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LI 8 R A R y U OF o EUGENE, ORE Copies 10 Cents Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, March 1, 1956 72nd Year, Number 51 Effects of Winter Runoff on Fields Viewed on Tour Mo'e than 50 local farmers, FFA students and interested local business men took part in the Heppner Soil Conservation dis trict's annual conservation tour last Monday. The approximately 40 mile tour was planned to show th effects of the unusually wet winter on farmlands. The tour, an annual affair, is normally taken in April or May but was set up this year to give farmers an opportunity to view the 'effects of heavy runoff of water and snow on both seeded and summer fallow fields. In nearly every Instance some indi cation of soil loss can be seen, but the group viewed both lands on which recommended conser vation practices have been used and where they have not. On some fields where such practices as strip-cropping and other soil saving measures have not been practiced the tour members found very heavy erosion and soil loss. In numerous instances deep fur rows have been cut in bare fields and roads have been covered with soil washed from fields. By comparison the group found that in areas where strip-cropping and other conservation mea sures were in effect runoff and soil loss was practically n'eglibi ble. It was pointed out to tour members that the past winter has been one of the wettest in many years and that soils throughout the area are saturated. The tour is sponsored jointly by the Heppner Soil Conservation district and the Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce. The chamber was host at a free luncheon for all ranchers at the Methodist church Monday noon prior to the start of the tour. The trip was made in a school ' bus provided by school district No. 1 and in many private cars. o Red Cross Drive Opens Today A kickoff breakfast for the Mo: row county Red Cross drive in March was held this Thursday morning at O'Donnell's Cafe with volunteer community chair man and chapter directors at tending. Dick Brunner, county drive chairman, was in charge. The fund quota is $2,818. Community chirman are Mrs. Raymond Lundell, West lone; Mrs. Art Allyn, Boardman; James Hendeison, Irrigon; Mrs. Orville Cutsforth and Mrs. Robert Kil kenny, North Lexington; Mrs. John Graves, Mrs. Edgar Albert, Hardman; Mrs. Eldon Padberg, Lexington; Mrs. James Lindsay, Morgan; Mrs. Don Heliker, lone; Mrs. Earl McCabe, lone bus route. Mrs. Ralph Beamer, Balmfork; Mrs. E. R. Schaffer, Mrs. Herb Hynd, Cecil; Mrs. Sam Turner, Sand Hollow; Mrs. Harold Wright, Ruggs; Mrs. William Barratt, Hinton Creek; Mrs. Eugene Ward- well, Hinton Creek; Mrs. Eugene Wardwell, Blackhorse; Mrs Claude Graham, Heppner-Lex-ington highway; Mrs. Frieda Slo- cum, Upper Rhea Creek; Mrs. Gerald Swaggart, Lena; Mrs Ben Anderson, Eightmile; Mrs. Marcel Jones, Dry Gulch; Mrs. Garry Tullis, Lower Rhea Creek; Mrs. Tom Wilson, Upper Willow Creek and Mrs. Buster Padberg, Clarks Canyon. In Heppner Mrs. Jack Bedford is residential chairman; Jack An gel, business district; Miss Shir ley Kononen, Heppner schools and Bruce Lindsay, courthouse. Volunteer solicitors in Heppner will be Jack Edmondson, Mr. and Mrs. James Driscoll, Miss Ona Gilliam, Mesdames Lowell Grib ble, Harry O'Donnell Jr., L. L. Robbins, Marvin Smith, Victor Kreimeyer, Jack Loyd, Harold Johnston, Lucy Peterson, Kenneth Keeling, Richard Brunner, James Monahan, R. B. Rice, J. J. Nys, L. D. Neill. Working in the business dis trict will be Dick Calvin, John Hartman, Jack Van Winkle, Bill Collins, Del Jordan, Howard Bry ant, Phil Blakney, Allen Case. o VISITORS FROM SCOTLAND Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilkinson have as their guest his sister, Mrs. Ellinn Morttimer-Rose of Troon, Scotland, who arrivedJiere last week for an indefinite visit, o Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hamlin returned Saturday from Gresham where they went to attend the funeral of Henry Gerdes, who was a butcher in Heppner in 1896. ,v s; '" CONSERVATION TOUR members winter runoff on a field of fall of the many seen on the tour furrows and caused extremely heavy soil loss. (Story adjoining) Other pictures in this group, and elsewhere in today's paper, were taken last week but the cuts did not arrive in time to be used in last week's paper. The washing and damage shown is similar to that seen on the tour except that the pictures were taken while the runoff was at its height MUD COVERED HIGHWAY just .i.mii.i m. mm rwv'piim'im.iM- s r' f y i-" !. , V ' " Wil ' ' i " ' ' - " , J - -' - - 5 iT !" -s. .- .,1 . ! , .' - 'JL .... ev t' road. Topsoil washed from fields has completely filled ditches and overflowed several inches deep on the highway. This is one of the pictures taken a week ago during the very heavy runoff and similar scenes could be found on nearly cny road in county, BALM FORK ROAD, shown covered with mud from adjacent fields for a stretch of over 100 yards was just one of the many instances of heavy runoff and soil loss that could be found throughout the county as a result of the snow melt and rains early this week. The mud in this photo was as much as 8 inches deep on the road and ditthes were full. Patients Overflow Hospital Capacity The value of and the need for the new addition to Pioneer Me morial hospital which was com pleted last year, was well demon strated this week when the insti tution operated for a few days at over 100 percent capacity. Administrator Jack Angel re ports that early this week the hospital had 29 patients in the general hospital section which has a normal bed capacity of 28, and 16 in the nursing home sec tion which is maximum capacity there. The overflow was cared for in a special bed in the pe- doatric ward. Before the new' wing was com pleted, it was not uncommon to find as many as six paients in beds along the halls, but this Is the first time the hospital has been over-full since the addition has been in use. AUTO DAMAGED A car driven by John Piper, of Heppner left the road and over turned a short distance west of Heppner Friday afternoon caus ing $700 damage to the car but causing no injuries. According to the accident report the car left the road when the brakes were applied as it came up be hind a slow-moving car on a turn east of the Heppner Pine Mills. o GRANGE MEETING CALLED Rhea Creek Grange will meet Sunday, March 11 starting with a potluck dinner at 1 p. m. Miss Donna Lingle, Oregon IFYE dele gate will speak about her experi ence in Greece. are viewing the effects of heavy - seeded wheat. This was Just one where the water has gouged deep (GT Photos) south of Heppner on the Condon New Transformer Installed by PP&L Pacific Power & Light com pany has installed a large 5,000 kva transformer at its Jordan substation which will increase the power capacity for the Hepp-ner-Jordan-Ione area, it was re ported here by J. R. Huffman, local manager. The big transformer was hauled to Jordan from Central Washing ton on a special underslung flat bed truck, and was installed for service last week. It re places a 2,000-kva power unit, which is being kept in the area marked especially by a steady rise in the use of electricity in the past several years, are reflected in the increase in substation ca pacity. He pointed out that the Jordan substation is a major supply point for Pacific's system in the Heppner-Jordan-Ione area. Under an interchange agreement, the company delivers power into this section from its substation at Hermiston to Jordan by way of the Columbia Basin REA trans mission line. o Democrats Line Up Precinct Candidates Over 30 county Democrats at tended an organizational meet ing Monday evening at the Newt O'Harra home in Lexington. A general discussion of political probems was held and it was announced that candidates have been obtained for precinct com mitteemen and committeewomen for all county precincts Grain Growers Buys Paierson Ferry Dock and Elevator The Morrow Ccunty Grain Growers Monday exorcised its option for th3 purchase of ele vators and doi'k facilities located at Patcrson Ferry in north Mor row county. The plant was pur chased for $150,000 from the Con tinental Grain Company, builder of the facility which has been operated under lease for the past two years by the Grain Growers. Grain Growers manager Al Lamb said Tuesday that the ele vator and dock facilities have a storage capacity of 175,000 bush els. The purchase did not in clude the flat storage elevator adjacent to the dock which is owned by VV. E. Melena of lone and is operated by the MCGG under lease. It has an addition al storage capacity of 575,000 bushels giving the co-op total storage of 700,000 bushels on the river. The shipping and storage plant was built in 1954 and the Grain Growers took over its operation in August of that year. The large Melena elevator was built last summr. Duiing 1955 a total of 1,200,000 bushels of grain were Jlandled through the plant and it is expected that over one and one half million bushels will be ship ped this year including a con siderable amount of Umatilla county wheat. It is classified as one of the largest dock facilities on this section of the Columbia river. With the completion of this purchase the Moirow County Grain Growers now owns seven elevators in the county and oper ates two others under lease agree ment giving the co-op a total erain storage capacity of over 3,000,000 bushels in all plants. The two operations now leased are the Melena warehouse at Pat erson Ferry and Archer-Daniels elevators' at lone. Will Not Be Flooded Lamb said, in making the an nouncement of the purchase, that the Patcrson ferry elevator is lo caed on high enough ground that it will not b? flooded out when the John Day dam is built and in operation. Lamb also said that shipping from MCGG elevators has been going on at a rapid pace during the coming season. Most of the barley has been shipped to Eur ope and the wheat to the far east, Lamb said. Livestock Sales Up in Volume HERMISTON After three slow badweathor weeks, the Hermis ton livestock auction bounced back with the sun Friday and moved swiftly, sale manager Del- bert Anson said today Volume, off (luring the bad weather, peaked at 272 cattle, 284 hogs and 113 sheep. Anson said the hog market was much stronger. Veal and dairy cows were higher and fat and heavy feeder steers were showing stren gth at the sale. Next Friday, a special sale on registered cattle will be held in connection with the market's reg ular action. Buyers are also call ing for grain fed steers, heifers and veal, Anson said, adding that the market is opening up on good stocker cows. Sherman Sayre ot walla walla Washington led other consignors in the volume department at the Friday sale. Sayre marketed 24 white face feeder steers weigh ing 24,360 pounds and earned a top price-of $lo.40 a hundred weight for them. The Market: CATTLE: Baby calves, 2.50 to 29,00 a head; steer calves, 17.30 to 18.30 cwt.; heifer calves, 13.80 to 14.60 cwt.; veal, 19.50 to 21.00 cwt. Stocker steers 13.70 to 14, 60 cwt.: feeder steers, 14.70 to 16.8o cwt.; fat slaughter steers, j 15.60 to 17.60 cwt.; fat heifers, 14.10 to 15.30 cwt. Dairy cows, 89.00 to 154.00 a head; stock cowsl 101.00 to 110.00 a head; commer cial cows, 12.40 to 13.10 cwt; utility cows, 10.10 to 11.50 cwt.; canner cutter cows, 6.50 to 9.50 cwt; shells, 5.00 to 6.00 cwt. Bulls, 11.50 to 14.00 cwt. HOGS: Weaner pigs, 2.25 to 4.75 a head; feeder pigs, 9.60 to 10.80 cwt.; fat hogs, 12.30 to 13.80 cwt.; sows, 8.20 to 11.5o cwt.; boars, 2.25 to 4.60 cwt. SHEEP: Feeder lambs, 13.50 to 14.80 cwt; ewes with lambs at side, 18.25 to 20.25 a head; no bucks. $?k ' I : V.: FIRST BOXES OF CANDY in the were sold to Heppner Mayor, Mrs. Making the sale are Diane McCurdy, center. Camp Fire Girl; and loan Stockard, a Bluebird. The in Heppner on Saturday, March and appropriate identification. organization's activities during MOUNTAIN SNOWPACK 50 PERCENT ABOVE LAST YEAR, Water content of the Arbuckle mountain snowpack averages 36 percent above the 14 year aver age and 50 percent more than last year at this time according to measurements taken Tuesday, Feb. 28 on the Arbuckle moun tain snow course. Tom Wilson, Soil Conservation Service, and Whitmer Wright, Forest Service skiied into the area and reported 51.2 inches of snow with water content of 15.2 inches. Measurements taken last year at this time showed a snow depth of 38 inches with 10.1 inches of water. Comparable measurements in 1954 were 21.9 inches of snow with 8.4 inches of waer and in 1953 snow depth was Future Farmers Give Awards at Parent-And-Son Banquet Future Farmers of America held their parent-son banquet Wednesday February 22 at the Legion hall. Approximately 85 members, parents and guests were in attendance. President Eddie Brosnan led the members in the F. F. A. cere monies following the invocation by Reverend M. W. Zier. Presen tation of awards was made by L. L. Robbins, vocational agricul ture instructor as follows: A pin to Tom Wilson in recognition of his work in soil and water man agement; to Bob Stevens, a pin for best farm mechanic; to Bob Hare, F. F. A. belt and buckle for the best green hand initial project. Bob Hare, Bob Stevens and Eddie B osnan received F. F. A. school letters for their accom plishments in F. F. A. activities school work and supervised farm ing. Eddie Brosnan received the Star Chapter Farmer Plaque for his' outstanding work in voca tional agriculture and F. F. A. activities. Robbins received an F. F. A. Advisor's jacket from the Heppner F. F. A chapter. Other features of the program were viblin solos by Bob Stevens and songs by Judy Trowbridge accompanied by Janice Martin. Orville Cutsforth showed pictures taken on his world tour, particu larly stressing farming methods in Japan, India and the Holy Land. F. H. A. girls served at the tables and Mrs. Scott Furlong and Mrs. Wyland were in the kitchen. Mrs. L. L. Robbins assisted the F. F. A. members in planning the banquet. ' o 4-H Club To Have Window Displays Store windows in Heppner, Lex ington and lone will be decorated by 411 clubs and will be on dis play during the week of March 3 to March 10. Prizes will be awarded the club with the best display and there will be a grand sweepstake prize. Each club member will wear a tag and the member getting the most names signed on their tag will also be awarded a prize. All 4-H clubs are to be repre sented in the window displays. o State Income Tax Field Men Due Here Representatives of the income division of the state tax com mission will be in Ueppner from 3 to 5 p. m. Tuesday, March 20 to aid local taxpayers with the pre paration of their state income tax returns. Their office will be in the courthouse. The field men will also be in Condon the same day from 8 a. m. to noon. Camp Fire Girls annual candy sale Mary Stevens early this week. girls will sell their boxed canay lo and all will wear uniforms The sale raises money for the the year. (GT Photo) SURVEY SHOWS 38.6 inches with water. 15.5 inches of A water content of 11.2 inches is the 14 year average for this time of year according to records kept by Federal and State co operative snow surveys. Soils are wet and unfrozen beneath the snow pack, Wilson reported. . o Elks Scholarship Winners Named Two students from lone high school, one from Lexington and one from Heppner were named as winners of the scholarships of fered annually by the Heppner Elks lodge. First place winners receive S200 grants and second place get $100. First place winners were two lone students, Ernest Drake and Anna Jepsen. Donald Casteel of Lexinerton was announced win ner of the hoys' second place award of $100 "and Virginia An drcsen, Heppner took second place honors for girls. Two alter nates were also selected and they are James Monahan and Sharon Bryant, both of Hepp ner. The scholarships are given an nually by the local Elks lodge, but, this is the first year that second place awards have been included in the program. The tw0 first place winners wore taken to La Grande Sunday by Elks lodge officers La Verne Van Marter and Alton Yarnell to compote in the district contest for further scholarship grants. Neither placed in the contest which was won by two Ontario students, but both showed up well in the competition, it was announced. The local contest is open to all students of Heppner, Lexington and lone high schools. . ci Entire lone School Faculty Rehired ' Board members and school of ficials of the lone school district announced this week that all the teachers in the school have been rehired for next year. On the high school faculty are Phil G. Newitt, superintendent and instructor; Selma Johnson, Zara Z. Porfily, Larry I'ryse, Grant Rigby, Gary Stephenson, Joe Ilausler and Mrs. Grace Schmidt. Elementary teachers are Harriet I. Hall, Roxie Moeck Gladys Ely, Joe Ilausler, Wayne Pierce. . . o Adult Welding Class Completed by 25 Twenty-five students last week completed an adult course In welding conducted at the Hepp ner school by L. L. Robbins, local Ag instructor. Robbins announced that some welding rod was left over from the classes which will be divided among the students. He asks that anyone taking the course who has not picked up his rod, to ao so. BABY GIRL TO WAIT LONG TIME FOR BIRTHDAY It will be a long time between birthday for a young lady who arrived at Fionoer Memorial hos pital Wednesday and plans to make her home with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hairston of Fossil. The girl, who has not yet been given a name, weighed in at 8 lbs. 5 oz. She arrived In this world on February 29 so she wont have her first birthday until 1960. Filings Indicate High Interest in Political Races With only a week left before the March 9 deadline for filing for political office considerable activity has been apparent dur ing the past few days. Several filings have been made for county offices and at least 18 persons have indicated their intention to run for precinct committeemen and women. Those having filed for county offices include Mrs. Sadie Par- rish, Republican candidate for count clerk; Bruce M. Lindsay, Democrat incumbent who is seeking reelection as county clerk; Sylvia McDaniel, is seek ing the Republican nomination as county treasurer, a post she has held since last summer when she was appointed by the county court. Two other county officials have announced their intention to run for reelection though they have not yet filed for the posi tions. They are C. J. D. Bauman, Republican, incumbent sheriff, and Russell Miller, Boardman, who will seek reelection as county commissioner on the Republican ticket. Heaviest filings seen in many years have been made for the positions of both Republican and Democratic precinct committmen and committeewomen. For those positions from the Democratic party are the following: Al Lamb, Heppner; Bruce Lindsay, Hepp ner; Lloyd Howton, lone; C. N. Jones, Heppner; Newt O'Harra, Lexington; Barbara Cutsforth, Lexington. Filing for Republican commit tee posts have been Rachel Dick, Harold Becket, Robert Penland, Olive B. Hughes, and Mildred Wright, all of Heppner; Margaret Troedson, lone; Donald Hatfield, and Lucille Peck, Lexington; Dewey West Jr.,and Myra Sko- ub0( Boardman; and William R, D. Allen, Irrigon. Other filings on both the Democratic and Republican tickets are expected for precinct positions before the deadline. Of interest to local voters Is the recent filing of John P. Iloun sell, Hood River Republican, who is seeking reelection to the sen ate from this district. He may be opposed by senator Stewart Hardie, Condon Republican who has served several terms in the senate. Both Hardie and Houn sell were in the senate last session but because of reapportionment only one senator will represent the district in the future. This week Hardie had not indicated whether he planned to run. The secretary of state's office has received many filings during the past week for state and dis trict posts and a continued rush is expected during the final week. o Plays to Be Given At Speech Festival Entries for the one-act play festival to be staged in Lexing ton at 7 p. m. Tuesday, March 6 in connection with the county speech festival were received this week. The plays to be presented are: Heppner, Great Smokies, a hill billy comedy directed by Stan ley Holm; lone, The Seventh Age, a comedy directed by Mrs. Freda Thayer; Lexington, Shock of His Life, a comedy directed by Mrs. Nola Covai; Irrigon, The Dummy a mystery directed by Ruth Coy. 0' Kirk and Robinson Cattle Take Honors Two Oregon cattle breeders won top honors at the Columbia Empire Polled Hereford Associa tion show and sale Feb. 17 and 18 at Yakima. Breeders from Oregon, Washington and Idaho exhibited at the show. Top honors were received by Earl Hoag of Blalock who ex hibited the grand champion bull and Kirk and Robinson of Hepp ner who showed the grand cham pion cow. Kirk and Robinson also took honors at the recent Oregon Hereford Association blue tag show and sale at Pendleton show ing the reserve champion bull. They were in competition with well-known breeders from over the state. . o Rev. and Mrs. George Little re turned today from Lakeview where they had gone to attend a meeting of the clergy of the Epis copal church. Mrs. Tom Hughes of Fosfrtl, former Heppner resident, was visiting here on Friday.
