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- s heppner gazette -times. Thursday. Mot m. iki Margaret Marks Tells Of Crops in West Africa (Ed. Nolo: This is another In other turf-type breeding I evl- a nodes of article sent by Mar caret Marks. Ileppner High graduate. from West Cameroon, Afrira. where her father. Lea Murks, is working on a govern ment agricultural assignment Margaret expects to leave for Madrid, Spain, on June 1 and will attend Bummer school there). Agriculture Due to the Ideal crowing con ditlon which exist in Cameroon agricultural production possi billties are tremendous, with an average temperuture of 70 de grees and more than 100 Inch es of rainfall per year. Most of ram comes between April and August, but there are scattered showers throughout the year wnicn proviue enough lor tne crops. Crops grown for export In elude bananas, rubber. nlneaD pie, cocoa, palm oil, coffee, tea, pepper, and timber. These plan tations are generally operated by government cooperations witn advising Irom the English. Women Do Farm Work The majority of agriculture Is done on Individual farms. The tradition here Is that all farm ing is done by the women from the clearing of land to the har vesting of the crops. Often wom en leave their homes at day break with large baskets on their heads containing a little food and their hoe. The hoes have a handle about two feet long and are a shovel which has been bent back right at the top or the blade. So the women must bend over to do all of their work. While hoeing they take the babies off of their backs and place them in the nearest shade. The women re turn to their homes with their baskets full of "chop" around 9 or 10 before the sun becomes too hot. They may need to re turn to the bush for more food late In the afternoon, when It starts to cool off. . All farms have the staple, "cocoyams," which are harvest ed every nine months. This yam is often 12 or more inches long and eight inches in diam eter when mature. It tastes very much like a sweet potato. Other crops grown by the women arc maize (corn), beans, ground nuts (peanuts), taro, casava, and sweet potatoes. The meat supply is provided for the family by the man. How ever, it is Decoming a scarce commodity with the only game animals remaining being the monkey and an occasional cane rat and the domestic goat, chick en, and Fulani cattle. However, domestic meat Is quite expens ive. The man also provides his own palm wine to drink. Catttle of Mixed Breeds Cattle In Cameroon are of mixed breeding, but commonly just called Fulani cattle. Occas ionally Hereiora as well as dent. These cattle are lanky with big bonca, tough hides, antl little Iiesh much of the time. They appear as a water but falo type with humps similar to a brahma and long horns which protrude straight up 2-3 feet and often have a spread of 3-4 feet These cattle are so docile that they are handled completely on loot, Most of the cattle are raised In the northern grasslands a there Is less Insect Infestation. When ready for market thev are driven 3UO miles. By the time they reach the market thev us ually have little fat left and the meat Is tough! Some lose over two pounds per day on their 30 day trek. The U. S. Agency for Internat ional Development has started helping with the new programs in poultry and horticulture. In time the natives will have more meat as they get their chicken farms started. Also gardens in each back yard are being start ed, so they will have more veg etables than lust the starehi ones they now have. Oaier pre lects which they have started in many villages are fish ponds and pig farms. These will be a good form of protein. - j w III. ,,, i."'.i l ' .. .., J- - , . J , DONALD OSTENSOE, executive secretary of the Oreqon Beef CoundL standing at podium, urges citizens of Oreqon to purchase "Bee! Produced Only In The USA . Ostensoe stated at tnti recent meeting of cattlemen In Portland that 10 o all bee4 consumed presently In Oregon was foreign beef. He said this represents a loss to the Oregon cattle Industry ot over S12 mlUllon. He urged all citizens as well as retail food outlets to only buy and sell beef produced in this country. To Mr. Oitensoe's right Is Jim Brooks, chairman, Oreqon Beef Council; Governor Tom McCall; Denny Jones, president. Oregon Cattlemen's Assodation;and Walt Leth, director, Department of Agricul ture. They, too, urtjed citiiens of Oreqon to get behind this program. 'Wafer' is Theme Of Entertaining Program for PTA A variety of musical numbers. Swim Pool Accepted May 24 On Friday, May 24. the city council accepted the new Ilepp ner municipal swimming pool. Representatives of McCormack Construction Co., Including Har lan Peterson and Bob Zacklan, were present at a special coun nil 'VI n 1, with, Gilbert Groff of Clark and Airlift Postal Service Speeds Overseas Mail program theme, "water," which is so important in our area at this time, was presented by fourth and fifth grade students at the last PTA meeting of the vear, under the direction of Mrs, Ola Mae Groshens, musical In structor for the Heppner schools Opening greeting numbers of Nava o Happy Song. and "Singing Up the Corn," a Pap ago Indian prayer for rain, were sung by combined classes, with soloists Molly Pierce. Laurie Challey, Susan Wishart, Kimmle Lou Haguewood, Bonnie Davis and Cheryl Turner, taking part Accompaniment on flutephones was played by Janctte Hust and Postal patrons may now send packages up to 30 pounds for American military personnel served by Army and Fleet Post Twilla Riddle' unices overseas. Parcels can other numbers enjoyed were now ul- ouni uy mi iianpui ia "trie Canal," with accompani tion at special low rates, an- ment on classroom Instruments nounces Postmaster Jim Driscoll, and "Music of the River." "Here oi me iteppner i-osi uniee. Look in the Tulip Bed" was Residents who use this new sung bv a girls' ensemble, which airlift service will get faster de- included Teresa Hughes, Dale livery on parcels to military Arrington, Mary Ayers, Judy personnel overseas. The airlift Healy, Debbie Martin, Shannon is avauaoic on a space-available KclJv, Donna Raymond. Becky basis upon payment of the do- I'hegley, Juanita Wilson. Lori mestic parcel post surface ratelDunlap, Linda Pearson, Margie Plus a nat $l lee. Roberts ana Karen Winter, Packages weighing up to 30 A . delightful ballad, "Copper pounds, and not more than fin Kettle, was sung by Debbie Inche in rnmhinri lnnath ami Martin and Shannon Kelly. Oth girth, qualify for the new special er soloists for the evening of airnit rate. Postal patrons can get the air lift service on packages mailed musical entertainment were Carl Palmer, Steve Jones, Duane Wolfe, Howard Green and Dan ny Marshall, who combined to all military personnel at APO thpir tnlnnts to lnu "Minhapl or FPO addresses overseas, and pne' tit S Michael Row the Boat" A tribute to Woodie Guthrie song writer, who lived near Hood River while composing Roll on Columbia was given by the group, who sang several of his songs. Soloists were Di- anne Martin, Linda Pearson, Cong. Al Ullman Predicts River Diversion Defeat in Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. It is noted that the new airlift service also aDDlies to parcels mailed back to the States by servicemen from these mili tary post oiffces. Parcels on which the $1 fee is paid get jet air transportation Debbie Cox and Jane Roark' au tne way irom here to the a surprise appearance of the pun. oi tmoaritauon ,ana irom "Mamas and Papas," delighted tnere to the overseas base. Postal the audience with a musical patrons lormerly had to pay air number entitled "Cool Water. parcel post rates to get similar Mr. and Mrs. Carl Marquardt service. and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Marquardt In manv Instanpps fht nou, made up the quartet, airlift rate's are considerably be- A skit and soap opera by the low comparable air parcel post Treble Clefs" and the "Bee Ma charges. A few pvamnlns aro- lors," who were recognized as A mother mailing a 15 pound eooks and maintenance staff of .... i - i i .T. . I rha c-Vi rn 1 tha "hit r( tia fjaLiwe 10 nur son in Vietnam Congressman Al Ullman today saia mat despite Wednesday's House vote to okay feasibility studies of water diversion to the Southwest, Columbia River wa ter is almost certain never to be diverted. "The provisions In the Colo rado River Basin Project bill to study water diversion and to make the Mexican Water Treaty a national obligation rode through on the back of one of one of the most popular proj ects in the last decade: the Cen tral Arizona Project. When these two provisions have to stand on their own merits, they will be defeated," Ullman predicted. In floor debate recently. Ull man was able to get a commit ment from Wayne Aspinall of ioioraao, (.nairman of the House Interior Committee, that the bill contains no authority for feasi bility studies of water diversion of amounts larger than 2 mil lion acre feet. "It would take at least 3 times that amount of water to make Columbia Riv er water diversion feasible," Ull man said. Proponents of the legislation were forced to accept a floor amendment that greatly limits the diversion effort. "The defer ral of United State's assumption of the Mexican Water Treaty obligation is of the utmost im portance in determining the fi nancial feasibility of any diver sion proposals," Ullman said "This bill should effectively limit the diversion studies to the waters in the seven Colorado River Basin states, he predict ed. "In the face of the most far reaching lobbying efforts In modern times, there was no hope of deieating the bill," Ullman said. "However, the restrictive amendments and legislative his tory have taken away any im mediate danger of diversion ef forts. The fight will now go to tne senate, and we will make a determined stand to further modify this proposal to give ad ditional protection to the Pacific Northwest." Should this bill go to House Senate conference, one of the conferees will be Senator Henry Jackson of Washington, Chair man of the Senate Interior Committee. pays $2.60 for the new airlift service, while the air parcel post rate ior tne same package is $7.73. Or an eight pound pack age going from here to Frank fort, Germany, costs $3 under the airlift service. The air par cel rate is $6.48. In some instances, the airlift service is not to the mailer's advantage. On some light pack ages, air parcel post rates may be lower than the airlift charg es. Patrons mailing packages should check with the Post Of fice on the best way to mail' parcels to servicemen overseas. The new airlift service went Into effect January 7. It was authorized under trie postal rate bill signed into law December lb by President Johnson, Regular postage on parcels mailed to servicemen overseas is based on the distance the pack age is transported within the U. b. No charge is made for car rying the package between the u. b. port and the overseas base. Until January 7, airlift for par cels to servicemen overseas was restricted to packages weighing up to nve pounds, upon pay ment of the regular parcel post rates, inese packages get serv ice transportation to the port of embarkation and are airlifted Irom there to the overseas Dost on a space available basis. There is no charge for this nartial ir. lift and Dareels wpluhintr nn tn nve pounas will continue to re ceive this service. inose mailing parcels over seas are asked to mark the rjar eel with the initials P. A. L., in red ink over the name of the aaaressee, The Rev. and Mrs. Earl Sow- and left May 17 for an extended vacation trip which will take them to the southern states. They were to spend the week end in Boise. Idaho, with their son, Wayne Soward, and family, continuing on to Austin, Texas, to spend some time with anoth er son, Marvin, and familv. They plan to visit their daugh ter, Mrs. Vern Greenbalgh and family, in Rockwood, Tenn., and participate in the community's centennial celebration while there. Mrs. Soward will be on work at Farley Motor Company. ! country. the school, were the "hit of the show" while singing original k itchen ditties to the tune of "Tea for Two," "Put on Your Old Gray Bonnet" and others. Performing were Gladys Van Winkle, Betty Orwick, Opal Cook, Camilla Samples, Paul Warren, Darrel Harris, and Har ry Green, who also provided guitar accompaniment. Nomination and election of PTA officers for next year was the main item of business con ducted during the meeting. Of ficers elected were Arnold Ray mond, president; Mrs. Bill John son, vice president; Mrs. Barnard Marshall, secretary: and Mrs. Anna Schwarzin, treasurer. New ly elected officers were install ed by Mrs. Wallace Wolff, out going PTA president. Reports were heard from Mrs. Paul Warren, who reported on the financial outcome of the band carnival and the OEA din ner, and from Alan Martin, principal, who reported that the scholarship committee has plans to send two youngsters to a reg ular summer camp. Announcement was made by Mrs. Wolff, that Mrs. Ed Dick who presently serves as presi dent of Midland council, was elected to the State oard of PTA Management and will serve on the High School Service Com mittee. Mrs. Wolff has been elected to serve as vice presi dent of Midland council, which is comprised of three counties, Morrow, Gilliam and Wheeler. Group Enjoys Trip Into Mountain Areas A memorable 700-mile trip in to the Steens Mountain area of Harney country was enjoyed by Claude Cox and his sons. Clair of Corvallis and Charles of Port land, and 7-year-old grandson, Donald, over the week-end of May 11-12. Going by way of Burns, and returning through John Day, they found many points of in terest, including Frenchslen. Pueblo Mountains, Alvord Des ert, Fish Lake, the Wildlife Mu seum at Narrows; also saw var ieties of game and waterfowl n the Malheur game reserves. They heartily recommended the sight-seeing and fishing journey upon their return to any who enjoy seeing the "different" Groff. Salem, engineers, to help clear up misunderstandings be tween the city and the contract ors. At the April council meeting, councilmen said they felt the work had not been satisfactor ily completed in some parts of the construction. They then de cided to Invoke the penalty clause, and Attorney Bob Ah- rams sent a letter to that ef fect. Flaking of the plaster coatirg on the pool was one of the prin cipal points of contention, to gether with some leakage, and trouble with shower valves. Peterson said that the pool was substantially completed on the date established for comple tion. The contractors agreed that anything unsatisfactory (Summer School Starts June 17 Summer school In the coun ty'a elementary special eduea lion program will start on June 17 In Ileppner, lone anu jrrigon. it whs rt-iHirled at the meeting of the Morrow county school board In Lexington May 20 It Is honed to have a HHH-ch therapist working with the program this year, fcnroll ment Is expected to be down somewhat from previous yearn Resignations of two teachers were submitted. Bob Mather r ti gned from hia social studies position at Ileppner High be cause of uncertainty on his mil itarv status, and his wife, Mrs. Ann Mather resigned her first grade position in lone. She ex uects to teach In Corvallis next year and will stay there If her husband Is called to service. Opening of bus bids, origin ally scheduled for this meeting was postponed until after the second budget election. The bids will be opened at 2 p.m. on June 4. Prlnrlnal At Martin rennrled . 1 .1 I , t A atlnT ' ' v.uuiu u- mucuiu "ui j on tne situation on tne stop ine m-n-iuunec nie uiruuKu " light between Heppn'T element "u-arninn luir nn I i i i t , , . warning period. The contractors, engineers and councilmen agreed that some of the difficulty stemmed from a lack of communication between the three parties during con struction. The motion to set May 24 as acceptance date and dispense with the possibility of liquidat ed damages was made by Coun cilman Joe Balfe and passed unanimuosiy. After the session on the swim pool, the councilmen met with the budget committee to con sider the budget, which is set for publication June 6 and 13. Mrs. Venice Stiles Is a patient in St. Anthony hospital, Pendleton, for several weeks where she is being treated for a broken hip. She fell May 14 in downtown Heppner and after X-rays at Pioneer Memor ial hospital was taken to Pen dleton Sunday. She is convales cing in room 413. ary and Junior high schools. The board asked that he con sider returning to the 30 second stop and go intervals. Bob Ab rams, attorney, and Supt. Ron Daniels are to look into the pos sibility of closing the street at the schools to public travel dur ing school hours because of the hazard of school children. A request of Arnlm Freeman, special education teacher at the Heppner Elementary school, ior an extended contract of one week to do extra work was de nied by a vote of two no and three abstaining. Mrs. Amy Stephenson Is now making her home in Portland with her daughter, Mrs. Henry Sun, and expects to be thrra for an indefinite time with op portunity to have medical ther apy. She suffered a light stroke several weeks ago, with seme paralysis, but was showing some improvement when she left ear ly this month for Portland. Don VonWinkle Gets Vietnam Promotion U. 8. ARMY. VIETNAM tAIITNC) Donald W. Van Winkle. 22, son of Mr. and Mr. William J. Van Winkle. Lexing ton, was promoted to Armv specialist five April 24 In Viet nam, where he Is serving with the 4th Transportation Com mand. A noncommissioned officer In charge of the civilian labor of fice assigned with Headquarter of the command's 71t Transpor tation Bullullon. Spec. Van Winkle entered the Army in September, 11H5, and completed his basic training at Kt. Ord. Calif. He was last stationed at It. Hayes, Ohio, and has been serving In Vietnam since Jan uary 25. Spec. Van Winkle Is a 1W4 graduate of Ileppner High school. His wife, Nancy, Uvea In Pen dleton, Ore. Heppner TV, Inc Reelects Ed Gonty Ed Gontv was reelected a dir. ector of the board of Heppner TV. Inc., at the annual meeting of the cable system, May 14. Ed Dick was elected president for the coming year; Riley Munk- ers, vice president; ana can Spaulding, reelected manager and secertary-treasurer. Only two members in addit ion to the directors were pres ent at the annual business meeting. 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