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Thursday. August 12, 1976 Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon and Marie Wilson in "Young Widow." Latest issue of "March of time." Color cartoon. Mat., Sun., 2:30 Adm.. J0c-9c inc. tax. Adm., evenings, 40c-9c, including tax. OUT OF THE PAST Bids were opened by the school board at a meeting held last Thursday night and the contract was later award ed to Mr. Fife. His bid was SIS,611. The only other bid, SI8,590 was submitted by Leslie W. Stoker of Nyssa. • • • 10 YEARS AGO Sweet com processing at Idaho Canning Company's Nyssa plant started with one shift Wednesday of last week. The second shift was added the following day and 350 workers are employed daily (except Sundays) keep ing up with the rapidly maturing crop. Acreage is up about 20 percent over last year and some new machinery has been added to give the plant an increase of 10 percent additional capacity. And while the company plans controlled harvest (through variations in planting time) they cannot account for weather conditions and have a continual worry unitl the harvest is over. • e e Nysss wss hast to over 3000 out-of-town guests dur ing the past weekend. These are from actual count, and not the usual wild guess of a small town official. Of these visitors. 450 were rock hounds. 2300 who attended the rock exhibit and 613 on the Union Pacific Railroad steam engine train stopping here for 45 minutes Saturday afternoon. The nek hounds came from 20 states and three Canadian provinces for the Thunderegg convention The 2300 viewers of the gems on display in the cafetorium were from sur rounding towns within a 100-mile radius and the 613 passengers on the UP train consisted mainly of model railroad enthusiasts attend ing a Boise convention. • • • Miss Prapasn Tangtata- wasdi from Bangkok. Thai land. on the southern tip of Ask. will be Nyssa High School's AFS exchange stu dent during the 1966-67 school year She will make her home with Mr and Mrs. Mel Beck and family. Nyna Program Theatre, Phone 108, Sunday and Monday. Aug. 11-12. You'll hail thia an an unforgettable romantic triumph of a girl who refused to live a life of lonelinesa. Jane Russell, Louis Hayward. Kant Taylor, "There is no reason why Eastern Oregon, like some sections of Idaho and Wes tern Oregon, should not be supplying its just share of dairy products for northwest consumption; accordingly, there is no reason why Eastern Oregon farmers-as dairymen-should not be reap ing the large profits which would be made possible if Eastern Oregon did this. This applies to Malheur County, too.” Thus spoke C.C. Gignoux, assistant super visor of agriculture for the Union Pacific when he visited towns of this part of the state last week. SO YEARS AGO The highest dam ever designed by the reclamation service is to be built on the Owyhee irrigation project to be known as the “Hole-in- the-ground" dam. but work on the structure cannot be commenced until there is a further appropriation by con gress. The dam is to rise to a height of 355 feet, six feet higher than Arrowrock dam, which today is the highest dam in the country. • • • Mrs. Inez Goodwin, her daughter Pamula Goodwin and son Warren and grand daughter Machelle were Mon day evening visitors of Mrs. Dale Witt and sister, Mrs. Rhea Percival. Mrs. W C. Van DeWater and son Kent of Caldwell were Tuesday dinner guests of Mrs. Dale Witt. Her sister Mrs. Rhea Percival returned home with her. per lb. and the lowest 24c. In addition to the pool a number of other crops were sold at 25c per lb. Those comprising the pool were W.L. Gibson. Pete Tensen, Hawkins and Tensen. Wolfe and Quinley, Roy Miller • • • A pool of clover seed worth $8000 was sold last week through the Nyssa Grain and Seed Co., to the Pacific Seed House of Portland. The higbeat price paid waa 2746 c Mrs. Calvin Briggs and sister Jill Donny of Boise were Friday dinner guests of Mrs. Dale Witt. Guests of the Leonard Schuttes Monday evening and Tuesday were the Ervin Bruns family of Edena, Idaho. Their daughters Ruth and Susan stayed for a weeks visit with their aunt and uncle. Thursday overnight guests of the Leonard Schuttes were his sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Wallis and daughters. Marion and Janet of Phoenix, Arizona. Other guests for dinner on Thurs day were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Grant and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Schutte. Kars. Lynn and David all of Nampa. Journal Classifieds Bring Results! RIEB'S FOODLAND À J- 2nd & GOOD 'NO-ENC cursnene’1 ^cettreR NYSSA, OREGON 29 PORK 5 CHOPS F? s J BONELESS VEAL WATCH FOR FOODLAND COUPON M6 STUFFERS!!' r B DEL MONTE OLIVES rBAR-B-Q SPECIAL!!! ^AVEfY R ound WO-QilEAK-VX NALLEY ßANC?UEV DILLS, CHUCK ARM RQAST^Ä... 89S| 69< SMOKED PICNICS AAlTHFUU.,., 7»‘. C orned KEF ARMOUR The biggest bargain days for residents of the Nyssa area in 1956 will be held Thursday. Friday and Satur day, August 16, 17, and 18 when the merchants In almost every retail field will present the first "Shoppor tunity Days." • • • ’ll’ « • • WMTVXKIA ARMOUR S mcep PLMAA2IXAA 5/ a R |Z.oz. . .. 8»t SPARERIBS COUNTED style ,,. 1^ 1ÓP SlOöiN STEAK MEATS 45^ Vacant lot clearing in Nyssa has become con tagious. as was hoped for last week by Jed Lewis after he was responsible for clearing sagebrush and debris from an unsightly lot at the corner of North fourth Street and Bower Avenue. The contagion spread to eight industrious boys in Boy Scout troop 419 who have been earning their merit badges for "citizenship in the community" in real pioneer fashion the past few days, while they help beautify Nyssa. •hi WIENERS : REDEEM THEM AT YOUR •FRIENDLY FOODLANP MARKET \THE WEEK FOLLOWING THE CAN ^KX j EXXX3E3QE3L^F ★★★★★★★★★★★★ » r WHITE » WEEK OF DISTRIBUTION. ♦ ! ' F0GDLANP" PLATES GOOD CAY MieRE LOYAL CHOPPING , , * . , EARNS MANDARINI YOU GPEAIERSMNGN * ORANGES * * M.JB £LAC< I00CT. ¿1 ★ I Vl ■ZEE. L-UAU ji * HA BAGS J VAN CAMP I 00 CT. PKO- I ♦ NAPKINS L , _ ♦ 33fl a PORKBEANS a ASST FLAVORS 28.S ♦ HAWAIIAN fl ♦ * z \ PUNCH I «¡T a . CAN * i 19* I 1^ COUPON BAG STIFFER^ ARE NOW IN FOOPLANP MARKET PAGE !!! CHUNK TUNA hi AV bone le ^ n kingaförd 10 ip. FAô IP löoz .ö-PACK M R.C. ¥Pu£z/i ★ ★★★★★ * * ★ * fr *:i cola ***1 « MHUNTS CHARCOAL N KETCHUP C ool O 0 ^ oz . WHIP eizE"" A joint meeting of Malheur County Democratic clubs is scheduled for Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the Moore Hotel in Ontario to make plans for the visit of Sen. Wayne Morse on Aug. 29. PAWN 2.2 oz. BLANKETSSlJî5 30 YEARS AGO |fi* i, SHELL NO PEST SHELL NO PEST pac <4 ooct , LÜQ-npstiík Ml POL 3Ô CT. Iffi 65* T2.*H<W SOLID COLOR LIQUID DETERGENT 1. CÄPLETfe 1• w* I 651 * * Í PLUMP-MEATY 2/BAA 1 [AVOCADOS Al»] F 1 1 [ solid CRISP 2 w ( cucumbers ( »* RADISHES RiA IP 69' ROUND STEAK VALENCIA Nyssa taipayers will have a 10.1 levy increase this year by paying an overall tout of 99.2 mills as compared with 89 1 for the 1955-56 fiscal year The increased lazes are in spite of an increase in total city valuation from $1.720, 091 last year to a new valuation of $1.786.831. • • • Luther Fife of Nyssa has been awarded the contract to erect a garage and shop building for school district No. 26C of Nvssa. Rodeo fans who see the two day show here Saturday and Sunday will see some of the moat famous bucking horses in the west. Included in the list of horses brought to the show by Mr. Ed Moody are Widow Maker, Brown Jug, Stranger, Elk Creek, Hill Billy. Double Eagle, Black Flag. Flapper and Snowball. Elk Creek unload ed Buck Davis at Vale this year the first day, and that is a record for any horse. "Widow Maker" ia one of the hardest bucking horses in discussed was the matter of a swimming pool and park project for Nyssa. Those on the committee were unani- mous in their opinion that Nysaa should have a park and swimming pool and the best means of approaching the matter were discussed. z 2® YEARS AGO The Nyssa chamber of commerce and the Nyssa civic club will hold the annual Nyssa Kids' Day celebration August 30. The entertainment will start with a parade to be held at 1:30 p.m. on Main street. Prizes of $2. $1.50 and SI will be given in five divisions, pet, bicycle, float, costume and miscellaneous, or a total of S25. After the parade, races will be held in the city park. . Fifteen dollars in prize money will be given to the winners in the races. Re freshments will be provided for the youngsters. • ee 4® YEARS AGO who drew the horse refused to try his luck. Joe Dunn made an attempt to ride the animal the first day. but without success. Strsnger is a new horse, but is rapidly getting a reputation as being one of the toughest of the lot. • • • With the most attractive list of prizes ever offered by any newspaper in this district for such a short drive, the Gate City Journal today announces as elaborate sub scription campaign. This will be a snappy 19-day drive and will start Saturday of this week. August 15 and end Saturday, September Sth. • • • It was a fine group of public spirited citizens who met Friday night in response to a call by Mayor Graham for a meeting of the Civic improvement committee. O m of the oriadmi topics Page Three PiLtSBURV 9oz. CRKCENT ROLLS F ill SB ur V Iboz. Mi coowes” C hoc , chip |A#T MELONSi I laCASAftA »CANTALOUPES rCfffNSHAW •p&ZSiAN I fHONGYPEkvS SEEDLESS < GRAPES EFFECTIVE i 19* GRN. ONIONS LARSF W* • PUN^I Hl NOW,.,,, //-/2 -¡3-/? 5A VE EMEWM'