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"- 0 !' i, y Ji 'jf The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Ore., Thursday, July 14, 1977 FIVE Extention Events.., with Birdine Tullis New Fact Sheets available on consumer topics Summer sales encourage many to purchase new small appliances, so before you buy, consider stopping by th Extension Office and picking up a copy of new consumer fact sheets prepared by Jan Weber, OSU Extension Home Management speicalist. New fact sheets available include Slow Cookers, Blend ers, and Drip Coffee Makers. All available at no cost. Another new publication that should be in each home is the Consumer: Services Dir ectory, prepared by Debra Slater, OSU Extension family and consumer ecomonics , specialist. The directory tells you where to get help on all sorts of consumer concerns and problems, listing consum er areas and addresses of agencies which handle the concern. And don't overlook all the excellent bulletins available to help with food preservation! Apricots are now ripening, as well as many other fruits, and you'll want to safely put some by for future good eating. 4-H. Alive and Well There is much activity afoot in the 4-H program, in spite of the recent departure of agent Mike Howell. So in answer to the often asked question "What will we do without Mike?"... here are some answers. For the time being, Harold Kerr and Birdine Tullis will continue the pro gram. Many decisions were made by leaders at a recent meeting relating to fair, summer activities such as horse shows, and other topics relating to the well being of the youth program in the county, as well as discussion of fall recruiting and plans to carry over to the new 4-H year. An exciting new idea accepted was a leaders appreciation breakfast on Thursday morning during fair. All leaders will want to note this date on their cal enders. Louis Carlson, lone, will be in charge or arrange ments for the breakfast. Home Ec pre-fair training events will be Thursday evening, July 28, at 6:30 p.m. at the fairgrounds in Heppner, fol lowed by the annual 4-H Horse Show on August 7. Since most 4-H activity at this time of year points to fair, many ideas and suggestions were discus sed. Plans are underway for regular leader meetings to resume in the fall. "4-H... Gives you room to grow" is the theme for the 4-H year. ..and Morrow County 4-H will grow, with the help of dedicated leaders. , Visitor from Greece to arrive July 16 Reminder to groups, 4-H clubs, and others interested, the PRYLE from Greece will arrive in Morrow County, Saturday, July 16, and will be at the home of the Roger Palmer family until July 28. The Gooseberry Livestock club will meet at the Palmer home on Sunday afternoon, July 17, and anyone interested in meeting her is invited. Teen Staff for State Fair... There are still openings for teen age 4-H members who wish to assist as staff at Oregon State Fair. Members are provided room and board, with housing in the dormitory at the fair. Janet McElligott, lone, has volunteered her services, and will be working as a commentator with' the swine program. Other 4-H members are needed to share their skills and 4-H experiences in , the Action Booth at the State event. Leaders are also need ed to serve as volunteer hostesses or hosts in the 4-H building. Any older member or leader interested should contact Birdine at once. Food drying workshop For all the answers on drying foods, plan to be at the 4-H Annex, fairgrounds, Hep- MS pner, Tuesday evening 7:30 p.m., July 19. Molly Saul will present a program on drying of fruits and vegetables. No 'charge, everyone welcome! The same program will be repeated Thursday evening, 7:30 ' p.m., July 21, A.C. Houghton School, Irrigon. We receive many requests for help on drying foods. ..so here are the answers. The food dryer made from Extension plans will be on hand for those interested in building their own dehydrator. Commerc ially made dryers will also be on display. Drying food is easy and fun. Erosion control planned The Heppner Critical Area Treatment Project is contin uing into a second phase this summer according to Al Osmin, Chairman of the Heppner Water Control Dis trict. The project provides for erosion control and sedimen tation reduction for the Hep pner community. This par ticular phase will include Hinton Creek and Willow Creek. Construction is planned for 50 debris basins and 58,000 feet of diversion sitches. Bert Corbin was the successful low bider for this phase with actual work expected to begin in approximately two weeks. The current phase covers about 15 square miles of the total project involving 100 square miles. The project is 75 per cent financed by a federal grant with the remaining funds provided by the Wafer Control District. 4-H 'ers ready for Far East Two Morrow County 4-H'ers are busy making final prep arations for a month-long trip to the Far East where they will live with their Japanese 4-H counterparts. Debbie Paustian and Tim Jones, both upcoming sopho mores at Heppner High scho ol, will leave from Portland on July 19 bound for Tokyo and a month's immersions into the Japanese culture. Debbie and Tim will be staying with the families of the 4-H'ers, there known as Labo, who visited . them on a similar exchange last summer. After a few days at Tokyo's Olympic Center to get accli mated and exchange their dollars for yen, Debbie will move in with the family of Miki Murari in Osaka and Tim will meet the family of Uishy Harada in Toyota. Being selected for the trip to Japan was as simple as putting their names in the hat and since they were notified earlier this year, the two have been studying tapes and books provided by 4-H to pick up the basics of the language. Both feel that the language barrier represents their biggest pro blem in the cross-cultural experience but at this point Tim said, "I'll get by," while a little" of the foreign par lance. Aside from the language. Debbie said ?ro many formal Japanese customs are another aspect that takes some getting use to. "The Japanese are big on gift giving," she said. Both she and Tim have been gathering gifts to present to each of the family members on their arrival. When Uishy and Miki visited here last year, they came bearing dolls, fans, silk scarves and other tokens of the culture. The Ammerican visitors plan to return the favor this year with gifts like miniture racing cars and home-made slippers. Debbie, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Paustian, Heppner, has been involved in 4-H for two years and said she most enjoys tole painting crafts. Tim, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Jones, Lexington, has also spent two years in 4-H and has been mainly involved in leathercraft and outdoor survival. Other than vacation trips to Canada, the trip to Japan will be the first excursion out of the country for both. They have been writing letters to stay in touch with their Japanese friends and are looking forward to a rare opportunity for a first hand look at the people, places and sights of Japan. ,'f if r N f,.-.,-.,A ; 1 A A I 9 a m m k 2 ii U H Debbie Paustian and Tim Jones make like a couple hitch-hikers trying to thumb a ride to Japan. Actually the two4-II'ers will be traveling to the Far East via better accomodations. Good chance for payments to wheat farmers Unless there is an increase in wheat prices over the next four months, area wheat farmers will receive federal payments this fall, according to David McLeod, Director of the Morrow County Agricul tural Stabilization and Con servation Service Office. "Under the current wheat program deficiency payments are to be made to producers if the national average market price for the first five months of the marketing year is less than the target price of $2.47 per bushel," McLeod said. The preliminary national average wheat price for all farmers was $2 per bushell in June, compared with $2.19 in May. June is for the first month of the five-month period used to determine deficiency payments and the June price average offers an early indicator that payments will be made to farmers this fall. "Because many wheat farmers are faced with ser ious economic problems due to low market prices, it's im portant that the provisions for this additional income source be reviewed for area wheat farmers," McLeod said. "This is the first time such pay ments would be made to wheat farmers under the 1973 Farm Act." The deficiency payment rate is determined by sub tracting from the $2.47 target price the higher of the June-October national aver age wheat loan rate of $2.25 per bushel as an example, the deficiency payment rate would be 22 cents per bushel. Deficiency payments to farmers are calculated by multiplying the farm's estab lished yield times the farm's allotment acreage, and mul tiplying the result times . the deficiency payment rate. 14 Ii 64 4 4 14 M 14 14 ti M 14 14 II 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 M 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 II - 14 14 14 14 14 14 Wages, elfare or What? r 14 Question: Is public welfare a right...or a privilege? Answer: Question: Should the Federal Government redistribute personal income so that ail Americans receive an equal income? Answer: Question: Should the Federal Government get out of the welfare business? Answer: YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ANSWER THESE AND OTHER QUESTIONS IN A PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY WHICH WILL BE SENT TO PRESIDENT CARTER AND CONGRESS. TOOT HALL MEETING . Multipurpose Room Heppner Elementary School 6:30 P.M. July 14, 1977 THIS MESSAGE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST Columbia Basin Electric Co-op 14 14 14 14 U 14 14 U II THE GAZETTE-TIMES (4 14 14 14 H 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 M 14 M 14 14 14 14 14 14 M M 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 H 14 14 M 14 14 14 14 14 "All farmers having wheat allotments are automatically eligible for deficiency pay ments, regardless of the disposition of their wheat. Whether the wheat has been sold, placed under loan with the Commodity Credit Corp oration, or is stored on or off the farm, does not have any bearing on a farmer's eligibil ity for the payment," McLeod said. Under farm program legis lation currently being consid ered in both the Senate and the House of Representatives this deficiency payment provision is being continued. Wheat farmers who would like to have further informa tion on the wheat deficiency payment provisions of the current program relative to their farm should contact the County ASCS Office. Rietmann gains honor roll An lone student at Eastern Washington State College, John Ft. Rietmann, has been named to the EWSC spring quarter honor roll. Rietmann, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rietmann, is a senior majoring in industrial education and technology at EWSC. Would you sacrifice 2 ot'youtr stand o save the whole field? If you bet on rain and are about to lose, we can really help you. Put in a Valley Center Pivot, right now. And as a special incentive, we can offer the cash bonus from the factory for taking ad vantage of this in-season installation. Three summer finance plans are available, too. 1. Flexible season payments 2. Lowest ever 10-year lease rate with minimum down 3. Interest free interim financing So, call us today and keep in mind that you don't damage more than 2 of a stand by installing AFTER the crop is in. We'll treat your field like it was our own. There are other good reasons to install a Valley Center Pivot right now. Ask your self, do you think it'll cost less next year? Do you think good yields wait for rain? And you could probably swing a deal easier with a well driller at this time of year. So don't wait an other day. A couple of revolutions next month could make the year for you. V Valmont Northwest PASCO, VN (509) 547-1623
