O fficial County Taper
Moro, Oregon. Triday, N o v em b er 1«, 1939
F ifty-S eco n d Y ear N o . 1
Her Brother’s Keeper, and Good One! No More Pension AAÂdministrator Same Board
Utility Valuations
,. k i .r n u Ò A iiu n v
Applications Now To Speak At
Elected ToRule Drop Slightly
^••x^iz/vXv:-7»: >£•:>•»
Says Board
A A A Here
• ¿ M
Condon
Meeting
Th? public welfare committee
Delegates from the five commu In This County
met Wednesday morning and voted
nities of the county met at the
Light Company’s Assessment
Condon
Preparing
For
to comply with the order of the
court house Wednesday morning
and elected the county committee
state* commission th at no more
Raised $10,000 Despite
Biggest Meeting In History
applicitions for pensions be . allow -
whose members will handle the
Of Wheat League
work of adm inistering the AAA , General Decrease Here
for a tim e due to the lowness of
the public relief fund. / f t is re
Receipt of information from the
R. M. “Spike’’ Evans, admin is- for Sherman county for the next
state tax commission by M argaret
ported that of the $9,360,000 ap tratoi of the AAA, will attend the J W -
propriated for public assistance twelfth anpual conventug^ of the
Renamed were Joe . Peters of Peetz, county assessor, is th at the
Weahingjton, D. C., November
$3,121,218 has been expended in Eastern Oregon Wheat League at Moro, A rthur J. Smith of Wasco .otal valuation of public service
9.—WHEN anti-trust suits were
the first nine months of the Men- ! Condon Decemb r 8 and 9, ac- and Wallace May of Grass Valley, jompani.es in Sherm an county has
AI m I lorontlv against 236 rail-,
nium. Re-investigations are to cording tar definite assurance re- and Durward Helyer of Kent, and declined because of a lowered
roads the departm ent of justice,
be made of relief applicants all ccived by H. D. Proudfoot, presi- G. H. Root of Locust Grove, were jounty ratio. W hereas last year
in e ffe c t/ placed the governm ent
over the state.
i dent of the 'league.
made first and second alternates such company’s property was val
in the position of suing itself.
ued at $1,690,940.87 this year it is
.F u rth e r notice was given to the
While high officials of the U nitid respectively.----- ; ~
The charge is oased on a provision
valued at $1,676,165.08 a decline
effect th a t a clinic for crippled I States departm ent of agriculture
The
delegates
a
t
the
meeting
of a law enacted in 1935 requiring
children will be held in The Dalles i have previously attended the wheat were Joe Peters, Lou Clark, Floyd if $13,875.79.
the railroads to enter into agree
Despite this fact the Pacific
Charged with being the aKeged Icokout for two o tte r boys involved| November 16 th for p atien t, from , league m eeting., i ^ d i n g H arry Root, H. D. Proudfoot and George
ments with trucking lines for the
last Wilcox.
?ower & Light company’s valua
in
a
store
robbery,
17-ycar-old
Patrick
Lynch
of
New
York
was
placed
Sherm
an
ounty.
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B
*
y;
..
through routing of freight, a pro
tion has increased from $145,863.-
in legal custody of hhf 13-year-old s.s'.er. Nora, while awaiting sentence. | Any person under 21 of normal year, this will be the first time
vision with which the roads have
that
the
AAA
administrator
has
<8 last year to $15(5,706.60 for
Tv.o r/ontbs later Nora delivered c^ch a well-disciplined brother to the m entality who has a deformed con-
refused to «omply.
been
present.
Also
on
the
pro
1939.
The commission placed a
dition
of
the
bone«
points
o
f
m
us
court that Pat got a suspended sentence.
Peculiar phase of the situation
gram will be N. E. Dodd, director
,mailer value on transm ission lines
cles,
or
who
is
suffering
from
a
Is th e fa c t th a t the governm ent,
jut increased other property to
deform ity, may attend t t e diag of the western, division of the
through the Reconstruction Finance
AAA, as well as specialists in pro
nore than compensate fo r thia
nostic
clinic
when
direetedby;
par
Corporation—a governm ent agency j
duction and economies from Ore
oss. Transm ission lines in thia
ents
or
doctors.
Cleft
palate,
—has loaned the railroads millions !
L ast Saturday, the Moro Troop jounty are valued at $666 per
gon
State
college
and
elaewhere.
harelip, bonecontractiops and plas
of dollars and has purchased stock
Adding to th e national impor of Girl Scouts entertained a njlc and distribution lines at
tic skin contractions are included.
in railway companies until it is i
875 per m ili. There
re 112
A ppointm ent, m ust be made tance of this year’s convention is troop of ten girls from Tht
now a considerable holder of these j
--
-
the
fact
th
at
a
t
least
a
dozen
niles
of
the
former.
through the county health nurse or
Dalles. The weather being very
securities. It » a stock holder and / h a n H a l t L r o p .
wheat growing efetge art sending
public welfare commission.
p a r t n e r in th e c o r p o r a tio n s it ac
Itaiolrad« Down
delegates in connection w ith the
cuses of violating the a n ti-tfu st | Farm ers in Sherman county
national contest on w heat acre Gordon Ridge, overlooking the
The railroads are much the larg
law«. This is only the beginning , filed appijcation f Or crop insurance
. , ,
age compliance sponsored by the Deschutes river, for the days pro er holders of public utility proper
of the governm ent’s prosecution,
.
x
' The banquet for 4-H club chil
E astern Oregon W heat league this gram.
of itself. It has advanced cash to «-ry rapidly the last few day, ,n
has
ty in this county having a total of
year. Result« of this contest are
Mrs. Rex (Mrles; leader of The H 364,620.26 here when yards, side
so many industries—including- October when the insurance period come an annual event, will be held
now being compiled, after which Dalles troop, presided at an Inves tracks and equipment are included.
purchase of share« in ’banks— th at J f j r fall wheat ended. <A total of
this year at th? Odd-Fellows hall
The rem aining companies are
Open house will be held at the national and state awards will be titure ceremony, a t which the More
it cannot proceed against them
applications were received by
Grass
Valley
according
to
Wily
L
,
Mp_ and
r w J Juste- made a t the convention.
girls passed the Tenderfoot test express companies, tank car com
without jeopardizing investments D?vc-y Thompson, county admin in
Faced with the prospects of the Xnd received their Girl Scout pins. panies, (Pullman companies and
i^ r a to r which is over 50S£ of the L ¡lighten, school superintendent, sen east of Kent next.-Sunday af- largest attendance
made by it of taxpayers’ money.
in history,
A picnic lunch followed, with Western Union, which pays taxes
The principal—practically tb? to ta ’ acres to be seeded
for the a nd Leroy W right, c o u n ty ,* g en t,| tCrnoon from two until six o ’clock, people of Condon have rallied to
we
mera being rotated over “prop on $16364.69 in Sherman county.
onlv—reason the government has 1940 crop.
who are arranging the affair in be- j honor of the
wedding the support of the convention and
The main line track across the
erly ‘b uilt’’ campfires.
been com piled to come to the aid I Of the slightly over 107,000
half of the Moro Breakfast club, , anniversary of the ¿ oupie They
are giving assurance th a t ample
north
end of the county is valued
The
afternoon
was
spent
in
of the railroads in order to keep ! acres that may b? sown in Sher- sponsors this year.
• w r.re m arried in Omaha, November accommodations will be available
at
$37,100
per mile and yard and
trailing
ovtr
the
hills,
and
in
play
them going, “
counly under the AAA foi ! Th? banquet will begin at 6:30 13' 1WG an(J have
resident« far every one, reports Ed Neison,
side track is assessed a t $18,560
tax burden. \Adde0 to this is tne
crop 5^724 acres are already Wednesday, November 15 and the of thig
f or mott
tbe chairm an of the arrangem ent com ing games.
The Moro troop, with Mrs. per mile. The Shaniko branch
fact th a t the railroads paid f ° r ‘ ¡rruved. A number of farm ers do ladies of the Grass Valley Rebekah ,
since thfen.
mittee. Nelson is requesting how H arry Pinkerton .and Mrs. A. M. .ine is worth less for its value ia
their own “super highways
of j n0, expect to seed this fall, the lodge will prepare the dinner and 1 Their children all sons, A rthur, ever/ Jh at reservations be made in
steel 1 and j —
pay «„♦
out n of f / th
h p eir
i r a own
w n rajns being so late if at all and serve it.
.
. , ; Tate, H arry and Roy, are expect- advance, so fa r as possible, so Nelson as leaders, is composed ol put at $9,590 per mile which makes
following girls: Anajean the total value well over half a
pockets for m aintaining them in these may laier decide to insure
Main speaker for the evening ed
present and te act as that there will be no last minute the
Knighten,
Patty French, Do nel la million dollars.
competition with other means of their crop in the spring which will has not been selected by the com- bosfcg f or
friends
aoftfaamn - tis ^getting everyone Nelson, Mary Lou Sayrs, Dorothy
transportation the “highw ays” for be permissable und.r much the m ittee in charge, but R. L. Clark .
oonrratulate Mr and M rs. placed.
which are provided largely at same rules.
has promised to come and talk to , JugUgen on their goWen wed<jing f-T h e Condon grain grow ers’ or- May, Frances Greer, Veda Bel-
shee, Gloria Douma and Patricia
public expense.
the club’ boys and girls who ah annive
gunization is cooperating by off Pinkerton.
know him from his work d u r i n g _____________ _
ering three prizes for those who
One of the troubles bothering
livestock expositions. O. M. Plum - ;
<
attend the convention from the
the public utility districts of
mer, m anager of the exposition f f llSO D OpCHKS A t
The first in a serie« of Public
longest distance.
W ashington state is raising funds
“500” card parties given by the
The annual banquet on Friday
to build or acquire a system to use
j h . c . Seymour, state d u b leader• ;
Kent Rebekah lodge was held
night, always a highlight of the
Bonneville energy. A sim ilar prob
A roomful of taxpayers gather- Frederick H unter, ..chancellor ®]|
Saturday night November 4, with
convention, will be presided o w r
lem confronts the PUD advocates ed to fall upon the Wasco school the state schools may be obtained ( The Moro school prepared a pro- by Earl Snell, secretary of state,
43 people in attendance. There
in Oregon. To obtain finances one budget at the final hearing and re-
W ashington, D. C., Nov. 9. were 10 table» of cards. High
for the evening.
giam commemorating the consti- as toastm aster. Snell, long an
county in W ashington has applied duce it in size from $18,000 to j Wily Knighten, president t e
^u^ on w bjcbf wag given last Sat- Arlington business man, has at- Special.—Despite vehement objec scores were won by Mrs. Roy
to 'Reconstruction Finance Corpor- $14000 last week. Mor; than $4000 B reakfast club, will preside an
urday n jgbt at the school house in I tended a number of. the lfag _ue tions filed 'by State Chairman Barnet and A. A. Dunlap. Refresh
ation for $225,000, and suggested w as-taken from the total a large all club childien w o ave ma ®j conjunction with the presentation conventions.
— V—
Tierney, tbe appointm ent is a n ments of sandwiches, pumpkin pie
th at A dm inistrator Rever of Bon part of it being sliced from the , a record of note t is year wi
e
& shrine of the document by The principal address a t the b a n nounced of Byron G. Carney, fo r and coffee were served. The card
neville himself make a plea to emergency fund, although there on hand for the occasion Awards
quet will be by President Bruce mer state senator from Clackamas talde which is t9 be the grand
Jesse H. Jones, chairm an.
was also a reduction in the amount
the years work will be pre
Baxter of W illamette university, county,, as census m anager lo t prize for the series was on display.
The
program
well
interpreted
The W ashingtonPUD wishes to allowed for instruction supplies.
sented during the evening
j th; events leading up to the w rit considered one of the finest speak Oregon. A. R. McCall, publisher The next card party is scheduled
offer as security for the RFC loan
ing of the nation’s basic law hav- ers in the entire state.
of the Rainier Review, has been for December 2„ the first S atur
an issue of revenue bonds. The
;
ing
it
in
a
review
of
the
value
of
named
a s assistant area manager day night in the month. —
value • of a revenue bond depends
the
constitution
by
IMiss
L
e
i«
who
w hether” the PUD makes enough*
said the program ’s purpose was to
revenue above operating exp.nses
counter act criticism of minor vle-
to pay interest on the ibonds. As
;
fee’s
in the constitution and em-
a revenue bond is of uncertain
COUNTY
COURh’
PROCEED-I
ed
by
the
State
of
Oregon.
Order
phasize
its many advantage« over
The Moro Woman’s Club held
value and Chairman Jones is a
INCS
NOVEM
BElt
TERM,
1939.
canceling
taxes
signed
by
County
other
forms
of
government.
its
annual guest day m eeting F ri
hard headed business man, decision
N o /rn ^ 7
the time 1 Court and recorded in Commission-
Judge Fred Wiison o T h , Dalles,
Dal
r
r day, November 3rd with Mrs. H. S By A. L. Lindbeck
of RFC will >be im portant to every
, »Uon of liquor stores, wit itix, inci-
for the regular term of the Coun- e r’s Journal “C" at page 213 Copy , was the speaker of th e evening
eveo
Conlee, Mrs. Lewis McKee and
Oregon may become the f l„ t i dentally a r a t i o n in the hrnploy- ■
PUD in the two 'Pacific northw est for
the regula
of order presented to Sheriff.
| and he reviewed and explained Mrs. Stanley Coelsch acting ai
ty Court of Sherman County, O re
slat, to adopt »he »tamp plan for ed ipemonnel, together w rth ,|h e m-
states.
In
the
m
atter
of
cancellation
of
the
constitution giving especial at- hostesses.
For Oregon PU D’s to take ad gon, the Honerable County fCourt
the distribution of surplus f»rm crease in the re-tail price
liquor
A fter a very brief business sea
vantage of RFC funds (if th at, did meet on the said date in the delinquent taxes on land acquired tention to the first amendments
w tre credited by Governor Sprague
ccmmodities
to
persons
on
relief.
agency adopts a policy of financ r r?,,rT rC oUu rt“ h o « e '» t''i o : 0 0 o < l by the State of Oreaon. O rd .r which embody th? bill of rights. sion of reading minutes and hear
S i.. - _
canceling taxes signed! by County i lie declared the three greatest ing committee reports, the mem The plan, already in operation in this week for. the increase in pro
ing these districts) Oregon’s law clock a. m
a number of citiea throughout the fits of the Liquor Control eommia-
must be amended and a d raft is
Th? following members being Court and recorded in Commission- ’ s-teps taken by civilization to be bers answered rollcaU by intro country, was discussed a t a con sion for September, 1939, over the
e f’s Journal ‘^C” at p a g ’ 214. Copy . the Mosaic laws* the Beatitudes ducing their guest, or by giving
now 'being prepared by a young present:
ference with Governor Sprague same month a year ago as record
of older presented to Sheriff.
> and the Constitution.
> their excuse /o r not having one.
brain tru ster which will be given Geo. A. Potter, County Judge
ed in the commission’s report re
Re:
T reasurer’s report
for! H. IB. Pinkerton presented the
Mrs. T. S. Reese, who was the here this week attended by Re leased thia week. A number of
the Oregon State Grange to spon J. M. Wilson, County Commissioner
lief A dm inistrator Elmer Goudy
David Reed, County Commissioner month ending October 31, 1939. , shrine for the lodge and Melvin director of the program for the and memebrs of the state relief changes have ‘been made in the
sor.
Report
accepted
and
filed.
,
Scbaderwitz
accepted
for
the
-» <1 * *
afternoon,
read
a
very
clever
T. Lester Johnson, Dist. Attorney
liquor control personnel since the
In the m atter,o f calling a me. t - , school.
“Welcome’’ poem, which made the committee.
B itter criticism of tihe wage- Joe T ruitt, County Clerk
Under the .proposed plan public recent reorganization of the com
guests feel at home. She also
hour adm inistration has been laid
The following proceedings were ing on road district No. 1 of Sher
welfare
clients m ay spend a por mission with a substantial reduc
man County, Oiegon. No action
read three short poems, ‘‘Star Dust
before th at agency by the opera h .»l at said term :
tion
of
their relief check for tion in the number of employees
Ciowus,” “A Peace G arm ent,” and
In the m atter of the payment 1 taken on petitions. Deferred un- I
tors in ponderosa .pine, which
on
the- commission’s payroll,.
.
. and „f claims presented »gainst t h e ! til 1940 Petitions filed in County
“Golden Stubble Fields,” w ritten orange stam ps (whiah are ex
means practically all logging
Sprague said.
'
changeable
fo
r
suplies
a
t
all
re
by Mrs. Bee Mac nab of Wasco.
lumbering operations-east, of the G(,nerai F und. Claims allowed Court file No. 128.
• • •
tail
stores.
With
each
$1
orange
Club singing was enjoyed by all
' -
i Cfcurt adjourned, su b y ct to call
___
Cascade mountains. Owing to cli ! and ordered paid.
••
Members of the Board of Con
Ii- the m atter of the payment of County Judge.
Six man football has come to The main feature of the program stam p the reliefer would be given
ma tic condition«, about 40 percent
a 50 cent blue stam p good only for trol participated in the dedication
was
the
review
of
“The
Y
earling”
of
claime
presented
ag
ain
st
t
h
e
1
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---------
!
the
of
football
enthusiast«
of the operations are seasonal and
Fund
Claim s allowed and
CLADMiS PR ESEN TED AND wh0 have had no opportunity to by Mrs. R. G.,Cunliffe, who gave surplus commodities as- designated of Oregon’s hew tuberculosis hos
in nine months employes and em
naid
ALLOWED AGAINST THE GEN-1 Watch local boy. on ih? gridiron a b rief sketchy of the life of the by the federal departm ent of a g ri pital at Portland last Wednesday.
ployers have to hustle.
Wages,
In thePm atter of the petition of AiiAL FU N D , NOV. TERM, 1939.1 for seVeral seasons. While the author, Marjorie Rawlings, as well culture. These also would be dis- The hospital, constructed as
hours and working conditions have
J
J D- cker and J. H. Wilson to C laim ant^- 1 Aocount
Amount W isco team ha« • played several as comparison of this book iwrth stibuted through regular retail unit of the University of Oregon
been satisfactory to those engaged-
channels. .
;
medical school has accomodatiçna
games this season ia was not until others by the same author.
but the wage-hour adm inistration operi and m aintain as a county F irst National Bank
Jonathan
Garst,
of San Francis for 40 patients with a waiting list
General
assistance
120.49
Tuesday
th
at
a
game
was
played
Thé next meeting will be held
has changed all that.
road the one-fourth mile running
Aid to dependent children 31.20 wjth both team» being from this November 17, under the direction co, regional director of tbe Feder far in excess of that number. T lis
According -to law, seasonal work east and went 'between N EI of
Old age assistance
200.20 county.
of the music departm ent. More al Surplus Commodities Commis is the third ftate institution dedi
is exempted. Application was made Section 31, and the SEI of section
Blind
asistance
j
-
>
4.10
j
Wasco’s
larger
and
mere
exper
information! regarding the b azaar sion, was in Portland this week cated to the treatment o f tubercu
by operators
---------- - last March io r . this
. I $0, Two. 4 S. R. 18 E. W. M.
ienced
team
won
from
the
Grass
will
be found in the local paper discussing the plan with members losis victim«, the others being lo
exemption b u t delay in de5L31on ' Clerk directed to write letter to W est Publishing Co., Law
64.00 Valley boys by a 21 to 0 score but and oh attractive posters placed of the state relief commission. It cated in Salem and The Dallés.
by the adm inistrator p r a c tic a lly / y Walton instructing him “h a t1! Library
is understood that it was his The state contributed $110,060 to
| only after a series of tussle« and in conspicuous places.
paralyzed the seasonal operations I ?aid riQad had not (been officially Bancroft-W hitney Co., Law
recommendation
that the plan be ward the construction coat of the
45.00
passes
and
runs
th
a
t
were
exciting
this year. The adm inistrator re" j cfoseij and directing him to remove! . Librai y
first tried out in 'Multnomah coun new institution with > the Julius
enough for any gridiron follower. BEN DAUGHERTY DIES
fused the application in mid-Oct- i
,fence an(j any and all o b s tru c -1 The F ran k Shepard Co.,
Ben Daugherty, form er resident ty before .being made stat^B wide.
25.00 , Wasco’s score in the first quar
Meier .estate contributed $60,000
ober, seven months after aPPliCa' i tions from said road. Letter a n d ' Law Library
-
This proposal has been submit and the Public Works Administra
of
the south end of the county
tion was filed. No mòre scathing ' t?ion filed in County Court Geo. A. Potter, Ju d g e s sal-
I ter was followed by a drop kick
denunciation of the. law and its , fi[g Nq ]27
__ _
¡ary
-
thatzm ade them an. extra point; who had been living (below The ted to the regional FSOC and the tion providing a grant of $130,000.
years, die« federal department of agriculture
• • •
adm inistration h as been received
j n tb,? matte r of cancellation
M. Wilson, Commissioner#-— 7’ O’Meara carried the ball over on Dalles for the past
at
his
home
there
laat
week and for approval before 'being made
straig
h
t
line
play.
Wasco
^scored
th an th a t sent by representatives ' dei,nquent taxes on lands h
c
q
u
i r - .
, 14-0U
The
Salem
American Legion
again on a? paw and were then was buried Saturday. Mr? Daugh operative. Distribution of surplus Post, weary of waiting for the
of the industry in Oregon and ed by tbe s t a.te of Orqgbn. Order David Reid, Cqrnmissioner s
erty was an early settler in this commodities under the proposed state to provide a flag pole for the
hi Id until the final quarter.
Washington.
,,
I canceling taxes signed, t y County
Fees
.
The game was open making the county taking up land near Kent. plan would be In addition to regu new capitol, has volunteered to
’ * *
, _ i Court and recorded in Commission- T. Lester Johnson, District
plays
easy to w atch; run« are usu He is survived by two daugh lar supplies available to relief underwrite the coat o f
A n^oipating distribution of Bon- j er><. Journai « c ” at page 213. Copy
Attorney s expense $12.50,
least one
Burrell M urder Case
ally longer and team s m ust make ters, Mrs. Arch Russell ©£ Lyle clients, it is explained.
n.-ville energy through public and ! of ord r presented to Sheriff.
.
pole, estimated at from $2,000 to
•
•
•
$4.90:
l_7.40 15 yards to four downs instead of Wash., and Mrs. Bessie Mulkey of
p rivate system s next year, Elec-,, j n tbe m atte r of cancellation of
(Continue<î~on Page two)
Increased eflBciencv In the ©per-
ten as in regular foptball.
Oakland.
(Continued on Page two)
Continued on Page Two
delinquent taxes on lands acquir-
I
. u
jirl Scouts
Crop Insurance
Taken On More
tlevated In Rank
Banquet For 4-H
Club Children
Set For Nov. 15
Fred Justesens
Married Fifty Years
w«o wiH
Card Parties
Begin At Kent
School Budget
Cut At Wasco
Former Resident
has b en asked t0 come as has Shrine Presentation
County P ays Claim s A g a in st =
Road and G eneral Fund sTZL---- _
Gets Census Job
Moro Women
Have Guest Day
Oregon To Try Stamp Plan ° f
Relief Fund Distribution
Six Man Football
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.„„¡Fast and Furious
‘4
few
St
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