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fr HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. Mot 26. 1966 Coming Field Day Interests Cattle and Sheep Growers By CENE WINTERS County Extension Agent We have received a program of the Field Day to he held Friday afternoon. May 27. from 1:30 lo 4:00 p.m. at the East ern Oregon Experiment Station at Union. Morrow county cattle and sheep producers will be in terested in the subjects discus sed. Research findings at the Un ion station to be presented in clude: "Wintering Pregn ant Beef Cows in Northeastern Oregon." "Vitamin A Injections and Calf Scours in Northeastern Oregon," "Other Current Cattle Re search." "Effect of Thibenzole I'pon the Feedlot Performance of Lambs." "Other Current Sheep Research" and "More Hay per Acre". Public Rearing to Present Discussion on Ground Water The State Engineer is hold ing a public hearing on Fri day. June 3. at 9:00 a.m. in the Civic Recreation Center in Hormlston on the question of determination of a critical ground water area in the Or dinance area of Morrow and Umatilla counties. According to the notice re ceived from the State Engineers office, all interested persons are invited to be present at the hearing and to present oral or documentary evidence on the subject as follows: (a) Whether ground water levels in the area in ques tion are declining or have declined excessive ly; tb) Whether the wells of two or more ground water claimants or appropriat es within the area in question interfere sub stantially with one anoth er; (c) Whether the available ground water supply in the area in question is being or is about to be overdrawn; (d) Whether the purity of the ground water supply in the area in question has been or reasonably may be expected to become polluted to an extent con trary to the public wel fare, health and safety. , Application forms are being prepared in the County Exten sion office fif growers signa tures and payment of foes. It is recommended that grow ers rogue the stands carefully of rye and of off-type heads as they may appear. Ullman Opposes River Diversion Farm Fire Control Committee Calls Meeting to Plan Program Meeting notices are going out from the County Extension of fice this week to members of the Morrow County Farm Fire Control committee. Committee members and ranchers who have fire fight ing equipment are asked to meet in the county extension office Thursday, June 2, at 8:00 p.m. Purpose of the meeting is to plan the fire control program for the season. Growers Soon Will Receive Seed Certification Information All Moro variety seed wheat growers will soon receive a let ter informing them about seed certification requirements for this crop. Congressman Al Ullman tD- Ore.t told the House Interior Committee the proposal to study Columbia River water di version should be remo v e d from the pending legislation to authorize the Central Arizona Reclamation Project. Ull m a n suggested a separate and com prehensive western water stuuy instead. The bill under consideration would authorize a mammoth irrigation project in the rhoenix area with water from the Colo rado River, and would provide for construction of two dams on that river to generate pow er and revenues for future wa ter diversion from other river basins. The bill also directs the Secretary of Interior to rep r t to Congress in 1971 with a plan for such diversion. Ullman objected repeatedly in his testimony and in answer to questions from Committee members. He said it would be unsound legislative procedure fot Congress to consider both matters in the same bill. Ull man sail, the study would, bv its very nature, be prejudiced I in favor of diversion. He said 'the people of the Pacific North- west could never accept the I concept that another river basin ("has any natural claim on the waters of the Columbia River Basin" "We will never, under any cir i cumstanees. agree to substitute I the promise of abundance for a j share in scarcity," Ullman i warned. He cited figures by the U. S. Geological Survey which indi cates a need for the full flow of the Columbia River by 1990 to generate power at installed generators on the river and the additional need for substantial flows below Bonneville Dam for navigation, fish and wildlife, and other purposes. Secretary of Interior Udall has advised the Committee any study should be limited t: withdrawals below Bonneville. Before a packed hearing room. UUman expressed fears that in adequate guidelines would pre judice the study in favor of water-short areas dependent upon importation for a longrange, de pendable water supply. Referr ing to the Central Arizona Proj ect, he said it should stand on its own merits without be i n g tied to a study for importation. Well Drilling ROY T. FRENCH Now drilling well in your vicinity Rotary Drilling Is much faster. Does away with testing. Cleans the hole with air as it drills. CALL ME Free Estimates Cheerfully Given 276-2081 Collect 1015 S. W. Frazer Pendleton. Or . March Deaths Set New High in State The largest number of deaths ever recorded in Oregon occur red in March of this year when 2.012 were reported to the Ore gon State Board of Health. The board's vital statistics section reports this total exceeds deaths of March 1965 by 26 percent and that the excess mortality was apparently associated with the outbreak of influenza experienc ed during this period. Although the number of deaths reported for residens of some counties is small, mere appears to be a rough regional pattern in the mortality data. The tri-county are of Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson coun ties reported a gain of 95 per cent in deaths, while the adjac ent area of Wasco and Hood River counties showed an in crease of 70 percent. In the four weeks of March (reporting week ending March 26 46,361 cases of influenza were reported to the Board of Health for a monthly morbidity rate of 23 cases per l,rxJ pop uiation. I .jr m 9 m. j u R. A. HUNT Hunt Appointed To Wheat Post R. A. t.lan Hunt, of Olym pic. Washington has been named the country director in India for Western Wheat Asso ciates. This announcement was made in Heppner by Louis Carl son, president of Morrow Coun ty Wheat Growers association. Hunt will assume his post in New Delhi this month. He re? places Dale B. Douglas from Emmett. Idaho, who has accept ed a position in Washington. D. C. with the Foreign Agricul tural Service. Hunt resigned as assistant supervisor of marketing of tho Washington State Department of Agriculture, a post he had held for the past two years, to accept the India appointment. Prior to that he served in man agement capacity for many years with wholsesale and re tail farmer cooperatives in all three Northwest sattes. He was General Manager of Walla Wal la Farmers Co-op at Walla Wal la for eight years after serving for a number of years as Dis trict Manager for Pacific Sup ply Cooperative at Madras, Ore gon and Quincy. Washington. Immediately after World War II. Hunt was Countv Agent of Jefferson County, Oregon for three years. He is a 1936 grad uate of Oregon State College where he majored in agronomy. Morrow County CROP-WEATHER SUMMARY Compiled by U. S. Depart' ment of Agriculture. Portland (For Week Ending May 20) Fall barley starting to turn in lower elevations; heading out in later areas. Winter wheat looks good except ture is needed. Haying con tinues. Wate r m 1 o n crop shows near normal develop, ment despite cool tempera tures. Annual ranges dried up, cattle being moved to higher ranges. Rains needed to help spring planted grain crops. For Weed Spraying CALL ON MEL BOYER Owner Gar Aviation FIELD MAN Jim Pettyjohn Spraying-Dusting-Fertilizing-Seeding DHY OH LIQUID FERTILIZER APPLICATION A GOOD JOB AT A FAIR PRICE You Can Find Us All Year Around AT THE LEXINGTON AIRPORT Phone 989-8422. Wheat Crop Hurt By Drought, Frost Frnst damage and lack of rain east of the Cascades have dimmed prospects for a 25 mil lion bushel Oregon wneat crop this year. Prospects earlier pointed to a 5 per cent increase over last year, but the extended dry u-onthr mav havp already damaged stands enough to re duce yields in some areas, ac cording to Stephen Marks, Ore- onn tatt nnivprsitv pxtension agricultural economist. Frosts have caused scattered damage to wheat and barley in several counties. Martin Zim merman, Sherman county ex tension agent, said about 10, 000 acres of barley were hurt enough to slash yields in half. Some of it already has been, cut for hay. Victor Johnson, Umatilla county extension agent, said the frosts did some damage to wheat stands and the wheat on shallow soil has been badly hurt from lack of moisture. "A good rain may bring most of the grain back," he said, "but if we don't get some soon, it could make 10 bushels to the acre difference in the average yield." Washington and Idaho also have pared their earlier wheat crop, Marks said, so the three state total is expected to bo 141.8 million bushels, about 2 per cent more than last year. The drouth and freezing weather also have damaged stands in the Central and North ern Great Plains, reducing the national wheat outlook to un der 1.1 billion bushels. Range Planning Manual Published For Oregon, Area The open range, as a major source of the nation's meat supply, is among the most val uable natural resources. An extensive guide to range management in the Pacific Northwest has been published bv the Oregon State University Cooperative Extension Service, working with the Extension Services of Washington and Idaho. The manual will be an aid to ranchers and range managers. It is available tree, from the OSl' Bulletin Clerk or from countv extension agents. "Pacific Northwest Range. Its Nature and Use" begins with a discussion of range descriptions and identifications. Soil, water, and plants receive extensive treatment. Another section is devoted to determining range conditions and judging range utilization. It includes a system for eval uating the range and a method of allocating the number of livestock per acre. Considerable space is given to range development practices. Stock watering places, fencing, and salting places are discussed along with seeding rangeland and control of undeslra b 1 e plants. The manual was adapted from a booklet prepared by the American Society of Range Management. Collaborating on this new publication were Dill- ard Gates. OSU extension range management specialist: Grant Harris, WSU associate profes sor of range management; Joe Johnson, WSU animal husban dry specialist; and Ralph Sam son. University of Idaho exten sion conservationist - i -V . . my --' 1 rmiMi una 1 1 ' Hi in TWO FRISKT LAMBS from the pent of Monty Malcolm. TFA exhibitor Irorn The Dalles, will be among moro than the 100 on exhibit during the 20th annual Junior Livestock Show of the Oregon Wheat Growers Leaaue. Monty Is a sophomore In the vocational agriculture class ol Bill Fraser shown at left The show, sponsored annually In The Dalles for the past 20 years by the Oregon Wheat Growers League will open Its four day run when wheat fed Steers, lamb and hogs are welghed-ln June S. County to Send Delegation of 2? To 4-H School By GAIL MeCARTT County Extension Agent Morrow county's delegation to the 16 Oregon 4-H Summer School has been selected. Club members attending will be; Alfred Drake, David Hall, Chuck Nelson, Keith Nelson, ! Kerry Peterson, Mike G. Smith, i Melvin Ashbeck, Larry Petty john, Mark Tullis, Leon Wil ! son, Cheriiyn Smouse, Barbara ! Bloodsworth, Maureen McEUl gott, Nancy Doherty. Christine Munkers, Sheila Kay Luciani, 1 Merri Lee Jacobs, Teresa Harsh- man, Patti Healy. Shcrri Lynn ! O'Brien, Lynda Early, Linda Cooper, Mary Kathryn Camp bell, Julie Ayers, Sandra Carl ! son, Kathleen Ann Sweeney and ! Kay Huson. Dates for this years Summer School are June 13-18. This event Is held each year on the Oregon State University cam pus and provides a memorable week for most club members. Cost of this session is usu ally ponsored by scholarships from businesses in each of the respective counties. Members are required to pay for their transportation cost and inci dentals only. Correct Choices In Travel Gear Aid Vacationers By DONNA GEORGE County Extension Agent Traveling should be fun. ns should be a week -end visit to a dost? friend. But. it's not fun when you unpack your luggage and find your clothes full of wrinkles. When you do a little plan ning before starting on a bus iness or pleasure trip, the days can be more enjoyable. There are two secrets. One Is to choose clothes that travel well and the other is to pack carefully In well chosen luggage. Styling, type of bag, and Ideas about packing vary, savs Elaine Carlson. Extension cloth ing specialist at OSU. There Is a variety of luggage on the market. Select cases for trips In various lengths, and types of transportation used. Everyone needs luggage to meet a variety of travel situ ations. A man may find It help ful to have at least two bags. One of these could be a week end overnight, companion, zip per, or club bag. The other a suiter or an unfitted pullman case. A woman may want two cas es for a start. She will want a train or cosmetic case and an unfitted pullman or wardrobe. An additional bag, such as a week-ender or overnight would be handy for ahort trips. Domestic airlines no longer Impose a severe weight limita tion, but lightweight luggage Is easier to handle and carry. Teen-Age Appetites Regulate Cost of Family Food BiU Is there a teen-age boy In the house? If so, you also have a larger grocery bill. Figures re cently rleased bv the USDA for the Western Region estimate the cost of feeding him at $11.70 a week and that's on the moderate coat fowl plan. His father's food comes lo about $8.40. According to Mary M. Holt house. Extension food market ing specialist at OSU. average figures for our region show a teen age boy could le fed for $i IO on a low-coat food plan, but up to $1350 a week on a liberal food allowance. COLE ELECTRIC Motor Rewinding INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL FARM AND HOMV IPenrtlrton 27B-T761 FOR SALE Approximately 6,CM) acres deeded! U-ase of several thou sand acres of Federal Government Grazing Land will be assigned subject to consent of U. S. Bureau of iJind Man agement. J. S. Burres River Ranch located In Sherman and Gilliam Counties along the John Day River, togkether with certain personal property will be sold to the highest bid der for cash. Bid opening July 1. lti. Bid must be accom panied by a cashier's or certflled check for 5 per cent of the amount bid. Executor reserves the right to reject any and all bids. For description of said property and other detuils. inquire at offices of Dick & Dick, attorneys. Fifth and Washington. The Dalles. Oregon. WILLIAM G. DICK executor of the Estate of J. S. Burres, deceased Several Attend Robison Service By BLANCHE McDANIEL HARDMAN, RHEA CREEK Several from this area attend ed the funeral services of Mrs. Maud Robison in Heppner on Monday afternoon. Coming from a distance for the funeral and spending the week-end at the Sam McDaniel home were Mrs. Maxnie Mahon and boys from Elgin and Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Stubblefield of Walla Walla. Spending Friday evening at the McDaniel home were Mr. and Mrs. Iva McDaniel and boys of Long Creek. Calling one day last week were Mx. and Mrs. Frank Howell and grandson Paddy and Mrs. Everett Howell, all of Monument. Dallas Craber, Albert Wright and Cecil McDaniel returned home Sunday from Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Cana da, after spending a few days on a trip in that area. They accompanied Kenneth Batty and Ellis Pettyjohn of Hepp ner. Mr. and Mrs. Les Robinson were in Pendleton on Friday and in Spray on Saturday for the rodeo. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hill and family of Pendleton were over night guests of Mrs. John Graves on Saturday. Sunday the group went to lone and spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Lou- Is Carlson and family. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Cecil and Mr. and Mrs. Dean Graves at tended the Spray rodeo over the week-end. Percy raced a horse Saturday, taking second place. Sunday dinner guests at the Cecil McDaniel home were Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Davis and Carroll Davis of Lonexock, and Mr. and Mrs. Les Robinson. See us for envpinnea of all kinds. The Gazette -Times. 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