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Thursday, July 12, 197}
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Nyssa Continues To Progress
Three news stories on the front page of this issue of the
Journal are of considerable significance to the residents of
the Nyssa trade area.
We refer to the announcement of th«
Grand Opening of the new Gambles store, the announcement
that plans are completed and work is underway on remodeling
the old Nyssa Theater to provide additional and much-needed
facilities and space to the Twilight Cafe, and the announce
ment that a new mobile home park is ready for occupancy.
Cities thrive and continue to prosper only with the addition
of new blood, new facelifting, new municipal improvements
and a constant upgrading of existing facilities. This is true
not only of cities, but of homes, businesses, and all property.
There is no standing still, only progress or decline.
There is a popular desire among some people right now
for the status quo, leaving things just as they are, and zero
growth.
This is a desirable and fanciful dream, except that
it won't work. If the old house doesn't get a new coat of paint,
a new roof, and a little modernizing once in awhile it’s only
a short time before it looks like some we saw in Centerville
last week. That's true of Mam Street, each individual business,
and the whole town in general.
So our congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Buker and
family for their shiny new Gambles Store. They looked around,
had many choices of places to invest their money and live,
and they picked Nyssa. Like the rest of us, they came here
by their own choice, and we hope that they prosper. Their
new business will add to an already excellent shopping and
business district, and will make our town just a little bit
better place in which to live, work and shop.
Congratulations also to Guy Sparks and Fred Bennett for the
very big job of turning the old Nyssa Theater into very fine
restaurant improvements and new business spaces. Here's a case
where oldtimers in the community have enough faith in their
town to invest their own money to make it better. The plans
call for the Twilight Cafe to be one of the better restaurants
in the valley, and it will be great to have adequate banquet
facilities available so that we won’t have to go to neighboring
towns for every gathering,
in fact we predict that in the
future groups from neighboring towns will come to Nyssa for
their banquets.
Again, congratulations to Guy Sparks and his partner Roger
Baker for the new mobile home park. More and more people
have found that the mobile home meets their housing needs,
and additional, modern spaces for these homes is a must in
every town.
Underground utilities and landscaping will add
much to the north end of town.
We have seen many fine improvements in both the business
section and the residential sections of Nyssa, and more will
come.
We are told that plans are nearly complete and we
can expect an announcement in the near future on construction
of the new Nyssa branch of First National Bank of Oregon.
Our economy is good, the future is bright, and we can be
thankful that our progress is sound and steadily upward.
We can also be thankful tha| this is recognized by both new
comers to our area, and the old faithful as well.
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LETTER
T O
EDITOR
Editor, The Journal
The new rent subsidy housing,
scheduled to start in July, has
been delayed and will now start
in September, with a finish
date sometime in the late spring
of next year. It will consist
of 35 one-bedroom apartments,
all under rent subsidy. Draw
ings from the eligibility roster
will determine the first 35 oc
cupants of the housing.
To qualify for housing in the
project applicants must meet
the following criteria
1. You or your spouse must
be 62 years of age.
2. Not have assets totaling
more than $5000, nor have an
income per year of more than
$3600 for a single person or
$4000
for couples. Cash,
checking
and
saving bank
accounts, U.S. Savings Bonds
and other stocks and bonds are
considered assets. Realestate,
less indebtectaess, is also con
sidered assets.
In addition,
assets include the cash sur
render value of life insurance.
Unpaid bills for food and medi
cal expenses may be deducted.
Furniture, clothing, automo
biles, and other such personal
property will not be counted
as assets for the purpose of
determining eligibility.
3. Pay the rent cost which
will vary according to income
from about $46 to $75 per
month for a single person and
$46 to $84 for couples. In
cluded in the rent are the fol
lowing:
a limited amount of
electricity for heat, cooking,
and lights (amount determined
by FHA,
overages will be
charged for);
also provided
will be water, garbage removal,
drapes, electric stove and re
frigerator, and carpet in the
living room and bedroom. A
coin-operated laundry will be on
the premises of the project.
There will be parking spaces
for automobiles and some stor
age for personal items not in
use.
The eligibility rules as given
above and inthe FHA regulations
will be strictly adhered to with
out regard for race, color, sex,
or religion. There will be an
investigation into age, health,
income, and assets before an
applicant will be declared eli
gible by the FHA officials.
We hope this information has
been helpful to you.
Sincerely yours,
Jack Strauss
Board of Directors
Treasure Valley
Housing, inc.
P.O. Box 942
Ontario, Oregon 97914
THANK YOU !
To All My Friends:
1 had wished to answer all
the
letters which I received
while in the Nyssa and Nampa
hospitals, but my mail of cards
and flowers and well wishes was
overwhelming. I received hun
dreds of your well wishes.
So, I must take this means
of giving you my thanks and
appreciation. I am home again
and thankful for a speedy re
covery of being able to walk
again.
So thanks, God bless each of
you, your rememberances make
my days pass quickly. Again,
God bless you.
—Harriet Turner.
NAZARENE
CHURCH NOTES
nazarene church notes
SUNDAY - Early morning
prayer at the Church, 7 a.m,
Bible Study Claaaea,9 45a.m
Morning Worship, 1100 a m.
Fvening Gospel Hour, 7 00 p.
We would especially like to
thank Dr. David Sarazin and
pharmacist George Patterson
for the help and advice they
gave us during the illness of
our loved one.
We would also like to thank
our friends and relatives for
sending flowers,
cards, do-
nations and food.
-The Allen Jones family.
Virginia Coats, planned for
Saturday evening at the Phel-
ler Ranch, has been postponed
until a later date.
Marriage Licenses
MALHEUR BUTTE
OBITUARIES
Church Directory
Pentecostal Church
William Schneller
Marty Johnson
Martin L (Marty) Johnson,
56, Nyssa, died Tuesday, July
3, 1973 at his home in Nyssa.
He was born March 21, 1917
in Garden City, Kansas, and
was reared in Gowrie, Iowa.
He served in the 14th Cavalry
and also was in World War H.
He had been a manager of
F. W. Woolworth Stores, M.H.
King stores in Rexburg and
Boise and in 1971 joined The
Merc, Inc., and was manager
of the Nyssa store at the time
of his death.
He was married to Mary
Gowing in Indianola, Iowa,Sept.
5, 1936.
He was a member of the
Lutheran Church in Gowrie, a
member of the Boise Lodge
BPOE 310; Nyssa Lodge FOE
2134, a Master Mason of St.
Anthony 338, and he was a
member of the Board of Direc
tors of the Nyssa Chamber of
Commerce.
He is survived by his wife,
Nyssa, a son, Edward Johnson,
Pasco, Wash., a brother, Al
fred Johnson, Concord, Calif.,
a sister, LouiseSullivan, Alban,
Calif.; and a granddaughter.
Services were conducted Fri
day, July 6 at the Lienkaemper
Chapel in Nyssa by the Rev.
Robert Manley of the Nazarene
Church. Interment was at the
Mountain View Chapel in Boise
under the direction of the Boise
Elks Lodge.
La Verne Newman
William Schneiter, 83. Nyssa
died Thursday, July 5, 1973
in a Nampa hospital.
He was born October 8, 1889
in Idaho.
He is survived by four sis-
ters, Mrs. Mary McConnell,
Nyssa, Mrs. Johanna Austad,
Quincey, Calif., Mrs. Emma
Shaffer, Nampa, and Mrs. Eli
zabeth Powers, Ogden, and a
brother Antone Schneiter, Lo
renzo.
Services were conducted at
2 p.m. at the LienkaemperCha
pel by Bishop Gary Thompson
of Nyssa First Ward, Church
of Jesus Christ of latter-day
Saints. Interment was Monday
at Idaho Falls.
Leslie L Matheny Jr.
Leslie Lynn Matheny Jr., 44,
Norwalk, Calif., died Sunday,
July 1, 1973 at his father's
home in Nyssa.
He was born Sept. 19. 1928,
in Nyssa where he attended
schools.
He was a veteran
of World War 1!.
He is survived by his wife,
Dolores Matheny, Norwalk, two
sons, Tom and Jerry and two
daughters. Melody and Barbara,
all of Norwalk,
his father,
Lynn Matheny, Nyssa, and one
sister, Jo Ann Pierce, Nyssa.
Graveside services were at
10 a.m. Thursday at Nyssa
under the direction of the Lien
kaemper Chapel.
Darryl Breshears
LaVerne T. Newman, 81, of
Nyssa, died Friday, July6,1973
at the Malheur Memorial Nurs
ing Home.
He was born October 9,1891.
He had lived in the Nyssa area
for 30 years. He was married
to Anna Schmidt in Nebraska,
May 5, 1919.
He is survived by his wife,
Nyssa, a daughter, Dorothy Mi
chaelson, Nyssa, a grandchild
and two great-grandchildren.
Services were conducted at
10 a.m., Monday at the Lien-
xaemper Chapel by the Rev.
CARD OF THANKS William
Lewis, Nyssa Lutheran
Church, Interment was in the
We wish to take this oppor Nyssa Cemetery.
tunity to thank Drs. K. A. Dan-
ford, K. E. Kerby and David Leslie R. Henry
Sarazin, for coming to the aid
Leslie R. Henry, 54, died
of Leslie Lynn (Ick) Matheny,
Jr., who on a short visit to at his home in rural Nyssa,
Nyssa passed awayjuly 1,1973, Tuesday, July 3, 1973.
He was born July 2, 1918,
Also thanks to the ladies of
St. Paul’s Guild, Bert Lien in California.
He is survived by his wife,
kaemper and to friends and
neighbors for cards and gifts. Eva Henry, Nyssa.
Services were conducted at
—The Lynn Matheny family,
10 a.m. Saturday at St. Brid
Eugene Peirce family,
Les Matheny family of Nor- get's Catholic Church with in
terment in the Nyssa Cemetery
wark, California.
under the direction of Lien-
kaemper Chapel.
CARD OF THANKS
The First Conservative Bap
tist Church potluck and barbe
cue for friends of Art and
MONDAY - Opening of "Mid-
High" Teen camp at Victory
Cove, near McCall, July 16-21,
The Rev. Marshall Vaughn of
Caldwell is director and teent
of '.Mil and 10th grades ar*
welcome to attend.
WEDNESDAY - Dr. Lawistoo
J. DuBois and a quartet from
NNC will be speaking and sing,
mg in the service at 7 30 p.nj.
THURSDAY - "Work Day"
for the Golden Hour Missionary
Chapter. Boxes of usedclotlung
and other supplies will be pre
pared for sending to Missitm
fields. Meet at the Church at
2 00 p.m.
We have been privileged to
have as guest speakers in re-*
cent services, the Rev. Ray
Keck, Spokane, Washington, the
Rev. Dallas Keck of Havre, Mon
t.111.1 anil the Rev led Kilk
of Portland, Oregon, who have
been visiting their mother, Mr».
Flora Keck and enjoying a fa
mily reunion in Nyssa.
Tlie Pastor Manley was cal
led to Nampa, early Sunday
morning due to the serious ill
ness of both his parents, the
Rev. and Mrs. R. E. Manley.
"A Compass Is of little va
lue unless It Is used and heeded.
God's Word is a Compass fqr
life, let It tie your guide."
—Rev. Robert W. Manley.
Services for Darryl W. Bre-
shears, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Philip R. Breshears, Route 3.
Parma, were conducted
at
Parma High School gymnasium
at 11 a.m., Monday, July 9,
1973 by the Rev. Norman Rut-
zen and the Rev. Larry Re
gains of the Valley United Pen
tecostal Church. Interment was
at Roswell under direction of
Alsip Funeral Chapel, Nampa.
Darryl died Thursday, July
5, 1973 in a Boise hospital from
injuries suffered June 14 in a
tractor accident.
He was born November 1,1956
in Nyssa and lived in the Parma
area, attending grade school at
Roswell andcompletingthesop
homore grade at Parma High
School. He was active in Fu
ture Farmers of America in
Parma High School, and held
offices in FFA. He was sopho
more class secretary this past
year.
Surviving in addition to his
parents are two brothers, John
R. andRobert A, Breshears,both
of Parma, a sister, Sherrie
L. Breshears, Parma; a sis
ter-in-law, Sandra K. Breshears
of Parma; his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs.R. B. Breshears, Par
ma and Mrs. pearl Smith of
Nampa, and his great-grand
Sylvia Alma Fox
parents, Mrs. R. N. Breshears,
Caldwell, and Mr. and Mrs.
Sylvia Alma Fox, 85, Portland
Russell Brockus, Nampa.
a former Nyssa resident, died
The family suggests memo
Tuesday, July 3, 1973 at a Port
rials to the Valley United Pente
land hospital. Services were
costal Church.
held at 1 p.m., Wednesday af
ternoon at the Nyssa cemetery.
1 !■
Christian Church
SUNDAY - Sunday School
Classes for all ages, 9 45 a.m.
Morning Worship - 11a.m.
Ed Harrod will be preaching
during June and July while the
Johnson family is doing missio
nary work in the south-eastern
states. He is from the Boise
State College.
Sunday evening youth groups
meet at the Church at 6:30 p.m.-
grades 4 through High School.
WEDNESDAY - Choir prac
tice 7 30 p.m.
Latin Assembly
of God Church
Sunday, church activities be
gin with Sunday School at 10
a.m., followed by worship ser
vice, 11am.
Sunday night service, 7 30
p.m.
Bible Study every Tuesday,
7 30 p.m.
Royal Rangers, every Tues
day. 7 30 p.m.
Young people's service, « very
Thursday, 7 30 p.m.
CARD OF THANKS
The family of William Sch
neiter wish to extend their ap
preciation for expressions <«f
A special thanks to the Nyssa sympathy and cards during the
Water Department for their recent loss of our loved one.
prompt service, enabling us to —The family
of
William
take our trip on schedule.
Schneiter.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Winchell
Kinzer
Emmett Beaver»,
Bend, and Geraldine Tolmah,
Ontario, James Bruce Lyon,
Flint, Michigan and Jun«* Glee
Abrahams. Ontario, Paul Dean
Pearson, llomedal«* and Brenda
Joy Nichols, Jordan Valley,
Gary Alan Ross and Barbara
Tensen, both Nyssa. Jam«*s Mi
chael Ward. Ontario, and Jody
Patricia Truax, Hines, Oregon.
William 1 .«••• Bogl> . Payette and
Rhonda Lee Sedlacek, Ontario,
Lynn C. Haueter, Harprr and
Rachel Fay Hiatt, Vale.
COMING EVENTS
FRIDAY, JULY 13 - Seni»
■
Bldg.. 10 a.m.
Gold**n Age, rummage sale,
Western Hotel 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
SATURDAY, JULY 14 - Re
covery In*., First Christian
Church, 8 p.m.
Senior Citizens rummage
s.«l>, Ja>< <••• Bldg . 10 a.m.
Golden Ag<* rummage .sale,
Western Hotel, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
DRRin
For Your Best Deal
Bring Your Small Grains
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Wheat, Barley,
Oats
Mixed Grains
FARMERS
Feed & Seed Co.
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NYSSA, OREGON
SUNDAY SERVICES
Sunday
School for all ages, 10 a.m.
Sunday School busing avail
able. call 372-5078.
Morning worship service, II
a.m.
Youth Service, 7 p.m.
Evangelistic Service, 7 30p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Bible Study
classes for adults and youth,
7 30 p.m.
Everyone 'Welcome.
David D. Wiens, Pastor
Corner of 7th and Emison
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