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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1968
THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA, OREGON
PAGE TWO
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The Gate City Journal
TED M. BRAMMER, Editor aad Publisher
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Published Every Thursday at Nyssa, Malheur County,
Oregon
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Class Matter under the Act of March 3, 1879.
THE BELLYACHE VOTE
Four years is a very long time; it’s a long time to wait
for something, the teenager waiting for his driving-age birth
day knows it, and the father struggling toward that last pay
ment on his youngster’s college education knows it.
Four years is a long time when you’re looking back, too.
Who can believe that it was only four years ago that Yogi
Berra managed the Yankees to a pennant, forced the World
Series to 7 games, and lost his job for so-doing? Or, that
only four years have passed since the Warren Commission
released its report that “Lee Harvey Oswald alone” was
responsible for the assassination of John F. Kennedy? Or,
that the New York World’s Fair closed its first season but
4 years ago?
If you ask the first half-dozen people you meet in the street
what their plans are for the next 4 years, the chances are
that you’ll get an uncertain answer.
They haven’t really
thought out what they hope to accomplish.
Yet the law re
quires that on November 5, we must go to the polls and choose
a man to lead us and our country for 4 long years. It will
be 208 weekly paychecks before there is a chance to fire
him. We are going to have to live with our November 5 vote
every day, not to mention every April 15, for 4 years that
could be the longest in a lifetime.
In years to come, we suspect that 1968 will be known as
Some dissidents
the year of the "bellyachers” campaign,
are going to sit out the election; some are going to cast a
"protest” vote.
But it’s our experience that even the most
elequent bellyachers aren’t really leaders, They attract lis-
teners, but not followers. They pronounce strong-arm re
medies, but seldom offer reasoned solutions.
This election, after all, is not a question of whether or
not we want a change in Washington. We’re going to have a
change. Somebody is going to replace LBJ.
The next President will have to govern our land through
cooperation with state and local governments, the Courts
and the Congress. It isn’t a job for a bellyacher, nor a zea-
TO HAVE US
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NYSSA, OREGON
PH 372-2266
By T. M. B
Tuesday is general election
day and interest of politicians
as well as partisan voters is
about to reach a peak. Four
years ago with Barry Gold
water running oo the Republican
ticket for President, classed
by the news media as a War-
Monger, it appeared after the
election that the party was about
dead.
And with the Democrats out
numbering the Republicans hea
vily. it did appear to many
that the Democrats who had been
in control since 1932, except
for a brief eight years of Ei
senhower’s administration, that
the G.O.P. was “dead on the
vine”.
But with an undeclared war,
costing hundreds of billions of
dollars, thousands of American
lives, violence in the streets
of large cities and small towns,
with crime rising at a faster
rate than ever known in the
U. S. and with inflation so
high that it out-ran interest
on savings--all has changed!
According to news and pol
lsters there is a protest vote-
it appears that the people are
ready for a change. Barring
some sensational announcement
of a peace gesture by the enemy
in Vietnam at the last moment
the Democrats will be ousted.
But here in Malheur county
a tax measure (No. 7-Limiting
the amount of property taxes
that can be levied to 1-1/2
percent of true cash value) has
taken the spotlight away from
the National scene.
Last week we gave a qual
ified endorsement of ‘‘NO’’ on
the measure due to certain
weaknesses we enumerated. We
still have all the sympathy in
the world for the property tax
payers--while many of us pay
our largest taxes on our
INCOME they pay on OWN
ERSHIP
whether they
make any
profit
or
not. But, if they think they pay
too much they should be aware
that others feel the same way
and VOTE against all candi-
dates who have a record of
supporting exhorbitant taxes,
of any type, and, who think the
National, State, and Local gov
ernments can spend us into pro
sperity through being “Every-'
thing to Everybody.”
THEY
SHOULD BE CONSISTENT and
forget party ties!
(Today at the Chamber of
Commerce in Nyssa the pros
and cons will be debated on
this measure and this article
is written before hearingeither
side.)
We do not anticipate
changing our position but ask
for consistence on the part of
both factions.
We wish to commend the
Nyssa Co-op for their cartoon
type ad asking every one to
vote--as it says you can take
4 minutes to vote and have 4
years to live with it!
CLOSING THOUGHT
Some wait for their SHIP TO
COME IN--others go OUT TO
MEET IT!
ABOUT POLITICIANS
IT DOESN’T PAY
After an election in Leslie
County, Ky., a candidate for
county judge summed up his
campaign problems: “Lost
three months and twenty days
canvassing the county. Lost 1,-
360 hours of sleep studying
about the election. Lost six
acres of corn and a lot of
sweet ’taters. Lost two front
teeth and a lot of hair in a
personal encounter with an op
ponent.
“Gave 4,000fanstochurches;
one bull, eight shoats, seven
head of sheep to barbecues.
Kissed 150 babies, kindled 25
fires, carried 75 buckets of
water, shook hands9,000times,
told 500 lies, talked enough to
make 10,000 volumes, was bap
tized seven times by immersion
and twice by some other wav.
“Knocked on 2,000 doors, got
bit 39 times by dogs - AND
THEN GOT DEFEATED.”
THEY’D WIN IN A BREEZE!
Hurricanes get named for
gals,
With no express ambitions.
More fitting it would be to
name.
Big winds for politicians!
(These items taken from the
scrapbook of Alta Stunz- origin
unknown.)
LETTERS
TO
THE EDITOR
At 7 o'clock Sunday evening,
Nov. 3 Faith Lutheran church
members will have an oppor
tunity to see the “Martin
Luther” film at their monthly
family night meeting, Coffee
Dear Editor:
and popcorn will be served
Here’s the record, 1900 after the film showing.
All residents of the Nyssa
through 1968 - President, 33
years, Republican, 36 years. area are invited to see this
Democrat; Balanced Budget, 21 motion picture.
years. Republican, 6years.
Democrat; Deficits, 12 years,
Republican, 30 years, Demo
The man who has begun to
crat; Total Deficits, $22 1/2 live more seriously within, be
Billion, Republican, $314 1/2 gins to live more simply with
Billion, Democrat; Tax Re out. - Phillip Brooks.
duced, 6 times, Republican, 4
times, Democrat; Tax In
creased, ONCE, Republican, 13 who have been occupationally
times. Democrat; Wars begun, tax free. So the undersigned
NONE, Republican, 4 times, petitioners without further de
lay we petition the Legislature
Democrat.
Can we afford to wake up to of the State of Oregon, that
a Humphrey victory? Imagine all government employees be
the headlines!
taxed on an equal basis as people
“Humphrey Thanks Voters established in a private enter
for Mandate of Approval of prise type of business.” - A. D.
Great Society. Promises Bigger Moses, Rte. 1, Nyssa.
and Better Programs for a
Greater Great Society.”
Oct. 28, 1968
Remember “Politics is the
Art of the Possible.” Don’t
Waste your vote. We must have Dear Editor:
a change. Vote Republican. -
Sincerely, Mrs. John J. Turner.
Today while I was just stand
ing on the street corner, 1 ob
served three people in a bitter
TAXES
vindictive argument. Hate
FOR PIE IN THE SKY
showed on all three faces, and
it struck me as a bit of ‘hell’
Dear Editor, '
here on earth.
Later on I saw a mother
Well our taxes and your taxes with two little children and a
were boosted again because of pup dog making their way
pie in the sky Socialism but across the street. She was so
the most of us private enter careful and gentle with the
prisers do not get any of the children and the little pup.
pie, we get a slap in the face
As she gently helped them
in higher taxes. This system into the car, love and affection
of taxing one man to subsi
shone on all of their faces.
dize another must be stopped. The little pup was in his‘heaven’
We must petition for a State
and one could see by his actions
Tax Law that makes it man that it was just a bit of‘heaven’
datory that all of the people on earth.
are taxpayers as set forth in
Yes, we hear the politicians
the following petition to be giving us all kinds of solutions
backed by all of the dissatis for what ails our society, but
fied taxpayers in the State of to my thinking what we need
Oregon.
is more unselfishness, a sym
pathetic understanding of human
PETITION TO HAVE ALL
needs going into action. Sin
THE PEOPLE PAY TAXES
cerely, - Adolph E. Schroeder.
“Whereas we have many
thousands of people who are not
paving their fair share of tax
Great speeches require grea^ ation, we the under signed pe-
hearers, great music requires’» tition the State Legislature of
Oregon to enact a law making
great listeners, great art re
it mandatory that all people
quires great admirers, great
books require great readers.
who are employed by the Fed
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eral Government, State Govern
ment, County Government and
Habit is memory in action. the Local Districts to pay taxes
for the use of their offices,
office equipment and the repair
lot. The vote you cast on November 5 is not a “yes” or “no”
and up keep of same. And in
referendum.
It is, rather, a choice of alternatives; an en
the case of Government work
dorsement and affirmation of support.
shops, foundries, ship building
We are not selecting a philosopher, a king, a negotiator,
repair yards, reclamation, pub
a dictator, nor a master of ceremonies. We are selecting a
lic power, labor maintenance
Chief Executive.
The tiellyaching stops at the voting booth this year. There and highway construction and
is nothing to vote against this time. There’s really no such « maintenance. Also Army, Naw,
Airforce, State, County andCity
thing as a “protest” vote on November 5. (U.S. Press As
Police, the employees of the
sociation.)
School Districts and Colleges
and all people who receive gov
ernment checks or any form of
monetary benifit."
’ The thousands of govern
IF YOU BELIEVE IT’S TIME FOR
ment employees are not entitled
to a tax free occupational ex
A CHANGE ON THE LOCAL LEVEL
istance any more than the people
engaged in private enterprise
such as Business men. Law
yers. Doc tors, Contractors,
Mechanics, Builders and Far
mers. There may be millions
of these Government employees
ELECT
HENRY ESPLIN
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
for
MALHEUR COUNTY
COMMISSIONER
A FEW SUPPORTERS ARE
W. J. McNulty * Ontario
Ard «th Huffakar - Val«
Ed Oak«s - Ontario
John Stringar - Nyssa
G. Y. Chester - Val«
Tad Morgan - Nyssa
Ira R. (Van) Ur«, Jr. - Nyssa
Bob Dy« - Ontario
Fr«d Trinkt« - Ontario
Mr. and Mrs. Harold TrinkI« - Ontario
Louis J. Wettstein - Ontario
Bob Thompson - Oregon Slop«
awl Van Petten * Ontario
N«il Venturacci - Ontario
M«lvin J«ns«n - Nyssa
We Are Among
The Many*
Oregon Farmers
And
Businessmen
Who NEED
Wayne
Morse
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Gib Masterson - Ontario
L«st«r Hammack - Jamieson
BOB ELK IRS
Praaidant. Ora*on-
Waahlngton Fanners
Union. Salo*
Al. YIN REED
Preaident. Rood's
Fuel Company.
Sprtngtioid
RAYMOND R. RITTER
Rotor Trull Company.
Medlord
CLARENCE ROSEWALL
Mayor and Farmer.
PAUL YOUNOMAN
Loren Munn - Sunset Valley
Harry Burkhart - Ontario
Rod McKay - Harper
Bert Hawkins - Ontario
Harold E. Kurtz
Dr. K«n Pfaff
John Ward
Nyssa
Ontario
Nyssa
FAITH LUTHERAN
CHURCH NOTES
McMtnnvtDo
JERRY PARKS
President. Ptxlo Kitchens.
Lincoln City
OWYHEE
COMMUNITY
CHURCH
NAZARENE
CHURCH NOTES
The Rev. Gene Lewin of Don
nelly will be guest speaker Sun
day, Nov. 3 at Owyhee Com
munity church.
Morning services begin with
Sunday school at 10 o’clock,
followed by 11 o’clock worship.
The speaker last Sunday was
Rodney Frost of Meridian.
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REV. WESLEY HOECKLE
. . . Visiting Evangelist
Special services will begin
Friday evening at Nyssa Church
of the Nazarene. The Rev.
Wesley Hoeckle, evangelist
from Corpus Christi, Texas,
will be speaking at each ser
vice , with music under direc
tion of Terry Martin.
The Rev. Hoeckle is a full-
time evangelist for theNaz
arene church and is active at
revival meetings, home-mis
sion campaigns and youth work
in much of the Western United
States.
Terry Martin, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Martin of Nu
Acres, is a student at North
west Nazarene college in Nam
pa. Beginning with the Sunday
services, he will direct the con
gregational singing and special
vocal music.
On Friday night only the m -
ic of the Galileans, a men’s
gospel trio from Boise, will
be featured. They have sung
in many churches and to youth
organizations in the Boise Val
ley.
They are Tom Calvin,
Cave Williams and Don Fee.
Mrs. Tom Calvin, the former
Karen Saunders of Apple Val-
Members of the Missionary
circle met recently at the home
of Mrs. James Phelps. Election
of officers was not held since
many of the women were un
able to attend the meeting.
Plans for the fall banquet
were discussed. This is an
annual affair sponsored by the
young people of the church,
with the Missionary women as
sisting. Tentative time and date
set is at 7:30 p. m. on Nov. 14.
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ADRIAN
COMMUNITY
CHURCH
The women’s Bible Study
group of Adrian Community
church met Oct. 23 in the home
of Mrs. Lydia Worden. The
lesson, “Law of the Kingdom,”
was taken from Matthew, chap
ter 4.
Next meeting will be Nov.
20 at the home of Mrs. Marie
Moore.
St. Bridget's Group
Sets Nov. 5 Meeting
There will be a meeting of i
St. Bridgets’ Altar society at
8 p.m. Tuesday Nov. 5 in the
parish hall.
ley, is their pianist. Beginning
at 7:30 p.m., the trio will be
presenting a brief concert of
gospel music, followed by the »/•
sermon by the Rev. Hoeckle.
Friends in the community are
invited to share these special
services. Recent action of
church officials has set the time
for all evening meetings at7:30
rather than the previous 8 o’
clock time. Sunday morning
services are to begin at 11
o’clock.
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THE FARM
PROBLEM
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YOU CAN HELP
EASE IT.
Last year the American
Farmer lost almost two bil
lion dollars. Over one hun
dred thousand farms
closed down. How can you
help stop this trend? Elect
Richard Nixon President.
Here are some of the things
he wants to do:
1. Appoint a Secretary
of Agriculture who will ex
plain the farmers’ prob
lems to the President, in
stead of the Secretary
explaining the President’s
policies to the farmer, as
is now the case.
2. Increase exports of
American agricultural
products, which are a prin
cipal factor in our trade
surplus.
3. Establish a special
task force to develop and
implement a program to
increase dairy products.
4. Increase the research
effort by the Department
of Agriculture to find bet
ter and more diverse ways
to utilize our enormous
volume of farm produce.
FOR A GROWING
TOMORROW . . .
Re-Elect
U.S. SENATOR
Wayne Morse
Paid for by the ISM Ro Elect
Wayne More Committee. Dan
Dlmick. Chairman, MS SW
Waehinrton, Portland .Ore-
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VOTE LIKE YOUR
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(Treasurer - Dellin Erickson, 401 Main Street, Nyssa, Oregon)
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