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w iim iMj-im nil nnri n N w w if-? n 1 rim 11 n rwii WW" 11 FOUR - The Heppner Gatette-Tlnies. Letters To The Editor White wheat futures contract? To the editor: Wheat producer organiza tions in Oregon. Washington and Idaho as well as the National Association of Wheat Growers voted in both 19B0 and 191 to promote a Pacific Northwest White Wheat futures contract. Both the Chicago Board of Trade and the Minneapolis Grain Ex change (M.G E.) were asked to sponsor it. The M.G E. responded to the request, so a committee of the Pacific Northwest wheat industry (composed of producers and commercials) has put to gether a proposed contract. This contract is currently being considered by the M.G.E. A successful white wheat futures contract would benefit the industry in several ways. Theoretically, in the cash market, carrying charges would more fully reflect costs, there would be a narrower spread between bid and asked, and the cash market would be more liquid because the futures market would be trading every business day and as far forward as 12 to 14 months. Whether or not the producer ever traded futures, he would benefit from the more compet itive cash market. For the hedger. basis risks would be small. Hedgers could Historical Soc. plans Harney County trip By DELPHA JONES Plans are underway for an overnight bus trip to Harney County to be sponsored by the Morrow County Historical Society. Scheduled activities will include dinner at Frenchglen, a trip to the Malheur Wildlife Refuge and an evening of entertainment.Hosts will be Mr. and Mrs. Haynes of TO THE RESIDENTS OF SOUTH MORROW COUNTY: BLUE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS FIRMLY COMMITTED TO INSURING CONTINUED GROWTH AND PROSPERITY TO THE CITIZENS OF SOUTH MORROW COUNTY. THE MORROW COUNTY AREA HAS GREATLY PROFITED FROM QUALITY EDUCATION IN: AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT TRANSFER COURSES LEADING TO FOUR-YEAR DEGREES ADULT EDUCATION LIFE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS CAREER OPPORTUNITIES THE COLLEGE HAS BEEN AND IS MAINTAINING SOUND FISCAL MANAGEMENT AND IS RESPONSIBLE AND ACCOUNTABLE TO ALL AREA RESIDENTS. PLEASE JOIN YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS ON MARCH 30 FOR BLUE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE Thank You Bob and Marion Abrams Bill and Ann Kuhn John and Pat Edmundson Allan and Lilly Nistad A.K. and Velma Felt Bob and Aloha DeSpain Gene and Fay Pierce Ron and Ginger Bowman Kent and Carol Goodyear Kit and Shirley George Robert and Joy Krein Ron and Judy Currin John and Marie Bristow Ken and Jean Ann Turner Don and Carolyn Cole Rudy and JJ. Bergstrom James H. and Barbara Hayes Dean and Lois Hunt Gene and Maxine Rietmann Chris DeSpain Jim and Monica Swanson Henry and Dorothy Krebs Bill and Marilyn Rietmann Bob and Betty Rietman Lee and Patricia Pettyjohn Charles and June O'Connor Gale and Jenny Gray Don and Martha Peterson Bob andjjSHene Hoskins Alfred and Helen Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Perry Morter Paul and Rikka Tews Earl and Peggy Fishburn fomes'A00j Carteen West Glen and Joyce Ward Ted and Trish Toll Charles Starks American Association of University Women Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, use futures for temporary alternative pricing, possibily as much as 14 months for ward. It is not expected that producers would use futures to make delivery. Commercials could be much more aggressive bidders he cause of the hedging and speculative opportunities of fered by the futures market. The Minneapolis Grain Ex change plans to make its decision at its hoard meeting April 9. The M.G.E. has been assured that there is consider able support from white wheat producers in the Pacific Northwest. So far. supportive letters have been slow. If you would like to see a white wheat futures contract, now is the time to stand up and he counted. Write a letter or card to the M G R. - tell what segmpnt of the industry you represent and state your support. Get your elevator company to do the same. Send your letter to: Mr. Alvin Donahoo. Minneapolis Grain Exchange. 150 Grain Exchange. Minneapolis. Minn. 55415. Verv trulv yours. Pail F. Kleinhach. Chairman. White Wheat Futures Committee Oregon Wheat Growers Leanue Burns. Bus fare will be $30 per person and reservations may be made at a motel for those who wish. Costs for meals and lodging are extra. Those interested in travel ing with the group are asked to call Delpha Jones. 989-818!) or Ruth McCabe. 422-7194. Reser vations should be made by April 1 to reserve bus space and make lodging reservations. March 25, 1982 Engagements Peck r i ) .J 1. Dennis I'eck and Debbie Shade Mr. and Mrs. Ray Shade of Hermiston announce the engagement of their daughter, Debbie, to Dennis Peck, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Peck of Heppner. A June wedding is planned. McCabe - Gutierrez Mr. George Gutierrez, lone and Helen Drake of The Dalles, announce the engagement of their daughter, Cathleen, lone to Ashley McCabe, also of lone, son of Mr. Alvin McCabe of lone and Carolyn Hall of Moscow, Idaho. A September wedding is planned. Road Report The Morrow County Public Works Dept. has released the following Work Report for the week ending March 20: Roads bladed this past week were: N.S. Campbell Ranch Road, Bergevin Road, O. Peterson Road and the Milton Morgan Road. Pot holes were patched with cold mix on Ella Road, McElligott Road and the north end of lone - Gooseberry Road. Shoulder work was com pleted on Clarks Canyon Road. N PoioMofbjMCitiz - Shade v.. I I v -y The bridge on lower Rhea Creek ( Rugg-Jordan) was removed, and replaced with a 6 ft by 40 ft culvert. Construction on Oregon Ave. continued. The road has been widened, smoothed and graveled. Crashed rock is no longer available for purchase from Morrow County. . Construction on the Bomb ing Range Road is scheduled to begin on March 29. This 2.5 mile project will be done by Eucon Corp. and is estimated to take 90 davs. VOTING 'YES' Pen Birth Amanita Nicole McDaniel A daughter, Amanda Nicole was born to Sgt. and Mrs. Richard McDaniel of Fall Brook, Calif, on January 27. She weighed 7 lbs. 8 or. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs Jim Pettyjohn, John Day; Cecil McDaniel of Hep pner"; and Blanche McDaniel of Lone Rock. Kimberly Rene Pointer - A daughter. Kimberly Rene, was horn to Mr. and Mrs. Mark Pointer. I-exington on March 19 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner. She weighed 7 lbs. 10 oz. Grandparents are Nonie pointer of Pendleton and Mr. and Mrs. Don Query. Eagle Rock, Alaska. Great -grand pa rents are Maude Pointer, Heppner; Mr. and Mrs. Wally Hickersnn, Baker; Mr. and Mrs. Hamer Col well. Eureka. Calif.; and Mr and Mrs. Don Query Sr. of Greatview. Wash. Kimberly joins a brother Donnie, three at home. Sheriffs Report' The Morrow County Sher iff's office at the Morrow County Courthouse in Heppner handled the following calls during the past week: Kord Wayne Abbott was arrested by a Morrow County Sheriff's deputy on charges of allegedly negotiating a bad check. Abbott was lodged at the Umatilla Police Depart ment . Also on March 15. John Scrino Wade was arrested on charges of allegedly failing to pay a fine. Wade posted bail and was released On March 16, Maynard O Seefeldt of Lexington was arrested for allegedly Driving t'nder the Influence of Intoxi cants. In another March 16 inci dent. William Ming's resi dence in Boardman was broken into. A stereo set, television, four firearms and a portable sewing machine were stolen. The property was G. Allnon, Chair mon, 18 N.W. valued at $1230. On March 20, Kyron Bond Brinkerhoff of Portland was arrested for allegedly Driving Under the Influence of Intoxi cants by a Boardman Police officer following a one vehicle non-injury accident on the off ramp into Rourdman from Interstate R4. Brinkerhoff was lodged at the Hermiston Safety Center. On March 21 . Raymond Carl Barnes of Milwaukie received a Uniform Traffic Citation for alleged Failure to Yield Right of Way. School Lunch Menns lone School Mon., March 29 burritos, carrot sticks, spinach, dessert and milk. . Tues.. March 30 pizra, green beans, dessert and milk. Wed., March 31 Chinese hamburger, buttered corn, hot rolls, fruit and milk. . Heppner High School Mon., March 29 wiener wraps, chili beans, lettuce salad, dessert and milk. Tues., March 30 - spaghetti, garlic bread, tossed salad, peach half, milk or salad bar. Wed., March 31 potatoes and hamburger gravy, deviled eggs, rolls, mixed fruit, milk or salad bar. Thursday. April 1 April Fools Lunch: Main Dish - it squawked, vegetable - has eyes, salad has leaves, dessert - wrapped in paper. Fri.. April 2 - cheese burgers, tater rounds, vege table sticks, fresh fruit, and milk. Heppner Elementary School Mon., March 29- hamburger gravy with rice, vegetables, fruit, rolls, and milk. Tues., March 30 - school election day dinner. Wed.. March 31 - chicken -noodles, vegetables, fruit and milk. 9th St., Pendleton Oregon Morrow Co. to receive targeted conservation program funds To help rmet critical soil erosion and water conserva tion problems, the U.S. De partment of Agriculture will provide $9 million during fiscal 19K2 in "targeted" agricultural conservation pro gram funds in IS states which will include Morrow County, according to Secretary of Agriculture John R. Block. Five Oregon counties in cluding Morrow, Gilliam, Sherman, Wasco, and Umatil la have been termed critical erosion target areas and have been approved for targeted conservation funds. $510,000 is to be distributed to these five counties, it was announced in a news release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Four Oregon counties includi ing Morrow, I'mnhlla. Jack son and Klamath have been listed as critical water short age targeted areas and have also been approved for target ed conservation funds. -$75. ooo is to be distributed between the four counties, the news release stated. Block said the new concept will allow federal, state and local governments and farm ers themselves to attack the most critical problems, while maintaining conservation practices already established on other lunds. The agricutural conserva tion program, admin.stered by USDA's Agricultural Stab ilization and Conservation Service, is a joint effort by government and other groups to restore and protect basic land and water resources and the environment Block said USDA's Soil Conservation Service also has targeted funds to attack the same problem in the same geographic areas. SCS also will provide additional techni cal assistance, he said "With both ASCS and SCS working together on these problems, we will lie bringing all the conservation resources and expertise In the depart ment to hear where the need is greatest and we can get the most for our money," Block said. In granting funds for the program, USDA will empha size those measures that provide cost-effective solu tions to resource problems and will encourage conserva tion tillage methods to reduce excessive erosion. In addition, Block said, the department will concentrate on reducing flood damage where annual losses are high and solutions are not loo costly. Block said both water con servation and erosion control measures will emphasize long term agreements covering a period of from three to five years. Of the $9 million. $6 5 million is allocated for erosion control in IL'fi counties; $2 5 million is for water conservation in 73 counties, the news release continued The total national budget for the fiscal I9H2 agricultural conservation program is $lo million, of which the $9 million is part These funds are allocated to individual stales . after which state ASCS offices determine the amount that can he used in each county, the news release concluded ustice Court Justice Court at the Morrow Co. Courthouse in Heppner handled the following rases during the past week: Danny lec Wilson. Lexing ton Open Container of Alcoholic Liquor in a Motor Vehicle. $44 fine. Dorian James Forrar. Hep pner Disobeyed Stop Sign $22 fine Doreen Edra Boyer of Monument Exceeding the Maximum Speed (72 mph in a 5.1 mph zone). $55 bail forfeited .
