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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday March 31. 1955
HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES
MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppntr Tim, sUbllshtd'
November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912.
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The Legislature Must Face It-
This Jjapor wants to add a "second" to a state
ent made Tuesday in the editorial colums of the
East Oregnnian in which editor Bud Forrester
called down members of the Oregon legislature
for their recent attempt to table necessary legis
lation which would make funds available for the
start of construction of the mental hospital in the
Portland area.
We aren't going to go into a lot of details, for
the EO editor has done that already, but we do
believe in his thesis that the people have twice
voted approval of such a hospital, therefore, it is
now up to the legislature to find the money with
which to build the needed facility.
We appreciate the legislature's position that
a great amount of money must be found to bal
ance the state budget which does not include new
buildings, yet, the people of Oregon have a right
to expect that when they approve such a pro
pram as this, funds will be provided for its con
struction. It has long been our belief that when such a
measure as this hospital project is put on the bal
lot, it should include its own means of financing
as an integral of such a measure. However, such
a plan is not now a necessity in Oregon ballot
measures, so the legislature is left the job of find
ing the money with which to build the plant. If
a tax plan which will raise the needed money is
voted down by the people, then, and only then,
will the legislature be off the hook.
The people have said a new mental hospital
is needed and they have a right to expect the
legislature to find a reasonable means of raising
the money to build it. If such a means is referred
to the people and defeated by them the legislature
would have reason to table the proposal, but not
until then.
Easter Seals Help Crippled
Children
During th e next few days almost every resi
dent of this area will receive Easter Seals in the
mail in the annual campaign sponsored by the
Oregon Society for Crippled Children and Adults
to raise funds for its humanitarian program. The
drive opens today and will continue through Eas
ter Sunday, April 10.
The society provides a variety of services to
handicapped youngsters and adults to relieve
their suffering and to return them to as near nor
mal every-day living as possible. The society does
not duplicate the services of any other organiza
tion, either public or private.
Give what you can . . . and remember every
Easter Seal you buy" helps a crippled child.
From The
County Agent's Office
Recently the U. S. Department
of Agriculture and Pacific North
west Crop Improvement Associa
tion released their wheat variety
survey on the 1951 crop. It was
interesting to note the various
wheat varieties grown in Morrow
County, their acreage and aver
age yield. Rex still leads in acres
here.
Morrow is the only county that
seeds predominately to Rex
wheat. Last year, 51,720 acres
were seeded with an average
yield of 21.1 bushels per acre. The
next closest variety was Elmar
with 32,590 acres. The yield of
this variety was considerably
higher, 27.2. Next in line in
acreage was Turkey with 13,822,
having the lowest yield of any
of the varieties seeded. It yield
ed 18.3. Fourth in line was Or fed
with 9,900 acres, averaging 2(5.8
bushels. Fifth was Grevor Willi
8,080 acres yielding 21.2 bushels.
Other varieties grown were Elgin,
Pacific Bluestcm, Idaed, Golden
and Gold Coin, Federation, and
Baart. All of these varieties pro
duced 20 bushels or more to the
acre with the exception of Paci
fic Bluestcm which averaged 19.
The highest yielding variety is
Idaed with 29.3 bushels per acre.
By N. C. Anderson
output. While in 1910, each farm
worker produced enough ' food,
fiber, and tobacco to supply him
self 'and 10 other people, he now
produces farm products for him
self and 17 other persons.
Some big changes have come
about during the past 15 years in
farming. Beside all of the new
(Jiemlcals, new varieties, and
other scientific fanning practices,
big changes in farm mechaniza
tion lias taken place. The farmer
has become cost conscious. For
instances, farm wage rates are
four times what they were before
the war while farm machinery
prices are doubled. In compari
son, gasoline and fertilizer prices
show only small boosts. With
this trend, fanners cut down on
hired man labor and switched to
mechanization, increased the size
of the farm and use more fertil
izer. This in turn upped farm
Ranchers who have shown an
interest in livestock feeding have
become more numerous in the
past year or two as feed prices
have gone down and the price of
fat cattle has stayed constant.
Those who are interested might
find some of the answers to the
old questions of how to buy and
sell feeder cattle for the best net
returns. These and other prob
lems of cattle feeding will be
discussed April 13 at the Malheur
feeders day near Ontario. Sixty
beef animals on feeding and
grading trials for the past five
months will be on display. They
represent five grades of feeders
ranging from inferior grades up
to choice. Each lot has been fed
identical rations since November
IS. The test is set up to compare
dollar returns of the various
grades under normal feeding con
ditions. One of the major ob
jectives of the experiment has
been to determine the best sell
ing time for each of the five
lots during the past few months.
They have been weighed and
graded every 28 days since last
fall. Those in charge of the ex
periment say that some animals
that will now grade prime for
example, could have been sold
earlier as high good or low choice,
for the higher net profit. The
public is invited to the April 13
program which starts at noon at
the experiment station, five miles
south and west of Ontario on the
Vale highway.
On Thursday of last week, Char
les Ross, state forester, Oregon
State College, spent the day with
the county agent and visited
windbreak plantings that have
been made throughout the
county during the past few years.
The day was quite tireezy and it
was quite surprising to see the
amount of protection the wind
breaks were giving to some of
the farms visited even though
they had not been established for
many years. There are several
outstanding windbreaks, one of
which will be found at the Glen
Campbell ranch near Buttercreek.
This contains four rows of trees
The first row of the rows on the
windward side is Caragana,
which is a low growing shrub
type tree that is planted to stop
ground winds. At this windbreak
it is planted approximately two
feet apart and lias been pruned
each year to form a dense grow
ing shrub. The next two rows
are Locust with one row of pon
derosa Pine. In this windbreak,
Mr. Campbell set out about twice
as many trees as was necessary
in order that he could grow
enough for transplant to replace
those trees that died. Since none
died, he is removing excess trees
each year. He will remove the
second row of locust and trans
plant Ponderosa Pine, making a
windbreak of one row of Cara
gana, one row of Locust and two
Ponderosa Pine. While the wind
break has only gone through
three growing year, it is well es
tablished and will soon be giving
a lot of protection to the farm
stead. A four row windbreak at
the O. D. Nelson ranch, planted
In 1919 is doing well too. The
Caragana which was not pruned
back is not forming t lie desired
low busily wind stopper, but will
be pruned back to form this dense
growth this spring.. One row of
Chinese Kim has been wonder
ful making a twenty foot growth
in this time. The two rows of
pine are beginning to show some
good growth. At the John Proud
foto farm, a windbreak planting
of Bladder Senna, American
Plum, Russian Olive, Locust, and
Pine has made an excellent
growth in its four years. Promis
ing windbreaks visited during
the day were at the E. M. Baker
and Donald Peterson farms.
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STAR THEATER, Heppner
Admission Prices: Adults 70c, Students 50c, Children 20c including Federal Excise
Tax. Sunday shows at 2 p. m.. other evenings at 7:30. Boxoffice open until 9.
Thursday-Friday-Saturduy, March 31 April 1-2
THE ADVENTURES OF HAJJI BABA
In CINEMASCOPE IV Luxe Color. John Derek, Elaine Stewart. Tliomais Gomez, Rose
marie Bowe. Desert, damsels and derring-do in the Arabian Nights ish manner come
up with an impressive quantity of good entertainment.
Plus
THE KID FROM AMARILLO
Charles Starred -Smiley Burnette Western.
THREE DAYS Sunday-Monday-Tuesday, April 3-4-5 THREE DAYS
WHITE CHRISTMAS
In V1STAV1SIO.N and Technicolor starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kayo, Rosemary
Clooney, Vera Ellen, Dean Jagger. This one has everything! And you must SEE
Vistavision to realize its beauty. 13 Irving Berlin tunes including "White Christ
mas" and "Count Your Blessings".
Sunday shows at 2 p. m., 4:26 and 6:50
Wednesday-Thursday, April 6-7
ATHENA
Musical comedy in Technicolor with Jane Powell, Edmund Purdom, Debbie Rey
nolds, Vie Pamone, Louise Calhorn, Linda Christian. Boy meets girl and nature
does the rest as saucy as "Seven Brides".
COUNTY COURT
PROCEEDINGS
Court proceedings for the Month
of February, 1955.
The minutes of the January,
1955 term were read and ap
proved. Newt O'Harra was appointed
to serve a 3 year term on the
Budget Board.
Morrow County entered into an
agreement for a permanent ease
ment from the Union Pacific
Railroad Co.
The Court ordered the treasur
er to pay Ray L. Kalal the sum of
$2,237.50 and John E. Kalal the
sum of $2,450.00 from the Road
Trust Fund for equipment rental
on the Paterson Ferry road.
Lloyd Howton of lone, Oregon
was appointed to the Fair board.
The following Bangs disease
claims were allowed: Jerry Bros
nan $24.00; Raymond M. Porter
$8.00; and -Buford L. Whither
spoon $40.00.
The Court granted American
Legion Post No. 95 of lone a
dance hall license.
Warrants Issued on the General
Fund:
Sadie Parrish, Deputy ....$ 210.94
Sylvia McDaniel, Deputy 179.79
Joyce Buschke, Office
Clerk 184.34
Olive B. Hughes, Deputy 250.94
Alice I. Soward, Field
.Work 110.74
A. J. Chaffee, Janitor . 273.31
Dr.. A. D. McMurdo,
Physician 24.25
Herbert W. White, Jr.,
Court Reporter 72.75
J. O. Hager, Justice of
Peace 150.15
Wm. E. Garner, Justice
of Peace 72.75
Gus Fisher, Justice of
Peace 24.25
Heppner Laundry, Court
House, $1.00; Jail 30c 1.30
Case Furniture Co.,
Courthouse . . . . 1.15
Bureau of Labor, Court
house 3.00
C. J. D. Bauman, Sheriff . 154.11
Arthur D. Jenkins, Field
Work 93.00
H. Tamblyn, Co. Sur
veyor 500
Kilham Stationer and
Printing Co., Assessor
incidentals 216.00
B. D. Fancher, District
Attorney ... 13.S2
Co. Clerks and Recorders
Association, Clerk's in
cidentals 15.00
Annie Healy, Bangs di
sease Control 8.00
Ralph I. Thompson,
County Court 80.64
Russell K. Miller, County
Court 138.37
Northwest Hospital Ser
vice, Salaries 70.10
Heppner Laundry, Court- I
house 1.00
Lulu M. Hager, Registrar 30.00
Oregon State College,
County & Home De
monstration Agent 3,900.00
B. D. Fancher, Dist. At
torney 31.00
Herman Green, Court
house . .. 3.00
City of Heppner, Water
Dept., Courthouse . 7.5o
Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph Co., Current
Expense 81.58
C. J. D. Bauman, Sheriff 57.75
Harry Dinges, Assessor
Field Work 52.57
Packer-Scott Co., Court
house 17.79
Nina Walker, Assessor
Field Work 141.49
Alice Soward, Assessor
Field Work 37.47
Herbert W. White, Jr.,
Circuit Court 14.75
Henderson Office Supply,
Tax Collection ..... 60.35
Wiljiam Smethurst, Bangs
Disease Control 30.00
Simmons Carbon Co.,
Tax Collection
Henderson Office Supply,
Sheriff
Oliver Creswick, Coroner
Swender Blue Print Co.,
Courthouse
Heppner Gazette Times,
Official Publication,
$42.90; Assessor $42.00 .
Case Furniture Co., Court
house Repairs
Helen O'Donnell, District
Attorney
Central Market & Gro
cery, Jail
Humphreys Drug Co., As
sessor State Industrial Accident
Comm.
First National Bank of
Portland, Salaries
Public Employees Retire
ment Board, Salaries
$79.80; Social Security
$228.36
Oregon State Highway
Commission, Signs
22.81 1 Garnet Barratt, County
Court
lb.uu. pacific rower & J-igm
9.31
3.93
84.90!
24.74
54.93
18.71
Pacific Power &
Co., Courthouse
Gilliam and Bisbee,
Courthouse
Jaynes Typewriter Ex
change, Tax Collection
Dunham Printing Co.,
J Clerk
144.35 public Employees Re
tirement Board
20.00, Heuoner Pine Mills, Jail.
Thompson Photo Service,
Sheriff
Association of Oregon
Counties
Standard Stationery and
Printing Co., Clerk
Jerry Brosnan, Bangs Di
sease Control 24.00
Raymond M. Porter,
Bangs Disease Control 8.00
Warrants Issued on the Gen-
eral Road Fund:
Frank Marlow - $ 137.58
Continued on page 7
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