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Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa. Oregon
Thursday, April I, 1976
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We have just completed what has been our most successful
circulation campaign, and one of the most successful the
Journal has conducted in its 70 vear-old history.
Subscription contests are an important part of hometown
newspapers, and they benefit not only the newspaper, but the
youngsters who took part, and the community as a whole.
Through this campaign 204 new subscribers were added to
the rolls, along with the many renewals. We welcome our new
readers, and appreciate the support of all the rest who made
the campaign a success.
For the youngsters, it was both a learning and earning
experience. The six big winners earned a $100 bike, not bad
for-three weeks of hard, part-time effort. The others all
earned money, depending on their efforts and ability. And for
a few. the excitement of entering the contest was later
dimmed by the harsh reality of facing up to the job. Those
who completed theu- job learned the thrill of success, dimmed
by the disappointment of refusal.
What made it all worthwhile for us was seeing the
excitement and thrills of the youngsters who came down
Saturday evening to pick up their bikes. We won't aoon
forget the little fellow riding his new bike upJRain Street at 11
p.m. When you get a new bike, trying it
doesn't fit any
partem of time or place. And that hasn't changed much over
the years, has it?
Nyssa Youths Win
Convention Honors
Mike Parker and Ross
Durfee of the Nyssa Future
Farmers of Ameiqgp Chapter
each receive^ a State Future
Farmer degree when the
Oregon Association of the
Future Farmers of America
held its 48th annual conven
tion in Bend March 21 to 24.
Mike's project includes 14
head of Charolais cows, bulls
and heifers and also 6 head of
Mavrick steers, one of which
won a P.L.L.E. calf scramble.
He also works for Bruce and
Dick Com as an irrigator.
On the chapter level, Mike
is Nyssa Chapter President,
chairman of the Parliamen
tary Procedure Team and is
on the Livestock Judging
team. He received the
Greenhand award. Mike is
the son of Mrs. Dorothy
Parker of rural Nyssa.
Ross' project
includes
three Holstein cows and
three Holstein heifer calves.
He plans on increasing his
herd and going into partner
ship with his father. Ross is
chapter sentina! and was on
the Varsity Parliamentary
Procedure Team. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin
Durfee of rural Nvssa.
Bruce Com, a member of
the local chapter, received
the crop production pro
ficiency award. He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Corn of
Nyssa.
Bruce started his project as
a freshman with 50 acres of
sugar beets, corn and gram
and has increased his farm
acreage to 350 acres over the
past four years. Bruce has
also been active in FFA. He
was president of the chapter
his junior year, vice-president
his senior year and he was a
Star Greenhand his sopho
more year.
The Nyssa Parliamentary
Procedure Team placed third
in State at the convention.
Members of the team are.
Mike Parker. Leslie Linegar.
Barbara Holmes. Rena Simp
son. Greg Thiel. Ross Durfee
and Bruce Goodell.
Other Malheur County
youths honored during the
convention
were
Sam
Mackenzie of Adrian, who
received a Star Farmer
Award. Marshal Witty of
Adrian received top livestock
proficiency award and Pat
Erstrom. Vale, top sheep
proficiency award.
The Light
Touch
By Ernie Metcalf
LETTER
TO EDITOR
Editor. The Journal:
There seems to be a lot of
misunderstanding over the
current "controversy" about
whether to locate the offices
for the Extension Service in
Ontario or in Vale. The
question is not simply one of
whether these people should
work in one of those cities or
the other but is basically a
question of money.
The proposal in favor of
Ontario would require that
the County construct a new
building containing approxi
mately 3.000 feet and costing
a minimum of STS.000.00 or
25.00 per square foot. Many
knowledgeable people feel
that this per square foot cost
is too low for commercial
construction. They feel that it
would probably be closer to
$30.00 or $35.00 per square
foot.
However, the proposal
made by the Vale Chamber of
Commerce is to remodel an
existing building at a sub
stantial savings. There are
two buildings to choose from,
both of brick construct am and
both appear to be solid,
sound buildings. One con
tains approximately 9,600
square feet. The smaller
building could be bought and
remodeled for approximately
$45.000.00 according to two
different contractors. The
larger one could be bought
and 3,000 square feet of it
remodeled to meet the
immediate demands for from
$75,000.00 to $80,000.00
according to these estimates.
Of course the larger one
would then allow future
expansion space for the
County.
Obviously, there are many
reasons for keeping the
County agencies close toge
ther. including saving money
and time. But even without
those advantages, it would
still appear that the Vale
Chamber's proposal would
result in substantial savings
Mormon Conference
This Week-end
Joyful music and inspired
words offer answers to the
challenges of today's com
plex world during the annual
world conference of The
Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints.
The conference. April 3. 4.
b in Salt Lake City, will
feature the music of the
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
under the direction of Dr.
Jerold D. Ottley. The 375-
voice choir has won world
fame through its tours,
record albums and its weekly
radio and television program.
"Music and the Spoken
Word," now in its fifth
decade.
President Spencer W. Kim
ball. world leader of the 3.5
million member church, will
preside over the conference
Speakers will include, in
addition to President Kimball
members of the First Pre
sidency, N. Eldon Tanner
and Marion G. Romne. as
well as other top authorities
of the Church. The family,
ora) living, service to others,
loyalty, and the life of Jesus
Christ are some of the topics
on which speakers will
concentrate as they offer
ways to meet the world's
challenges.
World Conferences are
held twice each year, during
I wish to extend thanks to
all my friends and neighbors
for the flowers, cards and
letters, and to the nurses for
the wonderful care I received
during my recent stay in the
hospital. Also thanks to Dr.
Kerby for good care.
Mrs. Ellis Walters
All Sessions of The LDS
Conference except Saturday
mornings session can be
heard on Radio Station KBRJ
A M. in Boise at 950 on the
radio dial. The
Saturday
morning 10 a.m. session will
be televised on Channel 7.
Boise. The closed circuit
general priesthood meeting
will be transmitted to the
Nyssa Stake Center starting
at 7 p.m. Saturday evening.
April 3. All Priesthood
members are urged to
attend.
Lovina Batty Reed
CARD OF THANKS
CARD OF THANKS
While thousands will at
tend the conference in person
in Salt Lake City, many
thousands more will "attend'
in their own homes through
radio and television broad
casts. Over .150 radio and
television stations will broad
cast sessions to the United
States. Canada. Mexico, Cen.
tral America. South America.
Japan. Europe. Africa. Aus
tralia and the Pacific.
NOTE:
OBITUARIES
to the taxpayers nf Malheur
County.
As you can see. this is not a
"petty fight” between Vale
and Ontario but is one which
will substantially affect every
taxpayer in Malheur County.
Very truly yours.
Bob Butler
Vale Chamer of Commerce
We are very grateful for
the cards and expressions of
sympathy, flowers, many
helpful acts of kindness, and
the dishes of food, all of
which helped so much after
the passing of our beloved
husband, son and father.
Many thanks for the me
morial work of the VFW and
the Lienkaemper Chapel for
all their help and under
standing.
Mrs. Roy Osborne.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Wart
Jay Osborne.
Mrs. Zora Osborne,
Mr. and Mrs. H. S.
Osborne
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Mundt
the first week in April and in
October Beginning in April
of 1830. conferences have
been held to bring the body
of Church membership to
gether to receive counsel and
instruction from Church lea
ders.
Services for Birdie Anne
Leseberg. 87. Nyssa, who
died Wednesday. March 24.
197b at Malheur Memorial
Hospital, were conducted
Monday at the Lienkaemper
Chape). Nyssa, by the Rev.
Donald Beattie of the Con
servative Baptist Church.
Interment was in the Nyssa
Cemetery.
She was bom September
12, 1098, in Buffalo. Wyo
ming, the daughter of Ed
ward and Viva Fischer.
The Fischer fsmily moved to
Dubois, Wyoming, when
Birdie hsd reached the age of
ten, later moving to St.
Anthony in 1925. She mar
ried Clarence Leseberg. Ja
nuary 7, 1927 in Rexberg.
Idaho. They moved to Coun
cil in 1941 where they
ranched. They came to Nyssa
in 1945 and established the
Leseberg Construction Com
pany. She was the book
keeper for her husband. They
retired in 1970.
Surviving are her husband
Clarence; a daughter. Mrs
Viva Mary Jensen; four
grandchildren, Scott, Craig,
Dawn and Deanna; a great
grandchild, Jennifer Marie
Jensen; and several nieces
and nephews.
She was preceded in death
by her mother, January 1931
and her brother Harry (Bud)
Fischer, January 31, 1956.
Nyssa PTA
Chili Feed
Saturday, April 3
Lovin a Batty Reed. 7b,
Chiloquin. Oregon, suc
cumbed March 8. 197b in the
hospital in Klamath Falls.
Oregon. Services were held
March 18 in Klamath Falls
under the direction of O’-
Hairs Funeral Chapel. Inter
ment was in Klamath Me
morial Park.
Mrs. Reed was born
October 19, 1900 in Toquer
ville. Utah and moved to
Chiloquin in 1925. She was a
frequent visitor in the Nyssa
area where she visited her
sister and family.
Survivors include a daugh
ter, Mrs. Hazel McConathy.
Chemult. Oregon; two sons.
Bill Savage, Quincy. Wash.,
and Kenny Reed of Mount
Shasta. Calif., one sister.
Mrs. Damon Savage. Nyssa;
six grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren and ma
ny nieces and nephews.
CARD OF THANKS
Thursday, April 1 • Gol
den Hour Missionary Chap
ter will meet with Mrs.
Connie Windom. 7:30 p.m
Saturday, April 3 • Dis
trict Women's Fellowship
will convene at College
Church in Nampa this year.
Morning session. 10:00 - 12
a.m.; Salad luncheon; ano
ther session. 1:00 • 3:00
p.m.
Sunday, April 4 • Mor
ning prayer around the altar,
7 a.m.
Christian Education Clas
ses. 9:45 a.m.
Children's Church. 11 a.m.
Morning Worship with
message by Pastor Russell.
11 a.m.
Choir practice. 6:45 p.m.
Evening Gospel Hour. 7:30
p.m.
Tuesday, April 8. Ladies
Bible Study with Mrs. Shelia
Larkin. 9:30 a m.
Wednesday, April 7, Bible
Study in the Nursing Home 4
p.m.
Midweek services for Ca
ravan Children. Teens and
Adults, 7:30 p.m.
Dual forget to PRAY|
“Dally prayers leeeea dally
cares."
United Methodist
Church News
Thumdas, April 1 - UW
SCS will meet in the church
parlor, 2 p.m.
Friday, April 2 ■ Bible
Study at Fem Adams home.
9:30 a.m.
Sunday, April 4 • Prayer
Service at the Church. 9 a.m
Sunday School. 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service. "Cool
Mustard Seeds." by the Rev.
Monroe
UMYF meets at the church
6:30 a.m.
Religion in America, at the
church 4 p.m.
Watfoaeday, April 7
Ad
ministrative Board at the
church. 8 p.m.
Conservative Baptist
Church News
Sunday, Aprfl 4 • Sun
day School, 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship. 11 a.m.
Sermon "The Old and the
New."
Service at Malheur county
jail. 2:30 p.m.
Sunday
School staff. 6
p.m.
Evening service. 7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 7 ■
Awana for boys and girls,
6:45 p.m.
Bible Study and Prayer,
8:15 p.m.
.- mb mws
The Spoons and Spools 4-H
Club met Friday, March 26.
We are working on ragion
sleeve shirts. We are trying
to get them finished. When
we do we will start cooking.
We meet every Friday at the
Nyssa High School home ec
room.
Denise Blanch, reporter
MRS. ALTA STUNZ. left is Nyssa city chairman and Mrs
Peg Brown is Nyssa rural chairman for the annual American
Cancer Society's canvass to start April I and run through the
month Volunteer« will solicit the residents in the residential
and rural districts seeking funds to finance the American
Cancer Society’s program in reasearch, education and
service.
Annual Cancer Drive
Starts April 1 to 30
The annual cancer canvass
for the American Cancer
Society will start April I thru
April 30. it was announced by
Mrs. Alta Stultz. Nyssa city
chairman Mrs. Peg Brown is
chairman of the Nyssa rural
area.
A volunteer will be calling
at each home so please be
generous with your donation.
Canvassers this year for
the city are:
Mmes. Gladys Cooper,
Betty Rinehart. Art Servons.
Paul Penrod. Icel Reece. Kay
Patterson. Lucille Morgan.
Verda Stienke. Muri Marcum
Barbara Sarazin. Louise Wcr
nick. Mary Schneider. Eileen
Oldemeyer. Cecil Richards.
Donna Blackburn. Merle
Johnson.
Mmes. John Lane. Ralfita
Gallegos. Myrl Towne. Nora
Graham. Maxine Stringer.
Harriet Bass, Pat Marcum
Anna Torres. Dorothy Mi
chaelson. Sandy Morrtson,
Adriana Kunkel. Marian
Danford. Nellie Wahlert.
Mary Sallee. Gerald Talbot.
Cyrus Bock. Marjorie East
man Marjorie Shuster, Ber
nice Fisher and Miss F.mma
Snyder.
OWYHEE
COMMUNITY
CHURCH
The Ladies Missionary
Group of the Owyhee Com
munity Church met at the
parsonage Tuesday afternoon
with Mrs Kay Moxom as
hostess. Mrs. Judy Nielsen
led devotions. Homemade
cream puffs were served by
the hostess.
• • •
A Youth Rally was held at
the Owyhee Church Friday
evening for all American
Missionary Fellowship Chu
rches. The young people
enjoyed an evening of games,
cookies and punch. Speaker
for the evening was Pastor
Jim Farmer of Donnelly.
You won’t
spring lawn
Chili, homemode pie,
at Nysaa Ca-ep.
Nyssa Co-op
salad and punch
Tickets on sole at the door.
Adults and students over 12, *1.50
chHren thru 12, *1.00
family tickets, *6.00
FAITH LUTHERAN
CHURCH NOTES
Thursday, April I • Instal«
lation of Pastor Petrasek at
St Paul Lutheran Church.
Ontario.
Sundai. April 4 - Sunday
School 9:45 a m Worship
service with Holy Com
munion. II a m.
Wednesday, April 7 ■
Choir rehearsal 6:30 p m.
lenten service at Pioneer
Nursing Home. Vale. Sermon
theme: "I Believe in the
Word of God", 7:30 p.m.;
Church council meeting, 9
p.m.
Thursday, April 8 • Con
firmation class. 6:30 p.m
Inquirers class al the par
sonage. 8 p.m.
Latin Assembly
Choir To Sing
“The Disciples of the
Son." choir from the Latin
Assembly of God Church.
Nyssa will give a sacred
concert at Revival Center
Church. Parma on Thursday,
April 1, at 7:30 p.m.
Pastor Paul Nickens invites
tne public to enjoy the music
of this versatile group, whose
singing in English is superb.
They also sing in Spanish if
requested. Mrs. Najor directs
the choir and orchestra.
There will be no admission
charge, but a free-will
offering will be taken for this
worthy group.
U. S. Bank has ways to help you win.
See Don Young at our Nyssa Branch for a game plan.
■F Member FDIC
(Manley Hall)
serving from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m
Canvassers for the rural
area are Mmes. Ted Frei
tag. Carl Barnes. Tony
Gomer, Arie Hakker, Hud
Sappe, Edison Child. Joel
Mitchell. Mark Hartley, Greg
Thiel, Farrell Peterson.
Woodrow Seuell. Mike Siam.
Allen Zikniund. Dirk DeBoer.
Jim Conant and John Chant,
berlin
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Spoons A Spools
We would like to extend
our sincere gratitude to Dr.
Kerby, the staff at Malheut
Memorial Hospital and the
many true friends for their
thoughtfulness and many
kind gestures during our time
of remorse.
Clarence Leseberg and
family.
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