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The Gate City Journal In Memorium r OITOF t F ie I’AST •— — ■— — I — ■— — — — DIRICK NEDRY, Editor 4 Publisher Zigmunt Biokoiski RUBEN LOPEZ, Shop Foremar Zigmunt Biokoiski, 78, a long time resident of the Nyssa area, passed away January 15 at Mercy Hospital in Nampa. Graveside services were January 19 at the Nyssa Ceme tery by the Rev. Robert Manley of the Nyssa Nazarene Church. Lienkaemper Chapel was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Biokoiski was born May 2, 1892 in Poland. He came to the United States as a young man and served with the U.S. Cavalry in World W ar I. After the war be moved to Montana and married Jessie Wolf in 1924. They farmed in Montana for 11 years and moved to the Nyssa area in 1935. He broke a farm out of sagebrush under the Owyhee Project. Mrs. Biokoiski died m 1939. He later married Hazel Schultz at Nyssa. She died last May. Mr. Biokoiski was a member of the Church of Christ. He worked for the Bureau of Rec lamation and North Board of Control until his retirement. He donated a tract of land near the Union Pacific Depot to the city of Nyssa. His only surviving relatives are a sister-in-law, Mrs. Ruby Bartron and her sons, Earl and Denny Bartron, all of Nyssa. Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association NATIONAL NEWSPAPER UUtutiW r—iif* “*1 'm'm. CIMA SUS7 AIMING g MENSE» SUBSCRIPTION RATES Single Copies................ IOC 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. School Discipline Challenged 10 YEARS AGO Capt. Ralph E. Maze, for merly assigned to U.S. Army Training Center, Armor Fort Knox, Ky., was recently re assigned to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to attend the Command and General Staff College there. He is the son erf Mr. and Mrs. Maze, Nyssa, began his mili tary career in 1948, graduated from Officer’sCandidate School, Fort Riley, Kan., a second lieu tenant in 1950. A 1945 graduate of Nyssa High School, he later enteredCollege of Idaho, in 1946. Upon completion erf the course offered at Leavenworth, Capt. Maze will be assigned to Ger many in May of this year. The army veteran has done tours of duty in both the states and overseas. He has a wife Alma and two children, Kirk Leon 7 and Kay Lorene, 5. • * • Forty-five friends of the Lee Miller family have donated to the memorial fund, it was announc ed by Mrs. Mark Hartley, a mem ber of the fund committee. A 12-inch diameter, double dialed Strombergclock has been purchased through Paulus Jewe lry. The instrument will be hung in the hall of Nyssa High School as a memorial to Mr. Miller who served the schools for many years as custodian. • • • Newly selected executive committee of Nyssa PTA are Mrs. Lester Cleaver, president; Mrs. Cliff Main, secretary; Mrs. Mark Hartley, first vice- president; Mrs. Ted Morgan. Arcadia representative; Mrs. Dunae Holcomb, Oregon Trail representative; Mrs. Lyle Miner, treasurer; Mrs. Art Colby, Nyssa representative. We read last week where U.S. District Judge Fred M. Taylor ordered Meridian High School officials to reinstate two students suspended for wearing long hair, and also ordered the school to withdraw penalties invoked against a third student because his hair style violated the school board’s dress code. We could care less whether these boys hair hangs down to their ankles, and we are also quite sure that Judge Taylor made a proper decision based strictly on the law. Perhaps this is just another item that makes amusing reading, but we don’t think it is. And the Statesman didn’t think it was either, or at least it is the lead story in the second section of last Satur Gaudalupe Orosco day’s paper. Services for Guadalupe Jose What makes this story important is that these boys aren’t just Orosco, 40, of Adrian, Oregon a couple of apes out in the jungle, they are members of a highly who died in a traffic accident organized, disciplined public school system. They are part of a January 16, 1971, were conduc society that up to now lives by rules and codes of conduct set ted at Flahiff Funeral Chapel forth by elected officials, and most likely in cooperation with at 2 p.m. January 20 by Mark and the advice of school administraters and duly elected student Williams of Jehovah’s Wit body officers. nesses. Interment was at the Our democratic society survives only because we, through Nyssa cemetery. our elected officials, enacts laws; hires people to enfore the Mr. Orosco was born March laws; puts people in high postilion to enterpret laws; and through 6, 1930, in Zacatera, Mexico. training and schooling to respect the law. He was reared in Mexico, and Several years ago our high school allowed our students to came to the United States in dress very casually in shorts, cut-offs, and other modes of 1954. He married Helen Flores dress on Fridays. It became obvious to everyone, including Sept. 30, 1954, in Vale, and he 20 YEARS AGO the students, that on Friday the noise level was up, discipline had worked as a farm laborer for Under an agreement reached was down, and classrooms were not the learning centers they many years for Tony Miyasako between the Amalgamated Sugar should be. After school authorities required normal dress, of Homedale. Fridays again became a normal day. High school admini He attended the Jehovah’s Company and growers at acon- ference held in Salt Lake City strators and the student body officers wisely agreed that Witnesses Church. certain clothing and grooming is not proper for normal school Surviving in addition to Mrs. last week, producers will pro activities. Orosco are three sons, Richard bably receive between $12.50 Can you imagine, then, that a Nyssa mother might go to court Henry, Fernando, and Guada and $13 a ton for beets raised because her daughter would not be allowed to attend school lupe, Jr., all at home; a daughter, in 1951, if conditions remain in short shorts, or some other outlandish dress? What kind of Rosemary, at home; his father, the same as during the past a parent or guardian would go to court to see that junior be Ilario Orosco, and four bro year. * * • allowed to wear his hair as long as he wanted in defiance of thers and four sisters, Raymon, The Nyssa Church of Christ, that school’s regulations? Frank, Juan, Pedro, Isabel, With the wide latitude that we have today in modes of dress, Soledad, Francisca and Mary, according to the Rev. Austin colors, styling and grooming, what parent would eboose to defy all of Mexico. He was preceded Hollingsworth, pastor. Is the month of January as "the school authority to see that his kid could go farther? in death by his mother. month of victory” in its build It’s the kind of stuff that makes headlines. Three boys out ing plans. On Sunday, January of a student body of 2,000 or so. Apparently they won a court 28, at the 11 o’clock service the case, but theydidn’twinfreedom, and they didh’t earn the respect of the school authorities or their peers. Freedom isn’t the ............... — ....... .. «w. congregation will witness a note right to do just as we please; freedom is the protection we get Nyssa Volunteer Firemen an burning ceremony, in which the _ last vestage of indebtedness from people who choose to do as they please, in defiance of swered a Sunday morningcall to regulations set up through recognized authority. fight a fire in Apodaca Village, against the property at Fifth and We don’t know anything about Meridians’ school codes, but By the time the firemen reached Ennis wil1 ** ^^royed. The obviously they were set by some responsible authority. What the fire, the small house of we do know is that youngsters in school should learn to observe O.B. Jenner was almost com member of the congregation will share in this ceremony. and respect those laws constituted by elected officials. When pletely destroyed. The present native stone they won’t accept this they are in for a rough time of it for Nyssa Volunteer Firemen structure represents an outlay the rest of their lives. were summoned to the Frank of more than $10,000. This Rodrequez residence January does not include the large amount 14 at 9 a.m. The blaze was of donated labor which members started in a pump house by and friends of the congregation contributed toward the con Featured in this week’s Journal and sponsored by Nyssa an electric heater. struction of the basement unit business firms are the 1971 Basketball and Wrestling schedules. of this church plant some two Without any question the athletic teams of Nyssa High School years ago. are the best that we have seen for many years, and undoubtedly It is hoped that construction some of our teams and individuals will wind up very high in may be resumed and work on the state competition, and we predict several state championships superstructure undertaken in in the next few years. the spring. More than a third Team players and coaches must do most of the work, but Physicians of the stone, reinforcing steel their efforts are doubly rewarded and encouraged by a large, and Surgeons and other material are already vociferous and loyal crowd of local fans. When two good teams K. E KERBY, M. D. on the ground. A fleet of trucks are competing, the team with the best rooting section almost K. A. DANFORD, M. D. will be organized within the local always has an advantage. congregation to convey the Tuesday evening Nyssa’s basketball team won a most satisfying Physicians and Surgeons necessary stone this winter. victory over Vale, and at the same time the Bulldogs wrestling Dial 372-2241 team soundly trounced Borah in Boise. The Nyssa Junior Varsity HOURS: 9 to 12 noon A 2 to 30 YEARS AGO basketball team Is undeafeted in 9 games, and the second string 5 P.M. - Monday through wrestling team is almost indistinguishable from the varsity in J^ndav^lO>2o>J£J>aturdav^ President Roosevelt, who was the quality of their work. inaugurated on Monday of this We would suggest that this is the year for folks in Nyssa to start MAULDING CLINIC filling the gymnasium for every home game and help root our week is the first president to L. A. Maulding, M. D. teams on to some district and state championships. It might be have been elected for a third Charles 1. Vanetti, M.D. term, just the extra impetus they need, and we can assure you that once His message to the Physicians and Surgeons nation at the inaugural cere- you get into the habit there is no more enjoyable way to spend Dial 372-2216 monies was that this nation is an evening than helping our young people perform. These per HOURS: 9 to 12 noon and facing trying and dangerous formances, incidentally, include the band, cheering sections, and 2 to 5 P.M., - Monday, times and for that reason every a lot of other people to carry out these programs. • Tuesday, Thursday and citizen should unite with their Please clip these schedules, post them where they can be F nday. 9 to 12 noon, Wed governement in a battle for the readily seen, and try to attend every game. We’re sure you will nesday and Saturday. Weight survival of democracy. enjoy them. labs. "By appointment only” Wednesday. FIRE CALLS! Ny ssa Athletes Need Your Help Professional Directory YOU ARE INVITED Bibl« & Missionary Conference Nyssa Conservative Baptist Church Trailer Chapel, N. 4th and Locust Av«. Thurs.. Jan. 21— Sun., Jan. 24 7:30 p.m. Each Evening TUIIO InUK.— LARRY ALLEN, Hong Kong, Former Engineer SHARON MITCHELL, Italy, Journalist rn> _ ALLEN AND DR. KENNETH CUMMINGS, Mission Society Representative cat ALMA STEINHAUER, Ivory Coast, Africa, Teacher » mi .— Thursday, January 21, 1971 Th« Nyssa Gat« City Journal, Nyssa, Or«gon Pag« Two SUN. a.m. -STEINHAUER p.m - MITCHELL AND PASTOR ARTHUR COATS DAVID W. SARAZ1N, M.D. Physician and Surgeon HOURS; 10 to 12 noon a 2 to 5 P.M. - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Fri day. 10 to 12 Saturday. Phones: Office 372-3365 Residence 372-3173 Optometrist DR. JOHN EASLY 387 S. W. 4th Avenue Ontario, Oregon — Phone — Ontario 889-8017 Veterinarians TREASURE VALLEY ANIMAL HOSPITAL Phone 372-2251 DR. B. E. I Nyssa . , . . 372-3552 DR. FREDCONKEL Nu Acres . . . 674-2023 1 I * ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH k Service News Rev. John K. Worrall of St. Final approval has been re Paul’s Episcopal Church an- ceived by H.H. Hartley, prin nouced that the annual meeting cipal of the Nyssa High School of the church will be held Sun on the two classes selected as day, January 24 at 1:30 p.m. part of the National Youth De A potluck dinner will precede fense Training Program. These the meeting, at which time the classes will offer youths 17 to new members of the Bishop’s 24 years ofagetrainnginmetal Committee will be elected, and work and auto mechanics. annual reports will be given, Students who show marked as well as an outline of the ability may have an opportunity church’s program for the com to further their education and ing year. ability along those lines by being Rev. Worrall also announced sent to other centers for ad that confirmation classes will vanced training. start the first week in February. 50 YEARS AGO Johanna VanZelf, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Van Zelf, passed to the Great Be yond last Friday after an ill ness of but two days, at the age of 11 years, 11 months and 14 days. Those left to morn her loss are father, mother, sisters, and brothers. The funeral was held from the Catholic Church at Ontario, Father Stack officiating. • * • Mr. and Mrs. Audrey Ward are moving this week from Nyssa to the Northery place one mile southwest of Nyssa. ♦ ♦ ♦ A.S. Vaughn, a prosperous rancher on Bridge Island, brought a load of turkeys to town one day recently for which he received the neat sum of $435. There were about 100 turkeys in the load and just filled the wagon nicely rounded up. They were nicely dressed and ready for the market and the load was greatly admired by those who saw them come in. Mr. Vaughn is an enthusiastic turkey raiser and expects to go into the business quite extensively during the co ming season. As a preliminary he has imported a couple of fine gobblers with which to im prove his flocks. « • * Tom Barton, pioneer citizen of Malheur County and well known in Nyssa, will open a variety store in the La Frenz Building in the near future. * • • Messrs. Puckett, Morgan, Otis, and Roberts spent three hours trying to get from King- man Kolony to Nyssa Friday, in a perfectly good Buick Six. _■___ ___ ¿T CHRISTIAN CHURCH A chili supper will be held in the Christian Church base ment January 24 at 6 p.m. Each family is asked tobring a pie, carrot and celery sticks and crackers. Everyone is in vited. * * * Choir practice will be held Wednesday of each week at 7 p.m., at theChristianChurch. This will be followed by Bible study and prayer meeting at 8 p.m. APOSTOLIC FAITH Apostolic Church of the Faith in Christ Jesus services will be held in the evenings Sunday, W ednesday, and Friday at 7 p.m. Sunday School services are held from 10 a.m. until noon. All are welcome, announced Pastor Mike Valverde, Jr. The church is located at 612 North 9th Street in Nyssa. Town And Country Garden Club Town and Country Garden Club met January 14 at the Pete VanderOord home with Mrs. Ken Kerby in charge of the program about geraniums, potted and outdoor. Mrs. Leo Gonyer will en tertain the group for 2 p.m. dessert Thursday, February 11. GIVE TO UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY OWYHEE COMMUNITY CHURCH The Rev. Troy Costlow, Evangelist, will be a guest at the Owyhee Community Church on February 7 thru 14. He will bring a message each night at 8 p.m. Everyone is wel come to come and hear him speak. Rev. Costlow was here a year ago, and was well re ceived. There will be special music at each service. • * • A pie social will be held at 8 p.m. January29attheChurch. Rev. Tom Starr of Boise will be the special speaker. Come and eat pie and listen to his message. Ontario Officer Receives Promotion Kelly V. Franklin Kelly V. Franklin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Franklin of Route 2, Parma, and grandson of Mrs. Herb Nelson, Nu Acres, recently spent Christmas va cation visiting paretnts, re latives, and friends. Kelly is a 1970 graduate of Parma High School and recently graduated from basic training at the Recruit Training Com mand, San Diego, California. After his visit, Franklin was flown to Guam, where he will be aboard the U.S.S. Proteus. His address is; Kelly V. Franklin, D800594; U.S.S. Pro teus (AS19); I Division; FPO San Francisco, Calif. 96601 •ROLLING •BULK DELIVERY •PELLETING * CATTLE SUPPLEMENTS FARMERS FEED AND SEED CO. ■ ! Phone 372-2201 Nyssa, Oregon Hometown News Mr. and Mrs. E.H. Eldredge were Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Metzler in Fruitland. • * * Mr. and Mrs. Walter Looney and sons were Sunday visitors at the E.C. Bond home in Vale. * * * A Friday overnight guest of Mrs. Jim Griffin was her grand son, Curtis Favorel of Parma. On Saturday,Curtis’ family, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Favorel, Judy and Zoann arrived to take Curtis St. Bridget’s News home and were luncheon guests CIVIL AIR PATROL of Mrs. Favorel’s mother. ; * * • At the regular CAP meeting Rodolfo Longoria was elected Reed Ray, Mike and Linda, by the members of St. Bridget’s Tuesday evening Lt. Jack Wal parish to serve a three-year ker was elected Commander of spent Sunday skiingat Brundage» term as member at large on the Nyssa Squardron, W.O. Ro Mt. in McCall. * * • the Advisory Board of St. Brid bert Sherbert was elected As Mr. and Mrs. Howard Myrick sistant Commander, and W.O. get’s parish. The board serves as an advisory committee in the Larry Miller accepted the po and Shelly and Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Miner and Lori met the planning and policies of the sition of Supply Officer. The Squadron has just com Miner’s son Larry in La Grande mundane affairs ofSt. Bridget’s parish. Three members are pleted an advanced course in and they all visited at the home elected at large, three from the First Aid, and will shortlyhave of the Myrick’s son, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Myrick in Pendle three organizations of the films on safety in flying. An evening on FAA regula ton over the week end. They parish, and three are appointed tions for local pilots is planned attended a crab feed at the Elks by the pastor. * • • for Tuesday March the 16th at Lodge in Pendleton Saturday night and a birthday dinner at The person to person tutoring 8:00 p.m. The local Nyssa CAP Squad the Myrick home was served program of St. Bridget’s now has ten students and is in need ron is at present recruiting new Sunday in honor of Howard’s birthday anniversary. of more tutors for the program. members. * * * In the recent search in Idaho There will be another registra Sunday dinner guests at the tion this coming Thursday for a lost pilot, and aerial re- connaisance on flood danger to Charles Quinowski home were evening at 7:30 p.m. the county, the need for more Mr. and Mrs. Pat McDonnough manpower was evident. and family of Ontario, Cecilia Soto of Costa Rica, and Dale ADRIAN W.W. I Barracks Schraufnagel. COMMUNITY * * * Auxiliary # 352 Gail Cleaver was a Sunday CHURCH World War I Barracks and overnight guest of her grand Adrian Community Pres Auxiliary #352 held their re mother, Orma Cleaver. byterian Church Womens As gular business meeting and pot * • • sociation met Thursday after luck dinner Sunday, Jan. 17 Week end guests at the Buster noon at the Irvin Topliff home at the Vale Grange Hall. There Talbot home were Rusty Talbot with 17 members present. Mrs. were 40 members in attendance. of the Elks Rehabilitation Cen Marie Moore had the De- Rosetta House was accepted ter in Boise, his fiancee, Louella votionals and Mrs. Verl Bishop, for membership by the Auxi Findling of Adrian, and Mr. and president, was in charge of the liary. Mrs. Jim Reed and children of meeting. Roll call was answered It was suggested that paper Halfway. by the number of friendship back books be donated and given • * * calls made during the last to the Veterans Hospital in ADR/1C and Mrs. PaulZim- month. Boise. Anyone wishing to do merman and children, Douglas Officers for 1971 were in nate books may contact Mrs. and Deborah, visited from Jan stalled by Mrs. Irvin Topliff. Gladys Moore by calling 372- uary 14th until the 18th at the After installation, reports were 3695. home of Mrs. Zimmerman’s given with the last report on Valentine favors will be made sister, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Step- the December Bazaar and din by Auxiliary members and pre kamp. Zimmerman has been ner held, followed by Mrs. sented to the Veterans Hospi transferred to Whidby Island K.I. Peterson reporting on sew tal, and residents in the Nur in Washington and the family ing. Plans were made to make sing Homes in Nyssa, Vale were enroute to their new home some articles for the patients and Ontario. from New York City. in the Presbyterian Nursing • * * Next meeting and pot luck home in Ontario. will be held Feb. 21 at the Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Reece Mrs. Dale Witt read an ar Vale Grange Hall. and Jan spent the week end ticle on "Am I A Good Neigh visiting the Dan Reece family bor”, after which the jar was in Mt. Vernon, Oregon. passed for the least coin. * * * Mr. and Mrs. Herman Towne visited Sunday with his brother, Journal Classifieds Vincent Towne at St. Alphonsus Bring Results! Hospital in Boise. aiiCTioiu SALE Auction Located 4 Blocks North of the Sugar Fac tory, on East 2nd St., Nyssa, Oregon at Nyssa LaborCamp. Sale starts at 1:00 p. m. FOR YOUR FEED LOT NEEDS Jodie K. Glore, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Glore, Ontario, recently was promoted to Army First Lieutenant while serving with the 3rd. Infantry Division in Germany. Lt. Glore, a platoon leader with Company A, 2nd. Bat talion of the Division’s 30th Infantry near Schweinfurt, en tered the Army in July 1965. A 1964 graduate of Ontario High School, he received his B.S. degree in 1969 from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. His wife, Sandra, is with him in Germany. Conducted by Col. Guy Sparks NyaM, Ort Dial J7Z-J47S Col. Roger Baker Ont.no, Ort IX.I Saturday, Jan. 23, 1971 75 - BUILDINGS - 75 These buildings measure 12 ft. JjX fl* All are in good condition. Have metal roofs and floors. Ideal for: Cabins, Granaries, Tack rooms. Bee houses. Storage units. Etc. Loading and moving can be arranged sale day.
