THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON
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Under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Local Government by Fiat??
Webster defines FIAT as "A formula of endorsement
or sanction by which the consent of the proper authority
is given; hence an authoritative command."
This seems to be the case in Nyssa regarding a change
in rates for collection of garbage.
On the front page of the Dec. 15, 1966, issue of the
Journal, in the council actions, reference was made to
Ordinance No. 423 (to revise garbage collection rates) as
being deferred on third and final reading due to the ab
sence of City Attorney Harold Henigson.
Yet. C. R. Page, who has been and is collecting gar
bage in the city, raised rates on both residential and
business firms 20 percent since July 1. with knowledge
and implied consent of the city council, before passage
of this new ordinance permitting the raises.
We have no quarrel with Page. In fact he is surely
entitled to more money than he had been getting as his
rates were promulgated in 1961 and covered, in part, by
section 7-1-6 of the city code of 1962. Most people would
agree that with inflated costs, the 20 percent increase
was not out of line with other services.
We do take issue with the council’s okay of the in
crease without being changed by ordinance. That is like
the president of the U. S. telling the Internal Revenue
Service to increase our income taxes 10 percent without
congressional action. Technically, as one member of the
council told us. there isn’t anything in the minutes of
the city governing body showing this was ever approved.
But we believe Page when he says he was told “the
council approved it.” A check with City Manager Fred
Koch and with Mayor Grant Rinehart confirms this
belief.
According to Page, he asked for an increase in May
and gave a detailed accounting of his income and costs
at the June session of the council, and as a result of this
the body later verbally agreed to allow the raise.
Also, his franchise expired July 1, 1966, and he has
since purchased a $15,000 truck and is operating without
a franchise (which he was led to believe would be re
newed). He stated his old copy was borrowed as a basis
for a new’ contract as he wras informed the city officials
were unable to find their original. We are sure it won’t
happen, but he could be “out in the cold” if the city
fathers decided to award the contract to some other
person.
This may not be an important issue to the public, but
to us it is. On the local level it is a case of government
by People instead of by Law and should be continually
guarded against on all levels.
Examiner Schedules
Dec. 30 Driver Tests
A drivers license examiner will
be on duty at Nyssa city hall Fri
day, Dec. 30, between the hours
of 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., according to
announcement received from the
Oregon Department of Motor Ve
hicles.
All persons wishing original
licenses or permits to drive are
asked to file applications well
ahead of the scheduled closing
hour in order to assure time for
completion of the required license
test
Mr. and Mrs. Skip Nakashima
of Boise were Christmas dinner
guests of his mother, Mrs. Jessie
Nakashima and Roger.
GIRL SCOUTS STAGE PLAY
After refreshments were served
at a Dec. 6 Court of Awards and
program for Cadettes of Girl
Scout Troop 99, a one-act play
entitled “Puppy Love” was pre
sented by several young ladies.
Role of the “puppy” was played
by Martha HeideFs dog, Chico,
with Janice Church serving as
announcer and prompter.
Portraying the part of Mr.
Bradley was Mary Lee Wahlert,
with the role of Mr. Winters play
ed by Leah Henigson.
Other characters and those por
traying them included Valerie
Bradley, Nancy Jackson; Judy
Bradley, Martha Heider; Mike
Bradley, Margaret Dority; Crystal
Avery, Mardi Tensen; and Mrs.
Bradley, Teresa DeMinck.
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 29. 1966
Correspondent for Kingman
Reports Christmas Events in
IT'S YOUR LAW
By Oregon Stat* Bar
ADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE
You like to watch TV or listen
to radio plays containing dramatic
courtroom scenes. But you ve
wondered if the legal procedures
dramatized there are really like
what goes on in an actual court
room trial.
At tense moments the opposi
tion lawyer is always jumping up
to shout: "Objection! The evi
dence is inadmissible, incompe
tent, irrelevant and immaterial.”
Then the judge will say, "Ob
jection sustained." or "Objection
over-ruled. The witness may
proceed."
Does this really happen just
like that in a trial?
The answer is, pretty much that
way, except that it may not be
quite so dramatic in the court
room. Writers of courtroom dra
ma for the radio and TV have to
know home law, or the station
would get hundreds of letters of
protest—some of them from law
yers.
The law holds that an objection
to evidence must state grounds
on which it is based — at least
where the reasons for the objec
tion are not apparent. The classi
fications, "inadmissible,” "incom
petent,” "irrelevant” and “imma
terial" are well known to lawyers
and judges as grounds for objec
tions. and usually the judge does
not need further explanation.
Sometimes, however, when
the grounds are not apparent,
he will ask for it. In such cases
THE CHRISTMAS TREE at Faith Lutheran church this year was
the judge may have the jury
trimmed with various combinations of monograms, symbols and
leave the courtroom while the
crosses. All of the Chrismons were in white and gold, symbolising
lawyers explain what they hope
purity, perfection, majesty and glory of the Son of God. Also in
to prove if the evidence is ad
this picture are Leah Henigson and Jerry Wright, who served as
mitted.
narrators for the Dec. 18 Christmas program. The symbols, from
Have you ever noticed that an Christian history referring to the Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ,
attorney never gets up and says, were made individually by women of the church. The word Chris-
I “Your Honor, I’d like to object mon (Kriz'mon) is a combination of parts of two words: CHRISt
to some testimony given yester and MONogram. In describing the ornaments, young people of the
day." That’s because legally an
church told the story of God's plan for salvation. Also on the tree
objection to admitting evidence
were 49 lights, one for each family in the parish.—Journal Photo.
must generally be made when the
evidence is offered, or not at all.
These rules, technical as they NEBRASKA COUPLE ARRIVES summoned here due to the sudden
may seem, are to assure a fair TO ATTEND FUNERAL RITES death of Berne Lorensen, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Smith of Mrs. Smith’s brother-in-law and
trial by keeping out testimony
that is not pertinent and proper. Johnstown, Neb., arrived by train sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Loren
(Oregon lawyers offer this Tuesday evening. They were sen.
column as a public service. No
person should apply or inter
pret any law without the aid of
an attorney who is completely
advised of the facts involved.
Even a slight variance in fact
may change the application of
the law.)
By Dale Witt
* Messrs, and Mmes. Boyce Van
KINGMAN KOLONY
Mem DeWntcr and Wilson Witt were
bers of the Strawn family held Sunday dinner guests in the Curl
their annual Christmas reunion . Hegemon home.
Saturday dinner guests of the
and dinner Tuesday evening nt
the Methodist church in Fruit Virgil Viera were their son and
daughter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs.
land.
Bill Vlers and children of Nampa.
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Martinez,
Dina
in Legion Hall
and family were Saturday even
Holiday visitors in the Willis
ing dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs
Manuel Ilefuentes and family in Conant home are his parents, Mr.
Nyssa They were Christmas din and Mrs. J. F. Conant of Orleans,
ner guests of the Jess Martinez Neb A family Christmas dinner
was served Sunday in the Adrian
family.
Legion hall. In addition to the
The Bill Toombs were Christ
two couples, others present in
mas Eve guests of their son-in-
cluded the Richard Conant fam
law and daughter, Mr and Mrs
ily of Mountain Home; the Bob
Jim Phifer and Jan. The Phifers
Stedtnitz, Leonard and Butch
were Sunday dinner guests of her
Conant families of Boise; the Les
parents.
ter Stacy family of Parma; Mr.
The James Miltons of lUdge- and Mrs. Mitch Anderson of I41
view were Dec. 21 afternoon vis Grande; the Glenn Brown family
itors in the Walter Pinkston home of Nyssa; Mr und Mrs. Kenneth
The Pinkstons were Christmas Godbout of Millbrae. Calif.
dinner guests of their daughter,
Visiting during the holidays in
Mr. and Mrs Tom Sant. Other ; the Herschel Thompson home are
guests were Bob Sant of Burns. Mr. and Mrs. Ron Thompson and
Claude Smith. Charlotte McGin family of Sacramento, Calif, Mr.
nis and her mother, Mrs. Loura and Mrs. Don Thompson and fam-
Smith.
ily of Seneca, Ore. Mr imd Mm.
Granddaughter Arrives
[ Gary Thompson and baby of
Mr. and Mrs Lester Strawn Heppner arrived Friday to spend
announce the arrival of a new some time with their parents, the
granddaughter, born Dec. 21. 1968, Cornelius Bartons and Herschel
to their son and daughter-in-law, Thompsons.
Mr. and Mrs. Klaas I.nan and
Mr. and Mrs Arnold Strawn of
New Plymouth. The Lester I family; their son-in-law and
Strawns spent Christmas day in ■laughter, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis
i Martin and baby of Moscow,
the neighboring town.
Mr. and Mrs Earl K.vgar were | Idaho, were Christmas dinner
Christmas dinner guests of their guests of the Ray Luan family
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry near Parma
Gordon and family in Jordan Gueits of Sparks Family
Valley
Mr. and Mrs Art Sparks were
Christmas dinner guests in the Sunday dinner guests of their son.
Dwayne Bennett home were Mr. I Mr. and Mrs. Guy Sparks and
and Mrs L. 1, Kreager, Mrs Ilea sons in Nyssa Other guests were
Hall and children. Mr. and Mrs. the Art Sparks’ son-in-law and
I-eRoy Bennett of Big Bund, Mr. daughter. Mr. and Mrs Kenneth
and Mrs. Larry Kreager and fam Altig and family of Boise.
ily of Orem, Utah.
Mr. and Mrs. Al Thompson went
Mr. and Mrs. Myron Osborn to Boise Saturday to spend the
and family were Christmas Eve holiday weekend with their son.
guests of the Gerald Oslxirns at Mr. and Mrs. Rex Walters.
Weiser and on Christmas day
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bowers
were guests of Mrs. Bob Calhoun accompanied the Jim Phifer fam
at Emmett. They were accompa ily to Boise Saturday and spent
nied by a niece, Paulette Herring the day with Mr. and Mrs Marvin
of Pasco, Wash., who had been Wright The Bowera were Christ
visiting the past week in their j mas dinner guests of Mr. und Mrs.
home.
| Clyde Bowers
Holiday Party Held
By Area Secretaries
Members of Futura chapter,
National Secretaries association,
held their annual Christmas party
Dec. 19 at Four Seasons restaur
ant in Ontario.
A Santa Claus cake centerpiece
and small paper Santas graced
the table, and individual favors
were Christmas candles.
Featured during the buffet-style
dinner meeting was an exchange
of gifts for office use. These were
distributed by Mrs. Eugene Gras-
ty, chapter president, and Mrs.
A. W. Nylander, hostess for the
party.
During the program, Rick Sim
mons of Vale spoke on commer
cialism at Christmas time and
Mrs. Russell Dishazer, a Futura
chapter member, read a Bible
passage telling the story of
Christ’s birth.
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