HEPPNER GAZETTE
Weeds Maturing
Early; Control
Steps Advised
Br CENE WNITERS
Morrow County Extension Agent
A number of perennial and
biennial weeds are maturing
early this year. If a hormone
type selective herbicide is used
in treatment, it should be made
very soon.
Branching knapweed is now
in various stakes of develop
ment. In the more favorable
sites it is in the very early bud
stage. This is two to three weeks
earlier than normal.
Best control has resulted when
sprayed when buds first show.
The two pound rate of 2,4 -D has
given excellent control at this
staee of growth.
Branching knapweed, being
an annual usually but acting as
a biennial in Morrow county to
a large extent may either set
seed the first or the second year
depending upon the individual
plants makeup and crowing
conditions.
Like most annual plants this
species will set seeds and com
plete its life cycle even under
the more unfavorable soil mois
ture conditions. It will adapt it
self to the season much like
cheat grass does by heading
early in droughty years.
Knapweed Vigorous
Russian Knapweed, a peren
nial, is growing quite vigorous
ly. The best time for treatment
of this noxious weed is when
it is in the bud stage For non
selective spot treatment use 5
to 10 pounds o 2.4-D amine In
20 to 100 ballons of water per
acre.
For spot sterilization use Ban
vel D (dicamba or Tordon (pic
loram) when Russian Knap
weed is in the very early stage.
Dicamba at 4 pounds r piclor
am at 2 pounds per acre In 20
or more gallons of water where
boom sprayed.
Yellow Star Spreads
Yellow Star thistle appears to
be spreading rapidly in the low
er Willow Creek area. This an
nual pest has the ability to
become a serious range and
cropland pest in Morrow (and
Gilliam) county as it is in parts
of the state.
Yellow star thistle Is easy to
kill with 2,4-D, but is difficult
to control once the ground is
infected with seed.
Apply 1 pound of 2,4-D ester
in 50 gallons of water per acre
prior to the plants flowering for
spot treatment
Cecil 4-H Club Meets
A meeting of the Bet's Busy
Buddies 4-H club was held at
the home of Gary Thomas on
April 18. We made plans to
clean the Cecil hall April 29 for
a community project in prepar
ation for the eighth grade tour.
Our field trip to Lawrence Lea
ther Co- in Portland will be de
layed until next fall beca use
Mr. Lawrernce is not there at
this time. Gary Thomas gave a
project discussion and showed
his handbag that he is mak
ing. Clint Krebs, reporter
Well Drilling
ROY T. FRENCH
Mow drilling wells in
your vicinity
Rotary Drilling
Is much faster.
Does away with testing.
Cleans the hole with air
as it drills.
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State Explains
New Brand Law
Cattlemen planning to use the
newly developed freeie brand
method of branding cattle
should realize that this method
can be used onlv as a means
of identifying cattle until there
is a change in the Oregon brand
law.
Boy Nelson, chief of the live
stock division of the Oregon De
partment of Agriculture, Issued
this warning this week and
pointed out that under the pres
ent law it is not considered a
legal brand.
He advised any cattlemen
planning to use this method of
branding to do as is being done
in Grant County, where it Is
used strictly as a matter of
range management for identifi
cation purposes.
To avoid any complications
from duplicate brands, once the
law has been amended to make
freeze branding a legal method
of branding. Nelson suggested
that cattlemen brand on the
shoulders and use either three
numbers, three letters or a com
bination on the shoulders.
Explaining the reason for this
proposal. Nelson pointed out
that the present law would not
permit recording of a freeze
brand as a legal brand. Hence.
even though the brand selected
by the cattle owner is not re
corded, it could be recorded as
a legal brand by someone else
before the law could be amend
ed. This, he added, might re
sult in proceeds from the sale
of such an animal being im-
; pounded until there was proof
jof ownership.
The law reads, "On horses.
cattle and mules only a brand
made by a heated iron, tattoo
or caustic chemical substance
may be used and recorded."
This also means. Nelson
said, this his division has no
j legal authority to give any pro
tection to animals marked with
I a freeze band, for under the law
it can't be considered a legal
, brand.
He advised cattlemen not to
I switch to the freeze brand meth
od until the law is amended,
even though their brand is re
corded with the state.
Sherman County
To Honor Oveson
Merrill Oveson, superintend
ent. Pendleton Experiment Sta
tion, will be honored at a joint
meeting of the Sherman County
Club and Sherman Wheat Grow
ers' Association, Wedne s d a y
evening, May 25, at the Sher
man Hign cafetorium. The joint
announcement was made this
week by Charles Burnet, presi
dent , Sherman Wheat League,
and David Moore, president,
Sherman County club.
Oveson retires this summer
after long service to the Oregon
Wheat Industry as an employee
of Oregon State University Ag
ricultural Research Division. He
was former superintendent of
the OSU Sherman Branch Sta
tion, Moro, and county resident.
Retirement will see him and his
wife, Alel, moving to Utah.
The program is open to all
Sherman countians and others
interested in the Mid-Columbia
area. Banquet tickets are avail
able from various busin ess
houses in Sherman county.
Pine City 4-H Clubs
Enjoy Feedlot Trip
Pine City Riders and the An
imal Tamers 4-H clubs went on
a field trip to the C&B Feedlot
on Saturday morning, April 30.
Cy Kootch showed us around
the feedlot and explained how
they feed all the animals.
Joe Nichols showed us around
the PGG Feedville, and guided
us on an interesting tour
through the feed mllL We ate
shelled wheat and warm roll
ed wheat. He showed us the
bomb shelters in the basement
of the mill and was very in
teresting. After that we visited the ex
periment farm. This is where
the people who work there try
different experiments on crops
and animals.
We ate lunch at the park in
Hermiston. Everyone brought a
sack lunch. Visitors were Mrs.
Jerry Myers, Sam Myers, Tim
Daly and Mrs. Leo Ashbeck.
Jeanne Daly, reporter
Spraying
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Owner Gar Ayiation
FIELD MAN Jim Pettyjohn
Fertilizing - Seeding
Holman Stresses
Stable Family
Units in Society
By DONNA GEORGE
Morrow County Agent
"Children raised In an Inse
cure emotional environ m e n t
have maximum opportunity for
stunted emotional growth," sta
ted Judge Ralph Holman of the
Oregon Supremo Court. Wednes
day, Mav U. in Irrigon. Holman
was featured speaker at the
Morrow Countv Homem a k e r
Achievement Festival.
His talk. "A Child Today
Where Tomorrow?" centered on
the problem of those persons
who become a burden on society
through their lack of initiative,
inabilitv to adjust to life's pres
sures, and or failure to abide by
laws. He stressed emotional im
maturity and unstabllitv as key
factors in their behavior. If a
disproportionate number of peo
ple in a citizenship became this
sort, he indicated, then that so
ciety is in danger of decay.
He stressed the importance of
a stable familv environment for
healthy emotional development
of children. This he contrasted
with the insecurity experienced
by children who live in fear
for example, of mistreatment by
an alcoholic father, or desertion
bv their mother. "Mother and
father are the gods in a child's
life." he said. "What if they
don't agree?"
He said no treatment is as
sured effective for such envir
onmental problems, and they
can onlv involve substituting a
stable environment for their un
stable surroundings. If the
child's environment is changed
at the age of 5. he indicated,
there is a real good chance of
helping him. Holman said; how
ever, at age 10 the child can
tie ne'pod enough to "keep him
out of jail" and at 15 there is
a poor chance of helping him.
Marriage laws were cited by
Holman as a kev factor. He crit
icized present laws which per
mit a girl to marry at 15 with
parents consent and stated that
he felt no 15-year-old is ready
for marriage. He suggested the
minimum age for marriage be
raised to 18 and refuted the
popular opinion that teenage
marriages be encouraged when
pregnancy is the reason. He ad
vocated adoption as a more suit
able solution to this unfortunate
problem because he said when
a couple is forced to marry un
der these circumstances, chances
are marriage will bring two or
three more children born before
it ends in divorce, thus several
children instead of one are af
fected by this family. Also he
said that he "hopes society
never does accept the unmar
ried teenage mother."
Also likely to fall, according
to Holman, are marriages made
in haste. He said 50 of divor
ces granted each year in the
Portland metropolitan area re
sult from marriages which took
place in Washington. Until re
cently Washington required no
waiting period and still has
more lenient marriage laws
than Oregon; requires no blood
test. He said it makes no dif
ference what law Oregon has
if a couple need only go to a
neighboring state to evade these
laws and marry in haste. He
suggested that 90 days is a de
sirable waiting period, if mar
riage is to last for a lifetime.
Holman indicated there is
great need for uniform marriage
laws in all states and said he
feels will be possible to achieve
such uniformity. For example,
the different states have been
able to arriveat a uniform bus
iness laws. He suggested that a
small group of neighboring
states such as Oregon, Califor
nia, and Washington might
start by making their marriage
laws uniform and then pressure
other states to do the same.
Many People Participate
In Homemaker Achievement
Mrs. Albert Wright of the
Rhea Creek Extension Unit pre
sided over the Morrow County
Homemaker Achievement Festi
val, Wednesday, May 11 in Ir
rigon. She is chairman of the
County Home Extension Com
mittee which sponsors this an
nual event for the county's
homemakers, their guests and
other Interested persons. Morrow
County Judge Paul Jones review
ed some accomplishments and
needs in relation to the coun
ty's juvenile situation.
A report including colored
slides of chairs done in exten
sion re-upholstery workshops
last year were given by Donna
George, county extension agent.
Mrs. Walter Wright of the Home
Extension Program Planners p.d
sented their new program for
1966-67. Ms. Iva Booker, Hepp
ner, reported on the Oregon Ex
tension Homemakers Council
which she and other homemak
ers from the county attended in
Corvallis the previous week.
Donna Geonrge reviewed some
of the past year's accomplish
ments in the home extension
program. She described possibil
ities or gearing home extension
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County Court Proceedings
Motion: Concerning mllease
for county employes, carried.
Filing Fee: A filing fee was
paid to the St. Engineer for a
permit for surplus water in the
work to the needs of more
young homemakers ami listed
plans for continuing teaching
use of Abundant Foods to per
sons receiving surplus commod
ities. A coffee hour was hosted by
Pine City Extension Unit. Name
tags and registration were han
dled bv the Board man unit,
which also assisted the Irrlgon
unit in other arrangements,
room decorations, etc. A turkey
dinner was served at noon bv
the Irrigon Kindergarten Moth
ers. Mrs. Floyd Hobbs and Mrs.
Perry Pummel of Irrigon helped
make the day enjoyable by
leading group singing. Special
musical entertainment was giv
en bv six girls from the A. C.
Houghton school.
Newly elected officers for the
County's Extension Units were
installed by Mrs. James Whit
aker of Pendleton. (Mrs. Whit
aker is the newly elected State
Chairman of Oregon Extension
Homemakers Council.)
Among those present were
Judge Ralph Holman of the Ore
gon Supreme Court. Kep. and
Mrs. Irvin Mann of Stanfleld;
school principals, Mike Tolar,
Irrigon, Clayton Norton and Jack
Grossnickle of Heppner; Mrs.
Stafford Hansel of Hermiston;
Countv Extension Agents Gene
Winters, and Gail Mccarty of
Morrow County and Molly Syl
vester of Umatilla County;
County Commissioner. Walter
Hayes, Boardman, Rev. Herbert
Vaughn of Irrigon gave the
mealtime blesstng. Three home
extension unit members. Mary
Ann Fletcher. Stella Marsh, and
Dorothy Aubert drove from the
Hood River area to attend. Sev
enteen homemakers were pres
ent from nearby Umatilla coun
ty. A total of 83 persons regis
tered at the Festival.
Field Day Set
A field day notice of Interest
to Morrow county livestock op
erators is that of the Eastern
Oregon Experiment Station at
Union on Mav 27. The time is
from 1:304:00 p.m.
See us ror envelopes of all
kinds. The Gazette -Times.
rhorc's a modem (wist to old-fashioned cookin' . . .
hose, wonderful electric appliances which let the
home-maker do more things ... better ... and
quicker!
An electric range, for example, takes the guessing
out of good cooking. Once you establish a superior
T "mmk i nfryry-.-f
-;' ' .-.-', '...:., ' . .........
recipri, you can repeat it time after time because an
electric range lets you select the "just right" tem
perature for every dish. Many new ranges have
Kitchen
Convenience '66
Willow Creek Dam.
Transfer: Funds from the Mo
tor License Fund to the General
Road Fund. Order signed i"20
66,
' Order: Concerning cancella
tion of Personal Property Tax
where collection Is considered
Impossible. Order signed 413
06.
Transfer: Funds from the Mo
tor License Koad Fund. Order
signed 4 20 lk.
Agreement: The County and
Fred Andrews as to cattle
guards.
New Equipment: The Court
authorized the purchase of a
new truck.
The following warrants wr
Uud on ths Coral Fundi
K. O. Ferguson, Comm.
Tr. Kxp U15
Paul W. Jones, Judge's
Tr. Exp 13957
Walter li. Hayes, Comm.
Tr. Exp 37.28
Herman Winter. DA
Help 112.30. Rent
65.00. Tel. 19.36,
Misc. 5.82 202.68
First Nat l Bank. Sal 681.75
St. Ind. Accid.
Comm.. do 63.57
St. Tax Comm.. do 192.90
Pub. Emp. Ret. Bd..
Sal. 249.64. Soc.
Sec. 249.64 499.28
Blue Cross. Sal. 69.95,
DA Misc. 11.45,
Ins. 40.00 ... 121.40
Safeco Life Ins. Co
Sal. 18.11. Ins. 6.11 24.22
Murravs Rex. Dr., Co.
Ct. Sup. 3.77.
Sher. Sup. 5.10,
Assess Sup. 1.27 10.14
Richfield Oil Corp..
Slier. Car Exp. 1X14
Shell Oil Co.. do 11.68
Oregon Motor Service,
do ... 22.45
C. J. D. Bauman.
Sher. Sup .... 43.09
Col. Bas. Elec., Sher.
Comm. Fd 15.00
Burroughs Corp..
Tax Coll 4.00
Kllham Sty A Print.,
Tax Coll 47.4.
Cik's Sup. 56.40, Co.
Ct. Sup. 4.70 ..... 108.5R
I.B.M.'s Clk's Sup 5.70
Xerox Corp.. do ..... 330.85
Dunham Frint. Co., Clks
Sup. 13.45, Elec.
23.00 36.43
Co. Clks & Rec.
Assoc.. Clk's
Conv. Fees 20.00
Assoc. of Co. Assess.,
Conv. Dues .. 50.00
Modern Home Makers Cook Better
in a Total-Electric
ITCHEN OF CONVENIENC
i
I
I; i
Columbia Basin Electric Co -
Serving Wheeler, Gilliam, and Morrow Counties
Roderick Thomson. Assess
Kid Wk 30
McKesson A Bobbins, II.
Nurse Sup 1T3.S0
Phil's Pharmacy, do 177
IHn-tor's Sup. Co., do M3
U D. Tibbies, DO.
do 117 30
Edna flmllv RN. do ...... 33.60
Edna Chally, RN,
Car Exp. 48.46,
Sup. 26.40 T4.R6
Ernest Jurgensen. Just.
Ct.. 3th, Tel. 33 20,
Sup. 3.00. Rent
23 (X) 63.20
Margaret Donovan, et a I,
Just. Ct.. 3th. Jurors - 73.33
Pnc. N. W. Belt.
Cur. Exp 133.03
Inland Chem. Sorv.. Cthse
Mnlnt. a Rep 600
Herman Green, do 300
John A. Ifelffer. do 9.79
Turn-A l.um Lumber
Co.. do 3 03
Pettyjohn's, do 3381
MAR Co., do 33.90
Col. lias. Elec.. Cthse
93.71, Surp. Fds
3.90 97.61
City Water Dept.,
Cthse - 8.50
Ct. St. Mkt. Jn.
Sup 267
N. W. Ind. Laundry.
do 4.40
James DrUcoll, P. M.,
Just Ct. Uth, Sup 5.00
Heppner Gazette-Times,
Off. Pub. 184.88, Plan.
Comm. 40.32 223.20
Turner. Von Marter A
Bryant. Ins .2637.00
Gun E. Nlkunder, Surp.
Fds. Exp 15.00
Villa St. Rose.
Juv. Exp 464
Louise Home, do 1.23
Allvertliiu Kerr Nursery.
do 5.00
Frank Webb. Ind. Fd 25.00
Paul W. Jones. Co.
Ct. Exp 10.00
Union Oil Co.. Slier.
Car Exp. 9.73
Standard Off. Equip.,
Tax Coll 5.88
Standard Oil Co.. Dep.
Car Exp. 2999,
Museum Fd. 76 07 106.06
Minnie Hoadley, et al,
Just Ct. 3th, Jurors 64.43
Donald E. Clark, Sheriff.
Jail Exp 62.00
St. Mary's Home For
Boys. Juv 5.00
Mary E. Bryant,
Co. Reg 13.50
Turner, Van Marter A
Bryant, Ins 16.00
Paul W. Jones, Co.
Judge's Tr. Ex 138.21
Mary E. Bryant, Dep.
274.29, Co. Ct. 33.33 307.62
Elvira Irby, Dep 269.52
Phillip Goodall, Sp.
Dep 119.15
Joyce Phegley. Dep 232.00
Edna Chally, II.
automatic timing devices which "watch" the meal
while you arc doing other things with your family!
And very importantly, an electric range is safe be
cause, it's nameless. That mokes it cleaner, too.
Think of all this other wonderful electrical appli
ances that make the home-maker's duy easier and
morn efficient. Dishwashers take (he drudgery out
of (hat unpleasant chore . . . today's models hold all
the dishes and utensils for family-size meals. An
electric disposer unit enables you to "wash" the.
majority of your kitchen garbage down the drain.
Klcctric appiianws make it simplo to prepare spe
cial treats. Mixers are in daily use for a wide as
sortment of jobs from preparing your favorite cake
to whipping potatoes. Tired of trying to cut moats
with a dull knife? Try an electric knife sharpener
or an electric knife . . . you'll soon be using It every
day. An electric toaster? Why, docs anyono still
burn toast by using the oven?
Add all those wonderful electrical appliances to
gether and you'll understand why you live better,
thanks to low-cost rural electric power,
Nurse 229.41
Alma Green. Off Clk.
Assess 103 30,
Nurse 74.18 176 4
D. K. Hudnon. Jan 340.71
Margaret Jcvgensen,
Off. Clk ..... M.39
Physician 23.93
L. D. Tibbies. D.O.,
Donald MeCurty, Juv 143.10
W. C, Drlsooll. Sher.
Comm. Fd 47.30
Pan Morrison. Ct. Rep. .... 119.33
Nancy R. Dixon, Surp,
Fds. CI. Help 3890
Th following warrants wr
luusd on th Gnral Rda,
Fundi
St. Ind. Acrid Cotnm 303 33
St. Tax Cumin 234.70
Pub. Emp. Ret. Bd 7I2R4
First Nul l Hunk 81090
Blue Cross 199.10
Safiro Life Ins 3017
Stone Marh. Co ..... 37.83
Ind. Air Prod 11.00
Western Auto . 6.31
Turn A l.um Lumber
Co 1.43
Pacific Pumping 51100
Sehrtky Equip 3992
Pendleton Auto Parts .... 575
Howard Cooper Corp 286.64
Rocket Equip 2 93
Parrlsh Garage ... 31 10
Kuhn'i Garage M
Heppner Auto Parts 43.64
Heppner Auto Sales 4387
l-exlngton Imp Co. ... 491.73
City of Heppner 231.87
City of Boardman 1390
City of lone 34 21
City of U-xIngton . 38 96
City of Irrigon ..... 19.86
Col. Basin Elec 30.30
Pacific N. W. Bell 27.10
Col. Basin Elec 1968
j Heppner Gazette-Times 38.70
,Cltv Water
Department 4.25
Gene Orwlt k 21 76
Pndherg Mach. Co 230
IN. W. Ind. Laundry 4.20
Sadie Parrlsh. Co.
I Clk 1204
Standard Off.
I Equip 8.03
Etta D. Parker 6.34
Murray's Rexall
I Drugs 4.78
Howard Kelthlry 74738
Fulleton Chev. Co. 4.66
Ford's Tire .Sorv 449 75
I Lexington Oil Co op 12 30
Dewey's Chevron 473
I Heppner Lumber Co 18 00
Standard Oil Co 160164
I Newt O llarra 23 00
Roailmaster 434 39
Set Salaries 1264 09
Labor ...4148.99
Bookkeeper 248.05
Tot following warrants wars
Ususd on the Misc Tunas i
West lubllshlng Co.,
Law Library 21.00
James W. Norene. D.V.M..
Dog Fund 3.50
James L. Canon.
Weed Fund 333.44
op
endleton 276-7761
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