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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, October 7, 1954
71st Year, Number 30
EDellbeirft Earned, Home Chosen
Delbert Emert, lone, has been
selected the Morrow county "1954
Cattleman of the Year" it was
announced this week by the Mor
row County Livestock Growers
association.
Emert, who started ranching
in Morroy county in 1930, has
ranch operations consisting of
7300 acres of which 4420 acres
are dryland pasture, 280 acres
irrigated pasture, 200 acres alfal
fa, 150 acres grass and 2400 acres
wheat. His headquarters ranch is
now located on the outskirts of
lone on Willow creek.
Three hundred Hereford cows
and heifers are run with 200
calves by Emert. This year he
has purchased an additional
three hundred feeders to feed out
with his calves this winter. A
thousand head of sheep are run
in addition to the cattle.
Ranch development and man
agement includes the construc
tion of a thousand gallon reser
voir in an arid pasture to provide
water for grazing when the pas
ture is used; concrete headgates
and five miles of ditches built to
utilize water which is supplied
from two clams built across Wil
low Creek and carried by two
flumes built across the creek and
five other flumes to areas that
would otherwise be unirrigated.
This irrigation project was start
ed in 1948.
In 1952 a ranch owned by Em
ert in the Hermiston area was
leveled and 8o acres seeded to
grasses and legumes for irrigated
summer pastures. On the Wil
low creek ranch a half mile of
concrete underground wall was
constructed along Willow creek
to save water and prevent soil
erosion and flood irrigation.
During the past five years 400
acres of sage and brush were re
moved and seeded to dryland
grass mixtures. Each year seve
ral hundred acres of wheat land
are retired to grass seeding in
this livestock operation.
Sixty miles of fencing which
are crossed fenced into eight pas
tures on dryland range, four pas
tures at the Hermiston ranch and
nine pastures on the irrigated
Willow Creek ranch provide ro
tation pastures for better range
management. In order to handle
cattle in the various phases of
his operations, Emert has four
complete sets of corrals.
A strict rodent and weed con
trol program is carried out and
grazing practices provide for de
ferring some range land every
year.
The irrigated hay land pro
vides about 900 tons of hay each
year and Emert plans on one ton
of hay per cow during the winter
months. A total of 2000 tons of
grass legume silage was put up
in trench silos this year.
In the cattde management pro
gram Emert operates on a strict
culling system, tests his cattle
for brucellosis and other diseases,
maintains insect control by rou
tine spraying and uses a com
plete set of feeders and feeding
equipment. Calves are fed out
and sold fat.
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DELBERT EMERT, lone, 1954 County "Cattleman of the Year-
ranch near lone.
is shown with some of his ock on his
Democratic Group
Hears Bruce Lindsay
Bruce Lindsay of Heppner,
democratic candidate for Morrow
Countv Clerk, addrssed a meeting
sponsored by the Morrow County
Democratic Central Committee
Wednesday night.
The catherins: was held in the
Newt O'Harra home in Lexington
and the address was followed by
a meeting of this County Demo
cratic Committe. The committee
men voted to concentrate on get
tint? everv potential voter regis
tered before the closing of the
registration books on October 2.
The committee decided to hold
their next meeting, to which the
public is invited, at, the W. C.
Rosewell home on i uesaay even
ing, October 5.
Emert purchased his first pure
bred bull in 1934 and has con
tinued to niok ud too bulls and
cows from outstanding herds in
in the area for his commercial
and ourebred herds. Four of his
calves fed out by 4-H club mem
bers, have been champions at tne
various stock shows.
Emert's family consists of his
wife, Katherine, and one daugh
ter, Mary 13. ' He is a member of
the Willows Grange, Morrow
County Farm Bureau, Oregon
Wheat Growers League, Elks,
lodge, The lone P. T. A., the Mor
row County Livestockgrowers as
sociation and a director of the
Tri County Weather Research.
The selection committee was
composed of John Graves, Ber
nard Doherty, Herb Ekstrom and
Bob Penland. Steve Thompson
was cattleman of the year for
1953.
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Hunter's Fire Put Out,
Forest Fire Hazard
Hits Season's Peak
A email hunter's fire at the
mouth of one-tough creek on I
Little Wall creek was suppressed
by a Forest Service foreman with
the assistance of hunters Satur
day, afternoon lust before it
would have eaten into a heavy
fuel area, Wayne West, district
ranger, reported..
Apparently caused by a hunt
er's rit?arette Saturday morning,
the fire was reported about noon
and put out by 4 p. m. after cover
ing about a tenth of an acre.
"Hunters should take every
precaution with fires, matches
and cigarettes as fire danger,
based on fuel moisture and ve-
lnritv. was higher this week
Wednesday and Thursday than
at any time this fall," west warn
ed.
The forest area is in a critical
burning condition and one care
less act with fire could result in
destruction of hundreds of acres
as occurred in the 500-acre Lake
view fire this season, West point
ed out.
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ALLEN HUGHES TO GET
AMERICAN FARMER DEGREE
SENATOR EVA Bowring, R., of
Nebraska, will be a Heppner
visitor Friday.
Woman Senator To
Visit Here Friday
Senator Eva Bowring, R., Ne
braska, will spend Friday in
Heppner visiting with Republican
rommittee members and workers.
The Republican Women's club is
sponsoring a luncheon in her
honor.
Mrs. Bowring was appointed to
tho Nebraska senate seat last
snrinf? to fill the vacancy created
by the death of Dwight Palmer
Griswold.
Following her husband s deatn
in 1944 Mrs. Bowring has oper
ated their Bar 99 ranch of 10,
000 acres and has operated as
manv as 1.200 Hereford cattle.
She has served in various ca
worker in her state, has partici
pacities as a Republican party
pated in public affairs, has held
offices and is a member of seve
ral stockgrowers organizations
and is a trustee of the Nebraska
Children's Home Society.
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Heppner Grade School
Rated Conditionally
Standard By State
The Heppner elementary
rhonl was rated conditionally
standard by Walter O. Shold, the
state supervison of elementary
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mi. a,.u ..wo. tion of the school on September
John Brosnan and Ron (Jurrin ieu 15 according to a letter received
tr riav tor Kansas uiy, mu.
where they will attend the Na
tional Future Farmers of Amer
ica convention, Oct. 11-14.
Hughes is one of four Oregon
boys who have been recommend
ed for the American Farmer de
gree at the national convention.
from the state departmentof edu
cation this week by Howard C
Reed, superintendent
Deer Hunting
Reported Good
Sunny weather, fat deer and
about a 50 per cent kill by nim
rods added ud to a very success
ful opening weekend for deer
hunters in this area, game offi
cers and Forest Service person
nel reported,
nf hnntprs checked over the
weekend William Labhart, state
police game officer, reported that
fifty-four percent were success
ful, which was an extra good
percentage.
New deer tags are working
well with only four ?rrests made
for failure to tag deer or to tag
properly, Labhart said.
Two elk have been shot and
numerous does and fawns killed,
game officers reported.. Investi
gation of the game violations are
continuing and several warrants
are ready for serving.
Local meat markets haudled
over a hundred deer carcasses the
first of the week and reported the
animals in excellent condition
inii in nearly all cases well
taken care of. One cutter indi
cated the deer were fatter than he
had seen in recent years.
Although no official tally
could be taken, forest service per
sonnel estimated the number of
hunters somewhat less than last
year.
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U. S. National Buys
School Bond Issue
The U. S. National Bank ol
Portland purchased the school
bonds, totaling $290,000, at a
meeting of the school board Mon
day night at the school. The
honds were approved by voters of
Heppner School District No. 1 ior
a new 10 or 12-room and multi
purpose room grade school at a
recent election.
The money will be available
shortly after the first of Novem
ber when bids for construction of
the building will be let following
excavation. Excavation specifi
cations for the building should
be completed in a few days, ac
cording to Howard C. Reed, school
superintendent: Completed plans
for the building from the archi
lects. Freeman, Hayslip, Tuft and
Hewlett, of Portland, will follow.
Other bidders for the bond is
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City Park Vote
Is Authorized
Preparation of an ordinance
authorizing an election to vote
an a one or two mill levy to
make a city park on city property
on north Main street was agreed
on by the city council members
at their regular monthly meeting
Monday night In the City hall.
Ted Smith was sworn in as ity
recorder to replace Harry Tamb
lyn who resigned because of poor
health.
Council membrs pointed out
that all buildings, including the
present pavilion housing the
Kindergarten, would be cleared
away, some trees would be pul
led out and the ground leveled
and planted to grass on the pro
posed site.
Following an offer by a major
oil company to buy a section of
the property for a service station,
the city council in cooperation
with the Heppner Gazette held a
straw vote recently with results
showing 77 in favor of the park
compared to 11 against it.
addition members of the cht
of commerce voted 80 pf
in favor of the park at their
Monday meeting.
Other business conducted at
the meeting included at the
meeting included the purchase
of a new electric motor for the
old artesian well at the forks of
Willow creek, the acceptance of
the new audit from Lee Kipling
King, Portland accountant, and
issuance of minor permits.
Elsie's Cafe Sold
To Lloyd Moyer
Two Car Accidents
Occur on Weefend
First Aid Classes
Set For Oct. 18-22
First aid or water safety cour
ses will be held here the week
of Oct. 18 to Oct. 22 by Murry
Brooks, Red Cross First Aid In
structor, Eugene, according to
word received this week by Har
vey Wright, chairman of the
Morrow county Red Cross chap
ter
J. Newten Matteson of the Sand
Hollow district and Howard
Street, 19, Clackamas, were hos
pitalized in the Heppner Memor
ial hospital as a result of two
car accidents over he weekend.
Matteson's Chevrolet coupe was
struck by a Nash sedan driven by
C. J. O'Donnell traveling toward
Heppner about 6 p. m. Sunday
night when he lost control of his
car on a soft shoulder about three
miles out of town. O'Donnell s
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back across the road where It
for the classes, which will be held
in five 3-hour sessions; all those
interested in taking or qualifying
as instructors in the courses are
asked to contact Wright or C. J.
D. Bauman, county sheriff as
soon as possible.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Moyer, of
Heppner, began operation of
Elsie's Cafe Saturday, Oct. 2, fol
lowing purchase of the restaurant
from Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ayers.
J. J. Nys handled the transaction.
Moyer stated that the business
would now operate as Moyer's
Cafe with no other changes in
policy or service anticipated. The
Ayers opened the restaurant last
winter.
Chamber Members
LA Favor City Park
sr cent '
Chamber of Commerce mem
bers cast a straw vote of 32 to six
fur retaining the city property on
North Main street for a city park
at their Monday noon meeting at
O'Donnell's cafe. Mrs. Mary Van
Stevens, vice president, presided
in the absence of President Jeff
Carter.
The croup favored tearing
down the old buildings, cleaning
up the land and planting it to
grass for the present until there
was a need for further develap
ment of the area. Sometime In
the future a building could be
constructed through the efforts
of everyone for city and county
use, it was pointed out.
At the present time -leadership,
rather than facilities, is lacking
for youth and other activity
groups, according to opinions
voiced In a general discussion of
the park problem.
G-T Editor Called
By Death of Mother
Funeral services for Mrs. Mabel
Penland were held Wednesday,
Oct. 6, at 2:30 p. m. at the Fort-
miller-Fredrickson funeral home
In Albany.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Penland
and Neal left Monday morning
for Eugene to be with his mother
who died Monday night. Burial
will be in Albany.
During their absence the Ga
zette Times office is being staf
fed by Mrs. Tom Wilson and Mrs.
Jack Bedford.
WOLFFS PARENTS OF TWINS
Captain and Mrs. W. H. Wolff
are the parents of twin girls born
September 17 at Rodriguez Army
hospital in Puerto Kica. iney
weighed 5 lbs. 12 ounccs anil &
lbs. 13 ounces and are named
Shelley Margaret and Kelley
Marie.
Cantain Wolff, a Heppner phy
sician, will complete his service
in the army early next year.
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HUNTER HURT IN FALL
Orvil'le Kelsey of Astoria Is a
natient in Pioneer Memorial hos
pital a a result of fractured ribs
sustained while hunting in the
Mallory Creek area Monday. He
was hroueht to the hospital on
Tuesday by ambulance. The at
tending 'physician heported his
condition not serious.
Benefit Variety Show
Termed Successful
Climaxlns. the variety - show.
"You Can't Beat Fun" which was
sponsored by the Degree of Honor
on Thursdav and Friday even
ings of last week, the following
children were announced as win
nersr of the Tiny Tot Contest.
King, Jerry Mike llealy; Queen,
Juanita Chapman; Prince, Gary
Lynch; Princess, Judith Gentry;
Duke. Kit Anderson; Duchess,
Janice Lynch; Quen of the show,
Dixie Bellow.
The show, which was a benefit
to raise money for the louge
building fund, cleared over $200.
Peter Rabbit Show
Sponsored By P-TA
The llepptier P-TA Is sponsor
ing the musical stage show,
"Peter Rabbit" on Wednesday,
October 13, at 2:30 p. m. at the
hi'h school uvm. Children will
be excused from school for the
show which features real, live
rabbits playing Mopsy, Flopsy,
Cottontail and other characters
from the popular fairy tale.
Parents as well as children will
enjoy the play as It is presented
on the stage by New York and
Hollywood comedians, singers
and dancers with Peter Rabbit
getting into a load of innocent
trouble wih old farmer McGregor.
stopped in a north-south position
on the north side of the highway.
O'Donnell's car was a toal wreck
and Matteson's car was damaged
slightly.
Street was a passenger In a
Ford sedan driven by W. J. Ram
sey, 39, Clackamas, when it
struck a soft shoulder and ran off
the Willow Creek road about nine
miles south of Heppner about 5:30
p. m. Friday, Oct. 1. Damage was
not estimated on the car which
was badly mashed in the acci
dent. Both men were on their way
deer hunting.
Street was released from the
hospital following examination
of his injuries and Matteson re
mained for a few days for treat
ment of head injuries.
Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman Investi
gated both accidents. No one was
held.
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Field Lighting Plan
Arranged Wednesday
The county court, meeting
with the rodeo field lighting com
mittee Wednesday morning, in
structed Bradley Fancher, district
attorney to prepare an agreement
between Morrow county and the
Heppner-Morrow County Cnam-
ber of Commerce giving tnem
authority to Install lights on the
fair ground property and hold
jurisdiction over them until the
lights were paid for.
The lights will not be financed
in any way by the county but the
maintenance, operation and manf '
agement of them will be subject
to the approval of the Fair Board
and will become county property
when they are paid for, it was
pointed out.
Lights will be financed by the
sale of 200 fifty dollar non-in
terest bearing bonds. Representa.
tives of the school board, the
superintendent of schools, the
athletic director, a student body
representative and the Chamber
of Commerce lighting committee
discussed installation and financ
ing plans at a meeting Tuesday
night at the Elks club,
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Anderson Heifers
Rate Championships
Frank Anderson had grand
champion and reserve champion
Hereford heifers at the Mid-Co
show and sale of Hereford cattle
Monday and Tuesday at Moro.
Anderson received $600 for the
grand champion, $500 for the re
serve champion and $540 for a
third heifer which he consigned
at the sale. He also consigned
two bulls, selling at $750 and
$740.
Herb Ekstrom, lone, and Ber
nard Doherty, Heppner, each con
signed two bulls at the Mid-Co
show.
WORK ON BOMBING RANGE ROAD
APPROVED BY ARMY ENGINEERS
Construction of the new county
road which will run about 20
miles on the east side of the
Boardman bombing range was
cleared this week by approval of
an 150 foot right-of-way by the
U. S. Corps of Army Engineers at
Walla Walla, according to a not
ice received by Garnet Barratt,
county judge.
At present five miles of new
graveled road runs from the
North Lexington elevator on high
way 207 to the D. O. Nelson rancn
.,-Mf.Vi lpaves 15 miles of new
connect with highway 30 about
2M; miles east of Boardman, Bar-
The proposed road will shorten nation under the direction of the
the distance from Lexington and elementary principal and the
Boardman to Columbia river superintendent is good. The time
k i.i miiP and will be free from teaching which Mr.
economicaly beneficial for wheat Johnson can devote to supervi
The letter commended he . the First National
school board and adm.n str ation ; nuan y J d an(,
for their efforts toward the new Bank J or
elementary school, implements ""
i,.,m. anri thpir Portland.
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plans for lighting in the Metho
dist and Episcopal church base
ments where classes are taught.
"The teachers' morale was
much higher than in other years"
the report continued. "The ele
mentary program appears to be
operatina smoothly. The coordi-
haulins to rail and water facili
ties at the North end, he added.
Construction, which will be in
expensive because of the sandy
soil and comparatively level ter
rain will start a soon as the
weather moisture conditions 1m-
road to be built The road will 1 prove Barratt said.
sion will pay large dividends. It
had not been possible for any
teacher to devote much time to
the direction of the library and
audio-visual aids in the past.
This, too, can be more fully de
veloped under the present arrangement."
New Scout Den
Is Organized
Organization of a new
scout den with Mrs. Ray Smith
as den mother and Mrs. Ray
Ayers, assistant, was made at a
charter review meeting of the
cub scout committee Monday
night at the high school.
Attending were John Pfeiffer,
cub master, the Rev. Lester Boul
den, John Williams, Oliver Cres
wick, Ed Gonty, Lowell Cribble,
and Elmer Schmidt.
Den mothers present were Mrs.
Creswick. Mrs. Kenneth Carpen
ter, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Ayers, Mrs.
N. C. Anderson and Mrs. Kenneth
Keeling.
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IOHN WIGHTMAN (left center) vice chairman of the board of supervisor of the Heppnw soil con
servation district, state winner of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. national conserve, on iric
contest. U being congratulated by Gov. Paul Patterson (right standing) at the Pacific regional
neeti'pg of the National Assn. of Soil Conservation District, at Baker last Tuesday. The conser
Nation plaque was presented by A. H. Settle, (second from right, standing) Akron O.. dWo,
the awards program. Standing! left, 1. Newt O'Harra. Lexington, district P''"; Seated
right! Cave J Coneen, area director of Farminaton, Wash. Holman Studio Photo)
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