Brings Keepsakes from Host Country
By Mr». Wilson Witt
NEWELL HEIGHTS — Louis
Frank Pratt, International Farm
Youth Exchange delegate to Costa
Rica, returned Sunday to the
home of his parents, the Louis
Pratts. He flew to Boise from
Washington, D C., landing in the
Idaho capital city at 3 p.m. when
he was met by his parents and
Mrs. Anna Pratt, his grandmother.
He brought with him a number
of keepsakes among which is a
tanned skin of a boa constrictor,
eight feet, four inches long. An­
other is a sugar cane knife which
can also be used to cut down
trees. He brought 300 slides
showing everyday life in Costa
Rica.
Pratt had spent several months
in the host country and is now
prepared to tell Oregonians of his
experiences there as an IFYE
delegate.
Mrs. Leon Chamberlain and
Clint accompanied Robert String­
ham and sons, J. Dell, Mark and
Robert, Jr., to Nampa Saturday
evening to attended a Scout-a-
Rama.
Mrs. Elvin Worden and Mary
and Mrs. Lydia Worden spent
Sunday afternoon at the Ira Price,
Jr., home in Ridgeview.
Enters Caldwell Hospital
day cleaning at the church with
a potluck dinner also slated.
Mr. and Mrs. Luit Stam had
as Sunday dinner guests Mr. and
Mrs Dick Stam of Fruitland, Mr.
and Mrs, Jim Miller and three
children of Big Bend, Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Stam and daughter.
They helped Mrs. Luit Stam cele­
brate her birthday anniversary.
A choir from Eastern Oregon
college in La Grande sang Tues­
day morning at the Adrian high
school. Those in attendance from
Newell Heights were Mr. and
Mrs. Jake Borge and Mrs. M. L.
Kurtz. Kay Borge was a member
of the choir.
McCrady Undergoes
Advanced Training
As Aviation Cadet
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Van Woert
of Kalamazoo, Mich . were recent
overnight guests of his cousin,
Marine Aviation Cadet Dennis Mrs. Lyda Kohl.
E. McCrady, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Elwin L. McCrady of 207 Ennis where he successfully completed
avenue, Nyssa, is undergoing ad­ his basic training.
vanced flight training with Train­ Upon completion of his flight
ing squadron 24 at Chase Field training, Cadet McCrady will be
Naval Auxiliary Air station, Bee­ awarded the golden wings of a
qualified marine pilot.
ville, Texas.
He reported to the squadron
Cadet McCrady is a graduate of
March 24 from Pensacola, Fla., Nyssa high school.
Junior - Senior Prom was held
Friday evening at the high school
in Adrian. The Rev. and Mrs.
Henry Moore attended as special
guests. The banquet was follow­
ed by a dance. Those attending
from Newell Heights were Mi­
chael Pratt, Billie Hammon, Alice
Simpson, Diann Smith, Joy Sharp,
Karla Kriegh, David Hill, Leroy
Barton and Loraine Barton.
Mr. and Mrs. Wes Walker were
Saturday evening dinner guests
in the Alfred Simpson home.
Mrs. Jack Earnest and daugh­
ters of Pasco, Wash., visited from
Monday until Saturday with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Mc­
Kinley.
History of Club
Read to Ladies
At Recent Meeting
Soward Completes
Specialized Training
With Army Weapons
Army Pvt. Wayne L. Soward,
whose wife, nee Roberta Strick­
land, lives on route 2, Nyssa, com­
pleted advanced individual heavy
infantry weapons training April 6
at Ft. Ord, Calif.
Soward was familiarized with
the handling and firing of the .45
caliber pistol, M-l rifle and bayo­
net, Browning automatic rifle,
machine gun, 3.5-inch rocket laun­ VISIT IN PORTLAND
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Mitchell and
cher, the 106-millimeter recoilless
rifle and mortars. He received in­ family spent a recent weekend in
struction in offensive and defen­ Portland where they visited his
sive squad tactics, patrolling, es­ brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and
cape and evasion, signal commu­ Mrs. Joe Olsen and family.
nications, first aid, map reading, Soward of Heppner, the soldier
survival and the arming and dis­ j is a graduate of Heppner high
arming of mines.
school and received a bachelor’s
The 23-year-old soldier entered degree in 1961 from Eastern Ore­
the army in October 1961 and gon college in La Grande.
completed basic training at Ft.
Before entering the army, he
Ord.
was employed by the K. G. Lum­
A son of Mr. and Mrs Earl L. ber company of Heppner.
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Attend Junior-Senior Prom
Mrs. Carl Hill is a patient at
Memorial hospital in Caldwell.
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Topliff and
family visited Sunday with Mrs.
Topliff’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Warren at Parma.
Miss Theresa Topliff spent Sun­
day and Sunday night at the Er­
nest Seuell home in Big Bend.
By Mrs. Frank Byers
Board meeting was held Thurs­
day evening at the Presbyterian OREGON TRAIL—-Merry Mat­
church in Adrian. Those attend­ rons club members met April 11
ing from Newell Heights were at the home of Peggy Brown with
R. D. McKinley, Mrs. Jake Borge, 10 members present. Cora Rook­
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Kurtz, Wilson stool, club historian, read a sum­
Witt and Dick Kriegh.
mary of the club’s 25 years of
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Kurtz spent activities.
Tuesday and Wednesday at the
Cootie was played with Mary
Dudley Kurtz home in Nyssa I Smiley and Cora Rookstool win-
where Kurtz built a storage unit ! ning prizes. Refreshments were
for his son and family.
served by the hostess, assisted by
Dale Borge spent the weekend Viola Adams.
at the home of his parents, re­
Next meeting will be April 25
turning Sunday to Eastern Oregon at the home of Blanche Weeks.
college in La Grande.
Women's Association Meets
David Adams o f Craigmont,
Women’s association of the Idaho, spent the weekend with
Presbyterian church met Thurs­ his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
day afternoon with Mrs. Earl Alfred Adams.
Winn in Adrian. Mrs. Ruby Ely,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Holmes
migrant staff worker, was guest and family spent Wednesday eve­
speaker. Mrs. Anna Pratt opened ning in the Jess Shuster home at
the meeting with devotionals. The Huntington.
ladies designated Tuesday for all-
Mrs. Nellie Montague and Mrs.
Marceline Garner of Nampa and
Wallace Montague of Provo, Utah,
visited Friday at the W. P. Hen­
dricks home.
The Keith Gressleys were Sun­
day afternoon guests at the Rus­
sell Gressley home.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Reece,
(Any Part or All)
Christian and Janet were Sunday
afternoon visitors at the W. P.
FORMICA or MOLDING
Hendricks home.
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of feasting fashion for a
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Nyssa, Oregon
Mrs. Elwood Flinders and her
sister, Mrs. Hugh Olsen of Peter­
son, Utah, recently flew to Mesa,
Ariz., to spend five days with
their father and stepmother, Mr.
and Mrs. Leo W. Child, former
residents of Nyssa. Upon return­
ing to Ogden Mrs. Flinders visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Flin­
ders and Randy.
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