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1913.
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AIIOCUTIOH
NATIONAL
f DITOIIAt)
CuUforth Jr, and Hernal Tvwnn4. M C. AiOnrv cwunty
ifrttl, Is n e rfTU-ta rtfnter of lh rmmiiiff.
Every thlnklne adult tn the county of cuur realne that
farm rtrrma are U wm la U f W. L"d em ha
iurs They affect ur arkultural tndutry whkh. tn turn,
strongly Influentr our 1'I ex.mfiy, Srxmd!y. lhr -
(;imi rrt'frwnl a auhatanUal ernJitur vt pubUr iunia.
It. lhrfrf.e, U (vdltvM la i-nr in repou la vr.e '""
cf the pufclw in cwdrr that sit may t lnrrmrd ir i evaiuaie
th wi bring don ihroush th Aricuiluial UH,n
and Coram ation cmmmee.
Chaff and Chatter
Wes Sherman
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Edits m& fishUahat
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PufcUaba
. . .. u v ci.. 1 rvnv 10 rrr.tL PufelUhed
IThul.r '."i f nlrVed tha lt Of t Herpnri. Orr.on.
at Second tUu Walter.
It Was a Great Success!
Mare than pair. Thank You- U due Bob Henry for Ms
vofk i .urine Hfrpwrt flrrt Sidewalk lUiaar that proved
J, be Sic" li lful succe- Friday and Saturday. Compll
menu are heard from far and near.
Bob resolved to tace the sidewalk sale which some merchant
nld Jut couldn't be dor.e successfully her. It had been con
aidered before, but none had the determination to tee tt through
until this UvewUv man came alone. He resolved that it was
coin to be a rrrat thing for the town, mustered support from
businesses and organization and kept at tt through the success
ful culmination. . .
It waa evident that moat businesses la town caught tt
aplrlt of It Some blossomed out with really novel Ideas, and
the result waa a carnival atmosphere unequalled aince com.
munitiea throughout the atate observed the State a centennlaJ
In 1959. .
Even-or had fun merchants, organization, ahopperf and
-isitora. While there U no disguUlng the fart that Vocal Jlrma
wanted to create business In the Sidewalk Sale, it turned out
to be that tma waa aecondary In Importance. The prime pur
txe aeemed to be to have good time and to ittge an eent
that eveoone enjoyed. An evaluation at thla time ahowa that
It accomplished all purpose.
With auch a good start there la little doubt that the Side
walk Bazaar will be an annual event At this time plans are
underfoot to call a merchant' meeting to compare notea, de
termine what might be Improved and point towards an even
better Bazaar next year.
While many contributed to the success of the affair espec
ially with the spirit displayed Bob Henry must receive a
lion's share of credit He did the Job.
Hearty thanks are due. too. to outsiders who came along
and contributed so much. How can folks adequately thank
someone like Buck Lieuallen. who drove his authentic stage
coach for two solid days without any charge on his part lor
the enjoyment of the kids and to help the Jaycees with their
projects? But while Buck Uvea in Pendleton, he isn't an outsider.
Morrow county will always claim a big share of him.
Such things as the Sidewalk Bazaar put a new spark Into
the old town and show our people off as the warm hearted
friendly folks that they are. With such fine response from the
public it is sure that more such events will be held m the
future.
ASC Report Shows Scope of Operations
A report of David McLeod, office manager of the Morrow
county ASC committee, shows the Importance of operations of
the committee in the county.
In submitting the report McLeod states that agriculture
and agricultural related businesses account for 90 of the total
income in Morrow county.
The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committee
administers a number of federal farm programs, relating pri
marily to stabilization of farm income and encouraging in
creased soil and water conservation work.
Here is a summary of the committee's activities in the county
during the past year:
Agricultural Conservation Program: Improved drainage sys
tem and developing permanent vegetative cover are the major
soil and water conservation needs of the county. Last year in
the county, farmers installed 2.7 thousand feet of drain tile
on 27 acres of cropland. They planted 528 acres of permanent
pasture. In addition, conservation practices of 1,407 acres of
stripcropping, 71350 linear feet of diversion ditches and 3,924
acres of stubble mulching, and many others were established. In
doing this, farmers spent $57,964 of their own money and
$40,675 of public money through the ACP cost-sharing approach.
Wool Incentive Program: Since 1954, Congress has author
ized a wool program aimed at encouraging and maintaining
a domestic wool Industry large enough to supply minimum
needs during an emergency. Each year a part of the tariff
on imported wool Is used to support the national average wool
price at 62c a pound. In this county last year, $28,193 was paid
to wool growers under this program.
Wheat Stabilization Program: Diversion and price support
payments, of $454301 were received by county farmers for
diverting 8,744 acres from wheat production
Feed Grain Program: Diversion and price support payments,
of $168,094 were paid to participating farmers for diverting
6,669 aces from barley production.
Wheat and barley loans in the amount of $2,506,936 were
made to producers on their 1963 production. These loans were
repaid with interest at 3 percent except for $43,688 for which
the commodity was delivered in satisfaction of the loan amount
Members of the committee this year are Roy Partlow, Orville
Bowling Alley
RE-OPENS
Monday, July 20-10:30 a.m.
TEEN NIGHT
Monday Night - 8:00 p. m.
Moonlight mixed doubles
SWEEPER
Sunday, July 26, 8:30 p.m.
$2.50 per person
MAKE RESERVATIONS EARLY
Ph. 676-5835
FIESTA BOWL
Var Mt, Sherman:
Your rrfrtcnr t Mnum nt
and ih Sur.fkmrr tut run
ii f n.l (hAflir. lulv 2. l'.il
br.r.t back rotnn- uf tni"
Mt nument mm ion ry wagon
Whti ihrv were f a lunumi
outing the main otK-me waa to
Ji-nka. lived In and re-
Monument from !OJ until hrr
d-ath there In 1X.
She ii born Sarah Jane
Minkler In Mlouri In 1M7 an 1
wii brought overland to lrrn
Kv hr itirrr.li In 1MH. Ilef
rwirentiurr Daniel and (larU&j
Mlnkler. They arttled n a
donation land claim about 13
mile sbove Oregon City on the
Willamette rivrr and Jut below
the present town of Wllaonvllle.
In IS61 Sarah Jane Minkler
married !aac Compton Vllott
(abo relied Violet! at Butter-
vtlle. Oregon. Violett waa from
Franklin County, Indiana, and
had a donation land claim on the I
Willamette river near Dayto;..
The Vllott lived In The Dallea
from the time of their marriage
until is wnen inev movea 10
the Monument country.
Some or tne aeiaiis 01 me com
ing of the Vllott family to
Monument are set lorw in ine
enclosed excerpts from "The
Weekly Mountaineer" of The
Dalles. Isaac ikki was a one-
man Chamber or Commerce.
These letters are from the Issues
of June 18. 1X9. and September
21. Ib69. and give aorne smau
Idea of the wealth of historical
material to be found In old news-
paper file.
Isaac Vllott oieu juiy . isi.
from blood poisoning said to
have been caused by an Insect
bite. He was freighting supplies
to Monument and his death and
place of burial Is said to have
been Sunflower Flat The exact
spot Is unknown. The route from
nrf tn the John Dav eountrv tiv
way of Sunflower Fiat Is an ol J
one as Is Indicated by Vilott's
ISO rpferenee to Willow CreeK
and the road leading from The I
Dalles to Umatilla. This point
was probably at Cecil. For a
inns noriivt it was much used
"-f I - "
froifhtincr route even from as lar
9 u.' a At a Th rallv and later on
Alkali (Arlington) ana sua iaien
from Heppner.
Mv mother, wno lives in rorc-
land. a daughter (the youngest)
of the Vilotts, was born in Mon
ument in 187L It is a family
tradition that her father, Isaac
Vilott named Monument Mount
ain. t tnlnv rariinr vnur naDOr and
particularly its many references
naving nisioricai signmcance.
sincerely youre,
Mrs. D. J. Conway
3385 S. W. 100th Ave.
Portland, Ore. 97223
(From the files of the Bancroft
Library, B e r keley, California.
"The Weekly Mountaineer," Tne
Dalles, Ore., June 18. 1869.)
LETTER FROM THE NEWS
SETTLEMENT
North Fork of John Day's River
May 30, 1869
Fditor Mountaineer:
I came here alone and have
seen but five men since I arrived
Rirric and deer are in abun
dance and quite tame as no one
molests tnem. Indians are scarce
fo.-1 have not seen any. I have
been here a week to-day. I
should have eot here sooner but
was detained on the other side
nf tha mnnntaln hv rain. I havf
ploughed and planted every day
aw t; i
since my arrival, ana l minx x
will get through in about two
dyas more. I have not traveled
over the country any since I got
in nere, so i can not leu you
much about it. The climate I do
think is the finest I ever saw
rvwhprp in mv travpls. We rio
not have the heavy winds of the
coiumDia, ana it is jusi cooj
enoueh at night to be comfort
able. The soil that I have
ploughed in the low river bottom,
is a rich loam, ana to ail appear
ances will produce well. The
season here appears to be far
advanced, and I fear I am too
latt to raise much of a crop this
season. There are a great many
claims yet vacant. A man can
cerlainlv suit himself here in
selecting a claim, for he can get
a big larm or a smau one, or a
bis stork ranch with meadow
lands in any quantity, and ever-
lasting hill range for miles
around, which are covered with
the best bunch erass I ever saw
and the most of it to the acre,
with timber and water In abund-
dance. What a d Dears most
Ktranirp ti me la that Kiirh
valley as this has laid vacant so
long. It is an easy aay s nae irom
here to Willow Creek on the road
lpadine- from The Dalles to
Umatilla, where it Is windy in
summer and cold in winter. Bui
it is no use for me to attempt to
give a description of this valley
or its climate, one has to see for
himself to realize its numerous
hantfps. The easiest and short-
i est route to come here is to come
up Rock Creek to Mr. rorces
ranch, then take the timber road
to the timber, then follow the
'blazed trail' to Junction Bar,
end then down across the
country to the John Day river.
My health has been exceedingly
good since I have been here and
I am In j lrrd4 jrii.
tuac VUtt
MOO
New Item frvm The Weekly
Mtmntaineer N-pt. 24. 13!
Mr Iap Vik.it. with hi
family, leave In a few dai tr
hit new hroe tn ie .North Mfc
( f John Day river He Inform u
that he has found a White
Sulphur tpfln within a miU
and a half of hi iiav. wnwn m-
thmka will b at ret value
kiM.o if the date. 1'artie wuii
Ine to find rI h "- with any
a Mui lhrm Id r til the North
Fork the John Day river
Lutheran Members
Attend Bible Camp
The Rev and Mr. Kenneth
Robinson. Shannon and Steven.
alone with at leat five other
vounx peopl of Ht and Valby
Lutheran chunhe will be leav-
in the first of the week fr
Kit days at Blue Mountain
Bible Camp at Tollgate.
Drawing youth from points
11 over Eastern Orecon and
eastern Wahlneton. the Bible
camp la divided Into three one
week periods for different age
group, this belne the camp for
intermediates, which Includes
auth and seventh graders.
in. 1 1 'I i '
COUNTY ACKNT NrU An-W-n J IjUI-J Z? Z Va
Mt n-wn In a nurry ainoar i "'. :,,:,-, in and
and the ut iH.il. ttted to V.hj d hear an ec Um n '
at Mil it ai-pean
NrU had U i?o t Curvailt tot
a mr-Ui i4 cHinty arenta and
will be there until Inlay. H
had been buy that he left
in a ruah.
Several minute after he had
ttti hta wife notlivd m pa
rd uHae aittln lnriftHten In
tho ml.klle r the M". Ne
,-r.htw.l th aultrate. hotlel In
the Ijmllv car and r'ted d.wn
the ruad. trvintf to ratcn mm
M ct a tar aa lone without
ratthimr tifht f him an.t at
ih.i uiini it.-. 1.1,-st tn rnllvt lite
hrln r the klate ill.e. She ra'l
sl Ailini;t.n. rMlalnet the 'It
uatlon. an.t the fliv on jty
k.n a I. kit. Kill ft him. II'VW-
ever. NeU tk the hartcut over
the hill to Arlington and the
offlivra came ud the Willow
1 r.W hlihl4av
Mr. Anderson knew that he
had to have the ultcae, ao he
dnAr to Arlington and put It
on the bu for Corvallta.
a m
real
WF. LEARN FD that a fellow has
to be mlchtv carrtui at one
of theme Sidewalk Saline A bar
gain hunter can catch you un
aware. We were out taking picture
Friday and stopped to examine
ftome rooU on Wilson's Men's
Wear tablm. In doing ao. we
put the $139 camera on tne of
hi bargain counter. . .
When we clancel up. laay
had tha Rollelcord In her hand.
petting ready to pungle up tne
12.49 that the algn said applied
to anything on tne taoie. we
had some explaining to do but
he waa nice about it and hand
ed It over.
FOLKS certainly went for the
Picture that the li-T naa ior
aale at the Bazaar. Must have
uiM muni hundred of them.
It would have been good to have
chairman, by Friday. Those de- had a tape recoruer ij P'twor
siring choice seau ire urged to 'the stories that the pWure hop.
buv earlv per told. Someone would find
Shrine Game Tickets
Available Friday
Tickets to the East West
Shrtner's football game In Pen
dleton Aurust 22 w ill go on sale
this week-end. according to
Larry Cook, local chairman.
Tickets for the flnst block of
175 good seats will be available
from Dr. L D. Tibbies, ticket
that wa twtun.i lite ! "--
counter wa buv fntn t
tritlav and CH a
,1, w I" - -
etm.1 play batuMay. to.
Ttiere mu.t be tUtutet
left, and weve taken them !
fjiiriU' fr thM wtwi miuht i
ntereted In loklnrf litem vef
The 'giveaway pruva ofillnue.
sake that
album.
would grace family
ONK OF THE tvvrl Idea tb
th Haraar wa t'e
runnv a k of eanut at Cent
ral Matket. It had the i:n.
Help Vuelf, Throw the ?ricii
on the noor.- ii ki " -iirrtty
rrunchy plate underfoot
l-fiwe the dav waa over.
Forrle Burkenblne thought
wa great tun, nut
witn t aure. He lounj peanui
ahelU In the froren f"od ca-a,
meal caes and eveop'ace el.
Mavtte he and the rent of the
t.tt u rvrn orniblna' them
out of their hair that nihL
BEWARE tt Betlea In Up
hoMrrv." aays a new atory
coming from Oregon Mate i ni-
vemitv. Now. In t that the an.
conedeat thing' The iieeue.
have permeated the whole
house every 'nce 9 year oki
Cathy became enthralled ani
bought some of their recorua.
,.. u-. nrvrr Buierteu mai
they would linger In the uphola-ter'.
Bttumlng bocna loat Tueador
from wvvral days of boating
and fishing at Tend Oreille Ike
were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Thorpe.
Carla Jean and Joyce!) n. ana
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne ITocK ana
Terry-
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Collin and
family Mt on vacation Tues-
dv t.Iannlntf to go to veiiow-
tone
in 18
Park, their firat
years.
trip there
Picks First Tomato
Mia Grace W1, fort W,
Ji-iry M , pUke.1 the fltl l
ntatti t4 the ar ftuin hrt
rad- July T. Ttii waa nnald
rtatdy railler than in tit
vrara, he aald. and Is thtf tUui
Mat toinata l t rroitrd.
COMMUNITY I
BILLBOARD
Cor.ing Events
jaycek Ac-nvrrt MGirrs
furintava and Thurndaya, T;30
to io .ai p m.
High Srhad Gym.
Activities for everyone.
LEGION MOVIES
ay. July 17. a
rkan Legion
1-rl.l
A me
-Davy
nio-
IV ter teron
alon fr all I
Crut krtt.
rm.
lall
the
River
(one admla
FAIR and RODFX) DANCE
Honoring Frincraa Dewena
Went, uoardman.
Saturday, July Hi 10 00 pm.
Heppner Fair Tavillon
Muio by 'Harmony 5" vt
Hermlaton.
Supper aerved.
HEPrNER ART
By Sam Roberts.
CXASSIS
rirtland.
Start July 27. 7 to 10 p.m.
Sign up now at Humphrey.
Clasae for all ages.
SFONSORFn AS
SERVICE
A PUBLIC
BY
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
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MORROW COUNTY
FAIR AND RODEO
Princess
WIST
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SATURDAY, JULY
Fair
Pavilion
Sponsored By
TILLICUM CLUB
of
BOARDMAN
18
ADMISSION
$1.50
PER PERSON
HEPPNER
MUSIC BY
DANCING
10 To 2
SUPPER SERVED
'HAIRMOMY
of Hermiston
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