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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, September 3, 1953
HEPPNER GAZETTE TIME SiTHIRTY YEARS AGO
MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Gazette, established March ."SO, 18,'i. The Heppner Times, established
November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1012.
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Welcome Back Neighbors!
Once again, the people of Heppner and 1 his
section of Morrow county are all set to give a big
welcome to a great many outsiders, and home
folks too, this weekend when they arrive for one of
the best of the smaller shows put on in the state
ihe Morrow County Fair and Rodeo.
Again, this year, there have been many new
contests and events scheduled which are sure to
please, such as the Junior Amateur calf roping,
some special rodeo and clown acts and others.
And, of course there are all of the old favorites
such as the top place Amateur calf roping, the
U pig scramble and the Fat Stock show and
auction, the county picnic, at noon Saturday and
the Grand Parade, just proceeding it, the Cowboy
breakfast Sunday morning, in addition to a lot of
other things that you won't want to miss.
The Fair and Rodeo is a mighty fine combina
tion of amateur and professional art. The ama
teursyour neighbors and friends, and their boy's
and girls, will show off their best efforts, and
thorp will he plenty of the top cowboys of the na
tion here to entertain during the two days of the
rodeo.
Whatever your interests may be, you'll find
something during the big four-day show, and, the
whole thing is planned for your enjoyment. It's
the big weekend of Ihe year in Heppner, and it's
nil for you. Come and enjoy it with us.
Dave Wilson
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ny .viwieriiy imsi many neppnor lost a
friend. . . one who will tie missed by a great many
or me people 0i ihe county. lo most of them it
won't be quite the same in Heppner, and particu
larly at their favorite men's store, without Dave
Wilson.
Our friendship with one of Heppner's most
prominent business men was too short, but little
over a couple of years, yet in that time we had
grown lo appreciate him, and his ability to have
what we wanted when we wanted it, nearly as
much as the many who had known him for a
much longer time.
Much more though, than just being able to fill
the desires of men, and women, in the line of
clothing, was his ability to be a part oMIoppner
and, in fact, of the whole county for though many
persons may not have known him intimately Hiey
all knew him as one who was always their friend
any time they happened to drop in his store.
Dave Wilson's ability to take an active part in
many of the civic affairs of the town and county
may nave diminished in recent years, due in
targe part to health, but his interest in, and
knowledge of, the happenings of the community
was as great as ever. lie was ever willing to
take his part and the part he player! in the life
of Heppner will remain unfilled for some time
to come.
From Files of the Gazette Times
September 6, 1923
A big pump has been installed
at the Rodeo grounds on Gentry
field to draw water for packing
the track, new sheds and corrals
nave been erected, grandstand
improved and everything is being
put in tip-top condition for the
biggest-best rodeo at Heppner
September 27-28-29.
The Hard Way Went in 1920
M. R. Hall has installed a Day
ton visible gasoline pump at his
Ford repair shop on Chase street.
This is the latest improved gaso
line pump.
Showing at the Star Theater
Lionel Barrymore in "The Face in
the Fog" also Dorothy Dalton and
Rudolph Valentino in "Moran of
the Lady Letty".
Dr. A. D. McMurdo, who was
called to Portland on urgent busi
ness last Thursday, returned
home Wednesdy morning.
Mr. Dick, lone Standard Oil
man, spent a few days in Lewis
ton on business, returning Mon
day morning.
From The
County Agent's Office
By N. C. Anderson
With the unfavorable cattle in
pi ices, many of our ranchers are
wondering just what they can do
to have the largest income from
their business. Many have been
talking about feeding. Producers
that are inexperienced in feeding
should be aware that a feeding
program at the present time is
faced with some unfavorable con
ditions even if (hey may have
their own feed. On a declining
market a mere gain in weight
may not justify the feed costs.
Unless one can improve the grade
of the cattle, feeding may prove
unprofitable. This leaves the
producer of lower quality cattle,
which are now carrying finish,
with only one thing to do, that is
to sell now. Those who are think
ing about feeding and other feed
lot operators should watch (1)
rate of slaughter. (If large num
bers of grass cattle arp slaugh
tered instead of put into feed lots,
the spring outlook for fed cattle
may be good.) (2) extent of feed
supplies above loan and storage
facilities (Lowering feed costs
would tend to strengthen prices
of feeder cattle). (3) the extent
and spread of drowth (forced li
quidation of herds in drowth
areas may cause prices to work
lower than usual Extent of gov
ernment aid in these areas will
determine the rale of liquida
tion!. ( I ) general business out
look now appears good, at least
until mid-1.951 with one big "IF".
If folks don't talk themselves
into a recession due to armistice
in Korea.
Proposed cuts in wheat and
cotton acreage allotments may
spell a note of optimism for Ore
gon producers of feeder cattle.
The plentiful supply of low
priced feed encourages feed lot
operators to fill their lots. In
Oregon nearly 300,000 acres will
be withdrawn from wheat pro
duction in 1951 as a result of
acreage allotments. California,
some 700.000 acres of cotton will
be plowed up under a 40 cut
acreage allotments. In both
Oregon and California, much of
the diverted acres will he planted
to barley, at least the first year.
A big feed crop next year will no
doubt strengthen the market for
feeder cattle.
Just recently Oregon Slate col
lege pathologists have announ
ced that there is very little smut
infected wheat, this year, es
pecially when compared with the
1952 loss from smut. Our wheat
farmers should be proud of the
fact that they got ahead of this
plague, this year. However, this
is not the time to let down on
seed treatment. Much of our
good luck was attributed to the
weather last fall. We should
not depend on conditions beyond
our control to control smut in
'A. A few weeks ago, a letter
was mailed to all wheat farmers
giving recommendations for the
various wheat smut treatments
that are now recommended for
use in Oregon. Wheat farmers
should do all within their power
to get in their licks to help keep
our smut infestation down for
next year and years to come.
bm Basin on fertilizer experi
ments and demonstrations. Fifty
such demonstrations will be put
in the basin. Morrow County will
have ten such demonstrations
Throe rates of nitrogen, phos
phorus, and sulfur and will be
applied in demonstration plots
consisting of an acre. The college
will furnish tractors and spread
ers adapted to small plots and
will harvest them with their ex
perimental station equipment.
Howard Cushman, Extension
Soil Specialist, is in charge of the
project, and sites for such plots
will be selected by September 15.
Twenty farms will be selected in
Morrow county to make the final
ten plot selections from. Any one
who is interested in cooperating
with such a program should con
tact the county agent.
With increased interest in fer
tilizers as a means of increasing
growth and cover on our wheat
lands, Oregon State college is
expanding their field fertilizer
E. R. Jackman, farm cron spec
ialist, Oregon Stale college, called
yesterday to visit with the county
agent concerning the use of di
verted wheat acres in Morrow
county. He called to my atten
tion a recent ruling whereby win
ter wheat can be planted and
used for hay. silage, or pasture.
This may be of interest to some
of our wheat farmers. In dis
cussing the use of diverted acres,
of course, the matter of barley
came up. Most of our farmers
will he using barley on their di
verted acres. pointed out that
we are going to have a bad situ
ation leaving so many thousand
acres without winter cover, es
pecially if we should have a
w inter that is inducive to soil
erosion. In discussing Trebi,
Though things have seemed
very quiet concerning the Hepp-
ner-Spray road project for sev
eral months, the pot is still brew
ing, says Judge W. T. Campbell.
State engineer Roy Kline was in
Heppner Sunday, and accompan
ied Judge Campbell and a party
over the entire course.
Farmers Urged To
Make Soil Check
Farmers can profit now by
taking inventory of soil condi
tions which will be helpful in
putting in next year's crops,
says Howard Cushman, extension
soils specialist at Oregon State
college.
Uneven stands of grain that
are still on the land or notes on
recently harvested patches of
light-yielding forage and seed
crops will help locate hard spots,
sandy areas, and poor drainage
which should receive attention
before "wet weather.
A spot check now will give an
index for preparing seed beds
ana applying fertilizer for next
year. This will be especially
helpful in Western Oregon for
lime applications, according to
the specialist.
fyiJ" i 14 ,1 Ji'shitJ?-' ff. , ?i
When contractors started building state hi'ilr,vays same 33 .wars ai;o the"
of-way bv just rolling them along the best way tliey cuild Lurc. Now thev j
dozers like elephants in the e'Tus, quicker and eiister. (O cgen State Hi?
noved logs off the right
' them aside with bull
ision photo).
six winters. By seeding it this
fall, and getting a good ground
cover, the gamble of losine it
wouldbe no greater than the
gamble of losing a lot of soil by
not having a cover on it oved the
winter.
Soil tests for lime recommen
dations can normally be com
pleted by the Oregon State col
lege soil testing laboratory and
returned to farmers within two
weeks. Cushman says farmers
who would like these and other
soil tests made in time for next
year's crop should contact the
county extension agents for in
structions on taking soil samples.
Nitrogen deficiency may show
up in crops that had a pale color
and didn't grow well, even
though they received plenty Of
water especially if the land
hasn't been in a legume recent
ly. Another example cited by the
specialist is low-yielding alfalfa
that had plenty of water, was
free of disease, but may need
more phosphate.
Adequate fertilizer supplies are
expected for the coming year, but
Cushman advises farmers to
place orders early to make sure
fertilizer of the right analysis is
on hand when needed. Heavy de
mands for one type of fertilizer
iu a certain area can cause last
minute local shortages.
o
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sanders
have had as their guests his
brother and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Samual Sanders and son, Vernon
of Stockton, Calif.
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demonstration plots in the Col-j which many of our farmers are
umbia Basin. Much has been j buying, he ihought that it might
learned the past few years in be a good gamble to seed some in
rates, time of application, and the fall, He pointed out that in
kinds of nitrogen fertilizers some areas in the state. Trebi had
throughout the slate. However, ' gone through three out of four
there have been some differences; winters without serious winter
in results in various pails of the kill. It being, a spring barley,
it could bo thickened up in the
spring if much winter damage
occurred. While it is definitely
a spring barley, it is the most
winter hardy of any of the
pring barley. Sometimes spring
sll
Columbia Basin, varying some
times greatly within the same
community. Nitrogen fertilizer
has been accepted throughout the
basin as a means of fall and
winter cover to keep our soil from
washing away. With this inibartey is seeded in the fall and
mind, the college has detailed an as a general rule without much
experiment station man to work luck. It compares to winter var-
with county agents in the Colum- ieties which live through five out
STAR THEATER, Heppner
Week-day shows start at 7:30 p.
Admission prices 70c, 50c and 20c.
m. Sunday shows continuous from 2 p. m.
Newsreel every Sunday and Monday.
Friday, September 4
LOOSE IN LONDON
The Bowery Roys invade Fngland in their latest hilarious mis ;ul enture.
In addition to this feature there is outstanding array of short subjects including
a World Championship Bodeo at Phoenix, Arizona. One feature, one day only.
Saturday, September 5
LONE HAND
Joel MacCrea. Barbara Hale, Alex Nicol, Jimmy Hunt. Large scale western fare
photographed in Technicolor. One feature, one 'day only.
Friday and Saturday shows start at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday-Monday, September 6-7
NEVER WAVE AT A WAC
Rosalind Husscll, Paul Douglas, Marie Wilson. William Ching. Ar
I.eif Kriekson, Hillary Brooke. Looking for laughs? Here's a whole
'cm! Also, "Cheyenne Hodeo Days."
Show starts
ecu Whe
regiment
an
of
immediately following perfoimance at the Rodeo Field.
Tuesday-Wednesday, September 8-9
TROPIC ZONE
In Technicolor with Konald Reagan, Rhonda Fleming, L'stelita, Noah Bcerv. Grant
Withers, Action-filled adventure thriller, most of it actually photographed' in Cen
tral America in the lush and colorful banana country.
FOl'K BIG DAYS OF K.NTFli TAINMKNT!
Sept. 3-4-5-6 ot the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo
You're "sitting pretty"
behind the wheel
Take this Bel Air model. First
thing you'll notice is the qual
ity of the interior. Rich-looking
appointments. Roomy seats
with foam rubber cushions.
Turn the key to start the en
gine and you're ready to go.
You can see all around
You look out and down
through a wide, curved, one
piece windshield. The pano
ramic rear window and big
side windows provide a clear
view in all directions.
And it's the
lowest-priced line
A demonstration will show you
that Chevrolet offers just about
everything you could want. Yet
it's the lowest-priced line in the
low-price field.
Biggest brakes for
smoother, easier stops
An easy nudge on the pedal
brings smooth, positive response
right now! Chevrolet's im
proved brakes are the largest
in Ihe low-price field.
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ill ' t, ;
If XiWKm
I figure this
demonstration saved me
many hundreds of dollars!
I expected to pay that much more
for a new car until I discovered
i was oener orr in every
with this new Chevrolet!
way
Let us demonstrate
all the advantages
of buying a Chevrolet now!
MORE PEOPLE BUY CHEVROIETS THAN ANY OTHER CAR!
You get greater getaway
with the new Powerglide
A lot finer performance on a
lot less gas. That's what you
get with the new Powerglide
automatic transmission. There's
no more advanced automatic
transmission at any price.
You get more power
on less gas
That's because Chevrolet's two
great valve-in-head engines are
high-compression engines. In
Powerglide models, you get
the most powerful engine in
Chevrolet's field - the new
115-h.p. "Blue-Flame." Gear
shift models offer the advanced
108-h.p "Thrift-King" engine.
It's heavier for
better readability
You're in for a pleasant sur
prise at the smooth, steady,
big-car ride of this new Chev
rolet. One reason is that, model
for model, Chevrolet will weigh
up to 200 pounds more than
the other low-priced cars.
Comhmalion of Poweriilide auto
matic transmission and 115-h.p.
"Blue-Flame" engine optional on
"Two-Jen" and Bel Air models at
extra cost.
Fulleton Chevrolet Company