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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (June 7, 1935)
CTmttthj Jlnuntal ' * " ' = Gossip By Eruaat L. Gray. The Oregon State Police, an or ganisation which hae been built up quietly after a hard legislative fi^it in 1931 to create it haa more than come into the limelight the past few weeks and has like wise come in for considerable praisq. Former Governor Meier must be given credit for battling the entire legislature for the estab lishment of the constabulary. • • ♦ Just a few weeks ago the or ganisation was calldd upon in the strike situation in Washington county and came off with a cred itable showing. Then the quick work in getting the Redmond bank robbers, and at the present writing cooperating fully with the Federal G-Men in the search for the kid napers of young George Weyer haeuser. . ♦ • • While much of the credit for the fine organisation goes to the cali bre of the men themselves, it must be remembered they were selected by their (superintendent Charlee Pray, drilled and trained by him and working under his fine direct tion. Much credit also goes to George Alexander, deputy super intendent, and to the first work done by Harry Niles, now chief of police of Portland. Oregon has reason to be proud of its state police. • • • Salem units of the Oregon Na tional Guard and the local veterans of the World War were reviewed on {Memorial Day by three gener als, an unusual event. The gen erals were Major General (Charles H. Martin. Major General George ~A. White and Brigadier General Thomas E. Rilea. the latter four years ago when promoted being the youngest brigadier general in the United Staten It is claimed there are five major generals and two brigadier generals in Oregon, the largest any state has within its bou nd ri es. This will be checked and their names announced later. Consolidation of Four Districts Proposed Indebtedness Will Be Kept By Seine Districts Voters in school districts 23, Grass Valley; 24, Rutledge; 82. Rosebush; and 38 Buckley, will de cide June 17 whether or not they will consolidate or not. In case the vote is favorable to consolidation each of the districts will have to pay its present in debtedness on its own property and indebtedness will not be transfer red to taxpayers in other districts. Any two adjoining districts that vote for consolidation will be joined together. In case all districts agree to the move the total valua tion will be 81.891,768 making this largest district in the county. Present rural districts that join with a district in which there is a high school will cease to pay the non-Hgh school district tax which is now 2.7 mills. Present state and county school funds would be divided as in 1935 for five yean after consolidation. Insurance Rates Cut By Improvements Refunds , » , • Official County Paper Moro, Oregon, Friday, June 7, 1935 Forty Seventh Year No. 31 State House *■ May Be Had On surance Premium In The effects of the survey made this spring by a representative of the insurance rating bureau are being announced as lower rates and new classifications come into force. The lower rates are caused by bet ter water service and a fire depart ment'and equipment. For years Moro has been a class ten town, meaning that there were no general rates for insurance. The new ruling makes it a number eight town. ' Insurance rates for the ordinary dwelling house will be twenty to twenty five cents lower than formerly and probably will average .60 per hundred. Busi ness properties have been reduced as well. Those having insurance may get a part of their premiums back up on application to their insurance company. CHECK YOUR MONEY T Grange Planning Public Picnic At De Moss Park Wheat Contracts Expected In July A. A. Daalap New Taking Com pliance Records Farmers can materially aid the work of the allotment committee by having their 1934 production figures ready when A. A. Dunlap, Court Session Ends; Plaintiff Gets Damages supervisor of compliance work, Judge King Given $1000 In Suit Special Invitation GneaTePioaeer calk upon them. He is now work ing in the Locust Grove territory Against Clarence Morrison Residents of Sherman and says Perry Johnston, county agent, », Over Accident Nearby Comities i Time saved for Mr. Dunlap is mon Will Address Crowd Basket Dieter Will Be Spread Under Trees Ie Greve; Program Being Prepared The Pomona grange of Sherman county is sponsoring a picnic which will be held at DeMoss park June 22, Saturday the longest day of the year. The grangers of Wasco, Gilliam and Wheeler counties will be invited guests and all are in vited to attend. The grange will provide coffee for all; each family is expected to bring a basket lunch with which to fill in the vacant spaces about noon. Henry DeMoss, pioneer of Sher man county, and one of the foun ders of DeMoss park, will come up from Lake County to attend. He longs to see at least one more big picnic in the park tHat bears his name. Many other members of the family are also expected. Committees Working Committees were appointed at the meeting of the Pomona grange at Hariandview last Saturday. They include Wilford Belshe, who is arranging for speakers and the band, Corliss Andrews who is handling the publicity, Ross Guil ford. plays, and Mrs. Mae John son, program. Mr. Belshe has secured Ray W> Gill, master of the Oregon state grange to be the principal speaker of the day. and the Moro school band will provide the music for the occasion. A program that will interest all who attend has been promised and the social pleasures attendant on large gatherings of folks engaged in a common industry will make the day enjoyable. Since the receipt of a list of the Federal Reserve notes paid in the recent kidnapping case there has been a good deal of interest in cheeking bills by local citizens. None have been found to date that were in the $200.000 reported paid as ransom for the boy. The list is Worthy Matron Phillips at the Journal office where any one may check bills they may have rea Visits Sherman County son to believe might be of the want ed currency. All are notes on the State Officers Of O. E. S. Visit In County Federal Reserve Bank in San Fran i. ’ ■ । - We have frequently heard of po cisco. Eastern Star lodge« of Moro. litical crucifixions where officials Wasco. Grass Valley and Antelope have “hanged"’ themselves by their were hosts last Saturday night to own ill -advised actions. but not the state grand officers of that or until last Saturday did we ¡hear of der in Wasca Present from out a human requesting he be nailed of the district were: Mrs: Edith I. to the cross to win anything. Nails Phillips, grand matron; Mise Nellie must hurt terrifically in hands and McKinley, grand secretary; Mrs. heels. Surely a religious fanatic, Isabelle Lowe, grand treasurer; but what nerve! He gave his Wheat Farmers Revised Vote Mrs. Reba Byers, grand Ruth: Milo name as R. J. 'Riggs, 35. of High Mack, grand sentinel; Mrs. Emma Shows Large Percentage In ' Point, North Carolina. Schultz, and Mrs. Helen Priday. Favor of AAA • • * State officers of Sherman county The situation may be apropos Wheat growers of the nation who assisted in making the prepa to that of John Beckman, Portland voted 85 per cent or approximately rations for the event were IM)n» Democratic Attorney. He had been promised a long time back the at 6 to 1 in favor of the continuance H. U Proudfoot and Mrs. W. C. torneyship of the state liquor con of the AAA wheat control pro Harper of Wasco and Mrs. W. W. gram. according to official tabula KnigWten of Moro. Many guests trol commission, but in the mean time he had solicited funds from tions released from Washington. came to attend the meeting from restaurant and otlhers for his serv This is almost exaction the majority nearby lodges. A program of many ices as lobbyists for the cocktail by which the plan carried in Ore numbers was given with M. L. Burnett of Biggs acting as toast bill during the recent legislature gon in the recent referendum. With this overwhelming mandate mastery Refreshments were serv The liquor commission the past week named an attorney, but it from the growers the administra ed after the meeting. was not Beckman. How could they tion will offer new contracts in the near future, probably by July 1, College Men Wanted name him after his actions. • » George E. Farrell, Chief of the By U.S. Government Wlhfile an appointment of an at wheat section announced. There contracts are understood to run for torney for the commission, reliev ing the attorney general’s office ot four yean with provisions for with Soil Conservation Service Can Use Specialists those duties has not been question drawal earlier if desired. The official tabulation of Ore ed. the reasons given for the ac A number of college graduates tion has resulted in one of the gon’s vote made by the state col major controversies the past week. lege extension service shows that with training in agronomy, soils, The attorney general was held to 5271 contract signers voted to con forestry, range management, and be derelict in his operations for the tinue the plan while 840 voted agricultural engineering will prob liquor control commission, which against it. Among wheat growers ably be employed during the next chargee the attorney, general re not holding contracts 76 voted yeS few weeks by the Soil Conservation Service, according to recent in futed in no uncertain terms last and 14 no. Overwhelming approval of the structions from W. O Lowdermilk, Saturday. The criticism by the liquor commissions seems to have wheat plan was voted in the nine Associate Chief. The applicants selected will work been one indiscretion which may be Columbia basin wheat counties. on an hourly basis until they have There the count stood 3395 yes to hard to overlook. • • • only 210 no. making a 94 per cent received sufficient training in the The other major controversy of favorable vote Wheeler county Soil Conservation Service to adapt the week has been the University had a unanimously favorable vote, their technical college training to professors’ report on W. J. Kerr. and Gilliam and Morrow had only specialized erosion control and soil The more one reads about it and six and eight negative ballots com conservation work. Time spent on .knows about the picture the more pared with 287 and 385 favorable the special course of training which the report appeared uncalled for. respectively. The Umatilla vote candidates will receive will not be included in hours of pay. It is the result of petty jealousies was 956 to 39. The candidates for employment on the part of certain members of The 10 Willamette valley coun will be selected largely from col the staff at the University of Ore ties, despite the fact that wheat gon. The uncalled for report gives growing is more or less of a side leges in the Pacific Northwest for ’ Oregon’s education another black issue, voted 74 per cent favorable. work in this region, and will be rated according to their training mark just at a time when it ap- Irrigated counties cast an 80 per and ability. cent favorable vote. ' ( Continued on Page two) This nept week the Oregon Na tional Guard will join with troops from the other northwest states in the greatest peacetime maneuvers the West has ever seen and the greatest concentration of men un der arms in the northwest since the World War, at Fort Lewis. A- bout 7.000 men and 600 officers will be in intensive training for 15 days beginning June 11. 1934 Compliance Being Examined ey saved for the allotment group of the county and speeds the date when compliance'can be completed in this county. Word has been received by the local office that the new contracts will be ready some time in July. Four Jurors Serve.Ou Every Catt George E. Ferrell head of the wheat Aad Miss None of Eleven section, sent out the word. As far Day Se«sioa as the local office knows, according to Mr. Johnston, there is no basis for the radio accounts reporting The longest session of circuit that there will bo no new contracts court held in this county ended because of the unconstitutionality Saturday night about nine o’clock of the NRA. when a jury empaneled for the King vs Morrison case brought in a verdict awarding damages of Children Leaving Soon 81000 to the judge of Jefferson For Suofemer School county who sued Clarence Morri son for over 810,000 and property damage as a result of an accident Summer School' Attracts Club on the Sherman highway last Dec Children Of County ember. This last case required two days 4-H Club children who will at tend the summer school at Oorval- of court time including the selec Hs from this county are: From tion of a jury which was composed Moro. Reatha Sayrs, Frank Sayn, of Vernon Van Gilder, L. L. Peetz. Dorothy Fraser, Gordon Fraser O. K. Eaton, S. P. Boice, C. W Mary Pinkerton, Cari Peetz, Dale Johnson, foreman, Chas. Engel, Johnston. Betty, Powell, Ronald George Hennagin, H. B. Belshee, Powell, Doris Thompson and Imo W. H. Andrews, R. A McPherson. gene Johnson. From Kent:Frank R. Abell and Dan McDermid. At von Borsteh Maxine Pluemke and torney for Mr. -Morrison was Anita Dunlap. From Grass Valley: Frank Senn, of Portland and Mr. Ramona Spoor, Wanda Tiller, Ra King was represented by Bernard chael Poley, Isabelle Fortner, Bob Ramsey of Madras. Traffic Case Tried by King. Billy Ball, Bobby Eaton Billy Eaton and Kelly Tiller. From It was alleged by the plaintiff Rufus: Catherine Tom and possi that while traveling south on the bly Lila Morris and Ina Jones. highway on a night when the road They will leave Sunday night at was slippery his car was struck 6.40 from The Dalles and will re by one driven by the defendant and turn after twelve days of intensive that he, the plaintiff, was on the instruction and some fun., proper side of the road. Mr. Mbrrison testified that his car skid ded and that he drove to the wrong side of the road in an attempt to get entirely off the traveled portion of the road and clear the way for Mr. King’s car. At the time of the accident Mr. King was accompanied by the dep uty sheriff of Jefferson county. James Maddox Buys Interest In Howard Turner, Madras banker, Grocery Store and by the station agent at Mad ras all of whom testified regarding The Atwood store at Wasco is the accident. Local witnesses were building a refrigeration plant in Mr. and Mrs. Morrison, and tlhieir the rear of the store building for daughter Doris, who was with her the storage of products by farmers father the night of the accident. who rent space. This is the first Collis Moore, Melvin Schadewitz commercial refrigeration plant in and Sheriff Chrisman. the county although some Sherman Counter Suit Filed county men have used such space Two full weeks were required to before. try the one criminal case, State of The first unit is composed of Oregon vs Urban Jensen, which sixty individual boxes of an aver resulted in aquittal. and the two age size of 10 cubic feet. Users civil cases, Eldridge Illingsworth may store meat or other products vs Union Pacific Stages and King in need of refrigeration with cer vs Morrison. No damages were as tainty that it wii! * remain fresh. sessed in the first case and in the The plant will be ready for use second the plaintiff received but a next week. small portion of the amount James Maddox, who Inks been an asked. A counter suit Ihas been employee of the Atwood ktore for instituted by Clarence Morrison the post six years has purchased against King. an interest in the store and will One pecularity of the recent jury continue as manage * The name panel was that four men were on will remain the same in memory of every case, whidh meant that they R. C. Atwood, pioneer business warmed a chair for eleven days man who established the store. listening to evidence and the im passioned .pleas of fervid or fever McKEE EXAMINING ed attorneys while the farm work Marion McKee and wife left went undone and the wives grew Sunday for Portland where Marion lonesome. The hard worked four will assist other members of the were O. K Eaton, S. P. Boice. L. L. druggist’s board in giving the ex Peetz and C. W. Johnson. Others aminations to students in phar on the panel did not hear their macy. A. W. Schlador, of Port name« called at all. They missed land, is in charge of the drug the grand jury and all three of tlhie store. court juries. Long Session Unusual Here Cold Room Made In Wasco Store MORE CHECKS COME A few more wheat checks were Instuction In Various received by the allotment commit Household Arts Given tee this week, some 81800 being on hand now for those farmers whose Many Prizes Awarded At Cooking money has been delayed.. School —» I ROSE ON VACATION The cooking school sponsored by A. Rose and wife left Saturday the Pacific Power and Light Com night for Sacramento, California, pany held here Friday and Satur to visit with their daughter, Mrs. day was attended by fair crowds J. C. Harper and family. A. M. despite the unpleasant wind and Nelson is in charge of the Union the counter attraction of an inter Pacific depot in their absence. esting court session. Instruction WEATHER FOR THE WEEK" was given in cooking and other DATI MAX. MIN. PRCCfP (household tasks and information regarding home lighting was an MAY.30 ........... 65 ...49 ... .00 added feature of the show. Winners • 31 ...............61 ...44.......... 00 of the prizes given during the show JUNE 1............... 67.,..46......... 00 were Mrs. Wiley McDonald. Mrs. 2................ 70... 36 .......... 00 R. W. Pinkerton, Imogene Johnson. “ 3 .............. ,.86... 88..., .00 Mrs. Jack Eva, Mrs. Orval Thomp « 4 ...............¿.,..48.......... 00 son. Laura Ruggles. Mrs. Oscar * 5 .. . 96 .. .54..., J* Ruggles, Mrs. Darold Belshe, Jane Frendh and Mra Charles Huis. Total for week.................... 00 Historical Contest Won By Rufus Boy Four Prizes Given For Children Grade Earl Williams of Rufus, who wrote the history of Cooler’s Mill, won the high school division of the Sherman county historical con test this year according to a deci sion reached this week. He was a senior in the Rufus High School and resides near the old mill that made his subject. Anna Altruda Beletski, of Wasco, was named as second place winner with an in terview with Frank Fulton, and Ida Coats of Rufus was third with a story of the flood at Granta in 1894. Winners will receive prizes of $5.00 for first. $3 for second and $2 for third place. In the grade school division Don ald von Borstel was 1st with a story of Shearer’s grade and toll road and bridge. Virginia Murray of Fairview school was second, writ ing about the Hay Canyon flood of 1916, Wyman Frendh was third with a story about the DeMoss family and the projected townsite and Grace May Zevely was fourth with a story of the early Grass Valley school. Winners of this di vision received prizes as follows: first $3.50, second, $2.50. third $2.00 and fourth $1.00 Court Listens To Furnace Talks; Asks . For Bids Fairview School Petition Refused By Boundary Board; Too Few Pupils Attend DeMoss Is Being Improved Fair Bond Expects To Ask For Loan From Government Agencies For Improvements The forenoon of the county court jk day of supervising the af fairs of the county was taken up with discussions of different makes of furnaces by four different sales men representing companies in the (heating plant business. No de cision was made due to the unavoid able absence of Perry Axtell, com missioner, but bids will be sent in during the month of June and ac tion will be taken at the July meeting. Either slack coal or oil will be used to heat the building News Writing Contest when tihe new furnace is installed. The court decided to move the Decided By L. Spraker rocks piled back of the court house when the basement was dug. on Moro Girl Wins Scholarship In petition of city officials of Moro, News Writing which will make a requested im provement in the appearance and Imogene Johnson was adjudged usability of the land in question. to be the victor in the news story Park To Be Improved contest undertaken by the 4-H club The court visited tihie DeMoss boys and girls of this county., Don park where some betterments are ald von Borstel was second and Anita Dunlap third. The basis of projected before the grange picnic judging was on the quantity writ scheduled for that place the 22nd ten, the quality of it and the neat of this month. It is the desire of ness of the note book which was the court that the park be used handed in to the judge. Lawrence by people whenever such a place E. Spraker, publisher of the Con can be used and constant improve don Globe-Times was the judge of ment will be undertaken if there is a demand for its use. the contest. A long list of bills caused by the recent meeting of the Circuit court was presented. It included - "pay for jurors and for witnesses in the criminal case. The civil case wit nesses are paid by the parties con testing. $21,000 On Hand Thompson Clan Holds Picnic The sheriff’s report showed that Annual Family Picnic Held Sun $21,051.92 in taxes is on hand rea dy to be turned over shortly after day Brings Clan Together the next payment date which is The 14th Annual Thompson June 15«. This sum represents the Round-Up was held at DeMoss amount collected since the last * Park on June 2nd with fifty of the turnover. The fair board was present and clan present and three guests. A bountiful picnic dinner was spread debated tihe possibility of getting at one o’clock which all enjoyed. a SERA or other relief project for An interesting program consisting improvement of the fair grounds of reading of the last years min and buildings but nothing definite utes, reading by Mac Hall, read was done. The petition of the Fairview ing Lois Melzer, recitation Priscila Melzer ‘'That Fool Boy,’’ a poem school was disallowed. This dis composed by I. Owen Thompson trict had asked that it be permit-, and of himself was read by C. A. ted to continue receiving its state Nish, Facts of Boyhood Pranks, and county school fund for anotihier was told by A. C. Thompson, jokes year. The law states that in case and storys of early days were a district has less than six pupils brought to light by N. W. Thomp in average daily attendance it son, J. O. Thompson told a “Be shall not receive such school funds lieve It or Not” story of early day and the letter of the law was ad deer hunting with the hounds. Mrs. hered to in this case. The county A. Nish told of the many homes boundary board is given the dis she has lived back as1 far as she cretion in the matter. could remember and spoke of some CATTLEMEN SATISFIED special interesting things about each of them. Myra Bullard told Any general stimulation of catr- of how her father and mother with tle production will bring disastrous Owen and slhe came here in a cov price reaction by 1937 predicted ered wagon and of making their Harry Petrie, chief of the AAA home in this same wagon for six cattle and sheep section in an ad months. Claude Thompson spoke dress to the annual Oregon Cattle of the lives of Grandfather and and Horse Raisers association in Grandmother Thompson and of in Enterprise. Thj^ cattle business teresting early dates in the family is in a healthy condition now and history of wOvich he had composed can continue so if growers will some verses. Songs were sung by avoid over expansion, he said. Meat everybody. A few piece« of instru prices are not high compared with mental music by the younger the 1929 level, but the industry generation. must take cognizance of consumer Births, Deaths .Recorded reactions to price advances, he Since our meeting in 1934 there added. has been two marriages. Corienne Thompson Bishop, Eugene. Ore DRY AND WARMER gon, daughter of Jesse Thompson Further deteroriation in the Willis Henry Elliott of Sheridan, wheat crop has been evident this son of Milo H. Eliott Two births: week as the weather man dished Eugene Stephan born on June 29. out cold and drying winds or sun 1934 to Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Ell ny days that brought the tempera iott of Sheridan, and Curtis Leslie ture up to 96 on Wednesday. was born on September 21. 1934 to Thursday was cooler with an east Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Thompson wind. The hoped for clouds are in Pasadena, California. One death still beyond the horizon or around Lulu Meloy Johnson of Pocatello. the corner with prosperity. Idaho, daughter of IMr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Meloy. Those coming from P. C. AXTELL IN EUGENE out of the county were Jesse P. C. Axtell was called to Eugene Thompson of Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dill and family of Clem, by the death of his mother. Mr» Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Nish of Mikkalo. O. W. Axtell, Monday morning. J. O. Thompson of Tygh Valley, The deceased was for many yean and Mr. and Mra. A. NiHW of The a resident of Sherman county but Dalles. The guests were Mrs. Peak has lived in Eugene for several Ray Hafferty and Russel Belshee. years.
