Sherman County journal., July 17, 1936, Image 1

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Forty Eighth Year No. 37
State Affairs
By
A. L Lindbeck
Official County Paper
Moro, Oregon, Friday, July 17, 1936
Wheat Certified County Schools
On Several
Reduce Coste
Farms In County L
In Five i ears
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Visitors Tell Of Fair Board
In North Dakota
Arranging For
Big Event
Crested Wheat
Grass Seed In
Demand Now
Sherman County
Wheat Crop Ups
To Estimate
Budget Director Wallace Whar-
Certification of wheat was done I
for
An exceptional derhand
First hand information about the
ton (proposes that ; relief profits in the county last week when Law------------------------- _
crested wheat grass seed to be
I drouth in North Dakota. was
be dumped into the state’s gener-'rence Jenkins, working out oteL ■ ■ i ■
i
uS«d in connection wit«
agri. j
f 6 5g0
I brought to this county this week by
al fund and that- the counties g, )R_ Jackman’s department at School IndebtedneM Reduced
I cultural conservation
program,
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C. E. Leighty. head of the division Stock Must Be Free From
match the state dollar for dollar Oregon state college, looked over
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v
of dry land agriculture, in the de-
together with the largest Oregon May Be Exceeded; County
in future relief expenditures.
I 80me of the fields.
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' Uunng Fast rew Years Despite ! part ment of agriculture of Wash- Disease and Purebreds Must
crop of this seed yet produced is
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If the budget director attempts . Rio wheat that gtood the test oi p
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t
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ington D. C. and John Stephens, Have Papers To Enter; Fair
reported by E. R. Jackman, ex- Wheat Holding Fairly Well In
to put this program through the certification was found on the Fred roor ^ropf; transportation
, tension agronomist at O. S. C.
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head of the station at Mandan, N.
next legislature as he now expects Hennagin and G. H. Root farms
who
has
recently
checked
on
the
D.
and
brother
of
D.
E.
Stephens
ot
Most
Sections
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Book Will Be Distributed
to do, county courts can be ex- we8t of ^ragco and Oro wheat of | Costs Growing Yearly
situation both in this state and
the Moro Station, who were on an
pected to interpose strenuous op- sufficient purity was found on the.
nationally. - > ,
inspectiontrip «■ the north dis-
position. Mr. Wharton apparent- T. s. Reege and George McDonald!
Planting ^rested wheat grass on j
trict. Mr. Stephens is assistant to
ly assumes that the liquor profits * farms.
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The department of agriculture
Peters
Ginn
had
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- uwi report
rvpuri for
ivr onerman
The
school
Sherman Mr. Leighty.
Fair board members have been summerfallbw this fall is one of
belong to the state and that un­ pure strain Meloy barley that stood; county has been compiled by
has issued its July crop report and
holding
consultations
with
each
।
the
main
ways
by
which
farmers
Mr. Stephens ata ted that the
der the present program the state , the teet for «xtifletion. No Rex .ehoolI «uperintondent Wily Knl^h cro"»
n^.r ’tfelta" other and other interested persons ; in the Columbia Basin will cooper-1 for Oregon it prophesies a crop ot
is bearing the big end of the re- , wheat was found pure "enough to ten and it discloses several items
20,690,000 bushels of wheat. For
dan station were burned by a hot regarding the 1936 fair. Another ate in the soil conserving pro­
lief load. In this assumption be be Certified in this county.
of interest about the school sys- ' wind with temperatures of 110 de­ such meeting is scheduled for Sat­ gram. Early indications were that district 2. which includes Gilliam,
errs.
Seventy five per cent of
na it has rLin.
< tem of thp
the conntv
county, as
chan-1 '
urday night. At this time the I there would be a large available Hood River, Morrow, Sherman, and
Some
earlier fields
the liquor profits belong to the
i>‘d in the past few years. This grees.
w„re jMt
in of the and
laUr program will be decided upon it crop of this seed nationally, but Wabco countes the anticipated yield
counties by virtue of the Kno:
Tar there were but »ix schools fie|ds were juat itarU
t0
is thought. It will be determined I recent drouth conditions - have is 6,580,000 bushels.
Time
Liquor Control Act which reserv­
operation m the county,, the He
„«j
that there
The report gives the spring
whether or not there are enough changed the* situation so that
ed only 25 per cent of these rev-\p
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D~] *£
eity school, M and the Harmony wou|d ” much faed fn
of
Sherman county horses available to fore-handed growers are losing no wheat acreage as 277,000 which..
enues to the state,
¡BeatS Keld! -__
district rural school. -
make up a good race program., 11 time in obtaining their required compares to 231,000 in 1936 and
crops.
After allocating the profits
oioaaa
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219,000 i in
1934. ™
For
winter wheat
there are to few horses, racers or seed, Jackman says.
The portion of rural families
The cost of the schools was
In 1934 when cattle were shipped buckers will be brought in from out
from liquor sales and licenses un­ in Oregon on relief who had the $69,300.03 in running expenses al-
Many growers are pooling their the acreage is given as 712,000
der the Knox act the legislature best facilities for becoming self though $114,789.34 was spent. from that sectidnj the inferior side the county for the annual frol­ orders thru arrtangements made whereas only 647.000 were harvest-
turned right around and impound­ supporting with special help, still The difference of $45.489.31 went stock was moveM. This time the ic and fair.
with county agent offices or other ed last year.
.
ed these same revenues up to $3,- fell below in total facilities the for debt service and interest and better quality will have to be sold
The
board
wishes
to
make
some
.
wise« and already some 6O,OOo
000,000 increased to $5,5000.000 average part time farmer in the capital investments. In 1931-32 which will be a much harder blow points doubly clear before the be- _ I , pounds of . old seed carried over Acreage Increased
by t$ie 1935* session—for relief state, according to a report of a | the cost of running the schools to the coujntry. Prices for feeder ginning of the fair. One is that ♦ from la8t
last X
year,
ear» or this year’s seed
It is estimated that the acreage
stock was holding up fairly well un­
needs. But this . diversion was
no cattle will be permitted to show contracted for fall delivery, have of wheat is 12.5% more than in
special survey just established at
$97,777.53.
til the time he left, he said.
definitely understood to be only
that have not been tested for abor- bee11 arranged for. The Oregon 1935 and 18% more than in 1934
Oregon State college.
The indebtedness of the school
lor the duration of the unemploy­
Farmers have not had an ade>
ci op of seed this year promises to and only 2% less than the five year
1
difttriptn
ha«
rnnaid^rahlv
The report tabulates the results ' districts has decreased considerably
ield for fevera| yearg and tion and that have not the govern-
ment emergency. Once that emer-
ment tags indicating abortion free
esp^wlly good wnth around average. The 5-yaer average for the
of
a
study
made
of
1014
case*
within
the
past
few
^rears
and
M
J
gency is ended—and Governoi
this total failure of crops will cause cattle, in their ear.
100,000 pounds now in sight, judg second district was 451,000 acres
that
had
applied
for
rural
rehab-
now
the
districts
arc
bonded
for
Martin insists that we are already
financial distress to many. Thou­
• ing from reports from various and the department expects 426,000
out t>f the depression—“the county ilitation, which was carried out as but $58,000 although there are sands will go on government works Registration Papers Needed
eastern Oregon counties.
to be harvested this year.
of
courts can be expected to insist an FERA research project under/ some outstanding warrants
of one kind and inother.
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1 a.», a mi l « $ a»
This grass, an introduction in-i The five year average for this
Another
rule
that
will
be
strictly
(to
the
gtate
b
the
state
coll
.
the
direction
of
C.
S.
Hoffman,
as-
over
$10,000.
that the original provisions of the
Fruit trees on the Mandan sta-
district is 7,375,000 bushels and
Knox act be carried out and liquor sistant and L. R. Breithaupt, su- . This year school districts paid tion lived through the 1934 drouth, obeyed is the one that make. >t eontiBue, t0 show the
4,037,000 bushels were harvested
mandatory
for
all
stock
entered
in
d
|and
g<
_
s
.pervisor
of
rural
research.
$31,253.52
on
bonds
and
warrants
which was thought at that time to
profits be diverted into the county
in
1935. As this district includes
The 1014 cases studied were sel­ and busses and they also paid $3,- be severe, but many of them were the purebred classes to have the fo(.
.
purposes in the dry
coffers to relieve property taxes
Gilliam,
Morrow and Wasco coun­
registration
papers
with
them.
Ob-:
Iand
sectlons
.
ected
out
of
some
6000
rural
re
­
816.62
in
bonds
and
warrants
and
killed by the recent dry spell. Rec­
now being levied for mother’s aid,
ties as well as Sherman It is most
servance
of
these
rules
can
be
made
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a
________
lief
cases
in
Oregon.
The
average
contract
interest
and
allowance
ords
for
cold
weather,
49
below,
for
old age pensions and direct relief.
likely that the report is not exces­
I total value of the farms included was made to pay over $5,000 of driest year and for heat were all before fair time by those contem-1
sive
in its anticipations.
in
this
group,
was
only
$1200,
plating
entering
stock.
bonds
in
addition
to
this
sum.
Added impetus was given to
broken this year at Mandan said
Signing
Up
compared
with
an
average
value
In
the
item
of
general
control
Fair
books
will
be
available
to
Mr. Stephens.
the new state building program
Sherman Crop Looks Good
The two men left Wednesday af­ exhibitors next week and general
this week when Governor Martin of $2,142 for the part time farms which is the first of the budget
Chafley Smith
The Sherman county crop has
referred to the state planning recently surveyed, and an average items in the classification gener­ ternoon for Pendleton accompanied distribution will begin at that time.
valuation
of
close
to
$7000
for
all
ally
used
the
totol
for
the
county
matured
very satisfactorily during
The
1936
books
wPl
be
smaller
by D. E. Stephens.
board the problem presented by
Charlie Snpth, assistant county the past week in most instances al­
the need for an additional office farms in the state.
| was $1419.26 which included clerk’s
than those of 1935 as there was
building and a library building. I The average acreage of places Mjaries of $800.
some consolidation of items in the agent leader of Oregon, was here though there have been reports
Wille the probable coot of these included m the study was only
Under the classification of in- Turpin
livestock
clasaes. The new book Thursday to confer with Perry that some of the spring wheat in
Laid
To
huildiMs has beam estimated at i 85.2 seres, of which only 12 struction supervision the schools'
will contain 40 pages and be bound Johnston. Mr. Smith states that Kent district would not make as
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about eighty percent of the farm­ much as at first anticipated because
respec-1
acres
were
in
crops.
19
acres^
in
spent
$3,860
although
there
was
a
in red.
$1,000,000 and $500.000
ers who have signed work sheets
Grass
tively this is one of the features pasture, and 4.2 acres waste land. wide divergence in the amount al­
Work at the grounds has gone on under the soil conservation plan the kernels were shriveling. Other
Stock,
tools
and
equipment
were
reports are that this condition is
loted to this item some schools
of the program which the plan­
Turpin Hill, who would have steadily all through the year and will carry out their intentions and not general. However, a few wirm
generally
meager,
the
average
allowing
no
part
of
teachers
’
sal
­
ning board is expected to develop
been 78 years old, August 25 of this the track is expected to be in good put in some other crop than they days would certainly reduce the
in its study of the state’s needs. inventory of livestock being $113. aries for supervision.
year, died in Forest Grove last shape for the races and other normally raise.
I yield in that section seriously.
New buildings will also necessi­ 04, equipirientf and tools $68.27,
Friday and was buried in the Grass events that will be listed for the en­
and feed and seed $25.12.
Teachers Get 46%
tate the purchase of additional
Valley cemetery Sunday afternoon. tertainment of fair visitors. •
Some Wheat Shattering
Average liabilities against the
Teachers received $31,539.76 in
land and in this connection Gover­
Mr. Hill came to Sherman coun­
farms
was
$673.78,
so
that
the
net
dq
Farmers in the north end of the
Sherman county during the last ty in 1883 from Umatilla county
nor Martin will present to the next
county
are hoping for some warm
legislature the suggestion advanc worth was only $539.06, this fig­ school period. Of this amount where he had lived with his parent»
Work Sheets
days so that threshing can be^in.
ed by the capitol architects that ure having fallen from $852 since Moro pai^ the greatest su;v
since
1872.
He
took
up
land
south
Winds and cool days have held "off
the state acquire the four residen- the properties were acquired. An 483.15. Grass Valley paid out $6,- east of Grass Valley on which he
Oregon
the harvesting unduly long, they
tial blocks immediately north of educational study of the operators 750 to teachers and Wasco paid lived and which he owned at the
say. and the heads are reported to
the capitol site, two on either side show about 79 per cent had finish- teachers $6495. The two high time of his death. He was married
County and state committees
be ready for threshing ^hile the
of Summer street. The governor, ed grade school, 16.4 per cent had school teacher schools paid $5670 in 1884 to Mina Dennison who,sur­
in
charge of the agricultural
finished
high
school
and
less
than
straw is still tough. Wind has also
however, has declared that he will
for Rufus and $4432.50 for Kent. vives him. Two daughters, Mrs. conservation program are now
“They were married and given shattered some of the wheat.
not recommend either the build­ five per cent having had any more Harmony paid its teacher $675 Elsie Eslinger and Fay Hill also busy checking and listing mort
in
marriage until the day Noah
ings or more land but will content advanced training.
for the year.
William Roos’ wheat is being
survive. Mr. Hill has lived in For- than 20,000 work sheets which
himself with presenting the need
For the operation of the school est Grove for about twenty years.
entered the Ark.” Cupid knows threshed by Bart Burrel and is said
were
turned
in
by
Oregon
farmers
i
no dates, seasons or times. China to be very fine looking wheat al­
of both to the law makers togeth­ C*
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plants the ‘cost was i $8,728.96.
in preparation for applying fori
Hollow school house soon became though too little has been harvested
er with such suggestions as the Grass
De This sum includes $716.1 .89 for light
grants under the program.
All)
a social center for distances as to give a very clear indication of
planning board might work out.
work sheets must be checked and|
If At All
taWe«mr*",y th^choT:; Minister and
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far as 12 miles southeast and th« yield. Others in the section east
the data on them totaled in order ।
Two hundred fire wardens and
®
; for this item. Heretofore the fuel g
pi
p
south and to 7 miles west. In the of Moro are starting this week but
to proceed with the assigning of ।
Perry Johnston, county agent, c08ts have indicated that stokers LCBVe 1OT LUgCIlC
patrolmen, all seasoned veterans,
summer of 1881 the writer taught harvesting will not be general for
final farm yield factors on which ।
are now in the field protecting reports that the purchase of 3500 , were a good investment and Grass)
a singing school class at this another week at least.
Rev. and Mrs. Lawrence Mitch- ciass I payments are based.
state and privately owned timber pounds of Crested Wheat grass Valley and Moro have been low. For
place. Soon after, there was a
Close to 3000 more work sheets Sunday school organized that met 115,000 Acres Estimated
from invasion by the fire demon, seed has been completed but that the 1935-36 year the fuel costs elmore left Tuesday morning for
according to J. W. Ferguson, state it has all been ordered by farmers were as follows: Rufus, using oil, Eugene where they are attending were turned in than were expected- regularly and still later a Good
It is presumed that the county
forester. In the event of a ser­ who have anticipated their wants $577.52; Wasco, using wood, $347. the annual meeting of the Synod in early estimates made by the Templer’s Lodge was organized. will harvest 115,000 acres of wheat
ious fire 3000 CCC workers scat­ for this fall. Those who have not 20; Kent, using coal, $540.06: Moro of Oregon held in connection with state college ext^ nsion service Also frequent irregular church this year, both fall and spring. The
tered about in camps over the arranged for grass seed for fall using slack coal. $477.91; Grass the University
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- summer school. which was in charge of the organi­ services were conducted among normal total acreage is between
state, all drilled in fire fighting, plantings under the SC & DA Valley, using slack coal, $398.10. Opening with the communion serv- zation and informational work in the incoming settlers, by transient 130,000 and 135,000 but some has
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election of officers on Tues connection with the program. ministers.
are available for instant duty. should do so at once as the supply Harmony spent $129.03 for fuel.
been left out for allotment or sown
The
schools
spent
$4,288.75
for
day
night,
sessions continue un­ While Umatilla county continues
State laws requiring fire permits is limited. Some of the seed may
The Singing School terminated to oats and barley and a few thou- L
An-
for logging operations and provid­ be obtained locally as several maintenance and repair, the largest til late this afternoon. Dr. An- to lead in the number cooperating in its usual young peoples’ wed­ sand acres were plowed under for
ing safeguards against careless Sherman county farmers have been items being the repair of the Moro drew Carrick of Poland !»~the as it did under the old programs, dings either directly or indirectly soil conservation payments and as
Each Presby- a far greater number of western
campers and smokers will be rig­ producing it for several years in and Wasco school houses. The aux- retiring
_ moderator.
.
as time grew apace. Five wed- there is more stock in the county
ili»ry agencies cost $17,790.88 ot ter»» church in the »Ute 1» ex- Oregon growers have indicated in dings resulted from these gather- a few more acres may go into hay
idly enforced, according to Fergu­ small quantities.
which $17,262.16 was transport»- pected to send one minister and tention to cooperate than were in­ ings. The Teacher became inter- even though horses are scarcer than
son who warns vacationists to
tion. This item has grown with the one elder as commissioners. Moro cluded in all of the former AAA ested in his leading «soprano, a. jn the twenties.
watch their step when entering
: growth of the practice of moving ha» no lay represenUt.ve thi. projects.
timbered areas or traveling along
settler, with a young lady of the - --------------------- -
Have
children from one district to an- year. Mrs. M'tehelmore w.^loc.i
Following are the latest county class, my leading bass met with] *
highways bordering forest lands.
wy •
, ther. From the figures given it delegate to the woman s Synoda totals turned in to the state office
his choice in a young lady living
appears probable that transporta- cal meeting held yesterday.
on numbers of work sheets filed near and another of the class be-j
County courts may not compro­
by the closing date July 3:
mise tax liens except where there
' tion costs are higher per child than I ■
came
Motorists who believe themselves the teaching costs per child.
Baker, 600; Benton, 337; Clack­ school uX^whi" h^nuy
is a real controversy as to the
p
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amas, 1160; Clatsop, 65; Colum­ closed the first term of school
legality of the taxes Attorney eligible for selection as Oregon’s Fixed charges accounted for $1431. JSClUdllZdtlOn DOdrCl
striking results in controlling
bia, 497: Coos, 400; Crook, 218; taught in the district. This last
General Van Winkle ruled in an safest driver have an extra week 56 in the past year. A large parti
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correctjnjr 90il erosion are be-
Curry, 185; Deschuteh, 300; Doug­ named was the first to wed
opinion to B. R. McCabe, district in which to file applications, ac­ of this is insurance. Capital outlay |y|pAfo Aiipriict 111
Ii.^ sh<>wn in the Athena pwject
cording to an announcement by the was $5,165.08 for the term.
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lass. 800; Gilliam, 400; G^ant, always
attorney for Curry county.
_ believed this, man student |
lhe
Conservation service,
Oregon State Motor Association.
140; Harney, 25; Hood River, 350; was more interested in the Miss
The schools received $146,934.76 Board of Equalization Meeting
rtg Wm A Schoenfeld, dean
Jackson, 700; Jefferson, 235; Jose- Teacher than in the lessons of the of
There are now 369,594 liiq^sed Extention of the deadline until although a goodly part of this a-
NOTICE. There will be
iculture at Oregon State
automobile operators in Oregon, midnight, July 22, was made be­ mount was paid from one district meeting of the County Board of phine, 315; Klamath, 376; Lake, class. Still another from choir co]|ege( w^o recently visited the
according to Secretary of State cause of heavy last minute demands to another for tuition or transpor- Equalization of Sherman County, 142; Lane,
_ , 1306; Lincoln, 290; practice became interested in the work there jn connectiOn with a
Snell. There is also a better com­ for application blanks.
t&tion.
1 Oregon, at the Court House, Moro, Linn. 1306; Malheur, 652; • Manors alto of my class.
' tour of eastern Oregon branch
Hundreds of aspirants for the all-
pliance with the law requiring
Cash on hand at the beginning ot Oregon, on the second Monday in 1318; Morrow, 660; Multnomah,
Those school
house doings experiment stations.
permits for learners than ever be­ exptnses-paid round trip to New the year was $29.832.17; the special August, that being the 10th day 255: Polk, 900; Sherman, 550; Til­ brought the early settlers from
Under the general direction ot
fore, So far this year 7183 of York late in August have register­ tax raised $62,102.09; the county of August. 1936, to publicly ex­ lamook, 437; Umatilla, 1620; Un­ these distant points to this first
um, state coordinator with
these permits have been issued ed for the competition, and with school fund brought in $8,268.90; amine the Assessment Rolls, cor- ion, 700; Wallowa, 640; Wasco,
general
social
center.
t
h
e
Soi
i Conservation service, a
compared to an aggregate of only the extension of time hundreds the elementary tax $18,622.91 and rect aR errors in valuation, de- 440; Washington. 800; Wheeler,
There
had
been,
hitherto,
priv-
p]
an
o
f
handling the deep gullies
3497 for the previous four years. more are expected tq-jcall for appli­ the state school fund $870.40. It scriptions of lands or other prop- 124; Yamhill, 900.
ate schools taught at the Price1 wjth tractors and road scrapers
cation blanks in the next few days, seems likely that the several school erty assessed by me, and it shall
place by whom I do not know. A ^a8 been used with great success.
Distribution of $31,964 among the motor club said. Similar post- districts have more money on hand be
] the duty of persons interested WEATHER FOR THE WEEK
Mrs.
Walker (widow) taught at in8tead of building more or less
the counties and cities of the ponements of - the deadline were now than at the beginning of last to* appear at this time and place
the Eaton place and Miss King expensive catch dams, the policy
min
.
rmccip
state, representing 2nd quarterly । made in every state in the Union, year from the above figures.
DATE
appointed (appearance is by peti­
at that time taught at Mr. Pier- hag ^on followed of filling in the
allocation of beer and wine taxes, where searches are being conducted
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There
is only one conclusion to be tion.) All petitions must be made July 9 ............. 77.. . 58 ... .12
sori's place in the lower Grass gU]ijea enough to that they can
for
drivers
with
long
and
unblem-
r
e
a
ched
from
"a
comparison
of
the
IH
wllVill|i
54
was completed this week by Sec­
.00
in writing and verified by the
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Valley.
Later my sister, Miss
farmed over, and then seeding
retary of State Snell. The little ished motoring records.
49 .. . .00
audit for 1935-6 with thè audit of oath of the applicant and*filed
73
11 ......
Barzee
taught
a
private
scho^^at
them
down to grass. - This tends
community of Cornucopia in Bak-
“Every careful motorist in Ore- 1931.2 or earlier and that is that with the board within fifteen days
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Mr. Mercer’s place in the mWlle to halt further erosion and makes
er county received the smallest gon deserves an opportunity to the schools of the county are under- frOm the time it is by law re­
.00
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Grass Valley who was a farm set- possible farming the land on both
check, 34 cents. Portland’s share make application,’’ said E. B. Me- going a transition period that will quired to meet.
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.
52
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tier.
Suffice it to say the resi- 8jdes by methods which still fur-
amounted to $10,114.68.
Daniel, president of thè Motorists’
result in a much different
Margaret W. Peets,
.81 . . 43 .. 00
dents
of
this scattered^ommunity ther control the difficulty, says
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Sherman county’s share amount organization. “We want to be sure gygtem thah was known a ferw
County Assessor,
(Continued
on Page two)5^
1 Schoenfeld.
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Total for w<iek
i years ago.
I 37-3R-39-40
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1 Part
Farming
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