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I B HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. April 1ft. 1970 Orville Tells of Aussie Trip (Continued from page 1) The government has no parity payments. A carpenter gets 110 a week and a crop duster Is paid $185 a month. Kor this reason labor ers are not able to own cars. A teal good meal Is $2. Rent and food are cheap. The country Is the world's loading producer of wool and Iamb. Sheep bring $1.49 a head and a 2 year old Muer bring S100. He said a deluxe Plymouth was advertised for $!).0()0. A combine that sells for $17,000 In the U.S.A. would fell for $21.. (KiO over there. Gasoline Is about 2.rr cheap v o it there. He said the ave ri'j' f"rn Is 400 acres and they tr.v only about 10 tractors In rstralln. People are very cordial and I of-nitable and they enjoyed Kiting n number of farms and rh-elies. He feels we can learn a !'rc't deal from the Austral i " . tax-wise. f C' Wy I- n J 8mA. J Track Team to Umatilla Meet Br JOHN HARRIS "Mother nature will play a big role in the Umatilla Invitation al meet on April 18, HHb iracK rnmnnnlnrf hv their advisor. timi-il inuil nuiwiKi-i onya. , nwmn u,. Portland Due to the weather the team , " , . , t,n n Kaon ahlo tn nrnnllIOn OOOO UiaaV, HfJ lOUR'U as they should. He states there Polly Pacific's Kitchen to see the will be about 15 teams at the micro-wave oven which cooks meet and they will all be tough, bacon In 2 seconds and bakes an The clndermen will travel to apple In 4 minutes. The micro Boardman the following Satur-1 oven has limitations. It will cook day, April 2. for the Morrow a beef roast but will not brown County Invitational. This meet I It. They saw counters that cook will be divided-'lnto two divis- and special portable appliances, ions, A-2 and B, with about nine on their tour throuch Jant teams in each division. The Co tney watched them make mustangs wm nnve wieir urai a earment from spinning the KRYNN ROBINSON and MARIE VAN SCHOIACK sit on the floor of the Children's Library in the Heppner Elementary Library. Looking on are Melody Cochnauer and Craig Cutsforth. This is the last year for sitting on the wood floor as the PTA has voted to buy an area rug for the library. lone Home Ec Class Makes Portland Trip The lone Home Ec Class ac-, Patterns were laid on 70 layers of fabric and cut out with an electric saw. Each seamstress sews only one seam. They watch, ed them make Jantzen sweaters. They visited a fabric whole sale houpe which had 500 differ ent stores. home meet on April 28 with Pilot Rock. Craig Munkers was top point getter for the team in the last two meets. He won the high hurdles, placed fourth in the 220 and ran In both of the re lays at the Wahtonka meet. In the Pilot Rock meet Craig won second in the high hurdles, third In the low hurdles and ran in the 440 relay. yarn, dying the yarn, weaving the fabric, cutting out the gar ment and sewing it. Harold Kerr, Morrow County Extension Agent, la In Corvallis all this week at a chairmen agents' conference. Houses Sold Here Mr. and Mrs. Larry Frock re cently sold their home at 295 N. Court St. to Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hager. Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Cook are in the process of selling their home up on Chase St. to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Heard. The Cooks will move in June to Brownsville where Mr. Cook has a teaching. position. Triple Links Assist Neighborhood Center The Triple Link Club of the Holly Rcbckah Lodge Is provld Ing transportation and refresh menfs for the Senior Citizens to their Thursday meetings during the month of April. Their Triple Link members en Joyed visiting and making the craft of the afternoon with the Senior Citizens. They made foam rubber seotiincd lady bugs stuffed with nylon. Plans call for making gopher box needle rases to carry in puri.es very soon. Mrs. A. F. Majesko and Mrs, Frank Robinson served the JJell O and angel food cake. During the distribution of the Surplus foods that day three members of the Home Extension units served Wheat-Cheese cas serole and prune mufifns. Both were made from foods that were rolng distributed that day. Home extension members working were Mrs, Norman Nelson, Mrs, Bob Mahoney and Mrs. Emma Drake. Later in the afternoon the Triple Link Club members held their business meeting at the home of Mrs. Juno Field. Those attending were Annie Keene, Mrs. Lonnie McCabe, Mrs. Ma Jeske, Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Flor ence McMillan and Mrs. C. C. Jones. Country Club Seeks Members Bridge Clubs Plan Travel Benefit So Linda Cooper won't have to hitchhike across the United States on the first leg of her journey to Germany, the com munity is cooperating in a num ber of ventures. The several bridge clubs are planning a sale Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Turner, Van Marter and Bryant office. There will be foods, novelties, fancy work. A- mong the items for sale will be the wheat stuffed frogs, the brain child of Inez Meador. These little creatures are guar anteed not to keep you awake with their croaking. - ' Anyone with questions is ask ed to call Mrs. Jack Healy or Mrs. Ernest McCabe. The Willow Creek Country Club is making a drive for new members and wishes to an- I nounce to the general public J that the recreation facilities are open and available to everyone without regard to race, color, na tional origin or regard to relig ious affiliations, and the recre ational always in the past have been opened totally on a non discriminatory basis. The only requirement to join the club is the payment of annual dues which are $50 for a family mem bership and $40 for a senior adult single membership and $20 for a student membership. Out of town guest's green fees are $1 per day. Some improve ments have been made in the course in the past and more are planned this summer. Anyone desiring to join the club should contact Ed Hiem- stra, club president, or Beverly Gunderson , club secretary , or any member of the club. lone Garden ClubElects 1970-1971 Officers Officers for the 1970 1971 year were elected at tho April 8 meet ing of the lone Garden Club at the home of Mr, hrnneiii falm er of Lexington, with Mrs. Will ard French as co-hostess. Those assuming office In June are president, Mrs. Fredrick Martin vice-president. Mrs, Van Hub bard, secretary; secretary, Mrs Kenneth Kllneer. Lexington; and treasurer. Mrs. Willard French. Twelve members answered roll call by showing the seed, root, or bulb of their chosen flower. Special guests were Mrs. Charles Dallas, Blue Mountain District Director, and Mrs. Harvey Har rison. Assistant Director, both of Pendleton, who were presented with potted plants. Mrs. Dallas told of the Oergon State Feder ation activities, Including the convention to be held In Bend une 16, 17 and 18, and of the Soring District meeting to be held in Boardman on April 15. large number plan to repre sent the local club. Mrs. Harri son won the door prize. Mrs. Palmer gave the pro gram on "constructive uusn ing" with a demonstration of ir layering (to propagate new plants) on her Magnolia (Ni ger) tree which has many buds ready to burst into bloom. This is an unusual plant for this part of the country but her tree as been flourishing In a pro tected spot on the south side of her home. In air-layering a gash Is made in a twig, which is propped op with damp spagnum moss, The injured surface is then en closed by more soaked spagnum Ball Nephew Dies in Accident Word has been received of the death of Spec. 5 Francis Jay (Butch) Ball, Jr., 22, of Yakima, Wash., who was killed in an au tomobile accident in Rogersville, Tenn. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Ball, Sr., and nephew of A. C. Ball, Lewis Ball and Evelyn Farrens of Heppner and Roy Ball of Boardman. Spec. Ball returned recently from Korea where he had served for 18 months with the U. S. Army and was stationed at Fort Gordon, Ga. Besides his parents he is sur vived by one brother, four sis ters and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Wikstrom and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn A. Ball, all of Yakima. moss and a plastic hag whirl is taped at both ends to prevent moisture from evaporating Roots should emerge into I lie moss and then the twig cut off the parent plant and be plant ed. Final plans for tho annual plant sale on Wednesday, April 22, wero made with Mrs. t.rnest C'hrlstophcrson. general cnaii man. appointing committees. This is the only scheduled kind raising project of the organiza tlon. It is to be held at the lone Legion Hall from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pie and oof fee will be served all day, Plants of all kinds will be avail able. Including perennials, shrubs, bulbs, chrysanthemums, dahlias, etc. Advance orders will be taken. (Anyone having excess plants to be donated would be most welcome). Tuesday, May 5 was the date set for the pilgrimage to the John R. Leach gardens in Tort land. An Invitation Is extended to anyone Interested In joining this tour. Contact Vida Heliker for full details. It was decided to send a con tribution to the Mississippi Fed eration to replace planting des troyed by hurricane Camllle. This is a regional project. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Wall ace Wolff In Heppner "Iris on Parade" as the program on May 13 at 1:30 p.m. Guests of Mr. F. T. Martin at a luncheon preceding the reg ular lone Garden Club meeting were Mrs. Charles Dallas and Mrs. Harvey Harrison of Pen dleton, Mrs. Harold Huber, Mrs. Willard French, and Mrs. Ken neth Palmer, all officers of Blue Mountain District No. 10 and of the lone Garden Club. County Pupils to Get Their Shots A second immunization clinic and a tuberculosis cose finding program are planned for April In Morrow County Schools un der direct kin of Dr. L. D. Tib- bles, Morrow County Health Of ficer. A signed consent slip from the parent or guardian is neceg sary before the tests or immu nlzaztton can be given. Grades scheduled for tubercu lin tine testing are One, Seven and Twelve. Immunizations are available to all grades with par ental consent. Materials for tuberculin tine testing are provided by the Mor row County Council, Eastern Region, Oregon Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Associ ation through the sale of Christ mas seals. Proposed Schedule for the Clinic is as Follows t Tuesday, April 21 at 8:43 a.m. lone Schools; 10:15 a.m. at A. C. Houghton School at Ir- rlgon; 11:00 a.m. at Riverside Jr.-Sr. High School at Boardman. Tuesday, April 28 at 8:45 a.m.. at Heppner Grade School with Heppner High School to follow. Tuberculin tests must be read 48-72 hours after the adminis tration of the tests. Immunizations available will include DPT, DT and Smallpox vaccination. Oral Polio vaccine Is being offered to grades one and two only in this year's program. Parents of Heppner kindergar ten, second session children due to receive immunizations are asked to bring the child to the grade school building at 9:00 m. on clinic day. PUTMAN FLYING INC. WEED SPRAYING CALL HOTEL HEPPNER PH. 676-9623 o o o o FREE Member FDIC NOW Have More Money To Spend! Checking Accounts AT BANK of EASTERN OREGON O FOR STUDENTS, GOLDEN AGERS (65 and OVER) AND ALL PERSONAL AC COUNTS WITH A MINIMUM MONTHLY BALANCE OF $200 SIMPLE AS THAT O NO CHARGE ALSO FOR MINISTERS, CHURCHES, ORGANIZATIONS OR CLUBS MAXIMUM RATES ALLOWED PAID ON ALL TYPES OF SAVINGS AND TIME CERTIFICATES BAHK EASTERN Un Arlington Heppner lone
