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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1935)
THE SHERMAN COUNTY JOURNAL, MORO, OREGON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1933 PACK FOUR Speakers of Many Traveling Family McDaiHe!” Fills the Deck 4Ü Views Appear Before Wheatn Shumway Pleads For AAA Continuance and Asks Active Farmer Support; Conser Wants New Fann Opinion Continued from page one. 65 becomes operative. He esti mated that $3,218.000 would be needed for Oregon pensions if the minimum number expected took ad vantage Of the law and that it might run up to a much larger sum in lat^r years. Emma Pluemke. chairman of the have the necessities of life the Aux | Child Welfare Committe* of the iliary works to bring them the Gfeorge Bell Unit of the Auxiliary, normal advantages they might I Vut work 1« carried out by the ^ve enjoyed had their father, not Auxiliary each year to prevent ^en e«cnflced for the country, children who have lo«t a father’. Extpnswn of federal compensation support through the war from .uff-,. « W orphans des.ring to remain ering becauae of their father’s pa-:>n »chool beyond the age of 18 has triotic sacrifices In close coopera-j secured and supplemented by tion with the American Legion -the state educatfonal aid in 85 states, women of the Auxiliary endeavor | In addttion hundreds of «cholar- to bring to their children advan- »¡»P’ have been made available to tagee pnd opportunities enjoyed children of veterana in colleges, by other American children. The universities and technical schools. The Auxiliary’s child welfare | local committee, under Mrs. Pluem ke « direction, Is btwy constantly in work is not confined to children of activities for the welfare of needy veterans in need. Cooperation is children of veterans in this com given to all movements for im munity and throughout the state. provement of conditions for chil With World War Veterans now dren being denied the advantages dying Bt the rate of 80 per day, of American childhood, and many the number of fatherless children projects are being undertaken in and of veteran* needing Auxiliary aid I be childhealth, educational t is increasing steadily, explained recreational fields. While our unit has reached ita Mrs. Pluemke. The American Le- gion and Auxiliary endeavor to quota for 1936 we are desirious of bring these children the help neces- obtaining as many new members sary to maintain them in a home as possible. of their own with the surviving . Women whose husbands, sons, parent or close relative. Only when fathers or brothers are members of this is impossible is institutional the Legion, those who lost mem bers of their immediate families care sought In addition to making sure that in the war or whose exservice rel fatherless children of veterans atives have died since the war, Here's the line up of the “Traveling rumlly Ifc^ulel.;, Üettfnj ri» E. R. Mtbnnlel family on board the Matson liner Lurllne at San Francisco for. llonolu^'w., soWHSKe loading the «asn t there to i„ Û,e checking but they came by two and two »3I Tul~. Oklahoma and Abilene Tc.a Conser, assistant in the They «ere not all .McDaniels but they were related one way or another and when they assembled on the C. wheat section, spoke of the organi deck they occupied the major portion of It, - ; zation of the wheat section of the AAA saying that 10.000 directors and 30,000 committeemen are work ing on the plan in the United a brief address in which h^ spoke States. He inquired of the assembled against the change in the primary farmers, ‘‘Is the plan proper?’ date from May to September and and said that probably less than a then branched out into a discussion quarter of the people of the coun of moneys try were receiving benefits from it and the remainder were more or Pierce Believes AAA Will Last less critical. He quoted from a re He prophesied that the supreme port given out by the Brookings court would uphold the AAA since Institute which he characterizes as the amendments of last session had W. H. Ragsdale was elected as impartial, in which the criticism been added to it. He said that the director of the farm credit coun was made that scarcity leads to interest rate should not be higher Haynes Family Moves To cil to represent the co-operative national impoverishment. “The than the average rate of the in and purchasing associations of the farm price.” he said, “is made in crease of wealth which is about northwest. He will help direct the the open market, while the price of three percent. He liked the Jones Home in Pi i’omath .bank for co-operatives, the fed- industrial products is made by con- bill which would loan money to sultation.” A new light plant has been in- era! land bank, federal intermed farmers by issuing currency based He quoted Secretary Wallace as on the supply of gold in the treas stalled at the Kent school house- iate credit bank and the product saying that the objectives of the ury allowing 40% backing of golo. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Dunlap en ion credit corporation, all of Spo AAA were “Increased balanced kane. Dr. Raymond Staub spoke in tertained Saturday night with a production at price low enough for venison dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Mc- He will serve a three year term consumer and high enough so pro favor of more adequate defense' (Jussen Mr. and Mrs. Darby, and- beginning in January and will sue- river in considera-i on the Columbia ducers can stay and distributed so Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Walton. The all can have adequate supplies; tion of the vast expenditures that evening was spept in playing 500. ceed D. N. Kay of Condon. are being made by the government i Other members of the board are twelve to fifteen percent of the Mrs. R. P Barnett underwent a national income should go to farm on that river. He told of the needJ major operation at The Dalles hos W. A Schoenfeld of Corvallis, P. I ers: building up among farmers a for airports and forts to prevent) pital Saturday, and is reported to Thompson of Valley, Wash., B. D. ’ Thompson of Granger. Idaho; N. ’ consciousness of the economic a possible invasion of this section be getting along nicely. by a foreign foe. The mouth of the situation ” Annie Laurie Haynes was a F. Boyle of Blackfoot, Idaho and Columbia is nearest to .the Orient E. E- King of Pullman. Soil Conservation Praised of any of the western ports he dinner guest of Nellie Wilson last Mr. Ragsdale has had extensive Sunday evening. said. banking and farming experience in D. R. McDole of the Soil Conser Kent Grange No. 688 will hold E L. Potter, of OSC, told of the vation Service spoke on the prob an all day meeting Saturday, De Sherman county where he baa need of more livestock on the cember lem of conserving the soil of the 7, and a social gathering in lived since 1882. He is manager) nation as a means of retaining pro lands that are being temporarily the evening. of the Moro National farm loan ductivity of the land. The south taken from wheat production and association, viqe-president of the Nellie Wilson is able to be in ern part of the United States is suggested plans for a permanent school again after an absence of Mid-Columbia Production Credit gone from a point of real produc livestock policy for Oregon. five week due to illness. corporation and a member of other, Elected as officers for the league tivity he said. There is no hew Mr. and Mrs. George Wilcox and farm organizations of this district. land left and what remains must for another year were: E. Harvey Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Dunlap were It is not expected''that th« work J Miller of Lexington, president; dinner guests Friday night at the be protected. f Charles Nish, Mikkalo, vice-presi will make it necessary for Mr. Land, however, will always pro L. V. Walton ranch. duce something even if cropped for dent; Chas. Smith of Corvallis, sec-j Rose Ellen Barnet^ was hostess Ragsdale to move permanently to J a hundred years or more. He gave retary. The executive board will for a party Saturdey evening, hon Spokane but he will have to attend an example of land that had been be L. J. Kelly, Wasco; H. D. Proud oring Phyllis Haynes who leaves cropped continually since 1833 and foot, Sherman; Lloyd Smith, Gill this week for her new home at still gives a yield of 11 bushels of iam; Henry Smouce. Morrow; John Philomath. The high school stu Putnam, Wheeler; James Hill, dents were all invited and dancing wheat. Within fifty years the United Umatilla; E. H. DeLong, Union; was the diversion of the evening. touch with the co-operatives of the States will have to import food Hugh Wilson. Wallowa; N. E. Refresehments were served by the northwest who he represents on the credit board. products if land waste continues Dodd, Baker. hostess later in the evening. he prophesied and he told of some , J. C. Wilson was a business visi Thirty-one co-operatives in the of the means that are being used tor at Moro Monday. northwest elected Mr. iRagsdale to to protect and build up the soil* Joe Gregg of Redmond was an his new position.- where the erosion dams are being overnight visitor in Kent Tuesday. established. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Norton and daughter* Geraldine and Carol Station Men Inform Ann and son Ross left for Tangent Civil Service To Give Friday to visit Mrs. Norton’s D. E Stephen*, superintendent parents. . of the Moro experiment station, Examinations Soon Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wilson and gave the farmers the results of his experiments in wheat varieties and j Portland, Ore., Dec. 12 ‘^Buy tyrs. hjB<rI Sch ad ewitz were busi in methods of tillage for the past ing of modern home appliances ness visitors in The "Dalles Thurs The United States Civil Service several years and told something and equipment is being, stimula day. commission has announced open of the new grass varieties that ted throughout the country by the competitive examinations as fol are being used to combat erosion friendly credit made accessible to lows : and take unprofitable wheat land families through the facilities of try generally. Co-operating de<l- • Awning maker, $1,860 a year, out of production of that crop. everywhere are ¿asiatin^ hpuse National Park Service Dept, ot D. E. Richards of the Union the Modernization Credit plan j01 livestock experiment । station, told the Federal Housing adnUDi$tf|k bolder« to equip their home« with Interior. Washington, D.C. on th* easiest Senior Animal husbandman (gen the methods of fattening stock tion,” it was stated by Jamfeson moder etics), $4,600 a year, Dept, of Ag with wheat as a grain feed. He Parker, director of the federal terms __________ | Loans issued Sy lending ikktitu- riculture. had four lambs fattened by differ housing activities in Oregon. ent feeds on Ihe stage as a demon ‘‘Operations under the moderni- ¿ lions during November, under the . Social worker (psychiatric). stration. Alt had been fattened on zation credit plan set a new high modernization credit plan totaled $2,000 a year, junior social wor wheat with various kinds of rough mark in November” the director more than $31,000,000 it was sta ker, $1,800 a year Veterans bu. age. Wheat is most adaptable for explained, ‘‘and we are encouraged ted by Parker. Highest previous Senior Chemist (distillation), hogs, is a good feed for sheep and to believe December volume will mark was set in September when $4,600 a year Alcoholu tax unit. is least valuable for fattening show further substantiel increase, operations totaled approximately Welding engineer various grades cattle, he said. Many Oregon for the reason that many items $30,400,000. $2600 to $3800 a year Navy dept lambs are shipped east where other listed as eligible by FHA have po The November figures are regar Full informatjem inay be ob people make the profit on them by pular place on the Christmas ded by the director as clearly es tained from the Secretary of the fattening them which is more shopping program. The records tablishing the fact that seasonal United States Civil Service board profitable than raising them, ac show there already has been heavy decline in repairs and modernisa of Examiners at the post office of cording to Mr. Richards. buying of eligible merchandise in has been reversed by the Bet the first class or from the commis Walter Pierce, representative in Oregon and throughout the coun- tion sion at Washington D.C. ter Housing movement congress from this district, gave AA A Officer Talks and those who themselves were inlisted in war service are eligible y for Auxiliary membership. In the Auxiliary these serve side by side with the men of their families in the Legion, doing the part of the Legion work. beet adapted to women. We invite all eligible women in the Grass Valley and Kent ectm- munities to become member^ 91 our Unit at this time and join Us in carrying out the program of the American Legion Auxiliary during the coming year. , ; f I ; WHEAT LEAGUE (Continued from page one) a committee asked for government • - aid through the SQS in controIlHi^: , the perennial we^dS for (he wEfeat section. Three-quarters of a mil lion pounds of weed killer Was uM in this part of the stkte without \ materially checking the weeds Neither the farmers or thecountiea can afford to do the Work Obiie “ and will require government 1Wip. Weed surveys tinder the WPA were asked, and an educational - campaign to acquaint th« farauW* ■ with the weeds that are wont for • the crops. • . .i It’s our family’s whiskey, neighbor —and neighbor, it’s vour once’ Kent Schóói Has W.H. Ragsdale New Electric Light Plant Elected To Farm Credit Board « Our own family’s recipe! We watch over it like a mother hen with her chicks! You can’t give me all the credit for the mildness and tasttn^as you’re all so keen about in this Family’s Whiskey of ours. I’ve got three boys—counting in my son-in-law Tom —that I’ve taught everything I ever picked up in a life time of distilling. And those boys are right with me putting everything they’ve got into our own Family’s Whiskey—just like their life depended on it! Bl FNDfD AND BOTTLED BY JOS1 pnet Kent Auxiliary Tells About Child Welfare Children must not be forced to pay the price of a war fought be fore they werfe bond. This is the determinition of the American Legion Auxiliary in its activities for the fatherless children .of World War veterans, according to ZELL’S FUNERAL HOME Secretary of Commerce Roper gives an annual watermelon party In hl* Washington home for hl* fel low member* of the cabinet. Here, left to right, are Attorney General Homer S. Cummings, Secretary Roper, Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace and Secretary of the Interior Harold L Ickes, enjoying section* *f one of the South Carolina melons. Phone 345 The Dalles, Ore or— GRASS VALLEY PHARMACY Phone 222 0*01 * CO . MC, <7. J AVAILABLE IN OREGON FHA Head Says Building Now Increasing It ^as Roper’s Treat for the ( o. 2S7C T ake a T ip from S anta .. 3 Frew sudi delicious rifeci An eie coSce maker pro- vides the easiest way to make coffee by the drip method. And with this appliance, your coffee is always clear, sparkling, full- flavored — re lished coually as much by those who take their co-'iee straight as byi those who us cream an sugar.I $4.95 to $9.95 appliances ! How mother will 5’’io an etectnc grH3! With an electric sandwich grill mother can bake hot cakes right at the table . . . save her self countless steps and bother . . . serve them piping hot. She can also toast sandwiches, fry bacon and eggs—without mov ing from her place. Grills cost from $5 95 f0 95 Electric toasters are made in 3 types An /. E. 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Quality toasters are priced from $2 75 fo $16 ; to low dec’, .’c : The domestic electric r: s you now enjoy arc an: lowest in the United Staten. The only way you can take full advantage of them is with mod ern electric appliances. So solve your gift problems with electric appliances and make life easier and happier for yourself and your family. i SEE YOUR DEALER IN M.FCTRICAL EQUIPMENT PACIFIC POWER & LIGHT COMPANY A/way* at Your Sorv/co