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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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