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~ '■ Â » ' •■'•> 'J* Í * s .... • m $ >*>* .ni ~T^g----------------------------- —-------- , ! .... --- 7-----"------ Official Oonnty Paper Moro, Oregon., Friday, February 13, 1942 Fifty-Fourth Year N o. 15 Singapore, Gibraltar of East, Is Rich Prize NÍ.W NAVAL'BASFj "V W ■ñ Women To Be V ? Done Monday v- * * * u '< . Registration of »flC ~ ~ S *sz I V/ ««•»»» V McIntyre, County Chairman; : *! »»«>«.■<« ' ({«ISM OAftSACaS i 4$ >»> .jäte*. Aides Named By Mrs. Afton Labor Force Wanted Earl Wiliams Farmers Hear Killed In Action Problems Talked In Philippines Word has been received by Mrs. George Fox of Klondike th a t her b ro ther, E arl W illiam s, was killed in the Philippines J a n u a ry 20. E arl W illiam s w as a g rad u ate of R ufus High School in 1935. lie was a s ta r basketball player being chosen as one of th e tourn- am ent s ta rs team s in 1936. -He attended Oregon S ta te college th ree years and the U niversity one year g ra d u atin g th ere in 1939. He entered the arm y and was stationed a t Ford Ord and F o rt Lewis. He became F irs t L ieutenant ijnd th e m essage of his death referred to him as captain. At Corvallis E arl was a m em ber of the boxing and w restlin g team s. lie was tra n s fe rre d to M anila in April. 1940 and was stationed north of th a t city* when the w ar broke out. D etails of his death are lacking, By Experts Ludwick, Taylor and Worth Tell of Storage, Sack, Loan, Machinery and Labor Well over a hundred farm ers Women o f'O reg o n will be regis- m et a t Moro last F rid ay to hear W ashington D. C. F eb 12— Sen tered M onday, F eb ru ary 10, the LW . «svfc«Á* AAA men talk of farm problem s. a to r R ufus Holm an has introduc sam e day as men betw een the C ounty A gent W rig h t opened ed a bill creatin g the office of min- ages of 20 and 44. Purpose of the m eeting by outlining the sub erâl production a d m in istra to r as the re g istra tio n of women will be TOWN OF~T** >'aK- jects to be discussed. T here was, to learn th eir vocation experience SINGAPORE a division of the d ep a rtm en t of he said, disappointm ent over the th e in te rio r. W ith th e approval of skills and p otential abilities. -W-yr'-r — losses a t P earl H arb o r and other The work will be done by vol the in te rio r sec retary , and when Ak-<- S IN G A P O R E s» t backs of the w ar to date. He u n teers who will go to the homes such action is deemed advisable said th a t w ar production w m go • tht « 0 AOS * to m ake inquiries. In Sherm an in the in te re st of successful p ro se ing to p u t a burden on every citi- county Mrs. A fton M cIntyre is cution of w a rs in which the U nited b u GijkfiAOAU i f rut »: a < h cq ^ casís í < í ta n including fa rm e rs; new equip chairm an and will be assisted by S ta tes is now engaged, the adm in ment would be h ard to g et and Mrs. Theo, von B orstel at Keill, is tra to r is authorized to subsidize sacks would be scarce. W e have Lila Lee Alley a t G rass ...VaUey, m inning, production, refining or CtNfäAL PAD K sto rag e capacity fo r 1,500,000 Mrs. H arold Ginn a t Moro, Mrs. bénéficia of any stra te g ic m ineral bushels of w h eat and will need O rm and H ilderbrand at-K lo n d ik e, or critica l m etal by any person pei haps a million m ore storage Mrs. W. A. Mills a t W asco,. Mrs. engaged in the o p eratin g of a capacity. . C urt Tom a t R ufus and Mrs. Hil- m ining p ro p e rty which cannot be operated w ith a reasonable profit died Zell a t Locust Grove. Ludwick Says, No. Saeka The defense, ol Singapore, the G ibraltar of the East, .r e , n .lu r.lly , m ilitary .e c re ts but 1 1« map o( the “ The Oregon census of women, w ith o u t a subsidy. if successful, may be for a p a t Introduction of th e m easure was Edw ard L. Ludwick reported "7b” 't h d"i f the Defense te n , for a sim ilar en terp rise on a th at he could dispose of ^ e sack P la n t e o i X « - I n M arti., law w a. declared in the Singapore a r e . shortly .H e , the h rs. attach by Jap an ese Invaders.. national scale,” said Mrs. M cIn problem in a few w ords by say ty re. A com pulsory survey of the the production of m etals r e q u i r e d ___________________________ ing th ere would J>e none. The fo r th e w ar, such as chrom ite, nation is a possibility. J. R. F arrin g to n of the Pacific governm ent m ight release a few Women above 18 will be re g is Telephone & T elegraph com pany b u t th ere was no prom ise on it. copper, zinc, etc. The sen ato r tered. T here is no m axim um n u t with the com m unication sec- says th a t inasm uch as the go v ern Those who release th e ir w heat age. Mrs. Saidie O rr D unbar is t u n of the defense council Wed- to the C om m odity C redit corpora- m ent is neglecting to increase the sta te chairm an of the moboliza- nesday to plan for m eans of tiWu m ight retain th e ir sacks it m etals and outside sources are b e ing sh u t off by Jap a n ese ac tiv ity , notifying Sherm an county citizens g r a in could be shipped out in tion. ors th a t because of the w ar and tier,” of e n terin g the cam paign, Funds fo r office work come in case of fire, a ir raids or o th er tinie, he said. hr believes a com plete new set-up B» A. L. Lindbeck Salem , Ore. Feb. 12.— The effect re stric tio n s laid down by arm y P olitical p ro g n o sticato rs have in- from the Social S ecurity board em ergency. should be established. If enacted, The carry o v er in the a u th o rities ag a in st the assem blage te rp re te d th is to m ^ n th at he will and the em ploym ent service is the m easure w ould-be of im m ense of the recent suprem e court opin- E m ergency calls may now be no rth w est will be from th ree to o<- larg e crowds the big agricul- not e n te r th e p rim ary but th a t he- su p erv isin g the job. Women are made a t all tim es to 341, B. M. foui tim es the norm al making a vaue to the m ining in d u stry of icn in the cig arette ta x case wûh turai and ind u strial exhibition has n o t closed thè door to his to m ake a reserve labor pool for Kelly, a t G rdss V alley; 372, C ity serious sto rag e *lproblem. Five th e fa r w est w here th e re m any two-fold. be held th is year, e n try into t h è 1 fall cam paign as In the first place th e high court w< uld not work in ag ric u ltu re, business and M arshal, Moro; 671, Mrs. Dora loads of w heat have been shipped p ro p erties which cannot produce resto red the cig arette tax referen - S p itz b a rt pointed out th a t m an independent candidate, m etals a t cu rre n t price ceilings. industry. Moore, W asco; and m essage« will to Russia during the year and dum to th e N ovem ber ballot. E ngland which has been a t w ar Gill is a reg istered Republican. The inventory is not com pul be put th ro u g h w hether the line more may go. The OCC needs thia An Oregon man h a , w ritten to th e ?econd lace it laid f c w t now fo r m ore th an two y ears. u , 8 political le a n in g , how ever se ry. I t . is expected th a t av a il w heat on hand for immediate de th e w a r d ep a rtm en t inquiring if thc principle th a t co„ 8titu tio n al events of th .s characted are en- L ve been ten d ,n g strongly tow ard able w orkers will be used in te x is being used or not. livery and would probably n o t be It is planned th a t when an the d e p a rtm en t is in the m a rk e t rj h t, can not lbe re s tricted by couraged because of th e ir effec the idea HIM o f the New Dea . tile work, dom estic service and rgency arises people a t these satisfied w ith pledges from coun- fo r sh ark oil. He explained th a t enactm ent8 or <*. on civilian m orale. a h u ^ the ag ricu ltu re. num bers who g et the news will ties to fill requirem ents. shark oil does not freeze and th a t a^n )c^ed by th e introduction of . . . ae, e rom , <> The sto rag e problem was the call specified persons on all ru ra l fthieetions f V S im ultaneously w ith the intro- G range and , th e public pow er it m ight be a good thing in the farm ers’ individual problem, he lines and these persons can give • A . 7 ; « , duction o f d ay lig h t saving Mon- group would ap p e ar to lie larpelv motors of (bomberà which fly sev said. th e alarm to people on the lines It Will be recalled that last d ep a rtm en ts— th e in the left w ing o f the-D em ocratic eral m iles high w here the tem p er Juni S ecretary of S ta te S ne 11 ac- L‘^ ugtrial through use of an alarm or em er In answ er to questions he said Accjden t com m ission p a rty . These could not do him a a tu re ie f a r below zero. The w ar th a t fa rm ers who tu rn wheat over cepted and filed the referendum the U nem pioym ent Com pen- g ie a t deal of good in the p rim ary gency num ber. d ep a rtm en t w as n o t in terested . Extension linek for fire w atcher to the CCC could n o t g et it back; C e ? s \ L ^ ° c i a J o en a " conform ing - t . o n c o m m issio n -a d o p te d a a 37- 37- cam cam paign paign where w neie he ne would wuuiu have »e to w , r told him to inquire elsew here. D. statio n s during the sum m er will th a t CCC loans are callable but th re e run on the Republican tocket, ex- M arvin Klemme an< * ♦ w to the requirem ents of the consti- hcur_ w eekly cept fo r an'xdeventh hour coijver- Phillips of B urns w ere here Mon- a h a be provided if p rio rity can th a t 'CCC does not w an t to call A nsw ering com plaints of a tution. T hen la st December, six Mr. Klemme t* be obtained for the needed wire them ; the loan on 1942 w heat sh o rtag e of a g ric u ltu ral labor in m onths a f te r the petitions w ere would be 13 cents higher th an on Oregon, head of the selective s e r fikd A tto rn ey General Van W inkle arc ad h erin g to th e ir 40-hour- su p p o rt as an independent candi- considering the m a tte r of mak ing the race for the Republican 1941 w heat. vice denies th a t it is due to farm discovered w hat he regarded as week E x ce p t th a t the s ta te selec- date next Novem ber should nom ination for congress from h ead q u arters la st choose to run a t th a t tim e boys 'being d rafted . M aking a a serious w eakness in the expense tive serviee R epairs Plentiful this d istrict. He is now in charge survey of D eschutes, U m atilla. statem en ts filed 'by the referendum week w ent on a seven day week m any believe th a t he will, of the s ta te school lands and was R. B. Taylor, sta te AAA c h a ir . " ? * * * M ultnom ah and o th er counties sponsors. A ccordingly he advised w ith the office rem ain in g open one tim e ad m in istra to r of the man and head of the USDAiOWB, Governor S prague is still c a s t until 5:00 p. ni. G eneral H ershey showWù.that about from 8:00 a. m. Snell th a t because of this w eakness The following quotations are H iked of the difficulty of gettin g ing about for a new -budget direc Ti ylor G razing act in Oregon. 10 p ercent of the voumr m en in the referendum move was invnl d daily. He has w ritten a book about bis based on prices being paid in m achinery. The average fo r p ro tor. It will be recalled th a t when ducted into the service have had and the m easure could not be tiiv e ls in Asia and Europe. duction of new m achinery is 83 \V> (h ie s d a y ’s tr a d i n g : lie prom oted David W. Eccles to some aKTicuItural connection. He ... V(>n w in k |e .s Rnv Gill. S ta t° G range M aster, Mr. Klemme, if he en ters the percent of 1941. Large combines C A TTLE: G ood grain fed steers e tlrih u te s the sh o rtag e to the P objection to ♦" the -he expense exnonse has developed into the m ystery the new post of co o rd in ato r of race will oppose Lowell Stockm an may be produced up to 75 percent $11.00 to 13.1,5. Good g rain fed w artim e industrial production he high w ages paid in shipyards and s ta te m e n t lay in th e fa c t th a t they mar of the pending political c a m announced th at Roy Mills, busi- of Pendleton, who has announced heifers $10.50 to 11.25. Good beef of norm al. M achinery fer dairy other w ar industries and to volun- A lot of candidates and did not set out In detail “ for w hat paign. bis candidacy and perhaps ny cows $8.50 to 9.00, medium $7.50 and sim ilar production has a high ta ry enlstm ents. He gives it as purpose” certain expense p a y king m akers would like to know ness rep resen tativ e fo r the sta te o th ers not yet announced. to' tt.25-, eomnioh $6.25 to 7.25, t r percentage. k R epairs m ay be high opinion th a t th ere i« still c a iic vci... ■.e— Gill’s political in ten tio n s— if any. in stitu tio n s would .tak e over m ents w ere made. The term “ field canners $5.00 to 5.75. Bulls, med made up to ISO percent of the pre these statem en ts. The G range leader has been fre- J-ud<ret work Then D a n /F ry sud all the farm labor necessary in w ork” used in ium to good $8.50 to 10.50, com- vious year. too quently m entioned as a possible der.ly resigned as se c re ta ry to the Oregon if w ages are rig h t. To the a tto rn e y general held, was m ou.$7.50 to 8.25. V ealer calves, E m ory W orth of th e federal em M |lls wns a ttr a c t labor to th e fa rm s, he de broad to satisfy th e requirem ents candidate fo r governor, b u t so fa r board of good to choice $13.50 to 15.00. ploym ent bureau asked fa rm ers to clares, th ere should be a m inimum of th e law covering this subject, he has refused to sa tisfy public pulled hack to ¿« k e over ¿ h a t job HOGS: 170 to 215 truckins get in touch w ith th e ir local the b udget poet still w age of $50 a m onth and “found.” the cu rio sity on this point. In Salem leaving $12.75 to 13.00: 230 ' to 285 lb offices and ask fo r men early. In h is ’ opinion over rub'n this week Gill told new spaperm en vacant. Rumors t h a t th e job has U nless office of civilian defense atto rn e y general’s ru lin g Ju stic e The new books recently lifted butchers $11.75 to 12.50; lig h t- p ,,an g M are certain to come and th a t he had no ‘‘im m ediate inten- Continued on page two changes its rule th ere is not a J. O Bailey pom ted out th a t, .,n in these columns are on thq hJu Hftra w eight butchers $11.75 to 12.25: Giese cannot he anticipated. Eldon com m unity in the n o rth w eat to c-reu latin g Initiative and re fe re ff-. rv shelves. These include the packing sows $9.00 to 9.75. Feed- Gone of »phe Dalles employment office stated that he might »end which fire equipm ent will be alio- dum p e tit,o n , in a statew ide cam group of five adult books p re se n t er pigs $11.00 to 12.00. * S H E E P : Good to choice fa t a man into this county during har- e l e d fo r extinguiahm g Incendiary p rig n it is necessary th a t th e pe- ed by the Legion A uxiliary ami vvooled la mbs $11.50 to 12.00, cest time if it was desired. bomba If th e population ia l e s tit ions be placed in the hands of nine purchased for p rim ary age medium to good $11.00 to 11.25, th an 5000. S ta rtin g a t 5000, the volunteer w orkers who dbtam S ettlem ent of m any of these readers. Several am ong the la tte r common $8.50 to 10.00. S lau g h ter pioblem s, adm ittedly depends on la rg e r the city th e m ore the fire sig n atu res and th a t they be col- the la tte r group are b eautiful ex C ongress has received a bill W hile Oregon has a considerable ewes, good to choice $5.50 to 6.00. m asks and steel lected and properly notarized. a p p a ra tu s gas mi. _ Those who attend to such details acreage of the so-called ra b b it introduced by R ep resen tativ e Ger- am ples of the book binders a rt, Ft eder lambs, good . to choice, action from oth er sources than helm ets to be d,strt . P referred to as field brush grow ing wild in eastern and aid W. Landis p f In d ian a which and the new edition of “ Bam bi” $10.00. (wooled) $8.00 (sh o rn ). the farm er although the storage problem is ap p aren tly to be their vision is m ade fo r the scores illu tra te d .b y W alt Disney wifi Shorn lam bs (fa t) $10.40 to 11.00. exclusive w orry. The term “ field w ork” southern Oregon, there is little provides for repeal of the federal tow ns and villages which are as w orkers autom abile use ta x when p resen t appeal to p atrons of all ages^ ------- J 4.« oir raid as is P o rt- is not an uncommon expression in possibility of establishing this as T hrough an e rro r the Moro r Pd°8edHow ever some protection connection with political activities. a ciop fo r rubber production.-be- stickers expire Ju ly 1 the Ore- T.O.O.F. did not receive thé credit •aTLrnvided a g a in st fo rest fire's in It has no m ysterious connotation. ij(?ve9 G. R. Hyslop, head of the g On S tate M otor Association it should have had as the first 18 endm ent to th e p rio rities We believe th a t any laym an would division of p lan t in d u stries a t learned this week co n trib u to r to the lib rary for kill a^ffered bv S e n a to r M cN ary, un d erstan d its m eaning in the Oregon S tate college. The tax, which will call for a 1942. I t donated ten dollars Thè A m erican F o re strv associa- statem en t. In answ er to m any <lu e r’e^ new paym ent of $5.00 on Ju ly L in December which places them m any tion which includes all th e p ri- ««The s ta tu te does not require P rc fe sso r H yslop points out th a t, has been criticized from Men between the ages of 18 first on 'the lib rary honor roll. The Wasco Town B asketball vate tim b er ow ners in th e n o rth -’ th a t service fo r which m oney since th e content of ru b b er in angles. R ep resentative Landis, in T<»thi donations to date are th irty ami 30 are needed as apprentice team is nearin g the e n d , o f its w est is concerned aibout incendiary is p a jd be m inutely described or ra b b it brush av erag es only about a statem en t, describes it ^ fls . .a dollars in cash and ten dollars seamen in the U. S. M aritim e season, having five more gam es . The M cN ary everv th in g an em ployee does _______ 2 _ per cent and th a t only in ex- nuisance tax and called fo r repeal service.^1 A fter a seven m onths to play, and they have a lot of fires in the fo rests w orth of new books, y am endm ent authorizes the presi to earn his stipend be , s e t v fo rth trem e cases does it g et as h i g h ^ n the following gro u n d s: AH n et proceeds fimm the play t lain ing course a t P o rt Hueneme, cred it due them having played “ The autom obile is n o t a lu x deni to use the m anpow er of G v u in t y,o statem en t of diaburse- as 5 per cent, the processing cost “ C astles in the A ir,” sponsored C alifornia, they are ready to p u t nineteen gam es w ith the loss of would he excessive except in the ury. Most cars are used for cam ps to p a tro l m unicipal w a te r m ent s .” bv the Moro W om an’s Club, to sea and help insure a steady only three.- svstem s, g en e ratin g system s and l (As a _ so o n -a s the opinion of the event of a really serious lo n g busyness purposes and tra n s p o r ta w h’ch will he presented F rid ay , flow of the m aterials w.e need to The individual scoring summary oth er public u tilities a g a n s t the court w as handed down the tim e em ergency. The tim e involv tion purposes. F< b ru a ry 20, a t 8:00 p. m. in the win the Avar. F o r fu rth e r in fo r for the nineteen gam es is as fo l ed in estab lish in g and grow ing “ Owner of sm all and old p asse n M oro school, will be tu rn ed over mation contact the officer in lows 1 David R ichelderfer p artici- hazards of fo re st fires. s ta te ta x com m ission which had the p lan ts would also an p ear j»ro- g er cars m ust pay th e sam e charge. Coast G uard R ecruiting te(J in oniy eight gam es and is sta rte d enforcem ent of the tax on to the lib rary fund. Jn the army> haa a to tal o f oid’ b.-'- am ount as do ow ners of larg e Inside sto ry of why congress c ig a ro tte , on J a n u a ry 8 , u p en d ed ^ tlVe; The cast, has been w orking Sab- S tation. Room 300. P ioneer lim ousines and luxurious yachts. voted one h alf billion dollars fo r Post Office, P ortland, Oregon. 56 points: George Macnab, 210; v< ry h ard for several weeks on n rtivitips in th is direction. In • « « v lr.s a c u v iv ie s u . develop much rubber, “ The sticker system is u n s a tis China w ithout a dissenting voice tlv m eantim e, how ever, it had col- I0 ' e Bill Macnab, 136: Melvin Walsh, p this play expecting th a t the facto ry because m any of them is th a t is the price tax p ay e rs 1M<~d m ore than $43.000 in tax es Ra bbit B rush Common 55. Tom Macnab, 98: Paulen Kase- com m unity will give it th en will be destroyed, last, or stolen.” m ust pay fo r the speech made oy ano fees through the enforcem ent h ea rty support. The play is full berg, 42; Steven O’Meara, 46: • The American A utom obile As- S ecretary \ of th e N avy F ra n k 0£, |b e act which, it now develops. The ' p lan t known as ra b b it of hum orous lines and situations. Damon Fields, 50; Dean Tinker- Qneintion with which the Oregon _ Knox to m ayors on J a n u a ry 12. was not in effect. N o ^ th e com- brush is a yellow-flowered type of d u T l . affiliated, ton, 31. participating in 5 games; h as led a fig h t S p e c a l m us.cal num bers have Wen S ecretary Knox, who says he is m ission w ants to know w h at to do so-called sagebrush, which grow s C1U" E d M illard, 27, . participating In . . . arran g e d for between the acts. m isunderstood, told the m ayors vzitb th is revenue and has asked abundantly in ea ste rn and south- for repeal on the grounds th a t it T6 date $85,514.78 has been re 4 gam es (sustained injuryL tl’at" H i'ier7iiu st first .be disposed [ ^ " „ ^ ^ penera’i ' f o t “a n d j n j e ra Oregon. I t is usually found- jg an u n fair assessm en t and tre a ts Besides being ceived in this Codnty by farm ers ___ _ good ball players - _ as H a i luxurjP in- g ^ a NGE CALLS M EETIN G * of "before atten tio a ? vzx given nrivPTI . • ' ' * • on-soil 11 th a t 2«. «/wvtnxuLot IV ll inn the a automobile* 11 f 1P HS UXUFY n could V be t‘h at p0;nt7 7 is som ew hat a alkiline. for ag ricu ltu ral conservation pay- they are P a trio tis also. TTiey have to the Japanese. Chinese officials x • « • ♦ Guayule, a p lan t suited to the stead of vital p a rt of the national A m eeting will be held a t A rlin g mei.ts. The county a g e n t’s office plJkyed two double headier gam es began talk in g of . peace w ith p a rn n hrazin g the slogan of the dry. h o t clim ate of southw estern production and tran sp o rta tio n , sy s ton Monday, F eb ru a ry 16. a t 8 rep o rts th a t paym ents are being w ith the aid of-'The Dalles J r a n saying th ey could not con- |h p atrie n l wnrW t ^ 0 Soitasbart, U nited S ta tes and n o rth ern Mex- tem. p. m. fos the purpose of H ik in g returned much slow er than Usual The A rlington team , ¿wj” * tinue ’fighting unless aid cam e niana,p er of< O regon’s s ta te fa ir teo has a rubb er content of 15 to about the. farm labor problem , this year. The to tal paym ents pn(i Moro Town team s, wWcn C harles S*ui*h, countv a g e n t from the U nited S ta tes and G re a, week announced th a t b a rfin g 20 p er cent and ap p ears to be the The s ta te G range executive com- will be much la rg e r th an this b u t them approximately thirty n ig h t B r’tain and (Pacific coast delega- Unforegeen developm ents the “fa ir moat prom ising. V arious rubber lender, was here Tuesday m itlee is responsible for calling the last of them m ay not come for dollars, which is to be t W t d of thin tions ro ared th a t th e w est coast on „ The announcem ent producing p lan ts will be tested by and p a rt of W ednesday to the Red Croat. the meeting. several weeks. week. — - "F Communiciition For Defense Discussed Supreme Court KOs Cigarette Tax Suit; Holds That Constitutional Purpose Cannot Be Legislated Away Pacific Embryo Congressman Visits In County Fed Steers Worth $13.00 and Over Library Gets Books; Play Progressing Rabbit Brush No Aid Repeal of Federal To Rubber Shortage Auto Tax Urged Coast Guard Enlisting Wasco BB Team Men For Seamen Wins Steadily Ag. Couservation Money Coming iwt- ------ jQoatinued w T P»<« two) . was prompted by periistent rum- 0 . S. ¿ s'- \ 'I " W J. • . • ' *•***• ,‘■‘* '