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HEPPNER GAZETTE -TIMES. Thursday. August IS. 1966 County Agent's Office Souvenir Tour Booklets Go Out To Grade Youth Br GENE WINTERS County Extension Agsnt In the next few days the County Extension office will be mailing out the 1966 Portland Sth Grade Tour Souvenir Book lets. The booklet received this week from Heppner Gazette-Times is another "slick edition" with an introduction, pictures and cap tions bv Wes Sherman, editor and publisher of the Gazette Times. Sponsor of the tour was the Morrow County Wheat Growers Association headed by Louis Carlson. Booklets will be mailed to vis iting Sth graders, host families, sponsors and cooperators. Although three other counties conduct Portland Sth Grade Tours, the Morrow county group Is the only one providing a pic ture story such as the booklets have for the past three years. Forest Conservation Tour Planned for September 7 Another grade school tour Is nearing final stages of plann ing. The Forest Conservation tour for 6th graders from Wheel er, Gilliam and Morrow coun ties is scheduled for Sept 20, 1966. at Bull Prairie. While primarily for the school classes. Interested adults are welcome to aecomp any the group to the various stops to learn something about our for est resource. A work dav Is scheduled for the tour staff for September 7 at the site. Representatives of SCS, State Forestry Department the Forest Service, Kinzua Cor poration, Game Commiss 1 o n, Extension Service and local sportsmen will assist in the day's program. This year the schools will be supplied with a new bulletin entitled "Land, Water, Trees, and People", a forest conserva tion tour guide. Teachers will have enough copies for each pu pil's use in preparing for the tour. Formerly only the teach ers were supplied with this in formation. County Wheat Growers To Receive Seed Allocations Pacific Northwest growers of JSugaines. Moro and Wanser cer Livestock Group Plans Advisory Meeting Aug. 29 By GENE WINTERS Morrow County Agent Oregon's estray law, backtag ging and freeze branding are among the items on the agen da for an August 29 meeting of the Livestock Advisory Commit tee to the Oregon Department of Agriculture. The meeting will be at 9:30 a.m. in the Agriculture Build ing, Salem. The committee members will review the estray law with the thought of possible revisions of the statute and in their consid eration of backtagging, which is an important part of Oregon's brucellosis eradication program, will attempt to come up with a program enlisting full cooper ation of the livestock men. Progress made in freeze branding and its effectiveness will be studied and considera tion given to the possibility of making it a legal brand in Ore gon. During their morning session, committee members will also receive a report on the match ing fund project studying move ment of Oregon's cattle to de termine the cattle industry's contribution to the state's econ omy. Ben Allen chief of the ag ricultural development division, will make the report on the pro ject, which is a cooperative one between the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the AgricuU tural Marketing Service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. In the afternoon the commit tee will hold a joint session with the State Board of Live stock Auction Markets at which proposals being made for revis ion of licensing requirements of uregon s livestock auction mar kets will be discussed. Pvt. McDonald Ends Infantry Training Armv Private Sherrill L. Mc Donald. 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewi L. McDonald, Heppner, completed eight weeks of ad vanced infantry training at Fort Ord, Calif., August 11. He received specialized in struction in small unit tactics and in firing such weapons as the M-14 rifle, the M-60 ma chinegun and the 3.5-inch rock et launcher. tlfied seed wheat have had a sellers market. These new var ieties released for seed Increase last year have performed well and will replace other varieties as seed becomes available. Morrow county wheat growers will receive an allocation of Nu gaines this year to seed about 120 acres. All of this seed will be planted under the certifica tion program for seed increase only. A supply of Wanser to seed 70 or more acres has been lo cated. Locally enough Moro seed wheat was produced to seed ap proximately 35 thousand acres. By next vear there will be enough Moro to go into com mercial channels. Farm Bureau Furrow MEAT LABELING LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL By LOU NORMS Tax & Legislates Director A three-man federal court, by a two to one decision, has held Oregon's Meat Labeling Law passed by the 1965 legislature to be unconstitutional. The court held the Oregon law unreasonably discriminated against imported meat and vio lated the commerce clause of the U. S. Constitution. "We hold that a state ex ceeds the limits of its police power when it acts to insulate its citizens from outside compe tition", the court said. But a third member of the federal panel did not see things that way. Judge Fred M. Tay lor in his minority opinion stated the Oregon law was en acted under the police power of the State of Oregon with the intent of protecting the consum ing-purchasing public against deception . . . It Is my opln ion that under the police pow er the State of Oregon not only has the right but the duty to protect its citizens Irom such deception," Judge Taylor con cluded. The federal court decision was not wholly unexpected. A Ten nessee labeling law had previ ously ran afoul with the com- mproe rlause Cases involving I Iowa and Nebraska laws are al so pending in the courts. While there are some simil arities between the labeling laws enacted in some 17 states it is our opinion that there is a discernible difference In the Oregon law. Oregon's meat labeling law required no licensing or fees. It applied only to fresh or frozen meats. No processed meats were involved. The Oregon labeling law contained only two basic requirements. One was that a store which sold imported fresh or frozen meat prominently dis play a sign informing the pub lic of the fact. That each pack age containing fresh or frozen imported meats be conspicuous ly labeled giving the country of origin. It's hard to see how such an innocuous requirement could place a burden on inter state commerce. Oregon beef producers as well as producers across the nation have done much to insure the consumer they are receiving a high quality product. The cat- The 10th of the Month is The Business-Professional Man's PAY-DAY Always pay your bills by the 10th oi the month. Remember, the way you pay today, U the way you are building your credit record for the next RED BOOK Credit Bureau of Umatilla County SLOW AND PAST DUE ACCOUNTS ARE COLLECTED BT THE ADJUSTMENT DEPARTMENT. PAT TOUR SLOW ACCOUNTS NOW AND AVOID HAVING THE ACCOUNT TURNED IN FOR COLLECTION Social Security Office, La Grande, Lengthens Hours La Grande district social sec urity office is now open to the public each Friday evening un til 8:30 p.m., Vernon A. Welo, district manager, announced. In announcing the extended hours, which are expected to be permanent, Welo commented, "Service Is our stock In trade. With the expanded social sec urity program, including Medi care, we are dealing with an increasing number of people who are working full time, so we feel it is important to give them an opportunity to contact us after regular working hours." The eight Eastern Oregon Counties served by the La Grande office comprise 40 of Oregon's area and have a pop ulation of 125.000 people of whom 15.500 receive monthly so cial security checks, totaling $13,323,000 yearly. loung and old alike visit us for a variety of services," said Welo. "Young people looking for their first Job need a social sec urity number. Young mothers with small children who have been left alone by the untimely death of the father seek sur vivors' benefits. Men and wom en disabled by a crippling dis ease or accident apply for pay ments to help support them selves and their families. At retirement, older men and wom en are assisted with the prob lems of getting set up for the years of leisure they have earn ed. People reaching 65, wheth er working or retired, apply for Medicare. "Many of these people also later require help with report ing some event that changes their situation; such as, a new address, working, st o p p i n g work, a marriage, or they Just want to ark a question about something that is bothering them. Welo added that thev often have questions the social security office cannot and should not answer; such as, those dealing with private health insurance or retirement associations and so forth. The La Grande office at 1802 4th St., is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Fri days. The telephone number is 963-4131. "As an added conven ience to people in the Heppner area, a representative from the plans, employee health benefit district office Is at the Heppner City Hall on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 9 a.m. to noon." Incoming Grain Totals Boosted Commodity Credit Corporation wheat from the Midwest began arriving in volume in Portland in late June ending a slack per iod earlier in the month for in spections on incoming grain by the grain division of the Ore gon Department of Agriculture. The month's total on incom ing grain was 196,362 tons. This was an increase of 5,657 tons over June. Grain exports from Portland and Astoria checked by the Portland inspectors were the lowest since September, 1964. Last month's figure was 130, 347 tons compared with 123,554 tons in September, 1965. The July figure was 93,878 tons be low the export figure for the previous month. The division's office at Mer rill was closed during July and at Pendleton 153 track inspec tions were made. tlemen of this country spend thousands of dollars promoting the sale of their product. It doesn't seem unreasonbale that the housewife should know that she is purchasing other than domestic meat She should demand it. I It A. C. Houghton School Faculty Listed By LaVELLE PARTLOW IRRIGON A. C. Houghton Elementary school will com mence September 6, announces Mick Tolar, principal. Teachers instttute for all Morrow County teachers will be August 1, and teacherc workdays will be Sept ember 1 and 2. There will be no registration of students prior to the begin ning of school. September b. rar ents of first grade students are reminded to brl n R physical examinations and birth certifi cates to school the first day. Faculty at A. C. Houghton Is as follows: first grade Mrs. Ruth eBntlev; second grade Mrs. Elsie Gugle; third Miss Gretchen Nazworthy; fourth Mrs. Gladys Hobbs; fifth Miss Rose Hoosicr; fifth-sixth Mrs. Janet Dockweller; sixth Mrs. Eleanor Sergent; seventh Mrs. Jov Smith; eighth grade Bob Byrd; band and music Bob Chtlman; principal Mick Tolar. School employees are: Secre tary Mrs. Marilyn Stewart; cooks Mrs. Venll fcwm and Mrs. Vera Cooley; custodians and bus drivers lion Adams, Bill How ard. Oscar Retherford and Paul Holm. The school calendar for the ensuing year at A. C. Houghton Elementary has been announc ed by Principal Mick Tolar ns follows: August 1 Teacher In Service; September 1 and 2 Teacher Work Days; September 6 First dav of school; October 14 Teacher In-Service no stu dents); November 11 Veterans Day, no school; November 24 and 25 Thanksgiving vacation; December 23 1:30 dismissal for Christmas vacation; January 3 school resumes; March 1317 spring vacation; May 30 Memorial Day (no school); May 30 Heppner High school grad uation; June 1 Riverside High school graduation; June 2 lone High school graduation; June 2 last day of school; June 5 and 6 teacher work davs (no stu dents). Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Hays of Tucson, Ariz., and Mr. and Mrs. Otis Crawford Mrs. Otis Crofford of Chandler, Ariz., spent the week with Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Hamilton. Everett Thoren and sons Paul and Kenneth were recent over night guests at the W. F. Coy residtnee. Alumni of Irrlgon High school met at the A. C. Houghton cafe torium Sunday afternoon, Aug ust 21, for their annual school i reunion. Following the potluck' dinner. Mrs. Dick Price, nee Peggy Sanders, showed colored slides taken In Tripoli, while her husband was stationed there, Mr. and Mrs. Mac McCoy of Vancouver, Wash., spent the week-end with his mother, Mrs. Ruth MeCov and other relatives. Mrs. Bill Gravbeal and Mrs. Earl Isom spent Tuesday to Thursday In Salem visiting Mrs. Graybeal's son-in-law and dau ghter. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Allen and family. Dan Hill was released from Good Shephred hospital Wed nesday after a 3-dav confine ment. Rev. and Mrs. Cyril Mcl.ellan. Stephen and Bruce of Spring field. Mo- returned to visit her folks. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Warner In Irrlgon. after spend ing a week with his folks In Canada. The Warners and Mo Lellans left Sunday afternoon for Yellowstone National Park. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ryan, Randy. Kathy, Richard and Bob and Mr. and Mrs. Don Leigh ton. Danette, Donnle, Deno and Dannv spent several days camp ing und picking huckleberries at Timothy Meadows. Miss Clara Fav oy of Port land spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Coy. Mrs. John Schwendcmann and daughter Connie of Borln, Ore., were week-end guests of her sister-in-law, Mrs. George An derson. Bobby, Kelley and Steven Kenney of Portland are visiting their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Don Kenney. The children rode to Irrlgon on a melon truck. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Miller were called to Salem by Illness of her brother, P. L. Bales, who underwent malor surgery. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Kirk and son Robert of San Dlmas, Calif., visited ut the home of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Coy from Sunday to Friday of last week. The four adults were college friends in Bartlesvllle. Okla. Mr. and Mrs, Albert Partlow and Sheryl drove to Vancouver, Wn., where they visited her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Berg and Ron ald. The tw ofamllles drove on to Long Beach. Wn., and spent five davs on the coast. On their way home, they visited Mr. and Mrs. Russell McCoy or Vancou ver. Wash. Mrs. Vernon Stewart. Sharon and Tom and Mrs. Stewart's mother. Mrs. Ellen Recder, Waltz thru Washday . . . anytime . . . every time . . . with an all-electric Laundry! sfL , - ST M net -mi NO WORRY about the children's dirty and wet clothes. Electric clothes dryer makes them fluffy dry In minutes.., ready to wear! ! " ''rifeav- NIGHT is a good time fur the family wash. Start your electric dryer any time. It stops automatically. Clothes will be fluffy dry when you awake. r-sss See the handsome electric washers and clothes dryers ut your favorite appliance store. Columbia Basin Electric (Co - Serving Wheeler, Gilliam, and Morrow Counties l to visit Mrs Stewarts slsler. Mrs. -it..v who was patient at St. J.weph hospital. Mrs. Itceder remained l 1 itrnnur iu . for her daueghler. Mr. and Mrs Leon I enllev and lXm Adams drove to llstlek. i-i... tn attend the wedding of Car.'! Byerly. l"Kh- ter of Mr ami Mr. Jonu i iii.l T.ilnr nrlnclnal of A. C. Houghton Elementary school. The ancrnoon i"k was solemnieu m ini- Baptist church, wltn nvei'ium following In the church recep tion room. Medical Self-Help Course Proves Popular in State An mrtinrv medical aid course for nil 'citizens, taught wllh the aid of eleven color niatlon pictures. Is proving pop ,,i. i iir,.in the Orecon State Board of Health reported this week. Exactly M.W2 state residents completed the eleven lesson course during the past 12 months. Dr. Richard It. Wilcox, Oregon v;iaf If li OffU-er said the course called "Medical Self Help Training. was developed ny il, it s Puhlle Health Service and the Disaster Medical Com mittee of the American Medical Association, to tench families how to survive and meet their Immediate needs In the event thev are without a physician's services for several hours, days, or weeks. Riverside lll'h School. In Boardnutn. has trained 2-1 stu dents In Medical Self Help. Heppner High school officials have the course under consid eration for health classes this coming school year. Adults Interested In enrolling In a Medical Self Help class for the public are Invited to contact Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman, director of Morrow County Civil Defense at Heppner. The latest techniques are taught in Radioactive Fallout and Shelter, Emergency Child birth, Infant and Child care, Nursing. Fractures and Splint ing, Bleeding and Bandaging, Artificial Respiration, and Healthful Living In Emergen cies. 'The course has found Its vm vitui M ? j ' r" "$ IT-mili I ' fr .- L r ' , i ' i ...... r AT HOME ANYWHERE! Your elec tric waslior and diycr matches your kitchen and other appliances. wgfm .-f-faj .-r 1 MORE TIME for family fun with an electric laundry. )ut net the dials and furgel abuul waaliday; youi electric appllaiiLus do the rettt. $126,845 Slated For Tax Relief Morrow county will receive $r.1iXI1 Hi" year ns Its share under the l!Xtf property tax re lief act, Secretary of State Tom McCall notified County Assess or Rod Thompson in a letter mailed from Salem recently. Tolal statewide relief for this year under the legislation will amount to $I8,2H3.0U0. according to McCall. who said It will re sult In a potential average tax cut of $1325 on a $10,(00 home. McCall noted that the total was nearly J5.tXV.000 higher than the first distribution under the rollcf act last NoventlMT. The 15 law require the St-retarv of Slate to determine the amount of the relief In dol lars and nillldge and to break down the net share of each county. The mllluge relief this year la 1 5.3 mills for 31 of the counties 1 and 6 A mills and 0.1 mills, re I sportively for Columbia and Wasco Counties. main success In Oregon high schools and colleges." Dr. Wil cox said. "Two hundred schools, or eighty per cent of Oregon higher educational Institution are teaching Medical Self Help Training, and more than 23.0UO Oregon residents have taken the course In the last threw years. The course Is also avail able to adults without charge through their county Civil De fense office. Each person com pleting the 11 lessons receives a medical manual for home use and a wallet sized graduation certificate." POWER CONTROL ELECTRIC MOTOR SERVICE WE REPAIRS Electric Motors Powst Tools HTdrcruilc Jocks AWmlts Equipment 421 S. E. 4th PsadWtoo Phone m-MS2 op
