MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
Tin Btppaw Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Tim atabllahirf
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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TO THE
EDITOR
To The Editor:
Well, there Is something new
under the sun, and that is a
"letter to the editor" by my very
old and valued friend, a good
former editor of our local paper,
Otheo G Crawford. I well re
member the time I first saw
Otheo when he arrived in Hepp
ner. He was a slender, fine and
handsome lad, I think a little
younger than myself. In the ear
ly days of the Crawford family
in Heppner, I used to pal around
with an older brother, Neal (or
Neil) Crawford. Then I remem
ber the day Garfield arrived in
our bustling little city. (Stewart
Holbrook still says "village.")
Of course I far outdistance
Otheo, as I was born there, and
I know Mr Bert Mason has lived
In Morrow county probably long
er than I have, but I do not
think he is a native of the coun
ty. O G was a printer's Devil for
a long time and I used to envy
him. I set type one winter for
Jesse Shelly, who went to Spray
and published the Spray Cour
ier for a little while. His father
was the minister of the Christ
ian church at the time, as was
0 G's father in the very early
days of the church.
Yes I certainly do remember
about Addison Bennett and his
Irrigon Irrigator, and it was pure
carelessness on my part, as I
looked up my notes to see if I
had really forgotten Mr Bennett,
and sure enough, I had not. I
remember Mr Bennett very well,
indeed. He came over to Hepp
ner many times and cleaned up
on some of the local expert bill
iard players. The billiard and
pool tables were in the pastime
on the corner where the Masonic
hall stands. It was a two-story
wooden building. Ed Ashbaugh,
Doug Gurdane and other old
timers ran this place at various
times.
But I certainly did not know
about the "Weekly Times" pub
lished by Homer II Hallock. That
was a complete surprise to me.
That was the year I was born,
so how could I remember? And
1 did not know about Sam Patt
ison re-establishing the Hepp-
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17
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Brought back for a third time.
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Coleen Gray, Mickey Rooney.
Sun.. Mon., May 18, 19
The Deep Six
Alan Ladd, Dianne Foster,
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Sunday at 4, 6:05, 8:10.
Tues., Wed.. May 20, 21
Doctor At Large
Dirk Bogarde, Muriel Pavlow.
Family nights and Free show
nights for anyone living ad
jacent to Heppner but outside
the city limits and who does
not receive mail on a rural
route.
From The
County Agent's Office
By N. C Anderson
This week a new alfalfa var- going into silos the past few
iety planting was made at the.years Tne iatest to Degin using
Don Greenup farm comparing
five creeping type alfalfas. The
new and relatively new variet
ies being compared are Nomad,
Rhyzoma, Rambler and Teton.
Rambler and Rhyzoma are Can
adian developed creeping var
ieties; Nomad developed in Ore
gon with a new one Teton, from
the South Dakota state experi
ment station. Approximately
two acres each of these four var
ieties were planted to compare
their ability to stand under
heavy grazing. The alfalfas were
seeded with a mixture of Inter
mediate wheatgrass and tall fescue.
On Thursday, May 22 Dean
Swan, weed research man with
the Pendleton branch station
will be In the county to assist
the agent in selecting plots
where morning glory research
work will be carried on this
year. Recently the Oregon State
college experiment station made
plans to establish trials in each
of the Columbia Basin counties
on new metnoas oi morning
silage is Krebs Brothers, Cecil
who after the first year say that
not only does it make excellent
feed but it also affords them a
chance to begin haying earlier
putting early cut alfalfa in the
silo. Since silage can be made
during the rain a lot of first
cutting alfalfa which is pract
ically worthless from being rain
ed on can be utilized. Krebs also
find that by getting this first
crop off early they are able to
irrigate their alfalfa fields while
there is still water in the creek.
For those who have been
thinking about making silage,
it is not too early to get the silo
dug and ready now. A trench
silo is easy to dig and shape up
with most equipment most ran
chers have available, however
if the job is left go until it is
time to put in the sileage a few
days can make a lot of differ
ence. About 10 of the hay crop
is lost annually in harvesting,
storing and feeding. That is eq
ual to one whole crop every ten
years. What other business can
lose 10 of its investment ev-
THIRTY YEARS AGO
From the files of the
Gazette Times
May 17, 1928
Next Tuesday 22 of. Heppner's
young people will stand in a row
to receive diplomas in recognit
ion of their having completed
the high school curricula with
due credit.
On Saturday afternoon the
house on the George Dykstra
ranch some 12 miles southeast
of Heppner was totally destroy
ed by fire, along with the most
of the contents.
Results of the student body
election held May 11 were as
follows: Clarence Hayes, presi
dent; Margaret Notson, vice
president; Mary Beamer, secre
tary; Roderick Thomson, treas
ure; Elmer Hake, sergeant-at-arms;
Jack Casteel, yell leader;
Anna McDaid, , assistant yell
leader.
C W McNamer, R A Thompson
and D O Justus were Heppner
stockmen in Pendleton on Sat
urday afternoon and evening.
Albert Nelson, extensive wheat
grower of the Lexington section,
was attending to business in
Heppner on Saturday.
glory control. In an appeal for
cooperators, we have received a ery year? Even when hay is
number who have indicated cheap it will pay to cut down on
their interest in the program.
Trial plots of approximately 190
by 120 feet will be used for test
ing various rates of weed killer
materials at four dates of appli
cation. Plots will be selected
that are most assessible to with
as even an infestation of morn
ing glory as possible. The first
application is planned for about
June 1 depending on emergence.
Progress and results of the plots
will be reported 'on from time
to time.
Phil Emert, lone is the first
rancher, at least to my know
ledge, to begin hay harvest in
1958. Last week Phil was harv
esting alfalfa and filling his
trench silo. While this may be
a little early for hay or silage
making it will be only a matter
of a couple of weeks until this
operation will be In full swing.
:This is especially true of those
who will be making silage for
'it can be put up earlier than
hay. A lot of hay which turns
out worthless due to a high per
centage of weedy grasses, and
from rain damage has been
ner Herald. I am very grateful
to O G for this information. I
saw the fight on Main street by
Col Redlngton and Mr Shutt. Mr
Shutt was a much younger man
and an athlete and very active.
But the very next issue of Mr
Redlngton's paper was a blister
ing arltcle against every thing
Mr Shutt stood for.
Here is a little article from
the "Lexington Budget" of Dec
12, 1889: "To the Budget's
knowledge fourteen births oc
curred in Morrow county last
I month-six girls and eight boys
Not bad for a dry season, sup
pose the Hunt railroad should
strike out by way of Foster, a
cross Morrow County, through
Lexington and Fossil, and con
nect with the Oregon Pacific.
Why not? Keep both eyes on
Lexington. You will find GOOD
ACCOMMODATIONS at the
"Lexington Hotel" J W Redford,
propr."
O M Yeager
Castle Rock, Wash
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these losses by handling hay
fast and getting it out of the
field quickly. Of course, there
many ways besides silage mak
ing to cut down on this loss.
Some hay men are using plyo
film covers, doing a better job
of stacking, chopping instead of
baling, putting a roof over the
hay and in some cases pellet-izing.
The USDA last week announc
ed an- advanced minimum sup
port price of $1.81 a bushel for
the 1959 wheat crop. This rate
is based on the legal floor of
75 of parity. It is 3 cents above
the 1958 support rate because
the parity price has gone up.
This announced rate cannot be
lowered but it may be upped if
the parity price rolls up later
in the season or supply condit
ions change. The wheat growers
will be assured that the 1959
support price will be no lower
than announced, they will have
to approve marketing quotas in
the referendum scheduled for
June 20. If growers reject the
idea there will be no restrict
ions on marketings, but the sup
port rate as of July 1, 1959 would
drop to 50 of parity as required
by law.
will be held Saturday, May 17
on the farm of Larry Starr of
Summerville in Union county.
The program will begin at 10:30
am. During the day's program
those in attendance will see
practices on the farm consisting
of grass seedings, ditching, tim
ber management and other good
farming practices on his 2067
acre operation. E R Jackman,
Oregon State college, will be
main speaker. A tour of Mr
Starr's prize herd of Polled Here
fords and his hog operations will
be held during the morning sess
ion followed by a free barbecue
lunch. Morrow county wheat
growers will be interested in
making note of this field day
and plan to attend.
With sheep shearing season
here again, it is time to think
about saving the best looking
fleeces for county, state and nat
ional wool shows. If you haven't
been able to mark the sheep hav
ing especially good fleeces be
fore shearing, there is still time
during shearing to set aside at
tractive and good fleeces. Big
fleeces with the brightest color,
longest staple, most crimp and
most uniform fineness or grade
throughout will rate highest in
shows. There should not be wide
difference between fine and
coarse fibers from shoulder to
breach. Also fleeces should not
have excessive non-wool mater
ials such as sand, wool grease,
seeds, hay, straw burs, paint
and stained wool. Non-wool ma
terials not only add to fleece
shrinkage but also detract from
fleece appearance and reduce
chances for a good showing.
Fleeces should not show weak
spots or breaks in the wool fib
ers. Fleeces with kemp, hair
like fibers, or black colored fib
ers are taboo for shows. It Is a
good idea to set aside several
fleeces from which to choose the
superior ones to exhibit. Clean
wool, heavy weight, long staple
and over-all quality or excel
lence will determine the final
choice. When a wool judge has
two fleeces of similar quality
from which to choose a winner
which one will take the honors?
The one most carefully arrang
ed and tied. First spread out
the fleece on a clean table or
floor, skin side down taking care
not to pull open the fleece as it
is handled. The fleece will look
much like a pelt or hide. At this
stage, before rolling or tying, re
move all heavy tags, stained
wool and obvious foreign mat
ter. After rolling the fleece and
tying it carefully, finally wrap
the fleece in heavy brown paper,
place in a strong cardboard box,
and store it in a clean, dry place
until show time. We hope we
will have many fleeces at the
county fair this year!
HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, May 15, 1958
Each day we continue to get
reports at this office concerning
the increase infestation of mice
and squirrels. Mice infestations
POLITICAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR COUNTY ASSESSOR
I hereby announce that I am
a candidate for the office of
County Assessor of Morrow
County subject to the will of the
Republican voters of Morrow
County at the Primary Election.
Present Incumbent
HARRY DINGES
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to the attention of everyone the
recommendation made at the re
cently held County Planning
Conference. The recommendation
was made that mouse and squir
rel control be a regular practice
such as other farm operations.
The only known control is con
tinued baiting when infestations
build up. This office handles a
fresh supply of both zinc phos
phide and strychnine poison oats
for control purposes. The bait is
mixed by the U S Fish and Wild
life Service and is sold at cost.
Recently plans were made for
livestock field
be held again
this year at the Freddie and Nor
man Nelson ranch north of Lex
ington. Nelsons have been host
for this field day for the past
three years. During the day live
stock club members will have
the opportunity to fit, groom and
show, and judge classes of live
stock consisting of beef, sheep,
swine and dairy. The training
given during the day will be
helpful to those who will be ex
hibiting on June 9, 10 and 11 at
the Oregon Wheat Growers
League as well as those who
will have exhibits at the county
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FOR COUNTY JUDGE
I hereby announce that I am
a candidate for the office of
County Judge of Morrow County
subject to the will of the Repub
lican voters of Morrow County
at the Primary Election.
Present Incumbent
i Oscar Peterson
The annual state Conservat
ion Man of the Year Field Day
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VOTE FOR
DELMER
BUSCHKE
Republican Candidate
For
COUNTY
ASSESSOR
Life Long Morrow county
Resident
Capable, Dependable
Pd. Adv. Delmer Buschke, Heppner, Oregon
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