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hr rntan County ,ÎJ uurnat ■ F ifty-Secon d Y ear N o . 31 ■ • z W v ? ■ j Moro, Oregon. Friday, June 7, SHE'S MISS EXPOSITION Instructor Tells O f Good Class Attendance ft'. District Voted By Court Rain Comes To Lay Dust Cool Air Word from Chauncey Del French, instructor of the students’ driving school held h e r e /is that “Moro Provisions of Law Asked has easily led all of the other schools in attendance. This helps By Group Fearful to bear out my own impression that Moro had the outstanding of Weed Menace school in central Oregon.” The instructor also expreseed his The county court Wednesday de pleasure at the cooperation given clared Sherman county a weed con. him by the parents of his pupils trol district in accordance with the wlio were: Max Elmer Barzee, Isla piovisions of the Oregon law as Gene BrisbinS, Margaret Josephine amended in the 1937 and 1939 Caldwell, Betty June Coffman, sessions. Wyman John French, Mac Nish A fter notice has been given the ¿Hall, Vera Jean Henrichs, Florence provisions of the act will be in 'Isabelle Tawpence, George William force. T his^ipeans||bA t the prin McLeod, Mil- cipals of the act are to be put in Vernon Carl to effect. These specify th at “re Noonan, John sponsibility (for weed eradication and control) rests not only on the The last ipeeting of the class individual land owner and operator was held last Wednesday morning but also on the county, state and the end of seven weeks training in federal government and th at the diiving. Records kept of the stu county, state and federal govern dents of these schools show that ment should cooperate with indi six of them per thousand have ac vidual land owners in the control cidents whereas 28 per thousand of and eradication of noxious weed those without the instruction.' pests.” dUI !to<f t • rn ’T^ <1 rr-n -rS . I J Weed Control A ‘ '] . Mfcs i u ahj ’W ashington, D. C. June 6.- :her the United States can kei of w ar is a debatable question :he national capital. In askiqg cc gross for another billion dollars foi national defense President Roose velt’s m essage contained no a ssu r ance th at country will npt be involved. He said the possibility exists th at th a t all continents nrav i become belligerents—and th a t in cludes the American continent. Left to his own devise, the aver age American wants peace, (but at this time there is 'being promoted an intriguing program to influence public sentim ent and land Am eri ca side by side with the allies. Agents carrying on this propagan da plan to drag the United States into war are as busy as bird dogs in this federal city. The principal argum ent—to inspire fe a r—is th at H itler’s legions will attack th»s country a fter disposing of Franc? ana England. It may turn the trick Motorists in Oregon paid $10, yet. 591,000 in state gasoline taxes in • • • .1939 according to( Ralph A. Coan, L ila Deane Is this p re t t y young woman who has been chosen. Conditions in W ashington now Miss Exposition fo r the F a ir In '40 on Treasure Island. She's treasurer^of the Oregon State Mot are following the pattern of the to reign over th e 1940 Golden Gate In tern ation al Exposition as or association The national figu events which led to A m erica’s en one of the stream lined beauties o f the Golden Days of '4 0 show. res reached $816,433,000— an in trance into the first world war. The crease of $49,680,000 over 1938. United S ta te s is the arsenal of th ' Levies on motor fuel now sup allies, a board of civilians has be * ply approximately one-quarter of appointed by the president to f . all tax revenue of the states. An nish supplies for prepare ir. ss nual state gasoline tax receipts (now called national defense): he new exceed in amount the annual president is calling for d-u.ir-a-1 total of all tax revenue for th». ye*r men; congress is asked to take states prior to 1922. f .. e..'»09,dOO of taxpa • 'r money Mr. Coan said that retail prices ar.u g.’. c ,p •• '»h*1 wa” ' Infant and Pre-School Child of gasoline in. 50 representative to«-n countries. ’ t ’.y about . Health Conferences will be held in cities in the United States was every step ir-beinfc taken except Sherman county June 10, 11 and In celebration of its 30th anni 12.91 cents per gallon—the lowest sending American troops abroad. versary, Pacific Power & Light 12. ' price since the 12.78 average of • • * company will hold open house for The first of a series will be held residents of Moro and vicinity a t January 1, 1935. Taxes averag A calm view of the situation in the national capital (there are in Moro on Monday, Jurfe 10, at its Moro office Friday, June 14, ing 5.42 cents per gallon lifted some who are keeping their heads) the Moro Women’s Club rooms. Ap from noon until 10 p. m., R. V. 'he cost of motor fuel to the cus is th at there is little likelyhood of pointments to be made with Mrs. Lockhart, local agent for the com tom er to the average of 18.33 per gallon. At present price levels the America entering the w ar unless Di wey Thompson, phone 494. Kent pany announced today. retail sales taxes on gasoline now Hitler, when and if he conquers uil! have its conference on Tues “Thirty Years of Public Service” average more than 40 percent. day, June 11, in the morning. Ap England, tries to seize British, has been selected as the anniver French and Dutch islands in the pointments to be made with Mrs. sary theme because of the progres Atlantic and invades Canada-Then, Theo, von Borstel, phone 4F3. Tues sive record m aintained ’by the under *the Monroe doctrine, the day afternoon, Grass Valley will company since its organization in United States will be compelled to have a Child Health conference. June, 1910. take a hand and resist this viola Appointment to be made with Miss Starting with 8500 custom ers, tion of a century old American Cassie Holmes, phone 202. the company has built up a system Next Monday noon 23 children policy. Call Mrs. M cIntyre, phone 663 that now serves 67,000 custom ers, will leave from The Dalles for Sources close to the White House appointments to the Child including more than 11,000 farm s, Corvallis and the annual summer th at it is this possibility—viola Health conference in Wasco. m 1.30 Oregon and W ashington school term. There they will a t tion of the Monroe doctrine—that communities. Average rates for tend classes, listen to speeches by has aroused the president and has residential service annual resi prominent men,-play, eat and make inspired him to ask for billions for dential use is more than 80 per cent a broadcast over KOAC during the national defense. Recognizing that above national average. ten days of the session. seizure of the islands may be a Those who signed up for the trip Displays and exhibits at the open m attter of months, Mr. Roosevelt urges th a t the p r « ™ be “ Auxiliary house carry out the anniversary are Je rry Wilson, Shelton F ritts, for it requires t.m e to m anufact r e t . afternoon with theme and reveal the tremendous Boo King, Clyde Fridley, Ed F ritts strides made by the electric indus- Elton Medler, Frank von Borstel, plane, anti-aircraft guns, provide' elected tiy in its brief half-century of ex Carsten von Borstel, Bill Todd, the rifles and other equipment. A ^ . ^ istence. One exhibit traces the Jack von Borstel, Lee Barnet, Le so a year is needed to train cction of Mrs 0 G Say i s as p-es- history of lighting for 2500 years. land Barnet, Claudine Thompson, harden troops for a campaign. dent for the year, Mrs Wesley Ful Oiher exhibits show the huge va- M argherita von Borstel, Anajean Time is the essence. Ever- , ler as first vice president, Mrs. n e ty of lamps now available since Knighten, Cassie von Borstel, Le- thing is being speeded against the ' Carl Melzer as second vice presi the first successful incandescent viqa Barnet, Betty Juhnke, Shirley day when H itler undertakes to pos- | dent; Mrs. Wily Knighten, secre electric lamp, invented by Thomas Juhnke, Phyllis Medler and Dick sess the islands, particularly. A- tary and Mrs. Serai Searcy ;v- t ca- A. Edison, revolutionized lighting. Wilson. side from the Monroe doctrine, i This exhibit features a comparison •he United States cannot perm it | s Jier. the islands to fall into enemy hands ■ ’Two girls were chosen to attend between the ‘‘grain of w heat’’ as they could be used for airplane ( the Girls State camp at Silver lamp, smallest in the world, and a giant This 10.000-watt -(10-kilow att) bases against the Panam a canal. I C .tek falls this summer Not unless and until the western I camp will be sim ilar to the Boys which dwarfs the largest of house hemisphere is threatened will Mr. state held a t Hill M ilitary acad- hold lamps. Modern developments in lighting, A two weeks session of the Daily Roosevelt favor war, and only con- ( tm y. Vera Jean Henrichs and Ardis gre«3 can make a declaration of T ruitt will probably go from here, including fluorescent light and Vacation Bible School will open a t war. But to p u t our house in or- ! for Auxiliares and Lcg. weird “black light,” are explained the Moro Community Presbyterian der requires tremendous effort. Dis | k i n .Hres familie8 wl)1 in other demonstrations. Guests Church next Monday morning. regarding increase in the standing heJd jn the Moro park Wedne3- at the open house will be invited to Sessions will last from nine thirty army and national guard, increased , j a t 6;30 June i ; ) . ----- ¿U Llhfiir skill a t generating elec- to eleven thirty each day for five t ’ ¡city—an amazing dem onstra days of the week. There will be pp^sonnel for the navy, the g reat) > * tio n . two general divisions—the littla task is "reeking of things. Things | ‘Other displays include a power folks down stairs and the Junior-In cannot be made unless men know pole in “full dress,” m eter testing term ediate section up stairs. All how to make them. Consequently and a number of pictorial exhibits. boys and girls over five years of hundreds of thouasnds of young age and through the eighth grade men are trained until they are are urged and invited to attend. skilled mechanics; regim ents of The summer camp for members There will be inspirational singing, men m ust acquire the technique Bible memory verses, Bible stories, of operating precision tools; the of the girl scouts is 'being held thi3 Missionary stories, and for all ground crews (mechannics) must week a t the cabin of Mrs. O. A. there will be handwork of some in be educated for the air program. Ramsey near Wamic. The girls left Wednesday m orning and will The Sherman county Sunday teresting nature. The school will Piesident Roosevelt was so en rtm ain until Friday. Mrs. H. B. school association will hold its be supervised by Rev. and Mrs. tranced by photographs of scenes Pinkerton and Mrs. O. IA Ramsey svmmer quarterly meeting in the Henry G. Hanson, assisted by a on the Oregon coast th a t he appro are in charge of them. Methodist church at Grass Valley number of local helpers. Among ves the idea of a seashore national on Sunday, June 16 beginning the assistants will toe «Ardis T ruitt, At the camp are Mary S a y s . park being created in Curry^ co T atty French, Veda Belshee, Ana- vrith a covered dish dinner a t 12:45 Merle Marion Miller, Mrs. Marvin unty, north of Brookings. Re jean Knighten, Carolyn Fisher, The afternoon program will begin Miller, and Carl Peetz. Ramsey commendations for the park whs Gloria Douma, Frances Greer, Dor at 2:00 and a special number from Schadewitz and David McLeod will made to Secretary Ickes by the na othy May, Ja n e t Schadewitz and each school in th e county is being also assist in the manual training tional park advisory board and Patricia Pinkerton. asked for. The superintendents work. Last year 44 were enrolled. Tekes took the m atter up wHh will also report as to the progress It is hoped there will be as many the chief executive; a hill ftas To date $128,857.73 has been r e of their respective schools. An this year. prepared and has been introduced ceived in checks for farm ers who inspirational speaker will be provid Mr. and Mrs. Carl Tomlin of <by Senator McNary complied with government reg’J- cd but the name cannot be given There will be 30,009 acres in the i ja tjom during the past year. The at this date. Everybody is cordially Gilchrist spent the week end here area and, aside from a few acre?. to tai to received is in excess of invited both to the dinner and the with Harry Kunsman and daughter Marjory. piogram . $170,000 at this tim«. Continued on Page Two Gas Taxes Now 40 percent of Price Child Clinics To Be Held Next week Light Company Proud of 30 Year Record 4-H Summer School Starts Monday Auxiliary Elects New Officers Vacation School To Start Soon Girl Scouts Now In Camp * O fficia l County 1940 Captain Tells Of Army Guns and Equipment A raip of sufficient duration to be worth noting fell Thursday r.ight and Friday. While it was of Officer Demonstrates With little value to the wheat it dam pened the ground and laid the New Pieces Now Being dust. In years when the winter aifd spring had not been filled with Bought For Army rainy days this recent wet spell n .g h t have been acclaimed as Captain James M. Gavin, seventh rtally something. This year it wa.-, infantry, U .- S. Arm y,, was the ju st a shower speaker at the Breakfast club meet ing Wednesday morning. He gave* A toaal of .40 inches fell during members much information about the storm , p art of it in May and the mechanics of an army ordnance the rem ainder in June It ended that has not been available hereto with a wind »tonn, which was fore. With talk of 75a automatic stn c tly in the proper tradition. rifles, etc. the curiousity of mechan TctaJ rainfall for May was .36 in ¡tally minded men has been arous en which makes th at month the ed and the captain’s talk explained first in 1940 th a t was not rem ark many questions. able for its precipitation. He had with him a Garand rifle The weather: which he dismantled and which he Tree. described. Corporal Stevens and Min. Max. Date 52 ,79 May- 30 Private Ford, explained the army .32 tank gun, the 37mm, a sample pf 45 • 69 31 ” .08 which was also brought along. 52 _ 64 June 1 4 j 5 2 68 Capt. Gavin, who entered the 46 3 “ 68 army 17 years ago as a private, 47 4 63 reviewed the national defense 46 68 5 Meed Inspector Needed .40 since the last world war, saying Total . . 7 that the last of the world war r equipment had been used up in the The weed inspector who is ap early days of this decade and new pointed by the court sha’l have the equipment bought. Changes have right to enter upon any land and inspect it for weeds, owners or been made in the drill, the uniform the armament of the army since occupiiers of land shall eitherTcill then and are still being made, the or prevent from seeding any nox The Grass Valley baseball team o b ta in aald, ious weeds or ibe guilty of misde . meanor which carries a fine of I Went to Lyle Sunday and returned The tank gun on display would f ”om $10 to $100. If weeds are ! with ft close victory, wan toy a score penetrate two and a half feet of not either killed or controlled the of 1 to 0, in what is described ac Concrete and 2 inches of armour v. eed inspector may hire men to one of the best ball games of re piate by direct hit, but la now poa- tie a t them and the expense shall cent years by the local club. sibly too light for heavy tanka be levied against the Tana and put' Notable also was the return of now in use in Europe. Heavier on the tax roll. King F ritts to the m ask and pad guns are being developed. Army C ountifs are authorized to levy after a retirem ent of two years; ordanace is good machinery, finely a tax to pay for weed control on machined and requires good care Line-ups: public lands and roads and for co to remain in usable condition. In G. V. Lyle operation with individuals and W. Stark, 1 case of war there will be need for Tanner, 1 state and federal agencies. Pfeifer, 2 technicians and machinists. A weed control district n»«* &e Hewett, s .The army, stated Ospt. Gavin, Fritts, c declared inoperative by the coun Reynolds, p still believes that the American Schilling, 1 ty court and must be so ended up Cody, I soldier fights best as an individual McKay, s on petition of a m ajority of land Ccdy, 3 and therefore equips each one with Rolfe, 3 Clary, 2 owners in the district. the automatic rifle. Other na Stark, m Chamberlin, m tions develop four or five man Threshing machines are to be Barnett, r West, r crews of men. The motorization thoroughly cleaned before moving Morgan, p Leathers, c and mechanization of the ground tneqi along any road so as-to pre vent the unnecessary scattering of ' Morgan allowed but four hits phdusedingghlk weed seed along the road or fro»i during the game and his team forces is of great importanee to mates garnered six off «Reynolds of national defen.se for it is the in one field to another. The county accepted title with Lyle. Only run of the game was fantry that is expected to take and Moro and with Wasco to pieces of McKay’s home run th at came in holo whatever gains are made. Club committees were named to property pn which the county and the sixth inning. arrange for participation in the Next Sunday the Graas Valley the cities have claims for taxes team will play the Bend Shamrocks parade the Fourth of July at The and street assessments. Dalles and for the next meeting. a t Grass Valley. Grass Valley Wins Close Ball Game Three Counties Now Have Food Stamps With the addition of Clackamas and Marion to Multnomah, already under the food stam p plan, Ore gon has an estim ated additional 7301) relief cases eligible to assis tance under this program. Doubk benefits accrue from operations of A. , ,. . . t? : . p l , « ttCC n. J?*.,'’ AAA office in Oorrallia. ¡Ftrat, needy families are aided in buy ing staple food in which their diets are lacking. Second, produc ers of surplus products are aided in moving them • to consumers. Under the plan, eligible fam i lies may buy orange colored food stam ps and then receive free blue stam ps in the ratio of i50 cents worth for each $1 worth of orange stamps. They buy the regular fotds a t the grocery stores with the orange stam ps while they buy food« designated as surplus com modities with the free blue stam ps Typical foods which are desig nated as surplus and which may be bought with the free blue stam p are apples, butter, w heat cereal, eggs, flour, milk pears and prunes. Marine Corps Sunday Schools Will Take Men To Hold Rally The United States Marine conn recruiting office in the U. S. court house at Portland has been author ized to accept an unlimited number of men for enlistm ent during the month of June, according to word received today from Captain Jam es B. Hardie, officer in charge of m a rine corps recruiting activities in the Portland district. This, Captaih Hardie stated, is due to fact th at congress has auth orized the expansion of the m arine co’-ps to 34,000 enlisted men, its gr^ktest peace time strength. Due to this g reat increase, promotion will be faster than it has been in the past twenty years, the Captain said. Speakership Contestants Out In Numbers Despite Distant Election By A. L. Lindbeck Salem, Ore. June 6—Even be fore the official canvass of the recent prim ary vote has been com pleted successful nominees in the race for legislative seats are scur- tying around in an attem pt to gupport fo r the House speakership. The past week has developed two new candidates from mid- Willamette valley counties. Lyle Thomas, west Salem school prin cipal and Polk county’s represen tative has let it be known that he is ambitious to wield the House gavel and claims a substantial block of votes lined up back of this ambition. At the same time It became known that John Steel- hammer, Salem attorney and a member of Marion county’s House quartet also has ambitions in this same direction. Friends of both Thomas and Stcelhammer point out that it has been a long time since the Willa mette valley section has been hon ored by the election of any of its favorite sons as presiding officer of either legislative branch. As against this claim .however, there looms the prospect that the senate is about to recognize the Willa mette valley at the next session with Dean Walker of Polk county and Douglas McKay of Marion being prominently mentioned for tjie senate presidency. While some “contend that election of either Me Kay or Walker to head tfee senate would detract from the chanejs of Thomas and Steelhammer ,on the theory that one honor should be enough for the Willamette val ley .friends of these candidates point out that eastern Oregon bagged both honors last year year with Robert M. Duncan and Ernest R. Fatland. In addition to the two new Will amette valley candidatea Wm. Me Ailiater of Medford and Robert Farrell, jr of Portland are known to have 'been doing a lot of pre liminary ground work already in preparation for the big push in their campaign for the House sjieakership as soon as the House personnel is definitely settled by he votes next fall The war in Euope is affecting Oregon in more ways than one. The state board of control was remind ed this week that «because of the German invasion of the low coun tries no more flax pulling mach ines will 'be available from Bel gium. Two machines ordered by the board some time ago were shipped just before the invasion and are safely on their way to this country. Oregon will have to manufacture its own flax pullers from now on until the restoration of peace again opens up the Bel gian plants board members said. • • • The status of the Nehalem val ley PUD is still in doubt. Returns filed with the hydro-electric com mission in Salem show that while the Columbia county area included in the proposed district approved the project by an overwhelming majority, the Washington county a re« divided evenly on the proposi tion. Attorney General VanWinkle has «been asked to interpret this vote. If he should hold that a tie vote fails to approve the project then it will be up to the commis sion as to whether the Columbia county area shall be organised into a PUD without the Washing ton county area. -— ‘ r W • • Rate reductions adopted by elec tric utilities during the past IS months will result in savings to users of electricity in Oregon of approximately $1,400,000 it b re ported by O. 'R- Bean, public utility C ( o m m i s s i o n e r .____________ __ Continued eu page twe _
