t ttEPfNER CA7ETTE TIMES. Thursday. April IS. IKS
EflflM NEWS
County Agent's Office
County-wide Fire Control
Urged by Committee
By N. C AnderMM
The Morrow County Farm Fir
Control commute meeting last
RANCHERS!
SELF FEEDERS
FOR CATTLE
CREEP FEEDERS
FOR CALVES
QOAUTT PRODUCTS AT
QUAKTrrr prices
For All Too Building
Needs Coco To
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ttk praised rancher for their
enthusiastic Interest In farm
fire control method anil urged
that educational activities con
tinue to prevent a minimum of
lo&s from farm fire In the fu
ture. The croup appointed bv the
Morrow county court In 19f na
organized an erieetlv rarm fire
warden ystem by committee
and have continued to eneour
ace ranchers to obtain fire fight
In equipment and to use care
In preventing fires during me
fire season.
Originally, the group, through
a small county budget, acquired
surplus property which they de
vc loped Into fire fighting units.
Finding this expensive they con
centrated on urging everyone to
acquire his own equipment and
use It wisely. County owned
eauipment has been located at
strategic points throughout the
county and consists or a b x t
pumper with 800 gallon tank at
the Walt Jacobs ranch south of
lone: Jeeps with 100 gallon fire
fighters at Rietmann Brothers
ranch north of lone, and Roy
Martin's In the north Lexington
community: 100 gallon fire
fighter units which are mounted
on privately owned pickups lo
cated at ranches of Harold
Wright In Ruggs. Oarold Hams.
In Hardman, Jerry Brosnan, at
Buttercreek. Kenneth Peck. In
Clarks Canyon. Don Heliker. at
West lone and Andy Van Scho-
lack. In Heppner. Back pack
pumps are located with each of
these units.
The committee asked that con
sideration be given by all ranch
ers In equipping pickups and
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PICTURED ARE acting Co Tern or Harry BoItIo. Senator Clean Huston. Rep. Robert F. Smith. Repub
lican horn Bums and Hep. Irvln Mann, Republican from StanfUld at the signing of HB 1797
requiring labeling of foreign meats. Mann and Smith sponsored the bill and Huston carried
It on the floor of the Senate.
Merrew County
CROP-WEATHER SUMMARY
Fei Week Ending April
toll moisture supply ode.
quale. Summer-tallow epet
attons In full swing through
out the whole county. Some
late wheat belna seeded,
Grain and hay making slow
growth due to raid nights and
cool days. Fall and winter
grain all emerged and In
stooling or lesser stage.
About IS percent of spina
wheat and barley seeded but
not emerged. Still 20 percent
c4 spring oats to be seeded.
Fruit' all killed from frosts
and December weather. Aipar
agus slew and not yet ready
to harvest. Meat of sheep
sheared! rattle out on range,
though graae Is poor. Cattle
pastures and ranges growing
some but still belew normal.
Attends Tax School
Jmlire Paul Jmes was In Hal
cm la( Thursday to attend n
n IuhiI of Irutrui tioit for ItoariU
of rqunhratlon, sinwrrd by th
Slate Ta tiiiiinlMn. re
turnrd In llcppm-r Friday, lie Is
altt'iiitlnir the i:rand chapter scs
l.m if the Itoyal Arch Jdn
In IvrtUnd thu wcrk on Wed
rif.l.iv and Thursday. Judge
Junes 1 grand royal arch cap
lain.
Examiner Coming
A drivers llivrme examiner
will be on duty In Heppner Tues
day, Arll '21, at the courthoustt
lM-twi-4-n the hours of U;:i m.
and 3 M) m. according to att
annouiKvnieiit from the lH-part-
tin nt of Motor Vehicles.
If, ' ' : .
trucks with approved fire ex
tinguishers pointing out that
small fires which are not quick
ly extinguished many times are
the cause of wide spread dam
age. Combines, too. can carry
fire extinguisher and sugges
tions have been made that a
handy extinguisher for this ma
chine Is a discarded hot water
ank eoulpped with an air valve
filled with water under air pres
sure. iuch a tank can be con
veniently mounted on a com
bine and could be of much val
ue In putting out small fires
which may start at the combine
during harvest time.
Tne committee agreed to re
quest a $250 budget this year
from the county court to use in
continuing this county-wide vol
untary fire control program.
Beef Certificates Available
Mary Beamer. president of
Morrow County Cowbelles, call
ed a week or so ago to remind
me that the new beef certificates
are now on sale in Morrow i depended upon
the Wheat League committee on
the ZGth.
Cross Nursery Checked
After Nine Tears' Growth
A visit made to the site of an
old grass legume demonstration
nursery at the Bernard Donerty
ranch In Blackhorse last week
was Interesting. The nursery,
weeded on March 20. 1956. has
been fenced from livestock dur
ing these nine years and Is a
good example of what can be
expected of grasses and legumes
grown in the area.
Thirty-two different grasses
were seeded with four alfalfas.
A heavy infestation of rodents
took out the alfalfa In the early
years. Mice tend to congregate
In these nurseries and are hard
on many of the grasses. Mouse
damage Is bad because tne lor
ace is not crassed and It makes
an excellent nesting area for
these rodents. The few grasses
that are left In the nursery are
therefore hardy ones that can be
county. The cowbelless are of-
lertr.g them for sale through the
First National Bank at Heppner
and remind everryone that a
beef certificate is excellent for
the occasional gift throughout
the year. The cowbelles have
done an outstanding job In pro
moting use of beef and should
be given support and encourage
ment In this project to get more
people eating beef.
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i Wheat Growers Executive
Croups Plan Area Of Discussion
Morrow County Wheat Grow
iers who might be Interested are
Invited to attend a quarterly ex
lecutive committee meeting of
!the Oregon Wheat Growers Lea
gue which will be held on Mon
day, April 26, at the Condon
courthouse. The committee
meeting begins at 9:30 a.m. and
will last all day. Executive com
mittee meetings are held
throughout the Columbia Basin
In order that wheat growers
might easily attend these com
mittee meetings.
The April 26 meeting agenda
Grasses that can be found In
the nursery In any quantity and
are doing well are long stemmed
wheat grass, tall wheat gTass.
Sherman big blue, pubescent
wheat grass, sheeps and hard
fescue. We would have expected
Whltmar beardless wheat grass
to have stayed since It is a na
tive of the area but no signs of
it could be found.
There is an excellent pasture
of pubescent wheat grass Just
outside the nursery which Is
doing quite well under the
heavy crazing. Tne small flock
of sheep kept by the Dohertys
as a 4-11 and FFA project for
Nancy, Becky, Maureen and
Tony do real well by this pas
ture. They have had prime
lambs at the Wheat League
sponsored Show and Sale held
at The Dalles In early June each
year with no grain being fed.
Work on Shear Cases
The Hardworking Bees 4 II
cluh met at the home of our
leader, Mrs. Williams, on April
3. There were three members
absent CIndv Ekstrom led the
flag salute. We cut our felt for
our shear cases and then sewed
them together. Christina Und
strom and Kathleen McUligott
served our refreshments. Our
next meeting Is April 24.
Cindy Lkstrom, reporter
Plan Demonstrations
The Ruralette 4H club met
March 25 at the home of Chris
tine McCabe. We held the busl
ness part of our meeting and
then each club member gave a
demonstration that she Vs pre
paring for the fair. Refreshments
were served by Mrs. McCabe,
then games were played.
Chris McCabe, reporter
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Zing into spring!
in a new Chevrolet
Above Norman Rainfall
Predicted
The U.S. Weather Bureaus' 30
day outlook for April is for much
below normal temperatures and
iJiAJSfiJi norrnal rainfall. Average
ZUd"JJUvJf na: 'rainfall for the past. 35. years at
view of the 1965 budget, reports
on Western Wheat Associate ac
How to freeze
the rising cost
of living
An electric freezer is like having your own
super market right in your home! You can buy
seasonal specials when prices are low; store
them in your freezer and serve later when the
same food may cost twice as much. It's easy
to freeze fruits and vegetables, too. No mess.
And you always keep that wonderful garden
fresh flavor. It's mighty handy when unex
pected guests arrive because you'll always
have extra food available.
Yet an electric freezer costs only pennies
a day to operate, thanks to low-cost rural
electric power.
ELECTRIC FREEZER
Take advantage of low summer prices on many
foods and meats. Store them In your electric
freezer or refrigerator-freezer and serve later. An
other good way you live better wtft rural electric
power!
COLUMBIA
Basin Electric Co-op
tivities, 2,4-D research, forma
tion of an area soil conservation
project, grain standards and Pa
cific Northwest crop Improve
ment legislation, national nutrl
tion research, progress of plans
for a membership drive, group
Hospitalization insurance and
other items that might come up
at tne time.
There will be a Joint no host
luncheon at noon with the Con
don Chamber of Commerce at
which time executive committee
members will have the opportu
nity to view slides recently pur-
cnasea on foreign market de
velopment It is reported that
these slides are excellent.
Bob Jepsen, president, Morrow
county wheat growers associa
tion, has called a meeting of the
executive committee for Thurs
day evening, April 21. This meet
ing, to be held in the conference
room in Heppner, will be aimed
at making plans for activities
of the association in the weeks
ahead which includes plans for
a membership drive here, selec
tion of Conservation Man of the
Year, discussion on bills now be
fore Congress for a new farm
program, a review of last year s
resolutions and plans for the an
nual spring meeting. The execu
tive committee will discuss mat-1
ters which might come before 1
Heppner Is over 1 inch. With
above normal predicted, our
moisture situation should be ex
cellent as we go into the month
of May.
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Compliments of
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ERWIN'S SEED
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Now spraying grain for weeds and applying liquid
fertilizer, using new high density spray system '
and concentrate 2-4-D for more uniform coverage
and better control of hard to kill weeds.
John Lane's Apr. No. 5
PH. Heppner 676-9234
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thousand dollars more.
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Chevy n. No car so trim has a
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exhaust system.
Comir. Ask any '65 Corvair
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