^hermmt Cfixuntty Journal
Sixtv-Fourth Year No. 40
T h ese
T h in g s
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N ote
Moro, Oregon Friday,
Eating W as Main Problem o f Early
Visitors lo This Countv; W as Poor Here
August s, l ‘J«’)2
County Official Paper
Fertilization Not
Utility Valuations
Evenly Succesful
Smaller Part of* s
In Station Tests
County’s Total|
The first white men who saw men and 200 horses neeiled sev
Sherman county were just look eral hunters to keep them fed
ing. They were explorers, moun and seldom could they stop to
tain men who had restless feet let their horses graze unless
that took them toward any new there was food for men alao.
^This business of testing th•?
range of m ountains anti up or •Grass alone didn't appeal.
results of fertillzaton grows more
down any new river. They went
In the 1840s and up into the complicated. George
Mitchell,
like tourists xwho set out to see is 0s ém igrants tam e
across superintendent» of t)he experi
the country.
Sherm an county and wftile their ment station', has Just released
Lewis & Clark drifted down diaries indicate appreciation of
figures cn the 1952 trials.
the
river in large canoes «paying the grass and occasional springs
By Giles L- French
First, the test plots yielded
little attention to the land, they also indicate an biding urge
42.7 bushels per acre. Second,
which
they
could
not
see
from
Actually we never own any
to keep on going.
ammonium nitrate at 20 actual
thing except ourselves. All our their viewpoint. They had h u n t There were almost no cattle pounds per ai re made 49.9 bu
land and houses and sim ilar be ers out looking for deer and elk in tlie west at this time despite shels. T h .J l,
a n 'iih o u s an,
longings will be here after we and antelope and in their absence efforts of Dr. Mclxmghlin to in monia applied at the rate of 20
are gone. Ownership is m ereb' were in the habit of buying dogs crease the few l>elonging to the actual pountls made 46.1 bush
tenantry and the average life of from the poor, lll-fe<l Indians; company. Deer was the meat, in els; at 40 pounds 49.0 bushels;
ow nership of land is but eight who camped in small groups the absence of that men ate a n at CO pounds 51.0 bushels.
years. We belong t|> the earth, along the northern shore. Lewis telope when it could be killed,
Ammonium nitrate was ap
& Clark's men thought they felt elk when available, buffalo on
not the earth to us.
plied in the spring with these
better
on
a
diet
of
dog
than
on
the prairies, salmon along the results 20 pounds 43.5 bushels;
T T W N
Well, a sum m er ought to be a diet of salmon. »Astoria papers Columbia and when all these 40 pounds 45.6 bushels: 60
failed horse meat or dog meat, pounds 49.2 bushels. The check
hot and a w inter ought to be please do not copy.)
H unters anil fur traders from neither of which would lie eaten
cold. T here’s always something
plots are an average of 18 plots
strange and unnatural about a the Northwest company and the by the Indians.
and yields are an average of
Snake. Piaute and Bannock six plots.
cool sum m er or a warm winter, Hudson Bay company moved
something that makes us wonder across this land always on their Indians sometimes came this
in 1951 there was no gain
if more unnatural things aren ’t way to stream s abounding in bea way, usually in raids on the fish after an application of 10 pound»
ver or tim bered hills where eating Indians who made their
coming.
of actual nitrate. Consifler/ng
they could find deer.
homes along the Columbia. Riv the cost of fertilizer and the
T T W N
Food was an ever pressing er Indians kept to the north
We think it highly im proper
cost of application there Is a
that the governm ent refuses to problem to the first men of the bank in fear of them. There •was financial gain this year from it.
northwest.
They
had
to
kill
it
camas and other roots in the There may not l>e if both years
let Vivian Kellems into court
with her refusal to pay w ith ev ery-day or do without. There lo t toms but w hite men never are considered.
was no way to keep meat except learned much about them.
holding taxes.
In June of this year there
to eat it and they did well with
As a place to eat early Sher was three times the normal
T '1 W N
Why w orry so much about get their eating when the food was man county was a bad spot. No rainfall for that month, which
ting everyone to vote when the available. Sherman county pro thing much happened here.
might have been a factor.
pollsters can estim ate w ithin a vided little food, for there was
There are many farmers who
few percent of the total vote by only grass on the hills and the
are certain that fertilization is
antelope
and
deer
could
see
a
T h is picture
of
the broken
carefully chosen jsamplos. If a
of great benefit to their fields
Korean Veterans
well distributsd ten percent vot long way.
although positive proof of it sid e of (lie new Hay C anyon
Parties that set out with 50
ed th e results would probably
has not yet been proven by ex elevator sh ow s how the w h eat
spilled out from pressure of its
be the same.
Closer To Parity
perim ental methods.
r
r
r
Farm s are grow ing larger in,
size and fewer in num ber which
is probably progress tow ard ef
ficiency and economic produc
tion. Socially it may be different.
r r r
Overheard: “she sang
like a
nesting crow ’’; “so old he never
laughed, seldom sw ore”; “as bux
om as an unworked Belgian, and
for the same reason”; “like a pup
py he wanted to be loved by
everyone: like a puppy he show
ed it”.
T T W N
We wonder w hether there is
really a drouth in the south or*
if the governm ent merely w ants
to distribute some money.
T T W N
Some morning soon the house
holder in coming in from his
round of- chores is going to go
into the closet or behind the
door and find his coat.
T T W N
One of the saddest stories
we rem em ber is that one about
the lonesome man who entered a
restau ran t and informed the
w aitress th at he w anted two
fried eggs and a few kind words.
She brought the eggs and he re
minded her of the other part of
his order, to which she replied,
“Don’t eat the eggs.” Why is th at
sad? Because humans, from the
youngest child to the doddering
oldsters are so anxious for a few
kind words.
T T W N
We read a lot about the end
of gambling because of the fed
eral tax on it.
We have much
more respect for the ingenuity
and
adaptability of gamblers
than that. It will take constant
watching to make them earn
their living.
T T W N
No need to w orry about T ru
m an’s failure to pick a success*
ful senatorial candidate in his
native Missouri. As long as he
can pick presidential candidates
T T W N
The rain that fell briefly and
so well scattered Monday m orn
ing was merely a threat. N ature
put <>a its blue and cheerful
face shortly afterw ards. It was
in a way a threat and a w arn
ing th at the crop that nature
has made possi•<> • . plentitul
moisture °¡hould be
gathered
speedily.
T T W N
Folks used to be too pious to
waltz: now some are too active
for that dance.
T T W N
One test of the sort of person
you aré is: W hat wouid you do
if you had nothing to do?
>
T T W N
We suppose that an up-todate
school will soon have a TV set.
So many of our entertainm ents
have been found to be absolutely
necessary to education including
pi ^ g ro u n d s, radio, trips.
One
could almost finish college w ith
out encountering
the sterner
facts Of life.
T T W N
By the time a rnnn’s memory
gets long enough to use the peo
ple are doing the same things
all over again.
Library Story Hour
Continues Popular
The W ednesday evening “Story
Hour" at the Mbro library is a
popular event w ith the
com
m unity children • 28 attending
this week. Mrs. Paul (|yphers
and Mrs. Kenneth McKean were
the readers thus far.
Two more books have been
added to the “Memorial Shelf”
in memory of Frank Scherrer.
They are: “Teen-age Out-door
Stories" |and “The Boy Scouts
Book of Adventurous Youth”.
Contributors to the operating
fund of the Moro Library asso
ciation have been the Chris
Schultz American Legion auxili
ary, the Junior Ladies club, the
Mono P-TA, the
Harjai^dvlew
grange.
Bethlehem
chapter,
O.E.S., and Mrs. W. F. Jackson.
School Site Selected
South of City
Veterans of service since the
sta rt of the Korean conflict may
now obtain forms locally on
which to apply for mustering-out
paym ents under the Veterans
Readjustm ent Assistance Act of
1952, the Oregon departm ent of
V eterans’ Affairs announced to
day.
The state veterans’ departm ent
has reproduced a supply of the
application blanks and is d istri
buting them to Oregon’s county
service officers. The departm ent
will also furnish them to veter
ans on request.
Mustering-out pay is provided
in the new “GI bill” for person
nel discharged from active duty
in the armed forces since June
27, 1950, w hether they had re
ceived m ustering-out
pay fop
World W ar II service or not.
Applications are now being ac
cepted by the various branches
of the armed services.
The paym ents amount to $100
for veterans with less than 60
days’ active service; $200 for
those with 60 days or more of
active service in the United Sta
tes only; and $300 for veterans
with 60 days or more of active
service, some of which was o ut
side the United States or in Al
aska.
Paym ents to discharged
veterans will lie in a lump sum.
Those still on active duty will
receive $100 at discharge and
the rem ainder, if any, in $100
monthly installm ents.
The school m eeting of District
17 held Friday night for the pur
pose of voting on a location for
the new high school appro veil
the site on McKean .land across
the highway frpm Belshee's by
a vote of 48 to 1.
Ju st where on the land the
building and grounds will be lo
cated was not decided as there
is som ething like a half mile GRASS VALLEY NEWS
available. Possible straightening
of the highway and possible need
Mrs. A. A. Dunlap has as her
for city w ater will lie considered guests her brother and sister in
by the lx>ard *in choosing the law MY. and Mrs. John Haynes
site.
of Carlton who arrived Sunday.
Howard Pierce of Portland a r
rived Sunday and will work at
the elevator again this year.
If You Haven’t All
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence May
left T hursday for their home in
Your Buttons,Make’em Astoria after spending his gen
day leave here w ith his parents,
If you can’t find buttons to Mr. anil Mrs. Wallace May. Mrs.
match your linen or butcher May took them to The Dalle.4
linen dress, make bone ring cov where they took the train.
ered buttons, advises Miss Muile Mrs. Frances Mathews and son,
Scales, extension clothing speci Teddy, arrived W ednesday from
alist at Oregon State college. Seattle, Wn., to visit her mother,
They are sm art looking and easy Mrs. T. M. Rolfe.
o
to make.
Miss Laverne Wllke of Gold-
Select a bone ring the size of Widale spent the weekend hero
the botton you need. To cover it, with her aunt, 'Mrs. C. R. Ander
cut a disc of fabric twice the sen.
diam eter of the ring. Gather the
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Perrlgo
edge of the fabric, using a dou and daughters w ent to Portland
ble thread. Then place the ring Tuesday on business.
on the inside of the fabric. Draw Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pike wentl
up the gathering thread tightly to P o rtla n d M orCay evening on
and fasten It securely.
business iW urning Tuesday.
To trim the button, use heavy
W. C. Schilling left Friday for
thread such as button hole tw ist his home in Cottage Grove to
or
embroidery
thread.
Miss spend a few days iiefore re tu rn
Scales recommends. Make small ing here the last of the week.
back stitches ¿ o ^ n d
the inner
The Baptist Mission Circle met
edge of the rii™. pulling th? at the church Thursday after
thread tightly after each stitch noon July 21 wth seven membetr
To finish the back of the but present. The ladies spent the af
ton, cut a disc of fabric the ternoon
piecing quilts,
Mrs
same size as the button, and Charles Meyers led the devotion
overcast the edges. Draw up the als.
Refreshm ents were served
thread so that the raw edge- later by Mrs. Sam Stark.
turn In. W hipstitch this pi*-ce to
Mr. and Mrs. W alter Koch of
the underside of the bone ring Oregon City were here last week
button, covering all raw edges. visiting relatives.
Marines Move Out
w eigh t.
A p p roxim ately
30,900
bushels w ere in the lour sided
bin, tw o sid es of w hich
w ere
Of The Dalles
Gearhart Leaving
The U. S. Marine corps recruit
ing office in The Dalles has re-
Moro Church for
Technlcal Sergeant Lee F o ss's’dii
he would leave for an undin-
closed assignm ent, and would
like to take this opportunity
to extend his Thanks to his many
friends and associates for the
splendid cooperation
afforded
him and the m arine corps d u r
ing his stay in The Dalles.
The station will be discontinu
ed indefinitely, and if any infor
mation or assistance is ever de-
sired from the m arine corps, it
can he obtained by w riting or
calling the U. S. Marine Recruit
ing Station, Room 208 New
Court House Portland, Oregon.
Ojai, California
Officer Reports Show
County Finances
In this issqe is the report
of the county treasurer, which,
when taken with the report of
the county clerk, gives a com
plete picture of the county’s fi
nances during the past year..
Readers will note that the
county had $39,095.60 on hand
from various road funds on July
1. To this will t>e added the
$67,400 of the money budgeted
for the road fund last June
minus $5000 declared as cash.
This will give the county ap
proximately $100,000 to spend on
roads by next July.
The sum s given and the items
concerned are public money arid
any taxpayer may ask the coun
ty clerk or the treasurer about
any of them.
WASCO
By M rs. Joe D rin ka rri
Miss Joanne W atkins, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo W atkins
was guest of honor at a bridal
shower given her by Miss Joan
Fridley and Miss Betty Dormaier
at the Fridley home.
Other
guests were Miss Carol BrljP s,
Miss Sharon lau g h lin , Miss Bar
bara Buck. Miss Vaughna Roth
ery, Miss Ix»ls Everett, Mrs.
IJoyd Gosson. Mrs. Eugene G ob
son of The Dalles, Mrs. Leo
W atkins and Mrs. Donald Thomp
son of Moro. Games were played
and c lo th e - q s were- given :
prizes. A grand prize was given
the holder of the most clothe.-»
pins which was Mars. Donald
Thompson.
Refreshm ents were
served by the hostesses at the
end of the pfternoon.
F. C. Givens of Castle Rock,
Wn., accompanied by his brother
In-law and wife, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Syrmnons of Amarillo,
Texas, came recently ai)d re
turned
the Givens’ children
Johnny, Bill and K athryn to their
home. The children had spent six
weeks at the Bruckert ranch.
Practical Information]
Rev. William W. G earhart has
received a cull from the Com
m unity Presbyter ianx church of
Ojai, California and was released
by the local church to accept it.
The G earharts will leave about
the middle of September to ac
cept the call.
The church at Ojai has over
250 members and a good plant
and manse for Christian work,
reports Mr. G earhart who also
said that he was sorry to leave
the friends he has made during
his stay in Moro.
Thi> local church board agreed
at its meeting Sunday to improve
the manse here to make it more
modern. At the regular m eeting
August 17 a committee will be
named to search for a m inister
to fill the place being vacated
by Rev. Gearhart.
E X A M IN E R
C O M IN G
A drivers license exam iner
will lie on duty In Moro Tues
day, August 1!). 1952 at the court
house between the hours of
10 a.m. and 3 p. m.
( ( II N T V
Valuation of public utilities in
Sherman county has been de
creased by the state tax commis-
j skin for the coming tax year ac
cording to information receive«!
by county assessor Glair Balzer
this week.
Actual valuation is not less
but it is assessed at less because
of a change in the county Patio,
a change that was made in all
counties in an effort at equali
zation.
In the 1951 legislature a hill
was introduced to make utlltle^
pay an excise tax to the state as
other corporations do. They pro
tested that their valuations were
higher than privately held pro
perty and the state tax commis
sion is apparently movtryf to
equalize the apparent discrepan
cy.
la rg e st utility Is the Union
Pacific which is valued at $1,-
257.292.50 although the figure
includes $8453.50 of
Oregon
Trunk. Valuation of the main
line Is $44,529 per mile and valu
ation of the branch line is
$6360, with yard and side b e in ’
approximately half as much ner
mile.
The W estern Union telegr;.,)..
company is valued at $7281.21
the Pacific Telephone &
convex, one side concave iinxl and
company at $133,-
one side straigh t.
The upper Telegraph
part of the concrete work did 165.68, which Includes 1,444 miles
The R ufui
not < onie loose. T he grain has at $92.22 per mile.
been picked up and the concrete w ater company is assessed at
$1908 and the Maryhill Ferry at
rem oved
$ 1399.
The pacific Power & Light
company is held worth for as
purposes $173,650.
Portland Conservation sessment
Valuations are based on a 52
percent ratio, lower by five than
Class Comes For
was used last year. Utility val
uations are made each year by
the state tax commission; other
property Is revalued at the will
A c la s s
In
conservation
assessor,
led by Dr. Ruth E. Hopson, in- t
tructor in Portland's summer 4 -
session of Oregon State System Unemployment Up
of Higher Education came to th.
W. E. B ruckert ranch to see a
farm conservation plan iq actual In Oregon
operation.
Unemployment in Oregon
is
They toured the ranch Satur running from 15 to 30 percent
day afternoon and discussed the higher than a year ago arid no
various operations with Henry serious shortage of harvest work-
< irabenhorst, supervisor of Sher- era js expected for at least an
num county s conservation dis- other week or tw’o, according to
trict and Zeke .Madden, field man reports from local offices of the
from tlie Oregon State Geame sta te Unemployment Uompensa-
fomroisslbn.
eom ntteton.
'I tie party spent the night at
Claims for compensation filed
the Bruckert home.
since the beginnng of the 1952-3
Sunday morning they spent benefit year July 1 have reach-
several hours at the Shermqn ed 14,787 as compared with 12,-
county branch of the experl- 603 a year ago, while payments
ment station at Moro where Mr to Insured workers last month
and Mrs. George Mitchel, show totalled $469,156, an increase of
cd and explained various expert 31 per cent over the same j>eriod
merits, after which the party re- of 1951.
turned to Portland.
Only one area. McMinnville,
Among those aliening were now has an actual shortage of
two former Sherman countians, harvest help, although Salem, Eu-
Errol
Reece,
supervisor
of gene and other valley offices an-
chools for Multnomah
county tlcipate heavy demands by mid-
and Ernest Webb of Beaverton. August. Ia ls ir surpluses were
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Knighten reported from practically all tils-
and daughter Anajean joined the trlcts despite considerable bean
group Saturday evening.
picking during the past week.
<’<H R T
The county court met Weo.tes-
day, that living the first Wed
nesday of the month. There was
little to do other than paying
the bills that had accumulated
and attending a meeting of the
welfare commission.
1
Driving Off Rond
Most Dangerous
W bat tw o of On -on traffic ac
cid en t is most likely to kill?
It depends on where you are,
reports the state traffic safety
division. If you're on the road
outside of any city or town, ru n
ning off the roadway will land
you In the morgue more certain
ly than any other type of mis
hap. Colliding with one other
car will do It almost, but not
quite, as certainly.
In town, the surest way to
end it all in traffic is to run,
walk or step Into the path of in
oncoming car. Last year, city
p ed estrian
fa ta litie s
in
Oregon
totaled 42, as compared with 31
victims of fatal two-car colli
sions.
On the "open highway” last
year, running off the roadway
claimed 195 lives while two-car
collisions inflicted an even 100
deaths, reversing the pattern
noted the year before when vehi
cular collisions led in fatalities.
. The division said a total of
75.117 accidents were reported
in 1951, a new all tim e high for
Oregon.
I 8. JETS PERFORM FOR QUEEN . . . In Athens, Greece, Frederika,
the queen of the Greek people, watches the maneuver patterns of a
formation of American Jet fighter airplanes over the Eleasina airport.
Present at the ceremony, which was marked by the turning over of a
•quadron of American Jets to the Greek air force, were Greek and
foreign officials. The Jets are to be used by the Greeks In the defense
of their homeland from any aggressor who may strike.
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