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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (April 7, 1944)
Fifty-Sixth Year / Moro, Oregon, f e d a y , Aptil 7, 1944 $fc. 22 Official County Paper 2,500 Tons of Yank Bombs Destroy Cassino Gerking Canyon Soil Moisture A column o f Road Made Straighter newa About Government, Politics and People T with especial emphasis • Although the spring was much crier than usual so as to prevent an extended Working period for "Vrad ng county roads, considerable work was dona in the winter and early spring in Gerking canyon. The old road was both narrow and steep and thia has been remedied to a marked extent by work done by Road Foreman L L Peetz Points have been blasted off and the road made nearly twice as w'de and much iwf*** wh«-ti merg ing cars or truck®. Later in the veer this read ; wfll be «-raveled vrith material from the J^hn Day pit which will ma^te it nearly as road, cai good ae the Scott canyon an alternate route for many. Bonds from Klondike to the highway have been graded up wrtfc side ditches for dtamage as well. The county road crew o now doing maintenance work with the Wade. Better Than Long Back in the Saddle Again Political Race Officially Starts; Few Entrants Time Average No Gwtests For C outj Tests Made Over County Office In Primary; Stale Indicate Crop Prospects Contests Few Also Above Average Except for possible indepen Condition of the soil in Sher dent candidates that may come to man county as to ito wetness for life after the party primaries the growing crop 'is very good May 19, the slate for the 194-1 Federal aide and benefit» for thia apring according (to tests election is all made up. It gives farmers in the fisc-ad year which made by Superintendent Oveson ilittt® promfoe of competition begins July 1 will be • 45 pereent cf the experiment Stat on in seVer-* either in May or November, only lev»« than they received in the pre a’ parts of the county. cne office having two general elec sent fiscal year if congress ap The test® are made with a soil tion candidate filed for (it. proves the agricultural appropria puger down to bed rock 'or six Two men want to be assess o r, tion bill reported to the house by feet. Drying the soil thus obtained, George Fox of Waaoo and Charles mlt la history Yaak bombers de- U«- subcommittee on agricultuial Sfrered Cassia®. dropplag maew than t,5M tons of bombs on the tewa. cud weighing it before and after Ruggles acting incumbent, filed ERNEST R. FATLAND r.pprapriations. A long defense of This record weight of explosives was esneeatrated in about one square drying give® the percentage of Tuesday on the Democratic ticket Candidate for state senator this reduction from the budget «ni|e. Heavy gaas finished the job. Then groand troops moved la. While moisture. Tox has been deputy asseeeor and fiom Gilliam.'Sherman and Wheel estimates was made by Represen thio was taking place, KAF »lanes attache« the Nasis at Aprllla. Puggle® has been aseessor since er counties. April Plowing Wetest tative Tarver of Georg®, chair- the death of Margaret Peetx. Their n«n of the subcommittee, but re fight w ll occur in tee general On Apr 1 plowed plots at the peated interruptions by other election even though Ruggles b station the average is 14.3 per members indicated d i «satisf action called into the army for whfch cent of moisture. The long time with the aotiorf of the subcommit he ha® already been examined. average is 13 1 percent, indicat tee at a time when consideration Fat» Still Needed ing that prospects for a'crop are is being given incentive payments Bettor than average soil * moi»- ugh, that the 1943 water supply in The Moro city council met Tues Other Offces Uncon tested better than average if the wea as a means o f securing maximum turn was reported a t the April north central Oregon wao up to By Government ther conditions between now anti day night and agreed on plans David Reid ha® no opposition production from American fanfid. water' forecast moeting in letter than double the . 13-year for the construction of a «mall for the office of county cocnmis iarveat are average. IYer« ‘a the further poflribility Dalles to give dryland grain average. This year's so far scant On May plowed the aver- pump house between the two city s cner which he i® seeking to hold also, that many of the items ehm- ijnnera m adtynbfe&t fl*°w and iWnfall leaves open to has suspended temporarily through wells in the flat, work on which for another four year term He r.ge percentage of mo’«hire mated by the subeommflttee will <xnmtjeg j)e^ er 1944 crop prospects question the 1945 soil moisture April, May and June restrictions 14.2 and for June plowed plot» is has now begun. The city also is now serving hia second terra. be restored when the hilt reaches fhM rituatlo«.. . on UK of g-lycerme for civilian bought the lot formerly owned by Ross Omduff will apparently be 13.9. the senate. . bors to irrigated o n e » this year Reports to the forecast meeting need», according to t o . » A. N - William Raymond, which W1 1 be come clerk for another term with For the April plow’ d plots the Chairman Tarver admitted that short «now and winter rainfall, on most recent snow surveys chols. local representative N r added to the park to make it a out opposition as no other Demo 1943 average was 14.8. the 1942 perhaps the fa rmer haa be«, re- Super.n«end«rt, Merrill Overton. * water = content of 3.2 cbo1» . more suitable shape crat nor any Republican filed for average was 14.7. the 1941 aver ouested to the aA rriam « of t o » Elperinwnt Station inch« at Clear Lake, compared should not b . < t o - the place other than Omduff. A budget coimmibte»» was na age 14 2. the 1940 average 13 I hill, t o areun? more t h » a i t Moro ’ rrpr«ented the local w*h a 13.1 inch a v e r s e 5 In- <™re«e J® J “1'« » “ » and in 19S9 the average was 12.2 med to prepare the city budget X The same condition apples t® share of-the reduction in national - rrit- rv a —a a ches a t Brooks Meadows, covnpar- k tchen greass, but rather to at the meeting in May, which will Cliarles Wilson who ha® been the percentage. expenditures,” and he expreseed meeting» sow being held ®d Wth an 8.8 inch average; and *1*1® manufor t y pe to In addition to borings made on be May 9. Appointed were Dewey county’s Dempcratie sheriff for personal regret t h a t t h e over the state by R. A. Work of approximately three-fourths of inventories. , Tr action Nicho s the experiment station Mr. Ove- Thompson, W. S. Powell, LeRoy eight years. lunch program bad been Medford, who s ill ehaiga of irri- average and considerably less than *a,d’ * E. M. Alley is unopposed for con ordinarily goes about th? Wright, John Foes. Claude Thom that adequate prqvsson had not w>i-r ‘ tforecaste and snow half of last year's snow water creased production of fate due to county to find the moisture con- pson and Paul May. the Republican nomination and ►een made for the continuant« of (XMwervatloB near Mount Hood. . recard number S t hogs coming to jtions. Borings are usually made election as coroner. R. A. Stoa « ___ - • ’ • k.i* S •«***>* M « « I !■ *■■■■ w»th w*th the b * *°v * * * ° ° BC market- J SimutsMously, | of Gras® Valley and W. D- Wallan on the same p ece of ground, if it above action, F'l*od Admfaift- «< More h a w filed for tee b ® b - Tom Sink r«ctiva Mar. be m crop, or on place« mrnitenPy -r ' rs tia tio a prohibited effect “ F . * 7 ' uartftan nomtMtfcm for jaotfee of S’timted. AH borings are made on 27 1044, the use of cotton seed, p<'ace in their reepective distrusts. Buried Yesterday ^7- ___ r„ local soil m e s t a » conditions th a peanut, soybean aryl com oils in land in crop. Inasmuch a® neither are cgpooed e a • s ■> spring are good.'ÍMMft Dfakt “sum - fi _ _ the manufacture of products for 'On the place farmed by H- D. Mr» Florence Sink, widow of the primary election will be final Among the agricultural a c t e v CTCHgC ( ¿ H a r t e r thinning or reducing paints, var Proudfoot the percentage is 15.0. Tom Sink, died at the home of foi them except for the detail®. ,y.” He pointed out, however, nishes, lacquer and other protec on the Albert Kaseberg land 13.1. her daughter, Mrs Edna Udey at Wily Kn'ghten also will be a ties for which «PProprtoti«» on Marie Cooper’» land north of kt this situation can be credited I d tive coatings. Hermiston Tuesday morning. ^ere cut below the budget candidate to succeed himself a® large part to text year’sbeavy L iH F ^ e r I OF 44 Wasco 16.0 for five feet, on Geo. loan county school superintendent on a Mrs. Sink waa bom Florence w f » to , to . - 7 " ,n p r e c a u tio n when, for W toe first Potter’s land near Klondike 15.4, non-partisan ballot. No opposi Thompson in Tennessee and came rogrom. parrty peymento. «<** «* l9 i9 m w mobture the War Food administra- on W.’ E- Brdckert’s place 16.7 tion assure® hi® re-election to Orwnoge iethahrtetpma ' , T culLuXl WfonufitmB, lost summer-fallow because tion has announced the first week for five feet, on Bud Belshe’s T. Leeter Johnson filed as dis to Oregon with her parent® in ,f agricntorwl ecottomta,. ***""“ of toe e s c « . of Ap^l . . the “G ™ More in ’44 plflo° east of DeMoss near Monk- »f animal industry, soil conserve- trict attorney with tee secretary Innd school house 13.6. on th«» Ha’I early t imes- In Wasco in 1886 she xm, forest service, emergency The same condition also prevails Week” for the United States, fig- of state on the Democratic ticket married Mr. Sink who preceded her The cost of Bank Money Orders place owned by Ted von Bors tel ubber project (guayule), and crop in GilFam and Morrow counties, Ures on near-record (total plantings and D. N.Mackay of Condon and country as k«« not increased despite the in 17.5 for four feet, on the Sdhade- in death. r.surance The «chool lunch pro- the water forecast meeting learn- jc Oregon and in the --------- - Fred Finsley of Fossil have filed Surviving are two daughters, rnra w rejected in ito entirety though Shotler FUto showed , ^»1,1, are of particular inter creased cost as applied to Postal witz place southwest of Kent Mrs Jenne Hearing and Mrs Udey for circuit jifdge for the Gilliam, 19.9 for three feet, on the Peters Money Orders by the Revenue ' So far as toe farmer, of Oragon only average moisture Condon. „ t . and five grandchildren and six Sherman and Wheeler county dis cr.d Washington are concerned. rock level three to four feet Practically all o f the available Act. according to Merle Becket, lend west of Bourbon 19.8. and on trict. Their race will be decided in great grandchildren. he unfavorable effects will be down, the water was found to be farm jan<j in Qrejron will be in Manager, Sherman county Branch the Glen King place 19.3- AU Funeral service« were held at May as the one with a majority elt rn the curtailment of soil reservoired this spring, Oveson clx>ps year, accord ng to an of the F rst National Bank of tests were made for s x feet un 2 p.m. Thursday afternoon in The will be elected, although their less oth^rw-'se noecified. x>rservation, parity payments and reported. analysis by the agricultural econ- Portland. name® anpear on the general elec In all cases Mr. Oveson found Dalle® with ‘ntorment being made he ehmination of crop insurance. Waaoo county orchards were re- amjag aeotion o f the Oregon agri-“ US€ 55® .. ” ., tion ballot. in the Odd-Fellows cemetery. the moisture evenly spread through rhe livestock men w*B also suffer verted by County Agent Wray cultural extension service of pros- m the tested earth, a condition that Fatland Files n the long run from curtailment I vwrence likewise to have good p^ctive plantings data from the ’ . makes the higher thqn average f funds for the bureau of ananaJ soil moisture thfa spring. The con- (j g department of agriculture. 1 erence. Ernest R. Fatland of Condon, Sherman County percentages of greater value ndustry. though there is better census of the water forecast group »The production pattern, however, an *no”ey ° . former representative, ha® filed t-aane as before—ten cents for any it proves there is deep soil mois Jian an even chance that the full waa U|*t better than average jj (materially changed com ■ a‘m€ for the state senaterebip ^rom amount up to $100- Postal Money ture to c a r r v the wheat through a Second In Salvage imount asked for thte agency will prospeeto now prevail for grain por^ with ld43 th ® district to succeed William H. Orders now vary in cost from ten dry spell of weather. ,e granted either by vote of the f®d cereal hay in the dry-farmed The report of the Oregon Sal Steiwer, who will stay home to Outstanding is*an inereaae of cents for a $2.50 order ito thirty- vJiole hduse or by the senate > f - Wdrrow. Sherman, GUHam and nearly 26 percent in the Oregon vage committee made by Rod Fin care for hi® livestock interest®- seven cents for a $100 order. This er the bill ireache* tat body. Wei- Wfipco county sectkxM. ney, execut ve secretary, - at the For state representative for wheat acreage On the other and, is an increase in coat of Postal >ht is given this beilief by toe Y^ie forecasters reminded, tho- the combined acreage o f the feed-- end of March aihowg Sherman this district Henry Peterson o< Money Orders from 86 percent to act tat «evenal members of the ---------------------------------------- — connty in second place in per cap Morrow county and Giles French octs. barley and com —is expected 76 percent,” stated Becket. rubcommittee opposed reductions ita shipment of paper. Gilliam both Repub can®, are unoppoeedf to be 9 percent smaller owing to Bank Money orders may be s- tor this activity although the op- CMTS / a O O ll l I \ 3 l l O H county is first with 26 2 pounds The two major parties were reduced barley «rreage. No change >uw) <n any amount up to >W0 'osit c o en was sufficiently strong S> ------ --- --------------- - rnd , n<) bank per person and Sherman follows n w a s not n u i e?uiiicioi»nj • Z>* more active obtaining candidates indicated in tame hay acreage is justify the bringing in of a DHS1D6SS GlVCIl with 23. Benton had 22.5 and Hood for precinct committeeman and in Oregon. drafts for any amounts desired. River 18. Average for the state committeewoman this „time. A vnority report. . • ' .................... The indicated acreage of pota- The maximum amount any postal • • • From now on all food »«amps change in the law makes it more wap 10.4. Income taxpayer, of Watoin*- will be «pod indefinitely, u n le« » Oregon w 18 pereent be ,i«ued fo. Local salvage chairman, Joe difficult to appoint members c f the ,n end Oregon nbould not get atomnee notice of expiration is >lnd«^ but hl« h ,n w »!»■ Peters say» tee figures are not county central committee a n d . x ___ A e.;„ea» +-K » n p fi Kna «nnAiinrpd tion to otfibr recent years. A c tu a l------------------------------------------- ’ be idea that present consider»- given, the OPA has announced- complete as other agencies than wr te-m vote® are often confusing ion of the income tax law with n Hotmewivea n * y budget their food Production depends much upon the the school children have wh pped Perhaps a greater interest in gov Z , to ito ataphewtlon m ean, p orch ««, on the basis of three ««>’" " « »head. The mir- Draft Classifications paper within the five mouth per ernment has also contributed to hat there will be any change red 10-point .tamps every see- 'e y ateo po.nto out that the fin. iod covered and that Sherman better party organisation, f a toe rates or anyredditlonal ex- rod Sunday aol five blue KHxnnt acreage figure, may he somewhat Changing Rapidly county’« total will be much larger Committee Job® Tak«a L t io n s Congrere ha, no auto stam p, the firrt of every r.onto. altered by weather condstions, vhicn all credits are made. n .L s e and ,it p a y be doubted To releare cold storage apace for pnee change, labor supply fl- I„ effort to assure a coptmu- On tee Repubican ticket appear . h X r toe presem effort would other food, all froten M t o an! nanoal eond.don. the .grax.ltur- i„g .apply of young men for the the name® of C. A. Tom of Rufus, ”IM AGIN EERING” SOUGHT ave been undertaken at all were vegetable, will not be rationed al progrwn, oe- other factors. Most armid «rvu.es without mdueUng M r® Amelia Root and Harry Van The coined word “imagineering” , nrt for the fact that an election through April 29. bard will re- «1 the potato acreage reduct.ons th<Me wbo are .nd.spensable to Gilder c f Locust Grove; Mrs Wil was suggested here to represent , in the off.ng and it seems ad- main' unrationed, readytoo^ t ™ indicated in western Oregon war activities, the N at.on.l 3e ma Hansen c f Klondike; P. G imagination plus engineering and iMfcto to the congressmen to re- ham. will be one point lower, although « m e potato «rreagewl 1 lective Service syMam ha. order- Axtell and Sarah Belle Oonlee of «cience by E.C. Sammons, »tato ™,ve as .much of the cause for D ry-cured bam . are to be only be replaced by surer b eets'n M .l- ed preinduction physical exam.na- bond drive chairman, Portland Monkland: D.L. Reynold® and El onrpla nt ’ as possible- Juat as cne point above fresh hare., and hear county^ The acreage of tion. for all etaa. II-A and II-B manufacturer and state board of len Reynold® c f Rutledge; GBes ranv people will pay and juat as ether meat point vahre, will re- strawberries for J^nvewt t o » year occupationally deferred regwtranU h ;gher education member, in a TYench and Do-rqtiha Moore of ouch will be coltocted after ths main almost unchanged. Pood ex- ™ Oregon and Waahington » ex- .„ d e r 26 who have not been phy- m’d-year commencerpent address. Moro and B D McKee and B. E®- X l i f y m g work has bren core- pected to be 'n good «reply over I>ected to be 20 percent «nailer , « . n y exam ned Local board. Sammons said “imagineering’* trelle HrTey of W m <5P- d Z d but the manner of coUtot- moat of toe country ' during the than last year. |WTe been ordered to rev.ew « s e , Democrat» filing for preeteot plus an inborn spirit of liberty nff will be le n c o r tic a te d ,t€Vt three month® are potetoes, In the country ax a whole, the of regiatrante under 26 in Cteaaea committeeman and woman wore: constitute two of America’® most s now involved. Nor ha®. Sear^- cebbage, apinndh. lettuce and 'ote- total acreage to be planted, at juat III-A# II-A, II-B, 11XJ, and 111C Pearl Brackett of Rufus; Gordon potent “secret weapons” in this \r v of the Treaaury Henry Mor- Pr f r * * vegetable®, froxen vege- under 375 million, i® a near-record before reconsidering reghdtrants Harper and Gladys 3®U of Igcoat war. These have made possible, he ,‘enthau abandoned hi® purpose to tables, ®h«n egg®. fhUd mttk, and 4 percent over 1943. Wheat 2« through 37 year® Grove: George Potter and Helen Spring training brought the usual sa'd, overcoming an initial advan .vtmot another eight VMkm dol- bread, fkxir, noodle® and ®pagh«bti. lead® with a 21 percent acreage irtrante under 26 in IILA, II-A . Brockert of Klondike; Harvey tage of enemy countries in their rc in taxes when the now bill » The War Food administration increase. Feed grain® are marked IT B. and III-C are to be reviewed. assortment of rookie «lie® for th^ Thompson of Monkland; Wynona Detroit Tiger® baseball club. Here long military training and pre ,Pinr written. ’ says each civilian will have on up 2.3 percent, but tame hay and if such acton is warranted Frank ( “ Stubby” ) Overm ire. pee- Wilson of Kent; Tom Garrett ot paredness • • • {be average 182 pound® of meat down 2 percent The total potato are to be reclassified into II-A or wee hurler, look» op at teammate Degree« were granted to 94 stu Grass Valley, Leona Doanto of Unless .more whip« are made 1944, or one pound more than acreage was indicated at 7 per- II-B provided they are contribut ^lalpb Slewert, XO-year-old outfielder dents and certificate® to 239 army Moro; Dell Wright and Virginia t ivhilable for the carrying of au- he y^d on tee average droingthe cent under last year, but oif.ons ing to war production or war who ranges 6 feet 11 inches. men completing the ASTU course®. Mclntvre of Wa®ec. supporting activitie®. 3C percent greater. decade, 1931-1940. Continued on Pag® Two on the Northwest Water Conditions Held Good For Mid-Columbia Wheat Counties b £ Council Names Budget Committee M «*«*; « * , - *■ A fi-X M.«« MMM A V* Bank Money Orders Not Changed Tyro Tigers