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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.
GIANTS ON HIGHWAYS
IN NEVADA, a motorist can be confronted with the prob
lem of passing a 105-foot truck-trailer, a triple-unit behe
moth.
In Minnesota, the law limits truck-trailer combinations to
55 feet, with only one trailer unit allowed (an exception is
the southwestern part of the state where flax haulers are
permitted 60-foot limits, but the number of such trucks is
set at 15).
The Minnesota Legislature now has a bill asking for a
65-foot limit and allowing twin trailers. A similar bill lost
out in the last Legislature.
Thirty-three states permit twin trailers. These are mostly
western and southern states, including North Dakota and South
Dakota. Wisconsin doesn’t allow them, and Iowa limits them
to 60 feet. In some states, double trailers are permitted
only on designated highways.
The trucking industry cites figures to show the safety of
the big combinations, though the railroads dispute them. Un
fortunately, local governments blocked plans by the Min
nesota Highway Department last year to allow test runs by
double units to study safety factors.
In any event, Minnesota shouldn’t be whipsawed into ap
proving longer lengths and double units merely because some
other states allow them. The present bill, which would limit
the truck trains to disignated highways, looks like an “enter
ing wedge’’ maneuver. Only a few years ago the Legislature
was arguing whether to allow 50-foot truck-trailer combin
ations.
Passing a many-wheeled 55-foot affair in rain or slush
is a harrowing experience now. The double trailer (some
times called double bottoms) may be safe enough for truckers
but hardly for other drivers on the road. (The Minneapolis
Star)
meet at the church.
April 14 - 6:45 p.m. Cub
UNITED METHODIST Scout Den *3 will meet, 7:30
p.m. Cub Scout Den *4 will
CHURCH NOTES
meet. 7:30 p.m. the Webelos
Den will meet. 7:30 p.m. The
April 13 - 9:30 a.m. Sunday Boy Scout Troop#419 will meet.
school classes from nursery to
April 16-4 p.m. Den #1
adults.
11 a.m. - Worship
service, sermon topic, will meet.
April 17 - 4 p.m. Girl Scouts
“Christian Faith - A Landing
Spot or a Launching Pad?” will meet. 4 p.m. Cub Scout
7 p.m. - Both UMYFs will Den *2 will meet.
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CHRISTIAN CHURCH
A pre-Easter breakfast was
well Memorial hospital, fol served Saturday, April 5, to
lowing a brief illness. Interment members of the Loyalty class
followed in the Garden of Com of Nyssa Christian church, at
munion at Hillcrest Memorial the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Adam Focht. Twenty-eight
Gardens.
He was born Oct. 31, 1884 members of the class were
at Joseph, Ore., and was reared present.
in the Wallowa Valley, attending
schools at Joseph.
The deceased was married on
August 19, 1919 to Blanche
ADRIAN
Coppock at Klamath Falls. They
COMMUNITY
farmed in Oregon, then lived
at Moses Lake, Wash., where
CHURCH
they operated a motel. The Per
kins' moved in 1964 from
Nevada to the Nampa area where
Members of the women’s as
they had since resided.
sociation of Adrian Community
Mr. Perkins was a member church will meet at 2 p.m.
of the Nampa Church of Christ, today, April 10 at the church,
and was a retired farmer and with Mrs. K. I. Peterson as
stockman.
hostess. At 3:35 p.m., close
In addition to his widow, he of the school day, graduating
is survived by two sons, Charles senior girls will be honored.
E. of Encino, Calif., and Dan
A meeting of the church ses-
A. Perkins of Ogden, Utah; two sion will be held this evening
daughters, Mrs. Wilma A. Hill at 8 o’clock in the home of
of Heppner, Ore., and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Long.
Eleanor R. MagillofCecil,Ore.
Twelve grandchildren also sur
Community Concert
vive.
JAMES CORRELL
Dear Editor;
NfWSMMI
_ OBITUARICS^^
Services for James Huntley
What have Congressmen done Correll were conducted Monday
during the past three months? afternoon, March 31, 1969 at
As has been said, ’the things Lienkaemper chapel. Offi
they have done could be count ciating was the Rev. J. D.Crego
ed on the fingers of one hand’. of Nyssa United Methodist
Now, with their big pay and church.
big expense allowance, a group
Mr. Correll succumbed on the
of them are going on a ‘vaca previous Thursday at Malheur
tion’ to Australia, while our Memorial hospital in Nyssa.
losses of lives and costs of
He was born Dec. 22, 1883
operation in Vietnam grow at Verona, Pa. He was a
larger daily.
Spanish American War veteran,
How much longer can we a retired farmer and longtime
endure the pace? - Walter Bur resident of the Nyssa-Parma
dette.
area.
In addition to his widow,
Nellie of the home, he is sur
vived by three sons, James F.
of Bremerton, Wash., Gordon
Nyssa was nasty last week. K. of Marysville, Wash., and
Extremely so on Saturday with Quenton H. Correll of La
dust between your teeth and in Canada, Calif.; two daughters,
your hair. The windowsills in Mrs. Madalyn Whittom of Boise
side the house got covered with and Mrs. Betty Slone of Orc ha rd
sand, even with tightly closed Park, N. Y.
Other survivors include a
windows.
The rain on Sunday freshened sister, Mrs. Jennie Hughes of
up things a lot and cleaned the Cleveland, Ohio; 11 grandchild
air, but I’ll bet disappointed ren and four great-grandchild
many girls, who had hoped to ren.
Interment was made in the LOURA RAYMOND
parade in new Easter outfits.
Instead they were forced to Parma cemetery with military
Final rites for Loura L. Ray
dress in their winter woolens honors conducted by Fort Boise mond, 61, a former resident of
and stay close to home fires World War Veterans of Post the Nyssa area, were conducted
watching TV or studying Edgar No. 2726.
Saturday, April 5, 1969at Lien
Cayce and Jeane Dixon pro
kaemper chapel. Officiatingwas
phecies. Well, good, they
Bishop Howard R. Bair of the
LUTHER PERKINS
weren’t rightthistimelCalifor-
Nyssa LDS second ward. Inter
Funeral
rites
for
Luther
H.
nia is still there, thank heaven,
ment was made in the Emmett
because we had planned a trip Perkins, a former resident of cemetery.
the
Nyssa-Adrian
area,
were
to Disneyland this summer. The
Mrs. Raymond succumbed on
LDS conference speakers gave conducted Monday, April 7,1969 the previous Wednesday at
at
Alsip
Funeral
chapel
by
the
us many universal truths which
Hermiston, Ore.
are appreciated by Mormons Rev. Stanley Sherman of Nampa
She is survived by one son,
Church
of
Christ.
and non-Mormons, but all must
Orville
Raymond of Hermiston
Mr. Perkins succumbed on
agree that the tabernacle choir
and six grandchildren. Her hus
the
previous
Thursday
at
Cald-
is the finest in the world.
band, Clarence E. Raymond died
We, who live close to the
Dec. 7, 1962.
sugar factory, get on windy days
an additional sort of dust, some
OWYHEE
ANNIE MONTAGUE
kind of chemical from stock
COMMUNITY
piles. Don’t know what it is,
CHURCH
Funeral arrangements for
but it is annoying. Am now wait
Mrs.
J. E. (Annie) Montague
ing for a quiet sunny spring
Owyhee Community church were pending at presstime Wed
day to go about admiring daf
fodils, tulips, etc. This town was well represented at the nesday at Shaffer-Jensen Mem
ory chapel in Payette.
does have pretty yards and early sunrise service Easter
Mrs. Montague, a longtime
Sunday
at
the
Park
Community
beauty spots.
resident of the Nyssa area,
Idaho schools had two days church. The speaker was Rev.
succumbed Tuesday night while
off last week, Monday for Eisen Cook of Weiser Nazarene
visiting a son, Lee in Tucson,
hauer’s funeral and Friday for church. Special songs and read Arizona.
ing
were
given
by
Harriet
and
a short Easter vacation. Went
The Montagues, parents of
to see the school my girls at Gloria Lorensen , Ma r y Mc
Mrs. Charles (Elva) Bale of
Bride,
and
Mrs.
Betty
Hild
of
tend. Was surprised by the
Nyssa, moved four years ago
super-wooden structure of Weiser. Breakfast was served. to Payette.
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Fruitland’s new schools. But
why are there no windows?
Mr. Rodney Frost anddaugh-;
They must have aterifficpower
Ny ssa School Funds
ters
of Boise attended Easter
bill if it is lighted 100r< by
Sunday
service
at
the
church
electricity. Is this healthy for
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children’s eyes? Are all schools on Sunday. Special reading was
built this way now? Why? Is given by Mr. Frost’s daughter. compete with children in the
there a window in the roof, Mr. Frost will be the speaker learning process who have had
that cannot be seen from out at the April 13 worship hour. home environment conducive to
There were no Sunday even the comprehension of problems
side? - Ruth (Seegert) Hansen,
which develop in the first years
P. 0. Box 372, Nyssa, Oregon. ing services.
of school life.
For these reasons this dis
Women’s Missionary meet trict felt well qualified to ap
ing was postponed until Tues ply for Federal Funds to sup
FAITH LUTHERAN
day, April 15. The meeting plement the education of the
will be held in the home of large number of disadvantaged
CHURCH NOTES
Mrs. Ken Lorensen.
children we have in this area.
There will be a special effort
The Oregon State Board of
Five young people from Faith to get all the Ladies at this Education makes a request for
Lutheran church will attend the meeting. Those having linens funds to the Federal Depart
April 11-12 Blue Mountain or clothing for the Missionary ment of Health Education and
Luther League convention at Esther Benedict Brambila of Welfare. These requests are
Baker. They are Robin Kass- Mexico, please bring them. based on the applications made
man, Greg Michael, Ron Schoen, They will need to be mailed by the various school districts
in the state. The guide lines
Leah Henigson and Kathy Nel soon.
son.
specifying the need for funds
and the use to which they will
They will represent Faith
American Sunday School be assigned are carefully
Lutheran Luther League at the
annual meeting which draws Union will have an April 19 screened. The funds must be
young people from Walla Walla, meeting at the Baptist church justified in relation to their
Wash., to American Falls, Ida. in Caldwell. Speakers will be contribution to the education of
This year’s theme is “Christ Dr. McFarling, Keith Himple the disadvantaged child. A dis
and others. There will be in trict may not use any part of
in the Luther League.”
struction and pointers given the Federal money for relief
on the use and materials for of the general tax load. It must
this seasons Vacation Bible be used to supplement the gen
School lessons. All teachers eral program of the school.
and helpers are urged to at
In another article next week
tend. If you need transporta we will give you a resume of
tion, contact Boyd Haney. A the funds received and the bene
way can be provided.
fits derived.
About Our Town
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Drive Nears Close
April 11 is the last day of
the Community Concert drive,
according to a report received
at the Journal office. This is
the last chance topurchase tick
ets for the next year.
The Community Concert has
already scheduled the American
Concert Ballet Co., and the
Lee Evans Trio to appear next
year.
The concerts are held in
Ontario. There are usuallyfour
per year. The tickets may be
used for concerts anywhere
there is a community concert.
For more imformation Con
tact Mrs. Gene Chester, home
phone 372-3186, office phone
889-6473.
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COMING EVENTS.
TODAY - 7 P.M. Free pan
cake supper for Legionnaires
and auxiliary members at Nyssa
Legion hall.
TODAY - 8 P.M. Nyssa PTA
unit regular meeting in school
cafeteria.
APRIL 11 - Arcadia club
meet at home of Mrs. Duane
Drydale.
APRIL 12 - 7:30 P.M. Knife
and Fork club dinner meeting
at East Side cafe in Ontario.
APRIL 14 - 7 P.M. AAUW
meeting at Idaho Power Co. in
Payette.
APRIL 15 - 8 P.M. Dist.
#20 Oregon Nurses Associa
tion meet at Holy Rosary hos
pital in conference room.
APRIL 16 - Merry Matrons
meet at home of Mrs. Virginia
Rookstool.
APRIL 17 - 8:15 P.M. Adrian
PTA unit meet in grade school
cafeteria.
MAN - HIS ARTS AND IDEAS
BY CLYDE T. SWISHER
Chairman, Dept. Of English, Nyssa Senior High School ,
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I should like to continue this week with some material
concerning Holland’s greatest painter - Rembrandt. You can
view three of his masterpieces in reproduction at Peterson
Furniture. Simply ask your genial guides Harold and Kay Brendle
to direct you to their locations.
The three reproductions are “Aristotle Contemplating the
Bust of Homer,” “Young Girl at an Open Half Door,” and
“Girl with a Broom.”
The Aristotle portrait was purchased by the Metropolitan
Museum of Art in New York City in 1961 for $2,300,000,
the largest amount ever paid for any painting. Certainly this
is ironic in light of the poverty-stricken years spent by
Rembrandt.
The “Aristotle” painting, generally acknowledged to be one
of his finest works, is the only one he ever painted for an
important collector outside Holland. The Sicilian nobleman
Don Antonio Ruffo commissioned it, and the record of its
arrival in Messina in 1654 still exists.
Don Antonio, whose correspondence and catalogue of his
collection have been preserved and published, was delighted
with the picture, and several years later asked Rembrandt
to paint others for him related in subject to the “Aristotle,”
Rembrandt’s first work for Ruffo, the great philosopher is
already connected with both these heroes of antiquity, for in
addition to the bust of Homer (possibly painted from one
Rembrandt is known to have possessed- there is an image
of Alexander on the medal hanging around Aristotle’s neck.
When Rembrandt painted this picture he had created a style
that enabled him to express the deepest emotions with compelling
force. Here he has used very little range of colors, mainly
browns and yellows, but within this range there is an almost
infinite variety of tone, from tawny mellow golds to black.
It is principally, however, the play of light and shadow that
accounts for the magic and the power of the picture. Nowhere
has Rembrandt evoked greater nobility, Solemnity, or tenderness
than in depicting this philosopher’s lonely meditation as he
lays his hand gently on the sculptured bust of the blind poet.
Indeed Rembrandt is a master at portraying a mood in his
portraits. The two other portraits which you can see at Peterson
Furniture are equally impressive in creating a mood. The
“Girl with a Broom” in her arms leans heavily on a wooden
fence by a well, while the empty bucket lies overturned in the
lower right corner. Its slanting position forms a contrast
to the vigorous diagonal of the broomstick, with both these
accents contributing to the spatial design and bringing an
element of balanced movement into the composition. The red
of the girl’s bodice and the gold tones in tier hair and in the
bucket add to the harmony of the pictorial performance.
One wonders how Rembrandt was able to weave so much
mystery about so trivial a motif from daily life. But to him
life was significant and mysterious in all its spheres. Again
it is the human element that speaks to us first through the
girl’s large and deeply shadowed eyes. They betray the slightly
sorrowful mood of a child who bears the burden of heavy daily
duties.
I’ll not describe the third Rembrandt; why don’t you suggest to
yourself what mood and meaning there is? Happy looking at
Peterson Furniture, and say hello to Kay and Harold for me.
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