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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.
It’s All Over Until ’72!
The basketball bubble has finally burst! It’s all over for
another year, but wasn’t it great while it lasted?
Having a team in the state tournament was a new experience
for Nyssans, and one which almost everyone thrilled to and
enjoyed. We cheered the many victories along the way, and
anguished at the tournament losses, but we are all better off for
having had the experience.
Perhaps our boys were overwhelmed and overawed by the
spectacle, and scared to death as they played before more
people in that big gym than live in the whole Nyssa school
district. They met two of the strongest teams in the state - and
all the teams who make the state tournament are rough.
No excuses. It was a grand experience; coaches, players and
fans all learned a lot; and we can hardly wait until next year!
The juniors on the team have never had a losing season, likewise
the sophomores, and next year they will be seasoned tourna­
ment veterans.
Everyone in both leagues will be laying for
them, the competition will be tough, which in turn will make
them a tougher team. It should be quite a basketball season!
Are We Losing The Drug Fight?
Residents of Treasure Valley were shocked and sobered last
week to read of a bomb exploding and shattering the car of a
narcotics undercover agent in Boise.
The drug problem is getting close to home. Drug pushers are
being arrested in Boise, but the courts are turning them loose.
According to Boise narcotics agents, out of 198 arrests since
July 1st, all but two have been turned loose by the courts since
that date.
There is no criminal worse than a drug pusher, and it’s hard
to understand why the courts are not being extremely hard
on them.
A pusher knows exactly what he is doing, it is
entirely pre-meditated, and there is no reason why upon appre­
hension and conviction he shouldn’t pay the most extreme
penalty possible.
There are over 50,000 deaths by overdose of drugs in the
United States each year. This is more than the number of
American servicemen who have been killed in Vietnam since
our involvement there in the last ten years.
A drug pusher is worse than a murderer. He is destroy­
ing the life of the person he entices with his product. And yet,
as a Boise policeman said the other day, “the courts turn
these people back on us as fast as we can make arrests, and
it should not go unnoticed that drug pushers have been reported
back making sales the very same day they were turned loose on
probation.’’
Our police are doing a fine job of tracking and arresting these
despicable characters, and are also doing a good job of making
our people aware of the terrible dangers of hard, narcotic
drugs. Somehow, we must see that the courts do their part as
a vital link in this chain of law enforcement.
HOUSE
HUNTING?
LETTER
TO
THE EDITOR
Editor, the Journal:
Nyssa High School has com­
pleted it’s 1970-71 basketball
season by representing Nyssa at
the State AA Tournament in
Eugene. It is at this time that
I would like to personally give
my thanks to all of the fine
people who took the time to give
their support to the team at
the tournament. Your presence
was a great help to the boys
and myself, and we greatly ap­
preciate you sustaining us in
this capacity.
Particularly do I wish to
thank the merchants and towns­
people who raised the money to
send the pep band who accom­
panied the team and gave their
valuable support.
I would like to take this op­
portunity to publicly congratu­
late the boys for the fine way
they have conducted themselves,
both on and off the floor, through­
out the year as well as in Eu­
gene.
The city of Nyssa can
truly be proud of this group of
young men.
I would also like to thank
my staff. Max Brittingham,
Larry Blackburn, Bill Gillam,
and Art Bullock for their under­
standing and backing during the
entire year.
Again my thanks to everyone
who has given us support in
any way during the season.
Sincerely,
Gerald Talbot, Basketball
coach, Nyssa High School.
THE PAST
grocery scale and measured
10 YEARS AGO
6 5/8 inches around and 7 7/8
William C. Looney was re­ inches around the ends. The
cently selected to receive two egg was laid by a white leg­
of the top awards and scholar­ horn hen and one of a flock
ships in agriculture at Oregon of 110 laying hens at the
State University. He was named Bigelow ranch.
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winner of a $500 Ralston Pu­
rina Company scholarship and
Spring vacation at State Uni­
given a Danforth summer versities and Colleges is being
scholarship award. A son of held this week. Those arriving
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Looney of Friday and over the weekend
Adrian, he is a senior this year were June Marie Wilson, Louise
at OSU
Tensen, Joe Robertson, Stanley
Ray who is visiting his grand­
Five Nyssa students were mother, Mrs. Stanley Butler,
named winners in the junior Houston Wilson, Paul Johnson,
high division of the local science
Ed Boydell, Ted Morgan, Dwight
fair. They are Victor Habur-
Wyckoff and Isabel Sarazin.
chak, Terry Oft, Nancy Lytle,
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Patty Urry and Joan Hewett.
John Zittercob, Charlie Bul­
Richard Krause was chosen lard and George Moeller drilled
“best of show” winner at the their peas last week.
local fair held Friday evening.
Ira Ure is drilling his beets
His entry was a cyclotron and this week.
nuclear bombardment display.
Lee Dail came home from
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Pendleton last week ill. He is
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Whipple at the home of his mother,
and daughter, Leah, experien­ Mrs. Anna Dail.
ced an unusual occurance at
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Over-
their farm located southwest street moved from Ontario back
of Nyssa, following a brief to the sheep ranch.
electrical storm. Leah found
Bill Hipp sold a carload of
what she thought to be a dead heifers last week.
white chicken or duck. Upon
searching further they found 50 YEARS AGO
26 dead birds scattered around
The deal for purchase of the
the farm and in the fields. In­
Wilson ditch by the city, which
stead of chickens or ducks, they
has been pending for sometime,
proved to be white snow geese.
was concluded last Saturday and
State Game Commissioners
the city now has clear title
Jack Spradley andCecil Lang­
thereto. The price was $400.
don arrived on the scene. After
The city officials are to be
examining the geese, they de­
congratulated over the con-
termined that they had been
Doll Hobby
somation of this deal, as the
killed by a bolt of lightening
ditch has been a menace to the
To Be Featured
as some feathers were singed.
health of the community, as well
It was learned that 400 to
At TVCB & PW Meet 500 live snow geese had landed as an expense for bridges. Some
years ago the city negotiated
Jean Obenger, homemaker, of in the Willowcreek area, pro­ for its purchase at a price of
Portland, will be guest speaker bably to avoid the storm.
$1500, but for some reason the
at the April 6th dinner meeting
deal was never closed.
20
YEARS
AGO
of the Treasure Valley Christ­
Kay
Christensen
of
Nyssa,
ian Business and Professional
Women’s Council to be held who was reported missing in
at Cairo Junction Grange Hall action in Korea, talked with
Jim Rigney of Nyssa in Feb­
at 7:30 p.m.
Specially featured will be ruary at Nagoya, Japan, ac­ Anna Mae Sisson
Mrs. Brownie (Virginia) White cording to a letter written by
Anna Mae Sisson, 89, Nyssa,
of Homedale, who will share her Rigney to his parents, Mr. and
died
March 27 at Malheur Me­
Mrs.
Jesse
Rigney.
hobby, dolls. Mrs. White col­
Rigney, who is stationed at morial Nursing Home.
lects, repairs and rebuilds dolls
She was born June 22, 1881,
and will bring a part of her Yongwol, Korea, said “Kay is
doll family with her for display. well and fine and is playing on in Casey, Iowa. She was mar­
Music for the evening will the base basketball team. I ried to Levi Sisson in 1903
be by twin sisters, Verna and don’t know how it got started at Mt. Vernon, S.D. The couple
Tell his moved to Twin Falls in 1908
Vera Lemon of Fruitland. Both that he was MIA.
are presently students at N.N.C. folks that I talked with him.” and were among the early set­
Rigney said also he met and tlers in that area.
Reservations are necessary.
She was a member of the
Interested women may call Mrs. “ate chow” with President Sig­
Charles Nelson at 889-5895. man Rhee, president of South First Christian Church at Twin
Korea. The Nyssa soldier said Falls.
Survivors include a son, Ha­
Rhee “speaks very good Eng­
Can We Catch You
lish and is very jolly. He was rold Sisson, Nyssa; a daughter,
With Some Honey? interested in seeing our movie Mrs. George (Gertrude)Conrad,
and said he enjoyed the Ameri­ Los Angeles,Calif.; five grand­
If you’d like to know more can chow very much. He is children and 10 great-grand­
about honey bee’s and how to certainly underpaid for the tre­ children; a sister, Mrs. Pearl
cook with honey come to the mendous job he has to do, re­ Kaufman, Mountain Home and a
Wednesday April 7th luncheon of ceiving only the equivalent of brother, Will Grive, Filer. Her
(American
money) a husband, Levi, died in 1968.
the Treasure Valley Christian $35
Three
sisters and three
Women’s Club. This is a buffet month.”
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brothers preceded her in death.
luncheon, open to all and starts
Services were conducted
Shirley Nolen, with her im­
at 1 p.m. at the LaPalomaCafe
personation, won the talent March 20 in Twin Falls. In­
in Ontario.
Special feature will be pre­ snow contest sponsored by the terment was at Twin Falls,
sented by Mrs. Tom Allen of Nyssa Thespian dramatic or­ Local arrangements were by
Payette who will give a cook­ ganization, and received a cash Lienkaemper Chapel.
book entitled “Honey Cookery” prize of $5. Second place was
awarded to the GAA, which pre­ HANBYS EXPRESS
to all who attend.
Delores andSharon Olsen will sented the majorettes in lumi­
THANKS
present the musical program. nous costumes with Jolene Hun­
Sam
and
Ruth Hanby wish to
Mrs. Gene Obenger from Port­ ter doing an acrobatic solo.
express
their
thanks for the
Third
place
went
to
Onna
land will be the guest speaker.
There is free baby sitting Pounds for her humorous read­ cards and flowers that were
sent to the graveside services
service at the Baptist Church ing.
of their grandson in Jerome,
in Ontario. For reservations 30 YEARS AGO
Idaho. Obituary follows below.
call 372-3241.
Keep in mind the area con­
On
Monday morning the
ference to be held April 30 Editor received for his next Stev«n Flowers
thru May 2 at the Rhodeway Inn morning's breakfast an egg that
Steven Clark Flowers, two
was an egg in any man’s lang­ year old son of Gus and Louise
in Boise.
uage, when S.D. Bigelow of the Flowers, (the former Louise
Journal Classified« Owyhee presented him with a Hanby, Nyssa) Twin Falls,
hen fruit which weighed 1/4
Bring Results!
Idaho died early Saturday,
pound on the Wilson Brother’s
March 20 at the Mayo Bro­
thers Clinic, Rochester, Minn,
following heart surgery.
He
was born February 4, 1969
in Twin Falls.
Survivors include his parents,
one brother David Flowers; his
paternal grandparents Mr. and
Mrs. A.A. Flowers, Jerome,
Idaho; his maternal grand­
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Hanby, Nyssa and a maternal
great-grandmother, Mrs. Mar­
tha Sherod, Nyssa.
Graveside services for Steven
Clark Flowers were conducted
at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March
24, at the Jerome Cemetery
by Bennie Whitehead, minister
of the Church of Christ, Twin
Falls.
The Hove Funeral Chapel of
Jerome was in charge of ar­
rangements.
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New hymn books will be dedi­
cated to God in the.morning ser­
vice of the Nyssa Conservative
Baptist Church Sunday. The
entire service will be centered
on the dedication with more
congregational
singing than
usual and a sermon on the use
of singing in ministry and wor­
ship. The service begins at
11 a.m.
“Favorite Hymns of Praise”
is the title of the new book pu­
blished by Tabernacle Publish­
ing Co. of Chicago. The church
has used the books just one
week.
Besides books for the
pews in red buckram binding,
books in green cloth binding
were obtained for those who
wanted to purchase copies for
their homes.
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Next Thursday, April 8, the
“Good Sounds” will be heard in
a special program of instru­
mental and vocal music. They
are a select group of high school
and college youth from the Me­
morial
Baptist Church in
Fresno, Calif., on tour with ser­
vices scheduled in four other
churches in the Baker-La-
Grande area.
The “Good Sounds” program
features some 30 voices and in­
volves guitars, banjo, bass
guitar, piano, drums and brass
instruments plus a special group
of songs by a quartet known as
“The Fishermen.” The entire
group is known not only for
superior music ability but also
for their dedicated service for
God.
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Dedication services have been
set for the new building for
April 25 with the main ser­
vice at 3 p.m. followed by an
open house. The Rev. Tom
Michaelson, outstanding young
Portland preacher, will be the
guest speaker. The church will
make further announcements to
ensure that the entire com­
munity will feel welcome to at­
tend the special occasion.
CIVIL AIR PATROL
Tuesday evening the Nyssa
Squadron of the Civil Air Pa­
trol gridded their sectional aer­
onautical charts, so that they
would be in agreement with
Mountain Home AFB and Hami­
lton AFBWestern Region Search
and RescueCenterCharts. This
will make coordination of search
and rescue efforts easier and
faster with more accuracy. Last
year members of the Nyssa
Squadron were called out on
over a dozen sorties in search
and rescue efforts. The Squad­
ron recently completed an ad­
vanced course in First Aid, and
an evening on recent changes
in the Federal Aviation Admin­
istration regulations.
Next Tuesday evening, April
6 at 8 p.m. at the Nyssa High
School the CAP will show the
films, “The MacArthur Story”
and “Communist Target,
Youth.” The films have been
released by the U.S. Air Force.
St. Bridget’s News
The annual Diocesan Deve­
lopment Program collection last
Sunday with teams of two men
contacting the parishioners of
St. Bridget’s parish proved quite
successful. With still over a
dozen families to turn in their
envelopes the drive is within
$100. of its goal.
ST. PAUL'S
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
On Sunday, March 28th, the
youth of the Church took over
the entire conduct of the Morn­
ing Prayer Service of the
Church.
Participating were
Miss Barbara Patterson, Cliff
Vanetti, Miss Nina Vanetti, and
Miss Mardi Tensen.
Miss Tensen is also Church
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The young people
The new curtains for the organist.
Christian Education building are showed a remarkable grasp of
just about ready to be installed. the importance and the solem­
These will add to the decor of nity of the Service, and were
the building, and at the same most competent in carrying out
time allow for darkening of the their training at the hands of
building for the showing of films the Vicar, The Rev. John K.
Worrall. Such action and par­
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Forty hours devotion will ticipation by the youth augurs
begin with Mass Friday evening well for the future of the Church
with Exposition of the Blessed and the young people of this
Rev.
Worrall
Sacrament until midnight. The Community.
forty hours will be reopened preached on the “Cycle of
Saturday morning with Mass at Life” and the importance of
9 a.m. with Exposition of the young people in that Cycle.
Blessed Sacrament through the He stressed the fact that all
day and night until the end of building by man is, essentially
the 11 a.m. Mass Sunday morn­ good, but that unless man did
ing. Volunteers for adoration build for the future and on the
are asked to sign the list at youth of tomorrow, he would
the rear of the church on the build in vain. It is hoped to
have such youth participation
bulletin board.
in the Worship Services of the
CHRISTIAN CHURCH Church at least semi-annually.
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Christian
Church special
evangelical meetings will be­
gin tonight, April 1, at the
Christian Church at 8 p.m.
and will continue with 8 o’­
clock meetings each evening in­
clusive of April 9. Rev. Mar­
tin Lee, Evangelist, is guest
speaker and music will be under
the direction of Mrs. Earl John­
son.
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The Come Doubles and the
Young Adults group will hold
their annual
Palm Sunday
breakfast Sunday, April 4,
at the Carl Linegar home.
APOSTOLIC FAITH
Apostolic Church of the Faith
in Christ Jesus services will
be held in the evenings Sunday,
Wednesday, andFridayat7p.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
Palm Sunday, April 4th, wifi
feature a Blessing of Palms
and processional, with a Cele-i
bration of the HolyCommunionZ
ADRIAN
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CHURCH
The Session will meet Sun-:
day, April 4 at 9:15 a.m. to
receive
members into the
church. Public reception wilt
follow at the worship service
at 9:30.
The Senior High Cluster wilf
meet at the Parma church at
7:00.
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The Women’s Association­
meets on April 8th at the hom§-
of Lillian Fahrenbruch at 2;OO;2
The Maundy Thursday evening
Communion Service for both;,
churches will be held at 8:66:
around tables in the Roswell
church with Mr. Banks leading.
The choirs will present a speJ-
cial number.
REVIVAL SERVICES
Each Evening - 7:30 p.m.
Through April 4
G. Franklin Allee, Evangelist
Dan Ketchum, Minister Of Music
CHURCH
OF THE NAZARENE
Robert W. Manley, Pastor
5th And Good
Nyssa, Oregon
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