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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
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copies pan! for by the Businessmen's Promotion committee, Durfee awarded the ribbons for March 28
March 29
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“♦with radio station KSRV giv the eighth grade.
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35 noon, April 8, in the state capital
ing spot coverage prior to the First place blue ribbons in the March 30
March
31
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38 building at Salem; however, the
event.
eighth grade went to Shelly
April
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36 honoree will be unable to attend.
Most merchants will be car Schulthies, Janice Piercy and April 2
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rying special prices on timely Kenneth Spitze.
April 3
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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
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has been approved by the budget cials Thursday, Friday and Sat ners were Nancy Wilson, Gayle April 5 ___
were summoned Sunday morning
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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.)
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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