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Thursday, January 25, 1973 Th« Nyssa Gat« City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon Pag« Six OREGON TODAY First National Bank Deposits Over $2 Billion HANDICAPPED HOLD MEET By Don Willner Mrs. Saroltl Nagy, class room consultant, Oregon Divi Every poll of Oregon legis Most people recognixe that sion Mental Health,Community lators shows that they consi taxes have to be paid. A rework Mental Retardation Services, der tax reform to be the number ing of our state tax structure is ' from Salem, was guest speaker one issue before the ses long overdue, but unless the at the January meeting of the sion. For years differing plans people believe that this new Mc Treasure Valley Association for have been proposed to reduce Call proposal has basic fair Handicapped andRetardedChil- property taxes by transferring ness, it will have no more suc dren, Inc., which met recently much of the cost of local schools cess than all of the tax pro in Ontario. She began her talk to some other form of taxation. grams that have gone before, on "Behavior Mangement at Governor McCall is now pla ganeenng*' in discussion of r Home” by defining behavior as cing all of his very considerable state taxation. Such plans have ' action to the world around us prestige on the line in support typically been called "tax re and each of us responds dif of his own specific proposal. lief,” which is true in the sense ferently. Mrs. Nagy completed He calls for taking most of the that they provide property tax her presentation with a ques cost of schools away from the relief by increasing other taxes. tion and answer session. local property tax by a plan Such plans have also been cal President Mrs. Jess Baker, which includes the following: led "tax reform," which is also Ontario, presided during the 1. A state-wide property tax true in the sense that the spon ' brief business meeting con with a one-percent limitation; sors of the proposal believe that ducted prior to the program. 2. A three-percent business it will result in a fairer shar At this time, treasurer, Mrs tax on profits with small bu- ing of tax burdens. Rudolf Broderson, Payette, re siness exemption; It is a mistake for citizens ported that a number of con 3. An increase in state per to believe that the McCall pro tributions had been made to the sonal income taxes; posal or any of the variations Association. Among the con 4. A limitation on the fe- that may develop during the tributors were the hinds from a deral tax deduction; session of the Legislature will candy machine at Bye Lanes 5. The elimination of the develop "new sources of re Bowling in Ontario, TORCH so inventory tax; venue.” The only way that can ciety, M. Wood, 6th grade of 6. Giving local districts con be done is by looking at pro Aiken School in lieu of their tinuing responsibility for ca perty or income that is not now- own class Christmas party, Ira pital outlay, transportation and taxed at all. Ten billion dol Ure, Nyssa; Tanaka Clinic, On program improvement. lars a year of Oregon property tario; and the Payette Pilgrim This would allow the state to is not on the property tax rolls. Lutheran Church sewing girls. provide $900 per student to each Probably the biggest inequality An amount of $527 from these of the school districts in the of treatment is the fact that contributions have been desig state, plus some additional fun owners of real property or land nated for the Mary Kay students ding for small isolated schools. pay taxes on its value each year, to participate in the Special Such a program of equalizing while owners of personal pro Olympics swimming and bowl school costs may not only be perty such as stocks and bonds ing events scheduled for Feb a desireable goal, it may be do not. Twenty-one Oregon mil ruary 16 in Boise. Bill Kaga- required by recent court cases lionaires last year paid no Ore yama, Ontario, was asked to in other states which say that gon income tax at all, due in report on the joint venture with students should not be deprived large part to the utilization of Civitan, who have formed a of a good education because they the federal income tax deduc six-man committee to work and live in a poor district. tion on the Oregon income tax aid in the development of a shel There is far too much “slo- return. tered workshop in this area. At this meeting, the officers elected at the December meet ing assumed their official duties. The officers for 1973 are: President - Mrs. Jess Baker; Vice-president - Mrs. High school senior and future versify, from anthropology to Russell Platz, both of Ontario; community college transfer general arts and letters and Recording Secretary, Mrs. students are invited to the Uni speech. George Saito, Nyssa. Corres The late afternoon may be ponding Secretary, Mrs. Dale versity of Oregon Saturday, Fe bruary 10, for a full day of spent in touring the campus, Campbell, Treasurer - Mrs. previewing the campus. Vi visiting the Museum of Art, the Rudolf Broderson, both of Pa sitors will learn about academic University Library, or inspect yette. The Board of Directors offerings, and be briefed on such ing the various types of hous are Mrs. Dale Whittle, Payette, things as campus housing, op ing available. 3 years; Mrs. Joann Osburn, Students who plan to attend W eiser, 2 years, and George Ti portunities for financial aid, the numerous activities of student the U of 0 Preview should re ger, Ontario, 1 year. government, and the many op gister as soon as possible so portunities for special interests. that their particular interest The morning, starting at9;30 may be accomodated. Parents are invited to accom 9. a.m. will be devoted to Special Interest Meetings. Each ses pany students to the University sion will be 30 minutes long, for the day. Special sessions so that visitors will have the have been planned for them. opportunity to attend more than Parents, as well as students, one session. These include must register for the U of O “An ounce of prevention music, drama, publications, Preview. Registration forms, includ costs what a pound of cure sports (both varsity and club), and the broad range of activi ing forms for parents, have been cost a decade ago.”—Lee R. ties of the Outdoor Program, sent to individual students and Call, Star Valley (Wyo.) In in bulk mailing to high schools dependent. etc. Academic Interest Sessions and community colleges, ad "Few people are fast will be held in the afternoon vises Vernon L. Barkhurst, di from 1:15 to 3:30 p.m. Visi rector of admissions. Delay enough to keep up with their tors may attend two of these in the mail service may cause good intentions."—Herman sessions which include all of late delivery of the forms, he Gross, Tri-County (Mo.) News. the academic areas of the Uni- said. U of 0 Invites High School Students For Preview Firsl National Bank of Ore gon reported increases In de posits, loans and earnings for the year 1972, according to Ralph J. Voss, chairman. Highlight of the report was a year-end total deposit figure in excess of $2 billion, a his toric first for any Oregon bank ing institutiin. Income before securities tr.iiis.H !ti«M W«8 $14,548,811, a quarter inilli Hi increase over the 1971 record high of $14,- 344,524. This ainountedto$2.74 per share compared to $2.70 last year, Voss said. “Earn- l ings for 1972 were restrained substantial nonrecurring by costs associated with the oc cupancy of th«- bank's new head quarters, coupled with the lag in tenants moving into leased space. Other contributing fac tors were the softened demand for commercial loans, andnar- ' row rate spreads between in terest on earning assets and in terest paid on deposits and bor rowed funds," Voss explained. Total deposits at year-end were at a historic high of $2.- 146,603,233 compared witli$l.- 915,348,069 on December 31, 1971, an increase of $231.255,- 164 or 12 per cent. Demand deposits accelerated Ul the se cond quarter and continued M * throughout the year. The re sult« were attributed to the con tinued improvement of the Ore gon economy, particularly in the forest products industry. Total loans at year-end were $1,290,9*8,591, up$ 150,108,836 or 13 per cent from the $1,- 140,879,755 reported on the last day of business last year. Com mercial loan demand was mo dest in the first half of (lie year but increased somewhat in the second half with the gro wing confidence in economic conditions. However, commer cial loan volume was less than anticipated, partly due to the substantial cash flow experien ced by many corporate bor rowers. For the second successive year, real estate proved to be the strongest area of lending. A good housUig market coupled with an aggressive attitude en abled First National to retain its position as Oregon's lead ing private real estate lender, Voss declared. The Nyssa braneli reported deposit« of $12,092,158 and loans of $5.865,059 as of De cember 31. Comparable totals for the branch a year ago were $9,906,363 in deposits and $6,- 961,985 in loans. Oregon Fourth Graders To Meet Johnny Horizon PROPOSING TOAST TOFAVORITE DRINK --milk--are new 1973 Oregon Dairy Princess Janice Waibel, right, of Hillsboro; and Mal heur County Dairy Princess Terrilyn Cham berlain, of Nyssa. Miss Waibel, a brown-eyed brownette, was selected over 12 other en trants from county and regional districts throughout the state. Coronation ceremonies, held Monday in Portland, highlighted four- day meeting of state dairy leaders. FIGURINES OF NORMAN W ish I’ d S aid T hat & ua The charm and spirit of illustrations by famous artist Norman Rockwell have been captured for the first time in delightful porcelain figurines by Gorham. Certain to please collectors, they recreate his illustrations from the Four Seasons series. Shown above ia one of the four figurines by Gorham called "Spring-Adventurers Between Adventures " Children in all 4.200 fourth grade classrooms in Oregon and Washington will meet Johnny Horizon in March, as he invites them to help clean up America for its 200th birthday. In cooperation with the State Departments cf Public Instruc tion in Oregon and Washington, the Bureau of Land Manage ment will distribute a Johnny Horizon classroom kit to each fourth grade class. Johnny Horizon is a symbolic outdoorsman who is not only concerned with the environ ment, but who works to keep it livable. The Johnny Horizon 76 pro gram of the Department of the Interior offers the concerned citizen a unique challenge with its message, "Let's Clean up America for our 200th Birth- day--then Keep it Clean1”. Every person can personally take part in the campaign to prevent litter, minimize pollu tion, use natural resources wi sely, and practice resource re- covery. Acting as an indivi dual <>r as a member of a group, anyone can participate by vo lunteering to lielp Johnny Hori zon tackle the immense y<»k» of cleaning up America Supported by an Act of Con gress, Johnny Horizon '76 is an expansion of a program laun ched in 1968 by the Bureau of Land Managvm -nt Undei the banner. This Land is Your Land--Keep it Clean!" mil lions of helping liands vulun leered to participate in trash cleanups on the public lands, parks, and recreation areas. Thousands of children were ex posed to environmental educa tion in the classroom for the first time, and the public was encouraged Io prevent litter. Johnny Horizon ‘76 is a na tion-wide, action-oriented en vironmental awareness pro gram which gives full recogni tion to the emerging environ mental ethic based on more thoughtful use of natural re sources. "The world is full of willing people, ximr willing to work, the rest willing to let them ' (Robert Frost) How much does it cost to care for an empty hospital bed? It costs about $50,000 per bed to build a hospital in Oregon. But that’s just the beginning. Many people and a vast amount of expensive equipment must be available day and night in case someone needs the bed. So main taining or caring for a bed, whether it’s empty or occupied, costs $29.000 a year. That’s why it’s important that there aren't too many beds—or too few beds—in any community. Too many beds raise the cost of health care unnecessarily. Too few beds can be disastrous. To prevent either possibility, voluntary Health Planning Associations in Oregon guide the planning for adequate health facilities, services, and man power throughout the state. In addition, they help coordi nate emergenev services. They look into health problems caused by the environment. They help eliminate duplication of expensive facilities and equipment. They look to see if hospitals, mental health care services, public health clinics, and treatment centers arc adequate. They plan for health care just as people in the com munity plan for s< bools—highways — urban development. I hese organizations are sei up throughout the state. There is one State Comprehensive I iealth Planning Authority. Anti there are 14 local Comprehensive I Iealth Planning Asscxiations which ate dependent upon lot al financing in order to obtain matching federal funds. Although the Comprehensive I Iealth Planning Assxx iations are staffed by professionals, con sumers now have a voice in health planning in Oregon. In fact, 51 iiercent of the members of the boards must lx- non-professionals. These people, along with pro fessionals. meet to review health care needs in Oregon. I low xlxx-s Blue Cross of Oregon fit into this? We feel that Comprehensive I lealtfi Planning is the most effective way to assure quality care and contain rising healtn care cxzsts. So our staff members serve on Comprelwnsive H<*alth Plan ning boards and committees. And we help these organizations financially. We know that this investment will ¡>ay off for all the people we serve. After all, we xan’t honestly sav we care for [x*ople unless we do everything we can to help them. If you'd like to learn morx* about planning for health care in Oregon, just contact your Ixx-al Comprehensive Health Planning Assxx iation or write to Blue Cross of Oregon for information. 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