con gress on some phase of the plan. This time the senate killed, after a debate and roll call, the mem orial which only requested Congress to bring the revolving plan out on to the floor for consideration. So Oregon will not be numbered a- mong those states officially urging some form of the Townsend Old Age pension Chinese Woman To Lecture Here Sunday Mrs. Stanley Chin, a prominent Chinese woman of Portland will give a lecture, accompanied by picture^, on the topic, “Economic ind Industrial Progress in China” n the (Community church of Moro Sunday, March 17th, at 7:45 o'clock p. m. AH persons interested are cor dially invited to attend. No admis sion will be charged. The lecture is being sponsored by the Keystone da*. Grass Valley Lodge 'Stage Rousing Meeting Last Vriday night, March 8, the Grass vklley Odd Fellows staged a rousing meeting in their new mil. The degree team of Colum- >ia Lodge of The Dalles came up and conferred the third degress on a class of fifteen young men. The Rebekahs were up to their usual form and served a sumptu ous banquet after lodge. A generous supply of daffodils wrought by The Delies delegation lelped to beautify the tables. Eighty nine visitors including the Deputy Grand Master, Frank Sex- on, were present Some excellent music was furnished by two local groups of musicians. Plans For Two New 4-H Club Projects Received The hearing Jleld lit*Portland Tuesday and -Wedneaday before of the AÀA. was attended by five men from Shermm* county. W. T. Masy id lari Bank Loans In Walker were in attendance to rep-' resent the wheat growers of this section. * Oriis Dorman, president of the Emergency Export Association, directed the testimony aad called oh witnesses to testify before the AAA man. He was more interested in the pleas of the farmers them» selves than in the statements of grain millers and exporters ac cording to the men who attended Quarter of Vahtatioa Npw Hold By the meeting from here. Testimony was given to show that by July 1 there will be in ex eess of 15,000,0(Xr bushels of sur plus wheat in the northwest which Sherman county farmers receiv- cannot be moved without govern ed substantial benefit from the op- ment, aid. For aeverat Yeeks there eratioa of the Oregon farm debt, has been no market for red wheats adjustment work, according to the At the present,time there is 23.000, annual report for 1934 just filed W bushels in this area depending with Governor Martin by O. M }on, these unsatisfactory markets Plummer. Portland, chairman, and according to testimony brought L. R. Breithaupt, Oregon State out at the hearing. college, secretary of the Oregon1 Northwest markets will continue Agricultural Advisory council. ‘ >> be limited unless there is some The report ¿hows that the var- »ort of government aid, said many ious county committees or their the - witnesses. No statement individual members handled ' be- "as made as to the length of time tween 1800 and 2Q00 debt adjust- that will be necessary before déci ment cases in toe past year. Of 8¡on Í8 made regarding the contin- this total, 19 were reported from nation or disruption of the export Sherman county. . association. “How many additional adjust-» ments were facilitated in Sherman । INSTRUCTOR TO SPEAK and other counties through the in- i A. L. Peck, head of landscape formation . distributed wholesale architecture at Oregon State col- through the press and by radio, it lege, will be at Wasco March 20. is impossible to say,” says Ohair- Wednesday, to tell about the work man ,,,, Plummer. “There can , be no of" his department and instruct question that because of the gen- home owners and others who wish eral conciliatory influence of the to beautify their residences in committees, they were effective J landscaping. A public meeting wilt indirectly as well as directly.” be held at the Wasco school house Sherman county statistics includ at 8 o’clock the 20th at which time ed in the annual report are as Mr. Peck will talk and show pic tures of ideal farm h edns s This follows: Amount meeting will be under the auspices ........................ of the Wasco garden club. ' No Total farms and valuation, 1930, 369 $14,834,269 admission will be charged. The fol ; lowing day Mr. Peck will lead a Mortgaged farms. 4,608.359 group about the county to visit 287 1930 | some farm homes where landscap Farm Credit Admin 1 ing has been done, to show the re- istration loans,' 390,000 suits. 63 1933-34 296.200 :---------------- 36 Land Bank - 98,800 27 AIBERT KRUGER Commissioner The voluntary farm debt adjust- ' Albert Kruger, former resident ment committee plan was first es of the Moro vicinity, died at The tablished in 1933 and was later re Dalles Sunday night» after mak organized as part of the national ing long strides toward recovery program through the appointment from the paralysis that affected by Governor Meier of the State him seriously a couple of years ago Agricultural Advisory council to Mr. Kruger was bom in Minnesota carry on the work. A state com January 28, 1880. He came to Sher mittee of 33 members succeeded man county with his family from the earlier organization and later Sherwood where he had extensive county committees were formed in farming interests and farmed the every county. Krusow place east of town for Only two of these county com- (several years A l । Surviving him are - his bi. widow, widow. IHMIS ARE HOT EXCESSIVE Plans for two new 4-H club projects have been received at the office of the county club leaders here- They are farm concrete and gas engine. A complete course of instructions is offered in both of these projects and it is probable that a leader will be found who will teach a class of youngsters how And specking of old age pension, to do their own concrete mixing two bills now before the Legis- and how to manipulate the balky gas engines on the ranch. purpose, but should both pass it is a safe bet they would be vetoed The Pac. Tel. & Tel. by the Governor, as would also the increased income tax proposed by Company Pay Taxes O. Henry Oleen. These are the tax on slot machines and the tax on a- musements. The Pacific Telephone and Tel egraph company this week turned The biggest feature ^>f the past over to the tax collector $3128.11 in week has been the introduction and payment of its real and personal subsequent withdrawal of the pro property tax in Sherman county. posed cabinet form of Government The tax in this county, before dis for the State, and as a result it was count for prompt payment, was clearly seen the matter would I322L8S. again be brought up at the “next Total real and personal taxes of special or regular session of the the company now being paid thru- Legislature,” in the Governor’s out the state amount to $750,950, own words. Which further indicat according to Mrs. Hazel Woods, es a special election would be called local manager. later this year- When other taxes—federal, fran chise and miscellaneous— are in There will be plenty of copies cluded, the 1934 tex bill for the com of the cabinet plan, as there were instructions given to jprint addi- ’ tional copies of the bffl intro- tax tel two 7^ rf -rotant^ • duced and three days later referred *1 ’m ¿taker for Oregon I **ebt »<JjURtrncnt in to an interim committee for studj^ „-r^Lhone of »7^7 * *» ««timeted that tn the jneigh- and recommendations. Complete re-i han the tax per telephone of $7.37 (Continued on page four) organization of state government for the company as a whole. would be the result should this be l e n u , m m i 'i . . ~ adopted. of Moro, two datata. Gertrude who is teachinr *e Her. mony school and Ethal of The Dal- les. The funeral was held at Mountain Viorne. Ms. Pierce Finds Many MRS. JOSIAH MARSH Reports were very current that Mrs. Josiah Marsh. Oregon Pio- followiag the regular session neer passed away at Eureka, Cal- Speeker John E. Cooter would be i ifomia, March 13- •5 y director of agriculture, to succeed Mary Rv Cnmplia M Pierce. 1 ter of public concern from start to _ Elizabeth Ruffner born of Max Gehlhkr, Republican and first Airri«ultur.l Legtatetion of finwh. Mart”T»?i859 ’ Moved to The director of the consolidated depart ment which was one of Governor of «nendedby bUls now before the » O«gn in»»!; mar- Meier’s proposals. In that event letters and telegrams, especially House, which wiU soin consider fl>e a new speaker would be chosen for relating to the famous HR 5585 a-; Senate amendmeute. including the They lived in Wasco, Oregon for the House in a special seszion- mending the AAA act. From the Wheeler amendment, providing for over 40 years where Miv Marsh conducted a Pharmacy he having Many names have been propose« side lines, I judge it to be a battle reduction of interest to three and a passed away March 2, 1923. in besalf of the processor, and half per cent Both Senate and for the speaker of the next Legisla Mrs. Marsh is survived by three ture. Among the leading Demo handler who has previously receiv-| House bills are on the House calen- daughters, Mrs. A. C. Hislop, Eu dar, probably awaiting extensive crats would be William Dickson oi ed about two-thirds of the money reka Calif., Mrs. W. JE. -Mocabee of Multnomah, Moor Hamilton of Med spent for farm produets, leaving hearings on farm loans which will Washington. D. C. <nd Ifrs. Guy begin next week before toe House ford, who has much influenqe ih the one-third for tvme producer. The A. Pound of The Dalles, Oregon, House, andNanny Wood Honey- supporters of this bill hope for a Committee on Agriculture. .This And one grand ton, Marshall office has been collecting facta, man. Among the Republicans are «division of proceeds more fair to Pound. [ Hill of Cushman, Earl H. Cushman. William ’the producers. They are trying about intereat rates charged by the held in I- uneni T ^enrices government, and has learned that Knight of Roseburg and Walter to equalize the distribution of the Eureka. qMtforna, _ 15 th they vary from one — eighth to one Norblad of Astoria- The speaker benefits, and to deal“ fairly ^th Cremation at Ban Ftancisco, Cal ship, however, was expected to go Both classes. When this adminis per cent, given favored shipping ifornia, March 16 to Portland, and the Multnomah tration came into power, the pro and some other interests, to the Mirs. Marsh was a member of the delegation will be much changed ducer was getting 33 cents out of four per cent charged railroads Methodist church MMd>a. member and the four and a half and five the consumer’s dollar. He is now for the next session. of the Old Wjuco Pioneer getting 42 cents out of that dollar- and a half per cent collected from / ••••••••- , The picking of the next presi-; Mo wonder processors and the farmers. The railroads get their big loans fdr the'finit yedr uuthout dent of the Senate is much simpler^ any interest Public Works Ad Frank Franciscovich appears to ministration Jian lent them $195 have that pretty well cinched. Be millions. It is Mpflareat that the cal that some agency mult be given is a Republican and it was antioi- pated the Republicans would rtUl the power to make adjustments as reduction in farm interest propos ed by the Wheeler amendment is MIN. PRKCIP MAX. be in control of the upper house dhey are needed. The feeling ex DATK pressed by opponents seems to be opposed by the Farm Credit Ad in 1937. a concern over interference with ministration, but the “farm bloc” MAR. 7.. ......... 44.. . 31... .00 believes it has enough votes to put * 8 . ......... 44.. .23... .00 D- O. Hood will not be the bud “private business," and the immed it over. Mr. Pierce fought in com “ 9 . ............ 44 . .23......... 00 iate reaction of one who is watch- get director after the Legislature___________ mittee for three per cent, and will, “ 10 . ............ 48.. . 24 ... .00 adjourns. He has been the victim ¡nr the trend of affairs, is surprise of press attacks the pa^t w^k, | that any- one should think that of course, vote to sustain the * 11 . ............ 51.. .31......... 02 chiefly because Ibe was the author there is to be such a tih/ing as Wheeler amendment ° 12.. ............ ‘62.. .39......... 00 of the consolidation plan and “private business” dealing with pro. Live stock growers will appar .............. 69 . .40 ... .00, 44 13 brought it into the Legislature at ductg 0^a basic industry like agri- ently be hard hit by proposed legis- Total for week. ................ 02 Continued on Page Four ' (Continu«!' on page <oor) ‘culture, which hu become a mat- About Agriculture in Capitol WHTIH war FOR wínarasm n HOG GROWERS NAME OFFICERS Official Cçunty Paper Kent Rebekah Can-” vention Well Attended fW SCHOOL FOR ADULTS BEING HELD Rebekahs from the Wasco, Moro, Grass Valley, Kent and Antelope lodges gathered in Kent Tuesday afternoon 57 strong to hold the an nual convention of the 21st district Mer and Yocum On Mrs. Grace Christenson, of Port Recrealional Work Being Taught land, state president, was present to give a talk to the members of Allotment Committee By Field Agents the order. The aftenjoon session was spent in exemplification of the work af ter winch a banquet, that really merited the term, was served in the Legion hall by the Auxiliary Seventy were seated at the dinner and to listen to speeches by Flor ence Johnston, Marion Medler, Fewer Faraurs Interested In Hog Pauline Wilcox and Edna Bolton Four Kight Course Bei g Given At who were introduced by J. E. -, Reduction Program Norton who acted as toastmaster. Schoolhouse The evening session which lasted until midnight was ended by a Growers of hogs in Sherman lunch. Members from The Dalles county met last Thursday to organ and Yakima were introduced. Elec The« recreational school being ize for the coming year under the tion and installation of officers re given here under the auspices of provisions of the corn-hog pro sulted in the selection of Edna the National Recreational Associa gram Henry Barnum of Moro was Bolton of Antelope, chairman for tion and Oregon State college has elected as president for another next year, Marie Wileox. Grass been fairly well attended by those year, Charles Baker of Grass Val Valley ■ vice chairman. Margaret interested in club work, granges, ley was made vice president and Kimsey. Antelope, secretery-treas- lodges and churches and those at a fiscal committee composed 6f Mr. | uw. tending are learning, or re-lp^ming Baker and J- M. Yocum was selec- Appointive officers were filled as how to play the- games they were ted to handle much of the detail'iollow’:,Allce Conlee. Moro musi- taught in the short pants and pin work. The allotment committee £?an'. Mre- Grace Christenson, afore stage of life will be Messrs Barnum, Baker and Hor«nce Johnston. W. P- Jackson, field secretary Yocum with Wilbur Haggerty act- r1. Loanee Martin. IG; Grace for the recreation association and ing as alternate. । Medler. OG: Nellie Fields, RSVC; Miss Gertrude Skow of Corvallis, Charles Smith, extension leader Naomi Van Gilder, LSVC; Hilma are conducting the school. The incharge of corn hog work in. the Rooper. chaplain, Pearl Guyton. movement for more and better play state, reported that the 31.4 cent conductor; Pauline Wilcox, war- was started over 25 years ago and was originally designed to benefit per hog on which allotments were den. playgrounds in the... large cities. paid was low when compared to Within the last few years it has other eastern Oregon counties. The Relief Bill In spread to the rural sections and average in this part of the state was about 40 cents per allotment Governor’s Hands for the past six years schools have been held in Oregon for leaders of- hog. This charge for expenses community play. Usually four makes the net payment per hog Word was received Thursday schools are held in this state but $4.686 in this county. At the time the budget was made it was esti morning that Senate BUI No. 355 this year five are being given and mated that the local costs would had passed the house Wednesday Sherman county drew the extra night. It had previously jpassed the one. be 40 cents per hog. Forty people have attended the To date 72 contracts have been senate and is now ready for the signed by hog raisers of the coun govempr’s signature which will meetings held evenings at the ty which is approximately seven make it a law. This is the bill that Moro school house. They are twelths of the number that were is designed to allow the state bond taught to lead singing, by singing; cooperating with the government commission which is composed of are taught to play games, by play . .the governor, the state treasurer, ing them; and folk dances are ex last year. T. Morris Dunne, a member of the plained and demonstrated and danc-. industrial accident commission and ed by the pupils under the direc NEW SIREN COMES A new siren was tried out in the Fred Paulus, to act as intermed tion of Mr. Jackson and Miss Skow. corpora Mn Jackson avers that all city Wednesday night and Thurs- iary 2 between municipal • day with the result that people tions ih default and their bond games now popular with the pos five or six miles away wondered holders. Power to refund« compro sible exception of basketball, have what was happening. Several lo- mise, adjust and rearrange debts been derived irom rural games cations were tried out and it is is given to the commission upon the played some place in the world. probable that the city will invest consent of 80 percent of the bond Golf, he says, came from shepards in this sort of fire alarm if one holders. It is believed locally that rolling round stones about with can be found that seems to have Ibis' measure will do much to aid their crooks, . polo came from a the power to awaken sleeping fire the city of Moro in adjusting its game originally played by the fighters. | debts with a minimum of trouble- Tartars who still .are superlative horsemen-. Folk dances that originated in Checko-Slovakia and Italy have been taught at the school here and folk songs from Spain. Germany and Russia have been sung by the From the Observer March 19, 1896 was restored he related the pecu local people- It is all very amus State Treasurer Metschan- in liar sensations that had passed ing and the people who have at forms deputy county treasure!. through his brain like<a dream- He tended, both old and young get a R- SJ. Ginn, that Sherman county thought he went up and up and up. big kick out of scampering over was the first county in Oregon to until he reached St. Peter at the the floor, dancing old country pay its taxes in full for the current gate, whip refused him admission, dances, saluting their partners in year» and when Al wished to know the a dozen different ways and sing Mr. Graham of Spanish Hollow reason why? St. Peter looked him ing. in this county, has discovered an over, arid over again, still refusing, old opal mine on his place which but pronouncing him duly and tru- TAXES COMING IN must have been worked in the stone ly qualified, but according to his Tax collections for this county age, judging by the implements credentials he must, serve the peo has been doing nicely for the past found in the excavations. He has ple whe^e he lived yet a few week or more and the sheriff has recently secured some beautiful months. ■ St. Peter said with delib nearly $60,000 on hand already of specimens of opals from these eration. “I think you bad better 1935 taxes. Collection has already mines also some interesting relics go back.” and when Al awakened begun to slacken because of the of the ancient workers. he astonished the watchers at his passage of the bill by the legis The Michigan Flat boys appear bed side by earnestly saying, “al lature to cancel penalty and inter ed between acts in Uncle Tom’s right, St. Peter ” est on 1981 and 1932 taxes. The Cabin at Masonic hall Antelope, From the Observer March. 16,, 1916 Federal Land Bank has cancelled on the 6th with 10 pieces. Con- The Shadow Social held under payment of taxes for these two ceming this band the Herald says: years and it is thought probable “They have been playing only a the auspices of the Rufus Ladies that others who owe back taxes year, but have advanced so rapidly Aid Society Saturday night, was for the|e two years will not pay that we doubt if there is a band a decided success. Mr. Chrisman them for a time at least. in eastern Oregon that can ex again demonstrated his rare ability cell them in a musical contest.” as an auctioneer; the bidding was AGBD SHEEP MAN DIES The band is composed of a gentle-, spirited and an appreciable sum Farqucr McRae, who has been manly set of young men whose realized. Martin Hansen has had an an reported dead for several days, names are as follows. M. C. Smith, nex built onto his residence for was found in a cabin on the Ocho- E. F Heath. L. ’A. Heath. L. R- French, F. M. French, U Coon, V. use as in uptodate bath room- He co Sunday, dead from heart failure. Stanton. B. Stanton, Jas. Allen,; is now busy fencing his residence He was one of the characters that made the Antelope country unique Charles Gillman, and C.’F. French, property. From the Observer March 17, 1906 I Mrs. O. H. (Rich of Wasco, was in the earlier days- of sheep men. Mesdames Anna Urquhart, Jean in the eity last week visaing at The funeral for tho 72 year old Smith, Carrie Jackson and Maud ‘ the home of her daughter, Mr» man was hold Wednesday at Th<- Dalles where he will be buried by Heacock put in a good time during W. T. McCoy- J. P. McMillin has rented his the side of his sister. the summer weather last week, pay ing cheerful visits in the country. farm, two miles north of Wasco, Atnongst tho^e remembered were and is advertising all his large PRINCIPALS TO MEET Mesdames Dunlap and W. B. John outfit at auction sale on March 27. Principles of Sheripan county ston. • 4 i J. A. Rasmussen was in town schools will meet at Moro Satur Thursday last, signing his official Drs, Marie and O. J Goffin en- day to $et the date« for the year ter ta in cd a house full of friends bond as road supervisor for his end activities and arrange, in con Friday evening. Cards and refresh district junction i' with music teachers, a The successful well drill operator ments were the principal parts of program for the band festival A. 3 Jdhnson, successful because thé program. which will be held some time In Commissioner A. M Wright was he always strikes water at a reas- | May. needin«: a date sro t onable depth, was in town Tuas- — . knocked into insensibility by the day. He says his next move will dsclawlatory contest the several plow upon .which he was riding be to Claud Eslinger, on the Blake graduating ceremonisa and others suddenly in contact witn a oe w vwuu *rho«l coming with throwing him violently to Cramer place in the Rutledge dis- that are usually gi en stone. Whim mnarinunneflS * C|0ai®g* ; ‘' WMI m I the grodnd. When consciousness : trict. trict. wim Items That Were Ne^vs 39, 29 and 19 Years In The Past FOLK GAMES, SONGS TRIED
