^lyermatt Cnmtty journal
X
Forty Seventh Year No. 33
State House
Gossip
By Ernest L. Gray.
Political news the past week was
concentrated at two point»—at
Salem and at McMinnville. The
strike, attorney general’s opinions
and candidates featured the events
at the former while the Grange
convention, Jn state session, put
the latter city on the map as far
as politics was concerned. It has
been a busy week, but one in which
most events culminated and lacked
little hangover for speculation.
Moro, Oregon, Friday, June 21, 1935
List of Bidders Asked
On CGC Construction
No
New Word Received
CCÇ Camp Arrival
On..
Minister and Bride
Welcof^id At Party
School Elections
Provide Little
Program
Of Excitement
A request has come from the
erosion service to George G. Upde
graff, president of the Moro Com
mercial Club, asking for a list of
dealers who might be interested in Consolidation of Four Districts I
bidding on material and equipment
Beaten By Adverse Vote
for the erection of a-CCO erosion
camp in this vicinity. No location
In Two Units
was specified in the letter.
Other than this there has been
no information regarding such a
camp since last week. Rumers and
surmises have been floating around
but official information Ihas been
lacking.
Many Officers Re-elected As Few
Of Mimic And Talks
Given At Chursh
A reception for Rev. Lawrence
Mitchelmore and his bride was giv
en Thursday evening at the church
and was attended by a crowd that
filled the assemply room in the
basement. A pot-fak dinner star
ted the entertainment for the" eve
ning.
Rev. R. A. Hutchinson gave the
principal talk in his usually hum-
Non-High Board Re-eledted
Official County Paper
Plans Complete
Rain Come» To
For Grangers'
Use Of The River Urged By
Commerce Secretary
Picnic June 22
Help Fanners;
Raise Prospect
• w. S. Nelson, secretary and mov
ing light of the chamber of' com
merce at The Dalles and Lew Rus
sel, of the Shaver Transportation
Addresses Will Be Given In The company appeared before the di Some Fall Wheat Already Hart
rectors of the grain co-operatives
Mnming Leaving Afternoon
Beyond Repair: Majority
of the county Thursday night and
spoke about the use of the Colum
/ #
Fortunes .
Aided By Rain
bia river and the plans of that com
pany tywartf improved boat eervice I
for use on the upper river. A new
boat of modem ’design is to ’be
bought and put in service from
Portland to Umatilla when the
channel is cleared in the river from
Rtv. Hutchinson Listed As Speaker Celilo to the upper river. Moving From Nothing To Fair Crop Caused
pictures from a mi nature machine
Moro Band To Make Music;
By Rain According To Some
were used to show the operations
Girti Will Sing
Fanner Reports
of boats through the rapids and
the loading operations now used.
gave an address of welcome, W. H,
Ragsdale presented the new minis
ter with a chair as a homecoming
gift. Mrs. G L. Patey gave a read
ing
and musical Selections were
The state grange, of course is
Attend Meetings To Choose
given
by Ronald Hall at the piano
not political, but its activities belie
New School Heads
and by Velma Powell, a vocal solo
the oft repeated statement the Good Crops Expected
and Marjorie Byers a vocal solo
grange does not go into politics ex.
.
In
Most
of
Country
Mrs. R. B. Webb acted as chair
cept where it affects the dirt
School elections througihout the man. <
farmers. Well, almost everything
Plans for the Grange picnic at
Sixty eight hundredths of an
county were held Monday in
political does affect the farmers Spring Wheat Conditions Favorable cordance with the law setting tihte
DeMoss Springs park were com
inch
of rain fell at the station
Oiling Crew Moves
In Canada
as much as any other citizen, but
pleted Wednesday night at a meet James Dellinger Dies
Thursday night of last week and
third Monday in June for that pur-
at times during C .e past two years
ing of the Pomona grange commit
as much fell at Kent fe te
pose. Little excitement was caus
Into County*; And Out tee in charge of the affair. Every In The Dalles Hospital almost
The Northern hemisphere wheat ed by the election and in most
the grange has really gone beyond
reported. *
the bounds set by themselves.
crop continued to make favorable places small crowds attended and
one is invited to come and enjoy
For those who have experienced,
progress. Spring wheat crops in the old officers were returned to Speedy Work Dona By Modern the program and eat their dinner Kent Section Foreman Succumbs the thrill of having much needed
To Long Illness
Last year at the grange session Canada, United States, and Russia tiheir posts without opposition.
Equipment, Experienced Crew
under the trees in the park.
rain fall on parching crops the
in Roseburg the move for the inde have made rapid growth following
Ray W. Gill, master of Oregon
_
.
.
-
,
_
mere
statement is all that is neces- -x
The district consolidation of
pendent candidacy of Peter Zim the late seedings and conditions
funeral of James Delhn«r, >ary.
knOW that the .
Vic Moffit’s oiling crew dropped grangers, will be the principal
Grass
Valley,
Rutledge.
Rosebush
merman for Governor was started. generally are more favorable than
into the county for work Monday peakerof the day, making his ad- of Kent, was'held in The Dulles | wheat immediately reflected the
Naturally it was not an official in other areas. The condition of and Buckley districts was defeated morning and moved out of the ress just before noon» Rev. R. A. Satnniay afternoon: He died in a dampness of the »round and be-
action, but if memory serves your Spring wheat in the United States by the votes of Rosebush and Buck- county Thursday after repairing lutchinson, of The Dalles, will hoapital in that city Wednesday Ilme greener and that all depen
columnist well, the state bank issue at the first of June was reported at ley where a majority of the voters the surface of the highway from speak in the mopiing and undoubt evening after an illness of several jant on the wheat crop felt bright-
was the basis of the platfohn. Zim- 85.2 of normal compared with 41.3 were opposed. It carried in Grass DeMoss to the county line where- edly add merriment to the occasion
. .
er as well.
The funeral was in charge of
.
„
„ „ ....
njerman spoke for it there and it a year ago, and a ten year average Valley and Rutledge and the total ever it needed their attention. The
well as material for serious re-
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was endorsed on the floor, the dele June 1 condition of 82.7. This con vote of the four districts was 34 heating plant was het up at Grass ection. The Moro school band will members of the Kent Odd-Fellows .
For a considerable part of the ,
gates knowing that such endors- dition on the acreage indicated for to 26 in favor of the change. Con Valley and the crew camped there platy and local musicians will pro lodge of which the deceased was a
member. A body of his friends county the rain came too late to
ment at that time carried with it harvest would suggest a crop of trary to information given pre in tents and movable houses of vide other musical selections.
be of great benefit, but on a major-
the nomination of Zimmerman for about 230,000.000 bushels of all viously it is now held that in case many designs.
The afternoon will be used for drove down for the final rites.
Mr. Dellinger was 52, and had ity of the county’s acres the rain
Procedure followed in the oiling games and sporting events and a
Governor. *
Spring wheat compared with 91. any one of the district» vote a-
000,000 bushels harvested last sea gainst the measure it does not car operations is for the oil tanks to sketch by the Rufus Ranglers. a been a resident of Kent < for many will increase the yield to a greater.
Winter wheat conditions at ry, unless they are first class dis spread hot oil, about 440 degrees, school organization.
son.
A baseball years, being in charge of the rail- extent- Even in fields where most
It was also from Roseburg, dur
tricts.
on the road way, follow it up with game will be an event of the after road section crew. His wife died of the wheat was beyond aid there
ing the grange convention, that the first of June indicated a crop of
two coats of rock and roll it down noon witih sides chosen from among last year and he has been in poor are spots and occasional heads that '
Consolidation Beaten
word that an independent nomina 441.000,000 bushels compared with
health since that time. He is sur- will be able to fill assuring seed
with
rollers. Three tank cars of
405.000,000
bushels
harvested
last
tion convention would be held with
The opposition' in the Buckley oil were used on the job in %this the crowd present.
vived by two daughters, Mrs. El- afid feed for nearly everyone,
in two weeks. And it was held season
Sports on Program
district was said to be because it county.
mer Hansen of Goldendale, Mrs.
In the north end of the county
within two weeks. Perhaps, and
Good Crop Expected
was feared that the new directors
Thelma
Stout
of
Shaniko
and
one
the
rain made prospects rise for a
An
especial
invitation
is
given
to
’ we know this to be true, many of
of the consolidated district would
son,
Arnold
of
Shaniko.
good
crop». The wheat is now turn
all
the
pioneers
of
the
county
and
The condition of Spring wheat in not favor the use of the school bus
the grange members themselves
ing from the green of spring time
older residents who have spent
are not interested in political am Canada at the first of June was on Sundays and holidays and be
Ito the golden glint of a successful
many years here.
bitions. but some of their leaders officially reported at 97% of the cause of desire to choose the bus
harvest time. Spring wheat all over
The
complete
program
is
as
fol-
in this great organization in Ore long time average and suggests driver. The Buckley district has
the county is now expected to pro
lows:
gon am They have been criticised, tfhat an average harvest may be been in a fortunate position for
duce'satisfactory
yields.
10:00 Band
and it was expected tfhat some time secured. The favorable conditions several years because of the low
Invocation.
Mr.
Mitchelmore
10:30
in the near future the truth of in the praiaie provinces are offiset tuition charge made by the Grass
Rain Doubles Some Crops
10:85 Address of Welcome, by
these criticisms made on the floor to some extent by backward crops Valley school and the payment for
Estimates have been made that
J. L. Davis, Pomona (Master.
in Eastern Canada. Wheat in the transportation made to« it by the Sub-Soil Like a Camel's Hump
of the convention will’be proved.
the rain will double the wheat crop
Say
Conservation
Men
*
10:45
Song
by
Josie
Bryant
prairie provences made satisfactory Michigan district through which
Dependance On Youth Essential in some sections of the county. This
10:50 Talk, Rev. Hutchinson
T .ast year, as well as at the growth during the first half of the bus runs.
estimate is based on the assump
For Future Says Speaker
U. S. Department of Agriculture 11:10 Song by Marjorie Byers
grange session last week, officers June despite cool weather with the
Fear of re-routing the bus was Soil Conservation Service, Pull
tion that there would have been no
11:15 Address. Ray Gill, State
have been the subject of much criti moisture situation good, according given as a reason for the opposi
University of Oregon, Eugene— wheat at all if it had not rained
Master.
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cism. Botfv times they have been to the Manitoba Free Press. No tion vote in Rosebush. Grass Val man. Wash.» June 21, 1935. Liken
“Life today is a direct and menac and therefore whatever is harvest
sustained in their motives, but each damage of any serious nature has ley voted 18 to 2 for consolidation, ing the relationship between sub 12:00 Trio, Marjorie Byers, Mar
ing challenge to all of us, but par ed is due entirely to the rainfall
jorie and Genevieve Nahouse,
year the support has been weak occurred. Grasshoppers are just but there was little attention given soil and soil productivity to the
ticularly
to you. We elders, who of last Thursday night.
came]
and
its
hump,
Soil
Conserva
Basket
Dinner
ened. The motives, particularly of hatching in infested areas but are to the vote as but one more per-
Prospects for additional rainfall
are soon to cross the Great Divide,
Free coffee. Bring your cups.
the Grangetrio—Master Ray Gill. not yet a serious factor since cool son cast a ballot there than in tion Service experts urged today
are
still fair with the skies over
salute
you,
but
without
self-satis
that farmers conserve crop resi P. M.
Morton Tompkins and Dr. Albert weather and rain have delayed Rutledge.
cast and warm days.
faction.
without
self-praise,
with
dues by plowing under the straws 1:80 Band
Slaughter—who are the chief lobby their appearance. Warmer weather
The vote by districts:
out pride in our achievements, save
of wheat and peas instead of burn 1:45 Play by Rufus Ranglers
ists during legislative sessions, is seriously needed to promote
in the fields of the scientist, the in Grass Valley Defeats
District
No
Yes
ing
them.
Sports
growth
since
the
crop
is
still
ten
Ihave frequently been questioned.
ventor
and the practitioner of the
Buckley
0
12
Like the water storing proper
days to two weeks late except in
Antelope Ball Club
healing
art. Shamefacedly we ad
Rosebush
6
3
ties
of
the
earner
’
s
’
hump,
the
sub
Manitoba and Southeastern Sas
This year the Grange did out
mit that if we have advanced the
Rutledge
6
13 soil possesses the property, if cor Rev. Mitchelmore
katchewan.
More
rain
is
needed
in
step its bounds when it criticized
world materialistically, we have Portland Team Coming To Grass
Grass Valley
2
18 rect tillage methods are applied, to
Governor Martin for not granting, South Central and West Central
Officially
Ordained
bettered it not at all in certain
Valley Next Sunday
Saskatchewan and Southern and
Total
26
34 act as a reservoir to store up the
a pardon to Walter E. Baer, a Porti
other
directions.
”
moisture
necessary
to
insure
plant
land engineer who is up for depor-1 East Central Alberta.
Non-High Officers Chosen
With these grim words. Oswald
Grass Valley’s ball club de
growth during the summer’s long New Minister Installed Into Pres
tation by federal officials to Ger-j
Garrison Villard, nationally fa feated the Antelope team Sunday
dry periods.
byterian
Ministry
The
Non-High
school
district
many because he is an “undesire-
mous liberal editor, and son of in a game that, although one sided
Humus Aids Soil
elected directors in two zones. For
able citizen”. A pardon would make
Henry
Villard, early benefactor of in score was interesting because
Rev.
Lawrence
H.
Mitchelmore
zone two Harry Pinkerton succeed
The Conservation of the crop
such deportation impossible, since
the University? opened his address the winning team scored in but
was
installed
pastor
of
the
Moro
himself
and
zone
five
will
be
rep
refuse adds to the -organic supply
he has served time in the Oregon
resented by Grover Young. IMr. of the soil, increasing its water Presbyterian church, at a service to the 58th graduating class of 561 three innings, leaving the others
penitentiary. But the Governor
members, at the commencement ex fairly, close, when they did score
Young was chosen to fill a vacancy. holding capacity, and thus allows here Monday night, conducted by
refused.
T:e agitation for his
ercises here June 17.
they did so in bunches of four to
Pendleton
presbytery.
During
the
Officers elected by tlhe districts more water to reach the subsoil be
freedom, because the crimes for
six. The final verdict of the score
Serious
Problem
Ahead
business
meeting
presetting
the
reporting and the officers are as fore evaporation, experts expljun-
which he was convicted occurred
keeper
was 14 to 1 for Grass Val
Mr. Villard, however, made it
ed. If the straw is burned, the installation, Mr. Mitchelmore was
more-than 14 years ago, was not production Map Corrected After follows.
ley.
voted
a
member
of
the
presbytery.
plain that his words were not
started by the Granje-but like,
Rufus: Herb Willard, director, stubble which should «become the Since his ordination last month he
Tries For Shut Out
meant to discourage, but to chal
new
organic
material,
is
destroyed,
the labor agitation—radical e’e-,
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H. H. Brackett, clerk)
Hod
McKay,
pitcher for the win
Ihas been affiliated with the presby lenge the youth of today. “If it
ments took hold and swayed for the.
general survey of soil and pro-
Wasco: Dr. S. L. Richelderfer, as is much of the organic material tery of Spokane. His call to the
ners.
tried
to
make a rfrnt out
is a grave challenge that confronts
already present in the soil, and the
support of organizaticns. such as
conditions in Sherman director; Mary Fortner, clerk.
game of it and added interest to the
local
church
was
also
approved.
you,
so
much
the
better,
”
he
de
Moro: H. C. Thompson, director soil becomes dry and cracked. This
3 Kran^p-
1 u ‘
, county was made last week when
final innings. However, in the
farmers have enough problems of w L powerg of the
depart- for three years; M. R. Sc had ewitz condition permits air to enter the Elder *J. B Coleman represented clared. “If the fight is a tremen ninth Kimsey, scored on hits by
the Moro congregation. Rev. R. dous one and the odds great, wlhy
their oWn to give
0 .uc
ment of Oregon State college, drove director for two years; M. E. Mc dry subsoil.
Murray Jones, pastor of the First the fight’s the thing’, provided, Olson, an out by Rooper and a
When
straw
is
added,
tilth
is
im
mands by their eadera
county for that purpose. Kee, clerk.
Presbyterian church of Pendleton, of course, it is a fight not for sel scratch hit by Bolton, spoiling the
Grass Valley: Dell Olds, director, proved, which means a good seed presided, preached the sermon, and fish aims but for human better afternoon for the winning pitches
Mr. Powers is a soil expert who
bed at a minimum of cost and lab-
Ray Gill, master, stepped from has been in charge of that branch W. Ray Blake, clerk.
Next Sunday the Grass Valley
asked the pastor-elect the consti ment.
his office as presiding officer., and at the college for many years and
Kent: J. H. Wilson, director; A ou Also, the straw content addled tutional questions. Rev. James Cor
team
will f>lay the Hollywood Mer
“To you is given the task of
to the soil by this process enables
literallv with tears in his eyes has inspected soils and farming A. Dunlap, clerk.
chants,
a team from Portland
nelison, Pendleton, veteran Indian solving problems of government
pleaded for Baer and aft?r a bitter conditions and practices all over
Imigrant: Daisy Fridley, direc the soil to absorb more moisture. missionary, gave the charge to the and human relations which we have which has been winning games in
In addition to value to the soil,
fight won over support for the res the world.
tor; George Drinkard, clerk.
the semi-pro class in the big town.
the
conservation of crop residue new pastor; Rev. H. B. Thomas, of failed to work out. What an ap Last year the local club played sev
olution urging fres pardon. Just
Klondike: S. B Boice, director;
The correction of the production
was seen to be an important means Umatilla-Boardman field, gave the peal. what an opportunity, what a eral games with the KP team of
where this affects the farmers has map of the county was the direct George Potter, clerk
charge to the congregation. The cause!”
not been explained to the public, objective of Mr. Powers. This map
Buckley: O. N. Ruggles, direc of checking run-off.
four ministers present were all
Issuing a ringing challenge to Portland and made a good showing.
nor perhaps ever will be. The was made up at the college -from tor; Don Clodfelter. clerk.
graduated from San Francisco youth to stand by the 'Republic. Mr.
DAY SERVICE RETAINED
Governor’s address there, following information obtained from the al
GRAIN RATE HIGHER
Michigan: T. J. Coyle, director;
Theological seminary, the Presby- Villard, in accordance with his top-
this fight, received a cool reception. lotment figures. There were sev Millard Eakin, clerk.
In spending its share of tfhe $40- terian graduate school at San An
The new rate for interstate ship
(Continued on Pace two)
and only due to the national mas eral errors, especially regarding
Rutledge: John Beuther. direc 000.000 invested by western rail selmo. California*
ments of wheat will be 17 cents per
ter’s presence was heckling during the extent of the range land*
tor; Harold Eakin, clerk.
roads in air-conditioned cars, the
Miss Marjorie ‘ Byers sang a
hundred from Wasco instead of 124
DAIRYMEN MEETING
his talk avoided. But there was
Monkland: Orval Thompson, di Union Pacific did not overlook Its sacred solo, accompanied by Mrs.
which
has been used lately. From
Erosion Conditions Observed
There will be a meeting in The
very little applause.
rector; O J. Thompson, clerk.
morning train which crosses the Harry Pinkerton, at the piano.
Moro and Grass Valley the rate
the
Dalles
at
noon
June
24
for
Mr. Powers also observed erosion
DeMoss: Bernis Guy, director; state of Oregon by daylight both
discussion of ways and means of has been 134 and it is expected that
But this must be said for the conditions in the county, checking R. C. Byers, clerk.
on, leaving for the east and return
1886
WAS
DATE
keeping cream fresh and raising it will now be 204 and 214 respec
grange officia’s. The matter of a on the erosion map made by that
TVi» county agent has received ing, according to A. S. Edmonds.
the
quality of that product. It will tively. These rates may be lower
recall aga’nst the Governor was a ______
service. ____________________
It showed wind and sheet requests for information regarding Assistant Traffic Manager. .
A recently published history of
ed by the railroads in case of com
live isftue, but it was never brought erosion in parts of the county and the use of wheat land'that will not
'‘The Pacifis Limited, sister train “Coopers iMill” by Earl Williams be conducted under the auspices of petition that makes itappear de
up, since Master Gill declared he led to the estimate that from a be cut over this harvest to use as to tfhte Portland Rose,“ Edmonds which was the winning essay of Roger Morse, extension specialist
sireable.
would rule it out off order. The third to a half of the stop soil is sheep pasture. Mr. Johnston be- said, “has been overshadowed by the historical contest stated that of the state college.
lines were pretty closely drawn on gone from the fields. Mr. Powers lives that it,, will be possible to the natural public interest in our the mill was built in 1887. R. W.
WASCO 4TH R^ADY
the issue, however, and* the matter classified the soils of the county as obtain sheep for this pasture if railroad’s new Streamlines with its Pinkerton questions this date say HEAD LEGIONNAIRE COMING
Plans are said to be completed
Commander J. W. Chamberlin, of
may have split the session wide ________________________________
Ritzville, the lighter soil, Pullman, tfh«re is demand for them. Where pace setting schedule of 39 3-4 ing that he came to this country
open. - It was best the grange the type around Moro, and Walia grain is short it is thought that it hours Portland to Chicago
But in 1886 and tfhat fall worked at the the Department of Oregon, Ameri for the fourth of July celebration
officially would not endorse the re-1 Walla the heavier soils in the north may be more profitable to sheep Northwest people, proud of North mill blasting out the tailrace and can Legion and Mrs. Cecelia Gunn, at Wasco. Jewel Herin and Bob
• call movement, but it is known that end of the county.
it off than to attempt to harvest west scenery and aware of the ben that the mill was built at that time. president of Oregon’s Auxiliaries, Miller have charge of the rodeo and
its leaders are active in the move-1 He inspected some of the so call- it with any kind of machinery.’
efit to this section of having trav- One of the objects of publishing will be in Kent next Monday night. Bill McDonald and Vivian Rust are
ment, or were some time ago. The
‘‘alkali’’ patches and believes
oleTs see Ra scenic wonders in these essays is to give an oppor June 24. The meeting will be open lining up the boxing talent of the
talk of recall is dying out slowly, them to be volcanic ash of a type
D. E. Steyfhens is in Pendleton daylight, can appreciate the value tunity to check on the accuracy of to the public and everyone is in district for the fights. Other sn-
however.
_______________ containing silica instead of a true this week to attend the meeting of of the Pacific Limited as it is now them so that the record will be vited to attend and hear the talks tertainment is
by the state officials of Legiondom. two day event
Agronomists of th»
'
(Continued on Page two)
I alkali formation.
•chedulod gnd equipped.”
Gill Is Principal Speaker
Spring Seeders Portante
Preservation Of .
Humus Essential
Soil Expert Views
County Prospect
Villard Advises
Youth of Oregon