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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (June 5, 1936)
rman torniti; Journal „ t " Forty Eighth Year No. 31 State Affairs K. L Lindbeck Hog Checks Arrive; Wheat. \ Checks Coming i f . ' . ■ x^=aacasE Official County Paper lay, June 5, 1936 ^^======================3==^ Court Goes Road^^^ See and Licenses Issued County Payment To Four Who Raise Hopes For Viewing In For S. C. & D. A Hear About Want To Marry North End Rain Falls To Big Harvest 1 Set At $6.40 Grasses On Trip At least five veterans of the' The checks for those who com The county court was met by a Marriage licenses were granted last legislative session who sought, plied with the requirements of the delegation, of Ormers from the to two Sherman county men this a return to the next session failed corn-hog allotment program ar week by deputy clerk Viola Hansen. Summerfallow System Counties to make the first hurdle and went rived Tuesday morning and are North End Wet Mare Thoroughly north end of the county Wednesday Dams of Conservation Service morning when they arrived. The First to appear were >Kobert Bel- ...... . __ down to defeat in the primary being distributed- to* the owners. improvement of some of the roads Viewed By Survey Party; she, son of Mr. and Mrs. clay Will Receive Half the ray meat election. About <2400 is the total of these Than Central and Southern in that section w^a asked; the court Belshe, and Miss Bertha Helyer, Probably the biggest surprise to checks as fewer farmers were in members spent major part Native and Adapted Grasses Part; Large Crop Possible If daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elnor Of Constantly Cropped Sections; political observers was the defeat the agreement.- This is the first of the day viewing the roads in V ” Helyer of Grass Valley. They were ■ ‘f of J. G. Barratt of Heppner in Jiis county in the state to receive the Large Payments Possible answer to the-'^felegdltion. The Shown and Habits Explained Conditions Remain Favorable married in The Dalles June 2 at race for the republican nomination hog checks according to informa- Fulton canyon yoad, the Biggs the home of the groom’s parents. for state senator ------ from the nine- tion given out here by N. C. Don- —----- road and the pr •sed road from Second couple to take out the teenth district. One of the youngest, aldson of the college, Girking to Scoi oanyons were legal papers that precede matri County rates to be paid per acre senators in the special session of' Word was received here Thur»- , Rain, prayed for, hoped and under discussion as well as other The survey caravan which began mony were Alva C. Eakin, son of upder the hew soil conservation last fall Barratt proved himself day morning from Congressman longed for, came to Sherman coun lesser routes. at the experiment station Friday Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Eakin, and Miss a forceful debater and of a pleas-! Pierce to the effect that the Sher I ty wheat fields over the week end afternoon and spent the afternoon Marie Reckman, daughter of Mi. .«ct have been set for Oregon and Word from the highway com- ing personality that made him min county wheat allotment pay-! visiting the grass plots on the and Mrs. Dick Reckman of Boring, Sherman county’s will be <12.80. although in too ------- small a quan- -------------------- mission was received stating that * ---------------------« ------ — —- - WMWW higHy popular with his colleagues ments had gone to audit May 27 and Gilliam county will have a rate of station and the scenes of the me and promised to make him an out- which probably means that they tity to insure a crop of wheat at la bridge crew would be on the chanical aids to soil erosion at but formerly of Grass VaUpy. <9.70 and Morrow county’s will be standing leader in that body. Bar- will be received within a couple of this time of year, it did material rrouod “ ,Urt **“ brid*e ,CTO’S nearby points was composed of a- They made application June 1. the same. Umatilla county’s rate Fulton canyon soon and that a datt was defeated by «Rex Ellis ot weeks or so. This is the final 1935 good? will-be $17.50 and that of Wheelei lengthy string of cars which were bull-dozer was ba Its way to be- Pendleton who will be opposed, in' payment, ' county <10.30. . On the station at Moro 52 hun- r gin construction ot the destroyed filled with about forty farmers who Moro Act the November election by D. W.; On the land that is farmed by thus expressed their interest in the dredths of an meh fell over three grade. It' is expected that this Hall of La Grande. the summer fallow. system these or four days but three quarters road wiU competed in time for erosion work being done by the In the House Ellis W. Barnes BAnei/* Piiml* Hparfl rates will be but half of the above State Convention government men in the county. of an inch fell at Wasco making wheat hauling. was the only member of the Mult-|mUS1C rUP>» nMTd rates which reduces the average D. E. Stephens of the experiment farmers there reasonably sure oi Work of grading the new road, nomah county contingent seeking ID *4-1 Mrs. Art Barnum and Mrs. P. N. payment per acre f for Sherman station showed samples of nine a bountiful harvest. In the south through the Sargent place was nomination to suffer defeat.' "Romeo ID IxCClial end of the county less rain tell it started this week by the county grasses and their seeds before start Johnston were delegates* from the county land put in soil conserving Gouley of Marion county, a veteran I ' .. - «... J It will run from the Tom ing the caravan. He briefly ex- Moro Woman’s Club to the Con crops or farmed • in an approved , of several sessions, was nosed out' F',teen Pup,ls V"«" is said by residents of that section. I crew. ^j Alley place farmed by Cole A Mc- plained the qualities of the diff- vention of the Oregon Federation maner to $6.40. for fourth place in the republican!Trounce were Pr««"*«! •« «cital Rain General of Woman ’ s Clubs held at the of erent grasses, their habits Tuesday night at the Presbyterian Kinney through Sargent’s place to race by Mrs. Hannah Martin by a Dalles last week. Various other Farm Rates To Be Set In addition to this ~ a num- The stands of wheat are very the road near the point where is growth and seeding qualities. margin of 49 votes. T. W. Mun van church. ; y . members of the club attended some Individual rates for different good in the southern part of the the present private road. of Lebanon was defeated in his ot P“n° Value of Grasses Told of the meetings and on Thursday farms will vary in the same degree unty and more rain will be race for the democratic nomination S,."!on of “’A8’ VaUey favo id to make the wheat yield to Little Blue Grass, which is the evening, May 28th, during the as the average production of wheat in the thirteenth district by Fred ’'‘h 8n ¿°10 ‘h“ ™ quick growing grass that is well District Hi Jinks six Moro women varies so that farms that produce Lawson of Albany and in the I * 8P? Beginning with maxilhum ability. A really good crop will z* follow another rainy scattered over the county is valu- put on a skit for the Fourth Dis above the average jarill receive a twentieth district M. M. Hill, demo- 88,811 ’•>» P^ ““ «•»- , able for early feed. Slender wheat trict. ’The skit was entitled “Tillie, greater payment per acre and crat, gave way to Mrs. Wm. Mun- J»1? p““8‘Je concert Programed week*'if followed by cool weather the Beautiful Typist.” Those tak farms that produce less will re | is a kin to Crested Wheat that is roe also of Hood River. *? l8rger 'h'ldr«n *nd m“re d,®co!t until the danger of shrivelling is , • , ' music until the famous compost- over. thought to be the best of the grass ing part were Mrs. Carroll Sayrs. ceive less. However, the county i es, a native of Siberia, Creasted Mrs. Perry Johnston and Mrs. manner to $6.40. Oregon’s new capitol is to be of t,,on’ / *el known master, were "While it has not rained to Mrs. Merle Miller, with Mts. C. L. The method by which the county Wheat is drouth resistent and al modern Greecian design. Experts 1 P1^ by * accomplished young amount to anything since the first Poley as reader and Mrs. Charles committee will figure the individual most sure to live through the hard- predict that the structure when18d,<” 8nd men- M1” TrouBce of June the skies have been over Ruggles as accompanist. Mrs. L. H. farm payments has not yet been played the final number, Beetho cast and rain is continually threat- est winter. It is hard to get start completed will be a thing of beau- Mitchelmore gave a musical pro Farmers of the county who in- ened- Wheat eneu. njwai growers growers are are hoping noping Qualify for payment under £ ed Without some pains and trouble, rogue, introducing the play, which made up but it is likely that the ty that will attract the attention ven’s Sonata. four year period used in the AAA Agricultural Conner^ ho*ey8r’ of the natiop but the residents of Those taking part were Dorothy i’.TIu r‘V?i J “ frTCn y the Indian rice grows in the sands was a take-off on the movies of program will be used. In that case Lois 1 the state accustomed to the old Miller, Donald Thompson, p° ’8 stated that a fall of an inch more years ago. each farm will receive about forty assure a good-^ri^ht along the Columbia. Two types of state house will miss the majestic Flatt, Bessie Gentry, Betty Coff- at this time would .. .__ , should sign a work sheet right, big blue grass were shown, the or cents for each bushel produced. i away, ,Bid perry Johnston dome and the stately columns m*n» Clara Mersinger, Betty Vm- crop all over the country. ■ Thus a farm that raised an average dinary kind with the beards and which they are wont to associate tin, Gene Brighine. Jocile Peters, All aueh Mdi moat be 'n-,the smooth awned variety. Idaho . of 15 bushels will draw <6.00 per Bonnie Peters, Carl Peetz, Ger with governmental authority. The .spected so that the committee can Mcue in the fine bunch acre payment. trude Gillmor, Patricia Powell and new building of three stories and Clay certify that the work was actual-1 u peteuble for basement wiH be alp proximately the guest musician Agnes Simon. May PWw WW—a - 'y . ., ■ . . . ‘ stock. Bulbous blue grass is ad- 400 feet long and the main struc- Accordlngly the county has n^i. M pasture gras. At For 1936 compliance farmers U be approximately 64 reet • y g s ture will feet „ D , r ., _ "g the folIowmgKhedule which d j u may plow under wheat thia spring '.ten feet short of — the — okL .Zx« llOlDClTCl high or ------------------------ Clay Belshe, former Sherman allows farmer« who wish to turn varie^, that )g „fl about /_____ _V21_ or may sow an approved grass this state house while the top of the 1 county farmer, died suddenly in under wheat to coma to his office county fall—before November 1. Both sculptured figure surmounting the The Dalles Wednesday evening,1 and make up and sign work sheets The county fair board held a methods may be used. At least 7i cylindrical tower will lack at least June 3 from a heart attack. He showing that intention: Crested Wheat Hardy meeting Sunday and decided many percent of the land must be put in 20 feet of obtaining the height of _ ... . had not been ill and only the day Tuesday. June 9 — Locust Grove of the detailed matters pertaining some soil building crop to receive Plantings of crested wheat that the dome on the old building. 1Q WtlSCO tllflh before his son and daughter had Wednesday, June 10, — Wasco to the coming fair in September. the full payment and no payments Office space in the new building f ® have on the „ station , for been married in a double wedding Thursday, June 11 - Moro ----- been - . years . .. Grass Vail-/' were shown as well as plots of the Minor repairs were ordered which are made for more than 15 percent will be confined almost entirely to j--------------------- ceremony at the family home in Friday, June 12, grass that have been pastured for include a concrete facing for the of the land in other crops. the first floor except for the ex- Chur les A. Howard, state super- j The Dalles. Saturday, Juae 13, — Kent several seasons. New types of rock wall built by the CCC boys as An example was given by E. R. ecutive department which will oc* ¡ptendent of schools, gave the com- ■ The deceased came to Sherman grasses and legumes were shown. a base for the road which leads to Jackman, who is in charge of this cupy the entire south wing of the mencement address for the Wasco: county with hi. parents in 1882 More T,m' Glv«* Fw O01"" Yellow and white sweet clover was the race track from the bams and district for the soil conservation second floor. Work space is pro- Hirh school last Friday night and has lived here a large part of 'Other days will be set later for making a healthy growth on the a concrete wall will be built for the program, when he was here Wed yided for some of the departments, when eight gtudents finished their. the time since then until he moved thoae who wish to sign work sheets1 . - —.rtlinzia loading shute near the cow barn. nesday to meet with the county in the basement. ; work in that institution. to The Dalles a few years ago. but who will qualify fa other way. A fence will be constructed to committemen. - If a man had 800 _ ___ ___ _____ Mr. Howard’s address consisted He leaves two brothers. O. L. and or u who may not qualify at all for I ion ,tudent8 drov< enclose the ground between the acres of wheat land which was half Another old age pension measure of telling the personal histories of Wilford of Moro, two sisters, Miss payment this fhiQ year. voar M.v«rv farmer farmAr ° r __ __ . Every Grass Valley canyon where on the and cattle barns and man in wheat and half in summerfallow horse is in the making. The proposed six young men who graduated Nellie of Hood River and Mrs. Lou jn county should sign a work Johnston place an impounding dam gers will be constructed so that he could put 120 acres into grass initiative measure is sponsored by from high school with him. While Kenny of Idaho, his widow and six gheet thig month, whether he in was shown and the purpose of that nurse cows and mares can be tieo and qualify for the Class I pay the Old Age Pension Defense it was a unique method of approach children, Mrs. Walter Melzer, Wil- tends to apply for a payment or pxnlained bv there to prevent crowding in the ment which at. $7.40 (if his farm League, the Non-Partisair Progres for co mm enee ment talk it ma and Katherine and three sons, not por exampie, a hail »term'«?* ! Parkins head of the SC had that rate) would make <888 | might rain . crop for hut «»rlow Parkins, head of the bC barns. sive Union and the Oregon Work brought to his listeners in a con Hulbert, Robert .nd Lloyd. for the year. Then he might re If enough interest is shown by j Service. ers alliance, [i It provides for pen Crete manner the value of the qual Funeral arrangements have not not hurt it for green n^nure. Un- the horse owners of Sherman coun ceive up to <400 in Class 2 pay sions of <35 % month for single ities which make for success. been announced. I ¡egg a WOrk sheet is signed before Terracing Shown ty the fair board will close all ments which includes approved persons of 65 years or over and । the dead line, it cannot be signed A brilliant youth who failed be ------------------------ - races to outside horses. If such summerfallow methods such as The range terracing on the same pensions of <25 a month for each cause of improper background and 1 rTu • W * À a for this year at all and we do not place was shown to the caravan interest is not shown an agreement trashy fallow and payment for of two or more persons in one a negro boy who made a positive ‘ want anyone shut out merely thru will be made to bring other horses grass seeding. The maximum he family. Funds for the pensions success in spi te of his background; failure to sign. The signing of members later. The ditches made here for the fair, according to the might receive would be <1288 for are to be raised by new taxes on a youth who failed to make the Pinna A ClAanPil the work sheet carries no obliga- in the fall were full of water when the run off came and the gras# fair board. Those who have horses the first year. The second year he industries, insurance premiums bes t use of the equipment he might VUUll 11UU3C VlvallCU tion ¡n any way »» near them shows the effects of the who care to enter them in the races could get $1088 and the same there power, mortgage foreclosures, tra have had and a poor young man The pictures that have decorated should immediately get in touch after. nsportation, telephone 8 revenues who won out by constant appDca- added moisture. court houge wallg for the pa3t with members of the board or with A continuation of the trip took r and incomes. If the sponsors of tion; a boy who did not succeed 1 yearg are cleaned and Weed Eradication Possible the group to the Peters & Ginn Perry Johnston, secretary. the measures secure the requisite because of lack of will power and reflni8hed by W. A. Raymond who1 There is a possibility that farm place where Crested Wheat had Peter Quick Futurity Billed number of names to their petitions another with less natural ability pictures, enlarged them ers having several acres in weeds been planted in the road and to it will be on the ballot next Nov who forced himself ahead were all and fram€d them for the Lewis & the Sayrs and Powell places where A tentative race schedule for the may take the land out of produc ember for action by the voters. pictured in the light of memory I Clark lair fair back in the ine nrsi first oi of the vne large dams have been built to stop fair was made up. It includes a tion by plowing or may spray the to make a forceful address. eentury They depict farms as they Recalled flood waters and sub irrigate the Boys and Girls pony race for chil weeds and receive the payment. Unofficial advices at the capitol were then. land below the dams. It is expected dren under 14 years and horses un Winter wheat sown in the spring indicate that the sponsors of the Many On Program that alfalfa or perennial grasses der 141 hands for a quarter of a qualifies the land for the major peoples’ utility districts in Marion Others on the program were I . By C. W. Barsee payment of some sort can be grown over a mile. Prize <10-$8-<7-$5. and Linn counties will attempt Miss Vivian Trounce, Rev. Gilbert Çl|Ay»man ÍAlinlv Man The following article is one '"-.larger of larger area than formerly sine®! Quarter mile saddle horse race iv..« mic « Work sheets are being filled out to present the question of organi Carey, Rev. Cookingham, Mrs. A. ODermaH .VU UDI J Hldll a number to be written by M t . dams have been built. zation to the voters at the general S. Johnson and William Nisbit who 11 daily and the program will bf un 11549-16. Barzee concerning his experiences^ _ Half mile pony race, same purse. der way shortly in this county. election in November. gave out the diplomas. Theodore DliyS DiCW IlOESC in the settlement days of Sherman Peter Quick futurity, for colts of The county committee will hold Proudfoot received the scholarship, j Peter Quick two years old. Purse meetings soon to decide on the in- In an effort to stimulate increas award and Gene Spencer and Mit-;. A new heyday for ‘old dobbm, County, Sherman County of |100 given by Guy Mathews of dividual rates for the forms of ed consumption of Oregon prunes ri Johnson were »iven the plaque' >» •» h»"d- from the num-, the Granada Theatre will be divi the county. Governor Martin has proclaimed for activity and endeavor. Gradu-,^ of ------------ horses bemg imported into. of early farm set- ------- Reminiscence AnnmVPil Approved ded |50-|30420. the week of June 7 as Oregon ates were Theodore Proudfoot, the United States this year. \ Im- tlement in Wasco, now., Sherman I rvJCCa MpjJIWvU Green Manure Valuable Chariot Race, purse $50. I Sft|em Ore<> june 4—Only one Prune Week.” A purse of $100 Mitzi Johnson, Gene Spencer, Chris ports for the first quarter of 1936 county. By C. W. Barzee. Perhaps a novelty race will be Having wintered with my people' Sherman —- ----- x-------- is to be distributed in prizes to tine Moon. Margaret Moon, Wayne totaled 6,886 as compared with C. B. Andrews, chairman of the county project is includ winners of a prune recipe contest Bartrum, Sa hi Crater and Betty 1,210 for the same period a year at Farmington in the Palouse ed in the 1937 program of the on the bill. county board of directors, which For the second day the list will ago, and 647 for the first three country. then Washington Terri I state highway department as made The contest is open to any resident McCafferty. met Wednesday had a different be the same with the exceptions months of 1934, according to Ellis ^ory, I started with my folks for of Oregon. Recipes to be entered M i . , 4 . ------ . .. ’ ™ public this week. That provides slant on the problem. He said in the contest should be addressed McFarland, secretary treasurer of the Willamette valley on May 20, Jor the gurfacing and oiling of that there will be no saddle horse “Over and above the payment the Percheron Horse Ass^iation 1880. t<m of the to the contest department of the License Examiner Coming ten mUeg miles of the sherman Sherman highway highway race for half mile and the Peter there are some other things to look of America at Chicago. My friend and former school #rom g point m j] eB gO uth of Quick futurity consolation will be at. First, if most farmers should Northwest Dried Fruit association, C. M. Bently, Examiner of Ope j 506 Title an<A Trust Building. rators ^nd* Chauffeurs, will be in Among the recent buyers is C. I. mate, H. D. Jory, had already Io- £ent to five miles north of Shaniko run. This will be open to horses sign and turn down wheat this Portland and must be mailed before Moro on Thursday, June 11. 193«. at an estimated cost of <75,000 of that did not place the previous year to qualify and plant grass Kent, who has lately rated a low vicinity about twenty six miles at the court home from 10 a. m. brought into thi. county the pure- -------- -- ------ - midnight, June 18. which <45,750 is to be paid by-the day. Purse will be $2041541045. for next year, the indirect result A derby for horses three years old east of The Dalles and, believing federal government. nJ • • • bred Percheron stallion Red Jalap is raising prices for all farmers. to 5 p. m. All those wishing per or over may be held. Collections by the new unemploy mits or licenses to drive cars are 197093, which he purchased from Eastern Oregon afforded a bettet Second, a man can turn down his One contest that is already ment compensation commission asked to get in touch with.x Mr. Charles Bernard of The Dalles, opportunity for a young man to weediest wheat and by doing it FOR THE WEEK drawing considerable interest and get a start, I decided to locate a WEATHER contributions for the first four Bentley at this time. Oregon.'’, * . right away he can destroy millions MAX. MIN. PRKCIP a few bets is the pulling contest. of wqpds and keep them from go months of 1936 exceed $325,000. • Red Jalap is a nine year old grey homestead before returning to the DATK Complete arrangements have not valley. I was favorably impressed ____ 82 . . 62 '. .00 Maj 1 28 .... ing to seed, thereby helping his of distinguished breeding. 1^ is been made but it will be held one with the drier climate of the region 48 .. .10 Eight Become Teachers .....62 A total of $3,600,000 has been “ 29 .... own farm and all of his neighbors. sired by a son of the famous im day of the fair. budgeted for new construction Third, a green manure crop turned “ 30 .... ..... 72 .47 .. .00 Eight Sherman county young ported French stallion Jalap which as compared with the more moist Bucking horses will be on hand condition west of the Cascades. work and permanent improvements people are among the graduating helped to make Percheron history .down is a distinct help to the farm. “ 81 .... .......... 62 . .40 .. .19 as usual to keep the crowd inter On June 3, we arrived at Span- during 1937 by the state highway class at the /Monmouth Normal in Iowa, and on his dam’s side he ’ E. R. Jackman of OSC, in the June 1 ... ____ 54 . 88. ... .21 ested between the races and the ish made e camp camp and and I 1 be- department, it was announced this School. Evi Miller, Lavon Sayrs,, carries the bloodlines of such fa- i" h Hollow, Hollow, ma county this week commented, “In . 39. ... .00 “ 2 .... ____ 60 boys who want to ride calves will week. Of this amount $2,045,000 Jean Powell, Virginia Helyet, Cel- mous sires as Herald. Jasmine and *an a search for a **™rR the long run if the program ia * 3 ... ........ 66 . . 41. . . 02 be allowed to do so again only * * John _ . __ . .. «____ A one of w the most tibn altar not I the Thompson, — Elton the <40,000 Carnot, after having having rear rtyhad the little little will b« supplied by the federal win Clark, (Continued on Page two) there will be a contest this year • Total tor week.. • • • • • .. .52 colorful stallions of the breed. - | (Continued from page two) Clark and Helene Homewood. (Continued on Page two) Í ■—v— ’ ” — Women Work Sheets Being Filled : Out In County Fair Board Makes Tentative Race Program Belshe Dies Suddenly Home Gives Address Uld 1 ime I ictures At S00^10(111. ^OUTltV Settlement Days Project i
