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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday. March 28. 1963 7AHM NEWS County Agent's Office Plan to Combine Two Farm Banquets Proposed By N. C ANDERSON A committee of representatives of the Morrow County Livestock Growers, Heppner-Morrow Coun ty Chamber of Commerce and Heppner Soil Conservation Dis trict met recently to discuss the possibilities of combining the annual Farm-City Week ban quet with the annual banquet of the Morrow County Livestock Growers Association. The annual Farm-City banquet is co-spon sored by the Heppner Soil Con servation District and Chamber of Commerce. The group agreed to this with plans for attracting a top speaker and making an all-out effort for a big banquet rather than two smaller ones. The annual meeting commit tee of the Livestock Growers As sociation were concerned and del egated by the executive commit tee to find a new date for the annual meeting, one which might not come at such a busy time for livestock growers and avoid bad weather such as we had this year during the time of the annual meeting. Proposed dates were November 1 and 2 with the banquet for Saturday night the 2nd. This date was cho sen as it comes the week-end before the annual meeting of the Oregon Cattleman's Association and would work out well in tak ing resolutions and recommen dations directly from the county meeting to the state association for consideration and action. Cooperative Expands Work Through Increased Automation Several weeks ago a group of Oregon County Agents and OSU department and administrative people mot with representatives of Western farmers Association, a large farmers cooperative ac tive in Oregon and Washington. This cooperative is expanding its operations in new fields of grain storage and buying, feed form ulation, fertilizer sales and many other agricultural activities. The meeting was called so the groups might better understand each others operations. Of much interest to me, as well as to most everyone involved in the days activities, was a visit to a large feed mill on Sauvies Island where tons of feed Is formulated and mixed each day. Talking about automation, which is taking over both In dustry and agriculture these days, t li is mill contained the final degree in this type of op eration. Only a few men were em ployed in the entire mill oper ation and one man is in charge of all the mixing operation. Tills Is done on a large panel with thousands of blinking lights and combinations for mixing various feeds. The simple part of this operation was that all feed form ulations are put on an IBM card. It is stuck in the correct slot, lights begin to blink as various feed ingredients are measured out scientifically, dumped to gether, mixed automatically, ele vated into a bin and then into a feed delivery truck. "All of this without the touch of human hands." It was amazing to see what one little punched card could do when stuck in a slot. At the site of this feed mill construction had just begun for a large egg and poultry handling plant and we were told that these oper ations would be done with the same degree of automation. ing throughout Oregon. His new job Is a beef-cattle specialist and will be contacting livestock men, organizing a sound breed ing program with beef cattle producers in the state. A con centrated study of artificial breeding of beef cattle is under way. Oregon Breeder's Association with Joe as the specialist will be concentrating on methodical analysis of various beef cattle operations that are Interested In artificial breeding toward mak ing this new science a success. There are several organizations now In the field in this area and livestock growers will be hearing a lot more of this type of breeding program in the years ahead. Chemical Sterilants Advised For Weed and Grass Control For those who did not get on their soil sterilants last fall for the control of annual weeds and grasses can still do so but it should be applied soon. Atrazine and Amitrol are the recommen ded chemicals. Four to six pounds of 80 Atrazine plus 2 pounds of 50 commercial Ami trol or one-half gallon Amitrol in 20 to 40 gallons of water per acre Is the recommendation for rye, along with cheatgrass and other annuals. The higher rate. lbs. of 80 Atrazine is rec ommended for control of the more resistant plants such as puncture vine and sandbur. Many have inquired about the control of sandbur and this can bo done on fencerows and road right-of-ways at this recommen ded rate. With these grasses growing quite rapidly it will not be too long before they reach a heighth of six inches or so at which time effectiveness is greatly reduced. We would rec ommend that this be done at once. Last 4-H Beauty Clinic Scheduled Here Saturday "Don't put up your hair in curlers every nite," cautions Mrs, John Jepsen, lone beautician, "or you'll ruin your hair with split ends. Get a good permanent every three to six months and your hair will be more easily managed. Mrs. Jepsen, along with Mrs. Robert Jones of Heppner. and two junior leaders, appeared be fore interested lone 4-H girls at the school cafetorium on March 23 in the second of a series of 4-H Beauty clinics that are be ing held around the county ac cording to Esther Kirmis, Morrow county extension agent. The beauty operator also gave pointers on brushing, shampoos, rinses, tints, ana nair styling. She shampooed and waved Theresa Tucker's (High Hopes 4-H club) hair earlier in the day and did a "comb-out" be fore the group. Hand care was also discussed by the operator. Adolescence is the time when many skin problems arise and it is especially vital that teen age girls learn good skin care practices" advised Mrs. Jones who spoke on skin care and makeup. With the use of a film- strip, "Faces Up" she set the stage for a frank talk on make up for growing girls. A review of the modeline steDS learned last year were conduc ted by Arleta McCabe, lone and Leora Van Winkle, Lexington, 4-H junior leaders. "The last 4-H Beauty Clinic will be conducted this Saturday wiarcn so, in the multipurpose room of the Heppner Grade school, starting at 1:30 p.m. (note change in time)," announces Miss Kirmis, "All 4-H girls in the Heppner area, regardless of project are invited to attend. Leaders and interested mothers are also invited!" The same staff will appear on the program this Saturday, with the exception of Mrs. Jepsen. Shirley Van Winkle, of Lois Beauty Shop, will demonstrate the hair care. Clubs Meet Together On March 9 the Ruralettes at tended the Country Cutters 4-H clothing club meeting. Each member of the Cutters club gave a demonstration. We learned how to prepare and give a demon stration. Chapter Honors President at Convention By LaVELLE PARTLOW IRRIGON Mr. and Mrs. Don Olmscheid and family drove to Portland during spring vacation Weed Control Handbook Is Available While talking about weeds we would remind anyone who is in terested in detailed weed con trol recommendations that they consider purchasing an Oregon Weed Control Handbook. This handbook is reprinted annually so that the latest recommenda tions are included. It contains recommendations for al m o s t every type of weed control im aginable, Order blanks are available at this office and the handbook can be ordered from the Co-op Bookstore at Corval-lis. Sill Joins Oregon Breeders Assoc. as Breeding Specialist Livestock grower friends of Joe Sill, former First National Bank agricultural field man, will be happy to hear that he has re cently joined the Oregon Breed ers Association and will be work- Yes Vote on 1964 Wheat Program is Discussed This week I will briefly dis cuss the i;)o4 program with a "Yes" vote. In comparison the program with a "No" vote will bo discussed next week. The 1964 Wheat Program With a "Yes" Vote The 1964 program provides a national marketing quota of about 1.2 billion bushels, based on the national need for wheat. The national acreage allotment will be approximately 49.5 mil lion acres. Each wheat grower will have an acreage allotment his share of the national allotment. Pro ducers with 15 acres or less will share in special "small farm" allotments. Up to the number of bushels In the farm marketing allocation, wheat will return to growers about $2.00 a bushel, national average, whether marketed or put under price support. Wheat in excess of the marketing allo cation will return to farmers about $1.30 a bushel, either through the market or price sup port. This is close to the world price and to the feeding value RANCHERS Ranch Aero Airplane Spraying Co. Owned and Operated by PAUL N. HANSEN Available For Assistance With Your Weed Spraying Problems. 14 Years Weed Spraying in This Area. Call Heppner Hotel - 676-5515 "LET US SPRAY" Saddle Club Plans For Field Day Meet The fifth meeting of the Pine City Saddle club was called to order March 11 at 7:30 p.m. by Mitch Ashbeck, president, Patty Healy, secretary, read the min utes and called roll call. The minutes were approved. David Proudfoot led us in the pledge for the American flag, Karla Luciani led us in the 4-H pledge. It was announced that Mr. and Mrs. Farley from Stanfield have a registered Arabian horse. They said we could have a field day at their ranch. They also visit the clubs and show movies and give talks. Mrs. Leo Ashbeck is going to try to get in touch with them tor our next meeting. Joe Hay, county agent irom Heppner, was present at the meeting and presented us with a movie called "Horse Sense." Mrs. Healy and Patty served refreshments of cookies and hot chocolate. Sherry Ashbeck, reporter On March 21 the Ruralettes where Mr. Olmscheid attended had an all day meeting at the the Oregon Education conven home of Sharon and Carlev Bere- tion. Mrs. Ellen Caudle accom strom. We brought a sack lunch, panied the Olmscheids, and also hach answered the roll call with attended the convention. Guest what we learned from making speakers at the convention in our shears case. We had a short eluded Mrs. Hazel Blanchard business meeting, then started president of the NEA replacing working on our travel kit. Games Ewald Turner; Dr. Stinette, as were played. Mrs. Sid Zinter vis-1 sistant executive secretary of ited the meeting. NEA, and columnist Drew Pear Chen Carlson, Ann McEllieott. son. reporters I As president of Morrow Coun ty OEA, Don Olmscheid, pnn cipal at A. C. Houghton Elemen tary, presented Robert Van Houte, outgoing president of OEA, with a transistor radio, gift from the Morrow County Chapter. Assisting Don Olm sphpirl with thA npospntfltinn uac O 1 A t r . 1 i , r I " ' -J oeverai 4-n C1UDS in Morrow H larri Rrnwn. PlPmpntarv nr n. county utilized spring vacation cipal of Heppner grade school uuiu suuuui as a ume 10 tour in Pendleton, according to Esther Ricky, Randy and Steve Mills itirims, morrow county exren- I of Hprm srnn ssnpnt sm nu va sion agent. cation in Irrigon visiting their ' i" i t in i . . i . r . . . me runny runners ClUD oi pranrlmnthpr Mrs Mvrt p Mnrlr T 1 i in. -mir ji r- . . . I . ' ' uKKinxiun, wun ivirs. uene iuis- ham. iortn as leader, toured the Pen- Mike Partlow. Dresident of A dleton Woolen Mills On. March C. Hnnehtnn stiiHpnt hnriv. nrp. 21, learning how wool was wash- sided at the regular student- ed, dyed, and woven. SIX girls borfv meetim? hplrl Tuesday. En. and three mothers comprised the tertainment was provided by the Kioup. me nuie gins got xo ear sixth grade room, and the pro in a restaurant and do some gram was planned by their snopping in addition. teachers. Mick Tolar and Ted Mrs. Eldon Padberg, leader Of Tfllhntt Tho rrmin nrpepntert a the Lively Five of Lexington, magician show with Stanley Vacation Tours Taken by Clubs also took her girls to Pendle ton March 21 on a trip to select materials for their main 4-H pro ject. The two woodworking clubs of irrigon, (20 members), the Stitzel acting as the magician, and Mike Anderson assisting mm. Kay Huson served as mis tress of ceremonies. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Berry of Port land and their granddaughter, Woody Woodpeckers and the Miss Sharon Jancura of Seattle, uins HODDy ciud, were guests arrived in Irrigon Sunday to or tne Harris Pine Mills ot Pen- sr,end a few davs with Mrs. dleton on March 21, where they Rprrv's sister. Mrs. Mvrtle Mark- wiuieaseu me matting ui luinuei nam and the Albert PartlOWS irom tne raw tree. Othpr nut of town pupsts who Tk T T- I 1 T T Li. 11... I . . " . . mis. naunei nameu, neuunei, vis tPri at trip Part nw rps rtpnno is the leader of two clubs and Sunday afternoon were Mr. and eacn one nau an ouunK. i lie i Mrs. V.rv n ( hanman and Mrs. Purl Divers (knitting club of six Doshia Brownell of Walla Walla; uiemuers; visueu ine renuie- m se Snnw MrCnv. Mr and Mrs. ton Woolen Mills too, on March 20, and also the Pendleton Yarn Shop to find out the different kinds of yarn. They dined at the Tapadera, and visited the Me- Nary Dam on their return trip. The Golden Rock 4-H club of James Mills and boys and Hugh Berry all of Hermiston, and Mrs. Lois Graybeal of Umatilla. The Sewettes 4-H club met Tuesday, March 19, at the school house with six members present. They worked on their articles five members, (Mrs. Harnett, and discussed color schemes to leader) took a circle trip on Fri day, March 22, scouting the man- made geology of Arlington, the Wascoite deposits near Wasco, and hunted an area on the John Day river and Rock Creek Saturday evening they visited the Adult Rockhound club of Heppner to see films on thunder be used in making travel kits, skirts and aprons. The group planned a special meeting for March 21 to be held at the home of their leader, Mrs. John Swear-ingen. Jim Dobbins spent Wednesday through Friday in Portland and Vancouver, visiting friends. He of the wheat. An important part of the 1964 program, aimed at holding pro duction to desirable levels, is a plan to divert wheat land to other uses. Diverted acreage will be in two categories: Mandatory diversion of about 10 percent of the 1963 allotment with payments at 30 percent of the support rate; Voluntary diversion in addit ion up to 20 percent of the 1964 acreage allotment, with pay ments at 50 percent of the sup port rate. The diverted land may be put to conservation crops, such as grass or legumes; it might be fallowed; or it could be planted to crops designated by the Sec retary of Agriculture as being not in surplus supply. A land-use penalty will apply, however, if diverted acres are planted to crops not permitted by law. Under the 1964 wheat program farmers would be permitted to plant wheat on acres allotted to feed grains, if a feed grain program involving diverted acres is in effect in 1961, and if the referendum vote is favorable. near Madras. Tours are another form of 4-H teaching," says the agent, "We encourage clubs to visit neighboring indu s t r i e s and scenes." eggs found on the Friday ranch went to Portland with his daugh ter, Mrs. Fred Fredrickson and children. Mr. and Mrs. John Swearingen and Gerry went to the coast in the Winchester Bay area during spring vacation. On their trip, they visited friends in The Dalles, Cottage Grove, Loraine and Drain. Mrs. Henry Dani el s e n of Camas spent Saturday through Wednesday here visiting her sis- the Needlettes met to make ieWis- ""f-Aiei, a"u o a u x.,ir,Am tho ana ivirs. uan run. vj .tj it. 1 13 i yji a yhuuu hi uiv I , TT , T , bank. The members decided to Jon" i V? tu' m" give a short demonstration for son of SK 3 and Mrs. John Califf, the 4-H program at PTA. was discharged from Good On Monday, March 4, we met M"C1U """"V '"""J. at Elaine Gaarsland's home to eing conaneu lour uays wun work on the demonstration for Pneumonia. Mrs. Califf and the 4-H night at PTA. Refreshments baby spent several days with Mr. Needlettes Have Part In PTA 4-H Program At an afternoon meeting dur ing the last week of February, gon Friday to spend a week with their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Al Reeves and child ren. Misses Linda and Laurie Ferg uson of Silverton visited at the home of their grandparents, Mr, and Mrs. Grover C. Weaver, dur ing their spring vacation last week. The girls parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Ferguson, came to spend the week-end with the Weavers, and took the girls nome bunaay evening. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gayman, Vickie and Ronnie were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bart Gay man of Kennewick Sunday af ternoon. Howard Califf was released from the Umatilla hosDital tnursaay, alter having a tonsil ectomy. Mrs. James McRae, Mrs. Lloyd Franke and Mrs. Harold Van- Horn took 18 boys and girls, all members ot the 4-H Woodwork ers club, to Pendleton Thursday. The group toured the Harris Pine Mills, and later stopped in at a arive-in restaurant tor refresh ments. SP5 and Mrs. Gary Dexter spent Thursday through Monday here wtih Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hill and Mrs. Sedelia Dexter. Sunday, the Hills and Dexters drove to The Dalles to visit Hill's daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. David Koch and Denise. They were met there by Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Cook and Rhonda Mae of Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Pummel, Anita, Donna Kay and Darrel drove to Salem during spring vacation, where they visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pummel and children, and also former Irrigon residents, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Ger- berding and family, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Collins and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Allen and family. Pummels returned to Irrigon Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Warren McCoy. Susan, Mike and Debbie drove to Portland during the spring vacation. Mrs. Vernon Stewart, Sharon and Tommy went to La Grande Thursday, where they stayed with Mrs. Stewart's folks, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Reeder and also visited Mrs. Burl Courtney and children and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stewart. Vernon Stewart drove to La Grande Saturday to spend the week-end, and Stewart's re turned to Irrigon Sunday even ing. Mrs. Ernest Jorgensen and Mrs. Sid Lewis drove to Portland Wednesday. Mrs. Bill Graybeal went to Salem Thursday where she will spend several days with her mother, Mrs. Inez Heritage, and her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Allen and children. Dr. and Mrs. B. I. Phillips, ac companied by Mrs. Ron Gray, brought Mrs. Claude Huston home from Portland Saturday. Joseph Falardeau, Superior. Wise, is here visiting his daugh ter and son-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Wolff and family. He has been here for the past three weeks. LIVESTOCK LOSSES amount to ovr $2 Billion annually. (accardinr.ro U5DA estimate!) USE OUR LIVESTOCK SUPPLY DEPARTMENT It I designed to ierv you In your Livestock Diseaie Prevention Program, WE FEATURI VACCINES and SUPPLIES We Give S&H Green Stamps HUMPHREYS REXALL DRUGS After Hours Call 676-9611 or 676-5542 were served. Arleta McCabe, reporter Club Takes Field Trip The Purl-divers 4-H knitting club met the morning of March 20 to go on our first field trip. Members present were Christy Watkins, Ava Lynn Green, Mona Marshall, Barbara Payne, Pam Hughes and Susan Chally. We went to the Pendleton Woolen Mills, ate at the Tap adera and went shopping. On the way back we found a cliff and went rockhounding, then went to McNary Dam. Our leader is Mrs. Rachel Harnett and Mrs. Elmer Zehner after the baby was released. Misses Sandi Davis, Sandra Creamer and Ann Schmeder re turned to college at EOC Sun day, after spending their spring vacation in Irrigon last week. Mr. and Mrs. Al Reeves, Sean and Leann drove to Pomeroy during the spring vacation to take care of business, and to visit friends. Mrs. Myrtle McNamee has re turned to Irrigon, after spending over eight months in Venice, Calif., where she stayed with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Carpenter. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Reeves ot Susan Chally, reporter Sandpoint, Ida., arrived in Irri- IF FARE1IR3G IS YOUR BUSINESS To help you save time and money, we stock the most complete line of petroleum products for farm use avail able in the West . . . more than 100 products in all. We have the facts to help you select the right product for the Job. And we deliver what you need, when you need it. For any Standard Oil product, call L. E. "ED" Phone 676-9633 DICK Heppnet fumsmmmmm'M m MEN and women alike find the TURNER, VAN MARTER AND BRYANT INSURANCE AGEN CY, Heppner, a firm with which they PREFER . to do business. 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