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Page 4 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, January 21 , 1954 From The County Agent's Office Ey N. C. Anderson Applications for payment for 1953 Conservation practices done by farmers are being processed now at the local ASC office. Sign up for 1954 practices has begun and many farmers have called at the office to get prior approval for practices which they intend to complete soon. Sign-up meet ings will be held in all communi ties to give everyone a chance to sign their request for assist ance. The first two such meet ings to be arranged will be held on Thursday, January 21. The first is at the Irrigon school house at 1 :00 p. m., the second one at the Greenfield Grange hall in Boardman at 8:00 p. m. Sign up meetings will follow In other communities. be utilized even though there Is a good stand and better grasses. On the same range the better grasses may be killed out on land surrounding the water places. Where springs, streams or wells are not available, ponds can sometimes be used to provide a supply of water, at least during part of the year. Each new water source may actually mean so many more acres of range land available to stock. The payment provides for 50 of the cost for earth moving, concrete rubble masonry or other materials such as pipes, troughs, reinforcement steel and sealing materials. Also included is 50 of the cost of materials in instillation of riprap or revetment. To protect the dam, pond or pit, a payment of 50 of the cost of fencing mater ials is provided. B-8 provides for installing pipe lines for livestock water to ob tain proper distribution of live stock. The federal cost share payment is 50 of the cost of pipe, not to exceed 25 cents per foot. The handbook provides the E-9 practice again this year, which is the construction of permanent cross-fences or drift fences to ob tain better distribution and con trol livestock grazing. Fences may be built only where fencing There are several range im. provenient practices in the 1954 conservation handbook which should be of interest to range operators who are interested in improving their range operation. The first is B-5, which provides federal cost sharing payments for ((instruction or deepening wells for livestock water to obtain pro ler distribution and encourage rotation grazing and better gross land management. The prac tice provides that adequate stor age facilities must bo made. Pumping equipment must be in stalled except for artesian wells. There will be no payment for will contribute to better distribu tion of livestock and seasonal use of the forage. Boundary fences, fences between pasture and other land and the repair, replacement, or maintenance of existing fen ces will not qualify. The prac tice provides that posts shall be of standard size, and of steel or other durable material that have been treated against decay. They shall be spaced not more than 20 feet apart. Barbed wire shall be of not less than 12'2 gauge ma terial. No fence will qualify with less than three strands of barbed wire. Woven wire will qualify when at least one strand of bar bed wire is placed above. Pay ment cost calls for 50 of the cost of the fencing material used not to exceed 75 cents per rod of barbed wire fence or $1.10 per rod of woved wire fence. - True: m a ' rjrx r. rraimmn iw mm, wells constructed at or for the use of headquarters. The pay ment is $1 per linear foot of well with bore taking a casing of less than four inches in dia meter and artesian wells or $2 p"r linear foot for a well taking a case of from four to six inches, in diameter, and $.') per linear foot for the casing of six inches or more in diameter. Bt is the payment for develop, ing springs or seeps for livestock water to obtain proper distribu tion. The federal cost share pay ment is 50 cents per cubic foot of excavation in rock and 30 cents per cubic foot for excavation in soil or gravel, or 50 cents per cubic foot of storage capacity. The B-7 payment provides for constructing, enlarging or ceiling dams, pits or ponds for livestock water to obtain proper distribu tion of livestock. Livestock will use heaviest that grass that is handy to water. Parts of the range with no water may not One of our popular fair exhibits that has caused much competi tion between the lady exhibitors has been discontinued for the Heppner Hardware And Electric BRING UP TO $ ON BRAND NEW G. E. efriqerators AND w i. m The philosophy of Attorney. General Herbert Brownell to ward anti trust violations of "a confession is all that's necessary to square things" takes a strange turn in the used battery case. In February of 1950 the gov ernment filed charges, both civil and crim inal, against some 48 firms and individuals charged with conspiracy. The conspir acy unfoldec by government investigators c.w, Harcitr was far reaching. Several battery manufactur ers, battery retailers, scrap metal dealers and National Lead agreed that the retail conspira tors would sell used batteries received as trade-Ins on new bat teries only to scrap metal com panies who were in the deal. The scrap metal companies agreed to destroy these bat teries, sell the salvaged lead only to the National Lead Company smelter. In turn, National Lead sold resmelted lead only to bat tery manufacturers conspiring. The prices paid for used bat teries and for salvaged lead were firmly fixed by the conspirators. There was also another ulterior purpose behind the conspiracy, ' Some small firms specialize In rebuilding used batteries, offer ing consumers a lower priced product, similar, to. recapped tires. But this conspiracy pre vented movement of used bat teries of battery rebuilders who compete with new battery sales. It is interesting that this arti ficial restriction on the battery Nittorul Federation of Independent Bualnfii supply was being practiced when there was a shortage of storage batteries, due to Korea. The conspiracy was deep. Na tional Lead handled the refinery end of the racketeering arrange ments. In the battery manufac turing end, four of the five big gest and best known manufactur ers were party to the violation. On the retail side the two big na tional mail order and retail chains, the two big auto supply chains, and the three big tire firms were in on the deal. And now the interesting part of this case Inherited by Attorney General Brownell. In the Federal Court in Kansas City, all but two of the defendants signed a con sent decree judgment In which they agree to stop racketeering. In addition, 24 of the defendant companies pleaded nole conten dre to the criminal charge. So far no sentence has been Im posed. But criminal charges against the individual who perpetrated the conspiracy were dropped. Obviously It is Impossible to jail a corporation, so the only sentence the court can now Im pose are fines which will come out of pockets of stockholders, many of which were undoubtedly not aware the management was engaging in law breaking. And these officers who violated not only the law, but the confidence of their stockholders, will pre sumably escape all responsi bility. It now appears live conspira tors can expect kind treatment from Justice Dept. But alleged dead conspirators such as Harry Dexter White should quake in their graves not knowing what minute they will be dug up by Herb Brownell. held on April 2. Plans, now, are for an evening meeting at the Lexington Grange hall. At this i time, all committee appointments j will be made. It is planned this (year that definite committee memberships will be set up for 1 all of the standing committees. iThey are: wheat disposal and ! transportation, taxation and leg , islation, wheat production and j marketing, federal agricultural (Programs, and youth activities I committee. Kenneth Smouse, first ivice president, Oregon Wheat Growers League, reported to the 'executive committee on a recent I meeting of Wheat League offi cials with college personnel and with organizations that are be i ing asked to assist in carrying out recommendations made by j wheatgrowers at the annual I meeting in La Grande in early j December. 1951 fairs. Yesterday, a letter . under loan, and grain storage was received from General Mills, facilities. advising that they were discon- We have a cereal meeting tinuing the Betty Crocker Chiffon i scheduled for February 9, which Cake competition for 1954. The, will have included on the pro- National Needlecraft and C & H Sugar Awards will be continued according to word received by each of these sponsoring com panies within the last month. gram a discussion on farm stor age. M. G. Huber, agricultural engineering specialist, Oregon State College, will be here to dis cuss that subject. Mr. Huber is making available additional plans that might be used for en couraging grain storage. Recently received in the county a a With a Farm Bureau Week de clared by Governor Paul Patter son for next week, Morrow County Farm Bureau is making agent's office were plans for a concentrated drive to add more plywood grain storage and members to its county organiza- grain storage and utility building tion. In Morrow county we have plan from concrete blocks. We farm organizations to fit every j invite farmers to take advantage need of the farm family. Active, of any information that might be in the county are the Granges, j helpful to them in solving their the Morrow County Wheatgrow-j grain storage. Watch this col ors League, commodity Organiza- umn for further particulars. lions, as well as the Farm Bureau. All fit together. Since the gover-J Meeting in the county agent's nor has proclaimed a Farm Bu- office Monday evening, the exe. reau Week, and since a consen-1 cutive comittee of the Morrow trated drive for membership will' County Wheat Growers Associa te held in Morrow county next tion planned its activities for week, it might be well to point 1954. First activity of the year out to those that do not know will be an ivnitation to the Ore what the Farm Bureau is. It is a gon Wheat Growers League exe voluntary organization of more cutive committee to hold their than one million farmers in 48 next meeting here in the county states and the island of Porto The executive meeting will be Rico. It claims the largest farm shortly after the return of rep organization in the world. Its resentatios of that organization purpose is to secure and main- attending the National Wheat tain equality for agriculture. Growers Association, to he held Membership is composed of any at Wichita, Kansas, in early Feb farmer who receives at least f0 ruary. If the executive commit- 1 1 Cu. Ft. G. E.-Reg. 399.95. HOME FREEZER $29t)95 10 Cu. Ft. G. E.-Reg. 339.95. REFRIGERATOR $271.95 8Cu. Ft. G. E.-Reg. 329.95. REFRIGERATOR $25895 8 Cu. Ft. G. E.-Reg. 299.95. REFRIGERATOR 22895 BUY NOW AND SAVE! Heppner Hardware b Electric PHONE 6-9255 of his income from farming. Non farmers may become associate members but may not hold office or vote. The Farm Bureau fits in with tile rest of organized agri culture. The Grange and Farm Bureau have coordina'cd their tee accepts the invitation, ar nngerr"nts will be made for them to s!ay over for an even ing meeting open to our tarm people for informal discussion. It is hoped that the new Oregon V.''-'at Growers film, "Give Us programs when1 ever possible. I his Day , can be rhown. It is Other farm organizations often hoped that it will b? finished in sign the same statements as the time for the National meeting. Fan i Bureau. If this is the or- and if it is possible to schedule it ganization that you have consid- here, it will be one of the first ered to join, some one will be showings in the state. It is hoped contacting you next week to give that all of the business advertis- vou that opportunity. ! ers supporting the Wheat League ; from Morrow county can be in vited to this evening meeting. Dates were also set for other With no relief in sight for our farm shortage situation, several farm organizations have asked the help of the extension service to carry out an educational and informational program and pro motional campaign to alert every wheat and barley grower of the situation. The Oregon Wheat Growers League met with the ex tension service last week, asking that a meeting be held to make such plans, soon. It is scheduled to be held at The Dalles on Fri day, January 29. Considered will be the 1951 wheat and barley crops prospects in the Columbia Basin area, the wheat supplies now on hand, amount of wheat activities, including the annual spring meeting, which will be LTiHiiimnir' i I ... ... . . no ointr rtcrai duordtri, ciionmi nomci mim tDPTBRE (Iinb) T UI.1L...1 ,1. . - iihih nunwi nepiLU Uptti'M FREE "''"i" Writ, or Coll THE DEAN CLINIC Opm 10 until 5 MoiHtoy threat, Prldo, Until I p.m. MoiKloy. WMn..k,y ond Moot. Cklroproctlc Ptivtlcloiw ... In our tr4 not W NOmtHIAKT JAKDT BOUUrVD " T1yfy iaitvt Portland 11,0, C 1 IKvui. U D, Our Fimnita 1M1 IMS BOATS Outboard Motors Boat Trailers Hardware and Paints FRANK'S BOAT SHOP Route One, Box 206-2D Hermiston, Oregon riagonal Road Phone 6232 Calvin Carson, Morrow County Weed Control Supervisor, is at tending the third annual Oregon Agricultural Chemical Applica tors short course in Corvallis this week. The program will discuss such items as discussions on the Oregon Weed Control Law, legal aspects of spraying with 2, 4-D, Sage brush control, problems of chemical applicators and new de velopments in herbicides. IONE School News The lone basketball teams won both games here with Irrigon Friday evening Jan. 15. The score of the A string was 80 to 29. At Umatilla Saturday evening the B string lost but the A string won 61 to 30. The A string has played 8 games so far and have lost none. The B string has played 4 games and lost one. The grade school basketball team went to Condon Friday of last week and lost their game be cause of inexperience and be cause they were a small team. A welding school was held in the Shop Monday evening Jan. 18 under the direction of Grant Rigby. Arrangements were made at the meeting to hold classes during the winter for all men in terested in the community. Several good farm windbreak plantings have been established in the past few years in Morrow County. Those who have them are proud of them and are happy that they took the time to plan and care for their shelter belt. This is the time of year to be planning and ordering your windbreak seedlings. All orders must be made by March 15 and the earlier your order is sent in the sooner you will have them to; set out and the less disappoint- j ment you will have in not being able to get all the types of seed lings you desire. Available for eastern Oregon plantings for this season are: White Fir, Ponderosa Pine, Scotch Pine, Lodgepole Pine, and Chinese Arborvitae in the confiers with Black Locust,) Russian Olive, Caragana, Chinese Elm, and Russian Mulberry in! the broad leaves offered. These cost slightly less than 1 centj apiece. j Order blanks and information is available at the County agent's office. j From a recent weekly price cost' and weather review issue by the Oregon State College it pointed out that the 1953 year epded on an encouraging note for farmers as purchasing power of farm pro ducts rebounded from the No vember loss. Prices received by farmers increased one percent during the last month. This marked the first up turn in the price index in seven months. Cost edged higher too but at a much slower pace. In fact only one third of one per cent. The parity ratio, that is the relationship be tween prices received and prices paid by farmers, again stood at ninety-one. This relationship while showing improvement is still around 5 percent below last year and 9 percent below the level set by congress as a fair exchange rate for farmers. Superintendent Ward wishes to thank all the people of the com munity who took part in making the dedication of the new build ing a success. Such co-operation and partnership of the com munity will make the school a happier and a more profitable place for the children and young people. He extends a welcome to the parents to visit the school any time. The lone high school will play ball at Lexington Jan. 22 and will play Heppner here Jan. 23. o CHURCHES ALL SAINTS CHURCH Episcopal John R. Reeves, Rector 8:00 a. m. Holy Communion 9:45 a. m. Church School 11:00 a. m. Morning Prayer 7:00 p. m. Young People's Fel lowship First Sunday of Month Choral Holy Communion Wed. 10 a. m. Holy Communion Wed. 4:00 p. m. Junior Choir Thurs. 8:Oo p. m. Choir practice SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST Robert Becker, Tastor Saturday Services: Sabbath school, 9:30 a. m Sermon, 11 a. m. Prayer Meeting Monday, at 7:30 p. m. Study of the Beatitudes, o Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Thomp son, Mrs. Robert Thompson, Mrs. Claude Graham and John Wight man were in Pendleton Saturday to attend the PCA meeting. WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE- B E A CURRY IS NOW ASSISTING AT JEANNE'S BEAUTY SHOP We Can Now Offer Complete Beauty Service Including Manicuring JEANNE'S BEAUTY SHOP Phone 6-9480 Heppner i 1 B S iTPlll ( 1953 ) ANNIVERSARY MATTRESS Here it is ! ... the SAVINGS EVENT you've been waiting all year fori Your chance to get a genuine $59.50 quality Sealy Innerspring Mattress for almost $20 LESSl Sealy ia discontinuing the ticking-pattern on these luxurious Anniversary Mattresses... and YOU get this terrific savings ot UlNt, I HIKUI At a modest $39.95. you can atlord new mattresses for every bedroom in your home! But hurry! I hey II go like wild-fire! 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