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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, February 1 1,1954
HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES
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The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1S83. The Heppner Times, established
November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912.
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The Tum-A-Lum School Site
After many months of study and consideration,
and after gathering approximate cost figures on
practically all available grade school sites in and
around Heppner, the board of school district No. 1,
last week voted to recommend to the people that
they approve the location known as the Tum-A-Lum
site for the new school. Next March 4 (not
March 3, as announced last week) the voters of
the district will have their say. if it is yes, work
can start in earnest on the planning and eventual
building of a seriously needed school, if it is no,
the board will be back almost to where they were
a year or two ago. That is the alternative we all
must face.
The choice of the Tum-A-Lum location was a
compromise, for board members, both past and
present, have had other ideas for a site, and Tum-A-Lum
until recently wasn't even considered
among them, It, offered a reasonably satisfactory
solution, that it is hoped, will satisfy residents
who have been quite badly divided on where a
school should be located.
The Cazette Times has not believed, nor does
it at the present time think, that Tum-A-Lum is
the best location for a grade school, but we too,
are well aware that there are many other persons
in the area who don't believe as we do. Our first
choice has always been the hospital hill, for we
felt that it offered the best possible all-around
site available. We still do, but after seeing the
cost figures on preparing the area for use we
could see that it wasn't economically feasible to
consider it any further. When (lie Cason property
was proposed, we took it as the next best, and
even though it was turned down decisively at the
polls, we still feel it offers more than does the
Tum-A-Lum site.
Tum-T-Lum has some notable disadvantages,
to our way of thinking. Flood is of course, one of
them, but architects and builders are well agreed
that by proper channeling and diking and eleva
tion of the building, this fault can be largely over
come. Having a building located practically in
the middle of town, on Heppner's most heavily
traveled street seems to us to offer more of a
hazard than anything else. The school lanes
crossing that street will require constant patrol
ing, either on the part of school patrols, local po
lice, or both The playground area which fronts
on the street and the creek as well, must be
fenced and patrolled, too.
Just as there are disadvantages, there are also
advantages to the Tum-A-Lum site, for it is cen
trally located, close to, yet separated from the
high school. It is close enough that the present
gym can be used for the grade pupils, when
needed, as can the cafeteria in the present build
ing, a point that has been a major factor .in the
minds of some of the board members, and resi
dents too.
With all of this, what then is our opinion? We
will answer that with a statement we made in
this column nearly a year ago. "What we need is
a school, not a fight!"
Tum-A-Lum is not our first choice, yet it came
about from a compromise among the board mem
bers who, regardless of whether or not it may look
like it to an outsider who has not watched them
work on the problem for some time,' are genuinely
interested in getting for the children of the dis
trict a decent place in which to get an education.
We need a new school, and we, too, are willing to
compromise some of the points we have felt were
important in locating and building it just to see
it bin It as quickly as possible. A good and satis
factory elementary school can he built on the
Tum-A-Lum location and our children can have
the same educational facilities and advantages
that most other children in the stale are already
getting with the least possible delay. For that
reason we will accept the Tum-A-Lum location
From The
County Agent's Office
By N. C. Anderson
Morrow county's forward step
in establishing a Rungs disease
compulsory test area in 191!) is
bearing fruit In addition to
bringing down our Bangs reactors
from almost 9':;, at the beginning
of the program to 1.57 in 1953,
neighboring counties have been
watching us and are interested
in the program. Two weeks ago,
Vic Johnson, secretary, and Or
ville McCormick, treasurer of the
Umatilla Cattlemans Association,
spent several hours in the office
discussing our program and get
t-ng figures and results to use in
Umatilla county. I understand
that petitions are now being cir
culated and that such a program
is contemplated there. Only last
week a hearing was held in Sher.
man county for establishing a
Bangs compulsory test county.
There is interest in other coun
ties in Eastern Oregon it is reported.
mer, is the first in Morrow county! S1CS.50. This is not the only Annual John Deere
to iaKe aa vantage of the 19D4 ALP protit you will make; auring ine U TnHflV
practice listed as C-13 in yourjtime these rats are eating this
Handbook. It is the practice pro- grain thev are contaminating
'iding for leveling irrigable land' many hundreds of pounds. This,
for more efficient use of irriga-jmany times, is objeetiorial to
tion water to prevent erosion. Mr. livestock and poultry and there is
O'Harra says that adequate land: much waste. If it is grain to be
preparation is a basic necessity (sold for human consumption, the
for any irrigation system. In spite; Food and Drug Administration
of this, there are many farms in will be watching for such con-
Morrow county which have been ; taminatton
An annual event for farmers of
this area. John Deere Day, will
be held in the Heppner store of
the Empire Machinery company,
I local John Deere dealer, next.
Tuesday, store manager Kooen
Grabill has announced.
The company will serve a free
lunch at noon at the store and a
special free show will be held at
the Star Theater starting at 1:30
for all area farmers and interest
ed persons.
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Mr. and Mrs. jack Marshall
receiving irrigation water for
years which have not been pro
perly leveled. The maximum fi
nancial assistance in Morrow
county is 50 of the cost, of earth
moving, not to exceed $30 per
acre. By special permission, the
Morrow County ASC Committee
received an increase in this pay
ment which statewide calls for
not more than $2n per acre. The
County Committee asked for this
increase in payment as they be
lieve that this practice is im
portant in our county. It is es
sential in order to qualify for the
practice and financial assistance
that approval be given the pro
ject by the local Agricultural
Conservation Program Committee
before work is started on it.
and daughters, Nancy and Carol
were shopping in Pendleton on
Saturday.
Every year about this time,
we like to remind farmers that
rats are a menace and do no
good on your farms. This is the
time of year that they are multi
plying, and if not controlled,
sometimes almost take over com
plete control. I noted signs of
them around my barn a week ago1 two such demonstrations.
and ' put some Warfarin out to
hold down infestation. Just to
point out the necessity of rating,
we might remind you that one rat
There are several prepared war-j
farin mixes on the market. In
case i hat you do not want to use ;
a mixed preparation, you can;
mix it yourself. The recommend-!
ed mix is 9'2 pounds of cornmcal,;
!P'2 pounds of oatmeal, and one
pound of warfarin. Mix together
dry, then mix in one pint of fish
oii. Place this in a dark rat
run in outbuildings in one half:
to one pound amounts, men
watch your rats disappear.
About this time each year, we
have many calls at the office in
regards to pruning and spraying
fruit trees. While there are no
significant fruit raisers in the
county, it seems that almost
everyone has a few trees for home
fruit production. Since pruning
is a little difficult for the ordi
nary person, we have arranged to
have a pruning demonstration.
C. O. Rawlings, extension horti
culturist from Oregon Slate Col
lege will put on the demonstra
tion. It will be held on Friday!
February 2G. We plan to have
one on i
a new orchard, the other on an
old orchard that has not had too!
much care. The new orchard de
monstration will be held at the;
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eats about 150 pounds of grain Harold Dobyns home, near Jordan
per year. Someone has figured! elevator. It will be held at 10:00
out that if this is the case, it J a. m. We have not yet found a!
costs you as much to keep ten! place for the afternoon demon-
rats as to keep seventeen laying stration on an old orchard. We
hens. If the seventeen layers! are looking for prospects, especi
could produce 200 eggs, each, j ally in the lone or Lexington area,
which is less than the Oregon if anyone has one which they;
average, at GO cents per dozen it j would like to have used for a de
would bring you $170 .for $1.50 1 monstration, we would be glad to1
you can poison those rats then hear of it. There will also be a'
you can feed the grain to your, discussion on the general care of!
hens and collect the difference of! shrubs and ornamentals. I
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