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Heppntr Gazette Times, Thursday, December 20, 1956
HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES
MOBEOW COUNTY'S NIWIHPI!
Th Keppner Gazette, established March 80, 1883. The Eeppntr TtmM established
November IS, 1897. Consolidated February 16, 1803
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ASSOCIATION
ROBERT PENLAND
Editor and Publisher
GRETCHEN PENLAND
Associate Publisher
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Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Pott Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter
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A Time To Remember ,
Another Christmas is nearly here.
In the spirit of humility, the American people
should count their blessings, the greatest of which
is freedom, as they think of the slavery and help
lessness of hundreds of millions of Individuals in
other parts of the world.
It is time to remember some of the things that
make life worth living here:
The right to go to the church of your choice.
The right to read any newspaper, magazine or
book we choose.
The right of choice in a free market.
The right to congregate with our relatives and
friends, without tear.
The right to travel when and where we please
over 3 million square miles of country without
asking anyone's permission. And countless other
rights too numerous to mention.
Last but not least we should be thankful for
each Christmas day' when the children gather
'round the Christmas tree with its pungent ever
green scent; the quiet and peacefulness of the
outdoors compared with the rush of a business
day; the sound of church bells in the distance;
and the voices of friends wishing "Merry Christ
mas'. Christmas in the United States is a leavening
influence that draws families and citizens closer
together.
Peace on earth, good will to men should be the
prayer of every person in the world on Christmas
day 1956.
From The
County Agent's Office
By N. C. Anderson
At a meeting of the executive
committee of the Morrow County
Livestock Growers Association
held Tuesday evening plans were
made for the annual meeting
which will be held on January
11 and 12. While the complete
program has not been definitely
set together it will follow the
pattern of past years with the
first day devoted to subject mat
ter discussion and demonstra
tion which will be of interest to
both livestock growers and their
wives as well as the general
public.
Committee reports and other
business will take most of the
second day. The social get to
gether will be sponsored by the
Heppner Branch of the First Na
tional Bank of Portland and will
be followed with the annual ban
quet, entertainment and dance.
The Lexington Grange home eco
nomics committee will serve the
banquet which will be open to the
general public. Tickets are on
sale at the First National Bank
and the county agent's office.
Among tiie business transacted
at the executive committee meet-
STAR
THEATER
HEPPNER
Thurs., Frl., Sot., Dec. 20-21-22
The Yearling
Gregory reck & Jane Wyman
Sat., Dec. 22
Free Christmas Show
Starting at 1:30 p. m. Candy
will be given away by the Elks
Lodge. All kids welcome.
Sun.. Dec. 23
Northwest Passage
With Spencer Tracy, Robert
Young. Sunday shows 4, 6:30, 9
NO SHOW MON.. DEC. 24
Tues., Wed., Dec. 25-26
The Solid Gold
Cadillac
With Judy Ilolliday, Paul
Douglas, John Williams
plus
Champagne Music of
Lawrence Welk
Christmas day shows 7 and 9
ing was that of a report on the
recent sunrvey of trespassing and
damage during the hunting sea
son. Over 100 Morrow county
ranchers reported damage from
10 fences cut, 62 gates left open,
1329 trespassing cases and 8 re
ports of property damage; 6
cattle lost, 5 cattle and one horse
killed and 79 cattle estrayed.
There were 4 cases of livestock
theft reported involving 5 cattle.
Miscellaneous reports were for
gas stolen, baled hay stolen,
chicken theft and windows broken
from rifle bullets. The trend was
toward more land being posted
prohibiting hunting and fishing
Chairman John Graves reported
on an executive committee meet
ing of the Oregon Cattlemen's As
sociation with proposed legisla
tion for amendments to the state
Bang's law and amendment to
the present Oregon state law con
cernlng livestock districts, estrays
and tencing. Meeting with the
state executive committee were
representatives of Oregon State
Game Commission and the Isaac
Walton League who are con
cerned with the state wide re
port of damage reported by live
stock men from hunters this sea
son.
know how much longer it was
however, the plant was well es
tablished for having been seeded
only last April. This plant was
from the 130 acre demonstration
seeding made at Ralph's ranch
with deep furrow drill seeding di.
rectly into the last year's barley
stubble.
Iialph Beamer, Balm Fork
rancher called at the office early
this week with a Nomad alfalfa
root which he had pulled up
while fencing a new seeding of
Nomad alfalta and Intermediate
wheat grass. The root measured
21 inches long and showed heavy
runner roots at the crown. It was
impossible to get the entire
length of the root so we do not
TO THE
EDITOR .
To The Editor:
I have read the Item covering
early day history of the Goose
berry Section. I knew every man
listed and as to the 1894 election
will state that Wm. Morrow, Geo.
Harrington and Anna Balsiger
were elected. Miss Addie Conlee
married Al. Binns of Heppner and
she is how a patient In Morrow
County Memorial hospital.
I am quite sure that Sam Es
teb of lone was of voting age
at that date, He was a son of I.
R. Esteb.
Yours truly,
BERT MASON
Portland, Oregon.
The seventh annual stockman
short course held at Washington
State college and attended by
Eb Hughes and myself last week
was a condensed course of live
stock management, marketing,
and general Information for any
one and everyone interested in
the livestock Industry. The con
densed short course provided
more practical information in one
week than can be gotten in sev
eral years of general college edu
cation. Adding immensely to the
course was 15 hours of lecture
and question and answer periods
with F. B. Morrison, author of
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From Files of the Gazette Times
way and keeps expanding with
the growing state, and keeps
nrirPS Hnwn.
December 23, 1926 j m expressing his pleasure at
Mr. and Mrs. George Sperry of the report during the annual De
this city will today celebrate at vember meeting Dr. E. B. btewari.
their home by a dinner party ' Roseburg, chairman of the corn
given their near relatives, their mission, said that it is the policy
of the commission to noiu an
53rd wedding anniversary.
At the meeting of the board of
regents held in Salem on Mon
day, La Grande was chosen as
the site for the location of the
Eastern Oregon State Normal
School.
Miss Evelyn Humphreys ar
rived home Sunday morning to
spend the holidays with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Humphreys.
James Thomson is home for
the Christmas holidays, having
arrived on Friday last from Eu
gene where he is a student this
year at the University of Oregon.
Students arriving home for the
Christmas vacation are Vawter
Crawford, law student at Univer
sity of Oregon; Miss Luola Benge,
student of University of Oregon;
Philip Mahoney, University of
Washington; John Turner, Uni
versity of Oregon; Miss Mary
Clark, University of Oregon; Mil
ton Smith, Hill Military academy
and Miss Helen Wells, from nor
mal school at Monmouth.
with a long side of bacon, smooth
shoulder and a fully developed
meaty ham. While the breed is
still new it has consistantly yield
ed a carcass with the highest
percenaoge of primal cuts of any
on the market. The breed is
characterized by large lit
ters and a high rate of gain. At
Washington State college 85 gilts
farrowed over the past few
months averaged 9.2 pigs weaned
These pigs averaged over 200
pounds at five months of age.
Kenneth Peck purchased one bred
gilt while Kenneth Smouse ob
tained two gilts and a boar.
The County Agent's office
wishes aff of our farm families
IttLIi:.. fessor. vefy Merry Christmas and
Happy, Prosperous New Year.
i
Morrison Is known the world over
as "MISTER Feeds and Feedings"
and as the top authority in this
subject. He discussed with the
270 farm and ranch owners, man
agers, foremen and herdsmen,
county agents, vocational ag in
structors, 4 H leaders, livestock
judges, packers and livestock
market specialists and what have
you such Items as newer develop
ments in nutrition; including an
tibiotics hormones, etc., minerals
for animals, vitamins for animals,
balanced rations, and how to de
termine the best buy in feeds. I
wouia recommend this short
course as a "Must" for all Mor
row county livestock men to at
iena sometime in the years to
come.
Kenneth Smouse, lone and
Kenneth Peck, Lexington are the
first Morrow county ranchers to
bring in breeding stock of the
newest swine breed, Palouse. This
new breed was developed at the
Washington State college from a
cross between the breeds of Ches
ter White and Landrace. The
breed is an extreme mearv nno
STATE FAIR PAYS WAY
The Oregon State Fair will not
ask the legislature for appro
priations.
It never has during the past 25
years that Leo Spitzbart has been
manager.
The taxpaper can give the fair
an approving smile. It is one
highly beneficial state activity
for which he will not have to
dig.
I his year s fair showed a net
operating profit of $52,774, plus
a capital improvement invest
ment of $18,112. It now has a re
serve operating fund of $207,483
tor a rainy day or week.
"7hy mercy, O Cord,
endutetb forever."
Psalms 138:8
To our patrons and friends. We wish you everything
good in 1957, we thank you lot your friendship and
patronage, and we renew eur resolution to bring you the
finest entertainment available at all times.
Elaine, Kit and David George
STAR THEATER
Qjristn
A V
Once rr.ort? we pause to welcome
to our hearts this blessed season.
May it renew the great warmth
of reverent love
in the hearts of all men,
and may this Christmas day herald
the fulfillment of all our prayers
for joy and peace to alL
May your Holiday season be
filled with outstanding happiness.
prices at the lowest possible level
so as many people as possible
can enjoy the fair and at the
same time the fair can pay all
operating costs and make as
many capital improvements as
possible.
EXECUTION STAYED
The execution of George F.
Sack was stayed Wednesday by
the State Supreme Court pend
ing disposition of appeal to the
United States Supreme Court.
Sack was under death sentence
to die in the lethal gas chamber
in the state penitentiary early
Friday, December 15. -
He was convicted of first-degree
murder in Multnomah County
Circuit Court for slaying his wife,
Goldie, in Portland in FeDruary,
1954. The Supreme Court con
firmed the conviction and a mo
tion for a new trial subsequently
was denied.
TRUCK, BUS TAXES SWELL
Receipts in the first 11 months
this year from truck and bus
tax collections totaled 312,110,350,
and the year's final total will
go over the 13 million mark to
set an all time record, Charles H.
Ileltze predicted this week.
The 1955 total for the entire
year was 712,024,255. Collections
now are double what they were
in 1950.
MEDICAL AID NEEDED
The Oregon State Civil Service
Commission has issued a bulletin
asking for applicants interested
in professional medical positions
with state hospitals.
Examinations will consist sole
ly of an evaluation of the appli
cant's experience and training
as indicated on his application
form. There is no written, test.
Salary ranges for dentists range
from $500-$G85; physicians from
$G25-$f)15; physicians (Surgical)
$715-$990; physicians (Tubercu
losis $655-$810); physicans (Phy
chiatric) $715-$990.
Veterans honorably discharged
from any of the wars of the Uni
ted States are granted five points
preference. Veterans with a 10
per cent or more disabiliity rat
ing are granted ten points pre
ference. Contact State Civil Service Com
mission, 102 Public Service Bids..
Salem or 304 State Office Bldg.,
Portland.
SEED TILLAMOOK BURN
When the current proiect of
seeding 3000 acres of the Tilla
mook burn is completed in Feb
ruary there will be a total of
8318 acres of potential forest land
that have been seeded for re
forestation this winter under the
state forest rehabilitation scheme, in approaching state budget bal
The project will require 2250
pounds of Douglas fir seed which
with the cost of aerial seeding
was let for a bid of $25,421.40 to
John B. Wood and son, Inc.
The seed will be sown by heli
copter for better seed dissemi
nation. With the exception of 345
acres seeded in Clatsop county,
the entire project was in the Til
lamook burn.
BUILDING COSTS ZOOM
A 23 per cent increase in esti
mated costs will have to be used
ancing u Dias opened by the
state recently are a pattern that
will prevail in 1957.
Low base bids for state con
struction opened since August
have been 23 per cent higher
than estimates made by the
1955 legislature.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Dick and
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Smith at
tended the Standard Oil Company
dinner at The Dalles, Friday, De
cember 7.
YES . . WE HAVE
Poinsetfios
?2.00 up
A SELECTION OF
ARRANGEMENTS
SWAGS - WREATHS
DICK'S GREENHOUSE
We Deliver
Phone 6-9162
SPECIALS THIS WEEK
FRUITCAKES $1.10 to $3.75
COOKIES .. ..60c to $1.20 Doz.
HEPPNER BAKERY
9m
.was the night before Christmas
and all through the bank,
were asking just whom
thank, for making their y
pleasure
the tellers
they should
ear
1953
one of
greeting each man
and joy, while meeting and
girl
a
or boy.
jjhen out in the lobby, loan officers
came . . . and typists
I ccrz I
and clerks
question 9 the same. From offices, vaults,
and from comoartmenr . .
i
and the
bookkeepers, guards . .. Jjj
trust department
gn seventy-four branches mHthe managers
knew, that they had a messageHM to carry
in tones
to you. And so they all sang fjT
r V7 1 I -2-1
loud and clear, h "Merry Christmas to all
HUMPHREYS DRUG CO.
THE REXALL STORE
. . and a
Happy
New Year!"
Of, to pot it onother woy, the peo
pie of the 74 statewide bonking
office! of The First National Bonk
of Portland wish you ond yours a
very merry Christmas and a happy,
prosperous New Year I
HEPPNIR IRANCH
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
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