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SIX The Hrppner Gtrtte-Timrs, Heppner, Oregon. Thursday, September 29, 19K3 Higher insurance guarantees offered P.I.K. wheat farmers The U.S. Department of Ag riculture's Federal Crop In surance Corporation will sup port the payment-in-kind pro gram again in 1984 by offering hiRher yeild guarantees on insured wheat. "The increase in yield guar anteed is automatic for in sured farmers participating in acreage reduction programs and involves no increase in premium." Merritt W. Sprague. manager of the Spray Early! For Broadleaf Wood Control with GLEAN Hound-Up, Paraquat & Chem-Hoe 135 for Cheatgrass control are also available.) PETTYJOHN OIL lone 422-7254 HUNTERS' BREAKFAST: SPECIAL We'll Be Open All Night Friday! Ham, Hotcakes & Eggs o $2 50 a plate CAL'S CAFE AND LOUNGE Heppner SEE US FOR YOUR CUSTOM MADE HUNTING SUPPLIES RIFLE SCABBARDS GUN SLINGS PACK BAGS 1 WOOL BAGS for Deer & Elk YOU CAN AFFORD THE BEST SEED CERTIFIED STEPHENS $11.10cwt. UNPROCESSED $4.50 Bu. REGISTERED STEPHENS $11.60cwt. IF YOU WANT: A) Certification of what you are buying. B) Big seed SIZED C) Cleaned with a length grader to minimize noxious weed (goatgrass etc.) D) Treated with VITA VAX " -200. E) ALL OF THE ABOVE. Call ERIC ANDERSON IONE, OREGON 97843 (503) 422-7204 USD. A. crop insurance agency, said. Yield guarantee is the amount of production the crop insurance agency will guar antee the insured farmers. On mast crops, the farmer has the choice of buying an insurance policy that guaran tees 75 percent. 65 percent or 50 percent of the yield for the area. The farmer also may choose to participate In the agency's individual yield coverage proRram which customizes the policy based on the farmer's own production history. If an insured farmer parti cipates in the U.S.D.A.'s acreage reduction program at the minimum SO percent, the U.S. P. A. crop insurance agency will automatically increase the yield guarantee hv six percent. If the farmer puts 30 percent of the acreage into an acreage reduction program, plus 10 percent into P.I.K., he or she will get an eight percentn crease in yield guarantee. If the farmer places 20 percent of the coverage into P.I. K.. the vield guarantee increases by 10 percent. "We see the Increases in guarantee as a mean for increasing participation and keeping currently insured wheat farmers in the pro gram." said Sprague. P I K. sign up begins Janu ary 16 and runs through Feb ruary 24. 1984, Farmers can get full details on the 1984 PI.K. program from local offices of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conserva tion Service. Lexington woman wins Most Improved Yard award S if Piii JJ- J i . , III W Crop Insurance Seminar to be held in lone N FALL M CARE DAYS Heppner H Auto Parts A CYop Insurance Seminar featuring three speakers will be presented on Wednesday. Oct. 12. at the lone Grange Hall from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Computers will also be avail able to help farmers evaluate what kind of crop insurance will best suit their individual needs. Scheduled speakers are Paul Jelinek. assistant branch manager for Crop Hail Man agement: Jack Knox. Held actuarial for the Pacific Northwest for F.C.I.C.: and Pr. Gene Nelson. Oregon State University extension farm management specialist. Jim Swanson of Swanson Insurance Agency. lone, will open the seminar and will introduce the speakers. Lunch, prepared by the ladies of the lone Grange, will be served at 12 noon. Sponsors of the seminar and the luncheon are Swanson Insurance Agency and Blue Mountain Community College. I'Jhen you compare big 4VJD Tractors... lone City Council to hear recommendation Ci 4 tiij SewctiM Meeting Don! compare apples with oranges. Suzanne Vinson (L) accepts gift certificate from Joyce Buchana The Lexington Garden Bugs have chosen Suzanne Vinson as the winner of the Most Improved Yard of the Season contest. Mrs Vinson lives at 270 E. East St. in Lexington. She has been busv all sum mer planting many spring bulbs, as well as dahlias, snapdragons petunias and other flowers, said a club spokesperson. The Garden Bugs presented her a $15 gift certificate from Green Feed Store in Heppner. Retired educators to meet October 1 Unit 9. Oregon Retired Edu cators Association, will meet in Milton Freewater on Satur day. Oct. l. A business meet ing will begin at 11 a.m. followed by lunch at 12 noon and a program at 1 p.m., said an association spokesperson. Tom Summerville. state president from Corbett. will speak on legislatin and will bring the unit up to date on the year long national merger of the A.A RP. and N R.T.A. Gertrude Haynie is program hairman and Sara Carlson is hostess chairman. All retired educators in the area (Morrow and Umatilla counties) and their spouses, are asked to attend, the spokesperson said. E.O.L.A. to meet in Heppner this Saturday. A fall meeting of the Eas tern Oregon Library Associa tion is planned for this Satur day. Oct. 1. in Heppner. The morning session will begin at the Heppner Public Library at 8:30 a m. with registration. Heppner Public Librarian Bethel Heinrichs and Heppner High School Librarian Marion Abrams are hosting the event. During the morning, a dis cussion will be held on "What's Going On In E.O L A Libraries?" and a report will be given on the nomination committee and election of officers. The afternoon session will be held at the Heppner High School Library. A highlight of this part of the meeting will be a discussion bv John Webb. administrator of technical services for the Oregon State Library. At a regular meeting of the lone City Council on October 4, a citizens' committee will give Heppner Christian Women's Oub to meet Oct. 4 for salad buffet The Heppner Christian Women's Club will meet Tuesday. Oct. 4. 6:45 p.m., at the Degree of Honor Hall in Heppner for a salad buffet. Theme for the month will be "Oktoberfest." A silent auction will be held for a special feature, with officers to bring many craft items, said a club spokesper son. Lovena Contras of Echo is to provide special music, and speaker for the evening will be Mrs Clifford Taylor of Hood River. Cost for the salad buffet will be $3.75 per person Reservations may be made bv contacting Faye Green. 989 8194 by Monday. Oct. 3. at 12 noon. a recommendation concerning garbage collection service to the council. The meeting will begin at 8 p m. at city hall. The service is presently being provided by the city, but the service is not cost effective and must be subsidized, ex plained Dianna Starr, city recorder. The possibility of contracting a Hermiston com pany to provide the service is being considered rauriu II004HM4J Bl COUNTY EQUIPMENT, INC k I ! IN 111 H Ml 44 770 Call: Joe Alford fiT-TT-1 24 Hours Message Phone: 676-9669 BMCC to sponsor criminal justice class in Heppner A survey of Criminal Justice will be offered fall term in the Heppner area by head of the criminal justice department at Blue Mountain Community College. Greg Pierce. The course will be offered Thurs day evenings beginning Sept. 29 Class will meet in the Morrow County sheriff's office in Heppner from 6:30 to 9:30 p m Cost of the course is $45 for the three credit class. Topics to be covered in class include: police power, legisla tive law making, theory of crime, correction systems and a general overview of the criminal justice system. Persons interebled in taking the class should contact Nancy Brownfield. BMCC south Morrow County area coordinator, at 676-5039. 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