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Nyssa Gate City Journal VOLUME LVI The Sugar City THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY. JULY 13, 1961 Farm Bureau Resolutions Conference Herbicide Law Meetings Slated Recommends Broad Farm Program By Ag Department County Farm Bureau resolutions committee members from _____________________ 32 Oregon counties held a _______ two-dav _______ meeting _______________ in Redmond last A series of meetings has been month to propose study resolutions for membership policy- scheduled by the State Depart- making this fall, according to Scott Lamb, information direc- ,of Agriculture to explain 1961 changes in the herbicide law. tor. More than JOO people tackled subjects ranging from in | Effective Aug. 9, the law will in ternational affairs to education problems, through a series of clude all pesticides, such as in subcommitte meetings design-* secticides, fungicides, rodenti- ed to categorize the farm prob I had they remained in private cjdeSi predatory animal poisons and other materials as well as lems in question. < ownership. herbicides. Top subjects considered by 1 National Farm Program the committees were listed as: The national farm program ■ ajj custom applicators will be . , , Jt-t It L 1UCO , X UI lg Ik » V* J International Affairs The group said the U. S. could not afford to tolerate domination of any countries in the western hemisphere by Russia or any oth- er power. They urged strong and definite government action to up hold the Monroe Doctrine and to strengthen it against subversive action by foreign powers. Taxation The taxation committee refer- red study of a sales tax proposal as a means of broadening the tax base in Oregon to counties and further study and action at the policy-making meeting this fall. The sales tax proposal would make that form of taxation an off set for property and income taxes Education J, *********** XIAXCIHI” £*V**^V**W committee called for a bushel required to be licensed after Aug. management program for wheat, | g Those not now licensed may ' which was a change from the take examination to obtain recommendations of last years Hcense at any of the meetings, ' The committee last year The Salem meeting on July 18 program. 1 recommended that the price of at 9 a m will held in the SDA ' wheat be tied to the support lev- i els ' for corn. This year they have I ' continued to recommend that feed ' j grains be tied to corn but have I taken wheat from the corn tie-in. I , State Farm Program ' The state farm program com 1 mittee discussed the dairy situa-1 tion and recommended a study be i launched at once to provide in formation for dairymen on s> | method of settling the dairy price situation in the state of Oregon. The group also agreed to rec ommend the labeling of AA grade j fei eggs with a “Grown-in-Oregon” label. The resolutions will now go out to the counties for member ship study prior to policy-making at the county annual meetings in September. . . EAGLES COMMITTEE PLANS JULY ANNIVERSARY PARTY Adrian Class of 1951 Slates 10th Reunion SECOND SECTION NUMBER 28 10 Cents Per Copy Mr. and Mrs. J E. Geiger of Mr. and Mrs Harry Counsil and Ogden are visiting at the home Eagles auxiliary officers met children of Denver arrived July j of their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. July 6 at Eagles hall Following Adrian class of 1951 will hold 2 to visit two weeks with her mo- ! Edison Child and family. The the meeting, aerie and auxiliary ■ its 10th-year reunion July 15 and ther, Mrs Nellie Erwin, and other Geigers are enroute to their home entertainment and social commit 16. relatives. Mrs Erwin accompan- . from Canada where they attended tee members met to formulate A banquet will be held at Mau- ’ ied the Counsil family to La, a 60th year pioneer jubilee at plans for an anniversary party. die Owens cafe in Payette July ' Grande last week to visit Mr and I Raymond, Alberta. The 29th anniversary event will 15 at 7:30 p.m. A picnic dinner Mrs. Leland Fox and family be held July 22 at the FOE hall will be held in Adrian park at ■ They plan to return to Denver the Mr. and Mrs, Charles Quinow- in Nyssa. 1:30 p m. July 16 for teachers, ' latter part of this week. ski of Madras are visiting cn class members and their families. uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs W Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Tobler and Making arrangements for the RETURN FROM VACATION K Wahlert. Quinowski will be Mr. and Mrs. Jim Elkins spent reunion are Mrs. Dick Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hamilton re Nyssa high school teacher and the Fourth of July weekend fish Mrs. Charles Chapin. turned home July 3 following a i coach during the next school ing and camping at Strawberry 10-day vacation. They spent some term. They are staying with the lake near Prairie City. LEAVE FOR PORTLAND time camping at Wallowa lake Wahlert family until suitable Mrs. Dennis Toombs, her broth and visited relatives at Moses housing can be obtained. conference room, 158 12th street, er and sister-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Lake, Wash. N.E. Other meeting dates, with John Haskett of Ontario, left Mr. and Mrs. Duane Holcomb places being arranged by local Wednesday for Portland to visit Mr. and Mrs. John Towne of and family visited Sunday with county extension agents, include another brother, Fred Haskett, Meridian were Sunday visitors at Mr. and Mrs. Dean Sutherland one at 9 a.m. July 26 in Ontario. who is in the veterans hospital. the Herman Towne home. and family at Council, Idaho. VISIT FROM DENVER I ’ ./ «i í -‘ The education committee oppos ed the Federal Aid to Education plan being considered by congress and pointed out that such plans would actually increase the cost of education through federal ad ministrative costs involved. The group also felt that the three-year plan for federal aid was only a Funeral Services foot-in-the-door proposal which 1 Held in California would increase through the years i along with government controls. For Dora M. Looney Funeral services for Mrs. Dora Transportation The committee approved the i May Looney were conducted July plan of the Santa Fe railroad to 1, 1961, at Todd Memorial chapel, I Calif., with the Rev. M. purchase Western Pacific railroad Pomona, ' in the interests of keeping compe E. Drake of the Church of God of tition in rail transportation. They ficiating. Mrs. Looney succumbed 28 in an Ontario, Calif., rest also recommended that counties June , make individual studies of the home. ! situation to see how it would af She was 'born Feb. 19, 1886, in fect them in their transportation Honeycreek, Iowa. Prior to mov facilities. Both Southern Pacific ing to California, the family had and Santa Fe have been bidding lived in Wyoming and had resid for rights to purchase Western , ed in Nyssa from 1944 until 1952. Pacific railroad. In addition to her husband, Al Public Affairs vin Looney of the home, survivors Malheur County Farm Bureau include six sons, Robert R. and submitted a resolution opposing Jack V. of Pomona; Lloyd L. and the repeal of the law requiring all Ren L. of Ontario, Calif.; Walter county courts to publish proceed A. of Nyssa and Merl H. of Ar ings and expenditures of the lington, Calif.; one daughter, Mrs. j courts. According to the Malheur Mildred L. Diak of Pomona. organization, a group known as Also surviving are 12 grand- j Oregon Associated Counties has ( children, five great-grandchildren I asked that the law be repealed. and two sisters, Mrs. R. H. Mit- I Natural Resources chell and Mrs. Martha Ellers, both ’ The natural resources commit- . of Mountain Home, N.C. tee panned the Oregon legislature Entombment was made in BeUe- I Mausoleum, Ontario, Calif. for not taking action on the Co- vue < lumbia river compact. Five west ern states have now ratified the S. C. McConnell left July 1 for Neb., to attend funeral compact which would give the Alliance, . states an advisory position in af- services i for his sister, Mrs. Har fairs of the Columbia river de- 1 ley Brooks. Services were con velopment projects. Oregon and i ducted July 5 at Aurora, Neb. Washington have not as yet taken Mrs. S. C. McConnell spent the action on participating in the Fourth of July at the home of her compact. In another important action of ; granddaughter, the Charles Pow the natural resources committee, i ell family at Nampa. The Powells parents of a 7 pound, 8 ounce the group criticized Governor are i Robin Renee, 'born July Hatfield’s vetoing of the bill daughter, < which would make state agencies’ 4. • She joins a sister, Tamari Kay, share in operation and mainten- i at home. ance charges equivalent to that which the lands would have paid Journal Classifieds for Results! ‘•M !< With MORE M-m-m in Every Bite! ræl * ‘à* ■ *■»' P ft. ✓ Crisco ¿ 89€ * ___ SUPREME — Assorted Flavors Cookies Z Good Z ’ Grade * Jr SI WHITE STAR—Family Sixe Tuna Fish i 69« Spaghetti T1 59« FRANCO-AMERICAN 4 BONELESS—ROLLED Roast Perfect for Out door Barbecue or Roast for Cold Cut Sandwiches MORRELL—2-LB Thick-Sliced Bacon z. GEISHA —MANDARIN FRUIT PIES ORANGES 5 Asstd. Frozen Swiss Miss KRAFT — VELVEETA CHEESI 3 for 2- FOLGER'S — Regular or Drip ATTEND ‘ Nyssa Nite Rodeo LEMONADE FRIDAY and SATURDAY July 14-15! 6 Oz. 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