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About Nyssa gate city journal. (Nyssa, Or.) 1937-199? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1956)
THE NVSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY. DECEMBER W. 1956 Days Gone By in Nyssa Community Prom th e Journal KUei "What I Have for Projects and What I Have Learned From FFA 5 Years Ago Dec. 6. .1951 By Lowry F lake O w yhee com m unity com pleted by The M alheur C ounty Bar assoc Christm as. About ten new p a For my freshm an year. I had ' my anim al projects. I also intend iation elected H arold Henigson, trons w ill receive electricity — one grade M ilking S ho rth o rn to add to these projects w ith more Nyssa, as p resident at a m eeting R obert Holmes was aw arded the heifer S he calved about the m id steers and m ore crop land. W hat I h ave gained from FFA in Vale Nov. 2 7 .-------Annie F or contract for hauling children to dle of the year, and the calf, a ged of Kokkola, G am larleby, F in and from the Oregon T rail school. bull, w ent to fath er to help pay can be sum m ed up under three headings. T he first is leadership, land. has w ritten a note of thanks The route covers 30 m iles — — for the cow the second is the ability to e x to Mrs. E. J. Pow ell, Nyssa, for G round was broken this m orning My sophom ore year I had the press m yself, and the third is the toys sen t to children of Finland for a new telephone office for by th e A m erican Legion A uxili Nyssa, by the M alheur Home cow plus one S ho rth o rn steer, five m aking of m any new friends and Colum bia sheep, and the cow's acquaintances. All of these things ary — — A severe snow storm Telephone Co. bull calf w hich cam e n ear the have been helpful and useful to Monday in terru p ted phone and 25 Years Ago—Dec. 7. 1931 end of the year. j me. pow er service for a few hours in The therm om eter registered 10 My junior year, I had the cow, I have learned to conduct m eet the Nyssa section. degrees below zero Tuesday two S horthorn steers, eleven C ol ings, and to know parliam entary 10 Years Ago—Dec. 5. 1946 m orning Snow fell W ednesday— um bia sheep, and a heifer calf procedure. I have learned how to Two desks in the city police — Dogs belonging to L ynn Math- from my cow. help on com m ittees and how to station in the city hall w ere d am eny, D w ight Sm ith and Dr. E D My senior year, I have one do m any o th er things which have aged by fire Tuesday, apparently N orcutt died w hen they ate m eat Milking S horthorn cow, one developed leadership started by a cigarette tossed into poisoned for coyote b ait which registered By particip atio n in m any acti M ilking S horthorn a w aste basket. Ed Steinke, c a re was in the Long garage — — bull, two old steers and one steer vities, I h av e learned how to In addition to gay C h ristm a s! calf, seven sheep, and tw elve stand up and speak up, w ithout tak er gave the a l a r m ------- Mr. and Mrs. C harles W ade of W ilder lights on Main street, Idaho Pow acres of crops. These include five unnecessary words The sp eak have purchased the R iverside er installed four lights at in te r acres of hay, five acres of pasture, ing program of the FFA has been cabins and grocery store from Mr sections and w ill install seven and two acres of grain. I f.nally a source of knowledge, en joy more. and Mrs. Em ery R athbun raised some crops, which I should m ent, and education to me. Hugh Glasgow has purchased have done sooner, to help support 15 Years Ago— Dec. 4, 1941 T hrough participation in sp eak ing and o th er leadership, I have Mrs. Edna F erris has been em a lot in the south end of tow n and ployed as county nurse of M al w ill build a house of logs. They i one days of rain in Novem ber m et m any people who have m uch h eu r c o u n ty -------F rank M organ j w ere chopped and p repared in w ere reported for this a r e a ------- j the sam e interests and abilities as retu rn ed from a plane trip to j the W hitm an N ational forest — . The Nyssa C om m ercial club re myself. I have m ade friends w ith W ashington, D. C., in interest of I M arlin W ilson had a series of a c - ! organized following a y ear of in 1 persons who I would probably the su g ar beet act to increase the cidents w ith his car S unday at activity. C. L. McCoy is president never have m et or known o th er dom estic quota 4 percent for 3 the Ow yhee riv er skating pond — — F ran k Fry was ru n over wise. 1 have gained leadership, know y e a r s -------G lenn P ennie w as in A fter tu rn in g around, his car | and injured by his auto M onday ledge, ability to express myself, stalled as vice com m ander of the skidded on the ice and plunged j w hile trying to crank it. through. W hen attem p tin g t o : and have m ade many new friends A m erican Legion. start the w ater-soaked engine, he j 35 Years Ago— Dec. 2. 1921 besides. This is all im portant to 20 Y ears Ago—Dec. 3, 1936 lit a m atch to see the m otor and j A. W. C onfer of M ountain me, for it is helping me to live The Idaho P ow er Co., expect Home has taken over the dining a m ore com plete and full life. the car caught fire. to have the pow er line to the I room of H otel W estern. Mr. and 30 Year* Ago— Dec. 3, 1926 Mrs. Fouch will continue to have KEITHA HAHN NOMINATED C harley Ruh recently found the charge of the ro o m s -------C harles FOR OFFICE AT C OF I K eitha H ahn, Nyssa, has been skeletons of three buffalo in th e ' Thom pson has purchased the Nyssa G rain C o . -------Sam W at nom inated for recording secretary Radio — TV Service bed of M alheur lake, w here the • son retu rn ed from th e vicinity of th e student-body at the College w ater has receded and left hund- j of S ilver C ity M onday w here he of Idaho on th e Ring soroity tick NEW LOCATION 515 N orth Eighth Dial 3913 reds of acres form erly covered has been trap p in g coyotes which et. Election was scheduled for W ednesday. w ith w a te r d r y ------------ Twenty-1 w ill bring $500. Seven Shriners Go With Caravan Seven of Nvssa’s ten m em bers of the Snake R iver Vallay S hrine club accom panied the a n nual caravan of pickup trucks of food th at left here Friday for the S hriners C rippled C hildren’s hos pital in Portland. Those taking the trip were Bob Thompson. Paul House, O rin S u m ner, D r Ken K erbv, A rt C hap man, Cecil M orrison and Dale SEYBOLD'S PAGE THREE G arrison A total of 43 loads of food of all kinds, weighing 63 tons, w ere delivered in Portland S atu rd ay after the group stopped The reg u lar m eeting of th« in The Dalles F riday evening. Food was gathered from all towns Adrian PTA will be held Dec. IS in southw estern Idaho from Boise (tonight), due to the C hristina* to C am bridge and in M alheur holidays. T he m eeting w ill s ta rt- at 8 p m. at the grade school. county. Reports of th e tour of the h o s -1 The feature attractio n for the pital w ere highly enthusiastic, in evening will be a film, "A D esk cluding th e fact th at alm ost for Billie" which shows how Am "hopeless” cases of physical d isa erican schools open th eir door* to bility through injuries and ill all children, regardless of wealth nesses are being treated. or poverty. Adrian PTA Will Meet December 13 NYSSA FIRMS ANNOUNCE PRE-CHRISTMAS EVENING SHOPPING HOURS The business houses listed below will remain open as follow s... 9 P.M.-WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY FRIDAY-SATURDAY December 19 io 22 Inclusive STORES WILL CLOSE AT G P.M. DEC. 24 Wilson Brolhers Firestone Idaho Dept. Store Ben Franklin Eders Brackens Paulus Jewelry ODIES! SANTA HELICOPTER SANTA WILL ARRIVE FROM THE SE AND LAND ON THE LOT ON NORTH FIRST BETWEEN MAIN AND BOWER SANTA WILL THEN GO TO THE OLD GYM TO GREET HIS FRIENDS HE'LL THEN VISIT STORES IN TOWN TO GREET HIS MANY "HELPERS." Bring the Children to See Santa arrive His Special "North Pole Plane." Shop in Nyssa where this year's choice ( Quality Merchandise Is The Finest Yet Offered the Public! Nyssa Christmas Programs Sponsored by the Following Business Firms and Professional Men L 1KET FUEL RKET HARDWARE CO. Y ~E ). fCE AGENCY NYSSA CO-OP SUPPLY IDEAL GAS AND APPLIANCE WILSON BROS. DEPT. STORE NYSSA THEATRE OWYHEE DRUG TOWNE GARAGE STORK SHOP GATE CITY CLEANERS MARSHALL WELLS BOB THOMPSON AGENCY NYSSA AUTO PARTS CARL AND BURT'S MACHINE SHOP EDER HARDWARE IDAHO DEPT. STORE FIRESTONE STORE FIRST NATIONAL BANK SWAGER FORD IDAHO POWER CO. MALHEUR HOME TELEPHONE CO. OLYMPIC CLUB HAL HENIGSON BERNARD EASTMAN AGENCY OWYHEE BARBER SHOP BRACKEN'S DEPT. STORE SERVICE PARTS JACKSON JEWELRY DR. J. R. CUNDALL SARAZIN CLINIC PETERSON FURNITURE CO. NICK RUDELICK'S LOUNGE NYSSA PHARMACY PAULUS JEWELRY GATE CITY JOURNAL LYLE MINER BARBER SHOP BROWNIES CAFE WAGGONER MOTOR CO; NYSSA NYSSA BEN FI BOISE FLYIN EAST i FOOD ] OWYH POLAI COUR" BROW NYSS/ DR. JO HANE M & W DR. GF NYSS; f ■
