THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1963
Youthful Adventurer io Give Program
At Wednesday Knife and Fork Dinner
THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA, OREGON
TRANSFERRED TO ALASKA
SANDRA LEWIS IS MEMBER
HONORED ON ANNIVERSARY STITCHETTES 4-H CLUB
Specialist Four James A. Sav- OF OSU YEARBOOK STAFF
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. McConnell PLANS FEBRUARY PROJECT
■e. who has been stationed
stationer! with
c
__ >_ » J. « Lewis . is a member of
age,
Sandra
entertained
Sunday with dinner Members of Stitchettes 4-H
the U. S. Army at Ft. Lewis,
Wash., has been transferred to a
base in Alaska. His present ad
Africa, hottest of the world’s*
continents, both temperature-wise
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Forbes of dress is Third ASP, 124 Signal
Exercise Timberline,
and news-wise, will be included
Boise were Sunday dinner guests Battalion,
APO
903.
Seattle,
Wash.
among a lot of other strange
of Mr and Mrs. Vic Marshall.
places and stories when the Knife
Mr and Mrs. Keith Stoker and
Dec. 8 at the Methodist
and Fork club meets at dinner
children of Othello, Wash., re ding
church in Ontario.
Wednesday evening, Jan. 16, at
cently spent several days visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Gressley
East Side cafe in Ontario.
her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
were
New Year’s dinner guests
Speaking on the subject of “Odd
Ballantyne.
of their son, Keith Gressley and
Experiences, Customs and Places”
Mrs. Alice Holmes was a New family in Ontario.
will be youthful Robert Christo
Year’s dinner guest of Mr. and
Mr. and Mrs Bob Bowen and
pher, a calm, sedate, pleasant fel
Mrs. Frank Byers.
family visited Sunday afternoon
low to whom adventuring is like
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jayo ac- with Mr. and Mrs. John Bretz.
breathing. Already, the genial,
companied
Mr. and Mrs. Tony
Mr. and Mrs. Sonnes Yurguen
likeable Christopher has been
Yturri to Boise Sunday, where of Vale were New Year’s dinner
hailed as this generation’s Richard
they were dinner guests of Mrs. guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Haliburton.
A. Jayo.
Jayo.
Although only just past 30. the
Mrs. Rolland Holmes and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Odoms of
Chicagoan has been to more hard-
Glenn Brown visited Wednesday Weiser were New Year’s day vis
to-get-to places than veteran ad
afternoon with Mrs. Tom Weeks itors of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Adams.
venturers spending a lifetime at
in Nyssa.
it.
Mrs. Odoms is a sister of Mrs.
It was a recent “safari” to Af
New Year’s dinner guests of Adams.
Mr. and Mrs. Tor. Morrow and
rica and the Sahara that stirs the
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Adams were
ROBERT CHRISTOPHER
usually calm demeanor of Chris-!
Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Adams and children of Nyssa were Sunday
topher into blazing action. “It’s ... To Discuss African Journey Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Hill and afternoon visitors in the Glenn
by all odds the greatest journey i
Brown home.
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girls of Apple Valley.
I have ever taken,” he exults.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Simpson
Mrs. Don Savage and children
Sahara is how cold it gets.”
This statement coming from the ■ “And how cold does it get?” visited Sunday afternoon with of Caldwell were New Year’s day
fellow who started an aventuring he was asked.
visitors of Mr. and Mrs. David
Mrs. David Savage and girls.
career when he hitchhiked from | “So cold that unsuspecting and
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Gressley Ballantyne. Leonard is a brother
Chicago to the New York World’s poorly equipped persons have fro attended the Bottom-Knotts wed- of Mrs. Ballantyne.
Fair and who went around the, zen to death. Our own gerba
world on $80 that Colliers maga water bags froze into ice.”
zine grub-staked him to, must
Christopher’s trip across the
mean something.
Sahara followed the ancient cam
“People always ask me how hot el routes of the Crusaders and it
does it get in the Sahara,” ex is the exciting episodes occurring
plains Christopher, “when really j during this trip that he will re
the astounding thing about the count for club members.
By Peggy Brown
Couple Returns Home New Year's Eve
From Holiday Visit With Relatives
By Ruth Bowers
KINGMAN KOLONY—Mr. and
Mrs. Virgil Viers returned home
New Year’s eve after spending
Christmas at the Joe Viers home
in Eugene. While there they also
visited her sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Foster, and his brother,
the Victor Viers family.
On Wednesday after Christmas
the Viers left for Coos Bay and
went down the coast to Los An
geles where they visited Miss
Ethel Viers in a hospital. At
Pasadena they visited Viers’ mo
ther, Mrs. Della Viers, and bro
ther, Frank. Going to Whittier,
they visited two sisters, Edna
Kennicott and Mr. and Mrs. Clar
ence Hansen.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Brandt visit
ed New Year’s day at the Mc
Bride home near Greenleaf.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Glenn of
Othello, Wash., recently spent
several days at the Red Kreager
home and also visited other rela
tives.
Paula Mefford, daughter of the
Glenn Meffords, was a Friday
overnight visitor at the home of
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Tracy Mefford.
A birthday dinner was served
Sunday at the Leo Salter home
in honor of his anniversary.
Hosts Family Dinner
Mrs. Alzina Salter entertained
at a family dinner New Year’s
day for Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Sharp
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Salter and family and the Keith
Salters.
Mr. and Mrs. Al Thompson vis
ited Saturday with Mr. and Mrs.
Ellis Walters in Nyssa.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnston
of Caldwell and his mother, Mrs.
Florence Johnston of Paramount,
Calif., and Mrs. Ethel Williams
of Caldwell spent Saturday after
noon at the Walter Pinkston
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wynn re
turned home Friday after spend
ing the holidays at Preston and
Ashton, Idaho. Miss Jeanine
Wynn remained at Rexburg
where she attends school.
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HAS FLIES, INSECTS
OR MOSQUITOES ?
TIES
FUTUWtS CO.
Never Neglect Your Eyes . ..
You owe it to yourself to
have them Checked Period
ically to Be Sure you have
the Best Possible Vision at
All Times.
The answer is Mexico City.
Dr.Johnfasly
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Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Brower
and Larry of New Plymouth were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Art Sparks.
Visit Hospital Patient
Mrs. Thomas Sant, accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Callister,
drove to Boise Friday to visit
with Thomas Sant in the Veter
ans’ hospital. They found him
somewhat improved.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hart of Salt
Lake City visited Sunday even
ing with Mr. and Mrs. George
Besendorfer.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Viers visit
ed Jan. 2 in Boise at the Jewel
Wilson home with Mr. and Mrs.
C. W. Wilson of Yakima, Wash.
Gary Thompson left New Year’s
day for Corvallis to resume his
studies at Oregon State univer
sity.
Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Thomp
son were guests for New Year’s
dinner at the Sid Kelly home in
Nyssa.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Kriegh and
family and Ronnie Mitchell were
guests at Sunday dinner in the
Oscar Schafer home.
Leaves for Georgia Base
Tony Martinez left Jan. 3 for
Fort Benning, Ga., where he will
take paratrooper training. He
just completed basic training at
Ft. Ord, Calif., and was made
acting corporal before coming
home for the holidays.
Isaac Martinez attended a New
Year’s eve party at the Nishihari
home at Ridgeview.
Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Thomp
son returned home Saturday after
spending Friday night with the
Ron Thompson family in Boise.
They also visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Rex Walters, stopping at
Caldwell to call on Mr. and Mrs.
Herb Andrews and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Keck and
family and a friend of Bates,
Ore., spent New Year’s day with
the A. H. Keck’s. On Jan. 2 Mr.
Keck’s nephew, Lynn Whittem of
Woodland, Calif., Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Whittem and Mr. and Mrs.
Henderson of Nampa were guests
in the Keck home.
Thiels Have New Son
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Thiel are
parents of a son born Jan. 7.
Paula is staying with her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Don Fox.
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Martinez
l and Mr. and Mrs. Manuel De-
fuentes were Saturday business
| visitors in Boise. The Defuentes
children spent Saturday night and
Sunday in the Martinez home,
spent Sunday afternoon with the
Dale Ashcrafts.
Mrs. Dale Ashcraft and Mrs.
Wesley Piercy attended “coffee
klutch” last Thursday at the K. I.
Peterson home in Adrian.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Piercy
were Sunday dinner guests of the
Wayne Piercys at Parma.
Mr. and Mrs. William Toomb
visited Sunday afternoon in Vale
at the J. Ervin Hart home.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Ashcraft and
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Piercy were
Saturday evening dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. William Toomb.
Mrs. Wesley Piercy, Mrs. Wil
liam Toomb and Mrs. Dale Ash
craft attended the Happy Dozen
Pinochle club Friday afternoon at
i the home of Mrs. Pete Vander-
! Oord.
FAMILY MOVES TO ONTARIO
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Roberts and
family moved recently from Nys
( vision specialist !
sa to Ontario. Their present ad
dress is 128 Northwest Eighth
MSI MHM IITHII Nil!
J street in the neighboring city.
I OPTOMETRIST I
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the yearbook editorial staff this for her brother-in-law and sister,
year at Oregon State university. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Gressley, in
The OSU yearbook,
Beaver,
has observance of the latter’s birth
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won the highest national honors day anniversary,
the past three years in competi- ■
tion with other college annuals.
Mrs. Earl Farr rut irned home
Miss Lewis, a sophomore in the Sunday after spending several
school of science, is a daughter
of 1 days with her son-in-law and
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former Nyssans. Mr. and Mrs. | daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Grant Lewis of Caldwell.
Gannon in Othello, Wash.
Clothing club held their fourth
meeting Jan. 2. The group dis
cussed means of raising money to
send a club member to 4-H sum
mer school at Corvallis. It was
decided to hold a cooked food sale
on Feb. 12 and to sell Valentine
goodies.
Next meeting will be Jan. 23.
—Sylvia Cleaver, Reporter.