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Thursday, January 15, 1976
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Resolved: I Will Be Thankful For America
the nation officially enters its Bicentennial year, there is
one New Year's resolution we would commend to each of us to
be thankful to live in the greatest country on earth, and to work
to make it better yet.
Although a relative junior among the Family of Nations, the
United States already possesses the oldest form of constitutional
giwemment in the world. This democratic form of government,
however, relies peculiarly on the intelligence and good will of
individual citizens. “Liberty lies in the hearts of men and
women," said th* late American jurist. Learned Hand. “When it
dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it.”
The Founding Fathers fashioned a system of government
whose genius is that it maximizes individual freedom - to
worship, to speak out, to create, to learn, to succeed. And the
fruits of the system are matters of record.
“On any honest basis of comparison, the record of America
speaks for itself." wrote Henry Grady Weaver in 1947. “In this
republic, less than 7 percent of the earth's population has created
more new wealth than all the other two billion people in the
world, and the benefits of this great wealth have been more
widely distributed here ¡han in any other country — at any tune."
Weaver's observation nearly 30 years ago is as timely today as
it was then. The capacity of this nation to produce goods and
services of almost every kind in abundance continues to astonish
the watid. While much of mankind, regrettably, lives in hunger,
only about 5 percent of Americans are needed on the farms to
produce considerably more food than the other 95 percent can
consume. And the comforts available to average citizens here are
unmatched anywhere.
At the same time that we have worked tirelessly to guarantee
full opportunity to all our own citizens, we have taxed ourselves
more heavily than any other people to help those less fortunate in
other nations.
What does America ask in return from its citizens9 Simply
this: that we love her — warts and all - and that we vow
individually to “preserve, protect and defend” her from all
enemies
U.S. Preae
A seariatien
Benefit Ball Big Success
The second annual Benefit
Ball sponsored by the Mal
heur Memorial Hospital Au
xiliary on December 20, was
indeed very successful. The
proceeds were $1455 and
after expenses they will
purchase the much needed
Burdick Cardiac Monitor for
the nurses station at the
hospital.
Everyone in the com
munity cooperated and even
people out of the local district
helped to make this event
successful.
The door prizes were won
by Mrs. Dirk DeBoer, who
won the Zenith radio and
Mrs. Harvey Pritchard of
Parma was the winner of the
beautiful floral arrangement
created and donated by
Frances Focht.
The Auxiliary wishes to
thank everyone for their
time, help and efforts to
make this worthwhile event
possible. A special thanks to
the Eagles for the use of the
hall, those who prepared and
donated the food, sold tickets
and all the miscellaneous
jobs that were done so
willingly.
The tentative date for the
third annual ball is December
11 and the music will again
be by the “Five Soft Sails.”
Extension Group
To Meet In Nyssa
An organizational meeting
of a new Extension Study
Group will be held in Nyssa
on Thursday, January 22.
The group will meet at the
home of Peggy VanderOord
at 1:30 p.m. To locate Mrs.
VanderOord’s home, go two
miles West of Nyssa on
Alberta Avenue. Turn left on
Echo Avenue and it’s the first
house.
All homemakers in the
Nyssa area are invited to
attend. Helen Conner, Ex
tension Home Economist will
present a lesson on buying,
using and making your own
convenience foods.
The Light
Touch
By Ernie Metcalf
The question of the hour is neither political nor
economic. It’s, “Mom, what is there to do?”
• • •
Ping Pong Diplomacy is letting your husband win six
straight games before you tell him about the car.
• • •
Heard about the minister who keeps unpaid bills in a
file marked “Due Unto Others?”
• • •
The sum of the parts CAN be greater than the whole—
especially when repacking a vacation suitcase.
• • •
One reason a dollar won’t do as much for people as it
once did is that people won’t do as much for a dollar as
they once did. Middle initial B.
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Year daBar still buys full value at Nyaua Co-op Supply.
See m for al your farm or home need*.
Nyssa Co-op
Supply
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Editor. The Journal:
On TV Program—News;
They say it is to be a meat
that students out of High
School be able to read, before
entering
College.
They
should be able to read, in the
4th grade. It seems that the
old way of teaching, reading,
writing,
arithmetic and
geography is a thing of the
past.
Walter Burdette.
Nyssa. Oregon
THE PAST
16 YEARS AGO
Seven Nyssans were re
cently elected as board
members of the Nyssa
Chamber of Commerce and
will direct the civic organi
zation's
activities during
1966.
Members are Ray
Tarter, Mrs. Chuck Michael.
Paul Penrod. Ron Young,
Rev. John Bullock. Dale
Adams and Pheral Dodson.
OBITUARIES
see
Auro L Vinsonhaler
Services for Aura Lee Vin
sonhaler. 84 years, of Nyssa,
who died Sunday. January
11. 1976 at Malheur Memo
rial Hospital were conducted
Wednesday at Lienkaemper
Chapel in Nyssa by the Rev.
Fred Moxom. pastor of the
Owyhee Community Church.
Interment was in Nyssa.
He was born August 29,
1891, in Bellaire. Kansas. He
married Hazel Collier in
Smith Center. Kansas. Mar
ch 16, 1919. He had farmed
in the Nyssa area for many
years, moving into Nyssa
when he retired.
He is survived by his wife.
Nyssa; two brothers. Arthur.
Yucaipa. California and Br
yan. Adrian; and a sister,
Mrs. Blanche Brown. Golden
Colorado.
Ruth Benton Russell
Funeral services for Ruth
Benton Russell, age 70 of
Newport. Oregon and a
former resident of Toledo.
Oregon since 1944, were held
Monday. January 12 at the
Bateman Funeral Home in
Newport. Interment followed
in the Toledo Cemetery in
Toledo.
Mrs. Russell was bom in
Parma. Idaho on February 3.
1905 and spent a great part of
her life in that area. She died
at the Good Samaritan
Hospital in Corvallis, Oregon
on January 9. 1976. She had
been a resident of Newport
for the past three and
one-half years and had been
a telephone operator in
Toledo from 1945 until 1952.
She was the widow of
Harry W. Russell.
Survivors include four dau
ghters. Florence Conley of
Albany. Oregon. Ruth Eloise
Chalupsky of Salem. Oregon.
Barbara Roach of Saratoga.
California and Judith Hun-
greder of Corvallis, Oregon;
a brother, Art Servoss and a
sister. Mrs. Nina Lowe, both
of Nyssa. Oregon; eleven
grandchildren and ten great
grandchildren.
SUPERINTENDENT'S OF THE UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH in the Portland area
jurisdiction of Bishop Jack Tuell gathered in
Nyssa last weekend for their monthly
meeting. The cabinet is made up of the
districts of Oregon and Southwestern Idaho,
and meets once a year outside of Portland
Services for J. R. Nichols.
47, Nyssa, who died Monday.
January 12, 1976
in the
Pendleton Hospital will be
conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at
the Lienkaemper Chapel in
Nyssa. Interment will be at
the Nyssa Cemetery.
Mr. Nichols was born June
9. 1928 in Alpine. Arkansas.
He was a Korean veteran.
Survivors include his mo
ther. Mrs. Otis Nichols of
Nyssa; one daughter. Mrs.
Connie Wilcox of The Point of
Rocks, Wyoming; three sis
ters, Mrs. John (Verla) Roe
of Osburn. Ida.. Mrs. Mervin
(Irene) Williams of Boise.
Mrs. Norm (Lucille) Oliva of
The Dalles. Oregon; three
brothers, Olen Nichols, Boise
Norman Nichols, Nyssa and
Clyde Nichols of Jordan
Valley and two grandsons.
HELLO
Zjf ' WORLD!
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The United Methodist Chi»
rch and the Rev. Jim Monroe
welcomes you to ail church
activities.
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Thursday, January
All church women meet at
the church parlor. 2 p.m.
Friday, January 16 - Bible
Study, Fem Adams home,
9:30 a.m.
24-Hour Prayer Vigil, chu
rch will be open at all times
and everyone can come. 2
p.m. on the Ibth to 2 p.m. on
the 17th.
Young Adults Progressive
Dinner, starting at the
Monroes. 6 p.m.
Prayer Service at the church,
9 a.m.
Sunday School. 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service Message.
“Jabber Wocky?". by the
Rev. Monroe.
Bible Study Fellowship at the
Evans home. 12 noon.
January 22-36 - Rev. Mon
roe will be out of town on
these dates if it becomes
necessary to contact him. call
Dorothy Wilson or Myrtle
Sasser
FAITH LUTHERAN
CHURCH NOTES
Tburaday.
January
15 -
Confirmation Class. 6:30
p.m.
Evangelism meeting, 8
p.m.
17 -
January
Meetings at Our Savior
Lutheran Church, Twin Falls.
Idaho, concerning "Luther
Heights" Bible Camp.
Sunday, January
"Meals on Wheels"
The Nyssa Ministerial
Association has halted efforts
to start the “Meals on
Wheels" program in Nyssa.
There was an insufficient
number of people who signed
up to receive the meals to
make it feasable to go ahead
with the program at this
time.
Possibly in the future the
Ministerial Association will
again try to sponsor some
sort of food program for
Senior Citizens.
Lutherans Elect
New Officers
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Sunday, January
Saturday,
J.R. Nichols
Superintendents pictured are. from left.
Rev. Henry Haines, Metropolitan District;
Rev. Carl Mason. Western District; Bishop
Tuell; Rev
Bruce McConnell. Southern
District; Rev. T. Askew Crumbley. Central
District; and Rev. Tom Whitehead. Eastern
District.
Church Directory
United Methodist
Church News
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Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Worship service 11 a m.
Wedneaday, January 21 -
Men’s breakfast fellowship at
Brownies Cafe, 6:30 a.m.
Choir Rehearsal. 6:30 p.m.
American Lutheran Church
women meet at Fran Youngs.
Nazarene
Church News
Sunday, January 18, Mor
ning Prayer at the Church, 7
a.m.
Christian Education Clas
ses, 9:45 a.m.
Children's Church. 11 a m.
Worship Service with mes
sage by Pastor Russell. 11
a.m.
Choir practice. 6:45 p.m.
Evening Service featuring
a current report and pictures
Nancy J. Sparks
of progress being made in
our Mission work in Africa.
7:30 p.m.
Services for Nancy J.
Tuesday, January 20, La
Sparks. 89. Parma, who died
dies Bible Study will meet
in a Caldwell nursing home
with Mrs. Sheila Larkin. 9:30
Tuesday, January 6, 1976,
a.m.
were conducted Saturday at
Wednesday, January 21.
the Parma Dakan Chapel by
Bible Study in the Nursing
the Rev. Robert Obenchain.
Home, 4 p.m.
Roswell Baptist Church. Inter-
Award Ceremony for Cara
ment was in Roswell.
van Children (which was
She was born October 22.
1886, in Union County, previously announced then
postponed because of in
Geprgia. She moved with her
parents to West Plains, clement weather), 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 22,
Missouri, at the age of five.
Prayer and Fasting group will
She married Washington
meet for prayer. 12 noon
Greenberry Sparks. Dec. 30,
Golden Hour Missionary
1906. in Richfield, Missouri.
Chapter will meet with Mrs.
The couple moved to the
Connie Windom. 7:30 p.m.
Parma area in 1912. He died
"Establish a habit of
Dec. 18, 1969. She was a
member of the Roswell prayer. He reaches highest
who reaches from his knees.'
Baptist Church.
Surviving are three sons,
Eldridge. Caldwell. Thomas
Mrs. Alvie Hill. Skiatook.
E.. Boise, and Vernon,
Oklahoma; II grandchildren
Parma; two daughters, Mrs.
and 14 great-grandchildren.
Evelyn Shelton. Fruitland.
She was preceded in death by
Jessie J. Little, Burbank.
a daughter, a granddaugh
Calif.; two sisters,
Mrs.
ter and three sisters.
Bessie Ford. Caldwell, and
A farwell testimony service
honoring Elder Robert Ma
rion Glenn will be held
Sunday evening. January 16
at the Nyssa Second Ward
Chapel at 8 p.m.
The young missionary is
the third son of the Marion
Glenns to enter the mission
field. Larry served in the
Great Lakes area and Vai Dee
in New Zealand.
Officers for the year of
1976 have been elected at
Faith Lutheran Church in
Nyssa, it was announced by
the Rev. Walter A. Schmidt,
pastor.
Officers are as follows: Bob
Ure. chairman of the Con
gregation; Vem McLain, vice
chairman; E. D. Michaelson,
secretary: Fayetta Looney,
treasurer: Bonnie Ropp. fi
nancial secretary; Sylvia We-
nke. fellowship chairman.
Card of Thanks
We wish to express our
sincere thanks and apprecia
tion to our friends and
neighbors for the food,
flowers and many kindnesses
shown during the recent loss
of our dear one. Such
thoughtfulness will always be
remembered
The family of Larene
Beckstead
Malheur Tattler
Bingo was again enjoyed
by sixteen players Thursday
morning January 8. at the
Malheur Memorial Nursing
Home after a two-week
vacation during the holidays.
The winners this week
were Angie Cook, Nellie
Newbiil. Olive Graham. Mary
Wallington and Suyeyo Otani-
Anyone wishing to play
Bingo with the residents is
welcome anv Thursday at 10
a.m. We do enjoy having
visitors and helpers.
. Professional
Directory
Physcians b Surgeons
K.E. Kerb». M I).
K.A.Danford, M.D.
T.J. Fuson, M.D.
Physicians A: Surgeons
Dial 372 2241
HOURS: 9 t<> 12 noon A
2 to 5 p.m.-Monday thru
Friday. 10-12 Saturday
Optometrists
Dr. John Eaaly
387 S.W. 4th Ave.,
Ontario. Oregon
Phone 889 8017
Dr. A. N. Bonde
7 Norih 2nd Street.
Nyssa. Oregon
Phone 372 3747
Vetermanans
TREASURE VALLEY
ANIMAL HOSPITAL
Phone 372-2251
Dr. B.E. Roas
Nyssa. 372-5257
Dr. Robert Derby
Parma 722-6537
Happy parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Roger Bergam, of
Salinas. California announce
the birth of their son.
Timothy Paul. Young Ti
mothy was bom in the
Salinas Hospital on Saturday,
December 13, 1975. He
tipped the scales at nine
pounds and four ounces. He
joins a sister, Sara, age
four years at home.
Proud grandparents are
Mr and Mrs. H. E. Bergam
of Nyssa and Mr. and Mrs.
Grant Lewis of Caldwell.
20 YEARS AGO
The third largest blood
drawing in the history of the
Nyssa Community was Mon
day when 315 pints were
donated by residents of the
area. This brings the total to
3.166 pints the total given by
Nyssa and Adrian area
people since July 27. 1949
when the first bloodmobile
came here.
• • •
Open House was held
Saturday for 109 guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Watson, 619 Ennis Avenue
on the occasion of their
golden wedding anniversary
• • •
Spec. 4/C and Mrs. John
R. Fritz, nee Vicki Franklin,
happily announce the birth of
their daughter, Angela Mae.
rhe little miss was born
Wednesday. December 31,
1975 at Holy Rotary Hospital
in Ontario. Oregon. She
weighed eight pounds and
fifteen ounces and measured
twenty-one and three-fourths
inches long. She is the
couple's first child. Mrs.
Franklin and new daughter
are living with her parents in
Nyssa and will be joined in a
few months by her husband,
who is now stationed in
Germany.
Proud grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Franklin of
Nyssa and Mr. and Mrs. Neil
Fritz of Ickesburg, Pennsyl
vania. The beaming great-
grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Forrester Carpenter of
Parma. Mrs. Anna Fritz of
Ickesburg and Mr. and Mrs.
George Burdge of Port Royal,
Pennsylvania.
Journal Classified*
Bring Results!
30 YEARS AGO
The first baby bom in the
Nyssa Nursing Home in 1946
arrived January 6, a daughter
to Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Martinez of Nyssa. The girl
weighed six pounds, seven
ounces and was named
Rosie.
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Mr. and Mrs Harold Greig
are the parents of a son bom
January 7. The baby was
named Michael Gene, and
weighed six pounds, seven
ounces.
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CpI Ira Ure. Jr., received
an honorable discharge from
the Army December 5 at Fort
Lewis. He spent three years
in the service, including two
years in the European theatre
under the command of
General Hodges.
40 YEARS AGO
Instead of supplying milk,
groceries or work relief to
farmers in Malheur County
who have suffered financial
setbacks over which they had
little control, the rehabilita
tion program of the resettle
ment administration is mak-
ing a loan to enable the
family to buy a cow, along
with other necessary capital
goods and q^uipment at once
more provide food and allow
the operator to work his farm
on a profitable basis.
Not only does the farmer
receive financial aid that will
enable his farm to run on a
profitable basis in normal
times as well as repay the
small loan, but he is assisted
in adjusting his debts and
formulating a management
plan that will insure the
future success of his opera
tions according to Ray
Garrison local supervisor.
Court House. Vale.
The purpose of rehabili
tation is to take farmers off
relief and to keep others
whose credit resources have
become exhausted
from
being forced on relief. The
assistance offered is de
signed to once more make
these farms productive and
enable the operators to
provide an adequate liveli-
hood for their families.
50 YEARS AGO
The home of Mr and Mrs.
Conrad Martin was the scene
of a pretty home wedding on
New Year's Day when their
eldest daughter. Bernice,
was united in marriage to
Wm. H Toombs of Nyssa.
Rev. Hershey of Nyssa
officiated Besides the im
mediate families of the bride
and groom, guests of the
occasion were Mr. and Mrs
Beaumont of Kingman Ko-
lony, Mrs. Harry Schooler
and two children and Mrs. D
Nebelsieck of Tennessee.
Idaho.
Mrs. Toombs was a gra
duate of Nyssa High School
last year. Mr. Toombs is a
prominent farmer of Nyssa
They will make their home on
the Dr. Sarazin ranch in the
near future.
THANK YOU I
We want to express our
appreciation to the “cattle
people" of this area for their
cooperation during our years
as brand inspectors, and
especially for the retirement
dinner
Don Stulta, and Jack
Conner.
THANK YOU I
I would like to thank all of
the Nyssa merchants for all
the Icvely gifts my son and I
received and to Dr. Sarazin
and the many friends at
Malheur Memorial Hospital.
Thanks again,
Mrs. Mike Lopez
The Birch Log
Truth About M.L. King
by John F. Me Monos
Hrlmunt, Ma.itachutrtli — If you choose to ba
have the image makers. Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr was a humanitarian, a man of peace,
an a poet I e of non violence, and a formidable
crusader tor the rights of man But if you prefer
to deal in hard realities, he was none of these
H«- was. instead, a dangerous agitator win we
purpose clearly included the destruction of free
dom for all Americana Because the campaign
to glorify him persists, it is important that we
take a look at the record he compiled during his
stormy career
Promoter of Violence
It will undoubtedly coma aa a shock to some
to learn that the “apostle of non-violence" pub
licly stated that his whole program called for
and could not succeed without a heavy dose of
violence King told us about hie need for vio
lence in an article that appeared in .Saturday
Rruifw for April 3, 1966 In the article, be stated
that his demonstrators went into the streets for
the purpose of provoking a violent reaction
This violence, he said, would cause Americans
to "demand federal intervention and legists
tion," which the Administration would speedily
supply.
Notice that King's final goal, "federal inter
vention and legislation," could only bo achieved
if he and hie followers succeeded in sparking
some violent action — action that may or may
not have been spontaneous. After his often
bloody intermediate goal was achieved, Ameri
cans of all colors invariably found themselves
with more federal control over their lives, their
property, and their actions
A Communist Objective
Always and everywhere, of course, thoae who
promote the cause of Communism seek more
laws, edicts, and controls. Total government ia
the ultimate Red goal, and the piecemeal ac
quisition of more government power is standard
Communist strategy. Whether or not he himself
ever was a Communist (and we doubt that ha
ever waa), King's goal and the goals of Commu
nism were identical Was King unaware of
whose strategy he was implementing9 We think
not The record clearly shows that he went out
of his way to cooperate with known Reds in
carrying out their plans for America
For example. King attended and even ad
d r essed the September 1967 session of the High
lander Folk School in Tennessee Highlander
waa known to be a Communist operation, and
one of its organizers, Don West, waa known to
be a district director of the Communist Party A
widely publicized photo taken at the school
shows King seated next to identified Commu
mat Aubrey Williams snd Communist Party
Central Committeeman Abner Berry
In the years that followed. King sought and
obtained help from such known Reds as Carl
and Anne Braden, James Dombrowski, and
Benjamin Smith When he launched his South
ern Christian leadership Conference, he sought
out former Young Communist league organizer
Bayard Ruatin And to lead the S C I, C in the
South, he selected Hunter Pitta O'Dell, also a
member of the National Committee of the Com
munist Party When O'Dell's Communist rar
ord became emharraasing. King went through
the motions of firing him, but immediately
rshirad him to run the S (' (. (' ’a New York
office.
Despite these indisputable facta, Americana
are still being asked to glorify Martin hither
King, even to the extent of observing January 16
aa a holiday in his honor At the same time, we
are being aaked to condemn the F H I anil J
Edgar Hoover for keeping a file on him Isn't it
odd that the King promoters don't suggest that
the contents of that file be made public9
Martin Luther King should never have heed
glorified, either while he lived or after he waa
slain Americans who value their freedom
should not allow false heroes to be shoved down
their throats
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