MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Time established
November 18, 1897. Consolldatd February 15, 1912
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Give the Firemen a Chance!
Every so often, it seems, people of almost
every community have to be reminded that there
are some quite stringent state and city laws
governing the behavior of motorists during fires.
Between those periodic remindings, most drivers
apparently have a complete lapse of memory . .
until, that Is, a policeman stirs up their think
tank a little.
After seeing the actions of 50 or 75 drivers
during last Friday evening's fire In the north
end of Heppner, it must again be time for some
memory-jogging. During that fire nearly a dozen
cars deliberately drove over fire hose before
police could be gathered to clear the streets.
Cars also followed so closely to the fire trucks
that it was literally necessary to bulldoze some
of them out of the way so a pumper could even
get close enough to a fire hydrant to lay a line
of hose, and then by the time the truck had
a chance to lay its line and return the nearly
two blocks to the hydrant so it could pump, the
street was so plugged with traffic that it had
difficulty getting through at all.
Both city and state laws prohibit the follow
ing of a fire truck closer than 500 feet (that Is
about two blocks), and it is also against the law
to purposly park a car closer than 500 feet to
the scene of a fire. (This does not, of course,
apply to authorized firemen). A fire truck at
times may be forced to run over fire hose to
get back to a hydrant or to get other equipment
to a blaze, but a motorist does not have that
right, and those who do so in the future may
find themselves digging up a sizeable fine.
Such regulations have a definite purpose
and if it should happen to be your own house
that is ablaze, you'd want the firemen to have
every chance to control it as quickly as possible.
That's the reason for such laws.
Let's give the boys a chance. It won't hurt
the spectators to wait at least a couple of min
utes to run for a fire, and it could mean that
firemen will be able to save a house, or store,
or maybe even a life.
From The
County Agent's Office
By N C ANDERSON
This is the time of year when
our beef cattle operators should
be considering various methods
of cutting out some of the over
head of their operations. Many
have culled cows that for some
reason or another have not raised
a calf or have some particular
thing wrong with them. One
practice which more breeders
should use Is that of pregnancy
testing their beef herd. By doing
this between now and December
31, there will be cows In the
herd which can be sold before
very much expensive hay Is fed.
Calving percentages will In
crease whore this is done. This
Is a job that needs to be done
by an experienced veterinarian.
The charges for It will vary de
pending on the distance the vet
erinarian has to travel and the
number of cows to be checked.
Economically speaking, this is
money well spent.
While a complete slory of last
Saturday evening's achievement
party elsewhere in this paper, we
cannot help but make a few ob
servations on this highly success
ful event. It is gratifying to
compare the 1959 event with the
one of some recent years, espec
ially with ten years ago. Atten
dance at Saturday night's party
was estimated at 375 compared
to the one held at Lexington
Grange hall in 1949 which drew
180. While 4-H enrollment has
not increased proportionately,
there has been a sizable increase.
up operation can be repeated
again In mid-winter or early
spring when dormant spray ap
plications are usually made on
roses, peaches, apples and pears.
All trees other than evergreens
can be pruned anytime now as
fall comes on with cooler j
weather. The main reason for
waiting for winter is to allow
the leaves to fall to avoid the
weight and bulk of handling and
to better see what may need to
be removed. Remember that the
more you prune, the more the
tree will grow. Broken, dead ap
pearing limbs make up the main
pruning needed. Rose bushes
should be headed back only
enough to prevent their whip
ping in the winter winds. It
left too tall, they whip and will
loosen the soft wet soil, often
severely damaging the root sys
tem. Some of the old parts of
the hush can also be removed
lit they are heavy with growth.
(Keeping soil around the base of
the rose bushes is also helpful
In colder areas.
At this time of the year many
questions are received at the of
fice concerning the home or
chard, garden and yard. As these
areas are prepared for the win
ter, it should be kept in mind
that many of the home orchard
and garden diseases In shrubs,
ornamentals and annuals are
carried over from year to year
on leaves. Haking up the leaves
and disposing of them in the fall
instead of waiting until spring
can be one of the good methods
vi keeping clown some of this
disease. Rose diseases such as
rust and leaf spot over winter
on old leaves either on plants
or on the ground. Apple and pear
scab, and several other diseases
are reproduced from year to year
on leaves or old flower petals.
By raking and cleaning up this
fall, a good start can be made
on disease control for next year.
Leaves may be burned or burled
on the bottom of a compost pile.
The raking and general clean
Swine growers who are adept
in do-It-yoursolf will be Inter
ested in a recent issue of swine
equipment plans which is avail
able from the Midwest Plan
Service, a copy of which is a
vailable in this office for your
inspection. There are over 50
plans in the book which varies
from planning a complete hog
layout with self feeders, troughs,
waterers, sun shades, sorting and
loading chutes, fences, gates,
farrowing stalls and what have
you.
"GOOD SHOWS" NO-GOOD
One show might be a good
show but not good. Another could
be a no-good show but good.
Sound like George Ade or Will
Rogers? No, Bob Thornton?
Rlcrhtl
Attorney General Robert Y
Thornton has been taking a legal
slant at recent TV pranks. He
sees them legally clear, that Is
as seen through the big holes
in Oregon law on the subject.
Thornton says there Is no Ore
gon law that says TV programs
made in this state have to be
honest any more than there Is a
law saying a theatrical show "on
the stage" must be true.
What constitutes deception or
fraud upon the public is some
thing lhat is not known to have
bothered either Shakespeare or
Gladstone.
One of the near misses is the
Oregon law that requires a can
didate shall not use a portrait
cf himself In the voter's pam
phlet that Is more than five
years old. Some, who yet have
their Centennial beards, are hap
py to comply with this law. An
Oregon statute makes the pre
sentation of a show drama or
play which "purports to be the
criminal exploits of any desper
ado or convicted felon" a misde
meanor. Until the U S Attorney
General makes his recommenda
tions, expected In January, about
all that Oregonians can do is
to flip off the set.
CHRISTMAS TREE SALES
Too many characters have
been celebrating Christmas by
swiping Christmas trees from
state-owned forest lands.
Forestry Department attach
es and State Police regard
these renegades of decency as
one degree above zero, u me
thieves Dersist news might break
that they have been apprehen
ded with one foot in a bear trap,
the ether being measured lor
welding on an Oregon boot
Nn Christmas trees will be sold
this year from state-owned forest
lands, and the Forestry Depart
ment will maintain intensive pa
trols to see that none are stolen.
The trouble has been most a
cute in the Tillamook Burn and
other re-forested lands.
Enforcement will made easier
bv a new law which requires per
sons hauling more than five
Christmas trees to have evidence
of ownership.
HIGHWAY BIDS LOWER
Successful bids on 12 Oregon
hiehwav urolects were 11.9 per
cent below estimates when open
ed Tuesday by the Highway De
partment The total of the bids was
$3,831,315 which included a new
highway shop building in Sa
lem, work on the East Bank
Freewav. which will carry Pacific
Highway traffic through the
heart of Portland: this contract
calls for demolition of seven
buildings. Also on the list was a
major project for construction of
Thi.s Is a last minute reminder
to all sheep men who might
be interested in the annual Ore
gon Purebred Sheep Breeders As
sociation bred ewe sale which
will be held at Rlckerall, Oregon
on Saturday, November 14. The
sale will bo held at the Polk
county fairgrounds Va mile south
of Rickreall on 99W. It gets under
way at 10 A M with over 150
bred ewes and ewe lambs for
sale. Those who might be in
terested and have not seen the
catalog can look at one at this
office.
A few cattlemen have been
asking about a Bangs test for
their herd this fall. Some have
iound that they cannot get their
herd tested in the usual manner.
Recently the county livestock
disease control committee check
ed into the situation and found
that wltli the ail out drive for
state-wide Bangs certification
that funds for further testing
are limited. While local veter
inarians were doing this testing,
state and federal veterinarians
are now responsible for this un
less other arrangements are
made. Dr George Puis, Union is
the veterinarian who will test
herds in this area. Anyone wish
ing to make arrangements for
such testing might contact mem
bers of the disease control com
mittee which includes Ronald
Currin, Heppner, chairman; Jerry
Brosnan, Randall Martin ana
Kenneth Turner or this office.
Arrangements have been made
for a soils day on Wednesday
afternoon, November 18. This
field day is a result of a num
ber of questions brought up by
some of our wheat ranchers who
arc more inquisitive about the
physical make up of their soil.
Many of them want to know
how much soil there Is available
to support the plant, what the
restrictive layers are and how
some of these might be broke
up by various tillage practices.
Others are concerned with a
"plow-sole". The get together Is
planned for the Don Peterson
ranch in the Eighmile commun
is beginning at 1:30 P M. How
ard Cushman, ' extension soil
specialist, Oregon State College
will be present for the Informal
i field day.
a long Willamette River span
and railroad overcrosslng at
Eugene.
INDUSTRIAL ARTS
Mn thnn 20n members of the
Oregon Industrial Arts Associa
tion and associates Inspected ex
hibits of equipment at special
sessions Friday ana saiuraay i
South Salem High scnooi ana
Marion Motor Hotel. Salem.
Supplier representatives at the
conference voted to Jm a nat
ional organization called Ships
in an effort to improve the qual
ity nnH rcodo of commercial ex
hibits. There were 28 exhibitors
at the Salem conference,
rnmmittppa were announced to
plan an association sponsored
scho arshlo to aid students aim
ing to be industrial art teachers
and to Improve the level of voca
tional and craft Instruction in
Oregon.
OREGON TOURIST VOLUME
Oreeon's Centennial summer
failed to show increases expected
bv some members of the Oregon
Motor Court Association who at
tended their convention In Salem,
Monday and Tuesday at the
Marion Motor Hotel.
"After a slow start things
picked up in late summer and
eaiJy fall," according to Edward
F Boit, Gold Hill, president of
the association. 'Total volume
for the season was normal but
below expectations," Bolt said.
URGES POLICE SUPPORT
Rather than new laws, the an
swer to the problem of sex of
fenses, advises Attorney General
Robert Y Thornton, Is better pub
lic support of the police.
In an answer to a letter from
Mrs David McCarthy, Portland,
legislative chairman of the Ore
gon Congress of Parents and
Teachers, Thornton said that
more police are needed to pro
tect the areas of streets and
parks.
HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. Novembw 12. 1959
USE GAZETTE TIMES
CLASSIFIED ADS
CHURCH
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ST WILLIAMS CHURCH
lone
Mass 9:00 a m Sunday.
VALBY LUTHERAN CHURCH
Worship Service 9:15 a m.
Sunday school 9:15 a m every
Sunday.
Services held the second and
fourth Sunday of the month.
HEPPNER BAPTIST MISSION
Eld. Gordon Harris, supply pastor
at Degree of Honor Lodge room
every Sunday.
Sunday school, 10 a m.
Church services, 11 m.
Mid week Bible study and
training, Wednesday, 7:30 in
hemes.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
lone
Sunday school 10 a m.
Sermon by guest speaker, 11
a m.
Evening service 7:30 p m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday.
7:30 in the homes.
STITCH IN TIME CLUB
The "Stitch In Time" sewing
4-H club was organized October
30 at Elaine Gaarsland's home.
Our leader is Mrs L A McCabe.
Officers are, president Elaine
Gaarsland; vice president, Arleta
McCabe; secretary-treasurer,
Marilee Leathers; news reporter
and song leader, Sherry Corley.
Mrs McCabe handed out the
new 4-H materials and we all
signed our names to the enroll
ment blank and made out en
rollment cards.
The next meeting will be at
Arleta McCabe's home on Nov
ember 11, 1959 at 1:30 P M. Our
mothers will also be invited to
this meeting.
Slieiry Corley, reporter
Notice, ELKS
new DINING ROOM HOURS
. ON SUNDAYS
12:30 to 7:00 p. m.
IN THE LOUNGE
Fri., Sat, Sun., Nov. 13, 14, 15
'THE TUNESPINNERS'
Entertaining for Listening & Dancing
we're mailing OVER
'2,000,000
to Oregon people this week!
STAR
THEATER
Thurs., FrU Sat, Nov. 12, 13, 14
Tarzan's Greatest
Adventure
Newest exploits with Gordon
Scott. TLUS
Rawhide Trail
A Rex Reason western
Sun., Mon Tues Nov. IS, 16,
17
Don't Give Up The
Ship
Jerry Lewis, Dina Merrill,
Diana Spencer, Mickey
Shunghenessy. Sunday at 4,
iind 8.
Ailrtrtitrmmt
From where I sit ... ly Joe Marsh
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Sizing-up
the Situation
When a lady in our towu's
looking for a new dress , . . her
first target is Sandy rhllip's
Shop. The other day I finally
asked Sandy how eome he's
been so successful.
"Well," Sandy said, "I've al
ways treated my customers
with courtesy. And my secret
Ingredient which isn't really
a secret is flattery.
"Whenever a new shipment
of dresses conies in, I cut off
the size markers in every dress
and make thcrn a size smull
cr. Size 16 becomes size 14 and
to on. Course, all the ladies
know I change the number1
but they like it. Helps them
pretend their figures are a lit
tle better than they really are."
From where I sit, we all like
to think the best of ourselves
often "shrink" the truth to
do It Reminds me of people
who claim they're not preju
diced then turn around and
argue agslnst neighbor's
choice of a glass of beer. Even
a Intolerance Is too much
In a person or in a townand
that's exactly the slie of It
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