11—The .Mill City Enterprise, Thurwlay, Ih*«’. 25, IBIS MEHAMA Mrs. John Teeters Mr. and Mrs. Gury Hollis and children, Shelly und Craig, of Castle Rock, Wash., came Saturday, Dec. 20, for a few days visit at the home of hu mother, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tracy. Winufred Branch and Mrs. Charles Bouche drove to Seattle for a few days visit re­ cently. Mrs. Branch stayed with her sister, Maude Price and Mrs. Bouche visited with her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. und Mrs. Walter Kerzic. The Sunday school of the Mehama Community Church held their Christmas program during the evening services at 6:00 |) in Sunday, D k 21« A very appreciative audience was pre ent Cookies, punch, and coffee were served following the program. Mr J. Clifford Walker left Monday evening, Dec. 22, for her home at San Clemente, Calif, af er a few week visit at the home of Mr. and Mr I. John Shafer Ju»t Want to Say “Merry Christmas to Youl" System Opens Doors January 2 i HQG- Gates Union Station I Report for Dec. Bill and Carol Dunn Gafes, Oregon ca «4 i 4 a 4 m J Uy HepUM* * « pul*. Ma ml * In the spirit of the season, we say, "Thanks” to all our friends and customers. Please acctpt our gincert thanks for your valued friendship and patronage. Lyons Variety Viv's Steak House Margaret and Keith Lyons, Oregon Mill City, Oregon May the true joy of Bethlehem warm the hearts of all our friends and neighbors. I Fief's True Value Hardware Gene and Judy tat II« Find the Spirit of Christmas and Spread It Through the Community. Sweet Home Ranger Dist. Longbow Organizational Camp offers a low elevation recreation experience during For the first time, some in­ the winer. There are six three- dividuals who had no taxes sided sleeping quarters with withheld from their wages eight bunks each, and a shel­ will be able to get money back tered dining area that can seat by filing a federal income tax 50 people. There is a large fire­ return, according to the IRS. place, but you must bring your The money wli be paid as an own firewood. earned income credit for Reservations are necessary workers earning up to $8,000 a and a fee of $10 per day is . ycar and maintaining a house requited 1 lease contact Sweet 1 ho|d with a dependent child. D1>t ’ !tlephon? The credit is 10% of a worker’s 367-5168, for reservations and ¡earnings — up to a maximum further information. of $400 — and decreases as in­ Two low elevation trails a come rises above $4.000. This short drive from Longbow is a provision of the Tax Re­ Camp provide excellent winter duction Act of 1975 enacted by hiking. They are Trout Creek Congress. -3405 and Rooster Rock #3399. In adation to the earned in­ Ski touring is in full swing on the district. Two favorite come credit, other features of tours are Heart Lake Roa 1 the federal income tax forms #1373 at Tombstone Pass, and for 1975 include the following: A higher standard deduc­ Lava Lake Road #1349 east of Tombstone Pass. A large I tion of 16%, to" a maximum of meadow provides an excellent $2,600. for married persons fil­ snow play area at Lost Prairie ing jointly ($1,300 for married Campground. There are no individuals filing separately), hills for sledding, but it is a and $2,300 for single persons and heads of household. good area for small children. —A $30 tax credit for each Detroit Ranger District Roads—None of the district person claimed as an exemp­ roads are open. Tourists can tion. expect district roads to be clos­ —A five percent tax credit, ed by snow during the winter with ___ _ a _ $2,000 ____ ceiling, on the months. Access to many for-1 purchase of a new principal est roads often depends on the residence built or under con­ snow melt Highway 22 is us­ struction before March 26, ually plowed and graveled but 1975, and acquired and occu- winter storms can make it pied after March 12, 1975. very hazardous CARRY TIRE Another “first” is a line on CHAINS AT ALL TIMES. Form 1040 for deduction con­ Trails—All trails are closed tributions to individual retire­ with snow ment plans, generally available Campgrounds — All camp­ to individuals who do not grounds are closed by snow. qualify for pension plans at Special Items — The district their job. Taxpayers who have is sold out of Christmas tree an Individual retirement ac­ permits. We are still issuing count or annuity must attach firewood cutting permits for Form 5329, Return for Indivi­ specific areas. Check with the dual Retirement Savings Ar­ district before you start out to rangement, to their tax re­ make sure the area is free of turn, whether or not they con­ snow The snow level on the . tribute to their retirement plan during the year. An additional change for 1975 is the increase in the tax table to cover incomes up to $15.00«». The tables make tax computations easier for tax­ payers who do not itemize de­ ductions. However, taxpayers ,nd Io 00» are still encouraged to com­ pare their itemized deduction against their allowable stand­ ard deduction to see which me- I thod results in a lower tax. Medical bills, charitable con­ tributions, and other tax de- ductons sometimes enable tax­ payers v. ho itemize to realize I I a significant reduction in taxes. Congress is considering pro­ posals to change several tax law provisions. If changes are made that affect 1975 in­ come taxes, the 1RS will pro­ vide the supplemental forms and information that taxpayers will need to meet any new re­ quirements of the tax law. Gene's Barber Shop MERRY CHRISTMAS Paul Swope and PAINTING CONTRACTOR A Happy New Year To My Friends And Customers Gafes, Oregon Gene Boggan Mehama, Oregon Tax Forms Reflect Lyons, Oregon district as of December 15 is at 1000 feet. Ski Trails — The followng district trails are being used as cross country ski routes: Pamela I «ike Trail 3439. Griz­ zly Peak Trail 3428. Elk Lake- Battle Axe Trail 3340, Twin takes Trail 3433, Maxwell Butte Trail 3391, Square Lake Trail 65. and the Pacific Crest Scenic Trail 2000 to Three Fin­ gered Jack. There are also two forest roads that are used as ski routes: Road 11C Fay Lake, and Road 1371A to Potatoe Hill. Joyce Presler — 497-2701 Arriving home on Sunday, Dec. 21, was Melody Born­ hardt. She will return to Jor­ When Oregon’s new “one- dan Valley, where she u stop” permit system opens for teaching, on January 4. Having an early Christmas business Jan. 2, citizens will gain easier access into some of on Sun., Dec. 21, with Eda the state’s most confusing pro­ Stafford was her sister, Ruby I FrichJ. They were joined by cesses, state permits. their brothers, Richard and The 58th Legislative Assem­ Oscar Nystrom. bly recognized Oregon’s need Visitors at Velma Carey’s for belter state permit infor­ on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 21, mation and passed SB 903, were Mr. ana Mrs. Eugene sponsored by Gov. Bob Carey, from Milwaukie, and Straub and Senate President Mr. and Mrs. Norman Carey, Ju on Boe. from Albany. The three part system, locat­ and Dorothy Arthurs ed in the Executive Dept’s, In- Dorothy Newberg did some ,ei governmental Relations Chnstma shopping in Salem Division (1KD>, features inlor- on Wed., Dec. 17. matlon, "one- top* permit re­ spent Dorothy Newberg view, und con oil da ted hear­ Wed., Dec. 17, through Fri., ings. Dec. 19, at the home of her information i , the key ele­ on-in-iaw and daughter, Pe.e ment of Oregon’s new permit and Pinny Peterson in Salem, sy-dem, which begins operation She was watching after Butch in January 1976. Presently no and Mary Ann while Tina had office in slate government eye surgery. maintains inlor motion on the Thought for the day: Cherish entire range of sta.e-issued now your loved ones dear, for approvals (permits, licenses, Christmas comes but once a certifications, etc.). IRD will year. fill tin gap, providing a cen­ Riddle of the week: Why is tral information service. Per­ the figure 9 like a peacock? mit information will be avail- Becau e without a tail it is aple quickly through a toll- nothing. free phone and al.->o in publi­ cations distributed at local government offices. If the number following The one-stop review process allows submission of a master your name on The En-> application form which IRD I terprise label reads, circulates to each permit issu- ; ing agency. Agencies must de­ I 1-75 it’s time to send termine within a limited time a check for renewal whether a project requires any of their permits. IRD then forwards to the applicant a ' specific application form and I pertinent regulations for each permit required. The review process is entirely optional to applicants. At the request of the appli­ cant or affected agencies IRD may consolidate information­ al hearings required by several agencies for one project. This feature of the new one-stop system is intended to save ap­ plicant: time and money. SB 903 also directs IRD to work closely with federal and local permit issuing agencies. Although these permits are not included in the one-stop re­ view process, IRD will offer information on these as well as state permits. “Fd iike people to consider us an ally. With the ‘one-stop’ permit system, we're in an excellent position to offer them some positive support within the state permit pro­ css,” Wm. H Young, IRD ad­ ministrator, said Key element of the “one- stop system is a central in­ formation service, long miss­ ing in state government. Any­ one needing information con­ cerning state permits, licen­ ses. fees or certifications can call IRD toll free at 1-800-452- $347. The second element is an op­ tional "one-stop” permit re­ view. Rather than contact state agencies independently, an ap- I 321 Washington plicant may now stop at IRD I in person or by phone. Christmas cheer in full measure to friends and patrons. Thank you for letting us seri e all of you during the past year. 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