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THURSDAY. JUNE 13. 1963 THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON Transferred Club Members Purchase Lawn Chair Tibbets To The Dalles Bank; Replaced by Spitler For Elderly Palients al Hospital By Mrs. Wilson Witt “ Mrs. John Timmerman entered NEWELL HEIGHTS — Modern Malheur Memorial hospital June Pioneer club met Wednesday af 5 for treatment and care. ternoon with Mrs. Thelma Borge Mr. and Mrs. Jake Borge. Mane with 12 members in attendance. and Terry spent Sunday evening Roll call was “Something Funny with Mr. and Mrs Bill McKelvy or Odd That Happened at a Wed in Caldwell. Mrs. McKelvy’s par ding.” Program topic was "Tell ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harris About a Place You Wish You and Kelly of Madras were visiting Could Have Visited on Your Hon in the Caldwell home. Mrs. Har eymoon But Didn’t.” ris and Mrs. Borge are sisters. A letter from a soldier. Jakie They are former residents of Smith, stationed in Viet Nam, Newell Heights and still own was read by Anna Pratt, Jakie their farm in this community. had worked for Louis Pratt sev Former Residents Visit eral years ago. Frankie Worden Mr. and Mrs. Duane Anderson won the drawing prize. and Russell of Portland, Mario Lydia Worden and Ruby Leedy Anderson and son, Chris of Tuc displayed a lawn chair they had son, Ariz., called last Thursday purchased for the club to be given afternoon at the M. L. Kurtz to Malheur Memorial hospital to home. They are former residents be used by elderly residents on of this community, having resid the patio. Marie Borge showed ed in the basement house on the slides of her trip to Hawaii. Eugene Pratt farm. They have This was the last meeting until asked to be remembered to their September. There will be a club many friends in this area and picnic at the R. D. McKinley home stated that time did not permit this summer with date to be an them to make the visits they nounced. would liked to have made. Mario Mrs. George Schiemer and Mrs. has been professor at the Univer Lydia Worden delivered the lawn sity of Arizona and will be mov chair to the Nyssa hospital last ing soon to New Hampshire to Thursday afternoon and the el assume new duties. derly residents expressed their Mr. and Mrs. Charles Glenn appreciation. took Lynn to Baker Saturday to visit Mrs. Daisy Shook. The fam Sunday dinner guests in the ily also visited Mr. and Mrs. Loise home of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Kurtz Boren at Durkee. were the Rev. and Mrs. Murray Antone Richter, who lives at Russell and family, Mrs. Marie the Charles Leedy home, spent Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Sunday with his parents in On Kurtz and family, Tam, Kim tario. and Niki Highland. On Sunday Tam, Kim and Niki Highland, evening the Rev. and Mrs. Rus grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. M. sell and family, Mrs. Moore, Mr. L. Kurtz, spent Friday and Satur and Mrs. M. L. Kurtz and their day with their other grandpar grandchildren attended dinner at ents, Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Hoffman the Roswell Presbyterian church in Sunset Valley, returning to the preceding evening services during Kurtz home Sunday morning. which the Rev. Russell showed Mrs. Irvin Topliff, Rita Mae pictures and told of their work Topliff and Mrs. Wilson Witt at- in Ethiopia. j tended the Friday afternoon style Word from Kaye Borge was re-1 J review at the 4-H spring fair in ceived this week, stating she had Ontario. been presented an award for out Mrs. Helen Butler and Pauline standing activities in home econo were Memorial day dinner guests mics at the University of Hawaii. of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Farmer of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Stringham Ontario. of Bountiful, Utah, and Brent Stringham of Ogden arrived Fri Attend Graduation Rites Mr. and Mrs. R. D. McKinley day to visit their daughter, Mr and Mrs. Leon Chamberlain and j went to Corvallis Saturday to family. They left Monday accom- ! . visit their son and daughter-in- panied by Steven Call who had | law, Mr. and Mrs. James McKin- spent the past 10 days visiting in | ley. Sunday afternoon they at tended the graduation of their son the Chamberalin home. James and his wife, Dixie. After the services they w’ent to North Malheur's Gumprecht Bend to visit their daughter, Mr. Mrs. Hugh Eddy and daugh Assigned to Umatilla; and ter, returning home Monday. New Agent Unknown Mr. and Mrs. Dick Kriegh, Kar Miss Jan Gumprecht, Malheur la and Steve were Sunday dinner county agent in 4-H club work, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hill has accepted an appointment to at Cascade. a similar position on the Umatilla Mr. and Mrs. R. D. McKinley county extension staff with head went to La Grande Monday to quarters in Pendleton. The an meet their son-in-law and daugh nouncement, made by Gene M. ter, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ernest and Lear, associate director of the children. They brought Missy and Oregon State university extension Susie Ernest home with them to service, stated the transfer would spend a week while their parents be effective July 1. are moving to La Grande. Harry Sandquist, Malheur coun Mr. and Mrs. Carl Fenn were ty agent, said Miss Gumprecht, a camping and fishing from Tues graduate of Colorado State uni day until Friday at Brownlee versity, has served on the Mal dam. heur staff since October 1960. Celebrate Anniversary During this time she has develop Mr. and Mrs. Guy Glenn, Mr. ed an outstanding program in the home economics division of coun and Mrs. Charles Schweizer of Nyssa, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Ben ty 4-H club work. Sandquist said an appointment nett of Big Bend spent Wednes to fill the position on the Malheur day evening at the home of Mr. staff is expected in the near fu- and Mrs. Charles Glenn where they helped Charles Glenn cele ture. brate his birthday anniversary. Mrs. Helen Butler and Pauline, OLSENS RETURN HOME Mrs. John Olsen, Trudy and accompanied by Mrs. Ada Butler Jack went to Portland June 5, of Ontario, went to Warden, where they were guests in the Wash., Friday to visit Mr. and home of Dr. and Mrs. Bill Galla Mrs. Edmond Butler and family. gher. On Friday evening the Ol Butler has been in the hospital at sens went to Corvallis to get Mary Moses Lake recovering from a re Kay who has been attending OSU cent heart attack. The trio re and the family returned to Nyssa turned home Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Province of Saturday. Caldwell arrived Sunday to visit their parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. BROWNS HAVE GRANDSON McDermott and did some indoor Mr. and Mrs. Ross Brown have received word of a new grandson painting for them. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Savage and born to her son and daughter-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. Gary DeRock family of Nyssa and Mr. and Mrs. of Reno, Nev. The infant weighed Gene Simpson were Sunday af 7 pounds and joins a sister, Bren ternoon guests at the Carl Fenn I home. da, 3 years of age. Lester E. (Bud) Tibbets, loan officer in the Nyssa bank since 1958, was transferred to the bank in The Dalles effective Monday, June 10. Prior to joining the First Na tional Bank of Oregon. Tibbets taught school in The Dalles and engaged in custom farm work His first position with the bank in 1954 was as agricultural repre sentative. He has been active in PTA, Cub Scouting and Junior Chamber of Commerce during his stay in Nyssa. Mrs. Tibbets told a Journal re porter this week that the family would probably move about the first of August. Replacing Tibbets is Carlton W Spitler who has been loan officer for the eastern district, working out of the Portland office. He has been associated with the bank approximately 15 years. Spitler was born, raised and educated in The Dalles. He will be joined in the near future by his wife, Harriet, and two daugh ters, Cynthia, 11, and Kathy, 9. They plan to attend the Christian church. VISIT FROM WASHINGTON Mr. and Mrs. Don Eldredge and family of Washougal, Wash., ar rived Saturday for a week’s visit Range Inspection Planned lune 20; Public Welcomed A range rehabilitation tour through the Vale BLM district’s Soldier Creek unit will be con ducted June 20, leaving Jordan Valley at 9 a.m.. according to George Bain, Malheur county ex tension agent. The tour jointly sponsored by the Bureau of Land Management and Extension service will be con ducted through areas that have been treated by chemical sage brush removal, plowing and seed ing. and seeding following sage brush spraying. Water develop ments securing better distribution of livestock will be included in the itinerary. Stops will be made in areas treated several years ago and now in use, as well as more recent treatments including a spray operation last month. Everyone interested in range rehabilitation is invited to join the tour, Bain said. They should come in vehicles with adequate clearance for field travel and bring a sack lunch. VISIT IN SPARKS HOME Mr. and Mrs. Dick Sparxs and family of Boise, Mr. and Mrs. Art Sparks were Sunday guests in the Guy Sparks home. Dick Sparks, Jr., is spending this week in the Guy Sparks home and at tending Methodist Bible school with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. with his cousin, Gary. Tom Eldredge. F' T Nyssa Chapel Rites Held Wednesday For Kathryn Lackey Funeral rites for Kathryn Law ler Lackey were conducted yes terday afternoon. June 12, 1963, at Lienkaemper chapel. D. Hu bert Christensen. LDS Nyssa stake mission president, officiated. Soloist was Mrs. Dwight Wyc koff. Mrs. Lackey succumbed Sunday following a heart attack, at the home of Mr. and Mrs Bill Smiley. She had been in failing health for some time. She was born May 13. 1887, in Ketchum. Idaho, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Lawler. The family moved to Boise where they remained until 1897 when they came to the Nyssa area. Mr. Law ler was a section foreman with the railroad. Kathryn Lawler and John Da niel Lackey, a lifelong resident of Malheur county, were united in marriage on Nov. 25, 1901, at Vale. The couple resided on a homestead at the present Amal gamated Sugar company site un til 1910 when they moved to their farm o n Alberta avenue. Mr. Lackey succumbed June 17, 1961. Survivors include one daughter. Mrs. Tressie King of Quincy, Wash.; one granddaughter, Mrs. Patricia Rollins of Boise; three great-grandchildren. Debbie, Gary and Nancy of Boise. Other survivors are two broth ers, O. J. Lawler of Everett, PAGE FIVE NYSSAN ATTENDS BANQUET FOR VETERAN IOOF GROUP Fred Kratzberg. a member of Gate City lodge No. 214 of Nyssa and also Parma lodge No. 55, went with other members from Parma to a June 5 no-host ban quet honoring 30 old-timers of Caldwell IOOF lodge No. 10. Men accompanying him were Tom Drost, Jim Pritchard and Tony June 6—To Mr. and Mrs. Luz Garza of Nyssa, a 7-pound, 12’6- ounce son, Roberto. June 6—To Mr. and Mrs. Al bern Allen of Vale, a 7-pound, 13 Vt -ounce daughter, unnamed. June 7—To Mr. and Mrs. Mel vin Nielsen of Parma, a 9-pound, 4-ounce daughter, Margie. Kratzberg. June 12—To Mr. and Mrs. Don The honorees were given jewel ald Bullard of Ontario, an 8- ed service pins, ranging from 25 i pound, 4-ounce son, unnamed. to 40 years. One 70-year veteran member is a patient in a Cald- I STUDENTS ARRIVE HOME well nursing home. Dee and Andrew Child arrived Visitors included those from June 4 at the home of their par Weiser. Payette, Nyssa, Parma, ents, Mr. and Mrs. Edison Child. Boise, Nampa and other valley They have been attending college towns. at Utah State university in Logan. Kratzberg, who carries a 35- year award, said he became re- I acquainted at the banquet with a long - time friend. Harry Mc Cluskey. The Nyssan knew’ him at the age of 15 years. They lived on the banks of the Snake river i across from the present site of and Marsing. It was called River Side or Pleasant Valley, Kratzberg re called. FRONT END ALIGNMENT Wash., and William Lawler of Meridian, Idaho; three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Lowe of Hines, Ore., Mrs. Anna Kelley of Burns and Mrs. Mary Chamberlain of ■ Boise. Interment was made in Nyssa i cemetery. Pallbearers were Jake 1 Fischer, Audrey Ward, Robert Thompson, Aden Wilson, Gerrit I Stam and William Smiley. n LIVER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FOR EASY SUMMER MEALS . . . Visit Our Specialty Meat Section You'll Find Many Varieties of Delicacies . . . Including Bologna for Beer, Salami for Beer, Head Cheese, Leba non Bologna, Many Other Salamis and a Wide Selec tion of Other Lunch Meats and Cheeses! 'VW » KING-SIZE RINSO SOAP SI 00 Picnic Special — Assorted Supreme COOKIES 3 pk9s Friskies— Wo. 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