Sherman County journal., January 17, 1936, Image 1

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Moro, Oregon, Friiay, January 17, 1936
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J. W. Shepard Erosion Man
Accepts Job At Explains Need
Lewiston, Idaho
For Organization
Relief Funds
From Liquor
Must Be Matched
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Official County Paper
Farm Meeting
Draws Large
Attendance
-r The county relief committee met
J. W. Shepard, forjmany years
Governor Charles H. Martin en­
Tuesday night at the Freeman
tered upon the Second year of his manager of the Grass Valley Ele­
«tore
with five numbers present.
vator company and the Grass Val­ Association For Each Water­
administration Tuesday.
Three Delegates Elected To
Patrick Hughes, relief administrn-|
In a brief review of his first ley Grain Growers, resigned last
tor
for
the
Eastern
Oregon
district
year in office the governor enum­ week to accept a position at Lew­ shed Area Will Be Formed
Attend District Meeting In
was present to give the committee
erated as the outstanding accom­ iston, Idaho with a similar, but
information
on
relief
matters.
The
Wit
Meetings To Be Held In
plishments of his administration much larger, organization.
Arlington Thursday Were
budget of the relief board of this
Reports here are to the effect
to data “an improved morale
county for January
1454.
Andrews, Davis and Root
among our people,” and a greater that a new manager able and capa­ Three Places Next Week
was approved.
respect for law and order as a re­ ble to handle cooperative wibeat
Qf this sum the county court will
sult of his stand in the lumber office was desired and that Mr.
have
to pay one half or $227
strike of last summer and his al­ Shepard was offered the position
After the meeting for the orga­ as a ruling has been made that
The call for a farm meeting is­
at
a
figure
he
could
not
well
re
­
titude toward pardons and paroles
nization of a group to work for a county relie^ommittees are a part
sued
by Harvey Miller, president
In this connection, the governor fuse despite his long period here new farm bill was over the meet­ of the sta^e relief hgency and
of
the
Eastern Oregon Wheat
pointed out that he had issued only and thia investments in this county. ing was called into session again funds belonging to county com­
At
a
meetig
held
Tuesday
morn
­
League
last
week, was responded
four pardons during the year, all'
to hear Ben Sweir, head of the mittees are really state funds. The
conditional while only 56 prisoners ing the board of directors chose agronomy department of the north­ surplus which this county had ol
to by nearly two hundred Sherman
have been released on paroles out • A. A. Dunlap, former Kent mer­ west erosion service.
county farmers Tuesday afternoon
receipts
over
expenditures,
a
mat
­
of 227 who were eligible for re­ chant and county commissioner, to
The French seuplane. Lieut, de Vaisseau Faris, largest in Hie umid.
Mr. Sweir told of the need for
take over the Grass Valley office an association in each district ter of about $4000, may be used ihicb landed at Natal, Brazil, after a swift transatlantic flight from They filled the court house and
lease.
by toe county but it will be used as
The state planning board was and handle the business of the where erosion work is being car­ match money and the county will Jakar. Senegal, French West Africa. A crew of six manned the 37 tm stood about in the halls all anxious
to have a hand in starting some
cited by the governor as one of the company at that point, Bourbon, ried on to facilitate the work of have to put up half the approved lx-motored craft on Its first transatlantic hop, made to t»‘st Its pot,i
Kent
and
Wilcox.
state’s most valuable functions.
new movement that would bring a
the government agency. Agree­ budget and the state the other half lalities for regular service between Erajire and the United States.
This board was created by the
farm plan to replace the uncon­
ments made with each farmer must which will come out of this sum.
1935 regular session at the request
be satisfactory to him, he said,
The decision is being taken thru
stitutional triple A.
of the governor.
Slot Machines
and no work is done until the the courts at present and it may
The most important problem be­
farmer is convinced that the pro­ be changed.
Delegates Elected
fore the people of Oregon at this ।
jected changes are the best for the
Go
Into
Eclipse
The immediate method of aidipg
time in the opinion of the governor
land.
the movement was the election of
is the development of the state' One who visits the several. Soil Snrvey Made
Kent Youth Dies
three delegates to attend a district
and its natural resources.
pastimes and pool halls in the coun­
Soil
surveys
are
made
in
areas
J
meeting in Arlington Thursday.
“More business and less politics.” ty may be amazed at the wide
Harry Proudfoot acted as chair­
is going to be my slogan for the open spaces on the floors and won­ where the work is being done and In Portland Hospital
remainder of my administration.” der at the spring bouse cleaning the proper land use is determined
A basketball game between the man of the group in the absence of
from that information. All ero-! [ Charles Wilson, son of Mr. and _______________
he declared.
faculties of Grass Valley and Kent Corliss Andrews, chairman of the
activity which caused it. Lest there
Recalling the fact that he had be too much curiousity in the mat­ sion associations are made on a Mrs. James C. Wilson, of Kent, !
and of Moro. Wasco and Rufus will allotment committee who was
gone through the experience of a ter it is hereby announced that the watershed basis said Mr. Sweir,1 died in the Portland General hos-1 Five Miles Of County Reads
be held in the gymnasium of the scheduled to preside.
Nominated as delegates were
special session in addition to the slot machines former recipients of and recommended that in Sherman I , pital Wednesday forenoon from a
Moro school next Wednesday night
C.
B. Andrews, J. L. Davis, G. H.
regular one, and a disastrous fire sundry stray nickles. dimes and county three such associations be brajn tumor from which he hao Closed By Court Order
The Ichabods ¡have divided for­
suffered but a few days. He spent
which destroyed the capital build-' even quarters have disappeared formed.
ces,, and will play a game one half Wilcox. O. L. Belshe, Joe Peters,
One of these will include the bhe holidays with nis parents anc
ing, while the threat of a recall from view.
against the other half. This will H. B. Pinkerton, G. H. Root, C. A.
Grass Valley and Hay Canyon! returned to Portland where he had;
had hung over his head for several
All members of the county court be no contest of wisdom vs. youtih, Tom, J. E. McClure and W. C.
A general attitude of frowning
months the governor admitted that on slot machines has brought about watershed. Another will comprise i been attending school. A few days were in Portland last week end to but pne of wisdom vs. wisdom, ex­ Todd. Elected were: C. B. Andrews
his first year in office had been a the change throughout the state the north end of the county where! ago he was reported to have a attend the annual meeting of perience vsr experience, aching J. L. Davis, and G. H. Root and
small canyons run into the Col­
Harry B. Pinkerton will act as sub­
most strenuous one.
and this county is following the pa­ umbia and another will be formed sinus infection and1 (his parents county judges and commissioners, muscle vs. aging bone. Whiuhi is stitute in case one is unable to at­
“But I have enjoyed every min­ rade.
were called.
| many informative talks are report not to assume that the county ped­
for the south end of the county.
Tuesday the remami ng members ed by the court members. A hear­ agogues feel age creeping upon tend.
ute of it’* he hastened to add.
Organization Necessary
of the family went to Portland ing with the state ihighway cominis- them in unseemly haste, but that Discussion Started
Meetings for the organization of on receiving the news that he was aion was held regarding the repair xthey have to a great extent passed
A report received by the state
t^e gou^ enj of
sherTnan the age of maximum suppleness
these
associations will be held next not expected to live. The young
After the arrival of Andrews he
tax commission from the federal
week. Tuesday at the court house man was born near Kent twenty highway while no money was and bodily vigor. A complete fcon- took the gavel and asked for in­
census bureau shows that Oregon
members of the’ Grass Vailey years ago and ha« lived m that anote<j tbat project in the budget esty also compels the Statement structions for the delegates if any
ranks fifth from the top in the per-'
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poMibie that if more federal that some ot bhe pedagogic gentle-' was desired. Two resolutions were
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canyon
watershed
meet ----
and community all of his life except
centage of unpaid taxes with
elect officers. Wednesday at Waaco the brief time fal-, VDrtiand^
funds are given this state some; menhave developed a waist line passed, one for the payment of the
Washington in seventh place and
the north end watershed will be or- graduated from the Kent schools, . ................... .........
jone .....
on the
road.
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j I that belies further claims to ex­ 1935 and prior allotment payments
Idaho in eighth. The high per­
He is survived by his parents
ganized and Thursday iti Kent at
which were still outstanding and
In
the
January.
15,
Wednesday
youth.
centage of tax delinquency in the
I the grange haJl the Buckhollow and by three sisters of his immed­ meeting of the court the order was I ' treme
But they still cavort on thg, another for the inclusion of the ex­
three ^Pacific northwest states is
association will
watershed -------------
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- iate family. They are Mrs. Deik signed closing the roads near I hardwood court with an abandon port bounty on surplus wheat.
accounted for by the tax commis­ -------------—
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formed.
Reckmann jr., Mrs. George Sacre Bourbon station and another road that shows youthful ideas and they
H. D. Proudfoot spoko of the
sioners as due to inability of tim­
IMlr.
Sweir
gave
it
as
his
opinion
and
Nellie Grace Wilson.
between an EOL section and J. E. shoot baskets as accurately as they, need for an export outlet and far­
ber owners to pay their levies. Bonneville Power Causes
that the land in this county is rap­
Brown’s place east of Grass Val- spot misdemeanors in the school । mer control as opposed to political
Only Michigan, North Dakota, Il­
control of a new farm program.
idly
coming
to
the
state
where
room.
ley.
linois and Florida had a higher per Study of Resources
A. H. Barnum and Paul Alle?
erosion would desroy it very quick­
centage of unpaid taxes than dio
Bourbon Road Closed
criticized
Che importation of wheat
ly.
Either
wind
or
water
erosion
Oregon according to the report of
into
a
restricted
country. J. B.
would
be
very
rapid
here
he
stated.
The
roads
closed
near
the census bureau.
Bourbon, Tractor School Draws
Based on the assumption that No plans have been made to fight
Adams menioned the political pres­
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are the two miles south of the old
sure that made importations pos­
I Dick Patjen place and EOL sec­ Crowd of Farmers
The $2,500.000 expenditure auth­ Oregon within 15 years will con-, weeds with CCC labor under the
sible and spoke favorably of the
supervision
of
the
Soil
Conserva
­
tion
and
the
Peters
place
and
the
sume
two
and
one
half
times
as
orized by the special session will
plan for soil erosion payments.
so-called Bourbon section, and the
be used in the construction of a much electrical power as was used tion Service according to the speak­
Cars filled the streets and re­
er
who
did
not
think
it
possible
to
north and soubb road which cross­ quired every parking space Mon­ Many Join E. O. W. L.
single building of approximately in 1934, and that all of the increase
es this road and lies west of the day when McKean and Searcy held
the same outside dimensions as the will be supplied by the Bonneville take up this type of work at pres-
J. W. Shepard hoped that the
Bourbon section and the Patjen their tractor school to tell of and
old state house. This was decided powed project, a comprehensive re­ ent with the forces now in the field.
place. There are four miles of show picture« of International local and district committees would
at a meeting of the capital recon­ port on producing and transmit­
Marketing Agreements Still
not be tied down with resolutions
road closed by this order.
struction commission here this ting costs from this course has
Deisel tractors.
The odiher road being closed is
week. Tentative plans call for ac­ been completed by the advisory Grange Discusses
Frank Henderson. L. W. Me so they could not fully cooperate
In Fcrce Is Belief
the one between the Brown place Callum and Don Kerns from the with the national committee that
commodations for the legisla­ power committee of the State Plan­
and the EOL section farmed by Portland branch of the company! is working on the new farm plan
tive chambers, the executive ning board. The report was pre­ Ballot Measures
L. A. Olds and Roy Schilling.
department, secretary of state sented recently to Governor Mar­
were on hand to explain the pic­ George Wilcox spoke of the resent­
of the
Kent grange conducted a discus-1 While the decision
state treasurer, board of control tin for release to the public, by
tures and give information regard, ment over the decision that will
Supreme
Court
in
the
Hoosac
Mills
(
sion
of
bill
and
measures
on
the
give the millers $200,000,000 in
and a few other state departments J. C. Stevens, consulting engineer j
MnnGnrro ing the machines on display. H. impounded taxes saying that it
January 31 ballot during the lec­ case served to invalidate many im-
in the new building.
of Portland, who is chairman of | turer’s hour Saturday afternoon. portant features of the Agricul- FrOgram F OT lYleetlIlgS W. Berry and W. N. Sipe, sales-1 made him favor the Townsend
Exact location of the new build­ the board’s power committee.
men for the company, were also
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-,
Three bills were discussed with a tural Adjustment act, it did not
plan. He mentioned a boycott on
ing may require a court interpre­
visitors
for the day.
presentation of each side being invalidate the entire act, vital Made By narlandview
J. B.
tation of the capital construction Power Rates Examined
About two hundred farmers reg-: the millers concerned.
of which still remain in ef-j
J
Adams recalled the aid brought by
act. Carl F. GouJd, the commis­ The report was prepared from made by different speakers. F. C.! parts
istered
for
the
school.
A
lunch
was
Harlandview Grange met at its
Darby and G. H. Wilcox spoke for feet, according to information re-
the cooperative organizations and
sioner’s technical advisor wants to
ceived
from
Washington
State
regular
meeting January 10. and served at noon in the Freeman,
data
furnished
to
the
board
’
s
com
­
construct the new capital on the mittee by Colonel T. M. Robins, and against the student fee bill; college extension service officials, initiated five candidates into tht building where the school was 'held j prophesied that farm plans were
getting nearer the desired end.
axis of Summer street which would division engineer, North Pacific C. B. Andrews and J. M. Wilson
first and second degrees of the or-
The
elimination
of
the
crop
con
­
explained
both
sides
of
the
change
A plea for practical aid in the
necessitate encroachment upon Division. U. S. Engineer corps,
der. The legislative committee an-
_
fight as exemplified by payment of
Willson park which the city of from studies made by his staff. in primary date and J. L. Davis trol programs, however, served to nounced their program for the first Six More 1 rappers
and G. L. French discussed the halt at once all field work in con­
dues in the Eastern Oregon Wheat
Salem has offered to turn over to
three months of the year as fol-
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Although
crammed
with
valuable
nection
with
these.
As
a
conse-
League by Harry Proudfoot
sales
tax
both
pro
and
con.
the state for capital purposes. The
quence the O. S. C. extension serv­ lows:
brought a response of 96 signer»
To
Be
Hired
legislative act however, locates the and informative facts and figures,
costs in the report, due to the
ice, on orders from Washington, Change of primary date and
who paid a dollar each to join the
new building on land “now owned the
straw ballot measures M. A. Bull
According
to
news
from
the
Classes
Being
Held
fact
that
they
are
based
largely
on
cancelled
all
of
the
remaining
organization
and assist in sending
by the state” which, in the opin­
National Re-employment service a man to Washington to put the
optimistic and favorable assump­
corn-hog and potato control meet­ January 24
ion of some attorneys limits the tions,
Sewing chases are now held ings that had been scheduled Student fee measures ..........
there is a chance that more trap­ case before congress. Several spoke
have no official standing and
location strictly to the old site and
Mondays
and an Arts and craft« thoughout the state.
......................... Wilford Belshe pers will be employed in this coun­ for the wheat league and its work.
should
not
be
construed
as
a
basis
precludes any encroachment upon
class is held Tuesday afternoon at
February 14
ty for the next five or six months.
the park property which adjoins for future rates, the power com­ Mrs. J. C. McKeans’ with Mrs. A. Information Lacking
Public financed ...
mittee
points
out.
No
estimates
The
job will end July first.
the capital site on the west.
M. Hicks of Wasco as instructor.1 The exact status of the contracts
Committee
Medicine ........
It
is planned to hire six men[
have
been
set
up
for
the
cost
of
Selection of the capital archi­
These classes are under the adult or applications for contracts February 28 ......
M. A. Bull wino were on the relief rolls prior, CCC Cre-'S Working
Bonneville
power
beyond
the
sub
tect will be made thirough a nation
education division of the state de­ Where compliance had already Old Age Pension
M. A. Bull to November 1 to aid the biologi­
wide contest which is expected to stations, the report points out.
partment.
March
13
cal survey in eradicating coyotes ■ Throughout County
The report presents, without
been made has not yet been clari­
attract many of the best architects
In Wasco sewing is held Wed­ fied, but there appears to be gener­ Weed control and good......
in this county. For this purpose]
recommending
preference
of
eith
­
of the country.
six men will be hired with the | Five crews of CCC men working
er, two distinct methods of analy­ nesday at the school house and al agreement that the government roads ....... Agi. and Ix‘g. Com.
other
classes
are
being
formed.
At
March
27
eight ’hun<tre<r dollars /that ha« on farms in Sherman county this
Tourist traffic in Oregon during sis of transmission costs to the least ten members must be present has a moral obligation to pay all Transportation
been
appropriated for this purpose. week three of* which are handling
state
from
Bonneville.
contract
signers
or
applicants
for
1935 was the heaviest since 1929
Carl Adams I). L. McBain of The, Dalles is erosion projects on tillable land
for eash class but many more than compliance already accomplished.
1 Water ....
according to Secretary of State Cost Assessed
this number are now attending.
M. A. Bull head of the project.
2 Railroads
and two on range land. A crew ia
Positive statements that this
Snell. Records of the year show
3
Truck
and
bus,
Wilford
Belshe
working on the Barzee and Amidon
would
be
done
were
issued
by
the
that 100,303 foreign cars register­ “Under the first plan,” says the
land
and two crews are working
W.
H.
Ragsdale
and
W.
H.
Stei-
AAA
following
the
adverse
deci-
Legionnaires
Fed
By
Auxiliary
ed in the state during the 12 report “each substation is assum­
near
Grass Valley on the Rolfe
wer
were
re-electéd
to
the
board
At the behest of the Auxiliary sion by the Supreme Court in the
month period an increase of more ed to carry its proportionate share
place in a branch of Rosebush
of
directors
of
the
Mid-Columbia
Court
House
Being
than 9000 over the 1934 record but of the capital coot of the trana- members of the American Legion, Hoosac Mills case.
Production Credit Association at canyon and two crews are terrac­
short of the 1929 all-time high missiorf sysem as well as its share met Wednesday night at the hall I The marketing agreement order
the annual meeting in The Dalles ing range land on the A. H. Bar«
record by approximately 3000 ears. of the annual charges, the alloca­ for a pot luck supper. Auxiliares and license provisions of the AAiA Redecorated By WPA
Wednesda
y.___________ num place.
present,
Registration of foreign Cars which tion between substations being and the families were 1 p.
—---- have not been
----- invalidated
— - by
n the
During the winter months it is
WPA
workers
Dick
Huhman,
WEAThEk for T hi T w F. ëk - the plan to have the men work
show a gradual slump following based upon the peak demand« and About twenty Legionnaires were Supreme Court decision,
John Rolfe ami John Block of
1929 reached the bottom in 1933 their relative distance from the at the meeting. Mrs. Wiley Knigh- opinion of^the
MAX.
MIN. PRKQP near enough to camp so they can
______ This portion of the law Grass Valley are redecorating the DATE
with 82,526 cars, since which time point of generation. It was further ten. president of the unit, acted culture.
Jan. 9 ............... 49....33...« .13 return for their noon meal. Farm-,
there has been a gradual increase assumed that independent con­ as toastmaster and called upon was not before the Supreme Court: court house rooms this week. The
ers who wish work done and who
in the number of out-of-state tracts would be made for firm several members to express their an(I hence all marketing agree- jail has been kalsomined and the « 10 .............. 45....33......... 51
live more than approximately 20
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11
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power at each main substation thoughts after their stomachs were ments and licenses now in effect j sheriff's office is in a state of dis­
visitors.
minutes from camp may provide a
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based on the cost of power at these properly and completely filled. A will continue in operation. In ad­ array while the workmen adjust “ 12 .............. 49 .. 36........ 06
place for the boys to warm up
The state still owes $118,534 on substations. This method of com­ group of boys from the CCC camp dition the procesa of substituting scaffolds and weild brushes to ap- » 13 ............... 44 .. 35 ... .02
their nOon meal and thus get need­
agreements
and
orders
under
the
ply a clean smelling coat to the “ ’ 14 ............. 43 .. 33........15
the state office building which was putation results in p varying cost furnished musical and vocal num- _
ed work finished during the winter
financed through a loan from the of energy throughout the transmis­ bers during tine program, Miss AAA amendments of last August ceiling and walls. A coat of paint « 15 ............. 45 .. 33........00
months, according to information
On before thte job is
industrial accident commission sion area and is similar in theory Trounce and Mrs. Charles Ruggles have been underway and will bt
given out this week
the camp.
Total
for
week
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95
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finished.
rendered a piano duet.
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r
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Court Members
Return From
Annual Session
Planning Board
Estimates Need
Of State
AAA Decision
Stops Work On
New Contracts
Ichabods and
Pedagogues To
Shoot Baskets