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We Will Vote "Yes"
Next Monday's school budget election is ba
sically of even more imnortance to county tax
payers than was fie first one, which was voted
down. And, it should enloy an even greater turn
out of voters than did the one on May 4.
The school budget has been cussod and dis
cussed more during the past six weeks than at
any time in the memory of the residents of the
county and probably with reason, but now Is
not the time for voters to throw up their hands
and say, "what the heck."
We must have schools next year for our
youngsters. All will not be run as many persons
have hoped, but a lot of sincere effort and study
and work has gone into this budget and the
supplemental levy which will be voted on July 11.
If both are approved our schools will operate
much the same as had been planned originally,
and this newspaper is convinced that just about
all possible "water" has boon wrung out of the
operation. Nobody wants to penalize the young
sters by depriving their schools of a few needed
dollars just because everything that some had
hoped for could not be arranged in time to get
this budget on the tax rolls.
It is this newspaper's recommendation that
both the regular budget and the supplemental
be given voter approval. Then, let's start in to de
termine what we want in our school system for
the following year while we have time to give
the problem real study. We will have a new
school board, and it will be one that can have
enough time to adequately study the overall
county school problem and come up with some
answers that need not necessarily be born of
imnn liate necessity.
Should the current revised budget (and the
supplemental budget) be defeated at the coming
elections our entire county school system could
foresceably bo forced to operate next year on a
warrant basis. This could mean that we would
have only a very small school tax this year (if the
levy couldn't get on the tax rolls by July 15), but
it would also mean that we would be faced with
practically a double levy the following year.
Nobody is going to save a single nickel on that
kind of an operation, even though some of us
might have to lose a little face to get it back
on a "pay as you go" basis.
Again, we recommend that the revised school
budget be approved at next Monday's election
and that the special levy be approved on July
11. If that is done we'll have a whole year to
study a major school problem that deserves ample
time for consideration. During that coming year,
though, we'd better not just sit on our hands.
Not Enough Rich People
Congressman Mills of Arkansas, who is chair
man of the all-important House Ways and Means
Committee through which all tax legislation, must
pass, has announced an exhaustive study of the
present tax structure with the objective of re
ducing rates without sacrificing revenues. First
step will be an intensive inquiry into the Federal
income tax. Possibilities of broadening the base
enough to permit real reductions in individual
and corporate income taxes will be investigated.
It is hoped that legislation will be ready for the
consideration of the second session of this Cong
ress. There is plenty of room for honest differences
of opinion over specific, detailed provisions of the
tax laws. But it's hard to see how anyone can
logically argue against a thorough overhaul of
tax policy. In the upper individual and corporate
tax brackets the rates reach an extortionate level.
They thus prevent investment and industrial de
velopmentthe kind of investment and develop
ment that is urgently needed if good jobs for
our soaring work force are to be provided.
Moreover, the hard facts have proven that
we can't support the government by the old ex
pedient of "soaking the rich." The biggest part,
by far, of federal revenues comes from the basic
income tax rate of 20. Only a small part comes
from the progressive rates, even though they
reach a staggering 91. There just aren't enough
rich people.
From The
County Agent's Office
By NELS ANDERSON
Faith, Hope and Charity have , application blank from Salem
come to Oregon State College!- Because claims from brands will
These are the names of a third!
set of triplet calves that have
joined the college dairy herd,
the month old grade Jersey
Guernsey heifers are identical
a rarity happening possibly only
in 500,000 births. The heifers will
be used in milk production ex
periments after their first calv
ing In about two years. They
will then bo placed on different
energy Intake rations to help de
termine the economy of different
grain feeding levels. Since in
heritance of Identical triplets Is
the same, any differences will
be due to feed or management
and not to Individual quirks a
factor always present when non
identical animals are used for
research. The herd already in
cludes year and a half old trip
let grade Holstein bulls and an
older set of triplet milking cows.
The bull triplets are being used
to study effective energy Intake
on fertility and the older triplets
in milking studies.
Owners of about 11,000 live
stock brands recorded in Oregon
will be called upon to renew
their rights on the brand begin
ning July 1. Each five years
brands must be re-recorded with
the state department of agri
culture at Salem to keep them
current. The re-recording period
now coming up will last for six
months and applications filed
now will continue legal owner
ship through December 31. lfHii.
Each brand owner on record to
day will receive within the next
few weeks an application form
on which to renew his brand. No
renewal fee should be mailed
until Iron owners receive official
be waived If the recorded brand
not renewed within the six
months recording period begin
ning July 1, ranchers would do
well to watch the mail for these
application forms. Brand owners
who may have moved since their
last brand recording may not
get an application unless it is
forwarded to them. For this reas
on anvono who does not get a
notice of re-recording during July
should notify the state depart
ment of agriculture at Salem
early in August and a form will
be mailed.
On a visit last week to the
newly built trench silo at the
Steve Thompson ranch near
Heppner, I saw an excellent job
of silo filling. The alfalfa grass
ensilage was Drolne into the
trench in just the right condition
to make some top quality nigh
nrntein feed for winter feeding.
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The alfalfa was being harvested
with a heater so it did not loose
moisture from beine mowed and
windrowned as well as saving
these operations. Dump trucks
made unloading easy and a small
tractor with blade for leveling
and packing Insuring a good en
siline process. The trench loca
ted in the side of a hill adjacent
to the winter feed yard makes
it handy to get at them when trie
time for feeding comes. We are
sure that Steve will like his
silage about calving time next
winter.
to !earn that more than 3 billion
dollars or roughly 35 of
these liquid reserves is in
savings bonds.
Word was received at this of
fice from Karl Beach who is
attending national 4-H club con
ference in Washington D C that
ho was havlne a wondertul time
there. Karl, selected as one of
four outstanding club members
to represent Oregon thanked the
leaders and those who had help
ed h m in h s 411 ciud worn
that won him this trip. He re
ported that he had participated
in the dedication program for
the new 4-H center at tnevy
Chase, Maryland and was quite
thrilled to see President Eisen
hower cut the ribbon in the dedi
cation ceremony. This new center
purchased by the 4-H club foun
This office has a supply of the
new lawn booklets just published
by Oregon state college exten
sion service. Tips for healthy
The annual Oregon youth
range camp sponsored by the
agement has been announced for beautiful lawns are included in
August 3-8 to be held at Logan 'throe Pocket size booklets, Start
Valley in Grant county. This year, "g A New Lawn, Lawn Care
applications will be taken from And Maintenance, and Lawn
all boys over 14 years of age
regardless of whether they are
enrolled m 4-H or ttA. in the
past selections were made here
from these two youth organi
zations. The county has a quota
of four boys. Those boys both
town and country reared who are
interested in spending a week in
the outdoors bcinc taucht how
to handle themselves as well as
range and other land so that
they can be of greatest value to
their country are eligible to ap
ply. Range and soil judging;
plant identification, conservation,
ranch organization, photography,
camping, woodsmanship, sports
manship, supervised swimming,
soft ball and other sports will
make up the program lor the
week. Application forms are a-
vailable at this office.
Pests and Problems. You may
have copies of these booklets
that may tell you why the grass
is creener on the other side of
your fence, by calling at this
office.
STAR
THEATER
Thurs., Frl., Sat., June 25, 26,
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Ride Lonesome
Randolph Scott. Karen Steele.
TLUS
The Restless Years
John Saxon, Sandra Dee,
JrtIIlV.1 (I llllillllll., V V- U V.
Wright and many others.
Sun., Moru. Tues., June 28, 29,
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The Mrttmn Game
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Debbie Reynolds, Paul Doug
las, Tony Randall. Una Mer-
8 and 8.
While reading the U S Depart
ment of Acrlculture's Balance
Sheet of Agriculture the other day
we ran across some facts that
might interest you. For one thing,
you and the other five million
farmers in this country now own
liquid financial assets of about
14l.a billion dollars. This not on
;ly includes the cash in your
pocket, but other assets you
could turn into cash in a mo
ment '8 notice your bank ac
count and United States savings
bonds. Maybe it shouldn't have.
but what surprised us most was
IONE LEGION
FIREWORKS
AND
DANC1
Friday Night, July 3
Fireworks - 9 P. M. Memorial Field
Dance Following
MUSIC BY
THE ROYAL DUKES
ADMISSION $US PER PERSON
J
C. W. Hai der
It would appear that the Ca
nadians are developing another
new market in the United States.
And ridiculous as It appears
at first blush, that new export
Item Is baked bread.
So far. the influx of cheaper
priced Cana"
dlan bread is
confined to De
troit and thef.
adjacent
areas. But the
figures on the
growth of this
business are
impressive. At
the present
time, the im
nrtpH hrpaH is
running around 7 million puands.
On the basis of an average
American family consumption of
bread annually of somewhere
around 440 pounds, this repre
sents a supply for only some 16,
000 families, which is not too im
pressive in the bread business.
But on the other hand, this
business has Increased 1300 in
ten years, Is still growing.
The reasons for this silly phe
nomena are quite plain. For one
thing, the U. S. price support
policies on wheat keeps the
prices of this staple up about
30 higher in this country than
across the border. In addition,
whereas Detroit bakers must pay
$2.05 per hour for unskilled work
ers, rate in Canada is $1.50.
Canadian bread was thus sell
ing in Detroit for 17 cents for a
pound and a quarter loaf versus
24 cents for the American prod
uct. This has precipitated a
price war which has brought
the American product down to
around 19 cents, but Canadian
bread has by the same token
dropped down to a dime or less.
Here is an example not predi
cated on Oriental coolie labor.
Nitlwul retention of Indtptndmt Buiinw
Here is a nation with a high
standard of living that due to
American labor and farm poli
cies can whip a segment of U. S.
business to death.
Probably In a recent meeting
of the Senate Small Business
Committee Sen. Kussell Long
stated the problem in a nutshell
saying "What we have to watch
out for is the foreign producer
who is paying 15 or twenty cents
per hour for labor and who has
equipment as good as ours; even
buys our raw material and
brings it back In here far below
our production cost."
He continued by saying, "The
average American tariff on
goods coming in here is about
10 and that is only on things
that carry a tariff. Now if you
are paying a wage that is about
four times as high as the other
fellow, that 10 tariff is no hill
for a stepper at all, he can just
leap over it. I think it is factors
like that where you really have a
right to demand protection, rath
er than let some competitor get
a big advantage over you and
continue to whip you."
This Is an Interesting com
ment for a responsible member
of Congress made In Washing
ton D. C. where lo these many
years, the do-gooders, the so
cialistic planners, and the rest
of that screamlng-meemie tribe
have been pushing to even fur
ther abolish the protective V. 8.
tariff system on the basis that
this will cause everybody
throughout the world to love
each other as brothers.
The experience so far with U.
S. tariff cutting has proved one
thing about love.
Given half a chance, the for
eign employer of cheap labor
loves to undersell American busi
ness in America. In the mean
time, American unemployment
figures hold at a high rate.
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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, June 25, 1959
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The State Board of Control was
told Tuesday that contracts for
construction of the labor and in
nctrioa huildine will be award
ed in July. Freeman Holmer, dir
ector of the State r inance anu
Administration Department, said
bids would be sought this month.
The 1957 Legislature approved
construction of the building to
be located just north of the state
library at a cost between $3,300,
000 and $3,800,000.
Money to meet the costs of
construction is being borrowed
from the State Industrial Acci
Aont Commission and will be
repaid through rentals assessed
against occupants or tne struc
ture, to be repaid within 30
years but 45 years were allowed
under a lease with investors.
MAY RUN FOR TREASURER
Lee Ohmart. who has a signal
legislative record and piles up
big majorities when he runs for
office says he is "somewhat in
terested" in running for state
treasurer next year.
The 45-year-old Salem realtor
had an unusual tax schooling
in Marion County tax and court
departments for eight years be
fore serving in the Legis ature
two terms in the House followed
by two regular and one special
session m tne Denaic.
Ponnhlicans have announ
ced their candidacy. Sen Ward
Cook, Portland, is consmeieu B
Kohio Democratic candidate
as is Sen Dwight H Hopkins, Im-
bier.
ci nnander. present state
treasurer, cannot rurt in I960 as
the constitution restricts a treas
urer to two consecutive terms.
BANK DEBITS UP
Resurgence of Oregon's lum
ber market last week seemed to
be reflected in figures of the
Federal Reserve District of San
Francisco regarding bank debits.
The district report for May
shows upstate Oregon cities
made substantial gains. Salem
led with $119,706,000 ($116,538,
000 a year ago.) Eugene was sec-
ond trailing Salem by a $J4,dui,
000, with a total of $95,205,000
($72,457,000 a year ago).
Gains were recorded in all 27
reporting cities.
Contlnuea on Page Five
dation several years ago and ren
ovated through funds provided
hv fripnds of 4-H this year for
the first time provided facilities
for the conference, ror the past
28 years the conference has op
erated out of hotels in Washing
ton D C. Karl also reports he
had the opportunity to meet U b
Senators and representatives
from Oregon and on Friday was
going down the Potomac by boat
to Mt Vernon. Karl is the third
4-H club member in the past
ten "years to represent Morrow
county and Oregon at national
4-H club conference. Ronald Ba
ker, lone and Patsy Wright, Hep
nner. were chosen as outstand
ing club members to represent
Oregon in past years.
One of the perrenial noxious
weeds that have gained a foot
"The Darling' Buds of May" has
been made into a comedy of
the utmost delight about the
farmer's daughter, the farmer's
wife, in fact, everyone includ
ing the tax collector! Don't
miss THE MATING GAME,
Star Theater, Sunday-Monday-Tuesday.
hold In the county in the past
ten years is the Canada tnistie.
While infestations of this weed
have been known to exist in the
county for many years, it has
only been the last few years that
it has been generally found on
irrigated grounds, along each of
our creek bottoms and into the
higher rainfall favorable sites
in south Morrow county. This is
a weed that everyone should be
come concerned with acquaint
ing themselves with its charac
teristics and identification. It is
a weed that will begin to show
up this month as the weather
warms up and Its reddish purple
flowers begin to bud open. When
found in the stage this is the
best time for control through
new chemicals and soil stenlants
that have been found effective
against this weed. To help in
identifying the thistle a new
bulletin has been printed and
now is available at this office.
A colored illustration makes it
easy to identify Canada thistle
in various stages of growth. The
bulletin also contains a full de
scription of the weed, tells where
it came from, and how it spreads.
We have a supply of the bulle
tin here in the office and would
be happy to visit with you on
control methods.
!gl!R fESTlVAi
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JULY 5 6-6
1-10 p. m.
Exhibition
Water Skiing
Horse Drill
BOAT PARADE .
AIR SHOW PAGEANT
BOAT RACING
AMATEUR WATER SKI
COMPETITION
FREE PARKING
FIRE WORKS '
On Wallula Lake Rt 730
Near Henniston &
Hat Rock State Park
Admission by numbered
Booster Buttons $1.00 & 75c
good for both days
Tickets at gate 75c
& 35c each day
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More car than this Impala Sport Coupe is hard to find at any price.
clings to curves like a cat on a carpet!
the travel-lovin' Chevrolet
Nothing else but a dyed-in-the-wool
sports car like the Corvette
can take a turn with such solid
assurance I
It's easy to see where Chevrolet
gets its road sense. With big coil
springs at every wheel, a firm, wider
stance and all of its pounds dis
tributed with painstaking care,
Chevy's born with it
The only thing that may be hard to
understand is how it can offer the
ride it does, along with so many
other luxury-car virtues, and still
compete in the low-price field.
We use the word compete only in
the sense of price. For with a ride
as special as Chevy's, real com
petitors are hard to come by.
There's a world of difference be
tween Chevrolet's coil springs at all
four wheels and the leaf springs
that most other cars still use. Take
a Chevy down a snaky back road
and you'll fed the difference in the
sure way it holds through curves
and shoots over rough spots with
hardly a ripple.
This one's really
made to travel
and loves every
minute of it
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