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Thursday, February 19, 1970 The Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon Paae Two Jehovah's Witnesses Meet The Gate City Journal DIR1CK NEDRY, Editor A Publisher RUBEN LOPEZ, Shop Foreman Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association SUBSCRIPTION RATES 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 Published Every Thursday at Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon 97913 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. George Washington February 22, 1732-December 14, 1799 "America has furnished to the world the character of Washington! And if our American institutions had done nothing else, that alone would have entitled them to the respect of mankind. “Washington! ’First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen!’ Washington is all our own! “Born upon our soil, of parents also born upon it; never for a moment having had sight of the Old World; instructed according to the modes of his time, in the spare, plain but wholesome elementary knowledge which our institutions provide for the children of the people; growing up beneath and pene trated by the genuine influences of American society; living from infancy to manhood and age amidst our expanding, but not luxurious civilization; partaking in our great destiny of labor, our long contest with unreclaimed nature and uncivi lized man, our agony of glory, the war of Independence, our great victory of peace; the formation of the Union, and the establishment of the Constitution; he is all, all our own! Washington is ours.......... “I claim him for America . . .To him who denies or doubts whether our fervid liberty can be combined with law, with order, with the security of property, with the pursuits and advancement of happiness; to him who denies that our forms of government are capable of producing exaltation of soul, and the passion of true glory; to him who denies that we have contributed anything to the stock of great lessons and great examples; - to all these 1 reply by pointing to Washington!” Daniel Webster - address at the completion of Bunker Hill Monument, 1843 NHS CALENDAR^ HELLO WORLD! Word has been received that Mr. and Mrs. Jesse R. Windom of Oscoda, Mich., are Die proud parents of a baby boy. Scott Wade was born Dec. 28, 1969 and weighed seven pounds and three ounces. Paternal grand father is Jessee Windom of Farmville, NorthCarolina. Ma ternal grandpa rents are Mr. and Mrs. John Price of Nyssa, Mrs. Windom is the former Connie Lee Price. Fc-b. 20 - Basketball Burns/ there. Feb. 21 - District Wrestling/ here. Feb. 21 - Basketball Weiser/ there. Feb. 23 - 7 p.m. G.A.A. Feb. 24 - Cub Scout Banquet in Cafetorium. Feb. 26-8 p.m. concert in multi-purpose room. £pAHS------- CALENDAR y Feb. 19 - 7:30 p.m. Mother- Daughter Trampoline elemen tary gym. Feb. 20 - Basketball Nampa Christian/ there. Feb. 24 - FFA Banquet Feb. 25 - Tumbling Team, Nampa State/there. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Gonyer received work Monday that Mr. and Mrs. C.K. Mann of Lyn wood, Calif., were the proud parents of a baby girl born Feb. 9, 1970. She weighed seven pounds and four ounces. Put out the welcome mat for Lauralyn joins a sister, Me the volunteer calling at your lanie. Mother and daughter are home on the Nation’s Number doing well. One health enemy. I OUT OF THE PAST A*.*****"« 10 YEARS AGO 30 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY I960 FEBRUARY 1940 The Masonic Lodges of Nyssa, Vale and Ontario held their ban quet Saturday at the Eastside Cafe with 280persons attending. Honored guests for the evening were teachers of Mal heur County Schools ’ia»o ’.aught children of Oregon for 25 years or more. Special recognition wisgir»-. Mrs. Charles (Victoria) Sch weizer, who devoted 45 years to teaching. Miss Eva Boydell, unable to be present was also honored for her 45 years of teaching. Other teachers presented certificates were: Mrs. Harriet Brumback, 28 years; Mrs. Ze‘ :■ Bumgarner, 30 years; Mrs. Eva Chadwick, 35 years, Rosanelle Coplaid, 37 years, Muri Lan- chast-r, 1* , ?ars; Mrs. Jose phine Rigney, 26 years. Unable to attend who earned honors are: Kinsey Keveren, 32 years; Hazel Lane,35years, Frank Par., 29 years, Emma 7wemke, 36 years; Margery Nihar*. 2) years Mar/ Wai" 26 years, Loise Williams, 28 years; Charles Witty, 27 years. • • » Dean Sission was named out standing vocational Agriculture student of the year. To Marzri? Hollenberg who will be twenty years old on next * * • Mrs. Vaughn Stringer was hostess Tuesday at a pink and blue shower for Mrs. DonOlde- meyer. 20 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 1950 Mr. and Mrs. H.R. Sherwood in telling of their recent trip to the Hawaiin Islands said “A wonderful trip, but we are glad to be home.” * * * Mr. and Mrs. L.E. Newgen and Harold Powell were over come by gas from a heating stove last Saturday at the New gen residence, but r ?vived when they reached fresh air. • * * The State Highway Dept, has approved state lid on the im provement of King Ave. and Park Ave in Nyssa, City Mana ger E.K. Burton announced Wed nesday. • * • Thirty junior and senior scouts and their leaders, Les lie Lewis, Leo Fife and Melvin Beck of troop 58, LDS second ward, were hosts to the parents of scouts and others at the new LDS recreation hall on Alberta. BY CLYDE T. SWISHER Thursday, a birthday anni versary is still a novelty, for next Thursday will be February 29th, and it will be her fifth birthday since Marzene was born. • * • Hale and hearty and 82 years young, John Ward celebrated his birthday anniversary last Thursday at a family gathering. He came to this country in 1881 and is one of the many old- timers who still insists that “Succor Creek” is the proper name that some of the younger genera’ion are now calling “Sucker Creek”. * • * The Idaho Power Co., has built 13 miles of power lines to 36 customers since the first of the year. • * * Playing at the Nyssa Tneat e is "The Cat and the Canary” Carl Young (right), Director of the Home Missionary Minis starring Bob Hope and Paulette try of Jehovah’s Witnesses for the Nyssa area, and Ralph Goddard. Splinter of Nampa will handle supplies at a convention the group is holding in Boise this weekend, Feb. 20-22. Young said that Nyssa members are planning to attend the Boise gathering, particularly the lecture, “Withstanding the Pressures of our Day.’’ It will be delivered by District Supervisor R.J. Dixon at 2 p.m. Sunday. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Open House Tells Story of Mormons Editor, The Journal: Please renew our Gate City Journal. We look forward to its arrival each week. Yours sincerely, Rev. Wallace M. Prowell Box 384 Pond Creek, Ookla. 73766 Editor, The Journal: Enclosed please find $5.00 money order for one year sub scription to the Gate City Jour nal. Earlier I requested that it be mailed to me. I have not read the paper the past ten years. I am a former resi dent of Adrian and had lived there for 18 years. As you can imagine I am enjoying every bit of this paper. Thank you. Mrs. Pearl Stephenson, Long view, Washington. Thank you KSRV, Adrian Merc, American Fine Foods, Blackers Furniture for time and merchandise donated. Also to Darents and Jobbies. Eastern Star and the Masons who helped to make our Job’s Daughters On Feb 17 at 6:20 p.m. the smorgasbord a success.—Della Nyssa firemen were summoned Holmes, Guardian, Bob Holmes to the Gerald Moore residence Substitute Guardian on Gray Ave. The home is owned by C.R. Kesler. They report total damage to the house, only the basement was saved and considerable damage was done to items stored Mary Agnes Lawson there. Services for Mary Agnes Lawson, 84, a resident of the Nyssa area for the past 20 years who died Feb. 12 were conducted at 10 a.m., Feb. 17 at Lienkaemper Chapel by the Rev. Robert W. Manley of the Nyssa Nazarene church. Inter ment was at Nyssa. Mrs. Lawson wasbornJuly5, 1885, in Sutherland, Iowa. She was in private nursing for 20 years and was a hospital super intendent for 20 years prior to coming to this area. In 1942 she was married to Irvin Lawson of Reno. Survivors include her hus band, Irvin, Nyssa and a sister, Mrs. Luna Grave Oudenhoven, Pewaukee, Wisconsin. FIRE CALLS! In Memoriain Journal Classifieds Bring Results! An open house was held Feb. 6, 1970 in the Nyssa 1st and 2nd WardChapel on Alberta Ave. Upon entering the foyer, a large idorama of the Tabernacle Choir with the setting of music welcomed the visitors. Guided tours were begun in the chapel We wish to thank friends, where a Bishop explained the neighbors and relatives for their different organizations of the church and how they function sympathy and kindness shown us during the loss of our beloved by the donation of time and work of each individual called to a mother and grandmother, Della L. Ditty. position. Especially the Yellow Rose The beautiful paintings and Rebekah Lodge of Nyssa for dioramas stationed throughout the building told the story of their contribution of food. We how the Church of Jesus Christ wish to thank everyone for the of Latter-Day Saints was orga lovely flowers and cards of sym pathy. Our special thanks to nized. They also told how the Mrs. Leona Reeves and Mr. and Golden Plates were found by the Prophet Joseph Smith and the Mrs. Owen Gann for opening their homes to the family. The translation of them into the Book family of Della L. Ditty. of Mormon. Missionaries ex plained the different settings throughout the building. The film “This Holy Place” was enjoyed by everyone. Booths were set up in the Cul tural Hall which explained the teachings of each organization. Literature was available for Pfc. Bock Serves anyone interested. Approxi mately 300 persons visited the In Vietnam open house. Refreshments were Army Private First Class served toallpresent. The Nyssa Glenn E. Bock, 20, son of Mr. 1st and 2nd Wards and Owyhee and Mrs. Cyrus E. Bock, Route Ward were the sponsors. 2, Nyssa, Oregon., was assigned □□OOOTDOMElQQQMTODM Dec. 22 to the 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam, as a rifle man. NAZARENE CHURCH NOTES The Golden Hour Missionary Society of the Nazarene Church of Nyssa, entertained 44 guests at the East Side Cafe with a Sweetheart Dinner, the evening of Feb. 13. The tables were decorated with a beautiful Va lentine theme. Master of ceremonies, Ray Tarter and GaryCondon started the evening entertainment with group singing of all the old fam iliar sweetheart songs. Sitting in a canoe, pretending to float down stream, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Seward sang “The Beau tiful Ohio.” A reading “Has Anyone Seen My Hammer” was given by Mrs. Kenneth Saunders. GaryCondon, gave a piano rea ding. The game of Tik-Tak- Toe was enjoyed by all. Rev. Manley closed the even ing of food, fun and fellowship with a prayer, asking Gods Bles sing upon the group throughout the coming year. l-900Ford Tractor $300 1-9N Ford Tractor $195 2-Sets Dual Rims and Tires for Ford or Ferguson Tractor 1-Set Dual Wheels for ” 9*' (Ooi‘°c Captain Serves At Kirtland Air Base MECHANICS SPECIALS THINÖr The family of Mutt Hammon wish to thank their many friends and neighbors for their assis tance at the funeral, for flowers, food and other acts of kind ness. A special “thank you” to Doctor Danford. Doris A. Hammon and family News About SERVICEMEN Editor, The Journal: AMP IWVTHTION THANK YOU ! Case 630 Tractor TO ACQUIRE. NEW WAYS OF OOIN& TMINÖS TRUCKtlMPLEMENT CO. a / kss ' a . OOEGON < U.S. Air Force Capt. Frankie E. Morris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morris, 415 S. Eighth, Nyssa, is on duty at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. Captain Morris, and RB-57F Canberra reconnaissance air craft pilot, is in a unit of the Air Weather Service. Sgt. John Price Discharged Sgt. John F. Price, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Price of Nyssa, was recently discharged from the Air Force. He ser ved six months in Vietnam. His duties were of the Air Police Squadron, which was part of the special forces and he was a machine gunner while in Viet nam. In a recent column, I stated I THE TRIALS OF THE LAN- that it is very difficult to begin i CASHIRE WITCHES by Edgar to keep up with books as they Peel and Pat Southern, a book appear from the publishers. which deals with some of the I receive regularly a pamphlet most famous witchcraft trials which lists news of books as they of English history in 1612. are published. LOUIS RENAULT, a bio This pamphlet appears on a graphy by Anthony Rhodes. A monthly basis, and out of curio compendium of materials deal sity I counted the number of ne- ing with Renault, who might be hardback first edition books called France’s Henry Ford. which were published in the THE AGE OF FLYING SAU month of January. Listed are CERS by Paris Flammonde. 41 juvenile titles, 235 adult An objective study considering books which appeared on sche all the known evidence both for dule, and 128 books which had and against the existence of been contracted by publishers flying objects. but with an indefinite publishing MR. SAMER’S PLANET by date. This means that the book Saul Bellow. This book is likely might have appeared in the to become a best seller, simply month of January, but at the time because of the author, Saul Bel of listing books in the pamphlet, low, who is well remembered for the information was not avail books such as THE AD able. I mention that of these 404 VENTURES OF AUGIE MARCH books listed, these are hard and his best-seller of three of back books and first editions. four years ago, HER7OG. This There is no listing of books current book has received major which go into subsequent affirmative reviews and is being editions nor is there any in distributed by a couple of the formation concerning the num book clubs. PARENT’S GUIDE TOCHILD ■ ber of paperback books issued. DISCIPLINE by Rudolph Drei- January is considered in the publishing world a slow month kurs and Loren Gray. An November and December may authoritative, easy to under easily see twice this number of stand guide explains to parents books published. It is pro why their children misbehave bable that over 5000 hardback and show how to deal with be titles in first editions appear in havior problems (perhaps an a calendar year. Is it any won other one of those “how to do der that public school libraries, it” things that don’t always city libraries, university work!) GRAPEFRUIT by Yoko Ono. libraries, and the book stores wonder which books to stock on According to the material in the pamphlet describing books their shelves? Among books published in published, this one is a col January, one can find titles lection of the works and thoughts from A (AMERICANC1VILI7A- of Yoko Ono, Japanese film T1ON IN THE FIRST MACHINE maker, a«’ante-garde, pop fi ARE) through 7 (7ANE GREY). gure, and privately Mrs. John To show youthe variety of books Lennon. Perhaps these few miscelan- published during the month of January, let me select a few eous, random listings will give random titles to show you the you an idea of the scope of variety of books which were books which appear in one month. published. It is a frustrating task for an LA RA7A: THE MEXICAN AMERICANS by Stan Steiner. individual or a booklending This book explores the world group to know which of the new to select in order to of the Mexican-American in books ’ Texas, New Mexico, and Cali receive the best value for money fornia. i spent. AMAIGAAUTÎD SUGAR I i PROPOSES MERGER ■< Mf/TH ROGERS BROTHERS Mr. A.E. Benning, President of the Amalgamated Sugar Co., and Mr. Rogers K. Rose, Pre sident of Rogers Brothers Co., announced today that Amalga mated has submitted a letter of intent to Rogers to acquire the outstanding shares of Rogers and to merge Rogers into Am algamated. Mr. Rose reported that the terms of said letter had been approved by the Board of Directors in a continuation today of a special meeting. Amalgamated is a leading manufacturer of sugar from beets, which sugar sells under the trade name of “White Satin”. Its plants are located in Utah, Idaho and Oregon with corporate headquarters in Ogden, Utah. Rogers is an Idaho headquar tered corporation in a diver sified agri-business with facul ties located in Idaho, Washing ton California and North Dakota. It was a pioneer in the bur geoning potato processing in dustry and also dehydrates raw vegetables into convenient fast foods. Rogers is a major factor in the pea, bean and sweet corn seed industry, supplying the United States and many foreign markets. It is proposed that the merger would be accomplished by the exchange of one share of a new Amalgamated convertible preferred stock paying a cumu lative annual divident of $120 per share for each share of Rogers Brothers common. The preferred will be convertible into 0.625 shares of Amalga mated common and will be calr lable after five years at $23 per share. The consummation of the merger would be subject to a favorable ruling by the Com missioner of Internal Revenue as to the tax status of the pro posed transaction, the execution of an agreement of merger, and the approval by the board of directors and the stockholders of each corporation. ROCK ROAMERS TO MEET TONIGHT An 8 p.m. meeting is planned tonight at the City Library meeting room by the Malheur Rock Roamers. This is a club formed to promote general in terest in the welfare of the com munity. J- Meetings will be held on the first and third Thursdays of eacr month. All interested are in vited to attend.