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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1937)
r V 1- Forty N inth Year No. 12 S tate A ffairs ¿ ¿ L U M fe c fc F o rty nine bills fofind their way Into the legislative hopper the first of the weel&oi the session— 20 in the 8enate Juid 29 in the House. O n ly two of these made the circuit a f |h e two branches and received ^<he official, approval o f Governor M artin. One oL these appropriated $25,000 for ¿legislative expenses. The ether .jtalhorixed the ', state treasurer to raake -advances of earn ings of legislators and legislative The ways end weens committee has parceled the biennial budget oat to several auk-committees which are a «p a t work analysing the requests and recommendations. Reports of the sub-committees w ill guide the fa ll committee in its ac tions in most instances. -» S '. '. ' • « • • Benators Franciscovich and Stray- er have joined in an* attem pt to clarify the puzzle o f legislative vacancies, a t least in so fa r as the authority of the secretary of state goes. A bill introduced by these two sofons would authorize that official to take aognigance of only those vacancies a« are due to death, resignation o r the removal of the legislator from the district. • . • . • Moro. Oregon; Friday, January 22, 1937 Jury List Is Drawn By County Court Urged mr a p i t o a *w v Official C ounty Paper m .' Madaraoiselies Vie in Cross Country Race To Consider 1937 Outlook Little Hope For Immediate Rise In Temperature I I______________ When two hundred names of Sherman county residents had been listed by» the deputy county clerk, Present Wheat Supply Sufficient the January session of the county court was declared adjourned, Mon Far Domestic Needs Until New day afternoon, January 18. The principal business a t the Harvest; Goed Year Forecast third meeting of the court thio month was preparation of the jury In Oregon list which is made up. of names on the real and personal property rolls of the county. Approximately half of Sherman During the morning considerable county’s summer fallow is seeded time was given to the problem of in winter wheat and the covering clearing roads of snow. Represen of snow stands guard against according t a t iv e s of a highway equipment freezing temperatures, company presented claims of their to word from the experiment sta machinery and its ability to open tion. Until teats are made early in _ __ the spring no exact idea of the county» ____ roads ________ that ase ______ snowbound. No action was token by the cofert » moisture in the ground will be though the consensus was that available. Although there is no one who some addit»on*l equipment was 1 can estimate acurately what the needed. L. L. Peetz was re-appointed growing season of 1937 will bring road master,..a position omitted forth, bulletins of the federal and departments when other 1937 selections were state agricultural 1 recently ntly published urge that farm- made. era consider the farm outlook for It was announced that the coun ty machinery fund is approximate 1937 ’ making it a subject for study? ly $6.000 at the present time. Supply Sufficient The next meeting of the court Total United States wheat s u p will be held Feb. 4. plies available for use until the next harvest will fill the usual } domestic demands, is the word pre sented in “The Farm Outlook for » Sub-Zero Weather and Snow- Drifts Cause hcmwauience To Sherman Couutians; Many Roads Blocked “Fair in eastern Oregon, low tern 1 peratures,” the weather prophecy of the federal department, gives little hope for much change in Sherman county weather today or tomorrow. Freezing conditions interrupted by thermometer rises to a little above 32 some days during the last Shapes of all sises. blondes and brunettes, till and svelte, short and stumpy—the annual crpss country week have meant good business race at St. Cloud, gear Paris, France recently was open to all. Here you see the field charging over a stretch for fuel men as home coal . and wood supplies continue to decrease. of rough" terrain. M |s. Fanchon was the victor. Considerable snow fell Monday. -V- Mercury Drops J_ « a J / . 2 L lF lS L lc u L C A Wednesday night brought ths Influenza Spread second sub-zero report for the j week at seven below, the previous Apparent; Care ¡ night the mercury had dropped to In County Boy’s eight below at the experiment station. In January 1936 there Needed Now was no sub-rero weather, yet with « Rufus Ahead * f e t / b r County Sunday Schools Basketball Race over a week to go, January 1937 has already seen eight such days. By Dr. Frederick Stricker Sherman county Sunday school * It is estimated that a little bet Reports from, widely separated ter than a foot and a half of snow liarts of the world • show that a has fallen since December 26, tho’ High School Teams Face Six t;nu" S ' ” » / ¡ n g th^ d‘ 7 ui ; “ l wave of influenza is sweeping west Two Moro scouts are expected some of it melted. j : .hort. ^However ‘he P ^ » » m l « ^ jn e t Weeks Of Competition w a rd . The history of influenza to appear before the Boy Scout shows that world-wide epidemics Farmers Walk at Grass Valley to set the day, court of honor to be held in The domestic hart winter wheat crop!“ or pandemics recur at periods of , and the place as the Moro Com- Dalles. Wednesday night, January was materially larger in 1936. from thirty to forty ! W , The Farmers .re Uk.ng one of twq, 27, reports Clyde Gillmdr, local Thig ciagg and white wheat from m unity Proabytorigtl. church. Boy’s Team Standing epidemic, « e m to h .r e originated attitudes concerning “ >• ’ "»*- W ' L P A group of legislators have join- scoutmaster. the Pacific Northwest are of good Tentative arrangements call for in the ea.t. .weeping acroe. the bound condibon. if convcr.at.on. 2 0 1.000 continent, .paring naither age nor: are accurate. Some will remain ed in the introduction of a b ill’ The Moro troup is one of eight quality. Soft red winter wheat will three departmental forums, an d Rufus 2 1 .666 MX. Out break, of influenza have i at home until the w e a t h e r m ar which would relieve motorists of groups of boys in this area which probably be used more widely for one superintendents’ group. Ses- Grass Valley 1 1 .500 been reported in England. New atea. and other, who mu.t come to vavmff $1 for a new driver’s license includes The Dalles. Mosier, Grass bread flour is another suggestion in «ions will begin a t 10 a. m., with Wasco •- - - - - Valley, Goldendale, Moro and Mau- the report. . ' i the following chairmen in charge. Kent . 1 I .500 York, Detroit, Chicago and Den-1 town walk* or nde horybucB. pin. The two scouts plan to ap -1 _ ____ * _ , . Adult classes, Mrs Ak*«*»’ teacher Moro 0 2 .000 A. representation from Erskine var. Thia diaeaae follows the line pear for the rank of second class ^ xportM E*P<'te<1 t of the Wasco MAhadiat adult With six weeks yrt to go, Rufus of travel and occurs whenever appeared before the county court gcOUt. 1 Exports, as in recent years, will class; Young people’s classes. boys continue to hold tight the Monday and received permiaaion to “We feel Darticularlv gratified com® largely from the Pacific Dewey Thompson, Moro Presby- lead in the Sherman County bask victims of the infection travel. build a steel plow to be mounted Isolated places cat off from outaide with the quality of leodmSup w . N orthw „t, with oui-gotor higJl “ ‘’/ ‘i ‘“ « " i etball conference. Their record is contact escape the infection. In on a tractor. Though plans were have secured for our troop., .tat- -«»»« between 10 and 16 m.llion Children Mr.. J. M. W .l»n Kent two wins and no losses Friday not completed yesterday, the farm ed Paul McCulloch, former Waaeo bushel», it explain, in .brief. ! children s leader; Super.ntendents night, Wasco visited the town by fluenza is an extremely infectious ers hope to open their roads soon. disease. The present epidemic of . .. . „1 men now district .cout “ With farm prices averaging ’orum, J. H. Wilson. Kent, chair- the river only to return with the the disease gives promise of be High drifts on the state highway chairman in The Dalles, recently, around one-fifth higher- than a man. «hort end of the coming very much more wide were cleared away by Thursday -w» score 40-17. Our paramount objective in the . w »go, snd with more to sell,, A fellowship hour at noon, with At the same hour Moro was en spread. Mild cases of the disease morning. The crew haa been using next six months is to reoruit 100 f» rm income, from crop and am- „„vered dish lunch, will find Jerry tertaining Grass Valley, Though have been reported, and thia is the rotary plow from (Cascade bo. s in the four troop, outside Wilson toa.tm a.ter. tu v sia e The m e ---- r - ... ,, the local five played a game style characteristic of the first wave of Locks with considerable success, During the afternoon all groups of ball it was unable to cope with epidemics. The disease increases and until further wind or snow A total of 189 employees are on Dalles, The troop in Goldendale marketing season will probably ex- f L thc. prev,? i \ 8T ° " will jo:n in s meeting to discuss the strong offensive and defensive the legislative payroll, in addition is full, The Dalles should be re- in virulency in the second and again fill the roadway the plow by 315,000.000 more or less. It is the findings of the morning forums to the 90 seniors>and representa cruited to 103 members also.” I w>n kept at Tfie Dalles. By noon i th° bc=-t veer farmers have had Rev. Willis Douglas, pastor of the -omnetition so took a loss of 47 third waves of the epidemic. tives. Sixty eight of these are The onset is sudden, often entire-! Wednesday the crew had opened I for a fonv time, considering costs Wasco Methodist church, has been to 16. working ffer the senate and 121 for Moro girls fared much better ly without any preliminary symp the road for two way traffic the i as well as incomes.’’ announces selected chairman for the day. A the H w s a \ 1 “Agricultural Situation and Out devotional period is planned for the with the feminine aggregation toms. and the attack is character first time for several days. from Grass Vallsy. When the final ized by headache, dizziness, body look,” a circular from Oregon State closing period of the institute. Townsenditea wan the first round whistle blew the home team pain and great muscular weakness Travel Difficult college. This all day meeting is one of was leading 48-32. Rufus girls There is fever and catarrhal dis in their W r t ’ fit«; »cegpition at Mailmen report difficulty making the activities of Sherman County beat Wasco 37-28. this session when they pnt ov«»r jtfore than 125 farmers ynd Meat Prices Up charges from the nose and throat. their routes. One explained yes their memorial to Congress in the townspeople interested in tractors T h e s a m e s o u r c e r e p o r ts t h a t c o n Sunday School Association, accord To date no move has been made If the patient immediately goes to terday that a tar should not be House by a vote of 38 to 20. , registered for the school sponsored sumer demand for meats ia ex- ing to R. C Byers, president. to play, the scheduled contests of bed, the temperature usually drops abused the way he must drive it. f * * by MfcKean and Searcy, Thursday» pected stronger in 1937, and the ------------------------- January 8, though postponed games snd there is a gradual recovery Schooh-bus drivers in some cases The namaa^of 28 o f thft. 90 R ep-, January 21. in the Legion ball, level of livestock and meat prices _ . « p ■ 1 are set for Wednesday nights. Ruf within three or four days. The have given up tr ip s to town. H o w resontotrvea: ARd Senators, are; Ut* Spon>ors reported a group larger WM be higher than for several- V O U I U V l i l g D S C H O O L S fes must meet Moro, and Grass typical case occurs only early in ever all schools art operating. fixed to a 'bill Which, xeeks to dar- ^ Bn expected due to the winter years. I J Valley has a make-up with Kent. the outbreak; the later cases are The southbound train was caught j The largest winter wheat acre- ¡ T | | . P r P S C I l t P l H V S Ify the “ good time allowance” site weather. The schedule of games for the much more severe, and serious in in a great snow drift about three nation a t t b r fitoto /priaon. The fections of bronchitis and pneu During the all day -program^ age on record. 57 million acres, was| J remainder of the season is as miles north of Grass Valley, last measure would-authorise the ward talks were given by A? H . Mkson,1 planted in the United States, ac- Wasco, Grass Valley and Moro follows: January 22. Rufus at monia increase the disability and Friday morning. Over a day was « to ¡b y . from th« B. Ï r id in g to the elreul.r. It is 15 high school dramatic departments, Kent; and Moro at Wasco. Grass deaths from this disease. The real spent in its release. With the sentence of a prisoner for each McDonnell, Portland, motor trucks, per cent greater than in 1985, • in _ the interest of cooperative Valley draws the bye. January 29, menace of influenza is Uie suacap- present condition of the right of month of good behavior. This prac R. I. Lln«enfelter. Chicago, .utho- 20 per cent greater than i n 1934. activity, are planning to present Kent at Wasco; Grass Valley at tibility it seems to create to bron- way no more rail traffic will be Jung infections. Trsns- sent over the line through Moro bee was followed for many year, a t , equipment andplow . ahd 26 per cent above the 1827-31 three one act play» in the commu Rufus, Moro retting. Fobrusry 5,. Kent at Moro; Was- mission takes place from person to until cuts can be kept reasonably “ i addressed the group. Sew ral “talk • average. It * is that win- nities interested, according to Jer — estimated ------------ opinion e f the attorney general ies” moving pictures were shown. tor wheat production in 1937 wil- ry Cunliff, Moro principal. co at Grass Valley; Rufus the, Person, and since almost everyone clear of snow, according to local holding th at it ms not authorized Some presented educational aub- be slightly more than 600 million Tentative dates have been set bye. February 12, Grass Valley Is susceptable to the disease at the officials. under the law. bushels. Spring wheat crop esti for early spring with the visit to at Kent; Rufus at Moro. Wasco beginning, the disease spreads with ; jects, others comedy. millionj Wasco, April 2; the visit to Grass does not play a conference game. extreme speed. mates are around 225 Oregon's inmne population h « | H W- Berry and Rox In time of influenza epidemics Valley the following night. April February 19, Moro at Grass Val bushels. increased 48 pement in the past 16 “ Yakima; and1C . ^ “ 7 ^ ' . If growing conditions are aver 3, and the three school plays to ap ley. Rufus at Wasco; Kent the by«. the greatest care should be taken.! years according to the Oregon Merion Young, and Leonard[Sher- age, »prices are sure to be lower, w . pear in Moro on April 10. In February 26, Kent at Rufus; to prevent droplet infection; the - Mental Hygene Society which is i w°od of Portland also assisted it states. structors in charge are Jesse Wasco at Moro, and Grass Valley nose and mouth should be covered v O l l C f f 6 S u D O W S V lA lD supporting a move for two legisla the school. (Continued on page four) Leonard of Wasco, Clifford 'Rowe takes the bye. Eugene— Enrollment at the U ni tive appropriations, one to finance Grass Valley, and Miaa Barbara versity of Oregon at the end o f the a psychiatric ward in connection L?isz of Moro. first week of the winter term with the University of Oregon Med nsached 2718, an increase of 11.1 ical school at Portland, the other to over registration for the corres T extend the University Child Gui ponding period of winter term a dance Clinic to every county in the During one month, last Novem year ago. it was announced by Many are the stories and ex- A few members o f the Moro state. < ber, Federal automotive taxes cost C. L. Canstance, assistant regis M 1 planations about Maryhill museum motor vehicle operators a total of Women’s Club braved . the cold trar. There is a noticeable dearth of located on the Washington side of $21,270,374 of which $12,980,998 weather and snow and met for the A recent cartoon expresses the .T he first vote that may b e inter Corvallis-—W inter term registra important legislation before the the river north of Biggs, according r p n r e s c n te d revenues collected by regular meeting of theclub at the thought that the legislature should preted as a test of strength be- session now in its second week. Ex- to local residents. During the last the duplicating Federal tax on gas home of Mrs. C. L. Foley on Fri flnd out what is necessary for the tween the powers that elected tion at Oregon State college, like that of fhll. term, has broken pree- cept for the need of finance sta te , few months the buildings have oline. according to official figures day, January 15th. Aside from the state, do it and then return to the Boivin as speaker and .the lesser activities ¿already established no i been remodeled and redecorated, received by the Oregon State usual business and a short time farm and office. The procees powers that oppeeed him was had vious records. A t the end jg# the proposals have yet appeared in ftn(j the work directed by Julius Motor association. for visiting, there was no program is well under way but there are.a Monday afternoon over a li t t l e d e first week the total had reaped 8808, which was equal to the fall either legislative body which would Johnson. Portland expert, is about For eleven months of 1936 total except a report by Gertrude Gill great many opinions about w hat Is tail of w here, a resolution should terra e n r o llm e n t a t th e comparable justify a long drawn out session. : finished. collections by Federal automotive mor on some of the new books in necessary, who it is necessary to be sent. The vote was 36 to 22 time and was a 21 per cent in Such bills as have been thrown j The interior of the largest build- taxes am ounts to $308.370,179, an khe library. and why it is necessary. ? with two absent and the speaker in to th e legislative hopper are for jng ¡s almost entirely changed. Be- increase of about eight per cent The date for the Doernbecher tea - Among the things that are gw - was uphelA I t to practically safe crease over the winter terra en rollment of a yeer ago. . the most part of very minor im- gide the attractive ¿¿torating in ths over collections of $285.516.782 in was not determined. The next erally held to be necessary are to say that the hoose js portance. There are several that upper floors, there is a newly con- me eting scheduled on JLhe (dub cal some sort o f workable sjrike legit-1 eonServStive b r about t h « e ffi« ■ will attract their sha?4 Of atten-« strutted roof. Landscaping plans endar is Guest Day, February 5th. lation, settlement of some sort for There will be changes in the per- S P E L L IN G C O N TB 8T SL A T E D Announcements r»of the- I M t • tion before committees and on the call for the beautification of sev- MORO ON A IR M A P thc milk control boai^i, passage of sonnal of the sides on other mat- spelling ceatest are being sent fieor—if they ever get that far—- e.ai acres of the river front prop- W E A T H E R FOR T H E W E E K a budget and many minor things tors, of course, but the so-called Moro received conspicious recog but nothing that can be said to be erty. The basement will provide this week to all schools o f toe MIN HRKCIH that affect comparatively MAX. of vital importance to the welfare apace for parking automobiles. New nition in the farm sfcetioh of a sections of the state. .. _ ' i«™ » they « £ . to keep county, according to W ily W. ' .00 .. 12 : 34’ 14 Knighten. county school seyerin- of the state. For instance there steel casements have been^provided Portland paper, Sunday, when an Some bills have been sent in on their battle lines mflrale. __ ..38. ...2 5 . .. .13 15 Is Senator Lessard’s proposal to f«jr all, windows and vampa from air map of central Sherman coun- h ig h w a y fund, th .t .would .er l A m M .U M m . k i n g * l i . u U n . n l tendent. Liats of words are..to .00 16 32 •6 repeal the *milk control act, and ty,e ground to the first floor have ty was printed with captions draW-^ iously curtail the income of the fovernor I. before the house. The proceess of preparation for gradés Senator Carney's proposal to re- ^een rebuilt. I ing attention to the checkerboard ...37. ...2 4 .. .00 17 highway department, there are a People of Oregon have voted ad- that teach spelling. The contest, peal the criminal syndicalism act ----- e------- — - (affect produced by alternating .21 16 • 35 18 lew billa on educational matter., v e c .ly on tb i. »®“r ‘¡ » e . is in the form of a review with and the proposal on the part of A beauty shoppe is to be open- fields of summer falldw and wheats .00 4 18 some to clarify the criminal code m the part, but hera It i^ M ta'n, certificates awarded to youngsters 19 . Senator Stringer to put a stop to e(j ¡n ^he barber ' shop by Miss stubble. Buildings in the town and ; qò and there will be more, many,1 »»*« death and tax. . TltSt not who make perfect scores. The first 7 -8 20 tha further expansion of branch Wanda Cantrell of Ppytland. She at the. government experiment, day of competition will be Feb. 1. many more. | (Conttanad on Page two) . .34 Total tor « «ek . --------it g M rtar <tf ArtfinOmttMt ♦ •*** ^«ihie. The first big public hearing of. the session is scheduled for F ri day night (January 22) when the senate committee on agriculture w ill listen to arguments pro and eon relative to a measure sponsor e d by Senator Lessard w h o w a n t s to repeal the milk control act of 1935. Local Scouts May Advance In Rank Tractor School Attendance Good - - * - — - — & a ------------ — 1 e zx»» * a a _ I 1 A O f a <x A 1 \TCS a Enrollment at State j Redecorating Being Done at Maryhill Federal Automobile Tax Figures Woman’s Club Meets . . . . ■ . - f Bills Coming Before Legislature Discussed By Rep. Giles French •4- I *■
