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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES
MOBROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1SS3. The Heppner Times, established
November 18, 1897, Consolidated February 15, 1912.
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A Change For the Better
A much needed change in the method of hand
ling fire calls was worked out this week by mem
bers of the fire department, Pacific Telephone com
pany and the city council. In effect, the new plan
will eliminate the possibility of the general pub
lic calling the telephone operator to find out
where the fire is a practice which has caused fire
men considerable delay in the past.
We know there is nothing that will cause as
much interest as a fire, and that it is only natural
for a person to want to know where It is, but when
the flood of telephone calls keep firemen from be.
ing able lo find out where to go, there is definite
need for a change that change has now been
made.
The new method Is simple, yet we believe it
will be effective, for no one except authorized fire
men will be able to obtain the location from the
operator. The exact method mustf course be kept
a secret for the plan to be effective, but should the
general public forget at some future time and try
to call, they will be greeted with "I'm sorry, we
can't give out that Information."
If you try and get such an answer, don't get
mad at the telephone girl she is just doing her
best lo handle an emergency situation in the best
possible manner. Remember, you would be much
more unhappy should it be your house that Is on
fire and the firemen didn't come because they
couldn't find out the location.
Minutes even just one or two very frequent
ly can mean the difference between saving or
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County Agent's Office
By N. C.
With Iho cold blustery days we ,
have been having the past two
or three weeks, the minds of our
farmers might not be receptive to
think about seeding alfalfa. How
ever, since we have been having
many quest ions asked on various
alfalfas lately, I am sure it will
be of Interest to many to discuss
the varieties vou may have to
choose from when buying seed
this spring.
There have been so many new
varieties of Alfalfa that it is
hard to keep up with them. E. R.
Jackman, Oregon State College
Farm Crop Specialist, says that
in the last year or two it has been
a pretty poor week when someone
didn'l come forth with a new va
riety. It might not be quite that
bad, there are a lot of old and
new ones. In fact, I have descrip
tions of 30 varieties in this office.
I will discuss the ones I have seen
listed by seed companies who sell
seed in this area. Buffalo: This
variety is from an Old Turkistan
field in Kansas seeded some time
before 1907. Very wilt resistant.
Purple bloom, upright, only mod
erately leafy like all Turkistans.
Rapid recovery, no advantage ex
cept wilt resistance. The states
using this variety say they will
need eight million pounds yearly,
no advantage in Oregon.
Cossack: This variety Is a now
variety from California. Chilean
type; wilt resistent, also resistant
10 leaf spofand mildew. (Letter
two are likely to be pretty bad
on Chilean.)
Grimm: This was found In
Minnesoat, 1905. No wilt resist
ance at all. Hardy, variegated
bloom. Alfalfa began to spread!
after Grimm was found. It is re
sponsible for seed certification
in the U. S., due to the enormous
demand for it about the time of
the first World War. It is leafy,
dark-colored, vigorous, high
yielding, Still one of the best in
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Now I was right there with
Duck and I knew all he had was
coffee and pie which comes to a
quarter. "How come thirty-five
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Western Oregon. Topped in east-
cm Oregon by Orestan, Ranker,
L a d a k. Hardistan: Nebraska
origin from the old Turkistan
field. The first on the market of
the wilt resistant strains. Like all
Turkistans, It is upright, not too
leafy, only moderate yielder. Re
semblc Orestan, but inferior to
it In all counts.
Ledak: Still a superior variety
from Maine to Washington. More
winter hardv than Ranger, will
stand tougher conditions. At Sas
katoon, Canada, Ranger winter
killed 51, Ladak 9. Some of
the good points:
A. Seedling vigor. Gets its
roots down faster.
B. Extremely leafy.
C. Frost resistance. At Fort
Rock, frosts that ruin first cut
tings of other varieties leave it
unharmed.
D. Can go dormant more com
pletely than other varieties, hence
more suitable for dryland or areas
where water may bo short in any
year (run-off irrigation).
E. Has some wilt resistance.
F. Has a bigger first cutting.
This is Important in high eleva
tions or for use where only one
cutting is obtained.
G. Resistant to leaf spot.
Brought from India in 1910. Is
more variegated than Grimm,
more leafy, more hardy, recovers
slowly after cutting. Is recom
mended for Eastern Oregon for:
A. dryland; B. Run-off irriga
tion areas; C. High altitude or
frosty places.
Montana Common: Not a true
variety. Much of it is Grimm,
some old strains of Turkistan and
most everything else. In Oregon
tests it has averaged better than
Oregon or Idaho Common, Mark
edly superior to California or Utah
Common.
Modoc Common: From Modoc
County, California. Although this
is adjacent to Klamath, this var
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Roes for their opinions, too, even
though they may be different than
our own. I like a glass of beer with
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be allowed to "figure it out" our-selves.
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or building, and sometimes even
Hepnner firemen are trained to
handle fires that is their Job, but if they are de
layed even so much as a minute or two it could
mean the loss of a house possibly yours. Let's
give them our help instead of starting them out on
each call under a handicap.
Now We Know
Hindsight is a great thing ... and it Is some
usually better left unsaid after an
but this week's announcement mat
General Eisenhower has in effect tossed his cap
into the political ring bears out a feeling we have
November that it would happen
and frankly we're glad.
Being of Republican temperment, we natural
ly looked forward to being able to vote for a man
who at least had a fighting chance to come out on
top. Robert Taft didn't seem to us to be the man
to fill that catagory. Beyond our personal hope
that we might be able to vote for a winner for a
change, is a firm belief that Ike is a bigger man
than Taft and America needs the biggest man it
In the strict sense of the word, any person who
is directly involved in politics is a politician, yet
the meaning that has been given to the word in
America is a lit! le different. Perhaps the best way
to define the word, in our mind, is to call Taft a
Eisenhower a statesman.
We're in favor of a littlo statesmanship in our
iety is not winter hardy. It is
upright, not leafy probably has
some Chilean alfalfa in its an
cestry. Not recommended for any
place in Oregon.
Nomad: The newly named
creeping variety developed by
Burlingham and Sons of Forest
Grove. Discovered in Klamath
County by a P. M. A. inspector, it
was reported to Professor Hyslop,
who called it to attention of the
seed firm. They bought the
ranch at once in order to eain
1 full possession of the present
stock. They have spent lots of
money in segregating the various
typos, testing them for vigor, and
have finally put this one on the
market. It seems to be superior
for: A. pasture; B. dryland. It is
somewhat of a botanical freak in
that it has the ability to make a
new crown anywhere on the root,
hence may be rather resistant to
gopher damage. Not particular
ly wilt resistant, although it may
have some since the big planting
in Umatilla County is in a heavy
wilt area and none has shown up
so far in the field. Mostgood
varieties will beat it for hay. We
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need lots of trials for, pasture be
fore we can know its exact limi
tation. We wHl have many in
Morrow County in 1952.
Orestan: Selected in Malheur
County from one of the several
Turkistans that went into Ranger.
Superior to Ranger in wilt resist
ance. Better than most Turki
stans in leafiness, lack of leaf
spot damage, and yield. Recom
mend it in Oregon for:
A. Farms at low elevations
where they want to seed alfalfa,
and not plow it up. In other
words, livestock farms or eroding
fields where rotation isn't a fac
tor. B. Areas where wilt is excep
tionally bad: Hermistfin, Milton,
Ontario.
Ranger: This is a synthetic
made up by selecting good plants
of : Cossask,, Ladak, Orestan and
two others like Orestan. The
whole force of USDA is behind
this alfalfa, so for a good
seed grower it has advant
ages. It has variegated bloom,
dark rich green colored leaves,
leafliness, dependable high yield
over a wide area, wilt resistance,
hardiness. It's a good variety,
but for special conditions, better
use other varieties. (See Ladak,
Orestan, Talent). It is less aggres
sive in resisting grass than some
varieties. Certain states, mostly
middle west, want 12 million
pounds yearly.
Sevelra: ' Name is from the
7L Ranch in Idaho where it origi
nated. The forner owner took a
lot of planting stock from Dr.
Hansen of North Dakota. He
seeded or planted numerous rows
of Dr. Hansen's introductions and
other hardy types. Years later
most of these had thinned, but
there remained Semipalatinsk,
Orenberg, and Grimm. These so
far as known, were lumped to
gether. Variegated, lower in
yield than most, the variety may
have promise from dryland or for
pasture. It is being pushed by
Albert Dickinson Seed Co.
Talent: From Talent, Oregon.
Selected as the best of the nema
tode resistant varieties. It is
from France Originally. Merits:
a. nematode resistance; b. quick
recovery; c. high yield, especially
in the later cuttings; d. prevents
grass and weed encroachment.
Superior in southern Oregon and
worth trying in all long season
areas. We will have at least one
rather large seeding in Morrow
County in 1952.
Turkistan: Characterized by
upright growth; sparse leaves;
extremely susceptibility to leaf
spot and leaf drop when weather
is humid; quick recovery; resist
ance to wilt; only moderate yield.
Inferior to Orestan. Not recom
mended.
A few of the others that we
might rarely run into are Arizona
Chilean, Atlantic, Baltic, Cali
verde, DuPints, Falcata, Ferax,
Hardigan, Kansas Common, Mee
ker Baltic, Nerragansett, Nema
stan, Oklahoma Common,; Rhi
zoma, Utah Common, Viking and
Williamsburg.
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"Before I forget it I'm going to call Heppner Clean
ers and get all our Holiday clothes cleaned so
they'll be ready when we want them next. Every
year I forget it until I need them again this year
I'm going to rememberl"
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Heppner
4-H members Patricia Peck and
Ned Clark of the South Heppner
Livestick Club have recently re
ceived Jersey dairy heifers from
the Tillamook Dairy Herd Im
provement Association. The hei.
fers are from dams with at least
a 350 pound butterfat production
record.
These, with four other dairy
heifers ordered from the Tilla
mook association, will be carried
as 4-H projects by that many club
members. Others ordering calves
are Patsy and Janet Wright, Sally
Palmer and Carole 'Anne Ander
son.
Two 4-H members carrying
sheep projects have reported ad
ditions to their flock since the
new year. Mardine Baker, lone
has three Southdown-Hampshire
cross lambs from two ewes while
Eddie Brosnan, Hopper, has a ewe
Iamb from one of the registered
Rambouilet ewes he purchased
last summer. This ewe lamb will
be kept as part of Eddie's regis
tered flock while Mardine is
planning to fatten her lambs for
the Oregon Wheat Growers Lea
gue Fat Stock Show and Sale to
be held at The Dalles on June 2,
3, and 4. .
Meetings of the county 4-H
Councils will be held next week
with all North Morrow Leaders
meeting at the Irrigon School on
Wednesday evening, January 16;
the South Morrow 4-H leaders
meeting at the County Agent's of
fice on Thursday evening, Janu
ary 17.
Programs for the year will be
planned, officers elected and
plans made for the Eastern Ore
gon 4-H Club Leaders Conference
being hcl at Lagrande on Janu
ary 29, 30 and 31.
The lone Trail Trotters met, at
the home of Mrs. Ida Coleman on
January 2nd.
We elected Mary Emert as our
vice-president because Shirley
McCabe dropped out. Sue Cole
man is now our president.
We had a general discussion
and picked different topics for
discussion and reports each meet
ing. Our meetings are the 1st Wed
nesday of each month until the
weather gets warmer so we can
ride.
The next meeting will be the
6th of February at the Noel Do
byns residence. Sue Coleman and
Dorothy Dobyns are going to re
port on the care and parts of the
saddle and bridle.
Reporter Janet Hovvton.
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CHURCHES
ALL SAINTS MEMORIAL
CHURCH (Episcopal)
Holy Communion 8:00 a. m.
Church School 9:45 a. m.
Morning Prayer and Sermon
11:00 a. m.
Holy Communion on Wednes
day at 10:00 a. m.
Junior Choir Practices on Wed
nesday afternoon.
Boys from 2:45 to 4:00.
Girls from 4:00 to 5:00.
No Adult Choir practice this
week. ,
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Nels Fast, Pastor
9:45 Sunday School with class
es for all ages.
11:00 Morning Worship.
7:45 p. m. Evening Evangelis
tic Service. There will be special
singing and music by our 10 piece
orchestra.
7:45 p. m. Thu'rs. prayer meet
ing and a short message from the
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
CHURCH
R. Knauft, Pastor: Phone 3452.
Services at Chapel of Prophecy:
Sabbath School, 10:00 a. m.
Sermon, 11:00 a. m. W. L. Gof
far of Glendale, California, as
speaker.
Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening at Pastor's home.
Dorcas Society meets 2:00 p. m.
on Tuesday.
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School News Notes
March of Dimes material has
been distributed to all county
schools and administrators feel
that very little promotion will be
necessary to put the drive over.
County school superintendent
Leslie Grant has a Polio film
which is available to any school
or organization upon request, but
he advises that scheduling will be
necessary to get it.
A special meeting of the East
ern Oregon Educational Associa
tion will be held at LaGrande on
Saturday Jan. 12. Policies and
general nature of the September
1952 institute will be set up at
this meeting. Grant will repre
set Morrow county schools at the
meeting.
Secretary of state Earl T. New
bry official speaker at the dedi
cation of the new Umatilla grade
school building January 9. Open
house was held at the new plant,
a 6 class room building that cost
$310,000.
Next week's Meetings:
Tuesday, Jan. 15, 7:30, Lexing
ton, salary committee of the Mor
row county teachers association.
Wednesday, Jan. .16, 2 p. m.,
county school administrators will
meet at the court house to dis
cuss budgeting for the 1952-53
year.
Thursday, Jan. 17, rural district
school - board will meet at the
courthouse to make up statement
of policy for coming yar.
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