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THURSDAY, APRIL 21. 1968 THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NY 88 A. OREGON PAGE TWO THE GATE CITY JOURNAL TED M. BRAMMER. Editor and Publisher I NATIONAL NEWSPAPJ« XÀZ Ì I ASÎsbcÎATlÂN SUBSCRIPTION RATES Single Copies 10c In Malheur County, Oregon, and Payette and Canyon Counties, Idaho: One Year $4.00 Six Months — $2.78 Elsewhere in the U.S. A.: Per Year____ __ $5.00 Six Months $3.00 Published Every Thursday at Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon Entered at the Post Office at Nyss*. Oregon, for Transmission Through the United States Mails, as a Second Class Matter Under the Act of March 3. 1879. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Writer Disapproves Coloradoan Seeks Information on Nyssa Of Latest Fashions Sterling, Colorado April 16. 1966 Nyssa Gate City Journal Nyssa. Oregon Gentlemen: In your paper dated April 14. 1966, I note an article headlines “Travel Guide Lists Places of In terest in Nyssa Area.” I think this is a book or pamphlet en titled “Oregon for the Curious.” I would like to buy a copy of this and would be pleased if you could tell me where I can secure it and what the cost would be. Also in the same issue. I see a picture about the Thunderegg. I would appreciate any information you can give me concerning these rocks; where they can be found in your area and if they can be purchased and what the cost would be. Yours sincerely. L. L. LYON 215 Beattie Street Sterling Colorado P. S. If my plans hold. I expect to come through your city during the forepart of September and would probably like to see some of these areas at that time. (Editorial Note—In answer to Lyon's first question and for the benefit of other readers, "Ore gon for the Curious," priced at $1.95. is issued by Pan Publish ing company, 2845 N. E. 56th Avenue. Portland.) FRONT END ALIGNMENT •nd WHEEL BALANCING General Repairing o --- Towne Garage Phone 372-3570 NYSSA . . . OREGON Student Speaker Nyssa-Adrian Area Churches Conduct To Talk Sunday Clothing Drive for Overseas Relief At Local Church A community-wide drive for used clothing for overseas Glenda Olson, a student relief is being conducted between now and May 9 by cooper at Miss Northwest Christian college in ating churches of Nyssa and Adrian, it is announced by the Eugene, will lx* guest speaker Rev. Ralph A. Lawrence, area clothing chairman for the during the 11 o'clock worship Church World Service Clothing Appeal and president of the hour Sunday, April 24. at Nyssa local Ministerial association. ♦ Christian church, it is announced Good, clean used clothing pay for pier and wharfage char 1 by Pastor Wallace Prowell. Miss with at least six months’ wear ges. 1 Olson is a daughter of Mr. and is requested and light sum Nyssa Methodist church is the Mrs. Glen Olson of Ontario. mer wearing apparel is parti-i collection depot, and all groups Pastor Prowell reports that Ap- cularly neeoed, the Rev. Law plan to take clothing bundles to | ril 24 is designated as Christian this location for pick-up. The Higher Education day in many rence stated. Clothing for Vietnamese chil dren is urgently needed. These children, from infancy to adult hood, wear garments that re semble pajamas worn by Ameri can boys and girls. It is suggest ed that persons wishing to give this type of clothing either make or purchase sturdy cotton pajamas in sizes that would fit American children aged 2 to 10. Men’s work shoes, as well as children's and women’s shoes, size 5 or larger, are needed. Women’s shoes should not have open toes, high heels or be without backs. Some Items Not Suitable It is noted that certain items, such as handbags, heavy bedding, bathing suits, formats and hats, are not suitable for shipment to, refugees or disaster victims. Donations of cash are also need ed and welcomed, the Rev. Law rence said. It costs 10 cents per j pound to process the clothing, ■ prepare it for shipment and to Church World Service truck from Vancouver, Wash., will be there | during the week of May 9-13, and all persons taking clothing should have it delivered not later than May 9. Further information may be secured from either the Rev. Law rence or the Rev. Wallace Prow ell. Pastor John Milbrath Reports Acceptance Of Call to Lebanon Nyssa, Oregon The Rev. John Milbrath an April 5. 1966 nounced last Sunday to his con To the Journal Editor: gregation at Faith Lutheran What a boon to the busy mother i church that he had accepted a is the latest fashion noted in a Letter of Call to become pastor of Boise publication. I refer to the Our Savior’s Lutheran church in Mod Mode new-type of women’s Lebanon, Ore. dress. Now, in the first place, it The call to Faith Lutheran was will take a surge of pressure to Pastor Milbrath's first in the min get those masculine - type pants istry field and he has served the off our women. local church for the past four They love them and hasten to years. The Milbrath family plans extol their many virtues over to leave Nyssa following services feminine clothing, such as free on May 15. dom of movement. The higher A. Schroeder Feels your raise your brows during this DUAL SUNDAY SERVICES recital, the more valuable the Qualified for Politics HELD AT LOCAL CHURCH Nyssa, Oregon man-type clothing becomes; and The Rev. Ralph Lawrence an* April 10, 1966 if you have grey hair as I do, they nounces that two services of wor end up consigning you to senile i Dear Editor: ship are being held each Sunday old age. I have been harboring the idea at Nyssa Methodist church for If a fat one comes along during of coming out as a candidate-at- the convenience of congregation this animated defense, they pre large for the county judgeship. I members. tend not to see her; but should should be well qualified, as I have Identical services, the first at one of the tall meatless variety been in court twice in my life. 8:3C and the second at 11 o'clock pass with the inevitable bare I know nothing of or about law will be held until further notice, shanks and cotton anklets, they —that is. I have never read a law the Rev. Lawrence stated. falter in the face of reality. Church school classes will con-! book; have never been noted for As one man so ably put it (a any successful judgment in finan tinue to meet at the regular time man not lost to sex appeal)—“The cial matters. The two aspiring of 9:45 a.m. fat ones are ridiculous, but the candidates for the judgeship who lean ones are repulsive.” came out recently also did not Journal Classifieds But hold. Mod Mode tells us make any statement, that I am Bring Results! there are still dresses being made. aware of, as to law knowledge Frocks that possess strange qua or training in such matters. lities and I quote. “Those way Also, I am not aware that even above the knee, things zig-zagging the U. S. Supreme court judges in half a dozen colors or with are required to be top authorities I holes cut in the strangest places.” 1 on law. So — I should be quite ! So here is the boon to the busy ' eligible to be a candidate for the mother — for certainly holes ap-! judgeship. pear in the strangest places in the But then again, it might be small fry’s clothing. No more better to come out for some other patching. political office. Few people have Little Mary will be right in any confidence in our present style and the strange places in politicians, bureaucrats and other little Jimmie’s pants may cause public servants, so I should not him some embarrassment, but be at too great a disadvantage in style will prevail! being elected. Just picture the dress manu Perhaps I do not have sufficient facturers busy cutting holes in dignity. Okay, I have started to their new merchandise, giggling let them grow (my chin whiskers, as they save material on the al that is) and by fall they should ready short dresses, at no lower | be of good proportions. prices. Yet again, I should reconsider, To have the ultra-modem look, as I never could juggle figures ladies, go through your wardrobe, make your dresses a few inches too well. So, I guess I had better just shorter if your tummy permits— then nonchalantly cut a few holes stay with my fishing, rocks and here and there. It will be so easy, spreading the “bull” as usual. and so smart. Sincerely, ADOLPH SCHROEDER BESSIE LONG i Go 1st class Go Buick Special. Go see your Buick dealer Adrian Community Church News By T. M. B. The worst period of the yeiirf ’ they did not say it was incom is over for most people April 15 plete and might have given the — when income tax must be filed impression that It wiU look and partly paid. It's at this time a little crude. We won't be a when some of us who thought we city . . . but if we keep working had made u little money realized at it and the city enforces that our "Poor Old Uncle" wus in Its ordinance forcing proparty much worse shape than we and owners io dean up vacant lota must have his dues now . . . and — well bo an attractive town I if he didn't get it until a day late, ease was in a position to penalize us! Another thing thut you must • • • • not under-estimate ia the coming But in spite of an undeclared Thunderegg Duys . . . The Burns war—in spite of freezing wea paper was nice enough to recog ther that could damage crops nize it in the editor's personal considerably and destroy fam column and letters are coming in ily fruit orchards, there is an from various sources indicating an air of optimism in our area. The interest. If everyone gets behind downtown section of Nyssa has it this first year, it can ’'snowball" shown more improvement In and take care of itself I fear that the past year than in the pre too many natives, like myself, vious six we have been here. who do not know anything about It still continues io Improve and rock hunting, cannot conceive of seems to be catching like the its importance to a lot of people. measles. Lai's get behind Harold Bran Keith Remington's new car dls. Lloyd Mackrill and Stan wash is awaiting warmer weather McNutt and see what they can to complete the paving . . . the do ... I believe a lot of us new parking malls will »x>n be will be surprised. complete . . other Main street • • • • buildings ure being renovated. Hope all who possibly can will (We'll carry pictures later.) take advantage of Idaho Bower's Even our neighboring paper, opportunity to show off the Hells the Ontario Argus-Observer car Canyon dam and area this Sun ried a picture of our new park day. As one who has seen it from ing mall . . . The only thing was the road and from the air (guest of the company last Friday), we METHODIST WOMEN PLAN I think it will be worth your time CIRCLE MEETING TONIGHT The road is all paved, via Cam Members of the evening circle bridge, and you not only will see of Nyssa Methodist church will the last of the power company's meet at 8 o'clock this evening dams in the deepest gorge in (Thursday) in the Ken Pfaff resi North America, but you can see dence at 311 South Seventh street. the area in greenery with nature's Dr. Pfaff will be special speaker decorations of wild flowers. of the evening. Thirteen members of the Wo men’s association met last Thurs day afternoon at the home of Mrs. K. I. Peterson in Adrian. Roll call was answered by those present' telling of friendship calls made during the past month. President Frankie Worden was in charge of the business session during which it was announced that a fellowship meeting will be Table,” and Mrs. Jake Borge gave held May 6 in Nyssa, with lunch a report on the Presbytery meet ing at Roswell. eon to be served at 1 p.m. In recognition for her years of Those attending are asked to take cancelled stamps and 25 service in the church, Mrs. Marie health kits to be used by migrant Moore was presented with a pm following the Sunduy morning children. Mrs. Dons Rosenkilde read an worship service. She is now an article on the least coin at the honorary member of the board of Thursday meeting, and Mrs. Ma Christian education. Members of the women’s after bie Piercy was in charge of the program. Mrs. Piercy and Mrs noon Bible study group will meet Marie Moore presented a skit, Wednesday, April 27, at the home “Temptation at the Breakfast of Mrs. K. I. Peterson in Adrian PLANT SALE Saturday, April 23 Beginning at 10 a m. TOWNE BUILDING 218 Main Street Many Varl»tl«a of Shruba and Perennial« — Sponsored by — ANK Garden Club YOU ARE INVITED firing a picnic lunch and make it a family outing. See exciting construction progress at the dam-site where the Snake River has been diverted around its nat ural channel by an 1,800-foot tunnel— ■where excavation to bed-rock has been accomplished — and where concrete is being poured for the massive dam and power-house. It is ordinarily out of the question to admit visitors within the project area— there’s too much construction activity in the limited space. On this special occasion (Sunday, the 24th), you can drive on the modern road to within two miles of the dam-site, then hop aboard a shuttle bus for the remaining distance. After viewing the spectacular project with the assistance of guides, you will return to the parking area by bus and 1st class selection I 1st class trade-inl '66 Buick Special—winner of its class in the Pure Oil Performance Trials plus the Popular Science Gold Cup for outstanding perfor mance in the Trialsl then proceed up-river to recreation and picnic areas — to McCormick Park be low Brownlee Dam, to Woodhead Park on the back waters of Brownlee, or to the grounds near the Oxbow bridge — where there is elbow room for picnick ing, also drinking water and rest-room facilities. The Boy Scouts and 4-H Girls will be vending hot dogs, cake, pop and coffee from a stand at the Oxbow Village, Be sure to visit both the Oxbow and Brownlee power plants before you com plete your tour, and inspect the salmon and steelhead hatch ery below Oxbow. It i will be interesting ’ MU9 CANYON •nd educational for every member of the family. « Ses your Buick dealer during his Psr-Busting Sale. Second and Good Qo/ute'i. . . tyrtosn HELLS CANYON Immediate delivery of your favorite model, color and options! WILSON BUICK CO ■——I Come See What We're Doing at (The going’s great!) Wouldn't you really rather have a Buick Special right now? (You never had it so easy!) different church fellowships and in Christian churches throughout the United States, this day is ob served in some way. If a church college is nearby, a student or faculty member usually brings the morning message. In the states of Oregon, Wash ington, Idaho, Montana and nor thern California, students and faculty of NCC in Eugene make the annual trek to speak in about 400 churches. These speakers pre sent the needs and opportunities of the college and of church-relat ed vocations. Pastor Prowell and his congre gation extend an invitation to area residents to attend Sunday worship services at the local Christian church. ■ ■ 1 A TAX-PAYINÖ CITIZEN WHEREVER IT SERVES /
