Sherman County journal., February 28, 1936, Image 1

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Forty Eighth Year No. 17
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Official County Paper
Moro, Oregon, Friday, February 28, 1936
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State Affairs
By
A. LLMbeck
Snow Run-off
Carries Away
Good Top Soil
Chicago Polar Bears Take a Dip
Possibility Of
Bank In County
- m
New Fair Board Howard Parkins
Holds Second
New Conservation
Meeting
Agronomist Here
Discussed Monday
There will be many new faces
1 The new Sherman county fair
The expected run-off of snow
in bot% the House and Seriate
i board held its second meeting
chamber® when the state legisla­ water from the fields began Wed­
Tuesday afternoon and inspected Change In Organization of
Eugene
Courtney
of
First
ture meets in regular session again nesday afternoon when the creeks
i the grounds and the work now be-
next January.
broke and great quantities of mud­
j ing done there by the CCC boys. Erosion Service Decentralizes
National Brandi In The Dalles
Sixteen senators are to be flee­ dy water that would be most val­
A new road is being built into the
ted next November and a number uable next June went running
j track from the stock bams to Work; C. E. Hill Now Supervisor
Tells Business Men What Is
I?
of veterans of former sessions will down toward the Columbia with a
allow ®tock to be led to the front
not be candidates for re-election. gentle roar.
of the grand stand with less loss for.Eastern Oregon District
Needed To Have a Bank Here
Among those who will be most
It was estimated that there was
of time.
seriously missed will be John D. more than an inch of moisture
Road To Be Built
Goss of Marshfield, a democrat and on top of the ground v^hen th<
A change in the organization of
A meeting of the business men
generally rated as one of the most thaw started several days ago.
the soil conservation service of the
of
Moro
with
Eugene
Courtney;
A
wide
rock
wall
which
will
be
brilliant members of the senate. Freezing nights and snowy days
and Paul Myers, representatives of th« baaia of th® new road has aI* northwest "'a3 announced this
Goss was accidentally killed when held up the break until Wednesday
The
Dalles branch of the First ready been bui,t and d‘rt will be week. Dece^rahzation will be the
struck by an automobile on the when a chinook wind brought the
National
Bank Monday night at ! moved in to make the road »sjaim of the new plan
C. Edwin
streets of Salem during the clos­ inevitable end.
the office of McKean and Searcy I soon as *t is possible. CCC boys | Hill, well known to Sherman coun-
ing days of the last special ses­ There was between ten inches
Cleared up several points regard- । under foreman Vic Barr are doing tians through his service at the
sion. Henry L. Corbett, twice and a foot of frost in the ground
Moro experiment station, will be
(
ing the possible establishment of ; the rock work. -
honored by election to the senate and below that there was frost
in
charge of the district in which
Even though the mercury stood at 12 degree® below zero, Chicago*® a branch bank here and brought | Gentry To Bc Caretaker
presidency, has let it be known spots that were several inches
the
Moro camp will be located.
that he is through with public life deeper although not solid. The original Polar Bear club considered It Just another day for their daily dip the realization of that end a step I
Other
camps in the district are
, J. L. Gentry was appointed as
and will nqt be a candidate. James weeks combat between the melting throughout the yearr The chib Is made up of men and women, young and nearer.
Wildhorse
creek near Athena,
The meeting was an outgrowth caretaker of the fair grounds for I
T. Chinnock of Grants Pass has gnow an(j ^e frost was decided as hl. who swim In the lake every day during fall and winter.
Squaw'
Creek
near Gibbon, Willow
of a hearing in Portland given the next year by the board. He Creek near Heppner,
also announced that he will not aU -n favor of the frogt for HttIe
Rock Creek
C. H. Endicott and W. A. Ruggles will take charge March 10.
try for a comeback because of the
any
snow went into the
near
Condon
and
the
Warm
Spring
The premium list was checked
with J. M. McKey, vice president
press of his private business inter- ! ground where it would have been
camp
near
Simnasho.
in charge of branches for the First by the board members and some
ests. James H Hazlett, Hood available for crops.
National.
, changes were made. Hereafter all Dyer Transferred to Idaho
River democrat, will forego his
Reports from several places
O. E. Dyer, who has been chief
1 stock entered in the purebred class
claim on the Hood River-Wasco throughout the section of the coun­
$250,000 Daily Average Deposit
i es must have registration papers agronomist at the Moro camp, has
senatorship for a try at the office ty where OCC dams have been
Former requirements in the size ¡The book will be smaller than last been transferred temporarily to
of attorney general.
built are to the effect that the
of
deposits have been lowered,1 year because of less detail of Genessee, Idaho, from where he
Reports have it that J. G. Bar­ dams are holding and that prac­
and an average daily deposit I Masses being given.
will be moved to the Pendleton
ratt, Heppner republican, has hau tically none of them have been de­
of $250,000 is all that is expected J The premium for grange exhibit headquarters of the district with­
enough of legislating during the stroyed by the run-off of water.
The second article by members of the community now. A year of|wjn be set at $20 for first, $15 for in a short time it is believed.
special session to satisfy his am­ The success of these dams in catch
of the erosion board of Sherman unprofitable operation is sometimes second, $12.50 for third and $10
The new agronomist at Moro is
bition politically and does not care ing water and silt will be a demon­ Further Payments Available
f< county is by T. M. Rolfe on whose expected after establishment of a for fourth. This is substantially Howard Parkins who has been at
to come back again. Barratt was stration of the quantities of dirt
place thirteen iams have been branch according to the represen­ higher than lasl year when a note­ Condon since the beginning of the
appointed by the county courts of that is washed away in the average With Present Funds When
built, largely
surface rock tatives at the meeting.
worthy exhibit was made by the work. Mr. Hill issued the follow­
Morrow, Umatilla and Union coun spring flood.
picked up from J the fields, All
The
First
National
has
branches
ing statement regarding the new
several granges.
ties to fill the vacancy caused by
Little if any damage is reported Case Is Settled
were reported to be holding the in Heppner, Condon and The Dal­
oiganization
plans:
the resignation of Jack E. Allen, from the small flood except to the
run-off to capacity.
les in this vicinity and has 23 other
“The district office will continue
Pendleton democrat, to become fieJds where undoubtedly large
branches throughout the state.
I to cooperate with the Extension
By T. M. Rolfe
state liquor administrator. Allen quantities of soil has been and is
Servjce and allied federal, state,
Thursday
checks
amounting
to
on a recent visit to Salem said being washed away.
had ( Another Meeting Soon
It
being
known
that
I
have
and
local organizations,’’ Hill com­
$15,620.72
to
were
mailed
out
that he would probably seek an­ Thursday morning the pit and
my
considerable
work
done
on
mented.
“Likewise, the same pro­
depositors
of
the
Bank
of
Com-
It is probable that another meet-j
other term in the senate. Allan
ground floor of the Moro ele-1
own
place
and
the
Schenck
place
gram
of
‘proper land use’, which
merce
of
Wasco
which
is
being
ing
will
b«
held
later
in
the
week
(
A. Bynon of Muhtnomah county is 8i vator was flooded with water thav .. ....
1 includes the conservation of crop
This is. the sixth such by the erosion unit of the govern-when further steps will be made 1 nrrirnicinripr
understood to have other plans, • came down from the hill behind. I
। residues, correct tillage practices,
not yet ready to divulge, which j Machinery and other stock was payment and represents ten per ment using OCC llbor, I have been toward accomplishing the goal de-
j crop rotations, gully control, re­
asked
by
many
what
I
think
of
g
i
r0(
j
by
the
community.
Business
cent
of
the
approved
claims.
will eliminate him as a candidate Ina(je a iittle dirty until drainage
forestation and afforestation meas
the
work.
,
nien
a
t
the
meeting
all
spoke
in
The
statement
of
the
condition
for the senatorship and Isaac E. was effected.
■
ures, rodent control, and such oth—
I
am
becoming,
more
favorably
f^vor
of
aiding
the
branch
in
case
।
of
the
bank
which
was
mailed
out
The
race
for
sheriff
has
another
Staples, the oldest member of the
>1
er work as will maintain and im-
impressed
with
Ithis
work,
the
I
entry
this
week.
Joe
Truitt,
Moro
I
with
each
check
shows
that
there
it
was
established
here.
senate, is ®aid U be anxious to
1 prove the soil and conserve mois­
more 1 see and luarn of it. We
barber,
announced
hi«
candidacy
is
a
balance
of
$22,62232
still
re
­
retire in *» a”
some younger
Pacific JlllM
maining on hand after this sixth know that of all our agricultural
I for the position and his platform ture will be continued in the dis­
the boundaries VUiUll I aCllIC
man. A change in the
problems,
that
of
moisture
stands
Woman
|
appears in another column. This trict.
'
payment
is
made.
This
is
being
of the twenty-fourth district has
“The decentralization plan was
1 withheld until the law regarding above and over shadows all the ”™ UilMUl
makes two candidates for the Re­
eliminated Peter Zimmerman of New Locomotives
worked
out in Washington, D. C.,
rest.
।
stockholder
’
s
liability
is
cleared
publicans
to
choose
from
and
one
Yamhill county from the forth
Dies
of
Pneumonia
Hill
stated.
“Location of the dis­
Purchase
of
fifteen
4-6
—
6-4
sim-^yp
by
the
supreme
court.
for
the
democrats.
Others
are
ex
­
coming campaign, at least so far pie articulated type locomotives,
Serious Loss By Run-off
.
.
trict
office
has
not been specified,
pected to filed or apply for peti­
as the senate is concerned and the for high speed freight service, es- Maimed Depos.ts in Bank
In many years in the past, ser-1 Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Hicks, who tions within a few days. The race but will probably be announced
new member from that district wdl
succumbed to pneumonia at’ The
Determined losses to date are ious loss has resulted by the water Dalles Friday morning, was buried for clerk is still confined to Miss 1 soon. Temporary offices will be
come from ether Lincoln or Td a fP
w M Jefferg
running off and carrying lots of
I established meanwhile in Athena.”
mook counties. Jack Cauheiu, 111- executive vice president of - the
- but $999.03 and strange as it may good soil with it. Much of that in Wasco Monday afternoon from Hansen, acting incumbent.
Regional officials states that the
Mrs.
Margaret
Peetz,
assessor
seem
there
is
still
$159.14
in
un
­
lamook democrat, one of the floor Union Pacific. The locomotives will
water could be saved if the gullies the Methodist church.
decentralization plan was a factor
for
ten
years,
has
again
announced
claimed
deposits.
The
approved
leaders in the House during the be built by the American Locomo­
Mrs. Hicks, with her family,
were well darned. By clearing the
1 in the movement to strengthen the
past session, is said to be ambi-, tive Company of New York. They claims of $156,332.29 have been rocks from the farm land and dam came in 1884, to Sherman county, that she will be a candidate for the work of the projects by bringing
Republican
nomination.
No
ath-
about
half
paid
by
the
50%
divi
­
tious for advancement to the upper will cost a total of $2,000,000. De-
was then W'asco county,
। the advisory staff closer to the
dends already distributed. All bills ming up the gullies, a twofold ben- which
chamber.
and lived on a farm a few miles er candidates have been mentioned I work areas. The district office will
efit
is
derived.
livery
is
to
start
in
July.
payable, all secured claims and all
for this office so far.
There appears to be considerable
I believe that by cooperating north of Wasco, before moving
The new engines, which are of
Only avowed candidate for the coordinate the work of the projects
room for argument as to what can Union Pacific design and which preferred claims are already paid with this service and using the into town, and here the greater
county
court to date is David Reid afford a clearing house for corre­
and
$14,766.43
has
been
collected
be expected to happen to the House will be called “The Challenger'
part of her life has been spent.
CCC
men
wc
shall
realize
a
great
and reports for the reg­
membership. I^ast session, the type, will have four cylinders, with; from the stock holders of the bank. deal of benefit from them. They] On December 11th 1887 she was of Rufus who has announced for spondence
ional
office,
and permit machinery
commissioner
at
the
solicitation
of
Since
.liquidation
begun
the
bank
Democrats controlled the House
can do the county much more good united in marriage with Arthur B. friends. Mr. Reid is i a - farmer to be shifted quickly from one pro­
two
sets
of
three
€9-»nch
drive
,
hag
earned
$25,329.58
which
repre-
for the first time in more thin 60
on each side. The combm- g€ntg the $50>802.92 of interest by working here than they could Jory and to them was born one son whose farm is east and I south of ject in the district to another.
years with 38 members in the reg­ wieels
ed weight of the locomotive and
possibly do in the mountaans cut­ Arthur Bryant on August Utah, Rufus.
ular session and 34 in the special.1 tender will be 432i tons, will be collected minus the interest paid ting brush and making trails.
1889. Arthur Bryant Jory lived
and the expenses.
Republicans, calling attention to
to the age of 12 years.
One Month To File
If
we
don
’
t
use
these
men
they
110
feet
long
overall,
and
have
a
rerna
i
n
j
n
^
on
tbe
bank
’
s
Still remaining on
Range Improvement
their normal majority in the state
On October 22, 1899, Mrs. Jory
will
be
taken
to
the
mountains.
tractive
power
çf
100,000
pounds
•
:
boo
ks
are
$129,741.01
in
loans
and
have
an-
registrations, insist that this can­
Prospective
candidates
About the tillage methods rec­ was united in marriage with Mr.
tenders of thè locomo ives wi discounts and other assets of about
not happen again—at least for an-^ The
month in which to get their Program Is Asked For
have a capacity of 22 tons of coal $10,000 more which may be used ommended by the erosion service. A. M. Hicks at Wasco. For the past other
petitions
out and their filings done
other 60 years—in which event and 19,000 gallons of water.
two years she has been an instruc­
Range improvement work in
to pay the claims which are yet un We all know that straw or stubble tor in adult education classea in with the county clerk. Officers to
there will be a sizeable turn-ovei
satisfied. The funds on hand, when on top of the ground prevents evap the county and last summer she which some one must be elected Eastern Oregon will go ahead and
in the House personnel on this ac-
and if released, should reduce these oration as well as blowing and completed a course in this type are county judge, now filled by the state will be amply provided
thus conserves moisture; whik
Man Receives Cash
to $30,000 or even less.
program
George Potter; county commission- for if the r
._o---- requested by
such material in the ground tends of instruction at Corvallis. She was er, now filled by Perry Axtell;Sher-j the division of grazing, of the dej
ging in ever since their major vic­
active
in
church
work,
especially
Good Crops Help Liquidation
to dry it out. Then there can be
iff, clerk, assessor, coroner, and partment of interior is approved
tory of 1934 and are preparing to For Jackrabbits
no benefit derived from turning as teacher of the Mary Elizabeth county
The
section
of
the
county
served
school superintendent, who by the administration, it was an­
defend their gains with all the
Sunday school class of the M. E.
A means of getting rid of the by this bank has had fairly good the ground buttom-side up when church, this class named in hei will be elected on a non-partisan nounced recently by J. W. Biggs,
heavy artillery they can bring to
the wheat roots go clear through
bear on the enemy camp in the ap- rabbit troubles in this county is crops as ap average since the bank
honor. She was a member of the ballot according to a new law. Wily of Burns, chairman of the Eastern
to a depth of six feet.
has
pro-
closed
and
the
liquidation
proaching battle of the ballots. A I offered herewith: Last week Les-
Eastern Star. She will be-greatly Knighten has said that he will be Oregon Land Use advisory com­
number of the House members, ter Barnum sent 11 jack rabbits ceeded satisfactorily and there is
missed
in thl® community by her a candidate for the superintenden­ mittee of the state planning board.
A letter containing this assurance
however, will not try for a come to a Portland produce firm and now assured hope that complete
cy which he now holds.
many friend®. •
was
received from F. R. Carpenter,
back. Howard Latourette, Mult- received fifteen cents each for payment will be made to deposi-
She waa a native Oregonian,
director of the grazing division.
nomah county democrat, will try( them, less, of course, the commis- tors before the affairs of the bank
having
been
born
near
Corvallis
are wound up and the last page
A program for range improve­
for election as national committee-1 sjOn and freight.
May 16, 1872. Besides her widower Grass Valley Rebekahs
ments
calling for the establish­
man and E. W. Kirkpatrick, Clacka | Now sheepherders and homeste- is written in the record.
she is survived by two brothers,
mas county democrat, is already aders have Lived on jack rabbits
Russel W. Brock of Hood River Have Card Party= ment of at least 12 CCC camps In
various grazing districts in East­
out as an avowed candidate for as a meat diet for weeks at a time
and Jacob Brock of Cooks, Wash­
ern Oregon, was recently worked
Among
the
republican
an
J
they
are
just
as
good
eating
Funeral
Held
For
Congress.
ington.
The card party held last Satur­ out by the committee headed by
members several are said to be an- as ever. To poison the rabbits or
day evening by the 'Rebekahs was Mr. Biggs. It was pointed out
xious for advancement to the sen- chase them -out of th)e country Lucy Eslinger
well attended and well enjoyed; that only one camp in an area con­
Dr.
W.
H.
Lytle,
head
of
the
di
­
ate Among these are W. A. John-1 when they are useful for food is
being helped out by a nice delega­ taining 12,000,000 acres had been
Woman
’
s
Club
To
vision
of
animal
husbandry
of
the
son of Grants Pass and Harvey, rather an uneconomic practice.
The funeral of Mrs. Lucy Es- state department of agriculture,
tion from Moro and Kent.
so far.
Wells of Portland, the former hav-j Why not sell them?
linger, wife of Robert Eslinger was here Sunday and pronounced
A large orchestra from the CCC established
“The division is making every
ing already declared his intentions. —
■
—
was held in the Lutheran church the disease that is killing sheep in Meet March 6th
camp added much to the gaiety effort to obtain a sufficient number
Saturday February 22 with the this county to be Hemmorraghic
its of the evening., ^ha women were of camps to insure all grazing dis­
The
Woman
’
s
Club
will
hold
Rev. A. S. Bash officiating and un­
The stat^ supreme court handed Ichalods Play
which is the diagnosis next meeting March 6th, at the so pleased that they are planning tricts adequate range improvments
der the direction of Zells. Inter­ Septiciema
the Home Rule amendment a knock
made by Federal Veterinirian B. H. home of Mrs. L. J. Cope. The pro­ another party in the near future.
and if the program asked for is
out blow this week so far as traffic C’*
1 |7arr|o
ment was made in the Odd-Fellows Miller who has been treating gram will be under the American
approved, the state of Oregon will
regulation is concerned. In an rinai uamc
cemetery.
stock in this county for the ail-
be amply provided for,” Mr. Car­
opinion by Justice Bailey the count« Tne final game of the basketball
Mrs. Eslinger was bom in Illi­ ment, while testing cattle for Citizen Department, Mrs. Vernon
Miller, chairman.
Bids Asked For
penter wrote. “I appreciate your
held that when city traffic laws geagon for the Sherman county Ich- nois in 1869 and was married
Bang's
disease.
Mrs.
A.
H.
Barnum
will
act
as
cooperation
and will continue to
conflict with ®tate laws the latter | abods who were trying to earn a December 4, 1894 at Carthage,
director for the day with Miss I. C. Crushed Rock
rely on your support in furthering
are paramount. The opinion rep-| I little money for dues in their or- Missouri to Robert Eslinger. They , Deficiency Vitamin A
the program of the division.
According to Dr. Lytle who has Bourhill and /Mrs. Cope as hos­
resents a complete reversal of the , ; ganization was played Monday came to Oregon in the same yeai
tesses.
’
Bids
have
been
asked
for
the
had
many
years
of
experience
with
court’s position in the case of Ka- ' night at Grass Valley against a they were married and lived at
crushing of 5500 yards of mainte­
lich vs Knapp in 1914 in which a team from The Dalles city league Dufur until 1989 when t)iey moved । the disease, it is caused by a defic- ' WEATHER FOR THE WEEK
nance rock for the Sherman high­ 22 Killed During January
state law was held to be unconsti- playing.
to Sherman county where they iency in Vitamin A and it can be
The Grim Reaper got off to a
MIN. PRKCIP way between Biggs and Moro ac­
MAX.
tutional because it attempted to
Sherman County’s teachers of have made their home every since cured by proper feeding methods. D XTE
good
start this year with 22 vic-*
Long continued feeding of dryL Feb. 20
19.. . 14 . .06 cording to daily papers reports time killed
regulate the speed of automobiles the three Rs carried off the victory with brief interruptions.
in automobile accidents
of
the
highway
commission
meet­
.84
... 23 . 17
Surviving her are her widower feed can cause the disease, as the " 21 ,
in the city of Portland. In its by a score of 33 to 16 after a game
during
January.
That was fivu
ing.
The
crusher
is
expected
to
.02
18
45
opinion this week they
helo that was as rough and tough as a son, J. B. Eslinger and a daugh­ liver of a sheep can store up but “ 22
than
the
record
for January
more
be
located
between
Wasco
and
that “the state has ànd retains,1 old time basketball. The visitors ter Mrs. R. H. Johnson, both of four months supply of the neces­ “ 23 .... ....... 40 . . 27 . .01
Eleven of the 22 victim®
1935.
Moro
near
the
Sharpstein
place
either by >ct of the legislature or| ended the game with four men on Gross Valley. Pall bearers for sary vitamin.
.00 now farmed by L. P. Haven about were pedestrians.
19
39
“ 24
Nine of the
Green feed or commercial cod • “ 25 ..
by vote of the electorate, the right the floor after having refused to the funeral were E. R. Blaylock
.02 a mile and a half south of Wasco, fatal accidents occurred in Mult-
19
.
..
41
K. Smith, Ray Blake, Alva liver oil, which can be bought for
to enact general law« prescribing usé a school teacher as a substi­
34
M Work will probably be done this nomah county and three other® in
" 26 ... ....... 45
the speed of motor vehicles ana tute. Clayton Vintin acted as Eakin, Dell Olds and E. E. Ger­ disease and a bit of sunshine is
Yamhill county.
. 45
Total for «mk ..
summer and fall.
an excellent preventative.
vais,
' referee.
(Continued on Page two)
Bank of Commerce Rolfe Tells
Payment Leaves
Plenty in Reserve
Advantages of
Erosion Work
David Reed
Files For County
Lytle Says
Sheep Disease
Caused by Feed