Th« Nyssa Gat« City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon
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The Gate City Journal
DIRICK NEDRY, Editor 4 Publisher
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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.
Service News
Army Spec. 4
Williams Visit
Glenn E. Bock
Parents In Nyssa
Ft. Hood, Texas — Army
Specialist four Glenn E. Bock,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus
E. Bock, Route 2, Nyssa, Ore.,
was recently named battalion’s
outstanding soldier of the month
for The 163rd Military Intelli
gence Battalion at Ft. Hood,
Texas.
He was
selected for his
soldierly appearance, know
ledge and performance of duties
and military courtesy.
Spec. 4 Bock received the
award while assigned as an
adjutant’s clerk in headquarters
company,III corps and Ft. Hood,
Texas.
He holds the bronze
star medal, two awards of the
air medal and the army com
mendation medal.
Petty Officer 3/C
Terry Thompson
USS GRIDLEY - Navy Petty
Officer Third Class Terry J.
Thompson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert F. Thompson of Route 1,
Nyssa, Ore., has returned to his
homeport of Long Beach, Calif,
aboard
the
guided missile
frigate USS Gridley after a six-
mouth deployment with the U.S.
Seventh Fleet in the western
Pacific.
Enroute home, nis ship visited
and
Guam,
Midway Island
Pearl Harbor.
HIRE THE VETERAN
AND YOU HIRE
EXPERIENCE!
SP/5 Glade Williams was dis
charged June 11 after spending
four and one-half years duty with
the Army. Williams, after his
basic training, spent one year
in Vietnam, one year in Ger
many and the past 18 months
were at Fort Dix, New Jersey.
Williams and his wife, the
former Marilyn Gonyer, arrived
in Nyssa June 17 from Fort Dix
and while here visited at the
home of their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Leo Gonyer and Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Williams.
Enroute to Nyssa, they visited
Mrs. Williams’ sister, Mr. and
Mrs. Kent Mann in Downey,
Calif., and also with a former
schoolmate in San Francisco.
They left Nyssa last Satur
day for Portland where they
will make their home. Williams
will attend Portland State Uni
versity this summer.
Haney
Deployed
With Seventh Fleet
USS MIDWAY - Navy Petty
Officer Third Class Norman H.
Haney, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Emil Wohlcke of 707 Emison,
Nyssa, is now deployed to the
Western Pacific aboard the
attack aircraft carrier USS
Midway for duty with the U.S.
Seventh Fleet.
BIBLE MISSIONARY
CHURCH CAMP
The Rev. Dale Hayford of
the Bible Missionary Church,
2nd and Beech, announces that
the regular Sunday and Wednes
day church services will be
dismissed.
There will be a Northwest
District
Bible
Missionary
Church Camp meeting for one
week, starting Sunday June 27.
Services will be conducted at
10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m., and
7:45 p.m. each day.
There
will also be a service for the
young people and meetings for
children under 12 years of age.
The Camp Ground is located
on highway 30 between Caldwell
and Nampa and 3/4 of a mile
west on Ustic Road.
Publishers Attend
ONPA Convention
Publishers at the annual Ore
gon Newspaper PublishersCon-
vention, held this year at the
new Sunriver Resort south of
Bend, June 17-19, included
Francis
McLean,
Ontario
Argus; Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
Auyer, Vale Malheur Enter
prise; and Dirick Nedry, Nyssa
Gate City Journal.
Principal speakers included
Congressman Wendell Wyatt (R)
Oregon,
and Sen. Henry M.
Jackson (D) Washington. Jack-
son told the publishers that he
would like to be president and
is setting up an office in the
East to handle mail and test
sentiment. If he runs he said
he would enter the early pri
maries.
NEW HOURS AT
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Beginning in July, the Nyssa
Public Library, in addition to
its present hours, will be open
to the public on Mondays from
12 noon to 6 p.m. and from
12 noon to 8 p.m. (now 2 to
8 p.m.) on Tuesdays, due to
patron response and expanded
circulation.
The library will be closed
Monday, July 5 in honor of In
dependence Day. It was announ -
ced by Norma Urry, librarian
COMING EVENTS
FRIDAY, JUNE 25 - Drivers
License Examiner, Library Mtg.
Rm., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Siempre Adelante, Library
Mtg. Rm., 8 p.m.
American Legion Baseball,
Vale at Nyssa, 8 p.m.
The farmers share of the con
SATURDAY, JUNE 26 - Re
sumer food dollar is expected
covery Inc., Christian Church,
to average 38? in the first half
8 p.m.
of 1971, one cent less than in
MONDAY, JUNE 28 - Mal
the third quarter of 1970.
heur Memorial Hospital Auxi
liary, 2 p.m.
Golden Rule Chapter *131
OES Installation, Masonic hall,
8 p.m.
Little League Majors Base
ball, Fruitland at Nyssa.
American Legion Baseball,
Payette at Nyssa, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY, JUNE 29 - Lions,
Twilight Cafe, noon.
Sugar Beat Tops, 8 p.m. in
Rm *1 at high school.
Babe Ruth Baseball, Ontario
OREGON
#2 at Nyssa
WE FIX FLATS
FOR LADY DRIVERS
FREE
Bob Elliott Tire Center
NYSSA,
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OBITUARIES^
Myrtle Peterson
Mrs. Myrtle Peterson, 82,
Ontario died Saturday in an
Ontario hospital.
She was born May 9, 1889
in Council Grove, Kansas. She
married Harry L. Peterson July
22, 1910 in Kansas City, Mo.
They came from Kansas to
Twin Falls in 1910 and to On
tario in 1911.
She was a member of the
First Congregational Church
of Ontario; a past grand matron
of Eastern Star in Oregon in
1937; past matron of Eastern
Star No. 69 of Ontario; member
of the Nydia, Daughters of the
Nile; past president of the Fed
eration of Women’s Clubs of
Ontario, and a member of the
Ontario Music Club.
She is survived by her hus
band, Harry L. Peterson, On
tario; a son, William L. Peter
son, Ontario; a daughter, Mrs.
Katherine M. Brendle, Nyssa;
five grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren. A grand
daughter preceded her in death.
Services were conducted at
10 a.m. Monday at the Bertel-
son-Lienkaemper Memorial
Chapel by the Rev. Frank Butler
rector of St. Matthew’s Epis
copal Church. Interment was
at Evergreen.
The family suggests memo
rials may be given to St.
Matthew’s Episcopal Church.
Donald Earl Wyatt
Graveside services for
Donald Earl Wyatt, 44, of 910
O’Farrell, Boise, who died Sun
day at his home, were conducted
at
the
Roswell Cemetery
Wednesday. The Rev. Raymond
Wilson of Sterry Memorial
Presbyterian Church officiated.
Interment was directed by
Flahiff Funeral Chapel ofCald-
well.
Mr. Wyatt was born Oct. 21,
1926, in Fort Morgan, Colo.,
a son of Earl A. and Lillian
Smith Wyatt. He attended grade
school in Fort Morgan, and was
graduated from Roswell High
School in 1945.
The family
moved from Colorado to the
Roswell and Apple Valley area
while he was in school. He
worked as an accounting tech
nician for the Bureau ot Re
clamation in Boise for the past
23 years.
He was a member of Sterry
Memorial Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are his mother,
Mrs. Lillian Wyatt of Parma;
a brother, Laurel K. Wyatt of
Parma; a sister, Mrs. Edward
(Maxine) Obendorf of Parma;
a nephew and four nieces, and
two great nephews and two great
nieces.
St. Bridget’s News
The High School students ser
ved coffee and doughnuts after
all the Masses last Sunday.
Profits will go toward helping
a mission in Southern Mexico.
Arrangements are now being
made to secure a pop machine
and juke box for the Youth
Center.
POTLUCK TO FETE
STUDERS - JENSENS
A potluck supper honoring
the Studer and Jensen families
who are leaving Nyssa will be
held next Sunday late in the
afternoon. All the families of
the parish are invited to parti
cipate.
Location of the pot
luck will be announced at the
Masses next Sunday.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
June 27th is Convalescent
Home Sunday for the Christian
Church.
Members are urged
to take part in the service
directly after morning services
at the church.
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CYF group are planning some
special youth choir songs for
the summer months.
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OUT OF
THE PAST
looked
with
favor upon tne
budding town and opened a lum
Seven sets of twins are among ber yard.
It was purchased
the 225 students attending Nyssa by E.C. VanPetten of Ontario
Junior High School. They are a year later.
The coming
Julian and Lillian Montoya; of the automobile made it ne
Roger and Ralph Carter; Caro cessary for Adrian to have a
lyn and Marilyn Pond; Van and garage, so in 1920 D.T. Holly
Vaughn Schulthies; Susan and built a garage which was first
Sally Holmes; Pete and Paul operated by Hatch and Davis.
Smith; Robert and Richard Kobs. It is now under the management
All of the twins were born in of John Enos.
Nyssa except the Kobs boys
Holly Brothers enlarged their
who were born in Boston.
store in 1923. In 1925 Harvey
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Otis built a second garage and
The Flying Eaglettes Kay associated with him
is his
Brendle, Virginia Bybee, Lena brother Webb Otis, who does
Tyler and Mabie Fangen re general blacksmithing.
The
cently won trophies as top team same year G. Johanneson and
in the Lady Eagles or Thurs Clark Enos erected a building
day night bowling league. Mrs. for Joe Harris, restaurant
Fangen was also awarded a owner.
The building houses
trophy for her high handicap a confectionery and pool hall,
series of 680 pins.
now under the management of
Winifred Powell.
20 YEARS AGO
Holly Brothers added to their
Miss
Donna
Lee Wilson, store in 1927 andW.E. Ashcraft
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bud built Adrian’s first barber shop.
Latest expansion is the hotel
Wilson was installed as Honored
Queen of the Nyssa Bethel of and barber shop building erected
by E.G. Hopkins this spring.
Job’s Daughters.
Since work began on the Owy
Registration of the youngsters hee Irrigation Project, business
participating in the summer has increased two foldat Adrian.
recreation program exceeds the Located in the heart of the Owy
enrollment of last year, ac hee, Adrian has a promising
cording to Howard Lovejoy, who future.
is in charge of the playground
activities again this year. More
50 YEARS AGO
than 100 had signed up when
the program was started the
Library work has a great
first of the week.
appeal to many women.
A
girl is sure of a good deal
The family of Mr. and Mrs. of liberty in such work, and
Ray C. Lewis held a family can feel fairly certain of per
reunion June 17, at their family manent employment.
home in Nyssa. Members of
But salaries are small, very
the family are: Thelma Lewis, small.
Like the teacher, the
J.B. Mural, Richard and Leslie librarian must struggle to make
Lewis, Louise Brown, Gladys
ends meet and keep up appear
and Amy Lewis, Elaine Ashby ances.
She
usually
had
and Tommie Lewis.
a thorough education and a
special training that has cost
30 YEARS AGO
money.
It is high time to
Insist on proper increase in
Maybe it was Friday the 13th
library salaries.
for some folks, and with it
the presumed bad luck, but
not for Eris Jamison, daughter 60 YEARS AGO
of Mr. and Mrs. E.L. Jamison.
The Commercial Club of
For on Friday of last week, Ontario is working on a cam
John Lienhard, chairman of the paign to secure $10,000 to be
board announced
that Miss donated towards the erection of
Jamison’s
name had been a
hospital
which
will be
selected from a hat containing thoroughly modern in every
the names of some 12 young respect. This hospital will be
ladies who would measure up the only public institution at
to the standards of what the its kind between Baker City
Fair Board had set for the and Boise, and will be a valuable
Queen of Malheur County Fair. asset to Malheur County. It
Princesses
are Marguerite is to cost $40,000 and will be
Arrien of Vale and Tiny Doo equipped with all the modern
little of Ontario.
life saving appliances.
It is
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conceded by all medical men
Beginning July 1, the price that the Catholic Sisters are
of delivered milk in Nyssa will the most successful hospital
be 11 cents per quart and pints managers and it is proposed
6 cents. Prices on cream will to make this one, as good as
be quarts 55 cents, pints 30 any in the Northwest. The hos
cents and 1/2 pints 17 cents. pital location is considered ideal
Questioned as to the reason for and is to be entirely public
the raise in prices, owners said and every
physician in the
that the cost of operations of county, also Harney county will
a dairy had materially advanced be invited to freedom of the
during the past year.
institution.
10 YEARS AGO
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Each Friday afternoon at 3
o’clock, children aged three
Antone (Tony) Richter years through the 6th grade are
invited to Good News Club in
Antone (Tony) J. Richter, 51, the church basement under the
Ontario, died Monday, June 21, direction of Mrs. Johnson. It
1971, in the Holy Rosary Hos is a program of song and Child
Jerry Leon Edens
pital in Ontario after a short ren’s Bible study.
Jerry Leon Edens, 25, Route illness.
2, Ontario, died Saturday night
Mr. Richter was born March
Thursday, June 24, at 7 p.m.
at an Ontario hospital after a 9, 1920, in North Dakota where the Come DoubleClass will have
short illness.
he lived for 13 years before a steak fry at the Henry An
He was born Oct. 13, 1945. moving to South Dakota where derson
home. Couples are
Survivors include his parents, he lived for 13 years before asked to bring steak and either
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick H. Edens moving to Idaho Falls.
He salad or dessert.
of rural Ontario; two brothers, lived in Idaho Falls just a
Patrick H. Edens Jr. of Payette short time and moved to Ontario
BIBLE SCHOOL FOR
and James L. Edens of Parma; in 1940. He moved to Nyssa
three sisters, Mrs. Winifred in 1951 and lived in Nyssa
ADULTS SLATED
Houtmar. of Boulder City, Nev., until his return to Ontario in
Mrs. Willa Dean Van Land 1961.
Evening
Bible School for
ingham of Coos Bay, Ore , and
Survivors include his wife adults will begin Monday June
Mrs. Imo Gene Carpenter of Ann of Ontario, his mother 28 thru Thursday July 1, at the
Anna Sahli of Manteca, Calif Nyssa Conservative Baptist
Ontario.
Services were conducted at ornia; three sons Antone J. Church. Sessions will be con
2 p.m. Tuesday at Lienkaemper Richter and Charles J. Richter, ducted by Pastor Arthur Coats
Chapel in Nyssa by the Rev. both of Ontario; three daughters, at 7;30 and 8:30 p.m. each eve
Raymond L. Wilson of the Pres Mary Jo, Diane M. and Julie ning. The topic of study will
byterian Church in Adrian. In A. Richter, all of Ontario. Four be "The World Today in the
terment
was
at Owyhee brothers, Pete Richter, Ontario, Light of Bible Prophecies.”
Adam Richter of Portland, Each session will be approxi
Cemetery.
George Richter
of Yakima, mately
40
minutes with a
APOSTOLIC FAITH
Washington, and Roy Richter of "coffee break” between.
Apostolic Church of the Faith"*^0'®®’ J1*® ^stf.rs’ ??r,s;Clara
Topics for each session are
in Christ Jesus services will Stepp, Sacramento,
—— —* California, as follows;
MONDAY: I. How we know
be held in the evenings Sunday, Mrs. Eva Jones, Chico, Cali
Wednesday, and Friday at 7 p.m. fornia, Mrs. Barbara LaFoon, that we can trust Bible pro
Sunday School services are held Chico, California, Mrs. Frances phecies. II. Today’s drug pro
from 10 a.m. until noon. All Lammers, Pocatello, and Mrs. blem and the future of the world.
TUESDAY: I. Modern Israel
are welcome, accounced Pastor Ann Leach, Manteca, California;
Mike Valverde, Jr. Thechurch also two grandchildren. One and God’s promised restoration.
is located at 612 North 9th. son and one daughter preceeded II. The EuropeanCommonMar
him in death. His father pre ket and the revived Roman
ATTENTION
ceeded him in death in 1949. Empire.
All those 50 years and over,
Rosary Services
will be
WEDNESDAY: I. The pollution
interested in organizing a Jr. Thursday, June 24, at 8 p.m. problem and the future of the
Golden Age Club are asked to in the Bertelson-Lienkaemper world. II. Signs that indicate
meet at the Nyssa Library Memorial Chapel. Mass will the end of the world.
meeting room, Wednesday July be Friday morning, June 25,
THURSDAY; I.
The
last
7 at 1 p.m.
at 10 a.m. at the Blessed Sac judgement, n. The new world
rement Catholic
Church in and universe.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30 - Ontario with Father John Baum
A nursery will be provided
Family night, Nyssa Municipal gartner officiating. Interment each evening at the church and
pool, 7:30 to 9 p.m.
will be at Sunset Cemetery, a game time will be conducted
American Legion Baseball, Ontario.
for children during the sessions.
Ontario at Nyssa, 8 p.m.
The school is open to all who
40 YEARS AGO
THURSDAY, JULY 1 - Babe
are interested in the study of
Ruth Baseball, Nyssa at Vale
Bible prophecy.
Construction of the Homedale
Little League Majors Base
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branch of the Oregon Short
ball, New Plymouth at Nyssa.
The closing program of the
Line outof Nyssa in 1912 spelled
regular vacation Bible school
promise for a budding town
will be presented Friday June
named Adrian, a station 12
25 at 8 p.m.
The program
miles south of Nyssa on- the
will include a review of the
Snake River, and the end of
entire school with each depart
the little village that a few
ment giving recitations and skits
years previous had given itself
of their study materials under
the name of Riverview,
the direction of Mrs. Dee Stam
Riverview had a store es
and the staff of the school. All
tablished by Holly Brothers in
parents and friends of the stu
1911.
It was the site of a
dents are urged to attend.
ferry operated by the county
across the Snake. The govern
Latin Assembly
ment gave the community a
postoffice. It was quite a town,
Of God Church
but like many early day trading
posts, it found that coming of
Sunday, church activities be the railroad required a move to
gin with Sunday School at 10 a more advantageous location.
a.m. followed by the worship
Even the old
ferry was
service at 11 a.m. and Sunday abandoned when the highway
bridge was built to span the
night service at 7:30 p.m.
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river nearer the railroad in
Young people’s service, every 1914.
The townsite laid out in the
Tuesday night at7.-30p.rn. Bible
study every Thursday night at rolling sage by the late Reuben
7;30 p.m.
McCreary, Holly Brotherspur-
A friendly church with a chased three lots in the fall
friendly smile. The Rev. David of 1917 and erected a building.
They moved their stock and
H. Martinez, Pastor.
postoffice into it. The station
was named Adrian by the rail
road company and after some
pressure, the postoffice was
changed from Riverview to
Adrian.
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The water heater
that opened the door
to cleanliness
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Thursday, June 24, 1971
still has no match
for efficiency
A once-a-week bath was common practice until the
advent of the electric water heater In addition to a bath
whenever you want one. plenty of hot water made possible
the automatic washing machine and electric dishwasher for
a nicer way of living.
Today s electric water heaters are better than
ever—fast, clean, quiet and free of care. Because no heat
is wasted up a chimney, and they are completely packed
with insulation, they are almost 100 percent efficient.
Bringing your family an ample supply of hot water'is one
among many things electricity does best
NEATER
HEATER
IT’S FLAMELESSI
SEE YOUR DEALER
Idaho Power Company
OR PLUMBER
FLAMELESS ELECTRIC LIVING FOR A NEATER, CLEANER WORLD
In 1918Thos.Cowardof Nyssa
CIVAL AIR PATROL
The Nyssa Squadron of th
Civil Air Patrol was called ot
last week to fly a route searc
between Baker and Ontario fo
a lost aircraft. The plane wa
located by a group from Pendle
ton, just SE of Pendleton. Fathe
Young,
Leroy
Baer, John
Palmer, Charlie Chapin, an<
Jack Walker of the Nyssa Squa
dron all participated.
FIRE CALLS!
Nyssa Volunteer Firemen an
swered three calls this week,
all of minor or little damage.
They answered two calls Fri
day, one at 5 p.m., a grass fire
near the Catholic church; andat
8 p.m., they extinguished a car
on fire near the Morman
church.
On Tuesday, Police Chief
Allen intercepted and had the
firemen return before they
reached the Neil Petterson place
as the Pettersons had already
extinguished a small fire that
had been reported.
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