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v r w " rr f - f" f r r V -V - Extension Events... with Birdine Tullis Of Interest to 4-H Livestock ' " Members and Leaders It's time right now to be selecting your 4-H market steer if you plan to exhibit it at the Oregon Wheat Grower's 1 ; Junior Livestock Show in The ' Dalles next June 4-7, accord ing to information I have ' ! received. Steers should be in your possession by January -10, 1978, and must have been " born after October 1, 1977. To exhibit at the The Dalles show, the animal must be fed on a ration of at least 30 per cent - fwheat, and a feed record indicating kinds and amounts tof grain fed must be kept. Members planning to feed out a hog or lamb for the show should have acquired them by April 1, 1978. . While many 4-H members plan to exhibit at the The Dalles show, more plan their projects to be ready for county fair. Those planning ahead for the market classes at county fair must have animals in their possession and care at least 90 days prior to the fair. Know Your County Govern ment A reminder to all 4-H leaders and members that a 1 special program is planned for you on Thursday, Dec. 29, 1 p.m. at the Courthouse, Hepp ner. You'll have an opportu nity to meet all your county officials, visit their offices, and hear all about how our county government works! Judge D.O. Nelson has made arrangements for this special event for all 4-H. ...and we hope to see all 4-H members there! 4-H'ers Can Do It! The county should feel a sense of pride when one of their "young go out into state competition. ..and come home the winner! We offer congratulations to Lori Witt, on her winning the junior division of the state Make It With Wool Contest. To earn the honor of representing Oregon at the National Con test in Denver, Lori competed with district winners from throughout Oregon. The outfit she modeled was a 4-H project! Daughter of Des and Ann Witt, Irrigon, Lori is active in 4-H horse, foods, and clothing . projects. In addition to her clothing and modeling skills, she often carries home the trophies from quarter horse shows around Oregon. ' As we send our best wishes with her to the national competition... we hope her . achievements serve to encour age other 4-H'ers to partici pate in events offered ! A few hints on purchasing microwave ovens ,' It looks as if Santa's pack will be bulging with micro wave ovens this Christmas, if current advertising cam paigns are successful! Jan Weber, OSU Extension home management specialist, points out that there is more to . buying A microwave oven than just plunking down the money and plugging it in at home. The fast-cooking ovens are a "hot" item in the home appliance industry right now and models and options on each model are multiplying at a dizzying rate, she said. Consumers considering a microwave oven should check not only the wattage, but also "cooking power" the special ist explains. The average oven takes 1,500 watts to operate, but gives only 600 watts of cooking power. Check the cooking power wattage. ..the more wattage indicated for cooking, the greater the ener gy efficiency of the model. Lower wattage means slower cooking. "Most manufactur ers indicate the cooking power or "output" wattage on the model nameplate" according to Ms. Weber. She encourages consumers to compare differ ent brands and models, as well as prices before buying. Be sure the features you are paying for are something you'll use. Check the size of the oven, service and warran ty, options available such as a browning unit, cooking in structions on face and the oven floor design. The position of the door when open, good instruction booklet on use, and ease of care and cleaning are other items to compare. Cost of a microwave comes under the heading of a major purchase for most families.... be sure the one you buy is the best buy for your family.... the model which best fits your needs. Many new features have been added to the newer models. ...there is sure to be one that is just r'ght! Ms. Weber has prepared a new fact sheet to help those considering the purchase of a microwave oven, which will be available at all Extension offices soon. Holiday Greetings to Morrow County It's almost Christmas.... and as that very special time comes again, we pause to reflect on the year passed ! We count our blessings.... and hope emerges that all of you with whom we work, all the people of our county, are finding many things in your lives which make the season special! We have hopes that -the coming year will be a good one for all of us. ...and that our county will continue to be the very best place in all the world to live. Merry Christmas Morrow County. ...Beautiful New Year Coming! SELL WITH CLASSIFIEDS 676-9228 vary Holiday Wishes Len Court Street Martiet Heppner 676-9643 NFO committee aids farm financing A committee to open up areas of financing to hard pressed Morrow County farm ers was formed last week by the National Farm Organiza tion, the immediate result of a directive issued by the nation al NFO convention, held in Omaha, Neb., Dec. 5-9. Don Peterson, lone, presi dent of the Oregon NFO, was one of seven Oregon represen tatives to the national conven tion, said the gathering dealt with many farm-related sub jects and that he "came back enthused and ready to get things done." The Morrow County NFO group met on Wednesday, Dec. 14 to form the committee which will work with indivi dual farmers to insure that they can get the financing they need to stay in business. Members are Herman Blet tell, representing First Na tional Bank; Paul Tews, Bank of Eastern Oregon; Don McElligott, Production Credit Association; and Don Peter son, Farmers Home Admini stration. The new NFO finance com mittee was formed on the day the national farmers strike took affect, and Peterson said this was no coincidence. "The convention passed a resolution supporting the con cept of the strike and indivi dual farmers in the. NFO are presently striking," Peterson said. He added that as an organization, NFO is, in effect, on strike, holding the grain contracted to an NFO block for better prices. "Very little volume is moving," Peterson said. The NFO strongly supports the concept of "block selling", in which a farmer commits his grain to be sold together with Happy Holiday A special "thanks" to you and yours on this Holy and happy holiday! Pettyjohn's Farm & Supply 676-9157 Lois, Mary, Jen, Linda, Ray end Annie other farmers. "The more grain we have, the more bargaining power we have in negotiating for higher prices", Peterson emphasized. A NFO workshop in Lexing ton on Jan. 4 will work toward building a "505 block" in which farmers would agree to sell 10 per cent of their grain for exports and put the other USDA announces mohair, wool support price hike Secretary of Agriculture Bob Bergland announced that the department has revised upward the support prices for 1977 marketings of shorn wool and mohair. The incentive price for shorn wool is increased from 72 to 99 cents per pound and ' the support price for mohair is changed for 80.2 cents to $1,498 per pound. The secretary also announced support prices for 1978 of $1.03 per pound for wool and $1,647 per pound for mohair. The higher support prices were authorized by the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 through an amendment to the National Wool Act. The former support levels had been in effect from 1970 through 1976. On December 22, 1976, the U.S. Department of Agriculture had announced support prices for 1977 would continue unchanged. HQ It's within reach with a First Individual Retirement Account. Seems incredible, doesn't it? But, a young person eligible to open a First Individual Retire ment Account today could retire vi 4 at age 6 5 with a nest egg 'ft in the bank of several d, .a hundred thousand For example, an IRA opened at age 20 tinued for an entire working V career at the maximum annual contribution at tne present rate account would be 3-Y?ctr Maturity Individual Retirement Accounts are available to any wage earner or self-employed person who is not currently a participant in any other pension or profit-sharing plan. An IRA account can be opened for as little as $100 with additional deposits made in increments of $25 or more, 90 per cent into a block that would not be sold until NFO negotiaters are hopefully able to get a price of $5.05 a bushel for the wheat. "I think it is important that farmers know the options they are gling to have to decide to stand together or maybe see a lot of their neighbors go out of business," Pulled wool will continue to be supported at a level comparable to the support price for shorn wool through payments on unshorn lambs. As in the past years, shorn wool payments will be based on a percentage of each producer's returns for sales. The percentage will be that required to raise the National Average price received by all producers for shorn wool up to the announced support price of 99 cents a pound for 1977 and $1.08 for 1978. Currently shorn wool prices are averaging 70 Local Scout troop seeks new members Boy Scout Troop No. 663 held its regular weekly meet ing Wednesday, December 21, at the Elks Club. Any old scouts interested in nn dollars L9 and con- 7 of $1,500, vyv- or J-Jiyb CV f A m rm a I ' annual interest would result in an age 65 nest-egg of over $620,000! Given those same conditions and continued to age 70, that IRA and the worth $922,281.57. R Jia n n if JJfJ .. : . 1 vV- ' J0- jfu mx , cans? vrT...r-.iv'-w' M There's a 1st time for everything. m FIRST MATIONAL BAHIC 'Federal law and regulation prohibit payment of a time deposit prior to maturity unless three months of interest thereon is forfeited and interest on the amount withdrawn is reduced to the regular savings rate. The Gazette-Times, Peterson commented. He said that a Farm Storage Loan was available, allowing a $2.38 loan on wheat in storage for operating expenses. Other issues to be dealt with at the Jan. 4 workshop include grain sales (domestic, export, local feed lots and local flour mills) and inventorying pro duction in the county. to 75 cents per pound. Any mohair payments will be calculated in a manner similar to wool. However, mohair payments for 1977 and 1978 probably will not be necessary as it appears that the average price received by producers in the open market for both years will be higher than the support prices. Applications for incentive payments on 1977 marketings must be filed in the county A.S.C.S. office by January 31, 1978. rejoining or new scouts inter ested in joining should call Glenn Ward at 676-9195, Bill Kuhn at 676-5033, Herm Win ters at 676-9623. on current interest rate is d Jn r-m guaranteed for a minimum of three years. The annual contributions of up to $1500 or 15 of your gross wages, whichever is less are deductible from an individual's personal income taxes, both state and federal. If the contributor has a non-working spouse, up to $1750 can be put away annually with the entire amount tax deduct ible. The proceeds of an IRA account are taxable only when disbursed, normally upon retirement. IRA is not just a personal retirement Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, Patch work The Patch Work Pockets 4-H Sewing Club met in lone, December 2, at Oswalts' home. Everyone finished their tote bag this meeting. Paula Anderson brought refreshments. At our next meeting in January, we will start another project. Lori Fetsch, Reporter PRE INVENTORY SALE APF- T.V. Fun Game 4 GAMES-2 SPEEDS Treasure Probes GARRET MINERAL MASTER HUNTER -DEMO COMPETITION -MASTER Sony VHF Weather AM & FM Portable SEE US FOR Caculators by Teal and Sharp Tape Players and Speakers Converters for Auto sets to Horceset C.B. antennas and Mounting Brackets by Ugly Sticks, A.S. and others Batteries for Lcnterns( Radio, Mineral Detectors, Hearing Aid Batteries 13G,41G, 76Gand 675 Gonty's 136 No. GALE o o o plan for the very . 1 It T 1 I It 3 ODened bv anv eliaible rjartic ipant up to age examples in the box below. And now reaulations v; "permit contributions to an account mat is opened before February 15, 1978, to be deducted from 1977 personal income taxes. So, stop in soon at anv of First National's offices and ask Disclosure Brochure that -details the complete First InA plan. 1M0 other bank or thrift institution pays a higher rate of interest. If have a retirement you'll be glad someday that you stopped by First first. Examples oi IRA plan participation Present Value oi Account at Age Age 60 Age 65 Age 70 20 $417,181 $621,854 $922,281 30 182,748 277,743 417,181 35 118,030 182,748 277,743 40 73,940 118,030 182,748 45 43,902 73,940 118,030 (cents omitted) This table is based on a deposit of $1,500 per year made on the last day of each year paying 7-34 annual interest, computed on a daily basis, compounded and credited quarterly. OF OREGON Member FDIC. 676-9163 December 22, 1977 SEVEN club meets $49w $19" to $69" DETECTORS $279 now $199" $199 Band $169M now now was $89- HEPPNER young, 1 70. See 145 banking for a free you don't program now. 1 1 1 North Main Heppner, Oregon 1 .,-,,st. if$ w ..jfl5 , I 9
