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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1959)
MOHBOW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER The Heppner Gazette, established March 80, 1883. The Heppner Times ertabUahed November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912 KOIEBT PENLAND Editor and Publlaher NIWSPAMt ryuisHiis ASSOCIATION GRETCHEN PENLAND Aaaoclate Publlaher NATIONAL E0ITOHAI ASbcfATl(o)N 3 j y Pnbliahed Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter Subscription Kates: Morrow and Grant Counties, $4-00 Year; Elsewhere J4.50 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. On Earthquakes, Jet Planes and Ned Norton Last week In the Fossil Journal there ap peared this following observation by Ned Norton of Mitchell, the Sage of Wheeler county, who compiles copious quantities of news and other information for the editors of the Fossil Journal, the Condon Globe Times and the Central Oregon ian of Prlnevllle (with whom he is in almost con stant running battle). His comments were: "There Is the making of a mighty nice Donny. brook over to the northeast. The Heppner editor says It was an earthquake, the Condon editor says not so It was a Jet plane. If this thing develops as I hope, about the next earthquake or cracking of the sound barrier will be a couple of editorial heads coming together over In the Gooseberry area." Now, first of all, we rather doubt that In all his time In Mitchell, the Wheeler county news gatherer has had one opportunity to observe at first hand, a real, genuine earthquake. We'll admit that oft several occasions there have been some ground shaking occurances take place In that fine city, at least according to his reports, but we seriously question that any of them were real earthquakes. Secondly, we are forced to admit that we missed Condon editor, Dick Zlta's comments about our earthquake, but we take it for granted that Mr Norton speaks the truth when he says that Zita called our earthquake a Jet plane breaking the sound barrier. Now In defense of our position (which, by the way, we can prove by means of our files), we never made the statement that what we felt was an earthquake but we THOUGHT maybe It was! And, to back us up, we have the state ments of several fine residents of Heppner and Lexington who are experts on such stuff people who went through a flock of southern California quakes and should know what they're talking about, and others who rattled around in that one a few years ago that shook up Seattle and Olympia, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, (we personally took that one in, by the way) so we've got some backing for our side. Several of these citizens also say that we had an earth quake, and this editor certainly isn't going to question the Integrity of his local citizenry. "Vve heard jet planes breaking the sound barrier In fact there have been close to a dozen of them rattle the windows around here during the past week, so that's nothing new to us. But, If our earthquake was a Jet plane, it's the first one that ever went over Heppner and shook the ground, moved chairs and tables, stopped clocks, etc, and still didn't make a sound. If Mr Norton can give us a logical expla nation for that, we'll give consideration to his comments. , Besides, what's he trying to do? Start a THIRTY YEARS AGO Prom the files of the Gaiette-Times December 19, 1923 A snow storm, which began locally at an early hour Wed nesday morning, resulted In much temporary inconvenience by wrecking electric light lines and telephone lines. Buster Gentry, Lexington, a sophomore at Oregon State Col lege, was formally recognized for his act of heroism in success fully stopping a run away ar tillery team during mounted drill December 9. The team be came frightened and threw both lead and wheel drivers. David and William Hynd and Miss Annie Hynd were visitors in Heppner from Rose Lawn farm in Sand Hollow Monday. Ionites attending the mass meeting . of Veterans held at Heppner Friday evening were Mr and Mrs E G Sperry, Mr and Mrs Walter Corley, Mr and Mrs John Ferris, Mr and Mrs Blain Black well, Mr and Mrs Lee Beckner, Chas Dane and Jack Whitesides. MARK TO STAY ON JOB Gov Mark Hatfield made a Wednesday that he has no Intention of running against Sen Richard L Neuberger in I960, "despite encouragement from both sides of the political fpnee." Gov Hatfield added he and nnpraHe Sen Neuberger must LCliivviv"' work in harmony next year and "he and I should have no ab ruption of working relations. Rnth the governor and the sen ator are anti -liberal in their re snpetive political parties. Gov Hatfield put the pointer on his elimination of free loaders from the welfare rolls, reaucea the staffs of the tax commission Z-- .fftffWER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday, December 17, 19SI fight? ODD ENDS- AND, ON DREAMING I Tuesday, the East Oregonlan editor Bud For rester, had a very interesting item In his "Of Cabbages and Kings. . . " column In which he discussed at considerable length the new calen dars, some of their styles and their art. Much of it we have to agree with, but he made one statement in which he gave himself away. We've known Bud for quite a while, but we didn't have any Idea that he was going down hill so fast until We read this paragraph: ". . . It probably would be well for us to get off the United Air Lines calendar kick this year. Maybe we should try a Northern Pacific calendar diet for a year. Come to think of It, one of the nude lady calendars would be a good change. We could look at one of those without dreaming. . . " It's the last couple of sentences that disturbs us. We didn't think Bud had gotten that old! From The County Agent's Offi s vjttice If N C AHDERSON From time to time we have trees larger than 8 to 10 Inches after cutting. It is important that through Cascade Meat Company at Salem on a carcass yield basis. Recently a total of 229 hogs were shipped by ten owners In the cooperative with all but 22 head grading number 1. In this ship ment Kenneth Smouse had 13 Palouse hogs which all graded No 1. 1 think that Morrow county can be proud of its hog pro duction, the efficient high gain ing meat type hogs which have been developed here over a rel atively short time of Interest in much hog production. Several months ago 19 hogs exhibited by 4-H club members at the Mor row county fair all graded U S No 1. Breeding from a good many of these were from hogs bred by Kenneth Smouse. Surely our hog producers are to be congrat ulated on this constant Improvement. Tests at Kansas show how fast-gaining bulls pay their wav. Three closely related bulls with different gain records were mat- cows. questions asked about brush spraying. A lot of the Inquiries comes in the summer time, when for some reason or another, con ditions are not Just right for spraying brush. For those who might not have been able to spray during the summer or those who are planning to do some spraying In the next year or two, we might suggest that now Is a good time to get this underway. In spraying undeslr ed brush during the winter per iod, the only change from sum mer spraying Is the method of application . and the carrier for the spray. When leaves are on the brush, water Is used as a carrier for the active spray ma terlals. When leaves are off the brush, and for certain brush species, oil is substituted for water, and the spray is applied principally to the stems and trunks of the plant. This is commonly called basal spraying, The usual mixture for basal spraying is 20 to 25 gallons of oil, plus 4 pounds, usually gallon of Ester of 2,4,5,T or a 50-50 mixture of the two. The advantages of basal spraying are: 1. Longer spray season for brush control, 2. brush can be sprayed when susceptible crops are dormant, or before they are planted, 3. lower pressure spray era can be used. Basal spray the lower two to three feet brush of the tree, Enough spray should be used to reach the ground line at the base of the plant., Cut stump spraying is another common spray method. This method Is generally used for larger trees, EARL AYERS cut stumps be sprayed immed iately after cutting, before the cut surface has dried out. This will prevent sucker growth from the cut trees. We believe that you will be happier with winter brush spraying than waiting to make a spring brush spray. Herbert Ekstrom, lone, Here ford breeder Is to be congratu lated on the good showing which his cattle made recently at the Mldco show and sale held at The Dalles. Herb exhibited both the champion and reserve cham pion heifers and the price of his bulls consigned topped the'Tl ?. recoms wer average of the sale. One of hlsed to unlfo groups of bulls brought the top price of the sale beating both the grand and reserve champion bull prices. The quality of these and others consigned from Morrow county at this show and sale were con siderably above average. Sever al of these bulls were purchased and brought back to Morrow county by our breeders to lm prove their commercial herds. Kenneth Peck, Lexington and Kenneth Smouse, lone are mem bers of the swine marketing co operative almost a year ago with swine growers from Morrow and Umatilla counties participating. Hogs are assembled at the Her- miston livestock auction yards and shipped each week. At pres ent all hogs. -.are marketed Here's how they passed their gaining ability on to their off spring: Calves from the slow gainer put on 1.81 pounds per dav: from the medium gainer 1.94 pounds per day: from the fast gainer 2.07 pounds per day. The "Rough Riders" Heppner 4-H Saddle Horse club will meet Sunday, December 20, 1959 at 2:00 P M at the county fair grounds In the annex building. All those boys and girls 9 to 21 years old who are Interested in Joining the club should be at the annex by 2:00 Sunday afternoon. Officers for the club will be elected. and department of employment Between the first and second quarters of this year, he said, welfare payments decreased $1800,000, contrasted with only reduction ol $ii,uw u same time a year ago. OPPOSE SALES TAX The first plank in the plat form of the Oregon Democratic narty will be complete opposit ion to a general sales tax. This was decided early Saturday morning at the first meeting of state committeemen at which their new State Chairman Ro bert W Straub presided. Apparently settled at the Sal em meeting was the ..vitrolic question of division of money from Portland fund-raising din ners. A transitory plan would give Multnomah County one third credit, the state organiza tion another third and the coun ties which bought the tickets would get the other third. A $5-a plate banquet at the Salem Armory honored Straub, a Lane County senator, Satur day night when he called for a $50,000 fund to revitalize the party. He said he viewed very seriously the challenge of the party in I960. ENTICE NOT LURE A change in objective, pro cedures and top executives for the Oregon Planning and De velopment Department was com pleted Monday when Gov Mark Hatfield confirmed the appoint ment of Robert H Tarr as acting director. Julius R Jensen, who became first director of the department two years ago when he came to Oregon from Iowa, now ls (Continued on Page 6) CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS IONE BIBLE CHURCH Rev James W Riley, pastor 10:30 a m, Combined Bible school and church services 6:30 p m, Youth Fellowship 7:30, Thursday, Bible study and prayer fellowship. Services are temporarily being held in Rev Riley's home on 2nd St., the former Elmer Holtz rei- idence. HEPPNER BAPTIST MISSIOH Eld. Gordon Harris, supply paster at Degree of Honor Lodge room every Sunday. Sunday school, 10 a m. Church services, 11 a m. Mid week Bible study aid training, Wednesday, 7:30 in homes. FIRST BAPTIST CIU1CI Ion Sunday school 10 i m, Service 11 A M. Evening service 7:00 P U. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 in the homes. FOLLETT MEAT CO. Hennlston. Ore. Ph. JO 7-6651 On Hermiston-McNary Highway CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING WHOLESALE MEATS ;i;niKiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmtuuwt W Service What Wc Sell BUY A Packard-Bell TV HASKELL & HASKETT, Inc. ONLY 6 RADIO & TV SALES & SERVICE PHONE 6-997S MORE SHOPPING DAYS TO CHRISTMAS ttiiiiiiinHiiiiiimmmiiiiniiiia STAR THEATER Thurs FiL, Sat, Dec. 17, 18, 19 Lone Texan Wlllard (Texas Rangers) Par ker, Audrey Dalton, Grant Williams. PLUS Woman Obsessed Susan Hay ward, Stephen Boya, Barbara Nichols, Dennis Holmes. Sua. Moil, Tusk, Dec 20, 21. 22 Blue Denim Lynley, Brandon de MacDo: Carol Wilde, MacDonald Carey, Marsha Hunt Sunday at 4, S and 8. FOR YOUR HOLIDAY DINNERS CALL FOR PRIDE OF OREGON CI mm BEST BY TEST Keep Business At Home - Patronize Your Local Stores And Keep Heppner On The Map MORROW COUNTY CREAMERY CO. NEW OWNER Heppneir Foirdl HEPPNER'S NEWEST DEALER INVITES YOU TO SEE America's Newest Car U In $Q00 down payment 2 dr. $ Includes Heater Turn Signals $Q95 per month Heppner Ford Offers You THE THE THE BEST OF SHOP FACILITIES Front end, Body shop, Glass shop, Radiator repair MOST LIBERAL CREDIT POLICY Open account - Short term note - Monthly payment BEST TRAINED SHOP SPECIALISTS Same friendly qualified personnel THE MOST COMPLETE PARTS INVENTORY Parts for cars of any make THE MOST OF THE BEST RECONDITIONED USED CARS BBEPPMSK FOR. Mc. MAY & MAIN HPPDMCD ' Theater Closed WkL, and Thurs.. Dec 23 and 24
