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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1943)
• V •* * J / F ifty -F iftfe "Yvát -±-r- Ñt). Moro, O regon Wheat For Industry Being Considered F rid a y , O fficial C ou n ty 30, 1943 Seabees Move In as Batth Rag es Fire Destroys Field of Wheat PttaaibiMty of combatting a gro- wfiog mortage of starch by man ufacturing thia material from low protein wheat of the mid-Columbia area ie being studied by a commit • tee of the Oregon Farm Gbemur- gic conned »according to Hi W Derry, manager o f the P P 6 L compapy’s new industries depart ment end secretary of th cheni- urgic group. In addition t o food products, starch goes into adhertves, cer- tajn ¡¿¡nds of paper and a long Qf other industrial products and procegaeg jt „ normally pro- ducad from Near Klondike Wheat Damage Loan Values Not Over 20 Set On Wheat Percent, E stim ate F()r q Condition of the th** wheat Wheat crop cron in • the south end of the county is Average Bwbel still a matter for street corner debate. Highest estimate of dam C an ty WiD 1« Wertb Fight Fire Which Goes age done is 20 percent which seems high to some Who hold that About $125 Tkb v w r To John Day Rises winter wheat is not hurt and that Loan values on wheat of 1843 Fire that is reported to have spring grain will still mature well H harvest have been set by tbs Com started from a truck burned oyer if the weather remains cool Washington modity Credit corporation this about six square miles of wheat has been favorable this week. growers association whose snerr- berehip comprises the hay grow- and range land west of Klondike In north end“o< the county week. They are w different than _ evailfc tost year and gen- Wednesday afternoon, going to gome harvesting is being done but those pwvaUtog ers Washington and Oregon, -bout - ______ hare been endeavoring to obtain the John Day river before J t not general. Some men are er*^F about Most notable ... change is the ra permission from the office of price »topped. > ' S it in g until the grain is,* kittle wed pnce price put on Rax vrl)ieti has . administration to add a small Principal loser by the conflaga- riper gOTne want the mustard that duoed The present shortage, result« charge for carrying in the coming in part from cedftng prices which tk>n was Cyril Kruger who lost in neary W€iry field to get dry. heretofore received a loan equal This year the winter, but without success to make it more profitable for gro the major part of ■ has crop of Those who are threshing are re- to other « wheats. , dr.t". In the livestock industry wers to feed com to hogs then wheat only a small part of which ported to be getting about »6 bu- loan on Rex i# 8 plu,er 0,At ic?d has become the No. 1 prob- . .. had been harvested. Not all of acre for Federation, it. lerr It is asserted that there is committee are Professor his crop was burned. His barley __________ _ For nutober one w | E H not enough hay m eight (alfalfa, \ Working with Derry on the was saved because it would not Hard, Federation. White wild or tom» hay) to m eet the Baart, Blue Stem, Hand burn and some wheat remained , , __ . . Wiegand and D D PK1T, OSC;' Dr requirements and the price of hay standing. 1 and Northejp Spring is such that it £s much more pro rate is as follows for The fire burned against the wind David B Chariton and * Kenneth fitable to raise hay this year than as well ae with it, fire fighters re- county points. The starch from wheat program ported. Mrs. Deitrich Reckmann« was any ofher crop. smgtoues WBe discussed recently at a chem- Miller and Biggs $1-284; Rufus Regulation of meat cor^mues ' __ . The county fire truck was called buried in the Grass Valley cem- ^ as<x> Klondike $1-28#; Hay Can- in a mese __j and there are trfwUv a a urgic ® session called in Portland - at noon and a large crowd of etery Thursday afternoon follow- Nish, DeMoas, Moro, tks- larger number of cattle on the *>X ^«*ry at th e request Of Dr neighbors responded, but the fire in& her death Monday .at the fam- Grass Valley, $1-282 Bour farms than ever before. Butchers G E Hilbert, chief of the «torch could notrbe put out.- Fightring en- Dy home near Boring, bon. Kent, Wilcox $1.2*. have been restricted in daughter- and dextrose dmeton of the de- ded at ten o’clock at night on the Mis. Reckmann, born Dors Put- Number one soft white ^jKh 1**' wig and the livestock has been pil- partment of agriculture’s labor John Day. jen in Germany, came to this co- th>n B w ^ r n white ing up. The pubhc has been un- »toy at Peoria, 111., and Dr Lang- Territory burned ie that north untry with her parents in the $ percent Rax and E ie a as A m ericas a n i forces ou the Aleutian island sf able to purchase the meat it needs ford, chief o f the laboratory’s en- gineering and development sec- AUu blasted sway at each ether. Seabees of the navy set up bases, supply of the road running east from the eighties and lived here until the Club wiU be eligible, for (some excoptiosrs, of course) and Both outlined studies they centers, and generally started s i’U cry heusekeepiag. Here a truck car- Webfocrt school house to McDon- removal of the family to the vat- jOftng the basis ft/ niwnbor one the stockmen are wondering where fr°™ * ^nd^Z brat somewhere along the shoreline. aid ferry for approximately two ley several years ago. at fou, less than th« above foux^ they will he able to obtain the bay are making on manufacture of r miles or almost to the Charles Surviving are three daughters, figures for their livestock. Among those starch, glucose, dextrose and feed v Harper buildings. Fire started on Mrg Elisabeth Hartley of Gras3 . in touch with the situation there from surplus Oregon wheat, the place immediately east of the Valley, Mrs Katherine Eakin of Some Wheats In are some who predict that meat ~ ------------------ Walker plao? it was reported. Moro and Mra Marie Eakin of Soft OTWr 5 pervem will be very scarce a year hence C . _ A fire? m the same dwtnet last g Cyd| four song, Dick of Grass winter and Wuatom Re*1 for, with feed scarce, there will V C F P S H II D f t O I l g week burned about forty acres on Valley, John of Kent and Henry ^ u ’ be loaned on at a iwto elght be nothing to do but slaughter At the regular July meeting of Old age assistance 279.20 land farmed by Clarance Morri- and ^ndy of Boring, two brothers cen^,g under the given figure*. • Rg^FID Iv 111 <F* F am imlals on a grand scale. * . ----- . the CountyX^ount for the County Clarence Mersir<er, janitor 97 00 w?n ^ut WBS put before g et- jqenry Qf Gresham and Andy of ____________ __, an ad Mixed wheat ____ wiR taks The food question gets down to compourK^ ^oW u n d ^ meh trade Sherman, State o f Oregon held R T Morgan, laber 7.00 tm< .'>*.VOnd. controJ ’ 11 Shaniko and one sister, Mrs Mar ^tional discount of two c«nU per stood that losses from both- fires ^erj^B vonBorste! of Mllwauke and , r Che chicken* and tarknya. Thuna ---------- and on July 7, 1842 the fpRowjngjr»- W &Ried Bon,, snurthouee were covered by Insurance. J the wldowet 'bf - - Boring. - who raise poultry protoaswnady Dockage for grada* e Ä be one 8 00 > r s eo powerful in 1 >. <~edwiga were had and'todMn:— expense Funeral services were held at cent lesa for No. 2, three oaaU are worried There — is > an ^ a A abun ± r n infecting seeds that they wv»l kill Re: Claims, General Fund: the Methodist cburch in Grass les« for No. 3, six « w ts leas for Art Buchohx, board of dance to c >c harmful ‘germs’ even if they do Clahne allowed and ordered paid. Valley at two o’clock. now, but unless the No. 4 and nine cents tose for 2.56 now, v«v u ,,™ --- - in dipect rejoru j g*. Funds: Claims JrMWI!W" f « d i . m ad. « » .l» b le . .1>»P p McWborteT, Drs. Morse & Moore, exam No. 5. Weight» that datow toe a Mowed and ordered paid. in the flocks » expected. ---- nor grade remain the aaane as bsfape. 5.00 County Treasurer presented Te- ination of * insane quartermaster department wishes P* Mrs Ethelyn May died Sunday 47.60 The loan rate is the Portland night while being-returned to the West Coast Print. A Rind. rate minus the freight to all UM and Septomber to order to ar- Lehman to North Carolina h a . W r <wed and ordered filed, hospital after being at home in Sup t office 13.86 ’ cumulate birds for the troop« provided more County Treasurer presents se Moro for two weeks. She suffered Now the emigrants were in Sheriff office 191.48 It is considered likely that, un overseas, but the feed situation best ways of t r e a t i n g seed» VU* roi. aJUinai report which was exam - a heart attack several months ago ^row Indian country, but not en- less there is a greater amount of Assessor office 7.60 will have much to do with the tltose compounds ,»ays D r M € - ined, approved and ordered filed and failed to recover. Another tirely rid of Sioux and Arapahoes. ghrinka<e than now aertna >rtb- Clerk office 6.10 amount df turkeys the govern- Wborter- The compounds contain- Lester Johnsop presents $20. Total 168.03 <h Illinois While the red men were not able, the gthrage price f»r wheat ment buys for the soldiers. mg the mercury hi ce in orms of county ow- s X X X X ; openly hostile, they wotod .1- to th l. county .h.u,d Bushong & Co. Corn is aknoet impossible to such as Ceresan will impart prvperty ¡n Waaco: Bid ac- Assessor office 3.68 M r l y H. Of her life to Sherman ™ an ¡ X ’ of armmd » . obtain in the northwest accord- poisonous vapors even porous declared Sheriff office 15.37 ing to reports, and this is almost material such 2 a m m m 4 a m m ^ » 4 ' « « « - « turned to the southwest as Clerk presents Court with deed- Total 19.06 girl. She was the widow of Wal- the h,gh upland,, pawing a must' in feed for chickens and m turn disinfect seed placed on i t th» 500 000 turkeys. Argentina corn, which oth ef kinds must come in direct Wasco-Sbenrian Public (Health ter A May and had been active famous and nnpomng Red Buttos, sent eattmatoa of Dep’t. nurse salary 48.33 ■formerly came into the northwest contact with the seed. in the operation of the M ly »tore near the mouth of Poison Spider matoriahxe. foreclosed property located in * nursa travel - 34.50 by the shipload, » no longer a v - ----- ----- --— — . w Creek, about fifteen mrfles frorii --------------------- in Moro ’ Wasco to A.J. and Leona Smith. * ailable because of a shortage of _______ Total 8283 Surviving are a eon, Paul of the pfeaant Casper. It waa a Deeds approved and signed. Dep't of Agriculture cargo space Moro, a sister, Mrs Alta Thomas high wind-swept region, the hab- • • • Sealer of wts. & measures 3.76 Sunset Motor Co. Expense Beef slaughtering m the north L M Webber of Moro and two o<te and trustful sage hen- of official car west has increased a good 20 per 1.80 grandchildren. Great Plains Reached Regional Agricultural Credit cent during the past few weska.. Marie Hoskinaon, assessor’B Funeral services were held from Far to the west stretched the corporation loans obtained thrartfik Cattlemen who 'were holding out office help . /10.92 the Moro Presbyterian church their white county USDA war boairti are Mh for higher prices are now ship Clarence Mersinger, labor Tbursdav afternoon at two with Rocky ping in train loads every week Transfer of funds made in ac DeMoss park summits gleaming in the suu- «toting HIM 10.26 and the packing plants of Wash light. Willow Creek Crossring was finance production of Wily W Knighton, expenses Wasco. an oasis for the tired emigrants, of needed crop« and ington and Oregon are to sup’t conference 32.80 _______ _____ _ full blast- Considerable of the beef where good wood, water and of liveetock and poultry according Wily W Knighton, sup’t TIRES MAY BE SHORT grass were found . in abundance to a report received•’•hto^toeelfW now being butchered is rang« to office help 142.50 grassfed cattle and doe« not coin« George A Potter, chairman of i t waa an emerald -gem in tho the Oregon * p xrvide a driver therefor. State Ind. Acc. Comm- up to army specifications, which Resnhitioo a'fnnW -wh**rein 4.78 the local rationing board has re- ¿uji setting of the gray hriWs. from the Farm Peace officer protection wants No. 1 beef for the huge fXi.OO be transferred from nr? City of Moro, water, June 7.80 ceivad information from .to te Ju, tbe „ e , me »ration, SpoU »b daily requirements. No. 1 beef is v mt Toad funds to a Road iSink Pac. Power & Light Co>. . hcadquartor. that the tare a.tua- gre>t G row «, obtomed _ grainfed ,and the shortage of hay 26.63 «on i, now very eenous and it Qregon Tr>u , ndepen. loan, to ftmux» 10,813 » « " » “* irg Fund for the purpose of do Lighte for June and different grams for cattle appeare doubtful if recapned and ,Ro«k. It ie located on the 31 different cropa. ■ « > . fraying future costs for construe Pac. Tel. & Tel. Co feeding last year forced many 28.90 repaired tires will last until the Sweetwater river, about ^ Tjtwn 2506 it’ng and repairing countv road telephones fifty-two 2505 acres acres wae the Iarf«4$ cattlemen to resort to range fat John H Mallon, gov’t aunnlv of eyntteb« tire, becomes The ««e of a ««1» A Sherman^eounty y « * b who end bridges and acquiring, remlat tening. Northwest cattle growers 12 M aTOi,‘ b k - W that Grade 1 tire to « r o w e X ^ c i ^ ^ , tnanner expen? ? eatablishing a real record a , a ing and repairing of road pon.t are beginning to wonder if grass - J C Freeman p.m., stamps It to stated that Grade I tire M at^ra are goto« to bewm e a U niud s u t e , Marine U Private ruction for clerk’s office , fert ,n were auch t t e t ; Stocks On the me Pacific coast ..... ........ will — - U J j J g ___ glut on the market. Such beef Je<n E Dutton,- of W a«o. In Adrtotion e f 1943-44 Pud J C Freeman n.m. box rent 3 10 laet but a month and a half, that - TOrying in helght u in fimmeto« ?, good meat, but with point ra- H# w e n t ly quahfled F . t t Motion dulv made and c a r « 1«7 feet on the aouth end litted source« c< «redit Grade III tire, are available but from tioning and the armed force, t o t riftom an-ihi«he.t rating that ried that »*7 of irwane 6.00 there is shortage of recanoing nopth R w h t different hinda, < 3 ^ 7 ing practically all « » be attain«! by the m a tter- reducing the prtnoajd road amk- & material. Synthetic tires are being much like a gjanthay «tock and poultryjrere beef their only market ™ / [ v112»n necto that weapon—end here tog fund to the (¡^ » w 7.70 made but most of them must go expense 7® r field including 42,526 chwlpnf. eomeumption on a ration«, fetal«. fllMtrate. the « « d ie n t form (ri redi.ct.om th en J ” « .“1*"1 Davy R»id. .co. comm. 18.00 * have been na- 767 turimya. ' * 7 ^ , -n od t t . t 7 5 S ? h l e dlrttaettm- an order o f adontrnn rif fendrrt j Miller wmnlf 16.80 to the army and will not be given to civilians for srthh tune. p tm w e rs who 418 head of berf ca#I* Great reaerve. of fuel oil and f orm«- Weeco high aeh-ol and making a le w of * 6 0 6 8 2 2 T Johnson, district 9 #0 It i. » id that paaeenger care J Ju]y 4 the gg4 , h««p Bnd tomh^ W>4 gasoline are feeing bui* upr In fr«,tonen foot- to be raimd by tonatlon « w r in g are being lard up for lack of re- . ‘ iry c o w . • . yJ. ____ Washington, Oregon and Alaska, at t^e University of Ore- the fiscal year July 1, 1943 to 1Lr!zlv,^1 Mid-Col. Txpr Typewriter shop 1.00 P*iT * an<1 at the rftte of - Special war crop advance» but not for the use of ¿J® ***' found that marksmanship June 30, 1944 inclusive. ibrtmr «t treasurer’s office m crn al Revenue 125^600 per .month in the U nited Rock Wen M»rked <2i The war strategy board ha« the Marine Corp«, for he No further matters, bei * It is the moat celebrated of all production ef 111.44 SUtes. •sued a directive to the C draWg a . bonus of $5 per issue Court adjdurned. V-Tax due odl companies to create au-rt»® mOnth in addition to Ihto regular ------ ' Mira. Taylor, veterin- 3 00 Wheat future, prices fluctuated mature'« rign 'P®’u and " *1**? r e s e r v V o f these petroleum pro- ^ “ /« h o o tiK expert. CLAIMS PRESENTED arian>a L L he)^ r within narrow Kmite at important amoott side, of hard gray p am to W e ^ ^ .„ „ t o d llir dpeta. The purpose 4a to anttoi priv>te Dutton, who livwd in SHERMAN COUNTY, OREGON. sherman County Journal «3.8« md-weetern market, during the thou»nd. of « p lo r e r . - ^ c r o P J » _ -* * * * Tktaa to W 'W r*‘ pate the big. Pacific p u a h ./^ ^ J hW parents, GENERAL AND ROAD FUNDS printing, __ t____ _ their 16,430 13.26 «-»V of Julv 23 according to tho velers carved or pumted (W risk p r o t o n several thousand surface »hip* Mrs W E Dutton, was FOR JUNK. J94A. AND AJPPRO- CC Wilson, sheriff «**>. dates of their vis- mad¿ for higher w«aw Tnnd Administration. Adran- name« and the — , — ____ every description and thousands » W wcohigh school VED AT JULY TERM OF THE standard Oil Co. of Calif.’ 12310 cee at aom. «cinte reflected mill it». Neemith recorded that fee ~ r - to wk<re of aircraft combine to move gra mpjeted a year at COUNTY COURT THEREOF exp ’ — exp. co. — official car buying ae protection against «ub- ved his name on the rock end » £ w the Japanese to wip» n u t* Univeraity of Oregon before Claimant 1.00 atantial flour » le e , rtrenwtt to jl.tod « m e young tod .« iff » r - ibtae, tM W dW H W : Portland atontto, f l o u t ^ e . Ç ^ O . ^ 1 took P - e t t » The vessel« from . P^rtUnH m , S W WOTk ‘ $227.15 J.M Wilson, co. General Asniatance k «ino- in in- Catholic missionary. buytog to volume volume bv by distiller 0«« rf th# caHeu it crop wnwn fMm. 02.40 The Dalles Clinic Marines la«« Aid (to dependent children tercets He lh< 10.00 Continued on Page Three Aid to blind h Neighbors and Fire Truck Mrs. D. Reckman Dies At Boring tegpy V^ll County Court Proceedings For July Concern Many Things BWM A Mrs. Ethelvn May Buried Iu Wasco as pMer. Pioneers Make n 1 ft D/>/»La laCCOlQ Vzll AOCK5 --- Uw <W Government Gives Credit To Farmers Aboto^ DMltutlwlr 8W aoraaM ---------Continued •r P«f^twn M*r’ 4