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Page 2 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, May 3, 1956 HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES MOBHOW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER The Bepp Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Times, Mtabliihrt November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912. NIWSPAHR. PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION ROBERT PENLAND Editor and Publisher GRETCHEN PENLAND Associate Publisher NATIONAL E0ITORIAL VV I ASSOCfATIjQN Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter Subscription Rates: Morrow and Grant Counties, $3.00 Year; Elsewhere $4.00 Year. Single Copy 10 cents. Stewards of the Soil Next Sunday marks the beginning of a week during which the Inestimable value of soil con servation will be stressed in many ways. It Is the start of Soil Stewardship week, a period when soil conservation districts and conservation -minded pea pie will make extra effort to sell the value of conserving our greatest asset life-producing soil. In this area the value of conservation is more Widely known and practiced than In many other places, and the work if our Heppner Soil Conser vation district and its directors during the past years has been recognized as one of the best plan ned and carried out programs In the country. The district and Interested residents are next week working harder than ever to convince more far mers that they must think and practice conserva tion more in terms of Stewardship of the soil, water and plants which God has provided for the use of mankind for all time. They teach that to waste, or to allow waste, is to go against God's will. The Heppner Soil Conservation district has dis. tributed many copies of "An Eleventh Command ment," which we believe tells completely the story that conservationists are trying to teach. It de serves to be read, and then re-read, by every per son who farms the land. It says: "Thou shall inherit the Holy Earth as a faith ful steward, conserving its resources and produc tivity from generation to generation. Thou Shalt safeguard thy fields from soil erosion, thy living waters from drying up, thy forests from desola tion, and protect thy hills from overgrazing by thy herds, that thy decendants may have abundance forever, If any shall fail in this stewardship of the land, thy fruitful fields shall become sterile, stony ground and wasting gullies, and thy de scendants shall decrease and live in poverty or perish from off the face of the earth." That is the creed of a good farmer. From The County Agent's Office By N. C Anderson We have said it before, but there still seems to be confusion on th matter. We are talking about wool incentive payments and the fact that these payments are made as a percentage of the selling price. Wool incentive payments will vary from produ cer to producer. The national average, however, will be about 18c per pound. The ASC has said that the payments on the 1955 clip will be about 45 of the selling price. If you sold wool for 50c per pound, you can expect an in centive payment of 20c per pound. If your wool sold for 40c your incentive payment would be about 16c per pound. It is up to the individual producer to sell his wool for the best possible price. The government will not necessarily make up the differ ence between the selling price and the average national price of 62c. Wheat fertilization plots located at the Harold Beach, Kenneth Peck, Laurence Becket, Harold Evans, John Eubanks farms were staked the past week. Stakes indicate the various applications FAIR-MINDED Spring jam and jelly making time is here, so make some extra for exhibit; keeping in mind that jams, jellies, marmalades and preserves may be exhibited in peanut butter jars, etc., just so both jars in each entry are the same size and shape. Remember fruits, vegetables and meats MUST be canned in standard Jars. of fertilizers applied. While there was very little difference in plant growth among the various rates of nitrogen in early April when spring applications were applied, nearly all of the plots are show ing some differences now that we have had some good growing weather. Plans are made' for field tours to be held for the pub lic at these plots later this spring. A new bulletin, "Chemical Weed Control in Wheat, Barley and Oats" has been issued by Oregon State College recently. Latest recommendations for chemical weed control in these small grain crops are outlined. The bulletins are available from this office. LIVESTOCK MARKET Catt le Hogs Sheep SALE EVERY TUESDAY 12 Noon On U. S. Hiway No. 30 NORTHWESTERN LIVESTOCK COMMISSION CO. JO 7-6655 HermUton Oregon Frank Wink & Sons. Owner Don Wink. Mgr. Res. Hermiston JO 7-3111 The executive committee of the Morrow County Wheat Growers Association met last Wednesday evening at this office to make plans for their annual spring meeting. The tentative date set was May 15, pending the avail ability of speakers for the pro gram. Floyd Hoot, vice-president of the National Association of Wheat Growers, who has been in Washington D. C. almost continu ously since early January has been invited as main speaker of the evening. Mr. Root represent ed the Oregon Wheat Growers League and the National Asso ciation of Wheat Growers on farm legislation there. Commit tee reports will be included in the program for the evening, plans are to hold this meeting at the Lexington Grange hall, begin ning at 8:00 p. m. Watch for fur ther announcements on this im portant spring meeting. and explasion 12, hot ashes and open fires 10, electricity and defective wiring 7. Fires in farm barns and out-buildings ran somewhat the same. There were 11,567 fires in Oregon dwellings and apartments covered by in surance during that year. Fifty three deaths resulted in burns, 35 of these resulting from house fires. $9,999,376 was destroyed through fire loss. Fire hazards are always around us, this week is a good week to remove them, May 7-12 has been designated as "Spring Clean-Up Week" in Oregon by Governor Elmo Smith. Fire prevention and elimination of accident hazards are listed as number one objectives for the week t his year. In stressing prevention of fire, the 195-1 re port on Oregon home fires from the fire marshall's office shows that almost one-third of the fires caused started from careless smoking and matches, Over heated stoves furnaces, chimneys and flues accounted for 17, hot grease and oils, 18, hot metals, sparks from friction, combustion While no detailed program has yet been received, announcement has been made for a field day at the farm of the state winner, "Conservation Man of the Year" program. Last year's winner was Lloyd Smith and sons, Mayville. Tile date for this field day is Monday, May 28. I am sure that our Morrow county farmers will want to make a note of this and hold the day free. We will provide the de tails on the field day In the near future. While we are talking of field days, the annual grazing alfalfa tour will be held in Morrow coun ty on May 21, 22, and 23. Three days have been set aside this year to inspect the many plant ings here. A schedule of stops will be set up and mailed to all farmers so that those who can not attend more than one day can take part in the tour In their community. During the tour sur vival counts will be made to com pare the various varieties of al falfa for survival and progres-siveness. A recent study was made by two nationally known econo mists, John D. Black of Harvard University and James T. Bonnen. They took a close-up look at the "Behind the Scenes" forces at work in U. S. farming today. They set 1965 as the point where a balance might be brought about between agricultural out put and agricultural use and at satisfactory prices. They had to assume many things, for in stance, that population would continue at the same rate as in the past; that there would be no all out war; that economic activ ity would continue at a high level; that average weather would prevail, and so on. With these assumptions in mind, this is what they found. Population is expec ted to jump approximately 15 from 1955 to 1956. To keep pro duction in line with use, farm product output should increase THIRTY YEARS AGO From Files of the Gazette Times May 6, 1926 Dell Ward was in town Tues day. He reported his part of Morrow county got a thorough wetting on Monday night. Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Ely and W. F. Palmateer were Morgan people in the city for a short time Tuesday. Lexington News tion of gopher and field mice. A continuous baiting program will j be carried on at these nurseries toj control rodents that are destruc- Margaret and Lucille tive to these seedings. Kendall were Lexington visitors Grasses and legumes being qii Sundy from their home in grown in me nursery un ' Ukiah. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence BisbCe oi STAR THEATER, Heppner Admission Prices: Adults 70c, Students 50c, Children 20c including Federal Tax. All children occupying seats must buy tickets. Sunday shows continuous from 4 p. m. Other evenings etart at 7:30. Boxoffice open until 9 p. m. Telephone 6-9278. Thursday-Friday-Saturday. Mcry 3-4-5 ' FURY AT GUNSIGHT PASS David Brian, Neville Brand, Richard Long. Goes to the head of its class for differ ent, dramatic action entertainment. Plus A DOG'S LIFE Here is a sneaky scheme to steal the heart of every man, woman and child! Based on Richard Harding Davis' beloved '"Bar Sinister", the story of a dog and the people that happen to him, starring Jeff Richards, Jarma Lewis, Edmund Gwenn, Dean Jag ger and Wildfire. In CS and Color. Sunday-Monday, May 6-7 THE LIEUTENANT WORE SKIRTS Tom Ewell, Sheree North, Rita Moreno. It's all about a husband who was nervous because his wife was In the service! Entirely humorous and relaxing. In CS and Color. . Sunday shows at 4. 6:05 and 8:10 Tuesday-Wednesday, May 8-9 FOOTSTEPS IN THE FOG Stewart Granger, Jean Simmons. Excellent drama, in the tradition of the Indus try's greatest thi tilers! In Technicolor. Members of the grand jury are J. O. Turner, Arthur Parker, Frank Monahan, Jeff Jones, E. C. Helli ker, E. H. Turner and Arthur Yergen. Commencement exercises for the seniors of Lexington high school will be held on Thursday evening May 13. Those in the graduating class are Velle Ward, LaVelle Leathers, Frieda McMil lan, Marie Breashers, Eva Wil cox, Lawrence Slocum, Loren Leathers, Raymond Miller, James Keller, Oscar Eskelson. Heppner's ball twirlers travel ed 120 miles to La Grande and victory on Sunday last. Among local baseball fans who journeyed to La Grande with the team Sunday were Mrs. L. Van Marter, Mrs. B. R. Finch, Mr. P. Aiken, Mrs. McArthur and son, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Davis, Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Stone. no more than Wk. This allows for a slight increase in per capita consumption. If the patterns of the past continue into the future, the larger production would be brought about with no increase in cropland and with fewer workers on farms. Each person would eat less cereals, potatoes, and milkfat but more nonfat dairy products, more beef and veal and more fruits and vegetables. They would eat about the same amount of pork and of sugar per person. Some acreages now in food and feed grains, potatoes, cotton and tobacco would be shifted to other crops. Dairy cow numbers would need to be held steady but beef cattle numbers would be expanded. Last week a grass-legume nur sery was established at the Don Peterson farm in the Eightmile community, where thirty grasses and legumes are being compared for their adaptability to this area. This nursery replaces one seeded three years ago which did not become well established due to seeding difficulties. Also re placed, was a grass nursery this spring at the Bernard Doherty ranch where thirty-five grasses and legumes are to be compared. This nursery replaces one which was destroyed by heavy infesta- are mucn ine same as m years. A new alfalfa added is Rambler, a cheeping variety which is under experiment in Canada. This variety is said to have more prolific creeping habits than Rhizoma or Nomad, the two creeping varieties which are be ing used commercially now. A one acre seeding of Rambler was made last week at the Jonn Graves ranch near Hardman. This new alfalfa was seeded at the rate of one-half pound per acre. Also seeded at the Graves farm last week were plots of Amur wheatgrass an improve ment over intermediate Avheat grass in some areas. It will be observed for its adoption to this site. Also seeded was several acres of Drummond timothy which is being recommended as a grass to seed with alfalfa in the higher altitudes as an ex cellent hay grass. It is claimed to be more leafy than ordinary timothy and matures with the alfalfa for best hay cuttings. This seed is extremely limited and was secured from MacDonald University in Quebec Canada. These seedings are made with Nomad alfalfa and straight seed ing of intermediate wheatgrass. Alta fescue and intermediate wheatsrass and Manchour smooth broam are other grasses to be compared in the field plant ing. o mm Spray visited Sunday at the O, G. Breeding nome. Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Breeding were Spray visitors on Saturday at the Butch Livingston and Emery Burnside homes at Spray. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Forrester have moved to Pendleton from the O W. Cutsforth ranch where they have been employed lor me past year. Mr. and Mrs. George Irvin, and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Jones and children Charlene and Kenny and Gregory Leyva were Cove visitors on Sunday where swimming was enioved Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Sawyer were Portland visitors over the weekend, their infant daughter ppnrl l ee remained with Mrs. George Irvin, Sister of Mrs. Saw ver. Mrs. W. E. McMillan and Mrs. Eueene Sawyer were Arlington visitors on Tuesday, where Mrs. McMillan visited Mrs. Harvey Bauman, a former Lexington resident. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jinkinson of Vancouver, Washington visited over the weekend with her sister, Mrs. Elvira McDonald. POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR COUNTY SHERIFF I hereby announce my candid acy to succeed myself for the of fice of Sheriff of Morrow County subject to the will of the Repub lican voters of Morrow county at the primary election. C. J. D. BAUMAN Pd. Adv. -, 47tfc FOR COUNTY TREASURER I hereby announce that I am a candidate for the office of the County Treasurer of Morrow County subject to the will of the Republican voters of Morrow County at the primary election. SYLVIA MCDAMfcL 51tfc FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER I hereby announce that I am a candidate for the office of county commissioner of Morrow County subject to the will of the Repub lican voters of Morrow county at the primary election. RUSSELL MILLER 51tfc FOR COUNTY CORONER I hereby announce my candi dacy to succeed myself for the office of Coroner for Morrow county subject to the will of the Republican voters of Morrow County at the primary election. OLIVER CRESWICK 52tfc O KI ZU CAMP. FIRE GIRLS The O Ki Zu Camp Fire Girls went up to the old abandoned reservoir Monday. They did this to complete a rank requirement in public service. The old reservoir is about 20 feet deep. It goes straight down without a slant. There is also a pond. Two boys fell into this the other day and had to swim to shore. Many children have been playing up here with the parents not knowing of the danger. Some of the Boy Scout troops and Camp Fire groups are trying to keep this danger spot safe. Jeanne Schmidt, reporter Mr. and Mrs. W. O. George had as their weekend guests her nep hew, Boyd Sigsbee who is with the Army Engineers at Arlington. NOTICE TO HEPPNER RESIDENTS Clean-Up Week MAY 4 THROUGH 12 All residents are urged to clean up back yards, vacant lots, etc. and make Heppner a better looking town. Stack your rubbish on the curb in front of your house. 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