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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 1960)
r tjipupr (Sazrttr GJintni MOBIOW CODNTT'I KIWIMHI Th Heppner Cult, aab!taha4 March 30. li Th llptw Time tatablUhaa November If 137. Conaolldated February IS, lilt 5vVn fuiuiHiii IfOCIAllON rob err roLAXD Editor and fubltaher NATION At IDITOllAl 1 i zj J j CRKTC11L.N Ft.NLA.ND Aaauriat PvblUhef fublUhrd Every Tbuwday and CntwJ at lh Post Olflct at Hefner. Orra. m Sewnd Claa Mattw 8u.trriMlon Ratea: Morrow and Grant Count! WW Year; KUcwhwe Tear. anKi wf y "'" They COULD Co mo Down A!tm.bile Insurance rates are ky high, At are In. But, tinles wmi unforeaeeable miracle of common sense crura, they are going to keep on going up! Tliu the rruentlon arises, who make these rates? Anil the almplest poaMble answer U wa do you and I and the hot-rodder over the way; tha pelshhyira. Including the old couple who only drive t the church on Sunday morning and around the countrywide In the afternoon, and the teen-anem who drag on the turnpike In the small houra of the morning. Rates are made by everyone who drive Inducting the driver who nerve on Jurlca and award outlandish sums In damage aulta on the theory that the money cornea from the bottomless vaults of rich Insurance companies, Instead of the pockets of people like themselves who are paying Insurance premiums; Including the am bu lance chasing lawyer who specialize In uch cases, the nhndy doctor who collaborate and build hupe fees for themselves and unscrupulous but highly cooperative service garage. Nor should wc, In all honesty, exclude the rank and file of those Insured who auffer an accident and are -rsuadcd they heve liability claim. On the strength of tne record A'hlch show that In only three of the year since World War II list the lnurarR eomi"o! mad muney on auto coverage and In the lat decade for which figures are cmidH tending with 195!, went In the hoU by 7M million insurance people have ren to suxjx'Ct that there is some larceny in the sul of every one of u! If ao, It Is a stupid sort of larceny since, along with reckless and Inept driving. It Is hiking ihoae liability rate up and up. One fact of rate making, however, which la not too well undT!ood. provides some hop for reform by localities. If not nationally. This la that Insurance rate are geared directly to the driving jcrformanc of the various communities. Lom-i are charged to the accident record of th territory In which the car la kept. Thus motorists In each area pay only the rate they have helped to create by their collective behavior at th wheel. This Is something everyone should remember, and something no one can run away from. Even If the slht of blood on the highway (Including your own) doesn't bother you; even If police blankets shield you from the horror of mangled and lifeless traffic victims; any driving accident you may have and any damage you may collect anywhere In America, are charged right back on the record of your home town! Holding the line and even reducing liability rates In this area la a do lt yourself operation. But don't ever forget. It worka both ways! From The County Agent's Office By W C ANDERSON On Monday afternoon 3 reg sltercd Hereford bulls and heifer calves owned by Herbert Ekstrom and Sons were graded and weighed. Grading and weighing was done as a part of the Ore gon beef cattle Improvement pro gram that the Ekstroms have participated In for a number of years. This year for the first time, both Herb Ekstrom and Frank Anderson, Hereford breed ers, have weighed their calves between 160 and 250 days of age In order that they might qualify those that meet the re quirements for registration In the American Beef Cattle Perfor mance Registry Ass o c 1 a 1 1 o n. These calves, to qualify for the Individual performance registry, must If a male, weigh 475 pounds; females, 425 pounds at 205 days of age while nursing their mother and grazing on pas ture, This at first may not seem like much, but as you check weights of your commercial calves at seven months of age, see how many meet this weight requirement. Very few herds wenn 475 pound males and 425 females from cows that have and two head with a 1 minus grade. While I have graded hun dreds of bulls, heifers and cows and have seen many graded by livestock people, there are few that earn the 1 minus grade. The high number of 2 plus calves Is an Indication of the quality In the herd. While a separate re port has been released on the fine placing that the Ekstrom Herefords made In competition at State Fair. I know that there were a number of breeders who have been In the business much longer than the Ekstroms who were eyeing this string at State Fair wishing that they might get their hands on these young calves. One each of the two bulls and two heifers shown at State Fair were graded a 1 minus while the other two carried 2 pluses. I am sure that none of our breeders need go out of the county to buy the type of breed ing stock that It takes to Im prove their herds when we have cattle of this caliber at home. For those wheat ranchers who have Inquired from time to time I at this office regarding the pro- calved this late. Of course the gress of the new dwarf wheat bulls would have an advantage varieties which they have read over steers but still this Is some- and heard much of, there Is some what of a tough requirement to possibility that one of these var- meet. While we have not calcu- leties might be increased this - lated entirely all of the bulls year. There definitely would be and heifers that will qualify In no allocations for farmers before the two herds that are partlcl- the 19G1 crop and possibly later, patlng In this program, we know If the seed is released no one will that each will have a number get very much and applications that will meet the requirements, will be closely screened so only I think that commercial breeders those who will take extreme care would do well to check when with keeping the seed clean and buying bulk, especially on these eligible for certification will be performance records, considered. Our office will no doubt accept application later this fall or next spring for the Btate allocation committee to consider If seed is available next fall. We dont want a stampede over this announcement. It is merely a progress report on fu ture plans so those who have been asking about the seed for the past three or four years can be considered when allocation Is made. THIRTY YEARS AGO GaietU Tlflaea lepUmbar It lM Work of m lacing 13 mile of the old enririe lp f the main carrying the city wat-r sup ply from the i'rU wrll at the forks of Willow rrvrk will b ktarled rn. All car were headed toward the mountains on Saturday and Sunday. A party mad up of Mr and Mr Virgil Warm,. Mr and Mr Clarence Warren. Mr and Mm Clarence N-ln and fr-rt Bolts left on Tuesday tt the Fox valley country to aperul week or more hunting On of th m.rtant social af fair of the season wi a dinner given Wednesday ever, ng. Sept 10 by the Women's Stl V club at the beautiful eountr, home of Mr and Mrs Clen J'ne. E R Schaefer was In the city yettterday frm his Freereout ranch, havlnc lust returned from a luckless deer hunt. D A vui- son. who returned to the city yesterday, hunted with Mr Schaefer. Among hunters bringing in grouse were Leonard Schwarz, RuMk'll Tratt. Ed Bennett, Jas Cash and Dick Wells. Swine Testing Station Plant Sept 17 Sole The months of April and Sept ember have been found to be the two best months In the year, at least In Eastern Oregon, to es tablish a new lawn. Since Sept ember is half way through, those who had planned to seed a new lawn this year should be getting Into the act now or it will be! too late. Some years Octobers'! weather is ideal for getting a' new lawn started but we never know which years these might be until too late. For this reason, if you are planning a fall lawn, your soil should be prepared now or very soon by cultivating to a depth of three inches. It should j,e firm but not packed. The Ideal seeding surface Is moderately coarse with soil particle3 vary ing from pea to marble size. This provides crevices in which seeds can lodge and find moisture for germination. Here they will be sheltered from washing rains and drying sun. The presence of larger soil particles also helps prevent crusting. It is a good Idea to have the soil well pro vided with nourishment. If your soil is not high in organic mat ter. built up with well rotted barnyard manure, an application of amonlum sulfate at the rate of 10 pounds per thousand square feet should be applied at seeding time. Merlon bluegrass has proved very popular In Morrow county during the pant few year. It provides a denser, more vigorous turf which is better able to re sUt the Invasion of weeds. It withstand closer mowing and ha greater reslstence to turf wear. It will stay greener with less water than some of the other grasses during the hot months of July and August It Is seeded at the rate of 2 to 3 nnunds ner 1000 sou are feet. Use a light combing or brushing to blend the need with the upper one-fourth Inch of soil. This may be done with a broom raKe, a flexible door mat or a piece of r-iialn link fence. Avoid deep covering. Rolling is beneficial If not over done. It should be Just enough to firm seed acainst the soli. Do not use a heavier roller. The most Important step In car ing for a newly seeded lawn Is to keep the surface soil moist to germinate seeds and keep the seedlings alive. This may mean watering several times a day, depending on the weather con ditions. Frequent light sprink lings, using a fine spray, should be used until the grass is fairly Well established. Don't expect new seedlings to germinate over night. Time varies according to species, temperature and mois ture. Bluegrasses are a little slower than some grasses and tvrrd rtfi lenry and qual ity iff Oirftin iirk production will gr key i-t in mid jScptrtnbef. About 1 t J qualKy boars ffm iVixUi.it wif.e bt-r U In tha ti! bate brrn carefully teied fr rffmfM jy tne iwejn S!ti TrMir.g StUn and will g en 1 Sfpt 17 at the ttin near ll-rmloit. Th ' la scheduled lo atari ImmedUtrly following n'n lunrh availatd at the ground, 'ri-1-.n Dr rl 1 C Enpland. Or pun Si ie College animal hut tundman in chare of the tttn station Sal ilor are Invited to tour leotlnir faHlHics and in l--t anlmaU and their record during th morning, A summary of the -rfrmance record I available now from county et trnftlon agent. Located at OSCs Umatilli bramh ijH-rlment tt!on near n,-rmU!..n the teMlnir center wa Ml ud to determine Inherited irnl. iuv of hoes for more etnc lent and profitable production of high quality pork. Tenting U uMrvlcd by OSC research and extension personnel. All boars will have passed ktrlc-t tests for rate of gain and ability to convert feed efficiently Into lean meat. They represent i- ntttntn caicttc nuts. Tard7. tptbt m. imp went t-fl at m und mainline ami I W hm anom- '.'.J l-ur.d by ! time know Mi U WJ..ji mrougn Hud .ma, , .,! r.ln. J r,!:;;,,, l4 AtfriculU pound of fd. and not mw than 14 Imhr of trkft. tr I'e.eland ta'.d many if th lar h0 gained iM iun4 on titan ." Hind ircl anu na rtwl4 two pound aerag daily gain cannot be expected to germinate and emerge before ten aays io two weeks. While there are oniy the high spots of establishing a new lawn, we have an excel lent bulletin entitled. "Home Ijum for Oreron". which was revised only lately, available at our office. I'm sure anyone wouia h Interested In the bulletin uhlrh eovers various pointers In making new lawns, caring for nw and older lawns and dis cusses renovating of old lawns. With public relations being recognized as a must In agricul ture today, the Oregon State Col lege extension service has pre pared a series of conferences for all extension workers to be held this month. Appearing on the program of the two day work shops will be specialists who have had special training in pub lic relations, as well as news papermen and other lay readers who are recognized In the state as doing a good Job In public relations. The Morrow county ex tension staff will attend such a workshop in Pendleton next Monday and Tuesday, the 19th and 20th. We hope that we might better assist our farm populat ion with their public relation problems and understand some of the complexities a little better upon our return. OSC Ag Extension Service Program Picked for Award Orrgun U one it five tatcs In the nation rhoten lo receive a jMial award for It atate wide etenion amice program In agriculture. fharl.-a A Henderson. Klamath county extension agent, will rep resent Oreeon county acent and Oregon Slate College extension Oregon county aent to rpr- ft.X tem br-e-au oi me out ttandmg record h h chalked up In th J7 year he has bet-n KUmath County agent. In llA th county tmufd Kim usih a "ChalU llenderaon !la". ionw d by the Chamber !f Commerce, the day H dedl Vairtt it "ihe man rot r-iwn it! for the tremendoua advan ce In agriculture in the Klam ath Baln. marking 33 year of d a ten fold Increase in the county's agricultural economy. F I. BalUrd. associate director of OSC extension aTvlc. ald -no county agent In the history of county extension work In Ore gon has Influenced mor cash Lirm Inwrne development than service In mtlving the award 'has C A Henderson. for extension service' contrlbu Hons to Oregon agriculture. Covernor Mark O Hatfield will present Ihe award Sept 21 at a luncheon In Portland honoring all Oregon county agent. The nuard uroL-ram and luncheon will lie siHm8or,"'i by the agri culture division of American Cyanamld Company. The reeoenltion be also civen for progress made by Oregon farmer in adopting scientific production methods in agricul ture, said F E Price, dean of agriculture and director f ex tension at OSC A major purpose of extension rwar lvteron. Morrow county judge, will represent thl county at Ihe recognition luncheon. m i ay I w I WHEN THIS HAPTENS, PHONE US anJ We'll Print Some For You In A Hurryl! rA Rom where I sit ...Jy Joe Marsh No News Like True News Mr Nothlnf makes a newspaper editor happier than a "scoop." But It seem to me some edi tor overdo it now and then. Last week, for example, an editor claimed his paper was the first in his city to report the Mayor's "impending re tirement." But, judging from the next day's edition of the same paper, the Mayor had other Ideas. As a result, the lead edito rial in that newspaper then started oft like this: "We are glad to be the first paper in the city to Inform our public that the story of the Mayor's retirement is just a rumor." From where I sit, facts and truth always win out, no mat ter how you disguise them. That foe for newspaper a well as for neighbors. For In stance, your choice of bever age may be a glass of Iced tea . . . mine is an occasional glass of beer. Now each of us could make up quite a "story" about which of us Is right. But the fact is we're both right now let's Just respect each other's point of view. Copyright, IVOO, United Statei Brtwers Foundation rnere are not too many breeders in the state of Oregon that are partici pating In the program, however, the number has tripled or quad rupled this year as demand comes for this type of perfor mance recorded beef. I commented In late August about the Increased quality of Frank Anderson's Hereford herd, in comparison with a few years back. 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