Page Two
Thursday, January 13, 1977
Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon
Nyssa Gate City Journal
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Staff
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LETTER
TO EDITOR
Editor. The Journal:
Mrs. Robert Wilson
818 King Avenue
Nyssa. Oregon 97913
Dear Marie,
I am pleased to inform you
that the Nyssa community
has surpassed itself. The
results of your drawing were
128 people participating in
the December 29 blood drive.
This is very good and I
wish to thank you and all the
donors for their contribution
to the Red Cross Blood
Program.
Happy New Year.
Kathy Beaman
Consultant. Blood Donor
Recruitment
-J
News About
SERVICEMEN
Hospital And Schools
The overwhelming positive vote in favor of the hospital in
Tuesday’s election was of much gratification to the hospital
board and administration, and obviously for most Nyssa and
Adrian residents of the hospital district.
There were some who could not support the tax levy, and in
most cases with good cause. We would hope that this session
of the Oregon Legislature will find some way to relieve the
dependence on the property tax, and particularly in regard to
school financing.
Property in Oregon bears an unfair burden of school
financing, and we are starting to see the results of property
owner rebellion. It is too bad that people must protest local
taxes, where they receive the most good, but there is a limit.
Oregon, which is supposed to be an enlightened state when
it comes to education and citizen involvement, has recently
watched while several large school districts have been closed
down because their citizens would not approve the school
district levy. Fortunately, these districts finally did approve a
levy in Tuesday's election, but only after several attempts. In
the meantime, thousands of students were out of school for up
to two months, and this should not happen.
Superintendent to retire
Speaking of schools, we read the announcement of
Superintendent W.L. Me Part land’s retirement. Not entirely
unexpected, for those of us who know him well, because we
have known for some time that Mac has a lot of golfing,
fishing, traveling and other activities to catch up with while
he is still young.
Forty years is a long time to serve students in Malheur
County, and Mac’s influence and leadership has touched the
lives of these thousands of students and their families for as
long as many can remember.
Nyssa has been fortunate to have had Mac here, both as
elementary principal and for the past 19 years as
superintendent. In addition to running a good and economical
school system, he has contributed to the community in many
other ways through Boy Scouts. Chamber of Commerce, Lions
Club, and other civic service. The school board members
have their job cut out to find a worthy successor.
Our schools have been free of turmoil, our students have
done well in school and after they graduate, and they rank
with the best in Oregon. Walter McPartland can take much
credit for this record, along with good school board and
faculty representation.
Mac has had one main criteria in any decision, and that is
“Is it good for the kids’” That's not too bad an objective for
any educator.
VA To Pay Record
Dividends In 1977
The Veterans Adminis
tration announced today it
will pay a record $403.4
million in Gl insurance
dividends during 1977.
VA Administrator Richard
L. Roudebush said the 1977
payments represent an in
crease of $26.6 million over
the dividends paid in 1976.
Dividend payments will be
made on the anniversary date
of the individual policies.
First checks will be mailed
next week. Roudebush said.
Payments go to holders of
three types of government
insurance policies: United
States Government Life In
surance, National Service
Life insurance and Veterans
Special Life Insurance.
Roudebush said $368.1
million of the total dividend
will be paid to 3.5 million
World War II veterans who
maintained their GI insu
rance policies. The average
payment to these veterans
will be $104, an increase from
the 1976 average payment of
$95.
Some 114,300 World War 1
policy-holding veterans who
kept their Gl policies in force
will receive $12.2 million in
dividend payments, Roude
bush said. This is an average
payment of $22. up from $18
this year. This is the third
annual dividend paid to
Korean Conflict veterans.
Roudebush pointed out
that dividends on Gl insu
rance policies in force will be
paid automatically. He stres
sed that there is no need to
contact the VA. explaining
that an inquiry about a
dividend could delay pay
ment.
Dividends represent a re
turn to policyholders of funds
not needed to pay the cost of
the insurance. This includes
both excess interest earned
and anv savings realized
because actual deaths were
We are
happy to
announce
that Jo Grasmick is working
Lt. Jon Reece. USMC at
Quantico, Virginia, is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Reece
of Nyssa. He joined the
PHONE
372-3531
Services for Irvin Lee
Mabe, 58, Ontario, who died
Thursday. January 6, 1977 at
his home were conducted
Wednesday at the Bartelson-
Lienkaemper Chapel. Ontario
The Rev. Thomas Stevenson,
rector of St. Matthews
Episcopal church officiated.
Ritualistic services were con
ducted by Acacia Lodge 118,
AF&AM, Ontario. Interment
was at Morris Hill Cemetery,
Boise.
Mr. Mabe was born July
26, 1918, in Bonnieville,
Kentucky. He was a veteran
of World War 11, serving in
the U. S. Navy. He had lived
in the Pocatello and Jerome
areas before moving to Boise
in 1954. He moved to Ontario
in 1970. He had been
employed by General Foods
and Larry Barnes Chevrolet,
Boise; Johannason-Adams
and Matthews Chevrolet in
Nyssa and Ontario. He was a
member of the Jerome
Masonic Lodge. No. 61.
AF&AM; the Scottish Rite
Bodies, Boise; and BPO Elks,
1690, Ontario. He was pre
ceded in death by his wife
Wilma i. Mabe in Caldwell in
1976.
Surviving are one son,
Preston L. Mabe. Boise; two
daughters. Mrs. Raymond
(Susan) Buffington,
Kuna
and Mrs. Terry (Paula)
DeMen, Sandpoint; his pa
rents. Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Mabe, Bonnieville. Kentucky
four brothers. Roy, Vcrlon,
and Jim Mabe all of Bonne
ville and Nelse Mabe. Louis
ville, Kentucky; and eight
grandchildren. He was pre
ceded in death by one sister.
THANK YOU I
Marines in 1974 under the
PLC program while attending
Treasure Valley Community
College. He received his
commission after completing
Eastern Oregon State College
Lt. Reece entered active
duty October 4. 1976. He is in
advanced officers training at
Quantico and will complete
his training and graduate
April 21, 1977. At this time
he will be given a new
assignment, possibly Japan.
Jon is qualifed for flight,
however, due to a back log of
pilots has accepted Infantry.
Spec/4 Goodman
Grafenwohr, Germany •
Army Specialist Four Gary
M. Goodman, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar H. Goodman, 717
Idaho Street. Nyssa, Oregon,
recently partiepated in a
training exercise in Grafen
wohr. Germany.
The exercise demonstrated
current doctrine and training
methods employed by units
in Europe. The demonstra
tion was filmed by Army
signal units and will be made
into a training Film for
world wide Army use.
Spec. Goodman, who is
serving a six-month tour of
duty in Germany, is regularly
assigned to the 2nd Armored
Division at Ft. Hood. Texas.
The 23 year-old
soldier
entered the Army in October
1976.
The specialist is a 1970
graduate of Banks (Oregon)
High School.
fewer than projected rates.
Dividends on most VA
insurance policies have in
creased in recent years
because the funds have been
earning interest at higher
rates.
Roudebush said this has
operated to the benefit of
veterans owning permanent
type insurance plans, but has
had little or no effect on those
with term insurance where
the interest element is small.
Tha VA Administrator
pointed out that some vete
rans will receive more than
the average dividend pay
ment and others less than the
average. Dividends will de
pend on the policy they hold,
the amount of insurance,
veterans age at issue or
renewal and the length of
time the policy has been in
force.
Jo specializes in all the latest styles. Other operators
are Betty Johnson, Edyie Wheeler, Ella Seward, Betty
Morrison, Mary Atagi, Paola Cleaver and Thelma
White, owner-operator.
214 MAIN ST., NYSSA.
Eva G. Dean
Irvin Lee Mabe
Lt. Jon Reece
with us again.
Owyhee Beauty Shop
OBITUARIES
Th« first coeducational
college was Oberlin in Ohio
which awarded a degree to a
woman in 1841.
Our heartfelt thanks go out
to all our friends and
relatives who shared with us
our 60th wedding anniver
sary. A special Thank You for
the lovely cards and gifts.
Hilda and Perle Davis
FBIRTHiSj
Malheur Memorial Hospital
January 11 • Mrs.
Scott, Ontario, boy.
Joni
Holy Rosary Hospital
January 3 - Mr. and Mrs.
Dave Sanders, Ontario, a girl
January 4 - Mr. and Mrs.
Steve Ballou, Ontario, a girl
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pittz,
Nyssa, a boy
January 6 - Mr. and Mrs.
Larry Tipton, Ontario, a boy
Mr. and Mrs. Oren Payne,
Fruitland, a boy
January 7 * Mr. and Mrs.
Dan Schledewitz, Fruitland,
boy
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas
Murphy, Payette, boy
January 8 - Mr. and Mrs.
Brent Hasler, Vale, girl
January 10 - Mr. and Mrs
Ken Fortin, Fruitland, boy
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Coates. Payette, girl
January 11 • Mr. and Mrs
William Hollingsworth. On
tario, boy.
Apple Valley Items
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Fritts
were Friday overnight guests
of Mr. and Mrs. C L. Fritts.
They were on their way home
to Hermiston from Sun Valley
where they spent part of
Christmas vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Tuning entertained for New
Years dinner guests were
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Fritta,
Mrs. Eva Armacost of Pa
yette. Gerald Enning of
Melba and Mrs. Emma
Tuning.
Mr. and Mrs. Garence
Tuning had open house
December 28 for Mrs. Emma
Tuning's 89th Birthday anni
versary. Guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Parsons of
Boise. Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Adams. Mr. and Mrs. Don
Adams and son and Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Tuning all of
Caldwell, Mrs. Eva Armacost
and Gerald Denning, Mr. and
Mrs. C. L. Fritts.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Trupp
and Mr. and Mrs. George
Walker were Sunday dinne
guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Norman Walker at Boise.
Laura Norman spent Satur
day and Sunday with Mrs.
Mary Honey.
Tracey and Rhonda Griffin
i
Baker were Christmas
vacation guests of Mr. and
Mrs. George Griffin and
other relatives Mr and Mrs.
George Griffin took them
home Sunday.
Services for Eva Goodman
Dean. 55. Nyssa, who died
Saturday, January 8. 1977 in
Nyssa after a long illness,
were conducted Tuesday at
the Lienkemper Chapel in
Nyssa. Interment was in
Owyhee Cemetery.
She was born October 15,
1921 in Major County,
Oklahoma. She moved to
California in 1942 and to
Nyssa in 1953. She married
Bobby L. Dean, November
10, 1971.
She was a member of the
Church of God Seventh Day
and had been active member
in the church.
Surviving are her husband,
Bobby, of Nyssa; one sister,
Mattie Harm. Nyssa; and one
brother, James L. Goodman,
Albany. Oregon. She was
preceded in death by her
parents, a brother and a
sister.
Debbie A. Haley
Services for Debbie A.
Haley, 88. formerly of Nyssa,
who died Friday, January 7,
1977 at a Payette nursing
home were conducted Mon
day at the Lienkaemper
Chapel. Nyssa, by the Rev.
Jim Monroe, pastor of the
Methodist Church. Interment
was in Nyssa Cemetery.
She was born October 26,
1888, in Malheur County.
Her husband, Leroy Haley,
died in 1958. Mrs. Haley
lived in Nyssa and Big Bend
until moving to New Ply
mouth five years ago.
Surviving are a son, L. B.
Halev, of New Plymouth; a
daughter. Alta Warden of
Boise; a sister. Mrs. Veda
Nye, Guaymas, Mexico; two
grandchildren
and
three
great-grandchildren.
First Southern
Baptist Church
The First Southern Baptist
Church of Fruitland will have
“Round Up Day" January
30. The Day will start off with
high attendance in Sunday
School. The “Inner Lights"
will sing in the worship
service. The people are asked
to dress western that day.
The W M U has postponed
their meeting until January
17 at Mrs. Harold Christners
in Oregon Slope, due to
weather conditions.
The Rev. Leo Sullivan of
the Valley Baptist Church of
Nampa was the guest spea
ker on Sunday evening,
January 9. He gave a
wonderful
message
and
many hearts and lives were
blessed and challenged. He
brought several of his con
gregation along with him.
Cold Weather
Hits Area
ley temperatures had a
stranglehold on Nyssa and
the valley with the low in
Nyssa recorded at -9 degrees
and lower temperatures re
ported around the area. The
Malheur Experiment Station
reports six days in a row of
below zero temperatures.
Neil Hoffman, manager, at
tributes it to s possible
temperature inversion.
The extreme cold has
prevented snowmelt so roads
and streets remain icy.
Heavy frost decorates trees,
utility lines and shrubs,
caused by freezing fog.
Garages are busy repairing
balky cars and plumbers are
working overtime thawing
residents' frozen water pipes
Residents of the area are
told more snow may be in the
offing.
Trucks Crash
In Snow, Fog
Snow, ice and fog were
involved in the Monday
morning crash of two pickup
trucks on Owyhee Avenue
near the Jefferson Road
intersection.
State police reported that
Chester W. Mills, 61, Nyssa,
received minor head injuries
but was released from a local
hospital following emergency
treatment.
The Mills vehicle and a
pickup driven by Louis R.
Stam. 41, also Nyssa, were
both westbound on Owyhee
but the Mills auto did not
have its lights on.
Stam's pickup struck the
rear of the Mills pickup. His
passenger. Patrick Stam, 12.
received a minor facial cut.
Police issued a citation to
Mills lor failure to use his
lighr
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FAITH LUTHERAN
CHURCH NOTES
Thursday, January 23 •
Confirmation instruction,
6:30 p.m.
Adult Bible study, 8 p.m.
Friday, January 14 - Meet
ing for Luther Heights Bible
Camp. Twin Falls, Idaho.
Saturday, January IS •
Pairs and Spares at Gaylord
and JoAnn Scriptures, Parma
Sunday, January 16 - Sun-«
day school, 9:45 a.m.
Worship service, 11 a.m.
Luther League Pizza Party 5
p.m.
Wednesday, January 19 •
Men's Breakfast. Brownie's
Cafe, 6:30 a.m.
Choir rehearsal. 6:30 p.m.
ALCW at Trudy Kass-
man's, 8 p.m.
Letitia Croom To Be
Ordained Sunday
Park Avenue
Baptist Church
Sunday, January 16 •
Sunday School for all ages. 10
a.m.
Worship Service in the
sanctuary with message by
Pastor Dale Mitchell, 11 a.m.
Choir practice and Bible
study, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, January 18 -
Youth group, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, January 19 *
Bible Study
Nazarene
Church News
The Rev. Letitia
Sunday, January 16, Morn
ing Prayer at the Church, 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.
Nursing Home Service, 4
p.m.
Choir practice, 6:30 p.m.
Evening Service which will
include a Caravan presenta
tion and receiving of mid
year Awards. 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, January 18, La
dies Bible Study at the home
of Mrs. Dwight Seward. 9:30
a.m.
Wednesday, January 19.
Bible Study at the Nursing
Home, 4 p.m.
Midweek service for Cara
van children. Teens and
Adults. 7:30 p.m.
“There fo a place of quiet
rest, Near to the heart of
God."
Conservative Baptist
Church News
Sunday, January 16 -
Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship, 11 a.m.
Evening Service, 7 p.m.
Hi-Time, 8 p.m.
Monday, January 17 - Bi
ble Study, 7:30 p.m.
Bible Study, 8 p.m.
Wednesday. January 19 •
Prayer meeting at Lillian
Zittercobs, 9:30 a.m.
AWANA, 6:30 p.m.
Annual business meeting,
8 p.m.
United Methodist
Church News
The
United
Methodist
Church and the Rev. Jim
Monroe welcome you to all
church activities.
Sunday, January 9 - Pra
yer Service, 9 a.m.
Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service with mes
sage by Rev. Monroe, 11
a.m.
The Rev. Letitia (Tish)
Croom. 51. will be among
the first women in the United
States to be ordained to the
Episcopal priesthood this
Sunday, January 16, at the
Vale Union High School
Cafetorium at 7 p.m. She will
be the first to be ordained in
Eastern Oregon.
The Right Reverend Wil
liam B. Spofford, Bishop of
the Episcopal Diocese of
Eastern Oregon, will Ordain
Letitia Croom to the Order of
Priests in Christ's Holy
Catholic
Church, Sunday,
January 16. 1977.
Representing St. Paul’s
Church in presenting Miss
Croom for ordination will be
Mr. Grant Rinehart, Senior
Warden; Mrs. Dick (Mar
garet) Tensen. Guild Presi
dent; and Mr. Roger Voeller,
College Student. Other mem
bers of the congregation will
also participate in the service
including all the young
people serving as acolytes.
Father Warren Sapp and
Father Tom Stevenson will
also be Presenters. They,
together with other Episcopal
priests, will join Bishop
Spofford in the Ordination.
Priests who will assist in
administering Communion
will be those who have served
St. Paul's and Holy Trinity in
various capacities, including
the Rev. Fathers John
Worrall, Fritz Cochrane, Ja
mes More. Louis Perkins,
and Chaplain Koji Hayashi of
St. Luke's Hospital. Boise.
Miriam Kunkel will be one
of the organists, and the
choir from St. Matthew's
Episcopal Church in Ontario
will lead the singing.
Miss Croom has been in
Episcopal Church work for
nearly 30 years. She came to
Nyssa and Vale as Deacon
from the Episcopal Diocese of
Idaho, June 1, 1974. Prior to
that she had worked in Idaho,
out of Boise, both in
Christian Education and on
the Bishop's staff for 18
years. As deacon-in-charge
of two churches. Miss Croom
is part of the team ministry
with the Rev. Tom Steven
son and the Rev. Warren
Sapp. Other assignments of
Miss Croom include editor of
the semi-monthly Diocesan
newspaper; she serves on the
Diocesan council; was secre
tary of the Dioces' convention
and takes an active role in the
Malheur County Ministry.
Miss Croom received her
education and Seminary work
in New York and has
specialized in Town and
Country work and rural
Christian Education.
The Bishop's Committees
and people of Holy Trinity
Church. Vale, and St. Paul's
Episcopal Church, Nyssa
invite members of the com
munity to be present at the
Ordination and to join them
in the reception that follows.
St. Paul's Episcopal
Church News
Sunday, January 16 ■ The
Ordination and Eucharist will
be the main service of the
day; in addition, there will be
a service of Morning Prayer
at St. Paul's at 11 a.m.
Wednesday, January 19 -
The regular monthly Com
munion service for members
of St. Paul's and their friends
at the Malheur Nursing
Home will be held at 10 a.m.
on Wednesday. January 19 in
the small dining room.
• • •
On Wednesday evening
the young people of the
congregation will join Miss
Croom for supper at the
church, followed by their
regular weekly meeting and
study session.
Annual Meeting The fol
lowing Sunday, January 23,
will be observed at St. Paul’s
"name day" (Conversion of
St. Paul), with a festival
Eucharist, followed by a
potluck dinner and the
congregation’s annual meet
ing.
NOTICE OF
ANNUAL MEETING
The twenty-fourth annual meeting of the Nyssa Co-op Supply will
be held Wednesday, January 19, 1977 at 1 p.m. at the Oregon Trail
hall.
Regular business of the association will be in order, as well as the
election of two directors (the terms of Woodrow Seuell and Harold
Alexander expire), annual audit report, and any other business that
may properly come before the members.
Lunch will be served at 12:00 noon.
DOOR PRIZES ■ LADIES INVITED
SEE YOU THERE - JANUARY 19TH
Donald Bullard, secretary
NYSSA CO-OP SUPPLY
Where the customer
is the company
18 N. 2nd
Nyssa Co-op Supply
Nyssa, Oregon
372-2254