The Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon Page Six I immihhiiiiiiiiii S Questions VA NEWELL HEIGHTS ITEMS Asked Often ■ ■ ■ BY DALE WITT ■ ■ ■ PHONE 372-2183 ■ ■ ■ NEWELL HEIGHTS - Mr. and Mrs. Ray Simpson and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Holdt and sons were Thursday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ulis Holdt in Parma. Thursday afternoon they visited Johnnie Eason at the Veteran’s Hospital in Boise. Mr. and Mrs. Al Simpson and Mr. and Mrs. Gene Simp­ son visited Johnnie Eason at the Veteran’s Hospital in Boise Sunday. Mrs. Alfred Simpson and Alene, Mrs. Gene Simpson and Wanda and Mrs. Leon Chamber- lain attended the bridal shower for Tina Call at the Owyhee L. D.S. Ward Thursday evening. Mrs. Vernon Ward of Cald­ well and Mrs.’ Gerry Parsons of Portland were Thursday din­ ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lee Hill and family, celebrating their son Lee’s birthday. Evening visitors for homemade ice cream and bir­ thday cake were Mrs. Tina Schiemer, Mr. and Mrs. George Schiemer, Gene Baxter ofCald- well and C. B. Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Parsons of Portland were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lee Hill and family. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Webb left Thursday on a fishing trip to Whitmore Forest Camp and re­ turned home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. LeonChamber- lain attended the Utah State Day celebration at the Owyhee L.D.S. Ward, Monday July 24. The celebration started at 11 o’clock with a parade and pro­ gram, followed by a potluck din­ ner. Johnnie and Ronda Ward spent from Thursday evening until Sunday visiting and helping Mrs. Rollo Fenn. Mrs. Rollo Fenn’s son, Mr. and Mrs. LeroyChur- chhill and daughter have moved from La Grande to their new home in Vale and Mrs. Rollo Fenn was a luncheon guest in their new home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Tim­ merman and family went on a vacation trip Wednesday and returned Saturday evening. They went to Lowman, Stanley and Salmon, along the Salmon River, and came home over the Lolo Pass to Lewiston, Mos­ cow and Pullman, Washington to Highway 95 to Grangeville, and Riggins. Mr. and Mrs. Foster Moose and Mrs. Marie Moore took a trip to Prosser and Kirkland, Washington and Portland, where they visited friends. On their way homethey visitedthe Mary­ hill Museum at Mary hill, Wa­ shington. Mrs. Marie Moore and Mr. and Mrs. Foster Moose were Saturday dinner guests of Mrs. Mabie Piercy in Adrian. Mrs. Marie Moore attended the 20th Class reunion of the Class of 1952 of the Adrian High School in the Adrian park Sunday. Hank Moore of Klamath Falls and Miss Emily Bump spent from Tuesday until Saturday with Hank's mother, Mrs. Marie Moore. Then they left for a second carnp for Handicapped Children at a lake out of Bend. This is Miss Bump’s 4th sum­ mer to head these camps in Bend’s school system. There will be four camps during the summer with four adults work­ ing with the children at each camp session. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Begeman visited Mrs. Dale Witt Wednes­ day evening and Mr. and Mrs. Roger Baker and children of Ontario were Friday evening visitors. Tina Call was given a bridal shower Thursday evening at the Owyhee L.D.S. Ward with about 35 persons attending. The hos­ tesses were Jan Austin and Gay Bybee. BBHMi The engagement and forth­ coming marriage of their daughter Darlene Fay Orm to Kevin D. Williams has recently been announced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Orm of Nyssa. Her fiance is the son of Mrs. R.S. Williams of Mit­ chell, Oregon. Miss Orm is a 1969 graduate of Nyssa High School and Western Beauty College in On­ tario. Williams is a 1967 graduate of Mitchell High School. An August 19 wedding is being planned at the First Christian Church in Nyssa. Neighborhood Picnic July 23 In this busy age some neigh­ bors in Nyssa still join to­ gether for a family potluck picnic in their back yeards. The John Marsh home was a ga­ thering of all the near-by nei­ ghbors Sunday, July 23. The Wilton Jacksons’ barbecued the beef for the get-together. Everyone brought potluck for the dinner. Those attending along with their families were; the Harry McGinleys, Harold Robinsons, Joe Martins, Mer­ lin Looneys, Ray Rankins, Jim Swords, Art Bullocks, Max Brittinghams, Glade Chad- wicks, Bill Wahlerts, Bill Winns, Dean Souths. PREMIUM PRICES PAID FOR AND B B WHEAT B (Modern Equipment For Fast Unloading, State Inspected And Bonded Scales) ALBERTSON'S FEED LOT !■■■■ CLASS OF 1933 Seated are Mrs. Herschel Thompson (Eve­ lyn Earp), Bertha (Wimp) Williams, Mrs. Wayne Morris (Charlena Crawford). Mrs. Carlotta (Irwin) Gough. Standing left to right are Dwight Johnston, Keith Parkinson, Ruth (Wolfe) Klinkenberg, Vernon Parker, Mrs. Charles Bergh (Sue Keizer). . T • ■ NYSSA, OREGON B B B B B B ■ ■I - H HL ? > W 1 I i : ■rv • fr” fl 1 CLASSES of 1934-35-36 Standing left to right are Oswald Forbes, ‘Mrs. George Brown (Mary Beck), Arthur Vernon Cook, Robert Leuck, Howard Boor, ‘Mrs. Richard Young (Clarice Johnson), ‘John Young, ‘Mrs. John Young (Stella Fishburn), Arthur Chap­ man, Mrs. Rex Walters (Verna Thompson). For those of you who were excited and fascinated bv James Michener’s novels HAWAII, THE SOURCE, SAYANARA, THE | BRIDGES AT TOKI-RI, and THE CARAVANS, let me assure ■ you that you will not be disappointed by this master story­ teller’s latest book, THE DRIFTERS. James Michener’s latest novel, narrated by a sixty year old American financier ■ who roams Europe and Africa in search of good investments, follows six young adults as they travel in search of something | else, presumably themselves. The time is very much the present ■ and along with the generic problems of youth, each young person has a special set of circumstances with which to contend. | In selecting subjects for a group portrait, Michener seems ■ to have touched on all the bases. There is Joe, the idealistic draft-evader; Cato, the black militant, passive at heart; Gretchen, blue-stocking Boston folk-singer; Yigal, the serious Israeli ■ with wealthy American grandparents, who must decide his nationality; Monica, pathetic drug addict daughter of a British ex-colonial; and Britta, the Scandanavian beauty in search of ■the sun. Michener lets his narrator, Fairbanks, give us each of their case histories at length, along with the rather predictable cir- ■ cumstances of their departures from home. Then he sets up an eighth character as a foil. Harvey Holt, ex-Marine hero, resourceful technician in his forties, exemplifies Michener’s view of the middle-aged American as disconcertingly naive ■ and narrow-minded, yet admirably imbued with courage, in­ fl tegritv, and ultimate fairness. — Once Michener has assembled his characters in the lively youth resort of Spain's Torremolinos, Michener packs them into | a VW bus and sends them on their trip through some pretty ■ interesting places. The people wander from Spain to Portugal. back to Spain, and then on to the exotic scenes of Mocambique | and Morocco. We go through the horrors of drug addiction in ■ North Africa, watch Cato, an incipient black Muslim, learn in Mocambique how- active the Muslim slave-traders were, and ■ are impressed with the running of the bulls at Pamplona, ■ Spain. It is an interesting trip and Michener is an entertaining as ■ well as knowledgeable guide. But there is more happening here — than the matter of the generation gap. As Michener’s many readers know, one of the great attractions of his story telling ■ art is his skill in setting creditable imaginary characters in — actions in authentic backgrounds. This is a big story composed of many stories—stories of danger and violence and courage, ■ of love, of racial and religious conflict, of the drug and rock — sub-culture that many of the young have become involved with and many of their elders concerned about. ■ This is one unified story even though my description may — make it sound like a group of short stories. It is true that Michener changes characters or adds new characters ap- ■ proximately every hundred pages. For one to understand the — youth culture now, perhaps Michener’s approach is one of the more pleasurable ways of viewing this culture from the arm­ chair or the backyard chair as one of those steaks is broiling for supper. B Jerry Childs (Thelma Cook), William Keizer. Seated, Hubert Leuck. ‘Mrs. Richard Young (Clarice Johnson ), ‘John Young, ’Mrs. A. E. Whitehead (Pauline LaMar), Virgil Holady, ‘Mrs. John Young (Stella Fishburn), ‘teachers. 1 BY CLYDE T. SWISHER « ■ CALL 372-2291 CLASS OF 1932 Standing (1 to r) are Douglas Benton. Dewaine Hardin, James McGinnis, Mrs. John Ray (Frances McFarlane), Dennis Keck, John Ernest, Sherman Keck, Mrs. Ronald Burke (Mae Keizer), Mrs. Charles Holland (Wanda Shel­ ton), Mrs. Violet (Pinkston) McKee, Howard Foster. Mrs. SPEAKING OF BOOKS BARLEY ■ ■ Listed are some of the questions most frequently asked by the nearly 330,000 veterans in the State of Oregon con­ cerning Federal benefits pro­ vided for them through the Veterans Administration. - What is the maximum home loan which may be guaran­ teed under the G.I. Bill? A - No maximum limit is es­ tablished by law. The ve­ teran’s income and ability to make payments is the limit­ ing factor. - How large a down payment is required on a G.I. loan? - Generally, no down pay­ ment is required. - Who is eligible for medi­ cal outpatient treatment? A - To be eligible for out­ patient treatment, a veteran must have been discharged or retired under conditions other than dishonorable and be in need of treatment for disability incurred or aggra­ vated in service; be a war veteran with total and per­ manent service-connected disabilities, be receiving aid and attendance or housebound allowance; be a Spanish- American War veteran; or be a disabled veteran train­ ing under the Vocational Re­ habilitation Act. Q - How long do I have after discharge to apply for den­ tal treatment? A - Generally, one year. How­ ever, if you have service- connected dental conditions, were a prisoner of war, a Spanish-American War vet­ eran or a disabled veteran training under the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, there is no time limit. Q - If I elect to purchase the new National Service Life Insurance addition with my dividends, must I pay pre­ miums on this new insurance? A - No future premiums are required. This is paid-up insurance. Q - May I purchase National Service Life Insurance in an amount greater than my 1972 dividend or the amount of dividends on deposit? - No. - How does going to school less than full time on the G.I. Bill affect my entitle- ment? - Your entitlement is used at the rate in which you are paid. For example, if you receive pay as a half-time student for a period of 12 months, you will have used up six months of entitlement. However, you must remem­ ber that no payments may be made for training beyond the termination date of your en­ titlement which is 8 years after your separation or 8 years after the date the law was effective. Veterans who were separated prior to May 31, 1966, cannot receive benefits for training be­ yond May 31, 1974. Seated are ’Mrs. A. White- head (Pauline LaMar), Mrs. Audrey Collins (Vera McCon- nel), Mrs. Oswald Forbes (Claudena Crawford, Mrs. James McGinnis (Pauline Hatch), Mrs. Arthur Smith (Daisy Whip­ ple), and Mrs. Arthur Chapman (Mary Mittingly). ‘teachers Photos by Chris Moore Platform Committees Urged c____ _____ s To Back Spending Controls Old li/me/L TAM >>Ut LE An all-out effort to control decade demands a return to federal spending and elimi­ fiscal responsibility. “In fiscal nate low-priority government 1972, even the full-employ­ programs has been proposed ment budget will be in deficit by the National Association and this is very likely to be political talk of Manufacturers in recom­ true in 1973 as weii,” the alatul a new Miurcc of rev­ mendations developed for the Association said. enue simply means tapping Platform Committees of the In calling for control of the same old taxpayer in. a major national parties. spending, the NAM warned brand new place. The NAM also urged the that “no nation has enough committees to support enact­ resources to spend any waste- fully." ment of a firm expenditure ceiling encompassing all bud­ get expenditures, including the so-called "uncontroll- ables.” The NAM urged the plat­ form framers to support pub­ lic policies that encourage productivity improvement, which the Association said is “crucial to real economic gains at home and our com­ petitive position in world markets." Capital Formation The recommendations ]>ointed out that this requires tax rates and a tax structure that encourage capital forma­ tion and productive new in­ vestment. “The federal revenue gain from economic growth should not be encumbered in advance for spending, but should be largely earmarked for tax reductions,” the NAM said. “With the Revenue Act of 1964, the 88th Congress made a commitment to encourage growth of the private sector as the basic source of eco­ nomic progress for all groups. BKYCLE DRIVER SAFETY is the goal of American We believe that this is an ap­ Bike Month this year With more cars on the road than propriate time to renew this *v.er bKfure’ and with more than 63 "“»»on Americans commitment.” riding bikes each year, a safe bike and a safe bike driver are more important than ever. According to the National Fiscal Responsibility Safety Council, most serious accidents occur to cyclists The NAM emphasized that at intersections. Bike drivers should use recognized the fiscal history of the fed­ nd signals to signal turning or stopping, and use par­ eral government in the last ticular caution at intersections.