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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON , iUNPAT, MAT 11, 1981 J County Youths Win Trips to 4-H Congress in November Jackson Kuest, Stewart To Gel Expenses Paid To National Event ' Wlnnen of expense - paid trlpi to the National 4 H Club Congress in Chicago, Nov. 26 to 30, have been awarded to two Jackson county 4-H club members. Robert Kuest, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kuest, Central Joint, and Steve Stewart, son . -of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Ste . "wart, Ashland, will go to Chi cago with 20 other Oregon -n ers. ' The announcement of win ners was made last week at Oregon State university. Kuest, an eight year 4-H club member, will graduate as ; valedictorian from Crater iHigh school this spring. His trip was awarded for his 4-H tractor project. Eldred Char " ley is his tractor club leader, , Other 4-H projects include . junior leadership, electricity nd poultry. He has also been active in Empire Builders serving as an officer this year., Among his I school activities are student council, ' honor , society and '. president of the science club. Kuest will enroll in physics at ( josu next fan. ' For Swine Project Stewart's trip was awarded '-for his swine project. Lee '. Merriman was his club leader. ..Other 4-H projects he has -taken include beef, forestry, ".tractor, outdoor cookery and .junior leadership. Stewart, a T nine-year club member, is a 'senior at Ashland High School. .' Three other Jackson county 4-H'ers were named as trip "alternates. They are Ron An derson and Georgia Hubbard of Antelope and Terry Gail of Gold Hill. -' Judges examined 167 rec ords from 34 counties before they decided the 22 winners, according to Lois Redmond, state 4-H extension agent. Personal development con tributions made to home, community, school and church and 4-H project ac complishments were the basis for the selection. Judges also looked tzi: examples of citi zenship and leadership in the 4-H'ers list of accomplish . ment. ' . , ' Three Local Coeds To Receive Degrees V Portland - Among the 174 seniors who will participate in commencement exercises June 4 in Griswold stadium 'Will be three Medford coeds. Denise Brunlng, 3207 Old -Military rd., will be graduated with a bachelor of science de gree in elementary education. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bruning. . Receiving a bachelor of arts .degree in history will be Mel Va Gebhard, daughter of Mr. 'end Mrs. A. E. Gebhard. ' Carol Hussong, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hussong, will receive a bachelor of sci ence degree in music. Andrew W. Cordier will speak at the afternoon event. Cordier will draw from his 15 'years of experience as exec utive assistant to the Secre tary General of the United Nations for his address, "Cri sis in the World Community." ' Dr. E. Fay Campbell, chap lain at Maryville college in Tennessee, will give the bac calaureate sermon at 11 a.m. une 4 in First Presbyterian thurch. Dr. Campbell recently ended 20 years of service to the staff of the Board of Christian Education of the United Presbyterian Church. Phoenix Student Wins Second Place J"' Eugene - Rebecca McAlas ter, Phoenix High school, was second place winner in the specific field of non-fiction in the second annual "Oregon Award for Creativity" con test at the University of Ore gon. The winning entries, chos en from a field of 144 from throughout the . Northwest atates, Canada, and Alaska, -re for the specific fields of graphic arts, short story, non action, and poetry. Entries, which have been "Veceived throughout the year, were judged by members of the university faculty. For non-fiction the Judges were E. R. Bingham, associate profes sor of history; Robert D. Clark, dean of the college of liberal arts; and John L. Hul teng, associate professor of journalism. Th contest, held annually, ) sponsored by the University of Oregon through funds from the University Development Fund, t 11 M"wmiiiiiiwfcy tftyjaftMWiiwMi TO 4-H CONGRESS Steve Stewart, son gress in Chicago in November. Stewart's of Mr. and Mrs. Victory Stewart, Ashland, trip was awarded on the basis of his swine plans to go to the National 4-H Club Con- project. He is shown feeding his hogs. : TO TRAVEL Robert Kuest, son of Mr. of his 4-H club projects. Bob will travel and Mrs. Fred Kuest, Central Point, is . to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chi shown feeding his chickens which is one cago Nov. 26 to 30. County Residents Pay 81 Cents for Each Federal SI New York-Are the numer ous federal aid programs that are available for the benefit of state and local govern ments a bargain or an expen sive luxury as far as Jackson county is concerned? How much does it cost resi dents of the county in taxes for every dollar that comes back in the form of federal aid? i - ' On the basis of data gath ered from, the , Tax Founda tion, from the treasury de partment and other agencies, the cost locally is less than the grants-in-aid that are pro vided. ,-. . Of the total collected in taxes in Jackson county in the past fiscal year, approxi mately $2,690,000 went to Washington for the federal aid program. What came back in the way of grants was an esti mated $3,295,000. The figures are a break- CREEN TO SPEAK Portland-dlPJ-Portland State President Branford P. Millar has announced that Rep. Edith Green (D-Ore.) will be the principal speaker at PSC graduation ceremonies June 11. Degrees will go to 450 down- of national data on a state-by-state basis. They show tax payments of $71,600,000 going to the federal govern ment from the state of Ore gon for the various aid proj ects. : What did the taxpayers get in return for that expendi ture? A total of $87,900,000 in grants-in-aid, states the Tax Foundation. , , These consisted of slum clearance projects, aid to vet erans, hospital and health services, farm crop subsidies, sewage treatment construction and many others. In effect, every $1 in fed eral aid cost Jackson county taxpayers 81' cents,, the fig ures show. This ratio varied widely from state to state, with al lotments to some states pro portionately greater than those to others. New Jersey fared worst, having to pay $2.14 for every $1 it got back in aid. Alaska, on the other hand, paid only 16 cents per $1. Some 100 types of aid are available to , state and local governments, reports the Tax Foundation. In fact, the gov ernment has published a 34 page booklet listing them. The foreword to it states: Examinations Listed For Urban Planners An examination for the po-1 United State, siUon of urban planner has been announced by the civil service to fill jobs in various federal agencies in Washing ton, D. C, and throughout the office. Applications and further In formation are available from L. B. Nelson, examiner, U.S. civil service, Medford post "For communities with fed eral programs under way, it will serve as a checklist by which they can make certain that all available sources of assistance . . . have been con sidered." i , Among the lesser-known on the list are . college housing construction loans, loans for commercial fisheries, aerial photographs of harbors and industrial areas, agricultural educational programs and small reclamation projects. 4-H Club News Ree Creak Ranegadts The meeting of Reese Creek Renegades 4-H club May 10 was held at the Northrup home. We had a test on the parts of sheep. Dennis Phil lips gave a report on warble flies and Andy Northrup re ported on grain feeding calves. We recently practiced at Mr. Moore's home for our demonstration at the pre-fair. The next meeting will be May 24 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Phillips. Dennis Phillips, Reporter Willing Workars The April meeting of Will ing Workers 4-H club was called to order by President Julie Thompson. We plan a tour of the Rogue Valley Me morial hospital. Kurz and Pamela Squires played two songs on their clarinets and Julie Thompson and Debbie Pierce played the saxophone and clarinet. . Mary Kurz. . Reporter Gold Hill Livestock The last meeting of Gold Hill Livestock 4-H club was held at the Norman Gail home. We saw two films, "Judging Sheep" and "It Pays to Take It Easy." We judged lambs and ewes. Mrs. Gail served refreshments. Don Gail, Marie Jones and Bill Jones will go to 4-H sum mer school. The next meet ing will be at the Sam Jones home May 24. Bill Jones, : Reporter I CHRISTIAN 1 I SCIENCE J Station K-BOY Sundays 9:45 A.M. Take her to a show! and do a little shopping at Barker's besides . . . 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