MOBROW COUKTT'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Time established
November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912
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Something For Nothing?
One of the more enduring and damaging
illusions of the time Is that federal aid to states
and cities and other local governments is some
how "free" that it really provides us with some
thing for nothing.
Economists Fred G Clark and Richard Stan
ton Rimaniczy of the American Economic Foun
dation clearly and simply show the hole in that
kind of reasoning by citing two prime principles
of economics.
First: "Nothing in our economic life comes
from nowhere or goes nowhere; there is always
a source and a destination." Second: "Govern
ment cannot give the people anything that it
does not take from them."
To supply federal aid, the government first
takes away money that otherwise could have
been spent directly at the local level, and then
gives part of it back. A certain and substantial
percentage disappears In the process. Indeed, ac
cording to Messrs. Clark and Rimanoczy, only
one state, Mississippi, gets as much back from
the federal government as it puts in.
So federal aid, far from being "free", is as
expensive a device as we could think up.
(Industrial News Review)
From The
County Agent's Office
By NELS ANDERSON
On Tuesday of this week a
three row windbreak was estab
lished at the Gene Rietmann
farm in the north lone area. The
windbreak planting will protect
the farmstead. It Is composed of
a row of caragana on the wind
ward side, a row of Russian Olive
and one of Austrian pine. Much
interest has been shown this
spring in windbreaks for farm
stead protection and beautifica
tion. In addition to the Rietmann
farm, complete windbreak plant
ings have been made at the
Paul Brown, Howard Pettyjohn
and Roland Bergstrom farms.
Last week Jack Giavey, upper
Rhea Creek ranchers ordered
3000 Ponderosa pine seedlings
to be used in reforestation of
land at the Hamilton ranch.
Members of the Morrow County
Livestock Growers Association
disease control committee have
recently had word from Dr A
G Biegle at Salem, with author
ization or retcsting of any herd
of cattle In Morrow county, or
in areas adjacent that may be
grazing in Morrow county, that
in the opinion of the livestock
disease control committee should
be tested or retested, as a part
of the modified certified Brucel
losis free area here. The commit
tee would appreciate being In
formed of any herds that have
not recently been tested that
there may be a question of in
fection spreading to tested herds
or protecting the rancher from
further infection In his own herd.
Cliff Conrad, former Morrow
county agent, now state Institu
tions farm administrator, sent
word of the complete dispersion
auction sale of 53 purebred and
Grade Holstelns from the Eastern
Oregon State Hospital at Pen
dleton. Thirty-five heifers and 18
cows will be sold at the state
fairgrounds in Salem beginning
at noon Saturday, May 2. The
heifers would make exceptionally
fine 411 club dairy projects.
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Quantrill's Raiders
Steve Cochran and Diane
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A Nice Little Bank
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Tom Ewell, Mickey Shaugh-
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Sun., Mon., Tueg., April 26. 27,
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Geisha Boy
Jerry Lewis, Marie McDonald
Scssue Hayakawa, Barton Mc
Lane. Sunday at 4, 6 and 8.
From a recent Oregon State
College grain and hay market
review It is reported that nearly
a tenth of the winter wheat
acreage seeded last fall has been
abandoned and diverted to uses
other than for grain production.
Of the 4.1 million acres so dis
posed, 2ft million are in Kan
sas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado
ana New Mexico. Last year, less
man b70 of the total acreage
was lost or diverted to other uses.
The larger acreage abandoned
this year is due to winter kill
ana weaK stands due to poor
moisture conditions in some
areas. It Is also reported that
California's 1959 barley crop Is
In poor condition at this time.
Yields are expected to be down
due to dry, warm, windy weather.
My article of a couple of weeks
ago concerning the timeliness of
spraying for gooseberry and cur
rent maggots brought a deluge
of calls to the office on questions
concerning the control methods.
One of the big problems was the
availability locally of Methox
lchlor for treatment. For those
who have not found Methosl-
chlor readily available, 50
wettable DDT as a spray or a
DDT dust will work as well.
There is still time for appllca-
tion which should bo follow
up at 10 day Intervals dur
ing the bloom and early fruit
setting stages.
Chats With Your
Home Agent
By ESTHER KIRMIS
'Turkey, in the Straw" is still
going through my head! Do you
wonder why? On Monday even
ing I went out to the Rhea Creek
Grange hall to rehearse the Vir
ginia Reel" with the women of
the Rhea Creek extension unit
They are going to perform the
folk dance in the pageant, "Yes
teryears of Morrow" at the Home
makers Festival to be held in
lone on April 30.
Mrs Tom Wilson, Heppner. was
also on hand to do the official
"fiddling". I'm afraid we gave
her quite a workout as she com
plained that her fingers were
surely limbered up before we
were through.
I had been a supper guest at
the home of Mr and Mrs Walter
Wright Just before the rehearsal.
After that wonderful huckleberry
pie Mrs Wright served me, I
needed some violent exercise to
put me into shape. Believe me,
the reeling did it!
Our county committee of the
extension units, also met on
Monday at the home of Mrs
Bryce Keene, lone. Going over
the hills from Lexington to the
Rhea Creek valley gave me a
new glimpse of Morrow county,
I can see why "Lum Rhea"
Morrow county pioneer settled
where he did. It's a fascinating
and protected valley.
Last minute details for the
Homemakers Festival were dis
cussed at this meeting. Plans
were laid to entertain the alumni
council members at the home of
Mrs Jasper Myers, Pine City, on
May 25. Mrs Milton Biegel, Irri-
gon, had originally planned to
entertain these ladies at her
home on the Columbia river, but
she has had a bout with virus
pneumonia and is unable to entertain.
Mrs Violet Shepherd, Wheeler
county extension agent, will be
guest speaker at this entertain
ment. Violet is a former IFYE
(International Farm Youth Ex-
HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday. April 23, 1959
From the files of the
Gazette-Times
April 25. 1929
Pat Mollahan, employed for
the past year by Cohn Auto
Company, has purchased the
Wilson Bayless service station on
upper Main street
Miss Vera Mahoney of Seattle
Is visiting at the home of her
parents, Mr and Mrs W P Ma
honey in this city.
Pacific Power and Light Com
pany invites you to attend its
second annual Hot Point cooking
school under the supervision of
Miss Thelma Kelly, April 30
May 1.
Chas Marquardt of Lexington,
has just finished with his spring
plowing, getting through in good
shape. He did the most of the
work with a small tractor and
thinks this is the coming mode
of plowing and cultivating in
his part of the county.
Among those In the cast of the
Heppner high school operetta
Pickles" are Homer Hayes, Jean-
ette Turner, Harlan Devin, Earl
Thomson, Eddie Kenny, Clarence
Hayes, Fletcher Walker, Anna
McDald, John Franzen, Louise
Langdon, Terrel Benge and Don
na Brown.
What's next? Nebraska re
searchers are working on this
deal: they have developed tiny 'the rescue.
transmitters which cows swallow.
When pressure builds up In the
rumen from bloat, It triggers the
transmitter to flash an S O S.
Pasture fences serve as antennas
and the farm represumably picks
up the broadcast and rushes to
Bring your living
up-to-date
with a new
change) who visited Austria in
1957.
Mrs Paul Warren, Heppner,
and Mrs Warren McCoy, Irrlgon
represented their units In the
absence of their regular county
committee members.
We had our final "program
planning" meeting for the ex
tension units out at Pine City
on Friday, April 17. Miss Betty
J Sedgwick state extension agent;
and Mrs Velma Glass, county
health nurse met with me and
representatives of the county ex
tension groups to contribute sug
gestions. The following suggestions were
made for this coming year's
home economics program: Com
munity projects: (1) road signs
for canyon roads to identify
ranches and homes, (2) more
Red Cross first aid & home nurs
ing classes, and (3) help collect
items for the Morrow county mu
seum. Public meetings: (1) meat
cookery demonstration similar
to the one held for seafoods this
past year, (2) more on land
scaping, (3) photography. Work
shops: (1) leadership training,
(2) re-upholstery (3) dressmak
ing I, (4) children's clothing, (5)
copper tooling (6) pine needle
craft, (7) artificial flowers. Unit
Lessons: (1) mental health, (2)
holiday breads, (3) study of Ha
waii, (4) buffet meals, (5) civil-
Triple Link Club
Meets After Lodge
The Triple Link club held a
meeting Friday evening after the
rppular meeting of Sans Souci
Rebekah lodge.
Plans were discussed for mon
ey raising projects for the pur
pose of raising the expense mon
ey for one delegate to the Rebek
ah Assembly in May.
A baked food sale is planned
for the next lodge meeting and
every member is asked to bring
baked food to sell at lodge.
The next club meeting will be
Friday, May 1.
Annual Tea Discussed
By Soroptimist Club
The annual tea given for grad
uating senior girls and their mo
thers was discussed by members
of the Soroptmist Club of Hepp
ner at their regular meeting
Thursday at O'Donnell's.
Also plans were made for a
tasting dinner to be given by
the club on Monday evening,
April 27.
Mrs Floyd Adams, Miss Leta
Humphreys and Mrs Elaine S
George were in Portland to rep
resent the club at the North
western Regional conference
held there Friday, Saturday and
Sunday.
Ruth Peterson was the senior
girl representative at the meet
ing from Heppner high school
GAR AVIATION
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DUSTING-SEEDING
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UNION MISSIONARY
TO MEET MAY 1
The Union Missionary society
will meet May 1 at 2 p m at
the Heppner Christian church.
There will be a guest speaker
and all members are urged to
attend.
GRAND
0PEC1IE3G
OF STEFANI'S
arvest Room
ian defense fire protection in
the home. (6) repair of small
electrical appliances.
By the looks of all these sug
gestions you know it would be
impossible to accomplish all of
the items above. N C Anderson,
county extension agent; Betty
Sedgwick, state extension agent;
and myself, along with the help
from the extension specialists at
the Oregon State College, will
draw up a year's program from
these suggestions. What can't be
accomplished this year will go
into next year's planning. By
June or July we should be able
to publish the official year's pro
gram for the extension units.
I'd like to Invite you to attend
the Homemaker's Festival in
lone, April 30. It's going to a
centennial "highlight"!
USB GAZETTE TIMES
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OF PORTLAND
DANCING, SINGING, COMEDY
AT 9, 11:30 AND 1:30
AND
THE ROYAL DUKES
FOR DANCING
Buffet Dinner
Served All Evening
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