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FOUR The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, January 12, 1978
Comment on commodity prices sought
Public comment is being
sought concerning commodity
loan rates and target prices
for 1978-crop wheat, corn,
barley, sorghum, oats, rye
and soybeans, according to
Morrow County Agriculture
Stabilization and Conserva
tion Service officials.
Ray Fitzgerald, Admini
strator of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture's ASCS office in
Washington said the deadling
for comment is January 20.
New farm legislation speci
fies minimum loan and pur
chase rates for 1978 crops of $2
per bushel for corn and $2.35
per bushel for wheat, with
loan rates for other feed
grains set relative to corn, and
the soybean loan rate set
relative to competing commo
dities. These minimum levels may
be adjusted downward to $1.80
per bushel for corn and $2.12
per bushel for wheat depend
ing on the level of market
prices.
Established 1978-crop target
prices of $3 per bushel ($3.05 if
the crop is 1.8 billion bushels
or less) for wheat and $2.10
per bushel for corn are also
stipulated in the new farm
legislation.
Target prices for other feed
grains (sorghum, and, if
designated by the Secretary of
Agriculture, barley and oats)
might be computed by relying
on their traditional feeding
value, ralative to corn, or by
using cost of production fig
ures. These two methods
would produce target prices in
the following ranges: sor
ghum, $2. -$2.22 and barley,
$1.71-$2.26.
The department is also
considering the scale price
policy for selling Commodity
Credit Corporation (CCC) ac
quired inventory. New legisla
tion specifies that whenever a
farmer-held reserve program
is in effect, CCC cannot sell
any of its inventory of wheat
and feed grains (except for
certain limited exemptions) at
less than 150 per cent of the
current National Average loan
level for the applicable commodity.
0 Irrigon news
Francis Rose Wilso n 1 922-3352
Two high school boys found
a unique way to celebrate the
new year, they took a dip in
the Columbia River at mid
night, in five degree weather
yet. When asked how it was,
Tracy Johnson and Tim Grif
fin said, "Cold, real cold".
Scott Adams on the other
hand was lucky enough to win
$150. He attended the Blazer
Kansas City Kings basketball
game in Portland, Sunday
evening, with his dad and
friends. When his name was
drawn during an intermission,
he was given the opportunity
to shoot foul shots and won the
$150 for making two baskets.
Mrs. Edna Mulkins remains
in St. Anthony Hospital, Pen
dleton after a car accident on
Dec. 12. One of her big toes
was amputated in the accident
and doctors have found it
necessary to amputate a
second toe since then.
The Good News Singers will
be presenting a program of
Gospel music at the Irrigon
Assembly of God on Sunday
Jan. 8 at both the 11 a.m. and
the 6 p.m. service. The church
is planning a potluck dinner
for noon Sunday, to be held in
the parsonage basement.
Pastor Allen Gordonier ex
tends a welcome to all.
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Delpha Jones 989-8189
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Palmer had as house guests
from Dec. 19 to Dec. 26 their
daughter and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Balfe from Anchor
age, Alaska. Scott Balfe, son
of the Balfe's, remained with
his grandparents until Jan. 4
when he flew to Portland,
where he joined his parents
Mrs. Bill B. Marquardt and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Randy
Hughes and Norma Mar
quardt were in Portland
Monday to attend the funeral
services of Mrs. Marquardt's
sister-in-law.
Bob Davidson returned to
his home Monday after a stay
in Pioneer Memorial Hospital
in Heppner.
Recent guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Davidson have been
their son and family Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Davidson of Milwau
kie; Mr. and Mrs. Vern Viall
and family of Pendleton ; Mr.
and Mrs. John Flint and
daughter of Beaverton; Anita
from Seattle; Greg from
Portland; and Herb of Lexing
ton. Anita Davidson who has
been attending the University
of Oregon in Eugene has
transferred to Seattle Univer
sity where she is now attend
ing. Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Jones
took their granddaughter,
Kim, to The Dalles Saturday
where they met a daughter,
Charlene Whitney, enjoyed
dinner and returned later in
the day. Charlene had earlier
spent several days with her
parents, but Kim remained.
Mr. and Mrs. John Edwards
and Gladys Van Winkle mo
tored to Portland Sunday
where they visited Bill Van
Winkle a patient in Good
Samaritan Hospital.
Gene Heliker spent several
days of the holidays with his
mother and stepfather, Mr.
and Mrs. O.W. Cutsforth.
Gene is employed at present
with a band in Alberta,
Canada.
for the return trip home. While
here they visited with the
Kenneth Marshalls and other
relatives. Mrs. Balfe is the
former Janet Palmer.
Carroll and Jerry Messen
ger were week-end visitors
with their parents Mr. and
Mrs. T.E. Messenger Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Sum
ner are the proud parents of a
baby daughter born Dec. 30 at
Pioneer Memorial Hospital in
Heppner. The young lady
named Jessica Jean joins a
brother at home.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mar
quardt and family, Mr. and
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Priest Effectivt Jan. 13 & 14
Comments should be ad
dressed to the Acting Direc
tor, Production Adjustment
Division, USDA-ASCS, 3630-S,
P.O. Box 2415, Washington,
D.C., 20013.
The comments will be
available for public inspection
at the office of the Acting
Director in Washington during
regular business hours.
Programs for wheat, feed
grains and soybeans are
administered by ASCS
through its county offices and
farmer-elected county committees.
ASCS feed program
deadline extended
The application deadline for
the Emergency Feed Pro
gram handled locally by the
Morrow County ASCS office
has been extended to Jan. 31
and county farmers are urged
to file applications immediate
ly, especially if they are now
using winfer feed.
The former deadline had
been set at 60 days from the
last date to harvest feed grain
in' the county, as determined
by the county ASC committee.
For eligible farmers, the
ASCS pays up to 50 per cent of
feed costs hot to exceed 2 cents
per pound. Since the program
was announced last May,
approximately $3,000 has been
paid to county farmers with
additional funds still avail
able. County ASCS officials indi
cate that many more farmers
are eligible for the program
even if winter hay hasn't been
purchased yet. As of Dec. 30,
22 applications were on file at
the ASCS office.
Eligibility for the program
is based on loss of pasture or
loss of hay production as a
result of the drought.
Gonty reassigned
to Netherlands base
Sgt. Charles Douglas Gonty,
U.S. Army security police,
who was stationed at Aroxos
Airbase in Greece last fall and
who has been temporarily
stationed at Hellenikon Air
base in Athens for additional
security during recent Gre
cian elections is being re
assigned. Doug notified his family in
Heppner that in June he will
go to the Brunsum Airbase in
the Netherlands. He has been
sending his family many very
interesting birthday and
Christmas gifts from Greece.
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