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PAGE TWO ..... — r, THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA, OREGON THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1969 ------- -—- --- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■a LEITER TO EDITOR The Gate City Journal TED M. BRAMMER, Editor and Publisher NtWSMMt SUBSCRIPTION RATES RUBUSHERS Single Copies................ 10? In Malheur County, Ore gon, and Payette and Canyon Counties, Idaho: One Year................ |4.00 Six Months.............. $2.75 Elsewhere in the U. S. A. Per Year................$5.00 Six Months.............. $3.00 association ; > 4 i r * F, * I I » I « f t Editor Gate City Journal OBITUARIES WAYNE WATSON Funeral rites for Wayne O. Watson, Nyssa, will be held at 10:30 a.m. today, July 17, 1969 at Lienkaemper chapel. Offi ciating will be the Rev. Carl Burns of the Nyssa Assembly of God church. Mr. Watson died Saturday of cancer in the Veterans’ hospi tal at Boise, following an ill ness of several months. He was born Oct. 12, 1919 at Willow Springs, Mo. After leaving there, he lived in the Parma area from 1959 to 1963, moving then to Seattle where he resided until 1966. The deceased was affiliated with the Assembly of God church, served in the U. S. Navy and had been employed as a truck driver. He had been married, but was divorced from the mother of his children. Among survivors are three sons, Raymon D. in Vietnam, Norman G. of Toppenish, Wash., and Ronald E. Watson of Kansas City, Mo.; two daughters, Mrs. Diane Butane of Orofino, Idaho and Wanda Watson of Indepen dence, Mo. Also surviving are five brothers, Phillip; Robert and Norton of Bourbon, Mo., Zack and Delmo of Willow Springs; three sisters, Mrs. Imogene Simmons of Caldwell, Mrs. Mary Simmons of Nyssa and Mrs. Ernestine Clark ofWiliow Springs. Mr. Watson was preceded in death by his parents and an infant daughter. Interment will be made in the Veterans’ plot of the Nyssa cemetery, with military ser vices to be conducted. The Farm Use Deferral Law passed by the Oregon Legisla ture in 1967 and used this year by farmers in Malheur county was needed desperately. Before this law all farms were assessed on their market values. Because of the location of some farms close to indus try and the spread of the suburbs Published Every Thursday at Nyssa, Malheur County, into farm areas, that market Oregon value of these farms ... for a use other than farming... in Entered at the Post Office at Nyssa, Oregon, for Trans creased greatly ... in fact mission through the United States Mails, as a Second skyrocketed ... in recent years. Class Matter under the Act of March 3, 1879. Also speculators began buying 1 range land for either a use as GUEST SPEAKER a tax loss, or tax write-off, or for its recreational use . . . Dr. KennethCumings of Port such as hunting and fishing and land will be guest speaker at the comparative sales of range Nyssa Conservative Baptist land became too high. church Sunday, July 20, at the Farm Bureau worked for the 7:30 p.in. service. “The Role Farm Use Deferral Law be A friend of ours was telling us the story of a large boa con cause we could see that farms of a Modern Mission Society” will be topic of his message. strictor, who crawled between the slats of a pen in which a and ranches needed to be Dr. Cumings knows the mod small animal was being kept and ate the animal; when it came assessed like businesses . . . time for the snake to make his escape he found his enlarged according to the use of the ern missionary program from stomach too swollen to fit through the bars. His greed destroyed land not on the basis of what three types of experiences. He has served as a missionary to him. the land would sell for, for some Portugal under the Conserva There are hunters who capture large numbers of monkeys other use. The Oregon Legisla by pouring some nuts into narrow-necked gourds. The monkey ture agreed that this is a fair tive Baptist Foreign Mission reaches into the gourd for a handful of food and cannon retrieve and reasonable method of society and at the present time his clenched fist. The little creatures are too greedy to let assessment. Because reform he is northwestern representa tive of that group. He recently go of the goodies and thus get caught. was needed this law was passed. visited ten of that society’s Current attempts to organize farm workers, with the right In order to be fair, the public to strike at any time (including the crucial harvest period), are needs to know that these taxes, fields in Asia and Europe. As representative ofCBFMS, similar to the stories cited above. • which are deferred, will become Many, if not most, of the nation’s farmers are in a marginal payable . . . with interest. . . Dr. Cumings arranges meetings position. Their entire income may depend upon yields from if the use changes to any other for missionaries, presents the harvest. Much of their investment in the crop may be bor use than agriculture. And this mission programs and helps rowed capital subject to repayment with interest. Farmworkers’ will be retroactive for the last pastors plan missionary pro grams for their churches. salaries are in those fields of waving grain or in the trees of five years. On a recent trip Cumings the orchards. At harvest time, one day can make the difference The Farm Use Deferral Law visited his former place of ser between success and failure of an entire year’s work. That one does not cause a shift of the year’s crop could mean the end of the farmer’s career if it is tax load to other property. vice in Portugal as well as the work of other missionaries. not sufficient. Rather it is a reform in the He states that he feels he has In the case of manufacturers, a strike usually means only method of assessing farm prop a delay. They can often stockpile at the first sign of an im erty. This reform became a much better understanding of MILTON GREENLEE pending strike. The farmer has no such option. Crops cannot necessary because of the missions, now that he has seen Services for the Rev. Mil be stockpiled. Killing storms and severe droughts don’t wait modern problem caused by the the problems and successes of ton Harlan Greenlee, former various fields. because of a work stoppage. expansion of industry and the Pastor Arthur Coats of the pastor of Nyssa Methodist Congress should look very carefully at the United Farm suburbs into farm areas and the Nyssa Conservative Baptist church, were conducted Wed Workers Organizing Committee’s attempts to force the Cali- buying of range land for use church invites area residents nesday, June 16, 1969 at Beatty fornia'.grape pickers to join their union which is exempt from other than ranching . . . such as who are interested in missions chapel in Emmett. federal laws forbidding boycotts (e.g., the picketing of super recreation and tax write-off. Officiating were the Revs, to attend the service to hear markets, which hurts not only the target product, but thousands Now farm land can be and Dr. Cumings. The congregation Harold W. Day of the Kent, of other farmers and manufacturers.) One strke in one crucial is required by law to be meets in the trailer chapel Ore., Conservative Baptist crop could hurt the entire nation. (U. S. Press Ass’n.) assessed according to its use located at N. 4th and Locust. church and J. D. C rego of Nyssa United Methodist church. not its market value for some Vocalist was Nyssan Mrs. Tom other use. Safeguards are in MOVE TO NYSSA Nishitani, accompanied by Mrs. the law to protect the public The Rev. (Jerry) and Mrs. J. S. Tarter of Wilder. Inter from abuses. No farmer is eligible for this new method (Lillian) Branson and their five ment was made in the Alpha of assessment unless he meets children have moved from Boise cemetery near Cascade, Idaho. The Rev. Greenlee was born these requirements. If the use into the former Nellie Powell changes of the land involved residence at 316 Park avenue June 9, 1894 at Ft. Smith, Ark., and succumbed Sunday after a penalty in taxes and interest in Nyssa. A picture of the family was noon at a Cascade hospital. is required. In 1941, the deceased was We think the public will agree printed in the Nov. 7, 1968 this is fair. - Joe Hobson, issue of the Journal. The child appointed to serve the local Legislative Chairman, Malheur ren are Linda, Laura, Randall Methodist church. At that time (Joe), Roger (Beaver) and Lois. the church had been destroyed County Farm Bureau. In November they were ages by fire and worship services 9 1/2,8,7,6 and 5, respectively. were being held in the present Re: 1942 AHS Grads The Rev. Branson had just Nyssa Eagles’ hall. By 1944, NOW SPRAYING IN THE NYSSA AREA, OPERATING ADRIAN - Anyone knowing the recently begun full-time duties when the Rev. Greenlee was FROM THE NYSSA AIRPORT. EXCELLENT CONTROL whereabouts of Ellis Givins or as pastor of the Park Avenue appointed to the Kimberly-Han OF THR1P AND MILDEW IN ONIONS, DUE TO SUPERIOR Keith Conyers, please contact Baptist church in Nyssa, with sen churches, he had effectively CROP COVERAGE AND PENETRATION, USING HIGH Mrs. Irma Overs at 1204 Union, plans to leave sometime this led the local congregation, en CONCENTRATE SPRAY SYSTEM. - PHONE, NYSSA, Bend, Ore., 97701. Mrs. Overs summer to study at Southwes abling them to build the present 372-3944. is completing plans for an Aug. tern Baptist Theological structure. This is what is now 10 reunion of the 1942 class of Seminary in Ft. Worth, Texas. known as the older portion of Adrian high school. Those plans, however, were the Nyssa church. The educa changed and members of the tional annex was added later. family will now refer to Nyssa In 1946 the Rev. Greenlee as their hometown. Mrs. was named pastor of the Cas Branson and the children cade church where he served called at the Journal office last until his retirement in 1957, Friday and were looking for- due to illness. ward to meeting new friends In addition to his widow, Edna and participating in commu- P. (McGinnis) Greenlee, whom nity activities. he married on Oct. 23, 1921 - IF IT’S - at Oakland, Calif., the retired PLAN BIBLE SCHOOL minister is survived by a son, John, a retired Navy officer Pastor and Mrs. Branson an- living in Houston, Texas; one nounce that Vacation Bible daughter, Verna Greenlee, a school will be held from 9 social worker in San Jose, a.m. to 12 noon, July 28 through. Calif., and three grandsons. will do more than August 1, with Mrs. Paul Pen- A number of Nyssa area resi just cool your home. Just look at th« features rod serving as director. dents attended the Emmett funeral rites. that ar« also a part of owning an Mr. and Mrs. RaymondSager attended a reunion of students who had attended Lone Tree, Accepts Appointment Franklin and Fairview schools. Mrs. Eris Bertram has ac The gathering was held Sunday on efficient, eff.cti«. cepted a position on the in a Nampa park. Mrs. Sager noted that six of the 8th grade nominating committee for the refrigerating system is part of your air conditioner graduates of Lone Tree’s class Oregon State Women’s Bowling of 1924 were present for the association. Her appointment was made by Mabie Mars. occasion. GREED CAN DESTROY! RANCH AERO Airplane Spraying Co, Owned And Operated By PAUL N. HANSEN I SÄ APPLE VALLEY ITEMS .............. .....BY FRANCES SMALLEY’”.................. LENA M. LOEBER Funeral services for Mrs. Lena Martha Bald Loeber, mother of Nyssan Mrs. Don (Janice) Wilson, were conducted July 12, 1969 at the Nazarene church in Connell, Wash. Offi ciating were the Revs. R. J. Wegner and T. O. Weatherby. Mrs. Loeber succumbed July 9 at Park Manor nursing home in Walla Walla. She was born July 10, 1882 in Lenzburg, Ill., and had re sided at Connell for 64 years, after homesteading on 160 acres there. In addition to Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Loeber is survived by six sons, Ervin, Otto, Edgar, Paul and Loren, all of Connell; and the Rev. Albert Loeber of East Rockaway, N. Y.; another daughter, Mrs. Charles Neher of Walla Walla; 21 grandchild ren and a great-grandson. Pallbearers were the six sons of the deceased and interment was made at Mt. View ceme tery at Connell. ANNETTE SWARM Services for Mrs. Annette Swarm, 79, will be conducted at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon, July 18, 1969 at Lienkaemper chapel. Officiating will be the Rev. Robert Manley of Nyssa Church of the Nazarene. Mrs. Swarm, a longtime resi dent of the Nyssa area, suc cumbed Saturday at Malheur Memorial hospital. She is survived by two sons, Vern of Colorado and Alvin Swarm of Nyssa; a daughter, Mrs. Helen Whitman of Kansas City. Twenty grandchildren also survive. APPLE VALLEY - Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pitman attended the Old Timers Picnic for the Lone' Tree area, held July 13 at Lake View park. Mrs. Callahan and daughters visited her brother, Harvey Pitman and family of Boise while her parents were at the picnic. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Honey recently spent a week camping on the Big Salmon river in Stanley Basin. Mr. and Mrs. George Griffin and Lori, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Dewey joined them for the weekend. They were in a rain and hail storm while there, but otherwise re port good weather and fishing. Mrs. Emma Moran was a recent visitor in the JohnCham- berlin and Henry Steck homes. On Tuesday afternoon, July 8, Mrs. Earl Boston, Lucy Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wallis were visitors in the Ralph Rogers and Ruth Yoder homes at Nampa. Messers, and Mmes. C. L. Fritts, Clarence Tuning and Robert Tuning spent a recent weekend camping at Goose lake. Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Whittom of Boise, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Carter and family of Port Or chard, Wash., were July 10-12 guests of Nell Correll. Mrs. Ione Callahan and daughters of Dallas, Ore., arrived July 9 for a two-week visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pitman. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Boston entertained with a July lOpicnic dinner in honor of her brother- in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wallis of Napa, Calif., who spent a week visiting her mother, Mrs. Lucy Rogers. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. John Boston and family, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shippy and family of Payette, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rogers of Nampa, Mrs. Ruby Brumbaugh and children of Boise and Mrs. Lucy Rogers of Roswell. Mrs. Robert Shippy and child ren of Payette, were recent weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Boston while Robert was on Guard duty. Steven Harris was also a weekend guest. Jim Whittom and a friend from Dallas, Texas were July 9 visitors of Nell Correll. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Reed and family of Salt Lake City were July 11 visitors of Nell Correll. Mr. and Mrs. Fay Collins returned recently from a two- week trip to Oregon and California. They attended the State Convention of Eagles in Medford, where Mrs. Collins turned her title as president over to the newly elected officer. They then went to Ione, Calif., to visit Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Ware. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jami son and Marilyn of Napa, Calif., stopped July 10 to visit her mother, Mrs. Anna Boston and her brother, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Boston. The Jamisons were en route home from a vacation trip in Montana and left July 12 for their home. Sherri Ramey of Portland has been a guest of her grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Fer guson for the past month. Mrs. Ferguson took her home July 3 and returned home July 8 with Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Judd. Mrs. Jim Ennor and daughter and Leslie Lenke all of Pendle- (Continued On Page 5) Due To A Change In Future Plans FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES I Am Announcing ~ FALL Young people from Faith Lutheran church will go on a retreat, July 17-20 at Mason Dam with young people from Grance Lutheran, Vale, and St. Paul’s Lutheran, Ontario. The retreat is entitled, “What in the World,” and will be an in- depth study of the identity of these young people as Chris tians, what they are here to do as Christian young people, what priorities they should have in Christian service, what motiva tion they should have and how they should get the job done. Those attending from Nyssa are: Dana Ure, Rick and Ron Schoen, Robin Kassman, Leah Henigson, Debra Fangen, Nancy and Patty Ross. 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