THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON
THURSDAY. JANUARY 27. 1966
PAGE FIVE
Don Somers Directs
Grange Degree Team
Nu Acres Pinochle Sessions Begin;
Feb. 5 Parly Slated al Grange Hall
By Mabelle MeKague
NU ACRES
The first two
regular pinochle parties, which
resumed recently, were held in
the Grunge hull with reports of
n good attendance at both.
High score prizes for the two
sessions were won by Beulah Gil
man, Roller! Shuw Sr. mid Arden
Atkinson. Low awards went to
Vernu Shuw, Robert Shuw Jr..
Mrs. Rudy Nedbulek and Mike
McKague Atkinson mid McKuguc
were ulso recipients of the travel
ing prizes.
Co-hostcsscs for the two purtics
were Mmes. George Wilson mid
Mike McKague; Fern Gardner
mid Hotiertii Wilson.
Next pinochle session will lie
Saturday evening, Feb 5, and the
public is cordially invited to par
ticipate.
Mrs Arvin Kersey of Fruitland
spent ii recent Tuesday visiting
her mother, Mrs Effie Nielsen.
Mrs. Mike McKague spent sev
eral recent days as a guest in the
W E Lisonbee home nt Boise
She returned home last Thursday
afternoon.
Mrs. McClun Elected
President of Local
Nurses' Organization
Annual meeting of the Oregon
Nurses association was held on
the evening of Jun. 18 in the
staff room of Holy Rosary hospi
tal at Ontario, with 16 members
and one guest attending
Hostesses were Marie Conklin,
Elizabeth Bowns and Mary Ames
Reports given by officers and
committee chairmen were dis
cussed and new officers were
elected.
Constance McClun was named
president, with Marie Robinette
elected secretary. Named us mem
bers of the bourd of directors
were Betty Turner. June Patter
son and Patricia Hardy, while
nicmliers of the nominuting com-
nut t(*e are Mary Ames, Sister
Raphael und Elizabeth Bowns
Mrs. McClun und Betty Turner
will represent the local associa
tion ut an officers' workshop to
be held Feb. 4 in Portland Pro
grams and community activity
plans for the coming yacr will be
announced by President McClun
upon her return home.
Next meeting of the local group
will I m - al U p.m Tuesday, Feb.
15, at Malheur Memorial hospital
in Nyssa Mary Craft and June
Turner will give the program en
titled "New Functions of ANA,
ONA and District Units."
Mr. mid Mrs. Mike McKague
spent u recent Saturday with Roy
McKague in Mursing.
Arrive for Funeral Rites
Recent visitors in the home of
Mrs Lucy mid Miss Janice Evans
were Mrs. Thomas Evans mid her
mother, Mrs Helen Patter of Liv
ermore, Calif., mid Mrs Evans'
sister, Leolu of Sultnas, Calif
They arrived to attend funeral
services for their son und brother.
Rolland Puttee
Mr. anil Mrs Ralph Baxter re
cently returned from a trip to the
wist coast. They visited friends
and relatives in Seattle, Portland
und in vurious parts of southern
Oregon und northern California
Ix-slie Gardner entered the
Veterans' hospital in Boise last
Thursday morning for examina
tion and treatment. He plans to
remain hospitalized for several
I weeks.
Woman Haar Nurseryman
Regular meeting of the Farmer
ette club wus held recently at the
home of Mrs Sherman Keck,
with Janice Evuns as co-hostess
; Among guests were Mmes. Lucy
Evans, George Wilson und A.
Goff
An interesting and in-formative
talk wus given by Warren Carne.
fix of the Fruitland nursery, fol
lowed by a question and answer
session.
A trip to the State School at
Nampa is being planned by club
members and will I m « in the near
future.
Adrian Youngsters
Complete Fire Study
THESE FIVE NEW RESIDENTS of the Nyssa
area ara membars of the Somers family who came
here around Dec. 15 from Buhl. Idaho. They are
(left to right) Martha (Marty), an eighth grade
student; Mother Clara; Father Don; Gladys, a
student at Treasure Valley Community college;
and Renee, an NHS junior. Don is now rural and
residential salesman for Idaho Power's Nyssa
DRIVER EXAMINER SLATES
1965 Traffic Deaths
TESTS IN NYSSA FRIDAY
A drivers’ license examiner will | In County Decrease
lie on duty at Nyssa city hall Fri- I From '64 Figures
day, Jan. 28, between the hours,
Malheur county recorded eight
of 9 a.m and 2 p.m., according
to announcement from the Ore traffic deaths for 1965, according
gon Department of Motor Ve to the Department of Motor Ve
hicles. This figure represents a
hicles.
decrease of 38 percent from the
All persons wishing original li 1964 figure of 13 deaths. Malheur
censes or permits to drive are re was one of only 12 counties show
quested to file applications well ing a decrease in the number of
ahead of the scheduled closing traffic deaths from 1964
hour in order to assure time for
The lowest number of deaths
completion of the required license
recorded since 1936 in Malheur
test.
! county was three, with the years
1942, 1943 and 1944 each record
this figure. The highest num
Journal Classifieds ing
ber was recorded in 1954 and
Bring Results!
1955, with 19 deaths in both
Adnan kindergarten and first
grade children recently complet
ed a unit of study on fires by
listening to Fire Chief Don Hatch
report on the Adrian Rural Fire
department. He told the young
sters how some of the blazes are
started and how the children
could become junior fire mar q^lr=Jr=Jr=Jc=Jr=Jr=
shals.
Hutch and Marvin Bowers, as
sistant fire chief, took the stu
dents outside and showed them
Adrian's new truck and gave a
demonstration by extinguishing
a fire in the incinerator.
Previously the children had
viewed a film alxnit firemen and
o
had received hats from the Hart
ford Insurance company. The ma
terial arrived late for National
Fire Prevention week, so the unit
KRAFT
wus completed ut this time.
First grade teachers are Mrs.
Juanita Maggard and Mrs. Olive'
Mitchell. Miss Judy Shurtiiff is
Kindergarten instructor, assisted
by Mrs. Rosie Martinez.
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Let An Expert
CARL SELLS
Service Your Automotive
Equipment . . . Cars, Trucks,
Tractors Will All Need
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area and in July this year will have been em
ployed by the utility company for 20 years. The
Somers' are members of the Methodist church
and already have become actively engaged in
work of the Oregon Trail Grange. The family is
at home in the Denny Bartron residence located
on the west side of the highway north of Nyssa.
—Staff Photo.
LUBRICATION
MINOR TUNE-UPS
BRAKE SERVICE
OIL CHANGES
We Feature Pacific Co-op Heavy
Duty Multi-Viscosity (10-30) Oils.
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CARL HAS 12 YEARS
OF "KNOWHOW"!
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Nyssa Co-op Supply
18 North Second
Dial 372-3548
NYSSA . . . OREGON
VISITS IN ARIZONA
Jesse Elgan is spending some
time with his son and daughter-
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Elgan
Jr. and family in Phoenix, Ariz.
Oregon Trail Grange No. 687
met in regular session Jan. 20
with Master T<zm Jones presiding.
Orma Cleaver, home economics
chairman, announced that club
ladies will serve lunch at the
A. M. Duff sale on Jan. 29.
During a recent meeting. lec
turer Ellen Jones asked each
member to fill out a card sug
gesting activities for the coming
year. These cards were read and
among them were suggestions for
a degree team.
Don Somers, a new member,
volunteered to help; his offer was
accepted and he has been busy
this week lining up members for
the different positions. Mr. and
Mrs. Somers transferred to Ore
gon Trail Grange from Twin Falls
and he is with Idaho Power com
pany in Nyssa.
During the lecturer’s hour, Vio
let Drydale, Marguerite Moss and
Evelyn Duff were honored in ob
servance of their birthday anni
versaries and were "fined" one
cent for each year of their lives.
Each member will be honored
and fined on his birthday anni
versary. Marian Cheldelin’s name
was drawn for the attendance
prize and she received $3. Next
drawing will be for one dollar.
After the meeting was closed,
Somers gave an illustrated talk
on development of the country
and the part the Grange has play
ed in the past 100 years.
Bob Holmes served refresh
ments to 25 members. Grangers
are urged to attend the next
meeting for degree work.
years.
The state-wide total of fatali
ties for 1965 was 682. the highest
ever recorded in Oregon’s history.
This represents an increase of
over 100 deaths from the 1964
total.
I
The Traffic Safety and Educa
tion division of the department
urged that all Malheur county
Jan. 23—To Mr. and Mrs. Earl
residents join a state-wide effort Ford of Parma, a 10-pound, 15-
to curb the mounting toll of traf ounce girl, Jody Lynn.
fic fatalities by driving with more
Jan. 26—To Mr. and Mrs. Bill
courtesy, caution and common Richesin of Nyssa, a 7-pound, 4-
sense during 1966.
ounce girl, ur, amed.
Nyssa Births
COMING EVENTS
Tonight 8 p.m.—Nyssa Jay-C-
Etia meeting at homo of Mrs.
Mervil Hutchinson.
Tonight, 8 p.m. — PLU concert
band appearance at Ontario high
school auditorium.
Jan. 28. 10:30 a.m.—Senior Citi
zens meeting at Nyssa Methodist
church.
Jan. 29. 8:30 p.m. — Pinochle
party at Oregon Tra'l hall.
Jan. 30. 12 noon—JACL annual
bazaar at Ontario airport com
munity hall.
Feb. 1, 8 p.m.—Eagles auxiliary
meeting in aerie hall.
Feb. 1. 10 a.m.—WSCS execu
tive committee meeting in Metho
dist church parlor.
Feb. 3, 9:30 a.m.—WSCS gen
eral meeting in Methodist church
parlor.
Feb. 3. 5 io 8 p.m.—Chicken
and noodle dinner at Adrian Le
gion hall.
DAY UNDERGOES SURGERY
Claude Day underwent surgery
Friday in St. Luke's hospital at
Boise and is now recuperating at
his home in Adrian. Mrs. Day
stayed from last Thursday until
Sunday with her husband’s sis
ter, Mrs. Hazel Scott in the Idaho
capital city Mr. and Mrs. George
Folkman visited Sunday evening
with her brother-in-law and sis
ter, the Day couple.
ART CLASSES
Beginning in Feb.
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