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LIBRARY U OF 0 EUGENE, ORE. tte Copies 10 Cents Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, July 5, 1956 73rd Year, Number 17 Ample Despite First Wheat is Harvested Monday, Yields 30 Bushels The harvesting of a bumper wheat crop got under way in Morrow county Monday when William J. Doherty started cut ting on his 2,000 acre Sand Hol low ranch. Several other ranch ers In the same area are expected to start either today or Monday. Al Lamb, manager of the Mor row County Grain Growers, re ceived word Tuesday from the Union Pacific Railroad that daily train service will be started on both the Heppner and the Con don lines on July 10 which ap parently means that there will be ample supply of cars to handle necessary shipping. Lamb also said that arrangements have been made in Portland for suf ficient terminal storage space to take care of what grain must be shipped. Union Pacific also reported that they will move out about 75 cars of CCC wheat now stored in the county before July 10. Lamb said that prospects are for one of the largest wheat and barley crops ever grow in Mor row county. He said that the Mor row County Grain Growers now has about 2,000,000 bushels of storage space available and that the Co-op expects to handle in the neighborhood of 3,000,000 bushels during the 1956 harvest. This means that the MCGG alone will have to ship at least 1,000, 000 bushels during the next few weeks. Grain Looks Good The first wheat to come in to the, North Lexington elevator from Doherty was Requa variety, which is new to this section of Oregon though it has been grown in Washington. Early reports give Doherty a yield of 30 bus hels to the acre and the wheat is testing at 58 pounds to the bus hel. Other ranchers in the north section of the county who are ex pected to start harvesting within the next day of two are D. O. Nelson, always one of the first to start, Irvin Rauch, Glenn Campbell and the Van Buskirk ranch near Butter Creek. Harvest is starting a week to 10 days earlier than was ex pected, and it will be in full swing throughout all areas but the higher elevations by July 15 to 20. Taking the yield from the early cutting as a basis, some of the high-yielding areas of the county are expected to produce as high as 50 bushels to the acre, it has been reported. The barley yield will also be high. HOSPITAL NEWS New Arrivals To Mr. and Mrs. Carl Marquardt, Lexington, a 7 lb. 11 on. girl born June 29, named Lolita Holly. To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Williamson, Heppner, a 5 lb. 3 oz. girl born June 30, named Lyn Dee. To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Strowbridge, Kinzua, a 5 lb. 7 oz. girl born June 29, named Dawn Lee. To Mr. and Mrs. Homer Easter, Heppner, a 7 lb. 1 oz. boy born July 2, named Mel vin Ray. To Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Allen, Hermiston, a 7 lb. girl born July 3, named Wilma Louise. Medical Steven Peterson, Con don, dismissed; Johnnie Johnson, Heppner, dismissed; Mark Pryor, Condon, dismissed; John Molla han, Heppner, dismissed; Dick Robison, Heppner, dismissed. Minor Surgery Art Lessard, Moxee, Wash., dismissed; Oma Cox, Heppner, dismissed; Glen Fryer, Fossil, dismissed; Clar ence Buchanan, Lexington. Major Surgery William Jewell, Monument; May Hartman, Hepp ner; Freida Wasson, Ordnance; Rosetta Palmateer, lone. o COHVALLIS MAN TO BE SUBSTITUTE COUNTY AGENT John Massie, Corvallis, agent at large with the OSC extension ser vice, wilt take over as Morrow county agent during the month of July. Massie will serve dur ing the absence of county agent, N. C. Anderson who is planning a vacation trip to North Dakota and the midwest. j Wheat Size of Oregon's Share of Federal Highway Funds to Be Huge WASHINGTON, D. C. (Special) The Federal highway bill which passed Congress this week will mean an additional 91,300,000 in Federal funds for building roads in Oregon during the next three years, Congressman Sam Coon has learned. "During this period a total of $66,236,000 in Federal funds will be available for work on the interstate system of highways in Oregon, $19,311,000 for primary roads, $13,581,000 for secondary roads and $5,091,000 for urban highways. This will make a grand total of $104,219,000 for Oregon." Coon added, "I have supported this legislation which will mean the completion of our interstate highway system and will help us modernize our roads. The pleasure motorist, business and industry will benefit from an im proved road network. Road con struction employment will in crease to new, high levels." This increased Federal high way building program will be fi nanced on a "pay as you go" basis by such means as a one cent increase in the Federal ex cise tax on gasoline and diesel fuel, and by taxes on tires, re tread materials and trucks. The new taxes went into effect July 1. Two Jump When Truck Goes Out of Control Terrell Benge and Clarence Buchanan, lone, both suffered painful but not serious injuries Monday afternoon when they jumped from a truck which went ou of control on Ilardman grade. The truck which was owned and driven by Benge, was loaded with lumber and it went out of control when the brakes failed. The two men jumped and let the truck go over the bank. It was badly damaged. Buchannan suffered severe la carations to one leg and to his face and Benge received numer ous lacerations and bruises. Republicans Reelect County Officers Officers of the Morrow county Republican central committee were reelected to present posi tions Friday at a meeting of the county's Republican committee men and committeewomen held at the home of Mrs. L. E. Dick. Don Hatfield of Lexington will continue as chairman of the county committee, with Mrs. Ver ner Troedson, lone as vice-chairman and Mrs. Dick, secretary treasurer. Plans were discussed for the coming political campaign and an active voter registration cam paign will be carried on. o Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Gilman and son are visiting their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. McCurdy Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gil man of Heppner. Mr. Gilman is chief inspector with the U. S. Border patrol at El Paso, Texas. Mrs. E. K. Schaffitz and Diane spent Monday in The Dalles. Hint in il il l ii iti i nfi yirnfrtirf''t'""'",,, fciwfi'itarriW-frfA ' ,, Gold Medallion for Service To Young America, awarded to President Elsenhower by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks for his "faithfulness to the Ideals and principlei of freedom" is accepted by Presidential Secretary Bernard M. Shanley, rlghcenter, from John L. Walker, Ropnoke, Va., Grand Exalted Ruler of Elks, at White House June 21. With them are Jeanne LaDuke, Mt. Vernon, Ind., and Joe Ed ward Pendergraft, Joplin, Mo., winners of the annual Elks National Youth Leadership Contest from a field of 55,000 entrants, who received their awards, 1,000 Savings Bonds, from Mr. Shanley acting for the President.. Storage Seen County Crop CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PLANS DRIVE FOR VOTER REGISTRATION HERE The Heppner-Morrow county Chamber of Commeroe Monday took steps to start an active drive within the county to increase the voter registration in the area. It was voted to establish regis tration places in downtown Hepp ner, Lexington and lone within Wheat Growers to Vote on Marketing Quotas July 20 Friday, July 20 is the date when Growers will determine how they want to market their 1957 wheat crop, Norman Nelson, chairman of the Morrow county Agricultur al Stabilization and Conservation committee, reminded farmers this week. Farmers who will harvest more than 15 acres of wheat as grain on a farm in 1957 are eligible to cast callots In the wheat quota referendum. Polling places will be set up in convenient locations in the county and growers will be notified where they may vote. A two-thirds favorable vote mean that marketing quotas and penalties on excess wheat will be in effect for the 1957 wheat crop. Under quotas, too, price support to growers who comply with their wheat acreage allotments will be at the full level avail able, between 75 and 90 percent of parity. If more than one-third of the growers voting disapprove quo tas, they will -not be in effect, andjthe available price support on the 1957 wheat crop to those who comply with farm wheat acreage allotments will be at a level of 50 percent of parity. When a marketing quota pro gram is in etiect, the excess wheat of a grower who does not comply with his farm wheat acre age allotment and who has more than 15 acres of wheat for har vest as grain on the farm will be subject to a marketing quota penalty. This penalty will be equal to 45 percent of the May 1, 1957 parity price for wheat. Nelson emphasized that the vote is on wheat marketing quo tas and not wheat allotments. Whether or not the vote is favor able on the quotas, acreage al lotments will be in effect for the 1957 crop. Marketing quotas have been approved by growers voting in referendums for the past three wheat crops. Last year 77.3 per cent of the growers favored quo tas for the 1956 crop. Voting places will be announ ced next week. o FORMER PASTOR TO SPEAK HERE Martin Clark and family will speak two nights, July 12 and 13 at the Heppner Church of Christ at 8 p. m. A fellowship hour will follow both the evening services. Mr. Clark is a former pastor of the Heppner church and is now a missionary working in the Osaka Bible seminary in Osaka, Japan. the next few weeks where citi zens may sign up to vote. It is the plan of the chamber to place the registration booths in stores which are open evenings so that those persons unable to get to the county clerk' office, or other regular registration places in the county, can register at their con venience. It was announced that at Hood River the chamber of commerce had sponsored such a program prior to the primary election which resulted in a sizeable in crease in the number of regis tered voters in that area. As soon as the locations are established here they will be announced. o National Forest Fire Regulations Now In Effect All National Forest areas with in the Umatilla National Forest have been designated by regional forester J. Herbert Stone as areas on which smoking while travel ing Is prohibited because of the fire danger on and after July 1 and extennding to October 31. Camp fire permits are not re quired on the Umatilla forest, but it is a requirement that camp fires be built in a safe place, cleared of all inflammable ma terial, and that they be complete ly put out before being left even for a short while. Campers are re quired to have in their possession a shovel, axe and water bucket. All persons using the forests are urged to use extreme care with their smoking and camp fires. Oilman is Named Chief of Police The Heppner city council Mon day appointed Dean Gilman chief of police. He will replace Floyd Hutchins who has served in that capacity for the past two years. Hutchins will probably re main on the force as night offi cer, it was said. The council authorized the purchase of $10,000 in sewer bonds which were offered for sale. The bonds were not due for several years yet, but were offer ed to the city, and sufficient money is available in the sewer fund for their purchase. The purchase will save the city well over $1,000 in interest which would have had to be paid had the bonds run until their ma turity. Four building permits totaling $2,350 were issued, all for re modeling or repair. They were Hubert Wilson, $1,000 estimated cost; Mary Schwarz, $500; A. M. Fergeson, garage, $500; Herman Howard, $350. The city officially accepted the recently constructed footbridge over Willow creek on Baltimore street and OK'd final payment to the contractor. 4 Acres of Grass Lost in Monday Fire About four acres of grass was burned Monday afternoon when strong winds whipped sparks from a controlled burn at the Heppner city dump and ignited an adjoining field owned by Pete Lennon. The Heppner fire department answered the alarm and con trolled the blaze before it reached nearby wheat fields. The blaze was the first grass fire in the city in nearly two sea sons, there being none during all of 1955. HAND BIT BY HORSE Slim Walker of Heppner nearly lost a finger Wednesday at the Ukiah rodeo, when it was badly bitten and mangled by a wild horse. Mr. and Mrs. James Sumner left Monday for Ellensburg, Washington where they will make their home. Mrs. Robert Kelly and daugh ter Luanne of Everett, Washing ton are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ferguson. ORCHESTRA leader Ken Knott, well-known Portland music maker, whose band will play at the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo dance Saturday. July 14. His orchestra has played for Fair and Rodeo dances on many previous occasions. Chariot Race is Added to Fair And Rodeo Program Another added feature of the Morrow county fair and rodeo will be a chariot race, it was re vealed this week by the fair board. The race will be limited to the first four chariots to be signed up and the Heppner Odd Fellows lodge has put up a $50 purse for the first two winners, it was an nounced. There has been no such race on rodeo programs for many years. The rodeo will again get the Northwest amateur bucking championship contest, held here for the first time last year. It formerly was a part of the Pen dleton -Round-Up program, but was offered to the local show last year. Hamley and Company of Pendleton will donate a sad dle for the winner of this event and the Heppner Pine Mills will donate a saddle for the winner of the Morrow county amateur calf roping. The Morrow county derby will again be sponsored by the Heppner Elks lodge. Race officials during the fair and rodeo which is scheduled for August 30 through September 2 will be C. L. "Buck" Lieuallen, Pendleton, starter, and Harry Dinges and W. W. Weatherford judges. Invitations have already been sent to neighboring riding clubs to enter flag races and other events during the rodeo and royal courts in surrounding com munities have been invited to take part in the weekend festi vities. Kickoff Dunce July 14 The first event of the series leading up to fair and rodeo week will be the kickoff dance scheduled for Saturday evening, July 14 at the fair pavilion. On succeeding weekends through August 11 the princess dances will be held, to be followed by the Queen's dance on August 18. There will be only one rodeo dance, on Saturday night be cause the entire fair pavilion will be used early in the week for fair exhibits, it was revealed. Ken Knott's orchestra of Port ind will furnish the music for the Kickoff dance. Traffic Deaths Drop During May Mile for mile, May was the , safest month so far this year on Oregon streets and highways. State traffic safety officials said the state's mileage death rate, which compares number of people killed with number of; miles driven, was 4.4 in May. That means in each 100 million miles traveled slightly more than four persons were killed. The May death rate was slightly more than two full points below the death rate for April. May also accounted for a high mark in travel for the year. On the basis of gasoline gallonage sales reports, the motor vehicle department said 633,937,121 miles were driven during the month. Mileage figures are expected to continue an upward climb for the next few months as vacation ists crowd highways. The high month for travel in Oregon last year was August when 731,349,872 miles were rhiven. Needless to say, traffic offi cials reminded that heavy traf fic loads call for increased driver attention if accidents, in juries and deaths are to be lowered. Don Robinson Named Cattleman of the Year By Irene Wilson Donald Robinson, Heppner, has been named county "Cattleman of the Year" for 1956 by the Morrow County Livestock asso ciation. Robinson runs 100 regis tered Herefords on a partnership basis on the 13G5 acre Kirk and Robinson ranch in the Sand Hol low district northeast of Heppner, An outstanding feeding and breeding program, disease con trol and forage management are among the practices followed by Robinson in his operation with his father-in-law, M. N. Kirk. Death Claims J. Orve Rasmus Orve Rasmus, a resident of Heppner for 70 years, died early Tuesday morning at Pioneer Me morial hospital following a heart attack suffered about two weeks ago. A subsequent attack Tues day brought on his death. He was 73 years of age. Jacob Orval Rasmus was born August 1, 1882 near Pomeroy, Washington, the son of John and Marietta Rasmus. He came to Heppner when he was three years of age and had made his home here since. Mr. Rasmus served the city in various capacities during his life. He was city marshall and deputy sheriff for several years, later serving as watermaster and city manager for a considerable per iod. He was a young man at the time of the Heppner flood in 1903 and on the 50th anniversary of that event, he wrote a story of the flood for the Gazette Times commemoration edition publish ed in 1953. He had been a mem ber of the Heppner Elks lodge for over 50 years and was a member of the Neighbors of Woodcraft. He was married to Norah Cecil, May 8, 1915 at Heppner. Funeral services were held to day (Thursday) at 2 p. m. at All Saints' Episcopal church with Rev. George R. S. Little officiat ing. Interment was In the Hepp ner Masonic cemetery with the Elks lodge in charge of grave side rites. Creswick Mortuary had charge of arrangements. Mr. Rasmus is survived by his wife Norah and some cousins. A brother Frank, died about three years ago, and a sister, Luttie, passed away many years ago. o Morrow Stock Bring Top Money HERMISTON Buyers from Morrow county continued to hit the "top" at the Hermiston Live stock Commission Co. sale Friday that saw 98 consignors put 334 cattle, 176 hogs and 45 sheep on the auction block in a fast mov ing market. Franklin Miles, Lexington, re ceived 18.60 cwt for a 945-pound grass fat steer; while Wilbur Gourley, Heppner, pulled in 12.90 cwt for a 1215-pound white face cow. Manager Delbert Anson report ed the market generally steady with packer, feed lot and rancher buyers all active. Needed for next riday's sale, Anson reported are grass fat heifers and steers and more hogs. The market: CATTLE: Baby calves, 8.50 to 21.00 per head ; steer calves, 16.60 to 17.80 cwt; heifer calves, 13,20 to 15.30 cwt.; veal, 15.60 to 17.60 cwt.; stocker steers, 14.70 tol6.20 cwt.;: feeder steers, 16.50 to 18.10 cwt.; grass fat steers, 17.90 to 18.60 cwt.; grass fat heifers, 14.- 60 to 16.C0cwt.; dairy cows, 102. 50 to 127.50 per head; commercial cows, 11.80 to 12.90 cwt.; canners and cutters, 7.50 to 9.70 cwt; shells, 4.50 to 6.50 cwt; bulls, 13. 70 to 15.30 cwt; and utility cows 10.50 to 11.60 cwt. HOGS: Weaner pigs, 6.50 to 9.75 a head; feeder pigs, 13.75 to 15.00 cwt; fat hogs, 17.00 to 18.00 cwt. sows, 11.50 to 15.70 cwt; and boars, 2.50 to 7.00 cwt. SHEEP: Ewes, 1.50 to 4.10 cwt; and feeder lambs, 14.50 to 16.50 cwt. Mr. ..and Mrs. La Verne Van Marter left Sunday for Chicago where they will attend the Elks, convention and travel through some of the Eastern states. They will be gone about three weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Ned Sweek have pastorate of the lone Nazarene returned after a week's visit with (church. Rev. McKay, former pas her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry , tor, left recently to take over a C. Riley at Estacada. church In Idaho. Average weight of Robinson's herd is 550 pounds at eight months and 1400 pounds at 18 months with the heaviest weight running at 1565 at the 18 month period. A half ton of loose bound grain hay and alfalfa is used per cow for wintering with supple ments of cottonseed meal, bone meal and mineral added. All hay is cut early to get maximum protein and fed in racks during the wet season. In his breeding program Robin son uses four prime herd bulls and culls cows constantly for fast gain, milking ability and desir able profile. Two bulls are turned in separate pastures with part of the cows and the re mainder of the herd is lot bred. Production records are kept on herd and individual cows. Disease control Includes yearly testing, calfhood vaccination, regular vaccination for blackleg, malignant edema, pink eye arid shipping fever, regular spraying of cattle and clean and dry sheds and barns. In his forage management, Robinson has 50 acres of hay land, five acres of sprinkler ir rigated pastures and has reseed ed 30 acres of range with more being converted as rapidly as feasible. Grass production is in creasing through reseeding, de ferred rotation and utilization of forage during the proper sea sons. Fields are sprayed for weeds and erosion is controlled by plowing under stubble, work ing and seeding on the contour and the use of a sub-soiler. Six miles of cross and boundary fences divide the range into four separate pastures with water de veloped In each. Some irrigated pasture is rented to supply dry range land and to insure good growth for fall and winter feed. Alfalfa and grass mixtures are used in both dry and Irrigated pastures for stock feeding. Robinson, whose cattle have taken an array of prizes at vari ous sales, consigns all his cattle for sale. In addition to winning the premier beef exhibitor trophy at the Morrow county fair three times since it was organized in 1951, Robinson showed the grand champion bull at the Columbia Empire Polled Hereford associa tion show in Walla Walla In 1950. In other shows and sales of the association, which represents Washington, Idaho and Oregon, he showed the reserve champion bull at Ellensburg in 1952 and the champion cow at Yakima in 1955. At shows and sales of the Oregon Polled Hereford associa tion Robinson showed the cham pion cow and reserve champion bull in 1952 and the reserve champion cow in 1953 at Salem and the champion and reserve champion cow in 1955 at Red mond. Robinson assumed operation of the ranch in 1948 following 6Va years of military service. His livestock experience began on his father's ranch where he was born in the Hardman area. Be cause of his interest in fine cattle Robinson has made bull service available to 4-H members, do nated calves .to 4-H'ers, has made his herd available for 4-H Judging and held a 4-H day at his ranch. Robinson is president of the Round-Up Tolled Hereford Breed ers, member and past president and director of the Columbia Em pire Polled Hereford association, member of the American and Oregon Hereford association, Ore gon Cattleman's association and of the beef promotion committee of the county Cattle assciation. In addition he has been beef superintendent at the county fair since 1947, is past director of the Wranglers riding club and a member of the American Legion and Elks. He has been a coopera tor with the Heppner Soil Conser vation district since 1948. He is married and has two sons, Kirk, 2'2 and Kyle, six months. Robinson will compete with other county winners for eth state cattleman's title. Rev. Wilkes New Nazarene Pastor The Rov. and Mrs. Charles Wilkes and family of Kansas City, Mo., arrived in lone last (Week and are now making their home in the parsonage formerly occupied by Rev. and Mrs. Wil fred McKay. Rev. Wilkes has taken over the
