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Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon, August 21, 1947-5 News From C. A. Office With Morrow Courtly Fair lime drawing nearer each day, it Is time to urge every farmer in the county to be planning an exhibit of some kind for this year's fair. Classes have been set up in beef, dairy, hogs, sheep, poultry, saddle horses, grain and hay, fruits, vegetables and flow ers, community booths, home ec onomics, 4-H and FFA. We have not had a good fair in Morrow county for some years. This is the year to get started in preparing to exhibit to make the fair a bigger and better one in years to come. Premium lists have been sent to all farmers in the county. Look over the list and get your exhibit ready now. Your neighbor will have an ex hibit there. Will you? The county agent, last week, attended a conference of Gilliam, Wheeler, Grant, Harney, Sher man, Morrow county agents at Condon. The meeting, called by Wm. L. Teutsch, assistant direc tor of extension service, Oregon State college, was for the pur pose of making plans for the county agricultural planning conference that will be held in these counties during the fall and winter months. These coun ties are the last group of all the counties In Oregon to hold such conferences. County agricultural planning conferences are held in all Ore gon counties every ten years, with Morrow county having its last conference during the win ter of 193G-37. Advance prepara tion planning committees will get under way with a "kick-off" meeting to be held at Heppner Eft's EEERE -The Last Word in Recording Come In for a Demonstration On the New WEBSTER WIRE RECORDER -Orders Now Being Taken Limited Quantities Heppner Appliance Co. on October 15. Planning commit tee meetings will follow with the general conference to be held some time the latter part of Jan uary 1948. These planning committee meetings and the general con ference is an important and worthwhile event for any coun ty. Many farmer will be called upon soon to participate In com mittee meetings. We urge that you cooperate in this important undertaking and educational ac tivity when called upon to do so. Included in a forest service in spection tour that will be held this week is a visit at the John Wightman Blue Mountain ranch to see a pasture seeding made this past spring. The seeding, made to control gullying and de velop hap and pasture meadows is a part of the farm plan pre pared through the Heppner Soil Conservation district. The initial seeding was made on May 15 when 28 acres of cul tivated land was seeded to a permanent mixture of ladak al falfa, timothy, Mt. Brome, Tall Oatgrass and orchard grass us ing a total seeding of 15 pounds per acre. The seeding was made on cropped land, plowed in the fall, spring disced, harrowed, rolled with cultipacker, then seeded 12 inch deep with a double disc drill. The field was rolled again after seeding. This seeding is a beginning of a meadow improvement pro gram which will be further de veloped by Siedings in 1948. Wa ter developments, fencing, de- Club Attending the Pendleton 4-H club tour on Friday, August 5 were 4-H members Roger Palm er, James and Peggy Wightman, Dean, Rieta and Jo Anne Graves, Barbara Sherman, Duane and Ronald Baker, Ingrid Hermann and Allen Hughes. Ronnie Cur rin, Johnnie and Eddie Brosnan also attended in preparation for judging 4-H this fall. Mr. and Mrs. Markham Baker, Marvin Wightman, Jerry Brosnan and Jo Anne Graves furnished trans portation for the group. Activities for the day consist ed of dairy and sheep judging, showmanship and fitting of dai ry, sheep and beef. The group enjoyed free ice cream from the Oregon Wool Growers auxiliary, with a free swim in the nata- ferred and rotation grazing pro grams are a part of the forage utilization program included in the conservation plan prepared by the Heppner Soil Conservation district. Forest service officials from the regional and Washington, D. C, offices will inspect this re seeding as part of their tour of forest conditions in this area. 5 Here lie the remains of a driver who thought he could drink rnnd Hilt drive a ear, Kacing doicn the highway at a danger out speed, hit ear wandered off the edge of the pavement, dragged on the $andy shoulder, and was wrenched into a spin. Drunken drivers are potential murderers of every other motorist who comes near them on the road. They were involved in more than 5,000 fatal accidents last year, National Conservation Bureau safety specialists say even one or two drinks slow up reactions, make judgment unsure, increase chance of accident three to four times. -Duplet's, a family of furriers for orver wo years Anderson & Wilson Wednesday -August 27 One Day Only $uu Great August FUR SALE Mr. W- C. Troxel, Duplet's Fur Sty- I ist, will be in our store featurins the most briliant fur values in all our value-s'mn3 hislory. BUY NOW SAVE to 56 prices range from $99 to $1500 f" Deposit holds your selection in our Layaway 10 Months to Pay No Carrying Charge HvA '''1 vf Yj? 1 V 1 HlZ An Wilsn torium as guests of the Pendle ton Rotary club. First 4-H home economics club to turn in project exhibits for the Morrow county fair to be held September 5 and 6 is a group of girls at Irrigon led by Mrs. Don Kenney. This is a clo thing I club with Lenora Bur nette, Donna Isom, Shirley, Sha ron and Sharlene Smith, Kath leen Umiker and Helen Steagall, club members enrolled and com pleting their projects Their clothing projects will be exhibited at the county fair at Heppner and the North Morrow fair at Boardman. Beef club members are re minded that these we are now having are excellent to give your beef calves a good ; growth of hair for grooming for showing at county fair and later Pacific International. Calves should be tied out or kept in corrals at night, being sure to keep them out of the sun rliirfna the day. Calves should be wash-1 ea ana utted several times be- fore county fair if your animal! is to show to good advantage. I I Premium ists are out now anH all club members should look them over and check rules and requirements for the fair. Your attention is called to the spe cial awards which are listed in the back of the book. Several other awards have been offered by individuals since the prem ium list was printed, which will be announced at the fair. CHURCHES METHODIST CHURCH J. Palmer Sorlein, Pastor. The regular hour for Sunday church school is 9:45 a.m. Mrs. Lucy Rodgers is superintendent. The hour for morning worship Is 11 a.m. The regular meeting of the Women's Society of Chris tian Service Is held the first Wednesday of each month. CHUHCH OF CHRIST Bible school, 9:45; C. W. Bar low, superintendent; Beverly Yo com, junior superintendent; Mrs. Joe Jewett, primary superinten dent. Morning worship 11, commun ion and preaching, sermon top ic, "The Stability of the King dorr." Evening evangelistic service. 8. Sermon topic, "Christ and the One Talent Man." ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH Schedule of services: Heppner: Mass on 1st and 3rd Sundays at 8 a.m., on 2nd and 4th at 9:30. lone: Mass on 1st and 3rd Sundays at 9:30, on 2nd and 4th at 8 a.m. On 5th Sunday one mass in Heppner at 9:00. Holy days of obligation: Mass in Hepprrer at 7:30; lone at 8:30. Mass on first Friday of month In Heppner at 7:30 a.m. HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES The Heppner Gwette. ertablUhed March 30, 1883. The Heppner Times, established Novembe 18, 1897. Consolidated Feb. IS, 1912. Published every Thursday and entered at the Port omce at Heppner, Oregon, a aeeond clasa matter. Subscription price, $X30 a year; single coplea lot O. G. CRAWFORD Publisher and Editor IS WELL NAMED.' JHE LONG, THIN, SLENDER LEGS ENABLE-. IT TO PROBE FOR FOOD IN WATER TOO DEEP FOR OTHER BIRDS TO REACH. Expert cleaning, pressing and dyeing methods enable the MORKOW COtJNTY CXEAJT EBS to give you more satisfac tory service. We can meet your wants with work you'll appre ciate and remember, long after you have forgotten the price asked for the service. Call us for pick np and delivery ser. vice . . . it's prompt. Morrow County Cleaners Heppner Phone 3633 Oregon MM Good Going Business including The OK Rubber Welders franchise in Morrow County A good tire set-up with Montgomery Ward & Co. Heppner Motor car agency General Petroleum gas and oil service Building and equipment The doctor says no more work for me for awhile and I am due at the hospital by the first of Sep tember. If you are interested in a well-developed recapping and tire sales business, a car agency with a waiting list, and a. popular gas and oil service-plus the building and equipment to operate the business, see me today. Frank Engksrafi Yi i t Ride 'im Cowboy! 23rd Annual HEPPNER September 5-8-7 Heppner, Oregon $11800 in ash Pmses Entry Fees Added Saddle Bronc Riding, Bull Riding, Bulldogging, Calf Roping Wild Cow Milking An Approved RCA Show Reserved seats will go on sale at 2 p. m. Saturday, August 23, in special booths on Main Street, Heppner. Make Your Reservations Early! ' Heppner