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Page 6 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, July 21, 1955 Cattle Prices in Seasonal Decline HERMISTON Skip and Buck Ruh of Lexington topped the market at the Hermiston livestock auction Friday with eight year ling weathers weighing 1065 lbs., selling for 18.30 cwt., Delbert An son, manager of the sale( re ports. Two Boardman consigners also topped the market. Maxine Sicard received $17.20 cwt. for six fat lambs weighing 670 lbs., and Pete Solarl received $10.30 cwt., for an 1185 lb. Guernsey cow. A seasonal decline in prices on some types of cattle, in sympathy with other markets, was felt Fri day, However, demand was broad on the part of Oregon and Washington packers and feeders, with no farmer buyers taking part due to harvest activities. A good run of cattle was con signed, 510 head compared with 527 the previous Friday, 90 hogs compared with 135 and 33 sheep compared with the sheep sale total the previous Friday of 269. Another sheep sale will be held this Friday, July 22, with dry ewes, feeder and fat lambs in demand and- Oregon and Wash ington buyers planning to par ticipate, Quality was generally medi ocre and all cattle were con signed in small lots, largely culls from farm herds, but all cattle found buyers. Demand was strong at the reduced prices, with buyers willing to take more cat tle than were consigned. Price Increases included stocker steers up 35c at $18.20 cwt.. ft grass heifers up 70c at $17.60 cwt.; dairy cows up $2.50 at $140 hd.; dairy heifers up 20c at $14.60 cwt.; utility cows up 5c at $12. !)0 cwt.; eanner-cutter up 55c at $10.25 cwt.; feeder pigs up 95c at $19.30 cwt.; and boars up 25c at $8 cwt. Calves: Baby calves 8.50-22.50 hd.; Weaner calves, steer calves 18.60-20.10 cwt.; heifer calves 16.30-17.90 cwt.; veal 19.10-20.7. cwt. Steers: Stocker steers 16.75-18.-20 cwt.; feeder steers 18.50-19.70 cwt.;no fat slaughter steers; fat heifers, grass only, 15.7517.60 cwt. Cows: Dairy cows 92.50 140.44 hd.; dairy heifers 11.10-14.60 cwt.; n stock cows. .Slaughter Cows: Commerc 14.10-15.20 cwt.; utility 11.3512, 90; eanner-cutter 8.50-10.25. Few Holsteins to 10.85; shells 4.50-7.20 cwt. Bulls: 12.75 lb.90 cwt. Hogs: Weaner pigs 8.50-11.00 hd.; feeder pigs 17.1019.30 cwt.; fat hogs 20.10-21.40 cwt.; sows 12. CO 15.00; boars 4.50-8.00. Sheep: Feeder lambs 14.10-15.-50 cwt.; fat lambs 16.20-17.20; ewes 2.25-4.10 cwt.; no bucks. K m VAT Hearing Called on Office Closure A public hearing concerning the changing of the business hours of all county offices has been set by the county court for 1 10 a. m. on Thursday, August 4, a legal notice appearing else where in today's paper reveals. The proposal which will be offered at the hearing will be to eliminate the presint Saturday morning hours which all county officer now remain open for busi ness. The change, it agreea xo ai the hearing, is made possible by a new law passed during the re cent legislature. The county court, iri making the proposal, said that so little business is transacted at any of the county offices on Saturday morning that it was felt the clos ure would not cause any incon venience to residents. Daily office hours would be from 8:30 to 5:00. NIKE installations help defend key West Coast areas against enemy aircraft. Vital precision parts in control and umiiiff mechanisms of NIKE are manufactured by American watch makers, the same technicians who produce movements for wristwaUhes such as the self-winding model shown in inset. FARM PRICES AND INCOME CONTINUE DOWNWARD TREND, ECONOMISTS SAY VETERINARIAN TO ATTEND STATE MEET Dr. J. W. Norene, local veteri narian, announced that his office will be closed July 25 through 27 while he is in Portland to attend a state veterinary association meeting. o USE GAZETTE TIMES CLASSIFIED ADS The current business boom is failing to reverse the farm price and income downtrend, say agricultural economists at Ore gon State college in their latest Agricultural Situation and Out look circular. Consumers will probably con tinue spending heavily for food and fiber in the second half of 1955, the economists point out. But this doesn't seem likely to offset the price depressing effects of lower supports for grains and larger supplies of meat and some other Oregon farm products, Farm prices are expected to be lower than last summer and fall for grains, dairy products, meat animals-and wool, potatoes, most fruits and vegetables, and some seeds. prices are likely to be the same Jnr higher most of the time for eggs, turkey, hay cover crop and turf seeds, peppermint oil, straw berries, peaches and prunes. During the first half of the year, Oregon farm prices aver aged 2 percent below last year. Nationally, they were down 5 percent for the same period. The state's income from sale of farm products during the first four months of 1955 was about the same as last year. Farm costs, meanwhile, showed little change. Lower prices and fairly steady costs put the buying power of farm products at further disad vantage. The parity ratio the relationship between prices re ceived and prices paid by farm ersstood at 87 at mid-May. That is three points lower than a year earlier and 13 points below the level set by congress as a fair exchange rate for farm produce. Little change is in sight for the Assembly of God To Hear Evangelist Rev. Harry DeVries, evangelist, will speak at the Assembly of God church, Thursday evening, (Today) at 7:30, Rev. Willis Geyer hue a nii i nnorl Dm noVriacs hac traveled in Central and South weeuena visitors ai ine .ioi, e i nis uncie, tan i,uiiiii3, ju"".. Group Formed to Survey Golf Sites About a dozen persons interest ed in golf attended a meeting on Monday night to discuss plans for a possible golf course in this aiea. Rev. Francis McCormack was named chairman of the group and he will name four or five other persons as committee to survey the area for possible sites for a course. Another meeting is schedul3d for Tuesday evening, August 2 at the Elks lodge and anyone inter ested in forming a club is asked to attend. o Local News In Brief Mr. and Mrs. Philip Blakney, and children left Friday for a week's vacation in Vernon, Brit ish Columbia. Frank Merwin, a pharmacist from Walla Walla, is taking Blakney's place while he Is away. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. R- D. Thurber over the weekend were Mrs. Thurber's mother and her sister and brother-in-law of Long view, Washington. Mr. and Mrs Harold Williamson I and son of Martinez, Calif., were i OK WISE GUY, WHT'3 VOUO NEXT IO Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sater of North Bend, Washington were guests at the Whitmer Wrights from Thurs day of last week until Monday. The Saters and Wrights were neighbors in North Bend for near ly twenty years. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Keeling also former residents of North Bend were Sunday evening sup per guests at the Wright home. Grant Key and family of Wes. ton were dinner guests last Sun day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rosewall. Mr. Key is a brother of Mrs. Rosewall. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Neal of Coos Bay arrived Wednesday for a visit with their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pen land. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Camp and Mrs. Kitty Camp of Portland were here last week to visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Scriv ner. The three women are sisters. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ferrell and daughters, Judy and Nancy were weekend guests of Mrs. Ferrell's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hattenhauer in Pendle ton. Sunday they attended the Elks picnic at Emigrant Springs. Mrs. Minnie Evans of Ro lands, California, a former resi dent of Heppner, is visiting with her nephew and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Evans for several days. America, and has witnessed some great revivals, which it is ex pected he will relate. The public is invited to hear him. x & THESE PRICES ARE HOT! ARMOUR'S SLICED FRESH STOCK tubs. OLEO O LBS. Tarkay, Nucoa, All Sweet 2 LBS- 57c PEACHES a CANS $ AC Early Garden, 303s CHOICE GRADE BEEF Cut and Wrapped LB. 45c Heppner Market LOYD BURKENBINE remainder of the year, the eco nomists continue, Livestock pro duction may average about the same, with larger supplies of some items offset by smaller sup plies of others. Crop outturn may be above last year and second only to 1918. But if weather is average, total crop production is not likely to be much different than last year. It all adds up to a strong pos sibility of less money going into farmers' pockets this year, the economists conclude. Copies of the Agricultural Situation and Outlook circular are available from county extension offices and OSC. o Missouri Man Held On Knife Charge Harold Joe Ledford, 20 who gives his home address at Neis hio, Mo., is being held in the county jail on suspicion of the threatening with a dangerous weapon after an altercation Tues day night at lone. According to police reports, Led ford allegedly threatened Lind say Kincaid, of lone with a knife and inflicted a slight wound on him. lie was arrested by state pa trolman Bill Labhart later in the evening near Heppner on a traffic count and suspicion of the more serious charge after the officer had been advised of the lone occurance. HOSPITAL NEWS New Arrivals To Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bates, Condon, a 7 lb. 11 oz. boy born July 15, named Dale Douglas. Medical Robert Trotter, Hepp ner, dismissed; Harold Amnions, North Carolina, dismissed; Carl Schulz, lone; Cecil Stefani, lone; Kathy Welch, Kinzua, dismissed; Clifford Neal, Condon; Hallie Spivey, Kinzua; Margaret John, Spray; Johnnie Lee? Ward, Spray. Minor Surgery Bernice Me Kennon, Kinzua. Major Surgery David Graves, Pilot Hock; John Cason, Heppner; Billy Joe IMctmann, lone. Out -Pat Unit Frank Robinson, Spray. o Christian Bible School Opens Aug 1 The Christian church vacation Bible school will begin August 1 it was announced this week. ! There will be classes for children who will start to school this fall through those who will be in the seAonth grade. Older chidivn will be used for assistants and helpers. FARM BUREAU TO MEET TUESDAY The Monow county Farm Bu reau w ill meet Tuesday evening July 26 at the Newt O'Harra home. There will be a wetner roast and a short business meeting. Announcement- . Beginning August 1 DR. H. S. HUBER'S Office Will Be Open Mon., Wed FrL Closed Tuesday and Thursday except in case of emergency. Social Security Man Due Here July 27 A representative of the La Grande Social Security Adminis tration will be in the Heppner city hall from 9:00 a. m. to 12 noon on Wednesday, July 27, to interview individuals who have questions pertaining to social se curity and to assist those who wish to file application for benefits. They left this week for Missoula, Montana to visit his father. He has a sister, Mrs. Thelma Volger, Decatur, Mich., who is now at tending college in Portland who is also a visitor at the Lutkins home. Mrs. Richard Calvin, daughter Carolyn Sue and Mrs. Calvin's mother, Mrs. Guy Moore are visit ing her uncle, Vayne Gibson in Santa Ana, California and will also spend some time in Mexico. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Collins left the first of the week for a two weeks vacation. They are going first to Lehman Springs then to the Willamette valley to visit relatives. Be With the Majority PAY IN "FULL" BY THE 10rH WATCH FOR "ACCOUNTS FOR SALE" Pioneer Service Co. Oregon - Idaho - Utah - Nevada Division Offices Eugene, Ore. No Commissions Debtors Pay Direct 30 'A'OW-Biggest Trade-in Deals ' . ' 4M 'L. ' 1 , ? Li: ever on the Biggest Soiling " " -i , "" , Ik Buicks in History I ftmmJ mmmi S Come none see " r Hl?f f!j,"i' in hi i will VA J biff G&in sit this protty for only We '11 mince no words. 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