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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1961)
ntttittn GAzrnx-Twn, Grain Price Support Deadline January 3! The ff mill rte .f obtaining price ui (x-il on i!i..t i'MV) crop irraln will t January 31, l!'l That U i f,'il,ij rJuKiiij; date f..r I'fltf ujp-M on barlry. and wheat. The Ian rK fr lti()crp romm'liiln In Mrrww county arc n fr lli; : rlv: W cent nt bushel for trade N. 2 r tx-t tr x-c;t mixed jjirliy). 1I to-jiiU fr J.iwrr grade dmv-i to .No. 5. Wheal: $1 h3 ixr bushel fur No. 1. rrcniiums fr higher qual Hy; discounts lor luwcr grade down lo No. I. T. or "sample" on Kv-t weight only hut having tet vvfh'hl of rot lets than -10 ixiuniH per litislicl. Wheat must i.ii be musty, sour, healing or hot Discount of 2) mils per bushel for H-if lt-l undesirable varieties. Rye: S1.09 cents j-cr bushel for trade No. 2 or better r No. 3 on Irst weight only. Daviil MiLroiJ of the Morrow A SO County Office, urges pro duccrs desiring farm stored loans to make application well In advance of the deadline since InHpcctlon of the storage facility and the sampling of the grain for grade determination require several days to complete. Thursday. January ft, IMt iBofdy Butte Ski Club Notes R. (4 Essay Contest For High School Juniors and Seniors: t;T r1; COMPETES IN STATE CAKE BAKE-OFF Tt.e f". t r r '. DRILLING for olfalfa sample U Dr. Norman Goetze, Oreaon State college, who will speak to Eastern Oregon hay growers at Stan field January 12-13 about new statewide program to raise protein level of Oregon alfalfa Heelings will be bold at S am. and 1 p.m. on Union Pacific's agricultural car wblcb will be parked at the railroad depot Ray Teal (center), OSC marketing specialist and Cal CrandalL UP ag agent will be among speakers. HOSPITAL NEWS 1230,000 Oregon Acres In Conservation Use Dalton Lamorle, Klnzua, dls missed; Bradley Hester, Klnzua, dismissed; Jacqueline Hester, Klnzua, dismissed; Roy Hender son, Heppncr, dismissed; Eugene Sawyer, Pendleton; John Eocder, Tllot Rock; Sharon Knox, Con don; Dorothy Rochford, Heppner; Richard Zita, Jr., Condon, dis missed; Norma Ilea, lone, dis missed; Ma May Chapman, Hornbrook, Calif.; Charles '. (Chuck) Bailey, Hcppne. janl na Johnson, Heppner. Born to Mr. .and Mrs. Bert Huff, Heppner, a 6 pound pound 12 ounce daughter, Linda Marie, Jan. 2. The Tower of London always keeps at least one raven. The tra dition stems from Charles II, who predicted that England would fall If ravens ever left the Tower. A total of 230,000 acres of crop land In Oregon will remain out of production under conservation reserve contracts In 1901, accord Ing to Mr. Terjeson of the State ASC office. This land will remain in re serve under contracts entered In to in earlier years of the pro gram. It may not be cropped or used for grazing for the life of (he contract. An annual pay ment is made In the fall of the year near the close of the crop ping season. Contracts terminated on about 5,000 acres of Oregon land at the end of I960. Land emerging from the Conservation Reserve because of contract termination may be kept Idle for twice the number of years It was under contract without reducing future acreage allotments on the land. This Is provided under a new law "Jobs fur the H jn. Ilea; il Community Ch)lC" Is the re say contest sut Jed rhocn f Ihls year by the !reidenl's Com mlttr on Hiring th Handicap prd In cooperation with the dv ermra committee. Juniors and seniors of ell high schools, public, private or I rorhlal. are eligible. Five national prizes fmm SI. 000 down to SK In U. a Sav Ing Bonds are offered along with a trip to the nation's cap! tal and $100 spending money for II first place stale winners. Information on the subject I available to any high school stu dent through the school or pub lic library. All entries should be sent to J. Richard Smurthwaite at 500 Public Service Building. Salem, before February 10, 1W1. Tax Collection Less This Year Less taxpayers of the county received discount for payment of taxes In full by Nov. 15 on the I960 61 tax according to Inform ation released by the tax collec tion orflce of Sheriff C, J. D. Bau man. Only 81.6 per cent of the total taxpayers earned the dis count In previous years a higher per centage paid their taxes before the Nov. 15 deadline on discount Last year It was 89 per cent and In 1958-59 It was 85 per cent The Morrow County tax roll irf I:. ) i r:Jy j t j kj are. !.! if lol! -d, i e ji.M It m re f.-iks trng . fll IIW Villi i M "J ' 1 may te a It! tie. c.-' i-'wa t '' i!.e t.f m.iv-i ruii I the !-.; , . w.l aiu t"j I la t Ut iv u ir.f if th. in for uii. (!-n- i-m.'ly nj-t itkltiii, nifflmoi) n-ur- t y rleni! d lu i Un r ki ,- Hill f mki? lh'trt nsu. h m te plant ! , - ml enHithle for rverue. i S. HSP f I he r'iiTsiiioti term f phr-f the nvie will near are: On imr left -r right I an other Mr I g'l t pa- you on the Indicated lde. Trfltksamc a t l.itl.-s oir cjr" iK-rn, Fill your iiitrnark (or bath tub i fill that hole you Juit made In the snow when you fell. The ncu skier along may catch a ski tip In it and become In jured. Schusfb(omcr one who KI straight down the hill without turning. Not good when the hill !.- crowded. For safer kkling. there are a few tjt her points to keep In mind when at the area; Loose clothing sue hai Jackets, scarves, caps with tassels, etc., are dangerous If you use the rop tow. The rope has a twisting action and a person may become entangled and Injured. Do not go onto the ski hill I ::y , J UMM'ii ' iiWiiii ' iwiim ii m mn mi i-- i" rin f ' effective last fall, which ASC of ficlals hope will encourage par tlcipants in the conservation re serve to keep former allotment for 1960-61 was $1,298,995.63 and crop acreage In vegetative cover total collections to Nov. 15 were after contracts exDlre. i,uou,iw.oi. Nationally, contracts expired on about 90,000 acres at the end of 1000, leaving approximately 28.6 million acres In the Reserve In 1961. David MtLeod says that In Morrow county there are 47 con tracts and approximately 13,000 acres In the conservation reserve program. Mrs. Toy Finch (left) of Heppner represented Morrow County recently in the Oregon Wheat Grower League's 6th annual state cake bake-of! contest held In Pacific Power Light Company's "Polly Pacific" kitchens In Portland. With Mrs. Finch Is Mrs. Grace Phlpps. PP&L's Portland area borne economist ou parents bought your chil dren skis instead of sleds or toboggans, because the row In this country Is too soft to sup- Krt a sled, but It is never too soft for skis. One of the local merchants Is carrying a stock i,f cUU And accessories this win- unless you are wearing skis or'(,r and wc SUPgest that you USE GAZETTE TIMES CLASSIFIED ADS snow shoes, tor without, deep tracks are left which can cause serious Injury if they calch someone's ski tip. Spectators should keep a safe distance from the bottom of the ski hill because sometimes ski ers are out of control and over shoot the landing area. Dogs and other jn-ts are some times like women unpredictable so for the animals safety, leave them at home or in your vehicle. This is a little late to mention Christmas presents, but we hope check his stock of items for chil dren. Skiing Is a sport and rec reatlon that a person can enjoy for the rest of their life. A Safely Ski School is being organized which is designed to teach those important basic fun damentals to any novice free of charge. More about It later. Job Openings In Highwoy Department Mexico City's lowest street Is more than a mile higher In alti tude than the topmost points of New York skyscrapers. Due to a continued heavy con tracting schedule, a shortage of engineering pc-rsonnel at certain locations In the state has devel oped, according to the Oregon State Highway Department Vacancies exist in southern and eastern Oregon for head chainmen, levelmen, transitmen, and engineering draftsmen. Ap plications are being taken at State Employment offices or at the Highway Personnel Division in Salem. Tuberculosis cases and deaths dropped 15 percent In Oregon, Jan. to Sept "Maybe man really does love his wife as much as he does his dog, but you r.ever heard of his whistling around the neighbor hood half the night trying to get jier to come home.' Bill Potter Pay Cash and Save Pay Cash and Save Pay Cash and Save Pay Cash and Save Thomas S. and Mildred Howell's White Satin Granulated SUGAR $i 10 LBS. l.KJy LETTUCE 15c HEAD Grade AA Small DOZ. Afiraee 25 LBS 10 LBS $1.99 .99 , - V V ey-- XV I "N -" I E 1 CAULIFLOWER 25 C HD. Swanson MEAT PIES Beef. Turkey, Chicken 3 FOR 65c FLAV-R-PAC FROZEN VEGETABLES Peas. Corn, Leaf Spinach, Squash. Peas and Carrots. Green Beans. 6 F0R $1.00 Whatever your banking habits have been, we know that you will enjoy the extra convenience of our Bank-by-Mail service. Whe ther you elect to make all deposits by mail, or avail yourself of this easy way to bank only occasion ally, your First National Bank of Oregon branch will PAY POST AGE BOTH WAYS. Next time you come in ask your teller for some Bank-by-Mail supplies and begin a new, more convenient way to bank. Here's thrifty meat buys, too" says Sandy! BOLOGNA By the chunk SLICED BACON ALL BRANDS SKINLESS WEINERS 39c lb. 10c OFF 2 LB. PKGj 5c OFF 1 LB. PKG. 49c lb. All Brands WE GIVE GOLD BOND STAMPS Sunrise Elbow Del Monte Freestone MACARONI PEACHES 2 LB. BAG 2fr59C No-2' i CAN 3 for 89 rasa ri pr f5 rra TilY QANK'FOR 600,000 OREGON CEOPUi ot7 Ofosor ! HSIIAl i0.T ;fttwlMCf COI'OUT 5. Pay Cash and Save Pay Cash and Save Pay Cash and Save Pay Cash, and Save-3
