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Page Four Heppner Gazette Times THE HEPPNER GAZETTE, Established March 30, 1883; THE HEPPNER TIMES, Established November 18, 1897; CONSOLIDATED FEBRUARY 15, 1912 Published every Thursday morning by CBAWFOKD PUBLISHING COMPANY and entered at the Post Office at Hepp ner, Oregon, as second-class matter. JASPER V. CRAWFORD, Editor SPENCER CRAWFORD, Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year ..... $2.00 Three Years 5.00 Six Months 1.00 Three Months 75 Single Copies 05 Official Paper for Morrow Connty Influence a cabineteer has over the destinies of a state is exempli fied by the activities of Henry Wal lace, secretary of agriculture, in matters affecting Oregon within the past few days. In the Willamette valley he has finally approved of the flax program advocated by Sen ator Charles L. McNary for several years. Secretary Wallace is commit ted to the plan of bonus to flax far mers for six years, by which time the possibilities fo a flax industry will be thoroughly tested. It en ables the farmers to know what to expect and therefore whether to plant. On the other hand he is pro posing a marketing quota on sugar, which is a handicap to the new su gar beet industry at Nyssa. Under the proposed regulations, the Amal gamated Sugar company would be compelled to carry 10.1 per cent of the 1938 produced sugar on hand January 1, 1939, past January, 1940, before it can be marketed, although competitive processors under the program can market all of the 1938 sugar and 38.5 per cent of their 1939 sugar during 1939. Ths means that the processors in Oregon may find it necessary or convenient to pur chase a smaller tonnage of beets, and in turn it would affect the in ' come of the farmers and reduce the employment in the fields. A protest has been filed with the secretary by Representative Walter M. Pierce at an apparent discrimination against the new sugar industry. Again, it is not generally known that the "cost of production" measure in congress was chloroformed by the secretary of agriculture. "Cost of production" is a live issue in many farming areas and a number of representa tives were elected to congress on promises to support such legisla tion. Secretary Wallace engineered the destruction of the measure be cause he feared it would upset the farm program which is now being undertaken. Members pledged to support a "cost of production" plan are now preparing explanations to make to their constituents. Emmet Cochran, pioneer stock raiser, was visiting old-time friends in the city yesterday from the ranch in the Monument section. Mrs. Laxton McMurray was a business visitor in the city this morning from the Jordan Siding farm. Mrs. Ralph Justus was called to Portland last week by word of ill ness of her father, Adolph Helgesson. SACRIFICE, cabinet sewing ma hine, perfect stitcher, $18. 309 W Main, call after 5. ltp Heppner AAA WHEAT PROGRAM PURPOSE SAID BALANCING OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND (Editor's Note: This is the sec ond in a series of six articles by the Morrow County Agricultur al Conservation association ex plaining the aims of the 1939 farm program in which 600 far mers of Morrow county are co operating.) Automobiles are built in huge factories, under mass production methods. But it is conceivable that they might be built one by one in small shops scattered throughout the nation, by individual workmen. If that were "so, it would hardly be wise for each mechanic to build as many cars as possible in his shop, with disregard for possible sale. He would find it desirable to have a "clearing house" which he might turn to to find out what share of total automobile sales he might ex pect. Otherwise, he might build more cars that he could sell. In the same way, farmers of the nation who work individually in growing their wheat crops have needed a "clearing house" to tell them what share of the total market each should have. But they have had no "clearing house," and as a re sult in recent years have been grow ing more wheat that they could find market for. Under the AAA farm program, for the first time, farmers have such a "clearing house." The crop adjust ment feature of the program aims at getting farmers to voluntarily grow only as much wheat as can be sold at home and abroad. To grow any more than can be used means waste both of labor and of soil fer tility. In -938, farmers of the nation had O Ten Years Ago City appropriates $350 for Amer- ican Legion swimming tank, assur ing operation for fourth year. Roy W. Ritner, . president E. O. Wheat league, speaks before farm groups at Alpine. Heppner finishes in seventh place in shoot-off of Oregonian trap tour ney. Locals win, 4-2, from Arlington in Wheatland league game. Mrs. Christina Troedson passes at lone home. Milton W. Bower to deliver bac calaureate at Lexington next Sun day. Legion Auxiliary nets $85 for swim tank with benefit dance. Local Ail-American ball club loses, 8-5, to Umatilla nine. Hon. Francis Galloway of The Dalles engaged as Memorial day speaker. Ed Clark reported married to Miss Ethel Bickford of Hood River at Santa Rosa, Cal. Phelps Funeral Home Ambulance Service Trained Lady Assistant OUR SPECIAL FOR MOTHER ON MOTHER'S DAY ROSES in SNOW The perfect remembrance! This cake is grand eating real home-made kind like the cakes Mother's baked for you. Roses in Snow is a famous Betty Crocker recipe we're mak making up special. Ask us to Reserve Yours Now HEPPNER BAKERY Gazette Times, Heppner, no acreage adjustment program and planted 81 million acres of wheat This year, with a national wheat al lotment program in effect, wheat farmers have reduced the national wheat acreage to 65 million acres. In 1938, Oregon farmers had no adjustment program and they plant ed more than a million acres of wheat. They had been having trou ble selling the crop. This year, un der the farm program, they are try ing to cut down their acreage to 768,000, to prevent another surplus. They are succeeding. In 1938, 'Morrow county farmers planted 118,000 acres of wheat. In 1939 they are trying to cut this down to 93,000 acres. It appears now that they, too, are succeeding, there by helping balance the nation's wheat supply with the demand. It is both profitable and econom ical to grow only what can be used. Mrs. Charles Hiatt of Pendleton was a guest this week at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Andrew Bald win. OLD TIME AND MODERN .Dance Lone Rock Saturday, May 6 We're going to town, Music by Brown EXCLUSIVE VACUUM GEARSHIFT Vmvwh IumIIm K tl ie ShlfMRf Swfeff NEW AERO-STREAM STYUNQ NIW odiu iy rami CHEVROLET'S FAMOUS VALVE-IN-HEAD SIX A aCNKRAb MOTORS VALUI Oregon Mrs. Lillian Cochran arrived home this week from Portland where she recently underwent a major opera tion, Snd is visiting at the Louis Marquardt farm north of Lexington while convalescing. She expects to return to town this week end. She says she is thankful to get back out of the woods, thanks to prayers and well wishes of O. E. S., Rebekahs, "During this week you can sample the fine products of the Columbia Empire. As long as these products have merit as long as they pro duce prosperity and employ ment for us, the people of this vast area, let's always give them first and permanent consideration." mmmsm pp & gq IRAKIS ffvery 40 seconcb of every day, Somebody buys a new Chevroef ...and the demand Is Increasing day after day FERGUSON MOTOR COMPANY Thursday, May 4, 1939 church and many friends, and that slip nr.1v needs time to gain strength. Friends are asked to call between 2 and 4 p. m., which is doctor's orders. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Scott of Lexington at the maternity home of Mrs. Lillie Aiken in this city Tuesday, a 7 3-4 pound son, Jack Dean. only PERFECTED KNEE-ACTION RIDING SYSTEM (With fmprentf Shockproof St ring) (Oi MM Df U& tmtth mi) NEW "OBSERVATION CAR" VISIBILITY ' figs oaKi Heppner Oregon