THURSDAY. JULY 18, 1968
THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA, OREGON
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EVENTS AROUND ADRIAN
NEWELL HEIGHTS ITEMS
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NEWELL HEIGHTS - Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Kurtz, Mr.
Mrs. Harold Buck and family of and Mrs. Bob Kurtz and family,
Ogden, Utah spent July 14 Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Kurtz and
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth family were July 13 dinner
Farr and Dee. Mr. and Mrs. guests at the M. L Kurtz home.
Boyd Wilson were afternoon
Chester Madison and a friend
visitors in the Farr home.
of Eugene were July 11 morning
Mrs. Ray Simpson and Julie visitors in the home of his aunt,
Hogue were guests for a July Mrs. Lydia Worden. Mrs.
14 barbecue at the Alfred Simp­ Worden visited Mrs. Tina
son home. The Gene Simpson Schiemer on the afternoon of
and Duane Fenn families and July 9.
Jeanne Hardman were afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Spence
guests for ice cream.
left recently for Fort Lewis,
July 11 evening dinner guests Wash., where Fred checked into
In the Luit Stam home were Mr. the service office. He left there
and Mrs. Jake Boersema and July 13 tor Vietnam.
children of Marysville, Wash.,
Lois Rathbun of Seattle
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Stam, arrived in Boise by plane July
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hart, 13 and was met by Mrs. Verna
July 14 evening dinner guests Costley. She plans to spend sev­
at the home of Mrs. Marie eral days with her grandmother,
Moore were her daughter, Mr. Mrs. Lydia Worden.
and Mrs. Clarence Jacobson and
Gene Worden was home over
family of Chester, Calif., Mrs. the weekend. July 14 dinner
William Jacobson of Vale, Mr. guests at the Frances Worden
and Mrs. Mervll Hutchinson and home were Miss Vic Espinosa
girls of Payette and Mervin and her roommate, Dilys Ham­
Peterson.
lin of Boise.
Mr. and Mrs. Tobias Zuy-
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Domy of
attract attention as it was not only colorful, but ‘musical’
gardt of Albany, Ore., were re­ Boise arrived July 8 and visited A ‘TREED’ COON and BAYING HOUNDS was one of the unique
with vocal music provided bythehowlingcanines. - Staff Photo.
cent overnight guests of Mr. and until July 12 with Mrs. Dale entries in the Nyssa rodeo parade Saturday evening. The
Mrs. R. D. McKinley.
Witt. On Thursday evening they float, sponsored by the Idaho Houndsmen, was destined to
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Pratt were all guests for homemade
Saying one of his favorite
and family attended a July 14 ice cream at the W. C. Van
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Topliff
theme songs has been develop­
church picnic at Owyhee state deWater home in Big Bend. Van visited July 14 with Mr. and
ment of industries subsidiary to
park.
deWater’s nephew, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Topliff.
Oregon’s two primary indus­
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. McDer­ Mrs. Elvin Fogleman and Scott
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Farr of
tries - agriculture and forestry,
mott and family of Pilot Rock, of Nampa were also guests. Lodi, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Van
Leth urged expansionof the fer­
Ore., arrived July 12 and visi­
Twenty-one relatives gath­ Dahl and children, Mr. and Mrs.
“Agricultural chemicals are still the farmer’s best buy and tilizer production industry in
ted until Sunday with his ered at the M. L. Judd home Gale Allred, Mr. and Mrs. his best hired man.”
Oregon.
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.C. Mc­ July 4 for a potluck picnic din­ Lamar Nelson of Ogden, Utah;
State Director of Agriculture Walter Leth made this state­
He admitted that opportun­
Dermott.
Mr. and Mrs. Kim Hartman of ment as he emphasized the vital role of the fertilizer indus­
ner.
ities in this line are meager
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Looney and
Idaho
Falls
all
arrived
for
a
Mr. and Mrs. James Embree
try in Oregon agriculture in a July 16 speech at the Annual now and prices and profits low,
Mary, Mrs. Tina Schiemer and and children of Las Vegas, Nev., July 12 evening reception
Regional Fertilizer Conference of the Pacific Northwest Plant but pointed to two possible
George were July 13 evening returned home July 7 after honoring Mr. and Mrs. Kai Food Association in Salem.
developments, which on a long-
dinner guests at the Carl Lee spending several days visiting Farr. The event was held at
Noting the increased use of agricultural chemicals, the di­ range view may be fruitful and
Hill residence.
the
Owyhee
LDS
church.
the M. O. Judds and relatives
rector recalled that in the early 1930's when he was with the permit Oregon to develop a
Sp/4 and Mrs. Dale Kurtz at Caldwell and Ontario.
Mr. and Mrs. Gale Allred, extension service he had received in Polk County one of the
competitive fertilizer manufac­
arrived July 13 and spent sev­
Happy Dozen Card group met Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Farr earliest carloads of AAA phosphate that came to Oregon and
eral hours visiting at the home July 12 at the home of Gnetty recently took a three-day vaca­ said it is likely that 1,500 tons of phosphates are used in Polk turing industry.
One relates to work being
of his grandparents, Mr. and Piercy. Guest players were tion trip to McCall.
County today.
done in oceanography involving
Mrs. M. L. Kurtz. Dale is in Laura Brock and Rose Willis.
Quoting other figures on fer­ actual plant nutrients in utilization of phosphate from the
the service and was enroute Prize winners were Sue Ash­
tilizer uses he said last year fertilizer.
ocean floor. The other would
to a camp in Maryland. He re­ craft, Goldie Roberts, Anna
Oregon used 64,000 tons of
The director, while noting the relate to Oregon’s reentry into
turned home June 27 after one- VanderOord and Agnes
phosphate and 369,216 tons of all growth in use of agricultural the mining of metals which
year stay in Vietnam, and will Ashcraft.
Sgt. and Mrs. Paul (Tone) mixes in addition to 63,000tons chemicals in the state (in early
require use of chemicals with
remain in the service until next
Andy Warrington of Central, Moses of Colorado Springs Air of lime and gypsum and 7,478 days 50 samples were taken the end result production of
February. The visitors planned Ore., and several friends Force academy arrived July 8 tons of agricultural minerals.
annually by the Oregon Depart­ phosphate.
to stop in Indiana to see his arrived July 12 at the Thelma at the home of her parents, Mr.
Leth commented that like the ment of Agriculture and now
brother, Larry who will grad­ Hammon home. He has been and Mrs. W. K. ‘Bill’ Wahlert. farm technology it serves, the
they number about 600), said
uate July 19 from Army training studying at Eastern Oregon col­ Paul is a medic at the Air agricultural chemical industry
this continues to be a fertilizer
"It’s usually the weak threads
school. Larry planned to spend a lege. He left Saturday for two Force hospital and Tone is a had continued to perfect its
deficiency area, particularly in in your fibre that people want
weeklong furlough with them weeks of active duty with the loan clerk at the academy’s
own, saying that perhaps the phosphate and potash, and we to jerk and pull.” - Marie
before going to Germany where National Guard at Gowan field bank, on base. They left July most important gain is the in­
must import much of what we Phelps, The Harrisburg, (Ore.)
he will do army office work. near Boise.
12 for their home.
crease in the percentage of use.
Bulletin.
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State Agriculture Director
Speaks At Fertilizer Meeting
PERSONALS
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BY PAULINE MACKEY
PHONE 372-2724
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ADRIAN - Mr. and Mrs. Bob 14 with her sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Vernon Parker.
Hamilton of Boise were hosts
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Piercy
for a July 14 picnic at the
were July 13 evening dinner
Caldwell park in honor of their
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Herb
son, John and Mrs. Hamilton’s,
Thomas at Weiser. They at­
mother, Mrs. W. E. Ashcraft,
tended the rodeo there that
in observance of their birthday
evening.
anniversaries.
Dr. and Mrs. John Nevins of
Happy Dozen card group met
Portland; their daughter, Mr.
July 12 at the home of Mrs.
and Mrs. Dick Sparks of Boise
Carl Piercy. Those attending
were July 14 dinner guests of
from Adrian included Mmes. W.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Piercy.
E. Ashcraft, W. E. Piercy, Mar­
Mrs. William Toomb, Mr. and
jorie Looney and Bill Willis.
Mrs. W. E. Piercy visited July
Prize winners were Mrs.
14 with Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Piercy, Mrs. Dyre Roberts,
Piercy and family at Parma.
Mmes. W. E. and Dale Ash­
E. M. Mackey attended a July
craft.
13 Masonic lodge meeting in
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Brown
Silver City.
entertained July 11 with an eve­
Mr. and Mrs. George De­
ning potluck picnic for Eastern
Haven left July 4 to meet their
Star members having July
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
birthdates. About 25 members
Powell in Reno, Nev. On July
and friends attended.
5 Don DeHaven and family of
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Day
Oakridge met them to visit that
and Lester Stephens were July
day in Reno. The George
14 dinner guests of their son,
DeHavens then accompanied the
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Day at
Powells home to Sacramento for
Nampa.
Mr. and Mrs. Byrd Smith of several days, and returned
home July 11 via Oakridge.
Eugene were July 10 overnight
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce DeHaven
guests of her brother, Mr. and
were July 13 overnight guests
Mrs. Claude Day.
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Long
and Mary Looney returned home George DeHaven. On Sunday
morning they left to move to
July 10 from a two-week trip
Springfield where he will be
to Biloxi, Miss., where Mrs.
Long’s son, 1st. Lt. Wayne employed at a plywood plant.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Mackey
Sparks is stationed in the Air
and
Ronda arrived home July 8
Force. While there Wayne took
them to Tennessee and North after he worked for several
months in Madras and Canby as
Carolina to visit the Great
a produce inspector. Before re­
Smoky National park. They also
turning home they visited Mr.
spent two days touring New
and Mrs. Frank Hunter of
Orleans.
Reedsport and also went deep
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Long
sea fishing.
accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.
Al Thompson, visited July 14
with Mrs. Long’s cousin, Homer
Bott in the Council hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Looney
and Mary were July 13 evening
barbecue guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Lee Hill and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Looney
and sons of Vale, Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Looney and Craig of On­
tario were July 14 evening din­
ner guests of their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. W. Looney and
Mary.
Jackie Hodges of Vale was a
July 11 overnight guest of Mary
Looney. She attended the rodeo
with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Looney
and Mary Friday evening in
Nyssa.
Mrs. Mary Hatt visited July
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