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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 15, 1940)
ft Thursday, August 15, 1940 Morrow Farms Seek Electric Service Through REA Columbia Basin Co-op Organizes at Meeting in Heppner Officers were elected, a coordina tor selected and final aramgements made for incorporating the Colum bia Basin Electric Co-op at a Rural Electrification administration meet ing held in Heppner Monday eve ning. The purpose of the REA is to pro vide funds to extend power lines to as many homes as possible that do not now have power. A preliminary survey has been made and present plans are to extend power lines thru several communities in Morrow and Gilliam counties. A board of directors was elected at the Monday meeting and includes Henry Baker, lone, president; Johni Krebs, Cecil, vicp-president; Glenn Richards, Condon, secretary; E. E. Rugg, Heppner, treasurer; Floyd Adams, Hardman; Oscar Lundell, Willows; John Farr, Rock Creek; Newell Reid, Rock Creek, and Lloyd Smith of Mayville. R. L. Rambo, previously secretary of the Spokane Rural Electrification project, which now includes more than 1600, miles of power lines, was selected as coordinator to get the project under way and Mr. Rambo will move his family to Heppner this coming week and take over his new duties. Much interest is being shown in this project with thirteen applica tions for power having been already signed before the project gets under way. John Leavitt and Glenn Ball, both of the Bonnevile project, were pre sent at the meeting to explain the organizing and the operating of the REA project. The preliminary survey shows a contemplated line of 245 miles with 332 potential users. Rhea creek, Eight Mile and Rock creek districts in Morrow county are included. Wheat Samples Show Light Weight, Smut Wheat samples taken up to early July show lighter test weight and more smut and dockage than usual, reports the grain division of the state department of agriculture. Of 432 samples in the Walla Walla district, 175 graded smutty and 233 carried dockage; of these 304 sam ples were soft white wheat with 158 smutty and 196 carrying foul dock age. At Pendleton, 292 samples showed 59 with smut and 43 with foul dockage and of 230 white wheat samples 46 were smutty and 30 car ried foul dockage. Sherman, Morrow and Wasco county samples also were lighter in test weight, due to the long dry spell. Dockage was heavier, possibly due to using less wind to clean out be cause of the lighter weight MANY GRASSES SURVIVE Vernonia A test plot of pasture grasses put in on the G. C. Kirkhride farm, about eight years ago, shows a good survival of several of the grasses, says George A. Nelson, county agent, who arranged a tour of inspection to several of these early plantings. Chewing fescue and tall fescue are still doing well, es pedally the chewing fescue, which shows considerable spread. Other grasses and legumes maintaining themselves included Reed canary grass, orchard grass, meadow foxtail, English ryegrass, tall meadow oat grass, and subterranean clover. SNEEZERS BACK SCS Because ragweed thrives on badly worn and eroded soils, hay fever suf ferers might well be among the world's leading boosters for soil con servation, according to SCS workers. They point out that, when rich top soil is washed or blown away, use less weeds take over, including the ragweed, which is considered one of the worst hay fever plants known. LEXINGTON NEWS 40-Acre Wheat Fire Hits Doherty Farm By MARGARET SCOTT A bridal shower was held at the Congregational church aid room last Wednesday honoring Mrs. Marritt Gray. About thirty were present and refreshments were served at the close of the atfernoon. Church services will be held Sun day evening at 8 o'clock in the Con gregational church. Ed Cummings is spending a few days at Ritter hot springs. Mrs. Ralph Scott came home from The Dalles Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. McMillan and family have moved to the S. G. Mc Millan farm. Coy Thornburg of Carleton is vis iting here. Mr. and Mrs. McWhorter and family spent Sunday in Boardman. They were accompanied by Lena Belle Forbes. Jeanette Peck has returned home after visiting her aunt in Hood Riv er. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Forbes and family have gone to Boardman to make their home. Kenneth Peck spent the week end in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. James Pointer came up from Yamhill and left Tuesday for St. Martin's springs. They were accompanied by Mrs. Nettie Davis. Ralph Jackson and Clyde Edwards spent Sunday at Ritter. Gerald Acklen and Ruth Lasich were here from Portland Friday, bringing Ruthann Lasich home. Helen Duvall of The Dalles is vis iting at the Harry Duvall home. Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Henderson and son spent Sunday in Stanfield. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Noble are moving to the Orville Cutsforth house recently vacated by the Earl Forbes family. Mrs. Laurel Ruhl and son spent Thursday in Hermiston. Lola and Jaunita Padberg are guests at the Oleta Wardwell home. A fire broke out in the back yard at the Laura Scott house Tuesday afternoon and burned a small build ing on the Beach property which contained several rabbits. The flame was put under control before any serious damage was done to the sur rounding buildings. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Carmiehael are going to move into the house formerly occupied by the John Ryan family. Mrs. Lou Broadley has returned home after several weeks spent in the Valley. Moving of supplies to the new Carmiehael building is almost com pleted and the store and pastime are open for business. Local citizens are busy getting ready for the Heppner Rodeo. Plans for the floats are being carried out and many persons are spending their leisure hours in horseback riding. A slight accident occurred Sun day at the schoolhouse intersection when one of the carnival trucks coasted into the rear of another car nival truck. They were untangled in a short while and went on to Heppner. Mrs. Clarence Carmiehael has re turned home from a visit in Van couver. Estelle Ledbetter visited friend here Tuesday. Eugene Van Horn was seriously injured Thursday afternoon when he fell from a moving truck wliile help ing move a showcase to the new Carmiehael building. A Heppner physician was summoned to take him to Heppner where he was treat ed for a broken collar bone. Wednesday afternon a fire of un determined origin burned forty ac res of wheat land on the Bernard Doherty ranch up Black Horse can yon. The loss was not covered by insurance. Don Pointer and Paul Doherty spent Monday in Pendleton. CARRY PLAGUE INFECTION Corvallis The danger of plague infection in handling rodents is em phasized by a report received by O. S. C. from southern Oregon, that a marmot examined by the state health service had been found posi tive for plague. Dr. Karl Frederich Myer, director of the Hooper foun dation for medical research, who spoke at Oregon State last winter, called attention to the danger in handling chipmunks, squirrels, prai rie dogs, cottontail rabbits, as well as rats, as any of these may be in fected or may carry infected fleas. August clearance on all summer hats, coats, suits and dresses. Cur ran's Ready -to -Wear. 23-26 Sketch Reveals Fine Fair Dairy Display A graphic presentation of Ore gon's major agricultural industry will greet Oregon state fair crowds at Salem September 2-8, judging from the sketch of the 60-foot new state dairy industry exhibit brought to Salem this week by Lyle W. Ham mack, Portland, chairman of the committee, and Mrs. Ada Mayme of the Oregon Dairy Council, which is assisting. Outstanding features will be a casein display showing articles made from this product and a section showing the individual's daily needs of dairy products. Dairy industry movies, transpar encies and other display ideas are utilized. The whole forms an arresting cre ation in white and black, topped by an illuminated moving sign. The exhibit is non-competitive. Other members of Hammack's committee are Marvin Davidson, Monmouth; Frank Hettwer, Mt. An gel, and A. W. Metzger, chief of the state department of agriculture div ision of foods and dairies. FARM CALLS INCREASE More than 900 farm calls were made in July by the state depart ment of agriculture cream graders, compilation of reports filed with the foods and dairies division shows. This was a considerable gain over June, when 685 calls were made. The work covers every section in Oregon except Harney county. 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