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Scope of 4-H Grows Four-H leaders attending the 35th Annual Leaders Conference Jan. 21-23 In Corvallls, from Morrow County, were Mrs. Da vid Hanaway, Boardman, Mrs Chester Wilson, Irrigon, Mrs. Pat Pettyjohn, Mrs. Birdine Tullis, Extension Aide, and Gail Me Carty, Extension Agent, from Heppner. The program Wednesday eve ning had International flavor, beginning In the Memorial Un ion Ballroom with a buffet din ner of foreign foods. The Morrow County group were hosts to Sam Lawrence, a student at OSU where he Is taking a course in Agricultural Economics. He was from Jamaica, and evidently missed the sunny climate of his homeland since he commented that he had not seen the sun in the 17 weeks he had been in Oregon. Other foreign students were guests of other County groups. IFYE'i Speak Later in the evening colored slides of Ireland were shown by an International Foreign Youth Exchange student, Martha Wil ey. Wayne Shull, IFYE to Costa Rica, showed colored slides, Vicki Jean Petrequin gave a re port on European tour taken in the "people to people" program from Oregon. Have Apple Break During the conference there were many speakers on a var iety of subjects pertaining to the 4-H program. Then mid morning and mid-afternoon, the leaders had smaller discussion groups. Leaders appreciated the Hood River apples at the 10:40 a.m. "apple break . Dr. Dean Vaughan, director on 4-H and Youth development, speak to the group Thursday morning on 'The Scope of 4-H He said since there are more young people in the 70s than in the 60s, leaders should en deavor to meet the needs and interests of students. Four-H Is a voluntary program with learn ing at a pace agreeable to the student, and with kids learning from kids, said Dr. Vaughan. Four-H today has 3hi million members, Vi million leaders, 4,000 extension staff members. Membership is increasing by million members per year in the U. S. according to Dr. Vaughan. Colombian Student To Speak at Pomona Alberto Botero, AFS student from Hermiston will be the guest speaker for the afternoon program, starting at 1:30. Pomo na Grange at Willow Grange Hall, lone, on Jan. 31. The session will start at 10:30 with dinner at noon. The after noon program is open to the . public. Besiides the speaker, Mrs. Berl Akers, lecturers promises several musical numbers also. AFS SStudent Writes Alberto writes: My name is Alberto Botero from Manizoles, Colombia, South America. I am the youngest of my family. There are five children, three girls and two boys. My father works with an Italian Insurance Co. My mother is a homemaker. My oldest sister is a civil engin eer and married to a civil engin eer. They have a cute little girl. The three of them were in Bos ton last year but they are back in Colombia. My brother was al so in the United States in 1965, brought by the Fulbright Com mission to study math at the University of Indiana. My other sister lives in our capital city and works there. My youngest sister graduated in philosophy but is now a homemaker. I came here sponsored by American Field Serice. I arrived at Miami August 18 and stayed at the University for a couple of days before coming on to Her miston. I'll stay here till the middle of June then I'll take a bus and have a three week tour over the United States. I round Hermiston a very friendly town and a very nice place to live. Since the begin ning people have been very nice to me and I'd sure like to be able to come back. Hermiston Senior High, where I'm studying now is a very nice school with a high academic level and I think it must be very hard to find another school with the same qualities, school, teachers and students. I'm staying now at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Clark. Since the first moment they gave me their friendship and have trusted me but the most important, they share their home with me. Be sides being good skiers (water and snow) they all are good musicians and everybody plays a musical instrument. The fam ily is composed by Robin, the oldest, Karen and Mike. They are the typical family of what I would say the best in the country and I would not like to leave. I will probably talk about some geographical features of Colombia and some differences in customs. I'd like that the people have some questions about Colombia that I'd be glad to answer. I with People The $90 million per year pro gram Is supported by Federal, State, and County government as well as many businessmen and corporations. Useful Citlien Emphasis It was emphasized, by Dr. Vaughan that the most Import ant phase of 4-H leadership, Is to help the youth of today to de velop Into useful citizens. His character development was even more important than his proj ect, for although the 4-H motto is 'To make the best better", with rapidly advancnig tech niques, the best today may be outdated tomorrow. The 4-H pro gram must be flexible. Leaders come from all walks of life. The only requirement to be a leader is to be Interested in helping goung people. Dedi cated professional men and women, such as doctors, minis ters, school teachers are often willing to help the 4-H program, stated Dr. Vaughan because they have dedicated their lives to helping others. Leaders Honored Leaders with more than 20 years of 4-H leadership were honored at the banquet Thurs day evening. Some present had 40 years of leadershipl The group was entertained by Ore gon young people, including "Hicks and Chicks Square Dan cing" Yamhill Co. "Young Soci ety" Jr. High Singing group, Junction City. Alfalfa Sawy Boon to Morrow County Ranchers It was all alfalfa at the first session of the three-phase For age Management Short Course held at Morrow County Fair grounds last Thursday. Planned by the Agriculture Extension, Norman Goetze, Extension Farm Crops specialist talked on Alfal fa Management. He explained the importance of the proper time to cut, to harvest, establish ing new stands and to fertilize. Alfalfa is an important crop to the county. He estimated there are 12,500 acres now being grown in the county. Depending on water development, more ac res can be added as the soil and climate in the area is well adapted to the raising of alfalfa. He discussed the importance of taking soil tests which are available through the Morrow County Extension office to de termine phosphorous levels in the soil. He recommends an an nual application of gypsum. Each ton of alfalfa harvested uses 5 to 8 pounds of sulphur. Proper innoculation of alfalfa seed to establish a stand that will be high producing over a long period of time is import ant. The Jnnoculant must be thoroughly mixed with the seed just prior to seeding. Exposure to heat or sunlight will kill the bacteria in the innoculant. The innoculant should be stored in a cool, dark place such as a re frigerator. Growers should ob serve the expiration date of the innoculant. Alfalfa Varieties Harold Youngbird, Extension Farm Crops specialist discussed alfalfa varieties. With adequate water supply he recommended the following: Washoe, new diS' ease resistant variety; Vernal high yielding, fine stemmed, winter hardy; Ranger, similar to Vernal in quality. With a short water supply (creek dries up) Ladack and for dry land or pas ture, Nomad or Rambler. Alfalfa Diseases Paul Koepsell, Extension Path ologist spoke on alfalfa diseas es. He said the best preventive to disease is in the varieties. New varieties are being devel oped that will hopefully be re sistant to such diseases as stem nematode, root knot nematode, root lesion nematode and resist ant to such insects as spotted leaf aphid and alfalfa weevil. An excellent example of a dis ease controlled by new varieties is bacterial wilt. This was a ser ious problem for early alfalfa growers. At present there are 60 varieties of alfalfa grown in the unitea states, ien new ones were introduced in 1969. There were 32 ranchers on hand for. the meeting. Today ranchers are meeting again at the Morrow County Fairgrounds. Dr. Jim Vomacil, Extension soil specialist is the main speaker. Harold Kerr, Mor row County Extension agent. says tnere will be a break at noon to allow those present to go uptown and eat The session will be over about 3:30 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Gardner returned Jan. 21 from a West ern buying trip to Sacramento, Calif. They visited some relatives in Corning and in Sacramento. At the market they saw Miss California and Miss Rodeo America modeling new Western styles. - 1 V ' : ' o . : O mi CAPTAIN DAVID B. BECKHAM of Captain's rank from Lt CoL Captain Beckham Receives Promotion Captain David Blake Beck ham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Er nest D. Beckham of 1283 N. 14th St., Coos Bay, was promoted to his present rank here recently. Captain Beckham is the chief of the Personnel Services Divis ion of the 32d Army Air Defense Command. This unit is armed with Hawk and Nike -Hercules surface-to-air missiles and Is the largest air defense command ever to be stationed abroad in peacetime. Captain Beckham is a 1961 graduate of Marshfield High School. He is also a 1966 grad uate of Oregon State University where he received a bachelor of science degree in business ad ministration and was a member of the Alpha Omega fraternity. The following year he earned a 1970 Hunting Season Opening Dates Set At a public meeting in Port land Friday, January 9, the Ore gon Game Commission approved opening dates for the 1970 deer, elk, and upland game bird seasons. The dates deviated only slightly from the opening dates provided hunters last year. The buck deer season opening as approved by the Commission will be Saturday, Oct. 3. The Rocky Mountain elk season will open October 31 while the season on Roosevelt elk will op en Nov. 14. Hunters will have an October 17 opening for phea sants and quail while the open ing date for the chukar part ridge season will coincide with the general deer season, October 3. The Commission's entire ob jective in setting the opening dates early in the year is to provide ample time for Oregon hunters to set their own vaca tion periods to coincide with the game seasons of their choice. Length of the various seasons, bag limits, and other regulations for the 1970 hunts will be estab lished at a public hearing May 23. Boardman News Wilbur Akers of Yakima, Wash, is visiting at the home of his sister, Mrs. Hazel Miller. Mrs. Helen Busch left Monday for her home in Butte, Mont., after visiting the past seven weeks at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Daltoso. Mrs. Frank Smith is a pa tient in the Good Shepherd Hos pital in Hermiston. Word has been received that the condition of Mrs. Chub War ren has improved. She had sur gery in St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton two weeks ago. Weekend guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tatone were Tatone's brothers and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Tatone and Charles Tatone of Portland, and his sisters, Mrs. James Flynn of Lake Oswego, and Mrs. O. Stutzman and Mrs. Deloris Pfenning of Portland. IRRIGON NEWS Mr. and Mrs. James Everett, Jerry and Jana attended the funeral of Mr. Everett's sister Lillian Everett who passed away Jan. 8, at Rigby, Idaho. Recent guests of Mrs. Myrtle McNamee were her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Carpenter of Si mi, Calif. and her son and family, Mr. and Mrs. James McNamee of Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Logan Carpenter of Emmett, Idaho, met their son Gerald here. receives Insignia son. assisted Tass Morrison. Cecil t. jonn- master of business administra tion degree from the University of Oregon. The twin silver bars of the captain's new rank were pinned on by Lieutenant Colonel Cecil E. Johnson, the G-l (personnel) officer for the command, and by Captain Beckham's wife Cheryl Anne (Tass). Mrs. Beckham is also an Ore gonian. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jodie K. Morrison, reside in lone. Captain Beckham will leave his present assignment on March 1 and, after a two-week leave and an eight week train ing period in Fort Knox, Ky., will be assigned to the Republic of Vietnam Get m by Mrs. Beckham, the former Attends GOP Meet Mrs. Herman Winter attended the Republican State Central Committee meeting at Sweet Briar Inn this weekend. Sh re ports there were quite a num ber of Eastern Oregon County chairmen in attendance. Cover nnr MeCall and Secretary of State Clay Myers both spoke briefly. Officers were elected. No res olutions were presented. REGIS TER NOW was stressed at the meetinir. Persons who have moved since last voting must register as well as those who have reached 21 or missed vot ing In the last general election. Deadline for registering is April 25. ELECTRIC HEAT gives a whole new world of comfort to the entire family CLEAN. No soot or oily films to dirty your home. Electric heat cuts cleaning chores up to 50VI V TROUBLE FREE. Install electric heat and forget about it. Nothing to oil or maintain. the acta about low-cost Electric "Serving Morrow, Wheeler and Gilliam Counties" Telephone 676-9146 Terry on U of O Honor Roll Terry Peck of Heppner U on the fall term honor roll of the University of Oregon. His grade point average Is 3.89. In addit ion. Terry Is in 4th place In his Military Class. Seniors Date Play The seniors at Heppner High School are asking the public to mark their calendars now for the evening of Feb. 27 or the afternoon of Feb. 26 when the class will present the famous play. "You Can't Take It With You", by Moss Hart and George Kaufmann. Since its first high ly successful run on Broadway in 1937, this play has become one of the best-loved comedies of Amerk-an audiences. It was made Into an award-winning film in the late thirties, and dur ing the past five years, remains among the top forty of plays most often produced by the 1800 high schools affiliated with the Thespian Society, national drama honorary. From the rise of the curtain to the final curtain call "You Can't Take It With You", is full of entertainment. With live fire works, snakes, music, ballet dancing, Income tax evasion, a Russian wrestler, philosophy, humor, love scenes, dart-throwing, and a Grand Duchess the play has something to please every member of your family. Don't miss it. The Nimble Thimble Stitchers met at Mrs. Kenny Wright's home after school Jan. 15, 1970. Patricia Van Schoiack led the 4-H Pledge and Sandra Palmer led the American Pledge. Kim Haguewood brought the cookies. Mrs. Wright gave us our 1970 calendar. The 2nd year girls have to get some material to make a skirt. Our next meeting will be Feb. 11. Nola Steers, reporter SAFE. No dangerous flames or fumes. Electric heat is flameless; Just as safe as a light bulb. COMFORT. Select the "just right" temperature for every room. No "cold spots" or drafts. Heat. No obligation! NtCCA By . m W I f $4 f 3" Tburt, January 29. 1970 16 Teams Signed for Bowl March of Dimes March of Dimes Scotch Doub les Bowling tournament Is sche duled for Jan. 31 at Fiesta Bowl. Since there were so many entries there will be two shifts bowling. The first one will be at 6:30 p.m. and the second group will bowl at 9:30. By Friday there were 16 teams signed up. Randall Peterson will donate the trople for the winning team. Mrs. Ralph Klncald and Mrs. Len Ray Schwarz are In charge of this March of Dimes special event Spray 4-H Cooking Club was called to order by our leader Mrs. Shirley Yoho at her home. We elected officers for the new year. They are: President, Sherrill Adams; vice-president, Bobby Fisher; secretary, Barbara Adams; re porter, Donita Grlfifth. Our members are: First year, Colleen Milton, Bobby Fisher; 2nd year, Nita Asher, Bonnie Asher, Kristl Fisher, Sherrill Ad ams, Donita Griffith; 3rd year, Barbara Adams. We decided to name our club the Bakers 8". Our next mectln gwlll be Feb. 2. Donita Griffith, reporter Tom McElligott Is home for semester break at Gonzaga. A freshman, he Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dick McElligott. Call 384-2292. Condon. Collect for Flatt's Truck Service SERVING HEPPNER WITH FAST AND DEPENDABLE FREIGHT TRUCK SERVICE Dally OTeralght Serrice From Portland Including Saturdays MOVING? CALL US 1
