’ 1 \.J ■i Í I \ * <• '**-'1/. X 4 Moro, Oregon, Friday, Forty N inth Year No. 22 Negro Attacks Benefactor Who Gives Ride Official County Paper April 2, 1937 County Nearing- Sales Period For High School Children Please With fyroup o f‘One Act Plays Debt Free State Columbia Area E C % ‘° ° k P ,rt °f * Says Treasurer. Products Urged Sherman county's high schools Nine thousand were presented at Moro Tuesday bonds , Wednesday night, at Wasco Wednesday night morning by the treut Declaring that this period Jack Hiaea), The wife gave a U. greater interest «rate Sw r . ir. than can 2 *P* to sign fo r > jB C cape t0 the maid „„ria (B«ryl (Beryl Sheets) be obtained from banks. Bondi! y«> r around buying, Governor- C ---------- and the husband - kissed - the maid have been bought from S3 to 1101 Chas. H. Martin has set ftdlde a tx-fore a visiting aom (Catherine according to county treasurer ten day period starting today, day, dur- p rid|ey) causing a display of jeal- Naomi Van Glider. ing which the state is asked to before i i w as straightened The road bond, were issued in ’ honor industry of the Columbia out by a couihi^Kenne?h Blau). Sixty Percent H. V. Chapley Comes To Finish of Current Tax Bank Liquidation Paid To County The Moro school's comedy had t o 1________________ do with a day in the life of a h . y. Chapey, of Portland, family of girls and one boy of formerly with the R. F. C., arrived fourteen, Dean Pinkerton, >• who Thursday morning to take charge Bond Payment Rate Increased, dealt misery and joy to the femi- of the liquidation of the two Shea Many Named Boy From South nine part of the family. Mario Me- man county banka, Taxing Units' Rccieve Jarge Leod took the pert of the mother. f ront of bank piece piece Hits White Man Over Head Bonnie Peters and Reatha Sayrs H y st Minor characters were Oer- . ell State Bank of that city for the trude Qillmor, Jane French John Young, who gave his age year has always been the largest Date Johnston, Elmer, the boy, i past two years has resigned and since the new tax law went into a » 1 8 and Ma residence as Galves­ accepted a position with the Unit­ through a mock robbery, aided his ton, Texas and who is a negro ed States National Bank of Port­ effect, but this year Sherman coun­ sixteen year old sister to retain was picked up on the Columbia land. R. H. Mills, auditor for the ty taxpayers paid to the sheriff a possession of an evening wrap sent banking department ha» been here I highway Tuesday by W. B. Bais- perventage of the total U r hv h er father The Dlav was ......... ley, 36. Portland magazine store this week going over the books of * roll than for any recent year. manager and given a ride. About named from the principal charac- the loc>1 ingtitutiong, Bnd it is ex- Of the current roll of $186,974.84 1919 and none of them were re- area. In making his proclamation i Jegge Leonard tip s the director. a mile east of Dinty’s Service ter “Elmer” and was directed by Mr StephenB wiu leave which was levied last fall by the led until 1931 when five were Governor Martin called upon civic The Gre«»* Valley play was di­ Miss Barbara Leisz. tion the negro is said to have jn a ^ y j, for bie new WOrk. budget committee, $113,038.25 was struck Baisley on the head with a ( bought. In 1982 the county bought and SOcial dubs tp work together rected by Clifford Bowe and was Each School gave musical num- Another man will be sent here to paid. This is a trifle oveT 60 per rock and tried to take the car. | ten, in 1933 it bought 33. in 1934 “¡n a cooperative effort for an in- of a more serioUs nature being a bers between the plays, those in ftnigh the liquidation. cent aof the total tax levied. In it bought 34. In 1935 33 were pur- dividual and collective growth.” story of Ih e underworld. The title Moro being songs by the boys g l e e _______________ addition to this $12.395.35 was paid Baisley, although reported to be chased, in 1936 43 and already ini «‘Governor Martin is a staunch “The Under-Dog** was taken from on delinquent taxes making more partially intoxicated, put up a club and solos by Frank Sayrs and 1937 36 have been returned to the friend of industry,” said Geo. L. the sentiments e t J Harry Belden than $125,000 that had been dis­ scrap and managed to get rid of Baker, manager of Columbia Em­ (Clarence Young) who was a gang­ tributed to the taxing units of the his passenger and return to Din- treasurer. Between the acts entertainment pire Industries, Inc., who are ster, reformed and married z to county and the state by the treas­ , ty ’s from where he called the state sponsoring a cooperative adver­ Beatrice Belden (Vere Pike) after at Wasco consisted of a bit ot police at The Dalles. urer his month. musical vaudeville by Danny Kase- tising campaign designed to stimu­ serving a term in the penitentiary. Munger on Bail: Sergeant Frank Grimm respond­ Payment of taxes has made it The week end of April 9 and 10 late increased uoe of products These two characters talk over berg, Damon Fields. Glenn Van ed to the call and after getting a — * 1 1 BA , Urge number of Oregon possible for the county court to manufactured or grown in the Col­ H ärry'/past'durin» the niljor ¿¿rt Gllder »nd Ke"n«‘h Crew, and an wi„ description of the assailant arrest- | fja l 111 M ay Of thp nlsv beforeH airv steps out *PPe*r»nC€ bX the Hungry Seven. hi h school boya .nd girls assem- purchase county bonds and reduce umbia area. U , t t \ ^ a 7 ^ e y.«ompl>ce of the ' f * G’ ™ " ‘j™* bl^l on the 0 . §, C. campus to take indebtedness until there are only, ed him along the river and brought: Following is a complete text of them both io Moro where they De» Munrer » “ “J $106,000 of bands outstanding. It were placed in jail. Baisley who bad Saturday by Justice Sto~ Governor Martin’s proclamation: is unUkey that refunding will be wife ’ F rancil^SürchildH as Mrf. sie Hearing, Bob Manning. Ken- Lia. seR A and D of the annual necessary. This was made possi­ had a cut over hia eye was tri ited after having been arrested earlier Action Urged in the week on a charge of steal- ble because the county court spent by Dr. Poley. “The citizens of the great Col­ Williams provided the comedy re- "eth Blau. Catherine Fridley and state high ^hool-band contest will the taxes collected instead of the _ , . , j in g a lamb from A. G. Harvey. He Wednesday Baisly was released bound rrand jury umbia Empire tre urged to take lief for the play and John Roth. Ew lyn ScotL compete at Oregon state April 9 after paying a 325 fine for intoxi­ and will stand trial at the May concerted action in honoring the X f e - j -J - i and 19. and classes B and t at U amounts budgeted during the worst of O. the following week end. Band years of the depression. cation and Young was held for a term of court. John Brother was industries, both industrial and Old Check Found hearing before Justice Mee in bailsman and Frank \G. Dick acted agricultural, from April 1st to leaders decided to divide the con­ Tax Units Enriched test this way because the numebr Wasco. i M attorney for Mr. Munger j 10th. Every dollar spent for pro­ The general fund of the county competing each year has grown so Young later gave his name as . _ . ducts manufactured or grown pro­ Mrs. received, $17,009.35 from the cur­ large. All of the solo contests will James Williams and changed his vides additional employment for Tuesday morning as Mrs. Lyc^a be held on Friday, ¿April 9, ac- rent tax roll. The road bond fund our people, and it is employment— 4 -H Calves to be . cording to Capt. H. L. Beard, con was increased by $18,051.33, var­ steady employment—which means Darby was going to work in Was­ which co she picked up • cancelled cash­ ductor of the college ■R. 0 . T. C. ious road funds (not of the cities) information that ha Ip dark akizmed a prosperous future for every in­ Weighed Monthly were given $12,147.34 and the ier’s check written on the Sherman band. and came from * e «with and dividual in this area. school districts that levied taxes County Bank. April 12, 1893. It Several hundred more high a common “We have critically analized the All 4-H club calves will be weigh last fall were also paid their first was payable to Fganch A Co. of ‘ school students will arrive on the He la reported te have manufactured and agricultural pro­ March R tiifa ll Greater Than 1 od oaca a month with the campus Saturday to match their returns. to taking BalkWy'» wallet contain- ducts of thia territory. We have The Dalles on therYinit National The Rufus district received $10,- speed and accuracy in the annual Bank o f that placwand wpf signed A< 07 I n r is i ing $2.90 while ha wae unconscious bxs found them good, and price equal by V. C. Brock, eashier. A verage ot .SZ I n c te , 233.30 from two funds, Wasco was . state high school typing contest from t h e ------- - vnrwue — • t . a*cat tor provifflnff to r O la or batter to those shipped in to given $6,197.36; Kent, $5,231.40: Where this relic of the past storm that sponsored by the secretraial science Watoh.nr « M d « . * < * - Grain compete with our product, for A drenching rain Moro. $5,943.49 and Grass Valley- came from is not known as it ap­ started near Wilcox,, turned vu...«» west division.- In addition to the usual Grower. Moro Q » n g i, McKean * preference. $3,594.09 and other districts pro­ parently had been well cared for to the German settlement, th en « offlc.sl cups .nd .w srds. . number Three Head of Cattle -U»rev Poet A Co.. TOm-A-Lum It is from euch concerted action during the forty four years since portionately less. r northenst to south of Bourbon and of major typewriter compame. are lumber Co. and the Sunset Cara««, that our induetriee. our farmer,, those _ The city of Moro ^received $2,- its issuance. — from there down the east side of offering sp e c ia l p r a e s beinr the danatota of eQuipm«« our lum ber«» mteiwate^our civ« Killed on Highway 179.74 from the current roll, Waaco The Sherman County Bank was the county to Klondike was th* showing the greatest skill The w eirtin r schedule will #oa- and social pronpe. our schools, our $2.571.75 and Grass Valley $1,027.- incorporated in 1892 by V. C. Brock major meterological feature of Three head cattle. Tearlinpi.! tinu> until the county fair in Sep- merchants, and our people can 78. * ,re killed W in y nipht on the Umber » m g i „ ^ c h dub work topether in a cooperabTe^ef- M. A. Moody and W. M. Barnett. the week. At Kent only .15 of l a ■■ J Inasmuch as practically every While the records are not complete inch of rain fell and less than that three miles watch the fort for an individual and collec- Sherman highway taxing unit is on a cash basis this on the matter it is probable that J £ive growth. was recorded at Moro but farmers ( south of Moro when they were 0£ ^ im a ls. money can be used to pay expenses the latter two withdrew laed and | T ’Lat us make the ten days set struck by a large truck. The c a t t l e __________ . report that the center of the storm of the remainder of the school that a man named Patterson en­ i aside to honor industry a great rain fell in sheets for a short per­ wheat « m a c u b j ^ W W G tered the business with Brock. i tU »access. Let ua use this period as iod of time. Registrations already received year and give enough surplus to Aside from this rain which was from youn» people’s » d e t ie . thru care for needed expense until other In 1900 the bank closed its doors The truck was, The executive coaamtttae or « « a design for year around buying the highway and its affairs were liquidated in last Friday the week was drier, out Wasco. Sherman and Hood tax money is available. eliphtly d E a p e d loeinp both h«*d- Eaetern ° « ^ n W bejt U ap u e wffl C hart« behalf of the depositor* Complete radiator meet in Arlington Sunday j ■ Governor of the State of Oregon. in March. River counties give promise of a ------------- „ „ ; ----------- -- — Fights and having aW*of a Z^'t inp?April 4th, to ooneider « •« « •I , M e. of thè X ‘na ^ Ds*y,‘ ^ v ’ ‘n^ n ‘ te ^ s t o r » , and record attendante at th . Mt. Hood grill bent. With the arisen. since, indicatine that » /8 Endeavor conv convention ( Ckrk\ t office ° ^ n7t’1 I i^ M U final l \ ^ . y f*rmer8 b*70 been able U work Christian CLOTHING EXHIBIT light the driver went on after a problems that have payment was not made until 1W7. . county. »K.t the fall meeting. - - _ ___v -v ,_____ . , u . ! th» fields all over the county, that begins tonight at the Commu- A z w •» „ An exhibit of clothing will be abort d e la y .__ n«.but ^ . « ^ 7 u loe" To Meet Chiloquin made by Miss Helen Cowgill st S'eTe» 7h.pn ^ f y o T ^ r X I n ^peraUon m ^ n n « « ed - committeemen Grass Valley April 9. This ex they had on deposit. It was Sher-, — Dr C. P. Gates, state pastor ad- The Grass Valley debate team hiblt was prepared by the depart man county’s first bank—and its It is probable that ten percent visor of Portland, will speak to- wm meet the Chiloquin team in ment of home economics and came first bank failure. of the acreage seeded to winter night on “Fellow Worker» Thru Bend the first of next week to de- from Washington D. ^ M e t h o d s wheat will be reseeded over the en­ Prayer.** The first session begins termine the winner in the. central of tailoring will be shown and ex­ tire county. Favorable weather at 7:30 p. m. with a song service, Oregon district. The question is plained by the director of club ac- TEACHERS TO MEET — address of welcome, announcement “Resolved—That public Utilities “ ’X J d y . ’^ T h a n a year in ad- ready lately have changed the tivitiee. A meeting of the. Eastern Ore­ conditions appearance of the winter sown j of committees and special music, should be owned and operated by gon Educational association will be vAira the 1938 primaries the tion between Wiuur^ man* y, wheat and except for the country t Glenn Driskell. Union president of the federal government. Grass pT^nosticater. are be- H .w .rd U t o u « « e ^ a y G I H - d WEATHER FOR THE WEEK held in LaGcande Saturday April 3 west of Wasco re-seeding is not Hood River, will preside. (Valley is supporting the negative ■ « ♦ ginning to worry about Governor Ben Odborne to opp« « Ifte «» M/X. MIN. PRBC1F at which a program of talks rela­ general although nearly every sec- Tomorrow there will be two con- 8ide in this debate S a rtin ’s attitude toward a .«cond "'’^ X t t h T g o ^ X T i n t e n - PAT» tive to the mental and physical ventions. with the Juniors meeting ———— — Mar. 25 . . . . . . . . 56 . . 32 ... .17 tion has some fields frozen out in well being of children will be given. for half a day at the Methodist MORE ACRES ADDED U ™any a « convinced that the tions may be toward a KCoad term iM 23 . . . . ....... 54.. . .87. ... .00 • It is expected that several of the spots. - « .. . .08 ..40. addition of 12,946 acres has ........59 . M 27 ....... Rainfall for the month was 1.67 church, while the older group principals and teachers from this •governor is now building his politi- »o one tete .80 at Moro and Kent, aii meets at the Community church. been mdae in the land under the . 35 ........55.. 1.82 at Kent. At “ 28 ....... county will attend. Among those cal fence, with a view to entering « H - J ^ lc h I' Tub- Wasco there has been more rain There will be a panel discussion of goi| conservation program in this .00 32 . . . . 58 “ 29 ....... on the program are H. H. Dixon, the forthcoming campaign as a not telling. But a t M a « youth problems and other phases COunty according to announcement this month than in other sections . . . .01 ..31. ........46. “ 3 0 ........ E. R. Quinn, C. A. Howard and candidate to succeed himself. This, ject provides pknty 01 39 44 Ralf Couch. Child guidance is the of the county it is unofficially re­ of C. E. Mrs. Leona Harvey of hy the county agent. This makes “ 31 ’ too, in spite Of his oft-repeated de- for - Dufur is directing the junior a totaj of 376,984 acre» in the coun­ ported. ■ general topic for discussion. ____ j i __s— ♦Ua. 1934 cam- for several months to oonie. .27 Total fo* clarations during the activities. . ty under this plan. Twenty three paign that he would be » veil««« a Highlight of the Saturday ses- new contracts are in effect this Oregon’s bonded debt was redUC- governor. Those who believe the - aion is thrf young people'» banquet year to make a total of 583 now in candidate in ed by $1.900,000 thia ^ ^ w U j S Z i e ! r Wltef o7whTt“t U y BUte” T r e « u « r th r ee ) force. on (Cont *? • »„ tri« chsneed attitude »1.300,000 in highway txmdi and : X d the ™ * - V hX h. u t e K d V d T V t X s s a wore rmjyvj LyieN.h«u.e. i Band Contests To Be .JJ 1J dl -i Oldie Qfafp Schools nda OCIWUIS Heavy Rainfall By Darby «H?“ *™ Hits Part of County Wheat name. ei fxCCOFQ AltdluHIlCC VonieFCnCe i H-JUrtto GV Debate Team Governor Martin Expected To ßg Candidate For Second CCC Camp To Hold Open House Sunday On Fourth Birthday “X e ^ p i o n , . ^ p u b l i c leave , 4 7 ^ 0 1 0 r x s x ~ to X t i o r t 7enteaCr . t h e " t e antagonize » benu, eom m i..i.na. Btate bUnd r. . he so frequently old during the tirements since January 1, 1935# amount to $7.426,600, according to first year of his tenure as gov­ a statement issued by Hohnan. On the other hand there are those who still contend that the governor will he content to retire from public life at ‘» « « P .r a tio n of hia ©reaent term; that he has had his fill of politics »nd the net- ty bickerings incident to his office. Should it develop that the gov- Frank M. Franciscorich, state * senator from Clatsop county, How know« how it feels to be the gov­ ernor of a great state, rich, as president of rarf sriiate, was governor from Thuraday af­ ternoon until Monday whfie Govar«, ^ t a g wKk “h i. ernor does u t hia “ “ H ^ ^ l T t n i ba th! most J m-obablii- pnmanea. tiea. he wi he opposition of a « . t a has ‘ ffronted • ’t “ ^ X ^e ni ’ o ? H ^ S U ™ G r a n n organ »d S t. daughter and family at Bremerton, VMbingfam. Fr»ciscovieh. bow. avw, did not f t a It »dtbaaai» to to g , , ^ , i < t a r W brief reign at the state’e chief p.ailli mg tJ|# leave, on a m ire extended vacation which he is expected to do tome time thia eummer/ n manager of ernor, Charles H. Martin, concern- Inc ing the future prosperity of Ore- g P W J Hundreds of state employees and Columbia Empire Indutfxies, Inc gon ai and the Columbia area. This official« were 4 faade happy thi« down, not on »trike, hot for gon camera photd ' belie» the 5 * ,°' hut by no m e a n s h i s pointed offi<* seekert of h « ® T n-Vzir /left) u -8 ? 1 In d u strie s «iu J 1 April 4, the fourth anniversary of the establishment of the COC. will be4 the signal for most wide­ spread celebration the CCC. camps of the nation have experienced, according to advance reports from Camp Moro. SCC-04, at Moro, Oregon. According to Robert Fechner, Director of COC. this fourth an­ niversary is significant, marking a period of time which has 'given this form of conservation a test of its effectiveness. ‘That* tt hn* proved sound and has given the country a tremendous force of good for both land and men, is, I be­ lieve. felt generally throughout the country,” Fechner stated. 'Preparations are already under way at Camp Moro. SCS-04, hear friendly auuuae that prevailed Moro, for observance of the ahni- a» Governor Martin signed P.roc-, vergBry, in line w i|h similar cele- iamation declaring “Inddusties bration. in camp, all over the Iamation declaring country, stated Captain Murphy» Week,” beginning April 1st. A t commanding officer, and Harlow Parkins. Camp Superintendent. In commemoration of this fourth birthday of the CCC, Camp Moro will hold open house from 1:00 p. m. to 6:00 p. m. All who would like to visit the camp to see how the men live, Will be welcome. Talks by local business men will also be a feature of the program, Captain Murphey stated. Mr. Parkins states that guides and cars will be furnished to those who care to visit the work pro­ jects. The. projects can be visited anytime between 1:00 p. m. and 5:00 p. m. . , The Moro camp was establish­ ed on November 1. 1936, so the first of April will matk the end of an 16-months period. During this time, nearly 600 young men have been enrolled in this camp. Most of the men are from Massachus­ etts; a few from Rhode Island: >