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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.
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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.
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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
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"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.
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Valmont
Northwest
PASCO, VN
(509) 547-1623