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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (June 27, 1941)
1 / * / ' .1. /■-- J 2 ^ oa H isto • rical S o c i' ' A udito^',:;,; <T' journal Moro, Oregon. Friday, June 27, 1941 F ifty-T h ird Year N o . 34 Wheat Looks Good In South Part of County W ash ington,-D . C., June 26.—It may as well be told now, fo r later Jo h n Citizen will feel the effects: The governm ent intends C urtailing of supplies of m any articles to producers of consum ers goods and using everything available for national defense and the “ arsenal fo r dem ocracy.” A tip has been parsed out th a t already a dozen in d u stries have been shut down, and in the n ear fu tu re 30 percent of A m erican industries will have a “ blackout” because they are not in a business which will give them needed p rio rities on goods, p a rtic u larly m etals. " Very few industries aside from those w ith defense orders will be able to purchase supplies fo r love or money. The OPM knows th a t thir will m ean idle m achines and unem ployed w orkers, m any of whom cannot go to a la rg e r city fo r a w ar job. The corner tin shop, the shoem aker, _ will each have trouble obtaining tin and leath er. The m an who runs the radio re p air shop and the dealer in sp are p arts fo r autom obiles are headed for trouble. M anufacture of radios is alread y being reduced and the dem and fo r steel will make au to p a rts scarce. I t doesn’t m at te r how much dealers are willing to pay, unless they have a priority o rd er (and these are reserved foi c in c e m s w ith defense co n tracts) no m an u fa ctu rer can send him goods. The m anufactuders, also, a r" being hedged in and th eir supplies are and will be cu t down, in some instances to nothing. Tax Foreclosed W heat in the south end of the county bids fa ir to exceed the av erag e by as la rg e a percent as does the w heat of the o th er p arts of the county and m ay do better. M any fields are quite a way from the safe period as yet and cool wi a th e r is still needed. O thers h rv e colored up well and will be re dy for the com bines shortly a fre r th e F o u rth . There is prom ise of 35 bushels in some w in ter w heat fields and wi ll cool w eath er sp rin g g rain r y do as well. ¡Probably such yi'-ldat will be the exception and th average will be m uch lower. W here to put the average en- t a i s a- problem . C ertainly the e n tire county cannot produce a em p th a t averages b e tte r th an 30 bushel over the en tire 104,988 acres. Tw enty five or tw enty s t \ e n bi^shels will be more nearly correct. T here are m any fields in the south end th a t look as if they wt uld m ake this much and very few anyw here th a t indicate a pro- d ic tio n of less than 20 bushels. F a rm e rs in the north end of the cfr.nty say boldly th a t th ey will g e t 45 bushels and th a t is where the g re a te r acreage lies. Market Quotations The following quotations are ba? ed on prices being paid in W ednesday’s tra d in g : C A TTLE: Good g ra in fed steers $9.7*5 to 10.50. Good g ra ss steers $8.75 to 9.50. Good g ra in fed heifers $9.50 to 10.00. Good g ra ss fee heifers $8.50 to 9.00. G rassy be. f cows $6.50 to 7.50, young cows to $7.85, common cows $5.75 to 6.50, canners $4.50 to 6.50. Bulls, medium to good $8.25 to 9.25, dirum on $7.00 to 7.75. V ealers, go d to choice $11.00 to 12.00. HOGS: T ruckins, good to choice, 170 to 215 lb $11.85 to 12.00; 230 to 285 lb butchers $11.35 to 11.50; lig h tw eig h t butchers $11.00 to 11.25; packing sows $9.00 to 9.75. L ig h t feeder pigs up to $13.50 and 13.65. S L E E P : Good to choice spring lam bs $8.50 to 8.75; medium to good, $8.25 to 8.50; common $7.50 to 8.00. S la u g h ter ewes, good to choice $3.25 to 3.75. F eeder lam bs good to choice, $8.00 to 8.25. Y earlings $6.00 to 6 j 50. Lands Sold By Sheriff at Sale Returns Better Than Expectations on First . Day of Month Long Auction T w enty nine parcels of p ro p erty were sold M onday a t the sale of tax foreclosed land by the sheriff. T otal receipts fo r these sales is rep o rted to be $1405.16 which, will go exclusively to the county M ajor source of income was from the sale of p astu re lands to ftrm e r s adjoining them . C. I. Laffoon bought 72 acres of such land, W. € . B ruckert bought ‘ 80 acres, John B uether bought a sim ilar am ount and George Fox p u r chased 25 acres of p astu re land. S ales of city p ro p erty was sm aller in am ounts received be cause of the sm aller units involv ed. The price set fo re m o st city lots is five dollars each if w ithout im provem ents although th ere is some v ariatio n from th is price. Ten lots were sold and thu* brought back tc the tax rolls in '' G rass V alley in addition to a whole block which was bought by Dell Olds. This adjoins his place in town. Wasco resid en ts bo u g h t 21 lots including several on which there w ere some im provem ents. Nine s se e p a ra te lots ,o u were bought oougnt in .n m Moro ore and Robert Hosk.nson purchased the property ad jac en t to his home near th e court* house.- T hirteen lots were bought in R ufus and one in DeMoss S prings. This sale of tax foreclosed real p ro p erty will go on fo r a m onth from the first sale date. A fter th a t tim e the county co u rt itself will own the p ro p erty and will have power to sell a t any tim e and a t a n y price th a t can be agreed upon between it and the prospec- tiv t purchaser. No 17 price was paid A for any J of JV V n u o V1 the p ro p erties la rg e r th an the mini mum price set by the court last m onth. M unicipalities will h av e 20 days in which to buy p ro perties a fte r bids are m ade by individual bid ders. Reu. Hanson To Retire From Pastorate Here N ext Sunday, Rev. H enry G. Hi nson will give his farew ell m es sage a t the- Moro Com munity P resb y teria n Church. This con cludes a p a sto ra te of two years and th ree m onths. Mr. Hanson was also p asto r here from li>21 to 1926. T h" H ansons will leave for Port- land early n ex t week where they a i 1° ^ ve *n th eir own home on 71 ~t Avenue. Mr. H anson has been engaged to supply the K ingsw orth G rdens (P resbyterian Church dur ing the sum m er m onths on a p art tim e basis, th u s giving him and hi« wife an op p o rtu n ity fo r a much needed rest. No successor has as yet been chosen, b u t it is hoped th a t the rig h t man m ay be found to take up the-W ork e a rly in the fall. Letter from England Tells of Bombing May 18, C ornw all, E ngland. D ear Sister, We w ere pleased to g et your le tte r which w as forw arded to us. W( have been here a m onth next T h u rsd ay ; cam e fo r a few nights re ; I. I th o u g h t a week end. We on iui fo r a a HI C persuaded pviouaucu to vu stay Ull while. It w as very try in g , no sleep _ _ - o r re st fo r so long. We feel rested now alth o u g h J e rry came rig h t n ear one eve; a house and fam ily Qf fo u r QUt R was # shock for * liMje vj]| |ikf this. Florence F|orenC(? could not like not atick stick M Official County Paper Disposal of “ Hot ” 21 Years Olds Wheat Must Be By Strict Rule Information About How Farmers May Get Rid of Extra Crop Told Agents L tR oy W right, county agent, and Dewey Thom pson, county crop insurance ad m in istrato r, attended a m eeting in Pendleton F riday in which the plans for 1942 crop in surance were discussed with re p re sen tativ es of the no rth w est and state ad m in istrato rs in the crop insurance program . It was learned th a t h ereafte r it jvill be necessary for every one who insures his w heat to cover his- entire holdings or none a t all. S o m e . the state affected by the program desire th a t the crop in s t a n c e plan be made compulsory on all who take p art in the federal fai m program b u t this ruling has not yet been made. From F red E nterm ile, forraei B aker county fa n n e r, now with the AAA in W ashington, it was learn ed some details of how the ‘‘hot” w b ta t may be handled by those who have some of it. “ H o t” w heat may be described , • th a t w heat which is grown on 1 land o f» r I not in ♦ the n / I program r» »• o . 'I' This M i c? m ay oceur eith er to farm ers not in the program a t all or those who sewed a few acres more than their allotm ent. Only th a t w heat grown on excess acres th a t is under the av erag - e - production is “hot.” For instance,, if a fa rm e r has ten ex- * r, acres and grows 2o bushels when his av erag e production is 20 bushels he will have 200 bushels of bot w heal, n o t 250 bushels, The farm er m ay tu rn this w heat over to the secretary of the local AAA board fo r relief purpoaes. He m ay g et a loan on the w heat equal to 60% of its loan value. The re g u la r loan value a t Moro is 96.4 cents which m akes the louff in the central p art of th e county come to 57.81 Cents per bushel. The farm - er m ust then furnish a bond th a t the w heat will not be sold. The governm ent does not tak e the w heat until the fa rm e r pays the 49 cent penalty provided under the act for producers of “ h o t” wheat. Thirdly, the fa rm er may pay tile penalty of 49 cents and obtain his m arketing card and sell his wheat. In no event can wheat be legally sold w ithout a m ark etin g card. r... Thv^c. regulations may seem a bit com plicated to one who lias been used to selling w heat when and if desired, but the above rules are those to be enforced reg ard in g “ b o t” w heat sales. $165 ,000,000 The Dalles Will _ Celebrate Nation’s Birthday Irma Mae Morgan Married Sunday Combines Being Gotten Ready To Start Salem , Oregon, Ju n e 26.— Ore gon’s 57 Selective Service local b caid s have reported to Lt. Col onel Elm er V. Wooton, s ta te direc to r of Selective Service, th a t they, a re fu lly prepared to re g is te r on Ju ly 1 the 6500 or more .Oregon men who have attain ed the age of 21 subsequent to October 16, 1940, and before m idnight July 1. 1911. The local boards will conduct ti e re g istra tio n Ju ly 1 a t their own offices except in M ultnomah county and in a few local board a : t a s where su p p lem entary regis-z tra tio n points are necessary. Th© ch ain n an of each local board will be the chief re g is tra r for the board area and will be as sisted by oth er local board mem bers and clerks. V olunteer reg is tra rs will be used only in excep- t ’o ral instances although each board chairm an may ' call upon governm ent appeal ag en ts, advis ors to re g is tra n ts and oth er Sel ective Service officials to assist in tin reg istratio n . G overnor C h a rle s A. ; Sprague has issued a proclam ation pointing out the persons who m ust reg ister and u rging all citizens to cooper- iiic. The G overnor’s proclam ation i .i s o urges em ployers to m ake it possible for em ployees to register. za it any longer. She had so much in London before they came to us. They are in the country w ith h er h u - band’s people which have lost lnuse. and n e a rly 'a ll fu rn itu re , I t Is heartbreaking to ace au6h destru ctio n . O ur bouse has so fa r escaped dam age except fo r a b u llet cam e t h o ugh the ro o f and c<-iijnK of the back bedroom onto ^e(j w ere / own s ta irs a t th e tim e and escaped Thus is the word from inside We have I h I U u I rt. v. ▼▼ V H A W l had i e * VI o some v iu v v terrib * ' * * « * ^ » le *' and the insiders do not relish it, nig h ts y et we are th an k fu l we-.are fo r th ey have no desire to see sm all spared w ith o u r lives, business, which has made A m erica, Mrs. W ounacott has lost her th ro ttle d . A t present one of the house th ro u g h the blitz. They problem s is figuring w i t h e r or saved th eir fu rn itu re . It w as not the governm ent can subsidize b eau tifu l place. Many o th ers w ent these sm all concerns to enable the sam e tim e. Schools are evac- them to resum e business a fte r uuted in P lym outh, St. A ustell, the w ar. Shorn of m aterial, the T iu ro and other places. We have little industries are looking for a d ry tim e. Rain is needed fo r the su b stitu tes, such as im itation ru b gardens. P runie is busy in the b er for heels: plastics fo r .th is or postoffice these days, so m any th a t; soles of com position, plastic evacuees w ith p aren ts from Lon- or g lass knives. R ecently OPM F ifty five per cent o f the banks doi: and Plym outh. Our city is ordered re frig e ra to r .com panies to in O regon m ade m ore th a n 165,000 xwip©d o u t, not a shop le ft; could ' discontinue "aluTTïihurn ice tra y s loans to talin g $165,000,000 to not do any shopping. and to su b stitu te rubber; now business firm s and individuals (E d ito r’s note: Above le tte r has ru b b er is to be reserved fo r w ar th ro u g h o u t the sta te d u rin g the beer received by Mrs. Eliza Dingle purposes and the ice tra y s m ust second h alf of 1940, according to from relatives in E ngland.) still find an o th er su b stitu te. W ire the sem i-annual survey of b a n k ----------------------- - fence is becoming scarce; p ra c ti lending ac tiv ity made by the Re cally none will be on the m arket search Council of the Am erican fo r farm s shortly. A sh o rtag e ol M em bers of The Dalles B reak- B ankers Association. steel will lim it the m anufacture of The A. B. A. loan survey was farm im plem ents, ju s t as it will fa.• t club are busily m aking plans p articip ated in by 39 Oregon banks, reduce the autom obile o u tp u t by fo r th eir ninth annual F o u rth of Miss Irm a Mae M organ, d au g h 50 percent on the 1942 cars. The Ju ly celebration in The Dalles, o- 55 per cent of the 71 banks in •Prelim inary org an izatio n of the te r of Mr. and Mrs. R ichard T. the sta te . ’ heap of odds and ends of old iron Ju ly 3, 4, and 5, w ith the excep- - Sherm an county defense council These 39 banks reported th a t ...............- r ~- — M organ and Donald R. DeMoss, in every fa rm y ard will be w orth tion th a t it wiTl su rp ass “anything was perfected here last Friday re a ’ m oney; Leon H enderson has and ev ery th in g th a t has gone be they made between Ju ly 1 and De- son of Mr. and Mrs. John M. De cem ber 31, 1940: 133,046 new loans Moss, were m arried Ju n e 22nd, a t m orning when m embers of the placed a price on every kind of fo re.” H ighlighting the show will be to talin g $114,578,553; 31,223 re- th ree o’clock a t the home of the appointed group m et a t the court scrap and any fa rm e r can estim ate w h at his old iron and steel is the appearance of the nationally new als of loans to talin g $49,200- brid e’s p arents. Rev. J. F ran k house a t the call of county judge 766; 867 new m o rtg ag e loans Ci nnignham of The Dalles read the G eorge P o tter, tem porary ehair- w orth when the junk m an come* know n Pola-ck Bros, circus which to talin g $1,942,034. cerem ony. man Election of officers resulted around. (P rice a t P ortland or long has played to huge crowds The survey showed th a t business The bride wore an afternoon in the choice of Wily K nighten as in Shrine hospital benefits a t S eattle). firm? in the s ta te used less than d iess o f powder blue pam m lace, coordinator, Mr. P o tter as chair- As yet clothing is not affected, P ortland. The circus has been h alf of the “confirmed open lines w ith a largo corsage of roses and man and A. IA. Dunlap of G rass b u t m an u fa ctu rers have been told billed for F rid ay and S aturday, to Veâuce the num ber of styles. Ju ly 4 and 5, w ith two p erfo rm of cre d it” m aintained fo r th e ir use bhuvartlia. • H er maid of honor, Valley as vice-chairm an, Miss Thelm a M o rg a ^ « wore a A nother m eeting will be held T here will not be such a selection ances daily— one a t 2:30 p. m. and on the books of banks. T he average num ber of new dusty rose pamm lace frock with Ju ly 2 a t which tim e fu rth e r or- fo r women to choose from as the other a t 7:30. th ere has been. Sulphur fo r the i Another unique a ttra c tio n will loans made per bank d u rin g the corsage of roses and bouvardia, ganization work will be done p ap e r and pulp mills has already be the P ortland Aero club’s acqua- six m onths period u nder review an d little M ary Lee H a rt w as a fte r inform ation has been re- ctived about procedure from the been cut about 60 percent by ca<’e— a troupe o f perform ers who was 3,411 and the average size of flower girl. John E. DeMoss acted as best sta te office. I t is expected th a t five reason of ships being taken off the will p resen t w a te r ballets, singing loan was $861. The average num ber of loans re- m an f Or his brother. com m ittees fill be nam ed to handle tra d e of ca rry in g sulphur to the bathing beauties, precision swim newed per bank was 801 and the Miss L orean R ansier, niece of the follow ing phages of the work: n o rth w est. The mills have been m ing, «comedy diving and special Planning, including publicity, fi- told th a t if they wish th e ir usual exhibitions un d er the floodlights average renew al was for $1,576. the bride, played th e wedding T he average num ber of new music, and M ary Lou S ayrs and nancer re g istra tio n and industrial: am o u n t they can use the railroads: of th e modern- Dalles City nata- m o rtg ag e loans made per bank George DeMoss sang “ I Love You P iotecton, including police, fire, and the railro ad s are already won toi ium. ° rescue and first aid; N ecessities, dering w hether they will have The aquasade— p attern ed a fte r v.as 22 and the average new m ort- T iu ly .” A ssisting a t the reception, held including food, clothing, housing, sufficient fre ig h t cars to tak e care "the exhibit m ade fam ous by Billy gage made was for $2/240. at th e home of the b rid e ’s p aren ts, m edical; com m unication, including of all the business th a t is throw n Rose— will ap p e ar in The Dalles were the Misses Louise Barzee, telephone and teleg rap h , radio and to them . To aid the ra ilro ad s a twice. ’ I t ’s first show is scheduled R eath a S ayrs, Lorean R ansier and tran sp o rta tio n ; and public utilities b lan k et order ha^ been given to for 9 p. m ., T h u rsd ay , Ju ly 3, and Veda Gammell. including electricity, w ater, fuel fu rn ish them w ith^steel fo r fre ig h t •its la s t on S atu rd a y evening, Ju ly The w edding cake was cu t by the an(, sanitation. ’ y ' 5, beginning a t th sam e houf . cars. brides o ld e s t sister, Mrs. David ----------------------- Music fo r th e th ree -day event Com bines have been m oving out R ansier. n f D J C 1 In farm ing regions S ecretary of will be furnished by two outstand- Mr. and Mrs. DeMoss le ft f o r .a U C I 6 I 1 S 6 D O I l u S O n O H 16 o rch estras— Eddie of v ac an t lots in the tow ns w here A griculture W rckard’ is asking • ing P o rtlan d dairym en to increase the output B irk e and his sw ingsters and Bill they were assem bled and other sh o rt wedding trip and will be at At the req u est of the T reasury of milk and cheese. He has also F ich er’s 10-piece band. Dances will m achines have moved th ro u g h hom e a t 235 S..W . 5th B t., Pendle- D epartm ent we announce a new town all an indication th a t before ton, a fte r Ju n e 28th’ . appealed to the Am erican people be held n ig h tly on th e P o rt of The O ut -of town guests included fe a tu re of in tere st and service to to use less m ilk and cheese in order Dalles docks w ith 7500 square feet long h a rv e st will be here and we can find out how much th is crop Mr .and M rs.-E d Race, Bingen, m any readers who are buying or th a t these com m odities can be ship of dancing space available. will make a fte r a long w ait. W n; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. P ancoast, will buy . D efense Savings Bonds ped to E ngland. The B ritish fooo A p atrio tic parade, fireworks, The first th resh in g reported in Zora M organ, Mrs. F aye H artfo rd , and Stam ps. This will he c£l eu m in ister has requested all A m eri juvenile Olympic events, stre e t th is county th is y ea r w as done P o rtlan d ; Mrs. Ross H a rt, M ary the Defense Bond Quiz, and will can women to have one cream less dances, a Monte C arlo fun house T uc-dav on the V ictor .Anderson Lee and P a tty , 'B eaverton; Mrs. s ta r t in n ex t.w eek s issue. ■ dav a week to provide a larg e r end any num ber of additional a t ranch w est of W asco when a now [„■„(, Bea'rd. W ashougal. Wn.: The questions will be chosen am ount for E ngland. B u tte r has tractio n s also are being arranged. m achine was sta rte d in w inter Veda Gamm ell, H eppner; M r. and from amontr those asked hv m ost been taken off the list fo r the In addition, an A ll-S tar softball bburley Confirm ation h as not Mrs. Dave R ansier and Lorean nnd Bond and S tam p buyers. . The a n , needy in this qountry and is go game* betw een The Dalles and been received to the first rep o rt Jam es R a n s ie r. Rev. and Mrs, sw ers will tell w h at the new De- ing abroad. M eanwhile the price H o o d R iv e r team s has been slated th a t it w as m aking n ea r 30 sacks J. F ran k C unningham and fam ily, fense S avings P ro g ra m m eans to of b u tte r is going up to dom estic fo r th e Bluff stre e t grounds F ri to the acre - ' The D alles. .. the tndtv.dual and to th e N ation. . day a t 11 a. <m.. „ (Continued on Page two) Orego n Banks Loan Must Register On July 1 Defense Council Partially Organized Foot Rot In Wheat Not Serious, Says Oveson Some concern is felt because chad heads are being found in m any fields, especally in the north end of the county. W hereas most of the. heads are h ealthy others r t xt them will be dead and the kern els shriveled. M. M. Oveson, su p erin ti ndent of the station ex plains this is caused by a type o ' foot rot th a t has been in this county fo r some years. It is not the type prevalent in countries w heie g re a t dam age is done and u u n llv .affects the crop but little although it may be worse on a heavy crop than a light. - The wind of Sunday did consid erable dam age to some of the new w h eats in the exp erim en t station b reaking the stem s and reducing th possible yield. Culling of Wheat Land Now General Practice The practice of culling w heat, land in eastern Oregon and re tu rn ing some to g rass or o ther uses has reached larg e proportions in the last few years under the neces sity of reducing w heat acreage. This process m ay result in an im provem ent in operatin g economy on s< me farm s, reports H. L. Thfimas, research econom ist with the Sou C onservation service, who is co o p eratin g with the Oregon ex perim ent statio n and the USDA in studies of this subject. F ig u res gath ered by Thomas show th a t between 1934 and 1940 approxim ately 180,000 acres have been retired from w heat in Oregon and seeded to crested w heat grass. G row ers who have been engaged in this process have reported, by m eans of a questionnaire, th a t this culling process has removed from cultivation shallow, low yielding, and steep, errosive land for, the m ost part. The financial re su lt of the change from all w heat and fallow to w heat, g ra ss and fallow is an a lyzed on a typical farm of ap prox im ately 2600 acres on which 384 acres have been diverted to crested w heat grass. The study reveals th a t, a t presen t prices and on the basis of using the crested w heat g ra ss for g ra zin g ra th e r than for seed, the net re tu rn from the farm under the two p rogram s is less by only $101 under the g ra ss program than stra ig h t w heat. “ The question of which land and how much to. take put of w heat production m ust be decided on the basis of individual needs and cir cum stances on each farm ,” says Thom as; “ The urgency of soil cciiservation on the one hand, and farm income on the other m ust be considered fo r each individual” .field and parcel of land. Some farm ers woubf regard the possible sacrifice of $101 per y ea r a low ra te of in surance a g a in st fu rth e r dam age from soil erosion, or a nominal price to pay fo r m any intangible benefits which accrue th rough the y ears from soil conservation.” o • Fair Board Plans Changes In Program New Horse Classification, Local Steer Class and Racing Rules Changed The Sherm an county fa ir beard m et W ednesday n ig h t fo r the first official discussion of plans for the 1941 fa ir which will be held Septem ber 12-13-14. Joe P eters, newly appointed fnem ber, was nam ed ch airm an fo r the y ears work. As the well on the grounds has net been in shape to provide any w ater this will be repaired with new rods. A new addition to the cattle barn "partially planned and the secretary instructed to obtain prices of m aterial. I t is planned to extend this barn to the honse barn thus giving room fo r m ere anim als. A new classification o f lig h t horse breeds will be m ade thia year by discontinuing the rem ount divi sion and su b stitu tin g th e re fo r aix c’asses: Thoroughbred, A m erican Saddler, S tandard bred, Appaloosa, •Palamino and A rab ian . T his was d< n< to divide the lig h t horses of the county into more groups and give sp ectators an opportunity to learn the qualities of the different breeds of horses’. H eretofore the ¡em ount class has included aft of these classes. A class of Sherm an county bred steers will be included t h i s y e a r to he fu rth e r divided into H ere ford and Shorthorn. Discussion and a t le a s t p artial decision was made on several m utters, including the use of the s ta rtin g chutes discarded a few y©ars ago. Chutes are in use in ♦»early all fa irs and proper train ing o f colts should include the use of them , it was argued, and s ta r t ing could be made fa s te r and m ore even-w ith it. P ari-m utuel b ettin g wifi prob ably he available ag ain this year if arran g e m e n ts can be made. Races, especially fo the la rg e r purses, will likely be fo r 41 f u r longs instead o f a h a lf mile in order to s ta rt fa rth e r from the first tu rn and rem ove the ho rses fa rth e r from th e noise o f the gran d stan d . Some races m ay be for five furlongs. H arry Kunsm an, W alter Blau and A rth u r Sm ith w ere nam ed as judges fo r the races ag ain th is y< a r and Roy Powell will be the tim er. The queen contest will begin A u g u st first and continue fo r fo u r or five weeks. Girls desiring to e n te r the contest m ay see th e secre ta ry or m em bers of the board and if they are num erous an elim in a tion co n test m ay be held to reduce the num ber and give each section of the county rep resen tatio n . Aid Society Cares For 12 Locals Portland, Oregon, - Ju n e 26.— (Special) Twelve dependent chil dren from Sherm an county h a re been cared for by the Boys’ and G irls’ Aid society of Oregon since 1914, according to a rep o rt released from society h ead q u arters. The child w elfare agency supplies clothing, provides medical and den tal care, and finds hom es fo r its wards am ong p riv ate fam ilies. F ifty five percent of the children under supervision of the society erm e from counties o th er th a n M ultnomah, y et su b stan tial finan cial support from p riv ate sources ii provided by no o th er county, society officials point out. W ith o u t additional funds from the counties to m eet the increased cost of living services to dependent children will have to be curtailed. The agency is asking the co operation of every Oregon commu nity in meeting present needs which total $5,000. The fund rais ing appeal, organized on a state wide basis, is going forward rapid ly in Sherman county. The Wasco baseball club de feated the Warm Spring Indians J a s t Sunday by a score o< 2 to 1«. A high wind swept tire diamond and made play difficult but the game went on despite it. After leading the Wheatland- Timber league for the greater part of the season and being tied with Owdqn for another two weeks the Wasco boys dopped a game to Fossil and have lost the league leadership. ____ -i r
