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N YS S A G ATE C IT Y JO U R N A L, T l f a f t * Grange News VALE GRANGE (By C. E Howell) sq^7 Marines Provide Haven for Americans in China Vale Grange met August 22 with a good attendance. UndtJ the dir ection of drill master Andy Peter sen we practiced our seating drill. Prepared by Albert B. Hopkins Brother Harry Wells exhibited some specimens of the noxl.us W IL D ROSE GRANGE weeds such as the Russian Nap weed. White Top and Canadian (By Naomia Todhunter) Thistle. Brother Wells made an in The Wild Rose Grange hfld Us teresting talk about the careless regular meeting Saturday, August ness of farmers letting these weeds 28th at 9 o’clock P. M. at the s te a d . Also the lack of law en Mountain View schoolhouse. forcement o f the eradication of J. Edwin The Home Economics Club held these weeds. Brother Its regular meeting at the home of Jchnscn, our Pomona Master, read Mr. and Mrs. Roy Harris Thurs the part of the State Master’s ad day, August 19th. It was decided to dress concerning noxious weeds. have a program and grab box Sat Mrs. C. E. Charles, Home Econ urday, September 4th. After the omics chairman, reports that she meeting a lovely lunch was served. collected $3.35 for the birthdays The next regular meeting will be that members of our grange have held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. | had since January 1st. Sister Manuel Todhunter, Thursday, Sept Charles collects the amounts of ember 2. cents corresponding to the number of the day of the month on which (he various birthdays occur. Then ARO C K GRANGE NEWS at convenient times during the year (By Mrs. Opal Murphy) those having birthdays are favored Arock Grange met on the regular at a special luncheon table and me ting night. The largest crowd r emitted to cut their birthday cakes. we have had this summer was in Friday, Septembe r 3rd, is our j attendance. A very interesting meeting was tho result with much next meeting. W e will put on in- ! business being taken care of. Some nitiatory work in the first and sec- j plans for a grange boo.h at the Fair end degrees. Friday night, Septem ber 17th, we put on the 3rd and 4th was discussed. United States marines shown opening the ponderous gate of the U. S. legation in Peiping, China. Under Not having lunch prepared for degrees. the protection of the marines, American citizens find a safe haven as war rages between the Chinese troops Visitors are cordially invited. this meeting, some of the young and the'invading forces of Japan. Inset shows Cbl. John Marston, commander of the U. S. marine bar members felt we should eat anyway racks at Peiping. so a donation was taken up with OREGON T R A IL GRANGE which they bought cookies. Ccffee was soon boiling and ready to serve. The Oregon Trail Grange met on seven years to attend school this after which ice cream and cake was DATES SET FO R AN N U A L The impromptu lunch was enjoyed its regular night with a good crowd tall. enjoyed. R E C LAM ATIO N CONGRESS by all as well as the clever program in attendance. Klaas Stam, Master, The Grange will hold its regular A delightful program was enjoyed prepared by our young lecturer B n had charge of the meeting. During by the group prepared by the legis meeting on September 10 and all Packard. the business hour plans for a booth lative committee with Lloyd Adams Grangers are especially invited. The twenty-seventh annual ses Plans are being made for the next at the Malheur County Fair w as1 in charge. The Ralph Boors and Floyd How Several non-grangers Reclamation ards wUl furnish the lecturers pro sion o f the Oregon meeting to be open in honor of discussed. Members introduced! attended the open lecturer’s hour. students going away to high school pUns for a carnival during Nov (Submitted for Mrs. E. J congress has been scheduled for Klass Stam read a letter of con gram. Portland. October 21 and 22 an and college. ember which called for much dis gratulations from the state master. Beam.) nounces W. L. Powers, secretary of The H. E. C. met with Mrs. R. E. cussion. Albert Hopkins resigned as Ray Gill, upon the prgoress of the the congress and head of the soils Danner on August 13th. A short lecturer as he will be leaving for Oregon T rail Grange since its or V IS IT O R S TO V IE W PLAN S department at O.S.C. Dates and business meeting was held after college soon. Mr. Hopkins resigned ganization. Oregon T rail is the FO R RAN G E S T A T IO N W O R K tentative plans for the meeting wee-e which lunch was served on the from the Oregon Trail School where youngest grange in Malheur county. decided upon recently by a meeting lawn. he has been teaching for the past o f the directors. Those who visit new 16,000- I.O.N. G R AN G E The selection o f Portland as the Squaw Butte range experiment sta (B y Mrs. Nora Wise) tion on the coming field day. Sept next meeting place will permit a Willamette and The regular meeting of the I.O.N. ember 15, will find that land which consideration of Grange was held Friday night at even two years ago looked as though Lower Columbia reclamation inter the hall with good attendance con it was utterly devoid of grass is ests with those of the rest of the sidering so many of the patrons already “ coming back” from a range state, and will provide an opportun standpoint and providing consider ity to visit the nearly completed being busy haying. Bonneville dam. A very Interesting and enjoyable able feed. Some stockmen who examined program was given by the lecturer, President Robert W. Sawyer of Mrs. Letha Fallen. Plans were made the territory when the range sta Bend has named Kenneth Miller proposed expressed and Marshall N. Dana o f Portland for the buying of regualia and for tion was first the reshingling of the Grange Hall. doubt that there would be enough and the secretary on the committee The Arock Grange has m ad: of the grass to come back to pro of local arrangements, and Olen seme plans to visit a meeting of the vide suitable research opoprtunity, Amsbiger o f Grant Pass, George T. I.O.N. Grange sometime later this but this fear sems to be unfounded, Cochran La. Grande, and the sec fall. A booster program will be prac say those who have been watching retary on a committee to prepare the program. ticed at the next meeting which the development so far. Arrangments have been made to will be September 3rd. A congressional sub-committee Th H. E. C. met at the home of explain to visitors on the field day will be in Portland, on September the plan for rotation and deferred Miss Ella McConnell. Plans were 6, at which time the representatives made to purchase paper plates and grazing of both cattle and sheep of Oregon reclamation projects will and the many other types o f range cups for community use at the hall. have opportunity to be heard con There was a good attendance at research which are to be carried cerning their needs, the officers of this meeting. Plans were discussed out by the Oregon experiment sta the Reclamation congress have been and a committee appointed to se tion and the division o f grazing of informed. cure the necessary material for a the department of the interior. The about 50 miles quilt to be raffled o ff at the bazaar station is located which will be given next Christmas. west o f Burns. Plans for a dance was discussed and Learning the Truth decided upon. “ To learn the truth,” said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “ may need great patience which may bring you EL DORADO G RANGE - only the dangerous enmity of those (By Mrs. E. Lofton) who desire to keep it hidden.” The El Dorado Grange met F ri day evening August 27th with a very Ambition and Politici good attendance. It was voted to The word ambition comes from give a donation to the John Sim the Latin ambitio which meant a mons fam ily who were recently going around, especially of candi burned out. dates for office in Rome to solicit The Looey’s put on a nice pro votes. Hence, a desire for office or gram o f readings, sengs and games, honor. C H R ISTM AS SEALS SALE PLAN S U N D E RW AY The contract for the tuberculosis Christmas seal sale has been signed by the prelsdent, J. L. Turnbull, and the secretary, Mrs. Charles P. Fieg- :1, o f the Malheur county health association. I t has been forwarded to the Oregon Tuberculosis associa tion in Portland for the signature of that organization in preparation to the annual drive here. Charles Chrksteson. the county chairman, however, has already started organ ization of his committees, it was re ported from the county health o f fice. IRONSIDE NEWS By MRS. E. J. BEAM Unity to Boise last Wednesday. Mrs. Whitmore was married at Caldwell to Mr. Ashcraft. The two sisters were witnesses to the wed ding. The newlyweds returned to their home at Unity on Thursday. Mrs. Elms visited her daughter Mrs. Hinton in Boise, who is ill. Sheila Hinton drove heir home on Thursday and Mrs Floyd White ac companied her back to Boise for a few days visit. C O U N TY L IB R A R IA N GOES TO SALEM The Library Board announced that they have accepted the resig nation o f Miss Mildred Oleson as county librarian, to take effect Oct ober first. Miss Oleson has been ap pointed Librarian for Salem, Ore. Philadelphia's Quakers M r and Mrs Wayne Lofton are Although Philadelphia is known as the proud parents of a new daugh the “ Quaker City,” only one of ev ter born on the 3rd of Septmber at ery 1,000 in it are Quakers. the Brit.Ingham home in Ontario. Frances Cammann and P te Presley of Brogan motored to Sen eca on Thursday. They will have employment there. Mrs. Mary Molthan accompanied Clair: nee Boor and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Boor of Fruitland to Prairie City last Sunday to see her sister Mrs. Clarence Boor, who is in the Prairie City hospital recovering from an operation. They returned on Monday Mrs. Bessie K err of Canyon City is a guest at the home of her broth er Bruce Lofton and wife. Coy Wise and Glen Lockner m ot ored to Unity last Sunday on busi ness. The Sylvester Rose and Wm. “A DOOR Woodcock families and Ellis Turner That Lead« To left on Tuesday for Portland and coast point for a week or ten days LIGHT visit They expect to come back by way of the M cKenzie pass and When a loved one returns to gather wild black berries on thet: his last home and your retum home. thoughts are with him, you The Park Simmons and Self can turn with complete con families returned this week from fidence to the Nyssa Fun a two months absence picking peas eral Home for final arrange at New Meadows. ments. Mrs Frances Cammann and little son are visiting relatives at Mamie. THE NYSSA Oregon. FUNERAL HOME Mrs. H. C. Elms accompanied her sisters, Mrs Elizabeth Whitmore and Mrs. Wm. M orfitt be h of HAY INSURANCE It don’t pay to take a chance on losing your crop . . . Let us insure your hay against fire. See us before it is too late Nyssa Realty Co. Don M. 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