Sherman County journal., July 20, 1956, Page 2, Image 2

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MORO. OREGON,
FRIDAY. JULY tú. 193«
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Modern harvesting is a very UN THE RIVER
3>brrutan <£ountg Journal
nice occupation for the grain
grower with most of the draw-
It is hot these days along the
l*uh lish< -d E v e r y
F r id a y
at
backs of an older age removed. lies, hutes and at evening ^ie air,
M o ro , ( Ir e t o n
The risk of production has been sun and rock heate«W rises in sud­
SIGHTS L IK E T H IS may be vanishing from our Am<> an
e,
d i r » I - F rriM -h
-
E d it o r cut down by better wheats, weed
den gusts and is replaced by
but M arion E m bry. F o rt Scott. Kan . prefers his four-horse hitch to
killers,
r
a
i
n
makers,
applied
his modern tractor for seeding oats. Horses and mules on U S. F arm s
f c u m .d aa aacund ctaaa aaa ltar a t th«
cooler air that must fall. When
F u a to fftr» a t M u ro .
O re « v n .
under A ct science; the risk of price has been
are dwindling fast. The number was 27 million in 1918; by 1940 there
the proper balance is achieved
o f Con areas o f M arch I. IS ? *.
were but 14 m illion; and today there’s less than S million draft ani­
removed through manipulation of the gorge is quiet and the tem­
mals in use. or one-fifth the number 30 years ago.
political fear; the big crews of perature is right for human com­
men have been eliminated thru fort. The crickets chirp again,
far better machinery.
the bats fly out for their daily
Remaining is the dust or part meal and the stars fill the sky to
of it, possible delaying showers remind the staring fisherman
and long days although fewer of that there are other worlds than
them.
this one of which he is so small
To recall the old harvesting a part.
days is to put one's self in the
The w ild currents are dropping
past. They are history and few of their drying fruit and the elder
the young men who will pilot the berries are turning to the purple
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER self propelled combines over the of maturity. The mock orange
fields ever so much as saw a sta­ blossoms are gone and the sumac
Kl RS4 RIPTION RATES
tionary thresher or heard the leaves are at full size awaiting a
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»2.00 welcome whistle of the steam en­ touch
of fall before turning
gine as the tired engineer blew it bright red to inflame the hillsides.
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mournfully if expressing the boss’
That busiest of birds the
sadness that work had to stop.
swallow has completed its build­
ALSO CO M E AND GONE
The
labors
of
a
forker
or
a
WAR AND PRICES
have been Cyrus McCor­
ing operations except for ever­
sacksewer are as distant in the
m ick’s first reaper and the
The U. S. & World Report minds of the young— and as fab­ present repairs and is busy skim­
binders that followed. This
ming
over
the
water
after
bugs
to
reaper did the work of five
calls attention to a peculiar cir­ led— as the labors of Hercules.
feed the little black off-spring
men.
cumstance. Eleven years after all That water for dozens of work
that next year will be building
others wars of consequence in horses should be hauled miles
new nests under the cliffs. The
which the United States has en­ from distant wells seems terri­ turtle doves coo to each other at
gage«! prk-es have dropped from bly inefficient to a lad who al­ eventime. Smaller birds chase
SO to 55 per cent. Eleven years ways found it in the tap. That the predatory hawks that bother
after World War II prices are up men pitched hay every day for their nests and the hawks scream
70 per cent.
two dollars and board is a bit of their victories from atop the can­
There is a reason for this, no economics almost unbelievable.
yons high rocks. Canaries as
TODAY N E A R L Y A M IL L IO N COM-
doubt. And no doubt many per­
Truly the mechanical revolu­ yellow* as gold, are teaching their
| B IN ES, large and small, have re­
sons are sure they can explain it. tion that l>egan in this country young how to fly, how to light
placed reapers and binders in A m er­
Maybe we can partially.
ica’s M arch of F a rm Progress.
about 1910 has made wheat grow­ on a limb without teetering. And
There was the Korean war; ing over, lightened the work and the river hurries on to the sea
heretofore we have made an at­ increased the • necessary invest­ swinging past the rocks like a
tempt to pay the war time debt, ment. The farmer has taken full halfback evading a tackle.
this time have made little or no advantage of It. His labors are
If geologists are right— and
effort; high taxes have kept less for it is no longer imperative who are we to question-this gorge
prices high ar>) without reduc­ that he sell stock to make his was dug by this river, year after
tion in the debt; a socialistic gov­ payments; so he has less stock. year, generation after generation,
ernment (the only kind that can Machinery costs more but prices century after century, rolling this
get elected) keeps on giving more are higher. He has a share of the rock along, sweeping the debris
and more to more and more to leisure that comes from machin­ from sudden cloudburst down­
keep inflation going and taxes ery and does as well, or better, stream. gringing stone against
soaring;
unions
are strong with it than any other class.
stone until millions of tons have
enough to increase wages and
Like all humans they give lit­ been carried to the ocean or worn
reduce work. Want any more’ ? tle thanks that the old days are out in ftie struggle to remain.
One thing is certain. If this gone and object to the ills they
Man has done little about it
hunch of government coddled have rather than give thanks that and will do little. Millions of them
TRACTORS H A V E M O V E D IN to Increase productive work a
pansies ever
runs up against the old ones can be forgotten.
have strayed here sparsely set­
farm e r can do in a day, the number skyrocketing from only 240.139
hard times they'll fold like the
In 1920 to 4,377,700 now on farms. Today’s fa rm wages are three
tled as it always has been, mil­
umbrella, some “strong" man
times as high as they were in 1940, and the number of people to
Teams of the Pacific coast foot- lions have fished here and walk­
do the work on farm s has dropped one-fourth In 15 year*.
will take over and our experi­ >>all league
have a common ed along these ever-changing
ment in democracy will 1 m * over. enough decision to make: whe­ banks to ponder on their place in
the worl<(— and still do not know. They have builded their railroads HELLS CANYON
ther to I k * honest or successful.
and abandoned one of them; they
We have come to the conclusion
HARVKNT
have pastured their cattle and
By the end of next week grain
sheep on the bunchgrass that that It will be better all around if
will be going Into the elevators
clings stubbornly to the steep congress defeats the bill to build
in Sherman county, starting what
slopes; they have gazed In awe a high Hells canyon dam.
None of the reasons usually
will presumably lie a satisfactory
at the spectacle of a swift river's
harvest. And satisfactory in these
work and tried in their little way given for or against tbe dam have
been taken into consideration in
«lays means lucrative.
to emulate it.
There isn’t much excitement
So what. It is a question and a this conclusion. All of such ar­
about it. There doesn't need to be.
good one. But the river and the guments have been discredited
Harvest is merely a matter of put­
birds might as well ask it of by the other side anyway. How
morning,
noon
or
night
much power would be available
ting the combine in shape for a
man as man of them.
few days work, seeing that chains
from the big dam and three little
dams is in constant dispute and
are not too badly worn, the gears
and in between
what one lielieves depends on his
oiled and the sprockets usable.
Dobyns Pest Control own personal prejudices. The
Most farmers will probably have
to hire a man or a boy to do some
value of building big dams for
LUNCHES, SNACKS, COFFEE
of the work, driving truck or
water storage is called one of the
Rodent & Insect
leveling the machine and watch­
greatest assets and the most fool­
Extermination
ing the header, nothing strenu­
ish way to effect conservation.
Drinks - Ice Cream - Tobacco
ous.
So we throw them all aside. If
Fogging & Spraying
Every night when the farmer
engineers don’t agree, how should
Magazines & .Newspapers
Have all bugs removed from we know. But there is a very good
sits down to his late sup|K*r he
and a couple of helpers will have
psychological reason for defeat
your place
put around 2000 bushels of grain
of the bill.
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into the elevator In town all
The advocates of the high dam
MODERN METHODS
ready for the loan of some govern­
are persons who enjoy railing at
ment money. The price is better
things as they are, berating those
Mac & Bill Alsup
Box 173, Ione, Oregon
than could l>e obtained from any
who are successful, belittling pri­
other ¡»erson or agency.
vate industry that has builded
Phone 8-7180
The Old Gray Mare Just Ain't»
the nation. They have never been
-UCce-^iO at managing anything
themselves, in fact, are apt to go
off and leave it and turn to cri­
ticism, at which they are most
adept
They will be happtew if defeat­
ed. Also the advocates of private
power will be happier for they
will get government out of their
hair so they can go ahead and do
something.
Lawrence Kenny
Administrator of the Estate of
NOTK’E OF CREDITOR«
Zella Kenny, Deceased
Notice is hereby given that the Donald E. Heisler
undersigned has been duly ap­ Attorney for Estate
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pointed Administrator of the Es­
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NEW F E A T U R E S :
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Reel is well-trussed
Teeth held firmly without bolts
Large shaft for increased rigidity
You may have teeth or bats
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tate of Zella Kenny, deceased,
and has qualified.
All persons
having claims against said estate
are hereby verified, and with the
proper vouchers, to the under­
signed at the office of Donald E.
Heisler, U. S. National Bank
Building, The Dalles. Oregon,
within six months from the date
of first publication of this notice,
to-wit: July 20, 1956.
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HERMITAGE
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6
years old
KENTUCKY STRAIGHT
BOURBON WHISKEY
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$2.80 pi.
$4.35 4-5 qt.
$
THE OLD HERMITAGE CO., DIVISION OF NATIONAL DISTILLERS PRODUCTS CORP.,
fJKNKFORT, KENTUCKY. KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY, 86 PROOF.
Because of reasons the fair board considered adequate the
come out of the cooker the housewife can set a few aside to take to the
Sherman county fair dates have been changed to September 13-14-15-16.
fair and astound the visiting women with the perfection of her
These dates are a week farther away than the ones previously agreed
technique at canning.
upon.
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And it gives more time to gather articles of a hobby. In fact, a
This means that there is an additional week for citizens to prepare
person could start a hobby in that time. Then there’s pictures that
for the fair. And it may be a most important week. Because for most
could be taken and there is a section in the premium list for Sherman
of the county it will be the week after harvest and the hurry and hard
county pictures. Harvest pictures, picnic pictures, fishing pictures,
•work of harvest may carry on for a week and permit getting a lot of
animal pictures.
work done.
For those who expect to slump after harvest the above
The 4-H kids will get their calves a little fatter, their swine a little
doesn't apply.
slicker, their anxiety a little higher. Their stock will be as good, as
In that time a man could get ahold of some of his wheat—off the
ever we are sure, and th at’s good enough.
best place in the field—if he has saved some of it, and run it through
But the main purpose of this ad is to say right here and now and
the fanning mill a few times and interest the kids in picking out the
in this place and in this issue that the Sherman County Fair is going
smaller kernels. Then he’d have a sample (only takes a half-bushel)
to be held SEPTEMBER IS—14—14—15—16. inclusive.
that would win at the fair.
Between now and then the fruits will be coming on and going
into cans and jars for winter eating. When some nice peaches or plums
That is a
Thursday to Sunday show, with the race and rodeo program coming
J im m y C o o m a , Mor«», » h o w r d th e w o n I h r n e coad M r a g h t y e a r th a t
Kran«! ( h a m p io n 4 -H fa t L im b , a J im m y ha» e x h ib it e d I h r t«»p 4 -H
H o u th d o w m c r m w , J u n r 8. a t t h r L im b a t I h r t r n y e a r o ld e v e n t
a n n u a l 4 -H a m i F F A f a t « lo c k »pon»ore«| b y t h r O r r g o n W h e a t
• b o w a n d » a ir a t T h r D a lle » . I t G r o w e r » le a g u e .
on the last two days.
The dates are:
Sherman Fair Sept 13141516
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