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Nyssa Gate City Journal. Nyssa. Oregon
Nyssa Gate City Journal
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Bicentennial Operation Alert
The American Security Council has launched a
’ Bicentennial Operation Alert" to reach the American people
with the grim facts of our National Security. These are facts
that every American citizen should be aware of. and should
insist through his representatives in Congress, that someting
be done of a more positive order.
John M Fisher. President af the Council, discussed the
battle which he says is our most dangerous enemy: American
ignorance and American apathy.
At a time when "A reordering of national priorities" is the
new political pet phrase, he pointed out. too many of our
national legislators are foregetting that survival itself is and
always has to be the "first priority.''
At a time, moreover, when those same legislators are
declaiming against political "coverups” of the Watergate
years, they ignore the fact that “the biggest coverup is how
the Soviets are doing."
The past quarter century has seen a steady erosion of what
was once clear-cut U. S. military supremacy. The USSR's
military power, supported all the way by Soviet political will
and national policy, has grown and prospered immensely
during the same time, and now the USSR and the United
States are virtually equal in strength (but far from equal in
national will). The next several years may constitute the
gravest challenge yet. not only to the United States, but to ail
free countries throughout the world. And worst of all. few
people seem to know this danger, and even fewer seem to
care.
During the thirty-year period from 1945 to 197S, it has been
demonstrated that in virtually every measurable aspect of
military power, the balance has shifted in favor of the Soviet
Union. Because of recent trends, it promises to shift even
more toward the USSR within the foreseeable future.
The NATO military alliance has been a tremendous success
in keeping the peace in Europe for over thirty years, a period
of stability not equaled at any other time in the lat five
centuries. However, there has been a gradual erosion of
political support for NATO, and there is more political appeal
in cutting defense spending rather than increasing it.
The Soviet long term strategy may be sounder and more
consistent than our own. and they seem to know how to couple
the policy of detente with a policy of continued and sustained
military strength.
We suggest that a foremost national goal during the
Bicentennial year should be. indeed, to "reach the American
people with the grim facts.'' If they know the facts, the people
will do what has to be done to insure survival.
If they do not know, however, and therefore do not act, then
that Bicentennial celebration may well bdcome. in the words
of Camelot, "the sundown of a dream.”
The American Security Council has been on the job for a
long time, locking after our national interests It behooves all
of us to listen to
Survival is a basic
interest.
THANK YOU !
I want to thank my many
friends for their kindnesses,
prayers, gifts, cards and
letters during my stay at
Holy Rosary Hospital and the
Presbyterian Nursing Home.
1 especially want to thank the
doctors and nurses and the
Rev. Jim Monroe for their
help and kindness to me.
Verna Tobler
CARD OF THANKS
The family of Dorothy I.
Knapp wish to thank all those
who expressed their sym
pathy by the many kind
nesses shown during our
time of bereavement for our
wife and mother.
R. D. Knapp, children and
grandchildren.
OBITUARIES
Letcher M Hill
Private veryiccs tor Lctclwr
M.veNc Hill. 83. a long-time
rvvalcnl ol lhe Newell Hei
ght» community. were he hl
lanuary 23, 1976 al Licn-
kaemper Chapel in Nyvsa. by
lhe Rev. Stanley Hanks of lhe
Prvsbvicnan Church. Inter
ment was at the Nyssa
Cemetery.
She passed away at a
Caldwell. Idaho Nursing
Home, after an illness of
fourteen years.
She was born June 5. 1892
in White County. Georgia,
where she grew to woman
hood, and married Henry
Warwick in 1909. Soon after
their marriage, they moved
to Otero County. Colorado.
He passed away there in
1928. She married Carl B
Hill August 20. 1930 M
Pueblo. Cokirado.
In September of 1938. they
moved from Colorado to the
Newell Heights Community,
on the new land under the
Owyhee project and quickly
set to work building a
basement house for living
quarters. They farmed until
retirement in I960.
She was a long-time
member of the A.N.K.
Garden Club, holding several
offices in the club over the
years. A member of the
Happy Dozen Card Club.
Women's Association and a
charter member of the United
Presbyterian Church of Ad
nan. She was active in
community affairs, and al
ways willing to lend a helping
hand to help make the
community a better place to
live.
Surviving are a sou. Hoyt
Warwick. Caidwell. Idaho; a
daughter. Mrs. Doris Flora.
Ottowa. Kansas; a stepson.
Stanley Hill, Nyssa; two
stepdaughters. Mrs. Edith
Fine. Nampa. Idaho and Mrs.
Grace Morris. Renton. Wash.
Eight grandchildren, which
includes Carl Lee Hill and
David Hill of the local area
and Nancy Hill Hanson of
Ontario; thirteen great-grand
children; three sisters. Mrs.
Eva Pitman of Danlonega,
Georgia. Mrs. Beulah Brown.
Cleveland. Georgia, and Mrs
Laura Palmer. Marietta. Geo
rgia. and one brother, Fred
Moore, Cleveland. Georgia.
Her husband. Carl B. Hill
preceded her in death in
1974.
Memorials may be made to
the Adnan Presbyterian Chu
rch. Adrian, Oregon.
CARD OF THANKS
We with to thank our
friends »nd neighbors for the
food, flowers and many
kindnesses shown us during
the lots of our loved one, J.
R. Nichols. A special thanks
to Bill Mayden and all who
helped with the military
service. Your thoughtfulness
will always be remembered.
The family of Otis A. Nichols
A
F ör EACH PERSON
ON YtX/R TAX RETURN.
Linnie H Kobs
A former Nyssa resident.
I milk- H Kob». 68. suevum
bed in Chelsea. Massa
ihusclls. Saturday. January
24. 1976
Her survivors include three
daughters. Mrs. Fred Croc
ker and Mrs Barbara Droz of
Chelsea and Mrs. Ed (Al
berta) Tyner of Nyssa; three
sons. Robert and Richard of
Chelsea and Albert, address
unknown.
Gertrude McCormick
Services
for
Gertrude
Frances McCormick. 7!,
Parma, who died Wednesday
January 21. 1976. in an
Ontario hospital were conduc
ted Friday at Kirpatrick
Memorial Community Chu
rch. Parma, by the Rev.
Edson S. Pederson Inter
ment was in Roswell Ceme
tery.
She was born January 16.
1905. in Garland. Utah. She
moved to Roswell with her
family in 1918. and gradua
ted from high school in 1922.
She attended the College of
Idaho and graduated in 1926.
She married Paul McCor
mick. January 1. 1927. They
lived in Peshastin. Washing
ton. and moved to Parma in
1940.
She was a member of the
Kirkpatrick Memorial Com
munity Church; Order of the
Eastern Star. No. 52. Parma;
charter member of B.D. of
P.E.O.. and Daughters of the
Nile Syringa Chapter.
Surviving are her husband.
Parma; a son. Don E..
Parma; a daughter. Mrs.
Thomas (Marguerite) Frye,
Boise; a sister. Mrs. Maurice
(Olive) M. Troyer. Parma;
seven grandchildren and a
great grandson
Memorials may be made to
Kirkpatrick Memorial Com
munity Church. Parma.
Claude D. Page
Services for Claude D.
Page. 85. Ontario, who died
Saturday. January 24, 1976,
in ffoulsbo. Washington will
be held at 2 a.m.. Thursday
at the Bertelson-Lienkaem-
per Chapel in Ontario by the
Rev. Roy Webb Interment
will be at Evergreen Ceme
tery in Ontario.
Mr. Page was born Oc
tober II. 1890 in Monkato.
Minnesota. He was married
September 15, 1915 in Salem.
Oregon, to May Brubaker.
She died July 27, 1972, in
Ontario.
He was a retired farmer
He moved from Canada to
the Willamette Valley in
1910, and to Ontario in 1939.
He had been staying with a
son in Kingston. Wash., for
the past year.
Surviving are two sons,
Clarence Page. Nyssa and
Lloyd Page, Kingston; a
daughter, Mrs. Raymond
(Frances May) Findley, On
tario; four sisters, Mrs.
Gladys White. Salem, Mrs.
Lonnie (Iris) Hughes. La
Grande. Mrs. Myrtle Coats.
Redding, Calif., and Mrs.
Virgil (Ruby) Walkley, Al
hambra, Calif.; 14 grand
children and 17 great-grand
children.
CARO OF THANKS
The Light
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Bea’s Beautv Bar
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Callahan Repair Service
Wrecker Service
Phone 372-3213
By Ernie MetceH
The difference between a junior and a senior executive
is usually about 40 pounds.
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R om Corn
Phone Nyssa 372 2383
Or(503)724-6164
If you’re wondering whatever happened to the
old-fashioned girl, you'll probably find her at home
with her husband.
see
Fred Brothers Trucking
Commodity 4 Livestock
Phone 372-2736
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Child watching handrail of escalator: "I’m waiting for
my bubble gum to come back."
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A Adrian Supply
You get some idea of inflation when you see a
youngster get his first job at a salary you dreamed of as
the high point of your career.
a • •
Mirage Cafe A Lounge
Live music Sat. night
Phone 372-2338
If it’s true that misery loves company, how come we
can't enjoy getting stuck in a traffic jam?
• • •
Parker lumber 4 Hrdwre
Phone 372 3422
or 724-6174
Martin's Market
Phone 372 2722
One thing you CAN enjoy , knowing that your fertilizer
needs are taken care of by Nyssa Co-op Supply.
Nyssa Co-op
Oregon St Idaho licensed
Phone 503-372-2783
Supply
Il M. ind M«»s. Or.»«« 372 HM
Thursday, January 29, 1976
We wish to thank our kind
friends and neighbors for the
beautiful flowers, cards, food,
money and other acts of
kindness during the recent
loss of our wife and mother,
Marian Flippence. Special
thanks to Bishop Gary
Thompson, the LDS First
Ward Relief Society, Dr.
Burdic and the Pioneer
Nursing Home for the loving
care they gave her. We are
deeply grateful.
Wallace Flippence,
Larry Flippence.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Scaggs
My Neighbors
Park Avenue
Baptist Church
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Nazarene
Church News
Friday, January 36, Ladies
Inspirational Fellowship
Time at the home of
Rosemary Martin, 10 a.m.
Church Schools Workshop
meeting in the Conference
Room. 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 31, Spe
cial Youth Activities for
Junior High. Senior High,
and College-age students
including a Mystery Dinner
at Manley Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, February I, Mor
ning Prayer at the Church. 7
a.m.
Christian Education Classes
9:45 a.m.
Children's Church. 11 a.m.
Worship Service with se
veral youth participating in
various areas and message
by Rex Wardlaw from NNC.
II a.m.
Choir practice. 6:45 p.m.
Evening Gospel Hour with
Tim Clarkson bringing the
message, 7:30 p.m.
Fokvwy 2, I - f -
dies Bible Study will meet
with Mrs Dwight Seward
9:30 a m.
Bible Study in the Nursing
Home. 4 p.m.
Midweek service for Cara
vans, Teens, and Adults.
7 30 p.m.
Road year Bbls; it offers a
way of escape from those
inner penis which threaten
our modern life.
United Methodist
Church News
The United Methodist Chu
rch and thr Rev. Jim Monroe
welcomes you to all church
activities
Friday, January 36 • Bible
Study at Fern Adams home.
9:30 a m
Saturday, January 31 ■ Li
turgist Workshop for all Jr.
and Sr. High School youth tn
the church parlor. 10 a.m. to
12 noon.
Sunday, February I - Prs
yer Service at the church. 9
a.m.
Sunday School. 9:30 a m
Worship Service - ’’Stir
ring the Pot." Number one of
a five series of sermons on
The Holy Spirit and Christian
Experience. 10:50 a.m.
UMYF - Jr. and Sr High
School young people invited.
6:30 p.m.
Tueeday, February 3 • Bi
ble Study in church parlor.
6:30 a.m.
Bible Study Fellowship •
place to be announced. 12
noon.
Bicentennial Study of Reli
gion in America, church
parlor. 4 p.m.
Thursday, February S •
United Womens Society, 2
p.m.
Banner Covenant Group, 4
p.m.
Nurse-Aide
Class Planned
TVCC will
conduct a
nurse-aide and orderly train
ing program. wah interview»
TWadny, January M •
Confirmation class. 6:30 p.m. for applicants to be held
February 2 from 2:30 to 4
Sunday, February 1 •
Sunday School, 9 a.m. p.m. at the Tech-Lab Build
Worship service with Holy ing, Room 5 on campus.
The program which will
Communion. 11 a.m.
Family sledding party and involve a minimum of ten
students and a maximum of
chili feed. 2 p.m.
20. will involve training both
Wodhseoday, February 4 -
on the campus and at various
Choir rehearsal. 6:30 p.m.
health facilities in the area.
Church Council. 8 p.m.
FAITH LUTHERAN
Everyone is welcome to
attend services at this Bible
teaching church.
Sunday Services
Sunday
school classes for all ages. 10
a.m.
Warship Service • in the
Sanctuary with the message
by Past« Dale Mitchell, 11
a.m.
Evening Service - Mes
sage and fellowship. 7:30
p.m.
WiAsseday Evoafa« • Bi
ble Study and prayer at the
church with choir practice
afterward. 7:30 p.m
Youth meeting. 7 30 p.m.
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A friendly »mile, a warm
handshake and lhe words of
the Lord await you at Park
Avenue Baptist Church, on
the corner of North Third
Street and Park Avenue
Valentine Special
In Boise Church
Weskd OppirtwRIax, ia
honored to have Pamela
Deuel Hart, as our special
guest for our Valentine
Special. It will be Sunday
afternoon. February 15. be-
ginning at 3 p.m., in the
Boise First Conservative Bap
list Church. 1023 S. Curtis
Road The public is invited
and all veals are free
Also appearing will be the
Waymark Stagori
“A love for music, and the
ability to communicate that
message of love and joy is the
gifted and talented Pamela
Deuel Hart."
No starting date for the
program has been vet as of
yet. Those interested in
obtaining more information
about the program. or vetting
up appointment for the
interview should contact Earl
McCollum. Director of Voca
tion Education al TVCC. at
889 649).
The Birch Log
Chou En-lai
by John F. Me JM mm
Belmont, Mtueacluuetti — The death at Chou
En-lai brings to a doee the career of one of the
world's foremast barbarians Aa a ruthlssa in
triguer, a conscwncslsss liar, a despotic ruler,
and a callous murderer, he may well bo without
equal in all history
But such wore not tha dsscnptions given to
the American people when news of Chou's
passing spread serose our land With rare sscsp-
tions, members of our news media competed
with national loaders to see who could pile lhe
most praise on the mses murderer In doing so,
each told more about himself than ho did about
Chou En-lai.
Consider the following drooling nonsense
Secretary of Stair Henry Kueinger "I ad
mired Chou En-lai very much ... a very con
siderable man and a great loader.'*
I Yet idem Gem Id Ford ”... a remarkable
loader "
The Neu York Time» ’’. . . one of the more
far sighted statasmsn of the 20th century "
Richard Nixon **. . there is none who sur
passed him in keen intellect, philosophical
breadth, and the experienced wisdom which
made him a great loader.”
Tint: ”... a life of extraordinary achieve
ment”
.Sam Jaffa, NBC Newt: “Ho gave freedom to
(¿W*^ . . a brilliant loader ”
The Truth About Chou
Aa ia frequently tha case with prominent
Communiata, Chou En-lai came from a «roll-to-
do family Given the beet education available
in China, he want to Japan aa a young man in
1917 and was introduced to socialism. In the
early 1920's he spent four years in Europe
organising Chinese students, and joined the
Chinese Communist Youth Corps and then
the Communist Perty itself
Back in China by 1928, he achieved member
ship in the Central Committee of the Com-
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muniet Party and soon distinguished himself
by organising a bloody revolt of 800,000 «rorfcore
in Shanghai The nest few years saw him
loading note in Nanchang and Canton, and
starting underground movements in Hong Kos*
and elsewhere.
When a member of one of hie secret asses
sination teams defected to the National»! gov
eroment in 1931, Chou ordered the cold blooded
murder of the man's entire family Later, he
wee known to have personally strangled an
members of another family after tieing each
victim's hands These records of personal mur
ders were only a foreshadowing of far «roree
atrocities to come
In later years, he betrayed his countrymen in
the war agamot Japan After the National»!
Chinsss had been weakened by the war, Chou's
Hods launched their own campaign against Free
China. By 1960, Foreign Minuter Chou wae
sending hie screaming hordes against Ameri
cans in Korea And he has sent his spiss.
saboteurs. eubverters. and asMasina into every
continent ever since.
Red China's Bloody Record
Ths most compelling indictment of Chou
En-lai and hie partner in-crims. Meo Tee tung,
ie the report, The Human Cost of Commu-
num tn China, published by the Judiciary
Committee of the U.S. Senate in 1971. Drawing
on detailed reeearch from widely divergent
sources, its author shows that the Red Chineoe
leadership has caused the death of somewhere
between 34 and 64 million Chineoe In compare
eon, Hitler at hie worst was s small time «per
•tor, Stalin was a novice, and the Black Plague
wae the recipient of a bad rap.
Why would the media and our leaders slob
ber over Chou's passing’ The anawsr can only
be that those at the top are proCommunist
•ven to the point of praising a savage monster
The spectacle should shock and alarm every
true American
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