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2 HEPPNER GAZETTE -TIMES, Thursday. October 11, 1962 WAJSIM NEWS County Agent's Office Morrow Men Hear Leaders At Land and People Meet By NELS ANDERSON The Land and People confer ence presided over by the Secre tary of Agriculture in Portland last Monday and Tuesday was quite interesting, and I believe- very worthwhile. Aimed at plans lor strengthening rural America. discussions during the two day meeting stressed the problems and opportunities or the Pacitic Northwest. Monday evening group meetings aimed at a ells cussion of the Rural Area Devel opment program, prese n 1 1 n g ideas for communities that had run out of ideas and giving a better understanding of just what this administration is aim ing at in the rural development program. It was interesting to hear reports of different counties In the Pacific Northwest that were strengthening the stability of their communities through "do-lt yourself" projects to pro vide more jobs and a better liv ing for those in the community. Communities were doing this on their own rather than relying on Federal funds and other helps at a time when the Federal govern ment has its fingers in about everything that is being done. Scientific and technical progress has advanced so fast that many jobs have been replaced by labor-saving machines and methods, Secretary or Agricul ture Freeman recognized this when he said, "But let me make It perfectly clear that the real threat to rural America does not lie in scientific and technical progress itself. The real threat lies in the failure to direct the changes growing out of these' to meet the real needs and wants of all the people of this nation. And the health of the entire na tion, not merely that of the countryside, will be seriously threatened If we fail to preserve and advance the real value of the past as we adopt and make use of the potential for the future." Governor Mark Hatfield in his address aimed remarks in the same direction when he indicat ed that we could develop the Pacific Northwest in recreation, industry, tourism and still pro duce the food that is required to feed an expanding population. Included in the over 1500 per sons that registered for the con ference were W. W. Weatherford, Harold Beach, Clarence Kosewall, and myself with O. W. Cutsforth and sons, Kenneth, Pat and Fritz flying in Monday morning and leaving the middle of the day, having opportunity to hear Sec retary of Agriculture Freeman and panels on Rural Changes in our region and stimulating econ omic growth in rural areas. Safflower Crops Under Promotion A representative of Pacific Oil Seeds Inc., a California concern who has contracted for safflower in the past years, called at the office last week in the Interest of contracting for safflower produc tion in the Pacific Northwest in 11)03. Tills concern is hopeful of getting an acreage of safflower out in the Columbia Basin; how ever, they are waiting to see what effect the new farm pro gram will have in stimulating interest in the crop. With new varieties that are now adapted to this area it is hopeful that saf flower might become a profitable crop for this dryland area com peting with barley as a source of income. Acreages are being so licited with a contract price of wo a ton, i. o. d. Portland, at this time. If enough interest is shown in the crop an educational meet ing will be held this winter. Wheatgrowerg Association Sets Fall Meeting Oct 24 Meeting last Wednesday even ing, the executive committee of the Morrow County Wheatgrow ers Association made plans for their annual fall meeting which will be held at the Willows Grange Hall in lone on Wednes day, October 24. The meeting will get underway at 9:00 a.m. and, like such annual meetings of this group, it will be strictly a work session. At this time rec ommendations will be drafted for presentation at the annual meeting of the Oregon Wheat growers League which will be held in Portland on November 26, 27, and 28. Recommendations acted upon there will go to the National Association of Wheat growers at their annual meeting held in Denver on December 12, 13, and 14. An invitation has been extend ed to Allen Tom, president, Ore gon wheatgrowers league, to visit with the group Immediately following the no-host luncheon discussing various aspects of the new farm-program with special emphasis on the certificate plan which will go Into effect for the 19C4 crop year. A nomination committee will make its report and election of officers will be held for president, vice-president and secretary. Plans were laid at this meting for a membership drive which will begin immedia tely and concluded at the time of this annual meeting. Checking through memberships in Morrow county it was found that there were a considerable number of new farm operators who are not yet members of the Oregon wheatgrowers league. We hope all of you will make a note of this date and hold it clear as this meeting is an important one to all Morrow county wheatgrowers. New Farm Program Sign-up Still Questionable I am pleased to report the dis cussion on the new farm pro gram which I reluctantly made In my column last week still holds true. It is hoped that by the time you read this the de tails of the new program will be available. Members of the Ore gon State ASCS committee were attending a regional meeting for details and interpretations of the program late last week in Min neapolis. While sign-up for com pliance was announced for Octo ber 15, personnel in the local ASCS office are doubtful that ar rangements can be made by this time since there are so few de tails known now. Regardless, ed ulational programs and Informa tion will be carried to ranchers as soon as they are known. Prized Sack of Gaines Brings Woe to Owner And then there's the story making the rounds of a middle- aged Morrow county rancher who had Just purchased the last eight sacks of Gaines wheat left in Morrow county. It seems that this is just what he needed to seed twenty acres or double sum mer fallow. After leaving Hep pner with the eight sacks on his flat bed pick-up, he was found setting alone side the road in tne midst of a sack of wheat wnicn had virtually exploded as It hit the shoulder or the highway, cry BATTERY TROUBLE? SEE FORD TIRE SERVICE FOR ALL YOUR Farm and Commercial BATTERY NEEDS We Have The All New HEAVY DUTY ARMOR PLATE Truck and Tractor Commercial Battery GROUP 1-H.D.A.P. (145 amp) AS LOW AS $16.75 CORE EXCHANGE Most All Sizes In Stock 1 OftD'S Wheat Growers Consider Three For Man of Year "Conservation Man of the xear' nominations from Morrow, Union and Sherman counties are in the hands of Oregon Wheat Growers League officials. Nominees include: Sherman county, George von Bostel; Union county, Rex Roul et; Morrow county, Elmer Palm er and Son. Actually, if not so listed, the Union county entry is also a father-son combination as Rex Roulet of Elgin is in partnership with his son, Billy R. The three nominations receiv ed, along with those from other wheat growing counties in the state, will be the entry list from which Oregon Wheat Growers league officers will select one to be awarded the prized "Man of the Year" honor. This presentation will be made at the Multnomah hotel in Port land on the evening of Wednes day, November 28. The annual state meeting is scheduled in Portland on November 2fi. 27 and 28. A description of the men and the practices they follow prove that all are deeply concerned with land conservation in the state. Elmer Palmer and his son. Roger, operate a ranch consist ing of 4,630 acres. The Palm ers own all but 800 acres which they rent from the Palmer estate. Elmer Palmer started strip cropping in 1949. Contour strip ping followed. Union county nominee, Rex Roulet, and his son, Billy R., carry on a father-son-grandson tradition of conservation in the Elgin area. Rex Roulet purchased 220 acres of land which had been farmed by his father. W. H. Roulet. Rex, in turn, added to the holdings and, in 1945, went into partnership with his son, Billy R. Currently the Roulets have 1120 acres. They have 539 culti vated acres, 438 cares of pasture and 43 acres of forest tract. Sherman county's George von Borstel lives in Grass Valley with his wife, Patricia, and four children. The farm consists of 1420 acres of farmland, 1060 acres of crop land, 360 acres of rangeland and 159 acres of improved pasture. The von Borstel farm has four erosion and stock water dams and a yearly weed conlrol pro gram and limited fertilizing is in order. Don't try to get something for nothing and then complain about the quality. Portland Grain Exchange TO ARRIVE MARKET (From Portland Market Reports, 300 Lewis Bldg.) Monday, October 8 Pacific Northwest Wheats Bid Coast Port 211 'a 21114 211 Mi 225 White Wheat Soft White White Club Hard Red Winter ing profusely. Those who wit nessed this episode do not yet know whether it was the loss of a seven dollar sack of wheat and the shortage to f in i s h the twenty-acre field or just the fact of loading the pick-up, with all the room to spare in such a man ner that one sack would bounce off on a smooth oiled road. Chats With Your Home Agent Managing Family Income Discussed By Specialist By ESTHER KIRMIS "Everytime you spend a dime or dollar you're buying a small part of a way of living. Your spending moves you closer to what you want out of life or puts you on a treadmill that never gets anywhere." Mrs. Dorothy Sherril Miller, family finance specialist, be lieves that money management can be learned to "buy a way of living that families really want." Basic to managing income is to accept the fact that everyone has 100 percent of income to use regardless of size. Getting what is wanted from income is an individual responsibility and cannot be blamed on taxes, in flation or the high cost of living, declares Mrs. Miller. The next step is to draft a pattern of spending that will take care of monthlv needs and set aside money for some long term goals such as children's education, a new boat or home ownership. Every month's spend ing ougni to move the ramily closer to realizing some of its dreams. Another way to use money wisely is to learn about life in- Wool Payments Referendum Gets Strong Majority The United State Department of Agriculture announced on October 1 that preliminary re sults of a producer referendum on continuation of deductions from wool payments, to be used in promoting wool and lamb, show producers owning 17,420, 935 sheep voted for (91 percent) and producers owning 1,720,104 sheep voted against (9 percent). Un the basis of individual pro ducer voting, the preliminary tabulation shows 86,239 produc ers voted for (87.7 percent) and 1-2,117 voted against (12.3 per cent). The referendum was held to determine producer approval of a proposed agreement between the Secretary of Agriculture and the American Sheep Producers, Inc., an organization of sheep producers. The agreement would continue deductions from wool payments made under the Nat ional Wool Act of 1954 for the 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1965 market ing years. The deductions would provide funds to finance the council's advertising, promot ional, and related market devel opment activities on lamb and wool. This year 98.356 producers owning 19,141,039 sheep voted. In the 1959 referendum 102,326 producers voted (68.91 percent voted favorably) and they own ed 20,854,594 sheep (81.07 per cent voted favorably). In the 1955 referendum 67,288 producers vot ed (71.27 percent voted favor ably) and they owned 12,918,165 sheep (71.98 percent voted fav orably). Oregon producers voted 87.2 percent for the program. This represented 89.1 percent of the sheep in the state. The sister state of Washington, 92.9 per cent of the producers voted in favor and 95.8 percent of the sheep. In Idaho, 90.5 percent of the producers favored the pro motion program which represent ed 96.2 percent of the sheep. r i i i i A FARM CHAIN SAW for EVERY woodcutting need i i i i i NEW HOMELITE lc0 CONVERTIBLE DRIVE What'a the Job? Pruning, clearing, cutting firewood or fence pots, bucking sawtogs, cutting a cash crop -the C-5doeathem alii Use It as a fast-cutting direct drive for most woodcutting cnorei. Then, In 9 minutes or less, convert It to a rugged gear ddv for the really surance, social security, savings, investments and credit. Families who become familiar with only four basic types of life insurance are better able to understand the multitude of pol icies offered, says Mrs. Miller. "The effort is small," she con tinues, "compared with the dol lars in premiums a ramily may pay in a lifetime or the bene fits it may get from having in vested in the right kind of insur ance. Social security forms the com pulsory base of savings, invest ments and insurance programs of nine out of ten families in the U. S. That's why families should become familiar with their rights and privileges under the social security law. Armed with this information they are in a better position to plan their savings, life insurance and in vestment programs, she says. By 1969, employed persons will pay 4 58 percent tax, matched by the employer. Self-employed persons will pay 6.9 percent tax. At those rates in 45 years of earnings an employed person and his employer could pay al most $20,000 into social security and the self-employed person al most $15,000. Families who get ahead are those who put some money to work in savings and watch it multiply. Those who invested money at 3 percent interest in 1950 were 9 percent ahead of in flation in 1960 which refutes the theory that inflation eats up savings, noted Mrs. Miller. She recommends analyzing advan tages and drawbacks of various savings and investments before choosing ones best for you. When it comes to credit, Mrs. Miller advises families to learn to figure interest charges. Going into debt for small purchases is an expensive way to buy. She recommends that couples accum ulate some cash early in mar riage, borrow from their reserve at a "going" rate of interest, and faithfully pay themselves back. Death In Baker Takes Mrs. Pearl A. Chidsey Mrs. Pearl Ann Chidsey, 83, a former resident of Heppner and recently of Silverton and Baker, died September 25 at St. Elizabeth hospital, Baker. Mrs. Chidsey was born March 13, 1879, to Samuel and Clarissa Franklin at Monument. She at tended school at Hamilton. She was married to Thomas E. Chid sey at Prairie City June 24, 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Chidsey cele brated their 62nd wedding anni versary in June. She was a mem ber of the Christian church at This keeps something in the "kitty" when it's needed. We are planning a man and wife shortcourse on money man agement in January with much of this above information discussed. Silverton and other organiza tions there, including the East ern Star. She had made her home in Silverton prior to living in Baker the past two years. She was a resident of Heppner for about 20 years and will be re membered by many friends here. She is survived by her hus band, Thomas E. Chidsey who makes his home with their daughter, Mrs. Robert McCord in Baker; a son, Edward F. Chid sey of Salem; two daughters, Mrs. Joe Stoy of Grants Pass and Mrs. McCord of Baker; nine grandchildren, 31 great grand children, and by several nieces and nephews. Services were held September 28 at the Golden Funeral Home in Salem, with interment in the Restlawn Memory Gardens. BARGAINS On Used Drills SET OF THREE DEMPSTER DRILLS, 14-INCH SPACING SET OF JOHN DEERE MODEL B DRILLS 2 USED LZ JOHN DEERE DRILLS 5 USED 18x7 OLIVER DRILLS RUCQ Tri-County Equipment Co. HEPPNER PH. 676-9258 APPLY AMMONIA IN THE FALL?; YES, say the experts.., especially on new semi-dwarf varieties NOW'S THE TIME TO PRE-PLANT PHILLIPS 66 AMMONIA Progressive Northwest wheat growers follow only the best farming practices in cultivation, selection of seed and In applying chemicals to control weeds and insects. To cash in on these good practices they pre-plant plenty of Phillips 66 Ammonia early. This high nitrogen fertilizer gets all wheat varieties off to a good start and provides early ground cover to protect against erosion. And, it helps your wheat make better use of available moisture. HOW BIG IS A BUMPER CROP? Just how many bushels make a bumper crop ... 50, 60, 80 .. . more? Silly question? No, sir . . . not according to many Northwest wheat producers. For instance, they say the productive potential of the new Gaines wheat is 2 to 3 times the level of other varieties. This semi-dwarf wheat developed at Washington State University consistently outyields other varieties when seeded early with high rates of nitrogen. SET YOUR SIGHTS ON BIGGER YIELDS AND PROFITS . . . WEIL HELP YOU BY PRE-PLANTING PLENTY OF PHILLIPS 66 AMMONIA WITH 82 NITROGEN 35T Ekstrom Farm Chemicals IONE PH. 422-7289 or 422-7430 See the new Homellte 04 soon. If ONLY 149 the Ideal all-purpose saw. fertincUrtvioitJi i45wMddMl HAVK A FRiE DEMONt TRA TON TODAY! GILLIAM b BISBEE HDW. THE GENERAL TIRI A TIRE SERVICE N. Main PH. 676-9481 Heppner Heppner PH. 676-9433
