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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
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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. The same was found true
Monday In the Ekstrom herd
when, of the 33 calves that we
worked that day, 20 carried a
grade of 2 plus, 11 a grade of 2
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Steve Reeves. Mylene Dem-oneot.
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Carolyn Jones, Robert Ryan,
Richard Burton, Martha Hyer.
Jim Baikus. Ray Danton.
Diane McBain. Sunday at 4
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