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Page 2 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, August 30, 1956 ' HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES MOHBOW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Times eetabllehed November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912 MIWSfAMfc rUILISNItt ASSOCIATION ROBERT PEN LAND Editor and Publisher GRETCHEN PENLAND Associate PubJIsher NATtONAt IDITORIAl 51 lc5'6w 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 $4.09 Vear- Single Copy 10 Cents. It's Worth the Trip- It's time again for the annual Morrow County Fair and Rodeo a big five-day program that of fers something of interest for every resident of the county. There have been a great many people who have been working for weeks to make all of this year's show one of the best ever and we know that they are going to be proud of what they have done. They should be and we who may only be observers can also be proud of the job that has been done. Everyone who has had a hand In preparing a part of the show deserves a lot of thanks. Now, however, most of the work is done, and whether you have had a part in the show or not, the time has come to enjoy what is awaiting all of us. Let's all find time to take in much of it for there are shows, events, displays and exhibits that will appeal to all. It's our fair and rodeo even if our individual part to play is only to visit and to see. It will be worth everybody's time. TO THE EDITOR . . . To the Editor: So they're putting us on the defensive, amusing to the read ers and free copy to the editor. Well, let's just turn it around and put the shoe on the other foot, it will fit alright. Let this high yield be a lesson in conservation. This ranch is new God given rich virgin land and the 177 acres in question is the best af a 1300 acre field. Go west young man and plow up a new farm. I've worn out three farms already does not apply here, due to the intestinal forti tude of the Hynd Brothers. In our conservation practices we managed to control every thing but cheat grass, although we nave never received tne grass man award for so doine. However as badly infested as our fields were we had almost none on this small field. Thjs ranch was developed by John Graves and ne lined a yuuu bushel grain bin in mv elevator from 120 acres in 1948. I never saw the growing grain but I got the wheat and had his word for the acres. However, he was smarter than I, he never talked about it. We harvested witli four 16 foot Harris combines on which the bulkers hold 65 bu. and with pvtensions hold about 80 bu. and all four drivers agree they could not get over Va mile to the bulk er. They got 5 bulkers to the round on this neiil. W ousneis 10 the acre is common in the Grand Coulee irrigation project on des ert land. Our land is far superior and the only difference is water and this year we had the water. This year I had the good for tune to accompany the Heppner Chamber of Commerce on the an nual field S. C. S. tour sponsored by the group. We saw the ter rific damage wrought by water erosion in the Sand Hollow dis trict and we also saw the out standing job of conservation done by Allen Tom in controlling ero sion on his farm. It was on some of this land he received a 61 bus hel yield. This land was very badly eroded when he purchased it n few vears ago. It had pro- hahlv a 40 too soil loss. Is it beyond reason that had he had the use of the lost soil that hi yield could have been one-third more: Wheat farmers in this county can well profit by taking a page from Allen Tom's and the Nelson Brothers' book. There have been no homo fires burning on these ranches in the spring of the year us wp all have seen burning at night in the stubble fields of their neighbors. No. Jess, vou just can't figure on increased land values on your ranch, you are forty years to late. Orvllle Cutsforth THE FLOOD STORY Heavy Runoff Seen During Area Storms Mr. and Mrs. Earl Blake. Mr and Mrs. Earle Gilliam and Leon ard Gilliam have returned after spending the past two weeks at the coast near Depot Bay. STAR THEATER HEPPNER Thurs.-Fri. Sat. Aug. 30-31. Sept. 2 The Leather Saint With John Derek and Paul Douglas plu Day of Fury With Dale Robertson Sun. Mon.. Sept 2-3 The Man Who Knew Too Much James Stewart and Doris Day VistaVision and Technicolor Tues.. Wed.. Sept 4-5 Alexander The Great Robert Taylor, Richard Todd, Dana Wynter. CInemabcope & coxor (This is the second of a series of articles taken from a report by Quentin Bowman, engineer for the state water resources board. It deals with Willow creek floods, water flow, etc. The articles are presented to show the value of proposed flood control and irri gation dams.) In addition to the five disas trous floods of major proportions, about 10 minor floods also occur red during the 60-year period of historical flood record to 1942. These minor floods, resulting from lesser storms in intervening years, did not cause any exten sive or general damages over the basin, but damages in particular sections were notable. The magnitude of minor floods at Heppner rariges from about 3, 000 to 6,000 second feet. Estimates of the discharge of the 1934 flood at Heppner, based on stages and on the extent of overflow, show considerable variation for the different reaches. The maximum discharge of this flood, however, probably did not exceed 13,000 second feet. The discharge of the 1903 flood accumulated above Heppner is estimated at about 1, 100 acre-feet. Inas much es the stages reached in the flood of 1883 exceeded those of the 1903 flood, t he discharge probably equalled or exceeded 36,000 se cond feet. The existing channel capacities in Heppner range from about 1,- 100 to 5,800 second-feet. The capacity of the most critical sec tions ranges from 1,100 to 2,400 second feet. The safe channel capacities of other critical sec tions in stretches of the main stream below Heppner vary from about 1,800 to 3,000 second feet. Flood Frequencies The probable occurance of the cloudburst type of storm in any definite period of years is de pendent on so many unrelated factors that- reliable forecasting is impossible. No known basis exists upon which to predict this type of flood, as two major floods could occur in one summer or even within one week. The occur ence of floods greater than those of 1903 or 1883 is possible for the reason that both the center band and outer perimeter of this type of storm might easily cover a wider area and thereby produce higher peak flows and larger runoff. Extend and Character of Flooded Area After the 1903 flood, the city of Heppner was rebuilt in its origi nal extremely hazardous location, directly in the path of cloud burst flood-waters. The towns of Lexington and lone, below Hepp ner, are located in the valley of the main stream, subject to seri ous damages from floods. The hamlets of Jordan, McNab, Mor gan and Cecil are stations along the railroad line in the lower val leythese are also subject to flooding, but not affected by minor floods. The valleys of Rhea and Willow creeks between the community centers are inhabited principally by the owners and employees of the stock and wheat ranches that lie on the higher rolling areas of the basin. The concentration of farm residences in the valley areas in the direct path of cloudburst floods is due to the availability of water supply for production of hay and other stock feed and for domestic use. (Next week Irrigation and the flood problem). THIRTY YEARS AGO From Files of the Gazette Times Sept. 2, 1926 The Morrow county Wool and Grain Show scheduled during the HeDDner RnHpn SeDtember 23-4-5 will be featured by a sack sewing contest, according to Roger W. Morse, county agent, in charge of arrangements. Miss Leora Devin will leave for Stanfield on Sunday, where she will be a teacher in the grades for the coming year. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. McCarty re turned home at noon yesterday from their trip to Yellowstone National Park. Erick Bergstrom of Gooseberry was attending to matters of busi ness here yesterday. Harry Munkers and Family re turned last week from a trip to the Mt. Adams country. Raymond Ferguson and wife, Jasper Crawford and Miss Mary Crawford returned from a visit to Wallowa country on Friday.. H. B. Turney and wife of To ronto, Canada, are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hynd of Cecil. Certificate of Incorporation was received from the office of the secretary of state Wednesday, is sued to Heppner Rodeo, the name adopted by the association. The incorporators are C. W. McNamer, L. V. Gentry and Chas. Latou rell, the present board of managers. From Th County Agent's Office By N. C. Anderson Particulars of the wheat acre age reserve and conservation re serve programs for 1957 were an nounced last week. County agents and ASC committees attended a meeting at Pendleton on Tuesday and Wednesday when details for the program were outlined. In the acreage reserve program for 1957, winter wheat producers will have until September 21, 1956 to sign 1957 acreage reserve agree ments. This program looks very good for wheat growers and it is my opinion that there will be a lot of participation ' in Morrow county. Farmers who have established wheat acreage allotments are the only ones in Oregon eligible to participate in this program. To participate, a farmer must sign an agreement with his coun ty ASC committee to reduce his 1957 acreage of wheat below his farm allotment. The amount of wheat below his farm allotment. The amount of acreage that can be placed in the reserve is allo cated to each county. Contracts wlU be accepted on a "first come, first served" basis until the allo cated total for a county is con tracted. Participating farmers will receive payments intended to compensate them for the loss of net income from wheat that would have been produced on 1 rS Bettor Check It for Sizo Is your present fuc insurance coverage "cairtl to the current value of your prop erty? If not. heltor take steps now to cor reel a Munition which eouhl result in serious loss. Let us cheek, it with you. Turner, Van Marter Cr Bryant Real Estate Insurance Phone 6-9652 Heppnee land placed in the acreage re serve. The 1957 acreage reserve rate for wheat is figured at a national average of 1.20 a bushel. Payment is competed by multi plying the normal yield for the farm or the normal yield for the land designated in the agree ment as the acreage reserve times the base unit rate for Morrow county which will average some where around the national aver age of $1.20 a bushel. The conservation reserve is the long-term part of the bank. It differs from the acreage reserve section, as it is designed to divert land regularly used for crop pro duction to conservation uses. The conservation reserve provides cost sharing assistance to farmers in making such shifts. To partici pate in the conservation reserve, farmers must sign contracts with the Department through the ASC committee. Contracts will range from three to ten years. Two kinds of payments are made un der the conservation reserve pro gram. The first is a cost -sharing pay ment to assist -In the establish ment of soil and water conser vation practices on the land designated for the conservation reserve. This payment can range up to 80 of such costs. It will be made only in case of contracts covering a period of at least five years. The other is an annual payment on the land put in the conservation reserve. This will be the amount obtained by multi plying a per acre rate by the number of acres put in the re serve. The national average per acre rate is $10 but this will vary among states and counties. Land in the conservation reserve can not be cropped or grazed while the contract is enforced. In order to explain both of these programs to the farmer, an educational meeting has been scheduled at the Lexington Grange hall to be held at 8:00 p. m. on September 4. Complete details will be available at this time and farmers will be given the opportunity to sign applica tions until the September 21st deadline. The Morrow county wheat al location committee has just com pleted allocation of 1200 bushels, Columbia and 4,000 bushels of Omar wheat. This was allocated to 32 Morrow county farmers. Seed of these two varieties will be In good supply in 1957 for all farmers who wish to seed them. ! At a recent meeting of the state allocation committee, Morrow countv was allocated an ample supply of the new hard white spring wheat which is known as Rio-Rex 41. This new variety is reDorted to have many of the characteristics of Rex but having good milling qualities. Morrow countv. beins one of the top Rex producing counties before its dis count, was allocated a good quan tity of seed for planting this fall. Applications are being taken in this office now. Seed increase of this new variety will not be hand led as Omar and Columbia. While the county seed allocation com mittee would like to have a number of growers to produce certified seed, there is some of this seed that will be allocated to farmers on the basis of pro duction of good clean seed for their neighbors and themselves. Time is short so farmers are urged to get their application in now if they are interested in this variety. . Seed will be allocated within the next week. CLASSIFIED ADS USE GAZETTE TIMES 1 NEW HIGH COURT JUSTICE William M. McAllister, Med ford, prominent Republican and former speaker of the House of Reoresentatives was appointed to the Oregon Supreme Court by Gov, Smith immediately alter ms re turn Friday from the national Republican convention in San Francisco. A few minutes after the an nouncement of the appointment McAllister was sworn into office by Chief Justice Harold J. War ner. The new justice promptly an nounced he would be a candi date to succeed himself at the November election for a full six year term. His appointment is for the un-expired term of the late Justice Earl Latourette who died of lung cancer Aug. 18 in Portland. Continued on page 7 Pay.- Yeur i When Due and Keep Your Credit Good PIONEER SERVICE COMPANY CREDIT INFORMATION IS MOST VALUABLE. 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