PAGE FIVE
THt NYSSA GATE CIH JOURNAL, NYSSA, OREGON
■ PHONE 372-2183 ■ ■ ■
NEWELL HEIGHTS —Mrs.
Dale Witt attended the Adrian
Garden club Nov. 4 at the home
of Mrs. Ernest Seuell.
Mrs. Dale Witt accompanied
Mrs.
W. C. VanDewater to
Boise, Nov. 7, where they
visited Mrs. Calvin Briggs.
Mrs. Grace Day was a Nov.
9 dinner guest of Mrs. Dale
Witt.
Mrs. Irvin Topliff and
Jed Chamberlain were after
noon callers.
Mrs. Thelma Hammon and
Mrs. M. L. Judd attended a
Chrysanthemum Society meet
ing Nov. 8 at the Moore Hotel
in Ontario.
Mrs. Thelma Hammon was a
Nov. 6 evening guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Leo Turner in Ontario.
The Happy Dozen Card club
met Nov. 7 with Annie Vander-
Oord.
Edythe
Prosser was
a guest player. Winners were
Goldie Roberts, Thelma Ham
mon, Edna DeHaven and Gnetty
Piercy.
Mrs. Carl Lee Hill, Terri
and Lee returned from Elk
camp, Nov. 9, where they spent
the weekend. They also visited
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Parker and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Thompson and family at La-
Grande.
Mrs. Carl Fenn and her sis
ter, Mrs. Dora Grunig, went to
Albany, Nov. 5, to see another
sister, Mrs. Stanley Fenn, who
has been quite ill. They report
she is improved little. They
SIGN TARGET PRACTICE
COSTLY AND DANGEROUS
Perhaps vandalism is uni
versal and unsolvable, or per
haps some quirky desire topre
serve a “woolly west” image is
responsible for the bullet holes
were are accustomed to seeing
in our highway signs.
Either way, with hunting sea
son upon us, the State Highway
Department here is geared up to
replace thousands of signs
mutilated by target practice
again this year. And no matter
what the motivation, sign shoot
ing is both costly and dangerous
to Oregon citizens.
Those who cry for “economy
in government” might consider
the following:
On Oregon’s 7.500 miles of
state highways alone there are
100,000 signs of warning, direc
tion and guidance, each of which
is designed to last for seven
years. Because of vandalism,
of all types, average life of
these signs is half of that.
About 30,000 signs must be
replaced every year, by 17
crews to tow to four men each.
The annual cost, according to
the Highway Department’s sign
division, is $100,000. The cost,
double what it could be if signs
were allowed
full life ex
pectancy, comes from gasoline
tax revenues.
“The aluminum signs make a
nice, big clang when they are
hit,” says the sign division
man. “Maybe frustrated hun
ters pick on them when they
can’t find any game.”
He cites an instance of one
sign being installed just out
side a small southern Oregon
community. It was removed
eight days later because it al
ready had 48 bullet holes in it.
More important than the cost,
however, is the danger factor.
Where do shells go after passing
through the signs? Bullet holes
have been found in signs in
downtown Portland.
Even out on the road there are
blind spots, or cars around
corners or nearby inhabited
areas. Furthermore, a sign ob
literated by too much abuse —
a shotgun blast, say — can be
come unreadable driving haz
ard.
It is illegal, of course, to
discharge any firearm on a
highway right-of-way. Convic
tion for a first offense can
result in a $100 fine or up to
10-days in jail. The penalty is
doubled for a second offense,
and a third conviction within
a year can cost a violator $500
and up to six months in the mun
icipal jail.
‘‘If we didn’t have to spend the
money here, it could be put into
improving highways or many
other better places,” one sign
division spokesman says.
Paint and other defacing
agents are a big problem, he
says, but one bullet hole will
junk a sign which otherwise
might be refaced and saved,
Most are made of aluminum,
with reflectorizing paint for
night driving safety.
Why people shoot at road
signs defies logic of the main
tenance people. Signs get shot
up even on main highways, not
just back roads, sometimes by
passing motorists and some
times by neighborhood plunk-
ers.
Ironically, a litterbug in Ore
gon now can be fined up to $500
for his first offense in a far
less deliberate and hazardous
act even though the practice is
offensive and punishment is just.
It should be stated that this
writer is strongly opposed to
anti-gun legislation and regis
tration of private firearms.
There should, perhaps.be some
brain registration program for
those who would use their shoot
ing arms for senseless acts of
destruction of public property.
And the people of Oregon
should realize what such care
lessness is costing and threa
tening, and the legislature
should take steps to bring pen
alties into line with those for
littering, at the very least.
OOLD STRIKE
returned home Nov 8
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Waddell of
Ontario were guests at a birth
day dinner Nov 9 for Jim Web
ster. Mr. and Mrs larry Kel
ly of Payette were afternoon
visitors at the Jim Webster
home.
Burdette Pratt and Carolyn
Ward of La Grande college re
cently accompanied George
Gonzales of Treasure Valley
Community
College, home,
where they spent some time
with their parents.
Mark and Shelia Pratt at
tended a swimming party Nov
8 at Given’s Hot Springs. It
was sponsored by the Letter
mans of Oregon.
Mrs. Irvin Topliff and Mrs.
Dwayne Bennett went to the On
tario City Hall Nov. 4 to get
the lesson for the next Home
Extension meeting.
Gene Worden left Oct. 23 for
the armed services, He is
stationed at Fort Lewis, Wash.,
for his basic training.
Mrs. Frankie Worden at
tended the Treasure Valley
Community College Homecom
ing at Ontario, Nov. 8.
Mrs. Lydia Worden spent a
recent week in Huntington,
where she visited Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Leedy.
Mrs.
Gerrit Timmerman
visited Nov. 9 with Mrs. Frank
ie Worden and Mrs. Lydia Wor
den.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Coff
man of Milwaukie, Ore., were
recent weekend guests of her
mother, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Webb.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Pratt
left November 1 with their
camper, for a sightseeing trip
through Nevada, Arizona, and
California. They returned home
Nov. 9.
Mr. and Mrs. Roebuck of
Wilder and Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Province of Caldwell were Nov.
9 afternoon visitors of Mrs
Province’s parents, Mi au>l
Roland Stnnghaui of Bounti
ful. Utah, who spent the past
Mrs. L. C. McDermott
Mr and Mrs. Bud McDer 10-days visiting his daughter,
mott of Marsing were Nov. 9 Mr. and Mrs. Leon Chamber
callers in the L. C. McDer lain, left Nov. 10 for his home.
Mr. and Mrs. Golden Draper
mott home.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1969
spent Nov. 6 eith Mr. and Mrs.
Rollo Fenn.
Elsmore Fenn of Homedale,
spent Nov. 7 with his brother,
Mr. and Mrs. Rollo Fenn.
Mr. and Mrs. David Wynn
were Nov. 9 evening visitors
in the Rollo Fenn home.
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. McKin
ley spent Nov. 7-9 visiting their
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Earnest and family in La
Grand?.
Jane and Joan Timmerman
who attend college at La
Grande, were recent weekend
visitors of their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Gerrit Timmerman.
Í
PORK
LB
DAVIS CAMPFIRE
I WIENERS
♦
«
DAVIS CAMPFIRE
CHUNK BOLOGNA
PALACE 2 LB. PKG.
494
454
LB.
LB.
NISHITANI’S NO.l
$1.39
2 « $1.00
SLICED BACON
FRESH MADE
BULK SAUSAGE
FMSH ARTICHOKES
POTATOES
5
10 LB.
BAG
A
£
S
k
unpittfd
impg
DA I iSo
NEW CROP
MIXED NUTS
C Of 1 Community
^7^
l'/2 LB. BAG
lb
I SONNY LOU
494 1
CELERY HEARTS
PKG.
NO. 1
EXTRA FANCY YAMS
LB.
A
Concert Tuesday
R
A trumpet soloist will be fea
tured in the first College of
Idaho - Community orchestra
concert of the season Tuesday, *
November 18, at 8:15 p.m.
Richard Miller, new to the
C of I faculty this year as an
assistant professor of music
who serves as pep band and
concert band director, will per
form as soloist in “Prayer of
Saint Gregory” by Movhaness,
and in a trumpet concerto ac
cording to Prof. Walter Cer-
veny, symphony conductor.
The concert will open with
Beethoven’s Overture to Fidelio
and will be followed by the Hay
den Concerto for Trumpet and
Orchestra in Eb, the andante
and allegro movements. The
program will conclude with the
Tschaikovsky Serenade for
Strings in C Major, Op. 48.
This includes the Andante no
troppo-Allegro moderato, Wal-
zer, Elegie and Andante-
Allegro con spirito movements.
Tickets for the event will be
on sale at the door.
EXTRA LARGE EGGS
ADDITIONAL
AT REG. PRICE
VET'S DOG FOOD
NO. 1 TALL CANS
12/M. 00
AJAX CLEANSER
jTOOLD STRIKE^ g^GOLD STRIKE^
>10 STAMP. I-10 STAMP' 1)10 STAMP'
•io
494
194
14
stamp -
MATT
LOG CABIN SYRUP
OZ. CANS
8/98
SPECIAL notici
24 OZ.
JUG
55‘
TO HELP YOU FILL YOUR CHRISTMAS GIFT NEEDS
WILSON’S MARKET, NYSSA
PLANTER’S
Would Like To Start Now To Help You Fill Your
MIXED NUTS
*GOLD STRIKE SAVER BOOKS
13 OZ. TIN
WITH THIS OFFER
754
DOUBLE GOLD STRIKE STAMPS
ORANGE
JUICE
12
WITH EVERY PURCHASE OF $20.00 OR MORE
ON MONDAY, TUESDAY
& WEDNESDAY ONLY
PLUS - OUR REGULAR LOW LOW PRICES
PLUS - OUR MONEY SAVING WEEKEND SPECIALS
PLUS - OUR EXTRA SERVICE WITH A
6 OZ. TINS
THANK YOU I & A SMILE
s1.00
rUfiiïï!
ALCOA
HEAVY
DUTY FOIL
18 X 25 ROLLS
2/994
SALES DATES
NOV. 13, 14 , 15
DOWNY
TREASURE CHEST - 1 LB. PKG.
BREADED
SHRIMP
I
Mito
I
EGGO - 13 07. BOXES
WAFFLES
874
27ft
FABRIC
SOFTENER
KING SIZE
GOLD STRMt STAMPS TO«
I
i