Ferm Labor Law Workshop Jan. 24
The Oregon Stale University
Ixtension Service Is offering a
orkshopon farm Labor Laws
nd Management on Wednes
uy, January 24 at the Ileppner
llk's Iyde from 9 a.m. to 3
.m.
The subjects presented are
cms of great concern to the
griculturist. That of Work
len's Compensation, Occupa
lonal Safety and Health Act,
'arm Labor Management and
Jhild Labor Laws as they affect
igriculture.
The presentations are specifi
:ally tailored for farmers and
anchers in this area and are
ntended to be as practical as
wssible. A steering committee
)f local ranchers organized the
workshop.
Dr. Dennis Fisher will discuss
"The Reasons I! eh i rid the Rela
tively High Workman's Com
pensation Insurance Rates Paid
by Oregon Farmers". Included
will be a general description of
Oregon's Workmen's Compen
sation system, a description of
the functions of the participants
in the system, a comparison
between the costs of Oregon's
system and other states, and an
identification of the factors
within our system which are the
recommendations on the rate.
This work was sponsored by the
Oregon Wheat Growers League,
Oregon Farm Bureau, and
many other organizations.
The Occupational Safety and
Health Act (OSHA) will include
James Q. Johnson, Safety
Committee Chairman of the
Oregon Wheat Growers League
discussing, "Satety and the
Oregon Wheat League
Farmer". Lee Ream of the
Workmen's Compensation
Board will discuss "Safety
Standards and Codes Applied to
Wheat and Cattle Ranches".
There will be some mention of
the status of Safety Legislation,
but the speakers will concen
trate on effective means of
understanding and meeting
state and federal safety codes.
"Labor Management on The
Farm", presented by Dr. Man
ning Becker of Oregon State
University Extension Service
will cover personnel manage
ment, pay and benefit pack
ages, recruitment and training
of laborand a discussiorrof
what can and cannot be done
with child labor in agriculture.
Following is the schedule for
the workshop:
Morror County Elk's Lodge
9:00 10:30 Workmen's
Compensation
10:30 - 12:00 OSHA
(Occupational Safety &
Health Act)
LUNCH
1:00 - 1:30 Child Labor
Laws
1:30 3:00 Farm Labor
Management
Jan. 24
Farm Head Speaks Out
On Apieiilt lire's Ills
The major problems fac
iiiK farmers in 1973 and in
the 93rd Congress are infla
tion, labor relations, interna
tional trade, the drafting of
a new farm program, and
farm bargaining legislation,
William J. Kuhfuss, presi
dent of the American Farm
Bureau Federation, said.
"The best farm program,"
Mr. Kuhfuss asserted, "is one
that encourages expanded
outlets for trade. To increase
the exports of those crops we
can produce efficiently would
enable us to reduce the num
ber of acres held out of pro
duction. The oversupplied
domestic market could be re
lieved if a sufficient volume
could be sold satisfactorily in
the export market.
"The alternative is to re
strict output, produce for our
own needs, strangle our pro
ductive capacity and ability,
and live within a depressed
economy with a limited num
ber of jobs. I do not like this
alternative."
"Inflation is a serious
threat to the economic stabil
ity in our economy today," he
said, "not only for farmers,
but for all citizens."
Citing the fact that the
Farm Bureau in 1972 called
for cuts of nearly $23 billion
in new federal spending au
thority and $15 billion in ex
penditures, Mr. Kuhfuss
added, "unfortunately Con
gress did not accept these
rfpnmmpnHni"" hwnnfw wo
labor safety. Also included in
the presentation will be "What
do Workers Want?", and the
designing of an incentive pro
gram. , y.-j -
Child Labor Laws will be
explained by Marshall Serna,
Bureau of Labor. It will be a
short, concise presentation of
as taxpayers apparently have
not convinced Congress that
we really want to cut govern
ment spending,"
G-T Want Ads Pay Big
People around here discovered the
benefits of "getting together" a long
time ago. They got together and
formed this cooperative . . .'to bring
electric power to areas where none
was previously available.
It's a good spirit. Working together . . .
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Basin Co-op
Senring Morrow, Gilliam,
and Wheeler Counties
EMPLOYMENT NEWS
The Cooperative Rural Man
power Project, with the help of
the secretaries in the Extension
offices in Morrow, Gilliam and
Wheeler Counties, has the
following job openings:
Morrow County: Babysitting
and Waitress Jobs.
Wheeler County: One Farm job.
People with the following
experience are looking for
work: Ileppner Area: Mill
workers, secretaries, clerk
typists, grocery checkers, farm
workers, cooks; Wheeler
County Mechanic, nurses aide,
and office workers; Gilliam
County Ranch worker, sales
clerks, nurses aide, cashier,
secretary, bookkeeper, motel
maid, bartender, cook,
waitress, clerk-typist.
For further information,
contact your local Extension
office: Heppner, 676-9642;
Condon, 384-2271; Fossil,
763-4115.
This is a mutual effort of the
Extension Service, Employ
ment Service, and the people of
this area.
at Hoof & Horn
Meeting
4-11 CLUB VISITS HOSPITAL
The Snappy Snippers and
Merry Mixers 4-H clubs of lone
brought Christmas greetings to
Ileppner Hospital Nursing
Home patients on December 22.
Members of the Snappy
Snippers club had made
Christmas cards to give to the
patients, and each of the girls
and their leaders had made lap
robes which were given to the
Nursing Home.
The patients also received a
special treat of Christmas
cookies prepared by the Merry
Mixers cooking club.
The clubs sang Christmas
carols to the Nursing Home and
Hospital patients.
News Reporter,
Natalie Tews
Hoof and Horn 4 H Livestock
Club meeting v. as called to
order by Mark Sargent. Kitty
Bellamy read the minutes and
treasurers report.
We had a swine contest. Kitty
Bellamy's team won.
Then we had demonstrations.
Sandra Palmer showed us how
to make rope halters. Then
Mark Sargent showed us how to
do mouth to mouth breathing.
Then we talked about our
achievement books and
Rhonda Sargent picked two
people for demonstrations.
Then we were reminded
about the record keeping pro
gram Jan. 15.
We also talked about the
pot luck dinner which is our next
meeting Feb. 14 at 6:30.
The meeting was adjourned.
Reporter,
Joe Mollahan
S HEPPNER (ORE.) GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, January Is, 1973
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Your Mobil Oil Dealer
Please Call 422-7254
Serving the Heppner, lone, Lexington and Arlington Areas
GREEN
STAMPS
The truth about Bronate,
the"educatedw herbidda
From a weed that lived just long enough
to tell about it.
"Oh, it was terrible. A tragic day
for weeds indeed.
There we were happily robbing
the wheat of their precious moisture and
nutrients when the Bronate hit.
First the gromwell, tarweed,
henbit and dogfennel keeled over and died.
Then the mustard family collapsed
simultaneously. And finally my own family
of crowfoot went before my very eyes.
I'd heard about Bronate but I never
imagined it could wipe us out like that.
1 mean, we crowfoot are a hardy lot.
Old Uncle Slimleaf, rest his soul.
told us this Bronate wasn't like any other
herbicide. It was educated. It knew the
difference between weeds and wheat. It
even says on the label it will kill 26 kinds
of us.
He said farmers use it because
when it killed us, it wouldn't hurt a grain of
the wheat. Even the new herbicide sensitive
varieties like luke wheat. And they'd get up
to 12 to 20 bushels more yield per acre.
Broeate;
That's why it's the first choice of farmers
out here in the Northwest.
Well, Uncle Slimleaf was right,
dead right.
Anyway, by the time we realized
Bronate was coming it was too late. We
were goners.
It's just a matter of time for me
now. 1 don't know how much longer I can r
hang on. '
My last words to my fellow weeds
are: stay away from Bronate. It r-e-a-Il-y
w-o-rrr-ks."
W)rks on weeds, not wheat
For information on how Bronate can help you. see your supplier or write Mr. R. P. Rich. RhodiaChipman Division. 120 Jersey Avenue. New Brunswick. N.J. 08903.
Heppner
Ph. 676-9145