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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thurmdcrr, Januorf 1 I96 Medicare Patients To Pay First $44 Of Hospital Bills Bcuinnlna in January, an old it iTH(in who bcm'h to the hog. liitnl under Medicare will te re Hionsihle lor Ihe first $44.00 of his hospital bill, Vern Wi'lo, o. cliil seeuritv district mannRcr, Mild. The S-l.Of) Increase tfrum the pres -lit 10.00 deductible) re. suits from a provision in the law requiring on annual review of the deductible amount. The law specifies that If the annual review shows that hos pital roMs have rhunged slRnif leant ly. the? hospital deductible amount must be adjusted for the following year. Necessary ch;ine,cs are to be made In J-I.Ul slips 10 avoid snuill annual rhaniM's. Following the formula In the 1'iw, and flurln( the ratio of inpatient hospital costs under Medicare In 19ii6 with those in 1!.:7. the deductible amount for 1 i'.fi'J worked out to $-15.36. Hounded to the nearest multi ple of $1.00. this will make the deductible $1-1.00 for 19t'9. The chanuc also applies to the dollar amounts a Medicare! beneficiary pays toward a hos pital stay of more than GO days, or a posthospital extended care Slav of more than 20 days. These amounts therefore will also increase by 10 percent, ef fective January 1 to $11.00 a d.iv for the Gist through the 90th day of a hospital stay; to $5.50 for the 201 h to the 100th day of a stay in a posthospital extended care facility; and to $22.00 a day for each day of the lifetime reserve of 60 days. This applies only to the hospi tal insurance part of medicare and does not affect the finan cine of the supplementary med ical insurance the voluntary program which covers doctor bills and a wide variety of oth er medical services. Mrs. Claude (Happy) Graham flew to Kugcne from Pendleton Saturday to spend a few days with her son-in-law and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Da mon. Mr. Graham took her to Pendleton early Saturday to catch the plane, allowing two hours, but because of bad weather, barely made it in time. Mrs. Graham and the Da mons are planning to attend a wedding in Lake Oswego Sat urday if weather permits. Market for Beef In Japan Eyed There in a considerable mar. ket for Oregon and western beef to le developed In Japan, but it is going to take considerable time anil effort on the part of :he western beef industry. Kred Phillips of Keating, declared on return from a two-week Orcg n Trade Mission to the Kar Ku First vice-president of the Oregon Cattlemen's Association. Phillips told a press conferein at the Portland office of Ihe Oregon Cattlemen's Association in l!ie Impcriul Hotel that he is moving Immediately to see!; ori'iiniz.-itiiin of a new hi-cf p" motion group to work in J.ip !! on the promotion oi wcsicn. beef. Phillips said when the Amer-1 lean National Cattlemen's As social ion meets in Honolulu ;n January, he will seek to set up the permanent organization, in viting the fiiipimri of a number of westen stales to Join in fl nancing the market promotion and development effort. A member of the 32-man trade mission led by Governor Tom MeCall which visited Tokyo. Osaka and Kobe, Japan; Seoul. Korea and Taipei, Taiwan dur ini? the last two weeks of No vember. Phillips said he found ample Interest, particularly in Japan, for the importation of high quality western beef. Leaders In the Japanese beef Industry and In the Japanese government expect a substan tial increase in the beef lmport quotas In 1M!) and 1!)70. He al so reported that representatives of the 15 trading companies cur rently licensed to import beef in to Japan all expressed consider able interest in the prospect-; of importing U. S. prime and choice grade beef from Oregon and other western states. AV I r-i 1 ipn- i 1 HOSPITAL NEWS Pa icnts admitted to Pioneer Mcmoriul hospiial during the ia-1 week, and titlll reeeivlna medical care, are the following: Miia Martin, Fossil; William Springer, Pilot liuck; Kosalie loe. Heppner; Fdmi llutchens, Heppner; Flovd llutchens, Hepp ner; Hugh Jones, Condon, and r.velyn Farrens, Heppner. Those dismissed, alter receiv ing medical care, were Henry Marick, lone; Delbert Kmert, lone, and Desmond Robi.-on, 'pray. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hill and on, Invton, of Coos Bay are enfoving tlielr annual Christmas visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. lorn Harris. Also here at the end of the week were the Hills' son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Williams cc Coos Uav. and children, Joclvn and Andrea. The Hills will ex tend their visit past the New Year's holiday, while he Is rn vacation from his work with thei state apprenticeship program. VUltlng with Mr. and Mr. Ken Kvans at their home in the Adams area Tuesday through Thursday of last week were Ev ans' pu rents, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Fvans and daughter, Chris, of Ileppner. Traveling to the Ev ans home to enly Christmas Day were her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James linger, and her grandmother, Mis. F.mma lit-ger. Flott's Truck Service PHONE 989-8420 For Tail and Dependable FREIGHT TRUCK SERVICE Dally Overnight Servic From Portland Including Saturdays MOVING? CALL US GENE ORWICK SHERIFF C. J. D. BAUMAN (center) was honored with presentations at the Chamber of Com. merce meeting Monday just prior to his retirement from the sheriit s office on January 6. Mrs. Ed Hunt presented him with a portrait that she painted, and Wes Sherman, Chamber president presented him with a plaque on behalf ol the organisation. Ma. and Mrs. John Brlst-w and family, from Greenville, Texas, returned on Monday to their home following a ten-day visit with relatives in the area, while staying at the home of his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ernie McCahc an. I family. Other guests at the Mo- Cabe home on Christmas Day were her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Bristow, and her brother, Don Bristow, all of lone, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bristow and fam ily from Tillamook, and the McCabe's daughter, Pam, home from attending business school in Portland. sons Mr. and Hr- Jack Woii ail fr: Vanrierhoot. eanaaa u r,- rccei-t i-dios at the It mt ,f Mr. on I Mrs. Curtis Culp and famJlv prior to the Christmas holidays. On Tuesday. Decern her 21. the Culp family travel ed to Redmond to spend time U'Hini! her sister, before tray- in,, in A'banv to make a rhii..tm;is visit at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mr, Miii-tin Snrensen. Last Thursday the f.imilv vi-iteel at her moth er's h:;nv In Portland. Mr. aid Mrs. Nels Anderson, k.i nnil Kii-kv. formerly of llepp ner and now residents of Dal las, have been spending Christ- mas week with friends and rel at Ives in the area. They have teen nirsts of their son and rl.niM'htcr-in law. Mr. and Mrs Jerry Anderson and family, and with the George Luciani and Charles Bloodsworth families. Anderson is a county agent on the staff of the Polk County Ex tension office. Mr. and Mrs. David Anderson and two children from Albany were visitors during the Christ mas holidays at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Bloodsworth and family. We Join You In Hoping For . Mr. end Mrs. Bob Partoni and family arrived December 24 to spend Chrisimas live with Mr. and Mrs. Dean Connor and fain ily at their home. On Cliristma Day, they gathered with olhr family members for dinner at ihe home of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Jensen. The Pursons family al j-o visited tor a short time on Christmas at the home of his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. George Steagall before returning to their home in Ben verton. My Neighbors "What would you suggest for a husband who gave his wife a vacuum cleaner last Christmas... ?" (G-T Photo). Sheriff Bauman Honored Monday For Long Service (Continued from page 1) called some humorous incident of his own. Among those who had plan ned to attend the meeting but were forced to cancel because of weather conditions were Shr iff Harry Marlowe of Lane coun'y, president of the Oregon Sheriffs association; Sheriff Ru port L. Gillmouthe of Hood Riv er county; Bert Lindsay, Paul liettiol and Karel Hyer, Salem, of tile Bureau of PoPce Stand- n:ls and Training; Sheriff Key Johnson of Umatilla county, who called during the meeting to say that he is ill with the flu; and others. Among local guests at the meeting who came to honor Sheriff Bauman were Sheriff -elect John Mollahan, Deputy Dean Gilman, and Heppner Chief of Police Glen Kolkhorst. Those from outside Morrow county said that they would either come at another appro priate time when weather is bet ter or send their tokens of rec ognition to the sheriff. r-i, .'- H H l u U I M w f, $ fi ) I- a i i) I BUY THIS BIN FOR LESS WITH STORMOR'S mimm discount Famous Stormor Dry-O-Mation Bins may never bo lower priced than they are right now during our Winter Discount Sale. Loaded with new features, including sparkling white roofs as an option, these rugged bins are available In sizes up to 66,400 bushels. Come in soon. We'll save you big money and help you plan for a more efficient harvest operation. PLAN AHEAD-SAVE NOW! .1 . -er- x H i H -3 li i . 1 Vi h I SEE: I T & C STORAGE P. O. BOX 357 PHONE: 422-7437 IONE. OREGON 97843 11 -1 ,MU t! I r May our crops grow better and our fortunes rise in 1969! We extend our heartiest 'Thank you' to all for their support and cooper ation during 1968 and wish for all a truly 'Bang Up' New Year. 9 FARMER OWNED AND CONTROLLED Lexington, Oregon INTRODUCED IN 1966 ... IMPROVED IN 1969 f:iKE)lR5nil . '-'4 mm See your Eager Beaver Ford Dealer today Heppner Auto Sales, Inc Heppner, Oreqon NEED A GOOD USED CAR? SEE YOUR FORD DEALER HIS ARB ALL A-1.
