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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1979)
The lleppner Gazette-Times, Heppner. Oregon, Thursday, December 20, 1979 SEVEN Fanners Home Administration loans largest ever Fiirmors Home Administra tion's Pendleton Office recor ded the largest loan volume ever for the fiscal year ending S')lemler 30. 1979. Loans approved during that 12 month period totaled $2133. MO. 00. Last year the loan volume was $l.(73.a tn.00. The year be fore, it was at $16,493,820.00. In the Housing Program: 127 rural housing loans were made worth $4,220,420; two housing repair ' loans were given for $3,700; eight housing repair grants were made worth $30,000 and one rural rental housing loan for 54 units for $1,285,720 was given. In Farm Programs: 30 loans worth $l,07fi,740 were given for operating loans; 38 loans worth $3,789,490 were given out for economic emergency loans; 13 loans were given for emergency production loss totaling $3,246,140: five farm ownership loans ' worth $480,500 were given and ten soil and water loans worth $430,950 were loaned to farm ers. One loan was made in the Business and Industrial Pro gram. It was for business loan guarantees and it was for $5 million. Five loans were made for Community Facilities. One industrial development grant was given for $107,000; two city water and sewer facility loans were made for $697,000 and two city water and sewer facility grants were made worth $926,000. The agency policy is to target loan and grant funds to reach economically distressed areas, the most needy families and minorities. Oregon's economy holding its own Oreuon's overall economy continued to hold up well in November despite record high interest rates and weakening markets for lumber and plywood. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rales for both Oregon (7.1 percent in October to 7.2 percent in November) and the nation (6 percent to 5.8 percent) gave virtually no indication that tougher eco nomic times lay just ahead. Total unemployment in Ore gon rose by 10.900 in Novem ber to 87.300 persons accord ing to figures released by Ray Thorne, administrator of the Oregon Fmplovment Division. Although the monthly jump in unemployment was slightly more than seasonally expec ted, no doubt reflecting recent layoffs in the timber industry, employment levels remained unusually strong. Total resident employment dropped 17.0(H) in November to 1.127.800. The decline, how ever, was slightly less than normal for this time of year, and indicates that demand for workers is still quite strong in Oregon. This strength was especially apparent in the nonfarm wage and salary employment total which declined only 5. 600 in November to a level of 1.0(')6.5()0. Since this loss was nearlv 9.000 less than season- PRICES EFFECTIVE WED. BCC. 19 THRU MON. DEC. 24, 1979 W 7 Cp!x rrl i Jrjr no. pn-i BIG Brightly Colored DA IF Bag of 25 NOW Continuous CQCJ Fast, easy to make popcorn without waiting Automatic Butterwell melter. BROWN Et HALEY LIY10 CI E5 1 lb. Tub Reg. $2.99 fl, II u '9 PQCQ SiLGII Reg. 26.99 U ( 0DACI EIIQALSE 10 I3AI KARATE SOAP 0:3 A RGPI 9 JtlJ ASSOQIED UOODEH JEOELE1Y 002IES Reg. $1.65 AHSEE3L FOAHKIS OATH BEADS Reg. $3.99 DEME! GIFI SEf AFTER SHAVE AND COLOGNE Reg. $7.50 7 NOW! OFF SANYO PORTABLE lASSETTE HECOHDEH O SANYO Ml 530 A Reg. $24.87 S3 ACQO dUIIl-PIC STORAGE ORGAKIZER Reg. $10.77 30 DRAWER (0 B NOW t AL10R mm UeiiTEiSEiU EDJECVRDC BLACK FULL SIZE DUAL CONTROL Reg. $29.99 FULL SIZE SINGLE CONTROL Reg. $27.99 mm SIZE Reg. $25.99 1 BMUmil'l""!""1' Ttw-I -unin-rrm i f-rr,- .. r- V I I LjiJji-mi.Fi.WIrliii'Ti Cifi, 1 r r r 1 ally expected, the wage and salary employment index gained a full point to 136.6 a new record high eclipsing the mark of 135.7 set last march. Virtually all of the major nonfarm categories showed gains after adjusting for seasonal trends, with employ ment levels particularly strong in trade and govern ment. General merchandise stores reported the largest actual retail job gains ( 2.400) in November as holiday buying got off to a strong start. Auto dealers and service stations, however, reduced employment by 500 during the month, and con tinue to be the only major retail sector reporting lower employment than a year ago (-1.100). Only one other sizeable . employment increase oc curred in November. Local government added 4.200 work ers reflecting further gains in education (4-3,500) and public administration (700). The latter increase reflected the return to work of striking Lane County workers. Employment losses in No vember were more numerous coming primarily in agricul-ture(-7,000), canning and pre serving (-3,900). construction (-2.800). and lumber and wood products (-2.600). The recent sharp decline in lumber and plywood demand began to take its toll in jobs during November. Although many of the mill closures and layoffs occurred just after the survey week, the wood pro ducts industry was the only major sector in November which showed a seasonally adjusted employment decline. Even the construction indus try which usually expects to be hurt by "tight money" conditions managed to hold its November job losses to 2,800, about 600 less than expected seasonally. Hunting licenses expire Hunting and fishing licen ses, salmon-steelhead tags and the furbearer hunting licenses expire the end of this month and it is time to think about replacements. Big game tags, the trappers license, and some other licen ses issued by the Fish and Wildlife Department, as well as the migratory waterfowl stamp (duck stamp) remain good through the end of June. Some people make a tradi tion of giving hunting and-or fishing licenses and salmon steelhead tags as Christmas gifts. All that is needed to do this (besides the fee) is the recipient's name and address, and date of birth. Persons will be asked to fill out an affidavit in which you state you know the recipient has been a resident of the state for at least six months (if you are buying a resident license or tag.) When you give the license the recipient signs it, fills in the years and months of residency and is set to go hunting or fishing. Hunting and fishing licenses and salmon-steelhead tags should be available by now from license vendors through out the state. For several years the De partment has been issuing permanent pioneer and senior citizen hunting and fishing licenses. If you have one of these, don't worry about renewal because they are good for life. From now on tne Department will also be issuing permanent, free dis abled veteran and blind angler licenses. Commercial salmon trol lers. Columbia River gillnet ters and commercial shrimp fishermen are reminded again that moratorium bills were passed by the 1979 Legislature which may have a direct bearing on their future partici pation in those occupations. Fishermen needing further information on this may contact the Department.
