Sherman County journal., January 31, 1936, Image 1

The spray method is more cost­
ly, but is quicker. Chlorate sprays
are used. Either spraying or dust­
ing is effective bat in either case
the ground must be covered thor­
oughly so that when the rains
come in the fall they will drive the
chemical down into the ground
where it will kill the root system
of the weed. There is little difer-
ence in the time of year the spray
is used, he said. Three pound» of
the chlorate must be used p)en
Official
square
rod. County » Paper *
The spray material is highly
inflammable arid dangerous when
dry and great care should be exer­
cised in using it. Clothes may be
burned and buildings destroyed if
it is allowed to remain in contact
with them.
rrrman (f nuntil ¿Journal
Moro, Oregon
Forty Eighth Year No, 13
ms
Modêet Birttepläce of Alf Landon
Stata Affairs
y, January 31, 1936
Exceed 24
Special Election
Ballots Being
By
Marked Today
Legion Posts
Will Handle
Bonus Funds
Farm Conference
Program Given
Financing Explained
Close
Attention
J. W. Hoech,
of the Mid-Colum-
1
bia Production Association in Tho
After enjoying a month ot
A little matter of $64,000 will Dalles, gave a clear and under­
The long predicted retirement of
spring like weather in the middle
be distributed around Sherman standable explanation of that or­
Jack E. Allen of Pendleton as state
of winter the county was suddenly
county
next summer if present New
Ideas and
Methods
Four
Measures
Go
To
People
liquor administrator will mAtara-
ganization.
He New
told of
the meth­
brought to the roMization that
plans of the Veteran’s adminis­ ods by which the funds are rai^
this was January after all when
When State
and how
tration are carried out to comple­ Get
for Hearing
the associations
and told
the wind changed to the east and Whose Apathy Is Most
tion. On June 15 the government farmers may borrow these funds
snow fell to the depth of two or
Leaders Discuss Problems
to pay the adjusted ser- Local
willbei
Remarkable Feature oi Mid­
chairman < of the liqvSr control
from the production credit corpor­
three inches last Frktoy night.
vice certificates to the veterans.
The mercury fell frbm around
ations.
•’
Farm Management
The details of the job will be of
Winter Campaign
retirement was purely voluntary.
As the parent institution- raises
freezing as a daily minimuiu for
handled by the Legion posts it is
Allan, who brngma liqqpr admin­
the money by selling
the larger part of the month to
assumed to date and post mem' loans have to be made on a good
istrator lata April i» understood to
7 above zero Tuesday night and a
bers will be given first attention'
A farm conference program
little less Wednesday night. The
A special election that has caus­
by the adjutant and services who that covered farm problems from
slight covering of snow is thought ed a great deal of controversy
will take charge of the work of
af harmony within the liquor con­
to be enough to protect the wheat since its announcement last fall, aiding ei-service men to get their! production methods, weed eradica­
trol organination., He was par-
even should the thermometer fall is being held today. Four measures
tion to financing was heard Wed­
claims straightened out.
suaded to ‘ retain his poet at that
several degrees lower than it has are on the ballot, which is there-
nesday aiternoon at the court
Inquirl
as
to
the
probable
use;
time and Mar whan be waa urged
so far.
fore much smaller and shortet of the new funds by veterans in house when farmers came to listen
to resign Jwfusad to relinquish his
Rainfall for th. month ha. bwn
thi;” ^7, "'""i Sherman1 county has been partic-1 to speakers invited by county
position until swoh time as he could
much better than any January1
agent Johnston.
do so voluntarily.
lids is the Methodist church parsonage In Middlesex, Pa., where sine. 1912 wh.n «.68 inehe. f.U| Many of’th, mBBSUrea that have ularly unfruitful. Being wheat)
Mr. Johnston opened the pro­
growers in the main they refuse
.df Landon, governor of Nebraska and receptive capdldate for the Re­ at th. .Utwn Th. average for
cauainjt pubhc apeechea and to figure on any income until they) gram by outlining the problems
George M. Aitken of Garden publican Presidential nohdnatibn, was born. His maternal grandfather, the month is t.60 and the weather; nHvate argument« would hr at lit.
of the farmers giving especial
l o Ac
4V
i
arguments would be of lit- have it ih their hand,
Home, state senator from Wash­ Rov. William H. Mossman, was at that time the pastor of the church.
man sent 3.46 inches this month tle c?nsequence if it was not
notice to those problems that are
ington comity, is not a candidate
•to to Wednesday night with some the alignment for and against!
within the control 'of farmers
for a state job he declared on a
possibility of getting?4* bit more. , them. Voters, generally, are apo-'
themselves. Ujider this heading he
wisjt to Salem this week. Aitken
listed weed control and gave the
thaie.
was at one tiros understood to be
extent of the Morning Glory men­
seeking tbe post of safety engin­
Primary Date Up
ace in this county;^ soil erosion
Scheol Closed
eer with the Industrial Accident
wihich, he explained, was largely a
. The proposed change in the date
commission. He indicated that he
-
*
matter of different tillage meth­
Of Scarlet Fever
of holding the primary election is
expected to become a candidate for
ods instead of outside aid; wheat
the first measure on the abbrevia­
another term in the senate where.
varieties and smut control; mar­
» Schools in Moro and Grass Vol­ ted ballot. If carried by the peo­
because of his alphabetical classi­
ginal land use; stock feeding and
ley
are
closed
because
of
the
dan
­
ple it would change the nominat-
fication, he hoe been the “bell
development of a better livestock
ger of scarlet fever. Grass Valley I ¡ng election for the parties from ________ _______
The Sherman Co-operative Grain
wether” during recent sessions.
industry; rodent control and beau­
has held no school, this week and I
first Friday in May to the first
Growers are installing a gasoline
leading off on all roll calls.
tification of rural homes.
the Moro school was closed M ud -) Friday after the first Monday in Pasture Land Studied By
and oil plant to serve members Overproduction Held Powible
day night for the remainder of-th*: September. A shorter campaign
E. O. W. L. President Talks
Senator Peter Zimmerman of »nd customers in the north end oi
week.
A
• with fewer speeches, and less radio College Researchers
Yamhill county whose dtetrict was the courrty. This project ha» been By State Cdliege Men
E. Harvey Miller, president of
Cause for all thw vacation
several
, for time is desired by those favoring
discussion
for
cut out from under him when th« under
several
the Eastern Oregon Wheat League
the
youngsters
was
Delbert
Rice
measure.
Opponents
fear
that
legislature took Washington and months and will be an actuality
told of the activities of that or­
who returned from Ione last week ।
wull cause a check on indepen-
- twen ' ­ within a few day».
Surprising as it may seem to any ganization since its first begin­
The market outlook for a good and later came down with a mild dept candidacies.
Yamhill cOUnties out of - the
The plant is being built at the
ty-fourth district, is understood to
referended bill to change one who has never seen the figures, nings in Moro several years ago.
east
end of the company's proper­ many spring sown crops seems less J case of the disease. He had been
be flirting with the notion of com­
favorable than for farm products in Grass Valley diying the week
constitution so that instead of approximately 69 per cent of the He recounted many of the success­
ing out as an independent candi­ ty near the railroad track. Four
with the show causing that school, haying the pay of legislators set 1 farm lands in Oregon is used for ful fights made by the league for
date for Congress. Senator Byron tanks will be erected and a steam in ' general, owing to probable to be closed.
K by that document it would be sei 1 I pasture purposes, and the most lower freight rates, better grading
G. Carney of Milwaukie and Sena­ cleaning plant for diesel barrels trends in production, according to
Several local people have been
¡aw ¡a
seconc| measure. The important farm crop in Oregon is methods, the grain bag tax removal
tor Cortis D. Stringer of Lebanon constructed to care for all fuel the annual report of the OSC ex- vaccinated to prevent the disease.
and other aids to wheat farmers.
pay for legators was set when
men in lhe farn) man.
are among the Democrats mentioi. and oil needs of farmer*.
service on the outlook for
He told of the work being done
Mr.
Rice
is
reported
as
getting
the constitution was made about
The cooperatives are members ,during’ sown crops and vegetables.
cd as- prospective candidates for
agement: department at Oregon at present for legislation for the
along
very
well
and
no
further
the
time
of
the
civil
war.
and
this
the congressional nomination. All of tHe northwest cpoperatfve
State college, who have recently) benefit of the grain grower to re­
Tp# report has sections on wheat cases have been reported. Incuba­
bill will allow the legislature tc
three are advocates of the Towrr and will handle General
issued a progress report on the place the AAA. He reiterated the
is, hay, forage, crop tion period for the fevar is two to change the rate of pay.
send old ago pension plan, as also The si dies will be
survey df the costs and carrying statement that all farm organiza­
„ beans, flax seed, onions seven day» and it is thought tha*
capacities of farm pastures in tions should work together for the
is James W. Mott, incumbent and cash t
vegetables. The potato the temporary quarantine' wiTT pre­ Sale Tax For Pensions
. _
a candidate to succeed himself on -
I Oregon, point out that only in the development of better farm con­
report is postponed until vent further spread.
Another version of the sales tax Willamette valley is less than half ditions and expressed the belief
the República* ticket.
When it ie expected more
controversy
is the third measure of the farm area used for pasture, that all would do so.
ie information will be avail-
axy
a
to
appear
on
the special ballot. and in some sections of the state
Otto Hartwig, former member,
This one is designed to raise mon­ more than 80 per cent of the farm Weed Problem Discussed
commis-
of the Industrial Accident
Éto Bky Expected
ey for an old age pension fund to acreage is in some grass or pas-
E. R. Jackmân, well known fielu
sion is now employed by the new
The annual meeting of tM‘ soil
match the federal funds and pay ture crop.
Unemployment Compensation com­ conservation or n an »ration» which I.
general tendency is toward
worker
for the state college, spoke
to those over 65 a pension of not
mission as a public relation® man were organized bgt Wek with bfr greased production of the animal
on
the
weed
situation with particu­
to exceed $30 per month. The us­ Pasture Lands Studied
contacting employers of labor and held next week. Thd tort to be
especially grain and hay,,
lar
allusion
to morning glory.
ual charges against a sales tax
This study of farm pasture land. There are two methods of killing
explaining to them the provisions win be the
tecording to the report, although
k hollow
have been made against this one
the first year of which has just this weed, he said, the cultivation
the outlook is variable according vDiUlHCl
of the new act. Hartwig, a repub­ group at Kent which v
and they apply with usual force.
been completed and is discussed in method and the use of poisonous
lican and for many years a leader Monday afternoon. 1
ÜtfhQ commodity considered. The
The question, “Do the people want the progress report, is being con­
in the ranks of organized labor in
tendency to increase crop produc­
a sales tax less or pensions more?” ducted with four main purposes in sprays.
As morning glory is a root stock
this atate, waa replaced on the Ac­
tion us offset somewhat from a Grain Growers Interesed
! will be answered by the voters to-
view. These are to determine the weed it stores food in its roots
cident commission by J. C. Joy of
W^L
coop- attend viewipoint by the up- . p.
I day.
carrying capacity of various types during the growing season and
vhrd t^end in hay and grain con-!1" MW nora
Portland about a month ago.
orators win meet Wednesday.
Fourth measure to come before
of tame and native pastures in the
summed
livestock
and
improved
con
j These meetings are important
the electors is the student fee bill different agricultural regions of this food will keep it alive for two
The first issue of the new month states Perry Johnston, secretary, of sumer purchasing power, the re-1 A ship channel 300 feet wide and
years even if it can make no
that has in many quarters monop­
Oregon; to find the costs of estab- growth. Therefore cultivation must
I 27 feet deep at low water as an
ly publication to be edited by in­ the three organizations for it is port says.
olized the attention. If carried it
mates of the state prison will be necessary for at beast 60 percent
aid to navigation of the Columbia will allow the board of higher edu­ i lishing and maintaining these pas­ be continued for at least two
off the pres« shortly after the first of the area of each watershed be Farming Costs Go Up
river between Vancouver and Bon­ cation to collect a fee for student tures; to point out the major fac­ years to be effective.
of Febri-ary. The nanne of the new
Commenting on the current farm neville, has been approved by Col activities at the schools of higher tors which affect these costs, and Cultivation Method Good
to find methods by which costs
publication will be “Shadows ”* and
pricel. cost and demand situation, onel Thomas M. Robins, United learning in the state.
ft? editor win be Hugh I/Autro- Pullman, the headquarters of the the
may be reduced.
Deep cultivation is more effec­
ilar indicates that at mid- States division engineer, in a re­
mont, yaungsat of the three broth­ erosion service /or the northwest January the general level of farm port to the chief engineer at Wash­
tive
than shallow because by cut­
Stock Census Taken
ers now serving life terms in the
ting the plant in two, deep in the
The directors of the three groups prices in Oregon was unchanged to ington, it was announced at the New
penitentiary here tor the murder met Thursday to make plans for slightly lower, compared to the division office here yesterday.
Preliminary
______ . _ figures for the 1935 ground causes it to expend more
of four men in connection wCth the getting the necessary sign up of November-December level. At that
Such improvement, estimated to
census show a total of 171,000 ( energy in getting to the surface
Siskiyou train robbery in 1923. The land owners in their districts. time the Oregon index stood at 72 cost $2.380,000, would open the Col
Interest horses and mules. 929,000 cattle, again, he explained.
prison has been wit'.out a “house D. R. McDole, assistant to W. A. percent of the 1926-1930 average, umbra river as far inland as The
2.210,000 sheep on Oregon farms । Qne can
^ye or other early
If inquiries received by Earl on January 1, 1935. the report maturing crop on e land and cut
o!,7on’ since “Lend a Hand” was Rockie, tead of the northwest or about 95 per cent of the 1910- Dalles to the smaller ocean going
discontinued with the pardon of erosion service, will be in the coun­ 191 * level.
vessels and pave the way for port Snell, secretary of state, for copies points out. Much of the feed sup­ it early in the sum^ner when tho
of Senate Bill 48. enacted by the ply of this vast herd must conu weed has come to) the surface.
Jesse Webb. Portland trunk mur­ ty next week to ypeak to the meet­
The cost of farming, on the oth­ developments at The E
special legislative session, can be from farm pasture land in the Then the ground
derer several years ago.
-venson
ings scheduled for the first of the er hand as indicated by the govern­ River, White Salmon,
y be plowed
considered as an indication, thia
and
other
points.
and kept cultivated and the weed
ment index of prices paid by farm­
state.
week.
The budgetary control authority
The Inland Empire Waterways measure relating to the payment of
The great economy in cost of eventually killed.
ers for commodities, taxes and in-
vested in Governor Martin and his
terest payable, was 26 per cent Association feels very elated over delinquent taxes on real and per­ maintaining stock on pasture a«
budget director by the legislature Motorists Run Info
higher than pre-war, placing the the favorable decision of Colonel sonal properties and providing for compared with feeding hay and
of 1933 was put into effect this
“parity” exchange value point 31 Robins for it can only be viewed the remission of interest and penal grain, both in direct cash outlay
Heads of all state institu-
points over the current farm price as another boon to Columbia and ties evoked as much attention as and in gross cost, is one of the
. the more controversial bills that principal points brought out.by the
tions, departments, boards and
level in Oregon, the circular points Snake River navigation.
' formed the major debates during survey in which information has
commission?
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, were supplied with
The Union Pacific has issued a out Even so, farm products have Engineers Approve» Channel
. the session.
“forms” <on which t*> make montn- circu|ar showing accidents that cte- B much higher purchasing power
been obtained so far on 15.964
। Provisions for the waiver of ac­ acres of pasture on 319 different
ly reports of all expenditure* to- CUTre(j on ¡t* itoes during the first £h*n at any time during recent
------- rj By approving this cbanhdl irh-
gether with **timates of antirtpat-
d*yg
in which years owing to a more rapid in- provement work the engineers afe crued interest and penalties on de­ farms. About 50 per cent of the
ed expenditures for the oteing automobiles drove into the side of creaae jn the level of farm income following their announced inten- lifiquent taxes on real and personal total cost of producing hay and
¡ion' of'mproving th. Colombia
*>• durin«i th»
month. These^“forms’^
trains. Of th« eight «uch accidents than in farm costs.
grain is direct cash outlay, while
ber, provide for detailed informa­ “ listed four occurred January 1 be-
the cash cost of pasture is only
and Snake river, by
pn°L ’“'L
tion on all expenditures and antici­ tween the hours of 2 and 6:15 i»t> Income Greater
development starting at tide-water
procedure for the pay »bout 25 per cent, it is pointed
,
. ,
.
,
. •
ment of unpaid taxes on an install- out.
pated expenditures including sala­ the morning. The 29th, 2nd, 49th
The advance in farm income is and working inland.___
।
authorized.
ries and wages paid to each em- and 10th car in the train was hit shown by the report to have been
Continued annoucernenta of fkv~,
pta®
Report Available
ployee. and purchases as well as by the automobiles. In all of the
approximately proportionate to the orable projects and^
on, our
Gives More Time
anticipated purchases of all sup­ accidents cars reached the cross­
The report is available in mime­
increase in factory payrolls. For river systems will depend entirely.
plies even to such items as cloth­ ing much later than the traihs.
upon continued united betion. This
TTte effect of the newly enacted ographed form to all Oregon res­
the
year
1932
the
Oregon
farm
ing, food stuffs, household equip­
price index averaged 46 per cent is beet illustrated by a statement legislation is to provide that all ident* upon request. While much
ment, seeds, soap, tobacco for state
of the 1926-1930 level, and the fac­ made recently by Archie M. G<mp. taxes delinquent prior to the yeti of the information contained in it
wards, brooms, bottles, bandages, !d a? ods B aten By Wasco
tory payroll index also averaged 46 President, LaCrosse Grain Grow 1936 may be paid over a period Of Is necessarily of a preliminary na­
toilet paper, light plugs, fertiliser,
four years without penalties of itt- ture. it Would undoubtedly be of
Ccunty Teachers
in that year. In 1935, both indexes ers, Inc.
etc. State officials confronted with
BvemifTu 68,
QO, a « gain
K«»“ of nearly 50 ,
I know that all grata growers terest. Any amounts duo for taxes value to those planning to estab­
averaged
The embattled Ichabods who di- per cent in both instances, data in and other» interested in the wel- payable ih 1934 or prior
the new System for regulating and
lish permanent pastures, those con­
supervising state expenditures, de- vided into two groups to put on
fare of agriculture ate very ipueh be divided into four equal Inrtall- ductor Hie survey believe.
the
report
shows.
dared that it would involve much a bit of civil war joined force»
' interested in the development ,q< ipenta, the flrat of which would be
additional labor and in some in­ again the first of the week and
the Columbia and Snake
taMM|Me in 1936. with additional |U- WEATHBiTFoTTTHE WTiEK
stances necessitate the employ- declared war on the equally em-
and
everyone
should
feel
the
need
staflmenta due each succeeding
State
AX.
MIN. PRECIP
battled pedagogues from Wasco Old
ment of an additional clerk.
of a united action at tEU time.0
calendar year. The bill provide« DATI
50
.. 26 ....... 00
The
result
indicated
that
county.
The Inland Empire Waterways that current taxe» must be paid Jan. 28 .
45
.. 26 ... .00
Except for those actively sup­ the Wasco county teachers were Employee
*
24
.
Association is now preparing a with the past due installment* in
trifle more embattled for the
30
..
25 ....... 04
porting or opposing the measures
“
26
.
re- Brief to be submitted before the. order for the property owner to
30 .. 26< .. .00
on the state ballot little interest is score was 34 to 28 in their favor. | George E. Brown who has land Board of Engineers wherein we obtain remission of the interest
“ 2« .
being manifested in Friday’s spec­
34 .. 23 ... .16
except to produce preponderance of and penalties. Thus, in addition to
“ 27 .
ial election according to reports groups of teachers resulted in^ a
28 .. 19 ... .06
evidence
immediately justifying the first installment to be paid in
“
2*
.
—
___
-
i^torv
po
ikr, TtmAiiHa 1031» the taxnaver would be re-
>tnrv for the north end. i All
— est employee of the s
reaching Salem
from over
the
25 .. 07....... 00
“ 29 .
Ba'-ed upon tbc.e report« «„t, o{ team coaeh Wily Knigh-
Rapi^Dam .“nd the
auirid
uired to
to pay
pay the
tne amount
amoum levied in
state. ------- -.
(Continued on page four)
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and the heavy slump m regiatra- en to make the game end in a
986 »nd
and payable in IMA
1936.
I back In »895, nearly 41 year, ago., Improvement*.
|,1««6
were unsuccessful.
(Continued on Page tWb)
Sherman Coop
Begins Sate Of
(jQg QTld Oil
Ohtibollk lor
Spring Crop« Not
Oregon Has
Because
Large Amount of
Very Favorable
Grazing Land
Waterways Group
Asks 300 Foot
Tax Collection
Law Evokes
Moving Trains
Time
Resigns
r
t
Î