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Heppner- Gazette Times, Thursday, October 10, 1 957
MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1888. The Heppner Time esteblished
November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912
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Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter
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Russia's New Moon
Last Friday night's announcement of Rus;
sia's "new moon" probably was the most import
ant story to break in the world since the word was
flashed that the first atom bomb had been ex
ploded. Yet, It is doubtful that many persons fully
realize ihe importance of the event.
Just the fact that a basketball-sized man
made satellite is now circling the earth sending
back a bunch of beep-beeps that we in America
can't understand is in itself quite a story . . . and
an event of notice. But that is only the begin
ning. Do you realize that man has now taken his
first step off the earth . . that the universe is
within reach for our exploration?
It won't be tomorrow that man will first put
his feet down upon the moon, or Venus, or Mars,
. . . but it will be reality far sooner than was ever
thought.. What will be found there is yet any
body's guess and whether it will be worth the
trip is also open to conjecture. But, one thing is
certain, lhat the first person to make such a
landing will stake out a sizeable piece of property,
for the use of the country that sent him there.
The more ominous part of last Friday's story
is in the undisclosed part of it. HOW the Russians
got their satellite into the void beyond the earth's
atmosphere. It had to be done by a multi-stage
rocket much more powerful and more controllable
than anything the United States has been able to
get off the ground, or at least that the govern
ment has told us about.
Suppose the Communists decided to aim a
few dozen of these rockets, armed with atomic
worhnartu intPArl of satellites, at the U. S. If
ttinv ran tret one 500 or 600 miles straight up, they
undoubtedly could aim it our way with reasonable
assurance that it would land somewhere in this
country. Not a particularly pleasant thought, is it:
Apparently Uncle Sam's guided missile pro
pram has been going at a slow trot when it
should have been at a gallop, but we imagine the
lights in research laboratories are now burning
around the clock. They should be!
ON THE SIDE-by other editors
RUNGE, TEXAS NEWS "The greatest troub
le with this modern living is to keep our amhi
tions pinned down to our salaries." ,
ALTOONA, PA. MIRROR "You get the inv
pression ( sometimes that mosquitoes are look'
ing for oil."
TAYLORVILLE, ILL., DAILY BREEZE-COUR
it.'p "it is rood that we have for the time re
solved the federal-aid-to-education problem back
into our hands but there is a need for a warning
even in face of the virtue of .governing ourselves
and this comes in the form of meeting the call to
responsibility of caring for our own problems
ourselves."
From The
County Agent's Office
By N. C. Anderson
'fire safe" home.
This is fire prevention week.
Fire Prevention Week each year
is a full calendar week including
October 9,. anniversary of the
great Chicago fire of ,1871. It is
observed at the same time in the
United States and Canada by pro
clamation of the President of the
United States and the Governor
General of Canada. It is observed
to bring before the public the
much needed lesson of fire pre
vention. In the last decade, fire
has killed more than 100,000 pers
ons and burned disfigured many
hundreds of thousands more.
During the year 195C, fire struck
an average of 29 homes every
day. A total of 10,838 fires ocur
red in dwellings and apartments
covered by Insurance with many
additional fires in non-insured
homes. In Morrow county alone
last year 31 fires occurred in
homes not counting the great
number of grass and grain fires
which occur each year. Oregon
had 58 fire fatalities In 195G with
nearly half of them children un
der ten years of age.
Since a big percentage of the
Oregon residential fires start
from stoves, furnaces, chimneys,
flues, over heated or defective,
and since it is getting that time
of year when everyone will be
starting heating stoves and furn
aces for the fall and winter
months, now is a good time to
check this source of possible fires.
There are a number of things to
check: first, be sure that the heat
er or furnace is in good condi
tion, has no cracks or other de
fects. Automatic mechanisms on
heaters and furnaces should op
erate properly and be smoke
tight at the Joint, not rusted or
worn through.lt is also suggested
that home check ups be given
electrical hazards before start
ing heavy use in t he winter sea
son, An inspection by Portland
firemen of more than 30,000
homes a few years ago showed
that nearly one fifth of all fuse
boxes were over-fused and nearly
10':; of the homes had defective
wiring.' Let's take advantage of
this week to make your home a
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Thurs., Frl.. Sat., Oct 10-11-12
Duel At
Apache Wells
Ben Cooper, Anna Maria
Alberghetti, Jim Davis. PLUS
The Way to the Gold
Jeffrey Hunter, Sherree North,
Barry Sullivan
Sun., Mon Oct. 13-14
The Kettles on
MocDonold's Farm
Marjorie Main, Parker Fenn
elly. Sunday at 4. C:05, 8:10.
Tues., Wed., Oct. 1516
The Wayward Bus
Jayne Mansfield, Jean Collins,
Dan Dailey. FAMILY NIGHTS
A recent Meae Animals and
Wool Review report from Oregon
State college show that record
supplies of feed grains and hay
are in prospect for 1957-58 feed
ing season. Since an abundance
of cheap feed tends to encour
age livestock production, late last
week, the Secretary of Agricult
ure took action to head off a
threatened over expansion in hog
production and other livestock in
1958. lie announced thdt corn in
commercial corn growing areas
which is not produced witlun
acreage allotments will be sup
ported at $1.10 a bushel. Also
support price rales will be lip
ped some on sorghum grain, rye
oats and barley. This action was
taken by the USDA to help stab
ilize the feed grain market now
and the hog market in the future.
Those who plan to plani tree
seedlings either for commercial
production or windbreaks, are
urged to get their orders in early
this year. The Oregon Forest
Nursery supply of tree seedlings
is expected to fail far short of
demands for the fall planting
season. last year Morrow county
farm people were not able to get
trees in sufficient quantities as
needed. By ordering this fall, or
ders are more apt to be filled
than waitinng to the spring plant
ing season.
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Tree planting on marginal Ore
gon cropland under the Soil Bank
Drncram is expected to to take a
large chunk of the expanded
seedlings supply next year. The
Soil Bank urogram makes an
annual rental payment to" farm
ers for placing such land in con
servation reserve and pays up to
807; of planting cost the first
year. Contracts are offered for 10
years when plantings are made
for forestry purposes. Starting in
1958, the. Soil Bank will offer 5
or 10 year contracts, at tlie op
tion of of the producer, for tree
or shrub plantings .for shelter
belts, windbreaks or wildlife hab
itats. The present 10-year contract
requirements remains in effect on
tree plantings for forestry purp
oses. Many farmers with private
ly owned land in the forest foot
hills would do well to Investi
gate possibilities under the Soil
Bank program. Dith a 10-year
contract farmers would be re
ceiving income for a food por
tion of the time it is necessary
to get a timber crop.
No matter what thedemand is
for tree seedlings, whether for
windbreak or for commercial
plantings, orders should be made
this month.
Soil Conservation District sup
ervisors will have the opportunity
this year to enter in a state wide
judging conttests which will
l,e held prior to the annual meet
ing of the Oregon Association of
THIRTY YEARS AGO
From the Files of the
Gazette Times
October 13, 1927
The big barn belonging to the
Heppner Farmers Elevator comp
any and situated on the east side
or Chase street on west end of the
lot on which the mill stands, was
totally destroyed by fire early
Monday morning.
At a meeting held at the high
school Monday evening the Camp
Fire girls were organized. The
high school group elected Kather-
ine Bisbee as temporary president
and Alma McDuffee as secretary,
Jasper Crawford, Charles Bar.
low, Ed Keller, John Hiatt and
Chas. Swindig of Doric Lodge,
No. 20, K of P, journeyed over to
Pendleton on Saturday evening
to attend a K of P meeting,
John Wightman of Alfalfa
Lawn Dairy spent several days
this week in the Yakima val
ley looking up some breeding
stock for his dairy herd.
Soil ' Conservation districts. The
contest will be held in Tillamook
on November 21 and 22. Soil jud
ging in becoming quite popular
throughout the country and this
will give an opportunity for any
adults to become acquainted with
judging their soil. Contest and
actual experience in judging has
beeen limited to date mainly to
youth activity organizations and
agency technicians.
Some time ago we an
nounced the date of November
18 and 19 for the Oregon light
horse judging school, to be heir
at Oregon State college. Attend
ance is open to anyone over the
age of 18 and submits a $10 entry
fee to the business manager,
Oregon State college. Morning
classes will consist of lecture
demonstrations on fundamentals
of light horse judging, care of
foals and yearlings, parasites, in
horses and treatments for them,
care of the teeth and veterinary
aspects of light horse judging.
Each afternoon will be devoted to
actual judging of four classes of
light horses. Judges placings and
reasons will be given for each
class. Mr. Leonard Milligan,
Henderson Colorado, a prominent
breeder and judge of quarter
horses; Mr. Gone Stark, horse
specialist, State College of Wash
ington, Pullman; Mr. Jess Bone,
of the veterinary staff, Oregon
State college, A. W. Oliver, In
charge of the horse program for
the department of dairy and an
imal husbandry at Oregon State
college and Joe Biles, a leading
trainer of show horses on the
west coast, will be lecturer and
judges. Those who might be Int
erested and wish further inform
ation should write to Professor
Joe D. Johnson, Department of
Dairy and Animal Husbandry,
Oregon State college, Corvallis.
WANT AN EVENING of GOOD
entertainment? Want to get
away from the tensions of your
everyday problems? See a
movie at the Star Theater.
"OVER THE
TEE CUP"
By Jackie Labhart
As LiDton would say about his
cup, so must we, agree, relative
to our tee cup . . . brisk Isnt
it?" (The weather in our case,
the tea in his.) Nevertheless it
is invleoratine but somewhat ex
asperating, when your hands be
come so numb you can hardly
grip your club. But wont it De
nice when the creek freezes over
and your ball will be on top in
stead of at the bottom.
Enough of this idle chatter. To
get on with the doings at the
Willow Creek Country Club . . .
last Friday Cork Norene and I
journeyed down to the course to
wash all our golf balls in prep
aration for initialing them, but
the lure of the Jinks enticed us
to Dlav seven holes. On the last
hnf uhirh is also the No. 2
hole, we met John Wil iams and
Paul Koenig coming from the
other wav as we were approacn-
ing the green. Well, they told us
to p, ahead and approach first
(which we did) but they decided
to Dutt first so they could be on
their wav to the next tee, telling
us they would be gentlemen and
move out of our way. Well, they
did . . . and guess who tnat
left to drag the green? (Pretty
foxy don t you think.)
Saturday afternoon I took my
parents down to show them the
course and they were quite im
pressed with our homemade links.
Notice Larry Dowen was running
the mower, and seemed to foe
having a jolly good time "putt
ing around on the machine in
stead of with a golf club.
Friday we met Betty Brown on
the No. 1 hole (my I jump around
a lot) and she told me her hus
band Paul said she would prob
ably shoot a better score if she
brought a shotgun and hunted
pheasant on the course instead
of golf balls. (I'm sorry Betty,
but you knew better than to tell
me that.)
Undaunted and undismayed by
the brisk and blustery weather,
21 stout-hearted women defied
the forces of nature to play the
nine holes required for our week
ly ladies day competition.
Jan Dowen shot low, low, low
score of 49 to win the new golf
ball donated by Marie McQuarrie.
I must say tho' she was aided
and abetted by four layers of
sweaters, plus "long Johns" and
levis. (In other words she was
really "hot".) I hereafter dub di
minutive Jan "Long John Dowen."
Harriet Hall was having a b-a
a-a-d day (which all of us have
most of the time) but the worst
blow of all was when she teed
off her golf club literally speak
ing. With a beautiful back
swing, and follow-through, her
c ub flew 30 feet forward, as the
little white ball defiantly main
toined it's perch on the peg.
Aftnr lunch at the "Wishing
Well" Dee Gribble, Marie Mc
Quarrie, Hazel Mahoney, Jan
Dowen and myself player seven
more holes. With grim determin
ation to do better than we had,
on the previous nine, we teed off
off. Dee was the only one which
made it across the creek and not
in the rough. Boy, were we "teed
off". But finally things began
looking up and on the No. 4 hole
Hazel was on the green with her
drive and in the cup with one
putt. This made a birdy for the
hole (one under par) but she
had a 1 stroke penalty when she
missed the ball completely, which
really meant she parred the
hole. Anyway I think it was
something pretty grand and vvill
give the men a little something
to think about.
Next Ladies Day (Tuesday) the
women of the Kinzua Country
club wi 1 be our guests for lunch
at the Wishing Well at 11 a.m.
to be followed by nine holes of
golf.-
Bonnie Barratt was a new ad
dition toour clan today and we
will welcome further golf gals
who are interested.
The men of our group are spon
soring a Country Club dance, Sat
urday, October 12 at the Legion
hall.
I have also been told that a
map of the golf course has been
given to the pro from Pendleton
for his recommendation for Im
provements. I do know that he
htinks the no. 2 hole is much too
narrow and most of us are in
firm agreeance.
Paul. Koenig also announces
that anyone wishing to shoot go
phers (I said gophers not golf
ers) on the course will be heart
ily welcomed.
Maybe we could have a "Go
pher's Day" as well as a Ladies
Day.
Have heard by tne partee line
that in the swampy rough at the
lower end of the course there is
buried a fortune in goir Dans lor
someone with hip-Doots and
blood-hound fortitude. (Anyone
heeding this advertisement, ple
ase drop all initialed balls in the
box by the ball washer).
Another item of interest we
are now 85 members strong and
are hoping to have many more
by next summer.
Well, that about drains my tee
cup for this week but wait
what's this I see in the tee leaves
a grandmother who follows
through with her right leg about
as high as her Case, ooooops, I
mean club a very odd put
ting stance by a fellow who dim
ly looks like Eddie Gunderson
a brand new ball landing in the
murky depths of Willow Creek
snow covered golf course covered
with bright red golf balls and
as the visions fade out, I'll do the
same.
IONE NEWS
Kevin Bristow, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Bristow, of Portland,
was unfortunate to get into a
bee hive and received more than
24 bee stings on his face anjl
other parts of his body.
The American Legion Auxiliary
met Tuesday evening at the home
of Mrs. Walter Corley with Mrs.
Robert DeSpain as co-hostess. A
traveling food sale will be on
October 19. If anyone, wishes a
special order, please call 8-7203
or 8-7167.
Fayne Ely of Forest Grove vis
ited his parents, Mr.' and Mrs.
Franklin Ely a few days last
week. He also visited his grand
father H. C. Ely in Pioneer Me
morial hospital.
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