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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, January 28, 1954
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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Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter
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Weather . . . Phooey!
We guess we'll never learn, especially when it
comes to Oregon weather!
Last week this writer got together what we
considered was a mighty good front page story
about the weather that had dec-ended on Morrow
county In fact we thought it was good enough
th;.it we even put a considerably larger banner
headline over it than we usually run on stories of
equal importance. Then, before we could even get
the front page on the press the thermometer did
a couple of flip-flops anil nefore it was clear dark
in Heppner most of the snow and ice had disap
peared from the hills and streets.
In trying to keep up with the gyrations of the
mercury around noon last Thursday, we wrote a
new lead for the story, rewrote the same lead, and
finally wound up adding one paragraph to it say
ing that the temperature had gone up 30 degrees
in an hour. With that we put the paper to bed as
quickly as we could before the weather changed
again and made us out a liar on the whole story,
new lead and all.
Our only consolation on that story was that,
unknown to us at the time, the story about low
temperatures and strong winds still held true to
residents of lone, Morgan and Cecil and that area
I hey were still having winter even if Heppner
was again basking in the banana belt.
We've talked to several long. time? residents
since last week and they were nearly unanimous
in their .statements thai they hail never seen the
thermometer change directions quite as fast as
it did for about two hours around noon last Thurs
day. We agree, for every time we looked at the
tube i he mercury was either up or down ten de
grees from what it was five minutes earlier.
It only goes to prove one tiling something we
should have learned long ago, being a native Ore
gonian not only is it impossible to trust Oregon
weather, bid about half the time you can't even
believe it.
The story, apparently pretty well verified, told
of fiakes as big as 15 inches across falling on a
section of Hood River county.
We've been wondering when the flying saucer
yarns would get started again.
Noticed a classified ad in a Portland paper the
first of the week under the heading, Help Wanted
Men, which said, "Man or couple for sawdust
furnace. . . phone UK ."
Wonder if the last person to do the work got
burned up with his job?
Odd Ends
While we're on the subject of weatlu-r, we not
iced a slory from Hood River this week that put
that area in the unenviable position of claiming
the world's biggest snowflakes.
We were looking ovei some school figures the
other day and came across these which should
convince even the most sceptical that school dis
trict No. 1 is more than just a little slow in keep
ing up with its school pupils.
The figures are school census totals taken at
random over the past 16 years. They show the
continual increase in the number of children at
tending the Heppner school the same school
building the first year as the last.
In 1937 there were 300 students. In 1915, 303;
in 1910. 390; and in 1953, 022 children.
A further look also shows thai even though
building costs have increased considerably over
that same period, so has the assessed valuation of
the district. Here are these figures for the same
years:
1937, $970,5.V). 1915, $903,119. 1910, $1,052,292.
And. tiie current 1953 51 valuation is $1,503,430.
There are slightly more than twice as many
children to educate at the present time than there
were in 1937, but the tax load for the educational
and building program is, and will lie spread over
more than four and one-half times the 1937 tax
base.
Consolidation has accounted for some of the
student increase, and also some of the valuation
increase in the district, and taxpayers in the out
lying districts which have consolidated with Hepp
ner will help pay the cost of future school expan
sion. By the same token we in town are helping
to pay the cost of educating their children. School
expansion costs money, and we will all have to
pay our share, yet il will be much cheaper overall
than if each district were forced to operate its own
plant. In addition, the education the children re
ceive is greatly improved and that can't be calcu
lated in just dollars and cents.
WHY THE MARCH OF DIMES
NEEDS 0 MORE IN '54
LARGER GIFTS FROM FVFRYONE NECESSARY
TO FINANCE FULL PROGRAM PLUS POLIO PREVENTION
POLIO
PREVENTION
Mr i
TRIAL - f
MCCNE
PATIENT AID PT7T jlJ
USED
PROFESS ONAL ,M
EDUCATION "
1953
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SERVICES &
OPERATION
MUST
FOR
1954
AT LEAST
$75,000,000
From The
County Agent's Office
By N. C. Anderson
fur farmers who would like t() least it costs to farrow pigs these
gel in tin- hog business and can
not find a'y gills for farrowing,
the ;-ilt sale !o be held February
(i at the slate lair grounds in
Salem may be of interest to you.
AH breeds are represented and
all gilts are guaranteed with pig.
''be s He time is 12:30 p. m. Iiiils
will be handled by mail by send
in ' I iiem to Den Newell, Marion
county agent at Salem, or John
Landers, extension animal hus
bandman, Oregon State College,
Coeval lis.
bile we are still t;
about pigs, those of you who are
Ian-owing now would do well to
give special attention to saving
as many pigs as possible. There
are many ways to do this includ
ing proper care of the sow before
farrowing, which includes a
warm, draft free quarters. Elec
tric br Icrs are also timely, now.
Some recent work indicated that
each pi;; saved represents a $ti
" h i t lie adminislral ion lias oronoseil
a modification of the present
plan including continuation of
production controls through acre
age allotments and marketing
quotas. In his recent special
message to congress, the presi
dent outlined a four point pro
gram for wheat that would, (1)
csiat lisli an emergency reserve
to be set aside from present
stocsk, i2t vary the price support
level wiih changes in supply as
provided by legislation passed in
1919, i3i change from old to new
parity prices at a rate of 5 a
I vear, starling in January, 19,)0,
1951 crop were announced this(.) continue acreage allotments
week. The total allotment was j and marketing quotas as needed.
just a little under 17 million, M'ppuns as mucn as ir; oeiovv
acres. These allotted acres will , 1('r'nl l('v(,s ""b'lit ''''sult
annlv to the commercial com oro. I from changes proposed under
. Iduciiig area of the nation. The 1 noint N- 2 Point 3 would reduce
'"1 reilucllon from lav:! vn:.r' i.lantcl ! Price support levels still further
(lavs. Muiinnir habv nigs worth
$200 per hundred weigdit. which
won hi be the price at $6 a piece,
this is an investment worth pro
tecting with the very best of
feeding and management.
Corn acreage allotments for the
hopes that these changes would
encourage farmers to use some
of the present wheat land for
other purposes increase market
outlets, and reduce the need for
production controls on wheat.
There has been some indication
by Secretary of Agriculture Ben
son, that restrictions on further
use of diverted acreage might be
made. Mr. Thomas says that it
now looks like Oregon farmers
should make their plans on the
assumption that considerable
land will have to be left out of
wheat for several years, and
perhaps out of feed grain, such
as barley, after 1951.
An ACP practice that should be
of considerable interest to far
mers in the Boardman and Irri
gon communities and a limited
few in the south end of Morrow
county, is C-9 in the 1954 Hand
book. It provides for construct
ing and enlarging permanent
open drainage systems to dispose
of excess water. In the irrigated
sections of the county, drainage
is being limited by lack of suit
able outlets. Technical and fi
nancial assistance is given for
either construction or enlarge
ment of permanent ditches and
structural work under the agri
cultural conservation program.
However, no financial assistance
is given for maintaining existing
to 50'. of the cost of clearing
land for right-of-way, spreading
of spoil banks, concrete work and
structures.
drainage systems or structures
Financial assistance includes up; (acting the county agent's office.
On October 23 a circular letter
was sent from this office enclos
ing the first issue of Oregon's
Agricultural Progress. A maga
zine which is issued quarterly by
the Oregon State College Experi
ment Station. It popularizes re
search findings, making this in
formation available to all far
mers. When the letter was
mailed a copy of the first issue
was enclosed with a card that
gave everyone a chance to fill it
out and send it back in, request
ing that they be put on the mail
ing list. The winter issue is now
off the press and were mailed to
10 farmers in Morrow county who
had asked to be put on the mail
ing list. The winter issue car
ries articles on such things as
wheat barley, what to do in 1954,
farm outlook, and think through
your farm program. There arei
features on nematodes, birdfootj
trifoil, an drain beetles. A spring
spray chart is included and an
article on lower winter feed costs.
Research briefs are included on
livestock, poultry, orchard and
garden. Anyone who would like
to receive this bulletin and who
has not had a chance to get on
the mailing list can do so by con
THIRTY YEARS AGO; Lonerock News
From files of the Gazette Times Tom porry and Ralph Moore
January 31, 1924 , hauled hay from Rhea Creek on
There will be a dance and bas- Monday,
ket social at the F. E. Parker The 4-H Forestry and Safety
h. in siv Hollar on February , Clubs met at the school Thursday
. . uiv, .in hp afternoon. The Forestry Club is
.15, the proceeds of which will be; leadershlp of Mrs petp
used for the benefit of WHloway Havnes an(j the Safety Club is
led by Mrs. Mary Cason. Mrs.
Lewis Cason started to Lonerock
with Steve and Peggy Estberg to
attend the meetings, but got
stuck in a snowdrift enroute.
George Fichter and Cecil Hicks
pulled her pickup out.
Word was received by Mr.
Glenn Hayes, Thursday that his
cousin, Mrs. Neva Hayes Mc
Hargue passed away at her home
in Spokane on that date. Her
father, Joseph C. Hayes was a
pioneer and at one time, Sheriff
of Morrow county. Neva spent her
girlhood days in Heppner, and
after finishing high school, she
was employed at the Pacific Tele,
phone office for several years.
She has ahosf of friends
who will mourn her passing. Mrs.
Neva McIIargue is survived by
her husband, W. Darrell, and a
son Micky, who recently returned
from Korea. Services were held
Saturday, Jan. 23, in Spokane.
Mr. Hay Stevens from Walla
Walla was a business caller in
Lonerock, on Monday.
Mrs. Earl Talbert and children,
Dennis and Gayle are visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orie Con
hoy, at Boardman this winter,
Mr. Talbert is logging for the
Stalling Lumber company at
Drain, Oregon.
School.
Among sheepmen from the
Heppner country attending the
woolgrowers convention in Pen
dleton Monday and Tuesday this
week, we noted the following:
Frank Monahan, W. H. Cleve
land, Joe Hayes, C. L. Groshcn,
Arthur Keene, Emmett Smith,
George D. Anderson, W. B. Bar
ratt, G. S. Barratt, Frank Wil
liams, John Mclntyre, R. A. Cu-
lick, L. V. Gentry, Frank WUKins,
W. P. Mahoney, R. A. Thompson
and W. H. Padberg.
Mr. and Mrs. George Ritchie of
lone were visitors in this city on
Tuesday.
Jack Hynd returned to Cecil
from Heppner on Monday accom
panied by Bob Thompson, one of
his old school pals from Canada.
Bob soon explored the beauties
of Cecil and left to visit friends
elsewhere.
Arrangements were completed
this week for holding the next
executive committee meeting of
the Oregon Wheat Growers Lea
gue in Morrow county. It will be
held in the Lexington Grange
Hall on Friday, February 12. It
will be an all day meeting, and
chairmen of the standing com
mittees of the Morrow County
Wheat Growers Association are
being invited in during the day.
In the evening the executive com
mitteemen will stay over and an
open meeting will be held for all
interested. Officials of the vari
ous farm organizations will be
especially invited to discuss the
Wheat League's program at that
time.
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CLASSIFIED ADS
FOR SALE
PEA VINES
Pit Fresh, delivered or at pit
priced reasonable.
Write, Phone or Visit
LAMB WESTON,
INC.
Weston, Oregon
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The Tetched' Daughter
AND
E. B. WAY and BILL NICHOLS
As the "Two City Slickers"
IN
Comin' 'Round The Mountain
AT THE
LEXINGTON SCHOOL
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11
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acreage of corn was about 17.-1'"-.
In a summary of proposed
changes in the wheat program,;
M. I). Thomas, extension agri
cultural economist, summed it
up this way in a letter to county
agents this past week. The in
come certificate plan, long favor
ed by many Oregon farmers for
dealing with the wheat surpus
problem, failed to receive Presi-
investmenl. The $0 is about the dent Eisenhower's
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