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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"
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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.
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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!
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Miller's Rock Shop
HFTPNER. ORE ). GAZETTE TIMES, Thuw.Uy. April 30, 1971
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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
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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
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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