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• • « VISIT IN FLINDERS HOME Arvel L. Child of Quincy, Today. 11 a.m. to 5 fJi.—Bloed I Wash., spent several days last drawing at Eagles halL I week with his brother-in-law and Today. 2 p.m.—Methodist WSCS sister, Mr. and Mrs. J. Elwood geaeral meeting in church social Flinders. His son, Keith, who had ; hall. been on a Central States LDS July 7. 8 p.m.—Special meeting mission for the past two years, of Eagles auxiliary officers at arrived in Nyssa Saturday and Eagles hall. was also a guest in the Flinders I July 9—Chatterbox club picnic home. at Vale park. Keith left July 4 for his home July 11, 8 p.m.—Eagles auxil in Quincy, accompanied by Karen iary meeting al Eagles hall. July 14-15—Nyssa Nile Rodeo. Bybee and Gail Flinders who will visit relatives there. Mrs. John Savage and Debbie Nyssa Births ... of Los Angeles, Calif., and the June 28—To Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Marvin Wilson family were Sun Watson of Ontario, a boy. day dinner guests in the Flinders July 1—To Mr. and Mrs. Dick home. Hurley of Parma, a boy. July 3—To Mr. and Mrs. Clif Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lawrence ford Siler of Jordan Valley, a boy. and son and Rudy Atagi spent July 4—To Mr. and Mrs. Arthur from Saturday afternoon until Creson of Vale, a boy. Tuesday evening camping and fishing at Olive lakes near Baker. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Rhoades and children spent the Fourth of July FOR FINE PRINTING weekend at Wallowa lake. They THE GATE CITY returned home Wednesday. JOURNAL! Coming Ivoate . . * By STAN * 38 runs aAead. but the Nyssa te/ua again said no. Grumbling, "Where the heck is the John t'.’iey kicked in six more runs Day team?” was an impatient befeee the last out was made. Their bearded manager hur chant from a small disgruntled group gathered Sunday afternoon riedly shook hands and yawned behind the batting cage on the a “good game and good night.” high school field. Today was to It had been a long night. Any be a double-header, and the sun night is a long night when you get beater, by 36 runs. was double-hot. ♦ ♦ For 2% hours the Nyssa Junior The next Friday Nyssa hosted Legion boys had fumbled through hitting practice in the close blaz Payette for another loss; this time ing sun while killing time waiting 12-4. The substantial crowd wit for a caravan of cars to pull up nessed one of the better ball and spill out a load of red-hatted games as both teams pressed hard uniformed players and a bag of and fast. The first few innings bats and balls. So far all that had Pitcher Steve Kerby struggled shown up were a couple of dogs with controlitis, the dreaded dis ease that paralyzes the control and a hot wind. Time ticked by until at last nerves of pitchers and causes high Manager Larry Roberts grumbled, temperature (in the manager) and "Five more minutes and that’s many walks. all.” But after a few doses of medi It may as wall have been five cine (administered by verbal more days because the John threats from gritted teeth) the Day bunch was having batting sickness was over and the game practice at John Day while settled down. The visitors were waiting for Nyssa to show up. then ahead, to stay, but that did There had been nr confirmation n’t stop action and excitement. It of playing time or place, so both was good to hear the crowd shout teams sat in the hot sun egging ing and screaming while being on a sunstroke for nothing. The engulfed in a tide of pure base large sack of fried chicken, ball. ♦ ♦ made in preparation for the famine that usually strikes the LITTLE LEAGUERS WIN team between games, was Last Friday evening the Major thoughtfully cooked for nothing. Little leaguers invited Payette The batting practice pitcher, over for a visit. Hesitantly ac swimming in a shirtful of sweat, cepting, the Payette boys entered furrowed a mean brow when told cautiously into town. Suddenly his exhaustion was for naught. they were attacked and squeezed The couple of fans, who had dry of four runs, grabbing only somehow found out there was a three for themselves. game, returned to their “ovens on Three pitchers, Frank "Buttons” wheels” and drove back home, Rambaud, Mike Kodama and sunburned for nothing. It had Lonnie Barnhouse, took turns on turned into a for-nothing after the mound for most of the dam noon, much to the delight of anti age. When it was all over, Pay baseball spirit. ette picked up their bats and « ♦ balls and muttered, “Okay for you NOT ALONE! guys, we won’t come back in a The Nyssa Legion club is not million years!” ♦ ♦ the only Legion club in the valley having an uphill struggle to exist. G. I. FORUM FALLS The Jaycees in Payette dropped •Nyssa’s town team, the G. I. sponsorship of the Payette Legion Forum, lost a close 4-3 game Sun club because of sluggish interest day afternoon to the league lead shown by needed personnel. Now ing Payette Packers in the Idaho those baseball umfoims will lie city. The Border league game useless in a cardboard box. was witnessed by a large crowd, Lagion ball is not important all surprised at Nyssa's showing for character building alone. Usually on the bottom end of a It many times plays a key role lop - sided game, the Spanish in a boy’s future. Because the speaking boys buckled down and teams are usually composed of let their hosts barely skim by. top baseball talent, minus glory Pitcher Cardoza started the hot seekers, scouts from b:g league game with Solenas filling in re clubs constantly comb Legion lief. leagues. College coaches grant The Payette Packers are man athletic scholarships many times aged by a young fellow playing because of a Legion record. The shortstop. His name is John Sim- point is—a boy can seek a goal ianer, and if the name is familiar, in Legion ball, making pure ef it is because he has been a stand fort a worthwhile endeavor. out in sports for Nyssa since he ♦ ♦ was big enough to carry a ball. BABE RUTH BABBLES Had he a break at the right time The Weiser Babe Ruth team and place, his name would be on came to Nyssa two Tuesday a roster printed on bubble gum nights ago with a bearded man trading cards, namely the big ager and a smile. They left the leagues. Recently moved to Pay same way, only with a wider ette, he was welcomed with open smile. The Nyssa boys were left arms by town team officials. sitting in the dust holding on to Their gain, our loss. a smoking scorebook and a dull pencil, each in possession of the loser’s prize, disappointment. Weiser players had stomped on the rubber home plate 36 times, while Nyssa players had made it j, } TtROSSX home only three times. k A stubborn ball was the undo ing of the home club. No matter how hard the pitcher tried for the strike zone, the ball insisted on raising the umpire's left arm. And when it wasn’t raising the um pire’s left hand, it was digging into the dirt at home plate and then scampering back to the TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY screen while runners exercised. WORK WANTED Through all the misery the Nyssa team kept alive, fighting BABY SITTERS UNLIMITED — Take the "fuss" out of getting a to the end. And the end was reliable sitter; call any one of long in coming. Weiser wanted us. Lynda CunSall. FR 2-3367; to go homo when they were 20 runs ahead. The Nyua team Kathy Low. FR 2-3451; Patty Urry, FR 2-3149; Marcia Wy said no. They made a more in ckoff, FR 2-2541. 27-ltp sistent appeal when they were WHERE THE HBCM J6 JOHN DAY? 4 r. Wf u ULI Mlm X W 9' SHOUT IT FROM THE ■ ribónr 13 H n»v»r EDrtfCl [•M dltt. PM iNJ IT MN «W E S3 QUO Bp sbrai W1Û 11« When you wont re »AI ten«fbio* fell about it in the Wont Atdl.'Wbea pee wont to buy somethin.e* (>r it « fce Wont Ads. See for ys^adt«. . . VbiB Ads folk big ot (if* «At. GATE Cm JCFUWM o (Continued from Page 1) ed field laborers into Eastern Ore gon and that without these labor ers in the past he felt that there would not be a sugar factory here, a potato processing plant in On tario or packing sheds in the area. These same laborers are also used in potatoes, onions, berries, fruit and are the main source of fire fighters for the Bureau of Labor Management in this area. He said Amalgamated recruited approximately 5000 field workers to take care of beets processed by the company in Utah, Idaho and Eastern Oregon factories. Moat Workers Come From Texas To do this it was necessary to start early and the first steps were taken in January to insure a suf ficient number of workers. Most of these workers come from Texas and the company employs Joe Castañuela, San Antonio, as re made advance loans totaling over cruiter to locate the workers, in $30,000 this spring to workers cooperation with the regular com (through crew leaders) when they pany recruiter, who decides the arrived early and were unable to number of workers needed for I get work. each to work about 18 acres off Zobell stressed that before these beets. workers could be brought into the The Texas recruiter contacts j area the Oregon State Employ crew leaders and makes financial’ ment service gave a clearance or arrangements necessary to get the I der that was also approved by Mexican laborers where they are Texas Employment service. needed at the time they are Zobell said it was almost im needed. possible for the state agency to These arrangements include determine how many laborers plans and means for transporta would be unemployed and could tion, proper licensing of vehicles, be brought into the county far necessary insurance and compli enough ahead for the beet grow ance with all state laws of states ers to be assured of a sufficient they traverse from Texas to East labor supply. ern Oregon and other points. He further noted that the type of workers the company had re Company Loans $30.000 The company advances $30 for cruited in recent years was much each worker over 14 years of age better than the general run of and $2.50 for each member of the migrant laborers. He said he be family under 14, as food allow lieved they were more reliable, ance enroute. None of this is re more honest and caused less paid to the company and is charg trouble. ed up to the cost of recruiting labor. In addition the company * JULY .FOOD ¿BUYS Whiff-1 Lb. Size COFFEE Can DOG FOOD 1 1 I WHITE SATIN 09 SUGAR Assorted Flavors— Powder Room JELLO TOILET TISSUE 89- Pkgs For . . 10 ¡X MEATS Swift's—Premium ROUND or SWISS Steak «I Importing of Laborers By Amalgamated Brings Study Request « 1te Old. << THURSDAY. JULY 6. 1961 YM1 MTS1A GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON >1 Swift's—Premium SLICED BACON 25 2-RolI Packages PRODUCER Large — Juicy >69 LEMONS 2 OCt Lbs......................... 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