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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, July 1, 1954
HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES
MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Gazette established March 30, 1883 The Heppner Time., established
November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912
NEWSPAPER
ROBERT I'ENLAND
Editor and Publisher
GRETCHEN PENLAND
Associate Publisher
NATIONAL EDITORIAL
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Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter.
Sp?lof iKSi and Grant Counties, $3.00 Year; Elsewhere $4.00 Year. Single Copy 10 cents.
Let's All Be Counted
By the time most persons will -have gotten
around to reading this editorial they will have
had every opportunity to get a full and complete
story on the coming school bond issue which will
be decided next Tuesday, July G at a special elec
tion. This paper has curried .stories and editorials
in past weeks, and today, stories and advertise
ments tell the voters what the program is, what
it will give, and what it will cost. Special letters
have also been sent out to all registered voters
in the district telling of the plans.
We believe the bonding program has been com
pletely and fairly presented to the people who
must now act upon it.
Next Tuesday the polls at the Heppner school
will be open from 2 until 8 p. m. and it is the
duty of every voter to express his preference on the
issuance of $325,000 in bonds to finance the con
struction of a new school building. This paper has
strongly urged passage of the measure as the
only means of meeting the serious need for more
classroom space, but regardless of the individual's
belief, we also urge each one to make an effort
to get to the polls.
Your opinion Is invaluable. . . if you Vote
Bicycle Safety Drive
Elsewhere in today's paper is a story from
George Iteid, Heppner chief of police, which out
lines several safety precautions which local bicycle-riding
youngsters should read and observe.
Hold's story was prepared with just one thought
in mind that of the safety of Heppner's youngs-
Brand Re-Recording Streamlined
To Speed Up 5-Year Renewals
Application for Recording of Brands
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Position on CATTLE
ters, and he hopes to educate them as to the need
for proper riding of bikes. He points out that a
bicycle has much the same rights and priveleges
as do automobiles, but along with them they also
must observe the same rules of the road.
The chief's biggest worry, he tells us, is the
many bikes in Heppner that do not have proper
liehts or rear reflectors which are a necessity for
night riding, and he has offered to help all of
mpdv this difficulty. ITe will
help every youngster install the proper reflectors!
etc., on his bike if he will bring it and the neces
sary reflectors or lights to the city hall.
Reid, who is well known to most youngsters,
says that if they will just ask him for his assist
ance whenever ihey should happen to see him,
he will arrange a time for each of them to get
their equipment together and help them get it in
stalled. Our chief has made a very generous offer, one
that may give him quite a workout if even a por
tion of Heppner's hundreds of bikes are brought
in for the safety treatment. We hope that every
youngster will take advantage of his aid.
All he's trying to do is give local bike riders
a chance for a longer life, so we hope every
youngster will jump at the chance.
11 Come Back ....
We've used this following little saying on more
than one previous occasion, but it's so short and
sweet and to the point that we are going to re
peat it again this year. It is self-explanatory and
we hope that all of Morrow county's Fourth of July
vacationers will return to tell us that they read
it
Come Back ALIVE
On July FIVE'
Dnwinf of brandj
Hunt of brand
Ear marks used.
Livestock bearing this brand will b ranged in
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By N. C. Anderson
With the retirement of Harry
In looking over the annual re- supply.
port of the recent racific North-,
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lion, we noted a lot of interesting Lindgren, Extension Animal Hus
talks and statements made at bandman, Oregon State college,
Uieir annual meeting held last on Julv 1st, many Oregon and
majority of these weeds now
sprayed on state highway and
railroad right-of-ways. Control is
being carried on on all county
road right-of-ways at this time.
The county weed sprayer will be
July is independence
month and this year it's
brand re-recording time in
Oregon for thousands of
livestock owners. To retain
their present brands, own
en must renew their appli
cations every five years.
How to get this job done
fast and without headaches
at both ends of the line has
been a perennial problem at
the State Department of Ag
riculture. This time the department
has hit upon a streamlined
idea that it thinks will do
the job. You see it above.
It's a ready-made applica
tion blank. All the stockman
needs to do is to sign his
name, draw in the earmarks
used and return the form
along with the recording
fee.
The fo. n above will go to
all stockmen of record al
ready filled out as you see
it. This particular applica
tion covers cattle; similar
ones cover 'horses, sheep,
swine and poultry. It's taken
a crew at department head-,
quarters in Salem months to
get the brand applications
ready for mailing.
The first 2000 applications
will go in the mail July 1,
and 2000 more daily until
mid-July. After that well,
the department's animal di
vision hopes this will bring
in the brands!
THIRTY YEARS AGO
From Files of the Gazette Times
July 3, 1924.
Miss Fay Spaulding and Miss
Mary Spaulding of Heppner are
now in Los Angeles attending tne
summer session of the University
of California.
The blacksmith shop on the
farm of R- W. Brown, 9 miles west
nf lone, took fire at about 11
o'clock on Tuesday evening and
the building with its contents,
together with a combine tractor
standing near by were totally destroyed.
Walter LaDusire has taken over
the Universal garage, formerly
run by Dick Johns, and expects to
take charge of the same this
week.
Monday was an excessively hot
day in Heppner, the thermometer
standing several hours at 100 in
the shade.
acreage allotment was set at 55
million acres. This is the mini
mum required by law. It com
pares with an allotment of 62
million acres for the 1954 wheat
crop. Wheat farmers during 1955
must stay within the wheat acre
age allotment and also the acre
age allotment of other crops to
be eligible for government price
supports. Wheat farmers will be
given an opportunity to vote on
marketing quotas for the 1955
wheat croD. The date set has
Noel Dobyns, son of Mrs. H. M.
Olden, who has spent the past six
months at Olympia, Wash., where
his brother Harold Dobyns re
sides, has returned home to take
charge of the tractor for Mr. Olden
during harvest.
Mr. and Mrs. A, G. Peeper re
turned on Sunday from a visit of
a week in Portland.
The Misses Odile and May Gro
shens returned this week from
Portland and will spend their
summer vacation in this city at
home of their mother, Mrs.' John
McCullough.
Ernest Heliker and family re
turned this week from an extend
ed auto tour through the eastern
and southern states, covering in
all some 11,000 miles.
Mrs. Jack Hynd and daughters
Misses Annie and Violet of But
terby Flats, visited with Mrs.
Chandler of Willow Creek ranch
on Friday.
Miss Greta Misner and Mr.
Holmes Gabhert were married
last Saturday at the residence of
the bride's parents. The officiat
ing clergyman was the Rev. Paul
De F. Mortimore.
pie of the kind of trashy fallow
Via a ha marlo nnHpp tVlPQP
in a position to do some custom conditkmSi Hls operations were
The Misses Cleo and Ilo Mer
rill, daughters of Mr. and Mrs.
been Julv 23rd for the National i E. J. Merrill of Hardman, who
Referendum. Wheat quotas to be, have been students of the In
effective must be approved by 23! versity of Oregon the past year
of the wheat growers voting. . have returned to their home for
Continued on Page 5 I the summer vacation.
WE LIKE WHAT WE SEE IN AN
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work for farmers who would like
to control patches of perennial
noxious weeds. Several farmers
have made arrangements for such
custom work to date. Those who
wish to have work done should
contact the county agent's of-
month in Walla Walla. One short Morrow County livestock men fice for the weed sprayer when
it is in your community.
While we are discussing weed
control, officials concerned with
weed control in Sherman county
paragraph taken from one of will stop to think of the contribu
te main speeches of the day, I tions that Harry has made to
thought worthy of repeating. Oregon's livestock industry dur
"The problem of today is one . Ing the 31 years that he has been
of distribution and not one of j active in livestock work, with the
known lodav are not real but 'are sure that many Morrow visaed here last week to inspect
rather a piling up due to the fail-County livestock operators miss
ure of people. The economists his good suggestions and the ex
and politicians have not been periences that he has passed
able to manipulate the wheels of along to contribute towards the
economy to distribute conimodi-1 improvement of our livestock in
ties where they are in demand". ' dustry.
Many guesses have been made! Nine hundred eighty three
regarding the amount of frost and j miles of county roads have just
rain damage to Oregon's fruit been completed spraying for Rus
crop. This past week, the crop sian Thistle and other trouble
reporting service came out with ' some annual weeds that interfere
some estimates assuming that with road maintenance. The pro
normal weather will hold now ' gram is a cooperative one carried
through harvest. In bushels of j out by the weed control sprayer
production of 19."4 compared to' and the county roads department.
1!)53, there will be 43 less, The cost per mile on both sides
peaches. 51"; less Dears, 57 Bart- of the road cost $3.94. This is the
lett pears, 52 less winter pears,
13 less tons of sweet cherries
and 12'" less tons of strawberries.
While the U. S. Production is
not estimated to lie down any
thing like Oregon, I am sure that
these decreased production of
fruits, will affect the average weed control got
Oregon family for their winters couple of weeks
opinion of the county court is
money well spent since many
more times this amount could
be spent in troublesome main
tenance or in crews to clean up
these weeds ahead of the road
maintainors. Perennial noxious
under way a
ago with the
the work that is being done. They
were very much impressed with
the control of Russian knapweed
and the program carried on for
control of troublesome weed in
terfering with road maintenance.
They have had such a program
under way for several years in
Sherman County and are looking
for methods to improve and in
crease the percentage kill there.
Visiting the county were the
County Extension agent, county
road master, and maintenance
engineer of the State Highway
Commission, for that area.
Frank is surely setting an exam-1 tion at Moro on Wednesday July
7. uetans oi tne program wnicn
has been released to the various i
papers include stops at various
While visiting at the Frank An
derson ranch last week, some fine
ranch operation practices were
observed. A striking example was
that of stubble mulch or common
ly known as trashy fallow at this
ranch. Fields of trashy fallow
carried out this year with a gra
ham homey plow which has been
used very successfully in other
parts of the county especially in
the lower rainfall, lighter soil
areas. However, this implement
is doing a good job at the Ander
son ranch. Frank is convinced
that when fall comes, he will
have no trouble seeding with his
15 inch drills.
Also observed was a fine seed
ing of grazing type alfalfas with
crested wheat and intermediate
wheatgrass. This field was seed
ed on steep land, taken out of
wheat production. Frank has
again this year an excellent calf
crop and promises to have many
good bulls, offered for sale to help
improve Morrow County's live
stock industry. His new com
mander bull purchased last win
ter is being used on some selected
cows this year. The bull is being
used only lightly as he is a
15 months old bull.
Kenneth Smouse, lone rancher, i
recently marketed a small group
of yearling steers and heifers that
he had been feeding grain to
during the winter months. The
steers brought $22.50 and $23.50
and averaged right at 900 pounds.
A lighter heifer brought $19.50.
Each year Kenneth has fed his
new calves in his small herd and
marketed them as fat animals.
fertilizer trial plots, variety trials,
tillage methods, and dry land
tree plantings. The ladies are in
vited to attend the field day and
to observe plantings at the
grounds near the station resi
dence. The program will begin
at 1:30 p. m.
The exports of wheat from ma
jor exporting countries of the
world continue well below that
of a year ago. The total move
ment up to June 1st was 277c less
than for the same period last
year. The carryover of wheat
from the 1953 wheat is at a record
level. The total stocks of wheat
in the United States, Canada,
Argentina, and Australia total a
little over 1.7 billion bushels. This
is 40 million bushels larger than
the previous record on June lst'in
1913. Around 52 of these total
stocks were in the United States
at the beginning of June. This
is the main reason that wheat
acreage allotments were again
announced for 1955. The 1955
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are few and far between in our
heavier soils such as the South Several months ago he sold some
Heppner and Eightmile areas,' long yearlings that had been
grain iea ior several momns tnai
weighed over 1200 pounds. He has'
been having his cracked wheat,
cleaned from certified grain and
other lower quality grains, made
into a Daiancea rauon cuoe wnicn
he feeds.
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Announcement has been made
of the annual field day at the
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