Page 4 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, August 6, 1953 From The County Agent's Office By N. C. Anderson c,,,,r.ii ni.nv.ui nniiniu f.irmerm cnori cains on availed themselves this past pastures Mr 0 Harra I ! 1 lit Ul V11IY these irrigated has been his heavy calves now as will he sow ivvo months from now, but has gain ed at least 3 cents a pound in price. week of barley seed from avail able sources, which were given in this column two weeks ago. It appears now as though we wilt have a good source of seed for the fall of '54 of Flynn and Meloy. wjtn pajr We are st.II on the look out or, j wm er nariey 'varieties, wrucn - , mI,ti ,., , All f the Flvnn odds and ends in completing ar time less there than are many .T7 is cominc from Sherman coun ty. The Sherman Branch Ex periment Station still has about 200 bushels of Meloy available. The Pendleton Branch Experi ment Station is sold out. rnneements before the last min ute. During this week premium lists were mailed to all Morrow County farm families, 4-H mem- bers anu town caiuui- j one who has not received a prem A newer variety of barley isjium list, can pick up one irom Spray. It was developed in the' this office. Advertising is about Spray country, and is adapted to completed and out to call the the higher rainfall, heavier soil attention of a bigger and better area. It is a good hay variety: Fair for '53 to everyone, fair ,,ii,io locu thnn Mnlnu anH i hiittrins went on sale tnis WCCK Potato Harvest In Full Swing Near Boardman ! By Flossie Coats I The potato harvest is in full swing in this vicinity, with John Paitlow finishing last week and Kussell and Bob Miller starting. Russell Miller reports a good yield, with his White Rose var 'ielv vieldintr about 350 sacks of number ones per rcre. He has approximately 25 acres to dig. The potatoes are dug with an automatic digger, then hauled by truck to town to the sorter. Larry Kummer, Gaston, is here as in spector, and inspects the pota toes as they go through the sort- hut Flvnn 37 under general condi lions here. Bill Weatherford of I he Buttercreek community is harvesting his Spray barley the beginning of next week. He has no storage space, and will sell it in the field to anyone interested. It has done well for him this year. Newt OTIarra, Lexington rancher who was chosen this year as "(Irassman of the Year", iias recently demonstrated why he was selected as Morrow county's first "Orassman of the Year". This week Mr. O'llarra had calves on the Portland mar ket which averaged 4!0 pounds. These calves are January and February calves of this year. An- and will be offered to the public between now and fair time. Home and Economics and Agricultural judges have been secured, and last minute touches are being put to the grounds and buildings. We suggest that all of our farm fam h b is that they win mane ,u um. T. ih, L. drimn, sacraiiiemo, v-am., A 2c Bob Sicard arrived homo, Mr. and Mrs. Earl M. Baker, ol last week from Korea where he Union, and Mrs. Stella Leach, was stationed for seven months. jVictorvi lie, Calif. Great grand mffh;inic on n;irent is Mrs. Maggie Gane, missions there. Following a 30-1 Victorville. The baby weighed day leave at the home of his par-;eight pounds, two ounces, cuts, Mr. and Mrs. George Sicard, Miss Mildred Titus Stopped he will be stationed at Moses over night last week at the home Lake, Wash. j of Mr. and Mrs. Arnin Hug. She Several from this community was on her way to Tensed, Idaho . . A, ... , p.lr,i iwhere she will be in charge of went to the third annual Board-. man Pioneer picnic Sunday at( lTurcn orK; , ,. nrk Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wick- The affair was started two years: lander, Portland, visited at the ago this summer as a reunion for nome or uiuir son-m-mw ,.u 'forme- residents of Boardman. 'daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ta- hnm were Mr. and tone last week. Mrs. Nate Macomber, Mr. and! Mrs. Vera Pruter returned Mrs. Robert Harwood, Earl Cra-jhome from Portland last week, 1 mer Mrs. Gladys McLaughlin, where she has spent the past two '.Mrs.' Margaret Kl'itz, and Mr. andveeks. Friday she was taken by ;Mrs. GibPeltys and son Pat,: ambulance to the Pioneer Me i Pendleton. jmorial hospital in Ileppner. I Members of Greenfield grange. Earl Cramer reports that the t. . . i . . 1 it. l!i!. .. . r u : . , tUno 1 f ro :havp boon mvitea io a cnu uu? , cona lion ui ius muim-i, ton Sunday to visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William L V Their grandaughter, Janet Li i y. La Grande, came home with them for a week s visa. Earl Cramer returned home on Saturday from a week's stay at Ritter Springs. William Wilson, .. ,.ont U,-ith him. riermiMun, . , . Dick Garner is viwb .mnHnarents Mr. and Mrs. R. IN. Jones, Ft. Morgan, Colo. Mrs. Florence Root visueu .... son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Root, Athena, Sun- (la.y; iv(re Wilbur Lehman, Mr. anu " . .... .iciteH friends here for several days last week, return- warmest on record. It was the driest since 193G. This extended to four months drouth condition in Oregon, which has only once been exceeded for less rainfall for the period of July through October since the computation of stale averages was begun in 1890. The highest station temperature ever recorded in October occurred at several western Oregon sta- L'.f- V,.i'rirnt-mr 10r,9 m.-orv ilies begin gathering together ex-stati(jn m h(, s(ate showod a rv.ni (nmrinfitiiro I of ir'HUlPV year's fair. The grain division U) rosuU jn th(1 S(,f,on(, ,()West third annual picnic Sunday, Aug- Anna Cramer, is much improved lllli'J aillHlKI J"-""- u...-v j r, - , --- ust 0, at (TIC park in Hermiston.jshe is in a rest home in Pendle The affair is sponsored by trurton. three weM end granges of Uma-f M'Sct. and Mrs. John Nelson tilla county. It is a pot lurk, andlare spending a' couple of weeks those attending are asked to ln Spokane, bring their own table service. Mr amj Mrs, Orvin Potter and Coffee, punch and ice cream will fjve chilclren Vancouver, Wash., ing home Sunday. er r.rimmie. Mr. and ;;;;; m mih nt thc wet'K' end in P"rtla"d-Vildl Forthman, Heppner Monuay. Garner took her over. lONiliiwrrrEMS (Continued From Page M seas He will have a 30 day fur oeu3 h. He and. Mrs. Tye a.c sending a few clays m. - .' - be furnished by granges. The Tillicum club the west -end met last were weekend visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nate Thorpe. Potter is Mrs. Thorpe's week at t.e home of Mrs. Charles. cousin. Lawrence Poiter remain Anderegg with Mrs. Elvin Ely as'ed here, and will attend school co-hostess. Plans were made for, here next year. the dance to lie held at Ileppner, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Harwood has been slack in past years, asip. . average ever obtained has the hay and grasses. Make fof 0r(,gon , December, tem your selection of an exhibit in tur(lf. whilo averaging slight these classes now. Poul ry, wool, normal, were moder- fruit and garden produce can stand some emphasis in '53, also. See you at the Fair! ate with no significant extremes, but January, 1953, was the wet test and warmest January ever recorded for Oregon since begin- August 15. for Boardman's prin cess in the Ileppner fair court. Wilma Hug. Music for the affair were shoppers in Walla Walla Saturday. j Mrs. Delia Faulkner and grand through monthly the U. S. Weather 1 1 1 - 1...1.IHII Kecenny, w u . . c- " ' Mnin computation of state aver summaries oi, " . 1K n .. , niimh(r Bureau, somei. ', hih ,.,,... other lot or later calves averaged . interesting iiuomi........ 357 pounds. Sold fat off of his 'noted. September, 1952, was both i... i .w.L.tuw.c. ikn vw.!i.,.. 1 tha iirirmnst nnri driest Sentcm- i-.Mi-in .i. .,i.-iui ,i. j ........ . neraiures. r( steers brought 18 cents, the light- her since 19-13. Precipitation was , u ii ... iiiL. mn .1 tri ¬ er steers, 20'2 cents per pounn. connnen ainiosi -Mr. O'llarra has quite an ad-light scattered showers with vantage over the ordinary range ! measurable precipitation occur man who will not sell calves un-tlng on an average of only three til two months later. Many days during the month. October calves are being contracted now 1952 was the warmest October in for 15 cents. By making such I Oregon since 1907, and the third high records that were set for both rainfall and monthly mean tem peratures. Perhaps, some of these will account lor why we have heard many re marks concerning the weather over the past year. Many an old timer has remarked on the kind of weather we have had, and rightly so, with new records being set the past year. will be furnished by Siever'sSOns, Martin and Douglas Shat Music Box Orchestra, The Dalles. ;iUck 0ft Saturday to attend the Weekend visitors at the home I church' conference at Cannon of Mr. and .Mrs. Stanley Partlow Beach. Stanley Shattuck took were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Martini them down. They were accom and three children, Pasadena, Ipanied from Portland by Mrs. Calif. Martini is Mrs. Partlow's Lowell Shattuck. nncle. ! Mr. and Mrs. Rav Anderson iTct .,,! Mrs r.enrtro M. ' and sons Gerald and Ronnie, and Baker are the parents of a daugh- Mr. and Mrs. William Garner and ter born Thursday, July 23, at daughter Anita spent Sunday at, the military hospital in Hanford. ' Lehman Springs. ! She has been named Ilene May.l Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Ely andj Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.-1 daughter Eileen drove to Pendle- Mm fill it ; I fa WW HATCI J in in i .-fr-i jrrnssT h -it!iH n n u rm m u u w i mmdJRrm m. 1 50 outside rooms $2.00 and up Special weekly rates WASHINGTON AT I4TH H. P. KUHN, H. A. MATHESON. OWNERS Your home base of restful com fort and ease in the center of busy Portland. Enjoy superlative service and convenience plus at the gracious CARLTON where each guest is an individual. PORTLAND. OREGON Wonder Steel Buildings 18 Ga. Calv. k ti s X WWW FOR GRAIN STORAGE AND GENERAL PURPOSE Just set building base in concrete: No anchor bolts. No framework. Just bolt sheets together. It is that simpie. We Invite you to investigate and compare. Widths 40', 50' and GO'. Lengths 2' sec. PRICEWISE OR OTHERWISE WRITE OR CALL East Oregon Metal Building Co. RTE. 2, BOX G7 PHONE 942 S. W. end of Court Place Pendleton. Ore. At least one prospective 4 II cluh memher is looking forward to the 1'153-IVt cluh year. This prospective cluh memher is Mer-i lyn Hughes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eb Hughes, Buttercreek. Merlynj will he nine in October and will join the club carrying a beef hired ing project. His plans are , . i t.:.. :.. ir..-r..n.i lO Ill.S It'lMCH-Tl lirifllHll cow bred to the high quality Hereford bull purchased hv the j Hughes' from the Mann ranch at Adams a couple of years ago.' Boys and girls who will become nine by January 1, 1951 are urged and invited to join a 1 II club when clubs are reorganized in late October and November. Boys and girls can carry any kind of a project from poultry and rabbits, all type's of livestock, Home Eco nomics, including camp cookery, woodworking. electricity, and many other available projects. 'Lii.Jiiaiij:.l.....i"J.-A." PRINCESS MITYFARM... FAMIUSIIfS 5& Station Wagon m W Leaders and parents of HI club members began operation of the 4-11 club kitchen at the fair pavilion at the "Kick-off Dance" last Saturday evening. The kitchen will be operated by com mitttees during the five princess and rodeo dances that will be held between now and rodeo time. Proceeds from the 1 II club kitchen will be used to further the 1 II club pivgram in Morrow county. It is used for such ac tivities as 1 II Summer School. Summer Camp, and various pro jects sponsored by the 1 11 County Council. . Of interest to many will be the annual sale of the Oregon State college Department of Animal jj Husbandry that will he held at 1:00 p. m. on August 20. at the college judging live stock pavil ion. To be sold will be five regis tered Hereford huljs of excellent quality. 1,") registered" Hereford bulls of excellent quality. 1.") registered Hereford cows and hei fers. 17 purebred rams, and about 130 commercial ewes. d o D This car serves two purposes: (1) use it for business, (2) use it for family and pleasure. In either case this sturdy, all steel 2-purpose vehicle gets full drive on each of the 4 w heels . . . travels over rouj;h trails, across country . . . through mud, muck, sand or snow. Place your order now for this "go-anvplace" STATION WAGON. Farley Motor Company GAMBLING? Your crop may not excel I But still didn't fail! It's not a bit to.) late yet For damages by Hail! Rain may cut fire hazard Tor a day or two! It's possible to have a bad Fire loss for you! This would le a bad time For a Combine upset! N'ot to insure theso risks Could cause much regret' hr For All Your Insurance Needs C. A. RUGGLES Phone 6-9625 Box 611 Heppner, Oregon .1 ' ' 1 I ' I , . . V'-." i- V'--- ' - : - La f yt , . y ' ' I i ) o : il - 1 - Saturday FAIR PAVILION HEPPNER Princess Beth Ball Sponsored By RHEA CREEK GRANGE Dancing Front 10 to 2 to GOOD OLD TIME MUSIC Admission $1.00 Per Person HEPPNER