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
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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
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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
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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®
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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>
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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.
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The
indicated
acreage
of
pota-
The
maximum amount any postal
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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
.
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e.;„ea»
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n
p
fi
Kna
«nnAiinrpd
tion
to
otfibr
recent
years.
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tu
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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
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Mid-Columbia Wheat Counties
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