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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, January 26, 1956
HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES
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The Heppntr aaette, established March 30, 188. The Heppner Tlraee, eetaWlehed
November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912.
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From Files of the Gazette Times
January 28, 1926
Charles Latourell was elected
president, Leonard Gilliam,-secretary
and Frank Shively, assist
ant field secretary, at a meeting
of the Heppner Rod and Gun Club
last night.
Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Port Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter
Subscription R7tes: Morrow and Grant Countle., $3.00 Year; Elsewhere $4.00 Year. Single Copy 10 cents.
Ramblings
We can't seem to get wound up to compose a
weighty editorial this week so decided to try a
little column-style travelogue instead.
Took a little jaunt into sunny California last
week but to our mind the California chamber of
commerce got that word "sunny" in there by
mistake. Saw more sunlight right here at home
last Tuesday morning than we did in a week in
California . . . plenty of water there though, and
if anybody gets to complaining too much about
our continuing rain here, a trip through the Sac
ramento valley would convince them that Oregon,
especially Morrow county, is a pretty good place
to come home to. There's enough water In the
rice-growing sections of the valley that they
shouldn't have to irrigate the fields at all this
year. Speaking of rain, we heard that one wea
ther station near Santa Cruz checked in over 24
inches of rain in 24 hours during the big Christ
mas week floods. A look at the town and sur
rounding country and its entirely believable, too.
Understand they're still looking for cars that
washed out to sea at Santa Cruz ... if that had
happened to mine, I don't think I'd bother looking.
We join whole-heartedly with numerous other
persons who have voiced their disapproval of the
new broken white lines that Oregon is using for
highway center-stripes. To our way of thinking
they don't begin to equal our old yellow ones for
..!,.Kiii(., Tho hrnkpti white lines aren't so bad
when they're brand new, but when they get .a
Hirtv thev might as well not be
there, especially during a heavy rain. It's going
to cost the state a lot more money 10 Keep uki
up too, even if they do only paint half as much
0 ho er.iifi ones . . . noticed numerous
places where the new broken white stripe had
been painted over the oiu sona yeiiow mie mc
...m ,oro nrartirallv invisible but the vel-
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iu, wa still in eood shape. We'll bet the state
will have to paint the white twice or three times
as often as they did the yellow and still won't
oo cut itf iptnrv a lob.
Speaking of water, a good dose of it wouldn't
do our streets any harm . . . ougnt to oe aooui ume
fur tho ri V in start its soring house celaning any
way. Did notice the crew trying to get rid of the
mud that has accumulated on Gale street during
the winter, but suppose that about the time they
get it picked up we'll get another downpour and
fill Ihinfrc iin apain.
TV did quite a job of covering the Los Angeles
train wreck Sunday night . . . wasn't a very pretty
return hut thp news isn't alwavs pleasant ... it
ua nr'nhahlv the first time in history that mil
lions of persons were eye-witnesses to such a
rescue operation . . . while on the subject of tele
vision watched seven channels while in San
Francisco area and in very few cases was the pic
ture any better than what we are getting right
here at home. They just have more of 'em, is all.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
The President's figures of 25 mil
lion acres and 350 million dollars
for the conservation reserve im
ply a national average payment
of not more than $14, per acre for
this purpose. Best bets are that
there will be considerable debate
over methods and amounts of
payments and other details be
fore the final vote comes in Con
gress.
E. C. Carlson, who was doing
business in the city yesterday,
reports that there has been an
abundance of moisture in the
Gooseberry section.
S. E. Notson, district attorney
and George McDuffee, sheriff,
were in attendance of the law
enforcement officers meeting
held in Portland the past week.
Ralph Moore, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Moore and Elmer
Bucknum, son of Mr. and Mrs.
E. L. Bucknum, departed Wed
nesday for Marshfield where they
have secured employment and
will remain for some months.
A number of neighbors and
friends enjoyed a pleasant dance
at the ranch home of Mr. and
Mrs. Alec Hunt on Saturday
evening. .
trarhptis. rommonlv called red I that they plan to attend the
nose, which is breaking out In State 4-H Leader's Conference in
feedlot cattle of the intermoun
A recent report from Kenneth
Fridley, President, Oregon Wheat
Growers League and R. B. Taylor
Administrator, Oregon Wheat
Commission, who were called
back to Washington, D. C. to meet
with the Secretary of Agricul
ture, along with other wheat
growers indicates that the pf forts
of our Wheat League might bear
fruit. At least the wheat men
have had the opportunity to pre
sent their case and from the
sounds of the report, some con
structive thinking and planning
was done at this three-day meet
ing. There no doubt will be
some follow-ups from this im
portant meeting when wheat
growers throughout the United
States get together on February 1,
2 and 3 for the annual conven
tion of the National Association
of Wheat Growers to be held at
Portland.
tain states and California; ana
nlasmosis. which takes a con
i
siderable toll 0f cattle each year.
Additional research is also need
ed for such diseases as leptospir
osis, shipping fever complex,
pink eye, white muscle disease
of sheep and cattle, pulmonary
emphysema and mucosal disease.
Most of these diseases have ap
peared in Oregon and some have
given considerable trouoie.
In Addition, new exotic diseas
ps which mav be imported into
the United States could be given
immediate experimental work
through such a regional labora
tory.
If the Salt Lake meeting in
dicates the need for a regional
disease control research labora
tory, the group may ask Dr. B.
T. Simms, of the regional agri
cultural animal disease and para
site research offices, to give some
idea of possible federal coopera
tion in this field. Dr. Simms will
be present at the meeting.
Several 4-H Club leaders from
Morrow county have indicated
Corvallis on January 25 to 27.
Burton Hutton, State 4-H Club
leader, predicts that this confer
ence will be one of the most im
portant ever held in Oregon as
far as really pinpointing needs of
volunteer leaders as seen by
them. Three hundred and fifty
leaders are expected to be in at
tendance. o
Lexington Notes ....
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Padberg
have returned to their home here
from a trip to the Willamette
Valley and way points.
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From The
County Agent's Office
By N. C AndMion
Rainfall records received in the
office from thirteen farmers
throughout the county show that
only two received less than two
Inches during the month of De
cember. These two in north
Morrow county were not much
below the two-inch mark. An
average of all, run almost two
and one-third inches precipita
tion. While it is hard to find
a Morrow county farmer who
would ever complain about get
ting too much rain, I think a few
have a hunch that it might be
well to save some of this rainfall
for late May and June. Looking
back over precipitation records
for the past three months, there
are few who have reported much
less than one inch, wilh an aver
age of over two Inches for No
vember. Wilh the soil saturated
such as it is now, soil erosion
will continue to occur on those
fields that do not have major
conservation practices applied.
Sunday's heavy rainfall, which
was reported as high as one and
three-fourths inches in the south
lone community caused some of
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the most serious soil erosion that
I have seen in the ten years as
agent here. This erosion brought
out quite forcibly the need for
applying major conservation
practices to farms and that it
takes a number of practices com
bined to be effective when con
ditions prevail as they have this
winter. With the soil saturated
and with several months to go
before the possibility of de
creased rainfall, soil erosion could
become a lot worse than even
what has occuted to date. For
some we have talked to that
have not witnessed water ero
sion, there should be no trouble
in finding it without going many
miles now.
The program lined up for the
annual meeting of tne lieppner
Soil Conservation District, which
will be held at the Lexington
Grange hall, Tuesday evening,
January 31 is an excellent one.
A panel on conservation, with
Fair Griffin of the Soil Conserva
tion Service as moderator, will
bring out the importance in con
servation as seeen from various
points. Members of the panel
are Jack Flug, representing Mor
row County Schools; Jack Bed
ford, Banker; Irvin Rauch, Mor
row County Farm Bureau; Oscar
Peterson, Morrow County Grange;
Donald Peterson representing the
Morrow County Wheat Growers
Association and Raymond French
representing the Morrow County
Livestock Growers Association.
Thought provoking questions
that these men will have with the
discussion from the audience,
should point to the necessity for
everyone being concerned .with
conservation of our natural re
sources. Dr. Emery Castle of the
department of agricultural eco
nomics at Oregon State College
will have for his discussion the
title "Economics of Soil Conser
vation.". With the serious water
erosion this winter, this program
should offer much in the way of
why something must be done. A
film "America for Me", which
shows some of the reasons we
all should be proud of our coun
try will be shown at 7:30. Seve
ral businesses have shown their
interest in conservation by offer
ing to provide coffee and snacks
after the meeting is completed.
Everyone is invited to attend.
A happy surprise was arranged
for Buster Gentry on Thursday
evening last when his father, J.
E. Gentrv. assisted bv his grand
mother, Mrs. Sarah White, enter
tained a number of Buster's
young school friends in honor of
his sixteenth birthday.
From time to time since har
vest last year, some farmers have
shown interest in growina'Saf-
flower this year. With the heavy
rainfall and prospects for a good
year, more interest has been
shown the past few days. We
have recently received at the of
fice contraits for safflower pro
duction for 1956. Dr. Carl Classen
of the Pacific Oil Seeds has asked
that those interested complete
contracts at the County Agent's
office this vear. Those farmers
who grew safflower last year and
wish to grow it again in 1956 will
also sign contracts here even
though a recent newsletter indi
cated that the contract would be
sent you from Wo6dland, Califor
nia. Contract price is $70.00
minimum, not to exceed $100.00
per ton. Seed will cost $10.00 per
hundred as last year. Approxi
mately twenty pounds per acre
is seeded. Seed will need to be
picked up at the Pendleton Grain
Growers unless a thousand acres
or more are contracted here. For
further details contact this office.
encourage some farmers to take
the summer off. Maybe a limit
will be placed on the portion of
the allotment that can be "bank
ed". All farmers could make de
posits in the savings account
(conservation reserve). Land not
copped or pastured, but protected
against erosion could be put into
this account. In return, they
would receive rental payments
equal to interest and taxes on the
land plus possible payment of
establishing and maintaining the
reserve. For the time being,
labor income would be sacrificed
in the interest of eventually
boosting prices and returns from
remaining crops and livestock.
More is being learned of the
proposed soil bank which the
President outlined in his report
to Congress on January 9. It
appears as though the soil bank
will have two departments. One
will be an acreage reserve, the
other a conservation reserve.
Wheat growers could make de
posits in tlie cheeking account
(acreage reserve if they har
vest less than their allotted acre
ages. In return, it is proposed
that they would get a certificate
equal in value to what they
might net from the allotted acres
left idle. To some folks, this
sounds almost good enough to
Morrow County cattlemen are
invited to attend the seventeenth
annual meeting of the Umatilla
Cattleman's Association which
will be held in Pendleton Janu
ary 26. An interesting program
is planned to be held in the Vert
Theater, beginning at 9:30 a. m.
continuing through the day, with
a social hour, chuck wagon feed
and dance,
This week State Veterinarians
and representatives of the leading
farm organizations met in Salt
Lake City to consider the neces
sity for a regional laboratory for
experimenal work on diseases
causing animal losses in the
western states. There are a num
ber of livestock diseases, particu
larly new ones which pose prob
lems which need research on a
regional basis. Some of the
newer diseases are vibriosis,
which has taken a staggering
toll in the sheep industry in some
western states; infectious rhino
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