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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
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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.
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