IME SHERMAN COUNTY JOU RNAU
First Semester
New Men Coming
Of School Draws
To Fill CCC
To Close
Camp Quota
Government Trapper Kills
Two Coyotes In December
Lois Kenny
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The first semester of school
draws to a close Friday January
17, that being the .efid of trie eigh
teenth week of study. This week
has been entirely demoted to semes
ter examinations, each lasting ap
proximately one and a half hours.
Moro and the CCC basketball
team will play their final game Sat
urday evening, January'18. on the
Moro floor. All townspeople should
come to support Moro’s team in
order to equal the support given
the CCC team.
A general “split up” will prob
ably result in a civil war battle
between the participants in the
Brain Trusters vs. Sherman Coun
ty Icabods game on Wednesday
night, January 22. The Brain
Trusters have won consistent vic
tories, in all the games they have
played. Inside information has it
that this civil war is to take place
on the Moro basketball court. The
“split” results in a north and south ■
division of the Sherman County |
Icabods. It may fie possible to,
witness this enequnter if one has
sufficient funds f to offer to the
Chief Brain Truster.
A double header basketball game
with Kent High school will be play
ed on the Moro court this Friday
night. January 17.
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Fifteen or eighteen new enrol-
lees are expected to art-ive late
this week from Massachusetts to
fill t/he local camp according to
Capt. Lowe. The number here now
is given as 191 and the new men
will bring the camp up to full
strength again.
Mrs. J. H. Hulett and Mrs. Joe
Bush are visiting at the Orval
Thompson home this week
Tom Frazer jr. is chairman oi
the Ag. Club dance at OSC accord
ing to the student paper.
Elmer Barzee returned Tuesday
night from a short trip to Portland
Lt. O’Malley returned to Moro
5 last week from »his trip to Los
Angeles. He brought Mrs. O’
Malley who will remain here with
her husband.
J. B. Adams was in Portland last
week end and reports that wind
and rain visited trie city in great
qiiantities during that period.
Bon Sweir, of the erosion service
visited the SCS men at the camp
this week. He comes from Pull-
» an.
Captain Lowe returned Tuesday
from a trip to Vancouver Barracks
on behalf of the local CCC camp.
The woman’s club will meet Fri
day with Mrs. C. L. Poley with the
library committee in charge. Wom
en who have books they wish to
donate to the local library should
bring them to the meeting. Mrs.
Poley will direct the meeting.
Weather during the past week
Mrs. J. C. McKean received word has remained stormy with rain
this week of the death of her aunt. falling every day but Wednesday.
Mrs. F. H. Hale, i'h Topeka, Kansas This section of tl^e county has re
W. H. Ragsdale and other mem ceived 4.78 inchesNunce the be
bers of the Mid-Columbia PCA ginning of the rai7n in December.
were in The Dalles Wednesday to For the past four weeks we taave
attend the annual meeting of the reported rain as follows: .32, .77,
company.
1.74 and this week it is .95.
Allen Murray Js reported to be
Since the first of the year 2,74
quite ill with a case of the inches has- fallen at the experi
measles.
ment station.- -OlHer sections of
Camp night Tuesday was held the county report more rain yet
in the assembly hall at the CCC out official figures are not at hand.
.camp. Slider showing work of-coq/ Tuesday afternoon it rained hea
trolling erosion were shown by
vily north of Gordon ridge but
Sweir who also gave a talk ex little fell in Moro. Soil is reported
plaining something of erosion and to be wet down from two to three
the means of controlling it. A five feet in different sections of the
real picture of early western days county.
was shown to end the show.
Near Kent where residents say
Enlistments in the marine corps tlhe soil does not take water very
are now being taken according to rapidly pools are standing in every
postmaster Bourhill and a., limited low place and it is apparent that
number of young men under 25 the ground is being furnished with
years old may sign up for sea serv all the moisture it will absorb.
ice or on some of the Pacific sta- ;
Portland Monday. He was also
tions.
Melvin Fulkerson, county trap in Salem to attend a hearing be
per accounted for a couple of fore the public se rvice commission
coyotes during the month of De He failed to find Jack McNeal who
cember according to the figures re left Grass Valley the first of the
leased by bhe biological survey month to go to Portland for medi
cal treatment.
this week.
Mrs. Phillip Searcy and daugh
Vernon Flatt returned from
ter- Irene returned Wednesday
from Portland where Irene receiv
ed medical attention.
Earl Hobbs of Cornelius, ap
praiser for tlhe Federal Land Bank
FOR SALE: 1-3 Gang Oliver has been here this week doing
150-16” Plow -Call 29F2 or see work for the bank. He left Thurs
pd-11
Frank May.
day morning.
FOR SALE: Fresh Milch cow.
Ferrel Barr is home from Sim-
Guernsey - Jersey stock. C. N. nasho where he has been working
Fridley, Wasco.
9-10-11 with the CCC camp stationed tlhere
LOST: One white gelding, weight
At a meeting of the Townsend
1350. Has white nose. Notify club last Monday evening officers
Gerald Holzapfel, Wasco. Oregon. were elected as follows. R. C.
11-12-13 Byers, president; Mr. Coleman,
LOST: Two yearling Hereford vice president; Mrs. Ella Johnson,
heifers branded SEAL on left ribs. secretary, M. A. Bull, treasurer.
Iver B. Hansen of Goldendale
Will pay $5.00 per head who will
hold them and notify me where was here Thursday to look over
they are. Sid Seale, Condon. Ore. his farming land in this county
and see about the rain.
Livestock Wanted.
Mr. and Mrs. Giles French and
HIGHEST corn-belt prices for car children left Thursday afternoon
loads broke or range horses, mules for Eugene to attend the mid-win
and coIte. Fred Chandler Horse ter conference of Oregon editors
and Mule Market, Chariton, Iowa. which is being held this week end.
TFei Weather
Continues For
Another Week
Classified Ads
At Ike Samo Oli Stand
MORO. OREGON
Oklahoma Town Is Quarantined
Roy J. Baker
Hardware Kan
Grass Valley, Oregcn
Legion’s 1936
Program Given
Grass Valley
Establishment
The American ^Legion Auxiliary
met at the horhe of Mrs. Mildred Changes Hands
visiting with her niece Mri. Glen
King for a few days.
A great number of farmer« from
this neighborhood were in Moro
Tuesday afternoon to attend the
farmer’s meeting designed to start
a new farm program in its way.
Dave Vintin is still in the hos
pital .in The Dalles and his con
dition remains about the same as
when he entered.
Grass Valley
Teams Win
Over Kent
Resettlement
Men Plan For
Land Use
CONFIDENCE
ZELL’S
FUNERAL HOME
H. Zeigler’s ‘æ?
UPDEGRAFF & PEPPER
Here’s what making
380 million
gallons
■X
THRIFT Says'
taught me
I don’t need a mechanic to keep my \
John Deere in good running order.
It’s so simple that I can make the few f
adjustments necessary myself
out on the farm.
Yes sir, this is the real Family’s whiskey of
us Wilkens—made exactly in every way ac
cording to our own Family’s Recipe. And all
the knack I got out of my 40 or so years of
experience in making whiskey mild and tasty,
I’ve put into the making of the \AZilken Family
Whiskey. Up to the distillery, you’ll find me
and the boys watching over it as careful as a
mother hen with her chicks — from 6 a. m,
Tried and True. Weil Spoken on Every Hand
Buy What Others Are Satisfied With. It Pays
We Have Your Wants in Sioen
Call And Get Them
PAGE THREE
Norton Wednesday, January 8th.
State membership fees for two
women transferred from Antelope L. D. Pike To Be Postmaster
was ordered sept 00 headquarters.
! Fees for two new members are be- For Another Term
| ing held until questionnaires are
■ filled out.
A card party was planned for
Tro Orange Front Cate and pool
Januaryl8th.
room has been sold by Arthur Bib
With a yeai- of intense activity by to Gus Smith and change in
ahead, the George Bell Unit of the .ownership will be made within a
American Legion Auxiliary urges lew days according to the men
all eligible women to enroll as making the deal. Mr. Bibby has
Janet Wilcox
members. The unit plans to take been owner of the business for six
The boys basketball team de
active part in all phases of the or seven years and is undecided as feated the Kent team on the Utters
national program, which covers a to what he will engage in for the floor January 10 by a final score of
wide field of civic and patriotic ac . uture. Mr. Smite* has lived most ¿5 to 18. In spite of the difference
tivities.
of his adult years in Grass Valley in the score the game was inter
The major activity in the auxil Donald Smith will have active esting because of the fighting spirit
iary’s 1936 program, as drafted at charge of the business when tue shown by the Kent team up until
the national convention in St. new owner takes it over. Both men the very end.
Louis, includes work for the wel mat e a trip to Portland early in
Due to the disbanding of the
fare of disabled veterans and the week to complete arrange 1 Kent girls* basketball team the
needy families of veterans, aid to ments lor the transfer.
Grass Valley girls did not play
the Legion in securing payment of
Word was received here to the1 any game Friday but they will
adjusted compensation and legis effect that I. D. Pike’s name had play Wasco tn the Grass Valley
An outbreak <»f spinal meningitis In
lation to bring widows and orphans been sent to the senate for approv gym January 17. This will be a
tiaranflne that ch »sod e'p most of the business pine's as well as the of World War veterans under al as postmaster for Grass Valley double header with both boys and
J kni I m . Grocery ami drug, stoles were permitted n» make emergency
government protection, work for for another term.
girls playing Wasco. During the
elivi’ries of foods and medicines through their f. 'iii doors only, and the maintenance of adequate na
Roy Feely and family are mov half and proceeding the games the
aitional GiiardMiien enforced the regulations.
tional defenses a/id the passage of ing to Portland from Ione and Pep Band will play and the rooting
a universal service act,, American Roy will have charge of trie Inter section will put On a marching
ism work to strengthen loyalty to<
Stock Company.
stunt.
j during four years to • farmers, and confidence in American ideah state
tMr. and Mrs. Myrtle Davidson
As this is semester examinations
most of whom lived on land that and institutions, and projects for and child, Mrs. Kate Smith and
week
• people who have never
gould never hope to yield them a the betterment of conditions in the
Smith and wife are here from studied before are carrying books
1 living. Taxpayers, and the people 8,600 communities where Auxil Ross
Riverside. Wsr.ington to visit with home and acting serious for the
who supported private charity, iary Units are located.
relatives
and friends in the county. time being. The final examinations
1 were therefore- practically subsid “These activities offer opportu
Joe Gregg was down from his will be taken Thursday and Fri-
izing those families to stay on land nity for interesting and useful new home near Redmond to take^y
#
,
where they would never support work
for his use
to
all
Auxiliary
members.
”
back
a
team
1
horses
The
Girls
Lpague
held
a
meeting
them selves.
Mrs. Pluemke, unit president on trie farm tnere.
,
Friday to discuss their plans for
The land utilization program of said,
urging a targe enrollment to
Art
Bibby
and
Fred
Peters
drove
‘he coming semester. They decided
the federal government is aiming enable the unit to carry out its
to
Maupin
Tuesday
afternoon
for
to
sponsor the sport dance which
at a correction of these conditions
part in the program. “Some a business trip..
Third Article By L. C. Gray
is to be held in the latter*'part of
by helping these families move to full
in the Auxiliary’s program
The Grass Valley bridge clqb March. Several plans for raising
good land, and by putting the poor where
is
an
activity
which
will
make
met
Wednesday at the home ol noney were suggested and it was
Tells Cf Huge Costs
land to some use for which it is special appeal to every eligible
Mrs.
Dell Olds who was hostess decided that pep dolls will be made
fitted. This may "be either forest-
for
that
day. •'
and sold at the basketball games.
****ry, grazing, or other fortes of con-j"oman‘
, ,
•
Bruce Alley was Injured playing
The local Boy Scout troop No.
It is obvious that poor families, serration.
1
While the Auxiliary is piimaii-
Taxpavers in every rural county
a service organization, forme« basketball at Vancouver and is 357 is preparing to move into its
vainly trying to_ make a living on
unproductive land, suffer from of the United States Fave a deep1 to support the work of the Amer- spending a few day’s in Irie hospit new headquarters, the Bressler
there. -
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property, within the next week.
their own misfortune. It can be interest in promoting a wise use ican Legion, it is not all work, in al Clarence
Scheurer and wife and The hoys plan to make this there
demonstrated, however, that these of all the land in their county.! the Auxiliary. „The organization Chailos
Abel and wife of Portland permanent quarters and will spend
attempts to use land,lor purposes Wise action may save' them many has an important, social side and
Spent
the
week end at the Simon the next few weeks getting it fur
thousands
of
dollars.
’
!
iivss
its
members
many
interest-.
to which it is not suited also cost
home.
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I
social
activities
through
which
nished to their taste. .
the taxpayer money.
Jess Barnett celebrated ¿'.is 76th
11 a farmer cannot make enoug! ¡ ' Barber—Your hair is terribly happy friendships^develop.” .
Again we invite all eligible birthday Tuesday feeling better
off of his land to provide sufficient thin on top. Have you tried our
women
’ to become members of our than for many years.
great
Russian
tonic?
food and clothing for his family,
Try Journal advertising, it pays.
unit
at
this time and join us in . Mrs. W. H. Snook of Madras is
Victim—No. It wasn’t that.
there is bound to be very little
the interesting activities of the
money for taxes. This is evidenced
coming
year.
HEADS
BRITISH
ARMA
by the fact that, largfe areas ot
land are tax delinquent in regions
V\ hen Your Shoes need repaii
in tbe Pacific Northwest when»
land is^being misused. Poor land
send’them to
in farms cannot pay taxes, Idle,
cut-over forest land. whore fires
All Satisfactory Business is built on
have prevented reforestation, also
Confidence -.Confidence on the "part of
produce little if any revenue that
REPAIRING
(KW SkDE
wiTl pay taxes.
the buyer that goods purchased will be
Yet roads and schools must be
of good quality and fairly priced.
kept up wherever there are people
Roads and schools form the mhjor
Dependable Groceries, Fresh Vegetables
part of the expenses incurred
by many rural towns and counties.
Overalls, Jumpers, Shirts, and all kinds of
Persons living on good land are
forced to make up the deficit incur
DRY GOODS
red by the tax delinquency on poor
land.
Trade At
Phone 345 The Dalles, O to
Studies of this problem have been
made by the Re-settlement Admin
or---
istration in cooperaion with sqv-
GRASS VALLEY PHARMACY
eral state agencies. In one place
twenty-eight families were found,
Phone 222
which cost the county about $185:
per year each to transport their Yorkshlr^r^lmcnt. Ins been iq
children to sdhool. Each family pointed I ivji -I of the British Imperii
paid an average of only $6.40 inl^nernl stall He succeeds Fie
taxes. Inother words, taxpayers Marshal Sir Archibald A. Mold go
from other parts of the county had ery-Mtissingl.erd.
to take about $5,000 out of their
pockets in order to carry those
children to school. The- cost of
keeping up the roads, and of sup
porting the school was in addition
Attorneys At Law
to this exftyisd.
In another state, it was esti
Moro, Oregon
mated that more than $7,000,000
was spent on relief, private charity
and uncollectible loans given out
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