HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday, June 21. 1962
Home Agent Gives
Safety Suggestions
By ESTHER KIRMIS
how mat warm weather is
with, us, our thoughts naturally
turn io nousecieaning and clean
up around the nouse and yard
Here are a few safety tips."
Think safety. Most authorities
agree that accidents are prevent
able. They occur because some
one is not thinking. There are a
lot of .situations that cloud our
minds.
We don't think well when we
are too tired. More accidents
occur when we are pushing our
physical strength too -far. Plan
your housecleaning so that you
stop before the point of ex
haustion. Don't rush so much that you
can't think about safety. Do a
smaller amount at a time and
really give the organizing of
your home some thought. There
are two important things to be
checked in all cleaning of stor
age areas. Is this storage ar
rangement safe, is it convenient?
Sometimes you can't have both
in equal amounts, use your
"ininKer" to decide which is the
most important to you and your
iamuy.
We dont think too well if
we are emotionally upset. Just
as it is somewhat dangerous to
drive a car when you are upset
so it may be dangerous to climb
ladders if you are in a wreckless
mood.
The modern home is full of
chemicals. Some of these have
potential built-in hazards if not
properly used. Read the labels,
learn what is dangerous and
what requires careful handling,
For example, don't use carbon
tetrachloride, gasoline, benzene,
or kerosene for cleaning. Some
of these are combustible, some
have dangerous fumes. They can
be used only under very care
fully regulated conditions. Don't
use combustible cleaning pro
ducts, either clear or mixed with
water, in an automatic dryer or
combination washer-dryer. The
fumes will explode when the
temperature gets high enough in
the dryer.
Don't put articles containing
foam rubber in an automatic dry
er because heat will be retained
in them for a long time. The
National Fire Protection Assoc
iation reports that several fires
in dry cleaning plants were at
tributed to spontaneous combus
tion of foam rubber long after
it had been removed from the
dryer.
Bulletin Tells
Council Progress
On Planning
Dr. and Mrs. Jim Norene and
daughter, Tracy, were in Port
land Saturday and Sunday to
attend Dr. Norene's high school
class reunion.
Mrs. Richard Meador is in La
Grande taking some summer
school classes at Eastern Oregon
College.
Mid -Columbia's Planning
Council members received Pro
gress Bulletin No. 1 from Ebasco
Services, their consultant, at
their second regular program
meeting last Friday, June 15, in
Arlington. The 47-page bulletin
presented facts on the region's
population and economy.
C. R. Cavanaugh, Ebasco's pro
iect director, also cited work con
ducted by the Planning Council's
executive secretary, Mrs. Elaine
Esselstyn, and by Eldon Hickey
ot the States Department of
Planning and Development. Ac
cording to reports by Mrs. Essel
styn and Mr. Hickey, basic re
search on such regional physical
development factors as existing
land use, traffic circulation pat
terns and public facilities is
nearly complete and ready for
mapping and tabulation.
Council members were present
ed with a preliminary outline
of the study's final report for
review. Next phases of the studv
were described and plans for the
regional agency s next meeting
were set for Friday, July 20, in
ine Dalles. Judge J. A. Hunt of
Wasco county will make ar
rangements for the meeting.
In attendance at Friday's
meeting were Morrow Countv
Judge, Oscar Peterson; Hood
River County Judge. Harris A.
Higgins: Arlington Port Commis-
sioners Earl P. Hoag, Donald M.
rater and R. V. Logan: Sherman
County Judge, Vernon I. Miller;
Port of The Dalles Manaser.
Dolph M. Kimsev: Wasco Countv
Judge, James A Hunt; Port of
Umatilla Commissioners. Arthur
Lorenzen and R. G. Penney;
George Abid and Eldon Hickev
of the Department of Planning
and Development; C. R. Cava
nagh of Ebasco Services Incorp
orated, and Mrs. tsselstvn. the
council's executive secretary.
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FMM NEWS
County Agent's Office
Planned Fire Control
Needed by Farmers
By N. C. ANDERSON
Spray By GAR AVIATION
Weed
Spraying
Fertilizing
Dusting
Seeding
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
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WIHLON and BOYER
Lexington Airport
Lexington, Ore.
Phone 989-8422
While grass, weeds and grain
are still "green as grass" it is
not too early to be thinking
about fire control. As June draws
to an end there is bound to be
a maturing of torage. witn ine
abundant growth this year there
is apt to be some big fires. By
planning now we might be able
to "temper" some so that the
results will not be quite so din
astrous.
I believe that we are in the
best position for fire control that
we have had in many years. The
six by six tanker unit ownea
bv the countv and stationed at
the Walt Jacobs ranch south of
lone, is being equipped with a
hieh-nressure Dump and motor.
The auxiliary pump will be used
for transfer and in filling the
tank. Outside of being slow to
get to fires, it should be quite
helpful for that area this year.
Don Heliker has a county owned
tank and pump which will again
be on call. Bob Rietmann has a
county owned jeep fire fighting
unit again this year. There is
another such unit at the Roy
Martin ranch on call. While ad
ditional units have not been put
out, there are three to be dis
tributed soon. These are sched
uled for Sand Hollow, Butter
creek and Ruees communities.
There are a number of privately
owned sprayers well situated
throughout the county, some new
ones that have been added this
vear. We know of several, such
as Verner Troedson, lone; Delwln
Nelson, Lexington; Cla r e n c e
Holtz, lone; and Charles Doherty,
lone, that have bought new it
sprayers that we are sure win
be in use during the tire control
Don't forget the suggestions we
made in keeping sprayers full
of water during the fire season
If they cannot sit in a pickup
all of the time have a handy
loading ramp with pipe rollers
to load them quickly. A sug
gestion was made by one of our
fire control committee members
that everyone be reminded to
bring some piece of fire-fighting
equipment to a fire and to use
it when you get there. We have
observed a lot of people running
to a fire without even a wet
sack or a shovel. There is always
cleaning up to be done with wet
sacks and shovels even though
you might not have a sprayer
or some other piece of equipment,
season.
A tub or 30 gallon barrel in the
back of a pickup full of wet
sacks is a good fire-fighting tool.
Even a pail in the back trunk
of a car with wet sacks could
help put out a fire. If everyone
contributes a little when a fire
gets started, control is much
quicker and easier.
oline stations. The flowers were
seeded through the legume seed
attachment with hoses dropped
Pubescent Wheatgrass was seed
ed in the grain box, tne Howe
seeds being covered by the discs
and chains. Recommendations
were for fall seeding but be
eause of the drv fall it was de
cided to wait until spring. While
the field is weedy, like all new
seedings, the wildflowers are in
abundance and are reany beaut
iful. If plans go as scheduled it
is hoped that these win mature
and reseed and tnat ine lour
acre field between the house and
the highway will be a literal
blaze of wildflowers each spring.
If you haven't noticed them look
for them next time you go by,
Have you noticed the field of
wildflowers at the Dr. W. H.
Wolff country home near the
mill? The doctor, without a
doubt, can be distinguished as
having the largest acreage of
seeded wildflowers in Morrow
county; we think in the state
and perhaps in the Pacific North
west. When I worked with Dr.
Wolff in this seeding early last
spring I was tempted to com
ment on it in my column, how
ever, being the first experience
with seeding wildflowers I
thought it might be a dissapoint
ing experience so didn't mention
it. Now the story can be told.
The wildflowers were secured
from a ripnlpr in Pnllfnmlo urhn
packages wildflower seeds that
1 are given out by one of our gas-
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THE
GENERAL
TIRE
A couple of weeks ago I com
mented in this column aboul
Dalmatian Toadflax, a relatively
new weed menace in Oregon. At
that time I mentioned that it
had been found in all neighbor
ing counties but that none had
been reported in Morrow county
This has changed. Like Goat-
weed and Medusahead which
showed up over night following
such news articles, Dalmation
Toadflax was found a week ago
in the Heppner cemetery. This
seems to be a common place for
the weed to get started as it
does have a pretty flower and
many times is set out as a flow
erine ornamental. This is the
only infestation we know but
we must keep our eyes open for
it. u is in lull bloom now and
you might be on the lookout for
Its flowers are bright yellow
tinged with orange and resemble
a wild snapdragon. Plants grow
2 to 4 feet tall, stems are light
green with a smooth surface.
Many stalks are produced from a
single crown forming a clump.
The leaves are light green, alter
nate heart shaped and clasp the
stem. Dalmation Toadflax has no
value as a forage crop. Its danger
lies in its ability to crowd out
valuable forage thus reducing
range carrying capacity. If you
and a weed resembling these
characteristics we would be glad
to identity it and give you con
trol recommendations which in
clude the use of 4 lbs. of Sodium
Chlorate per square rod or at
least 8 pounds of Borate-Chlorate
mixtures. These are best applied
dry on the infested area. 2,4, TP
commonly called Silvex has
proved more effective for the con
trol of Dalmation Toadflax than
has 2,4-D, 2,4,5 T or similar hor
mones. When used at the rate
of 2 lbs. of Silvex and 50 gallons
of water per acre (one-half cup
in three gallons of water) gives
excellent control.
that have hit their peak finish
and then dropped off in finish.
When lambs have gone past
nmsn, us usually nec
essary to put them in the feed
lot to bring them back to market
condition. Frequently, when
lambs have to be refinished in
dry lot, they come out too heavy
to meet the best market demand.
Reducing eva Deration losses
from lakes and reservoirs, espec
ially in ine west, Decomes In
creasingly important as demands
mount for the limited water
supply, une of the proposed
methods of cutting such losses
is by aerial spraying of "mono-layer-formkig"
chemical mater
ials on the water surface.
Investigations to perfect aerial
techniques for such spraying will
do conducted this summer and
early next year by Utah State
university, under a contract with
tne Bureau or Reclamat on. Es.
timates are that 14 million acre
feet of water are lost annually
by evaporation from lake and
reservoir surfaces in th 17
Western States alone. This is
enough water to irrigate nearly
uu minion acres or crops.
Dieldrin dust is most pffertivp
material at present for control
ling sheep ticks,
Diehlrln comes In a 1 nr.
cent dust and can be
it comes from tho ha p. a
of material per head will pretty
well take care of most sheep.
All sheep in the flork shmiiii
Deadline Set On Wheat Applications
Farmers who wish to be con
sidered for a "new wheat" allot
ment for 1963 on a farm which
does not now have a wheat
allotment should get in touch
with the ASCS countv office
right away, David McLeod, office
manager, Agricultural Stabiliza
tion and Conservation county of-
nee, said today. Such farmers
have until Julv 2 to file aDDli-
cations for such an allotment.
Under the wheat allotment
marketing quota program, a
"new farm" is a farm on which
there is no wheat acreage his
tory, including acreage consider
ed as wheat under the Conser
vation Reserve program, for any
of the years 1960, 1961, or 1962.
The office manager empha
sized that formal application for
a "new farm," application must
be made in writing on a form
provided for that purpose, and
the application must be filed at
the ASCS county office by the
July 2 deadline.
Mrs. Mabel Chaffee and Mrs.
Ethel Zeimantz spent Tuesday
in Walla Walla, Wn as guests
of Mrs. Frank E. Parker and her
sisters, Mrs. Mary Davis and Mrs.
Inez Loney.
be treated including replacement
ewe lambs. Slaughter lambs
snouid not be treated within 90
days of slaughter.
Buncn the sheep into small
groups of 25 to 50 and elve
them a thorough dusting. A dust
ing device, as would ho hkpH in
the garden does a good job. If
this is not available, a rather
porous sack will disnense an
adequate amount of dust on the
sheep. It is not absolutely nec
essary to get dust all ovpr the
sheep to do a thorough lob of
controlling sheep ticks.
Laura Lee Sumner was a guest
last week at the home of Mary
Ellen Rooper in The Dalles. Over
the week-end they accompanied
Mrs. Jim Lovgren and Frankie
to Portland to see the Rose Fes
tival parade and festivities. Mis.
Lovgren has been on vacation
from her employment in the
First National Bank.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Fer
guson and daughter, Mrs. Robert
Kelley, and children, all of
Santa Maria, Calif., are visiting
in Heppner for two weeks.
Mrs. Alex Thompson and
children, Portland, are visiting
for two weeks with her mother,
Mrs. Allen Case.
House quests of Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Gilliam Thursday and Fri
day were her brothers, Lawrence
and Leo Perry, kllensburg, wn.
Leo has a mink farm there.
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Best profits in the sheep busi
ness come from lambs that are
ready for market when weaned
rather than going into the feed
lot for further finish.
The market is presently look
ing for lambs weighing about
90 to 100 pounds, As soon as
lambs hit this weight and will
grade choice, it pays to move
them as quickly as possible
even though it means marketing
them in small groups.
Marketing all lambs at the
same time requires selling some
that are too light and others
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