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Sixty-Eight h Year No. 11
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Reappraisil Job
Starling Slowly 4$
State Sends Men
January 13, 1956
Farm Legislation Bill Hall Chosen
Subject of Talk
County Official Paper
Moro Continues
Mayor By Council; Losing Streak
Roberson on Council
By Jackman
Two More Games
Kuhn Buys Monroe Fair Board Hires
Welding Shop; Will Max Barbour For
Continue Same Lines
Rodeo Next Fall
Moro’s city council met Tues
Tom Monroe has sold his weld
Vic Hurst, who is the state tax
day night and accepted the re
commission man in charge of
ing shop in Moro to Virgil J. Kuhn
By I.ouis Miller
An agreement was made be
mapping, was here this week to
and gave possession the first of
E. R. Jackman, long time exten signation of Tom Monroe as may
survey the reappraisal proced- sion specialist, OSC, will discuss or because he has sold his busi The Moro Huskies lost their this week. The Monroes will move tween the fair board and Mac
Barbour last Thursday night that
ings In Sherman county. Aerial prospective federal farm legisla ness and will be leaving town In a fifth game without a win Friday to Portland for the time being.
Mr. Kuhn Is a native of the assures fair goers of a program
maps of the county are In Salem tion Tuesday afternoon, January few weeks. He has served as night to the Sisters Outlaws on
where a craftsman will make 17, during the annual meeting of mayor since the resignation of their home court, by a 55-46 count. Grand Ronde valley near La much similar to the ones in re
Moro jumped off to an early Grande and has 20 years exper cent years. The change will be
county maps for them. Accom the Sherman County Soil Conser Darwin Van Gilder.
Bill Hall was elevated to the lead of six points before Sisters ience in shop repair and welding the addition of at least two acts
panying Mr. Hurst was Robyn vation District, starting at 1:15
By Giles L. French
Godwin, who is the farm apprai ip. m., county courthouse, Moro, mayor’s chair from the council could even get a basket and led at at Walla Walla and two years for junior rodeo performers.
ser. Work on the reappraisal of T. W. Thompson, district secre man position he has occupied the end of the first period 15-9. with Atkinson-Ostrander as weld The board hia been interested
When you see a guy that’s do the county is expected to get tary reports.
since 1952. To fill Hall’s place on At one time in the second quarter er and repair man on The Dalles in getting a junior rodeo for the
ing better than you are it is started in earnest within a few
W. E. Hall, superintendent, the council members chose B. H. Moro held a 12 point bulge, but dam. He and his wife and two fair and has found some diffi
probable he’s trying harder.
weeks.
Sherman branch experiment sta Roberson, motel owner, to serve the Outlaws closed the gap to daughters will move into the culties. It is not known that such
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Monroe house which they will en a move would be possible or that
tion, will report on “Soil Research for the remainder of the term 27-23 at the half.
They say the modern automo
Going
into
the
third
period
which
expires
at
the
end
of
this
large.
Mr. Kuhn states that he the junior rodeo association will
Results
of
the
Station”.
Research
biles will withstand severe shocks Power Fails When
Sisters began pecking away at the will continue the repair and weld function. The job of getting horses
results on the station for the past year.
in accidents. Yet, accidents in
Huskies lead and held a 39-34 ing shop on much the same basis and calves for a junior rodeo is
40 years has recently been com
crease. Suppose we try making a Wire Breaks on Hill
margin at the end of the third and will sell the same line of ma no little one. Barbour agreed to
piled and presentation at this time
car that will fly all apart in case
There was no electricity In is quite appropriate. Mr. Hall will
period. In the fourth quarter Sis chinery in connection with Art furnish without charge to the
of accident and see what happens. Moro and a large part of Sherman stress soil management, conserva Secretary Ezra Benson ters pulled into a nine point lead Muller.
board, the stock for two or three
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county for the better part of Fri tion and fertilizer work conduct To talk In Portland
which was their winning margin.
The plan is that Virgil Kuhn events of Junior rodeo In addition
Did you read about the report day forenoon due to a line break ed during tenure of the station.
Kirkelie was high for Moro with will work on sales and on field to his usual professional show
of fireballs in central Oregonian on the hill on this side of the
Enactment of new farm legisla Ezra Taft Benson, secretary of 13, Rolfe followed with 11. Philips repair with some shop work. His and the board agreed.
one night lately.
In Sherman Deschutes river. Electricity was tion Is forthcoming in this ses agriculture, has a date with Amer led Sisters with 19.
An Invitalton was given to the
brother, Marvin, will handle parts
county they showed December 31. fed back from the east for a time sion of congress. Soil bank pro ica’s wheat farmers in Portland,
Gary Miller
and shop work and Hugh Arstlll Soil Conservation service to dis
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The Huskies played their third will continue as independent mo play material giving Information
until transformers became too posal Is high on proposed legis Oregon on February 2. He is one
A civilization based on “what’s hot and Moro and Grass Valley lation. Jackman will comment on of several high-level speakers home game of the season last Sat tor «mechanic.
about the soil In the county and
In it for me” has never yet been were cut off again. Weight and this and other farm legislation scheduled to appear before pro urday only to l>e downed by the
Name of the new business will the game commission to make a
successful. Both history and re wind were given by repairman and its relation to conservation ducers during the National Asso Sisters Outlaws 47 to 55.
l>e Virgil Kuhn’s Welding & Re display of Its work.
ciation of Wheat Growers sixth
ligion teach that it cannot be.
Ray Kelso as the cause of the and land use.
New chutes are being built by
Sisters took off with an early pair Shop and the location will
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break.
Hank Grabenhorst and Frank annual meeting, February 1, 2, six point lead before Moro could remain in the Ginn Coleman build Ken Zachary with six chutes ami
There’s nothing harder to live
stronger sides and bracing, a
roll. While Philips, the 6’ 4” pivot ing.
Judah, local U. S. department of and 3.
with then a clear conscience -even Moro I0 0 F , Rebekah agriculture, soil conservation ser Other noteworthy and wheat- man from Sisters, was dunking
different kind of advertising will
if it Is your own.
be tried instead of bumper strips
vice personnel, will present infor wise dignitaries slated to share the points with ease which for
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that were said to be too common.
Lodges
Install
mation on their survey of the re the rostrum wlwh Benson include ced Moro into a zone to try and Marian Medler Dies
Grace Kelly could have become
Congressman Clifford Hope of bottle him up.
The board plans to l>e host at
The defense
cent
runoff.
Comparison
of
soil
Joint installation of new offi and water loss from various till Kansas, Governor Paul Patterson tightened up for Moro but they
a meeting of superintendents
queen of a larger tract of land if
A
t
79
Years
of
Age
some time within the month so
she had married almost any Sher cers for the IOOF lodge and for age practices have been calculated of Oregon, Claude Gifford of Farm never got their offense to going to
Journal publications, and Gwynn close the gap.
that work can begin on planning
man county farmer. Monaco has the Rebekah lodges of Moro and which they will report.
Marian H. Medler, widow of the
377 acres. And some of them are Wasco was held Tuesday night,
Two films “The Steelhead Garnett, administrator, foreign ag Philips was high point man for late Ernest Medler, died at Hood for the fair at an earlier date than
January 10 at the Moro hall of the Story”
usual.
ricultural
service,
USDA.
just as good looking, too.
the
game
with
23.
High
for
Moro
and "Earth at Your Feet”
orders.
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With wheat In the national and was Brown and Bakin with 10. River Friday, January 6, after a
will
be
shown.
Harold
Winegar,
Installing officers were: Earl biologist, Orgeon game commis international limelight, but good,
What the politicians are looking
The Huskies will play Maupin long illness, at the age of 79. She
for is a long range farm program Gentry, Helen Martin, grand mar sion, will discuss the game habi this U. S. wheat meeting has all there Friday and Maupin here was born Marian Myers and had Weed Controllers
lived in Sherman county since
shals; Curly DeMoss, grand mas tat Improvement program being the earmarks of being an interest Saturday.
with short range benefits.
very early days.
ter; Althea Burnet, president; conducted in the county.
Call Meeting
ing one. February 1, 2 and 3 will
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Mr.
Surviving are four daughters,
Electricity is a handy gadget G. Douma and Florence Bruckert, Winegar is in charge of the local record the first time this organi
The weed control committee of
Mrs. Arthur Lowell of Bickleton,
zation has held its confab outside 4-H Leaders To
and very useful but It sure reduc grand secretaries; A. Douma and county program.
Wn., Mrs. D. W. Byrd of Hills the Sherman County Rural Advi
Naomi Van Gilder, grand trea W. L. May, chairman, board of of the great plains wheat area.
es the resourcefulness.
boro, Mrs. C. R. McMillin of Berk sory Council will meet 1:30 p. m.,
surers; Orlo Martin and Jo Gen supervisors, will preside. Other
Items sure to get the full treat Hear Miss Gillen
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eley,
Calif., and Mrs. Carl Nelson Thursday, January 19, county
A liberal doesn’t vote for res try, grand wardens; Maggie Bar supervisors are A. C. Kaseberg, ment under the convention mic
of Salem, a sister, Mrs. Elsie courthouse, Moro, T. W. Thomp
Sherman
county
4-H
leaders
roscope
include
politically
potent
trictive laws, a conservative may, num, grand chaplain.
Kuypers, John Shipley
Installed for the Moro Rebekahs Charles
meet at the court house in Medler of Portland, a brother, son, county agent, announced.
a totalitarian does.
Luther Davis. The annual agricultural terms under t h e will
The group is made up of repre
Moro,
Friday, January 13, at 10.00 James of Sacramento, Calif., eight sentatives
were: Laura Grabenhorst, NG; and
general headings of soil-bank pro
report
of
the
district
will
be
pre
of the various com m un
grandchildren
and
16
great
grand
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a.
m.
Lenoard
Fields,
president
of
Grace Lane, vice-grand; Vada De-
posals, cost-price squeeze, effects
ities with Gene Reynolds, Grass
Marijuana, whiskey, heroin, all Moss, secretary; Althea Burnet, sented by T. W. Thompson, sec. of so-called modernized parity, re the 4-H Leaders association will children.
Funeral services were held Valley as chairman, and Joe
make a person feel fine for a time treas.. Irma Johnson, warden;
vision of U. S. grain standards, preside. Mrs. Winnifred Gillen of
from
the Wasco Methodist church Heater, Moro, vice-chairman. The
the
state
4-H
club
office
will
be
and are habit forming. Inflation Ann Miller, conductress; Florence Woman’s Club Hear
90% supports versus flexibles,
Tuesday
afternoon at 1:30 with committee will review weed work
does the same thing for a nation Bruckert, inside guardian; Mollie
chances for a two-price system present. B. C. Pinckney, Mrs. Ken
in the county this past year and
McLachlan, outside guardian; Hel Federal Plan Talk
and Is habit forming.
for wheat, and ‘what should wheat neth Sather and Howard Ross will Interment at Sunrise cemetery.
make suggestions for the year
make
comments
on
record
keep
en Martin, RSNG; Jo Gentry, LS
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farmers do about it!’ During 1955,
ahead. Jack Ross, farm crop ex
Anyway it’s been safe to save NG; Laura Sather, RSVG; Lila
The Moro Women’s club met at the National Association of Wheat ing. There will be the usual bu
tension
specialist, Corvallis, will
money for the past three years. Bull, LSVG; Maggie Barnum, the home of Mrs. Maggie Bartium Growers as an organization sup siness meeting with election of Tractor Maintenance
attend. Anyone having particular
Before it has gone down faster chaplain; Leona Douma, musician. last Thursday. After the business ported a program calling for full officers at the general session.
Ideas or suggestions on the weed
During the afternoon Ina B. Course Starting
• Installed for the Wasco Rebek meeting, Giles French talked to parity to wheat producers for that
than interest.
program
along the county roads
ahs were: Irene Rhinehart, Past the members on the Federal Plan portion of their crop used for Hanson and T. W. Thompson,
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By Jim IP Mid a
or Information on weed trials con
county extension agents, will meet
Uncle Emmett read about the Noble Grand; Flossie Haines, NG; of reapportionment for the State domestic food consumption.
The 4-H Tractor Maintenance ducted by the extension service
with the home economics and ag-
order telling flyers in Germany Sadie Rich, VG; Alice Wilkinson, of Oregon. Mrs. James Dyer was
club
met In the Moro high school or experiment station is welcome
ricutural groups respectively. library
to reduce. “Humph”, he grunted, secretary; Leo' Watkins, treas.; program director and the hostess
at 7 o’clock Monday night to attend.
This will give the leaders an op
“I remember when they did the Juanita Long, warden; Ruth Fields es were Mrs. Barnum, Mrs. John Church Showing
portunity to discuss their prob for the purpose of organizing the
conductress; Floyd Haines, inside Parker and Mrs. Howard Conlee.
same thing in the cavalry”.
club and electing officers.
Mr. French pointed to some of “ Martin Luther” Film lems and exchange Ideas.
guardian; Sam Brock, outside
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The purpose of the club is to Family Incomes Grow
We predict they’ll never change guardian; Selma Watkins, RSNG; the practical benefits that might
learn how to repair and operate
the motor car as long as they Grace Medler, LSNG; Evelyn accrue from adequate representa The feature-length film "Martin
tractors.
As Prosperity Gains
can sell the kind they make now. Reeves, RSVG; Lena Brock, LS tion for the rural counties of Luther” will be shown in two local Wasco Auxiliary To
There were four members pre
churches
next
Monday
evening,
Oregon and mentioned briefly the
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VG.
The number of families mak
sent. Election of officers was held
Installed for the Moro and Was dangers of economic and politi January 16. Time Is 8 p. m. and Help Veterans
Looks like one of the best ways
with the following elected: Jim ing $5,000 to $10,000 increased
showings
will
l»e
at
Grass
Valley
co
Odd
Fellows
were:
John
Ship-
cal
centralization,
The
Federal
to solve the farm problem would
80% in the past five years, accord
The Wasco American I^egion Belshe, president; Sterling Goch- ing
be to sell every doctor a piece of ley, NG; Lloyd Johnson, VG; Leo Plan, he said, is designed to give Baptist and Wasco Methodist
to the Klpllnger Washington
nauer,
vice-president;
Bob
Olsen,
churches.
This
is
the
Louis
de
Auxiliary of the Frank E. Brown
land Maybe then they wouldn’t Watkins, sec.; J. E. DeMoss, treas.; the state a political organization
Jim Rodda, Letter. In 1950, there were 8.7
be so sure everybody should be Jat k Cushman, warden; G. Douma, as close to that of the federal gov Rochemont production that has Post No. 49 met at the little Le- secretary-treasurer.
sergeant-at-arms and news report million such families, just 9% of
conductor; C. O. Burnet, RSNG; ernment as is practicable and to been running in commercial the gon hall In Wasco January 9. Mrs. er;
as thin as a fence post.
and Tom Higley, song leader. all families. In 1955, there were
aters,
now
made
available
in
16
Grace Medler presided. Eleven
Charlie Siscel, LSNG; O. L. Mar preserve the rights of minorities
Alley is to be the leader 15.7 million families In this in
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tin, chaplain; Ernest Houston, in in an identical manner as does the millimeter form. These showings, members answered roll call. The and Doug
Jack Cushman will serve as come bracket, and they represent
The segregation issue has been ner guardian; Floyd Lane, outer federal constitution.
Members to which the public is invited, unit voted to send $10 to the fight an assistant.
32% of all families.
brought about by those who think guardian; Earl Gentry, RSVG; signed the petition to put the plan are sponsored by the Sherman against infantile paralysis and $10
Klpllnger editors point out that
Meetings are to be held the first
such things can be settled by pass A. Douma, LSVG.
County Ministerial association.
to the Gifts for the Yanks Who
on the November ballot.
and third Wednesdays of every this expansion of "middle In
ing a law. It can’t. Aiding the
Gave Fund.
comes” is largely responsible for
negros to develop Into better cit
The president asked the mem month.
the boom In sales of autos, houses
The
project
for
the
next
meet
izens, cleaner, more ambitious, de
bers to bring to the Febrouary
and appliances.
pendable, would work in time. A
meeting articles such as ditty ing, Wednesday, January 18 at
7:30 at the Moro high school lib Correspondingly, the numl>er of
mere law will not make them
out the United ¿States, with a goal bags, gum, shaving lotion, cigar rary, is to name the club.
low-income families Is shrinking.
The Sherman County Soil Con to county sheep raisers.
more acceptable nor capable of
ettes, etc., to be sent to the veter
Families with Incomes of less than
carrying out their duties a citi servation District will hold its an The annual meeting of the Pro of complete control by 1960. The ans hospital.
five thousand dollars have de
nual meeting Tuesday afternoon, duction Credit association was Morrow county livestock growers
zens.
creased by 5.2 million, a drop of
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January 17, at the county court held In The Dalles Saturday. A accomplishments Is of real impor
Missionaries Elect
15%. There is still poverty, but
Paying taxes is like a man buy house, Moro. An interesting pro large crowd attended the gather tance and should lead the way to U S. National Bank
it Is diminishing progressively.
ing mayonnaise. He has to do gram has been planned and all ing which featured Dr. Burton certification of other counties of
New
Officers
It but he’s paying for something farmers and others interested Wood, head of the agricultural the range-beef cattle area. The Gains In Past Year
The January meeting of the
are invited and encouraged to at economics department, as guest association has sent special Invita
he doesn't want.
Moro
Missionary society was held First National Has
tion
to
surrounding
counties
and
The
United
States
National
Bank
speaker. Dr. Wood commented on
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tend.
If you want to test your think Commercial spray operations, the outlook of agriculture for the anyone from Sherman county has increased deposits more than Wednesday afternoon at the social
ing powers see if you can find as Including ground and airplane, coming year, and gave special con that could Is most welcome to 33 million dollars in the last 12 room In the church.
Mrs. Harry Pinkerton presided Short Statement
many reasons for what you don’t will receive special instructions sideration to the "Soil Bank” pro attend the Morrow county event, months according to the banks
Deposit Increases of more than
at
the business meeting, assisted
starting
at
6:15
p.
m.
at
the
fair
year end report.
want to do as you can for what during the fifth annual spray op posal that is In the wind.
The growth In U. 8. National by Mrs. John Parker, secretary- $36 million during 1955—a year
erators shortcourse at OSC Jan The Production Credit associa pavilion at Heppner.
you do want to do.
pro-tem.
which saw no mergers or bank
uary 30, 31 and February 1. The tion In its yearly report indicates
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We recently received an adult deposits during 1955 brought the
Mrs. Alfred Solomon led In the purchases by First National—
A shortage of newsprint is course Is sponsored by the state that their membership consists of grasshopper survey report made new total to $781,492,594. I>ast
devotionals, with Mrs. Max Bar- marks the bank’s greatest period
threatened. Perhaps it is time for department of agriculture and 405 members. During 1955 a little last August in Sherman county total stood at $748,300,328.
of growth-from-wlthin its entire
readers to begin making pleas for OSC. Special consideration will be over a million and a half dollars by the U. S. Dep’t of Agricul The Dalles branch reports de zee at the piano.
90 year history, C. B. Stephenson,
Rev.
Solomon
installed
the
of
posits
In
the
amount
of
$17,904,-
retention of their favorite “com given to using spray drift and in loans was made to association ture Grasshopi»er Control project.
volatility ways of obtaining bet members The association has Five different locations were sur 886.71, according to C. A. Rey ficers selected by the society for president of the statewide branch
ics”.
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ter weed kills with chemicals, new been taken over by the farmer veyed In Sherman county, one nolds, manager, and Dufur the year 1956, as follows: Mrs. banking system revealed Thurs
Wie hope that farmers don’t developments and fungicides In members and is giving some west of Wasco, one southeast of branch reported $2,019,108.29, ac Harry Pinkerton, president; Mrs. day.
Year-end statement of condition
secticides and herbicides, when to thought to making Interest pay Klondike, one near Moro, a loca cording to, Rodney Cooper, man Ted Thompson, vice-president;
overplay their hand.
Mrs. .Vernon Miller, secretary; figure for the Sherman county
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apply fertilizers for best results, ments to members of the associa tion by Kent and out on the ager.
Growing with the state It ser chairmen for various departments, branch of First National show
Just maybe there’s something and how much can we pay for tion. Carroll Sayrs of Moro Is Sherar’s grade section in the
Maggie Barnum, Mrs. Max that on December 31, 1955, depo
else wrong other than kids when sagebrush control.
Sherman county director on the Grass Valley area. All of the areas ves, the U. S. National also showed Mrs
at *ie branch Mere $2,872,197
Oregon State college will again Production C re d 11 association this past year had a low rate of a move ahead in total resources Barzee, Mrs. Gwen Matteson, Mrs. sits
a teacher is hung in effigy.
and
loans were $327,388 according
Edith
Burnet,
Mrs.
Ted
Thomp
which
rose
from
$810,873,029
a
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sponsor a series of two day sheep board.
Infestation, which would not
and Mrs. Zella Dyer. Not pre to brand Manager B. C. Pinck
•
Look as it this way for a change: shearing short courses through The Morrow County Livestock necessitate grasshopper control year ago to a new total of $847,- son
711,491 as of December 31, 1955. sent, but to be Installed later ney.
In the United States the govern out the state. Any one from Sher association is holding Its annual applications.
Released at the same time were
Ix>ans and discounts for the are Mrs. Eugene Amidon, Mrs.
ment has to take care of the aged; man county Interested in parti meeting January 13 and 14. On
Dewey
Thompson,
Mrs.
Andrew
comparable
totals for the branch
rapidly
expanding,
statewide
A
year
ago
there
was
consider
prices are so high that foreign cipating In this sheep shearing Saturday evening January 14 at
for December 31, 1954. On that
goods must be kept out by a high school should contact the exten the association banquet Dr. A. G. able build up in grasshopper pop banking system Increased more Paulson, Mrs. Earl Gentry and dat^deposits
were $2,757,275 and
tariff; farmers have to be sup sion agent’s office. There is no Beagle will present the county ulation and this survey was re than 38 million dollars. The 22- Mrs. Anna Moore.
An
Interesting
program
on
Na
loans
totalled
$2,669,036.
month
gain
gives
the
U.
8.
Nation
quested
this
year
so
that
we
could
ported at public expense; business chjjcge for the school. It does give with a certification as a modified,
Record high deposits for the
is taxed up to 90 per cent of pro an Opportunity for an individual certified, free county for Bang’s. keep in check the grasshopper al a loans and discounts total of tional Missions was presented by
Mrs. Ted Thompson.
< >71 First National offices on l>e-
fits; labor and most of the profes to get good instructions in sheep Morrow county was the first population and take action for $309,103,253
cember 31 were $821,125,576, loans
De«se»-t
was
served
by
the
host
I^oans
and
discounts
for
The
control
IF
necessary.
The
various
sions have established a monopoly. shearing. We are lacking In sheep range beef county In the state to
survey locations varied from Dalles and Dufur branches now esses, Mrs. Solomon, Mrs. T. W. were $420,674,522, and resources
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shearers in the county and some be certified.
If wo get a tax cut it will mo- one Interested in developing this
There is an acclerated program wheat stubble to grass and range total $5,547,147.16 and $197,977.51, Thompson anil Mrs. Norman totalled $903,435,045, the bank
president said.
Gochnaucr.
respectively.
be motivated entirely by politics. ability would be of much benefit for the control of Bang’s through ground.
Soil Conservation, Credit, Grasshoppers C.A. Topics
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