HEPPNEH GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday. September 18. 1958
Boardman Fair Winners Named
By MARY LEE MABLOW
Winners of booths at the North
Morrow county fair follow: Farm
organization Irrigon grange,
first; Greenfield grange, Board
man, second. Commercial booth
Adolph Skoubo, first; Hitchin'
Post Cafe, second; both Board
man. 4-H clubs Milk and Steak
club, Boardman, first; 4-H club,
Boardman, second. Civic booth
Irrigon county extension unit,
first; Boardman Garden club,
second; Tilllcum club, Boardman,
third, Church Boardman Com
munity church, first; Good Shep
herd Lutheran church, Boardman,
second. FFA booth, Boardman,
second.
Judges for the fair this year
were, Mrs John Parker, Pendle
ton, Mrs Ron Baker and H E
Herman of Hermiston, and Ron
Davis, Olex.
Winners in FFA exhibits are
as follows: Ag I & II. wood work
Jim Miller, first; Larry West,
second and third. I & II, metal
work Kurt Gantenbein, first;
Douglas Shattuck, second; Jim
Miller, third. Ag IV, wood work
Deon King, first. IV, metal work
Dean King, first. Farm crops
Six ears field corn, Jim Miller,
first; four stalks ear and foliage,
Jim Miller, first.
Kurt Gantenbein was named
Grand champion In the FFA
dairy cattle Judging, showing
two holstein heifers, winning
first with both Bobblt Taylor won
second, Dean King won first
showing a Hereford heifer. Doug
las Shattuck won first place with
his Hereford cow and calf.
At the afternoon program Sat
urday winners in the pig scram
ble were Mike McCoy of Irrigon,
and Steve Partlow, Robert Ober
meier and Jim Partlow of Board
man. Winners of musical rope under
14 were Pattl Partlow, first; Al
bert Rogers, second; Steve Part
low, third, all of Boardman. Pole
Bending under 14 Albert Rogers
Hermiston, first; Terry Wither
spoon, Irrigon, second; Johnny
Partlow, Boardman, third. Musi
cal ropes 14 and over Susan
Partlow, Boardman, first; Blllie
Getz, Boardman, second; Buford
Wltherspoon, Irrigon, third. Shet
land pony race Mike Partlow,
first; Jody Tatone, second, both
Boardman. Welsh pony race
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Jimmy Partlow, first; Terry Wlth
erspoon, second; Amen kuks,
third. Pole Bending 14 and over
Billle Getz, first; Roy Partlow,
Boardman, second; Emmett Ro
gers, Hermiston, third, Quarter
mile race Jimmy Miller, Board
man, first; Susan Partlow, sec
ond; Johnny Partlow, third. Bar
rel race under 14 Fatu rarwuw,
first- TVrrv Wltherspoon, second;
Albert Rogers, third. Barrell race
14 and over Jimmie Miner,
first; Billie Getz, second; Susan
Partlow. third. Bat relay Jimmie
Miller, Susan Partlow and Billie
Getz, first; Johnny Partlow, Ai
hurt Roeers and Louise Schell,
second; Cheryl Witherspoon, Ter
ry Witherspoon and wanaa
Huwe, third.
Mr nnd Mrs Eldon Wilson and
daughter Eren of Baker were re
cent visitors at tne norae oi mi3
Wilson's parents, Mr and Mrs
i:av Brown. Mrs Wilson remain
ed for several days.
Waitpr Haves, who recently
had surgery In Portland, return
ed to his home last Friday. He
and Mrs Hayes returned to rort
innH Mnndav where he will have
a check-up." Mrs Rollin Bishop
accompanied them.
Donald Gillespie entered the
Veteran's hospital in Walla
Walla, Wash Monday.
Mr and Mrs Russell Miller and
children, Jim and Patty, and Mr
and Mrs Harold Baker ana sons
Rnrcnip and Randv went to lone
Sunday to visit at the homes of
Mrs Miller's brothers ana sisters-in-law.
Mr and Mrs Wilbur Akers
and Mr and Mrs Elbe Akers.
Knhprta Phillios of The Dalles
was a weekend visitor at the
home of her grandparents, Mr
and Mrs Bob Miller. Other visi
tors were the Miller's son-in-law
and-daughter, Mr and Mrs Paul
Matt and children, bteve ana l.oi
loon nf Tnrnma. Wash. Mrs Matt
and children remained here for
this week. Her sister, Mrs thar
Hp Phllllns of The Dalles, was
a visitor at the Miller home Mon
day.
Sunday visitors at the home of
Mr and Mrs Frank Marlow were
Mrs Marlow's father and brother,
W W Hartle and Harold Hartle
of Pendleton.
There will be a reception for
the teachers of Boardman school
in the school cafeteria Friday,
Sept 19, at 8 p m. All are In
vited to attend.
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retains approximately the same headroom as last year's Buick. The "delta-wing" styling
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phasized by the fact that only
one percent of all Oregon farm
ers were under 25 years of age in
1954.
At the other end of the age
scale, 17 percent of Oregon's far
mers were 65 years or older at
the last census.
A'verage age of farm operators
in Oregon Is 50.4 years. While
slightly higher than the 49.7 age
for 1950, it is similar to the 1945
and 1940 figures of 50.01 and
50.6 years, respectively.
Little or no change in the state
average coupled with a decline
in percentage of young farmers
has resulted in a marked "bun
ching up" around the 50-year
average. Twenty-five percent of
all Oregon farmers are in the age
group of 45 to 54 years, and 88
percent are at least 35 years old.
Jefferson county rates the dis
tinction of having Oregon's
youngest farm operators aver
age age, 45.3 years. Multnomah
has the oldest 52.4 years.
Youngest average ages are In
eastern Oregon. Of the state's
15 counties having farm oper
ators averaging less than 50
years of age, only two were
among western Oregon's 19 coun
ties: Tillamook with 47.9 years
and Linn with 49.2.
Only four of eastern Oregon's
17 counties average 50 years or
more. Baker, Harney, Umatilla,
and Union were a fraction above
the 50-year mark.
made on selected items. Retail
prices cover the entire range of
family buying including as
many as 2,000 different products
or services. From among these,
300 of the more Important ones
are selected for price sampling.
The sample includes more than
80 foods, clothing of all kinds,
rent, home ownership costs, pub
lic transportation, automobiles
and their operating costs, read
ing and recreation, personal care,
medical care and others. Both
services and commodities are In
cluded In the sample.
Local News In Briei
Mr and Mrs Loy Turner of
Longbeach were In Heppner last
week for a short visit with Mr
and Mrs J O Turner and family,
and Mr and Mrs Frank Turner.
Mrs John Pfelffer ond daugh
ter, Julie, and the Misses Beverly
Blake, Dianne Schaffitz and Les
lie Faye Meador were in The
Dalles Monday.
The Rev Gerald Condon of
Lakeview is conducting services
at St Patricks church In Heppner
until The Reverend Patrick J
Gaire returns from Ireland. Fa
ther Galre hopes to be back by
the end of October.
Mr and Mrs Don Turner and
family, formerly of Portland,
have moved to Heppner. They
will be making their home on
the J O Turner ranch the first
of the week. Don is the son of
Mr and Mrs J O Turner.
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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES
State Farmer Census
Shows Few Under 35
Big Group Over 65
High cost of operating a mo
dern farm is pushing the age
brackets upward for Oregon far
mers. Oregon now has the smallest
proportion of farm operators un
der 35 years of age and the
larsost percentage over 65 years
Of any census year dating back
to 1920, says D Curtis Mumford,
Oregon State college agricultural
economist.
Tho reDort. based on the 1954
federal census of agriculture,
shows that while the average age
of Oregon farmers has changed
little In the past two decades,
there -are fewer "young farm
ers. That times have changed since
an ambitious young man with
a plow and good team of horses
could break into farming is em-
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Higher Prices Put
Squeeze on Dollars
Spent by Consumers
Higher prices and lower in
comes continue to squeeze the
buying power of the consumer's
dollar, according to an agricul
tural extension economist at Ore
gon State college.
Mrs Elvera Horrell says It now
takes $1.03 to buy what $1 would
buy a year ago.At the same time,
incomes have slipped somewhat
lower than they were at mid
1957. Higher retail prices, that
have inched up to the highest
point on record this June, com
bined with these lower incomes,
have put a double pinch on the
consumers purse strings
Although recent reports show
that Incomes are on the upswing,
per capita spendable income is
still not quite up to what it was
last year at this time, the econo
mist notes
It cost the consumer more to
buy all major living items, and
on most she has to pay an all
time high. Food Increased the
most, clothing increased the
least.
According to Mrs Horrell It
now takes a little more than$1.04
to buy the same amount of food
that $1 would buy a year ago;
slightly more than $1.04 for a
1957 dollar's worth of medical
care and reading and recreation;
about $1.03 for personal care;
nearly $1.03 for transportation;
and almost $1.02 for housing.
To estimate the change in re
tail prices of things used in
everyday living, a sampling is
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