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Th« Nyssa Oat« City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon
Herb's Views
By Herb Fits
Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Place the following ingredients
in layers in a2-quart casserole
with a tight fitting lid.
ORANGE-PINEAPPLE-RICE
SALAD
1. .
2. .
pkg. orange flavored gelatin
cup boiling water
cup ice water
cup whipped topping
cup cold, cooked rice
small can crushed pineapple
1/3 cup sugar
Prepare gelatin according to
directions. Cool until slightly
firm. Whip. Add crushed pine
apple and rice.
Add sugar.
Blend and fold in whipped top
ping.
Pour into a mold
chill until set. Serves 6.
We’re always looking for ea
sier ways to serve temp
ting foods. Here's an idea for
both easy and tempting. A tossed
salad will complete this meal
MEAL-IN-ONE CASSEROLE
1 cup rice, uncooked
1 cup whole kernel corn,
drained
3. . Sprinkle the above with salt
and pepper. Pour an 8 ox.
can of Tomato Sauce and
1/2 can of water over first
2 layers.
4. 1/2 cup each finely chopped
onion and green pepper.
5. 1 1/2 lbs. uncooked ground
beef, seasoned with salt,
pepper, and accent.
6. Pour second can of tomato
sauce and 1/2 can water
over all.
7. . Cover meat with 4 strips
bacon, cut in half.
Cover dish with a tight lid
and bake at 350 degrees for 1
hour. Uncover and bake about
30 minutes longer. Serves 6 to
8.
ACTIVITIES IN ARCADtT^
BY AVO MOELLER * PHONE 372-2733
ARCADLA - Mr. and Mrs.
Aage Pedersen from Vancouver
Wash., arrived August 9 for a
visit with Mr. and Mrs. Otis
Bullard. Monday, Aug. 13 they
all left for a few days at Bul
lard’s summer home in Mc-
Call.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Long of Nyssa accompanied
them, Mrs. Pedersen is acou-
sin of Bullard and Mrs. Long,
Mr. and Mrs. Troman Wag-
ner of San Francisco and his
sister Audrey Strong of Myrtle
Point, Oregon called at the
Otis Bullard home Sunday. They
were enroute to Gooding to visit
a brother, Lealand Wagner and
family.
They were former
residents of Arcadia taking their
land out of sage brush in 1937.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Groot of
Nyssa also were callers in the
Bullard home.
Henry and Lori Marquardt of
Everett, Wash., are spending
two weeks with their grand
parents, Mr and Mrs. Henry
Carroll.
While their mother
Henerette Marquardt attends
school
for
two weeks in
San Diego.
Mr. and Mrs. Parley Feik
visited Mrs. Harold Green in
Meridian, who is recovering
from a broken hip. They also
visited Mr. and Mrs. Steve
James in Meridian.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarkson of
Portland visited Mrs. Cecil
Houston Saturday evening, Mrs.
Clarksen is the former Eunice
Ann Brady of Arcadia.
Steve Carroll and Mark Wil
liams from Wilder visited the
Henry Carroll home Monday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Carroll
and family from Emmett visited
the Henry Carroll home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Bowers of
Ontario visited Sunday in the
Clyde Bowers home. Mrs. Bob
Keisel visited Monday in the
Bowers home.
Oregon Employment Tops
Million For First Time
On January 12, 1967 I wrote
Employment in Oregon top starts, there has been some
the following- "A joke is ajoke ped 1 million at the end of the easing in lumber and plywood
and also enough is enough. secood quarter for the first production, but both are still
There comes a time when any time in the state’s history, ac at relatively high levels. The
man can get his dander up when cording to U.S. National Bank's strong performance in nonre-
he is being continuallly ribbed, Oregon Business Barometer, sidential building, and in other
then he may loose his temper prepared by Dr. Edward W. types of construction, has been
and do something foolish.
Reed, senior vice president and largely responsible for this high
•When a person is a public economist for the bank.
level of production. Some bell
figure he must expect a cer
June employment stood at wether lumber items are off as
tain amount of stories about 1,010,900 persons, a gain of much as $30 to $35 per thou
himself and family.
Every 2.8 percent over a year ago. sand board feet, and some types
president of the United States Dr. Reed said that average of plywood have dropped about
has had to undergo a certain weekly earnings reached new 45 percent from their spring
amount of this ordeal, but don't highs--8 percent above last year highs.
you think we’re carrying It a and 12.6 percent above the ave
Federal Reserve member
bit too far with LBJ?
rage for the nation, one of the bank loans were 17.5 percent
"Mind-you- I don't like his largest spreads ever recorded. higher in mid-July than in 1972.
attitude.
I'm not a Socialist,
He used the word "fantastic” Although demand for credit is
so I think his policies have to describe the state’s economic strong in all sectors, it has
probably
hurt
these United performance during the first been especially strong in real
States
more than they have half of the year, a performance estate
and consumer credit.
helped. But this is my opinion. never matched in the past. The This has helped to force in
It is also my opinion that no increase in the bank's business terest rates up to the approxi
other ''resident in my time has barometer, form 135.9 in De mate levels of 1969-70. Fi
taken such a domineering at cember to 144.6 in June, was nancial institutions have also
titude. The overwhelming vote 6.4 percent.
In June, how increased the rates of interest
he received merely put him ever, there was some slowing paid on savings and time de
in office. It didn't give him in activity, traceable largely to posits.
the nation.
I feel that he is the construction strike.
Spending by consumers and
making a botch of Viet Nam,
With inflation becoming more business firms as measured
but I, like you, am no expert intense in the second quarter, by bank debits has been running
on winning wars. 1 do know that business activity decelerated, at record levels. Bank debits
occupation is the only way a na indicating that the economy is on a seasonally adjusted basis,
tion can be conquered, but this cooling and perhaps moving out and corrected for price increa
gives me no right to poke fun of the boom phase.
ses, were up 22 percent in the
at the president and his family.
In addition to labor disputes first half «hen compared to
I mentioned the Viet Nam in the construction, food and a year ago. This is the largest
situation and now point out that transportation categories, a increase ever in a six-month
it must be settled. Since we slowing in the expansion in the period.
are not going to invade North lumber and wood products sec
Although farmers have been
Viet Nam for occupational pur tor contributed to a lessening plagued by drought and rising
poses we have but one way out in the employment climb. The feed costs, the state's agri
of the mess and that is by gasoline shortage and a slower cultural outlook in the aggre
arbitration. Only one man in pace in residential construction gate is good. Wheat produc
this nation has the power of caused further dislocation in tion is estimated to be down 5
arbitration and that is the presi employment.
percent or more, but the price
dent. With our continual gags
Hourly earnings in manufac
is very favorable. The fruit
about him we are weakening turing were up substantially, harvest has been good and the
his hand at the conference table. and average weekly earnings outlook for potatoes is excel
If we continue to treat him as a exceeded last year’s level by
lent in terms of output and
clown at home, it's probable that nearly 8 percent. Personal in
price. The output of hay has
other nations will have little come through May was 11.8 been seriously reduced but the
respect for him and our fighting percent above the same period price is nearly double last
boys in the jungle will suffer.” last year, which in turn was
year’s. All other farm prices,
The above applies just as well nearly 11 percent higher than
especially meat animals, have
to president Nixon. Let’s give in 1971.
risen substantially from last
him «and ourselves a break.
With the decline in housing
year.
HIGHWAY SAFETY TIP: WHEN TO USE SUNGLASSES
GLOBALLY, LIFE IS A MANY-LANGUAGED THING
History* greatest linguist
was Cardinal Giuseppe Casper
Mezzofanü 11774-1849), the Vat
ican library's chief keeper He
spoke 60 languages fluently and
11 other passably and under
stood 20 more He could trans
late 114 languages and 72
dialects
Not many American travelers
are so gifted That s why key
personnel at Holiday Inns in
30 countries and tarritu***»
aprak Eng bah a* well a* the
local language.
Globally, there are over 1.000
speech communiUee ' — some
with only a few dozen disci plea
The languages spoken by the
greatest number ISO million or
more) are North Chinas*. fol
lowed in order by English.Ru*
*ian. Cantonese and German.
During the day. your chance»
for teeing better when behind
the wheel are much improved
by good tunglataet Prescrip
tion or prescription quality
(la**** protect your eye* from
tun glare, both from the road
and the hood of your car.
Keep color* neutral though.
suggest esperta at American
Optical, for glass** with red
duh or amber tint* can make
■ mockery out of traffic lights
Hut never wear sunglasses
at night! They cut down the
amount of light entering your
eyes that make* seeing pot
•ibl* Wearing *un(la***a dur
mg the day do** help night
won though, by making it
eaaier for your eye* to adapt
to night lim* condition*
Th* *u ng la >• moral don
them by day. ditch them at
du*k especially when driving'
R E T U R N T H IS R E P O R T TO D E P T O f TR EA SU R Y
with nutrients a plenty.
Here’s * "honey” of a salad.
It’s different and inexpensive
as food goes now-a-days. It
may be served with a meal or
as a dessert. The idea came
to me from Oregon and the
ingredients are out-of-state too
but that's America.
Thursday, August 16, 1973