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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, October 14, 1954
71st Year, Number 31
County Conservation Man Award
Goes to Paul Brown, Heppner
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COUNTY CONSERVATION MAN of the year. Paul Brcwn ol Heppner, tooK time out trom his work long
enough to have his picture taken in one of the fields which helped win him his award. Story ap
pears below,
Paul Brown, who with his wife
Betty operate a 1360 acre wheat
farm four miles west of Heppner,
has been named Morrow county's
"Conservation Man of the Year"
in a contest sponsored by the
Oregon Wheat Growers League.
Paul earned the title for his
wise land management policies
on the farm on which he was
born, in fact he and his wife and
two small sons, Mark and Chris
. live in the same house in which
he was born, though it has been
considerably remodeled in recent
years. They have operated the
ranch since 1945.
Much of the credit for their
active farm conservation pro
gram is given to Paul's father,
Chris Brown who died about a
year ago. Tast experiences with
water erosion and drouth pointed
up the need for an active con-
Agriculture Census
Questionnaires Now
Being Sent Farmers
Ouestionnaries for the 1954 Cen
sus of Agriculture are now in the
mail and will be in the hands of
local farmers within a few days,
it was announced today by Field j
Supervisor Jack L. V. HaiorooK oi
Bond.
The farm census questionnaires
are being mailed from a central
point with the distribution timed
so that the report forms will ar
rive about a week ahead of the
date when enumerators will be
gin the field canvass. The ad-!
vance mailing is for the purpose,
of giving farm operators time tOj
consult their records before fill
ing in the answers required by
the questionnaires and getting
them ready for the census enu
merators. This procedure is de
signed to insure greater accuracy
of reporting and to save time
both for the farmer and the enu
merator When the latter calls at
me iarm. I
The 1954 Census of Agriculture
questionnaire is designed to pro
vide information on the number
and size of farms, acreage and
harvest of crops, livestock pro
duction and inventories, selected,
"farm facilities and equipment,;
selected farm expentitures, farm'
values, and mortgage debt. On;
the average, each farmer is asked;
about 100 questions, many of
which can be answered by sim
ply checking "yes" or "no".
servation program on the ranch if
it was to provide a living lor the
family. Of the total acreage of
the farm, approximately 1000
acres is under cultivation with
wheat and barley the cash crops.
Farm Strip Cropped
Practically the entire farm is
strip cropped with the exception
of a few small fields which are
unsuitable for such a plan. In
addition to the land-saving as
pects of the stripping, Paul says
he feels much safer witn mis
tvop nf operation from the fire
angle as he would probably lose
only a portion or his crop snouia
fire strike.
Excess water that often comes
in larger Quantities than is need
ed for crop growth is cared for
through two miles of sod water
wavs in natural water courses on
the farm. Grass-Alfalfa rotation
seedinns have been established
in 17 acres and small sections of
shallow ground, sand blows and
steep areas have been seeded in
permanently.
As is common with most ranch
ps nf this area, half the crop land
i is in summerfallow and contrary
to the feeling of some iarmers,
he uses a moldboard plow for till
ing. He toiiows tnis witn a
Gooley springtooth and rod weed
ing which he has found works the
best for him in his stubble mulch
oroeram.
Both Paul and Betty are ardent
sportsmen and are very interested
in the conservation of wildlife in
the countv. To encourage this
they have cooperated with the
game commission in building
two game guzzlers on their ranch
t o provide drinking water
throughout the summer. They
have also put in a game plant
ing to provide winter feed and
shelter for wild game. Both are
members of the Morrow county
Hunters and Anglers and Betty
has served as secretary of the
organization for the past four
years.
Paul's award as county Con
servation man entitles him to
consideration for the state award
which will, be announced at the
Oregon Wheat Growers League
annual convention in December.
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Demo Breakfast To
Feature Al Ullman
Grossman Guest at
Chamber Meeting
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ekstrom,
lone, were euests at the chamber
of commerce meeting Monday
where Ekstrom was honored for
his recent award as Morrow
county Grassman of the Year. He
was introduced by Newt OHarra,
last year's Grassman, who had
charge of the program.
O'Harra and O. W. Cutsforth,
one of the members of the com
mittee to choose the local winner,
told of the accomplishments Ek
strom had made on his ranch and
some of the points which led to
his selection as award winner.
Also afding with the program
were Janice Martin and Skip
Ruhl who presented piano duets.
Al Ullman. Democratic party
candidate for congress from this
district, will speak at a no-host
breakfast at O'Donnell's Cafe in
HpDnner. Tuesday morning, Octo
ber 19. The meal and meeting
will begin promptly at seven a
m. according to Al Lamb, chair
man of the local democratic com
mittee.
The meeting is open to the
public and the sponsoring group
is urging all t-q attend who can
nossibly do so in order that they
may hear a discussion of the
issues as Mr. Ullman sees them.
Bruce Lindsay candidate for the
post of clerk of Morrow county.
and Gladys M. Zell running for
the position of representative in
the legislative assembly are also
expected to attend, according to
Lamb.
Plans for the breakfast on Oc
tober 19 were decided on at the
October 5 meeting of Morrow
county democrats and other sup
porters of the Democratic candi
date which was held in the Clar
ence Rosewall home in Heppner.
Those attending the October 5
meeting reported a very good at
tendance and an enthusiastic
meeting.
County Voter
Registration
Holds to Pattern
A check of final voter regislra
tion figures for Morrow county
shows very little change in the
previous pattern, but a loss of
six voters from the primary regis
tration. The total in the county now
stands at 2306 registered voters
with 1110 Republicans and 887
Democrats. The figures at the
primaries in the spring was 2312
total with 1137 registered as Re
publicans and 875 as Democrats,
the county clerk revealed.
Morrow county has for years
been predominately Republican
as the current figures show,
enough they did lose a few dur
ing the past six months while the
Democrats picked up 12. Regis
tration books closed October 2.
The ballots for November 2
general election are now in the
hands of the printers and sam
ples are expected to be available
about the end of nexi week.
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Sudden Heart Attack
Claims Life of
Mrs. Addie Salter
A sudden heart attack shortly
after noon Tuesday while she was
in a Heppner restaurant took the
life of Mrs. Addie Salter, 7(i, of
lone. A physician was sum
moned immediately, but she was
pronounced dead upou his ar
rival. She had lived in lone for
about 40 years.
Addie Fidelia Salter was born
Nov. 26. 1877 at Freemant, Neb
raska, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Dodge. She is sur
vived bv one son. Hugh Salter,
of lone; four daughters, Vivianl
Momer, Kicnianu, . v-uni.; la-in
McCormack, Everett, Wash.; Ruby
S'urgill, Bremerton, Wash.; and
Mary Bartholomy, Katehicha,
Alaska. Also surviving are four
sisters, Ollie Salter, Gaston, Ore.;
Marie Schrier, Wenatchee, Wash.;
Mvrtle Poston. Oakland, Calif.;
and Etta of Long Boaeli, Calif; 18
grandchildren and 25 great
grandchildren. Her husband pre
ceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held
Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock at
the lone Community church with
Rev. A. Shirley officiating. Inter
ment will be in the Heppner Ma
sonic cemetery.
Creswick and Seuel Mortuary
is in charge of arrangements.
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i irnTR-r. pttnh r.oORTED lames I. Farley, exalted ruler of the
Hep jrer E'k; lodgo is shown presenting W. C. Rosewall with a
' e nnn niA in hn chambet of commerce drive to
buy lights for the rodeo field. Shown are (1 to r) Rosewall, Jeft
Car t chamber, president. Frank Turner, R. B. Ferguson, both
trustees of the Elks. Jnck Bsdford, band soles committee head,
and Farley. Ctory below. ' (OT Photo)
C of Field Lighting
Bcmd Sale Campaign
Bringing Good Results
First Trespass
Complaint Filed
RECOGNITION FOR TAX REAPPRAISAL
PROGRAM GIVEN STATE, COUNTIES
The first trespass complaint to
be filed in Morrow county in
many years was filed this week
in judge J. O. Hager's justice
court by Ralph Beamer, local
rancher.
A John Doe warrant has been!
issued bv the court and the com
plaint stated that the person or
persons unlawfully entered pri
vate land and left gates open.
The court has some clue to the
identity of the alleged trespas
sers, it was said.
Local Bank Deposits,
Loans Show Biq Jump
Over Previous Year
An increase of more than $135
million in First National Bank of
Portland deposits during the past
12 months was revealed in the
bank's September 30 quarterly
statement of condition, bank
president C. B. Stephenson re
ports. Quarterly statement of condi
tion figures for the Heppner
branch of First National show
that on September 30, 1954, de
posits at the branch were 3t.Ju,
908 and loans were $3,757,885, ac
cording to branch manager J. H.
Bedford.
Released at the same time were
comparable totals for the branch
for September 30, 1953. On that
date deposits were $6,157,343 and
loans were $1,195,637.
Deposits for the 69 banking of
fices on September 30 were $722,-
811,637, loans were $341,426,197
and resources were $798,061,329.
All three figures are new all-time
highs for the September 30 per
iod,, Stephenson reports.
Over September 30, 1953, total
deposits for the statewide system
have increased $135,945,240, loans
have increased $43,200,125 and
resources have increased ioj,-397,194.
The prospects for an early stert
on the purchase and installation
of lights for llcppners rodeo field
appeared much brighter this
week, as the special chamber of
commerce field lighting commit -1,-e
announced Wednesday that
it ha $5,900 worth of bonds sold,
with at least an additional $1.01X1
assured. Total cost of the instal
lation is expected to run about
$10,000. !
The committee started this'
week selling the $50 non-inter-;
est bearing bonds and has met!
with fairly good response from
many residents of the area who.
have indicated a willingness io,
support the project. The group,
plans to repay the bonds over ap
proximately a 5-year period
through the promotion of special
money-raising events, benefit
football games, and other means.
Thp fund drive cot off to a big
start MoruJny when the Heppner
Elks lodge gave the group a
token check for $5,000. The act
ual amount, to be put into the
project by the lodge will not be
known until all costs are ascer
tained for the lodge agreed to put
up half the necessary amount up
to n maximum of $5,500. This
amount is to be repaid the same
as other bondholders.
The drive received another big
assist Wednesday when it was
announced by J. R. Huffman, the
local Pacific Power and Light
manager, and Ed Collison, Col
umbia P.asin Electric Coop man
ager, that their two organiza
tions will donate 1 no equivalent
of a substantial amount of cash,
in the form of free labor to in
stall the liiihls and poles. With
this. L'it't, present cash, and the
word of known interested bond
purchasers who have not yet
bought their bonds, the commit
tee indicated today that at least
two-thirds of the necessary funds
are in sight.
If the drive is successful, it is
planned to install the lights as
quickly as possible, though lack
of time will prevent installation
in time for use during the pre-
'sent football season which is
now nearly half over. They will
' be desicned for use not only for
night football games, but for
1 softball and other events on tin
field.
Agreement Stops
Future Mud Baths
The Oregon Journal last Sun
day editorially gave the Oregon
Tax Commission and several Ore
gon counties a pat on the back
for the present job of tax reap
praisal that is being carried on.
Four counties have completed it
and nine others are in the pro
cess of reappraising all taxable
property. Morrow was the fifth
countv to undertake the project.
Morrow county's program, the
cost of which is borne dO-50 be
tween the county and the state
commission, is about hail com
pleted, Mrs. Joe Hughes, assessor
said this week. All farm lands
have been reappraised and val
ues equalized and most of the
real property in Boardman and
Irrison has been checked. Re
maining to be reappraised are
properties within lone, Lexing
ton and Heppner and some tim
ber lands. The job was started
last spring.
Counties which have completed
the program are Grant, Gilliam,
Harney and Klamath.
The Journal urged continua
tion of the program for which the
state tax commission recently re
ceived national recognition.
Another Heppner
Value Days Planned
Phil Blakney, chairman of the
chamber of commerce merchants
committee, this week announced
that the group has planned an
othr of the popular Heppner
Value Days for Novmber 5 and 6.
The November city-wide mer
chandising event will be the
third and last scheduled for this
year, and Blakney expressed the
belief that it will be the giggest
yet. The many special values
will be announced Just prior to
the weekend event.
MISS GILLIS IMPROVED
Word has been received that
Miss Margaret Gillis, former Mor-1
row county health nurse, is im
proving but still paralized on the
right side. She can have callers
now and her address is Ridenour'
Nursing Home, 707 Uglow Ave,
Dallas, Oregon. ,
She would like to receive cards
and mail from her friends here.
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RECEIVES DISCHARGE
Wayne Wilson, son of Mrs, Har
old Caster of Heppner, returned
last week following his discharge
from the army on October 2 at
Fort Bragg, N. C.
Mr. end Mrs. Kenneth Merry-
man have as their guests for a I
few days of hunting, Cpl. Densil
Conley, who has recently return-1
ed from Alaska. He will report to(
Fort Lewis on October 24.
Degree of Honor
District Meet Here
The Kate J. Young lodge No. 29,
Tlnminer will 1)0 hostess 10 the
district convention of the Degree
of Honor Protective association
Tuesday, Oct. 26 in the I. O. O. F.
hail. Members from the Baker,
John Day, Bend and Tendleton
lodges are expected.
a full orocram has been plan
ned under the leadership of state
riiroHor. Mrs. Clara B. Gertson,
beginning with a noon luncheon
served by the local lodge.
The program and committees
will be given next week.
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Billv Graham Film
Due at Lex Church
I P.ev. Billy Graham, nationally
I known evangelist and producer
f th world's first Christian
western film, "Mr. Texas", has
completed another religious film,
"Oil Town, U. S. A.", which will
be shown October 17 at the Lex-
iir,,.n fhrwti.'in fhurch.
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Rev. !.. G. Wetzel, in cnarge ol
arrangements for the showing,
said that the picture will begin
at 7:30 p. m.
Graham's new film features
the evangelist and members of
his team in their city-wide evan
gelistic crusade in Houston,
Texas. Highlighting tne mm are
scenes from the meeting in Rice
stadium where 60, (XK) gathered to
hear Graham for the largest
evangelistic meeting in American
history. The film is in natural
color and is approximately 90
minutes long.
There will be no admission
charge.
The city council and Frank S.
Parker Tuesday agreed on a con
tract that is hoped will prevent
further mudbaths for residents of
many of Heppnef's west side
streets.
The council and Mr. Tarker
agreed to a contract that will
give Parker a 99 year lease to a
small section of city-owned pro
perty on tiie west hill and in re
turn he will take about 20 acres
of his land, which slopes toward
Ilcpuner. out of wheat produc
tion and seed it to permanent
pasture. The city will provide
the seed for planting the area.
The area leased to Parker In
cludes the land containing for
mer citv reservoirs and the city
retained the right to use the area
for a similar purpose in the fu
ture should the need arise. The
section contains about four acres.
The agreement was reached
after many attempts had been
made to find some means of
stoppinc the biennial mud del
uges which frequently come from
the hillside during the years
when the land lay in summerfal
low and had no crop or stubble
to retard heavy runoffs. Early
this year two separate mud baths
enveloped several west side
streets and filled the city nail
with a heavy laye; of silt. The
permanent grass seeding is ex
pected to hold the soil very ef
fectively and prevent recurrance
of the trouble.
Council, Mayor's
Jobs Go Begging;
5 Positions Open
I'nless considerably more in
terest is shown in the very near
future, the affairs of the city of
Heppner may be left in the hands
of just two persons. It was re
vealed ths week as petitons were
being circulated to place the
names of residents on the ballot
to fill four council positions and
the Job of mayor.
The terms of five members of
the seven-man mayor and coun
cil group expire at the end of the
present year and to date no one
has filed a completed and signed
petition lor any of the posts,
though several petitions nave
been in circulation bearing the
names of Jack Bailey, W. C. Col
lins and James Hager for council
positions, and Dr. L. D. Tibbies
for mayor. Tibbies is currently
serving as mayor by appointment,
and Collins will complete a full
council term at the end of this
year. Some of the petitions bear
enough names to qualify for ac
ceptance, hut in no case has any
of the persons named indicated
that they would sign and file the
petitions. The positions are to
be filled at the general election
Noember 2, with the new mem
bers to take office January 1,
1955.
The two holdover council mem
bers are W. C. Rosewall and Jeff
Carter. Those whose terms are
ending are Jack Van Winkle, Ro
bert Grabill, J. O. Turner, Collins
and Tibbies.
Actually the prospect of a two
man council is a little farfetched,
as a recent check of the city char
ter reveals that a council member
shall hold office until his suc
cessor shall be duly elected and
qualified for the post which
would mean that should no one
nunlifv for the open positions,
the present members wouiu oe
required to continue in office.
They could however, resign after
the start of the next term, which
would require the remaining
members of the council to ap
point someone to fill the vacancy.
The posts could also be filled
at the election by means of write
in votes, as long as the write-in
candidates can quality for tne
offices. .
The actual legal deadline for
filing petitions has already pas
sed, but it has been indicated
that petitions of interested per
sons will be accepted, if they are
filed within the next few days.
Granqe Changes Date
Of November Meeting
The Rhea Creek grange voted
to meet the first Saturday in No
vember. Nov. 6, at their meeting
on October 8, due to the National
grange meeting at Spokane on
their usual Friday night meeting
dale. Several plan to attend Na
tional grange and take tne de
gree work.
Leslie Babb gave a talk on the
uses of surplus wheat, he said if
the homemakers would bake
their own bread, it would help a
great deal in rcljevin' this sur
plus.
Revolver Discharge
Wounds Spray Man
Martin Riggins, 54, of Spray
was treated at Pioneer Memorial
hospital Wednesday morning for
a self-inflicted shotgun wound in
the thigh. His condition was not
serious and he was released
after treatment.
According to reports, Riggins,
who works 0n a farm near Spray
went into a field to investigate
a disturbance taking a .22 auto
matic revolver with him. When
Hilling it Into his belt it acci
rlontlv fired, the bullet striking a
knife in his pocket and a portion
of it entering his leg.
Republican Meeting
Set For Monday
A Republican rally has been
set for next Monday evening at
the county court house, it was
announced this week by J. O.
Turner, head of the -county Re
publican central committee.
The rally is planned as a round
table discussion of the various
candidates running for office,
and though no special speakers
are scheduled, it is thought that
one or more outside Republican
workers may be present to Join
in the discussions.
It is scheduled to open at 8
p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Thompson
are guests this week of Mrs.
Thompson's sister, Mrs. Ella Jean
Burns at Seaside.
CLASS TO START
Thtt. Confirm ;d ion or Inquirer's
class to which all are invited wh0
are interested in the Episcopal
church will begin Sunday at 7:30,
Rev. John R. Reeves has announ
ced. . -o
Mrs. Mervin Leonard of Lex.
ington and Mrs. Harold Van
Buskirk of Butter Creek spent
several days in Spokane last
week, returning home bunuay.
Rummage Donations
Now Being Collected
Donations for the fall Jay Cee
ette rummage sale are being col
lected during the next ten days
by Mrs. Herman Green, president
of the organization. As In the
past, sales, clothing needing to
be cleaned will be cleaned free
of charge through the generous-
ity of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Collins,
proprietors of the Heppner Clean
ers. People wishing to donate
clothing are askd to call Mrs.
Green.
Proceeds of the rummage sales
help finance the kindergarten.
Any type of article is acceptable
for the sale providing It is still
usable.