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MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER Tkt Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1833. The Heppner Times wtabllshea November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912 r-r NEWSMPI PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION Published Every Thursday and Enteredat the Post Office at Heppner Subscription Rates: Morrow and Newspaper Is Important The weekly newspaper is many things but underlying all these things is the fact that a newspaper is a business, and as such must make money or It cannot exist. This economic side of newspapering is too often overlooked until It suddenly can be used as a weapon in an effort to control the press, to bias and abuse the news and editorial col umns to fit an Individual Interest at the expense of the public's right to know. Threats against the newspaper are growing, especially in areas where great controversies rage, and where vested interests find that the public s right to know is contrary to the well being of those interests. In other words, they want to hide the facts, distort the truth, and hoodwink the public. Against all these pressures the weekly news paper (there are more than 10,000 in the nation) puts up a strong fight. There are usually enough honest businessmen to continue to support the weekly paper, which has been described as the TO THE EDITOR . . . To The Editor: During the eleven and half years I served as a member of the Morrow County Court, nine years of this total as county Judge, one of the major com plaints I constantly raised a gainst the taxpayers of the coun ty was the lack of interest shown when the annual county budget was published and the total ab sence of taxpayers and citizens at the budget hearings. However, when the tax paying time arriv ed in November everyone was tax conscious, six months after it was too late. Therefore, as a private citizen and taxpayer, I am going to put into practice that which I so long preached. Not as a direct criticism of the 1958-59 county budget, but to call to the attent ion of the county officials and the public some of the items In the published budget that should , be clarified. In the June 5th, edition of the Gazette we were in lormea inaj Judge Peterson had announced, a slight decrease of S3.339.0C I In, the countv budget for 1958-59 and that the total amount need ed to balance the budget would be $133,539.00. An analysis of the published budget reveals that the total estimated expenditures for 1958-59 is $400,894.00 as a gainst $397,555.00 for the year 1957- 58 or an increase of $3,339. 00. The fact that this statement has not been corrected by either Judge Peterson or the editor is the purpose of this letter. Further analysis indicates that the total tax levy for the year 1958- 59 is $133,539.00 as compar ed to the last fiscal year of $117,905.00, or an increase of $15, 634.00 over the previous year. Based on an estimated assessed valuation of the county similar to that of last year this increase will add a little over a mill to every tax notice this year for county purposes. This increase Is due primarily to a $3,940.00 in crease in the salaries of county officers and deputies for the year; a hospital improvement al lowance of $6,000,00 which must be offset this year by a small tax levy as all cash reserves were expended last year for im provements; an Oregon centen nial appropriation of $1000.00 under publicity and advertising; an additional budget of $1,400.00 to the North Morrow County Fair, us this district fair does not par ticipate in regular county fair re ceipts and a $1,000.00 allowance to the Boardman boat landing. STAR THEATER Thurn., Frl., Sot. Juno 26, 27, 28 Decision at Sundown Randolph Scott, John Carroll, Karen Steele. PLUS Going Steady Molly Bee, Alan Reed Jr., Ir ene Hervey. Sun., Moil, Juno 29, 30 Witness For Prosecution Tyrone Power, Marlene Diet rich, Charles Laughton. Sun day at 4, 6:10, 8:20. Tues Wed July 1, 2 California One of the greats with Ray Mllland, Barbara Stanwyck. Family Nights. ROBERT PENLAND Editor and Publisher GRETCHEN PENLAND Associate Publisher Grant Counties. $j.uu Year; ..ii.,iHnniitv rh,,o lives it It is seldom i !,r,tt it does happen press is woundea Amnriran. But an even by the chamber council to resume The weed control appropriation of $7,150.00 is a net $2,902.28 over last years request due to no al lowance given for any cash bal ance or anticipated receipts from state, railroad and private sour ces for services rendered by the weed control department. Accord in rr to the budget laws these re ceipts should be shown as an off set to the actual expenditures. I have been Informed that these balances and receipts should ap proximate $3,400.00 which wouia decrease the amount to be rais ed by taxation by that amount. Thpse maior Increases coupled with some minor ones actually increase the budget by a larger amount than shown here, but some re-organization in the ro rlpnt fund and elimination of a coyote bounty in its entirety, which I believe should De given more of an airing before its de mise: an anticipated increase in fair receipts and a few other cuts of a minor nature will keep me total levy to be raised by tax ation within the six percent limi tation but still leave a total of $15,634.00 to be raised over last year's levy. This year's increase In school - increased coun- J I fjrst time ,n ' . ,f f the tax history of the city of Heppner bring the total tax levy for all tax levying bodies that affect the taxpayers of Heppner to or near a 10O mill levy, in cold cash this is a tax of $100.00 on every $1,000.00 of assessed value on real ana personal pro perty within the boundaries of the citv. Generally, over the county. It will also be the largest tax levy in the history or tne county. I am still a rather large tax payer in Morrow County and it is not the Duroose oi this letter to decry or oppose the conscien tious efforts of the various rax levying bodies within the coun leVYiriK UUUIfS W1UHI1 me vvuii- ty, but I do believe that we, as taxpayers and citizens should more fully exercise our right to know what our tax dollars are being used for and why. In so doing it might ease tne pain at tax paying time in November and a better attitude toward those officials who are endeavor ing to abide by our wishes and the full intent of the law. With this in mind I expect to attend the hearing on the Morrow Coun ty budget on June 30th. WILL YOU? Sincerely Garnet Barratt To The Editor: I have read the item "Plans Told For State Centennial" and thought that you would like to have some records which I have covering Post Offices which were established in Umatilla and j Morrow Counties, my records co ver the first Post urnce-uma-tilla, which was established at the Umatilla Indian Agency in September 16, 1851 and was closed January 6, 1852, that was where the Oregon Trail and the Northern Route, via Lolo Pass GAR AVIATION SPRAYING-FERTILIZING DUSTING-SEEDING HOME OWNED AND OPERATED We're As Near As PHONE LEXINGTON DAY OR NIGHT NATIONAL EDITORIAL A S S 0 C'l-A T f.CjM U V "0 .-..- of the community and people relates." that a paper must bow to these ,if ita advertising columns, but and when it does freedom of the ana so are mc ii6 more formidable adversary than I wilful boycotting can be apatny oi xne news . uAotmun hncinpsses. upon whom it re it ta tn the hest interests of the lies iui ouyyuii. ... ... .i,i businessmen that there is a newspaper in their community. , There can he grave danger to the welfare of a community whose merchants only half-heartedly support the local newspaper, who cry "buy at home" and fail to practice what they preach. Recently a weekly publication on the coast went out of business and within a month the local publisher (who stayed behind to operate ...if u-na hpinr asked bv local merchants, of commerce by the mayor and puoiicauon. Cheney, Free Press (Wash) From The County Agent's Office By N. C One of the recommendations of the farm crops committee of the Agricultural Planning confer ence held during the past fall and winter was that more hogs tn he produced In the Pa- nifip Northwest to provide our pork needs and to utilize feed grains. The sub-committee on ntiii7ntinn of feed grains to live stock feeding made a detailed study of the possibilities of live stock feeding and presented miltp an informative report at the conference. Increasing hog production showed many advan tages. Whether or not this rec ommendation has had the affect on creating interest in the coun ty is not known, however much interest has been shown since that time. A number of substan tially large hog operations are being developed this summer. First to show interest were Dick Wilkinson and George Rugg who are in the process now of devel oping what will be one of the larger operations when breeding stock has been built up. oene SIOIK uaa iiccii ,.i....4.u ..,j i i rm havo n production and fattening unit tributed by Safeway s constitutes which is also of substantial size, only about a third as much as Kenneth Smouse, lone and Ken-1 beef. An indication of the a neth Peck, Lexington, who have 1 mount of beef distributed by this boon in the hog business on a limited scale for a number of years are expanding now. Ken neth Peck Is In the process of having black top poured for a unit which will accomodate sixty brood sows, fattening out a thou sand or more fat hogs a year. As soon as harvest is over, Ken neth Smouse will errect a pig parlor to take care of his ex panding herd, in lower sananoi I e - - low, Van Busklrk has j a feeding ; operation which will expand M 'feeders are available. A number nf nther ranchers have shown in terest in pig production and there are no doubt some tnai we nave not yet caught up to. Last week while attending a and Spokane connected at where the city of Ecno is locaieu. Dalles Post Office was estab lished November 5th, 1851, was changed to Wascopum, then to The Dalles in 1862. Ponils Post Office was estab lished October 3, 1867, was clos ed August 17, 1370. Willow Forks Post Office was established June 3, 1872 that was at the forks of Willow Creek, now known as Jordan. A C Pctteys, The name was chang ed to Fetteysville December 24, 1878. My list covers some 20 Post Offices which have been in Mor row county, if you wish the re cord I will be pleased to write them UP for vou- Yours truly Bert Mason Your Telephone 3-8422 THIRTY YEARS AGO From the files of the Gazette-Times June 28, 1928 Rev and Mrs Henry Rasmus of Los Angeles were guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Orval Ras mus from Monday evening to Wednesday morning. Miss Elaine Sigsbee returned with her parents from Portland on Friday, spending Saturday and Sunday here. Newly elected officers were sworn in and began their duties at a rpoiilar meeting of the school board Friday evening, held In the auditorium building. These were Dr A D McMurdo, director and Mrs Claude Cox, clerk. S E Notson, being the old est member of the board, will be chairman for this year. Chas Thomson is the third director. 1928 Chevrolet coach $585 at Ferguson's Chevrolet Co. Frank Mason of Rhea Creek was attending to business mat ters in this city on Saturday. This paper is informed by County Roadmaster McCaieb that the roads leading to me timber belt at Arbuckle moun tain are now in excellent shape. Anderson livestock marketing school at the Portland Stock Yards, the agent had an opportunity to grade live lambs, hogs and cattle, following them through grading carcass, es from the same animals. It was interesting to see the dress was iiuuresuriK iu ace me uicaa- nig uerceniuges ui iiicm ip 5 j.i u4. j.. nog compareu 10 uie siiuii, laiuy ------ -- - - ---- - - type and the differential in pric- United States. Despite a 30 per es. It was found that from 60 to cent rise in output in cattle dur- 70 of the hogs butchered by,"1 ine m"mu uu Swift's in North Portland are shipped from the midwest. These hogs after paying $3.50 per hun dredweight freight are compet ing with Oregon hogs, An inter esting tour of the school was one through the Safeway Stores meat processing plant where all meat is distributed to Safeway Stores in Oregon and South and South, western Washington, The a mount of beef is the big item here with some 450 to 700 beef carcasses bought each week. On ly high-choice grade carcasses weighing between 550 and 700 pounds are bought for aging and - - - processing. Pork and lamb als- Air Csnditioning-ttmpcraturM roadt You can't help but come out ahead! Here's the most thoroughly new car in its class. Lower, wider, longer, loaded with new ideas right down to its ride. Yet Chevrolet is the lowest priced oj the low-priced three in the models most people buy! In the models most people buy CHEVY GOES MAT concern was indicated in just one item, hamhurppr. Average daily production of hamburgeT is 130,000 pounds which 11 you stop to figure out will make a lot of hamburgers. Last Saturday the Oregon Pol led Hereford Association direc tors met in Heppner to plan for the annual Oregon Polled Here ford sale. It has been scheduled for November 11 with consign ments of 50 bulls and 40 heifers expected. A new feature of this year's show and sale will in clude range bulls in pens. They will be shown loose and sell loose. There has been some de mand for unhampered range bulls which this will satisfy. Those who have Indicated they will consign to the sale which will be held at the Round-Up grounds in Pendleton are Rita and Jack Sumner, B J Doherty and Kirk and Robinson, Heppner and Leo Barnett Boardman. While Morrow county is not an important one for poultry pro duction manv of nur farm nponle keep a laying flock. Since most of these are confined to houses which cet auite hot in weather such as we have been having our iarm people may be interested in a recipe for a salt white wash used to keep chickens cool. This easy to mix white wash made of salt, alum, and molasses mix ed with water and 50 pounds of lime can be used on laying house roofs to reduce inside tempera ture several decrees. To make the white wash, mix six pounds oi salt, three ounces or powaerea aium, one pint oi DiacK strap molasses and ten gallons of hot water. Then pour into the lime and stir thoroughly till well mix ed. The mixture will not spray but must be brushed on. From a recent Meat Animal and wool review comes tne re port that the Canadian Depart ment of Agriculture says that the recent boom in livestock and - - meat nrices in Canada is a direct :r . . . ' ... result of a meat shortage in the year, prices of live cattle and beef in Canada have increased sharply from last year's levels. One-fifth oi Canada's recorded output of livestock and meat dur ing the first quarter of 1958 was exported to the United States compared with about 4 percent a year earlier, Favorable prices for meat ani mals may tempt some breeders to save inferior sire prospects. Constant culling is necessary for breed improvement, and while prices are good is the time to market the cull animals. Now and then we see in breeding herds bulls, boars, and rams that should have been steers, barrows and wethers. Liberal use of the knife makes it one of the great to order-for qll-wathr comfort. Gt a tjillt -3ssAlv LOWEST PRICE ! See your local authorized Chevrolet dealer FULLETON CHEVROLET COMPANY & MIN PHONE 6-9921 HEPPNER, OREGON HEPPNER GAZETTE 2- tools of breed improvement. ' Under the ground water act of 1955, persons using wells for irri gation purposes prior to August 3 1955 in western Oregon and May 20, 1927 in eastern Oregon, have a vested right and are giv en the opportunity to claim this right by registering their wells with the state engineer prior to August 8, 1958. Lewis Stanley, state engineer, estimates that considerably less than one-half of the eligible wells have been registered to date. Failure to register prior to Au gust 3, 1958 is interpreted as abandonment of any such prior ity claim and may eventually cost some present irrigators that right to use water for irrigation purposes. There already have been reports of wells going dry and water tables being lowered in isolated cases. As the ground water supply becomes more com pletely developed, this situation will most likely spread to other areas and there may not be enough water to go around. Contact the state engineer, Sa lem, Oregon, for forms and in structions on how to register vnnr well. His office is on the third floor of the building just east of the Capitol building. ROCK HOUND'S CORNER By JOHN NEWMAN In spite of the heat, bugs and pup, that was overjoyed at hav ing so many around and who kept George or Paul correcting him most of the time, till we moved in the house where there was silent TV for the pebble pups, we had a good session. demonstration! teSi&jfi That beautiful Bel Air below, plus seven other Chevy V8 sedans, hardtops and station wagons, is priced below all comparable models of the low-priced three. They all bring you the incredibly smooth action of Full Coil suspension or a real air ride as an extra-cost opdon. They offer Chevy's spirited V8 action, its famous handling ease along ( with all kinds of features that other cars in the field just wish they had. Your Chevrolet dealer will be glad to prove it! BASED ON US! PRICES fO COMPARABLE Tht Bel Air 4-Door titiy window o rt AT - TIMES, Thursday. June 26, 1953 while the meeting was in SPSS. inn enme of the older hounrio iv ii - puiltv of letting their at. tention be divided, which may account lui you uui fieuuig a full or accurate report on what happened. Heorse. being our represents. tive to the N W convention and rock show, was given the sup port of the club in voting as he saw fit, on the various measures to be brought up at the meeting. We are to have a booth at the fair this year. Its size Is still a question to be decided by the display committee, Peterson, Wilson and Edger. Betty Wagner was handed tne jod oi printing signs that would inform visitors what was on display, by whom, if they should be in doubt, pur nnop and information on how to become a member and the cost. Display cases are to be readied and members will man the booth at the fair. Doing it always creates interest so it is not likely there will have to be any draft ing of labor. Betty is leading with her chin. Even though you are behind pushing from the rear of a loaded cart, you get back most everything you heap on. Her lap is always full but she manages somehow and it is the willingness to lead the way, from behind the cart that will make the exhibit possible and the cooperation of the club to make it a success. Peterson is always a very capable chairman of that committee. He has brains, imagination and forsight along with his display training. From where I sit it looks very promising. It is early enough and the enthusiasm, while not bub bling over, has started to fer ment with doing which will cause it to work. Who knows we may have a club yet. Continued on page 7 mm INSURANCE TODAY! Don't riik the costly tragedy oi a yidous hafl storm without thi protection oi Crop Hall hm anco. Corns la today. C. A. RUGGLES NSURANCE AGENCY PH. 6-9625 HEPPNER The only all-new ear in the low-nrirp Held. SEDAN AND HARDTOP MODELS. 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