Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, December 2, 1954
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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
FjNIWlPAM
ASSOCIATION
ROBERT fENLAND
Editor and Publisher
CRETCHEN PENLAND
Associate Publisher
NATIONAL EDITORIAL
assocatlon
THIRTY YEARS AGO
From Files of the Gazette Times
.. December 1924
Some 75 oeoole of the Clarks
Canyon neighborhood assembled
for a community dinner on
Thanksgiving at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Eskelsqn.
Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Ofrice at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter.
SuSptioSes: Morrow and Grant Counties, $3.00' Year; Elsewhere $4.00 Year. Single Copy 10 cents.
Voters and Public Power
Socialized electric power production was an
issue in the late campaign. And as a consequence
of the voters' decisions in a number of contests
concerning candidates, it is being argued that
Congress has a mandate to aggressively push
ahead with federal power development.
However, an analysis of what happened in cer
tain Iey areas hardly bears that view out.
Oregon is perhaps the outstanding example. In
a photo-finish race which held the attention of the
whole country until the last ballots were count
ed, a candidate for the U. S. Senate who unequivo
cally favors government power defeated the In
cumbent. But many other issues and considera
tions played their part in the campaign and the
evidence indicates that these greatly overshad
owed the question of public-vs-private electric
power.
Direct public ownership measures were on the
ballot in three Oregon areas and in every in
stance were badly beaten. In one case, the mea
siirp nrnvided for the annexation of a private uti
lity's service area by a people's utility district, and
it was voted down for tne linn time Dy a iour-io
In. In the second case, a DroDosed reve
nnf bond Issue for such a district was Given the
thumbs down treatment by better than three to
two In the third case, a proposal to aissoive a
people's utility district carried by two to one.
It is a fact of record that, over the years, the
voters hnvp usuallv vetoed measures to put gov
ernment into the power business when the issue
was put before them in a straight-lorwara tasn
inn. and was not confused bv other matters. What
ever the last election proved or didn't prove, it's
impossible to find a mandate tor socialism in n.
Mrs. Maude Painter of Salem
was visiting her parents Mr. and
Mrs. T. W. Cutsforth Friday ana
Saturday returning to her home
on Sunday.
W. E. and Leonard McMillan of
Lexington spent two days last
week visiting their sister, Mrs.
Elmer Pomeroy at Kelso, wash.
From The
County Agent's Office
By N. C. Anderson
From the interest shown by
Morrow County Wheat growers,
the annual meeting of the Oregon
Wheat Growers League, being
held in Portland this week, should
be a successful one. A good per
centage of the wheat farmers
which I have visited with are
planning on taking in part or all
of tile sessions, which will be
held at the Multnomah Hotel In
Portland, December 2, 3, and 4.
On Wednesday of last week, Jim
Elings, extension animal hus
bamlryrnan, Oregon State College
spent the day in the county,
working with the county agent
on livestock improvement pro
grams under way here. Grading
was done at the Frank Anderson
and Herbert Ekslrom ranches.
These ranches have carried out a
grading and efficiency test pro
gram for a number of years.
At the Frank Anderson ranch
the 1954 calf crop was graded
with all grading 2 or 2-plus with
the exception of two neaa. a
good many of these were 2-plus
grades. At the Herb Ekstrom
ranch, quality ran high, yuanty
has surely Improved in these two
herds, also in the majority oi
herds in the county. While only
a few years ago the majority of
calves graded 2 and 2-,' now 2 and
2-plus are most common. Each
herd contains several outstanding
prospects for both bulls and hei
fors. In comparing feed effici
encv tests, some remarkable
comparisons were made. There
were calves that showed as much
as one hundred pounds difference
in gains at the same age. low
herds on these ranches are being
culled in line with the ability to
wean the heaviest call at a given
age.
An Interesting meeting was
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held Tuesday evening, of this
week while Dr. A. G. Beagle, of
the Bureau of Animal Industry
Dr. Kermit Peterson, state veteri
narian. Department of Agricul
ture, met with the Morrow county
livestock disease control commit
tee. At this meeting, arrange
ments were completed and of
ficial appointments made in or
der that Dr. J. W. Norene prac
ticing veterinarian of Heppner
was assigned a portion of Mor
row county for Bangs testing
This was made possible
through recent funds which are
helm? used to hire practicing vet
erinarians to assist with Bangs
testing. Dr, Norene .was assigned
the area south and east of high
way 207, starting at the Umatilla
county line at the Lexington-Jar
man junction, continuing to
Ruggs and everything south of
highway 206, from Ruggs to the
Gilliam county-line. Dr. Marugg
will have the remaining portion
of countv. The disease control
committee hopes to complete all
tests by early January in order
that the county might be declared
certified Bangs free area, the first
beef area in Eastern Oregon to
be designated as such.
Dr. Beagle and Dr. Peterson are
meeting livestock groups through.
out Eastern Oregon arranging
agreements whereby testing can
be carried out under.this new ar
rangement. It appears as though
there will be many cattle teste
throughout the entire United
States through the appropriation
of these funds. Fifteen million
dollars will be spent on this pro
gram in the next two years in
cleaning up Bangs disease. The
program is aimed at complete
eradication and these veterinar
ians feel that it is only a short
time until the program will be
compulsory throughout the whole
United States. It appears that
Morrow county iyestockmen are
again one jump ahead of 'the
other counties and states.
Dates for the annual meeting
of the Morrow County Livestock
Growers Association, have been
definitely confirmed for January
13 a-nd 14. On January 13 the
meat marketing conference and
mea cu-Uing, wrapping and
cookery demonstration will be
hekl This will be held at the
fair pavilion in Heppner with all
Morrow County people invited to
attend. On January 14, the an
nual busi-ness meeting with com
mittee reports will be held with
the annual banquet held that
evening. The meat marketing
conference committee is meeting
i houses and corrals that will fit
I the need of either of the small or
large operator. These are avail
able from this office.
Mr. and Mrs. II. M. Olden were
hosts on Thanksgiving to Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. A. Hayden of 'la
coma, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Hay
den and family and Mrs. I. T.
Wood of Gresham. and a real
family reunion was enjoyed at
the Olden home.
Gene Matteson was down from
the mountatn section on Monday.
While there has been no sales
or contracting of wool at Hepp
ner this week, there has been of
fers and the attendency of the
market at this point is up.
Miss Annie C. Hvnd of Butterby
Flats entertained the following
guests at dinner on Sunday, the
Misses Violet Hynd, of lone;
Thelma Miller of Heppner; Rhoda
Beck of Cecil; Annie C. and Min
nie H. Lowe of Cecil; Cecil Lieu-
allen of Pendleton and Emry Gen
try of Heppner.
December 6, to begin their work
n assembleing a panel discus
sion as a part of this program.
The State Department of Agri
culture, Salem, reminds farmers
that there is just the month of De
cember to record your brand. Re-
recording of he brand which you
have had on file is due before
December 31st.
Interest in farm building plans
continues to run high. In the last
week or so, there has been many
demands for farm poutry laying
houses and corrals. We now have
some new plans for laying
This is the annual report time.
Each year the county agent is re
quired to prepare an annual re
port so that those providing funds
for the program can review ac
complishments and whether or
not they are worth while of con
tinuing the program. Those who
cooperate in providing funds for
the Extension Service program
are Morrow County, the State of
Oregon, and the Federal Govern
ment. In tabulating records for
this purpose, it was found that
during the Extension year, which
runs from December 1st to No
vember 31st, that 5292 office calls
were received, 448b telephone
calls, while 377 farm visits were
made by the agent. During this
same period, 35 new articles
wpre released to the various
newspapers, covering this area.
One of the prime purposes for
which extension was set up was
to train adult and 4-H local lead
ers to carry on programs within
th various communities. During
the year, four training meetings
were held for 4-H leaders with
an attendance of 170 leaders.
Meetings being one of the main
contacts in Extension work, dur
ing this past year 114 adult meet
ings with 1954 in attendance.
During the year, 8850 bulletins
were distributed and 21 adults
result demonstrations established
These demonstrations were for
the purpose of providing informa
tion to farmers in order that they
might observe such things as
fertilizer applications and its ef
fect on yields, the comparison of
various grasses and legumes ad
apted to the community and such
as wheat varietal comparisons.
In carrying out the extension pro
gram during the year 218 days
were spent with adults, M witn
4-H club workers. One hundred
sixty-seven days were spent in
the office, ' one hundred forty
three days in the field. 4-H Clubs
being one of the main methods of
teaching farm and homemaking
practices to our youth, 33 clubs
were organized with 276 4-H club
members enrolled. Of these 254
club members completed the pro
ject in which they were enrolled.
In carrying out the extension
Continued on page 7
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