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■Gherman County ¿Journal Sixty-Fourth Year No. 10 T h ese T h in g s We N ote __ ____ Moro, Oregon Friday, January 11, 1052 1951 Reviewed Boosters To Hear As History Takes Mdi“n’ E"'i "mr n c M A t Night Meeting O ver rro m INCWS Ä < '«unity Official Paper Jackman Coming Women Hear About Wheat League For Meeting of S"fe,v''ro” Orf'“ ,s Going to Portland Of School, Countv Conservators The Moro Woman’s club held For ’52 Meeting its January 3 meeting at the The next meeting of the Moro Boosters club will lie held Wed What happened In the • iast nesdav January 16 . at 7:00 - p. m. E- R- Jackman. Oregon State UommuniD church s.x-ial room, The next convention of the half of 1951: ireitors are going to try an college extension specialist, will Mrs. Orville Hcxkman presiding. Oregon Wheat Growers league July 6: Rain helps spring evening meeting for a change speak on "For the Land’s Sake” It was’ decided to hold meetings will I k > held at Multnomah grain. V heat loan set at $2.14. The program committee has during the second annual meet- through February there. I^ater hotel in Portland according to a July 13: Clarence Huis has obtained Lt. Colonel Monel R. N. An- inK of the Sherman County Soil an announcement regarding a decision made last week hv the afire. «Station field day derson of the Walla Walla tils- Conservation district, Tuesday banquet will be t-iven as .«„m as executive Imard meeting in Pen- By Giles L- French w i'.v t h ^ eSt i >r,qf-indS m° re Pr°" t, iCt’ S En«lneers- to come January 35 at 1:00 p. m. The the committee i n report dleton. Dates will be December 1 v nan and tell about the w construction meeting will held in the coun* Mr- Thomp on on. in U - . ti usiruction «»nwiug « III he lie ueiu me coun- a h .-. i Dewey > c w c \ was 4*5-6. The federal civil defense In,), n “ E 5 harvest figures of McNary dam and also show ty courthouse in Moro says director and introduced Mr. Sherman county will lie the agency has published a booklet Ports on countyr° P' * PlCtUre* ° f the " ork Th° ‘™ S W T o m p so n , county Townsend wh h« gave an Interest- official host and Floyd Root, entitled, "The Clergy in Civil ing survey of "Safety in the president of the league, called a July 27: Rufus grass land „ add* n » to i the program aRe,,t. Defense’’, which, as might be The annual report of the dis- Schools", and what the\ hoped meeting at Moro to make plans burned over and other property fficers will ** elected for the expected, tells what ministers for that job. The 1952 meeting destroyed. Wheat leaguers return It,0"’ no?nlnees trict will be presented during to accomplish here in Moro, could do in case of attack. a sh o rt business meeting, The second speaker w a s will lx* the 25th held by the made earlier in the month. Wec,e wre an aggressor we'd be ,na<llan Thompson states. A supervisor Sheriff Fields /vho stressed wheat growers which lx>gan in much happier to attack a nation Howard Dent W a n ts will be elected to fill expired "Safety" and he felt for Sher- 1924 with a conference held in August 3. Utilities valued at that was prepared to pray than term of Vernon Miller. Supervi- man county, it was the "ambu Moro. Some years no meeting $1,730,543. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. one prepared to fight. Delegate Job sors are elected for a three year lance ”. He gave us vei \ inter- was held Schilling married 50 years, cele Weather Warmer, T T W N alternating term. Nominations esting facts regarding this ques- T h e executive board also Dishonesty in government is Howard "Bill" Dent Jr., form brate. Elmar and Brevor seed may be made from the floor or tion and the dub was glad to chose delegates to the national often caused by government get er mayor ‘ The Dalles, this available. by petition signed by at least learn so much has he August 17: Teaching force all Snow Slipping ic- convention which will be at Den ting too big. Payroll of the U. S. week his candidacy for ten GO) landowners submitted conipllshed. hired for school. Elmar makes ver in February. Paulen Kase- federal government Is /larger de' aie from the second Con- After soce two weeks of below prior to the meeting Other ’ Mrs. Dewey Thom pson yield of station wheats. « berg will head the national pro- than any private payroll by al- g: .a! district to the Repub- best August 24- T axes will he hiuh freezln* weather the wind chan- business will deal with affiliate Safety - chairman told what she v a in committee there. Others most twice. We do not know licit; national convention. Mr. or ? «5 membership, cooperator signs, she hoped to do in the future in the delegation are Jens Ter- whether the people will change Dent speks one of the two con- an a feel of spring was in the and equipment purchase. to keep people reminded that jesen. Henry Baker, Marion Wea and reduce the size of govern- vention seats to be elected by \\ asco in all-star game. t Nitrogen fertilization and soil “Safety'’ ls a "first ' and a t Herford, Don McKinnis, Floyd August 31: Rainmaking not a « ment by intelligent action or second district Republicans at proven to satisfaction of OSC ... T^Perature rose to around testing will lie dscussed by Le- “must". Root, Lester King, Ralph Mc- wait until it is done by rbvofti- the May 16 primaries, daytime which may Roy Warner, formerly with the — investigators. Local school costs Ewan. Morris Wilson. Randolph tion. The latter is the most "Bill’’ Dent is an attorney in take the remaining snow off extension service, now with the Horn, D. I). Hill and R. B. Tay effective. The Dalles. Although only 39 now over $300,000. Pendleton Grain Growers. G. R. Sept. 7: City decides to drill into the canyon«. lor. T T W N years of age he has been prom> Church Affiliates land. County fair get- ° , ,‘ S O U » V ? e,nd tbe county McDole, soil conservation ser- on Greer George Wilson will I k » chair» Creeping socialism, my eye, inent in public ifiairs in east Wednesday morning, vice, will speak regarding tillage final Jicks. licks. man of a league ruinmaking It’s on the dead run. ern Oregon for more than a de ting Sept. 14: 378 pupils register , ew snow *nt0 drifts that methods for conservation. committee; Kenneth Fridley is T T W N cade. including a term as nxiy- St day of school. The program for the meeting Install Officers Football ,,amPered traffic for a few hours. a member of the taxation com An argument about snow re- or of his home city. He has been first Radio reports were that more is as follows: moval usually lasts longer than a leader in the annual Oregon squad big but boys not large. New officers were installed mittee and Leonard Fields is „.. Sept. 21: Fair program run snow was expected over much of , the snow. Probably just as well. Wheat Growers association 4-H Sunday evening for four organ chairman of the youth activities 1.00 p. m. Film: "Keep Your Eye T T W N and FFA Fat Livestock show off in sunny weather, exhibits eastern Oregon with rain in izations affiliated with the Moro committee. on the Soil” Farmers in this Dewey Thompson There must be someplace and sale. He has been admitted large in horse sections; Doc snme elevations. ... . -------- ' Community w u n u u illl^ V lI U lV ll, 1’1‘S U Il in U ’ -----vaiVJOCTll was chosen church, resulting section will he better pleased 1:30-1:45 p. m. Business meeting from elections held earlier in the ,0 ,M’ Chairman of the committee where the railroads are run to practice Iiefore the i «preme Haze hurt * to ** handle “ Sept. 28: Jay Freeman dies. witn snow. the meeting in Port worse than here, where passen- Courts of Oregon and the United 1:45-2:15 p. m. "For the la n d ’s winter. They follow: Moro 46. Fossil 0. Gary Miller land and Tommy Thompson gers have to walk farther to ¡States Missionary society: Mrs. Mag- Ii4ake” • E. R. Jackman find their car; where there are While pledged to follow the getS Judging honor at fair, Farm Crops Extension Spe. S n Pr± dent; K‘H' will he secretary. Others on the Kase- even fewer ticket sellers. r * sell Belshee, vice-president; Mrs. committee are Paulen directives o.< the Republican October 5: W. S. Nelson tells Everett McQuillin T T W N 2:45-2:45 5>. m. Nitrogen Fertili- H;,rry Pinkerton, secretary; Mrs. ’ ei g. Norris Gilklson, Harry voters In the Preferential Pri- about The Dalles dam plans. Hilderbrand This cold weather has lasted mary, Bill Dent | stated that he Ross Ornduff resigns as county ization and Soil Testing • Le- Finest Esllnger, treasurer; se- Pinkerton, J o h n long enough, even the oil man would do everything ......... within his Roy Warner, Pendleton Grain eretarles of different sections Bernard Martin, Vernon Miller, Buried In Portland . ' clerk. Marie Hoskinson appoint- says he’s tired of it. power to assist the Eisenhower ed. Growers were chosen as follows: Mrs. De Dale Baker, LeRoy Belshee L. T T W N forces in obtaining the nomina- October 12 Sally Fields gets stewardship; E. Kaseherg, W. L. May, Allen Everett W. McQuillin, former 2:45-3:15 p. m. Tillage Methods wey Thompson, An example of a way to stop tion of the General. Mrs. Homer Townsend, children Pom, George Wilson, Leonard top prize at Pacific Internation- reslt,ent of Sherman county, died progress by law is to pass or- ------------------- for Conservation - G.|R. McDole and youth; Mrs. Edith Burnet, 1* lelds, Kenneth Fridley. ai. Moro 20, Maupin 40. Girl al Food Samaritan hospital in Soil Conservation Service literature; Mrs. Russell Belshee, dinances requiring chains on drowned above Maupin found Port,and Tuesday after a long automobiles. Suppose some one PTA Starting Again missionary education; Mrs. \V. by fishermen. illness. invents a better device for mak W. Gearhart, Christian educa U.S. National Bank October 19: Wheat crop not up Mr. McQuillin was born in Ful- ing a ear stay on the road. And tion; Mrs. Charles Belshee, na to ten year average. Moro 27, ton county. Ohio, November 4, News of Concern To how could he get it tested? After Division tional missions and foreign sew Clings to Lead Parkdale 20. Tax bills mailed. 1884 and spent .a large part of ing; Mri». Frank Bazzel and Mrs. October 26. Buether-hSinger h,s ,,r<? ln »Sherman county. He "This would be’’, said the old The meeting of the Moro P-TA wedding observed. Moro 13, Mau- has ,lved in Portland for about Sherman County The United States National Jack Noonan, memhership; Mrs. tim er”, a fine day for a hog will be held Friday night at pin 6. Richelderfer-Bish family ten -v®ars. He will he remembered Anna Moore, communion service. Bank in its year-end report . , , Elmer McClure of Milwaukie killing.” 7:30 p. m. at the school houee «¿'t' ronserva tion* award* Junior Ladles: Mrs. V’irgll Ar shows a substantial gain in" de lete for his interest and part’d- ^35 fx?en re-elected master of the He referred to the mild thaw with the business of adopting cher, president; Mrs. Archie Me- posits during the past 12 months put ion in boxing contest«. Oregon State grange and will that was softening the snow and by-laws getting top hilling. November 2: County middle Crae, vice-president; Mrs. Itos- and continues to lead the state, thinking of the cool night to Miss Lynn Serfling will lead sized in agricultural production. Barzee McQudlin a Ton 'narreH serve an‘,th^ r two >^ar ,a,n r ,,e roe Moore, secretary- \tr Glen lota I deposits now stand at come. But he knew that there a discussion on the new method Novembers: Midco sale bring, a daughter Mr.) Jene, Jo y 2 and " Virtue, treasurer $.594,087,668 for the statewide are no hog killings anymore, of spelling which has been adop- Moro 53, Papooses 0. Wasco tak- three grandchildren 195° ’ UFe *n adi,itlon to — Mariners: Mr. and Mrs Don »ysfem. who are owning some property in Mil- Hogs are slaughtered on a com- ted in ffherman county and is average of $718 a head. “ " ' Dalles branch reports de wankie owns two farms in Uma Thompson, skippers: Mi and mercial basis, quickly and effi- in use in the Moro school. A es district six man trophy. and a sister in Ohio ’ Mrs. Max Barzee, first mate; .Mr. posits totaling $11,581,085.81, ac tilla county. ciently and profitably, but with- strip film will he shown to il- children get pins and praise at * Funeral services w ere held cording to (’. A. Reynolds, man Dr. Thomas Griffith of The and Mrs. Francis Keyes, log- ager. out the laughter and Joking that lustrate the discussion. Mr. meeting. Moro 19, Heppner 13. Wednesday in Portland wl»»" in- keeper; Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Ar Dalles has finished his term as used to take place when neigh- Keyes will lead the hoys chorus Novenlber 16: Moro 32, Wy- terment there Loans and discounts also re president of the Oregon Medical cher, purser. hors gathered to butcher their in two numbers. east 0. Rainfall above normal. (Senior Westminister Fellow bel t a gain during the past year society and a Seaside man has fat hogs. --------------------- November 23: Richelderfers ship: Larry Kaseherg, president; in line with the business and in been elected to succeed him. These times are better or at G R A S S V A L L E Y N E W S honored at banquet for conser- Joy I^ane, vice-president; Vivette dustrial growth of the state. Plans for a long fill to permit least would be voted better by Mr. and Mrs Amandus von vers of soil- Taxpayers get re- Ixians and discounts for the en- construction of the new Colum -Sparling, secretary; Edwin Bal* lire those now here to vote. Let us R(,stel w e r e dinner guests ceipts for 95 Percent of tax bills, system n o w aggregate slger, treasurer. bia river highway at Rowena say, easier, which may or may Thursday evening at the home November 30: Wheat leaguers $185,560,690. 'Hie Dalles branch Junior W estm inister Fellow- tunnel have lieen announced by not lx? better. Of yj,. and yfrs. Ted von Borstel ma8e resolutions for convention, shp: l ewis Miller, president; reported a total of $4,650,422.07. the highway commission. It is mu .. T W N . Claus Bardenhagen spent the Wasco dines football squad. Reynolds stated. The business establishment understood that the water off Dayanne Sayrs, vice president; The crucial year of our de- evening with them playing cards Bhe I nlted States National Amone the hnainoe« o December < : Wheat commis- known as Blum’s Confectionery the cliff which the railroad tun- Hln''. Bels,1Pe> 'T ik , Dan Kirke- f.-nse prefcram w m IN I at flrst, Amon« i , „ visitors ___ sion _______ ________ __ . _ lin,ii h o .^ h t hv Mr hank with 40 branches through* Among t>» the business work explained to club ......«- is ..................' — but • lle’ Mrs. neled through very deep Lunch was served after Instal out the state, now lists total re ed that Art Bibby uimX and son, 87. " " 'v‘ ,jI ,ue -'»oore cues at a . R. Rasmussen has a new a fill will be necessary to permit . . 1954 . . will really „ . 1 k > the . and Mrs Art lation and Dr. Fred Neal, form sources of $636.159,183 as com name, one selected by a contest, the water level grade projected year In which we must he ready. Stephen, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde December 14 er missionary to Africa, spoke. pared with $614.957,962 a year Is Russia dragging its feet or is Stradlev and sons k'ñrZn v’ín 3 Wheat league First prize went to Roy Cyphers between Hood River Rive and The ago. This represents a gain of it US’ I Vf,y *"? .- i n » / J ' Í . hy many 8Peak<'r8 who picked the name for the Dalles on which contractors eon are more than 21 million dollars. T T W N Alxx,I oeonlè n?, h J T T Ì - '***. „ * “ E’ " nger Pla<<- w hkh *«*' >« ,ruskv «u t. now woklna The General Petroleum cor- New Years «km« ,. à.‘ ih,.' k l,.1, ___ chosen because Moro Huskies Tom Lawson MeC d «— •» - ______ ____ ______ ____ _____ McCall has quit «tin, r> 1 ears dance at the Kent December 21 How to Est¡male Harlandview frequent that confectionery. Sec- his job as secretary to the gover- Roame, Gir.s, Negro poratkin , . says this: wnen Lod Ix»gion hall sponsored by the grange 25 years old. Charles Ond choice of Andy Paulson and nor of Oregon to return to radio made the oyster, He guaranteed American Leizion Post v « « him absolute economic and so- Every one had a good tim e w ith rnast.er- Francis Keyes, the Judges, wa« broadcasting. He will have a Team, Billed at G.V. ; W e d s To|d dal security. He built the oyster paper hats horns a 2* ?ieFT y dr° ps f<AS-MUS-INN, which was sub- 5:30 p. m. news cast of Oregon ? hOUl?' a - » r r hlm “ The S l W m c m u “ r’ n „ Z k ec h X M ^ a E m ^ r c » "y V~ B uW ' affairs over KGW. I he school letterman’s club Is * * sponsor for a basketball game a weed spray recoinmenu*. .f^ m^ j ne? i ± . „ Wh„” i;.ung^ thlc,icn ,,ie * ° about • • • * " a,,<" '»p« the oyster simply opens his between the local town team and R°n calls for 10 gallons of mater- shell and food rushes ln for him. Smut Problem Relieved Somewhat In the Roemer Girls, an aggrega- I)t>r sere, how do you know Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kock •But when God made the eagle, and son. Bud. were dinner guests P i r c i N a l i n n a l H»*® tion of Negro girls who play and p vou are applying the correct he said, “The blue sky is the FLday evening at the home of F , r S l ^ ^ t l O n a l t l a S sing a concert before the game, amount? Columbia Basin Bv New W heats limit. Go build your own house." Mr. and Mrs. Ted von Borstel. * They range in heighth from 6 1 Chances are good you don't, • and the eagle built on the high to 5 3 and have made a good re- ;,.vs E. M. Nelson, Wasco coun n,rS IX,n E<?iper were Larger Deposits The Columbia basin’s wheat all samples graded smutty con est mountain crag, where storms m Hie nil Dalles last Monday for smut problem has taken a turn tained more than one-half per cord against both women and tv extension agent, and that may men teams. lx> the reason for poor results. threaten him every day. For dental appointments, "i ear end statement of condl- for the better. cent smut. The game will he played at Here's Nelson's solution to the food he flies through miles of Mr. and Mrs. R. E I,eB]eu tion figures reported by the While admittedly the number White bases his annual report (jrass Valley Monday, January problem. Set the spray outfit's rain, snow and wind. and daughter of Terrebonne »$herman County branch of the one wheat disease problem in on more than 20,000 inspections pressure regulator at the requlr- The eagle, not the oyster. Is were overnight guests Friday First National Bank of Port- the area, 24.7 percent of the crop of farmer owned lots of wheat cd pressure with all nozzles op the emblem of America.” of Mr. and Mrs John Rust. land show that on December 31, graded smutty in 1951 as com- located In the three states of erating. Csc dear water. Set the . , „ T T W N , l7 ‘r’ a?d Arrs L^’nald von Bor- 1951, deposits at the branch pared with 30.6 percent In 1950, Washington, Oregon and Idaho. tractor throttle at the proper .Americans are a great people, stel and children .Americans aie a great 1 -ope. stel and children were dinner were $2.163,070 and loans were R. E. White, production and mar- His figures, taken from inspec -pravlii" spewed and sp-.iy a mea e\ p a\ »an a ,u" ,n ,o gue>t- Wednesday evening at $305,936. keting administration grain su- lions made hy approximately 15 sured 40 rods. January and March. the home of. Mr. and Mrs. Myrle In releasing the figures Car- pervlsor, reported recently In licensed inspectors who are ex- Measure the amount of water T T W N SnJnb- _ rel. »S- Bennett, manager of the Portland. pert«, is considered the most re- used and multiply this number The president’s m e s s a g e Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Tiller of branch, aiso reported compar- It was the first time In nine liable index to the smut sltua- In gallons by 66 and divide the sounded familiar. It is v h it he Hermiston were ovenight guests able figures at the branch a year growing seasons that smut per- tion in the Columbia basin area. flvire by the number of feet In has been saying for some time Saturday at the^ home of Mr. ago. On December 30, 1950, de- centage showed a drop from the The Portland Inspection point It helps prove his consistency. and Mrs. Lhen Kee rath 1 ■ n h M wflfl po.-its were $2.156.043 and Ioans year before, White told members which includes four Columbia he the gallons per adre applied He has been licked on so much Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Dunlap were $1,'26,667. of the Pacific Northwest Smut river counties, Gilliam, Morrow, at the particular throttle and of it . and has , grown so , . unpopu . , .. bad as ,pnner guests New 5 ears At the same time, the First Control committee. Sherman, Wasco In Oregon and 1 -ure setting. For example, lar beause he has advocated it day Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hoop- National Bank of Portland and Reason for the drop In total Klickitat county. Washington, If the amount sprayed while tra- that he appears now to ie more er. Mr. and Mrs. Art Watkins its in statewide hanking offices wheat graded smutty last year reported approximately 15 per- v llng the 10 rods l.s 5 gallons, remarkable for consistency t an of Wasco, the Misses Connie and reported that tot3l resources as was accounted for by a largei cent smut, the same as In 1950. multiply 5 hv 66 which will for wisdom. Dorothy Wilson of Moro, Mr. of December 31, 1951 passed the proportion of common white In the Umatilla, in lo n and give 3 :o. Then, If the spray ' an<l ^B’s. Ifeunin Peters and $600 million mark to establish wheat, and there was almost 10 Baker county area, Improvement ?wath Is 27 feet, divide 330 by Frankie of one t.me Frankie son Arden and Mr and Nfrs. Ar a new all time 86 year record of percent less smut In It. On the was notpd In lx»th common ? Phiis, the sprayer is applying and Johnnie fame du d in.-ane in zp | i «emley .$601,210,222. Deposits at First other hand, White said, club white and olub varieties Three 12 2 |»er acre. Forty rods, Incd- the Pendleton state hospital anc Harold F.akin and son, Tom- National on that date were $557,» wheat« .accounting for about and eight tenths jiercent of the tally, la 660 feet. newsmen wrote storie« about mie. Don < ox, and Henry Bar- ’$8,716 and Ioans were $274,371,* one third of the total Inspec tions common white and club varie- her. It was a bawdy ILtle ballad, num and Earl Gentry of Moro 210. made. continued the upward ties, graded smutty; 41 percent U t s i ci mi 1 iiodi ^ p < iiviu H hut had enough to be remember left Saturday for California to Over December 30, 1950, First smut trend with .52.8 percent as of the club varleles were smut Next Sunday, Januarv 13, Is e<i and somewhat like many attend a cattle show* and sale at National deposits Increased $32,- compared with 51.2 percent a ted. IF ItltY l.l l t l M o B L fim lly night. 6 p. m. potluck modern books in that respect — Bakersfield on Monday and a 053,605, loans resources $32,747,» year ago. Of seven Elmar samples in dinner and 7 p. m. movie pic sufficiently salacious for sal cattle sale at Tulare on Tues- 0 0, and total resource« Increas- Of particular concern was the spected In this area, none grad- Six foot one inch center for ture and program. ability. day, ed $30,494,025. disclosure that 46.2 percent of ed smutty. Roamer Girls. Rev. H. Gravenor ‘Husky Hut’ New Name For Blums