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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (June 29, 1962)
ohennan QTmutfy jlnitriial S ev en ty F o u rth Y e a r No. 35 Moro, Oregon Friday Grain Growers Have Party At Annaa! Meeting These T h in g s We Note Giles L. French "They th at can give up essen tial liberty to obtain a little tern porary safety deserve neitner lib erty nor safety." Benjamin Frank lin. T T W N We are quite sure that the more aid is "given to” alco'hoiics'tthe modern name for drunks) the more of them there will be. TTW N Now the suprem e court says they can’t pray in school. And gosh, how they need it. TTW N Up in Canada the nation is in financial difficulties and is going to reduce expenses. Pretty darn old-fashioned, but it will work. T T W N As we recollect the his.ory oi aid to elders goes som ethin" like this: Dr. Townsend scared ‘t'hi da\ Ughts out of politicians in the early th irties with his S200 per month Idea for oldsters about the time w orkers were being taxed for their old-age benefits t ’l they lived) and social security was sup posed to care for old folks. It sounded OK to the younger peo ple who objected to taking care of grandpa. Now the governm ent is trving to pass a bill to hospital- is trying to pass a mu io n spuai ize old folks out if social security funds. We ju st guess the young folks could take • are of grandpa cheaper themselves. County Official Paper Moro Womens' Club Decides To Retire From Active Life The Moro Grain Growers are used to a rather spectacular an nual meeting, one that brings the members out to pass on the af fairs of that w heatm en’s co-oper ative. Thid year was no excep tion. The business m eeting wcs held in the forenoon of last Saturday and was not exciting. Board mem- bers, Lloyd Henrichs, Irving H art and Joe Heater, had th e ir term s extended by re-election end the financial statem ent of M anager Balsiger was accepted. It ¡showed total assets of $943,488.54 bal- anced b> Property valued at $895, 854.31 in possession of the co-op and the next biggest item, $47.613.40 in a reserve fund to lx* allocated to members. Labilities amounted to a mere 3$974.13 most Back row left to right: Donald ly in accrued expenses. Button, Alice Kxselw-rg, Carolyn A buffet lunen was served by Beefo to members and tneir in- llen iich s, Mary Coate, Sharon Coelwch, \ elnia .lane Baker, Ann vited guests who dined on an as- Hall, Gertrude Buether, Adult sortm ent of m e d s from turkey Chaperone, T. W. Thompson, to bain an<J meat balls, an assort ment of salads and flavored with condiments of many kinds. Range Youth Camn Then the Journ al Juniors, full of «««d county food along w ith their Scheduled August 6 youthful sp irits performed for the The Oregon Range Youth Camp «*> »heir guests, w ith under direction of American Larrv McClung as m aster of cere P.ange Society of Oregon will be ,n2?__ county agent. Middle row: Ray Eukin, la n e » Macn.it>, Fred Halt, M ichael E-dinger, Joe Tliomnx, Kenneth Thompson, Banny Itolfe, county repre-s nitative. * tot to hi Bank Income Up State Tax Board Reverses Move To Cut Farm Tax June 21 members of the Moro W oman’s Club and their husbands and families enjoced a Ixtuntiful The state tax commission, in an pot-luck luncheon at the Ct.mmun- opinion signed by Chatles H. ity hall. Mack, chairm an, ordered tne Sher- A business meeting was held man County assessor, R. D. Page, afterw ards in the little club-room, to disregard the motion made and Mrs. Inez Thompson, presiding, passed by the Sherman County The room was attractive w ith Board of Equalization on May 29, the new carpet and curtains pur- 1962, “reducing all im provem ents chased by the club w ith the $50.00 on farms 50 perce it of original ap prize money received *rom the praised value in lieu nf 20 per Sears Roebuck Foundation cent now in effect". It was reported that the $100 The board made the ruling to scholarship to a Sherm an High encourage ow ners of farm s to im- senior from Moro, had been pie- prove and repair th eir property, sented by the club to Geotge Mil- There was no formal order, ter. The commission’s order refer- The recently organized Sher- red to the law waich placed the man County Scholarship Associa- burden of equalizing taxes on ■pp* ’ «• \i>i. 1 111• • i >r, \it Harrj boards of equalisation an 1 on the I’hikerton The club decided to dis- state tax commission to roe th at •> Jt.i continue giving their scholarship equalization Is observed, row: Teresu Bardehagen, I’atrl- and to join with and ass st the Its order reads, "Now, therefore, ela ThompMtn, Melva Alberty, county association. the State Tax Commission, having Linda Horkelt, Barbara Medler, New officers were instal.ed bv found th a t the county Boare. of Katherine Beckman, county re- Mrs. Ethel Strong, past president Equ ilization of Sherm an c ‘v presentati vc. of the Moro club: President, Mrs. exceeded its legal ,xiw erj in »>• • «• Inez Thompson; vice-president, ing Rs motion of May 29, 1962 to Mrs. Roy Belsbee; secretary, Mrs. provide for a blanket reduction of Marry Pinkerton: treasurer, Mm. improvements on farm s to 50 per Eugene Amidon; directors, Mrs. cent of the original appraised Louis Sather, and Mrs. Rudolph value and has failed to im plem ent Olsen (absent). j(S motion by a formal order, con- A decision was made to consid- eludes that the said action of the the national agricultural support ei the club's com m unity project board is null an 1 void." Southworth said completed with the building of The assessor was ordered to motion. 1« Tax lent of to the Farm Problems Are Government and Taxes Savs Assistant Director o f Agriculture Two overwhelming problems— the property tax burden and the — —------ • ="..... ....... — th r .,n,ro ,c nroconii,, »-„o This is the opinion tha» J. W. tw irlers, plain and lighted by fire, Jngc Cdnip ,s Presently res- unicycle riders, all to the music u,L? e’’ m ur hoys be’ween 14 Southw orth assistant director of r ............ . and 17 in each county. The aim the state departm ent of agricul- what ()r w here ,R1 is ’p t t ' i n am u se * tc acquaint these boys in main- Jure expressed to the A griculture ment. All was perforine 1 bv a . * happy and enthusiastic band of youngsters under the sponsorship T T W N of the Oregon Journal. To Mr. Beck: H?ck, Dave, don’t worry about it. You’ll get food and exercise. T T W N Juin» 29 1962 the marginal, its laurels" and become relatively omic problem subslgtence farin«r "regailess of Inactive, meeting u i» n call of the pr(Miucing» w |thout burdenlng ail agri-ulture president. The d u h was organized Seplemlier 12, 1922, Mw. Lottie tdininS an<l using wisely our vast Conference of the Otegon Bankers | h production restrictions anti Lee lx* ing the first president; n o tim n l . r __ ___e ________ x A c arw» i îi 1 1 n n In Ifu ln v tn fl I l i n n 91 • n at*jral resources of range, forest, Association In Hedmond June 21 n,arkel controla. joined the Oregon Federation of wil(lbfe antl soils Oregon’s tax .uructure, South- l'or Oregon’s diverse agricul W om en's Clubs October 23 1927; In 1961, 48 boys from 15 Oregon w orth said, places an almost over- ture, Southw ortn sees m eiit in purchased the old Elsw orth Hotei counties attended camp at the whelm ing property tax burden the suggestions that a farm lease building in 1937, and remodeled Malheur National Wildlife Refuge ui>on agriculture because Oregon or farm retirem ent progra n wi I It to become a club-house, a com in H arney county. Fred Hall, farm ers are producing foi a na- help solve the m arginal opm.»tots m unity meeting place, an I loca ^ O n lv ''n ' vear' tional m arket In com petition wiih problem. This wauld afford an al tion of the I'liulic Library for „ , ? ! d .in ,he pro’ throughout the nation ternative to production and would many years. •icont l v ttJ I’ i '” '** ? U, ,l °:lnl-v He pointed o u t Oregon agriculture free those who an pro nice for agent by the later part of July. pays more property tax in term-, Liie com petitive m arket ».•> do so of percentages of tax per $100 with all the vigor, knowledge and Reguations Same Zimmerman Says of value and net and grocs farm efficiency at th eir disposal. He sees merit in this approach As To Cutting Surplus income than does agriculture in Time To Kill Weed California, W ashington, Idaho or because; (1) it's voluntary with Russian Knapweed should be the average of the United States, the individual deciding w hether The county ASCA re|»orts some treated now for best results re- With an annual $i(X) million to get in or get out; (2) it would m isunderstanding and m isinfor perm it the m ark?t to move free minds M artin J. Zimmerman, basic agriculture production in mation by Shertn m county farm county agent. Tw enty pounds of Oregon, he sees the big question ly as the easiest and most effi e is on use of d iv i ted acres, H ates cient way to set »»rices; <3» It in 2.4-D Amine applied yearly in the as: "Are we going to continue T. W. Thompson, countv agent. bud at early bloom stage has this man-made tax burden upon creases the general agri ulturai The adm inistrative order .‘or use proven to be very effective to it or will we make it possible efficiency by perm itting the effi of diverted acres has been es control and eradicate this weed for Oregon agriculture to com- cient o|»eratior to go fu'.t-steam tablished and is sim ilar in all Thorough foliage coverage is es- pete effectively with th a t of nel ahea 1; and (4) it takes cat • of the emmties. sential. Add a w etting agent to ghboring states and threughom person unable to operate in a Diverted acres or conservation competitive system. the spray m ixture. Re-treatm ent the nation? u. e acres may not have a eash Southw orth told the hankers crop removed from the field. will lx? necessary yearly until in Southworth told tne bankers lie that "while these are agricultural This means knocked down grain festation is eliminated. believes the solution lies in re problems, they are also problems cannot be used for silage, hay, moving tin.» tax load for education the importance of which hankers seed, or grain, the office icports. from property, though he would comprehend and understand and Summer Reading Diverted acres may he plowed leave a tax on property for vital can help in solutions through disced, mowed or swathed. D ivert Being Planned services like j»olice, fire, eoupty promoting understanding through ed acres may not lie raked or The Moro Library board wishes roads, for the health and prosper- c u t the buslnes/s com m un.ty." haled or in any way bunched to He said he drew heavily for gether. to announce that a o u m n u r read- ity of agriculture, he would levy ing ¡s planned for younger tbc niajor tax costs against In- technical inform ation upon the Farm ers with questions on dis gra(je Mi-s - ____ Lana come and some additional source, work of I)r. G rant Blanch, OSU; position or u a of dlver*ed acres grade S(hool _____ children. - ........- ............ j»all)son w ju have charge of the lbe most typical of which is the this shows Oregon agriculture is should contact the ASC3 office, adversely affected by tne tax program, which will begin alx»ut sales tax county courthouse, Moro. Of the second m ajor problem, structure July 11. May 29. Poison for Sheep Ticks Dieldrin, which comes in a 1V4% dust and can l»e used as it comes, ls tb‘‘ ,n<>s’ effective m aterial at present for controling sheep ticks. An ounce per head will take care of most sheep. All sheep In the flock should lie treated including replacem ent ewe lambs. Slaughter lambs shouldn’t lx* tre a te l within 90 days of slaughter. Bunch the .sheep in small groups of 25 to 50 ,'oid give them a thon» dusting.A dusting device, as used in the garden, or a rath er porous sack will dispense adequate am ounts of dust. It is absolutely necessary t o get dust all over the sheep. W ouldn’t it be odd if politicians found out there were more saver, In ¡Mid-Columbia than borrowers. T T W N Bank debits for the U pper Col W hat’s in a name? T here’s no umbia River including Gilliam, ham in ham burger. Hood River, Sherman Wasco, TTW N When there are so many cars W heeler counties, increased in you can’t drive any place we ll May, 1962, compared to May, 1961. Debits for May 1962 totaled have to do something else. That may not lie far off. $27,853,559. For April, 19«2, the TTW N total was $26,440,111, and for May We rem em ber it being said 1961, the total was $25,7/5,297. along in 1930 th at the stock m ar Oregon w ith 239 hanks report- ket had nothing to do w hn busi- ing, had an Increase in bank de- ness in general. We rem em ber bits in May, 1962, or 6.6 psr cent that it was not said in 1932 and compared w ith April, 1962, and an increase of 6.Ü per ceni com 1933. T T W N pared with May, 1961. "Well," said the man at the bar, "let’s light up a cigarette and die a little." Farm Bureau Chief T T W N If any agency is to have to tell the elderly w hat they have to do Hails Bill Defeat as to hospitalization it should be the government. But w hy does It Wiley Glowers, president of have to be according to some rule the Oregon Farm Bureau Iredera- or law, not based on Individual tion. said today tne defeat of the need? adm inistration farm bill was the T T W N l»est thing that has happened for Maybe every .nan w ith a title farm ers this year. He said the or a degree should w ear a uni- proposed bill would have put far- form. Now what lo you suggest m ers under the direct control of for a PhD? the Secretary of A griculture and Wasco OES Has P T it N could have made them paw ns of Congress is getting sm art. It the political controllers, One of eastern Oregon's best New Officers voted abolition and reduction of The fact that the House cf lie- known wheat gr»wers, Raphael Next W ednesday the nation office as lacking a band— and a nip of straight .vhlskey Iroin y some transportation taxes. W p presentatlvee recognized t» e ser- Annie Fulton — chapter, OES No. (Ruff) Raymond, operator of a iousness of the proposed (egisla- will celebrate the labth ar.nlver- there was always an old soldier friendly flask. ---------------- _ ___ ____ commend. Keep It up tion and crossed party lines to de- sary of the signing of the Declar- who could sing "Tenting ionight j n these effete tim es patriotism 124 of Wasco will hold open In- 3000-acr® ranch near Helix, has T T W N ..................... ’ dan- atlon of Independence witn prob- . . (and . ----- . is — .... appointed to the Oregon Remember rodeo before it was feat the hill was proof * of ' the there no better soldier bU( . a pale im ltat|Oi Of tbc stallatlon of officers at the Mason- organized and how exciting it gers inherent in ihe proposals, he ably as little fanfare as any of song) and the girls were loaded brand indulged in by grandpa, ic hall in Wasco Saturday, June 30 Wheat Commission by Governor was stated. lbe ob- onto wagon, dressed Grandson pr<»bal mu previous one* ones have nave been m en uw vin</ a « decorated ...... — — —— -------- r robably hasn t lead the at 8 p. m. (standard tune). The M.uk Hatfield TTW N Clowers said tne way should served. It is mid-week and there fit to kill In flowing gown and Declaration of I nde|»enden'.e sinee following office: s will be inducted Th<’ •’’">••> r old Raymond, a If TV advertising reflocts the now lx-clear to consider the Farm will lx- but a short v a o tio n in with red, white and blue head the sixth grade, n »r listened to It Adeline McDonald, WM; H arland l’ast president of the OWGL has things people w orry about they Bureau proposal lor voluntarily which to m ark the date. pieces. for as long. When he gets a day McDonald, WP; Astrid Tuggles lon8 been active In county, state m ust fear stinking, natural lips, retiring excess acres a n ! at the To Dass the nation’s birthday in 8°™« pn»minent citizen read off he spends it fishing or lying Assoc. Matron; Carl Tuggle, Assoc and national agricultural at tlvltes fuzzy hair, rough hands. Maybe same time returning the r'g h t to r ,,rsorv a fashion would have the Declaration of Independence on some sandy beach looking at Patron; Gladys Zell, secretary; Raymond is a past president of the problems of the world are not farm to those in agriculture. ffrieved rran d o a «mmeasureably. and an orator was imported from the girls dressed w ithout near the Marjory Shull, treat urer; Beth ,he He,lx cham ber of cornu erce, so pressing after all. Under the Farm Bureau propo- .. .. * , -*anH «alute afar to exhort the assembled citi- care or clothing of the Goddess of Reid, conductress; Alice Gochnau- pi,Mt member of the Helix school rangpa ‘ zen« to love th e ir country, to Liberty who rode on the lumber- er, assoc conductress; Glayds boar<^' I,ast president of the Helix TTW N sal. land retirem ent would be on a w ’ henever a musician ‘ broke Belsbee, chaplain; Bobble Root, F arn ’ Burea“ » n director of the Really, now. There are plenty voluntary basis with farm ers re- Star Spangled Banner, even if It glory In their freedom, to respect ing wagons of another day Maybe he enjoys himself better, marshal; Roberta Root, organist; h ^ appy ;,PPy < ( anvon J ’tndleton^ Round- of plates anti times to prey with tirin g acreages as a pre-requisite wa« on the new-fangled radio; he their Independence, to exult In anyi n J (Pendleton ‘ * ” “ r ’ — * -* ertainly If he thought an old “ Darlene Gachnauer, Adah; Nadine ............ up>' endleton N ational out doing it in school Fraying, for obtaining p rk e supports How- perm itted no slur on his p atriot their citizenship !n the jie a te s t certainly ashioned Fourtn of July would Medler, Ruth; Betty Bya:-.-. E h - I 'ai,n Ix,‘in council. He is a Ma- we were taught, w m som ething ever, those who did not wish to ism, either of com nlsslon or omis country in the world, the land of fash nterest him, he aou I<I revive the ther; Beverly H ilderhrand Mar- 8on’ ^ b rlner, Knight of Phythiae, personal, not something that had receive supports could sell their sion. Why, some af the o'.d veter the brave and the home of the jntt to he done in public o r :»efore a product at m arket price w ithout ans wore their uniform until the free. lay tha; Patricia Skiles, Ele< ta; Glen- E ,k’ und attenda ;l,e P re”by te iia n day. crowd. interference from the governm ent. blue was black. Small boys spent the afternoon BUt be doeen't get the shot of nk* H arP«r . w arder; Frank Reid, church. His county, state and national TTW N The Fam Bureau plan would ellm- exploding firecrackers th a t fright- patriotism grandpa did. lie Isn't entlnel. |x»sts Include presidency of th e The old time Democrats in con- inate compulsory quotas and allot- That body of men celebrated ened |h<? harges an(j alarm ed the told that he is the w orld’s finest Umatilla County Pioneers asso gress are having quite a time de m ents but would keep them avail- Fourth of July. By dawn girls There were races and feats example of a m.i i whose ance«- ciation, president, I matllla Coun featmg the propoi-als of the wild able for those wno wished to util- there was the sound of .nvils lie- of skill and after dark ’he com- tors fought unto ’he death so he Cost Survey Made ty Cattlem en’s association; mem- frontier, but they are ge ta g the ize them after retiring set Ing fired, by h reik fast time the m ittee in charge brought out their could lx* free from foreign or her Umatilla county Developm ent Job done in preK y fair fashion, am ounts of crop land. flags were out on the streets or supply of rockets and dazzlers to domestic kings; that he could Of Local Farms A-s<x iatl(»n; president, Oregon We wish them the best oi luck The Farm Bur au plan hes not hanging from th? porches and make as big a splurge of fire- vote for his government more Shorthorn Breeders; Blue Moun TTW N received backing from the admin- ^arly in the forenoon crowns had works as the exchequer would al- freely than any one In the world; Nine farm s in Sherm an county tain council, Boy Scouts of Am eri Government seems dedicated to istration since it would eventual- gathered on the village square to low. Then there was a dance that that he had an innliennhl? right it cooperated In a cost pnxluction crop reduction riy acreage or hu- ly elim inate many governm ent l*ne UP f°r tbe parade They lasted until the sun came up on to express hlm s?lf on a ry topic; trend survey last week' The sur- ca; director, Oregon Cattlem an's shels Crop reduction by price is >»hs and return agriculture to its marched, maybe because t.ie Hd- as.mx iatlon; m em ber of the Ore that he owed allegience to no man vey was conducted by Edgar B gon House of Representatives also feasible an-1 would h u rt big basic role as leader In the field Ing was not easy, but maybe lie- anothet day Maybe pres-nt gem rations hut to the governm ent of nls an- Hurd, agriculture economist US farm ers less. of in dependent enterprise cause they were proud to march stopped such celebrations Ixt-ause cestor's creation. and a m em ber of the F iscal and C to w n pointed out the fight with old » Id le r. U their day end ¿hiy'couldn't «..Kl l t S- m, time. " oui f..hlooii?9ure All Ihe vlr- " u ‘ i d ^ J ' a ’ m i d i 'I i ? I T W N Taxation commPtees. A wisecracker nays th«rc* is ?.o to retu rn agriculture to the farm- their war He was recommended by the c M -o f .n , . t .................................. .......... of OWGL to succee 1 Ken Smouse Old Time Fourth o f July Attractive to Grandpa •*»" "< ">« «»(eoted farm bill j,„ t M well be w ithout . po»,. X d -he gra" M and m 'e g d . » If r e l ^ ' f r J X « » » ™ y<,ar3 hy ,h c he " M ,re year term on the commission.
