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FRIDAY, JANUARY M, 19*6
NEW GREEK PREMIER
german dountg 3nurnaJ
TAX LEVY FOR SHERMAN COUNTY, OREGON
FOR THE COLLECTION YEAR 1936
In Other Days
uMkiiaMAN COUNTY OBSERVER. EsUbiiahed Nov. X, 1«M
GRASS VALLEY JOURNAL, Established OcL 14, 189«
CONSOLIDATED, MARCH 6, 1981
WASCO NEWS-ENTERPRISE, EsUbhshed 1891
CONSOLIDATED MARCH 4, 1932
State Tax .—......................... .......... ;...... -..-.±..7^.------- ------
County, Bridge, Market Roads, Schools etc., ..................
Total General Fund ........
From the Observer, Jan. 26, 1917.
Mrs. Elmira - Benjamin, mother
To the Editor gi the Journal:
of Mrs. J. H Buker died at Grass
Lest the desirability and, in fact. Valley. January 18th, at the age
Published Every Friday at Moro, Oregon, By
necessity of embracing the help! of 9g years.
GILES L. FRENCH________________ _____________ MaMging Ed.tor
now available for working toward!
jce on January 18th blocked the
MEMBER
the arresUtion of Soil Erosion and
river between The Dalles
of Soil Conservation in Sherman aJR|
Eddy. Several persons on
edi r
County be not given due consul-
walked across on the
eration by all who are
ln’ natural bridge. 'Some holes
terested, let it be reiterated that, I
places ift the ice, but
being
fortunately
possessed
of
the
these
couW
easily
avoided.
I^Ta. aecond-claas matter .t th. Postoffle^ at Moro. Or^on,
weoHd
rr«t«t
r«in
A
of
delegate,
held
under Act of Congress of M»roh 3, !»<»■
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1
a ar •nd moot fertile eend^nd coun y jn The
SUBSCRIPTION RATES—PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.
*
L county fair circuit of all the
SI 50 In the Stgte. we ehnuld
One Year
help immedmtely » d
'
eastern Oregon county fair aseo-
JANUARY 24, 1936
ively We have the moat
Liatione. r The purpoae is to elimi-
of all »he #heat producing count ee
of Oregon. - let ta preserve its
productivity white ' A SUtch h.
Time will Save Nine.
The c°n-
aervation movent, a. some^ve
SAVE THE SURFACE----
Bom
NO UNCONSIDERED “NO”S
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There is going to be an election. It is not a popular
election but four measures are going to be passed upon by
the voters anyway. General sentiment is to vote “No” on
everything that is not completely understood and many
will go to the polls with this sentiment in mind.
We submit the proposition that this attitude is not one
of good citizenship. The privilege of voting on bills and
candidates is one that the American people have fought for
and one they would fight for again. Few nations now give
their citizens so free a chance to express their opinion on
public matters.
A decision on the several measures should be made
after some study and each should be judged on its merits.
A blanket vote of “No” does not give an indication of pub
lic opinion, but it merely indicative of public pique.
1T RAINED
Most pleasant event of the winter to date hae been the
recurrence of the argument about the possible end of the
dry spell. For some winters there' has been no possible
argument for it was definitely dry and with every indica
tion of remaining dry.
Farmers who a spring ago plowed up dry dirt when
summerfallowing in March will have to dig deeply into the
soil next month to achieve the same result. Digging to
determine the depth to which the moisture had penetrated
the soil was child’s play in 1935 when a hard soled shoe
would do the trick. This winter the rainfall has gone down
at least two feet in every part of the county and is still
going. Other sections report the wet streak over three feet
in depth.
This condition of ‘‘Jupiter Pluvius mit uns” is most
heartening to farmers grown jumpy from putting nice fer
tile seed in the ground to have it yield a few shriveled ber
ries after a long battle against the forces of nature. If
present indications are to be believed there will be wheat
in the county next harvest in more plentiful quantity than
for seven years. It will roll out the grain spouts as in day»
of old and sack sewers will have to be husky and sweating
and busy instead of loafing, cool and puny as has been
possible for some harvests. ‘ Tia a conaumation moat de-
voutly to be wished.”
Has any one noticed a drop in the price of bread?
There always was a lot of hocus-pocus about the AAA’s part
in raising bread anyway and since that act has been thrown
out it is more apparent than ever. Bread raised two and a
half cents per loaf here and the farmer got one fifth of that
raise. He also had to take the blame for the whole thing.
We would just like to know what the millers and bakers
are using lor an excuse for ten cent bread now.
The '‘Princess Alice” of the first Roosevelt regime has
the faculty of writing with a pen dipped in what must be
thia newfangled branding liquid that takes the place of the
old running iron.
The greatest wish of Edward VIII will be to live as
well and die as beloved as did his father.
3. That provisions be made for
the subsidizing of exports and-or
removal by other means of suy
pluses when they occur in cer
tain areas.
4. That domestic markets be
preserved for the banners of this
country to the fullest degree and
foreign markets for surplus crops
be developed.
Oregon motorists paid a total of
5. That the diversion of 30%
$9,150.229.65 in state taxes on gas
of import duties into a fund for
oline purchased during 1935, ac handling surpluses be considered a
cording to a report compiled by permanent policy and plans be
Secretary of State Snell. This is
made for its use to aid in restor
an increase of $851,306.54 over
ing parity prices. •
1934 gasoline taxes. Purchases of
6. That supervision of any pro
gasoline from Oregon distributors
gram that may be put into effect
during; 1935 totalled 185.004,590
be decentralized as much as possi
gallon^ an increase of 17,026,130
ble and that control be in the hands
gallon^ over sales during 1934.
of
cooperating farmers.
• • •
7. That funds from processing
State Treasurer Holman regards
taxes on hand be turned into the
relief and old age pensions as
general treasury' of the United
national issues, rather than prob
States at once.
lems to be solved by the state or
8.
That names of firms who
county governments. In a state
have not paid the processing taxes
ment issued this week in opposi
and those who have paid them be
tion to the state sales tax for
, financing old age pensions Holman published.
9. That we are unanimously op
declared that “the need for old age
posed to the processor» being per
pensions and public relief now is
mitted to keep any processing tax
so general throughout the nation
funds because they have actually
that it is a national problem and
collected them from the consumers.
must be met squarely as a national
10. That since the majority of
Issue.”
the farmers in the mid-Columbia
and tributary areas have complied
The state board of control in
with the provisions of the proposed
Upholding Mr. G. C. Bellinger,
1936 wheat contract, we urge all
superintendent of the state tuber-
growers to live up to all phases of
colosis'hospital, in his dismissal
the program whether or not a sub
of Dr. Phillip :Newmyer, hospital
stitute program for the A. A. A.
physician, declared the incident to
is put into effect.
be closed so far as the board is
11. That we unanimously en
concerned. Friction between the
dorse Senate bill No. 3596. f
superintendent and his assistant is
12. That copies of all resolutions
understood to have been the cause
be sent to President Roosevelt,
of Newmyer’s dismissal rather
Secretary Wallace, the chairman
than any dissatisfaction with his of the committee on Agriculture
professional services.
in the United Sthtes Senate, the
chaiiynan of the committee on Kg-
In spite of efforts of the board ncukture in Vhe House of Represen
of control to curb the use of state
tatives, the Congressional delega
owned automobiles the number of
tions from the States of Oregon.
Motor vehicle« owned by state de
Washington, and Idaho, Messrs.
partments and institutions was in
Chester E. Davis. George E. Far
creased by 28 automobiles and 2b
rell, A. R. Shumway, and the chair
trucks during 1935, according to
man of the old wheat allotment
* report by Dan Fry. state pur
committee in each county in Ore
chasing agent. The state now owns
gon.
574 automobiles and 754 trucks.
Fry’s report shows.
WHEiREAS Congress has by the
Continued from page one.
cipal gateway through which tour-
Oregon. Out of a total
iats
foreign cars visiting the
of li
state during 1935, 21.465 register
ed at the Josephine county seat.
Ashland ranks second in point of
registrations with 14,364.
Oregon estates ' contributed a
total of |681,30$ in inheritance
taxes to the state's general fund
during 1935. it was reported this
week by State Treasurer Holman.
This is an increase over the ten-
year average. Two estates paid
57 i per cent of the total tax for
the year.
Loony—Who
to vote for?
Frown—For
Ixxmy—Who
vote for?
Frown—She
is your wife going
whoever I vote for.
are you going to
hasn’t decided yet.
She was peeved and called him
“Mr.”
Not because he went and kr.,
But because—just before
As she opened wide the door,
She mw this Mr. kr. sr.
Non-High School District Fund applies to all school
districts except Nos. 3. 3A, 7, 9, 9A, 9B, 9C, 17 and
23..................T............. ............ ~..................... ----- ----------
2.5
High School Tuition Deficit applies to all school dis
tricts except Nos. 3A, 7, 9, 17 and 23 ............................
.5
1.2
General Road Levy ................................................. -........
City of Wasco Special Levy......................... ...................
City of Moro Special Levy .......„...„.J.................. .........
City of Grass Valley Special Levy .........................
Constantine Demerjl, appointed
as the new premier of Greece with
*
entertainment the return to the throne of King
George, is shown here Just after be
Mr >nd Mrg Omer G ing appointed to the post.
The proposal of the administration that soil conserva
j,nuary m , daughter,
tion be used as a medium on which to hang payment« to
nur!ln< hi.
farmers for crop curtailment has increased to a marked
hand, a ptafeof .tool having
^ lodged between ;1ka knuckle, of
degree the national interest in erosion and the damage it Pepartiiumt. of
from the Extension hervwe, but 1
white doing
has been doing to the farm lands of the country.
from
blacksmith work^fka »teal had
It is undoubtedly a propitious time to consider our tor. of the Nation. And a. to the I
T
natural resources and their conservation. The history of idea it is costing a lot of money.
which should be stopped, it is a
agriculture is that after a few years - a comparatively few fact that the idea is well sold in I From the Observer Jan. 25, 1907.
chinook which we told you
years — productive lands have become unproductive and California, Texas, Oklahoma. Ken-1
tucky
and
all
the
southern
states
!
f
i
as
^'
week came on time and
the occupants have had to move on to newer fields. The
and
that
the
work
will
go
on
in
c
j
eare
j
^he
county of snow which
migrations of mankind over the face of the earth have to a those states and public money will I r off because
ft couldn't go into
large degree been caused by the depreciation in the produc be expended for it, with us helping
frozen ground. Indications fav-
tivity of land. Strictly stock grazing peoples have remain to pay the bill anyway, whether we1 or another winter early next week
a portion of the service, or and the Moro water man has not
ed longer in one spot but over grazing has caused washing accept
not. A pertinent fact is, wherever yet discpvered all the frozen pipes.
and gullying of range land as well and the inhabitant« have the program has been underUken The PeMoss family bards will
in earnest, it has never been aban give a grand concert at the Elrod
had to move.
. ‘
doned. We have foug-ht wars foi Opera House January 28.
With practically all of the tillable land of the globe the aquisition of lands and otihers
three days frozen in the
now in use the people of the world might well think of to save territory that we possessed, After steamship
Columbia reach-
conserving the fertility of the soil lest food become «< arce. so why not take good care of these ed Astoria, reprovisioned and left
lands, which we all greatly desire
We westerners, living as we do, on some of the newea shall become the heritage of our for San Francisco.
We have tried Moro flour and
land may be hard to convince that land wears out anc children. Our rich soil is fast be personally
know it to be good.
becomes useless from an agricultural standpoint. Those ing eroded and worn out. Over 40 Why send away from home for
of acres of womout lands flour when you can get tne Sher-
of us who have traveled in the east have seen the results millions
over the states, once highly pro man county product.
of continuous cropping and realize that in a few years our ductive but now worthless, cry out
.
। Father Erskine has sent in his
land will be valueless unless some methods are taken to warning for us to save what we re8i^ation a8 postmaster at Ers-
the office will soon be dis
prevent the wind from blowing it away and the water from have left. Let us all get together
and attact this problem vigorously. continued.
washing it into the- creeks.
earnestly and at once.
Soil erosion is something that must be checked eventu Yours for conservation before it
WHEAT GROWERS
ally. Otherwise our food supply will be cut off. If it can will be too late.
J. B. Adams.
Moro. 1-22-36.
(Continued on page four)
be done while we still have productive power sufficient for
provide funds for payment of ex
our needs we will be fortunate.
isting grower contracts.
STATEHOUSE GOSSIP
3.8443
8.2557
12.1000
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the crown and the only organiza
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universities. — Collier’s
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35.1
19.2
13.5
SPECIAL LEVY FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS
District
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
1 ....
8 ...
3A .
4 ....
5 ....
7 __
8 ....
9A
8^
9C
10
11
13
Levy District
None No. 15
. 9.6 No. 16
.. 6.3 No. 17
None No. 19
None No. 20
. 11.3 No. 21
.. 8.8 No. 22
7.5 No. 23
. 7.5 No. 24
. 7.5 No. 26
None No. 30
None No. 32
.. .1 No. 33
...
.6
1.5
9.6
None
... ‘ .2
1.0
1.6
10.1
3.9
None
2.6
2.3
“Is your wife n philanthropist?”
From the above figures it will millages and the levies of all the
“Must he, the way she dis be possible for every taxpayer to school districts are given. It will
tributes my nt^ney uiuuug her determine the millage that wall be be necessary to know the assessed
friends.”
charged against his property. The vauation of the property,
row, Jefferson. Sherman, Gilliam
and Wasco counties at this meet
ing in Arlington, Oregon, this 16th
day of January, 1936 go on record
as follows:
1. That we favor unlimited en
couragement and expansion of
water transportation.
II. That we favor the building
ot loading and unloading facilities
at
Arlington.
Umatilla,
Cold
Springs, and elsewhere; and be it
iurther
RESOLVED, That we pledge our
fullest cooperation in giving sup
port to a program of this nature
so that such ventures may provide
lower transportation costs.
county and state millage, the city
-■
Dr. Hunter Tells Of Modern
Opportunity For Service
Students in colleges and univer for the development of the ideal
sities today have the greatest op within his inner self. To gain these
portunity the world has ever offer objectives the student must real
ed for a career and a life of serv ize fully that knowledge is a crea-
ice to fellowmen, due to the rapid five factor, that the individual
ly increasing tempo in every field, person develops according to the
but at the same time fulfillment of laws of learning, that the learning
ambition and ideals |is a great process is life long, and that to
challenge, it was declared by Dr. participate in solving the problems
Frederick M. Hunter, chancellor of society, the principles of learn
of higher education, in an address ing must be applied.
Although the world is constantly
entitled ‘‘The Creative Urge of
changing in many way», certain
Studentship
”
made
Thursday
be-
LAND BANK ELECTS
fore the students of the Univer - laws are constant, the chancellor
Continued from page one.
told the •students.
The first of
sity of Oregon,
which will be announced when the
“The world today is progrès'- these laws is that there is a God,
Ubulation or votes is completed in
ing at a tremendous tempo” *'r. one evidence of which is that all
Washington. Tne board will then
Hunter pointed out. “You must philosophies and schemes of hfe
be composed otf three members recognize not only this speed, but denying a diety have failed.
The
elected by borrowers and four ap that every day the tempo itself is second is that the family as a unit
pointed by the governor of the accellerated. You must prepare. of society is here to stay. The
Farm Credit administration to yourself to fit into the world of third is that - patriotism, defined as
serve the public interest.
constantly increasing speed, if 1 l°ve
country as a place of hab-
A resident of Montana lor 25 you do, you will find it a world of; itation. is essential, even to inUr-
years, Mr. Briebach has a broad increasingiy greater opportunity.” national accord. .The fourth 1»
backgroond of experience in boU.i
Youth. Dr. Hunter declared, I necessity for individual ownership
banking and farm management. seeks two objectives today. The
property, the fifth is the reali—
His early training in banking was' first is the opportunity to make a z»tion of the worth of education,
gained in Austin and Minneapolis, place in the world. The second is j Continued on page 5
Minnesota. Later he entered bank'
ing at Missoula, Montana, and at
one time was assistant superin
tendent of banks in Montana.
More recently he has been as
sociated with the Shields River
Ranch company at Wilsall which
operates 8000 acres of irrigated
lanu in addition to a large acreage
of grazing land. Mr. Briebach has
served as a director and manager
of the ranch properties for the last
five years. He is also principal
owner of a cheese factory in Sedan,
Montana, and has farm land of his
own on which he runs a fine herd
of dairy cows. When the Bozeman
Production Credit association was
organized in 1934 its members
elected him vice president Later
he succeeded R. E. Brown as pres
ident when Mr. Brown resigned to
become general agent of the Farm
Credit administration of Spokane.
At the annual stockholder’s meet
ing this month Mr. Briebach was
KENTUCKY STRAIGHT WHISKEY
reelected president of the Bozeman
Distilled, aged and bottled in the
PCA.
2 YEARS
6 MONTHS OLD
CH
SPRING
heart of the Bluegrass of Kentucky.
Mrs. Chattermore—Did you see »
the expression on Mrs. Brown’s
face when I told her she looked nd
older than her daughter?
Mrs. Sayalot—No, but I saw the
expression on her daughter’s face.
Good Bye Forever!
“A hundrpd and fifty bucks—
take it or leave it—and I’ll never
stand back of ’em at that price.”
And so Johnnie Ferguson parted
wdth his favorUe span of mules.
Eureka Lodge No. 121 A-F it A-M
Moro, Oregon
Meets the lit and 3rd
Thursday evenings of
each month. Visiting
members cordially In
vited to meet with us.
C. Sparling, W. M.
C V. Belknap, Secy.
appropriation of public fund»
shown the public interest and the Moro Lodge No- 113, I. O. O. F.
feasibility of transportation on the
Moro, Oregon
Columbia River, and
Meets
1st and 3rd
WHEREAS transportation of
Tuesdays
in the
farm products by boat line on said
I O.O.F. haH Tran
river has progressed to the point
sien,t and Visiting
of being a practical matter result
brothers
are cordi
ing in lowered rates to terminal
ally invited to meet
markets, and
\
with us.
WHEREAS rate*-how being,
L.
O
Rico N. G.
charged by rail carrier» paralleling!
Joe
Truit, Secretary
the Columbia River are not only,
excessive but actually prohibitive
Lupine Rebecca Lodge No. 116
and Confiscatory, and
Moro, Oegon
WHEREAS grain growers and
farmers in this inland country are,
Meets 2d and 4th Tu
in serious need for adjustments,
esdays of each month
now therefore be it
Visiting members wel
RESOLVED, That the Executive
come.
Committee of the Eastern Oregon
Florence
Martin,
N. G.
Wheat League and the elected dele- (
Lila Bull, Secretary
gate« from Union. Umatilla, Mor-
184A
Sehen uty
Mark
of Merit
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