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FOUR The Heppner GaieUe-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, January H, 1982 Miller & Sons Welding purchase first new piece of equipment IRS phone numbers, offices to assist taxpayers By MARY ANN CERULLO Miller & Sons Welding of Heppner would like to announce the arrival of the "first brand new piece of equipment we've ever owned," according to Joe Miller. It is a 2,700 lb. hydraulic powered Piranha Iron Worker. Miller & Sons intends to use the Piranha Iron Worker primarily for the .fabrication of small parts, Joe Miller told the, Gazette-Times. It can be used to punch holes in steel, shear angle irons, cut steel up to five-eights of an inch thick, and eliminates drilling and grinding. Miller continued. "We've already used it more than I expected to, so I see it paying for itself rather rapidly, Miller said. The iron Worker was pur chased from AR Machinery in Spokane for $11,000 and arriv ed in Heppner on December 29. A representative from the company is expected this week to train the rest of the shop employees and give all of us some lessons in using the Iron Worker safely, concluded Miller. Offices of the Internal Revenue Service statewide ' have announced their service hours for the 1982 income tax filing season, said a news release from IRS. According to T. Blair Evans. IRS district director in Oregon, toll-free telephone lines serve the entire state and operate from 8:30 to 11 :30 and 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. These phone numbers are listed in local What's Your Opinion? telephone directories. Infor mation calls are subject to supervisor and quality review monitoring to ensure cour teous and accurate assistance, stated the news release. Walk-in service, is also available in ten Oregon cities including Pendleton, where IRS assistors will answer a variety of individual income tax questions. IRS is expect ing a substantial increase in inquiries due to recent tax law changes. Individuals may have to wait up to an hour for assistance in IRS offices. Evans encouraged Oregon ians to call before visiting an IRS office, as most tax problems and questions can be handled by telephone, IRS employees are not expected to prepare taxpay er's returns, nor do they prepare complex business schedules or assist with book keeping and accounting functions. IRS will normally advise individuals neediong this type of service to seek help from private tax prepar ers, continued the news re lease. Oregonians in need of forms and free IRS publications should use the order form included in their tax package for faster service. Forms and publications may also be ordered by calling the IRS forms number listed in local telephone directories. Al though IRS offices have some forms in stock, supplies are limited. Taxpayers are en couraged to order their forma by mail or phone whenever possible, allowing one to two works for delivery. The Pendleton office at 611 S.K. Emigrant Is now open from B:30 to 12 noon and from 1 to 4:30 p.m. on Monday only. If a federal holiday occurs on a Monday, the office will normally be open the following Tuesday, the news release said. Question: With most of the country being suddenly plung ed into record low tempera tures, do you believe we are experiencing the start of an ice age, as some theories proclaim? "According to what we read we should be getting one, but I don't think we are unless we look at the east coast temper atures," said Oral Wright, Lexington, "But with the smog we are creating, some say the earth's temperature is rising, so who are we to believe?" 1981 salmon -st eelhead tags to be turned in Wood stove safety CHIMNEYS... One of the biggest sources of fire hazards are faulty chimneys or the use of existing chimneys that were not designed tor a wood-burning device. Fire may start in a chimney, due to: 1. A build-up of creosote or debris. 2. Use of a chimney inadequate for the safe use of wood-burning device. 3. Cracked or faulty chimney or lack of flue tiles. 4. Too many units using the same chimney. 5. Inadequate height of chimney which will cause draft problems. Fire in chimneys can quickly spread to the entire home. Check the safety of your stove, and when you need fire insurance see: ! TURNER 9JT nxuxonct nuAx n Hij l BRYAOT f UVfM VMUTH INSURANCE MOwAaovTANT Salmon-steelhead tags for 1981 are expired and the Fish and Wildlife Department is urging anglers to turn them in as soon as possible said a news release from that department. The catch information re corded on the tags is the basis for catch estimates used by the department in its man agement programs. The data is statistically expanded to give catch for each month on each stream in the state with salmon and-or steelhead runs. The more tags returned, the better the base of information and the more accurate esti mates can be. Even tags from anglers who did not fish or who fished but did not catch anything are important and should be returned. Tags can be dropped into the boxes provided at license agencies where the tags are sold, or they may be mailed to the Department's Portland office. The address is on the tag. Applications for 1982 spring turkey gobbler hunts will be accepted by the Fish and Wildlife Department through February 3. Those wishing to apply should purchase a 1982 Con trolled Hunt Application Card from a license agent or at the Portland headquarters of the department. Up to two appli cants may enter on one card and the license agent will charge a $1 application fee for each person. Instructions for applying and details of the April hunts can be found in the 1982 Synopsis of Oregon Game Bird Regulations. Ten hunts in five areas are scheduled with 600 tags authorized in all, the release continued. The drawing for permits will be held February 12. and notification to successful ap plicants will be mailed follow ing the drawing. Those who are successful will receive a billing for the $2 tag. Hunters must have a 19B2 hunting license in order to apply. Last year some 1.B90 valid applications were received for 8(K) spring gobbler permits and applicants had a 42 percent chance of drawing a tag. Bagging a turkey, how ever, was more difficult. Hunters reported taking 49 gobblers in 1981 for a 12 percent success rate conclud ed the news release OSU schedules annual open house January 3C China and US to exchange scientific teams China and the United States each will exchange 12 scienti fic and technical teams in 1982. Thomas Hammer, a U.S. Department of Agriculture official, stated recently in a news release from USDA. Hammer. USDA deputy under secretary for interna tional affairs and commodity programs, who just returned from a meeting with Chinese officials in Beijing, said the exchanges are part of the agreement between the two countries to continue the exchange of scientific and technical knowledge started in 1979. Hammer led the seven member U.S. delegation to Beijing to the third meeting of the U.S. Peoples Republic of China working group which makes the final selection of cooperative scientific and technical exchange activities between the two nations. He Kang, vice minister of the State Agricultural Com mission, led the Chinese delegation. Hammer said He Kang viewed the mutual participation in cooperative Round tip roast. The more you buy, the more you save. Right new, beef prices are as lew as they were in 1979. So it's a great time to fill your freezer And just look at all the great tasting, nutritious meals you can get from one round tip roast. MEAL ONE THE BASIC ROAST. Place roast, round side up, in a shallow baking pan; insert meat thermometer. Roast uncovered in 325 oven for 30 minutes per pound or until meat ther mometer reads 5 below desired doneness. 140 for rare, 160 for medium. Let stand 15 minutes before slicing. It's that easy. MEAL TWO. POCKET SANDWICHES. Stuff pocket bread with your choice of sliced tomatoes, lettuce, sprouts, chopped olives, avocado, onion . . . and top it off with lots of thin slices of leftover round tip roast. It's a terrific lunch MEAL THREE MARINATED WITH VEGGIES. Marinate julienne strips of cooked round tip with slices of onion, green pepper, cucumber, carrots, and fresh mushrooms, in French or low-calorie Italian dressing. lettuce It makes a light, delicious V ' cups with or snack' ,&-JlK x ZCj& tomatoes ; MEAL FOUR. STIR FRY. Try a stir fry with mushrooms, carrots, onion, celery and left over beef strips, seasoned with garlic, ginger and soy sauce. It takes just minutes to cook and is a colorful way to enjoy leftovers! Ipkg. (1-38 oz.) dry onion soup mix 1 teaspoon dill 1 cup dairy sour cream 2 tablespoons flour MEAL FIVE QUICK STROGANOFF. 2 cups leftover beef, cut into strips 2 tablespoons salad oil 14 pound mushrooms, sliced Vs cup water Heat 1 tablespoon oil in skillet. Brown meat quickly over medium high heat, stirring constantly; remove meat and juice from pan. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to pan and cook mushrooms 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in water, soup mix, dill and beef; simmer gently 3 to 4 minutes. Mix sour cream and flour, and stir into sauce. Simmer (do not boil) just until mixture thickens. Serve immediately over rice or noodles. Makes 4 servings. WRITE FOR COMPLETE RECIPES. Round Tip Roast Recipes Oregon Beef Council Imperial Hotel Building 400 S.W. Broadway Portland, OR 97205 Name TJiii is a part of a statewide campaign funded by Oregon Beef producer! and feeders to inform consumers on the nutrition and value of beef. Address City State Zip programs as a way of strengthening relations le tween the U.S. and China. U.S. priorities in the negoti ations were focused on en hancing trade, extending U.S. research and conservation efforts to benefit both coun tries. Hammer said. Plans also were made to hold a soybean symposium in UHI2. Hammer said the exchange of swine germ plasm and collaboration in the soybean symposium are of high mutual interest. China is the native home of the soybean. He said the transfer of swine germ plasm is also interesting because it will benefit re search programs designed to improve swine in both countries. U.S. exchange teams also pl.in to study Chinese ap proaches to forest reproduc tive Imilogv. binmass energy production, fungus control in gram under stored conditions, agricultural forecasting methods and integrated pest management. The Americans will visit Chinese scientists and researach facilities and participate in field demon strations of arid zones in China where vegetation and climate are most similar to the US Southwest, said the news release. The first group of exchanges for 19K2 will begin in the first quarter of the year. The Office of International Coop eration and Development will administer and manage the program for the U.S. side, the news release concluded. Oregon high school and community college students thinking of attending Oregon Slate University next fall are invited to attend OSU's annual open house Saturday, Jan. 30. stated a recent news release from OSU. All prospective students and their parents are invited to attend the one-day session, according to Fran Haun. director of new student pro grams. Students can have their questions answered about classes, majors and student activities. Students and parents will have an opportunity to visit with representatives of all academic units at OSU, In formation will be available on admission requirements, housing, financial aid and costs. A $4 registration fee will be charged for each student attending: no fee is charged for parents. Students and parents may purchase lunch on campus. Participants may pre-regi-sler by mail or on open house day in OSU's Gill Coliseum from 8.30 to 9:30 a.m. when the opening meeting begins. 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