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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, April 2, 1953
HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES
MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Times, established
November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912.
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We'll Take Morrow County
This column has made a concerted effort to
contain itself on numerous occasions when Ore
gon's senator Richard Nouberger has come out
with one of his "reconstruction" bills at the legis
lature, or in one of his numerous published arti
cles, knowing, as he himself realizes and has so
stated, that whenever he initiates them, they're
dead ducks. But when he recently came up with a
bill to consolidate Oregon's 3(1 counties into 8, and
then followed it with a hedging measure to eli
minate county sheriffs from the state scene, we
couldn't hold it any longer.
In theory, the idea seems to have merits, but in
practice we can forsee the voters slapping him
down harder than Washington senators have
slapped the state's junior senator in that Aug
ust body. As it appears now, his consolidation
bill is hopelessly buried in a committee so the
voters probably won't have to worry about it, for
the present at least.
Any measure to conserve costs in government,
city, county, state or federal, is certain to get some
support, and, if they are valid savings, both in
practice as in theory, we're very willing to take a
second look at them, but this consolidation bill
doesn't prove out, to our way of Ihinking.
Our first point of argument against such an
Idea is that it is a continuation of the trend to get
government farther away from the people who are
paying the bill. The smaller the unit of govern
ment, the more efficiently it operates, in nearly
every case, due mainly to the fact that the men
and women who are acting as our servants are our
own neighbors we know them personally and
live with them day in and day out. Because of
that, they know that they have each one of us
checking on tiieir activities, to some degree. The
farther government, in any form, is from our home,
the less we take an interest in it and the less we
know about the activities of those we elect to run
it for us. Neuberger's bill proposes to move one
unit of government still further from home.
There are now 30 county court houses scattered
around the state, the bill proposes doing away
with 21 of them. We question whether the bill
would accomplish the purpose, for in most cases,
it would still be necessary to have deputies from
most county offices, located in practically the
same areas now served by the Individual counties
as presently established. It would only be logical
that the present buildings would be used to house
their offices, so there wouldn't be much saving
there.
There is no doubt that some jobs could be eli
minated, with a subsequent reduction in labor
costs, but this saving would be offset by the added
travel expense residents would have to bear in
getting to and from the widely spaced county
seats.
There is a definite trend toward consolidation,
especially In school districts, primarily to obtain
belter facilities and services for less cost. Some
of Oregon's counties are probably too small to
operate with the utmost efficiency, and Morrow
county is among the smaller, yet we fail to see
any advantage to us if we were to become one big
happy family along with the residents of Gilliam,
Wheeler, Sherman, Wasco, Crook, and Deschutes
counties in a new American county. We think our
own county government is quite efficient, and its
right here where we can see to it that it remains
that way.
Neuberger's bill may have some good points,
but it delinitely goes too far to stand much chance
of enactment.
OTHER EDITORS THINK
River Development Delayed
Development of the hydro projects upon the
Columbia and Snake rivers are again being de
layed thru the juggling of the appropriations in
Congress for those projects which have already
been forced behind the time table that had been
set up for their development. The appropriations
for the Ice Harbor dam has been held up again
and some of the money for The Dalles dam de
velopment has also been refused which will possi
bly result in the delay of the completion of that
project for several years.
The people of the northwest should take a very
adamant stand against the dilatory tactics on the
part of our law makers and that includes some of
our own Oregon lawmakers. We have seen what
happened to the McNary dam thru the manipula
tions of the antagonists of the river development.
Had it not been for the heckling tactics of the
opponents of the development McNary dam would
now have fourteen producing generators sending
out into the northwest pool thousands of kilowatts
which are now being denied them. At the same
time many industries seeking a place to enter
the northwest have been denied power for there
is a shortage, The users of power from many of
the power companies are being penalized by being
charged an additional sum of money because of
the need for steam generation of electricity to
supply the needs of people of the northwest. There
would have been no need for that extra charge
had those same companies not fought every ap
propriation of the congress for river development.
If the fight continues against all of these projects
the northwest will continue to have power short
ages. This section of the United States will not
stand still. There is too great a demand for homes
In this favored section. There is more need for
industry here now with freight rates on the rise
and the almost impossible trade with the east and
middle west due to the high freight rates. The
northwest must grow, and will grow, and it is not
right that a few monopolistic interests can jeop
ardize the growth of an empire for fear that some
competition may be directed their way.
The river development along the Columbia
river has been a paying investment for the gov
ernment from the installation of the first project.
It has not only repaid- the obligations levied
against them on time and even ahead of sche
dule but they have been responsible for the
financial aid to reclamation projects which could
not otherwise become the homes of hundreds of
successful farmers as well. It has also brought
millions in new payrolls to the northwest and en
couraged thousands to make their home out here.
The people of the northwest and the nation
cannot afford to have the river development de
layed any further than it has already been de
i no present administration Mas stiown some
indication to go along with the idea that the
projects should be delayed and built as the big
electrical companies need more power. In recent
weeks there has been some indication that they
may have had some change of heart on the mat
ter. It may be just possible that the true value
of the projects are coming home to the new heads
of our government.
The people of the northwest must keep abreast
of the developments on the river and see that
there are no undo delays tolerated in the building
of the huge hydro empire.
The person who coins the phrase, "Talk is
cheap" was not using the long distance telephone.
Eastern Oregon Review, La Grande.
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several hundred thousand dol-1
lars' worth of Caterpillar track
type and wheel-type tractors,
motor graders, and other products
in the company's line which have
been assembled for the occasion
Representatives of Caterpillar
dealers from the entire West
Coast will be in attendance, and
several top Caterpillar officials
from Peoria will be in Bakersiieid
lor the conference.
FIVE-YEAR-OLD Michael Warden, son of Mr. and Mrs. William
Warden of Lebanon, has been named the Easter Seal boy for 1953
in connection with the Oregon Society for Crippled Children and
Adults annual Easter Seal sale March 5 to April 5. He is shown
here with George Edland, speech therapist, at the Easter Seal
agency s hospital school in Eugene, taking a speech exercise,
Michael is a victim of cerebral palsy.
OSC, Other Western
Schools Study Farm
Short Course Plans
tl .- W W It H I. . M.H
From The
County Agent's Office
By N. C,
While it is a bit late in the
season, with some spears of green
grass coming, to talk of Vitamin
A deficiencies, some mention can
be made of those ranchers con
cerned. Many Morrow county
ranchers have called at the office
during the winter months to dis
cuss possibilities of such defici
ency, This question was brought
about by the open winter and
many cattle staying out on dry
grass much of the time.
It must be remembered that a
six-month supply of Vitamine A
can be stored in the livers of cat-
Anderson
tie and sheep. The only need,
therefore, for a Vitamine A sup
plement would be where live
stock receive no green feed for a
period of six months or more.
Such condition might exist where
summer range dried up early and
then livestock were wintered on
chaff and straw or even meadow
hay, more than a year old.
Vitamin A supplements are
now on the market in stabilized
form that can be mixed with a
ration or salt mix.
to have all bulls in a good thrifty
condition at the beginning of a
breeding season, or in other
words, they should have had a
period of a gain in weight rather
than a loss in weight just before
OREGON STATE COLLEGE
Plans for conducting agricultural
short courses at Oregon State Col
lege and other land-grant col
leges in the west will be discus
sed at a western region short
course study conference at OSC
April 21 to 21.
School of agriculture officials
from 11 western states and Ha
waii will take part. Major em
phasis will be on determining the
most effective organizational pat
terns and best types of courses
for the various states.
The short courses, which are
popular in many mid-western
and eastern slates, offer young
farmers specially-designed train
ing in a particular field such as
dairy, livestock or horticulture.
Courses range in length from a
few weeks to a full school's term.
They are arranged to avoid con
flict with normal farming oper
ations by those attending.
OSC school of agriculture of
ficials have been discussing plans
for establishment of a short
course for some time. F. E. Price,
dean and director of agriculture,
has recommended a special bud
get for the 1953-55 biinnium to
finance such a program. The
budget has been approved by the
board of higher education and
is now before the legislature. If
approved there, the short course
would be started in January 1951.
The four-day short course con
ference will include reports on
Empire Machinery
Men At Conference
Robert Grabill, Heppner, E. R.
"Dutch" Strahm, Arlington, and
C. L. "Sweede" Cummings, Pen
dleton, all of the Empire Machi
nery Co., will be in Bakersfield,
California, April 19th to April
23rd to attend a sales conference
for the western division dealers of
Caterpillar Tractor Company.
The four day conference will be
divided between meetings and
field demonstrations, during
which the local men will operate
New Dates Set For
Portland PI Show
PORTLAND New dates have
been set for the 1953 Pacific In
ternational Liestock Exposition
at North Portland, Oregon. Per
sistent demand from livestock
exhibitors and national livestock
breed associations has resulted in
the Pacific International deciding
to hold this year's event on the
dates of October 20 through 24
for the open show. The Junior
Show for 4-H and F. F. A. exhibi
tors will occupy the last three
days of that period, October 22,
23, and 24. .
This shift in dates will close
the previously long gap between
the Pacific International and the
Cow Palace show at San Francis
co. It appears certain this new
arrangement will attract a con
siderable number of additional
exhibitors previously missing the
P I in order to avoid the custo
mary wait between shows. With
the Ogden livestock shorn im
mediately following the Cow Pal
ace event this western show cir
cuit is certain to attract more
inter-mountain and midwestern
exhibitors as well as those from
the Pacific Slope, in the opinion
of the Directors of the Pacific
International and breed associa
tion representatives.
The proposal now is to hold the
show in facilities to be made
available adjacent to the Port
land Union Stock Yards.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Penland
and Neal spent the weekegl in
Coos Bay visiting at the home of
her parents Mr. and Mrs. Leroy
Neal.
WANTED!
"Show me" farmers and
owners with land that
I E2E22Jfo moe mre money l
Soil testing, fertilizer and mois
Dean S. P. Swenson of Washing
ton State college is program com
mittee chairman. Funds for the
conference have been provided by
the W. K. Kellogg Foundation as
part of its agricultural develop
ment program.
nrnner crrtn rnta.
tion. KIMS agronomist can show
you how to net more profit
A larming.
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breeding season starts. This is
sometimes the case where bulls jstronk and weak points of short
are fumed out to pasture at this,('"ursos underway elsewhere, in
time of year without hay or grain tegration of courses into the col
to supplement the range. 1 lege instruction and extension
service programs, tacilities and
The bulls feet should be tough
ened for range conditions. This ! fo, 1nint .lntp nrfi(,it ',,inn ,Wo
I Staff required, and possibilities
Incidentally, is is a good idea
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can be done by putting them out
on dry ground, preferably on
farming conditions are similar,
Wilbur T fnnnov nsuietnnt
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weeKs iietore t Ii e breeding
season starts. Feet should be
can of agriculture at OSC and1
secretary of the program plan-1
ninrr rmnmiltpo w rlirrvtinnr or. I
trimmed a month before turning rangements for the meetings.!
out, if necessary. Good operators : L
keen enonch I111IU 011 li:ind ,J
that if a bull is not doing well 1 i'"-vlrs ,lave I)ai(1 premiums of
during the breeding season hP 5-. J to $3 per hundred for steers
Oregon's vegetable canning Industry, an Important segment of
the state's vital food-processing business, has increased its annual
output almost 2,000 per cent in the last 25 years. American Can
Company, pioneer developer of food containers, estimated that the
1952 pack of 8,404,618 cases brought more than 924.000,000 Into
Oregon.
can be pulled for a rest and re
placed.
Evidence is piling up that prov
ing beef bulls really pyas. A
recent study of 1S1 steers sired
by bulls at the Bureau of Animal i
Industr'ys Miles City (Mont.)j
field station showed decided hoi-j
editary differences in ability to!
gain weight for age, and confer-j
mation. For example, feeding
tests of 8 steers each from 13
bulls showed a difference be
tween the best and the poorest'
individuals of 119 pounds in!
weight at weaning and 2111
pounds at the end of the feeding!
period. In net returns above1
feed and marketing costs, there
was $5C per head difference. Soj
the best bull returned $118 more
on his S calves than the poorest i
bull. j
Bulls proved for breeders at the
Montana Agricultural Experiment1
Station have shown a difference!
of 30 to 40 percent in rate of;
gain. Similar differences are
showing up at many other State
stations.
Many Montana ranchers are
proving bulls on their own ranch-1
es. and commercial cattlemen I
are looking for such bulls. Feeder
from herds in which bulls have
been selected for rapid and ef
ficient gains.
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HEPPNER
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When you have a family it's
necessary to have a cash reserve
for emergencies
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As a housewife,
savings the only way we can
afford the things we want.
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My business requires a capital
reserve and well established
bank credit.
I'm dependent on my salary.
Savings provide me with money
for vacations and other luxuries.
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Farming's big business and
savings give ;nc the necessary
credit to operate economically
and profitably.
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I've seen how savings have
helped others during time of
illness and emergencies.
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I Want my son to have the ad
vantage of a college education.
Regular savings will make it
possible.
'ALSO
All deposits made on
or before April 10th
earn interest from
April 1st at First.
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