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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, August 11, 1955
HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES
MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppnr Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Timte, Mtabliahed
November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912.
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Everybody Will Be Heard
The city council last week started moving on
the long-dormant plan to improve several west
side streets. The proposal lay quietly for nearly
a year, not because the council didn't want to do
something, but because it takes time to get all
the necessary facts and figures.
Since our story that the plan will be presented
shortly, several of the council members have re
ceived complaints from persons that the city Is
trying to shove something down their throats.
Actually such a statement is the farthest thing
from the truth for the Initiative for the improve
ment plan came from the people themselves. Over
a year ago petitions bearing the signatures of at
least 75 percent of the residents on the streets
suggested for paving were presented to the coun
cil. The council Is only taking steps to do what
it has been asked to do.
A public hearing will be held within a few
weeks and at that time everybody Interested will
have a chance to make their wishes known.'
The Show Must Go On-
Just about three years ago last week the
Morrow county fair board faced a problem quite
similar to what the same group in our neighbor
ing county to the north Is struggling with today.
Our problem was much smaller, however.
The loss of practically all of the Umatilla
county fair buildings by fire Monday really puts
the fair board in a tough spot for their show is
Just a week off. We lost just one building to
the flames and had a month's leeway before fair
time which wasn't any too much. A lot of do
nated materials and labor gave us a new building
by show time, but with five or more buildings and
only one week, Umatilla county can't hope to re
place the loss with anything except makeshift
tents or buildings.
But, Umatilla county says they're going to have
a fair and we'll bet they come up with a good
show despite all the difficulties. Some of the props
and facilities may be a little wierd and no doubt
unhandy but they'll serve until something better
can be built.
We wish them the best of luck in the tough
job that they face.
Apportionment Support
Eastern Oregon's favorite proposal that -the
state adopt the federal plan of apportionment (one
senator from each county) last week found some
support from a newspaper on the west side of the
mountains where the opposition is centered.
The Stayton Mail editorial, reprinted below,
takes a much saner view of the whole thing than
have some other papers in the valley.
AREA DOES HAVE WEIGHTI
In an editorial Arthur Bone, editor of the Ore
gon Farmer Union, is upset about what he terms
unequal representation should the state adopf the
federal plan for apportionment of one senator for
each county.
Personally, we can't get so worked up against
this proposal. Apparently, Editor Bone corrtplete
ly forgets that representation in our nation's high
est deliberative body, the United Etates senate, Is
based upon area. New York State, population 15
million, 2 senators; Oregon, IV2 million, 2 senators;
Nevada, 160,000, 2 senators.
From The
County Agent's Office
By N. G Andtnoa
A Mot of inquiries have been
made at this office regarding the
new wheat varieties that there
has been talked of releasing this
fall. The colleges of Washington,
Idaho, and Oregon have agreed
that they will release the Red
Chaff Elgin verlety that will re
place Elmar. The new verlety is
as yet unnamed. It Is a near
relative of Elmar and is slated
to take the place of Elmar as a
step forward in the fight against
smut. Two other varieties that
show promise enough so that
consideration is being given to
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their release are two Rex Rio
crosses, one a hard red and the
other a hard white. Milling and
protein tests will be run before
definite announcements are made
as to whether they can be ap
proved for release this fall. These
new wheat varieties, the same as
all breeder or- foundation seed
supplies, are now released by the
State Seed Allocation Committee.
Forms for making applications
for these new varieties are avail
able at this office. It appears
that there will be little seed to be
distributed and the grower select
ed to increase this seed will be
selected according to his potenti
alities to raise the most seed from
that distributed to him as well as
having facilities for keeping the
seed in pure condition.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
From Files of the Gazette Times
August 13, 1925
Mrs. Guy Boyer is anticipating
a visit in the near future from her
brother, Captain Everett May and
wife.
The family of L. E. Bisbee is
spending the month of August at
the coast, while Lou remains at
his post in Heppner to enjoy the
heat and smoke.
that are as good or better than
his neighbors. Some of the best
yielding crops in Morrow county
have been harvested on this farm
during the time that he has been
farming.
Also, congratulations to "1954
! Conservation Man of the Year"
winner, Paul Brown with his good
looking picture on the front page
of the last Oregon Farmer.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Case and
several members of the family re
turned home from Newport on
Tuesday evening.
A Threshed Grain Show will be
a feature of the 1925 Rodeo and
exhibits are now being prepared.
The show is in charge of County
Agent Morse, who will be as
sisted by a committee of farm
ers and business men.
Mrs. Claud Cox and children re
turned home Tuesday evening
from Newport where they spent
ten days-at the beach.
some of this new barley on your
farm, you can make comparisons
with others that you have been
growing to see whether it has
better characteristics and yields
than present varieties being
grown.
E. R. Jackman on his present
trip to Alberta and Saskatchewan,
Canada, reports on some interest
ing work done there on dry land
farming. A comparison of imple
ments for making summer fallow
showed that various implements
used three times came up with
the following results: Blade culti
vators conserved 70 of original
cover, heavy duty cultivators con
served 62 of original cover, duck
foot cultivators 57 of original
cover, one-way disks conserved
12 of original cover, and a disk,
then blade, then rod- 60 of the
original cover.
grain Is a deadly fly killer. It
requires no mixing and no expen
sive equipment for application. It
is available at most insecticide
dealers i n handy one-pound
shaker containers or large cans.
After some discussion for seve
ral years, USDA officials announ
ced this week that they will meet
with farm and trade groups on
September 28 to 30 to review pre
sent official wheat standards and
improve them, if possible. Sug
gestions so far, deal mostly with
foreign matter tolerances, milling
and baking qualities, and sanita
tion. No changes have been
made since 1934. This meeting is
intended as a first step in bring
ing out new ideas.
An interesting report comes
from E. R. Jackman, range and
pasture specialist from Oregon
State College, who has just re
turned from a trip to Canada. The
trip was made to investigate the
performance and history of Ram
bler alfalfa a re-volutionary
new variety with a growing habit
somewhat like that of, Canada
thistle. While there, Mr. Jack
man had the opportunity to see
other forage and range work in
the prairie provinces of Canada,
Saskatchewan and Alberta.
The new Rambler alfalfa vari
ety was the result of crosses with
Siberian types and Ladak. Some
offspring developed lateral roots
that could send up shoots that de
veloped new crowns and root sys
tems of their own. These new
crowns then sent out additional
shoots that produced other new
plants. While it was not expect
ed to get this kind of a plant from
the cross with neither parent
having this kind of root system,
the resulting cross was interest
ing and promising. It was fur
ther developed thinking that
such a root system would make
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linden, a new variety of barley
grown in Oregon the past two
years, looks promising as a new
spring variety for our farmers
The variety has done well at ex
perimental stations who report
that the variety has adapted to
dry and irrigated production
alike.. It appears to have a good
strength of straw while attaining
a fairly good height. The first
seed made available from seed
increase grown at the Pendleton
Experiment Station in 1954, was
seeded bv Frank Anderson in the
Eightmile area. While Mr. An
derson reports that the field he
grew this year does not look out
standing it appears to be com
parable, to Flynn 37 which has
become very popular with our
spring barley growers throughout
the entire county. For those of
you who might like to try this
new variety, I would suggest that
vou contact Frank soon and make
arrangements for seed that you
w ill wish for spring planting. He
is keeping the seed clean and
storing it where there will be no
danger of mixtures. By seeding
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Box office open until 9 p.m. Telephone 6-9278.
Thursday-Friday-Saturday, August 11-1213
CHIEF CRAZY HORSE
Suzan Ball, Victor Mature, John Lund. The groat saga of the fighting leader of the
Sioux and the stoiy behind Custer's Last Stand! Cinemascope and Technicolor.
Plus
HELL'S ISLAND
John Payne, Mary Murphy, Francis L, Sullivan. Adventure, romance, suspense, in
trigue! VistaVlsion ami Technicolor.
Sunday-Monday, August 14-15
STRANGE LADY IN TOWN
Greer Garson, Dana Andrews, Cameron Mitchell. Lois Smith. Walter Hampden,
Gonzales Gonzales and the voice of Frankie Laine singing "Strange Lady in Town,"
Western drama of the highest order with all necessary elements for great quantities
of entertainment. ClnemaScope and Warner Color accent the arrestingly beautiful
scenic backgrounds, frontier atmosphere and authentic period sets.
Sunday shows at 4, 6:20 and 8:40
Tuesday-Wednesday, August 1617
JUPITER'S DARLING
Esther Williams. Howard Keel. Marge and Cower Champion, George Sanders, Rich
ard Haydn, William Demurest ... a cast of hundreds including elephants! A re
freshing mirth-and melody movie. In ClnemaScope and glorious Color!
Congratulations to Donald Pet
erson, who was announced this
past week as "1955 Conservation
Man of the Year" winner. Donald
has been doing a good conscienti
ous job of farming ever since he
had taken over after returning
from the armed services and Ore
gon State College. He has proven
that it pays to be patient in the
sometimes slow process of mak
ing a stubble mulch summer fal
low in this area of heavy stubble,
prove successful. Utilizing the
straw, contour seedings with deep
furrow drills have all contributed
'to his success in keeping the soil
where it belongs. Soil erosion was
prevented and all land put to its
best use while maintaining yields
An interesting program and
tour at the Umatilla branch ex
periment station last week at
Hermiston, showed that progress
is being made every day in de
veloping new. and better methods
of insect and weed control as well
as increased yields by the use of
fertilizer and development of new
varieties in fruits, vegetables, and
row crops. As an example, an
nual and perenial grasses and
broad le'aved weeds that not too
many years ago threatened or
made the production of aspara
gus unprofitable, are now easily
controlled with selective weed
killers: Dalapon and CMU Weed
willers have cleaned up the as
paragus beds without any re
duction in yield in them. In
creased uses of fertilizers have
continuously boosted corn yields
until corn is one of the important
crops in our irrigated sections in
that area now. New melon varie
ties, being compared at the sta
tion, show that there are promises
of varieties that are both resistent
to virus and at the same time
yield higher than many of the
long-time growing varieties. A
visit to this station will be profi
table to all North Morrow County
farmers.
For you who have tried all
kinds of fly killers and have had
poor luck, there is hope for you in
a powerful new fly killer recently
made available. The new fly
killer, "Dipterex-199," is said to
kill both resistant and nonresist
ant flies within seconds and pro
vide up to 98 killed within a
few hours after a single appli
cation. Dipterex-199 is approved
by U. S. D. A. for use in milking
powders, dairy barns, stables,
poultry houses, hog pen, and
commercial establishments. It
has no odor and will not emit
fumes. It is a free flowing granu
lar bate in which every single
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