Sherman County journal., July 03, 1936, Image 1

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State Affairs
Fourth of July
DR. TOLLEY HEADS AAA
Plans Awaiting
By
A. L Lindbeck
Overhead costs absorb 22 cents
out of every relief dollar spent in
Oregon according to Wallace S.
Wharton, executive secretary to
Governor Martin and (head of the
state budget department.
In a
report on the administration of di­
rect relief in thia state Wharton
attacked the overhead costs as ex-
ceasive pointing out that tike State
Industrial accident commission,
whose activities he declared to be
comparable to those of the State
Relief Committee, operated on an
overhead cost of only 3.5 percent.
During the five months ending
May 31 Wharton pointed out. a
total of $1^28,926.30 had been
spent on direct relief in Oregon in­
cluding >292,277.90 in administra­
tive expenses. The cost of admin­
istering relief in the various coun­
ties range from 9.211 percent in
Hood River county to as high as
60.1 percent in Jefferson county.
Overhead cost of relief in other
counties are shown in Wharton’s
report as follows: Baker, 12.436 per
cent; Benton, 19.316 per cent;
Clackamas, 12.446 per cent; Colum­
bia, Í7.993 percent; Coos, 25.084
per • cent»; Deschutea, 13.407 per
cent; Gilliam. 24.042 per cent; Jack
son, 11.409 per cent; Josephine, 21.
634 per cent; Lake, 15.849 per cent;
Lnae, 14.514 per cent; Lincoln, 19.-
993 per cent; Linn, *<*671; Marion,
17.073; Morrow, 20.619; Multno­
mah, 21.495; Polk, 10.774; Sher­
man. 12.5; Umatilla, 16.73; Union,
16.9; Wasco, 11.559; Washington,
20.916; Yamhill, 15.194.
Expenditures for relief in the
various counties counties, including
administrative costs, are shown as
follows for the five month period.
Baker, $24,801.10: Benton, $13,-
043.73; Clackamas, $67.031.67; •
umbia, $19,389.23; Coos. $24,520.-
47; Deschutes, $17,891.86; Gilliam,
$3,643.93 Hood River, $14.758.68;
Jackson, 33,765.57; Josephine, $13,
260.99; Lake, $6,482.23; Lane, $62,-
569.09; Lincoln. -$12,293.27; Linn,
$33,204.98; Marion, $53,664.98; Mor
row, $3,921.23: Multnomah, $581,
935.65; Polk, $14,719.03; Sherman,
$1.980.14;
Umatilla, $26,160.03;
Union, $17,381.69: Wasco, $22,697.-
63; Washington, $22,607.84; Yam­
hill. $22,338.99.
State Treasurer Holman this
week served notice that he pro­
poses to renew his fight for the
pooling of state owned automobiles
at the next legislative session. Un­
der this plan all state owned cars
would be kept in a central garage
and sent* out on call from state
employees and officials. The plan
would reduce the number of state
ears. The proposal was defeated
by a narrow margin at the last
legislative session.
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Sponsors of peoples’ utility dis­
tricts in Oregon have until rnid-
night of Saturday, September 12,
to file their completed petitions in
order to get their proposals on the
November ballot, according to C. E.
Stricklin, state engineer. Informa­
tion received here is to the effect
that petitions are being circulated
in both Marion and Linn counties.
No indication has been received
that sponsors of the proposed sup­
erdistrict comprising seven coun­
t's of northwestern Oregon, are
pushing their proposal.
Governor Martin did not attend
the meeting of his Relief Committ­
ee in Portland as he had announced
that he would. His advisors are
understood to have convinced the
chief executive that in this particu­
lar instance discretion would be th?
better part of valor and persuaded
him to steer clear of the session to
which he sent Budget Director
Wharton.
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Now that the floor plaps of the
new capitol have been revised to
the satisfaction of all concerned,
drafting of the building plans are
expected to go forward rapidly.
Under the revised plan the new
building will have corridors run­
ning the full length of the_two
wings with entrances at both ends
of the building as well as at the
front. Four of the proposed nine
elevators and a number of stair­
ways havealso been eliminated in
the interest of economy in opera­
tion as well as construction costs.
Records of the state prison show
that of the 62 minor felons now in­
carcerated in that institution four
are serving life terms—two for
murder and two others for robbery
while armed with a deadly weapon.
Six other youthful convicts are
serving long terms for crimes of
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Accomplishment
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Varied List of Amusements
Offered Visitors at Grass Valley
Celebration of National
Birthday and Previous Day
The committee in charge of the
Fourth of July celebration have
finished their job except for the
multitudinous details of miking
their plans come out as expected.
Howard It. Tolley, whom M. L Work of the committees has been
tVllsmi. assistant secretary of agri under the direction of the general;
culture, annouLced would succeed
committee headed by Harold Eakin!
Chester C. Davis ns administrator
as chairman and E. E. Gervais
of the AAA. He lias been acting ad­
as secretary.
ministrator since Mr. Davis left
more than two months ago on an In«
Committees Named
g|M><-lh»n fxxr of agricultural condi­
tions abroad
Fulton Canyon
Road To Be
Opened Soon
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It was reported by Judge Potter
at the Wednesday session of the
county court that the state crew
would have the Fulton canyon road
open to travel within a week or two.
The bridge at the foot of the '
grade which was destroyed by the
flood of last February will be rais­
ed and repaired for the time being
and a new one will not be built
i
until more time is available.
As the meeting fell on the first
day of the month there was a
small number of bills in for the
board to pass on and a compara­
tively short docket was covered.
It was decided by the court that
the weeds that grow along the
I
county roads should be cut down
at this time instead of waiting to
remove them after they become
dry. L. L. Peetz, road supervisor,
will have charge of this work on
county roads continuously.
Interest Rates
Down ’Til 1937
Rates Then Go Back To
Original Figure
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Official County Paper
Moro, Oregon, Friday, July 3, 1936
Forty Eighth Year No. 35
R. H. Johnson is chairman of the
dance committee, Ernest Eslinger
chairman of the animal sports and
racing committee, LrB. Eslinger
of the ball committee, v.” B. Eakin
of the speaker committee and Gus
Smith of the concession committee.
Arrangements have been made
to have Jack Whitney of The Dalles
bring his shooting gallery, trap
shooting equipment and horse shoe
courts to Grass Valley for the two
day celebration.
Baseball Billed
Garrett
Wheat Ripening
Appointed Head Rapidly Under
of Relief Board
Tom
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County Joins
State Organization
Sherman county court members
have joined with those of this dis­
trict in forming a unit of the Asso­
ciation of Oregon Counties. ^Coun-
ties in this district gre Hood River,
WasCo, Sherman. Gilliam and Mor­
row. Organization
perfected
in The Dalles last Saturday.
Judge Phipps of Wasco county
was elected as a member of the
state board of directors and James
Burns of Gilliam was elected as al­
ternate. The association will work
for laws that benefit counties ana
will oppose such bills as in their
judgment are unfavorable to the
counties.
Baseball will be played on the
third, fourth and fifth between
Grass Valley teams and some other
parts of the district. Races and
sports will bd indulged in on Fri­
day and Saturday.
The patriotic program will be
held at ten o’clock on the morning
of the Fourth with Sam VanVactor
giving the address of the day and
After several days of delay the
T. M. Rolfe reading the Declaration
anticipated change in the postmas­
of Independence.
tership at Moro has been accom­
Picnic Dinner Planned
plished. J. C. Preentnn, the incom­
ing postmaster, received his com
One of the features of the cele­ mission last week with the instruc­
bration will be the basket dinner tions that he could not take office
under the trees in the park. Neigh until after the 30th of June.
bors will visit with neighbors, out
Therefore on the morning of
of county citizens will return to July 1 he took charge of the dis­
meet old friends and acquaintances tribution of the mail and Mr. Bour-
from opposite ends of the county hill, who has tended to that duty
will exchange stories and spend for twelve years, was able to get
। the day visiting.
his morning beauty nap. Miss Iva
Belshee is the assistant for Mr.
Freeman.
Postmasters Change
With The Month
Goddard-Amidon
Wedding Held County Agents
Last Sunday
Have Busy Year
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Miss Gayle Amidon, daughter oi j
Mr. Eugene Amidon,-“and Pauli Many Calls Made By
Land bank loans will continue foi Vance Goddard, sort of Mrs. Wm.
one more year at 34 per cent to Hoag of Reedsport, were married Agricultural Agents
all members of national farm loan last Sunday afternoon at an im-[
associations, President E. M. Ehr­ pressive ceremony in the Commun­
County extension agents have
hardt of the bank at Spokane was ity Presbyterian church,
Rev.'
informed today by I^and Bank I*awrence H. Mitchelmore offieiät- experienced a year of greater acti­
vity than ever before measured
Commissioner A. S. (Joss of Wash­ 1 »ng.
both
by statistics on request of
ington, D. C.
The Misses Mary Pinkerton and
Commissioner Goss explained Genevieve Nahouse sang “Oh Prom services and results of work accom­
that President Roosevelt signed a ise Me,’’ and “At Dawning.” Mrs. । plished. according to the annual
bill June 25 extending the tempo­ Carroll Sayrs accompanied them report recently admitted by F. L.
rary 3J per cent rate until June 30. and played the other musical Ballard, vice director in charge oi
the federal cooperative extension
1937, on all loans which have been numbers.
service
at Oregon State college.
made through and guaranteed by
The bride, given in marriage
Recorded calls at the offices of
national farm loan associations. by her father, wore an afternoon
Borrowers who ’have obtained loans drees of pink georgette with a county agricultural agents alone
direct from the bank will pay a large picture hat to match. She by persons desiring information or
reduced rate of 4 per cent until , carried an old fashioned nosegay assistance of some kind reached a
June 30, 1937.
of white roses, lilies of the valley, total of 163,601 for the year, an
increase of more than 67,000 in the
and pink trailing arbutus.
Low Rates Continued
Miss Doris Amidon was her sis­ past two years, the report shows.
“Continuation of the 34 per cent ter’s honor attendant and M:iss This represents an average of 4,812
rate for another year to national Dorothy Fraser was bridesmaid. calls per county. Meetings (held by
farm loan association members I Miss Amidon’s dress was pale the county agents total 4,222 or an
takes the place of the 4 per cent green georgette with a picture hat average of 124 per county, many,
rate that would have prevailed for of the same shade. Miss Fraser of these being demonstration meet­
the comiiVg year and the succeed­ wore a sheer orchid dress with a ings where methods and farm pro­
ing year,’’ Commissioner Goss । pale yellow hat. They carried cesses were shown. In addition to
wired President Ehrhardt. “Un­ I nosegays of pink Cecil Brunner the meetings and calls at the offic­
es, county agents averaged 726
der the law as now amended Land roses.
visits to farms and wrote an aver­
Rank borrowers on July 1, 1937 will Cunliff Best Man
age of 3,213 letters for the year.
resume interest payments at the
R. G. Cunliff acted as best man, No record is made of the thous­
rates at w'hich their loans were
and ushers were John Austin Foss ands of telephone calls received
originally written.
monthly.
“Farmers who obtain loans now and Alton Axtell.
Following the ceremony, a recep-,
Selected projects in ihome eco­
at the prevailing 4 per cent con­
tract rate will also get the benefit tion was held at the Amidon home. nomics extension were taken into
of the 34 per cent temporaty re- Those assisting were the Misses every county for the first during
uction for all interest installments Alda White, Katheryn Lobdell, the year reported on. Ballard show
payable in the -one-year period Florence and Alice Robertson of ed, even though only six counties
June 30, 1937, but after that date Monroe, Washington, Helen Strong, had individual demonstration age­
will pay 4 per cent for tlhe entire Louise Barzee, Mrs. R. B. Hoskin- nts working throughout the year.
disturbing
j son, of Moro. Mrs. A. C. Käseberg Notwithstanding the
duration of their loans.’’
element of the depression and the
The temporary interest reduction of Wasco.
Proceeding the ceremony a lunch fact that many of pie county
applies on approximately $2,000,-
000 of loans which have been closed eon was served on the lawn at the agents gave nearly hal/ their time
through national farm lo^i asso­ home of R. B. Hoskinson to the to federal emergency projects, the
ciations during the nearly 20 years family and members of the bridal 4-H club enrollment has continu­
ally increased in recent years, he
the Land bank system has been In party.
Mr. Goddard is a graduate of the pointed out. The ratio of club en­
operation. It effects a substantial
saving for nearly 40,000 northwest Southern Oregon Normal, and is rollment to rural boys and girls is
farmers who 'have financed their now an instructor in the local approximately two and one-half
mortgages cooperatively through school. They will make their home times as high in Oregon as in any
other of the 11 western states. .
in Moro.
the I*and bank of Spokane.
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Highway Oiling Field Day Draws
Crew Re-coating Crowd To See
8 Miles of 97
Experiment Farm
Summer Sun
Toth-Q^riett of Grass Valley has
b^en appointed as relief administra
tor for Sherman county to suc­
ceed George Wilco* who resigned
because of his removal from the
county. Mr. Garrett in fact is the
chairman of the Sherman County
Relief Committee, but custom has
it that the chairman handles most
of the work with the assistance of
the secretary. - ' - L
Other members of the committee
*re George Potter, county judge,
A- A- Dunlap and P. C. Axtell,
commissioners, Roy Powell, J. C.
Freeman, and Charles Everett,
'Relief at this time Of year is very
light but the duty of approving
pentions is one of the committees
functions.
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An oilipg^rew moved into the
county Monday night and will re­
main about a week or until about
Cool Weather For Few More
' eight miles of the Sherman high­ Greatest Interest Shown In
way have been given a seal coat.
Days or Another Rain Would
The crew moved into Grass Valley Grasses, Wheat Varieties,
W'here the equipment has been set and Disked Fallow That
Insure Largest Crop Since 1928 up and the work started. There
are about 70 men in the crew under I Resembles Trashy Fallow ’
Is Usual Prediction
I the foremanship of S. A. Barnum.
Work to be done includes 34
। miles between mile post 4, which is
Wheat in Sherman county has
Sherman county farmers in good­
। near the bridge leading to the
ripened very rapidly during the
I Fred Blau place in Spanish Hollow, ly numbers were out Friday to wit
past week. Fields that were green
to mile post 13 which is a few ntss another field day at the experi
eight or ten days ago are now
i miles south of Wasco. A few short ment station and learn more of the
showing the golden yellow color
patches will be oiled between mile
or mature Turkey Red or the rus­ post 18.65 to mile post 25.75 which ' findings made by the workers there.
set brown of healthy Federation.
is between Moro And Grass Valley. As usual there was so much to see,
In some cases, it must be admitted
South of Grass Valley about 24 so much to learn thot one could ab­
the ripening process has appeared
miles will be oiled and the road at sorb but a small part.
to be too rapid and the pale color
I the south end of the county will be
Glasses, naturally, drew a good
of* damaged wheat prevails over
given a good oiling to the county bit of attention, because of the
comparatively small areas.
line. This part of the highway has government planfor grossing over
This is one of the most impor­
been in a rough condition for some many Sherman county acres. Rows
tant periods for the wheat crop
time and will undoubtedly be im­ of cultivated native grasses and
as winter wheat is “in the dough’’
proved by the present operation.
Crested Wheat grass were shown
and the kernels may be pinched
first and questions regarding them
seriously by hot weather or lack
answered by Mr. Stephens who con­
of moisture. Ordinarilj-- the wheat
ducted the party over the station
will mature with moisture remain­
grounds.
Trees of several varieties
ing in the stalk if east winds do
have been growing for ten years
not dry it out too fast.
on the station and have done well.
Spring Wheat Later
Charles Garrett, brother of Torn They must have clean cultivation
in this district if they are to do
Spring wheat has farther to go and W. E. Garrett of Grass Valley, well Mr. Stephens says.
than the winter wheat and unles> and a one-time resident of Grass
iains come or the weather remains Valley died in Bend Sunday and Wheat Plots Visited
cool some of it may yield consider­ was buried in the Odd-Fellows cem
etery at G^ss Valley Tuesday af­
The plots of winter and spring
ably less than now expected.
wheat and barley and oats held
With the exception of Wednes­ ternoon.
The deceased was born in Peoria the attention of the farmers who
day the days have been favorable
and
spent his youth in and around are always on the look out for a
and the nights have all been cool.
Thursday the sky was cloudy and Halsey in Linn county where he better, more productive, smut re­
there was some prospects of rain was married. He was 63 years of sistant, heavy, hardy wheat. The
age.
He left Sherman, county new Rex wheat made a good im­
for the Fourth.
Haying is going on in many several years ago for Bend where pression as it looked to be produc­
parts of the county and rain would he has made his home. He is tive and is fairly winter hardy.
It was stated during the tour
damage quite a bit of hay, but survived by his widow and one
would undoubtedly increase the daughter, Mrs. Itha Davis of Grass that approximately 700 varieties of
yield of spring wheat and insure Valley, and three brothers and wheat, barley and oats are grown
on the station. Of this number 450
®
heavier winter wheat. Expecta­ three sisters.
varieties are of winter and spring
tion* are high for a very good
wheats.
crop which means from thirty to ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
For the first time in many years
forty bushels on much of the land
the
wheat looked good, a condi­
At the last meeting of the Har-
of the county as the thinner land
tion
that
is true of the entire coun­
landview
Grange
the
engagement
has made a good crop this year.
| of Mrs. Bertha O’Neill to Mr. Guy ty. In some plots, however, there
Eatimatea Vary
Wilson was announced. The wed-; were dead heads that indicated a
ding
will take place at the next lack of sufficient moisture to ripen
Estimates of the county yield
regular
meeting of the grange. all of the grain. This condition
run from 2,000,000 to 3,000,000
Harlandview was reported from other sectons
bushels with the average being a Members of the
of the county as well.
little below two and a half million Grange are invited. The lecture
hour
of
this
meeting
will
be
closed.
Barley Highest Yielder
bushels. The county average be­
fore the dry years since 1928 was
While bearded barley is a better
2.440,000 bushels and this may be
producer than bald barley, it has
reached although the acreage is
never been grown as extensively in
less this year than in that period
this county said the station head,
because of the aJlotment ground in
because of the danger of the sharp
other crops and the plowing up of
beards. Barley will produce more
wheat under the new program.
pounds of feed than any other
Both of these will probably result
crop but is not grown very much
in a reduction of six or eight thou­
even by stockmen.
sand acres in the entire county.
The rate and date of sowing
I grain and the plots that have been
plowed and disked for summerfal­
low
were examined intently by
Speed Nece»»ary For Those
many of the farmers who have
been, or are considering trying the
Who Wish To Comply
trashy fallow method of preparing
The United States Civil Service
the ground for the seed.
Commission has announced open
Utmost speed in filing the loca­
competitive examinations as fol­ tion and description of land to be Moisture Limiting Factor
lows:
included in weed control projects
A trip was taken through the ro­
Parmacologist, $3,800 a year, under the new agricultural con­ tation plots where many different
United States Public Health Serv­ servation program will be needed crops are grown either year after
ice, Treasury Department.
to qualify for soil building pay­ year or in rotation with other
Assistant animal husbandman ment this year, according to an­ I crops. Peas are one of the crops
(range cattle investigations,) $2,- nouncement by tihe Oregon State | used to alternate with wheat. It
600 a year, Bureau of Animal In­ college extension service. Detail­ was said that a crop of peas re­
dustry, Department of Agriculture. er rules governing weed control duces the wheat yield to a certain
Junior motion picture director. operations as a soil building prac­ ' extent in all cases.
$3,500 a year, motion picture spec­ tice have been received for Oregon
Moisture is still the limiting
ialist, $3,200 a year, Department of and distributed to county agents.
factor in the production of wheat
Agriculture.
in this county although tests made
Full information may be obtain­ Weed Control Paid For
by M. M. Oveson, assistant at the
ed from the Secretary of the United
These rules provide that in order station, show that organic matter
States Civil Service Board of Ex­ to qualify for the $5 per acre pay in Sherman county soil has been
aminers at the post office or cus­ ments for clean cultivation control, reduced by 25% by wheat farming.
tomhouse in any city which has a and $10 for chemical control, de­ I Continuation of this loss may cause
post office of the first or second scription of the plots must be filed fertility to be the limiting factor
class, or from the United States
with, the county committee before at some later date.
Civil Service Commission, Washing­ work is begun and within fifteen
ton, D. C.
days from the date the regulations
were issued which was on June 20.
This will make the deadline for
NEW MARINES WANTED
filing about July 5 or 6, depending
The enlistment of young men for on whether Sundays and holidays
the U. S. Marine Corps in the im­ are counted. In any event, prompt
Members and friends of the
mediate future has been authorized action is urged. Actual work on Presbyterian Christian Endeavor
to fill occurring vacancies, accord­ cultivation projects must also be ! societies went to Kent last Sunday
ing to information received by started by that time, though chem­ Î night and joined in the rally and
Postmaster Freeman from Captain ical projects may be begun be­ installation of new officers held in
James B. Hardie, in charge of Ma­ tween now and the fall rainy j the Christian church. Glenn Dris­
rine Corps recruiting activities n season. In some cases growers kell, president of the Mount Hood
Portland, Oregon.
have started cultivation control of C. E. union, of Hood River, and a
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perennial weeds in advance of the number of other union officers were
WEATHER FOR THE WEEK
receipt of the rules. In bhat case also present. Among those in tha
the description and location are to Moro group were Mr. and Mrs.
PRBCIP
MIN.
MAX.
DATE
be filed any time within the 15-day Martin Melzer, Pricilla and Lois
(X)
.
53
.
83 .
June 26 ...
Melzer, Chester Smith, Rev. and
limit
mentioned.
54 . .00
.
85
“ 26 ..
Mrs. L. H. Mitchelmore, Ardis
.00
52
Quarter Acre Minimum
“ 27 ................ 76
Truitt, Betty Jeanne Vintin, Clara
.00
“ 28 ... .72 . . 40
Minimum area of a weed control Mersinger, Patricia McLeod, Rod­
.00
i
47
82
“ 29
project is a quarter acre, thopgh ney Truitt, Frank Sayra, Carl
.00
52..
“ 30 ... .......... 86
this need not be all in a single Peetz. John Richardson, George
00
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French, Jane
67 <
Julv 1
patch. Chemicals may be applied Martin, Wyman
French
and
Stanley
Spoffard.
AX)
dry or as a spray.
Total for week .,
Charles Garrett
Buried at Grass Valley
Weed Control
Programs Must
Be Announced
Government Wants
Husbandmen
Endeavorers
Go To Kent