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of millions of dollars are being
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Potato production
If current trends continue,
potato production in the U.S.
will settle in three or four
major producing regions, and
one will be the Columbia
Basin, says Roland H. Groder.
Oregon State University Ex
tension fruit and vegetable
marketing specialist.
Groder bases his prediction
on a combination of factors
that could make the Basin
(Oregon and Washington sides
of the Columbia River) one of
the dominant producers of the
Nation's potato crop.
There is new land, and
water is available for irriga
tion, he points out. Potato
growing is a profitable use for
the land, labor and capital
controlled by operators.
Other favorable factors:
potato processing plants en
compassing the latest tech
nology are being built in the
area: experienced growers
from other areas are moving
to the Basin and operating
large plants; quality and
yields are high.
Some conditions, however,
could adversely affect the
region's ability to increase its
production. Groder notes.
These include higher land use
pressures from industrial
developments, the energy
crisis, water supply, and
overplantmg potatoes on the
same ground.
In spite of present favorable
conditions, the OSU market-
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ing specialist has some words
of caution for producers:
"As prices continue above
previous years' levels, will the
potato grower make sound
business decisions and prac
tice orderly marketing? Or
will that gambling spirit break
through and an over-expan
lone auction, barbecue set for June
An organizational meeting
of the auction and barbecue
committee of the United
Church of Christ was held
Feb. 7 in the basement of the
church. Mr. and Mrs. Keith
Rea are co-chairmen.
The date for the annua!
event was set for June 1. The
first Saturdav in June is the
Sorority's
public dance
is March 23
Plans are under way for the
March 23 formal public dance
to be held by Beta Omega
chapter of Epsilon Sigma
Alpha sorority.
The dance will be held at the
Legion Hall in lone, and will
feature the music of Rod
Esselstyn. Proceeds will be
used for philanthropic pro
jects during the coming year.
The February business
meeting was held at the home
of Mrs. Del LaRue and the
hostess for the evening was
Karen Beck. A pledge cere
i mony was held for Gail
Herrmann. Beverly Doherty
received the third degree of
Pallas Athene in honor of her
service to the community and
the sorority.
Janet Lindstrom and Sandy
- Murray were in charge of the
evening's educational pro
gram. Mrs. Dorris Graves, Hepp
ner, was speaker at the
February meeting of the
Cardinal Club, Feb. 14. in the
high school cafetorium. Mrs.
Graves, who spoke on "Life in
India." had several items of
clothing on exhibit in addition
to the colored slides she
showed. She was a guest in a
private home while in India.
Teresa White and daughter,
Sabrina, were weekend visi
tors at the home of her father,
Eldon Tucker, and family.
Teresa is attending Clacka
mas Community College in
Oregon City.
Policy on
livestock
scale use
New policies concerning the
use of the livestock scales at
the Morrow County Fair
grounds were set up by the
executive members of the
Morrow County Livestock
Growers which met last'week.
New rates for use of the
scales will be 20 cents per
head for members of the
Morrow County Livestock
Growers and 25 cents per head
for non-members.
Persons wishing to use the
scales for weighing cattle at
the fairgrounds should contact
Jim Monahan (676-5593) or the
County Extension Office to
arrange for the scale house to
be opened.
Additional information con
cerning the scales or other
policies of the Livestock
Growers are requested to
contact Ed Brosan, president
of the group.
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sion cause prices to fall below
the cost of production so that
we once again see supplies
exceed demand?
"This question can be an
swered only by members of
the potato industry and hope
fully will be influenced by the
persons controlling the purse
strings."
traditional date used for the
affair.
Committee chairmen are:
merchandise. Bill Rietmann,
Mark Rietmann. Eldon Tuck
er, Jerry Martin; country
store. Judy Rea; arrange
ments. Milton Morgan: pit
crew, Fred Nelson; publicity,
Dode Krebs; tickets. Jean
Snappy Snippers held their
meeting at the home of Mrs.
Paul Tews on Feb. 5. Carol
and Michelle McEliigott pro
vided refreshments. The
business meeting was post
poned until the next meeting
so the time could be used to
sew on individual projects.
The junior high and high
school classes of the United
Church of Christ went on their
annual ski trip to Spout
Springs. Feb. 17. The group
met at the church for worship
services at 7 a.m.
The lone Lions Club will
observe Ladies Nite. Feb. 26.
District Governor Paul San
strum will give a program,
including a film entitled. "In
the Serviceof Others." He will
be accompanied by Robert
Barclay who will discuss
Oregon State Lions Sight
Foundation program. Don
Bristow will give a report on
the results of the electronic
computer fund-raising drive
The American Legion Aux
iliary will meet at the home of
Ruby Roberts on March 4
instead of the regular date.
The early date v.as set to
avoid the conflict with the city
election, scheduled for March
5.
Pastor Bill Arthur of the
United Church of Christ an
nounces the New Mind Choir
from Portland Hillsdale
Church will be in lone March
23-24 This will be at the end of
the spring vacation for lone
Schools.
Mrs. Al Marick and Mrs.
Stan Magill were in The Dalles
last week.
Kevin Gutierrez broke his
ankle and is on crutches. He
expects to be wearing a cast
for six weeks.
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authors are Grant E. Blanch,
agricultural economist, and
Lester R. Vough. Extension
agronomist.
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Nelson, Don Bristow; dinner,
deaconesses; dining room.
Dot Halvorsen; snack shack.
Bill Arthur; meat cutting. Roy
W. Lindstrom. John Jepsen;
finance, Kenneth Smouse;
antiques and silent auction.
Laurel Cannon and Diana
Kincaid; and meat wrapping.
Bob Rietmann.
WAC plans
card party,
Feb. 22
The Committee for Wom
en's Activities of Willows
Grange met Feb. 15 at the
Grange Hall.
Cynthia Osterlund. Irene
Dalzell, and Wilma Martin
were hostesses for the all-day
meeting. Fifteen members
attended
The group planned a card
party to be held Feb 22 with
Dot Halvorsen and Ida Cole
man as chairmen. Other
business included sending a
donation to the CWA scholar
ship fund. A card was sent to
Pansy Seehafer, who is ill
The next visitation will be at
Lexington ; Willows is to bring
dessert.
Mary Ann Palmer an
nounced a benefit dinner for
Bill Gates will be sponsored by
the lone Cardinal Club on
March 10, 5 to 6:30 p.m
The Junior High basketball
team played the last game of
the season Feb. 15 with the
Heppner Ponies. The B team
won 28-24. Scoring were
Stefani 14. McCabe 8, McElii
gott 4. LaRue 2 The A team
lost 18-31. Scoring were White
9, Carlson 2. Keene 2, McElii
gott 2, McCabe 2, and Lind
strom 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Marshall Lexington, were
Sunday visitors of Mr. and
Mrs. Leo Crabtree. Cecil.
Marlene Magill, Portland,
visited at the home of her
parents. Mr. and Mrs Stan
Magill, Cecil, over the week
end. Mrs Keith Rea, Craig,
Christopher and Gary, were in
LaGrande Sunday to visit Mr.
and Mrs. John Howton. Mr.
and Mrs. Howton are parents
of a girl, Amy Elizabeth, born
Feb. 9.
Jerry McEliigott. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Don McEliigott,
broke his leg Saturday while
skiing at Arbuckle. The leg
has been put in a cast and it
was expected he could return
home in a few days.
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Land Bank
officials
elected
At the Federal Land Bank
Assieiation of Pendleton's
annual meeting held Feb. 12.
three directors were elected
for a three-year term com
mencing Jan. 1.
Bill Etter, Pilot Rock area,
was re-elected; Don Hawkins
was elected to represent the
Pendleton area and Edwin
"Tad" Miller was elected to
represent the Heppner area.
Hawkins succeeds Elmer
Pahl. who was president of the
board for several years, and
Miller replaces Harold G.
Campbell, who retired from
the board. Other directors of
the association are Milton ,
Morgan. Richard Wilkinson.
Herbert March and Don A
Woodward.
New officers are Morgan,
president, and Etter vice
president. Rod Olson, vice-president of
the Federal Land Bank of
Spokane, spoke on the money
market, interest rates and
other aspects of the lending
program of the Federal Land
Bank.
Irrigon
Pastor Charles Ashby of the
Irrigon Community Baptist
Church, accompanied by a
group of young people, at
tended the BVF in Athena,
Feb 10.
The Irrigon Community Bap
tist Church held its annual
business meeting recently.
Elected to offices were: Mrs.
Elbert Eppenbach. Sunday
School superintendent. Peggy
Price, Assistant superinten
dent; and Mrs. Wayne Eppen
bach. treasurer. Those elected
to the disconate were Sam
White. Elbert Eppenbach.
Sylvia Morgan, Eva Ander
son. Betty Baird and Evalina
Ingalla. Trustees are Wayne
Eppenbach. Elva Sanders and
Mary Adams. Pianist is Cindy
Zehner.
Roda Maddox and Mary
Stephens visited Vera Geisler
in the Walla Walla General
Hospital on Friday. Mrs.
Geisler had surgery on her
knee recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Batie Rand
visited their old fishing part
ners, the Lindleys, in l aktma,
last week.
SP4 John Eppenbach was
discharged Irom the Army at
Ft. Eustia, Va., Jan. 24. He
had been stationed there since
July of 1972 as a maintenance
clerk. He returned to the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Elbert Eppenbach of Irrigon,
Jan. 28.
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Rep. Jack Sumner carried
the first measure passed by
the Oregon House of Repre
sentatives in the February
special session.
He won approval by a vote
of 56 to 4 for a bill to allow port
districts to provide water for
farm irrigation or the re
charg: ib of wells as well as for
domestic and industrial pur
poses. Sumner said the bill was of
great importance to his dis
trict because it will enable the
Port of Umatilla and the Port
of Morrow to divert waters
from the Columbia River
during runoff periods to refill
ancient wells which have been
drained for irrigation and
other purposes.
Filling the wells with excess
river water would be a way to
conserve this valuable re
source by storage in natural
underground reservoirs,
Sumner pointed out.
If passed by the senate and
signed by the governor, the
new law will go into effect
immediately.
Sumner, a Morrow county
farmer, is vice chaiiman of
the Environmental-Agriculture
and Natural Resources
Committee which requested
introduction of the bill. He is
also a member of the Com
mittee on Economic Develop
ment and Foreign Trade.
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Water improvement
bonds authorized
The Irrigon City Council
authorized the holding of a
bond election for needed water
system improvements at the
Feb. 12 council meeting.
At least a dozen interested
citizens attended the lengthy
discussion.
An information bulletin and
questionnaire was mailed out
to 75 local homes a week ago
concerning the need of up
grading and improving the
present water system. Of the
questionnaires returned til) per
cent favored financing by
general obligation bond and a
majority favored using lot
assessments to help pay for
the bonds. The amount of the
bonds to be voted upon is
$100,000 They would provide
20).hh gallons of additional
storage, a standby well, up
graded pumping facilities and
standby electrical facilities
Further information will be
made available through bul
letins, and a public meeting
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Feb. 23 & 24
A new broom sweeps clean at the
Stanfield Shopeteria. And as the new
owners, we are closing out the dry
goods, housewares and sewing de
partment. Also, ladies, men's and
children's shoes and clothing.
The Andrew Sisters should catch
our second act with featured items
from the '30s, '40s and '50$.
All Sales Final
STANFIELD SHOPETERIA
Stanfield
will be held before the
election, according to Mayor
Chester Wilson.
In other business, an im
provement assessment ordi
nance was read and adopted.
A complaint about careless
speeding on motor bikes
within the city was registered.
The council agreed that the
problem was general and
possibly a result of parental
unconcern. The city marshal
will be asked to look into the
complaint.
The council authorized a
letter to the county court
endorsing a request by Justice
of the Peace Ernest Jorgensen
to move the Justice of the
Peace office into town from
its present location.
Because of the length of the
meeting several items were
tabled until a later date,
among these were appoint
ments to the budget commit
tee and the planning commission
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