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PAGE FOUR ____ _________ — - -— < - - ■ - -- -■ ~ r-——— Birthday Events Highlight News As Reported From Newell Heights By Dale Witt NEWELL HEIGHTS — Jed Chamberlain celebrated his ninth birthday anniversary Friday and nine friends attended an after school party in his home. Jed’s mother served ice cream, cake and punch and the honoree re ceived many nice gifts. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 18. 1987 ________ ______ _ ____ ______ - » THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON mcT——------ ------------------ ------ -— - ■ ■ - — ■ ‘The //<*// H7fo ('hangifd //><» IVorld' Mrs. Luit Stam served dinner on Feb 7 in honor of her hus band’s birthday anniversary Pres ent were the Jim Millers of Big Bend, the Dick Stams of Fruit land, the Gerrit Timmermans and Louis Stams. Mmes. Frankie and Lydia Wor den went to Boise Friday evening and returned with the former’s nephew, Jerry Mayhall who spent the weekend in the Worden home Jerry is from Washington. DC. He and two other men are spend ing three weeks in Boise where By Mrs. G. E. Mackey are working for the Veter ADRIAN—Mr and Mrs Clyde they ans’ administration. Mr. and Mrs. Halderman and daughter of Don Fred Spence of Ontario and Gene nelly. Idaho, spent a recent week of Caldwell were also end with the Oliver Freel family. Worden weekend guests in the Worden Mr. and Mrs G. E. Mackey were home. recent luncheon guests of their Visit Hospital Patients daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lo- Mr. and Mrs. Rollo Fenn, Mr. vitt and sons, in honor of Mrs. and Mrs. Earl Ward visited last Mackey’s birthday anniversary. Thursday with Bill Coleman at The G. E. Mackevs entertained Malheur Memorial hospital in with a recent evening dinner for Nyssa. They also called Mrs. her mother. Mrs. Florence Gowey Anna Pratt and were on evening of Boise, and a sister. Mr. and dinner guests in the Ward home. Mrs. Lester Lydy of Madras. The Fenns visited Friday after Mrs. W. E. Piercy was a Feb. 3 noon with Eugene Pratt. luncheon guest of Mrs. Bessie Mr. and Mrs. Gene Simpson and Olsen in Nyssa. The Piercy couple family were Sunday dinner guests and his mother, Mrs. Mary Lead of Mr. and Mrs. Duar.e Fenn at A REHEARSAL scene for the Junior-Senior play, 'The Boy Who Changed the World." as members er, were Feb. 5 evening dinner Ontario. guests of their son, Mr. and Mrs. The Happy Dozen card group of the cast take their places on the stage for the Wayne Piercy at Parma. met Friday at the home of Minnie production shown Tuesday evening, with a repeat Stam, with Mary Jarvis as guest performance slated FRIDAY EVENING, FEB. 17. Petersons Entertain Mr. and Mrs. K. I. Peterson en player. Prize winners were Marg The NHS students are (left to right) Bob Ur*. tertained with a recent luncheon Looney. Gnetty Piercy, Thelma Cindy Bratton. Warren Adams, Darr Jensen. Rudy for Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Piercy: Hammon and Bernice Toomb his mother, Mrs. Mary Leader of Next card party will be at the Buhl: his aunt, Mrs. Carrie Mod- Toomb home. Mrs. Edith Suter and Janice of lin of Twin Falls. Mrs. Jim Lane of Ontario was a Feb. 5 dinner Parma were Sunday afternoon visitors in the In-in Topliff home guest in the Peterson home. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Parker Visitor From California Harn- Pratt of Sacramento. visited Feb. 5 with their son. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Parker and Calif , arrived Feb. 7 and landed family of La Grande. Mrs. Parker his plane at Nyssa. He visited Mr. also visited Mrs Marguerite Scott and Mrs. Louis Pratt and with who is in Valley View Manor nur Mrs. Anna Pratt at Malheur Me morial hospital. He also called on sing home in La Grande. Dr J J. Sarazin before flying Mr. and Mrs. Robert Long were on to Lewiston. Feb. 5 dinner guests of her sis Muriel Judd of Parma was a ter, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Merritt Feb. 7 evening dinner guest of at Emmett. The Lcnrs were re cent evening dinner guests of Mr. the M. I.. Judds. Mrs. Sid Hardman and daugh and Mrs. Bert Barnes. ters were Sunday dinner guests Mr. and Mrs. Mel in Sessions of the Bob Kurtz family. and Brad: her parents, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs Carl Lee Hill and Mrs. Robert Webster, were Feb. 3 family were Saturday evening evening dinner guests of Mr. and guests of Mr. ar.d Mrs. Kenneth Mrs. Jim Webster and family. Price and children at Ridgeview. Vicki DeHaven cf Ontario spent Mrs. Lynn Kygar and her bro a recent weekend with her par ther. Charles Huffman, were Sun ents. Mr. and Mrs. George De day afternoon visitors in the Er Haven. They were Feb. 5 dinner nest Smith home. guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Sker- Mr. and Mrs. Hardy Fine and janec at Jamieson. Steven of Caldwell were Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Bill Willis attend dinner guests of her father. C. B. ed a housewarming party Satur Hill. day evening. Feb. 4. honoring the Melvin Crockers. VISITS PARMA CHILDREN Mrs. T. S. Weeks spent the Mr. and Mrs. Bill Looney and eekend with her son-in-law and Mary were Feb. 5 dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Looney daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Plais Johnson and family at Parma. and sons in Vale. Adrian Area We’ve Just Laid George in the Shade! He "HACKED" the Tree Down— WHILE WE WITH ONE SLASH . . . CUT PRICES Max Factor Hand Cream TWO Tubes Swedish Formula Regular S2.00 Cl Ert A » U U Vendrell. Junia Mitchell and Jeanie Neely. Other members of the cast include Charles McConneL Kathy Dority. Tom Stringer. Rodger Garner. Mona Young. Jerry Strickland. Kathy Strickland and Chris Burningham. Curtain time is 8:15 in the Nyssa school cafetorium. —Bulldog Photo. Stale Farmers Lead Nation in Some Crops; Total Valued at $303 Million A total of 5.6 million tons of farm conimoditie«, valued at $303 million, were product'd in Oregon during 1966 While the total output was a shade below the record 196.> produc tion, there was a nine percent increase in total crop value. Oregon farmers aguin 1<*<I the nation in production of snap beans for processing, filberts, several kinds of caneberries and several seeds. • The state also topped the tree fruits and nuts during the nation in value of strawberries year. Production increases were up for apples, cherries, for processing, but placed chalked peaches, pears, walnuts and fil second to California in total Only prune production strawberry crop value, according berts. Value was up for all tree to Mrs Klvera Horrell, extension slipped fruits and nuts except pears and agricultural economist at Oregon prunes. State university. Production of most berries was The top 10 crops in the state, in up for the year including the Im- terms of value, were hay, wheat, portant crop The only potatoes, barley, strawberries, j dark spot strawberry the berry picture was snap beans, cherries, pears, onions low prices in for tame blacklierrles and ryegrass, ranked in that ord more than a tenth of the crop er. Onions gained new glamour I by replacing green peHS in the was abandoned top 10 this season Otherwise, the Processing Vegetables Up 10 top ranking crops were the Vegetable output rose ugaln same as last year. during the yeur with most of the These 10 crops accounted for increase accounted for by process nearly 75 percent total commodity ing vegetables. value in the state Oregon ranks fourth in the na tion m value of processed vege Seed Tonnage Increases Field crops, which account for tables The major items are snap nearly four out of every five tons beans, sweet corn, green peas and produced and slightly more than beets. Oregon leads the nation in half of total value, were down a vulue of snap beans, ranks third little m prixiuction, but value in beets and fourth in sweet corn jumper! seven percent over last und green peas. For the nation as a whole, ac year Oregon produced more than cording to Mrs. Horrell, 1966 crop a third of the nation's grass and legume seeds in the 1966 season. output tir'd 1963 as the second Total tonnage was up a little, but \ largest crop on record. value dropped four percent. ClassifUd» Bria« Rssultal Oregon farmers harvested more Better Growers:... Here’s your Spring fertilization ? headquarters USS Farm Service Centers offers the best in Fertilizer services: To start your Spring fertilization out right, your United States Steel Soil Fertility Spe cialists will work with you in developing the correct soil fertility program for each of your fields. Assistance in soil testing, planning and recommendations can assure you of the right fertilization program. 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