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Peterson Family Gets
County Title of
"Grassmen of Year
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, November 20, 1958
Copies 10 Cents
75th Year, Number 37
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BANQUET SPEAKER E R Jack
man, Oregon State College
larm crops expert, will speak
at the Farm-City Week ban
uet Monday night in Heppner.
Jackman Slated
For Farm-City
'Week Banquet Talk
E R Jackman, farm crops spec
lalist from Oregon State college,
who Is well known here for his
many years of work with Mor
row county farmers, will be the
main speaker at the annual
Farm-City Week banquet to be
neia Monday evening at the
Heppner Legion hall. It Is spon
sored jointly by the Heppner Soil
Conservation district and the
chamber of commerce.
Also scheduled on the program
will be the presentation of
awards to the Grassman of the
Year and the Conservation Man'
of the year. Harold Beach of Lex
ington, president of the Morrow
County Farm Bureau, will serve
as master of ceremonies.
The banquet, which will be
served by members of the Lex
ington P-TA, is open to the pub
lic and tickets are now on sale
by directors of the conservation
district and at several Heppner
business at $1.50 per person.
The affair will start at 6:30.
Holiday Calls For
Early GT Publication
Because of the Thanksgiv
ing holiday falling on the
regular Gazette-Times publi
cation day, next week's
paper will be published one
day early and news corres
pondents and advertisers are
asked to get their copy into
the G-T office at least one
day earlier than usual.
The Gazette-Times will go
to press Wednesday and be
delivered to Heppner sub
scribers that afternoon. In
other areas delivery will be
on Friday as usual.
VALUE OF NATIONAL FOREST LAND
TO COUNTY SEEN IN RECENT REPORT
The billionth dollar In Nat- treasurer Sig Unander started
ional Forest receipts will be distribution of $7,708,049.04 to
deposited in the federal treas-lthe counties. This was received
ury during the week of Novem-'from the department of agrlcul
ber 17-21, it was revealed this ture as the annual 25 percent
week by secretary of agriculture distributive share of the state of
Ezra Taft Benson. He also said , the amounts collected by the
that the cash receipts were only government from forest reserve
part of the dividends the public : rentals, sale of timber and other
lands pay. . I sources. Morrow county will re-
The one billion dollars repre-jceive $11,413.98.
scnts gross income since 1905, The amounts apportioned to
when the Forest Service was es- the counties are divided in the
tablished. (proportions of 75 percent to the
During this same period the j road funds and 25 percent to the
National Forests of Oregon and ' school funds of the counties.
Washington deposited receipts Other counties in this area re
of approximately $413,700,000, or ceived: Wheeler, $39,743; Uma
nearly one-half of the gross total tilla, $34,878; Grant, $208,495.
of one billion dollars. Gilliam receives none because It
While it has taken 53 years
for, receipts" to reach one billion ;
it was pointed out that in thej
early years, Forest Service workj
was primarily custodial and in-,
come from these lands was low.
With increased demand for Nat-
ional Forest products there has
been a marked increase in re
ceipts during recent years. It is
anticipated that the second bil
lion dollars of receipts will be
earned within the next ten years,
based on 1957 receipts of $111,
589,000.
Supervisor C M Rector of Pen
dleton reported that during this
same period the total receipts for
the Umatilla National Forest, of
which the Heppner unit is a part,
were $728,324. From July 1 to
Sept 30, 1958 the Umatilla sold
timber at public auction valued
at $725,767 which will be har
vested and paid for by local
mills over the next two to three
year period.
Over the 53 years the books
don't balance, if just the cash
figure is considered, for during
that time about 2 billion dol
lars was spent protecting, ac
quiring and improving National
Forests, and the capital assets
are still there, and considered in
better shape than ever.
Morrow county has a sizeable
stake in the results of Forest
Service timber sales, it was re
vealed this week when state
Early Winter
Storms Bring Cold,
Snow and Rain
The last seven days has
brought Morrow county a wider
variety of weather, some good
and some bad, than any other
like period during the entire
year. The temperature has varied
from a high of 61 degrees to
a low of 10, more rain has fallen
than at any like period so far
during 1958, more snow has
fallen than at any other time
this year, and the coldest day
or 1958 came last Sunday.
The big "weather" week start
ed late Wednesday, Nov 12 when
rain started coming down in
buckets and by the time the
measurement was taken Thurs
day morning .76 of an inch was
recorded. Then the bottom drop
ped out of the thermometer and
by Sunday a total of two inches
of snow had been measured in
Heppner with up to 16 inches
recorded in the higher elevations
in the Blue Mountains and a low
of 10 degrees was recorded at
the weather station here. Mini
mums far below that were re
ported from Hardman and other
neighboring sections, the lowest
reported being 6 degrees.
Tuesday night another general
storm moved in on the area pre
ceded by fairly heavy winds and
rain continued to fall until after
noon Wednesday. The local
measurement showed .70 inches
had fallen by 9 a m and It Is
expected that at least another
one-fourth to one-third of an
inch fell later in the day.
Farmers in general welcom
ed the rain which was badly
needed to get fall planted grain
well started. Much of the fall
wheat is well up, but was quite
spotty due to lack of moisture.
Elk hunters appreciated the
snow in the mountains as it
made tracking much easier, but
the zero temperatures recorded
in the higher points over the
weekend made a good many who
were camped in the mountains
head for town and warmer ac
comodations.
A total of 1.62 inches of mois
ture has been recorded at Hepp
ner during the past week which
brings the year's total up to
13.28 inches. This is only about
two inches less than at the same
time last year.
has no National Forest land in
its boundaries.
Mr and Mrs Louis Pyle left
for their home in Woodburn after
a visit here with his sister and
brother - in - law, Mr and Mrs Al-
len Case.
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HOTTEST HULA HOOPSTERS
than 100 youngsters who took
contest last Friday afternocn.
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parade of bands and was sponsored by the chamber of commerce.
These were just "practicing" before the contest started, Winners
were in the pre-school group, Rene Ross, first; Diana AngelL
second. 6 to 8 years, Linda Orwick and Terry Frock. 8 yean and
older, Anna Marie Brindle and
Three Heppnerites
Given American
Citizenship Monday
Three Hepnper residents were
granted their American citizen
ship at naturalization ceremon
ies held Monday at the Umatilla
county court house in Pendle
ton. One additional Heppner
woman received her first papers
of the naturalization process.
Receiving full citlze n s h I p
rights were John Lane, Harry
and Mia Bongers, all of Hepp
ner. Passing her first tests was
Mrs Ray (Delia) Smith, also of
Heppner.
Judge William W Wells, clr-
cuit judge for the sixth judicial
district presided at the special
ceremony with William E Han
zcn, Pendleton attorney and law
officer of the Pendleton Ameri
can Legion post, gave the ad
dress of welcome and citizenship
responsibility.
ALL STAR Dick Ruhl, Heppner
high school fullback, last week
was named to the Cayuse
league All Star team. Three
other Mustang gridders receiv
ing honorable mention were.
Bob Mahoney, Tom Driscoll
and Steve Flug.
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Crabtree Reelected
one Grange Master
Leo Crabtree was reelected
master of Willows Grange at
lone at a meeting held Satur
day evening, Nov 15.
Other officers elected Included
Harold Dobyns, overseer; Mrs
Harold Dobyns, lecturer; Wate
Crawford, steward; Lee Palmer,
assistant steward; Mrs Wate
Crawford, chaplain; Mrs Hershal
Townsend, treasurer; Mrs Lewis
Halvorsen, secretary, A W Mc-
Leod, gatekeeper; Brenda Town-
send, ceres; Sharon Crabtree, po-
mona; Mrs Marion Palmer, flora;
Mrs Lee Palmer, lady assistant
steward; Mrs Leo Crabtree, mu
sician; Earl Morgan, O L Lun
dell and Marlon Palmer, . exec
utive committee.
WEATHER
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61 38 .76
46 31 .01
46 27 .09
33 10 .06
29 13
47 25
54 35 .70
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Rainfall for the week, 1.62;
(snow, 2 inches), for November,
2.12; for the year, 13.28 inches.
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Here are just a few of the more
part in Heppner1! first hula hoop
The contest was held prior to the
Tana Valentine.
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Boardman, Irrigon
Approve Plan For
Joint Schools
The school boards of Board
man and Irrigon voted Tuesday
night to recommend consoli
dation of the two schools. The
vote was taken at a joint meet
ing of the school boards.
Because of the passage of the
county unit school plan at the
general election, the two boards
cannot themselves effect the con
solidation, however, their vote
indicates to the county board
that they are willing to make the
move. It is planned to complete
the consolidation by 1966, the
date the John Day dam will
be completed which will mean
that one or both of the schools
would have to be moved by that
time.
The planning commissions of
the two boards expect to meet
with the Corps of Engineers to
discuss the site for the new
school.
Information on lone
Area History Asked
By Extension Group
Information is wanted on the
early history of lone and vicinity,
particularly of Morgan, North
lone and the Wells Spring area
by members of the lone home
extension committee who are
writing a history of the area.
Any kind of historical information-
will be helpful, espec
ially of early settlers, teachers,
schools, pictures, etc.
Anyone having such informa
tion is asked to contact either
Mrs Omar Rietmann or Mrs Nor
man Nelson before December 1.
lone High Sets
Carnival Friday
The lone high school carnival
will be held Friday, Nov 21 in
the old gymnasium starting at
6 o'clock with a full evening's
program of fun planned.
Booths planned include fortune
telling, dart throwing, fish pond,
cake walk, baseball throw and
many others. Movies will be
shown starting at 6:30 and every
half hour thereafter.
A king and a queen of the car
nival have been nominated by
the high school classes with Ken
neth Nelson and GeTaldine Mor
gan from the freshman class;
Tommy Martin and Judy Mor
gan, sophomore; Greg Leyva and
Mary Emert, juniors; and Skip
Pettyjohn and Leann Padberg
from the senior class. The win
ners will be announced at 9:30.
The carnival is open to the
public.
Xmas Decorating
Contest Planned
The chamber of commerce an
nounced at its Monday meeting
that it has received a check for
$60 from a Hepnper resident who
wants the money to be used for
prizes for a Christmas decorat
ing contest.
The contest, which will start
within a short time, and will be
judged just prior to Christmas
eve, will be divided Into three
classes with three cash prizes
offered in each division. There
will be three divisions, resi
dences, store windows and resi
dence windows. Prizes in the
first two divisions will be $10,
$7.50 and $5 and In the home
window division the prizes will
be $7.50, $5.00 and $2.50.
Rules will be announced in the
near future and dates for judg
ing and signup will also be an
nounced shortly.
Fall Series of
Radio Classes Start
The annual radio classes will
start next Tuesday, Nov 25 and
this year will meet at the home
of Stanley Holm at Gale and
Center streets.
Code classes and radio theory
for novice and advanced students
will be given. Anyone interested
is welcome and there Is no
charge.
L E Bis bee has gone to New
port, Oregon to visit with his
daughter, Miss Katherine Blsbee.
Snow Ample for Skiis
At Cutsforth Park;
Tow Not Yet Ready
The weather of the past sev
eral days has dropped enough
snow in the mountains that there
is now plenty for good skiing at
the ski run at Cutsforth Park,
Orville Cutsforth reported Wed
nesday. The tow is not yet ready
for operation but if skiiers want
to hike to the top of the run,
he" reports plenty of snow to
come down on.
Cutsforth emphasized that the
snow in the area is not suitable
for sledding, and normally never
is good for that purpose, how
ever it is excellent for skiing
or toboggans.
There was 14 inches of snow
Wednesday morning with more
coming down when the measure
ment was taken.
Directors and
Officers Named
At M6CC Meeting
Paul Brown and Lewis Halvor
sen were reelected directors and
David Baker, Max Barclay, Al
Bunch, Barton Clark, Alonzo Hen
derson, Walter Jacobs and L H
Rill were named associate dir
ectors of Morrow County Grain
Growers at the annual meeting
of the co-op held Monday night
at the fair pavilion in Heppner.
Following the meeting the
board met and organized and
reelected A C Lindsay, president;
John Graves, vice president;
Paul Brown, secretary; Al Lamb,
treasurer; H D McCurdy Jr, as
sistant treasurer; and Ralph
Richmond, assistant secretary.
Guest speaker at the meeting
was Herbert G West, executive
vice president of Inland Empire
Waterways Association who told
of the benefits to be gained from
Columbia river development both
as to navigation and powers He
also congratulated the county on
the formation of a port district
and explained the many benefits
that can be derived from the
work of this commission.
Tom Huston was presented the
MCGG trophy for winning the
grain sweepstakes award at the
Morrow county fair.
Manager' Al Lamb gave his re
port of the year's operation which
showed a net profit for the per
iod of $160,000, a net worth in
excess of one million dollars and
current assets 10 times higher
than current liabilities. He said
the MCGG handled 3,600,000
bushels of grain during the 1958
harvest year of which about
2,000,000 bushels has or will be
delivered to market by barge
through the Paterson ferry fa
cility of the Grain Growers.
The dinner was prepared and
served by the women of the Rhea
Creek Grange with meat from
the county grand champion steer.
Over 250 persons attended the
meeting.
38 Students Make
Heppner Honor Roll
Heppner high school this week
released its honor roll for the
first nine weeks period showing
that 38 students excelled in scho
lastic standing. On the list were:
Seniors hieh honor roll, Renn
Harris. Low, Ned Clark, Janice
Driscoll, Steven Flug, Bob Huff
man, Kay Kelthley, Janice Mar
tin, Dick Ruhl, Joan Spencer.
Juniors high, Carol K Ander
son. Low, Carolyn Carter, Tom
Driscoll. Mickev Van Schoiack,
Roseann Ayers, Wilma Bothwell,
Jean Collins, Clifford Green, Nor
man Howell.
SoDhomores high, Larry Tib
bies, Dennis Ferguson. Low,
Charles Smallwood, Donald Cra-
ber, Barbara Slewert, Sandra
Jones, Doris Morris, Sharon
Kpithlev. Jeanne Schmidt, Bill
Monagle, Judy Brinda, Tom
Glass, Evelyn Tucker.
Freshmen low, Ronnie Bels
ma, Don Clark, Ronald Creswick,
Kenneth Daggett, Sandra Harsh
man, Donald Hughes, Gary Van
Blockland.
New Tire Store Now
Open for Business
A new business was opened in
Heppner this week, Snyder's Tire
Service, which now has space in
the Inland Chemical Company
building on North Chase street
The firm is owned and opera
led by Wayne Snyder, former
manager of the Heppner Ford's
Tire Service, and wiJI handle a
full line of Goodrich tires and
batteries and recaps.
1958 GRASSMEN County Judge Oscar Peterson and his two sons,
Donald, left, and Gerald, right, discuss farming policies which
this week won for the family
men of the Year.
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MIGHTY FINE GRASS The Petersons, and Donald's son Carey,
illustrate one of the reasons why they were named Grassmen
cf the Year as they stand in one of their grass fields on the
mountain ranch on Rock Creek. Many other excellent conser
vation practices on this, and their other ranches, won for them
the title. (GT Photo)
Oscar Peterson and Sons,
lone ranchers, have been chosen
Morrow County Grass Men of the
Year for 1958. Announcement was
recently made by the Selection
Committee of the Morrow County
Farm Bureau, sponsor of the
county contest.
Oscar Peterson and Sons, Ger
ald and Donald own and operate
5320 acres of land in three oper
ating units. Included Is the home
ranch where Oscar was born and
has lived all of his life, with
the exception of five years while
away attending college. The
ranch which Donald owns and
lives on and a mountain ranch
which provides summer range for
the 100 head of cattle which is
part of the family operation.
This ranch, homesteaded in
1885 by Oscar's father, John Pet
erson, Includes homestead timber
and pre-emption claims that are
still a part of the over-all oper
ation. Oscar has increased his
holdings to 4200 from the origi
nal 1280 acres that his father
had In possession when he re
tired. Outstanding accomplishments
winning the title of Grass Man of
the Year for this family is an
accumulative range and pasture
seeding program carried on for
many years but accelerated in
the past four. Native dry land
grasses consisting of 2600 acres
are well managed and rotated
as a part of the year round cattle
operation. Supplementing these
native grasses are a series of
grass-alfalfa seedings, 413 acres
equally distributed between the
three ranches. To help In dis
tributing cattle on the range to
utilize native and these grass
legume seedings, six farm ponds
have been built and four springs
developed. Wells at the ranch
headquarters supplement water
needs for the cattle. Only Irri
gated pastures in the unit is a
newly seeded 10 acre pasture put
in by Don which Is irrigated from
a farm pond in Eightmile can
yon. Over 200 acres of seeded
grass has been left for pasture
since seeding in the 30's and
early 40 s.
An indication of the grass
mindodness of this family was
the fact that 240 acres of grass-
alfalia will be seeaea in me
spring of 1959 to add to this
acreage. This seeding, however,
will be included in the conser
vation reserve program so will
LOTS OF "FREE GIFTS" TO BE
OFFERED LOCAL XMAS SHOPPERS
Heppner merchants are again
planning a special four-week
long Christmas promotion de
signed to acquaint all area shop
pers with the many special
Christmas values to be offered
by local stores. The event will
start next week as local stores
offer the first of a series of week
ly free gifts to lucky shoppers.
At least 20 of the worthwhile
the title of Morrow county's Grass-
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not be grazed but will be used
as a means of improving soil
structure when it is plowed up
at the end of the contract.
Cattle are wintered and calved
at the home ranch utilizing the
stubble and some grass during
the winter months. Early spring
grazing is provided by crested
wheat grass seedings with the
cattle moved to the mountain
in April. Rotation grazing is
practiced on the 2000 acre moun
tain ranch during the summer
with cattle moved out of the
mountains in November. Grass
alfalfa seedings have provided
pastures for high gains to year
lings which are sold In August.
Due to high price of calves this
fall the calf crop was sold. Re
placement heifers will utilize
grass-alfalfa seedings in the
spring and summer of '59.
Six farm ponds located on the
mountain ranch and at the Don
Peterson unit were constructed
both for irrigation and stock
watering facilities. These added
to four spring developments now
provide better utilization of grass;
a problem of grazing land man
agement on the mountain ranch
which existed at the time that
It was purchased by the Peter
son's a few years ago.
In addition to the livestock
operation, which utilizes the
grass which won this family rec
ognition, the major income is
from wheat. Modern equipment
is used and the newest methods
of tillage and production are em
ployed. Donald's farm was coun
ty winner in the Conservation
Man of the Year program two
years ago and was entered In
state competition in that program
in 1958. Conservation is foremost
In the minds of all farming op
erations carried out In the Peter
son operations.
Children of Mr and Mrs Oscar
Peterson In addition to Gerald
and Donald include a married
daughter, Eunice of Beaverton,
Oregon. All three of the child
ren attended lone public schools
and were graduated from that
high school. Gerald Is a graduate
of Pacific Lutheran College at
Parkland, Washington, graduat
ing in 1955. He has taken ad
vanced studies at the University
of Washington during the winter
of 1957-58. Donald attended Ore
gon State college lacking one
term of graduating with a de
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free gifts will be offered each
week to holders of luck num
bers and there will be four sep
arate weekly contests with new
prizes and new numbers each
week.
Complete information on the
special events will be announced
next week in the Gazette-Times
with the start of the first week
of "give-aways" set for the day
after Thanksgiving.