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Page 8 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday. December 6, 1956 County Teams Fare Badly in Hoop Jamboree Four of the five Morrow county teams playing in Monday mgnrs opening basketball jamboree at Umatilla came out on the short end of scores, Irrigon being the only county team to chalk up a victory. The eastern division won the combined score game 132 to 100. The four eastern division teams played two quarters against the western four. Heppner lost to Echo 42-25, Stanfield beat lone 33 to 32, Irri gon stopped Lexington 23 to 15 and Umatilla edged out Board man 31 to 28. The Mustangs will play their first regular game Saturday night at Pendleton when tney tane on St. Joseph then will open their home games Tuesday against the lone Cardinals. They will have another home game Friday, De cember 11 when they meet Elgin on the local floor. , o Farm Bureau Hears Of Insurance Plan The new $10 deductible Farm Rureau automobile insurance colicv was explained by Bill Bar ratt last week at the regular monthly meeting of the Morrow County Farm Bureau held at the Harold Beach home in Lexing ton. The new policy will become available as soon as the Farm Bureau has 12,000 policies written, Barratt explained. A discussion was held of the resolutions passed at the state convention and of the Bureau sponsored 480 bill. It was also announced that the domestic parity plan for wheat will be recommended by Gerald Detering, president of the Oregon Farm Bureau Federation, to the annual meeting of the American FB Fed eration to be held in Miamf, Fla. Dec. 9-12. The plan was adopted by the Oregon Bureau at its an nual meeting in Pendleton last month when the delegates went on record as favoring domestic parity for wheat with acreage control. MANY AREA HIGHWAYS TO GET WORK UNDER STATE-FEDERAL PROGRAM SALEM The Oregon State 000; 1.3 miles of paving and Highway Commission today re- structures between Hinkle and leased details of plans to spend Bucks Corner on the Hermiston $44,340000 mainly in federal aid highway at a cost of $165,000, and interstate funds on interstate, $U50,000 in improvements on sec primary and secondary routes in tions of the Ukiah-Hilgard high- Highway Division 5 in central, way. " l-.i. iti: r.1 A Lirauini; ana cumin uu x.oi and Eastern Oregon. State Highway engineer W. C. Williams earlier had announced that $30,742,000 of the amount earmarked for this area would go into four and two-lane projects along US 30 from Stanfield Junc tion to the Idaho border. "In addition to that amount we plan to invest $6,633,000 on the area's primary roads, $6,393,000 on secondary roads and $572,000 on urban improvements", Wil liams said. The engineer listed major im provements scheduled for the area's primary highways as loi lows: "The two major primary high way improvement projects in volve grading and paving 22.11 miles of the John Day highway between Fossil and Service Creek at an estimated cost of $2,600,000 and grading and paving intermit tent sections of the Central Ore gon highway between Junture and Vale at an estimated cost of $2,135,000", he said. Other secondary highway pro jects scheduled for this immedi ate area include: Six miles of grading and oil ing on the middle unit of the route between Hamilton andLong Creek on the Kimberly-Long Creek highway at a cost of $410,- miles of the Wasco-Heppner high- way from the John Day River to ward Condon and Mile Post 41.36 at a cost of $050,000; widening pavement on the Idaho-Oregon-Nevada highway between Rome and Basque over a 25 mile stretch at a cost of 531,000. ASC Community Committees Are Named for 1957 Livestock Prices Again Up Slightly Report on Oregon Pastures, Ranges, Cattle Favorable Justice And Municipal Courts William James Devine, truck speeding, forfeited $30 bail. Lee Ristick, no TUC permit, fined $10. John Henry Cox and Crystal L. Blackford, both pleaded guilty to being intoxicated on public road, Fined $75 each. Charles Milton Kelsey, truck speeding, $29.50 fine. Charles Leslie Lilly, truck speeding, $29.50 fine. Lawrence E. Scott, Violation of basic rule, forfeited $30 bail. Delln Matteson, drunk in public place, $20 ball forfeited. Washing Machine Grounding Urged If a new washing machine is on your Christmas list, save your self a shock and have it ground ed when it's installed. This advice is from M. G. IIu ber, Oregon State college agri cultural engineering specialist. Any machine or washer, he says, should be grounded because chances for electric shock are greater around damp cement floors or places where there's apt to be moisture. Many machines are made so they can be plugged into only one outlet. However, a three pronged plug is the newest trend in washers being sold today, says Huber. Although it won't fit most of tlie outlets in your homo, it's appearing in more appli ances as a ground method. Oregn's ranges and pastures are in better condition than a year ago, and rate about average for this time of the year. The rest of the West, however, isn't doing so well, reports Steve Marks, extension agricultural eco nomist at Oregon State college. While ranze feeds are goon in most of the Northwest and Cali fornia, a U. S. department of agri culture report from Denver says range feed conditions in the rest of the West are in the worst con dition since 1934, rating only 63 percent as good as average. In Oregon, Marks reports that range and pasture growth was favored by rain and generally favorable weather in October And while Western Oregon pas ture feeds were a little below normal, Eastern Oregon range feeds were generally average or better. The supply of hay and home grown feeds in the state is above average, At the same time, Oregon cat tie are going into the winter in "good" to "very good" condition, Marks says. 1 ne conuiuon or cai tie was found to be above aver age in all parts of the state ex cept the southwestern counties, where they were slightly below average, Sheep and lambs around the state are also reported to be in cood condition for this time of year. o Rock Hounds View Indian Artifacts The Morrow county gem and mineral society was shown a col lection of Indian artifacts Tues day evening at its regular month ly meeting held at the Hotel Heppner. The collection is owned and was shown by Mr. and Mrs. Milton Morgan of Monument and is said to be one of the finest in Hie northwest. Because of the Christmas holi days the club's next meeting has been set up to December 18, It was announced. 1 MOVES TO HEPPNER C. F. Spaulding Sr., father of Carl Spaulding, arrived last week from California to make his home in Heppner. HERMISTON Prices were slightly higher on most grades of animals at the Hermiston Live stock Commission Co, sale Friday where 88 consignors placed 494 cattle. 126 hoes and 45 sheep on tilt? UULlliiw Wl Sale manager Delbert Anson reported a very snappy sale with plenty of buyers bidding for all classes of animals. Steer calves again led the market with a high of $18.50 cwt. while veal was close behind with a top of $18.25 cwt. Feeder steers sold well at from $15.60 to $16.30 cwt while dairy cows sold steady at from $87 to $112.50 per head. Fat hoes were up a bit with prices ranging from $15.50 to $16. 40 cwt. A high of 716.10 cwt was posted for heavy fat lambs, good gain over previous weeks Needed particularly for next week are fat cows for commercial buyers, feeder steers for feed lot and steer calves for farmers. The market: CATTLE Baby Calves, 10 to 11 per head; steer calves, 17.30 to 18.50 cwt.;heifer calves, 13.75 to 14.90 cwt.; veal, 16.10 to 18.25 cwt.; stocker steers, 14.10 to 15.40 cwt.; feeder steers, 15.60 to 16.30 cwt.; grass fat heifers, 13.10 to 14.30 cwt.; dairy cows, 87 to 112.50 per head; stock cows, 94 to 107.50 per Head; commercial cows, iu.w to 12.20 cwt.; utility cows, 8.90 to 10.40 cwt.; canner cutter cows, 7. 20 tott90 cwt.; shells, 4.60 to 6.35 cwt.; ad bulls, 11.20 to 12.85 cwt HOGS Weaner pigs, 7.50 to 10 per head; sows, 11.10 to 13.40 cwt fat hogs, 15.50 to 16.40 cwt.; and feeder pigs, 14.50 to 15.90 cwt SHEEP Feeder lambs, 13.75 to 15.20 cwt.; heavy fat lambs, 15.20 to 16.10 cwt.; yearlings, 8.20 to 9.30 cwt.; and ewes, 10 to 13.25 per head. Those earning top prices at the market included T. L. Kirk, Stan field, 15.90 cwt. for six feeder pigs of 590 pounds; Clyde Nob les, Umatilla, 10 per head for five weaner pigs; C. J. Cooper, Stan field, 16.40 cwt. for a 230-pound white fat hog; George Griffith, Cecil, 18.50 cwt for three white face steer calves of 1700 pounds; C. J. Osmin, Heppner, 18.25 cwt. for a 325 pound veal; Charlie Bloodsworth, Hermiston, 12.85 cwt. for a 1250-pound bull; and Ro bert Rice, Pendleton, 16.10 cwt., for 21 lambs of 2900 pounds. o The Morrow County Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation community committees have Deen nominated and elected for the 1957 year. The election by mail ballots was completed November 24, 1956, with the following men elected chairman of their com munity. Robert Peterson, chairman of the Eightmile community; Paul Webb, chairman of the bouth Heppner community; D. R. Poin ter, chairman of the North Hepp ner community; Vernon Munkers, chairman of the Lexington com munity; Roland Bergstrom, chair man of the lone community; V. K. Rietmann, chairman of the Mor gan community;- Harold G. Camp bell, chairman of the Alpine community; Lyle Robertson chairman of the Irrigon commun itv: and Ralph Skoubo, chair man of the Boardman commun ity. The first duty of the newly elected community chairmen will be to meet at a open county con vention, Monday, December 1956. at the A. S. C. office to nominate and elect a county A. S. C. committee for the 1957 year, o Awards Given at ' Cub Pack Meeting A Cub Scout Pack meeting was held Tuesday evening of last week in the multipurpose room of the grade school with five dens in attendance. Dr. Wolff gave a talk and' he showed movies of Puerto Rico and awards of year pins, bear pins and arrows were given to cub scout members. About 50 were in attendance. The den Christmas party for all the dens will be given De cember 11 at the Methodist church, after school. o VA Makes County Tax Payments for Vets With Farm Loans Methodist YF Plans Christmas Party The Methodist Youth Fellow ship held its weekly meeting on Sunday evening with snaron Case in charge of the worship service and Janice Martin pre sentine "A Christian's place In Society". Plans were made for the group to give a Christmas party for the 4th, 5th and 6th grade Sunday school classes. They will also carol for the shutins on Dec, 22. The members will decorate the church for the Christmas sea son next week. o Control of Costly Cattle Grub Seen With New Chemical Ranch Hand Hurt in Accidental Shooting Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman report ed that Joe Taylor, an employee at the Toney Vey ranch on Butter Creek, is in the Hermiston hospi tal suffering from a serious gun shot wound received accidently early last week. According to the report two unnamed ranch employes had been practicing "fast draw" with unloaded pistols. One of the guns had later been loaded and the accidental shooting occurred shortly afterwards. No charge has been filed. EXAMINER COMING DEC. 18 A drivers license examiner will be on duty at the court house in Heppner on Tuesday, Dec. 18 fiom 9:30 a. m. to 3.30 p. m. MERCHANDISE TURKEY iro Sunday, Dec. 9 Morrow County Gun Club HOSPITAL NEWS New Arrivals To Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Klinger, Lexington, an 8 lb. 10 oz boy born Nov. 28, named Aaron Anthony. To Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Adams, Spray, a 7 lb. 8Vi oz. girl born Dec. 2, named Sher rill Irene. Medical Daniel Wardwell, Heppner, dismissed; Paul Peter son, lone, dismissed; Harvey Spivey, Kinuza; Sara Trobraugh, lone; Gloria Dolven. Lexington; John T. Burch, Spray. Minor Surgery John Rogers, Lonerock, dismissed; John Swan son, lone, dismissed; Glenn Ward, Heppner; Ottilie Hunt Lexington; Lena Brown, Heppner; Richard G. Seitz, Fossil. Major Surgery Ray Massey, Heppner; Kenneth Smouse. lone. A new organic phosphate chem icalone that is only slightly toxic to warm-blooded animals may be the answer to controlling cattle grubs that cost the live stock industry millions of dollars each year. Tests in Oregon for the past two winters have shed optimism on the half-century battle to control the pest that reduces the value of meat and hides and "worries" animals into weight losses. Gains Eddy, U. S. department of agriculture entomologist at Corvallis, reports control of 92 to 100 percent of all grubs after ani mals received oral dosages of the chemical. The material, now known as ET-57, is not available commercially. The costly cycle of the cattle grub begins with the appearance of heel flies during the first warm days of spring when they lay their eggs on the hair of nlmals. Cattle run frantically to escape these insects that cannot bite or sting. Eggs of heel flies hatch and the larve burrow into the skin, then migrate for about eight months through various body or gans and muscular tissue. They finally reach the skin surface of the animal's back source of some of the best shoe leather where they punch holes, drop to the ground, mature Into heel flies,, and repeat the costly cycle. Since spraying of heel flies has not been practical, especially with range animals, Eddy and other USDA scientists around the country have long been trying to stop the cycle in the grub stage, The new material looks like the answer. The small, oral dosages needed to get almost complete grub con trol show that long-lasting resl dues are not likely to occur in the meat of treated animals. Chemical residue In animals fat almost nil 14 days after treat ment,, and further studies will be made to determine time limit be tween treatment and slaughter Preliminary studies by Oregon State college food technology de partment taste panels also show that flavor of meat was not changed. Scientists are also investigat ing other ways to treat animals with the material -spraying with a liquid preparation, injections under the skin, and various oral methods. Eddy has spraying tests now underway in coopertion with sev eral Oregon farmers. If It proves as effective as the oral treatment 25 to 50 animals could be sprayed in one lot, speeding up the oper ation and lowering labor costs, Preliminary trials show a "bonus effect" from the treat ment that also gets rid of cattle lice and killed biting flies for two or three days. Spray test In Ore gon will also try to determine the best time to treat animals dur ing the grub cycle for most ef fective control. LIVESTOCK MARKET' Cattle Hogs Sheep SALE EVERY TUESDAY 12 Noon On U. S. Hiway No. 30 NORTHWESTERN UVESTOCI COMMISSION CO. JO 7-6S55 HermUton Oreoon Frank Wink & Sons. Owners Don Wink. Mgr. R. Hermiston JO 7-3111 Mrs. Ethel Rose and daughte Betty spent three days this week visitinc relatives and friends in Yakima. Long Distance Natlon-Widi Moving Service Mayflower Agents Padded Vans Penland Bros. TRANSFER CO. Pendleton, Oregon Phone 338 Heppner Given (Continued from Page 1) committee to investigate and or der the proper type of light re quired to protect the pedestrian traffic. The light would be- in operation during school hours and would require all traffic to stop at the crosswank. The council discussed the ne cessity of replacing about eight miles of old water line from the oper city wells and authorized tho employment of engineers to examine the project, submit cost estimates and investigate the possibility of the city issuing re venue bonds to finance the in stallation. Such bonds, if they can be issued, would be retired from water revenues, possibly by means of a slight increase In the water rates. Such a bond would not require a special tax levy. o Mrs. Jarvls Chaffee and Mrs. Mabel Zeimantz returned Mon- Oregon veterans' farm and home loan paid a property tax of $135 this year, a gain of 18 percent over last year ana os percem higher than he paid in 1952. This fact was disclosed by Roy V. Bell, auditor for the state Department of Veterans' Affairs, which has just finished paying the 1956-57 taxes on the proper ties of World War II and Korean veterans who have state loans. The veteran borrower pays his taxes monthly to the department along with his loan payment. The department in turn pays the tax collector, and does it before November 15, to earn the veteran a 3 percent discount. The department this year paid taxes on 11,407 homes and farms in the amount of $1,544,903. In Morrow county, the tax on 31 properties amounted to $4,918.- 05. The average tax here was $158, compared with the state wide average of $135. Last year the average state wide was $114 and in 1952 it was $80. o Mr. and Mrs. Joel Barnett and children of Seattle and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hyatt and son of Kinzua were weekend guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Duran, parents of Mrs. Bar nett and Mrs. Hyatt. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Spaulding were in Portland over the week end to attend a Tax Forum. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hlsler spent the holidays visiting at the home of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jomes Sumner in Ellensburg. Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Fancher and family spent the holiday weekend in Portland at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter Shanks. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Ruggles and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ruggles re turned last Wednesday evening from a two weeks vacation spent in California. day from a two day visit in Ken-newick. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Becket and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Rill left last week on a two week trip to Red Bluff and other California points to visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Dick went to Portland for Thanksgiving where they were guests of her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Forsythe. LL Be With the Majority PAY IN "FU BY THE 10TH WATCH FOR "ACCOUNTS FOR SALE" Pioneer Service Co. Oregon - Idaho - Utah Nevada Division Offices " Eugene, Ore. No Commissions Debtors Pay Direct 30 IB in the thriftiest truck you buy.' fun au "T MILLION-DOLLAR LOOKS Boulevard styling-boulevard-go spirit-sets you apart in traffic. The FAMILY will love to be teen GMG Money Makers for '57 Set u, too, for Triple-Checked used truekt FARLEY MOTOR COMPANY MAT AND CHASE HEPPNER. OREGON
