THURSDAY, JULY 5. 1962
THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON
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THE GATE CITY JOURNAL
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Published Every Thursday at Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon.
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Under the Act of March 3, 1879,
Controversial But Confident
Frequently, during the three short years of editing
the Journal, we have had editorials or a column on a wide
variety of subjects. Judging by the response received
we could have believed they were unread or so weak as
not to warrant comment.
But since the controversy arose over the school bud
gets we have suddenly taken on an importance that we
have difficulty accepting with meekness. Both sides have
belabored us for not taking an editorial stand—with each
expecting us to support their views.
We have been accused of slanting our reporting, of
using headlines that were misleading and of taking a
personal dig at individuals through some of our wording.
These are not new complaints — there have just been
more of them than usual. We suppose it is only natural
that some people get angry for facts reported that they
wish were different. And it is understandable that most
people have a feeling that they could do a better job of
running a newspapier than is being done. (And piossibly
many could!)
But in this country a newspaper is a private enter
prise whose business is news. The editor must decide
what he will print and assume responsibility for it. If
he printed only the good or the bad the public would be
ill-informed of what was happening in the community.
We believe what the school board does and the voters
do are much more important than our comments upon
their actions And it would be highly presumptious on
our part for us to try to tell a well-informed pieople what
is good for them. The American way is for the people
to be heard — the Communist way is to tell the people.
We reserve the right to say what we wish on the editorial
page or to remain quiet. And like any other private citi
zen we feel free to make oral comments, pro or con, on
the subject we desire.
WE BELIEVE ...
(1) The present school board Is dedicated to having an
excellent school for Nyssa.
(2) That most of the items in the original budget
would have been conducive to a better school.
(3) That the token cut of $2100 in the second budget
was not carefully thought through with the idea of sell
ing it to enough NO VOTERS for it to pass. Communica
tion with the voters was lacking.
(4) The school board’s public relations have been poor
throughout the year with too much effort to sell the pro
gram at voting time.
(5) Too little attention has been paid to personal
grievances that may have had some truth in them. (These
can mushroom into considerable NO VOTES at election
time.)
(6) The viewpoint of the teacher has been given prece
dence over that of the taxpayer.
(7) That the big majority of NO VOTERS are not op
posed to good education, within what they consider their
means to f>ay, and should not be classed as not caring
what happens to our school. It is possible they question
the merit of parts of the program proposed by the board.
Or possibly they do not understand the complex budget.
(8) Opponents of the budget should be willing to let
the board know their objections.
(9) Personal grievances should not enter into the
budget, unless the board refused to act on them
(10) Nyssa has nothing to be ashamed of in having the
oudget defeated two times. It is the state and national
trend to vote down issues that increase taxes. It could
be a healthy situation, if it enables the people to learn
more about their school system and to take a more active
part tn its operation.
,2IT?ai, the board ha* cut »he amount down, for
this third election, as much aa they dare without Im
pair ng basic education for our children. And even-
* -ome of the repairs and ground improvement
will have to be made.
We have many other beliefs about the school and its
^n^: bund°getliSt here PerS°nally' We Plan tO
Faith Lutheran
Chairman Reports
Activities in July
Letters to Editor
Signed letters to the editor are
*elcomed and will be printed it
they do not contain comments of
■ libelous nature or attacks on
religious and racial groups. Pub
lication of the letters does not
signify the agreement of this
newspaper with opinions ex
pressed.
CAFE ...
YOU, TOO, CAN STEP UP!
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NYSSA MOTORS, Inc.
REVIVAL
JULY 5 THROUGH 15. IK
THE REV. SHERILL STILES
MR. and MRS. LARRY GRAY
Bible Missionary Church
EVERYONE WELCOME!
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Reduction in LEAFCUTTER HIVES ...
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Was $14.50.......... NOW s10.50
Don t Wait ... the Bees Are Hatching
and Need a Home Now!
LEAFCUTTER HOMES
NYSSA. OREGON
Board of Health Lists Safety Measures
For Operation of All Lawn Mowers
Power lawn mowers have already harvested many human
Wesleyan Service guild week
end will begin Saturday morning fin ap rs or toes because operators have not understood the
Faith Lutheran church activi
at 11 o’clock in Payette Methodist ha/ards or STre Sreless. the Oregon Stale Board oi Health
ties during the next few weeks
church, according to Mrs. Leo
will point to preparation for the
home owners.
Gonyer, Western district secre warns
new pastor, John Milbrath, it has
Both
power and hand-driven mowers are not completely
tary. A noon luncheon is planned
been announced by Bud Tibbets,
safe
in
use
because they can cut most things they touch be
with study meetings and talks to
congregation chairman.
Nyssa, Oregon
sides
grass,
states Dr. Richard4
be held during the afternoon.
Pastor Milbrath and his wife
June 30. 1962
H.
Wilcox,
Oregon
state health 7. Stop engine before pushing
will move into the parsonage J To the Editor
Dr. Gertrude Boyd Crane, head
mower across gravel driveways,
about July 17. His first service Gate City Journal:
of the religion department at Pa officer.
in the local church, after installa I don’t believe Nyssa can afford cific university in Forest Grove,
According to reliable United walks or road.
tion, will be July 29.
to vote down the school budget will be guest speaker Saturday States figures, there are about 8. Do not mow on slopes when
Following is a schedule of acti again. Already the good name of evening at a banquet to be served 75,000 power mower accidents the grass is wet or footing is un
vities for the month of July.
Nyssa has been clouded by the re in the church.
each year and about 90 percent of sure.
For the next two Sundays there jection of a reasonable asking by
The program which continues these from rotary-type mowers. 9. Never plug in an electric
I will be no services in the local the school board.
through Sunday morning is under Seventy percent of these acci mower when it’s raining.
church. On July 8 the congrega Petty gossip divides the com direction of Mrs. Ivor Williams, dents result in finger or toe con-
10. The mower should always
tion will go to Grace Lutheran munity, destroys confidence and Western Idaho conference secre I tact with the mower and about be moving away from the oper
church in Caldwell for Sunday undermines good will. The effect tary.
j 30 percent result in accidents ator.
school and worship service, with on the teachers and administrat
1 from flying objects. These objects
11. Sit-down mowers can turn
I Sunday school beginning at 10 ors is most unfortunate, creating OWYHEE CHURCH MID-WEEK act like a missile and can have
over
on sloping ground.
a m. At 3 o’clock that afternoon animosities and in general making
; the impact of a .22-caliber bullet.
SLATED TONIGHT
12.
Stop the mower and discon
Pastor Milbrath will be ordained them dissatisfied with both school SERVICE
Last year, the Oregon State
The Wednesday evening service
nect the spark wire before check-
in Grace Lutheran church in and community.
I
Board
of
Health
estimates
that
a t Owyhee Community church
ing or cleaning the mower.
Cashmere, Wash. Several repre Those who have grievances has
been postponed until this more than 750 accidents involv 13. Mowers with crank - type
sentatives from both the Nyssa should present them to the school evening
ing
lawn
mowers
occurred
in
the
and will be held at the
and Vale churches plan to attend. board or get a hearing in the PTA, regular meeting
starters should not be in a charg
hour, according state.
July 9 at 8 p.m. the women of rather than jeopardizing the to the Rev. Arthur
ed
position until ready for use.
Precautions
Advised
Skogan. He
the church will meet in regular whole school system. So on July I reported that the change
Since most injuries are due to
14. Keep fuel in a red-marked,
was
due
session at the home of Mrs. D. L. 13 let us give such a vote of con-' to the Fourth of July holiday j carelessness or error on the part closed container where it will not
Benedict
fidence that the wounds of battle falling on Wednesday.
! of persons using mowers, the be a fire hazard.
July 11—There will be a church may be healed.
OSBH advises these precautions:
15. At all times, stop the en
council meeting in the parsonage.
I 1. Remove all stones, wire, gine when the mower is left un
PAUL L. LUDLOW
—July 15, 10 a m —The congrega
Nyssa Students Listed j sticks and other objects from the attended.
tion will visit for Sunday school
Nyssa, Oregon
On Honor Roll at OSU i lawn.
16. Scan the path in advance
and worship service at Trinity
June
30,
1962
2. Periodically check all bolts, of the mower at all times for ob
Four Nyssa students are listed
Lutheran church in Nampa.
The Gate City Journal
on the spring term honor roll re nuts and screws on the mower to jects that might be thrown.
July 22, 10 a m. — Installation Nyssa, Oregon
leased by Oregon State university. see that they are properly tight 17. Prevent persons unfamiliar
services for Pastor Milbrath will Dear Editor:
They are Jerry T. Matsunaga, ened.
be conducted at Grace Lutheran
with the operation of a mower
The school budget election defi Sandra J. Lewis, Rena E. Dirksen
3. Add fuel only before start from using it. Be especially cau
church in Vale.
nitely proves the majority of the
ing the engine, never while it is tious with youngsters.
July 29, 1 p.m.—A parish picnic voters are ready to let the air out and Stanley L. Sisson.
To be named to the honor roll, running.
will be held for both Nyssa and of the blown up school budget
students must make at least a fl 4. Keep hands and feet away
Vale churches in Vale city park. ■ balloon.
______________
The voters are lucky they did plus grade average for the term. from mower blades when starting
Matsunagia was graduated from and mowing.
not
the legislature to scuttle
Spanish Bible School the allow
OSU
this June in the school of
5. Practice stopping the mower
state 6 percent limitation law.
July 16-27 Announced If the
FOR SALE!
voters had lost this 6 per agriculture. Miss Lewis will be engine quickly.
Junio 26 uvo una funta en la cent law, we would now have a sophomore in science and Miss 6. All persons should be at a
Good Location
Dirksen a junior in humanities safe distance from the mower,!
casa de Mrs. William Schireman runaway taxation.
On
Nyssa Main Street
and
social
sciences
next
fall
at
de la gente gue esto interesada.
preferably inside the house.
So this being the case, the vot
Condeictor una escuela de vivlia ers must make it a habit of voting OSU. Sisson is a graduate student.
PRACTICALLY
en el verano en el campo. Nyssa every election, and vote again on
MRS. GONYER RETURNS
NEW EQUIPMENT
Ministerial association fomentad- the school budget Friday, July 13. WEEKEND REUNION HELD
Mrs. Leo Gonyer returned home I
Seating Capacity—68
or de escuela de vivlia.
AT RAY C. LEWIS HOME
Sunday from Forest Grove where
Sincerely,
Mrs. Gus Liming lo escogieron
A
family
reunion
was
held
June
she
attended
a
Western
Jurisdic-1
A. D. MOSES
para director con el Pastor Omar
23-24 at the Ray C. Lewis home. tion School of Missions for Wes
Dial 372-9950
Barnhouse de la Iglesia Nazarene, To the Editor:
Six of their 10 children were leyan Service guild.
y Wallace Prowell, pastor de la This letter may be at least two present. Those unable to attend
Iglesia Gristiana gue es asistente months late in being written but were Tommy, with the U. S. Navy
directores.
it would seem that it is still nec in Italy; Gladys, also in Italy;
Los dias de la escuela de vivlia essary, and I hope, not too late Richard of Marysville, Calif., and
en el campo vaser Julio 16 y 27 to be effective in saving our Louise of Moses Lake, Wash.
el tiempo no se a figado pero school system from almost com Lesley and family returned
greemos gue en la tarde.
plete decay. In many instances Sunday evening to their home in
Otra funta para planes final se the negative vote on a budget is Ogden. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford
apreparado para Julio 10 a la 1:30 not because of high taxation, but Ashly and boys left Monday eve
Full Power Equipment . . .
p.m. en la casa de Mrs. Schireman, is an objection to policy, adminis ning to attend the World’s Fair
208 North Fourth, gentes interes- tration, use of equipment, or cur and Mrs. Howard Lewis departed
Air Conditioned ... Priced to Sell!
adas estan enbitachas.
Thursday evening for her home
riculum. •
The use of the negative vote in Sacramento, Calif.
against
the budget in these cases
Nyssa Ladies Return can never
a valid one. Our TO ATTEND BYU
From Lutheran Meet; school board be meets
at regular,
Miss Gloria Gonyer spent the
420 Main Street
Phone 372-2224
intervals. Protest against weekend in Provo, Utah, where
Visit J. Briehl Family stated
everything
but
taxation
should
be
she made arrangements to attend
NYSSA, OREGON
Mrs. Ronald Schoen and Mrs.
Stan Thompson returned Friday taken to these meetings for a Brigham Young university during
from Parkland, Wash., where they complete discussion and clarifica the fall term. Miss Gonyer will
be working on her master’s degree
attended American Lutheran Wo tion.
men’s convention at Pacific Lu Our school board has no way in business education.
to approach a negative vote
theran college.
Mrs. Thompson was a delegate against budget than to cut the VISIT FROM PORTLAND
from Faith Lutheran church in budget. If this is what the people
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cochrun
Nyssa, while Mrs. Schoen repre of our community wish and are and Mark of Portland are visiting
sented Grace Lutheran church of certain of satisfaction with the his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. M.
results of an inoperative system
Vale.
Cochrun. Cochrun has been em
Theme of the convention was through curtailment of expendi ployed at the fish and game office
“Jesus, the Light of the World.” tures, then there is nothing left in the Rose city and upon his re
The delegates will give a report to do but cut budget expenses.
EVERY EVENING — 8:00 P.M.
I cannot feel that each indivi turn will be transferred to Rose
of the convention at the July 9
burg
where
he
will
be
assistant
meeting of the local women’s or dual has examined the end re supervisor in the same depart
ganization and will also report at sults of blindly cutting expenses. ment.
the first meeting of the Vale The better teachers that we have
been able to attract to our system
group.
Evangelist — Emmett, Idaho
RETURN FROM VACATION
While attending the sessions, will certainly be looking for a The Rev. and Mrs. Arthur Sko
the ladies were house guests of more receptive situation, and the gan and family returned June 27
Pastor and Mrs. John Briehl and additions of student counseling from a 10-day vacation trip to
family (former Nyssans) at Span and education for the limited stu Cannon Beach, Springfield and
Song Evangelists — Rock Island, Ill.
away. Wash. Mrs. Briehl also at dent will of necessity be dropped, Portland where they visited rela
leaving
us
with
the
dregs
of
pub
tended the meetings.
tives.
The delegates report that the lic education for our system.
In
one
sudden
swipe
our
schools
Briehls are apparently very hap-
| py with their new pastorate and | will change from a recognized VISIT FROM NAMPA
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Moore and j
were busy with Bible school acti i success to a dismal failure. There
Second St. and Beech Ave. — Nyssa
vities being conducted during the will be nothing our school board their son-in-law and daughter,
can do to change this situation. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Powell and
, stay in their home.
If our community feels strongly family, all of Nampa, visited Sun-
i
that certain parts of our system |day with Mrs. Moore’s parents,
OWYHEE CHURCH LADIES
,
are
not functioning properly, a Mr. and Mrs. S. C. McConnell.
PLAN FRIDAY MEETING
legitimate
protest
will
be
receiv
Ladies Missionary group of the ed by our school board. However,
Owyhee Community church will they can do nothing with the in-
meet at 2 p.m. Friday, July 6, in siduous, whispered campaign of
the parsonage. All ladies are urg petty differences that is certainly
ed to attend and take with them destroying the moral fiber of our
all types of greeting cards and public schools.
scissors for the work project.
I am not saying that I am com
pletely satisfied with our educa
tion system as it has been in the
I past, and I know that I will never
be refused the opportunity of
I making a protest if I feel that
I one is necessary. I am asking
' only that such protests be made
at the proper time and place and
, stated more clearly than a vote
against the budget can ever do.
GRANT H RINEHART
PRICES SLASHED
2 North First St.
Weekend Activities
Planned in Payette
By Wesleyan Guilds
Phone 372-2259
BIBLE MISSIONARY CHURCH
REVIVAL BEGINS TONIGHT
A revival will begin this eve
ning at 8 o’clock in Bible Mission
ary church, according to the Rev
Noble Hunt Meetings will be held
each evening through July 15 in
the church located at Second
street and Beech avenue.
Evangelist will be the Rev.
Sherrill Stiles of Emmett and Mr
and Mrs Larry Gray of Rock Is
land. Ill., will be song evangelists
EMPLOYED AT THE MERC
Mrs Ben Storm began work
Friday morning at the Nyssa Merc
store She was formerly employ
ed by Eder Hardware company
All Spring Dresses
73 OFF
These Are Not Cheap Dresses, But
Name Brands Found Only at
Marguerite’s Apparel
223 Main Street
NYSSA. OREGON
Phon. 372-3127