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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1940)
I , day of November, a t the hour of> wnere the m eeting is to be held. ; 2 p. m. a t the Courthouse iniMoro, The second initiated m easure is ' from properly developing pm Mr and Mrs. A. S. Johnson of o regon, as the tim e And the place CENTRALIZATION the one th a t legalises certain gamb feathers. , Moro were in Kent Sunday to a t w hich said estim ates- m ay be ling devices and lotteries. It is a ' The resu lt was that. now *when help celebrate the birthday, anni- ¿ trussed wit)i the B o ird .o f said One phase of the farm program constitutional am endm ent and Tnanksgiving birds a re b e in g fate versary of Max Pluemke. ' Non-High School D istrict, a t which f]W r»in County Observer has become very apparent to ten- t u would increaae the / size of the tened. turkeys do( n o th a y . the Miss Levina B arnet of Portland tim e and place any and all persona Established iio v . 2, 1388 ant .farm ers in this county thi3 1 ecause the m easures on the bat- alate»s constitution by nearly a proper coats and spent the week end. here with her interested will be heard for or Crass Valley Journal year. T hat is th a t the direct pay let have not received as much a t-' half The fact th a t it j , a consti- I rated a t a lower grade tt ** y parents and also 'to attend the again8t said tax levy or any^part Established Oct. 14, 1897 m ents to land operators are re ter Lion this election this year, andi tutional amendment whouH make would be ord in a rily .T h e sa CONSOLIDATED March 6, 1931 ducing the number of renters more because the attention of the voters! ,f impossible for j- t o be amended ( condition prevails m several otner Barnet reunion? * .... thereof. T hat said estim ates ana Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wilson, Mr. Rltached original estim ate sheet* Wasco News-Enterprise lapidly than the case was before. ha: been directed to other m at- for io u r yeara> by the legislature, | parte of the state. and Mrs. Carl Schadewitz and Mrs. are on fiie in the office of the Coun- Established Nov. 1891 One can hardly blame a land Roy Barnet were in Moro Thurs- ty School Superintendent and aie CONSOLIDATED March 4, 1932 cv ner for trying to obtain all the Vers, this newspaper is m aking a » Another vote of the people would i ------------------- before election review of them. he necessary to repeal or amend • I? *1 there open -to vhfi the insoection inspection of all cay. r'onev he can get out of his in persons interested therein, and the f d lM lY The regular grange meeetmg vestm ent and the removal of rent The first amendm ent to the con it. There can be no good reason i for w riting ordinary law into the 1 same a re by reference made a p art was held Saturday night with e s from the land may be expeect- stitution would perm it the secre constitution of a state. | . z v eighteen members present. , hereof. ed to continue as long as the pres ta li of state or state treasu rer to .R E C E I P T S This bill 1» »n attempt by a Basil Morrow of San Diego, C?... ent policy goes on. While it is was visiting friends here during 1. Cash on hand a t ¡be not expected th a t aid to the farm published Every Friday a t t€T l t WX m e t i ^ w « ginning of year for the week end. ers will stop regardless of who is Moro, Oregon which this bu d g et.is Miss Vivian F ritts was a dinner elected next week, it is reasonably made ......... *»55.04 ^ J ^ F r e n c h ^ ____ - ................................. guest a t the J. C. Wilson home certain th a t some means will oo y.eld a profit of immense size. 2. Amounts received Entered as second-class m atter at prevent the removal of The annual B arnet reunion and Tuesday. from other sources Mrs. Grace Gregg was a visitor the Postoffice at Moro, Oregon tarm ers f rom the soil no m atter anniversary of G. W. TOTAL RECEIPTS ...$115506 laise money for pensions. _ „ under Act of Congress of March who is president^ held a t the Alfred Lyons home Sunday » on» is able to fill his shoes satis a monopoly for the handling of 1 Barnet of The Dalles was T hosc. E X P E N D IT U R E S evening. . The effects in this county have factorily. We think a vote 301 x these machines to distributors j Sunday a t the grange hall. Those 8, 1879. 1. Tuition ' $6808.23 Mr. and Mrs. R obert Schilling not been so serious as in the south No, the safest policy. OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER end daughter were dinner guests T ransportation 1282.48 w ithout m aking proper regulation | G. w . „ a rn e t. v.here many farm ers are on relief Sunday at the Gus Schilling home. | 3 postage and Stationery -«^0 The second amendment permit* SUBSCRIPTION RATES while land owners a re collecting A t the present tim e these garni.- I J X ’ ’ Dan” ’’ * Earl Sunday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. , j Printing 10.35 Pavable in Advance huge checks from the government. to rin g agencies to raise money The Dalles; $1.50 Aet anyone acquainted with this u t .'ve the six percent lim itation if ling devices are illegal'in Oregon. I ma Dressier, 6f Election Gui Schilling, and Mr. and M rs. - Expenses p \’F Y E A R Barnet and Earl jr. and Miss used in nearly R cb ert Schilling visited Mr. and | (Publication and Postage) the electors vote to do so - for Tney are being county can readily recall the nanws Mabel Barclay, Parkdale; Mr. and every county only for the reason M rs. M illard Thom son a t A nte- , g th ee successive years. F or in Travel Expenses yf c,r m env form er resident« who have NOVEMBER 1,1940 Mrs. E. J. B arnet, Mr. and Mrs. 15.00 Board Members lost th eir leases because landown stance some school districts in th a t law enforcem ent officials are Leo B arnet, Louie B arnet, Emma lope not following th eir sworn <iutie3. and Mrs. Allen Bekkedahl 7. Clerical Expense (Sup this state have had many new Mr. ers wanted more income. Jean B arnet and friend, Condon. 32.50 plies Legal Service etc) W L THE PEO PtE OR [ pupils so th a t they cannot educate U nless the people of Oregop want Mr. and Mrs. W. D. B arnet and and George Howell spent the week them on their income under the to legalize, and make constitution daughters, Mr. and Mrs. W illard end a t Hermiston at the Bill Mit- , g ïn tere st on W arrants I AM THE STATE 25.00 , For manv years a fte r the eytab- six -percent lim itation. U nder this al, these several form s of public * 1 9. Emergency - The easential difference between B arnet and Keith, Mr. and Mrs. chell home. Pshm ent of the United S tates as a U T otal Expenditures ’— -$8170.50 - feir'ehdment they can levy addition- gam bling they shoud vote 315 x I democracy and any other type o f 1 Tommy B arnett, Ethel, Rennet n RECAPITUI ATION nation Europe followed the patterp NO al funds for three years and the governm ent is that in a dem ocra-. and M argaret, Mr. and Mrs. /Clyde -y t h e ^ p l e themselves .r e the* re t by us in government■ »“d NOTICE OF HEARING ON NON- Total Receipts $1155.06 average of these funds would be The last m easure a n -th e ballot • Sm ith, and Mr. and Mrs. W ren HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT T otal E x p en d itu res ......... 8179. '» cy 1 iJvTrw wpr they are the ones to form democracies for tn«m- come the tax ‘base. New taxing . vvreig’, !>« y stives. Sometime*»ince the la«v units, notably PUDs, may alio is the repeal of the milk contro. Hogue, Grass Valley; Mr. and Mrs BUDGET D IF F E R E N C E law The last session of the leg- 1 B arnet, Levina. Leland and who give the final yea or circumstances have changed NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN (A m ount to be raised by establish a tax base in the same isiature amended this law so th a t | p m Jefferies, Mr. and Mrs on m a tte r, of «ov ■ , an<. we «re now trving to follow manner. We think th a t if the peo th at a Budget Committee of the ta x on the County Non- Any sovere.m power delegates jn w, it does not affect this county or L. W. Amick, J. Morris, Mr. and Non-High' School D istrict of Sher H igh School D istrict $7024 50 ple vole for additional taxes thpee au th o rity . to policem an, ta x building strong governm ent and * years they have expressed a wish other sm aller counties of the state Mrs. Carl Schadewitz, John, Mr man County, State of Oregon, at IDated th is 17th day of October, lectors, adm inistrators, etc. v/tak people, whereas we originallv for a higher tax base and therefore or other places where hearings nna Mrs. J. L. Matthes. a m eeting of said Committee held 1940. have been held and the law made people do it when they are sov proclaimed the theory of strong Mrs. Ann Schadewitz of The on the 17th day of October, pre H. D. P roudfoot, C hairm an recommend voting 302 x Yes. inoperative. While there a re many Dalles is visiting a t the home ol pared an estim ate in detail of the Wily W. K nighten, S ecretary Bud ereign, too. people'and a weak central govern milk producers who do not like her daughter, Mrs. Shelton F ritts amount of money proposed to be The third amendment, if passed, Ir the United S tates our fore ment. get Committee. H arley McKay, Paul Smith, W a’ expended by said Non-High School will repeal the double liability dn tne law there seems to be a much fathers arranged for the election slockholders in some state banks. larg er number who feel th a t it u . fon p e^tit, and Paul Wilson spent D istrict for all purposes during of delegates called congressmen, In his speech at Boston Wed- National banks do not have thia necessary to protect them from the , a ^ew ¿ ays iast week deer hunting the fiscal school year beginning r.nd senators who are delegated o make th e laws. Odr forefath ers * m s day President Roosevelt refer- la b ility and many state banks do distributors who buy the farm er’s I nea„ gervjce Creek. June 17, 1940 and ending June 16, n-ranged for the appointm ent of red to Joe Kennedy, in thess net have it. It is a hindrance on milk. While those who dislike any I Mrg John Decfcer and Nancv, 1941, and an estim ate in detail ot men who were to be judges and de words: “I have been glad to wel th ’ establishm ent of new sta te type of regulation of any industry Mrg Vo]na Guyton and Bobby, the probable receipts of said Non- j m cn Rekkadahl and Mrs. cide When our chosen officers over- come back to our own shores th at bunks and to th a t extent furthers will disagreed, and pfroperly, we feel i High School D istrict from all B oston'boy, beloved of all Boston. th a t the best policy in this case is McKay went to The Dalle* sources for the school year 1941- a monoply of present hanks. Laws ttepped the bounds of their anth- c r:ty and violated the w ritten and MY ambassador to the cau rt o. or? in force that make the deposi a vote 317 x No, against repealing Thursday. 42. The board of said Non-High accepted constitution; Our fore St. Jam es, Joe Kennedy.” Capitals tor more safe than this antend- the milk control law. | Mrs. J. C. Wilson and Nellie School D istrict has fixed the 15th fath ers provided for an executive ours. My amibassador. We had im nt ever did and we think th a t a spent the week end in Portland. o eiltle h e m C h a p te r. No. 7 8 .O .E X b’ anch, an adm inistrative head, supposed until recently th a t Mr. vote 304 x Yes is the better polioy. Mr. and Mrs. Roy B arnet, Mrs. Moro, Oregon Kennedy was in London to repre The fourth amendment is the one and a fter much debate, thought J. L. M atthes and Mrs. Carl Scha- Meets Every Second and sent the American peqple and was to raise the pay of s ta te legisla th a t one man could best serve m j dewitz igere in The Dalles Monday, (Continueo from page one) Fourth Thursdays in each not MY ambassador to the presi tors from $3 per day to $8 per day i M te /G ra c e Gregg and Dolores this capacity. Month. Visiting members Mileage is also reduced from 15 officials and local issues. w t n t t o Bend Tuesday evening We therefore have, as a means dent. Invited cents per mile to 10 cents per mile where Dolores entered St. Charles Naomi Van Gilder, W. M. of m aking oUr sovereignty work Salem, Ore. Oct. 2 9 .? ^ ..................... _ ___ welve hospital for an appendectomy. Mr* Oregon’s picketing bill is dea 1 which is also too much. This able, three branches of our govern R ulh SparV ng, Sec. measure is favored by the Grange, Oregon counties—-One third of^the t Gregg returned home Sunday e v ^ cxcfPt for one clause th a t prevents m ent ’ Lupine Rebekah Lodge We can retain this sovereignty os unions from taxing members for the labor unions, the American sta te ’s total—are now entirely fr°? n;ng. of either bond or w arrant debt, ac- Moro, Oregon Legion and nearly every group excessive funds. That clause ma\ long as the people can choose their Business visitors in The Dalles delegates to all branches of gov well be worth the cost. The fact th a t is fam iliar with the legisla- cording to a survey just completed Suturdav included Walton P ettit, Meets 2d & 4th Tues th a t the bill was passed by the peo tu e. While we do not feel certain by W alter E. Pearson, state trea i- , Gcorge McKay and Mr. and Mrs. day of each month. ernm ent with entire freedom.* Visiting members wel >f I Jay McKay. During the past eight years the ple as an indication of th eir disap th at this amendment will increase u ier. • The list of debt free counties in: ♦he quality of either legislators or come. proval of the tactics used by so n * Mrs. Charles Purchase of Bend legislative branch of our govern m ent fiaa perm itted itself to bo- of the unions in the state will prob l»»ri«Vit’on we do think th a t the ciudes Clatsop, Columbia, Douglas, ♦ock care of the telephone office Anna Davis, N. G. come subservient to the executive ably have a deterrent effect on job is worth more than $3 per day Lake, Linn, Marioa, Polk, S h e r - , last week while Mrs. Grace Gregg Florence Johnston, Sec WHO HE IS —Born in Iowa. January 12 1893. Resident of Ore-on*»ince 1919. Eureka Ix>dge No. 121 A-F & A-M branch until it is only responsive union leaders for some years to end recommend voting 306 x Yes. man, Tillamook, Um atilla, Union i was away litrried and has two .children. Serving and W ashington. Several other j Mr. and Mrs. Odie C rattv and Meets on the 1st and to the people on oecaaions.. Its come. 2nd 4-yr. term in Oregon State Senate. There are two referendum meas counties are expected to unload 3rd Thursday . eve HIS RECORD— Introduced bill which members fear possible reprisals by / ures. These are bills th a t have their debt burdens during the next three children of California an price of whi»key to aid Old Age nings of each month. raised the executive, more than the anger been referred to the people by the year according to Pearson who prn visiting a t the A rthur Crat>.y Pens:ona. Sponsored truck bill giving Visiting members cor of the people. If continued , this farmers right to haul neighbor’s pro legislature or against which a ref diets that, barring unforeseen cir- home. duce to market. Backed S90.000 fund dially invited to meet will make the executive <he sov v,. j i Mr. and M rs. R obert Brown and for *-H Club work. Introduced bill erendum has been asked by enouga cuinstances, the public debt burden , fapiil and Gordon Breman were abolishing pauper’s oath. with us.' ereign power in this country. voters. in Oregon, state and m iumapa1 as ( pepd gunday WHAT HE STANDS FOR— Support The judicial branch of the gov E. Amidon, W.M. of the Dies Committee. Deportation of C. V. Belknap, Secy. The first of these is a measure well as county, will continue to de- 1 Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Jones went ernm ent has been renamed until Harry Bridges. Protection from Foreign its m ost im portant members feel From the Observer Nov. 4, 1921 Imports of Cattle, Sheep. Wool. Lum- , tc change the date of the prim ary crease year by year. to Salem Thursday afternoon, Moro Lodge No. 113, I. O. O. F. her and ALL Dairy and Agricultural The rem aining 24 'counties are where they attended the principal’s Moro, Oregon gratitude toward the ex~ u t" e “ A Kose and wife motored ♦o from May to September. Those Products. A square deal for Oregon s Sugar Industry. Expansion of the Rural extent th a t apparently equals Hood River Sunday where they ennosed to this bill say th a t the still shouldering a debt load Ag m eeting Friday and Saturday. M eets 1st and 3rd Electrification Program. More money T uesdays_in the their protective duty toward th* visited with a cousin of Mr. Roses, May prim ary date gives the voters gregating $15,551,451, but, huge as The first P. T. A, meeting was for the Aged of our Land. this figure may seem, it is $4,478,- a chance to vote on their presi h ric Friday a t the school house. I.O..O.F. hall Trai people’s institutions. living near Odell, th at he had not dential choice and gives candidates *716 less than the county debt load Mrs. George Wilson was elected sient and visiting We are to ld , by dulcet radio seen for close to thirty years. brothers are cordi w;tli little money, time to get of two years ago and represents a president and Mrs. John Wilson, voices th a t there can be no loss of lo r R epresentative in Congress The Junior and Senior classes ally invited to meet sovereignty as. long as the people gave a m asquerade party to the aiound the state. I t is the belief decrease of $2,199,182 from the n?t secretary. The date for regular S e c o n d D is tr ic t of this paper th at the presidential debt of the several counties ofi'.y meetings will be the first Monday with us. n » U sdv. paid for by the Republican State Central ere perm itted to vote. Voting high school. There were many C om m ittee. K ern C ran dall. Chm .. Po rtland. O re, _ °f every month at 7 30 p. m. Tht» Orlo Mart5n, N.G. r o t a m atter of permission when dainty, grotesque and unique cos pi ¿mary is a joke at best and may a . year ago Outstanding roa^ bonds and road meeting will be November 4. Vernon Millei Sec. . the people actually are the rulers. tum es displayed. Linnie Belshe, as well be dispensed with aryl th at notice will be a t the post office We l v e our sovereignty as actual a Chinese lady, carried off the poor men can run for office over w arrants of the several counties as of July 1 totalled $16,029,503. a period of three m onths more or store, designating rulers of our governm ent when, fo prize for the girls, while Henrv cheaply than over a longer period. Offsetting this debt total are sink any reason we fail to exerejae it. Barnum masqued as a desperado RE-ELECT Rome was once a democracy un- captured the prize am ong the In addition to this the present law ing funds aggregating $1,194,115, leaving a net county road debt of t ;l the people moved to the cities boys. Honorable mention was by putting politics to the fore from and accepted the food and circuses given to Elsie Bourhill and Owen- March until November, perm its $14,835,389. O utstanding general of the ambitious emporers. Then dclyn Foss as twir. dolls, also to interest to lag when m ost needed. fund w arrants of the several coun ties totalled $716,063 on July 1, ren W't recommend 308 x Yes. they unw ittingly traded their rig h t Harold Ross as Charlie Chaplin. resenting a reduction of 1,165,- to govern themselves for the The second bill referred to the 529 in the past two years. From the Observer Nov. 3, 1911 pleasures and fine food of 'Rome people is one th a t was passed by Only four counties—-Cood, Grant, end the empire fell to the barba Epw orth Leaque officers electe.1 the legislature. There is mucn Morrow and Multnomah—had a rians. w atte of words in the title. W hat debt ratio in excess of three per We are in a stage when we are Oneita Webb, president; Lola Mes the bill will do, if approved, is. to cent and only one of these— G rant singer, 2nd vice president. Adell* delegating more power to govern make the private clubs obtain n percent. ment. .It is dangerous. N ext Tues M trtensen, 3rd vice president; Mr license from the liquor commission —exceeded four • • • Buxton, secretary; Nina Searcy, day we are to vote on the question CONGRESSM AN and be under the commission’s Oregon is prepared to xio its of continuing one man in power tea surer. thumb from the point of view of p a rt in the nation’s industrial Ed Newton has bought the out for a longer period than eve’r be regulation. The Oregon Liquor fore granted to any man in this fit and fallow th at Charley Drake Control commission should have preparedness program , Governor Member of Agriculture and country. He is an ambitious man. had and is going to farm it big charge of the sale of liquor ail Charles A. Sprague said here F.v John W. Kelly — - A survey of the sta te ’s skilled He has not consulted the people once more.. (G cntinued from nage ont-, » Forestry Committees over the state to properly handle' has been pianned by the ■ The Carmody Brothers, once in or taken them into his confidence its job. We think th a t good ad- Bog“d {o]. the j , o b a il» tiin of er supporters of "» ‘‘onal reputa^ the city, now a t Bend, were caught he has not consulted the people’s m inistration of the liquor laws do- appointed by Sprague, and tion denouncing his » " ^ rt' on elected' representatives and has in the recent fire a t the new rail- niands a vote of 310 x Yes. « ___ . t . t e will list a third term and realised he was roaa town. threatened their judges. H< is giving “bread and cir Grass Valley Journal, Nov. 4, 1921 cuses” to many classes of the peo h ,. „ ™ a . s , « . . , ™ X"— ' ' . . H srrjf Beasley met with a bad petition. ple which is a time worn method . • ------ - - ..... » cff his coat and leaped into A gricultural A djustm ent prog r?m. of obtaining popular support whi’e eecident Sunday evening by climb The first of these is a m easure ers. ~ W hether Mr. Roosevelt F orest Conservation. (No more saw mill ghost tawns.) ing the brick wall in front of the t j repeal the Knox liquor law un- ’ , T h « inventory o ruPhed to his^own defense in time taking - more and more power The people cannot retain their Diilinger building, when a piece of I dpf which Oregon has achieved , res, the f >y rnor sa,<J’ wm not be known until next week, Soil Cxxnservationt vereign power without exercising the brick he was clinging Lo d stinction in the United States for been worked out by the board n R oosevelt wa8 m isied «by the sovereign Electrical development through R. E. A. . the House it; without being watchful and crumbled, loosing his hold, fell te handling its liquor problem effic- cooperation with many tem per- is » ^ uteIy into believing th a t his vote would soliefttitar for it. Once given away the concrete pavement about 15 , ¡cntly gnd with r€gard Range Improvement program. , v e r-n not o t to to disturb disturi, the the economic hè a s large or larger than it was i* cannot be gotten back easily. feet, striking on both feet, tearing ; anceJ q ^ e state now makes o over De\elopm ent of the Columbia R iver. . Oui 'forefathers wete only able to ligim ents in both ankles and break $6,000,000 profit from its liquor j of |h e state anl natl® * - WOT^ r , -four years ago when he carried all business and the sale of liquor « , to secure dassfficat on of workers a^ Rtateg A montn take this power from the king of ing both bones. Irrigation and flood control pr ejects. England because he was busy in On Saturday, the 29th, Mr.-and so re stric t’d th a t it is obnoxious th a t wall jus y p an r nO M. Roosevelt was convinced lai oeiense " ••• ; — , A . „„ Dn b r t Europe and his armies otherwise Mrs. W. B. Wilcox celebrated their to but few people. We hold this to « for nations Interest reduction of federal lo ans saving farm ers of this county T h i, meapure wouldi tend to .« m in ense â t, m ______ i c t i o n to iknf ,V,ia xtlopf.inn " « . i v . ' , 16>996 engaged. Then it took our fore ?9th wedding anniversary. be desirable. fathers seven years to become their Truth-in-Fabrics bill to aid w ool growers. (Passes after 40-yeaid own ru lert. Such uprisings as the American revolution are called struggle.) ‘ . treason and are punished by shoot the sale oi nara nquui » m --------------------- - - fighting with everything Tarriffs on fhrm imports. ing when individuals and royal B aptist church Sunday evening. pieces by the drink and permit a tary of the board. and he has plenty to fight with. families hold the-sovereign power. fn ? o ^ n L n t.Cnii t : b L e l t ’by many Peculiar w eather during the first Negotiations are in progress te There is t o other place in the EnJorse J B y Labor, F arm ers^T ow nset.diles a g reat shipbuilding The B reakfast club calf has been , enforcement, ix w ie V ... . . , of O ctober is playing havoc inaugurate world where the people have the ordered shipped to Douma’s »b.on th at this ^ e ^ m itm te d 1940 turkey crop, the de- industry on the Columbia *and COMPETENT, 'AGGRESSIVE, EXPERIENCED real power to govern themselves W illam ette rivers. T he official m Moro from where it will be de- | for the purpose of a - ’ n n rtm en t of agriculture reports, end b$ the their fate. where i news releases may be issued before livered to club members and o th e rs ' vote on the dub i a « o _ , section, whe We ctfA only I«*»* U not **v- who wish to aid in encouraging will perm it the continuation of the , In t - ihterest, *hx> letter is in print, Pd. Adv. (C. J . Shorb, Mgr. P iefce for Congress çlub. Ir.g It to anyri^nan by permit- club children by local punch«« of . club.. We .tro n g ly urge a rote of turkey r ra.am IRioiug I“ « a major.. ---- . g 1» , j a ------------- .. V ,11 to assume too much warm weather prevented the birds ¡ —- ting no man 313 x NO- their prize winning product. power. -■* '• » - ... - . » ■VAC» k .î»H B R **A N COUNTY JOURNAL MORO, OREGON FRIDAT. NOVEMBER 1. 1940 dallot Measurss Di cussed the ,jjaye Keumon Vll .. * s s i » z £ “»2.Birth Anniversary IC L for CONGRESS ? REPUBLICAN In Other Days Vote 15 X—ELLIS WALTER M. PIERCE 7 11 ... «... i a- 1 »li. M.. K K - Ä Ä - A Ä Î î Q Ù Ï X - : ' Congressman Walter M. Pierce Supported-