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THURSDAY, APRIL 22. 1965 THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON Judge Speaks R. Stephen Arrives From South Pole; County To Area Secretaries On Juvenile Program Family Visits Relatives in Burns By Ethel Price BUENA VISTA —Ronnie Ste phen arrived home recently from the South Pole where he had been working for the National Science foundation. Mr. and Mrs. James Stephen and Ronnie went to Burns last Thursday to visit their son and brother, Mr. and Mrs. James O. Stephen and family. Easter dinner guests in the James Stephen home were Mr. and Mrs. James O. Stephen and family and Miss Carolyn Jantzen of Vale. Talbot Has Twin Grandsons » Russell Talbot received word recently that he is a great-grand father for the second and third times. His granddaughter, Mrs. Richard Dickson of Pasadena, Calif., has twin boys, born on Easter Sunday. They join a bro ther in the home. Talbot has a twin sister. Marian Johnson and children spent Easter Sunday with her parents, the Talbots. Theresa Tanner was also a Sun day dinner guest in the Talbot residence. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Richesin and family and her brother, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Ekanger and family of Caldwell, were Easter dinner guests in the home of their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ekan ger. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Koch of Nyssa were Sunday evening visit ors in the Ekanger home. * Audrey and Barbara, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Tanner, arrived home Saturday morning from Salt Lake City. They left Sunday afternoon, taking Kim with them. Kim had been visit ing her grandparents for several weeks. Marian Johnson and chil dren were Sunday guests in the Tanner home. Visit in Grandview Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Cleaver, Linda and Christine went to Grandview last Thursday to visit Leon Besendorfer. Linda Cleaver accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Besen dorfer to Grandview Sunday when they visited all three of the Besendorfers’ sons, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Besendorfer, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Besendorfer and Leon. The Lloyd Cleavers received a telephone call from their daugh ter, Ann, Sunday evening telling them she plans to be at home this coming weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Phillips and son were Easter Sunday din ner guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Cleaver. Ellis A. White, county judge, spoke to members of Futura chapter of National Secretaries association at an April 12 dessert meeting held at Taylor Maid cafe in Vale. He gave a brief history of the local juvenile department and statistics of cases handled by the department during the past few years. During the business meeting which followed, final plans were outlined for the secretarial work shop to be held April 24 at Moore hotel in Ontario. Mrs. Betty Wilt, Futura chapter’s committee chair man for National Secretaries Week activities, presented a fi nancial report to the group. Guests attending the meeting were Alberta Rainwater, secre tary at Ontario branch of First National Bank; Martha Ritter, secretary at Oregon State Em ployment Service office in On tario; Jane Dee Bond, Idaho Pow er secretary at Vale, and Mrs. Ellis White. Journal Classifieds Bring Results! ADRIAN LIVESTOCK GROUP TO HEAR REPORT ON SWINE “Women like a strong silent man because they think he is listening.” VISIT FROM CALIFORNIA Mr. and Mrs. Herb Smith, Ron and Ken of Walnut Creek, Calif., left Sunday morning for their home after spending several days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Boy dell. Other Friday eve ning dinner guests in the parental home were Mrs. Edward Boydell, Nancy and Kent. Their husband and father was attending a sales meeting in Salt Lake City. RETURN FROM CALIFORNIA Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Chamberlain returned home last Thursday from California where they had spent the past six weeks with relatives including their sons-in-law and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Alvard at Ontario, Mr. and Mrs. Rod Schow at LaPuente. PAGE SEVEN Easter Refreshments Served by Hostess At Extension Meeting Adrian 4 - H Livestock club meeting was held April 9 in the high school building with Presi Sunset Valley—Members of Tri dent Roger Phifer presiding. Dallas Chaney, leader, told the Valley Extension unit met Friday group that lambs entered in the at the home of Mrs. Fred Morton Spring show will have to be tat with the lesson on electricity pre sented by Mrs. Wilbur Chapin. tooed. A skit was also given by Mmes. It was announced that t h e | Ray Strickland and Elver Niel Spring Dairy show will be June 7 sen. and seven members plan to exhi The hostess had recognized the bit animals. Easter season by preparing nests A report on swine will be given from egg case sections, filled with at the next meeting. Members are shreds of green paper and candy asked to take rope to the session eggs. These with miniature Eas for the purpose of making halters. ter rabbits graced the refresh The meeting is planned at 8 p.m. ment trays. on April 27 in the high school Tri-Valley unit will meet again building. —Laura Mackey, Reporter. May 5 with Mrs. E. B. Smith for the final lesson of the season. Mrs. Nielsen and Mrs. Strick CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Brower and land will present the lesson, “Liv Debbie were hosts at Sunday ing With Tensions.” It was announced at the Friday dinner honoring her mother, Mrs. Eliza Weston, on her 85th birth meeting that the spring festival day anniversary. Other guests will be held May 13 at Oregon were Mr. and Mrs. John Peterson Trail hall. and Steven. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Malloy, Mr. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Foster en tertained with Sunday dinner for Mr. and Mrs. Grover Lytle, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Sager and Bonnie. and Mrs. Chet Bowns and David, Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Malloy and Jimmy were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Neil Co burn and family in Boise. A MESSAGE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST about repeal of the 1913 Excess Freight Train Crew Law being considered by the 1965 Legislature. Linda Cleaver Honored April meeting of Out Our Way I club was held at the home of Mrs. Delbert Cleaver instead of with Mrs. Thurman Piercy due to sick ness in the Piercy home. Co-hos- tesses were Mmes. Piercy, La- Vern Cleaver, Lester Cleaver and Eugene Cleaver. Roll call was answered by giving a helpful hint, a word of wisdom or a slick trick by the nine members and seven guests present. Guests included Mmes. George Besendorfer, Alonzo Knowles, Glen Strickland, Bob Mosso, Alva Goodell, Taylor Phillips and Miss Linda Cleaver. After a short business meeting, a shower was given for Miss Cleaver. Games were played and prizes were won by the honoree and Mrs. Besen dorfer. After the gifts were open ed, refreshments of cake, ice cream, coffee and punch were served. Next meeting of the club will be May 12 in the home of Mrs. Glenn Hoffman. This will be a Mother’s Day party. Each mem ber is asked to take one guest with her. Recovers From Broken Thigh Calvin Cleaver, who is in Mal heur Memorial hospital suffering with a broken thigh, is reported to be recovering satisfactorily. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Stephen and boys went to the Joe Stephen home Sunday afternoon when the children had an Easter egg hunt. Bruce Martin and Mark MacAr thur and Bob Ewell were also Sunday guests in the Stephen home. Mrs. Gladys MacArthur and Mrs. Esther Stephen were late afternoon visitors. Bob Ewell is now employed at Boise. Mrs. Ewell, nee Pauline Stephen, plans to join him soon. Mrs. Harold A. Morrison, sister- in-law of Mrs. Edith Whipple, Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Morrison, Terry and Tim of Seattle arrived Saturday to attend the Leah Whipple-Ted Rookstool wedding. Mrs. Whipple, Leah and their guests went to Boise that day to meet Kenneth when he arrived by plane from San Francisco. A potluck dinner was served Saturday evening in the Metho dist church prior to the wedding rehearsal. In attendance were the Whipple family and their Wash ington guests, Wayne Rookstool, the Marshall, Ugalda, Seuell and Neeley families and the Rev. Ralph A. Lawrence. Linda Corfield was a Sunday overnight guest of her grand mother, Mrs. Clara Corfield. MISS h THE KIDS? One Long Distance call can bring them home again. And after you've heard their voices you'll know why you'll want to call again— WK. ... 'y. < s-'■ ■ * OREGON IS BETTER! We grow better food: beans, berries, grains, apples, pears, seeds — you name it. We harvest more trees for lumber, plywood, paper, etc. We make better products—nationally known and accepted brand names. And we have a more highly skilled work force. So what can hold us back? THE 1913 EXCESS FREIGHT TRAIN CREW LAW, THAT'S WHAT! California repealed a similar old law last year, placing this extra burden in competing with other states. There’s no longer any question of safety, and the Oregon at a decided disadvantage in competing for railroad workers involved are guaranteed generous job markets and new industry. The wasteful, costly, archaic 1913 Excess Crew Law protection. A bill to repeal the old crew law has passed forces Oregon railroads to carry unnecessary firemen the House of Representatives of the 1965 Oregon Legis and brakemen on freight trains. Most of what Oregon lature. It is now being considered by the Senate. If you ships and consumes is carried by rail. The annual care about helping to make Oregon competitive, let excess cost of $5,000,000 has a direct bearing on freight your Senators know about it. If you want more infor rates. Oregon producers and shippers have to carry mation, we’ll gladly furnish it. soonl MALHEUR HOME TELEPHONE COMPANY THE RAILROADS OF OREGON Great Northern Railway S. P. & S. Railway Company Northern Pacific Railway Southern Pacific Company Northern Pacific Terminal Co. Union Pacific Railroad Company Paid Advertisement Orason Railroad Assocletlon, L. 0. MMIer. Manaoar, Henry Building, Portland, Oregon POSTED SIGN: "CLOSED DUE TO ILLNESS, SICK OF WORK” "Closed Due to Illness (I Am Sick of Work). Home Phone 372-3463—Open Monday, 19th.” This was the sign posted Fri day morning on the front door of Ralph Lawrence's Nyssa In surance agency. Last Thursday, as many will recall, was final date for filing income tax returns. So with a last-minute rush and after com pleting many returns, Ralph locked the door. He said the posted notice was all fact and no fiction. His office remained closed Friday through Sunday, and sure enough on Monday morn ing Lawrence was open for business. EAGLES and All Friends — May 1, 1965!