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Thuriday, April 8, 1971 Th« Nyiia Oat« City Journal, Nyna, Oregon FIRE CALLS! OUT OF Nyssa Volunteer Fire Depart ment extinguished a grass fire in the vacant lot back of the E.L. McCrady residence before any damage occured Thursday afternoon, April 1. 40 YEARS AGO Monday night, April 5, they To Nyssa goes the honor of were called to the Jim Warren possessing a class of graduates trailer home located at the second to but one other in the Thunder Egg Trailer Court on county in number — perhaps the east side of Nyssa, where second to none in merits. A they quickly extinguished a class of 26 young people will minor fire caused by an over receive diplomas at commence heated oil stove. ment excerclses scheduled for the night of May 14 at the Liberty Theatre. Agnes Nichols is valedictor ian and Ralph Boden is saluta- torian. Graduates will include: Hubert Jones, Juanita and Jennie Whipple, Gladys and Goldie Flanary, Helen Zittercob, Elizabeth Naoma Austin, Crete Marie Foster, Norville Leuck, George Johnston, Leonard Mar shall, Ralph Boden, Herschel Thompson, Agnes Nichols, Lloyd McEwen, Rex Walters, Inez Wilson, Henry Hatch, Ger rit Muntjewerff, Werner Peutz, Dale Garrison, Irma Betts, Mar garet Ann Morgan, Betty Ten- sen, Floyd Elliott, Chester Sager. THE PAST 10 YEARS AGO Marine Second Lt. Ronald K. Roth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Roth of Nyssa, completed the 26-week officers basic course March 30 at Marine Corps School, Quantico, Va. ♦ * e 20 YEARS AGO Iva Adaline Garren, two year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Garren, was killed when struck by the locomotive of the fast freight on the railroad bridge over the Snake River south of Nyssa about 10:45 a.m. March 28. Father of the girl, said the accident occured after he hadcarriedsomeseedacross the railroad bridge from Bridge Island, on which he is living. He carried the seed because the ferry recently sank and when he started across the bridge, Iva and two of her brothers were playing on a road on the large island, which is crossed by the railroad track. According to the report of Elmer Williams, engineer of the diesel engine, Iva and at least one of her brothers must have followed Mr. Garren, onto the bridge, because when the the engineer sounded the whistle one boy ran off the tracks. Williams again sounded the whistle and rang the bell and finally saw a Hny object. He desperately pulled the emer gency brakes but could not stop in time to avoid the accident that threw the girl against the bridge girder and into the river. State and city police, railroad officials, Nyssa volunteer fire men. countv officials andNyssa residents owning motor boats aided in the search for the girl’s body. Besides cruising up and down the river, the area between Payette and Weiser is being searched. Canyon County Sheriffs posse are dragging the swift swollen river just below where Iva’s body fell from the trestle. She is survived by her mother and father and five brothers and sisters. 30 YEARS AGO In a letter recently written to his parents Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Keck of the Owyhee, their son Willard who is now a student at the Flying School at Sacra mento, Calif., said that out of a class of 180 he had passed with a grade of 97.5% and from a class of 1100 he was among the highest five. 50 YEARS AGO The ladies H.C.Club gave a banquet in honor of their hus bands, in the basement of the Presbyterian Church Thursday evening. It was the most ela borate and successful social affair of the season. A four course dinner was served, which was appetizing and beauti ful beyond words. The ladies were very prettily dressed, and though so much of course can not be said about the men, yet they did their best. After the banquet a fine musical pro gram was given by Mrs. McCarty, Mrs. MacLafferty, Mrs. A.H. Boydell, Mrs. Craw ford and Mrs. Stubbs, which was very much enjoyed. Some of the men were heard discussing the mysterious name of “H.C.” and they all decided that it means “high class.” 60 YEARS AGO Yesterday afternoon Ladies* Aid were hospitably entertained by Mrs. Robert Me- gorden with a Peach Blossom Tea. The hostess had very tastefully arranged for the as sembling of the ladies under the blossoming trees of their excellent orchard. After the usual business session and social hour in which a dainty lunch was served, the ladies retired voting that Peach Blos som Teas, when Mrs. Megorden was hostess were decidedly successes. Hometown News Mr. and Mrs. Doug Bateman and granddaughter, Lori Talbot, of Boise were Sunday visitors at the Howard Myrick home. * * * Tony, Shanna, Darren and Kevern Manning spent the week end with their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Riggs while their parents Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Manning were in Logan, Utah. * * * Approximately 50 members of the Owyhee Riding Club and Oregon Trail Grange met Sun day, April 4, for a potluck din ner at the Oregon Trail Hall. ♦ ♦ » Forrest McCool and son Mark of Bentonville, Arkansas, arrived here Saturday to visit his two sisters, Ethel Lay and Mrs. Frank Byers, and his mo ther, Cynthia Gilbert. Mrs. Gilbert will return to Arkan sas with her son for a visit. ♦ ♦ • Honoring Forrest McCool and ’son Mark of Arkansas with a Sunday family picnic at the John Sommars home in Notus were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Byers and Sunshine Dunten, Cynthia Gilbert, Ethel Lay, Frances Kratzburg and Louise Collins of Nyssa, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Easley and family and Mr. and Mrs. Mike Bethel and son of Notus, and Mr. and Mrs. Rockey Fuque of Caldwell. * * * Mr. and Mrs. Tom Eldredge were Monday luncheon guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Brown in Fruitland. • * * Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Keck of Richland, Wash., visitedover the weekend at the home of his mpther, Mrs. A.H. Keck. » » ♦ Mrs. Wally Burrage of Ren ton, Wash., visited this past weekend with her daughter, Kathy Daudt. ♦ • • Mr. and Mrs. Sam McConnell visited Sunday at the home of thpir daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Fairest Moore, in Nampa. While there, Mrs. McConnell’s nephew, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Gressley and family of Ontario, and his sister Mrs. Max Jones of Los Angeles, also visited the Moores. * * * Mr. and Mrs. S.P. Bybee re turned home March 30 after spending the past three weeks visiting in Scottsdale, Arizona at the home of their son, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Bybee, awaiting the birth of their grandson, who made his appearance on March 31, the day after the Bybee’s returned home. While in Arizona, Mr. and Mrs. Bybee visited and attended ball-games with Mr. and Mrs. V.L. Kessler who are making their summer home in Mesa, Arizona. They also visited one afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Ira Ure in Mesa, and with Mrs. Bybee’s sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Alvord in Tucson. * * * Mrs. John K. Peterson and children arrived Monday from Othello, Wash., to spend the week visiting relatives and friends in Nyssa. » » ♦ Cherry Lee Steinke of Vale spent the past week visiting at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Verda Steinke. Jr. High Students Plan Field Trip The Nyssa Jr. High, 7th and Sth grades, are planning an all day field trip to Boise, April 14th. They will be accompained by teacher s, Mrs. Juanita Voh- land and Arthur Bullock. They will visit the Idaho State Penitentiary where Ralph Poin dexter, an inmate, will speak to them about drugs. Poindexter is a re-habilitated drug user and member of the Table RockJay- cees. The students also plan to visit the State Capitol, Court House and City Jail. The 8th graders will also tour the State Department Computer Service. Pag« Thr«« “Good Sounds” To Present Coneert Of Saered Music The Conservative Baptist Church, N. Fourth and Locust Ave., will host a concert of sacred music tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be presented by the “Good Sounds,” a group of 32 young people from Memorial Baptist Church, Fresno, California. The program will include both vocal and instrumental music. Instruments include piano, guitars, banjo, bass guitar, brass section and drums. The vocal portion will feature a group of numbers by the "Hs'n- ermen,” a folk quartet. Songs will range from contemporary sacred folk to a group of num bers from the cantata ‘So Send I You” by John W. Peterson. The “Good Sounds” have not only been involved in concerts but as a group have been active in missionary ministries. A recent project involved the pur chase, rebuilding and delivery of a station wagon to a Mexi can Bible Institute. The goal of the group is “involvement with a purpose” according to their director, Jim Tuck. They eagerly explain that their purpose is to com municate the goods news of Jesus Christ. Their concert is designed to make you ask, “Is There More to Life?” Pastor Coats of the Nyssa Baptist Church stated that the concert is open to the public with no charge for admission. He added that a reception for the “Good Sounds’’ will be held in the Fellowship Room of the church immediately following the concert. ZIMMERMAN PLUMBING AND HEATING Authorized Lennox Dealer 13 N. 2ND ST. PHONE 372-3911 Nyssa, Oregon
