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I I 9RARY Strike nlKs RltelTliWJ CWGiitV. W$ &0bNv -31 to Hone?'" m u u t .! Bough and Ready Truman stopped the rail strike a few years back in no uncertain terms. It is time for some more of that same kind of Truman action. Jeep Slocum of Oregon Potato at Umatilla terms the strike as a "paralyzing disaster" and says the solution will not be simple that "we have a bear by the tail". He feels that the railroads and the unions should accept the recommendations of the gov . ernment commitee.t It is grossly unfair for a few to paralyze the whole nation. rrmcess uovie waerman Food prices will skyrocket and there could very well be famine, he said. In talking to Los Angeles Wednesday morning he said as of this evening no cantaloupes will be shipped from California due to new transportation difficulties there. Thousands of cantaloupe farm ers will go bankrupt. He talked to one of their ac counts in Kansas City Wednes day morning. He was told that 9000 workers had been laid off from an assembly plant due to the crippling strike. His own plant is shipping new potatoes by trucking them across the river and loading at Plymouth on the Burlington Route. This is a burdensome ex pense. Growers are already re ceiving a low price on their po tatoes and this is adding to the cost of production. They are re alizing an out-of-pocket loss of $1000 a day. This is the only way they can supply their ac counts. Morrow County Potatoes Morrow Produce will begin hauling and processing potatoes from the Dennis Logan ranch at Empire West, east of Board- man and north of the freeway Thursday. He has killed 30 ac res that are ready to go. When they finish with his, they ex pect to start digging on the Nel son-Tucker ranch. They have killed a full circle of 125 acres D. O. Nelson says there's wonderful crop of potatoes, large and smooth. Unlike wheat, new potatoes can't ; be stored, they have to go. "The strike is a very bad situation. We cant begin to find enough trucks to haul potatoes. What we need is re frigerated rail cars . . . fast' 88th Year ggS3 "- HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIME Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, July 29, 1971 Number 23 w V Xx ' 1 1 1 Hi'-'- ' ' . ' ' :l " ' 'A J A. V ": -.1 V,. I x ' i i .my f "mSK :' "I III. It" - til 'yrTr - fMy GILES FRENCH, author of the history of Mor row County, Homesteads and Heritages, auto graphs a book for Rachel Harnett Giles was ht (aim Vr1 " thm SM'mvnllc Rnfimf md autographed a goodly number of the new. books. The books may be purchased at both banks in Heppner, Bank of Eastern Oregon and First National. Those who pre-paid their books may also pick them up at the banks. A total of 174 books have been picked up. It is expected that Giles will be In town for the Fair and will autograph books at that time. Post Rewards for Rustling Morrow County Livestock Growers have recently reported losses believed to be the result of theft. Don Stangel, Morrow County Extension agent, in charge of livestock wants to re mind everyone that the Morrow County Livestock Growers Asso ciation will pay a cash reward not exceeding the sun; of $500.00 for information and. evidence re suiting in the arrest and con viction of any person or persons stealing livestock owned by a member of the livestock associ ation. The Oregon Cattleman's Association also has a $1,000.00 reward available. Posters for both of these rewards are avail able at the Morrow County Ex tension Office. If you happen to notice any suspicious activity, please take note and call 676-9642 or 676- 5392. One-A-Day Alarms - The fire alarm sounded Tues day and Wednesday right after lunch. Tuesday's alarm took the truck to Payne's Second Hand Store. It wasn't entirely a false alarm. Mrs. Payne heard a strange sizzling sound followed by sparks. The possibility of short in the wiring was being Investigated. Wednesdays alarm was a grass fire on the Rasmussen Lott Addition. The fire started from blasting that was being done to dig the sewer line. Fire Chief Burkenbine said about an acre of grass burned. -, There is a modular home up on the hill just waiting to be set up. County Gets Highway Funds The Oregon State Highway Commission today announced distribution of $5,618,547.13 in highway-user tax funds to the 36 counties of the state. The allocation is based on the statutory 20 percent for the per iod April 1 to June 30, 1971. The funds come from the following sources: motor vehicle registra tion and operators' license fees, gasoline tax, use fuel tax, mo tor carrier fees, and fines and penalties collected for violations of the size and weight statutes where complaints are made by the Highway Division weight masters. The allocation to each coun ty is based on the number of vehicles registered in it. Morrow County will receive $8,726.47. There are 4511 vehic les in the county. Thank You A cordial Thank You to every one who participated in and supported the Eighth Annual Sidewalk Sale last week In Heppner. Merchants Committee Little League All-Star Players In District Meet The Willow Creek Little League All Stars were in The Dalles last Thursfiay and Friday for the District Little League tournament. Their first game Thursday was lost to The Dalles Western. Kerry Harsin and Jerry Cutsforth pitched. Bruce Young was catch er for the first part of the game then when Jerry went in to pitch, Kerry started in as catchef. The boys made three runs. David Allstott knocked n good hit and made it home on errors and brought in Jeff Cutsforth. Jerry Cutsforth came in on an over throw. Friday the local boys lost to the Columbias (Stanfield-Echo area). Dave Allstott pitched and Curtis Sweek was catcher. While it was disheartening to lose both games, the boys saw some real good ball playing. Coaches Harley Sager and Tom Wilson were impressed with the kind of baseball they saw. They recognized that most of our boys lacked basic base ball training. Many of the All Star team were 11 year olds and will be back to play another year. They indicated a strong interest in attending a Baseball Clinic for demonstrations in fundamentals of baseball. The two coaches are hoping to set up such a clinic sometime in August before football arrives. Money For Flood Control We are trying to contact everyone in Heppner for dona tions to -"FLOOD" FUND". Monies so donated are to be used where needed on Boice Fulleton land, on channel work in Shobe or where needed in town. If we receive more mo nies than neededj it will be returned percentage wise to do- nors. s'j. J; ; . i This public subscription is the only way we can raise money NOW for work needed NOW. We hope every person 1 in Heppner in favor of having work done NOW will contact p one of the following or leave donation at Bank of Eastern i Oregon for "FLOOD FUND" as soon as possible. Thank you. 1 Jewel Hager, Butch Laughlin,. Betty Rood, Clarence Rose wall. Claude Buschke. Ed Dick. Clvde Allstott Marcel Jones. f j Steering Committee. . la- Planning Stage Money Hurdles First Step Senator Packwood's office an nounced Monday that the House Appropriations Sub-committee on Public Works has approved $300,000 in their budget for the planning stages on the proposed Willow Creek Dam at Heppner. This proposal now must be approved by both the House and the Senate. GRAIN ( PRICES F.O.B. Lexington, does not In elude warehouse chgs.) (Courtesy of Morrow County Grain Growers) White Sl.4512 Red $19V2 Barley - $37.00 1 Corps Releases Flood Statement The Walla Walla District of the Army Corps of Engineers to day released a draft environ mental statement for the propos ed post-flood stream channel modification on Shobe Creek at Heppner. ; This statement, required by the National Environmental Pol icy Act of 1969, . summarizes the proposed work and the antici pated environmental impacts. Copies of the statement have been sent to various local, State, and Federal agencies for review and comment. Individuals inter ested in obtaining a copy can write to the District Engineer, Walla Walla District, Corps of Engineers, - Building 602, City County Airport,' Walla Walla, Wash. S9362. Comments on the draft state ment from all interested par ties are welcomed. Comments will be considered in project planning and in preparation of a final environmental state-, ment. Wheat Horrent Reports have come in of wheat running 100 bu. an acre, 65 and 80 bushels to the acre. Larry Mills of Morrow County Grain Growers says the 1971 harvest was slow getting started but with the hot weather is getting into full swing. They are receiv ing wheat at all stations. It is too early to tell, but he says the county average will run obout 30 bu., the same as last year. The quality is much better than last year. Storage facilities are ample. They do not anticipate having to store any grain on the ground. D. O. Nelson's Wheat D. O. Nelson has cut two ex cellent fields of wheat close to the ranch house. He is happy with the yield of his irrigated wheat and his dry land wheat as well. He says "It s weighing Op good and is excellent qual lty". Safflower at Griebs Gary Grieb says he'll bring in a stock of saffalower the next time he comes to the G-T of fice. His 70 acres more than waist high is about to bloom It is said the blossoms are bril liant yellow and orange and a field of blooming safflower is a gorgeous sight. Gary says it is prickerly like a thistle and grows on one stock like a bull thistle. It is harvested by com bine set about the same as bar ley. The grain will be delivered to Morrow County Grain Grow ers. Safflower is grown for the oil. Fire Ghost To Come Down The shell of the Degree of Honor apartment house that burned early this spring is about to come down. The Jaycees start ed tearing down the structure Wednesday evening. They have purchased the lot. The purchase price was tearing down the structure. The Jaycees hope eventually to build a clubhouse of their own on the site. Boys Get Game Fines; Face Other Charges Oregon State Police arrested four young men last week be lieved in connection with recent vandalism in the mountains south of Heppner. They were charged with a game violation and each paid a fine of $20 in Heppner Justice Court, William Dahl Able, 19, of Hermiston was charged with aiding a game law violation. James Daniel Bowman, 19, of Echo and Car ter Edward Engum, 20, of Stan field were charged with hunt ing by prohibited methods There is also a younger boy from Hermiston involved in the charges. ... 1 They . are also faced with charges of breaking glass in a building not their own. And they face a felony charge of malicious and wanton injury to personal property. The boys are out on bail of $300 each and being given time to secure help from attorneys. They will be tried on the mis demeanor charge here in Hepp ner Justice Court and arraigned on the felony charge. No date has yet been set. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS Offer of 3 months bonus add ed to subscriptions during July announced last week is only for NEW subscribers. The offer does not apply to renewals. Thank you. f , ) r ; - -'"rr-y X: A r:;;l n !,.!. ,., 1 nil : ll II HERE'S PRINCESS DOVIE ALDERMAN for whom a dance is to be held honoring her out at the Fairgrounds Pavilion. Satur day night July 31. She is sponsored by the Morrow County Wranglers. This dance will have music provided by the Tune Twisters of La Grande. You may read about her in a feature story on an inside page this issue. ASCS Gives Report On '72 Wheat Program Provisions of the 1972 program view of the supply outlook. Claude Gets High Elks Post WEATHER By DON GILLIAM Hi Low Prec. Wednesday 97 60 Thursday 96 59 Friday 95 57 Saturday 92 54 Sunday 95 56 Monday 95 59 (Tuesday 100 64 for wheat provide for an acre age set-aside requirement equal to 83 percent of "the r farm do mestic allotment the maximum provided by law. The program will acaln allow the substitu tion of feed . grain- for wheat; that 'soybeans' will be a substi tute crop next year; and that Wheat producers in 1972 will receive 100 percent of parity on the production of their full do mestic allotment, the same as this year. Face value of the cer tificates will be the difference between 100 per cent of parity on July 1, 1972 and the nation al average wheat price received tuie crop next ..yew, - - u.. b farmers from July through barley will be included in the N h lq72 ' 1972 feed grain program. No limit on wheat acreage will be E. GENE FOURNACE. Canton, Ohio (left) elected Grand Exalted Ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks at the 107th Grand Lodge Convention in New Orleans, meets with one of his top officials, Claude R. Graham of Heppner. Oregon, who was installed July 23 as Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler for the Northeast District of Oregon. Claude is a former Exalted Ruler of the Heppner Elks Lodge. Mrs. Graham accompanied her hus band on the trip. Exalted Ruler and Mrs. Cal Sherman of Hepp ner reported a very fine National Convention at New Orlean. Cal reported that "New Orleans was fine to visit but be was mighty glad to get back borne." established for 1972, within the farms permitted acres, accord ing to David McLeod of the Mor row County ASCS Office. There is no change in the previously announced 1972 do mestic wheat allotment of 19.7 million acres or in the loan rate of $1.25 per bushel national ave race established for the 1971 crop. Farm-stored and ware house-stored loans and purchas es are available to producers who participate in the program. The 1972 wheat set-aside per centage is based on preliminary estimates of acreage required for next year's production to meet U. S. domestic and export needs, USDA officials said. It compares with the 1971 set-aside rate of 75 percent of the farm's allot ment. Under the substitution provis ion, acreage devoted to feed grain or soybeans will be con sidered planted to wheat to pre vent loss of allotment. Acreage devoted to wheat or soybeans will be considered planted to feed grain to prevent loss of the feed grain base. This will enable a producer to plant all or any combination of his acreage to wheat, feed grain or soybeans without loss of planting history or program benefits. As in this year's program, there Is no provision regarding excess wheat production in the 1972 program. However, excess wheat stored under prior pro grams may be released to the extent production is less than three times the domestic allot ment multiplied by the farm yield. As was the case this year, pro ducers will receive preliminary payments after July 1 equal to 75 percent of the estimated face value of the wheat certificate. Any remainder will be paid af ter Dec. 1, 1972. The inclusion of barley in the 1972 feed grain program is the result of USDA estimates that feed grain supplies will be ade quate in 1972 due to the improv ed supply of blight-resistant corn seed. The set-aside require ment for barley will be between 20 and 35 percent of the base.j The exact set-aside percentage' will be indicated when the 1972 feed grain program provisions are announced. Soybeans have been included as a substituted crop in 1972 in; November, 1972. Under the current program, the farmer may plant as much wheat or any other non-quota crop as he wishes after he has met his acreage set-aside and conserving base requirements. Or, he can choose not to plant any wheat. Crops subject to quo tas in 1972 will be peanuts, rice, tobacco, extra long staple cotton, and sugarcane. Producers are not required to plant wheat to obtain certifi cates. However, failure to plant or be considered to have plant ed at least 90 percent of a farm's 1972 domestic allotment of either wheat, corn, grain sorg hum, barley or soybeans can re sult in a reduction in the 1973 allotment by as much as 20 per cent. If no wheat or substitute Is planted for 3 consecutive years, the entire allotment can be lost. All allotments removed from farms will be reallocated to other wheat farms. Acreage which is not plant ed due to a drought, flood, or other natural disaster or a con dition beyond the control of the prducer will be considered plant ed to wheat. Also, any producer who makes a required acreage set-aside but elects to receive no payment will not lose his allotment. ' Processors of wheat for do mestic food use will continue to pay 75 cents per bushel to wards the domestic certificates value. Again In the 1972-73 mar keting year, no export market ing certificates will be issued. The 55 percent Summer Fal low provision is in effect for next year, the same as in 1971. As in 1971, producers may graze set-aside acres except dur ing the five principal months of the normal growing season, but set-aside acreage must be pro tected against erosion, weeds, insect damage and rodents. In 1972, sweet sorghum again may be planted on the set-aside acreage and grazed, except dur ing the five months of the grow ing season. Producers who wish to quali fy for program benefits need to sign up to participate. Sign-up dates will be Feb. 28 through April 7, 1972. A producer may participate in the wheat pro gram on any farm or all farms in which he has an interest, as he wishes. - ASCS county offices Will no tify -wheat producers of their domestic allotments and the ap plicable set-aside for their farms.
