Pag« Two
Th« Nyssa Gat« City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon
Nyssa Gate City Journal
Superintendent s Corner
DIRICK NEDRY........................................... Editor »nd Publisher
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School Planning Big Challenge
May 31. 1934. Nvssa lost its high school to fire. Now forty
years later, under similar circumstances. Nyssa again lost
most of its high school, all of the junior high school, gym.
library, band room, cafeteria, shop, and most of the
equipment contained in these facilities.
The 1934 fire w as in the evening, one week after the end of
school The 1974 fire was also in the evening of June 5, one
week after school ended for the season. Fortunately in both
cases no lives were lost, and out of the ruins came or will
come newer and better facilities.
A brief history of Nyssa schools since that 1934 fire reveals
that a building w as constructed partly on the foundation of the
old three-story structure, and this was used by both the
elementary and high school students. It is now the north end
of the elementary school, and additions have been made to
that building in 1939 and 194b.
In 1939 the present high school building was completed,
and this is the building that still remains.Additional high
school classrooms, the junior high, and gymnasium were built
in 1950. and the cafeteria, band room and industrial arts
rooms were added in 195b. These were destroyed in a
two-hour period a week-ago Wednesday evening.
Our school administrators have acted wisely over the years
in providing the district with full replacement insurance, and
have seen that values hay^ been upgraded periodically. Our
district will be compensated for full replacement values on
buildings and contents.
What can't be replaced are the trophies and mementos of
the scholastic and athletic achievements of students over the
past 40 years. New books will be purchased, but they can't
replace the accumulation over the years of an excellent library
by Harriet Brumbach and other dedicated individuals.
On the plus side, out of the sadness and finality of a
devastating fire of this magnitude will come a whole new and
better school facility . Our school board met Wednesday night
before the flames had subsided, and again on Thursday night
before the ashes had cooled, and have met twice more before
this is written. Everything that we have heard and seen
indicates that board members are determined that Nyssa will
have as fine a school facility as it is possible to build within
reason and good planning.
It is to the board's credit that they have asked a building
committee to plan and make recommendations for the needs
of this district. This committee has been functioning for two
years or more, and will now use their findings to gixid
advantage in helping the board plan for the school needs.
It is also evident that the citizens of this community are
determined to see that when the smoke has cleared that we
wind up with a school plant that will be equal to or better
than any school district in the vallev Without exception,
people we have talked to are insistent that no efforts are
spared to do the job right. Board members are also talking
this wav, and the interest by members of the building
committee assures a broad cross-section of expertise.
The bonded indebtedness of our district is less tnan
$100.000. The insurance settlement will be no small amount.
This is the time to build for our present and future needs and
every indication is that this will be done.
The first order of business is to get facilities for the schools
to operate next year, if on a somewhat curtailed program.
Then on with the proposed building program, which will
mean endless study of plot plans, school needs, locations,
buildings, and community needs.
The latter is no small objective. Our schools are the most
important element in our own. and other small communities.
Through our schools comes most of our cultural, recreational
and entertainment outlets.
We are pleased that board members are in agreement that
the junior and senior high schools must be built in separate
locations. We are also pleased that they are planning for a
gymnasium at each of the schools, including replacement of
the old gym. which is 60 years old and a firetrap, at the
elementary school. Vocational facilities are also in their
thinking and we would hope that an auditorium will be
included in the plans.
The school board and administration faces many decisions
in the next year or two. We know that this community will
support and help, if asked, to make our schools a real source
of pride and satisfaction. They can also be facilities that can
be used by everyone, young and old. in the district.
CARD OF THANKS
The young people of St.
Paul's Episcopal Church
would like to thank everyone
who donated to their scho
larship
program. They
raised $168.26.
They appreciate all the
help they received.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
By W.L. McPartland
Editor. The Journal:
Recently 1 completed a
survey in the Richland
District to the south and west
of Nyssa
I would like to take this
opportunits to thank those
people w ho helped met to get
almost a UX)% complete res
ponse.
These were farmers who
were busy getting in their
crops and yet they were
unfailingly kind and cour
teous.
1 think you are very lucky
to have such nice people in
your midst.
Lenore Erlebach
Ontario
Editor. The Journal.
Bv this time, we are all
well aware of the tragedy of
the school fire and are
thinking of the future and
what we can do for next fall.
There are several things I'd
like to point out though
From the newspaper ar
ticles and comments of the
townspeople, there were a lot
of people who pitched in and
worked hard to save all they
could of the contents of the
school house, unmindful of
their own safety at the time.
Their only thought was to
remove as much as they
could as fast as possible.
Then at a
school board
meeting our young people,
with Judv Davis, the student
body president, as their
spokesman, offered to help
in cleaning up the rubble and
get things going. Because of
some safety laws, it isn't
possible to use their help but
it is wonderful to know they
wanted to do their part. So
often we hear of anything
bad that a young person
does, but we don't hear of all
of the good they do. This is
one more proof that our
young people are great.
We've suffered a great
loss in our community but it
won't defeat us. The edu
cation of our young people
will continue, slightly incon
venienced. but still with the
same high standards
A
tragedy, such as this, brings
a community closer together
We are thankful for all of
the concern shown and help
given this past week.
Dorothy Wilson. Nyssa
Editor. The Journal:
I felt the people of Nyssa
would be interested in
knowing that Mrs. Collen
(Staples) Henderson was
voted teacher of the year by
her students and fellow
faculty members here at
Bonneville Junior
High
School.
This past year at BJH.
Collen has taught P.E. and
Health and done an out
standing job. She has been
able W reach students that
others of us couldn't get
through to. The track team
she took to the citv meet,
beat all other by a 40-potnt
margin.
In addition to her teaching
load. Colleen also advised
our honor club. This included
planning their many meet
ings and organizing their
field trips She tackled many
jobs and brought tn new
ideas never thought possible
in our district.
We have all enjoyed
working with her and ap
preciated her enthusiasm
greatly.
Sincerely,
Leslie R. Wanlass
Bonneville Junior High
School
Idaho Falls. Idaho 83401
Just one week ago Nyssa
suffered the most devastat
ing fire in its history . The
loss to the community is
evident in the stark remains
that must soon be torn down
The spirit of the com
munity cooperation and con
cern to get every possible
piece of equipment, books,
and •mementos from the
burning building was an ex
hibition that may be unique
to a small community. It is
certainly wonderful in Nyssa.
The night of the fire 1
became concerned for the
safety of some of the young
people who were trving sc
hard to save materials
It has been heartwarming
to receive so num offers of
help. Students and adults
have offered their help in
many ways and it is all
apprecieted.
The School Board went
into action almost immedi
ately. The Building Commit
tee and Budget Board have
been called in and are trying
to think through the very
best wai to get the Nyssa
school buildings rebuilt in a
manner that will be the most
efficient way to serve the
needs of the community.
It is important that we take
time enough to plan com
pletelv. Mistakes in location
and planning now would be
with us for a long time.
Emanuel
Nurses
Capped
1. personally.
want to
thank the mans concerned
people that worked so hard
and diligently during and
after the fire. The Nvssa Fire
Department, the fire de
partments from Ontario.
Adrian. Fruitland. Payette,
the custodial staff, and
faculty members all need
special thanks and appreeia
non Students, especially,
have been genuinely helpful.
The Nyssa Student Body
President. Judy Davis, has
attended two board meetings
and has volunteered student
help
With this kind of help and
interest. I'm sure we'll work
out our problems in the best
possible way. We will all teel
just a little closer because we
have all worked together for
a common cause, the wellarc
of our young people.
Bibl« Mi$$ionary
The Nyssa Bible mission
ary Church is now sponsor
ing a radio broadcast over
KSRV Ontario. 1380 on vour
radio dial The program is
heard at 9:05 a m every
Sunday. We trust you will
become a regular listener
Schedule of Services
Sunday
9:05 Broadcast KSRV 1380
10:00 a.nt. Sunday School
10:45 a m. Morning Worship
7:00 p.m. Juniors
Youth Ambassador's
7:45 p.m. Evening Service
Wednesday
8:00 p.m Prayer Meeting
Friday
Noon Hr Prayer A Fasting
June 13-23 marks the date
of the annual Conference and
Camp Meeting of the North
west District Bible Mission
ary Church. The camp is
located between Nampa and
Caldwell. Idaho on Ustick
Road, just 3/4 miles west of
Blacker Furniture on U.S.
Highway 30 There will be
services each night at 7:45
p.m. in addition to day
services. If you would like to
attend, but have no trans
portation. call 372-3569.
D.N Hayford, pastor
F-BIRTHSl
BUNNY McCAIN
The 69-member Class of
1974 of the Emanuel Hospital
School of Nursing will be
graduated Saturday, June
15. in the Madison High
School Auditorium
The commencement ad
dress will be delivered by
Jerry Giesv. M.D.. member
of the Emanuel Hospital
Medical Staff
Awards recognizing out
standing achievement will be
presented by Guy W. Gor
rell. M.D.. president of the
hospital medical staff, and C.
Leslie Wierson. chairman of
the board of directors.
Elaine Teutsch, R. N.,
director of the School of
Nursing will present the
class. Wierson will confer
diplomas on graduates who
have
completed the 30-
month program of clinical
and academic education.
Two-thirds of the class
members are Oregonians,
with most of the others
residents of Washington.
Local graduates include
Bunny McCain, daughter of
Mr and Mrs. Vernon Mc
Cain of Adrian
MALHEUR MEMORIAL
June 8. Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Pearcv, Parma, boy.
June 12. Mr and Mrs.
Rogelio Rivera. Nyssa, boy.
HOLY ROSARY
June 4. Mr and Mrs
LeRoy Jenkins. Ontario, girl.
June 5. Mr. and Mrs Ken
Knowles, Vale, girl
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert
Salazar. Weiser, girl
June 7, Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Culbv. Weiser, a boy.
Mr. and Mrs Wes Han
sen. Vale, girl
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hen
derson. Payette, a boy.
CARD OF THANKS
Many thanks to Mrs. Bert
Lienkaemper. Bill Schire-
man. the Nyssa City Police,
the Malheur Memorial Hos
pital staff and Dr. Sarazin for
the assistance during my
son, Clayton Webb's acci
dent. Also thanks in advance
to all the people who may be
called upon to furnish trans
portation for him.
Donna Webb and family.
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Gate City Journal
Thursday, Jun« 13, 1974
OBITUARIES
Robert Thompson
Graveside services for
Robert Alva Thompson, who
died Wednesday. June 12.
1974 in Malheur Memorial
Hospital will be held Friday.
June 14 at 2 p^n. at the
Nyssa cemetery.
Al was born August 11.
1882. in Allerton. Iowa. He
moved to Nvssa in 1903. He
married Ethel Francis Long
on April 26. 1908 Al and his
son. Herschel owned and
operated the Al Thompson
and Son Feed Store in Nvssa
for several years. While in
Nvssa he served as city
councilman and city mayor
during the late thirties. Since
1947 Al and his son have
farmed in the Adrian area
Al is survived by his wife.
Ethel, his son. Herschel
Thompson of Adrian, a
daughter. Verna Walters of
Boise. Idaho, four grand
children, eleven
great
grandchildren
and
one
great great grandson
Friends who wish to call
may do so from 7-9 p.m.,
Thursday. June 13 at the
Lienkaemper Chapel.
in
Nvssa
Mary E. Walt«r$
Services for Mary Eliza
beth Walters. 88. Nvssa. who
died Sunday. June 9, 1974. at
an Ontario hospital, were
conducted Wednesday at
Shaffer Jensen
Memory
Chapel. Payette, by the Rev.
Edward Mcindoo of the
Ontario
First
Christian
Church. Interment was at
Riverside Cemetery.
Born at Cedarvale, Kan
sas. March 23. 188b. she
moved with her family to
Avers. Oklahoma where she
grew up. She married Gar
land C. W alters there on July
22. 1906. They came to
Pavette in 1911. Mr Walters
died tn 1965 She had lived
w ith a daughter in Nvssa for
the past eight years She was
a member of the First Baptist
Church.
Surviving are a son.
Curtis, of Payette; two
daughters. Mrs. Juanita
Wilson of Pavette and Mrs
Loris Lords of Nyssa, a
brother, Waldo Young of
Cushing. Oklahoma; five
sisters. Bessie Hall of Onta
rio. Rubs Baker of Spring
field. Missouri. Mabel Harris
and Ethel Hams, both of
Cushing, and Goldie Chea
tarn of Sunnyvale. Calif.; II
grandchildren, 23 great
grandchildren and two great
great-grandchildren A son.
Ivan, also preceded her in
death.
The
family suggests
memorials to the First
Baptist Church.
T«d Harry D«Mo$$
Services for Ted Harrs
DeMoss. 66, Nyssa, who
died of natural causes Fri
day. June 7, 1974. at a Boise
Hospital, were conducted
Tuesday at Lienkaemper
Chapel in Nvssa. The Rev.
Dale Hayford of the Bible
Missionary Church presided.
Interment was at the Nyssa
Cemetery.
He was born March 21.
1908 at Payette, the son of
Harry and Adeline Rice
DeMoss. He married Edith
Mason of Nyssa in Boise in
1947. They lived in Nyssa for
the past two years after
moving from Klamath Falls.
Oregon
Survivors include his wife,
of Nyssa; a son. Robert
Strunk. Bly, Oregon; a
daughter. Cherl Schweizer,
Nyssa, and four grand
children
Local Teen-Ager Selected
For World Youth Conference
around the world to be
chosen to attend World
Youth Conference at Fiesch. “
Switzerland, June 22. She is
the daughter of the Rev. and
Mrs. William Russell
This Christian tecn-cen
tered conclave is a quadren
nial event sponsored by the
Nazarene Young People's
Society, an auxiliary of the
Church of the Nazarene with
headquarters 10 Kansas City.
Missouri.
Tammy is on the District
Impact team, (a group of
Nazarene teens dedicated to
outreach evangelism.)
She has also been called of
God to prepare for full-time
Christian service as a Na
zarene Missionary.
She plans to attend North
west Nazarene College fol
low ing graduation from high
school next fall.
TAMMY RUSSELL
The Nyssa Church of the
Nazarene has announced
that Tammy Murie Russell is
one of more than 2.(XX)
Nazarene teenagers from
NAZARENE
CHURCH NOTES
OWYHEE
COMMUNITY
CHURCH
Sunday. 7 a m.. Morning
praver at the Chruch.
9 45 a m.. Bible study and
Christian Education Classes.
10:45 a.m Special Num
bers in remembrance of Fa
thers Day
II a.m Worship Service
with message bv Pastor Rus
sell
7:30 p.m., Evening Service
with Missionarv emphasis
directed bv NWMS.
Tuesday. 9:30 a.m.. La
dies Bible Study will meet at
the home 0! Kav Rodríguez.
Wednesday. 7:30 pm..
Bible Study and Praver Ser
vice
• • •
Debby Alexander
and
Tammy Russell are par
ticipating in the IMPACT
team Revival Campaign at
Burley this week
Th»1 Owyhee Community
Church will hold its closing
program ot Vacation Bible
School Friday evening June
14. at 8 p.m. The children
will be presenting the pro
gram and demonstrating the
things thev have learned and
made during Bible School
The Rev Fred Moxom
cordially invites all parents
and friends and any who arc
interested to tome and enjoy
the program
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH NOTES
• • •
It was nice to welcome
students home this week
from attending various col
leges Don Ballou. Mike
Fitzsimmons. Garv Seward.
Norma Rodríguez. Nancy
Seward. Nancy Wilson, and
Jerry Wilson
• • •
God loves us. not merely
for what we are. but for what
He sees we can be by His
Grace
Revival To Be
Held June 16-23
Revival services will be
held at the Missionary Bap
tut Church at 202 Ehrgood
Avenue. June 16 thru June
23. Services will start at 7:30
p.m each evening
Young Evangelist Huston
Kelly from the St Helen's
Church in St. Helen's.
Oregon will be preaching
There will be special music
each evening by the Kelly
family and other groups of
the church.
Pastor Dearl Smith of the
Missionary Baptist Church
cordially invites everyone to
attend and join in the
worship and fellowship of the
revival.
Sunday. June 16
Sunday School
10 a m
Morning worship. II a m
We will have reception of
new members
The Confirmation class
will meet in the Fellowship
hall at 6.30 p.m.
Group singing, prayer,
and Bible studv begin at 7:30
p m each Sunday evening
Bible study in various
homes each Wednesday eve
ning at 7:30.
The Nancy White circle
will meet at the home of Mrs
Verna Martin Thursday ■*.
June 20 at 2:00 p.m This
will be the last meeting until
September
Mrs Helen Wilson and
Mrs Dorothy Wilson attend
ed the Annual Conference of
the United Methodist Church
which was held in Boise last
week
Adrian Pr«$byt«rtan
Community Church
Vacation Bible School will
be held June |9 28 from 9
a.m to 12 noon. Monday
through Friday each week,
and will close with 1 special
program on Friday. June 28
at 8 p.m. The Rev. and Mrs
Fred Moxom will direct the
school.
All children 4 years thru
6th grade are welcome and
urged to attend
Many people once believed
that Satan would walk the
earth in the guise of a black
cat!
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