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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-
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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
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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
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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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Eight Delegates
lo Attend Meeting
Eight womenfrom the Morrow
County Extension units will at
tpnrt the annual State Home
Economics Extension Council in
Corvallis May 5-7, according to
Esther Kirmis, Morrow county
extension agent. Its one oi tne
largest delegations we've ever
had, she adds.
Attending will be Mrs. Doug
las Drake, Mrs. Albert Wright,
Mrs. R. G. Watkins, Heppner;
Mrs. Warren McCoy, Mrs. Max
Jones, Irrigon; Mrs. William See-
hafer, Mrs. Bernard Lionovan,
Boardman; and Mrs. Jim Petty
john, lone.
Rnc Hoc hiisinpss sessions, ine
council will include tours of the
new William Jasper Kerr LiDrary,
Food Technology Department,
Oceanography and forest Ke
search on the campus.
Outstanding speaKers scneu
uled include Loretta Cowden of
the Federal Extension Service,
Washington, D. C; Wayne Dar
rel of Cleveland High school,
Portland; foreign exchange stu
dents and International Youth
Exchangees.
Workshops in ACWW (Assoc
iated Country Women of the
World); traffic safety and
health; project leaders, and lead
ership workshop are scheduled
for the women.
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