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A nZftntM CAirm Peterson In South Oscar Prtrrson. who I due to return tht M from hU tour through South America with mem Nni of I hi Oregon Wheat League, haa written trom Ecua dor, ivru and Chile to tell friends of hi experiences. The first letter, written Janu ary 21 from Quito. Kcudaor, told of travels In lolombia. "We had a drive Into the country i-'unday forenoon and saw some of the beautiful coun try near Bogota." he wrote. "Ev erything Is so green and pretty and looks prosperou. Saw the many lush pasture with herds of dairy cattle, mostly llolsteia .Some promising looking barley fields and corn field. Seems land is too expensive for the growing of wheat but wheat is grown. "This is a rich valley and land hells for from 500 to GOO dollars per acre. Farms are well Im proved and said to be privately owned We visited Salt Mine hill and even visited the Cathed ral three miles within the hill. "Bogota is in one of upper valleys about 8300 feet eleva tion and has a pretty uniform climate, averaging around 57 degrees the vear around. Rain fall from 130 to 140 inches per year! Bogota is a most modern metropolis. Said to be the Ath ens of South America. In a tour of the city we are fascinated by the many beautiful homes and stately public buildings. Excellent climate and produc tive soil of the valley suitable for cash crops has given the support for the growth of this citv of 1.800.000 people. A great textile industry is located here, some steel mills. Bavarian brew ery and many others. Much un employment, however, and mostly a two-class system, the well-to-do and the poor. "Simon Bolivar is Btwn.ru . as the George Washington of Colombia. He is somewhat of a patron saint though his career was short-lived. Spanish Spoken "The Spanish language is spoken almost exclusively in all the Independent Republics. Po litical forces in Colombia have been developing and modified over the years into what are now the Liberal and Conserva tive parties. A system has been worked out that is quite unique, four years of Liberal and four years of Conservatives and a senate and a house divided 50 50 the same way. Just now there seems to be a great deal of dis content with the party in pow er, the Liberals. The commu nist party has had a lot of pow er lately and its membership is increasing every day. "We visited the Tihaitata Ag ricultural Research Sta t i o n, pome 20 miles outside Bogota. This is the main agricultural experiment station. It is fi nanced by the Colombian gov ernment and the Rockefeller Foundation of the United States. We were impressed by the work done here; 1200 acres and al most dwarfs some of our own experiment farms. "We are now in Quito, Ecua dor .right at the equator. At six o'clock the sun is down here and by six again it is up. A very good climate also but a little higher than Bogota. Much sur prised to see snow-capped peaks as we drive out of the city. Mt Cotopaxi, the highest active volcano in the world, "can be seen and is snow-capped." Quito Clean City From Lima, Peru, Peterson wrote on January 26: "We liked Quito very much It seemed like such a clean city and surrounded by high pic turesque mountains. We took a 130-mile drive passing through beautiful valleys, rolling meaa- ows and majestic mountains to Sequsili and the Indian market there, passing at the foot of Mt Cotopaxi. The Andes Mountains really are picturesque. "At the Indian market no end of products of the soil being bartered and sold. Just a bee hive of activity nad mostly In dians. "An Interesting stoD was made at a Hacienda, one of the so-called farm units in this area. A hacienda can be from a few hundred acres up to many thousands. Many times family units are handed down irom generation to generation with the owner living in town and 'an engineer in charge. Natives do the work. Each native or worker has a small acreage, of ten only one acre, his own, liv ing in a cottage often with a thatched roof. Principal crops grown are potatoes, beans, corn, etc. Wheat is badly susceptible to rust and land is more valu able for other crops. "Peru seems a bit different from other countries visited so far. Almost down to sea level here at Lima. It is an almost arid region with rainfall less than one inch here. Still there is a population of almost 2 mil- COLE ELECTBIC Motor Rewinding (INDUSTRIAL - COMMERCIAL I FARM AND HOME TTMES. Thursday. rbftarr Id. IK Writes of Travels American Countries 7 I . f OSCAR E. PETERSON Tours South America lion. Support comes from farms at higher elevations, fishing and some Industry. Most American firms are located here in con nection with the fishing indus try. The anchovy fishing Is fertilizer economy. Production last vear from this Industry was practically 250.000 tons and 25 of all the income. Pern Load of Cold "Peru is the classic land of gold and silver. At the present time mining ranks next to ag riculture in importance. Petro leum Is one of the most Import ant mineral products and Is ex ported in - crude and refined forms. "Our group paid a visit to Carl Allam. director for the tflroat Plains U'lioit in Lima. II succeeds jack smltn wno opened the office here a few years ago. Purpose is to bolster sales ol wheat in South America as our own Oregon Wheat Growers League has been doing In Ja pan and the Far East. Jack is well remembered here and high ly spoken of. Allam tells us there is a sort of common mar ket trade relations between all South American countries. In dustries from the United States are reoresented here General Motors. Ford, and others. People in the country seem satisiiea and growth development slow. Population is 70 Indian and any changes that come about are forced. "This is the land of the Inc- as. The dry sands of Peru's coastal desert was the burial grounds of the Incas. It is us ually true that the dead don't tell tales but had It not been for the custom of the Incas of burying their dead in mummy bundles In the dry sands oi this coastal desert, we would know far less about South Americans. Civilizati o n s are traced back as far as 2000 years. In the weaving of tapestries and in the use of bronze, cop per, silver and gold they were as skillful as any workers of the old world. Pottery making was one of the skills of the Inca craftsmen. Their clay pottery was both durable and usefuL Incas' Wealth Fabulous The wealth of the Incas In gold and silver was fabulous, and the conquest of their em pire became the turning am bition of the Spaniards who dis covered it in the 15208 shortly after Columbus discovered America. Francisco Pizza it o with less than 400 men conquered the fabulous Inca empire in 1533. "The city of Cuzco at an ele vation of 11,000 feet, some 600 miles south and east of Lima was the Inca capital and sac red city." From Santiago, Chile, Peter son wrote: "Came here by jet plane two days ago from Lima. Santiago is a beautiful city, modern and surrounded by snow-ca pped mountains. Chile is not a large country, but they say 2600 miles 1 I A i The 10th of the Month is The Business-Professional Man's PAY-DAY Always par Tour bills by the 10th of the month. Remember, the way You pay today. Is the way you are building your credit record for the next RED BOOK Credit Bureau of Umatilla County SLOW AND PAST DUE ACCOUNTS ARE COLLECTED BT THE ADJUSTMENT DEPARTMENT. PAT TOUH SLOW ACCOUNTS NOW AND AVOID HAVING THE ACCOUNT TURNED IN FOH COLLECTION long, all the wav from Peru to the Straits of Magellan. an4 from the Andes Ml, to the sea. averaging lust a little more than 100 miles wide. Has been a republic aim l!t0 when len eral O'lllcglna declared Chile independent from Spain. "There U an undercurrent of restlessness here. There I i poverty class, mostly the Indl ans and a few other under privileged. Minor uprising con stantlv and the military ever readv to retain order or take over. It seems that communism thrives on this, the lower un derprlvileged classes. Santiago SS"V Spanish "Santiago, the capital, has a different atmosphere than moM South American countries. Less latin. 65 perhaps of Spanish descent. 3X white I English, Irish. German), 5 pure inui an. ihtie M a repuimc wun a president and national congress. There is a common acceptance of democracy and beliefs, as with many Latin American countries, in a close association with the United States. The economy of the little country depends mostly on the copper and nitrate trades. While the nitrate trade with all nations was the principal source of In come until World War I. this has now dwindled to smaller significance. Now agricultural products, copper and some in dustry are the principal sources of Income. Fully 90 of the Chilean population, some 9 mil lion, lives In the central rertlie agricultural region. "Earthquakes and tidal waves have been numerous in this coastal region. Otherwise, the wonderful soil the tremendous mineral resources and Ideal cli mate makes Chile, small as it is, a nation of great potential. 'As is natural on any or these planned tours, none is acquaint ed to begin with, but before many days, become as one great family. There are 17 or us on this tour or South Amer ica. After about 10 days we are getting somewhat acquainted and feel that we are mends among friends." Japan Projects Boost U. S. Wheat Increased activities in the realm of foreign market devel opment by Western Wheat As sociates, the right arm of the Oregon Wheat Growers League in Japan, has resulted in num erous new projects to promote Pacific Northwest white wheat and U. S. wheat in that area. New projects are Chinese noo dle promotion, macaroni-spa ghetti promotion, research and education on diets, bringing a Japanese cereal chemist to the U. S. for training, and the de velopment of a new test mill at the Japanese Institute of Bak ing. Last fall a Japanese govern ment wheat mission visited the U. S. and now have returned home with a deeper understand- ing of an interest in U. S. wheat A very successful sandwich pro motion is in effect to promote this item in their diet The pro motion of pancakes in retail stores has been very successful as well as ready-mix cake flours being available to the house wives. These activities and many more, promoted by the league, have been very influential in the record cash wheat sales to Japan. For the first time the Japanese are now importing hard red spring and Durum wheats. Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Stubble- field of Walla Walla visited the past week-end with her grand parents. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Mc- Daniel, at their home in Hard- man. Council Discusses Parle y MAST LEE MARLOW BOARDMAN The city council voted last week to investigate the formation ol a Pr ani rec rA!liinal district In the Hoard man area. This U necessary for a full watrrfn'nt park ami ree-ri-alinnal development tV the U. S. Con t! Engineer. In other action the decision was made for a blanket r grav el to be put In front of the new rltv hall. The Urban Renewal Agency voted to sell residential lots to Mel Allen. Carroll Donovan. IVwev West, Joe Tatone. Ilaiel Miller and Vetla Mathewson. This make a total of 43 resi dential lots sold to date. There are still more available. George Fleshman. assistant district manager of the Social Security Administration office In La Grande, will be at the Greenfield Grange hall Febru arv 19 at 5:.TO to sign up any persons age 65 and above who are still eligible for Medicare, and have not previously signed. Following a potlurk supper at the hall Fleshman will speak at 7:30 p m. on the subject of Med icare. The public is invited to attend. Four tables of pinochle were In olav Friday night at the par ty at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Allen. Co-hostess was Mrs. Guy Ferguson. Present from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Roseoe Links of Madras. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Thorpe of Hermlston and their daughter. Mrs. Eddie Boothman of Grand Forks. B. C. High prizes were won by Mitch Boone and Mrs. Booth man, low went to Mr. and Mrs. Links, and Boone and Mrs. Boothman also won the pinoch le prizes. The next party will be Febru ary 18, place to be announced later. Mr. and Mrs Darold LaChance and daughter Tammy, who have been spending the past several weeks In Coos Bay where La Chance is employed, spent the week-end here at the home of A Heppner hi aunt. Mt. Glen Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. Date Russell and children lanny, Meve and la lene of The pallet were week end tlsltors at the home of Ku s-U'e parents, Mr. and Mr. Seth Hurll, and also at the home of Mrs. huarlt a brother In-law and sister, Mr. ami Mr Carroll iKmovan, and her brother and tlster In law, Mr, and Mr. IVw ev Wet. Mr. and Mr, mil Cell of The Dalle upent the week end here visiting Mr. Get!' parent. Mr. and Mr. Harold Rash, and Gets mother. Mr Carol tlet. Mr. and Mr. IVlhert llotuton and children Leo. Arlen. Don ald and Sharon Kae of La Grande were week-end visitor at the home of Mr. Iloutston'a parents, Mr. and Mr. Leo Potts. Mr. Chet Ethrlilge of Spo. kane. Wash., visited last week at the home of Mr. and Mr. Leonard lledord. The Bedords took her to Condon to visit her son. Kerry Daniels. Mr. and Mrs. Walton Young of Enterprise weie Saturday vis itors at the home of Mr. and Mr. Dewey West. Sunday guests were Mr. West's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Beeka of Ar lington. Mr. and Mr. Erie Madsen and daughter visited relatives In The Dalle during the week end. Mr. and Mrs. James Atkins and daughter Joanne of The Dalles were Sunday lsitor at the home of Mr. and Mr. Car roll Donovan. College students home for the week end Included Sharon Don ovan and Dennis Gronqulst from EOC. La Grande, and IVwena West. Pat Miller. Jim and Steve Partlow, Blue Mountain College, Pendleton. Cafeteria menus for Riverside High school and Boardman Grade school for the week of February 14-18 are as follows: Monday hamburgers. let t u c e. pickles, green beans, vegetable sticks and pudding; Tuesday- turkey and noodles, rrench bread, mixed vegetable and cobbler; Wednesday ehlllburg ers, vegetable salad, cake and fruit; Thursday roast beef, po- r.lOOERN Business Operation Demands QUALITY ft JLinj LI ULivl HOW IS YOUR STOCK OF . . . LETTERHEADS Cr MATCHING ENVELOPES INVOICES STATEMENTS 1 WINDOW ENVELOPES RULED FORMS BUSINESS GARDS PROGRAMS ANNOUNCEMENTS . . . Whatever Your Printing Needs May Be See Us Guaranteed Satisfaction Prompt Service The Gazette-Times Dealer For Moore Africa Calling A tErOftT FROM THI HEA1 IAIT If KIT ANDERSON V?.v " "" iWritlng ftom Ibadan. Mgetlal Mv New Year dldn I suit t-o well School started un January 7 here, but I didn't ilt-t hai k till the 13th. 1 sure cnj)d the hull iIjvb wlt.i inv folks and IU k lie wa glad to see u. too. My Han connection didn't wotk out very well so that's why I was late. From Niamey I went to Abid jan, capital of Ivory Coast. Thai wa the Wh, Then I got t Abidjan for : hour U-fore my l!lghl f I ago took off. Al though I didn't have a visa f Ivory Coast the custom offic ial allowed me to go into the city. Abidjan I Ine center I French speaking west Atrica and U aulte modern I arrived In Lagos Saturday night and be cause i'f trouble In Western Region everyone wa traveling by plane so I couldn't get reser vations. I finally went by car en the 1.1th. Well, 1 suioe you've heard tatoe and gravy, tomatoea, roll and fruit: Friday tnacar- onl and cheese, beet, vegetable sticks and rookies. Bread, but ter and milk are served with all meals. The Busy Bakers 4 II cooking club met last Thursday at the home of their leader. Mr. Ar nold Hoffman. Diane Rash and Karen Phillips made muffin, and Winifred Kths and Cindy Duncan prepared potato soup. The next meeting will be Feb ruary 10 at which time Cindy and Glenda Moore will make biscuits, and Helen Cook and Winifred will prepare a tossed green salad. Mr. Frank Marlow spent the week-end in Walla Walla. Wash, visiting her aunts, Mr Ernest Zcrba anad Mrs. A. C Knudson. Phone 676 - Business Forms I all the pew about Nigeria. Were tlgh in the middle of It here, but so far we have been very lurky. The trouble It very utniued with the new military government, although an at-t-nipt wa made on Gen. Ironsl'a lite. There shouldnt be any trouble for a while. We're in.t even allowed off the m. h.Mii rimimi It the I'nlvrrslty rampus eacrpt for special thing. Rljjlit now is an ci-piin I in playing trombone In "Die Flederiuaus." Ie Urn up ll'l I am, for two night and we at ill hiv ihwa tmtro iw-if iirinsnce. All travel la banned for Amer icans here, but w I'laved to a full house last night. The oper etta U quite a big production. I'm afrarl.t to klV tiKl much about the crlsl here now, but 1 11 write another letter a oin a iMissible. I heard from paviti and Doug. I got a postcard from Athens ami they were Just leav ing for Rome so I guess they are in Italy now. Have thre been any coup In the U. S. lately? JIM'S MEAT CO. CUSTOM tLAUGHTERIKa ttanfUkL Ortosi a Old rasMooad I Hickory ftmekea Wadaaadar. Curing Slouch terlaa Moatloya, friday Cutting and Wrapping Locker M and lk Will pick up twe beef at mora tree of chesv Phoaa 441 5J Jl Talon Day w NlaM 9228 mm I Pendleton 27-77611
