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The Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon Thursday, July 13, 1972 »cpcpcpcpcpcpcpcpcpcpc Nyssa Gato City Journal DIRICK NEDRY . . . . RUBEN LOPEZ . . . . BETTY TALBOT . . . MARGARET NEDRY . RUTH KLINKENBERG LUCILLE CALLAHAN .Editor and Publisher . Production Manager Office Manager, News . . .Social, Circulation . . . .Production Staff ... .Production Staff LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CONSERVATIVE BAPTIST CHURCH THE PAST the Gate City Journal for in 10 YEARS AGO Editor, the Journal: formation on how to dispose of This is an open letter to the Other areas will have Miss Rosa Moisan Alvarez junk. Published Evary Thursday at Nyssa, Oregon 97913 people of Malheur County and from Temuco, Chile will be charge of drives in their com directed specifically to the tax Nyssa's exchange student next munities. All kinds of metal is Second Class postage paid at Nyssa, Oregon 97913, payers of the Adrian com year. She will arrive around needed, except tin cans. under act of Congress of March 3, 1879 munity, Code 34. As you know August 28 in Florida and will I have resigned as your Chief be transported on to this area 40 YEARS AGO SUBSCRIPTION RATES Oregon Appraiser for Malheur County where she will be met by her Newspaper effective as of last Friday. I host family, the Maylin Max Dedication of Owyhee Dam at Malheur County, Oregon, Publishers feel that as I am now an or fields. 2 o’clock Sunday, July 17, will and Payette and Canyon Association * • * dinary taxpayer and no longer signalize the completion of the Counties, Idaho; connected with the Assessors’ Four Nyssa students are $6,000,000 storage unit for the NATIONAL NEWSPAPER office that I have a duty to in listed on the honor roll re- Owyhee irrigation project of One Year................. $5.00 form you as to the facts of leased by Oregon State Univer 123,000 acres. MMtillTiW iMT Highest dam Six Months............... $3.00 what is happening in the As sity. They are Jerry Matsu- in the world, a beautiful struc SUSTAINING Elsewhere in the U.S.A. sessors’ office under the pre naga, Sandra Lewis, Rena Dirk- ture locking together the color One Year.................. $6.00 sent County Court appointed son and Stanley Sisson. ful rock walls of a natural Six Months................. $4.00 Assessor, Robert Pierce. damsite in Owyhee River can In October 1963 John Koop- 20 YEARS AGO yon. Its christening is expected to attract many thousands of man, the Assessor for Malheur Five cases of Polio in Mal people. County, contacted me and ask As this is being written (Tuesday evening), the Democratic A special train will leave if I would consider working for heur County place polio in the Convention is in full swing. We have seen Sen. Hubert Humphrey him as an appraiser. I had epidemic stage. Four children Dunaway, five miles southwest and Sen. Edmund Muskie give up their fight, and it looks very just finished a year as Vice were stricken and one died. of Nyssa, on the Homedale much like Sen. George McGovern will be the convention’s President of the Ontario Farm The children are confined branch of the Oregon Short Line nominee for president. Bureau Center and the previous to Malheur Memorial Hospital. railroad at 11 a.m. Sunday McGovern seems to be the candidate of the young, the so- year been a delegate from the No steps are expected to be morning, arriving at the dam at called poor, and minority groups. Old line Democrats are Ontario Center of the Farm taken to close any public meet 1 p.m. scared to death of him, and Republicans think that President Free transportation up the Bureau to the county chapter ing place, the county health of Nixon will beat him in November worse than President Johnson of the Farm Bureau. I had ficer said. He explained that heretofore inaccessible Owyhee beat Barry Goldwater in 1964. November is several months listened a lot and taxes were poliomyelitis is considered an River canyon will be provided away and much can happen in the meantime. For that matter, a common theme. Here was my epidemic if there is one case by the Union Pacific railroad the convention isn’t over and who can tell what two or three which will furnish coaches and chance to get in the middle of in 20,000 population. more days might bring? * * * the General Construction Com the matter and find what it Our political processes are tremendously interesting to me, was all about, I was much Mrs. Jessie Morgan, a Nyssa pany will supply the locomotives though, and this is one of the many times when I am thankful surprised, after all the talk resident, is now sightseeing in that for four years have been we have the tube available, and in living color no less. I had heard, to find that John England, her first major stop hauling sand, gravel, cement A political convention is rather assuring to me also, for and the staff were a very dedi over on a six-weeks European and supplies for the structure. while my sentiments are not in sympathy with this particular She is accompanied by Free parking for automobiles cated and hard working group tour. convention, I nevertheless have admiration for the political of people. Doing their compli her sister Miss Jeannette Cal will be provided at the govern leaders and their party’s efforts to adopt a platform and nomi kins and a friend from San Fran ment plant at Dunaway, at which cated job very well. ' nate a man to represent their party in the November election. Two and a half years ago John cisco. The women plan to visit point the crowd is invited to And should he be elected,he will be my president as well as asked me to be the Chief Ap Rome and Paris before return take the excursion train. On theirs. account of narrow roads and li praiser. My job was to lay out ing home. The idealism of the young, however far out I think they might Prior to making her trip mited parking facilities at Owy be, is perfectly understandable to me. I can remember so very the work, supervise and check Mrs. Morgan attended the gra hee Dam, visitors will find the well the first election in which I was eligible to vote - 1940. the work of the appraisers and duation of her sonClayton Mor train route preferable to auto. assist in all phases of the ap How hard I campaigned for Wendell Wilkie, and how fruitless. gan at the University of Oegon Several speakers are ex And in retrospect, I doubt if Wilkie would have been a very good praisal process. I wrote Memos Medical School in Portland. pected and unveiling of the president. However, In those days it was primarily a matter setting up rules of appraisal bronze tablet at the end of the standards to have greater equity of principle, and many of us did not think that President Roose dam will be part of the cere 30 YEARS AGO among all classes of property velt should defy tradition and run for a third term. Many mony. in the county. We took field of FDR’s friends broke with him over the issue, and Congress The USO committee released trips reviewing property trying later passed legislation limiting the tenure of the president figures this week on the results 50 YEARS AGO to two terms. So perhaps idealism and principle won out in to get every appraiser to ap praise on the same standard. of the combined efforts of the end. An unusually large number July 1st 1971 John retired, various subcommittees in the My batting average was not any better in 1944 and 1948, country. The results so far have of lambs are being killed this after an outstanding 24 years of and I fought a losing battle in my support of Thomas Dewey, not been too gratifying. summer on the range by coyotes but I worked hard, and with fervor. And who can ever forget service to Malheur County, and For the sake of those boys as the results of the campaigns asked the County Court to ap when we went to bed in November of 1948 hearing Gabriel Heater who are in the services, whe in the western states against proclaim Dewey’s victory, only to wake up the next morning point me to finish out his term ther they be your boys or not, the jackrabbit pest, the natural of office. This the County court to learn that Harry Truman was re-elected. contribute to the USO so that food of the coyotes. Their raids Better for me were 1952 and 1956, for those were the years refused and instead appointed they might continue to enjoy on lambs are the result. Robert Pierce who farmed in that Gen. Eisenhower won handily over Adlai Stevenson. Those Rabbits have been poisoned by the comforts of home. , were great campaigns, though, and while a supporter of Ike I the Oregon Slope area. * * * wholesale and the severe winter For several months the office will never forget how enthralled I was over the oratory of A junk rally will be conducted of the past caused thousands to Adlai. And there are some today who refer to the uninspired went along relatively smoothly in Nyssa during the remainder die. As a result the heavy loss the appointed Assessor as year’s under Eisenhower. To me, those were the best years of July, according to Leno of lambs becomes a serious overall that this country has enjoyed. And Ike had a very Pierce tried to learn the com thing. Coyotes attack the flocks Christensen, chairman. plicated assessment and ap good vice-president in those days. Persons having scrap metal, in broad daylight and the sheep praisal procedures. At least one The 1960 campaign was perhaps the most exciting of all, persons time has been con rubber or burlap bags are asked herders report that the coyotes right down to the election when John Kennedy beat Richard tinuously used in order to teach to contribute them to the local killed are gaunt with starva Persons tion. Nixon by less than one percent. Remember the television de Mr. Pierce the fundamentals of salvage committee. Demands are being made that bates, and the start of jet travel after the more sedate cam the office routine. This has living in Nyssa may telephone if the campaign of extermina paigning of the past from the observation cars of trains? slowed the already over I have already referred to the Johnson-Goldwater election burdened staff. At last re one of the appraisers met with tion against the rabbit is to in 1964 where a then popular president soundly whipped the port I had there were timely some of the bigger farmers in be continued a similar drive to challenger. Another tight one was 1968, with Richard Nixon reports that are required by the the area. It was decided be rid the state of coyotes be winning a squeaker over President Johnson’s vice-president, Department of Revenue that tween them that the values were staged. Hubert Humphrey. were two or more weeks be too high and especially on their Now we’re facing the election campaign of 1972. We are hind schedule. Due to lack of farms. So it was agreed that seeing the Democrats at work, and soon it will be the Re direction and misdirection by adjustments were to be made the agree- publicans. I just ran home to watch the courageous appearance Mr. Pierce, my decisions were downward. After Charles Nevins is still under of Gov. George Wallace at the convention. His thoughts won’t ignored and the appraisers were ments were made 1 was sent out carry much weight at this particular convention, but he speaks told to talk it over with him with the appraiser and was for going treatment for leukemia at his mind, and with conviction. I’m not too sure he isn’t saying if they had problems. I have ced to make the adjustments. I St. Luke’s Hospital in Boise. out loud what many of us think, and he speaks out for the great been effectively relieved of my would look at a property and say His room number has bees majority of middle-class Americans who go to work every position as Chief Appraiser and how about a little adjustment? changed to 271. Mrs. Gene Peirce, his mo day, pay their taxes, and abide by the laws of the land. That’s this is now occupied by a com The appraiser would say Mr. a group that takes the back seat in most of the political dis- pletely unqualified man, Mr. Pierce has agreed on a much ther, reports he has received cussions to the poor, the black, the young, the welfare re- Pierce. As Mr. Pierce has been bigger adjustment and so it many cards and some visitors, and was especially happy to re cipients, and other ___ _ being courted for votes. This con- taking over the appraisal sec went. groups Now if you are one of the ceive a box of chocolate chip vention also seems to be making a great fuss over male and tion he has been loading more female, as opposed to just people. Where have all the people and more of the Assessors du innocent uncomplaining tax- cookies. Charles’ wife Ramona is stay gone? ties upon the Chief Deputy, Lola payers you are holding the bag Anyway, to me the political conventions are fascinating. Steinke. It is not unusual for and unless you do something ing with friends in Boise, so Some would like to break up the system we use in selecting her time to be taken up for will automaticallybeloadedwith she can visit her husband more our presidential candidates, but nobody has come up with a better several hours a day in his Taxes. For instance one pro often. way of doing it yet. office, many times behind perty that was appraised for And the campaigns are a kind of renewal of our National pur closed door. A t present she $117,000 was adjusted to $92, pose. This is the time when the issues are debated, thoughts is working nights and weekend 800 for a reduction of $24,200. clarified, and people make a choice. This is the time when days desperately trying to Another property was given a those who don’t like what’s going on can express themselves catch up and get back on sche 10% reduction for being sepe- -------- in _ . the . American way, . by going to the polls and casting their dule. rated from the main farm by a vote. Specifically here is the si river. On one tax lot this came to tuation. As Chief Appraiser I $5,800, several other tax lots Missionary Adjustments SEVENTH DAY know my men and their limi were involved. tations so in order to have the were made on many farms as the Baptist Church CHRISTIANS Sunday School, classes for highest equity I have placed rumor got around and to my each man in a seperate ap knowledge no one that asked all ages 9:45 a.m. Services every Sabbath, 56 Morning Worship, 11 a.m. praisal area. One in Big Bend was refused some adjustment. Main Street, Nyssa. (Special music each Sunday) area and one in the Ridgeview The last count of adjustments Saturday - Sabbath Lesson * * * area and Bill Phillips in the that I heard were close to a 10 a.m. Morning Worship Sunday evening, BTC, 7 p.m. Adrian area. From past ex total in all Codes of $750,000. 11 a.m. perience I knew that the Adrian If you are one of the in- Song Service, 7 30 p.m. Mid-week service, Tuesday tax Bible Message by Pastor area was the hardest to ap nocent uncomplaining 7:30 p.m. praise. The last appraisal cycle payers you should do something Smith, 8 p.m. Every one welcome, Lloyd Wednesday, Bible study, 8 we were unsure of our values to remedy the inequity, unless and Bernice Pounds. due to the influence of the high you enjoy paying someone elses For about th« »ame prie» p.m. three of these window Choir practice, 8:30 p.m. seed yields and the spotted or taxes. Write to the appointed Everyone welcome to any or variation of yields. These were Assessor Pierce and demand units, you can buy Lennox Latin Assembly being close to an alkli bee that the Code 34 be reappraised whole-house air condition- all services. ng . . . it's especially —Dear! Smith, Pastor. bed or far away, etc. So we and equalized, downward in your of God Church were cautious and on the low case. Later the area can be easy if you have a ducted Sunday, church activities be SOUTHERN BAPTIST1 side. Due to the ratio we were indexed if needed. You’re lost heating system now. Call gin with Sunday School at 10 us today for more infor receiving I knew that this had for this year as the tax roll Sunday Morning Worship, 11 to be corrected and indications a.m., followed by worship ser mation. is closed, but if you get action a.m. vice, 11 a.m. were that the area was going immediately the values can be And enjoy the view this Sunday, July 16 at 10 a.m.. more to row crop and yet values changed this year for next year. Sunday night service, 7:30 summer. Rev. Roy Ferguson will con were climbing. So I assigned If Mr. Pierce refuses, write p.m. duct a Bible study of the Bap this area to Ex-Marine Bill direct to Mr. Charles Mack, ZIMMERMAN Bible Study every Tuesday, tist faith and message. Every Phillips. I knew that he was Director of the Department of one who is interested in lear a concientious man and would Revenue, Salem, Oregon and PLUMBING AND 7; 30 p.m. Royal Rangers, every Tues ning of the Southern Baptist do the appraisals irregardless explain the problem. Cut this HEATING Faith is cordially invited to of who the taxpayer was or his article out and tack to your day, 7:30 p.m. 13 N. 2nd St. Nyssa Young people’s service, attend. political influence. This Bill family bulletin board so you Phone 372-3911 Southern Baptist is located did, when the increase notices won’t forget. every Thursday, 7:30 p.m. A friendly church with a at the corner of Park Avenue went out reprecussions fol- • —Sincerely, and North 3rd Street. friendly smile. lowed. Mr. Pierce tookoverthe Past Chief Appraiser --Rev. David Martinez. Pastor. —Roy Ferguson, pastor. complaint department and with Oscar B. Bratton "-"•“HimA 1972 Democratic Convention THURSDAY: Last day of the Breakaway program lead by eight young people from Scott Memorial Baptist Church in San Diego. The final evening of fun, food and fellowship with Christ will begin at 7:30 this evening. All junior high through college youth are welcome. SUNDAY: Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. with Bible classes for all ages including a choice of studies for adults. Morning service at 11 a.m. Message, “Looking for Deliver- Based on Matthew ance.” 8:1-17. Fellowship hour for junior hi«di through college youth at 7 p.m. Fellowship will be centered in Scriptures related to self-acceptance. Evening service at 8 p.m. Message, “How to Improve our Relationship with God.” Based on 2 Peter 1:1-11. TUESDAY: Deaconswill meet at the pastor’s study at 8 p.m. WEDNESDAY: The quarterly business meeting will follow a time of prayer beginning at 8 p.m. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: Staff meeting at 10 a.m., Tues day, July 18. School will be conducted July 31 through August 4 for child ren age 5 through grade 6. Everyone is always welcome at this back to the-Bible church. CHRISTIAN CHURCH Sunday School, classes for all ages 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship Service, 11 a.m. Tuesday, (during the summer months) CYF Jor Jr. High and High School youth, 6:30 p.m. Jesus’ Followers, 5th and 6th graders, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Choir practice, 7 p.m.; Bible study, • p.m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NOTES The United Methodist Church has been very busy with summer activities and planning their fall activities. Their weekly schedule of meetings is as follows: Sunday School for all ages begins at 9:30 a.m. and morning wor ship at 11:00 a.m. Sunday eve ning at 7:30 p.m. the church meets in the church parlour for Bible study and prayer. They are currently studying the Book of Romans. On Monday morning at 7:00 a.m. the men of the church meet for Men’s Prayer Breakfast at Brownies Cafe. — “ j is inter-de This meeting nominational in program and other men from other churches are invited to attend. On Tues day night at 7:30 p.m. the young people meet in the church par lour for a Bible ‘rap’ session. On Tuesday also at 9:30 a.m. the women meet in another in ter-denominational coffee hour at Fern Adams. They extend an invitation to all women of the community to join them. Wednesday nights the church meets in different homes for Bible study in the Book of The Acts at 7:30 p.m. The education department of the church are holding weekly organizational and planning meetings to prepare for their fall and winter Sunday School program. Activities are being planned to provide an interest ing study program and a con tinual growth of the Sunday School. The church has been very busy redecorating the par sonage. All the rooms have been painted, new carpet and linoleum has been laid and the bathroom has been remodled. On Wednesday, July 19 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., the pastor, his family and the par sonage committee will be hold ing an open house for members of the church and community. On Sunday, July 16 the pastor and several members of the church will be holding a week- t- 5- i Vi A Bible printed in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1901 is the smallest on record, Without the cover, this mighty mite is 7/16-inch thick. It contains 876 tiny pages, 1-1/4 by 1-3/4 inches, plus a magnifying glass in the pocket of the cover with which to read it. Famed theologian Dr. Oswald Hoffmann of radio’s “The Lutheran Hour” cautions fathers to remember the words of St. Paul in the Bible: “If you are angry, be sure that it is not out of wounded pride or bad temper, Never go to bed angry—don’t give the devil that sort of foothold." In Memoriam The family and friends of Nancy Keiko Fonda who died June 10, 1972 will gather for a Memorial Service to com memorate her life at Abe Charoláis Restaurant, 625 Frst Idaho Avenue, Ontario, Oregon on Saturday, July 15 at 8 p.m. end retreat at Camp McCall. They will be leaving on Fri day and returning late Sunday evening. Sunday morning wor ship at the church will be con ducted via a pre-recorded wor ship service. Several members of the church met last Sunday evening to record the service. Rev. 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