Sherman County journal., May 06, 1938, Image 1

-r e y - k
Fiftieth Year N o . 27
Of Oregon- " ' *■
Its -Government
and People
May 6» 1938
Old Record
MZe Come” Cries California
Music Festival
¡Showi p
S A o w , S p ir it o f
Official County Paper
County Court
To Co-operate
35 Years A so
g
of School Bands
H. W. Champneys, bank liquida- ,
In Erosion Control
tor, in cleaning up a bundle of j
By A .
Ly Lindbeck
papers in his charge came across
Day of Music and
Agreement Made With
a-document
that
will
bring
back'
With the primary election only
Physical Training Gives
SCS Permitting Sloping
two weeks away the political pot memories to many an old timer
'
!
whose
mind
can
revert
back
to
has already reached the boiling
Patrons View of Progrtm
And Seeding in Roads
point. Especially m thia true of 1908 and the ball team of that —— --------
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year.
the gubernatorial campaign on the
The Sherman County M usic1
Sherman county’s court in reg­
The Moro Baseball Association
Democratic ticket. With the Hess
Festival
was held in Moro last)
ular
meeting for May decided to
was
in
debt
to
the
tune
of
>1032.04
forces training their big guns on
Saturday with nearly all the school
saith
the
foreword,
and
prosperous
sign
an agreement with officials
Governor Martin, oalling into
children of the county being pres­
subscribed
question his New Dealism as well and influential
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T-- ent to give a part of the program.
; of the SC service permitting ero-
a s his Democracy, the governor themselves to various amounts to
'•sion control work on county roads
The school bands marched from
attacking Hess as a self seeking j relieve this unfortunate situation.
the
school
house
to
the
band
and promising co-operation
by
demagogue and Henry Oleen show No information is given as to how stand which was erected on First
furnishing
some
machinery
and
a
baseball
team
contracted
such
ing no partiality in his attacks
street just off 'from Main and i
sped toward the work. The SCS
on both his opponents this partic­ an indebtedness, but it might have officially opened the days ceremon­
bet
on
itself
once
too
often.
J.
O.
was represented by William Hill,
ular sector of the campaign front
ies by playing the national, an­
is practically monopolizing the at-
K. Moore took the them. ’ ,
J. S. Chenault and R. B. Elms.
'
tontion of the Ore«on public.
. Ie,d in obtaining the subscription«.
It wai explained by the govern­
The
bands
played
three
pieces
,____
__ of * ..
» - end eech did
Put themselves down for
O m petent «S
erver,
t h e s . it
A i I each the oldest -bands playing last.
ment men that it would be impos­
ustión who hsre contacted v o ten
Kent, Rufus, Grass Valley, Wasco
sible for the service to do any
and Moro was the order of their
work unless the roads were adjoin­
hncHnod to ngrae that just at this
and
Barnum while MUes appearance» Considerable improve­
Thousands of tourists from Cali- cisco, northwest commissioner of : ystem snd east via the Old Ore- ing fields whose owner had a sign-
ment was indicated by nearly all
fornia soon will be sweeping north the Redwood Empire association, gon trail. Arthur predicted stu- 1 ed contract for erosion work but
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me?nV” t h S ™ X ^ i the bands over last year.
warfl in a record crop, was the Arthur told of a program to send ;>endous travel in Oregon during • that often it was advisable and
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? ? ? 5uath! r. i cheering message brought to Gov- San Francisco’s Eastern visitors <he Golden Gate International necessary to control run-off in the
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n ^ i ^ l e t i c ventn-e of the d * be put at the Legion hall where the main
I mads to preserve the work in the
ernor Charles H. Martin, left, by north to Oregon over the >56,000,- Exposition in 1939.
; fields. Similar contracts are in
pant
of
the
program
was
given.
receive s majority of the demo-
• ’olnd.
A» d the 7 " " * -
Chester Arthur, right, San Fran- 000 Redwood Empire highway
force with the state highway com­
It included rhythm bands of all
eeatic votos !» a t w o « , r « e 1 ^ “
m' ~ "
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the schools, a chorus of primary,
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mission.
^ .^ ." r e ^ t h ," ^ '^
economic roya.ism ,wonder children and songs by the inter-f A
J
Winter Work Wanted
L e g lO n
why old timers so longingly refer mediate group and a high school A m e r i C Q H
man would have better than a
gioup. Special numbers by pupil«
*
to the good old days.
It is contemplated that the worlf
60-50 chance for the nomination
of the various schools were inter- ( j i f l Q f C l l s
L s O m iflg
will
be done in the winter time
but with Oleen in the field to divide
sperced throughout the program
®
when county machinery is not in
the anti-Martin support the gov­
which lasted' for. .approxim ately a /
x C
use on the roads and when It it
ernor is comparatively safe. Heavy
three hours.
T V exf S u n d a y
not possible to work crew» of men
gains in democratic registrations,
in
the fields. Grading, sloping of
The W»«co « h ^ l gave «•<£»?"- The good will tour of the com-
A group of 4-H club boys of
especially in industrial centers, are
banks
and seeding of perennial
stration
of
the
physical
education
R
,
.
o
a —
believed to reflect a round-up of
Kent have organized a weed sur­ grasses, are planned.
features that have been taught J ? ? " . ?
8tate American
anti-Martin voters in the drive of
The annual eoflvention of officers
Legion and a group of officiate will I The work of measuring the vey project as part of their work
for the past year to take a
Other work of the court was of
organised labor to defeat the gov- j of Oregon cities as members of there
i ^ t ’ r f ' t h r t t o Z ' j o n ^ U y l i v e n J **"
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, f#rmer* for this year.jJThey expect to have a normal nature and oansisted of
emor. Democratic gains have been the League of Oregon Cities was to athletics of a competitive sort,
in T?e Pa,les- At fo”r ° d o«* on the aerial maps made last year a chemical plot on which to use I passing on a list of bills and re­
especially heavy in Clackamas, held in The Dalles the first two
and gymnastic th«y ™» come to Moro where t h e , , u
letion and three
viewing the roatf work for the
This
tumbling
Pints'*). O n s. Deschutes, Klam- I days of the week. Many subjects
the
will
hold
a
conference
w,th
mem-
quarters
of
the
fantlera have vis. chemicals to kill weeds. They will past month. John DeMoss asked
with
feats
found
favor
ath, Lane, Lincoln, Marion, M ult-;that give worry to municipal offic-
I
the Wasco, Mo. o, Ken an ¡te<j the court house and given the also gather specimans of all nox­ permission to install an underpass
notnah, Umatilla, and Washington ; ers were discussed and new infor­ audience.
A ntelope posts before g o in g to
j
information. This does ious weeds snd mount them on on the road running to hit place
The day was ended with a dance Arlington, the first night’s stop'
mation about them given out by
not
mean
that all have agreed to boards. These specimans will in­ so he could move sheep from one
So far the Republican *»A '*inv Oregon men who have solved their held at the hall in the evening.and,
co-operate with the present gov- clude leaves, roots, blossoms and field to another.
a
show
for
children
and
ad-uKs
problems
and
by
men
in
the
em­
torial aspirants have failed to
nresenteed at the school house• -Tbose making the trytm*e
E. ernment program for it is proba seeds of the various noxious weeds
evoke anv considerable enthusiasm ploy of the national association
Palmiter,
state
commander,
Carl
ble that only two thirds or three common to the county. The boy
at eight o’clock.
«vi
among the rank and file of their for municipalities.
Moser, state adjutant^ George quarters of them will do so.
making
the
best
display
and
V
O
m
iD
lW
lty
I iHyS
Bruce Baxter, president of
party. With a field of eight can­
Rauch, head of the Boys State
having the best record in the pro-1
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Committee
Now
Working
didates to choose from the names Willamette University spoke at a
camp that was inaugu ated last
feet will be given s scholarship to
AUfllCDCCS
t ><a I si Brown,
i vz ▼
- as j the Gervais farm i noon luncheon, r Monday and Donald
of Sara
year, Al Greenw^lt, who is' in
The state committee is now summer school by the Pomona
,.7 a n d Charles IX. P ra g u e. Salem Erb, new president of the Univer-
charge of the “On to Los Angeles’’
working on the quotas for the grange. Other similar groups are
The Wasco community group
jubligher, stand out from the group j sity of Oregon, addressed the an­
campaign: Bob Robinson, chair­
counries or Oreogn. The state now organizing in other towns of giving a play for the Wasco Gar-
ts the favorites for the nomina-1 nual banquet that night. Attend-
man for the junior 'baseball pro­
den CJuib appeared on the boards
The Sherman county lamb show gram; and Buck Knight, state quota of 867,000 acres for the year the county.
tion and it is doubtful if the aver-j ing from Sherman county were
is to be divided to counties and
at the Legion hall Wednesday
ige republican voter could name Mrs. Naomi Van Gilder, county that will be held in Wasco this vice-commander.
later
divided
individual
farmers
night with “Through the Keyhole”
more than two of the remaining treasurer, Roy J. Bake-, Grass year on May 21 will have much the
by the local committees.
Until
and pleased the local audience.
lix candidates without consulting Valley mayor, and Giles French,
same divisions for entries as has
this is done the exact amount of
Lois Hilderbrand as Grandma
t sample ballot. Clarence W agon-. ------------------------
reduction
will
not
be
known.
Tierney
had some excellent lines
ir of Portland is expected to poll
Sherman
county
has
asked
for
a
as
the
wise,
sarcastic and peeping
ty
agent
who
manages
the
show.
i heavy vote among Townsend
quota of 135,000 acres 1 and will
old
lady
who
looked out for’ the
Followers in Multnomah county
For market lamb, a single entry
Eastern Oregon counties are •be­
know
soon
how
much
it
will
re-
patrimonial
welfare
of her grand­
but is not regaroed as a serious
there will be five prizes ranging
coming known throughout all wes­
If
last
May’s
traffic
experiences
receive.
children
Frances
McKean
(Mary)
contender for the nomination. Nei­
from five dollars for first to one are repeated this month, pedes­
tern states as a source of created
It is understood that acreage wheat grass seed, reports E. R. and Jess Leonard (Jim) who near­
ther is Charles L. Paine of Eugene
The typing, contest for pupils dollar for fourth and fifth. For
trians will find it worth w hile. to
ly fell into the arms of two ad­
believed to command enough sun- of Sherman county schools was ‘ neF °fif ,hn>e n’arl"'t •
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k« P »" especially sharp look-out allotment for 1939 has been set Jackman, extension crops special­ venturers Dessie Neasham and
at
a
figure
much
below
the
62,-
port to win the race in spite of the held in Moro last Friday after­ w,U U five prues ran«.ng from ton
ists at Oregon State college. •
s t a t e , Earl Snell
500,000 acres allowed this year
surprising strength he developed noon with about fifteen taking to one dollar. Lambs weighing
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Frequent inquiries are received Max Williams (Genevieve and Ar­
but this will not be confirmed as to sources of this seed, and in­ chie Van Camp) but finally mar­
n „ the
for republican
— campaign
-----part. Winner
of the contest was
from sixty to 100 pounds are de-
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,
Of 36 persons killed in Oregon until a later date.
lational committeeman two years, Doris Stradley of Grass Valley
response to these and other out­ ried their butler Arthur Spencer
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Prises
for
fine
wool
and
medium
!'tT‘
®c
in
>go.
who made a record of 50.6 words
lets, Oregon growers have shipped and fetching French maid, Margi-
wool
fleeces
will
be
three,
two
and
tha"
h‘
>
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r.
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»/
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.9
/
per
minute
in
the
second
year
seed to nearly every state west of lee Kaseberg, who were not the.
Taking a page from the expert
were
on
foot
at
the
tifne
of
the
group. She was crowded for first
the Mississippi river. All eastern persons they pretended to be
mce of ________
Nebraska ________
the State _____
Grange
one dollar for each. Entries must
accident,
Snell
said.
.
-
Oregon counties produce some either.
is sponsoring a proposed constitrf- 'honors by Beryl Sheets of Wasco. be made by ten o’clock a. m., on
The Moro players went to Grass
“While
it.
is
hard
to
account
for
;k>nal amendment for a unice.mer- .who made 50.5 words per minute, thp dav of the show.
crested
wheat grass seed, but lead­
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Valley
last Friday night and pre­
Committees were appointed at I the exceptionally large number of
il legislature for Oregon. Under Ramonn Spoor of Grass Valley was
ing counties in out-of-srtate ship­
sented
“Aunt Tilly Goes To
the Wasco Civic Club meeting last ’ pedestrians who met death last
the Grange proposal the legisla- third with 43.7 words.
“The greatest show on earth” ments are Union, Malheur and Town’’ there.
Helen Sayra ss
week
to
handle
local
details
of
the
May,
we
find
that
many
of
them
Gilliam,
Jackman
reports.
ture would consist of 60 members
p nr the first year students
is the way Field Executive Paul
Aunt
Tilly
became
less scornful
Eastern Oregon has about 50,-
sleeted to two-year terms. Regu- Geraldine Norton of Kent was show. A dance committee is lin­ were guilty of careless acts which H. Yea rout terms the 1938 Boy
of men. Naomi Van Gilder, her
contribute
almost
daily
to
the
lar legislative sessions would be first w jth a record of 38.4 words ing up an orchestra for the annual
Scout circus, sponsored by Port­ 000’ aci'es of crested wheat grass, maid, persisted in her search for
limited to 50 days and special ses- per minute average. Bobbie Fort- sheepherders ball that is the fit­ traffic toll,” Snell commented. land Area Council, Boy Scouts of most of which is sown on wheat
“Thus, three of them were struck America, which will be held in the land retired from production for one; ‘ Edwin Peters as Merwin
liona to 20 days with the members | ner of Grass Valley made 38.1 to ting climax to the show.
while
crossing intersections diag­ Multnomah Civic stadium in Port­ the time being. Even so, every Tucker was explained in and out
¿rawing >8 a day for their serv- piace second and Lois Melzer of
onally;
three while walking on the land next Saturday night, iMay 7. eastern Oregon county is expected of trouble by Dean Pinkerton as
ices. The Grange program would ¡Moro was third with 34.9 words,
Ronald Howland throughout the
^highway in the same direction as
klso authorize special sessions up-1---------------------
Ten gigantic acts beginning with to increase its production in 1938. involved plot until all were hapily
automobile
traffic:
two
while
cross
m i a call signed flby two-thirds of
the colo.rful grand entry iparade Stockmen would like to use the engaged at the end, even Aunt Til­
i ing the streets between intersec- starting
the membership as well as upon
at 8 p. m., are on the grass for improving the carrying ly. Wendall Balsiger, Marjorie
i tions, and another while coming nrogram ahd
call by the governor.
6000 Scouts and Cubs capacity of ranges, but so far seed Kunsman, Gayle Goddard, Robert
from behind a parked vehicle.
from 10 Oregon counties and five ings on range land have not been Gillmor, Sally Douma and Rose
A proposed SCS project for Kent
“Ca elessness such as this sel­ Washington counties will partici­ as successful as on cultivated land, Amidon added to the confusion by
Oregon will concentrate its ap-
is now planned by the conserva­
Jackman points out. Several of
>eal to the* tourist trade in a
~
Oregon
unemployment compen- tion unit organized there some dom result» in the saving of time, pate in the event.
appearing on the stage when least
the eastern Oregon county agents
and"
may
have
the
most
serious
lteplay at the San Francisco sa^ on checks averaged >11.92,
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There
will
be
spectacular
fea-
years ago with Frank von Borstel
uencM. Anyone who stopped
are experimenting, however, with wanted.
KTorlda Fair. Definite decision to placing this state within a few as president. A total of 27,600 t<>
" t h r u s h ' lands in
the advlrtag„
of a ures dufing the more th.n two !
withdraw from the New York e x -(cents
the top „ spot held by acres has been signed up and more' care,e88 act againat
r
disadvan. hou’s of program and those who an
effort to work out suitable
position was announced following > Arizonat as the rthnmission pass is expected. Art King, state co-
wou,d re>, ize how foo]ish it attend are urged to be in their seeding methods.
i meeting of the Oregon World s ed the two and a quarter million
ordinator for the SCS, will be here
wn]k jn traffl(. without re. 'cats by 8 p. m. when the starting
Among the methods being tried
’air commission here this week. dollar total distribution mark.
soon
to
go
over
the
project
and
ap-
t
f#r -ts establiahed ru)e,. ugnal is given. Therê will be are seeding in furrows, burning
n a formal statement the commis
Figures for all the 23 states pay- prove or reject It. It is probable. and without
^ rict atte„. accommodations for 30,000 spec­ the native wild grass and weeds
lion explained that withdrawal
that if it is approved a spike camp Hon tQ (he move,mcnt of vehlcles.” tators so there should be plenty of and seeding in the ashes, dragging
The local declamatory contest
will be established at Kent by the, About half of the pedestrians room to take care of the monster a railroad rail to kill weeds and and school open house were held
local company of OOC.
brush, and seeding behind it, seed­ Tuesday evening at the school
killed last, May were either chil­ audience.
averaging >9.78, penaylvania’s fig
ing broadcast and covering with a house. Walls of all school rooms
dren
under
14
years
of
age,
Snell
o the Oregon exhibit.
use is >11.34, while the far south
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brush drag, pasturing the ground were covered with maps, charts
said, indicating that every occasion
Resumption of the iedem l pump No -»¡J
“ i 6 '76
closely and seeding on virtually and written work of the children
should be taken to war« people in
bare ground, and broadcasting and to show the vieitirig parents the
these groups against the perils of
riming program has revived hope
. .
tramping in by driving sheep a- quality of work being d°ne
or PWA aid in financing con-1 More than 600 hundred workers
traffic, and give them the proper
cross the seeded area. To date, the scope of it. as well.
truetion of a new tuberculosis now have received their 14th check
consideration and protection.
Tnrenty contestants appeared in
Moro’s High Shcool Christian the furrow method has friven the
ospital to fee located in Multfeo- and check No. 250,000 will be is-
Grass Valley defeated Wasco at
the primary division with Sharon
Endeavor society was one of sev- best results on unplowed lands,
h county. The Board of Con- 'sued next week. Claim determina- Grass Valley last Sunday to even
Hennagin winning first, Muriel
eral to. receive the rating of “ex-
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the score between these teams for
McKean second ana Dickie Oveeon
cellent” at the state convention in •/ . •
/the year. The «core was 12 to 11.
third. Several honorable mentions
m e day was cow aini w inny out
m e annual aeciBm»w»ry cvnw»*
u J (e b e k a h s T o
were given by the judge who ex­
rppropriation of >110,000 for the ment many claimants are now re­ the game was warm enough for the win fee held at Kent Friday night according to delegates who attend-— --------- --------------------- -— —
plained reasons for her decisions.
ed
and
returned
with
a
ribbon
of
|
Rebekahs
of
this
district
will
ceiving
their
initial
benefit
checks.
lead
changes
several
times
during.
with
entries
from
five
school?
lew institution.
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“Thia indicates constant regis­ the game. Jensen who held Grass j competing for the threw first and sward. This rating came as the hold their annual convention here Eleven appeared to try for the
While, naturally, there is no con- tration and filing of new claims,” Valley the Sunday before succumlb- three second places. Division« are result of reaching certain goals set next Monday with state noble honor oi Representing Moro in the
iderwble enthusiasm among state declared Administrator D. A. Bul- ed to the onslaught of hits and prima-y, intermediate and upper within the society during the last grand in attendance. Lodges from intermediatd division. Annajean
mployees over President Roose- iw re, “although those first on the left the box.
| grade. Local tryout« have been year. Ardis Truitt, Carl Peetz Antelope, Kent, Grass Valley and Knighten won first,
Wasco will play in The Dalle« j held during the past week and and L. H. Mitchelmore represented Wasco will be guests of the Moro second and Wayne
relt’a proposal to tax their salaries list are being parid out at a rate to
No one entered the
l hte effort yo balance the federal apprOach an- offset, tending to Sunday and Grass Valley Is trying1 contestant’« in the final chosen by the local church group at Oregon lodge for an afternoon and
division.
i
.
City.
\
ning
session.
to
line
up
a
game
for
that
day.
j
the
five
schools.
(Continued <m P art two'
stabilize check production.”
Farm Quotas Not Weed Study on
Definitely Set By
G ty Officers Attend
Government
Convention
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4H Program of
Kent Group
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Lamb Show Prizes
Set (or Exhibition
Eastern Oregon
.p«o7X
Fifty Words Best
May Danerous Month
Raises Grass Seed
For Pedestrians
In Typing Conteet
Boy Scouts Ready
For Annual Circus
Kent May Get
Unemployment Checks SCS Project
Average $11.92,
Moro School Holds
Open House Tuesday
Grass Valley Wins
Moro C E Wins
From Wasco 12-11
Place at Meet
Declamatory Contest
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