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PS2 Heppner Gozetta Times, Thursday, November 8, 1956 HEPPNER GAZETTE T I M E S THIRTY YEARS AGO MORROW COUNTY'S If I W I P A F 1 R Th Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1888. The Hppr Tim UUihi November 18, 1897. Conolldatd Fbruwy 18, 191 K NlWtrAPIl SIOCIATIOM ROBERT PENLAND Editor and Publisher CRETCHEN PENLAND Associate Publisher 1AUONAI EDITORIAL 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. How Things Have Changed . . . Well, the election's over and out of it came what Is probably one of the screwiest voting pat terns ever seen in the history of American poli tics il what happened can be called a pattern. At least the results will give political analysts something to work on for months to come. It also gave quite a few people, both Republican and Democrat, some good sized headaches. The good old "solid south" traditionally the stronghold of the Democratic party, for some rea son went predominately Republican, even such states as Florida, Louisana and others which have never been- known to do such a thing. Here at home, Oregon joined the national bandwagon for Ike but went overboard for Democrats in most other positions, something it has never done be fore in its long history. Even such stalwarts as Congressman Harris Ellsworth who has probably done more work in Congress for Oregon than any other man in recent history, Tuesday felt the full blow of the Democratic avalanch and was burled by the vote for Charles O. Porter, and for the first time since 1934 when Charles H. Martin won the governorship, the voters put a Democrat in the top chair. Even Sam Coon fell by the wayside leav ing Walter Norblad the only Oregon Republican in Congress. Up to two years ago the state didn't have a Democrat in its Congresssional delegation, but how things have changed! Just what it all means and how it happened to come about we're going to let someone with a more analytical mind determine. One thing we're pretty sure of though, is that there are a lot of Democrats who are just as surprised at their mul titude of victories as some Republicans are at their losses. One thing both sides can be mighty proud of anyway is the huge number of voters the election brought out to the polls. For many years Oregon had been dragging its feet badly in the percentage of voters who turned out but this election proved that if there are real issues involved there will be genuine interest on the part of the electorate. The 85 to 90 percent turnout is something to be proud of. From Files of the Gazette Times November 11, 1926 A boys quartet has been work ing on an Irish folk-song to be sung at the Junior play, Novem ber 23. The members are Rod erick Thomson, Robert Turner, Ellis Thomson and Marvin Gem mell. Staff of 'the Heppnerian, pub dished weekly by the students of Heppner High Schoool is, Editor in Chief, Joy Erwin; ass't editor, Kenneth Oviatt, reporters, Mae Groshens, Gene Doherty,. Louise Thomson, Reta Crawford, Mae Doherty, Letha Hiatt and Ellis Thomson. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Ayers re turned on Tuesday from a visit over the weekend with the fam ily of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Hughes at Umapine, Oregon. Word from Oregon Agricultural college under the date of Nov. 10 states that Maxine Gentry is a member of the junior class team in hockey. She is manager of hockey for the Women's Athletic association. From Tho County Agent's Office By N. C. Anderson Alotrow county livestock grow ers will soon be mailed a ques tionnaire asking them to list damages to property and live stock losses from sportsmen through fishing and hunting sea son. This information will be used by the county association und provided to the Oregon Cat tle Association. Recently Isaac Walton has asked for such a list ing for the state. Farmers need not identify themselves when re turning the questionnaire If they so desire. Tiie information will be used in an attempt to fun nel relationships between ranch ers and sportsmen. Details for the special Farm-City Week dinner program co-spon sored by Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce and the Heppner Soil Conservation Dis trk-t were completed early this week. The dinner to be held in Heppner Monday evening Nocem her 19 will feature C. W. Smith, assistant director, extension ser vice, Oregon State college and former Morrow county agent as speaker. The county winners "Conservation and Grass Men" of the year will he named. All far mers and townspeople are en couraged to attend this get to gether in an attempt to acquuint each other with the problems of farm and city people and how they may work closer together. The week being observed nation ally through November 16th. For the Morrow county event tickets will be sold at Phil's Pharmacy and this office. Many farm leaders will also be offering ban quet tickets during the next week. From time to time we have had inquiry on how to control algae in troughs and tanks. There have been a number of chemicals on the market for the control of algae but the use of copper sul phate remains the best method of control yet. If bluestone Is used it should be handled care fully and according to recommen ded quantities to avoid possible copper-poisoning of livestock. It should not be used where fish may be involved. The recom mended safe level in supplying the copper sulphate at the rate of one part million gallons. In terms of specific quantities' this would be equal to eight pounds of bluestone per million gallons or 1 ounce of bluestone per 8, 000 gallons or 1 level teaspoon of bluestone for 1500 gallons; dis. solve the bluestone and stir into the trough. The bluestone loses its effectiveness in a short time, and will have to be repeated. A very simple and fairly effective method is to use copper sheets or shavings which may be thrown into the trough or tank. If a trough or tank is thoroughly cleaned the effectiveness of these copper strips' or shavings will be prolonged. As soon as they be come covered with dirt or slime their effectiveness is lost. If used in watering troughs, copper shav ings should be protected from the possibility of being picked up and eaten by animals. It should also be recognized that copper sulphate or bluestone have a cer tain amount of corrosive affect o nmetal tanks. We might think rabbits, crows or pheasants are bad but we have it easy. In Ceylon, India farmers are killing some 50 elephants a year to protect their crops. The government suggested scaring them with firecrackers but the farmers think shooting is more affective. With the coming of fall wea ther rat control program is in order. This is especially import ant for the grain man who has grain stored on his farm that will be delivered under loan or sold on the market for human con sumption. U. S. D. A. standards allow no more than one rodent pellet per pint of wheat now. As cold weather approaches rats and mice begin to look for winter quarters in farm buildings. This is the time then to be on the look out for signs of these ro dents and carry out a program for their control. There are sev ; 1 "S"at r " $ s I v N x . 1 " Pi If -" k-4 - I v i dhrJ -ttWity -cr in - KF V vViwl t Jr 65 per cent vote cast in county. Mrs. Vivian Kane arrived Sun day from Blalock and is again at work in the office of Sheriff Mc Duffee. Mrs. E. L. Smith of this city was in receipt of word this week that her son Milton, lieutenant at Hill Military academy in Portland was to be one of the bodyguards to Queen Marie on her way from Maryhill to Portland, an honor the young man appreciated. Mrs. M. L. Curran, Mrs. Harry Davis and Miss Zara Kilkenny drove over to Maryhill Tuesday afternoon to be present and get a glimse of Queen Marie at the Sam Hill Castle on Wednesday morning. can be purchased to be mixed on the farm. Details for mixing will be found on the container. It Is kept out before the rats at all times and it is necessary for them to feed on this poison for a num ber of days before they are killed. It costs only a few cents a head to have tick free sheep and lambs. Early fall is one of the best times to control sneep iicks under management conditions of our sheep raisers. Ewes made tick free in the fall will not have ticks to go onto lambs at lambing time. Lambs infested with blood sucking sheep ticks do not make the best gain. Sheep ticks can be controlled by spraying, dipping or dusting. DDT, Methoxychlor, TDE, Toxaphene, Chlordane, BHC and Lindane may be used for spray or dips. Follow the manu facturer's directions preparing the spray or dip solution. If dust ing is preferred use a 1 Dield rin dust. Satisfactory results have been had with dust applied by a converted orchard duster. Sheep are run through a chute and dusted on all sides as they pass through. When sheep are sprayed approximately a quart of spray material should be figured per head to get adequate coverage. Less than this is figured at shear ing time. Recently Bob and Andy Van Schoiack sprayed their sheep for ticks using a prepared insec ticide containing toxaphene and lindane. Their results with this commercially prepared insecti cide has been excellent on both the sheep and cattle insects. try food officials said in Portland dations are 'that it is risky to at recently. Japan will have to buy the grain whether or not U. S. Government surplus programs are available and will spend dollars to get it if necessary- Per capita wheat consumption has gone up 2xt times in Japan in the last ten years and the govern ment is encouraging continua tion of that trend. A delightful party was given by Mesdames W. E. Moore and C. L. Sweek at the Moore resi dence on last Thursday evening. Bridge was the order of the even ing. Mrs. Richard Wells was awarded first prize, a pair of beautiful handmade pillow cases; Mrs. Roger Morse, second, linen card table cover; Mrs. Frank Wil kinson, consolation. Dainty re freshments were served at mid night. -rW eral very effective poisons used in controllng these pests. Per haps the best for mouse control is Zinc Phosphide poisoned grain while rats are easily controlled by the use of Warfarin. Warfarin is available as a mixed bait or The largest agreement ever ne gotiated for the sale of U. S. agricultural commodities under public law 480 was -eached with the government of India on Aug ust 29. We discussed this some time ago in this column. Includ ed In the agreement was about 130 million bushels of wheat for delivery over a three year period. Indians generally use a whole wheat flour. Hard white wheats are more suitable to them than red wheat. When whole wheat flour is milled the bran is includ ed in a red bran in the flour makes it less appealing in ap pearance. The new ,Burt variety is a hard white wheat and should develop into desireable wheat for export requirements. Morrow County farmers are in an excel lent position to provide produc tion of this wheat which looks like it will be in good demand. Approximately 3500 acres were seeded in this county this year more than any other county. The increase from this seeding should in ariother year give us a good production of the desirable var iety. Japan will be continuing annual market for more than 3700 bushels of our wheat main ly from the Pacific Northwest. The head of a five man team of Japanese government and Indus- First 4-H agricultural club to turn in its enrollment blank for the new club year is that of the lone Livestock club. The club met Sunday at the Herb Ekstrom farm completing last year's re cord books and elected officers for the new year. New president is Kenneth Nelson, vice presiaem, Roland Ekstrom, secretary Ken neth Lynn Smouse, news repor ters Mancell Townsend and Billy Akers. Mancell Townsend and Billy Akers are new 4-H club members getting started this year with pigs caught in the pig scramble held at the County Fair. Kenneth Nelson and Kenneth Lynn Smouse will also carry swine projects while Kenneth Lynn Smouse and Kenneth Nel son will carry sheep projects too with Roland Ekstrom and Ken neth Lynn Smouse carrying beef projects. Kenneth Smouse will replace Freddie Nelson as leader of this club for 1957. With the organization of this club it re minds us that all 4-H c lubs should be thinking of getting projects underway for the new year. This is the time of year when boys and girls between the ages of 9 and 21 who are inter ested in club work can join. Last year in Oregon there was the highest enrollment in history with 27,590 boys and girls carry ing projects, boys and girls inter ested in joining a club this year should contact this office for particulars. About this time of year we have many inquiries at the of fice on establishing new lawns and care of the old. Recommen- tempt to establish a new lawn after October 1 In eastern Oregon. There are years when It can be done, however the weather this time of year can be very unpre dictable and result in the reseed ing of a new lawn if left this long. If new lawns . are to be established they had better wait until next April. For the old lawns continue fall mowings as late in the winter as possible. Mowings can be less frequent, however if the lawn goes into the . winter with a long growth the lawn will have a ragged and un kept look next spring. Leaves and excess clippings should be raked from the lawn. Heavy leaves can cause smothering and patchiness in the lawn. Use fertilizer spare ingly. The more fertilizer, the more mowing. Light applica tions of fertilizer will keep a healthy green color in the lawn Continued on Page 5 STAR THEATER HEPPNER Thurs., Fri., Sat., Nov. 8-9-10 Star in The Dust John Agar, Mamie Van Doren, Richard Boone and others plus Square Jungle Ernest Borgnine, Tony Curtis, Pat Crowey Sun., Mon.. Nov. 11-12 Pillars of The Sky With Jeff Chandler, Dorothy Malone. -Ward Bond Tues., Wed., Nov. 13-14 Cockleshell Heroes Jeff Chandler, Dorothy Malone, Ward Bond MORE PEOPLE DRIVE BUICKS THAN ANY OTHER MAKE (Except Chevrolet & Ford) See The New Buick Nov. And The New Pontiac - FARLEY MOTOR COMPANY PONTIAC BUICK CMC WILLYS liiiliMu It's that new V8 in the '57 Chevrolet. It's as quiet as a contented cat and as smooth as cream . , . and it's cat-quick in response when you call for action! No household tabby sitting in a sunny window ever purred more softly than Chevy's new V8 engine. You can scarcely tell when it's idling. 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