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-
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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'