THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1964
THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA, OREGON
Local FFA Unit Nets
Historical Book on Malheur County $560
From Slave Sale
Heads List of Books at Nyssa Library
The Nyssa chapter of Future
Farmers of America held its third
Now available for circulation
_ „_ __
"Flight
of the Phoenix" by „
El- annual slave sale on Thursday
at Nyssa library is a book of spe- leston Trevor. They had been evening, Sept. 17, with Roger
cial interest to area residents, ac- flying for about two hours over Baker as auctioneer. Top price
cording to Mrs. Max Urry, city the desert when they ran into a of $23 was paid for Stanley Sis
librarian. "Pioneer Days in Mal blinding cloud, sand flung 30,000 son, FFA adviser, while the low
heur County" by Jacob R. Gregg feet into the sky. The wind tore est paid was $5. A total of $560
records many local historic facts. the aerial out of its socket, but l was netted by the sale of slaves
The reader will find a monumen the pilot sent the navigator back whose services were purchased by
tal work of research that has re to say everything was fine. But 34 local businessmen and indivi
quired the better part of a quar then the yellow of the windows | dual buyers.
ter of a century.
Members of the chapter have
went darker; the sand hit the
The book presents a running panes like gravel, and the jets asked the Journal to express their
appreciation to all who supported
narrative that will be pleasant choked up!
and informative reading and it
"Oregon's Iron Dream" by Mary the project.
offers a personal acquaintance Goodall. This is the story of a
with the rugged men and women town’s early settlers and how CHRIS WYCKOFF ENROLLS
who made the West great.
they lived—of men who wanted AT UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Wyckoff
Other new volumes include the something more than farming for
following:
young Oregon—of Quebec nuns and Chris recently drove to Eu
"Robinson Crusoe" by DeFoe. who established their religious gene where the latter enrolled as
There have been many editions order in a wilderness—of horse- a freshman at the University of
of this famous book, but this one drawn cars, a canal dug by Chin Oregon. His address is Adams
has the advantage of spectacular ese laborers, the white house and Hall, Box 36, University of Ore
pictures by N. C. Wyeth. In few race track, the public bath and gon, Eugene.
Mr. and Mrs. Wyckoff visited
books can the reader breathe, the famous Willamette meteorite.
live and move with his hero so
"Scarperer" by Brendan Behan. with John and Stella Young of
intently, so easily and so consis Ireland’s brilliant and outspoken Springfield, Ore. Many Nyssa
tently.
bard laureate now turns his at residents will remember them as
tention to the novel form and former Nyssa high school teach
makes it his own. He deftly con ers.
Graduates of 1964
jures up a cheerful, sneerful tale
about a jailbreak and an even
Enroll for Courses
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more daring plot of switched
At Various Colleges identities.
Many Nyssa high school class
"Backward Glance" by Edith
of 1964 graduates have register
Wharton.
An autobiography that
ed at colleges and trade schools.
The following is a list submitted tells the story of a secure and
to the Journal by Mrs. Harriet happy childhood. Critical as she
Brumbach, NHS librarian and was of the standards of New York
society, Mrs. Wharton was always
counselor.
grateful that she was not bom
Oregon State University
in Boston.
James Benedict, Ann Cleaver,
"Call of the Canyon" by Zane
Wayne Riggs and Gary Wilson.
Grey. This is the story of Glenn
Eastern Oregon College
and his fiancee, Car-
Cherie Okano and Frances Seu- Killbourne
ley Burch, who became caught up
ell.
on the lure of the mountains and
Brigham Young University
canyons of Arizona. In this vivid,
Colleen Christensen, Gail Flin fascinating land their love meets
ders, Virginia Lewis, Sue Olsen a strange test.
and Brent Schulthies.
"Father io the Man" by Bentz
Stevens-Henager
Plagemann. This is a rare kind
Berniel Schulthies and Sylvia of novel; it presents life as most
Cleaver.
of us recognize it, not, for once,
Kinman Business University
outer - fringe nightmare.
Mary Kay English, Gloria Hen some
Funny,
warming,
searching—it is
derson and Norman Haney.
a work of wisdom, wit and affec
Treasure Valley
tion.
PAGE THREE
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Naval Officer Announces Application
Deadline for NROTC Examinations
Vice Admiral B. J. Semmes,'
Jr., chief of naval personnel, an
nounced recently that Dec. 12 has
been designated as test date for
the 19th annual national competi
tive Navy Reserve Officers Train
ing corps examination. Parents
and high school officials should
remind eligible young high school
seniors and graduates to submit
applications before Nov. 20, 1964.
The regular NROTC program,
which is designated to supple
ment career officer output of the
U. S. Naval academy, offers an
opportunity for young men to
earn a regular commission while
studying at one of the 52 NROTC
colleges and universities chosen.
The navy furnishes tuition, fees
and books, plus a retainer of $50
per month to the NROTC mid
shipmen. Each summer NROTC
midshipmen go on interesting and
rewarding training cruises to var
ious parts of the world.
After completing a four - year
college course and all require
ments, an NROTC midshipman is
commissioned as a regular offi
cer in the U. S. Navy or Marine
Corps and goes on active duty
with the operating forces.
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THESE FOUR LADIES are new or returning teachers for the 1964-
65 school term at Adrian. Seated is Juanita Maggard, first grade
instructor, returning after one year of kindergarten work. Standing
(left to right) are Mrs. Mary Lou Denman from Ontario, ninth
grade English, grade and high school music; Mrs. Helen Butler,
AHS mathematics and chemistry. She resides on route 1, Nyssa,
and formerly taught in the high school at Homedale. She had
been a teacher at Adrian several years ago. Mrs. Helen Zuegar of
route 3, Parma, sixth grade, taught at Vale before moving to this
area last year and did substitute work at Adrian during the 1963-
64 term.—Braun Photo.
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Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Divorce" by J.
Leah Whipple, Clayton Hiatt,
John Lytle, Mike Oft, Triena Louise Despert, M.D. This famous
Rinehart, Michael McCrady, Mark doctor shows the reader how to
help children through the crises
Morton and Douglas Patterson.
and
everyday problems of di
Hollywood Beauty School (Boise)
vorce.
Delores Morris, Janice Bums.
"All About the Human Mind"
Others attending various col by Robert M. Goldenson, Ph.D.
leges include Norman Palmer, This
book tells how your person
George Fox college; Janelie Nei ality develops; how your brain
ger, Salem Business college, Lynn
why you behave as you
Jackson, University of Portland; works;
do.
Christy Wyckoff, University of
"Over the Counter" by Sheila
Oregon; Caroline Tensen, Oregon
Technical institute; Stephen Hen- Turner. With insight and gentle
igson, Willamette university; Pa- I ' humor, the author describes the
tricia Dority, Cinderella Beauty colorful villagers and local activi
school, Bremerton; Karon Hust, ties with which Mary and Jim
naturally become involved.
Ogden Beauty school.
David Sherbert has entered the JUNIOR BOOKS
Air Force and is stationed at San
Junior books include four new
Antonio, Texas.
True Books— "Birds." "Your Body
and You," "Honeybees" and "Bac
ATTENDS EMMETT EVENTS
teria;" "Up and Away" by Mir
Miss Janice Richards was a iam Young and "Rocks" by Doro
Friday overnight guest of cous thy Shuttlesworth.
ins, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Storm and
"Helen Keller" by Anne and
family, after attending the Nyssa- J. W. Tibble. At the age of seven,
football game. She was Helen Keller had been blind and
» Emmett
also a guest of the Emmett CYF deaf for five years. She was a
at a “hot bread” party that eve wild, undisciplined child. In that
ning in the home of Faye Conley. year Anne Sullivan became part
Miss Richards returned home Sat of Helen’s life. Together they
urday evening with her parents, began an experiment which was
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Richards and to dominate the lives of both
Phyllis.
women and capture the attention
of the world.
"Football for Boys" by Kuha-
ATTENDS FUNERAL SERVICES
Mrs. Bill Wahlert attended fun rich, head football coach at the
eral services last week for an University of Notre Dame.
"The Yellow Feather Mystery"
aunt, Mrs. John O’Neil at Lake
view and also attended requiem by Franklin Dixon. The Hardy
mass for Father Michael Aheame boys again have a mystery to
at Merrill, Ore.
solve.
The program is open to male
high school seniors and graduates
who will have reached their 17th
but not their 21st birthday anni
versary on June 30, 1965. Those
who make a qualifying score will
be interviewed and given thor
ough medical examinations early
in 1965.
Approximately 2,000 young men
from those remaining in compe
tition will thus be selected to at
tend college next September to
prepare for naval careers.
1965 NROTC bulletins of infor
mation and application forms are
available at local high schools
and Navy Recruiting stations or
from the Chief of Naval Person
nel, Department of the Navy,
Washington, D.C.
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