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The Heppner azette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Timeg e.blihed
November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912
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Guest Editorial
Our Water Resources Need Attention
By COUNTY JUDGE OSCAR PETERSON
In a recent talk by D A Williams, administrator
of Soil Conservation Service, U S Department of
Agriculture, he made the statement: "As a nation
we have come a long way In recognizing the
need for protecting and building strength In
our soil. But we have paid little attention to
conserving and managing our water resources."
I think this is very important and timely sug
gestion for us here In Morrow county.
We do have water resources, lots of them. But
little is being done in managing or conserving
them. There has been one or two attempts by
individuals or groups to get something under
way for flood control, irrigation, or recreation
but it seems that for one reason or another,
nothing has come out of it. The lack of funds,
change of politics, and even the lack of a unified
objective have all contributed to a lack of
interest. The leadership has been good and pro
per contacts have been made, but always some
thing has happened to cause it all to topple
and fall. But that does not mean that we should
always fail. We are now in the process of re
activating our Morrow County Water Resources
Committee. We have been informed by Army
corps of Engineers that they will make a sur
vey of our Willow Creek flood control dam to
sort of give it a reappraisal. I think that has
merit, lots of it. But they informed us that a
request for this must come from some organ
ization or organizations within the county.
However, we are In need of a survey of the
water resources of the entire county. Until we
have such basic information, organizations as
above mentioned having no objective cease to
function.
The Willow creek dam has merit and is way
out In the lead because of the disaster of 1903.
As a flood control project it Is unique. There is
now a widespread Interest In water legislation
and, if ever, federal aid Is available it is now,
not only for flood control but for irrigtion and
recreation.
In the upper elevations there are also possi
bilities for water storage, because of high moun
tain meadows and less slope. Some of this type
of storage or diversion was made available In
a minor way through a C C C diversion canal
on upper Ditch Creek where water was diverted
into the Willow Creek drainage basin. Here is,
we think, a possibility for storage that should
be developed to its fullest extent. Upper Rhea
Creek also has a potential low cost water stor
age through an earth filled dam at what Is
known as the Hamilton Ranch. This is possibly
one of our most promising low cost developments.
These are the two very promising projects
wholly within Morrow county. Possibilities here
should be explored to the fullest extent. Water
storage at places like these could Insure another
crop of hay, down the two creeks, Rhea Creek
and Willow Creek, which In itself would more
than pay the cost.
There are prospects for irrigation in the north
end of the county also, through the new de
velopment of the Mission dam on the Umatilla
river. The survey for irrigation in Umatilla coun
From the file of the
Gazette-Times
June 21. 1928
About 20 acres of grain on the
Harry Duvall place north of Lex
ington was destroyed by fire re
cently. Clara Bow In It, Star Theater
Sunday and Monday.
Mr and Mrs Lee Hampton ar
rived at Heppner on Friday from
their home at Long Beach, Cali
fornia, and visited for a day at
the home of Mr and Mrs Claude
Cox.
Wright Bros, Ray Wright, Nels
Johnson and Ross Smith of Rhea
Creek are delivering a bunch of
lambs at Heppner this week.
Charley Hynd, Ukiah stock
man, and a member of the firm
of Hynd Brothers Co was a visi
tor at Heppner on Wednesday.
Earl Warner, Lexington wheat
raiser, was looking after busi
ness here on Wednesday.
IN THE SADDLE . .
With The Wronglers
By JOHN NEWMAN
Sunday wound up the sched
uled play days for this season.
Don had the grounds in fine
shape. Not too hard for most of
ty has been completed up to tne Morrow county the events. Judging from the act
line. Funds for the continuation of this pro- ions of some of the cow riders,
jcct into Morrow county are available. In this they were not content with the
north end of the county there is also a possl- job of packing Don had done,
bility of reactivating the former Teel Irrigation Some thought it ought to be roll
Project which brings water from Camas Creek ed, others indicated it should be
to Butter Creek through a tunnel previously tamped,
started at Battle Mountain. i T. 'mo . , . , .
:AJZann? ' Wter Ken'r and Nora T and
resources committee of Morrow county. We have
1 1 raro Klnr n n m A etnvrr Vnn
lnnrnnrl frnm ovrmr onro that fha oiinnooo r to' 6'
- w boys have no reason t0 feel bad
soil and water conservation program depends T1, i, J!J.t v :...
upon local responsibility and leadership. The on of hav ng been under
needs and interest of people who live in the nourTshed uSless it was the one
watershed should initiate action. All local or- m t He had it d "j A
ganizations interested in water development s df After mueLz
should join in making applications for survey L old cows a haS row!
and financial aid. Actually until we get the ?dHJ LZ 1 chance Zst
necessary information based on facts we are the cal ropers didn'f seem to
groping in the dark. We have great possibili- 2at " "aX tow maThaS
ties in this water development field here in S 2vn- their stSh for
SST " 18 h0P6d Wrk t0gethCT the Jackpof ISng aSr the
show.
I Now that the ponies have their
ROCK HOI JNn'Q'shoes off and out t0 Pasture
Vywl iiVywIliy W . mavbe we can ept snmp naint
From The
County Agent's Office
By N. C Anderson
Fulleton, 29.9; Mike Brown, 30.3;
Wayne Evans, 33.2; Vicki Barratt,
35.1. Stake race, Sharon Bunch,
16 seconds; Mike Broun. 17.2:
, Greg Jones, 20.6. Clover leaf bar
rel race, Diane Fulleton, 14.5;
Jackie Broun, 16.4; Mike Broun,
16.5; Wayne Evans, 17. Musical
rope race, Mike Broun got the
last rope; Vicki Barratt, second;
Jackie Broun, third, Ruby Fulle
ton, fourth. Sack race, Diane
Fulleton, first Vicki Barratt, sec
ond; Ruby Fulleton, third.
13 to 18 years, pole bending,
Barbara Steagall, 23.4; Bob Fet
sch, 25; Jim Steagall, 25.2; Mar
lene Fetsch, 27.1. Stake race,
Jim Steagall, 13.2; Marlene Fet
sch, 15.4; Bob Fetsch, 16; Bar
bara Steagall, 16.1. Barrell race,
Marlene Fetsch, 12.3; Jim Stea
gall, 14.2; Barbara Steagall, 14.5;
Cheryl Hartman, 15.4. Musical
ropes, Bob Fetsch; Marlene Fet
sch; Cheryl Hartman; Barbara
Steagall.
Seniors division led off with
some very good cow riding and
some that wasn't. The first sect
ion of calf roping only exercised
the calves, didn't show a single
catch. Pole bending. Charlev
Daly, 23.8; Pat Steagall, 24.2;
Bill Smethurst, 25.1; Merlin Ro
binson, 26.7. Stake race, Charley
Daley, 14.5; Pat Steagall, 16.6;
two sisters tied Evelyn Broun
and Merlin Robinson with a 15
flat. Barrel race, Charley Daley,
12.3; Evelyn Broun, 12.8; Altha
Kirk, 13.4; Pat Steagall, 13.4.
The scurry race was an open
and went Evelvn Broun. 11.9:
Bonnie Barratt, 12.8; Marlene I
Fetsch, 13.1; John Newman, 14.2.'
Musical ropes, Pat Steagall; Eve
lyn Broun; Bill Healy; Ken Tur
ner. Wild Cow milking, Cornett
Green, 50.3; Floyd Jones, 60.6;
Bruce Lindsay, 1 mln 25.1. Sec
ond section calf ropine. Neil
Beamer, 12; Pat O'Brien, 29.2;
Charley Daley, 43.9.
So ended the chance to score
any more points. It is up to
Bruce Lindsay to figure out your
score and the directors and tres
urer to figure out your winnings.
HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday. June 19. 1958
lone News
Mr and Mrs Fredrick Martin
and children attended the 45th
wedding anniversary of her par
ents, Mr and Mrs Ralph Hor
ton In Dallas Sunday, June 8.
Mr and Mrs Herbert Ekstrom
and son, Roland, attended a fam
ily reunion of her relatives at
the James McClain home in Al-
Around 25 young folks of the
Pilgrim Youth Fellowship group
of the Community church attend
ed the swimming party at the
pool and the welner roast at the
Paul Pettyjohn home Saturday
evening of last week,
bany last week.
Mrs Wallace Matthews and
daughters are visiting relatives
in Roseburg.
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Don't risk tit coitly tragedy oi a vicious kail
storm without the protection oi Crop Hail bra
asc. Coins la today.
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INSURANCE
AGENCY
PH. 6-9625 HEPPNER
USE GAZETTE TIMES
, CLASSIFIED ADS
for results.
Compliments were payed this
week to Herbert Ekstrom, lone
Hereford breeder, on the quality
of his herd sire, "Husker Mis
cheif." The Double M Hereford
Ranch, Adams Oregon, have
contracted with Ekstroms to
have a number of their top
breeding animals bred to this
bulll The Double M Hereford
ranch is known nation-wide for
the quality of their livestock and
honors won in various Hereford
breed shows. For them to choose
the Ekstrom herd sire is an in
dication of his quality.
From the number of fires oc
curring during the past week it
appears that it is none too early
to caution our farm people to
be particularly careful in pre
venting fires at this time. With
the heavy growth produced from
extended rain and ideal crow
ing conditions this spring fires
will be common unless everyone
Is conscious of the threat at all
times. Harvest will be well under
way by this time next week In
all sections of Northern Morrow
county. The heavy stubble and
dryness will make conditions
even worse than last year which
was one of the bad years for
fires here. It is not a bit too
early to place barrels of water
and wetted sacks at handy spots
around the farmstead where they
can be picked up in a hurry if
needed. I he farm pressure spray
er should be well filled and
ready at all times. I have notic
STAR
THEATER
Thurs.. Frl.. Sat.. June 19. 20,
21
Saddle The Wind
Robert Taylor, Julie London.
John Cassavetes. PLUS.
The Great- American
Pastime
Tom Ewell, Anne Francis,
Ann Miller
Sun., Mon., June 22. 23
The Lady Takes a
Flyer
Jeff Chandler, Richard Den
ning, Lana Turner. Sunday at
4 ,6 and 8.
Tues Wed.. June 24. 25
The Pride And The
Passion
Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra,
Sophia Loren. FAMILY
NIGHTS
ed during the past couple of
weeks that many farmers have
back-pack pressure sprayer cans
ready. When harvest gets under
way it would be well to have a
disc or other piece of machinery
suitable for making fire guards
in the field at all times. For
those using self-propelled com
bines the track layer tractor
should be kept handy in case of
an emergency. Monday's fire on
the Boardman bombing range
which burned thousands of acres
of rangeland, a number of cor
rals and water pumping facili
ties is an indication of what
might happen in our grain fields
on a hot, dry, windy day.
Morrow County's 4-H and FFA
delegation to the Oregon Wheat
Grower's Fat Stock Show and
Sale held at The Dalles last
week did well. Besides showing
a top bunch of beef, sheep, and
swine the members themselves
did well in their ability to show
the livestock exhibited. Billy Do
herty, 4-H members from the
Buttercreek Junction Livestock
club, is to be congratulated on
the honor of winning the grand
champioship contest. Billy also
showed the champion Shorthorn
at this show. The auction sale
was a good one with, 4-H and
FFA backers paying a nice pre
mium for all animals. While
auction sale supporters from
Morrow county were few, the
Morrow County Grain Growers
bought three beef and a lamb;
the Bank of Eastern Oregon a
lamb and pig; John Graves,'
Hardman, a beef and pig of ani
mals exhibited by Morrow coun-
CORNER
By JOHN NEWMAN
maybe we can get some paint
on those old dry boards before
they have a chance to swell and
close the cracks. We must re
tain that ventillation for next
I promised to give you direct- summer. We don't dare forget
ions to George Miller's place for about work, for if the fair board
our meeting this Saturday. Don't furnishes the material we have
miss. I think he has his neck some mangers to get ready be
stuck out far enough to need fore fair time,
help getting it back in Let's' It looks llke a new Job j am
show him that consideration. afraid rcpairs have been put off
We can partake of his re- too iongi
freiJhments and walk on his ' .
neck. I have a feeling we are' Here are the winners: 12 years
m.ina tn nW m, than th d under- Pol? bending, Diane
refreshments.
He and Paul have planned the
entire program. When George
says he will have something you
may be sure it will be good.
This being the last meeting till
after fair, all preperations for a
display will be taken care of.
Since George didn't get to go
on the rock hunt last week we
should take down some samples.
The rain coming as it did, didn't
give any of us a chance to see
what the others had found.
Bring the best to work up some
enthusiasm for another rock
hunt. If some one would sug
gest another potluck I would be
come very enthusiastic about it.
Where do you stand.
In parting the way to get
there as I remember, turn right
before crossing the first bridge
below Morgan. It will be the
first house on that road. Don't
be discouraged, it is about a mile
and a half. You can't miss. See
yuu all there Saturday evening.
HERE'S SOMETHING to put life
in your laughtime: THE LADY
TAKES A FLYER, Star Theater,
Sunday and Monday, shows at
4, 6and 8 on Sunday.
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Mrs Ray Bailey and son, Char-
les, attended the Rose Festival
in Portland last week.
ty club members. Also buying a
number of Morrow County Live
stock were Swift & Co, Portland
and Grady's Market, The Dal
les.
From where I sit ..Jy Joe Marsh
Turkey Trot
Without Music
Swlftjr Fisher has a new way
to move his turkeys to a fresh
feeding place, twice a week.
He constructed a "rolling"
fence by welding wheels to his
fence posts. Each wheel has a
sturdy braking device to keep
the fence from moving, once a
suitable range is found.
Swifty explains, "this solves
the problem of taking down
woven wire, pulling up posts
and re-setting them again."
Now, he just hooks his tractors
to both ends of the fence, and
rolls it away.
From where I sit. progress
never happens when you "close
your eyes" to new methods or
ideas. That's true In a commu
nity, too. All of os should be
open-minded about our neigh
bors' opinions even if they dif
fer from our own. For instance,
I like a cold glass of beer on a
summer evening, my neighbor
always chooses iced-tea. But we
respect each other's preferences
and don't "fence lu" each other's
ideas.
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