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o 0 o C3 o o O <? o o O Q THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. >^»A. OMQOV PAGE SIX Mail Volume, Receipts Show Steady Increase io All-Time Fiscal Record ( amera Catrhen Krazif Hai* Nyssa Post Office Follows National Trend With 23% 1959-60 Raise Over 1953 Receipts A new all-time high in the nation’s mail volume was reached during fiscal year 1960 ending June 30, which con tinued the steady upward trend of the past seven years at a rate which even exceeds the population growth, according to advance information from the annual report of the Post Office department which has been made available to Nyssa Post- » a el or T .1/ivH Lewis. I ♦ master Lloyd showing just how steadily the an Although subject to last- nual handled per man- minute revisions, the year’s year volume of employment, excluding total has been estimated at city carriers, has been increasing 63.6 billion pieces of mail since 1953. In that year the total which includes about one billion handled by one man was 132,000 pieces of parcel post. It was stat pieces of mail. For 1960 the cor ed that this would mean an in responding figure was 157,000,” crease of nearly 25 percent over Lewis continued. the corresponding figures for 1953 "It is of course, true that all ad when the annual volume was 509 ditional service has made it nec billion pieces. essary to take on many new em During this same period, it was ployees and that our total increas de- pointed out, revenue of the ed from 506,520 in 1953 to 562,868 partment also has shown an im- on June 30, 1960, but as pointed pressive gain with an increase out in the original 1960 report from $2,091,714,000 in fiscal year figures, the workload increase 1953 to $3,276,800,000 for fiscal during this same period was near year 1960. ly 25 -percent. Nyssa Receipts Climb to $43.617 Unusual in Post Office History The local postmaster reported “To my way of thinking that’s that here in Nyssa receipts of the the story in a nutshell and I seri post office climbed from $35,006.- ously doubt if there has ever been 25 in 1953 to $43,617.57 last year. a story just like it in the entire ‘There is not much we can do history of the Post Office depart about how much mail we have to ment.” handle from day to day or how Included among items cited by many people are making use of postal service," Postmaster Lewis Postmaster Lewis as recent ac complishments by the department stated, "but the whole department were the following: keeps busy in devising ways and Established the first large-scale means for doing the job not only more efficiently but more econ program of automatic mail handl omically. As I recall it, that was ing by machinery on a nation the way President Eisenhower wide basis. Developed the “airlift” program outlined the principal objectives of the department when Postmas which speeds up delivery of ap ter General Arthur E. Summer proximately one letter out of ev- I field was being sworn in back in ery 17 on a “space available” bas 1953, and that’s the way we have is. Continued with development of I been operating ever since. “We can’t deny that we still faster machines for letter sorting, I make mistakes and that the hu parcel post sorting, and for mail, man element still plays a vitally culling, facing and cancelling. Continued with plans for a new important part in daily opera tions, but statistics in the depart automatic postal substation which ment’s annual report offer pos: • will’vend stamps, envelopes, post tive proof that we are making cards and writing paper, and progress on a nation-wide basis. which will have money changers As an example, while the mail for both coins and bills. volume showed an increase of 16 billion pieces handled annually, Pierce Heads Demo. employment increase during this same period amounted to only 11 Farm Organization percent. Robert Pierce, Ontario Heights farmer, has been named to chair City Delivery Expanded .“City delivery service has been man a "Farmers for Kennedy- started in 800 communities in ad Johnson” drive in Malheur coun dition to extension of literally ty- The movement is being organ hundreds of routes which were ized nation-wide and has been already in operation. This requir completed in all Oregon farming ed the equivalent of 31,000 more counties, according to State Sen letter carriers to serve approxi ator Loyd Key, farmer-processor mately 9 million more American of Milton-Freewater, who is di families and upwards of 700,000 rector on the state level. more business concerns. Senator Key said, "The enthus /‘There is perhaps no better way iastic support by farmers for this of demonstrating the department's drive indicates they are going to ever-improving efficiency than by vote for Kennedy. The 17 percent drop in farm incomes in the past year is an important impetus in banding farmers together to put their farm marketing problems and behind leadership that has a posi tive program.” Pierce added, “County - wide committees will be set up imme composed of farmers who Irvin Zimmerman diately, feel that they cannot farm on a Nyssa FR 2 2215 substitute for price at the market PARMA—4-2981 place.” MEN 18-35 WANTED WARP'S PLASTIC EASY-ON Ladies Aflend Mothers' Meet At Cairo School Auxiliary Reports Tomato Donations, Tells Need of Apples O O THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13. I960 4-H Junior Leaders fob's Daughters Install New Officers Install Council Officers of Malheur county 4-H At Thursday Meet Junior Leaders were installed International order of Job's Oct. 10 at Sally Griffin’s home at Daughters, bethel 33, held its reg Willowcreek. Installed were Miss Griffin, ular meeting Thursday night with Honored Queen Mary Lou Lan- president; Billie Fifer, vice presi dent; and Judi Hunt, treasurer. caster presiding. During the meeting, Mrs. L. A. Frances Cleaver of Nyssa is secre Maulding, substituting for grand tary and Joe McKenna of Ontario, guardian, and Dr. Mauding in- j recreation chairman. MinNette stalled the guardian council for Woodard of Ontario installed of ficers. the coming year as follows: Members also discussed revi Betty House, guardian; Gerald sions of the junior leader project. Mackey, associate grand guard ian; Louise Wernick, secretary; I Miss Janet Lohrenz, county ex- Bob Smith and Myrtle Alexander, | tension agent, told members that music; Vera Olsen, sociability; | the junior leader project was for Joy McPartland and Loretta Cun- 4-H members in high school who dal, hospitality; Pauline Mackey, wanted to assist with leadership publicity; Clarence Wernick. Ma of a club. The junior leader organization sonic relations; L. A. Maulding, Paul House and Joe Cundall, fi- j is for those older 4-H members to nance; Helen Gonyer, director of meet for fun, fellowship and fur epic; Thelma White, parapherna ther practice and instruction in lia; Marie Wilson, scrapbook; Beth leadership. Ellis, Betty Rinehart and Mildred | Lancaster, philanthropic. Stunz Is Coordinator Mrs. L. A. Maulding, deputy Of Bumper Strip Day grand guardian and grand guide; Emil A. Stunz of Nyssa was Dr. Maulding, past associate grand guardian of the state of Oregon; named last week Malheur county Jan Rinehart, grand senior prin coordinator for ‘‘Democratic Bum cess; Louise Wernick, Betty per Strip Day.” Saturday, Oct. 15, House and Helen Maulding, past has been set aside as the official guardians; Paul House, Clarence day, according to a bulletin re Wernick and L. A. Maulding, past ceived from Robert W. Straub, associate guardians, were intro Democratic state chairman. The county coordinator will be duced. Other guests included members responsible for organizing crews of Ontario bethel 25, and were | to work supermarkets and other Honored Queen Vicki Coffey, who | public places in all sections of the is a grand representative of Vir- j county, Straub said. Hours of the ginia; Betty Hall, guardian; two | drive are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. council members and nine girls Coming Events . . . from the bethel. The Ontario bethel requested | Today, 1:30 p.m.—Home exten and received the traveling gavel sion unit meeting at Methodist which was won by bethel 33 at social hall. Tonight. 8 p.m. — PTA general grand session in July. To request the gavel, a bethel must have meeting at high school c&fetor- three girls and two adults present ium. Oct. 14, 8 p.m. — Amity club at a visitation of a bethel which meeting at Mark Moncur home. holds the gavel. Betty House was presented a j Oct. 15, 8.30 p.m.—Oregon Trail guardian’s pin and Gerald Mack card party at grange hall. Oct. 15 — St. Paul's Episcopal ey was given an associate guar dian’s pin by Junior Past Guar- j church progressive card party. dian Vera Olsen. Mary Kay Olsen | Oct. 18, 9:30 a.m.—Parent group presented Mrs. Olsen with a past ( sessions ai W. A. Barton home. Oct 20 — Knife and Fork club guardian pin. A dinner was planned in honor meeting at East Side cafe. Nov. 3 — Annual dinner at St. of Mrs. Maulding and will be held Oct. 15. Hunters’ breakfasts will Bridget's Catholic church. Nov. 5-6—Annual rock show at be served Saturday and Sunday mornings, Oct. 22 and 23. A can community hall. dy sale was to be conducted down town Saturday afternoon with Nyssa Births . . . proceeds going to leukemia re Oct. 9—To Mr. and Mrs. Harold search, asthma foundation in Ari Short of Ironside, a boy. zona and European orphans. Oct. 12—To Mr. and Mrs. Earl A style revue was given by girls modeling their fall school clothes, ing Marlow of Ontario, a boy. narrated by Mary Lou Lancaster and music by Pamela Alexander. The meeting was concluded with presentation of a bouquet of red roses to Mrs. Maulding. Refreshments of cake, coffee and punch were served. Members of Malheur Memorial hospital auxiliary report this week that 72 gallons and 44 No. i 303 cans of tomato juice have been processed by WSCS ladies of the Methodist church. Toma toes were donated by Fangen Brothers greenhouse and Mrs. Journal Classifieds Get Resulti! Emil Wohlke. The ladies process- > ed them at Alien’s canney near j Ontario. Women of St. Paul’s Episcopal church have volunteered to take care of any apples which may be received, Auxiliary members PROPANE state that the hospital is in need “ Your Servant Beyond of apples and asks the Journal to the Gas Mains'” announce that residents having any to donate to please contact 14 N. First FR 2-2214 Mrs. Jake Fischer at FR 2-3393. CHIEF REED RAY, center, is shown with two members of his tribe. Elton Hunsucker on his right and Paul Smurthwaite, dressed squaw fashion complete with beads and earrings. "How?" That's what we'd like to know! —Staff Photoe. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Towne and GUERNSEY MAKES RECORD family of Eagle visited Sunday at A registered Guernsey cow, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Her Sugar City Norman’s Skylark, man Towne. owned by Ray Cothern and Sons, Buhl, Idaho, has completed an official HIR production record, according to American Guernsey Cattle club. This cow was sold to the Coth ems a year ago by H. E. Hight of Nyssa. The record was for 11,- 597 pounds of milk and 535 pounds of butterfat, 2x, in 365 days. “Skylark” is a senior two- year-old. Mrs. Bill Schoen entered Mal heur Memorial hospital Thursday I evening and underwent surgery Friday evening. Storm Window Kits . . 39« Ea. Eder's Bldg. 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Mrs. Ray Alberta Strawn in the latest of old fashions; Chet Bowni, wearing is the former Doris Leavitt. ladies' tapered plaid capris and bandana; Millie Larsen, the speedin' Penns Have New Son hot rodder, who by the time this photo was taken had lost most Mr. and Mrs. Larry Penn of Portland are parents of a son, of her speed. e « Timothy Larry, bqrn Oct. 5. Mat ♦ ♦ ernal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. John Stohler of this com munity. Mrs. Stella Penn of Val ley View is paternal grandmother. Don Finkleson of Sacramento, Calif., arrived last week to visit at the home of his brother-in-law, Allen Anderson. He joined in a deer hunt while here. Brenda McKinney of Nyssa spent the weekend at the Allen Anderson home. Honored on Second Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Harris entertained at a birthday dinner Sunday for their son, Jeffery, who was two years old. Guests were his grandparents, Mrs. Annie Har ris and Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Solter- beck of Payette. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Goodell and family and Mr. and Mrs. Don Good and daughters of Caldwell were Sunday dinner guests at the Louis Wiggins home. The Goodell family also called at the Clifford Harris and Mrs. Ethel Goodell JOANNE JEFFERIES POSES with her doll buggy passenger homes. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schmelzer "Pepper," dressed in Sunday finery on Saturday, immediately fol lowing announcement that they were winners of second prise in are at the home of Mr. and Mrs. the best costume division at the dog show. Also shown is Karen Ed Schmelzer. Fred is assisting Cannon, dressed as Santa Claus and leading "Moose" who ended his father with the farm work. Mrs. Bill Leavitt recently spent up as a reindeer for the parade and show. They were recipients a few days at North Powder of first place award in the best dressed class. where she visited at the home of her sister, Mrs. Ed Young, She also visited Mr. and Mrs. Jim Riggins at Baker. PLUMBING o O By Mrs. Vern L. 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