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THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1963 THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA, OREGON PAGE TWO THE GATE CITY JOURNAL Letters to Editor Signed letter, to the editor are welcomed and will be printed if they do not contain comment, of a libelous nature or attacks on religious and racial groups. Publication of the letter, does not necessarily signify agreement of this newspaper with opinions expressed. Historical Play To Be Presented By Parma Group Funeral Rites Held At LDS Stake House For Donna Peterson Apple Valley PTA Elects New Officers At March 21 'Talent Night' Meeting "Talent Night." »ne of the mosfun.nimously to aeeept the slate interesting programs of the year, of officers. Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. was presented at the Apple Val Hopkins will be serving second A history of the Nyssa - Parma ley PTA meeting on March 21. terms in their respective offices area will come alive Friday and SUBSCRIPTION RATES newsbahi The session was called to order and Mrs. Kora and Mrs. Iiams, Saturday nights, March 29-30, in Single Copies ---- 10c by President Helen Wilson with their first. the Parma high school gymnasium PUBLISHERS First “talent” on the program In Malheur County, Oregon, the reading of “A Child’s Version when a cast of 32 students and ASSOCIATION was a skit by two members of the and Payette and Canyon adults present “A Prologue to of Our PTA Objects.” of "Prologue to Parma.” Counties, Idaho: Parma.” Curtain time is 8 o’clock. During the regular business cast One Year ------- $3.50 Elmo Peterson and Arthur Yen Nyssa, Oregon A highlight of the act dealing meeting. Arnie Finkbeiner an Six Months 12.50 presented some very "unus with Old Fort Boise days is a 28- March 24, 1963 nounced that the school had re sen Elsewhere in the U. S. A.: foot canvas depicting a view of ceived two tumbling mats instead ual” facts about the earlier days Editor and Publisher Per Year_______ M-00 been I £ the: co mmunity and issued an the inner court of the old fort. of one as 1 had — originally ---- The Gate City Journal AFFILIATE MEMBER invitation for all to attend the Six Months-------- $2.50 The play leads up to the mas planned. They were purchased Dear Sir: play March 29-30. sacre which reputedly occurred through generous donations of I wish thus to express privately on the Snake river a few miles Published Every Thursday at Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon. several families and a check for Vocal solos were rendered by my disapproval of a thing that south of Nyssa. a matching amount from the Gary Seward and Patty Wagner, Entered at the Post Office at Nyssa, Oregon, for Transmission your publication did publicly and Setting for the last act is St. school district. Balance will be accompanied on the piano by which I do not think was right. Paul, located just south of Nyssa Through the United States Mails, as a Second Class Matter Mrs. Dwight Seward. Joyce Pier paid by the PTA. In the last number there was across the Snake river during the Under the Act of March 3, 1879 cy was accompanied on the piano Room count was taken and won an article concerning the hiring of construction of the railroad bridge by Finkbeiner’s room. Mrs. Leona by her sister, Ellen. teachers for our school for an in 1882-83. The construction camp Sandy was winner of the door Piano solos were played by other year. In the first paragraph is a proper setting for the final Marilyn Mann, Brenda Bay and prize. of that article it was stated that appearance of the bad man of the An announcement was made Raymond Sandy. The Misses a contract was withheld from one West, Clancy O’Toole, around I that the regular meeting will con- Mann and Bay also played a piano We appreciate letters to the editor and try to print of the teachers. I think that was whose antics the play has been DONNA JANE PETERSON I vene one week later than the duet. entirely out of order. all received, if in good taste and not libelous, whether we written. A flute solo was given by Mar- The person might be a poor agree with them or not. Our readers don’t all believe the Directors of the play are Elmo Funeral services for Donna Jane 1 usual date and will be held April [ garet Seward, accompanied on teacher and it might be entirely and Lucile Peterson, with the lat 25. way we do and it is their privilege to tell us so on the the piano by Mrs. LeRoy Seward. Peterson, 15, were conducted in order for the school board to Bert Sandy, nominating com ter having written the script. The editorial page. Tuesday afternoon, March 26, refuse her a new contract. It performance is being presented as mittee chairman, reported the fol Marilu Wilson entertained with One such letter is printed elsewhere on this page of 1963, at Nyssa LDS stake house could be perfectly right for them a part of the Idaho Centennial offi- an accordion solo and Vai Nielsen with Bishop Howard R. Bair offi lowing as their choice for Mrs. the paper. Mr Grover Lytle of rural Nyssa takes us to did a tap dance number. Read to inform her privately of the celebration. ciating. Donna Jane succumbed cers for the coming year: Mrs. ings were given by Frank Zim- task for the wording of a front page school story carried fact and the reasons but to make Helen Wilson, president; in the last issue of the Journal. a public announcement in that CHURCH GROUP TAKES HIKE Friday, following an extended ill Yoshia Kora, vice president; Mrs. dars and Matthew Kora. ness. The 4-H band also appeared way is not kind, to say the least. He refers to the first paragraph in which one teacher Members of a class from the Invocation was given by Osmon Marie Hopkins, secretary; and with Bobby Hopkins playing tl£ To embarrass her before her pu Nyssa Christian church hiked last was named as not being offered a contract for the com Mrs. Dollie Iiams, treasurer. drums; Carol Ann Booth, piano; pils and acquaintances for the Friday evening to the Maurice P. Williams and the obituary was ing year. He thinks printing the name was wrong and There were n o nominations Ellen Piercy, accordion; Jackie read by Bishop Bair. Maurice C. remainder of the year is not fair. unfair and feels that we and the school board owe the Corey home south of Nyssa where from the floor and it was voted Millhollin and Percy Booth were In my opinion you, and any they held a wiener roast near the Glover rendered a vocal solo, “O teacher a public apology. My Father ” and was accompanied vocalists with Jim Hopkins por member of the school board who Snake river. They then saw the OUR EXPLANATION . .. brought about such an announce Coreys’ collection of rocks and by Mrs. Dorothea Lewis. Re ducted at Nyssa cemetery under traying a girl singer. marks were made by Nell B. Bair direction of Lienkaemper funeral Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Seward, The paragraph as carried in the Journal was exactly, ment, owe her an apology. were shown color slides of the and speaker was D. Hubert Chris home with dedication of the grave dressed in Centennial costumes (No, I am not a typing instruc river and Succor creek. word-for-word, the way it was given us by school offi tensen. by Clifford Medford and a family and accompanied by Mrs. Seward tor.) cials. We do not know the teacher named and certainly Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hamilton and “Prayer Perfect” was sung by prayer by Glen W. Peterson. on the ukelele, sang the closing Very sincerely yours, had no desire to cause her any embarrassment by print Timmy called later and took the a quartet comprised of Sherry Pallbearers were J. O. “Brig” number, after which they asked GROVER LYTLE ing her name. On the other hand we had no reason for youngsters home. Glenn, Marilyn Lewis, Janice Olsen, Thomas V. Moore, Ralph the audience to join them in sing omitting the name from the article as typed and given Bowers and Virginia Lewis, ac- Talbot, Marion Glenn, Jerry Hen ing “When You and I Were Young March 12, 1963 to us — we don’t print just the good and omit the bad In the important details of ap companied by Karen Bybee. Bi-1 dricks and Daryl Williams. Flow Maggie.” Dear Friends: news. pointment to and administration shop Clyde Hipwell gave theI er girls were friends of the de Refreshments were served by Enclosed you will find check of vital agencies of government benediction. Prelude and post- [ ceased. We did attempt to contact the superintendent’s office fourth grade mothers. for subscription to the paper. whose duties are to provide for lude music was played by Susan about the wording of the article before going to press Please send for as long as check the safety of the people of Ore Schenk. Wednesday but that was the first day of spring vacation will cover. gon, Governor Hatfield is either Donna Jane was born Oct. 4, and the office was closed. Efforts to reach the superin Hello to all you good folks. Just unqualified <jr lacking in energy 1947, at Caldwell Memorial hospi tendent or the clerk of the school board at their homes move away and try to get along to do a first rate job. tal, the second child of C. Grant were also unsuccessful. AIDS without the local paper. You’ll The governor’s plea of ignor and Mildred Marie Bensen Pet I We are glad to offer this explanation and appreciate give up and order it. ance of the facts is not defendable erson. She was a healthy, happy Mr. Lytle having the courage to express his feeling about Thanks loads. because the governor received baby at time of birth and when this. many and frequent progress re she was nine days old, came with Same as always, ports on the extent of corruption her parents to Nyssa. The school authorities will have to be the judges as ARNOLD WINKLER in the National Guard as it was to any action they may take in this matter. At the age of three weeks, she Route 2, Box 799 uncovered by the secretary of was found to have physical diffi Tillamook, Oregon state during the audit made in the culties and underwent surgery at HOSTS CIRCLE MEETING Dedication Service Kills germs on contact! general election campaign period. six weeks of age. Lenora circle of the Methodist State Representative To Be Held Sunday WSCS Refuses Investigation When she was 2^ years old, met March 21 at the home You can knock out dangerous bac The governor’s fear of damage her parents moved to Grandview, At Methodist Church of Mrs. Maurice Corey with Mrs. Criticizes Secrecy teria, viruses, and fungi on feeders to his political profile and poss Idaho, where they remained for A dedication service for two Jesse Elgan a s hostess. Nine On Civil Defense and waterers with powerful new three years. Upon their return to ible loss of the last election is evi «memorials will be held Sunday, members and one guest, Mrs. C. To the Editor: Purina Germicide solution. It kills refusal to permit Nyssa, Donna started to school in ■March 31, during the 11 o’clock A. Wernick, attended the meeting. Governor Hatfield’s bleeding denced by practically all disease germs . . . worship hour in Nyssa Methodist for a sloppily-run Civil Defense his own legal department to in the first grade and was apparent- church, according to the Rev. Paul won’t corrode metal if you use it Mrs. Clint Simpson, Craig and agency and his unwarranted se vestigate the extent of National i ly well until the latter part of «Ludlow. Sheri of Payette visited Monday crecy about the corruption in his Guard thievery in order to prose i her third year. as directed. Beginning in 1958, Donna Jane The memorial gifts include an afternoon with Mrs. Wayne Simp own National Guard point to a cute and recover to the state the misappropriated funds. For extra protection spray walls, underwent many major surgeries son. lack of honesty with the voters aisle carpet given by T. A. Gall The fact that the governor but remained a happy child. posts, and side panels between of Oregon. His actions are cer in memory of his wife, Isa Belle Gall. broods, lota, or litters with warm sanctuary, social hall, parlor, nur tainly no recommendation for his would condone by silence the per While at Doernbecker hospital in The other is a new public ad sery and study, four-speed record nomination to the White House. sonal and wanton use of taxpay Portland, she was crowned queen Germicide solution. Deep wetting Preserving h i s image appears ers’ dollars by one of his appoin of the hospital and at that time dress system given by relatives player and two microphones. action helps Germicide work down and friends of Clifford Fox. The The public is invited to attend more important to Governor Hat tees is a breach of the public Miss Oregon of 1960 called on her into cracks and crevices where it field than economy and efficiency trust. In the face of audited facts, and posed for a picture with her. system consists of speakers in the this service. kills germs on contact. Ask us for the governor publicly ridiculed Many wonderful doctors, nurses in government. Germicide first chance you get. ------------------------------------- -—■ No one but the governor is re his own attorney general and and friends came into her short sponsible for the appointment of branded his request for authority life and she was always so very the late Adjutant General Alfred to clean up the mess “politically appreciative of all their kind nesses. E. Hintz to the National Guard. motivated.” The state had better take a good In addition to her parents, she Hintz’s dubious reputation at the time of appointment was appar long look at a governor who per is survived by one brother, Myron RULON TROST, Manager ent to everyone but the governor. mits a shockingly slip-shod or Grant; a sister, Georgia Lee, both Watch This Space ganization in Civil Defense to en of the home. Also surviving are Governor Responsible 117 Good Ave. Nyssa, Oregon Dial 372-2201 The governor, too, is to be held danger lives by its inability to her grandparents, Mitchell and — for — in a crisis. This agency Maud Peterson and many other primarily accountable for the function Announcement of Big failures of the state Civil Defense has cost the taxpayers $3 5 million relatives. Concluding services were con- agency in the Oct. 12 storm. He in 14 years, one of the highest per TIRE SALE . . . Coming Soon! is the commander in chief of the capita in the nation. National Guard and he is respon Communication* Unmanned sible for the function of Civil De When a governor calls a budget fense in war or natural disasters. of $400.000 “conservative” and Apparently this politically skill the budget doesn’t even make ful governor uses his best talents provision for around the clock to campaign for political office. manning of a communications system, the GOP had better find a presidential hopeful more able to meet defense and security squarely and realistically. The recent disclosure by Joseph Vogt, radio operator, that none of the clique of high ranking retired military officers on the Civil De-1 fense payroll could operate the j radio equipment in an emergency and that no standby operator had been provided is shocking. ft Civil Defense is being defended by the governor for the same rea- I sons that he remained silent about the corruption in the Na tional Guard during his reelection campaign He doesn’t want his national political image to be ■ damaged by an open admission of the facts. BEULAH HAND State Representative TED M. BRAMMER, Editor and Publisher A Common Predicament! i PURINA GERMICIDE Farmers Feed and Seed Here's Another First IT'S A FACTORY CLOSEOUT FINEST QUALITY! Give Your Grounds A New Beauty SALE! MEN'S 10-INCH —With Additional— ★ FLOWERS ★ SHRUBS ★ TREES We Have Them Now and . . It's Time for Planting! Famous Brand BOOTS 1099 Best Qualiiy Leaiher. Rummage Sale — and — Cook°d Food Sale Neoprene Sole Sweat-Proof Insoles Saturday, March 30 WE ALSO HAVE MOST GARDEN SEEDS! Fangen Bros. Greenhouse Adrian Boulevard Nyssa, Oregon Phone 372-3437 IN VACANT BUILDING BY THE NYSSA MERC Begins at 10 a.m. Sizes 6 to 13 — Sponsored by — UNITED PENTACOSTAL CHURCH Parma, Idaho Dry Goods Shoes Clothing Bracken’s Dept. Store Your Quality Store
