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Thursday, October 2, 1975 Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon Child, sentinel, as represen tatives of the local unit. OUT OF 20 YEARS AGO THE PAST 10 YEARS AGO Toni Fife, daughter of Mr. and Mr». Leo Fife and a Nyssa High School senior, has been named a* semi finalist in the 1965-66 merit scholarship competition. She was among high scoring students of Oregon in the National Merit Scholarship qualifying test adminstered last March in over 17,000 schools throughout the nation • • * Two members of the Nyssa FFA Chapter will leave Saturday. October 9 to attend the With National FFA Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. Chapter members voted to send seniors Jim Bishop, president snd Bruce Series On Pastoral Care The Rev. Koji Hayashi will speak at 3:30 p.m Tuesday, October 7, on the Church's roll with those who are ill. This Is the first in a series on pastorial care being sponsor ed by the United Methodist Church where the sessions will be held. . Koji HayaaM Chaplain Hayashi is pre sently Chaplain and Director of Pastoral Care at St. Luke's Hospital. Boise, and Chap lam Supervisor of the Inter mountain Clinical Pastoral Education Center. He has been in Boise since Septem ber 1973. Prior to his present assign ment he was Chaplain and CPE Supervisor. Appala chian Regional Hospital, Harlan. Kentucky. He has served Episcopal C'hurches in Wakkanl. Japan ('64 '67), and was Rector of St. Michael's Church. Sapporo. Japan, and Vice-Director of the Angilican University Stu dent Center. Hokkaido Uni versity ( '6» • ’70). Chaplain Hayashi received his B.S. from the University of Hokkaido. Sapporo. Japan in 1959 and his B.C. from Central Theological Seminary Tokyo. Japan in 1964. He studied for a year at Wycliffe College, Toronto('67 • '6Kj as a World Council of Churches Scholar. He received his CPE training at the Ontario Mental Health Center. Cana da. Toronto General Hospi tal. Canada. Zion Church. Greenville. PA. and at the Appalachian Regional Hos pital. Harlan. KY. where he became a certified AC PE Chaplain upervisor. He is married and he and his wife, Marilee, are the parents of three children. "/f / Were Young Again " By Erldene Johnson **“•«»* * Christian chweh "Young man. it's wonder fill to be young! Enjoy every minute of it!, but realize that you must account to God for everything you do." When I hear the often repeated phrase "If I were young again." it makes me wonder what that persons depth of understanding is of the Bible to wish for a return to youth is as fruitless and frustrating aa searching for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. It invarably •nds up in disappointment The Church offers many avenues of service to those who are concerned. One of these is investing in our young people. I think the most thrilling •iperience in the ministry is to watch your efforts bear fruit in the lives of young people Not long ago a young man came to me and said. "Pastor, would you write a letter of reference for me, I waift to attend Bible College" I have learned to enjoy football tremendously in the past three or four years because I can watch two of my sons do something I never had the opportunity to do myself, the investment is a very small price for the joy received. The youth of the Christian Church are an inspiration to the entire congregation. Not long ago I talked to them at a campout up in the hills about their responsibilities and it has been a thrill to watch them respond One of their activities that shows real Christian growth is Youth Prayer Meeting each Satur day night at 10 p.m They could be out indulging in the sin of the World but instead they choose to pray. How do you spend Saturday nights? What would your priority list look like on paper? Young people never forget this command from God. “Remember now thy creator in the dav of thy youth ” Ecu 12:6. Friend don't wish for the past to return. Look with great eapectancy to the future and invest in those who will rule it. To the traveler in the hot dry desert, water is a must. To the thirsty soul only the Gospel of our precious Lord and Savior Jesus Christ can satisfy. Is your soul hungry and thirsty for something better than the world offer»? Some thing that will satisfy for all eternity? Jesus Christ is the answer. See you in Church. Sunday Morning, corner of 5th and Ennis Avenue, Sunday Sc hool 9:45 a.m. and Morning Worship II a.m. Ikiptuln Start Awana Program The Nyssa Conservative Baptist Church has launched their 1975-76 AWANA pro gram on Wednesday eve nings at 6:45 p.m. This nationwide program is de signed to reach the youth of the United States through games, campout». Bible me morization and other related activities. All children, ages « C’/i rut ion W om en To Meet The monthly dinner meet ing of the Christian Business and Profession Women's Council will be held Tuesday. October 7, at the Charolais Restaurant in Ontario at 7 p.m. Special feature will be on flower arranging. The music will be presented by Mrs. Hope Kawashima of Ontario. Guest speaker will be Mrs. Shanin Barger of Nampa, homemaker and mother of teenagers. Everyone is invited to attend. There are no member ships or dues. For reserva tions call Margaret Bodewig at HH9 «50«. I through high welcome. school are The program at the Nyssa Church is led by Neil and Annadellc Mathews, with the following workers as helpers: Beckie Mathews, Duane and Ruth Buchtel. Larry Meyer. Jackie McCellan. Ken and lllena McGowen. Ralph and Patty Werner and Pastor and Mrs. Beattie. Transportation will be pro vided for all youngsters needing rides. For further information call 372-362J or 372-2424. JOB'S DAUGHTERS , ACTIVITIES Job's Daughters Bethel No. J3 met Wednesday, September 24 with Honored Queen Tami Webb presiding. The girls voted to attend a tasting party at Ore-Ida on Monday, September 29. Practice will be held at the Masonic Hall Wednesday, October I at 7:30 p.m. The candy will he here and Johies will start selling it. Not a seat was vacant as Nyssa celebrated its annual Harvest Festival with two performances by the famous Grand Ole Oprey, Saturday night. A thrilling moment of the big show was when State Senator Elmo Smith crowned high school senior Thelma Mullins as queen of the Harvest Festival. Members of her court were Patricia Nicholson, Sally Lawrence, Sharon Glover and Catherine Coleman. A birthday dinner given Friday evening by Mrs. Leo Child at the Elwood Flinders home, honored Mr. Child. Jesse F.lgan and Amasa Hammon. The three honor guests old time friends, were celebrating their 71st birth day anniversaries which fall within two weeks of each other. 30 YEARS AGO With the Third Infantrv Division, Seventh Army, Germany—Sgt. Howard D. Boor of Nyssa, Oregon, has been awarded the bronze star for meritorious service in direct support of combat operations while fighting with the Third Infantry Division in Franco, Boor has been discharged. • • • Henry Hartley, superin tendent of schools, announ ced this week that a "harvest vacation" for Nyssa high school will be held for two weeks beginning October 15. The youngsters will work in the fields and packing sheds. • • • Mr and Mrs. Connaughy of Nyssa, formerly of Adrian, received word that their son, Lawrence has been promoted from S2/ C to Sl/C. Page Three 40 YEARS AGO The Owyhee Hotel re ceived an entire refimshing job. A V. Pruyn finished the job Monday. All the rooms were calaommed, redeco- rated and put in first class shape for the coming season • • • Miss Olive Hunter, whose marriage to Mr. Charles Drewitz will take place in the near future, was the honoree of a miscellaneous shower given at her home last Friday. About 50 guests were present and Miss Hunter received many loving gifts. At the close, a nice lunch was served by Mrs. S. D. Goshert. Mrs. H D Holmes and Mrs. H T. Fransic, hostesses. 50 YEARS AGO Mrs. James Dennis is the proud possessor of what is undoubedly the biggest "punkin'' ever raised in this neck of the woods, and it is still growing, it evidently discovered very early in its career that there would not be room on the homeplace, consisting of six city lots, for it to develop properly so it crawled through the fence spaces of the street where it would have room according to its sue. And here, covered by weeds from human observation, it grew to its present mammoth propor tions. it was accidently discovered only a few days ago, its huge bulk being no longer concealed by the weeds. It is only a lowly yellow cow pumpkin but it deserves and honored place in the hall of fame. The monster measures five feet eleven inches around the equator and five feet nine and one by way of the poles. Harry Francis weighed it, the scales balancing at the 100-pound mark.