Image provided by: Morrow County Museum; Heppner, OR
About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (April 4, 1957)
Page 2 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, April 4, 1957 MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER Th ppnr Gazette, established March 30, 1888. The Heppaer Times esteeUehed November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912 NEWSPAMK PUBUSHflS ASSOCIATION ROBERT PEHLAND Editor and Publisher GRETCHEN PENLAND Associate Publisher NAT I pJj A I EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION jJUJIIItiJ'll'll 1 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 H00 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. A Dangerous Measure One of the most dangerous taxation measures yet to be introduced in this session of the legis lature is House bill No. 739 which would exempt from taxation the first $2500 true cash value of any residence in the state which is owned by the person living therein. Such residence is classified as a "homestead" by the bill. On the surface the measure might not look so serious, but the actual effect would be to shift the property tax load from all property, regafd less of its value, to new, modern homes with higher value, large landowners, rental property and business. How many homes there are in Ore gon which do not have a value of over $2,500, we can not guess, but from the way assessments are made in some counties, there are undoubtedly thousands. These homes would pay no tax at all if this measure passed. There are many more thousands of homes whose value is but little more than the $2500 and these would pay only a small tax. The owner of a new home would be penalized severely for he, and businesses and big landowners would find themselves footing a much greater share of the tax load than they now do. Conceivably, under this bill, it would be possible for a large family living in a low value home to educate all the children and enjoy all other such advantages and yet not have to pay one dime In property taxes to help support schools, city or county government. House bill No. 7.39 is one of the most loaded measures we have yet seen and it could well open up a way to advocates of a state property tax. They could claim, truthfully, that such a tax would not hurt the small property owner, but what it, would do to larger landholders, we hate to even think about. The bill should quickly be killed and burled deep! your If Fire Strikes What would you do If fire destroyed house? There is a superficially easy answer to that question. You'd take the insurance money and rebuild. It would be a nuisance, of course, but you wouldn't be out of pocket. The trouble with this idea is that, in a vast number of cases, it simply isn't true. Le gions of homeowners think they are adequately insured against fire and related hazards when they think about the matter at all but the fact is that their coverage is woefully Inadequate. A simple statistic tells the story. Since the end of the war, government and other tabulations show, average building costs have just about doubled. That is generally lrue of practically everything inside the walls of a house furnish ings, clothing, appliances and so on. Yet, accord ing to insurance studies, a great many people haye unwittingly failed to increase their cover age to compensate. If fires strike, in those cases, there simply won't be enough insurance money to begin to pay for rebuilding. The remedy for the individual homeowner is to consult with his local professional insurance agent or broker. This man knows values and costs, and he knows just how much insurance each of his clients should carry. And he knows how to fit a fire policy into the total insurance picture. From The County Agent's Office By N. C Anderson At the same time this improve- boar. foot and yield a the consumer. In Maybe So ... . "Maybe if we ignored the civilized peoples of the earth like we do the uncivilized people we would have no more trouble with the civilized than we do with the uncivilized." The Aztec, N. M. Independent-Review. SLANTS FROM THE SESSION By Nicky Tom On Wednesday of this week all the wives in the House who send columns to their home town papers( we call ourselves the Hou senews Hens) held a press conference with the Governor. At the end of the session he told us we asked better questions than the members of the work ing press, which wasn't true, but sent us out smiling. This busi ness of interviewing notables is not as easy as it appears on the surface. Here are the results of our session: The Governor still feels that most of his program will be en acted by this legislature. He did not care to guess what this would cost, but he admitted it would be somewhere above the the $205,000,000 figure toward which the House Taxation and Ways and Means committees are pointing. When asked how he feels about the treatment he is receiving from the press Governor Holmes stated that on the whole he thinks they nre trying to be fair with him. Editorial coverage Is Inclined to be partisan, as is na tural, but he had no complaint to make about straight news re porting. My question was whether he would care to comment on the rumor that he intends to cut most of the higher education building program out of Governor Smith's budget. He replied, "No, only to the extent that if the higher edu cation budget has to be cut to a lower figure than what they are asking, the cut should come from building rather than salaries." Commenting on two controver sial education measures the Governor told us he is still recom mending the $38,000,000 increase to Basle School Support and be lieves it w'ill be approved. He approves the idea behind the Key District plan, but feels that it will be subject to con siderable amendment. It may STAR THEATER HEPPNEH Thurs., Fri.. Sat., April 4-5-6 Dakota Incident Dale Robertson, Linda Darnell, John Lund. Plus Curucu, Beast of The Amazon John Bromfiold, Beverly Garland Sun., Mon., April 7-8 The Girl He Left Behind Tab Hunter, Natalie Wood, Jessie Royce Land is. Jim Mackus. Sunday at 4. fi:15, 8:30 Tues Wd.. April 9-10 Tea and SvmDathv Deborah Kerr, John Kerr, Leif Erickson. Family Night even be replaced by a substitute bill which will be easier on Port land and Eastern Oregon, the bill's principal opponents. Asked if he would be in favor of designating the Owyhee Lake area as a state park, he said he was not entirely familiar with the State park system, but since East, em Oregon does not have any state parks he feels that it might be a good idea. He then ex plained that there will soon be an appointment of a five-man park advisory board, completely apart from the Highway Depart ment to make a study of the es tablishment of state parks In all parts of the state. In reply to a question concern ing the basis on which he is making his appointmens he said he feels that this is one of the most important functions of the Governor in a Board of Commis sion state. The appointees tnust have the proper backgrounds and qualifications for the positions they are to fill. In cases such as the Fair Board he has to confine appointments to districts, one from each Con gressional district and one from the state at large. He would prefer to see some of these re strictions lifted, since ease of transportation has prompted many qualified people to move into the suburbs with the result that they often find themselves Just across the line from the dis trict in which they work and could therefore represent. Our final question, probably of more interest to women than men, was on the subject of a Governor's mansion. His opinion seemed to be that while Oregon should and probably will have one eventually, this is not the time to ask for it. Many of us are chortling today over the humiliating experience suffered last night by a male House member, who shall be nameless. He had accepted with pleasure his invitation to buffet supper at Governor Holmes' resi dence tonight. Last night he rushed home and put on his best bib and tucker and drove to the Governor's house, arriving a fashionable five minutes late. He was somewhat surprised to find so much parking space, but considered himself lucky. When he rang the bell the door was opened by an attractive lady in a housedress, and he asked if this were the Holmes residence. She assured him that it was, ami did lie have an appointment? By this time pangs of doubt were beginning to assail him, but since there seemed to be no retreat he told her that he thought he did have an appointment. She invited him to come in and be seated, and in a few moments the Governor walked in, with, as our unfortunate friend put it, "the pained expression of a man whose dinner has been interrupt ed." After he understood that the young man had come to dinner a day early Governor Holmes, obviously trying to help the poor guy over a rough spot, insisted that he at least have a cup of coffee with them and their three guests. Feeling that it might be un gracious to refuse, the unhappy man followed his host and wound up eating a whole dinner, after the other five had finished. They drank coffee and tried to chat, but for once our friend's ready wit deserted him. In his words, "I couldn't think of a thing to say." I sincerely hope the young man realizes how fortunate he was that his wife was not along on that excursion. She would, undoubtedly, have clobbered him. Now the big question is will he work up the courage to go to dinner tonight? Concluding in stallment next week. tip? This could hurt your pocketbook When somebody gets hurt, working on your property, who's going to pay the bill? Not you, ii you're adequately covered by liability insur ance. Costs little, can save much! lofer may b too fafe; Insvre now Turner, Van Marter And Bryant Real Estate Insurance The announcement was recent ly made that the American So ciety of Range Management spon. sored range youth camp will be held this year at the Tupper guard station in Morrow county. The dates for the camp are July 29 to August 3. This range youth camp has been in operation over the past eight or ten years with older boys from Eastern Oregon attending. Forty to fifty boys have attended each year and are taught various aspects of range management during the week long camp. Morrow county has sent a number of boys to the camp during its years of opera tion. Many of the details for a successful "camp In 1957 will be left to local ranchers and agency personnel here. With the advent of spring number of grass and alfalfa plantings have been made dur ing the past week. Roger Kin caid, Marion Palmar, Earl Mc Kinney and Don Peterson. lone; Alvin Wagenblast and Baker Brothers, Lexington are among the farmers making these seed ings. Considerable interest has been shown of late in hog production here in Morrow county. Perhaps one of the big reasons for tTiis increased interest is the fact that Portland hog prices have moved back about $20 where they are likely to stay for several months. This recent improvement follow ed peak of marketing from the nations fall pig crop. Like many farm enterprises the person who jumps in and out of a specific commodity will find themselves, usually, ending up on the short end of things. Eco nomists' predict that hog prices of 1957 are likely to stay below their winter high while market ings from last fall's crop are largest, then rise seasonably later In the spring. In the latter months of 1957, margin over a year- earlier is likely to be con siderably less. If this is right it would be hard to get in and out at the right time. For those who are interested in hog production over a long period of time one of the first recommendations in getting into the business is to get into the type of hogs which are now in demand. Perhaps the most pro gress of any type of livestock improvement has been made in hogs. Over the past several years a number of new breeds; this practice of feeding calves have been developed which have ; especially if they have a quan tity of home produced feed which might be in surplus, win. great number of cow herds sold and with livestock men looking for feeder stuff to pasture, feed ers and stockers are In good de mand this spring. It appears as h ty,ia rfpmand might in- been brought aooux oy w-- each year if trends breeding and selection for e continue as they have over the qualities which are in aemana past few years, bv the packer and consumers. Even though the rain came this month which broke a 4b year re- ment has increased the ability , durJng to farrow larger litters, mane March farmers Were faster gains and produce more mn gunshine this lean meat cuts. In ee"1" y with the sun comes a lot started one of the important : se .j eeK- . , farm joDSi weed lection that need be made is the," on that ls most A meat type boar will sire . making inquiries bXStoearlthisekit sounds there are going to be some selecting a,- - fmPR, when the good boar one looks for satisfa -lng season has passed, tory length, not the extreme, butec i spra g longer than the market barrows , Js n pasi J A is a good top line, trim under ac e ffj rrear E aefl SjifS eJe and width totoKnffZ- sound feet and legs set with one a pound o f 2, add to a pound on each corner so the boar walks of 2,4-D acid Be away straight with no "joint". comes &om Pound or a six Commercial breeders needn't Pound per gallon p re arat on worry much about breed, color, One type of 2,4-D a eld Is effective head and ear but it is well for a as another, results from many buyer to remember that a boar years of research on-the-farm ex doesn't look masculine with aliments have repeatedly Innrr thiw ttnnlr gni nnrmw hP3 fl t SHOWn. lUllg lilAK IILV-Il I'"""" Buy a boar that looks like a "he" boar. A hog producer should buy a boar from a certified and uni formly good litter. Back-fat and growth data on the balance of the litter and on other pigs from the same sire help in the selec tion just as much as feed con version record. Lawrence and Kenneth Palmer have found again this year that a profit can be made on calves fed through the winter on home grown grain and hay. They were offered a top market price last fall for their weaner calves but decided to hold them over and feed them barley and alfalfa hay of which they had a good supply. Last Friday the steers brought $21.30 per hundred, the heifers brought $17.70. This in crease in price over last farps market coupled with a good daily gain made a substantial profit for the Palmers. Six pounds of barley per head per day was fed with all of the alfalfa hay they would clean up. With the slow hay market this winter and spring the Palmers also realized much by being able to market their hay through the calves. While not all of our livestock producers are set up to carry out A few recommendations are in order to protect those farmers who want a good job of weed control rather than the cheapest price per acre application. This advice is: 1. with the lateness of season, application on hard to kill weeds such as tar weed and blue mustard should approach one pound of acid per acre. In no case should the application go below pound per acre. This is easily figured if you know the pounds of acid per gallon mater ial you are using. 2. Spray on a quiet day with the tempera tute preferably above 45 degrees, the warmer the better results. 3. The closer the 2,4-D Is applied to the ground the more chances of complete coverage of weeds there (Continued from page 2) THIRTY YEARS AGO From Files of the Gazette Times April 7, 1927 Mrs. Josie Jones returned home on Sunday frpm Pendleton where ehe visited for several weeks at the home of her sister, Mrs. Wil son F. Brock. The home of J. W. Cowins was the scene of a pleasant party Monday evening when a party of Knights of Pythias made him a surprise visit in honor of his 86th birthday. Charles W. Smith, who is ex pected to become the new county agent for Morrow county by about the first of May, was a visitor here over the weekend from his home at Dufur. Leonard Carlson and Jesse War field, farmers of the Gooseberry section were attending to busi ness affairs in Heppner on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Leathers and Wayne Leathers of Parkers Mill were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Owen Leathers at Hardman Sunday. A bold piece of thievery took place at the Henry Krebs ranch, on Willow creek above Heppner on Sunday evening, and as a re sult Henry was minus three bags of tag wool amounting in all to about 1000 pounds, when he made an investigation on Mon day morning. Printing Is Our Business! Call Us Now. Gazette Times Printing shop Long Distance Natlon-Wlde Moving Service Mayflower Agents Padded Vans Penland Bros. TRANSFER CO. Pendleton, Oregon Phone 338 RANCHERS RANCH AERO AIRPLANE SPRAYING CO. Owned & Operated By Paul N. Hansen PHONE 6-9191 For Courteous and Ex perienced Service in Weed Spraying 2f Who rates what for performance and smoother riding in the low priced three? Chevrolet has laid the answer and the proof on the line! First, Chevrolet won the Auto Decathlon over every car in its field, and over the higher priced cars that were tested, too. This rugged ten-way test (right, below) showed Chevrolet was the champ in handling ease, braking, acceler ation, passing ability, smooth ness of ride and other driving qualities you want in a car. Then, Chevy won the Pure Oil Performance Trophy at Daytona (left, below) as "best performing U. S. automobile." It's quite a feeling to know that you are driving a car that performs so well, responds so beautifully and is so finely built. You feel proud, of course. But you also enjoy a surer, smoother, steadier way of going, a keen cat-quick response of power, and the easiest handling you've ever experienced behind a wheel. Just try this Chevrolet (V8 or Six) and see! i m CJievy showed its still the champ... at Daytona. ..and in the Decathlon! bk ft - ferr;C fl i J f.M -; -a- P: .1 J. , .V ENTER CHEVROLET'S $275,000 Come In now LUCKY TRAVELER" CONTEST! -get . winning de.l on the champio gg- My franchise Chevrolet dealer. di.P..y this famou. trade. See Your Authorized Chevrolet Dealer
