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The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Tlmeg established
November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912
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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, February 19. 1959
Tax Idea Differs
The Chamber of Commerce Monday took steps
to advise representatives and senators of its dis
like of parts of Governor Hatfield's new tax pro
gram, and through resolution and suggestion
offered substitute ideas which were more accep
table to the membership. The governor's pro
posal to eliminate from the present income tax
law the provisions for deductions for federal In
come tax paid, interest payments etc, was looked
upon as a very poor approach to Oregon's tax
problem, and it was argued with reason that
such a plan which would be a tax upon a tax
could be one of the greatest deterents to in
dustry and development that the state could
concieve. This newspaper heartily agrees.
The chamber's idea was not necessarily to be
entirely "agin' ", for its members recognized the
need of the state to gain additional revenue,
and in a companion suggestion, recommended
that the legislature give serious thought to a
sales tax program patterned after the present
California sales tax which exempts payment on
food for home consumption and some other
necessities.
The sales tax Idea is not new In Oregon but
In past years it hasn't gotten very far with the
voters. However, many groups, including farm
organizations, which previously have fought a
sales tax are now actively favoring it rather
than some of the other suggestions that have
been made.
This newspaper also feels that the suggestion
by both Governor Hatfield and former Governor
Holmes that quarterly payments of Income tax
be eliminated, falls to answer any long range
problem and can certainly create a hardship
In many cases. True, stopping quarterly pay
ments will bring in a little more money during
this biennlum, but it will only act to create a
bigger problem In the next. Robbing Peter to
pay Paul isn't the answer to any tax problem.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
From the files of the
Gazette-Times
February 21, 1929
Mrs Irl Clary, principal of the
Alpine schools, attended the ex
ecutive committee meeting held
on Saturday at Heppner in con
nection with school work
throughout Morrow county.
The farm home of Mr and Mrs
B O Anderson In Eight Mile was
and receiving a membership card
denoting his willingness to serve
as a voluntary blood donor in
case of an emergency.
The growing demand for fresh
blood in the nation's hospitals
has increased extensively since
World War n and today they
are using a pint of blood an
nually for every 40 persons in
the country, according to pam
phlets distributed by the Oregon
Public Health laboratory.
The walking blood bank re
cords will be kept by the Pioneer
Memorial hospital in Heppner.
and it is hoped that it will be given consideration
in Salem.
A Fine Job, Hehisch!
During the past several weeks there have been
several excellent Centennial special editions pub
lished by papers throughout Oregon, but we
want to this week nominate for recognition
among the best, Heppner high school's student
paper, The Hehisch.
Last Friday's Issue, which was the largest
ever published by the high school staff 26
pages, was a real masterpiece for high school
students and we feel certain that it will win
them future recognition.
The many stories in that issue were concerned
not only with the history of Heppner high school,
but the whole state, and those students who had
a part In preparing them delved into the past
with as sincere and earnest an effort as would
any seasoned newspaper reporter or editorial
writer of many years' experience. They dug into
the history of Morrow county and Heppner; into
their school history, the economy of this country,
and the changes that have come in recent his
tory; they went back into their own files for
stories of old Heppner schools and businesses
and even came up with a copy of a IIHS Com
mencement program of 1895. They found many
old time pictures, too, that made their Centen
nial edition one of the best to be published by
any high school in the state, regardless of size.
A lot of credit for a lot of hard work must go
to all the Hehisch staff members and their ad
visor, Mrs Margaret Kirk. They did a really fine
Job.
The Gazette-Times Is including a copy of the
Hehisch in its permanent files for 1959 It should
be a part of Morrow county's published history.
All members of specified blood
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and coasting party on Sunday. l?'1 ' w :
All ne
miles around were there to en-
we tninK tne cnamoer s action is wen iounaea ,th swn f a oiiahtfni cmnn
ighbors and friends for he?"a ?J"2
gage In the sports.
W H I (Buck) Padberg was a
Heppner visitor Sunday, driving
his new 1929 Oakland coupe.
A group of Heppner Oddfel
lows attended a meeting at lone
Thursday evening. Included were,
Ralph Benge, Jarvis Chaffee, Em
mett Ayers, J Rasmussen, J L
Yeager, F R Brown, L R Cox,
Ernest Hunt and Albert Williams.
From The
County Agent's Office
By NELS ANDERSON
A recent report from the anl-, Weatherfords on Irrigated land.
mal disease eradication division
of the Agricultural Research Ser
vice shows that the percent of
Brucellosis reactors for the month
of January 1959 amounted to on
ly three-fourths of one percent.
The test covered 46 herds con
taining 2,419 cattle. Reactors
from four herds. In the same per
iod of time 286 calves were vacci
nated for Brucellosis. Morrow
county recently finished a Bru
cellosis test for recertlflcatlon of
the county as a certified brucel
losis free county.
Ray Drake, semi-retired farm
er from the Sandhollow area,
brought in a handful of English
walnuts this week harvested
from a tree on his farm. The
tree had been planted from seed
12 or 13 years ago. It produced
Gypsum has been applied on
dry land to determine sulphur
deficiencies and as an amend
ment for "slick spots". Another
plot will be established in the
foothills lands on dry land wheat
to determine what is needed as
a fertilizer on fields that have
not responded to nitrogen appli
cations. Hay and grain will be
harvested for field Information.
As a result of recent Interest
by a great number of farmers
scattered throughout the county,
a representative group met Tues
day evening to discuss the possi
bilities of setting up some type
of a county wide rural fire organ
ization. Details of the meeting
will be found in another part of
the paper, however, we would
like tn uree that evervone assist
quite a numDor oi walnuts tnis in the questional survey which
year. In sampling the walnuts, will be held soon. With the great
Ray brought in, I found them to number of fires which have caus
be as good as any which I had ed thousands of dollars of dam
tasted. Chalk down nother crop age in 0ur rural areas during
mar can De raisea in Morrow
county.
On Tuesday and Wednesday of
this week Howard Cushman, Soil
Conservation Specialist, Oregon
State College assisted the agent
in establishing fertilizer trials In
the county. Those are trial;! re
quested to be carried out by the
farm crops and conservtion and
land use committees of the 1958
Town and Country Planning Con
ference. Because of the heavy
snowfall some plots planned for
the higher elevations could not
be put on. These plots combined
with several put out last fall
are aimed at determining de
ficiencies other than nitrogen in
several crops, both dry land and
Irrigated. Minor elements and
soil amendments are being used.
Plots established to date are lo
cated at the Alvln Bunch and
Barton Clark ranches on dry land
and at Orian Wrights and Bill
the past few years, many believe
that such an organization will
be helpful. If the Tuesday even
ing meeting Is an Indication of
interest throughout the entire
county a very successful organi
zation should result from their
efforts and others who have been
promoting the organization. We
hope that you will read the story
in this week's newspaper con
cerning plans developed by this
committee and will assist, in
helping them find out what you
will contribute toward an organ
ization that will be of benefit
to everyone.
compared to a year ago.
A number of Morrow county
livestock men have called at the
office to visit about the econom
ics of creep feeding calves during
the suckling period. Recommen-
to members of the walking blood
bank is less than twice a year.
Persons who have suffered
from malaria, jaundice, syphilis,
heart disease, or a recent ill
ness are advised not to volun
teer. The following places for "Blood
typing" have been set up for the
public.
Heppner: Tuesday, March 10
Episcopal parish hall, 6 p m
8 pm.
Pine City: Thursday, March 12
Pine City school.7 p m 9 p m.
Further arrangements will
have to be made in the Board
man and Irrigon area.
I've been told that the Red
Cross Bloodmobile will be com
ing to Morrow county in May this
year. Officials tell me that the
USE GAZETTE TIMES
CLASSIFIED ADS
dations for this" practice vary
from ranch to ranch depending number of volunteers for this
on various feed conditions. , program has been disappointing.
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INSURANCE AGENCY
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It is hoped that by this blood
typing we may interest more
people in volunteering to give
a pint of blood when the mo
bile unit comes to our area.
Where forage conditions are such
that a slump in the milk pro
duction is evident and light calv
es are kept and fed out to year
feeding should be considered.
Another condition where creep
feeding might pay Is where calv
es aer kept and fed out to year-
hubs or wimpieieiy umwieu. rm stefani's Fine Food served a
inose wno are interested in creep gt Valentine banquet to a group
feeding creep feeder plans arejof teachers and office workers
avanaoie irom tnis omce. ask
for building plan 4yand 50.
IONE NEWS
The number of cattle and
calves on feed for market in the
United States on January 1, 1959
was estimated at 6,489,000 head.
This was an increase of 11
from the 5,867,000 head on feed
January 1, 1958. Compared with
the January 1, 1953-57 average
of 5,773,000 head and was the
largest number on feed of record.
Of the increases the western
states had the greatest with 277c.
The north central states had an
increase of 77c; the west north
central states 10 while the
east north central was down 17c
from a year earlier. Oregon has
3 increase in cattle on feed
Chats With Your
Home Agent
By ESTHER KIRMIS
There has been considerable
interest shown by the extension
unit members in the county in
having another "blood typing
In the county, In connection with
a walking blood bank program.
I spent some time last week
conferring with W I O'Harra,
technician at our local Pioneer
Memorial hospital, and Mrs Vel
ma Glass, public health nurse,
in setting up plans for this typ
ing.
The program set up consists of
any persons between the ages of
18 and 60 stopping at a designa
ted location between the hours of
6 and 8 pm, having blood typed
from Heppner in their banquet
room Saturday evening. There
were 30 present. Nels Anderson
showed a pioneer film and songs
were sung by Lona White, Jean
Martin, Dalene Martin, Linda
Halvorsen and Dianna Pettyjohn,
accompanied by Karen Lundell.
Ralph Richmond had charge of
the banquet.
Mrs James Riley is a patient
in the Emanuel hospital in Port
land following surgery.
Mrs Edison entertained the
Baptist Sunday school class at
her home Saturday.
The Harry Knowlton family
moved to Heppner this week.
Warren Stender of Hermiston
was a visitor here bunday.
Pat Boone, Tommy Sands, Gary
Crosby, Christine Care re, a
bevy of fresh, young talent in
a wonderful MARDI GRAS,
Star Theater, Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday, February 22, 23
and 24.
2-4 D
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- SOIL STERILANTS
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- SURFACE SPRAYS
Let us talk to you about your needs. We will deliver one
barrel or a carload to your Job.
PAUL PETTYJOHN
Distributor For All Leading Chemical Companies
At Shell Oil Plant
lone, Oregon
Phone 8-7254
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THEATER
Thurs., FrU Feb. 19. 20.
No show Saturday, Feb 21.
Last of The
Fast Guns
Jock Mahoney, Gilbert Roland,
Linda Cristal. TLUS
Tarawa Beachhead
Julie Adams, Kerwin Mathews,
Ray Danton.
Sun Moo. Tues Feb 22, 23,
24
Mardi Gras
Pat Boone, Tommy, Sands,
Christine Carere, Gary Crosby,
Sheree North. Sunday at 4,
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