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Forty Eighth Year No. 7
Junior Feeding Grand Champion
State Affairs
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Official County Paper
Moro, Oregon, Friday, December 20, 1935
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Moro School
Presents Play
and Concert
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A. L. Lindbeck
Sheriff Collects
$21,000 Above
1935 Tax Roll
New Postmaster CCC Boys
May Take Mail
to
Next July
Camp Moro
Announcement has been made
through Postmaster Bourhill that
an examination will be held some Camp to be Abandoned Within
Delinquent Taxes of More
time ne*t year for postmaster in
Moro.
Applications must be in Two Weeks If Order is Not
Than $69,000 Collected To
Washington D.C. by January 3.
To Bring Up Total
1936. The examination is by the! Rescinded. Local Men Trying
civil' service commission but is held |
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under the president’s order and(
ord that foretold the removal
The sheriff’s office has re port not under civil service rules.
Applicants
will
apply
on
Form
of
the
camp from Moro was
ed this week 'that tax collections 10 which is available at the post-j received CCC
last
^.fturday morning
for Uhe year have been very good. office or at the Civil Service head ¡by Captain Lowe
when a telegram
In fact 121.000 above the 1935 roll
quarters
in
Warh
ngton
D.C.
The
stating
that
the
camp would be
has been collected with the
term
of
Mr.
Bourhill
will
expire
'
abandoned
within
two weeks was
cent December turnover in the
delivered.
early
in
July
of
1936.
county’s sack.
Later in the day the SCS men
Of the current, or 1935 roll 72
were told that the .order was of-
percent has been collected. Tkre
ficiai and that the CCC boys
roll called for tax payments of Moro Women’s Club
would be taken away from Camp
$208,238.14 which means that the
Moro but that the technical force
Oregcm Jersey breeders want
72 peresht is about $148,000.
would
remain for an indefinite
the state to use more Jerseys in
Delihquent t axes amounting to Sees Fine Paintings
period.
Since that time there has
its institution herds.
A survey
$69.000 have been collected by the.
been a writing of letters, sending
reveals that most of t’he state
Sheriff’s office during the year to
telegrams and executive ses-
Friday Dec. 6 the Moro Womans of
make up the total of all moneys
owned herds are Holsteins. The
sions
of the town and community
turned over by taxpayers for the dub held its meeting at the Mas to the general end that the follow-
state hospital at Pendleton has
onic hail. Several ladies from the ing situation appears to be the
year.
two herds, one of Holsteins and
Wasco Womans Club were guests
the other of^Jerseys and the tuber -
one.
Many Rebates Given
and the 'hall was lovely with yel correct
culosis hospital at Salem has a
Because
of the general order of
herd of Jsrsey».
It « proposed
Almost $2000 in rebates has low' chrysanthemums, tapestries some weeks ago some of the
that comparisons be made between
been given during 1935 to those and floor lamps. An e xhibit of camps in the northwest 'had to be
the various herds to determine
who were able to pay their taxes painting from Portland was on abandoned as the CCC force was
feeding cosfc. production and other
before the due date. Several corp display and Mrs. Reese discussed being cut from 450,000 to 300.000
orations and individual taxpayers many of them and gave interest men. It was originally 300,000 but
factors entering into the cost of
stories from the lives of the was expanded last summer to the
take advantage of consent given ing
milk fed to-etate wards.
painters.
Roll cail was responded larger figure when the government
under, the law to get a reduction
to
by
eadh
givng her fav tried to double the enrollment.
in the. last three tax payments by orite painter member
Owners of old cars equipped
or
painting.
The decision to abandon Camp
making total payment in the ear
with pick-up bodies were eviden |
Mrs. Irwin Morris discussed the Moro was apparently made by Dir
ly
months,
thereby
saving
a
pet
Uy caught napping when the 1935
cover design on the Oregon Club ector W. A. Rockie of the Soil
centage on their tax bill.
legislature taxed an extra $5.00
woman.
This was a reproduction sultation with agricultural officials
Part Time Farmers
On December 31 of last year
license fee on these
trU£k*>i
of
carved
wood murals that many Conservation Service after con-
this county had a delinquent tax
The increase in license fee be-;
clubwomen
are advocating for use of Oregon. On this theory a group
list Of $77,616.92 or 35.83 percent
Numerous in Oregon of
comes effective January 1, for
in
the
new
state
capitol.
of farmers and business men are
tjje current roll. Collections for
Miss Doris Thompson gave an in Portland today. Friday, to meet
which licenses are now being is-
this
year
will
reduce
this
to
be
Opportunities
for
owners
of
two
was ac- with the state planning board and
sued and many of these owners year old colts of Peter Quick, the
tween $50,000 and $55.000 which interpretative dance. She
“More than 25 percent of the will make the county’s delinquency companied at the piano by Miss endeavor to impress it with the
of . light delivery trucks are dis- government
remount stallion, have Quotas and Organization Will
farmers of Oregon are considered record jnutfh better.
For next Edith Hult. The high school girls advantages t'he state might derive
covermg
state' ^n to appear. Guy Matthews
as
part
time
farmers
in
that
their
year our delinquency should be and faculty are always very good from the continuation of the camp
first time.
with of The Dalles, who has long been Be Decided This Winter.
to help us in these special pro here as now organized. Among
farms
are
too
small
to
produce
a
under 25 percent.
Snell who is being
interested in the Sherman Gdonty
grams and we all appreciate their the delegation are T. M. Garrett,
living”.
complaints declares that the in Fair and horse racing, has offered
work.
J. C. Freeman, O. G. Sayrs, A. H.
crease in
of hls do,nff a purse of $60. for a Peter Quick All Growers Affected
Mrs. Moore announced that Uhe Barnum.^WJH. Ragsdale, Judge
the • summary of a .rWw bulletin
Only stripy pnasenger cars am Futurity.
Christmas party would be held George Potter, W. A. May and
just issued by the Oregon State
now niigiWe to the $5 fee.
Colts of Peter Quick born in
Dec.
19 at the home of Mrs. J.C. Giles Frensh.
college
experiment
station,
entitled
be
Oregon potato growers will
11934 will be eligible. A nomina-
McKean.
Mrs. M. M. Oveson was
It is not believed at present
Rumor about the capitol has it tion fee of *4 wiil
up to given opportunity in the next nine “Part time Farming in Oregon’’
the director for the afternoon.
It
is
one
of
a
great
number
of
here that the removal of the boys
that Otto Hartwig will step out,j5 entries. Nominations moat be ty days to file application for tax
surprising facts, tables and sta
will entirely stop erosion work in
as a member of the industrial ac-, macje between January 1 and June
this county. It is considered likely
cident eommissipn when his term j
rac€
be run on Friday free quotas under the federal pot-j tistics about the type of farming
Mrs. Naomi VanGilder, county
that the work will continue with
fair - and
is expected that ato coutrol act. according to arran that has been much in the public chairman of Christmas seal sales
expires Jsnusry 1.
Hartwig a of - the
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relief labor or with farm labor in
eye
during
years
of
depression
republican and the representative before that time the fair associa gements announced by the Ore
advises that the sale of these seals
much the same manner as the
in
connection
with
the
subsistence
tion
will
increase
the
purse
to
gon state college extension service
of organized labor on the three
will
elose
next
Tuesday
and
for
camp
at Condon.
man commission, is to be replaced $100 and it is possible that a con This act, which took effect Dec homestead idea and similar move- those who have not purchased as From the Observer Dec. 21. 1906
Sherman
county
is
soon
to
lose
by a democrat, the rumor goes solation purse for losfers the first ember 1 and will apply to all new ments.
• many as they find they will need, one of it’s good citizens. D. W.
This report has taken the wind day may be run Saturday.
crop potatoes unless repealed by Part Time Farmers Work
stamps will be left at Joe Truitt’s Morehouse and family are prepar
Either
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secretary.
Auxiliaries Making
nnt of nolitical observers around
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- Perry congress at the forthcoming ses-i
shop on main street.
ing to move to Portland. Mr. M’s
tho state house who have been Johnston, or the treasurer, Giles sion, will be administered by pot-| Part time farming in Oregon
“For the past several years
will accept on entries
which
redicting that T- Morris Dunne French,
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trips which
is an established fact and not an Sherman county has faifed to father will conduct the farm west Presents for CCC Boys
ato
growers
them
selves,
but
the
(
,
a republican.' would be the must specify the name of the colt extension service has been given experiment, according to G. W. raise its quota of five stamps per of Wasco.
Bill Booth has purchased the
member selected to wail, the pol- the name of the dam and the date the task of arranging meeting Kuhlman, who is senior author of capita,” ^ays Mrs. VanGilder.
Ladies of the Auxiliaries of
in Wasco ow-
birth.
the bulletin and who directed the “With our splendid showing ar. residence property
itical plank when Governor Mar-| of This
Moro
and Kent are planning some
where
the
law
will
be
explained
ned
by
Wm.
Barzee.
is the first practical effort
actual field study of 2110 part- one of the two counties in Oregon
tin rot ready to chanre th«, pol-,
Christmas
packages for the boys
and
where
applications
for
quotas
On Thursday evening there was
has been made to increase
time farms in the state where the to receive the department of Com- some thing doing at the power in the CCC camp who will in many
itical complexion of this board. that
will
be
made.
•horses
the interest in remount
spot
rating this is house in Grass Valley. Every per cases spend their first Christmas
Hartwig, one time labor leader in in this county and it is thought
A state potato committee consls family - living - was obtained partly merce’ - purple
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Klnmnth from the farm and partly from an ommiSsion Uhat should be cor- son in town that heard the fire away from home next Wednesday.
Oregon, is stiH popular in labor that a large number of entries
circ^. Albert Hunter, formerly
I rected. w.
We a...
have —
rece ived a . great bell was present to aid in putting ; Womenof the community who
V b J e ”
outside labor or other .cure«. —
will be received.
deal of benefit already in returns out a fire that had gained much' will aid in making cookies, pop
of LaGrande is the democratic^
Robert Warrens, Jo^ ~
from this work and several fam headway before the arrival of the J corn balls, candy or fruit cake
member of the board and will pro
growers has been appointed, bee-
ilies in Moro alone are happier
are asked to meet with auxiliares
bably be retained on the commis Legionaires Plan
ving with them will probably be fa mily received only $117 a year this Christmas because of the chemical engine. The under part of the two towns within a few
from
the
sale
of
farm
produce.
,ion throughout the present ad-
of the fire house was a mass of
a member of the bureau of crop
$597 from wages, and $67 from tests given by Miss Gillis last year fire around the two gasoline en-1 days. The presents will be given
ministration.
estimates
staff
in
Portland
and
ft
Let us try to bring our quota up
t'he boys at the community Christ
Christmas Program
It is also rumored that Jack
member of the extension service. miscellaneous sources, while the so that we may »have the health gines and it looked like the build- j mas tree which will be held in the
Alien of Pendleton is slated to re-
O. K. Beals, county agent at large farm produce used is valued at nurse in our community at least ing and valuable machinery was Moro Legion Hall Christmas eve
doomed, but the chemical engine,
Legionnairrea met here WeJ.- has been appointed to head the $173. The bulletin, crammed full once each year”.
tire as state liquor administrator
of
exact
information
about
a
sub
proved to be a profitable invest after the program which wilt be
about the turn of the year, prob nesday night with the Auxiliary educational work in explaining
ment in extinguishing the flames. a co-operative affair between the
ject usually clouded by sentiment,!
ably to be succeeded , by Otto to transect business and do a little che plan to growers.
Snow fall on the 15th made camp and the town.
is
considered
of
great
value
to
Runte a supervisor in the employ dancing to the music of the ban-
Fanners
Like
Squirrel
very good sleig’hing and the merry
those now engaged in this type
of the commission and a holdover jos and guitars of Une CCC boys, 50 bushels Now Limit
merry bells jingled pleasantly for
of
farming
or
those
who
contem
During
the
meeting
it
was
dec
from the Meier administration.
Under a recent ruling the exem plate it.
a
few days.
ided to allow the camp the use of
Poisoning Project
ption
has
been
raised
from
five|
'Rev.
Sexton of Dalles city of
Since the state legislature turn- the hall for their camp night that bushels to 50 bushels. This means |
ficiated at the wedding of Miss
ed down hi« reqxiest for an appro- is held every Tuesday evening as that any grower whose annual
Eva Wright and Mr. Charles R.
nriatioU for the state mining the camp quarters has become too
Many favorable reports have Belshee
potato
sales
for
1932
to
1935.
in
home of the bride’s
board Governor Martin has turned small to accommodate the crowds
been received from farmers of tho parents, at Mr. the and
Al Wright
to the people with » request fori-of towns people wUo come each clusive, were not more than 50
Wild’hbrse and Palouse projects Tuesday evening Mrs.
in
presence
ol
bushel's,
may
apply
for
and
receive
commenting on the efficiency with about 100 guests. A magnificient
voluntary
see the
jihow. program exemption stamps for such an am
voluntary donations
avnaviw to finance the week A to gpecial
Christmas
which the SCS squirrel poisoning
Approximately 650000 farms,
work of this board.
i_-,!will be given next Tuesday at the ount? It does not mean that every
crews operated during the past wedding supper followed.
comprising
more than 101,000,000
Created in 1929 the mining
Camp night Tuesday evening at
hall by the boys as it will be the grower, will have a 50 bushel ex
board was given $15,000 that year eve of Christmas—and for many emption, but that if he can show SCS-4. Moro, was more largely summer. According to these re From the Observer, Dec. 22, 1916 acres of land could be used to bet
with which to match federal funds of them the first one away from average sales of 50 bushels or be attended by townspeople from over ports the squirrel kill was far bet The annual contest hunt held ter advantage rfor grazing fores
by members of the Moro 'Rod and try, and other conservations! pur
in a cooperative survey of the home. A tree will be brought in low. he will not need' to make the county than any one yet held.. ter than in past years.
At- the present time pocket go Gun club was decided last night poses rather Uhan continued crop
state’s mineral resources. The ses and decorated and a public obser- any reduction in order to sell all It was estimated that more Sher
punita i production, according to reports
sion vt 1931 attempted to dupli vanee of the occasion will be made his usual crop, tax free. It is em man countians than Bostonians phOrs are being poisoned in wide by the following schedule of points
ly
scattered
points
of
this
region.
Johnson
of state planning specialists at-
McCoy
cate this appropriation but the
After Une meetings were over phasized, however, that every gro were present.
Among
the
areas
now
conducting
points
tached to the Division of Land
points
measure was vetoed by Governor dancing was indulged in by those wer who sells any potatoes will
The program was mainly given I gojher poisoning campaigns are
300
Geese
Utilization.
450
Meier and the board left without present.
need to apply for such exemption. by the boys with Captain Lowe Walla Walla, Athena, Dayton, Hep 1000
2000
Coyotes
These estimates are based on
any funds. As a consequence the
The camp program will be con
All other growers will apply in his usual role of master of uner, Cashmere and Yakima.
1000 farm by farm surveys of problem
Ravens
1250
board has not functioned for sev fined to musical numbers largely for a quota for which they will be ceremonies. Three acta were put
5500 j areas in each state. For the states
Hoot Owls
4000
eral years and there is now no those usually associated with issued tax free stamps. A national on by local talent principally by,
1500! of Washington, Oregon and Idaho
Hawks
1050
authentic information as to Wie vhristmas.
No talks
On the morning of sales quota lias been established high school students.
1650 this work has been carried out
Magpies
8550
Local
Youngsters
state’s mineral deposits available Christmas the boys will travel to which is still considerably above were given as Mr. Hutchinson did
14850
under the supervision of the Reg
Rabbits
12150
for inquirers who are seeking in Grass Valley and Moro to sing the total required to supply all of not arrive because of illness.
200 ional Offce of the Resettlement
Rats
500
vestments in this state the gov Carols in Uhe old fashioned man America’s needs. In holding sales
Sing at Pacific
5510 Administration at Portland.
Sparrows
1430
ernor declares.
150
In announcing these figures, Dr.
of table Stock to this level, the NOTICE TO VOTERS <.
Weasels
ner.
The governor asked the special
150 tor in charge of land utilization
Porcupines
growers will merely be removing The Sherman County poll books
session for $15.000 for the mining
Miss Marjorie Byers, daughter 6250
L. C. Gray, assistant administra-
Evans
the pressure from the market of will be closed for a period of thir
board. The amount was reduced
820
pointed out the extensivenels of
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
R.
C.
Byers
of
O.
L.
Belshee
excess
potatoes
which
in
years
of
ty days prior to the apecial elec
FOR THE WEEK
100 the problem they indicated.
to $5000 by the ways and means WEATHER
Rejected
large crops only rot in cellars any tion of January 31st, 1936. Any Moro, was a soprano soloist in a 1050
rKK< it
MIN
MAX.
34330
“All farms in the United States
committee but the senate killed
Total
way, according to those who have voting citizen desiring to vote who presentation of Handel’s “Mes 36730
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37..
sponsored this means of adjust has not voted at one of the last siah” Sunday evening. The presen The spectacular feature of the cover approximately 987 million
the bill.
Dec. 12 ............ ...43
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ment
13
three elections; has moved fromT tation was by the Pacific univer hunt was an auto party of hunt acres of land.” he said. “Thus
More than 26,000 of the 1936
.00
There
is
n
othing
in
the
law
to
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one voting place to another; has sity Choral combined with the ers shooting magpies by moon for more than ten percent of our
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autoMobile license plates were
nrevent
any
grower
from
plant-
changed political parties or ahy Forest Grove Choral society un light on »Rock Creek, Gilliam co total form land there is a ned for
00
27
32
15
motorists
mailed out te Oregon
ing as minv potatoes as he wish woman who has changed her name der the direction of Clarence Fa unty, shortly after midnight tho working out means of converting
25
.00
31
16
it to uses that will be economic*
Saturday, rhe first day on which
es according to J. L. Maxton, prin must re-register to be eligible.to ris, voice head of the Pacific uni morning of the hunt.
.00
24
28
17
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Homer D. ally sôund and desirable both from
versity conservatory, of music.
the new plates could bo displayed
<iple
field
officer
for
the
potato
vote
at
any
future
election.
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24
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18
Dale Baker of Grass Valley was Belshee. Dec. 19th, a nine pound the public viewpoint and that of
G. C. Vintin,
on cars, according to Secretary
rtetion, whe .vas hi Oregon recent
the individual families eoncerned.”
daughter, Dr. Morse attending.
06
County
Clerk,
j
a
tenor
soloist.
weeh
Total
for
.y helping set up the plan here 1
Continued to page 4
Flax sheds at the state prison
which for several years following
1930 were full to bursting with
raw material are now almost em
pty. With the prison plant prepar
ed to sign up an increased acre
age for 1936 the management is
finding difficulty in persuading
Willamette farmers to contract for
a flax crop at $25 a ton. To meet
this situation the board of control
has authorized the flax manage
ment entered into an open con
tract, pegging the price at a min
imum of $22 a ton and giving the
grower the advantage of any ad
vance in the market price at har
vest time next fall.
The Moro high school band aid
ed by the freshmen and the eighth
grade and some of the CCC boys
put on a show at tfca Legion hall
last Saturday night that attracted
a goodly crowd at admirers.
Eight*numbers were played by
the bandsmen under the leadership
of Mr. Simpson.
More difficult
music was, essayed than on pre
vious appearances and new instru
ments have been added until now
almost fifty high and grade pupils
have instrumenta.
Mary Pinkerton and Genevieye
Na house gave a dust on Clarinets
and a sextette of saxaphones gave
a couple of numbers. They weret
Norma Melzer, Doris Thompson,
Wayne Thompson, Austin Foss
Gordon Thompson, and Mr. Simp
son.
were render-
Musical sell
ed by a quartette composed of
Lyle and Genevieve Nahouse, Do
ris Thompson and $ *ry Pinaer-
ton. Five boys from the camp
made up a musidrf number - of
four harmonicas and a banjo
to end the instrumental and vocal
part of the show.
Here is Silver Light, 320 pound Hampshire barrow, with Its owner,
A one act play was put on tho
Robert Lemans of Eldred, HL. who won the Junior feeding grand cham boards by members of the eighth
plonshlp at the International Live Stock exposition In Chicago.
and ninth grades.
In the cast
were Jane French; George Crock
ett, Frank Sayra,- Beatha Sayrs,
Lois Melzer, Lawfence Kenny and
Gene Brisbine.
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e ei'
Tú)o Year Old
Futurity For
1936 Slated
>•>.
Potato Growers
Have Chance
To Organize
Christmas Seal
Quota Not Filled
In Other Days
Citizens Crowd
Camp Program
Land Use Held
Ire^icien1: At
Present Time
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