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Heppnr Gazette Times, Thursday March 15, 1956
HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES
MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 18S3. The Heppner Time, established
November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912.
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From The
County Agent's Office
By N. C. Anderson
We have hesitated to speculate
on farm program legislation in
this column but since it will be
time to do some spring work one
of these days it is well to discuss
at least some of the implications
of proposed legislation.
Talking to administrators at
the college and from word from
E. R. Jackman, range manage
ment specialist, it sounds as if
many are quite sure of a soil
bank program. Such might be
passed before this column is pub
lished. On the other hand it
could be two or three weeks. Mr.
Jackman predicts that congress
will pass the bill in time for
spring seedings and that it will
be passed in such a form that it
will appeal to growers of dry
land grains. If this is the case,
farmers will want to be prepared
to make their dry land grass
legume seedings immediately.
We are in an excellent position
this year, from the standpoint of
soil moisture, to establish good
stands of the seedings.
The plan calls for two widely
different parts. The acreage re
serve provision contemplates that
payments will be made each
year the field would be in wheat
if in a summerfallovv area or be
made every year if in continu
ous crop area. The payment is
determined by multiplying the
average wheat yield by the local
support price, dividing by two.
This acreage must come out of
the wheat allotment, hence Is
open only to wheat growers. Con
tracts will be for 1956 to 1959 if
passed in time for this year,
otherwise 1957 to 1959 Inclusive.
Acres need not be seeded to grass
but provisions are made to con
trol noxious weeds. If seeded, pre
sumably regular ASC payments
would be allowed. Acreage re
serve payments' fur Morrow
county would average around
$17 per acre, using this formula.
The conservation reserve part
of the soil bank plan provides
that grass seedings can be lo
cated on any farm that produces
grain, grainhay or row crops.
Payment, according to U. S. D. A.,
will average $10 per acre nation
ally but may run up to $20 upon
any farm depending upon pro
duction history, and added to this
is an initial ASC payment of 80
of cost of establishment. The
other payment will be yearly.
All of this is preliminary but
we should keep in mind that the
acreage reserve payment is
likely to be far higher than for
the conservation reserve but the
grower must sacrifice some
wheat.
Now to get down to the meat
of the thing. If our farmers want
to really go with the spirit and
intent of this proposed act and
really want to make a deposit
in the soil bank to increase yields
in future years, than a legume
Lshould be seeded. In Morrow
county this means alfalfa for
most of our farmers. Alfalfa-
grass builds up humus grass
alone does not. Alfas adapted
to dry land seeding are Ladak,
Nomad, and Rhizoma. On dry
land, Nomad or Rhizoma should
he seeded at the rate of one
nound tier acre. It will take two
pounds of Ladak, along with the
appropriate grass. Be sure to in
oculate the alfalfa. There are a
number of grasses that can be
used. Crested Wheatgrass will
suit practically all locations,
pubescent Wheatgrass can be
used above thirteen inch rain
fall. Intermediate wheatgrass
above fifteen inch rainfall. Whit
mar and Siberian wheatgrass will
grow wherever Crested wheat
grass will grow but seed is very
limited or impossible to get.
Bulbless blue and Hard fescue
have been popular as understory
grasses with the wheatgrasses
especially when straight grass
seedings are made, borne con
sideration should be given to
growing Alta fescue on dry land.
While we have not generally re
commended this for conditions
rather than irrigated pasture or
high rainfall area, it might work
into anv of the areas where Pab-
escent wheatgrass is suited. Re
member these grasses are not to
be harvested so will grow up and
fall down. Alta fescue seed is
cheap and if it should die some
dry year there Is still the alfalfa.
Probably the best bet in seed
ing is to use a deep furrow drill
right in the last year's stubble.
Since there is now a lot of mois
ture, this plan would work well
where this moisture might get
away from us if cultivation is
carried on attempting to create
a seed bed. This stubble is especi-
Monument News
By Martha Matteson
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Waddile
and daughter returned home
Saturday evening after being in
Yoncalla for the funeral services
of her father, Charles Himmel
92. Both Mr. and Mrs. Waddile
are teachers in the grade school
Earl Lewis and Mrs. Bud Ingall
and two children drove to the
valley Thursday evening where
they were called by the death of
Buds father. Bud ana ctaugn
ter Janet Lewis had been with
his father for two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. George Starrett
and Laura Lee Shank were Sun
day visitors at the ranch home
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shanks.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Hinton and
his aunt Mrs. Ella Durst drove
tn Bend Saturday for medical
checkups.
Mrs. John Eberhardt drove to
John Day Thursday on business.
Delmer Settle of Long Lreek
was down Friday to see his folks
Henrv Durst who was in the
Heppner hospital for a few days
returned home and Is reported
feeline better Saturday evening
The Grange play that will be
put on in the school gym Is Or
chids and Onions". It is reported
to be a dandy comedy.
Mrs. June Hutchison and Mrs.
Roena Hutchison drove to Pen
dleton Mondav on business.
Mrs. Tom Ross and Mrs. Violet
Holmes drove to Long Creek on
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kelly were in
Heppner Friday on business.
John Erhardt was a caller in
Heppner Friday for his 'Monu
ment garage.
Mr. and Mrs. Carston Brand
hagen and Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Kelly and children were Friday
evening guests at the Joe Mel
lor home.
The Dress Shop sewing classes
THIRTY YEARS AGO
From Files of the Gazette Times
March 18, 1926
The benefit card party spon
sored by the Eastern Star last
Friday evening was a very suc
cessful affair both socially and
financially. High honors for
bridge went to Mrs. F. E. Far-
rior, Mrs. B. P. Stone, Dr. F. E.
Farrior and Mrs. Wendel Cleve
land.
Miss Mary Van Vactor, a gradu
ate of Heppner high was a visi
tor at school the first of the week.
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The home of Ruby Nichols in lone is open
for Proyer Meeting every evening. Will
YOU come and join in Prayer for revival?
ally important if the acreage is
to be seeded on soil that can
blow. 'Stubble seedings are
safer. When seedings are made
in last year's stubble, twenty-five
to thirty pounds of nitrogen is an
important must. If tle nitrogen
isn't used the seedlings will be
starved and too weak to survive
through the summer. Where
seedings are made on summer
fallow or where seedbeds are
created, be sure that the seedbed
is solid to prevent too deep seed
ing. Since the mere announcement
that' tho soil bank was in the
offing and prices of dry land
grasses sent prices soaring, there
will be an opportunity for a few
to harvest sonv.1 si-ed this fall.
Since most of the acres to be
seeded in the West to the soil
hank will be adapted to wheat
grasses, we can provide a lot of
the necessary seed. With the
good moisture this spring, nitro
gen should be put on these old
crested wheatgrass seedings to
stimulate seed heads. Crested
wheatgrass on dry land scarce
ly produces any seed without ni
trogen. With forty to fifty pounds
of nitrogen per acre it could turn
off two hundred pounds or more
seed.
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All children occupying seats must buy tickets. Sunday shows continuous from 4
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Thursday-Friday-Saturday, March 15-16-17
TEXAS LADY
Claudette Colbert and Barry Sullivan in a stoiy of a Texas newspaper woman who
was a lady to her fighting fingertips! SuperScope and Technicolor.
Plus
THE NAKED SEA
This engrossing film documents the tuna-fishing industry and the astounding ad
ventures encountered bv the crew of a tuna boat. Added: Cute Leprechaun cartoon
for St. Patrick's.
Sunday-Monday, March 1819
ARTISTS AND MODELS
You can see how this picture got its title! Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis at their
funniest in a bonanza of an extravaganza One look at Shirley MacLaine and you
know she's got talent! Anita F.kberg, that pin up girl in a cut-up part Dorothy
Malone in another uhammo performance Eva Gabor, one of the luscious Gabor
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with vivid Vistav ision'for unexcelled beauty music and songs are gifted and we
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Sunday shows at 4, 6:10, 8:20
Tuesday-Wednesday. March 20-21
SHEPHERDOFTHE HILLS
A re-Issue of Harold Bell Wright's perennial favoritein color with John Wayne
and Betty Field. Plus "ROUND UP OF RHYTHM" and Cartoon
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Anderson
were in the city the end of the
week from their Portland home.
Willis McCarty and family
were here last weekend from
their home at The Dalles, visit
ing relatives and friends.
Fred Hoskins. recently of Stan
field, has taken over the Haver
stick place on Rhea Creek, where
he has moved with his family.
Colonel James J. Crossley will
visit Heppner next Friday in a
swine through Eastern Oregon
that will take him to the Idaho
line. The colonel is making
speeches and visiting the voters
in the interest of his candidacy
for the republican nominatioin
tor the United States senate.
started last week on winter cloth
ing, They met all day Wednesday
and Friday of last week and on
Tuesday and Thursday of this
week.
Elmer and Dale Matteson
spent Friday in Heppner on busi
ness. o
Bob Kelly of Everett, Washing
ton arrived Saturday for a few
days visit at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Ferguson.
PONY KICKS
. By Mary Stewart
Coach John Snyder reports that
baseball practice will start Mon
day, March 19. Howell's Bums
beat Green's Yanks in the open
ing game of the softball intra
murals. The tournament will
last duiing the baseball season.
Unknown to many Heppnerites
is the fact that the A. A. U. spon
sors a Junior Olympic track and
field meet every spring. All
children under 17 years of age
are eligible for competition.
This year the meet will be held
at Grant Park field in Portland,
June 11 at 2:00 p. m.
Miniature dump trucks with
movable parts, a string of cattle
cars with sliding doors, a walnut
dresser garnished with a real
mirror, and a bright pink doll
bed are some of the sights that
greet any visitor entering Mrs.
Edna Turner's first grade room.
The toys were made by the
children from scrap lumber and
old parts off of broken toys
brought from home.
Mrs. Turner savs the children
did the sawing, nailing and the
Daintine on almost all of the toys
The toy making project was
started by her to give the child
ren something to do while the
weather was too bad to let them
go out. It originally was just for
the first grade, but onlookers be
came so fascinated that many
children from other grades now
work there after school and dur
ing their noons and recesses.
Carole Anne gave a demon-
J
stration on how to wasn anu
block a sweater. Helen gave a
demonstration on how to stitch
and press a dart. Our leader
handed out some bulletins on zip
pers, pressing and under arm re
inforcement for us to use.
Our next meeting will be in
April.
After our meeting was over we
worked on our garments we are
making this year.
Refreshments were served by
Celia.
Carol Anne Anderson, reporter
4-H Club News
BUSY STITCHERS
The meeting was called to or
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Thomson, March 10 at the home
of Carole and Connie Anderson.
Club pledges were said. Roll
call was taken and answered by
naming a way to keep properly
groomed.
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