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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, December 9, 1954 Page 4 TAX LAW BENEFITS FOR FARMERS TOLD BY COLLEGE SPECIALIST Oregon farmers will likely benefit in several ways from re visions of income tax laws made by congress during 1954, says Manning Becker, extension farm management specialist at Oregon State college. Included in the many changes that should help ease the strain for the farmer are tax rates about 10 percent lower than for 1953, and extensions on deadlines for filing final returns. The date for tax estimates is still January 15, but if the final return is filed by February 15, no estimate will be required. If farmerrs file an esti. mate by January 15, they have until April 15 to file their final return. Another important change con cerns how expenses for soil and water conservation can be hand led, The farmer is now allowed, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1953, to elect either to capitalize or currently deduct expenses. However, once the choice has been made, it Is bind ing for future years .Becker warns Such expenses can get charged off as current operating expenses up to 25 percent of the farmer's gross income from the current taxable year. Any cost above 25 percent may be deducted in the following years but not over 25 percent of the gross in any year. A further revision of the tax laws allows farmers a faster "write -off" on equipment and farm improvements, the special ist continues The old "straight line" method total cost divided by the years of usefud life has been used by most farmers and may still be used. But, if the item being depreciated has a use ful life of three years or more and is new, the "declining-balance" method at double the straight line rate may be used. The other method, also a faste "write-off" than the straight-line, is the "sum of-the- digits". It is more com plex. The farmer taxpayer may also elect tcy "write -off" the cost of constructing or reconstructing 'a grain storage facility in 60 months instead of the normal life of the structure. It must have been or BRING YOUR GIFT LIST TO PHIL'S WE HAVE THE RIGHT GIFT FOR EVERYONE i JANE-ART PLASTIC FLOWERED ATOMIZER A Variety of Colors and Styles 1.95 70 4.95 We Tie 'Em For You Ready-Made CHIRSTMAS BOWS 5c and 10c COMPLETE SELECTION Boxed & Single CHRISTMAS CARDS BOXES 29c To 1.50 GIFT TRAYS CIGARETTE BOXES PIPES AND PIPE RACKS RONSON LIGHTERS COSTUME JEWELRY GAMES, FOR CH I LDREN& ADULTS Phil's Pharmacy Phil Blakney, Owner 4-H Ycuth Win Awards in Oregon T"tt)REMOST among 4-H Club members in Oregon are two teen-agers who Jb have high ratings in the National 4-H Girls' Record and Recreation and Rural Arts award programs. Leadership and achievement in the 4-H Recreation and Rural Arts pro gram have brought statewide rec ognition to Mary Lou Eyman, 15, of Canby. Mary Lou was awarded an all-expense trip to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago, provided by United States Rubber Co. Mary Lou has been a 4-H member for six years. As a member of the talent club she has participated in talent shows, square dance jamboree, and the county fair chorus. At camp this year she was a counselor, teaching leather craft and basket weaving. Mary Lou has made 78 exhibits and nine dem onstrations in her other projects winning 1 4 blue and four red awards. She has held every club office but treasurer, and is a junior leader, help ing her mother and Mrs. Marion Marine, club leaders. . Her all-around outstanding record in home economics has brought high honor to Ellen Mitchell, 18, of Zig Zag. She has been named State winner in the 1954 4-H Girls' Record pro gram, and was presented with a trip ii Ell.n Mitch Mary Eymn to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago by Montgomery Ward. During her seven years in 4-H Club work, she has completed 53 garments, cooked 359 dishes and 82 meals, and canned 513 quarts of food. She was clothing winner in the county three years. Her other awards are: champion on wool suit at county fair, and second at state fair; cham pion on remodeled garment at county and first at state; champion on three canning exhibits at county and two firsts at state and champion on home making at state fair. Ellen is leader of her club. All these Droerams are conducted under the direction of the Cooperative Extension Service. will be built in the cadendar years 1953-1956, however. Under the newly revised law, the farmer need not lose the ex emption if he has a dependent who earns $G00 or more, if the de pendent is under 19 or if 19 or over but is a full-time student or is pursuing an approved full-time course of non-farm training. The farmer, of course, must still fur nish over half of the dependent's support. Becker sueeests that for more specific information on the in come tax revisions, farmers should check with their county extension agent or a tax attorney. Lonerock News By Verna Hayes Mrs. Frank Williams and Bill Lowe of Fossil' were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs, Ralph Moore on Sunday. Mr. Lester Wick and Lloyd Rog ers attended the Wink . sale at Hermiston, Friday. The Sewing club held their weekly gathering at the Annex, on Thursday, with Mrs. Ralph acting as hostess, with delicious cake and coffee for refreshments. Those attending were Mesdames Ben Rogers, Dora Case, Jess Har ris, Guy Huddleston, . Meredith Boyce, Tom Perry, Lester Wick and sons, Earl Talbert and child ren, Pete Haynes and Marilyn, Lloyd Rogers and children, Glenn Hayes. Next gathering will be Thursday, Dec. 9th with Mrs. Ben Rogers, as hostess. Mrs. Alcy Madden returned home from Washugal, Wash., where she has been visiting her son Myrno and family, for the last month. Pfc. Leslie Conboy, who is hos pitalized at the Tacoma Madigen hospital, was able to spend Thanksgiving day with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Orie Conboy at Boardinan. Les is able to be about with crutches. Mr. and Mrs. Mattlon Hicks were host and hostess at the card party in the Annex Saturday night. A good crowd attended. Delicious refreshments were ser ved later in the evening, by Mrs. Hicks. Mrs. Sophia Spalding, Mrs. Lovena Palmer and Miss Margie Rood were visitors in Lonerock on Saturday. Mr. Bill Conboy. made a trip to Portland, over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Guv Huddleston were Monday visitors in Hermis ton. OES Social Club Meets Saturday The Social club of Ruth chap ter No. 32, OES met Saturday af ternoon at the Episcopal parish house with Mrs. John Lane and Mrs. Charles Stout as co-hostess. Mrs. Edna Turner won the door prize, Mrs. W. A. Ruggles was high in bridge and Mrs. Carrie Becket high in pinochle. The next meeting is to be Jan uary 8 instead of January 1, due to the New Year's holiday. o Christmas Party Held For Cradle Roll The Cradle Roll Department of the Christian church was enter tained at a Christmas party in the fireplace room of the church on Saturday afternoon. Pictures were taken for the cradle roll and refreshments of cookies, cake and kool-ade were served by Mrs. Robert Ferrell, superintendent, assisted by Mrs. Marcel Jones. About 25 children attended. Increased Power Use In Lumbering Promoted by PP&L Development of a new program to provide increased service to the important lumber and wood products industries in the Pacific Power & Light company area was announced Thursday by George T. Bragg, vice president and gen eral manager. At the same time, Bragg an nounced the appointment of Har old H. Henninger of the com pany's staff as forest industries sales specialist to head this new activity. The appointment Is ef fective Friday. "Located as it is in the heart of the great Northwest lumber and wood products industry, Pacific Power & Light has a large stake in the continued growth a;id de velopment of this basic economic resources," Bragg said In an nouncing the new power com pany program. "To increase the service we can give to this important basic ele ment in our regional economy, we have named Harold Hennin ger as a specialist to work with timber products operators. It will be his responsibility to as sist them in working out addi tional applications of electricity which will be useful to their op erations." Because of the wide experience he has gained in application of power to the wood products field during the past eight years as Pacific Power manager in the thriving Central Oregon lumber center at Prineville, Henninger is well qualified for his new respon sibility, Bragg pointed out. Use of electricity by plants in Prine ville gained 300 per cent in this eight-year period. In addition to his work with lumber operations in the field of application of electricity, Hen ninger has had considerable per sonal experience in both logging and sawmill operation. Better lighting of the produc tive, areas of sawmills and other wood products plants and wider application of modern electric drive machinery will be two of the principal fields in which Hen ninger will work closely with in dustry operators, Bragg said, o USE GAZETTE TIMES CLASSIFIED ADS B Bin Paulson lt' Ii- Plan t0 v"Corn" government food surpluses. -pass la making everybody eat 24 pancakes for breakfast !" ' I ' 1 IK A v s , . Dec. 13-14-15 Mon.-Tues.-Wed. r Vancouver Fur Factory Presents A Large Showing of c BEAUTIFUL FUR COATS CAPES, STOLES & SCARFS AT very special low prices AT RUTH VAN'S .301 V2 E. 2nd The Dalles (The small cost of having your old fur coat restyled will surprise you!) Dec. 13-14-15 Mon.-Tues.-Wed. THE OFFICE OF DR. E. K. 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