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Stubble Burning
Frowned Upon By
Land Use Group
Higher Payments
for Protected Fallow
Practices Sought
Burning stubbles fr.om wheat land
to facilitate smmerfallowing was ob
jected to by Morrow county land
use planning committeemen and
county and community AAA com
.mitteemen at an' erosion control
meeting in the county agent's office
Tuesday.
Objection was so strong against
such practice that the group went
on record recommending to the
county AAA committee that they
withhold 50 percent of the special
wheat payment from any operator
who burns his stubble.
N. C. Donaldson, from the state
AAA office, was present and stated
that the county committee had full
authority to withhold part or all of
any AAA payments from farmers
carrying out practices that would
tend to defeat any of the purposes
of the program.
Soil conservation is one of the
main purposes of the AAA program
and he added that burning stubble
is definitely contrary to good soil
conservation practices and that the
state AAA committee and the west
ern division would stand back of
the county committee on any action
it takes.
Burning of stubble has never been
extensively practiced in Morrow
county but because of heavier stub
ble resulting from increased mois
ture conditions the past summer
some farmers are seriously consid
ering burning which resulted in. the
group taking the action that they
did.
Stubble and straw left on the sur
face or mixed with the surface soil
has proved the best method of re
ducing wind and water erosion in
the Columbia basin area, and . al
though some difficulty may be had
in cultivating and seeding it is con
sidered much better to protect the
soil than to burn the stubble merely
to .make summerfallowing easier.
Even with the large amount of
stubble on the land this, year the
group felt that methods could be
used to reduce the amount of stub
ble to the point where it could be
handled. One method recommend
ed is that of shallow disking in the
fall, thus knocking over and break
ing down some of the stubble so it
would decompose by spring plowing
time.
The group recommended to the
state AAA committee that they
take steps to obtain a higher pro
tected fallow payment for farmers
who find it desirale and necessary
to disk or work their ground in the
fall and where such practice meets
with the approval of the county
committee.
With erosion not fully controlled
on many farms in the, county the
group recommended a wider, use of
contour seeding and contour seed
ing and contour strip farming on
farms where the slope is so great
that water erosion cannot be con
trolled by trashy fallow. They fur
ther recommended that at least five
more demonstration farms be set
up for demonstrating the use of
contour strip farming similar to those
already established on the Sanford
Farming Co., Hilma Anderson and
A. D. McMurdo farms.
A report by Tom Wilson of the
Soil Conservation service showed !
that erosion was reduced about 75 j
percent by strips on the Anderson.'
farm as compared to straight sum
merfallow in the adjoining field dur
ing a water spout last July.
The group agreed that farmers
should take advantage of the favor
able seeding conditions this fall and
make permanent diversion by seed
ing crested wheat grass so they will
be sure of complying with the AAA
program in the future.
Idle land will not qualify as di-
EVANGELIST HERE
G. B. Schmid, successful evangel
ist from the Willamette valley dis
trict, begins a series of evangelistic
services in the local Church of
Christ Sunday, Sept. 28. Mr. Schmid
besides bsing a good preacher, is
an excellent chalk artist, and will
draw pictures several times a week.
Mr. Schmid was Teddy Leavitt's
first convert, and has served his
Christ faithfully since that time. You
will enjoy hearing him and you
are cordially invited to attend any
and all services, reports Martin B.
j Clark, local pastor.
Football Keck-Off
Slated for Tomorrow
When Heppner high's Mustangs
meet .the ..Arlington Honkers -in the
opening grid clash of the season here
at 2:45 tomorrow afternoon they will
give a good account of themselves.
That is the prediction of Coach Lyle
Swenson in telling of his prospects
before the Monday Lions luncheon.
Swenson said the boys are work
ing hard to beat Arlington, their
arch enemy, and with the exception
of Claud Snow, fullback, on the
shelf with a bad foot, will be in
good condition. He urged town
support to give them the morale so
much needed for any team to do its
best.
B. P. O. E. MEETS 25TH
Trustee's report on recent reno
vation of the hall and club rooms
will be one of the main orders of
business at the regular meeting of
Heppner lodge 358, B. P. O. Elks,
next Thursday evening, Sept. 25, an
nounces Exalted Ruler J. G. Bar
ratt. who asks all members to at
tend who can possibly do so. It is
expected the new work will be com
pleted at that time.
version next year and new rulings are
likely to require that a part of the
farm must be seeded to perennial
grasses. The steeper slopes, poten
tial blow areas and other parts of
the farm subject to erosion are the
logical locations for grass seedings.
The Oregon state agricultural pro
gram prepared by the state land use
committee was also discussed. The
state program was prepared to meet
the impacts of war and national de
fense, after land use recommenda
tions from each of the counties in
Oregon had been submitted to the
state committee.
George Peck of Lexington, a mem
ber of the state land use committee,
presided at the Tuesday meeting.
Others attending the meeting to dis
cuss erosion control problems with
the farmers were E. R. Jackman of
the farm crops department of O. S.
C Art King of the soils department,
and Ivan C. DeArmond, extension
soil conservationist.
In closing the meeting the group
invited further cooperation of the
extension service, soil conservation
service, AAA and the supervisors of
the newly organized soil conserva-
tion district in helping carry on the
program against soil erosion.
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, September
Rush Of Redshirts
To Hinterland Will
Be Week-End Event
Rain-Soaked Woods,
Abundant Game Set
for Invading Horde
One reason why Hitler should
stay out of America: Most every
American has a gun and knows how
to use it.
If that be an imaginative state
ment, just go into the wooded hin
terland this week end and view for
yourself the horde of red-shirted
hunters who will open the deer sea
son Saturday.
Common gossip among the men
folks, lo, these many weeks, has
been of the big one that got away
last year and which will surely be
bagged this time. Guns have been
cleaned and sighted, skinning knives
whetted and grocery orders placed
including plenty of bacon because
not always does the hunting prize
fall.
Wet? Yes, plenty wet, but with
more deer than ever, is the report
from the woods, which should make
all hunters don an extra pair of red
flannels while catching the over
flow of saliva.
Again it is expected many outside
hunters will trek into the wooded
gkns of the south hills, as the local
district's reputation has spread more
and more through the years.
Anyway, the hunt starts Saturday
to continue til October 25, and if
nothing else happens, there'll be
some tall stories at the wind-up.
County Represented
Well at Round-Up
It would probably take a longer
story to enumerate the number of
Morrow county people who attend
ed the Round-Up last week than it
would to give the names of those
who didn't. Certain it was that
Morrow county people were every
place in evidence.
There could be no argument from
anyone that Queen Maxine, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. McCurdy
of this county, reflected much fav
orable notice for the home county.
In appearances at the grounds and
in Friday's parade she elicited large
ovations. Places of honor, too, were
given Queen' Kathryn Thomson of
Heppner's Rodeo and her court of .
honor, the Misses Patty Emert. Col
leen Kilkenny, Frances Wilkinson
and Rita . Robinson. Heppner's
school band was given an place of
prominence near the head of Fri
day's parade, and Morrow county's
riding club, with Lee Beckner, Ro-
j deo president, an outstanding mem
ber, added to the long cavalcade of
cowboys and cowgirls and one of
the largest assemblages of beautiful
horses ever seen in one group any
place.
Oscar Davis Found
Dead at Home Here
Interment was held last Friday af
ternoon for Oscar Davis, past sev
enty, resident of this city for many
years, who was found dead in his
home here that morning. Death had
occurred several days before, offi-1
cials reported.
Mayor J. O. Turner first discov-
ered the dead man when he went to
Mr. Davis to have some legal papers
siged. Mr. Davis had lived alone
for several years since the death of
Mrs. Davis and had been in poor
health for some time. He had work
ed with sheep for many years, and
for a time was a steam engineer in
sawmill work. He came to this
county from the Willamette valley
and was a twenty-five year mem
ber of Knights of Pythias lodge.
CLASSIFICATION CLEARED
Morrow county selective service
board wishes to make clear the re-
cent 1-H classification as being those '
selectees who reached the age of 28 1
before July 11941. j
18, 1941
Second Wheat Crop
For Year Revealed
In Morgan District
While south end farmers have
their troubles getting in all of one
wheat crop due to the wet season,
Elmer Griffith is thinking about
harvesting his second crop for the
year at Morgan.
Mr. Griffith finished harvesting
a field in June. He was out on the
field the other day and found the
volunteer two feet high, with
heads well filled and ripening.
Mrs. Olive Frye Dies
Following Long Illness
Funeral services will be held to
morrow aiternon at 2 o'clock from
the Episcopal church for Olive Lou
ise Frye, 71, a 27-year resident of
this city who passed away at her
home yesterday morning following
a lingering illness. Ven. Eric O.
Robathan will officiate and Phelps
Funeral home is in charge of ar
rangements. Interment will be in
Masonic cemetery. .
Olive Louise Skinner was born
in Sandwich, New Hampshire, July
24, 1870, the daughter of Daniel and
Sarah P. (Stratton) Skinner. She
came to the state 51 years ago, and
was married to Freeman Frye, for
mer Heppner businessman, at Spray
on August 30, 189,0. In the 27 years
of her residence here, Mrs. Frye
took an active part in community
affairs and for many years was an
officer of the local Womens Relief
corps, auxiliary of the G. A. R.
She is survived by one son, Mau
rice A. Frye of Alameda, Cal., who
arrived last night for the last rites,
and a daughter, Mrs. Blanche Brown
of Heppner.
C. of C. Compliments
Rodeo Directors
Congratulations were extended
Rodeo President Lee Beckner and
his board of directors for the fine
manner in which they staged the
1941 show by directors of the cham
ber of commerce who met Tuesday
evening. The congratulations were
forwarded in writing.
General discussion was had of
road matters, with emphasis placed
upon necessity for improving the
Willow creek and Hardman hill
roads. A committee was also ap
pointed to meet with the city coun
cil to discuss the probability of in
creasing the power load for the city
to enable Heppner Lumber com-
pany's planing mill to operate in the
daytime and otherwise improve op
eration of electrical appliances.
The next general chamber meet
ing will be held October 7.
Eight Morrow Men
In October Call
With release of names of the eight
men eligible to respond to the sel
ective service call for August, Mor
row county local board advises that
these men are being given prefer
ence of enlistment,
Those named for call October 9 are
Henry Irvin Buschke, Emil Henry
Rauch, Kenneth Dale Lane, William
Clayton Wright, Lester Lee Cox,
Robert Wesley Warfield, Edward
Christian Skoubo and Frank Martin
Janzen. Held in reserve are John
Harvey McRoberts and Charles Paul
DeMoss, in case some ox the first
eight named should enlist.
BPW STARTS SEASON
Resignation of Miss Harriet Poin
ter as president and discussion of
plans for attending the district con
ference at Timberline lodge, Sept.
27-28, were main features of Busi
ness and Professional Womens club
inaugural meeting of the fall season
at Lucas Place Monday evening.
Miss Pointer announced intention to
leave for San Francisco the first of
the month to work in an importer's
office.
Harvey Miller reports an averse
vield on his nm-tb Tvinfft ,w
acres of approximately 39 bushels
Spots went as high as 52 bushels.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
Six Month Budget
For County Made
Under New Law
Wage Increase Seen;
Delegation Asks
Willow Road Work
A law passed by the last legisla
ture changing the assessment period
from March 1 to January 1, neces
sitated making a six month budget
for the county when the regular
budget estimates were made last
Monday. Another budget for a full
year period, June 30 to July 1, will
be prepared prior to the new fiscal
year set up under the new law.
Sitting with the county court as
the budget committee, whose com
plete report is carried in another
column, were Ralph Jackson, secre
tary of the committee, David Hynd,
John Krebs, Ralph I. Thompson,
Leonard Carlson. George N. Peck,
commissioner, was chairman. Bert
Johnson, judge, and L D. Neill, com
missioner, completed the committee.
Though increases were found nec
essary in several items, including
roads, the total to be levied, $48,720,
is less than half of the total levied
for the full past year, $112,805. This
was due to larger estimated receipts,
largely accounted for by the receipts
expected from the federal govern
ment through the sale of land to be
included in the north end bombing
field.
An increase of 25 percent in wag
es of road workers, and increased
prices of materials caused the com
mittee to raise the sum to be ex
pended for roads. The six months'
budget calls for $38,000, anticipat
ing a total for the year of $76,000
against the $60,0000 budgeted last
year.
The committee allowed full time
for a health nurse for the next six
months as asked by a visiting del
egation. That demand for roads will not
be lessened was indicated by an
other delegation which asked for
gravel on Willow creek to the mouth
of Shaw canyon and oiling above
Heppner as far as possible. Residents
of upper Willow creek were joined
by chamber of commerce repreesnt
atives and Heppner Lumber com
pany representatives in asking the
work.
Frank Turner, chief spokesman
for the delegation, said they were
not asking all the work in one year,
but did ask that the court go as;
far as possible next year. Frank.
Wilkinson called attention of the
court to a petition for this work,.
I signed! by many Heppner business.
people that had been presented to
1 the court two years ago.
Orville L. Smith, manager of the
lumber company, told of the recent
purchase by his company of a large
body of timber from which logs
would be hauled down the Willow
creek road, stating that his com
pany was building 15 miles of road
of its own to connect up. John W.
Zornes, logging contractor for the
company, also advised the court
that hauling logs over the road as
it is now would be mighty costly.
Mr. Peck and Mr. Johnson replied
for the court that they were sym
pathetic but that no assurance could
bs given in the face of consideration
which had to be given all the 1100
miles of county roads and the com
paratively small sum available for
the purpose. Mr. Johnson assured
the delegation that every appeal to
the court was given due considera
tion on its merits whether made by
one person or many.
SET OLD-TIME DANCE
Lexington grange will give an
old time dance for their social night,
Sept. 27. Members will invite or
bring friends. Pot luck of cake or
sandwiches, reports the social com
mittee. H. H. S. junior class food sale at
Hughes window, 10 o'clock, Satur
day, Sept. 20.