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NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, THURSDAY, APRIL 8,1937 OREGON TRAIL MRS. FRANK BYERS A group of ladles from the new land in the Oregon Trail community met at the home of Mrs. Maude Cooper last Thursday aftemco:: April 1 and organized the "Merr; Matrons club." Officers were elect:d as follows: president. Mrs. Maud Cooper, vie. president, Mrs. Ann Mitchell, secre tary, Mrs. Agnes Knowles. The next meeting will be held Wednesday afternoon, April 14th at the homi of Mrs. Tessie Olson with Mrs. Net tle Slmspon asistant hostess. Roll Call will be answered by eaci. naming their favorite flower. The program will be a round table dis cussion of flowers and shrubs with each member exchanging a flower 01 plant. The club plans to meet every other Wednesday. Louise and Kathryn are looking for a husband. If Interested, be at the Oregon Trail schoolhouse April 16th. An all day meeting of the “ Will ing Workers” club was held at the home of Mrs. Wyatt Smith last Thursday. A covered dish dinner was served at noon to the ladies and their husbands. Two comforts were tied and general sewing done dur ing the day. Members choose the name "Willing Workers” during the meeting. Mrs. H. S. Marvin Joined the club. Members present were Mesdames Wm. Mettlen, Ewen Chard, Marvin Chard, Ernest Smith H. S. Marvin, Russell Talbot, Archie Smith, J. H. Ulrey, Wyatt Smith and Miss Faye Mettlen and Avil Ulrey Mrs. F. S. Byers was an afternoon guest. Ralph Cunningham of Brookfield, Kansas arrived last week for a visit at the Wyatt Smith home. He came with Marion Chard who brought a Caterpillar tractor back. Most of the sheep in this vicinity have been started to the hills dur ing the past week. Miss Verdi Miller and her mother Mrs. J. Miller of Walla Walla. Wash., visited at the home of Mrs. Lucille Johnston and Mr. and Mrs. F. C. , - B X T R S llr Fry Saturday morning. M1 m Miller formerly taught in Oregon Trail school. Mrs. F O. Holmes and Mrs J. E. Bowen called on Mrs. Ira Chadd of Sunset Valley last W dncsday after- iccn. Mrs. William DeOrofft visited vith Mrs Lucille Johnston Friday fternoon. Mr. and Mrs. F C. Fry made a ueiness trip to Ontario Friday. The pupils of Oregon Trail en- oyed a half day holiday Friday. Mr. ind Mrs Albert B. Hopkins took the Declamatory contestants to Vale in the afternoon. Joan Maltsberger Mary Lou Thomason, Loretta Mitch ell and Junior Holmts winners in the zone contest received their medals at Vale Friday. Two hours o f laughter at the Ore gon Trail schoolhouse Friday, April 16. The school bus made the last trip for this year Friday. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bowen and family were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Low of Cald well. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Holmes and family spent Sunday at the Bill Toll home in Fruitland. Henry Sherill moved his house in to the Desseret land across from Mrs. Lucille Johnston. Mr. and Mrs. Klass Tensen, Mr and Mrs. Henry Carl were Sunday evening callers at the J. E. Bowen home. Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Holmes went to Ontario Monday afternoon after concrete tiles to fix the driveway into the school yard. Glen and Wayne Ulrey spent Fri day afternoon and night with their parents Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ulrey. They returned to Mitchell Butte Saturday morning where they are employed. 4-H CLUB NEWS The Jolly Cooks 4-H cooking club met at the home of Betty Chard on March 27. "Oregon My Oregon” was sung followed by a yell and the club pledge. Mary Atagl and Jane Adams gave a demonstration on “ How to Make Toast" with Bernice Whipple and Lola Rookstool acting as judges. At the close of the meeting re freshments were served. The next meeting will be held at the Rook stool hom e—Betty Chard, reporter. GIRL SCOUTS NET NICE SUM FOR SUMMER CAMP The Kingman Kolony Girl Scouts wish to express their appreciation to the College of Idaho players for their entertaining play given Thursday evening, which resulted in adding $25 to the Scouts summer camp fund. They also desire to ex press their apreciation to parents and friends attending the play. Let a Classified ad sell it. Guaranteed RADIO SERVICE BY Expert Radiotrician Using only the best materials and fully equipped. HOWARD SMITH SHANE APPPLIANCE CO. South of Halverson's Another Regular Saturday Sale At the Sale Yard In NYSSA, OREGON Located Just East of Railroad Track SATURDAY, At the Roxy Saturday Midnight, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday Binnie Barnes and Charles Winninger are surprised by Deanna Durbin, Barbura R ead and Nan G rey in Universal’s hilarious J'Tliree Smart G irls" Random Shots . . OREGON NEWS BUREAU Return of the season of Roses is to find Portlond offering what its sponsors claim will be the outstand ing festival of all Portland Rose Festivals. The celebration is to start June 9 and last until June 13. Events on the program will in clude the coronation of the festival queen amid a court setting that is expected to catch some of the spirit and splendor of the coronation scene soon to be presented in England. The famed floral parade which al ready has more outside entries— floats from distant cities—-than ever before is to be on Friday morning, June 11. The rose show will repeat as a major part of its display the airmail rose show, a display of flowers rushed to Portland by air plane from the four corners of the nation. State Treasurer Holman has pre pared a lengthly defense of the action of the state board in leasing 263,337 acres of school lands to former Senator R. N. Stanfield Holman asserts that much of this land formerly brought no income but was used by stockmen who paid nothing for it. That it belongs to the state schools and should be used for their benefit. He declares that some minor parts of the total taken bj Stanfield might be leased for mori than the bid which was eccepted bui that the state will profit in the bj the present arrangement. In the mean time there was a conference last Saturday at Bums at which federal and state grazing exiterts got together to outline a long-time graz ing land policy. Their program is still in the making. Titles have been prepared by At torney Gen ral Van Winkle fer the referendums due to start soon on the Carney and Martin bills out lawing gaming devices passed at the recent legislature. Washington's state liquor board is mulling plans for putting a Sunday beer ban into effect. An act passed by the recent legislature |>ermitting rales of wine and beer on Sunday was vetoed by the governor and h. apparently has ordered the board to carry out a program of shutting off beer sales at midnight Saturday night until the same hour Sunday night. Reports that Governor Martin will again ask the voters of Oregon to return him to office were common as state executive swung about over the state inspecting roads, ponder ing local problems and boasting his pet mining board program. Hopsital associations representa tives of the state recently appeared before the State Industrial Acci dent commission and demanded an increase in the rate of pay on stats contracts and handling victims of accidents. They asserted that prices charged for doctor's services, rates hospitals and cost of medicine have all gone up. Engineers for the state tax com mission are now busy appraising the four blocks north of the state cap ital tract with the idea of adding them to the state capital grounds under the law passed at the last session of the legislature appropria tion $850,000 for the acquiring of land and buildings of buildings. Every person applying for a mar riage license in Oregon will have to submit to a blood test under an in itiative bill now being prepared for submission by Senator Best of Pend leton as the result of instructions issued at the recent legisalture. KINGMAN P.T.A. TO MEET AT SCHOOL HOUSE FRID A! The Kingman Kolony P.T.A. will meet at the school house cn Friday afternoon at 2:30, April Sth. The program chairman reports that the Parent-Teacher radio forum, which is held each Wednesday from 4 to 4:30 P. M. EST, on the NBC fea tures an eminent speaker each week. On April 14th, "Disease and the Doctor’s Side of Growth" will be discussed by Joseph Brenne- mann, chief of staff. Children’s Memorial hospital, Chicago. McGinnis and Fox, Managers Co. Bert Anderson, Auctioneer Sale Every Saturday RAMBAUD t o p it c h for EMMETT THIS YEAR Frank Rambaud, well known ball pitcher of Nyssa left Wednesday for Emmett where he has a job in the sawmill there and intends to pitch baseball for the Emmett team this .year. SWAN BREAD IS A GOOD, WHOLESOME, OLD-FASHIONED LOAF Many a Nyssa housewife has given up baking her own bread because she finds our S W A N Bread is uniformly good. Serve Swan Bread today, tomorrow and every day. McCIure’sBakery PHONE 20 N\SSA, OREGON Western - Grown SEEDS Plant your garden with seeds grown in the west. Pick your seeds now while our assortment is still complete. W e Clean and TREAT SEED GRAIN Both Packet and Bulk The Nyssa Flour Mill will clean and treat your seed grain with Copper Carbonate for the small sum of S E E D S LILLY’S “ BEST FOR THE WEST” SEEDS 17c Per HUNDRED W e can Supply You With You furnish a helper and take it away . . . or will use any other kind of dry grain treat ment you furnish, at a reason able charge. HOES, RAKES and GARDEN TOOLS of all Kinds SEE US P. M. Warren Baldridge Implement Co. N YSSA : : : : OREGON 3-18-4tp YH TWNH TO OVH K m o 0N\- ^ou/t^ C heviù ié ZÌD eaie 'v i. r BUY WHERE MILLIONS ARE BUYING PETERSON FUNERAL B U Y USED CA RS FROM YOUR CHEVROLET DEALER HOME : fi Call Thomas Nordale ^ Furniture Store Phone 94 L e t’ s dm so mm d e a r th in k in g tngnthm rl Make your plans N O W to attend this big auc tion. If you nave something you want to sell . . . bring it in and give us a trial. The sale is getting better every week. NYSSA SALE YARD Reverend Chandler of Caldwell will attend Sunday School at King- man next Sunday. Miss Lucille Thrasher has been appointed secretary of the Sunday School while Mrs. Back is absent. Walter Pinkston is busy preparing the ditches for water which will be turned in about April 15th. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Blakley of Boise were Sunday guests at the T. T. Elliott home. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Lane, Mrs. D. C. Duvall and Mrs C. E. Elliot w: re shopping in Nampa Tuesday. Health priges were awarded this week in Miss Nelson's room to Carol Tallman and Donald Elliot. Pupils of Miss Crummett’s room are preparing a play to be given for the P. T. A. Friday. The play is entitled "The Better Speech Fairy.” The "Healthy Prize Winners” who are members of the 4-H health club held their regular meeting on Tuesday. Helen Duvall and Virginia Mae Jarvie demonttrated some safety rules. At the regular 4-H club meeting of the “ World’s Best Cooks” the value of eggs were discussed. La Vem Glascock and Helen Duvall demonstrated the making of an egg omelet. Plans were made for th next meeting at which time Miss Crummett will demonstrate for the girls the making of an angel food cake. Mrs. Conrad Martin was hostess Tuesday for the regular meeting )f the Grange H.E.C. Mis:: Vivian Patterscn of Nyssa and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Patterson and family of Emmett were Sunday visitors at the A. T. Patterson home. TYK ftl&l IO FREE Coffee Will Be Served The local 4-R Club Leaders of Malheur County held their regular monthly meeting at the City Hall in Ontario, Saturday, April 3rd Miss Evelyn Haworth of Wade district lead a very interesting dis cussion cn the value of memory bocks. She had with her some bocks for display. Another feature of the program was the demonstration of a model meeting by 10 girls of the Home making Club of Kingman Kolony. Mr. Hauser brought up the sub ject c f Summer Camp, and follow ing the discussion of the council, a motion was made and carried that Mr. Hauser make further investiga tion as to the possibilities of a sum mer camp for this year. Rules of the poster contest were explained. Several leaders haxe ex pressed the opinion that their club will enter posters in the contest. It was brought to the attention of the Council that April the 25th will be termed as Rural Life Sun day. Meaning that all 4-H leaders and members who possibly can at tend the Sunday School nearest them on that date. The selection c f the leaders from Malheur County to attend summer school were: Mrs H. A Connor of Annex and Mrs. Victoria Schweizei of Owyhee. Mrs. E. C. Allstrom of Vale was named as 1st alternat and Mrs. Beatrice Marchek of Har per as 2nd alternate. You will have a good laugh wher you see Joe as a living model. Oregon Trail schoolhouse, Friday, April 16 Mrs. Anna Smith, who has been visiting her daughter Mrs. I\ C. Duvall returned to her heme at Echo on Monday. A number of pupils are absent from school with chicken pox. Mrs. C. E. Winters, Mrs. John Gowey and son Le. ter Gowey mot ored to Emmett Saturday. Mr. Joe Gowey returned home with them. Bids will be opened at the recla- nation office in Boise on April 21st for construction of the South canal aterals on the Succor creek division of the Owyhee project. Principal items include 81,000 class 1 excava tion; 26,700 class 2 ekeavation. 300 yards of class 3 excavation and 1.000 station cubic yards of over haul. You men who have made our farms famous— You men who own or work for industry— You women who raise our children— April By MRS. C. E. ELLIOTT SOUTH CANAL LATERALS UP FOR BIDDING APRIL 21 P otatoes, fu rn itu re o r babies? 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