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Page 2 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, November 15, 1956 HEPPNER GAZETTE T I M E S THIRTY YEARS AGO MORROW COUNTY'S NIWIPAPIR Th Heppner Sazette, established March 30, 1888. Tht Happnw Tims MtablMied Novembar 18, 1897. Conolidatd Fabraary 15, 1912 miwsmmk. rums hi is association ROBERT PKNLAND Editor and Fublishw GRETCHEN PENLAND Associate Publisher NATIONAL EDITORIAL AS0C5T8N Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Poet Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter Subscription Rates: Morrow and Grant Countie, $3.00 Year; Elsewhere $4.00 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents, (This column's readers, along with those of practically every other newspaper in the country, have been beseiged with heavy, meaty (?) edi torials so regularly during the past few months of the political campaigns that we thought maybe you would appreciate this little gem we picked up from last week's Redmond Spokesman. It concerns cats, and as you will see is a week late to give proper recognition to a special ob servance, but we didn't see it till last week so. you will have to wait until now to get your chance. Hope the delay isn't too disastrous!) Bring on the Catnip At long last our fetish for appropriating days, weeks, and even months of the year in commemo ration of the material advantages of modern liv ing has been enlarged to include a seven-day tribute to the cat, both house and alley variety. And it's about time. For years now we've paid our respects to every thing from teen-age foibles to tuna casserole while ignoring one of God's noblest creatures, an animal whose ancestors were consorting with kings while ours were cavorting In caves. Cat fanciers have worked long and diligently to gain this recognition and it is with unfettered ecstasy they await National Cat week, November 4 to 10. Generally speaking, cats come in two models, boy and girl. It's a nifty arrangement, biological ly, and conceded to be a factor in maintaining a balance between supply and demand. Lady cats usually aren't. They place little im portance on the benefits of marital security, and consequently cross the threshold of motherhood out of step with custom and convention. Tomcats are mostly bachelors who display admirable ala crity in avoiding permanent liaison with the oppo site sex. They devote their daylight hours to rest and reflection, an advantage not enjoyed by their numan counterparts, cats rind this boy-girl re lation completely equitable, although the rest of us, especially women, hold the practice in disre pute. Your cat, according to Mr. Webster, is a carni vorous mammal (Felis catus) who appears to have originated in Egypt or in the east, and probably Is derived from one of the wild species of North Africa (Caffre Cat). Knowing this sort of thing helps a guy better understand his pet. Maybe that lordly attitude is only fruit of a family tree firmly rooted in some kingly household. Old tom's fore bears might have moused the royal realm of King Tut or cuddled Cleopatra on the barge. What you interpret as independence or indifference could be the blue blood showing. Unlike clogs, cats won't sit up, roll over, play dead or come on command, and as a result are considered the canine's intellectual inferior. If cats are dumb, it should happen to all of us They sleep all day, caper all night, get free board and room, free health and accident insurance, 365 paid holidays a year and a work week that would do justice to a maharaja. Yeah, cats are dumb like foxes. If man ever progresses to this point, he too will deserve a week in which to commemorate his in telligence. From The County Agent's Office By N. C Anderson Congratulations to Herbert Ek strom of lone who exhibited the champion Hereford bull at the Midco sale held at Moro week be fore last. The bull was of excel lent type and had lots cf compe tition at this show and sale. The grand champion and other four bulls consigned to the sale by Herb were of the excellent qual ity that is being bred into this herd by strict selection and cul ling. We also might mention that the opprotunity to see the new herd sire purchased by Delbert Emert last week along with the four heifers purchased by him and the two by Herb Ekstrom. I am sure that anyone who has seen these animals would agree that they are outstanding and will add much to the quality of beef in Morrow county. ttMttr I nvs. discontinue it if it is of no value. Your assistance in filling out the questionnaire you received will be helpful. We have copies of the new tri state publication to help farmers combat Insect problems in stored grain. The publication is an ex cellent one containing descrip tions and drawings of major pests of stored grain along with con trol methods with the new type regulations on grain and the pos sibility of it being reduced from human food to livestock feed grade by insect infestation, farm ers would do well to acquaint themselves with stored grain in sect Infestation possibilities. Oregon State College announ ced this week that Karmex DW has been approved for control of weed control in established stands of alfalfa. The chemical has been under test for a number of years. With this announce ment comes the possibility for higher yields and longer-lived alfalfa stands through chemical weed control. The new material is applied at the rate of three pounds chemical with thirty gal lons of water per acre. The best time for application is now and up till December 15. Selective controls of weeds In alfalfa knocked out 90 of the cheat grass and Canada blue grass and 100 of annual fox tail. Cost of the treatment is about $12 an acre however, treated fields remain fairly free of weeds for three years. fflftlV A selected number of livestock men in Morrow county were mailed, on November 1, a ques tionnalre. aimed at helping the extension service of Oregon State college in keeping abreast with country sales of livestock. The questionnaire asked for answers which would enable the college to perform the best service in reporting all country sales. A country sales report was includ ed as a regular part of the meat animals and wool review issued by the college. The country sales report was started on May 17 with the trial run it has had it is felt that producers might help them to do a better job or ST1K THEATER HEPPNER Thurs., Fri- Sat. Nov. 151617 Run For The Sun Richard Widmark, Jane Greer, Trevor Howard Plus 2 cartoons and 'Coptors and Cows Sun., Mon., Nov. 18-19 The King and I Deborah Kerr, Yul Brunner, Rita Moreno and many others. Sunday at 4, 6:30, 9:00 TueSv WecL, Nov. 20-21 Great Day in The Morning Virginia Mayo, Robert Stack, Ruth Roman, Alex Nicoi. Last week questionnaries for a hunters damage and loss survey was mailed to all Morrow eounty livestock men. This survey was felt necessary by the executive committee of the Morrow County Livestock Growers Association. By gathering this information they will be in a better position to assist with the problems, en countered this year and to pro vide proof to the Oregon Cattle men's Association who have asked for information needed in dealing with the problem state wide. We hope that the questionnaire will lie answered while it is still fresh in the minds of our livestock men. We hope that everyone will participate in the Morrow county Farm-City Week dinner which will be hold at the American Le gion hall Monday evening' No vember 19. The dinner begins at 6:30 p. m. An interesting pro gram is provided and everyone will come away with a better picture of city-farmer problems THE PROGRAM The first Democratic Oregon legislature in 20 years is sche duled to meet Monday, Januray 14 to organize, elect a presiding officer, canvas the vote for gover nor, and see Robert D. Holmes, the first Democratic governor in Oregon for more than a quarter of a century take the oath of office before seven Republican Supreme Court Justices. WHAT MAY HAPPEN The 1957 session of the legisla ture if we ever have one will consist of 51 Democrats and 36 Republicans. What may hold up the session is a condition in the senate where the count is on dead center with 15 Demoicrats and 15 Republicans. The fight for me presidency or tne upper house may hold up organization of the senate and the inaugura tion of Governor Holmes. A similar situation occurred in 1913 when Senators W. H. Stei wer and Dorothy McCulIough Lee, each with 15 votes for the presi dency of the senate, held up le gislative progress for two days. This is mild to what happened GO years ago when the session was held up for keeps and there was no law making from 1S95 to 1899 From Files of the Gazette Times November 18, 1926 The question of whether or not the taxpayers of School District No. 1 will in the near future en dorse a movement looking to the construction of a gymnasium and auditorium for the use of the school, is one that is beginning to loom up. The high school football squad, with a number of others, making a company of 28 or 30, was right royally banquetted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Wightman on Wednesday evening. Mrs. Wightman and Mrs. R. L. Benge were hostesses and there was set before the students a turkey feed fit for a king., Rho Bleakman returned home to Hardman Monday from the hospital in Heppner. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ferguson arrived home on Sunday from an absence of a month during which time they visited friends at Pres cott and Flagstaff, Arizona and with relatives in California near Crescent City. John Clouston, formerly in charge of the forest service of fice at Heppner, but now of Pom eroy, Wash., has been spending several days in the city this week. lature Is held up he would be Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and governor for" the next two years. Curry counties. On Dec. 6 at 4:30 Fifteen men in the senate could p m, t the Oregon College of do just that and it might be a Education at Monmouth leS'Sla good pitch for Republicans con- tors rrom Marion, Polk, Yamhill sidering their recent tough aml Tillamook counties and breaks. I others will assemble. MILLION DOLLARS A WEEK TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR AGED Approval of a budget of $68,- R'mmt,nd1,io" f?'J5on! mZ for 1957 was made by the!home tax exemption for persons State Highway Commission this 65 years of age or older with a week. This is 34 million dollars) - ' more than tne Duagei ior me current year and an average ex penditure of $220,085 a working day. A resolution adopted in July by the commission to restrict ad vertising rights on property sold as excess-right-of-way along in terstate highway routes, was re scinded at the recent meeting after a report from Attorney Gen eral Robert Y. Thornton was re ceived. PRELEGISLATIVE GABS Newspaper editors and political writers have been invited to par ticipate in discussions at a series of prelegislative meetings sche duled in various parts of the state The first meeting of the series will be at noon November 26 at Southern Oregon College of Edu cation for representatives of yearly income of $2,500 or under was adopted at the Capitol this week by the Legislative Interim Tax Committee. J This is the lirst local reaction to a program publicized by Re. publican leaders in Washington, D. C. who have decided that the recent election trend away fr0m the GOP has been sparked by too Continued on page 7 All Saints' Episcopal Women's Auxiliary ANNUAL BAZAAR SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 PARISH HOUSE Lunch served from 12 until 2 p. m. Business men plan now to eat here. Bazaar opens at 1:00 p. m. Tea served all afternoon. Plan your Christmas list now and do your shopping at the Bazaar. Dr. McMurdo spent Tuesday forenoon at Lexington examin ing the children of the public school. and solutions. Tickets for the dinner are availahle at this of fice. LIVESTOCK MARKET Cattle Hogs Sheep SALE EVERY TUESDAY 12 Noon On U. S. Flivvay No" 30 NORTHWESTERN LIVESTOCK COMMISSION CO. JO 7-6055 Hermlston Oregen Frank Wink & Sons, Owners Ton Wink, Mgr. Res. Hermlston JO 7-3111 AitrrtUer.mit From where I sit ... Joe Marsh & There'll Always Be An "Expert" Drove out to see how they're getting along with the new super highway that's going to pass through town. While I was there a fussy little guy-a spectator, like me-came up to the foreman on the job and started making- all sorts of sug gestions: "Shouldn't it go a little farther left there? . . . Why don't you bank the curves more? . . . Those ditches are awful close" . . . and so, on and on. The foreman took it as long as lie could, then asked politely, "How does she look for length?" From where I sit, free advii-p is called "free" because it's umi;;!Iv not worth much. That little fellow w as typical of the kind of "expert" who can't resist getting in digs about how you work, what you wear, why you happen to prefer a glass of beer with your supper. People like that don't mean to be troublemakers . . . but the road to real intolerance is paved with their good intentions. Copyright, 1956, Vnittd States Brtuers Foundation SMITH OF MARION Last week friends of Governor Elmo Smith began circulation of a petition to gain the appoint ment of the Governor to the state senate seat made vacant by the election of Senator Mark Hatfield as Secretary of State. Former Governor Charles A. Sprague, editor-publisher of the Oregon Statesman, Salem, has been pressed to consider the use of his name in what is approach ing a contest with Salem Mayor Robert White, former Salem Mayor Al Loucks and Salem At torney Bruce Williams being boosted by volunteer workers. In 1903 there were' three Sena tors with the name Smith. They were addressed Smith of Umatil- a, Smith of Multnomah and Smith of Lincoln, Tillamook and Yamhill. Just to get the Smiths warmed up again we recall there have been 67 Smiths in the Oregon legislature but only one, Elmo E., within the past 15 years. And just to cool the Smiths off Gov. 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