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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (April 24, 1936)
. THE SHERMAN COUNTY JOURNAL, MORO. OREGON FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1936 PARE THREE = State College- To Supervisé • Forage Crops 0^ Declamatory Contest Winners Named at GV . lost to Chiliquin in a very close and interesting debate Saturday afternoon at The Dalles. This de bate was for the purpose of deter mining which team was the Cham pion of Eastern Oregon. This is the first year that Grass Valley has had the privilege of debating in the semi-flnals, so they feel that Supervision of federal forage The Declamatory contest was their debate season has been a suc crops and diabase investigation in held in the high school Friday eve- cess. . Change In Farm Slanning Will the Pacific northwest states wil GV Qty Council Urged ning. All participants did vçjy à ' This week the six weeks exami be centered at Orégon State college well considering the short time nations are being taken. As these Be Necessary in charge of Harry A. Schoth, for To Permit Celebration they had had their pieces and their are the next to the last eyamina- many years federal agronomist lack of experience. The winner of tions, many students are finding it 0* July 4 stationed there. Under a new or the first division was Audine Alsup, imparative to study in order to ob ganization setup recently announ | T« new federal farm act pro-! i!*! winn®r last tain the required number of ced by E. V. Cordon, chief of the ' vidp« a t al. I In th,s same division Eileen credits. 'd^nn “ “ « p , r °- l*y «" »econd.pl.ee and Lucile division of forage crops and dis Tnr ____ I at, /• John * VanMetre, former rea- eases in the bureau of plant indus duction for seed flax which makes The air is full of plans, so com-’* Forrester won third. In the second ident of this vicinity and city, was try» Schoth will direct investiga . the growing of this crop in parts division Bill Eaton received first, mon to the last few weeks of school buried here Saturday afternoon. tional work in various places thru1 iof western and northwestern Ore- Mareile Zurlinden second and. Fran —Seniors trying to keep their The body was brought here from out the northwestern states. Close St 8°n more advantageous than ever ces Wells third. There were only flunk day a secret, students mak Sunnyside, Wash., where death oc cooperation will be maintained K before, believes G. R. Hyslop, head three entrants in the third division, ing predictions as to next yearis curred earlier last week. of tine division of plant industries1 and of these three I^a Vonne Alsup student body officers, groups or as in the past with ths ht Ate col at Oregon State college. Mr. VanMetre left here about lege experiment stations and with was awarded first; Robert Eaton ganizing to fight for their favorite eight years ago for the Washing soil conservation service. Although seed flax is classed as second; and Virginia Huhman locality for a high school picnic— ton city and has lived^there since. ¿r»* soil depleting crop, an increase third. These three winners will Band day, Senior play. Baccalau- Improvement of drjr land forage He farmed the Krusow place now plants for the Inland Empire and in its acreage id being encouraged participate in the County Declama- reatte, Commencement, new dress owned by Tom Coyle, the May similar areas of the west is a major ¡ because it is on an important tory contest at Wasco, Friday, es, new suits, announcements, dip- loma’s—and then the sudden hush place north of -town and the Schenk project being undertaken imntedi- <• basis. A direct allowance of 20 April 24. as summer vacation drops as place while here. Present for the ately. D. C. Smith, Yomefly bn bu«h»l is n^de for flax Between these different divisions1 blanket over school activities' funeral were six of the surviving the OSC staff, has been transferred J seed produced, prov.ded other soil the Rythm band, composed of the I actmties. seven children. Clifford, Mrs. Pat to federal work and will carry on conservation conditions are met. | primary grades and under the su-! rick McCarty, John, Marion, Cyril plant breeding activities at Pull Wilfred—You wouldn’t want a Early planting to seed flax is es-, pervision of Miss Rinehart, made and Opal and Mrs. VanMetre. A man in connection with the dry sential to success, says Hyslop. In its first public appearance by play- little boy punished on account of daughter, Fay, was buried in the land forage development work. weetern Oregon, April 15 is nor-’ ing several selections. This is a something you said, would you? local cemetery. H. H. Rampton, assistant agrono Minister—Certainly not. , mally considered the latest safe new activity of the grades and was Grass Valley is planning a sele- mist, has been added to the staff planting time, while in the Blue enjoyed very much by all present Wilfred—Then if you mention brattqn the fourth of July if the at Oregon State college. Continua „Mountain region it is sown sue- at the contest. Singing by the cookies while you are here you had wishes of committee which called ed studies in seed crop develop cessfully up to May 1. Two lin- same group was also an interest- better thank mother for two dozen on the city council Monday night ment will be carried on. ,» seed oil companies in Portland ing feature of the evening. instead of the dozen I brought materialize. E. E. Gervais and W. ordinarily supply seed for Oregon The Grass Valley Debate Squad you. »Ray Blake were the committee. growers and furnish a market for Plans include racing, dances, ball .the product. These are the Arch- games and all the accouterments ,er Daniels Midland company and and appendages that go to make i.the Empire Oil and Food Products up a live and lively celebration of conupany. Engineers may easily learh a e sen t am nature which thrbuch the nations birthday. the ages by erosion ca^ed b? wtr.-l «■ n ra n and frost has carved a • In order to qualify for the flax Curtis Stark and wife and Tom perfect arch to form th? na? ’a b ¿ g c in Bryce Canyon National allowance, a grower must divert All Satisfactory Business is built on Coffman left last week for Rose- 20 per cent of the amount of land Park tn southern Utah In t.,.3 co ion fantastic sculptuesQve Higher Prie« Predicted* bufg where they will work during Confidence - Confidence on the part of formations reveal the weird c I : c.* i •» *re at work, of which ths he puts into flax into crops that the summer. are not soil depleting, in addition natural bridge is but CTz. the buyer that goods purchased will be Art Bibby and wife left for to 15 per cent of his remaining soil of good quality and fairly priced. Portland last week for a business depleting base. Among soil build A decrease in late potato acre visit. ing crops which can still be planted ter pea harvest is recommended.’’ age for 1936 as cotopared with Dependable Groceries, Fresh Vegetables Roy Baker closed up his store last year is in prospect, according Hill says, “not only because this in Oregon are red or crimson clov and turned the key over to Herman to the best information available, practice reduces run off and ero er and alfalfa. Overalls, Jumpers, Shirts, and all kinds of Zeigler for the day, Herman Schil it is announced in the current An example will indicate ihow the sion, but also because spring seed ling and L. D. Pike put on their agricultural Situation and Outlook ing after peas produces higher flax plan works out. Suppose a DRY GOODS go away clothes and the three report issued by the Oregon State average yields than fall seeding as farmer had 100 acres in soil de drove to The Dalles Tuesday to at College Extension service. reported by Superintendent G. A. pleting crops last year, such as Trade At tend the session of the League of Mitchell of the Pendleton Crop small grains, corn, potatoes or If food prices and domestic de Oregon Cities as officers of the mand remain at least at present banning Peas and Spring Wheat Rotation Experiment Station. The other cultivated crops. He may de Quality City of Grass Valley. Spring wheat in the Athena area cide to put 20 acres into seed flax levels, potato prices may be expec Store is also usually of better quality for 1936. In order to qualify for W. Ray Blake is now working on ted to be higher than for the two Found Good Combination than fall wheat and contains less assistance under the act, he will compliance forms for the wheat previous crops, if the indicated re smut.” have to put four acres into soil proti uctlott' control association. duction takes place. Early pota conserving or soil building crops, Hill states that pea growers and Mr. Fay Fields and Miss Jessie to growers are also expected to The introduction of canning peas Pike werè in Portland last week plant an acreage somewhat below in rotation with spring wheat and soil conservation in the Athena as well as 15 per cent of the re- where Jessie is thinking of enter average. Stocks of old potatoes elimination of the early plowed un district are now working on meth maining 80 acres of his soil de- are much smaller than a year ago protected summer fallow is an im ods and equipment for returning pleting base. ing school. valuable green pea residue to In other words, he will need to Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Alley moved in the country as a whole, and prob portant factor in the prevention of the the soil to restore nitrogen and or divert a total of 16 acres to grass this W ek Into the rooms above the ably below average. •rbsion and run off on the Wild Fluctuating yields, as well as horse Soil Conservation Projection ganic matter for soil building and es, legumes or other soil conserv drug store and power company men have been installing electric changes in acreages have large at Athena, Oregon, according to C. protection. When this is worked ing or soil building crops. In so equipment for the past few days. bearing on the final potato crop Edwin Hill, District Manager, fol out, an ideal set-up for soil con doing, he will qualify not only for servation and sustained production Matt Simon and wife were in from year to year, the report lowing an inspection of the area will have been established for this the 20 cents a bushel payments on points out. Some observers believe this week with Bernard M. Otness, area which is becoming so widely his production of flax, but for di Goldendale Sunday for a visit with that plantings of late potatoes in version payments on 12 acres, and Project Manager. friends. known for its high yields of su soil building payments on what 1936 may be as much as ten per “ Pea land that was plowed or Mrs. Soren Hansen of Moro cent below the 1983 level, but pro perior quality green peas. ever amount is put into soil build spent a few days here visiting with duction cannot be forecast reliably chiselled after harvest and left in ing crops. It is not unlikely that a rough condition over winter ap friends. A Washington mother was very farmers in many sections of Ore- this early. parently absorbed all of the win The fishing was good along the Unless unfavorable weather and ters moisture, w'bile adjoining much put out because the teacher ( *ort couid quaii/y for benefits of cr.eks last Sunday and one can disease interfere, a large increase dean fallow land showed the re insisted on a written excuse ex- , doge to $150 or more where 20 still hear about it by engaging the in number of turkeys to be grown sult« of heavy run off with conser- plaining her son’s absence from • into seed flax under Ey that spot proper persons in conversation. is in prospect this year the report quent severe sheet erosion and school following a severe snow tihe plan outlined. value storm. Whereupon the mother । Man om «.— ■ continues. The number of hens re gullying,” Hill reported. ■ The Dough Girls, cooking club tained in the country for egg pro “These benefits from growing sat down and dashed off the follow met at the home of our leader, duction is unusually large, and tur peas were lost where the land was ing note: When Your Shoes need repay । “Dear Miss Kitty: Little Eddie’s Mrs. Perry Johnston on Monday key hatcheries are experiencing worked down in the fall after pea send them to afternoon. We reported on work' heavy demand. In considering pro harvest and seeded to winter legs are 14 inchfee long: the snow done at home and then had a pro- spective prices for turkeys, how- wheat. The most damage was was 18. inches deep. Very truly WKHN MARK’S Ups tfiat delight gram. Mrs. Johnston demonstra-1 ever, other factors mult be taken found where the fall seeding was yours, Mrs. Johnson. ted Hot Cross Buns and Parker , into consideration, such as buying not done on the contour. In seed In good living a— ia- ■ 0000 BHOE REPAIRING! House Rolls. ' power of consumers, prices for com ing Up and down the slope, and AMR We went on a picnic and hike ' peting meats, and the manher by especially where drill turnways A m Second St. THE DA1 US Saturday and while there had a which the turkey crop is distrib- were seeded out, each wheel track meeting and a marshmallow roast. j uted and marketed. Th« k««n and drill furrow concentrated the Betty Jeanne Vintin, reporter. The general level of farm prices water and caused ruts which in Judge who appr«- Attorney* At L aw in Oregon has shown little change many fields cut to the depth of the ciatos merit in the past three months. It still plow furrow during one heavy rain. Authorized Dealer . stands at about 72 per cent of the Moro, Oregon “Leaving the land rough over • 1926-30 average. In the country winter by plowing or chiselling af- as a whole, the latest government । of prices received by farm- CCINES 1 index ers stood at 109 per cent of the SUPPLIES 1910-1914 level. Purchasing power j was only 87 pet Cent o( the pre r ■< ^LIVESTOCK war avetake, inasmuch as the in dex of prices paid by farniers, to gether with interest and taxes, was much higher. MORO PHARMACY Former Grass VdleyMàn Flax Production NATURE BY EROSION CARVES PERFECT ARCH IN BRYCE PARK Possible Under New Program Passes On AILKT l IC bti qaxaz I H ov Fewer Spuds CONFIDENCE Next Year Erosion Prevented By Rotation H. Zeigler’s UPDEGRAFF & PEPPÊR what a*sins telephone call can îrttàn..! THÉÑ... Machinery Repairs Cream Separators Hardware McCormick - Deering & Oliver Extras and Implements "DOCTOR, QUICK I THERE'S BEEN AN ACCIDENTI WHAT CAN I BE DOING IN THE MEANTIME? think of its low cost ■aaawiMlhÀB Roy J. 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