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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1956)
o 0 0 0 ® henttait County díúittitaí Sixtv-Eighth Year No. 10 T h ese T h in g s We N ote Moro, O regoi F rid ay Junuarv 6, 1956 Red Cross Aid For Flood Victims Mav Be Contributed County Official Paper Mrs Collis Moore In A SC Program Äace For Republican To Be Fully V .• I r Commitee x National Mrs. Leo Watkins of Wasco, Explained Jan. 12 Mrs. Collis P. Moore, Moro, said secretary of the Sherman county todav that »he would be a candi- Jof,n Rolfe New Home Demonstration Weather Report c • o i ■■ Ck. ^ 9 5 5 ) Ha(| ™ir Board Man Agtnt Arranges broup lueeting • u Follows Eakin Mrs. Ina B. Hanson, Sherman Many Extremes The ACP program and how R date for Republican National Com- gome may reinember th > w , chapter American Red Cross, has , . ,, ......... _ . . v,luas ¥. 11BV county extension nre- —........ _____ agent, will _____ John M. Rolfe of Crass Valiev <on» and cool but had the highest any year since was nearly an above normal. By Giles L. French . ___ low temperature Mrs. Hanaon. Others who are ex- for November was recorded and ' the recent floods may do so by 1 ne meeting, one of trial wife of Collis Moore, Moro wheat u'as once a member of Must say that so far this year sending a check to Mrs. Watkins meetings to be held in four the state »row er and mn(t,._ rs>»< i hoard md wa lbe *air to attend the meeting are the monthly mean temperature mother of David boatd and was for years a con- Mrs. Dewey Thomas, Mrs. George for July was the coolest since reminds us a lot of the last one. or to Dr Frank Reid at Morn or ungs 1 , , neld ? 1 1 ’ grower’ and T T W N N d » 7 ■ .u vi is 13 sponsored oy by the Sherman Moore, student at Lewis & Clark sistent exhibitor of Percheron Uam ih i ,,u<. .. , ls th* chainnan. counIy Agricultural Stabilisation college In Portland. She has been horses at this and other fairs ami u™ o n ? ua ? . ? ? 5'.' We read that It was Julius i u ■cd New fear ? i iU",dS 7 7 , forwa“ *ed “ and Conservation committee, active In Woman’s club organize, throughout the northwest. He ji... ‘ltvron sta rk ”.n ,i I* fus’ ¡. h .u ' ? V , nI'.'h ^ " '5 ,a? Caesar who changed to January January 1. ^ q u a r t e r s fVr help of the flood County and community commit- tlons and sings In the Community Ha™M » E a k in . who Nogle of Ken.;'Mrs. Cecil Eakta good ••' ’ ' dlf,erCnt k' nd’ ** from December 21 ’ to t, o ^ t ™ i ö n <‘. ^ r t c “'s ü p c r ^ ^ ! ofVhc I’nlvelsl'y of Orcgön^ab h c w ö X o T ^ ava^ahle^Ör'i’h’e S « ss VaUey^Mr? n I "I"'"'*' Sep,emhCT He made a mistake by chasing after Cleopatra, too. Sherman county Hural Advisory tending when she was « , * Job for another term. S T o Ä TTW N Farmers May Not council, 'I^and Use committee thy Huntley of Beaverton th^ m ir. w X X The<e ladlea wil1 he hostesses varied from 0.2 degrees below The party in France that op members, state and federal agency ---------------- posed taxes boosted its member Pay S.S. Tax lace May for when Mrs. Hanson presents the normal for June to 6.6 degrees be- county representatives, and other a three >eai tei in on the budget lesson to the units at their Jan- low normal for April. January ship in parliament. Now that’s an Most self-employed farmers and farmers and business men are in- Moie Unemployment committee. He had served last uary meetings. idea. was 1.7 degrees above normal and year on an interim appointment , _____ ranchers will not establish eligi- vited- pAn.n Pnm inrr TTW N September was 0.5 degrees above to succeed Vernon Miller who be- ___ r ____ _______ “if win- bility for insurance benefits un- lbe object of the meeting is to ** P’ voming Unexpected answers: normal. ter comes, can spring be far be- der the social security law until determine how the ACP program Increased compensation checks ca,ne county judge, The last spring frost w*as on hind?” “Yes.” they make income tax declaration and its funds can be made more now’ being computed for Oregon's Walter Bruckert, T. Lester May 14 and the first fall frost TTW N in January 1957, reports Manning useful and generally used by Sher- currently unemployed will be de- Johnson and Arzell l^emley wil was on September 22, making a How many of the gadgets on an Becker, Oregon State college farm Inan county farmers, Ralph J. livered to claimants during the re*naln as members of the dot frost free period of 131 days com automobile are necessary or of- management specialist. Busse, ASC, county office mana- week beginning January 16. Am- damage board. Lester Wilson, J pared to a normal of 148 days. ended claims under the new ^ocum and Joe Peters will Gas Station to Leo Roberts of The frost on Septerrd>er 22 was ten used? It is possible, however, for far- ger indicates mers to become eligible in 1956 if The ACP, or agricultural conser- schedule In effect for the first continue as road viewers and the Wasco who took possession Jan- 13 davs earlier than the aver ice TTW N 00 vation program, is a federal . pro- week ________________________ of 1956 will be taken start- Gherman County Journal will con- uary Mr. _________ Syron had _________ the station and the spring frost in May was You can tell a person’s age by they have earned as much as $400 . 3. __ his reaction to "There’s nothing from farming in each of the calen- «ram to assist farmers on a cost- ing next Monday, according to t,nue as the official paper of the almost three years and Mr. Ro- 4 days later than the average new under the sun” and “Some- dar years 1955 and 1956. But along sharing basis in adopting perman- the State Unemployment Compen- county. berts had a Chevron Gas Station date. thing new has l>een added.” w’ith this goes responsibility to ent conservation practices on the sation commission, which has Election boards were appointed in Wasco for about two years. Mr. The hottest days of the year TTW N report earnings from farming and farm- The program is administer- completed arrangements for the and f°w changes were made in Syron will continue his garage were July 13 and 14 with temper If our understanding of human to pay the 3 per cent social se- ed on the county level by county change-over In 26 local offices tbe personnel of them. The jury business across the street from atures of 100 degrees. This was nature is correct the Russians curity tax not later than April 15, and community committeemen of and many Itinerant points. hst was picked Thursday. the Chevron Gas Station, the first time the temperature will eventually starve because of The social security administra- the ASC committee with its office Maximum weekly payment will Much of the time of the court The Syrons bought the Tom had reached 100 since August 22, a shortage of ideas. No one there tion has suggested payments located in the courthouse. The increase to $35 from the former vv’as taken up with a discussion Coyle house and will be moving 1946. The coldest temperatures can use his mind to advance him- he made as early as possible. 1956 county committee with direct $25, while the average check is repair ot county roads damaged in the near future. The Roberts occurred the night prior to Nov- self and bureaucracy does not en- Becker believes most farmers responsibility is Frank von Bor- expected to be around $29 again- by the two run-offs this winter, will be moving to the house va- evember 15 when the temperature courage ideas in any country w111 normally establish their elig- stel, David Richelderfer and st the former $22. Allowable par- Everyone wants his road re- cated by the Syrons. was a minus 10 degrees. This Is Unless they are able to borrow iblllty next January when they Russell Belshee. tial earnings also ave been rais- ^aiI ed flrst which the court found the coldest temperature recorded ideas, they will fail. report total earnings for 1956. Harvey Miller, chairman, state ed—from a flat $2 to a third of ‘hfiicult to promise. Court mem- in November since records were TTW N Where conditions warrant, retro- ASC committee, Ralph Beck, ex- the weekly benefit amount. Max- ,ei '>. sPent I hursday morning Ernest Eslinger started in Moro in 1911. The government, it is reported, active insurance benefit payments tension service and Sherwood Ni- imum duration remains the same ,, over roads in the east Rainfall Jpr the calender year side of the ' '«* county, particularly Buried In The Dalles ended intends to leave much of the will be made from the time the cholas, farmer fieldman for the at 26 weeks in a benefit year. 1.43 inches above normal in Hay canyon. Rogue river area in a primitive person became eligible. ASC committee for this area will While “seasonality” restrictions with an even 13.00 inches fall Funeral services for Ernest Es ing ln 1955. state. Well, everyone else has. The form for making a report attend the January 12 meeting, have been done away with by the months, Janu linger, 63, were held from the ary, February, Five T T W N an<i remitting the required tax The broad object of the national amended law, nearly a sixth of May, June and Moro church Wednesday after A store advertises mushrooms for social security Insurance ACP program Is to help meet the the former claimaints will be Mrs. Elizabeth Potter had below normal precipi noon at 1:30 p. m. and Interment August as the king of vegetables Another (schedule SE) comes with the fed- varied conservation problems con- eliminated entirely by the rise In tation. November and December was made in The Dalles. advertising manager too fat for eral income tax return, Form fronting agriculture. Various con- minimum base year earnings Dies Wednesday were the wettest months with 2.82 was born Novem- December had rain on 20 of the potatoes. 1010. If your net earnings from servation practices are adopted on from $400 to $*M0 and the require- Mrg Elizabeth Potter widow of her Mr. 17 Eslinger i b w '» » TTW N farmink were as much as $400 in a local basis, to assist farmers fi- ment that such earnings must be Antone Pot(er dled at ’ hosnital in i J/ Spr,ngs’ 31 davs and November had rain Wonder if the fellow who names 1955. you are obliged to fill out nancially in performing needed at least 37 times the weekly ben- Jn The Danes W ^ n e X “ ! Tve "Jie 15 of the 30 days. The greatest hurricanes has been unfortunate and file this return and pay the Practices on the farm. Cost-shar- efit amount 4 at th€ of g5 .|fter an ej. P «» J live hare amount fell on December 21 when with mothers in law? social security tax, according to «« generally amounts to 50% of In addition to these changes tendpd JIlneRs He was n l r S to> beta Newton 1,Oi ,nches recorded {or the T T W Becker even if you do not owe £ «>st of establishing the prac- ^ tlve L ’^ f e n i r T cfauses Mrs Potter was ,xjrn E,izabeth ln Moro in 1913 and to them were 24’h°Ur 1>erlOd- The rainfall for the crop year The only reason for tax cuts is any federal income tax for 1955. Uce; i . ’ T d forfeiture nausea Ja<,kjJi Septem|,er llt 187O In Ne. t W alter a n a w that they might curtail govern- Older farmers—those 65 or over With declining farm Income the that became law last August braska a daughter of Mr. and lieutenant stationed a t ’ Kodiak ending August 31, 1955 was 2.92 ment spending and growth of —can retire after March 1956 and Pegram offers needed assistance 3 have resulted in postponing Mrg Henry CJ j R h Alaska and Marcus of Spring’ Inches below normal with only government. start getting monthly old-age In- to county farmers. To meet these benefits for some claimants. Oth- ed tQ the [hpn new country M#rcus of SPr,n* 8.60 Inches of rain falling since September 1, lb > I H mil.ill f o r T T W N surance payments if they have needlS on a county basis, farmers ers have had benefits reduced or that l)ecarne gherman county in Deceased Deceased ^farmed^ for a time, (be growing season March 1 to Pine timbermen are saying that met Jhe earnings requirements are asked to assist in determining denied because of receiving old 3.81 Inches porcupines are destroying their and paid their tax. Other qulre - o - R e the most use of the . pro; • In 188« ..... she „tarried Antone Z e ' p h « ; “w ^ ^ o f ’ i Uxl whkh “ J 9 '" Ch" ' above normal. timber. It would seem that eat- regardless of age, will . .. ... . .. ... ing a Ponderosa pine would be family protection in the form of gram. amendments probably w be potter wbo bad come from Calif- ascertained until the end of the "l882* and^Vhev Wii*v^“»t *” mana<ed a punishment enough in itself with- monthly payments to surviving current benefit vear June 30 a 1 for , 3 the i they . .VCd , Rervlce station and since 1945 has Snow Runs Down cunent Denerit year jun , Klondike remainder of been ownpr of the Mom Hotel out man making it a capital of dependents in the event of their Wasco Girl Gets next. Estimates indicate payments , . wedded iife sbe attended ’ « . Hotel, death, provided they meet the fense. tmv rise rise almut 15 Der cent or r two 1 , 1 at wea^ea u,e; school bn® attenueu Surviving are his sister widow, I^ta, may about io per cent t school the Jacks house, tbe two < ,()ns three Mrs Creeks Wednesday same requirements. T T W N Aa. ACP millions this year, while an addl- known buiidtnB in eariv J jwo sons, tnree Bister, Mrs. In either case, the payment of Portland seems determined to There was only about a quarter tional amount may be added when J * el , as m st east of Klondike » yr 1 e <>f?? raT Valley’ Mr*J put its new center down town. the social security tax must ac- Honor At O o t 25 ooo emnloves of newlv covered ay.h’ 11 * as JU!,(’ east of Klondike. Maude Griffin, Eureka, Calif., and of an Inch of molture in the 6now Cherrill W. Fields, Wasco fresh- 7.” ^ Z ^ e u L i b l e for com- „?LrS' J ’0" " ? - 80 » ^ la h Patterson of Eugene; that fell Saturday night although Maybe not enough will come to company the income tax declara- make traffic dangerous if all the Bon or return, Becker emphasizes, man at Oregon State college, has mad ones stay away. TTW N If this old fashioned winter preparation for an old fashioned spring we will suspend judgment. ----------------------------------— ----- - injured. TTW N flees. Information about benefits weekend, and freshman orienta- rates, wider coverage ana auui- lows cem€tery there. Rev. Richard just north of Kent and a young The state government is being may be obtained from social se- tion at OSC. tional taxation of individual earn- Bruner wm officiate, man wrecked a new car near sued on several different counts curity district offices. If you don’t Miss Fields is majoring in re- ings- If econc>m ,Ql.condP1 . Surviving are two ______ daughters, Bill Dugan Dies DeMoss. _______ as counties protest some of the know where these offices are, post creation education at OSC. She is n?t.cha?®t ni y’_ i_-i. Mrs. Mayme Elliot of Klondike, The weather moderated Tues law ls, cxI**te<l *° halt 1he and Mrs. Guy Weedman of Port- A. CA tax commission authority. There master can tell you, says Becker, a 1955 graduate of* Wasco ^Wgh day night and some rain fell and school. downward trend of the unemploy- jand> one son> George, now of At Age 01 o4 are pains to changing methods. We<inewlay it all went down the ment trust fund. The Dalles, although one-time TTW N Bill Dugan was buried in The creeks making a larger run-off county Judge of Sherman county Dalles Tuesday following his in some places than did the one It takes an investment of about Plan For State and keeper of the family store at death Friday at a hospital in The and a half inch that was lost last $60,000 to bring a steady income Klondike; a sister, Mrs. Alex Me- Dalles. month. of $200 per month. That means Parks Advanced I^eod of Spokane and a brother, Dugan's name was Wilburn Ed- A car carrier tipped over about Silble Jacks of Baldwin I’ark, Cal- gar Guenther and he was l>orn ln a mile south of Grass Valley with through a good part of an active Tugman chairman of Was life. Those who get $200 a month l^e Governors State I’ark Advis ifornla; five grandchildren and Princeton, Mo., March 16, 1871. its load of new Ford cars dam- or more from the government committee announced this As the country was getting earth began and sky ended, No nine great grandchildren. He came to Kent ln 1904 and for aging the carrier and at least one without working are doing very week H131 a hearing with regard settled and the homesteaders were landmarks were discernible, no Mrs Potter was a member of years ran the confectionery there of the cars. Drivers were not in to state parks will be held in Feb- building their little box houses fence posts protruded, there were Annie Fulton chapter OES and and jt wa3 bere be came t0 cajj. jured and the carrier was soon well. ruary. The meeting is scheduled and little lean-to barns and put- no trail*. the Wasco Methodist church. It ed i)Ugan for rMsona lost in his righted and hauled into a repaii TTW N Did anyone make a mistake last for February 24 and 25 from 10 ting up fence around their quar- Bands of cayuses gathered jn was her request that contribu tory. shop. January ln prophesying what was a m > t0 5 P- m., in room 36, State ter sections the winter of 1884- bunches in the draws where there tlons be made to the Wasco For the past two years Bill Du going to happen ln 1955’ Office Building, 1400 S. W. Sixth 85 came along to astound them, was a little protection In the wil- churches ln lieu of flowers. gan has llvetl In the county hos Jim Kunsman Dead r T w N- ' Avenue, Portland. The winter of 1884-85 wasn’t so lows. At first they ate the le a v e s -------------- pital ln The Dalles and there he Pictures of fish and pictures of Tugman advised that all groups cold nor so destructive as were the from the brush, then the brush, a FIHH CARD« DUB died of a heart attack at the age After Long Illness vegetables both promise that some or individuals wishing to speak hard winters previously recount- little grass where it could be paw- Attention salmon-steelhead ang- of 84. William James Kunsman, 73, one expects spring. about stale parks or dIscuss pro- ed but it was the winter of the ed free from the snow. And then, lers. The Oregon Game commlB- died In The Dalles Monday after • TTW N posals with regard to the present deep snow. old timers have said ln all seri- gion reminds all anglers that the a long illness. He was the elder The New Year celebrations were administration of state parks It snowed about Christmas time ousness, they ate the manes and current salmon-steelhead punch Adlai Stevenson To of the Kunsman family that has said to be quieter this time. Do Rbould contact Wm. M. Tugman, or before and it kept right on tails from each other until they cards expire on December 31, 1955. lived In Sherman county for over you suppose it never was neces- Reedsport, Oregon, not later than snowing for day after day. The were closely roached and rat All of the license agencies thru- Make Oregon Talk 50 years. sary to drink a pint of liquor to February 15. grass was covered, then the fen- tailed by the time the winter out the state are prepared to re Adl&l Stevenson has accepted He was born ln Ohio December ease the birth pains of a new These Shoups or individuals ces with their little juniper posts broke up. ceive the old cards and Issue new are asked to supply the following and two strands of sagging wire It did break up in February ones which will remain valid dur the invitation of the Oregon State 25, 1882 and spent his younger year? Democratic Central committee to years ln this county before mov- information: and then the barn» and the houses, with a great roar\ro rn the wel- ing the 1956 calender year. TTW N 1. A written notice, indicating Houses that were dug into the come chlnook that settled ihe Anglers possessing punch cards make the annual Jefferson-Jack- ing to The Dalles where he work- A BAG OF T O O I j S the name of spokesman, either In- sidehllls were unseen except for snow in a few days and melted it that expire at the end of Decern- son speach ln Portland February ed for the railroad, first the Great Isn ’t it strange dividual or for a group; the name smoke early in the storm. into the unfrozen sod where the her are required by law to return 11, It was announced today by Southern that ran to Dufur and That princes and kings, of the group and subject that the Homesteaders had some trouble tall bunchgrass held the water, them to the game commission Howard Morgan, state chairman, later for the Union Pacific, The dinner will be a fund rais- Surviving are his widow, Daisy, spokesman will discuss. looking after their stock but many No run-off was recorded. The not later than February 15, 1956. And clowns that caper, ing affair for the lieneflt of the two sons, Olen of Vancouver, Wn., 2. File a written brief relative had produced a crop or two and ground was so soft It would mire ■ ___ In sawdust rings, Democratic party of Oregon. The and Glenn of The Dalles, one dan- to their proposal or discussion, had a little stack of hay around a saddle blanket right in the CATTLEMEN TO MEET And common people invitation was extended to Gov- ghter, Mrs. Ralph Farmer of The 3. Estimate time for discus- which the few horses and cattle bunchgrass according to a story The Sherman County Cattle- Like you and me sion of the subject fit is antlcl- were glad to huddle. It was hard told by those who lived through men’s association executive com- ernor Stevenson last August, be- Dalles; three sisters. May Barn- Are builders for eternity? pated at this time that each In- work getting around in four or that long snow spell. jyiittee will meet at 7:30 p. m., fore he had declared himself a um of The Dalles, Mrs. Mary Cros- Each *ls given a ,t>ag of toala, dividual will be limited to 30 min- five feet of snow. Not many cattle or horses Monday, January 9, county court candldate for the presidential field of Oakland, Calif., and Mrs. A shapeless mass, utes and each group to one hour.) Men who had to get out for one were lost but all of them were house, Moro. Plans for the annual nomination. Morgan stated that Blanche I^tndlngham, Sheridan A book of rules: Tugman stressed the Impro- reason or another made skis or poor ln the spring but the grass meeting scheduled for January Stevenson’s acceptance of this and three brothers, Harry of And each must make— tance of this hearing in order that snowshoes on which to travel and was wonderful and the crop of 31, will be completed. Considéra- invitation does not signify Stev- Moro, Irvin of Portland and Roy Ere life is flown— the Governor’s State Park Advis- many told about how the coun- 1885 was the first one that brought tion will be given to sponsorship enso-.'s intention to enter the Ore- of The Dalles. A stum bling block ory group may have the advice try looked. Everything was white great encouragement to the sett- of a Junior Rodeo for the com- goiprim ary although that subject Funeral services were held Or a stepping »tone. and counsel of individuals and on the earth and the sky was so lers. It was so good that the re- Ing year. Any folks interested are is snll under a tlve discussion at Thursday with interment in The —R. L. Sharpe groups interested in state parks, gray it was hard to tell whereputation of the county was made, welcome to attend the meeting. Stevenson’s Chicago headquarters. Dalles. t™. Winter of the Big Snow Was 1884-85 and The Sod Soaked To The Rocks
