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Paga 2 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, July 1 1, 1957 Sjpjjpiwr fcrffr imps MORROW COUNTY'S HIWIPAFIR The Hoppner Cazetts, establiuhed March 30, USS. The Hppntr Timt tafclih4 Novembtr 18, 1897. Consolidated February If, 1S12 NEWSMMI PUIUIHim ASSOCIATION ROBERT PEN LAND Editor and Publisher G RETCH UN PJCNLAN Associate Publisher NATIONAL EDITORIAL IasTocTation Published Every Thursday and Kn tared at the Post Office at Heppnar, Oregon, as Seawnd Class Matter Subscription Rates: Morrow and Grant Conntlea, $3.00 Year; Elsewhere $400 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. ! The Proposed 23rd Amendment A proposed 23rd amendment to the Constitu tion of the Unitpr) Slates, known as the Gwinn amendment, consists of one clear sentence: "The government of the United States shall not engage in any business, professional, commercial financ ial, or industrial enterprise except as specified in the Constitution." The possibilities within that simple statement of principle are literally enormous. The government has billions upon billions of dollars invested in business enterprises of many kinds, all of which are performing func tions that can and should be handled by private enterprise. These socialized businesses could be sold, and the money used to reduce the national debt, or to cut taxes, or both. But that is only the beginning. Government business enterprises are tax-free, in an age in which private business corporations pay up to 52 per cent of all their profifts in federal taxes alone. On top off that, it is common for goverti- ment business enterprises to operate at a loss, ' which means that they must be subsidized by all the taxpayers. Once they were sold to private enterprise, the subsidies would end and they would become major taxpayers. The gain to the nation over the years would run into tens of billions. j One big reason for the government's financial plight today is that it has gone far beyond Consti tutional provisions, and into fields where it does not belong and where its presence is wasteful and destructive. This is not just a matter of economics super-government is the greatest enemy of human freedom that exists. The proposed amend-1 ment would give us the kind of government en-' visaged by the founders. McaTiow Time GRAHAM From The County Agent's Office By N. C Andenon On July 3 and 4 and again on July 9, field inspections for certi fications for wheat were made by representatives of the Oregon State College farm crops dept. All fields inspected to date have passed certification standards for field inspection with flying col ors. While allowances of only one-tenth of one percent of oth er varieties of wheat are allowed, none of the fields Inspected came ' near to using this allowance. Cleanest field was a seven-acre field of Burt wheat at the Ken neth Smouse farm where only one head of other variety of wheat was found in a count of 29,510. A 50 acre field on this same farm had 16 heads of other varieties of wheats, with the al lowable count as 99 A field of 75 acres of Burt wheat, certified for Bob Jepson, lone, contained only 13 heads of other wheats with a possible allowable count of 157. While the other fields were not quite so good as these, they were far below the allow able count. One hundred forty-seven acres of Burt passed inspection at the L. L. Howton farm with 233 acres of Omar and 257 acres of Burt passing at the Denward Bergevin farm. While inspections were made at the L. II. Rill farm, which passed, and at, the Victor RIet matin farm, both fields of wheat, the actual count is not known at this time. With the quantity of Blue Tag certified seed which will be available for our Morrow county farmers, no one should need to seed wheat of unknown origin or that containing mix tures of other varieties of wheat or rye. With the tightening down of grain standards, many of our farmers will want to get the cleanest seed possible for fall planting in order to keep their grade up. Facilities for handling this certified wheat are excellent on all of these farms. At the Denward Bergevin, Lloyd Howton and Kenneth Smouse farms, state Inspected scales are available for weighing the wheat directly onto the truck. Farmers who are inter ested In the best clean seed of Omar and Burt varieties should contact these growers soon and make reservations for needed seed suplies. A number of farmers in the Irrigon community have been concerned with the set of melons and the withering and dicing of blooms beyond the second set of melons. A visit to that commun ity on Tuesday of this week re vealed that the trouble is thrips which are small slender insects with mouth pats developed pri marily for sucking and rasping, They are so small that it is hard to see them with the naked eye In an attempt to Increase the melon yield, many farmers are making plans to spray for this insect immediately. The problem of control is complex since it may take several sprayings to kill new migrations of the inspect into the melon fields. Several insecticides are effective on the thrips, including Parthion, Dield ron, Malathlon, and D.D.T. Be cause there are complications with the uses of several of these insecticides, including the dang ers to human life from Parathion, most of the farmers have indicat ed that they are most interested in the use of Malathion even though it's effectiveness and res idual carry-over is not as great as some of the others. Since it can be used with complete safety up to one day before harvest, it could be used several times be tween now and that time for best control. The rate of application is 10 pounds of five percent dust. Care must be taken that the plants are not wet when any of these materials are applied and that irrigation is held off for a few days after application. THIRTY YEARS AGO From the files of the Gazette Times July 14, 1927 A company of Eight Mile and ex-Eight Mile people enjoyed a fine time Sunday at the mount ain home of Mr. and Mrs. Tyndal Robison. Catalogs are now available for the 17th annual Willamette Val ley ram sale to be held at the Linn county fair grounds in Alb any on Saturday. Aucust 3. ac- cording to word received from O. L. Mikesell. salp secretary. The catalog lists more than 2G0 head of the Willamette vallev's finest yearling stud rams, range rams and ewes. Breeds are Romney, Lincoln, Corriedale, Columbia, Cheviot, Shropshire, Hampshire, Southdown and Suffolk. All ani- mals are registered and guaran teed breeders. Catalogs may be secured by writing the secretary at Albany. In past years several good rams have been brought into Morrow county from this source. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wells de parted the first of the week for Pendleton on the first lap of their vacation which will be spent in motoring around and visiting dif ferent points of interest. ed to be about 2 percent more than during the fall of 1956 arid 2 percent more than the 10-year average. Pigs saved per litter have increased, for Oregon, from 6.9 for the average years, 1916 to 1955, to 7.2 for 1957.. This com pares with 6.55 and 7.12 respect ively for the United States. Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Ferguson to Portland. Fred Akers, Frank Frates and Emil Carlson were Eight Mile farmers doing business in Hepp ner on Monday. Clay Clark is back on the lob as head clerk at the depot after i spending a 10-day vacation in I Hood River. A number of livestock men, over the past two or three years, have begun to use phenothia-zine-salt mixtures as a means for controlling internal parasites. The mixture is fed free choice and is put out on the range or pasture. A timely reminder is that this mixture must be pro tected from direct sunlight. Di rect sunlight deteriorates the phenothiazine and decreases its effectiveness. Those who are us ing this mixture on the range can now rig up an inexpensive type of shade which will keep the phenothiazine effevtive. Jack Mulligan and wife of Pendleton were visitors in this city on Friday. Omar Stanton of Walla Walla spent several days here the past week, rnmitif rimvn in timo tnl take in the celebration at Park-1 ers Mill. Several Morrow county live stock men report that they have contracted their 1957 calf crops for delivery early this fall. Prices received are considerably better than 1956 with many contracting for 28 cents per pound, straight through, both heifers and steers delivered at the new Morrow County Livestock Growers assoc iation corrals with no shrink. With the near completion of these corrals many livestock men who contributed to getting them built are profiting by being able to deliver their calves close to home, getting away from the ter rific shrink that many took del ivering to scales 40 and 50 miles from their ranches in 1956. A recent pig crop shows that fall farrowing intentions for Ore gon will be about 10 percent more than a year ago but about the s.'me as the past 10-year aver age. For the United States as a whole, fall farrowings are expect- In county trading last week, some 800 Oregon good feeder steers, off grass and scaling ar ound 800 pounds, changed hands at $20.25. Sale was made for im mediate delivery with up to 3 shrink on the short haul. Also a string of some 250 head of good Oregon mixed stocker calves were contracted for November delivery. Contract price was $20. on steer calves and $18.00 on heifer calves. Included were 50 head good and choice mixed calves at $19.00. o Wood Preservative Adds Life to Home Outdoor Furniture Homeowners can add years to the useful life of wooden out door furnishings by treating them with a wood preservative, sug gests Charles Ross, Oregon State college forestry specialist. Picnic furniture, swings and gliders and other accessories to outdoor living are easily treated against wood decay by applying a preservative to dry unpalnted or unvarnished wood. Paint can be applied over the preservative after it is thoroughly dry, Ross explains. Two excellent, easily applied materials can be obtained in eith er concentrated or ready-to-use form, from hardware stores, paint shops or lumber yards, accord ing to Ross. They are pentachlor ophenol, often referred to as "penta", and copper napthenate. Both preservatives are also sold under various trade names. The label will indicate when one of these chemicals is present and give directions for applying it. If a large quantity of preservative is required, it is less expensive to buy a concentrate and mix it .. . j ...u!, q litrht diesel as directed, wu --- oil or fuel oil. All wood in constant contact with the soil is sudjcci says Ross, although tne n.j-i wood of some species such as ced ar, catalpa, cypress, juniper, black locust, osage-orange and redwood will resist decay for a longer period than others. The sapwood or outer, light-colored part of the tree trunk of all spe cies is quickly destroyed. Wood decay is caused by the action of fungi, small plant-like organisms, present everywhere in the soil. Numerous insects also attack wood. Both need warmth moisture and air in which to work. Rain-soaked wood and wood in contact with soil are ideal for their destructive activ ity, Ross noted. The preservatives suppested by the specialist are poisonous to both insects and fungi. Mixed with oil, they are not soluble in water and wood soaked with them becomes water repellent. But to be effective the preserv atives must penetrate the wood, according to Ross. Surface treatment, such as painting on with a brush, is not tnhoro wnrifl I! in nr.n SUlllciein ""' " - v.wu- tact with the soil or where moist- Ure SiailUS, mcviivo possible these vulnerable spots should be immersed in the penta or copper napthenate solution , n.. ,nA rt cfanri until thru. anu anuwcu iv, oi..v. oughly soaked. Copper napthen ate leaves a slight green stain that can be covered with paint if desired. For furniture-like picnic tables benches and chairs, Ross suggests . r.v, lnrr ctnnrl rwPrnioh! leillllg culii " . non nr ntbpr rnntainnr 111 a mi -" " filled with preservative-oil solu- . fU.rtV.ln Tlactin mivlnn, tlOn. A llCAluit piuoi.b ii,iiuiS bowl makes a convenient con tainer for treating odd-shaped legs or supports that will not fit n intn a rigid holder. CASH,)' Other vulnerable spots such as points, bolt holes, cracks, and lumber ends where rain is likely to soak into the wood, can be treated by repeatedly flooding the surface with preservative and allowing it to stand until it dis appears into the wood. o Mr. and Mrs. Don Turner and family visited in Heppner with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Turner, last week. TOW IS THE TIME sra Fire Insurance COSTS NO MORE NOW THAN LATER PREMIUMS AS LOW AS ANYWHERE C. A. RUGGLES INSURANCE AGENCY PHONE 6-962S HEPPNER niK CONDITIONING TEMPERATURES MADE TO 0RDER-AT NEW LOW COST. GET A DEMONSTRATION! PI STAR THEATER HEPPNER Thurs.. FrI., Sat- July 11, IX 13 Drango Jeff Chandler, Joanne Dru John Lupton, Julie London. PLUS Zanzabuku (Dancerous Safari) A camera record of an African expedi tion, ,,.. 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