LHC S HUIMAN COUNTY J OU KN AL, MORO, OKKOON FRIPAT, JAN LAR T 8. 19M
STATEHOUSE GOSSIP
Continued from page one.
Jennan bounty Journal
that a suit may be brought to null
ify the >10 license fee for “pick
GHERMAN COUNTY OBSERVER. Established Nov. 2, 1K88
up" trucks and panel delivery can.
GRASS VALLEY JOURNAL, Established Oct. 14. 1897
Tho double license fee for this
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CONSOLIDATED, MARCH 6, 1931
WASCO NEWS-ENTERPRISE, Established 1891
type of car was passed by the re
CONSOLIDATED MARCH 4, 1932
cent special session and has met
with much' complaint especially
Published Every Friday at Moro, Oregon, By
from
farmers who use thia type
GILES L. FRENCH
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Managing Editoi
of car for hauling supplies out
from town.
M E MB EK
of.the engagement of Miss Bulah
Hayes, a former gi»V to Malcolm
R. MacEwan of Eugene was made
public.
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A considerable number of Moro
devotees of dancing attended the
New Year's masquerade at Grass
Valley Monday evening.
O. C. Hogue has sold his quar
ter section near
J. C. Wil
son for $6,200 cash* Consideration.
Resettlement
Work Held To
Be Neceuary
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jactive must be not only to restore
to tb«sa people
chance to attain
an American standard of living,
but to make them once mor» con
sumers and prdoucers of economic
foods.
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The Resettlement Administra
tion is buying up tracts of land in
various problem areas of Washing
■tor» the natural forest or.« grass
resources whici^ if property cared
for, can again provide empioytaeni
Motorists appearing in public
for local people. At the same
with the old 1936 license ptetea dis second semester started with 62
time, this work win put a step to
played will be required to show pupils.
noadiesa destruction of soil fertil
evidence of having applied for the
A family dinner was enjoyed at
ity, which, if perfirited to continue,
Entered as second-class matter at the Postoffice, at Moro, Oregon plates or explain to some conven the home of T. J. Hankle on New
Editor's note—The old frontlets wauld- make tke rehabilitation of
under Act of Congress of March 3. 1879_______
__________ — ient judge according to Chas. P. Year’s Day to celebrate the 65th are gone. There are no longer vast
the people even more difficult Ma
SUBSCRIPTION RATES—PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.
t Pray, superintendent of state po wedding anniversary of Mr. and areas of new land on which a grow- cortfy.
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Families who cannot be employ
attitude of hi» force test year in ried January 1, 1852 in Appanoose It is now up » us to conserve and
JANUARY 3,1936
enforcing the automobile registra County, Iowa.
develop win ly the land which we ed in forest work will be helped
tion act and warns that he is not
have. How th!» am be done is to move out of the hills to fertile
fooling.
described by L. C. Gray, an author, valley lands where they am be
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W. H. RAGSDALE
it/on land use, in a series of three come self supporting.
The state forestry department
A similar conversions of the land
articles, of which thia is the first:
Now that there is temporary assurance that the CCC
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closed its twenty fifth year of ser
to better uses is being undertaken
camp and the SCS work will remain in Sherman county for vice with th» expiration of 1935. ervises the Farm
in other areas such as ths old for-
Spokane ar®
at least a few more months there should be an effort on the Organized in 1911 for the single tration institutions
est regions of the Great Lakes,
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Pacific Northwest, western plains
part of everyone concerned to see that it is made as perm purpose of .protecting the timbered 81
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Prodtastiw.
our major sources of wealth. Hun
areas of the state from fire the
and
deep south.• Land that is not
au^nt as any such activity can be under the prevailing department long ago entered upon Credit associations which make dreds of thousands of rural famL-
fertile
enough for farming am be
seasonal * : crop and 5 live ; stock lies are now
a poverty I ain^t always utilized for some
a much broader program of acti
circumstances.
loans by discounting their mem utterly mconaistent with American
e<n
pUrpo8e>
forestry or rec-
It haw never been disclosed who or what branch of the vities, including that of reforest bers notes through the Intermedi standards bf living largely ms
because reation. or grazing.
ing denuded areas. Prior to the
SCS work has the responsibility of getting the farmers creation of the forestry depart ate Credit Bank are in the process of a failure to use the land to its
Th» extent of this work, and the
of nominating and electing one
concerned in the erosion wdrk to sign contracts permitting ment it had been the duty of the member; the other will be appoint best advantage.
long time necessary to restore the
In areas such as denuded tim tend, place it beyond the sphere of
such labor on their farms. This should be remedied. If state game and forestry warden ed by the governor of the Fann
ber region» of Washington. Idaho private enterprize. Governmental
“to enforce the tews of the stat*
any department of that work, has that responsibility it for the protection of the forests. Credit administration at Washing and Oregon, where conditions of
action is essential unless thous
ton. Next year the farmer-owned
The legislature of 1907 created
living are particularly severe, one ands of families are to be abandon
1 should immediately become active in getting this impor
national farm loan asaodations
tant job done during the winter when the farmers’ time is a forestry board with an appro which make long term mortgage reason for the present poverty is ed to permanent poverty, and
priation of $250 with which to calo
loans on a cooperative basis thru to be found in the history of lane» great areas of land relegated toi
less taken with farm work.
ry on a publicity campaign but it
the Land Bank will similarly nom use. The forest, which formerly ruin.
There is a distinct possibility that the community was not until 1911 that the legis inate and elect their representative provided the chief income for -the
lature recognized the importance
itself is expected to see that there is cooperation between of the lumber industry to the state on the district board- The board people of these areas, was cut off
without any care for the future
the farmers and the erosion service. If that be a fact then and created a separate department will then be composed of three reproduction of trees. The land is
elected members and four appoint
it is up to the community and the various organizations to take rare of the interests of this ed, with terms running for three on the whole too steep for farming
industry.
and cultivation merely aggravates
years.
interested in the welfare of the community to see that the
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the problem ’ by encouraging the
contracts are signed with as marly farmers as are willing
Twenty three association in Ore
Hearings on the classification of
erosion of the fertile soil. The
to allow erosion work on their farms. We have been led approximately 50,000 acres of re- gon are stockholders in the Spo- narrow creek bottoms and meagre
_ The new 1936 Telephone Al
knae Bank for Cooperatives.
bench lands fail to supply enough manac. an annual publication of the
to believe that a vast majority of the farmers are anxious forestration land in Polk. Des
chutes, Columbia, Lincoln, and
tillable land for successful farm American Telephone and Tele-«
to cooperate.
Clatsop counties will be conducted
ing.
graph company, is now available,
With both the forest and the top and copies may be obtained free
There is less likelihood of the work being stopped and by the forestry board on February
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3, 4 and 5. All of the hearings
soil destroyed, tho people have bo at the telephone office, according
th 3 men withdrawn from a county where the work is re will be held at the county seats of
come economically “stranded,” apd to Mrs. Hazel Woods. Agency Man
ceiving lopal support than from a community where it is the several counties.
their standaid of Bring has stead ager here for the Pacific Telephone
accepted but half heartedly. This county is interested in
ily declined. Housing is very poor, and Talegraph company.
The state liquor control commie*
consisting often of dilapirated.
the erosion work and there will be little difficulty in our sion which found its shelves load-
The new Almanac, which has 32
leaky cabins which give insufficient
estimation in getting required con racts.
pages,
contains interesting infor
ed with
lot of unpaid-for
shelter, and enforce unhealthy
mation
on astronomical calcula
stock
when
it
took
over
the
job
But the first step is to determine the organization or
Two projects held to be of ut crowding. The food supply is so tions, temperature data for repre
a year ago reported its busipees
department held responsible for the signing and give it to be on a strictly cash basis at most importance to the planning limited that children suffer from sentative cities in the various
malnutrition, and easily fall prey
local support and enthusiastic cooperation to the end that the beginning of the new year. Es program for Oregon, an inventory to disease. Education is necessar states, and other typical Almanac
of present land use in Northwes
information, as well as facts re-!
the job may be done completely before spring comes tc timating December sales at $730,- tern Oregon, and an inventory of ily limited.
J00 sajes of hard liquors through
garding the history and develop
Society
must
decide
whether
hamper it
state stores and authorized agen mortgage indebtedness of agricul
ment
of the telephone.
these conditions on be tolerated.
cies during 1936 aggregated near- tural lands, have been approved by
COUNTY
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y $6,000,000 or approximately $6 the Oreron State Planning board It is especially important when
we
realize
that
the
poverty
of
the
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from page one)
for every -resident of the state. Net and submitted to the ’VeA» Frog'-
IN
tys,
Elsie
Rust,
Mrs. Walter Car
profits of the commission for th«, ress Administration for approval,
year are estimated at approximate It was announced fn Portland re of large numbers of families upon lisle and Willards during December.
Man looks upon the vast mechanics of nature with s ly $1.980,000.
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cently by V. B. Stenbery4 planning publie charity and relief. Our ob- Stock Inspector Jim Stewart was
proprietary eye. * He likes to pull this lever and push that
consultant for the board.
Dr. W. H. Lytle, state veterinar
Cost of the land inventory is set
button to see if he cannot arrange the flora, fauna and geol
ian, is out with his perinnial an
ogy of the world more to his liking. Often he makes mis nouncement annent the come-back at 144,828’ of Which all but $4476
is requested from the federal gov
takes and winds up with his fingers caught in the gears.
of the farm horse., Evidence of ernment. The mortgage study will
this fact, Lytle declares, is to be cost $16,891, of which >4575 will
The attempts to do away with the marauding coyote if
seen in every farming community.
an example at hand. For many years the residents of east The come-back of the horse, Lytle be provided by the sponsors and
the rest by the WPA. ; The first
ern Oregon have been trying to reduce, if not eliminate, the insists, started with the depression project will provide 630 man
little brother of the wolf. The first settler used to poison when farmers found that ft was months to be provided here. The
cheaper to rpise horse feed than
him with strychnine; when firearms and ammunition be to buy fuel oil for high priced second calls for 213 man-months
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came cheaper the howling wild dog was hunted by sheep tractors.
The work of both projects will
harder and homesteader and there was a price set on hu
be
sponsored and carried out by
Contributions to the Workman’s
head. Now, with the aid of the powerful federal govern* x>mpensation fund during the last the Oregon Agricultural Extension
meat, these two methods of killing and traps are used to six months of 1936 exceeded $2.000, service and by the Resettlement
000, a figure in excess of a full Administration, with the state
exterminate the coyote.
year’s collections during the height planning board cooperating. They
There are those who said that under the bounty system of the depression, according to Al will be in charge of E. L. Potter,
there was an urge to keep a few coyotes for breeding pur bert Hunter, chairman of the hepd of the division of agricultur
al economics for the extension ser
poses to keep up the supply that brought in extra dollan state industrial accident commis
sion.
vice, and A. S. Barrier, land plan
to the winter hunter; they make the same criticism of the
ning consultant for the Resettle
ment Administration,.. tip th are
federal hunters, and are probably wrong on both counts
experienced men in this type of
There has been a decrease in the number of coyotes in
work.
this county and it has brought another problem that is
Cover mape, which will include
data gathered in the field will be
nearly as important as the first one: the increase in the From the Observer Jan. 5, 1900
made for the land use survey,
number of rabbits and ground squirrels. Now we have t<
The city has a good pest house while data -for the mortgage study
poison and trap tne rodents that are becoming economical now, and a strong jail. If the will be obtained from county court
srhall pox ever should visit Moro
ly important as destroyers of farm crops.
records. Both projects will pro
it would find our city dads pre
vide much needed data that will be
Some day we might become so wise that we can meddle pared to fight It
of immediate use, and which will
Mias Maud Rust and J. F. Wat
with the works of nature and achieve our intended results,
son were married in Wasco Christ- prove of great value in planning
but it looks like it might always be a complicated job,
the best use of agricultural lands
in the future.
requiring much forethought.
Mre. McCalhim and daughter
All details of the projects have
Jennie, of Moro, are ruoste of A.
been
qutlined and the request sent
D. McDonald and family in Spo-
to WPA officials. It is hoped that
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An Arkansas college professor prophesies that withir
We regret very much to be in* an early approval will be given the
a few years the women will be the dominant sex with the formed that the small pox has proposals so that work may be
started on them in the near future.
men in complete eclipse. Wives of college professors shoulc broken out in Wasco.
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The saw mill of the Sherman Eureka txxige Ño. 181
not make them do the dishes and scrub the floors during
County Lumber company at Harris'
the holidays.
Moro, Oregon
on the DesChutes, will soon have
Meets the 1st and 3rd
its planer at work. They have on
Thursday evenings of
hand now a big stack of rough
each month. Visiting
The winner of the liar’s contest brought forth an orig lumber, bexing, etc. W. E. Wood
members cordially in
cock
is
an
charge.
inal lie, to be sure, but for usefullness it cannot compart
vited to meet with u».
New
Dray in Moro. Leave orders
with the time honored ones about running into a door or
C.
Sparling,
W.
M.
and set flag for the new dray. Ed
C
V. Belkpap. Secy.
sitting up with a sick friend.
win Stubblefield will deliver the
goods promptly. Frank Sayrs man Mere Lodge No. 113, j/li O. F.
ager. ,
Moro, Oregon
County Court will meet in the
We hope the rainy spell at the beginning of 1936 is an
Meets 1st and 3rd
indication that Old Jupe has made a new resolution about new court house for the first time
Tuesdays in the
Wednesday next, January 10th.
I O.O.F. haH. Tran
1900. There will be no public aud
sien,t and disiting
ience.
brothers are cordi
From the Observer Jam'S, 1817.»
ally invited to meet
Remember girls, this is leap year — but maybe you
with us.
At the test meeting of the local
had thought of that, already.
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L. O .Rke N. G.
Farmer's Union it was voted to
Joe Truit, Secretary
have a big all day* session, begin
ning at 10 a. m.. on January 18th,
The Rose, Sugar and Orange Bowl games being over, Saturday. The program and din
adherants of iniersectional football teams can dig into their ner arrangements was riven in
charge of the following committee:
own bowl for the next month’s living.
Meets 2d and 4th Tu-
Mrs. O. L. Belshe, Mrs. W. iR, Rags
fete, Mrs. E. H. Moore, Mrs. D. C.
Wheat and Miss Hockman.
Visiting members wal
By means of an informal party
coma
Speaking of resolutions: Have you broken your's yet?
at the home of her parents in Port-
Florence Martin, N. G. .
Lila BulL Secretary
assured of his job again for the
the court meeting accompanied by
Henry Pwtjen as sponsor “for his
appointment.
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The court authorized a payment
of $150 to the Inland Empire Wat- -
erwayu Association out of the ap
propriation made for that work
last fall. The association hopes to *•
be able to have the federal govern-
ment increasethe appropriation
made for dredging the Columbia
river from Ceiflo to Umatilla by !
$260,000 so that the work can be
completed. As congress will meet
next week the briefs and other .
work necessary to have this done *
must be accomplished Immediately.
IS THE
Telephone Co,
Issues Almanac
SMI SMB
fam east
this winter
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WPA Asked To
Make Survey
By Planners
THE BALANCE
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pl Hows f portwr Mtvicw«
UNION
NATURE
AT THE END OF THE TEAR
Business men, in checking up their years’ affairs,
find that they want more printed forms
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No better meansof, checking business has,
bee n devised than printed and well kept
We can print any kind
records
and will be glad .to plan them
witn you and give you prices
on them
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