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3 Top Schools Leaving Big Marsh is Action Shocking to Remaining 6 IOWA FARM OUTLOOK (Fredericksburg News) Six schools of the Big Marsh conference, not to mention Fredericksburg as a new member, are shocked at ac tion of three other schools. Allison Bnstow. Aplington and Parkeri-burg, in affiliating with the Mid Iowa conference, effective in 1977-78. Notice was given in a letter to the six schools. Fredericks burg.

Clarksville. Dumont. Janesville. New Hartford and Plainfield. in a letter from the three superintendents dated March 8.

Asked about the factors invoked. Fredencksburg Sup erintendent Ross Edwards said. "We don't know yet It was all news to us. We won't be making a decision at this time, but will have a meeting after school is out." The Mid Iowa conference includes such schools as Beaman-Conrad. Dysart.

Wellsburg and others.m that area. Eduards said STRONG REACflON The action of the three schools, in leaung the Big Marsh prompted strong re ph to superintendents'of the three schools from Joseph Dobbins Mipcnntendcnt at Clarksville Dobbins letter said Dear Gentlemen: "In reph to your letter of 8. 1976. informing me of decision to leave the Big March Conference. I can say that the i school will be sorry to see vou take this action.

"The information in your letter came, as quite a shock to our school. I realize that il is your choice to leave the conference, but I know that Clarksville had no advance in foimation on this and I wonder if the other IJig Marsh Conference members had. If we had knovin. we-would 'ijive been grateful fp-r the-- time we might had to solicit new membeis- to places ou well i schooK i out of a con ference leaves quite a hole Especially, all in one I feel very embarassed. too.

for our new conference member. Fredericksburg. who vou gen tlemen helped invite into this conference. Really gentlemen, your decision and the way it was handled leaves a very bad taste in our mouths concerning inter scholastic rela tions with your schools IPS Switches Two Managers Showers Honor Janice Cerwinske Miss Janice Cervunske was honored with a bndal shower given by Mrs. Helen Barlow.

Mrs Virginia Hoy. Mrs Gerry and Mrs Esscll Chris tensen of Nashua, on the afternoon of Saturday. March 20. The shower wos helj the home of Mr. Mrs Harold Barlow with 27 guests attend mg.

Three games were player! by the guests. The gifts were- then opened by Miss Cerwm ske. Then a lunch was served, carrying out the bride's of light and dark blue. MISS CERWINSKE also was honored with a brida! grocery shower given by Mrs. Connie White of Rock Port.

on the evening of Friday. March 5. The chower was held at the home of Mr. Mrs. LJoyd Carroll, parents of Miss Cerwinske's fiance, "with 35 guests attending.

Miss Cerwinske Was presented with a novelty corsage and four games were" 'played by the guests. The gifts then opened by both Miss Cerwinske and Jerry Mrs. Doris Lynch. Miss Janet Winkelman and Miss Melanie Schmadeke assisted Mrs. Cer- Schmadeke assisted 'Mrs.

White in serving the lunch. Miss Cerwinske arid ''Jerry Carroll are to be married April 17. ATTEND CHURCH THIS SUNDAY StawSPAPLRflflCHIVE ARVIN OLSON HUGO FEDERHART PUBLIC SERVICE Point! IMS rmcle a number df personnel changes in var KHIS c'ties it serves, including one which moved Arvin Olson. Area manager at Charle- City since 1971. to Storm ike He will be Central Dis tnct Consumer Services Man ager there And from Storm Lake.

IPS has moved Hugo Federhart, former Area Manager there. to Area Manager at Charles City The change is now in effect An, in Olson started with IPS at Sioux City in 1967. and he attended Northern State College at Aberdeen. S.D received his BA Degree from Michigan State University at Lansing. Mi.

In C'iirl6 City, he was a rr.f-mhf.T of the Elks club, on the- of Trustees of the Church. and board (..., Develop- vCv- -t of and Chamb'." club. zrs, have vxr 1 1 IPS in VfA -S yrj.ff-r hi South "vsrx CSy, i', 1970. Ht the Lsfc Commerce. Elks club and the Lkesi4e Presbyterian churcfc.

Me and bis wife. Elaine, have two sons. SO YEAR Roy Thompson, and Ervin StieJlmyer of West Bend were recently honored for 50 years in the Prairie Valley 504 Order of the Odd Fellows Lodge of West Bend. 70th ANNIVERSARY Mr. Mrs.

L. W. Snook of Chariton recently celebrated their 70th wedding annivers- They have 10 children. 42 grandchildren and many great grandchildren. Questions and Answers on Social Security Q.

I am 70 years old and have never signed up for medical insurance under Medicare Can I sign up now? A Yes Anyone eligible for medical insurance can sign up during the general enrollment period, which runs from January 1 through March 31 of CMch veir. The coverage will be effective July 1. I still have some doctor bills i 1975 th it I have not sent in to Medicare. Is it too late for pav ment on those bills? A No It's not too late. You have until December 31.

1976, to claim payment for bills incurred between Oc tober 1. 1974. and September 30. 1975. Q.

I have $'00 in doctor bills. Can I file a Medicare claim for payment before I pay the bill? A. Yes. It is not necessary for your doctor bill to be paid before filing a claim for Medicare benefits. A claim can be filed as soon as you have an itemized bill to send in with the claim.

Q. My mother died recently and left $300 unpaid medical bills. How do I receive payment? A. The bill must be paid before a claim is filed. The itemized bill marked "Paid in Full" or accompanied by a cancelled check should be sent in with the claim for benefits.

Reimbursement is made to the parson who paid the bill. Q. I receive social security benefits now. I will be 65 in four months. Must I go to the social security office to lign up for Medicare? A.

You don't have to come the office to sign up. You be sent a Medicare card Iw months before age 65. All you do is clip out the card, sign it. and put it in your purse or billfold. The coverage is automatic if you are receiving social security at age 65.

If you do NOT want the medical coverage, you simply sign and return the card. CITE MUSIC TEACHER Helen- Kirkeberg-of Stanton was honored recently by the membor.s of the Mamrelund church for her 40 years as Director of Mamrolund choirs. Some of the members of the Choir who started under her direction are still members today. CATTLE PRICE DECLINE REFLECTS CHANGES IN SLAUGHTER MIX Changes in the cattle slaughter mix--not in the beef grading system--are primarily responsible for the current weak condition of the fed cattle market according to Iowa State University economist Gene Futrell. Futrell pointed out that much of the recent price decline for fed cattle occurred before the beef grading changes went into effect February 23.

Iowa prices for choice steers had declined from a $4-4-546 price range in late December to a range by late January. During the third week of March, prices ranged from The ISU livestock marketing specialist said that the number of fed cattle marketed during the first two months of this year has increased sharply while the number of cows and non-fed steers and heifers in the marketing mix has apparently declined. Based on information from the USDA. fed cattle marketings during February 1976 increased 15 percent over the same period in 1975 and were the largest since October 1974. While non- fed cattle made up more than 48 percent of the total slaughter last year, the volume is expected to decline to about 35 percent of the total this year FUTRELL SAID IT'S difficult to assess thc effect that changes in the beef grading regulations have had on cattle BY DON REID news release of the Iowa Prcs.

Association. The irtaternl contained herein does net necessarily conform to (tie editorial policy of this TAXES AND RELIEF The foremost issue of the current legislative session is property tax relief. That record has heen played before. but it's 'rue. The question is how to achieve equitable pro- pert) relief.

i resiling with the prob'em for three weeks, a conference committee comprised of members from the Senate and the House have (ruck a compromise. It's a lorab nation of the plans pas- earlier by the two houses. 3c-erallv speaking, the com- follows the House first year, the Senate the second. i mil take $55 million in fstce money to underwrite ftli' p' an which emphasizes property taxes this prices Grading changes may have slightly worsened the price decline which occurred as a result of more fed cattle in the marketing mix. It is difficult to know exactly how many cattle have 1 affected by the grade changes''f but it has been estimated that, at thc extreme the number of cattle falling into the choice grade would be increased by about 10 percent Futrell stressed that the new grade specifications called foi reduced marbling in som types of cattle and droppei the conformation require mcnts in all USDA qualiti grades, and that there ua no change in thc yielci standards.

The onh was to make fl $42 mi l0n mandatorv on all USD qual ck $l8 I 1 Iowa is one of a hand ul of ffo. m.imly on homes and 'ider this proposal, the Jste would pump $24 million money into the agri- i land tax credit pro- Instead of funding the jnd program at its cur' rate of 30 percent, the co would pick up 70 per- i' of the That means appropriat'on for ar land ould jumo from S18 to $12 In the second year, though. land would be assessed at 100 percent prod-activity Currently it's 50 percent on nroductivity and 50 percent on sale price. The appropriation for ag land would drop op itv graded beef instead tional Regarding comments of ccssive discounts on louer yielding cattle. Fulrell said the situation is hard to gcncr alize.

Two studies, one con ducted by the USDA and one by Kansas State Universitv indicated that if yield grade No. 2 and No. 3 cattle were combined into one hid. a realistic discount for vield grade No. 4 cattle at recent price levels would range from $3.81 to $4.20 per hundred weight.

The ISU economist said that some buvers and feeders might be man datory yield grading as a convenient for discounts on over finished cat tie. Futtrell suggested that under current supplv conditions, these cattle would have been similarly discounted un der either the old or the new grading regulations. THE CHANGE IX the com position of the marketing mi coupled with the grading ch anges has resulted in some confusion at the retail level, according to Futrell. Some retailers have not recognized that the supply of lower qual ity beef is declining and that the supply of fed beef has increased. As retailers begin to adjust their merchandising and promotional efforts to reflect the increase in lower- cost fed beef.

Futrell said beef demand should improve As a result, cattle prices may strengthen moderately. Additionally. Futrell a'dded that total slaughter should decline -lates that has a homestead i-redit. The purpose of this jrogram is to encourage lo tans to buy their own homes. years the maximum redit allowable has been 152.50.

To off-set the rise in poperty taxes, under this nmpromise plan the home- credit for the first year i the plan would be an a- equal to the levy on te first $4.500 of actual value I homesteads; the $62.50 tamestead credit would be tjTiinated. In the second year, thc credit is reinstated and a $3,250 exemption of thc actual value of homesteads is implemented. In the second farmers would receive the $3,250 exemption. For elderly lowans. one- halt of all special property assessments would be reimbursed by the state.

The elderly income level would be raised from $8.000 to $9.000 for eligibility for property tax reimbursement with 5 percent increases in reimbursement at each income Governor Robert Ray had proposed increasing the amount of state money being funneled into the state's school aid foundation program from its present level of 74 percent ot 80 percent. The compromise calls for keeping the base at 74 percent. for the first year and 77 percent the second. DEBATE LOCAL One of hassles that ttszzsz A ca 5S2VSS TM "hard- lid on expenditures QUADRUPLET LAMBS of JJts of Lynn and Victor Brennc-" GOV Rav hall' 'proposed a man of Harper are owners of hard lid of 7 Percent If thc a Suffolk ewe which recently rono sfyl expenditures of a gave birth to four lambs. Thc city or county exceeded that quadruplets were three ewes amount they have to and one ram, a very rare take their'case to an appeal THE NASHUA KVPORTIK WctfMMUy, Senate followed Ray's' hard line approach House plan set up a guideline and if a governmental body exceeded that it to hold a second tfuWic hearing.

Thc compromise plan impose a 9 percent hard limit on the aggregate amount of property tax askings of poli tical subdivisions of 500" or more people. Funds excluded from the limit on the aggre- gate property tax askings are the mental health fund, area colleges, court fund, liability insurance and public hospitals. If a budget exceeds 9 percent, a petition requiring from 10 to 100 signatures is needed to force the political subdivision to go to the state board of appeals in order to substantiate reasons for exceeding the limitation. That's for the first year, or fiscal year 1976-77. In the second year, fiscal year 1977-78.

a 7-to-9 percent increase guideline is established on the same aggregate property tax askings. A second public hearing may be called for by petition' if the budget increases from 7 to 9 percent. Again, if the budget increases more than 9 percent, petitioners may force the political subdivision to go the state board of appeals. And. finally, the plan calls for the creation of a task force to examine Iowa's pro perty tax picture in some detail.

The task force would be made up of two members from each congressional district, one from each political party, to be appointed by thc governor. In addition, the ways and means chairmen and ranking members of both houses of the Legislature would bo members. The task force on local government spending would be under a directive to report back to the Legislature by Jan. 1, 1977. A conference committee re port cannot be amended by either house.

It's all or nothing The four Republican members on the conference committee did not sign the report, giving some credence to reports that the plan may encounter some stiff opposition in the Senate where Democrats have only a paper thin margin. Conversely, it's argued that Republicans would not dare voto against this plan be cause it might jeopardize any property tax relief plan this session It all makes for a lively campaign issue. Vehicle to Registrations Charles Massee. Datsun truck; McParland Hereford Farm, Tara jnotorhome; James Longhorn, Chevrolet; Frank Kout. Chrysler: 'C Farm Service, Chevrolet truck; Betty Ingalls.

Chevrolet; Cynthia Chevrolet; WiJliara Behrens'i ''CMC truck; Edwin Eubank. Datsun truck; Helmuth Bartels. Ford truck; Dennis Cook, Pontiac; Robert Weber, Mercury: Rosemary Gebel. -Milton Krumm. Haspany, Due.

motorcycle. Darrcll Weigand. Suzuki motorcycle; Lyle Drewelow, Honda me; Dewey Floerchinger, Chevrolet: Tita motorhome; IJaurence Zwanziger. GMC truck; Vincent Burgart. OldsrnpMle; Gary Goodner.

Toyota Farm Service, Chevrolet truck: Roger Schares. motorhome; Russell Hutzel). Chevrolet truck; 'Daniel Daack, Plymouth; Joan Smith. Sours, Chevrolet" truck; Troyha, Pontiac; Leo Siglin. Chevrolet;" John Schwickerath, CHdsmobite.

Of March Storms The Busy Belles dub met on Wednesday. March 17. at the home of Onnalle Stith for a potluck luncheon. Roll call was answered by 14 members telling of a March storm they remembered. Cora Wagner and Marion Reints won the courtesy gifts.

After our business meeting we spent the afternoon playing aggravation. Cur next meeting will be at the home of Marion Litterer. Want Ads Get Results! ATTEND CHURCH THIS SUNDAY Red Cross Drug NASHUA, IOWA HONOR BOOKKEEPER The Farmers Co operative Co. of Remsen recently honored Adela Huevve for 50 years of service as bookkeeper of the company. She was presented with a plaque and a cash gift.

Whole Hog Pork Feed and Dance at the Nashua, Iowa 1 Friday, March 26 Serving supper 5:30 p.m. to 9. Dancing from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Music by the Sharp Combo Open to the Public Come one; come all Admission: $2.00 per Person.

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