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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1937)
County Paper O f O regon- Its G overnm ent and P eop le Fair Financial Coming, To Moro Ready To Open Statement Not By Inhibitor« Wednesday* Yet Compiled “Prisoner at the Bar.” a dramatic Saturday at Wasco While the complete financial re-1 Of Stock « «P -t.j-frti City Officials Seeing Plans Bear Fruit Fair Program Gives Thrills To Big Crowds Before the week is out city port eft the county fair hoard will trial for murder« that, hgq officials expect to achieve the first not be made up for several dayai drawing latge creefdf to chprehea definite atop in their program for By A. L. Lindbeck Entertaining Events Prepared becaunse all bills are not yet in! Duplay of Livwteck P|r«Te« Three Days Of Program and schools m Eastern Oregpfc dur refinancing the city of Moro. The the general picture can be obtained ing the last week, will he Reiterating his determination to entire plan is for retiring the ; For Visitors A t Annual Watched By Many People Again Superiority of f.om preliminary figures. protect Oregon workmen in their at the Community auditorium bonds and refunding tha water, refunding the street right to work regardless of labor church, Wednesday nigfe, October The 1936 fair left a balance of Day For Library; Young C o w ty A * Stock JKasict; From Other Counties; Good •Aiiations Governor Martin . sent 6 at 8 p. m. Twenty one prominent, Intersection issues at a lower rate $600 in the treasury, the county to Coquille Friday to local citizens who taka part age erf interest. The niM ram will s budget committee Oregonians Returning _ Weather Aid Gate Receipto m u l t eity debt in half and 1 order, in a cootro- sharing. honors. with Hayward H. SI600 for fair purposes, >100 of ween C. I. O. and Johnson of Portland, the: 4 g t o The finishing touche* are being! which was to be used to support a, lowtr interest from s|x to four With probably the finest weather TJ zv ' made on Wasco’s Library Festival ' booth at the Pacific International, county fair were larger than fJJ percent on the remainder. for a county fair that has been ex S è m e n t will prevent possible perienced *for many* years and with The trial deals with a young mat plans and in a few more days this' racing andlmillnge brought in a several years past as liv e * |g to the governor a huit» oyer thç doubtful legality of crowds that broke all recent“ rec j total of $1080 Which included the exhibitors btoUgKt stock 4 C. L O. members were who is accused of killing hi» wife event will be histoify. the auditorium bonds and make it ords the three days of the 1937 The queens have been elected.! tergest returns from racing ever exhibitors were sn hand as [tempting to interfere with a while under the ini possible for the tangled financial Sherman County Fair were acclaim ranch larger group o f A. F, of L. Three motherless children are Audrey Spencer from the High •,Pe«eiv« 1» the c*rt»val brought in There is structure of the city to be clear ed very successful. essmhers employed In a Coquille It is the story of th i returned School. She will be attended by 1 $186, the gate receipts were $1936 surprise ed so that repayment of properly separator plant State police were dier influenced by repeal propagan Darlene Rust. Idabell Spencer and and stall fees and ground concee- first sees For the first time, entries to the incurred indebtedness can begin. horse races were confined to horses for about $4Ç0 horses annuaJly shown’ being sent to the scene, he said, da and trapped (by * modern liquor June Wilde. Patricia Kaseberg as sions accoun that horses are but little only after peace officers had failed sales appeal. Pleading for what be junior queen, will be attended by more. owned within the county which farm work the visitor values more than life the prisoner Jean Shull. The coronation will to preserve order. gave opportunity for the two year Expense Listed aumeg that there are no and older remount horses to show C. I. 0 . leaders in Portland char is a pathetic figure. The judge torn take pla<e on the porch of the their stuff. Partially because the Nesbit On the exj of the ledger ged the governor with “showing between pity and duty- the attor- Hotel. Sherman. Mayor vor of horses are all from the same stock will be found $1< 10 for premiums, dispels spy such notion. _ _ in -j law__ __ A. _ T F. Of L. affi-’ . neys battling brfhiantly fog the life officiating. bias” Winnett Jhis year >4 _ around $1860 for j [he program, $460 hates.. Replying to this charge the a* stake, all the others intent op • great majority of the races were governor denied that he was show- their task unfold a. heart gripping Parade at 1:30 for the caretak( about $750 for Rolfs* who had the largest exhibit t Scout master Clyde Gillmor and closely contested and several races ing any favoritism and was not) story. The parade is scheduled for 11:30 the new blçnchehand judges stand o f Percherons* Don Cpx, who had L- H. Mitchelmore of Boy Scout were decided by inches. concerned with the jurisdictional i Assisting in the trial are D. E. and all entrants are to assemble at and the minor expanses of the fair the senior stallion, Frank von Bor troop 360 attended the monthly dis Bucking was better than in for fights between the rival labor or-, Stephens* judge; L. H. Mitchelmore the school in ample time to be including feed for the stock, help, stel, Gland Thompson and Floyd trict meeting of The Dalle* district mer years as a professional string ganizations. I prosecuting attorney; Gikia L. grouped. Awards for the floats advertising. ribbons. judges, band Flatt. In the Belgian class T. H. committee at The Dalles, Tuesday of buckers was brought to the • • * French, defence attorney; Priscilla from business houses and organi etc. It js-pyrtbrblo that a few hun Fraser and sons took home most of night. Paul McCulloch, supt. of county. Mack Barber’s outfit con In spite of the fact that President: Melxer, prisomer’s six year old sations will be the cups on disnlay dred dollars will be left in the trea the ribbons with their entries al schools, acted as chairman. It was sisted of some of the best known Roosevelt h u declared l’WIK hand- ^ aJ ht‘ rl *• C R in the window of the Wasco Phar sury when the books are balanced though Medler and Macnab, and enounced that the Moro troop led buckers in the northwest and the Wni. Roos also placed some win the eight units of the district dur riders had a hard time to stay with out. to be at an end the State Board G. C unbff. Anger pnnt expert from macy. Cash prizes for best individ from information now available. nera. of Control thi. week Aled formal ‘he P®1’« department; WUjr W. ual entrants from pre-school, grade ing July with a perfect score of them the required ten seconds with application for »90.000 in federal Knlghten, court clerk; Mr. C L. and high school will also be given, 100%. In August it was second, out locking their "spurs in the cinch. «■ _ | _ « JDraft Stack Good The Young Oregonian Entertain- V O X H â r V C S t S o t C H f l y funds to help finance a new tuber- Pol«y, star w itn ess; Joe Ity t t t, with 94%. giving way to the Gold- Race Results Given T. M- Rolfe’s Senator Diplomat, endale, Washington, troop which «ulosis hospital to be constructed in court baliff, --------------- — ers a t 2:30 in the school auditorium Fred Cox of Grass Valley fin bought last fall from the Reese hnd a perfect rating. The first fall Multnomah county under authority Summoned for jury duty are, will be a special feature. These 36 ished harvesting a few Results of the first days races: days ago; grown herd at Toppenish, after court of honor wps postponed un • Boys and Girls Pony race, Emma of an act of the last legislature. Ve non 'Miller. S. A. Hall, Harry B. selected youngsters from Portland and recalled that it . was h a 84th ( winning junior champion at the Io- til October 27, and < district out Jean Eakin first; Frank LeMaster, Hopes for success of the application Pinkerton, John DeMofs. Mr»- Mar- under the direction of Ernest Am- harvest season. He has harves- ton^ational. was ehoaan by A. W, door.. rally wps planed for some second, time 291 hii<es largely on the fact that a gari \ Peetz, Dewey Thompson burn are giving a variety program. ted every year he has been in the Óllvar, jad««, aa «rand chantpk» date eatly in November. Plans similar application was filed by the G'P’ Te G. Updegnaff, Lloyd Hen- The admission will be 25 and 60 county, not missing a single one. of his breed. Frank von Rotators were completed for the annual fi -Quarter mile saddle horse race, Tex, W. ¡C. Helyer, first; Ginger, state hank hack in 1983 under thi nagin, Mrs. Serai Searcy, W. A. cents.. Neither has he missed a day of stallion placed second. Rolfe also nancial drive to begin next week old Federal Emergency adminis- May, Theodore Johnston, John Foss, Roy Barnett, second; Fuzzy* Dur- harvest either from sickness or one first in the other Ptrcheron iu The DaHflg. Games Played ward Helyer, third. tration. Plana have been draft* 1 Mrs. A. W. McLeod. injury. Its already quite a record -Half mile saddle horse race for a 100 i'” d "hospital to cost $20< - \ freewill offering will be taken The usual street pames, ham- to shoot at and FredsJeoks able Fraser’s Silver Farceur, the two Prince Rupert. W. C. Helyer, first; 000. Tht 1-islature a-*>ropr»**r’ rough there is no ’ admission burg stand, a safe place for chil- to make it still longer. year old roan, that takes the eyes P g Q f i r I n t e r n a t i o n a l Sago Lily, Roy Powell, second; Sil $110.000 in state funds to*vaid the cjia ^e. According to advance no d-e^ to play and the community of all Belgian fanciers was named ver Sarlco, Art Barnum, third. Time project. . tic*»« the trial has been given *n , dinner at Fraternity Hall by var as grand champion of that breed. 6L • * Portland, Chicago, Washington. St. ious organizations are features of He has improved in alas and d e vel Three eighths saddle horse race, it* - Seal Three profitable years for the Louis, Minneapolis* D etteti the afternoon and evening. oped w«ll t i m he «M broarht to Mr gBd „ „ M A Bu,! U v e Lady Red Wing, Art Barnum, first; • state fair has made it possible to p^ncisco, and I*>s Angeles as _ well Hans Thompson, who has farm- the county from Iowa a year ago Lady, Bob King, second; Cactus ■e audi-l Drawings for the candty raffle by wipe out the bonded debt of $27,000 ag many other cities before the Camp Fire Girls, and the linen ed in Sherman county for so in August. Fraser’s Range Ruler been hired by the fair board to han Jeck Art Barnum, third. Time 381. inherited by the present adminis- f.nce8 fg high as 3,600 people dle the booth at the Pacific Inter le. lace table cloth being raffled by the many years that few can remem- and Medler A Macnabs Michael tratipn and /pu$-660,000 into new national and they will leave Fri - Peter Quick Futurity, half mile, Library Board will take place at ber when he first settled here, is wpre winners of other places. Wm. buildings. Solon T. White- director day to decorate and open the dis Kentucky Belle. Bob King, first; the dance. i leaving Friday for Multnomah Roos placed with a young stallion of agriculture, told Governor Mar play. Some pamjihlote will be Chili Beans, Robert Helyer, second; All money raised w used for the where he and Mrs. Thompson will and the remaining. Belgian classes tin this week. The last of the uted to give brief informa Queen Marie, W. C. Helyer, third. maintenance of the Wasco Library. make their home. Their son, were won by the Fraser'entries. bonds issued to finance the grand a . i tion abptft the county and its re Time 66. Harvey, will farm the home place stand at the race track, a block of A l F p l H I l C 1 fip S ^ Th draft mare class was a large sources and some of the county’s Newton Wins Chariot Race at Fairview. Friends and neigh one and was- otiljr decided after a $22,500, was called in this week ac products will be shown. Coet The airplane that came up from bors surprised. them Wednesday long period of comparing by the cording to Whit®. The only remain Portland during the fair to offer The chariot race was won each will come from the $100 given by n igh t at their home and spent the judye. Frank gayrs won first, W. ing indebtedness of the fair is n p- rides to the natives has been doing the International for such booths day by Ed Newton with 'Roy Bar evening playing cards and bid C. He Iyer second and Emma Jean reser.ted by à lean of $7o.oo0 ficm a good business since. Besides the and the $100 the fair board appro nett second and W. C. Helyer third. ding the popular couple good bye. Eakin, third. In the draft gelding the state’s general fund which Is to group that flew to Bonneville and The Newton- team was plainly in priated for the purpose. class Mrs. Daisy Hennagin was be paid back out of profita of the 'better condition than the others When county agent LeRoy oe paw oacx Portland the day of the president’s first, Floyd Flatt second and third. fair w ltk ^ .^h • speech returning Wednesday, an- Wright leaves for Portland Friday) but the race was close each day. For mares under four Medler plac p w x J r tM d w r r .m .u e d m ia A S . 0^ party up of Mr. Saturday the boys and girls pony morning to attend the Pacific In-| ed first and Flatt second. Donald race was won iby Frank LdMaster ternational he will have 12 Sher- ’ * . * , * .. Mrs. Paul May, Mr.*and Mrs. Mar- Macnab won first and Leland Med over Emma Jean Eakin in 26 sec School districts m the territory Douma> Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth man county 4-H club boys and girls; Ç p g E x O O S t t t O T l ler second on draft animals under onds. The quarter mile saddle served , .by the (Portland General McKean signa Woode, Leora Peetz In his charge and 24 Sherman coun- three. Ip the yearling, class Lestof horse race was won by Ginger, Roy Electric company will buy their Augtin Foas Ferrel ty beef calves all anxious to con- J D s.1 J Barnum won first- Flatt seoond and Seasonal influences and good Barnett; Tex, W. C. Helyer, sec lighting aervice at a flat rate of jR€dmond Wednesday night where test foT first prizes with others CLTICL g O T l LQTtCj. Medler third and the best draft crop prospects ' have produced ond; Fuzzy* Helyer, third, time 261. two, cents p^r kilowatt hour u n t o met by u fcHn* from all over the state. Bob Kin«, Frank Sayrs, Rather-1 , S? ' r fad “ ‘he outatandin« 4-H sucking colt owned by Glen King some do^rn trend in the general t Silver Sarko, Barnum, took first B »PProved this week home in« and Clyde Fridley. John Hilder- f lul? * * *n<1 f rl ’".Sherman coun- with Frank Burnet second and level of farm prices during the past in the half mile saddle horse race, by N. G. Wallace, public u t ilitie s ________________ brand. Darid and Henry Riehelder-! £ £ a ‘ocal co.ra^ U^ Clarence Sparling third. There two months, although Consumer with Kentucky Belle, King, second;, commissioner. It is estimated th e1 i fer, Claudine Thompson. Carl von S»yr* of Moro and Donald Were many good entries in thia purchasing power has .been fairly and Chili Beans, third, time 511. new rate, which becomes districts , Borstel, Donald von Borstel, J.ek ®°, , ’ V^lley will «o class also. October 1, will save sh oool---------- well maintained- according to a re ''The three eighths saddle horse -L» islm V w ;ii rvxoVn t° Portland next w eek as g u ests of in PGE territory approximately view o f the agricultural situation race was won by Sago Lily, Powell and Frank von B orstel a v i II m a k e r»*v «a. . xt a* in » o . Big Teams 8kown av a_: sav au-:- in The F irst National Bank o f Port- Jiut pobliched by the Orerra A c r l-l* 11? £"rtu‘ J. î ck: s^ ? n? 818,000 a year. the trip w ith their stock. In a d d i-,. . . ., , . » and Queen Marie, Helyer, third* to this, eirht exhibits of wheat “nd ‘hree d sy . durmt the In- T. M. Rolfe carried t^ie team di cultural Extension service at Cor- • • * time 361. shown at the land products ^ .t r n n a l L.vestoek Expont.on. vision winning first and third in the vallif. Income tax collections in Oregon dtlon. Many parents will ae- They were < ‘l>clare<1 w,nner’ from two horse team class and first In this .year wfll exceed the five mil With United States farm prices Two Horses Thrown exhibit this county Jn the second ^anmial^jjg four and six horse team class. mld^Auguat averaging 128 per lion dollar mark, according to mem Every soil was seoond with hia two bers of the tax commission. Last cent o f the prew ar level, or 87 per Sherman County Derby, half mile, rtice recom m ended by attendance from Sherman county. ghip. contegt spongored by the Port-1 ho„ e team and Helyer and ;i half payments which are due .before , «•nt o f the 1025-1930 »¡rerage, the had the same entrants as did the Oregon districi and state meetings * land institution am ong 19,000 club w ere resp ectively second and October 1 have been coming in bet index was two points lower than In Peter Quick Futurity race last year. as needed to make the 1938 agricul m em bers in Oregon. jn y ,e and horse team ell ter than the commission had ex July and one point lower than Aug All three year olds this fair and tural conservation prigrtm more Two winners from each county! es? Grade remounts classes were ust 1836. The farm coet index, how all half brothers and sisters they pected. effective in this state has beeq^ hi the state are being announced fuller th^n usual and the classes eyer, at 132, was six points hlgnor made a pretty race until a mix-up tained, rfnd will be included ia this weak through H. C. Seymour, I were well divided between The many" than a year previous, placing the on (the turn coming into the Permits for the burning of brush new docket, reports N. E. State Club Director, in charge of entries. Powell was first * with a farm coitoodity purchasing «power straight-away caused Fiddler, New and slash in Oregon’s forested chairman of the state Z A number of Sherman coun- judging and awards. The 72 ooun- purebred remouqt over three with ton’s entry, to fall throwing jockey areas will be required until Deoem- wSh~N.' CL tians made the trip to Bonneville ty winners, together with two from Helyer second and third. Helyer index at 93 Which ‘is equal to the Alsup onto the track. Durward 1926-80 average, but six points un ber 31 «unless the requirement is secr, tarVi and p.'M1.B randt, repga- Or to Timberline lodge to see and Heiyer’s Sir Kent, fell over New waived prior to that date through aenting the 0> s> C extension a«tg- hear the president of the United the Citv of Portland, will convene and Macnab placed in the under t o AuguSt 1986. in Portland October 4. 6 and 6th.' three class and Claudine Thompson, The report says that general crop ton’s horse with Elliott. Bob Kifig’s proclamation of the governor, J. W ., took part in the recent conpJhr- States make one of his talks to Reatha Sayrs, member of Moro Frank LeMaster, jnpiqJt Buroet prospects declined less than one Lady was thrown off stride and Ferguson, state forester, warned - - whate - the people of Oregon and swell 4-H Club, directed by Mrs. Carroll and Dell Olds took prizes iu the . enee in Washington, - D. C.* per cent during August, the mod did not regain distance in the this week. x Altho’ there have ~e®n the new program was formulated, th« crowd of five or six thousand younger remount classes. Sayrs, was announced w inner a- erate drop In corn, Wheat and flax stretch. Prince Rupert, W. C. Hei few light rains . over the state r present for the occasion, , These conferences were conducted Jess Landry’s black horse again niong girls. estimates being nearly offset by yer’s entry, was cut in the tendon the fire menace is by no means an extremely democratic basis, County . judge George Potter In recognition of his activity won the ladies aad gentleman’s slightly improved prospects for and injured so severely he could not ended* Ferguson said. -xDodd reports, with representatives and wife and Mr. and M™* Donald von Borstel was chosen saddle horse class with Helen Mor apples, dried prunes, walnuts, pe be raced for the remainder of the * * * - of every state preeeitt. and all b e - George ___ ________ ____ had seats close f rom among boys of this county. rison's second and Marcus Eslfng- Updegraff meet. Lady Redwing, Barnum, 5 sJfike uni®n ing called upon to explain thepar- the rostrum as did George W il-'^ e is a member of Kent 4-H Club, er’s third. W. C. Helyer was ad cans, potatoes- hops, beans and rice. was first, Prince Rupert, second Clover seed prospects are nraph be which thereatened to tie up work fjcu| ar nee4 s if their states. Where gQjj and w . F. Jackson of The of whj<«h LeRov C Wrirht is lea- judged to have the best stock »ad low last year and far belpw aver and Quicksilver* Barnum, third. on the^new nurses home a t r e q u e s t s were found to conform DalIes. j . C. McKean, member der Awapds inclu<k transporta- dle horse* Dell Wright* seoond and Time 621. age. ern Oregon hospital at Pendleton with thg prineiPle» and scope of the of the committee* could not at-1 tion and a„ other expenses during Durward Helyer thiriL . The Quarter -mile saddle horse has am* ably “ J?®*’ national program they were .Infcor-j teTid so Truman Strong, Carroll the Portland visit which is b&ig r»ce on Sunday was marred by a reported to board of control porated. but those that did not Sayrs and Ralph Brisbine and a ranff-d by Walter H. Brown, *S- Reef Cattle Interest JK. & FITTS DIES bad start that brought Medler’s The earpenters objected to the em- meet thoge requirement» were wives drove to Timberline for the gigtant Vice President Miss Ber- Edward B. Fitts, who died in Snip and Heiyer’s Tex around the Glen King, and Frank Sayre won ployahent of non-union plumbers on speedily eliminated. »talk there. W. C. Miller and Ver-! tha singer of the bank gtaff win first and second on Hfr< rennaylv^nia this week, was fore track. When all were started Gin the Job- Oregon growers on the whole will non Miller and wives and W. S .|act as chaperon with Mr. Brown. and Bob King pi laced. hte merW a professor at Oregon State ger won again, with Fuzzy, second Discontinuance of PWA grants be ¡n a position to derive relatively, Powell and wife and Orville Hock- The 74 guest8 will follow a three- faces first in the other divisions. college and * was the father of and Snip, third. Time 26|. In the Sherman County Derby may be fatal to 16 highway projects more benefit from the 1938 pro-( man and wife weTe others • who! day program including attendance The short horn class w m more divi Grace Fitts who taught in the included in this year’s program, g,.am than those in almost any) saw the presidential party. *at the Pacific International Expo- ded with Fraser having the tol Moro schools io the early twenties. consolation Lady, King, placed first, Sir Kent, Helyer, second and according to R. H. Baldock, state other state, Dodd added. Under Walter Mhy and wife, Clarence. »¡tion* sight-seeing tours of Port aged bull, Millard Eakin the best PMdler, Newtonzthird. Time 54. highway engineer. The projects tbe previous programs Oregon has jgiorfison and wife and daughter, hind, an evening at the -Horse Show bull under three Tears and p ^att TENNIS FANS WANTED The half mite saddle horse race the best bull under two years. John represent a total estimated cost of ma<k substantial progress in mak- Dorig and Stanley Coelsh a n d |gpecial banquets and a dance, Moro young people interested in more than $1,000,000 of which the ¡ng permanent shifts from soil de- Vernon* Flatt went to Bonneville Mr. Hennagin, manager of the Jenkins, ichool teacher at Rufus, building a cement tennis court on was won by Quicksilver, Barnum, Public Works administration was dieting to soil conserving crops and by airplane for the talk and from Sherman County branch of The displayed some of his shorthorns the Presbyterian church property Kentucky Belle, King* second* The to contribute 46 percent. practices. A recent undercover there portland for the day. First National Bank of Portland, successfully, getting prizes on bull have been visiting friends in an « other entries failed to start because of the second starting mix-up of • • * survey also revealed that Oregim , ----------------------- ¡states that every detail of the visit calf, heifer calf and heifer-under fort to raise sufficient funds. Abo The fued which has been brewing fa’mers stand well near the top ill Mr. and Mrs. Chas. R. Logan has been arranged by the bank to two years. $60 more if needed, according ' the afternoon. - .. > . ; The three eighths race was won T. M. Rolfe and Georye DeMos? those in charge. Carl Peats between Governor Martin and R. N. their understanding % of the AAA attended the County Fair last Sun-;jfiisure complete comfort and safe- (Continued on Page two) • ! four) day. J fcyT of its 4-H gu finance chairman. (Continued on fConfcinued on Page two) guests. (Continued on pagi three) mrinoerB. yr, Scoutmasters Attend Thompsons-Leaving Many Mormtes Take One Dozen Kids, Two Dozen Calves at P.I. Bank Party To Prices Trend Downward lately Soil Conserving Practises of Oregon A ppr^gd Several Local People Go To See President rat;
