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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (March 29, 1935)
Crnintg Ajournai Forty Seventh Year No.31 State House Gossip A column of chatïer about Legislation and Legislators Moro, Oregon, Mday, March 29, 1935 Paul McCulIocb Accepts The Dalles Principalship Announcement of the high was made test school in Commercial Club Asks Legislators To Speak SPRING RIOTOUSLY Iha An invitation b^s been sent to Senator W. H. Steiwer df Fossil and to Representative E. R. Fat land of Condon inviting them to attend a meeting in Moro on Tues- ICO-OP DIRECTORS DISCUSS CONTRACT Official County Paper Miss MajorieNahouse To Sing With Sextet A sextet of singers representing Linfield College, will give a musi cal service at the Moro Community church next Sunday morning at 11:00 o’clock. Miss Marjorie Na- house, daughter of Mn and Mrs L. H. Nahouse, is one of the group. The service will he sponsored by the Keystone Study Class, a pot luck dinner will follow, with the girls as special guests. Everyone is invited. WHEAT PLANTING RULES CLARIFIED pose of giving first hand informa tion to the people of this county Farmers National Officers Confer Regulations Not Yet Complete Bet on the legislative cession recently Tcrntd By Blast ended. If the date is satisfactory With Locals Promise Some Leeway to them the Moro Commercial Club By Ernest L. Gray. will invite citizens from «H over the county to attend the meeting While Gov. Martin took a much and hear their legislators. Landscape Gardener deserved 4 day vacation after he These men were Instrumental in had killed more than five per cent passing some legislation of value To Plan For County of the bills passed by the legisla to this county and the exceptional ture with his mighty veto pen, interest generated by the session speculation was again rife as to will cause their remarks on it to Forty two persons were in at what changes ho Would make upon SèV«re Bbwiuf Halted By Cessation be of wide interest it is felt by offi No Discussion of Facility Purchase tendance 'at the meeting held at his return to the capitol the first Triding cf Spring Wheat For Winter cials of the club. Wasco last Thursday when A L, of the Weak. But our guess is, of Wind On Program Peck, landscape gardener from OS Wheat Not TboigLt Good Trade little will bo dono nt the moment C, spoke on his chosen subject. Mr. Peck showed pictures of many Even if the Governor would be . The directors of the grain grow- famed European gardens giving Sherman county had a touch of gin at once to place men of his own Exact arid positive information er» cooperatives of Wasco, Sher- them an example of correct prin- mid-west weather Sunday when a choice into adminlstnLtive teats, about the intentions of the de man and Klickitat ¿counties met ciples of garden arrangement. wind from the southwest swept it was predicted the major changes with officials of the Farmer’s Na- Some of these. said, have not partment of agriculture and the the county turning over small he would mike could be counted tional Grain corporation and the yet reached the state of perfec- AAA about the planting of wheat buildings and blowing dust across on the fìnger» of both hands. Other in excess of the contracted! amount wheat fields with serious conse Fair Board Member Succumbs North Pacific Grain Growers at tion planned by the designers. >han board of control change», for this ¿year is very slow in com- Wasco Tuesday afternoon and eve-1 A tour was made to the homes Early Sunday Morning quences in places. there are few others remaining ing. - It is reasonably certain that ning for a hearing and discussion of O. G. Hilderbrand, L P. Haven ' Exact knowledge of the damage which could be altered by the Gov there will be some change from of the problems that at present and Hugh White. Mr. Peck ex- is not known so far because many ernor alone Georga JE. W^kerson of Rufus the first word that came from •beset the tw6 organizations. The plained that persons wishing to de farmers do not know how badly died suddenly Sunday morning of Washington. their fields have been hurt until a heart attack. Mr. Wilkerson had meeting was planned to get _.Ux. yelop lawns- and gardens should And speaking of vetos, immed The general ruling was made to Moro Schools Close; reaction of the farmers regarding plan them carefully before starting iately after disapproving the so- the grain comes up or fails to do been troubled for several days with fit the conditions all over the the future plans of the movement, to work.” Books on the subject so. Several blows have been re- called Grange Power bill, which United States and does not entire a cold and apparently feeling a Mump Scare Cause ported but most of them were of C. E. Huff, president of the Far- ‘ will be sent to those interested and eventually would put many of the pain in his chest arose shortly af mer’s National presented an argu- plans will be discussed later in the ly meet the conditions here in the small extent and were stopped by ter midnight to go to the medicine private utilities out of business, the ment and A. R. Shumway, presi- year after they have been correct- northwest where the summerfal state tax commission issued a state School in Moro has been closed plowing. The wind was of short chest for some medicine. His wife dent of the North Pacific did like-,ed by Mr. Peck and his students, low system is followed. It is doubt ment showing that utilities and since Monday afternoon of this duration which held the damage heard him and told him to return to ful if many farmers here would wise. . Information regarding the------------------ railroads in Oregon pay nearly 7 week because of the danger of to a minor figure. Allen Murray, bed while she brought the desired be interested in seeding spring attitude of the locals regarding the MINSTREL SHOW PLEASES million dollars taxes a year to main mumps. This action was taken by Carrol Sayrs, Harry Proudfoot, article. As he stepped thru the door wheat at this time of year and signing of the new contract be tain governments. This is 17 per he board after confering with the Luther Davis. Hal Morrow, Bob to the bedroom he collapsed and The minstrel show given by the promise to make a similar acreage tween the two companies was de Walman, Art Justesen, George Me was dead when help was summon cent of all taxes paid, or one lealth officer, Dr. Poley. high school students Friday night reduction in winter wheat next sired by the leaders present. sixth. However, there was a misunder loy. Harry Pinkerton, Roy Powell ed to carry him to bed. was very well received by the year. That is apparently possible Directors of the three locals in As the Federal congress passed standing over the matter apparent- Joe Hilderbrand, and W. S. Deaton Mr. Wilkerson was 54 years of attendance when the question was house full of patrons who attend tc a limited degree under the rul the largest single appropriation y for the health officer intended were among those reporting blows. age having been born September ing. put voted confidence in the direc-' ed. The script of the minstrel was Damage to buildings was more 29, 1880 in Kansas. His mother measure in the history of the world, merely to bar those previously ex The following letter from N. C. written especially for the occasion torate of the North Pacific Grain the $4300,000,000 relief bill posed to the disease from circulat- wide spread and many chicken died when he was a child and he Growers. by Mr. and Mrs,. Gaylord Davies Donaldson,' representative of the » house«, sheds and barns were mov-J came to Rufus to live with his Oregon’s own relief investigation ng freely among other persona This was one of the ten district which made of it a more spontan wheat section of Oregon, explains ' got under way and will continue The ban on school will continue un- ed to new locations and turned. grandmother. He . was married meetings being held in northwest eous program than the usual kind some of the questions that arose for the next month. E. A. Mc- 11 Friday night after which time over by the wind. The barn on February 3, 1907 to Sarah Tom. states to hear the opinions of the of such entertainment. from the first story of the libera Coroack of Eugene is chairman and it will be possible for everyone to the Collis Moors ranch was dam-: He had spent the last forty years tion of restrictions. I Negro lullabies and songs made farmers and their directors on offices are being maintained in the congregate at will, according to aged by the storm although it still as a resident of Sherman county. local boards. The matter of pur up the first part of the show fol “There are several points in con stands. Omer Sayrs lost a wind He was school director, member of Oregon building in Portland where present information. nection with the recent announce lowed by the minstrel show proper chase of warehouse facilities by "all complaints will be received and The period for inception for the mill .during the wind. Walter the fair board and interested in the locals was not discussed at the in which jokes and raillery had a ment .regarding the removal of considered. mumps is ordinarily given at from Bruckert’s machine shed lost its other public project* For years meeting although there has been prominent part. The singing of restrictions on the planting of ten to twenty five days although roof. The chicken house and ga- he and Carl Everett managed the talk of such a movement for some several negro spirituals completed spring wheat which can now be While complaints are numerous, the law does not permit a health ; rage on the Orlo Martin place were rodeo feature at Sherman county clarified. months^ The' Klickitat county the program. Notable was. the observers at the State Capitol de officer to forbid gatherings for turned over or damaged. A shed fairs and last August they promot quality of training apparent in this 1. There has been no change in local has already bought ware clare nothing irregular In the ad more than fourteen days. As there on the Stradley place near Grass ed a like program at the Old Fort houses in that county. latter part of the enterainment for the ruling regarding contracted | ministration of the more than $10.- » tio danger for the first ten days Valley was unroofed and many Dalles frolics. spiriuals are considered diffi acres. Contracted acres remain at A proposal has been made that negro 1 000,000 relief funds the past year after exposure school held as usual other buildings suffered disaster Two half sisters, Mrs. Edith Mil the cooperatives of .the three cOun- cult for young voices. 10 per cent of the 1935 base re would be found. The administra From the tenth to fourteenth day before the wind abated. lard of Rufus and Mrs. Edna New ties buy their local houses and gardless of whether or not con tion in Oregon has been declared there was no school Greatest Fortunately the wind ceased in man of Tacoma and two aunts. then build loading facilities in The tract signer seeds excess wheat. KENT SPEAKERS CHOSEN the best in the United State». Com danger of taking the disease oc- late afternoon and rain began to Mrs. Alice McNally and IMTrs. Laura 2. The seeding of excess wheat , lEalles in order to ship by ^boat The declamatory contest -to plaints will always be heard. What curs about the twentieth day, it is fall wetting down the flying earth Thompson of Union Gap. Wash., is limited to 75 per cent of the , when the Bonneville dam is finish- choose speakers for • the county contract signer’s base acres. All the investigation will accomplish those with a previous per- and giving harassed seed grain a survive him in addition to his ed. This measure,was not official- wide contest* was’ held at Kent those who wish to plant excess however would be recommenda better chance to grow in spite of widow. wwledge of the ailment. ly debated but is one solution to Wednesday night resulting in the tions for a more thorough check the dislodgement caused by the The funeral was held from the the warehouse and transportation wheat this year must agree to sign following winners. First division: a new wheat contract and to take on funds so that the government wind. Snow and rain continued to auditorium of the Rufus school PURE VACCINE NEEDED problem now confronting wheat Eleanor Hoskinson. 1st; Shelton fall nearly all day Monday and Wednesday afternoon und»r,. the additional reduction in 1936 to could check more readily. Fritts, 2nd; Jerry Wilson, 3rd; make up for the excess planting The only’ satisfactory protection from a quarter of an inch to a- direction of Zells. Pall bearers men of this district. Second division: Jackie von Borstel In 1935. The Oregon legislature should ’or cattle against blackleg disease bbut three quarters of an inch were Carl Everett, J. S. Fowler, At the present time there are 1st; Helen von Borstel 2nd; Third is use of one of the standard vac- be complimented on what it did fell in different parts of the co iRoy Phillippi, Walter Morris. Wal If because of crop rotation, the still 18 wheat contracts on which division: Anita Dunlap, 1st; Frank contract signer’s base for 1936 will not do. For emphasis let’s refer ination materials, warns B. T unty. ter Davis and H. F Bailey^ Rev. to the Washington legislature Simms, head of the veterinary de- The Madras country, according Hutchinson gave the sermon. In the payments have not been made von Borstel, 2nd; Lavina Barnett, be different from this average base 3rd. to date. artment at Oregon State college. where the entire 66 day session ap then the excess planting in 1935 to reports of those who traveled terment was in The Dallte. Such us» is both safe «nd simple. pears as a comedy of errar», delays must be limited to 75 per cent of the roads there, was severely hurt and wholesale expenditures of pub his 1936 base. For instance, if a as du»t blew off some of the fields ALDOTBtENT MEN MEET contract signer, because of rotation lic funds. And the mess arity hot the college that in sotee parts of in sufficient depth to cover roads, < A meeting of the allotment com- practice, seeds 300 acre« of wheat be straightened out for some time. Oregon some growers are still rely- and remove any chance of produc mittee was held Wednesday at the ng on old methods inch as use of ing A crop this year. in one year and 100 ^cres the office of the »ecretary and A thor The Oregon assembly Itself kill copper Wire, feeding ridphur, gar- next year and 1936 would be the ough discussion of the problems A antiseptics mixed with ed outright 400 of the 941 bill» In lie dr From the Observer April 2, 1896. year to seed his 100 acres, then storm this month was very much WHEAT LEAGUE TO FIGHT arising from the recent storm and ■eful tests have proved all troduced, while 67 other» died in •ait under these conditions the excess Douglas Allen, propttitor. of the same where it fell mqist. The the new ruling» regarding the lib J. B. Adams and W. H. Ragsdale committees. This is better than plantings of this contract signer The Moro-Dalles stage line, will dry particles were so very , fine eralization of wheat planting All agreesin», filtrates and bac- drove to Arlington Thursday to half of the total, «hu inIHf many make three trips a week. and high that objects were ob would be limited to 75 acres. terins shipped interstate for black- attend a meeting of the directorate regulations was had by the three petty and radical proposA thrown 3- Contract signers who with- . . Bom: To the wife of Rev. Adams scured a quarter of a mile away, of the Eastern Oregon Wh^at members. Corliss Andrews, Harry into the discard. And of th* Taws ■fc vliccthatkms are produced in March 25th. a son. Same day to and where it fell to the ground out deliberately intending to vio Pinkerton and J. M. Yocum. It League. The organization of bat enacted, only 163 were additional federally supervised laboratories the wife of Wilbur Martin, a daygh covered everything with fine yeL late their contracts have seeded tle lines to fight the proposed di was announced that farmers hav which insures proper testing of all statutes. 219 amended or corrected । low particles to the depth Of the more than their allowable acreage vision of the AAA into districts ing 19.^5 contracted acreage on tor- present laws, 19 repealed old stat such materials before their distri McKay and McLennan, who have 16th part of an inch. In 1898 the of winter wheat need not destroy which barley or oats was destroy was the cause of the meeting. * ute«. while 48 eonatituted the more bution ed by the wind of March 24. and been staying at Mn Donohues, at Scientific American said it was not thjs over planting but must sign than $13,000,000 appropriation who have no barley or eats With Kent, all wirtter left for The of the earth, and one cosmogeuist the agreement to make the addi items. Not so bad at all. which to reseed should see the Dalles with their sheep last Tues- convinced the Writer that this little tional reductions in 1936. day. While we have not heard from 4 sphere of ours had passed through county agent. H O. Hood, who accepted the job Studies will be resumed in the a comet just then. . It may be that the Wheat Section definitely in as budget director during the leg CUNLIFF TO HOOD RIVER Moro public school Monday 13th. this episode may be accounted for regard to excess winter wheat islature, left last week for New which was planted for hay pur Miss Higginbotham of The Dalles, in some similar manner. The Moro school boar^ offer- teacher. York on personal business. He poses, from other information front row of the house of represe- । From the Observer March 31, 1916 By Clinton P. Haight schers ed contracts to all of th elated before he left his full time School will begin at Kent the which we have received we believe The funeral of Mrs. Luzena Sink Canyon City, Oregon—After we tatives at Salem for the past 60 now on the staff- -Onij e has job was completed, but he would play a hand at pinochle or bridge. days and watched the parade of first Monday in April with Clyde was held at Wasco Monday. Mrs ( that such plantings can now be al- definitely decided not té return. continue on part time basis uWtft we hold a post mortem, and then 1000 bills and tews go by. and that Willisjns as teacher. 1 Sink was of a pioneer colonial lowed to ripen for grain by agree he had completed the budgetary pteÿ thé hand oWr «Bain, ^fe ar jue Win make a bty bo»k ft>r nobody to R. J. Cunllff has Accepled a posi Moro precinct prohibitionists Virginia family and was herself ing to take a corresponding reduc control set-up for the Governor, the thé rides of the game and »till no read and on an infinite v«Hety of tion at Hood River where he will elected the following delegates to' familiar with the hardships of the tion in 1936- , , property control system requested oéé U convinced, and so, àre play »ubjecto of nd particular conse- teach science. He has been here 'he county convention: Harrison pioneer life of Illinois, Missouri. 4. Limitation of wheat acreage * by the legislature, and the standar artother hand, and then, go ifito a quence -just tew», blundering edn- three years giving instruction in Neece, J. B. Mowry, J. W. Adams, California and Oregon. She had on non-contracted farms still holds, mathematics «nd science and Is now dization of state salaries. hlt^er and better argument than ftwioh. correcting, amending, re- Eli Cochran. Dr. I. M. Smith, G> F.; lived to the uncommon age of 91 and no excess plantings can be returning to his home town and a made to such farms.*’ ever. It I» from the post mortem» pealing, struggling with the imper- Boyd and Jas. Woods. ./ years and 7 months. Instead of abolishing the budget that wo hold over the hands, from faction» of government and trying larger school to teadrithe same From the Observer March 30. 1906. Arthur Smith and Miss Iva department, the business has been which we learn the technique and to correct the Irtherent fault«, evils subjects. While here he has mar Miss Scales has this week added Wingfield were married Wednesday "BLUNDERING HERD’* HERE ried Miss Phyllis Smith, former a fine assortment of hats and mil increased. Instead of two em the rules of the game. *-----------:------ 1 :------- 2 * afternoon, March 29th. at the Pres- I error» and general cussidness of Sa turd a j’ night the cast which Grass Valley toucher daughter linery to her stock in the Idleman byterian Manse, Rev. A. J. Adhms ployees or officials, it now will have For the past 60 days we have man. who is the in has been practicing the lines of of Mr. «nd Mrs. L. K- Smith. five in addition to Mr. Hood Carl been playing the game of law mak- j the composite whole, building. (Idleman building now officiating. “The Blundering Herd” will appear Cover was named by Hood as chief ing: the card» have all been dealt government. Guyer Dr. Morgan’s office building.) * | The farmers of this community before the footlights and speak derk, but the attorney general the hands haYe been played, «nd evil, reflecting an of the dhrort of Fred Guinther cured a valuable are seriously considering building their respective pieces for the ap ruled the Governor was the only now ft’ is time for the post mor us all. Perfect men would need no horse last week by careful atten- a grain elevator from plans and proval of their audience. one with power to make such an tem. We have the corpse of the government «nd no teWs They tions, and thus has preserved a material to be furnished by the The scene of the play is a west appointment. Whether or not the legislature before us. What did it would need no legislature; no reg good $500 team. Tum-a-lum Lumber Co. to cost ern cattle ranch that is not too choice stands or not was not known. die of? What was the malady? ulation, no courts, no police and DATS MAX. MIN. PRBCIP . Februifry 29, 1898, there was just about $7000 complete, including prosperous until the owner turns no administrative direction. such another dust storm as passed paint and machinery, and to have it into a dude ranch and puts on a Why are legislatures what they MAR. 21............ .. 44 .. 21 . .00 Sme members of the news staff are and will they ever be better or But ah, there is the rub over the Inland Empire this month. a capacity of 120,000 bushels. It rodeo for the entertainment 22 22 .. ...44 .08 at the State Cbpitol have made worse and why does the man dowfi Men are not perfect; they must March 10. 11. 12, 1906, only the is worthy of note that sacks at visitors from the east There are 7 .00 23... .. 48 . 42.. many guesses as to new appoint on the street say that the legisla be restrained and therefore we storm of 1898 w»s manifest in 14c sufficient to sack that amount, plenty of good lines in the show, .. 54 i 31 . 24... .00 ments—but to date they have only ture is all bunk ? We are told that have legislative bodies to blunder every portion of the U. S cover of wheat will cost $7700. it figures it is said by those who have read 30 . 25 .. JO .. 42 been guesses. Unless there are the legislature does not do any and stumble along with the rest ing plate glass windows with a more than the elevator. the script. Contrary to general 26 .. ..42 . .00 26 . definite trends, your writer will not thing «nd in the same breath, con» of blundering humanity, and so we paste like mixture which when it Girard McConkie has moved opinion of the first of the weak no 49 .. 24 .00 27 .. venture pure rumor. To date all JcmTi it for doin<j too much. became dry, baffled the genius of from hear The Dalles to the MartJh one will be barred from attending [would say that the chief value of ( Total for week A3 I window washers. The dust of the \Donald farm east of Grass Valley. because of the quarantine We sat in a »wivel chair, in the (Continued on page four) lour) ( Continued on page four! While the promotion of Mr. Mh- Culloch Is a loss to the school sys tems of Sherman county It moves him to a larger field tn his chosen work and gives deserved advnneb- ment to one who hi Ite that ability. Among the have come to the Waseo school dur ing his incumbency Is Its admission Into the northwest group of ac credited schools. It is the smallest school in the group. Other school and civic activities aided by the retiring principal are the school band movement in the county, the Wasco library, boy scouts and the American Legion of which he whs commander for two years. He whs pn the research committee of the Oregon High School Principal’s as sociation last yeart Before coming to Wasco Mr. Mc Culloch was principal and acting superintendent of the Baker junior high school. He has a B. S- degree in education and is working on his thesis for his master’s degree land Blown and Buildings Owr- SW MW FOLLOWS WIND mun MLK IS PROFITABLE HEART DISEASE FATAL TOGEORGEWlLKERSON, Old Time News For Those Who Remember-and Those Who Don*t Cliiit Haight Reviews Legislature After The 59 Day Session Ends WKTHEl HEPWIT FOR WFÉK ÉM Mill. 27 w. NOT WHO PRACTICAL HEBE
