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W ashington D. C., April 17.—
All of the high command in the
national capital are doing then
best to arouse the American peo­
ple from their apathy on the sub­
ject on the subejct of w ar and aid
to the British. W hat the higher-
ups know, from President Ttoose-
velt down, is th a t the true ser­
iousness of the situation is not
recognised by the people. It is to
thi« failure to understand th at the
United States is already in the w ar
and th at every ounce of produc­
tion m ust be developed, th a t most
of the strikes are attributed. From
now on, the adm inistration will
bend every effort to educate the
public as to the gravity of condi­
tions.
This point of view is not con­
fined to labor. It can be found
among many employers and in the
public generally. Not until some­
thing happens to an American
warship or American soldiers, with
resulting loss of life, will the m an
in the street come out of his in­
difference, his unooncern and his
apathy.
Pending the dram atic
moment, it will be difficult to ar-
rouse workers in industry and the
ordinary citizen.
One by one the upper-case offi­
cials have been changing their
Mews. A few weeks ago Secretary
of Navy Frank Knox asserted th at
no more w ar vessels would be
given to Britain: th at convoy duty
is war. Last week 10 coast guard
cutters (two from Pacific N orth­
west w aters) were given away, and
in wartim e the coast guard » p a rt
of the navy. No protest was made
by Secretary Knox. His command
er in chief had made the a rran g e­
ments and given the order.
President Roosevelt insisted th at
the United States would not be in
w ar, that only profiteers wanted
w ar; th at there would be no
United States w arships convoy
go<.ds to E ngland,-for “a convoy
means shooting
and
shooting
means w ar.” The president is
shifting from this position and
s< veral balloons have been sent up
by Admiral Uanci of the m aritime
commission, and others, to get
public reaction on a convoy.
On the best authority in W ash­
ington today the statem ent » made
that the British cannot win w ith­
out help from the United States,
and probably cannot win with such
help. The authority are the ran k ­
ing admirals and generals, who are
better informed on the situation
than the layman. In confidential
sessions with congressional com­
m ittees these statem ents have been
mede. It is because of this opin­
ion, or belief, th a t the ad m inistra­
tion is so anxious th at production
attain tep speed, and there is so
little time in which to process and
finish planes, tanks, munitions and
ether lethal weapons the British
require.
At the moment, however, it is
known that more im portant than
weapons is food. It simmers down
to “no food, no fight.” W ithout a
food sur-nlv the British cannot ho’d
out andtihe German submarines
are sinking hundreds of thousands
of tons. Transportation division
of OMP.is working 24 hours a day
with railroad* • arran g in g
for
freight cars, thousands of them,
to take food from interior points
ot ports of debarkation. Every
boxcar that can be located is
wanted, and the question is wheth­
er more should be built or run
trains faster and obtain greater
use for the present cars.
The government is purchasing
gigantic quantities of food; con­
densed and powdered milk, lard
powdered eggs and other vital
commodities, but no wheat. E ng­
land *rn obtain all the wheat it
requires from Canada and Aus­
tralia. W heat farm ers of the
Pacific northw est will not exper­
ience the high prices of the first
world war, but those raising hog*
will be in the money.
(Consumers division of OPM in­
sists that there is no reason for
food prices increasing, and effort»
nm being made to p°g prices of
a dozen commodities. With
cfvpml million peonle returning
to vn-k at good wage's, f.hey ear,
afford to huv w r n /o o d end thi*
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Grass Valley students again
took the m ajor p a r t of th e honors
in the county typing contest held
a t Moro school house Wednesday.
Em majean Eakjn, in the first
year or novice division, turned in
a score sheet giving her credit for
words a m nute, nearly as many
as was made by the second year
students. Dorothy Ball, also Grass
Valley, was second w ith 25 words
P 'r minute. Other contestants
were much lower.
The second year students were
led by Donald Olds of G rass Val-
k y who typed 50 words p e r minute.
Patricia Yocum of Wasco took sec­
ond in this class w ith 49 words per
minute.
Moro, Oregon. Friday, April 18, 1941
Mormon Crickets Moro Farmers
Again Moving
Toward Fields
Official County Paper
Moro Breakfast Queen Contest
Sell 115,432
Finds Few Towns Club Changes
Plans Are Now
Bushels Saturday
Meeting Dates
PUD Meeting
Interested
Under Way
Last Saturday was wheat selling
day in Moro. Wendell Balsiger,
m anager of the grain co-operative
Opponents of Scheme Do
bought 115,432 bushels of Federa­
tion wheat th a t afternoon for one
Not Want To Buy
of the largest bunches of wheat to
be sold here in recent history if
Transmission Lines
not fo r all tim e. . • "
The grain bought was all white
•A few Sherman county citizens
« b e a t, no Turkey Red te l ng in- drove to Condon last Thursd
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nijrht 10 * ttend » "-eeting called
be exported . . M u ,
She type of b R
K unam .n, m .y o r of Arl-
wheat b « n g sold for that purpose. ineUn> for , h(?
of so|j(ji,.
Thirty tut farmer, had a part in ,
th e aid of other citi<,a
Gi|.
the sale which reduces the amount I ln m , Morrow, Sherman and Wheel-
of wheat still in the w arebou^s e • counties in the m atter of peti-
to leas than 100,000 and makes i tioning (the state public utility
certain th a t there will be room | disrict board for a preliminary
enough for the new ciop wheat i survey. This survey would be for
by harvest.
■ the purpose of forming a public
The Moro* B reakfast club met
Wednesday morning and for the
first time in the history of the
Qualifications for Queen
Crickets In Development
oiganization voted a change in the
m eeting dates. On a constitution­
Announced; Voting Rules
Stage May Be Killed
al amendment made by Serai
To Be Announced Later
Searcy, the vote was 17 to 4 ip
With Poison
favor of holding meetings the first
Plans are being made for the
Jack Schwartz, of the bureau of
Wednesday of each month instead
entomology, USDA, was here this
of every second Wednesday morn­ selection of a queen for the Sher­
man county fair which will be held
week from The Dalles where he is
ing
the second week m September.'
stationed.
W ith LeRoy W right,
Various members made sugges­
Instead of waiting until mid-sum­
he made a trip to the head of Big-
tion* for the annual clean-up day
mer as was done last year, the plan
l *w canyon which was infested
which will be held May 7. Wen-
is to have each school choose a
with Mormon crickets last year.
de’l Balsiger, chairman, outlined
candidate before school is dis­
Thousands of erjekets were
the jobs to be done and announced
missed for the summer.
found, now in the traveling stage,
tha^ complete committee appoint­
about half grown, being in the
These five candidates will then
ments will be made within a few
third or fourth instar of tiheir de­
contest
for the queenahip ' until
days.
velopment.
around
September
1 and the non-
The program, which was origin­
While the horde of crickets has
utility disttriut o f the eight or nine ally to have been clean-up dav, winr.ers will be princesses. Rules
not reached green w heat so far
1 c lies in the counties.
was filled by Giles French who sub­ tentatively agreed upon are as
they are in crested w heat grass
j Field man Tompkins and Engi- stituted by giving a talk on some follows:
ard will reach the w heat in a short
1. The contestants shall be be­
i neer M urray of the Bonneville ad of the bills passed by the recent
time unless control methods are
tween the ages of 16 and 26 ar.d
legislative
session.
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inistration
talked
in
explanation
Virgil Matney, 47, was arrested effective.
m ust be single.
; o r the plan. Opposition was voiced
Wednesday morning on inform a­
Charles Wallace is now spraying
2. The queen and princesses
Lawrence Jenkins, who is in ! o.i the basis th at (Bonneville should
tion given by Arnold Brady deputy the crickets with hand tools and charge of noxious weed eradica-
must
ride at the fair.
sheriff of Rufus and held on a will begin the use of a power t or. in this section, will ,be here i own the transm ission lines instead
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11 contestants m ust be resi­
charge of assault and battery. sprayer next week. Other infes­ within a few days to go over the j of the d istrict inasmuch .as a.pprox-
dents
of
the county.
Victim of the assault was Mrs. tations were found near by and five weed plot« of the county j ¡mutely half the valuation of the
4.
The
queen will ibe selected
Matney, form erly Mae Fowler, as far as is known these are the with the county agent and exam­ lines in the proposed district is in
on a vote basis from among the
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transmission
lines.
Chris Schultz post met Wed-
who has entered suit against Mat­ only places in tohe county where ine into the results. It has been
Naming of delegates from each nc.day night to decide what- its five contestants.
ney for divorce. A prelim inary Mormon crickets will appear to loomed th a t sodium chlorate can
Costumes will be furnished by
hearing was held before Justice numbers sufficiently large to be i ~w be bought for much less than j of the towns to form the petition- mt mbers wanted to do about the
the
fair board for the queen and
. ing committee was delayed because disposal of the hall which is up
Mee Thursday a t which Roscoe dangerous to growing crops.
was form erly the case and a a so few of the towns had expressed
four
princesses. The voting rules
for tax foreclosure this month.
K n e r appeared in behalf of Mr.
larger quantity of it may be used interest in the district and chosen
will be announced later a fte r they
It
was
voted
to
deed
the
build-
Matney.
this fall than before.
r< presentatives.
rig to the city of Moro with the have been determined upon by a
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understanding that the city would meeting of the fair board, which is
BY EXPERIM ENTORS
COLLISION WRECKS CARS
redeem it from the county and re­ now without one member.
A platform for the band will
Foster M artin from the Pendle­
I). H. W right and Robert Rohde
tain it as a community meeting
be
erected ju st north of the track
had a collision with their pick-ups ton field station came down
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piace. Alternative was to permit
gate
actooss the track from the
Thursday
and
in
com
pany
with
C
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ttle
B
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CStcd
n< a r the four way bridge Wednes-
the county to obtain possession.
grand
stand and some other
dry afternoon in which Mr. Merril Oveson director of the
Members, iby their vote, expressed
changes
made.
Testing
of
Sherman
county
cat­
W right’s machine was damaged local experim ent station left on a
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Knotts, of the feeling th a t the management
tle
for
Bang’s
disease
has
been
tour
of
the
test
pldts
of
the
coun­
sufficiently to send it to the shop
P »rtiand, mother of Mrs. Tom of the hall was a oity m atter in­
for repairs. N either of the driv­ ty, Wasco county, Jefferson and going on steadily of late with ‘he Alley, died early this m o n th . at stead of one for the entire county.
l esult th a t only 3 reactors have
Gilliam counties.
en 3 were injured.
The adjutant was instructed to
been found in the 1500 tested to her home there and the funeral give the recruiting service a list
date. The work will be continued will (be held from the Mt. Scott of the names of eligible young
until all of th e six or seven thou­ Funeral home Saturday a t 11 a. m. m en who m ight be interested in
Mrs. K notts, who h as often
sand head in the county have been
Military uses by foreign nations
joining the armed forces of the
given the test, except, those who«e visited this county with her daugh­ government. Inform ation was that for gasoline and related fuel» ap­
ter, was a pioneer of Clackamas
owners will not perm it testing.
there is need for mere men tin the parently consumed nearly ten per
county and east Portland having
arm
y, navy and marine corp in cent of the 1940 world production
acting superintendent.
B - A. L. Lindbeck.
been born there in 1853, to par­
thii^ area. Some of these volun­ according to information reaching
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ents who had come from the
teers may be sent to the islands the Oregon State Motor Assoeia-
The city of Moro with a com- j Referendum petitions are now be
eastern states in 1846 and 47. She ar.d others retained here with the J tion. Of known production and
bined tax levy of 30.8 mills is one ing circulated by the State Retail P p , n
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had spent her entire life in Ore­ choice in the hands of the volun- consumption data for 1940 about
of 112 Oregon cities to show a re- Grocers association in an effort to tLllllSt lzU F lII^ lullIIlIDCf* gon. Four children survive. Mr. trer. Several branches of the ser- . 220,000,000 'barrels cannot be trac-
Auction in tax rate over 1940, ac- place the cigarette tax act on the
and Mrs. Alley left Wednesday to
Students of colleges and uni­ be in Portland until a fter the vice are among the choices avail- , ecL and petrolium m arketing auth-
eerding to a survey by State ballot at the next general election.
or ¡ties attribute this to use by mil­
abk.
T reasurer Leslie M. Scott. Moro’s Success of the. referendum spon- versities who wish to volunteer funeral.
itary organizations for which fig­
1940 tax levy was 36.9 mills.
sers in filling their petitions by this summer for one year’s tra in ­
urer are not available.
Grass Valley has a combined June 13 will mean th a t the cigar- ing under the Selective Training
In 1940 world production of
ar.d
Service
Act
in
order
that
they
h v y of 32.6 mills compared to ette tax will not become effective
crude oil amounted to about 2,150,-
m
ay
be
ready
to
resume
their
col­
37.2 mills in 1940. W asco’s com- until a fter the voters have approv-
000,000 barrels, and production otf
legiate carters in the autumn of
bi ned levy is 39\5 compared to 38 ed the measure.
related fuels (natural gasoline,
1942
may
be
assured
th
at
there
will
rrills in 1040.
benzol,
synthetic mineral oil» and
be
ample
vacancies
for
them
,
in
Mrs. Hulbert Goode, president of
Granite, a small community in
Stale officials have joined own- ,
.
the American Legion Auxiliary for other fuels) is estimated a t 110,-
B tker county’, enjoys the distinc- ers of other property in protesting tne Army during the summer
tiin of the lowest combined tax against the construction of a ser-
x Local boards can handle
Oregon, spoke before the unit 000,000 barrels, making a total pro­
the
enlistments.
members of Wasco, Moro and Kent duction of 2,260,000,000 barrels.
ri te, with a total of only 18.1 mills vice station on property adjoining
Estim ated civilian consumption
.
This
is
the
gist
of
a
statem
ent
Monday
afternoon
at
Wasco
f< r all purposes, city, county, I that occupied by the capitol group,
throughout the world and additions
made
this
week
by
Lt.
Colonel
while
on
her
official
trip
through
school and state.
; The protest is in line with a res-
Latest crop reports on the con­
to stocks in the United States
iBay City, in Tillamook county, i olution adopted by the legislature , Eim er V. Wooten, State Director dition of winter wheat in America this part of the state. She was
used
2,040,000,000 barrels. The re­
on the other hand, has the highest : at its 1939 session opposing the
Selective Service,
emphasize the necessity of a vote accompanied by Mrs. Frank von mainder, 220,000,000 barrels, is
Borstel
of
Grass
Valley,
district
combined tax rate in the state, location of any business buildings Koont For All
on wheat m arketing quotas, ac­
presumed to have been consumed m
president.
127 mills.
: in the vicinity of the capitol.
unreported
m ilitary operations, or
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1 Colonel Wooten’s statem ent was c e d in g to Will Steen, chairman oi
Mrs. William Rooper of Ante­
the Oregon AAA committee.
added to the unrecorded stocks of
One
sixth
of
all
the
property
,
ba‘'ef)
on
information
from
Nation-
lope,
a
member
of
the
Kent
unit,
A total of 111,553 taxable re-
The April crop report indicates
foreign countries.
a r e f l H eadquarters of the
Selective
.t’-'rns were filed with the state 1 taxes
paid
in
Oregon
th
a
t spring and winter wheat reported on the yvork of h er divi­
The excess of production over
utj.
Service
System
which
quoted
the
trx commission by income tax contributed toy the .public
pioduction plus the present carry­ sion of the Auxiliary’s work and known consumption ha» been a
p«y
i
following
letter
received
by
Na-
each of the units made reports on
payers this year, an increase of litres which this year ’will
i tional H eadquarters from Secre- over will add up to nearly one anrt the work done since the auxiliary phenomenon for many year», but
17 9 per cent over 1940 returns, a total of $6,915,816 toward
a fourth billion bushels. , This is
t h ' amount has increased »teadily
Another 57,546 individuals filed re- i support of governmental activities •
of W ar Henry L. iSbtmson:
about twice as much wheat as year began.
in
the last seven years—jumping
ti” ns but paid no taexs. A pre- I — state, county, city, school, etc.— 1 -In reply to the inquiry concern- America normally consumes in two
to the present total from 60,000,000
liminary check completed by the according to a report by the state >'»g the acceptance ¡bjr the W ar De- y<ars. Other great wheat produc­ P resident Talks
barrels in 1939. Deficiencies in
tt x commission indicates th a t total tax commission.
partm ent of students who may ing countries also report big sur­
Mrs. Goode spoke of the value statistics of civilian consumption
collections from income taxes this
Electric utilities will pay $2,- i v’,s^ to volunteer for training next pluses of unsold wheat, making the of the rehabilitation work being
y ar will exceed those of 1940 by 699,496 in property taexs this yeai summer, the departm ent is certain export outlook dark even without done by the auxiliary and held it in many countries doubtless ex­
33.4 per cent. F irst half payments to top the list, with steam railroads ' th a t there will be ample vacancies considering war conditions which to be the most ipiportant of th i plain some of this eexcese, but
Army during the m onths of have cut off practically all chance job.« the auxiliary has taken over. authorities believe th at the bulk
r< norted by the commission total- in second place with payments >1
of it represents m ilitary consump­
June,
July,
August and Septem-
le I $6,4(83.687. The big increase totalling $2,594,565.
of shipping wheat to countries The child welfare work in Oregon tion and storage.
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More than one third of the taxes her to accommodate all students which
WJJlcil V
UU1U use
uwc it.
lt
in tax
explained as
is recognized as being equal to
could
due entirely to improved economic paid by public utilities in this state who
to begin their service,: ^The finaJ prociarnation of mark- that of any western state. Nation­
hv Multnomah
countv f j n n g th a t period.
eUn*
musfc
mad(? pHor
conditions.
are collected by
Multnomah county
al defense is now important, she
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j which this year will receive $2,-
May 15, and will probably follow said, and the auxiliary as well as
W ithout committing itself to any 744,390 from this source. Utility
the May crop report. Already the j the legion is doing whatever it
future course of action the Board taexs to be collected by other
tentative date for such a referen- car. to aid the nation in the
of Control has authorized John R. • counties include: Baker, $168.910:
duni, if called for, has been set for enn rgeney.
Wheat growers who plan to re­
Wald, industrial engineer, to make Benton, $53,340; Clackamas, $417,-
May 31. If the quotas are pro- j , Luncheon was served by the deem their wheat which is stored
a survey of employment condi«- 920: Columbia, $126,633; Coos,
claimed and approved by growers, members of the Wasco unit be- under warehouse loan should ar­
tions at the state prison and to $196,485; Douglas, $162,862; Hood
The following quotations are all farm ers can sell all wheat forr the program began,
range to pay their notes before
svlxmit his recommendations as to River, $104,862; Lane, $271,900: ba.-,ed on prices being ipaid in Wed- grown on their AAJA acreage al- ! -----------------------
the maturity date, Joe Peter»,
w iat industries would best fit into Josephine,
$105,400:
Malheur, i n : ‘day’s trading:
lotments. In other words, AAA ! _
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chairman of the Sherman county
•he picture at the Oregon institu- $122,324; Marion, $236,498; Mor- CATTLE: Gqod grain fed steers cooperators will have nothing to ffP P Z lllfif I CDlDCrdtUrC AA1A committee, announces.
tiun. Wald told the board th at row, $77,736: Polk, $51,240; Sher- $9.50 to 11.00. Good grain fed worry about under the wheat quota ,
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All Government loans on ware­
automobile license tags are now man, $30.954; Um atilla, $192540; heifers $9.25 to 10.00. Good beef system.
house wheat mature on or before
being m anufactured by prison Wasco. $175,640: W ashington, $124, cows $8.00 to 8.76, medium $7.26
Farm ers who over planted their
April 30.
Labor in 34 states. O ther indus- 342: Wheeler, $2400.
r ; to 7.75, common $6.25 to 7.00, allotm ents will have to store the j
Borrowers may obtain informa­
The report of those .who arose
tries suggested by Wald as suit- ¿i-
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J tanners $4.75 to 6U>0. Bulls med- excess or pay a penalty on it. j
tion
about the maturity date of
early Wednesday that there was
able for prisons include a paint and
Construction work on the new i jVMn to good $7.75 to 9.00, common M arketing quotas are a guarantee
ice on the watering ^ro u g h and their loans and receive assistance
soap factory, a tobacco factory treatm ent hospital at the state $0.76 to 7.50. Vealers good to th a t all wheat growers will share
exceeding chill in the air was not in locating their loan papers from
and a m attress factory.
hospial for the insane will not be choice, $12.00 to 13.00. -
in taking care of the surplus, says a mistake as the record of the their local lending agency or the •
( started until next fall the Board HOGS: Good to choice 170 to 215 Chairman Steen.
. J week’s tem perature shows. That county AA1A committee.
The Board of Control has ac- of Control decided this week after lb truckdns $9.85 to 10.00 : 230 tp
National figures show that wheat morning the therm om eter fell to
If the loan papers are held' by
cooted the resignation of Dr. W. D. a conference with Dr. J. C. Evans, 285 s butchers $9.25 to 9.40; light- glow ers are cooperating well with
the Commodity Credit Corporation
3(1
degres.
McNary as superintendent of the , superintendent of the institution, w eight butchers $9.00 to 9.40, the wheat adjustm ent program.
the borrower may have them sent
eastern Oregon state hospital at The boar$ hopes th a t by delaying packing sows $8.00 to 8.50. Feed- The indicated acreage this year W EATHER FOR THE WEEK if ht wishes, to his local hank for
Pendleton effective May 1. Dr. I construction work on the new | er pigs $9.25 to 10.00.
Max
Pre collection by making a written re­
Min
will bfe somewhat less than 631 Date
McNary, however, will rem ain with building for a few months labor SH EEP: Good to choice spring million acres, which is remarkably
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quest to the Corporation before
the institution in an advisory and m aterial prices will have come lambs, mainly $11.00 top: medium close to the total acreage allotment
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the maturity date of his loe»*.
c.nivacity until October 1 by which down from their present high peak to good $10.00 to 10.50. Shorn of 62 million acres. The heavy
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Mr. Peters explained that tne
time the Board expects to name a to which they have been pupheu I?mbs $8.00 to 8.75, early ’shorn to prospective surplus
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has been
borrower must allow enough time
ntw superintendent. In the mean- by the defense program ,. The re- $9.25; wooled $10.50 to 10.75. brought about by the stoppage of ' 14
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for his remittance to reach the
time Dr. Donald W air, assistant cent legislative session appropri- j Slaughter wooled ewes good to practically all eigports following -
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Corporation within 10 days after
choice $5.00 to 6.00.
superintendent, will officiate as
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several favorable production years.
the rtote matures.
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Virgil Matney Held
On Assault Charge
Cheaper Chlorates
To Help Weed Control
Legion Votes To
Deed Hall To City
Sherman County
Services To Be Held
For Mrs. Knotts
Military Forces Use
Much Gasoline
City of Moro One of the Few
Oregon Towns To Reduce Taxes
College Students May
Crop Reports
Auxiliary’s Work
Reported in Wasco
Show Need For
Marketing Quotas
Wheat Loans
Mature April 30
Portland Livestock
Market Quotations
Reported Wednesday
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