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if ?ppm te?u (Shim MOFROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Times established November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912 NIWIFAMR PUBUJHtRI ASSOCIATION Published Every Thursday and bunscnpnon Kates: Morrow and TO THE EDITOR To The Editor: A word of explanation concern ing my stand on teacher salaries Is perhaps in order. Last year I served as chairman of the budget committee for the rural school board. I am certain the members of that board did not find me difficult or hard to work with, which Is of course beside the point. The point Is that this board at that time granted a "token" $200 raise to a man. I later asked the man how much of the raise he was able to keep. His answer was about $G5. Therefore, we gave the man a $65 a year raise and gave the government a $135 raise. It's easy to see that the $200 so called "token raise" did not do the job for which it was Inten ded. I compliment the new superin tendent upon his effort to answer questions directed to him and questions which the board mem bers themselves perhaps should have answered. I commend the county board upon receiving the public criticism in a graceful manner. I was pleased at such an attendance by the public be cause at the very least, they are better informed. I would like to remind the people that this past meeting (Tuesday night) was a prelimi nary hearing and that the of ficial hearing will be held at a later date, and now, that our ment advertised and Burton Peck, Interest has been aroused, let's Lexington has received a con all make sure to attend. At least siderable amount of literature on we will be better Informed and lt8 use- Tne farmers will now it Is Important t0 the board that nave tne opportunity to see the we attend. W W Weatherford To The Editor: Your old time pictures of Hepp ner are wonderful and you should receive the thanks of every old timer now living, In- ciuaing mine, cut 1 nare to say this, but your date and location of the old flouring mill are both wrong. Here is the story of the old mill by one who played around It so many times in the long ago. Horace J Beagle arrived In Heppner around the year of 1874 , and tried farming and stock rals- ing until he moved into Heppner in the spring of 1876 and built the very first flouring mill in Heppner. The site of this old primitive mill was on the very site of the mill pictured in your paper of March 26th. This mill and the one in the paper was built on the very site where Frank Monahan lives. I built this home for Joe and Nina Snider and I destroyed the last vestige of the old mill when we made me 1111 tor ineir new nome, wnicn they never occupied but a short time, if any. Mr Beagle sold out a half in terest in about a month to O H Hallock. In the fall of 1878 those two gentlemen sold the mill to two new comers, I G Hewison and Dennis De Porte who oper ated the mill until he was drown ed in a flash flood in Clark's canyon in the spring of 1884. In 1885 it became the property of J W Morrow, Nelse Jones and W B Cunninghame & Co, and others. About 1886 it was sold to J B Sperry who, in 1887, tore down the old Beagle mill and built the one you show In your picture. Mr Sperry built a fine home on Main street on the very corner where Rufus Piper used to live and where he now has his motel apartments. Late in 1891, Mr Sperry formed a stock STAR THEATER Thurs Friw Sat., April 5, 6, 7 Torpedo Run Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnlne, Diane Brewster. TLUS Flaming Frontier Bruce Bennett, Jim Davis. Sum, Mon Tues April 12, 13, 14 Inn of The Sixth , Happiness Curt Jurgens, Ingrid Bergman, Robert Donat TLUS. The Coronation of Pope John Sunday shows at 4 and 7:30 ROBERT PENLAND Editor and Publisher GRETCHEN PENLAND Associate Publisher Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter Grant Counties, $4 01 Year; Elsewhwe From The County Agent's Office By NELS Last Wednesday while visiting at the Pendleton branch experi- ment station I had the opportun- i!Lt0 Sei Lhe "7. WuVer tical mulcher which has been prov ded the station for experi- mental research. This is the first f ih.uSe,,mu,,ches manufactured and the first in the Pacific North- west. The mulcher developed at .-v. j, Ja a uuiiocrva- tion type implement which is ,tj ..iji ..... , aiiutu ai uiuviunii; a wiue range or Deneins from water erosion control to soil aeration to per manent fracturing of hard pan to moisture penetration, to plow soil break up to sub soil fer tilization, and so on. A heavy duty sub-soiling shank is modi fied with the addition of tapered wings which hold the channel open while mulch material is blown down into the trench. An 80 Inch beater chops straw, corn stalks, or what-have-you, blow ing them into the sub-soiling shank. The experiment station will use this machine In the Columbia Basin on an experi mental basis this year. Because of a heavy schedule for the mulcher I was not able to line up a demonstration for Morrow county this spring, however, one or more might be arranged for fall. A number of Morrow county farmers have seen this imple machine In action. Each year we have numerous Inquiries about tiny gooseberry maggots found In this fruit at picking time. The gooseberry maggot Is one stage of the life j cycle of this pest. Now Is the time to bef?in thinking nhmit 'control and wntrhlna vnnr 'berries as they come into bloom, Spraying or dustine should be carried out at 14 day Intervals until harvest. If rain follows the dust or spray application it should be repeated. For home nlantlnir nso 7 tahlnnnna una Iwettable methoxychlor powder or a 5 dust. Cover the plants well. Control measures are directed a galnst the adult flies. The ob jective Is to kill them before they lay eggs. Many of our 4-H club members can look forward to new and interesting project material at the beginning of the new 4-H club year which starts next Oct ober 1. Members enrolled in pho togmphy will find all new mater- company of local men, including Oscar Minor, Stanley's father. I think Frank Gilliam was a stock holder, but I am not sure of that. They kept the mill running for many years, and I think you are right about the closing date or the tearing down of the old mill, but It was NOT on the Rosewall or Turner property on Court street. The mill had an old box warehouse building Just where Frank Turner's house now stands. I ought to know, because I play ed around under it many times In the long ago when I was a boy. I hope you keep on publish ing me 01a pictures, ana I am enclostne an old Dletur of Lev ington to use if you wish, but I would like to have it returned when you are through with it. Sincerely, O M Yeager Castle Rock, Wash From where The other day Doc Williams fot to talklnf about one of his patient, "This fellow had a bad tooth," he explained, "but I told him I could save it with a few prompt treatments. Then, after that one visit it was six months before he came back. This time," Doc said, "his cheek was all swollen up. 'It's that same tooth,' he said. Think we can save it?' Sure, I said, after I take it out you can put it in your pocket and take it home with you." Copyright, 1959, NATION At EDITORIAL UiJj;!iu-.TmrT $4.50 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. ANDERSON , lal which will appeal to them much more than the present lit- erature 4 H PrJect members will find a new project book. Saddle horse club members will find a new hnrspmanshln nrnon wi. .written by Les Marks of Wheeler :Countv. This is th mnt, ,a for saddle horse club project book ,ana win be welcomed bv not onlv riuh mmw. . uul "'cir , iparipr! George Rugg of Wilkinson and Ruggs, reports that his lamb crop this year Is doing better than ever before. He attributes this to creep feeding of the lambs from the time that they were old enough t0 begin eating. Lambs are getting free access to a com mercial lamb creep mixture as well as locally grown grains. Tk-Annl. , 1! 1 - i jiuuugu tieey lueumg ne expects 1 the lambs to continue a good gain gaining wnen tney are turned out In bands on the range. Ralph Crum, north lone ranch er, Is well pleased with the stand of wheat which was established last fall through the use of Franz openers on his regular drill. While there were many spotted stands of wheat last fall due to the dry conditions at planting time, Ralph feels that the Franz openers put his wheat into mois ture most uniformly and provi ded a much better stand than was the case in other types of openers used last fall. The Franz opener places the seed in moist ground and prevents the dry sur face soil from coming in con tact with the seed. A number of ranchers have used this opener during the past two years and report It very satisfactory. As the first blades of grass ap pear and livestock is turned out to pasture ranchers are reminded that proper range management can do much to increase gains and returns per acre of land. Incidental to an experiment on use of Stilbestrol on pastured steers it was found that Stilbes trol implanted steers gained more on moderately grazed pas tures (7 acres per head for 4& months grazing) than implanted steers on heavily grazed pasture (2.3 acres per head for the same grazing season. Implanted steers on moderately grazed range 282 pounds per head while those on heavily grazed pasture gained only 176 pounds. The difference of 16 pounds was in favor of the moderate grazing. For all non-implanted steers the differ ence in favor of moderate graz ing was 89 pounds per head. Gains on steers implanted with Stilbestrol were considerably higher than those on steers not implanted, on both moderate and heavy grazed pastures. However, gains difference due to moderate grazing compared with heavy grazing were much greater than due to Stilbestrol. Ralph Marlatt, Heppner who has recently returned from a stretch in the armed services be gan work this week as the county weed sprayer operator. Equip ment Is being put into good working order and spraying will begin soon if weeds continue to grow as they have the past few days of warm weather. Ralph win appreciate your cooperation in reporting weed infestations on county, state and railroad right of-ways. iMnumM I sit ... Joe Marsh Doc Didn't Pull His Punch From where I ait, trouble feta worse with Deflect That's why we should never ljmore "Intolerance" In any form. Sometimes It erops up In little thlnrs like berrudclnt- a man his right to a (lass of beer, er telling him what kind of tele vision prorrams he should watch. Let's all respect our neighbor's preferences and opinions. That way we wont "pull at each other's freedom. Vnitti Statu Brtwen Foundation From the files of the Gazette-Times April II, 1929 F B Wheymer arrived at Hepp ner on Monday from Dayton, Wn, where for some time he has been located as district ranger on the Touchet division of the Wenaha national forest. He comes to Hep pner to take the place of George Clark. Concrete on the new reservoir for Heppner's city water works was all poured yesterday In com pletion of the roof. Adam Knoblock, Dr A D Mc Murdo and L Van Marter com posed the local team in the Ore gonian state telegraphic trap shooting tournament Sunday. Riley Munkers was in the city from Lexington for a short time on Wednesday J D Cash, manager of the local J C Penney company store will leave Saturday for Portland to attend the annual spring conven tion of the organization. Coming April 21 and 22 to the Star Theater, Clara Bow In The Fleet's In. Chats With Your Home Agent By ESTHER KIRMIS I -was down In Corvallis the I past week attending a food pres- ervation workshop under the dir ection of Mrs Ruth Klippstein, nutrition specialist for the Ore gon State College extension ser vice There were about 25 wo men agents and commercial demonstrators attending this re- ' fresher course which was held in the food technology building on the Oregon State campus. Our days were really packed full as we listened to outstand - ing instructors from the OSC staff in food technology, chem istry, and bacteriology give us the aspects of food spoilage; preservation of dairy, fish, and meat products; and the correct handling of fresh garden pro duce. Outstanding among these pro fessors was Dr Ho-Ya Yang, an Oriental, who Is an associate professor of food and dairy tech nology at the college. Dr Yang presented In a unique manner, the chemical actions that take place in the making of pickles, saurkraut, vinegar, and fruit juices. I found him quite fasci nating! The freezing of fruits and vege tables and prepared foods was discussed by Mrs Klippstein and Mrs Lois Sather, assistant pro-1 SPECTACULAR DEALS NOW! SPECTACULAR SELECTION NOW! FAST APPRAISAL AND DELIVERY NOW! TRADE AND SAVE NOW! The happiest part of the Sales Spectacular is the kind of car your money buys. Every Chevy sedan, sport model, wagon shares a lean and lively Slimline look, with plenty of room and a ride that's right for the roads you drive. Come in and take a close look at all of Chevrolet's features, right away. For a "Spring MAT fessor of foods and dairy tech nology at Oregon State, and Mrs Marion Vaisey and Dr E M Lit wilier presented the principles Involved in making jams and jellies. Home canning was also review ed as to equipment needed and techniques of canning. There was a lot to assimilate in three days and sometimes our "posteriors" rebelled. But morn ing and afternoon coffe breaks helped considerably. The vibrant "green" of the Wil lamette valley surely was start ling! I thought it was green In Morrow countv. but I'm afraid we're a little on the "winter side" of spring compared to the valley. Seventy years of progress in home economics in Oregon was recognized during home econom ics week, March 29 April 4. Over 300 home economists were invjte,d Po"an last economics convention. In a commendation from Gov ernor Mark Hatfield, home eco nomics was cited for its contri bution to our national level of living. Hatfield's statement is printed in part: "Today, we look to home eco nomics for knowledge of nutrit ion, of home management, of wise buymanship, of satisfying relationships among family members, of discrimination in selection of goods and services, and for much of our understand ing of the relationship of the family to th? community." "In our schools, we look to home economists to teach our rhilHren the latest scientific Drln- ciples underlying homemaking activities and to help them de velop the ability to recognize and use such principles in the future". "We look to home economists in adult education programs and in extension service for contin uing to interpret the needs of consumers to their firms, and. in turn, to orovide eoods and ser-! 1 vices to meet these needs." 'We exDect home economists in food service and dietetics to; provide nutritious meals away from home, and home economists in research to discover new in formation for the entire profess ion." That's quite a salute to the home economics profession! If your son or daughter wants an interesting job encourage them to Investigate the oppor tunities in home economics. There are attractive jobs open right now in home economics graduates in fields of hotel, res taurant, school and hospital food management, teaching research, business, and communications. Homemaking courses are avail able at Oregon State College, Marylhurst, Linfield, University of Oregon and Willamette Uni- COME It's Your Chevrolet The Bel come The 1959 jPfctacular" deal see f ULLETON CHEVROLET COMPANY & M'llf PHONE $-9921 hemmm. . HEPPNER GAZETTE GOVERNOR'S VIEWPOINT "Fifty per cent is a reasonable objective for the state's share of the cost of public school edu cation," Governor Mark Hatfield told the annual convention of the Student Oregon Educational Association at the Oregon College of Education, Saturday. He emphasized that state con tributions towards school costs should not go lower than the present level of 33 per cent Other educational needs he identified as expansion of com munity colleges and teenmcat schools, greater use of school buildings, merit pay, a long range study of financing edu cation at all levels and broader educational opportunities for all citizens. 'Our schools are closed more days than they are open," he pointed out in proposing greater use of school buildings. CHECK ON WELFARE CHECKS Governor Hatfield has instruc ted the State Public Welfare Commission to "bend every ef fort to insure we have no one on the rolls who is capable of versity. Write to any of these I schools for Information about home economics opportunities. Good news to you landscaping fans: W S Summers, Lanscape architect, from the State College of Washington, Pullman; will be with us on April 23 for an after noon meeting on the basic prin ciples of landscaping. This will be held at the 4-H Annex build- ing at the Heppner fairgrounds. County Agent, N C Anderson, 1 heard him when he attended the Stockmen's Short Course in muman in December. He has the greatest of praise for the man's ability. We'll be getting out letters and publicity on this workshop as the time draws near. 2- RANCH AERO OWNED AND OPERATED BY PAUL N. HANSEN NOW OFFERING assistance to ranchers of this area with your spraying prob lems. Call Heppner 6-9695 or 6-9471 ON IN! Dealer's 2nd Annual Air 2-Door Sedan unmistakably '59 in every modern line. in and pick your favorite Chevy! Brookwood 4-Door Wagon. ---- The sporty Impala Convertible. Impala Sport Coupe. your local authorized Chevrolet dealer! BTOHEB. OBEGOK - TIMES, Thursday, April 8, 1959 working." "I have not come to the place In my thinking that welfare Is a right anyone has at any time they care to exercise it" "Welfare is structly for the un fortunate. I don't believe tax payers want to support people who are capable of supporting themselves." ONE CENT GAS TAX BOOST "The cent-a-gallon increase Is the most reasonable and fairest way of achieving increased rev enue to provide money to match federal highway grants," Hat field reasons. He said he is op (Continued on Page 5) f. N Long Distance Nation-Wide Moving Service Mayflower Agents Padded Vans PENLAND BROS. TRANSFER CO. Pendleton, Oregon - Phone CR 6-3111 CHILD like faith is not what brings people to the TURNER, VAN MARTER & BRYANT INSUR ANCE AGENCY, 183 N. Main Street They've learned that poorly arranged insurance EATS away at their peace of mind until they begin to worry a bout their WHOLE financial situation. They know when they ask us for advice about insurance, we won't give them a bum STEER! Save on this El Camino, too. The ear that's wanted for all its worth.
