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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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