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2 HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. April 30, 1964 farm news County Agent's Office Domestic Beef Gets Big Push Chats With Your Home Agent Problems Answered At Laundry Clinic By N. C ANDERSON "We Recommend only Beef Grown in the U. S. A." This was the slogan that representa tives of the Morrow County Live stock Growers Association agreed upon last week when plans were made for a cooperative program with the Morrow County Cow Belles to promote domestic beef. Bumper and window stickers, counter displays along witn newspaper advertising will be employed to encourage consum ers to buy domestic beef rather than imports. The push is on in an effort to regain strong markets which have been sub stantially weakened by foreign imports. Working on the promotion is Gerald Bergstrom, chai r m a n, Beef Promotion Committee; Dick Wilkinson, chairman, and Bob Peterson, vice chairman, Morrow County Livestock Growers As sociation. Mrs. Ron Currin, chair man, Morrow County CowBelles, has distributed material and contacted many of the local stores. A welcome note was reported in the recent issue of "Meat An imals Market Review" that: pointed out that imports of beef and veal from Australia and New Zealand will drop below the February agreement. The gov ernments of these two countries hnw arlvispH the Department of Agriculture that their shipments 01 Deer, veai, muuun unu iamu in 1964 will drop about 27 be low last year's volume. The USDA reports show imports in March and April are well below the level of the year earlier. However, last years imports were highest on record. While meeting, this group made plans to encourage partici pation of all livestock growers in a beef barbecue planned for early June when the newly selected Father of the Year will be honored. Suggestions wctc also made for contacts in de veloping a program for the an nual meeting which will be an event of November 6 and 7. Gopher Getter Successful Jim West, who is responsible for the hay and farming oper ations of the George Rugg op- r CLIPPING And SHEARING BLADES SHARPENED FREE As A Service To Our Many Friends and Customers Compliments of HUMPHREYS REXALL DRUGS AND ERWIN'S SEED CLEANING eration, visited the office one day last week and reported ex cellent results in gopher control on irrigated land this spring. They were one of 24 ranchers who used the Heppner Soil and Water Conservation District own ed "gopher getter." Jim used the gopher getter on 190 acres of irrigated alfalfa. As an indica tion of the scarcity of gophers in alfalfa this vear, the farm dog that went with him at irri gation time last year "was fat on the 10 to 30 gophers he nauaht nr Hav. This year, he saw him catch only six all sea son which is quite a conudM. Other ranchers using the gopher getter report comparable suc cess. Many Are Awarded Thanks For Success of Student Tour The Portland 8th grade tour is successfully completed. While a detailed report of the activities u..m hn fnunrl in another part of this week's Heppner Gazette- Times, there aie a lew iimeiy comments that I would like to make. First, from the reaction ol these boys and girls, I am sure that this is agriculture's top pub lic relations activity. It is much easier to teach boys and girls than adults. Farm families that were host to these boys and girls did an outstanding job, as far as I can determine, in making the 8th grader's tour real edu cational as well as enjoyable. We had a choice group including the two chaperones that: came with them. While many "thank you's" are due, much of the credit for the success goes to Louis Carlson, Bob Jepsen, Walter Jacobs, Hil lard Brown, Leonard Herrick and Wes Sherman. There are manv ntimrc mnrorned. We are espec ially grateful to Leonard Munk ers for the many hours that he put in beyond the call ot amy in nicliino nn the hovs and girls at Portland, assisting while they were here, and delivering mem back home again. This involved two trips to Portland by bus as well as a day and a half ot tours in the county. We always oninu umrUimi with Ieonard be cause of his friendly attitude. He likes children ana vney ime him. Thn ranrlmru nn whose ranches we stopped did an exceptional job of explaining their operation in a simple way to these boys and girls, many who had never been to Eastern Oregon and the majority who had never been on a farm before. Dick Wilkinson and Dick Payne at the Wilkin son ranch, Remit Erickson at the Paul Tews ranch, Walter .lamhs Car Swanson. Bob. Herb and Henry Peterson, Hugh Salter at the Morrow county orain Growers elevator did an excel lent job. Paul Hansen, local aer ial applicator, did an exceptional job and was real popular with his aerial spray application dem onstration Saturday noon. There were many, many more that made the program a real success including snony nuu- Kiin and Glen Ward who do nated the roller skating party Saturday night for about 75 guests and their host sin graa ers. Mrs. Marshall Lovgren and Mrs. Bryce- Keene with their helpers who provided refresh ments were also popular. The committee would also like to acknowledge all of the offers of help by other town and coun try people and hasten to explain that the tour was scheduled for By ESTHER KIRMIS Recipes for washing whites, colored, wash 'n wear, delicate, bright colors, and woolens were given to over a hundred women and high school students by Mary Beherns, home economist, from a well known washer com pany at the "Suds and Hi Fashion" laundry clinic at Board man on April 23. Included also on the program was Bernice Strawn, OSU Home Management Specialist, who spoke on laundry problems; and Herb Ekstrom, Jr., lone, representative of a water softener company. Models of the "Wash and Wear" style show were furnish ed by the Riverside High school, Mrs. Delia Lindsay, Home tc nrinmifs instructor. Thev includ ed Paula Williams, Linda Senn, Donna Eppenbach, Judy r-riena, Gloria Senn, Toni Olin, and Pat Miller. Little Karen Baker and Donald Hug modeled children's clothing. Ushers were from the school and hostess were furnish ed by the Boardman Extension Unit. Members of the Heppner Home Economics classes and Mrs. Grace Schmidt, instructor, also came over for the laundry show. L. A. Moore Furniture of Herm- iston displayed a washer and dryer and Ekstrom brougnt aiong a water softening plant. Bulletins containing the six recipes for washing mentioned above are available at the Coun ty Agent's office, if you'd like one. Here are a few hints Miss Be herns gave as the high school girls modeled the examples: Whites White cottons and linens show soil readily and give it up reluctantly. They should be laundered in hot water (at least 140 degrees) for SPRING SALE OF USED EQUIPMENT 5 Reconditioned Ford Tractors $695 to $1093 1- 1953 John Deere A Tractor $830 Excellent rubber, reconditioned, painted 1932 John Deere 15 Tractor $695 Excellent rubber, reconditioned, painted 3 Owatonna Model 8110 ft. Swathers .... $2300 Lcrtje engines, dual wheels, completely reconditioned, new guarantees, your choice. 1 Case SC Wide Front End Tractor $350 Excellent condition, good rubber 1 Allis-Chalmers Model WD Tractor $100 2 19(52 Ford Dexta Diesel Tractors, ea. $2500 Like new. LARGE SELECTION HAY RAKES, MOWERS, MISCELLANEOUS HAY TOOLS boys and girls to stay with farm families and this is the reason that many townspeople who of fered there homes naa to De turn ed down. We are looking forward In thp 19fi5 tour which can be even better with this year's ex periences. Council Promotes Research Facilities for Animal Diseases The newlv organized Oregon Animal Health Council is at- trmntin(r tn enmp un with some of the answers to the need for providing adequate animal diag nostic research facilities to serve all of Oregon. The Council is composed of representatives from livestock groups ana the uregon Veterinary Medical Association, with representatives from Ore- irnn .t.TtA ITnivprifv nnrl thp Oregon Department of agricul ture in an advisory capacity. One of its eoals set at a re cent meeting was a security fa cility where animal diseases could be studied without con tamination of other areas. Cattlemen also pointed out the need for enlargement on tne present diagnosis laboratory and an increase in its research staff. Eastern Oregon cattlemen told the veterinarian that a field vet erinarian working out of the diagnostic laboratory at Oregon State University was badly need ed in Eastern Oregon and said they did not feel the cattlemen there would settle for less. Pat Morrisey, Baker County cattle man who is chairman of the new organization, pointed out the heavy losses that are occurring in the cattle industry in Eastern Oregon. He said that Baker county alone averaged losses of $750,01)0 a year from the disease that has been causing excessive calf losses and reminded the council that the industry was of SlU'h opnnnmin ininnrtarpo tn Oregon that proper diagnostic .....) ...... .,,...,.1, ( ; : .... .. ,u.. state were long overdue. 10 minutes. Use the same recipe for diapers and heavily soiled play clothes and work clothes. Colored Pastel colored bath towels, colored table linens, and children's play clothes (except wash and wear) are typical for this recipe. Avoid hot water on pastels and matching mates. Al ways launder matching mates, such as tablecloths, with match ing napkins, skirts with match ing blouses, under same con ditions. Wash 'n Wear The three types of wash n wear clothes are (1) resin treated cotton, (2) 100 man-made fiber, (3) blends of these fibers. Wash resin finished cotton garments in warm water witn regular agitation ana spin ui. If a garment made from 100 man. made fibers is lightly to moderately soiled, wash it in cold water with regular agitation and spin speed, tor iietvn.y soiled garments, use warm water and gently washing action. If the item is a blend of fibers, wash as if it were 100 the pre dominant fiber. Delicates Delicate garments lace, crocheted items, elasti cized articles, and garments re quiring "hand washing" should be laundered with warm water and a gentle agitation and spin for about 3 minutes. Choose your f ha fihpr Bright Colors urigni ur uam !,.. mav hnvo a tendency to fade or lose their beauty when washed in warm or hot water. Use cold water for garments where color is important. Woolens Articles which may shrink, or lose special finish be cause of warm water or too much laundering, may be suc cessfully laundered with cold water, gentle agitation and spin, ir. minntps wash and eight minutes soak. Cold water soap or light duty liquid is aavisea. Both home economics advised tintr stains promptly, measuring your detergent, and using bleach sparingly. Mr. Ekstrom was busy testing over 50 samples or waier uie women brought, then advising them for better results. All in all, "Suds and Hi Fashion" was quite a show! Drop-out Rate High in College, OSU Records Show This June, only about one out of every four freshmen who en tered college four years ago will graduate. Another one of the four, on the average, will graduate in the fifth or sixth year or even later but "far too many capable young people are failing to complete college, just as only half of the brightest high school graduates go on to college," says Wallace E. Gibbs, registrar and director of admissions at Oregon Stale University. The result is a significant loss to the individual and society, he adds. Gibbs points to a study made by Oregon State in 1960 that in dicates that "more tnan nau ui the students who drop out of inst as caDable aca demically as the ones who grad uate." The OSU registrars office charts the "mortality" of each entering freshman class. Records show that only 24 percent oi tne 1820 freshmen wno enterea ure gon State in September, 1959, graduated four years later in June, 1963. ' These figures typical for tne nation don't tell the entire story, Gibbs hastened to explain. Another 10 to 15 percent of those 1959 freshmen will graduate this year having taken five years (in some schools, such as pharmacy, five years are required). Reasons for drop-outs are var iedacademic problems, illness, finances, marriage, military, per sonal. Reasons for "staying in" are sometimes overlooked by stu dents and their parents, how ever, Gibbs believes. These in clude the chance for personal development, acquisition of knowledge, greater opportunity for accomplishments, gre a t e r opportunity for accomplishments, greater earning power, eu.-. Scholarship programs, loan programs, counseling and guid ance helps are all available to help the student successfully complete his studies, he added. And career opportunities after graduation are better than ever before, Gibbs concluded. Money receipt books in dupli cate and triplicate are on sale at the Gazette-Times. 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