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Stockmen Name
Woman for Honors
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crt in two groups of 2700, with
one-half of the yearlings in each
croup. It tnkes four days for
ach group to reach their win
tor range where they are turn
cd loose again.
Lnmbinf; usually takes about
fix weeks alter they are gather
ed in early February and shear
od. Earlv lambine ewes are sep
h rated and sheared first, and
led a pellet consisting of 75"r
alfalfa and 25 straw through
fclf -feeders, fortified with anti
biotics and Vitamin A. They re
main on sc lt-feeders until turn
ed out with their lambs.
In May the sheep leave the
desert and are hauled to sum
mer range. Two bands go to
Parkers Mill and three bands to
the Webb ranch. The sheep go
onto U. S. Forest Service allot
ments June 1. The lambs arej
sold when they reach market
grade and weight, starting
- about the middle of June. -
tin i nit; luiiiuo niv nvaii(.ui
the ewes are turned out until
they are gathered for breeding
again.
Cattle Have Major Role
The herd of 300 cows also
take a good deal of supervis
ion and management. Bred in
late March and April, they start
calving January 1, and are
hauled to the Webb Ranch
around May 15. They are turn
ed onto their Forest Service al
lotment June 15. The cattle and
sheep share the same pastures,
but the cattle are rotated so
they are not In the same pas
ture two years In a row.
Everything is moved off the
Forest Service lands by October
1, and the cattle are moved to
stubble pasture on the Webb
Ranch. Calves are weaned No
vember 1 on pellets fed through
self-feeders, then hauled to the
desert and turned out. They are
not fed unless unusually heavy
snow covers the grass. Heifers
and steers are kept separate and
are usualy sold in May. The
rows are also hauled back to
the desert in November to start
the cycle over again.
Share English Heritage
Mrs. Rugg's father, Frank
Wilkinson, originally started
the ranch and the sheep oper
ation, ue was born in England
and came to the United States
in 1905, and eventually home
steaded near fossil and ran
sheep there,
Expecting to enter World War
I. he sold the sheep and home
stead, out tne armistice was
signed before he completed his
enlistment. He returned to Fos
sil and married Wavel Ball in
1919.
The couple went to England
on their honeymoon. They re
turned to the U. S. in the spring
or 1921 ana settled near Hepp
ner on the ranch where Dick
Wilkinson now lives.
Expanding the ranch opera
tion through the years, his or
iginal sheep allotment was ac
quired from Maldment and
Huddleston of Lone Rock. He
purchased Parkers Mill Ranch
from Mrs. Grines and leased
considerable acreage from Kin
zua. Corporation. He bought the
Devan's place from that fam
ily to complete his mountain
properties. For winter range, he
purchased the Six-Mile ranch
near Boardman from Frank
Monahan, with its Taylor Graz
ing leases.
Following his death, the prop
erties were split three wavs with
a third to Shirley, Mrs. Wilkin
son and Dick. The sheep oper
ation was kept intact when Shir
ley traded part of her share of
the cattle to her brother for
his share of the sheep.
Mrs. Rugg, Jill and Jody, re
side at their new home at Park
ers Mill from June 1 to Janu
ary 1. In lambing and shear
ing season, it takes a full crew
to handle this important part of
me operation.
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TYPICAL OF THE WISE. OPEN range life of Mf . Shirley Rugg and her daughters, Jody and JUL
U tnu scene, naing weir rarome nemi, p ciaiiy nppaioosas, inrougn xne tall grass at tneir
operation headquarters near Parkers MM. Thjy work together in the successful operation.
Kennedy Reports Area Developments At ORAD Meeting
The following is the text o:
a speech given by Rupert w.
Kennedy before the Oregon Rur
al Area Development Committee
meeting held at the OSU Kadi
ation Center in torvallls on
October 24, 19C9.
The people of Morrow county
are verv pleased to be Invited
to tell the Morrow Lounty IX'
velopment story and we wish
to thank those who assembled
this panel for inviting us to par
ticipate. We are deeply grate
ful.
The great Boardman plain,
consisting of nearly 400,000 ac
res of relatively level fertile
land at low elevations with a
long growing season, located on
the mighty Columbia, one or
the greatest dischargers of wa
ter in the world, and its great
est power producer.
These natural wonders com
bined with the Port fo Morrow's
4,000 acre waterfront industrial
park make this sleeping giant
one of the northwests most
ideal nuclear power producing
areas because:
1. It has the water.
2. It has the land to use the
water.
a. 200.000 acres has never
been tilled.
Careers Unlimited
For Native Daughter
"One or two careers are
enough for most of us, certain
ly three or four, but Anabel T.
Allison has had six distinctly
contrasting careers and, al
though she's just starting the
sixth, who s to say it that will
be the end of it?"
The above is a quotation from
the Journaltown column of Mar
tin Clark, in case you hadn't
read it before.
Most Heppner people are
acquainted with Mrs. Allison,
and know that she is the dau
ghter of Frank Turner, (and we
think she comes by her ambit
ion most naturally).
Many here are familiar with
the comforts of Allison Gener
al Convalescent Hospital in
Portland, built in 1965 and op
erated by Mrs. Allison until she
sold it early this year.
Unable to stay with her "va
cation" from work very long,
she's in business again.
After two weeks training in
Los Angeles, Mrs. Allison is op
erating "Postal Instant Press",
a franchise Printing While-U-
Wait" business with offices all
over the country. Her Portland
office is at 213 S. W. Broadway
one DiocK north of the Benson
Hotel), And. according to her
father, she really likes her new
career.
Her other careers have in
cluded being a teacher, a pilot,
an Air Force Base administra
tor, an insurance saleswoman,
nursing home administrator.
besides being a mother of twin
daughters, and now a erand-
mother.
"A few years from now." savs
the columnist, if I see a new
Her interest in many phases i office on Broadway advertising
b. Half the tilled land lies land will be at least $2,000,000.
In fallow every other year to 2. The tax rolls will be en
collect moisture but it has to ha need by $30,000,000.
be cultivated - annually and . it
pays the same taxes every year.
Probably the greatest economic
gain In the future will come
from annual production of irri
gated crops on that fallow land
which is very fertile.
3. The area has prime water
front industrial sites to use the
power and process the fibre of
the land.
3. 4.000 neoDle will be gain
fully employed, of whom there
are so many in our schools.
4. A city of 10,000 people will
be established for a livelihood
in the great livability and rec
reation area of this sunshine
country.
5. Rural Area Development
will be accomplished and oui
young people will not have to
Columbia Basin
Slates Research
Man on Program
Dr. Bruce W. Cone, agricul
tural economist with Battelle
Northwest Institute of Richland
Wn., has been secured as prin
cipal speaker of this vear's an
nual meeting of Columbia Bas
in Electric Cooperative.
The meeting Is scheduled for
November 14. at 1:15 D.m. at
the high school gymnasium in
Fossil. Registration will begin
at 11:00 a.m., followed by a mo
vie and luncheon at 12:30. There
will be a number of drawings
for appliances and other Drizes
inrougn tne course of the day.
Subject of Dr. Cone's message
will concentrate on potential
for agricultural expansion and
development, as they relate to
iano use. His extensive back-
ground includes research work
in Central Brazil, sponsored bv
the Agricultural Development
council. He has traveled wide
ly In South America, as well as
the Far East. Investigating ag
ricultural potential.
Manager Harley Young en
courages all members served by
the cooperative . to ..attend the
meeting and participate in bus
iness of the day.
4. It has isolated sites set go to already congested areas
aside for nuclear plants which for employment.
can be protected in the future. We were very pleased to see
5. The great Boardman plain two recent heavy power using
can accommodate a cluster or metallurgical firms locate next
nuclear plants with its land and to the power producing dams
water availability and the 50.- instead of at the end of lone
00 acres of fertile land now us-! transmission lines, and we hope
ed for the Navy's bombing prac- that those who have the con-
tice would make an ideal site .trot win continue this practice,
for that nuclear cluster park. Boardman has plans for an
6. Morrow countv DeoDle want I expanded city, possibly neated
of livestock are evident in the
organizations to which she be
longs. She Is a director of the
Oregon Trail Appaloosa club,
member of Oregon Cattlemen's
association, Oregon Sheep Grow
ers, National Wool Growers,
Western Range association,
American National Cattlemen.
the American Society of Range
Management, as well as East
ern Star. Daughters of the Nile,
and Episcopal church.
All are members of the
Wranglers, and the girls have
special interests in the Oregon
Trail Appaloosa club, as they
raise and train their own colts.
Jody finds time for cheerlead
ing duties at Heppner High and
Jill is a member of the volley
ball team.
exclusive tours of the moon, I'll
proDaoiy drop in . . . just to
see if Anabel Allison is starting
her seventh career."
nuclear plant and more lm
portantly. they want the 1600
second feet of water from each
plant to irrigate 80,000 acres.
7. Geological and selsmolog-
Ical factors are very favorable
to nuclear siting.
8. The site is now located on
the Bonneville grid for power
distribution.
9. Land prices at Boardman
are conducive to development
and inflationary hedge.
Now the question arises. What
are we doing about develop
ment?
1. Tne Fort of Morrow now
owns 4,000 acres of waterfront
land for industries located on
the best transcontinental rail
roads and freeways on the bank
oi the navigable Columbia riv
er, an arm to all oceans, and
is considering acquisition of an
agricultural industrial property
located for livestock feeding
and processing.
In fact, international com
merce will be established around
November 20 when the first load
of Docken alfalfa-grain livestock
cubes proceeds down the Colum
bia to international waters dir
ect by barge from Boardman to
Honolulu.
These transportation assets
can transfer the commerce from
the heart of the nation to other
continents.
2. We have asked that the 50,
UOU acre Navy bombing range
be made available in a five year
orderly move to accommodate
nuclear siting and intensive ir
rigation.
3. The 100.000 acre Boeing
bpace Age Industrial Park, with
its many potential exotic uses
can add greatly to the economy.
4. The Port Commission has
literally let the developing
world know about its great cap
abilities by publishing last
March 2,500 copies of a very
complete brochure. Copies have
been sent to industries, finan
ciers, developers, universities,
government agencies, research
ers, nuclear manufacturers in
surance companies and stock
companies. We are receiving
many inquiries for agricultural,
commercial and industrial de
velopment. What will be the results if
this development becomes a re
ality?
1. The gross product of the
by nuclear warm water that is
unique, and if thev continue
their planning, they could have
Dog Owners Warned
Of Coyote Poison
Owners of dogs in the area
are advised that poison meat
station baits are being Dlaced
on the range in Morrow county
ior tne control or coyotes, for
the protection of livestock and
game, according to announce
ment by Ralph J. Burcham, dis
trict field assistant with the Bur
eau of Sports, Fisheries anri
Wildlife division of Wildlife
Services.
These stations are marked by
signs on red-topped posts. Area
signs are also posted at stra
tegic points. For additional in
formation for the area south of
one of America's best planned Willow Creek and west of the
and beautiful cities. highway to Boardman, contact
We invite you to visit our Burcham at Lexington or phone
area. 989-8190.
Anna Fehmerling Services Held
Funeral service were held Mrs. Millie Evans, Mr. and Mrs,
Monday. .October 20, at Portland Claude Buschke, Mr. and Mr.
w. A. Munkcrs, Louis Buschke
Memorial Indoor Cemetery for
Mrs. Anna B. (Buschke) Feh
merling, 72, of 1950 S. W. Came
lot Court, Portland. She passed
away at her home, Friday, Octo
ber 17.
Mrs. Fehmerling was born at
Rufus, and had lived for the
past six years at Seaview, Wn.
She was also a long time resi
dent of Heppner. Mr. Fehmer
ling preceded her in death sev
eral years ago. They had oper
ated restaurants in Portland,
Roseburg and Scio.
Surviving are her daughter,
Mrs. Fern Hyle, Portland, grand
daughter, Mrs. Sally Kimoton
and two great grandsons, Rob
ert and Kevin Kimpton of Lake
Oswego. Three brothers William
Buschke. Glide. Ore.: Fred
Buschke, Gresham and Claude
Buschke of Heppner: and four
sisters, Mrs. Grace Karl, Pendle
ton: Mrs. Millie Evans, Hepp
ner; Mrs. Martha Carr, Newport,
and Mrs. Marv Travis. Westnort.
Wn., also survive.
Mrs. Fehmerling was a mem
ber of the 49ers of Seaview,
Lady Elks Auxiliary in Rose-1
burg and the Woodmen of the
World, Portland.
Interment was at Portland
Memorial Crematorium.
Attending the services from
Heppner were Mr. and Mrs. Del
mar Buschke, Mrs. Grace Busch
ke. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Ward,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Buschke,
and Mr. and Mrs. Don Evans.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Buschke of
Canyon City and Mr. and Mrs.
S. A. Karl of Pendleton also at
tended from this area.
Mr. and Mrs. Lor en Wicker.
sham and children, David, Lin
da, Keith and Janet, were here
from Portland over the week
end. They were guests of Mr.
Wlckersham'a grandmother, Mrs.
Amanda Duall.
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C. J. Grayson, plantation owner, banker, Mrs. Robert Rengel, farmer's wife and mother Dr. B. W. Gibbs, a dentist in Star City,
ginner, and cattleman, In Fort Necessity, of three, has been a director of Corn Belt Arkansas, finds time to be a member of the
Louisiana, Is president of the Northeast Electric Cooperative, Inc., Bloomington, board of locally owned C & L Rural Electric
Louisiana Power Cooperative at Winnsboro. Illinois, for the past six years. Cooperative Corporation at Star City.
! operate their own rural electric systems
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In Selfridge, North Dakota. He also serves on
the board of Mor-Gran-sou tiecinc uoopera'
tive, Inc., with headquarters at Flasher.
Pinetops, North Carolina, Is also president of
the board of Edgecombe-Martin County Elec
tric Membership Corporation at Tarboro.
at Humphrey, Nebraska, is a member of the
board and treasurer of the Cornhusker Public
Power District at Columbus.
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These six consumers are the kind of The REA doesn't own or operate a
people who own and operate Amer- mile of line. It acts only as a banker
ica's Rural Electric Systems. They whose job it is to make and collect
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found it necessary to join with their America's 1,000 rural electric sys-
neighbors, borrow money from the terns rests solidly with the five million
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