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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, April 7, 1955
HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES
MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
Tht eppnr Gazette, Mtablished March 30, 18S3. The Heppner Time, established
November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912.
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PUBLISHERS
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ROBERT PENLAND
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Published Every Thunday and Entered at the Poat Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter
Subscription Rates: Morrow and Grant Countiei, $3.00 Year; Elsewhere $4.00 Year. Single Copy 10 cents.
25 Years of Cooperation
Most of the members of the Morrow County
Grain Growers gathered Tuesday to celebrate the
25th anniversary of the founding of the cooper
ative organization which has served the farmers
and the area well for the past quarter century.
They heard the story of how the co-op was
formed in 1930 with practically no money and at
a time when crops were poor and prices were even
poorer. They heard of its growth up through the
years from just a marketing agency to the pre
sent time when it is not only the biggest market
ing agency in the county, In volume handled, but
also the largest organization in the county de
signed to meet the storage needs of the farmers.
It grew from nothing to a business with assets
well up in the hundreds of thousands of dollars
and storage facilities of nearly 3,000,000 bushels
of Morrow county grain. At the start its growth
was slow, and throughout its lifetime its tribu
lations have been many, but it has gained until
today it is one of the largest farmer-owned grain
co-ops in the state operated to serve its owner's
needs and to make him more profit.
Morrow County Grain Growers operations
stretch almost from the mountains to the Colum
bia and one of its most recent efforts to strengthen
its position in a competitive world was the con
struction of river storage and loading facilities
which will mean more savings in freight costs and
consequently more profit to turn back to each
farmer member.
The Grain Growers and its officers have a
right to be proud of the job that has been done.
There were times when the going was mighty
rough, but the farmers stuck together to cooper
ate and all of them we think, are pretty proud,
also, of the organization they built. It's paying
them dividends, too!
From The
County Agent's Office
By N. C Andaooa
Spring applications of nitrogen
have this week been applied to
the seven dry land fertilizer ex
periment plots in Morrow County.
Applications of 20, 40, 60, 80 and
100 pounds of nitrogen per acre
were applied to- compare yields
with these same applications
made in the fall of the year. Also
applied last fall, were plots com
paring phosphorus, sulphur, and
some of the trace minerals on
yields.
No response was noted in any
of the plots with the exception
of the plot at the D. O. Nelson
farm In the North Lexington com
munity. At this plot the wheat
was seeded in August, is well
established and shows definite
response to all rates of nitrogen.
Equipment from the Pendleton
branch experiment station with
Dr. Cleveland Gerard, soils Re
search assistant, and the county
agent, made application. Soil
samples are also taken In all of
the plots to determine moisture
content and avilable nitrogen in
the check plot. Moisture, nitro
gen, and rates of application will
be correlated with yields at har
vest time.
W. E. Hughes, Buttercreek
rancher, is sold on the rotary sub
soiler as a means of conserving
soil and moisture. The rotary
subsoiler was used on the crop
land by Mr. Hughes last fall to
prevent soil erosion. Even in this
winter of low rainfall and mois
ture content in the soil, washing
occurred on a neighbors field
above the land which was rotary
subsoiled. There was no wash
ing whatever in the field sub
soiled. Ed says that the land
which was not subsoiled is hard
enough to rope a calf on while
that where the subsoiler was
used is so wet that it Is hard to
ride across with out the horse
sinking in several indies deep.
Others throughout the county
have found the same thing true
and the rotary subsoiler is gain
ing popularity each year. It is
used several ways, either on stub
ble or in seeded wheat. The sub
soiler lias also been used at the
Hughes ranch on irrigated
ground on Buttercreek. Eb says
where a field had taken four
days to irrigate before using the
subsoiler, that it was difficult to
get the water across the whole
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field in a week, penetration was
so good,
With increas'ed moisture In
March, farmers have been en
couraged on crop possibilities.
Itjrding to precipitation re
cords that are being kept at this
office as a part of the fertilizer
experimental plot data, moisture
varied from 1.30 inches at Hepp
ner to approxxiately a fourth of
an inch in North lone areas. At
the C. K. Peck farm in Clarks
Canyon, .73 was received; at the
E. M. Derrick farm in Eightmile,
.95; at the D. O. Nelson ranch in
North Lexington, .52.
With the moisture encourage
ment, several farmers who hesi
tated to seed grass and legumes
for pasture and hay on dry land
have gone ahead with seedings.
One of the largest was made at
the Oscar Feterson ranch at lone,
who seeded 92 acres of diverted
wheat land. The seeding was
made on last years stubble which
was spring toothed and harrowed
with an excellent seed bed. Mr.
Peterson applied 23 pounds of
nitrogen per acre, using 5Vz
pounds of Fairway Crested
wheat grass and Vfa pounds of
Noad alfalfa. The timeliness of
moisture helped this seeding, in
that the heavy snow with about
THIRTY YEARS AGO
From Files of the Gazette Times
April 9, 1925
A good crowd of ball fans saw
Arlington go down to defeat here
Sunday afternoon by a score of
2 to 1 in the first league game of
the season.
Walter Nolan of Lexington,
freshman in pharmacy, will rep
resent OAC in the Pacific North
west Wrestling association meet
to be held in Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Morgan of
lone were Saturday visitors in
Heppner.
Clarence Carmichael is sport
ing a brand new Ford Coupe,
purchased from Latourell Auto
Co. of Heppner, last week.
Friends and neighbors of Mrs,
R. W. Turner tendered her a plea
sant surprise at the Turner coun
try home in Sand Hollow on Tues
day, the occasion being the 61st
birthday of Mrs. Turner.
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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.
Friday-Saturday, April 8-9
THREE YOUNG TEXANS
1 TwiinioitW tvnuti'i'n with Mit7i f.rtvnor. Koefe Rrassolle and Jeffrey Hunter as the
Three Young Musketeers of the Plains, Plus
ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE
Every thrill of Daniel Defoe's immortal classic is brought to the screen in color.
Dan O'Herlihy received an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of this
most fabulous hero of all adventure history.
On this Easter may all your hearts be filled with Joy
in the Present and Hope for the Future.
Sunday-Monday, April 10-11
THREE RING CIRCUS
VistaVision in Technicolor. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis with Joanne Dm, ZsaZsa
Gabor, Wallace Ford, Gene Sheldon, Elsa Lanchester. A sideshow of sidesplitting
mirth under the Big Top.
Sunday shows at 2 p. m.. 4:20 and 6:40
Tuesday-Wednesday, April 12-13
THIS IS MY LOVE
Linda Darnell, Rick Jason. Dan Duryea, Faith Domergue, Connie Russell. Engros
sing adult drama, a bit heavy for the youngsters.
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lone; John Graves, Hardman;
Jim Valentine, Heppner.
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C. W. Harder
'freezer treat-
Students of American gov
ernment often debate whether or
not Congressional rules contra
dict democratic principles.
Legislation desired by major
ity of Congress can be bottled
up in committee and never have
nnnApttinlh, Mr:.: ...
reaching final
verdict on the
floor.
In Congres
sional last ses
sion Senate
resolution to
give standing
committee sta
tus to Senate
Small Business
Committee got
ment" even though 50 senators
had already expressed them
selves in favor in writing.
All through session, resolution
was kept from a vote by Senator
Jenner's rules committee.
Resolution has again been in
troduced by Sen. Edward Thye
(Rep. Minn.) co-sponsored by 53
Senators.
Explaining difference between
the present status of Senate
Small Business Committee and
status as a standing committee
Is involved due to technical rules.
But here is situation.
Several years ago nation's In
dependent businessmen took
stand their Interests had no effec
tive representation in Congress.
Concerted work of these busi
nessmen through National Feder
ation of Independent Business
resulted in Senate Small Busi
ness Committee.
This committee in performing
outstanding work, encroached
upon prerogatives which huge
corporate interests had regarded
as their private bailiwick.
Thus, when majority of mem-
g) Nitlontl redftttlon of Ittrtepfn1?-t TlnMnet
berg of Senate decided It was
time to give greater stature to
Senate Small Business Commit
tee, these Interests used pres
sure to keep resolution in com
mittee. Now resolution Is before this
session, backed by these 54 Sena
tors. Senators: Edward Thye, John
Sparkman, Gordon Allott, Frank
Barrett, J. Beall, George Bender,
Francis Case, Dennis Chavez,
Norris Cotton, Price Daniel,
James Duff, Henry Dworshak,
Sam Ervin, Walter George, Bar
ry Goldwater, Theodore Green,
Thomas Ilennings, Lister Hill,
Hubert Humphrey, Irving Ives,
Henry Jackson, Olin Johnston,
Estes Kefauver, John Kennedy,
Robert Kerr, Thomas Kuchel,
William Langer, Herbert Leh
man, Russell Long, Warren Mag
nuson, George Malone, Mike
Mansfield, Edward Martin,
Thomas Martin, John MoClellan,
Patrick McNamara, Karl Mundt,
John Pastore, Frederick Payne,
Leverett Saltonstall, Andrew
Schoeppel, W. Kerr Scott, Mar
garet Chase Smith, tiluart Sy
mington, Arthur Watkins, Her
man Welker, Alexander Wiley,
Milton Young, William Purtell,
James Murray, Earle Clements,
Paul Douglas, Wayne Morse and
George Smathers.
It is interesting to note neither
party leader is listed. Thus,
backing for resolution can be
considered a Senatorial "grass
roots" move. Thus action on
measure will not only be closely
watched by small businessmen
throughout nation, but also by
students of American govern
ment. Senate authorities claim sel
dom has any bill or resolution
ever had such an extensive back
ing of co-sponsors. Therefore,
rtitcome of this issue could be
taken as valid Indicator on how
much slmon pure democracy ex
ists in United States Senate.
At an executive committee
m eting of the Morrow County
Wheat Growers Association Mon
day niyht, plans were made for
the annual spring meeting. The
meeting scheduled to be held on
Friday evening, April 22nd, will
include a report from Bob Taylor
administrator Oregon Wheat
Commission, on Farm legislation
in the hopper at Washington, D.
C. The Oregon Wheat Growers
League have had representatives
in Washington D. C. since short
ly after the first of the year
working for farm legislation that
wheat farmers are concerned
with. Committee reports will ba
made by the chairmen of the six
standing committees. Oregon
Wheat League activities will be
reviewed by Kenneth Smouse,
lone, president of the Oregon
Wheat Growers League, while Al
Bunch, chairman of the Conser-i
vation Man of the Year program
will outline the plans for select
ing the outstanding Conservation
Man of the Year, 1955. Miss
Naida Whybark, home economist,
Oregon Wheat Growers League,
will discuss the program in home
economics carried by the league.
The meeting is scheduled for the
Lexington Grange hall at 7:30 p.
m. Along with an interesting
program for the evening, refresh
ments are planned.
J955 Barley support rates were
Continued on Page 5
M
AYOR
ARY
SAYS
This is your city your sewer
system, your police force, your
dog problems. We really are all
in this together. All we need is
a conference of the big ..four
Love, Hope, Charity and Faith.
13 of an inch of moisture came
after the fertilizer was applied
and a quarter of an inch of rain
after the grass and alfalfa had
been seeded. Many others have
made good seedings the last cou
ple of weeks. Donald Peterson,
Eightmile, seeded approximately
25 acres of Crested wheat and
Nomad earlier and is seeding
several waterways to Pubescent
Wheatgrass and Fairway Wheat
grass, and Hard Fescue.
Among those who will be seed
ing grasses and legumes in the
next few days are Harold Sherer,
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