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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
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Editor and Publisher
GRETCHEN PENLAND
Associate Publisher
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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,
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, 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
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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-
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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.
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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
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