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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1936)
Y a QK TWO*" XJLK SHERMAN COUNTY JO ^Ijcrnian (Unuiiig journal SHERMAN COUNTY OBSERVER. Established Nov. 2, 1688 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 EdiUn Enured as second-class matter at the Postoffice, at Moro, Oregon, under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879___________ ________ SUBSCRIPTION RATES—PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. One Year ............. .................. -...................................•..................... FEBRUARY 7, 1936 PIE Political leaders and those who have ambitions to appear in that role are given to berating the people or the classes now in power and telling hearers that justice demands that they too get their feet in the trough or in more elegant words demand their slice of government pie Such statements are evidence of a peculiar state of mind and one that has become rather prevalent these days. It may be assumed from these assertions that the sole duty of government is to cut pie fairly and impartially or that the process of government is for the purpose of making pie for citizens or constituents. This government was established, if the preamble to the constitution can be believed “in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure dortieBtic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general wel fare and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” Maybe we will want to amend it to include equal income or at least equal opportunity to every citizen. Undoubtedly some groups have been more successful at getting laws passed that aided their business than others and thus has grown up the parable about pie. If every one is regaled with pie according to his or her wishes there is likely tc be a shortage of pie. Perhaps we would be better served if we shut up the pie counter altogether and went back to the original theory that the duty of government was to govern and not to dabble around in an apron and cap serving pie. THE ELECTION There was, almost without doubt, an election. It may be interpreted as an almost unanimous voice of protest, a loud and vociferous wail against special elections on cold winter days. It was a rebuke to special elections, a sign of hearty dislike at having affairs of state thrust upon the vot- ing public in off seasons. Furthermore it was expected that it would terminate in just the manner in which it did terminate. No one, therefore is surprized although some are undoubtedly, relieved. It would have been a much more exciting period if the issues had been more closely contested. As it was, it was a run away race for the “No’s” who won their easiest vic tory in a generation. There was almost no support for two of the measures, the sales tax and the legislators pay. The student fee bill had some active supporters and the Septem ber primary had a few adherents who worked for it, but there was little in the whole preformance that smacked of real argument or political conflict. NEW STYLE A short time ago farmers in riding by a plowed field were wont to remark how pretty it was if each furrow slice had been turned completely over leaving no trace of stubble on the surface. This was more easily done when the stub ble had been burned off after harvest and this was the custom. Along comes the soil erosion service to say that such nice clean summerfallow as was formerly thought a thing of beauty cannot be a joy forever for it gives too great » chance for erosion that soon reduces the value of the land. The style in summerfallow may change and within 8 few years we may follow the erosion men and make sum merfallow that is covered with gray and weather beaten stubble and is rough and cloddy under that cover. That is the erosion style of plowing and while farmers might no hasten to adopt the style with the same speed that wdmen adopt the Paris styles we may find it more profitable to a1 least try the new mode. URNAL, MORO, OREGON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7. 1966 ized in this state under authority ture of an act of 1931 must ‘‘furnish electric ser vice to all applicants residing with in the boundaries of such district up on terms which apply to all equal From the Observer Feb. 9, 1917 W. A. Woods sold 23 hogs last ly under like conditions.” This Tuesday for $825.60 that did not opinion given to the Hydro-Elec- trie commission by attorned Gener cost him a nickle at any time they al Van Winkle is expected to have were on the farm. They were 8 an important bearing upon the fate months old. weighed an average of of these projects, three of which 1414 pounds and sold for 10 cents are now under consideration. Two on foot. They had made their way of these embrace only the most entirely on stubble and received no populous portions of their respec care until rounded up to be driven tive counties—Marion and linn. to market. A meeting was held at Grass The other contemplates a super- district of seven eounties-i-Clack- Valley Friday evening, February 2, amas, Polk. Washington, Yamhill to organize a rod and gun club. Columbia, Clatsop and Lincoln. Officials were elected as follows; Public hearings have been held in L- W. Baker, president; M. B. O’- each of these counties and field Brien, vice president; C. W. Wal surveys completed by engineers lace, secretary and treasurer; mem employed by the commission. Re bers of executive committee, H. A. ports and recommendations of the Smith and H. Zeigler. A. H. Barnum returned Satur commission will be forthcoming day from Denver, where he atten within the next four months. These recommendations which will deal ded the Middle West Stock Show, largely with the feasibility of the estimated to be the largest show proposed ijistricts, will be only ad of its kind in the country. At this visory. Sponsors of the project show, in the Hereford class alone, can call an election for purpose there were 25,000 'head on exhibi of organisation by Aling petitions tion. (Mr. Barnum bought a 2-year signed by five percent of the voters oW Hereford bull for his Lone in each parcel of territory within Rock Stock Farm. the propozed districts regardless of. Jas. Stewart has a list of 278“ the commission’s recommendations., sportsmen of Sherman county who ... ,*----- .. - — : ' have signed for the Oregon Sports- Jack E. Allen, retiring adminis- j man for another year. This is a trator of the state liquor control larger list than was sent in last system predicts the downfall of year. the system and repeal of the Knox From the Observer Feb. 8, 1907. act if the liquor commission does1 Sam P. Brisbine dug through not mend its ways. Allen blames nine^an a 'half inches of frozen most of the woea of the commis- ground Wednesday, on a south sion upon its chairman^ Ajrtbur K. slope of his farm, before reaching McMahan of Albany who refused the soft earth. This shows that to comment upon Allen’s; charge the snow has not rotted the ice that he (McMahan) had been “at crust of the soil yet, in a manner tempting to use his office to furthei pleasant to think about , Robert Urquhart took Rev. his own political ambitions.” Johnson and Buchanan to Grants Otto J. Runte wo sugceeded Jack Monday, on their start homeward. Allen as state liquOt administra He had an unbroken road all the tor is the fourth man to hold this way before him, and consumed the post in the less than two years the most of two days on the trip. He liquor control system has been in succeeded in securing a copy of the operation. There are those who Oregonian, February 2nd. It isn’t predict that Runte tenure will not quite worn out, and if anybody is last out the year. Eugene Kafty. looking for news we will loan them assistant administrator, is under this latest date. There are two slides on the O R stood to be contemplating resign N between Dalles City and Port ing to accept an outside job. land that baffle the skill and in Governor Martin is expected to genuity of every railway man on _____ .L. ___ _____ * „r announce the appointment of u;,. his the line. new executive secretary this week. Emmitt Sells surprised folks by Wallace S. Warton, Portland news-' coming home this week via Colfax, paper man. is understood to be1 Elmer Heath of Grass Valley and slated for the post. Wlharton' J. H. Bottemiller of Kent, came served as secretary to Congress- through also, somehow. J. H. says man Elton Watkins and handled walking was bad. Charley MJartin’s publicity in his first cam- _ Deikman and his broth- paign for Congress six ygars ago. er in law, Mr. Monroe, made a fly- * # a ' | ing business trip to Moro this ,The WPA mining classeswin Jose- week, 20 miles and back in three phine county (have attracted an days and two nights. Talk about enrollment of 1152 men and boys your sleigh rides! Gee. according to O. D. Adams, state director for vocational education Goldfish Overfed, Not Gassed who is in charge of the project.. Corvallis—Gold fish are not in Forty-two percent of the students jured by chlorinated water common are men actually engaged in min in most cities, but they are injur ing in Josephine and } Jackson ed by over feeding, according to counties who are being instructed । investigations made by Dr. Natihan in the newer developments, in. plac Fasten, head of the zoology de er and hard rock mining. partment at OSC. Dr. Fasten has recently published in the American The perennial fish fight will be Naturalist the reeult of a best he injected into the forthcoming gen made which showed that gold fish eral election campaign if the Col will live indefinitely in chlorinated umbia River Fisherman’s Protec city water, and that they will live tive Union has its way. Represen from four to six months in many tatives of the union filed1 preAmi- cases with no food whatever. nary petitions with the state de partment this week for a proposed Misterss—Mary, did I hear you initiative measure which yrpuld bai kiss someone in the kitchen? all traps and seines from the Col- uhbia ------ river , *nd lts 1 man said he came for a little oven. Sponsors of the measure explain ——r®— that the measure is identical with consumated federal the one introduced into the recent government will pay up all delin special session bjr Senator - Fran-1 quent taxes and in the future the ciscovich of Astoria and which county will receive one-fourth of went down to defeat in the House all revenue from the tract in lieu by a three vote margin. of taxes. Fitst approved sale of privately owned timber land in this state Copy No. 95—75 Line» to the federal government under an act of the 1935 legislature is nqw before the National Forest Reservation commission' for final action. The deal which involves ownership of 8950 acres of timber land in the Marys Peak area of Benign county has been. Approved by the Benton count jr court and ratified by the ¿Oregon Bdard of Forest Conservation. If the trans- In Other Days v ^ r LWITH To the Editor of the Journal: It is encouraging to note that those who have attended the Soil Erosion and Conservation Educa tional meetings over the County this week now see a great deal more merit in the program than heretofore they had. It is regret able that jaore did not attend, it is quite evident that it is not to become difficult at all ■ for grain growers and livestockmen to em brace the practical employment of this necessary and profitable un dertaking. Many had feared that considerable “Strip-cropping” and change in implements required would be called for. but it now ap pears that all tJhe productive lands of this county may be brought un der the system of farming pro posed, without such innovations. It is felt by tihe experienced men who have looked over the county that our erosion problems may be subjugated by the employment of the “Trarihy” fallow method, and that we may well, in the outset at least, employ, very largely the equipment that we now possess, although it will be desirable in time to shift to Tillers of the disc type and to grain drills of the same style. Moreover, it appears that most likely under the recom mended system of farming, there will be fewer and less expensive operations required than under the present mothods. And it seems that we no doubt should within two or three years begin to be able to grow greater yields than hereto fore under present practices, be cause we would immediately be come able to retain on and in the soil more of the precipitation re ceived than formerly we have. Al so, as the fertility of the soil would be built up. we should realise bet ter milling quality wheat, which is sure to command better prices as grain lands in general become in capable of producing this premium quality. There can be no doubt but that it would pay every grower within the county, whether owner-opera tor or Lessee, to become informed of the facts and, thereafter, to ac tively and at once begin the em ployment of the new and wise system of dry-land farming. Yours for a consideration of this matter by everyone within the county. James B. Adams. Moro, Feb. 5, 1936. STATEHOUSE GOSSIP (Continued from pair* one) of a mobile laboratory for plague control and prevention. An aptpro- priation of $15,000 for the pur chase of livestock in connection with- the new range livestock ex periment station near Bums is al so included among the 24 new laws. Other new laws authorize the state treasurer to make temporary transfers of public funds in his keeping; dissolve the Nestucca Highway Improvement district; create the Deschutes county Live stock district; authorize the state to build a central heating and pow er plant and to install its own tele phone exchange; and authorize cities of 5000 population or over to condemn land and erect memor ial monuments or buildings. • * * .Sales of hard liquor at state stores and agencies during 1935 aggre gated $6.041,282.11 according to the annual report of the State Liquor Control commission. This is an average of more than $6 for each resident of the state or near ly $40 for each of the 153,755 per mit holders. Profits from liquoi sales and permits during the year amounted to $1,218,719, to which is added $526,205.05 from privilege t«xes and $146.686 from the license division for a net surplus of $1,891,611. * * * Veterans who are in arrears on their state bonus loans will be re The man who prophesied that within a few years the quired to apply their federal bonus Pacific coast wou'd have a large part of the nation’s popu to this debt, the World War Vet State Aid commission has lation must have said it during the winter when blizzards erans ruled. Failure of veterans to meet Eureka Lodge Nt. 121 A-F & A-M were raging throughout the frostbitten east. their obligation will result in fore Moro, Oregon closure on their property. Delin Meet- the 1st and 3rd quencies oq state loans to veter California has now begun to corral instead of coddle Thursday evenings of ans now total approximately each month. Visiting the indigent who come with slim pocket books to enjoy the ’ $1.000,000. members cordially in • • * climate. Who was it said the air and the sunshine were vited to meet with us. Defeat of the sales tax at Fri free. H. B. Pinkerton, W. M‘. day’s election is causing the State C. V. Belknap. Secy. Relief Committee no little concern. “Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and Should the Public Works Program Moro Lodge No- 113, L O. O. F- fail to absorb all of the employa be wise” says Proverbs and the Oregonian repeats the bles Moro, Oregon or labor disputes add to the Meet® J st and 3rd advice. Well, what do ants do about unemployment and list of needy it is generally admit - Don’t let atonic Indlgeatfon spot* Tuesdays1 the* ted that the relief situation thru- overproduction anyway? your appetite, make you feel run I I O.O.F. hall Tran down, elugclBh. without anVbltion or out the state may become serious. for th« <ood things of life, Bien,t aa^i risiting aest Governor Martin has repeatedly without trying Williams ff L. K brothers are cordi- Formula. The first bottle must pro- The millers are being allowed to keep the tax the cor- declared that he would not call an money back. I ally invited to meet duce results sumer paid last year on bread and the bakers are making other special legislative session, Williams H. L. K. Formula is com with us. ♦ holding that all possible sources of pounded from the prescriptin of a them pay a tax on what they buy thif year. The consumer revenue have already been ex Lewis McKee, N. G. former army doctor. It acts as a mild tonic, stomachic stimulant, mild is going to need the federal housing plan alright, and a hausted. Joe Truit, Secretary , laxative and diuretic stimulant for • • * shirting plan and a panting plan and an eating plan until the kidneys. Rein* a liquid—already No- 116 dissolved—it starts to work almost something is done to make the distribution of consumer White pine beetles kill more Lupine RebeccaTodge Immediately. Richly concentrated. Moro, Or gon trees in Oregon each year than It Is economical1 to take. Try a goods a competitive affair again. bottle under the money-back <unr- forest fires, according to J. W. Meets 2d and 4th Tu antee. Bee how much better you Ferguson,^, state forestar. The esdays of each montK *rel after a few doses. At rood beetle invasion is particularly ser Discussion about the prabable winner of the Italio-Eth- ious Visiting members wel in Klamath county. Ferguson come. iopian war is just talk. Previous experience tells us that said. LLIAMS^ FORMULA Florence Martin, N. G. neither can win. Lila Bull. Secretary People’s utility districts organ I “PEP UP" STOMACH RELISH YOUR FOOD Kent Rebekahs and Odd-Fellows grand son George Sacre were at Moro Wednesday. Mr. Davis to attend the farm conference while the others visited Mrs. Ida Davis. Candidates Begin To Appear Install Officers New Farm Family Moves Onto Sias Farm Near Town As Primrry Nears The defeat of the September primary bill has acted as some thing of a spur to political aspira tions in the county. First result is the announcement of Charlee C. Wilson of Rufus that the will be a candidate for the Democratic nom- ination for sheriff. Others are known to be flirting with the idea of trying for some of the offices in the May primary. County offices to be filled this year are that of county judge, one commi^ion61-. a sheriff, clerk, assessor and coun ty school superintendent. Kent I. O. 0. F. lodge No. 185 and Wheatland Rebekah lodge No. 183 held joint installation Thurs day evening January 30th. Instal ling officers were: J. E. Norton, grand master and Mrs. W. E. Helyer, district deputy president. Officers installed were Noble Grand Mrs. W. G. Helyer; Vice Grand,: HOLC—Why does a person al Floye vonBorstel; Secretary. Doro-' ways lower his voice when asking thy Dunlap; Treasurer, Mildred for a loan? FRC—I suppose for the same Norton. Five hundred was played reason he raises it when he doesn’t and supper served later. The Townsend club will hold its get it. next regular meeting Tuesday -------- evening February 11th. A dance will be held after the business session, and potluck supper. I hereby announce my candidacy ■Mrs. G. L. Barnet and Anne Sather Were visiting at the home for nomination for the office of of Mrs. Emma Schadewitz at Moro Sheriff of Sherman county, subject to the action of the voters of tht Wednesday. William Mitchell anl son Robert; Democratic party at the Primary and G. W. Howell were transact election to be held on the 15th day ing business in The Dalles Tues of May, 1936. Charles C. Wilson. day. Home Economics club held an all day meeting Tuesday at the grange hall arid quilted. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wilson spent last ’ Tuesday visiting all the grades in the Kent s<*hool. Mrs. Carl Schadewitz who is THE staying in The Dalles now for medical treatment, spent the week ATLANTIC MONTHLY end here with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wilson and Make the most of your daughter Nellie and grand son reading hours. Enjoy the George Sacre were visiting at the wit, the wisdom, the compan C. IC. Wilson home at Poplar ionship, tihe charm that have Grove Saturday. made the Atlantic, for seven Harriet Fredrickson and Nelson ty-five years, America ’ s most Glover of Portland visited friends quoted and most cherished at Kent a few days last week. magazine. Mr. and Mrs. Jay McKay havt Send $1. 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