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University Of Oregon Library Eugene, Ore, 97403 Nyssa Gate City Journal VOLUME LXI1 THE SUGAR CITY THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA, OREGON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 19«8 NEW HRE4HHS MW The new federal law providing partial controls on the sale of firearms and ammunition became effective Monday, December 16, and it has left nothing but confusion in the minds of dealers who have been in the business for years. It isn’t that they must conduct their business “blindly”--the government has supplied them with an 8” x 11” booklet with 143 pages of federal, state, city laws together with blank forms to be filled out covering their purchases and sales. All regulations are in fine print and as simple as most gov ernment forms! An average attorney could interpret them with sufficient time and study. But that may not be true for all agents of Internal Revenue Service, whose duty it is to enforce the reg ulations, along with their more important work. In fact, when a Nyssa dealer called the agency for an interpretation he was in formed that he had more information than they did. Many small dealers have gone out of the business, others are length, automatic rifles and in the process of trying to dis shotguns and a number of des pose of their stocks to larger tructive and explosive devices dealers, while others just have must be registered; dealers not made a decision. Facing a must not sell firearms to fug possible fine of $5,000 or five itives from justice, felons, nar years in prison, or both can be cotic addicts, unlawful users of rather repelling to a small deal marijuana or any stimulant or er--not to mention all the ex depressive or any adjudged tra bookkeeping and records re mental incompetent. quired by the government. Registration of all firearms is sought by many lawmakers SOME VIOLATIONS NOTED in Washington, and is due to come up in the next congress. Since December 16 it is un The present regulations are the lawful for anyone except lic first step and could easily ac ensed dealers to ship any fire complish the same thing through arm in interstate commerce; computers telling who bought to receive a firearm shipped certain sizes of ammunition. from another state; to sell or Records would have to be kept trade a firearm to a person for some period but let no one who resides in another state; tell you the government or any it will be unlawful for anyone one else having access to the to sell or deliver a firearm or records for long could not de ammunition to a person less termine to the same degree of thafi 18 years of age (even a accuracy as polltakers in a na box of .22 shells); it will be un tional election! lawful to sell any short-barrel This maybe sufficient to wake ed rifle or shotgun except un up the 40 million gun owners der strict regulations and under in the U. S. for a concerted registration procedures; shot fight. guns having barrels less than 18 Anyway, “Don’t send a Boy inches in length, rifles having to do a Man’s work”, and it is barrels less than 16 inches in man’s work to buy ammuni tion now. The Adrian volunteer fire men have answered two recent alarms. On Dec. 10 they were summoned to the Bud King ranch near the State Line store to con trol a fire in a stack of chopped hay and on Dec. 16 they control led a grass fire on a vacant lot in Adrian. At a Dec. 16 meeting of the firemen, it was decided to hold “Ladies Night” on Friday Dec. 20, when the volunteers and their wives will meet at 6:30 p.m. a* the fire hall for a soc ial hour and then meet’ for an 8 o'clock dinner at the Golden Slipper in Vale. A recent training session for Adrain, Nyssa and Vale fire men was held under direction of State Fire Marshal, Stan Phil lips. The Nyssa Volunteer firemen answered a call Dec. 11 to Gem Avenue at 4:45 p.m. It was a pickup fire and was reported that motor and front tire dam age were quite extensive. On Dec. 13 the firmen an swered another fire. This time they were summoned to the Amalgamated Sugar Co., where a blaze had started in the pulp shed. There was no apparent damage, reported fireman Kas- sman. Local Youths Down Pirates On Idaho Mats í 1 M Il *** WJ i i i, M Early Journal Next Week The Journal will be printed and mailedon Mon day next week so that area patrons will have the Holiday edition before Christmas. All ads must be in by Sat urday morning and news no later than Monday morning to make this edition. Late news will be published the following week. 136 - Cleaver (N) pin Tony Klein, first. 141 - Bob Church (N) pin Tom Klein, second. 148 - Wright (N) pin Magnu son, first. 157 - Reece (N) won forfeit. 168 - Goff (P)dec. K.Church, 7-0. 178 - Blazor (P) pin Hadley, third. 191 - Cooper (N) pin Rich, third. Hvy - Robbins (N) won forfeit. Traffic Deaths Down From ’67 There were 57 traffic fatal ities in Oregon during Novem ber, three fewer deaths than reported in that month last year. The Department of Motor Ve hicles said the November toll brought the year’s fatality count to 581. At the same time last year, 596 traffic deaths had been reported in Oregon. There were seven multiple death accidents during Novem ber, each killing two people. Twenty-three of the 57 deaths occurred during weekends or the Thanksgiving Day weekend. Thirty-three percent of the victims were under 25 years old, the Department noted. WEATHER DATE MAX. MIN. Dec. 11 44 39 Dec. 12 44 31 Dec. 13 42 21 Dec. 14 47 29 Dec. 15 53 33 Dec. 16 45 33 Dec. 17 40 24 Dec. 18 26 -- .01 precipitation was record ed on Dec. 14; with .03 re corded on Dec. 16. ****** RESERVOIR STORAGE 12/ 6/68 162,040 Acre Feet 12/16/67 239,040 Acre Feet i J » RS THE JOURNAL’S OWN MARIE EILERS PAINTS A WINTER Wonderland Yuletide scene on the large front window of the publication’s office. Marie joined the Journal staff in early October this year. She is the former Marie Borge, was graduated from Adrian high school and studied for one Payette won the 98-pound bout but the Nyssa Bulldogs picked up wins in the next eight matches to score a 46-11 mat win on the TEENS TO CAROL evening of Dec. 17 on the Pay ette floor. High school youth of the Nyssa The win leaves Nyssa with a 3-0-1 record, while the Pirates churches are invited to a Christmas caroling party at 7 are 0-5 for the season. p. m. Monday, Dec. 23. They are asked to assemble RESULTS at the United Methodist church 98 - Rainwater (P) dec. Hart for rides to the various areas. After the singing, they will ley 8-0. 106 - Hiatt (N) pin Ransom gather at the Methodist church for cookies and hot chocolate. first. Each student is asked to take 115 - Bernal (N) dec. Fries, 25 cents for expenses. 12-0. Nyssa residents are urged to 123 - Bale (NC) dec. Muir, stop their busy holiday prepar 10-7. 130 - Kane (N) pin B. Rain- ations to listen to the melodic voices of the young people. water, first. ERNIE METCALF, MANAGER OF THE NYSSA CO-OP Supply, was among the more than 800 Co-op managers and buyers from ten states who attended ‘Showcase *69* - second annual Farmers’ Union Central Exchange Merch andise Exposition held Dec. 11-12, 1968 in the Minneapolis Auditorium Convention Center. Pictured with Metcalf is Barbara Scholz, Miss Central Exchange and official Showcase ’69 hostess. She demonstrates one of the latest Central Exchange products displayed at the exposition. NUMBER LI CHRISTMAS SERVICES OF 10CAL CHURCHES OFFER WIDÍ VARItTY CREÀ1ES CONFUSION FOR LOCAI DEALERS FIRE CALLS! THUNDEREGG CAPITAL year each at Eastern Oregon college in La Grande and Treasure Valley Community college. She is presently taking a correspondence course through the Art Instructors’ School at Minneapolis, Minn. - Journal Photo. Bulldogs Second Victory Topples Panthers 52-42 The Nyssa Bulldogs, rolling in their second straight win over the Parma Panthers, raised their basketball record to 2-1. The Bulldogs clawed their way past the Parma quintet for a 52-42 win in their cross-conference contest, Dec. 13 at Parma. Scrapping with a slow scoring Dave Manley, a 5’ 11” soph- group of Panthers, the NHS uinore, led the scoring with 12 lads bounced to a 17-7 lead. points and senior Larry Wilson At the end of the first quarter, contributed 11 counters to lead Nyssa exploded with a minute the Bulldogs to their triumph and a half left to tally lOpoints. over Parma. In the second quarter the jun Scorers for Nyssa were L. iors went in to relieve the Wilson, 11; J. Beck, 6; E. Jef seniors, and when the buzzer fers, 3; A. Sutschkow, 2; R. sounded for the halftime, the Wilson, 2; D. Manley, 12; J. score was 34-26. Elguezabal, 8 and C. Lewis, As halftime entertainment, 8. - NHS Bulldog. the Parma drill team perform ed for the spectators. The Parma Panthers contin ued to close the gap, leaving the Bulldogs with a small 6- HUNTERS, ANGLERS point lead. The Bulldogs than went in a NEED *69 LICENSES stall for half of the fourth period. Gaining 11 points in the Hunters and fishermen are final quarter, Nyssa tipped the reminded that new licenseswill Panthers for a 52-42 victory. be required before January 1 to participate in these sports after that date. F ishing license costs are the same as for 1968 but the fee for hunting will be $5--an in crease of $1 over last year. The combination license of $10 will save $1 over the two pur chased separately. A total of 86 pints of blood Big game hunters in 1969 was collected at the Dec. 11 must pay a fee of $10 for an elk Red Cross drawing in Nyssa. tag and $2 for a deer tag. This was 64 pints short of All are now available at lic the 150-unit quota. ensed dealers throughout the The following were award state. ed pins, it is reported by Jay- C-Ette Co-chairmen Norma Fitzsimmons. Burbank and Judv Peerv Orville A. Jacobson, Chuck Glade Chadwick and John Boatman, Jess Asumendi, Carl Stam received four-gallonpins; with Wilton Jackson, Betty Lassiter, Robert Meisinger, Rinehart, Melvin Spitze and Mrs. Christina Mejia, Herke Jess Asumendi earning three- Stam, Owen Froerer, Robert gallon pins. A one-gallon pin W. Manley, Stephen B. Fonda, Kent L. Rollo, Mrs. Ethel Law went to Steve Fonda. The Nyssa Volunteer Fire rence, Gene Stunz. Blood Drawing Falls Short Of Set Quota men were winners of the travel Mrs. Ruth Rhoades, Mrs. Joy ing trophy for the highest per Huffman, Mrs. Norma Burbank, centage of donors giving blood. Robert Thompson, Hiro Kido, This is their second consecutive Mrs. Florence Lewis, Mrs. win. Vivian Jones, Mrs. Judith Gil lam, Mrs. Ann Studer, Mrs. DONORS - DEC. 1968 Ethel Mae Dail, Mrs. Mary El Nyssa ns Wilton Jackson, len Deffer, Mrs. Kathy Jacob Mrs. Lois Page, Dave Larsen, son, Harold Kassman, Glade Mrs. Leslie E. Larsen, LeRoy Chadwick, Dean Sisson, Ron Me Lay, Richard Meisinger, Rookstool, Gerald Simantel. Dean Montgomery, Orville An- Elvin Ballou, Adam Focht, Ul“a ovrllj avjvllxli U Az, *vi lllCij Jim Williams, Mrs. Margaret William Tyrrel, Orville Needs, Zinn, Miss Joleen Reece, John Steve Marez. Beckham, David Sarazin, Mrs. Eugene Orr, Dick G. Tensen, Frances Schaffeld, Mrs. Jane Mrs. GladysCooper, Mrs. Betty Ballou, Everett C. Heldt, Rinehart, Darrell Williams, George Fanning, Merildean Richard Young, Dirke Deboer, Robbins, Bill De Long. Daniel R. Martin, Mrs. Wilma E. Newman, Mrs. Sandra Boat Ontario, Rte. 1 Melvin L. man. Spitze, Mrs. Gladys Spitze. Mrs. Ruby Osborne, Cecil Morrison, Randy Charters, Ru- From Vale, T. V. Skinner; lon Staples, Donald Oldemeyer, Mrs. Ruth Skinner. From Boise Mrs. Katura Dirkson, Gene Mrs. Linda Cunningham. Chester, Margrito Madrid, Ar thur Cartwright, Bill N. Mor George W. Griffin, Maz Long, rison, Don L Wilson, Mrs. Bar John Siam of route 2 Parma; bara Fitzsimmons, William Alvin Morrison, Parma. SANTA RETURNS Santa will make his third and final 1968 appearance on Saturday, Dec. 21 in Nyssa. He will again be at the Nyssa public library at 2 p. m. with treats for the kiddies, and listen to their Christmas wishes. The Jolly Old Gentleman will make brief appear ances in Main street stores following interviews with his followers at the library. New Vet Funds Now Available The Department of Veterans’ Affairs says it will start ac cepting farm and home loan applications immediately from the new class of veterans qual ified for loans as the result of passage of Measure 1 in the recent general election. H. C. Saalfeld, veterans’ af fairs director, said cold war and Vietnam veterans’ applications received now will be processed through commitment, and held for final closing after the Dec ember 6 effective date of Mea sure 1. Newly elegible for loans are those persons who entered ser vice from Oregon and served for 210 days, any part after January 31, 1955. They have 20 years following discharge to apply. The 210-day requirement is waived for those who were discharged earlier for service- connected disability. About 60,000 Oregon veterans are estimated to have qualified under the measure, and another 9,000 every year coming out of service will be entitled. The measure also extended the World War II ending service date from December 31, 1946 to July 25, 1947, and it pro vided that any one day of the World War II and Korean vet erans’ required 90 days of ser vice may have been within the respective wartime periods. There was no change in the loan application deadline for veterans of World War II, which is January 31, 1980, nor for the Korean veterans* deadline of January 31,1988. Measure 1 says the post Korean veteran to qualify must have been an Oregon resident at the time he entered service. World War II veterans may qualify if they came to Oregon before the end of 1948, and Korean veterans if they came here before the end of 1958. “Another bite like that,” a father told his young son, "and you’ll leave the table.” “Another bite like that and I’ll be finished.” Churches of the Nyssa - Adrian area again this year are stres sing the true meaning of Christmas with special services and programs featuring the youth of the chruches. These programs and services are listed below in alphabetical order. ASSEMBLY OF GOD will be a potluck dinner Dec. A program of special music 22 at 5:30 p.m. at the parish and recitations by the Sunday hall. Since Santa Claus met school classes, is being planned the children earlier in the week for Dec. 20 by the Assembly of he will not be at the dinner. God church. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Orchard, the evangelists will CHRISTIAN be incharge of the program. Dec. 22 is the date set for the 7 p.m. program at the BIBLE MISSIONARY Christian church. The young people of the church will per The Bible Missionary church form with skits and music. in Nyssa is planning a Dec. 22, 11 o.m. service and program. COMMUNITY It will feature the Sunday school The Christmas program will classes of the church. be p r e s e n t e d at the Owyhee Community church on Dec. 22 The Park Avenue Baptist at 8 p.m. church will have a Fellowship potluck dinner immediately EPISCOPAL after the regular Dec. 22 church service. That same evening at St. Paul’s Episcopal church 7 p.m. the children’s program will present a Dec. 22 Christ will be staged. Refreshments mas program at 5:30 in the will be served following the church. There will also be a program. Dec. 24 communion service at A Dec. 22 evening program 11 p.m. under direction of the is being planned by the congre Rev. Louis Perkins, a guest gation of the First Missionary pastor. Baptist church. The youth of the church will present a program LDS at 6:30 p.m. and at 7:30 p.m. there will be a special showing The LDS 1st Ward is planning of a film entitled “No Time”. a Dec. 19 Christmas party with This film concerns a young man Santa Claus at the stake house. trying to find his place in the Dec. 21 will be the date for world, but is confronted by the Christmas party for the adults, including a minister, members of the 2nd Ward. It who have no time to council him. will begin at 7 p.m. and Santa There isa very startling ending, will make an appearance for but one that will jolt many of us the children. The Sunday school back to the reality of the pro program will be held Dec. 22 blems and responsibilities we at 11 a.m. have today. A Dec. 23, 7:30 p.m. Christ mas party will be held at the CATHOLIC Owyhee Ward with a program by the Primary children. St. Bridget’s Catholic church The annual Gold and Green will hold Midnight mass ser ball will be held Dec. 25 at the vices on Christmas eve, fol Nyssa stake house. lowed by masses at 8 and 11 (Continued On Page 2) Christmas morning. There also CALIFORNIANS MAKE NATIONWIDE APPEAL TO LOCATE DAUGHTER Monday, March 18, 1968, began as an ordinary day for Elizabeth Lurene Ernstein when she left home for classes at Moore Junior High school in Redlands, California. But this Monday on the 18th of March was not to be an ordinary day. Elizabeth’s school day passed without incident. She attended her last class, then left school at 3:40 p.m. to walk home. Somewhere along the lonely street, Elizabeth Ernstein vanished. There are no clues to her whereabouts, or even to what happened to the 14-year-old girl, other than a report from a Redlands businessman who was driving through the area. He thought he saw a girl resembling Elizabeth walking toward the corner of the street on which she lived. To her parents, Norman and Ruth Ernstein, the months of un certainty and anxiety over their missing daughter “are the deepest anguish a person can go through. It is a shock so deep you become wooden,” the mother explained. NATIONWIDE APPEAL The Ernsteins are appealing nationwide for help in locating their daughter. Ernstein, a chemical engineer at Lockheed in Redlands, and his wife, a psy chiatric social worker, have posted a >5,000 reward for in formation that will solve the mystery of their daughter’s dis appearance. They have vowed: “We will not rest until we know.” Neither parent has rested since that first long night when their young daughter failed to come home. They have tracked miles through orange groves, fields, foothills, and canyons in and around the Redlands area. They have followed every lead, no matter how slight, in the search of Elizabeth. “1 can face the daytime bet ter than the night,” the dis traught mother said: “At night I find myself saying: ‘Is she safe? Is she warm? Is she fed? . . .and finally. . .is she alive?” When Elizabeth, nicknamed "Liz” by her friends, left for school that March morning, she had only 25? with her. She was dressed in a blue dress with white flowers, tennis shoes and a dark-olive corduroy coat. A- round her neck she wore a small gold chain with a pendant gold and blue star. Enroute home, she carried a red algebra book and a blue looseleaf notebook. Neither has been found. DESCRIPTION GIVEN Elizabeth is five feet, five inches tall, weighs 105 pounds and had brown hair and brown eyes. She is one of five Ern stein children. The family lost one of these, a son, to polio in 1952. “This, the second tragedy in our lives, is even greater be cause of the uncertainty,” the desperate father said in his ap peal to end the nightmare. I can accept anything, even the worst, which I’m resigned to, but I must know.” Any information concerning young Liz Ernstein should be reported promptly to this news paper or to Capt. Charles Cal lahan, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office, San Gernar- dino, California, pbooe (714) 889-0111.