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This week it ii back to public school, off to college, back to
evening extension classes and back to dally business as
usual. During the last two weeks hasn't It been hard to keep
track of the days with two holidays and weekends mixed
together?
Although most of us now have Installed 1881 calendars
around our homes, it is so easy to keep writing 1980. Some of
us who have January birthdays really get our new years off
to new beginnings. If we believe in annual resolutions, it is
fitting to make these at the time of our doubled, changing of
the years.
One very nice January birthday was celebrated in this
community last Saturday in St. Patrick's Parish hall where
Martha Van Schoiack's proud children, grandchildren,
great-grandchildren and many friends gathered to wish her
happy 85th birthday,
- The lovely weather here has really made some of us
wonder about friends and family who have gone south
seeking sunshine. We have been so delighted with the
sunshine right here in Heppner. How good it has been to have
safe road conditions prevailing while so many folks have
traveled about for Christmas and New Year's visits, and
when so many young people have made their Journeys back
to colleges.
Putting up holiday decorations, enjoying special musical
programs and various holiday parties, receiving yuletime
greetings, and enjoying extra visiting with friends and
family is so Joyful that many of us are reluctant to see the
holidays end. I think It took me about twice as long to
regretfully take down my tinsel and lights as it did to put
them out in happy anticipations. The legion of lovely greeting
cards Is still lining my bookshelves, propped in front of my
books. I shall slowly read the cards and letters over again
and get a few letters written to send before tucking them
away.
As I am thinking over some of the events of last year, I
recall a few unhappy occasions and many good things that
happened In our community. First of all, last year began
poorly when the Kinzua Mill needed to release many
employees about Christmas 197V. This meant that many
families left town and many children changed to schools
elsewhere. I believe that this last year Is the first year since I
have lived in this county that one could find an assortment of
available unoccupied housing.
During 1980 many good things happened. The wheat crop
was exceptionally good; the schools' academic and athletic
programs were successful; Del Piper remodeled and
enlarged his Lexington store; the fair and rodeo went well; a
new recreational vehicle park was built and began
functioning in Heppner.
Unfortunately the West of Willow Restaurant and Kroll's
Department Store ceased business on Heppner 's main street
in 1980. Several other businesses changed hands, such as the
Chevrolet dealership, the Thomson Grocery, and Samples'
Mobile and Mini Mart and the Gazette Times. I know that my
. listing is very incomplete, but these things came quickly to
my mind.
In Nov. 1980 the county got its first elected Judge since Paul
W. Jones was elected in 1974. During that six-year term
Judge Jones resigned, and Governer Straub appointed D. O
Nelson to the office. Then Judge Nelson surprised many by
resigning himself, and Governor Atiyeh appointed Don
McEIIigott to carry on. Now Judge McEIligott, who was duly
elected last Nov. is Into his own six-year term.
The Pioneer Memorial Hospital has been expanded and has
gained a new administrator and now a new resident
physician. It is good to learn that a doctor has moved into the
north county area, too.
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Everyone is pleased that Kinzua is re-hiring and expanding
again.
When I began writing this column quite a few years back,
my late husband, Bill, was such a help to me. He so loved
having coffee several times each day at that round table in a
Heppner restaurant or in the local drive-in. Then at lunch or
supper he would tell me a little about community activities
that I didn't come in contact with,
t come in contact with.
Everyday when Bill picked up our mail at the post office he
would usually stop in at a local insurance office to share his
wisdom with other local wisem n who chatted there.
Now I know that the window table is long gone, and I am
hearing that the wisdom -sharing center seems to be moving
somewhat from the insurance office to another spot where
the owner presides over the coffee pot and where some of
Heppner's present-day wisemen now gather to sip coffee and
to exchange views and to talk over interesting local and
world-wide problems.
How good it is to have these gentlemen keeping up their
watchful exchanges of knowledge. Here's hoping they gather
someplace for many years to come and keep working out
succeeding community problems.
Gathering around hearth
from p. 4
ignites creosote already
formed.
Burn only dry, well-seasoned
hardwood. (Green wood
produces large amounts of
creosote and is especially
dangerous in an "air-tight"
stove; trash is highly flam
mable and will produce a
sudden, hot fire.)
Above all, never start a fire
with gasoline, kerosene or
other flammable liquids. And
don't use artificial logs in your
stove. The gases generated
could cause an explosion.
To melt small amounts of
creosote on your flue lining,
burn your stove hot once a
day, for about 30 minutes.
Don't make this your first fire
of the day--the sudden heat
could crack your stove or
ignite the creosote residue.
However conscientious you
are in day-to-day habits, it's
still necessary to have your
chimney inspected each fall
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for creosote. Inspections
should be more frequent-as
often as once a month-if you
have been burning green wood
or suspect a creosote build-up.
Safe-And Sensible
Although the precaution
may seem obvious, Fuller said
many people fail to keep
clothing, log hoops and other
combustible materials at least
three feet away from the
stove. Parents should also
remember that a wood-burning
stove does not look "hot"
to a small child. Mark off an
area surrounding the stove
which is "off limits" to small
fry.
"A wood-burning stove is an
excellent way to save on your
fuel bills," Mann concluded,
"My family has one and we
get a lot of pleasure out of it.'
Bu( we realize it's not a toy--i(
has to be treated with
respect."
Experimental farm tests impact
of acid rain on agriculture
At an experimental farm
Just north of Corvallls In the
heart of western Oregon's
fertile Willamette Valley, Or
egon State University re
searchers are conducting
what may be the country's
largest study of the potential
impact of "acid rain" on U.S.
agriculture.
' OSU researchers say the
manmade "rain" laced with
acid they sprinkled on major
field crops in the study
damaged some, boosted the
yields of some and had no
effect at all on others. But they
cannot draw general conclus
ions from the testing, which
started last year.
"The studies are in an early
phase and we really don't
know if the overall effect will
turn out to be positive or
negative." said Cynthia
Cohen, OSU crop scientist.
"Some think acid rain will
help meet plant nutrient
requirements. Others think it
will be damaging. From a
scientific point of view, it's too
early to generalize. What
happens one year with spin
ach, or corn, can be mislead
ing" Acid rain, produced when
industrial and automobile pol
lutants combine with moisture
in the atmosphere, is falling
with increasing frequency
and acidity-in several parts of
the United States, including
northeastern states and parts
of the Southeast, the Midwest,
the Rocky Mountain area and
California.
The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency is funding
the project at OSU's experi
mental Schmidt Farm as part
of an attempt to assess all
potential hazards of the phen
omenon, according to Jeff
Lee, a biologist at EPA's
Corvallis Environmental Re
search Laboratory. He is
coordinating the Schmidt
Farm study along with EPA
agronomist Grady Neely.
"Two years ago, President
Carter identified acid rain,
along with the buildup of
carbon dioxide In the atmos
phere, as a major environ
mental threat," said Lee.
"But it's hard to unscramble
the effects of acid rain from
those of other types of'
pollution."
The government scientist
said research dealing with
acid rain's impact on crops is
underway at several other
sites, including the Oak Ridge
National Laboratory in Ten
nessee, the Brookhaven
National Laboratory on Long
Island and the Boyce Thomp
son Institute for Plant Re
search at Cornell University.
But he said the OSU crop
study is the largest EPA is
funding and "probably the
largest in the country."
Why did the agency pick
Oregon as the site of its major
crop study?
EPA wanted the experi
ments done in an area
generally unexposed to acid
rain so controlled testing
would not be influenced by
naturally occurring acid
showers, explained Cohen,
who is directing the OSU effort
along with fellow crop science
researchers Shelton Perrigan
and Lou Grothaus.
Oregon fit the bill, although
there have been reports of
mild acid showers Just east of
Portland, Oregon's biggest
city, and although acid rain
has fallen on the state a couple
of times in isolated incidents
caused by volcanic fallout
from southwestern Washing
ton's Mount St. Helens.
r Also steering the federal
agency toward Oregon as the
'project site were studies OSU
crop scientists had conducted
for EPA concerning how
gaseous pollutants affect
crops, Lee said.
When the acid rain work got
underway, Schmidt Farm, set
in gently rolling valley count
ry, took on the look of a
science fiction "moon col
ony." with transparent plastic
bubbles dotting the landscape.
The bubbles are "rain
chambers." Some are station
ary and used to grow pots full
of lettuce, onions, alfalfa and
other crops which are sprink
led regularly with acid rain.
Mobile chambers are lifted
over field stands of corn and
other crops regularly during
simulated acid rain showers.
Source of the manmade rain
is a small combination pump-house-chemistry
lab. From
there, technicians direct var
ious mixtures of acids and
water to sprinklers In the
chambers.
In last year's initial tests,
three strengths of sulfuric
acid rain (which is not
"terribly realistic," said Co
hen, because most acid rain
contains both sulfuric and
nitric acid) were applied to
about 20 crops.
Some plants, such as spin
ach and radishes, were dam
aged by the acid, some were
not affected and some, includ
ing tomatoes, actually pro
duced bigger yields. In each
case, the researchers are not
sure why plants reacted as
they did.
Cohen explained that a pH of
about 7.0 is considered neutral ,
on the scale used by rank
acidity and alkalinity. When
damage occurred in the test
ing, it usually was in cham
bers sprinkling acid rain with
a pH of 3.0-about the acidity
of vinegar.
How does that compare to
"real" acid rain's strength?
Some studies have sugges
ted acid rain was falling in a
large part of the northeastern
United Slates as early as the
Update on current
market values
Velma Seat, food marketing
specialist, OSU Extension
Service
Meat prices are expected to
trend upward after the first of
the year-although the chan
ges may not be significant
until February. In the mean
time, it pays to follow the food
ads and buy cuts featured at
special prices to put into the
freezer.
HAMS are in good supply.
Read the label to And out what
kind of ham you are buying. If
the label says "water added,"
it means the ham contains up
to 10 percent added moisture
this moisture is part of the
curing solution. If the label
says "fully cooked," you can
eat it as is, although some
people think the flavor is
better if the ham is heated
through. If the label does not
say that the ham is fully
cooked, assume that it should
be cooked before eating.
This is the season for
FRESH CRAB and OYS
TERS. Quality is excellent
and prices are probably about'
as low as they will get.
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of precipitation In the area
already was at or below 5.0.
Today, the average pH of
precipitation there is thought
to range from 4.5 to 4.0.
The ' OSU researchers
haven't analyzed this years
experiments, where they tried
to inject more realism Into the
crop testing by using combin
ations of sulfuric and nitric
acid rain and testing crops in
the field (using the mobile
chambers), as well as con
ducting a second year of
stationary chamber tests with
sulfuric acid rain.
They expect the work to
continue for several years,
even though a two-year con
tract with EPA. providing
total funding of about $440,000,
runs out in December.
"There are a lot of questions
to be answered. When we find
out how acid rain affects crop
yields, then we probably will
begin to ask why it does," said
EPA's Lee. adding that he
expects a longterm coopera
tive research agreement with
OSU to be signed soon. It
would call for about the same
funding level.
He said the project will help
EPA decide what emission
standards are needed for
automobiles, for power plants
(such as coal-burning plants)
and for other industrial facili
ties that spew sulfur dioxides
and nitrogen oxides-the ma
jor pollutants that create acid
.rain-into the air.
If you are fortunate enough
to have leftover holiday TUR
KEY, it can be the basis for
some really special-occasion
meals. Get out your recipes
for Turkey Tetrazzini, Turkey
Divan or other casserole
favorites. You can make a
tasty turkey-noodle-vegetable
soup or add diced, cooked
turkey to baked macaroni and
cheese. Creamed turkey made
with cream of chicken soup
and served over hot biscuits or
rice is a quick and delicious
lunch.
AVOCADO supplies are
abundant. The larger-sized
fruit are usually the better
buy. APPLES are plentiful.
GOLDEN DELICIOUS and
bagged small RED DELIC
IOUS are the apples most
often featured at bargain
prices. There is an abundance
of excellent quality D'ANJOU
PEARS.
The CITRUS FRUIT situa
tion is good, with plentiful
supplies of GRAPEFRUIT,
ORANGES. TANGELOS and
TANGERINES. Orange qual
ity is improving.
California KIWI FRUIT is'
just starting to come to
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The. Hrppner r.aette-Time. Heppner, Oregon, Thursday. January 8, I9MSEVEN
Farmers and energy
Farmers know better than
most people how important it
is to save energy these days.
They know It takes huge
amounts of power to raise the
food the expanding world
population needs.. .power for
machines.. .power for fertiliz
ers... power for water., power
for controlling the environ
ment of animals inside build
ings and hundreds of other
Jobs.
Yet the word "scarcity"
comes up a lot when people
talk about supplies of energy
to do all this work. This means
available energy must be
burned more wisely than
before. Success, say scientists
that has barely been dreamed
of in the past.
Raising hogs poses a rough
example of the problems
farmers face in growing food.
Charles M. Stanislaw, swine
specialist, and L. Bynum
Driggers, biological and agri
cultural engineer, both of
North Carolina State Univer
sity, tell how to solve some
energy problems hog farmers
face in a chapter of the 1980
Yearbook of Agriculture,
"Cutting Energy Costs," pub
lished today by the, U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
To some, conserving energy
on the farm may seem easy.
Simply lower the heat in the
pig nursery. Surely that would
save energy.
Be, careful caution Stani
slaw and Driggers. Drop the
temperature too much and the
pigs skimp on changing the
feed they eat to pork chops
and bacon. The animals be
come chilled and develop
diarrhea.
They grow less meat. In the
end, there's a net loss of
energy.
Stanislaw and Driggers
market. This fruit with the
brown fuzzy exterior has a
beautiful green interior with a
very interesting seed pattern.
Sliced crosswise, Kiwi makes
a lovely garnish for any type
of fruit plate.
Good vegetable values in
clude WINTER SQUASH,
RUTABAGAS. TURNIPS,
CABBAGE, BROCCOLI and
CAULIFLOWER. Salad mak
ings...HEAD and LEAF LET
TUCES, RADISHES and
GREEN ONIONS are excel
lent quality and moderately
priced.
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, show how farmers can save
energy by scientifically insul
ating the walls, ceilings and
roofs of hog buildings. Also,
they advise, be sure to make
the necessary adjustments to
allow for the healthy ventila
tion of gas created by pig
wastes.
They say the wide variety of
pork-growing equipment re
quires less energy when
correctly used and main
tained. Air filters in hot air
heating systems should be
kept clean and checked daily.
This is especially Important in
the winter, a time when hog
buildings tend to be dusty.
Efficient farmers are picky
about animal housing for
sound reasons. They've learn
ed that a comfortable hog
yeilds more meat than a hog
that doesn't feel well. Hence,
prudent use of energy re
sources and other precise
management practices trans
late into higher profits and
more pork per unit of energy
burned-a good deal for farm
ers and consumers alike.
When pigs are uncomfort
able, they let you know it.
Let their housing get too
cool and they'll pile up against
each other or bunch up at the
heat source to keep warm.
They also may stay along the
wall of a pen to avoid cold
drafts. Comfortable pigs
spread out uniformly.
To get a copy of the 1980
Yearbook, send a check or
money order for $9.50 to
Superintendent of Documents,
Washington, D.C. 20402, or at a
a U.S. Government book store
in some cities. Members of
Congress have limited allot
ments of copies for free
distribution to constituents.
USDA has no copies for
distribution to the public.
The cost of POTATOES and
ONIONS is increasing. CEL
ERY is in short supply and'
expensive.
If you have an extra amount
of that popular holiday bev
erage, EGGNOG, remember
it can be used in a variety of
ways. It makes a tasty batter
for French toast. It can be
used as the liquid in some
puddings and pie fillings. Or,
you can mix orange juice and
eggnog together for a nutrit
ious, quick breakfast.
(This information is also
sent out weekly by Associated
Press.)
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