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Ü. of 0. Library Eugene, Oregon F ormer Nytman Write* The following letter we* received at iha Jour nal of flea lu«t waak and a* the writar 1* a homa- tewn boy. It wa* believed that it would ba of In terest to many Nyssa resident*. Byron wa* born In Nyssa and attandad local school*. Ha I* a son of Mr*. Marlon Osborn of Caldwall and tha lata Sam Caldwall. According to his aunt, Mrs. Zack Walkar. ha want oversea* last summar and is cur- ranily serving in Viatnam. Mrs. Bill Nicholson, another aunt, also rasidas in Nyssa. Chu Lai, Vietnam May 22, 1966 I am a Navy Hospital Corpsman now serv ing in Vietnam; 1 am also a native of Nyssa. Hight now my main concern for writing this letter is really to ease my mind. Here we are always getting the unpleasant news of all the demonstrations going on in the United States This makes us wonder just how the people from our hometowns feel about our involvement in Vietnam. Of course we like to have the feeling that they are be hind us all the way; maybe a lot of the things we have to do here are not right. But these things are only necessary in winning the war. ’" io”.. “ L ... 1 . VOLUME LIX_____________ From VMiumi** Criticize* Demon*t ration* friendly words Sure it is a regulation war; Sure, the people of the ------ U. S. can demon strate all they want to; they have the free dom to do so. But I wonder if they realize they are just hurting themselves. They don’t hurt us in the least bit, as we know that the majority of the people at home are with us all the way. One can’t help but think of what kind of kids we are raising these days. I really don’t think they realize that if we lose here, our freedom will be jeopardized more than they realize. The people of Vietnam have never known freedom. The young people have been raised midst war after war. So how can they help but think we are just another country that has come to conquer them. Slowly but sure ly we are making them realize and open their eyes to the fact that we are here to help them not to conquer them. I know a lot of people are bitter because they have lost loved ones here. But do they ■top stop to think that the person who was lost probably believed in what he died for. We don't impress these people with all our strength and powerful weapons. There are thousands of people won over by just a few * • BYRON CALDWELL . . Speak* From Actual Experience the kids even call you Joe, but we don’t want to be called Joe. We would rather be called by our names. But the real reason, I believe, is the fact that we are making friends of the people. They no longer have to hide the Viet Cong; instead they can show us where they are and they will be protected for doing so. These people believe almost all that they are told, so when they hear of the demonstrations back in the “states” we have to almost start win ning them all over again. Some of the older high school students will no doubt have to spend some time here; we are hoping they won't; but if they do, now is the time for them to start understanding the Vietnamese people and their customs They will find tnis will help them when, and if, they do come over. I hope to be home in September; but when I return, I don’t want to be remembered as a hero, as I’m not. I lust want to be thought of as an American wno has done his share in helping a poor people find the freedom they have been searching for all of their lives. And you can believe me when I say they really deserve it. if we win out here, we will have won our most important struggle against communist aggression to date. Here we cannot just set tle for a truce like we obtained in Korea. If we do, all the young American lives will have been lost again in vain. If any of the young people there at home have doubts in their minds why some day they may have to come here and fight, I would be more than glad to answer any questions they have, if they want to drop me a line. I am surely not an expert on the subject, but I can speak from a lot of exper ience in meeting the people. I have met many people who want only to be free like the citizens of the United States. They want to make all Americans their friends Yours truly, BYRON C. CALDWELL First Medical Battalion Company A c/o Fleet Post Office San Francisco, California Nyssa Gate City Journal J-_! ..J?I „J . Tha Sugar City " ■ — m ^ s . ■ i «■n. „ j ■ i*^— THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 2. 1966 hirvet Memorial Adiri lien ut Cemeterio* Youth Suffocates C. Quinowski Under Sand Slide Near State Line To Fill Position Of NHS Counselor Charles Quinowski. social stu dies teacher at Nyssa high school, was appointed guidance counselor by the school board at a special meeting held Fiiday evening. Quinowski will attend a sum mer session on counseling at the University of Oregon and will as. sume his new duties next fall. This will involve counseling at both the junior and high school levels. These are duties which have previously been performed by Mrs. Harriet Brumbach. and she will now devote full time to the library. Superintendent W. L. McPart- land said that he now will have to hire a social studies instructor for the high school, and he still has a vacancy for a primary tea- cher that must be filled.. A seven-year-old lad, Juan An tonio Escobedo, suffocated Sun day afternoon when he was cov ered by a sand slide on the Idaho side of Snake river while playing with young companions Police Chief F. E. Petrie re ported that the youngsters were playing near the incline adjacent to highway 20-26 at the east end of the bridge when the hill ap parently started to slide. The Nyssa Police department, city employees and volunteer fire men were summoned at approxi mately 4.10 pm. and with the assistance of the city’s back hoe. the lad was uncovered at 4:20 but was pronounced dead on arrival at Malheur Memorial hospital. Chief Petrie stated that the slide occurred in an area where swallows have made nests in the side of the hill and the bank has been weakened. Suggest* Dynamiting About 600 4-H home economics The Nyssa police chief said that exhibits are expected at the an- with a dona tic.. <of dynamite, , nual Spring Fair which will be member* of his department could 1 held June 7-10 at Ontario high eliminate the hazard by cutting school cafeteria. down the steep angle of the hill Other activities taking place and destroying the bird nests. He throughout the week include said that before this could be bread, cake, muffin baking and done, permission would have to meal preparation contests. Cloth be obtained from owners of the ing and knitting club member« property and Idaho state officials. will be competing in contests re High mass for Juan A. Esco lating to their projects. bedo wa* celebrated at 9 o'clock Judges for the exhibits and con Wednesday morning, June 1. 1966. at St. Bridget’s Catholic church, tests include Mrs. ZaDean Auyer. with Father Cletus M. Kirkpat Vale; Mrs. Barbara Brown and Mrs. Nan Humble, Hermiston; rick as celebrant. The youth was bom Oct. 29. Mrs. Ruth Boyd, North Powder; 1958, at Blackfoot, Idaho. Sur and Miss Betty Elder, John Day. Highlight of the four-day event vivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalo Escobedo, sev-1 will be the style revue and awards presentation which will eral brothers and sisters. be held at 2 p.m. Friday. Nearly 200 girls will model garments EAGLES PLAN INITIATION A joint installation service for which they have made in 4 - H Eagles aerie and auxiliary officers projects. Older 4-H members will will be held at 8 p.m Saturday. design and construct the stage June 4 at the lodgç hall in Nyssa. setting and write the narratives. A spring formal dance will fol I Many special awards will be presented as part of the program low the service. 4-H Spring Fair Slated June 7-10 PARTICIPATING IN JOINT MEMORIAL DAY RITES sponsored by Nyssa and Adrian Ameri can Legion unit* were these area resident*. They are (left to right) Commander Charles Steffen*. Post 79: Mr*. Rose Toombs. Nyssa auxiliary presi dent who placed the wreath of poppies on the veterans’ memorial monument at Nyssa came- tery: the Rev. Arthur Skogan. pastor of Owyhee Community church, who gave the Memorial Day message: Chaplain Wesley Browne and Comman der Ted Morinaka of Post 109. Other* participat ing in the joint service* included Mr*. Morinaka. who placed the wreath at Owyhee cemetery and member* of Nyssa and Adrian CAP unit*. NHS Graduates Receive Scholarships Awarded by Schools, Organizations Apjjroximately 20 Nyssa high seniors have won scholar ships which will assist or make possible college or vocational training, it is announced by Mrs. Harriet Brumbach. NHS counselor. Miss Toni Fife was recipient of several awards including a National Merit scholarship. ‘ . She was one of 2000 “Merit |Scholar” winners out of 745,- who took the test and Meeting Set Tonight 000 among the 1 % percent of Ore By Rodeo Association gon’s winners. Miss Fife also To Make Final Plans received a state tuition scho larship to Oregon State univer Members of the Nyssa Rodeo sity and a Sears Foundation scho association are planning a meet larship. ing at 8 o'clock tonight (Thurs- By National Merit Foundation day) at Brownie’s cafe to com regulations, total cash awarded plete plans for the annual night rodeo, it is announced by Chair must be approved by the founda. tion as is necessary to her four- man Lynn Snodgrass. The two-day event is scheduled year college education. Miss Fife for July 8-9 with stock to be fur has received a personal letter of nished by Ralph Stephens of Mid congratulations signed by Vice vale Davis Amusement company , President Hubert Humphrey. of Portland will be on adjoining I Victor Haburchak was awarded grounds again this year with car. a certificate of commendation from the National Merit Founda nival entertainment. Tentative plans call for Bill tion. Brummett of Weiser to serve as Other Award* Listed announcer with Kok Kokel of Lynda Cundall was given hon Canby. Ore., to perform as rodeo ors at entrance to Whitman col clown. Snodgrass stated that a queen lege and Judy Nedry received a contest will be held June 12 at partial tuition scholarship to the same institution. the rodeo grounds. The business college scholarship to TVCC, which is given by Fu- Trip Proves Exciting tura chapter of National Secre association, was won by To Two Boise Youths taries Miss Darlene Bale. Miss Susan A weekend camping trip near Schenk was awarded a National Lake Owyhee proved too ad Music Teachers scholarship. venturous for two Boise youth*. A partial tuition scholarship to While exploring, Mark and Jef frey Johnson found a box half Eastern Oregon college was re full of old dynamite caps, on ceived by Dan Reece. Patty Urry the west road leading to th<- received a full-tuition four-year renewable scholarship good at dam. any Oregon school of higher edu The boy* told their father, cation. which she plans to use at Robert L. Johmon, of their EOC find, who in turn reported it Miss JoAnn Durfee was given to Howard Day, superintendent a full-tuition scholarship to BYU of Owyhee dam operation*. Day told a Journal reporter and Marilyn Lewis received a 1 he thought the caps were left scholarship in business from Ricks college. over from construction work year* ago when the dam wa* TVCC Offers Scholarship* constructed. Students receiving full-tuition Day also commented on the renewable scholarships to Trea good judgment used by the sure Valley Community college boy*. He stated that they didn't are Brenda Draper, Terry Oft and try to handle the caps, but im Jim Bishop. The latter also won mediately informed an adult. (Continued on Page 12) Dave and Betty Rieb Change Store's Name Effective June 1, the market known as Pounds Grocery offi cially became Rieb's Market after 1 being operated under the former , name for approximately 23 years. The store was given the name of I Pounds Grocery in 1943 when it was purchased by Roy and Hazel Pounds. They operated the business on Bower avenue until 1952 when they sold out to Glenn Adams who continued to use the same name. In still later years, the market was purchased by John and Marvel Hoare and it was still known as "Pounds.” Early this year, Dave and Betty Rieb bought the business and held their grand opening event on April 2. all of which led Newell Cleaver, student body president, gave the welcom to changing the store name after operation as Pounds Grocery for ing address during Nyssa high school’s annual class night assembly held Tuesday evening. May 24. in the school cafe- more than two decades. Awards Presented to NHS Students For Various Activity Achievements FEW ACCIDENTS REPORTED IN MALHEUR OVER WEEKEND Malheur county, in spite of the national trend of increasing num. bers of highway accidents, report ed only three minor mishaps with no injuries during the Memorial Day weekend. Across the nation, a total of 704 persons lost their lives, 503 of whom were killed on the high, ways. This figure set a new rec ord for the three-day period. X-Ray Unit to Visit Nyssa, Adrian Areas Resident* of the Nyssa-Adrian area are reminded of the mo bile chest x-ray unit which will be in Nyssa Saturday, Jun* 4, in front of the Idaho Power of fice on Main street. The unit will be open between the hours of 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., 2 and 5 p.m. The unit will visit the Nyssa labor camp Tuesday, June 7, from 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. The unit will be available to resident* of the Adrian labor camp Wednesday. June 8, from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Chest x-ray* are advisable to all adult* at least once a year, in order to help detect tuber culosis, other lung and heart disorders before they become extremely serious. torium. Mr. and Mrs. Dee Garner, outgoing PTA co-presi- dents were presented a special Tupelo award by Meriko Ata gi, yearbook editor. Miss Atagi also presented a special copy of the school annual to Clay°------------------------- Jensen, to whom this year’s CRAIG FROERER pre sents a $10 check to Don Tupelo is dedicated. PTA room count award was Bishop, vice principal at presented to the sophomore the Nyssa elementary school. The money rep class. FFA awards were made by Ad viser Stan Sisson. Jim Bishop was named the outstanding FFA member and was presented the De Kalb award. Mark Brownton of La Grande, state president of Future Fanners of America, pre sented Mr. and Mrs. Glen Peter son a plaque of five stars. American Legion citizenship I awards went to Darlene Bale and ' Eugene Brown Presentations were made by Charles Steffens, commander of American Legion Post 79. Margie Presents Flag Margie Staples, exchange stu dent from Australia, presented the student body with the flag of her country, which was ac- [ cepted by Principal Gene Chester. Eugene Brown received the I Calvin Wilson Memorial trophy. The award was presented by Ev erett Heldt, president of Nyssa Volunteer Fire department. The trophy is given annually to the | outstanding senior athlete. Also considered in making this award (Continued on Page 6) resent* half the profit obtained from a farm project conducted by stu dent* at Arcadia school and is to be used to pur chase playground equip ment there. Other* tak ing part in the venture were Howard Lowe and Paul Kesler (both seat ed). Gene Bair and Virgil Seward, teacher. Early in the year, two animals were purchased, one a calf the students named Daisy Mae and the other. Troublemaker, a feeder pig. The youngsters bor rowed bank money to purchase the animals and cared for them on a plot near the school. Just prior to close of school, the animals were taken to Caldwell for auction. Daisy Mae was sold to the auction com pany and Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Kesler Jr. of Ar cadia returned home with Troublemaker. , _ __________ _ _____________________________________________ _________ 10 Cent* Per Copy NUMBER 22 Gem Club Members Seek Information Concerning Advanced Registration For Thunder egg Days, August 3-6 Nyssa Event to Feature Exhibits. Tours; Snake River Gem Club to Display Stones Publicity is well under way for Nyssa’s first annual Thun deregg Days to be held Aug. 3, 4, 5 and 6, it is reported by Chairman Harold Brendle. Five hundred letters were re cently mailed to gem clubs west of the Mississippi and Cana dian provinces inviting members to the event. Brendle also reports that inquiries from club members ♦ ♦ for advanced registration have? been received from Lewiston, Indian Legend Tells Mont.; Kingman, Ariz.; Haw thorne and Blythe, Calif.; Big Origin of Thunderegg Thundereggs have brought Fork, Mont.; Elmhurst, Ill.; Amarillo, Texas; and El Mon Nyssa fame and recognition, but very few people actually real te. Calif. Nationwide publicity was gain ize what the official state stone ed through the Lapidary Journal is or how it originated. with a half-page ad in the May Chairman Harold Brendle of issue. In addition to the May pub- the Thunderegg Days committee lication, the rock hunters’ maga has unearthed some interesting zine will carry information in information on the matter. the June and July issues. This Thundereggs were first dis publication reaches over 40,000 covered in Oregon during 1934. subscribers throughout the United One year later, J. Lewis Ren States. ton. an amateur lapidarist of Portland, learned that tribes Thundareggs Attract Visitors of the Warm Springs Indian Brendle stated that interest in reservation had a special name the thunderegg has brought peo for the agate - filled nodules, ple to Nyssa during the past week which were found in large from California, Ohio, Utah, Ida quantities on some parts of the ho, Washington, Nebraska, Colo reservation. rado and Texas. The Indians also had a legend Nyssa Chamber of Commerce to account for the origin of the and the Snake River Gem club gem. According to them. "Thun, are co - sponsors of the event. der Spirits" inhabited the two Many exhibits of individually- great snow-capped peaks—Mt. owned stones will be on display Hood and Mt. Jefferson—which during the last three days of the adjoined the reservation. weekend. Tables and booths will At times when these "Spirits" be provided where stones may became angry, they would hurl be traded. stones at each other, accompa Tentative Schedule Listed nied by thunder. Stray "shots" The chairman said the follow would land on the reservation. Hence, the Indians termed ing tentative schedule has been these specimens . . . "Thunder planned. Wednesday. Aug. 3 — Registra eggs." tion of visitors at Nyssa Cham ber of Commerce office. Nichols to Initiate Thursday, Aug. 4 — Breakfast sponsored by Jaycees, 6 ajn. to Program at TVCC Frank Nichols of Boise, coordi 9 a.m. Guided tours to Thunder egg beds in Succor creek begin nator of instruction and instruc ning at 8 a.m. Guided tour to tors for the American Red Cross, agate and petrified wood areas will be available to teach an in structors’ course in first aid at in Jamieson bog at 8:30 a.m. Friday. Aug. 5—Repeat of tours Treasure Valley Community col lege, according to officials. of previous day. All persons who hold an ad- Saturday, Aug. 6 — All rock I vanced card and wish to take the hounds “on their own.” The Journal will carry in future class should be present June 6 issues all additional information at 7 p.m. in room V-6 of the Lease regarding plans and activities as building on the college campus. Further information may be they are formulated by the com | obtained from the college office. mittee.
