Sherman County journal., August 30, 1935, Image 1

norman Cnuntg journal
Forty Seventh Year No. 43
Moro, Oregon, Friday, August 30, 1935
Life Begins Again at 80 for Him
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State Affairs
Official County Paper
1 A37.05Í Bushels ÄV-r™,, County 4_H Day at Sherman County Fair
Warehoused In
County So Far
Wheat Going
Gives Lively Start To Exhibition
To Relieve South
of Connty’s Best Farm Products
By. A. L, Li nd beck
About fifty cars of Sherman
That Earl Hill, Lane county re­
county wheat has been shipped out
publican, may preside over;the. dem
by the relief agency tihat started
Crop Equal To These of
ocratic hoqpe of representatives at
। buying wheat some weeks ago. Judging of 4-H Stock Completed First Day of Fair, Exhibits of
the special session is not without •
Recent Yean Witk One
The wheat was not bought directly
the range of possibilities in the
opinion of some prognosticators
from the farmers but was purchas­ Hime Economics Division Draw Crowds of Proud Parents and
Exception; Distribution of
who have beep sounding out senti-
ed from other buying agencies and Visitors; Grange Exhibits Show Productivity of County in Many
ment for thé Speakership. Hill,
'ordered shipped.
Crop Very Unusa^
who had thé gavel wielding job ‘‘in
Forty of tibese cars were shipped Agricultural Lines; Children Preen Stock for Show.
the bag” last fall wihen the demo­
from Wasco, eight from Moro and
crats came along and stole the bag
Over a million bqehels of wheat others will be moved out later it is
by upsetting all the political dope
have been placed in the warehouses thought. The wheat is being sent
and electing a majority of the
With constantly growing crowds milling about the exhibits with
» and
elevators of Sherman county to Georgia. Texas, Kentucky, Okla­
House members, was the republican
bright
colored machinery lined up for show with niching children,
since the beginning* of tihe 1935 homa and other of the soutihem
floor leader at the regular session
and
worried
mamas, with exhibitors putting the last touches on their
harvest according to figures re­ states where relief is being given
and gave valuable assistance to
leased
by
the
warehouse
operators
stock and with hundreds of farmers taking a few days off to visit
to thousands of people.
Speaker Cooter guiding the House
of the county.
organization through tihe troubled
This action will materially aid with friends and neighbors over the cigars the Sherman County
Totals for the
and Grass the reduction of surpluses of wheat Fair got under way Thursday with the judging of tihe 4-H club live­
waters of that session. Hill is pop
Valley
district«
ana
for
Saturday in this section if it is kept up long stock.
ular with democratic members of
night of last week And the data enough, but it is a trifle odd to
the House as well as with his re­
In the stock judging contest
from the Moro district is for Tues­ consider the cost to the govern­
publican colleagues and several
day
night
of
this
week
Wheat
is
Lloyd
Henrichs was named as the
democratic representatives have in­
ment for some of the wheat that
Most jimazing »d succesa stories Is that relating tu Jntnea M. Wash
most proficient judge of all kinds
dicated a readiness to support the aurne. elgbjy. who lost a fortune and then regained It at an age when still coming into the Wasco dis­ is shipped by rail causes an ex­
of stock placed. His total score
Lane county man as a compromise most men have considered life tno far behind then» to begin once more. trict at a good rata and it is ex­ pense* of over fifty cents per
। was 418. Ronald Powell and Frank
candidate in tihe event the demo­ He started In a humble fashion selling candy on the street, it was good pected that nearly a hundred bushel.
von Borstel tied for second placa
cratic aspirants for the honor tie sandy He prospered and soon became the president of a chain of candy thousand bushels more will be put
the organization up in a Kilkenny diops that siretched all around the country Came the depression, and in the warehouse« there before the
The judging team of the Moro
cat fight as now seems likely with le was iMmnlk'SB again. Once more he took to selling candy on the farmers end their hauling.
beef calf club won the contest and
5 Percent Now
at least four candidates in the race. itreets. Meanwhile be Invented a candy made from vegetables. It took Season Ending
will represent tihe county at the
y
>old ami he has Just signed a contract to come back as the head of a
Visitors at the fair who wislh to Pacific International
Livestock
Official
Reduction
look over the new government how in Portland this fall. The
The latest entry into the Speak­ nllllon dollar concern. “Life begins nt eighty for me.“ he said, as his
The houses in the iMoro district]
ership race is Henry Oleen of Col­ vlfe came to watch him stir the first batch of the n<»w enndy.
are closed for the season but other I The county agent’s office was offi­ buildings of the CCC camp south earn was composed of Gordon Fra­
umbia county wiho has announced
wheat will be tak^f in later by cially notified this week that the of the fair barns may do so ser, Lloyd Henrichs and Bobby
his candidacy in letters to all of the
regular crew» kept the year around ®*®^^tion that will be asked of the by calling first at the head­ King. The Kent beef calf club was
House members. Other democrats
The southern district is still re- wheat farmers of the United States quarters office from #here a guide econd and will go to the «täte fair
said to covet the honor include
ceiving wheat but it is a mere for the 1936 crop will be 5%. This will be sent with them to show the is representatives of the county,
Moore Hamilton, Medford news­
trickle this year compared to the information has been given out parts of the camp prepared for h rank von Borstel, Donald von
paperman, and W. L Graham and
usual influx of grain that comes at numerous times before but the offi. visitor^. The ceiling board has Jorstel and Carsten von Borstel
cial word has not been given un- not yet arrived and the camp is .nade up the Kent teamv
Howard Latourette. both of Multno
this time of year.
mah county. Should Joihn Cooter
The figures show the following til this week to the men who are therefore still unfinished but the Blaggs’ Hogs Best
of Lincoln county receive the ap­
number of bushels at the ware- charged with administration of tihe barracks and the mess room may
farm relief act.
pointment of his county court for
be , examined as well as othei
Judging of 4-H club swine and
The school children’s band of houses of the county:
his old scat in the House it is
buildings. While all the buildingt sheep was completed Thursday
Miller
230,067
Moro has its new outfit of clothes
„ expected that he will also want
may not be open to the public morning with B. W.
Biggs
48.240 Schools Will Open
ready for the trip to the state fail
the gavel wielding job back again.
samples of all buildings will be placing the entries. Ivan Rodenwald
and Jim­
Rufus
162,812
and the concerts and playing at
Cooter’s seat, 'however, may go to Public Judging, Parade and
open.
my
Blagg
with
entries
of
spotted
Wasco
169.396 September 9
the local fair. The caps are army
J. J. Tobin, a republican, according
Poland
Chinas
caried
off
all the
Klondike
134,888
style,
higher
in
front
than
in
the
to information percolating through Big Rodeo and Race Events
first
places
between
them.
Hay Canyon
51,400
The schools of the county will
back, with black patent leather
from Lincoln county. Cooter, who
In the sheep division Bobby King
Nish
5.267
begin again September 9 and the
brims. The capes are long, made
lost his seat in the House when he Promised For Friday and
DeMoss
won
tihree firsts and Lloyd Hen­
22,733
tanned
and
carefree
children
will
of black broadcloth and lined with
went to work for Uncle Sam in
rich»
won three seconds. Other
Moro
109
067
Saturday
be
called
to
classes
and
school
bright
orange
the
color
sdheme
of
the re-employment service, is un­
places were divided among several
Erskine
30,300
duties like the frisky three year old
the school.
derstood to be ready to take a leave
entrants.
Grass Valley
44,476
colts that are caught up in the
The caps were purchased in
of absence from his government
Judging
of
the
open
live
stock
Bourbon
13.661
spring
tp
be
introduced
to
the
hal-1
Portland
and
the
goods
for
the
The Home Economics division
job for long epougfn to serve the classes at the Sherman county fair
Kent
• 13,509
ter and collar. All are looking for-1
vas judged by Mrs. Erickson of
state in the special session if his | will begin promptly at 8:30 Fri­ capes as well. Mothers of bands­
TOTAL
1.037,050
lend and Mrs. Thomas of Corvallis
men spent several days at tihe
re-appointment can be arranged
ward to it—With mixed impres- Swine Bring Price of Beef
day morning when the siheep and school house with sewing machines
sions.
n the absence of Helen Cowgill
for.
swine will be judged in pens near and other equipment making up the Crop Fair
vho
was injured and unable to at­
Several Changes have taken place Up To Good Figure
tend
the Tair. Thursday afternoon
Approximately $70,000 has been the bams and the horses and cat­ forty uniforms for the youngsters.
in
the
faculties
of
the
county
’
s
j
Compared to former years this
he
cooking
and canning demonstra
spent to date in restoring equip tle will be judged in front of the
schools
during
the
summer.
One
1
The
band
wdl
leave
early
Fri
­
crop is very good for the county as
Conditions are greatly improved ions were given by the girls of
ment and supplies destroyed in the grand stand. D. E. Richards and day morning, September 6, to play a whole considering that in all principal. Paul McCulloch, will be
capitol fire of last April. The res­ B. W. Rodenwald will place the at the state fair for one day. They probability 125,000 bushels more absent.
Rufus, Grass Valley. in the meat animal industries com­ he county who have been taking
toration fund still contains a bal- entries.
will return some time that night. | will be hauled later in the season. Wasco and Kent will have some pared with a year ago. and the hese subjects in their club work
In the afternoon at 1:15 the two
ance of $101,500 which is available
Some wheat i’nas been hauled out new teachers principally through outlook is favorable for some time .uring the year. A crowd that
for purchase of additional aquip-i horse teams will be judged, follow-
of the county by trucks and is not resignations made within the last ahead, according to a report just died the seats gathered to hear
‘ ‘ ed by the ladies and gentlemen’s
ment or to apply toward the capitol
in this compilation and some has few weeks, Two new teachers will released by the state college agri his most interesting part of the
saddle horses, the four horse teams
construction fund.
been shipped without going thru be at Kent, and with the resigna- cultural extension service. Pro­ lub fair.
the stock saddle horses and the
the wardhouses. This indicates that tion of Miss Osborn, twb will be at ducers with hogs to sell are fav­ hildren Show Work
Fire losses in Oregon during J i six I'.orse teams in that order. The
the crop will be as good or better Grass Valley} Miss Foss will not ored by prices more than twice a.1
first six months of 1935 totalled remainder of the d«y will be given
The exhibits of the several
than any of the past four years be at Rufus again and Mrs. Rick­ high as a year ago, with feed
$3,125.055 were 62 per cent greater „over to thq amusement features of
except the 1932 crop In that year ards will not return to Wasco and grain considerably lower. The in­ granges of the county formed an
than losses for the same period last the day, races, anti the semi-finals
over a million and a half bushels there is rumor that Moro will have dex of the averaged farm price of nteresting part of the displays in
year, according to Hugh H. Earle, ■ of the rodeo.
were warehoused by the last of a teacher missing before school Ihogs in Oregon at mid-Juiy was he pavilion underneath» the grand-
84 percent of the 1926-1930 aver­ tand although this is the first
Saturday morning at 8:30 the Benefit of Farmer Claimed
state fire marshal Curry was the
begins.
September.
age.
ime such displays have been made
only county in the stâTe without^ 4-H showmanship contests will be
But to the children all this is a
Variations Peculiar
an insured fire loss during the six given with tihe hogs «nd sheep be- Government Aim
The
Rufus, Klondike, Harlandview
With
industrial
activity
and
con-
minor matter—sçhool begins the
monUns period, the report shows. ing shown in front of the grand
and
Kent
granges each had a booth
1
sumer
purchasing
power
running
September 11. 1931 the ware­ 9th. Why worry about details.
Fire losses by the other counties stand immediately after the hog
ahead of 1934, and even a smaller well decorated and filled with pro-
After helping thousands of farm­ houses contained 1,111,768 bushels,
were: Baker. $192,314; Bentop, and sheep contests. The livestock
supply of hogs expected to be avail lucts for the farms of the grangers
ers
save their homes from fore­ September 30, 1932. 1.534,610
$205.265;' Clackamas, $481,89^; demonstration contests will follow.
able for market until production belonging to the local represented.
Funny
Rubber
Columbia, $177.603; Coos, $809,$92; * At 1:16 in .the afternoon the pa­ closure by refinancing their mort­ bushels had been warehoused, Sep-
can be increased, the immediate
Sheaves of oats, wheat, and one
Crook. $8200; Gilliam, $6250; rade will begin to pass in front of gage debt on more favorable terms, aember 11, 1933. 927.377 bushels
outlook
for
hogs
is
strong.
If
con
of
flax from Kent, canned foods,
Grant, 5700; Hood River. $27,736; the grandstand with all the live- and supplying them with low-cost had been hauled and laat year on Animals At Fair
ditions are favorable, however, the fancy work, sewing, pictures of
Jackson, $779.480; Josephine, $8$,— stock on exhibitionr the teams; two. operating funds, the Farm Credit August 24, 1,089 368 bushels were J Salem, Oregon. August 30. (Spec pig crop of 1936 may be 25 percent farm scenes, eggs and all the num­
675: Lincoln. $17,660; Linn, $84,116 four and six in hand, the riders and administration is now giving more accounted for by the warehouse ial)—What do tihe strange beings larger than that of 1935 and by erous products of a farm, were
Marion, $405.140; Morrow, $4050; ropers of the rodeo events and led normal attention to its basic pro­ men.
who may inhabit the planet Mars 1937 it will be possible for hog shown attractively. In more pro­
Most startling thing about the look like? Scientists in their more production to be back to the 1832- ductive years tihis type of exhibit
Polk, $494.621; Umatilla, $92.540; by Miss Velma Powell, Round-Up gram of building a permanent effi­
Union, $63.425; Wasco, $227.986; princess for this year who will ride cient cooperative credit system for present crop is the variation in the profound moments have often cog­ 1933 level, the report says.
should be among the best.
intake of houses. The south end itated over this question. There
Washington, $231,639; Sherman, the horse dhe is training for'her agriculture
Although beef cattle prices are Good Stock Shown
This is tihe report of progress of tihe county with a t<>tel crop for
$17.405; Yamhill, $219,779.
^een a w^e varjety of opinions materially higher than a year ago.
appearance at the big northwest
which William I. Myers, governor sale of but little over 71.000 bush-
one
generally accep- cattle prices are not as high rela­
In the stock barns the men and
event.'*-
of the FCA at Washington, D. C., els has suffered the worst year in
an
j
^hat
is
the
beings
of
our
Milton and Heppner are the only
children
hurry about cleaning and
tively
as
prices
for
hogs,
and
pri
­
There will be a band concert
planet undoubtedly have ces for cattle feed have not de­ brushing their animals, getting
cities in Oregon having 1000 popula every .evening ^pn the down town brought to officers and directors of its history while the north end
tion whidh experienced no fire loss­ streets and the band will also play th* 12th district Farm Credit ad­ with an expectancy of about 850,- ]arger heads and greater brain de- clined so much as for hog feeds, them ready for the best appearance
1 velopment than their earth cousins. especially in the west. The Oregon possible before the judge whose
es during the first» six months of at the grounds during the day on ministration at Spokane this week. 000 bushels Ihas had
“In our task, of improving th is yea?’ •
nn^^n^snme
This opinion is advanced because price index is only 67 per cent of favorable decision has been the
1935, according to.: reports filed the two final days of the fair
t
cooperative machinery to link the good yields and the poor in some
with Hugh IL Earle, state firq
the 1926-1930 level. The demand goal of months of work. Prancing
marshal. Ix>sses reported by oth­
farmer with the nation’s money cases is only a few mile».
and by the process of «vnlntinn
evolution ita
its fôr feeder cattle this fall will be colts, sullen steers, excitable sheep
markets so funds can be obtained
er cities range from a low of $4
inhabitants should have reached a strengthened by the abundance of and grunting, egotistic hogs receive
for Prineville to $315,901 for Port­ Concessions For
at low cost on terms that fit agri­
hay and grain in prospect in the such attention among strange sur­
correspondingly
advanced stage.
land. Losses reported by other
culture’s needs, we must develop Grass Valley Folks
East, while the scarcity of hogs roundings as they never imagined
Maratians Pictured
cities include: Baker, $713; Co- Fair Arranged
a spirit of understanding and fam­
The designers of the grotesque, and improved industrial conditions before as boys and girls preen
qilille. $226; Oorxjall^, $52,118,
ily unity,” the governor declared. Liscensed to Wed
air-inflated, rubber creatures of the are expected to strengthen mar- them for the show.
There will be concessions.
Dallas, $1172; Forest Grove, $487;
“Our Washington division has
A
marriage
license
was
granted
Gilmore Circus Parade (had their ket demand for fat cattle during Racers Ready
First of the week worry about only one general desire; that is
Grants Pass, $915. Hillsboro, $1352
Thursday
to
Willard
Henry
Bar
­
own
idea about the people of Mars. the next several months at least.
Hood River, $1433; Independence, whether or not there would be any to (help farmers, through their nett 22, of Grass Valley and Char- To these
And on the hill where the run­
artists, the Martions have Market supplies of fat lambs and
$130; LaGrande, $3682; Lebanon. concessions on the streets during local credit associations and dis­ lotte Lenora Ruggles, 18, of Grass giant heads which give them a gro­ poultry next fall and winter are al­ ning horses and bucking horse« are
$175; Marshfield, $880; Medford, the fair has been removed as the trict credit institutions, to achieve Valley by G. C. Vintin, county tesque, humorous appearance wlhen so expected to be somewhat small­ kept there is much feeling of »ad­
$3116; Newberg, $844; Slheridah. fair begins, for the usual place a maximum of service consistant clerk? The bride to be is a daugh­ compared to their smaller bodies. er than usuyh^the report points dles, changing of stirrups, testing
$51; The Dalles, $37,088; Toledo, marked off fir conceseionnairM has with sound operations. We want ter of Mr. and Mrs. O. N. Ruggles In creating the figures for the uni, out. .
\ \
of ropes and such that foretells
been filled. Some of the games to bring this service just as close
$18; Woodburn. $22.,;
another sort of show. Carl Ever­
and
the
groom
to
be
is
a
son
of
.
q
UC
Gilmore
spectacle,
the
design-
In
respect
to
the.
long-time
out
­
will come from The Dalles, some to the farmer as possible, decen­
Barnett.
era included a number of mammoth look, the number of bkef cattle and ett and his string of bucking horses
frmn W»wo. and some frpm Tort tralizing operations and encourag­ Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
came in Wednesday night with the
Sixty men now on relief roll« of
assuring a geographical dis- ing local farm member-borrowers WEATHER FOR THE WEEK heads with diminutive bodies that sheep in the country next winter is famous black and white spotted
the several counties will, be employ
possibly
could be from tihe planet not expected to bo much dhanged
to take a full part in the successful
ed as hunters if a new predatory triSu tion.
from last winter, but thereafter doing a part of the work although
MIN.
PRBCIP Mars.
MAX.
Th« Moro firemen will fill the conduct of this cooperative sys­ OATR
animal control project now under
the
trend is expected to be upward no man was astride him. For sev­
.00
61
....89
These
unusual
creatures
comprise
AUG.22
consideration is approved by Solon aching void of the fair visitors who tem.”
for
a
number of years, if feed con­ eral days the twenty horses from
only
1
one
of
the
features
of
the
55
.00
....77
“ 23 ........
Redmond have been working out
ditions
are favorably
T. White, director of the state de­ are caught on main street with an
42
.00 huge Gilmore Circus Parade, which
24 ....
77
at
the track and are ready for the
The
report,
which
is
available
partment of agriculture. Under empty feeling. A band stand has
Stated communication of Eureka “ 25........ ...84
43
.00 will be the major attraction at the
from county agricultural agents, first big day. Friday. Three char­
the new plan hunters will be assign been erected on the bank corner Lodge No. 121 A. F. and A. M. will
Oregon
State
Fair
in
Salem.
Au
­
52
.00
also gives outlook information on iot teams will contest for supre­
ed to each county according to the for the evening concerts. Various be held at tiheir lodge room Thurc- “ 26 ........ .. 89
58
.00 gust 31-September 7. The Circus poultry, dairy and wheat, and data macy in that feature event. Ed
87
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27
games
of
chance
will
be
open
for
need with the counties supplying
day evening Sept. 5th, 1935. All
58 .. .00 will appear only on tihe opening on numerous other farm commodi­ Newton, W. C. Helyer and Chester
. 95
traps and receiving one-half the। the celebrants and dance.i i re members are requested to be pres­ “ 28
day, Saturday, August 31. which is
ties produced in Oregon.
Medler will have entries*
.. .00 children’s Day at the fain
Total for WMk
(Continued on Page two)
I scheduled for each night.
ent. By Secy, O V. Belknap*.
Visitors May
See CCCamp
At Fair Grounds
Program For
Final Two Days
Of Fair Given
Band Kids
Redecorated
For Fair
Cattle Conditions
Looking Up
FCA Head Says
Aim Is High
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