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
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our local institutions I
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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
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FARM AND HOME
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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