Sherman County journal., January 19, 1940, Image 1

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Fifty.Second Year No. 11
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Gray Ghosts of Northland Stalk
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Weather Data For Hazel Woods
Telephone Change
1939 Shows Crop Given Goodbye
Puts Mechanical
Year Also Driest
Marvel To Work
Windy Period Comes In
Sommer; March Ndt
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Usually Blustery Here
By Community
Over two hundred citizens of
the Moto community gathered at
the Odd-Fellows hall- Sunday af­
ternoon to bid a community good­
bye to Mrs. Hazel Woods and her
daughter Signs, who have been
transferred to Drain after spend­
ing 18 ; years - here. Mrs. Woods
ha» beam
. central
for
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that period and taz<*n£~£fcB» bus
endeared herself to the community
in a manner to make her leaving
a matter for general regret.
The program was announced by
Mrs. Wily Knighten, who read a
poem, about telephone centrals;
Mars. Russel Hollinshead sang two
number» Mearle Marian Millar and
Butty Templeton sang a duet, Mrs.
Theodore Johnston gave a reading,
Mrs. C. L. Foley and Mrs. Chrroli
Soyrs a pfanologne both original
and clever, and Mrs. Holinshead
gave a* reading. Ah appropriate
gift was presented to Mrs. Woods
and her daughter.
Cake ! and coffee was served to
those present with Mrs. .Lyle
Woods and Mrs. W. J. Martin jr.,
pouring. Mfs. Woods will leave
Sunday for Drain where she will
have chaige of the station. In­
stallation of dial phones here ia
the cause of her transfer.
Not only was the annual
Washington, D. C., Jan. 18.—
eipitutton to r *28B9 the lowest on
More families earn their living
record hut the crop year precipi­
through the lumber, industry m
tation for 1939 was also the low­
Oregon and Washington than in
est ever recorded Hire. It was 7.67
any other single source of employ­
which was just -11 inch lower
ment. Good times or bad times
than 1930 which is not remember­
in the Pacific northwest depend
ed with joy by arty farmer.
largely on whether there is a pro­
The average rainfall a t the sta-
fitable market for the output of
$1«
tior
is now 10.94 , inches which
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mills. Normally, the American
compares rather favorably with
market belongs to the American
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other averages in the wheat belt
mills, but thia business is now
■W
when they are taken for the same
threatened by Canadian lumber
period. Several reporting stations
for, under the depreciated currency
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rive the average up to 1980, which
British Columbia mills can dump
is generally.higher than when tak­
lumber into the United States at
Finland has no monopoly on winter camouflage. The reconnoitering Soviet warrior, left, and h i. deg en up to 1940.
a price which prevents competi­
Highest nredpiUtion in the
are
both in “winter dress." • The white-clad soldier of the northern army blends with the snow-covered back­
tion by Oregon-Washington mills.
county's history was 14.81 which
ground.
Right:
Carrying
knapsacks
under
white
coveralls,
these
hardy
Finnish
troop«
look
like
hunchbacks
This is a situation growing out
as they glide to their posts on the Karelian front.
These men have been the terror of the Soviet troops, is good enough to produce a wheat
of the war in Europe. Practically attacking and fading again like wraiths. Fast moving, they swoop down on isolated parties, attack with machine crop. The crop year highest was
every mill operator in the two guns, rifles, pistols and even knives, then disappear.
in famed 1916 when heavy June
slates is asking the state depart­
rains brought the total up to 16.62
ment to modify the trade treaty !
and produced a crap that ia still
with Canada. Much of the pres- ; t j r i d p & ' m f f
talked about.
.su re in Congress to prevent exten- j
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December is usually the rainiest
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sicn of authority to negotiate re-j
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month or at least' the one that
ciprocal trade pacts disappeared I l C i m c d i T C S l d C T l t
brings the greatest moisture, its
with failure of negotiations with j
ararage being 1:63, November,
Argentina and Uruguay because |
with 1.60 is next, January third
of their refusal to accept quotas U / £ H c u n / U o l K s l U U
with 1.66 and February, fourth
on canned beef and other competi-
A fter a seige of balloting that
with 1.16. The other months may
T.
Lester
Johnson,
president
of
tive products, but there is no required an hour and a half of
Gilliam county, Oregon, has been
be
very dry although October and
the
Wasco
Civic
Club
announces
lessening of insistence th at these time George Updegraff was elected COUNTY
COURT “ PROCEED­ that the next meeting will be held March usually bring some good selected as one of 12 counties m
treaties m ust be ratified by tke
INGS, JANUARY TERM, 1940. in that city next Monday, January rains. - Back in 1926 in November the United States to tell its story
as president of the Moro Break-;
S tn a te z Senator »McCarren of
Jan u ary 3, 1940, being the time 23 and that Char lee Baker, presi­ there was a Tfiny spell that would of successful AAA practices to a
! fast club for 1940. By-laws of the
Nevada has* stated his belief that club specify nominations a t the fc-r the regular term of the
dent of the Inland Empire Water­ be worth repeating. Four and nation wide . audience over the
if this provision is incorporated
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' first meeting in January and elec- County Court of Sherman County, ways association will come from twenty-four hundretha inches fell. National Farm and Home' hour.
« x u n..o n of the authority cannot tjcn
the ,ast mcetin
the in the State of Oregon, the Honor­
The broadcast will be made a t 9:30
be prevented. Objection to senate n o n lh
On molitt„. e|ection and able County Court, did on said Walla Walla to make the talk of - Now for windy months we usu­ a. m., February 6, from the stu­
the
evening.
ally
accuse
March
of
bringing
the
ratification wax voiced by S e c re -, nrm ination
combined in one date meet in the County Court­
dio* of station KEX, Portland,
Mr. Baker is also manager of most breeze but it ahnost never
tary of State Hull on the ground meeting.
room at Moro, Oregon at the hour
and will feature crested wheat
has.
It
is
July,
May
and
June
the Pacific Co-operatife that sells
that it would involve interminable
of 10:00 o’clock a. m.
grass.
J
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B.
Adams
and
J.
K.
McKean
that
are
the
windy
months
and
gasoline and other material to the
debate on each separate item in
The following being present.
Gilliam county got in on the
for
vice-president.
grain growers organizations of August and April are windier than
evtry proposed agreement and be were tied
Geo. A. Potter, County Judge
ground
floor of crested wheat
Carrel
Benett
was
chosen
secre­
this county and is an industrous Max eh. November is our quietest
a reversion to the old log-rolling
David Reid, County Commissioner
grass
plantings
during the early
tary
and
for
the
executive
com­
month
and
the
winter
months,
that
worker for an open river through
practices in tariff revision.
m ittee posts C. L. Foley and W. J. M. Wilson, County Commissioner the waterways association.
bring the raia, also bring little years of the farm program. When
T. Lester Johnson, Dist. A ttorney
the AAA made new crops desir­
W. Knighten were chosen.
wind.
Joe T ruitt, County Clerk
able on lands taken out of wheat
nes? Bonneville is may be gained | R eports Made •
The following proceedings were
production, Gilliam county was
fiom the payroll of October 31, as !
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had at said term : -
among the first to popularize
reported to Congressman Dudley; M- M ° ' ,isan reported for the
In the m atter of the payment
Crested wheat grass. During the
W hite,. Ohio, by A dm inistrator ! “cn e u ltu ra l committee asking that of claims against the General
laiv few years, farmers of the
Paul Raver. On th a t date there a vcUd sum for 411 club «eholar- Fund. Claims allowed and order­
county have maintaned 26,000 to
were 1052 on the payroll and the | 81 ‘P be. provided; J. B. Adams ed .paid.
A new mark was reached this
30,000 acres of created wheat
amount was »2,039,000. The white i sPok<“. of »»xation and labor prob-
week in the Sherman County Seal
grass, and have sold thousands of
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In
the
m
atter
of
the
payment
of
coilar workers numbered 300 with
’n tnaking the legislative
Sale campaign in an effort to best
bushel* of seed to other areas
Claims against the Road Fund. 1
committee
report;
Oarrel
Bennett
contestant counties for the silver
payroll of $590,260; the engineer­
which
were just starting to plant
Claims-allowed
and-
oqjered
paid.
Announcement was made this
cup which Sherman co u n tj has
ing force was 752 strong with pay­ gave a resume of th e work done
it.
Application
for
renewal
of
class
week fchat School District 17, the
held for the past two years.
roll of $1,448,740. There were 34 on the tennis court
. and
. . soft ball
lawyers draw ing a total of »87,- diamond in reporting for the rec- C Beer license - 1940 of Wm. H. • The first year th a t Sherman Moro district had called all its
McDonald. Fee $5.00 paid. 12-18- i
bonds and was now debt free for
440. In the planning section i r<aii°n com m ittee, Dr. Poley
county was presented with the the first time since the present MERCURY DROPS
39.
Application granted.
asked
for
mosquito
control
in
the
(those looking for m arkets for
After a week of well nigh per­
Application of H erbert H. Wil- , large silver loving cup • was in school building was erected back
power) the report shows 29 with community welfare report; M. E.
1937 when the per capita for this in 1917. For several years the fect weather for January the wind
McKee
gave
the
final
report
on
the
lard
for
renewal
of
1940
class
C
a payroll of $79,800.
picture show from the public a f­ beer license. Fee $5.00 paid ccunty was 12.0 with a gross sale school board members have been whipped to the east Wednesday
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of $359.17. In 1938 a new high of trying to pay off this indebtedness night and refroze the melting ice
fairs committee; H. B. Pinkerton 12-26-39.
Application granted.
Before this session of congress ask study of educational problems;
Application
of Clarence
H. 14.4 was reached with a grose which has been gradually reduced. and snow. Thursday’s sun failed
sale am ounting to $428.94. This It is expected that a decrease in to make any impression on the
adjourns attention will ibe called W. R. Blake reiported on finance
Djp.deman for renewal of tl940
years’ total is $456.13 tor a t o p ­ the levy of a mill or two can be Ice and as the group*2 b baw 'In
to thè fed érSBy owned TaftcFwhich and suggested minstrel show;
Class C beer license. Fee $5.00
is escaping taxation in 11 western Wayne Thompson reported good
per capita sale.
made for the next taxing period some places it may freeze to a
paid 12-29-39. Application grant- ,
states. The federal land in O re­ membership during the entire year
The sale is gradually drawing since the -principal and interest , depth of several inches if the wind
ed.
gon amounts to 30,817,589 acress; for th at committee.
| continues from the frigid east.
Application of Geo. F. McKay to a close with very f e w persons levy will be removed.
in W ashington, 13,733,105 acres;
left
to
respond
with
contributions
It was voted to give a minstrel for renewal of 1940 CQass C beer
Largest single item in W ashing­
show
in the early spring and the lictnse.
Fee $5.00 paid 1-3-40. or by returning their seals. Sher­
ton amounts to 9,361,530 acres in
man county’s children can be aided
m
atter
-was
turned
over
to
the
Application
granted.
national forest, next is Indian
•Re: Report of Sherman County in health problems more than ever
land, 2,722,212 acres. In Oregon recreation committee by the presi­
Health Nurse for the fourth and , this year because of the generous
forests lead with 13,971,685 acres; dent.
last period of Public Health Nurs- I responses made toward th€ 1939
grazing, 11,296,981 acres; Indian
ing Service for 1939. Report ac- : Seal Sale.
land, 1,731,773 acres; Oregon and
mission fee« and1 fines, $646,813;
By A. L. Lindbeck
cepted and ordered filed.
California lands, 2,219,743 acres.
industrial
accident commission
Re: County Fflk Ground Build­
Governor Sprague’s “economic” funds, $4,282,836; bonus commis­
Although W ashington, with its
ings. Fire «insunance*'policy No.
council got underway at a nestin g sion funds, $2346,017; employer
sea coast, has only 2000 acres un­
42105. Premium $247.20. AHbwed
here Friday. In opening ths con­ contributions to the unemployment
der control of the navy d epart­
and
ordered
paid..
.
ference
the governor outlined the compensation fund, $5,713,934.
ment, in Nevada, which is a desert
The dates for the 1940 Sherman
Re: . Application of Giles L.
tusk ahead of the council as con­
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the Navy controls 125356 acres; County F air were set a t the an-,
seen persons were killed in sisting of four major objectives:
in Colorado 59,169 acres; and’ in nua! meeting of the county fair French, Editor of Sherman Coun­
A loan of $1000 made to the
an auto-pedestrian accidents d u r­ The reclamation of Oregon’s burn­
Utah 91,464 acres. In those ocean- association in Portland last week ty Journal for appointm ent as the
state
prison 28 years ago to pro­
ing
the
month
of
December,
ac­
ed over and cut over timber lands; vide a revolving fund for thé pur­
j e s s states the nevy practices end, according to LeRoy W right, official newspaper of Sherman
County for thé year 1940. Appli­ cording to Earl Snell, secretary of the development of new markerta
dropping bombs in the wilderness. secretary, who attended.
chase o f tobacco for convicts was
cation
of Giles L. French, Editor state. This was 43 percent of the for the state’s agricultural pro­
September 13-14-15 were given
repaid this week in full. The kM|n
total
traffic
death
toll
for
the
of Sherman County Journal g ra n t­
ducts; development of new indus­ wa'î authorized by the legislature
W heat growers of eastern Ore­ this county as dates. This meet­
m
onth.’
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ed as official County newspaper.
tries for the state! and promotion
gon whò have seen fields ruined ing is held largely for the purpose
of 1911.
Sheriff’s turnover report of
Of the 16 pedestrian fatalities, of the shipping ndustry.
of
setting
dates
so
th
at
there
will
by invasion of the bindweed, or
c u n e n t faxes collected. Sheriff's nine, or 56 percent occurred ift
The 20 members of the council
The most perplexing f problem
wild morning glory, are told a be few if any conflicts between
urban
areas
while
of
the
seven
turnover
report
of
Delinquent
taxes
serve
without pay except for ac­ confronting
simple Way to eliminate the weeds adjoining counties in the m atter
the ; state
liquor
collected. Sheriff’s report accepted rural fatalities, six were heavily tual expenses. r. Established state administration just now is control
by the bureau of plant industry. of putting the annual agricultural
and filed.
traveled roads and one on lightly agencies, including the institutions
Study of the bindweed during the and livestock shows.
at the so-called social club where
Re: Appointment of County traveled highways. Crossing high­ of higher education, will cooperate
past year revealed this plant
drinks are mixed for members,
Health Officer and County Physi­ ways accounted for four of the with the council in its work,- Gov­
tends to exhaust its roots during
according to J. J. Hague, liquor
cian for 1940. Dr. C. L. P o k y seven rural pedestrian deaths ernor Sprague said.
administrator.. A t present, Hague
the first few days and there is
appointed at county health officer while two persons were killed
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definite advantage in waiting un­
said, there appears no effective
and county physician.
while walking along the highway
Receipts
of
the state • treasury means by which either the state
til new shoots are four or five
-'R e : Appointment of Count} and one met death while working during 1939 set a new all time
or local comnranitiee can cope with
inches tall "before destroying them.
Truant Officer for 1940. C. C. Wil­ or. a car on the road.
high with a total of $73,439,602, this problem.
This means cultivating at inter­
A dance for the benefit of suf­ son appointed for 1940.
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compared to $71,880,270 in 1988,
vals of 14 to 21 days is more usc- ferers froih infantile paralysis will
Re:
A
ppointm
ent
of
Sherman
according
to
a
report
by
State
One o f the voluminous briefs
cessful than is weekly cultivation. be given in the Grass Valley audi-.
County F air Board memebr. O. OFFICERS INSTALLED
Treasurer Walter E. Pearson. ever filed with the Oregon auprariv
The bureau announced this bit of torium -Saturday night, January
G. Hilderbrand appointed for æ
Installation of officers for the Revenues from the state's liquor court was fifed thia week by - at*
advice ju st as the house commit- 27. It is being sponsored by a
years; O. G. Sayrs appointed for Odd-Fellows and Rebekahs was monopoly alone totalled $18,241,-
tome ye for the American Federa­
tee on agriculture dated hearings conymittee from all over the'coun- 2 years: Roy Barnet appointed for
on a bill proposing creation of •
who organized for the purpose, 1 year, and to fill unexpire^jwBfri held Tuesday night. The following 937 compared with $11,633,636 in tion of Labor in Chair appeal from
weed districts and using CCC and f Procefds from the dance will be of T. IM. Rolfe, expiring DecenTber were placed in office for the men’s 1938. Gasoline tax receipts of a circuit court declsron unhetabng
organization: Orlo Martin, NG^ $12,030,396 were $800,000 above the constitutionality of the anti­
WFA labor to destroy the m o rn -, divRkd -n twQ partg and one gent 31. 1940.
Joe Ritner, VG; Vernon Miller, the previous yeor’s figures. Other picketing act. The brief contains
ing glories.
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Re: Appointment of Countv secretary; Theodore
Johnston, sizeahld items included in the 363 pages.
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half kept in this county for use Road Viewers for 1940. L. L. treasurer.
For the Rebekahs: grand total are: Income taxes, $4,-
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Farm income in Oregon for
re
a jd crippled children. Peetz, Roy Powell, Moro and
Anna
Davis,'
NG:
Helen
Martin,
,615.000;
motor
vehicle
registration
Benefit payments to Oregon’s
1939 (figure, for December not y e t - Tl(,kets
bc 8old by neariy IL A. W alker, Wasco.
VG; Forence Johnston, secretary; and hcense fees, $876,668; corpor­ jobless workers during 1939 total­
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| every group in the county.
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.1 Havie Brisbine, treasurer.
ation fees, $314,446; game com^ led only $4,052388 as compared to
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January Term
County Court
Proceedings
Wasco Civic Club
Will Hear —
Baker Monday
County Reaching For
16 Seal Mark
Gilliam County
Men T o Broadcast
Moro School
District Retires
Bonds
Dial Type Phone* Operate
oy uecmc linpttiscy dwhcb
To Be Made Saturday
The change to the modem dial
telephone system from the old
local exchange method that has
been operating in this county since
farmers built the first line out of
the Grass Valley oanyon country
thirty five years ago, will take
place sometime next Saturday
evening at an hour that will not
be announced. - No time will ba
specified to prevent a rush to try
the new system that would make
it inoperative, for everyone can­
not talk at once.
The mechanical marvels that
nTuke the dial system possible are
of interest to Sherman countians
who, because of the use of much
machinery,
dre
mechanically
adept.
As explaned by Art Huppke,
Western Electric technician who ia
installing the equipment here, aim
J. H. Turnbull of the telephone
company, the machinery is very
simple in small units such aa are
used in thia county.' It may be to
them, but to the average observer
the banks of copper wires and
springs and finely drawn insulated
conductors have a complicated ap­
pearance that no amount o f ex­
planation can simplify.
When a receiver is lifted from
the hook on line 12 for instance,
(line 12 has numbers 121 and 122
on it) the line finder tarns around
until line 12 is connected. At thia
time the person calling hears the
dial tone. When dialing begins
connection is made on the other
side of the cabinet. Let us say the
first number is 8 and a small shaft
is raised two notched: the next
number is 6 and the shaft tarns
six notches and connection is
made between line 12 and line 26.
Then when the last number is
dialed (let us say 2) the proper
number of rings is sent out over
the line until the person called
takes up his receiver or until the
persons calling puts his receiver
down.
The little semicircular banks of
connections are like a mmature
theatre not over four inches across
and a couple of inches high. The
process of dialing a number locates
one connection like an usher in
a theatre locates a certain sea t
The first number takes the finger
that makes the circuit to the prop­
er row and the second number
turns it to the proper seat and the
connection is made between the
lines. The final number determines
the number of rings for the per­
son called.
The type of dial phones being
¡retailed here is comparatively
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Governor’s Economic Council Taking Place of Old
State Planning Boardj State Receipts Highest Ever
Dates Set For
1940 County Fair
Sixteen Pedestrians
illed In December
Dance Planned
For Paralysis Work
$5316838 paid out in benefits dur­
ing 1938, it was reported by $he
State Unemployment Compensa­
tion commission. Slightly more
than 50 percent of the benefit pay­
ments went to unemployed workers
in the Portland area.
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Constructed to accomodate 2306
patients in the state hospital at
Salem now has a population of
more than 2700, according to Su­
perintendent J. C. Evans whs
points out that crowded conditions
in the institution makes it impos­
sible to segregate the patients.
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Political prognosticators who
are already busy picking out pos­
sible Republican contenders for the
state treasurer’s poet have over­
looked one real possibility. He is
Fred A. Paulus who for the past
eight years or more has held down
the job of deputy treasurer sad
who is generally .credited with
knowing more about the inner
workings of thia department than
any other person in the state.
Paulus admits that he is in a recap,
tive mood and ia seriously coaaid-
ering throwing hia hat into . ths
ring at the opportune moment.
Only one development; it ia be­
lieved, will deter bim from enter*
ing the race. That would be the
possibility of the present incum­
bent, Walter E. Pearson, becoming
a candidate f or ths post M w s lf
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