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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1963 OSU Extension Specialist Gives Tips On Purchasing New Washing Machine One out of 10 Oregon families purchased washers last year and spent a total of $15 million on laundry equipment. About 70 percent of this amount was for replacement of appliances. Bernice Strawn, Oregon State university specialist, says that many families who purchased washers in the early 1950’s will be replacing them either in the remaining months of 1963 or in 1964. According to U.S.*-------------------------------------- ' Department of Agriculture re- county offices have more mfor- ■ a washer - search, can - be ex _ mation on laundry equipment. pected to last about nine years. What’s in store for equipment shoppers? Miss Strawn says the big news in 1964 laundry equip ment (now in stores) is fully automatic washers to fit almost every budget from the 6 to 14- pound “extra large” washer. Bulk Should Be Considered Shoppers should first consider types of clothes they have to launder. A large capacity ma chine may be able to wash 12 pounds of heavy work clothes, but not 12 pounds of such things as nylon curtains and lingerie. I It’s the bulk and density of the clothes that counts, says Miss Strawn. In order to get clothes clean, there must be enough space to permit free movement of wash and rinse water. A standard-size washer may take care of some families’ needs better than a lar ger washer. Market surveys indicate that many washer users do not sort clothes as carefully as they should and are disappointed when whites look dingy or wash and wear are wrinkled. Accessory Basket Provided What happens is that well-sort-‘ ed loads tend to be small, and all clothes are dumped together into the machine, says the specialist. Many washers now have a flex ible multi - water level control which makes it possible to wash loads from 2 to 14 pounds without waste of water or detergent. One 12-pound washer has an accessory miniature basket designed to take care of items usually washed by hand. Other features found on new washers include automatic dis pensers of detergent, bleach and fabric softeners, cold and warm soak cycles and sudsavers as op tional or standard features. Im provements are also noted in rin sing, lint disposal and special pre scrubbing cycles for heavily soil ed fabrics. Should Ask Other Questions Some of the less obvious ques tions shoppers should seek an swers to include how much water does the washer use, what kind of fill-time or meter, how many and what type of rinses, and what provisions are made for lint re moval. Will new dryers keep up with larger washers? Large capacity and speedier drying are their new features. Extension home economists in SPEND SUNDAY IN BOISE Mr. and Mrs. George McKee visited Sunday with her brothers- in-law and sisters, Mr. and Mrs. John Dougal, Mr. and Mrs. Al Law in Boise. WEEKEND AT RUPERT Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Brower spent the weekend visiting his mother, Mrs. Effie Crocker at Rupert. GUESTS IN SIMPSON HOME Recent visitors of Mrs. Wayne Simpson, who has been ill, were Clint Simpson and Craig of Boise, Mrs. Walter Ashby, Mrs. Afton Wilson, Mrs. Willis Bertram, Mr. and Mrs. Klair Simpson, Mrs. Dick Butcher, Mrs. Marion Glenn and Mrs. W. A. Mitchell. VISITS IN CALDWELL Mrs. Jake Fischer was a Satur day overnight and Sunday guest in the home of her sister, Mrs. Rex Snow in Caldwell. i The Largest and Smallest Print Can Be Made to Look Clearer if You Make It a Habit to Have Your Eye* Examined Regularly! The Planet Is Jupiter. Dr.JohnEasly I OPTOMETRIST I ¡VISION SPECIALISTI ni si ntm mnit nra nur THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA, OREGON RODRIGUEZ PARTICIPATES IN AMPHIBIOUS LANDINGS Marine Lance Corporal David According to an announcement Rodriguez, son of Mr. and Mrs. from the Oregon Department of Joe Rodriguez of route 2, Nyssa, Motor Vehicles, a drivers license is serving with Headquarters and examiner will be on duty at city I Service company, Third battalion. hall in Nyssa Friday, Nov. 22, | Fifth Marine regiment, First Ma between the hours of 9 a m. and rine division at Camp Pendleton, Calif. 2 p.m. All persons wishing original | The regiment recently partici licenses or permits to drive are pated in an amphibious landing asked to file applications well exercise on the beaches of south ahead of scheduled closing hour. ern California. Drivers License Tests Set Nov. 22 in Nyssa A^YSSd btUClentS Enrolled in OSU rj tlOnOrS FrOQrQITl Sandra J. Lewis and Paul Oka- no of Nyssa are enrolled in the School of Science Honors pro gram this year at Oregon State university. The schedule is de signed to let students “go faster and farther” during their years of college work. Names of 102 new freshmen PAGE THREE chosen for the program were an nounced at start of the fall term. The new list includes names of 51 sophomores, 39 juniors and 21 seniors in the program. Under the honors program, stu dents do special extra work and follow an accelerated course of study. If they complete the pro gram, they are graduated with honors. They may, however, withdraw from the program at any time and resume normal course loads. HAMMOND ORGANS and HAMMOND PIANOS Hammond Organ Studios of Boise 7009 Fairview Avenue — PHONE — Mrs. Grant Jones 372-2461 — Nyssa, Oregon