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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1939)
On Treasure Island Of Oregon- Its Government and People By A. L. Lindbeck Retirement pay for Oregon teach era, pension for firemen and civil service for state employees— these arc some of the new developments etopping up in the legislature dar ing <1* past week. j The proposal to provide retire-: m eat p ly for superannuated or in capacitated teachers springs from the Oregon state teachers* asso ciation and is sponsored before the legislators by Senator Renin of Multnomah county. It provides for the arbitrary retirement of all public school teachers upon attain -' ing 4bb hge of 66 y ea n upon a pension to be supported in part by a state subsidy and in part by an assessment of four per cent upon the salaries of the teachers them selves. Retirement at an early ggd ■ because of disabllty and upon a proportionately smaller pension is also provided for in the bill. The firemen’s pension bill whichj proposes to levy a tax of three per’ cent upon all fire insurance prem^ lums promise» to become the een-! ter of strenuous opposition with much of the support for the mess- ure emanating from Multnomah1 county, whose paid firemen would , be the principal beneficiaries o f; such a pension. Insurance compa nies opposing the bill point out • that it Wodld levy the tax upon all fire «insurance premiums includ- ing those covering rural proper- ties where no fire protection is pro Sailing the Coart of the Seven Seas m ight be the title of this vided. ‘ The state employees civil service picture of beautiful and dram atic architecture at the 1939 Califor bill, sponsored by a group of sens-, nia World’s Fair. On pylons atop the exhibit palaces on either side tho court, 85 feet above the pathways where m illions w ill tread, tors and representatives, would in of are the lively appearing figures on the ships* prows, to whose clude most state empoyees. Ex beauty is added that of graceful trees and shrubs. empted from its provisions would be elective officials, appointees . - - Turn woa|VoZZeyip0wer ggj Light Grass Vaffey County Court Shops & & re d * TeocAers /n^ureei Rates Cut, Holds Regular By B urglars lit A ccident Monday night the Hartley ga 1 The three tsachers of the Grass Session rage in Grass Valley was broken into and tools taken which were ured in turn, to . break into th e 1 Orange Front Cafe through the transom in the rear of the building.• The safe was peelfed and cash ; amounting to about 160 and about $300 in notes wove taken. Early Tuesday «ce. Grimm and Wren. Sheriff’wil- eon and deputy Gerr«t were on hand end In c h ^ f np found the notes In a U.TSTS Valley high school, Wm. Baker, Reduction Expected To Save j Robert Tapp and Ray Jewel, met , with a serious accident near White v/regon and Washington! Usovs i salmon early Monday morning. Arguments Heard and sanjnsj^tf W ill Be Considered savings of $200,000 a year to i ,clflc Fewer A Light *n d ^ * shi'”rr rW,UC' rest room: l °" at the Newcomb «amp rroond. ~ . - Word w a, r ~ .f™ d » ‘ . t . similar’ iWaWrirt agrl f f f to res- . Wleiitial and commercial customers Job was perpetrated at Parkdale'|n Tuesday night. •'* Cost of residential service here under the new rates will be 10 to i to per cept below those in effect I prior to the 1936 rate cut, while savings In commercial rates on the same basis will range from 12 to .. . / lau 26 per cent. • A hr oat every reports Port- are« , The „ 1^ - heard at the cent we<R al offlcTln r» ‘" Z » lend of perron, who have devel-i in* *" 'nforml1 m noed mental d i » . « , throuyh th, o ^ T ^ W i T S o S S kef of attentions to early symp-, . .. „ torn», state. the 0 » . n Mental J ^ “ hfa* to" Hyricne Society, » ¿ . e report. ; <’cp,rtro‘ ,,t ”* P * 4* cove* only a small percentage of. The h *-* residential rate sched- all the cases of a similar nature. ' u’c *or Moro, effective with all For that reason the society has meter readings on and after March gone on record Op- urging the! 1» *• follows. First 10 kWh per construction of a psychiatrie bos-1 mnnth. $1.00; next 25 kwh at 7 pHsl at the University of Oregon! cents: ^ x t 115 kwh at 2 3-4 cents; Medical school for treatment of *n<i 2 cent*- these early and borderline mental The present minimum monthly cases f om all over the state, and! charge of $1.25 will be reduced to is urging that fundp for its The minimum now includes struction be approb approoristwj ated at t me h e ,1* kwh, after which the w » ,rc*v next • 17 > ctm ing session n o f the legislature, kwh are billed at 91 cents, -the next the case — la 100 3 ceT,ts- ,nd st 2 The society cents v'h’rii the husband of an attrac- The company's special automatic j tlv«* vounr woman refused to be- water heating rata of 8-10 of a , tjeve that her apmuwatly light, in- wae pres- C€nt P*r kwh, already in effect. ; ‘nrmHtpflt mefcl He refected covers this class of service, •inr her to suicide to wrolonyl Comparison of typical bills for j *he nhvsicians* oanftifl and reefdeat service at rate» in effect : h*” treatment in at* by LO C al ! took h*r home, affirming. “I know 8 vears ago, at present rates and constitutíoe, and institution heads and members ; mv wife considerably better than, at the new rates is as follows: New 1936 Present of the state police ! v^u do. It, is ebeurd to think of $2.50 $2.39 $2.05 25 kwh o wormn with such a hapmv home I 3.1« 3.60 3.47 vnb’nw herself.** But. unhappily, 56 M Truck operators said to be antag- 160 5.10 4.97 4.64 «h« did *o within a week. onistlc to the public utilities com 5.91 6.27 156 6.60 A hirh school boy who was de- missioner are understood to be When Forrest Schnacker, who is The new commercial service « - -ihed as suffering many years back of a proposal to change the serving a term for robbery, having The month of January ha« pass- fro^n valvular heart dieeae was schedule will give 10 kwh month status of the utilities department convicted in Sherman county ed into history leaving us with only treated by his famflv physician for tt-W . next 190 kwh at 7 cents, from Its present One-man eommis- . - . . . . . last summer, decided to leave tht .72 inches of moisture, when the wifh such success that immediate1 ne*t kwh at 44 cents, next 700 sron to a three-man commission, - appointment vested in the gover- road camp near Salem and dispense normal for January should be 1.58. danger of death bad ua**ed. He kwh at 3 cents, and excess at 2 nor. Whereas the present eommis- with the careful ministrations of This condition holds true for the waSt however, unriWe to stand cents. The present commercial rate is sioner receives 37300, the combined ^hc guards of the state, It was an- -past five months with the .exception m uscular exe’tion/'” A constant 13 kwh at $1.25: next 87 kwh at of Octcfeer, with the normal stand- f Pnr of deMih haunted hm . TW« salaries would «be $18,000. other Sherman Countian who dis ing at .90 while we received 2.06. perturiha'tion in turn increased his 95 cents, next 100 kwh at 64 eenta; heert ^rouble. Hs w»ss intelligent next 460 at 6 cents; next 400 at 4 Recommended by both Governor covered him and returned him to The table is as follows: cents; next 1000 at 3 cents; and ex the big house at the end of State Martin and Governor Sprague a Received and his cha acter was fundamen Normal cess at 2 cents. tally sound.x proposal to abolish the Child Wel street. .14 .73 Sept. 1988 The minimum monthly eharge fare Commission and transfer its A month’s stay at the Hospital 2 .06 .90 Albert (Dutch) Pluemke, who is Oct. 1988 functions to the State Relief Com- . under treatment showed him how for rural service in this area will 1.01 1.66 Ncv. 1938 mittees is receiving the attention now a guard at the penitentiary, Dec. 1938 to reeuilate hia mental and phvai- be reduced from $2.50 a month to .73 1.61 of the legislative ways and means had just arisen after spending the Jen. 1939 enl exertions «o as to keep within $1.50. Other steps in the rural .72 1.68 committee. At a hearing Friday, largest part of the night on duty, ♦he limits fixed by his cardiac rple schedule will be reduced pro- The total precipitation since the no ooposition was voiced, neither ftn(j wjjen he reported at the ward- weakness. He developed a work-i portionately with residence rates first of Septwrifter is 4.06, with the able attitude toward life, discov- for town customers. 7*** «iVftOO en’8 o®0« ^ e y * told him to get a normal for the same period 6.47, inb. . „ , inr Rn¿ „ „ f r f outlet« m administrative costs of $15,000 a year is estmated. 1 ajid get going as two prisoners leaving us with a deficiency m fr.r h’« energv. and left the hosni- , had escaped. He was fortunate moisture since September first 131. ♦ »1 with a definite plan for his Report that the legislatiye set- enough to be the luéky guard and Fébruary is starting out with a future dife. Quietlv facing facts, sion is lagging in its work are witii brought the escaped men back. little different tune, the ground be rplieved of fear and ‘ a sense of ing covered with about two inches irrpendiny calamitv, he gained out foundation in fact. An a n a l y s i s ------------------- of snrw Thursday morning with ♦ho outlook on life of a normal Word was received here that the of the situation at the close of the « « •» •« session Friday, marking the 2t0h K O f O L i b r a r y l l S l S boy. I two 4-H club boys, Robert King of indications of more. day of the' session, revealed that The shove figures are from the Anotbe’ ca«e history tells of the. Sherman county and Bill McDonald experiment station at Moro. Kent w ;f«» *n4 daughter of a dour, hard of Wasco county had placed in more bills had been introduced and M p v - R n n lfC a larger percentage of those intro- sends in only .21 inches recorded working farmer. They alleged their respective divisions at the that he wns insane and that the. National Livestock Show held at duced had been passed than was iMioro library has received 12 for January. wife nhould be made guardian of, Denver, Colorado the last week in. the case two years ago. new ibooks, which will be placed on his prope ty. They said that he Jaflfeary. Bill McDonald «placing the rhelves ready for borrowers LOCAL GIRL was stingy and that they were fifth for Angus in the 800 to 96$ Senator Kenin has proposed that Saturday, when the library is open starving.. “Look at the queeT pound class and Robert King ptoe- the state provide Governor Sprague for patronage from 2 to 5 p. m. SINGS OVER RADIO EJlen Cox corset he wears next to his skin.” « jng seventh in the Hereford 900 to with an automobile of a make suit- The list is as follows: O rogón State College ' 1600 nound class. The hoys expect able to the dignity of his office, ’i-s? in Bloom A kott of Grass Valley, senior in home they said. A judicious social worker visit-, to sell their calves and continue with » uniformed chauffeur to be Silver Pitchers Alcott economics at OSC, sang two vocal provided from the ranks of the F?lkn:r of the Inland Seas^_______¡ selections on the Associated Women ed 'he neighborhood, talked with with the Chandler herd to the show state police'. In the past no auto- —- ---------Cmwood+ sxua ^ ’fs T1áTr hour broadcast oVeP «H aorta of people, and returned. ftt Ogden, Utah. with significant information. The --------------------- mobile has been 'provided by the zsn ar.d the City of Gold KOAC recently. state for any o f’its elective officials Burroughs j The numbers were “Floral Dance” old man was a crank, all right, and on some self-made health theory although a Board of Control car Rárdc s of Spanish Peaks Grey , ar)(, ivíy Beloved.” he wore an oddly cont’lved cor- has always been at the disposal of Knights of the Range Grey ______ [_____ s^t; but he was sane - too sane to the governor, secretary o f , state Disputed Passage Douglas allow a “city feller with a glib and state treacurer until this con- Nya Haggard WEDDING ANNIVERSARY tongue” to get him railroaded in venience was disposed of by order TH- - •’h J BüTgy Doctor, Hertrler CELEBRATED Saturday afternoon, February 11, to an insane asylym for life so as in the Virt Memorial at Pendleton, of Governor Meier. . H . Salten A surprise party was given re to marry the daughter. ’ 7 ’ Y ;’?n<i D ctor Galahad „ Seifert Mr. R. M. Evans, Administrator Thr>«c arp some of the kinds of of the AiAA will speak to Columbia Three public hearings on contro- ,Afl This and Heaven Too Field cently in observance of Mr. and fanner, on th< aM,U. vcrsial bills before the legislators this many more 'books Mrs. Bob McDonald’s sixth wed p.oW.m« «id«l _hv Ki«nce in RMh) ding anniversary. A gift was giv P.vch:»tric- hospH« «. the » « ie ty cat|on of thl, . program prorwm io r lfts9. attracted Capacity crowds. The bill hnve been ordered and are ^xpected en to the young couple from their ¡feted. The psychiatric hospital This meeting is an open meeting to abolish the state «bakery «board, to arrive soon. friends. The evening was spent is also u?ed to toach future doc and all farmers who can attend, a proposal to abolish the milk con- — — -------- playing pdnochle and Mrs. J. T. tors and nurses , symptoms and should take advantage of this op trol «board and on the Chapman bill DfrkDV nt Airif Johnson and George Drinkard won treatment of ne'vcus and mental portunity. Mr. Evans Is an Ore to outlaw the closed shop. Scores MARJORY B LAR IS high score prizes. Mrs. Ronald diseases. ,_______ of interested persons were turned HONORED gon man who was recently append Johnson and Joe Drirtkard the con away from each of these hearings ed administrator to take Mr. Tul- ■WVATHPR FOR THE WEEK Miss Marjory Blake Was the in-, solation prizes. emphasixing the need for a larger ley*s place. In additon. to Mr, M AX. MIX. Evans, Mr.. N. E. Dodd, farifidr p »TF room, in which to conduct these «niretion for two parties this week. :<7 24 .00 Thursday evening, Mr. and Mrs. GOLDEN WEDDING 26 meetings. * /a n chairman of the Oregon state com Tom Reese entertained with a din OBSERVED 40 ' 72 ’7 .. . .13 mittee who is now Assistant Ad The cauitol Reconstruction com ner party, also honoring Mr. Blake Mr and Mrs. J. V. Ravborn of ministrator for the Western Region . . 4 ’... . 8 1 ... .00 2« mission is to be allowed to die a on his birthday. Tuesday, Mr. and The Dalles celebrated their golden will be present and will also speak 29 ... 42 . 82 .02 natural death. A measure now he- Mrs Truman Strong were hosts wedding anniversary on January with other individuals of note. 4« 24 30 .00 ing drafted by Senator Ronald for sixt.een guests at a dinner party 31, at the home of their daughter, .31 ’7 26 02 Jones will provide for the orderly with bridge following. Miss Blake Mrs. David Reid. Guests present Mrs. Blaine Miller and infant .37 , 21 1 _oc liquidation of the board’s affairs will be married Saturday, February besides the family were Mr. and sen, Glen. Lewis, returned heme for the week ... . .17 4. to Scott Fortner. Mrs. F. L. Johns of The Dalles. Continued on Page Two from the hospital Sunday. - 1 M en F igure In Prison Break Pfydriatrie H ofital Needed for Qrevon Moisture is Less Than Usual For January nt Local Boys Place at Denver Stock Show Evans To Speak To Wheat Farmers 1 ‘ The Plymouth coupe owned by Mr. Baker and driven by Mr. Jewel hit a frosty place on the highway as another car was passing them, slid ing over a 150 foot embankment of shale rock, turning over and over /cveral times. The car was a com plete wreck, but the occupants were able to crawl ofct and up to the highway. Pasaers by took them to the hospital la Hood River. Mr. Tapp and Mr. Jewell were able to return to Grass Valley Tuesday, though quite badly cut, bruised and Shaken. Mr. Baker received a severe scalp wound and is weak from loss of Mood, and will haws to remain in the hospital for a num ber of days. Mr. Zeveiy and Wily Knighten are assisting with the school work until they are able to return to their duties. Rattlesnake Read Qosing - The County Court met in regula. session Wednesday morning with all members present. The morning was devoted in most part to the public hearing arranged for last month, in regard to the closing of Rattlesnake grade road. The meet ing was very small in numbers with only four appearing in pro test, although they presented a petition btsring 150 " t i n . Tht elder Mr. Sharp appeared to uphold the arguments presented hi a petition last month to have the road closed. The court took the matter under advisement and wifi make their decision Inter. River DeveUpment Planning Board Makes Report Oregon today neede to do a “"balancing sot,” as far as its eco nomic condition is concerned, it is dtclared in a recently puMisliect report of the Oregon state plan ning board, “Oregon Looks Ahead.’' Oregon’s economy, the report points out, grew from its »oil. The beginnings of the state were root ed in agriculture. Grain, live stock, and lumber were the expor table products, and are »till the principal commodities of trade, but Oregon has always been de ficient in manufacturing and pro cessing induetriea. Lumber and agricultural pro ducts comprise shout 90 per cent of Oregon’s shipments to other pnrte of the nation, the report points o u t Conversely, manu factured articles comprise tfbout 90 percent of .the commodities Ore gon buys from other states. Such industries as the manu facture of paper and pulp, the re port declares, should he fostered because of its relatively high vol. ume of employment per unit of output and because it presents further opportunities for the pro cessing of semi-finished products. Instead, Oregon exports enormous quantities of pulp for processing elsewhere, In 1936, 17,2-49,891 pounds of wood pulp went to Japan and 1,061,896 pounds to China. Industry within the boundaries of Oregon should be fostered. The state now has access through its waters to potential electric power equal to one third of that now in use in the entire nation. Other industrial enterprises could be made as successful as the dairy product indurtry, built largely by cooperative efforts, and the fruit and vegetable canneries, which have shown an exceptional rate of growth. The County Court arreed to send a letter to the Inland Empire Asso- ' riation representatives at Wash ington D. C., showing evidence that they are truly representative of public .opinion for Sherman county. The instrument to be used to forestall any criticism by middle and eastern CongressnMn and Sen ators that might be In opposition to the program of the dsvwlafiwnt of the Columbia and Snake rivers. The afternoon was given over tc the study of the numerous bfib presented for the general and road funds. The Shermsn County Jour nal was designated for the publish ing of the delinquent tax notice foreclosures for the county, wbiek appears on pages two and four of this weeks issao. The eewvt -waa-e little surprized to find that the amount of $1867.04 was due the cities of the county, from the coun ty road fund. The sum has been accumulating since 1986. The amount will he paid in full provid ing there is enough money left in the rosd fund, after settling the claims of the month, otherwise only 50e-c will be paid until another turn over is made. Fair Report Two members of the Fair Board appeared before the court explain ing to them their expenditures over a period of three years, showing ths> $1998.24 had been spent for permanent improvements on the grounds and $1368 for a care taker. The court advanced $600 to the hoard from the amount allowed in the 1969 budget to help dear up old claims. The latter part of the meeting was spent In the discuseion of trucks for county road purposes. CALVES CHECKED The sifting committee for the Junior Livestock Show at San Francisco will visit Sherman com» ty March 2nd to check on livestock Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Hall return going to the show. The purpose <4 ed Sunday from a two day trip to this check-up is to see that only Portland. Their son Mac, accom calves which are above average go down to San Francteco. panied them. - • • _• y y ^L^S^tSlQLlDC tlT“ ♦ r • f A 3 /* > ____ OhBeycations and Predictions One of the peculiar things about the fortieth session of the Oregon legislature to this date is the lack of news «hat haa been available for the newapaper boys who cover the •ession. Little of the really impor- tent stuff expected this session has- been brought out until this week and therefore those covering the session have had to write about minor matters while criticising the governor, speaker and president of the senate for not having more fireworks. The truth of the matter is that more bills have (been introduced this time than last. It la also true that when the legislature meets immediately after the Inauguration of a governor some time p ity be wasted because a governor’s pro- grams do not spring like >Minerva e ll equipped for war even from gubernatorial minds. Crticlsm of Speaker Fatland and President Duncan for Jack of a program is silly. They are not supposed to have one, being chosen by their fellows because of a repu- tatlon for fairness to preside over the house and senate. The governor fa the one, along with the legislators, who goes he- fere the people saying what he stands for and what he will d •' bring it about. Governor Sprukfu- In hia inaugural addresa told af-out his program very clearly, The interim taxation eomnnrtee has not yet reported and whether it does dr not is now of little tin- portance for bills covering nearly all o f the things it has considered are either introduced or are ready for introduction. Plans for laying additional taxes for relieff .6$nnot go on until tile ways and atoma committee decided what nmy be left from regfilar income tor thia, function of government, Committee work tina sloppy so far as teeny have been mrcrtopM in bill Word- ing, due pertly to the leek o f e competent bill dreftor end to the failure on the pert of mittee msmbs ra to word and phrase critically. Thia ere of good feeling will and void as the season er and the new members their brain children to* stand tite test e f eitm.
