Sherman County journal., July 05, 1935, Image 1

german County .ÎJmunal
Forty Seventh Year No. 35
State House
Gossip
Moro, Oregon, Friday, July 5, 1935
Officers Elected For
Experiment Farm
Sunday School Group I
•
R. C. Byers Made President Of
Sunday School Association
Sherman county Sunday schools
have reorganized the county asso­
ciation, and are making plans for
several rallies and meetings during
tlhe coming fall and winter, ac­
cording to R. C. Byers, president
elected at the DeMoss park rally,
Sunday June 23. District vice pres
idents to serve with Mn Byers are,
Roy J. Baker, Grass Valley; Mrs.
Richelderfer, Wasco; J. H. Wilson,
Kent; Claude Coats,'Rufus; Wilfred
Belshe* Harmony Sunday school.
They were given authority to elect
the secretary and treasurer for the
association.
Has New Grass
NDew Wh®a‘ fontract
Promised I aisSumm
is Summer
Meetings To Be Held To Give
Change For discussions
Nursery Project
Official County Paper
Miss June Thompson
County Court
Talks of Many
Construction Of
CCC Buildings
Public Matters
Is Progressing
New wheat contracts will proba­
By Ernest L. Gray.
bly be ready for producers, signa­
tures some time in July or early
The Fourth of July breaks into
August, according to latest word _
August,
what started out as a busy week
Over Sixty Grasses Planted This received from Washington by the lUFIIOVCr 01 ^¿.4,000 III ISXCS
Lumber Delay Hampering Work
politically, and with members of
Oregon
the board of control absent the lat­
n State collie extension I
Aids County Funds Ard
Spring In Effort To Find
To Some Extent; Carpenters
service. The new contract is to I
ter part, it was expected the press
extend
over
the
four
year
period
will be void of any new develop­
Best For District
Other Tax Units
Laid Off _
beginning with 1936.
ments. Starting out with the strike
To consider final suggestions for
picture still before it, with the
improving the new contracts, grow ।
board of control pondering the flax
er representatives fiom wheat pro-, j«UNlaCC URCer Cof SiuCratlCI]
report from Washington, .and the
duemg states were called to con-|
personnel of the aeronautic board
fer in Washington July 1 and 2.
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creating some animosities, the first
with Chester C. Davis, administra-l
week of the second half of the year
Oats and Barley Good Crops On tor, and George E. Farrell, head DeM«». Paik Weil May Be Made
Job Will Be Completed In Time To
showed the mid-summer season was
of
the
grain
division
of
the
AAA.
1
Station
This
Year;
Winter
Receive Men The Last Of
any thing but quiet.
Deeper
To
increase
Water
BOYS WIN TRIP
Will Steen, chairman of the Um-!
This Month
Supply FrrPiblic
Wheat Poor
Selected to be one of the five
atilla county wheat control asso-,
But pedhaps the most important
Perry Johnston and Ivan Gervais
attendants to the Queen of the 1935
ciation. is the Ore^m representa­
events affecting virtually all people and Henry Roth of Grass Valley
Pendleton Round-Up. Miss June
tive who sat in on this meeting.
Talk about grass nursery !
Actual construction of the build-
were the new laws effective, last will leave Sunday momj.ng flor
The county court in regular ses- Thompson is a 17-year old package
Anybody . who wants to know The conference of -producers fol­
1 ings for the Sherman county CCC
Monday. These include the safety Wallowa where they will spend a
----- but
---- soil conservation camp at the fair
youth
responsibility act for motorists, the week on a forestry trip as guests what all the native and many other lows the referendum of a month 8’on for July term had before it the of vivacious modern v
need for new drivers’ license, and of the state forestry department. grasses look like may find out by ago when whe^t gr°wers voted possibility of changing the voting knows the ways of flhe West She] grounds began this week with the
• ■ to
■ conform
-
- - the
- wislh-
- | is the-<l»nirhu^ °F m
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u xr
— arrival of tfre first lumber from
with
Mr,
and
Mrs.
the licensing and regulation of the This trip was won by the boys as making a trip to the experiment 404.417 to 63,303 to Continue wheat' precincts
,
,
.
x
Richard
1
hompson
of
Adams.
Ore-
production
adjustment'
electrical business^
These three winners of the forestry division station. Sixty five kinds of grass
es of voters who have protested, gon> who ar€ in the farming and Willamina, the home of the Foster
Lumber Co., successful bidders.
major laws are T)°w in operation, of club work at the fair last fall were planted this spring and while
by petition, against having to drive . hoi se raising business. She has
and with the exception of tlhe safe­ Mr. Jdhnston is going because one some of them did not germinate
Some excavating had been done
ty-responsibility act are under­ county agent is selected for the there is one of every description in Railway Abandonment several miles through a town to always had a horse of her own and previously with a grader and trac­
a distant voting place to cast their can ride and rope with the grace­
standable.
trip and this county had two prize the plot. It won’s be long until
and the sites of the various
To Cut Takes $11,000 ballots. To correct such a condi­ ful ease of a top hand. She attends tor
winners in the forestry class last Phe information will be available as
buildings are leveled and ready
Walla V/alla high school.
to the best grass for this section,
for the foundation blocks.
The safety law is patterned after year.
tion the Erskine precinct was made
County
Will
Lose
Taxes
When
of
the
country.
laws in 23 other states, but before
Twenty men reported for work
a part of tlhe Moro precinct last O. \ R unsey Resigns
Road Is Taken Up
Just as with wheat, the experi­
it becomes a definite established
as carpenters Wednesday morning
year and other changes are being
menter has an objective in mind;
statute it will be subject to much County School Costs
there was too little lumber to
considered
by the court.
^\&City Councilman but
The abandonment of the Des­
the grass that will produce most|
criticism, In fact the past week
keep them occupied all day and
Given By Knighten hay. stand most pasturage, live I chutes railroad as projected by The sheriff turned over taxes to
has seen considerable comment,
l" ev had to wait until more arrived
the extent of $24,165.60 to the Many City Matters Debated In
longest and for tike present at officials of the Union Pacific would
before continuing work. Lieuten­
But when understood it dhould be
Long Session
Grass Valley Has lowest High least, seed most.
have reduced the taxes of the rail­ treasurer recently. This sum rep­
simple in administering.
ant Price expects to have several
resented
$16
403^23
in
delinquent
road
companies
in
this
county
by
To date there are three grasses!
of the buildings up before the end
School Cost
taxes and $7,762.37 in current tax­
O. A Ramsry, who was elected of the week if the material arrives
that seem to be ahead of the field । the extent of $11.10705 had it been
The law prevents motorists from
es. The non-high school district in 1932 to serve four years
as promised
evading their financial responsibi- Figuies compiled by county school in satisfying the demands of the done before the taxee for 1935 were
will receive $2.075.28 from this councilmen of Moro, resigned at the
bility for damages or iniurv and superintendent Knighten show the '‘ountry. The first ' is Crested levied. The valuation of the line
George McAllister of Willamina,
fund, the road district $1.310.29 and . close of the meeting Tuesday night. is head carpenter and is in direct
continue to drive. When a final judg costs of educating high school pu­ Wheat, which, is well known to in this county for the year was
the cities the sums as noted: Moro Mr. Ramsey felt that he could not charge of the carpenters working
ment of $100 or more for property pils in this county for the past nearly every one in the county $610.540.but it run« through dis­
$366.51;
Wasco 1189.33; Grass Val­ give the time to city affairs any on the job. Several men from that
damage or personal injuries in any year. The non-high school board There are 80 varieties or selec- tricts that (have a low tax rate giv­
ley $148.20.
longer. His resignation was re­ section of tfbe state and some from
ing
a
comparatively
small
tax
for
amount remain unsatisfied for a paid $127.97 per pupil for the chil­ tions of it orr- the station some
gretfully accepted by the council. The Dalles are working. The camp
Road Change Asked
period of 30 davs, the operating dren in that district who attended short, some tall, Some thick and the valuation of the property. This
, Matters taken up by the city gov­ will be completed the latter part of
license of the offending motorist high schools. This was the aver­ some thin some wideheaded, some reduction will reduce railroad tax
A
petition
was
received
from
erning body included a permit to July and the men will arrive about
will be revoked and all registra­ age cost computed by dividing the narrouj The second of tfre three is es in this county, judging from this
residents
of
the
Bourbon
district
Arthur Bucholtz to retail package that time to occupy the buildings
years
figures,
by
23.7
percent,,
as
tions of motor vehicles onerated by total tuition cost by the average a beardless Blue Bunchgrass. It is
him will be suspended until the dftilv attendance. An average of a beardless variety of a very com­ the total tax paid by the Union asking for closing of four miles of । wines, early repair of the hotel and begin work on erosion control.
Erosion Men Visit
judgment not only is satisfied but 60.97 pupils from the non-drigh mon grass in this country and is Pacific in this county for 1935 is road near that station. The dhange roof, renewing the temporary con­
would close the east and west road tract witn the light company on
A tank will be erected for water
proof of ability to respond in fu­ district were in high schools.
probably the tallest native bunch $46,548.35.
south of the old Dick Patjen place street lighting and insuring the and it will bo filled daily from the
ture damages has been ostablisbed
Costs in the five schools in the grass here. The beardless feature I
and
also the road west of that place hotel under the new rate made city mains. This method will give
county varied from $118.24 at makes it a better feed. The other J FIRE DESTROYS WHEAT
and
the Bourbon section. The roads |X)ssihle through the improved greater force to the water system
Secretary of State Earl Snell de­ Grass Valley to $173.29 whicli was favored grass is Idaho Fescue,1
water service.
in question are little used roads.
used by tlhe erosion army.
Fire
destroyed
about
a
hundred
the
cost
at
Rufus.
True
average
wlhich
is
the
fine,
thick.
shoi
ter
,
clared proof of financial responsi­
Something
is
going
to
be
done
to
It was decided to obserye the age
Alfred Yesland and Keith Davies,
acres
of
grain
belonging
to
Cecil
daily
attendance,
of
course,
has
native
bunch
grass.
It
doesn
’
t
bility may be established in two
situation at old rule of allowing the fair board of the soil conservation service,
much to do with the per punil cost seed as heavily as some grasses but Fields last Friday and also burned improve Oko
ways:
over several hundred acres of pas­ the DeMoss Springs park within a to handle tihe concessions during were here Wednesday inspecting
By filing a certificate showing of hirrh school education. The high« makes especially fine pasture.
The wheat plots this year resem­ ture land. Fire is renorted to have short time if present plans are put the fair week. A resolution was the camp in order to report on the
that an insurance policy approved schools of the county, their per
into force The spring will be dug passed setting the interest rate on progress that is being made in its
as to form by the state insurance pupil cost and their average daily ble the average wheat crop here- started from the railroad1. It ran a few feet deeper in an attempt
warrants not paid for want of erection. No one from the soil
abouts to indicate a high yield. It up over the hill and into the wheat
commissioner in the amount of attendance follows:
to make it furnish more water for funds at four per cent. The coun­ service has been sent here to direct
ADA
Cost
School
is
probably
tlhe
lowest
crop
in
bush-
field
in
spite
of
efforts
to
stop
it
$5,000 and $10000 public liability
38.3 els that has been grown on tfto by a hastily gathered crew. Mr campers and picnicers who use the cil approved the offer made to the the part of the camp construction-
$36.09
and $1 000 property damage has Wasco
CCC camp for water furnished by that is under the erosion service
45.3 station, says Mr. Stephens, for [Fields wheat was understood to park.
122.31
Moro
been issued.
Few
Lills
were
presented
to
the
the city. The rate will be $25 per but it is presumed that this will be
39.1
118.24
Grass
Valley
some of it is too short to halfdie. have been insured for 30 bushels
By filing a bond of an authorized
court this month partially because month.
A general discussion of done in time to erect the shops and
Rex
and
Blackhull,
of
the
winter
'
per
acre,
but
was
one
of
the
good
27.8
173.29
Ruf
us
surety company in the amount of
tlhe
meeting
was
early
in
the
month
t'he
city's
finances was held with- offices to be used by that depart­
21.2 wheats, seem to be the better of crops of that section of the county.
151.65
$11,000 or by bonds of two indi- Kent
and partly because there was little out any definite agreement being ment before the crews leave.
tlhe lot. Blackhull does well in the
vidual sureties, each owning real
expense incurred during June of reached.
dry years as a rule.
estate and (having an equity there-
this year. Some discussion was held
Of the spring wheats White and
in in like amounts.
Wasco Wins Ball Games
regarding the proposed furnace for
state
Hard Federation and Baart are
By depositing wit
the court house basement but it
looking the best although all spring
treasurer the s”m of $1 1,00 in ca^h
To Start 4th Celebration
was not ordered. Safe light wir­
wheats will yield fairly well this
or securities of equivalent market
ing for the court house is also a
year, because of the late rain.
value.
Rodeo And Smoker Major Events
question that Ihas been perplexing
Oats and Barley are a good crop
Of Wasco Celebration
the court for some time and some
The law, it is said, will act to Couple Leave On Honneymoon on the station this year.
action may be taken to remedy
An experiment in fertilizers for Clubbers Told OF Forestry Work
curb and reduce motor accidents.
The Wasco celebration of the
After Wedding Supper
the situation.
winter wheat indicates that, in
The taking out of insurance is not
By State Men
Fourth got off to a successful start
Bible Class Ends After Two Weeks
compulsory, but it will be just too
Wednesday when the home team
The wedding of Miss Marjorie this sort of year at least, fertilizer
County Fair Book
Of Study
won a baseball game from the
bad if the driver is responsible for Nahouse, daughter of Mn and Mrs. hurts a crop. Every plot grown
Thirty eight club children in
Rufus team by a score of 9 to 3.
an accident and does not have in- L. H. Nahouse to Leslie Stewart, of with fertilizer, and several kinds forestry clubs, fifteen adults and
Ready For Patrons Eighteen boys and girls received The
surance. Then, if th? judgment is McMinnville, was solemnized last are tried, has more brown spots seven COC boys left (here Friday
dance in the evening was at­
' diplomas at the close of the second tended by many out of town people
satisfied, the act will still not be Friday evening at the Presbyter­ than the adjoining ‘‘natural” plots. morning of last week for the an­
Changes Include Size And Make-up annual Community Vacation Bible who came for the celebration.
effective. In order to avoid any ian church in the presence of mem­ It takes moistur«? for fertilizer.
nual forestry trip. The camp was
school held for two weeks, June
of Booklet
difficulty however, it would be well bers of the family and invited
On Thursday morning Wasco add
The disked and plowed plots are made at Bear Springs.
17 to 28, in the Presbyterian ed another game to the right side
to take out some precaution. It friends.
of interest to many persons of the
Although the weather was not
has been suggested that all having
Miss Nahouse. suitably attired county for plows of the disk type clear all of the time nearly all the [ The premium lists for the Sher­ church. A short demonstration of of their list when it defeated Bla­
liability policies have them inspec­ in white lace and carrying the' are coming into favor again. This work planned by the leaders was man County Fair are now available the work was presented during the lock by a 9 to 7 score. The rodeo
ted by the insurance department. It appropriate orange blossoms, was year the disked ground crops look accomplished on tlhe trip. Friday! and may be obtained at the county Sunday School hour. June 30. Eight and bucking contest on the after­
has been found that many of them conducted to the alter by her equally as good as do those on I after noon the children were taken agents office. The form of the were given Bible book marks for noon of the Fourth featured many
do not cover v^at they claim, The father. Her sister. Genevieve, was plowed land. The nine year results into the woods to learn about con-1 book has been changed somewhat perfect attendance. Thirty tlhree of the bqst riders of the county.
new law is now in effect.
maid of honor. Her costume was of this experiment show that for ifers and Saturday morning they! this year, being longer than be­ were enrolled, with an average at­ The smoker was held in the eve­
ning followed by another dance.
of green chiffon. Miss Doris Fort­ winter wheat the disking is .3 of made a similar trip to see and hear fore and correspondingly thinner. tendance of 2L
Among those awarded diplomas
Recommendations from the bud- ner. of Portland and Miss Margery a bufl "1 better and for spring alx)ut broadleaf varieties. The trip They are stapled so as to lie flat
were: Junior department, and sec­
FOURTH QUIET
get control office for state depart­ Stewart, a sister of the groom, wheat the plowing is better by -.9 to study wild life was not madej The book has been shortened by
the deletion of the constitution and ond y<*ar, Gene Brisbine, Bessie
►The fourth of July was one of
ments to replace married women were brides’ maids and were accom­ of a bushel. The erosion service because of dampness.
Gentry. Clara Mersinger, Linden I the excessively quiet days around
whose husbands are gainfully em­ panied by Wayne Darby of Wasco favors the disk plow because more; Among the foresters at the camp! by laws of the association and sev.
Mersinger.
Ramsey
Schadewitz Moro with nearly everyone away
from
oral
items
have
been
stricken
trash
is
left
on
top
of
the
land
ployed either by the state or by and Russel Morgan of Camas.
were Vern McDaniel, state college
Danald Thompson, Ardis Truitt, from town for the holiday. Many
and if the land can be worked' to1 forester. Frank Wheeler, lookout] the premium list.
private businesses has been delay­ Washington.
ed until August 1. It was estimat­
Clifford Bride, of McMinnville, keep down the weeds this type of at Frog Lake, and M. A, Culver, I The livestock divisions are near­ Audrey Searcy. Betty Jeanne Vin-[ went to The Dalles where the
ed about 100 women would be ef- a class mate of Mr. Stewart, was farming will probably give equal forest rangrr stationed at Bear ly the same as the last time tin; junior department, and first] school band was on the program,
as well as । Springs. Around tlhe camp fire the fair was held, and the year, Maxine Kirby; Primary de­ some were in Wasco for the cele­
fectedl Whether or not department best man. Turner Sayrs and Donald if not better yields
.
heads would comply with fl’e order Burnot acted as ushers.
Wrecking some erosion.
chi|dren ^aVe stunts and sev- domestic science divisions are chan partment, and second year. Ana- bration there and a large number
The lengthy double ring service
was not known, but those politi­
This is one of those years in • eraj fa]|{R were made including one ged to some extent but still com­ jean Knighten, Robert Brisbine, made up picnic groups of fishing
cally wise undoubtedly will do so. was read by the Rev. Lawrence which the least tilled summerfal-, by Mr whce|cr who mid why he plete and the 4-11 club work has Muriel McKean. Patricia Pinker­ parties and took a day off, away
The budget department is under the Mitchelmore of the Community low is Koing- to l>eat the land that. becftme a forester. The ranker told been bound into the book together ton; first year, Patricia French, from business care«. There was
governor, and he has concurred in church as the couple stood before] was worked last summer tp judjre about K„od for(,st mannera an4 the with the other regular classes. The Bobby Hoskinson, Dickie Oveson. no sign of celebration except the
flags flying in honor of the 159th
these recommendations. The at- the candle lighted pulpit of thoj from the indications on the tillage ,ygUm used ¡n |ocatin|r flre, in thc race program will be made up Janet Schadewitz.
Miss Izabella Bourhill acted as national birthdays Even the fire
tenmpt to adjust salaries looking church. Piano selections and the plots at the station. Tois happens fores^
McDaniel spoke on the later and will be announced at that
superintendent of the primary de­ crackers ceased to crack parky in
toward standardization will also I k 1 slow and formal wedding march] sometimes although over the per-; resourcea of timbcr landa and fold time.
partment and Rev. I^awrence H. the morning.
by Mrs. Charles Rug- lod from 1913 to 1934 the I well till-, bow
attempted the first of next month. was played
tbe small trees oiv.
are grown that
•
iimw viiv niiian ui
Mitcfrelmore, of the juniors. Oth­
EXAMINER
COMING
Many ha<l doubts this could be gki who also accompanied Miss ed ground has beaten the poorly are shippe(1 out to the students for
ers
assisting were Mrs. I^on iMoore
STOCK TRIP PROJECTED
Byers. who sang iLvo tilled by almost two bushels per tuejr experimental work.
Marjorie
Mnrjorie Byers,
rigidly enforced.
Mrs.
O. A. Ramsey, Mrs. G. C.
For 4-H club boys and girls who
C.
M.
Bentley.
Examiner
of
Oper
­
'on.
' acre.
! t
.
... .
ras— ..........
solos for the occasion.
The rate and date of sowing ex­ WEATHER FOR THE WEEK ators and Chauffeurs, will be in Vintin, Mrs. MitcCielmoro. Beth Mer want some experience in judging
Methodism played an important • Shortly after tTie ceremony and
stock have the opportunity to go
MAX. MIN PRECIP Moro Friday. July 12, 1935, at the singer and Ix>uise Barzee.
wedd'n periment shows that the thinner DATE
part in the state canitol the past immediately nftbr
to Baker. Union and Wallowa
Courthouse between the hours of
.00
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week in two ways. The conference sunper. given at. the home of the and later sowing is better for this' J UNE 27
WORK SPEEDED
counties
July 15-16-17 to make a
10
a.
m.
to
4
p.
m.,
respectively,
of the ministers and laynten here bride’s parents, the young couple season as the thicker wheat burned, “
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52
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28
is
be-
trip
through
those counties looking
A
one
man
road
grader
according
to
a
recent
announce-
to
a
greater
extent
left
for
Crater
Lake
where
they
was an important session, and Sat
47
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29
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used by the state crew for a over live stock and visiting stock
ment
released
from
the
Secretary
ing
Harvest on the station has al-
urday the governor made a brief will remain a few days before re­
49
.04
60
“
30
days. It enables the crew to farms. The trip has been arranged
of State’s office
inforvv,c1 a ’ Loss in vl’ieh ho urged turning to sn<*nd the summer in ready begun as crops are cut with JULY 1
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smooth
up the shoulders and kill through the club leaders of the
All
those
wishing
permits
or
li-
Sherman
countv.
TNs
fall
theca
binder
and
there
are
lots
of
them
the ‘‘christian people of the state”
“
9
.00
47
75
censes to drive cars are asked to the weeds on five miles of road per state and those wishing to go may
to back the constituted authorlt'es will move to Glendale where Mr i to cut, and mark for identification.!
.00
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71
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3
get in touch with Mr. Bcntly dur­ day instead of two, according to contact the county agent before
in their fight to maintain law and Stewart is principal of the high J Results depend on care and accu-
the date set.
t
A ”* *
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06
Foreman Clyde Gillmor.
Total
for
week
ing these hours.
I racy and all Uhat takes time.
school.
(Continued on Page two)
Stewart-Nahouse
Weddirg Held
Building Sites Are Graded
Disking As Good As Plowing
Forestry Trip
Eighteen Children
Proves Enjoyable
Finish School