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Thursday, August 1, 1974 The Nyssa Oata City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon Pago Five NEWS FROM BIG BEND 1 • . .................... BY GOLDIE ROBERTS....................... THESE ROCKHOlNDS WERE one of the first couples to arrive for the ninth annual Thunderegg Davs Standing beside their widely decorated camper are Earl and Ann Kirehgatter of Phoenix, Arizona. True rockhounds. this couple has lived in their trailerhouse on the road for four years hunting and digging across the country They've been to every part of the country except New England EVENTS AROUND ADRIAN ADRIAN Mrs Robert Long returned home Tuesday from visiting her sister. Mr and Mrs. Jim Coons in Anchorage. Alaska She spent two weeks there and was accompanied home by her sister Mr*. Coons who Is visiting relatives here Sunday. Mrs Robert long, Mrs Jim Coons. Mrs Bill Looney and Mrs. l oons' two grandsons. Jim Cavanaugh of f agir and Dean Obendorf of Anchorage had a family picnu at the home of Mr and Mrs Jim Rat nor in Emmett Friday, Mrs Jim Rat nor and Mildred Mullins of Emmett. Jim Cavanaugh of Eagle and [Jean Obendorf and Mrs Hill Loonev were dinner guests of Mrs Robert Long Mr and Mrs. Frank Hicandi spent last weekend with her daughter Janice Withers and family at Don nelly. They also spent a night with Mr and Mrs Myron (iossard there in their new trailer house Mr and Mrs. K I. Peterson were Friday eve ning dinner guests of Mrs Marie Moore Esther Bennett and Betty Samcr were July 21 callers of Mrs. K. I Peterson Mrs Mabie I'lcrcy. Mrs. Margie Beams and Mrs Bill loomb went to Boise Sunday and visited the former’s sister Mrs Mildred Graham Beth and Diann Withers of Donnells spent last week with their grandparents. Mr and Mrs frank Bnandi It’s a Pleasure to have all you out-of-town visitors with us! If you desire a change from your home cooking... STOP By for Delicious Sandwiches SOFT DRINKS (Call in your orders...in only minutes they’ll he ready A&W Drive In 511 MAIN ST. NYSSA PH.372-2986 Carla Back Return» Home From Germany The following article was written by Carla Beck, daughter of Mr and Mrs Mel Beck, who returned recently from a tnp to Germany. 1 left Salt Lake City, June II for Frankton. Germany. I staved with the Werner Broo family, family friends of the Becks, at Ludwigshafen tn southern Germany. Even though I had taken a year of German in high school, it was difficult to understand the German dialect they spoke in Ludwigshafen. During my four week stay in Germans I visited a German school The students go to school four and one half hours a day. every day except on Sundays. There are no extra curricular activities, but a lot of homework I also hiked through forests, visited castles, at tended ballets and movies and visited my brother, Richard, who lives at Kaiser Slautern The German people are very generous and polite Their diet consists mostly of cakes, breads, potatoes and «sausages They don't eat much fruit or many ve getables. A few of the German customs that I noticed is to always shake hands upon greeting and parting. Everything is more expen sive in Europe A quart of gas costs around 89c and a drivers license costs about I -■-« It is seldom you see large cars. If you do. they are usually driven by Americans The streets are very narrow and in little villages they are cobblestoned On the sixth day of July we went to France. We stayed at the French Riviera and visited Strassburg Lyon. Nice. Monte Carlo and Monaco. France was very hot during the day but the nights are quite cold. ROCKHOUNDS WE LL SERVICE YOUR VEHICLES, GIVE YOU INFORMATION, AND DO ANYTHING REASONABLE TO MAKE iOUR STAY IN NYSSA MORE ENJOY ABLF Call on Us! Kassman Chevron Station PH. 372-2964 NYSSA, OREGON 301 MAIN ST. r WELCOME I ROCKHOUNDS AND ALL OTHER VISITORS. I Wed like to A gettol :ettoknow b i ■ MEMBER FDIC MEMBER Eäa? FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OREGON Nyssa Branch BIG BEND Mr and Mrs Varner Hopkins called on Mrs Andy Hopkins in the Caldwell Memorial Hospital Sundav afternoon. Mr and Mrs Don Roberts attended graveside services for Mrs. Mary McNeil at the Cloverdale Cemetery near Boise Mondav afternoon Mrs, Delno Brock was a luncheon guest of Mr and Mrs Leroy Bennett Tuesday Mr and Mrs. Ted Avery attended a Greene family reunion at Philips Lake last Sunday. Jollv Janes Club will meet Wednesday August 7 at 1 o'clock for a picnic at the home of Mrs Ernest Seuell Mrs. Dy re Roberts will be assistant hostess. Mrs Rav Cartwright was honored with a birthdav dinner Sunday July 21 Guests were Marvin Hobbs of Filer. Mrs Wilma Hobbs and Jeff of Payette and Wanda Gregg of Nampa, whose birthday was the same day Calling in the afternoon was Mr and Mrs. Ron Cartwright and son and Elbert Fretwell of Boise Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Newman of Homedale and Mr and Mrs Mike Hastriter and family of St. Louis. Missouri called on Mr and Mrs. Dick Davis Tuesday evening Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Wanker of Hill City, Kansas visited Mr and Mrs. Noel Tuppeny several days last week Mrs. Dy re Roberts called on Mrs. Dora Skelton in Roswell Thursday morning. SUNSET VALLEY ACTIVITIES BY MARTHA LORENSEN SUNSET VALLEY Mr and Mrs. George Baxier of Caldwell were Sunday after noon visitors at the home of Mr and Mrs Ora Newgen Mrs. Elsie Tietsort of Boise was a Sunday afternoon dinner guest at the home of Mr and Ms Ora Newgen Mr. and Mrs. Harold Alexander and family at tended the Nazarene Church Camp Meeting held in Nampa on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Alexander and family and Mr and Mrs John Grottveit of Nyssa were dinner guests on Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs. Elvin Fogleman in Nampa. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Alexander and family were visitors Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs Jesse Windom of Nvssa. Mrs Tim Holly. Katrina and Shane, of John Day. Oregon, arrived on Sunday and are visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs. Harley Wilson Mr and Mrs. Jeaneal Clark of St. Anthony. Idaho; Mrs. George Wilson of Caldwell and her nephew, Ralph Armstrong of Nyssa were Friday dinner guests at the home of Mrs John Reffett. Mr and Mrs. Joe Hobson. Mr and Mrs, Harold Town- ley and their two boys of Bethanv. Oklahoma and Mrs. E.J. Hobson enjoyed inner at the Eastside tn Ontario on Sunday. Mrs Townley is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Hobson. Mrs Gary Nielson, David and Lisa, were visitors on Sundav at the home of Mrs Nielson's mother. Mrs Dan Jones in Emmett Mr and Mrs. Lawrence lair of Caldwell were dinner guests on Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs lewis Mitchell. Mr Lair is a cousin of Mr. Mitchell. Ruth Stephens was a visitor Saturday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Ken Lorensen Mr. and Mrs Ben Wittv and Carl. Charles Wittv. Nita Spear and friend from Vale visited the Jordan Craters Saturdav, Mr. and Mrs. Varner Hopkins returned home Sa turday evening from a ten dav vacation in Califor nia They visited Mrs Madge L'llmann at San Francisco. Mrs Mildred Devers at Salina and Mrs Bettv Regen of Los Gatos, all sisters of Mrs Hopkins and former residents of Big Bend The Lee Lovitt and Bob Callahan families attended a Callahani fanulv picnic at the Caldwell Park last Sundav Mr and Mrs. Ernest Seuell attended a birthdav partv for Christv Seuell in Nampa Sundav Mr and Mrs Ted Avers drove the Loop to McCall and back Sundav. Mr and Mrs Dy re Roberts Mr and Mrs. Noel Tuppeny and Mr and Mrs. John Packwood attended the Se nior Citizen dinner in Parma Thursdas. Mr and Mrs. Charles Witty attended the Tri County Grange picnic held in Whitmore Park near Unity Sunday. Mr and Mrs. Don Roberts attended a nohost dinner at the CAI in Caldwell Saturdav evening with several of his highschool classmates Mr and Mrs. Noel Tup peny called on Mrs. Charlie Hawk and Mr and Mrs Roy Mead in Caldwell Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Dyre Roberts atten ded the Happy Dozen Card Club at the home of Mrs. Dale Ashcraft in Nyssa Friday afternoon. She was one of the prizewinners Mr. and Mrs. Brock McCue of Osage City. Kan sas came Tuesday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Verl Bishop. Friday the Bishops and McCues went to Eugene and spend the weekend with Gordon. Edna and Ethel Kempe and Mr and Mrs. Jack Culbert son The McCues left Tues day morning for their home. CELEBRATING HER 85TH BIRTHDAY was Hannah Burbank last Tucsdav She is seated on the right next to her daughter. Mars Marostica seated to the left, returned from Parker. Arizona to attend her mother's gathered to celebrate the birthdav of Mrs Burbank who will be 85 years old. Mr. and Mrs. Hcnrv Brown from La Punta. California visited Mr. and Mrs Richard Quinn Mrs. Brown is a sister of Richard Quinn. Thev stayed about ten da vs and left for home Sundav Mr and Mrs. Parley Feik were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Escreton. Nampa. Idaho. Sunday afternoon, for dinner. Johnny Htggs called at the Clyde Bowers home Mondav afternoon He is spending the summer on the KS and D Ranch. He is from Sacra- mento. California. Major Vard Olsen and family is moving to Honolulu. Hawaii. He has been stationed at Mountain Home birthdav parts Other guests were, standing left to right: Mrs. Nellie Wahlert, party hostess. Reba Mitchell. Alice Pulsipher, and Ellen Richardson Rural Routes Extended A liberalization of rules that will bring mail delivery service for the first time to more than 100.000 rural families has been approved by Postmaster General Klas sen Postmaster Dail said todav The new rules will benefit an estimated five families or more served bv rural routes for some time and is being transferred to an Air Base there, they will live eight nulcs from Honolulu Their home overlooks Pearl Harbor Mrs Amy Stradlcy was a guest of her sister Gertie Smith in Nyssa for Sunday dinner. Another sister. Cas sie Goshert, of Boise. Idaho, was also a guest. out of the Nvssa Post Office. Under previous criteria. Postmaster Dail said. "Rural delivers extensions could be made only if at least one family benefited for every seven-tenths of a mile a rural carrier had to go to serve the box and return to his normal line of travel.” "But the Postmaster Ge neral has increased the ac ceptable route variance to a mile, thereby enabling us to provide home delivery ser vice lo manv additional families.” Postmaster Dail said. "The rule change was a further indication of the Postmaster General’s deep concern that w c pros ide good mail service to all our customers.” ARCADIA ARCADIA • Karleen and Darleen, twin daughters of Mr and Mrs. Jim Carroll, spent the weekend with their grandparents. Mr and Mrs. Henry Carroll. Mike and Lynn McCradv and family from Eugene and Mr and Mrs. E.L. McCrady were guests for dinner Saturday evening, at the home of Don and Connie Bullard. Mr and Mrs. Otis Bullard visited Clyde and Madge Long Sunday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Ted Howe visited the Vern Atkins in Vale Sunday afternoon. They brought Craig Atkins back with them. Craig is their grandson and had been visiting his paternal grand parents for the past week. Brenda and Barbie Bowers stayed Thursday night with their grandparents. Clyde and Nell Bowers. They returned home Friday. Old friends, former Arca dia residents, visited Clyde and Nell Bowers. Sunday afternoon They were Ho ward and Marcella Sparks of Minidoka. Idaho, who for many years worked for Ira Ure and lived on Gem Avenue near the Owyhee Ditch They still live and work on the ranch called Owvhee Farms that Ira Ure started near Minidoka although it has other owners. Thev were accompanied by three of their children- their married daughter. Roberta and her baby son. a boy fourteen and a ten-year-old daughter Mrs Hannah Bur bank was with them, and Mars Marostica of Parker. Arizona, a former Nvssa resident Mrs Sparks and Man are daughters of Mrs. Burbank The families have 1 < ICE CREAM SOOAL ♦ ♦ J PREMIUM PRICES PAID FOR BARLEY AND Old Fashioned FRIDAY. AUGUST 2 7 fo 10 p.m. Elementary School Grounds Sponsored By United Methodist Church Home Made J Ice Cream & (iake adults Punch or Croffee <HI1UKE> ** 0 •F ALBERTSON'S LAND & CATTLE CALL 372-2373 NYSSA, OREGON