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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1958)
Seventieth Year No. 16 T h ese T h in g s We N ote Moro, Oregon F riday February’ 21, 19ÔS County Official Paper Fertilizer, Survey Planning Conference pa¡r Board Has Talked at Meet S”"""8 Dinner For Those On Conservation Sherman High Who Supervise Objectives for agriculture and rural living will lx* presented at The annual dinner given by The Sherm an County Soil Con the Sherm an County Planning the county fair board for the divi servation d istrict hold its annual onference, Sherm an high .school m eeting Tuesday with a program cafetorlum , Thursday, F ebruary sion «upcrlntendents was held Monday night at the Masonic hall that varied from soils to fish and 27 at 8:90 p. m. with ladles of the Eastern Star fertilizer. One hundred fifty Sherm an serving the dinner. Chairman After a short film Leo Mayers countians have participated In John Rolfe preside«! ami heard soil s ientist, told of the prograss preparing six commit tee reports reports from the superintendents (riles L. French of the soil survey being made of and recom m endations during the about what they h«»ix?d to «io with Sherman county. It will 1 m ? done w inter months. The six com m it We take a census of hum ans next year according to present the 1958 fair. Most were optim tees ami their 19 sub-committees istic every ten years and take one of plans and will show the variety and most recommended have met periodically to establish deer every winter. changes in the prem ium list. of soils and the geologic form a goals ami program s for the next TT W N Bill Jefferies who was not pre tions of the county. It will make 5 to 10 years. W. L May Is gen sent sent word that the horse Some can rem em ber the old Sherman county the best mapped eral chairman. The event is spon exhibits would again lx* large and brake blocks on wagons and how area in the state and perhaps sored by various agriculture and some en tries are already prom- fast they wore out; everyone the best surveyed. com m unity groups and the Sher ised. Henry Barnum, cattle su Harold W inegar reported on knows that brake lining on cars man kounty extension service. perintendent, said that exduding wears out, too, if much stopping the wil life conservation prac The meeting 1« public ami all are 4-H clubbers from the open class is done. 1 decision of Senator Bvrd tices being followed, the cover Invited, states May. es would reduce entrance fees of Virginia to retire calls a tte n made for birds, bird roosts and Forty problems of concern to more than It would reduce prem tion to the w ear and tear on water guzzlers installed with oth Sherm an countians were llste«l iums. Orlow Martin, poultry, brakes in human affairs. The job e r project« to increase the num at a conference kick-off meeting welcome i new pens, Howard of trying to keep the race from ber of birds in the tounty. in October. Most of the problems Ross, sheep and swine, wanted Andy andforve said that Sher going too far or too fast is very listed and other subjects have a loading chute and the board trying. But brakes are necessary. man countians could raise trout been considered by the six com said it was going to build a shed -in farm ponds if they w anted to T T W N recom m endations on that barn SIIEH M AN COUNTY W IN N E R S gin u p , from left, front row , Rich- Moro and (ie n e F rid ley, W asco, m ittees ami Bill H all, f id 1 Before this country solves its go to the work and trouble to do in a con test last w eek at the con- aid GralxMihorst and N ancy ('on- first in sw in g, high hc I ioo I d iv i draw n up for corns ¡deration ami crops, wanted w heat classes economic or social problems it is so. Cool nights keep the w ater at elu sion of the E lk s l.tnlge sjmiii - lee, hotti of Moro, ti«‘d for first sion: lutila .lean P aulson, Moro adoption by the general confer going to have to get rid of gov at satisfactory tem perature for M>red w in ter season d a n cin g pro piaci* in sw in g , ju n ior high d iv i and David C oulee, Morti, acconti ence. Each com m ittee will present changed« Biggest debate of the night was ernm ent interference and enlist trout and it is not necessary that gram at T he H alles included th is sion: second row , Sharon llelsh e, In sw in g, high school d ivision . their findings «luring the evening. after K. VV. .Moore of Portland, ex ponds l>e stocked with bass or the aid of individuals. C. L. Smith, state extension agent, plained the method of putting in warm w ater fish. TTW N will sum m arize the recommenda lights for the rtxleo field ami a Howard Cushman told his lis One way of looking at hum an ABOUT THE COUNTY tions an I reix>rts. prelim inary estim ate of the cost: Legion Post Debates Moro Missionaries history is th at men first develop teners about the nitrogen fertili Committees and chairm an who $5909. The plan Is to hold tlx* Sunday dinner guests of the zer trials th at have been conduc ed a little governm ent by giving will report at the public m eeting Plan Church Aid Je rry B arnett family were Mr. are: M arketing ami T ransporta rtxleo Saturday night so that some chief some authority. L ater ted here in the past four years. Disbandonment moiv riders can come from Pen governm ent grew until it was too On soils three feet and under in The Moro Missionary society and Mrs. Gordon H iderbrand ami tion, Elton Medler, Wasco; Land dleton, where the Round-Up will family and Mr. and Mrs. Tom big and too oppressive and had to depth the chances of successful Use and Crops, Ikm Thompson, lx* flnlshc.k Tom Blessington of Condon, met with Mrs. Maggie Barnum l>e overturned so there could 1 m ? a fertilization is one to three, he district commander of the A m er W ednesday afternoon with Mrs. Moore and Barbara. Moro; Home and Com m unity Liv The fair board, through Jack Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Royse and ing, Catherine Thomas, Wasco; fresh start. Then the process was said. On soils 3 to 4 feet deep ican Legion, was here Sunday Zella Dyer and Mrs. Mae Broun chances are two to three and on to meet with local Legionnaires co-hostesses. A dessert luncheon Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Haven and Weed Control, Joe Heater, Moro; Cushman, expressed the idea that repeated. the fair was now dependent on soils over four feet chances are alxiut the fate of the Chris of apple pie ala mode was served May Ann recently spent the week Livestock, B ernard Martin, G rass tr racing money which may not con end in Eugene, w here Dads’ The necessity of a dow nturn 88 per cent. at 1:3() to IS m em bers and one Valley; ami Public Affairs, Ken Schultz post which has lx?en in tinue in so large a stream as at weekend was being observed at was manifest in the inflation. The guest Mrs. Jtx? Griggs. neth Fridley, Wasco. Tom H elseth gave a resum e of active for some m onths Members present. It has been working to the U niversity of Oregon. upturn will come when adjust his experiences as a Ford fellow have failed to attend regularity President Hilda Goodenberger put the grounds ami buildings in Enjoying a potluck dinner and ment is complete and some busi at H arvard and asked the aid of called meetings and despite the led In the opening prayer. Rou shape. Proposal for a lighted Junior Ladies Hope an evening of pinochle at the home nesses are already going up. tine business was enacted. The district members to get more ap- work of the A uxiliary have not arena w as w ith the idea It might of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Brock last T T W N society will buy curtains for the propriations for soil conserva shown interest. Increase revenue. To Get Silver G rover Cleveland said that the tion work if it is to lx? expanded^ Mr. Blessington is interested prim ary S. S. room. We also will Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. L. When suix?rintendents make L. Funk, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Nis- 3'wenty-two ladles gathered people should support the govern cover a couch in the social room. Elected to succeed C. F. Kuy- in getting the maximum mem their changes for the prem ium ment and that governm ent could pers as director was John Hilder- bership and advised against dis- We will serve lunch to the county bet, and Mr. and Mrs. A rth u r Tuestlay evening at the home of list it w’ill be printed and work on Smith. Mrs. Nisbet won high. Mrs. WHllard Ix*ff for the regular not support people. brand and A. C. Kaseberg was re bandonm ent of the post. However he, 1th committee in the church Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Thomas m eeting of the Junior Ladies the fair will proceed for the year. TT W N basement W ednesday, Feb. 26. elected to the other board mem a proposal to sell the hall and let T here will lx* some new features One doesn’t have to be senile to bership. The board will hold a mem bers join another ¡Mist was Devotions were led by Alice an, 1 Clyde Fridley went to P ort club. President Mrs. Vernon Mel- in an effort to obtain more coun land Monday to see Ira Fridley ».*r presided over the m eeting rem em ber when poison gas was m eeting for election of officers made with the idea that if there Gochnauer on Hebrew 2:1-4 The FFA will w’ho is in a hospital there. and Mrs. Andy Paulson gave de- ty participation. touted as highly as war materiel rx*xt month. Alx>ut fifty mem was one or not more than two "Wo dare not neglect to share have a division ami there may lie vot Ion«. as rockets are now. It proved too bers attended the annual meeting. posts in the county there would the message of salvation with Mrs. Del WYight and Mr. and The project for the year was other local contests. Also there Is dangerous to use. those around us.” She also read Mrs. Jam es Maddox of The Dalles lie more interest. possibility the county may sug TT W N Commander Lon King will see the names from the Yearlxxik of were Sunday dinner guests at the discussed and «iecision was made gest a Joint fair with Gilliam to buy a silver service for use Prayer, a n ' prayed for those who members and potential members home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy An in the church. IToceeds will come county, if not im m ediately at A candidate for Oregon office ABOUT THE COUNTY to try to get the m em bership up represent us in Colombia, and drews. some fu ture time. calls himself a constitutional lib from the silver tea, which is to The Rufus postoffice is getting among foreigners in our eastern Dorcas society met at the home lx* held March 18 In the Moro eral which, w ithout definition is quite a face lifting these days. to the quota which is hut 25. United States. I>AV OF PltAVEIt HET of Mrs. Sain Brock last week w ith merely a mouth-filling phrase. The whole front part of the pre Presbyterian Church social room. The program was in charge of World Day of Prayer is Friday, nine members present. Mrs. Sa- If he had said he was the same sent house is to be used for post- Thelma Miller, who gave a dem < ie Rich was co-hostess helping Any surplus money received will February 21, at the Moro Presby kind of a liberal as Senator office use w ith a much larger Jim Hill Billed onstration of Galatians 5:22, “the to »serve the following: M argery be used for o ther Items such as terian Church. The World Day of Morse voters would have the m at space for boxes, sorting tables and a lace table loth or a punch lx»wl Prayer began In 1887. O bservan fruit of the sp irit”, by using fresh Van Gilder, Edith Brock, Mae For Stockmen ter clarified—or would they? fruit to represent love, joy, W atkins, Madelyn Barnett, Faye set. filing cabinets. A rest room is ces are now h«*ld In 111 countries, TTW N Com m utes for tlx1 silver tea sta rtin g with the* Tonga Islands also iM?ing ati.ed. The new’ post- Jim Hill, m anager of the Pen peace, etc. Nine women assisted Boice, Jackie and Betty Schaef w ere announced by the president ami enU ng with St. I.awrenc«* Is We dis fer of Hill’s Motel. Roy Shields, who is retirin g office is to l>e separate from the dleton Grain Growers, will he the in this dem onstration. and yearly program books were land, Alaska. as general solicitor for the Union residence of the present post m is featured speaker at the annual misses,1 the meeting by repeating Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Reid spent distributed. This is a day when Christian Pacific, earned his own way; his tress Mrs. Ix?onard Jordan. As in m eeting of the Sherm an County the benediction in unison. the past weekend in Portland Mrs. Virgil A rcher introduced father died when he was five and the past deputy post m aster had Cattlemen at G rass Valley, March where Mr. Reid attended the Re Mrs. A. Douma, who gave a very women all over the world will Mr. and Mrs. Guy Andrews publican inner. He also attended meet to w orship and join in pray his m other when he w as ten. to use the living quarters of the 5 w ith the topic “Com m unity Agricul spent last week in Portland visit the recent Repobican dinner in vivid ami enlightening account ers and in offerings to the g reat Talk about lx?ing under privi Jo rd an ’s w hether they were home Development Through of their rveent trip to Europe. She est cause in the world, the ad ing Mr. and Mrs. Chester An The Dalles. tu re ”. leged. And few men made a bet or not. had many souveniors on display vancement of the Kingdom of drews. ter success than Roy Shields, which she had Ixxight in differ o u r Lord. which makes us think th at it is en t cities they visited. R efresh The service for this year is the quality that counts more than m ents were served by Mrs. Ix*ff entitle«! "Bread of Life". As w<* the privileges. ami co-hostess Mrs. Lloyd W«xxl- »end Its message out to the j>co TTW N A recommended vegetable v a r m arket for more wheat hut she is Choice and Good grades. ran h in Morrow county less than erson. Th? next m eeting will lx* pies of the world, may we prove The wisdom of the work! is Substantial Dust for lice control on cattle one grub per anim al was found on March 4 a t the home of .Mrs. E. by our lives and devotion the w ritten in books. Reading is the iety list was published last year. looking to Canada. Few’ changes have been made. credit sale agreem ents have al may prove to be a readily acceR the treated and 8 on the untreated ( ’. G<w>!enlx*rg»*r. reality of our faith. Through our only way to get it out. The list is prepared by Ralph ready been completed between t,*d 'practice with the average «at lots. Trolene was given to the Master, we can offer strength, T T W N comfort, an«l hope to the w eary Maybe most products th at get Clark, extension horticultural spe the two nations. N orthw est wheat tic producer in Sherm an county. treated animals in the bolus form TRKN-AGKKH MEET acordlng to <n trouble do so by trying to be cialist. Anyone interested can exports were curtained because Lloyd H enrlchs this past fall by a balling gun A regular m eeting of the Teen- and war-torn world. som ething they’re not. I jk e a give us a call and we will l>e hap the USDA is not financing Soft c«x»|x*rate<l with the county agent weight. Research results over a Age club was held Monday even <i(M' UNIT MEETS in a dusting trial on ten head of three year period have shown ing at the home of F ather O’Con Mrs. George W ilson, supervisor motor car trying to be a parlor, py to give inform ation on varie W hite wheat under P L 180. Four-H livestoi k shows have at yearlings. Inspection of these cat alxw t 95% control. of the Kent area of the Ground beer trying to be a soft drink or ties tested. nor. It was decided to send a let Trees for w indbreak plantings least three m ajor purposes: To tle was made last Saturday with a w om an's hat trying to l>e prac A different m aterial known as ter of sym pathy to Keith Hock- ()i»server Corp, called a s|x*cial should, lie ordered now if delivery provide an incentive for txiys and Robert Every, extension entom tical. “Co-Ral" was also used on the man on the recent loss of his fa m eeting which was hel I at 2:30 Is anticipated this year. The Ore girls to raise good livestock and ologist, Corvallis. Excellent con TTW N Ruggles ranch. This m aterial is ther. Thanks was expressed to the February* 17 at the Kent Ix*glon gon Forest N ursery provides take good care of them; to pro trol w as observed Sue; ess is due There were 15 present Wasco school board for ix?rmls- hall. The other day a w riter w rote trees for this purpose for Oregon vide an opportunity for teaching, to m aterial used and not necessar also a system ic material, hut Is sion to use the gym. There will which included three visitors applied as a spray which is ab that there w asn’t any security. farm ers. O rder blanks are avail selection and care of livestock; ily the method. Past results have lx? no s«x?lal activities this week from G rass Valley, Mrs. H arry He w asn't talking about econom able at our office. Trees available and an opportunity to recognize shown «lusting not as grxxl as sorbed into th e Ixxiy and works end. The next regular m eeting H(x>|x*r, supervisor of the Grass internally as d«x*s Trolene. Six ic security in particular b u t se January 1st were: Douglas Fir, 4-H members for the work they dipping nr »praying, but the ease will lx* held Monday, F ebruary 24. Valley area; Mrs. A. A. Dunlap curity in general. And he m eant Grand Fir, W hite Fir, Ponderosa have done. To lx? effective we and cost for equipment in doing teen yearling steers were treated Refreshm ent« w ere served and and Mrs. Elx*n Kee; M-Sgt. Ralph last N ovember on the Ruggles what he said. Maybe he’s rig h t Pine, A ustrian Pine, Chinese Ar- m ust plan and con uct our 4-H the job has a«lvantage. movies shown. This <lub is for Bragg USAF of Arlington, Sgt. for no man even knows he’ll be borvitae, Black Locust, Caragana, livestock shows to accomplish A one and one-half precent diel place. A check Saturday showed all Intereste«! high school youth, Ruel B rum ltt from the B«*nd Fil Russian Mulberry, Russian Olive these objectives. Boys and girls drin dust was used on the year 1 i grubs j>er animal on the un- here tomorrow. ter ( ’en ter and Sgt W ilbur Mort- and Is nondenoiidnatlonal. and Chinese Elm. still have time to join and parti lings. Diel rin has not been ap treat«*«I steers and k*s than one TT W N mer of the Ihxxl River area. Ix*nten «levotion.s consisting of on the treated. Results of these Many people have an urge to cipate in 4-H club work this year. proved by the Pure F ool and Residents of the east will long Mrs. Wilson called the m eeting Mass and The Way of the Cross rem em ber the w inter of 1957-58 prune their ornam entals in the The most im portant event is our Drug adm inistration for use on trials should add to the know will ix* held this week on Wed to order and then turned it over ledge of the material under local while those on the w*est coast spring. Most trees and shrulis local Sherman County Fair. The cattle for lice control to date and nesday evening a t St. M ary’s Ca to Sgt. Bragg who Intnxluced the will soon forget the fine w eather do better if a minimum of prun Dalles show Is scheduled or June thus cannot lx* officially rproin* conditions and provide recom tholic church In Wasco, and on other sergeants. Sgt. Brum ltt of that w inter. We don’t think ing is done. I«et them grow as n at 8 to 11. Calves are already on feed mended. Lloyd was happy with mendations for general use when Friday evening at St. John the gave an Introductory talk on tlx* the material is release«!. for this event. Sheep and swine the results and has purchas«*«! a that proves anything but if it ural as possible. Baptist Church in Grass Valley. place of the G(X’ In the missile In pruning, take out dead and must be on feed by March last $39 duster for dusting additional does it is bad. Gross agri ulture farm income Next week devotions will a lte r age ami showed one reel of a broken limbs first. Then weak for I he Dalles show. O ther shows cattle. TTW N for Sherman county was slightly nate, (» la ss Valley oil W ednesday scientific movie of "The Chal In the O rient it is polite to take grow th can be removed where for 4-H livestock members are Varied results were olxierved higher for 1957 than the past tw’o evening and Whsco on Friday. lenge to Outer Space”, which fea off the shoes. Here it would not it is interfering or strength Is G rand National Junior Livestock in trials on use of the new sys- years. Income from crops, ani Sum ’ay «levotions will be held In tured space engineer W ernher be polite. We get along by under needed for a better grow th. Trees Exposition, Cow Palace. San temlc insecticides for control of mal production, ami governm ent Antelope. von Braun, explaining his plans need little limb removal except Francisco, March 29 to April 2: cattle grul»s here in the Colum paym ents amounted to $8,183.799. standing. for men to explore a ml conquer T T W Tf for convenience such as limbs Junior Lives;« k Show of Spo bia Basin. Inspection was made Cash crop income am ounts to $7,- space. Sgt. Bragg explained the The world may get to he very overhanging a sidewalk or street. kane, May 9 to 9; E astern Oregon of treated animals on the Orville 205,790 which includes $5,617,999 ItEBER 4IIS INSTALL necessity for GDC m em bers to scientific. It will not. however, Shrubs can have older stem s re Livestock Show, Union, June 5 to Ruggdcs ranch, Grass Valley, last for wheat, $1,521,009 for barley, Installation of new officers for continue training ami sk y w atch change human relationships very moved as they get too large, and 7; Bend Rotary 4-H F at Stock Saturday with R W. Every. Re $21,990 for oats, $3,790 or mixed Lupine Itel>ekah hxlge was done ing. Sgt. Mortmcr tol«l of the much. they can be m aintained as useful Show and Sale, June 6 and 7; anil sult« were determ ined by count grain, $15,900 for hay and $25,909 last week with the following ta k ‘‘Jo t ’em Down” plan being used ornam ents for extended time. the Oregon State Fair Septem ber ing emerged grubs o r warbles In for fruits. TTW N Animal production ing up their duties: Ann Miller, in the H«xxl River area to keep We would feei a little contrite When heavy pruning seems 3 to 6, Salem. There will not i»e the ba«ks of ra ttle tr#*at«*d and Income is estimated at $560,900 NG; May Br«mn, VG; Thelm a the volunteer olwervers well about having such n k e w eather necessary. It is usually a sign that a Pacific International In 1958, sim ilar cattle untreated. The with $450,000 for lx*ef, $15,000 Miller, RSNG; Bertha Belshe, LS- tralne«!. It was deckled to adopt while the east is shivering if it the sh ru b has served Its useful but a show Is scheluled for O o "Trolene” m aterial used on 25 for sheep and wool, $20,090 for NG; Zella Dyer, RSVG; Florence a sim ilar plan with ea* h member tober 17 to 24, 1959. w eren’t that we enjov it so much. ness and should be replaced. calves last fall showed 29 grub« swine. $60,000 for chickens ami Bruckert, LSVG; la u r a Grahen- observing to keep aircraft records T T W N U. S. wheat exports ar<* down Since the end of the war. the l* r animal on untreated ami 5 eggs, ami $15,000 d airy produc horst, warden; Vada DeMoss, ami reporting to their supervisor The discussion in Portland a fifth from the level of a year composition of the lieef supply on tn it.il. Trial« In Gilliam tion. G overnm ent paym ent was Conductor; Maggie Barnum, chap at the end of each month, who in over what is art finds some say earlier. The main reason or the has changed substantially. C han county showed 23 on untreated high this year due to the acreage lain; Ix*ona Douma, musician; turn will report to Sgt. Bragg. ing that a picture of a cow Isn't drop is the fact that European ges h a w been toward a lining and 2 on treated on the Ron Davis reserve soil Ixink program . Total Mary Brackett, Inside guardian; Sgt. Bragg told of a plan to tour art. May not be but most viewers countries are taking less this sea proportion of sfeer and heifer ranch and 6 on the untreated and I>ayment was $418,000 with $398,- Mollie Mclxtchlan, outside guard Geiger Air Ba-*? and the Spokane would recognize what U was in son. Europe harvested a record beef, relatively more fed beef, and 1 in the treated anim als on the 900 for acreage reserve and $20,- ian, Helen M artin, secretary; Al Filter Center. They decule«! to tended to be. crop last year. India Is in the a growing dominance of the W ith ranch. make the tour In April. On the Doherty 000 for the ACP program . thea Burnet, treasurer. rf i r * Reports on Agricultural Matters Made by County Agent Thompson
