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Thursday, Juna 10, 1976 Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon My Life In East Germany By Jutta Cleaver Editors Netoi Jutta Clea the house and all our actions. ver la a remarkable young One particular man con matron, who is now living in tinued to follow me. When I Nyssa with her young son. told my mother, she did not She came from Germany four believe me; she thought that yean ago and made her I was just imagining every home here. She haa attended thing. So we devised a plan Mn. Ann Mathews' seventh so that she could see him grade English class this past watching me. I went down to year to increase her know the lounge in the center of ledge and correct usage of town to buy my mother a the English language She bottle of pop, the man who has taken typing. German, waa standing under the lamp U.S. Government and His post followed me all the way tory. She is a most cheerful there and back. After that, and remarkable person, full needless to say. she believed of ambition and determina me. tion. My father wrote us many The following story is her letters, and we received all of ♦ story written for an English them, but as the communists assignment. were censoring the mail my Schooling In Eaat Germany father did not receive even one of our letters. Not I am from Germany, but knowing this, my mother you know there are two parts went ahead and made plans of Germany, East and West. to leave. She and I, because I East is Communist and West was the oldest, went down to is free like the United States. the police headquarters to I was born in East ask for permission to leave Germany and went to school the country. Of course they there for five years. Every would not let us. So mv morning we saluted the flag mother decided that we in uniforms; for girls it was a would get out of the country blue skirt and a white blouse secretly. My mother wrote with a blue bandana. Boys and told my father that we would wear blue pants, a were leaving on the following white shirt and a blue Monday, on the railroad bandana. After saluting the train. Due to unexpected flag all the students went to occurances that I'm not really their classrooms quietly and sure of. we had to leave on sat in their seats. We weren't Saturday. We left that allowed to talk in class, and if morning at 5 o'clock, because we did, and the teacher that was the only time that no caught us. we had to write one from the secret service one hundred times. “I am not was watching us. allowed to talk in class.*' Three stations before we We had to turn in the paper were to stop at East Berlin, the neat day at school. We the train was stopped by a had to do this on our own Russian officer and two time at home. If we didn't police officers, one man and bring our one hundred one woman. They started sentences in. we had an checking ID cards of all the additional one hundred every people on the train, no matter day. If It got up to five what age or sex. As they hundred times, you had to checked the ID cards, they bring in your parents, and checked to see if you were on the teacher would talk to a list that they had. For them. The same day you had tunately our names were not to stay after school and write on the list, because we had the sentences with your left two days before we had teacher there, no matter how planned to leave. If we had long it took you. left on Monday, our names Uvtagla would have been on the list. When I was small, every- To be doubly sure that we body in East Germany were not people trying to received food stamps. I leave the country, they asked remember one time when I my mother where we were was five years old. I stood in going. She lied and told them line from five o'clock in the that we were going to see our morning until nine o'clock for aunt in East Berlin. The three eggs! officer then proceeded to My family had a garden, so question each of us children we had plenty of vegetables. that were old enough to At this time in my life it answer. If we had not didn't matter how many food answered the same thing as stamps you had. or how much my mother, they would have money, there wasn’t very arrested us. Though, of much food available. course, if they had known When I was twelve years that we had no belongings old I tasted my first banana. with us except what we had Until that time I had never on, and bottles and uiapers seen one. My aunt, who lived for my brother who was only in West Germany, sent us a six months old, they might package of bananaa, and have been more suspicious. since I had never seen one When we reached East before, I tried to eat it Berlin, we switched to the without peeling it. It was so subway. For approximately bitter that I threw it away. five hours we rode back and These were the conditons forth from East to West under which my family and I Berlin, not daring to get off lived until we managed to because we could not be sure escape to West Germany if we were in West or East. when I was thirteen years Not having ever been there old. We weren't the only before, we could not tell the ones who had to live this difference simply by looking, way—some families were and we could not aak some worse off than we were, one due to the fact that they especially the ones who would more than likely report didn't have gardens. us to the secret police Finally we took a chance and When I thirteen years of got off. Fortunately we were age my father left for West in West Berlin Germany, leaving behind one We then called a cab, and wife and five children; I my father came and picked being the oldest. One day us up. We were free at last. after he was gone the secret police in East Germany came and tore apart the house looking for him. After they could not find him. To me the word America they kept a close watch over holds strength and security. Swim Lessons Begin Monday because that la precisely what America is. It is a wonderful place to live. I find serenity almost everywhere I look. While other countries are in a state of war, we are at peace. Being born in a Communist country, Eaat Germany, 1 can really appreciate the many splendid things around me. in America all people are looked after and taken care of. We are clothed and fed well, receiving all our neces sities. People here are free to think and act for themselves. Of course there sre certain laws that we must abide by. but these are laws made for our own good and welfare. They are made just in the way the constitution reads. For the people, by people, of the people.” Page Nine Ihr Vern Lords. Nyssa swim ming pool manager an nounced that swimming les sons will be given in two sessions this year with the first one beginning Monday, June 14 and the second session will be Monday, July 12. Lessons will be given in the following divisions if enough interest is shown; beginners, advanced beginners, inter- Two Named To Dean's List Named to the Dean's List at The College of Idaho, Caldwell for the spring semester which ended May 28 were: Miriam Kunkel, sophomore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kunkel, Nyssa; and Carolyn I Pratt, sophomore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Pratt, Adrian. mediates, swimmers and advanced swimmers. Adult swimming lessons will be given if enough interest is shown. Those interested in the swimming lessons should sign up st the pool this week. Lords also wishes to remind everyone that Friday nights at the pool are family nights. This evening is set aside for family fun and enjoyment. Children will not be allowed unless accom panied with their own par ents or parent. There will be no adult swimming during the noon hour this year. *************** 4 4 * Reminder ♦ 4 4 4 4 There will be a blood 4 4 drawing at the Eagles 4 hall, Tuesday, June 22. 4 » 4 4 4 4 4 SHIVERING KIDS HELPED OPEN THE Nyssa Swimming Pool for the summer Monday. The sun was warm, but heating plant problems kept the water temperature down, according to pool manager Vem Lords. Lori Ferrenburg is the life guard shown on the tower. In the drink with beautiful Milk Make a splash with your family and friends and serve them frosty, color ful milk coolers! Excite their mouths and your imagination ... almost any thing goes with milk! Scoops of ice cream, fresh fruits and juices, gelatin or pudding mix, candy or nuts, toppings, jams or jellies. It's refresh ingly simple! Just use a blender or electric mixer to combine ice cold milk with your favorite summer flavors. The result: A cooling, refreshing bev erage that will have the whole crew clamoring for more. Let each member of the family cre ate his own, or try one of the delicious, beautiful milk cooler suggestions below: Purple River Berry Buoy (one serving) (one serving) 2 large scoops vanilla ice cream Y< cup very cold milk Y< to Yi cup grape juice, chilled Yi cup halved seedless green grapes 2 tablespoons toasted slivered almonds Whipped cream Combine vanilla ice cream and milk; blend or beat until smooth. Add grape juice and blend completely. Stir in grapes and almonds. Pour into large chilled glass. Garnish with whipped cream and additional slivered almonds and a whole green grape if desired. Lemon sherbet Y2 teaspoon grated lemon rind 1 drop yellow food coloring 1 cup milk Fresh strawberries or raspberries In a mixing bowl place 1 large or 2 small scoops sherbet; beat in lemon rind and food coloring. Gradually blend in milk. Pour into chilled glasses; garnish with berries. First Mates Don't miss the boat! You could be the winner of a 16-foot Klickitat canoe, like the one below. A Klickitat canoe will give you years of ecologic ally sound fun on Oregon's waterways. See Klickitat canoes at: (two servings) Pineapple-Peanut Paddle (one serving) Ya cup very cold milk 2 scoops vanilla ice cream 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter 1 tablespoon crushed pineapple Y< teaspoon vanilla extract 2 crushed ice cubes Dash of cinnamon Combine all ingredients and blend until smooth. Pour into a chilled glass. Y< cup very cold milk 4 large scoops vanilla ice cream Y2 ripe banana, sliced 1 cup sliced fresh peaches 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 tablespoons undiluted frozen lemonade concentrate 1 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon malt powder Combine all ingredients and blend or beat until smooth. Pour into chilled glasses. Play the "You Can Canoe It" game on Radio KSRV The Outdoorsman Dairy Farmers of Oregon Bicentennial Bell Will Ring At Jordan Valley A bell will ring in a newly erected tower built by the Sagehen Club and Lions Club of Jordan Valley, June 19, depicting the Bicentennial celebration beginning, ac cording to Mike Hanley, chairman. Hanley went on to say. that local enthusiasm is high in Jordan Valley In welcoming the hundreds of expected guests for this big occasion. According to Hanley, a ''special" freight wagon will be on display - the wagon has a wealth of history ■ the big wheeled monster was pulled by sixteen head of oxen, nauled eight tons of freight and was 20 feet long. The Con Shea, Denis Driscoll, John Catalo and James Gusman partnership used the wagon In hauling freight from Umatilla and Winnemucca. > The “TOP OP” • Bicenten nial celebration starts at 9:30 a.m. at the Allen Baltzor ranch, Hanley concluded. 4*************d BICENTENNIAL PUNCH In a large bowl mix: 1-1/3 cups sugar 1 cup lemon juice 2 cups cranberry juice 2 cups orange juice 2 cupe strong tea 1 to 2 bottles white Puerto Rican rum Pour into a large punch bowl, or, in season, a hollow ed out pumpkin shell. Add ice cubes Serves 12 people twice. For a free recipe booklet "Pour an Easy Rum Party" that gives food and drink recipes for ton party occa sions, aa well aa tips on how to set up the bar. write to Dept. JP, Ruma of Puerto Rico, 1290 Avenue of Amer icas. New York, N.Y. 10019. I I
