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face rvo THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. N YSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 21. 195T Stranger In The County THE GATE CITY JOURNAL DUANE R. A L T E R S ............................. Editor «nd Puolub«» Duane P Alters and Geo. Whorton Owners SUBSCRIPTION RATES V K NT t NtwSPAPI* tUBUSHitS H ASSOCIATION N A T I O N AL N * / . f D ' f O B l A . A s i o C I A T l"c N «rmiATi ^ / m i n i m Single Copies 10 .n Malheur County. Oregon, aa 1 Pmyette ar.d Canyon Idaho $3 00 1 Year 6 Months 52 * Else a here in the USA . Per Year U 00 6 M on th s--------- 12 50 (Stnctly in Advance) Published every Thursday at Nyssa. Malheur County, Oregon nnurieu at the poatofiice at Nyssa. Oregon for transmission inrough tne ^mteo b u it j Man*, as a xrcond class matter, tin der tne act at March 3. . »'<* You Can't Have Your Cake— Or Eat It! Next Monday :s a birthday for which nobody will bake any cakes. On February 25, fourty-four years ago, the federal government was authorized the power to levy an in come tax on individuals. It was felt at the time that rates could never reach 10'. . The first year of the tax total corporate and individ ual income levies brought the government $80 million Dividing this by the population of 1913 shows that the per capita tax bite was 82 cents. By contrast, in 1956— two world wars and a police action later —the income tax brought the federal govern ment $55 billion This is a per capita tax bite of $328. Per capita annual income was $358 in 1913; today it is about $1,647 In th.s 44-year period, per capita income increased 4 ’ 2 times while the per capita tax payments increased an even 400 times Other comparisons of then and now are of equal in terest. For instance, in 1913 the single personal exemp tion was $3,000 compared to $600 today. In 1913. a single man with a $5,000 a year income paid $20 tax; today, he pays $944 Rates the first year were 1 to 6'- ; they range today from 20 to 91r<'. Mr. Taxpayers total tax bill in 1913 was distributed 70.5' > for state and local governments and 29.5 for the federal government. Today, the federal government takes 72.3 , leaving 27.7' for state and local units. In 1913, people did locally what they wanted done Today, they give their money to the federal government and fight among themselves to see who can get the most back. Our thanks (?) to Doug Piggott. Portland, for making us feel even more miserable. Methodist Chuich News Ludlows Leave Sunday for California By The Rev. Paul Ludlow By Bill Campbell How is your Vocabulary? We were all happy to see Vaugh Str.r.ger back on the Mam street of Nyssa last week even though he was still pretty well plastered! For you who take this paper out of the trade area it is only fa r to mention that Vaughn fell off of a haystack broke both wrists and injured his back Most of us tend to get into the rut of using cliches, expressions which have become monotonous through many repetitions. Thus we ' Point with Pride', are “sca red to Death” and are "Dog- Tired ” The purity ar.d effective ness of our spec- h s further sul lied by slang Th.s may not sound too badly across the back fence or among close friends and rela tives but once the habit is es tablished it becomes difficult to clean up the vocabulary when speaking on more formal occas ions. But the person to be really pitied is the one who has too frequently depended upon pro fane ar.d vulgar expletives for emphasis or to prove that he is “ one of the boys" He is to be pitied because: 1 His poverty of words brings embarrassment on many situa tions. 2 The errpha.-is he desires is lost through stupid repetition Shocking words become like the cry of “ Wolf, W olf’ until no one 9 is lmp-essed. The mar. or woman 9 who must use “ strong" language to convince h:s or her auditors 9 that the truth is being told is in 9 a precarious position and will 9 probably have the story discount ed in proportion to the amount 9 9 of profanity used Those of us who believe in God. 9 the Creator and Sustainer of life, 9 and in Jesus Christ, God manifest in human histoiy feel that the 9 careless use of d'vinr ram'*« :« 9 a grievous sin Profanity not 9 the only way to violate the third commandment but it is one way 9 Let not your speech cance] out the 9 first petition of the Lord's Praver 9 "Our Father Who Art in Heaven, | 9 Hallowed Be Thv Name.” € Let the words of my mouth And the meditation of my heart 9 Be acceptable in Thy sight 9 O Lord, my strength and my 9 Redeemer. Enough to get any man plast ered (Either way!) Tom Jones stole a march on me! He spotted my car and with great glee (you know how these democrats are (note lower case), he said he got nd of his bumper signs, Ullman and Morse, before I got nd of Ike and McKay. Golly—if he’s only right! Speaking of politics, I think it only fair to mention that our senior senator was out on the coast last weekend Made one speech in San Francisco and an other at Pasadena According to what I read in the papers things are kinda touchy now back in Washington But it's nice to know "our boy" was on the west slope. Bill Hipp thought I wasn't hep! It happened this a-way. When I lost my wallet last week I passed it off with saying "who steals my purse steals trash!" Bill asked me what was the rest of the quotation. I didn't know but said I'd find out. he didn't believe me and WHAT I found out might be a sermon for me and you, kind reader. To answer that question I sub mit Ihe following: Othello, act 3. scene 3: "Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing; iwas mine, ‘tis his. and has been a slave to thousands; but he that filches from pie my good name robs me of that that not enriches him. and makes me poor indeed." Our “ sas” reporter—baby doll —is out to lunch and I just took a news item that utterly confused me! Mrs. Ross Brown reported a session of the pinochle club Tues day night, but so help me. I can’ t figure out how they got through the game. According to the report Mrs Nets Larson was “ high” and Mrs Don Herron was next high To add to the confusion Mrs. Bill Blodgett and Mrs Bill Hamilton were "traveling.” Who was around to enjoy the refreshments1 Rev. and Mrs. Paul Ludlow will leave Sunday for Berkeley. Calif.. to attend a three-dav pastoral conference at the Pacific School of Religion While in Berkeley they will visit their son and daughter-in-law. Mr and Mrs Willis Ludlow. Enroute home thev will attend a Portland area Methodist moet- Feb. 21, 2 p. m —Woman's Soc ng March 4 and 5 Relax Duane— the party was iety circle meetings: Larry Robin LAST Tuesday). son with Mrs. Hudson Robb, with Church Group Oh. golly. I got to write another Mrs. Leslie Topliff in charge of note to the boss! program. Alice Hitchcock meets Presents Service DERE Duane: with Mrs. Clyde Snider. Mr' G> <■ Several members of the Owy We’ve got another 16 pager Coleman has the program Char hee Community church were in- lotte Al.iton will meet with Mr gram at the Idaho State prison cookin’ but we hope to get out of James Clayton. Enterprise Ave. vited to present part of a pro- here a little earlier this week. Program—Mrs. Paul Ludlow At Sundav bv Rev. Orville Stiles, All is calm—this is Monday 7 p. m the Celia Cowan circle chaplain of the institution. afternoon—and with a little luck will meet for a pot luck supper Gladvs Stephen. Garnet Ritchie we'll be out of here by 3 a m with Mr Walt Roth Mr Bill and May Yoneyama sang a trio Thursday morning which the Barton has the program and Rev Kenneth Himple was gang considers the same as half Feb. 24.—9 45 chuich school for in charge of the service. Also at a holiday. We'll have our 5x15 all tending were Sandara Day, Mrs. Parma ad Tuesday morning 11 a m.- Mr. Ludlow's sermon Himple. Mr. and Mrs Jame« Rit which we’ll set up and again I’ ll be a nervous wreck taking OUR top.c for the worship service will chie and Robert. form over to Swede for his paper. be: “ Remember the Sabbath,” the If you call here and no one of Mrs A1 Chadwick. Myrtle Uett Fourth Commandment. Then- answers. I pied it! will be baptism and reception of has the program. By tha way. Nick Rudelick's members. Feb. 27, 4 p m —Additional ses-1 7 p m.—MYF meeting at the sions for all primary and junior problems have been solved. He read that there will be an church. department children ample supply of water this year! Feb. 25, 8 p m.—Community 8 p. m —Bible study at the Hope you enjoy the editorial I choir rehearsal. Clyde Snider home didn't write- FYb. 26, 7 30 p. m.—Wesleyan Feb. 28, 7 p m.—Ma-Pa pot- Tell Skippy to Relax P.ca the Service Guild meets at the home luck supper at the church pup messes up the front window Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work; but the seventh is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work. Ex 20 8-10. ‘The Son of Man is Lord also of the. Sabbath.” Luke 6-5 R E L IG IO N IN L IF E Who’s Crazy? • CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank everyone for flowers, cards and many kind nesses shown us following our recent accident and hospitaliza tion. Mr and Mrs Herbert Turner and family. displays a? thoroughly as your houn' dawg did. Ar.d speaking of Pica, we’re not so sure now. She's getting round, firm and fully packed and I can't be!.eve its' all because of 9 Friskies! Who owns the handsome cocker O with license number 601? Best we be big about it! Well, I've written enough to 9 eet me tossed out of town again, j but will keep sneaking back un 9 til you return. 9 P S — Cliff is in Boise today € 'Monday) checking on a deal .n- volving a li'iaceous Asiatic plant. 9 I close, with tears in mv eves. 9 Bill. Let the Bible Speak Dear friends, this article is not written to hurt anyores feelings. We are all trying to get to heaven, the place where Jesus went to prepare for us. John 14: 2. 3. We cannot get there except through Chr.st John 14 6. He told the apostles they knew the way to get there (John 14:4) and He command ed them to teach us everything they knew. Matt. 28:19. 20. Let us notice some gospel that is or was another gospel. NOT FREE BUT BOTH FOR ONLY Jesus or the angels in heaven don't know the day or hour, only the Father knows. Mall. 24:38. 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