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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday. January 8, 1959 :2 MOBROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Tlmg tabllsiid November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912 0 NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION ROBERT PENLAND Editor and Publisher GRETCHEN PENLAND Associate Publisher NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSpCrATI0N z u u From The County Agent's Office By NELS ANDERSON First thing I would like to wish ! ions concerning various cost everyone a happy and prosperous i factors in pork production. Most New Year, in the same breath 'of the inquiries have to do with we would add that It is time to ' feed practices and this is cer make out Income taxes. Those t ta inly justifiable since feed Is by who have finished have no doubt far the largest single item in the Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter ae,a Solution to do a " vTZhths of the to til Subscription Rates: Morrow and Grant Counties, W Year; Elsewhere g4.50 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. 1? t memSs and il'Touf 4 t i use record books which are avail- greater than labor, the second A RURAL FIRE DISTRICT K KIFFnFn I able here at the office. We have largest item, and several times a number to select from which is nearly all now In the hands of the Heppner win flt vour particular need. For fire department, and has been for some time, tnose who have not 'et prepared which tontativplv nntiinpa n nmnncoH ActrM their income tax or are in the Much of this information was made available Process now, we have a copy of several thousand head of swine through the efforts of Heppner Pine Mills. This the 1959 edition of the Farmer's indicates that for feed the cost is available to any rural resident of the area iax uuiae. me puDiicauon is usw.per uwuai um iwmui who would like to circulate such petitions, and the available free at this office It is fire department will be glad to aid In any way written In plain language and it can. explains most of the income tax Questions are always asked as t0 what the cost rules which apply to farmers and of such a rural fire district would be. Here are tnose who have tax questions some tentative answers to that: I about farming. It should be of The state law governing fire districts limits assistance to you when you pre the tax levy (without a special vote of the people Pare vour income tax return for involved) to 4 mills. It would probably cost that tne calendar year, 1958 or fiscal much for 2 to 4 years until necessary new equip- ivear ending in 1959. ment was paid for .then the cost would Drobablv drop to 2 mills or even less. At the latter point We nPe that a11 of our live This newspaper has on at least a half-dozen occasions during recent years attempted to ex plain the value of, and interest residents within a reasonable number of miles of Heppner In forming a rural fire protection district. In prac tically ail instances such efforts have fallen on deaf ears, until this week when three separate rural fires within just a few hours completely destroyed two farm homes and damaged another. No lives were lost, but a lot of property was. All of a sudden there is a lot of Interest in a fire district and we would like to encourage it, and help where we can. There has been some criticism of the Heppner fire department because it would not take its equipment to a couple of last weekend's blazes (though some of its members did everything they could personally do to help out). This criticism is entirely unjustified and when the excitement of such fires is over, most people realize why such restricting rules are made. First of all, it was not the fire department that refused to go it was instructed not to leave the city limits by the city council (except in cases of mutual aid, civil defense orders, or when it must chase a fire that started within the city limits). The council in issuing that order some years ago, and advising residents outside of town of such action, is only complying with laws and common sense practice. The people of the city of Heppner have bought and paid for their fire equipment and because they have done so, and it is at all times ready to protect their property, they enjoy a con siderably cheaper rate on their fire insurance than do residents living outside the city In an area with no organized fire protection. That saving approaches 50, which goes a long ways toward offsetting the tax they pay for their fire department. As we have said before, there Is a very simple way out of this problem of fighting fire for the residents outside of the city limits of town. They can form a rural fire protection district which will be supported by a small tax levy on all property within the district and after it is organ ized, equipment purchased and in operation, and the district rated, they can also enjoy a reduction in fire insurance rates. In addition, they can get a lot of peace of mind which can't be valued in dollars and cents. To start the formation of such a district, petit ions must be circulated in the area outlining the proposed district. When the names of 25 .or 200 property owners (whichever Is less) are obtained they can be presented to the county court who will set a date for a hearing. If no major objec tions are raised, then an election on the proposal will be set to vote on forming the district and naming directors (0 run It. Necessary information to prepare such petitions greater than all the other cost items combined. A consolidated report of many farms during the 1957-58 growing period involving savings on reduced fire Insurance rates would stock men wn nave DUlls to practically offset the tax. 1 trade or sell have contacted Don Many times people forget that just because a Robinson, chairman of the Bull town has fire trucks, it doesn't mean that those DaV wi1 be a Part of the annual trucks would be of much value in the country I County Livestock Growers Assoc- where there are limited water sunnlies. Honnnpr'a ! latlon. mis second annual Bull . . 1 1 " trucks are designed for short runs where there Is a fire hydrant within easy reach. Equipment designed for a rural fire fighting job Is much different, though It may look much like a city truck. It must carry its own water, it must be powerful enough to make good time on hilly roads and be able to get around in fields and range land. If residents here do decide to form Day will be a part of the annual meeting of the Morrow County Livestock Growers Association. We assure you that there will be something of interest to every one at the annual meeting on both Friday and Saturday, Jan uary 16 and 17. We call your a fire district, that is the kind of equipment they ! attention to the ad in this week's would have something that would do the best job for them. As a temporary, stop -ean measure, the Hennner Plne Mills this week offered the Heppner fireigram department its own fire truck for use as a rural truck, if the city would house and operate it, paper and ask that you watch for further publicity and informa tion giving details of the pro- Another event that is sched- which it has already agreed to do. It would be!uled for this month is the Vnlon available only for a few months until It was necessary to again take It to the woods. It Is far from an Ideal rural flre truck, it wasn't de signed for that, but the offer was made by the mill with the understanding that there is now a real interest by the residents around Heppner to form a rural district. The Heppner fire depart ment has agreed to man it, when and if a place can be found to house It where it won't freeze and can be readily available. It is a generous offer by the mill, but it Is strictly temporary and the rest of the job must be up to the people living around Heppner. If they will take steps to form a district in the Im mediate future, the city, the mill and the fire department will do everything they can to help. If not, the situation will be as it has been in the past. It's up to you who live within six or seven miles of Heppner. Pacific agricultural educational car which will be spotted at Hep pner on Friday, January 23. This year s program theme is conser-1 New project material has re lation. There will be conserva- cently been made available for includes the sow's feeds) and at the end of the suckling period $1.85 and at the end of the fattening period $15.22 for a total of $19.31. Labor is the next big item costing $4.17; sanitation, medication and vacci nation $3.18; repairs .55; depreciation $1.35; interest on investment, $1.06; miscellaneous .57 with a total of $30.19 as the cost of pro duction of each pig. For those who sell pigs at weaning, cost might be calculated by combin ing the at-birth (which includes the sow's feeds) and suckling costs. These costs are for pigs weaned at 6 weeks of age or ap proximately 25 pounds. When you combine the two periods feed makes up 41.7 of the cost. For calculations on feeder pigs, cost of $15.22 for the fattening period must be studied. Here feed makes up 74.6 of the cost. Kansas State College states that 33 inches of rain falling in Eastern Kansas "8 inches was used by plants, one-half Inch went into deep soil, three inches ran off, and 2IV2 inches was lost by evaporation." From this it is apparent that one of our best bets for more available water is to save more of what we get. tion movies, pictures, displays as well as some illustrated discus sions featuring Merrill Overson, superintendent of the Pendleton Branch Experiment Station; E R Jackman, farm crops specialist, Oregon State College; Don Peter son, a past county winner of the Conservation Man of the Year boys and girls who might like to join a new club made avail able to Oregon only last year. The new project is 4-H Fisher man. One hundred twenty nine boys and 20 girls were enrolled last year. It is expected that there will be a big increase in the 1959 club year. The 4-H Car Insurance Rate Changes Told Revised automobile insurance rates for Oregon were announced Wednesday by two rating organi zations, effective January 7. The National Bureau of Cas ualty Underwriters issued revised rates for automobile liability in surance and the National Auto mobile Underwriters Association for automobile material damage insurance. They announced the rate changes on behalf of their member and subscriber com panies. The rates revisions are based on a review of the latest avail able experience for the state of Oregon, coupled with a change in the rating formula which results in allocating a larger share of the premium dollar to the pay ment of claims, the rating organ izations said. Rate changes vary from terri tory within the state, according to the record of losses experien ced by insured cars in each ter ritory. Thus if insureds in one territory have a better record than another territory, they pay lower rates. The National Bureau said the liability rate changes result in an average statewide increase of about 2 Mi percent. The rate for Morrow county for basic limits (non-business family car with no young male operators pro tection up to $5,000 bodily Injury for one persons and up to $10,000 for more than one person, and program; Tom Wilson, work unit j Fisherman is the first of a series A Look At Our Future With the start of a new year it is always inter esting to see what some of the experts in the field of business, economics, etc, think of the future. Last week this paper carried the well known Bahson forecast for 1959, and today we'd like to look a little farther ahead, in one field, through the eyes of the well known Klpllnger Washington Letter. KIplinger sees for the future, expanding cities, 40 more homes, and new highways that will change the face of the nation. He sees a pop ulation growth for Oregon by 1970 of 631,000 people or a gain of 3870. Here Is the KIplinger December 30 statement in this particular field. We think it is of Interest and much of It can well apply to us right here In Morrow county: Spreading cities, fast-growing highway net works, and n tremendous boost in construction of homes will change the face of the nation in the next decade, according to a report published here by the KIplinger Washington Editors. To take on new businesses and enterprises, cities will have to fan out. Suburbs will grow and join other suburbs from adjoining cities, creating new residential and shopping centers between cities. New houses will be built at the rate of a million and a half a year by the late 60's, a gain of around 40 percent over present totals. "To relieve growing congestion highway net works will grow faster, but In doing so will create new congested areas not originally Imag ined. Commuting distances will be longer so more families will have two cars," the report states. "Farms will be larger and will utilize more machinery, Many of today's farmers will be tempted by wages from nearby plants, many of them In the farm areas. Some farmers will even move into the cities, become part-time farmers and commute to the farm to oversee It, thus holding two jobs simultaneously," KIplinger says. "With expansion of the cities, local civic prob lems will Increase. Higher local taxes will be levied to support all the special services needed," predicts KIplinger. "More police and fire services. Better water supplies, health and sanitation with Increased facilities. More electric power. More telephones." Along with the increase In city size, growth rate of certain states will rise. Alaska will be the fastest growing state with a population in crease of 97 percent by 1970. Nevada will increase 92 percent, Arizona, 79 percent, Florida, 65, Calif ornia, 57, and Delaware, 52 percent. Other states with population growth with 30 percent or more are Maryland, 45; Utah, 44; Michigan, 43; Colorado and New Mexico, both 42; Oregon, 38; Ohio, 37; Texas, 34; Washington, 33; Indiana, 32; and Connecticut and New Jersey, 30 percent. The population shift, however, will result in some states losing their present population. A drop 01 M percent is predicted for Arkansas; Mississippi, 6 percent, Oklahoma, 4 percent and Vermont, m percent. conservationist with the Hepp ner Soil Conservation District as well as a review of the recom mendations for soil conservation made at the 1958 Town and Country Planning Conference which I will present. Mark this of wildlife conservation projects. Projects on guns, archery, hunt ing and possibly other phases of wildlife will be developed. date on your calendar as one you will not want to miss. pheasants to eight weeks of age for release. The game commis sion pays club members $1.00 each for pheasants released. This is not a money making project. but if old lumber and wire for run ways are available at little cost, it is possible for a club member to make a few dollars. While we are talking about newer projects, the 4-H photog raphy club is one which is gain ing popularity. Mrs Kenneth Palmer, Lexington is in the pro cess of organizing the first such club in Morrow county. This pro ject starts out with a simple de tail of good photography and as the club member progresses in the years in which they are en rolled, the details become more involved. We were interested this year in a Christmas card receiv ed from the Palmer family at The Dalles, former Heppner resi dents, when Dr Palmer was den tist here. The Christmas cards were made by David Palmer as his project in the 4-H photog raphy club. The picture on the card, one of Indian signs taken up to $5,000 for property dam age) is now $43.00. This is an increase of $4.00. The rate for the same coverage for a Portland resident went up only $1.00, but the rate, however, is much higher at $75. The rates for the Morrow county area are among the cheapest in the state. For cars owned or principally operated by young males, rate Increases range from $3.00 to $14.00. The National Aut 0 m 0 b 1 1 e Underwriters association said the average statewide rate level change for material damage cov erages represents a reduction of over xk percent. Material damage rates vary not only by territory and risk classi fication, but also by the Initial value ot the car. "For example," the UAUA said, "the new rates mean that the combined full comprehensive and $50 deductible collision prem iums on a new-popular priced family car with no male drivers under 25 years of age in Morrow county will decrease from $96.00 to $88.00. USE GAZETTE TIMES CLASSIFIED ADS Other wildlife conservation pro jects now available include the 1 alone the rock cliffs of the Cnl 4-H pheasant raising project for . umbia river, made the card an which the Oregon State Game ; interesting one. Boys and girls Commission provides settings of who might be interested in this pheasant eggs to bovs and eirls nrm'ect shmiM enrtant tho mint,, We frequently receive quest- who will hatch them and raise agent's office. ITT I Insurance 1 1 AGENT -iiiviiyooff it" Don't Forget! Get behind and boost the March of Dimes Drive So more folk will have a Better chance to survive! Money given March of Dimes Is really well spent To get the best interest From your Investment! hr For All Your Insurance Needs C.A. RUGGLES INSURANCE AGENCY Phone 6-9625 Box 611 HEPPNER. OREGON ivlnj the smart sivitch is to the '59 Chevrolet ROOMIER BODY BY FISIIER: features wider seats and more luggage space. 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EXAMINER COMING A drivers license examiner will be on duty in Heppner Tuesday, Jan 13 at the court house be tween 9:30 and 3:30 p m ac cording to an announcement from the Department of Motor Vehicles. STAR THEATER Thurs.. Fri.. Sat., Jan. 8. 9. 10 Sierra Barron Brian Keith, Rick Jason, Rita Gam. TLUS High School Confidential Russ Tamblyn, Jan Sterling. Mamie Van Doren, Ray An thony and many more. Sun., Mon., Tues., Jan. 11, 12,1 13 Cat On A Hot Tin Roof Elizabeth Taylor, Paul New- man, Burl Jves, jacK (.arson, udith Anderson. Sunday at Lexington News Tuesday evening, Mrs Jim Peck entertained with a birth day dinner honoring her husband Jim's birthday. Those present were: Mr and Mrs Rolce Fulle tun of Heppner and Martha Peck of Parkdale. On Saturday night, Mr and Mrs Jim Peck entertained Mr and Mrs M V Nolan and children, Vern and Phyllis at dinner. our WHAT? A0 LETTER HEADS .CO. 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