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Nyssa Gate City Journal VOLUME LXIII The Sugar City THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA, OREGON THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1969 BUENA VISTA — Major Jun Clements at Wilder. The lat ius Tanner arrived June 14 with ter is at home where she is his wife and daughter to visit convalescing from recent sur in the home of his parents, Mr. gery. and Mrs. Guy Tanner. Mr. and Brian Cleaver, son of Mr. Mrs. Roscoe Tanner were and Mrs. Delbert Cleaver, was afternoon visitors in the Tanner injured in a June 12 auto mis home. hap. He was enroute home from Barbara Tanner recently re Nyssa. He is convalescing turned to Salt Lake City after at home. It is reported that spending some time with her his car was ‘totaled out.’ t parents. Kim and Shayne re Mr. and Mrs. Clair Whor mained for a longer visit with ton of Boise were June 15 their grandparents, the Guy dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Tanners. Loyd Adams. That afternoon Rollo and Martin Tanner were they visited the Adams’ daugh June 15 dinner guests in the ter, Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Guy Tanner home. Other guests (Darlene) Hill and family. Mrs. were Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Hill suffered a recent leg in Tanner and family, Major and jury in a motorcycle mishap, Mrs. Junius Tanner and daugh but did not have to be hos ter. pitalized. Mrs. Edith Whipple, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ste Mrs. Bill Winn and family, Mr. phen and Stuart spent the Fa and Mrs. Woodrow Seuell and thers’ day weekend at Cascade. family surprised Mr. and Mrs. Axel and Jeff joined them on Kenneth Whipple with a June 12 Sunday. potluck dinner in their home. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Jones Kenneth left June 13 for active returned June 12 to Corvallis. duty in the Naval Reserve. He They were accompanied to will be stationed for two weeks Burns by Karry Cleaver who in San Diego. had spent a week visiting in Miss Glenda Hoffman accom this area. They were also panied Mrs. Jerry Hume of Vale accompanied to Corvallis by to the Annette Huffaker - Don Lori Cleaver who is visiting Wayne June 13 evening wedding her sister, Mr. and Mrs. Gary and reception at the Vale LDS Costley. church. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Barnes Mrs. Olive Graham is still and family spent June 15 pic convalescing in the home of nicking and sightseeing in the Mrs. Clara Corfield. Her hip Mormon Basin area. is reported to mending well. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Top- Mr. and Mrs. Elton Hun- liff were June 15 dinner guests sucker and family of Gay Way of the Irvin Topliffs near Ad Junction were June 15 dinner rian. On June 8, the Leslie guests of her parents, Mr. and Topliffs were birthday din Mrs. Mancel Bishop. June 14 ner guests in the home of Mr. evening guests in the Bishop and Mrs. Kenneth Tooley at home were Mr. and Mrs. Wal Jamieson. The dinner was in ter Cannon. honor of Jody Lynn’s anniver Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Lamm sary. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Mc of Cairo, Nebr., arrived June Connell of Nyssa visited on the 10 and visited through Thurs evening of June 13 in the Top- day with Mrs. Esther Stephen liff home. and Willy. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Cleaver Mrs. Esther Stephen spent entertained with a June 15 din the afternoon of June 15 with ner in honor of Fathers’ day Mrs. Guy Moore. She also and the birthday anniversary of visited on the previous Friday their son, John. Among guests afternoon with Mrs. Elmer were Mr. and Mrs. John Clea- » Miss Iete VanderOord (standing on left) from Nelson, New Zealand was a Tuesday afternoon visitor at the Journal office. Here she is observing Justowr iter (type-setting machine) being operated by Mrs. Gail (Reece) Watson. Others in the picture are Anita Ellison, operating the paper cutter as she trims ver and Tena of Caldwell, Mrs. Bill Cole of Ontario, Mrs. Tay Women Of Arock lor Phillips and children of Prepare Cookbooks Parma. Mrs. Lester Cleaver and AROCK — The Arock home members of her 4-H clubs at tended the recent spring fair economics club met on the eve in Ontario. They report being ning of June 12 in the home of Mrs. Fred Biswell. Roll call awarded several ribbons. was answered with each lady reciting a poem or verse from IN APPRECIATION memory. The club women have been working on their cookbooks We take this opportunity to and have more ready for sale extend our heartfelt thanks to now. relatives, neighbors and other Those present at the meeting friends for the many expres sions of sympathy shown in included Mmes. James Mont thought and deed following the gomery, Walter Baltzor, Glenn death of our loved one. Those Caywood, Bob Danner, Stan many kindnesses will long be Henry, Gordon King, Orville remembered. — The family Fretwell and Fred Biswell. - Charlotte Elwood. Clifford E. Mitchell. columns for this week’s issue; and Ruben Lopez, who is showing Iete’s aunt, Mrs. Pete (Anna) VanderOord, the steps of page makeup. On the extreme right is Mrs. Klair (Marie) Simpson, who is operating the Varityper (headliner machine). Staff Photo EMBLEM CLUB ACTIVITIES Members of Ontario Emblem club 192 held their regular business meeting June 9 at the Elks Temple, with Junior Past President • Mary Jensen ini tiating three new members into the club. They are Mrs. Ro bert Shane and Mrs. Raymond Barenberg of Emmett, and Mrs. Norman Owings from Ontario. This trio will be known as the Mary Jensen class. Florence Hughes transferred to the Ontario club from California. Mrs. Jenson gave a report on the Oregon State Emblem club’s annual convention held Thunderegg Capital NUMBER XXV NEW ZEALAND NIECE VISITS NYSSA COUPLE BUENA VISTA NEWS ♦♦+++BY HELEN HOFFMAN - PHONE 372 - 2806 Second Section June 5 in Hermiston. Dele gates attending from Ontario included President Verna Cof finberry, Zena Fritts, Arlene Allison, Nellie McDaniel, Gen ette Tankersley, Sandra Grant, Diana Ingalls and Sally Fields. Also attending were Past Presi dents Mileta Fife, Donella By bee, Blanche Rowe, • Evelyn Shaw and Mary Jenson. Two members of Club 192 were elected to state offices. They are Evelyn Shaw, third vice - president; and Blanche Rowe, historian. The local club was awarded first place for Mary Jenson’s press book, prepared by Ruth McIntyre. Mrs. Jenson announced two awards in the state American ism essay contest, sponsored (Continued On Page 13) An interesting 18-year-old Miss, Iete VanderOord, from Nelson, New Zealand is spending ten days with her uncle and aunt, Pete and Anna VanderOord in Nyssa. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob VanderOord and has neve.- seen her Nyssa relatives before. In fact the VanderOord brothers, Pete and Jacob, have not seen each other for 39 years. Iete (pronounced Eeta, with a long E) left New Zealand on June 11, spent a day in Honolulu and arrived June 12 at the Boise airport where she was met by the VanderOords. The speedy trip was partially due to crossing the international date line. She is enroute to Holland, where she was born and re Oord said the people here seem ___ __ o_ to be so interested in other sided until 13 j years of _ age when the family moved to New nations, while most New Zea- Zealand. The plane trip will landers seem concerned mostly take her nearly around the with their country and England. world. She will have a stop She stated that people there are in Montreal and plans to spend polite, but they do not reflect several days in-London where the friendliness she finds here. New Zealand, she says, does she will visit the cousin of a New Zealand friend. While in not seem as progressive. Tele Holland, she will visit her ma vision is only about 10 years ternal grandmother, other rela old there and they have only black and white pictures. Meats tives and childhood friends. It is now the winter season and groceries are purchased in New Zealand, and when Iete more ‘wholesale* style and in left on her trip it was 16 degrees larger quantities. They have no above zero. She says there is small food packages on the no drastic change of seasons grocery store shelves, and a in her country - it never seems milkman still delivers his as hot nor as cold as in the products to the door. Principal crops in her coun Uni‘ed States. The seasons seem try are hops, tobacco and fleshy to blend into each other. Miss VanderOord has one fruits, including apples, pears brother, Peter, 21. At the age and peaches; and it is good of 18, she has completed her sheep country, with a brush- college education and has covered hilly terrain. So this worked for one and one-half area’s green crops of sugar years for a travel agency. One beets, potatoes, onions, etc. are purpose of her trip is to learn a real novelty to her. Iete says her father and Uncle more about traveling to the var ious countries she will be Pete are much alike in both looks and actions; and knowing visiting. In this country, it seems in- the VanderOords, this re credible that an 18-year-old porter’s guess is that they have Miss has graduated from col- made her feel right at home. lege and has worked for one and They are trying to show her the one-half years, but in Holland country and visit the various students have only an annual business houses. She says she three-week vacation from is learning much by listening school and in New Zealand the to and visiting with residents of vacation time is from six to the Nyssa area. And of course seven weeks, so their educa the trio will go bowling. tion is almost continuous. When asked by a Journal Americans used to shout, reporter to relate some of the differences in her country and “Give me liberty!** Now they the United States, Miss Vander- just leave off the last word. ■ 3 rd NYSSA LU THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY JUNE 19, 20, 21 PARK HERE FREE AND SHOP OUR BIG ANNIVERSARY SALES! $ HUNDRED OF THOUSANDS IN MERCHANDISE SELECTIONS EVERY DAY Bracken's Dept. Store Coast To — Coast Michael's Pharmacy Paulus Jewelry Wilson's Dept. Store 1st National Bank — Nyssa Wilson's Market, Inc Nyssa Rexall Pharmacy ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■" 1