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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1972)
II M I X About the Beams The first four beams for the new Main St. bridge came in by truck Friday and the other four on Monday. The beams 60 feet long were a combination of slab and box beam and weighed 65,000 lbs. each. They were made by Morse Bros, of pre-stressed cable. As explained by one of the drivers, the cable with in the form is tightened with hydraulic rams. When the cable Is cut, the beams bow and become flexible. The beams are steam cured over night which is equal to 26 days in air cure. Spotting the Cranes Spotting the cranes in Just the right sopt to manuever the heavy beams is an exact science. Hand signs from navigator to operator were necessary because of the noise of the big cranes. Four legs that work hy draulicly come out from the giant cranes that keep them from tipping. Small crowds gathered on either side of the creek and upon the hill to watch the action that was fascinating. The cranes join forces to complete spanning the fev n i, The crane on the south hind wheels come off he bank is not equal to the de- ground a foot. Something else mands of the big beam. The has to be tried. The cranes are In place on opposite si ! of the creek. The big crane pulls 1 , About mid-stream, the se- cond crane Is stretched out hui u,v-y "tin" T I ' i --ttifi film L.-Tl!Li- y Jl Vw A New Bridge is Born a the first beam from the truck and a bridge is started to take a hold of the beam, creek. The Solution Wi. wari. In place within 32 Inches A simple shift of where they want it to be. beam as there The first man on the bridge. Hal in Orient USS KITTY HAWK- Navy Fireman Apprentice Hal Bergstrom, of Heppner, is in the Western Pacific aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk. The carrier, homeported in San Diego, is operating in support of U.S. and allied troops in Southeast Asia, and will visit the Philippines and other Western Pacific ports. A 1970 graduate of Hep pner High School, be entered the service in September 1971. The solution is to let the beam down to the ground and the black crane pulls it across gouging the mud before it. - swMr.ii ra.'": ,"f'- Wool Pay Rate Quality production incen tive payment rate on 1971 marketings of shorn wool was announced today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The announced payment rate, based on the Incentive price of 72 cents a pound, is 271.1 percent of the national aver age price of 19.4 cents a pound received by producers. Payments to wool growers are required by the National Wool Act of 1954, as amend ed. The higher 1971 payment rate compares with the 1970 rate of 102.8 percent and re flects a drop in market prices for shorn wool in 1971, USDA officials said. Wool prices were generally lower last year throughout the world and U.S. average wool prict to producers was the lowest since 1938! TREASURE HUNTERS FIND foil can't buy a better inttrument than a WHITE'S! THE SENSATIONAL AND BEAUTIFUL GOL.DMASTER 66T o kXTECTS OLD, ILVEM AMD COPPCM ICUMCTS, COINS, RIHai. JIWCLRV, UNI, AND A LI SONTt Of TCAUC. ALtO MAONITtC ODK BODIES AND VKINS, ETC. SUPEN ftEMSITIVS TRANSMITTED -DECEIVED, THE SA T COMES WITH TWO LOOM. Jff IT TODAY Mrtm. Paul. E. Ccct., Oregon 1i2 Miller's Rock Shop HFTPNER. ORE ). GAZETTE TIMES, Thuw.Uy. April 30, 1971 T - and the first to Same A payment rate of $2.10 a hundredweight on unshorn lambs sold or slaughtered in 1971 also was announced by USDA. The 1970 rate was $1.46. The payment is design ed to compensate growers for the wool they market on live lambs rather than as shorn wool. Deductions in 1971 of V2 cents a pound from shorn wool and 7y2 cents a hundred pounds of live weight from lamb payments will be made to finance advertising, sales promotion, and related mar ket development activities. These deductions, provided for in the National Wool Act, are at the same rates as for the five preceding marketing years. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service county offices will begin mak ing the payments early in April. is the finrsl all-around Mineral and Metal Detector made, and is second to no other regardless of claims. TWO-YEAR GUARANTEE IMMEOIAT! DELIVEIT SMSssctsrW Sf WHITE'S ELECTRONICS 99.50 tr tout LOCAL tiilfl 503-422-7118 BY APPOINTMtNT AT. Degree of Honor "April Showert and May rioweri" wn the them of the Igrt of Honor Inspec ttuo held April II at tlx ne Iwlge hall. With the ticep tion of one, all offlceri wert In their chain and i roup from the PerwIMon M(;w.f In attewUuca. Mri. Let Waeenblast of Leilngton and Mri. Verna Brlmia of Heppner were the two new niemtrs Initiated during the evening. Ida Far ra presented each of the new members and state officer! cute little handmade owls. The drill team, dressed In long white formats, executed their new drill and Ardeth Hunt gave a humorous read ing "entlUed" Monkeys." During the meeting, the trustees wiere appoiftied to look Into the possibility of remodeling the lodge hall and removing the front windows. It was announced the state Who's Got Poles And Two Spears? The Morrow County Wrang lers are eager to locate the two sets of poles they need for pole bending and the two spears needed for the ring race before this weekend's Play Day. Play Day Is set to begin with a potluck at the Wrang lers' Grounds at noon this Sunday. If .you know where the sets of poles or the spears are --please phone Cwen Healy, 676-9929 or MarySch lichting, 676-9726 rlghtaway. BRONZE BIRCH BORER Recent publicity has result ed in a number of inquiries regarding the possibility of this pest invading the weep ing birch trees in Morrow County, reports Harold Kerr, County Extension Agent. We have no evidence at this time that there is any problem in this area, how ever if you suspect damage this is what to look for: 1. "D" shape holes in the bark J-8'' across is very characteristic of the insect. 2. As the trees leaf out during the summer you may notice small branches in the upper reaches of the tree begin to die. 3. The advance stages cause so mjch"Die" back that the normal symmetry of the tree is disrupted. 4. Good care with plenty of water and fertilizer will help the trees fight the pest. 5. Also open wounds from broken limbs or scars allow entry of the beetle. Definite I d e n t i f i c a -tion should be made prior to using a control program. The adult beetle should emerge sometime in late Mayor early June. Announcement will be made if we identify the pest locally. Look Mrs. Paul Miller, Cecil, has arranged a new display in the glass display case in the hall of the courthouse. She has a collection of animals made of oynx from Mexico there for people to enjoy. COLE ELECTRIC Motor Rewinding Industrial Commercial Farm and Home Pendleton 276-7761 The 1972 incentive price for wool announced Nov ember 10, 1971 is 72 cents a pound, the same as for 1971. For Weed Call on rf lBS"fcaw Md BOYBrOwner-Gar Aviation Sprqying - Pusting - DHY OR UQOID FERTILIZER APPLICATION Weed Spraying You Can Find Us All Year Around AT THE LEXINGTON AIRPORT Phone 989-8422 Mas Spring Theme convention will be beld In Portland April IT and 21 with Kate J. No. 29 Heppner Lodge to present the colors it the meeting. Carrying out the springtime theme, the lodge lull was de corated with colored stream ers, umbrellas and flowers. At lite close of the meeting, Theta Lowe and Martha King served the refreshments from a gaily decorated table with a bouquet of flowers, birds and bees on lace tablecloth. The next meeting will be April 23. Deposits Down At 1st National The Heppner branch of First National Bank of Ore gon reported deposits of $7,438,730 and loans of $5,884,613. as of March 31. Comparable totals for the branch a year ago were $6, 681,742 In deposits and $5, 896,148 in loans. First National Bank ofOre gon reported first quarter ' earnings of $3,425,091, down slightly from quarter 1971 total of $3,444,231. Earnings, on a per share basis, were 65 cents the same as the three-month period ending Mar. 31 one year ago. Income after calculating gains and losses on security transactions amounted to $3, 470,358 for the 1972 first quarter compared to $3,443, 731 in the 1971 quarter. Deposits increased a mo derate 9.5 per cent from the 1971 first quarter recording of $1,681,928,817 to a re ord first quarter high of $1, 842,018,818. First National's 126 state wide offices reported loans outstanding of $1,146,599, 954, up 6.2 per cent from the $1,079,813,944 at the end of the first quarter last year. Resources were $2,139,180, 914, up 10.6 per cent from last year's first quarter to tal of $1,934,011,971. Vaccinate To Improve Horse Health The sudden invasion of an exotic equine disease last summer was big news not only to horsemen, but to everyone. This Venezuelan, strain of equine aencpha lomyelltls was highly conta gious and threatened to spread across the country. Luckily a massive prevention program - vaccination, spray ing, quarantine - prevented its spread. Don Stangel, Morrow County Extension Agent reports that Dr.GuyRenolds, OSU Extension veterinarian, said he feels that VEE is a dangerous disease, but every year several other di seases are potentially as dan gerous. These common everyday diseases seldom make headlines, but they strike down many thousands of horses every year. The Eastern and Western strains of equine encephalom yelitis virus also caused close to 6,000 human ill nesses of which high mor tality is not uncommon. In addition to these forms of sleeping sickness, horse populations suffer from such infectious diseases as Te tanus (lockjaw), equine in fluenza, and strangles. Im munization programs prevent losses from these diseases. The horse owner too often falls to protect his Invest ment and is providing an avenue for the spread of these common diseases by not do ing so. Don emphasizes, that with the increasing popularity of all horse related activities exposure to these diseases is compounded, so protect yourself and your horse. Vac cinate before the riding sea son gets under way. Spraying Fertilizing - Seedinsj
