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Pag« Two Thursday, November 15, 1973 Th« Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon OBITUARIES Nyssa Gata City Journal DIRICK NEDRY........................................ Editor and Publisher RUBEN LOPEZ........................................ Production Manager PAT SAVAGE ................................ Office Manager. News MARGARET NEDRY..................................Social, Circulation RUTH KLINKENBERG ............................... Production Staff LUCILLE CALLAHAN.................................... Production Staff Ruby E. Morehead OÜTOF dË I [______ THE PAST 10 YEARS AGO *1 I I ♦ I known to be harvested in this or surrounding vicinity. • • • Mrs. Ed Frost, who is in charge of the block leaders conducting the war fund cam paign in the residential sections of Nyssa, reported that persons contacted have given liberally. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15- OKK Club, home of Mrs. Mary Hatt. Nancy White Circle of United Methodist Church, at David Beers home, 2 p.m. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 - Episcopal Church Guild, rum mage sale tn Church basement 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. United MethodtstChurch, rum mage sale 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Golden Age-rummage sale, Western Hotel 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Senior Citizens, rummage sale, Jay Cee Bldg. 10 a.m. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17- Episcopal Church Guild, rum mage sale, ill Church basement 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Senior Citizens runimage sale Jay Cee Bldg., 10 a.m. Golden Age. rummage sale, Western Hotel 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Recovery, Inc., First Chris tian Church 8 p.m. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19- Golden Rule Chapter, Masonic Hall, 8 p.m. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 - TOPS »494 Adrian Grade School 7 30 p.m. Clyde T. Swisher, chairman of Nyssa High School's English department, will leave this Second Class postace paid at Nyssa, Oregon 97913, weekend to attend the National under act of Congress of March 3, 1S79 Conference of Teachers of Eng lish to be held in San Francisco. IS SUBSCRIPTION RATES Oregon He will attend workshop ses Newspaper sions dealing with selection of Malheur County, Oregon, Publishers materials and methods of teach 40 YEARS AGO and Payette and Canyon Association ing advanced placement courses Counties, Idaho; Swisher will be a participant Either dad or the dentist NATIONAL NEWSPAPER in a roundtable session dealing must do some tooth-pulling, if One Year................. $5.00 S-lu .Ml with teaching of Shakespeare on local school children with de Six Months................ $3.00 1929 Photo the high school level. Elsewhere in the U.S.A. fective teeth are to benefit from Services for Ruby E. More One Year................... $6.00 a dental survey made Tuesday head, 72, who died Tuesday, Six Months.................. $4.00 Gary Sadamori and Ted Bar by Dr. E.D. Norcott and Miss November 6 ina Denver nursing ton, sixth grade students in the Edna Flanagan, public health home, were conducted at 2p.m. classroom of Mrs. Mary Hatt, nurse. Of the 207 children Friday at the Lienkaemper received honors for their school examined. 83 per cent, an ex Chapel in Nyssa. patrol duties du ring September. tremely large percentage by the Miss Morehead was born in Gary is the son of Mr. and way. were marked needing den Nyssa July 1,1901. the daughter Mrs. George Sadamori and tal care Idaho’s Governor Cecil D. Andrus, in his latest “View From of Corneilius and Elizabeth Ted’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Only 34 children were marked the Capitol'* has some interesting observations on taxes. Morehead, early pioneers of the W.A. Barton. O.K wMla m neeiied dental For the first time in Idaho's history, the state is uo longer area. She attended elementary care. Of this number, 129 collecting the major portion of its governmental revenue from and highschool in Nyssa, gradu 20 YEARS AGO had permanent teeth decayed, the property tax. In the past this tax has represented more ating with a scholarship in 1918. 54 needed extractions and 31 CRADLE than half the total tax collections for the state and its various After the family moved to Boise A crowd estimated at nearly needed dental cleansing. subdivisions. ROLL she earned a diploma from 5,000 people, based on the num In the upper grades, 12 pupils Governor Andrus says that in the fiscal year ending June Link’s Business College. ber of paper plates used at had from five to nine permanent 30 property tax collections for the first time dropped below She worked for several years the barbecue, were guests of teeth decayed and 73 had from the one-half level. Property tax revenues amounted to 47.7 as an accountant in Boise for Nyssa last Saturday at the first MALHEUR MEMORIAL one to five. percent of total governmental revenues in that year, compared Oakley and Sons, later attending annual Harvest Festival spon HOSPITAL with 53.1 percent in 1971 and 56.1 percent in 1968 the University of Washington sored by the Nyssa Chamber November 8 - Mr. and Mrs. 50 YEARS AGO Total collections from the property tax, the sales tax and the and earning a BA degree with of Commerce and the Business Glenn Shaw, Ontario, girl. income tax in Idaho amounted to more than $252 million in honors. After operating a Men’s Association, a committee Novemtwr 12 - Mr.andMrs. The new Nyssa brass band the last fiscal year. Of this total, $71 million came from the trucking firm in Boise and of the chamber. made it's initial appearance be Mario Muniz, Nyssa, girl. income tax, $61 million from the sales tax, and an estimated working for the Navy m Port With weather ideal for the fore the public last Monday November 13 - Mr.andMrs. $120 million from the property tax. youngsters started evening and "put it over” big Michael Singleton, Jamieson, land, she took a job as an event, Idaho has a true “three-legged stool" in its tax program. accountant with the Rural Elec flocking to the grade school The local band was assisted by boy. Compare this to Oregon where we have been trying to exist trification Adminstration grounds earlySaturday morning Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Mo a part of the Weiser band, on a two-legged stool, and we are about to fall off. Propor (REA). She worked for the where about 700 of them were the combination numbering 65 ser, Ironside, boy. tionately high property taxes, high income taxes, and we are REA in both Portland a..d divided into various age groups pieces, under the direction •f HOLY ROSARY HOSPITAL missing out entirely on this income that the third leg would Washington, retiring in 1971 for the events planned by Elmer Prof. Spiea. produce. Cruson and his committee. after more than 30 years. November 8 - Mr. and Mrs. Tbe governor goes on to say that income tax is based on Shortly after 1130 lines be She was a life-long member Rodney Martin, Ontario, boy 60 YEARS AGO one’s ability to pay. The sales tax is paid by everyone, with a of the First Presbyterian gan forming near the old gym Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. big chunk of sales tax revenue coming from visitors to Idaho- Church and was in Christian where three beeves barbecued Charles Schweizer and Miss Smith, Ontario, boy. the tourists and the recreationists. Endeavor work for several by Felix Johnson, potatoes, Alta Hansen, of the Owyhee November 9 - Mr. and Mrs. The property tax, and especially the property tax on homes, years in the Boise Church. gravy, onions, coffee, soft were married in Vale Monday, James Davidson, Ontario, boy. is not related to the owner’s ability to pay. Inflation is Survivors are a brother, Ray drinks and all the “extras” November 3. The bride is a November 10 - Mr.andMrs. causing the value of homes-- and thus the property taxes mond E. Morehead, Denver; were served by members of the daughter of Mrs. E. Gamble Marvin Soland, Ontario, girl. assessed against them--to increase, even though the income three sisters, Mrs. Daniel Nyssa School faculty and the and has lived on the Owyhee November 11 - Mr.andMrs. of the owners often is declining. He says the situation is (Verna) Taylor, Downey,Calif., Methodist Women's Society of since childhood. The groom is Isabel Loera, Nyssa, girl. serious for many of the senior citizens who are living on Mrs. Edith L. Waskey, Sun Christian Service. November 12 - Mr.andMrs. a prosperous young stockman of mostly fixed incomes and have no way of increasing that income. City, Ariz., and Mrs. Gladys As the families were provided that section. Abel Montato, Ontario boy The governor goes on to say what he intends to recommend Connor, Boise; and several with their plate dinners, more November 13 - Mr.andMrs. to the next session of the Idaho Legislature to relieve property nieces and nephews. guests arrived to keep four lines The goblins were out on Hal Vernon Pond, Ontario, boy. taxes, but that is their problem. Our problem in Oregon She was preceded in death of people extending from high loween, but after indulging in a Mr. and Mrs. Guadalupe Tor is that there is no relief to the problem. We refuse to vote by her parents and a sister, way 20 to the serving tables few pranks, which caused them res, Weiser, boy. for a sales tax, and we continue to moan and groan about the for about three hours. Pearl. much merriment, they met with high property tax. Rex Voeller, who made the some real hard luck, for several We have property tax offsets and property tax exemptions Nyssa Theatre available for a special deputies were abroad LETTERS if we are savvy enough to figure out which exemptions we are free show, said they were that night and the luckless TO eligible for, but the fact still remains that we have only two packed in, double in a seat in sprites were surrounded and Numerous firearms, a tele main sources of state income. some instances, with a few neatly nabbed. After enjoying vision set, tape recorder and EDITOR Admittedly, the sales tax is a nuisance to the retail mer sitting in the aisles. Fne hospitality of the city for fur-lined coat are among the chant, and we in business in effect become tax collectors. Editor, The Journal: Nyssa’s Municipal band, ably several chilly hours the boys items missing from twoOregon I want to thank everyone who directed by Leon Burt, played On the other hand, business generally favors the sales tax, Slope residences as the result win my bicycle a public concert to its largest were liberated and acknow of burglaries. and there isn’t much doubt which side of the Snake River is helped me ledged that the joke was on them. and $10.00 bonus. The contest attracting new business in this area. audience of the season. Oregon State Police said to Oregon’s population is much larger than Idaho’s, and the was good experience for me. day that the investigation of the Gospel Singing total taxes bring in something over $1 billion. Proportionately I learned from my selling sub burglaries which occurredSun- Dancing started at 9:15 p.m. then, Oregon would receive something like $240 million or scriptions to the Gate City day evening began Monday but the first annual Harvest Saturday, Nov. 17 Journal. more if we had a sales tax. Quite a chunk of property tax morning and continues. Ball was officially opened by Sharon Dail Everyone is cordially invited relief. The burglaries occurred at Harvest Queen Sylvia 1, Sylvia to hear and sing along with Admittedly, we were only one in nine who favored a sales tax Jayo, and her court following The Galileans and The Son the Wesley Roberts and Law at the last election. Realistically, Oregon isn’t going to do impressive coronation cere Shiners at WillowCreek,Satur rence Skousen residences. anything about it either. But--it’s kind of interesting to know Editor, The Journal: Police said that they do not monies. Her court included day night, November 17, at 8 I wish to thank everyone who what’s going on in our neighboring state. And please don’t have any suspect at this point. Princesses Phyllis Cheldelin, p.m. in the school gymnasium. squawk to me about how high your property taxes are. Just purchased a subscription to Vela Dee Poulsen, Betty Jean For the best in gospel music, be thankful for all the goodies you are getting in return. the Gate City Journal from me and my sister. Because of Strickland and Maryann Alford you have to see and hear it to your help I won first place and their attendants, Gene Ser- believe it. Come and join in in the contest and a beautiful voss, Rod Holcomb, Carl Bair the fellowship and music, it is Elsie free. bicycle. I hope that each of and Ramon Bergam Journal Classifieds Bring Results! you will enjoy your subscrip Pierce was personal attendant to Queen Sylvia. Christian Church tion. Queen Sylvia 1 and her court Karen Hutchinson Physicians SUNDAY - 9:45 a.m. - Sun led the procession of dancers to the ballroom floor to the day School Classes for all ages. and Surgeons 11 a.m. - Morning Worship fascinating music of Charles 6:30 p.m. - Youth groups Steffens and his seven-piece K. E. KERBY M.D. meet at the Church-grades 4 orchestra. K. A. DANFORD, M.D. SUGGESTIONS through High School. physicians and Surgeons 7 p.m. - Evening services 30 YEARS AGO Dial 372-2241 for the whole family PvbtMhed iv«ry Thunday at Nyx««, Or«*«« SZStJ I • • • Some Observations on Taxes • • • Homes Robbed • • • Professional Directory WEDNESDAY - 7 p.m.-Choir On display in the Atkeson Real Estate window are two Practice. 30-pound beets, raised on the W.A. and D.O. Bybee farms Journal Classifieds These are the largest beets „ . H , , Bring Results! SWIVEL ADRIAN BUSINESS DIRECTORY ADRIAN FIRE DEPARTMENT Phone BEA’S BEAUTY BAR jKb Bea Grossnickie Permanents- Trims 4 Hair Cuts k Hair Styling -< Phone 372-2653 ADRIAN MERCANTILE George 4 Lois Cartwright SOUVEN1ERS GIFTS 4 GIFT WRAPPING GROCERIES - DRY GOODS HOUSEWARES t “GOLD STRIKE STAMPS” / Nyssa 372-2727 Parma 724-6131 ADRIAN OIL COMPANY Clay Webb GAS AND FUEL OIL DELIVERED “S4H GREEN STAMPS” Propane “Weed Burners" Phone 372-2877 724-6130 PARKER LUMBER A HARDWARE Vern 4 Georgia Parker ¿A IRRIGATION SUPPLIES - »DAMS ‘BOOTS STORE HOURS Monday — Saturday 204 MAIN NYSSA 372-3928 »LUMBER »PAINT »SHOVELS UY' HUNTING AND FISHING EQUIPMENT Phone 372-2433 or Phone 724-6174 DRIAN SUPPLY & REPAIR Gayle Martin SEE US FOR “TRUCKBED6" I "HOISTS” ♦SPECIAL FARM EQUIPMENT ♦WELDING •MACHINE WORK Phone 372-2354 Church Directory COMING EVENTS HOURS: 9 to 12 noon 4 2 to 5 P.M. - Monday through Friday, 10 to 12 Saturday. MAULDING CLINIC L. A. Maulding, M.D. Charles E. Vanetti, M.D. Physicians and Surgeons Dial 372-2216 HOURS: 9 to 12 noon and 2 to 5 P.M., - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 9 to 12 noon, Wednesday and Saturday. Weight labs. "By appoint ment only” Wednesday. DAVID W. SARAZIN, M.D. Physician and Surgeon 10 to 12 noon & HOURS 2 to 5 P.M. • Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Fri day. 10 to 12 Saturday. Phones; Office 372-3809 372-3173 Residence Optometrists DR. JOHN EASLY 387 S. W. 4th AVENUE Ontario, Oregon - Phone - Ontario .... 889-8017 DR. J. E. HEITZMAN 7 North 2nd Street Nyssa .... 372-3747 Veterinarians TREASURE VALLEY ANIMAL HOSPITAL Phone 372-2251 DR. B. E. ROSS Nyssa .... 372-3552 DR. ROBERT DERBY Parma........... 722-6537 Reverend Bolt's Adrian-Presbyterian Column Community Church The Women's Association met Thursday afternoon with Mrs Mabie Piercy in Adrian. Mrs. Marie Moore was co-hostess. Seventeen ladies were present. Mrs. George De Haven, pre sident, had charge of the meeting The Devotional» were given by Mrs. Mabie Piercy. Roll call was answered by the number of friendship calls ma<k> during the past month. The minutes were read by Mrs. Edythe Prosser, and the trea surers report given by Mrs. Winifred Bennett. Bills were presented and allowed. Plans were made to visit patients al tlie Nursing Home In Ontario after the church dinner and bazaar the first part of De cember The ladies talked over their plans to serve lunch at the Elfers' sale in Big Bend Sa- day. A committee was appointed to meet with the president to plan the menu for the church dinner A potluck dinner for the ladies will be field December 6 in the church basement, when the ladles will meettodoanyclean- liig needed and set up the tables for the dinner. The least coin dish was passed andttie meeting adjourned BISHOP GARY THOMPSON This is another in the series of biographical sketches of the ministers and churches of Nyssa and Adrian For the next three weeks I will tie writing of the life and ministry of the Bishops and churches of The Church of Je sus Christ of Later-Day Saints of the Nyssa Stake This week's Bishop is Gary Thompson, (¡ary is a born native of this area He was born January 5, 1944 at Ontario and attended school at Adrian. He graduated from OSU in June 66 and began his science teaching career at Hep- pener, Oregon After teaching there for three years heandhis family came to Nyssa where he Is teaching cemistry and other sciences at Nyssa High School He received his Mas ter of Natrual Science degree at the University of Idaho, June i n i Bishop Thompson is a convert SPECIAL SERVICES are cun to the Church of ten years and tlnuing each evening this week during this time has held se at tlie Church of the Nazarene veral positions in the Church. The Rev. and Mrs. Michael He has served as aWardClerk, Grimshaw are the workers ir a Branch President,a MIA Pre this series of meetings designer sident, which is the church youth for spiritual inventory and re organization and an Elders Quo newal rum President. He attended Beginning at 7 30 each even the Institute of Religion at (KU ing, the services Incluch* the while going to school there and ministry of the crusade choir received his Testimony of the under the illrectionof Mr Grim Gospel during his studies. shaw, vocal musical selections The Institute of Religion Is from Mr and Mrs. Grimshaw, sponsored by theChurchatniost along with organ music presen larger college campuses. He ted by Mrs Grimshaw The was called by th»* Stake Pre preaching of the services wit* sident to be Bishop >f Nyssa t«e done by Mr Grimshaw wi. First Ward of the Nyssa Stake has been an active evangelist on April 15, 1973. and pastor in both the United I asked Gary to tell me a States and Europe little about the organization of The Church of the Nazarene the Chur< h In response he said, is lix ated at Sth and Good Ave., “For those who are not ac and friends in the community quainted with the organization of are encouraged to share tn the Church a few words of ex these services I he series will planation are required. The continue through next Sunday World Headquarters of the evening Church is in Salt Lake City, Utah. From these offices the .r.r.r.r.r^'.r.r.r.r.r^,rjrjnry First Presidency of the Church NAZARENE preside over the more than three million members ot the CHURCH NOTES Church around the world. The President ot the Church is Ha rold B. Lee, who is sustained THIS WEEK full attentlm is as a Prophet, Seer, and Re- given to th«* Spiritual Life Cru velator by Church memtiers. sade which is in progress each The world is divided into re evening at 7 30 p.m. The Rev gions over which a Regional and Mrs Michael Grimshaw are Representative officiates. th.* s|»*. lai vol ki-rs 'll!*" ting Within the regions are Stake both voral and instrumental mu Organizations presided over by sic, as well as the preaching a Stake President. Th«* Nyssa of God’s Word. Stake President is Melvin Neil Sunday, 7 00 a m Early son of Parma. Each Stab* is prayer time. divided into Wards A Bishop 9 45 a m. Bible Study for is called to preside over the all age groups. Ward. There are two Wards II 00 a m Morning Worship in Nyssa to serve the residents with Message by Evangelist of the area. All of these are Grimshaw. approved by the First Presi 7 30 p.m last service of dency of the church and serve Spiritual Life Crusade. for an indefinite period oftime. Wednesday, 7 30 p.m Com All officers and teachers of munity Thanksgiving service the Church serve as unpaid Christian Church servants of the Lord. The Nyssa You are Invitedtomeetchrist First Ward has been served and to worship in our services. by many capable Bishops in the To make Him real to others, past and the Church as ex He must first be real to you perienced much growth In this Ri*v Rotor! Manley, pastor area.” I then asked Bishop Thompson ’ bow he felt about his work in the FAITH LUTHERAN church. He said, "I have en CHURCH NOTES joyed my work in the Church in the past and currently find Sunday, November 18 - Dedi great joy and satisfaction in Sunday, when memorials my present position Although cation ' I feel very young and inex- and i improvements to the Church perienced in my calling, I have ' will be dedicated at the 11 a.m. hour. great examples to follow and Worship ' very capable and willing people Sunday Schoo), 9:45 a.m. to share the Lord's Work." Faith's annual meeting and It has been a pleasure to dinner 1 will be field Sunday, tell you of the ministry of November 1 18 at 7 p.m. at the Bishop Gary Thompson and the 1 Nyssa United Methodist Church people whom he serves. with the ladies of that Church serving the dinner at $2.00 per plate. The meeting Is for all confirmed memtiers of the con Nolan Field- gregation. There will tie infor mal fellowship with singing and -Waldo Co. some special numbers and the business meeting will consider INSURA NCE the 1974 budget, plus election of four new Church Council AGENCIES members. Wednesday, November 21 - All TYPES We urge everyone to attend the Nyssa Community Thanks OF giving Worship Service at the Nyssa ChristianChurchatSp.m. You are always welcome at Faith Lutheran Church, Fifth and Park. Pastor Bill l*wis IN CI U DIN G Nazarene» Hold Special Services INSURANCE FARM Ny 17 2 ' SCI 116'2 In IHth century Europ«, ■ foot wu th« length of the reigning king's foot, •o there were 2HO different •izei in u««. %