Scouts Get Awards
At Honor Dinner
By LaVELLE PARTLOW
(Held over from last week)
IRRIGON Bojr Scout Troop
No. 667 Court of Honor was held
at the A. C. Houghton Cafetor
ium last Tuesday evening, pre
ceded by a potluck dinner. Re
ceiving admission as Tender
foot Scouts were Dennis Lamb
and Jody Tatone. Jim McGinnis
was advanced to 1st class Scout
Merit badges were awraded
the following: Bob McRae, Tom
VanHorn, Jim McGinnis, Tom
Olin and Duane Lamb. Bob Mc
Rae was awarded an instructor's
badge, and Harold Stitzel and
Richard Ryan received recruiting
chips. Perfect attendance pins
were awarded to David Franke,
Jim McGinnis, and Tom Van
Horn. Tom VanHorn received an
official boy scout knife for sell
ing the most tickets for the
Scout Circus.
A special candlelight cere
mony was held honoring Tom
VanHorn, who advanced to Life
Scout Participating in the cere
mony were Grant Harmon of
Hermiston, who was Tommy s
Cubmaster when VanHorns lived
in Hermiston, and Joe Flink,
who has been active in Scout
work in Hermiston for several
years. During the ceremony Tom
presented a miniature Life
badge to his mother and pinned
it for her. Mrs. VanHorn then
presented Tom with his Life
badge.
Mrs. McCoy Gets State Office
Mrs. Dean Acock and Mrs.
Warren McCoy were in Corvallis
last week, where they attended
a Ladies Home Extension State
convention. During the conven
tion, Mrs. Warren McCoy was
nominated and elected as State
Representative for District 7,
Umatilla, Morrow, Grant and
Gilliam counties. The conven
tion, which consisted of class
sessions, luncheons and a ban
quet, was held on the Oregon
State University campus. One of
the highlights was the Internat
ional Banquet held Wednesday
night, when foreign students at
tending the University, attired
themselves in their native dress,
and told of their homelands.
While there, Mrs. Acock and Mrs.
McCoy visited with Mrs. M. E.
Hadwick and Mrs. Dave Kaul,
June Goodwin, former, Irri
gon residents. The ladies return
ed to Irrigon Thursday evening.
A total of 971 ladies from all
over the state attended the con
vention. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Stewart
of La Grande visited at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
Stewart over the week-end.
- Mrs. Earl Isom was in charge
of the Mother's Day program
presented at the Assembly of
God church Sunday morning. A
Mother's Day song was sung by
the beginners, recitations given
by the Primaries, and a skit,
"Songs Our Mothers Loved" was
presented by the Jr. Choir, with
Ricky Snyder narrating, and
Frances McDonald dramatizing
the different scenes. Each
mother present received a cor
sage, and plants were awarded
to Mrs. Pete Sharp, Mrs. Bill
Schmeder and Mrs. Lillie B.
Warner. The Junior choir pre
sented a program for the Golden
Age club in Hermiston Tuesday,
May 19.
Mothers were honored at the
Baptist church Sunday morning,
and plants for oldest mothers
went to Mrs. Frank Smawley
and Mrs. John Paxson. Mrs.
Wayne Eppenbach received the
plant for the youngest mother.
A special musical quartet, com
posed of Susan McCoy, flute;
Janice Eppenbach and Georgene
Hash, clarinets, and Larry Mar
low at the piano.
Mr. and Mrs. John Swearingen
and Geraldine drove to Boise
over the week-end to visit their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Garry Pittock and
Patty.
Rev. Walter Warner of Port
land drove to Irrigon Monday to
visit his mother, Mrs. Lillie B.
Warner and other relatives. He
returned to his home Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stewart
arrived in Irrigon Monday to
visit their son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Stew
art, Sharon and Tommy, and
Mrs. Stewart's mother, Mrs.
Ruth McCoy, and other relatives.
Boys from the 7th and 8th
grade of A. C. Houghton school
will participate in an invitation
al track meet at Arlington Fri
day, May 15, at 1:30 p.m.
Cub Scouts Den 1 will meet
at Mrs. Bill Lesley's home Tues
day, May 19, from 4:15 to 5:15.
Cub Scouts Den No. 2 will meet
the same day at Mrs. Don Adams
from 3:15 to 4:30.
Menus at A. C. Houghton
school for the week of May 18 to
22 are as follows: Monday Bar
becued pork, potatoes, grape
fruit, green salad, pudding;
Tuesday Fried chicken, mashed
potatoes, buttered carrots, cheese
cake; Wednesday Beef stew, hot
rolls, fruit, cake; Thursday Po
tato salad, lunch meat, green
beans, pineapple pudding; Fri
day Tuna and noodle casserole,
cottage cheese and peach salad;
cherry crunch.
Riverside Sets Graduation
The Senior class of Riverside
High school toured Blue Moun
tain College and Eastern Oregon
College Monday. Baccalaureate
for Riverside High school will be
held at the Riverside High
school gymnasium Sunday even
ing, May 17, at s:ui) p.m. com
mencement will be at the gym
nasium Friday evening, May 22.
The annual A. C. Houghton
PTA Community Picnic will be
held at the school grounds Sun
day afternoon, May 24. The pot
luck dinner will begin at 1:00
p.m., and will be followed by
games, races and a baseball
game.
The A. C. Houghton Track
The Highlander
By MICHAEL D. BENGE
Ban Me Thuot Viet Nam
Driving down a path worn
through the jungle of the High
lands of Viet Nam, we come up
on a Montagnard village. It looks
much like our old forts in the
Indian days for there are high
pointed stakes set in the ground
but the. similarity ends there.
Surrounding these poles are two
other fences of sharpened bam
boo stays. Between each of these
fences there are sharpened bam
boo spikes driven into the ground
facing outward.
The gate is shut tight but we
call out to the guard "Suih Asei
meli, Kao jung nao ama kao."
("Hello, how are you? I want
to go to the house of my father").
The guard answers and smiles,
then begins to open the gates to
let us in, for he knows us, as we
have been here many times be
fore. As we enter he shakes our
hand and save in rohirn "QuiVi
Asei Meli."
The village is about 30 long
houses, built on nilintrs ma Ho nt
wood, the house of woven bam-
doo and the roof of straw. We
walk to one of the long houses
Which hOUSe 3ft tn dfl nonnlo onH
climb the stairs hewn from a
large log. There are two sets
of stairs, one for the men and
another for the women, which
have the symbol of productivity
carved in them. There is a plat
form before entering th
which serves as a working area
for the women pounding and
gleaning rice, for weaving of
cloth or baskets or at night time,
meet Will be held at iho cohnnl
grounds Thursday, May 14, at
w:uu a.m.
Mrs. Bill Littrell drove to
Walla Walla Monday to visit
her grandsons. Stuvo rVirfa.
topher and Jimmy Littrell.
ana Mrs. jonn caliif are
parents of a baby boy, Ronald
Lee. born Mav 3. Rnnnlrt T.m
weighed 4 lbs., 15y2 oz., and has
one older brother. Maternal
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Lou Gustin of Umatilla and pa
ternal crandparents nr Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Zehner. Califf, who
is stationed at the Naval Supply
Base and Winter Harbor, Maine,
was on dutv when hio wifo
called to be taken to the hos
pital, and Mrs. Califf was the
first patient to utilize the new
amDuiance tnat had arrived at
the base that afternnnn. and
Califf the first serviceman to
drive it.
Mr. and Mrs. flpnp Andrews
Kenneth and Anita of Portland
spent Thursday through Sunday
visiting witn Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Zehner, Melody and Da
vid. Other week-end guests at
the Zehner rpsirienrp wprp Mr
and Mrs. Sidney Zehner, Rudy
ana Laura ot Portland. Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Edwards, Debbie
Patti and Garv of Ppndlpton
were dinner guests of the Zehn-
ers bunday afternoon.
a place to keep the chickens
from the various nocturnal
prowlers. As we enter we are
greeted by the various male
members of the household who
are seated or lying prostrate on
mats, for the front portion of
the house is reserved for them.
One sees giant narrow beds
hewn from logs which serve for
sleeping. The head of the house
hold greets us and then his wife
and the other women of the
household. The rear of the long
house is sectioned into cooking
quarters and a few small rooms
to be used by the married
couples.
We are asked to be seated on
woven straw mats covering a
portion of the split bamboo floor
through which you can see the
pigs, chickens and buffalo or
cows wandering beneath the
house. The house is like a long
dark hallway, dimly lighted by
the sunshine filtering through
the cracks in the bamboo thatch
walls. We are given pillows to
prop ourselves on and you gaze
at the roof and see the tightly
bound rice straw and elephant
grass roof which surprisingly
keeps the house cool in the day
time but retains the heat to keep
it warm at night, even though
the wind may whistle through
the walls and floor.
As you gaze around the dark
ened house you see several of
the young men bringing buckets
of water carried on poles from
the nearby stream, tying large
jars of fermented rice to upright
bamboo fasented to a beam in
the ceiling and to a hole in a
board on which sets the wine
jug. These jars of wine hold from
5 to 15 gallons of liquid, they
are shaped like a flower vase
and are of glazed clay ceramics.
Leaves are stuffed in the jar
on top of the rice to keep it from
floating to the top and then
water is poured to the brim of
the jar and then a bamboo straw
is thrust to the bottom. In this
way the water is drawn through
the fermented rice and as each
cup full is drawn off another
is poured in to keep tne luice
jug full. As one can imagine the
more wine that is drank from the
jar the weaker the solution be
comes. One sees several of these
jars in a row.
All at once a thumping begins
on a brass gong laying on the
legs of two men, one beating
it with a heavy rawhide drum
stick and the other regulating
the tones. It begins in a steady
pulsating beat taking you back
a thousand years to any of the
Malayan, Polynesian tribes. The
same rhythm then a higher gong
breaks in with an alternating
beat and then the other different
tones from various sized brass
gongs weaving in and out break
ing on different tones and beats,
One soon finds himself almost
hypnotized until it is broken by
the shattering thunder of a huge
U..1 L1J. J Jit- l 1 1
uuuaiu niue arum wun oeiis
tied across the top which In
creases the din and then slowly
fades away into the once again
haunting rhythm of the gongs.
You notice a man dressed in a
bright jacket with red binding
and brass buttons, a turban tied
around his head. He draws water
from the largest wine jug and
sprinkles a little wine on all the
gongs, drum, a knife and a
chicken he is carrying. Now he
becomes closer to you and
beckons you to another straw
mat, separate from the others,
and has you face the wall, for
today you had been asked to
come to the village for adoption
into the family and a sacrifice
given for you. The rhythm stops
and the holy man of the house
hold holds a chicken over your
head, sprinkles you with the
wine, waves the chicken iwir
and forth and begins a low chant
some oi wnicn you can under
stand: Buon Kram November 2, 1963.
This man is to be made part
of H-Jon and Y-Bham.
We offer a sacrifice for Mr.
Benge.
Mr. Benge is our son. We love
you very much.
You also love us like your par
ents. Eternally loving.
The offered name is Y-Ben
HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, May 21, 1964
wished to Mr. Benge. Good Healthcalled to the jug to refresh and
Eternally.
We present our love to you so
that we offer to you a jug of
wine, a hen and these bracelets
on your wrist and wish Y-Ben
good health
Don't be sad now and always
remember your parents in the
village.
Then he beckons you to rise
and you then sit before the huge
jug of wine and a brass bracelet
is put on your wrist while you
grasp the bamboo straw in three
fingers of your right hand, the
same which has the bracelet.
The holy man, never releasing
the bracelet, repeats the cere
mony along with all the names
of everyone in the family. Then
your father places a bracelet up
on your wrist followed by your
mother and all of the female
members of the family. Now you
are to drink three cans of wine
from the straw, then your father,
your mother, the women of the
immediate family and then the
other members according to
their position or age.
Then all of the wine jars are
started, each person called ac
cording to their turn. Again the
pulsating rhythm of the gongs
begin and the drinking is taken
serious note. Each musician is
Intermission is taken also. At
first it startles you to see the
mothers, a pipe in her mouth
or the ever present beetle nut of
the far east, drink from the straw
and then turn to prod the small
unweaned baby on her back to
take a sip. The young and old
in turn drink the wine but it
seems as though it takes a little
more age to develop the taste
for the wine. A small boy wan
ders by puffing a cloud of smoke
from the mothers or fathers pipe.
You go to another part of the
house to eat and see many
dishes set before you, if you try
counting maybe 13 or 14' for this
is a festive occassion. Unless
they wander upon a forest an
imal the ceremonies are the only
time that meat is killed and
eaten. Four or five of the older
or more important members of
the family are seated around
the bowls of rice, vegetables,
salad, dried meats, fish, egg
plant fruits or some jungle
plants.
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Notice Of Budget Hearing
The budget for Boardman Cemetery Maintenance District for the fiscal year 1964-1965,
beginning July 1, 1964, as detailed and summarized In the accompanying schedules, was prepared
on an accounting basis consistent with that used in prior years. Major changes, if any, and their
effects on this budget are set forth in an accompanying statement A meeting of the Boardman
Cemetery Maintenance District will be held June 13, 1964, at 7:30 p.m., at Boardman City Hall
for the purpose of holding a public hearing on this budget. Any person may appear to discuss
the budget, or any part of it.
ZEARL J. GILLESPIE,
Chairman of Governing Body
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 1964
General
Tax Levy Computation Fund
Total Budget Requirements $3,660
Less Budget Resources, Except Taxes to Be Levied 2,125
Taxes Necessary to Balance Budget 1,535
Add Taxes Estimated Not to Be Received During Ensuing Year 250
TOTAL TAXES TO BE LEVIED $1,785
Analysis of Taxes to Be Levied
Within 6 Limitation . . $1785
TOTAL TAXES TO BE LEVIED "$1,785
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FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 1963
General
Tax Levy Computation Fund
Total Budget Requirements $3,800
Less Budget Resources, Except Taxes to Be Levied 2,000
Taxes Necessary to Balance Budget 1,800
TOTAL TAXES TO BE LEVIED $1,800
Analysis of Taxes to Be Levied
Within 6 Limitation $1,800
TOTAL, TAXES TO BE LEVIED $1,800
Petty Cash
Balance, July 1
Current Ensuing
Year Year
(Actual) (Estimated)
15 1.80
Approved by Budget Committee May 8, 1964.
ARTHUR A. ALLEN
Chairman of Budget Committee
GENERAL FUND RESOURCES
FOR FISCAL YEAR 1964-1965, BEGINNING JULY I, 1964
HISTORICAL DATA
ACTUAL Budget For
Second First Budget Ensuing Year
Preceding Preceding Current Approved
Year Year Year
$ $ $2,000.00 'Available Cash on Hand (Cash Basis) $2,000
1,800.00 1,800.00 1,800.00 Previously Levied Taxes Estimated
To Be Received During Ensuing Year 100
Other Resources
Sale of Lot 25
Total Resources, Except Taxes to Be Levied $2,125
Taxes Necessary to Balance Budget 1,535
$1,800.00 $1,800.00 $3,800.00 Total Resources $3,660
'Includes Unappropriated Balance budgeted last year.
GENERAL FUND REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY
Treasurer Department
FOR FISCAL YEAR 1964-1965, BEGINNING JULY 1, 1965
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HISTORICAL DATA
ACTUAL
Second First Budget
Preceding Preceding Current
Year Year Year
$ 800.00 $ 800.00
$ 800.00
$ 175.48
50.58
189.80
24.50
$ 440.36
$ 28.10
921.46
$2,189.92
20.63
$ 820.63
$ 272.11
49.57
174.10
61.21
77.89
$ 634.88
54.14"
$1,509.65
$ 800.00
40.00
$ 840.00
$ 400.00
100.00
300.00
70.00
$ 870.00
$ 250.00
90.00
1,100.00
$1,440.00
$ 50.00
600.00
$3,800.00
Budget For
Ensuing Year
Approved
Personal Services
Caretaker $ 800
Secretary 100
Other Labor 170
Total Personal Services $1,070
Materials and Services:
Maintenance and Repairs $ 400
Miscellaneous and Office 150
Audit and Legal Fees 300
Employer Tax 90
Travel and Miscellaneous 100
Advertising 50
Total Materials and Services $1,090
Delinquent Taxes
Cash Working Fund
Moving Cemetery
Capital Outlay:
Equipment 900
Contingency 600
Total Requirements $3,660
GENERAL RESERVE FUND SUMMARY
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1964-1965, BEGINNING JULY 1. 1964
HISTORICAL DATA
ACTUAL
Second
Preceding
Year
1,800.00
First
Preceding
Year
1,800.00
Budget
Current
Year
$2,000.00
1,800.00
$3,800.00
Budget For
Ensuing Year
Approved
Resources:
Available Cash on Hand (Cash Basis) $2,000
Previously Levied Taxes Estimated
To Be Received During Ensuing Year 100
Transferred To Other Funds
Sale of Lots 25
Total Resources, Except Taxes to Be Levied $2,125
Taxes Necessary to Balance Budget 1,535
Total Resources $3,660
Total Requirements $3,660