The Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon
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Bithop We. Spofford
The Gate City Journal
Leslie E. Topliff
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At
a ceremony during
8 o’clock mass in St. Bridget’s
Catholic Church Sunday morn
ing, July 9, Victor Haburchak,
Jr., was awarded the “AdAltare
Dei” award for Boy Scouts by
Father John Baumgartner. Ac-
companing their son to the altar
were Mr. and Mrs. Victor Ha
burchak. It was the first time
this Scouting award has been
presented to a member of the
local parish.
Besides being
first class scout for a year,
the aspirant for this award
must have a good knowledge
of his religion, must be able
to give spiritual first aid in
cases of emergency, must earn
125 points gained by service
to the church in the form of
serving as an altar boy. He
must know the meaning of the
vestments used at the Sacri
fice of the Mass as well as
the significance of their colors.
Published Every Thursday at Nyssa, Malheur County,
Oregon 97913
may make deposits of old alumi
num and Boy Scouts will make a
house to house canvass of the
city for the metal.
Keep ’Em Flying — bring in
your old aluminum!
40 YEARS AGO
“The salmon run is slow
in coming,” wrote Ted Klin-
kenberg of Nyssa from his Al
askan home in Chignik, ’’but
the first eruption of Aniakchak
Volcano in 125 years has ec
lipsed the talk about weather
and salmon.”
The crater is about 50 miles
north of Chignik. Since May 1,
the volcano has been sending
forth considerable steam and
light ash. The crater is about
21 miles in circumference and
is said to be the world’s larg
est active volcano.
Chignik is excited about An
iakchak and its exploration by
Father Bernard Hubbard. Hub
bard made the first flight over
the crater the 12th, the letter
from Alaska said.
Hubbard
found the flight extremely dan
gerous. The suction of hot air
toward the hot crater pulled
the plane downward and only
a sudden dive away from the
gassious mouth saved the ship
from plunging into the hole.
Hubbard reported that sever
al huge eagles attacked the
plane while sailing over some
crags.
The propeller wash
turned them over but screaming
they came back for more until
out-distanced.
A great brown bear also stood
up, with claws raised above his
head, furious at the air intru
ders.
After Klinkenberg’s letter
arrived in Nyssa, a press dis
patch stated that Hubbard and
his party were journeying to
the crater afoot.
Klinkenberg, his wife and two
baby sons have lived in Chignik
several years. Ted is the oldest
son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Klinkenberg of Nyssa.
The Rt. Rev. Dr. William B.
Spofford, Jr., Bishop of the
Episcopal Diocese of Eastern
Oregon, was at St. Paul's
Episcopal Church in Nyssa, Sun
day July 18.
He was here to celebrate
the Holy Communion and Con
The other day we read where 18-trillion kilowatt-hours firm seven young people into
is the amount of electricity we’ve used so far in this country. the church. Those confirmed
And the article said that 18-trillion kilowatt-hours is what were Michael Easton, Roberta
we’ll need in just the next ten years.
Nevins and Laurel Nevins of
In each of the 90 years since Thomas Edison invented the Nyssa; Carolyn Locey, Teresa
electric light bulb, new ways to use electricity have been Locey of Ironside; Thomas Ham
developed.
Vacuum cleaners, washers, ironers, dryers, re merle, Larry Lewis of Vale.
20 YEARS AGO
frigerators, ranges, heaters, air conditioners, coffee makers,
A reception followed the ser
televisions, toothbrushes, dishwashers, hair dryers. Yes and
The Marion Chard residence
vice on the church lawn in honor
printing presses. Almost all are necessities, and most are of the newly confirmed and on west Park Avenue was badly
desirable.
damaged by fire Wednesday
the Bishop.
We have no idea how much 18-trillion kilowatt-hours is,
night, but was saved from total
and would have to look up the difference between a watt and
CHRISTIAN CHURCH destruction by the timely and
a volt, if we ever knew.
efficient operations of the Nyssa
We do know how to plug in or turn on most of the appliances
Morning services begin at firemen.
mentioned above, however, and so do you. And if the figures
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11 a.m.
Sunday school at
quoted are even close more power plants and transmission
After reaching a high for the
9:45 a.m.
lines are needed, and soon.
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year of 102 degrees Tuesday,
This means that we can ill afford to sit back with 7-year
maximum temperature
Young people will meet Thurs the
moratoriums on development of the Snake River, freezes on
day evening (tonight) at 7:30 dropped back to 100 degrees
development of nuclear power plants, and no-no’s on further
yesterday in Nyssa, according
p.m. in the church.
building of coal or other fuel powered plants.
Topic for discussion will be to records compiled at the bur
Some Americans believe sincerely that the need to pre
eau of reclamation office.
“The Holy Spirit.”
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serve our environment and the need for more electric power
Refreshments will be served.
are not compatible.
The electric companies of America
The Nyssa school board has
share this concern for the environment, but have indicated MISSIONARIES TO
employed Dwight Wyckoff of
that they believe a balance can be achieved between environ
Vale as agriculture instructor
mental requirements and electric power needs. Indeed, they SPEAK AUGUST 1
in the Nyssa High School. He
must be achieved.
Don and Illene French will succeeds Richard V. Wilson,
American industry and technology has always stood ready be at the Christian Church to who has been appointed as high
to meet the needs of a growing and more demanding society,
speak and sing. You may hear school principal.
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and industry is becoming increasingly more aware of the need
them at the regular morning
to meet these demands within the framework of natural resource
The
city
water
pressure
was
worship service beginning at
conservation. In many cases they have taken the lead.
11 a.m., Sunday, August 1st. very low Tuesday because of
If this demand for electricity in the next ten years is realistic,
They are serving with Ber- excessive watering of lawns,
then surely in the same proportion the demand for lumber,
ean Mission Inc. and will be apparently due to the extreme
minerals, fuels, building materials, and everything else that
going to the Congo as mission heat.
50 YEARS AGO
we take from the forests, the ground, and nature exists.
aries.
Don has wanted to be
Is this so bad? Surely, it Is better to systematically cut
30
YEARS
AGO
W.G. Jenkins was exhibiting
a missionary since he was 10
and replace our trees than to have them destroyed by lightning,
a gold brick to his friends in
years old, when he dedicated
“
The
nation
needs
aluminum
bugs and old age. Surely there is a way to meet our demand
his life to God at a Christian for planes and other vital items Nyssa yesterday and he was
for metals with enlightened mine management and methods.
Camp. Now God is leading him in its defense program more not downhearted in the least,
It’s a foregone conclusion that new ways will be found to replace
and his family to serve in Africa. rapidly than existing facilities "• as is usually the case with the
or substitute for dwindling fuel and petroleum supplies.
The gospel has been preached can produce it. No individual man who has been “gold-
The paper industry is a good example. Almost all paper
in the village where they will or group or corporation will bricked,” for Mr. Jenkins trea
maunfactured today comes from wood products that were wasted
be living. However no mission make any profit out of this sure was the genuine article
only short years ago.
ary has been there for some transaction.
The entire pro and represented a small for
Elsewhere in this issue you will find a story where Senator
tune in these days of Harding
time.
ceeds
of
the
sale
will be used
Packwood has introduced a bill co-sponsored by Senator Hat
Slides of his work in the Con for civilian defense.” Thus prosperity. It is the product
field prohibiting mining in the Three Sisters area. They go will be shown. Everyone is
of a clean-up at Mr. Jenkins
spoke W. S. Knudsen, Director
also don’t want anymore dams built in Hells Canyon. Senator
mine in Baker County and has
invited to attend.
General,
Office
of
Production
Church doesn’t want any more mines in the Idaho wilderness.
a value of $4,080.
Management in his appeal to
Personally, we would like to see our senators come up with Latin Assembly
the American people on the
some solutions to some of these problems that are constructive,
60 YEARS AGO
National
Defense Aluminum
Of God Church
and not negative. Representatives Ullman and McClure seem
Collection
which
opened
July21
Policeman W. W. Smith has
to be on the right track, and are advocating rim to rim develop
Sunday, church activities be and closes July 29.
been working a gang of hoboes
ment of the Hell’s Canyon area.
gin with Sunday School at 10
An acute shortage of alumi on the streets this week, with
Over a year ago we printed a proposal for the development a.m. followed by the worship
of the “Great Mountain Country of the West". Two utilities, service at 11 a.m. and Sunday num now exists in the nation, and good results.
if it is left to continue for a
Since the railroad work be
Pacific Northwest Power Co. and Washington Public Power night service at 7;30 p.m.
much longer period will ser gan here, the hobo nuisance
Supply System, said they were prepared to carry out hydro
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iously hamper the building of has become unbearable, and
electric power development and a comprehensive recreational
Young people’s service, every needed air-planes and thus leave Mr. Smith at last decided to
development of the Middle Snake River. To us this sounded Tuesday night at 7:30p.m. Bibib
like a sensible and exciting program, one that would help meet study every Thursday night at open to possible invasion our make valuable use of the fel
coastlines.
lows he was continually com
our growing electrical needs as well as open up a great re 7;30 p.m.
The housewifes of the nation pelled to round up, with the
creational area for us to enjoy.
A friendly church with a
Actually, the rims of Hells Canyon aren’t heavily forested, friendly smile. The Rev. David can help overcome this shortage. result that the appearance of
She should donate all of the the streets are considerably
but the scenery is magnificent. If this area could some day H. Martinez, Pastor.
aluminumware
that she can improved already, by the work
generate the popularity of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado,
spare.
But
not
give
away any that has been put upon them
and incidentally generate a little more power at the bottom
thing that would require her from this source.
of the canyon, that would be great.
to purchase new utensiles.
It adds considerable to the
Tourism is perhaps-’the second or third largest industry
A city truck will be located work of Patrolman Smith, for
in our area. Why not open up this country to the tourists? Let
at the entrance to the grade it is no easy job to get good
them and us enjoy it, for tourists don’t take a thing away from
school grounds where persons work out of a hobo.
the country, but contribute an awful lot to its economy.
Our only trip into Hells Canyon has been because of theH
roads and facilities built by Idaho Power Company. Personally,!
we think this has been a great contribution to this whole area.!
We only hope Idaho Power can keep developing these facilities,!
and we also hope that they can continue to make it possible!
for us to keep snapping those light switches.
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And we aren’t just thinking about these conveniences for!
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our life time either. We have the confidence and faith to think!
that American know-how will meet these needs for the generations!
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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.
More Electric Power Needed
IF
NOTICE
To My Customers
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Leslie Edward Topliff, 75,
died July 14 at his home in
rural Nyssa.
He was born Jan. 5, 1896,
In 1906
in Gibson City, Ill.
his family moved to Hale,Mo.,
where he resided until 1938
when he moved to Nyssa. He
served in the U.S. Army during
World War I.
He married Amy Goodell Feb.
26, 1919. She died April 1,
1963. He married Alma Daves
in Parma in March 1967. They
have since resided at their
ranch at Nyssa.
He is survived by his wife
at home; two sons, Edward
Topliff, Hazelton, and Irvin Top
liff, Nyssa; nine grandchildren
and two great grandchildren;
two stepdaughters, Retha Tooley
and Rosa Dorris, and one step
son, Alfred Daves, all of Parma,
one sister, Marguerite Medic,
Joliet, Ill.; and one brother,
Harry Topliff, Hale, Mo. He
was preceded in death by two
brothers and one sister.
Services were conducted at
11 a.m. Saturday at the Lien-
kaemper Chapel in Nyssa by
the Rev. J.D. Crego, pastor of
the United Methodist Church.
Interment
was
at Nyssa
Cemetery.
Serving as active pallbearers
were Jack Wood, Willis Ber
tram, Ernie Metcalf, Miland
Draper, Sam McConnell, and
David Beers.
Gordon J. Williams
Gordon J. Williams,
62,
Nyssa, died July 16 in an On
tario Hospital.
He was born Aug. 26, 1908
at Victor. He had been a resi
dent of Nyssa since 1938. He
was a carpenter and had worked
on several LDS churches in
the area.
He was a retired
employee of the Amalgamated
Sugar Co.
He married Alyce Pincock in
the Salt Lake City Temple Jan.
17, 1934.
In addition to his wife Alyce,
he is survived by five sons,
Brent and Glade Williams, Port
land; Morris Williams, Fort
Rucker, Ala., David Williams,
Nyssa, and Lowell Williams at
home; two daughters, Mrs. Jan
ice Skeen, Bend, Ore., and Miss
Linda Williams, Nyssa; three
sisters, Mrs. Verda Bateman,
Etna, Wyo., Mrs. La Rie Sut
ton, St. Anthony, and Mrs. Lois
Seelig, Las Vegas, Nev.; one
brother, Earl Williams, Cres
well, Ore.; and 11 grandchildren.
Services were conducted at
10 a.m. July 20 at the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, Nyssa Stake House, by
Bishop Glenn Peterson, Inter
ment was at Nyssa under the
direction
of
Lienkaemper
Chapel.
The family suggests memor
ials to the Oregon Kidney Assoc.
Catechism classes began this Church Camp
week at the Nyssa and Adrian
Labor Camps for the grade
At McCall
age children.
Monday night
Twenty-three members and
has been set aside for Nyssa
and Wednesday night for Adrian. friends of the Nyssa United
Delores Defuentes, Mary Agui Methodist Church spent the
lar, Susan Aguilar and Mary weekend at the United Methodist
Ann Dority plan to teach in the Church Camp at McCall. Mrs.
program under the direction Astrid Stephen gave the Sunday
of Father Young.
Training School lesson and the Rev. J.D.
periods for the teachers are C rego gave an inspiring Sunday
on Sunday at 9:00 p.m. at the morning message under the
Catholic Rectory. The course pines. Those attending were
will run through the month of the Rev. and Mrs. J.D. Creg'o
August.
and David, Mr. and Mrs. James
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Stephen, Mr. and Mrs. Ernie
The Youth Center in St. Brid Metcalf and grandson, Jeff, Mr.
get’s
Christian
Education and Mrs. Cliff Main, Mr. and
Building is open on Tuesday Mrs. Dale Adams and Cheryl,
evenings 7:30 to 11:00 p.m. all of Nyssa, Mrs. Lavone Eox
for high school students, and and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Spencer
on Thursday evenings 7:30 to of Caldwell, Mr. and Mrs. Ballby
10:30 p.m. for 7th and 8th Armacost ofOld Meadows, Mrs.
graders. There is a pop mach Helen Wilson, Mr. and Mrs.
ine, juke box, ping pong table Clarence Fritts, and Mr. and
and other games.
The 7th Mrs. Cecil Evans of Nu Acres.
and 8th graders try to have
a different program each week. Board will meet Friday, July 30
Last week was pop corn for at 8;00 p.m. in the Rectofy.
all, the week before pizza and Topics will be the renewal of
pop, and the previous week a the offertory plan for support
marshmallow roast.
of the parish, and the help of
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Ardon and Patti Lockyer present SPIRITUAL MOTIVATION,
a ministry to help you, as an individual, realize the tremen
dous potential created in you by God. A unique program of
music and talk, a very positive approach to the problems of
life today. Discover life with confidence, purpose, distinction,
strength, peace and love as found in the Word of God.
Ardon is the son of pioneer pastors, evangelists and mission
aries. His unique teenage background has given him a special
insight and understanding of much of the problems, obstacles
and distractions of todays youth and adults.
Patti traveled with Campus Coralairs for a season, across
the United States.
Hear the Lockyers at Nyssa Assembly of God Church, July 26th
at 8 p.m. Carl Johnson Jr. Pastor.
Young people are especially invited to attend.
Top Prices For
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