The Wheat Field
By GEORGE W. DEWEY
Legislative Couruel.
Oregon Wheat League
SAI.KM We nski'il Senator
Waller U'U, rlwilnniiti of the
Legislative Interim Committee
on AKrli'ulturp, what recommen
dations the committee would be
inuklnu Id tin- next session of
tin' stale legislature Hut would
be of Intcri'Kt to I In when! pro
ducers of Oregon. l.e(h repre
sent llenton and Polk counties,
lie told us that the commit
tec hud been meeting for a
number of month iiml wen1 au
thorized to study three problem
areas, Thi'V Included miiikctliiH,
tin Interrelationship of i;rl
rulture to other buslm-iut, kiuI
studies of the uh( of hind and
water as It rlitn lo sericul
ture. "One Item of Interest,' he
said, "will Ih thin whole mat
ter of freight rut en a It effects
Mil of agriculture We found
that Oregon, because of It re
mote geographic locution from
consumer centeni, wa depend
cut almost solely on favorable
freight rates to he able to com
pete with their agricultural
nroduits In large consumer mar
ket, Therefore, we will be ree
ommcmllne that an addltlonul
Ktaff momoer be added to the
inibllc Utility Commission's staff
for the sole puriKu of iinnly.
Inn oK'rlcultural freight rate
changes."
The Interim committee aba
will recommend the addition of
a staff member to Oregon State
Universities' extension staff for
the purpose of InltlatlnK and
cxpedltlnu export market oppor
tunities for Oregon's agricultur
al products.
Leth said. "Wo found that
there was a lack of Information
available to Oregon growers In
terested In Erowlntf products for
exports as well as a lack of
"know how" In matters of ex
rt shipping and credit proces
sing. The whole problem of credit
for agriculture was discussed
by the committee and Senator
Leth told us that "the lending
agencies ouht to realize the
fact that more purchasing pow
er Is created by Oregon agri
culture than any other bust
ness", The committee will In
troduce two measures designed
to help the credit situation. The
first Is a Memorial to appro
priate federal agencies and
Congress requesting that agri
cultural credit be excluded from
any federal program that would
limit debentures on bond Is
sues. The second would estab
lish a $1,000.(X) state revolving
loan fund for the purpose of
constructing small irrigation
projects.
Some of the other bills to be
Introduced bv the committee In
clude: , . . (living the State De
partment of Agriculture addit
ional authority to prohibit de
ceptive practices In the sale of
locker heel and freezer meat
sales; Requiring various state
agencies that are working with
agricultural mar k e t develop
ment to meet together at lenst
four times u year; Support of
a new Animal Health Facility
at Oregon State University; Keg.
illation of poM harvest grass
seed and stubble field burn
ing; Additional funds to the
University of Oregon' Uurcuu
of Business Bnd Ixonomic Re
search for the purpose of ex
panding studies to determine
agriculture's total effect on Ore
gon's economy. . . .
The committee took no uetlon
at this time on such subjects
as; bargaining associations,
third purty grading and bond
ing of atfalfu seed wan-houses.
Members of the Agriculture In
terim Cmmlttee, In addition to
Senator leth, arc; Sen. Eddie
Ahrens, Turner; Sen, Arthur Ire
land, forest Grove; Sen. Raph
ael Raymond. Helix; Rep. Jack
Anunsen, Salem; Rep. Tom lies
sonette Baker; Rep. L, B. Day,
Salem; Rep, Gerald Deterlng,
llarrlsbtirg; and Rep, Don Me
Klnnls. La Grande.
ASC Committee
Chosen; Fetsch
Named Chairman
Farmers recently named to
serve as the Agricultural Stahll
Uatlon and Conservation ASC)
county committee are: Albert
Ketseh, from the Lexington com
munity, to serve as chairman;
Ronald Uaguewood, from the
South lleppner community, vice
chairman; Roy Ball, Jr., from
the Hoard in un community, reg
ular member. Haguewood and
Kctsch were elected to the com
mittee last year for three and
two years, respectively; Roy
Ball, Jr. was elected this year
for a three year term on the
committee. Alternates elected for
one year were: Ted i'almateer
from Morgan community and
lxn F.vans from North lleppner
community.
The HltJO election was held
at a county convention Decem
ber 9, VM'iti, In the conference
room of the Gilliam and Bisbee
Bldg., lleppner. Electors were
farmers chosen as convention
delegates at the recent ASC
community committee elections
throughout the county.
The ASCS county office at
lleppner is headquarters for the
county committee and serves as
the farmer' local contact for
business connected with partic
ipation In the programs admin
istered by the committees. These
programs encourage conserva
tion and increase farm returns
by means of price supports and
market supply-management, as
well as by payments.
Tell the advertiser you saw It
In the Gazette -Times.
Food Costs May
Rise and Farmers
Receive Less
As odd as it may appear, con
sumers are likely to pay more
for their food next year while,
at the same time, farmers will
receive less Income, Kenneth D.
Naden, executive vice-president
of the National Council of
Farmer Cooperatives, said to
day. Economists at the Department
of Agriculture's National Out
look Conference In Washington,
D. C estimated that 17 net
farm Income may decline by
about five percent, while retail
food prices may go up by about
two to three percent, he said.
'This means that, over the
next few months, we may see
a rise In retail food prices sim
ultaneously with a decline In
farm income," he said. "This
will seem strange only to those
who do not know that the two
components of food prices
prices of farm commodities and
costs of marketing services
are determined under entirely
different conditions. This ano
maly tells us much about the
role of farm prices In the cur
rent flurry over food prices and
over general Inflation In the
economy."
Predictions made at the Out
look Conference Indicate that
rising food prices are more
closely related to general Infla
tion than to the level of farm
Income, he pointed out. "Actual
ly, any tendency for farm pric
es to Increase as a result of
short supplies, such as some
Increases caused bv drought or
normal cyclical patterns during
this year, normally brings a
rather prompt upward adjust
ment of productUm which cus
tomarily brings farm prices
back down to previous levels,"
he added.
That retail food prices are
likely to continue to advance
somewhat while farm Income
goes down "tells us that there
are two entirely different price
marketing systems in our econ
omyone for farm products and
one for non-farm prdoucts and
services," he said. 'The cause
of this difference Is that farm
ers have no power to pass along
to buyers their rising casts of
production. Their prices are de
termined by supply . demand
conditions for Individual prod
ucts. Bv - contrast, marketing
charges, which make up about
two-thirds of total retail food
prices, are closely related to
costs, and these arc expected to
rise next year because of pres
sures of higher wages and ris
ing material costs."
Since farmers have no pow-
YOU CAN BUY
ON TIME
For
Only
7:35X14, 7:75X15, 8:15X14. BLACK NYLON
Sciberlinrj Safety Nytex 120
Black Tax White
7:35x14 $17.23 2.11 S20.24
7:75x14 $18.12 2.20 S21.30
8.25x14 S20-24 2.36 $23.86
8:55x14 2.57 $26.14
7:75x15 $18.12 2.21 $21.30
8:15x15 $20.24 2.35 $23.86
8:45x15 $22.22 2.55 S26.14
BEST BUY
IN THE
STORE
WHILE THEY LAST
Scibcrling Winter Tires
WALNUT SHELL AND SAWDUST COMBINATION
Size Black White Tax ,
6:50x13 SI 1.99 $12.99 .48
7:00x14 $11.99 $12.99 .48
7:50x14 $12.99 $13.99 .58
R.-OOxU $13.99 $14.99 .65
6:70x15 $12.99 $13.99 .62
7:10x15 $13.99 $14.99 .68
7:60x15 $14.99 $15.99 .72
(All Prices Exchange)
ALSO STEEL STUDDED WINTER TIRES
TIME
mm
KM
SUPER
MARKET
GEETTER
830 N. First
RON WILSON, MANAGES
Hermlston, Oregon Phono 567-8528
CARL RUSSELL. ASST. MANAGER
Programs Set
On Sewing Tips
By MARJORIE WILCOXEN
Morrow County Agent
I was recently Informed by
Itollle Smith of the Oregon Edu
cational Broadcasting Svstem
that a series of 10 half-hour
shows on sewing for the begin
ning and Intermeidatc home
sewers is scheduled on KOAC
TV and KOAP-TV.
The series starts Wednesday,
December 14, at 7:30 p.m. on
channels 7 and 10. Repeats will
be shown on Fridays at 11:30,
starting January 6. This series
could be a real boost to those
of you who are working with
beginners, especially.
The announcement states: "A
step-by-step format Is used, not
only for the sequence of lessons,
but also for the procedure dur
ing each lesson. An article Is
made each time beginning with
a very slmple-to-make tote bag
and progressing to a blouse,
skirt, dress nad ensemble. Fash
ions are made for the children,
as well as for adults; fabrics
will vary In texture and design.
All of the basic techniques of
sewing are shown."
Marjorle Arch, the hostess on
"Smart Sewing." is a graduate
of Indiana State University. The
series is underwritten by the
pattern division of the McCall's
Corporation.
The following arc programs
to be presented (starting with
number 1, through 10): Making
a Tote Bag, Making a Blouse,
Making a Child's Jumper, Mak
ing an A Line Wool Shift, Mak
ing an A Line Skirt, Making a
Shift with Bell Sleeves, Making
a Plaid Jumper. Making a Pair
of Pants, Party Clothes, and
Party Clothes for Children.
er to pass along costs, they are
victims of Inflation to a far
greater degree than they are the
cause of it, Naden said. "It is
vital that the public under
stands the situation in which
farmers find themselves. Other
wise protests of consumers, in
cluding housewives' boycotts,
may punish the wrong people,"
he concluded.
Club has New Comers HEPIWEH GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. December 15. 1966
OREGON FARM & HOME CALENDAR
Rhea Creek Livestock 4 II
club met at the Albert Wright
home November 20. We discuss
ed what we would do for our
4-H sign project. Dean Wright
gave a report on the Control
and Damage of Cattle Grubs.
We planned for our Christmas
parly and set the date of De
cember 11. at 5:30 p.m. at the
Rhea Creek Grange hall.
We had three new members
join our club. They are Kel
wayne Haguewood, Nancy and
Becky Doherty. Our guests were
Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Harris, Mr.
and Mrs. Gene Hall, Mr. and
Mrs. Bernard Doherty, Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Wright and Ron
Haguewood. Mrs. Wright serv
ed refreshments.
Dean Wright, reporter
Two-trackers Meet
The meeting of the Two
Trackers 4-H club was called
to order by Brette Howell, De
cember 6, 1966. Roll call was
taken by Dovie Alderman, there
were 22 present and 5 absent.
Then the secretary read the
notes. We reviewed the parts of
a horse and how to tie a bow
line knot. Then we got into
our groups according to age;
each group studied whatever
they needed to review.
Jill Scott, news reporter
Girls to Sell Candy
Heppner Bluejays met at the
lunchroom at Heppner school.
We are making presents. Each
girl will sell eight cans of can
dy for $1. First we will sell 4.
We will go back to get 4 more.
Karen Winter, reporter
SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS
Heppner Elementary School and
Heppner High School
December 19-thru 23
December 19 Pizza, green
beans, celery and carrot sticks,
bread and butter, fruit and
milk.
December 20 "Mor", cottage
cheese and fruit, milk, cake,
bread and butter.
December 21 Fried chicken,
sweet potatoes, vegetable salad,
bread and butter, milk, fruit.
December 22 Chili, corn
bread, applesauce cake, milk.
December 23 Peanut butter
sandwiches, soup, vegeta b 1 e
sticks, cherry crunch, milk.
DECEMBER. 1966
12 14 Oregon Seed Growers League. Marion Motor Hotel, Salem.
12-14 Oregon Wheat Growers League Convention, Sheraton Motor
Inn, Portland.
1416 Oregon Fairs Association annual meeting, Sheraton Hotel,
Portland.
JANUARY 1S67
10-12 Oregon Dairymen's Association annual meeting, Marion
Hotel, Salem.
12 Pacific Northwest Fertilizer Industry Dealers Conference,
Gunther'g Restaurant, Pendleton.
1619 Pastors and Lay Leaders Conference, Memorial Union, OSU.
18 20 State 4-H Leaders Conference, OSU.
19-20 Oregon Essential Oil Growers League annual meeting.
Withycombe Hall, OSU.
26-27 Seed Processors Short Course, OSU.
30-Feb. 1 Oregon Ornamental Short Course, Withycombe Auditor
ium, OSU.
FEBRUARY
it'Jo PrpKn Dalrv Industries Conference. Withycombe Hall, OSU.
15-16 North Willamette Horticultural Society meeting, Gresham.
Indicate New Date
When you patronize Gazette
Times advertisers, you help
make a better paper Tell there
you saw It In the Gazette-Times.
1 T
-fie i 3!fS.
4k rt'kt size. WhCi
still life
UTfei
A
I
A cardinal rule for safe win
ter driving, according to the
Traffic Safety Division of the
Oregon Deparmtnt of Motor Ve
hicles, is to HAVE GOOD TIRES
AND TIRE CHAINS. The depart
ment recommends that whether
you use regular tires or snow
tires be sure the tread is in
good condition and not worn
smooth. Official tests have
shown that reinforced tire
chains will reduce stopping dis
tances on snow and ice more
effectively than anything else,
and they provide four to five
times more traction than regu
lar tires without chains. But
even with the help of tire
chains, slower speeds are a
must on snow and ice.
Yes, the Gazette-Times can
print the form you need for busi
ness or ranch use. Phone 676
HERMI8TON - PRINKVILLE - REDMOND - MADRAS - JOHN DAY - THE DALLES - KLAMATH FALLS
BKND - BURNS - HOOD RIVER - LEBANON - COEUR D' ALENH - KELLOOQ . MOSCOW . ORO
FINO - ORANOEVILLH LEW1STON
L, ... " " p. - - ' r ' ;
' , ' ' ' .... ; : f " "
; I , ft . , - ;
, ' ... , , 1
. , . , t , ' i
' " ' , ,Vv: ;V ; ' "I
J iMiin i 1 1 puii iinn wu " i1 Jii'W"- m " 1 411 4)1 9mmm''lLm "il''L!'1"l!"1"' '" ""T 1 ' " a
Ax
Santa's helper
Here's your holiday helper, the perfect one-
card answer' to your gift shopping problems.
1 Lack of cash? You .don't need it with Bank
Americard. Just charge all your purchases at
any one of the thousands of Oregon merchants
displaying the familiar blue and gold emblem,
Christmas bills a problem? With BankAmeri
card you get just one monthly bill covering all
your purchases. Pay the entire amount within
25 days of billing and there is no charge, or
extend your payments over a period of time
at a reasonable service charge.
IT'S EASY . .. ASK FIRST!
FIRST
NATIONAL
BANK OF 0RIG0H
StrvicwitifU Mmd tni tictnittf by ItnhAmtrlct Unk CorptntiM