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
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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
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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")
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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
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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