THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA, OREGON
PAGE TWO
LETTER
TO EDITOR
The Gate City Journal
TED M. BRAMMER, Editor and Publisher
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Published Every Thursday at Nyssa, Malheur County,
Oregon
Entered at the Post Office at Nyssa, Oregon, for Trans­
mission through the United States Mails, as a Second
Class Matter under the Act of March 3, 1879,
CANCEL THE ALARM!
It is necessary to begin this true story with the disclaimer,
“The names have been changed to protect the innocent.’’
You’ll quickly understand why.
The locale is a city in the 50,000 population class, part of
a great megapolis which has had its share of racial strife,
riots and looting in recent months. A few days beck a tenant
in a multiple-dwelling apartment house found a quart-size
glass bottle on the roof of the building. A white cloth had
been stuffed into the neck of the bottle which was filled with
a brownish fluid. There was the unmistakable odor of kero­
sene. The frightened lady called the Fire Department. The
firemen called for Chief Redd, and Chief Redd called for Police
Chief White.
Chief White sent the bottle and its contents to the lab for
tests. The laboratory verified more than 50 per cent kerosene,
sugar, and other ingredients which it could not immediately
identify. Alarmed, Chief Redd and Chief White pondered the
prospect that troublemakers in the community were mounting
a campaign of planting molotov cocktails in apartment houses
occupied by whites. Each ordered overtime for firemen and
police who inspected every such apartment house in the city
over the ensuing three days and nights. Nothing was found.
Perplexed, Chief Redd and Chief White waited anxiously.
Whereupon, a teenage youngster marched into the Police
Statioo. He had come, he said, because a tenant in his apartment
building told him that the police had carried off his mother’s
bottle. The Sergeant was amused until the boy gave his address:
the apartment building where the kerosene-filled bottle was
found on the roof. Quickly, Chief White was called to hear the
youth’s story.
His father, the boy said, had a very painful arthritis in his
right shoulder. He worked at night in a manufacturing plant
in the next town. Each afternoon, before leaving for work,
his good wife, a native of an east Mediterranean country,
massaged the shoulder with a home-remedy for arthritis which
was used in her native country. What was in it? Half kerosene,
sugar, and boiled herbs which were grown in window boxes on
the roof. To be effective, the concoction has to be heated;
the mother was afraid to heat it on the stove, because of the
kerosene, and so she carefully placed the bottle in the sun
on the roof each day before massaging the potion into her bus­
band's shoulder.
Thus did one alarm have a happy ending. And no editorial
comment is necessary other than to repeat the observation
that the life of a fireman or policeman is never easy — nor
routine. - (U. S. Press Association)
One thing you can give and
Today, the country has a huge
still keep is your word.
excess of births over deaths.
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In 1967, 1,852,000 persons died
A person with money to burn in the United States while
3,593,000 were born.
can easily find a match.
ANNUAL
NYSSA 1st WARD
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Friday, September 13, 1968
Serving From 5 P. M. Until 7:30 P. M.
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In Memoriam
August 30, 1968
Dear Editor:
1 believe the only fair way
for the people to select a pres­
ident is by a National Primary
and popular vote.
In my opinion, the conventions
are ‘fixed’ and the electoral
system ‘stinks’. - Walter Bur­
dette, route 2, Nyssa, Oregon.
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH NEWS
Funeral services for Frank
Graham will be conducted at
10:30 a. m. today, Sept. 5,
1968 at Lienkaemper chapel.
Officiating will be the Rev.
Roy Webb of the Malheur Butte
Baptist church.
Mr. Graham, a retired farm­
er, succumbed Sunday in a
Nyssa nursing borne, following
an extended illness.
He was born July 15, 1895
in Oklahoma Territory, and in
1925 was married in that state
to Olive Mae Howell.
The deceased is survived by
three sons, Eugene Graham of
De Beque, Colo., James and
John Graham of Nyssa; three
daughters, Mrs. Rose Marie
Young of Ontario, Mrs. Geneva
Fronek of Houston, Texas and
Mrs. Betty Jo Huffman of Pend­
leton, Ore.
Also surviving are 12 grand-
children; a brother, Cecil
Graham of Minco, Okla.; and
three sisters, Mrs. FernDekin-
der, Mrs. Susie Talkington and
Mrs. Ala Moupin, all in Okla­
homa.
Interment will be made in
Owyhee cemetery under direct­
ion of Lienkaemper chapel.
Many Oregonians obviously
agree with State Treasurer
Robert W. Straub’s idea that
Oregon’s beaches must be pre­
served for free public use —
enough petition signatures were
gathered to place his “Beaches
Forever” proposal on our
November ballot.
That initiative measure,
basically, would place in Ore­
gon’s Constitution an extra one-
cent-per-gallon tax on gasoline
for passenger cars for a period
of four years. Revenue would
be earmarked for repayment
of $30 million in bonds to be
issued by the state to purchase
beach lands.
While nearly everyone agrees
with the concept of keeping Ore­
gon’s beaches open for public
enjoyment, opposition to the
ballot measure is widespread —
both on the coast and through­
out the state.
Chief argument against the
plan is that it represents a
hasty, premature and probably
unnecessary change in our Con­
stitution, alocked-in change
that would be difficult to
reverse. It also is considered
by some to represent unfair
taxation, and to promise some
stiff administrative costs for
the state.
Church school rally day and
church loyalty Sunday will be
observed Sept. 8 at Nyssa United
Methodist church, it is an­
nounced by Pastor J. D. Crego.
Certificates of promotion will
te given to all those being pro­
moted to the next higher class.
Gift Bibles will be presented
during the service to those be­
ing promoted from the primary
department to the junior class.
The pastor and Tom Nish-
itani, Scout Master of Boy Scout
troop 419, will present the Eagle
Court of Honor for Keith Olde-
meyer. Friends of the honored
Scout and his family are issued
a special invitation.
Brother Succumbs
The Rev. Crego will speak
on the topic ‘And so we built
Lee Strickland of the Owyhee
the wall ... for the People
The Highway Users Confer­
Had a Mind to Work’, taken community was called to Brun- ence, composed of representa­
eau,
Idaho
on
Sept.
3,
due
to
from Nehemiah 4:6.
the death ofhisbrother, William tives of more than 20 highway
users organizations, last week
Strickland.
The deceased, 84, succumbed detailed these arguments. While
FAITH LUTHERAN
Tuesday, the 86th birthday an­ promoting the free public use
niversary
of Lee Strickland. of beaches and asserting that
CHURCH NOTES
the state should move vigor­
ously to assure preservation of
these valuable lands, the con­
‘Rally Day’ will be observed Attend Coburn Rites
ference said it strongly opposes
Sunday, Sept. 8 at Faith
the Straub beach initiative be­
Lutheran church, according to
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Malloy, cause:
Pastor Orville A. Jacobson.
1. No positive form of beach
This year the congregation Mr. and Mrs. Chet Bowns at­
will enact a family-worship­ tended August 24, 1968 funeral land acquisition should be con­
study plan, beginning at 10:30 services for Clayton Coburn sidered until it is known pre­
cisely whether such action is
a. m., and concluding at noon in Boise.
The deceased was the father necessary to preserve Oregon
each Sunday morning.
Each family is encouraged of Boisean Neil Coburn, whose beach lands for free public use.
to worship together at 10:30 wife is the former Neva Mal­ This cannot be known until the
and immediately following the loy, daughter of the J. H. current beach survey report is
service they will disperse for Malloys and sister of Mrs. presented to the 1969 legisla­
tive session in January.
Bible and Sunday school class­ Bowns.
Last year’s legislature
es. There will be classes for
passed a bill, the attention-
all ages.
j
getting H. B. 1601, which estab­
THANK YOU I
lished a formula for determin­
The Luther Leaguers will
ing boundaries of beach lands
meet at 7:30 p. m., Sunday,
We wish to thank the kind to be saved for public use.
Sept. 8 to elect officers and
plan activities for the coming woman who picked up our 18- The bill directed the State High­
month-old son who had left way Department to survey the
year.
his yard and wandered away entire coastline -- it is now
Women of Faith Lutheran will from home, after our gate was doing so — and report to the
1969 session.
meet for their monthly session left open.
We would like for that lady
2. The Straub proposal would
at 8 p. m., Monday, Sept. 9
in the home of Mrs. Gerald to contact us by dialing 372-3644 place the entire financial burden
Simantel at 530 Emison avenue. so that we might personally of beach acquisition on the pri­
thank her. - Rodney and Norma vate passenger car owner. The
Atagi, 4 East Main street, one - cent - per - gallon gasoline
Nyssa.
tax would apply only to them.
ST. PAUL’S
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Members of St. Paul’s Epis­
copal guild will hold their first
fall meeting at 8 p. m. Wed­
nesday, Sept. 11 at the home
of Mrs. A. C. Sallee at 316
North Fourth street in Nyssa.
NYSSA FIRST WARD
SETS SMORGASBORD
Members of the LDS Nyssa
first ward church will hold their
annual smorgasbord Thursday,
Sept. 13 from 5 to 7:30 p. m.
at the stake house on Alberta
avenue.
Publicity Chairman Mrs. Bob
(Gayno) West reports that the
main meat dishes will be roast
beef, tried chicken and fish;
with homemade noodles, hot
scones and honey.
3. The initiative measure
would refund the fuel tax col­
lected for operation of commer­
cial vehicle s. This would im-
pose “a serious financial bur­
den of administrative costs
which must be added to the costs
of the program,” according to
the conference.
4. The plan proposes to by­
pass the anti-diversion provi­
sions of the Constitution by per­
“There’s something about mitting gasoline taxes on
Government waste that robs me passenger cars to be used for
the wrong way.”
acquiring, developing and main­
taining beach lands. Provisions
would allow retirement of bonds
Ruts long traveled grow com­ issued for the purchase of such
fortable.
lands.
COMING EVENT»
HELLO
WORLD!
By Everett E. Cutter
FRANK GRAHAM
RATES
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1968
ADRIAN - Mr. and Mrs. G.
E. Mackey recently receiv­
ed word through the Red C ross
that a daughter, Annette Chris-
tane had been born on August
25 to their son and daughter-
in-law, Sgt. and Mrs. Joe Mack­
ey in Ethiopia.
TODAY - 10:30 a.m. Senior
Citizens meet in conference
room at Nyssa Public library.
Bring sack lunch.
TODAY - 7 p.m. American
Legionnaires and auxiliary pot­
luck dinner at Legion hall. Bring
covered dish and own table
service.
TODAY - 7:30 p.m. Job’s
Daughters meet at Masonic hall.
SEPT. 6-6 p.m. Jobie pot­
luck dinner postponed to Sept.
7.
SIsPT. 7-6 p.m. Jobie’s
potluck dinner at Masonic hall
preceeding visitation of Grand
Guardian.
SEPT. 8-12 noon Barbecue
beef dinner at Opportunity Cen­
ter sponsored by Siempre
Adelante members.
SEPT. 8-3 p.m. Reception
honoring AFS exchangee, Sylvia
Endara at Mark Hartley home.
SEPT. 9 - Noon luncheon
meeting of Malheur County
Cowbelles at Golden Slipper
cafe in Vale.
SEPT. 9 - 7:30 p.m. No host
dinner meeting of the Treasure
Valley Christian Business and
Professional Women’s Council
at the La Paloma cafe, Ontario.
SEPT. 9-8 p.m. Girl Scout
reorganization of troops.
Meeting in Nyssa High school
little theatre. Interested women
please come.
SEPT. 9-8 p.m. American
Association of University
Women, meeting in the
Cafeteria of the Weese building,
Treasure Valley Community
college campus, Ontario.
SEPT. 11-1 p.m. Treasure
Valley Christian Women’s club,
luncheon at La Paloma cafe,
Ontario.
SEPT. 11-8 p.m. St. Paul’s
Episcopal church women’s
Guild meeting at the home of
Mrs. A. C. Sallee.
The Highway Users Con­
ference expressed concern that
such action might establish a
precedent that “could open the
door to further raids on the
highway users fund.”
A similar wait - and - see
stance was adopted earlier this
year by the Governor’s Com­
A six-pound, three ounce
mittee for a Livable Oregon,
daughter, Vicki Kay was born
composed of representatives of
at Weiser Memorial hospital
state agencies, private groups
on Sept. 2, 1968 to Mr. and
and citizens interested in pro­
Mrs. Charles Anderson of
moting rural and urban beauti­
Caldwell.
fication.
Grandparents are Mr. and
It supported the 1967 legis­
Mrs. Wilbur Anderson of Nyssa,
lature’s action and urged imple­
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mullins
mentation and strengthening of
of Payette.
the act by the legislature in
line with recommendations to
come out of the Highway De­
AUG. 30 - To Mr. and Mrs.
partment survey. Primary con­
Joseph Holton of Vale, a seven­
cern of this committee, again,
pound, nine-ounce girl, Kelly
was “to insure the public’s
Elizabeth, born at Malheur
rights to use of the Oregon
Memorial hospital.
beaches in perpetuity.”
SEPT. 3 - To Mr. and Mrs.
Such go-slow optimism un­
Pat Moss, recent Nyssans an
doubtedly got a boost last week
eight-pound, five-ounce boy,
when Tillamook Circuit Court
born at Holy Rosary hospital.
Judge J. S. Bohannon upheld
the Constitutionality of H. B.
1601, the 1967 legislature’s
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beach protection measure. His
denial of the right of Developer
Lester Fultz to build a road
onto the dry-sand beach at Nes­
kowin represented the most
TODAY - 1:30 p.m. Frosh-
significant test of the law to Soph Olympics.
date.
TODAY - 1:30 p.m. Jr. Var­
While subject to appeal to sity tryouts for Cheerleaders.
SEPT. 6-8 p.m. Football,
higher court, Judge Bohannon’s
decision confirmed that long Kuna, here.
public use of the beach made
the sands public. Had his
decision gone against the state, with the statewide groups noted
beach-front property owners above, which would let the legis­
could have claimed title to the lature handle whatever prob­
lems which might arise in pro-
high-water mark.
The Neskowin road case is tecting the public use of
expected to be appealed to the beaches.
Oregon Supreme Court, but it
is unlikely that a decision would
be rendered before election day
in November. It may not even
come before the legislature
receives its survey report and
recommendations of the High­
way Department the first of
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As this situation develops,
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