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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
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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.
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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.