2- HEPPNER GAZETTE'TIMES. Thursday, SeptemhA, 11
1958
MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Happner Gasetta, established March 30, 1883. The Hppnr Times established
November 18, 1897. Consolidated February IB, 1912
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Pickling Problems
The results of a recent research study into the
problems of producing perfect pickles were pub
lished by an Oregon State College expert who
earned his doctorate In this field. When a pickle
professor presents pickle problems you can be
sure that they are the real McCoy.
Until we read this pickle pamphlet we hadn't
realized that the pickle people were having so
many problems. Now we know that perfect pick
les come only from precise processes and that
is something.
Poor processes may produce soft or slippery
pickles, shriveled pickles, pink pickles, pale pick
les and other pickle perplexities. We were par
ticularly impressed and astounded to find out
that hollow pickles are the result of hollow cukes.
This research discovery is one of the last things
which would have occurred to us.
Our main concern about pickles has occurred
after we have partaken of peach pie and pickles,
and similar combinations. In some instances these
products have produced a sort of pickle palsy in
us which we wish some precocious professor
could tell us how to prevent.
We assume that the pickle professor, having
produced a very popular paper on pickle packing
will soon turn his talents to the study of other
pickle peculiarities and perplexities and will
come up with some prescription for cucumber
cramps and similar sicknesses. Anyone with a
passion for pickles knows that these are not
piddling problems.
We hope that there will be enough money in
From The
County Agent's Office
By N. C. Anderson
Several have asked what has : ing pigs In the annual pig scram
happened to this column during ble we know that there will be
the last two weeks. It is grati-1 a big pig exhibit again next year.
fvlne tn know that there are : Those catcmng pigs musi exmo
people who miss It ana our oniy
excuse is that the activities of
county fair and attendance at
the National Association of
County Agricultural Agents in
Seattle last week slowed down
the output of this office, our
news column being one of the
fatalities.
Even though our county fair
is a thing of the past, it was so
successful that a few words are
timely, in my opinion, on the
highlights. All departments had
mately 14,000 county agents who
belong to the National Associat
ion 1067 were in attendance.
Membership is made up of
county agents of all states, Alas
ka and Hawaii. All were repre
sented this year. During the 5
day annual meeting much of the
time was spent on professional
Improvement toward the object
it the gilt or one of its offspring . the cooperatlVe extension
at the next year's fair. L,,V which is "the develop-
Inside exhibitors and especially i ment 0f people themselves to the
the superintendents of the var
ious home economics divisions
were quite thankful of the an
nex completed the day before the
fair started. This provided a
much needed space and facilities.
4-H home economics exhibitors
and participants in demonstrat
ions and contests were very much
end that they, through their own
initiative, may affectively Identt
fy and solve the various prob
lems directly effecting their wel
fare." Sandwiched in with the
committee meetings, talks and
discussions, was a boat trip ar
ranged by the Washington
county agents to Victoria, B C on
enthused with the facilities qgy j enjoyed the annual
which made it much easier for
their complete program. It will
do much to encourage additional
increases in the exhibits over the activities by that group In an
pusi years Willi me exuepuuu ji
flowers and grain and hay. Flow
er enthusiasts tell us that the
the college budget to pursue pickling problems weather was not too conductive
further with a view to providing some popular
prescription for pickle palsy so people won't have
to be so particular about the pickles they partake.
We confidently leave this project in the laps of
the pickle professors handling the college cu
cumber curriculum.
Wallowa County Chieftain, Enterprise
TO THE
EDITOR . . .
To The Editor:
From some of the records col
lected on Flood Control on Wil
low Creek by Government Agen
cies I find are quite interesting
and fact revealing, I have been
able to look into some of these
records and am pleased to pass
some of this along to you as
Editor of our Morrow county pa
per and the many readers.
Summer storms are sudden and
violent with intensely heavy
rainfall over the upper portion
flood caused the loss of 247 lives,
and property damage of $350,000.
00. All this is, of course, more
or less history, but it is factual.
Two other floods of major pro
portions have also occured, one
in 1905 and the other in 1934.
In the 1905 flood, five lives were
lost and there was considerable
property damage. Also in addit
ion to the 5 disastrous floods of
major proportions which have oc
cured during the 60 year period
of historical flood record, there
has been about 10 minor floods
resulting from lesser storms but
which caused considerable dam
age in particular sections. How
ever, the probable occurance of
of the Willow Creek Basin. This 'h 'cloudbur8t type of storm
is in the form of cloudbursts and
occurs generally In June. The
earliest of naajor floods of which
there are historical records oc
curred in 1883. This flood de
stroyed a large part of the early
improvements and drowned live
stock but there was no known
loss of human life. The reported
hlghwater. marks of the 1883
flood exceed any other flood
stages known in the valley. An
other major flood occurred In
1888, This flood appears to have
been lower than the floods of
1883 and 1903, but together with
Improvements, livestock, etc,
along the way, two lives were
reported lost.
The flood of June 14, 1903 was
the most destructive flood that
has occured in the Willow Creek
basin. This storm centered in
the headquarters region of Balm
Fork and Willow Creek above
Heppner. The precipitation of this
storm was one and one-half in
ches in 20 minutes. The steep
ness and bareness of the water
shed resulted in an Immediate
run-off of approximately two
thirds of the total rainfall. The
STAR
THEATER
Thurs.. Frl Sat Sept 11, 11
13
The Bridge On The
River Kwai
With William Holden, Alec
Guinness, Jack Hawkins.
Sun.,
Mon., Sept. 14, IS
Teacher's Pet
With Clark Gable, Doris Day
Tues.. Wed.. Sept. 16, 17
Viva Zapata
With Marlon Brando, Jean
Peters
causing major floods in any def
lnate period of years is depen
dent on so many unrelated fact
ors that reliable forecasting is
Impossible. Two major floods
could occur In one summer or
even within one week. And It
In conclusion, the "308" report
says: the benefits that can be
evaluated, are 95 percent of the
cost. The report also states, "It
may be possible to include ad
ditional local flood control im
provements." Today the corps
not only evaluates the flood con
trol benefits and supplemental
irrigation water but is also now
able to evaluate the recreation
benefits.
No funds have been made
available for revision of the
study to bring the Heppner Frood
Control Project to an authorized
project. And since the people of
our area are desirous of having
the project properly appraised a
re-study will have to be initiated
to bring it in line for an author
ized project. I am happy to re
port that our Water Development
Committees are being reactivated
and that a re-study will be init
iated now soon. So far as the cost
Is possible for floods .even greater ' concerned, we will need to
than those of 1883 or 1903 to rel almost m. on an
occur. This because the center latlon from Congress. The cost
band and outer perimeter of this of the dam and reservoir and
type of storm might easily cover downstream channel improve.
a wider area. ment through Heppner are esti-
Now, according to the "308 re- j mated as $5,290,000. Recogniz
port prepared by the North Pa- ing the dire need that we have
cific division of the Corps of here a concluding statement in
Engineers, Oct 1, 1948, the most the famous "308" report makes
practical solution of the flood this interesting observation: "The
problem appears to be the con-' benefits are believed sufficient
struction of detention reservoirs to completely justify the pro-
to halt the first precipitous rush Psed expenditures."
to good exhibits. However, we
don't know what happened to
the grain and hay exhibitors.
Surely their absence was not be
cause of a shortage of grain or
hay of top quality this year. Barn
space was at a premium for the
first time since barn facilities
were increased a couple of years
ago. The moving of the grain
and hay exhibits from the barns
to the fair pavilion provided more
room for a better exhibit of hay
and grain as well as providing
additional space for hog and
sheep pens. Forty additional pens
were provided this year for hogs
and sheep with all being filled.
The additional space was nece
ssary partly because of an ex
hibit of 103 pigs and 32 dairy
animals. The largest dairy ex
hibit in past years has been 9
head; the largest hog exhibit 45.
Already superintendents of the
various livestock divisions are
planning how they might in
crease facilities to take care of
these Increased exhibits. With
16 young boys and girls catch-
meeting, not only for the pro
fessional improvement it afford
ed through committee meetings
and reports but through the con
other year. The 4-H style revue ,tacts with agents from other
again attracted an audience over! gtates and with visiting with
400 and one oi tne largest groups them about pf0blems and pro
yet attended the 4-H and FFA
fat livestock auction on Thurs
day evening. 4-H and FFA mem
bers are grateful to those who
supported their auction sale and
grams which they have in their
respective counties, it was es
pecially interesting to visit with
some of the southern county
agents as well as the represen
shearing , time and in the
when conditions were sul J?U
they might They are vZ "
sold on the irto much
sheep ticks to the fn .5 ?'
much hettor n '" '""e
the ewes of thU 10 "d
into the wlnte men ho Aln6
, -wains I
for the good prices received. This tatlon from Hawaii and Alaska,
year's average sale prices were:jj found that in Alaska 0ne-of
hogs, 34 cents compared to 35 the popuiar 4.H projects is the
cents in 1957; sheep, 33 cents gk?d dog project Boys and girls
compared to 30 cents in 1957; raise and train gled dogs as their
beef, 34 cents compared to an ject In vlsitlng about the im
average sale price of 38 cents in . nortai of sllph - Dro1eet we find
r -
THIRTY YEARS APO
From the files of the
Gazette-Times
September 13, 1928
Mrs J P Cochran and daugh
ter, Miss Dayal Cochran, recently
of Canyon City, this week took
over the management of the Hep
pner hotel with negotiations
pending for purchase from Pat
Foley of The Dalles, the present
owner.
1957. Spirited bidding between
the Heppner Pine Mills and Mor
row County Grain Growers re
sulted In the grand champion
beef selling for $1.05 with the
Morrow County Grain Growers
making the last bid. The Hepp
ner Pine Mills came back to
purchase the reserve champion
beef as well as paying 70 cents
a pound for the grand champion
that it could correspond quite
comparable to raising and train
ing a saddle horse or carrying
a breeding project of beef, sheep,
swine or dairy.
Andy Van Schoiack, Heppner
called at the office early this
week to discuss sheep tick con
trol and to get recommendations
fnr cnratH rct rf that aiifad
lamb. Jim Valentine bought : the, Ture ThrVan Schoi-
reserve tuumpum I aeks hflVP rarrUH nut a choon
cents a pound while Orville Cuts
forth bid 70 cents a pound for
the grand champion pig with
Gene Cutsforth paying 50 cents
a pound for the reserve champ
ion. The Morrow county 4-H club
council were $200.75 richer at the
end of the sale because of do
nations by Orris Padberg, Oscar
Peterson, Charles Ruggles, and
Fred Nelson who purchased and
put up animals for resale; the
proceeds to go to the club coun
cil to carry out 4-H activities.
All judges commented on the
quality of the exhibits as well as
the number.
tick control program spraying at
of ticks aV the t: sr'r
lambs are born. By ellnZm
ticks now there wil, K1"
go on the young iambs J
spring. Sheep ticks feed on th
blood of their host causing
tatlon and reducing the vLm '
of the animal. ThVeYg
loss of wool by rubbing. JJJ
Continued on page 7
RESOLUTION OF RESPECT
In memory of sister Bertha
Johnson who died Aug 28,
Again that unwelcom. J
lentless risitor. death, hath en
tered the portals of our loda."
room and summoned a dear sui
ter to the beautiful home bevono!
Her tealous work in the interests
of our beloved order and her
life laden with gentleness and
kind deeds, has won for her the
plaudit of the Good Master and
will cause her name to be cher
ished in the affectionate mem.
ory of our lodge.
And, whereas, the all wise
Father hath called our beloved
sister to the New Jerusalem, and
she having been faithful and
ardent worker in the teaching, of
Friendship, Love and Truth
therefore, be it
Resolved that Mistletoe Re
bekah Lodge No 25 in testimony
of her loss, and to express its
Rebekah love, drape its charter
in mourning for thirty days and
that we tender to the family of
our deceased sister our sincere
condolence and that a copy of
these resolutions be sent to the
family.
Ethel Robinson,
Mildred Wright
Emma White
Committee
"f flood waters by making ade
quate flood control storage avail
able. A plan as recommended
consists of a multiple purpose
dam and reservoir on Willow
Creek Immediately above Hepp
ner, and improvements to in
crease the channel capacity
Oscar E Peterson,
County Judge
LEXINGTON
Phone your news Items to 6-9228.
Mr and Mrs Norman Miles
have been visiting his mother,
Mrs and Mr Jim Dunbar and
through the city. The dam would brothers, Mr and Mrs Franklin
be a straight concrete gravity Miles and children and Dexter
structure (some have suggested Miles from his home in Calif-
earth filled dam) with a crest ornia.
length of 1,275 feet, including) Let's not forget the women's
1000 feet of overflow spillway meeting of the Women's Fellow-
section. The spillway crest would ship group will be Sept 16, Tues-
be 96 feet above the present day afternoon at the church at
stream bed and providing a res-'which time we will have Rev
ervolr of 5000 acre feet capacity, j Hugh Ferrell as speaker. This is
Of this storage there would be ; the first meeting since the sum-
1300 feet for flood control. mer vacation, so let's all get
As said, Willow Creek is sub-'started again.
Ject to short duration storms of
the cloudburst type. The pro
posed improvement would elim
inate nearly all the potential
flood damages in Heppner and
about 90 percent of the damages
In Willow Creek Basin below
Heppner. Benefits from Increased
land use of stream frontage prop
erties all along the creek would
be realized. Total annual bene
fits occurlng to the project are
estimated at more than $200,000.
00. The benefits comprise pre
vention of the probable loss of
life during major storms, allay
ing the fear of floods, enlarge
ment of the local tax base, and
increased security for the resi
dents of Heppner and sections In
the flood plain.
D A Wilson, Alva Jones, E R
Schaffer and father were hunters
going to the timber early to be
in readiness for the opening of
the deer season. They left town
Saturday.
Gay M Anderson, Paul Gem
mell and Dr A H Johnston were
included in a party of hunters
leaving town this morning.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Thompson
of Willow Creek departed on
Saturday for a short vacation.
Snow fell In the mountain dis
trict of Morrow county on Tues
day night.
Mr and Mrs Frank Shively and
Merle and Billy Beckett, sons of
Mrs Shivoly, returned home the
first of the week from their va
cation trip, having been gone
from Heppner about two weeks.
Word received this week from
the Pacific Meat Company of
Portland who bid high on the re
sale fat animals of the fair indi
cated that they were well pleas
ed with the quality of the 13
steers and 7 pigs shipped to
them. Dressing precentages were
60.45 for the beef and 77.18 for
the pigs; average dressing per
centages on most livestock run
somewhat lower than this.
A number of people have ask
ed what a group of county agents
do at their annual meeting of
their national association. The
National Association of County
Agricultural Agents held its 43rd
annual meeting in Seattle, Aug
ust 31 September 4th. This an
nual meeting was much like the
annual meetings of most organ
izations. While there are approxi-
THE FORWARD LOOK in com
edy, "Teacher's Pet" with
Clark Gable and Doris Day,
Star Theater, Sunday and Monday.
76 SPORTS' CLUB
Special Sale
Regular $4.95
Footballs
2A5
Regulation Size
With Any
Gasoline Purchase
GOLF BALLS
Regular
3 For $2.25
Now
WITH ANY GASOLINE PURCHASE
3
25
Howell's Union Service
LINDEN WAY
HEPPNER
T&Those Away . . .
4Wttmtmi
From where I sit ... ly Joe Marsh
She's Got
Dad's "Number"
Dad Fowler snd his Mrs.
re about to celebrate their
50th wedding anniversary so
I asked them If there's any
"secret" to this kind of wedded
bliss.
"Oh we've had our argu
ments," said Dad, "but for fifty
years I made It point to count
to fourteen before any argu
ment could turn Into a real
QuarreL Fourteen because
that's exactly the amount of
money I had the day we were
married."
"From now on," smiled Mrs.
Fowler, "you better count to
tue!t. The two dollars for the
marriage license was mine."
From where I sit, we all need
some kind of formula for get
tlnr slonf with each other. The
best one I know Is "tolerance"
the business of live and let
live. It has to do with little
thins?, too, like your preference
for tes, and mine for beer. Let's
count to ten, twelve or fourteen
and never let our differences
turn Into quarrels.
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