Image provided by: Morrow County Museum; Heppner, OR
About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1966)
Cattlemen Offer Rewards Against Cattle Rustlers Shades of the Old West! There's a price on the head of cattle rustlers once again In Oregon. The Oregon Cattlemen's Asso ciation is supplying posters to members throughout the state this week announcing that OCA will pay up to $1,000 reward "to anv person or persons volun teering information leading to I the arrest ana conviction 01 any person or persons stealing, butchering or driving away any cattle belonging to any mem ber of the Oregon Cattlemen's Association." The poster invites anv citi zen to "call the state police or the OCA office in Prineville, 447-6220." OCA officials pointed out that "the amounts of rewards and parties entitled to receive the same shall be determined by the Executive Committee of the Association", and emphasized wording, "rewards up to $1000." They added that law enforce ment officers shall not be eli gible to receive awards. Larrv Williams of Canyon City, OCA president, noted non members of the OCA owning cattle can become eligible for having the reward proection added to their herds by joining OCA at a nominal fee depend ing upon the size of the herd. Williams also pointed out that cattlerustling, far from becom ing a thine of the past, has grown in frequency In recent years with the increased mo bility of an America on wheels with super highways leading in all directions for a fast get- "While the character of cattle rustling has changed from the old days, as dramatized in est- j ern movies and TV cowboy ; shows, nevertheless the cattle- i man of today feels the pmcn I more so when some sneak thief ; comes in makes off with one, j two or three head, often butch-1 ering the animals on the spot nnri loaMnT tha iiHa nnH An. ' v..is iut - troiW ac f-fillinfr rarrtc rpnnrtirny ' on his visit," Williams said. Williams indicated that there has been a definite increase In incidence and that OCA mem bers are returning to the use , oi the "reward ior inrormauon in the hope that it may be a deterrent, help cattlemen cut costs and thus keep beef prices frim going higher lor the Amer ican consumer. Chemical Checks Stripe Rust On Winter Wheat A chemical with a name as long as a rainy harvest season may prove to be the cure for stripe rust on winter wheat Warren Kronstad, Oregon State University assistant pro fessor of agronomy, told re searchers attending the Western Society of Crop Science meeting at Washington State University this week (June 30) that strik ing differences in yield were obtained in tests with the ma terial Dichloroletrafluoraceto n e (N-3412) in western Oregon. He explained that foliar spray treatments were made on three wheat varieties represent 1 n g different levels of stripe rust resistance. On Omar, the most susceptible variety, test plots given a four pound treatment in April yield ed 60.3 bushels to the acre, com pared to 12 bushels for the un treated plots. Treated Gaines wheat yielded 100.9 bushels to 62 bushels on untreated plots, but no yield differences were noted for Druchamp, a rselstant variety. He said that the chemical, which is not registered for use yet, will probably require aer ial application, but should not be too expensive. Indications are that treatment could be delayed until signs of stripe rust showed up in the crop. Counties Asked To Adjust Levies Oregon Farm Bureau federa tion has recommended that the county's share of the cigarette tax for the coming fiscal year be used to reduce county tax levies. Lou Norris, tax and legislat ive director of the OFBF, said the county's share would ap proximate 90 cents per capita for the coming fiscal year. Norris stated that it would be appropriate for the counties to treat the revenues from the cig arette tax as anticipated reve nue and adjust levies accord ingly before the July 15 dead line: T(ie Fium Bureau spokesman noted that a numiT 9l ?9U.1- ties have already indicated they Would use the money in this manner but some counties have .said they would treat funds as unanticipated revenue and would carry the funds over to the ensuing fiscal year. Norris said that it is his opin ion that voter approval of the cigarette tax was due to the fact that it was presented as a property tax relief measure and that counties are morally obli gated to use the money to re duce lev ies. HEPPNER GAZETTE Wheat and Corn Prices Going Up Prospects of a smaller-than-expected grain crop, combined with weather troubles, good mill and export demands, and slow selling have boosted Northwest wheat, corn, and sorghum price. Mrs. Elvera Horrell, Oregon State University extension ag ricultural economist, reported hard red winter wheat rose from two to four cents a bushel at Portland and soft white wheat gained one to two cents. White wheat brought as much as six cents a bushel more than at the same time last year. She said limited corn receipts helped push corn prices higher and milo gained as much as $1.50 a ton. County Youth Enroll at 4-H Camp This Week By gail Mccarty Morrow County Agent Sixty-five Morrow County 4-H members along with their camp staff, are completing the annu al four-day 4-H Summer Camp this week at Herrin Creek Park. A group of 4-H parents and j leaders were on hand for the j camp set-up day, June 1, to clean up the camp, put up tents, j cut firewood and all the other j necessary chores. The following 1 week-end, nine older club mem bers attended a counselor train ing workshop along with other prospective counselors from Gil liam, Sherman, and Wheeler counties. This week, the camp ers arrived. Counselors for the camp are Lynda Early, Susan Drake, Car ol Rawlins, Nancy Doherty, Jean Stockard, Joan Stockard, Cher ilyn Smouse. Merri Lee Jacobs, Maureen Doherty, Mark Tullls. Kerry Peterson, Chuck Nelson, and John Rawlins. Other instructors will be Clint Agee and Loren Lucore, USFS; Cliff Hamilton, OSGC, and Ken Smouse. Camp cooks are Ann Hilderbrand and Kay McCarty. The camp will be under the direction of Gail McCarty, Mor row County Extension Agent, assisted by Tammy Young, Ex tension Agent-at-Large. Members attending are as follows: 9-year-olds, Cassy Chapel. Jan Ekstrom, Priscllla Goodall, Cindy Leonnig Joan McElligott, Wendy Phegley and Charley Sumner. 10-year-olds, Kathy Arrington, D-Ann Bar nett, Janet Gentry, Cheryl Hams, Susan Ann Healy, Sheryl Mas sey, Doris McCabe, Kathleen McElligott, Mary Pat McElli gott, Nancy Pettyjohn, Karen I Richards, Teena Stefani, Melo die Zehner, Philip Carlson, John- ny Myers, Paul Peterson, Fred i die Sherman, Kyle Robinson land Bruce Russell. I The 11-year-olds include Do- vie Alderman, Kathleen Ayres, Judy Bennett, Shauna Bergs trom, Dianne Cox, Karen Crow ell, Patricia Daly, Leslie Anne Early, Rebecca Kay Goodall, I Joan Healy, Kelly Ilene Kilken ny, Christina Lindstrom, Marie (Van Marter, Tami Meador, Deb !bie McCoy, Mary McEllleott. Beverly Phegley, Judith Ann Snyder, Dianna Wright, Kelley Wolff, Shelley Wolff, John Sum ner, Wayne Downey, Ricky Drake, Herbert Ekstrom III, Rick Partlow and David Richards. Eight 12-year-olds are attend ing. These are Dianna Aber crombie, Elizabeth Anne Ab- irams, Cheri Carlson, Jeanne Da ly, Teresa Louise Goodall, Mel- inaa ieonnig, Ann McElligott and Deborah Lynn McGinnis. In the 13-year-old group will be Carley Bergstrom, Denise Bloodsworth, Becky Doherty and Jeri Keithley. Wheat Resistance Color Link Found The gene responsible for stripe rust resistance in wheat has been linked with the color of the chaff. Robert J. Metzger, associate professor of cytogenetics at Ore gon State University, says the gene that governs immunity to stripe rust Is associated with the gene that conditions red chaff color. The association was found in crosses of P.I. 178383, wheat var iety imported from Turkey, with Orin and Elgin. It is also the same gfhe th"at promotes strips nisi resistance in Oregon's Moro wheat. Metzger and B. A. Silbaugh, research technician, are working on genetics connected with stripe rust resistance. The dis covery should help speed up the introduction of resistance into other varieties not now re sistant. They pointed out that In every instance the white chaff sections of red chaff plants were sus ceptible to stripe rust. - TIMES. Thunder. June 50. 1968 ASCS Reviews 1966 Crop Loan, Support Program By GENE WINTERS Morrow County Agent Features of the 1966 Crop Commodity Loan program were announced this week by the Morrow County ASCS commit tee. Eligibility for price support on barley and wheat is again de pendent upon participation in the feed grain and wheat diver sion programs. The loan maturity date for some crops has been extended to provide a longer marketing period. Starting with the 1966 crop; wheat and barley loans will mature on May 31 of the year following harvest. Storage payment rates for farm-stored grain under reseal loan for the 1966-67 storage per iod are the same as those in ef fect during the 1965 66 period. Grain stored at least 60 days beyond the regular loan matur ity date will earn storage pay ments. Grain stored less than 12 months will earn payments at a monthly rate. Grain stored for the full reseal period will earn payment at the yearly rate. Grain stored beyond the first year of reseal earns storage payments at a lower rate than for the first year of reseal. Experiment Station Shows Research on Yield Conditions One day last week county agents from the Columbia Bas in and Blue Mountain counties of Oregon and Washington met at the Pendleton Experiment Station with the research staff to review testing underway. Al so present were extension spe cialist and plant breeders from Oregon State and Washington State Universities. There were a number of un usual results this year as a re sult of the April freeze and the sub-average rainfall. Some of these will be reported later in greater detail, when the yield data has been taken and an alyzed. The plot is on soil 8 to 9 feet deep with a caliche pan at about seven feet. Soil moisture is measured with a neutron scattering device. In the non irrigated plot the wheat is now removing moisture at the 6 and 7 foot depths. As of last week 20 inches of water had been re moved from the non-irrigated trial. This points out that to produce an average to better crop the effective rainfall for two years is needed some years, if you have the soil depth for storage and you can keep it on your fields long enough to in filtrate the surface and perco late through the soil profile. In a few of the other coun ties in Washington and Oregon a number of wheat growers are watching how the variety Nu gaines stacks up against rinlnoc Qsima BAnaTal rthc0rva. lions were maae Dy a wneai breeder. Gaines tends to out tiller Nugaines. Most years Nu gaines, in his opinion, will pro duce superior yields. In wet years Gaines may be better. Outside of higher test weights, improved milling quality and better strip rust resistance, he said, Nugaines has all the prob lems of Gaines. There will be no Pendleton Experiment Station field day this year. Field days there have been scheduled every oth e r year. It should be noted that Merrill Oveson is retiring as superintendent, effective July 1, and will leave the station a month or two later. The new superintendent will be Charles Rohde who has headed the cer eal investigation program. Georgia-Pacific Buys Ukiah Timber Forest Supervisor Wright T. Mallery announced today that Reynolds Timber Sale on the Ukiah Ranger District was sold to Georgia-Pacific Corporat i o n, high bidder at the sale June 21. The 175-acre sale area con tains an estimated volume of 990,000 board feet and Is locat ed in Umatilla County, in the Wilkins Creek drainage approx imately eight miles southwest of Ukiah. The timber was appraised by the Forest Service at $9,760.50 and sold for $10,362.50. Four bidders were present and final prices bid for species per thous and board feet were $21.00 for ponderosa pine, $7.15 for Douglas-fir and western larch, $4.95 for white fir and other conif erous species, WHEAT FOOD fain In India at gaining substantially according to Don Woodward, president of the Oregon Wheat Growers League. This photo shows a lew o( the many entries being fudged at a lecently held food fair in Bombay. India. The display was sponsored by Western Wheat Associate in coop eration with the Bombay Toung Women's Christian Aocia Uon as a part oi a Mobile Nutrition Education protect. Dishes exhibited were prepared by housewires Irom the middle Income group showing tasty balanced low cast meals based on wheat The Wheat Associates nutrition education project in Bombay was Initiated In I960. It has since developed interest among housewives in U. S. wheat through demonstrations, exhibitions and various other extension methods. Farm Bureau Furrow By HOWARD FtJJII. Director, Commodities and Farm Labor IS EVERT LABORER WORTHT OF HIS HIRE? Proponents of social and minimum wage legislation say that every worker must bo guaranteed a minimum hourly earning. This thinking is con trary to the adage thnt each person should be rewarded ac cording to his contribution to society. Qualifications and pro ductivity are still essential fac tors in determining remunera tion if private enterprise is im portant to our society. Mechanization has enabled many industries and certain ag ricultural operations to increase productivity and efficiency. Au tomation has eliminated the need for many machine operat ors. Larger and more powerful equipment has decreased agri cultural manpower needs. One of the remaining "last frontiers" requiring large num bers of hand labor is the har vest of numerous horticultural crops that have not been mech anized. As the historical "fruit tramps" disappear from the American scene, farmers have hired students, retired people and unemployables from other Industries to supplement the rapidly diminishing number of professional farm workers. Workers are paid on a piece rate basis and individual earn ings are related to productivity. Every possible worker must be employed in an attempt to save the crops, regardless of qualifi cation or productivity. Average piece-rate earnings generally exceed hourly agricultural wag- I The Oregon Farm Bureau and other agricultural organizations ihave asked the Senate labor j committee to amend the House passed minimum wage bill to 'authorize conmpliance if the average earnings of piece-rate I workers 18-65 years of age sub ject to minimum wages exceed the required minimum. I Such an amendment would enable farmers to employ the S'ttlSwlwto However? , or the agricultural work force wno manv v aM th o nrnArt. tify payment of the minimum ed gu,des tQ famlJy fQQV WThls request supplements the f BClence of nutrit amendment by Rep. Edith Green , ,on and current prlccs' exempting local seasonal piece-1 rate workers who comm u t e 'daily from their permanent res idence and work fewer than 13 weeks a year in agriculture. It would solve problems in volving students housed on farms migrant children, elderly people and handicapped work ers who could not qualify for exemption because they cannot meet the requirements for com muting or for working fewer :than 13 weeks. American farmers are now facing one of the most critical j labor shortages since 1942. Con Igress must make a choice. Even a small shortage or workers ; will cause crop losses that will decrease the supply and in crease costs for farmers, relat ed industrial and consumers. We Will Deliver Your Processed Meat WHOLESALE MEATS COSTOM SLAUGHTERING SCHEDULES Hogs Tuesday Cattle . Wed., Thurs. Sheep Any Day Follett Meat Co. Ph. 567-6651 Hermiston, Oregon On Hermlston-McMary Highway Charge VJCL4V Heppner, (sn j If Ion, y?J!yI Lexington Special Washing Tips Help Give New Cotton Look WORK SMARTER NOT HARDER By BERNICE STRAWN OSO Extension Specialist Yellowing of shirts and blous es made of polyester and cot ton blends Is a common prob lem. Judging from questions which come to County Exten sion offices. Here's one way to restore whiteness. Fill the washer with very hot water. Either set up the water heater temperature or add boil ing water to the washer while it fills. Use at least twice as much laundry detergent as us ual. Put yellowed articles in the washer; agitate for four min utes at regular speed. Stop the washer and add one cup of chlorine bleach diluted with one quart of water, then agitate four more minutes. Stop the washer and allow the clothes to soak in the hot wa ter and bleach for about 15 minutes. After that, set a 10 minute wash time and allow the wash er to eo through the complete cycle. You may need to repeat I this whole procedure two or three times before garments are completely white again. Gar ments will likely be wrinkled and need some ironing. Do not use this treatment on white resin finished cottons which are labeled "Do Not Bleach." Moderate Couples' Cost For Food. S21 Weekly Young couples setting up a ,sP'n(llnK Plan ca,n ,cs''Tme their average weekly food bills at about $21. Mary Holthou.se, OSU Exten sion food marketing specialist, I says mis iigure is given ny me U. S. Department of Agriculture for nutritious meals based on a moderate cost plan. Good meals for two on a low-cost plan would run about $17 a week, and on a liberal plan up to $24 for food cooked at home. No two individuals are likely Check Points Help Eliminate Fast Refrigerator Frosting What causes a refrigerator to accumulate frost rapidly? If It's the manual defost type, . it IS. K. K i This Newspaper values our local institutions I I I more than any other J publication in the world.A AJOv ...mm mi THE ' m GAZETTE-TIMES Irrigon Lions Plan By LaVELLE PARTLOW (Held over from last week) IRKHiON The Irrigon Llorw Club will sponsor a tree fire work display at the A 1. Houghton School ground Mon day evening. Julv 4th. There will he concession stnnd and entertainment pre ceding the display, with a vnr- lety of games beginning at f.. p m. The I. Ions Club alio has fire works for sale at a stand In Ir rigon between the two grtx-ery store. Lynda Early and I.eon Wil son, accompanied by Mr. I ."il ls Shade, attended 4-H Summer School at the Oregon State Uni versity Campus nt Corvsllls. Mr Shade was a counsellor for 27 Klrls, and assisted with the morning class session.. The af ternoons w'cre spent In various recreations, with entertainment at the Coliseum in the evening. Including 'Talent Night". "Bankers Night" and a llooten anny. A Morrow county school bus provided transportation for those attending from Morrow County. Mrs. Joe Coleman ient a week in Portland visiting her mother, Mrs. Eva Mott. The two ladles also drove to McMInn vitle and Yamhill, where they visited friends and relatives. The Busy Beekeeper 4 II club met at the home of their lead er. Mr. and Mr, t hester Wil son last Monday and each mem ber made up a super hive body for their bees. Mr. Wilson ac companied the members to op en and Inspect each hive and place the supers. The member located a swarm of bee on a bush and hived It for a first ivear member, Mitchell Reed. Mrs. Wilson served refreshment at the conclusion of the meet ing. Mr. and Mrs. George Camp bell and Richard of Tyler, Tex as are spending a week with Mr and Mr. J. J. McUae and Bob. Mr and Mrs Vernon Stewart. Sharon and Tom, accompanied by Mrs. Warren Stewart and children of Pendleton, drove to il. Grande Sunday and visited I his folks, Mr. and Mr. Frank Stewart, and her sister, Mrs. ' Doris Courtney and children. Mr. ond Mrs. Ernest Jorgen sen celebrated their 28th wed ding anniversary Friday, June 17, with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Ollls Lathrop were Monday evening dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Isom and Donna, in honor of the Isom's 35th wed ding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hill and Mrs. Donald Ilghton attended the wedding of Miss Ethel Hov ingoff and Robert Ferger at the Latter Day Saint. church In Hermiston Saturday evening. Mrs. Bob Stewart, Mrs. Rich check these points. Is the door seal tight or does the gasket need replacement? Is the door opened often, especially In hot weather? Are worm or hot foods put In the refrigerator? Are liquids or moist foods stored uncovered? Any of these will add to the frost problem. Warm air con hold more moisture than cool, so more moisture enters the re frigerator to collect frost. COLE ELECTRIC Motor Rewinding INDUSTRIAL - COMMERCIAL! FARM AND HOME Pendleton 276-77611 Fireworks Display ard Stanley and Mrs. Oorgn Anderson were hostesses' for a bridal shower honoring Mrs. Hill I'oolry last Wednesday eve nlng nt the A. C. Houghton t'lir.'lorUim. Cake, punch and coffee were served after the, gifts were opened. Mr. and Mr. Reuben Ander son of Albany, were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Keee, Morgan, enroute to Spokane. The Andersons re-vlslted Mor gans on their way home, and staved overnight Thursday. Mrs. lknt U'lghton and Mis Tool Olln drove to Board in sn lust Tuesday evening and at tended a lirldul shower honor ing Mrs. Dennis Gronqulst, nett IVnnev Fussey, at the homo of Mrs. Am- Hillings. Mrs. Carl Miller of Walla Walla visited the Irrigon Bap tist church Friday evening and demonstrated new church liter uture. Refreshments were serv ed after the meeting. Miss Donna Isom, bride elect of Ronald Eppenbach, was feted at a bridal shower given by em ployees of the Inland Empire Bunk of Umatilla and Dermis ton at the home of Mrs. Leon Kennedy, lirrtniston, Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. BUI Craybcal spent Father's Day week end in Walla Walla with their son In law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Shinglcdeckcr, Kicky and Kundy. bundoy, they were cue is of Mr. and Mrs. Max Ursybcul. Gary and Jerry at the Gruybeul cabin at Tullgulo. Mrs. Earl Isom accompanied Mrs. Florence Melvlit and Mrs. Gertie Berry of Hermiston to Coos Bay, where the ladles at tended on Oregon School Em ployees Association Convention, the ladies stayed overnight in Portland on their way to Coos Buy, and overnight in Spring field on their return. Mr. and Mrs. David Dunn of Seattle are parents of a baby boy, Terry Duane. born Juno 7. weighing 7 lb., 2 Maternal grandparents arc Mr. and Mrs. Dunne Kerllll, Irrigon, and pa ternal gruuiiparenu are Mr. and Mrs. Art Dunn of Clilco, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Albert I'artlow and Sheryl, Mr. and Mrs. Jaiuea MUU, Kicky, lundy and Suva of lleriimlun and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Berg and Ronald of Vancouver, Wash., drove to Se attle Thursday evening and Frl day morning ferried from Seat tle to Victoria, IS. C, where they spent three days sight-seeing. Among the places visited were the Bulchart Gardens, Wooded Kanlaayland and the Undersea Murine Gardens. On their return home, they spent a Uay la be anie at the World Fair ground, where they weru Joined by Mr. and Mrs. Jay Berry of Portland and Mrs. C. J. JaiKUta. Barbara Sue and Douglas of Seattle. Well Drilling ROY T. FRENCH Now drilling we Us ta your ridnity Rotary Drilling Is much taster. Doe away with testing. Cleans the hole with alt as It drills. CALL ME Free Estimates Cheerfully Given 276-2081 Collect 1015 S. W. Fraxer Pendleton. Ore. HEPPNER