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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, July 1 1, 1957
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MORROW COUNTY'S HIWIPAFIR
The Hoppner Cazetts, establiuhed March 30, USS. The Hppntr Timt tafclih4
Novembtr 18, 1897. Consolidated February If, 1S12
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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.
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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.
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