MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
Tkt Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1833. The Heppner Times wtabllshea
November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912
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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;
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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