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r/ieNYSSA NYSSA, 'OREGON, THTTRSD a V, AÜG. VOLUME XXXX Final Reports Show Fair Will Be Outstanding JOURNAL BARN IS SAVED AS FIRE BURNS HAY Chadwick Will Erect Building ! BROOKE RESIGNS I AS COUNTY AGENT 30, 1945 Enrollment In Nyssa Schools Show Increase PARMA BUILDING DESTROYED BY FIRE The second large fire to occur in Ralph E. Brooke has resigned as A hay stack owned by Orvil Hick Parma within the last two months man was destroyed by fire Friday | ( ) n \ 1 *1 i r* agriculture agent of Malheur county evening three miles west of Nyssa. i L f l i H I l O i l t '- l destroyed the Idaho hamper fac to take a position as manager of The stack contained approximately | ------- tory building Wednesday night. the Tomasello lee plant in Ontario. 236 ARE ENROLLED IN RODEO EVENTS SET 1« tons of hay. j INTER-STATE OIL CO. tire started about 8:30 from Mr. Brooke's resignation, effect save . | rpQ BUII D" U OTHER HIGH SCHOOL AND 556 an The unknown FOR SUNDAY AND , Neighbors „ helped Hickman w I1 Iu ll cause. The frame ive September 1. has been accepted MONDAY AT ONTARIO '¡hJ t T Z Z 'Z u n ? ^ L \7 n PROJECTS PLANNED by the extension service, but a suc IN LOWER GRADES building, covered with sheet metal „ , . „ ,, 'buckets of water. Enrollment in the Nyssa schools was a total loss. The building was Final reports on the Malheur | The ]oss on the nay was not cov- Plans for the first construction cessor ‘h as not been named. During tihe t(me Mr. Brooke has up to Wednesday was considerably used mostly as a warehouse. county fair to be held in Ontario ered by insurance. work to be undertaken in the build been county agent he has been in September 1, 2, and 3, were given ----------------------- ing boom expected in the business ,.harge of much of the government's larger than at the same time last year. Superintendent Henry Hartley at a meeting of committees Mon district of Nyssa were announced v.ar-time agriculture program, reported. day night. today by A. Chadwick of Chadwick's Tlie enrollment yesterday was 792. E. M. Hauser, county dug agent drive-in and Earl Gray of the Inter- as compared to 744 last year at a handling 4-H work, and Charles similar date. There are 27 more | State Oil company. Fulton of the Ontario high school, A special prize of considerable val | students in the high school and 21 The Nyssa local price and ration The Chadwick building, 88 by 80 representing the F. F. A., reported ue will be awarded to some deserv- | more in the elementary grades. ing board will be consolidated with feet, will house the Chadwick groc- that exhibits in prospect im a b l fine in e c A i u w i 't o t are n e m jjs v .... . , , The high school enrollment is 236, * , . . . . éZ ^ inn lnK 4-H club memt>er at the Mai- for he junior fa r. More than 100 * c junlor falr to be h eld |ery store and the Hollingsworth Agriculture and livestock produc whereas the figure last year at a the Ontario local board before September 30, announced Bernard exhibits of excellant show stock in Ontario this week-end. | Hardware and Implement company tion and income set all-time re similar date was slightly over 200. Frost, local chairman, today. have been entered. Beaumont and Cummins, Jersey ‘ store. Chadwick will use 32 feet and cords in 1644 but they will be bro T he school year ended with 185 stu Several members of Che retiring Bill Ross reported that the horses Kingman Kolony will Hollingsworth 56 feet of the front- ken again in 1945, according to the dents enrolled. The 236 high school students are board will continue as members oi award a registered jersey bull calf age. early season estimate of Ralph E to arrive, with 30 on hand the first for a club project. The award will divided as follows; Freshman 69. Che new merged board. Mr. Frost Work will probably be started Brooke, county .agent. also explained that paid personnel of the week. Cows for the mug and be based on quality of the exhibit this week on the cement block Income will amount to $19.778,- sophomores 60, juniors 54. and sen of the Nyssa office will be given milk contest, calves for the calf- t the county fair, on showmanship, building, with Albert Heldt as con- 500, he estimates, compared to iors 53. roping and steers for bulldogging erdsmanship, and completeness and Figures in the grades are as fol consideration for Jobs in the new $16,743,000 for 1944. He adds that have also arrived at the fairgrounds. 1 accur record order tractor. lows; First 77. second 78, third 65. office or for Jobs in the district OPA the estimate is conservative. Part of the present frame struc Roy Brewer said 65 horses have to qualify, __ _ ,__________ fourth 70, fifth 79. sixth 67. sev offices in Boise. They will also be tlie jersey ____ must _ w_ be the been signed up to participate in the predominating breed on the farm of ture has been removed, but Mr. Substantial acreage increases and enth 68. and eight 52. or a totad of aided in finding other local employ Chadwick will continue his busi expected income increases are list rac.ng events. ment. club member. ness in the remaining part of the ed for celery, with income almost 556. A feature of the rodeo program, the Short class periods were held in j All OPA price control rationing The calf is from one of the high building until the new structure is doubled; potatoes, sugar beets, and whi.h will be presented Sunday and seed crops, crops; nagum higher uicuuic income nom from the high school Monday and reg and enforcement activities for thh .... . . u, . producing cows in the Beaumont i completed. After the new building Seeu on ay, wi e a spec a ... and Cummins herd and is sired b y , is ready, the old structure will be dairying and livestock sales also are ular work was started Tuesday of area will now be handled at the be given by the Owyhee Riding Royal Gay Cavalier, an outstanding ; removed and the space utilized for predic ted. Decreases are noted in this week. | Ontario office and files are being c ub of Nyssa. A full faculty has been secured for transferred there, acreage and expected incomes from Fxtia suDer-SDecial events if if the animal the te Jersey breed' Wlth the ! ! parking inter-SI cars- Extia . super special edlgree 01 v,. oi calf_ Reasons for the consolidation at . . . events, . . . ........ it will «... ^ — an «... . ,.c Inter-State Oil company will .onions, lettuce and all grains, and the high school. Miss Doris Betty of Ontario has been employed as Eng- this time are the decrease in the p.ospec tve pa c P ° exceptionally good herd sire for any ! erect a 26 by 30 foot addition to its! an income decrease from fruit, courage, will be exhibition rides to I | jersey herd, the owner said. 1 present service station just north of | The figures for 1945 follow: ish and social' science teacher and board’s workload with the lifting of be undertaken by Ralph Brooke, | Beaumont and Cummins are mak- the highway “Y" near the grade j Onions, 2800 acres, 1.120,000 sacks, as advisor to the Bulldog newspap- 8 large part of the rationing pro- county agent, and Alva Goodell, | ing the award in the interest of im er staff. jgram, and to build up a larger and i $1,200,000. president of the Malheur county proving the breed within the county. school building. Potatoes, 12,000 acres, 1,800,000 The new music instructor, Lynn stronger staff to handle price con- The work will be started Monday. fair board. The plans for the ex This is the second award of this J. Lawrence of Salt Lake City, is trol problems during the coming $2,520.000. hibition rides developed from Mon kind that these jersey breeders have Warren Kelch has the contract. The sacks, clncerblock building will be stuc Sugar beets, 15,500 acres, 250,000 expected to arrive here September months of high Inflationary pres- day night’s meeting. 10. Mrs. K. E. Keveren is handling sures. and to make enforcement made to 4-H club members. June tons, $3,125.000. Men already signed for the rodeo Gahan of Nyssa won the first an coed. Kelch has already started remod Lettuce, 3000 acres, 200,000 crates the music assignment until he ar- more effective. events are Harry Bruce, Wes Moore. rjVes j Members of the Nyssa local .board eling part of the Curry produce $150.000. Ohen Work, Lee a rimes. Bob Wil imal awarded. _______________ who will continue as members of the building for Carl Burningham, who Celery, 260 cars, 75,000 crates, liams, Ci il Bruce. Les Wineburger, Ontario board are the tire and will open a drive-in restaurant there $150,000 Martin Maddux, Harold Woodland, price panel members. They are as soon. The building Is located across Alfalfa hay, 61,000 acres, 250,000 Bob ‘ ergeant, and Bill Maxwell. follow: Tire panel. Artie Robertson, Sixth street from Chadwick's drive- tons, $3,000,000. The lions club of Ontario will Wild hay, 21,000 acres, 31 000 tons, Fnr Irl'lhn P nw pr °* Sutilerlan£l' chairman; and Oeo- in. have plenty of eats and drinks at r U I l U d .H U r o w e r rge Henneman, and price panel, Plans are expected to be announc $252,000. the fair. . „ . i Frank Parr, chairman, Orln Sum- dorn, 5000 acres, 350 000 bushels. ed within the next few dgys for At a meeting at Drewsey test ner ^ Oarrlson and A H. Boy- The saddle horse parade will be Two hundred and seventy-four construction of at least one other $250.000. Saturday evening, members of the d ^ started a 1 p. m. at the Andrews persons were X-rayed in Oregon’s Wheat, 8000 acres, 320,000 bushels, Juntura-Drewsey Electric Co-oper- large building In the business dis- mobile chest X-ray unit when it Sted company corner. The retiring board members are $320,000. trict. i ative. Inc passed a resolution auth- ot ^ ^ and Iuel was in Nyssa August 24. —Gats,- 4500 ¿feres. 2?0.00ft-bushels, orteing the associations board of ,, n„nplj, Bowing Center Opening— The unit workers handled patients 4 / \ -Hnonlffn IVl A Aem AnlrtA _ ^ $243.000. directors to dissolve the organiza The Nyssa bowling center, closed here at the rate of 58 an hour, or Kathleen Loe, a paid employee of Barley. 19,000 acres, 950,000 bush tion and negotiate with Idaho Pow- * the"” board! 'Zll\ be transferred to for two months, will be opened by j t<vo less than was average in Polk els. $800,500. I r company for electric service whicp T. H. Eldridge, August 31. The al- county. Those X-rayed in the county Rye, 4000 acres, 120,000 bushels would blanket the Juntura and Ontario. leys have been re-surfaced and re totaled 956, including 101 at Har The board has been In operation $108.000. finished and the entire interior has per, 303 at Vale, and 277 at O ntar since 1942. Malheur county farmers, return Red clover seed, 5000 acres, 1.500,- Drewsey districts. A general meeting of citizens, a been re-decorated. ‘'With the return io. “I and the other board members ing servicemen and war workers un- 000 pounds, $150,000. majority of whom were members * | want toke th u apatt>aMr ot of men from the armed forces we Men accompanying the unit were able to finance sound farming op- Other clover .seed, 1500 acres, 300,- the R. E A. unit, preceded t h e ‘ anklng everyone who has worked should have more men than ever C. A. Bradford, radiologist who was erations through normal credit 000 pounds, $300,000. membership meeting. After entered In tournament play,” Mr. in charge of the work, and L. K. channels can now make use of all with the Nyssa local war price and Vegetable seed, 2500 acres, 1,000,- engthy d scussion a vote was taken raU ^ ,t waa organ. Eldridge said. Grossenbaeher and R. E. Mastin of farm security services as funds for 000 pounds, $200,000, whether the people de- L , ta 1942... chalrman Frost Portland, laboratory technicians. ; the new fiscal year which began Fruit, 800 acres, 160,000 pounds, sired to have the R. E. A. co-oper- ! ..Everyone of the6e worlcers Franchise Decided On— Mrs. Hilda Tensen was chairman July 1. are available, reports Rosel $160.000. atlve association continue with its The city council meeting Tuesday of the local committee. Women as H. Hunter, county F3A supervisor. Miscellaneous crops, 1000 acres. plans or to receive electric service served diligently and patriotically right, decided to Issue an exclusive sisting with the work here were Wilson building. Ontario. without pay. board members, gaso $250,000. from Idaho Power company. The re franchise to Finley Shuster of La- Mrs. J. L. Church. Mrs. M. M. "Every effort will be made to meet Dairying, 16.500 cows, $2,500.000. sult of the vote was 59 to 13 in line, tires, food, price and commun Grande, for garbage disposal in Greellng. Jr. Miss Eva Boydell, Mrs. the needs of farmers just establish ity service chairman and panel Livestock sales, $3.700.000. ' favor of Idaho Power company ser- members and the many volunteers Nyssa, over a period of five years. Bernard Frost. Mrs. Bert Lien- ing themselves on farms in the | vice. fhuster will furnish his own equip- kaemper, Mrs. Ed Frost, and Mrs. county or resident farmers requir- I who have aided the board during Directors of the R. E. A. expect, its peak workloads. rient. The council set a lincense w E. Schireman of Nyssa and Miss ing management and credit assist- ! I by arrangement with Idaho Power "We also want to thank the lo on taxicabs of $25 a year. June Laurance of Vale. ance for profitable operations,” j company, to dispose of the distribu cal public for Its co-operation with Hunter said. "The county FSA com- | • H. G rant Evans, son of Mr. and tion system material whloh had al- us. Only their understanding and mittee, which reviews all loan ap i ready been elected at Juntura. Fol- helpful co-operation has made pos J Mrs. H. J. Evans of Parma, writes plications, believes that FSA loans from his station in San Diego that combined with management help Forty Nyssa high school boys ' lowing the meeting individual con sible the success of rationing and tracts were offered by representa- i he has been set apart as a “miss- can contribute to improved dairy started practice Tuesday for what t.ves of the company to all prospect price control here, and we know hey will continue to co-operate with Should be a successful football sea stock, farm buildings, small water ionery” by the chaplain in his com son, Coach Howard Lovejoy an ive users of electricity. Approxo- new board. pany. He reports that sometimes facilities and increase farm income nounced. After uniforms were Is ' mately 150 consumers of electricity the "Without the efforts of all our from more efficient farm opera I are Involved. there are 700 boys attending church tion." sued, a short practice was held. workers and citizens our prices on Sunday. The boys are small, but have ! L. W. Brainard, division manager would have skyrocketed and brought FSA supervised loans can be made for purchase of needed livestock, "good zipper and a lot of scrap,’ of Idaho Power company, told the danger to our stable economic sys S/Sgt. Harold E. Robbins of Nyssa machinery, seed, feed, household Coach Lovejoy said. Part of the im | group, the utility was willing to tem, and scarce items would have has been discharged from the Mc- goods, tractors, wells, sprinkler sys provement In the spirit and ability ¡serve the entire Juntura-Drewsey been very expensive to only a few Caw General hospital a t Walla tems, building improvements, ad is due to the physical education area Including all R. E. A. members persons.” Walla, where he received treatment vance cash rent and nearly ever;' program now underway in the jun and others and put into effect the The local consolidation of boards uniform rates for electricity which is a part of a re-organization of : for a wound caused by a sniper's -xa 'iu»u jo asusdxa S u p B ia d o u u r j ior and senior high schools. bullet in the Mohonang sector on plained Hunter. Loans can be made The candidates for regular berths already exist In the towns and farm the Idaho OPA district which will j Leyte island. He had been in the to family-type farm owners or rent- on the team Include eight lctter- areas served by the company. These eliminate 13 boards and three sub | hospital for five months. Robbins ers. and for sound part-time farm- | men, who are Don Herren, Don Low, rates, he pointed out. are approxi boards, and which will result in 66 Word has been received by Mr. has been in the service for three ing operations. Loans are limited to j Jerry Bellon, Larry Dimmick, Boo mately 50 per cent lower than the paid employees being laid off and and Mrs. K. Cottle that their son, years, including 11 months spent $2.500.00 and can be re-paid up to | Church, Tom Moore. LaVerle anticipated rates which the R. E. A. 91 retained. unit would necessarily charge. Reid Cottle. SK 1/c Is on his way with the 11th airborne division in five years with interest at five per J Toombs, and George Billings, The type of line to be construc to the Phillipines. He was on the New Guinea and the Philippine ts- cent on the unpaid balance. A 11m- j The 1945 schedule is as follows: ted by Idaho Power company would MISSING FLYER ship when he heard the war was lands. He wears the purple heart J1(C . J t „ farm owner- ___ , September ____ , 14, Wciser ___ __ at Nyssa; ^ ited U lIUIlw, number U of 1 „ 40-year over. and the good^ conduct, A. P, T. and Uhip loans can also be made in the J September 21, jamboree at Ontario; be of sufficient capacity, he said, to FOUND IN JAPAN Sgt. Doyle M. Jensen is now Philippine ribbons. county. September 28, Nyssa at Vale; Oct- serve all prresent and future needs stationed on Luzon. In a le tte r, ------- County FSA committeemen, who ober 5, Ontario at Nyssa; October of the area. Electric service would Lt. Robert Applegate of the air written to friends here he said, I Miami, Fla. Aug. 30—Speeded to- are all practical fanners will be 12, Nyssa at Payette; October 26, be made available to the Juntura force, former Nyssa resident, who "We have Just completed an L. D. ward home from overseas as part glad to advise with farmers on FSA Nyssa at Adrian, and November 2, district during the latter part of was reported missing in action in December, 1945. and to the Beulah, Japan, July 24, has been located, S. chaped here.” |of the "Oreen project”, which calls services. Committeemen include Fred Fruitland at Nyssa. Drewsey and Van district by the le recently wrote to his parents, Mr. Max Swensen, S 2/c, is at Lake for the air transport command's, g urges_s vale, David Mitchell, Nyssa, end of August. 1946. and Mrs. Bert Applegate of Oak Hurst, New Jersey, and is expected Caribbean division to fly 30.000 re- and Jess Rich. Ontario. Office days POWER COMPANY Also appearing at the meeting Grove, Oregon, former Nyssa resi to be home several days this week,, turnees from Europe to Miami army for the FSA supervisors are all day b , IM r»T\ Tn I r MUl i were two representatives of R. E. A. dents, who sent the information to according to a telegram received by | air field each month, another Nyssa Tuesdays, 8 a. m. to 12 noon, and D u IL /L U IN tf L,lINkC> J. T. Glasscock and R. E. Carter. Mrs. Ed Frost. his parents. ¡man is back in the states. 1 p m to 5 p m.; and Saturday The Idaho Power company has F. P. Fitts, representing the Bonne Lt. Applegate's plane was damaged Pvt. Keith E. Blackburn, son ot j in less than 24 hours he loft for mornings from 8 a. m. to 12 noon. built approximately four miles of ville administration also addressed in a raid on Tokyo and the crew Earl Blackburn, is operating auto-¡Camp Blanding, Fla., by rail. From power line to serve nine cutomers the group. was forced to ball out. The youth matic weapons in the anti-aircraft, | there he will go to a reception cen- during the last three weeks. Two Other speakers were E. J. Wil wrote to his parents when he was and is permanently stationed on i ter nearer home for separation from INDUSTRIAL, FARM miles of the line was built in the liams, manager of the Malheur co in a rest camp. Oahau island in Hawaii. ¡the service or furlough prior to re- TYPE TIRES FREED Black Cayon project east of Snake operative Electric association at Jesse Haroldson, RM 1/c is also assignment, Rationing of all farm implements i river and two miles near Adrian. Vale; R. E. Gale, general sales man Returns From Pendleton— in Hawaii, having been there for The group includes Orville S. Mc- The company has users signed up ager of Idaho Power company; and Mrs. O. J. Mitchell returned Thur the past seven months. He sent a Ewen, private first class of Nyssa, and industrial type tires ended Aug hand-tinted picture of the L. D. S. third infantry division, military po- ust 20, announces Bernard Frost on about 12 miles of line and will R. D. Lytle, Vale attorney. State sday from Pendleton after a week's local war price and rationing board start construction work as soon as Senator J. N. Jones of Juntura visit with Mr. and Mrs. Easelstyn. Lei temple to Mrs. Howard Bair. lice, who has eight battle stars. whom she accompanied home after chairman. Truck and passenger car possible. Labor and pole shortages presided. Mutual president, who has been 1 ---------- the Esseltyns visited in Nyssa. corresponding with the boys in the j Jay Bybee and Harold Kurtz of tires remain rationed, since pro are causing the delay. "We are trying to complete the Return Home— service. i Nyssa are members of the 32nd div- duction has not yet changed over Mrs. O. H. McCauley and grand Pictures Displayed— Jesse L. Gale. EM 1/c celebrated lsion, a Wlsconsin-Michigan n at- j to meet the large demand since construction work before water is Pictures taken of the Nyssa child V-J day on a ship somewhere in j ion guard outfit, that fought in the gasoline was released from ration- turned out of the ditches, as many daughter, Karen Kincaid, of Los- the Pacific and In a letter to friends Pacific area during the war with ing. Mr. Frost urges car owners to of the farmers have dug wells and Vegas, Nevade, left Wednesday even ren's day parade by Howard Smith here said, "the ship's whistles blew 'japan. ¡continue recapping until the pront- will depend on electricity for pump ing for their home after vial ting last Thursday afternoon have been and we were close enough to shore I The Daily Pacifican of July 28 ised larger supply arrives, later this ing water for stock”, Bernard Frost, here with Mrs McCauley's daughter. < placed on display in the window of Mrs. Ross Brown, and family. I the Gate City Journal. local manager, said. to see the natives dancing for Joy. | (Continued on Page 5) ' year. Jersey Bull To Be Given At Fair Production Mark Will Be Broken 274 X-rayed By Unit In Nyssa Producers Ask Farm Security Money Available Our Boys In T he Service Nyssa, Ontario Boards Merge Successful Grid Season Forecast 500 Younsters Participate In Sports, Parade 30 GAL. OF PUNCH IS SERVED TO CHILDREN AT PARK Hundreds of youngsters and as many adults enjoyed the children's day program sponsored by the Nyssa chamber of commerce last Thursday afternoon. A feature of the program was the parade, which was comprised of an estimated 250 entries. The parade prize winners, named by the judges. Mrs. Bernard Frost, and Frank Morgan, were as follow: Float section. Kristen Rinehart, first; Howard Flannery, second, and John Parson, third. Pet section. Betty Matheney. first; Patty Grunke, second; and Glenda Moss, third. Costume section. Verle Blodgett, first; Burbidge sisters, second; and Linda Riggs, third. Bicycle section, Betty Fife, first; Clifford Mefford, second; and Col leen Bybee, third. The first prize float represented ''three men in a tub.” The entry consisted of a decorated tub on a wagon with three children In It. After the parade the children went to the park, where games and races provided the entertainment. Winners in the various races were as follows: Older boys race, Bobby Krul and Jerry Gorrell; younger boys race, Jerry Skubal and El win Haroldson; older girls race, Lucille Hill and Col leen Bybee; younger girls race, Ver- da Dike and Delores Gray; little girls race. Shirley Ransom and Marilyn Abersold: gunny sack race, Jerry Gorell, and Larry Crosby; three-legged race, Ronald Pruyn, and Ronald Haney and Delmar Andrews, and Dale Montague; spud picking race, Billy Kelch and Duane Kressly; cracker and whistle race. Robert Keren and Glen Marcum; lemons in tub, first race, Kent Brown; second race, Wayne Russell, third race, Gerald Gibson, fourth race, Ronald Haney, fifth race, Del- mer Andrews, sixth race, Donald Haney, seventh race, Philip Wilson, and eight race. Billy Post; and base ball throw, Ray Keck, first; Ronald Haney, second; Gene Custer, third; Elzie Pierce, fourth. Turk Lovejoy, fifth; and Bill Crisp, sixth. After the games and races the 500 youngsters at the park drank 30 gallons of punch. They then went to the Nyssa theatre, where they were guests of the theatre Management during the presentation of the prizes to the parade winners and the showing of "Firebrands of Arizona." The children emphatically demon strated that they would like to part icipate in another children's day program next year. Olean Wells and Sid Burbidge, who were in charge of the arrange ments said, “We extend our apprec iation to everyone who contributed his time and effort to the program." Nyssa Shipping Most Potatoes Shipments of potatoes from Nyssa during the period of August 1 to August 22 amounted to about one- third of all the potatoes shipped from all of the shipping points in the Snake river valley. None of the other towns shipped even half as many potatoes as Nyssa. which shipped 586 cars dur ing the period, according to figures released this week by the Idaho Potatoe and Onion Shippers assoc iation. Caldwell. Shipments from the valley far ex ceed those of last year. The total shipments for August up to the 23rd amounted to $1,976 and shipments in July amounted to $2.169. making a total of $1,145. Shipments up to August 23, last year were 3,018 cars. The figures for this year by towns are Nampa 87, Caldwell 241, Wilder 25, Notus 28, Parma 57, Nyssa 586, Ontario 126, Vale 177, Homedale 238, Marslng 148, Payette 44. Wel- ser 62, Mt. Home 30, Olenns Ferry 48. Melba 25. Twin Falls 11, and Idaho Falls 63 Celebrate Anniversary— Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Ray, owners of Gordon's drive in, will celebrate the second anniversary of the op ening of their store this week-end. In the past year Mr. and Mrs. Ray have enlarged their store, located near the schood house and added store rooms and have installed a large electric meat cooler and elect ric meat cutting devices. The self- service plan has been enlarged through the purchase of new food carts.