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Promise of The New Year
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH NOTES
by Re». Bob Hutchinson
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Bring Results!
OBITUARIES^
Ro$« E. Simmons
Rose E. Simmons, 60, Nyssa,
The Apostle Paul in
the died at her home in Nyssa Sun
Book of II Corinthians writes, day, December 24, 1972.
She was born Aug. 8, 1912,
“Even though we knew Christ
as a man we do not know Him in Broken Bow, Neb. She was
like that any longer.”
It is married to Isaac Simmons, in
amazing to find out how many Winnemucca, Aug. 5, 1968.
She is survived by five sons,
people worship only the Christ
of Bethlehem’s Cradle. You can William Lewin, Emmett, Dean
see them at Christmas time Lewin, Nebraska, James and
every year. They throng the Thomas Lewin, Portland and
streets of Bethlehem, crowding Duane Simmons, Nyssa, three
their way into the church of The daughters, Miss Claudia Lewin,
Nativity. You can hear their New Plymouth, Mrs. Ina Jones,
Plymouth,
and Miss
voices joining in with a thou New
sand dialects or tongues in the Jeanette Simmons, Nyssa; and
singing of Christmas carols. To 18 grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m.
the churches of every village,
hamlet or city in our country Friday at the LienkaemperCha-
and other countries they come. pel in Nyssa with the Rev. Fred
Interment
Some call them ‘the twice a Moxon officiating.
year crowd.' Many would like will be at Park ViewCemetery,
to keep Christ in the manger. at New Plymouth.
Although they agree a stable
Charles E. Barrentine
with its unpleasant odors was
Charles Edward Barrentine,
not the place for any child to
be born, let alone Christ Jesus, 52, Ontario, died Sunday, De
they insist that He remain in cember 24, 1972 at his home.
He was born May 19, 1920 in
the manger- where they can
come every year atChristmas Lake City, Ark. He was reared
to worship Him there. And lest' in Arkansas and moved to Baker
the stable sight and odors of in 1938. He worked in the lum
fends their senses-they have ber industry. In 1943 to 1945
cleaned it up. There is no ani he served in the U.S. Navy in
He continued
mal refuse in the straw. The World War II.
flanks of the sheep and cows in the lumber industry in Ba
are untarnished by mud or dirt.' ker until 1947. He was a car
And the manger-
no self- salesman until 1951 in Baker
respecting cow would eat from when he moved to Ontario where
he started the Barrentine Motor
it.
Why do we keep Him in the Company.
He was married to Adealia
manger? Why don’t we want
this Christ-child to grow up? M. Ego in Weiser April 24,1939.
He is survived by his wife
Have you ever noticedhow little
a baby demands of you? A in Ontario; his mother. Mrs.
little child accepts one and all Sphronia Barrentine, Bakers
the way they come. He coos field, Calif.; two daughters,
just as nicely for the banker Mrs. Ronnie (Kay) Wright, On
as the bank robber, the mur tario and Mrs. Robert (Char
derer as the one to be mur lene) Cook, Ontario; two bro
dered, the drunkard as those thers, Bobbie Barrentine, Bak
who suffer from his drinking, ersfield and Grady Barrentine,
the chaste as the unchaste, the Bremerton, Wash.; and eight
decent as the indecent. A baby grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at
is sweet and innocent and thinks
everyone else is the same. 2 p.m. Thursday (today) at the
Me
Those who worshiptheChrist Bertelson-Lienkaemper
of the Manger need to go further. morial Chapel in Ontario. In
For the Christ of the Manger terment will be in Evergreen
grew up; He went about teach Cemetery.
At the beginning of each new year, it is a time-honored and
beneficial tradition to try a little “crystal gazing.” It is a
time to think what paths should be followed as we set out to
draw the lines of history upon the smooth and unmarked page
of a brand new year.
For the people of the United States, 1973 could be a very good
year. America has many more strengths than it has weak
nesses, and there is good reason for pride in our accomplish
ments and optimism with regard to our future.
In the first place, the United States has a remarkably du
rable political system. We have passed through another election.
Parties were split, and passions were aroused. But in good
order, the American people chose, by an overwhelming ma
jority of their vote, who was to be for another four years the
most powerful human being on Earth and hold the office of
President of the United States. The outcome is accepted as
right and just, and the business of running the country goes
on without interruption.
Tbe coming year will see many changes. With the phasing
out
of the war in Indochina and new U. S. diplomatic and
economic contacts with the Soviet Union and mainland China,
it is possible that the U. S. may be entering a time when its
influence, as a peacemaker, will be more crucial than ever
before in history. It is reported that China may have deployed
strategic missiles along its Russian borders with a range of
3,500 miles--missiles capable of reaching Moscow with three-
megaton nuclear warheads. Most feel that this is a deterrent
force which will tend to prevent a first attack by the U.S.S.R.
to destroy Chinese nuclear power. Others believe that the next
18 months, while China still has limited nuclear reach into
western Russia, will be critical. The United States, with its
new contacts in both nations, could prove a powerful balance
wheel on the side of peace.
In another theater of concern, we as well as other nations
seem to be coming to the realization that the United States
alone cannot be expected to police, feed, finance or heal all
ing as no other man has ever
the rest of the world. Other western nations must assume
their share of responsibilities in Europe, in the Mediterranean taught, doing good and healing
and in Asia. With this new awareness of U. S. limitations, the sick, was crucified for our
as well as strengths, there are openings for more cooperative sins, arose from the grave and
action between nations. Such action must come not only in ascended to the Father. Why?
military matters, but in the development of commercial and He did it so we could know
cultural ties that build common understanding and common Him. For a Christ limited to
interests, which in the long run will provide the basis for lasting a time, to a generation, to a
peace. And so on the international front, the new year brings period in history, to a manger,
shifting ground, great dangers, and at the same time great to a hillside school, to a hill
side place of execution or even
opportunities for real progress.
Domestically in tbe U. S. we can move ahead on many fronts. to an empty tomb will not be
The extreme critics of private enterprise and all its works known and experienced by the
have not succeeded in weakening broad public support for the coming generations of people.
system of competitive, free enterprise operating in an open Today, let Christ out of the
marketplace. People support our economic andpolitical systems; manger and into your heart.
but at the same time they want them to work better. As Mr. Allow Him to walk from the
Walter Hoadley, Executive Vice President and Chief Econo hillside where He taught into
mist of the Bank of America, points out, “...the problems which your life. Allow Him to come
confront America (and increasingly the other developed nations) down from the cross to the
seem less economic and more qualitative and emotional--for throne of your heart. Seek Him
example, peace, crime, drugs, social unrest, human develop- so that the resurrected Christ
ment--with no simple or final solutions. But no nation has may dwell within you. For He
who ascended to the Father
greater capability to meet the challenges ahead....’’
Our political system is highly responsive to public opinion also came down from heaven in
and so is our economic system. In other words, people get the power of The Holy Spirit
what they want. There is no monolithic political or economic to live and reign forever and
authority insulated from the need to please the millions of Ame ever in the lives of men who
ricans who by their choice in the voting booth or the market would worship Him.
place decide the future of politicians and business enterprises
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alike. Mr. Hoadley points out, “The time-tested dynamic pat
tern of United States adjustment to change is underway. It
Sunday, December 31 - The
proceeds from identification of problems and issues, through Reverend Bob’s sermon title
emotion-filled debate and near crisis, to cooling-off realism, will be, ‘‘The Empty Manger.”
and then gradual progress toward solution, including a new Following morning worship the
sense of priorities.”
college students, the service
We face problems of inflation and the difficulty of controlling men and all other visitors are
the size, responsibilities and spending of government. But the invited to join the pastor in the
mood of the country is to resist inflation. As a result, its rate Fellowship Hall for a coffee
in the U. S. is less than in any other major western nation. hour.
We are experiencing a trade deficit, but tbe U. S. dollar is
getting stronger in international markets. We must come to
terms with the reality that there may never be a millennium
so there's not much use in sitting around in apathetic depres
sion bemoaning the fact that it has not yet arrived--and this IS
happening. There is a stirring, a feeling that people are be
ginning to realize just how great our accomplishments have been.»
The year 1973 can indeed be “the best of times” or "the
worst of times,” and the outcome will depend, to a good extent,
upon the confidence, the sense of pride, the hard work and above
all the common sense of the American people.
Industrial News Review
ORGAN DEDICATION
CONCERT DEC. 31
Hugo J. Holmes
Hugo J. Holmes, a former
Nyssa resident for 28 years,
died on December 15, 1972 at
Abbott Hospital, Minneapolis,
Minnesota. He was buried Mon
day, December 18, from the
David Lee Funeral Home in
Wayzata, Minnesota. He was
86 years old.
He leaves his wife, Cora;
daughter, Mrs. Hugh J. (Eileen)
Tobler,
Wayzata, Minnesota;
son, Neal, Salt Lake City, Utah;
eight
grandchildren;
seven
great-grandchildren, and a sis
ter, Elsie Swanson, Smithtown,
New York.
Mr. Holmes was born in Shell
Lake, Wisconsin. He lived in
Nyssa at 210 North Third St.
for 28 years before he and his
wife moved to Wayzata, Minn,
to make their home with their
son-in-law and daughter.
He had been a railroad man
with the Chicago, St. Paul, Min
neapolis, Omaha railway for
many years. He had also farmed
and been in the building trades.
The Rev. Richard Harper of
Messiah
United
Methodist
Church conducted the services.
Interment was in Parkers Lake
Cemetery in Wayzata. Pall
bearers were Woody Grand
staff, Chris Dempsey, Jim Iver
son, Len Iverson, Carl Good-
mundson and Lonnie Tobler.
Donald C. McGinnis
Donald C. McGinnis, 72,
Pendleton, Oregon died Wed
nesday,
December 20, 1972.
He was born May 24, 1900,
in Likely, California. He lived I
many years in the Owyhee area. .
He is survived by three dau
ghters, Mrs. Lois Beebe. Pen
dleton, Mrs. Leonard (Donna) i
Vogel, San Jose, California and
Mrs. Dennis (Sharon) Earl,
Lake Tahoe, California, two
sons, Richard McGinnis, Colo
rado Springs, Colorado and Al
bert McGinnis, Seattle. Wash.;
five sisters, Mrs. Jessie L.
Slippy, Mrs. Gladys C. Con-
naugtiy, and Mrs. Virginia M.
Linville, all of Nyssa. Mrs. Ge
nevieve C. Wistos, Alturas. Ca
lifornia and Mrs. Mary B. Jar
vis, Salem, Oregon; 21 grand-
childre. andfour great-grand
children.
Services were 2 p.m. Satur
day at the Lienkaemper Chapel
in Nyssa with interment in the
Owyhee cemetery.
Ray C. Lewis
Ray C. Lewis, 81, Nyssa,
died Monday, December 25,1972
at Malheur Memorial Hospital.
He was born Jan. 27, 1891
in Riverdale, Utah. He lived in
Richmond, Utah, prior to mo
ving to Nyssa in 1940. He was
a member of the Church of Je
sus Christ of Latter-daySaints,
and served in Sunday school
as a scoutmaster. He was a
bishop and high council member
for the Weiser and Nyssa stakes.
He was preceded in death by
his wife, Mary E. Lewis in
1968.
He is survived by four sons,
Lesley, Ogden; Tom, Keyport,
Wash., Mural and J.B. Lewis,
both of Nyssa, five daughters,
Mrs. Howard (Thelma) Lewis,
Sacremento, Calif.; Mrs. Clif
ford (Elaine) Ashby, Redwood
City, Calif., Mrs. Lawrence
Sunday, December 31, at 3
p.m., at Grace LutheranChurch
in Vale, Miss Barbara Trenkel
will be playing the organ dedi
cation concert for Grace con
gregation's new Conn organ.
Miss Trenkel is the daughter
of the Harold Trenkels of rural
Vale. She has earned a bache
lor's degree in organ last year
from San Francisco Women’s
College, and is presently sub
stituting at a private girl's
high school in the Bay Area
teaching
dance
and girl’s
chorus. She has studied locally
under Marilee Scheer in Vale
(piano) and llo Schmid in New
Plymouth (piano and organ). Ha
ving studied ballet since the
age of four, Miss Trenkel has
also studied for three years at
the San Francisco Ballet School
receiving a Ford Foundation
grant for an additional summer
of ballet study.
The public is cordially in
vited to attend this organ con
cert at Grace LutheranChurch,
which is located at the corner
of Yakima and “F” in Vale.
The new Conn organ was gi
ven to the congregation by the
William Schroeder family of
Vale in memory and in honor
of the parents of Mr. and Mrs.
Schroeder. Bill Lewis, of Nyssa
is the pastor at Grace Lutheran
in Vale.
Thursday, D«c«mb«r 28, 1972
ÍJÍ10llT 0F
THE PAST __
10 YEARS AGO
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$200 to the Malheur County
experimental farm committee
and passed a motion favoring
parallel parking in the City of
Nyssa providing that the city
council pass an ordinance
limiting parking to two hour*.
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Claude Willson has been ap
pointed city watermaster and
Carl Coad lias been appointed
as city attorney by Mayor
elect Herschel Thompson.
The new officials succeed
Cliff Greer and A. L. Flet
cher.
They will take office
next month.
A bell tower and bell were
added to St. Bridget's Catho
lic Church of Nyssa, Friday,
December 21 and were dedi
cated to the name of Herman
Towne.
Art Bosselman designed and
built the tower with assistance
of John Dority, and the tower
was lifted in place by Lynn
Snodgrass with his heavy equip
ment boom.
It was decided to call the bell
the •'Towne Bell,” because of
the long and faithful work of
Herman Towne in the Nyssa
40 YEARS AGO
parish.
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Ducks as well as folks tn
The story of Jerry Dove and general, appreciated the break
Roger Morris, I960 gt .idu.ites up in the weather Saturday when
of Nyssa High School, is re a heavy snowfall ended the cold
lated in the January issue of spell. Had the cold continued
the Reader's Digest.
and the river remained frozen
Friends of these young men over, ducks would have starved
will recall the newspaper ar by the hundreds. "They werb
ticle telling of their narrow
so plentiful, the sky was black
escape from death on Menden
with them where the Owyhee
hall glacier almost two years
River empties into the Snake,"
ago, but few realize what a
said Ted Newell, Hugh Glas
harrowing experience it was or
gow and Norville Leuck. who
how close a call they had.
bagged their last of the season
Dove and Morris are txith
FAITH LUTHERAN
limit in a half-hour^ shooting.
well-known
around Nyssa.
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CHURCH NOTES
Jerry’s father operated the As
w W "Honey” Foster of
Throughout the American Lu sociated Station at one time Nyssa and his daughter Mis|
theran Church on Sunday, De and Roger's mother still re Crete Marie, student at 14
cember 31,
many congrega sides here.
Grande Normal, are teaching
tions will observe “Student Re
Portlanders how to make honey
cognition Sunday.” Faith Lu 20 YEARS AGO
candy for Christmas this week.
theran Church of Nyssa and
Boise
has been officially They are conducting demons
Grace LutheranChurch of Vale
strations. Mr. Foster markets
will be taking part in this spe challenged to equal or sur
much of his honey in Portland
pass
Nyssa
’
s
number
of
blood
cial Sunday by having one of
and took a truckload down this
the parish’s college students donors with no consideration
week.
preach for us. Paul Schroeder, given to the difference in the
i
population
of
the
two
towns,
student at Pacific Lutheran Uni
50 YEARS AGO
versity, and son of Mr. and Harold Henigson announced this
Fog horns were needed in thf
A Red Cross blood-
Mrs. William Schroeder of week.
Big Bend Monday morning. Mr,
Vale, will preach at worship mobile will be in Nyssa, Ja
Dan Bradford, on his way to
services.
Faith
Lutheran’s nuary 7 to obtain blood for
Ontario, accompanied by Mn
worship hour will be at 11 a.m., civilian and armed forces use
and Mrs. Scott and son, just
with Sunday School at 9-45 a.m. and a blood drive will be held north of Adrian heard quite a
in Boise the following day.
crash. When they were alt
t
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(Louise) Brown, Fort St. John,
Nurses at the Malheur Hos seated again, they discovered
B.C Canada, Mrs.
Maurice pital were honored this week th'-ir Ford .mil i lar««c« H-
(Gladys) Kessler, Aiea, Hawaii, with a Christmas gift in the liott’s car had run into each
and Mrs. Joel (Amy) Mitchell, form of $100 worth of new other and stopped. The cars
Nyssa, 36 grandchildren; 18 chairs for their lounge after were badly lammed. Mr. Elliott
got one ear and his hands cut
great-grandchildren and one sis Nyssa's
venerable physician
ter, Hazel Hamp, Richmond. and surgeon, Dr. J. J. Sara- quite a little twit nothing se
Services will be at 2 p.m. zln, decided that softer, more rious happened.
Thursday (today at the Church comfortable chairs were needed
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day for the lounge.
BUYSHl-REMT’HIRE
Saints, Nyssa Stake house, with
the Bishop Glenn Peterson of 30 YEARS AGO
ficiating. Interment will be at
The Oregon Trail Grange
Nyssa.
voted Tuesday night to loan