HEPPNER GAZETTE -TIMES, Thurtdor. Norwnbw 10. 1968
Africa Calling
A REPORT FROM THE NEAR EAST
By ESTHER ANDERSON
Vilts Shellack Mustangs, 36-0
No, we haven't forgotten you
all back there in lovely Oregon
but all summer and fall Nels
has been too Involved to write
of his work, and I haven't felt
I could do Justice to It
Last night we entertained
friends here with slide show
ings, and we were reminded
again of all the nice people we
left behind, when we used our
slide projector given us at our
farewell picnic
These folks were much im
pressed with a gift such as that
and made us realize anew not
every community is as warm
hearted as ours. We now have
one year behind us and well
started on the second which Is
going faster than before, as we
are busier.
Since last ApriL Nels has
been working almost daily with
the native villagers on improv
ing their primitive farming
methods. Many days he felt
completely discoura g e d with
their reactions, or rather lack of
interest But he kept "plugging
away as long as they didn't
run him off with spears or bows
and arrows. They have them
and use them but have refrain
ed so far. With the help of a
Peace Corps worker and a nat
ive who has had some educa
tion, he managed to plant sev
eral demonstration plots in var
ious villages, using improved
millet seed, tilling the soil first j
with a small machine pulled
by donkey or horse, and using
fertilizer to help the poor soil
along.
Trust la 'Allah'
Their methods are to scratch
the dirt a bit with a hoe, drop
the seed and scrape a little
more soil over the seed with
their bate foot and trust, the
rest to "Allah." '
In Julv wetook our vacation
and flew off to Europe where'
we had '. a lovely three weeks
touring 'as many countries as
we could squeeze, in and en
joying each one, all such a
change from hot, dry, barren
Niger.. We breathed deeply of
the cool fresh air and feasted
our eyes on the green, green
hills, valleys and forests, the
mountains and lovely villages,
countrysides that were gay with
ilowers everywhere from up
stairs windows " to barnyard
doors. It truly . refreshed our
souls.
To tell you all about the trip
would take many pages and
create a printing problem - in
your busy schedule. We Just
wish everyone could take a trip
through Europe and see the Old
World, as it is beautiful and
enchanting but fast becoming
modern with freeways and cit
ies rebuilding with Jail .sky
scrapers rearing up all over the
landscapes, looking grotesque
ly out of place among the old
architecture and rather spoiling
the scenic ."beauty." We especial
ly enjoyed driving through nar
row cobblestone streets of the
villages, seeing the way of life
closely and feeling we were
really in Europe.
Cities Bustle
The cities are as. hustling and
bustling as America's and very
crowded.. In comparison, the vil
lages , -and countryside homes
were calm and people quietly
going 'about their work, whole
families in the fields.
We tried to see as manv his
torical places as possible so
took bus tours through cities as
well as boat trios on the' can
als and additional bus trips out
through the country'. These were
conducted tours with English
speaking guides and were most
enlightening.
We enjoyed so much, our thre
days visit at 'Augsberg, Germa
ny, with Tommy Martin of Mor
row county,- son -of Juanfta-and
Roy Martin. As well as seeing
many of the attractions in that
area, we spent hours Just visit-ine-so
good to see "home
folks." . .'
Our;stays in Amsterdam, Cop
enhagen and Stockholm were
equally interesting and enjoy
able. It's really hard to say
which would be our favorite
place in Europe. We'd like to go
again to all of them. We flew
hack rb Niamey, early a.m. of
August 15, and. it - had rained,
so was cooler and not quite the
shock we expected after the
cool rainy weather of Europe.
We had worn sweaters and
coats there for the first time in
a year.
Natives Bring Gifts
Everyone was glad to see us
back. Even the Africans came
hv to ' greet us and ask how
"vacance" was. Nels found his
villagers most pleased with
their millet crops and seeing
the results of his "sweat of the
fcrow and back," they showed
their gratitude by welcoming
him back with gifts of goats,
straw hats, chickens and eggs
"rotten" but their hearts were
in their offers. Now they be
lieved in the "American's" way.
Had their doubts until they
(ou'.d pctually see how much
more the crops grew. Insects
were moving in, and he spent
the next few weeks traveling
from village to village hand
riuvting the fields to combat the
invasion.
The natives had been using
their slow but effective, in a
vay. method of running through
th- fiel-'s with burning torches.
Now the harvest is done, they
l ave the extra grain to help
thm out, at no cost to them,
and they've learned a little'
: b"ut . better farming, we hope.
Nels was then immediately
plunged into a project which
had suffered serious setbacks
due to the rainv season and oth
er things. This is an agricultur
al school which was due to op
en October 1 for African stu
dents to live in and learn ad
vanced farm techniques. Build
ings have had to be construct
ed, fences built, wells dug, and
all with limited supplies and
unsKinea lanorers. so ne nas
been spending 12 hours dally,
except Sundays, at this farm H
hr. drive from Niamey. It is
"shaping up" but still slightly
behind schedule. They are hope
ful it can be opened Nov 1 so
thv ran hpcin nlantines then.
The winter months are good for
omvvinn manv thlnes. where
there is a source of water.
Nels Learns. Too
f?rtii(.hlv this is a wsum of
our last few months. Had Nels
the time he could write you
more in aeiau wun an in? in
tie daily Incidents, both funny
and frustrating. As he says.
Tve learned a lot, too.
f?irlr is vprv husv with school.
this vr attpndins an Ameri
can mission school from 8:00
a.m. to 12:00 and again from
3:00 to 5:00 p.m. He also has
French lessons mere so is siui
learning that. No school on Sat
urday's for him this year, so he
irate tn on tn thA farm then and
can ride horseback and enjoy
the outdoor life.
I seem to keep busy each day,
too. It takes more time to do
even the simple tasks here as
the pace is slower everywhere.
We have much social life, being
involved wun me emoassy ai
fairs and of course have to take
our turn entertaining, too. Peo
ple come and go here constant
ly as they finish their tours of
duty, so we say "goodbye", and
hello" to someone every month.
We stay healthy and are
brown as Oregon filberts. We
think and speak of you all of
ten and always welcome our
monthly pack of. Gazette-Times.
Morrow county is still "home."
Best wishes. We appreciate the
letters we get
- Br MAC HOSKINS
It was the old David and Go-
jliath story all over again. Ex
Icept for one detail. Goliath won.
j That was the storv last Sat
' urday as Vale blasted the visit
i ing ileppner Mustangs by a 3t-
0 score which decided the l.real
rr Oregon League football
championship and gave Vale
the 7-A-2 state playoff berth.
The mighty Vikings had the
brute force and talent big,
tricky running backs comple
mented by a stone-wall line,
while lloppner, although fight
ing valiantly throughout the
game, just couldn't put the right
combination together.
Leading from start to finish,
Vale's powerhouse eleven spurt
ed to a 14 0 first quarter edge
and expanded the margin to 24
0 at halflime. And even though
Heppner seemlnglv toughened
up and started playing better
ball in the second half, it was
too late.
Vale had many prominent
heroes, but their most prominent
one was little Rick Johnson,
who pitched the pigskin for
three touchdowns and ran for
another one.
Viking lightning struck early
In the game. After stopping
Heppner"s first offensive effort
cold. Vale marched 81 yards for
its first touchdown. The payoff
came on a 35-yard aerial strike
from the Vik's Johnson to Mike
Eddy. Steve Bates booted the
successful point after touch
down. Later In the period Vale pen
etrated paydirt once again. This
time Johnson loped 6 yards
around right end to the end
zone. Once again Bates provid
ed the encore with his conver
sion kick.
The hometown gridders then
kicked off. Once more Heppner
was unable to launch a suc
cessful drive. But on fourth
down, League All-Star Jim Do
hertv faked a kick and charg
ed to the Mustang 32 for a first
down. Then, on the final play
of the first quarter, Jazzy Jim
skittered up the middle for what
looked to be a sure TD. But Do
herty, having been shaken up
on a previous play, was hauled
down from behind on the Vale
20.
. Heppner started its first and
only real scoring bid of the
game at the start of the second
stanza. Doherty and the Mus
tang's quarterback, Dave Hall,
combined to move the ball to
the Vale 2-yard line. But then
Lady Luck handed Heppner an
unfortunate twist in the form of
a poor lateral and subsequent
loss back to the 17. A pass from
Doherty to husky Mike Alsup al
most put Heppner back In the
game, but Alsup was hauled
down on the five.
Vale took over on downs and
marched 95 yards for its third
score. Johnson clinched things
wi(h an overhead bomb to Den
nis Doman. The 27 yard pitch
was followed by Bates' final
conversion kick.
After another futile Heppner
offensive attempt, the hast team
took over on Its own 45. Anoth
er pile driving march was cap
ped by Bates' 3-yard field goal
as th ehalf drew to a close.
A seemingly more inspired
eleven met the Viking freight
train in the third period. Vale
scored omv on Rick Johnson's
43 yard flip to'. Gary .Johnson,
but things never were quite as
easy for the Malheur , maulors
again.
The two grid teams played
tradc-'em throughout the rest of
the quarter, with Vale's line Just
as Until h to crack as ever, but
with Heppner' beefing up a
goxl deal.
Starting to go to the nlr more,
the Horsemen looked like they
might score going Into the fin
al quarter. However, the Vlk's
didn't share the same opinion
and piled it on for another Rcor
Ing drive near the end of the
game. Gary Johnson, a thorn In
Heppner's side all dav, topped
It off with his 15 yard end
sweep. Bates' PAT kick was un
successful. Mustang mentor Kd Hlemstra.
In analyzing the loss, comment
ed that it was no disgrace to
lose to a bundle of talent like
Vale.
KINZUA NEWS
Bt VIRGINIA KELSO
(Held over from last week)
KINZUA Mr. and Mrs. How
ard Rice and familv spent the1
week-end at Beaverton where i
they visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Oyler. ;
Among college students home
for the week-end and the Home
coming festivities at Wheeler
High school were Becky Schroe-der,-Ker
Wham, Vic Bowman,
and Glenda Shelton. !
Mr. and Mrs. Verlin Conner
spent the week-end at North
Powder with Mr. and Mrs. For
rest Turner where they were
joined by David Lovell and all
went elk hunting.
Mr- ad Mrs. C. L. Flack were
in The Dalles Monday where
Mrs. Flack had medical atten
tion. - -
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Conlee are
the parents of a girl born Mon
day,, October 24, at the Hepp
ner hospital. She weighed 8 lb.,
1 oz.. has been named Deanna
Renee and ,ioins a brother
Gene. GrandDarents are Mr. and
Mrs. John Murray of Kinzua and
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cohlee of
Fossil.
Mrs. Stanley Benson and Mrs.
William Stephens . and. son Mi
chael spent from Thursday un
til Sunday, with Mr. and Mrs.
R. O. Stephens in vveiser, idano.
Mrs. John .Hawk and son
i Biily- and Mes. Dell Williams
were in Prineville last Monday
for business, 'Shopping, and
medical care for-Billy.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hunt of
Monument visited last Monday
with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fer
rel. Mrs. Herschel Murdock, Mrs
Frank DeMerrltt -and Mrs. Erank
Ferrel wee business visitors to
Heppner last Tuesday. 'While
there Mrs. DeMerritt had med
ical care.
Mrs. Earl Norris, Mrs. Ralph
Medlock and sons Randy and
John, and Gene Motimore were
in Bend last Tuesday on busi
ness. They also stopped in
Prineville where John had med
ical care. .
A coffee hour. was held at the
home of Mrs.. Barbara Morti-
more last Wednesday with Mrs
Jean Medlock as co-hostess to
honor Mrs. Ruth Jordan and her
new baby dau g h t e r, Trina
Dawn. Those present were Etta
terrel, Lola Ferrel, Betty Mur
dock, Mary Ellis. Marie Rhoton,
Eva DeMerritt and Carol Norris.
Unable to be present but send
ing a gift was Marie Hulett.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Medlock
and son Steven of Spray spent
last Tuesday visiting with Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Medlock.
Spending last week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. Frank DeMerritt
were Mr. and Mrs. William Mc
Donald and Randy DeMerritt of
Molalla, Joe Comer of Gresh
am, and Esther Ellenberg of
Cottage Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jorden
went to Mitchell last Thursday
to attend the funeral of Mr.
Jordan's uncle, Clarence Hovey.
Mrs. Frank Ferrel and Mrs.
Frank DeMerrit were in Condon
Thusday where Mrs. Ferrel had
medical care.
Mrs. Tom Jordan and child
ren were in Heppner Friday
where Mrs. Jordan and Leslie
kept doctor appointments.
Mr. and Mrs. Slim Rhoton
Siewert Chosen
To Head Bankers
William F. Siewert. vice pres
ident and cashier of the Bank
of Eastern Oregon. Heppner,
was elected president of the
Mid-Columbia Bankers group at
a meeting held October 13 at
The Dalles Country club.
C. W. Beckett, manager of the
V. S. National Bank of Oregon,
The Dalles, was elected vice
president, and W. D. Walker,
manager of the Sherman Coun
ty Branch. First National Bank
of Oregon, at Moro w'as chosen
secret a ry t reasu rer.
Principal speaker at the meet
ing was Harold Cantrell. area
manager of Bonneville Power
Administration, from Walla
Walla. Wash. Also speaking
was H. Sanford Saarl, president,
Oregon Bankers association, and
president, Citizens Bank, i-u-gene.
Fifty-three attended the meet
ing. Siewert returned October
23 from an 8-day trip to the
University of Colorado at Boul
der. Colo., where , he was one of
50 hankers to attend a short
course on modern bank audit
ing sponsored by the National
Association of Bank Auditors
and Controllers.
Those attending came from
as far as Puerto Rico and New
York and Siewert was the only
one from Oregon selected to
take the course.
Card Party Benefits
Veteran Hospitals
Seven tables of players cele
brated Halloween at the Legion
Auxiliary benefit card party
Monday evening, October 31. at
the Legion hall. The Auxiliary's
fund for Veteran's Hospital
t hristmns gifts benefited by ap
proximately $10.00.
First prize In pinochle went
to Dave McLeod, second to Mrs.
John Bergstrom; high In bridge
was held by Mrs Bill Collins,
second high by Elaine George,
and Mrs. Kili-y Munkers went
home with the door prize, a tie
licious cflke.
Guests were served apple pud
ding and hot butter sauce In
the hall which was decorated
with fall colors.
Mj Neighbors
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It wash and wear?
Weed Controls
Needed in County
For; Meduastiead
By EUGENE WINTERS
County Extennlon Agent
Two serious weed Infestations
are n definite threat to range
lands In Morrow county. Diffus
ed or branching knapweed
"lake over" In the rrea east and
southeast of Heppner Is well
known. Less well known are the
Infestations of Medumihead Uye
in the countv.
Medusahead offer the more
serious threat to range produc
tion, because there Is no satin
factory chemical control such as
2.4 D used to control diffused
knapweed. Medusahead Is an
Introduced winter annual grow
er of low palatlblllty. Although
introduced to this county In the
lSKO's, widespread invasion did
not occur until the 1910s,
Research has been In prog
ress at Oregon State University
In cooperation w'lth the Bureau
of Land Management since 11.
Other Investigations have been
underway In California. Wash
ington. Idaho, and perhaps oth
er western states.
Medusahead competes vigor
nuslv with cheat grass and oth
er annuals on deteriorated
range lands. Medusahead. like
cheat grass, outcompetes seed
lings of other Rixfles by lro
ducing deeper root systems dur
ing the winter and depleting
soil moisture below other spec
ies early In the season. Labora
tory and field measurements In
dicate that medusahead need
ling roots grow at faster rates
than cheatgrass roots.
With a root structure similar
to that of perennials, medusa
head. unlike cheatgrass, can
(ring moisture to the above
surface parts of the plant
through dry (op soil. It roots to
a depth of four feet although
the roots are more active In the
top feet of Mill.
On sites containing medusa
head which are Huitable for
tillage control of the weed and
replacement by H-rmanent type
seeded forage Is easily attain
able. Spring seeding of wheat
grasses following plowing In
the spring has given excellent
stands of perennial grasses on
sites where these are adapted.
On sites which are shallow,
steep, or rocky, with an inher
ently low forage potential, the
problem of medusahead replace
ment has no Immediate solu
tion. , ' 1 '
Several herbicides have been
tested and found tu Klv good
control of medusahead. Residu
al activity of most of them lim
its seeding following weed con
trol. Most of these have not
been given clearance ly the
Federal Food and Drug Admin
istration for use on riuigclamls,
With an understanding of the
characteristics of medusnhead It
Is apparent the most practical
long range preventative Pro
gram will Include controlled
grazing of perennial grasses and
seeding down where poiodblo
chcatgrus Ktandx to perennial
grasses. Vigorous healthy ier
ennlal grass stands resulting
from good grafting management
will prevent the Invador from
becoming established. Because
metlusnliead can take over
cheatgrnss stands, spring seed
ing of adapted wheat grasses
on such spring plowed sites will
help stop the Invasion.
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KAJUL t-UECIHlU
Motor Rewinding
NDUSTRIAL - COMMERCJA1
FARM AND HOMK
were in The Dalles Saturday
where Slirn had medical care.
Mr. and Mrs. Burton Nelson
and family of 'Portland spent
from Friday until Mnday vis-
lting'with Mr. and Mrs, rrank
Ferrel.
Harry Hawk and Bruce Bees-
on- of Prfnevilte spent the week
end with "Mr. and Mrs. John
Hawk.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Reed and
son Jimmy pf .Bend visited Sat
urday with Mr. and Airs. Kaipn
Medlock.
Mr. and Mrs. -Gene- Jordan and
family of -Mitchell spent the
week-end visiting with Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Jordan" and family.
Spending the week-end with
Mr. and -Mrs. Tom Schoolcraft
was ' Mr. Schoolcraft's sister,
Jewell Hendrix of Richland, Wn.
Mr. and., Mrs. Mike Mickclson
of Condon spent Saturday -visiting
with Mr. and Mrs. Lowell
Sharp.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Murdock
and family of Hpepner visited
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Her
schel Murdock.
Floyd Parks of Boise, Idaho,
visited old friends here Monday.
He and Mrs. Parks were visit
ing with Mrs. Park's sister, Mrs.
Ida McConnell in Fossil, "Mr.
Parks had worked in the Kin
zua Mercantile and had left
here about 20 years ago.
Miss Jane Sizemore went to
Hood River last Sunday to vis
it with Mr. and Mrs. Horace
Smiley. '
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