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Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa, Oreqon Thursday, January 13, 1977 Activities In Arcadia By Nell Bowers 10 YEARS AGO 40 YEARS AGO Mi** Prapasri Tangtat- swasdi, American Field Ser vice exchange student will be honored at thia year’s AFS Thailand Festival scheduled Friday evening, January 27 in the Nyssa school cafe- torium. Miss Tangtatswasdi is from Bangkock, Thailand, and during the school year is making her home with the Mel Beck family. • • • One of the coldest sieges to hit the Nyssa country for many years has been causing fuel men to smile, while the general public has been huddled around the red-hot stove and furnaces. Accord ing to the official records at the government office, the temperature has been above freezing only twice during the entire month. On the first of January, the mercurv climbed to 33 degrees for a short time and again on the 4th, it reached 33 degrees, which is only one degree above freezing. The low mark of the season for Nyssa was reached last Thursday night when the low of 21 degrees below zero was reached. Installation of officers was held recently for Job's Daughters Bethel 433. Choir members are Marcia Young, Gayle Ableman, Marille Wil son, Shariene Kido and Jill Franklin. Kathy Nelson, mar shal; Christy Nq|son, junior princess; Teresa Hamilton, honored queen; Jane Tim merman, senior princess; and JoAnn Timmerman, guide. 20 YEARS AGO Clifford Main, Nyssa con tractor, was unanimously elected Mayor of the City Tuesday night following in stallation of four newly elected councilmen and or ganization of the council. He will serve during the 1957-58 biennium and succeeds Paul House who was mayor from January 1955, until Tuesday. The new mayor has served on the city council for the past two years, having been elected in November of 1954. Newly elected councilmen who took office Tuesday night are Grant Rinehart and Gus Liming, elected in November to succeed Hugh Tobler and Tom Jones, who were not candidates for re-election. House and Wal ker Low were installed as members of the council, both having been elected to succeed themselves last No vember. Holdover members, in addition to Main, are Orin Sumner and Frank Morris, who complete the seven-man governing body. 30 YEARS AGO * A pre fabricated aeroquad hanger has been erected at the Nyssa airport on the Idaho side of the Snake River. ’ The hangar was built through the kindness of the public-minded citizens who advance the money for the hangar and its erection. The hangar will be paid for through hangar rentals. The city council and Gordon Smelzer. airport manager, expressed appreciation for the cooperation of the bene factor, whose name was with held • • • Mr. and Mrs. Emil Stunz left for Portland Wednesday morning on a combined business and pleasure trip. They plan to be gone about ten days. SUNSET VALLEY Mrs. Claude Skinner met her daughter. Mrs. Shirley Schu lter. at Boise on January 1, where they left by plane for Canon City, Colorado to attend memorial services for their mother and grandmo ther. Mrs. Violet Barragree of Canon City. Services were held on January 3 and interment followed at the Ca non City Cemetery. They re turned home on January 5 after experiencing a few transportation delays. 50 YEARS AGO Two stills, hundreds of gallons of mash and about 50 gallons of liquor have been confiscated and three men are under arrest following raids in the vicinity of Huntington and Brogan with in a week's time by Sheriff C. W. Glenn. Deputy Charles Leavitt and other special deputies. The officers located a 50-gallon still only a quarter of a mile from the highway this side of Huntington. Thursday night, equipped with a complete outfit for manufacturing liquor, 450 gallons of mash and about 25 gallons of the finished product. The other still was found in a dugout above Brogan. ARCADIA • Mr. and Mrs. Carl Baker and daughter of Salem, visited the McPeak's over New Years. Carl Is a brother of Mrs. McPeak. They returned home on Tuesday and reported clear roads after leaving Treasure Valley. Karma Kesler came home for Christmas with her parents and family. She went back to Provo, Utah on Sunday after Christmas. The Kesler family had a birthday party for Clarence Kesler, Sr. during the holi days. Although snow had filled their yard, their son-in- law. Neil Petterson got out his tractor and blade and cleaned the yard. There were 20 guests and a potluck dinner served. His birthday was January 3. During the course of the afternoon, within the space of an hour, he received long distance telephone calls from a son, Carl in Texas, a brother Joe of Salt Lake city, a sister Faye Raymond, Alberta, Canada, and a daughter Karma, in Provo, Utah and a brother George in Ogden, Utah. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Carroll and family visited the Henry Carrolls over Christ mas and New Years. They re turned to their home in Bend after New Years. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Carroll and family visited the Henry Carrolls and guests Christ mas evening. Their friends will be glad to know that Jim and Karen have moved into their new home in Big Bend. Doyel Carroll stayed over night Friday evening with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Carroll. Doyel lives in Moun tain Home, Idaho. Christmas dinner was held at the Otis Bullard home with all their children present, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Jensen of Boise and their boys. Mr. and Mrs. George Boyack and daughter Nancy, and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bullard and three children. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Bullard went to Boise to their daughter’s home on De cember 30 and stayed until January 2. Then they went to Page Three their daughter. Betty’s home at Meridian and stayed until January 5, when they re turned to their home. On Tuesday, January 4, Mrs. Otis Bullard and Mrs. George Boyack went in to Boise to visit Mrs. Gladys Bullard. On Sunday, January 9, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Bullard visited the Malheur Memorial Hos pital. They visited Clyde Long. Dr. John and Bessie Long and Ethel Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bullard and family went to McCall for New Years for two days. Violet Rose Wood and her children visited her parents over the Christmas holidays. They live in Kenniwick, Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Walker of Provo, Utah and their family were holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Neil Petterson. Connell Petterson went to Provo. Utah after New Years to enroll in college at BYU. Mr. and Mrs. Neil Petter son spent last weekend in Boise. They returned home Sunday. Clyde and Nell Bowers left December 20 for Auburn, Washington, where they spent two weeks with their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bowers. On Sunday, January 2, they attended a soccer game. Bradley Bowers a grandson, is a member of a soccer team, that won a blue ribbon in their division. The game on the 2nd was the first tournament game of six to be played fur the championship. His team won 6-0. So they will go on until they are beaten, or win the champion ship. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bowers left Auburn on January 3. They stopped at Moxee City, Washington, to spend the night visiting old friends, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Richmond, who were former neighbors of the Bowers in the Valley View district. The Bosers came home next dav. On Saturday, January 8, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bowers were guests of their son, Don and family at Parma for a waffle breakfast and an all-day visit. A nnii'er varies January 18 - Mr. and Mrs George Fanning chuck RAYS FOOD FAIR NYSSA, OREGON chuck 60 YEARS AGO Fred Coopman has bought a Ford car and is busily engaged teaching the critter to go. As he has escaped without any fatal accident so far. he feels greatly encour aged. • • • Owing to the high cost of livestock, the Nyssa Meat Market announces a raise in the price of meat of about two cents per pound. Somebody is always taking the joy out of life. Early Garden Banquet PEACHES & PEARS Saisit Valley Hi Mix or Match Mrs. Violet Barragree pas sed away on December .30. 1977 at the age of 86 years. She leaves ten surviving children. 38 grandchildren and 54 great-grandchildren. She has visited relatives in Shis area many times and we sincerely extend our sym pathy to Mrs. Rita Skinner and the family. Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Ora Newgen visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Johnson in Parma. Mrs. Johnson is recovering satis factorily after having been ill. Maitland Smith and friend of Oneill, Nebraska was a guest on New Years Day at the home of his uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Lorensen. He and the Loren sens visited by phone with Mrs. Hattie Smith of Johns town, Nebrasa. Mrs. Smith is Mail's mother and Mrs. Lorensen's sister. Mona and Mila Lorensen, Mark and Lauri Abbe were visitors a day during school vacation at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Lorensen. Harriet Lorensen returned to TVCC on Sunday evening after spending the weekend at the home of her parents. CHILI DOGS 1 In addition to our regular menu 117 Main Nyssa ¿3» Mix or Match CUCUMBERS Slicing PEPPERS Pillsbury BISCUITS For take out orders coil 372-3363 STEER-INN one TOMATOES 65 oz. CASCADE HOT STEW Slicing Schilling PEPPER -J p a <| D r I
