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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.
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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
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dollars
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of $1,500, vyv-
or J-Jiyb CV f
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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.
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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
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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
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plan for the very
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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,
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70. See
145 banking
for a free
you don't
program now.
1 1 1 North Main
Heppner, Oregon
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