Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, August 15, 1957
MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1833. The Heppner Times established
November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912
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ROBERT PENLAND
Editor and Publisher
GRETCHEN PENLAND
Associate Publisher
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Oregon's Economic Future Solid in Comparison
(Following is an editorial which appeared last
week in the North Bend (Ore) News and should
serve as a pretty good tonic for some Oregonlans
who think the state's economy is coming apart at
the seams. We would all do well to believe what
is said below rather than do our best to "talk
oureslves into a depression" the way some have
been doing).
A statement by Lewis G. Prichard, assistant
vice president of the First National Bank in Port
land, takes on new meaning in light of the an
nounced layoffs of some 6,000 to 9,000 men in
Seattle by Boeing.
Writin-g in the June issue of the Oregon Busi
ness Review, published by the University of Ore
gon, Prichard said: "The economic status of Ore
gon could become an ideal model for all other
areas."
When we read this in June we thought Mr.
Prichard was being a little brash, especially with
the lumber industry slide, and the papers full of
statements frcm the Oregon congressional delega
tion telling us back home what a hell of a shape
we really were in.
But in comparison to what is happening in
California and now Washington in the aircraft
industry, Oregon's economic future, while not
spectacular, looks more solid.
Prichard saifl, "If an index of industrial pro
duction for Oregon for recent months were avail
able, it would show a trend at a figure barely
below the peak. The index of industrial produc
tion for the nation remained unchanged at a rec
ord high of 146 from October through March, ex
cept that December was at 147. The declines occur
ring in lumber and automobile manufacturing
nationally were offset in the aggregate, but in
Oregon the increases in other industries did not
quite overcome the drop caused by the market
slumps in building materials. No significant pick
up in the forest products industries is impending.
The present low volume of lumber consumption in
home construction will be accompanied by other
concurrent readjustments, but Oregon's overall
economic activity can be maintained at a prosper
ous level in the years to come."
Let's keep what we have and build on solid
ground for the future would seem to us to be a
good banner for us here in the Bay area.
TO THE
EDITOR .
Dear Sir:
This letter concerns the need
for a new tax program for Ore
gon, and the recognition of that
need by a group of Klamath
County citizens.
Oregon people have been ar
oused to an awareness of their
tax burden this past two years;
a tax burden that is discourag
ing industry from entering the
state; a burden that Is resulting
In unemployment and few Job
opportunities being created. I
The past session of the Oregon one
Legislature did very little to rem
edy this situation. It would seem
that any movement toward a
fairer tax program must come
from the people themselves.
We who live near California's
borders note that in that state
great employment possibilities
have been created, and that the
tax program is especially design
ed by their legislative bodies to
encourage new industry.
Oregon needs new Industry.
Oregon workers need Jobs. High
and inequitable taxation is pre
venting the establishment of a
good and fair business climate,
to bring better payrolls and Job
opportunities.
Taxation is not a partisan con
sideration. Let's take taxes out of
politics. Our group of Republic
ans and Democrats and people
who are from all walks of life
are planning an initiative meas
ure to give Oregon a modern and
competitive tax program.
Before finally drafting an initl-
From The
County Agent's Office
By N. C Anderson
Announced recently are a num-1 Morrow -County Livestock Grow-
ber of feeder cattle sales for this ers Association stockyards at the
fall. The Baker County Livestock
(.rowers Association Is sponsor
ng feeder cattle sales to be held
at Baker on August 26, October 7,
November 18 and January 26,
ine western uregon Feeder cat
tie Sale will be held in Corvallis
on October 9. The Jefferson
County LIvestosk Growers and
Feeders Association is sponsoring
sale on September 25 and
one on October 30. The Union
County Livestock Association
will sponsor feeder cattle sales
at La Grande on October 15 and
November 19. The Wallowa Coun
ty Stockgrowers Association will
hold a sale at Enterprise on Sep
ternber 2. Feeder cattle sales have
grown popular over the last few
years with most county livestock
growers associations sponsoring
them. There are a number of oth
er county associations planning
saks for which dates have not yet
been announced
THIRTY YEARS AGO
from the files of the
Gazette Times
August 18, 1927
A party consistin gof Gene Do
herty, the Misses Maggie and
Margaret Doherty, Wm. Driscoll
and son Clarence, took a trip to
the mountains on Sunday. They
had intended going to a point in
in the vicinity of Arbuckle mount
ain, but evidently got off the
road and became lost, failing tp
return home Sunday evening as
was expected.
Mr and Mrs. E. L. Bucknum
and sons William and Gordon,
returned from their trip to Bing
hampton, N. Y., Mr. Bucknum's
old home, on Tuesday.
Commencing last night the
Heppner branch train leaves
Heppner an hour earlier, making
the leaving time 9:30 instead of
10:30. .
John Krebs of Cecil is hauling
wheat for Noah Pettyjohn.
D. A. Wilson and family, Alva
Jones and family and W. V.
Crawford and family are sojourn
ing at their mountain camp on
Willow creek this week..
First livestock to be delivered
through the newly completed
STAR
THEATER
HEPPNEH
Thurs.. Frl.. Sot., Aug. 15, 16, 17
The Hallidoy Brand
Joseph Cotton, Viveca Llndfors,
Ward Bond, Betsv Blair
PLUS
Tarzan and The
Lost Safari
With Gordon Scott and
Betta St. John
Sun., Mon., Aug. 18, 19
The Little Hut
Ava Gardner,
Stewart Grainger, David Niven
Sunday at 4, 6 and 8 pm.
Tuea., Wed., Aug. 20. 21
Baby Doll
Karl Maiden, Ell Wallach,
Carroll Baker. Family Night!
ative petition, we wish to invite
your readers to give us the bene
fit of their thoughts on the sub
ject of a proper tax structure for
the state of Oregon.
We would also be glad to meet
with other Oregon counties who
wish to form a non partisan tax
league. Does your county have a
tax study group?
Please send your thoughts and
suggestions to the Non aPrtlsan
Tax League, Box 456, Klamath
Falls, Oregon.
Yours for a Fairer Tax Program
Josephine Kittrldge, Chairman
Non Partisan Tax League
of Klamath Falls. '
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SEED WHEAT
TIMED
BURT
OMAR
Bulk Certified Wheat, $2.75 bu.; Blue Tag Sacked $3.50 bu.;
or Bulk Cleaned and treated, S3.15 bu.
22 Ton State Tested Scales and Inspected Bins
DENWARD BERGEVIN
PHONE 8-7187 IONE. ORE.
'fairgrounds were 81 head of year
lings delivered there by Paul
Webb, Rhea Creek rancher. A
number of sales for delivery soon
call for delivery at these yards
in the contract. Equipped with a
new ten ton livestock scales, vari
ous size sorting pens and all the
facilities for gpod handling of
livestock there are expected to be
used quite regularly by those
livestock men who made contri
butions for their construtcion.
Livestock men are invited to in
spect the corrals and use them
It should be emphasized, how
ever, that only the best seed of
these varieties should be seeded
since with the large amount of
Burt and Omar on hand no one
needs to seed anything but the
pure variety.
In an attempt to help farmers
to know where the good fields
of these and other varieties were
located in the county, the Morrow
County Wheat Growers Associa
tion appointed a seed committee
last winter. This committee asked
that farmers who were interested
in selling seed wheat contact
them in order that an inspec-l
tion of their fiehj might be made.
Interest was poor in plan; there
were a few who contacted the
committee and whose seed fields
were checked. Those who have
indicated that they have Omar
are Norman and Freddie Nelson,
Lexington; Lloyd Howton lone;
Andy Van Schoiack, Heppner;
Carl Bergstrom, lone. Burt: Norm
and and Freddie Nelson Lexing
ton; Bob Rietmann, lone; Lloyd
Howton, lone; Kenneth Smouse,
lone. Those who have certified
wheat which has passed field in
Dealers Act. Individuals and bus
iness concerns of all types come
under the law if they buy hay
from farmers. Only those who
buy hay for their own use do not
need to apply for a license and
obtain a bond. The minimum
bond is $1000 and the department
may require a greater amount
based on the amount of hay
bought on an average month. The
hay dealer may operate from as
many places as he wishes under
the one license. Anyone who
would need one of these licenss
or have questions concerning this
new law should direct inquiries
to the State Department of Agri
culture, division of plant indus
try, Salem.
Congratulations are In order
for our neighboring counties.
Soil Conservation Districts which
have recently announced as the
state winner of the Goodyear Tire
and Rubber Company' national
soil conservation awards pro
gram. The award was won by the
Heppner Soil Conservation Dist
rict three years ago. Lloyd Smith
of Mayville was named the out
standing farmer cooperator and
Harold Hartfield of Arlington was
nominated as the Soil Sonserva
tion District's supervisor who will
participate in a vacation to the
Wigwam Guest Resort and Good
year farms at Litchfield Park,
Arizona in November. The district
was chosen as winner from acti
vities and organization, educa
tion, planning, promotion and ac
complishment in the field of soil
and water conservation. Gilliam
county was credited with making
the greatest advances of any
county in the Columbia Basin in
use of trashy fallow for erosion
control.
are Anticarie, No Bunt, Smut Go,
and Sanocide. Several additional
fungicides have been tested and
found to be only fairly effective
in the control of smut of wheat.
These should be used only where
the more effective materials are
not available. Some of these are
Agrox, Bytrete, Merculine 100,
Mer-kote, Mer-sol, Puraseed, Se
trete and Terraclor. Farmers wish
ing aditional information on
these seed treatments and how
they work and rates of use may
pick up a mimeographed sheet
available here at this office.
o ,
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Gilham and
Kathy of Pendleton were week
end guests at the Jack Bedford
home. Their son, Allen, who had
spent a week with the Bedfords,
returned home with them.
ESCAPE from your daily cares
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Case Furniture Co.
for their livestock deliveries
Those livestock men who do notjspection in all cases and bin in-
have an interest in the yards may jspection in some cases are; Burt
yet make their contributions tojDenward Bergevin, lone; Lloyd
officers of the Morrow County Howton, lone; Kenneth I Smouse,
Livestock Growers Association. A 'lone; Robert Jensen, lone and
small charge will be made on a
per head basis of livestock hand
led through the yards to defray
expenses of operating and main
taining the corrals.
During the past week or so we
have had several Inquiries for
seed of the two new wheat varie
ties released in the past two
years, Omar and Burt. The perf
ormance of these wheats have
been so good this year that a
large acreage of them will no
doubt be seeded this fall.. Sup
plies are large and no "one should
have difficulty in getting the
seed from a neighboring farmer.
Leonard Rill, Heppner. With these
sources of good clean seed along
with that that is certified which
indicates that there is absolutely
no rye and less than 110 of 1
percent of other wheat varieties
with no weeds, there is no need
for anyone to seed wheat of these
varieties with rye or mixed with
other kinds of wheat.
The state department of Agri
culture announced recently that
after August 20 anyone who buys
hay from a producer and resells
it is required to have a state lic
ense and bond. This is an entire
ly new law known as the Hay
As wheat seeding time grows
near many questions are asked
about the various seed treatment
materials used for wheat smut
control. Since there are a number
of new seed treatments it may be
timely to pass along information
which includes recommendations
of the USDA and agricultural ex
ponent stations of Idaho, Mon
tana, Oregon, Washington and
Utah. Of the mercurial seed treat
ments Ceresan M, Mema and Pan
ogen are used most frequently,
All of these are poisonous and
their use should follow directions
on the containers. None are ef
fective against wheat smut which
originates from soil-borne spores.
Newest seed treatments are the
nonmercury type. These are HCB
(hexachlorobenzene). HCB is a
slightly volatile, nonpoisonous
chemical that may be applied to
the seed either as a dust or as a
slurry. HCB preparations control
seed-borne smut spores and. also
greatly reduces the incidence of
common smut originating from
soil-borne spores. There are sev
eral brands of HCB 40 percent
formulations which are now av
ailable and recommended. Those
that we find available locally
THEY SAY Christian Dior de
signed her wardrobe but he
needn't have given it a
thought! See the best dressed
girl on a desert island at the
Star Theater, Sunday and Mon
day. Sunday shows at 4, 6 and
8.
Opens Tuesday
HEPPNER BAKERY'S
NEW
iofJee Shop
Our new coffee shop will be cpen Tuesday and we Invite you
to came in for your coffee break end enjoy good coffee and
your favorite bakery snack. Make it a habit I
a
OPENING DAY SPECIAL
COFFEE
Or DON UT
BOTH FOR
PASTRIES - PIES - ICECREAM
SATURDAY SPECIAL
7 INCH CAKE
6 DANISH DONUTS
LOAF BUTTER TOP BREAD
ALL FOR
$j00
WHITE BREAD, Spec. Ig. loaf 28c
Heppner Bakery
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