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KITNKR ORE.) GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. November IJ. UTJ lit: 1' n : i (I Jack Madison of the Stale Soil and Water t'onse rvation Commission presents plaque to Dick McElllgotl. McElligott honored as conservationist Secretary of Morrow Soil and Water District, vice president of Oregon Associa tion of Conservation Districts, and President of the Morrow County Wheat League has earned Dick McElligott, lone, the title of Oregon's Outstand ing Soil and Water Conserva tion District Director for I9T3. McElligott was named re cipient of the award at the 25th annual meeting of Oregon Association of Conservation Districts held last week in Kah Nee-Tah resort, Warm Springs. Ore. Jack Madison of the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission awarded McElli gott a plaque for his outstand ing work in soil and water conservation in Oregon as well as in Morrow County. "This is the first time a Morrow County person has been selected for the state award." said Dave Franzen, Soil and Water District Con servationist. McHligott's conservation work for the state includes: law rhanne on diseased animals Brucellosis and tuberculosis reactor animals will be able to go through a livestock auction, on Dec. 26, 1973 reports Dr. Glen Rea, state veterinarian of the State Department of Agriculture. At present, the infected animals are required to be sold for commercial slaughter only, not for breeding pur poses. Morrow County residents having opinions on the new livestock law can write Dr. Glen Rea at the State Depart ment of Agriculture, Salem. The Environmental Protec tion Agency has proposed a regulation on feedlot opera tions regarding waste water and runoff. rSlllw Old-Fashioned I DANCE CGij) II s ifff" wip l! RuggtlS HARDMAN jj Insurance j opry house jj Agency I ' P.O. Box -M7 076-9623 : SATURDAY, If no answer call 1 1 II LJgy.- NOV. 24 j serving as an officer for OACD Cor two years, on the financial committee for the association, and participating in state wide conservation programs. Soil and water conservation activities in Morrow County for the lone rancher includes: officer of the Morrow Soil and Water District, for six years; committee member for the selection of the Wheat Lea gue's conservationists man of the year; served on the Resource Conservation De velopment; and has been active in solving oil and water problems, such as wind ero sion, in Morrow County. "Dick has also played an active role in his community," said Franzen. Among his activities includes being nam ed Morrow County Father of the Year; 4-H ski leader; and member of the St. Williams Catholic Church in lone. McElligott runs a wheat and livestock operation with his brother. Don. in lone. He and his wife. Loa. have 12 children. Forestry selling seedlings Douelas fir, shore pine, noble fir. black locust and concolor fir are some of the forest tree seedlings now available to Morrow County residents, according to Harold Kerr, Morrow County exten sion agent. The Department of Forestry at Salem is offering forest tree seedlings for Oregon farms and woodlands. "This year there are 13 varieties of evergreen and broadleaf seedlings, two to three years old to choose from." said Kerr. "In the Let's 702SWDorion PENDLETON 276-5352 Conservationists want Navy out A resolution king Ihe Navy to discontinue its use of the Boardman Bombing Range was passed at the J5th annual meeting of the Oregon Association of Conservation Districts held last week at KahNee-Ta resort, Warm Springs. Ore. The Morrow Soil and Water Conservation District pro posed the resolution to allow the more than 50,000 acres in the bombing range to be made available for agricu)tiiri development. 'The Heppner district also proposed an irrigation district improvement company to be located on the dry land area of north Morrow County." ac cording to Dave Franzen. Soil Conservation Service District Conservationist. The proposed company would establish a compre hensive irrigation plan for parts of Umatilla. Morrow and Gilliam counties. "The proposed irrigation company w as accepted by the convention delegates and later this year an engineering survey will be made," Fran zen said. Bob Jepsen. lone, told dele gates that the new Rural Environmental Conservation Program will be in effect by the first of the year. Sheep raisers meeting on brand regulations Morrow County sheep rais ers are invited to attend a public hearing on new regula tions on the state's new sheep branding law, Thursday, Nov. 29. The hearing will be held in the conference room at 10 p.m. at the Agriculture Building in Salem. The proposed regulations list the types of brands and locations of the various types of brands that would be acceptable for recording with the Oregon Department of Agriculture. Types of brands being proposed are paint, tattoos, hot iron or firebrands, super chill or freeze iron, or instru ment and caustic chemicals. past, Morrow County farmers and residents have used the seedlings to plant around homes and for wind breaks." The forestry department is offering the seedlings at a unit cost, either 100, 500 or 1,000 trees. For example 100, two year-old Douglas fir seedlings cost $5 if purchased at the nursery and if shipped, the cost would be $6. The nursery is located in Elkton, Ore. For order blanks and addi tional information contact Morrow County extension of fice, Heppner, phone 676-9&42. Agricultural LOanS for your production needs crop, dairy, livestock. talk! The program Is simlliar to the Agriculture Conservation Program which enabled farmers to install conserva tion measures with the aid of federal money, Convention delegates also passed a new proposed Water Bank Bill which will enable rural and city irrigation and water developers to borrow money from the state to improve water systems. The bill will be voted on during the general election next May. One of the highlights of the convention was the presen tation of Oregon's Outstanding Soil and Water Conservation District Director. Dick Mc Elligott, lone, was the recip ient of the award present by the Slate Soil and Water Conservation Commission of Oregon. Morrow County delegates who attended the three-day convention were: Dick Mc Elligott, vice-president, Ore gon Association of Conserva tion Districts; Bob Jepsen, chairman, of the Oregon Agriculture Stablization Con servation Service Committee; Ken Turner, chairman. Mor row Soil and Water Conserva tion District; Rudy Berg strom. director. Morrow Soil an Water Conservation Dis trict; and Franzen. The paint brands would be located on the right or left hip with the top of the brand facing towards the backbone. Locations proposed for tattoo brands are inside the lower lop, inside the front or back legs on the woolfree area above the hock or knee and on either side of the tail in the woolfree area. The fire brands, freeze brands and caustic brands would be located on either the nose, left or right jaw. Persons unable to attend the hearing but having data or testimony to submit may write Gene Kunkle, Assistant Administrator, Livestock 'tfi-' vision, State Department, of ; Agriculture, Agriculture Building. Salem 97310. I SH0ULDjy 1Y0U G0K You have a big investment in your tractor, baler, or combine. When it needs servicing, make sure it's worked on by men who know it well, men who have the latest service information and the mod ern tools needed to do the job right. Our Service Center is the place that meets all these require ments ... the place where you get the service that counts from the people who care. First to serve the farmer Now is the time to schedule your ser vice work. We have a trained man to take care of your automobile tune-up. Morrow County pin XJJ. Grain Growers, yu. Your Friendly Local Cooperative Farm-City banquet is Nov. 30 Don Ostensoe. executive secretary of the Oregon Cat tlemen Association, will be the guest speaker at the 34th annual Farm-City Banquet, Nov. 30, at Heppner High School Cafetorium. The 7 p.m. dinner is sponsored by the Heppner Morrow Chamber of Com merce and the Morrow Countv Livestock Growers Associa tion, and is open to the public. During the banquet the outstanding livestock growers and soil conservationists in the county will be announced. One of the highlights of the evening will be the presenta tion of a $100 diamond given by Peterson's Jewelers, Heppner. The banquet is held in conjunction each year with the annual meeting of the Morrow County Livestock Growers Association and Morrow County Cowbelles Association. Earlier in the day. the two associations will hold their meetings and elect officers for the coming year. Speakers for the livestock growers meeting include Ron Baker, C4B Livestock Com pany, Hermiston; Jack Sum ner, state representative; Jerry Wasserburger, account 'executive, Du Pont Walston; Dave Church, animal nutri tionist. Oregon State Univer sity; Gene Kunkle, state brand inspector for the De partment of Agriculture; and Ostensoe. Oregon Cowbelle President Mrs. Bill Wolff will be the guest speaker at the Morrow County Cowbelles business meeting. Wranglers set Christmas party date The annual Wranglers Christmas party will be Sat urday, Dec. I, at the Fair, Pavilion. The potluck supper will begin at 6 p.m., followed by a dance with music by the Rollin West Band. Members may bring guests and prospective members. There will be a gift ex change for ages 14 and under. Orders will I taken for the 1972 and 1973 Horse Show pictures. The prints will be on display. Plan to finance scvcr, water expansion studied BOARDMAN The possi ble expansion of the city water and sewer systems to ac commodate the housing growth In Boardman was discussed at length at last week's city council meeting. City Engineer Stan Waliulis of Pendleton told the council that he believes Boardman has a strong chance of getting a $15,000 housing and urban development study grant for its water and sewer system. Boardman is making the application through the East Central Oregon Association of Counties for the study funds, according to Waliulis. Cecil Cooley of Hermiston. a housing developer, was again at the meeting and was looking for an answer on a question relative to repay ment to the developer for expansion of the water and sewer systems. To bring about a major project, as Cooley is proposing with Howard Kart chner, Desert Magic Farm Corp. president, would call for a big expansion program in Boardman's water and sewer systems. Cooley told the council that hisfirm may be in a position to advance the money for the expansion if it would be repaid by the city, either through funds received in federal grants or by connec tion fees. Mayor Dewey West Jr. and other members of the council showed interest in the propo sal and instructed City At torney Mil. Van Valkenburgh of The Dalles to pursue the proposal and give the city an answer. In other business the council approved a resolution to call for amending an ordinance immediately that provides a fee for water and sewer Are YOU tempted by the "Credit Card Binge"? When you charge some purchase to your credit card, you are of course using someone else's money. And they're going to get paid liberally for it. Afier a short while, they start collecting interest from you-usuolly at 1-12 a month -or 18'a year. If you join the cash buyers-by putting off buying for a while ond accumulating the cosh-we'H pay you 5'. a year on your money while you're sav.ng up for . your purchose-in o convenient regular passbook savings account. Add the earnings we're paying you to the 18 ybu're not paying on the credit card purchose, and simple arithmetic shows that: WE PAY YOU AT DAILY "PASSBOOK-RATE " '" YOU SAVE CREDIT CARD INTEREST OF YOU SAVE A WHOPPING BIG i HMO .180 NE Second Hermiston, Ore. connections. The amended ordinance is expected to call for water and sewer connec tion at $55 plus the cost of the meter and 110 per cent of the Installation cost. The fee Is the recommendation of the public works committee headed by Councilman W.E. Nelson. The council action on the connection fee is the result of a 12-unlt apartment complex that is scheduled for con struction soon by I.M. Docken and Rick Haberlock of Board man. The connection fee Agriculture calender Nov. 9-17 Pacific International Livestock Exposition. Portland. ,. Nov. 1517 Oregon Cattlemen Association Convention Sheraton Hotel. Portland. Nov. 30 Morrow County Livestock Growers Association meeting, Elks Lodge, Heppner. Nov. 30 Morrow County Cowbelles Association meeting, tlks Lodge, Heppner. Nov. 30 Farm-City Banquet. Heppner High School, 7 p.m. Winter's here, so is the John Deere SNOWMOBILE.! See the new 1974 Snowmobiles today at Heme of "John Butter Creek Hwy. Hermistcn. 567-8327 5!4 18 23Va EQUAL HO LENDER INTEREST PAID FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS end LOAN ASSOCIATION Dob Gray, manager would apply to each living unit in a multi-residential atruc lure. It was explained at the meeting that water and sewer connection fees were Included in the cost of lots told In the relocated city of Boardman and began in the mid-19fiOs when the town was moved. Nelson told the council that the fee is resonable because the necessary expansion of the , sewer and water systems to handle the increasing popula tion in Boardman. Deere & Calkins". Hwy. 30SW 4 Airport ltd, Pendleton. 276-6341 Can you afford to waste 23Va a year? O aYeor a Year O a Year DAILY LTnna 4fflk lTel.JKT-r.lh8 Lexington
