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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, May 23, 1957
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Just Common Sense
This week is Conservation Week in Oregon and
we doubt that even if it had planned, it
couldn't have been set at a more appropriate time
In Morrow county. In no place in Oregon, or in
fact, most of the entire country, is conservation
held In any higher regard than it is here . . .
and, after last week's not-so-gentle reminder that
we can still have floods, the saving of water and
topsoil is even more Important to all of us.
Conservation week emphasizes the need for
the wise use of all our state's natural resources
not only soil and water, but its minerals, tim
ber and wildlife, though the first two are of
prime importance to us in this area, and most of
the efforts of selling conservation to people who
use those resources are concentrated In that vein.
The Heppner Soil Conservation district has
been one of the leaders this year, and In past
years, in publicizing and promoting conserva
tion in all its forms. ..That is one of the reasons
why our district is not only the top district in
Oregon, but in the United States in its record of
accomplishments. We have ample proof of those
accomplishments when we look at the awards
that have come to men of the soil of Morrow
county who have been rewarded for their efforts.
Kenneth Peck was the state's 1956 Conservation
Man of the Year; Alvin Wagenblast won second
place in state-wide competition as the Grassman
of the Year another example of the wise use of
land; the Heppner Soil Conservation District has
been commended more than once on the great
work it is doing in educating the residents with
in its boundaries of the need for, and the value
of practicing wise land management; another
Peck, Burton, has just been named the 1957
Morrw county Conservation Man of the Year, to
name only a few of the awards that have come
to our residents. Many more will come in other
years for our farmers are among the leaders In
realizing the value of saving what soil we do
have.
Most obvious of the many conservation prac
tices carried out here are such noticeable things
as strip farming, trashy fallow practices which
help stop water and wind erosion and similar
types of soil-saving methods. Many, many more
such practices are being carried on by many, other
farmers whose names have not been yet put in
headlines, but who are doing a consistently better
job of farming, not only for themselves, but for
future generations. Their turn will come for re
cognition, and along with them will be the di
rectors and employees of the Heppner Soil Con
servation district. They, too, deserve much credit.
Our emphasis here has been largely on soil,
but the efforts being made in this area for the
conservation of timber resources, water, and wild
life are not inconsequential. They also are under
constant consideration by those who are most
closely connected with them. They all have a
much bigger bearing on the economy of Morrow
county than most persons realize at a casual
glance. They are all natural resources things
that are ours to use and enjoy, but also things
we must not waste.
Conservation Week has as its purpose the edu
cation of the general public in the need for such
efforts. Here, In our county; many groups and
individuals arc taking part in this effort, and
their work will not go unheeded if each of us will
try to understand how we can help. The Con
servation Pledge applies to us all if we live by it.
It asks, "I give my pledge as an Oregonian to
save and faithfully to defend from waste the na
tural resources of my state ... its soil and min
oral, its forest, waters, and wildlife."
It's easy to do . . . it's just plain common sense.
SLANTS FROM
THE SESSION
By Nicky Tom
This column will wind up my
career as a newspaperwoman, an
experience which has been most
interesting and educational. I
have certainly had one lulu of a
session to report on.
As things stand at this writ
ing, the House and Senate plan
to adjourn "in an orderly man
mer", to quote Senate President
Overhulse, tomorrow, May 21, at
5:00 p. m. That will be the 128th
day, breaking the previous re
cord of 116 days.
The session has cost the state
around $1,150,000, compared to
a total of $748,265 In 1955. Sal
aries for legislative employees
have run $3,000 per day. Printing
costs were up 840,000 over the
last session, and the expense for
proposed interim committees will
increase from $114,000 to $313,
000. Now that the major tax bill,
which Senator Musa referred to
as the "Rotten Apple Tax Pro
gram", has passed both houses,
it would be well for all salaried
people to carefully examine their
paychecks in late August or early
September. That is when the tax
program will begin to make
Itself felt.
Senator rhil Lowry, Medford,
discussing the new program on
the Senate floor, said the bill
which promised to repeal the
45 surtax was actually a 51
surtax and "a flagrant breach
of promise by the Democrats to
the Oregon taxpayers."
"Our people were at least led
to believe their taxes would be
lowered", stated Lowry. He de
scribed the bill as "a monstrosity
and the highest income tax in the
United States."
Senator Musa, In the floor de
bate, said that this kind of tax
la the best argument for a sales
tax. It seems to be rather gen
erally accepted now that if the
Democrats retain control of the
House next session they will still
be shying away from the sales
tax, despite growing public de
mand for It. The method they
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will probably employ to increase
revenue in the 1959 session will
be removal of the federal tax
offset. This simply means tax
payers will be given no credit for
payment of federal taxes when
paying state income tax you
will pay a tax on a tax.
One of the most important
school measures passed this
session is SB 174, which might be
called the rural school district
reorganization bill. All school
districts, including first class,
will be under the rural school
district. The rural school dis
trict board, as such, will be abol
ished. In its place will be a
county school board, which will
not have budgetary control. Re
sponsibility for budgets will be
placed entirely in the local school
board.
This bill will not affect Sher
man, Gilliam, Wheeler or Mor
row counties, since they, are al
ready under the rural school
board, unless they elect to go
under these provisions. It will,
however, apply to Wasco and
Umatilla counties.
Taxpayers in Morrow, Gilliam
and Wheeler counties who are
now being double taxed for high
school purposes will be happy to
learn that HB 747, which pro
vides for a refund in these cases,
has passed the House and should
pass the Senate tomorrow.
Of major interest to our area
has been the passage of what
was originally called the "Key
District Formula". Any resembl
ance to the original plan has
long since been amended out of
the bill. Eighty percent of the
fund will now be apportioned on
a flat grant basis according to
Average Days Membership, rather
than on the formula based on
the Key District.
The remaining 20 will go to
the poorest districts In the state
as equalization money. Allen
objected to this plan because
89 of the equalization money
will go to the O and C counties,
which use none f their O and
C money for school purposes.
Representative Stafford Hansell
introduced HB 809, which would
have given 60 of the O and
C money to 'schools. The bill,
unfortunately, was tabled.
With an increase of $15 per
child to the Basic School Fund,
which means an increase of
taxes at the state level, our 22nd
representative district will actu
ally receive less money than it
now does. Under the new dis-
tirbution formula some districts
will receive a 20 mill reduction
in property taxes, but our area
will not fare so well, since our
share of Basic will be less than
in the past. The formula Allen
presented would have given a
slight increase to all of our dis
tricts.
The other school measure of
particular interest to our area is
the school district reorganization
bill. It passed the Senate with
several amendments. Allen plans
to send an outline of the amend
ed bill to our newspapers after
we return home.
With any luck at all we should
be home well before this column
is printed. To all of you who
have offered kind words, many
thanks. It has been fun, but it
will be a relief to exchange the
typewriter for my stove.
4-H Club News
RHEA CREEK 4-H CLUB
The monthly meetng of the 4
H club was held at Mr. and Mrs,
Van Bloklands home May 19.
Everyone of the members was
present. We had a test on parts
of animals of hogs, sheep, calves.
We chose the members to go to
the 4-H club summer school and
they are Nat Webb and Archie
Ball. Alternate is Kenny Wright,
Refreshments were served by
Mrs. Van Blokland.
William Rlll,reporter
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Recently the Secetary of Agri
culture Ezra Taft Benson announ
ced several actions on the 1958
wheat crop. They are 1. pro
claim marketing quotas on the
1958 crop of wheat. This fifth
successive proclamation of wheat
maketing quotas is required by
wheat supply that is 56 above
the marketing quota level. 2.
proclaim a national acreage
quota of 55 billion acres the
minimum permitted by law. 3.
announced state shares of tne
national allotment. 4. set June
20, 1957 as the date for the re
ferendum to determine producer
approval or dis approval of quo
tas. 5. set the minimum nation
al average support price for 1958
crop wheat in the 36 state com
mercial area at $1.78 per bushel,
if quotas are approved. This price
reflects 35 estimated transition
al parity. For price support com
putations the wheat supply is es
timated at 141.8 of the normal
supply and indicates a support
level at the minimum of the
variable range for 75 of parity.
6. announced 36 state commer
cial and 12 state non-commercial
wheat producing areas for 1958.
Wtihout the use of our natural
resources, this would certainly
be a dismal place. Furthermore,
without use and a lot of it, many
of our natural resources would
be completely wasted. A state
wide look at agrculture in 19o6
will emphasize this point. From
lv 3'i million acres oi iauu.
on
crops were narvesieu u
.. eoiTfwin nnn Use of our
Wheat producers will be n" j soil retUrned a yield of new
formed of the acreage allotment alth at tne rate of $78 per
for their farms in advance of the!acre. Little permanent damage
June 20 wheat quota referendum, j was done to the soil. Actually, it
The allotment for Oregon for is improving in p roduc iveness
1958 is 816,443 acres. This com
pares to 819,060 acres for 1957. If
marketing quotas are approved
bv growers the national average
sunDOrt available to eligible, have
producers in the commercial area and still conserve.
fmm vear to year here in Mor
row county where conservation
has been practiced over the years
by the majority of our people we
found tnat we can iu
HOOF AND HORN
LIVESTOCK CLUB
The Hoof and Horn Livestock
Club met at the home of Mrs
Elaine S. George on Sunday, May
19th, at 2:30 p. m. President
Jerry Anderson presided. The
main topic of discussion was the
Oregon Wheat League Fat Stock
Show in The Dalles the first
week in June. Plans were made
for those who will attend.
There was a demonstration of
sheep blocking.
Refreshments were served. The
next meeting will be at the
Wagenblast home In June.
Kit George, Reporter.
will not be less than $1.78 per
bushel. Growers who exceed their
farm acreage allotments will be
subject to marketing quota pen
alties will be at a 457 of parity
rate per bushel on excess wheat
production. If marketing quotas
are disapproved there will be no
restrictions on wheat marketings.
Acreage allotments will remain
in effect as a condition of eli
gibility for price support at the
50 of parity rate required by
law when quotas are disapproved.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
From Files of the Gazette Times
May 26, 1927
Lexington graduates a class oft
nine at the high school audi
torium Friday evening. Those re
ceiving diplomas were Elmo
Nolan, Harold Sherer, Mabel
Wright, Eva Padberg, Leonard
McMillan, Elmer Palmer, Buster
Gentry, Edward Keller, and
Charles Wilcox.
Dates for the
crazing alfalfa
Manager Cox of the Morrow
County Creamery company of
this city has added more Im
provements to his already ef
ficient plant. This is an ice
cream cabinet with a capacity of
holding some 50 gallons of ice
cream and keeping it in perfect
condition.
The Misses Esther Thorpe,
Helen Fredreckson and Beth
Bleakman, teachers in Heppner
school the past year, departed
Saturday in the Thorpe coupe for
an extensive tour of the home
state.
Miss Leora Devin arrived
home the end of the week from
Stanfield, her school having
closed there on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Bayless
will depart early the coming week
on a journey by auto to Mr.
Bayless' old home in Virginia.
Everything is in readiness for
the State Conservation Man of
the Year field day at the Ken
neth Peck farm on Saturday, May
25th. All that we are waiting for
is the nice sunshiny day so that!
the hundreds of people that are
expected to attend will have the
opportunity to thoroughly in
spect the conservation practices
which won Kenneth the 1956 title.
Programs for the day have been
sent to all farmers in the Colum
bia Basin and these with various
other means of publicity expect
to bring a good turnout if the
weather favors us. Stops that will
be made during the day will see
reclaimed wheat fields growing
hay, grazing alfalfa demonstra
tional seedings, sodded water
ways, trashy fallow, strip crop
ping, irrigated pastures and the
machinery that is used to carry
on these conservation practices.
1957 annual
demonstration
tour have been set. The tour will
be held on June 13, 14, 15 with
E. R. Jackman, range crop spec
ialist, Oregon State college as
sisting. This will be tne nun
annual tour sponsored by the
Morrow County Livestock Grow
ers Associations range and pas
ture improvement committee.
Several farms will be visited each
day to inspect and compare vari
ous alfalfas seeded with grass
for pasture and range improve
ment. Further details at the
stops for each day will be out
lined in this column at a later
date.
o
i Tom Burns of Portiana visiiea
last Thursday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne Van Mar-ter.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Hall were
in La Grande over the weekend
where they visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Luther Hall.
This is Oregon Conservation
Week. It will end with Steward
ship Sunday on May 26th. In
Morrow county chairman Newt
O'Harra, who was appointed by
Governor Robert Holmes earlier
this spring, has worked diligent
ly in lining up a series of events
for the week to point out to our
farm and townspeople -alike the
need for conservation. During
the week the meaning of the
word "conservation" has been
stressed. Many times this word
has been used to a point where
it implies save, protect and de
fend against waste and destruc
tive forces including use. This
unsavory implication destroys
the effectiveness of the word.
FUR AND FEATHER CLUB
The Lexington Fur and Fea
ther club met Saturday at the
home of Hugo Leyva. All mem
bers were present for the meet
ing. Plans were made for a field
trip to be enjoyed by leaders and
the group later in May. Refresh
ments were served.
Kenny Jones, reporter
o
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Wall and
son Jimmy of Kinzua were Sun
day guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. C. E. McQuarrie.
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