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Heppner, Oregon, Thursdoy, January 20, 1955
71st Year, Number 45
Stockmen
Appro
)ve Formation
Of Bee Commission
The annual meeting of the
Morrow county Livestock Grow
ers association held last week
was one of the best yet in at
tendance and in the program pre
sented, it has been reported by
many who were present.
The first day's program includ
ed a panel discussion on Morrow
county meat and livestock mar
keting problems and producers,
sellers, packers, retailers, finan
eiers and consumers were repre
sented. Discussion brought out
the need for closer cooperation for
all concerned with meat from the
growing to the consumption
More than 165 persons attended
the meat cutting, identification,
grading, wrapping and cookery
demonstration put on by Dorothy
bherrill and John Landers of Ore
gon State College. The associa
tion passed a resolution com
mending the college on the de
monstration and asked that it be
used further as a teaching
method on the preparation and
use of meat.
Beef Commission OKd
Friday's program included a
talk by. Dr. Beagle of the bureau
of animal industry who spoke on
livestock disease control. He
complimented the county on the
Bangs test that have "been carried
out here and stated that a certi
fication for a modified Bangs
free area will soon be declared.
Marion Weatherford, represent
ing the Oregon Cattlemen's aso
ciation, spoke regarding the sur
vey that is now being made
among Oregon cattle raisers on
the desireability of setting up a
beef commission to finance beef
promotion. Following his talk,
the Morrow county association
unanimously approved the estab
lishment of a beef commission
for the state.
Kenneth Peck, chairman of the
livestock disease control commit
tee, reported that 9,117 f attle had
been tested during the year, with
only three -fourths of one percent
being reactors to the disease.
Other committees to report dur
ing the meeting included the
rodent and insect control commit
tee, pasture and range improve
ment, game laws and marketing.
The banquet and dance Friday
evening concluded the two-day
meeting.
Reelected as president of the
county association was Raymond
French; Dick Wilkinson was
chosen new vice-president; and
John Graves and N. C. Anderson
were reelected treasurer and sec
retary respectively.
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Heppner Bakery
Reopei
wing Due
Reopening of the Heppner
bakery, closed for the past seve
ral months, on about February 1
is planned by the new owners,
Dan J. and Edith E. Hutchinson,
formerly of pendleton.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Hutchinson
are experienced bakers,- having
more than 45 years experience
between them in the baking busi.
ness. They have both been con
nected previously with the Pur
ity bakery in Pendleton as well
as otheis in this area. They
have purchased the equipment of
the plant and leased the building
from its owner, Dr. A. D. Mc
Murdo. The Hutchinsons are now
giving the plant a complete
cleaning and renovation and ex
pect to run sume test baking next
week. An official opening date
will be announced later.
They also will open the ice
cream department at the same
time as the bakery, they an
nounced today.
Social Security
Representative Due
A representative of the social
security office in La Grande will
be in Heppner at the city hall
from 9 a. m. to 12 noon on Wed
nesday, Jan. 26 to interview indi
viduals who have questions per
taining to social security and to
assist those who wish to file ap
plication for benefits.
BAND BENEFIT
CARNIVAL ANNOUNCED
A band uniform benefit carni
val will be held at the fair pavi
lion on Saturday, April 16 it was
announced this week. It will be
sponsored by the Heppner Lions
club with the assistance of the
Heppner Band Parents association.
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KNOWS HIS MEAT! Oliver Devin, one of the group of senior boys
who are taking the homemeking class at Heppner high school, has
learned enough about meat (other than eating it) from his class
that he won third prize in the meat identification and cookery
methods demonstration last week during the Morrow County Live
stock Growers meeting. First prize was won by Mrs. Roy Orwick
and second by Mrs. G. Hermann of lone. The class of boys has
been studying meat cutting, grading, inspection, identification etc.
under Mrs, Homer Hager. Shown with Oliver is Patsy McDonald
who won a door prize at the demonstration. (Photo by Tom Wilson)
Feeder Steers
Bring Top Price
HERMISTON Oren Brace of
lone topped the market at the
Hermiston livestock auction Fri
day with 12 Angus feeder steers
weighing 9660 pounds that sold
for $21.10 cwt., Delbert Anson,
manager of the sale, reports.
This price, the highest since last
July 9, was 60c above the previ
ous Friday, and resulted from
better quality.
Quality of other cattle was
generally poorer. Consigned
were 465 cattle compared with
601 the previous Friday, 272 hogs
compared with 219, and eight
sheep compared with 13. Oregon
and Washington packers, feeders
and farmers contributed to broad
demand at an active sale. More
feeder cattle could have been
sold, and more calves and feeder
steers are needed for the sale
next Friday. One consigner will
bring 150 vveaner calves to the
sale.
Other price increases Friday
included baby calves up $8 at $25
hd., heifer calves up 50c at $18.
75 cwt., dairy heifers up $3 at
$41 hd., commercial cows up 30c
at $15 cwt. and utility up 35c at
$12.85 cwt., and feeder lambs up
1 5c at $15.75 cwt. Fat hogs were
down 90c in line with other mar
kets at $19.10 cwt.
Others topping the market
were Emmet Rogers, Boardman,
two fat hogs, 365 lbs., $19.10 cwt;
Al Ritch, Hermiston, three weaner
pigs, $14.75 hd.; Ed Bellinger,
Hermiston, one sow 405 lbs., $16.
50 cwt.; M. E. Connelly, Pilot
Rock, one whiteface heifer, 445
lbs., $18.75 cwt.; James Elliott,
Walla Walla, four whiteface stock
heifer calves, 2005 lbs., $16.50
cwt. and one baby calf, $15.00 hd.;
Herman Rosenberg, Pendleton,
eight Ayrshire feeder steers, 7840
lbs.,. $15.20 cwt.; Tucker Echo
Ranch, Echo, one whiteface bull,
1365 lbs., $14.20 cwt.; Russell Ken
nedy, Adams, one whiteface cow,
1180 lbs., $15.00 cwt.; John Ware,
Stanfield, one whiteface calf, 260
lbs., $23.00 cwt.
Calves: Baby calves 4.50-25.00
hd.; weaner calves, steer calves
17.35-21.10 cwt.; heifer calves 14.-75-18.75
cwt.; veal 19.60-23.00 cwt.
. Steers: Stocker steers 14.75-16.-85;
feeder steers 17.85-21.10; no
fat slaughter steers; fat heifers
16.60 19.30 cwt.
Cows: Dairy cows 85.00-137.50
hd.; dairy heifers 22.00-41.00 hd.;
stock cows 85.00-110.00 hd.
Slaughter cows: Commercial
13.10-15.00 cwt.; utility 11.75-12.85 !
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shells 6.201180.
Bulls: 12.75-14.20 cwt.
Hogs: Weaner pigs" 7.25-14.75
hd.; feeder pigs 17.35-19.90 cwt.;
fat' hogs 18.20-19.90 cwt.; sows
14.25-16.50, no light sows avail
able; boars 6.50-14.10 cwt.
Sheep. Feeder lambs, 7 at 15.
75 cwt.; no fat lambs or ewes; 1
blackface buck, 13.00 hd.
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Pvt. George Flower, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Leo Flower has been
home on leave following basic
training at Fort Ord, Calif. He
left Sunday for Fort Leonard
Wood, Mo., where he will enter
Army Engineer's school.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen McLachlin
spent last weekend In The Dalles.
Annual Meeting
Of Soil District
Set February 1
The annual meeting of
Heppner Soil Conservation
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trict was set for Tuesday, Feb. 1,
from 1 to 5 p. m. at the Lexington
Grange hall at a regular month
ly meeting of the district super
visors at the county agents office
Tuesday night. The public Is
invited to the annual meeting.
The program will include a
talk by E. R. Jackman, extension
specialist, range crops, Oregon
State college, an address from a
member of the state game com
mission, the annual report, elec
tion of a supervisor to replace the
expired term of W. E. Hughes
and a conservation film.
Charles Carlson, lone, and
Newt O'Harra, Lexington, report
ed on their recent trip to Good
year farms at Litchfield Park,
Arizona where they had a week's
all-expense paid vacation as rep
resentatives of the Heppner dis
trict which won the state award
in the 1953-54 conservation con
test sponsored nationally by the
Goodyear company.
. The monthly report given at
the meeting showed 12 acres of
land leveling completed on the
Stephen Thompson ranch; 36
acres of engineering surveys com
pleted on the O. W. Cutsforth and
Don Greenup ranches, one irri
gation diversion dam built on the
Thompson ranch and 6,447 acres
of conservation surveys complet
ed. Attending were Donald Peter
son, Raymond Lundell and Carl
son, lone; O'Harra and Gene
Cutsforth, Lexington; J. J. Wight
man, W. E. Hughes, N. C. Ander
son, secretary and Tom Wilson,
work unit conservationist, Hepp
ner.
P-TA Men's Night
Features Ag Talk
At the men's night of the
Heppner Parent-Teachers Monday
evening, over 100 persons heard
Llewellyn Robbins, Ag teacher
speak on vocational agriculture
and Future Farmers of America
program. The program chairmen
were Everett Keithley, Bill Cox
and Bill Barratt.
The group was also entertained
by the 7th and 8th grade chorus
as they sang two selections ac
companied by Janice Martin.
The next meeting will be on
February 9 and will feature Dr.
Hugh RUSSell Of E. O. C. E. who
will speak on speech defects and
hearing.
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AT SALEM SESSIONS
O. W. Cutsforth and Irvin
Rauch are in Salem this week as
representatives of the Oregon
Farm Bureau region No. 1 which
includes Umatilla, Morrow and
Gilliam counties. They are there
to sit in with legislators on tax
ation matters.
The Farm Bureau hopes to
have representatives from all the
state's 12 districts at the legisla
ture. '
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Turner
spent several days in Portland
last week.
Four Morrow
Gridders Nariied on
East All-Star Team
Forty Eight boys of the B ,
schools have been selected by the j
coaches and Shrine Committee ,
to play in the fourth 'annual class ;
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August 27th, 1955 at pendleton.
Thirty four of the B schools are
represented in the selection with
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the East squad Scho with two in,
the lineup is the only other school!
placing more than one boy. For
the West, Knappa, C0burg, Amity,
Siletz, Chemawa, St. Marys of
Medford and Lowell each places
2 boys. The game will give head
coaches, John Comisky of Union'
and Don DeLay of Monroe an op-1
Portunity to settle their rivalry
since their respective teams bat
tied to a scoreless tie in the finals
of the state championship game
last fall.
Picked to play on the East team
for the Shrine classic are the fol
lowing Morrow county boys: first
team, Malcom McKinney, lone;
tackle; Ralph Marlatt, Heppner,
center; and Larry Groves, Lexing
ton, halfback. On the alternate
squad is Denny Swanson of lone.
Jerry Disch of Moio will repeat
the roll he played last year as
Ass't coach for the East team.
Buck Kauffman of Knappa, the
only newcomer to the coaching
staff will assist Don DeLay in
handling the West squad. Roy
Tatum of La Grande and Walter
Fallen of Pendleton will be serv-
ing their fourth year as trainers
for the squads. Bruce Morehead
of La Grande has been named
manager of the East squad and
Nolan Wright of Pendleton will
have charge of the Westerners.
The game on August 27th will
be the fourth of the series and
the West is ahead in the payoff
column having won two and lost
one, although the East can boast
of the most points scored.
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'55 Farmer Income
To Slip Bit More
Economists Contend
Oregon farm incomes will pro
bably slip a bit more in the year
ahead, says M. D. Thomas, exten.
sion service economist at Oregon
State college.
Big supplies, lower price sup
ports, production restrictions and
high marketing costs all point
toward a smaller take from farm
sales in 1955 despite strong do
mestic demand and increasing
exports.
In the latest "Agricultural
Situation and Outlook" circular
prepared and released by econo
mists at OSC, Thomas explains
that grain growers seem likely
to take the biggest part of the
income cut. A further roll-back
on wheat acreage, plus lower
price supports on all grains, will
hit hard.
Dairy incomes in Oregon are
expected to be down some too.
Production probably won't in
crease much and prices seem al
most certain to average lower.
Until supply and demand adjust
further, there is little chance to
recover the drop In market milk
prices that followed the Novem
ber election.
The economist says Ihere are
some possible bright spots, how
ever. National egg production
should decline enough to bring
better prices in the second half of
1955, and prices of seed crops this
year should compare fairly well
with 1954. Production of most
kinds of seed has been brought
back in line with usual market
requirements and much of the
surplus accumulated earlier has
moved. Imports leave prospects
for fine fescues uncertain.
Weather will shape fruit prices
and income in the year ahead,
Thomas continues. With con
sumer spending expected to hold
about steady, changes in national
production and processors' carry
overs will determine the price
trends. At best, Oregon straw
berry growers will have keen
competition from California.
Cherry prices probably have
been too good to last another
year. Pear and apple growers
should do fairly well.
Oregon's income from beef
cattle, hogs, lambs and wool
I seems likely to hold up. This is
duction is headed up and hog
prices are expected to work lower,
and beef supplies will continue
large. Wool returns will be boost
ed by a special government pay
ment to be received in 1956.
Copies of the "Agricultural
Situation and Outlook" circular
are available from county exten
sion offices and OSC.
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NEW GRAIN GROWERS DOCK The first barge load of wheat being
loaded out of the new Hoguc-Warner dock of the Morrow County
Grain Growers is shown here with the new facility in the back
ground. The port is located just west of Paterson Ferry landing
about three miles west of Irrigon. The first cargo was loaded Dec.
30 and was destined for transfer to an ocean liner at Portland for
shipment to Japan. The load consisted of 25,000 bushels of No. 1
soft white wheat raised near the North Lexington elevator of the
MCGG. Approximately 1,000,000 bushels of Morrow county grain
is scheduled for shipment through this port in 19S5.
Theater Installs
New Wide Screen
The Star Theater reopens to
night after being closed Tuesday
and Wednesday for installation
of new equipment which will
mako nnccihlt thp chnuincr nf
and wide screen
; motion pictures as well as some
of the other new mediums, Mr.
and Mrs. W. O. George, owners,
announced today.
Besides bringing to the patrons
of the theater the latest develop
ments in motion picture projec
tion, it will also give the mana
gers a wider choice of films, it
was said. With productions
coming out in several different
aspect ratios instead of one, as in
the past, it has been almost im
possible to find enough pictures
in one medium to operate a thea
ter. The new silver screen will be
21 feet wide, about seven feet
wider than the present one, and
will utilize the entire width of the
stage. Three pairs of lenses will
be used instead -of one and will
be exchanged to fit the particu
lar film in use at the time. Also
installed are a pair of lamphouses
and a pair of rectifiers, both high
er powered to provide the light
required by the larger screen.
The" managers also took ad
vantage of the shutdown to do
a thorough housecleaning and
make needed repairs to furniture
and fixtures, do painting and
install new carpets. j
The work is being done by In
terstate Theater Equipment com
pany of Portland with Howard
Keithley redecorating the entire
auditorium.
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County and Cities
Get Liquor Money
Licensing operations of the
Oregon liquor control commission
during 1954 resulted in allocation
this month of $601,665.50 to cities,
counties and the general fund of
the state. The commission re
ports that warrants totalling
$360,093.90, representing 60 per
cent of license fees collected, are
being alloted to localities. Mor
row county will receive $292.87;
Boardman $97.11; Heppner $990.
37; lone $70.91; and Lexington
$30.83.
Forty per cent of the earned
license revenue, or $240,062.60, is
being channeled to the general
fund, plus revenue from out of
state licenses and sale of lists,
bringing the total distribution to
the general fund to $241,571.60.
Distributions are made in ac
cordance with the liquor control
act which specifies that 60 per
cent of license fees return to the
locality in which the licensed out
let is located, and the remainder
go to the general fund.
Social Security
Topic of CC Talk
P. W. Mahoney, Heppner attor
ney, spoke at (he chamber of
commerce meeting Monday tell
ing of the numerous changes now
in the social security law.
Mahoney explained that many
farm workers are now covered
under the provisions of the law
who were previously excluded,
and told how farmers must report
their earnings.
A question and answer period
followed the talk.
State Savings Bond
Sales Climb in '54,
County Total Down
Savings bonds sales in the
State of Oregon for 1954 surpas
sed those of 1953 by 28. This
is the highest annual sale of E
and H Bonds since 1949.
In his first report to the people
of Oregon as state chairman, Ted
Gamble of Portland announced
that during the twelve-month
period the U. S. treasury sold $36,
034,406 worth of E and H savings
bonds to individual investors In
Oregon. This is $7,984,512 more
than 1953 sales.
"Sales for December were the
highest for any similar month
since 1949", Gamble said. "They
amounted to $2,753,575, as com
pared to $1,779,834 a year ago, or
an increase of 54.
As part of the annual report
county chairman Jeff Carter an
nounced that sales in Morrow
countv amounted to $241,470, a
drop of about $32,000 under 1953,
December bond sales in the
county were $20,501, a reduction
of $13,000 below the previous
December.
Boardman Man is
Killed by Tractor
County coroner Oliver Creswlck
and Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman were
called to Boardman Wednesday
morning to investigate the death
of Pete Kitto, about 56, who was
killed when his tractor Upset
pinning him beneath it.
According to the report Kitto
had been clearing a piece of land
on his property about one and
one-half miles east of Boardman
during the morning. When he
did not return home at noon his
wife noticed the tractor upside
down and called a neighbor to in
vestigate. The accident apparent
ly happened about 11 a. m. The
body was taken to the Burns
Mortuary in Hermiston.
The Kittos had lived In the area
for about two and one-half years.
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Building Permits
Show $119,050 in 54
Building permits for the year
totalled $19,050, according to Ted
Smith, city recorder. This does
not include $100,000 for the hos
pital addition, which would bring
the total to $119,050.
Most of the permits were for
alterations and repairs. Also in
cluded was one residence for
$7,500.
CUB SCOUT PACK
MEETING JANUARY 25
Cub scout pack 61 will hold its
monthly pack meeting Tuesday,
January 25 at 7:30 p. m. in the
basement of the Christian church
with den 3 presenting the month
ly theme.
All parents are urged to attend
as most boys have awards com
ing and cannot receive them un
less at least one parent is pre
sent. The entire family is invited
to the meeting.
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IN PORTLAND HOSPITAL
Mrs. Claude Buschke Is in the
Providence hospital in Portland
and will undergo heart surgery
today (Thursday). Mr. Buschke
and two sons and Mrs. Buschke's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Becket are with her In Portland.
Heart Attack
Takes Life of
Elbert L. Cox
Elbert L. Cox, 67, for the past
17 years mail carrier on Heppner
:oute one, died this morning en
route to the Veterans hospital in
Portland. He had suffered a
serious heart attack on Wednes
day. Mr. Cox had been hospitalized
here following his attack but his
condition made it advisable to
move him to Portland for treat
ment. He passed away in the
ambulance shortly after leaving
here.
Mr. Cox was born in Coal Creek,
Virginia, Dec. 21, 1887, and came
to Morrow county 50 years ago
next March. He had nine bro
thers and sisters, all of whom are
still living. He also leaves his
wife, Oma, two sons and a
daughter.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p. m. Saturday at All Saints
Episcopal church with Rev. John
R. Reeves officiating. Interment
will be in the Heppner Masonic
cemetery.
A complete obituary will ap
pear next week.
Record Deposits
At Heppner Bank
A new all-time bank deposit
and loan record was reported to
day by the statewide First Na
tional Bank of Portland, under
scoring other year-end business
indexes that have pointed to a
generally favorable economic
outlook for Oregon. The year-
end deposit total at the Hepp
ner branch was also the highest
In its history.
Year-end statement of condi
tion figures for the Heppner
branch of the First National show
that on December 31, 1954, de
posits at ttie branch were $7,111,
615 and loans were $5,398,727, ac
cording to manager J. H. Bedford.
At the same time one year ago
the branch reported deposits of
$6,276,958 and loans of 1,339,884.
According to bank President C.
B. Stephenson, deposits for the 69
statewide banking offices were
$784,731,426, loans were $368,245,-
083 and resources were $860,374,-
437, as of December 31.
Total deposits have Increased
$195,683,993 over the same date
one year ago, loans are up $67,
222,728, and recources have In
creased $214,214,410.
Since the December 31, 1953
statement of condition, the First
National organization has in
creased by 20 banking offices.
This includes 18 former affiliated
banking offices which became
branches on February 8 the
First State Bank of Waldport
which was acquired on. July 26,
and the Halsey Street branch
which was established in Septem
ber.
Taxpayers Reminded
Of Personal Property
Statement Deadline
County assessor Harry Dinges
rernjlnded taxpayers this week
that their personal property tax
statements are due in the office
by March 2 and urged that resi
dents get them completed and
filed as early as possible to avoid
a last minute rush. Reports filed
later than the deadline are sub
ject to a 5 percent penalty of the
total tax.
The Individual is responsible
for accurate reporting of personal
property, on the forms, but Din
ges is now in the process of mak
ing a personal check of all busi
ness operations in the county to
ascertain the accuracy of report
ing. This work however, does not
replace the necessity of the indi
vidual filing his report, it was
pointed out.
Reappraisal of all real property
in the county is now completed
and a good share of the personal
checking has been done except in
Heppner and other incorporated
areas.
Year's First Fire
Does Little Damage
Heppner firemen answered
their first fire call in over two
and one-half months Sunday
afternoon, but had little work to
do when they found the blaze.
A small fire of undetermined
origin burned a few shingles off
the roof of a barn located near
Lynden Way in northwest Hepp
ner. It is owned by Joe Dela-meter.