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HEPPNER GAZETTE -TIMES, Thursday, April 30, 1964 The Highlander By MICHAEL D. EENGE Ban Me Thuot, Viet Nam (Editor's note: This is another in a series of periodic articles from Michael Benge now serv ing in Viet Nam with Internat ional Volunteer Services). Two hundred air miles north of Saigon one finds the princi pal highland city of soulh Vict Nam, Dalat. During the French colonization of Indo China, this city was the main resort area reserved strictly for the French. Discounting a small primitive minority group of Mountagnards, called "Kahoes," the residence was exclusively Kronen and a few handfuls of Vietnamese per sonal servants. No squatters or refugees were allowed in this area, which resulted in a per fect replica of a French chalet one might find in Europe. The terrain is a mixture of Northern California sheer drops, winding mountainous roads, filled with tne fragrance of pine pine trees and clear crisp air, setting to find bananas sprout ing among trees and deer feed ing In rice fields where you nor mally expect to find a meadow of grass. Weaving in and around the mountains, searching for the small airport which is located in a small valley several kilom eters below the city itself, one spots many beautiful waterfalls dotting the green Jungle. Drop ping into the airport, skimming over the mixed stand of pine and banana trees, barely missing a mountain the plane settles on the runway, rolling to a stop in front of a small but beautiful airport which would do justice to any city. Small but usually adequate, except during the hol idays, when the passengers ex ceed the capability of the air line. One may drive from Saigon but a great fear of Viet Cong patrols and mines in the road keeps the traffic to a minimum. Winding through the pine clad hills over a roadway doing ius tice to a stale park, one feels the chill of the mountain air as he gazes at the orchids hanging from the many varieties of trees dotting the mountainsides, Arriving at the edge of town is like entering a mountain re sort in Europe with the streets lined with the reds of poinsettia bushes, the pink of roses and the various other brilliant colors of the many flowers found here. Dropping down to the town one finds it centered around a beaut iful manmarle lake dolled by many vacationers, paddling the striped awning covered red and white pontoon boats. Narrow roads wind up and down hills, around various natural anil mnnmade objects, joining, sep arating at every angle and de gree until one is soon confused and lost among the tiny shops and restaurants selling European or western commodities along side the now present Eastern goods. One is amazed to find such a clean and orderly town here in the Orient, lacking the confusion, clutter and noise com mon throughout Asia. Weste rn dress is prevalent and swe'.aers and top coats a must to keep out the thill of the night air. French language is spoken, keeping in time with tiie styles 01 clonics, architecture ot the houses and the almost carefree atmosphere of the people. One is not aware that the country is at war, for the only uniforms seen are those of the military acad emy nearby. None of the sharp cries or babble of the Orient dis turbs the night air and the lights begin to twinkle around 9:00 and the only activity to be found is that of Maxiems and the Nite Club at which, whenever the doors are swung open, one rnav hear the blare of the twist, the haunting high wail of the Viet namese or the lonely, loi.gir-g French tunes promising every thing. The central market place is the most modern in Viel Nam clean, orderly, four stories high, similar to a giant supermarket, but each counter and stall is op erated and owned by individ- als. Fresh fruits and vegetables abound for the cool weather is stimulating and only here are found the Dalat strawberries. Now the town is rapidly becom ing the fruit and vegetable pro ducing center of Viet Nam for many crops flourish here, while they wither in the hot humid areas of the lowlands. Scantily clad Mountagnards of the Kahde tribe wander among the stalls finding a high price placed on Ihe goods in ixchange for the baskets and blankets which were woven in the scatter ed mountain villages. Civiliza tion is beginning to be forced upon these people and the present generation is unable to cope with the changes. In a quiet evening, lingering over a delicious meal with French bread and red wine, t ne finds a false peace in this cent ral highland city of a country unknown to the world until re cent Communist activities drew our attention to Viet Nam. Mrs. Eppenbaugh To Head Irrigon PTA By LaVELLE PARTLOW IRRIGON A large crowd turn ed out for PTA Monday evening, to hear the music of Bert Wells and Rich Gillette. Bert Wells in terspersed their music with a va riety of humor, adding to the enjoyment of the evening. They were accompanied to Irrigon by Bob Tolar, Mick Tolar's brother. Preceding the musical enter tainment, installation of the new officers was conducted by Mrs. Robert Smith, in a candlelight ceremony. As each new officer was introduced, the outgoing of ficer presented her with a car nation corsage. , The new officers are: Mrs. Kenneth Eppenbaugh, president; Mrs. Konald Black, vice presi dent; Mrs. Shirley Zielinski, sec retary, and Mrs. George Ander son, treasurer. Following installation of of ficers, the Scout Charter was pre sented to the outgoing PTA pres ident, Mrs. Warren McCoy. Scout directors who stood and repeated the Scout service pledge were: Scoutmaster Myron Riddle, Dick Ryan, Perry P u m m e 1 1, Bill Sehmeder, Vernon Stewart, J. J. McRae and Kenneth Lamb. Fol lowing the FfA meeting, in rec ognition of "Men's Night," the gentlemen served cupcakes, cof fee and punch to the audience. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Berry at tended funeral services Monday for Mr. Berry's grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Wolf, of Echo. The ser vices were held in the commun ity church in Echo. I ! T T"'il V nK v - yi ' AtV-V . . N :n , X I c'J - V : I - k 1 c- N I f ; 4 s ' - x t l . j 1HV I rL-i ri Minim i """" ; 1. FLOWER TODING LINE invitations and announcements F (hit most thrilling message of your life, only the finest ptpet, only completely correct styling, only exquisite aifts Knship will do and that' what you'll see on each and ewy page of the new Flower Wedding Line catalogue by Regency. Come in and let us help you choose Regency wedding itationery that will reflect your own impeccable taste is every flawless detail. Even if the date is soon, soon, won you can count on us! GAZETTE TIMES Budget Hearing on May 12 The Budget' Committee for the City of Irrigon met at the school Tuesday evening and completed an approver! budget tor fiscal year 1964-1965. The committee voted to include $2,000.00 in Cap uai uuuay iuna to he used in increasing the size of the Fire House Building, which could then include some Citv buildine facilities. The budget was kept wiimn me b'o limitation. No tices of the approved budget and of the budget hearing have been mailed to voters residing in the City of Irrigon. Second notices will be mailed, and the budget hearing will be held at the old Irrigon school building, in the upstairs council room, Tuesday, May 12, at 8:00 p.m. Mrs. Nina Piatt of Clarkston, Wn., spent a week visitine her son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gayman and fam ily. From here she went on to Stanfield, where she will visit other children. Mrs. Vernon Dillon was releas ed from the Good Shepherd hos pital Monday, after undergoing surgery the previous Thursday. She is convalescing at: her home. School Budget Hearing May 4 rno Morrow County School Budget election, election of Mor row County School Board mem bers, and election of an Irrigon Advisory school board member will be held at the old Irrigon school cafeteria on Monday, May 4, from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. Effective Monday, May 4, post offices will discontinue issuing mone y orders on Saturday, on a national basis. It is anticipated that closing the money order windows at the larger' offices along with other special services. will result in an annual saving of $12.7 million to the Post Of fice Department. The only change at the Irrigon office wiil he the discontinuing of money order service on Saturdays. The regular monthly 4-11 Com munity club meeting of Irrigon was held last Thursday even ing at the old school building basement. There were 52 mem bers and 6 leaders present. Jean ice McElroy gave a report on judging. Each member brought a dime for the IFYC program. Miss Esther Kirmis, county ex tension agent, was present for a special meeting on Money Man agement. The next meeting will be May 7. The A. C. Houghton Kinder garten, first and second grades entertained at the April studenl body meeting held on Tuesday. Gmsts for the entertainment, in addition to parents of the child ren, were children from the Me-Nary-Umatilla Kindergarten, ac companied by their teacher, Mrs. Milton lluwe, and several of their mothers. Mr. and Mrs. Roseoe Cook and children of Poitlaud arrived in rrigon Friday evening to visit Mrs. Cook's father, Dan Hill, and grandmother, Mrs. Sedalia Dex ter. Mrs. Dan Hill is in The Dalles earing for her daughter, Mrs. Dave Koch, and new grand daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Stewart. Sharon and Tommy spent the We Will Deliver Your Processed Meat yl J fl Ot Charge TKj3-Af Heppner. Lexington lone. WHOLESALE MEATS CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING SCHEDULE: Hoes Tuesday Cattle Wed., Thurs. Sheep Any Day Follett Meat Co. Hermlston, Oregon Ph. JO 7-6651 On Hermiston-McNary Highway week-end in La Grande visiting Stewart's folks, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stewart, and Mrs. Stew art's folks, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Reeder. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Koch of The Dalles are parents of a baby daughter, Shawn Laurene. born Tuesday, April 21. Baby Shawn weighed 6 lbs., 13 oz and has one older sister. Maternal grand parents are Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hill, and paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Koch of Hermiston. Maternal great grandmother is Mrs. Sedalia Dexter of Irrigon. Jack Higgins of Kellogg, Ida ho, left for his home Thursday aiier spenuing a week in irri gon with his sister, Mrs. W. C. Anderson. Miss Susan Paxson. who is pm. ployed at the Deaconness Hos pital in Spokane, spent the week end in Irrigon with her brother Larry, and her grandmother, Mrs. Nora Paxson. Ricky, Randy and Steve Mills of Hermiston were overnight guests of their grandmother, Mrs. Myrtle Markham, Friday even ing. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Isom and Mrs. Myrtle Markham attended the Union Pacific Old Timers Club No. 19 potluek dinner and meeting Saturday evening, hon oring the nast Dresidents of thp club. Menus at A. C. Houghton school for the week of May 4 through 8 are as follows: Mon day Beanie-weenies, buttered carrots, berry cobbler; Tuesday Barbecued pork, sweet potatoes, grapefruit, pickled beets, fluffed Jell-O; Wednesday Hamburg ers, potato chips, fresh tomatoes and lettuce, fruit; Thursday Roast beef, fluffed potatoes and gravy, pear salad, lemon cake cheese, deviled eggs, green cobbler; Friday Macaroni and Deans, truit, gingerbread with wiiippfu cream, aii meals are served with bread, butter and milk. Athletes from A. C. Houghton school will compete with other schools in a Junior Olympic track meet to be held at Arling ton Friday, May 1. The A. C. Houghton Bobcats will play baseball against Athena Saturday, May 2, on the A. C. Houghton ball diamond, game starting at 1:30 p.m. The Boy Scouts Court of Honor will be held at the A. C. Hough ton Cafetorium Tuesday evening, May 5. It will be preceded by a potluek dinner in thp pnfptnr. ium, served at 6:30 n.m. Thp public is welcome to attend the dinner and Court of Honor. Mr. and Mrs. Carl RukkpII nf The Dalles are oarontK nf a J c3 tirj tuny ElUsf tll'-"S,Q MitllMll -O Jh Say 0 ft t G 0 n 0 lump THIS IS the route of the new Pacific Northwest Bell long distance microwave radio relay which will connect the Pacific Northwest directly with Eastern and Midwestern population centers. Mountain top relay stations will be located some 30 miles apart near the points shown. Maupin will be a branching point for the Washington portion of the project. Pacific Northwest Bell and the Long Lines Department of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company Monday filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission seeking approval of a new $16 million microwave radio relay long distance route linking the Pacific Northwest with the major population centers of the United States. Microwave relay stations in Oregon will be located near Vale, Brogan, John Day, Dayville, Mitchell, Grass Valley, Antelope, Maupin, Pine Grove, Government Camp and Boring. baby daughter, Sandra Kay, born Sunday, April 19. The baby weighed 8 lbs., 3 oz., and has an older sister. Maternal grand parents are Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sanders and paternal grandpa- ents are Mr. and Mrs. Leon Bent- ey. Joe Irish of Portland, who re cently purchased acreage from xne itees Morgans, arrived in Irrigon Tuesday, and is working on construction of a honey ex traction building. Mrs. Irish join ed him here Friday morning. Mrs. Bart Gayman of Kenne- wick spent Saturday through Wednesday visiting her son and daughtcT-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gayman. Mr. and Mrs. Dolph Dillon of Lorane, Ore., arrived in Irrigon Sunday to spend a week with their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Dillon. Harry Snyder was released from the Umatilla hospital Fri day, following a week's confine ment. He convalesced at his home, and was able to return to work the following Thursday. Mrs. Rees Morgan returned to Irrigon Tuesday after spending a week in Portland caring for her cousin, Mrs. Tom Riser, who had recently undergone surgery. When you patronize Ga7PttP. Times advertisers, vou heln make a better paper. Tell them you saw it in the Gazette-Times. Hardman News By CHARLOTTE WALKER (Held over from last week) HARDMAN, RHEA CREEK Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Howell and boys and Mrs. Bill Howell cf Wall Creek visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam McDaniel last Wednesday. Guy Chapin is in Pioneer Memorial hospital recuperating from a heart seizure. He was taken to the hospital early last Wednesday morning. Mrs. Ida Lee Engelman and Frankie of lone visited Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Chapel one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Sam McDaniel stayed at the Lloyd Rice Ranch last week, doing chores while Mr. and Mrs. Rice were away on business. Mrs. Leo Robinson is spending a few days in Ashland. She left Sunday. Mrs. Mcry 3ryant, Mrs. Sue Vinson, Mrs. Cleo Robinson and Doris visited various friends in Hardman Saturday afternoon. Relatives and friends were saddened by the passing of Mrs. Ella Bleakman. She grew up here and was laid to rest at the Hardman IOOF (Odd Fellows) cemetery. Services Are Held For Louise Ritchie In California Town Memorial services for Louise Isabell Ritchie, age 80, were held at Moreland's Mortuary Chapel at Compton, Calif., on Tuesday, April 21. She died Saturday, April 18, at a rest home there. Interment was at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Compton. Mrs. Ritchie was born Decem ber 14, 1883, at Deming, N, M and was raised in Oklahoma. She came to lone in 1903 to teach school and was married to Charles M. Ritchie in Heppner on August 3, 1905. They made their home in and around the lone and Heppner area until his death November 1, 1939, in lone. She went to Portland for a few years and had made her home in Compton for about the last five years. Surviving her are two daugh ters, Mrs. Howard (Mary) Bones of Compton, and Mrs. Faye Buck- num ot Pendleton. Also nine grandchildren, eight of whom live in the Los Angeles area and one at Escondido, Calif., and 22 great-grandchildren. Week-end guests of the Frank Hamlins were Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Pulfcr of Pasco, Wn. We don't fly airplanes, We can't train elephants, We're not good cooks, We don't build airplanes, We'll probably never go to the moon, We don't raise wheat, We don't practice law, We can't set a broken leg, We can't hang wallpaper, We don't sell clothes, We're not painters, We can't fit shoes, We don't fix TV sets, We don't sell furniture, We don't know jewelry, We can't fill prescriptions, We don't savvy hardware, We don't sell groceries, We can't make lumber. BUT WE SURE CAN Ml6!?8 n i The GAZETTE-TIMES Ph. 676-9228 HEPPNER Dealer For Moore Business Forms Mailwell Envelopes PRINTING Of All KINDS
