Sherman County journal., July 24, 1936, Image 1

k
ermatt (County journal
Forty Eighth Year No. 38
State Affairs
A. L Lindbeck
Moro, Oregon, Friday, July 24, 1936
Peter Quick Colts Soil Conservation
Being Trained ^Service Working
For Futurity
When Gov. Landon ¿Vacationed in the West
Official County Paper
Wheat Yield
Expected To
Reach lOyr. Av
On 16,000 Acres
Mor« thon 3200 men are now em-
Entries for the Peter Quick fu-
work on (turity have been coming in and
ployed in cbnatruction
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Oregon’s system of state highways, enough two year olds for a mighty
Spring Wheat Shriveled By Hot
according to R. H. Baldock, state gOO<j
are already entered and t Mechanical Means of Holding
highway engineer. This number are being broken to ride and run
Days But Majority of Fields
: Water Beiaf Built In Draws
doe« not include men employed on c„ several farms in the county.
maintenance
work. To date $11,- , jThe race is 1-eing sponsored by
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Ripen Satisfactorily; Average
and Canyons To Stop Floods;
219,993 of th« 1936 program of Gby Matthews of The Dalles who
highway work has been contracted baa offered to pay the filing fee of Proper Soil Ute UMmate Aim
of Nineteen Twenties Expected
representing 98.4 percent of the horses up to fifteen. Peter Quick
year's program. Another large is the government thoroughbred
letting is scheduled for this week. horse kept at the W. C. Helyer
Threshing of wheat as been go­
Contracts are signed which allow
On the Pacific highway alone 668 ranch. The race will be for half a
ing on long enough in the county
men are employed on 12 construc­ mile and the fair beard has already the SC Service to work on 16,000
that some idea of
yield my be
tion project« representing an esti­ promised a consolation raM for los­ acres in the part of Sherman coun­
obtained.
Wheat
in
the
country
west
ty
adjacent
to
Grass
Valley
canyon
mated coat oLll»77®475.
ers Saturday of the fair,
of Wasco is making from ten to
and in the watershed of that area
More the 440 men are at work more tomorrow.
twelve sacks which means from
on 11 projects on the Columbit
Colts entered for the futurity are Plans now under way will increase
25 to 30 bushels. Some is doing
this
amount
by
22,000
acres
and
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river highway on which expendi­ two from A. H. Barnum, two from
better than that.
Roy Barnett, two from J. C. Wil-1 probably 8,000 acres more will be
tures are estimated at $864,033.
North of Wasco where the blows
later if surveys and contracts
Five projects on the Dalles-Cal- son and one each from W. C. Hel-|
of
early spr ng were mos. severe
ifomia highway, representing an yer, Durward Helyer, A. von Bors- c*n be made. This will make a
yield« are lower as stands are
expenditure of $325,399 ar« giving tel, Glen King, W. M. Alsup, Wm. total area in the demonstration
thinner and seme wheat was dam­
project for Sherman county of be­
employment to more than 250 men. Brinkert and Ed Newton.
tween
45,000
and
50,000
acres.
More than «30 men are at work
Estes Park, Colo.—Governor Alt M. Landon and his family, pictured on the lawn of their summer horn« aged in the wind storms. Ten sacks
In
Estes
Park, where the Republican nominee spent several weeks recently. Left to right: Governor Lan­ is said to be the general run of
on seven projects on the Old Ore­
Work Progreflaea
wheat there.
don. Peggy Landon, John Cobb Landon, Nancy Jo Landon, Mrs. Landon.
gon Trail highway where an esti­
mated $767.966 is being spent on
Work is progressing more rapid­
Yields Varied
ly now than any other time because
ZZt"u
the coast
Caught
East of Wasco wheat is making
of the weather conditions and be­
from seven to tune sacks per acre
highway are providing job« forj A group of traveling gypsies cause of the continually improving
according to a mr.solide t ion of re­
more than 400 men. Estimated lived ably up to their reputation experience of the crews working.
ports on the yields. In each of the
cost of this work is $716,640.
Vic
Barr
’
s
crew
has
recently
com-
Tutsday morning when one of the
districts, of course, there are many
Three
__ . projects on the _ Wolf younger and more comely of w.wv the
plc ted an impounding dam on the
Creek highway, to cost $531,358,
Jline between Peters 4t Ginn and
exceptional fields that are making
more and some less than the esti­
are employing 230 men and more money from
s^her as he Jack Eva that will raise the levei
mates given.
than 200 men are working on> two worked in his ghop on the farTn of the land about six feet in a draw
projects on the Wilson river high-j gouth of £ent.
1 there. This dam is of concrete and
Threshing has started on some
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way where $299,430 is being spent, A ghort
after the rypsieg ig a permanent structure. Othei . District attorney George G. Upde
farms around Moro but cannot be
Dr. Nicoiae Comateanu, of state
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had left his place he noticed that dams are being built in the branch graff, state health inspector. Carl
this year.
said to be general as yet although
college.
Bucarest, Rumania who
The new super-highway between
waUet
con'tai --------------
ning $14 was
miss- canyon
that 1 ’ from
runs Bar num g Green and county health officer
wheat is coming in to the elevator
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has been in the United State sever­
Portland and Oregon City is giv-; • „ He
j
*
called Tom .Garrett at canyon to the
Peetz place and c L poley,
)n Grags Valley Program of Races With Calf
every day. The warm weather of
al
month« studying agricultural
ing employment to 370 men on four । Grass Valley who called the «her— above.
the past week end hurried up the
Wozinoavia«
Wednesday to epnfer with city
methods and practices here, was at
jobs ousting $785,224.
wheat to a marked extent and made
iff’s office at Moro.
officials and residents about the Riding' Some Bucking and
Bigger Dams Being Built
the local experiment station Thurs­
In Eastern Oregon six projects
threshing possible al’^- over the
Two cars of the rovers were stop
sewer system that has occasioned
day to learn about dry land farm­
Trick Riding Tentatively Made
are under way on the Wallowa ped and another was overhauled at
couaty.
The work in Grass Valley canyon comment for some time.
ing as it is done in Sherman coun­
Lake highway where more than 230 DeMoss by Deputy Sheriff Nahouse'i3 being continued in much the (
Some weeks ago Dr. Boley,
ty.
By Board Saturday
Federation Cures Green
men are at work on jobs that will and Ferrel Barr. After the usual same manner as earlier in th? yeai
I
Dr. Comateanu says that the
cost $254,473. The John Day high­ argument and protestations of in- Dams were built on the Theodore health offices, on the complaint of
Quite a number of fields of
citizens
living
on
the
east
side
of
large
estates
in
Rumania
have
been
way with four projects under way noccnce the leader of the band paid Johnston place and now the crews
If Sherman county horsemen broken
broaen up due
<me to
u> agraian reform
reiorm । ■P^Hg Federation that were sown
is giving employment to 130 men. over the $14 and the party was per- are working on up the canyon on main street, recommended that
some
means
of
draining
the
over
­
really
wish a free and unrestricted and that now peeeants have been late were still green whem the hot
These projects represent an esti­ mitted to go on its way.
’ A. H. Barnum. L. V. Moore and E. flow from the senile tanks be made. opportunity to fill the race program
mated cost of $£42,639.
dried with a greenish tinge and the
This was not done and the health at the fair they may hava it The
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i ing the same series of dams, each officer called in the law in the per­ Fair board, in rts meeting Saturday acres for them »elves, paying the grain shriveled. Some yields have
government
for
it
over
a
long
per
­
The semi-annual apportionment of
one enough above the lower one son of Mr. Updegraff, who called night, expressed its desire to close
been cut from five to to ten bushels
motor vehicle funds to the counties
to keep slack water in practically ■ in the health department, in the all the races to outside horses if iod of years.
per acre and others by a lesser
Rumania is divided into two
has just been cmpleted by Secre­
all parts of the ditch.
.... ( person of Mr. Green. All conferred enough horses will enter to tin
amount.
plains on both of which grains are
tary of State Spell. Under an act
t _ A ten foot dam is being u on
recommendation is that the the races.
It seems entirely possible that
grown with from 15 to 25 inches
of the 1933 session $800,000 is ap­
A. H. Barnum’s place and another drainage ditch be dug and protect-
the
average yield for the county
of moisture. On the higher lands
portioned to the coupes every
। high
- ~ dam is being considered . for ed from filling up by a board cover, Six Races Planned
will
be 20 bushels on from 115,000
near the mountains grapes for wine
six months for use on county roads.
another place. Other dams of les-/
to 120,000 acres which will bring
As
tentatively
arranged
the
pro
­
and
prunes
and
apples
are
grown
The apportionment being based up­
i ser size are being built at the junc­
gram will consist of a boys and and grazing is followed in the the total yield up to 2.400,000 bush­
on the amounts received by the sev.
tion of Grass Valley and Rosebush
els. The ten year average yield
girls pony race, which as usual, mountaineous region.
eral counties in 1931 under an old
canyons.
for the twentie« was 2,440,000
will
be
confined
to
Sherman
county
act under Which each county re­
It is probable that later in the
Communal Life Explained
bushels and this crop, judged on
horses
and
riders;
a
chariot
race
Drouth
In
Midwest
Reason
ceived a percentage of the fees paid
year some work will be done in the
that
basis will be just about
which is strictly a Sherman county
The peasant« Hve in the villages
in during the year by the motorists
fields in an effort to stop the ero­
normal.
race;
the
Peter
Quick
futurity,
en
­
and go out to their farms each day.
sion before it gets to the major
of that county. Included in the For High Prices
As to quality it js certain that
tries to which must come from Sher Families usually include eight per­
current apportionment were the
draws. This may include small
it
will not be so high as it promised
mon county; other races will prob­ sons. It is the object of the gov­
following amounts: Baker county.
dirt and straw dams in the small
to be earlier in the year. Shriveled
the
The
sharpest
advance
in
ably
be
a
quarter
mile
saddle
horse
ernment to so aid agriculture that
$11,704.75; Benton, $14,730.26; Cla
draws.
race, .»/half mile saddle horse race the next generation, which will be wheat will weigh lighter than if It
ckamas, $34351.16; Columbia, $13,- general Oregon farm price index
was plump but it is possible that
July 4th, 1881, by common con­ and a half mile free for all. There
176.41; Coos, $21,716.46; Curry. for a long time was registered from Soil Retention Aim
sent called for a celebration. Prices should be five entries for each of more numerous, will be able 'to milling qualities will be as good.
mid-May
to
mid-June,
with
fur-
make a living from the necessarily
$2.704.27; Deschutes, $12,237.70; ther increase indicated at mid-July. j Mechanical meanof s opping
grove at the head of the Price-Ful­
Gilliam, $2,675.52; Hood River, $8,- This is one of the outstanding facts flow of water and its load of silt, ton canyon, affording the only suit­ these races.
small farms.
962.37; Jackson. $31,617.12; Jose­ shown in the most recent report however can never be successful able shade in all the farm settle- Sherman Horses Wanted
Dr. Comateanu feel» that it will
phine, $10,098.79; Klamath, $28,879.
be possible to do this if anoihet I
retaining
the
productivity
of
chosen.
My
das«
in
ment,
was
in
Now the fair board wishes it war is not fought to further upset ~
76; Lane, $42,524.48; Lincoln, $6,- on the agricultural situation by the land although such mean? may music had just rounded out the
282.36; Linn, $20.086.10; Marion, the OSC extension service. The reclaim ditched bottom lands like number of lessons and it was easy made clear that if enough local, the economic situation. Rumania, pfOSCCllte
$51,697.34;
Morrow,
$3,689.82; increase in the index was from 68 Grass Valley canyon. The only to select music for the occasion. In Sherman county horses, will enter he says, needs industries to use the
Creditors who violate their scale-
Multnomah, $301,781.44; Polk, $12,- per cent of the 1926-1930 average satisfactory means of stopping addition to general singing, a quar to fill these three races before labor of some of her people, but
453.25; Sherman, $2.540.16; Uma­ up to 73, or a 7 per cent gain in erosion will be control of tillage tet was selected, as special, and August 10th, no horses from out­ the industrial development lags be- down agreements entered into with
side of the county will be permitted cause of the competition from oth-| farmers as a condition to the re-
tilla, $22,038.68; Union, $13,869.49; one month.
Two principal reasons account methods so that the moisture en­ Miss Jory the school teacher was to race.
Wasco, $11,331.72; Washington,
er countries and the lack of a financing of old indebtedness with
for the rapid advance in prices for ters the ground where it falls. This musician on an organ furnished by
In
addition
to
the
six
races
plan
­
market for produce.
^nd bank or Land bank commis-
$24,426;- Yamhill. $18,501.86.
is
the
aim
of
the
erosion
service.
Mr. Eaton.
The special music
a good many farm products and
ned there will be some bucking in
The
doctor
has
been
sent
to
,
sioner's loans not only have no
by the quartet consisting of Miss
foods, according to the report.
legal grounds for collecting, but
all
probability
although
that
fea-
’
America
by
the
Rumanian
govern-
The Home Owners Tax Exemp­ These are serious drought damage
Martha Eaton Saprano, Miss laura
ture
will
not
be
so
prominent
as
it
ment
and
has
»pent
some
time
at
furthermore they may be subject to
tion is nothing if not persistent. to crops east of the 'Rockies and
I Eaton alto, H. D. Jory bass and t<
has
been
in
past
fairs.
There
will
Cornell
University
studying
Amer-
criminal
preeecution.
For the third time the League is stronger industrial activity and
fit in as leader I sang tenor. Many
This is the opinion expressed by
be
some
trick
riding
and
some
calf
ican
agriculture.
He
is
interested
promoting a proposal to exempt demand conditions in this country Qf
other efficient singers were present.
CnHirillCIl
in the development of co-operatives William Healy, general council of
homes from taxation up to a cash and in most foreign countries.
! For Speaker of the day Ow;en Scott riding by small boys.
I the Farm Credit administration of
The
judging
program
as
given
in
for
the peasants of his country.
value of $2000. In two previous
Republican and Democratic part-! was chosen. This choice provoked the fair book will be adhered to as
In respect to demand, the re­
I Spokane in commenting upon re­
attempts the League failed to com­ port says that business activity was ies of Oregon selected the men who some suppressed comment, as Mr.
cent decision handed down by the
plete its petitions. In its prelimi­ at a higher level in June than at are to head the campaign at meet- Scott was known to bi a pronounc­ closely as possible so that every OLD FRIENDS FETED
appellate courts of a number of
one
will
know
the
hour
and
the
date
Neighbors
of
the
Harmony
dis
­
nary petitions, filed with the state any time for Aevera) years, bring­ ings hcld in Portland over the past ed democrat. At that early period
states involving creditor violations
when
his
stock
will
be
judged.
trict
planned
a
picnic
for
the
department this week an effort is ing the average of industrial activ­ week end. —
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The democrats
met - after the Civil war, democrats on
Emmet Mason family who came of scale-down agreements.
made to overcome opposition to the ity for the first half of 1936 to 12 Saturday at the Portland hotel and.this coast seemingly were not far Concessions Let
from
Yakima Sunday for a com­ Old Creditors Held At Fault
proposal by providing for an in­ per cent above the first half of chose Claud McCulloch of Klamath separated from rebels against the
been
signed
with
munity
visit. The Masons former­
A
contract
has
crease in income taxes to compen­ 1935.
Falls as state chairman. He is a Union. There were also several
“Ae a condition to the granting
sate for the loss ia. tax revenues
I son of Judge McCulloch of Baker minor speakers, the shortest by Mr. the George Scott concession group ly lived in Hay Canyon. They were
of
Land bank commissioner’s loans
fifteen
games
of
met
at
DeMose
by
their
old
neigh
­
resulting from the tax exemption Drouth Belt Large
which
will
bring
and a brother of the public utilities Eaton who decorated his hat with
to
individuals
during the past emer
bors
and
the
afternoon
was
spent
a
type
approved
by
the
board
and
on homes. The new petition pro­
a feather to be the emblem of the
Th? principal drouth belt extends commissioner. W. F. Jackson rep-(
gency
period
who were burdened
in
visiting
and
dining
on
a
splendid
a
Ferris
wheel
and
merry
go
’
round
vides for a surtax on incomes start
resented Sherman county at the Eagle. The sp«l«l "injrmg was
with an excessive amount of in­
here for the three days of the fair. picnic dinner.
ing at two percent on incomes of from the northern Great Plains in meeting
I
commented
upon
by
Col.
Fulton
debtedness, borrowers have been
from $2000 to $2500 up to 70 per a southeasterly direction to the
Republicans met Monday at the who said “Most any one could learn Local persons who wish to set up
required to obtain statements that
cent on incomes of $50,000 or more. south Atlantic coast. The final Imperial hotel and chose Arthur to hammer a dry goods box. mean- stands may do.so by making ar­ Board of Equaiixation Meeting
NOTICE. There will be a their creditors would accept the
The measure will not appeor on the outcome depends now very much W Prialux of Chiloquin to succeed ing an instrument, but it required rangements with the fair board and
meeting of the County Board of loan proceeds in full settlement.”
ballot until the 1938 election unless on how corn and other late ma­ himself in the state chairmanship
‘
talent to sing.’’ A general good the George Scott company,
Equalization of Sherman County, Mr. Healy points out, ‘‘and that no
a special election is held before turing crops come out. With good post. Mr. Prialux also comes from| time was had by all with a splen­ more to follow.
Oregon, at the Court House, Moro, indebtedness would remain beyond
that time with provision for initia­ rains not too long delayed yields
did
dinner
at
which
the
writer
was
of such crops might still be fairly Klamath county, and is a news­
commissioner’s
mortgage,
Oregon,
on the second Monday in the
tive measures.
Earl Gehrke js here this week to
a bummer but was served by spec­
good, but gross production of farm paper publisher.
whichcannot
exceed
75
per
cent of
August,
that
being
th«
10th
day
audit
the
books
of
the
local
grain
Within a few weeks the organiza-1 ial invitation.
of August. 1936, to publicly ex­ th« appraised normal value of th«
T. Morris Dunne, member of the products this year is already certain
company
for
th
1
«
North
Pac^
c
But
for
the
sadness
of
a
death
tion of the state will be completed
amine the Assessment Rolls, cor­ property taken as security. The
unempoyment insurance commis­ to fall materially below early sea­
and the campaign will be on in following the sickness of young Grain Growers, the parent com rect «11 errors in valuation, de­ situation similarly applies to reg­
son
prospects.
sion, and Ralph Campbell, attorney
Barnett
no
complaints
were
voiced
pany.
The circular, which is available emeet about the ftrst of Septem­
scriptions of lands or other prop­ ular Land bank loans.
for the commission, left Sunday
in opposition to the days doings.
from
county
agricultural
agents,
ber.
“Notwithstanding that such a-
erty*
assessed by me, and it shall
night for Concord, N. H., to attend
Young Barnett was taken suddenly
WEATHER FOR THE WEEK
be the duty of persons interested greements were entered into, how
a three day conference of Officials goes into considerable detail in re-
ill.
The
local
physician,
Dr.
Edg
­
FEW HAUL; QUALITY GOOD
to appear at this time and place ever, some creditors have taken
MIN.
from states whose unemployment sptet to the various commodities,
^IIAX.
Only a few farmers are hauling ington, was in attendance and min­ DATI
giving
data
on
production,
prices
appointed (appearance Is by pati- farmers* notes on the side and now
insurance laws have already been
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istered to him. His pain was quiet­ July 16 ............... 93.. . 55 ..
and other information of value to to the elevator so far but more
tion.) All petitions mult be made with improving agricultural condi­
.
.00
.
56
..
approved.
ed
in
sleep
but
the
doctor
seemed
“ 17 ... ....... 85..
farmers in planning their produc­ are expected to start every day.
in writing and verified by the tions are attempting to force pay­
disturbed at his deep continued
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tion and marketing program. A Grain so far has very good teat
oath of the applicant and filed ment There » no legal ground
A sub-committee of the State new feature in the report just is­ weight and. what has been given sleep. Strong coffee was administer
“ 19 .... ....... 98 .. . 56... . .00
with th« board within fifteen day« for collecting on such notes and
ed
by
the
doctor
but
he
did
not
Planning Board working with » sued is a table showing the usual the protein test shows up very
“ 20 .. ....... 99 . 68 ... . .00
from th« time it is by law re­ attempts to do so will be resisted
legislative interim committee are seasonal trend of farm prices in high in that regard, tests of 14 to awaken.
“ 21 .............. 98 ,. 60... . .00
by the federal mortgage corpora­
quired to meet.
July 1882 called for another
making an exhaustive study of the Oregon for several of the most Im­ 15 percent being made. This is on
“ 22 \ .. .......... 91 . 66 .. ■ (MJ
Margaret W. P«ets, tion and in proper cases by the land
By
thia,
time
the
farm
stste’s governmental set-up with portant products marketed from wheate that was grown on the celebration.
97-38 39 40
County Awee^or Unk”
1
Total for week . ............. .00
/Continued on Page two)
point east of Moro.
(Continued on Page two)
this state.
Gypsies Gyp Kent
'Man; Are
City Sewage
Fair Board Wants Rumanian Here
To Learn of Our
Problems Bother Local Horses
Agriculture
At Grass Valley
For Races
Farm Price Index
Raises Rapidly
In Past Month
C. M/. Barzee
Tells Of Early
Day Celebrations
Land Bank May
Major Parties Elect