Fair Board Signs
Pro rams About FFA Boys Will Be
Contract For
State Anniversary Ho its To Parents
At Annual Dinner
Are For Public
Sherman FFA chapter will en- June Rodeo
T h ese
T h in g s
We
N ote
Giles
F ren ch
Youth is a wonderful thing but
men should outgrow it by 35.
TTW N
A clipping has made its way to
this office with the heading that
* Delinquents are made, not born.'
True.
TT W N
By saying New York’s citizen’s
money is expendable Rockefeller
has made himself expendable.
Sherman Huskies
Senator Fulbright, the new head
of the foreign relations committee
would like to get along with Rus Win Two lo Keep
sia. Good idea. We hope, however,
we do not lose too much while League Lead
Fulbright is finding out we can’t
TT W N
get along
terms.
except
on
Russia's
TTW N
A $60,000,000 bond issue to pay
for more bonds and a bridge at
Astoria would entail a $7 raise in
auto licenses. Thankfully it will
need a vote.
TT W N
Roman rulers robbed February
of part of its days but in America
we have given it more than its
share of holidays.
r t w n
Car drivers have suddenly be
come awake to the implications of
SB 139 which would restrict dri
vers below 17 and make physical
examinations necessary for those
over 60. We thought it was the
mind that caused most accidents.
TTW N
We read a story in a reliable
magazine that a man had driven
a steam car across the continent
on $4.50 worth of stove oil. Let
that get around so the gas taxers
can hear it.
T T W N
The importation of foreign cars
is nothing to what might happen
if the cost of other things goes
on up. We could ijrport them. too.
TTW N
The government is laying plans
to break up General Motors. Now
will some one start plans for
breaking up the government. It
is too big, too. And the trouble
with big government is that It
cannot be broken up by law; it
takes blood.
TTW N
The peoples of the world must
not have any great troubles or
they would not be concerned
about going to the moon.
TTW N
Governor Nelson Rockefeller is
letting his millions show by ask
ing for more of everything for
New York, principally taxes.
TTW N
Overheard: "She is a lady well
equipped for sitting.”
T T W N
Centennial edition of the Port-
land papers were thick and heavy
and filled with information about
Oregon.
z
T T W N
The federal cost of living index
includes nearly everything. Cost
of living for most of us is the
cost of what we have to have.
T T W N
One of the things to he happy
about is that we are not a public
utility w’irh everyone having a
hand in our business.
T T W N
Thers’s one thing we’re sure of:
in this centennial year we are
glad we’re not a horse. Pave
ments are bad for pasterns.
T T W N
There is a bill to pay salary and
expenses of an acting governor.
We used to think it was an honor
instead of a Job.
T r W N
Women of Kansas and England
vied in a race this week In which
contestants ran while flipping
pancakes Fine. The ability to flip
pancakes in front of a stove may
be obsolete but preserved on a
track ’
T T W N
Oregonians talk bravely about
broadening the tax base and era-
venly about taxing the lower
brackets necessary to do the Job.
TTW N
We may think things are bad.
but wait until newspapers and the
public generally gets tired of pa
tronising negroes The test will
come then on integration.
TTW N
Happy Birthday to you.
The Sherman Huskies again
netted the Maupin Redsldes when
they tangled on the losers home
floor February 6. The contest
ended 60-51 which was very close
to the score of the first game
these teams played when the
Huskies beat the Redsides 59-52.
The Huskies were leading by
two points at the end of the first
quarter. They maintained this
lead throughout the game, in
creasing it to 14 points by the
end of the second Quarter.
Personal Scoring
Sherman
Maupin
Terry Kaseberg 27 Wendel-,6p
T. Kasbberg 27 W. McDaniel 17
D. McKay
11
G. Walters 13
E. Royse
8
J. Burgett 11
B. Kirkelie 2
F. Wall
2
R. Mobley
2
D. Detwiler 2
D. Reid
2
B. Iverson 2
L. Helyer
2
S. Anderson 2
J. Wallace
2
S. Albright 2
W. Norton
2
J. Duncan
1
T. Eakin
1
Score by Quarters
Sherman
13 34 46 60
Maupin
11 20 31 »1
The LaPine Hawks were the
eighth team and seventh in a row
to fall prey to the Huskies this
season when Sherman trounced
them 58-32, Saturday, February 7,
on the home floor.
Sherman has played 11 games
so far this season.
This gives
them
8-3 record which means
8 wins and 3 losses. They also
have a 6-0 record In league play
which puts them in first place
in the league standings. Culver
is second with a 3-2 record, Sis-
ters is third with a 2-2 record,
Maupin is fourth with a 2-4 re
cord, and LaPine is in last place
with an 0-6 record.
Fourteen out of the sixteen
players that played for Sherman
scored at least one point, the high
est being 15 points by Orville
Blaylock.
Personal Scoring
Sherman
LaPine
o. Blaylock
15 C. Ferns 14
b . Kirkelie 8 M. Moregouse 7
k . Hockman 4
I). Fletcher 6
R. Mobley 4
H. Anson 5
E. Roys? 4
D. Reid
4
J. Duncan 4
S. Burnet
3
L. Helyer
3
D. McKay 2
T. Kaseberg 2
J. Fields
2
C. Griggs
2
W. Norton 1
Score by Quarters
Sherman
16 30 40 58
LaPine
9 10 18 32
The Sherman County Court an
presently constituted. Judge Ver
min I. Miller flanked by Com
m issioners
Lester W ilson and
I at w re nee K. Kaseberg.
immunization Dated
By Doctors
Mrs.Metra l^ee has reported on
the immunization schedule for
the Wasco-Sherman Health unit
Sherman county. These shots will
be given to Jlrst, fourth and sev
enth graders only. They are the
diphtheria, whooping cough and
tetanus and vaccination for small
pox may lie had at the same time.
Pre-school children who are to
be Immunized must be at the
clinic at the beginning of the
clinic hour and parents must ac
company their child to the clinic.
Parents are urged to return re
quest slips to school promptly
as no child will receive an immun
ization without written permis
sion of parent on slip sent to
homes and titled “Information to
Parent,"
Dates are February 18, 9:0« a.
m. at Moro, 10:30 a. m. at Grass
Valiev, 1:15 p. m. at Kent, with
Antelope coming also.
February 19, 9:00 a. m. Wasco,
10:30 a. m. Rufus.
Two Sentenced To
Six Years For Theft
Judge E. II. Howell was here
brkifly Wednesday afternoon to
sentence Francis Diggins, 32, anil
Elmer William Mollote, 38, to
six years in the Oregon peniten
tiary for grand larceny.
The men pled guilty to stealing
a car from Eugene C. Eaton of
Rufus late In January. They got
as far as The Dalles bridge Junc
tion before being picked up by
state police because they were
seen leaving the Eaton place by
neighbors.
Both have long records and
both were recently released from
penitentiaries in the midwest, one
the federal pen at leaven worth.
He was out a mere two weeks.
Church Plans Dinner
And Show Sunday
T h e Communty Presbyterian
Church is planning a very special
event for next Sunday afternoon
following church service.
The fellowship hour begins
with a pot li> k dinner to lie fol
lowed by a splendid 72 minute
film "The Unfinished Task’’. Tills
film which is concerning the out
County Dinner Set
reach of our church is proclaimed
The annual Sherman county as one of our finest of religious
dinner will lx» held at the Im films, it is for all the family.
perial Hotel March 15 at 1:30
p. m. Please make reservations
with Mrs. Nell Burris, 733 N. E. Nurses Meeting To
21st Ave.
Discuss Legislation
Red Cross Meets
Centennial events for this week
end are as follows:
Friday at two o’clock at the
school cafetorium the Sherman
High school students will present
a centennial program built around
Oregon history, Sherman county
history an 1 music. Particular at
tention will be given to the his
tory of schools and there will also
lie a style revue and some general
history.
The Sherman Hi Times will is
sue a centennial edition for the
occasion.
Saturday at two o'clock the
Pomona Grange will give a cen
tennial program at the Rufus
grange hall which will feature a
history of the grange In Sherman
county, old and new dancing, old
and new songs. There will also be
a display of things historical that
have been gathered by members
recently,
Both of these programs are
open to the public and, in fact,
the public Is cordially Invited to
come to both.
t?rt tfn the parents of members
and a few guests who have been
helpful to the chapter during the
year at the school cafetorium
Saturday evening In an observa
tion of national FFA week.
Leaders of the 26 boys who
make up the chapter will review
tb? work of the past year and give
the liackground of FFA work in
nation. A state officer is expected
to he present for the occasion.
Weather Colder But
Not Unseasonable
Followers of Krick as a weath
er prophet were somewhat dis
mayed hut pleased when the
temperature did not turn down
ward to near sero at the end of
last week as he had foretold. But
Krick was wrong only In degree.
The weather did turn cold, al
though a few days later than the
prophesy and It has lieen cold
ever since with frost every night
unless the sky clouds over. Days
have been partly sunny and warm
enough for February. There was
a covering of snow Sunday night
that remains on north slopes at
Joe Rutledge Buried
press time although endangered
by a bright sun. It put thoughts
In Portland Monday
of field work out of the minds of
Joseph V. Rutledge who would farmers yet some plowing has
have lieen 69 In April, died in been done around Wasco.
Portland Friday after a long Ill
ness following a heart attack. Joe
Rutledge was born in Rutledge, in Arvid Anderson Dies
1890 and lived In Moro during his
youth where his father operated After Long Illness
the Moro Hotel.
Arvid E. Anderson, long a Sher
Surviving arc his widow, twin
daughters now living In Califor man county farmer, died In The
nia, two sisters, Mrs. Jeanette Dalles Saturday evening after a
Rudeen of Portland and Mrs. long Illness.
Arvid Anderson was fiorn
Franoes King of The Dalles and a
brother, Clarence of The Dalles. April 7, 1883 In Sweden and came
Funeral services were held In to America when 20 years old,
Portland Monday. His nephews, living first In Iowa before com
Bob and Don King of Sherman ing to Sherman county where he
worked for John Fulton. He work
county attended the funeral.
ed there so long and so faithfully
that on Mr. Fulton's death the
home place wag given to Mr. An
Bob Roberson Gets
derson. He has lived there about
50 years.
New Job In Islands
He was naturalize«! In 1914 and
married In 1916 to Ethel White
From the Philippine Flyer, who passed away In 1951.
Clark Airbase—"We’re very hap
Mr. Anderson was on the lioard
py to welcome a new staff mem «if the Sherman Co-op Grain Grow
ber to tb? Education Center. Mr. ers, and the old Ixicust Grove
Robert "Roble" J. Rofierson, for school board.
mer sixth gra e teacher at the
Surviving is a son, Fred, and
Wurtsmlth Memorial S c h o o l. several nieces and nephews In
“Roble” comes to the Education •Iowa and Sweden.
Center to fill tb? position vacated
Funeral services were held
by Mrs. Edna Black and will take Wednesday at Smith Callaway
over directorship of the United chapel with
Interment in the
States Armed Forces Institute IOOF cemetery In The Dalles.
There will fie no rodeo at the
Sherman County Fair when it is
held August 28-29-30.
That was definitely decided at
a fair board meeting held last
week almost immediately after
the appointment of Hans Barden
hagen to the board. There were
things to fie done.
Three Performance*«
There will be a rodeo, however.
The board signed a contract with
Harley Tucker, who has been put
ting on the fair rodeo for a few
years, to bring his stock for a
rodeo to be held at the fair
grounds June 26-27-28. It will be
a three day show. There will fie
two night performances and the
final one on Sunday June 28 in
the afternoon.
The contract with Tucker Is
$3000 which is the same price he
has been getting for the fair
rodeo.
RCA Approved
The June event will he a RCA
approved show. The group Is also
a member of the Tri-State Profes
sional Management which is the
new name for the Northwest Ro
deo Management Ass’n.
Points
won In the June show will count
in the northwest and national
competitions for cowboy prl»?s,
the fair board said.
The fair board Is now open to
suggestions about what to have
for a program at the fair.
Fertilizer Research
Meeting Called
Latest research results on fer
tilizer applications and weed con
trol will l»e presented during the
general meeting, February 20, at
1:30 p. m. county courthouse,
Moro, T. W. Thompson, county
agent has announced. The pro
gram has been planned at the
request of the Weed Control com
mittee of the Sherman County
Rural Advisory council, to bring
the latest research results to
county farmers.
Morning glory research results
using 2,4-D and the new TBA
(Chloroiienzole Add) will fie the
highlight of the program. Dean
Swan, In charge of weed re9?areh
in the Columbia Basin, Pendleton
branch experiment station, will
review research work over the
past few years on morning glory.
Mr. Swan will also comment on
cheatgrass and rye control for
fence row and fields. Research
results conducted In the Columbia
Basin will be presented.
_
Mrs. Lucy Mullins, president of
< istrict No. 2 Oregon State Nur
ses association announce ! that all
graduate and practical nurses as
well as other interested persons
are invited to sit in on the pro
gram of the regular meeting
which will be held Monday night,
February 16 in the meeting room program.
of the Pl’&L building on Court
Mr. Rofierson is a graduate of
street. The program will lie. in the Eastern Oregon College with a Moro Women’s Club
form of a panel discussion re IIS . egree in Education and Is
Hall To Talk
garding current public health and in his second year at (’lark air Plans Campaigns
nursing legislation. Participating base. His transfer to the Educa
W. E. Hall, superintendent,
The Moro Women’s club met
In the program will fie: Dr. E. E. tion (’enter wag a promotional
on February 5 at the home of Sherman branch experiment sta
Berg, medical director, Wasco- switch and
the
Wurtsmlth Mrs. Ernest Goodenberger. Mr*. tion will discuss "Source and
Sherman County Health I>ep't., .'•chool’s loss Is definitely the cen
Vernon Miller was assistant host Time of Nitrogen Application."
Mr. Irv Reirson, health dep’t. san ter's gain."
ess.
Use of Uran and 2,4-D and pro
itation, a representative from the
Mr. and Mrs. Rofierson plan to
Mrs. R. N. Olsen presided at the gress of nitrogen-moisture testing
Cattlemen Convention state lcgi-latlve committee, Oreg- make a visit to the States th is business
meeting. Mr*. John Par will be reviewed by Howard Cush
gon nurses association and Mrs. T. sum m er to Mrs. Rober-,on’s home
Due Next Tuesday
Sears, member of the League of in C a lifo rn ia and his home In ker reported that a claa* at Sher man. extension soils specialist,
man High school had addressed o s c .
O ri gon.
The Sherman County Cattle Women Voters as moderator.
The program should fie of in
the envelopes for the Easter Seals,
men’s Association annual meet
and that groups would soon be terest to any county farmer, states
ing is set for Tuesday, February
Thompson. Time will fie provided
"stuffing" them for mailing.
17, Odd-Fellows hall, Grass Val-
Matters discussed were the pre for questions by the audience.
lpy. Program will start at 10:00
senting of a scholarship to a grad
a. m. with a noon lunch and ad Federal Crop Insurance
4-H club work.
uating aenor, and of making a
journment at 4 p .m. All ranchers
The committee gave considera contribution to the Moro Com Stockmen Meet To
A recent summary of tlx* 1958 tion to various phase* of fair ac munity Presbyterian church’s ser-
and business men are invited
states association president, Hans policies In force na i loss ratio has tivities. One was financing of the vloe as a community center. Both Talk About Bulls
fieen received. During 1958 65 fair. The group recognized a grow will be considered again at the
Bardenhagen, Kent.
“Feed additives and pelleted Sherman county barley contracts ing > einand on fair money for March meeting.
Breeders, feeders, commercial
feeds” will fie discussed by Doc existed. This covered 12,154 acres Items other than educational In
Mrs. A. Douma and Mrs. Tru
and county agents from
tor Dave Chur h, animal huaban- for a $98,350 value. Three» losses nature. They recommended each man Strong were named as a producers
15
Oregon
counties met at Red
occurred
during
the
past
year.
dryman department, Oregon State
county organize a special group committee to head the CARE cam mond last week to discuss the
Several additional contracts to work with county fair boards paign In the community.
college. Milt Skov, veterinarian
po-'-ibiltty of organizing a state
will speak on “Breeding Sound are In force for wheat in the to assure adequate understanding
Regulations For
Mrs. H lid red Zell of Wasco, a beef performance association. A
amount
of
112.
The
acreage
is
ness of Bulls". Actlvties of the
of the support needed for this member of the International Af I«- porary committee of five Ore
association wdll fie reviewed by nearly 24,<XK) With a $667,000 educational activity.
fairs department of the General gon producers was selected to
Certification Stated
value for the insurance. One claim Event#, Planned
Ed Coles, secretary, ITlnevllle.
Federation of Women’s clubs, work up plans for an organization
was
paid
on
wheat
during
1958
Grain to be certified must be
The days program will start
The Sherman County Wheat gave an Interesting and Informa to determine desirability of affil
from Oregon certified seed or an with registration between 9:30 l-ll Fair Objectives
Growers association
executive tive talk on world affairs.
She
with the Performance Reg
other approved source. The land and 10:00 a. m. Official program
During the annual State 4 H committee will meet Tuesday, sal I "Foremost in Importance to iation
must not have grown an indis opening will be at 10:00 a. m. leader’s Association meeting In February 24, 7:30 p. m., court day are the problems of disarm istry International, determine pro
duetlon Improvement standards,
tinguishable variety or an uncer with appropriate films. A busi January several committees func house, Moro.
ament, underdeveloped areas, and have a planne.1 method of
tified lot of the same variety for ness meeting will lie held at 11:00 tioned. One group considered 4-H Oregon Certified Heed Standard«» and the reunification of Ger
financing.
A June meeting is
at least two years previous to a. m. with the president’s report fairs. They pointed out that fairs
Official stan 'ards for the Ore many".
She emphasized that
planting. All or part of a field of past year’s activities, auditing are basically educational and the gon Certified Seed program for "Communism is a religion of planned for the committee to re
may be certified, but If only part, report, nominating report, and individual development of the lo 1959 along with warehouse re promises that are never kept, but port and form a definite group.
The Performance Registry In
must be isolated by field bound adoption of resolutions. George cal participants should fie tb* pri quirements have fieen received are like pie-crust • made to fie
ternational was organised In 1955
ary or hay strip. Fields must Mangold, manager, Oregon Cattle mary objective.
Sh -i man county should produce broken.
There are 900 million
pass Inspection as to other varie men’s association purchasing ag Specific values of 4-H club fairs additional certified seed to sup ommunlsta to.’ay • occupying one with some 12 states now affiliated.
ties and disease and a harvested ent will inform ranchers of the were spelled out as follows: (1) To ply local need*. Infestation of pre third of the world.” She urged The organization has as its pur
grain seed sample as to puritv program available to them Lunch provide a symbol of achievement viously < lean seed has occurred that American women begin ser pose to set up machinery to give
emphasis and recognition to ani
and germination.
by the Refiekah lodge will he and a reward for the completion during the past year or two In an lously to indoctrinate our youth
The seed certification program served for $1.00 at 12:15 p. m. of projects. (2) To encourage par Increasing amount. Growers that on the heritage of our freedom, mals that meet minimum stan-
Di I. C m i ! ■: head af the
is one to help growers maintain Program will follow In the after ent Interest and cooperation in would pay special attention to In
Mrs. Olsen expressed the plea
or secure recommended seed var noon with a general business 4-H dub work. <3t To teach sports fe tatlon, rogulng, handling and sure of the club at her speaking, animal husbandry department,
OSC, told the group future selec
ieties that meet given standards. meeting at 3:00 p m.
manship. <4» To provide an incen storing «and be properly compen and pre ented Mrs. Zell with a tion of cattle will tie based on
All seed grown now originally
The general meeting and lunch tive for 1 H club memfiershlp. sated for their efforts would fie gift.
conformation, gain or perform
was derived from lots of seed will be served at the lodge hall. <5) To help develop young people a welcome program. Application«
The hostesses serve«' cherry fill- ance, and desirable carcass type.
passing certification. Fees are 60c Following the days program a so through encouraging them to for certification can fie complete«] ed heart shap?d tarts, lopped with
per acre with a minimum of $5 00 cial hour will fie held for those make their own t«e«t, better. at any time up to June 1 for the whipped cream, accompanied by Ability to gain is a highly inher
ited factor in ammais and that it
for the program.
attending
<C> To acquaint the public with current crop.
tea or coffee.
is Intlependent of conformation.
Representatives of the Red
Cross met In The Dalles Tuesday
to start a 28-hour course to run
over three weeks. Purpose is to
acquaint those taking the course
with Red Cross procedure and
how to handle needs, emergencies
and relief.
From Sherman county were Er
nest Goodenberger and Larry Fol
dings who will he Red Cross men
in the county.
Included in the
area to lie Instructed are Wasco,
Sherman and Gilliam counties In
Oregon and Klickitat county in
Washington.
County Agent Reports on Events