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THURSDAY. AUGUST 15. 1963 THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA. OREGON Nyssa Schools Ready Nu Acres Miss Attends Youth Meeting South Carolina Seed Research Work For Sept. 3 Opening On Campus at University of Nebraska ♦ « To Oregon Be ’s Transferred io Oregon State importance to the nation’s seed industry was em (Continued from Page 1) Miss Kathleen Keck was se-’ age of 70 after serving the district lected to take a prominent part for many years. in the Aug. 4-7 youth program of phasized this week with announcement that by Sept. 1 the Physical Improvements Noted 35th annual National Farm U. S. Department of Agriculture will move its research project Two new offices have been the Business conference of the Am- on harvesting, cleaning and farm handling of small seeds completed by partitioning a large I erican Institute of Cooperation at from Clemson, S.C., to Corvallis and consolidate it with the room in the primary building. The the University of Nebraska at one now at Oregon State university. superintendent, clerk and secre Lincoln. She received her $50 ♦ The project at Corvallis cur tary will occupy this space start state scholarship award for excel rently is supported by $61,000 ing next week. This has provided lence in cooperative farm busi annually from the USDA’s much needed space and will re ness activity. Agricultural Research service. lieve overcrowding in the junior Theme of the three-day meet Consolidation of the work at high building. Space has also ing was “Power in Partnership.” Clemson with that at Corvallis been provided for the school according to Walter Jacoby, AIC will strengthen seed research in board, where future meetings will director of youth education. By Farmerette Club Oregon by adding about $23,000 be held. The conference is the largest NU ACRES—Mrs. Harry Carl annually to studies at OSU on A new office and conference annual gathering on farm busi son of Denver was a recent guest small grass and legume seed har room has been built, plus much ness opportunities, -techniques and at the home of her parents, Mr. vesting and handling, reports needed storage space for the ele problems, drawing over 3000 lead and Mrs. J. T. Martin. During her Jesse E. Harmond, agricultural mentary principal. Other im ers of farm business, credit, mar visit, friends and former neigh engineer and investigations lead provements at the elementary site keting, agricultural extension and bors gave a picnic in her honor er for the USDA projects. include painting the old gym, rural education, including an ex at Nys«a south park. There were Moving to Corvallis from Clem seeding two acres of lawn, instal pected 1000 farm youth and young 28 persons present. son will be J. K. Park, agricul lation of an underground sprinkl farmers who participate in their Pamela Walker, who has been tural engineer who has headed up ing system, repainting of several own discussion and tour pro KATHLEEN KECK spending the summer with her studies there for 17 years. One classrooms and considerable grams. • . . Returns From Conference grandmother, Mrs. Ralph Baxter, of his notable achievements at blacktopping will be completed Take Extensive Tours returned Aug. 7 to her home in Clemson was development of an before the end of the month. Denver. Youth scholars engaged in pan Ontario Man Named inexpensive combine attachment A new ceiling has been install ■ Mr. and Mrs. Merl Wilhite went enabling farmers to harvest corn ed in the home economics room el discussions on ways to be suc to Baker last Thursday and help with a combine. at the high school building and cessful in farming and other car To Real Estate Board ed his cousin, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Jay A. Phillips, Ontario realtor, the room has been repainted. Hall eers in the agricultural business Sutherland and family, move to Research Under Harmond has been appointed by Gov. Mark world. They studied the Ameri floors have been stripped and re Park will join USDA agricul Boise. can economic system and the fu O. Hatfield to a four-year term on sealed and all floors waxed. Donna Wilhite of Newberg, tural engineers Leonard J. Klein Along with the usual window ture of cooperatives in the private the Oregon Real Estate board. Ore., and Mrs. Margaret Wilhite and Norman R. Brandenburg in washing, cleaning, waxing and enterprise system. They also took A five-term president of the of Star, Idaho, visited Aug. 7 at carrying on cooperative state and maintenance, the buildings all re a tour of the Lincoln area farms, Malheur County Board of Real federal research under the direc the Merl Wilhite home. flect a very presentable appear processing plants and points of in tors, Phillips is currently serving Mr. and Mrs. John Wolfkiel en tion of Harmond. ance. Nedry stated that all cus terest. They met heads of U. S. his second term as a director of tertained with dinner Saturday The unit at OSU has gained an todians, under direction of Del and Canadian rural youth groups the Oregon Association of Real evening for Mr. and Mrs. J. T. international reputation for work Maggard, head of the group, have and young people from other for Estate Boards. He is president of Martin and their daughter, Ra in the field of small seed handling done an excellent job this sum eign countries to swap personal Rho chapter, Rho Epsilon Kappa, vena Carlson of Denver. national real estate honorary, and experiences. and harvesting. Harmond reports mer. Harold Wilhite of Newberg, was many of the 700 visitors to the a director of the Oregon Country, The institute is chartered as a an Aug. 6 overnight guest at the OSU laboratory last year were Registration Dates Given “university” in Washington, D.C., Inc. home of his brother, Mr. and Mrs. from foreign countries. High school student registra and is the educational and re Merl Wilhite and family. Much of the research at OSU tion for the 1963-64 school year search organizations for farmer VISITORS IN TYLER HOME Technical Sergeant David Tyler in this area has been in develop will be Aug. 20-22 at the high cooperatives. It meets each sum Arrives From Seattle school building, according to an mer on the campus of a promi and his wife, Charlotte from Edin ment of machines and methods to John Walker, grandson of Mrs. nouncement by Gene Chester, nent land-grant college. burgh, Scotland, arrived in New Ralph Baxter recently came from reduce seed harvesting and pro principal. cessing losses. For example, agri Miss Keck is a daughter of Mr. York on July 8. They visited Seattle to work here in the potato Juniors and seniors will regis cultural engineers discovered that and Mrs. Sherman Keck of the friends in Toronto, Canada, and harvest. He will stay at the Bax ter from 8 a.m. to noon and from farmers could increase their yield Nu Acres community. She was on July 18 arrived in Nyssa at ter home. 1 to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20. of crimson clover seed 75 percent graduated with the class of 1963 the home of his parents, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Smith, their Sophomore registration is sche merely by harvesting at an ear from Fruitland high school and Mrs. Ward Tyler. They will be daughter and son-in-law of Bur duled at the same hours on Wed plans to enter Willamette univer leaving soon for Hill Air Force ley, their son and daughter-in- lier date. nesday, Aug. 21, and freshmen base at Ogden, Utah. sity at Salem this fall. law, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Smith will register at those hours on Another visitor arriving Friday Enroute back to Idaho from the of Nampa, visited Aug. 6 at the RETURNS FROM UTAH VISIT Thursday, Aug. 22. The registra Russell Myrick returned home Nebraska session, she visited her at the Tyler home is her mother, George Pulsipher home. tion office will also be open from Mr. and Mrs. George Grossman Friday from Salt Lake City where 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday for all brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ethel Stedman of Walla Wal he had spent several days visiting Mrs. William Prosser in Salt Lake la, Wash., who plans an indefinite of Fair Oaks, Calif., son-in-law students who missed the regular City and arrived home early this stay. and daughter of Mrs. George Pul relatives. He was accompanied to scheduled hours of registration. week. The Ward Tylers, their children sipher, spent from Tuesday until Nyssa by his grandmother, Mrs. Famiiles with a number of chil and their families spent a recent Thursday at the Pulsipher home. Mamie Baker and Jean. Mr. and dren desiring to register at one four-day period at Warm Lake They went to Meridian Thursday Mrs. Howard Myrick were hosts time are asked to report on Wed above Cascade, Idaho. The Nyssa to visit Mrs. Grossman’s sister, at a Sunday barbecue dinner for nesday if at all possible. Students the Utah guests, Mr. and Mrs. couple’s children are David Tyler, Mrs. Gene Haggerty. are asked not to wait until the Carl Tyler of Wenatchee and Mrs. Mrs. Merl Wilhite left Monday Jerry Myrick, Mr. and Mrs. Sid first day of school to register, as New books going into circula Dennis Savage of Nyssa. for Newberg, Ore. She will spend Kelley, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Miner, the personnel will be unable to tion Saturday, Aug. 17, at Mal some time while there in the Larry and Lori. Afternoon visitors at the My help them at that time. heur county library'inClude the HAROLDSENS HAVE C'JESTS home of the Harold Wilhite fam Juniors and seniors who cannot rick home were Mr. and Mrs. Le- Mr. and Mrs. Elwyn Haroldsen following: ily. report at the hours designated for Roy Morris and Jon of Boise and "The New Nations of Africa" of Boise were weekend guests of them may register on Wednesday. Sagers Arrive for Visit Miss Dee Ann Adams. First day of school will be Tues by Ben Wattenberg. Each coun his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sager, Paul day, Sept. 3, with classes only try is treated in a separate chap Haroldsen. Overnight guests Sun and Sherilee of Mt. Vernon, CALLED TO QUINCY ter in which are described the day in the Haroldsen home were Wash., recently arrived at the Mrs. Gary Blanch was called during the morning hours. Pur physical aspects of the country, his sister, Mrs. Rulon Hatton and pose of the half-day session is to home of Sager’s brother, Harley, Wednesday to Quincy, Wash., due the makeup of its people, its past three daughters of Idaho Falls. to spend a few days. The Earl to the critical illness of her moth get everyone in the proper sec history, its present problems and tion, to discuss any problems and Sagers are here to attend the er, Mrs. Minnie Perez. VISITORS FROM BOISE to give assignments for the first its future outlook. wedding this week of their neph "The History and Romance of Mr. and Mrs. Herb Igo and full day of classes on Sept. 4, the ew, Arthur Sager at Middleton. VISIT FATHER the Horse" by David Alexander. family of Boise were Sunday The latter is a son of another Patty, Gary and Nancy Ross of principal said. A history of the horse from the guests at the home of his brother- brother, Chester Sager of Mid Pleasant Hill, Calif., are visiting To Give Complete Address 11-inch Eohippus to the Thor in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. vale, Idaho. in the home of their father, Dr. Guy Sparks and sons. Jackie Igo Students are reminded to re oughbred. Mrs. Joyce Mitchell and her and Mrs. Bert Ross and sons. port their complete address, house "The Art and Architecture of spent Monday and Tuesday with mother, Mrs. Gladys Lee of Nyssa, number and street if they reside Ancient America" by George the Sparks family. spent Wednesday afternoon visit RETURN FROM 12-DAY TRIP in town or route and box number Kubler. This book deals with ing with Mrs. Alida Smit. Mrs. Art Servoss and Dicksie if rural residents. Transported the development of the principal VISIT IN BALLOU HOME Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Lincoln of returned late in July from a 12- students should know the distance styles of ancient American archi Mrs. Eugene Dazey and chil Homedale were Sunday visitors day trip to Portland, Seattle and from their home to the school to tecture, sculpture and painting dren of Boise visited several days at the Ted Allison home. Pendleton. While in Seattle, Dick the nearest tenth of a mile. until the end of the Aztec and last week with her brother-in- Mr. and Mrs. James F. Funda sie was attendant at the wedding Chester added that students Inca empires in the 16th century. law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. El- of Tonapah, Nev., and Mrs. James of a girl friend, Ann Kealey. In may call at any time to discuss "T. S. Eliot: Aesthetics and vin Ballou and family. Dazey is Stover of Emmett visited Monday Pendleton they visited Mr. and school policy. Parents are remind History" by Lewis Freed. A phi on a cruise to Italy with the navy. Mrs. Gene Servoss. with Mr. and Mrs. Ted Allison. ed that required fees are to be losophically oriented exposition of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Wilson paid at time of registration. DANFORDS VISIT CANADA Eliot’s theory of poetry. and daughters left Friday for a RETURNS FROM BURNS Junior High Registration "The Conscience of a Liberal" Dr. and Mrs. K. A. Danford, Miss Ann Zittercob returned weekend visit with her parents, Junior high students will also by Chester Bowles. Selected writ Mary and David returned Aug. 6 Mr. and Mrs. Norman Schoeborne home last Thursday by bus from register on Aug. 20-22 between ings and speeches. from a 10-day vacation trip to Burns where she had been visit the hours of 8 a.m. to 12 noon of Molalla, Ore. "Second Chance for American Canada. Places of interest they Mrs. W. N. Caywood, Mrs. Mar ing an uncle and aunt, Dr. and and 1 to 4:30 p.m. at the junior Protestants" by Martin E. Marty. visited included Vancouver, Jas ian Reynolds of Nampa and the Mrs. Richard Thompson and fami high building, is announcement Discusses the state of the world per, Banff and Lake Louise. latter’s daughter, Joan Foster of ly. Mrs. Thompson is a sister of made by Principal Muri Lancas and the opportunities afforded for Boise, spent last Thursday at the Ann’s mother, Mrs. Jack Zitter ter. RETURNS TO CALIFORNIA Christian evangelism. Ted Allison home. Mrs. Caywood cob. Mrs. Bertha Culbertson of Mar These students are also to re "The Priceless Gift" edited by and Mrs. Reynolds are sisters of port their complete address and Eleanor Wilson McAdoo. Letters tinez, Calif., has been visiting the VISITS FROM BAKER Mrs. Allison. each pupil is required to pay book written to each other during their Charles Culbertson family for the Donald Leuck of Baker spent fees of $1 and towel fee, $2. The engagement and marriage by Mr. past month. The Culbertsons re several days this week visiting his school also handles a student in and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. cently took her to Boise to meet CLASSIFIED ADS brother - in • law and sister, Mr. surance program which costs $2, "The Complete Book of Water a plane. Enroute home, they vis Get Results I and Mrs. Tom Johnson. covering school attendance and Sports" by Arthur Liebers. An ited her brother, Mearl McClure competition in all sports with ex authoritative guide to all sports at Star, Idaho. ception of football and skiing. A and activities in surf and pool, on $3 activity ticket admits a student river, lake and stream. VACATION ON COAST to high school athletic games. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bracken re "The Bonanza West" by Wil “Funland for Children” Junior high students are asked liam S. Greever. The story of cently spent several days on the not to purchase physical educa western mining rushes. coast and went deep sea fishing Leave Your Children While You Work tion equipment or other supplies "The Emigrants" by Jose Maria out of Depoe Bay. At Cannery or Sheds until talking to their instructors. Ferreira de Castro. A descriptive Also Excellent Care for Infants . . . rather than plotted story of Ma TAKE CAMPING TRIP BOISE FAMILY VISITS Mr. and Mrs. Jim Elkins, Mr. nuel, a Portuguese peasant who Hours Arranged for Your Convenience! Mr. and Mrs. Bob Godfrey and and Mrs. Lloyd Tobler returned leaves his impoverished land and REASONABLE RATES PHONE 372-2632 family of Boise were weekend his family to emigrate to Brazil home Aug. 4 from an 18 - day guests of her parents, Mr. and searching for better conditions camping trip on south fork of Mrs. Jake Fischer. The Godfreys and dreaming of wealth. Burnt river. attended the reunion for NHS "More Than Welcome" by Dean graduating class of 1953. Boyd. A light anecdotal novel VISIT FATHER IN IDAHO NHS Principal Gene Chester about a charming widow of a CAMP AT WALLOWA LAKE band leader, mother of 15-year- and son, Ricky, returned last Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Elgan re old twin boys, who becomes a Thursday from Soda Springs, Ida cently joined their nephew and Welcome Wagon hostess in a well- ho, where they spent four days wife, Mr. and Mrs. George Webb to-do Westchester suburb. visiting his father, Colin Chester. of Seattle, at Wallowa lake for a "Mexico: Places and Pleasures" camping trip of several days. The by Kate Simon. A description of WEEKEND VISITORS Webbs accompanied the Nyssa trips and a series of essays, vig Mr. and Mrs. Brent Williams of couple home for a visit. nettes and sketches that go deeper Grandview were weekend guests into the textures of Mexican life. of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and MEYERS VISITS IN NYSSA Mrs. S. P. Bybee. Mrs. Williams Jack Meyers of South Pasadena, VALE FAMILY VISITS ia the former Nanette Bybee and Calif., is spending two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Barnes and the couple came to attend the 10- his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George son of Vale were Sunday visitors year reunion of her graduating Leseberg. Another visitor in the at the home of her parents, Mr. class. Leseberg home has been a friend, and Mrs. Paul House. The Barnes Miss Sheri Foss, also of South family had just returned from Smugglers' Trail« All Interested Woman Bowlers Pasadena. Meyers plans to enter Eugene where he attended sum Most of the caravan trails across Are Invited to Attend. Pasadena college upon his return mer school at the University of Palestine were originally salt to California. smuggling routes. Oregon. Recent Activities In Nu Acres Area Told by Reporter New Books Listed At County Library TUCKER'S CHILD CARE CENTER NOTICE Nyssa Women's Bowling Assn. PAGE SEVEN WEATHER . . . Date Max. Min. Prec. __ Aug. 7___ ___ 100 60 Aug. 8 ... 100 66 Aug. 9 93 69 Aug. 10 92 65 .11 Aug. 11 95 63 Aug. 12 ---- 93 64 .36 Aug. 13 ___ 96 68 __ Aug. 14 63 Owyhee Reservoir Storage Aug. 14, 1963 314,400 Acre Ft. Aug. 14, 1962 263,170 Acre Ft. Coming Events .. . Aug. 16, 7:30 p.m. — Nazarene potluck picnic in Nyssa south park. Aug. 17, 9 pun.—Dance at Nyssa LDS stake house. Aug. 18, 1 p.m.—Lutheran pic nic in Nyssa south park. Aug. 18, 4 p.m—Fifty-year club annual picnic in Harris-Kiwanis park at Payette. Aug. 19, 7:30 p.m.—Nyssa Wo men's Bowling association meet ing at Sugar Bowl. Aug. 20, 8:30 pun__ Eagles aux iliary meeting in Eagles hall. Aug. 23, 2 p.m__ Back-to-School parade. ADDRESS CHANGE NOTED A note was received early this week at the Journal office from Mr. and Mrs. Royce Roberts, nee Gloria Erwin. The Nyssa couple has moved to 214 Thomas street in Biloxi, Miss. They stated that they will be at this address until around the first or middle of October and they will be coming back to Nys sa on leave. ATTENDS BOWLING MEET Mrs. Willis Bertram attended an executive board meeting of the Oregon State Women’s Bowling association Saturday and Sunday in Bend. Mrs. Bertram is second vice president of the state asso ciation. Her official job is handl ing publicity. Oregon state tournament for women will be held in Bend this year. Malheur county PTA council will conduct a school of instruc tion at Cairo school Tuesday eve ning, Aug. 20, Registration will begin at 7:30 with the workshop scheduled to start at 8 o’clock. All unit officers and committee chairmen for 1963-64, area prin cipals and superintendents are in vited to attend. Mrs. Albert Gassner of Bend, first vice president of Oregon Congress of Parents and Teachers, will speak on “interpretation of PTA Objects, Policies, Procedure, Structure and Goals.” Mrs. Kenneth Utter of Madras, Region IX vice president, will speak on “Parliamentary Proce dure.” Panel presentation by officers and county chairmen who will in struct on their duties and respon sibilities will be as follows: Mrs. James Flanagan, president; Mrs. Bill Barton, secretary and bylaws; Mrs. Lorin Munn, treas urer, ways and means, budget; R. Jack Nelson, county first vice president, publicity; Mrs. Lester Fifer, second vice president, pro gram; Mrs. Emery’ Cameron, third vice president, health and safety; Mrs. George Miller, publications and PTA magazine. Mrs. Jake Borge, art; Mrs. Harold Trenkle, membership; Mrs. Mark Hartley, legislation; Mr. and Mrs. Bob Peterson, hospitality; Mrs. Charles Michael, school edu cation; Warren McGowan, county auditor, juvenile protection; Mrs. Lloyd Johnson, teacher education scholarship. Mrs. Lester Cleaver, Region VIII’s vice president from Nyssa, will speak on “Mr and Mrs. Cur ious — What Is PTA and Why Should We Belong.” A question and answer period will follow. Refreshments will be served by the Cairo PTA. RETURN TO LA GRANDE WALTERS' RETURN HOME Joan Marie and Janice Smith Mr. and Mrs. Jack Walters re returned Aug. 6 to their home in turned Tuesday to Nyssa from La Grande after spending two Jordan Valley where he had been weeks visiting their grandparents, working for the past 43 days on Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Smith and. the BLM soil conservation pro with relatives in Caldwell. Mr. ject. They plan to move next and Mrs. Clyde Smith of La week into the Bob Q. Smith resi Grande were also recent guests dence which they have rented. of his parents, the Dwight Smiths. HALE-HAVEN PEACHES PICKED or YOU PICK! Ready Saturday, Aug. 17 SYME ORCHARDS Five Miles South of Fruitland On Highway 95 Call Fruitland 452-1566 BIG, TOUGH, RUGGED CHAMPION of big fields, heavy yields • 12, 14, U, IS, or 20-ft cut • 4-row corn hood • 106-hp engine e Over-center disc clutch for positive control of separator drive e 113-in. straw racks Meeting Will Be Held o 70-bu grain tank Monday, August 19, at 7:30 p.m. com* in today! AT THE SUGAR BOWL Tuesday Evening Workshop Slaied By Malheur PTA BIG is the word for the new 503... big outside with a cut up to 20 ft ... big inside with a separator 46-in. wide all the way through, and a tough 106-hp engine. And there’s rugged strength in every detail .. . structural steel sills, beefy axle sup ports, and husky steel separator posts ... to take rough, ridged fields in stride, season after season. You’ll like the 503’s easy handling and control, too. Right from the high, comfortable driver’s seat, you can check tailings, see clean grain in the tank and make instant con cave adjustments. The new low lines improve stability, make the 503 easier to transport and store. See how extended 40%-in. cylinder give« you exclusive, full-width threshing. OWYHEE TRUCK & IMPLEMENT 401 Main Street Phone 372-2266 NYSSA. OREGON