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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, December 23, 1954
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
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He Lives Again on Christmas
Thirty years ago, on December 25, 1924 this
editorial on the meaning of Christmas appeared in
the Gazette Times. We believe it deserves repub
lication today.
"The word Christmas originally was the name
of a church service commemorating the birth of
Christ. Because of the disparity of accurate his
torical data as to the exact date, early Christians
observed the day at several different dates. There
was considerable discussion of the accuracy of the
date In the early centuries and some of that dis.
cussion occasionally crops out In our own day, but
such a discussion is uninteresting and seldom
taken seriously.
Today Christmas Is not merely a word and a
birthday. It is that and more. It celebrates the
birth of the Savior, it is true, but the word now
typifies the whole life of service and good will of
the Master. It is a spirit today. Unbelievers and
skeptics accept the spirit of Christmas and rever
ence of the Golden Uule with those of the church.
Christmas means a period of merriment and hap
piness, good cheer, and good will to fellow men.
The story of the manger, recorded 2000 years
ago. has swept the world and the light of the Star
of the East has penetrated the dark corners of the
earth. The story lives as the classic of classics
until today the civilized world uses its spirit as a
foundation of ethical relationship.
During the year the significance of the babe in
the manger may be crowded aside by the business
of living, but at Christmas it is told afresh to all
Christendom and its annual appeal does not di
minish hor He still lives.
'SIT FNT NTGHT . .
From The
County Agent's Office
By N. C. Anderson
Officers and standing commit
tee chairmen and vice-chairmen
of the Oregon Wheat Growers
League, with Presidents and vice
presidents of the County Wheat
Growers Associations, met on
Monday and Tuesday of this
week in Tendeton to set up their
program for 1955. With Kenneth
Smouse of lone, as president, the
executive committee has met
twice since the annual meeting
held in Portland In early Decem
ber, and this group began action
on recommendations made by
wheat growers throughout Ore
gon at the 1954 annual meeting.
The two days were spent In a
real work session with all reso
lutions passed at the last annual
meeting reviewed and assign
ments made to carry through
committee recommendations. A
great number of committees re
sulted to carry out the requests
of the wheat growers, as well as
plans for contacts with state and
U. S. Legislators, state and fed
eral agencies and many others.
Sub committees were appointed
for over-all research and in carry,
ing through the domestic parity
plan which was designated as the
number one project for the wheat
league in 1955,
One of the difficult problems of
the group, was developing the
Wheat League budget for 1955.
This was especially difficult this
year due to an approximate de
crease of one third of the funds
received by the Oregon Wheat
Commission due to the reduction
of wheat through acreage allot
ments. A number of projects that
have been stated and consider
able amount of money spent on,
were felt necessary for continu
ing since such a good start had
been made on them. Plans were
made for a number of wheat
growers to attend the National
Association of Wheat Growers to
beheld at Amarilla, Texas, in
early February. About fifteen
wheat farmers will represent the
Oregon Wheat Growers League
at this Important meeting.
Arrangements were made by
Morrow County Wheat Growers
Association to be host to the an
nual meeting of the Oregon
Wheat Growers League at Pen
dleton on December 8, 9, and 10,
1955. Earlier representatives of
the association, and of the Hepp
ner-Morrow County Chamber of
Commerce had investigated the
possibilities of entertaining the
league at Heppner. It was
thought however, that since the
league has grown so large in the
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last few years, that it would be
impossible to do so. The Pendle
ton Chamber of Commerce have
pledged their support to the
Morrow County Association in
entertaining the group in their
city.
Morrow County wheatgrowers
who Jiave assignments in various
activities of the Oregon Wheat
Growers League in 1955, . are:
Glen Campbell, Echo, vice chair
man of the Taxation and Legis
lation committee; Donald Peter
son, lone, vice chairman Produc
tion and Land Use; Al Bunch,
Chairman, Conservation Man Of
the Year program; and Oscar
Peterson, lone, member of the
Columbia River Development
committee. Kenneth Smouse of
lone, is president.and N. C An
derson, Assistant to the President
for the year.
These attending the planning
meeting in Pendleton this week,
were Frank Anderson, President
of the Morrow County Wheat
Growers Association, Heppner;
Kenneth Peck, Vice Chairman,
Morrow County Wheat Crowers
Association, Lexington; Glenl
Campbell, past president; Al
Bunch, Donald Peterson, Kenneth
Smouse and the County Agent,
Those attending were in agree-
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ment that the Oregon Wheat
Growers League is an effective
organization in working out the
problems of the wheat farmers.
Of considerable interest to the
farmers of Morrow County is the
announcement of supports for
feed grains for 1955. In announc
ing the support program this
week, Secretary Benson, called off
all cross compliance requirements
for the 1955 Agricultural support
iprogram. Oats, barley, and
grain sorghums will be supported
next year at 70 of parity in
stead of the 85 level now in ef
fect. Oats will be supported al
61c a bushel, 14c less than this
year. Barley will be supported at
91c, down 29c. Earlier the depart
ment announced that supports on
1955 crop wheat would be lowered
no more than $6.00 a ton.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
From Files of the Gazette Times
December 23, 1924
Registered from Hardman at O
A. C. this year is Adrian Bechdolt
freshman in commerce.
Heppner is getting her share
of the zero weather. It warmed
up a bit Sunday, Monday the sun
was bright and beautiful, but it
keeps colder and the mercury is
dropping all the while and hover
ing around six or eight degrees
below during the nights.
Mrs. John Wightman and
daughter Miss Anna, went to
Portland on Saturday and will
spend the Christmas holidays
with Miss Bess Huddleston who is
making her home in that city for
the winter.
During the past week apnee
of $1.53 a bushel has been paid
for western white wheat in Uraa
til la county.
Miss Leora Devin', who is a stur
dent at the state normal school
at Monmouth, arrived home Fri
day to enjoy her holiday season
with hei parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.
Devin.
STAR THEATER, Heppner
Admission Prices: 70c. 50c and 20c including Federal Tax.
Sunday shows during December start at 4 p. m. Evening shows start at 7:30. Box
office open until 9 p. m. Children's Free Chnbtmas Show, December 18th at 2. p. m.
No Show December 24th. Christmas Day and New Year's Day shows start at 4 p.m.
GIVE STAR THEATER SCRIP BOOKS FOR CHBISTMASS2.50
Thursday, Dec. 23 and Saturday, Dec. 25 NO SHOW DEC. 24TH
TO MAKE YOUR CHRISTMAS VERY HAPPY WE HAVE CHOSEN TWO OF WALT
DISNEY'S LOVELIEST FILMS:
STORMY
The story of the thoroughbred with the inferiority complex, a handsome Technicolor
live-action featurette. Plus
PETER PAN
By J. M. Barrie.
You'll be swept away Into a paradise of spectacle and song where adventure never
ends. Even the songs are out of this world! Color by Tocnicolor.
This theater will be closed Christmas Eve., Dec. 24th, so that our employees
may enjoy the holiday evening with their families. The show will start
Christmas day at 4 p. m.
Sunday-Monday, Dec. 26-27
REAR WINDOW
James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey. Thelnta Hitter. Raymond; Burr. A
knockout of a suspenseful comedy-drama. Another stijerb Alfred Hitchcock pro
duction and the "Master" and his splendid cast are in fine form.
Sunday shows at 4 p. m., 6:20 and 8:40
Tuesday-Wednesday, Dec. 23-29
ROGUE COP
RoU'rt Taylor, Janet Leigh, George Raft. Steve Forrest. Anne Francis. This cops-and-robbers
story is so round, so firm, so fully packed with entertainment that
everyone will be entertained.
For those of you who might
be interested some interesting
data has recently been published
from a six year study on how
the beef cow spends its working
day. They found that the aver
age beef cow has a 16.8 hour
working day. Here is how she
spends the 1 time. Feeding, 10
hours; resting 4y2 hours; travel
ing 54 minutes; ruminanllng 49
minutes; drinking, 11 minutes;
salting, 3 minutes. How much
she travels depends on how big
the pasture is. Observations
were made on three different size
pastures. In a 68 acre field, 2.8
miles were traveled, in a 200 acre
field, 3.8 miles traveled per day
and in a 400 acre field 4.1 miles
traveled per day.
E. R. Jackman, Range and Pas
ture Management specialist from
Oregon State college, points out
that the distance of travel does
not continue to increase as the
pasture' size Increases. If it did
many of Oregon beef cows would
spend the whole day loping
across the range.
Oregon people last year re
cetvea tne nignest income ever
recorded in this slate, both total
and per capita.. Income uav
ments to individuals reached the
record high of 2 billion, seven
hundred, sixty-two million. Popu
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lation dropped off a little from
1952 to 1953 according to reports
from the Bureau of Census. This
gave an even greater slice to each
person in the state. Per capita
income in Oregon last year
amounted to $1,724.00. That was
$12.00 per person more than in
1952, and $15.00 above the na
tional average. Farm income
presents a different picture. Cash
receipts from farm marketing in
Oregon, hit a peak in 1951. They
went down in 1952 and again in
1953. When this years figures
are in the total will probably
show farm income still tilting
downwards. Based on figures of
the first eight months of 1954,
the money taken in by Oregon
farmers, from the sales of their
products, is running about 9
below the same months in 1953.
Both crops and - livestock shared
in the loss.
available. It little matters what
kind are used as long as they
are so designed to keep a good
record and easily translated at
the end of the year, in filing an
income tax return. The Oregon
Farm Record Book, complete with
Farm Inventory Record Book, and
the Oregon Farm Account Book,
are records which are adapted to
these musts. They are available
at cost at the County Agent's of
fice. A great number of them are
distributed each year to Morrow
County farmers. Roy Martin, of
Lexington; Al Bunch of Heppner;
and Hugh Erown, of Boardman,
are looking ahead for the new
year and have picked up record
books at this office during the
past few weeks.
Arrangements have been just
completed for holding a series of
meetings throughout the Colum
bia Basin to acquaint all wheat
farmers with the various types
of farm support programs and
their effect on the income of the
farmer as well as the cost to the
government and others. Oregon
state Colleen is sponsoring the
meetings and are to be assisted
by the local county wheat grow
ers associations. They will be
held during the week of January
17th. Four community meetings
are planned for Morrow County in
order to reach the greatest num
ber of wheat farmers. The pro
gram is set up in such a way
that a representative of Oregon
State College might discuss all of
these programs and their econo
mic affects and give the farmers
a chance to get together in groups
to discuss each one and their de
sirable and undesirable points.
The County Agent's office
would like to take this opportun
ity to,wish everyone a very Merry
Christmas and a Happy New
Year.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Nickerson
and children of West Fir will ar
rive tod ay (Thursday) to spend
Christmas at the home of his
mother, Mrs. Grace Nickerson.
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As the end of the year draws
near, income taxes are the fore
most in the minds of our people.
Whether they keep us awake at
nights depends on the kind of
records we have kept during the
year. There are a good many of
different kinds of record books
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