Image provided by: Morrow County Museum; Heppner, OR
About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 16, 1980)
Dream of ft ' '""'VeMHmfvp.. '! ... IW " A Mr. and Mrs. Joe Irish of Irrigon stand in front of their boat in the Irrigon Marina. Mrs. Irish christened the vessel the "Columbian," Saturday with a bottle of domestic champagne. by Frances Roue VVIUon Dreams come early in life and many are unfulfilled as adult years follow and life's demands increase. Many of those early "want-to's" fall before demanding priorities. One dream that had persist ed through the years and had withstood the sorting process was fulfilled in the lives of an Irrigon couple the past week. ese scientists continue A second Chinese scientist this one sent by the govern ment in Peking -has arrived at Oregon State University to study TCK smut, the wheat disease that sparked China's ban of grain from the Pacific Northwest. Zhang Zhiyong, the Chinese researcher, says it could take him as little as one year to assess the threat the disease presents to his country. "I hope to solve the question as quickly as possible... per haps within a year. But the weather must cooperate," said Zhang, chief of the plant Oathology department of the hinese Ministry of Agricul ture's Institute of Plant Quar antine in Peking. China, which claims their croplands are free of the fungal disease, last winter renewed a ban on wheat imports from the Northwest because of microscopic TCK spores its plant quarantine service detected in grain shipments. The 50-year-old researcher, who arrived in Corvallis about two weeks ago and who speaks English fluently, Joins Yu Shan-Qian, a plant pathologist ALfl ,lJ"f DEADLINE FOR 1Pm0?px u TArc W' F,BST - SEC0"D- astt to oasS buildinq own boat fulfilled bv Irriqon couple A? W As the sleek 37-foot "Colum bian" entered the waters of the Columbia at Umatilla last Wednesday, Joe and Dorothy Irish could proudly say this boat was finally a dream come true. When the Irishes came to Irrigon in 1968 the first order of business was building a home. Since his trade as a carpenter demanded much of his time there were few from Fudan University in Shanghai, who came to OSU in July. Both Chinese scientists are in Oregon to work in the OSU laboratory of Edward Trione, a United States Department of Agriculture biochemist who is a TCK expert. Their U.S. study is being funded by U.S. Wheat Associates, a market ing organization whose Asian office is in Portland. U.S. Wheat Associates hopes a firsthand look at TCK smut in the Northwest will convince the Chinese scien-tists--and their government that the disease is severely limited by factors such as terrain and weather condit ions and poses little threat to China, Trione said. While Vu Shan-Qian, the univers.ty professor, still is wrestling with the English language and discusses his work in terms of basic research, the new government arrival. Zhang Zhiyong, is more practical-minded. "My duties here have two main purposes," he said. "One is to find a quick identification method for TCK, because the American scientists have told us they h f iablt i ff 1 All Flk SnnnliPQ Now In huotjg season Nov.lst - Nov. 8th areas of activity just for pleasure. Joe, at that time, was also a keeper of bees which he had moved from the Willamette Valley. Besides caring for these and processing honey products, much time was spent in beekeeper association meetings, for which they served as officers. Their interest in the ' Irrigon study of smut have learned some new tech niques. The second is to confirm that establishment of TCK is rather ecologically limited -that it can develop not everywhere but only in a very limited area. "We think if we can confirm this (that the disease ' is ecologically limited), we can treat the smut in U.S. wheat more reasonably," added Zhang, althouth he pointed out he cannot say precisely what his government might do. To accomplish his goals, Zhang plans to inoculate wheat planted this fall in eastern Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Utah with TCK smut spores. He will hope for weather conditions that foster development of the disease-such as at least 60 days of snow cover. The researcher plans to record where the disease breaks out, and compare the terrains and weather patterns with various wheat-producing areas of northern China. "The results, and how soon we get them, will depend on the weather," he said. "It continued p. eight IMVil Stock 5th - 1 6th community, which was grow ing rapidly at the time, led to Involvement In city govern ment. Joe served several years on the budget committees and Dorothy was a member of the city council for about eight years. There comes a time though when dreams must either be worked on or checked off forever and this time came. Some seven years ago Joe announced one morning at breakfast, "I 'm going to build a boat." During the past seven years since the keel was laid in a shed formerly used in his honey business, progress to ward completion of a sea worthy vessel was made sometimes slow, sometimes almost to a standstill. The long stretch of growing frustration and the many hours of hewing, trimming, glueing and bolting were somewhat a haze of the past as the first waves lapped the sides of the white and red-trimmed vessel . Four tanks with a combined capacity of 700 gallons will keep the diesel -powered boat going for five days running continuously. 'Benomyl' use on wheat fields gets temporary EPA approval The Oregon Department of Agriculture has received ap proval from the U.S. Envir onmental Protection Agency to allow controlled application of the chemical benomyl on 250.000 acres of Oregon wheat fields to combat a serious disease known as Cercospor ella Foot Rot. Agriculture Director Leon ard Kunzman said that the ex emption from EPA rules on the material was sought by the department at the request of wheat growers in the Colum bia Basin and Willamette Valley, where foot rot often severely cuts yields. The specific exemption from EPA, Kunzman said, carries the following restric tions: - The DuPont product Benlate 50W, containing the active ingredient benomyl. is authorized at a dosage rate of one pound of product per acre in either 5 to 10 gallons of water if applied aerially; or in 20 to 30 gallons of water if applied by ground equipment. If an unregistered label is used in connection with the above product, it must contain the identical, applicable pre cautions and restrictions which appear on the register ed label. - A maximum of 123.000 pounds may be applied in Oregon . - Benomyl may be used in a tank-mix with nitrogen fertil izer solutions and with other pesticides registered for use on wheat, providing that such mixtures are not prohibited by the various product labels, and providing that all other conditions of this Section 18 emergency exemption , are followed. - The pesticide may be used in the Eastern Oregon coun NOTICE TO WOOD CUTTERS Due to the widespread abuse of wood cutting privileges on Kinzua Corporation lands, we are forced to put new restrictions and tighter control for cutting on our lands. rThis also includes U.S. areas under contract to Kinzua. Permits will be issued, free of charge, for cutting up to ten cord of wood, for private use only. Patrols will be on these lands to check for permits and anyone found cutting without a permit will be prosecuted. Kinzua ownership will areas, so a person should have a specific area in mind when applying for a permit. Name, address and license number of vehicle to be used must be on the permit and carried with you at all times transporting wood. xpiration date will be ith a list of rules and KINZUA CORPORATION With a length of 37 feet, and a beam width of 11 ft. and a four-foot draft, the vessel can handle a 13-ton load of fish. It , is also equipped with winches , and other devices designed to make fishing easier, Joe gays. "It's a work boat." After It's test voyage down river to the Irrigon park and boat basin the "Columbian" was properly honored in a christening ceremony at 3 p.m. Saturday. The Rev. David Stewart, pastor of the First United Church of Hermiston. spoke from the deck to approximat ely 60 neighbors and friends gathered at the marina floats for the ceremony. "Mate" Dorothy finalized the ceremony with the words. "I christen thee Columbian." and with one blow bathed the bow with a bottle of domestic cham pagne. But part of the Irishes dream has been realized. Ocean fishing and a possible journey to Alaska waters are still before them. There is still outfitting to be done and an impatient Joe laments, "It will still be awhile." ties of Morrow, Baker. Gil liam. Sherman, Umatilla. Union. Wallowa and Wasco and the Willamette Valley counties of Lane. Linn. Ben ton, Polk, Yamhill, Marion, Washington and Gackamas. -Applications may be made by licensed commercial appli cators or growers. - The presence of Cerco sporella Foot Rot must be verified by qualified Oregon State Extension Agents before any treatment with benomyl is made. - Wheat grain with residues of benomyl not exceeding 0.2 parts per million and wheat straw with residues of ben omyl not exceeding IS parts per million may enter inter state commerce. The Food and Drug Administration has been advised of this action. - All applicable EPA registered label directions, precautions and restrictions snust be adhered to. - The EPA shall be immediately informed of any adverse effects resulting from the use of benomyl in connec tion with this exemption. - All applicators involved in the preparation of spray suspension must wear pro tective gloves and masks. - All clothing worn during the preparation of spray suspension must be removed and cleaned after each day of use. All individuals must wash immediately upon dermal (skin) contact to benomyl or the spray suspension. - A full report on the results of this specific exemption must be submitted to EPA by Dec. 31. 1981. - This specific exemption becomes effective Nov. 1, 1980, and expires June 30. 1981. Forest Service Sale be divided into eight when cutting and Area number and on the pefniit along regulations. The Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, October 16, 1980-FIVE Coaee nu,kin "Corsage Making" was the subject of discussion for the workshop of the lone Garden Club on Oct. 8 at the home of. Loree Hubbard. Jean Nelson was co-hostess. Edith Nicho son and Helen Martin gave Instruction. The corsages and boutonnieres were presented to those attending the senior dinners at the lone United Church, Loree Hubbard displayed the certificate of appreciation presented to her for the contribution of a flag to the Lee mission excavation shows emphasis on survival A tiny crucifix... that is the only religious item among 7.500 artifacts unearthed by the Oregon State University archaeology team that dis covered the Jason Lee Mis sion. But the absence of religious artifacts found at the 146 year-old mission doesn't sur prise David Brauner, assis tant professor of anthropology who directed 18 students in excavation work this summer at the mission's site, located adjacent to the Willamette Mission State Park approx imately 10 miles north of Salem. "The archaeological record tells us that people like Jason Lee and his party were essentially settlers, agricul turalists, survivors," says Brauner. "At similar excavations, like the Marcus Whitman and Henry Spalding missions, no religious objects at all were found. So the discovery of this crucifix at the Lee Mission is actually more evidence of religion happening than at other missions we've excav ated." The professor says, "With out the historical information, we would be hard pressed to tell anybody from what we've fornd that a mission ever existed because the archaeo logical record tells us this was a site primarily concerned with day-to-day-survival. - "The mission was essent- ially an agricultural settle ment. The people there were vn Ar uv. "Measure 7 doesn't solve a problem, it creates one" states Dr. Arthur F. Scott, prominent Oregon scientist "The overwhelming majority of Oregon's scien tific community, as well as that of our nation, believe that we cannot meet our energy needs in the im mediate decades ahead without nuclear power. Measure 7 would close off the nuclear option. Join me in voting NO." Dr. Arthur F. Scott, Chairman, Scientists' CommtttM on Energy, Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, Reed College, and one ot Oregon's moat respected scientists. Oregon loses if Ballot Measure 7 wins. We lose the option to use nu clear power when and if we need it. This means less energy inde pendence and increased reliance for America on OPEC oil. Oregon jobs and growth are also at stake. Higher energy costs could result. Keep the nuclear option open. Cmn Again BarawigtwNuciMrOpton, 607 C 319 S W.Wuhovjton, Portland, Ofl 97204. Co-ChaifpCTona: Mary Ropqut, Or. Barnard Spread. Tbatuwr: Bteftatri Raul ipic f lone Gorde ab 'ai, ei... . servation pre "Avenue of Flags" at the Willamette National Ceme tery in memory of William C. Hubbard, her son, who was lost in the war. It was reported that eight members attended the meet ing of Blue Mountain District No. 10 at Pendleton. Patty Pettyjohn and Delta Huber gave instruction on making dried arrangements. Club projects for the year include selection of a "Yard of the Month," an historic pre agriculturists and they sur vived by growing their own crops, raising their own an imals and hunting wild game. In terms of lifestyle, the mission is not that much different than a fur trapper's cabin or other early agricult ural settlements. "Day-to-day living involved survival, and the function of this site as a mission was secondary to its function as an economic center," he adds. Lee's primary goal when he first founded the mission, explains the anthropologist, was Christianizing local In dians. "But the missionaries quickly discovered there weren't that many Indians left. And the ones who did come to the mission just kept dying off from diseases such as tuberculosis. The mission was located in a low, swampy area and it wasn't the health iest place in the world. "So very shortly after the mission was founded, its focus outwardly began to change from a religious center to an agricultural center," says Brauner. "Within a year, Lee's party was farming 45 acres. They later started a cattle company and a lumber mill. They really got into the economical de velopment of the Willamette Valley and there was a lot of correspondence ' from the mission back to the East Coast encouraging settlement. "Some people have called Jason Lee the first president nr7 M l I Vjultl OREGONIANS ARE VOTING 0 ON ) V 'I l The anti-nuclear ballot measure that would effectively ban an important energy resource. servation project of planting wild flowers at the cemetery at Wells Springs and junior projects for children in kin dergarten through 12th grade. The project for kindergarten through 6th grade children will be to make posters for Smokey the Bear and Woodsy Owl. Children in grades five through twelve will be writing poems and essays on the conservation topic,"Oregon Today and Tomorrow." Patsy Anglin was a guest for the day. of the Oregon Chamber of Commerce and he was," says Brauner. "And his seemingly concern more for economic development than for Christ-' ianizing the valley's inhabi tants finally did him in with his own mission board. That's one of the reasons he was later relieved of his duties by the Methodist Church. "One of the interesting things about archaeology is that it tells us what people were doing, while the written record tells us what those people themselves thought they were doing," notes Brauner. "So when you read the literature of the Lee Mision, the main function is that of being a site for Christianity. But that's not what was happening there. These people were living, they were surviv ing. They were farming, they were building structures. They were craftsmen, they were blacksmiths. If you were to walk into the mission, you would have seen these econ- -omic activities going on all the time, and they would only occasionally be broken up by religious, ceremonies or dis cussions about Christianity. "So the archaeological record sometimes gives you a truer picture, a picture not clouded by people's interpre tations, and that's very true of what we found at the Lee Mission."
