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6—Port Orford News, Thursday, A p ril I t , 1968 Woman Wins A lum ni A w ard the m a j o r i t y of Oregonians stated they did not think the farm er was getting his fa ir share of the food dollar. These people felt, however, that some mysterious middle man was taking a big chunk of the p ro fit from the farm er. Using the "lo a f of bread" ex ample , there are middlemen. The transportation I n d u s t r y gets Its share from moving the wheat several times. A per centage of each dollar also goes fo r storage and ware housing. The m ills get part of the dollar, as does the bakery and the super market. Yet these “ middlemen” are not mysterious, nor are their charges exorbitant. Who, then, is taking the pro fit out of fa r m in g ? A g ri- Business Council contends It Is the consumer. The associ ation says, “ The reason the farmer Is not getting his fa ir share is that he is subsidizing the consumer with low food prices.” Something has to give. A g ri- Business Council asserts that food prices must increase--and this Increase must be passed to the farmer. Mrs. H a r o ld Mann of Brookings was selected by the Curry County 4-H Leaders As sociation Awards Committee to receive a 4-H Alumni Award as a part of the 4-H National . Awards Program. Her records are being sent to Oregon State University forconslderatlonfor a state alumni award. Mrs. Marin was a 4-H Club member in the Mountain Home . C o m m u n ity of Washington County. Her primary project was dairy. Since c o m in g to C u r r y County, Mrs. Mann has been very active in the 4-H and other community programs. She has served on the' County Home Economics Advisory Commit tee, as Chairman of the Upper Chetco Home Extension Unit, member of the 4-H Leaders Council, member of the State 4-H Leaders Association rep resenting Coos and C u r r y counties fo r three years, a member of the Extension Ad visory Council, and member and c h a ir m a n of the Upper Chetco School Board. She and Mr. Mann have raised fifteen foster children in their home in the Upper Chetco School District. “ Gladys", as she is affec tionately known by both adults Secretary ofState Clay Myers and childrenlntheUpperChetco has received a $100 donation area, is always working to help to the Oregon State Flag Fund others, said Extension Office from the Oregon Sanitary Ser representatives. Though she vice Institute. and Mr. Mann never had any The Oregon State Flag Fund children of their own they love is administered by the Secre working with young people and tary of State’ s office to pro give them much time in this vide free flags to Oregon ser effort. vicemen overseas, principally in South Vietnam. Myers recently spoke to the Oregon Sanitary Service Insti tute. He described the purpose of the flag fund, and pointed out that the bank balance was near ing thepolnt where mailing flags might have to be stopped. To date, the Secretary of Approximately 350Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts of the Curry Dis State’ s office has mailed 302- tric t w i l l hold a Scout Skill 2’ x 3’ flags and 229—3’ x 5’ Show at the Curry County Fair flags. The smaller flags cost grounds Saturday, May 4, from $6 and the larger ones cost 7 to 9 p.m. It w ill mark the first $8.50. Mailing costs are In time a show of this type has cluded in the figures. Myers said the Secretary of been held in Curry District. Units State’ s office Is receiving about from Brookings,Harbor,Langlois, Port Orford, Nesika Beach, Ophir 15 letters a week requesting Oregon flags. Public donations andColdBeachwill participate. of any size are Invited to the There w ill be some 25 action flag fund, and checks should packed booths demonstrating the various Cubbing and Scout be made payable to: Secretary ing skills, including mapping, of State, Oregon Stale Flag Fund. compass, knot tying and lash ing, camping, signaling, hiking, cooking, Pinewood Derbies, pup peteer ing, C u b achievements, electives and many more sub jects. Previously, this show had al ways been held in Coos Bay or Coquille and few people from Curry county had the opportun “ Since your Social Security ity to attend. The Cubs and Scoutswill be selling tickets at number is the key that opens SOcentseach with the proceeds the IRS’ Master File, be sure going to the different units and that number Is Included on all for other d i s t r i c t activities. checks or money orders sent for Children under 8 years of age tax payments,” A. G. Erickson, are admitted free. Also,all Cubs, Internal Revenue for Oregon Scouts, Girl Scouts and other said recently. Mr. Erickson said that the members of any youth group wearing their respective uni taxpayer’ s check or m o n e y order and his tax return could forms w ill be admitted free. become separated during m ail ing and handling, but with the Social Security number on both there w ill be a complete record In the master file. " I f a check without a Social Security number Is separated from the return,” he added, Consumers today are spend "the money has to be held ing 17 1/2 p e rm it of their aside, atxl the taxpayer may Income on food, a smaller per get the b ill.” centage than ever before. This In such cases the check can compares with 1950 when the not be credited to the taxpayer’ s consumer was spending about account until after he has cor 25 percent of the family budget responded with the IRS Io pro for food. vide necessary Information to Today’s all time low is ex trace the unidentified payment. pected to continue to drop to Mr. Erickson reported that approxlmateh 15 percent by during 1967 IRS received more 1970. than 6 million tax returns with Wliile this Is good news to checks o r money orders at the consumer, It’ s m a k in g tached. In addition, he said, things toucher of the farmer. some 4 m illion checks were In 1945, tlie farmer received received for payment of esti 53? of each dollar spent on mated taxes and outstanding foot at the letail level. Now, balances. this figure has dropped to 32?. “ With that volume of chec ks The poor profit picture has received during the tax filing reduced the number of farms period,” Mr. Erlckson empha In Oregon iron, 9,000 to 37,nop sized, “ taxpayers can be con- in the past 14 years. i Icn i tti.tt tiieii tax account is G o v e r n o r Tom McCall re properly credit«! by Identifying cently noted, “ The g r e a t e s t all payments with their Social threat to the continued abun Security numbers.’ ' dance of family farm agricul ture is that farm income w ill continuait! tie so low astodrive most farmers out of business.” For mam foods, the f.u m » r receives so small a part that If lie gave his products away, retail prices would te, Uneven little . As an example, the retail price of a loaf of bread is alwnit 25?. The Farmer receives 3? for his wheat. With free wheat, the bread would s till cost 22? a loaf. Agri-Business Council re cently conducted a stateside public opinion survey In which State F lag Fund Donation Made Scouts Date S k ill Show Social Security Number Vital To IRS Processing Oregon Rejects A zalea Shipment Oregonians who are buying evergreen azalea plants from California sources should be sure they reach here under of fic ia l Inspection and disease- free certification. Otherwise th e I r purchases may suffer the same fate as more than 800 plants which the Oregon Department of A g ri culture rejected at Brookings the past week. A Crescent City azalea nur sery consigned the plants to a tra ile r resort at Brookings. Oregon Inspectors found the p la n t s were diseased w it h azalea flower spot. They were returned to California where the state ordered them destroy ed. Oregon has had a quarantine a g a in s t azalea flower spot, which also affects rhododend rons, fo r almost 25 years. The quarantine applies to the entire state of California except Hum- bolt County, and to ten other states. W. H. Kosesan, plant d ivi sion assistant chief, says Ore gon w ill accept azaleas and rho dodendrons from California un der these conditions: 1. A California inspection certificate must show the plants were grown In a nursery free of azalea flower spot disease. 2. Top soil was removed Immediately before shipment to a depth of at least one Inch under supervision of a C ali fornia inspector. 3. Clean packing m aterial, such as peat moss, maybe used to replace the soil. The quarantine Is aprotectlon to Oregon’ s extensive home and commercial azalea and rhodo dendron plantings. O th e r quarantined s ta t e s from which azalea plants can enter under the same conditions are Florida, Georgia, S o u th Carolina, North Carolina, V ir ginia, Maryland, Alabama, M is- sisslppi, Louisiana and Texas. Easier Seal Sales Help The Crippled iwooue merapy C linics, Camp Easter Seal, and the Continuity Care Program. Davis said the Society also contributes a portion of its Easter Seal funds to the Na tional Society fo r Children and Adults, of which It Is an affiliate. Part of this money goes to the Easter Seal Research Founda tion fo r grants to universities and other Institutions investi gating the causes of ways to prevent crippling, as well as rehabilitation methods and de vices. “ The generous response of the public to the Easter Seal appeal this year w ill allow us to continue and expand these vital services to the crippled children and a d u lts o r our State,” Davis said. "U n til medical science can eliminate crippling, the Easter Seal So ciety is dedicated to alleviate crippling in this State to the best of its a b ility.” A record 1676 crippled ch il dren and adults were helped during 1967 by the Easter Seal Society fo r Crippled Children and Adults of Oregon, it was announced today by J. Clinton Davis, Society president. These children and adults received treatment and other rehabilitation services financed mainly by contributions made d u r in g the Easter Seal cam paign, he reported. These con tributions made possible med ical diagnosis, physical and oc cupational therapy, residential camping, special education, so cial service, and other services to r e h ab 1111ate handicapped children and adults. They also purchased wheelchairs, walk ers, and other special equip ment for loan to crippled per sons. 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LONG Fl/LL FAfcS Of t>El IClOuS SWEET CORN .. ... . ■ 7^1 SWEETHEART LlgOlO P E W E N T PEL MONTE PINEAPPLE JUICE LUNCH MEAT OR. SfAO BRAM0 CELERY ¿ t’ t P .M . A M . The delegates to Boys’ and Girls’ State w ill be hosted at the next American Legion and A u xilia ry meeting A p ril 16, at the Legion hall. Election of o f- fice rsw ill also be on the agen da. A ll members are urged to attend. i w u i ifA N je m , w e r VARIOUS CHURCHES WILL PARTICIPATE 1100 H O ST DELEGATES ■ GOOD FRIPAY EASTER SEEV/CE M rs. Douglas McKay, a Sa lem resident since 1927, has b e e n named State Women’s Chairman fo r Citizens to Re tain Clay Myers Secretary of State announced Lamar Tooze, State Chariman. Mrs. McKay and Clay Myers are old friends having worked together on Republican Party affairs for more than 20 years. Mabel McKay has long been Involved In school, church, pub lic and social affairs. Her public services Included board membership on the Salva tion Arm y, work In the Salem Women’ s Club, work on the state level fo r the sale of Easter seals, United Good Neighbors and close association with the Eye Bank. M rs. McKay, wife of Oregon’ s form er governor, is known and r e s p e c te d throughout Oregon and the Northwest and is also fa m ilia r with the Washington scene. Secretary of S ta te C la y Myers, a candidate to succeed himself, became the firs t candi date In recent history to be put on the ballot by petition. Myers petitions were received from 6,500 Oregon Republicans from 22 Oregon counties. McKAYÌS KHEAMMETEES TOE EASTEE H A M S ConsumersSpend Less On Food 7?0 Salem Woman Backs Myers rolls 3hl
