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Fifty-Sixth Year No. 36 Moro, Oregon Friday, July 14, 1944 Thousands of Nazis Rounded Up A column of newt War Bond Sale A h. plane from The I h<- D D alles alles flew over Shermaa county towns Wed needay at noon and dropped pos tew announo ng th e W ar Bond show in that town S atu rd ay night when Wasco county will m ake an effort to esll it« quota of E bond v The performance will be a t Vic- .« »1, X . 1 7 _g i . «Politics and People with especial emphasis on the Northwest Legislative-Race Loan Values Becomes Slightly On Wheat Upped Complicated By Government w bon Mr« When M rs M M inn1» inn'e M cFarland » m c i B oardm an, M orrow county, a?* Sale of Individual Bondi Still Not 1 p ToJ Quota; Work Continues F I ig ° u res compiled locally show *-------- -------- J -------- door to the Elks th a t Sherm an county has gone M artin, Ore- Eddie Can- g<m singer n o » w ith ____________ appe< r as will Johnny tio n s bonds high enough to ^ a t ley and the fo u r 0V€r *n to ta l sales, Money nay held m (the U nited S la tes tre a su ry to the credit o f '.he s ta te s fo r the paym ent of un em ploym ent com pensatio i tetáis m ore than five billion dollars and to e fund is grow ing a t the ra te of m ore th an one billion dollars a year. It is suffic ent to pay 60 per cent to all em ployes covered the m axim um am ount fo r the m ax i mum period p erm itted by state laws. The m axim um s run from $15 to $20 * week fo r periods of 16 to 20 weeks In th e W aahing- U n fund as of A pril 30 th ere was $104,462,000, and in the Oregon fund $62,270,000 on May 26. These a ie the ftg.tfes 'n a senate sub- conwnittee on p o stw a r planning v p o r t which recommended expan sion of the system to include fed eral w orkers, m aritim e worker* ano em ployers of one or more persons. It is also recommended tr a t th e fe d eral governm ent g u a r antee the solvency of s ta te un em ploym ent com pensation funds, although e x is t ng funds are b e lieved to be adequate to m eet any probable em ergency. The subcom m ittee refused to approve proposals eith er to in crease th e am ount of weekly b en efits o r the period over which they are paid on th e ground th a t th ere should be a d istin ct advan S tudy of the disease or condi tion th a t bro u g h t about the loss <f some w heat 'n the n o rth e a st p a rt of the county is still going cn a t the local experim ent s t a tion and at Pullm an where the n o rth w est office fo r plant path- d o g y is located. , Some fo o t ro t has been found Cage -r.$» enw^yroent, - on, the Matioji ground», especially may result.-Xante hue heavy < a In t^e nursery w here m any v a ri eties a re be ng grow n. Turkey w heats are ( m ore often affected tnan others. Rex ia nearly free fpom the allotm ent th is year. Real foot ro t in the northw est bar been studied by Roderick S p ra gue, form erly of OSC and now of M andan, N orth D akota. There are th re e recognized types o f. foot ro t o f wLich only on , cercospor- ella, was found e a st o f the m oun tains. S prague observed th a t it m gjht « ta r t w ith « late season rain and h a t f a s t developing g ram re emed to be the m ost susceptible. Those are the conditions th a t pre- \ ailed this y e a r in th is county. P la n ts found w ith th e d s e a s - often have h alf o r m ore of the sta lk n ea r the ground rotted aw ay w ith a brow n velvety stuff cov erin g the inside o f the stem . The bead m ay develop anyw ay a l though fed by h alf a stem Such p lants have crooked stalk s, m any lying on th e ground to th e first or second joint and w ith joints v ery crooked as the heads reached fo r the sun. , In sp rin g g r a n th a t was very ran k and thick the stem s turned brown a f te r th e rain and as tha drouth finally got th e w heat any- r « y . No actual decay was found in th ese p lan t stem s, b u t th e in- ride of them is filled w ith dry, brow n stuff th a t m ake« the stem ru in g on th e resolu t on off- w alls thick. It is like hardening of by S enator Guffey o f Penn- the arte ries. W hether th is w heat nia to abolish the electors 1 ¿s dam aged by this disease o r con • re method o f electing a pres and vioe presid en t, S enator er of F lorida called « tie n to th e in eq ifties of the p re plan vs exem plified b y the oportionate re p resen tatio n g i The W ar Food A dm inistration b e so u th ern s ta te s ., and he report» tw o cargoes o f b arley th is exam pie:' U nder the fro m A rg e n t n a, to ta lin g ’about «nt system th e 12 southern 846,000 bushel», have been re 3 have 135 electoral votes, or ceived recently . a t H ouston, T ex percent of th e to tal, y e t in as. A nother cargo of about 420,- ast p re s dential election these rnd one of about 300,000 bushels ate» c a s t only 6,642,000 votes a t New O rleans. This barley is »resident, o r b u t 12 percent soiling to feeders a t $1 23 per he to ta l vote o f th e nation. bushel, f.o b . c a rs a t New York, »40 T exas c a s t b u t little m ore rn d $1.14 p4r bushel a t New O r one m illion votes fo r presi- leans and Houston. None of the y e t h ad 23 vote» in th e elec- A rgentine corn purchased by the college. The explanation, of C orporation has yet been shipped. ie, is th a t electoral college 13 boats o f about 360,000 bushels ee n ta tio v 1» based on popu- each have been engaged fo r ship i and in the southern sta te s m en t in la te J u ly and early A ug *y la rg e p a rt of the p o p u lá ust. This g r a n should reach the is denied th e privilege o f vot- U nited State« about a m onth A » in fla r resolution has been later. T he cost o f the com is re duced in th e bouse and both ported a t $1.25 per bushel c.i.f. come up fo r debate when p o rts, b u t the price to feeders ress reconvenes August 1. In f.o.b- car» h is n o t y et been defin stand o r drouth. T here is quite a b :t of in ju ry from the high winds of the sp rin g and sum m er also, especially in thin grain o r g ra in aown w ith wide fu rro w d r 11s w here th e re is m ore whipping. cepted th e Dem ocratic nom ination fo r s ta te rep resen tativ e from this tlie 22nd d istric t, a peculiar s it uation arose. Mrs M cFarland is an » au u n n i t by m a arriag first *»‘i uy m r r i a g e e a and n u iir.5i .x,hool teach er of Giles French Re- # Cu » T ^ lic a u , of Shenman county, wnu ha? served as one of the dis tr ic t’s rep resen tativ es since 1935. Most Wheat Carry 16 cent Higher Value Than Last Year ra te s v on n New v w a and uu h in ig g i h ie er r loan ia.w7> u w<h« » t have been announced by the Com modity C redit corporation, J Balsigei, m anager of the Moro G rain Grow- crSj who received the new schedule AlUtibH« S in g in g . from the Or*»- This inform ation, however, has *u a w„ei. C«n Shipyard«. The .how . f r o , been officiMly dtooovewd by H enry PeU r8° n ’ a , ’° ’ f Morrow Loan rates on wheat has been county received both the Repul)- but prise» will be to those who taised to 90 percent o f p a rity in- th e s ta te office which has not become eligible by buying bonds. credited the county w th reaching ,1Fan a " d D em ocratlc nom inations. s te a d o f being pa rated as in its quota to date. He ** a v eteran of th« 1941 se3_ 1943 when Rex and Turkey had a The la te st figures available, f »on. Gilliam and W heeler countie* loan value of $130 F ederation T h u rsday m orning, show th a t the are also in the d istrict. an<^ ^o ld $134 and H ard W hite bank has sold $72.981.26 in E T b s is not M rs M cF arland’t . w heat * k 3 8 ’ In P o rtU n d - bonds, the Moro postofftce $431.25 first v en tu re into politics fo r in This y ear the loan ra te is $1.40 The wire« have been stru n g on the G rass Valley postoffice had 1932 she wag the Socialist candi- Po rHand w h ch m eans $i 374 a B ggs and Miller. $1.368 a t Klon the pole» that c a rry th e ele» $30,075 Monday and Wasco d ate fo r s ta te tre a su re r dike, R ufus, Sandon, T hornberry tn c ity to Klondike from W arfo ,uid $25,893 75 T hursday. E bonds -------------- end W asco; $1.362 a t Hay Canyon, ^and aervice .» Ix-mg run to the hr<1 tbug totaled a t $129,831 25 on a Nish, DeMoas, Moro, E rskine and elev a to r th ia week so th a t it can a quota o f $1080(X) G rass V alley and $1.356 a t B our ba0B iwathrtaf grain a» soon as The q u ota of individual bonds p bon, Eakin and Kent. This applies f a rm e r, begm harvesting, which ^ 7 ^ and Mles to all No. 1 w heat w hether it be Ahy day. $34,694. An effort will be made Three out of four women ex- P a rk H ard W inter> H ard W inter, I t has -been necessary to «Up m iae th s the end of pect to can fru t and vegetables yellow H ard W inter, D ark North- up th e v o ltag e a t W asco from th e tbe m onth ro rm a l 2300 to 4000 in order to Tbe county\, quota of bonds * th ,s 8eason- ««-ordtng crn S p r ngr> R « d -S p rin g , W estern obtain enough power fo r the new a<dd corporation» was $31,000 U & n atio n -wide 8Urv*y ^ p o rte d Red H ard Whit<s So ft W hite, load- I t is expected th a t fa rm e rs ai d $4€J26 have been sold ’ th€ Office of W ar Inform ation, W hite o r W hite Club, along the Hne will cu t in to ob- Total ro f al, bonds sold tbeppfore C *nn«< P^a». tom atoes and as- <ven the D urum a if We had any tain pow er and, when m aterial s th o u g h t to be $210,661. The f arairus were re8tore<1 to ratio n - Discount» fo r grade a re : 1 cent available, those near Klondike are ovcrBn auo»u $176 000 and *n8r by ° PA a ite r SUfPPliej> on fo r No. 2 w heat; 2 cent» fo r No. 3 expected to add to the line to ob- now U v t n e triy i T ^ r c e n t U n d ? ad ‘ ° ,d W^ a t; 3 N° ’ 4 Klondike Line Near Completion Some of the 1S.SM N a z i prisoners taken in F ra n c e and shipped Is England for In tern m en t daring the 8r«t days of the Invasion. Almost e very ra c ia l type of Europe Is represented in this group being m arched ashore in England. Among the prisoners taken in N azi n nlferm s w ere a la rg e a am bey of Japanese. -------------------- ------- ------------------- Foot Rot Found In Some Wheats On Station; Weather May Be Cause th e benefits draw n on account >f unem ploym ent. In o th e r w ords, th ere is no disposition to r e w ard idleness. The com m ittee does feel, how ever, th a t m aritim e w ork era should be entitled to the sam e benefits to which o th ers arc c; gible and th a t civilian employes of th e federal governm ent Aoul<! «liso be included, th e federal gov ern m en t paying into th e state fund the sam e as any o th er em ployer. I t » re ite rated in the re p o rt th a t inclusion o f farm labor and dom estic employes is im practicable. The unem ploym ent com pensation pro g ram is not to be confused w ith recent enactm ents fo r the benefits of veterans of world wav No. 2 which is a t the ra te of $20 a week, reg ard less o f th e num ber d ep en d en ts, for a period of 52 weeks w ith n th e tw o y ears fol low ing th e ir discharge. However, th e re is already a proposal . be fe re the senate to increase th is to $26 a week fo r one dependent- $30 a week fo r tw o dependents and $35 a week fo r th ree o r more. T here are o th er changes in e x is t ing com pensaron law s proposed in th e sen ate hill to be effective fo r two years a f te r the cessation of 'hostilities, b u t n o t m uch s u p p o rt has appeared fo r th is mea Barley Coming From Argentina Pace Two The Dalles To Show Totals Exceed Sfitqrflay Night q . n . About Government, r*^ntinu«d on Official County Paper itely determined. 1/ LI AZ Vegetables 1$ a |Je ^faiXe dition w as brought on by w eath er is not known T h at the dam aged n o rth end <*in power. a heat was h u rt by foot ro t o r by ------------------— a cond ion o f w eath er and s ta te of n .. a . a grow th th a t was unfavorable »» not determ ined fo r a c e rta in ty O ften g rain in th a t section has dead head» ir each »tool w hich n of nol an ,nn)rt.3slw flKun. r f o r J»<* C vl1'“ and 4 1-2 c e n t, fo r No. 5 wheat bu. »upphe» o f peas, tom atoes and fTOm thl. value«. The sole of four .asues stooned 8 rp a ra « u' , r “ expected to be 20 Mixwl wh « at carries a dlacoun« , Pigs Make Good Moro $1500 Nearer Out of Debt The city council o f Moro voted Tuesday n ig h t to ta k e ad v an tag e of an offer m ade by the S ta te of O regon to sell the city $1500 of its own bonds held by th e s ta te The bonds would be due n ex t J a n u a ry 1, b u t by previous pu rch ase the city will save a few dollars and assu re itself o f reach ng eventual freedom from debt a little ahead c i schedule. No o th er m a tte rs of m ajo r im portance w ere discussed a t the session. Woman’s Club Shows To Start The first show to be presented under the nponsorahip of the Moro W om ah’s club will be given S a t u rd ay night? at 8:30 a t the school house. I t w 11 be Sun Valley S e r enade fe a tu rin g Sonja Henie and John Payne ad w ith Glenn M il le r’s orchestra. These shows are being presented by the club as a publ c service and w ith o u t in te n t to m ake a profit o th er th an enough to insure cont nuation. The school d istric t is aiding by fu rn ish in g the room. Gains On Feed ■ w ith the «low o f b u » n e » Ju ly 8. PtT” n t T hese w ere the regia be ted ser- P" k ,e . the 2 1-2, 2, 1 1-4 a n d ’7-8 per- “ 7 r ... The first weighing o f the p igs in th e th ree lot trial o f feeding m ethods going on a t th e s ta to n snow» th a t so fa r th ere is little difference in g a in , made per pound of grain although, n atu ra l- ly, the pigs with the m ost g ram have gained moat. The dry lot p gv gained 570 pounds or 1.19 pounds per day a- piece. The pigs on p astu re and w ith -a feeder full of g rain in f fro r o n n t t , o n f them gained l/Hlflpd 586 OOUndS pounds o r 1 22 pounds per day fo r the 48 days since the te s t wias sta rte d , 7 hose on pasture and a little g rain (2 percent of th eir 1 ve w e ig h t) . _ • - 1 « 178 rvo pounds J — o r 4.1 pounds ^1» gained p er day per pig. The dry lot ate 150 pounds of Wmy ^ 4 » the m a rk e t Mond ty Ju ly 10 and are no longqx available. Sale o / E , F, G ,-bonds w 11 con- t ;nUe until 3 o’clock Ju ly 31 and T re a su ry notes or C bonds m ay be purchased a t all tim es. n ¡8 fe lt th a t slow ness in the tained.” P u k2 ^ t/ ™ , t * nJ «»” <“ »«"”« *«• and S cents a bushel fo r over 1 1,400,000 p art-tim e w orkers m ust ** re cru ,te d ’ the ^ ar M anpower ^ornmL*51on say* Because of the of overseas servicem en ° r‘ CA 04 ^ i^ i 1 “ that V**6 foods b<? p ro tein cent fo r 4 centa thePe prem ium prem ium « range from t 10 p e ^ n t protein to fo r 13 p e ^ . From UP 174 peroent raises 1 cent fo r every *V« Ffirm I 0 Be Supervised sale o f bonds has been caused by mA € e o em. h alf p ercen t p ro tein . These loan ra te s assure farm ers the imminence <xf h arv est and _ ___ of a b e tte r price than obtained th a t some have failed to buy be- last year when loans w ere made cause the -m atter w as not called on a basis o f 16 cents less on the to th e ir atten tio n when buying m ost po p u lar w heats. x Wfas x t. a pass Kin K n rnrm a i n o r ble For w ♦ the rem ainder ,, of th e m onth an a tte m p t will be R esponsibility fo i;, the w a g e ---------------------- m ade to see those who have not stabilization in Oregon agricul- b o u g h t and give them an opportun- 'f°re l»aa been given to a wage jfy to take p a rt in this drive- bo ard recom m ended by Dean Scho- m ww * r cnfeld and n n/1 a appointed nixoin 4 /vzi Kvr *’ r \ lzvr* rxl MM by i" Colonel ---- Fhilip G. B ruton. D irector of b a q D L LI If results o f a recent survey ilor, W ar Food A dm inistration. ij t O F H ^ e i f 0 D 3 l ) I y , . . . , . sponsored by th e C onservation T n s hoard rs composed of the p ra in m ore th a n did th e bunch q . « » . , , T com m ittee of the W aste P ap er fcllow m g m em bers: v Cara cn pasture. At 2 1-2 cents p e r « .. Izett, Consum ing Industrie« can be pound th a t gives the p astu re a Inform atjon from the th ree c0 w v ? considered a criterion, Oregon is value of $3.75 for te n hogs fo r In™rm atron the th ree co vlS0r> of D ls tn bution W FA, j . u Ue f , o p erat ve g rain grow ers associa- w m v g ; m<UxV St-t/x Tj»hnr Com. conecun* anu “ ** 48 On an o th er baaia the dry lot +:ons in X the l countv is th a t there t • ’ v v rr <ar > w ar effort lesa than Z b ^ ! . n / u. “ 1 A P»*«“ “ 1 am ount o f 'w t * P#P‘ 1' „• o „ainxaJ ino ram™!« on 342 ao oui ow .uou ousneis o i w neat D irector F arm Security Admnnis- H .. . u wa « p K Y° - in s to ra g e in the county a t this t - ation- N I Nielson A irricultur- avuI^abb* ^roni • pounds o f gram , the well fed p gs 1<yw^ t fo r g of ^ X u s t c L B u ^u ^ A g ri- W<* k J " * needed 314 pounds o f g r a in and nro b ab le th a t th e re u , « B ureau of A gr g u t e S alv ag e Com - 41 « Caxri n n r w u r tiir « « n d th » ^ caT S * 18 probable th a t th ere cu ltu ral Econom ics; E. L. P otter, 4e pigs ’a leM th a n h alf a mill on bushels D ep artm en t of A griculture Econ- ‘n n t't€e> sm all ration needed 308 of g rain . , ., 4. i^epartm ent oi A griculture r^con N ovem ber 1, 1943 te to ra in 100 pound, in w eight. ' " L " 0. J 8tl™a te ’ ™ » t C orvallis; John Shepherd. June 25, ... over 150000 blM9hela although no Vive C hairm an S tate A A A Com- ’ 1944, ’ Oregon is credited These gains have been m ade . . vive (^ a irm a n b ta te a . a . a . uom w jth the voluntevr collection of . i definite figures were given. P<»tAr«r»n n D ire e tn r . .«. y m ittee: p E. t L. . P eterson irector a{ - {or a montW very cheaplj •» *t T otal sto rag e fo r bulk w heat in o f A g ricu ltu re S tate of Oregon . . . . o. t Paper Saving Not rlentllUl Here pounds of gram » uaually figured cou ow r fo r 100 pounds of g « n m we,ght. The h u n d re d w e^ h t of h o g . h as : r ‘ ar° Uk , ’a i r i n g /p r o f it t^ h« 7 a p p o i n t L e , rV<‘r,K* ° { 2 1 P° Und’ m ark e t assu rin g a profit to w m # tran5portatj<)n jam the feeder. tw een here and seaboard. Eleva- iz.~ . » . „ . a P ortland are mor!. to rs around em p ty th an fo r acme tim e which piakes it probable th a t sto ra g e will not be an im p o rtan t problem th is year- Some Shoes Gin Now Be Brought IC e -C,AP a 6 e S CJOMING C“ > O(fi- Sherm an C<Xint< ’ n“ nthly p e r “ P" 784, iU U f ° Ur P0. ^ / 0' r a - e s t un.eM there n f o ^ B l « l ir Pori.and hr •0,. fo r m other and dad and old er Vrother to buy certain ty p e s of ehoes ration free fo r the th re e week p e r od ending Ju ly 29. D ealers were authorized to sell lim ited quantities o i odd lot shoe» Th . T l r d D « ’l l e n l X a , E x ^ u tiv e cer w ith hta office in Here’» a chance beginning July GRASS S E E D V A LU A BLE O regon g rass, clover and a lfa l fa seed grow ers are now offered r n additional financial incentive to h arv est every pound o f need «possible th i« y ea r, in view of p piospective critical sh o rtag e in the 1944 crop of fo rag e seeds, ac cord ng to word received by the «•tate AAA office t and th e O3C extension service. “Congress has ap p ro p riated an additional $12,500,000 for* u»e this season in in creasing practice paym ents and p ro v id in g a new pound paym ent in an effort to g et every acre possible harv ested fo r seed,’* »ay» R. B. T aylor, chairm an of th e s ta te AAA com m ittee. “ The action ha« served to launch a vigorous cam paign in every a re a w here legum e and g ra s s seed production can be ob . t ™ « the e”.r - o f 2 « "» « • th e « m e addition d,U" n* al di«tounta fo r grade » above. e n d e d T ° F o r sm ut th ere i . 1 cent a bu- ' »' Pap™ ^ th ^ ld A uth/)rjty to a ta b iIili a(rricul. t v r a | w ages waa eatablished un- d e r th e a n ti. inflati<x, a r t of Oct- cb e r 2. 1942, according to Mr. H allenberg, b u t w as not exercised un,til 1943 when fa rm w ages m ade , , , . . th e g re a te s t n s e ev e r recorded m a y e a r’s tim e, w ith th e Pacific S ta te . 3fl p ercen t h ig h er th an in Oregon hom es, ** , P°u " 8 P * ^ nw>nth’ acco ,ng ,'oia , ± *«ry campaign laat November, the ..1“ .2 T reent ° Ver * . p rtwuU WPCI . p ,r forth- ca p *. coming from fa rm home» with „ fr<m non. , arm h o w . g |^ „ g vk. Hailed as the “ super-dooper” of J935-1939 average. nation has fallen far abort of its all ice shows, the m o st dazzling, Thus f a r specific w age ceilings ^ n t h l ™ oal~ of' «¿VjlO’i i l o n » 'p e r eye-filling spectacle in th e his- have been applied only to th e har- m onth, the s ta te com m ittee re- Very of frozen entertainment- - vesting of peas fin Malheur ooun- pointing o u t that Ow- fo cuatomcra without requiring ra- the fifth annual «dit on of the ty. ^ „ - 8 recort it no better than the tior. stam ps The purpose of re- renowned Ioe-Capades— will m ake E lab o ratin g on the re g u latio n s pi t jonaj avera«e la thia leasing this footw ear w ith o u t a its bow a t the P o rtlan d Ice A rena th a t w ent into effect on J a n u a rv J______________ shoe stam p b to help dealers dis- s ta rtin g July 27. 17, 1944, Mr. H ollenberg said pose o f the norm al accum ulation Each year, Ice-Capades has un- that all agricultural wages above JIM COATS GRADUTES of broken sites and o th er odds and folded a new brillance, an achieve- $2400 p e r y ea r a re frozen, require Aviation Student James Coats, ei ds which ordinarily are on sale m en t th a t has jum ped its n ation- ing W FA approval before increase re»n of Mr end M rs Claud Coats racks. Included am ong those »hoes al atten d an ce from 500,000 who can be made. Increases up to of W asco w as recently trasfere fo r which this odd lot clearance th e firs t—1941— edition, to a $2400 a t th e ra te of $200 p er red fro m W ayne, Nebraska to n.ay be made are shoes for men reoord of over 2,500,000 who wit- month can be made without ap- Santa Ana, Cal., after having ffn- and women, and a*«e» one to six :n «hoes for youth« and boy». And speaking of shoes, yon have two currently valid ration stamp»— r'rplane Itamps number one and *.wo in ration book three. Bach ¿tamp is good indefinitely for 9ns pair qf rationed Ihoat. reseed the 1944 production. Accoring to advance reporta,un- usual kmphasi« has been placed cn costuming and production of the Ioe-Capahsa of 1945, and the ‘ce extravaganza this year re- presents $$.000,000 in costuming, rehearsals and other preparations, proval, he said, unle«« a specific wage or salary ceiling applying to the worker’s job is in effect in the area where the w orker is om- ployed, tin which case the worker can receive no more than the ctiling rate, which may amount to more or less than $2400. {shed hl» course at the unhrere s'.ty at Wayne. Coats waa award- cd two of the seven prizes for ««- cellence in his work while at the aviation school. He earned the as- odemic and physical fitness A- wards having an average <rf W.6 against a da»» average of 81.5« •