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Nyssa Gate City Journal DIRICK NEDRY..................................... Editor and Publisher RUBEN LOPEZ................................................... Shop Foreman BETTY TALBOT............................................ News Reporter MARGARET NEDRY...........................................News Reporter PATSY HICKS.......................................... Justowriter Operator RUTH KLINKENBERG............................. Justowriter Operator Published Evary Thursday at Nyna, Oregon 97913 Second Class postage paid at Nyssa, Oregon 97913, under act of Congress of March 3, 1879 1' I Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association SUBSCRIPTION RATES IB NATIONAL NEWSPAPER B ìock M m Thursday, October 14, 1971 Th« Nyssa Gat« City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon Pafl« Two tw.HI IrM Fnu c NNA SUSTAINING • *« ■ MEMBER Malheur County, Oregon, and Payette and Canyon Counties, Idaho; One Year................$5.00 Six Months............... $3.00 Elsewhere in the U.S.A. One Year................. $6.00 Six Months................ $4.00 National Newspaper Week This week of October 10-16 is National Newspaper Week. This is the one time during the year when the more than 9,000 weekly and daily newspapers of the nation join hands, as a group, and make a concerted effort to promote a better understanding of newspapers and the vital role they play in preserving the great American way of life. Newspaper Week was started nationally, in 1940, and is sponsored by Newspaper Association Managers, Inc., a nation wide organization of state, regional and national press asso ciation managers. ‘'Newspapers - Growing with America” is the theme for this years observance. This week is not primarily set aside for newspapers to indulge in self-praise,, but it is a time to remind readers of the fact that growth in this free nation goes hand in hand with growth in its free press. ; Newspapers are a vital part of the American economy, pur chasing many millions of dollars of material each year and offering, through advertising, opportunities for businessmen to increase their revenue and for buyers to use their money to the best advantage. As we observe National Newspaper Week, may we remind our readers that we are starting our third year as publishers of the Gate City Journal. We sincerely hope that we can con tinue to do our share, along with our 9,000 and some cohorts, to make our community a better place to work, play and live - in peace and prosperity. It was Eugene Fitch Ware who said: “No town can hope pros perity and trade, Unless the press shall vigorously aid.” Greater Oregon League The Nyssa School Board was faced with an agonizing decision at their Monday night board meeting, and in our opinion made thé right decision, unanimously approved by each board member. They agreed to withdraw from the Greater Oregon League. On the surface this may seem like a rather drastic step to take, but the board was finally forced into a corner after many years of side-stepping the issue, and they had no other real, valid choice. Since the days when Nyssa teams first entered into athletic competition with other schools, we have been a member of what is now the Snake River Valley League. Other teams in tills league are Payette, Weiser, Emmett, Vale and more re- céntly Vallivue and Bishop Kelly. Ontario was formerly a member but their increased enroll ment forced them into a Class A league, with schools of over 600 students in the top three grades. At various times Parma, Fruitland, New Plymouth and Homedale were also in the same league, but when Idaho re-districted they dropped into a league with schools of like enrollment. In recent years Nyssa and Vale have also participated in the Greater Oregon League, playing John Day, Burns, and each other to qualify for participation in Oregon play-offs, tour naments. etc. More recently we have been forced to compete with Wahtonka, (which is near The Dalles), Madras, and Prineville; all 300 miles across the state. Now the league issues the ultimatum to play a round robin schedule with these teams (which also includes Milton-Freewater) or get out. The board, in our opinion, wisely decided to get out. Oregon league officials have completely ignored the fact that Nyssa and Vale have long been a part of the SRV League, with long standing and historic rivalries among friends and neighbors. Vale, incidentally, will have made up their mind which way they will go by the time this is published. Football and basketball are the only sports involved in the ultimatum, with competition still authorized in wrestling,base ball, track and minor sports. Again, the Greater Oregon Lea gue has ignored the fact that our associations with the SRV schools are for all sports, but also music, speech, girls* ath letics, and many other inter-scholastic activities. One of the regrettable factors in getting out of the league is that we will not be able to participate in play-offs for cham pionships in football and basketball after this year. We will also be eliminated from consideration in the mythical state standings (we are number 4 in Class AA right now.) The argument comes up - what is best for the kids? In our book a game at Emmett 30 miles away is better for the player than a game with Wahtonka 300 miles away, and a game at Weiser 25 miles away is better than a game with Prineville 250 miles away. Besides, the parents and supporters of the teams can and do attend the games at Weiser and Emmett, and they in turn fill the visitors side of the field when the game is played at Nyssa. Prineville may have brought eight rooters when they played here two weeks ago. The real losers in all this are Burns and John Day. Hard- pressed to schedule games near home, they will lose two of their closest in Vale and Nyssa, and these are friendly rivalries of long standing. We understand that John Day sided with us, but Burns voted to stay with the round robin decision of the lea gue. The Nyssa school board left the door open. If the Greater Oregon League will recognize that we have geographical ties here along the Snake River that are important traditionally and economically, and will go along with sub-districting as they have in the past, then of course we would like to continue in the Oregon scene. We have been most fortunate over the years in belonging to a league which is very close competitively and with the same goals and interests, and the school board very wisely agreed that this must continue. OBITUARIES Myron M. Peterson Services for Myron Mitchel Peterson, 78, Nyssa, who died Friday, October 8, 1971 in the Malheur Memorial Hospital in Nyssa were conducted at 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 11, in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Nyssa Stake House, Nyssa by Bishop Reed Ray. Interment was Oct. 12, at the Mountain View cemetery at Pocatello. Local arrange ments are by the Lienakemper Chapel in Nyssa. Mr. Peterson was born Oct. 18, 1892 in Smithfield, Utah. He married Maud Bowles May 13, 1926, in Weiser. Theylived in Nampa and moved toCaldwell in 1930 and to Nyssa in 1933 where he operated Peterson’s Blacksmith Shop, and also far med. He retired in 1970. He was a member of the LDS Church in Nyssa. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maud Peterson, Nyssa; three sons, LeRoyC. Chadwick, Nampa, Loren M. Peterson, Seward. Alaska, and C. Grant Peterson, Nyssa; two daughters, Miss Bertha Chadwick, Los An geles, and Mrs. Darlene L. Terry, Kirkland, Wash.; 12 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren. One daughter preceded him in death. CHRISTIAN CHURCH ' tL * OUTOF ! THE PAST 10 YEARS AGO 40 years ago con’t First Christian Church, Sun day School, 9:45 a.m. Morning worship, 11:00 a.m. CYF - For all Jr and Sr. Pentecostal Church High Youths, Sunday, 7:30 p.m. The “Singing Cameron Fa Choir practice, Wednesday at mily” from Scotland will be spe cial guests Friday night at the 7 p.m. Pentecostal Church October 15 at 8 p.m. The group will be APOSTOLIC FAITH attired in native dress. They Apolistic Church of the Faith compose most of their songs in Christ Jesus services will themselves. They have an in be held in the evenings Sunday, teresting and unusual program Wednesday, and Friday at 7 p.m. to present. Everyone in the com Sunday School services are held munity is welcome to attend. The Pentecostal Church is from 10 a.m. until noon. All are welcome, announced Pastor located at the Corner of 7th and Mike Valverde, Jr. TheChurch Emison, with Carl Lassiter, is located at 612 North 9th. Pastor. Sunday School is at 10 a.m. and church services at 11 a.m. ADRIAN Sunday evening services at 8 p.m. COMMUNITY Wednesday evening services and Bible study at 8 p.m. CHURCH NAZARENE CHURCH NOTES "Touchdown ‘71”, the fall her lesson was her first ex Sunday School attendance build perience with a gear shift. ing contest of the Church of Mrs. Chas. Thomason es the Nazarene, continues to build caped the wreck as she had interest in Bible study and train gone into the house to visit ing sessions in local congre with Mrs. Stam. Mr. Russell gations throughout the area. was working with Thomason Rev. Robert Manley, zone and Klaas Tensen when the * « • chairman for Snake River Valley accident occured. churches, reports that in Nyssa senior band members * • * creases are being recorded by were assigned their uniforms Rev. and Mrs. Stanley Moore nearly every Sunday School in last Thursday afternoon. The have moved from Heppner to the area and that the eight chur uniforms designed by Bob Q. ches of the zone have reported Smith are sky-blue, tuxedo style, Ontario to serve the Episcopal 20% increases during the first adjustable to fit various-sized pastorates in Nyssa, Vale and Ontario. three Sundays of the program. students. They have a remov The Nyssa Sunday School has able white dickey overlay and followed the football theme, detachable tails. The front 50 YEARS AGO honoring the league-leadingNHS of the dickey has a large “N” The Womens Association will Messrs. Fred and Eddie football team in one session, in color to match the uniform. SECOND WARD meet with Mrs. M.L. Judd this and has awarded footballs to Senior bands are comprised Powell, M. Brocker and M. Thursday afternoon, instead of RELIEF SOCIETY various persons in response to of 102 members this year, with Solomon returned from a hunt Mrs. Tina Schiemer as planned. ing trip on Grand Creek in the their particular efforts in build 82 in the varsity band. Mrs. Melitta Buzzard will speak The Second Ward Relief So ing attendance. Last Sunday was The instructor received a Blue Mountains this week. They and show pictures of work she letter yesterday morning from report the range very dry, with has done with a tribe in Mexico. ciety will meet Tuesday, Oct. Family Day, when emphasis was placed upon home fellowship chairmen of the music com no feed • for * any * live thing. Mrs. M.L. Judd has a larger 19 beginning at 10 a.m. The lesson will be presented with encouragement for families mittee for the Pasadena Tour room for this purpose. Archie and Perry Cantrell by Ruby Wight, “Behavior Pat to invite other families for din * * * nament of Roses, stating that ner guests on Sunday. A foot chances for the Nyssa band to will start school in Kingman The pastor will begin a class terns Begin in the Home.” A second session will be held ball was given the Paul Moffis appear in the 1964 parade were Kolony next Monday. for youth leading to church First month’s attendance re quite favorable. membership on Sunday, Oct. at 7 p.m. with Lucille Pett family in recognition of the port in Prof. Everett’s room; largest family present in the 24, at 3:30 in the Roswell church. giving the lesson. Pupils enrolled 17. Average 20 YEARS AGO Sunday School that day. The class is for both churches, daily attendance 12.1. Pupils The Homecoming theme will and all young people interested Latin Assembly Esth«r E. Tr«nk«l 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION neither late nor absent; Anna be featured the next two Sun are welcome. ULSL ARMY - The little puppy Schweizer, Ruby Reed, Juan days with each of the two teams ONTARIO - Esther Elizabeth Of God Church dashed through the rice field, ita Bigelow, Dorothy Parsons. am wa iv» m wt wt wa hi , in the local contest providing Trenkel, 75, Ontario, passed Sunday, church activities be some special features in the and tore across the motor pool Miss Gladys Johnson’s room, away Thursday morningOctober FAITH LUTHERAN gin with Sunday School at 10 closing assemblies of the ses to the aid station tent. He barked grades 1 to 6. The following 7, in an Ontario hospital after a.m. followed by the worship sions. and fumed excitedly, trying to pupils were neither absent nor CHURCH NOTES a short illness. service at 11 a.m., and Sunday lure some one to follow him. late during the first month of Following the service of wor Active in community and night service at 7:30 p.m. Pint-size Mike finally enticed school in Dist. 61, Kingman ship next Sunday, there will be * * * The Faith Lutheran Church church affairs, Mrs. Trenkel one of the men, Pvt. Robert Kolony: Kenneth Bach, Chris a fellowship dinner. Visiting was born April 13, 1896 in G. Adams, Nyssa, back to a tina Christensen, Young people’s service, every friends from Newport, in the Mary Ann located at 531 Park Avenue Delmar, Iowa. In 1914 she came ditch where another dog, his Edwards, Cora Elliott, Juan has Sunday School at 10 a.m. Tuesday night at 7:30p.m. Bible area for the opening of pheasant west with two friends and the mother, lay with a deep bloody ita Martin, James McEwen, Or and Church Service at 11 a.m. study every Thursday night at season, are providing fish three young women taught in gash through her neck. ville McEwen, James McGinnis, each Sunday. The new minister 7:30 p.m. fillets for the dinner, with the is Rev. William Lewis. Mon the Enterprise area of Wallowa A friendly church with a local congregation completing Adams immediately ad John McGinnis, Virginia Mc county. She taught in Flora, ministered first aid treatment, Ginnis, Margaret Morgan, Ag day, October 18, ALWC meets friendly smile. The Rev. David the arrangements for the meal. at 8 p.m. Ore. H. Martinez, Pastor. dressed the wound, wrapped nes Nichols, William Parsons, Sunday evening at 6:15 p.m. In 1916 Esther Koplinandher her in his fatigue jacket, and Ruth Pinkston, Eddie Powell, prior to evening service at 7 mother drove a team of horses carried her back to the company Helen Powell, Chester Reed, p.m. a class is studying the from the Enterprise area to area. Ella Reed, Leonard Smith. training book, “Beliefs that Alkali Springs northwest of On Lady or Lassie, or whatever Matter Most”. This group, tario where both Esther and her the dog back home is called, made up of teenagers as well 60 YEARS AGO parents filed on homesteads. is senior mascot of the 27th as adults, is focusing on six She drove nine miles daily to "wolfhound” regiment, and her Ed Hillier’s young friends areas of basic Christian be teach at Alfalfa Heights school off-springs carry their moth treated him to an old fashioned lief. Rev. Manley is leading located in the vicinity of the er’s tradition. charivari Tuesday evening, and the class discussion. present Skyline farm. Why little Mike, who gave the the music of the cowbell and Friends of the church are It was while homesteading alarm, chose the aid station tin-pan brigade was visible to invited to share in both the re “I love you! I love you! I only to avoid evil, but to ab that she met and later married is a mystery to everyone. Per the ear in the suburbs of On gular and special activities of love you!” said a boy to his hor it. Fred Trenkel Feb. 19,1918. One haps he had watched soldiers tario. Ed took a temporary the church at any time. month later they moved to the receive help and instinctively girl friend. “I would scale the One day, as a lady was lease on Foster’s ice cream ranch near Ontario where the knew where to go for relief ■w w ■ m J i xk —" parlor, til he filled the youths highest mountain or swim the gathering roses, a snake coiled family has since resided. Mrs. of pain. widest river, ” he continued, itself around her wrist. She all up and sent them away happy. BRIDGE ACTIVITIES Trenkel also taught at the old ♦ ♦ ♦ “just to sit at your feet.” But screamed and fainted. Today Lincoln Heights school near her 30 YEARS AGO Harold S. Bahl, formerly edi when he left he said, “I will her hatred for the serpent Mrs. Virginia Brandt hosted ranch home. Mrs. Cora Tomlinson, local tor of the Gate City Journal, come back tomorrow night, if race is such, that she will not the Thursday Afternoon Bridge She was active in the WCSC for and who has been employed manager for the Malheur Home it doesn’t rain.” go anywhere that a snake Club last week. most of her life and taught Telephone Company, said that in the public school here, was How many of us are like might go. Sunday School for many years. married at Weiser yesterday, Guest players were Mrs. E. subscribers to phone service that boy. We declare our love If we really love the Lord She was a charter member of to Miss Helen Sharp, daughter Otis Smith and Mrs. Fred may find an increase in their the Malheur County CowBelles for the Lord with our lips, we will hate sin in all its Guthrie. telephone bills for October due of M.E. Sharp of Nyssa, the and was a long time member of ceremony taking place at Hotel but we deny it with our lives. forms like that lady hates Mrs. Jesse Morgan was high to the recent imposition of a the Oregon and American Weiser, Rev. A.W. Banland That is why a loyal lover of snakes. We will no more love place winner and Mrs. T.E. Eld federal defense tax, which be Woolgrowers Auxiliary. She officiating. our Lord said in Psalm 97:10, the dwelling places of sin redge was second. came effective October 6. was also active in work for the Both the young people have a “You that love the Lord, hate than she loves a den of * * * American Legion. host of personal friends in this The state department of ag evil.” snakes. community who will join the ONE GOOD JOB She is survived by her hus riculture placed a 30-day emer There can be no love for Do we really love the Journal in wishing them a long band of Ontario; a son, Harold gency quarantine on hogs in the DESERVES ANOTHER. the Lord without hating that Lord? Trenkel, Ontario; a daughter, northern part of Malheur County. happy and prosperous married HIRE THE VET! which He hates. We are not life. Mrs. Bert (Helen) Hawkins, On This includes sales yards in tario and 10 grandchildren. A Nyssa, Vale and Ontario. The foster son, LeRoy Fuller, pre- quarantine followed the dis covery of some hog cholera. oeded her in death. Services were conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 9, at the 40 YEARS AGO First Baptist Church in Ontario Learning to drive a Buick by the Rev. Nixon Knight, pastor and by the Rev. Orville Coates, car almost cost the life of pastor of the United Methodist Mrs. Harry Russell of Big Bend Church in Albany, Bertleson- last Tuesday on the Luit Stam Lienkaemper MemorialChapel. ranch. She ran into a ditch The family suggests mem and culvert and was thrown orials to the Mary Kay School. against the steering wheel. Mrs. Russell’s six-year-old daughter was thrown through the Girard J. Smith windshield but in some manner escaped without a scratch. W.V. BOISE - Services for Girard Ward, owner of the car and J. Smith, 80,2015 North Twenty instructor in the driving lesson ninth, who died Thursday, Oct. suffered a four inch cut on the 7, 1971 at a Boise hospital of leg. natural causes were conducted Although Mrs. Russell has at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, driven a Ford several years. at Summers Funeral Home by officers of Boise Elks Lodge No. 310. Interment was atClo- Bill Dunn verdale. Word has just been received 1400 Mr. Smith was born Nov. 3, of the death of Bill Dunn cf 1300 1890, at Lewistown, Mont. He Arizona, a former resident cf ------- 1200 married Hilda E. Bailey on this area. He died of an apparent 11OO ------ June 17, 1920 at Butte. He F ■ lOOO TI 1 1 11 heart attack. Mr. Dunn was born moved to Weiser in 1929 from •OO in Oklahoma and would have Billings. He was employed as a 800 been 75 in November. Theylived 700 — ________ salesman for the Salt Lake here until approximately 10 ________ Hardware Co. He also had OfCfMBf« 4NUMY HMUMY MMCW VWM MAY AM UY AUGUST SE»ÎTMW» years ago when they moved to worked as city clerk and chief Arizona. Mr. Dunn is survived of police in 1939 and worked by his wife, Lillian. Funeral as a purchasing agent in the State Idaho Power’s customers collec services were held in Yuma As the engineers say, when we “fill the val Highway Department for several tively require the greatest amount of power in leys of our load curve" everyone benefits in October 12. years. He was a veteran of summer months, during the period of maximum greater efficiency and lower costs. World War I having served with air conditioning and pumping for irrigation. People want economic progress—better the U.S. Army. He was a life Christian Anderson Note the monthly variations of our system standards of living, more community develop member of Boise Lodge No. 310 power demands on the chart above, for the 12 Word has been received of ment, more irrigated agriculture, more jobs BPOE, a life member of the months ended as of August, 1971. the death ofChristian Anderson, and payroll you’d better believe it. Abundant American Legion anda member 80, of Bend, Ore. Our advertising and promotion work is clean electricity helps make all of them possible. of the Knife and Fork Club. He was born May 3, 1891, at devoted primarily to recommending off-peak Survivors include a son, Phillips, Wis. He lived in electric services such as heating for homes and Girard J.Smith, Jr., Pocatello; Emmett working as a sawfiler IDAHO POWDER offices. two daughters, Mrs. Nathalie at various places. Electric heating utilizes an unused generat COMPANY Averett. Mesa, Aril., and Mrs. 5 Survivors are Searla (Sallie) ing capacity already in existence. It helps keep Paula Barnes, Portland; a bro Anderson; two grandsons, your unit cost of electricity at a lower level ther E. Otis Smith. Nyssa; and Harold Zimmerman and Ikmald whether you are an irrigator or a household aQree environmental improvements must nine grandchildren. His wife I Zimmerman of Parma, several customer than if the off-peak surplus of power accompany economic progress. They are com- died Jan. 18, 1969. sisters and a brother. A daugh were unused ptamamary - and necessary. ter, June Zimmerman of Parma died March 22, 1962. Interment was at the Federal Veterans Cemetery, Portland A total of 126 deer had been brought in to local plants and stores for processing by early Wednesday morning. Unsuc cessful nimrods will have an other chance to fill this week end. Questions People Ask: “Why Do You Advertise and Promote the Use of More Electricity, thus Causing the Need for More Power Plants?” 0 O • Answer: II i i J
