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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 28, 1938)
* *.■ •W|. ; x"* 1 ♦if I* 1 ,WG r -Musi n a. aos= Fiftieth Year N<». tf M o ro , O reg o n * • F riday, O f Oregon Power Meeting i a G overnm ent Is Held In and Äj» ■z«‘ 4- J f L ii M t d i x.» New York’s Official County Paper •y 28, 1938 fo r One Year :on Sail Goals WM Be Sent Out This Week Chapter of Assodated «» Farmers Formed e Goals in soil deputing and soil roneenring practices will be set by the State committee thia week and . „ i «• sent out so the several counties of Large Crowd Votes Afnhatoon the state. After that the county w . . e . With Groups tor tt^ r .a l« fo r each farm in the rill coun- 1 ■ » State p . Local CoamittM Nanad hy Frederick To Arrange For Meeting Steiwer, Oregon's junior tehator, that he Mould riat-enekye-election For Preliminary Orgaaitatiea ties. Whether the operator wishes > “ bor tXJntrol Mas sat a miitahm ■epmuiuai "bug»’’ b u s in g wrs— dtfcto ¿particular-j>o-1 Sherman countatoa attended the to comply with the program o r not A court room full of farmers tttfeal light, moat o f whom, by the district meeting for preliminary or- the committee will sat a goal for met last Saturday afternoon to or w ry nature of things, ate foredeom ganixation of a pester dtotrtot in the farm. [■w f . < ganise a Sherman county branch ed to payfisithek curiosity with a the mid-ColumMa arse Tuesday at What method will he tataro to de-¡of the Associated Farmers ofO re ía T fi pair e f scorehed wings. , . (Arlington together with .groups o . tannine goals for Sherman county gon. Walter Bailey, Roy Kelly, -L. ' y In the Democratic . camp three from Morrow and Gilliam counties, farms has not been decided upon Barnum and Alvin Nielson of The Wi- man are already avowed candidates County chairmen were named from by the committee and will not be Dalles, members of the Associated * 4e V y . .y y for Mr, Stewer’s seat. Carl Don- eaeh county to carry an organ iza- until the county goal is set. There Farmers of Wasco county, came up augh of ^ortthnd, federal district tion work and arrange for county has tbean debate as to whether or to aid the local group. attorney, «ad &tacuit Judge Edward meetings. wot all farms should bo given the Roy Kelly told of some of the B. Ashhurst of Klsmatlf tftlb have Wilford Belshe will sot for Sher- same goal in all sections of the work that has been done by the publicly declared their intertion of man county in preparing for a county which will not ba settled un associations in California and in seeking the nomination in the May meeting-to inform the public e f the til the committee ates. Wasco county to bring about a are in cir- possfoilitjes of power . and the cessation of restraining working eolation to; place iha name of El- methods of forming power districts, Woman’s Club Gives conditions, specifically citing the ton Watkins, Portland attorney, in Half of Bonneville power Will ha attempt iby Portland labor unions the ruaaCte. Willis Mahoney of reserved for public power districts Hew that huge area ef New York’s Central p&rlt known as the **maH" weald look It all the to make wheat growers hire union Klamath Falla who so far has fail- if it is spokea for by 1941 and the killed by automobiles for. the year of 1937 were bar led there to visualised by the above pletere. The cri— s Interesting Program teamsters *o haul their crop last ed to commit himself as to which organisation of such a unit here were? painted on this photograph to impress motorists and pedootrtam attko of the enormity oT the death tolL summer. The Moro Woman's Club met political plum he will choose to is wanted to make this reservation Police figures show that in 1937 a total of 943 people were killed by aotesapbUcs la Now York. Walter Bailey recounted some of met January 21 with Mrs. Darwin pluck to expected do enter the race possible. Mr. Belshe has named the stories of labor leadership that Van Gilder as director. The pro for the aeuatorship with a public J. G. Addington and R. Dingle of he held not to be for the benefit gram was interesting as well as declaration shortly. 'Rufus; J. M. Wilson and J. S. of the working men, the farmer or educational, as it concerned Public So far no ’Republican has come Norton o f Kent; V. B. Haufelt and the general public. When such Welfare. Dr. Poley sdoke to the practices interfere with fanners in forth with a definite announcement B. H Grady of Wasco; Joe Peters' r f O f but there appears to-be an abiin- L. C. Wright, Moro; D. C. Reynolds J O l i m C l l I i Q C C S group about Social Hygiene and il marketing their crops it was his lustrated his talk with microscopic contention, farmers should be pre dance of suitable material and wil- and E. E. Gervais, Grass Valley to pictures. ling patriots if one to to judge by arrange for a county wide meeting / » • 4 pared to defend their rights as the ever increasing list of those who which will probably be held about - V ^ c Z r ia ^ o a Mias Stowe man, county health American citizens. Conciliation or nurse, talked on Public Welfare are being - p r o m in e n t ly ^ ^ oned’’ th« mi<^ , ° £ ' ? e C<m^ The Hood River News, published should not be a sub- Cart Adams, Grass Valley farm general and also about how it * for this post. —Only withm the psot mittee will meet next week. = by Hu<h G B a„ and E A Sonnich. is stiriate for adherance to inalienable er, received word Wednesday that carried on in the county. wj»k *w<*’no™ Thoge attendin* th< Arlington gon was ann0Unced at the Oregon1 and guaranteed constitutional he had been appointed to fill out The next meeting will be held on rights added to this list which b ij s f a meeting were J. B. Adams, W. S. press Conference held at the Uni- ' Co-opcnt ng Farmers Use the unexpired term of George A. develop into a roster of the G. O. P. Powell, jj E. Endicott, Walter ve„ ity Oregon, January 20, 21 ' February 4, Mrs. Martha Cope will k fianium talked about the or Palmiter on the executive com faithful. These Were J. E. (Bennett, May.. Wilford Belshe, George Me- an(j gg, as winner of the annual. Methods To Combat bs the diroster and the topic is <aniistion of the association, reed- mittee of the state grange. Bal- Music. stormy petrel of the Portland city Donald, T. S. Reese, J. M. Wilson» Sigma Delta Chi contest for the' .. ing the constitution and by-laws. miter recently resigned his posi commission and former member of Wm. Huck, W. B. Wilson, (Richard best weekly newspaper in the state.'So*I Eros; By a unanimous vote of the assem tion. His term would have expired the state senate, and Walter Too«*, Dingle, Atlee Wilson and J. G. bly it decided to incorporate and a By winning the journalism fra-1 T. \ inn- lftM Jr., Portland attorney. Secretary Addington. 27 io June edion the state grange Local Men Attend committee was named to choose ternity ’a award for the third tim e ,'. . , , of state " Earl Snell and State fk« locaI farmer8 «nd r««cters eooper- meets. Mr. Adams has long been temporary directors. Membership tn » .v r ^ B ^ r atln? wilh t h , J Soit Conservation identified with grange work in Treasurer Holmen both ■ of whom hooka were passed and a member Rate Hearing to the Hood « W J W t - S i t j L s B B g g a f County ero Sherman county having boon Po- ship fee of fifty cents was collect « m b -«»««»«d « £••*>* Jesse A. Barnett Dies by a narrow margin was the Mc Mtetec far „ a awataar of gubernatorial candidates ere just . Minnville Telephone Register, also sion central ddjsctetrntoen area te yean. He to a member of the J . B. Adams and W. S. Powell ed from 83 fanners before the wove in Portland last week te at meeting adjourned. a twice winner of the troyhy. perfecting and ’demonstrating a Harland View gaange. x ttosTvritbTtibs senatorship. Dalles Elected to the board of directors tend the hearing of the Interstate Third place went to the Redmond sound, long-time soil and water con Devera, attorney far the state high Csmmeroe Corns« ission in which the were V. B. Eakin, C. B, Andrews, Jesse A. Barnett, 79, died in the Spokesman, a top-ranking paper servation program on 23,648 acres way commission, to definitely in a ( in this section, according to J. <R. railroads are asking for a fifteen V. B. Haufelt, E. D McKee, Fred Mid-Col ambia hospital Friday af- for many years receptive mood, awaiting only the , » . r .1 Chenault, superintendent of tthe Wheat League Ugres percent increase in freight rates. Hennagin, E. W. Watkins, Geln ter a brief illness. He became un The Hal E. Hoss memorial award M<>ro SGS.OCC camp. r proper encouragement before mak Adams was a witness protesting King, Dewey Thompson, O. L. conscious Wednesday here and was for the best paper in towns of less. ~ .. . ’ . .. ing any announcement. Other re Weed ControlProgram against the freight tate boost, Belshe, A. S. Johnson, Dave Reid, removed to the hospital -where his than 1,000 w .a won b , the Vale . Cooperat,ng farmer. n> the are. publican party leaders who are re Enterpriae, pohH.hed hy A. H I have ™ r“ »ed the *er“ «* er°- George Peck of Lexington repre and Joe Peters. Eakin was chosen garded as possibilities for this ailment was pronounced as albumen Immediate steps ho interest all sented the Eastern Oregon Wheat as president and V. B. Haufelt as Bone. The Junction C it, Timeg »■«" r e n tin g crops on their farm . of poisoning. He did not regain con- post include WUliard Marks agricultural organisations, county League and other farm organisa secretary at a directors meeting . . . second, the Sherman County 7’704 *crei ?An“ the’r ,Urted Afcany, president of the State sciousness. . . ______ _ . . operating with the g’avernmemt in ™urt«. county planning hoard., tiens sent men to speak for them. held immediately after the mass Board of Higher Education; State Mr. Barnett had been a resident Journal third, _____ L J r i r S Z T S L j i . the adoption of iffective and prac- chanAcr. af cemmeroa, aarvica Wm. Huek of Rufox rtprastnted " « t in » at the court h o w . An «teneter Hoirter D Angell <rf Port- of Sherman county since the early awards — was Senator ittyner u . jsngvu w ««>■*- — «-kJ- •* —— -r — - - -— - maae a i tne Danquei water savinr farming Bnd others in a weed control Sherman County Pomona « « « “tive committee of K. H. W tfr (O TW VVI _ k# k.. land; George Neunat of Portland, year, of thia c e n tiu r haetBg-come hy W.lliam Lanrrne. contest chair- “ 1 ^hev have leaded 180« program of aubatanaial proporttoaa the kins, O. L. Belshe, A. S. Johnson, methods. They have s e e d e d ___ . . . . «. grange at the hearing. former United States district ate here from Missouri where he grow man for Sigma Delta Chi. Papers acres of less productive crop land have been decided upon by the Bast and Dave Reid was chosen, and Adams testipeeny showed the Mr. Eakin as president will serve torney; State Senator Dean Walker to manhood and was married. His were judged by Bruce McCoy, of te coil-building .permuient seed- Oregon -WhMt UagM in adept, of Polk county, and Lowell C. IPag- widow survives him as do a son, the Louisians state editorial asso- ings of grass and legumes, eetab- *n8 * report of its Weed Control gradual rise to -prises o f materials as the fifth member. former state president of the Tommy and a daughter, Mrs. Clyde elation, a nationally known expert. lished soil-improving crop rotations 4nd ®°’( Conservaiion committee needed to the production e f wheat By laws were written and ap showing that these had risen by proved naming the organisation Bisdtablican Club. all of Grass Valley. A brother, He rated the Oregon entrants very on 1,744 acres, and are utilixing “ » " “ "t “ >“»*• meeting, while wheat had dropped te " * / * ’ * i ! George lives in The Dalles. highly and warmly commended the crop residues to improve soil struc- ”It seems particularly timely to •5% of Its 1924-80 price level. In- - the Associated Farmers of Sher- publishers. The State Board of Control may The funeral was held Monday /rateM County, a completely new w or- ture and to form a wash and blow- recommend that a most intensive om.B.ri creased fr e ig h t ra te s, he said, would ith decide to erect a new building to from the Civic Auditorium with . ___ _____ _ ganisation without connection with educational drive be organised, first reduce the proof .surface on 7,600 acres. ./ ¿ /J ? ! - f. other groups in the county except Portland for use of the state dh-, j^ v. L. H. Mitchelmore of Moro a /> • Range land treatment includes to acquaint the largest possible wheat and therefore cut the partminte located to «•a.t.fity ¡«^ i aud GcrJd Dryden of Craaa Valley G r a n g e A f f C o m i l l l t t e e S personnel. ? contour furrowing of 126 acres, number of people with the down amount shipped and therefore de wtead of buying an old building and fcjjk^ting.Tom Fraser and Elmer - ® regulated grazing on 8,015 acres, right seriousness of the issue, and feat the purpose of the railroads. remodeling it to meet state needs Related o f Moro sang accompanied T n M AAf T l l l i r c f l a v development of 17 springs, and the then to gain their helpful support,” if it fallows^the advice of its ad- by MrJU Pall C arers were; I llU I b a a y The fane debt situation in the Local Young People the report sets out. “Your com visory cosamiUee. T h i a S a m Stark, Fred Kruaowr Joe New- { ajj grange agricultural commit- construction of five stock water mittee believes most earnestly that northwest is such that returns from Wheat farms must be kept at least after an investigation of the mMJ Comb, Gus Engstrom, A .U . Dunlap will meet next Thursday, Feb- ponds. many different types of town as COC enrollees from Camp Moro well as rural organizations would to present levels If farmsca are Attend CE Meeting buildings being offered the state, and p A. Stow. Interment was „ ,ary 3 at the court house at 9:30 reported that it made in the Odd-Fellows cemetery, to formulate a program for agricul- have constructed 160 permanent be most sympathetic and helpful if « k n d in * ™ " B « * Mer.inycr, preid«,»; Ardi. ' construct a new building if this ture in the county for the year for and 78 L temporary gu lly ., dams to acquainted with the many ways in ci«.. A fraKht » t e i n c » « , would » t e M m i m ’ w X t e W ^ d ^ coull be done for the coat of an old which they are certain to be affect- reduce ineum« » that term .» I all Pomona and subordinate gran stop channel cutting, provide wa 8t0.yafi^ \ a?< ra s5 tablej ed by this destroyer of wealth, the ges. The meeting has been called attended a ¿oeld not repair and replace their by the county agent who will be built 600 linear feet of jetUes and n o x jo u t perennial weed.” rally, and executive meeting of the Th# raport atU ntioo the buildings and equipment which Mt. Hood Christian Endeavor union the state’s needs in J*? Determined to attempt a solution Agisted in the conference by W. L. revetments for bank protection; 4560,000. This amount is |1 40,009 the.Jtofoor troubles which have* Teutsch of the extension service, and graded m 10,553 cubic yards ^gct from the best available would also mean lowered incotoe in The Dalles last Sunday after below the price placed on re- e s p ie d both agriculture and indus- -m.;. aaTicultural conference is an of gully ban k s preparatory to seed- jnf ormation, between 25,000 and for railroads that would be called noon. Representatives were pres upon te haul material for such im modeled E1W Temple but JW.WO try In O r« o n for the past four .„„„.1 event ent from Moaier, Odell, Hood River, ~ em* A _______30,000 acres of farm lands in the excess of of the the P priced^ s«ked *■-* i years, ' the Polk County P o m o n a _______________ These figures, however, reflect n counties making up the wheat provements. — ------ ------- ' ---------- Dufur, The Dalles and Moro C. E. Board of Trade building remodel- o range a meeting here Saturday The commission moved on after societies. only a part of the work farmers ¡ca|rU€ ar#a arg supporting ed to meet the state’s.Mto<to. ” ie <went on record favoring remedial and ranchers of the Moro area are cogtjy The situation to ser- the hearing and will finish the job >560,000 estimated cost df a legislation and authorizing its Boy Scouts Now doing in the unified erosion e® » ™ ioUgt not 0I1iy u land-owners but of taking testimony soon and hold program. Rough, tillage,- buffer entir< of COUM. a final hearing to Washington. building, however, does not include iegjsiative committee to »ponsor an vv T T 12,700 Acres Added Arthur Geary, attorney for the a site cost of whirijt.’wtil have to »be«,iyjitiative measure at the general H clV C I WO I FOOD s tr ip seeding, grass and legume t said. added if the state decides to jbusld. Jgjgctton next November. seedings on abandoned land, wood- <joanty WMd surveys were roptnu Farm Rate Council, handled the Troop 360, Mpro Boy Scouts, has land and wildlife plantings of trees mend<d Comptoted and M witnesses and will go to Washing To Erosion Control The resolution urges that labor The .tete highw .y d«mrtment dbpBtes de)lned to taclu<le onIy org.nixed tjvo p .tro l, with Wyman ---- ------------ - ----------- Other practices thorotiakily aa posjble, the wprk kt ton te appear before the commis A 12,700-acre addition to the area will place a marker on the C«®* those bona fide disputes between er ° f the SwaHo-ws, and needed to control erosion and to be carried but through cooperation sion if money sufficient for his ex to Sherman county upon which soil trai OT^on highway, 14 miles eart , m ,OJrer ind employees, and pre ! ° onald P,tro1 kader for th® make the best use of every acre on penses can he raised by farmers with the Works Progress Admtofc« and water saving measures are be of Burna, to d esistete the site of veBting. plcketing and boycotting Stags' 17,8 tw0 « r° w s » re at the farm are being used, superin tration to all counties where ouch interested to the fight. ing demonstrated will coincide with in present busy in a contest to enroll old Fort Harney,; eataiblished «» unless the cohtroversy is an actual tendent Chenault explains. arrangements could be made. It the signing of a cooperative agree eligible boys in their respective 18«7 xnd »Undone« in 188». The labor dispute. Mr. Chenault suggests that near was also pointed out that field a»* ment for erosion control work on fort wito named to Jonor of JBeneral ____ _____ _ ___ ___ _ It is further provided that any' units of the troop, before spring by farmers and ranhera visit some aminers to the employ of the coun Webb Family Leaves the V. B. Eakin A Sons ranch nine W illiam D. Harney who was ap- controversy between rival labor' *nd sumnJr activities of scouting of these demonstration farms, talk ________ ____________ ty agricultural conservation miles southeast o f Grass Valley, mmmBnder of the,O regon. org4nilati; ni> or betwe, n ^ „ p , o f , la. “^ i ‘ei . . " por“ pointed co with the operators and see for them oouid'’reid er valuable For California officials of the Moro camp of the military department in 1858 gnpay aroirot. employees shall not be termed a mor, scout master of the Masons selves. Information about eroolon . . Soil Conservation Service report. ' sponsored organization. labor dispute, and picketing and control practices for this section-- aNIsr to aoquatot the wetwrol The deparriue af the R. B. Wgbb Service officials are working with Arrests by sU te police for traf boycotting to prohibited in such in- also can be obtained from the local apptansneo of the family whd left Sunday for Calj-. Mr. Eakin to drawing up a plan fic law v io la tin ’ during December ter-union controversies. counity agent or technicians at the apnrst noxious weeds in various fornto after waiting for several of conservation operations on the local Soil Con«rv.tlon S.W te. , U r „ of pr. pa^ , ^ L d totalled 533’ while warning slips Another proposed feature which ereeks for an expected appointment 7,600 acres of range land and 5-, were tosued te 6376 o th e r mo o ris s strong support from the de- camp office. « mounts have recently been dis te soil eroston work to California, 100 acres of crop land on h to ranch. during the month, according to e termined Polk County Grangers, is tributed to all county agent offices has complicated the housing situa \A feature of the plan, they said, report of Chas. *r. P t»y, superin- ■ gectjon which would prevent any Juan Wsn For Wildmen __ _____ by the OSC __________ extension ________ service. A tion for .ikfear days. The Hairy is the provision for additional stoek tendent of police. k ‘ individual Or organization from us-! JThe county road crew is working Juan Bazo, freshman to agrictil- comprehensive weed bulletin is also PeteMona will move into the Ahars water supplies to ba secured thru J ing force, coercion or any other un- west of Wasco widening the Mur- tural engineering at Oregon State course of preparation;' house vacated by the Wstoba, Jerry development of springs and con _ - A. _ ■ method . J A to — prl 4X11 «a 4211 A f Of the 9825 eniployees on unv 1 lawful vent A A a person 1 Jtk chie fill. This fill is high A and for college, from Peru, i, says be Cuntlff and erife erill take the house struction of several earth fill dams state payroll a s of^lsst September /r<ym offering hig gervioeg to an many years has been very narrow, i his ideas of the Pacific northwest The Moro Firemen met Tuesday I now et altea» 23 are located in Sherman “ “PY^remDloyer desiring to employ him. Dirt to being tnkCn from the hiH; from movies' xnd books, and fa will i move an<rvoted — to __ give 4Mfto the E. Endisott , , B «. te ________ ___ — __ — ______ _ _ • . ■ ply development will according to a fUTTey comP I The farmers likewise seek to to the w est and brought to the side much surprised to see very few cow American Legion for improvements his house where Cunliff has resided better distrtoution work of grazing and ed by Wallace S. Wharton, sta ma^ jt possible for the courts of of the fill by maintainer and bull- boys when he arrived here and to to tba ball. The Legion has not fr>r tbv pe«» y—r « half. ' - - -* of avail « a more uniform utiltoatien budget director. These Snerman state to issue injunctions to « « « • J » ------, m » b » « ic w w dozer. A board fence is also be- find the Indians driving 1938 model betn to obtain prices of the able range. '•.*,.>¥ • county employees ox prevent labor organizations from ing built on both sides of the fill cars instead of riding ponies. He wurk so far and It to not known Reports $f the Bureau of Biolog- .»Cultivated flekto on the ranch that dTeT ~ PicketIn* or boycotting places of to make it safer for traffic. .No at- pians to complete his four-year what work will be oow , n but u v It . v i to . i c ical « ourvey . — - — Survey —vw shows that Trapper are are morn most ai subject to soil and gating 41962.36 are oist-riDuzea as businesswhice are not actually con- tempt is being made to raise the course at OSC and then return to hoped that with (bis aa a starter, Pulkewsm» wf flhsewmu county kflbd1 in«.». be retired to follows: M oto , 17; Ruftia, 4; orass nected jvith a bonaflde labor dis- road as it is graveled and the sur-jhis own country to put his new interior painting and taatoomintog two coyotes during the month ftf.w h e a t M E for pasture, the graas ' (Vonrinued on Paxe put*. • I face will not be diiturfced. I knowledge into practice. can be done te renew the building. December working 31 days. tob state< i t— r - Sherman County £7 Farmers Now Carl Adams Is Appointed To Co-opei&ting Grange Office With s e s h The i’S n T V ^ r h ’te’mert Legislation Planned Road Crew Working West of Wasco « a m m HH. V. «J /■
