Sherman County journal., May 31, 1940, Image 1

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Moro, Oregon. Friday, May 31,
1940
C a p tu r e d ‘M y s te r y G u n ’ P u z z le s M ilita r y E x p e r ts Grass Plots At
Station Show
Drouth Effect
Native Grasses Have
Least Damage From Dry
Season of 1939
Official County Paper
Road Built
War On Crickets
Across Canyon Being Fought
By County Crew
The county road crew has finish
ed the construction of a new road
southwest of Grass VaWey on the
so-called back Finnegin section.
The nbw road completely change?
the alingment where it crosses the
canyon by the Ted Ball place mak­
ing a wider curve to the south on
the east of the canyon and a
curve to the north on the west
side where the old road went dir­
ectly up the hill.
The new road is considerably
longer than the old but’ has mild-
fr grades. The gravel from the
e’.d road has been taken up and
spread on the new to give it a sur­
face So as to prevent so rtiurh
dust this summer.
While the county machinery was
near Mr. Ball hired it to ¡build a
dam above his house using dirf
exclusively. It will ¡be used tc
hold water and keep the pasture
g.’ten below it.
East of Wasco
New Weapon Being
Tried By Gen. Wright
To Stop Waves of Enemy
The grass nursery at the exper­
A new attack is being made on
iment
station
is
far
enough
ad­
the
hordes of invading crickets
Washington D C. May 30—Emo­
vanced
so
that
the
comparative
this
year
and news from the front
tions are ruhning away with com­
standings
of
the
various
grassei
lines
is
that
the new secret wea­
mon sense in the national capitol
can
be
determined
for
this
year.
pon
of
the
government
cricket bu­
anc! the way many officials and
Most apparent is the strength
reau has been more successful
plain citizens talk one would sup­
and recuperative power of the na­
than aatiicipated and its use may
pose the United States is no long­
tive
grasses
of
thia
area.
he
extended.
er a neutral but is at war with
Many
of
the
grasses
were
in­
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A
report on the new weapon is
Gtrmany. There are trying days
jured by the drouth of last sum­
that it is sodium flurosilicla which
ahead for aliens unless the depart­
mer and all of them made poor
when mixed with specified amounts
ment of justice keeps its feet on
growth
during 1939. The native
oi bran and sawdust and spread
the ground. All the sensations of
grasses have recovered to bring
over the’ terrain covered by the
a genuine war scare are experien­
forth prolific heads and good fol­
crickets so that it may be . eaten
ced by thousands and advantage
iage while several of the other
kills a large number of the insects.
is being taken of this feeling by
grasses
are thin and weak.
The reason it kills them is that it
war mongers—the group which i"
Bulbous blue grass made a good
disintegrates their digestive ap­
saying, “This is our war” and’ “we
growth
and is already cut for seed.
paratus.
must save the allies or we will be
Oddly Sandbergs blue grass is
next”. Senator Pepper of Florida
There is some doubt as to whe-
A Finnish gunnery expert is shown examining one of the strange weapons captnrcd from Soviet not heading, perhaps because of Army Sergeant
frr example offered a resolution
thei
this sort of weapon meets
the
long
continued
dry
spell
of
'Jcvcd to be a
to have the army send all its Russian forces during the recent Russo-Finnish war. The gun, a field piece, k
with
the requirements of fair
planes to England (army has 2700* non-recoil cannon. It is shown ready to fire ¿left). The funnel attachm ent is thought t i be a device last fall which prevented normal
treatment
in cricket wars but the
hibernation.
Talks
Preparedness
which utilizes explosion gases to produce a forward movem ent of the gun barrel, U us neutralizing
planes »only 500 being strictly up-
crickets have lodged no protest
A
plot
of
alfalfa
and
crested
normal
recoil.
Right:
The
funnel
arrangement
is
swung
aside
to
show
the
b
recci.
Experts
confess
to-date.) This proposal which
Serg. Ralph Marley, recruit­ to the wheat league or the AAA.
wheat grass, when cut, brought a
would have been a warlike act, them selves baffled.
The cricjcets, as they did befare
tun and a half of hay of good ing officer at Vancouver Barracks,
was killed by the senate.
spoke before the Wasco Civic club the last attack in 1939, massed
quality—a
good
yield
for
this
co­
It has almost reached the point
last Monday night and told the along the hillsides east of the
unty of any kind of forage.
where a citizen who praises the
Of the better looking grasses «¡■Humbled crowd that the United Yocum and Gwinn placés east of
war machine
Hitler is suspec­
re t native to this country Thick States was not prefkared for war Wasco and marched up the can­
ted ■ of being a member «of the
spike wheat grass looks promising and that many more men and a yon? to the luscious wheat fields.
“fifth column”. This phrase ,now
They are reported to be retreat­
ant’ a root stock grass, beardless great deal more material wPuld
loosely used ,had its origin in the
be needed for the army.
ing along a wide front and mak­
wild
rye,
may
be
able
to
compete
Spanish civil war. Four columns
with root stock weeds under cer- | He said that tlhe army had never ing no progress at any point. Fat­
of troops were converging on Mad-,
Construction has started on the
tarn circumstances. A bulbous wild i,een brought up to the strength alities among them are reported
The
city
of
Wasco
is
on
the
rid and a general said he had a new elevator at Erskine to repla» 0
barley produces good forage being p,.cvided in the army bill after to be as high as 90 percent by
fifth column within the tbwn, sym­ tlu;~ one burned last month. The
Despite lower prices for wheat last lap of the process of refund-t row nearly five feet high. - - j the last war and that even if it the defenders .¿who say that no
pathizers ready to strike at the !’ ( W structure will hold 80,000
ing $17,000 in bonds. These refund­
A new plant from Turkey, creep- baa, less than 300,000 men would ci icket will reach the wheat thia
r.ght time, a column composed of bushels of ' grain according to ' the general level of prices for farm ing bonds were issued to bear five
i >g alfalfa is doing well this year. bt. uncjer arms and ready for war. year.
pioducts in Oregon was about the
saboteurs and spies.
LeRoy Wright .county agent, is
Wendell Balsiger, manager of thè same at mid May as a month pre­ percent interest and are being It sends out stems that take root y bere is not enough equipment
There are, of course .thousand*
directing
the defense forces and
Moro
Grain
Growers
and
will
cost
like
strawberry
plants
and
thus
for
tbe
men
now
enlisted
although
cf foreign spies in the UniteJ about $15,000 if present estimates vious, according to information taken up and four percent bonds it spreads over the ground.
this
deficiency
is
being
made
up
,
making
use of the new weapon
on the agricultural situation just will be issued for them, which will
States composing a fifth column prove to be correct...
which is so effective.
A new experiment is starting rapidly now.
make
a
saving(
of
$170
per
year
issued
by
the
extension
service.
but the G-men of FBI know most
It was decided Wednesday that
this year on the station. It Is
Concrete is being laid for the f
for the city.
of them.
Compared with a year ago .farm
if the battle was to be won a
designed
to
fit
changing
conditions
Presumably this wave of hys­ foundation which will be like the
... 1 , prices in Oregon averaged approx- 1 LAit the time refunding operations tnat have made pasture and hay DR. MAASKE TO BE INDUCTED better method of throwing the
teria in the shadow of the Wash­ ÏL'e. ‘n. ,
,a t
,.a 7
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7 percent higher .although began there was every prospect crops of more importance. Alfalfa
The inauguration of Dr. Raben emmunition would have to be de­
ington monument (it is 555 feet sheet of concrete about two fee foreign demand for such products that a lower interest rate could and crested wheat grass are being J. Maaske as president of East­ vised. Therefore a system of sprea­
5 inches high, by the., way) will thick. Work will be rushed so that as are produced in Oregon for ex- he obtained but the invasion of sown and will be allowed to remain ern Oregon College of Education ding the bait by machinery was
‘ continue • until Hitler has either the elevator will be ready to re- w t markets has declined greatly the low lands changed the bond four dr five years after which they will ’be held in conjunction with brought into the warfare Thursday
taken England or been repulsed. ceive wheat by the tenth of July , since tbe European war started. | market so that higher rates are will be plowed up and wheat plan­ ♦ he eleventh annual commencement morning and it was thought that
Fear is expressed that Hitler will which will probably be a few days
ted. Yields of the forage pro- exercises on Tuesday afternoon, thia would stop the attacks of the
The general improvement in f*‘ rn8nde
demand surrender of the British before harvest begins here.
Only one bid was received for dused and wheat grown will be June 4-th, at 2:30 o’clock in the crickets who were advancing wave
farm prices compared with a year
fleet and if he gets it he will move
ago may be attributed largely to the new bonds .that being for four cirefully checked and cheek plot? college auditorium. Dr. Frederick on wave all day Wednesday and
on toward the United Stales.. Such
of wheat oq, similar soil will give M. Hunter, Chancellor, Oregon making decided gains on the defen­
greater income and consumer pur­ percent with all expenses paid.
wild speculation is heard every­ OSC To Graduate
a comparison for yields and value. siate system of higher education, ders.
chasings power. For-instance the
where. That the Germans would
ano several members of t)he state
government index of industrial
invade England and possibly take I Three Moro Students
The county agent reports that
Second
Call
For
Kenneth
Walker
is
expected
to­
board of higher education will par­
workers income is approximately
over the fleet was reported to
during
the past week $59,521.3?
day after a four month stay in ticipate in -the ceremony. Forty
Three students from Moro and 10 percent higher than at this time
President Roosevelt months ago by
in
checks
for farmers in thia coun­
Portland
studying
methods
of
re­
three
teacher
training
students
are
from Wasco
are
among „ the in 1939,, although not as high as Red Cross Made
.
,
American Amlbassador Joe Ken­ < r _ ___
ty has been received. This makes
lief
administration.
He
will
take
candidates
for
graduation
and
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nedy. The red headed American 793 who have complete their work | before the recession which took
Merril Oveson, chairman of the over the office again which will students are expected -to receive the total over $75,000 since pay­
predicted the invasion would come hi re and are receiving their d«»- 1 place during the first three months Sherman county chapter, Amer- release Mary Lou Ireland for duty Junior College certificates.
ment of farmers began.
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with warm weather, late in the grees this June. They represent J of 1940.
ican Red Cross, reports that a in another part of the state.
the schools of home economic
spring.
.
“Thus far ,the war has stimula- majority of the local committees
and agriculture.
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ted industrial activity in this co- have raised their quotas. Because
Having voted a few billions for
These graduates are members untry, giving domestic consumers of the great need of so many res-
national defense, 4there is still of the largest group ever to rec-j increased purchasing powder, but
of western Europe Norman
much to be done. It will require tive degrees in one class here at i exports of. farm products from
Davis, national chairman, has
from 18 months to two years for Oregon State. -Requirements for) this country have decreased”, says lequefted that additional funds be
the results from the appropriation the bachelor degree at the 71st the report.
senate; Walter Hempstead of Cla­ they are received at the state de­
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’ laised wherever possible in order By A. L. Lindbeck
to ibe noticible. Plants must be annual commencement Jane 3 | The volume of exports of nearly that unfortunate people will not
ckamas is out of the state; W. -R. partment.
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built .tools manufactured and skil­ have been completed by 71(5. In ad- I all United States agricultural pro-
Salem, Ore. May 30—Many vet- Osborne of Yamhill was defeated
without food and shelter,
Harold
B.
Say, director of the
led mechanics trained before any dition 70 master’s three profession- I ducts except cotton has declined
eians of past legislative sessions by Peter Zimmerman; L .D. Nash
His
telegram
in
part,
“When
highway
department’s
travel bur-
war material item can go into al and four doctors of philosophy since the war in Europe started,
will -be missing from the 1941 ses­ of Lincoln aimed for the senate
American
Red
Cross
asked
mini­
eaa,
predicts
a
big
influx
of tour­
production. All this takes tim e- degrees bring the total to 793.
sion. At least five senators and 18 but missed; C .C .Chapman of
and much uncertainty exists re­
mum
war
relief
fund
ten
million
ists
from
California
into
Oregon
many months. It requires two year
representatives
have
either
elim-
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Multnomah,
Earl
Fisher
of
Wash­
Lloyd Vernon Henrichs and Rus­ garding the ultimate effect on for­
to train a watchmaker, and some sel Harvey Belshee of Moro ana eign demand for our farm pro­ dollars no one could forsee that mated themselves from the leg­ ington, II. A «Canady and Glenn this summer .He bases bis predic­
of the precision tools are as del­ Donald Orton McDerm .1 Tom ducts. -Considerable uncertainty ex in two weeks greatest tragedy in islative roster through failure to Riddle of Douglas, Alfred Cunha tion upon a recent tour of that
icate as a watch. Planes can be Wasco are among the 144 agri­ ists also regarding the duration ail history would ibe unfolded. seek another term or, seeking have of Umatilla and A. S. Grant of state. Many Californians who re­
mained at home to attend the fair
assembled rapidly, but the engines cultural graduates. Anita Kenny of and course of the war and possible Impossible to describe pitiful been defeated in the recent pri­ Baker were not candidates.
plight
millions
refugees
in
France.
on
Treasure Island last year will
take time when they have several Moro is one of 108 receiving de­ effects on domestic demand.
mary election.
visit
the Pacific northwest this
Will need much more than ten mil­
Governor
•
Charles
JA
.Sprague
thousand parts and two to four grees in home economics.
Among those who served in the
Great Britian and France have lion dollars, therefore quotas senate in 1939 who will be absent left this week (Thursday) for a year Say declared.
engines are needed for each plane.
In addition to those graduating
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Also planes can be ready to fly Moro has been represented this pooled t'heir buying orders under should be regarded only as mini­ from the next session will ¡be Rob­ v-sit to the middle west that will
Fate of Oregon’s anti-picketing
before pilots can be trained to take yiar by 11 freshmen and sopho­ complete government unified con- mums and should be doubled.”
ert M. Duncan ,senate president, take him away from the state for
them aloft. Americas vast m an­ mores: Charles Lawrence Kenny, tiol and are buying on the basis
who resigned that post to become at, least two weeks .The Oregon law is now in the hands of the
of
economic
warfare
and
diploma­
power is helpless unless equipped Frank C. Sayrs, agriculture; Tho­
a circuit judge; Lyman Ross of executive will address the confei - state supreme court. For more than
tic
strategy
as
well
as
to
supply
Clinic
For
Children
with the most modern weapons, mas Dean Pinkerton, lower divi­
Washington county, who dropped ence of governors at Duluth, Minn. three hours five justices of the
armored tanks and swift trucks sions; M. Louise Barzee, Vivian needs.
ou< to seek the democratic nom­ June 2 on relief problems. On June state’s highest court listened to ar­
The dominion countries and Arranged For June
ination for sitate treasurer; W. L. 4 he will deliver the commence­ guments pro and con on this act
to transport infantry.
Darlene Fuller, Betty Jane Powell,
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Dickson, who was a candidate for ment address at his alma mater with attorneys for organized labor
rocretarial science; Barbara B. South America are supplying far
A clinic for the crippled child- circuit judge in Multnomah county; at Monmouth, 111. and on June 5 blasting away at the measure and
Pessimists in the national cap- Belshee rhome economics;. John greater quantities of farm pro­
« itoi see in addition to a threat Austin Foss, business administra­ ducts than during the World War r<n’"of Hood River, Wasco, Gill- Isaac Staples of Tillamook county he will deliver an address at Spr attorneys for the state countering
from Hitler (when and if he con- tion; Alan Raymond Fraser and as production has increased greatly iani, Sherman and Wheeler coun- one of the oldest of the veterans ( inRfield,, 111.. During his absence with arguments in its defense.
Labor attorneys contend the act
ttols the British fleet) unfriendiy Vern Futter agriculture; Robert dur ing the past 25 years and the ties will be held in The Dallas who has been too ill to seek ano- , Ernest Fatland, Speaker of the
relations with Japan on the west, E. Gillmor, engineering. Wasco is capacity of available shipping fac­ on June 17, 1940, at the Wasco ther term, and U. S. Balentirte of House of Representatives ,is offi- violates the constitutional rights
of free speech apd press and ser­
County Health Unit Office in Klamath county who was ‘defeated ciating as governor.
and .trouble starting in Mexico, iepresented by Catherine B. Frid­ ilities is much greater.
iously menaces labor’s privilege of
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the
Court
House.
which is saturated with Commun­ ley, freshman in agriculture and
for the nomination.
If the war continues for two or
collective bargaining. The state de­
The
State
Board
of
Control
ist!—native and alien— and Nazi Margaret Grace McDermid, fresh- three years there may be some
On
the
House
side
Speaker
Fat-
This clinic is part of the
found itself in the book business nies these charges, holding that
agents, all seeking to involve Mex­ mar in home economies.
shortage of farm products and a (Tippled Children’s program of land of Condon isv retiring to pri­ in a big way this week. The last , the
... act
— only
. seeks to protect "soc-
ico with the "United States. Ano-
large demand for industrial mat- the State Public Welfare Com­ vate life after three sessions at legislature appropriated $3000 to-I iety by regulating picketing and
ther worry: Greatest industries of
The Women’s Missionary sue- ! erials for war. On the other hand,, mission. Arrangements have beer, lawmaking; Earl Hill of Lane co­
America are all grouped within a iety of Moro Community church early cessation . of hostilities or made for the clipjc by the Crip­ unty dropped out to try for the ward the financing of an “Oregon ' the use of the boycott by confining
small area on the Atlantic coast— held a meeting of unusual interest fairly ‘ Befibite indications of an pled Children’s Services of the Republlcart nomination for state Guide” a WPA book describing these weapons of labor to bona fide
not scattered inland—and an air lest Wednesday afternoon starting end of the war within a year or Slate Public Welfare Commis­ treasurer; W .H. Miller of Jose­ the state’s historical background labor disputes.
It is not expected that any op­
raid could put them all out of with a covered dish dinner at noon. less, would affect the industrial sion, the Sherman County Public phine county sought and won the and its scenic attractions. In re­
inion
will be forthcoming from the
commission within a few hours. Between 30 and 40 sat down at and business situatfort in this coun­ Health Nuxse, the Sherman Co­ democratic nomination for the sen­ turn for this investment the state
gets
1600
copies
of
the
book
which
supreme
court in less than a month
Aircraft plants on the Pacific coast the tables. Mrs. Lloyd Hennagin try adversely .
unty Public Welfare Commission, a te ; Frank H .Hilton is a candidate
Regardless of the outcome of the
it
is
now
offering
for
sale
to
lib
for
mayor
of
Portland;
Malcolm
are similarity exposed. These and and Mrs. Harry Pinkertop sang
and the County Public Health
at $1.75 a copy. case here it is expected that the
similar dire predictions are com­ tvo duets. The special guests of
Nurses and the 'County Public Wilkinson, republican, of Wasco varies and schools
fight will be carried on up to the
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GIVES
NO
CASH
mon street talk and can be heard the day were a group of five Pres-
Welfare Commissions of the oth­ county E. W. ‘ Kirkpatrick, demo­
United
States supreme court. „
Sherman,
Hood
River
and
Clack­
crat of Clackamas sought the nom­
at the cocktail parties attended by byterial officers from Portland.
The jury in the case of Lola er counties participating.
ination of their parties for dis­ amas counties, in the order named,
government officials and the dip­ They were Mrs. Perry Hopper who ^Foster • vs Inland Motor Freight
Admittance to the clinic is by
Governor Spragues committee on
the first three counties to
lomatic set.
led the devotions. Mrs. Glen San- ! which was tried last week, brought application, which may be made trict attorney; Walter Führer of were
mu
nwii
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,
letirement
pay for piAlie employ-
filo
their
complete
official
election
ders, Mrs. Fry, Mrs. Henderson ' in a verdict for the defendant to either of the above mentioned Marion, has moved from the state; returns with the state department ees, meeting here this week agreed
Registering and fingerprinting and Mrs. Lindsay. Topics discus- Thursday night after about three
Mrs. Hannah Martin of Marion is
county offices.
a
candidate for city recorder and following the recent primary elec­ upon a tentative program for sub­
aliens
,good
and
bad,
is
proposed
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, sed included social education and hours deliberation. It was under­
Dr. C. Elmer Carlson will be police judge; Coe A. McKenna of tion. The county returns are being mission to the next legislature.
by the attorney general.Alienson act;on, pres»byterial missionaries stood that *the verdict was on an
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♦he examining orthopedic surgeon Multnomah is a candidate for the checked and tabulated as fast as
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-an missionary literature.
¡11 to 1 decision
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New Elevator
To Be Ready
By July 10 ~
Farm Price
Level Up;
Wheat Down
City of Wasco
Refunding
$17,000 in Bonds
New Faces Assured A t Next Session of Oregon
Legislature As Vetrans Retire and Try Other Jobs
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