meNYSSA GA
Published at Nyssa, Oregon,
GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS
IN THE HEART OF OREGON S SUGAR EMPIRE
VOLUME XXXVI , NO. 45
Program, Luncheon, Sup
per and Football Game
Are Highlights
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Jimmy Cook, Nyssa high school
student, sustained a fracture of the
collarbone while practicing football
with the Bulldogs Thursday evening.
The injury also caused ligaments to
be torn from the backbone.
The youth, who is now wearing a
caste, returned to school Friday
morning.
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An all-day schedule of events
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sponsored by the ladles' auxiliary of
the American Legion marked Arm
istice day observance in Adrian, ac
cording to Dennis Patch, high
school principal, who was in charge
of arrangements.
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A program in the school gymna
sium in the morning, luncheon and Mrs. Saidie Orr Dunbar to
supper served to 180 people each,
Speak at Luncheon
and a football garii'1 between Union
December 3
and Adrian were highlights of the
day.
This year’s goal for the Christ
Rev. Milton Gr:enlee of Nyssa
delivered the main address in the mas seal sale sponsored by the Mal
patriotic assembly !r ld during the heur County Public Health asso
morning. Robert Robertson, chap ciation has been placed at $1600
lain of the Adrian p.s', of the Amer The sale will be officially opened
ican Legion, pronounced the invo November 25.
cation, and Earl McKinney led the
Funds used for the clinics and
group in the pledge of allegiance other work of the health associa
to the flag. Selections by the Adri tion are derived from the seal sale.
an high school band were also feat Stamps will be handled in the usua’
ured on the program.
way—through the mail. Bonds will
A visiting delegation of legionnaires be sold to clubs and organizations
from Union and the Union high and through booths placed in public
schcol band participated in cere buildings. The association has adop
monies during the day.
ted a policy of not having children
The ladies’ auxiliary of the Adri sell stamps.
an post served a total of 360 persons
Mrs. Dick Tensen is local "seal
at luncheon and supper. Those as chairman and Mrs. Gretchen Bill
sisting were the following: Mrs. ings of Nyssa is county seal sale
Pearl David, Mrs. Everett Points, chairman.
Mrs. Roy Perry, Mrs. Floyd Glass,
The association is planning a ser
Mrs. Dutch Jerguns, Mrs. Claude ies of educational programs, includ
Eachus, Mrs. Floyd Dazey, Miss Ele ing the showing of motion pictures,
anor Beicr and Miss Florence Rus which will be available to groups in
sell.
the county within a short time.
Combined pPving of the Adrian
Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar, executive
and Union b an 's during the half
was a feature of patri tic ceremonies secretary of the Oregon Tuberculo
connected with the afternoon’s sis association, will speak to mem
football game. Don Covey of Union bers of the Kiwanis club of Ontario
directed the 96 students. F nk de and all local seal sale chairmen as
Lespinasse is director of the Adrian well as members of the health asso
ciation at a luncheon to be held De
'band.
f Onion won the football game 25 to cember 3 in the Moore hotel in On
after Adrian had scored the first tario. Mrs. Dunbar is a past pres
" ' —•»Mown early in the first quar- ident of the National Federation of
Women’s clubs.
Christmas Seal
Goal Announced
j
OCAL NEWS
—id A rm istice C erem o n ies—
HHEfembers of the Nyssa American
_„'ion post and the auxiliary, led
by Commander Albert Heldt and
the auxiliary president, Mrs. A. L.
Fletcher, visited in Vale Armistice
day and participated in Armistice
day ceremonies there. Impressive
addresses were delivered by Charles
Swan and Robert D. Lytle of Vale.
A pheasant dinner was served at
noon.
V isits Lodge
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Harry B Clements of Ontario,
district deputy grand master of the
grand lodge of Oregon, A. F. and A.
M . paid an official visit to Golden
Rule lodge No. 147 Monday night.
Refreshments were served by the
lodge after the business session.
Here from Halfway—
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Evans of
Halfway were guests at the home of
Mrs. Evans’ sister, Mrs. Klass V.
Powell, Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr Evans is cashier and vice pres
ident of the First National bank of
Halfway.
Son Home—
Rev. M. H. Greenlee and Mrs.
Greenlee are enjoying a visit from
their son. Jchn. who is in Nyssa on
a nine-day furlough from the Unit
ed States navy following his period
of training spent at the naval sta
tion at San Diego. Calif He has
not yet been assigned to his new
station. Due to the fact that both
Rev. Greenlee and John will be away
from home Thanksgiving day. the
Thanksgiving dinner was enjoyed at
the parsonage on Tuesday evening,
at which time Miss Wllla May Boyer
of Ontario was a guest.
John will return to duty on Sat
urday.
House Guests Leave—
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Kenaston of
San Mateo, who enjoyed a two-week
visit at the home of Dr. and Mrs.
E. D. Norcott, returned to their
home the last of the week.
Visitors—
Guests over the week end of Mr.
and Mrs Charles Garrison were Mr
and Mrs Frank Olsen of Baker on
Sunday and on Saturday Mr and
Mrs. John Olsen. Huntington, were
their guests. Betty Lou Newbill and
Don were Friday night guests of
their grandparents.
In Hospital—
Andrew McGinnis is a patient at
the Veterans’ hospital in Boise
Mr. Noble of Jordan Valley, who
has been a guest with Sirs Noble of
Mrs R J Hunter at the 8tar hotel
for the past two weeks, was taken
ill and is now at the Nyssa hospital.
Fastest Growing City In Oregon
NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1941
JIMMY COOK INJURED WHEN
PRACTICING ON GRIDIRON
Armistice Day
Is Celebrated
By Adrian Folk
JOURNAL
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Purebred Sire
Plan Arranged
Malheur County Dairy
men With Small Herds
May Get Service
Malheur county dairymen with
herds of four to 15 cows can secure
pure-bred ...res on a cooperative ba
sis for much less than the cost of
maintaining an individual grade
sire, through cooperative services
sponsored by farm security, accord
ing to Howard Bertsch, area super
visor, FSA, Miles building, Ontario.
While purebred bull rings must be
initiated by farmers cooperating
with farm security, other small dai
rymen in the community can partic
ipate on an equal basis, said Bertsch.
Sufficient loan funds are available
to bring a number of purebred dairy
bulls into the county on the basis
of joint ownership and joint use co
operatives. Loans can be made for
a period of three years with interest
at three per cent on the unpaid bal
ance.
"Dairymen of the county general
ly agree there is a serious need for
more purebred and proven dairy
sires to improve the quality of herds
and raise butterfat production.
Purebred bulls are usually beyond
the reach of the individual small
dairyman but can be made available
at a low cost if several dairymen in
a community cooperate in setting up
bull rings," Bertsch explained.
Farmers cooperating in the de
partment of agriculture's farm se
curity program and small dairymen
interested in securing purebred sires
through the community and cooper
ative services program are advised
to get in touch with the farm se
curity office at Ontario.
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PRESENTS SCARECROW
Teachers Will
Attend Supper
Plans Furnished
For
Cornhusking
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Cream of Northwest’s hus-
kers to Toss Cobs Near
Here Nov. 18
Youths Listed
In“Who’s Who” 1
Rev.M.Greenlee
Going On Trip
Services this Sunday at the Meth
odist church will be held as usual
under the direction of Rev. Milton
H. Greenlee, who will take for his
morning topic "Down Stream.” At
the evening service Mr. Grjenlee’s
message will be on “Truth.”
Mr. Greenlee will leave by train
Tuesday evening for Nashville, Ten
nessee, where he will attend the n a
tional convention for Christian edu
cation of the Methodist church. He
is executive secretary of the Idaho
conference of Christian education.
During Rev. Greenlee’s absence
of about three weeks the pulpit will
be filled each morning and evening
by other speakers. On the morning
of November 23 Mrs. Greenlee will
give a message from the western
jurisdiction of the Women's 8c*iety
for Christian Service, which she a t
tended last month.
On the evening of November 23
the message from the pulpit will be
given by Rev. Millard Sherlck of
Kuna. Mr. Sherlck served the Nys
sa church two years ago.
On the morning of November 30,
Dr. Charles N. Donaldson of Nampa,
district superintendent of the dis
trict. will deliver the sermon. The
evening service of that day will be
under the direction of the music
committee. It will be a singsplra-
tion.
In case Rev. Greenlee finds it im
possible to be in Nyssa the following
Sunday, relief speakers will be an
nounced.
Old Timer Improves—
J. T. Long, who has been confined j
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to his home for several weeks due STUDENTS OF MALHEUR
to a painful Illness. Is now able to j c o HONORED AT E. O. C,
get out some again each day.
Examinations Announced—
Eastern Oregon College of Educa
The United States civil service tion. La Grande, November 13 (Spe
commission has announced examin cial) — Malheur county students
ations for the positions of health who have recently been honored by
education consultant* and teachers election into school organizations
in Indian community and boarding are Alex Reid. Ontario, and Robert
schools. Information may be se- j Harris, WUlowcreek. Theta Delta
cured from the commission In Phi. men's honorary. Virginia Mill
er. Parma. Idaho. Alpha Rho Tau.
Washington. D. C.
art honorary and Phi Beta Sigma,
Guests at Dinner—
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Huffman and national professional honorary for
son, Gene, were Sunday dinner teachers, and Kathryn Harris. WU
guests at the Lynn Kygar home, rs lowcreek. and Margaret Howard.
was Emery Huffman, who has re Vale, reporters for the Beacon, col
lege newspaper
turned from Wake island.
CAST FOR PLAY OF JUNIOR
CLASS HERE IS ANNOUNCED
Director Ferd Stark, who Is In
charge of the high school Junior
class play, “Campus Quarantine,1
has announced the cast for the pro
duction. which will be staged in the
school gymnasium November 29.
A comedy of college life, the play
will Include the following students
In the cast: Lovelle Wheeler. Wi
nona Henderson, Gayle McCoy, Jan
ice JJensen, Betty Tillman, Melda
Coleman, Alvin Nye, Bob Browne,
Bob Eldredge, Ray Larson. Dewey
Thompson and Clyde Adams.
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Faculties of the grade and high
schools, their families, and members
of the two boards of education will
gather at the high school this even
ing for the first annual “pheasant
feed” of the group.
Numbering about 75 persons, the
group will partake of "King Chiney”
as the main course gf what is to be
otherwise a potluck supper.
With Henry Hartley, superintend-
nt, leading the hunt, members of
the faculties have been stalking
the bright-plumaged bird for a week
In anticipation of the coming event.
Margaret Stevenson, home eco
nomics instructor in the high school,
and Bernice Martin, grade school
teacher, are in charge of the din
ner. Following the “main event” of
the evening, the remainder of the
fime will be spent in playing games
'n d enjoying a general get-tegether.
Ta~V.
‘Spe
cial! November 13 — Five College of
Tdaho seniors were listed in the col-
'egiate hall of fame when the 1942
edition of “Who’s Who Among Stu
dents of American Colleges and Uni
versities” announced that Bake
Young cf Parma, Douglas Anderson
of Valparaiso, Indiana, James At-
tebery of Weiser, Marion Hoff of
Emmett and Eloi-se Heath of Cald
well had been accepted for bio
graphical sketches In the publica
tion.
Young and Anderson have been
student body presidents while the
other three have all served on the
beard of directors of the student
body. All five have participated In
many of the student activities. No
specific requirements are held for
entrance, the emphasis being placed
upon all around activity and leader
ship of the students honored.
The collegiate who’s who accept
ed the nominations of the five from
a faculty committee, and through
out the nation’s colleges, similar
groups have been chosen. In its
eighth year of publication, the year
book has found considerable accep
tance among large firms who use It
In employment reference. The who’s
who is the only publication of its
type which does not charge a fee or
a subscription price for entries.
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$1.50 PER YEAR
The fourth annual Pacific northwest corn-husking contest will be held
November 18 just off the Nyssa-Ontarlo highway near Cairo Junction.
Miss Audrey Glaves poses (above) beside "Adolph,” the scarecrow that she
will enter in the contest. The 1939 winner was Ivan Hintz of Vale and the
1938 champion was Walter Oberg of Carlton, Oregon.
IDAHO YOUTHS LOSE GRID
BATTLE TO MISSIONARIES
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College of Idaho, Caldwell, (Spe
cial), November 13 — An excited
homecoming throng saw the College
of Idaho do everything but push
the Whitman Missionaries off the
playing field and yet go down in a
7 to 6 defeat.
Not down, fO»’ the fighting Coyote
squad outplayed' tne visitors from
scrimmage to passing but failed to
take advantage of the breaks—three
fumbles by each team which were
all recovered by Whitman, and lost
when the final gun sounded.
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Lions Propose
Repeal Of Act
Outlawing Strikes, Elimi
nation of Neutrality
Act Suggested
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The Nyssa Lions club members, at
their regular weekly meeting in
Brownie^ cafe Monday noon, voted
unanimously in favor of repeal of
the neutrality act.
The Lions also voted In favor of
legislation that would outlaw strikes
In defense Industries during the
present emergency.
The voting on the two proposals
was done after discussions led by
Frank Morgan.
Ron Whitaker was appointed by
Vice President Henry Hartley to
represent the Lions club on a com
munity committee expected to dis
cuss feasibility of providing Christ
mas treats for Nyssa children.
Frank Parr, principal of the Nys
sa high school, announced that the
annual football banquet will be held
December 3 In the high school build
ing. Showing of sports pictures will
be included on the program.
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COACH IS EXPECTED TO BE
CALLED AS NAVY TRAINER
Gilbert Haller, high school coach
at Richland, was the guest over the
week end of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley
Sherman. Mr. Haller is expecting
to be called soon as a physical
trainer In the U. S. navy, having
been Interviewed recently by Gene
Tunney for the appointment.
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Arrangements have been complet
ed for the fourth annual Pacific
northwest cornhusking champion
ships, which will be held on the Ury
brothers farm. Just off the Nyssa-
Ontarlo highway near Cairo Junc
tion.
The cream of the northwest’s
huskers will start tossing the cobs
against the bangboards promptly at
2 o’clock November 18. The Union
Pacific company announced Mon
day that It will send Its popular Og
den band to the cornhusking again
this year. The band will parade
through the Ontario business dis
trict at 9:20 a. m., play at the com-
husking during the afternoon and
present a concert In the Ontario
high school gymnasium In the even
ing. At the concert the cornhusk
ing winners will be announced and
cash awards will be presented by
Miss Audrey Olaves, 1941 “theme
girl.”
Claude Campbell of Nampa and
Ivan Hintz of Vale, winners of the
last two northwest contests, will be
In the race this year as will other
top-notch huskers from all sections
of Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
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Drive Of Red
Legion Serves
Cross Started
Pheasant Feed
Past Commanders Asked
for Remarks; Mr., Mrs.
Thomas Honored
The annual pheasant feed of the
American Legion was served In the
legion hall Thursday evening at 6
o’clock, when the winter social sea
son of the organization was official
ly opened.
The dinner was cooked by the
members of the American Legion
auxiliary. All past commanders
were called on for remarks. Letters
and telegrams from absent past
commanders were read. Mrs. C. L.
McCoy responded for the late for
mer Commander Clem McCoy.
Commander and Mrs. V. J. Jack-
son and Mr. and Mrs. Wllmer Boyer
of Ontario and Mrs. Roy Perry and
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Russell of Adri
an were guests.
By a unanimous vote the Nyssa
post directed that a citation of ser
vice be issued to Mr. and Mrs. Louis
P. Thomas for their unstinting la
bors in behalf of the American Le
gion and other civic organizations
while they owned and conducted the
Nyssa Oate City Journal.
The n ext meeting of the post will
be held the last Thursday In No
vember because of Thanksgiving
falling on the regular meeting date.
1942 Yearbook
Charles Fisher
Sale Is Begun
Quits Position
The kickoff drive on sales of the
Charles Fisher, director of music
1942 high school yearbook. The Tu Ir the Nyssa high school, has accep
pelo, was started in the school this ted a position in the New York State
week with students making down Teachers college in Plattsburg, New
payments for their annuals, accord York. He will be vocal teacher in
ing to Delma Ward, editor.
the music department in Plattsburg.
An assembly to be sponsored Fri
Mr. Fisher, who came here from
day by the staff of the publication Boise, held the position in the local
will advertise the yearbook to the school for a month. He received his
student body of the high school. master's degree in music at the
Students contracting for copies of East-man School of Music in Ro
the 1942 Tupelo during the week chester, New York. Mr. Fisher plans
will receive the right to vote for a to leave Nyssa this week.
king and queen of a carnival to be
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held in February by the staff.
SPRAGUE SAYS NOTHING CAN
The staff is already well organ HOLD BACK OREGON COLLEGE
ized. and plans on the layout have
been under way for some time Miss
“Nothing can hold back the future
Flora Urqulri and Mrs Stella Young
development of Oregon State col
are advisers.
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lege because its service is so essen
tial in this age. A great obligation
FAMILY DINNER PARTY
On Sunday Mr and Mrs Herschel rests upon the college, and upon the
Thompson entertained Mrs. Thomp people of the state to give it the
son's parents and her brother and support it must have to enable it to
his wife. Mr and Mrs. H. B Earp perform such service," said Gov.
and Mr. and Mrs. Vanoe Earp of C.*A. Sprague in an add rev; at Cor-
l valll* recently.
Emmett.
Campaign Will Be Con
ducted Under Direction
of Mrs. J. L. Church
Members of the Red Cross under
the guidance of Mrs. J. L. Church
started their drive for Red Cross
membership this past week and due
to the quota being doubed are work
ing overtime each day to make sure
that no one Is missed. Families,
particularly husbands and wives
who previously had purchased only
one membership ticket, are this year
requested to purchase one each.
Mrs. Dick Tensen is general chair
man of the Nyssa Red Cross and she
or Mrs. Church or any member
working may be contacted for fur
ther Information or to make pur
chase of memberships.
Many persons are under the Im
pression that all money received
will be sent to the general office but
this is not true as 50 per cent of all
funds received are to remain with
the community as they have In the
past, an officer said.
A list of expenditures made last
year for relief of persons who would
otherwise have been Ineligible for
any assistance from other organi
zations was announced today.
There was paid out $13.78 for gro
ceries. 85.02 for gas and oil for a
stranded indigent, »18 04 for cloth
ing. »5.65 for fuel. »12 36 for drugs,
»7.50 or medical care and 815 or the
home nursing school held here in
Nyssa last June, at which about 21
housewives and mothers took ad
vantage of the opportunity to learn
more of home nursing and first aid:
»3 for transportation of indlgents
and »15 for a mattress for a family
who lost their whole household fur
nishings and clothing by fire.
Son Visit*—
Mr. and Mrs. William Estey of
Rio Tin to, Nev. are spending sev
eral days at the home of Mr. Es
tey’s mother, Mrs. J. C. Bowman,
and Dr Bowman. Mr Estey will
leave for San Francisco where he
will soon embark for Honolulu Due
to unsettled conditions Mrs. Ektey
expects to return to her former
home in Denver.
From Salem—
After a successful elk hunt near
La Orande. Mr and Mrs. Abe
Vaughn and Mr. and Mrs, Ross
Beutler of Salem stopped In Nyssa
to visit with members of their fam
ily and to enjoy a pheasant They
were guests at the J. T. Long. R. A.
Thompson and - Ralph Beutler
Nyssa Bulldogs
Lose To Tigers
By 34-6 Score
Three Nyssa Players Tak
en Off Field Because
of Injuries
By Wesley Sherman
Members of Nyssa high school’s
gridiron eleven played their hearts
out at Ontario against the Tigers
Armistice day and watched while
three teammates were carried off
the field, but were powerless to stop
an Ontario avalanche and were de
feated 34 to 6.
When the game was over, the
score was the farthest from the
minds of Nyssa coaches, players and
followers. Intending to turn to
wards basketball with a more opti
mistic viewpoint, fans were sadden
ed with the news that Frank Wilson,
football captain and star basketball
center, had received a broken leg In
the fourth quarter.
Roy Pierce, center of the Nyssa
eleven was also carried from the field
with a leg Injury, which was first
thought to be a fracture, but after
an x-ray picture was taken by Dr.
I,,. A. Mauldlng, team trainer, pro
nounced the Injury only a bad
bruise.
John Scott, tackle, came out of
the game with a broken nose.
As to the game Itself, Ontario’s
heavier squad had things pretty
much their own way against the
badly crippled Blue and White.
Crunching line plays gained most of
the team's 389 yards from scrim
mage.
Within the first five minutes if
play, the Tigers had driven down the
field and scored on a line buck. The
conversion, another line smash, was
good.
The Bulldogs held the Ontario
squad for a while, and Devlin, Nys
sa back, broke through once in the
second quarter for a 40-yard gain
but with little Boyer, stubby but
speedy backfleld ace of the Tiger
squad, leading the way, the Ontario
team scored once more before the
half.
At the half the score was Ontario
14, Nyssa 0,
In the third quarter Ontario re
ceived the kickoff and marched
straight down the field for a touch
down. The conversion try was good.
Coach John Young's squad was
still full of fight and came right
back for their only touchdown of
the game. A beautiful spiral pass
by Keith Russell from the Nyssa
30-yard stripe to Den Eldredge,
standing alone deep In coffin comer,
made the score. Eldredge stepped
over the goal line and kept the
game from being a shutout.
The Tigers added two more scores,
one on a pass and another on run
ning plays before the final' gun,
which also sounded the end of the
season for the Bulldogs, with the
final count being 34 to 6.
Wilson’s leg Is not badly broken.
The smaller bone In his leg Is frac
tured Just above the ankle, and It Is
expected that he will be playing bas
ketball by the time the conference
season starts.
Tentative Gym.
Plan Announced
Henry Hartley, superintendent of
public schools, was authorized by
the school board at Its last meeting
to contact the public works admin
istration and an architect relative
to construction of a gymnasium ten
tatively planned for some time la
the future.
The school board desires to have
plans ready for work when the pres
ent emergency la over. The pro
gram here is similar to those antic
ipated by other school districts and
cities.
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OFFICERS ARE ELECTED BY
GRANOE OF OREGON TRAIL
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Dale Garrison was electe^ master
of the Oregon Trail Grange at the
last meeting of the organization.
The other officers are Nell Dlm-
mlck. overseer; Jack Marshall, stew
ard; Frank Parr, lecturer. Charles
Orlder. asst, steward: Mr*. George
Chaver, chaplain; Tom Johnson,
gatekeeper; Miss Erls Jamison,
Ceres; Miss Carol Hunting. Pomo
na: Mrs Prank Parr. Flora: Lloyd
Adams, Chris Wyckoff and D. E.
Mitchell, members of the executive
committee; Mrs Nell Dlmmlck. lady
assistant steward; Henry Hartley,
treasurer, and Mrs. Dale Garrison,
seerteay.
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H ere fro m B a k e r—
Mr and Mr». Carl Cook and chil
dren of Baker visited at the home
of Mr. Cook’s brother. Chief of Po
lice A. V. Cook. Saturday and Sun
day