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2 HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday, June 14, 1962 Al Lamb Describes Life in Congo, Cameroun, and Central Africa Life in Cameroun and Central African Republic are described by Al Lamb, with the U. S. De partment of Commerce Trade Mission now in Africa, in three recent letters. The first was written from Buea, Cameroun, on May 21: "This is a oeautiful spot and fairly cool for this zone. The hotel we are staying at is 5,000 feet up the slopes of Mt. Camer oun the highest peak in Western Africa, about 15,000 at the top. 1 went on a private plane flight today to view the range lands be ginning about 50 miles from here and continuing for several hund red miles. To get there we flew over about 35 miles of tropical rain forest which is very dense and much like the jungle one pictures in their minds when thinking of Africa. "Thousands of head of cattle pre grazing .lure but the grass is very lush and many thousands more could Le raised if they wanted to. Everyone here speaks English and we very nice and very friendly. Tomorrow night I am one of three to speak on the radio. "This place is near the ocean and was umkr British control after World War 1 to I960 when West Cameroun voted under the; U. N. plobieilo 1o join East Cam eroun, the former French Colony. The government and the people here are very friendly to our country and particularity Presi dent Kennedy for his all-out wel come to the President of the Camerouns a few months ago. It was during that visit that our mission was promised. These people are definitely part of the lree world und make it very clear. "Well we s'..rt out lor Victoria tomorrow at 7:30 and won't tt through until late at night so I am retiring for the night right now. Regards, Al lamb." The second letter was written May 27 from Bangui, Central African Republic: "This hotel (Kock Hotel) sits beside the Congo river which seems as wide as the Columbia here. I can look out the picture window and see the Belgian Congo on the other side. It looks quiet and peaceful from a dis tance at least, and I expect to be satisfied at merely looking across while here. We go on down to Brazzaville, Congo, Thursday and have been prom ised a trip across to Leopold ville on Friday. It is around there that most of the fighting has been, but I guess its much quieter now. "All these countries I have vis ited so far Chad, Cameroun and Central African Republic are very poor. Most of the people are living under what seems like impossible conditions at extrem ely low incomes and a bare exis tence. This because they are ag ricultural countries about 90 to 95 per cent of their gross nat ional Income comes from agri culture. They grow bananas, cof fee, tea, cocoa, peanuts, palm oil and cotton. Most of these products are sold on world mar kets that are glutted and are sold for artificial prices sup ported by the government at prices so low the average farmer receives not over $20 per year gross income. "Because of these low prices there is no purchasing power and the governments do not have the funds to lift the economy up. The French are supporting the countries through direct cash aid and through buying sub sidies. This costs France about a billion dollars a year. "Where the Peace Corps has been they are very popular and all seem to want them. Probably these young people with know how to go out and show these people how to farm and market their goods through working with them are the answer and will succeed in lifting up these economies by their bootstraps. "They raise some grain here YAMAGUCHI S.P.B. SCRAMBLER 50 C. C. Motor-4 Speed 150 to 200 Miles Per Gallon of Gas LIGHTS HORN TURN SIGNAL READY TO LICENSE $295.00 Low Speed Sprocket Available For 11 ill Climbinjr He. Sure To See it! IH III HE If 238 N. Chase Heppner Ph. 676-9103 0 REWARD For Information Leading To The Arrest And Conviction Of The Person Or Persons Who Sprayed Paint On The Side Of My Building. Anyone Who Shows Such Lack Of Consideration For The Prop erty Of Others Should Be Prose cuted To The Fullest Extent Of The Law. We Call Upon The People Who Believe In Keeping A Clean And Decent Commun ity To Help Us Apprehend Those Responsible. RANDY L0TT Lott's Electric and have vast cattle ranges. The native population gets almost no meat except for wild animals they kill. The result is there are many evidences of malnutrition. It's hard for people on a deficient diet to work or to think. I believe the mission I am with is accom plishing something, at least for the long pull. We are advising them and helping where we can, and are received with open arms everywhere. America and its free enterprise system are looked up to. Our ambassadors and their staffs are very popular and cert ainly these nations are our friends. Regards, Al Lamb." A third letter was written from Brazzaville, Congo, June 1: "It seems like a long time since leaving home but the time is getting close when I will be starting back to Heppner and Morrow county. If anyone doesn't realize how lucky he is to be an American, he should take a trip away from it for a while. That would cure him. You hear everywhere, particularly here in Africa, that "You are a great people," and they look up to our government and people in a way that inspires one. "We met the President of Congo today, twice. First time for a visit and a few hours later to have our pictures taken with him. You see, because of some typical bureaucratic mixup our photographer was not allowed past the guards the first time, so we were called back at 12:30 for pictures. "We think our taxes are high in the U. S. but in the Central African Republic the average income of the farmers after taxes is about 20 dollars a year the taxes are almost $30 a year. Prices are just as high here as in the U. S. so people simply live on a very low sustenance level. Second hand clothes, most wear very little, and a little homemade beer plus wild tapur just about keeps them alive, but undernourished. About 9 per cent of the people are illiterate but education on a primary basis is increasing due largely to mas sive United Nations aid in that line. "The people of Tchad are bet ter fed but they, too, live on less than $60 per year income that is, about 90 per cent of them. What is said for the Congo is just as true about Cameroun and Gabon. The climate is very hot and moist in most of these countries during several months of each year. The rest of the year is just hot and dry. "In most of these countries the governments have contracted with Frenchmen to act as advis ors to the government officials. Usually the specialists advice is taken and there is real evidence of a sincere effort on the part of the contracted advisors and gov ernment officials to lift the eco nomies up, and they are making some headway. "We are now below the equat or and can see the Southern Cross plainly in the sky. We can see Leopoldsville plainly across the Congo river. I think I have run out of anything to write about except that most of the work here is done by women not a bad ideal Regards, Al Lamb." Girls Travel After End of College Year Miss Mary Evelyn Tucker is vacationing with a college mend, Miss Emily Bump at New port for a week. Before returning to Heppner the girls will go to Seattle tor a tour or the World s Fair. They are expected to arrive at the Archie Paclberg home Fri day evening, coming with Mr, and Mrs. Edwin Tucker of Salem. Miss Bump will spend a week here before returning to Newport. Giants Cop Title For First Half With 7-2 Record Little League baseball action continues to roll along with the second half of the season start ing this week. The Giants clinch ed the first half title with a 21-8 win over the last place Dodgers in a game played Monday. The Indians won second place with a 7-6 win over the Braves Tues day. They ended with a 6-win and 3-loss record; the Braves had a 5-win 4-loss record; and the Dodgers lost all nine games. Last Wednesday the Braves shut out the Dodgers, 6-0. Randy Stillman started on the mound for the Braves, going five in nings, and Larry Pettyjohn came in to relieve him, getting the first two men and Steve Pettyjohn came in to get the third out to end the game. The Dodgers used Jon O'Donnell and Kip Scrivner for the pitching duties. Last Thursday the Giants took a close game from the Indians, 8-5. The Indians got two runs in the second and the Giants came right back to pick up five in the bottom of the second. From then on the Giants were never behind. Roger Leonnig went the distance for the Giants, giving up five runs on three hits, 11 strikeouts, and two walks. The Indians went with Jeff Turner who allowed eight runs on three nits, 11 strikeouts, and walked five men. Friday night the same two teams met for a makeuD of the May 24 game. The Indians came up with the win on a 6-5 score. The lead changed hands several times belore the game ended. The Giants got one run in the first and the Indians came right back in the bottom of the in ning to get three runs. They held this lead until the top of the fourth when the Giants broke loose for four bie runs to lead 4-3. Then in the bottom of the fifth the Indians pushed across three runs and held the Giants in the sixth to take the win. Russel Kilkenny started on the mound for the Indians and Gary Youth Enjoying Trip Bill Sherman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wes Sherman, is in Florida this week on his trip with 41 high school students traveling by chartered bus on Student Tour USA. In a recent letter he told of visiting in Salt Lake City, going to Grand Canyon and a tour through Carlsbad Caverns, N. M. Considerable time was spent, too, in San Antonio, Texas, and New Orleans, La., before go ing on to St. Petersburg, Fla. Weather has been good, if some what on the warm side, in the south. In Texas they missed a tornado by about 24 hours. After leaving Florida, the touring stu dents will go to Williamsburg, Va., New York city and Wash ington, D. C. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bedford re turned Tuesday after a vacation at Long Beach, Wn. They were accompanied on the trip by Mr. Bedford's mother, Mrs. Beatrice Bedford of Portland. Jack enjoy ed a favorite sport of digging razor clams and brought home a good supply. Weather was ex cellent while they were there, he said. Randy Stillman. son of Mr. and Mrs. George Stillman, and Billy McLeod, son of Mr. and Mrs. David McLeod, are in Seattle this week to attend the World's Fair and take a side trip into Canada. They each won the trips as Oregonian and Journal car rier boys. Kemp and Jim Swanson came in to relieve him. Terry Prock went the distance for the Giants. Monday, the Giants had a field day at the expense of the Dod gers, getting 21 runs, including home runs by Rick Johnston and Roger Leonnig. Leonnig did the pitching for the Giants. Jon O'Donnel and John McCabe teamed up on the mound for the Dodgers. Tuesday night the Indians and Braves were vielng for the second place spot and the lead changed hand twice before the game was over. The Indians took over first with two runs in the first and three more in the third. The Braves bunched six runs together in the fourth to take the lead. Then the Indians came back in the fifth to pick up two runs on a walk and error. Jeff Turner held the pitching duties for the Indians and Kent Pratt and Larry Pettyjohn shared the mound duities for the Braves. This game concluded the first half of play and the boys go into the last nine-game second half of the season. Tournament play is scheduled for July 20 and and 21 in The Dalles. All-star team players will be selected from the 11 and 12 year-olds playing on the four teams of the league. This All-star team will meet a team In The Dalles. Games this week: June 14 Giants vs. Braves. 18 Indians vs. Giants. 19 Dodgers vs. Braves. 20 Indians vs. Braves. 21 Giants vs. Dodgers. FIRE SEASON IS AT HAND. WHEN ONE HITS, IT OFTEN Destroys A YEAR'S LABOR AND INCOME. DON'T TAKE A CHANCE WITH YOUR CROP INSURE YOUR GRAIN NOW TODAY! IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR HAIL INSURANCE GET IT NOW AT Turner, Van Marter and Bryant 183 N. Main Phone 676-9652 NOTICE OF 1962-63 BUDGET MEETING In accordance with the provisions of the "Local Budget Law" (ORS 294.305 to 294.415), notice is hereby given that the budget committee of Heppner Cemetery Maintenance District, Heppner, Oregon, in compliance with said law, prepared and adopted on June 11, 1962, the budget estimates for Heppner Cemetery Maintenance Dist, Heppner, Oregon, for the ensuing fiscal year July 1, 1962, to June 30, 1963, as set forth in the accompanying schedules I, II, III and IV. All persons arc hereby notified that on Wednesday the 27th day of June, 1962, at 7 P. M., in the District Office at 630 N. Main Street, Heppner, Oregon, said budget estimates may be dis cussed with the levying board for Heppner Cem. Maint. Dist, Heppner, Oregon, and any person subject to the proposed tax levy or tax levies will be heard in favor or against said proposed tax levy or tax levies or any part thereof. The outstanding indebtedness of Heppner Cem. Main. Dist., Oregon, at June 11, 1962, was as follows: NATURE OF OBLIGATION AMOUNT None None Signed: C. A. Ruggles, Chairman Budget Committee. Mary Van Blokland, Secretary Budget Committee. Willard Blake, Member Budget Committee. Summary Of Estimated Expenditures, Receipts and Tax Levies Fiscal Year 1962-1963 Total of Amount Necessary to Balance the Budget None All Funds Estimated Amount of 62-63 Taxes that will not be Rec'd None Total Estimated Expenditures $14,849.39 Total Levy Needed for 1962-63 None Estimated Receipts Other Than 62-63 Taxes 14,849.39 EXPENDITURES Rockhound Corner by Betty Wagner With the advent of summer, fair booth plans must be made so ;i committee was chosen at our May meeting to work out details for the big event. Terrv Blevins, field trip chairman, has scheduled a trip to Central Ore gon the first part of July. In- cidentally, a local rock show will be on at Prineville at this time and the Prineville area of fers much to appease the vor aeious appetite of rocklunnuls so this trip sounds like a "must!" Randall Peterson revealed some interesting facts about a mineral. It has a hardness of 7.5 to S; is verv brittle, therefore fractures easily; comes in all colors, but is most commonly known by the deep, rich green variety; may cost as much as $3,000 per carat; and occurs most commonly in South America. By the wav, it is the May birth stone. Have you guessed it yet? Doc and Edith Babb have rec ently returned from another winter in Arizona and vicinity and had many interesting pic tures of the Navajo Indians. some are very wealthy being owners of uranium, oil, and coal mines; others live by raising sheep and making and selling rugs. Doe had other excellent slides of the copper mine at Bis- bee, Arizona, and the colorful missions and cemeteries at Mon ument Valley and in Utah. , Actual for Actual for Actual for July 1, 1961 to June 30, 1962 Estimated far Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year - July 1, 1962, to June 30. 1963 July 1. 1958 July 1, J959 July 1, 1960 Actual for Budget to to to First for By Officer or Approved by June 30, 1959 June 30, 1960 June 30, 1961 11 Months Year Fund and Clo-.slficallou Department Budget Comm. Machine rental and or new machinery $ 1,000.00 $ 1,000.00 $1,185.43 $ 344.05 $1,265.79 $1,556.18 $1,250.00 Office expense, bids, elections, 154.72 100.57 87.96 30.30 150.00 adv. budget 150.00 150.00 None None None 222.25 100.00 Audit 225.00 225.00 521.00 512.00 511.14 125.00 500.00 Attorney, office rent, recording 350.00 350.00 1,349.20 1,069.96 241.80 96.41 150.00 Utilities 150.00 150.00 Supplies, maintenance, landscaping, 1,322.88 1,381.63 1,544.14 1,017.53 2,000.00 weed control .... 1,500.00 1,500.00 Roads and fences work now in None None 1,375.63 None 1,675.61 progress Carryover 2,124.39 2,124 39 156.55 244.84 435.61 83.42 200.00 Insurance 150.00 150 00 7,269.39 7,419.85 7,680.71 6,254.75 10,000.00 Labor 8,500.00 8 500 00 None 35.00 35.00 35.00 50.00 Miscellaneous 50.00 50'00 None None None 120.00 500.00 Fund for purchase of Old Lots 150.00 150.00 428.43 500.00 Emergency 500.00 500.00 SALARIES: Custodian $5,019.60 Secretary 600.00 Attorney .300.00 Additional summer employees $1.50 per hour. Total Expenditures $14,849.39 $14,849.39 RECEIPTS " Actual for Actual for Actual for July 1, 1961 to June 30, 1962 Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year July 1, 1958 July 1, 1959 July 1, 1960 Actual for Budget to to to First for June 30, 1959 June 30, 1960 June 30, 1961 11 Months Year $ 775.00 $1,170.00 $ 640.00 $1,010.00 365.00 700.00 275.00 910.00 260.00 100.00 150.00 390.00 1.500.00 1,275.00 450.00 1,050.00 9S0.00 930.00 840.00 800.00 2,567.50 2,320.00 2,200.00 2,057.50 132.20 78.18 341.70 165.81 TOTAL $3,500.00 Estimated for Fiscal Year July 1, 1952, to June 30. 1363 By Officer or Approved by Fund and Classification Department Budget Comm. Grave Openings Liners Space Old Cemetery Space New Cemetery to Per petual Care Fund) Annual Care Perpetual Care ('- to Perpetual Care Fund) Miscellaneous int., refunds, etc. TOTAL $3,000.00 Carry-over from roads & fences, work now in progress ...2,124.39 Estimated balance on hand after paying all current bills 9,725.00 PERPETUAL CARE FUND: Time Certificates of Deposit $$,500.00 Cash on hand for investment 1,545.00 $10,045.00 Total Items 1 to 35. inclusive $ 3,000.00 Add: Beginning available unap propriated and unexpended Cash Balance 11.S49.39 TOTAL RECEIPTS S14.S49.39 Certified Correct: Elaine S. George, Sec.-Treas.
