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Thursday. June 24. 1976 t AL Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa. Oregon 50 YEARS AGO X Ou» Of ** The Past 1 10 YEARS AGO City Manager Fred O. Koch reported thia week that Nyssa residents are using 450 gallons of water per minute throughout the night. He atated that there is ample water for all; however, he feels that much of his being drawn may be wasted through leaking faucets and other ways. • a a Royce Zobell, former NHS student, was selected by the American Field Service to participate in the American Abroad program which al lows him to attend school in a foreign country. 20 YEARS AGO Approval last week of a 'ong pending expansion pro gram for the Nyssa Union Pacific trackage will make this the largest industnal railroad yard between Poca tello and Huntington. Tom Jones, local UP. agent announced. The amount of track is exceeded only by Nampa and Huntington divi sion terminal, where a major portion is used for company work. JO YEARS AGO With the exception of mer chandise shortages and a small amount of rationing. Nyssa's last reminder of World War II disappeared this week with the exodus of the German prisoners of war and American soldiers from the Nyssa labor camp. The 5| J German prisoners of war and their guards left Sunday night for New York City where they will board a ship bound for Germany. Dorothy Goshert celebrat ed her lith birthday anniver sary Tuesday by acting as hostess to a number of her young friends at a party given in honor of the occasion at her home west of town. Fighteen guests were pre sent and all enjoyed them selves hugely, playing games, eating ice cream and cake, etc. • a a If you've found a 510 bill, lost your pet bulldog, want to buy a Liberty bond or want to sell the family flivver, use the Gate City Journal want ads They coat little results for you. and Re* Activities In Arcadia Or M a~— 60 YEARS AGO After a man hunt of four days in a sparsely settled district of Oregon, Deputy Sheriff Oscar Somerville of Ada County, who was as sisted by Lee Noe. deputy sheriff of Malheur County, is home. They missed their man, C B. Disc, whose true name is said to be Frank Caviness, by a narrow margin, but he is now without his horse or food and has gone into the hills near Huntington. ARCADIA • Frank and Ruby James from Pendleton spent Friday night and Saturday with Parley and Gladys Feik. They returned home Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Weeks and son were dinner guests of Mr. and mrs. Harlan Meyer. Sunday. The Rev. Don Beattie and wife were visitors in the Meyer home Sunday evening Steve Carroll and a fnend stayed overnight with Steve's grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Carroll. Thursday. Page Three Doyel Carroll stayed over night. Saturday night with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Carroll. There was a car wreck on the road by the Otis Bullard home, Sunday evening. It was after the rain. A car came over the hill and the driver tried to dodge a wet place in the road that looked slick. He lost control of the car and went into the ditch on the opposite side of the road, sheared off several fence posts and hit a locust tree. Involved were a man and his wife and a month-old baby, and a Gheen boy from Ontario. They all seemed to be unhurt. Betty Boyack and daughter Nancy, and her sister Wilma Jensen and two boys of Boise returned Saturday night from a two-week vacation in California, visiting friends and relatives and sight seeing. They called at the Otis Bullard home to get Betty's dog that her mother had been caring for while she was on vacation Some of the people they visited in Cali fornia were Joann Matherley Bair. Marie Orris Green, Jimmy Lakey, and Phillip and Mary Davis. They visited the Hearst Castle. On Sudnay. Amy Stradley went with the "Son Shiners" to Wilder where they group sang at the Mexican Union Sunday School. They had potluck dinner with them. It was Father's Day and all the little boys had their fathers there for special recognition Lt. Colonel Vard Olsen came a week ago Sunday, with is daughter Tiffany, to spend a week with his parents. Mr and Mrs. Brig Olsen. He left Monday morning for his home in Honolulu. Hawaii. Tiffany remained to spend the summer with the Brig Olsens and her other grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Bonnie Frahm. '¿ft 40 YEARS AGO The Nyssa Pharmacy has installed a new fountain and put it in operation for the first time Saturday. The working parts back of the counter is the new part, the present marble counter being utilized by moving it back a little. The new fountain construction has a total capacity of 120 gallons of ice cream, frozen bars, bottled giMxls and ice. • • a c FULL CUT CHOKE 09 f ROUND * STEAK A new blacksmith went to work in the Larsen-Towne shop Thursday morning, a Mr Snodgrass of Burley. Idaho. POUND > k'i % A Fellow on TV this morning said they ought to pass a law outlawing Monday, banish it from the earth. Disagree Love Mondav Beginning of a whole new week of summertime Saturday went with Nuby Hartman to McCall and Cascade Lakes Saw the Bob Minshalls (Boise) at Cascade Bob said the only trouble with staying up there is the shortness of the season Like, we could use a hundred Mondays, all of them in June Looked for Si Lett at Indian Valley but he was off at Sweet or Ola helping some one build a cabin When you are a good a carpenter as Si. you have a bit of trouble retiring. Even leaving Nu Acres for Indian Valley doesn't do It. Folks find you there, too. if they're lucky For those who wondered why Anderson's Corner store, coffee shop and gas station closed for a week early this month, seems that Mr. and Mrs Carroll Sho deen took a trip to Lyons. Nebraska, for the 25th reunion of their High SchiMil graduation class. Since most of their relatives live in that victnty. they also were in on a grand family reunion. Mr and Mrs. Cecil Evans went to New Meadows for a retreat of Lay Witness Members over the weekend, at Camp Stover. Emphasis of the camp was on the charismatic experience and the work of the Holy Spirit in the Church of today. The Rev. Jack Becker of Inter faith Christian Life Fellow ship in Ontario, was the teaching minister. Mr. and Mrs. Benny Benson and family took a two-week vacation trip to California, visiting fnends and relatives in Red Bluff Happy liirthday Jun« 24 - Sandra Mor rison. Lorraine Bauman. Dave Rieb. C. A Wernick. Tim Phillips June 25 • Freddie Lopez. Anselmo Sifuentes. Allen Ballantyne, Chip Burning ham, Bill Montoya. Diane Langley. Thomas D. Church. June 26 - Doddle Corfield June 27 • Wendy Sue Ward June 2B • Jon Martin June 29 ■ Jesus Brito, Linda McPartland. Joyce Haney June 30 • Tina Drydale, Timmy Shimoniacda, Don Dirksen and Westfall area in Cali fornia. Fnends and neigh bors here extend sympathy to Benny, inasmuch as his mother passed away while they were there. Benny Neilsen, son of Mr and Mrs. Tom Neilsen, of Aurora. Oregon, signed on as a live-in hired hand for the George Wilsons and plans to work there all summer. Benny, at thirteen, has already learned to milk those big. restless Holsteins. Saturday. Mrs. Ben Payne visited her mother and brother. Mrs. Stella Newell and Kenny Newell, in Nampa Mr. and Mrs. Bob Shaw entertained Miss Christine Winters. Mrs Shaw's niece, from Harper. Oregon last week. Sunday dinner guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs Harley Sager were Mr. and Mrs Dale McDaniel and son Rory, of Parma, and Mr. and Mrs. John Van Zelf and son of Nu Acres. Gave George a little wood shoeshine box for Father’s Day, and he said that if the country slides into a depres sion, he could use it as a b<K>tblack. Think he sus pects that if the Wrong Party gets the White House, we're in for more and more trouble. Good idea to keep the Wrong Party out. if we could just find a Right Party! Need a president who would cut loose all the federal bureaucracies and start over Don't know what the figure is now. but my April 1936 Reader's Digest states that 16 percent of all the nation's workers are on the federal payroll; there's been a slight increase in the past thirty years! BELTSVILLE 54 b. AVERAGE TURKEYS c BONELESS WELL TRIMMED BONELESS BEEF ROUND STEAK RUMP ROAST STEW MEAT « lb. $12? HUNTS CATSUP.............. 73’ 57’ 36’ 55*1 79« •55’ 35*1 45*1 32 ox. jar ' NALLEY'S DILL PICKLES.............. 22 oi. jor assorted JELLO.................. 6 oz. pkg. CHINESE STYLE NOODLES............ 3 oz. pkg. ■ DUNCAN HINES ANGEL FOOD CAKE MIX........... 14 oz. pkg. > CARNATION CHUNK TUNA FISH.......... WALLA WALLA SWEET PEAS........ WESTERN FAMHT SAUERKRAUTaaeeeeaaaeaaa 16 0Z. CM! ••••••••••••••••••' NESTIS CHOCOLATE QUIK............ 21. ............... q69 CARD OF THANKS Bill and I wish to express our appreciation for the flowers from the Nyssa VFW Post and others, cards and letters, he has received. Also the expressions of concern and the many prayers offered in his behalf. May God Bless each of you for helping make his stay in the hospital more pleasant. Bill and Helen Mavden and family THANK YOU I As drum major of the Nyssa High School Band. I would like to thank the citizens of Nyssa for helping each of the band members to have such a wonderful trip to DISNEYI AND It will be a trip that we will always remenibet. Thank you. citi zens. Joyce Hanev BAKED GOODS FROZEN FOOD RAY'S DELICIOUS CINNAMON 69c 2h89C ROLLS TOTINOS PIZZA RED DELICIOUS APPLES 4 41 FRESH BAUD 89c GOLDEN SIPE POTATO ROLLS doz. PRICES EFFECTIVE: JUNE 24, 25, 26 38*1 PRODUCE BANANAS 5H$100 s ■■ / Jr / y < ./ • jffF Jr