Pag« Four
Thursday, February 25, 1971
The Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon
IDS Conference Stresses
Family Home Evening
GRANGE
NEWS
Mr. And Mrs. Hugo Holmes
Observe 50th Anniversary
Jacksons Return From
Herb Sez... Recent Caribbean Cruise
Members of Oregon Trail
Grange met in regular session
Thursday evening, February 18,
with Master Don Somers, pre
siding. Officers were seated
by Assistant Stewards Protem
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Price.
Mrs.
Don
Somers was
elected to fill the office of
secretary which was vacated
by Mrs. George Cleaver who
was scheduled for eye surgery.
Clara Price reminded the
members to save old eye
glasses, frames, or old jewe
lry to be used for “Eyes for
the Needy” project.
Refreshments were served
to 17 members by Marguerite
Moss and Ellen Jones. The
next regular meeting will be
held March 4th beginning at
3 p.m.
Quarterly Conference of the this situation must be found.
Nyssa Stake of the Church of But these are not the decisive
Jesus Christ of Latter-day factors.
Most delinquents, so the psy
Saints will be held at the Stake
Center in Nyssa February 26 chologists tell us, got their
and 27, with Stake President start on the wrong path before
Dehlin A. Erickson presiding. school age. Their behavior pat
The theme of the Conference terns shows signs of being war
will be built on the Family Home ped. Home influences, there
Evening Program of the church. fore, transcendeveryotherfac-
Decision of the church to clear tor because in the early and
its calendar of all meetings, en- impressionable years the child
ertainments and other gather- is learning to be selfish or
ngs of members on Monday unselfish, to choose between
venings has been made so that right and wrong, to know the
hey may more completely ob- difference between justice and
erve Family Home Evening, in justice, to consider the rights
a program designed to teach of others and to practice to
>arents and children the truths lerance and fair play.
It is a mistake to think that
»f salvation, honesty, chastity,
ntegrity and sobriety. Mor delinquents necessarily come
ions believe that if parents will from the homes of the under
aithfully carry out this direc- privileged and the poor. A
ive, “ninety-nine out of every considerable proportion of them WEED BURING RESOLUTION
lundred children will adhere to come from the middle-class and
WHEREAS we understand that
hese
principles throughout upper-bracket families. They
lie,” a promise made to them may appear in any social strata there is a movement on foot to
>y Wilford Woodruff, president where parents are too busy to eliminate all weed and trash
>t the Church from 1887 to devote time to the welfare of burning on farms in Oregon, and
WHEREAS it is essential to
their children.
1898.
The Children’s Bureau of the good farm practice to burn such
The First Presidency has
directed members to make an Department of Labor in a large things as alfalfa chaff, weeds
ntensive effort to observe faith American city discovered that on ditch banks and in fence
fully the home evening and of every 100 delinquents, 85 lines, and
Mr. and Mrs. Hugo J. Holmes
WHEREAS only burning de
oresent the messages contained per cent were products of un
celebrated their Golden Wedding
stroys
weed
seeds
and
does
away
stable
homes.
With
such
sta
n a carefully prepared lesson
Anniversary at a reception held
’ook.
It is advised that the tistics available, it can be seen with noxious undergrowth,
Sunday,
February 14, in the
THEREFORE BE IT RE
children take turns giving the that the greatest single influence
Fellowship Hall of the Nyssa
SOLVED
that
we
ask
for
burning
in
the
life
of
any
normal
child
lessons and the prayers and in
United Methodist Church.
' he singing and serving of re- is parental. This is because it to be permissable under very
Many friends attended the
reshments. This is also the begins in the formative years, at careful supervision.
affair hosted by their child
The
foregoing
resolution
was
ime for the family council and a time when the child is “too
ren Mrs. Hugh (Holmes) Tob-
he free expression of all family young to understand but not too passed by the Oregon Trail ler of Wayzata, Minn., and Neal
Grange
#687,
meeting
in
re
young
to
accept.
”
The
home
nembers to discuss their dlf-
Holmes of Nampa.
erences, reach a united de- determines one’s behavior to a gular session on February 18,
The main table was centered
ision and plan familyprojects. far greater degree than friends 1971.
with athree-tiered weddingcake
For a long time theChristian and companions, school or col
The members of Malheur Po with floral arrangements of gol
vorld has assumed that com- lege, business or social life. It mona Grange met in regular den chrysanthemums at each
great training session Saturday, February 20,
nunity and economic influen is the first
side and beverage services at
ces are the most important in ground.
at Ontario Heights Grange Hall the ends.
he lives of human beings. Cer-
with Master Dallas Chaney pre
Golden punch was served by
Mid-Winter Rally
ainly, the existence of slums
siding.
Mrs. LaVerne Shell and coffee
uid of poverty and the lack of
Wesley Richmond was elected was served by Mrs. Verna Tob-
For Harvesters Inc.
ecreational facilities in many
Pomona Overseer to fill the ler. The wedding cake was cut
Harvesters
Incorporated vacancy created by the death of
laces are factors in juvenile
and served by Mrs. Robert
lellnquency. and a remedy for Annual Mid-Winter Rally was Arthur Beam. Judy Teeter was Wilson.
held
at
the
Women
’
s
Clubhouse
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elected Secretary to fill the
Another table contained floral
in Ontario February 20.
office vacated by Mrs. Ira Price. gifts from friends and a de
BRIDGE ACTIVITIES
The program included a chalk Leo Tschida was appointed
drawing by Venture Coy of
Mrs. Frank T. Morgan enter- Boise, a Lecture on Israel, Agriculture Chairman.
A Past Master’s pin was pre
ained Tuesday afternoon bridge correlated along with colored
club at her home last week with motion pictures of the Holy sented to Ira Price by County
tfrs. Kay Brendle, Mrs. John Land Trip taken by Harold Jacks Deputy Dale Teeter. Grange
members offered a vote of
Worrell and Mrs. Joe Maughn and Ralph Altig.
thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Ira
ittending as guests. Scoring
A fellowship dinner was
high was Mrs. R.G. Larson served at noon and a message Price for their eight years of MAROSTICA AND
Sr., and second high was Mrs. by Walter Jesperson, of the service in Pomona Grange.
During the eight years Price
Worrell.
Overseas Missionary Fellow missed only one meeting and GREIG PROMOTED
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ship, followed dinner.
Mrs. Price missed two.
At the Naval Reserve meeting
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Me Part
Special music was provided
Agriculture Chairman Wesley in Boise February 16, Dan Ma-
land entertained Sunday couples by the Haney children ac
Richmond reported on a new rostica, son of Mr. and Mrs.
bridge at their home with Mr.
companied by their mother Mrs.
and Mrs. George Sallee attend Boyd Haney of Nyssa; the Lo irrigation siphon which is sup William Marostica, and Dan
ing guests. Three tables were rensen girls, Harriet playing posed to hold the prime for 10 Greig, son of Mrs. Iona Greig,
in play with high score being the piano; Rev. and Mrs. Cole, to 14 days when the water goes who are in the Naval Com muni
out of the ditch and which will cations Field, were promoted to
held by Mrs. Sallee.
with Mrs. Cole at the piano; start to flow automatic ally when 3rd Class Petty Officer.
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and Aaron Olson of Boise ac
They were both in the Naval
Thursday afternoon bridge companied on the piano by Mrs. the water is again turned on.
During the lecturer’s pro Reserve Program for ten
Mrs.
club met at the home of
Cole.
gram Joe Brumbach gave an in months followed by five months
Richard Forbess with Mrs.
President Charles Webband
Artie Robertson a guest, Two Harold Jacks, with the assist teresting report on farming in at Class A School in Pensa
tables were in play with Mrs. ance of Mrs. Webb and Mrs. 1865. Mrs. Angie Chaney read a cola, Fla., where Dan Marostica
Elsie Divens holding high score Jacks, acted as hosts. Miss copy of a sale hand bill dated was first in his class.
Both Dans returned home No
and Mrs. Forbess, second high. Ida Nelson presided over the 1846:
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vember 20 on leave until Feb
“STATE OF MISSOURI”
guest book.
Mr. and Mrs.
ruary 28 when they will leave
“COUNTY OF PIKE”
Mrs. Bill Stringer entertained Kenneth Lorensen and daugh
“The undersigned will, Tues for active duty. They will go
members of the Friday after
ters of Sunset Valley attended. day, Sept., 29, A.D. 1846, sell to Treasure Island, San Fran
noon bridge club at her home
at public outcry for cash on cisco, for two weeks while they
with two tables in play. Guests Leg ion Announces
premises where Coon Creek await further orders.
were Mrs. Houston Wilson and
Members of the American
Mrs. Kay Brendle. Mrs. John Legion, the Auxiliary and their crosses Missouri Road, the fol
Stringer and the hostess held families will meet Thursday, lowing chatties, to-wit: Nine
yoke of oxen with yokes and
"John Wilson, cryer. Free
high scores.
March 4, at the Legion Hall chains, two wagons with beds,
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headcheese, apples and hard
for their annual birthday pot two prairie plows, 25 steel
cider at noon.”
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Wilson luck dinner.
traps, one barrel pickled cab
Prior to the meeting, lunch
This year the potluck will
entertained members of the
bage, one hogsheadtobbaco,one was served by women of On
Couples Club for bridge and begin at 7 p.m. with the birth
spinning wheel, loom, three tario Height Grange to 43 mem
dessert at their home Sunday day cake being furnished. It has
skins and a host of other arti bers from six granges.
evening. Three tables were in been announced that those plan
cles. Am guine to California.
The next meeting will be at
play and Mr. and Mrs. Robert ning to attend should bring table Signed Jim Newton.”
Big Bend Grange Hall, May 15.
Wilson were guests.
service.
corated valentine box for cards
and gifts for the honored couple.
Mrs. David Beers was in
charge of the guestbook.
Others who helped with the
preparation, serving and other
details which helped to make
the reception such a pleasant
affair were Mrs. Myrtle Alex
ander, Mrs. Verna Martin, and
Mrs. Alma Coffman.
After the reception, a family
dinner was held at the home of
Mrs. Verna Tobler hosted by
Mrs. Tobler and Mrs. Neal
Holmes of Nampa. Myrtle Alex
ander was also a dinner guest.
Mr. and Mrs. Holmes were
married at Duluth, Minn., on
February 16, 1921, and later
moved to the Twin Falls area
where they engaged in farm
ing. In 1943 they moved to
Nyssa where they have con
tinued to reside.
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Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Jackson
who recently went on a Carib-
26th with Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Wortendyke of Boise, by plane
and landed at Miami. In Miami
they rented a car and drove ac
ross the toe of Florida to Marco
Island where Jackson attended
a meeting of the National Gas
Association board of directors.
From Marco Island, they
drove through Naples, on into
the Everglades, and took a boat
tour through the 10,000 Islands
seeing thousands of birds;
herons, pelicans, cormorants,
osprey and bald eagle. The
cormorant is the bird the Chi
nese use to fish for them - they
collar it, tie a rope on and turn
it loose. When the cormorant
catches a fish, he can’t swallow
it because of the collar, and the
Chinese haul the bird in and
take the fish.
The 10,000 Islands are made
up of the Mangrove trees. The
trees send out roots from the
top growing down. The roots
gather moss and soil and even
tually make the Islands. In
the roots of the trees are found
many oyster beds.
One of the highlights of the
trip for Mrs. Jackson was see
ing Homestead, where Jackson
left the United States on his
way to Europe during the se
cond World War. From Home
stead, they drove on down
through all the Keyes which
are connected with bridges (one
seven miles long) to Key West.
The next day they drove into
the Anhinga Trail of the Ever
glades, walking on board ramps
through the swamps teaming
with wild life.
They parti
cularly noted a sign which told
them not to mind if they were
bitten by mosquitos, as they in
turn were feed for the small
fish, who then were eaten by
the gar which the alligators fed
on. Alligators and huge turtles
were thick in the swamp. An
hinga is the name of the bird
in that area that swims under
water coming up only oc-
cassionally for a breath of air.
After several dives he has to
get up on a stump, and hold his
wings out to dry as he becomes
waterlogged.
• After visiting the Anhinga
swamp they returned to Miami
where news of Mrs. Jackson's
father’s death reached them.
They then flew to California
to be with their family.
They left Los Angeles Feb.
2, landing in Miami where they
found a flight on an ALM, a
Dutch-Antilles airplane, which
took them over Cuba and landed
in Kingston, Jamaica. Next stop
was Curacao, which is Dutch,
mostly oil wells. They are
famous for their Orange Liquor.
They then traveled to Piarco,
Trinidad - very English. Here,
they even drive on the left. All
of the Islands are predominitly
blacks, all very handsome, and
clean, remarked Mrs. Jackson.
They were all checked through
health, immigration and cus
toms there.
Mrs. Jackson described their
room at the Queens Park Hotel,
as “oozing of BritishColonial-
pink antheriums on all the tab
les - eating rooms and lobbies
are all open, as there are no
flies nor are there mosquitos.
The streets were very narrow.”
They attended a calypso show
that night in a tent with all the
natives - Mrs. Jackson men
tioned that they were two of
the 15 whites to 300 blacks.
She said people were so clean.
The men all wore ties and they
never saw a native woman that
wasn’t in a dress. She also
mentioned that Trinidad was
named by Columbus - the Island
is made up of three mountains.
Bridgetown, Barbados, was
the next stop. All of the Islands
raise sugar cane as their main
crop, and there are lots of ban
ana plantations.
On Friday they docked at Fort
De France, Martinique. French
was spoken here - the last two
Islands used the English lan
guage. Here they saw the fa
mous volcanco, Mt. Pelee. This
is a fishing village and the nets
were all hung to dry. The towns
resemble the French Quarter,
New Orleans, with very narrow
streets, shops snug together
and verandas on the upstairs
porches.
The next day found them in
Guadeloupe and they rented a
car to go to another part of the
Island to a hotel. After a sight
seeing here, they made their
return home.
Hartleys And Russells
Share Trip Experiences
U.S. Army, Vietnam--Army
Private First Class Scott L.
Grasty, whose parents, Mr. and
by Shirley Eckley cruise of the bay. Their yacht
Mrs. Julius E. Grasty, and wife,
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hartley was the “Musical Sea Cloud”
Susan, live at 389 N. Verde
recently returned from Nevada, and the cruise of the bay took
Drive, Ontario, recently re
California, and Mexico where about four hours to complete.
They didn’t seem to have
ceived the army commendation
they spent the last few weeks.
medal in Vietnam.
First they went to Las Vegas trouble with the paper money
The medal was awarded for
where they and Mr. and Mrs. there, but had a lot of trouble
meritorious service. Such ser
George Russell spent about five with the coins or pesos. They
vice can be over an extended
days at the CattlemarTsConven- visited the market place and
period of time or for outstanding
tion.
From Las Vegas both saw hundreds of eguana. They
achievement
in a
single
couples drove to Los Angeles are sometimes three feet long
situation. In either case, the ^EPICAL SCIENTISTS HAVE
and from there, took the plane and very much resemble an
recipient
must have de *T? escr > bepasp /«/ a / a 5 the most to Mexico City.
alligator. Hartley was telling
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One of the most facinating the guide what delicious chicken
dication far above the average. TREATMENT OF A WIPE VARIETT OF
things they found inMexicoCity they had eaten and the guide
A h P A ilments .
Pvt. Grasty received the PISCOMFORTS
was the Floating Gardens. They told them it wasn’t chicken, it
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award while assigned as a ASPIRIN FOR THE RELIEF OF MINOR found flowers beautiful and the was eguana.
tracked vehicle mechanic in PAIN ANP FEVER-
women were each presented a
While in Acapulco they were
Howitzer Battery. 2nd squadron OH
rose corsage.
They thought fortunate to see the high dives
of the Uth armored cavalry i nJ
the city interesting because the off the cliffs of La-Quebrada.
regiment in Vietnam.
streets were lined with booths The men dive into the narrow
He entered the army in Oct
where everything was sold. cove from a spot one hundred
ober 1969, completed basic
They said they noticed a lot of feet above the water. They
training at Ft. Lewis, Wash.,
trading between the natives and must time their dive for just
and was last stationed at Ft.
the tourists, and also when you the right moment for the only
Knox, Ky.
wanted to buy something you had time they can dive is when the
The 19-year-old soldier is jX REC-ENT SURVEY REVEALED to dicker with the tradespeople.
•rTHAT WHEN PEOPLE WERE A>KEP
cove is full of water. They
a 1969 graduate of Ontario High- WHOM THEY TURK) TO A6 A SOURCE OF
Also whileinMexicoCitythey all very much enjoyed visiting
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enjoyed dinner in the tower of all the shops in different parts
mentioned PHARMACISTS ••
the tallest building in the world. of the city. While most of the
SECOk>P¿>A/A.y TO THEIR DOCTOR.
Another thing that was very in time they had to have inter
teresting for them was the many peters they were amazed at
beautiful Churches and Cathe the way the children knew how
drals all over the country. Many to handle the money and how
were made with a great deal of well they could speak our lan
gold and decorated with gold. guage.
At one service they attended in
While the Hartleys and the
Mexico City, the services were
performed very much like an Russells enjoyed their trip into
opera, with the music and dances Mexico they are happy to be
performed from centruries ago out of the state of California.
Recliner
Mr. and Mrs. Hartley visited
right up to the present.
after
their return from Mex
From
MexicoCity
they
trave
Occasional
led by bus to the village of Taxco. ico, at the home of his sister, 9
Club
They thought this delightfully un Mary Keefe in Lacresenta,
changed and original. This vil Calif., and were very much
lage is so beautiful that the shaken up during the earth-
9
They saw so much
Mexican Government has passed quake,
Regular
a law that it cannot be changed. damage that it was impossible
If repairs are necessary it must to describe it. Large buildings
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be replaced just as it was. The that had simply toppled, and
buildings are all white washed supermarkets that were com
to
stucco and the roofs are red pletely destroyed. Some sec
$150.00
tile. The roads are all cobbled. tions of the freeway were buck
Taxco is a silver mining com led as high as six feet, and one
munity, and the village has church that must have been
many lovely silver shops. Mrs. very large and beautiful was
Hartley found this to be her in complete ruin. Although Mrs.
favorite place in Mexico, be Hartley said the first and
cause it seemed so peaceful. largest quake was by far the
They traveled from Taxco to worst, it was the smaller ones
Acapulco by bus and enjoyed the that followed that began towear
scenery very much. They found the people down and was hard
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the working burros very in est on them
teresting carrying what looked
Needless to say they are very
to be very large loads for such happy to be home.
small animals. They could see
the local women doing their
laundry all along the banks of
the river.
In Acapulco they stayed at the
Malibu Hotel which was right on
the water’s edge. They had a
wonderful time on the yacht
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It seems to me that the people
of Idaho are having one terri
ble time trying to make up their
collective mind as to what our
future’s to be. Do we or do
we not want Idaho to become
a tourist state? Sure we would
like to have all of that tourist
business that fills our coffers
with out of state dollars BUT
we’d like to accomplish this
without bringing in any people.
We brag and rave about our
scenic wonders but refuse to
permit roads to be built for
tourists to view them. We
make a lot of noise about how
wonderful fishing and hunting is
in Idaho BUT we don’t want any
out of state sportsmen to cut
in our private preserves.
We desire more industry to
bolster the economy of the state
but said industry must NOT
pollute in any manner, shape,
or form. It must be a CLEAN
industry, like farming BUT we
raise hell with produce plants.
Potato plants pollute the rivers,
Sugar factories andonion plants
pollute the air. JUST WHAT DO
WE WANT?
I’m convinced that our chatter
about more tourists to bolster
the economy instead of mining
is just that, chatter, pure and
simple. At the present time our
legislature is discussing the
production of new license
plates. I suppose it goes with
out saying that the legend
“World Famous Potatoes” will
still be on our new plates. If
raising potatoes was our main
inudstry in Idaho I could under
stand our 40 years of potato
plugging, but it’s not and I
really can find no just reason
for me to be advertising po
tatoes all over the United Sta
tes.
Where ever I go, people com
ment on potatoes. I ask, “have
you ever been to Idaho?” The
customary answer is, “NO”,
“Why not?” I ask. Because
I can see potato fields here
at home”, they tell me. Not
one person in 100 knows that we
have forests and mountains and
deserts in Idaho, let alone the
fact that we have more national
forest land than any other state
in the Union other than Alaska.
If we really wanted tourists
wouldn’t it be smart to let them
know that we have something
attractive. Why not call Idaho
the VACATION LAND? That
is if we really want tourists,
which I seriously doubt if we
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