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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thunder. Jun II. 70 Barbara's Diary Wo wont from here on to Can berra, the capital city of Aus trulla. The site for a national capital was chosen In 1909 when New South Walt transferred 900 c.-.iinrn rr'ffl to tho foiWM POV- rrnment. Tim Duke of York of ficially opened the Parliament House In 1927 and the capital was moved lrom Melbourne to Canberra. It I a very neauuiui city with Its planned streets with the Stale circle In the cen ter of the Government building und the Vernon Circle In the center of the business district. Our next Mop was at Cooma. From there with a Snowy Moun tain Scheme guide, we drove up Into the Snowy Mountains past Jlndulbyne to see the dam and lake of the same name which is a part of the Snowy Mount ain project. Jlndulbyne is a re located city on the shores of the take that flooded the orig inal town. We went on to the ski resort at Mt. Therbo. The highest mountain In this group Is Mt. Kosciusko with an ele vation of 7311 feet. The higher elevations are covered by snow 6 to 9 months of the year. This project has i unique engineer ing feat. There are 18 man made lakes and 13 tunnels to taling 98 miles to connect the lakes together and pump water from on to the other to main tain the water at the most use fni Invol In keeDincr a regulated flow to the generators. The sale of the electricity Is paying lor the project ana ine irrigation projects have a sustained flow ut nil times In the Murrumbid- gee and Murray rivers that flow west through the dry, arm reg ions to empty into the ocean near Adelaide. From Conma we went south west to the eastern coast line at Bega. We then went north along the coast line through some very lush pasture lands of sheep and herds of cattle In grass to the tops of their backs. It was Sunday and every cove along the sea shore where there were swell? of any size the young people were out with their surf boards surfing. There were many park areas and all were being well used. When we arrived back In Sid ney, we stopped by the Crest hotel to pick up some luggage we had left there until we got back from the Interior. Again we were amazed by the traffic and the great numbers of peo- ..i mi thn ill recta and sidewalks Without a doubt, this city has the most mod dress or anywnere wo have been. The women and girls wear the shortest skirts of anywhere, avnnneiy mini-mini length. We checked our tickets and luggage at the airport and had several hour before we left for FIJI. Dave Cornish, our driver, on our trip through New South Wales Invited us to his house to meet his wife and family. When we arrived she had pre pared a lovely and delicious hiirhcrtio. We met Dave's moth er and father, his sister and her husband and family, mother and father-in law and a sister-in-law anil tamlly. It was a very enjoyable afternoon and the familv was so friendly that it seemed as though we had known them forever. When it came time for us to leave they went to the airport with us to bid us Bon Voyage. We arrived In Nandl in the Kill islands about 11:00 P.m. to find we had no reservations. A call back to Pan Am Airways l,irot the riroblem with the knowledge the reservations were at a different motel. We had a good nights sleep and in the morning we decided to rent a or and drive our kkIvph around the Island to Suva. I was out voted and elect ed to do the driving. It was a very interesting experience. The cars have steering wheels on the right aide with left hand gear shifts and one drives on ihn li.ft sIHo nf the road. It took a little while to get used to the car and the roads but I must admit I had to concentrate when I needed to make a turn or hame lanes for anv reason. The road to Suva from Nandi was dirt and gravel and very crooked and winding, we passea by several saw mills that were making mostly 2x4 and other framing material. There were school children hntli rnmint? and coins along the road. All were in uniform, Hiffornnt fur pach school. The schools run in shifts as there are so many children and the schools are small. The country is very green with thick tropic growth. It rains some almost every day along the south coast. We stayed at the Trade Winds motel which is several miles from the town of Suva. We de- elded to drive Into town and out on the east Bide. At one place we stopped to watch some native women fishing in the low tldo with nets. Wo didn't hnvn An nnnortunltv to find out what kind of fish they caught. In Suva I made my first mis inkn iirivlnu. Mv co d I lot and back seat drivers had me turn Into a one way street. I made ihroo rilitrkj before a kind and amused truck driver informed m I r-nulil en no farther. Every one was veiy helpful In stopping other traffic so I could get back up and turned arouna. a near ly laugh was enjoyed by all. When . arrived back at the Trade Winds Fhll and Marlon Cohn had arrived. We decided tr i-o fishinsr the next day. We caught no fish but the trip to Bega (pronounced ocnggai ulw.re ! anchored In a small Inlet for lunch, was Interesting. We wore our bathing suits so riii'lded to swim in the lagoon. The water was so warm and great we all ended up with love ly sunburns. While wo were anchored here some natives came by wun bread fruit. We traded a pack age of cigarettes to them for two. When the breadf ruit Is cooked it tastes much like potatoes. We hated to leave this beau tiful place but we knew it lil he dark before we could cross the reef if we didn't go so reluctantly we weignea ancn r and headed back to Suva. Thursday morning we decided to drive back toward nam tisan di), and stay at the Fijian one night and shorten the drive some. We experienced a real tropical rain storm Just before we left the Trade Winds. It couldn't have rained any harder because there was no more room fur rain droDs. Later we were glad we had left when we did as the rivers had risen to where In many places they were run ning across the road. The Fijian is a lovely motel on a auiet lagoon in a real tropical island setting. w loft here for a short drive back to Nadt. We checked our luggage, then went to dinner and waited our departure time of 11:15 for Hawaii and home. We had a buffet style mid night snack aboard the plane. We were served breakfast be fore we landed In Hawaii where we had a four hour layover. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Smith came out and visited with us until plane time. We had the champagne dinner soon after take off then the movie was Ice Station Zeb ra, which made the time pass quickly. We landed in Portland at 6:30 lone Winners at The Dalles Listed By EVA HAMLETT I and Floyd Eckert of Oregon City worn weekend euests of Mr. and tf-v ml. r ...... U'hnnl I n 1" . . n n Thin. uuiFA iu.c me un-K"" Mrs. urjie rctoc m--j " League Jr. Livestock snow was j0ned on Sunday Dy Mr. ana U-1.I . . I. . TV. a nnllng. Iw T Vanna n rtrl fnmllv flf jvira. uvy rvn , iv, j held recently at The Dalles uciu I w iiujr i v " I 11 1 , Among thase winning honors Richland, Wn. - . . ft . ktnn l K . I . I . unrtv nrrv Rnnw. a blue rib hnn nn hup Kl.wr. takinfif 1st nlnrn in thn llohlu'elcht class, 1st place ribbon and medal for muntv hern nwAril. and a med al for 1st in herdsmanshlp. Neil Snow received a red ribbon for his steer In lightweight and herdsmanship. Marcla and Brock Llnnel won 1st In Gilliam Coun ty herd award, and 1st place In herdsmanship. Brock was also chosen Champion Jr. beef show man, and Marcla was 1st In the intermediate best showman group. Morrow County placed jra in an over nerasmansnip. Others attending from the lone area were Don Peterson's, Robert Peterson's, George Griffiths and Herb Ekstrom's. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Engleman of Terrebonne and former res- (flentQ nf tha arnn worp visitlnp friends and relatives last week. On Thursday they were dinner guests of Mrs. Vera Rietmann. .Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Martin were her niece, Mr. and Mrs. Kervie Dounhton and two sons of Eugene. At Stat Garden Club Meet Delegates to the State Garden Club convention at Bend this week are Mrs. F. T. Martin, lo cal club president and State Hor ticulture chairman; Mrs. Van Hubbard, local vice president; and Mrs. Harold Hubcr, Blue Mt. Dist. Sec.-Treas. Bill Gates is a patient in the Veteran's Hospital in Walla Walla. Hp wna hrnnp nvpr thp weekend, returning to the hos pital on Sunday. He expects to have surgery some time this week. Mrs Alvln MrTahp nf Pnlfax. Wn anrt Mrs rinrU Rhafer nf Pullman, Wn., were overnight guests Wednesday oi wir. ano Mrs. Leo Crabtree at Cecil. They brought Jim and Ashley Mc- Pahp rlnwn in snend a counle of weeks with their grandparents. Miss Cathy Keene of Portland, Rev. and Mrs. Floyd Bailey of Hemet, Calif., were overnight visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Martin Thursday. Rev. Bailey la a former minis ter of tho lone United Church of Christ having served here from 1957 to 1959. They were nn their way to Pasco. Wn., to visit their son and family. Hero lor swanson runercu Dnintivps from out of town at tending the funeral services of A. C. Swanson on Wednesday Mr. And Mrs. Frank Lun- dell, Merle Lundell of Milwau- kie; Richard and Francie Kea, Mr and Mrs. Bill Lundell and family from Portland, Mrs. Wal ter Christiansen from tugene, Mr. and Mrs. Davton Gustafson of Sumner, Wn., Mrs. Elva Tews of Seattle, Wn., Mr. and Mrs. John Turner of Baker, and uu- bert Petteys of Fenaieion. Marsha Named on Dean's List Marsha Sowell of HeDOncr was named to the Dean's List for scholarship honors for spring semester at Pacific University. SELLING CONSTANTLY We are elated with the way the Gazette-Times want ads sell things. The Morrow County drain flrnivws snlri1 their 1967 Travelall 4-wheel drive when they ran It the first time. Art Halhraith sold his 1966 Honda 90 Trail Bike with Just 2 inser- ions in the uazette-1 imes. Let us help you too. Call 676- 9228 for a try. 4-H Camp Set-up Day By BIRDINE TTJLLUS "Camp Set-up Day" Is Sun day, June 21. All parents are urged to come early to help set up tents, clean kitchen and din ing areas, cut wood and other needed work. Bring cleaning supplies and other tools! Response to camp has been terrific this year. There are more campers than cots and tents. If any camper can bring a camp cot and air mattress from nm It would be appreciated. Please notify the County Extension Of fice if your camper can supply their own. If cots cannot be bor rowed the number of campers will have to be reduced. c.v,a nrpllmlnnrv work has UJl 1 1 U . . ....... j been done. The fireplace Is com pleted and tents nave u mended. Come early and bring your i.,nv, a. vi is a familv affair! All parents are urged to come out to see the camp and help with the preparations. SPRAT 4-H COOKING CLUB Tho meeting of tho Spray 4-H Cooking Club was called to or der by President Sherrill Adams. Barbara Adams and Bonnie Asher baked cookies. Selling dish cloths, we had $15.00. We decided to use this money to go to tho Pendleton Bakery. Mrs. Shirley Yoho and Mrs. Pat Adams took us on May 26. We visited the bakery first and they showed us around. We saw fhA nvenn which bake about 250 loaves of bread at once. Then a boy showed us how to decorate a cake. He was real fast and the cake was pretty. A girl showed us how they cut bread and hot dog buns. Then we went with our chick en to the park and had our lunch. From there we went to Se vere's Saddle Shop and to the Pendleton Woolen Mills. We had a real nice trip. Donita Griffith, reporter p.m., just 4 hours and 20 min utes from Hawaii, we nad a short 25 minute flight to Seat tle. We decided to stay over there and drive home on Saturday, Feb. 28, and back to winter where we were greeted by a snow storm. Plastic name badge holders 5c ea. Lower price in quantities. Gazette-Times. The office of Dr. James Norene, D. V. M. will be closed for Vacation! June 21 - July 7 ideal gift for FATHER'S DAY 1 VdRf -ftrM;ficate Please Dad with gift certificates for finest Oregon Beef. Available in $5, $10 or $15 amounts, they may be redeemed for butterfly-cut tenderloins, top sirloins, New York tteaks . . . even hamburger. . . at any grocery store or meat market in the U.S.A. Attractive, personalized gift folder with each certificate. Beef gift certificates are ideal gifts for aH occa sionsbirthdays, anniversaries, Christmas, etc. An Oregon Beef Council project. AVAILABLE AT ANY BRANCH OF 0. S. NATIONAL Of FIRST NATIONAL BANKS (Alto thru Beef Council Office. Imperial Hotel, Portland, or your county "Cow Belles") OREGON BEEF COUNCIL Portend, Oragon Sponsored By Morrow County CowBelles 'aWMI I . m . YOUR ATTENDANCE IS CORDIALLY INVITED AT THE CimsirvahDini Foald) Buy Honoring Bob Jepsen MORROW COUNTY CONSERVATIONIST OF THE YEAR At The Jepsen Ranch Tuesday, June 23 Come and Join Those From All Over the County Interested in Conservation, in Commending the Jepsens on Their Fine Work! The Jepsens Conservation Practices: CONSERVATION PRACTICE STATISTICS 1. Diversion Ditches 2. Diversions seeded to grass 3. Grassed Waterway 4. Cropland seeded to grass 5. Stripcropping 6. Crop Residue Management 7. Minimum Tillage 8. Contour farming 9. Conservation Cropping System 37,965 feet (3600 feet staked out) 17.5 acres 14.8 acres 390 acres 98 acres 940 acres 940 acres 620 acres 1242 acres Ji:- . V A' ' t jk. . The Soil Conservation Man of the Year is sponsored each year by the Oregon Wheat League. Winners are picked by seven Eastern Oregon counties and one for the valley. The winners compete for state Conservation Man of the Year. A local committee of farmers makes the selection. They reviewed the soil conservation practices of 12 ranchers. The program started in the late 1930's. Bob Jepsen TOUR PROGRAM 9:30 a.m. Leave Heppner View weed spraying at Mel Mover's Igran & Lorox View weed spraying at Ken Turner's Upper Sandhollow View weed demonstration plot Pendleton Exp. Station Nelson Bros., Baseline Travel to Jordan and Rhea Creek Bob Jepsen Home 12:00 noon LUNCH Bring sack lunch Coffee and punch will be served Show slides and pictures and talk by winner Travel across farm view conservation practices Diversion ditches, grass waterways, new grass seeding on diversion ditches, double summer fallow Travel on County lane to Rhea Creek slope View network of diversion ditches View combination diversions, strips, and grass trial seeding in Keck Canyon Stop for cool drinks Return to Heppner via Heppner-Condon Highway THIS MESSAGE SPONSORED BY THE FOLLOWING IN TRIBUTE TO THE JEPSENS AND IN THE INTEREST OF CONSERVATION: O FIRST NATIONAL BANK of OREGON O COLUMBIA BASIN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE O CENEX PLANT FOODS O HEPPNER INLAND CHEMICALS O MORROW COUNTY GRAIN GROWERS O PAUL PETTYJOHN CO. O TURNER, VAN MARTER & BRYANT INSURANCE O BANK of EASTERN OREGON
