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HEPPNER GAZETTE County Agent's Office Eligible Voting Rules Given for Referendum By N. C. ANDERSON Producers who have an inter est in a 1964 farm wheat acre age allotment are eligible to vote in the 1964 wheat market ing quota referendum. However, if the allotment is less than 15 acres, the operator must elect 7 days prior to date of such rei erendum to participate as an al lotment grower in 1964, if he and other producers on the farm wish to vote in the referendum. This election is made by sign ing in the space provided on the back of the regular allotment notice, MQ-24, for the farm or on another copy of the form pro vided by the county ASC office. A person can only cast one ballot in the referendum regard less of the number of wheat farms in which he is interested, except: 1. Individual members of a partnership shall each have a vote, but the partnership as such shall not have a vote. 2. A person may also vote as the representative of an organ ization, such as a corporation. (Such an organization is entitled to only one vote.) 3. A person may also vote as the administrator or executor of an estate, or as a trustee or guardian, but the persons whom he represents are not eligible. Producers who have an inter est in an allotment include: 1. Landowners who receive all or a share of the wheat or pro ceeds thereof. Landowners who sent their land to a tenant for cash are not eligible. In the event land is owned jointly by two or more persons the follow ing will apply: (a) In the State of Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Washington, which have community property stat utes, owners of community prop erty (both husband and wife) are eligible to vote if the allot ment is on community property, (b) In all states, joint owners (both names on the deed) are eligible to vote if the allotment is on the jointly owned property. 2. Tenants or sharecroppers having an interest in the farm acreage allotment because of sharing in the wheat crop or For Your hotecthn Turner, Van Matter and Bryant Answers Your Insurance Questions QUESTION: When you buy a house is it absolutely neces sary to get your insurance from the firm that handles the mortgage? ANSWER: Certainly not. You Just inform the lender or mortgage firm that you want the Fire insurance placed through an insurance agency of your choice. You name the agent and that's all there is to It. Tills public service is our way of advertising. Your insurance questions will be answered without charge or obligation if you'll send or bring them to Turper, Van Marter and Bryant Hcppner Ph. 676-9652 CALIFORNIA SURF RiiOTEL if Right Beach if Rooms, Kitchen Apts. k Patios overlooking the ocean k Phone, Free TV it Free morning coffee tt One mile to city center it Credit Cards Honored 2010 E. Ocean Blvd. LONG BEACH f Writs for tllararurt and V lilting fin motels fiom coast to coast, inspec ted and approved by Congresi of Motor Hotels. - TIMES. Thursday, May 2, 1963 proceeds thereof. Producers who lease land as joint tenants (both names on the lease) are each eligible to vote. Examples: (a) Husband and wife both sign written lease to operate farm both are eligible to vote, (b) Only the husband signs written lease to operate farm only the husband will be eligible to vote, (c) Husband and wife lease the farm on a verbal lease with the owner, and the county committee determines that both are responsible for carrying out the tenant obli gations under the lease. Polls will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. They will be at the lone Legion hall, Lexing ton Grange hall, Tryco Equip ment Company Building, Hepp ner. Polls will also be open at the Boardman City hall if any operator in that area elects to participate as an allotment grower as provided by law, Weed Fact Sheets Released Recently released were a ser ies of Fact Sheets giving descrip tions of, and control measures for 24 Oregon weeds. Each Fact Sheet is illustrated with a draw ing of the weed being discussed. There is also a brief description of its growth habits and steps to be taken for control. These sheets cover Bull Thistle, Bur Cheruil, Catch Weed, Cattails, Cheatgrass, Chicory, Cocklebur, Corncockle, Cowcockle, Dodder, Henbit, Horscweed, Knotweed, Little Bur, Matchweed, Narrow Leaved Milkweed, Purple Pil lory, Purple Mustard, Scowering Rush, Shoestring Weed, Snowy Milkweed, St. Johnswort, Wild Oats, and Yellow Star Thistle. Famona Gives 4-H Scholarship Pamona Grange gets the "Early Bird" award for first to turn in a 4-H club scholarship to the 1903 summer school. It is that time of the year and organizations, businesses and in terested persons who have con tributed towards sending a 4-H boy or girl to summer school will be contacted soon by members of the scholarship committee to see if they wish to make such a contribution this year. Com mittees are als0 in the process of selecting the delegates from a long list of eligibles to attend this popular event. The six day affair will be held on the Oregon State University campus from June 10-15. Agricultural Research Continues in Importance A few days ago while catch ing up on some reading from the many periodicals and other material that comes across my desk, I read an editorial that 1 thought had a lot of "meat" in it. The editorial written by publisher and editorial direc tor of a small magazine, "Elec tricity on the Farm," is printed here so that others might share in Mr. Hansens' thoughts. "Every now and again some one comes along and proposes that agricultural research ac tivities such as those conducted by our land grant universities, USDA, and private industry should be decreased or discon tinued altogether. This proposal is usually offered as a cure-all for our agricultural price prob lems and surpluses. "We feel such action would be disastrous in the long run. Intensive research into develop ment of better farming meth ods must be continued and ex panded for the welfare of our American economy and way of life. Why? Consider the follow ing: "1. Efficiency always pays, in farming us in any other busi ness or industry, whether in good or bad economic times. on the Suites, FREE! new TRAVtl GUIDE EABM NEWS - 1 -- American prosperity has been made possible from continuous development and adoption of better, more efficient production methods by industry and agri culture. "2. Statisticians predict that U. S. population, at the present rate of increase, will be double its present figure very early in the 21st century. Along with this growth we are annually taking hundreds of thousands of acres of good productive farm land for other uses such as super highways, airports, and spraw ling suburban developments all necessary for our society, in the face of these situations, it Is a well established fact that no average yield of today is great enough and no farming method now used extensively is efficient enough to provide food needs for our expected popu lation at the end of the century, even with nresent acreage. "We do admit there are more supplies of certain foods today than we are consuming. Some people choose to refer to them as monstrous surpluses which are blamed for low prices, high taxes, and other undesirable sit uations which can be blamed on the agricultural problem. We prefer to think of our extra foods which run only 4 to 5 above annual needs, as a healthy form of insurance. It's doubtful if U. S. will ever again be able to reach an exact annual balance be tween food supplies and de mands. The most comfortable Dosition is to have the supply running ahead of the demand. We need research to maintain this momentum. Once it is lost, it could take several generations to eet it going again. This our country could not afford in to day's world struggle." Grazing Lease is Available We have at our office a notice of availability and invitation to bid for lease of approximately 8,000 acres of land in the Navy Boardman Bombing Range for grazing purposes only. The lease will be for an initial term of one year commencing on or about' June 1, 1963, with right nf rpnpwfll from vear to vear thereafter. For those who might be interested l suggest you con-tart- tho Dcnartment of Navy, Snnttlo M Washington, or get complete information including the area to be leased at our oi- fice. House Passes Grain Bill The following telegram has been received from the Deputy Administrator, A.S.C. today. "A voluntary feed grain bill was passed by the House of Rep resentatives on April 25. This bill provides for a feed grain nrnoram fn 1964 and 1965 Sim ilar to this year's program. There is every indication tnat u win reach the floor of the Senate in the very near future and that the Senate will pass it. The bill provides for the interchange of wheat and feed grain and hence offers producers greater flexi bility and freedom than ever before." Two Heppner Horses Qualify for Futurity Ninety one colts and fillies in cluding Bell Pitt Bar, owned by Max Barclay, Rt. 2, Heppner, are on the final official eligible list for the Yakima Meadows Futur ity, the richest Quarter Horse in Pacific Northwest history. Another Heppner eligible is Tee Seven Time, owned by Rod erick Murray, Heppner. The 330 yard dash for two year old Quarter Horses will be run at Yakima Meadows May 12, for a gross estimated purse of $18,000. Time trials, whicli will reduce the eligible field to 10 horses, are set for May 5. The second annual Futurity, which was a $12,500 race last year, is conducted by the North em Racing Quarter Horse Assn., President is Fred Dormaier, Wasco. Herman Green, Quarter Horse racing secretary at Yakima, said at least seven 330 yard time trials will be run May 5. The 10 finalists will be selected on the fastest time basis. First money will be approx imately $9,000. Winner of the Futurity last year was Guy Bar, a colt owned bv Bill and Wayne McMeans, Sunnyside, Wn. Guy Bar covered the distance in 17.2 seconds, track record time. See us for envelopes of all kinds. The Gazette-Times. We Will Deliver Your Processed Meat Lexington lone. WHOLESALE MEATS CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING SCHEDULE: Hogs Tuesday Cattle Wed., Thurs. Sheep Any Day Follett Meat Co. Hermlston, Oregon Ph. JO 7-6651 On Hermlston-McNary Highway IgJuI-AVj Heppner, Your Home Agent County Extension Women Enrolled At State Meeting By ESTHER KIRMIS Six Morrow county extension unit women are among the 500 to 600 Oregon homemakers gathering for the annual State Home Economics Exte n s i o n council meeting on the OSU campus in Corvallis, April 30 May 2. The six include Mrs. Joe Wright and Esther Kirmis, Heppner; Mrs. Mary Adams and Mrs. Perry Pummel, Irrigon; and Mrs. Earl Briggs and Mrs. Wil liam Seehaufer, Boardman. "We think we have never had a finer program," writes Mrs. L. D. Vinson, our district rep resentative. "The theme this year is 'Attitudes and Your Fu ture.' All our speakers have the 'most popular' rat i n g. Mrs. Riddle Lage (our state presi dent) will speak on her trip to Melbourne, Australia for the ACWW (Associated County Wo men of the World) Triennial convention; Mrs. Roberta Fras er, OSU Family Life specialist; Mrs. Armus Jakku (former state extension president); Dr. Gerald Wallace (Corvallis Sup erintendent of Schools) and Dr. Lillian Van Loan (instructor from Coos Bay Community col lege)." Workshops, which were so popular in previous years, will again be held on leadership, project leaders, ACWW, safety and health and careers and youth. Conference will start on Tues day evening at 6:00 p.m. with an International dinner, feat uring an International Farm Youth Exchange speaker, and closes Thursday noon. The Morrow county women will be staying at the Benton Hotel in Corvallis during their stay. Knifty Knitters Meet Nancy Campbell, Diana Cuts forth and Jeanine Hunt gave demonstrations to the Knifty Knitters 4-H club on April 22, at the home of Chris Munkers. The demonstrations were on knitting stitches, how to make pom poms and how to cast on. Jeanette Ledbetter, reporter Money receipt books in dupli cate and triplicate are on sale at the Gazette-Times. 3-10 FT. 14-Inch 1-SIDE 1-850 1--T.D 14 TRACTOR (Lots of Miles Left!) INLAND CLAUDE BUSCHKE. LOWELL Bill Would Up Tariffs on Meats Higher tariffs for meats would be imposed under Senate Bill 557 when imports rise above the five year average prior to December 31, 1962, according to O. W. Cutsforth, chairman of the legislative committee of the Mor row County Livestock associa tion. This problem takes on real significance when the facts are considered of what has hap pened to imports the last few years. With the exception of 1951 when they reached 5.6 per cent of domestic production, net imports had never exceeded 5 per cent of domestic production until 1958 when they rose to 8.4 per cent. In 1961 the figure was nearly 8 per cent. In 1962 imports rose to a billion and a half pounds of meat or about 9 per cent of the domestic pro duction of this country. Getting closer to home, the U. S. Department of Commerce reports that receipts of bone less beef and veal, fresh, chilled or frozen through the Portland office in 1962 was 2,789,519 pounds with a value of $894, 727.00. Cutsforth stated that if the increases noted the last few years are allowed to continue at such an uninterrupted rate it could be very damaging to the cattlemen of this state and nation. There is no intent to eliminate imports entirely, but only to provide enough protec tion so that local industry may flourish. Although the United States is the leading cattle producing country, it stands second only to the United Kindom among all the nations of the world in imports. The cattle industry in many areas of the United States is the chief mainstay of smaller communities and towns. Any loss in production on the ranches is directly reflected in an ec onomic loss and a loss of em ployment in these communities. Pvt. Robert Nichols Completes Training Army Pvt. Robert L. Nichols, 20, son of Mrs. Nettie Thorpe, Heppner, completed eight weeks of advanced armor training at the Armor Center, Fort Knox, Ky., April 14. Nichols received instruction in the duties and responsibilities of the four members of a tank crew: the gunner, loader, driver and tank commander. He entered the army last No vember and completed basic training at Fort Ord, Calif. Nichols is a 1961 graduate of Heppner high school. Metsker maps of Morrow county, $1.25, at the Gazette Fimes office. NEW DEEP TURN DRILLS, ea. Spacing 1 -POWER BALER, 200 CASE, NEW - - - 1--P.T.O. BALER, 200 CASE, NEW -- - DELIVERY RAKE, WINDROWER (Swather) 2-HARRIS 88 COMBINES (Best Buy in the Country) GRIBBLE Committee Advises Tatooing of Calves Members of the Oregon Live stock Advisory committee have recommended the tatooing of new-born calves in the ear as a means of discouraging the theft of young calves. The committee, which serves in an advisory capacity to the Department of Agriculture, made this recommendation at an Ap ril 23 meeting in Salem. The committee also proposed that cattlemen with brands use the brand for the tatoo. Because as many as six persons may use the same brand by having it in a different location on the animal the committee sugges ted that numbers from one to six be used with the tatoo of the brand to indicate the posit ion of the brand on the animal. For those cattlemen without brands the committee recom mended the use of a design, number or initial as an iden tifying mark to assist livestock inspectors in identifying stolen calves. Other recommendations made at the meeting were: That the Department of Agri culture redefine livestock run ning at large to mean cattle of different ownership grazing to gether or co-mingling in a par ticular area. That the list of recognized livestock beef breeds be en larged to include the most pre 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" SPECIALS ON NEW valent beef breeds and that the department also permit inclus ion of community designation of additional beef breeds found in that particular community. (Hereford, Angus and Short horns are the breeds now listed in open range regulations.) It pays to advertise in the Gazette-Times. 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