THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON___________________________________________ THURSDAY^JUNE 2, 1M8
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Vacation School Set
For Methodist Youth
TRAIL 1HAZER
THE GATE CITY JOURNAL
An invitation is extended to till
children, ages four (kindergarten)
through the sixth grade, to attend
Vacation Church school during
the week of June 6-10 at Nyssa
Methodist i hutch. located at Emi
son avenue and Third street.
According to the Rev. Ralph A.
Lawrence, school hours will be
!• to 11:30 u.m. daily. An open
house for parents will be held at
11 a.m. Friday, June 10.
There will be no charge for the
school and all are welcome to
attend. Activities will include
lessons, prayers, songs and other
creative projects.
TED M. BRAMMER. Editor and Publisher
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IT'S YOUR LAW
By Oregon Stat* Bar
Simple Rules Can Save Lives
With the advent of the summer water sports season,
Edward J. Slezak. chairman of the recreation depart
ment at Oregon State university, has listed a few simple
safety rules that could save hundreds of lives.
Because of the near availability of water areas in
the Nyssa vicinity—such as the Snake river which vir
tually runs through our back door and Lake Owyhee—
we feel these precautions are worthy of space in this
column.
The OSU chairman points out that some 7,000 per
sons will accidentally drown this year in the United
States and 75 percent of the deaths will occur in water
less than 100 feet from shore. He lists these life-saving
guides for swimmers, divers, boaters, water skiers and
scuba divers:
Swimmers — Never swim alone; don’t swim at night;
avoid staying in water too long—30 or 40 minutes at a
time is ample length; never take long swims unless es
corted by a boat and two good swimmers in the boat:
obey all rules and regulations posted at swimming areas.
Divers — Don’t dive in unknown waters; dive only
in water of sufficient depth — 8 feet depth from one-
meter boards and 10 to 12 feet depth from three-meter
boards; dive only in designated diving areas; look be
fore you dive—check for swimmers in diving area; use
protective trunks or suits for fancy diving.
Boaters — Avoid overloading or overcrowding in the
boat; wear life jackets. Coast Guard-approved; use boats
that are in good condition; never leave an overturned
floating boat —wait for help to arrive or direct craft
toward the shore; know marine laws governing all water
craft.
Water Skiers — Ski in areas free of debris; under
stand water-skiing signals; two qualified swimmers
should be in the tow-boat—one pilot and one “rope” man:
make all rescues or returns to boat with motor cut-off;
keep a paddle or two in the boat for manual operation
if necessary.
Scuba Divers — Obtain expert instruction before scu
ba diving; never scuba dive alone—always with a buddy;
know and understand tricky currents; don’t dive beyond
safe depth limits; purchase and use only approved
equipment that is in excellent condition.
A Youthful Point of View
Despite its obvious shortcomings in failing to fulfill
certain generally accepted functions of a high school
yearbook, Nyssa’s 1966 Tupelo has many praiseworthy
aspects. Regrettable is the failure to record, for example,
such important events as athletic game scores and the
fact that NHS wrestlers under Coach Mel Calhoun this
year racked up an impressive list of victories, climaxed
by capturing second place in state A-2 mat competition.
It was not the original intent of this writer to offer
a critique of the publication. Adviser Margery Nihart
and the staff headed by Editor Meriko Atagi are to be
complimented, in particular, for a relatively brief rhetor
ical gem. Appearing as part of the Tupelo’s introduction
beneath a superb two-page aerial scene of Nyssa by
Photographer Ron Schoen is the following, which we
believe to be typical of today’s youth’s increasing appre
ciation of what they have and enjoy. We also believe
it is worthy of reprinting for the benefit of those older
Nyssa residents who may not have seen the yearbook
or who may have overlooked it.—MWU.
"Nyssa is like any other town in that it has houses,
streets, buildings, churches and a school. However, other
towns don't always have the warmth and friendliness
with which the Nyssa people have been gifted.
"Our town and our school work hand in hand. The
school depends on the town for support. The town de
pends on the school for teaching its citizens.
"We, the Tupelo staff feel that our town should be
displayed. It is known to be a small town, but don't
you feel that it is the greatest town in the U. S. A.?"
ATTEND CORVALLIS RITES
Mr. and Mrs. Orvil Hickman
and Larry, Lynnette Seburn of
Caldwell, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil
Brown and Marilyn Hickman of
Boise returned home Sunday mor
ning from Corvallis where they
attended funeral services for their
father and grandfather, F. C.
Hickman, who succumbed May 25.
COMMERCIAL CLUB
Beware of Relying
On Verbal Leases
Kangaroo
Körner
LETTER
To the Editor
By MARGIE STAPLES
Portland, Oregon
May 27, 1966
It seems incredible to me that
it is eight and one-half months Nyssa Gate City Journal
since school started, nine and P. O. Box 785
one-half months since I arrived Nyssa, Oregon 97913
here, and that I will be leaving j Dear Sirs:
Nyssa in six weeks. I’ve never
Audrey and I are deeply grate-
known a year to pass so quickly. , ful to, and want to thank, the
I have had so many wonder people of Oregon who expressed
ful experiences it is impossible their confidence in me on May 24.
to review all of them. There
There is only one real reason
was that surprise birthday par to seek the governorship of Ore
ty last October, the band trip gon and that is to improve the
to California, a white (or near vantage point from which to come
ly white) Christmas, playing in : to grips with the issues. And you
the Pep Band at basketball may rest assured that my con-
games, more parties and dances, 1 cern with the issues transcends
and our next big attraction, ' partisanship or personal whim.
coming soon — Graduation!
Now that each party has cho
We don’t have any elaborate sen its nominees. I’m anxious to
graduation ceremony in Austra I get into the substance of the fall
lia, since the results of the final campaign, bringing to all comers
exams don’t come out until after of the state my program of prog
school has terminated. I’m look ress for people.
ing forward to May 22, even
Respectfully,
though it will mean the end of
TOM McCALL
school.
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I wish everyone could have the
experience of being an exchange ARRIVES FROM FLORIDA
Mrs. Theodore Wheeler of Dal-
student. It might sound like a
lonely, scary year, but in such a 1 tona, Fla., arrived Sunday night
friendly town as this, and with ■ to visit her aunt, Mrs. Nora Gra
such a wonderful family as the ham. The latter plans to return
Nedrys, it’s very easy to feel at to Florida with her niece in ap-
, proximately two weeks.
home.
Has the experience been
worth it? From my point of VISITS FROM EAGLE
view, if certainly has. Apart
Mrs. Corrinne Haney of Eagle,
from gaining a lot of first-hand former Nyssan, recently spent
information on your country, I four days in the C. A. Wemick
think I have gained an under residence.
standing of the world in gen-
eral.
I would also appreciate hearing
I hope I have also been able from any of you if you feel like
to brin( a bit of Australia to you. writing.
Incidentally, one of the best ways
I hope some day I can come
of finding out about your own back to Nyssa. Many of you will
country is to live in another one probably be gone, but just to visit
for a while.
with some of you again would
I want to thank you all for be great. But even if I never
accepting me into your town, your return, I will always remember
school and your homes.
my year here. In fact, I know it
If any of you should ever will stand out in my memory as
chance to come to Australia, probably the greatest year of my
please be sure to contact me. life.
My address, incidentally, is
And I will never forget the
7 Denman Avenue, Cronulla
friendly little town that made
me so welcome.
New South Wales, Australia
(From the NHS Bulldog;)
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'From Horse io Auio Parking Mall
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Tom and Jane, a young mar
ried couple, were going to have
By AUDREY WARD
a baby. Tom was hard working,
When I was a small boy, building of the old “Wilson Ditch”
but had not saved enough money
for a down payment on a house. which ran through Nyssa was noted as a great stride in prog
Their apartment was not large ress. It was an irrigation project which pro-dated the Owyhee
enough for him and Jane, as well canal and watered some land along the Snake river and also
as the baby, so he began to look the townsite of Ontario.
around for another place to rent
Water was taken out of the river, and the ditch extended
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Rental houses were hard to a few miles above Nyssa. And,
find, but Tom managed to locate as I said before, ran through by looking in the lunch counter
one. It was old and in poor re town. At the time it was con cash box.
pair. The owner told Tom he structed there was no town
Bert Hoxie built n residence on
could have the house on a two- west of the railroad tracks. I the cast bank of the ditch and
year lease if he would “fix it up.”
Later as the town expanded on also had a harries« shop near his
So Tom painted th* place, in the west side of the tracks, the home. The harness shop burned
side and out. and mad* all of ditch became a nuisance to the down later. More businessmen
th* necessary repairs. He fixed city of Nyssa. It once siphoned wished to build, but the ditch was
up the old fireplace in the liv the flood waters of the Snake into an obstacle.
ing room and built a small patio town and flooded the city. Each
City Fills Irrigation Ditch
in the back yard.
east and west street had a bridge
Under these conditions, the city
Three months after Tom and over the ditch.
purchased the old "Wilson Ditch"
Jane had moved in, they received
property and filled in the canal.
notice to move out. The owner Hitch Rack Offers "Parking”
This caused some waste prop The town of Ontario was mighty
had sold the house.
Only then did Tom begin to erty along both sides of the ditch happy to get rid of it as it was
think about his legal rights. Could , j and this land became the first making u swamp on the land
the landlord do this to him? Af i “parking mall” in Nyssa. It con where the college buildings now
ter all, hadn’t he told Tom that sisted of a hitch-rack for horses stand.
Well, what had taken thousands
he could have a two-year lease? near the present site of Moulding
of hours of labor with men and
clinic.
There
was
also
another
Tom found out. to his sorrow,
horses to build, the ditch was
that no mere verbal understand- i west of the old Hotel Western. filled, using thousands of hours
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which
was
handy
to
the
Boydell
inq would hold up in a case like
of lubor with men and horses—
this. Only a written lease would Mercantile firm housed in this and this was the second big step
be effective for such a long : building.
At this early date, we raised in progress.
term rentaL
Eddie Powell built a garage on
horses
on the range and as they
A lease is a contract between
the spot which was formerly the
were
not
salable
until
broken
or
the landlord and the tenant, and
hank of the ditch; the Hoxie prop,
binds them both. That is why in trained, we broke large numbers erty was torn down and a ser
of
them
to
harness
or
saddle.
such situations the renter should
Saddle horses were always rid vice station was built. This was
have a written lease.
den
to town and tied to the rack the third big step in progress.
In this case, Tom may be able
to collect the reasonable value of while we would go to the drug Merchants Purchase Property
the improvements he made to the ! store for hot chocolate or ice
Just recently these buildings
house, but he cannot force the i cream, according to the season. were purchased by the group of
landlord to keep him as a tenant, Break 30-40 Hones al a Time
Nyssa merchants, torn down and
He will have to look for another
The particular horses ridden to again the property becomes a
place for his family.
town were then ridden home, un I parking mall.
(Oregon lawyers offer this saddled. Another was saddled
Gone are the ditch, hitch
column as a public service. No and we would go back to town racks, horses and buildings—and
person should apply or interpret under the same procedure. We the area is much the same as it
the law without the aid of an would break 30 or 40 horses at a was tx-fore the ditch was con
attorney who is completely ad time and it would mean a lot of structed years ago. Except now
vised of the facts involved. trips to town for several riders. it is blacktopped and cannot pro
Even a slight variance in fact
Sid Foster, the druggist, said duce greasewood any more.
may change the application of he could not only tell when the
So, I have lived to see the
the law.)
Wards were breaking horses, but fourth big step in progress at
he could also tell just how many nearly the same location in Nyssa.
GREAT-GRANDSON ARRIVES
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Strait of
Traver City, Mich., are parents
of a son bom May 6 at Fort
Lauderdale, Fla. The infant is a
great-grandson of Mr. and Mrs.
Maurice Corey of rural Nyssa.
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Improvement In his hometown. Audrey Ward, an occasional
contributor of pionoor-day articles in the Journal, has writ
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and development of the area located at Second and Main
streets.—Schoen Photo.
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