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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 1941)
•/ ■f 'V * • V - / ? ->T «..*? . __ $ F ifty -T h ir d Y e a r N o .9 M oro, O regon. Friday, J a n u a ry A, 1941 Navy ‘Mosquito’— Boat With a Sting! 1940 Peculiar LttSìiS <• ■ Year From i Weather Angle ¿.i: ''W Ï W Mi f ä *< ±¿1 $ Official Ooonty Papar Light Company Year’s Biggest Purchase Topic News Stories Meeting ! fn A Called meeting has been called b^ Indicate Change R. L. Kunsman, mayor of Arling i ton for Friday night a t 8 o’dlock for the purpose of discussing with Centralization TrenJr « œ Wanner and Wetter an agent of the Bonneville admin » I t . " ! istration the possibility of obtain . Goes On; Halted Than Normal; Also ing public power in the four county area of Sherman, Gilliam, "y ; By Some Events pa Brings Less Wind ■ ” a Wheeler and Morrow counties. A review of the m ajor news of It appears th at the Bonneville W eather records for 1940 ar° i being compiled at the experiment 1 adm inistration is anxious that 1940 reveals th at many things Washington, D. C. Jan. 2—Un station and Mrs. Dora Moore, who 1 means be provided for the pur happened or movements started lees the United States watches iU keeps the records a t Wasco has chase of the entire Pacific Power th at may well change the coun 5, w- — 4 ? ^ II step it will be in the European war sent, in her report for the year. & Light properties. This district ty’s economic life m aterially w ith £ F 'y/ « before the end of 1941. No one in It appears that 1940 was a bit ' has shown little desire for PUD in a few added years. congress, at this date, favors war In January of 1940 the ooupty I peculiar in several things other | districts to date ami this meeting but the prodding cornea from in was switched over on to a new «e ♦ >* «Ufl* has been called, apparently, to ex ftfipn abundance of moisture. At terventionists who are not in con ♦ it station the record of 14.91 in- . cite interest in the form ation of type of telephone th at changed th? gees i^ibut who are pound mg on the l chef. of precipitation was broken districts to buy the present facil system of telephonic conversations White House door urging action. to a m arkid degree. It provided by over half an inch and a new ities. Ur.der law, only congress can 1 record of 15.42 hung up for com- | Invited to attend are mayors a greater centralizatien in The issue a declaration of war, but ing years to shoot at. At Wasco , and councilmen, county courts and Dalles and removed the small this country can become involved towns of this area as telephone 1 15.01 inches, were recorded d u rin g ' si ate representatives. w ithout congresss turning a hand. centers. * ; the year. Tnere is nothing to prevent Gvr- During the year, although at The normal rainfall for the ■9* rviny from declaring w ar against t"'-'» * 1 * station was 10.94 until the figures different periods, Rufus and Kent ♦XA*. the United States, in which case cbtained electrical current through were compiled but this has been ,ve would be in. H err H itler rec- the Pacific Power A Light CoM raised by 1940 so th at 11.09 is now c prizes th a t the adm inistration is The PT-12, one of the “ mosquito boats” of the U. S. navy, buzzing along at about 50 knots with the which extended its lines to serve the normal or average rainfall •’t The Moro Townies won two and ffrand skyline of Manhattan for a backdrop. The lltUe boats carry a deadly sting in the .form of turreted furnishing supplies of m ilitary the two communities and citiiens 1 tne station. The driest and w et character to England and most m achine guns and four torpedo tubes. (Inset) Section of pilot-house on o :c of the m osquito boats, and the test years, coming together, f a d lost one game in the past week. neai the ’ines. These improve Friday, December 27, they defeat- of the American people are a- insignia of the mosquito fleet—a mosquito riding on a torpedo. The insignia w as designed by Wait Disney. ed a little of being as wet as two e 1 the Kent town team on th? ments cost several thousand dol gainst him, and if he wishes to lar: a p art of which was paid by , n< rrr.al years. Kcr^t floor by a score of 48 to 19. consider th at cause for war against Puikerton was high scorer for those served. this country he may do so. There i Ycai W armer While plans for a terminal ^Ioro with 20 points. The Kent are, also, other methods. elevator did not bear fruif some No one has heretofore made a trw n team will play at Moro Fri- Under President Roosevelt’s pro progress was made during 1940. point of it but 1940 was also one i’f \ , January 3. posed policy to aid Great Britain ' The county turned down the of the w arm est years o n ‘ record? Monday night, December 30, .in sending m aterial on lease w January, July and November were Moro went to Condon. The Moro county school law in a special elec m ortgage, a submarine could sink the only months in which the mea". 'fip n d team defeated- the Condon to r.. a boatload of this equipment, Wayne Thompson has taken Freight rates were cut three tem perature was below normal. < on Is bv a score of 19 to 13. which would »till be owned by the Members of the Pacific Power A leave from the Mord Grain Grow In the other nine months the a v e r cent? per hundred which made a Gillmor was high point man for United States, and such an act L :ght company organization who The election ol officers for the er., and established offices in Was age was a little w arm er than the Moro with six points., Logan was saving of many thousand dollars m ight influence the American peo oiunteer or are called up for fc.gh for Condon, also with six to grain growers. ple to the point of demanding th at m 'Jitary training will be granted u-unty AAA resulted in the same co and Moro for the purpose of normal. keeping farm records' making out The wind blew more lightly an.i men being returned to their posts points. . - Following the driest year since congress declare war. Englnad, a year’s leave of absence and as The Moro first team was de record keeping began, 1940 was it should be recalled, declared a sured restoration of their positions by the delegates chosen for pur income tax statem ents and sel the evaporation was less, which state of w ar to exist, 'but H itler at the conclusion of their service. pose. .Joe Peters will be chairman ling up bookkeeping forms for* may have had an effect on the use flated 39 to 22 in a game featured the w ettest calendar year—an odd- of the large amount of moisture by some quite rough playing. :ty worthy of Ripley. created the situation in a plan to a< cording to a company statem ent for another year, Wallace May farm ers and business men. Mr. Thompson is a graduate of th at fell. Thompson and Hollinshead were and A. J. Smith county committee- A new elevator was built to re throw the blame for w ar upon his of national defense policy announ A t both Wasco and Metro Feb high for Moro with 8 points each. place a burned one at ErskineviUs enemy. - Sinking a boatload of ced today by R. V. Lockhart, local men. Few changes were made in More High school and attended the ¿»ersonnel of the community bunness college before coming ruary and April were very wet Kurtz was high for Condon with and an addition, put <» t># American munitions enroute ta the agent. - • -------1—— committee for 1941 indicating gen lack to work It) the elevator as months and thft record for those 12. elevator. This is evidence of. a British might again serve this end. The im portance of utm ost co Come out and see the team play change in the handling of wheat eral agreem ent with the work of bookkeeper. He is fam iliar with months were broken. Wasco m eas WWW operation in national defense, W hatever the outcome the yeai from the standpoint both of m ili the agricultural boards during the the work he is startin g and feels ured 3.62 inches of precipitation Friday night, January 3, at the that* may make further elevators that there is a need for better in February. In August there was Moro gym. Game time 8 o’clock. necessary in other parts of the 1941 will be im portant. (Produc tary training and education and of I ast year. Meetings of interest due for the farm bookkeeping which he can no rainfall in Wasco which was __ ________ i ___ ccunty. tion for home defense will not mobilization of in d u stry is stre ss just about perfect, too. »each its stride until early next ed in the policy statem ent. Thru coming week are the gatherinjp-Of supply a t reasonable cost, The county court approved the His offices in Moro are in the At Wasco 5.53 inches of rain w inter—some ten months distant. weff planned system development grange agricultural committees formation of a county weed con have fallen since the s ta rt "of the Long before then many things and interconnections, the company which is to be held in The Dalles basem ent of the hotel. trol district, which, if used, oan crop year, September 1. The nor next Tuesday, Jan u ary 7, a t 10 may occur. Insiders at W ashing already is fully prepared to meet do much to eradicate the weed mal for this period is 5.62. ton expect H err H itler to attem pt dciense power needs in its te rri a. m. which will be attended by Checks representing sales o? menace. The long awaited coun g ange members from this county an invasion of the British isles tory. $120,000.00 worth of eastern Ore ty machine shed was built in 1940 who will aid in making up the within 90 to 120 days. Regarlesi gon, W ashington and Idaho farm a'so. The county fair had its first Group life insurance coverage al- grange program for the year in of the issue, such an undertaking floik wools were mailed today by auctn contest, its first queen, will be extended during the one- will have a powerful influence u»o- year period of m ilitary service cm junction with extension service Pacific Wool Growers "to some 500 June Wilde, and also brought the On Wednesday, December 251 h on this country and particularly under an agreem ent reached with workers. groovers residing in Oregon and first pari-mutuel betting to the January 8 a weed control meet the I. O. O. F. ball a t Kent was PlKm congress as well as the pres the insurance company. The fub Washington, east of the mountains county. ing* will be held at the court a sceneof festivity when Mr. and The hog m arket Monday was an end in western Idaho. This is in ident. It is this expectation, of.an premium will be paid by the Pacific The REA held meetings in the attem pted invasion th at has alarm company during the leave period. l ouse beginning at 2 p. m. Law Mrs Elnor Helyer celebrated their even dollar higher than the pre addition to cheeks for some $700,- county and projected lines to near rence Jenkins will be present to stiver wedding anniversary. At ed the high command over the Ir. addition, full pay for the cus- talk of the proper chemicals to the noon hour the scene changed , vious Monday, with the top of 000.00 which were mailed in Novem ly every farm house. Presaging $8.00 equalling the previous ex her to some 250 range wool grow- another drive against property laggard production ’ of airplanes, t<m ary vacation period falling taxes a branch of the Oregon Tax for planes m ore than any other during the y e a r’s leave of absence uie on perennial weeds and the to a quiet ceremony, when Mrs. J treme top of the year. Top car cr?. implement of w ar are required by will be given the member of the r.ew relationships founded when llazel Reeves of Grass Valley, , loads brought $8 00, with 170 to The Pool ju st closed netted Federation was formed here. The above is not necessarily the the British for both defense and organization when hi« leave starts. the county became a weed control (laughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. P* I _ 217 H> truckins hulking at $7.75 prices to grower members of from district will be explained. Clemeps of Eugene and Robert j and a fvw to $8.00. Med- 30c to 33c per pound F.O.B. ranch, biggest news of the year but is offense. Helyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. i ;dm weight butchers T o o k s m a l l - (•epending on the grade. This was the m ajer changes in the economic Helyer of Kent, were united in pr j j scount than recently, 225 to substantially higher than country and social system of the county. Troops have been injected with m arriage. Rev. Henry G. Hanson 260 ft) weights selling a t $7.2(5 to prices at shearing time. serum to immunize them against of Moro read the service. The 1 57 59 Light lights ranged from tiopical diseases. This is the first This Eastern Oregon, W ashing I ride was attended by Myrtle H el-| qo to $7.50. The bulk of the ton and Idaho F a rm 'F lo c k Pool stop toward fitting them to hold yer of Grass Valley and Vincent pacjt ing sows brought $5.50 to contained about 360,000 lbs. of ba^es in the Caribbean and on thq Ralph S. Hamilton, Bend attor- Gr ntem an acting as best man for ' $6.00. Good feeder pigs were wool which was graded and pro west coast near the equator. —By A. L. L;ndbeck Sherman county’s quota in the Salem, Or., Jan. 2.—Fifty-tw o rev . will serve as legal advisor to Mr. Helyer. Preceding the cere sharply higher at $7.00 to $7.25. cessed at the Association’s U. 8. next draft will be one according to T-oops are now being shipped to several points from the Atlantic new high school buildings have Charles A. Sprague during the mony Mrs. George Wilson sang Tufetfday’s top truckins brought licensed wool warehouse in P ort announcement mad« this week. seaboard and the Pacific coast will been constructed in Oregon dur forthcom ing legislative session. ‘T Love You Truly,” accompanied $7.50 to $7.75, with other grades, land. A considerable portion of The local draft board says that be the jum ping off place (for sol ing the past five years, according Hamilton served as state repre at the piano 'by Mrs. Elner Helyer. except packing sows, off around the graded wools were sold through there are already four men who d'ers destined for the far-flung to a survey ju st completed by Rex sentative from Deschutes county Virginia Helyer of Grass Valley 25c from Monday’s best timé. the new Pacific Wool Growers have volunteered and are waiting i. lands. In Portland are two rec Putnam , state superintendent of from 1925 to 1931 and was Speak played the wedding march. Follow - The fat lamb m arket Monday wool auctions which were inaugu- fcr the chance to go. Number one i n , the ceremony, was ontly acquired passenger liners be public instruction. Twenty-seven er of the House in 1929. latcd this year in Portland, Ore on the list is Gordon Woodrow held a t the hall, ing revamped into troop shios. new gym nasiums and 33 other gon, and Stockton, California. Bnngm an, now in Madras await The state bureau of labor was w ire silver and holly to conform ago, with slaughter ewes again on The Association’s western Ore ing call. Olan Strak left this They will be manned by the Ore buildings in connection with high an unchanged basis. Four loads of gon naval reserve and are destin school plants have been construct called upon to settle 34 labor dis with the anniversary and holiday 91 to 97 lb fed wooled lambs sold gon and W ashington Pool, com week for the navy as did Rodney ed during the five year period, putes during the past two years motif. Out of town guests for at $8.50. Trucked in lambs sold monly called the Valley Pool, T ruitt. Gordon Boice has joinsd ed for somewhere. according to the biennial report the occasion were. Mr. and Mrs. V * • Putnam points out. - - aiound $8.00 to $8.25 mainly, with v/ill he closed al>out January 1st— the navy and Bill Roth will leave In spite of the expapsive im of C- H. Gram, state labor commis Jake Douma and family of Wheel medium grades at $7.50 down. A when cheeks totalling approxi &l»out the middle of January for Two mine layers and a n et ten Mr. and Mrs. Em m ett Eakin der are under contract in Portland provement program Putnam de sioner. Thirty of these disputes er; ef Parkdale; Mr andd M r , Oacar - ’s mately $185,000.00 will be sent out six years of navy life. to be used on the Pacific coast. The ci ares th a t 50 percent of the high were settled w ithout calling of a to some 900 members residing in net (tender is to. look after the schools of the state are still in strike, Gram’s * re-port * points out. ' a n d ^ r s ihom aa F raser of ! ? « « d from $3.00 to , 4 ^ Tues- Oregon and W ashington, announc Mr, large steel nets, now being fab ri adequate in some respects to meet ed R. A. Ward, General Manage!* Gasoline taxes are now pouring Fort Lewis, Wn.; Mr w u Hel_ I day’s sheep m arket was unchang- ef Pacific Wool Growers. cated and which will guard stra the needs of a modern high school ed. topic points, such as the Belling program . . • in at the rate of b etter than $1,- yer of Carson, W ashington; Mr. The following quotations arc While this building program 000,000 a month. Secreteary of end Mrs. Robt. Belshe and son of based on prices being paid in Tues ham navy yard. The mine layers will be alm -o ^ as large as light was being carried out, adding $7,- State Snell reports th a t Novem Moro; Mr. and Mrs. Tom F raser days trading: - Sherman county hat tent fir« cruisers and will cost approxim ate 851,792 to the valuation of high ber revenues from this source of Moro: Mr. and Mrs. Durward students to the Unfrtrttty ef CA'PTLE: Good grain-fed steers ly $12,000,000. These vessels will school buildings, school districts totalled $1,031,032 as compared to Helyer and son of Moro; Mr. and $9.50 to $10.50. Good grain-fed Oiegon for the term jutt conclud $998,250 for the same month last Mrs. William, Edwards and fam ily require hundreds of skilled mech of the state were paying off bonds l or the first time in the history ed, to help swell the total enroll of Madras; and the Misses Vir- heifers $8.75 to $9.25. Other hei- anics. They will probably be com and reducing their debt load in the year of Oregon, November gasoline tax ment for this year to a new record ginia and Myrtle Helyer, and Jack j fers $6,25 to $8.?5. Good amount of $3,320,000. pitted in the spring of 1942. • * 9 The State (Board of iControl has Lewjs of Grass Valleyjand Sheri $7.00 do $7,50, medium $6.C to es totaled over a million dollars high of 3622,. according to word $5.00 to $.,.75, can- this year, Earl Snell, secretary of leceived here today. Thia ia an Sherman county will contribute given its approval to the purchase f.nd Willard Helyer of Antelone. $6.75, comm It is the considered opinion of increase of almost 100 over . the nerir $4.00 to $1.76.' Bulls, m ed state, reported today. members of congress th a t very cnly one man to Oregon’s qbota by the Liquor Control commission ^»After a short wedding trip Mr., The tax j,aid on gasoline sold in figure of 35i26 at thia time a year ium. to good $6 50 to $7.50, com of the Ford assembly p lan t in ^ rs- Helyer will be a t home little business will be done in the of 351 being called up for a year mon $5.25 lo $6.25. Vealers, good Oregon during November totaled ... new congress th a t is not directly of m ilitary training this month, Fortland a t a price of $100,000. | at their ranch near Kent. .... . to choice $10.00 to $10.50, selects $1,031,032, compared to $99822501 Every county in Oregon and The building will be used by the I _______________ connected w ith national defense according to d raft board quotas for November of last year. Con i early all states afid territories, $11.00. ‘ ' There will be heavy appropriations announced by L/t. Col. Elm er V. liouor' control commisssion for WHEAT LOANS END sumption thia November was 20,- as well as a number, of foreign HOGS: Good to choice cariots The date for the expiration of for defence and a tax measure Wooten, sta te director of selective office space, warehouse and bot 620,615 gallons, compared to 19,- countries, are represented in the $7.75; 170-<o 215 lb truckins $7.50 service. These men will report tling plant. The building will be' wheat loans was December 31. calculated to raise revenue to, 905,006 gallons for the same month University rolls. to $7.75; 230 to 285 lb butchers paid for out of liquor revenues. At this time the local- bank, part, pay for the outlay. The tax for duty a t the Multnomah coun Students from Sherman «mnty, a year agK). ♦x * * through the AAA office, had made $7.00 to $7.25; lightw eight butch- HU, bo be prepared a fte r March ty arm ory on January 20 amd from with their home towns, clsmee, dkuring the first eleven months Leslie P. Scott, state tre a su r loans on 940,124 bushels of wheat ers $6.50 to $7.25; packing sows 15, (the committee wishes to know there will be sent to various of 1940, gasoline consumption tot- and major subjects, include: $5.50 to $6.00. Feeder pigs $6.50 hew cu rren t revenue is coming in > camps for training period, The er-elect, is exipected in Salem td* at an average loan price of 60.9 i led 240,843,084 gallons, nearly as From Moro: John A. Foss* jun to $7.00. cents. This is lower than before will he the heaviest th at this coun- ?51 men being called up from take over his new duties next SH EEP: Good to choice wool much as the entire year’s con ior in business administration; trv has yet experienced, but it is Oregon is only a small part of the Monday, January 6, succeeding because «of the poorer quality of ed lambs $8.00 to $8.50; medium to sumption of 1939 which amounted Dorothy Fraser, graduate in arck- number expected to be called this W alter E. Pearson who is filling wheat grown in 1940. Total wheat believed to be only a starter, 241,169,975. A pproxim ately, ¡tecture and allied arta; Wyman good $7.25 to $7.75: common $6.59 ' to Lons are $572.394.34. Loans were will be designed to catch everyone month. Failure to complete can- cut the unexpired term of 'Rufus eighteen million gallons is expected French, freshm an in laiw; Carl F. tcrem ents on schedule as well as C. Holman, who resigned two also made on barley this year with to $7.00. Slaughter ewes, good to j for something. choice $4.00- to $4.50. Feeder | to be consumed during the months Peetz, junior in law. « ♦ W leek of equipment fo r more men vt ars ago to become a United the result that 23,097 bushels of From Wasco: John >R. Proudfoot lambs quotable $7.00. Shorn lambs I of December, bringing the year’s. USHA 'is to make a loan is believed to have resulted in the States senator. Pearson was not this feed grain was put up for sophomore in journalism. ‘ $7.15 to $7.60. , total to an all time high in 1940. collateral for $664.08. a candidate for re-election. cut in the Jan u ary call. .. (Continued on Page two) I 7 : ■ » iw / 'i* ■ Moro Townies Win and Lose i P P & L Co To Give Jobs Back To Service Men W. Thompson Opens Offices Re-elects Officers For New Business For New Year ! County AAA M** Wool Coop Sells Block of Local Wool Elnor Helyers Married 25 Years Hog Price Moves Upward New School Houses Fail To Halt Debt Reduction Program County’s Quota One Five Sherman November Gasoline Sales Biggest Ever ■;-.r -r— U I- * * r - Countians at U. of 0. ' \ ;
