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
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10 YEARS AGO
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known to be harvested in this
or surrounding vicinity.
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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.
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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
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Some Observations on Taxes
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Homes Robbed
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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
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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
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Phone 372-2653
ADRIAN MERCANTILE
George 4 Lois Cartwright
SOUVEN1ERS GIFTS 4 GIFT WRAPPING
GROCERIES - DRY GOODS HOUSEWARES t
“GOLD STRIKE STAMPS”
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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
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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
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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
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