Don McKinnis Says Local Effort
Key to Project Development
ThU area has a Rteat deal veloplng of pumping and stor
to Rain by development of Its
water resources," said Don Mc
Kinnis, Salem, agricultural de
velopment specialist of the State
Department of Agriculture, In a
talk at the Chamber of Com
merce meeting here May 5.
He added, however, "If we're
going to get the Job done, It
will take people at the local
level. The state and federal gov.
ernment can only provide the
tools."
McKinnis asked four questions
In his talk and then volunteer
ed some ideas as part of the
answers. The questions: 1. Can
we use effluent from nuclear
plants? 2. Should we pump dir.
ectly from the Columbia? 3. Can
we afford to wait for federal
projects? 4. How about pursu
ing a state-federal cooperative
development program to achieve
our goals?
As to the third question, Mc
Kinnis said the answer has to
come from the local level but
added. "I think we are going to
have to start developing for our
selves." So much private development
has come about in other states
that It has tended to convince
Congress that development may
come from this level rather than
depending upon the federal gov
ernment, he pointed out.
Agriculture ot Crossroads
At the start of his talk. Mc
Kinnis said. "Agriculture as we
know it in Oregon has reached
a crossroad. Established crops
and rotations will no longer pro
vide the economic stability nec
essary to maintain a stable ag
riculture. The time to re-evaluate
our farm situation is now."
He told how wheat, once con
sidered to be the lifeblood for
agriculture in coiumDia Kiver
counties of Oregon, has under-
rrnno rtrnctif mflrkptinff adlUSt-
ment, resulting in lower wheat
prices.
"We have seen our export
market suffer drastic reduction,
resulting in a heavy carryover
of soft white wheat," he said.
"No doubt the end result will
be lower prices and further re
ductions in wheat allotments.
In the wheat fallow sections of
our state this adds up to lower
farm income at a time when
farm costs are at an all-time
high."'
Many nations, previously de
pendent on U. S. wheat are now
self-sufficient, like Pakistan, or
soon will be, like India, he said.
Through use of irrigation,
some of the problems may be
overcome, McKinnis declared.
"Land along the Columbia
River can be served by the de
age t.ites in the area. Many of
rtrvlnnri u'hoat farms can
establish rotation, utilizing cer
eal, forage and eventually row
crops to enhance farm income
for the farmer and the state."
Two Step Needed
McKinnis said that two care
fully planned steps should be
followed to accomplish his sug
gestion: 1. Project planning should In
clude a detailed study of prel
ect areas, Including the multi
ple use concept Involving both
the agricultural and the urban
community.
"Agriculture as such does not
have the political muscles to do
the job alone," he said.
Water costs will be high and
steps must be taken to divide
water cost among all water us
ers, be It a federal project or
private development.
"Hopefully we can have long
term low cost interest loans at
the state level available for fi
nancing," he added, pointing
out the work of Rep. irvin Mann
towards using the state's credit
for financing projects, similar
to the system used on veterans
loans. McKinnis told of the prog
ress of Mann's bill in the leg
islature, which has been oppos
ed by Multnomah county leg
islators. 2. Second to the development
of irrigation will come an in
creased emphasis on the mar
keting of farm products. New
market and processing facilities
will be needed to take care of
the increased production on
newly-irrigated farms. A coop
erative effort will be needed to
bring together all phases pro
cessing, transportation, storage
and handling of commodities.
Double Irrigation Seen
"It appears we must take a
positive marketing apporach to
meet the need of an expanding
agriculture. What this will mean
to the state in additional dol
lars cannot at this point be
measured," McKinnis said. "We
have the land and water re
sources to double our present
irrigated acreage."
He said an Oregon water
study report scheduled in Sa
lem is being anxiously awaited
and said that this "Ultimate
Needs Study" will point the way
toward a far greater potential.
"Our agricultural potential
has not been utilized," he con
cluded. "It will take the coop
eration of the urban and agri
cultural communities to get the
job done."
Guests of the Chamber includ
ed some 12 men of the Colum
bia Blue Mountain ana urani-
u.'hw1r T?tti.irr Conservation
and Development councils. They
were meeting here to plan for
a large puouc joint resource
meeting in Pendleton on May
26. Boo ionzway. xvuuon-r lee
water, technician, explained
their purpose, and each of the
men introduced himself. Co
chuirmen of the Columbia Blue
Mountain group are Ray Saylor,
Rutlur rYnnlf ami VA I IlM'f t Of
Pendleton. Counties other than
Umatilla and Morrow represent
ed by the group included Gil
11am, Wheeler, Grant and Ba
ker.
HEPPNEIZ
(SAZETfE-TIMES
Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, May 15, 1969
Sec. 2
Pre-65 Signup Urged
For Social Security
Noting that May has been pro
claimed Senior Citizens Month
by Pres. Nixon, Vernon A. We
in Crtoial Sviiritv manager, ursr-
es' Morrow county residents who
are approaching age b5 to ceie-
Km lo hv flnHino nut as much
as they can about the Federal
health plan lor oiaer Americans.
A person should sign up for
medical insurance two or three
months before he reaches 65, if
he wishes coverage of doctor
bills to begin in the month he
reaches 65, Welo said. If he
waits until later, his medical in
surance may not begin until one
to three months after he signs
up, and if he waits more than
three months after he reaches
65, he will not have another
chance to sign up for a long
time perhaps as much as a
tinap
J " . , -
For a person wno is a sociai
DCVUl ..T fcn-1 1- J ?
hospital insurance protection be
gins automatically with the
month of the 65th birthday. One
who is not receiving benefits
should check with the social
security office two or three
months before his 65th birthday
about his eligibility.
The La Grande social security
office is located at 1802 4th'
Street. The phone number is 963
4131. For the convenience of Mor
row county residents, a social
security representative is in the
Neighborhood Center, 120 S.
Main, Heppner, from 9:00 a.m.
until noon on the second Thurs
day of each month.
Announce Daughter
Mr. and Mrs. David D. George
of Hemet, Calif., are announc
ing the birth of a daughter,
Tonya Lee, on Thursday, May
1. She joins two brothers, Sean
and Corey. Grandparents are
Mrs. Maurice Groves of Hemet,
Mrs. Elaine George of Heppner,
and Oscar George of Walla Wal
la, Wn.
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MRS. PHEBE BARTHOLOMEW, who graduated from tno wregon
State Normal School at Monmouth In 1895, was an honored
guest at Alumni Day at the school now Oregon College of
Education recently. Mrs. Bartholomew traveled farther than
. r i. 4a l a thA rrrrf Viorlnff. Snfl nfU
any omer wieyon aiuiuuus iv 3- -
lived on the same ranch in the Butter Creek district of Morrow
County lor 65 years. raiKing 10 ner is jaie uv fico,uvu
Ql lilt? VVJG niuuiui n99wuwiH
Pomona Names
Dress Winners
By DELPHA JONES
LEXINGTON Winners were
named in this year's Morrow
County Pomona Grange Cotton
Dress Contest last week, after
Judging was completed In Hepp
ner,
Winning first In the contest
was Mrs. Morris McCarl; second,
was Mrs. Dennle McMillan, and
third was Mrs. Lewis Halvorsen.
Their dresses will be entered In
state Judging In Portland on
Mnv 99.2.1. with state winners
continuing in national competit
ion.
Attend Funeral
Mi- ond TWre Wavne Knvder
traveled to La Grande early
this montn to auena iunerai
services on May 1 for Mrs. Sny
der's mother, Muriel B. Clark.
She died April 28 in St. Jos
eph's hospital in La Grande at
the age of 69, following an ill
ness of several years.
Visitors ert the home of Mrs.
Ellen Campbell over the past
week-end included her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Larry Martin, and the couple's
six-months-old baby daughter of
Moro.
Visiting with Mrs. Elaine
George and other friends on
Wednesday and Thursday of
last week were Mr. and Mrs. Ted
Miller of Marysville, Calif. Mrs.
Miller is the former Alice Pot
ter, who lived in Heppner as a
child and has kept in touch with
what she considers her home
town. She is a descendant of
the pioneer French families.
Mrs. Sylvia Beymer. long time
resident of Morrow county, is
now recuperating in Mt. Tabor
Convalescent hospital, 7100 S. E.
Division, in Portland. She is re
ported as doing well. ; -
Incrtnn Hranie met Satur
day night at the Grange hall.
A program was given in keep
ing with Mother's Day, includ
ing a reading, also violin solos
by Mrs. Kenneth Smouse. A cor
sage was given to the oldest
mother present, Mrs. Ella Bur
govne, and to the youngest
mother present, Mrs. Delpha
Jones. After the meeting, the
group traveled to tne iNorman
Nelson home for potluck dessert.
Mrs. Lyle Cox is convalescing
at home, following surgery In a
Pendleton hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Majeske
and Debbie attended graduation
ceremonies at Pacific University
in Forest Grove on Sunday.
Their son, Don, was a member
of the graduating class and re
ceived his bachelor degree.
Carol Rawlins Gets
OSU Mothers' Award
Carol Jo Rawlins, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rawlins of
lone, is one of 21 recipients of
full-tuition scholarships for
1969-70 awarded by the Oregon
State University Mothers club,
according to a news release from
the university.
Miss Rawlins Is a junior In
the School of Home Economics.
Funds contributed by the
mothers of OSU students are
raised by various community
projects. ' Individual contribu
tions also go into the fund. Mrs.
Leonard M. Klein of Corvallis,
secretary of the club's scholar
ship committee, announced the
list ot recipients.
Monument News
By MARTHA MATTESON
MONUMENT A son was born
to Mr. and Mrs. Emery Moore
on Friday. May 9. at the John
Day hospital, weighing 5 lb., 13
n. Thou ujnrf tn h at the home
of her folks on Monday for a
few days before returning to La
Grande where Emery is In col-
!,. nmnHnnrpnta are Mrs. Ed
na Moore and Mr. and Mrs. Hen
ry Dahlll, and greatgranamoin
er la Mrs. Ellen Moore, all of
Monument.
Mr nnrt Mm. Robert Cantwell
were In Heppner last Monday at
the C. J. U. Bauman nome.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Matteson
and son, Verne, were business
callers In Heppner last Monday.
. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gertson
of Uklah drove over one night
last week for their son, Donald
Capon's birthday.
i aa innthfr! nf Hamilton was
In Heppner last Monday. He has
sold his ranch ana win move m
Union May 17 with his wue.
fr Fiwt Shank held a Tup-
per Ware party at her home last
Tuesday afternoon, with 14 present.
Mr nnil Mrs. Robert Cantwell
left last Monday night for San
Francisco, talir., to get a irienu,
Mrs. Freda Johnson. They arriv
ed back home last Thursday
morning. She will visit them un
til May 21 before returning
home.
iiomM Rcvnnlda and Owen
Smith of the Power Company
spent last week at Mcum wont
ing on the lines.
Mrs. Doris Vinson drove to
Heppner last Tuesday for the
services of her great-uncle, Lew
is J. Padberg, 89 years old.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Johnson,
Mrs. Reeta Hlnton and daugh
ter, Dlanne, drove to Prinevllle
last Friday evening for the
week-end and to visit with their
daughters there.
Mrs. Katie Hlnton drove to
Pendleton last Tuesday on bus
iness. ,
Lawrence Fleming Is spend
ing a few days at the Lewis
Neall home before returning to
ins work and home at Rose
burg. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Scott and
son, Robin, spent Saturday in
Pilot Rock. . .
Maynard Hamilton left last
Friday night for Boise to spend
the week-end with his niece,
Miss Dorothy Merrell.
Mrs. Edna Moore and Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Dahill drove to John
Day last Friday evening to see
their new grandson.
The Ed Contyi and their son,
Doug, enjoyed a Sunday visit
recently with their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Terry Blevins, and children at
the Blevins family home in
Uklah. Accompanying the Gon
ty tamily for the day was Mrs.
Lucy Peterson.
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and Abyb Weed
(SPECIAL STATE
ELECTION JUNE 3)
Morrow County
FAIR IPAVULION
AN INI EX
HEPPNER
ILLUSTRATED
WITH
SLIDES
Public Invited
FRIDAY,
MAY
1:30 P.M.
SAVE THE DATE NOW!
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Factual Discussion By Marion D. Thomas, State Extension Specialist,
Public Policy Education
Come and Become Informed on the Vitally Important Tax Referendum
And on Weed Control. Get Answers to Your Questions. All Welcome!
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