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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1975)
P.-igr 7, THE GAZETTE-TIMES, Hrppner. Ore.. Thursday, Mar. 13. 1075 Farmer vdod ecology ASC meeting energy of Ort'Kim fnrm program offi tills from Ihe D-irtmenl of AKririilliirc'H Afirieullural Siiiliilinilon mid Conscrva lion Scrvicf met Murch 4 at filiwrtcn flench (o dlNcuss Im'IIit service to farmers, farm pronrarns and (he chal lenc.es of hunxer, etolony and eneruy. AitendiiiK I he mi-lln from Morrow Counly were Mr. and Mrs, Klrien I'ikIIhtk, Mr. and Mrs. Delmer Hun. Mr. and Mrs. David Mclx-od, Judy Hiwehke and Mr. arid Mrs. Harold Kerr. Holicrl II. Jepsen, slate ASC eommlllee chairman, opened I he Iwo-day conference and introduced K. J. Person to the 2io county committeemen and ASr.S employees attending the meeting. Person. ASCS's de puty administrator for pro grams, gave the Washington viewpoint on the agency's $500 reward for stolen horse l.in and Jackie Thornton, Irriuon. have offered a I'rftO reward (or Information lead ititt In ih safe return of (heir I'liliimiuo w nlking horse lirondmare and the foal she is carrying. Tlie mare was stolen from the Crescent Hanch, Irrigon, either Keh 21 or 22 our (iolden Ididy C" is oM'i' in hands tall and weighs I loo in 400 pounds. She is a p.ile I'alnmino with white miine and tail, and has no oilier while markings. She had a lare horny growth of old s ;ir tissue on the inside of her riuhi hind Ick. in the hock area, which slightly hampers her walk The mare is II years nlil, will answer to the name l ailv " and is expected to foal in April Mie is ihe dam of the Oregon hu'h iint walking horse foals tor 1'iT I 74 She is not Ihe hcsl ImiiIi or Ihe preiiiesi hut Is an itlimi-l pcrleH nick wllh Ihe Tlininiiin's siiillmn. Avenging Vim Prior In Ihe theft of their in.'ui' the Thornton's found iTinr waichdng had heen Miioned ' According lo rcmrts when i lie Thorntons went oul lo feed ihe mare Ihe morning of Feb, ?1. she was gone from the wemrc. " Mad she strayed, hilW"iild hae slraxed In ihe witresi hay slack." said Mrs Tlioniion AHer discovering the mare mining. Thornton notified Ihe S'.iie l.ixestiM-k Officer in llermisinn, who is investigat ing Ihe case. Anyone having any infor mal ion regarding Ihe horse is asked In either call or write l.in or Jackie Thorton. Hi. 2, Nov 200, Irrigon. Ore. 97844. or phone ,Vi:-22-SH(i9, programs for 11175 and on other aspects of the U. S. Department of Agriculture's M'SDAi current policies. Person, a Minnesolan who iM-gnn lo work for the parent agency of ASCS In lit:):!, recalled early operations when all Ihe farmer's needs w ere serviced from one office. Me said, "binkmg ahead, we should gel hack lo this service center concept " The depart ment presently plans to move all of its service agencies under one ,roof. a service center, in many of the nation's counties. Person said. "We need to go further than being under one roof, we need lo share equipment, employees, workload - lo work oul a svsicm to equitably serve tanners heller." Person indicated a growing need for Ihe financing of larmers and commented, "Sine, government will he roine more involved in financ ing agricultureinsurance Willi financing will become one of Ihe major aspects," Sherwood Nicholas, ASCS's slate executive director, in troduced Andrew J. Mair as qualified In wear two hats-"lhe straw hal of a farmer and the (op hal of a diplomat." Mair. a former Colorado farmer, is coordina tor of the Office of Food for Peace, Department of Stale.. Cnmincniiiig on prospects for agricultural exports, he said. "Demand will he good be cause mir carry over slock w ill he at an all lime low as we go into Ihe new fiscal year." Mair also spoke of foreign aid. He urged supimrl of it. "Foreign aid is a price we nuM pay lo achieve the kind ol world we want for ourselves and our children." Mair responded to a ques tion on food prices. "I can see only increased prices for food worldwide. You cannot have the increased cost of inputs, of credit, of fertilizer, of ma- oooooooooooooooeooooooooooeoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooqceie Congratulations QATjKOF DJc astern Oi reqon on your open house to show off the new Heppner quarters. We are proud to have had a part in bringing this fine facility to the City of Heppner. BEST PLUMBING The Dalles ehinery where machinery is used, and nol have increased price of food." W 0. Nibler.who represents Ihe extension service on the ASC slate committee, praised agency relations over the ye;irs in Oregon. He recogniz ed ASCS for leadership in this role. Nililer emphasized Ihe ininlance of public under standing of the national need lo maintain a strong agricul ture and said, "We must rely on more grassroots efforts lo accomplish Ibis." Don Thompson, member of the Oregon Slate ASC com mittee, chaired Ihe Tuesday aliernoon session which fea tured shakers Stafford Han sell of ihe governor's office, (ieorge Ward, who spoke on (tense of Municipal Wastes for Agriculture, and David Jungc. .lunge is assistant director of the Office of Energy Research and Development of Oregon Slate I'niversitv. Thai nighl. the ASCS people banqueted at Salishan Ixidge with Tab Sehorn of Ihe Slate ASC office as M C, The banquet speaker was Everett Hank. ASCS's director for Ihe Western ftegion. a 14-slale area that extends from Cana da lo Mexico and from Ihe Pacific lo the plains. Wednesday the conference beard Dr. Edward Itce. senior vice president at Portland's I'niled Slates National Bank, and then broke into workshop sessions. Workshop discus sions ranged from daily ofier ations of ASCS farm programs lo management concerns of county offices. An afternoon highlight was a discussion panel of four county commit teemen. Stan Timmermann of final ilia. Howard fiilson of l,.ike. W. D. Palmer of Josephine, and Richard I'.reese of Crook. Wednesday's gael was shared by W. G. iblcr and (Jlen Rrognitli of ihe Oregon ASC Committee. to the Bank of Eastern Oregon on the occasion of its open house. fm are mm to attend this showing of the new bank facility, which is a reflection of the directors' and stockholders' confidence in the future of our community. M & R Company is proud to have been selected to furnish and install the carpeting in the new Bank of Eastern Oregon. M & R COMPANY Heppner to the Bank of Eastern Oregon upon ; completion of its fine new banking ; Congratulations faci,ity in Heppner The people of Heppner, we are confident will shareour pride in the bank. Dale Elliott General Contractor The Dalles, Oregon You are invited to attend the opening of new quarters in Heppner for ANK OF D jEastern Oregon Your home-owned community bank that has been serving Gilliam and Morrow Counties for more than 30 years. FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1975 10 A.ELT0 5 P.M. FULL-SERVICE BANK Savings Accounts Banking by Mail Automobile Loans Checking Accounts Travelers Checks . Mortgage Loans Safety Deposit Money Orders Personal Loans Drive-In Window Service Each depositor insured to $40,000 mm FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION BRING YOUR BRANDING IRON! There are many registered cattle brands in Eastern Oregon. Bring your iron. We will burn your brand into an 8-inch block of wood, to be displayed on the lobby wall of our new bank. For each branding iron brought in the owner will receive $5 to be given to his favorite charity. oDoor prizes oRefreslimenfs o Branding 'ceremony'