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NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1937 Newell Heights A t th e reg u lar m eeting of th e PT A F riday a t A drian school hoyse se v e ra l im p o rta n t business m a tte rs w ere tak e n up. P la n s for th e last day cf school picnic w hich will be T h u rsd ay M ay 27 a t th e B ig B e n d p ark were m ade. May 28th, F riday evening th e a n n u a l e ig h th grade g ra d u atin g exercises will be held w ith Owyhee, O regon T rail, W ade a n d Big B end u n itin g w ith A drian. I t was also voted to buy a p a ir of h e a lth scales for th e school a n d a publicity book for th e publicity c h airm an . Mrs. Ju d d a s leader of th e girl scouts asked th e PTA to work w ith th e girls in m aking a baby layette for th e county. T hree dollars were voted to th e girls. T he new officers were Installed by Mrs. G reeling for th e com ing year and those taking office were Mrs. Chas. Newbill, presid en t; Mrs. C. E. E lliott .vice p resident; Mrs. M ary Nichcl secretary a n d Mrs. P e te r sen, treasurer. A m eeting of th e old a n d new executive board was called for T uesday aftern o o n a t th e R. R. O verstreet home. T he stu d e n ts of th e A drian school assisted by Mr. a n d Mrs. H ew itt de lightfully e n te rta in e d th e ir p a r e n ts a t a tea F riday from 1:30 to 2:30. A sh o rt program was p re sen t ed a n d enjoyed consisting of re c ita tions by M arlon Loftus, Faye H ib bard, Bob K u rtz; tw o h arm onica solos by Ada C urtis a n d two vocal selections by a group of some te n girl. Iced tea and cookies were serv ed nicely by th e girls of the room. Mrs. Will O ably a n d son F rank S m a rt of T en Davis called a t th e M, L. K u rtz hom e T h u rsd ay even ing. Mrs. C arrie M cL aughlin whe visited several days In th e K u rtz hom e re tu rn e d to T e n D avis w ith them . The m em bers of th e M orm on c h u rch enjoyed a picnic a t the Owyhee siphon S a tu rd ay aftern o o n Since S a tu rd ay a fte rn o o n Is the ieg u la r m eeting day of th e prim ary no doubt th e ch ild ren were honor guests. Several stu d e n ts a tte n d e d th Ju n io r Prom in Nysa F rd a y n ijh t. Mrs. M aurice Ju d d a tte n d e d Book Club a t the hom e of Mrs. F ry In O regon T rail S a tu rd ay afternoon. Mr. W inn h a s fenced his forty acre ra n ch adding a n im provem ent to th e H eights. Mr. Luke S ta m m is drilling a forty to g ra in a n d C laude S m ith is ready to seed some alfalfa. T he reg u lar m eeting of th e M od e m Pioneer C lub will be Tuesday May 25th a t th e hom e of Mrs. Alvin M cGinnis. A special fe atu re has been p lanned in th a t our county agent, Mr. L arson is sending o u t a lady from th e extension d e p artm e n t who will ta lk on can n in g o r sew ing. Mr. a n d Mrs. H. E. M cL aughlin called a t th e H a rry D enny hom e W ednesday evening. Mrs. M aurice Ju d d a n d fam ily enjoyed a visit w ith a cousin Mr. Jo h n Ennis, Jr., a t h e r hom e over th e week end. He is a law yer in San Francisco now b u t th e la st tim e she saw him h e was a lad of four. Mrs. Ju d d bro u g h t h im w est from Chicago one sum m er w hen she re tu rn ed from school. ADRIAN NEWS By M R S . C L A R K E N O S M esdam es G e rrit M untjew erff, E arl S parks a n d baby, H enry H atch a n d baby and M itchell G avlola a t tended a stork ah ewer given by B et ty W eir a t th e W eir hom e T h u rs day a fte rn o o n for Mrs. Ja m es M c G innis. Mrs. C. A. Rase of P a y e tte is a s sisting w ith th e spring houseclean ing a t th e R C. Enos hom e. Mrs. Ted Newton a n d children and Mrs. W. E. A sh craft shopped in O n ta rio T h u rsd ay a fte rn :o n . M esdam es M itchell G avola. R. C. Enos a n d C. A Rorc visited Mrs. L arkin R ucker and son W alter R ucker in F a rm a S un d ay a f.e r- noon. Mr. a n d Mrs. R obert B elknap and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. T ed Newton a n d fam ily were S unday d in n e r quests in th e G e rrit M u n tje w e n f home. Mr. a n d Mrs. Alvin M cG innis were lunch guests of Mr. a n d Mrs. Ja m es M cG innis M onday. Mr. a n d Mrs. C harles M cConnell a n d d a u g h te r E llen visited th e Jesse M arker fam ily in O n tario Sunday afternoon. E arl S p ark s le ft M onday for W ashington w here h e h a s em ploy m ent. DANGER A FTER DARK D eath from autom obiles colliding a t n ig h t increased 37 per c e n t from 1930 th ro u g h 1936, while d eath s An Ita lia n B e lief from d a y lig h t crash es decreased R a ttlin g th e k e y s in th e p o c k e t is 12 p e r c en t d u rin g th is period, fig su p p o sed , in Ita ly , to k e e p off th e ures from th e O regon S ta te M otor " E v il E y e ." assciation reveal. BOISE PREPARES FOB CELEBRATION Mammoth Spectacle to be Presented Dining Fete, June 17, 18 and 19. B O IS E —G lim pse of Id ah o 's h is tory will be p ortrayed in panoram ic display for Id a h o a n s in th e m am m oth spectacle, “U nder th S ta rs,” to be presented in ccn ju n c.io n w ith th e “ Idaho M arches O n ’’ celebra tion h e re J u n e 17, 18 a n d 19. A ccurate In p re sen ta tio n , aw e inspiring in m agnitude, it will a p peal to all as a n a u th e n tic staging c f -»Idaho's colorful a n d rom antic >ast a n d present. T hem e of th e p a g ea n t will be the grow th a n d progress of Id a h o through th e m edium of tra n s p r- ta tio n . T h e spectacle's 2000 person a n d 500 an im a l c ast will move th ro u g h 15 scenes presented on a 700-foot stage—each episode d e p icting a m ethod of tran sp o rta tio n a n d th e p a rt it played in develop- m en of th e G em state. Scenes will be blended together, and for m ore th a n two hours, spec ta to rs m ay literally live back the pages of Id a h o history. T hey will w itness th e first tra p p e rs who e n tered th e s ta te ’s w ilderness on foot, a n d in sequence will see covered wagons, freighters, stagecoaches, ra ilro ad tra in s, autom obiles and finally a irp la n e s move across the ♦ Motor Cruising for Fun ♦ A Tour to the R ecently C om pleted O w yhee Dam in Eastern Oregon T h i s n e w s p a p e r is co-operating w ith th e O re g o n S t a t e M o to r association and T h e O r e g o n lu n in p resen tin g a series of m o t o r c r u i s e s under the t i tle, “ M o to r C r u i s i n g for F u n .” It is hoped t h e r e b y to s t i m u l a t e trav el in th P a v c i i l f l i l c n I I o U r M t h H w B e W s t . . T . . h t o e follow- 1 1 1 e « n * --- ------- trig a r t i c l e h a n b e e n c o n d e n fle d f r o m a f u ll - p a g e a r t i c l e a p p e a r i n g in The O r e g o n ia n M a y 16. B Y J. L Y N N W Y K O F F S taff W riter, The OresotUan L T H O U G H O w yhee d a m w as co m p leted only la s t y e a r, a lre a d y m a n y new s e ttle r s h a v e m oved o n to th e la n d s w h ic h w ill receiv e its w a te r s ; a lr e a d y m a n y o f th ese h a v e g ru b b e d o u t th e sa g e b ru s h a n d g iv en th e d e s e rt soil i ts f irs t ta s te of plow a n d h a rro w . O n th e s e n ew la n d s , th e f ir s t y e a r or tw o, w ill be g ro w n h a y o r g r a in s to b u ild th e e a r t h to its h ig h e s t p ro d u c tiv ity . T h e n w ill conte o th e r a n d b e tte r p a y in g cro p s —su g a r beets, onions, p o tato es, fru its , c o rn a n d a d iv e rs ity of o th e rs. S om e fa rm s a lre a d y u n d e r i r r i g a tio n , w h ic h have h e re to fo re u tilized w a te r ra ise d fro m S n a k e riv e r by p u m p in g , w ill soon be e n jo y in g Irrig a tio n fro m th e g r a v ity - flow sy s te m m a d e p o ssib le by th e n ew dam . P ro b a b ly m o st P a c ific n o r th w e s t re sid e n ts , e x c e p t th o se In th e im m e d ia te v ic in ity of O w yhee dam , little re a liz e th e m a g n itu d e of th e d a m a n d Its p ro je c t of la n d r e c la m a tio n . B o n n e v ille and G ra n d C oulee, w ith th e ir h u g e c o s t a n d p ro m ise of g r e a t e le c tric pow er fo r in d u stry , h a v e se rv e d to d w a rf th is e a s te rn O regon d am , w h ic h is g r e a t e n o u g h to r a t e a m o n g th is c o u n try 's b e st e n g in e e rin g fe a ts. Wti • .*?' i':-':-. Í A 421 M ile« F ro m P o rtla n d T h e d am h a s b een seen by c o m p a ra tiv e ly few , a n d It m u s t be seen to be a p p re c ia te d . F o u r h u n d re d a n d tw e n ty -o n e m iles—P o r tla n d to O n ta rio — p lu s th e 40 m ile s o r so fro m O n ta r io to th e d am , seem s q u ite a d is ta n c e to tr a v e l Ju st to look a t a d am . At le a s t t h a t 's w h a t I th o u g h t aa I p la n n e d th e tr ip a n d t h a t ’s w h a t H a ro ld M F in la y , m a n a g e r of th e L a G ra n d e O b se rv e r, r e m a rk e d w hile w e w e re e n ro u te to O n ta rio . B u t th o se 421 m iles of h ig h w a y p re s e n t th e C o lu m b ia g orge, U m a- tllln w h e a t lan d s, th e B lu e m o u n ta in s, G ra n d e R o n d e a n d B a k e r valleys, B u r n t riv e r c a n y o n a n d th e h ig h p la te a u of th e S n a k e r iv e r c o u n tr y in a n e v e r-e n d in g scen ic v ista . T h e ro u te is pav ed a n d sm o o th th e e n tire d is ta n c e to O n ta rio , of co u rse, w ith th e ex cep tio n o f on e o r tw o s h o r t s tr e tc h e s w h e re r e p a irs of w in te r d a m a g e a r e u n d e r w ay. W ide c u rv e s th r o u g h m o u n ta in s a n d c a n y o n s a n d long, lo n g m iles of h ig h w ay e x te n d in g s tr a ig h t a s a n a r row m a k e it a n e asy ro a d to d rive. E v e n In B u r n t riv e r can y o n , w h e re a n a rro w , sh a rp ly tw is tin g ro a d u sed to p lag u e m o to ris ts, th e s ta te h a s a lm o st e n tir e ly fin is h e d re p la c e m e n t w ith a w ide, sm o o th a n d g e n tly c u rv in g h ig h w a y . I jr f t T o w n F rid a y T h e m o to rlo g c a r le ft P o rtla n d e a rly F rid a y m o rn in g a n d re a c h e d O n ta rio in tim e fo r d in n e r th e sa m e evening. S a tu r d a y w aa sp e n t o n O w yhee la k e a n d a t th e dam , a n d S u n d a y e v e n in g fo u n d th e c a r co m in g in to P o r tla n d a g a in . A fte r a q u ic k b r e a k f a s t S a tu rd a y , w e h e a d e d so u th to N y ssa. a n d th e n s o u th w e s t to w a rd th# d am , a c c o m p a n ie d by F re d S c h la p k o h l, o u r h o st a n d g u id t. Aa th # c a r le ft N y s sa f a r t h e r be h in d . w e ll-k e p t field s an d o rc h a rd s d is a p p e a re d , a n d ro llin g sa g e b ru a h - c o v e re d d e s e rt to o k th e ir place, g oon, h o w e v e r, ca m e a n a r e a w h ere w id e fie ld s w e re c le a re d o f th e low- g ro w in g d e s e r t p la n t, w h e re plow s a n d h a r r o w s w e r t w o rk in g th a soil a m id s m a ll c lo u d s o f d u s t. “T h is Is so m e o f th e n e w ly se ttle d la n d ." o u r g u id e e x p la in e d . “ Moat fo r o f It la b e in g w o rk e d th is th e f i r s t U m e, a lth o u g h l a a f a r valisgr apota » b a ro th a n f T O BE BROADCAST N a rra to rs w ith m icrophones will broadcast th e story continuity. T h e p ag ean t will be presented each of th e th re e n ig h ts of th e cele bration. E ach day will be a holiday. C a r nival sp irit will reign th ro u g h o u t th e city. Two colorful parades, each m ore th a n two m iles long, will wind th ro u g h dow ntow n stre ets first and second days of th e fete. A carn iv al w ith all its trappings, wheels, sideshows a n d concessions, ! will ru n day and n ight. In replica, C hinatow n a n d a n old n o rth w estern fo rt a n d In d ia n village will o ffer its | a ttra c tio n s to th e tho u san d s of j Id a h o an s expected to a tte n d th e I festival. All h a lls of th e city will open for dances. At th e Eks club one will be ] able to pay h is dim e a n d dance w ith one of so u th e rn Id ah o 's mosj beautiful girls. T hro u g h e ffo rts of th e celebra- | tio n ’s housing com m ittee, a rra n g e m ents h ave been m ade to take care of th o u san d s of visitors who will invade th e city du rin g th e celebra tion. Buena Vista News Ja m es W illis is on th e sick list. Mr. a n d Mrs. E. L. Jam iso n a t tended a sale n e a r M eridian, Ida., recently w here th ey purch asd sev eral cows. Ja m es 'F ierce from O klahom a purch ased 80 acres of lan d on th e new pro ject southw est of Nyssa. Jo h n B artholom a is working for Albert Pfeiler. Mr. a n d Mrs. B a r tholom a and fam ily a re stay in g a t th e Alva G o dell hom e u n til the residence a t th e Pfeiler ra n ch is com pleted a n d they will move there. Two b rrth eir, by th e nam e of Savage frrm T w in Falls, Id ah o p u r chased 120 acres in section 8 and are building a n d grubbing a t the presen t tim e. T h is being the last piece of lan d la n ? rn ' ' ' a r t.v n e 's are ly in g on th ei: I arm s. Mr. nr.d Mrs. H a rlan d Maw anil "am l'y sp e n t Sunday in Vale. T here are 31 ch ild ren th a t go on ! i ur little school bus from th is p a rt i ! ttie p roject a n d will be several 'ra re by a n o th e r term . A nephew of CTris W yckoff from ! K ansas is vi-itlng him . C. W. A n air view o f the O w yhee dam and part o f the lake -some w a te r a v a ila b le fro m th e O w yhee riv e r, f a r m s w e re e s ta b lish ed so m e y e a rs ago. I-a n d W a a A p p ra ise d “B e fo re th e d a m w aa s t a r t e d all th is la n d w a s a p p ra is e d a n d th e o w n e r s a g re e d to sell it a t th e a p p r a is a l cost, so th e r e 's b e e n n o sp e c u la tio n a n d e x o r b ita n t p ric in g . A fte r a few y e a r s co m e b a c k a g a in a n d I ’ll show yo u p ro sp e ro u s f a rm s a n d n ice h o m e s w h e re th e s e plow ed a c r e s a n d little a h a c k s a r e now .” M r. S c h la p k o h l, b u r e a u of r e c la m a tio n e n g in e e r, e x p la in e d t h a t th e la n d w e w e re v ie w in g c o n s titu te d o n ly a sm a ll p o rtio n o f th e to ta l a r e a s la te d to p ro fit fro m th e O w y hee p ro je c t T h e w a te r w ill be d is trib u te d , by a sy s te m o f sip h o n s, tu n n e ls a n d o p en d itc h e s, o v er a b e lt of la n d e x te n d in g fro m a p o in t s o u th e a s t of C aldw ell, in Id a h o , to a p o in t in O reg o n Ju s t a c ro s s t h e s t a te line fro m W elser. O f th e 95,000 a c re s to be se rv ed , 65,000 w ill be “n e w ” lan d , re c la im e d fro m th e d e se rt, a n d 30.000 w ill be la n d p rev io u sly I rr ig a te d by ex p en siv e p u m p in g o u t o f th e S n a k e . A fte r a sto p to In sp e c t on e of th e e m b ry o fa rm s , th e m o to rlo g c a r w ou n d its w ay o v e r th e bum py, n a r ro w ro a d t h a t le a d s to th e d a m i t self. D ow n in to a v alley a lo n g th e O w yhee riv e r, to follow it u p stre a m , a ro u n d a bend, a n d th e r e w e w ere, s ta n d in g b e fo re a g ig a n tic m a n m a d e g a te b etw e e n tw o g r e a t ro ck y p ro m o n to rie s on e ith e r sid e of a h ig h c a n y o n w all. H e a d q u a rte r s C o m fo rta b le A few h u n d r e d fe e t d o w n s tre a m , sh a d e d by tr e e s p la n te d w h e n th e p r o je c t w a s f ir s t s ta rte d , is th e s u p e rin te n d e n t's p e r m a n e n t h e a d q u a r te rs , a c o m fo rta b le a p p e a rin g g ro u p o f b u ild in g s A sm a ll g a rd e n h eld o rd e rly ro w s of veg etab les, c o n s id e ra b ly a d v a n c e d fo r th e s e a son, d u e to th e s h e lte r a ffo rd e d by ro c k y c a n y o n w a lls a n d th e to w e r in g d am . A ro a d u p o n e sid e of th e can y o n led to th e to p of th e 417-foot dam . a n d g a v e u s o u r f i r s t v iew o f th e la k e b eh in d it, w h ic h c o n ta in s 1,120,000 a c r e - fe e t o f w a te r. L e a v in g In sp e c tio n o f th e d a m It se lf fo r la t e r In th e d ay , w e decided to g e t s t a r t e d a t o n ce on th e b o at t r ip u p th e la k e —m u in f e n tu re of th e d ay . "R e d ” K ra e g e r, d ia m o n d d rillin g e x p e rt, w ild life e n th u s ia s t, c r a c k m a r k s m a n a n d pilot, jo in ed u s to o p e ra te th e b o a t. W ith a g e n tle b reeze a t o u r b a c k s w e p u sh e d a w a y fro m th e la n d in g f lo a t a n u h e a d e d so u th Into w h a t is lite ra lly a n o -m a n ’s la n d , f o r no ro a d o r t r a i l le a d s In to it, a n d th e o n ly w a y to re a c h it, e x c e p t by ju s t h ik in g o v e r th e ro c k y rid g e s, is by b o a t. O n ly a n o c c a sio n a l sh e e p - h e r d e r e v e r w a n d e r s in to th o se h ills. T ills b ecam e in c re a s in g ly e v i d e n t a s w e b eg a n to e n c o u n te r w ild life o f m a n y v a rie tie s. S h o re lin e E v e r C h a n g in g T h e s h o re lin e p re s e n te d a n ev e r- c h a n g in g p a n o r a m a o f ro c k y cliffs, g r e a t sa g e b ru s h -c o v e re d b lu ffs a n d h ig h -p ile d b a s a lt co lu m n s. In p la c e s c o lo rin g w a s v ivid, w ith re d a n d o ra n g e h u e s p re d o m in a tin g . W h en w e ste p p e d on sh o re to e a t th e lu n c h w e h a d b r o u g h t alo n g , a p p ro x im a te ly 20 m ile s fro m th e d a m . w e h a d b een o u t a b o u t tw-o h o u rs, h a d seen no sig n o f h u m a n s o r h u m a n h a b ita tio n . A a lig h t b reeze blew a g a in s t o u r fa c e s a s w e s ta r te d b a r k to w a rd th e d a m . "R e d ” co ck ed a n e x p e rie n c e d w e a th e r eye a t a few w isp s of clo u d a n d r e m a rk e d it m ig h t be w ell to The / / g e t g o in g —t h a t b reeze m ig h t blow u p a w ind. H o w r ig h t h e w as! F o r a b o u t te n m ile s th e h o m e w a r d jo u rn e y w a s m u c h lik e th e o u tw a rd one. M ore sc en ery , m o re w ild life— a n a n te lo p e g azed a t us c u rio u sly fro m th e b a n k w h e re he h a d b een d rin k in g , b u t loped q u ic k ly o v er th e c r e s t of a h ill w h en we tr ie d to a p p ro a c h closely e n o u g h fo r a p ic tu re . T h e b reeze b e g a n to g e t s tro n g e r. T h e w a te r b eg a n to g e t a little ro u g h , a n d t h a t little tin b o a t b eg an to bob u p a n d d o w n on th e w av es. T h e n th e w a v e s b e g a n to c u rl o v er w ith little w h ite c a p s t h a t h iss e d as th e y b ro k e . W in d G rew S tro n g e r M in u te by m in u te th e w in d grew to m o re n e a rly re se m b le a g ale, th e w a v e s se em ed m o re a n d m o re lik e o ce a n su rf. "R ed " K r a e g e r sk illfu lly s te e re d a q u a r te r ly co u rse, th e m o t o r th r o ttle d d o w n to m in im u m sp eed . E v e ry p o in t th e b o a t ro u n d e d — a n d th e la k e m e a n d e rs a im le ssly a m o n g th e h ills— b ro u g h t in c r e a s in g f u r y to th e w in d , u n til th e b o a t’s m o tio n se em ed m o re u p a n d d o w n th a n fo rw a rd , a n d u n til a t le a s t o n e m e m b e r o f th e p a r ty w as firm ly c o n v in c e d w ith e a c h s ic k e n in g rise , lu rc h a n d sp la sh , t h a t th e n e x t w a v e w ou ld sw a m p it. F in a lly ev en “ R e d ” a n d Mr. S c h la p k o h l c o n c e d e d th e r e w as little c h a n c e o f g e ttin g th e b o a t b a c k to th e d a m , a n d d ecid ed w e'd b e tte r m a k e fo r sh o re a n d h ik e th e r e s t of th e w ay. O u r b a ttle a g a in s t th e w in d h a d c o n su m e d n e a r ly tw o h o u r s m o re t h a n w e'd allo w ed f o r th e b o a t tr ip ; h en ce, o u r a c tu a l in sp e c tio n of th e d a m itse lf w a s c u t sh o rt. M r. S c h la p k o h l g u id ed u s to an ele v a to r, la r g e r th a n t h a t usually e n c o u n te re d in d e p a r tm e n t sto res, p re s s e d a b u tto n , a n d w e b eg a n to d e s c e n d in to th e in te r io r of th e d am . O w y h ee w a s th e f ir s t d a m to h a v e a n e le v a to r. D ow n . . . dow n . . . dow n . . . p a s s in g fo u r "flo o rs" u n til we fin a lly ca m e to a sto p . 29.1 fe e t be low th e to p o f th e d am . W ith th o u s a n d s o f to n s of c o n c re te a ro u n d it, a n d b illio n s o f g a llo n s of cold w a te r b e h in d th a t, th e y e a r - ro u n d te m p e r a tu r e o f t h a t g a lle ry w o uld m a k e It a n e x c e lle n t s to r a g e room fo r p e ris h a b le p ro d u ce F ro m one e n d of th e d a m to th e o th e r, a n d o u t to th e n o rth face, w h e re s u rp lu s w a t e r - th e d am is fille d a n d “w a s tin g “—w a s sp o u tin g th r o u g h th e v a lv e s p ro v id ed fo r t h a t p u rp o se , r u n s th is c o rrid o r. S im ila r o n e s tr a v e rs e d e a c h o f th a o th e r fo u r levels. G a u g e s a n d in s tr u m e n ts p ro v id in g c o n s ta n t ch e c k o n th e d a m 's c o n d i tio n a r e lo c a te d in th e se . S k ip p in g a d e ta ile d e x p la n a tio n o f th ese, it is e v id e n t t h a t th e g o v e rn m e n t b u ild s its d a m s to e n d u re , th e n ta k e s • v e r y p o ssib le ste p to m a in ta in a c o n s ta n t c h e c k o n th e ir e n d u rin g LINCOLN NEWS gigantic stage. By M R S . ED D l ’F R E Allen A ndersen was an overnight guest of Don M arkham on M onday night. L c ira in e C arson a n d H elen J o r d a n were visitors a t th e Lincoln :chool M onday. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. C hadw ick and Mrs. Geo-ge i .rk h a m m otored t . Boise S un la y tv a'-tend th e Sunday School conven ion c f th e L.D.S church. Miss Louise H cpper Is hom e a fte r finishing h e r senior y ear and g ra d uating from th e F ru itla n d high school. M iss T helm a D uP re visited Miss O pal a n d Agnus Kedsull on M on day. Mrs. Steve H uenekens is visiting h e r p a ren ts in Nebraska. T h ere was a baseball gam e T u es day a fte m c o n , L incoln going to A rcadia. T h e score was 6 to 3 in favor of Lincoln. Leslie R uud a n d Iren e P e n n in g to n a tte n d ed th e pie su p p er a t W hite S e ttle m e n t F rid ay n ieh t. T h e L incoln school is having th e ir an n u al la st day of school pic nic a n d ball gam e on F riday a fte r noon. Mr. Ed a n d F ra n k D uP re m otored to Jo rd a n Valley on a business trip S aturday. M r. a n d Mrs. A. L. Chadw ick visited th e ir d a u g h te r Mrs. W illiam G lasscn a n d fam ily a t Elgin, O re gon. Mrs. Will L eav itt a n d Mrs. G ertie B lanton a tte n d e d th e pie supper a t W hite S e ttle m e n t school F riday evening. E. H. B ailey fa th e r of F red B ail ey h a s retu rn e d to his hom e in the east a fte r spending th e p ast m onth w ith his son a n d wife. Mrs. W h it R edsul a n d son F re d eric cf O n ta rio w ere visitors a t th e Bill L eav itt hom e on Sunday. 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