UU£ MMKKMAN COUNTY JOU MN AL. MORO, OREGON
TWO
STATEHOUSE GOSSIP
(Continued from paga one)
(Coiutiy journal
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QHKHMAN COUNTY OBSERVER, Established Nov. 2, 1888
GRASS VALLEY JOURNAL, Established Oct. 14, 1897
CONSOLIDATED, MARCH 6. 1931
WASCO NEWS-ENTERPRISE, Established 1891
CONSOLIDATED MARCH 4, 1932
Published Every Friday at Moro, Oregon, By
GILES L. FRENCH
Managing E<hu
Entered .. «econd^lM. matter .1 the Po.iolfice, at Moro, Oregor
under Act of Congress of Maroh 3, 1879-______
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JANUARY 31, 1936
IF YOU SWEAR, DON’T READ THIS
tions political obaervers predict a
ight vote, probably not more than
the 238.428 cast in the last special
election in May, 1934, when five
measures were up for considera
tion.
Only one of the four measures
^n Friday’s ballot is given more
han an even break for approval.
Chert is the September primary
>ro posai which has the almost un
uii mous vote • of the newspaped«
wer the state as well as the lead-
•rs of both major political parties.
The sales tax, it is pretty gener-
illy conceded, is slated for another
iverwhekning defeat. Only Che
nost optimietic of the sales tax
advocates hold out any hope of its
success and < these are counting
strongly on Governor Martin’s
Seventh hour statement in support
of the measure to swing the unde-
■ided, indifferent voters into line.
The proposed constitutional a-
mendment permitting the legisla-
,ors to fix their own rate of pay
la not expected to pesa. While
most voters admit that the law
makers in this state are underpaid
they do not take kindly to the pro
posal to leave the adjustment of
the per diem to thoi^ who will
benefit thereby.
Vocal sentiment throughout the
state seems to be pretty well div
ided on the student fee bill, with
opponents of the measure having
the advantage of the “no” votes
usually cast by those who are in
different as to the fate of a meas
ure.
ÍRLDAY, JANUARY 31, 1986
Retail trade will be divided into
two size classifications: Stores with
total sales of >50,000 and over, and
those with sales of less than $50,-
000. Commodity data will be
sought from the larger group and
' from all wholesale establishments
। including exporters, importers, and
' limited function wholesalers.
For the first time, Mr. Dreher
Emil G. Dreher, who has been
named local Supervisor of the announced, the Census includes
Census of Business, today announc banking and finance for the entire
ed that enumeration work started range of commercial, agricultural
in Sherman county on January 20. and mortgage and personal credit
He said 14 enumerators will be finance as well as security brokers
. ...
named within the next few days and dealers.
to make the canvass in this dis
Construction, including . building,
trict, which includes 10 counties.
highway and heavy construction by
Offices of the Census are to be contractors is included again, as in«
established at 603 Oregon Bank 1929. General contractors, opera
Bldg. Klamath Falls, Oregon, and tive builders and sub-contractors
a staff of 18 persons will be em- are
covered.
ployed tp handle the work. All
Highway and street transporta
Census employees are bound by a tion including trucking for hire and
strict business oath not to reveal bus operations are included in the
any information contained on busi census for the first time.-Commer
ness reports and the law makes cial warehousing is included in the
, any violation a criminal offense.
comprehensive plans announced to .
Mr. Dreher stated that eVery re- day.
’ tail and wholesale business, all
A census of the business of oper
, hotel«, places of funusement. busi- ating office, commercial and other
j ness service companies, insurance non-residential building will be
Interior of East Coachella tunnel in California, the longest tunnel agencies, real eaUte office«, a
made in cities of more than 10.000.’
all For the first time the operations of
in the world, after a charge of dynamite tore out the last barrier of rock trucking and bus companies, a..
insurance companies, agents --and-
and holed-through the 242 mile long bore. The tunnel will carry water banka, office building
and contractors will be canvassed brokers, real estate brokers and
from the Colorado-river to Los Angeles.
for reports on their operations dur- dealers, management and rental
Kent Grange No. 688 held its ing the calendar year 1935. The agents as well as the business as
regular meeting all day Saturday, | results are to be tabulated in Phil- pects of, non-profit associations
January 25th with about twenty adelphia. the headquarters of the and organizations of every type, ex
members present. A potlqck din Business CChsus, and become the elusive of religious bodies, are in
ner was enjoyed at noon. The next basic statistics which businesses cluded in the Census.
all day meeting will be Saturday use in planning their operating The census of Service establish
policies.
February 8.
ments, which in 1933 included Only
____________ r. _ ieri.
. All enumerators will be instruc personal, business and mechanical
ted thoroughly on §11 phases of the repair services, is extended in the
The Shell Service Station former
Census, Mr. Dreher said, prior to plan to include certain classes of
ly operated by Mr .“and Mrs. L C.
the beginning of the canvas.
professionally trained persons. Mr.
Ruat here, has chadded ownership.
Supervisor Dreher explained Dreher explained these include ad
Mr. and Mrs. George McKay and
this Census’ has been extended con vertising councellors, architects,
soft Harley are the new owpers.
siderably beyond the limitations auditors, certified public accoun
of the Census of Distribution for tants. engineering services, private
Mr. and Mrs. W. D.’Barnett and
1929, and the Census of American detective agencies, market re-
Mr. and tMYs. J. L. Matthes were
Business for 1933. as a result of seardh services, map drawing and
visitors at the Robert La Blu home
business requests that a,11 fields of cartograhy services, and sales con-
Sunday.
business be included.
suitants. Theaters and hotels are
R. P. Barnett returned to Kent
to
sup-
to be covered as in 1929 and 1933.
“
It
is
designed
’
’
he
said,
“
Tuesday having been gone a week
he said.
ply
a
definite
answer
to
the
ques
with a load of horses to SanDeigo,
Mr. Dreher declared the present
tions
of
how
many
concerns
there
California.
are in business, the total volume of census is in answer to the request
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wilson and
annual business, and the total pay of business for dependable 1935 in
daughter Nellie and baby George
rolls and employment. More than formation for sounder planning ol
Sacre were dinner guests «of Mrs.
100 representatives, delegated by expansion programs, and is a con
Ida and Pauline Davis at Moro
various business associations in tinuation of rhe similar business
Sunday.
each field to be covered met with censuses of 1929 and 1933. Guy
Census
officials and formulated the Hoskinson is to be the enumerator
Mr. and Mrs. Amandus vonBor-
for Sherman county.
questions to be asked.”
stel were Dalles shoppers Tues-
day.
Judge Potter of Klondike and
Perry Axtell of Moro were Kent
visitors Monday.
' J. W. Shepard, Herman Peters
I
and a government checker were
M!sa Bctly Pawned of Portland
here Monday checking.Qhe sacked who was chosen as the “LlttU
wheat and weighing 'the bulk Co onel” to rule over the annua
military ball at the University o'
wheat.
»TrirndlM |
Orecon.
Whitkcy
After Holing-Through longest Tunnel Business Survey
Being Taken
By Hoskinson
In a nicely printed booklet the SUte Relief Commit^
has enumerated the projects of the relief organization fo
the state of Oregon and given a history of each county iron
that standpoint. The paper is excellent, the pictures cleai,
the informat < n inaccurate.
On the page given to Sherman county the area isgivei
as 535,040 acres which is correct. The rainfall is given as
13 inches which is incorrect, the average being 11.19inchei
according to the recors of the experiment station The val
uation is given as $14^15,373.00 which is just M,456,818.5t
more than the valuation giveipn the last official Blue Bool
. published by the secretary of state. However, the figure i
probably correct for some distant year when prosperity
was still on the right side of that corner.
But let us quote from the script, “Only one large worl
project is recorded in Sherman County, another eastern Ore
Here’s something more to worry
gon section placed in the drouth area by the federal govern «bout.
group of tax experts
ment in 1934. The only work relief project of any conse have just discovered what they re-
as another serious flaw in the
quence was predatory animal eradication. Dye to the faci ^ard
old age pension bill as amended by
that a large section of the county ia given over to hilly the recent special session. This is
range land, with thousands of head of cattle and sheei contained in the provision which
the act operative if and
grazing thereon, this one work relief project was importan makes
vhen federal funds are available
not only in the minds of the stockmen but also the relie for old age assistance in this state.
Defeat of the sales tax, these ex
committees.”
perts points out, will leave Oregon
Well, where would you begin to correct that phars without funds to match Uncle
graph? First, the county was not placed in the droutl Sam’s offering hence there will be
area by the federal government in 1934 or in any othe) no fund® “avaikiblie” ufctil this
situation is corrected and conse-
year. Second, a large section of the county is not givei luently
the act can not become op
over to hilly range land with thousands of head of catth erative. In this event the $1,000,000
and sheep grazing thereon. Third, the predatory anims it ate appropriation which the spec
ial session attempted to transfer
project in this county was small indeed.
to general relief will be suspended
No mention is made of the fact that the county raise.* in transit and not available for
wheat and it always makes us feel hurt when someone tell.* iny purpose and the entire burden
old age pensions will be thrown
about Sherman county without mentioning that it is i of
‘'ack onto the counties under the
wheat county and we prefer that they say it is a good on<. act of 1933. Another school of
There is a page of pictures bearing the caption Shei thought, however, holds that fed
eral fund« for old age pensions
man County, Oregon SRC projects. Depicted there are th» will
become “available” to Oregon
cares awes of two deer killed by coyotes, two water reser just as soon as the appropriation
voirs which cannot be recognized as being relief project, is authorized regard lees of the
in this county and a weeks catch of 35 coyotes and severe Inability of this state to take ad
vantage of the federal contribution
other pictures of trappers and coyote dens.
and, therefore, the act will become
We do not know how wide the distribution of th ‘‘effective’’ if not “operative.”
booklet is intended to be but beyond doubt some of th.
Employees of municipal corpor
officials in Washington will peruse the pages for accurat ations do not come under the pro-
information about Oregon direct from the state officials oi nsions of the new unemployment
Ay
the ground. When through the book, after thumbing ovei compensation act, according to a
-uling by the commission. Munici
OREGON
RY COUNCIL
the pages and inspecting the pictures, Mr. Hopkins and hn pal corporations, the commission
assistants can pick up a map and visualize the great open explains, include counties, cities,
spaces of Sherman county where the coyote is king, when school district» and towns; munici THE SUNDAY NIGHT «UPPER quests if it is understood that
owned water, yght and pow
These days we aret hearing a
helps with the work
•age brush covers the rolling hills, where the long hornet pally
er plants; irrigation, drainage, great deal said about this hew everyone
Everyone,
that
is, excepting Moth
cattle roam and the blatting wollies feed in peace protectee port and peoples’ utility districts. found leisure and what we are to
er. Their Sunday night supper
only by the beneficient hand of the government relid
do with it. But shorter working
Material improvement in the em hours and more time for recrea menu is always the same: a cream
soup, sliced tomatoes or other
trapper.
ployment situation in Oregon is in tional activities has a .tendency to ed
vegetable
salad, buttered raisin
We haven’t the heart to check on the stories of other dicated by the semi-annual report increase rather than abate the in bread and apple
sauce.
Accident
• counties but if they are equal to that of Sherman county i of the Industrial
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. Commis- . । dividual’s desire for food. And so
Nothing is more refreshing,
y i nothing is more delicious, than
project for the relief of ignorance in the state relief com sion which shows an increase o there remains the urgent necessity,
13 per cent in work--------------------- f°r three meals a day in the aver- snappy cheese served with crisp
mittee would be a most laudable project.
enteen and a half per cent In pay age household with the mother saltinesi and milk that is smack
j
Kent Service
Station Sold
U$tr throat
Hi - W ay / TdHEALTh
IT WILL BE BETTER
Perhaps it ia aa well that congreaa ia heaitating a bit
about making a new farm bill. The delay ia probabh
caused by thought inatead of by inaction and thia ia i
hopeful sign that something more permanent than we havi
had will be eventually passed. The old story that wher
nature wants to make a squash it takes six months and
when nature wishes to make an oak it requires a hundred
years might well apply to a new plan for agricu ture.
It will take some time for the leaders of the several
farm groups to agree on a program. Each one has espoused
a theory of relief for farmers and thess must be changed
and made into one bill so that a united front can be made
before congress. This is no time for trouble or disagree
ment between farm leaders and there is indication of none.
The Grange, the Farm Bureau, the Farmer’s Union anc
the many smaller groups have their best opportunity now
to prepare a plan for agriculture for leaders of those organ
izations have the information and contact with real farmers
that is invaluable in making a new bill.
So far the criticism of the now famous Al Smith
speech has been nothing. Opponents of Mr. Smith have
criticised him, but no mention is made of the talk itself.
Veterans appear to be in line for the blame for increas
ed taxation since the bonus has been passed.
Thia is a day that people can do some legislating for
themselves
If the weather man can yvercome the wind next spring
aa well aa he has the drouth this month this would be t
paradise without any exceptions.
rolls for the last six months of planning and preparing breakfast, out of the ice box. Younger chil-
1935 as compared with the same luncheon and dinner. As always, । dren in the family will never tire
period in 1934.
after every meal thertos are dis hr« |
fresh buttered popcorn served
to be washed along with numerous | ^th tall glasses of milk. Some
ether household chores._ Every' children like to soak their popcorn
week will be a seven day week for ¡n the milk and rat it with a
mother unless she writes a code of spoon, others prefer their popcorn
her own. It can be done. too.
crisp.
From the Observer Feb. 1. 1907.
By having a hot robust on Sat
A newspaper article recently
Claude Spoon has returned to urday and a prepared moulded told of an obscure corner of a pub
the monotonous round of his Monk salad large enough for two meals, lic market where every week day
land farm after a four weeks so vefry little time need be spent in throughout the year an unbeliev
journ at. White Salmon and-Bin- the kitchen on Sunday^ Serve a able number of business men and
gin. During his sojourn there he simple but appetizing breakfast women were served a stand-up
put 8 pounds additional averdu- and the leftover roast* sliced ano | lunch consisting primarily of milk
served cold, or reheated «nd served ! and a man-sized piece of fresh
pois on his robust frame.
for din-1 gingerbread. A perfect combina-
Lariru Barnum returned from with the remaining
for a Sunday nigfct supper!
the south with a band of splendid ner. PoUtora
tables
reqtrtw
Tittle
Time
Tor
prep«-,
Why
not try on your family?
horses, mostly from Crook county.
ration, and if you have ’ffrepfrred
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Curt Tom had five head of your fiessert in advanofi or ate, Eureka Lodge No. 121 A-fr & A-M
horses to fall over a bluff 50 feet plannihg to make a practice of
Moro» Oregon
high, near Rufus, killing one and ■erving commercially tnade ice
* Meet? the 1st and 3rd
injuring the others.
Thursday evenings of
cream every Sunday, there you
The stork stopped recently at are!
each mon.h. Visiting
*
George Hennagins, and the little
ntembers cordially in
With two hearty meals, the sup
sieters now have a baby com per on Sunday night cSn be light
vited to meet with us.
panion.
and extremely informal. Many H. B. Pinkerton, W. M.
Among the personal effects left families enjoy serving the same
C. V. Belknap. Secv.
at her death by Grandma Axtell combination of food eve»V we€k 80
was the will of great-great-Grand- that eventually it becomes a tra Moro Lodge No- 113, I. O. O. F
father Axtell, executed 100 years dition. In one familÿ 4hê father
Moro, Oregon
ago. It is in a most excellent state takes charge of the kitchen when
Meets lit and 3rd
of preservation and is unique in th« Sunday nightXaupper » Mu'
Tuesdays in the
other notable ways besides its very served. The two* children nYThe
I-O.O.F. hall Tran
handsome penmanship, ancient family are permitted to invite
sient and visiting
style of spelling, and such things
brothers
are cordi
a« are found only in extremely within a short time.
ally
invited
to neet
Carl
Schadewitx
of
Kent,
left
rare manuscripts.
with us.
Sunday to attend the Holt manu
From the Observer Feb. 2, 1917. facturing Oo. industrial school at
L. O Rice N. G.
Joe Truit, Secretary
Probably a dozen elevator« are Spokane. He will specialize on
under contract to be built this magneto troubles, common to mo
Lupine Rebecca Lodge No. 116
spring in eastern Oregon. Bulk tor driven harvesters.
Moro, Oegon
handling of grain is now a fact
C. R. Belshee has rented the
and within a very short time any Red Barn and will use it for hia
Meets 2d and 4th Ta-
one who markets wheat by the chop mill and feed depot
e^dujw of each month
sack will be penalised for the dirt,
The social dance last Friday eve
Visiting members wet
weeds, etc., it may contain.
ning was enjoyed by all 4We to
come.
• The wet snow and rain last Sat attend, and lasted until S t M) Sat
Florence Martin. N. G.
urday changed the packed fro sen urday morning.
Lila Bull, Secretary
dirt roads into a mess of mud holes
fn Other Days
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is friendly to your purse.
The truth is that Old Quaker
is demanded by more peo
ple today than any other
straight whiskey in the land!
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