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Conservation Week' Points Up Value of State's Resources
Observance in
County Marked by
Talks, Displays
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Heppner Gazette Times, TKurscJay Moy 5, 1955
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Morrow county joins this week,
May 1 to 7, in observing Conser
vation Week which has been pro
claimed by Governor Paul Patter
son. Under the direction of Newt
O'Harra, who was appointed by
Governor Patterson to serve as
county chairman, a committee
has done much to bring conser
vation before the public.
The idea behind the observ
ance of the special week is to
start an educational program
which will show the people of
Oregon how vast their, interest is
in the natural wealth of the
state. O'Harra's committee has
done an excellent job of this in
Morrow county by providing
speakers and appropriate films
for use at club meetings and
schools.
One of the most interesting
activities of the observance here
is the display of all forms of
conservation work and its effects
which has been placed in the
lobby of the First National Bank
in Heppner. It depicts graphi
cally the value of soil-saving
practices, best use of water, to
conserve the meager supply, the
wise cutting of timber by lumber
mills and proper forest manage
ment as practiced by the Forest
Service. Wildlife too, are shown
as is the effect on small pine
trees of the activities of porcu
pines, who do nothing to conserve
our timber and are the object of
annual contests aimed at their
eventual extinction. The dis
play has been viewed by many
hundreds of persons during the
past week and has brought forth
numerous congratulatory com-
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REPLANTING OF FOREST AREAS where fires have destroyed the
timber crop is a part of the Conservation Week program now being
promoted. Shown here is o crew of workers in the Heppner For
est District setting out small pine trees in a burn in the Blue
Mountains near here (Forest Service Photo)
ments.
In the dry area of this section
of Oregon, primary concern is the
conservation of soil and water
and the Heppner Soil Conserva
tion district has been among the
leaders in the state in promoting
good soil use prctices. The
Heppner district is the sixth old
est district in the state, having
been formed on October 4, 1941.
It is also the seventh largest in
Oregon, embracing 1,330,660 acres
which includes a major portion
of the farm and range land of
Morrow county. There is also
another district in the county,
the Boardman district which to
tals 68,700 acres and was formed
in August 1947.
All forms of soil conservation
are promoted by the districts, in
cluding: strip-cropping, water
way seeding, proper soil use,
range conservation, new tilling
methods etc., to name only a few,
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WATER STORAGE PONDS which will provide water for wildlife
and range animals is another function of the Forest Service.
Shown in this Forest Service photo is one of the numerous, earth
fill dams which have been built within the Heppner district to im
pound water for use during the dry summer months. Conserva
tion of water is important in this section of the state.
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Mother-Daughter
lea at lone Draws
Over 90 Persons
By Echo Palmateer
Around 90 attended the mother
daughter tea given in the par
lors of the Community church on
Saturday afternoon by the Mara
natha club.
The following program was
given which was conducted by
Mrs. Earl McKinney: a reading,
Mother, by Arieta McCabe; read
ing, In Mother's Garden by Mrs.
Earl McCabe; a vocal trio, When
I Grow to Old to Dream, by Caro
lyn Crabtree, Grace McCabe and
Judy Howton, accompanied by
Mrs. Leo Crabtree; a clarinet duet
by Ann Belle Coleman and Mar-
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HEAVY SOIL LOSS due to rains of near-cloudburst proportions is
illustrated in this Heppner Soil Conservation district photo. On
steep hilsides many thousands of tons of soil can be lost in a single
storm when the land lies unprotected. This picture wag taken fol
lowing a summer storm two years ago.
and ths results of the districts'
efforts can be seen on every hand.
Wildlife preservation, forest
fire prevention and the following
points have been given special
attention during the week:
1. Decrease the number of
man-caused forest fires. Increas
ed watchfulness by the people
has lessened the number of fires,
but Oregon still averages three
fires for every day of the year.
Keep Oregon Green.
2. Support programs to keep
our water clean.
3. Follow only approved tim
ber harvesting and reforestation
practices.
4. Increase game and bird
habitats.
5. Practice approved agricul
tural and soil conservation meth
ods.
6. Focus attention on increas
ing fish and other wildlife popU'
lations.
7. Expand education covering
Oregon's minerals and mineral in
dustries.
8. Become familiar with the
water resources of the state.
9. Practice good range man
agement.
dine Baker accompanied by Mrs.
E. M. Baker; a piano solo by
Marilyn Morgan; a reading, A
Little Girl of Long Ago by Sue
Townsend; a piano duet by Linda
Heimbigner and Karen Lundell
and a reading, Before Grand
mother got Her Automatic Wash
er, by Mrs. Lewis Halvorsen.
The 4th generation group pre
sent were Mrs. D. W. Akers, Mrs.
James Lindsay, Mrs. Earl McCabe
and Arieta McCabe. Mrs. Akers
received a corsage for being the
oldest mother present and Mrs.
Robert Reitmann for being the
youngest mother present.
Refreshments were served from
a table decorated with candles
and pink carnations. Those
pouring were Mrs. Walter Roberts,
Mrs. Adon Hamlett, Mrs. E. M.
Baker, Mrs. David Rietmann.
Mardine Baker and Marilyn Mor
gan had charge of the punch
bowl, Mrs. Garce Ware and Mrs.
Alfred Shirley had charge of the
guest book.
Girls assisting about the rooms
were Judy and Geraldine Mor
gan, Sharon Crabtree, Karen Lun
dell, Linda Heimbigner, Jean
Martin, Dianna Pettyjohn and
Marilyn Morgan.
Ray Heimbigner, P-TA presi
dent for next year, chose the fol
lowing heads of committees;
program, Mrs. Gordon White; fi
nance, Berl Akers; music, Mrs.
Bryce Keene; legislation, Fred
rick Martin; publication and
magazines, Mrs. Merle Baker;
publicity, Mrs. Echo Palmateer;
historian, Mrs. Omar Rietmann;
refreshment, Mrs. E. M. Baker;
hospitality, Mrs. Milton Morgan
and Mrs. Raymond Lundell, as
co-chairman; membership, Mrs.
Alfred Nelson; lunch room, Mrs.
C. E. Brenner. A meeting will be
held Wednesday afternoon May
4 of the chairmen to select their
committee members.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Snider are
the parents of a son born April
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SOD WATEKWAYS help to prevent soil loss during heavy rains an
the heavy grass tends to bind the soil and keep it from washing.
Such practices are promoted by the Heppner Soil Conservation dis
trict. (SC Photo)
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STRIPCROFPING is one of the practices recommended for certain
farm lands where steep hillsides are subject to heavy soil loss
during heavy rains or winds. The alternate rows of wheat or stub
ble slow up the runoff of water causing it to drop Its heavy load
of topsoil before it reaches the bottom of a canyon or a creek chan
nel. It is one of the many forms of soil conservation practiced
here. (SC Photo)
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