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U. of 0. Library Eugene, Oregon e Nyssa Gate City Journal VOLUME L1X Th* Sugar City THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYS3A, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1966 Easier Season Observances Planned Plan Hood Priday Nervine By Churches of Nyssa-Adrian Area; Good Friday, Sunrise Services Slated Church Leaders of Various Denominations Report Schedules for Special Programs Churches of the Nyssa-Adrian area again this year are trying to stress the true meaning of Easter and the Holy season through special services, programs by young people and traditional observances of Christ's betrayel, trinl, cruci fixion and resurrection. Good Eriday services are planned tomorrow evening at 8 ♦o’clock in Nyssa First Chris- tian church Several ministers will be participating in this joint service. Ronald Schoen Injured Tuesday In Car Accident Ronald Schoen, local photogra pher, was taken by ambulance to Malheur Memorial hospital fol lowing a one-cur accident about 4 15 Tuesday afternoon. According to Nyssa Police Chief F. E. Petrie, driver of the ambu lance, the accident occurred west of New Plymouth and east of U. S. highway 95 and was caused by Schoen failing asleep or black ing out. Schoen's wife told a Journal reporter he did not know what happened but did remember hav ing trouble staying awake prior to the accident Injuries were fractured ribs, a broken nose, other bruises and lacerations on the up|»rr part of his Ixaly The attending physician said he would probubly be hospi talized for several more days. Other Ambulance Calls On Monday of this week John E Reffett became suddenly ill and was taken to the Veterans' hospital in Boise by the local ambulance. Exact nature of his illness had not been determined at press time Wednesday. Mr. Reffett had lieen released on March 21 from Malheur Memorial hospital in Nyssa where he had been a patient for several days. Also on Monday evening of this week, Louie Small, an aged man residing at the Owyhee ho tel, was taken to the local hospi tal after suffering a heart attack. Trio of Nurses Plans To Attend Convention April 13-15 in Eugene The ministerial association is sponsoring Easter Sunrise ser vices ut 6:15 Sunday morning on cemetery hill west of the city. Youth of vunous Nyssa churches will participate in the program. FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH A Maundy Thursday commu nion candlelight service will be conducted at 8 o'clock this eve ning for the congregation by members of the Christian Youth Fellowship. Union Good Friday services will be held at 8 p.m. in the local Christum church with ministers from Nyssa-Adrian area churches participating. Sunday school clussca for all ages convene at I) 45 Easter mor ning. The worship service will be conducted at 11 o'clock when the Rev Wallace Prowell will speak on "Our Witness of Hope.” A special v<x-al selection, “The Strife Is O'er," will be presented by David Sherbert. ST. BRIDGET'S CATHOLIC CHURCH Father C. M. Kirkpatrick an nounces that Mass will be held at 7:30 this evening (Thursday) at st Bridget's Catholic etaueb Good Friday services will be con ducted at 4 o’clock Friday after noon. The Easter vigil service is scheduled to begin at 11 p m. Sat urday and Mass will be held at 9 o'clock Easter morning. (Continued on Page 0) New Teachers Hired For Adrian Schools Evelyn Christensen of New Plymouth. June Turner and Mary Craft of Ontario will represent the District 20 nursing group at the 61st convention of Oregon Nurses association to lx* held Ap ril 13-15 in Eugene. Principal speaker at the ses sion will lx- Dr. Arthur S. Flem ming. president of the University of Oregon, who will talk on the convention theme. “Nursing Op portunities Unlimited." Convention activités will in clude the traditional banquet, meetings of occupational groups, programs on pharmacy controls, JONES SPEAKS AT MEETING OF JORDAN VALLEY GROUP world health and medicare. Tom Jones was guest speaker MEETING SLATED TONIGHT at the Monday evening meeting of the Chamber of Commerce in BY ADRIAN LEGIONNAIRES A meeting of Adrian Legion Jordan Valley. He talked to the Post 100 will be held al 8 o'clock group about the Oregon Museum this evening (Thursday) at the of Science and Industry and the lx'gion hall, it is announced by campaign for funds for an exhibit from Malheur county. The speak Adjutant Thurman Piercy. Members are urged to attend er reported that money is to be this session as several important raised by an auction to be held items of business are pending. early in May. State Easier Seal President Appeals For Public Donations; Lisis Services An appeal for persons to respond to the Easter Seals they received from Oregon Society for Crippled Children and adults has been made by the society’s president, Dick Yost, Portland insurance executive. “We are grateful for the results to date,” Yost stated, “and are hopeful that thousands of persons in the state are merely a little later than usual in* purchasing their Easter Seals.” Easter Seal contribution en Yost urged those who have velope to mail their checks to mislaid or failed to receive an Easter Seals, care of their local Sunrise Service Set For Easter Morning By Ministers of Area An Easter Sunrise service will be held at 6:15 Sunday morning on cemetery hill west of Nyssa, it is announced by members of the ministerial as sociation, sponsoring organisa tion. Youth of various Nyssa chur ches will participate in the pro gram. Among those taking part will be Linda Ballou who will present a vocal solo: Pam Bul lock, Sherri Dodson and Nancy Seward will sing a trio number. Special speaker will be Gerry Leseberg. Congregational read ing and singing will also be held. All area residents are wel come to attend this annual ser vice. post offices. The society president pointed out that Easter Seals “are a sym bol of hope for many of Oregon’s physically handicapped children and adults" and asserted that "if every person in the state could see what is accomplished, we would have 100 percent participa tion." Society Projects Include: 1. Children’s Hospital school in Eugene where children from more than 20 Oregon counties receive special education and therapy. 2. Camp Easter Seal on the Oregon coast, the state’s only summer camp especially designed for the physically handicapped. 3. Mobile therapy clinics that travel over the state, bringing physical therapy to those in need. 4. An equipment pool that sup- ' plies crutches, wheelchairs, walk- I ers, braces, hydraulic lifts and | artificial limbs to those in need. The annual Jaycee-sponsored Easter egg hunt will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday. April 9. in Nyssa south park, if is an nounced by Chairman John Marsh. Children through 10 years of age will be permitted to parti cipate and the youngsters will be divided into groups for the search. The area between the ball diamond and th* out-of bounds fence has bee n deiig- nated as the place where small children will hunt. Those in the 6 - 10 year age group will search for eggs in the southwest section of the park. Marsh states that all eggs are wrapped in foil and some will be wrapped to contain slips of paper with names of Nyssa firms printed on them. When one of these eggs is found, the slip should be taken to the store and the prize may be claimed. NUMBER Ì4 Area Freight, Passenger, Mail Service Near Normal Wednesday After 4-Day Strike by 8,000 Firemen on Railroads Little Actual Damage Seen to Economy Of County; Trucks Used to Transport Mail Freight, mail and passenger service was near normal in the area Wednesday morning following a four-day strike against eight major railroads by 8,000 striking firemen. The unexpected cease work started one minute after mid night last Thursday on Union Pacific and the other seven lines. Trains were left in cities along the line from La Grande to Omaha, and the only move-* ments were those operated by non-union personnel of perish- ’ able goods. Juveniles Admit Local Freight Agent Tom Jones told a Journal reporter that there Starting Blaze was little actual damage sustained by shippers in the area. And it At Lumber Yard was of short enough duration that supplies never became short in ‘ Two nine-year-old Nyssa boys admitted setting a fire in the old essential industries or food stores. Nyssa Lumber Yard store build The strike was called off Sun ing the night of March 11, accord day, but service was not imme ing to Police Chief F. E. Petrie. diately restored on all lines as The structure, owned by Boise they failed to get the word from Mayor J. S. Amyx, was damaged H. E. Gilbert, union president. an estimated $1500 in the blaze Some Mail Delayed fought for 1% hours by the local LDS Relief Society A check with local postal auth-1 fire department. Dates Musical Event orities showed only a one-day de- . Petrie reported the boys said A program of instrumental and lay in first class mail at the be that they started a fire several vocal selections, entitled "It’s a ginning of the strike. Wycoff times by using paint thinner on a Grand Night for Singing,” will trucks brought mail to Nyssa at pile of papers and then stamping be staged at 8 p.m. Saturday, Ap 7:45 a.m. daily Thursday through it out. They claim they thought ril 16, at the Nyssa LDS stake Tuesday and took on outgoing they had extinguished it the last THE REVS. RALPH A. LAWRENCE (on left) and WALLACE i house. mail at 5 p.m. daily Thursday time before leaving the building. PROWELL select hymnals for the Union Good Friday services to The musical, sponsored by the through Monday of this week. The lads, unnamed due to their be held at 8 p.m. April 8. in Nyssa First Christian church on South Relief society, will feature patrio Parcels and other than first class ages, have had a hearing before Fifth street between Reece and Ennis avenues. Rev. Lawrence is tic and religious songs, as well as mail are still coming through late juvenile authorities and study is pastor of the Nyssa Methodist and Rev. Prowell is mtaister for the popular tunes. Guest soloist will and trains are running behind being conducted by a state psy host church where this photo was taken Monday afternoon in the be Clint Bellows of Ontario. chiatrist, working with their par schedules. sanctuary. In addition to congregational singing, program selec Assistant Postmaster Melvin ents and school authorities in an tions will include a prelude by Mrs. Elvin Ballou, with scripture Cottrell said they received very effort to straighten out their reading and invocation by Pastor W. B. Taylor of the First Baptist few “gripes” about the mail de thinking. church; Offertory scripture reading by Rev. Prowell; offertory lays and that this time they were prayer and responsive reading by Pastor John Bullock of the Naz- not blamed on the post office de Mrs. Riqney Earns arene church. The message. "Faces Around the Crocs." will be partment. The biggest inconven given by the Bev. Lawrence and Pastor Donald J. Smith of the ience that he was aware of was Merit Mother Title Mrs. Jess W. (Josephine) Rig The Nyssa junior high Science Social Security recipients getting Assembly of God. with the sermon scripture and closing prayer by ney, special education instructor fair held last Thursday in the their checks one day later than the Rev. Marlow Thompson of Adrian Free Methodist church. Also for the Nyssa schools, is one of on the program will be special vocal selections by the Treasure school cafetorium was well re usual. only eight women in the state to Valley Community college choir. The service is being sponsored ceived by a large crowd of parents The railroads agreed not to be named Oregon Merit Mother and scientifically inclined patrons take any reprisals against the in by members of the Oregon Moth by members of the Nyssa-Adrian Ministerial alliance.-and they are I of the community. dividual strikers but were talking issuing an ivitation to all area residents.—Journal Photo. Approximately 2 0 0 projects of suing unions for damages, ers’ committee. Announcement of the honors were on display. Some of the ex which they estimated ran ap- hibits had been in the process proximately $30 million for the was made early this week in a letter to Mrs. Dee (Janetta) Gar of construction for months, while railroads affected ner, president of the Nyssa PTA of course, others were put togeth- unit. j er in record time. Mrs. Rigney’s application, to Judges of the fair this year gether with a history of her work Nyssa’s fourth annual Mystery Day event is set for next were four science students from in the education field, church and Saturday, April 16, and promises to be the best yet. As has the high school senior class. Dan • • community organizations, was been the custom in most past years, it won’t offer entertain Reece and David Sumpter judged submitted to the committee by the ment — only stores filled with bargains. the seventh grade projects, while Max. Min. local PTA unit. The Journal will blanket the area with over 4,000 sample Victor Haburchak and Jo Ann Date An awards program will be 7« 33 copies pan! for by the Businessmen's Promotion committee, Durfee awarded the ribbons for March 28 March 29 78 35 held at 2 o’clock tomorrow after “♦with radio station KSRV giv the eighth grade. 78 35 noon, April 8, in the state capital ing spot coverage prior to the First place blue ribbons in the March 30 March 31 74 38 building at Salem; however, the event. eighth grade went to Shelly April 1 80 36 honoree will be unable to attend. Most merchants will be car Schulthies, Janice Piercy and April 2 60 44 rying special prices on timely Kenneth Spitze. April 3 61 35 ADRIAN FIREMEN CALLED Budget for the Adrian schools items. Some will run these spe Seventh grade first place win April 4 Adrian volunteer fire fighters 63 28 has been approved by the budget cials Thursday, Friday and Sat ners were Nancy Wilson, Gayle April 5 ___ were summoned Sunday morning 69 28 committee and on April 15 the urday—some on Friday and Sat Ableman and Lurelie Robbins. April 6 33 to the Pete Franks ranch where levy of $176,878 15 will be sub urday—but the latter day will be Eighth grade second place win a scrap lumber fire had spread the big one when every merchant ners were Gary Sadamori, Kent mitted to voters of the district. to a straw stack. The blaze was According to Supt. Glenn E. who carries an ad in the Journal Boydell and Barbara Wilt. Sev extinguished and slight damage was reported. Ward, the levy represents an in will offer bargain prices galore. enth grade second place ribbons went to Christine Stephen. Larry crease of $13.767.38 over the 1965- Merchants Offer Bargains 66 budget. The largest raise, $12,- Some will carry ???? prices on Meyers. Linda Hunt and Ronald 400. is due to an increase in teach all items, while others will offer Sarazin. Honorable mention awards in ers' salaries. store-wide discounts on Saturday the seventh grade went to Mark The school board adopted a new only. salary schedule in order to retain Patrons will find it worthwhile Stringer. Marjorie Durfee. Harry the present staff and to obtain to be in Nyssa next weekend. Brendle, Kenneth Church, LeAnn By SUPERINTENDENT W. L McPARTLAND new personnel. By reason of the Only on Crazy Day will bargains Wilson. Martha Heider and Janis The proposed budget for Nyssa schools is up a total of salary increase, four new teachers be offered, city-wide, comparable Takami. In the eighth grade hon $38,643. This figure includes an increase of $17,664 for teacher orable mention ribbons were giv have been hired Another $5,000 to this period. salaries and $6,000 for a full-time guidance counselor at the raise in the budget is needed in (Those who plan to have adver en to Diane Haney, Doris King. high school. Social security ($8,000) and retirement ($2,000) — Sharyda Bair, Ted fixed charges due to an increase tisements in this special edition, Wanda Taylor, call for a total of $10,000. These three items account for most in social security. However, due at no increase in rates, are asked Barton and Romona Warren. Mrs. Mildred Renstrom, James of the increase. The rest of the budget is very much the same to a decrease in capital outlay by the Journal staff to prepare Skeen, Elvin Ballou and Frank as the current year. items, this increase raised the copy this weekend or earlier to Nyssa is now paying $4,800 Starting with $5,000, they receive budget by only $1,297.38. Ward allow for additional care in mak Parr are junior high science in for new teachers graduating an increase of $100 each year for structors. said. ing up the ads.) 4 ♦ from college with no teaching five years, then $160 each year for experience. The new schedule the remaining years to a maxi raises the beginning salary to mum of $6,680. $5.000. This is $200 below an aver Nyssa Schedule Explained age beginning scale of Vale, Ad A teacher with the equivalent rian and Ontario. The competition for beginning of five years of college starts at teachers is becoming greater each $5,160. and the schedule calls for year, and practically all Oregon-| steps to a total annual salary trained teachers go to western $7,000. A teacher with a mas- Oregon. California or Washington ter s degree starts at $5,320 and where beginning salaries start at can reach a maximum of $7.320 after 14 steps. Each of these $5.400 to $5,600. schedules calls for increment Idaho Tax Raises Salaries raises of $100 a year for the first In the past most of Nyssa’s new five years, then $160 increments teachers have been recruited from thereafter. Idaho, and 33 of the teachers on The quality of the teacher in our present staff are from Idaho. the classroom determines the edu After passage of the sales tax in cation your child receives. The that state beginning teachers’ sa opportunity to select the best laries became comparable to ours, qualified teacher is closely related and Nyssa and other eastern Ore to the salary, all other things be gon schools no longer can reach ing equal. across the border when a new If Nyssa is to continue to hire teacher is needed. competent teachers, the beginning For example, the 1965 average salary and salary prospects for starting salary in New Plymouth. | the future must be high enough Notus, Parma, Weiser, Payette. Í to give some choice of selection. Fruitland, Emmett and Homedale is $4,855. Nyssa Baseball Kids The school board has attempted to keep the salary schedule of Sign-Up This Evening Boys interested in baseball Nyssa schools comparable to those of Malheur county and other this summer are asked io sign eastern Oregon schools, and until up at the community hall to Kent Boydell, Shelly Schulthies. Barbara Wilt recently has done quite well. Now night (Thursday), according to THESE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS were giv- and Janice Piercy. Seventh grade students re we find that we are not even Chuck Michael. Little Leaguers en superior or excellent ratings for their projects ceiving similar ratings will be pictured in next keeping up with Idaho. include kids 9 through 12 and in the Nyssa junior high science fair staged last weeks issue of the Journal. Thursday evening in the school cafetorium. They The schedule for teachers with Babe Ruth aspirants are limit —Staff Photo. a four-year degree has 12 steps. ed to those 13 through IS. are (left to right) Kenneth Spitze. Gary Sadamori. NHS Judges Pick Top Scientists For Junior High Nyssa's Fourth Annual Mystery Day Superintendent Glenn Ward re ports that four new instructors April 16; Journal lo Blanket Area were hired last week to teach during the 1966-67 school year at Adnan. Eugene Harper of Tigard. Ore., has been secured as elementary principal and Mrs JoAnne Har per of Tigard will teach second grade. Mrs. Pauline Hibbs of Home dale will he fourth grade instruc tor and Mrs. Ixirena Comer of Wilder will teach first grade stu dents. Both women have been teaching in the Wilder schools for 11 and six years, respectively. Ward states that teachers for third, fourth and eighth grades as well as a girls' physical educa tion instructor are still needed. Jaycees Schedule Annual Egg Hunt Saturday in Park 10 Canta Per Copy Nyssa ' Weather School Election Dated April 15 An Explanation for the Need to Raise Teachers' Salaries in Nyssa Schools