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Heppner
Gazette Times
THE HEPPNER GAZETTE.
Established March 30, 1883;
THE HEPPNER TIMES,
Established November 18, 1897;
CONSOLIDATED FEBRUARY 15, 19U
Published every Thursday morning by
CBAWFOSD PUBLISHING COMPANY
and entered at the Post Office at Hepp
ner. Oregon, as second-class matter.
JASPER V. CRAWFORD, Editor
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Official Paper for Morrow County
The Staff of Life
XTAVING heads of sun-browned
wheat. To the man of the soil
they represent the harvest, the cli
max of months of plowing, harrow
ing, weeding, discing of hopeful
glances toward long-clear skies, of
fearful study of over-black clouds
in the offing, of waiting upon the
generosity of a Nature too prone to
bring dire years. To the raiser the
waving heads spell success. To hu
mans everywhere they are the staff
of life.
Whether the market be good or
poor, there is no one but who is
glad for the bounteous harvest. And
as in the season just past, when
the price is good as well as the yield,
the wheat farmer reaps that toward
which he may have worked through
many years "of reversals. That is the
destiny of the wheat farmer in a
large portion of the great Eastern
Oregon empire.
Wheat is the main economic fac
tor in a number of eastern Oregon
counties. In others it plays an im
portant role. Since the history of
man remembereth it has been the
basis of human diet, and it is now
coming into its own as a livestock
provender.
So important has wheat been in
the life of man generally, that it
has always been numbered among
those present in fixing the commod
ity price index. This, despite the
fact that other agricultural products,
poultry and dairy outstrip wheat
in total income figures.
The story of wheat is too long and
too generally known to be given
just tribute in words. And' all words
are feeble compared to the artist's
camera which provided the theme
picture for this edition. It is elo
quent beyond metaphor. And it so
well expresses all the hopes and
ambitions of mankind, that it seem
ed but proper to again repeat the
oft' spoken words, "Give us this day,
our daily bread; forgive us our
trespasses as we forgive those who
trespass against us ..."
Through the medium of the wav
ing wheat heads, this edition greets
you, and through them, too, awaits
for one and all a hearty welcome
to Heppner. May the Eastern Ore
gon Wheat league continue the fine
work for which it has been noted
in years past.
Food Thrift Both
Smart and Patriotic
It is both smart and patriotic to be
thrifty these days when food waste
is frowned upon both by the gov
ernment and by one's bank account.
Representatives of the government's
consumer division are now circulat
ing pledge blanks on, which one
promises to avoid waste in managing
a home.
Much waste can be avoided by
planning meals ahead of time, points
out Miss Lucy A. Case, extension
nutritionist at Oregon State col
lege. Wise buyers base their shop
ping plans on advance meal plans,
although these may be changed in
the light of unexpected opportuni
' ties found at the store. Improper
storage is another food thief, says
Miss Case. For instance, left-over
fat and drippings are valuable if
stored in a cool dry place, while
otherwise they will be spoiled them
selves and will ruin the flavor of
other foods.
Waste also occurs in food prepar
ation if vegetables are peeled too
thick, oranges or lemons only par
tially squeezed, and outside leaves
of lettuce or cabbage thrown away
as a matter of habit. Poor cooking
and serving are other sources of
waste of the food itself and of vita
mins and minerals it contains.
Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
REAL BEEF IN MAKING VIA WHEAT ROUTE Farm Accidents Get
Red Cross Attention
Thursday, November 27, 1941
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Sherman county's 4-H calf clubbers have made an enviable record
by rearing fine cattle on wheat farms. Here they show some of their
prize stock. See' story on page 4. second section.
FARM INCOME MAY
RISE IN 1942 BUT
COSTS ALSO MOUNT
Gross farm income in Oregon in
1942 should be materially above
the 1941 level if present trends con
tinue, although net income will not
increase proportionately because of
rising farm costs, according to an
analysis made by the extension ser
vice at Oregon State college and
published in the current agricultur
al situation and outlook report. Com
plete copies of the report may be
had at any county extension office.
The demand outlook for farm pro
ducts in 1942 is even better than in
the exceptionally favorable year now
ending. More business activity, a
rising general price level, and in
creased demand for some products
for export all will play a part in
the demand situation for next year,
the report shows.
Further increase in domestic pay
rolls and military employment is
expected to bring an increase in the
per capita consumption of food. On
the whole it is expected that na
tional income in 1942 may exceed
that of 1941 by 10 or 15 per cent.
With the British government ex
pecting to obtain about one-fourth
of its food supplies from America
next year, approximately 8 to 10
per cent of the farm production of
Sans Souci Rebekahs
Elect New Officers
With election of officers for the
new lodge year last Friday evening,
Sans Souci Rebekah lodge No. 33
named Florence Green, noble grand;
Mary Bailey, vice grand; Lilian Tur
ner secretary and Sadie Sigsbee,
treasurer.
Florence Green and Harriet Lun
dell were hostesses for a social fol
lowing the regular meeting. Mulled
cider and doughnuts were enjoyed
by those present.
the United States witl be exported,
or about twice the exports of 1941.
Advance estimates indicate that
1941 gross farm income will exceed
that of 1940 by about 25 per cent,
making it the greatest since 1929.
The increase in farm costs, however,
is expected to be a little more in
1942 than it was in 1941. The aver
age of about 15 per cent increase this
year was caused mostly by higher
prices for labor, rent, and feed. In
1942 the increases are expected to
be felt in purchases of seed, auto
mobiles and tractors, building ma
terials, feed, containers, and other
items of equipment and supplies.
The Oregon farm price index at
mid-October showed the general
level of farm prices at 94 per cent
of the 1926-30 average, and 125 per
OET.t of the 1910-14 figure.
Teachers and pupils of Morrow
county schools are participating in
the American Red Cross national
campaign to reduce home accidents,
announces Mrs. Lucy E. Rodg&rs,
county school superintendent.
Particular emphasis is given to
farm accidents, says Mrs. Rodgers.
Aftermaths of accidents are phys
ical pain, mental suffering, maimed
bodies and untimely deaths. More
over, accidents impair, when they
do not wholly destroy the useful
ness and productivity of the victims.
They pile un doctor bills and reduce
income, and they increase the heavy
burden of social dependency, said
Mrs. Rodgers.
There is nothing more im'portant
than education of the young in the
things that make for safety. And
l so at this time the school pupils and
teachers of Morrow county will join
with millions of young people thru
out the nation in the annual Red
Cross campaign for the prevention of
home and farm accidents.
President Roosevelt said in a re
cent proclamation: "To insure a
maximum of efficiency we must
have a maximum safety twenty-four
hours a day not only at work, but
also on the highway, at home, ev
erywhere." The President calls at
this time upon everyone to enlist in
the campaign against accidents.
More than a third of the accident
al deaths last year were the result
of home accidents, while farm acci
dents resulted in more deaths than
any other occupation. -
School pupils will be bringing
home the farm and home check-list
prepared by the American Red Cross.
Parents are urged to . read these
check-lists and to assist their chil
dren in checking the home for sour
ces of home and farm accidents that
can be prevented. After having com
pleted the checking all members of
the family are doubly urged to do
something about repairing or re
moving these accident hazards. Keep
the check list as a reminder of the
danger of accidents that can be pre
vented. Let everyone do his part in
this phase of educating our youth
in the things that make tor satety.
HOW LONG
HAVE YOU WANTED
"HAMILTON?
Welcome Wheat League
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