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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
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Essay Contest
For High School
Juniors and Seniors: t;T r1;
COMPETES IN STATE CAKE BAKE-OFF
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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
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f.-iks trng
. fll IIW Villi
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may te a It! tie. c.-' i-'wa t ''
i!.e t.f m.iv-i ruii I the
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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
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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
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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.
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