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MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Time etblihed
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
Subscription Rates: Morrow and Grant Counties, $3.00 Year; Elsewhere $1.00 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents.
From The
County Agent's Office
By N. C Anderson
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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, January 30. l35a
Logic On Side of Proposed
Boardman River Crossing
It came as no surprise when the Morrow-Umatilla
county fued broke into the open last week
over the location of the southern end of the fed
erally proposed Ellensburg-Oregon interstate
highway. Umatilla county wants it to come into
the state over the Umatilla bridge; but Morrow
county, along with the federal planners and the
Washington state highway commission, want it
to cross the river on a new bridge just east of
Boardman. For two years now, ever since the
Umatilla bridge company bought up the Paterson
ferry and discontinued its operation, Morrow
county officials, Boardman city officers and res
idents, and many others in the county have been
growling, "we wuz robbed."
For years it has been the hope of many In the
know here in Morrow county that eventually a
bridge would be built in the vicinity of the Old
Paterson ferry crossing, and the state highway
commission even, unofficially, expressed the be
lief that that was the most logical plan for a
bridge along this stretch of the Columbia. When
the ferry was bought up by Umatilla county,
Morrow county was still trying to find a means
whereby it could make the purchase without com
pletely strapping its road building program for
a year or two, realizing how much it meant to
the county to have a crossing of the river in the
north end. The bridge company got there first,
however, with the cash in hand, simply because
they had sold enough bonds to allow the ferry
purchase.
The logic of the new planned highway location
proposal to come into Oregon near Boardman is
great. . . in fact much stronger than Is Umatilla
county's. From Toppenish south the proposed
route Is through sparsely settled area where right
of way is cheap and terrain problems are at a
minimum. Crossing the river near Boardman
brings the road to a connection with US 30 at a
point largely free from the heavily populated
area, carrying out the by-pass idea Included In all
current road planning. The Umatilla plan would
carry the route through some of the top value
land of the Yakima valley, in an area of fairly
heavy population (by comparison with the other
route) and into a bottleneck at Umatilla, Herm
lston, Stanficld, etc. It is contrary to good by-pass
planning.
It Is no doubt true that the Umatilla bridge
probably needs the traffic it gets from the dis
continuance of the Paterson Ferry, for if we re
member our figures correctly, even after the
bridge was opened to traffic, between 50,000 and
75,000 cars and trucks a year continued to use
the ferry before it was stopped. That pretty well
shows the logic in the recommendation that the
new highway cross the Columbia near Boardman.
That fact should be remembered by the Oregon
highway commission when it makes its decision.
Why Insurance Costs
Must Go Up . . .
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provides one more example of how inflation and i
omer (louar-uepieciaung luices come suaigni
home to us all.
The "why" of the matter can be simply ex
plained. Since 1950, for Instance, the cost of building
materials and labor have advanced more than
37 per cent, according to the government-Issued
Construction Review. This means that every time
a fire occurs the cost of making the necessary
repairs is far greater than it used to be. Thus,
fire insurance rates that once were adequate are
no longer so, and rate increases are unavoidable.
That situation is comparable in the case of
windstorm insurance. North Atlantic hurricanes
alone in 1954-55 produced windstorm losses of
over $250 million and 1957 windstorms in the
South and West were in greater number than
ever before. So higher windstorm insurance rates
are needed to offset higher wind loss payments.
Then we come to the automobile. Modern cars
with their wrap-around windshields, complex
other such features, become ever more expens
other such features, become ever mohe expens
ive to repair. Juries tend to bring in bigger and
bigger verdicts in casualty cases, even for com
paratively minor injuries. Hospital and medical
care costs are tip. This year, the highway death
toil may approach or reach 40,000 and there will
be more than 1 million injuries. It all adds up to
the plain fact that the insurance companies
must meet steadily increasing costs - and the
only solution is the higher rates.
Finally, here's the point to keep in mind. Over
the long-pull, we, the policy-holders, make the
insurance rates. If losses soar, rates must follow.
If losses go down, so do rates. We can help re
duce insurance costs 'n the future by diligently
practicing fire prevention in our homes and places
of business and by avoiding excessive speed
and all the other accident-producing driving hab
its. (Industrial News Review)
COUNTY AGENT
On Thursday, February 6 com
parisons will be made with treat
ed and untreated cattle to de
termine the control of grubs. One
half of the cows in the Bernard
Doherty herd were treated in
November with ET 57, the new
systemic control for grubs. The
treatment was made in form of
a large pill given by mouth. One
half of the herd were left un
treated for comparison. Robert
Every, extension entomologist
Oregon State college will assist
with the check beginning at 1
P M at the Doherty ranch in
Blackhorse. This new method of
control has been approved and
appears that it will be an acc
epted practice. The material will
be available for treatment this
fall. It kills the grubs in the
system of the cows before they
come to the backs ruining the
meat and hide causing millions
of dollars of damage to the live
stock industry each year. We
would like to invite everyone who
is interested to come to the Do
herty ranch and check the de
gree of control from this new
chemical.
TO THE
EDITOR ...
Dear Editor:
Farm and townspeople of Mor
row county are engaged again
this year in a periodic 10 year
planning conference. They are
taking a look at the problems
and opportunities in preparation
for action to make aur county
a better place in which to live.
This is the fourth such confer
ence held in the past 30 years.
Those who have worked and
watched this process know def
initely the value all have re
ceived from this method of draft
ing the future for our county.
Like most tilings that get done
only a few take the responsibil
ity seriously. Their efforts arc
shared in the end results by those
who are content with letting the
other person do it. Approximately
200 persons out of a possible 2000
are actively participating In this
planning procedure from which
everyone will profit. The many
committees and sub-committees
have spent hours discussing,
surveying and studying ways
and means whereby all of us will
profit In such things as better
family living, Improved educat
ional facilities, more effective
county government and similar
subjects.
Those who have spent many
hours investigating and discuss
ing problems and opportunities
that will effect us have noticed
the lack of participation from
our townspeople.
Considering the fact that the
Income of Morrow county people
is almost entirely derived from
agriculture and timber, both of
which have been getting much
attention in planning committee
meetings, those participating
have felt that townspeople have
not contributed their fair share
of the thinking going into the
respective committee reports. As
the committees reach the end ef
many planning meetings they
are aware that this long-time
planning can effect the pocket
books of everyone.
The planning procedure meet
ings are now completed, commi
ttee chairmen of six major stand
ing committees namely; home
and community living youth act
ivities, public education, conser
vation and land use, farm crops
and livestock are in the process
of assembling results of discuss
ions and the approximately 150
recommendations drafted by
these six committees and 24 sub
committees. These will be pre
sented at the Morrow county
Town and Country Planning Con
ference to be held at the Lexing
ton Grange hall on February 18,
1958.
It is the sincere hope of the
six committee chairmen and the
many people, few of which have
been from our towns, worked
hard in an attempt to contribute
something which could make our
county a better place in which to
live and rear our families, That
everyone would consider this the
Rats multiply so fast that one
pair could conceivably result in
a rat population of 400 million in
only three short years. The best
type of bait to use against rats
THIRTY YEARS AGO
From the files of the
Gazette Times
February 2, 1928
W E Mikesell, A J Chaffee, J L
Yeager and Albert Adkins, were
Heppner Odd Fellows going to
Lexington on Thursday evening
for the regular meeting of the
Lexington lodge.
The entertainment of the Hep
pner Lodge of Elks and their
families given by Messrs Jack
William and David Hynd, is
scheduled for Saturday evening
at Elks' temple.
Loren Leathers of Lexington is
a guests at the home of his aunt,
Mrs L Knighten, in Hardman.
most important date of 1958 and
be present to take part in the
final recommendations made
will benefit, although those who,
have worked hard at the results
will have the feeling of a job
well done.
Very truly yours,
Morrow County Town and Coun
try Planning Council
N C Anderson, County Agent
Lawrence Reaney, Lexington,
was a business visitor in the city
for a short time on Tuesday.
is one which causes no pain, no
sudden thirst, so suspicion. It
should also be safe to use around
children or pets when simple
precautions are used. Most Morr
ow county farmers have found
that preparations of warfarin
have met these qualifications
and are giving a very high con
trol. This should be kept out in
areas which rats visit at all
times.
Just announced are the dates
for holding the Beef Commission
referendum which will be Feb
ruary 10 through 24, both days
inclusive. Any present cattle pro
ducer, beef or dairy breeds in
Oregon who have registered with
the state department of Agricult
ure which closed January 21 may
vote. Any such registered person
who does not receive a ballot
form by mail from the state de
partment bv February 10 may
'obtain one by application to this
'department at Salem or from our
! office. Completed ballots must be
'postmarked to the state depart
ment of agriculture, Salem not
later than midnight Monday,
February 24 or be deposited in
the official ballot box in this
! office. Ninety one Morrow county
Livestock growers registered 15,
003 cattle in the recent registrat
ion period. These 91 livestock
men are eligible to vote and
should receive ballots by Febru
ary 10.
Copies of a series of range bul
letins authored by E R Jackman,
range crop specialist, Oregon
State college were received last
week at this office. This first
range bulletin deals with the
range primarily from a stand
point of forage. Titled "Grass
is the Wealth," it contains facts
about range grass including ev
enning out the range pasture
season and improving badly
damaged range. The remaining
bulletins of the series will deal
with removal of objectionable
plants; range reseeding practices
and use of supplemental feeds
in order to imprive range. This
last bulletin will dwell on such
things as fertilization of mead
ows, use of cereals for pasture,
and the use of protein supple
ments. Copies of this first bulle
tin are available at the post of
fice for those who might be interested.
and over twenty sub-committees
who have spent the last several
wpeks studying problems and
opportunities of Morrow County
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Will DC glVeil. VVC wuu.u
that you put a big red circle a-
round this date on yuui wic..
and hold it open as a worthwhile
day to discuss the future of Mor
row County.
Oregon State College has re
cently announced dates for sheep
shearing schools which will be
held this spring at Corvallis and
at the Union fcxpeninem oiauv,.,
Two 2-day sessions have been set
up for March 10 and 11 at Cor
ivallis; one session is scheduled
for March 24 and 25 at the Union
.Experiment Station. E A Warner,
'livestock specialist for Sunbeam
'corporation will help conduct
these shearing schools as in the
L,rf Thocc. shearine schools are
open to anyone interested in
sheep shearing and are free. The
only requirement is the person
be big enough to handle sheep.
Enrollment at each two day sess
limitPd to sixteen students.
Applications are available at this
office whicn are oue ai uicguu
State College by February 20.
The schools will be filled on a
first come-first serve basis. Over
the past several years these
schools have developed a number
of good shearers from students
who have attended from Morrow
county.
Morrow county Hereford breed
ers have made the largest con
signment this year of bulls lo
the annual Red Bluff sale that
have gone to this sale in the sev
enteen years of its existance. ine
j dates are February 6, 7 and 8th.
This annual event has become
,the largest, highest quality range
bull sale in America. Consign
ments from Morrow Count.,
v are
from Herbert Ekstrom and Sons
lone, three head Husker Mischief
bulls and Kirk and Robinson
Heppner, consigning four horned
bulls and four polled bulls. To
be sold on February 7 and 8th
are 2G5 homed Hereford, 16 p0ri
ed Herefords, 51 Shorthorns and
29 Angus.
While we are talking about
bulls, we would like to congrat
ulate Harvey Smith and Frank
Anderson, Hereford breeders who
have recently brought in herd
sires from the recently held Nat
ional Western Stock show held at
Denver. While we have not seen
the bulls, we are sure they are
of the same high quality that
these breeders consistantly keep
in their herd.
Most frequently asked quest
ion when livestock men gather
is "what effect the large number
Continued on page '
LATE SHOWS at the Star Thea
ter, Friday and Saturday, in
addition to the regular show
ing. JAIL HOUSE ROCK, one
feature only, 50c and 20c. Starts
at 10:30 p m.
.
Mr and Mrs Jack Mulligan
were weekend visitors in Hep
pner from their home In Pendle
ton. '
A number of guests were enter
tained at the home of Mr and Mrs
O B Flory on Friday evening,
when pinochle was played. .
We would like to call the at
tention of everyone the date for
our Morrow County Town and
Country Planning conference. It
has been recently set for Tues
day, February 18 to be held at
the Lexington Grange Hall be
ginning at 10 a m. At this time
committee reports, including
findings of six major committees
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From where I sit ... &y Joe Marsh.
It's in the Bag
Out-of-towners must have won
dered what was going on last
Tuesday. Every parking meter
was covered by a paper bag let
tered "Free Parking."
Tuesday was officially desig
nated "Free Parking Day" by
the Town Council as a reward
for going a year without a traffic
accident
"Traffic safety, like virtue, is
its own reward," said Judge
Cunningham as he proposed the
motion. "But let's show our
drivers we're proud of 'em I"
From where I sit, a little
praise never hurts-in fact, that's
why I talk in this column about
the nice, fair-minded people I
meet. Folks who live and let
live . . . who don't care whether
you like beer or buttermilk at
dinnertime. I say real neighbors
never try to "park" their ideas
on others!
Copyright, Uo'i, United Slates Brewers Foundation
LEXINGTON
Mrs Eertha Hunt is home from
a stay at St Anthony's hospital
in Pendleton.
Mr and Mrs Bob Davidson and
son Greg were Portland visitors
the first of this week. j
Mrs Eldon Padberg has re
turned to her home in Lex after
a visit with an aunt In Portland.
Mr and Mrs Emory Burnside '
and Mrs Martha Stockton of
Spray were Lexington visitors on '
Monday. !
Mr and Mrs Don Hatfield and
Mr and Mrs Ken Peck were week
end visitors at Spout Springs
where they enjoyed some skiing.
Mr and Mrs Lester Warner of
College riace, Howard Warner of
Walla Walla and Mrs Hester Gil
bert of Coulee City were visitors
last week at the Earl Warner
home. !
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