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E u g e n e , O re g o n
Nyssa— The Sugar
City of the
Great Northwest
N y ssa G ate City Journal
VOLUME XXXXIX
Gas Search Nay
Continue Near
Nyssa, Is Report
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THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 18. 1954
Pet Burro Shot
In Adrian Pasture
A pet burro, owned by Vern
Parker at Adrian, was shot one
day this week while it was graz­
ing in a pasture near the Snake
river. The incident was reported
to Sheriff John Elfering who said
that it was not known whether
the shooting was accidental or
deliberate and that he doubted if
any hunter had mistaken the ani-
mal for a deer.
Tax Collections
Believed Better
Than Year A go
N yssa Merchants Offer Merchandise
At Low Prices; Give A w ay 12 Turkeys
Nyssa area residents have the
opportunity fo save thousands
of dollars Thursday. Friday and
Saturday of this week by mak­
ing a list of all their needs from
the ads in the Gate City Jour­
nal. then coming to Nyssa to
make their purchases.
The city's now famed Dollar
Days event is once more on with
a majority of Nyssa's retail
stores offering merchandise at
far lower than average prices.
While many of them are follow­
ing the $1 theme by reducing
some items from as much as
twice that amount, others are
joining in the special sales event
by large reductions from the
regular retail, price. Examples
of the special prices can be
found throughout this week's
issue of the Journal.
In addition to the special
sales event, free turkeys will
be given away Saturday after­
noon beginning at 2 o'clock.
Local merchants have been giv­
ing tickets out since last Fri­
day and each ticket entitles
the holder to an opportunity to
receive one of three turkeys
given at 2‘clock; three more at
3 o'clock: three at 4 o'clock and
the last trio of gobblers at 5
o'clock. A committee composed
of A. C. Sallee. Edward Boydell
and Chet Bowns has made ar­
rangements for the free turkey
event.
The turkey give-away events
will take place at various loca­
tions on Nyssa's Main street.
Sallee said.
FIRST
SECTION
NO. 4$
School District Voters Will Decide
Two Bond Proposals For Expansion
Program At Special Election Dec. 10
County tax payments on or be-
fore Nov. 15 when 3 percent dis
Future activities at a prospec-
count was allowed have been as
Legal voters of Nyssa school district 26C will be asked to
tive oil-gas well being drilled
good, if not slightly greater than
vote Friday, Dec. 10, on two questions concerning a building
three miles north of Nyssa are
in past years. Sheriff John Elfer-
program , it was announced by Supt. Richard V. Wilson fol­
uncertain. H. K Riddle told the
ing, county tax collector, announ-
lowing a school board m eeting Monday night.
Journal Wednesday when asked
ced Wednesday
The two questions, as they will be presented to the voters,
about numerous rumors of strik­
The sheriff said that thousands
are:
f ------------------------------------------------ -
ing gas as well as the other ex­
of dollars came into the office
treme rumors of plans to aban­
“ Shall shool district 26C issue
during the last few days of grace
Councilmen Hear and there are “ boxes and boxes"
don all operations.
bonds in the amount of $275.000 Cage Practice
Riddle said that the rig had
of letters, presumably containing
for the construction, equipping
drilled to a depth of slightly more N ew Proposal For checks, which have not yet been
Starts W ednesday
and
furnishing an elementary
than 5100 feet and that no oil
opened
school; and
had been discovered. There were City Water Supply
Last Friday was a record day
For Bulldogs
“ Shall school district 26C issue
indications of gas, however, he
in
collections
with
$110,000
Basketball practice was sched­
A special city council meeting brought into the office in the
reported, but the amount of gas
bonds in the amount of $175.000
uled
to get under way Wednes­
was held Tuesday night to hear courthouse and on Monday $96,000
has not yet been determined.
for the construction, equipping
The well was cemented from a report from a Mr. Silitich regar- j was paid over the counter. The
and furnishing a shop, cafeteria day night with only one regular
the bottom up to about 1900 feet ding a patented water well being sheriff said that his staff has not
and music room addition to the player from last year’s team and
four lettermcn around which a
where a large amount of water considered for Nyssa. Introduced yet had an opportunity to catch
present high school building?"
ball club can be built. Coach
was flowing Wednesday morning by Earl Reynolds, hired by the up with postings so that the a
The superintendent said the Harry McGinley stated that he
with some traces of gas. Riddle J city as representative of a con- mount of taxes so far collected Pair Arrested For
Local Guard Unit decision
to present the election would make no predictions about
said that as long as the water is ' sultmg engineering firm, Silitich can be estimated.
Theft of Coal
to the voters in two separate
, . this year’s prospects, but said he
entering the shaft, tests cannot t°ld councilmen that his system
Wins High Rating questions was made at the regular
doubted lf the team could live
Jose Garaey and Genaro C.
be made on the gas and that it known as the Raney well would
November school board meeting up to the 53-54 record.
Rodriguez were arrested Monday j
might or might not be present in be sunk below the surface of the Former Principal
The first question concerning the
afternoon by city police for al­ At Inspection
Regular player from last year
earth and spread out in various
commercial quantities,
Receives
Promotion
building of more elementary is Rodney Holcomb supported by
legedly stealing coal from a com- j Malheur
County’s
National
The prospects are not at all en­ directions to obtain different
Dennis W
Patch, formerly mereiai coal car on a railroad sid- Guard unit, Co. H, 186th Infantry ,room‘s 1S considered by the school Kenny Toomb, Bill Lovejoy, John
couraging at the present site. Rid­ flows of water.
principal
of
Nyssa
high school, ing at Nyssa. The pair were re- received a rating of superior at board and members
the citi- Siminar and Melvin Ballantyne.
dle said, but there are several
Cost of such a well is expensive,
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, Zt?nS building
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in in t o H c o r K i i l t a n t i n
h v m o m lw r « ; n f t h o TTninrt
b u ild in g
C
O n im i t t C C ___
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The SRV schedule calls for the
other angles to be explored.
councilmen were told and an esti- has been appointed consultant in | ported by members of the Union j the annual
e
eia
inspection,
absolute
necessity,
while
the
pro-
No plans are yet being made | mate of $100,000 total cost was transportation, federal assistance 1 Pacific signal crew and it was dis­ held at the armory in Ontario posed addltlon of a shop. oafe. first game Dec. 7 with Adrian on
either to move the rig to another j given, but the company guaran- and Indian education in the state covered that they had taken 560 . 1 n ’ ’ 1. w„ s t arno 'bi.-, week tena and music room is not con- the Nyssa floor followed by a
location on property under lease tees the amount of water avail- department of education, it has pounds of coal destined for Home- by Capt. L. B. Brown, command- Sldered an absolute necessity. Dec. 11 game with John Day in
e tn ann°unced. Patch served as dale.
ing officer of the unit.
» but * would
, , add
, ■ ^
él 4 to the ef , John Day. A total of 19 games
or to move out of this region al­ able with no charges made for ^T
greatly
have been scheduled and 10 of
Garaey and Redriguez were
together, he said.
less than the guaranteed amount Nvssa PnnciPal for four >ears
The inspection was made b . y . _________
fectiveness of
__ the education*] them are home games. Three
No action was taken bv , he unt'l 1951 when he was appointed scheduled to appear in the Nyssa the regular army inspector gen-
program of this community, Wil- dates have been left open and
council
! to the department of education justice court Wednesday after­
eral
s
corps
and
is
an
inspection
son
commented. The value of the possibly will be filled with extra
noon for a hearing.
Vale Area Woman Efforts to locate a source of staff.
comparing training and facilities latter proposal is evidenced by or exhibition games.
supply southeast of the city were j
of national guard units with those j the success of such programs in
Electrocuted In
abandoned several weeks ago af­
of the regular army.
\ other Oregon schools, it was ex-
ter test holes were drilled by an I
The local guard company is J plained.
Kingman Grange
the only unit in Eastern Oregon
Ontario firm and only a small I
Freak Accident
Present attendance figures at
this year to receive the honor, school and number of births in Elects Officers
Mrs. John A. McNulty, Ontario amount of water could be located !
which is the highest possible rat­ Malheur county the last five
route 2, was accidentally electro- c
Noel Tuppeny was elected
During its 36 years of existance has been any beneficial federal ing, and it is the second unit in years, indicate that the present
cuted Monday afternoon and her oGJliOT OlaSS >A
f ill
master
of the Kingman Grange
the
state
to
receive
a
superior
Nyssa grade schools will not be
the American Legion has never or state legislation that was not
husband was injured when their
. r\
o
No. 863 at the last regular meet­
truck came in contact with an Present Drama boon deviated from its program of written or had not been endorsed rating during the past two years. adequate to house the number of
Twenty-six youths from the youngsters who will attend in the ing Monday at the Adrian grade
The senior class of the Nyssa' service for cojnmunity, state and by the Legion. The Oregon de-
electric wire that had come loose
Nyssa community are members fall of 1956, the superintendent sehool. Other officers elected
from a power pole southwest of I high school will present its an-1 na,'on and it will continue in partment has played an import
were:
of the guard unit and make up
Ironside.
| nual play Friday, Dec. 3, in the I960, in 1970 and many years b e -! ant part in the national picture the 75 mm recoilless rifle platoon said.
Luit Stam, overseer; Jo Thom­
According to information re-j gymnasium. The play will bej-vond that. Department Com-| and it was Oregon that wrote the | n{ w' u , p h i t^RnvMirni - l *
With this problem confronting as, lecturer; W. E. Piercy, stew­
ceived here, McNulty was hauling 1 “The Curious Savage.” Theme of mander Carl Moser told 75 Le- amendment to the constitution ]eader
'
ai >s platoon it, the school board has solicited ard; Art Sparks, assistant stew­
a truck load of cattle from his the play is mental illness and | gionaires and auxiliary members admitting veterans of world war
the advice and counsel of a large ard; Bernice Toombs, chaplin;
ranch near Ironside to Ontario. I the locale is a private home for Monday night at a district ban two to the organization
representative group of citizens Herb Thomas, treasurer; Mable
The dangling wire touched the
the mentally ill.
quet and meeting in Nyssa. The
The speaker praised the Leg­
Improvement of the area in arriving at a plan Piercy, secretary; K. I Peterson,
cab and McNulty got out to in- Taking part in the production
state commander gave an en- ion’s child
of action.
welfare program
gatekeeper; Minnie Stam, Ceres;
vestigate. The electric charge
are Kris Rinehart, Ronald Buch- thusiastic account of the Legion’s ] which was started in 1925 and Car Schedules
The bond vote called for Dec Myrle Tuppeny, Pomona; Erma
knocked him down and Mrs. Mc­ ner, Kay Ballant.vne, Larry Bau- j activities and asserted that the j for which $117 mil? on has been I
10 ta- the result of the combined Sparks, Flora; Thelma Hammon,
Nulty attempted to get out to help man, Barbara Baker, Stan Thomp- men and women of the orgamza- expended The Legion pledged \ Z i c i f T r i ^ J x / C i c r r
thinking of the board of educa­ lady assistant steward; Dale Ash­
him and was electrocuted when son, Gary Jones, Lyna Lankford. tlon are speaking for things that back in the -2ns never to ask fo r 1
tion and that group of citizens craft, Luit Stam and K. I. Peter­
she touched the ground.
Irene Jayo, Janet Medlock and are right.
j anything for able-bodied men un
The agricultural improvement - called in for consultation.
son, executive committee.
McNulty walked nearly three Wayne Adams.
Moser stated that there never; til every disabled veteran and | car of the Union Pacific will visit
miles to report the accident and
------------------- every child of disabled and de-1 Nyssa on Monday, Dec. 6, it was
get assistance.
ceased veterans were cared for. I announced here. The car will More Automobile Dealers Display
Funeral services are scheduled Stage Set For Lions Club Carnival
Moser said.
bring a college curricula on weeds
for Thursday at 2 p. m. at the
The state commander reviewed anc^ weed control
N ew Model Cars; Excellent Response
Vale Christian church with the
his organization’s fight for the
The visit in Nyssa is part of the :
At
Old
G
ym
This
Saturday
Night
Rev. Eldon Belton officiating.
I nation to keep itself armed, its tour of western Idaho and eastern | Two more automobile dealers is the addition of an eight-cylin­
The annual Lions club carni­ fight against communism and its Oregon during November and De­ are showing their 1955 model cars der motor.
Mrs. McNulty is survived by her
val is set for Saturday night of fight for more patriotism.
The new 1955 Buick will be
husband, one daughter, one son,
cember. The program has been this week and receiving greatei
this week beginning at 8 o’clock
two brothers, a sister and* two Briehl Gives Talk
Prior to Moser’s speech, Mrs coordinated with the work of sev­ and more abundant response thar displayed in Nyssa Friday and
grandchildren.
in the old school gymnasium, ac- Marie Wilcox, department pres- eral firms, including Amalga­ they have in recent years, accord Saturday at the Roberts-Nyssa
At Toastmasters
showrooms. Manager Boyd Wil­
cording to Ron Campbell, general 1(ient of the auxiliary, spoke on mated Sugar company and Idaho ing to reports.
John Briehl gave the only chairman of this years event the value of the women’s organ- Power company.
son that free coffee and dough­
NATIONAL GUARD DANCE
Waggoner Motor Co. had it: nuts will be served and favors
The annual Thanksgiving dance scheduled address at the Friday Door prizes which include an ex- j nation and expressed her group’s
Professors of the course will be new Chrysler and 1955 Plymouth;
staged by the Malheur county breakfast meeting of the Nyssa pensive Argus C4 camera with appreciation to the Legion for the Eugene Whitman and Howard on display Wednesday with th* will be given for the children. In
Toastmaster
club.
His
topic
was
addition, cash and service prizes
flash and case and a fry pan with j recognition received,
National Guard unit is scheduled
Roylance, Boise, agronomy spec­ public making regular calls mos will be awarded.
. . ,
for Wednesday evening of next “ I Am Concerned About the a total value of approximately!
Other s ate dignatar.es present ialists of the University of Idaho of the day to inspect the ears
week at the armory in Ontario, Young Men of This Community." $125 will be given during * the included
Wilson said that Buick is pre­
Jack Larrson, state vice extension division, and Clarence The Plymouth has been comple
Toastmaster of the morning
Leon Haney announced. The gen­
a ,
■ ,
“ ,
,
commander; Joe McDonald, ad- I. Seely, Moscow, also an agro­ ly changed both in body desigr senting a complete new line of
Advance ticket sales are be.ng
and
g
eral public is invited and tickets was Joe Carter; Wayne Chesnut
nomy specialist of the University and in almost all phases of it? cars, featuring all-new styling and
__ r, Donald
* .a M M. Graham
__ of Idaho.
can be obtained from Hanejf at was topiemaster; Walter Bock made by members of the Lions i...
mechanics, the biggest of which more powerful V -8 engines.
lition officer.
club this week and they must be
was general evaluator.
The showrooms will be open
Herriman Motor Co.
district adjutant, served as toast­
until 9 p. m. each day.
Briehl, in his sfddress, blamed purchased proir to opening of master for the evening and in­
no group nor any individual but the doors at 8 p m All tickets troduced the guests. Delegations I
Nyssa Motors, Inc., which had
NO FIRES
its new Chevrolet showing the
Ralph Lawrence, Nyssa fire asked the question as to the cause purchased before carnival time were present from Adrian, On­
latter part of October, and Herri­
chief, said that there had been no for the non-support of the Jay- will be exchanged for script for tario and Vale. Nora Graham is
man Motor Co., which displayed
fire calls for the department dur­ cees and other civic-minded use as money at any of the district president of the auxili­
booths, games and concession
the 1955 Fords last Friday, re­
groups of young men.
ing the past week.
ary.
stands.
i The Nyssa Chamber of Com- : and tagged by members of the ported excellent response to their
This annual event is intended
j merce promotion to gain recogni- Nyssa Chamber and were placed new models.
for all ages and “ there will be Heavy Rainfall
Herriman said that the number
tion for this community at the at each plate, along with small
fun for all,” Campbell stated.
of persons appearing at his show­
!
National
Reclamation
association
J
place
cards
bearing
pertinent
I Any profit will be used by the During Past W eek
meeting in Portland last week | data about this community, at a rooms and the enthusiastic re­
local Lions club for further bene­
sponse exceeded any year since
“This
is
good
weather—for|was
“ terrific,” Harold Henigson I banquet Nov. 9.
fit of the community of Nyssa.
1949.
ducks” was the expression heaFd repoited. Henigson. secretary of
Henigson said that some of the
Four members of Nyssa Lions Mike Eastman, Dick Lawrence I
All dealers agreed that the
in Nyssa frequently during th e! tbe North Board of Control, and onions actually were mistaken showings coming this time of year
club Boy Scout troop 419 became and Dick Thomas who were a
last week.
Manager and Mrs. Paul House for grapefruit until they were
eagle scouts, 12 were promoted wared their star scout badges Intelligent Dog
and close together has been bene­
Thp weather has been finite went to the convention Nov. 6 (.losely inspected and delegates ficial for prospective sales and in
one rank in scouting and 45 re­ New first class scouts are Stan- rp _ t >
n
The weather has been quite and were joined by Wllton Jack- from Kern county, Calif., where
ceived merit badges for various ley Jamieson, Lloyd Cartwright 1 O De VjrlVeil AWay damp the past week with a per-
arousing public interest in the
phases of specialized study at a and Bobby Pond, while five boys,
cipitable moisture on four days. son who went to Portland Sun- Bakersfield is located, admitted 1955 automobiles.
they had grown none as big as
court of honor held Monday Royce Roberts, Walter CannoTi, Free In N yssa
Last Saturday the drain clogged day with a truckload of onions.
Jumbo onions were wrapped j thOM from Malheur county. The
night at the Nyssa high school Mike Wilson, Skip Nakashima
at
the
underpass
and
cars
splash-
j
Do you want a dog? Free?
largest onion in the lot was pre­ Magazine G ives
and Harland Sager advanced
gymnasium.
ed through water to their fenders.
Well, you can have one— but
sented to Secretary of Interior
Dennis Forbess, Vernon Pond, from tenderfeet to second class you have to take her before Some cars did not make it and P L r t r * n K o r
Douglas McKay.
had to be pulled or pushed ^ n a m D e r 1 l U K e S
N yssa Publicity
Tom Sallee and Bob Storm were scouts.
Sunday night.
The attention received was
the four youths reaching the
In addition' to honors for the
The dog is a female, eight- th
r
o
u
g
h
.
Ready
For
Annual
almost amusing, Henigson said. The
. „ December issue
. . of . Rail-
.
highest rank in scouting. Just be­ new ranks attained, 45 merit months old, half shepard, half
One driver, stalled, had his win-
M
in relating numerous incidents [ road Magazine, a national publi-
hind this quartet are Dan Wilson, badges were presented to boys of Labrador, intelligent, good na- dow open and was peering out O f f i r o r F l ^ r t i n n
such as the hotel caterers asking 1 a,lon f°r both professional and
the troop.
when another car, gunned by its
L iic u u u n
tured, and she minds well.
for onions, Texans expressing1 amateur railroaders, included
Jerry Thorne of Ontario and
Gene Stunz was nominated as
L. W. Fischer wants to give driver, passed through. A sheet
Twirp W eek At
Stuart Norton of Nampa, scout her away— but he says he has of the dirty water cascaded into a candidate for president of the amazement that “ anything could i Nyssa s Lnion Pacific station in
ea*ure section of the Decem-
executives, had charge of the to do it before Sunday night. the stalled car through the open Nyssa Chamber of Commerce this be grown as big as that” and ef- 1 a
,
to “swipe” the few unat­ ber issue.
Nyssa Hi School program and Dusty Rhodes gave So, if you want the dog, call window, drenching the driver, week by a special nominating forts
Ken Lorensen of Nyssa called
a talk on all phases of scouting, 2040 or go to Fischer's home on and soaking the interior of the committee headed by Jake Fis­ tended onions. Marshall Dana, attention to the special picture
Don't look now— but twirps the value to boys participating
j cher. Ted Morgan was named the president of the First National section of the magazine which
route 2, Nyssa— but do it be­ cal"
are loose again in Nyssa.
and the benefit to society from fore Sunday night.
The gunned car, with Idaho candidate for vice president and Bank of Portland, was presented showed, and briefly described, old
plates, did not stop.
And big girls are masquerad­ the training youths receive.
Paul Penrod was nominated to with a sack of the onions by the and new railroad stations. The
delegation.
I
,
. . . . .
. „
Rhodes,
who
has
moved
to
And the weatherman predicts succeed himself as secretary of Nyssa
ing as little girls . . . and the
.
.
. . „-A
. modernistic design of the Nyssa
to Telephone Books
Approximately 750 persons aL statjon
hasized in the f r ­
more rain—and then winter will tbe organization.
woman pays, financially, that Milton-Freewater, returned
Max. Min Prec. j The nomination by a special | iended the Nov. 9 banquet and
picture which was contrast-
is.
not one onion and no place cards
tis the court of honor. He has been
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Wed , Nov. 10
Sound
crasy?
Nay
committee
is
virtually
election
1
,
u,
H
v
„
u
«1
by
many old time buildings.
Residents of Nyssa and vicinity 1Thurs . Nov. 11" 58
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younthful. just hi-jinks at Nys- an active member of the Ore-Ida
to office since other nominations I were ¡ f ? ®n
tables
many of which arc still in use
received
the
new
telephone
di-
J
_
58
Fri., Nov. 12
45
62 can be from the floor and none *u.®8ts left the room, Henigson
sa high school as twirp week is -------- ;I
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u' "
rectories issued by the Malheur Sat , Nov. 13
47
32
.07 were made at the Wednesday noon said-
here again. Twirp— translated personally promoted all
|
LEAVES
ON
TRIP
________________
Home Telephone company last Sun.. Nov. 14
53
31
__the woman is requested to
Mrs. Frank Morgan will leave
week.
The new directory is a Mon . Nov. 15
54
42
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pay-means that the sweet
Election of officers will be at Lic©nS© SllSp©nd6Cl
Nyssa
Friday to spent two months
large
sized
quatro
volume,
9
in-
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Tue , Nov. 16
.11
young things pay the bills
the first meeting in December
xhe Oregon Liquor control on vacation. She w»il visit with
ches
by
11
inches,
instead
of
the
40
Wed
,
Nov.
17
.05
when” the couples go a-courtin*.
when three new directors will be commission ordered the retail her sister, Jeanette Calkins in
small volume, 6 inches by 8 in- i
On one day the high school done.
elected. Nominated for director malt beverage license of the San Francisco and with Dr. and
ches,
issued
arelier.
At
Mondy’s
meeting
of
SEASONS
GREETINGS
miss will go to school entirely
Mrs. Clayton Morgan in Sacra­
The new directory. Fall of 1954
Cpl. Gene Huffman, stationed in candidates were Bob Thompson, Smoke Shop at Nyssa su**pcnded
without make-up of any kind— Lions club Bob Storm and Dan
mento.
Wilson
were
honored
for
each,
issue,
contains
the
listed
num-
the
Hawaiian
Islands,
called
from
Robert
Wilson.
Ralph
I..m
for
15
days
beginning
Mondav
of
natural, that is, Uh way she got
Mrs. Morgan will spend Christ­
*'as man ih‘ s
a<,cording to a
up. And the miss will wait upon having sold 13 brooms as part bers in eight cities of this region: there Tuesday evening to wish J° j nT
from the commission’s Portland mas in Denver with her daughter
of
the
total
sale
of
65
brooms
in
Nyssa,
Ontario
and
Vale,
Ore.,
his
parents
a
“Merry
Christmas
,
and
Ma^.
ri
*’
the lord and master boy because
Incumbent officers are Leonard office. The report Mated that the and son-^i-law, Mr. and Mrs. A.
one week. The scouts had taken and Council, Fruitland, New and a Happy New Year.”
this is twirp week.
Hewett, president and Emil Stun*, licensee was charged with selling B. Ballah, and return home in
an
the
project
from
the
Lions
j
Plymouth,
Payette
and
Weiser,
His
parents
are
Mr.
and
Mrs.
It ends with a big Twirp
vice president,
[alcoholic beverages to a minor. January.
ciub.
Idaho.
,
, James Huffman of Nysap.
Twirl Friday evening.
State Commander Speaks At District
American Legion Meeting Held Mon.
Chamber Promotion With Onions Anc
Place Cards at NRA Meet "Terrific"
Eagle Scout Badges Presented Four
Boys, 12 Others Advance One Rank