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Sperman ölnuttiy Raumat
Seventy Fifth Year No. 37
These
T h in g s
We
Note
oro, Oregon
Friday, .July 12, 1: h ¡3
Pre-Fair Judging
Rassmussens Involved
Of 4-H, Home Ec
In Auto Accident
Work Set July 16-17
Near Hood River
Official County Newspaper
Three Counties Riders
Join in 2nd Horse Show
xThe pre-State fair judging of 4-H
Mr. and Mrs. A1 Rassinussea
home economics, electricity and
were involved in a two ear acci
dem onstrations in all areas of
On June 39 the second annual Consisting of: Sharon Coelseh,
dent Sunday on their way from
club work will lie held Tuesday,
I Mid-Columbia 4-H Horse Show Patty Alsup, Jill Nogle, and Gene
Odell.
They
had
gone
to
visit
July 16 and W ednesday, Ju ly 17,
with Al’s brother to find them was held at Condon with three Lan thorn.
at the Sherm an High School. All
The Horseflies club of Gilliam
not
at home. Two miles south of counties participating, Sherman,
knitting, clothing, food prepara
Gilliam, and Wasco. Hood River won the traveling tro p h y for the
H<xxl
River
a
ear
going
too
fis
t
tion and food preservation ex
skidded on wet pavem ent and county was unable to attend. 4-H most points earned durin g the
hibits; home economics, judging;
came
six feet across the yellow Clubs of Gilliam were the hosts day by any one club.
style revue, cake baking, bread
Giles L. French
line arxl smashed into the Ras with aid from Sherm an county.
I'aking, food preparation, and
Seventy - seven 4-H member.)
m
ussen’s car head on.
An editorial in the Saturday food preservation and electricity
were signed up for the Hors?
Mrs. Rassm ussen was taken to Show events and games.
Review begins: “The ultim ate test contests, and dem onstrations in
the Hood River hospital for tre a t
of education is represented bv all club areas will be judged at
4-H m em bers from Sherman
this time.
the ability to th in k .”
ment and observation. She is be county able to attend were:
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Judging is held now instead of
ing X-rayed for possible pelvic
s " IM < LASSES are Ix-inx taught Sherm an County youth of
Age G roup 15 yrs. and older;
Television adds nothing to the at the Sherm an County Fair
fracture, also she had four stit Shanin Coelseh, How-D Hors ? j 1 / I
all ages at the vuriotix | mm »L s in the county. I list ruction by volun
. •
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0 /1 0 /
recounting of the news but the Septem ber 12-15, so that 4-H mem
ches taken on her chin from a Club. 2nd in showmanship. 4th in J Q l U Q l l O f l 1 0 ¿ U
teers started Momlay ami w ill continue for tw o wee|u». Pictnixxl
anim ation of the ads.
I n the first day o f instruction at the lieMuoa jx»o| about four
bors from our county may parti
deep cut, m any painful bruises w estern equitation, 1st in Eng
miles north of Moro on Hwy. 97.
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cipate in Oregon State F air acti
with the deep coloring very mudh lish equitation. Nancy C r e w s ,
Sherm an county’s tax prob-
Many price rises are made be vities, August 30 - Septem ber 7.
in evidence. Al received several How-D Horse Club, 5th in w es leina, as far as valuations are con
cause no one can o r w ants to be The entries selected for State
large bruises but was on the job tern equitation.
cerned, reached tem porary solu
efficient enough to operate at the F air will lie taken to Salem. Aug
at the H usky Hut as usual.
tion this week through an ord??
Age
Group
13-14
yr.
old:
Randy
old rate.
ust 27. The rem aining exhibits
Al stated his car was being re Lemley, Hi Yu Horse Club, 9th in of the State Tax Commission. A
will be held for display at the
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paired hut w as doubtful if the showmanship, 8th in w estern notice of that, ruling is published
Maybe the n e tt divison in thl3 county fair.
other car would be fixed as the equitation. Holly Mulieh. Hl Yu in this w eek’s Journal.
E n tries will lx» made from 8:90
country will be the Iri3h and the
damage was extensive anil the age Horse club, 3rd in English equi
The tax commission has refus
M itt Joy von Borstel, daughter
to 10:00 a m . Tuesday, Ju ly 16.
Negros against the rest of us.
of the car was another factor to tation. Gene Ixinthorn, How-D ed to accept the decision of the
of
Mrs.
Jacquelyn
von
Borstel
of
Sherm an High Cafetorium. Infor
consider.
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Horae Club, 7th In showmanship, Sherman county Board of Equali
Moro, was one of ten Oregonians
We know a man who w orries mation on exhibiting will bo
1st in w estern equitation. L e e zation which consolidated the
who
represented
Oregon
lit
the
about the population explosion found In the Sherm an County
Rathbun, How-D Horse Club, 8t.h tw enty classifications of land into
1963
national
F
u
tu
re
H
o
m
e
and death on th e highways at the F air Prem ium book.
Eatons
Sell
Rufus
seven and revalued the land by
in Scurry.
m
akers
of
America
meeting
in
sam e time.
All 4-H home economic mem Kansas City, Mo., July 8-11, an
Derrie Peters of the How-D raising the value of some classi
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bers are encouraged to partici nounced the S tate D epartm ent of
and Brent Van Gilder of the Hl fications and leaving th e top at
Store After Serving
W onder what w ill happen w hen pate in the judging contests, Tues
Yu Horse clubs ¡»anticipated in the same figure.
Education today.
some U.S. p resident gets around day morning, 9:00 to 12:00. Cookie
this
group.
Instead the tax commission has
Town Eighteen Years
Joy is a m em ber of the Sher
to telling E uropean nations that muffin, and tw ister (out-door
reduced the valuation of all pro
Age
Group
11-12
yr.
old:
J
1
1
man
High
School
F
u
tu
re
Home
they w ill have to defend them- cookery) contests will lx* held la
Mr. Eugene Eaton announced Nogle, How-D Horse Club, 1st in perty in the county for the com
sleves o r get took; th a t we are Septemlx?r at the County Fair. m akers of America chapter in
today that he and Mrs. Eaton showmanship, 3rd in w estern ing tax year by reducing th e ra
Moro.
o ut of cash and o u t of patience.
W ednesday afternoon style re
sold their grocery m arket in Ru equitation. G ary Brinkert, How-D tio from 25 percent to 29 percent
Delegates will come from a
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vue judging will lx? done accord
fus July 6 to Mr. and Mrs. A r Horse club, 7th in showmanship, of true cash value It is th e com
states
in
the
Union,
Puerto
Rico,
Saw a black rabbit one day ing to ages, Juniors (under 12 yrs.
th u r Van A lstine form erly of 19th in w estern equitation.
mission’s contention th at farm
last week. Looked as scared at of age by Jan. 1, 1963), Interm e and tiie \ irgin Islands to repre
Bend. At present the Van Alstine
lar.d is under valued, so, instead
Age
G
roup
9-19
yr.
old:
Sue
sent
over
500,000
m
em
bers
of
this
diate (12-14 yrs. by Jan, 1) and
a w hite one.
store is being managed by Mr. Rathbun, How-I) Horse club, 9th of raising it’s value it has de
Seniors (15 and older by Jan. 1). high school organization for siu-
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and Mrs. Je rry Haslet.
in showmanship, 5th in western creased the value of o th er pro-
E xhibits may lx* viewed by the ('ents s t u d y i n g hom em aking
Suppose you o perate a motel
Having
disposed
of
their
gro
equitation.
Debra Weis,man, Hi perty.
Soon you can’t refuse a room to public after 2:00, W ednesday af They will lie accompanied by
cery
store
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Eaton
It will lx* undenstiKid th a t this
Yu Horae club, 5th in showman-
adult advisers who are state
a negro, maybe you can ’t refure ternoon, Ju ly 17.
have not made any plans as y *t ship, 8th in w estern equitation.
is tem porary and can only be
home
economics
staff
mem
bers
anyone, drunks, th e plainly dirty,
toward moving from Rufus, hut
The How-D Horse club plac?d done for one year under the law.
and local homemaking teachers.
the disorderly, those of suspected
will just plain “take It easy” Mi. first in the Team Pole Bending. Unless the commission finiLs that
Smith,
St.
Helens;
Glenda
Zlelln
im m ortality o r Kennedy will get Rebekahs Present
The national m eeting will cen
Eaton said. T hey will do some
the value of farm land is less—
you if you don’t watch out.
te r around the objective ‘Contri ski. Brooks; Patricia McGreer, much needed visiting and loafing
according to Its procedures — the
Antelope;
Phyllis
Nelson,
Lexing
buting
to
the
Joys
and
Satisfac
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Going Away Gift
here and there for the meantime.
ratio will go l»uck to 25 percent
tions of Fam ily L iving’ with spe ton; Dena Tellefsixi, Herm iston;
Remember the black tailed
Eaton sakl, he wished to thank
next year. F arm land will lx*
Jack rab b its’ In th e days of the
cial em phasis on the national pro end Joanne Specklw 1 la» Grande his many friends anil patrons of
raised approxim ately 29 percent,
To
Evelyn
Ziegler
ject ‘Focus on Fam ily F riend
old, slow Model T days they
Mrs. Van Cleave and Mill Jen- the past eighteen years for their
and the valuation of city property
jum ped along in front of the dim
On Ju n e 28, the Marian nelx'kan ship.' The theme selected is “Your e tte r Roake, homemaking teacher patronage and wish them to con-
and utilities will rem ain the
and w avering headlights as if Ixxlge h e l d th eir last m eeting Home— A Key to the Future."’ Ä
ilnue to '.lu'ihe s a n i e r t ' the në',v
same.
General sessions w ere planned an ied the delegates.
lownnr«
playing a game and d rivers on until in September.
The ruling means that a house
eastern Oregon roads counted
The m eeting opened in regular around spiritual and moral de
in
a Sherm an county tow n w ith a
th e ir score in a nig h t’s drive. The form w ith 11 m em bers and one velopment; guidance and decision
true cash value of >10,000 will be
jacks that didn’t learn the trick of visitor present. A discussion was m aking a s families; family rela
valued fo r 'tax purposes at >2,-
getting off the road p e r i s h e d held concerning our D istrict Con tions and training for citizen
()<)0 for the 1903 tax y ear instead
W o r d of increased highway vention to lx* held in November, ship.
of the $2,500 It was last year, A
deaths may indicate that men are and it was decided to appoint a
“ it is hoped th at through this
farm w orth the same am ount will
A
night
on
the
riv
e
r
lx?glns
Soon the moon sending its rays
slow getting as sm art as the black com m ittee of four to work on it program delegates will develop
lx* valued a t >2,000 also w iden
when the fishing tools have been to the top of the high hills and
tailed jacks.
during the sum m er months.
a g reater appreciation of what p ut aw ay in cam,», the evening
vdll, according to tax commission
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U nder Go«xl of the Order, Eve constitutes good family life and coffee is scenting the a ir and the they creep down slowly making
figures, lx* an increase from about
eerie
shadows
of
the
cliffs
and
how
they
as
individuals
can
in
Favorite sport of the hum an lyn Ziegler was escorted to the
$1750.
to d y s warm th starts to overcome
animal is to lie on the grass an center of the floor w here our No- fluence future homes,” said Mrs the chill of sodden shoes. An bushes until the whole canyon Is
Tiie perm anent solution of the
lie and lie.
tie Grand, Patricia Pshigoda, met , Estelle Van Cleave, Home Econ- other way to tell is when the b its bright with a sort of natu re’s
county’s tax problem has not
candle
•
light.
The
stars
are
dim
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her w ith a liasket of lieautiful <ln*ts ronsultant in the State De come sw arm ing al»out to rid the
been found; b u t the pressure Is
W ashington is one of the worst hankies as a going aw ay gift.
j part me nt of Education and one cam p of mosquitos more effec med.
off for another year.
Scenes
of
the
ilay
come
to
the
states in which to drive. E nforce
Evelyn — one of our new est
a,‘u^ advisers accomj»any- tively than screen doors or DDT.
sky watcher, aw aiting sleep; the
rr.ent of the Inflexible speed limit meml»ers-is moving to I^a Grande *n^ 71e ^ re8°n delegates to K an
There is then the consum ption young sand piper — about an
makes driving slow and fru stra in August. We shall miss her, hut ',as \
^*ch delegate will have of strong food and strong drink
Harvest Underway
ting. Also W ashington has more wish for h er and her family a sIXk<'*a' responsibilities to carry in the pro,x?r strengthening quan eighth grader — exercising his Barbara Gray, Worthy Matron
hops and chirps, the shim m ering Ilkutuiksi in Bethlehem < Impter
deaths than Oregon.
pleasant year.
I’tu during the meeting.
tities seasoned with man talk of
In Sherman County
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A B irthday Supper w as held in
O ther delegates Diana Eagy, game and games and tales of speckles on a newly caught trout, I No. 78 OES June 2H.
Wc learn tha<t th e m anager of honor of all who had birthdays in Brownsville; Sandra Fobert, Hub- deermg-do. Boastful, maybe, and the doe charging in fright up th?
With Winter Barley
those weedy, messy, untended the last six m onths of the year, bard; Patsy Scott, Newport; Jill sometimes sw aggering in the hillside, the subdued eolors of a I
young Hungarian.
plots of land one can see every The cakes were baked and served
male fashion.
H arvest started
in Sherm an
T rains come bellowing up the I
w here Is a man named Freem an by Leona VanGilder, Evelyn Zieg
By nine o'clock by a city m an’s canyon, disturbing the peace of
county
lu»t
week
when
some fa r
The w eather report Is furnish
who lives in W ashington DC. He ler and Ju an ita Ix>ng. A good
clock it is time to go to bed a l the night w ith clanging and
mers cut some w inter Iwrley and
is a poor farmer.
ed
The
Journal
through
the
co-
tim e was had by all, and we wisn July
though the sky is still as blank screeching. Man is a noisy lx«ast. |
operation of Bill Hall, Supt. of it stoj»ixxl again Sunday w hen i
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all a happy vacation tim e and
as the inside of a blue bowl. One
7-29—
T
ri
-
County
4-H
Sum
m
er
When 11 Is gone an owl gives his • the Sherm an Branch E xperim ent quick little storm brought almost
E lectricity is a w onderful ser hope to see all of you at our
half an inch of rain in not m oie
Camps, Crystal Springs, Ochoco has to wait for the sta rs to ap fxMit of thankfulness liefore tuck- Station. “
vant; and like o th er servants m eeting Sept. 11.
pear, one at a time, the biggest ing his head back under his wing ! Friday, July 5
National
Forest.
than
half an hour. T here w as .13
tends to make th e m aster less
___ 75
first, until )x*fore long the sky for renewed slum ber.
Inch near Moro and more on S tar
1 Saturday, July 6
15-17—C am p W ilkerson Fores
self sufficient. E ventually it is
79
is full of them in familiar, but un
T he sun lights the sky, slowly, | Sunday, July 7
vation point. H arvesting will ue
try Camp. Columbia County.
the m aster who becomes the ser Sell Hereford Bulls
72 52 a slow business for a few days
describable patterns. Like a gen inexorably, paling the moon as
vant.
Monday, July 8
19 29—-Baker County 4-H Horse eration of men they march a e ro «
74
42 Ixxause an additional rain fell
die moon paled the stars, each Tuesilay, July 9
Wallace and Alta May, Gras3 Show.
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— 69
48 Tuesday evening.
the sky, little and big, bright and surrendering to a stronger force.
W ednesday, July 19 ___ 67
Sum m er storm s a re angry lit Valley, have reported the sale of
21-27— Farm Safety Week
50
dim, each doing its job of reflec The ravens gather in an Iron-
Some Ixirley has been cut
Thursday, lulv 11 _
tle things sometimes, like a four registered horned Hereford
71
23-27— Marlon C o u n t y 4-H tion in his own particular way
17
wood tree cawing hopefully and
around Rufus, always earlier than
child’s tantrum s.
Precipitation
45.
bulls to W. H. & Florence Marsh Show, Salem.
Normal
for
and place.
die night is ended.
the more southern ¡»arts of the
July .17.
of The Dalles.
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county. And reports are th a t th«?
If the nation is going to d istri
barley Is going about a ton to the
bute children In schools according
acre, which is very gixxl, indeed
to any plan, it should so arrange
But rain o r no rain cu ttin g will
them that children of sim ilar
have to sta rt w ithin a week for
ability are together. Integrating
the grain will l»e ready to cut by
them by black and w hite makes
- a i s i T M
i s Riirt, be Rent then. Unless it stays wet the »m-
no sense; doing so by intelli
White.
I — demands for low protein white of the clt most wheat with the wheat producing areas of Oregon,
bines will be rolling.
gence might
.3. W here fXMtdble, both W hite
wheat . -----
and preserve the dollar-1 -----------
lowest moisture
The experts who have won
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content of any I)r Goefze said. Samples will lx? CI u b and common varieties
rich Japanese m arket for Oregon, place in the United States
th e ir title by careful ¿»¡»pralsal »>f
Young men, w e note, are w ear
taken
this
season
by
the
OSU
Ex-
should
be
separated
and
stored
on
soft w hite whe»at w ere outlined
MoHt of the
wheat crops over many years are
ing vests. How new’ fashioned!
'ft white wheat tension Service and tested by the
this week by Dr. N orm an Goetze, moving through Ublumhia River Oregon Wheat Commissi »n to aid a protein basis. 'Hie suggest«! almost unanim ous in prophesy
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dividing j»olnt Is 9 percent protein
OSU extension G m i crojxi ape-
ports is in the W estern W h 11 e I in blending wheat for a more dis- and a 14 percent m oisture basis
ing that this crop will lx* one of
Down in Utah the school tea
cialirt.
Wheat suliflass. he sakl, whicn crim inating m arket, he added
the bent. T here Is nome dam age
chers are on strike until the stale
4.
Excellent
m
illing
qualltv
Japanese buyers have expre.v i.'j a mixture of W hite (*lub and
puts more money into schools. It
For the 1903 m arketing year, common white w heat varieties, fi«»in fool rot, the cheat took
sed concern over prospective 1963 common white wheats. The com- Dr Goetxe exjxx-ts the W estern like Golden, should lie separated M»me ¡Kitchiw in some fields, there
is another exam ple of the w ork
Is a 111 tie rust, but there has also
e r taking over the job of m anage
1964 W estern W hite W heat bletxl position of the blend Is closely W hite Wheat blend to contain a from «Sher varieties
related to the am ounts of the two lower percentage of the W hite
txx?n plenty of m oisture, cool
ment and could lead to a tax
Ixx-ause of high protein content] types
TTiere is a g<xxi likelihood, Dr.
payer revolt. L’tah will probably
i.nd gluten strength which pre | west grown in the Pacific North- Club varieties. To meet this protx ttoetxe said, that W hite Club or weather, a minimum of hot wind.
'Hie gwxl things overbalance the
find teachers— m aybe with fewer
letn, the Oregon W heat Commis
sents problems In its use for bis-
. ..
, „
degrees but less arrogance: with
cult and ¡»astry purposes.
India and i a lista n , alao large sion, Oregon W heat le a g u e and any soft white wheat having low ) ki «I and if there isn’t a gixxl crop
less training but more intelli
Tills developm ent has lie^n!
N orthw est wheat, W estern W heat Zsnociates have protein content may comman I there should be a different bunco
of ex|»erts next year.
gence
watched with great Interest by w ,,l tako »hifxnenta with higher suggested the trade take steps sizeable prem ium s du rin g the
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to
insure
that
the
blend
bound
for
1963
m
arketing
year,
although
the A ustralian* who have offered i protein levels, explained Dr. D.
No w onder o u r experts are w-*
Japan 100.000 tons of soft w hi’e D Hill, Corvallis adm inistrative Ja(*an and The Philippines con • his is not kno«vn for sure at this Examiner Coming
received weil abroad. They are
tain at least 50 percent W hite time.
wheat with
maxim um protein j assistant of W estern W heat As- f lu b varieties.
often a nuisance at home
Sherman, Moro, and Grass Val
content of 8 percent, Dr. Goette soclates Higher protein w heat is '
A drivers license exam iner will
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Suggestions outlines for this ley Grain G row er M anagers re
pointed out.
l»e
on duty in Moro Tuesday, Ju ly
actually
more
satisfactory
in
In
Now th e internal revenue de Mm. Frank v«»n Börstel, instal-
m arketing year include:
He explaine<l th at the m arket dia for the m anufacture
chap-1 1. Keep W hite (Tub varieties port plans to scfxirate Clubs from 16, at the Court House between
partm ent says you can deduct le«| in Sherman < ha|Her No.
Common White, states Thomas
ing p riblem has developed be-
from y our tax the cost of qule* 132 OES at a sperlnl Installation cause of a shift in production tttl, a tortilla • like bread, he s e r r a t e from common varieties W. Tompaon, Sherm an County the hours of 9 90 a m. and 4:00
added.
meals but not liquor But liquor m eetlng held re<-ently at Grans from the disease - susceptible
In both farm and elevator stor Agent. Such plans, however, may p m . Persons w ishing original
or perm it* to drive are asked »o
Agronlsts at this tim e don’t age
is quicker.
Valley.
Flow down grain receiving during file applications well ahead of the
W hite Club varieties to higher really know how Gaines, a wide
2. U nsatisfactory semi • hard harvest peak«, It Is reported.
scheduled closing hour.
Tax Commission
Lowers Sherman
Joy von Borstel Selected State
FHA Delegate to Kansas City
A N igh t on th e River
WEATHER REPORT
Farm C alendar
More Low Protein Wheat Needed By Japanese
4jr