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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1937)
Forty N inth Year No- 9 i R I P " HU I | i> Official C ounty Paper Moro, Oregon, Friday, January 1 , 1937 —— <— ■ Sheriff! Office CGC Camp Still Inactive WPA State Affaire a . i r __| Cases Closed By . ..... M akes Turn-over nr i • O f $67,550.7.0 Working A , Usual In County A. L Lindbeck ------ 5— At Dam Building "" Labor disputes which continue to Chronology Of 1936 Events >. Barn Dance SnOW Falls On Draws B tg C ro w d Unfrozen Ground Night Chr.stmas. Reprinted A barn dance was held T u e s d a y --------------- :---- hold the entire .west coast in • state The sheriff’s office made the final __________* Frank O. Collilis. investigator i night in the new barn recently built . of industrial stagnation will un turn (i over of the year Thursday for the relief committees of the _ I by Dell Olds at Grass Valley. All of Moisture Should Be questionably come in considerable and gave to the treaaurer i n die- Tenth el Tilled Land Will Be mid-Columbia counties was here Short Review of Noteworthy Floors were laid for the dancing • 2} ___ attention at the hands of Oregon’s Wednesday from Condon bringing a stand erected for the music,: Available ror Wheat Crop T# & legislature when it convenes this tributioato «he taxing uniU a n « t information regarding the new 1936 Events Given in Resume ,♦ S , ' “ and*ed o U ° £ W he^T U w Send, M atu re month. Producer groups whose sum Of $67,660.70. ruling in WPA organisation. *Any The total collection of taxes, Grass When Project It Done; pocket books have been hard hit case which is not working on a of News Year; Better Wheat nSX ". ¿ ¡ I * Soil by their inability to ship thei r pro current and delinquent, for the WPA project for a periodof thir ducts as well as by the decline in year has been $228,464.25 which is Contracts Still Being Signed ty days must be investigated in Crop Important News rived during the course of the e v e -,_____ purchasing power on the nart of almost $25,000 more than the tax order to be reassigned'* said Mr. i ning and a real old fashioned dance Tra()ition w„ nothinr to the * the strikers, are loudly demanding roll for the year and is about 110% , ~ ~ Collins, who added that “anyone Thia brief chronology of events ( W B8 held until a late hour, action to bring about a speedy of the 1936 tax roll. <The current sender of snow. He kept the whit» The report that the work at the working on WPA must accept work • restoration of peace in the indus roll lacks about $26,000 of total CCC camp in Moro had completed opportunities in private enterpris in Sherman county during 1936 is I blanket off the earth until everyone trial world. With" the Growers collection but delinquent taxes its wotk here caused something es when o f f e r e d . - x taken from the files of :the Sher- »■»' y» 0 hr.'d celebrated their holiday but Club of Hood River taking the lead, make up the difference. when they awoke the following The new ruling was made neces (nan County Journal. akin to dismay to the men who the wool growers, wheat growers, morning*there was four or five were building dams and quarring sary because 7600 cases are being Jan. 3: 1.45 inches of rain fell - . apple growers and other agricul inches of snow. It dropped quietly rock for dams to be with all the I dropped in Oregon in line with the in the last week of the year tural groups are demanding com and without warning for the skies force at their command. They ¡federal decrease in WPA workers, bring the total for the ^rop year pulsory arbitration of all strikes wejre clear until midnight. hastened to deny the statement They will be re-admitted according up to 3.81 inches. ia Which the public welfare be Not in years has a snowfall been to population if need arises. All Jan. 10: Farmers hold meetings much in the same manner as Mark hailed with as much joy as was comes involved. Twain is said to have denied the but three of those on WPA lists to decide on new program since the Senator Best of Umatilla coun this one. Rains had come late and The Grass Valley district which report of his death by saying it in Sherman county have had then AAA is declared unconstitutional. ty has publicly announced his in includes warehouses at Grass Val- was very much exaggerated. just barely sufficient to sprout the Rabbits to be eradicated under thei __________ cases closed, tention of sponsoring a compul wheat that had been in the grouno biological survey plan.' sory arbitration measure in the ley, Bourbon. Kent, and Wilcox i Contracts have been sig n ed !----------------- a couple of months. Then without Jan. 17: J. L. Davis, C. B. An- p^^y Qfle Dine With Grandma ’ 11 a forthcoming aeasion. Senator String took in 648,892 bushels of wheat which permit the SCS to work on ~ frost of any consequence came the drew» and G. H. Root were elected ; during the past year for the b ig -' 23,342 acres within the projectif ft lT I V lP t l 11 V P H 11 T it er of Linn county, an active grang snow. outlined. The Grass Valley canyon W I U | F W W < V 1 I U U I to go to a meeting of protesting, $ ayr | on Birthday er himself, has announced his gest intake of any year since the B est of all it has snowed some faimers at Arlington. Erosion con 11^ sympathy with the proposal. Oth fortunate twenties. This was di area was chosen for the demon- ■ every day since then and even now trol groups to be organized. S lo t!-------- er legislators from the agricultural vided as follows, deleting f ractions: strirtion project and farms in many A w> a» o n sy p gi f* At* snow flakes are drifting past the machines put away. of its b anches are included. Work «AT I f a l s g C w 1 V I Grass Valley, 320,952; Bourbor. Mrs. Emma Sayrs was 75 years • window to add their bit to the districts can be depended on tx, Jan. 24: Bangs disease testing old on Christmas day and her four steadily increasing covering of the support the idea, especially under 123,794; Kent 173.922; Wilcox 30, on the project has been done in 'ontinucs. Farm conference draws DeMoss canyon. Barnum canyon, daughters and two sons considered the urge of their interested con 223. - ° ? d ’ i*»ker., moderate crowd , jt appropriate time for an old Snow Still Falling In addition to this amount over ’ Peetz canyon, Erskineville canyon, stituents. These include Duncan, 20,000 bushels were shipped out Hay canyon. Rosebush and the work"« . m an ag er of C rass V a lle y ! t ’me reunion. Consequently of Harney, Wheeler of Lane. Sta- work »5 manager of Grass Valley „ t h e r e d 40 members of the wheat. delman of Wai«r. SpnuWing of without going through the w are-1main iZrasui Vallav itself. The snow on the morning of the Gmm Growers. Special election , the bnsement of Mrs. Marion, Dunn of Jackson and many house at Wilcox. Also there were 15,832 Tilled Acres 26th brought .26 inches of mois- All May Sign Up For Hunt ballots marked. January rains best A *n y Sayrs home in celebration of Christ ¿ure an(j jater snows have added others. The senate, overwhelming several cars shipped by individuals 24 year record. 3.46 inches. Of this area 15,832 acres is till- Competition This Mouth mas and of the anniversary of, .32 inches more to make a total of ly ocnservntive in its attitude to in sufficient quantities to bring the birth of the mother of the f»m-J 5g inch of moigtur^ that must ward' business and industrial prob total for the district up to 700,- ] ecj iarK’ and i8 either in crop or in Feb. 7: Wasco schools lay off on account of measles. D. R. Mc- ily. summerfallow and the remainder is lems, would apwar. from this dis 000 bushels or thereabouts. surely go into the ground. 'Re- Dole shows erosion damage by either range land or roadways. Il tance, ^o be fertile g-ound for the The room was gaily decorated Another of the community hunts pictures. New fair board appointed. wjth greens an(j holly and other ports vary about the snow but the is expected that about 1500 acres sowing of seed looking to govern general opinion is that there is Feb. 14. Big drop in tempera marks of the holiday and sons and eight or nine inches on an average will be seeded down to crested that enlivened the winter seasons mental interference in arguments wheat grass before the work is a few years ago is being planned. ^ure scares wheat farmers. Candi daughters and grand sons and ¡n |h e central part of the county, between employers and employ ended. Six hundred eighty five It is to be much similar to the oth dates out for county office. Omer grand daughters and great grand i - South of Grass Valley it is re ees. - TW attitude of the House is acres have already been seeded and ers with the exception that this Sayrs elected fair board head. more dM eult to predict. Fifty per children visited and dined. . ported that • there is little snow cent of its membership is entirely much more would have been h3d Fob. 21: Wasco bank pays sixth J^resent were daughters Mrs. although the later snows have fall- Miss Rita Burris of Wasco, and the fall been favorable for sucb ! one is to be done on a much larger dividend. Cold continues. Young new to the legislative field. A- R. T. Morgan and husband; Mrs. en there. The snow of Tuesday F. Harland Johnson of Nampa, seeding. scale for contestants are to be ad people skating at Celilo. Moro W. A. Morgan and husband; Mrs. night drifted quite badly in places irong the House members, how eve, O r « hundred ferty five perma- mitted from the O .».. VoIJey dio- schools doeed for scarlet fever. there are known to be at least two Idaho, were united in marriage E. A. Race and husband; and Mrs. end some county roads are almost aggressive labor leaders—Bull of Saturday, December the 26th, at nent dams have been built in the trfet at well ah fro m around Moro, Feb. 28: Harlow Parkins comes C. R. Axtell and husband; sons: impassable because snow haa blown Union and Brady of Multnomah— the Congregational parsonage in draws and canyons of the demon-! The entrance charge is to be one to be SCS manager. Bank for coun O. G. Sayrgtand wife and Carroll off the fields, but it is said to be and a number of other labor The Dalles by tJhe Rev. Mr. Hutch stration area. These are usually dollar which will be returned to t y . discussed. Run off of snowi Sayrs an(j wtfe. others there were. a small part of the snowfall. sympathisers who can be depended inson. at 4 p. m. ! Mr. and Mrs. David Ransier and of rock ajthough there are some j the entrant if he is on the winning damages fields. Those attending were Mr. and concrete dams and some dirt. They 1 side. If he is on the losing side on to foHow their lead in a fight children, Lorean and James; Zora, to the finish against any legisla Mrs. John T. Johnson Jr., Clinton are designed to hold water or to the money will be used for enter- Fulton Road Washed Thelma. Ariel and Irma Morgan; tion that might in any way dip the Brock of Twin Fails, Idaho; Miss check i un-off. Water impounding tainment purposes. Walter Rug- March 6: Fulton canyon road Art, Amery, Maurice and Dorothy Margaret Johnson, Miss Margaret dams arc ¿f ten put in the larger; gl©s is signing up hunters in Moro damaged by flood. OOC boys at M)organ;'Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Pan wings of organised labor. Most interesting angle in the McKee and Theodore IProudfoot of draws to raise the water level and and Ray Blake is signing them up work again after lay off on account coast, Charles Race, Mr. and Mrs. pending battie over labor tegw -f w&aeo. to“ make the nea by land more jn Grass Valley. Truman Strong of weather. Many more candidates Stanley Krusow; Alton," B ill/ *nd “Whisker dams” are the latest ! is helping in the organization of file for county offices. lation, however, is to be found in Miss Burris is the only daughter valuable. Bobby Axtell; Mr. and Mrs. Lamei device advocated as an aid to Ore its possible effect upon the Damon- of Mr. W. H. Burris of Wasco, and ; the event. March 13. Federation wheat will Sayrs and son Larry; I>avon and gon farmers trying to prevent gul Pythias relations which have ex Mr. Johnson is the elder son of Rodents Killed Easily be re-seeded in a large part of the Mary Sayrs; Frank and Reatha ly erosion on their land. , Names To Be Drawn isted between leaders of the farm Mr. and Mis. John T. Johnson also county. Funeral of Lynden Lucas Sayrs; and Mis. Sarys companion. While the current fall has been so Last spring a rodent control pro er-labor group at' legislative ses of Wasco. Sayrs; and Mrs. Sayrs companion, dry in eastern Oregon that many ject was carried on for a few days.! Names will be drawn January 6 was held in The Dalles. sions for many years with Ray Gill The young couple left immed In 49 man days 1400 acres of land at Mtoro and the hunt will begin March 20: Grass Valley schools Unable to come were: Mr. and farmers felt that they would al- of the G an ge and Ben Osborne of iately following the ceremony for a was carefully gone over and the January 7 and continue until Feb- closed for scarlet fever. Over halt Mrs. Roy Miller and three children ( mos,t welcome some water erosion, the labor unions, and their satel short trip to Eugene. Albany and report was that practically every ruary 1. Those who sign up after the year it will doubtless of county taxes reported paid by and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Morgan and iater lites fighting shoulder to shoulder Portland, and will leave the latter sage rat was killed. The cost was the beginning will have their names become a problem as usual, say soil sheriff Chrisman. (Crop conditions d au g h ter. for or against—as the case might part of the week for their home between seven and eight cents per drawn in the same manner as do Mrs. Sayrs is among the oldest specialists of the state college ex be—any proposal affecting the in n Nampa, Idaho. wh~re Mr. John acre. Farmers may do this for those who sign up early. The en- still a source of worry. March 27: Disc tillers being residents of the county in point of tension service. * terests of either group. A lready son is field manager for the Allis- themselves as the poison is ob te i tainment feature planned is a tried in fields. Local boys, Richard continuous residence. She came ‘ The term “whisker dams” has Gill, as master of the State show and dance. tainable from the county agent Barnes arid Bill McLachlin injured here in the fall of 1883 from Prine been applied to a practice origi ChalmcTs company; . f Grange, has warned against any ville with her husband Frank nated by C. Edwin Hill, state co Contour furrows have been m ade Points for birds and animals in car accident. attempt to . interfere With the Sayrs. He was born in Conrallis ordinator for the “soil conservation on 111 acres in the area and some that win count in the race are as April 3: Pension applications rights of labor unions to strike. f this has been seeded to crested f oi^ ws w ith the part of the an- received. Wind blows down Hay in 1856 and moved to Prineville in service, who applied it successful This can be interpreted as a warn wheat grass and a small, mixture |maj needed for the count. Rabbits Canyon warehouse and damages the early days and they were mar ly last winter throughout the Wild ing against the proposed compul Horse soil erosion control project 50, 2 ears; sparrows. 25, whole of other seed. ried in 1879. fields. sory arbitration program. The It is now over fifty three years around Athena. It consist« essen sparrow; crows, hawka and ravens, April 10. New men come to warning has started rumblings of Plans Prepared 100, heads; coyotes,. 1000, hides; CCC camp. Sherman Highway since Frank Sayrs settled on the tially of using straw to form arti Four H club workers in the coun discontent among the Grangers in Plans are now prepared for all porcupine. 1000, head; badger, 1000, association formed. Land still! land west of town that has been ficial vegetation on newly graded- many parts of the state, especial ty have arranged for 35 calves to known as the Sayrs place for so in gullies where natural vegeta the land that is likely to be in- hide; Bobcats, 1000, hide; magpies, blowing in many parts of county. feed du ing the winter, spring and ly those who belong to the wheat many years. They retired after 26 tion has not attained enough April 17: Grass Valley debate years of active farming and lived growth to afford protection. league or the wool or apple grow summer in readiness for the state eluded in the demonstration unit. 200, head; rats, 100, whole. teams defeat Hermiston for north in Moro until Mr. Sayrs death in ers who do not propose to let fair and the Pacific International There will probably be a little un- i —---------------------- - western championship. New' ero Gill or any other leader stand in County agent Wright, Glen King der 30.000 acres in the completed Dams Effective 1924. sion program explained. the way of a program that prom anc( Carroll Sayrs were in Baker project which is held to be of suffi- The Mwhisker dams” are put in ... April 24: T. E. Sink and sistep ises any relief from the present and Grant counties lately and re cient size to demonstrate the feasi- after the soil ’becomes soft from bility of the erosion control theo- ^ C llt 1 0 V O r V a lilS Mrs. Mary Belshee, die the same situation with its threat to the turned with 12 calves. Seven oi rain but before washing takes i these were purebred Herefords and ries being tried. week at advanced ages. State financial stability of thousand», place. A man takes a spade and five were Aberdeen Angus. Nine The data arid work sheets of the gives aid to Fulton canyon rebuild of innocent bystanders. by sticking it straight down and soil conservation program for this ing. Of course any legislation the were senior calves and three were working it back and forth, quickly county have been sent in to Cor- Oregon lawmakers may enact to juniors. Spring Rains Aid j vallis where they will be checked The Herefords were obtained Vital problems and policies affec makes a little trench some four require compulsory arbitration inches deep and two or three inch - by the state leaders there. Pay of labor disputes would only ap from the Chandler herd at Baker May 1: Three quarters of inch ting Oregon’s futuie, many of ed wide at the top across the filled ments may be expected during this ply to local strikes, such as that and the black calves were bought of rain raises hopes for crop. Sum them highly controversial at pres in gully. A thin lay4r of straw Another batch of checks were re- month as the check« .wall be in the woolen mills at P ortland from the J. S. Guttridge. estate at mer fallow declared soil depleting ent, will be discussed under the or other plant residue is then oir strikes by teamsters, truck Prairie City. The other calves to ceived from the AAA office at in c °rvaHia ^rop. Farmers proteat against ex leadership of experts at the first scattered over the opening and ia Washington D. C. this week to phance has been denned annual state pianning conference, drivers or other purely local be fed were obtained locally. port price level. forced tightly into the trench with bring jov to the hearts of the re- tory. It is reported that the Sher groups. It would have little, if May 8: Roads in north end of called by Governor Martin for Jan the edge of the spade. cipients here. This was another man county papers were the first county still in bad condition with uary 7 and 8 at the Multnomah any effect on the maritime strike Enough of the straw extends payment on the 1936 wheat pay- to be received there. which is, after all, the one which Girking canyon road washed out hotel in Portland.* according to above the surface of the ground Is pinching the producers right ment, and totaled $7,447.53. T he‘ The range program closed at the entirely. Warm weather held need word received here from Ormond to form a small check dam which R. Bean, chairman of the Oregon now. That involves a national remainder of the money due to close of the year arid Dewey Thomp of wheat. collects the first sediment that farmers of this county is expected son is checking on the compliance issue and will require federal state planning board. May 15: Lamb and wool show / comes alongand becomes firmly made by the range owners who co program prepared. Fifty pupils The conference, which will fea legislation if it Is to be reached. Condon.—The possibilities. of at any time. embeded there. The little dams operated with the government tn finishing county high schools. ture roijnd table discussions t on are spaced about two feet apart (All the Oregon legislators can making small water conservation this matter. UnderTerry Johnston do in that connection will be to May 22: Latrib shdw successful ‘‘Tension Areas in the Use of Ore the carrying capacity of the ranges for first attempt in county. Pri gon’s Resources,” will b ring dele along the filled in gully. memorialise Congress and even dams in the "scab” rock streaks When the process is reduced to was determined and this check is mary election brings few surprises gates and citizens from every sec words is sounds rather tedious and such action can be expected to that run up through many wheat made to verify statements of work in state and county. meet with serious opposition on fields in the vicinity of Condon are _ tion of the state. Members of complicated, but in actual prac- done to earn the payment.“ Spring May 29: > Conditions in south county planning commissions, city the part of organised labor. being considered by County Agent ha been found to be the county h o U .ftïo n W e X unty o fih W . « d other. ^development. is the-m oat common! R. M. McKennen -and farmers o f rop. Work «hoot, for K>i) torestod in many phwo» of th»r ’ A hoiain» nmrlv fllM -in Mrs. J. C. McKean was hostess means taken to comply. Hereafter state officials and em the district. The streaks. Mr. Mc- wheat crop devised for holding newly fllled-in .„—_ conservation program ready for state’s development have been In soil In place while vegetation gets ployees who tour the country at Kennon says, are comparatively and director for the Christmas! ______ _ public expense -attending con level and have rocky bottoms, am 3 « » signing. Frank von Borstal wins vtted to participate in the meet. WEATHER FOR THE WEEK • Rtart • Objectives of the conference, ventions and conferences must it is believed that by damming up annual historical contest. Some of the waterways treated ' M IN pRBcir MAX. -----_ limit their expense claims to $7 these streaks in a number of places Poley gave a resume of a maga*| June 5: Farm group visits dams outlined by Governor Martin O f t this way last year carried water a day. This amount is expected a large quantity of water can be sine article, “The Stars That Go ■; 24 ....... , . . . 4 2 .3 3 and grass plots. County soil con “To Increase the interest and par running the full width of the dams 29. ... .(XT- servation payment set at $6.40. ticipation, of citixens In thinking and gave the appearance of water ... 40 to cover Pullman charges, meals, held on top of the “scab” where Before,” by Mrs. Simmons, andt 25 hotel rooms, taxis, tips and inci it can be absorbed and thereby in Mrs. Darwin Van Gilder read one for the future use of Oregon’s nat running down stairs as each little . 29. ... 27. ... .26 Í6 Rain falls, half inch. dentals. If they cannot live with crease wheat yields on the adjoin of Charles Dickens* Christmas ... 32. .2 4 . . . . .16 27 June 12: Best crops since 1928 ural resourtte;” “to clarify the obstruction formed a level. Ibis stories.*“ Inexpensive gifts were J in this allowance, the board of cop- ing land. A rotary fresno and 27 .06 31 28 predicted. David Vintin dies at relation of the state and county is a treatment that any fanner can trol ruled this week, they can. large tractor were used in con exchanged by the members. 29 . . . . ... 31 . 20 .. . . T Grass Valley. Parties elect officers planning boards .to official groups carry out without cash expense, The next meeting will be on Jan balance out of their structing some of these dams on up the Balance in the county and state,” and “to and which can be worked with the io 30 . . . . . . . 3 0 . . 21. for county. G. Patman farm. No ex uary 15th in the form of a tea for, personal pock 4books. If they can the (Continued on page four) most unskilled labor. .. .82 (Continued on page four) Total for w e e k ... ÏÇentlnuad on Fag* two) ' I penditure for material is required, the D oernberker H ospital. i ‘ 'X, J Mrs. Lmma bayrs to ( Grass Valley District Raises 700,000 Bushel Honored By Descendants County Nimrods IllS B iS i V J rl • n t ? ▼ iv a v * * , Johnson-Burris Wedding Held . ': New Type Dams Made Easily With Spade 35 Beef Calves Owned By Clubbers L) A uhCClS More Wheat Checks Oregon Planners Meet Next Week Come For Farmers “Scab” Dams Held Good Water Savers , - -rrnlu Mrs. McKean Hostess To Woman’s Club ..
