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Heppner Gazette Times, TKursday, February 17, 1955
HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES
MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppnr Gazette, established March 30, iaS3. The Heppner Times, established
November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912.
VS'ASSOCIATION
ROBERT PENLAND
Editor and Publisher
GRETCHEN PENLAND
Associate Publisher
nATIONAl I0I1OIIAI
Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter
Subscription Rates: Morrow and Grant Counties, $3.00 Year; Elsewhere $4.00 Year. Single Copy 10 cents.
Want An 8-Cent Sheep?
It is always interesting to us to go back through
old papers and files just to see how much our way
of life has changed in the past 25 or 50 or 100 years.
A while back we ran across an old ad for top qual
ity men's suits for $9.95 and eggs at 18 or 20 cents
a dozen, but the pther day David Hynd gave us a
copy of a letter which shows some very interesting
comparisons between the prices of 800 years ago
and of today.
Mrs. T. H. Lowe, a sister of the Hynd Brothers,
wh,o lived in England, wrote the letter to them
some time prior to 1913: In part she said:
"Just been reading in the Durham (England)
paper that in Durham records of the year 1145, 40
sheep were sold for $3.47 not each, but for the 40
head. One ox (our steer) for 75 cents one ram for
16 cents and four hens flor 8 cents... How's that!"
"Uncle Dave", who with his brother Will and sev
eral other members of his family, is still actively
interested in raising sheep, said after reading the
letter, 'The United States looks mighty good to me
. yet."
We kind of think we'll be content to take things
the way they are today, too.
What Advertising Really Means
February 13-19 is Advertising Recognition
Week. We in the publishing business and our
frienrs in the advertising business are aware of the
friends in the advertising in America. Once each
year there's a concentrated campaign to give all
Americans facts about advertising as a marketing
tool. Facts about how advertising benefits every
one. In a system of free choice, like we have in this
country, advertising is the spark plug that keeps
business running smoothly. It's the means where
by customers find out about new and better pro
ducts. Advertising provides a "forum" for com
parative values of merchandise offered by com
petitive companies to consumers.
You benefit from advertising because you get
information that helps you make a wiser selection
of merchandise in the free choice market place.
Advertising benefits you through the building of
brand names. These brands on products you buy,
mean quality and value to you. These products
and their trademarks have a reputation because
advertising has truthfully told you what the mer
chandise will do for you.
During the week 13-19 it's well to recognize the
real role played by advertising in the American
way of life.
Measles, Maybe?
Wonder what's happened to Morseburger?
Haven't seen a blast out of Washington by our
state's Silent Senators for two whole days now.
From The
County Agent's Office
ly N. C. Andwaoa
As a part of the Columbia Basin
wheat fertilizer experiments, pre.
clpitation data is being collected
In communities throughout the
county. This record of rainfall
is being correlated with yields
in comparison with amounts of
nitrogen applied as the basis of
determining the effect of rainfall
type soil, rate and time of appli
cation of fertilizer materials. It Is
the hope of 'the college that the
information gathered can be used
in future recommendations to our
wheat farmers.
Cooperators in furnishing this
rainfall data, represent most of
the communities in Morrow
County, They are Kenneth Peck,
L'eiwin Nelson and O. W. Cuts
forth, Lexington; L. L. Howton,
Don Heliker, John Proudfoot, Ray.
mond Lundell, Milton Morgan,
Ralph Crum, Kenneth Smouse
and Donald Peterson, lone; Ber
nard J. Doherty and Robert Van
Seholack, Heppner; E. M. Der
rick, lone and II. O. Campbell,
Echo.
It Is interesting to note that the
rainfall recorded for these com
munities came quite consistently
on the same date. However, the
data docs show that there is a
considerable difference in am
ounts, though not as much as
might be expected from the ex
treme north to the south of the
county. Don Heliker, lone, has
the largest amount of rainfall re
corded for any one month with
1.47 Inches for the month of De
cember. The closest to this for
which we have records is that of
D. O. Nelson of Lexington with
.62, for the month of December.
The rain gauge at the Donald
Heliker is leading again in Janu
ary with .78. For the past week,
ending February 12th, rainfall
varied from .02 at the Raymond
Lundell farm to .10 at the Heliker
farm. This all came on February
6th.
Delwin Nelson of Lexington,
makes an interesting weekly re
port. Most of the cooperators re
port after every rain that a wind
comes along and dries out the
moisture that fell. Delwin had a
Christmas present of an instru
ment to measure the wind instal-
D. H. JONES b SON
STILL DOING
CUSTOM O FARM
WELDING
AND BLACKSMITHING
Get Your Plowshares In Early!
Hours Weekends arid After 4 P. M. Dally
Phone 6-5338
led just after the Christmas holi
days. Each week he reports the
velocity of the wind and on Feb
ruary 7, 8, and 9, commented that
the wind velocity averaged 24
miles per hour with gusts of 52
miles per hour. It appears that
everyone has had their share of
wind however, and that Delwin
does not have a corner on all of it.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
From Files of the Gazette Times
February 19, 1925
A student body meeting was
held Tuesday at the high school
for the purpose of awarding the
football letters. The following
were awarded letters by the coach,
Mr. Finch; Crocket Sprouls, Har
old Becket, Durward Tash, Jim
Thomson, Eugene Doherty, Jack
Hynd, Lawrence Becket.
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A unit of the American Legion
Auxiliary, national women's or
ganization, was established at
Heppner last Monday evening.
David and William Hynd,
sheepmen of Sand Hollow, were
doing business in the city on
Saturday.
Bert Mason and Ed Bristow,
prominent merchants of lone, ac
companied by friends from Walla
Walla, were visiting in Cecil on
Sunday.
R. M. Matthew (Big Matt), the
general representative of numer
ous wholesale nouses oi Port
land, was in the city on Tuesday.
LEGISLATIVE PARAGRAPHS
Senate President and Mrs. Elmo
E. Smith were hosts to the Sena
tors, their wives, Senate attaches
and the press at a reception and
buffet in the Gold Room of the
Marion Hotel Wednesday.
Mrs. Lean H. Walker was the
guest of Secretary of the Interior
and Mrs. Douglas McKay at the
Interior diningroom last week.
Mrs. Walker has been in New
Notices were sent out this week
to all Morrow county farmers ad
vising them of the annual county
weed and fertilizer meeting,
which will be held at the Club
House at the Fair Grounds in
Heppner on Friday, Februaray 18.
Rex Warren, farm crop specialist,
Howard Cushman, soil conserva
tion specialist, Oregon State col
lege, and Dean Swan, weed re
search man at the Pendleton
branch experiment station will be
on the program. Both annual and
perennial weed control will be
discussed.
Mr. Swan, newly added to the
experiment station staff will out
line the experiments on the date
and rate of application of 2,4-D
on wheat which was carried out
at the Pendleton station last year.
We will hear about Dalmation
Toadflax, a new weed which Mor.
row county Is in danger of being
infested with, as well as a re
port on the rapidly spreading
goatweed infestation here. How
ard Cushman will discuss the fer.
tilizer trial work carried on on 52
farms in the Columbia Basin last
year and how the application of
nitrogen has affected yield and
protein content of wheat. The
meeting will begin at 1:30 p. m.
We don't want to appear pesi
mistic, but as you have probably
noted, Morrow County is short of
water. Of course late winter
snows and rains could change the
situation completely, but right
now we have soil storage of water
at a very low point, plus turn-up
of dry soil, stream flow at low
points with the likelihood that
many streams will stop flowing
earlier than normal and range
grasses in poor condition to fur
nish early feed. With this situ
ation staring us in the face, there
are somethings that farmers and
ranchers can do to conserve what
they have. Since it is about le
gume and grass seeding time, one
caution can be made concerning
them. Seed them alone, that is
without a nurse crop. Nurse crops
are actually robber crops when
there is not enough moisture to
go around. Since there isn't
enough water for both the annual
and perennial crop, it is far better
to get a stand of the perennial
crop, than get the grain but lose
a long time crop. The young
alfalfa with no nurse crop won't
need near so much water. Figur
ing a stand of alfalfa will last for
ten years, a spotted stand will
furnish weedy and low quality
hay at the rate of a ton or two
less per acre all that time. Total
loss $30,00 per year for ten years,
equals three hundred dollars. To
offset this, the loss on the grain
nurse crop for one year amounts
to practically nothing. Another
recommendation that could affect
all irrigated creek bottom farm
ers, is that of irrigating early with
run-off water., By early we mean
now, February and March. One
good soaking will assure good
first cutting of alfalfa, or a pretty
good crop of grain or some good
early pasture. Seed rye or other
grains in thin alfalfa field. If
alfalfa is thin and hay is needed,
go in early, cultivate, seed spring
wheat if you would rather use
them than rye. Consider a green
chop silage or hay program com
pared to pasture. It takes extra
labor for these programs but they
will give 30 to 60 percent more
feed from the same moisture.
During the past few years,
farm flocks of sheep have in
creased considerably here. Most
of these farm flocks, lambs early
and lambs with a little extra
care can be ready for market, in
June, when lamb prices are high
est. By pushing the lambs dur
ing the spring months to utilize
the green grass both through In
creased milk of the ewe and
through faster gains in the lambs
by this increased milk and by
there taking advantage of the
green grass, as a feed. Creep
feeding lambs will pay on these
early lambs that can be marketed
in June. A ration of a quarter to
a half pound of whole grain per
day for lambs two or three
months of age is recommended.
Lambs will creep-feed when they
are only a few days old.. Having
a creep that they can run to will
make it possible for lambs to
gain as much as one pound per
day. "It is not uncommon to make
a three-quarter of a pound daily
gain. It is important to provide
a place for the creep that the ewes
can't get to, then sprinkle a little
whole grain in the trough first
and have hay available for the
lambs to nibble on. Best results
may be obtained if this lamb
creep is placed where the ewes
tend to congregate.
York for TV educational confer
ences. The bi-annual sausage and
sauerkraut dinner at ML Angel
Thursday was even better than
the last, which was better than
the last. This has been going on
for two decades with a full at
tendance of the Legislature and
press.
Invitations have been sent to
legislators and local officials for
an informal reception, February
24, 6:30 p. m., by the Marion
County Legislative Delegation
and the - Mayor of the City of
Salem.
A joint resolution was passed
by the Senate and the House wel
coming to Oregon, Abba Eban,
the Ambassador of Isreal, Mr.
Eban will address the Legislature
Friday morning, February 25. Fri
day evening he will be the guest
of honor at the Israel Bond din
ner at the Multnomah Hotel in
Portland.
Larry Smyth, press agent and
political messenger boy of Sect,
of the Interior Douglas McKay,
was off a plane on again in 50
minutes at Salem one day last
week. He had a harried half
hour at the Capitol with Gov.
Patterson and a few legislative
committeemen. Also a quick
chat with newsmen. Smyth is a
Continued on page 7
A new Extension Circular "Con
servation in Irrigation" is avail
able at this office. The circular
points out that goood irrigation
practices save plant nutrients,
soil and water itself are neces
sary. The handy pocket size fold
er explains how to' put water on
the land at the right time, at the
right rate, in the right amount
and the right method. A lot of
farmers are talking about the
shortage of irrigation water if the
winter continues as it has. It
might be well now to start plan
ning how you are going to get the
most production from the small
est amount of water if snow
packs in the mountains do not
build up.
Our Thanks-
We want to express our sincere thanks
for your acceptance of our new bakery
products and your response to our
grand opening. We appreciate your,
many nice words, gifts of flowers and
your patronage, and shall continue to
make every effort to supply you with
finest bakery goods.
Heppner Bakery
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From where I sit ... ly Joe Marsh
Swifty Gets
Slowed Down
Swifty Fisher has a short
temper and really hit the roof
when he got a parking ticket
last week. He wasn't near a hy
drant or too far from the curb.
There was a big sign saying "One
Hour Parking" and he'd only
been gone twenty minutes.
Running to Traffic Court, where
Hack Miller was or. duty, Swifty
hollered how he hadn't done any
thing wrong... how he is the most
law-abiding driver in town.
But Hack examined the ticket,
and smiled. "Slow down, friend,"
he said. "You're not guilty-ex-
cept of making a big fuss over
nothing. This ticket cams from
some kid's policeman play outfit!"
From where I sit, jumping to
conclusions can make anyone ap
pear silly. Another way to look
foolish is to make a quick deci
sion on a question of personal
preference. For instance, I like a
glass of beer occasionally. You
may be a buttermilk man. But
neither of us ought to "lay down
the law" about the other's choice.
Copyright, 195S, United States Brewers Foundation
STAR THEATER, Heppner
Admission Prices: Adults 70c, Students 50c. Children 20c including Federal Ex
cise Tax. Sunday shows start at 2 p. m. Shows on other evenings start at 7:30.
Boxoffice open until 9 p.m. No show Saturday. February 26th.
Thursday -7,ridaY-Saturday, February 17-18-19
BLACK DAKOTAS
Gury Merrill, Wanda Hemlrix, John Bromfleld, Noah Beery Jr. A full quota of ac
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rius
TARZAN ESCAPES
This is a reissue of the Johnny WelssmullerMaureen O' Sullivan Tarzan adventure
based on one of the most popular Edgar Rice Burroughs novels.
Sunday-Monday, February 20-21
APACHE
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''rache" has dramatic and spectacular qualities to strongly attract patrons of all
tastes "add to these elements the rugged scenic background, the good cast and
Technicolor.
Sunday shows at 2 p. m., 4:15, 6:30 and 8:45
Tuesday, February 22. 11 a. m. to 1:30 p. m.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH SHROVE TUESDAY
PANCAKE LUNCHEON
at the Parish House
Tuesday-Wednesday, February 22-23
NIGHT PEOPLE
Cinemascope Technicolor
A solid story of spine-tingling suspense, superlative acting by a handpieked cast,
authentic mountings filmed entirely in Berlin. Sterling entertainment with Gre
gory Peck, Broderlck Crawford, Anita Bjork, Rita Gam, Walter Abel Buddy Ebsen.
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