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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 1980)
.. I p ir II l"1 I I '"I"" I "' ""'""""" TUv Mrppnrr flante-Time. Ileppnrr. OrrKon. Thursday. September 25. I980--SKVEN Homer Mdnkin receives 60-year pin Improvements completed on Bosrclificiii isttes Leaders ready to start clubs J. ' "V; I : - In A f T Vp .L 1 J Homer Mankin (scaled) receives n hanrishiike and a pin from Jerry Mc-EllioH, rommiinrliT of Post 95 of the lone American IeRion. Bookworms choose new officers Ijist week Tuesday Ihe members of th Hookworms Club Riiihered for Iheir trd ifional September (Mil luck din ner nl the llmtnn Creek home of I.orenn iind Floyd Jones. Ten of Ihe usual dozen active O embers nf this long -est ;il Itied hook review cluh enjoy ed their first me-tinj; lotfetber since last May. After dinner, soon tore! ire President Helen f'urrin called Ihe croup to order for the purposes of Hit! ins new officers and of planning a meeting schedule for the year. All ten paid their annual dues to soon to retire Secretary treasurer Justine Weather ford Iwfore nominations were opened Inez F.rwin graciously ac cepted Ihe nomination and unatnious election as presi dent Sadie pjirrish was nom inated and unanimously elect ed vice president, as was Qena Jones as secretary usurer Frances Mitchell was chosen hookchecker over her protest that she was too senior Her fellow memlers lauf,hinly insisted that since she was recently known to have been slidinK down the big slide up at Culsforth Park with her Krandchildrn. she could not claim seniority They acclaimed her "most young at heart " Kveryone signed a greeting card to he sent off to ahsenl member Klla Smith who is convalescing in Yakima. Members agreed on the books which the club will present to the lleppner Public Library in memory of deceased mem bers. Virtfie Turner and dene Slarks. On Tuesday afternoon. Sep tember :in. at 2 p.m.. the club will meet at Ihe Butter Creek ranch home of Helen and (Jeorne Currin. This will be the club's initial afternoon meeting after many years of evening meetings. I.orena Jones will present the first book review of Ihe new season Siotm Window fVT !, 4C Te Lel Aork curl yv.... fOf . Holds in Heat For Pofchm 676-9157 I" III mm Slorm f Doar Hr ; M . in il-' Sill L ML Homer. R7. was honored for fill years of membership in the legion He was presented Ihe pin Sundav at the Pioneer Memorial Nursinc Home in lleppner where he is now a resident. Also pictmed are U'gion Adjutant Charlie Dougherty left i and John Jepsen i behind i pasl post command er Farmers, ASCS workers gather for conference ")ue to farmer participat ion in Ihe farmer-owned grain reserve program, farmers nalonwide in the past two years have earned $4billion more in farm income than thev would have had this program nol been in force." (Irani Bunlrock.an official of Ihe Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS), told a Newport gath ering Sepl IB Farmers from Oregon and surrounding stales and ASCS employees from all Oregon counties gathered on Ihe coast for a one and a ha If -day conference to review the effect of federal farm prog rams on Oregon and the rest of the nation Attending the meeting from Morrow County were: comm itteemen, Paul W. Tews, his wife. Rikka; James Swanson. his wife. Monica; and Judy Buschke. CF.I). and her hus band, Delmer. Buntrock. the featured seaker, grew up on a Columbia. South Dakota, wheat farm and worked for ASCS in his home stale till l'W.7. when he moved to Wash ington DC. He now develops and administers ASCS farm programs for all 5(1 stales. The administrator from Washington reviewed the acc omplishments of ASCS's prog rams since Ihe passage of the 19(17 farm bill. "We no longer adjust production to meet domestic needs." be said. "Nationwide, one out of every three crop acres is exported. Here in Oregon, exports lake Ihe production of one out of every two acres " IVS farm exports will reach record highs for tonnage and value in 19H1 The nation will export Hi2 million Ions of farm products. 2.r million more than in 1979 Farm exports will earn the I'niled Stales $-40 billion in 19HII. contributing almost $23 billion to our balance of trade, Buntrock also addressed the llll I r.W , li ,KilJl Cheaper Than Glass! W Cut with ihiiii. T (f lack ovei icretnt Keeps Out Cold Saves Fuel Heppner ((g) Homer served in the Army durini! WWl and joined the lone post in 1921. He was born in West Virginia and moved to lone in 191R He did some wheat farming in Ihe lone area, and also worked on farms there. "You've done very well." McF.lligott said when present ing the pin. January embargo of farm products to Ihe Soviet Union. He described the dramatic, accelerating decline in Soviet meal production, caused by Ihe deprivation of V. S. feed grains. "In May. Soviet meat pro duction was off 5 percent from Mav 1979: in June, if was off 10 percent: and July was off 15 percent from a year earlier." said Runtrwk. Jerome F. Sitter, an ASCS county manager in Umatilla County from 1959 lo 1965. returned to Oregon lo give farmers a background on today's farm policy. Sitter first commented about his 15 years of Washington exper ience:"! think there is a lack of representation from Pacific Norlhwesterners in Washing ton I think those of you beginning careers in govern ment service should consider spending part of those careers in the Nation's capital. Sitter administers commod itv and farm-facility loans nation wide. During the past 4 years, the farm-facility-loan program has placed over 2 billion bushels worth of storage on farms This is enough bin space to hold the v.heat crop for the entire nation "Of all programs, the wheat reserve affects Oregon most, said Sitter The reserve will help Oregon farmers get a good price for 19R0's white wheat, a crop that harvested out to 4hi million bushels this .vear Carryovers of white wheal will rise from 79 million bushels in l9Kdto 122 million in I9H1 "The wheat reserve will remove a part of the large crop from the market, until prices become more favor able Farmers can keep the wheal in Iheir own storage or in commercial storage. This will stabilize prices now and uliiiiiiiielv farmers will get more money for Iheir wheal." said Siller f One of the Best IB m HE SO EASY ANYONE CAN DO ITI mm i CUT FLEX-0-OLASt TO SIZE ANO TACK OVEN CCMEENS OR WINOOW 0PENINOSI COSTS SO UTTLi ANYONE CAN AfFQRO IT! WARP BROS. Chicago 60651 Pioneirs in Plastics Since 1924 Take this ad lo yoji Hardware. Lumber or Bldg Supply Store Accept no stibslilules Gel lop quality FLEX-O-GLASS New I ciideiH Heady In Start (bibs Things ore renllv beginning to happen with the new 4-H venr Several new leaders are rendv to start Iheir clubs and welcome now members. We'll share ihe names, and a bit about the new lenders weeklv. so vouih 4'h through 12th grades mav contact the leader for information on joining their cluh Bill Broderick and Billv Dohertv are now taking mem bers for a livestock cluh in their area Bmderick Is herds man for the fJrieb-Angus enterprise, and lives at the Grieh farm on the Bombing Ranee Road He has great experience lo share on raising cattle, fitting and showing. His co-leader. Dohertv. lives just over lhc( hill, and also has experience in Ihe cattle indus try In addition. Dohertv was an outstanding 4-H member when he was in Ihe Morrow Couniv program as a youth. If vou are looking for a good experience in a livestock cluh. contact them soon Another outstanding former Morrow County 4-H'er. Jean (Martini Brazell. has come' back lo Ihe couniv. and will start a cluh in Ihe area near Wacon Trail Farms. Jean will lead a clothing or foods cluh. depending on Ihe interest of Ihe bovs and girls in Ihe Pine Citv area You mav reach her hv calling Ihe Brnk Tucker office on the ranch Phningraphv will he offered hv Steve Peck. Iexington Sieve's hobbv has led him lo volunteer to work with youth interested in learning all about this fascinating subject. You mav talk In Steve at the Coast In Coast store in Heppner. or hv calling his home after ix in Ihe evening. Gardening, another topic of interest In manv youth, will be offered hv Sallv Wilson. Dinah Jackson, and Pal McMinn. in the Heppner area Thev will include flowers, container gardening, or vegetable gard ening, depending on the inter est of Ihe kids. Debbie N'ordheim. Heppner. is inieresled in working with a small cluh of boys in the foods project. Irene Plocharsky. Heppner. is ready to start with a club of beginning foods and clothing members. Contact Ihe Extension office.- or one of the above new leaders. Four-H has many good experiences for Ihe youth of our county, leadership devel opment and life skills are learned in the program. ..while kids have fun and develop social skills wilhin their groups. Manv other project areas, and leaders are available -there is a project to fit every interest. M HKF.T BASKKT September is a time of abundance for many fresh fruits and vegetables. Canning PKACHF.S should be avail able for at least another week. U s peak lime for BARTI.FTT PKAHS. Remember, pears are picked green and usually need a few davs for ripening. Energy Savers of Make Your Own Storm Windows. Storm Doors, Porch Enclosures! ONLV 60t Run. ft 36" W.dl Also 28" - " Widths l.aie ITALIAN PHt'NRS should be in ihe markets and roadside stands for another week to lo davs New crop APPI.KS are s'ariing to come into market There is a bumper crop (his vear--one of Ihe best in hisiorv II vou are hungry for crisp apples, frv JON'ATHONS which are great for fresh eating and cooking Their season is relatively short, and early fall is the time to enjoy them Some new crop DFl.KTOl'S APPI.KS are just starling Thev are crisp hul still on Ihe siarchv side. This will change as Ihe season progresses. Also prices will be more reasonable in another monih. It is a big vear for CRAPES Tokav and Thompson seed I.KSS are plentiful, and there will probably be a number of grape ads. CANTAl.OI'PF quality is still good, although prices have risen a little. HONKY DKWS are plentiful-lhese melons have a long season lasting nniil at least I he end of October Kxcellenl quality local BROCCOLI is in the markets. Supplies of CAULIFLOWER are increasing and the quality is improving !xcal CARROTS are plentiful. For a chance. Irv Ihe small coreless carrots which are flavorful and sweet CABBAGE is a bargain buy. Heads are firm and solid ideal for making sauerkraut. SI'MMKR SQUASH is si ill available, and ACORN and BUTTERNUT SQUASH are also in Ihe markets Butternut is n verv fine grained, sweet snuash CUCUMBERS are plentiful. jncn TOMATOES are just gelling started and there should soon he enough for canning, lwk for increased prices on LETTUCE as supp lies are not as plentiful as they were There are plenty of local C.REEN PEPPERS, and this is the time to freeze them for next winter's use. They are easv lo freeze and are good in anv cooked dish. The price of peppers next winter will be asironomical compared to the bargain prices now. CORN is in peak supply and the quality is outstanding. Jubilee seems lo he the varieiv thai is very popular and most often grown. It looks as if the cost of POTATOES and ONIONS will be higher this year than last year Some onions are going to the export trade. .The depress ed potato market the last few years has been verv hard on potato growers, and potato acreage has been cut consid erably Higher costs should also affect the price of prix-essed potatoes r WE HAVE THE GENUINE v Aim m m WINDOW MATERIALS NOLO IN MI AT KEEP OUT COLO SAVf FUEL For Ooort Window Potch Rietrnann's Hardware 422-7211 ton All Time! WORK FOR VOU! U II Jl f L Alii Improvements now have been completed for Columbia Riverview Estates, consisting of 2 single family lots and 9 duplex lots, it was announced rei eo'lv bv C Joseph Locke, president and chairman of Bonrdman Development Com pany Boardman's water service, aeenmmndfi'inft 7 ncm connect- Two photo exhibits scheduled at EOSC An exhibition of photo graphs hv Oregon artists. James Cloiiiier and Mike Ca'lin. will he on displav Sept. 29 through Oct. Ifi at the Eastern Oregon State College Nightingale Gallery in Hoke College Center. James Clotiiier portrays the characters and pastimes of Alpine. Oregon-at the tavern, at home, and on the streets. Fascinated hv the decaying veneer nf this "Boom-and-Busi" town, in juxtaposition to Ihe vitality of Ihe resident logging and farming families. Cloiiiier documents Ihe under lying spirit nf this place. The photographs are also part of his book, which includes fond comments bv the townspeople on their close-knit community. The hook mav be ordered direcilv from the artist. Mike Callin. similarly, records what remains of Butte. Montana, which was at one time a prosperous mining town He focuses on architect ure thai tells a story about both the people who used to live here and those who have slaved. His images of the barber shop, silver dollar bar. and apartment buildings ex press the moods of Butte, and provide an interesting count erbalance to the photographs of Alpine. Oregon. ; This traveling exhibition is Circulated by visual arts resources, of the University of Oregon Art Museum, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. Oregon Arts Commission, friends nf the museum and other contributing agencies. VISIT OUR PARTS DEPT. READY FOR FOR ALL YOUR NEXT YEAR!! REPAIR NEEDS!! ions, was completed in 1977 and the sewer with fi.590 connections was completed this vear. signaling the "go ahead" for Columbia River view Estates lo launch its sale of Ms lo builders. Roardman citv manager. Jim Thompson, believes that his ciiv's population could double wilhin the next 36 Rodeo Board to select court The Morrow County Rodeo Board will meet Tuesday. iUfJTINI I0ASI 4 fci Now is M tn hut mur Atntnn! YA J J VA mix 30-30 SHELLS i i A V A "V fl ctmnnrim Full line of ClIATfMltl JltUIUUIt mi m B! m wi ii El44 TO YOUR EQUIPMENT TO BE SURE THAT ALL YOUR EQUIPMENT IS Lexington 989-8221 months because of the area's rapid expansion and favorable climate for new industry, enhanced by a low tax base for property owners. Boardman ranks third in per capita income for the Slate of Oregon. Roardman is the second fastest growing city in Ore gon, presently with nearly 2.IKHI residents. October 7. to select the court for the 19R1 Fair and Rodeo. the time 5 tir;!i;n u b m a-. ht, m t m win miLej A y 30-06 SHELLS LN T 0 i 6 & 8 shot U curiic I(J jiicllj lrum IT'S TIIV1 mm yy
