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THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. HTSSA. ©RFGON. THURSDAY MAY 1. PS2 Day, Gone By in Ny,,a Community freni the Journal Files fiv e Years Ago Maw 1. iM t N_v O Bulldoqs won the Maineuv ( ok oiikyiar.sh.y wuh a t al of 4# point* duo Church wa ' & • ^ i a Rtth U points — \L v> w f j.-ter w*s elected presi- o t. 1 t of the Ny.v-a P t A . Other It. e ilected were Mrs Verne Far* n, t president, ftv.vsa; Mrs. Glen Dowers, vice preaidant. Arcadia; Mrs. Frank Jiyo, vice p r e s e n t. Oregon Trail; Mrs. Bert Lienkaem- l* r , secretary and Mrs. O eorfe Sal lee, treasurer.-----Dale Sessions and David Bay were the first G. I. stu dents to sok) at the local airport. Gordon Schmelzer and Bernard Frost flew to Owyhee dam for a few hour- of fishing and returned with eight bass.-----The American Legion auxiliary elected new officers with Mrs E K Burton, president; Lottie Phillips, secretary and Mrs. Leonard Hu.seby, treasurer. 10 Y ears Ago April 30. 1942 Registration for sugar lationing will be conducted in this area by the elementary schools May 4 through 7 and a registration schedule is an- rrs-'jg- »*"'>' grade student- in the county spell- m i her M Years \ga \pril **. 1M5 A'- Dun» ay four mite- south of N.-'-a f t r n h u i Uik-. drat line ope rator for tu.luers of Owyhee dam uncovered massive hones ol an ele- 'u • » deptii o l ahout 25 lee: Harold , professor In the de- • rt*»e ¡o n at the O. o f I and student- t moved the remnants of the elephant estimated to have been JO or 35 iret in length and U> have had four toot spread between the tusks.---- Herbert Hoxie was elected business manager of the Nys.sa ball club and team mangers were Dick Young. Merrit Greeling and Frank Rambaud; Allen Forbes, umpire-----Nyssa high placed fouith in the Snake River valley track meet with Earl Marshall making 13 of 17 points in the 100 yard dash and broad jump and Howard Boor sec- ond ln shotput - The young daugh- ° f Val B*‘ck,‘r of Westfa11 J a r $t ° ° ° i " £ Sand i, .. d l , ker, hom* w®* late Charlie a * w 11 ^ t h e r **** rZ n .v k m fy ‘v iUlU? W'*S entertainment of the -ohool i lMimtly killed wehn a truck he was y w r included Herbert Leuck Donna ( n 't h e Wpa t t r ^ * ir<‘* ht tratn Cook, Pauline Hatch, Ralph Lawr- on the Parle Avenue crossing^----^ ,-nce. Bill Gehr ,,oward P(£ter. Paul oscoe Keltog purchased the Gate Hatch. Bertha Wimp.-----The Golden rms , J Herbe“ *5 htT— Rul“ wa' >«Uing g«5od grade sheets. ^ “ r‘e^N m em ire purchased an in- 81x99 at 5 * . each men’s heavy work t iest with Keith Moss in the Mai- .shoes, $1 98; men's heavy waist over hear garage— Dennis Patch, presi- alLs, 85c. men s work sox 5c’ each den o f the Malehur County Pub he pair and ladieV gay house frocks. Healtli association, Mrs. G. A. Bill- « k - mgs, executive secretary and Mrs i5 years Ago April '9 19>7 Edna Ferris county health nurse. M r and Mrs. George Farren have have returned fiom Portland where opened their restaurant in the Speir they attended a meeting of the Ore- building on Main S treet---- Mr and gon State Tuberculosis association Mrs John Rosku of Rockwell City. 15 Years Ago April 29, 1937 Iowa and Mr and Mrs. R. I Beason In behalf of the local legion post. of Boise were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Osterkamp, commander, re R. G. Sw an---- Albert Mohler of ceived a national citation for mem Fruitland is opening a grocery store bership and for fulfilling all require In the Sharp building on the corner ments expected by the state de|iart of Third and Main. H. C. Doty of mein of O r e g o n .---- Opening of R<‘d,nond wdl l * in charge.-----Work the 1937 Idaho-Oregon Baseball! Monday morning on the new League season will be Sundav with blacksmith shop on Main street a game between Nyssa and Vale wh‘ch is being erected by Frank with Dean Johnston on the mound Ltnick.-----Verna Thompson and for Nyssa and John Young behind Kenneth McDonald have leading the plate. The ceremony of official- Par^s ln i^e high school operetta lv opening the season will be Mayor "Gypsy Rover Also having paris Don Graham in the pitcher’s box;|ale Viola Blodgett. Hardld Hoxie, A L Fletcher, president of the Com- Virginia Thompson, Wayne Mar- mercial club with catcher's mitt; shall. George Newby. Leo Hanks. Mayor Don Masterson of Vale in 3# Years Ago April 2*. 1922 George Schweizer and family mov batter's box and Marshall Art Cook. umpire for the first pitch.-----Steps ed to the Henry Teutsch five acre leading toward building a high tract near Owyhee ditch and will school at Adrian were made Monday become bonanza farmers.-----A. H. when the county boundary board Boydell went to Weiser Thursday met in Vale. The board granted a and returned with a new Dodge petition from Owyhee. Kingman, car.-----Mrs. Alvin Andrews of O n Wade and Big Bend districts asking tario is visiting Mr-. Albert Cook — permission to build a high school. A Mr and Mrs. Edmond Warren of temporary board of directors was Banks, Idaho are visiting at the named; Russell Patton, Owyhee, home of Mayor^and Mrs. P. M. W ar- Maurice Judd. Kingman K olon v,; ren.-----Artie Robertson is back on Claude Eachus. Wade, Harry Russell. the Job as mail carrier, after a two Big Bend and Thomas Welsh, direc- j week-' vacation He has purchased tor at large.----- Grace Kygar of a brand new Ford for use in de Owyhee won second place among 8 th livering mail.-----Frank Phillips re turned from Midvale where he went to take some horses belonging to his father, George Phillips, to pasture G ile s-L . near Crane Creek.-----Among those neither absent nor tardy for April In the first grade were Claudena and I Charlene Crawford, Laura Whipple. Theda Green and Alice Yamagu- j chi; 6 th and 7th grades, Marion REPUBLICAN Klinkenberg. Frank Rambaud. Viola Blodgett and Silvia Whipple Hubert j Leuck is at the head of the second grade class In spelling. 35 Years Ago April 27. 1917 W ilt) HE IS: A Malheur County Good Roads An alert, aggrrsttive legislator of association was organized at a meet- 17 years experience. in « o i interested citizens of the Acknowledged authority on tax- ■ held at Uie coutt house at tjon Vale and called to order by John „ j .. Rigby. Julien A. Hurley was made Keeofiiu rs the "red for temporary secretary. C. C. Wilson, _ .. Works ... . for ... it . and . was permanent chair- economy. votes lor it. ' man, J. R. Blackaby, Ontario, vice Twenty years mayor of Moro. chairman. Walter Powers. Vale.sec- < lirinical warfare serviee in World re tar y and Harry B Cochrum. On- tario. treasurer. Dick Tensen. Nyss.i War I. Sherman was named on executive com Editor of oft-quoted mittee.-----A crew of painters are County Journal. busy this week putting the finishing decorations on the big iron water W IIA T IIE SAYS: tank recently erected at the local The first duty o f a legislator O. S. L. dep ot-----Osborne L. “ Bud" is to be completely informed about Anderson slipped one over on his hi ill trie! .uni the problems of friends when he disappeared a few its people. He should work steadily days and returned with a charming and conscientiously for their solu- young lady he introduced as his wife, tion. formerly Miss Beatrix Stacey of “The welfare o f eastern Oregon V a le —Nyssa has more young men depends on the continued develop- in the army and navy than any ment o f Columbia river basin power other town In Malheur county Ralph together with transportation and Harper, son of Rev and Mrs Har- irrigation; upon getting grass foi per made the 13th Nyssa boy to ans- grow on Its sage-covered range wer the call of his country. Tom lands; upon further utilization of Wilson and Willard Oraham are timber resources; upon a foreign recent navy enistees.-----A shipment policy that will permit the develop- of massive pumps and powerful elec- ment o f markets in the Pacific: trie motors to be used in reclam#- upon keeping as much o f our power tion of new land in this vicinity and at home as we can use; upon keep- on the Owyhee was unloaded here iug all o f our water; upon a tax Monday and will add about 1000 policy that will permit citizens U) acres to Uie producing lands o f the Nyssa country. buy and improve property.” miston While there Mr- Cleaver visited her sister-in-law Mr- R . Orr. who is ill in the hosp.tal Mr and Mrs. Joe Callahan were Mrs \ha Goodril in New Plymouth M udav Phone 069-KI Mrs. Olen Hoffman and Glenda attended a birthday party for Leah Whipple Wednesday Mrs Thurman Hill and Marcie, Mr and Mrs H u old Wil-un w Mr.- Robert Adam- and Mrs. Loyd WiUowcreek visited the l >d Adams were in B> . e Tuesday. Cleaver home 8 unda> afternoon. Mrs George Cleavar entertain* 1 Mrs. Pearson of Emmett and 26 members the Owyhee Biding Ralph Kelly oi Kel visaed at the club at her home Friday evening Ouy Tanner home Thursday They Mi - Lewis Mitchell and Mrs Anne are mother and brother of Mr- Tensen were co-hostesses. Tanner. Mr and M r- LaVern Cleaver Mr and Mrs Leslie T o p liff -pern Sunday evening at the Henry Day helped Mr and Mrs. John Bowen move to Vale Sunday home in Adrian Mrs. Pekkala of Ontario visited Mr and Mrs Edward T o p liff and Rita Mae attended a picnic at the Thursday evening at the Ouy Tan ner home Mrs. Pekkala is a sister of Ny.s.sa park Sunday. Mrs. Harry Gardner and Mrs. Roo- Mr Tanner. Mrs. Oerri Stephen was a Sunday ert Adams were in Weiser Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Cleaver and dinner gue-t at the James Stephen, Idi and Mr, Eugene Cleaver Jr. home. Mr. and Mrs. James Stephen. Sr and daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Cleaver and children, Mr and Mrs. returned from California last week Howard Day and Leonard Cleaver where they had spent the winter Grant Arm iiad a picnic dinner at the Loyd Their daughter. Mr strong and daughter. Donna Lou ac Cleaver home Sunday. Mrs Thurman Hill and Marcie companied them home for a visit. were Sunday dinner guests at the Mr Armstrong will join them next Robert R effett home while the men week. Mr. and Mrs Wilson Winter, Mr fished at the dam. Mr and Mrs. Loyd Adams attend and Mrs. A A. Jamison, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Adam- Mr and Mrs ed a horse sale at Vale Sunday. Mr and Mrs John Cleaver and Harry Gardner. Mr and Mrs. Thur Mrs. Lester Cleaver and Johnny man Hill, Mr and Mr- Alva Good- snent Thursday and Friday at Her- ell, Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Adams at- Buena Vista P k C tt f n i £ B Along The Oregon Trail Mrs. I rank Byers Pilone 07ti It 1 m a Mi the nome of Mane H ilnn - Wednes day afternoon, Api il .’3 wuh 14 members and me guest, Bernice Gardner preset.; Dunng the after- noon a cosmetic demonstration w is given by Berne e Gardner. Lunch was served bv t .ie lioste-s. assisted by Bonnie Holme-, Opal Holmes and tended the dai e at Boulevard Sat- urday evening l'he group attended a luncheon .. the Lloyd Adams home. The go: lermg was in ob.-er- vance of I yd Adams' birthday, which was the past week Mi and Mi E. Callahan. Loya and Arthur Callahan attended a party at the David Ballant.vne homo Saturday evening Mrs Bo - o Bair spent Thursday at the home o! her daughter. Mrs Ray Schult e- and i.nio^ — Mr. and Mrs Joe c.uiaiian re ceived word trom their -on. Ray. who is in the service m Trieste, Italy, that he will return home in a few months and enter schooling for specialized training. T will be May 7 with Opal Holmes as n '>te- Mr and Mr- Roll.ind Holme- and Deame and Bob Holmes attended the meeting of the Owyhee Riding club at the Geoige Cleaver home Friday night. F. (5 Holmes and Gilbert Holmes attended the hor-e ile m Vale Sun day afternoon. Mr- J E. Bowen vi-ited at the Lyman Johnson home m Vale Satur day. Mr and Mrs. W >rd Lundy and sons, Mr and Mr La Verne Cleaver and Alan. Mr. and Mi- Robert Bow en and Micheál and Mr and Mrs Frank Byers were callers Saturday evening at the J. E Bowen home Mr and Mrs J E B wen moved to Vale Sunday where Mr. Bowen is employed by the Vale irrigation di-trict. Billie is staying at the Rob- ei! Bowen h :me mud school is out. Mr and Mr- Wren Hendricks and Mrs Gilbert Holmes and daughters were Sunday visitors at the Elton Jennings home near Caldwell. Idaho. Mr and Mrs. F G. Holmes and Mr and Mr- Roy Holmes were call ers at the Rolland Holmes home Saturday evening Bob Holme- attended the 40tn wedding anniversary dinner and open house honoring Mr and Mr., Shuster of Huntington Sunday. Mr and Mrs. A M Good son. Nancy and Melvin of Parma were supper guests Thursday evening it the F. G Holmes home Saturday is the most dangerous day of the week in traffic • i 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 i.l • WANTED Custom Farm Work »Plow ing, co rru gatin g, D r. (H a r r F. C o n le y Optometrist disc- EYES E X A M IN E D ing, seeding, harrowing, etc. All New I quipmrnt (Opp. Sears) Jack Zittercob Dial 9-3371 519 Cleveland. Caldwell, Ida. Phone 131 -K . 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111 < II i j ashed the NEW NORGE WAY » sure that once you we w Id-fashioned methods you’ll never go back to ol OR YOUR MONEY BACK! FRENCH tor Congress a t o n ly ¿t0 STMGS ATTACHED! ^ this new Norge washer all you want. I f at the end o f 30 day* you don’t agree that it’s the Jinest, most efficient automatic washer on the market—regerdUst oj price—we’ll pick it up and return your full payment.* WHAT COt/lD 8 £ MOH£FA/Rf keep 'em . . . at mo cost to y o n ! That’s But wait! W e’ll even go further than right —a big generous supply o£ ALL that! We ll give you a big, generous w ith measuring cup plus a new supply o f ALL with measuring cup clothes carrier — yours to keep! Fair plus a new lightweight metal clothes enough? Don’t waste a minute. Come carrier FREE of extra cost. And if in e/uick! Sooner the better! you decide to return your Norge, you *This, oj course Joes not include any plum bing charges. COME IN NOW AND SEE THESE OUTSTANDING FEATURES WURSELFt Mr. and Mr». Wilford A. Bjbee and Mr and Mrs D O Bybee were Shrewd, sagacious, resourceful, en in Boise Friday on business. ergetic, courageous, knows thorough Mr*. Joe Mirhell underwent an ly how work of a legislature is ac appendectomy at Malheur Memorial complished. champion of economy, hospital Friday, returning home keen in analysis, tough and able Sunday. scrapper, works hard. —Oregon The Owyhee Daughters of I'tah Voter at various times. Pioneers met at the home o f M r- 1951 newspaper poll: "intellect L *V ar Hayes. Thursday evening, i probably among the keeneal in with Mrs. Leslie Ballentyne giving legislature . . . this veteran, who the lesson and Captain Stoker giving the history. Refreshments were .ser knows more about taxes than any ved to ten. other legislator, is brilliant . . . be 'is probably the hardest working member of the Hoove and hia in RADIO mad tegrity and ability are above qweo- REFRIGERATION tion . . . an rffectirr man *■ the floor and a lire leas i am witter work REPAIRING er" W H A T OTHERS S A Y : HE W IL L MAKE H tfO R T S H O M W A S H IN G TO N T llt O t 'G H M W SPAPERS. 97 » GtlFS I '»INCH Herbert E. Cox s 279 ° ° P riced rn Ite« * yy«steer dw n«B ^ SIM PLE FLEXIBLE TIME LINE CONTROL DOUBLE 4-V A N I AGITATOR 5 WARM RINSES SUPER SPIN [z z rp z • » S s-r c o w W 't» INTERMOUNTAIN f u rn itu rz com pany EVERYTHING T ackaicU a PHONE 176-W Nyssa, Oregon located At W roterà Si PteMo ZN-J Brunirne# PH. o a
