Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa. Oreaon
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Nyssa Gate City Journal
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Services for Cecil H.
Morrison Sr.. 7b, Nyssa, who
died Sundav, February 29.
1976 at Malheur Memorial
Hospital were conducted at
4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Lien-
kaemper Chapel. Nyssa, by
the Rev. Donald Beattie.
Consenalive Baptist Church.
Interment was in Nyssa
Cemetery . under direction of
Placer Lodge No. 3. AF4AM
He was bom March 22.
1899. in Blackwell. Oklahoma
He was married in Nelson.
Nebraska. February 27, 1918
He moved from Atlanta to
Nyssa in 1945 and estab­
lished the Morrison Electric
Company.
He attended the Conser­
vative Baptist Church. Nyssa
and was a member of the
Placer Lodge No. 3. Placer­
ville; Scottish Rite. Baker.
Oregon; and Al Kader Shrine
Temple. Portland.
Surviving are his wife.
Aileen. Nyssa; a daughter.
Mrs. Mae-Margret March,
lone. Washington; two sons.
Bill and Cecil Jr., both
Nyssa; nine grandchildren
and nine great grandchildren
The family suggests me­
morials to the Shriners
Crippled Children's Hospital.
klaskan Pipeline
Services for Leona Thyme
Reeves. 67. Nyssa who died
Saturday. February 21 1976
at a Boise hospital, were
conducted Tuesday at the
Lienkaemper Chapel in Ny­
ssa. with the Rev. Erldene
Johnson officiating. Inter­
ment was in Nyssa Cemetery
under the direction of the
Yellow Rose Rebekah Lodge
No. 202. Nyssa.
PROCLAMATION
LOCAL GOVERNMENT WEEK
WHEREAS, the citizens of Nyssa are a prideful people who
are interested in the well being of this community and;
WHEREAS, they are interested in observing and taking an
active part in the planning of Ordinances. Resolutions. Land
Use, Resources quality and other local laws, and;
WHEREAS, the City Council and City Planning
Commission wishes to provide the best possible services and
environment for Nyssa, and;
WHEREAS, local government meetings are open meetings
at which all citizens are welcome to attend;
NOW THEREFORE. 1. Don Oldemeyer. Mayor of the City
of Nyssa, do proclaim the week of March 8. 1976. LOCAL
GOVERNMENT WEEK and do encourage ALL CITIZENS to
attend Council and Planning Commission Meetings and to
contribute their ideas and desires.
Signed Don Oldemeyer. Mayor.
Dairymen To Meet March 8
All Malheur County dairy­
men are urged to attend an
Eastern Oregon Dairymens
Association meeting on Mon­
day, March 8. 7:30 p.m..
Starlight Cafe. Vale. Oregon,
according to Marvin Rempel,
president.
The president
went on to say that the
program will include a
discussion from Cindy Os­
born regarding her expe­
riences as a dairy princess
and Mrs. Judy White who
served as chaperone during
the Portland contest. Other
business matters will include
a discussion about the recent
ODA convention. Rempel
emphasized that Scotty Pa­
yne, board member, would
discuss various aspects of the
awards program.
All dairymen, whether a
member or not. are welcome,
Rempel concluded.
Leona T. Reeves
She was bom March 18.
1908. in Johnson City.
Missouri. She married John
Reeves. October 28. 1925 in
Clinton. Missouri. They came
to Nyssa in the 1940's.
She was a member of the
Yellow Rose Rebekah Lodge,
the First Christian Church of
Nyssa and the Senior Citizens-
Surviving are several cou­
sins from out of the area She
was preceded in death by her
husband in 1968 and two
sons.
Mabie Van Slyke
Services for Mrs. Mabie C.
VanSlyke. 79. 1015 11th
Avenue North Extention.
Nampa, who died Saturday,
February 28. 1976. were
conducted Wednesday at 2
p.m. at the Flahiff Funeral
Chapel in Nampa with the
Rev. Ernest E. Wilson. First
United Methodist Church of
Nampa officiating. Interment
was at the Hillcrest Memorial
Gardens.
She was bom May 16.
1896. at Randolph. Nebraska,
where she was reared and
educated. Graduating from
the Randolph High School in
1914. and continuing her
education at Wayne Normal,
she later taught school north
of Randolph. She married
William H. VanSlyke, Novem­
ber 7. 1915, at Randolph.
Nebraska. They lived and
farmed at Randolph for 27
years, moving to Washington
in 1914. They returned to
Nebraska and farmed for four
years before operating a
motel at Gibbon. Nebr. They
moved to Nampa in 1951. She
was a member of the First
United Methodist Church of
Nampa.
She is survived by her
husband William H
Van
Slyke. Nampa; four sons,
Dwight VanSlyke. San Diego.
California. Blair VanSlyke.
Nampa. Dick Van Slyke, Cald
well and Don VanSlyke,
Tulsa. Oklahoma; one daugh­
ter. Mrs. Joy Adams, Nyssa.
Oregon. 32 grandchildren
and 23 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be given to
Malheur Memorial Hospital
in Nyssa. Oregon.
If you have been bereaved,
there is a message for you in I
Corinthians 15 and Revela­
tion 21.
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Cecil Morrison Sr
We quite often blame ail of our ills on government. There
now seems to be an element in our society which is worse, and
far
more destructive than government.
Asa matter of fact, government as most of us know it. isn't
all that bad. City councils, school boards, county
commissions - all are pretty good and responsive to their
consntuents. State government gets a little more remote,
especially if you live in Eastern Oregon. Federal government
is something else, but our government doesn't have too bad a
record when measured over its 200-year life span.
The element 1 am referring to is something elusive, it's
they, and you can’t really put your finger on them, or figure
them out.
For instance, w hen the Alaskan pipeline was first planned,
it was estimated to cost $750 million. Now that it is finally
being built it will cost over $7 billion. That's ten times more
than it should have cost had there not been the delays.
Now who is responsible for this? It can't be the
conservationists, because we are conservationists. Some
blame it on the ecologists, it can't be those who need gas and
oil, because that includes us all. Is it the Communists who
don't want us to have oil, or the Arabs who want us to buy
their oil? It's not the government, it’s them. And who are
they?
1-205 Freeway
A little closer to home, take the 1-205 freeway which was to
be constructed around Portland. Part of it has already been
built, rights-of-way have been purchased for the rest of it.
millions have gone into its planning, and now it has been
stopped. Who stopped it? They did. Not the State of Oregon,
or the Federal government, but they
Of course some day it will be completed. It's needed now.
and will complete a well-planned freeway ring around
Portland. The point is. when construction again starts and the
job is done it will cost every citizen of Oregon up to ten times
its originally estimated cost. And they are responsible.
Idaho Power Company
Real close to home is Idaho Power's proposed Pioneer
plant They are doing everything possible to stop it. or at least
delay its construction, and again, who are they’ Not the
government, not the engineers or power experts, not the
people who must put up the money, but them
The plant will be built, because it is needed. But before it is
built, they will exert every pressure and delaying tactic
possible to insure that it costs us more money. They ignore
power use studies, ecology studies and opinions of experts,
and they prey upon the fears of the uninformed.
What are their motives? Who knows? They use electrical
power the same as the rest of us. and presumably they will
have to pay more for their power when more power is needed,
the same as the rest of us.
They have succeeded in stopping any further hydro-electric
development on the Snake River. They don't want nuclear
power. They know that solar or other more exotic new
systems aren't ready yet. but they continue to fight the only
other source of ready power, coal.
Government, in this case the Idaho Public Utilities
Commission, will undoubtedly rule in favor of Idaho Power.
The PL'C will not be influenced by hysterical fears, letters to
the editor of The Idaho Statesman, or other outside factors.
Idaho Power's charter requires that the company provide
this area with electrical power. To date this job has been
performed most admirably, at reasonable cost, and with
excellent service. We hope that Idaho Power can continue to
do the job without too much further costly delaying tactics by
them.
They know that Idaho Power will continue to do its job.
They know that Oregon's freeway system will be completed.
They knew that the Alaskan pipeline would be built, and they
know, as we know, that they have been successful in driving
up the costs beyond all comprehension.
What really is their motive, and who are they.
,
OBITI ARIES
DEALER
SEE HIM TODAY
43-80 HP Models
Dear Mr McPartland:
On behalf of the National
Association of Biology Tea­
chers. 1 wish to extend to you
our ■oat sincere congratula
lions. Your biology teacher.
Miss Mars L. Omberg, has
been chosen by the State
Selection Committee to re­
ceive recognition as an
Outstanding Biology Teacher
of the State of Oregon for
1976.
Each year the National
Association of Biology Tea­
chers presents a certificate of
award showing recognition
for teaching excellence to an
outstanding biology teacher
in each state who has been
evaluated and chosen by the
State Selection Committee
We are happy to announce
that the selectlbn this year
gives honor to one of your
teachers, and thereby gives
honor to Nvssa High School
The NABT award will be
presented to Mary Omberg
by myself at the time and
place which you establish
Please let me know at the
earliest possible moment
what dates in May are
available. We encourage you
to arrange for publicity prior
to and on the occasion of the
award presentation.
In addition, the NABT also
awards an appropriate fra­
med certificate to the award
recipient's school.
The American Optical Com­
pany is providing a generous
gift of a tesearch quality
binocular microscope and
carrying case. This gift will
become the property of Mary
at the time the NABT award
is presented.
As Oregon OBTA Chair­
man. I will present the
microscope and case to Mars
on behalf of the American
Optical Company.
Cordially.
Ray Thiess
Specialist
Science Education
Oregon OBTA Chairman
378-3602
Editor, The Journal:
I certainly wish to express
my gratitude to the Bicen­
tennial Committee, the mi­
nisters of our city, the school
officials, and the Gate City
Journal for all the coopera­
tion given by them to
promote the Religious Bicen­
tennial emphasis last Friday
evening. February 27. 1976
Bob Brownlee's presenta­
tion of "God and Country"
and the gospel singing and
testimonies by Gene and
Mary Jayne Gaither were
inspirational and well re­
ceived.
Sincerely
Bill Russell
Bicentennial Committee
Member
Editor. The Journal:
It is gratifying to have
read, the long months of
speculation and planning
have finally culminated tn
final Contracts being awar­
ded for completion of our new
School facilities.
Should this speculation
and planning have taken so
long? Just one short year ago
a School Complex in Omaha,
Nebraska was completely
demolished by a tornado. By
the start of 1975-1976 School
year it had been completely
rebuilt, and students atten­
ding School in the new
classrooms. Here we are
almost two years after the
devastating fire, and not one
building ready for occupancy.
I'm sure members of the
School Board. Budget Board,
and Building Committee
have worked many more
hours than would be required
under normal circumstances.
However. I believe, these
persons in asking for our
votes said, in effect. “1 will
devote whatever time and
energy necessary to insure
the children of our Com­
munity will receive a high
quality education." If the
quality of our educational
programs has increased in
proportion to monies expen­
ded, then they have done
their jobs well, and are to be
commended. If ao*. they
should be summarily ad­
monished.
In the article "School
Buildings Underway” Re:
Nyssa Gate City Journal,
February 19. 1976. you stated
"Out of all the compromises,
plan changes, and eliminated
options have come decisions
that are right.” I’m sure
some of the decisions are
right, but question whether
Editor, The Journal:
With the resignation of
Glenn Ward, the Adrian
Schools are losing a fine and
capable administrator and
the community, a good
friend, neighbor and citizen.
Mr Ward's administrative
abilities and accomplish­
ments are well known.
During his many years here,
he has worked diligently with
many different school direc­
tors. teachers, students and
patrons. His success in
maintaining discipline and
stability through rapidly
changing times, conditions
and attitudes has required a
great deal of patience and
understanding.
Whenever a project or task
has been undertaken for the
good of the community, he
has willingly and efficiently
done his share quietly and
without publicity, and has
seldom been too busy to lend
a helping hand when needed.
It has been commented
"He will be a hard man to
replace." He will, indeed,
and he will be missed We
wish him and his family the
very best
in their future
endeavors.
Respectfully.
Mrs. C. G. Brown
Box 247.
Adnan. Oregon
Editor. The Journal:
We would like to express
our appreciation to the
T.V.C.C. Board. Administra­
tion. Coaching, and Custodial
staffs for the use of their
facilities.
Nyssa High School
has
used the T.V.C.C. gvm
during the past two years
free of charge. One way
Nyssa could show their
appreciation would be to
support the T.V.C.C. budget
March 9.
We the following Nyssa
High School students are
urging our parents to vote
YES Won't you join them?
Sincerely.
Bill Tensen, Robert Fehlman
Joe Joyce, Scott Holcomb.
Sheri Simpson. Enri Rodn-
guez, Clark Kido. Terry Fife,
Luis Mosqueda. LatTy Wood,
Bill Marcum
all are so. I have yet in my
lifetime seen any person,
working as an individual, or
as a member of a committee
make decisions that are
always nght. The proof will
come after our new School
Facilities are in use. Then,
we may be able to gloat over
the accomplishments.
I see some of our incum­
bent School Board members
aren't too eager to file for
re-election. If they are
confident they have made the
right decisions concerning
expenditure of the taxpayers
money, then I feel it
behooves each of those
persons to seek re-election to
their respective positions,
and campaign vigorously to
attain that goal. They should
want to see this building
program through to comple­
tion. Now is no time for
changing horses in the
middle of the stream.
I further urge all registered
voters to go to the polls April
20. 1976. and re-elect the
incumbents to School Board
positions Numbers 4. 5, and
7. This can very easily be
accomplished through a write
in vote although their names
do not appear on the Ballot.
Carl H Wade
Nyssa. Oregon
(Fid note: Two Incumbents
have filed for re-election. The
third does not wish to run
after serving ten years, and
two others have filed for this
position |.
FAITH LUTHERAN
CHURCH NOTES
Thursday, March 4 • Con­
firmation Instruction, 6:30
p.m.
Sunday, March 7 • Sun­
day School. 9:45 a.m. Wor­
ship Service with Holy
Communion. II a.m.
Wednesday, March 10 -
Choir Rehearsal. 6:30 p.m.
Parish Lenten service at
Pioneer Nursing Home, Vale.
Sermon theme ”1 Blieve in
God the Son.”
Thursday, March 11 • Con­
firmation instruction, 6:30
p.m.
Friday, March 12 • Pot­
luck dinner at church, fol­
lowed by slides of the
Freedom Train, presented by
Evelyn Bailey. 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 4, 1976
United Methodist
Church New*
The United Methodist Chu­
rch and the Rev Jim Monroe
welcome you to all church
activities.
Sunday, March 7 • Prayer
Service at the church. 9 a.m.
Sunday School. 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service. "The
World of Parables." Part I.
by the Rev Monroe.
Marjie Tuell. Musical Pro
gram at the church. I p.m.
UMYF. 6:30 p.m
Tuesday, Match 9 - Bible
Study at the Parsonage. 6:30
a.m.
Fellowship Bible Study,
noon potluck. 12 noon.
Religion in America. 4
p.m.
Thursday, March 11 - Ge­
neral meeting of the Wo­
men's Society, church parlor.
2 p.m.
Banner Covenant Group,
parsonage. 4 p.m
Fridas. March 12 - Bible
Study at Fern Adams home.
SPEECH THERAPY is a part of the program al the Easter
Seal School and Treatment Center in Eugene, where Angel
Vedder. 7, of Eugene. is shown in a session with Ms. Marjory
Millholen. speech therapist. Schixil was founded in 1947. and
offers the three R's as well as speech, occupational and
physical therapies Children come to the center from all parti
of Oregon.
From The Prophet's Corner
By the Rev. lion Beattie
9:30 a.m
St. Paul** Episcopal
Church New*
This Sunday, the First
Sunday in Lent, will be
marked by special obser­
vances at St. Paul's Epis­
copal Church, at the 11
o'clock service on Sunday.
March 7. The service will
begin with the Penitential
Litany, and the Rev John
Worrall will be celebrant for
the service of Holy Com­
munion which follows
The Rev. Tish Croom's
sermon topic will be "Abba.
Father," the first of the
senes of sermons based on
the Lord's Prayer which will
continue through the Sun
days in Lent.
Nazarene
Church News
"But whom say ye that I
am?" This wav the question
that the Lord Jesus Christ
asked of His disciples in
Matthew 1615. This same
question is still being asked
of all men today through the
ministry of His church and
disciples There is no way to
escape this issue
Jesus
Christ was either a liar, a
lunatic or He was who He
claimed to be "God manifest
in the flesh."
Peter's answer to this
question was clear, direct
and without compromise
"Thou arc the Christ, the Son
of the Living God." Matthew
16:16. Peter had witnessed
Christ in life, in His miracles
and in His love to all men
Peter had become convinced
in his total being that no
other explanatain as to the
identity of Jesus could be
correct.
Methodist Church
Friday, March 5, World
Day of Prayer will be
observed by a time for Prayer
Slates Program
and Fasting. Meet at the
Church for special prayer
"From Psalms to Folk;" a
together. 12 noon till 2 p.m.
look at the history of the
Sunday, March 7, Morning United States from early
Prayer at the Church. 7 a m
settlement to the present,
Christian Education Clas­ with emphasis on the reli­
ses, 9:45 a.m.
gious history as it is
Morning Worship with entertwined with the social
message by Pastor Russell.
and political history. This will
II am.
be illustrated bv the congre
Choir practice. 6:45 p.m
gational singing of hymns
Evening Gospel Hour. 7:30 which represent the various
p.m.
periods, at the United Me­
Tuesday, March 9. Ladies thodist Church. Sunday. Ma
Bible Study will meet with rvh 7. at I p.m
Mrs Beverly Hammar. 9:30
Leading the program will
a.m.
be Marjorie Tuell of Portland
Weahieaday, March 10, Oregon. Mrs Tuell attended
Bible Study in the Nursing Willamette University and
Home, 4 p.m.
graduated from the Univer
Midweek service for Ca­ sity of Puget Sound with a
ravans. Teens, and the adult B A in Church Music. She
special study, "In His Like­ holds a Certificate as a
ness." 7:30 p.m.
Director of Music in the
e e e
United Methodist Church, is
"Labor to keep alive In a member of the Fellowship
your breast dual little spark of of United Methodist Musi
Celestial fire called Con­ cians. as well as the Hymn
science."
Society of America. Her
I b y George Washington! special interest in Church
music is in the area of
St. Paul'»
Hymnody.
Accompanying
the singing will be Cara
Puppet»
Boyer of Wasco. Oregon
The program is open to the
The sewing section of St.
Paul's Episcopal Guild met public.
with Mrs Greta Broad on
Thursday and completed
their project for the year of
CARD OF THANKS
making hand puppets for
Malheur Memorial Hospital.
I wish to thank my many
These puppets arc given to
friends for the flowers, calls,
children who enter the
cards, visits and prayers
hospital for surgery. This is
during and since mv surgery
the 3rd year for this project.
at St. Als. in Boise.
Their next project will be
I and my family deeply
making mattress covers for
appreciate everyone* concern
the Church Camp at Cove,
and May God Bless You.
Oregon.
Beth Ann (Kassman)
Summer camps at Cove are
Christensen
open to those in the fourth
grade through high school.
Any student interested in
camp is asked to call Mrs.
Grant Rinehart who has all
the available information.
Guild
Make»
Today we hear many say
that Jesus wav a great man. a
great teacher, a wonderful
example for us to follow. He
was and is all of these but He
is far more. The Bible, God's
word, declares Him to be
"God manifest in the flesh.”
Following His death for our
vuis. His resurrection from
the dead proved Him to be
who He claimed to be Some
of the greatest historians of
all time have attempted to
destroy the claims as to the
resurrection of Christ. Most
of them became believers
and then disciples This is the
way they answered the
age-old question as asked by
Jesus "But whom say ye that
I am.” Have you given your
answer as Peter did "Thou
art the Christ, the Son of the
living God.”
Emblem Club
Elects Officers
The Emblem Club 4192
meeting of February 16 was
called to order bv Ruby Pfoat.
president Betty Collier pre
sented a
report on the
Sweethearts Day. which was
a great success A report on
community service was pre
vented by Verna Coffin berry
lime spent on volunteer
work during the month of
January was as follows:
Aiding the Elks, 20 hours;
blood drawing donated hours
were 72; hospital hours. 35
and to the Elks hat check
room, 41 hours, for a total
of 173 hours. A total of 155*/>
miles were driven in the
performance of volunteer
labor
It was voted that the
Emblem Club sponsor the
Naturalization Program in
Malheur County, working
with the County Court and
County Judge Dorrah
The slate of new officers
elected were as follows:
Claire Jenkins, president.
Ruby Pfost, junior past
president; first vice presi­
dent. open. Neva Turner,
second vice president. Ruth
DeFrance, financial secre
tarv; Sarabell Myers, trea­
surer, Norma Ferguson, re­
cording secretary; Erma Col­
man, correspondence secre­
tary; Inez Polly, chairman
trustee; Mildred Scholls,
second trustee. Ann Howland
third trustee. Genette Tan­
kersley, marshall. Mary Da
nilsen, first assistant mar
shall. Freda Palmer, second
assistant marshall. Sharon
Dundas, chaplin; Ruth Mc­
Intyre, organist; Pearl Mason
press secretary; Zona Mur­
phy. historian; Loretta Won­
ka, outer guard and Alta
Baer, inner guard.
Dr. Arthur S. Dole, Jr. M.D.
Specializing In I rolo^icul Surgery
Diseases of the Kidney, I limit 1er mid lenitale
Announces
The Opening Of An Office
Ma it Id hif' Clinic
20 South 2nd Street
Nyssa, Oregon
Plume 372-5269
In The
Saturday» 10 a.m. to 12 Noon
Effective Saturday, March 6
t