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JOURNAL The NYSSA VOLUME XXXXIV NO. 32 THE NY Sh A GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1949 MISS URE TELLS COUNTY Many Livestock MALHEUR OF HAWAIIANS’ Tobler’s Take BOYS WIN HONORS Idaho Canning Exhibits To Be AT BAKER EVENT Company Plant NATIVE CUSTOMS Softball Title In Malheur Co. Shown At Fair Duane Three Malheur county boys. Opened For Run Beverly Ure, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Ira Ure returned last week Wilson and Benny Witty of Championship Trophies Now On Display In Nyssa Bank > Forcasts of division superintend ents at their meeting with the Maiheur County fair board in On tario 'Tuesday evening revealed that the livestock barns this year at the fair will be completely filled, with prospects that even more space than provided by the two extra canvas type barns will be required. Livestock entries are estimated as follows: Dairy classes, 150 head: dual-purpose, 30 head; beef, 90 head: hogs, 100 head, and sheep, 60 head. Richard V. Keim of Nampa, vice president of the National Milking Shorthorn association, will judge the dual-purpose cattle division. Mr. Keim has judged the Texas state show. Six trophies to be awarded at the county fair, to be held in Ontario September 1, 2 and 3, for grand champion exhibits have been plac ed on display in the First National bank in Nyssa. They are for corn, onions, potatoes, sugar beets, red clover seed and crocheted articles. Three of the trophies are give» by the Eastern Oregon Produce com pany, the Hartley Produce com pany and the Amalgamated Sugar company. The board announced that no poultry exhibits will be allowed at the fair this year because of the threat of Newcastle disease. A pre-rajistration entry blank for livestock is printed in this is sue of the Gate City Journal for the convenience of owners. C. V. A. Proposal To Be Discussed Announcement was made at the last meeting of the Oregon Trail Orange that an open meeting on the. proposed Columbia valley ad ministration will be held some time in September. Speakers will appear for and against the pro posal. The Grange elected George Cleaver, Harland Diven and Frank Parr as directors to serve on the board of directors of Oregon Trail Hall, Inc. Mrs. Frank Farr, fair booth chairman, gave a report on the progress of the committee. A discussion on whether to change the by-laws so as to hold the Grange election in October in stead of November was held. As many members as passible are asked to attend the next meeting as there is much work to be done on the Grange’s fair booth. Ice cream and coookies were ser ved. ONTARIO AND NYSSA WILL PLAY HERE Following postponement of its last two names, the Nyssa baseball team will meet the Ontario team on the Nyssa field Friday night at 8:30 in a league contest. The game scheduled for Tuesday night with Weiser was postponed IWrau.se of the Weiser team at tending a national semi-pro tourn ament in Witchita, Kansas. The Vale game, scheduled for last Friday night, was also post poned, at the request of Vale. School Board— At the last school board meeting the board was reorganized and duties assigned to the members for the following year. The new chair man is Lee Stoker, in charge of buildings. Mrs. Kurtz has the problem of housing teachers, Ken neth McDonald will have charge of the school grounds. W. Bish- hop will have the cannery, E. E. Nelson will be in charge of stud ent organizations. Here From lTtah— Mr. and Mrs. Royal T. Carver and daughters, Nadine and Lora Gaye, of Plain City, Utah spent several days last week visiting at the home of their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Vem Beesely, and at the Frank Skeen home On Saturday evening. Mrs. Skeen entertained at dinner for the visitors and Mr. and Mrs. Beesely. Midgets Will Play— The Nyssa recreation program champions, sponsored by Damon Savage, will ptay the Statesman Newsboys of Boise in a midget league baseball game on the public school field in Boise tonight at 8 o’clock. The Nyssa knotholers have a good record ip games played with outside teamafia well as with Nyssa nines. Consider Pledge Delinquents— The founders organization of the Malheur Memorial Hospital associ ation met with the board of di rectors Tuesday night in the city hall to discuss delinquent pledges and arrive at a method of col lection. Adrian and Oeorge Ferguson of Vale, took some of the outstanding prizes in the F. F. A. contests held at the Oregon Trail celebration in Baker last week-end. The Malheur county team plac ed third in the judging contest. Wilson was high point man in the contest. The Vale and Adrian boys, accompanied by Agriculture Instructors Henry Reuter of Adrian and Earl Jones of Ontario, tied for second on their chapter exhibits. Placings were made by Malheur county stock as follows: Duane Wilson, hereford cow, first and c h a m p i o n ; beef showmanship, third: Benny Witty, herford heif er, second, beef showmanship, first; George Ferguson, hereford cow, second; hereford bull calf, first, champion and grand cham pion, hereford heifer, first, cham pion and grand champion, and beef showmanship, second. The Nyssa F. F. A. members did not attend the Baker show be cause they had made {previous ar rangements for a camping trip into the Wallowa mountains. WEEKLY WINNERS IN PERSONALITY CONTEST REVEALED Second S h i f t May Be A d d e d Because Of Warm Weather The Nyssa plant of the Idaho Canning company was opened last Friday tor its 1949 campaign, with prospects that a second shift will have to be added tonight to take care of the rapidly ripening oorn crop. The quality of the com grown on 1600 acres in this vicinity is good, but it must be picked quickly to preserve its quality. The corn is ripening very rapidly because of the w»rm weather. Workers were signing up Wed nesday and today for the night shift. A crew of more than 220 persons is required to operate the cannery. Burglars Enter Watson’s Shed Burglars entered the J. C. Wat son packing shed at Nyssa last Thursday night, but were frighten ed away before completing theft of approximately (300 worth of prop erty. The thieves had removed two bales of potato bags, two electric motors and miscellaneous tools from the building before they were discovered by Gene Murray, who was sleeping in the shed. When the burglars flashed a light, Mur ray awoke and called "Who is there’. At the sound of the voice, the thieves scurried out of the building, leavnig the property on an outside platform. They had apparently intended to return with an automobile and pick up the stolen goods. Manager Howard Smith said all of the stolen .property had been recovered except a pair of pliers and a screwdriver. The method by which the thieves entered the building has not been determined. . The weekly winners in the first three weeks of the personality con test sponsored by Nyssa merchants and Evans studio were announced Wednesday by Thomas Evans, proprietor of the studio. The winners were as follows: First week—group A, Kay Ann Richards; group B, Marie Hieter, and group C, Lynn Porter; second week—group A, Judy Estes; group B, only entry Jennie Estes, who became the automatic winner, and group C, no entries; third week— group A, Wilma Jean Horn; group B. Cecil Henry Horn, and group C. no entry. Each winner in the first week's contest will receive an 8 x 10 por trait, the second week winners a 3 x 5 oil portrait and the third week winners a 5 x 7 gold toned portrait. The fourth week winners will each receive a half dozen 3 x 4 portraits and the winners of the fifth or last week will receive 8 x 10 portraits. All winners will be eligible to compete for the grand REGISTRATION OF prizes, amounting to more than (80 in merchandise. This week is the STUDENTS SHOWN final week in the contest. The periods of registration for Camera club members have been Nyssa high school students were judges of the pictures. announced Wednesday by Prin cipal Dennis Patch in preparation for the opening of school Sept ember 6. The periods will be as follows: Seniors, August 29; Juniors, Aug ust 30; sophomores, August 31, and freshmen, September 1. They are asked to register between the hours With fine weather prevailing, a of 9 a. m. and 4 p. m. Students large crowd attended the Adrian working during those hours are regatta held on Snake river Sun asked to register the nights of day, August 14 under the auspices August 29 and 30 from 7 to 9 o’ of the Nyssa Boat club and the clock. Adrian Lions club. A11 students planning to attend The inboard and outboard races, are asked to register before the thrills and spills made the affair opening of school. a highly successful regatta. The winners In the racing events Have Visitors— were as follows: C service— Dale Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge Mitchell Garrison, first and Bob GlHiam have had as guests at their home of Payette, second; 33 horsepower Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Bard of Stan boats—Bob Webster, first, and Dr. field, Oregon and Miss Pearl Mit D. A. Maulding, second; 400’s— chell and Miss Lottie Kannard of Gilliam, first, and Art Godfrey at Corvallis. Miss Mitchell, a sister of Nampa, second; 100 horsepower George Mitchell, and her friend and under—Howard Hatch, Adrian, Miss Kannard. left Wednesday morning for their home in Corval first, and Murle Marcum, second; lis, finishing a 10,000 mile trip that 100 horsepower and over—«Dale Garrison, driving Elden Yengen- took them as far as Nova Scotia. sen's boat, first, and Howard Bybee, Here From Tucson— second; 135 cub inch three-point Dr. and Mrs. Leland Koewlng suspension boat race—'Art Godfrey, and two children of Tucson, Ari first, and Jumbo Godfrey of Cald zona left Wednesday morning after well, second, and free-for-aOl race, a visit at the home of Mr. and under 50 horsepower—P. L. Scott Clyde Snider. Mrs. Koewlng of Nampa, first, and Steve Vaud- Mrs. and Mrs. Snider were former school rey of Nampa, second. With children under 10 admit friends. ted free, approximately 1000 per Thanks Council— sons paid $278 to see the regatta. J. C. Smith expressed appreci The Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts ation the city council this week handling the refreshments stand for his to appointment as city Judge. netted $90 on their sales. new Judge, who has an office First and second place winners The in the city hall, was appointed to received nice trophies, according succeed Felton Duncan, resigned. to those in charge, who are mem bers of the Nyssa Boat club. Here From California— Carol Lee Bracken of Los Angeles Dance Set For New Floor— visiting at the home of her The Mutual Improvement associ is father, Fred W. Bracken. Mr. and ation of the L. D. S. second ward Mrs. Bracken flew to Ashland to will sponsor an open air starlight meet Mias Bracken, who accom dance and fun frolic on the Ward's new recreation floor on Alberta panied them on the return flight. avenue Tuesday night, August 23. The recreation hall to be erected Te Visit In Utah— Carole Flinders left Friday as a part of the church building for Mies a three-weeks visit with friends is now under construction. The in Salt Lake City and Ogden. public is invited to attend. The She was accompanied on the trip proceeds will be placed in the building fund. Entertainment will by Miss Barbara Sanders. Include a floor show. Visit In Utah— Miss Nancy Jill Skeen is va Car Loot In Fire— A coupe owned by Bill Toombs cationing in Plain City and Clin Utah at the home of Mr. of Nyssa was destroyed by fire ton, Tuesday night on north Sixth and Mrs. Jack Clifford and Mr. street. Tbombe extinguished the and Mrs. Royal Carver. flames once, but they broke out a- gain and were enveloping the car Following a rehearsal Tuesday when firemen reached the scene. night, members of the Nyssa city band said the band would "fee a Visitors Here— better If It had a wider instru Mr and Mrs Dewey Ray of Bak lot The bandsmen ask er and Mrs. R. Robertson of Port mentation" land visited Sunday at the home of the support of Nyssa merchants who can play instruments. Mr. and Mrs Sid Burfatdge. 1000 View Boat Races At Adrian from attending a summer school session at the University of Hawaii at Honolulu, where she was among 38 students chosen from the uni versity of Oregon for this honor. Miss Ure, a sociology major at the university, will be a senior this coming year. One of the in teresting classes she attended while in Hawaii, was the class on "Peop les and Institutions of Japan', in which all students but three were orientals. Miss Ure also took a hula dance course conducted by one of the outstanding hula danc ers in the island. Miss Ure feels that the much publicized Hawaiian hospitality was not at all over-rated, and that while in the islands, she and her companions saw much evidence of it. One example of this hospitality is the Luau, or Hawaiian feast. Miss Ure and her friends were in vited to one that was attended by 3000 persons. A special ceremony was held when the barbacue pit, containing the six 300-pound pigs, roasted for the occasion, was open ed. These festivals provide a large variety of native foods. An entertainment is given follow ing the feast, and this one attend ed by the University of Oregon girls, featured the coming of the king who conquered the islands and his court. The members of the court wore robes at royalty made of the feathers of many native birds. The entertainment, also consisted of the traditional hula dances, poi pounding and Sa moan dances with their native war chants. At the university, the guests were honored with special entertain ment,, which included a tea and fashion show that showed many Hawaiann fashions. At all the en tertainments given for the guests. Hawaiian music and dances are provided. The American students were taken to some of the large pine apple and sugar plantations. Miss Ure states that while there, she saw very Jttle evidence of racial discrlmk .itlions, and there seems to be leg! class distinction with families both rich and flúor mingling together at a great many functions. While in Honolulu Miss Ure lived with a sorority sister, Whose home is in the islands. The trip from San Francisco to Hawaii was made both going and coming on the Pan- American airlines. Antelope Season Opens Saturday A considei able number of resi dents of the Nyssa community are preparing to take advantage of the opening of the antelope season August 20, the first season opened tor this fall’s hunting. The season will. extend through August 25 in those sections of Lake, Harney and Malheur coun ties east of U. 8. highway 395 and south of U. S. highway 20. The general deer season will be open from October 1 to October 20, inclusive. The first open season on mig ratory game birds will ibe for mourning doves, running from September 1 to September 15, in clusive. The bag limit will be 10 in any one day and not more than 10 in possession at any one time. The open season on ducks, geese, brant and coot will be from noon, October 21 to November 9, inclus ive, and from, noon, December 19 to January 7, inclusive, The bag limit on ducks is five and on geese six. The Chinese pheasant season will be from noon, October 21 through November 9 in Malheur county, with a daily bag limit of four cocks and a season’s limit of 12. The Hungarian partridge season will be the same as the pheasant season, with a daily limit of three birds and a season limit of six. Por the first time in several years, there will be an open season on sage grouse, commonly known as sagehens. However, the bag limit is only two during the entire season and may be hunted only from October 1 to 5, Inclusive, In that portion at Haney and Mal heur counties lying south of U. B. highway 20. Nyssa Nursing Notes— Born August 11 to (Mr. and Mrs. Orville Raymond of Nyssa, a son, weighing 7 pounds, II ounces; Aug ust 12 to Mr. and Mrs Miles Teter of Nyssa, a son. weighing 7 pounds, 7 ounces; August 14 to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mason of Nyssa, a daughter, weighing 8 pounds, 8 ounces, and August 16 to Mr. and Mrs. Elza Dlerduff of Nyssa, a son, weighing 7 pounds, 8 ounces. Many Attend Church Ptenle— A large crowd attended the Methodist Sunday school and church picnic held Sunday at the city park. Arrangements for the picnic were msde by Mrs. Carlos Buchner Mrs. Gilbert Kllngenbeig, Betty Wenchell and their com mittees. N y s s a Team To Play Baker On Local Field Tonight Tobler’s Peed and Fuel players, who won the sub-district softball championship by defeating Hol lingsworths of Ontraio two out of three games, will meet Lew Broth ers of Baker on the Nyssa field tonight at 8:30 in the first game of the district championship series. Nyssa and Baker will play the second game on the Baker field Friday night. The third game, if necessary, will be played in the town that drew the largest crowd in the first two contests. The winner of the Baker-Nyssa series will enter the state softball tournament at Eugene August 28 and September 1. Baker won the right to play Nyssa by defeating La Grande in their sub-district tournament. Tobler’s won the third and deci sive game in the three-game sub- district tournament by defeating Hollingsworths 5 to 1 Wednesday night on the Nyssa field. In addition to pitlchlng a five-hit game, Tommy Holman drove out three hits. Tom Moore and Dick Wilson each made two hits for the "inners. Only one error was made in the game. It was registered by On tario in the first inning. The Hollingsworth team opened the sub-district A play-offs Mon day evening on the Nyssa high school field with a hard-won 4 to 0 victory over the Nyssa representa tive. The game developed into a pitch er’s duel between Tommy Holman of Tobler’s and H. Crismon of Hol lingsworths, with Crlsman having the edge, allowing Totoler’s only three hits, while the Deeres collect ed five. Nyssa was responsible for three of Ontario’s runs. Hugh Tobler, with two hits, led Nyssa hitting. Bob Pierce batted in all of Ontario’s four runs with a single and a triple. The Tobler team evened the three-game series on the Ontario softball field Tuesday evening with a decisive 19 to 4 win, when they battered the offerings of H. Os borne for two innings for seven runs and continued against H. Crls man 12 more before the end of the game. Holman, pitching his second game in two evenings, allowed the Implement boys only three hits in the five innings that he pitched. Oerry Barker, pitching the last two innings for Tobler’s blanked the Deeres without a hit. Tobler’s heavy assault was led by Calvin Wilson with three hits, and Hugh Tobler, Blair Hendricks and Lloyd Wilson with two hits each. Tom Moore hit a home run and Ron Smith and Jay Bybee hit triple. The Feedmen aided their pitching staff with two double plays. The Nyssa roster is as follows: M. Hartley, rf; T. Moore, lb; T. Holman, p; C. Wilson, 3b; H. Tob ler, c; D. Wilson, ss; B. Hendricks, cf; R. Smith, If; J. Bybee, 2b; and L. Wilson,“ B. Church. F. Norman and Jerry Barker, utility players. Friends Locate Each Other— Monce Bergstnon was a recent visitor in the home of Bob Burns, whom he had not seen for 52 years. Mr. Bergstron, who knew Mr. Burns In Oklahoma, heard local reclamation men speak of a Bob Burns in Nyssa and he sent Burns a card, to learn that he had found an old friend. Bergstron has lived in Malheur county for several years, but did not know that Burns lived here too. Father Dies— Mr. and Mrs. Don Engstrom re turned this week from Huntsville, Utah, where they attended funeral services for William Engstrom, father of Don Engstrom. Mr. and Mrs. Don Engstrom had Just re turned from a trip to Portland when they were called to Utah be cause of the sudden death of the father. Leave On Vacation Trip— Mr. and Mrs. Grant Lewis and children left this week on a two- weeks vacation trip. They will visit relatives In Twin Falls and Montana, going through the Yel lowstone park. Plan Rummage Bale— The Catholic Ladies Altar so ciety will hold a rummage .sale in the Nyssa Bowling center building Friday and Saturday of this week from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. Guests From Washington, D, C.— Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Sarazin had as their guests last week Mr and Mrs. Jerry Bateman of Wash ington. D. C. The two men were in service together. On VifititH-“ Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Burton are spending this week vacationing in the Payette lakes section. Mr. Burton is city manager of Nyssa. Picnic Scheduled— Plana have been completed for the Malheur County Pioneer as sociation picnic to be held in the Vale cMy park August 28 Seven Men Fight Knife-Wielding A news item appeared in a Port land paper this week telling of a Mexican Group hold-up at the Kenton theater in FORMER RESIDENT OF NYSSA ROBBED Portland, operated by Dawaine, Anderson and Dick Anderson, as sistant manager. The Andersons formerly operated the Owyhee Drug store in Nyssa. According to the article, Dick Anderson, who was in charge of the theater, was caliad into the office on the pretense of a drink disturbance. Anderson was then asked by a well dressed young man and girl accomplice where the night receipts were kept. An derson pointed to the place, and the girl s-wept up the money bags and left with the warning “we are going to leave you locked up in the office and if you know what’s igood for you, you'll stay there until we clear”. The holdup couple escaped with $97. Dick Anderson who attended schools in Nyssa, graduated this spring from a Portland high school and will enter Brigham Young university this fall. County Seeking New Road Crews With members of the road crews out on strike for higher pay, the Malheur county road department is receiving applications for work this week following a period of bickering that has extended over a period of several weeks. Men accepting work on county roads will have to go through a picket line thrown around the de partment’s machine shed in Vale. Members of the county court ex tended an invitation Friday to the strikers to return to work, but they will not hold the jobs open for the men, they said. New men, hired since the strike, will not be dismissed to make jobs for the strikers who want to rturn to work, Judge Irwin Troxell said. The road workers are striking principally because wages were re duced August 1. The county court said wages were cut because they were disproportionate to salaries paid to workers in. similar jobs in surrounding counties. The of ficials contend that the pay is still slightly higher than that given to workers in other counties. Under the reduced scale, the county pays $1 an hour for begin ners and increases salaries accord ing to experience between (1.10 and $1.25 an hour. On the 48- hour week basis, the men receive $208, $228. $249 and $260 a month. Prior to August 1, the pay ranged from $25 to $45 a month more. Adrian School To Open Sept. 1 The Adrian Union high school will be opened September 1 for another school term. Teachers for the following year are as follows: Henry Reuter, agri culture; Mrs. Henry Moore, home economics; George S i n d b e r g, coaching and scelnce; Bradford Nichols, music; Miss Ladonna Hinds, girls physical education and social science; Earl Sari, com mercial; Anthony Clafulo, English, Spanish and Assistant Coach; Har old Newman, U. S. history and world geography and George Bright, Mathematics. The school activities will begin with the football season as soon as the school association announces the date. New suits have been purchased for the year with bright kelly green tops and white pants. Stack Burns— The help of neighbors from the Newell Heights and Adrian com munities prevented possible loss of a machine shed and its contents when a stack of baled straw burned on the Maurice Judd farm Mon day. The fire in the baled straw was soon out of control and neigh bors responded and dug a ditch around the stack to prevent its spread to the machine shed and other neaifey buildings. Eagles Picnic— Members of the Eagles softball team lost a game to their sons by a score of 5 to 4 at the annual Eagles picnic held in the city park Sunday. A basket lunch was ser ved at noon. The children also engaged in races and games dur ing the afternoon. Return From Coeur D'Alene— Miss Eva Boydell returned Fri day from a visit with her sister, Mrs. E. C. Nedry of Coeur D’Alene. Dirick Nedry, a nephew of Miss Boydell, returned with her for a visit with relatives in Nyssa He returned to his home Sunday. Return From St. Louis Mrs. Clyde Snider and Ned and Lee Hnlder have returned from a month’s trip to Denver. Kansas City and St. Louis, where they vis ited friends and relatives. Daughter Born— Mr. and Mrs. Lawrens Flndllng are the parents of a daughter weighing 7 pounds. 9 ounces, born Tuesday evening at the Holy Ros ary hospital. F r a c a s Follows Theft Of Cushion From Motorboat Elden Yergensen and Dr. J. R. Cundall of Nyssa narrowly escaped serious injury last Sunday evening in a fight with a group of five Mexicans, who attacked them with knives after stealing property from Dr. Cundall's motorboat at Owyhee junction. One Mexican scratched Dr. Cun dall on the left cheek with the point of his knife and another one slashed at Yergensen’s throat, but failed to draw blood. After participating in the Adrian regatta Sunday afternoon, Mr. Yer- gensen,- Dr. Cundall and Howard Bybee stopped their cars, pulling motorboats, at the Oasis to eat hamburgers. They were accompa nied by four other men. Frank Jayo, who was with the men, left the building, but returned, saying Mexicans were in Dr. Cun- dall’s boat. The men rushed out of the building as the Mexicans sped away. The Nyssa men gave chase in Yergensen’s car and overtook the fugitives. After spying a cushion from Cundall’s car, "Slim" Hooper pulled one of the Mexicans from his car and struck him. Believing that the trouble was over, the Nyssa men started to get back into their car and the Mexi cans attacked with knives. As one of the Mexicans slashed at Yer gensen’s throat as he sat at the w h e e 1, Yergensen’s companions thought he had been struck. In stead, Yergensen slipped from the car and grabbed a car jack from the back of his machine and the Mexicans ran for their car. As Yer gensen drove away, the Mexicans, believed to have been using "dope”, threw rocks at the car. The white men returned to the Oasis to finish their refreshments. The other men went into the building, but Yergen sen and Bybee remained outside to inspect the damage caused to Yergensen’s cr.r by the rocks. Three Mexicans approached with knives and Bybee shot his pistol over their heads, frightening the Mexicans away. Police afrested two Mexicans, said to have been involved in the fracas, Sunday evening in Nyssa on charges developing from another Incident. Santos De LaCruz was fined $12.50 and sentenced to 10 days In Jail by City Judge J. C. 8mlth on a charge of driving an automobile without an operator’s l i c e n s e . Elmer Earl Trujillo pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct growing out of a fight with an other Mexican and was fined $50 and sentenced to 30 days in Jail. Girls Asked To Sew— Mrs. Charles Steffens of the Nyssa high school faculty has asked that girls who are enrolled in home-making classes and are interested in sewing meet with her in the home-making room of the high school building Monday, August 22. Each girl is to take sewing material to the meeting. Goo; To Portland— Miss Clarice Notheis, a member of the Nyssa grade school fac ulty, left this week for Portland, where she will visit. Miss NOthels assisted with the summer rec reational program at the park. To Hold Picnic— Former residents of North and South Dakota will meet in the Lakevlew park in Nampa Sunday, August 21 for their annual picnic. California Visitors— Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Orendell and children of California were guests Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Burnall Brown, and visited with former friends here. Return From Portland— Mr. and Mrs. Burnall Brown re turned Monday evening from Port land, where they visited for several days with Mr. and Mrs. Sid Brown. Visiting In Caldwell— Mrs. J. C. Smith Is visiting this week with her sister, Mrs. Doug las McDonald, in Caldwell. REUNION HELD Fifty-four members of the Mary E. Bybee family held their fourth annual reunion Sunday afternoon on the spacious lawns at the S. P. Bybee home. D. O. Bybee was elected president for the coming year, with Mrs. Loren King, sec retary and treasurer, and Mrs. Frnnk J. Pike, historian and gene- ologlcal worker. A fried chicken dinner, was served buffett style. Out - of - town relatives attending were Mr and Mrs. Russell Jordan and family of Nampa, Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Bybee of Ontario and Mrs. Loren King and family, also of Ontario. The family enjoyed tell ing “old yarns" of younger days, also viewing a clever family his tory book, made of stained plywood, holding the records and minutes of previous reunions. There were 8 new babies added to the number during the past year making a total of 83 living descendants of Mrs. Mary E. Byfeee, who is at present living in Nyssa.
