Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa Oreaon
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Nyssa Gate City Journal
Dirick Nedn......................... ...Editor and Publisher
Rene Van BI|} oum ...................... ........... Production Manager
Pat Savage............................. .Office Manager, News
.............. Social. Circulation
Staff
Ruth
Klinkenberg............... . .............. Production
Lucille Callahan................... ................ Production Staff
Published Es cry Thursday at Nyssa. Oregon 97913
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Return To Capital Punishment?
The life of Gary Gilmore ended at dawn Monday, but the
notoriety and publicity has only started. We get the
uncomfortable feeling, though, that in all the television
documentaries and almost continuous newspaper propa
ganda. that little or nothing is said about Gilmore's innocent
victims.
Gilmore’s life is well documented, and we are all familiar
with the years that Gilmore has spent in many different
prisons, the details of his two recent attempts at suicides, the
death trysts with his girl-friend, and the gory details of the
execution by firing squad.
How many of us are familiar with the victims, and their
families? Do we know their names, or their wives’ names, or
their children’s names, or how they are getting along, or who
is supporting them? Do we know anything about their grief,
or their loss, or do we care?
Who remembers anything about the senseless bludgeoning
of the innocent victims? Who remembers if they had parents,
or friends, or if anyone even misses them? Almost any of us
would be hard-pressed to give any details whatsoever about
their murders, because there has been little news about them.
The news has all been about the efforts to keep Gilmore alive,
even against his wishes.
We expect that things will change. The mood of the state
legislators seems to be a return to capital punishment. In
doing so, the whole can of worms will be opened again, and
we will go through the endless arguments which will not be
resolved to anyone's satisfaction.
Those who oppose the death penalty, while seemingly in
the minority, will never be convinced that capital punishment
is right. And who does like it. really? Who would like to have
been on Gilmore's firing squad? Who would like to pull the
switch for the electric chair? Who would like to turn on the
gas in the gas chamber, or drop the trap door at a hanging?
We predict, though, that there will be a return to just
punishment in relation to the severity of the crime. We
predict that there will be a return to capital punishment for
those who have been convicted of a pre-meditated,
cold-blooded, senseless murder.
We predict that there will be more severe imprisonment for
anyone convicted of any kind of armed robbery or crime
where a gun is concerned. We predict that parole will not be
as easy for the hardened criminal, or for those who would be a
danger to society if turned loose.
The American public is fed up with violent and increasing
crime, and our state legislators will react accordingly. It must
be stopped, or if that is impossible, slowed down.
We have gone through a period when our concern for the
rights of the individual somehow got twisted around, and our
concern for the rights of the criminal somehow became more
important than the rights of the victims.
If the debates which are sure to follow Gilmore's execution
will result in a return to proper punishment in relation to the
severity of the crime, then the agony over Gilmore's death
may not be all in vain.
Superintendent's Corner
By W. L. McPartland
Everyone is anxious to get
in the new high school gym.
The bleachers are being
finished today so the gym can
be used this Friday, January
21. for the wrestling match
with Crook County and
Parma.
The floor is not as bright
and shiny as it will be when
another coat of gym seal is
put down. There are some
lines that will have to be
added and the bulldog face
needs to be painted in the
center jump circle.
In order to get into the gym
as quickly as possible and
have time to determine the
minimum lines needed on the
floor, it will mean using the
floor when it is not at its
shiny best.
It requires between 40-45
gallons of seal to go over the
floor. The lines and bulldog
must have a coating of seal
over the top of them.
The plans at this time are
to use the gym this spring
and to paint the lines and
bulldog after the first sea
son’s use. The final coatings
of seal will then be applied.
The elementary gym and
multipurpose room is really a
fine addition to our plant.
The activities that are being
carried on during the day,
noons and evenings are really
putting the building to good
use.
1RS Comparing
Income Reports
About 5,300 Oregonians
are being notified by Internal
Revenue Service that they
apparently did not report all
of their income on their 1974
Federal income tax returns.
Nearly 420,000 such notices
are being mailed nationwide
by IRS.
The returns in question
were filed with the IRS
Service Center in Ogden,
Utah which processes Oregon
individual income tax returns
Dividends, interest, wages
and other types of income
reported by payors directly to
the IRS on information
returns have been found not
to agree with the amount
reported by the taxpayers
involved. Through a com
puter process, the data on the
information returns were
matched with amounts repor
ted by taxpayers and the
apparent discrepancies de
tected.
Notices concerning the
possible omitted income with
a computation of the cor
rected tax liability are being
sent to the taxpayers from
the 1RS Service Center in
Ogden. Utah. A taxpayer
receiving the notice can
agree to the 1RS determina
tion or furnish information to
contest the proposed adjust
ment if he or she believes it
to be incorrect. In cases
where the 1RS regards the
information submitted by
taxpayers as insufficient to
resolve the dispute, tax
payers will be afforded all the
usual administrative and
judicial appeal rights.
LETTER
TO EDITOR
OBITUARI£S
John "Doc" Long
Editor. The Journal:
In behalf of Malheur
Memorial Hospital's Board of
Directors. Budget Board.
Employees, and Auxiliary; I
wish to graciously thank all
those individuals who per
sonally
and
collectively
helped to make our recent
budget election successful. It
was wonderful to see so many
spirited and dedicated people
unite to support a common
cause.
Your continued interest
and support of our future
endeavors will be necessary
if we are to achieve our goals.
We have already begun a
physician recruitment pro
gram and would appreciate
information regarding pros
pective physicians.
We are looking forward to
a bright and exciting future
for the hospital, and hope to
fulfill peoples expectations.
You have helped us. now it is
our turn to serve you with the
best quality care possible.
James A. Mattes
Administrator
Minimum
Wage
The U. S. Department of
Labor today announced that
workers currently subject to a
federal minimum wage of
$2.20 an hour will be entitled
to $2.30 an hour beginning
January 1st.
In addition, farmworkers
covered by a current $2.00 an
hour minimum wage will be
entitled to $2.20 an hour on
that date, with a subsequent
increase to $2.30 on January
1. 1978.
Loren E. Gilbert, the Labor
Department's assistant re
gional administrator for the
Wage-Hour Division, said
most non-agricultural wor
kers covered by the federal
minimum wage are already
entitled to the $2.30 rate.
Employees currently sub
ject to the $2.20 rate are
those brought under the
protection of the Fair Labor
Standards Act (FLSA) in 1967
or after.
Employment categories
subject to the increase
include: laundry and dry
cleaning establishments;
construction enterprises with
a gross annual business
volume of less than $350,000
(larger construction firms are
already subject to the $2.30
minimum); private hospitals,
nursing homes, preschools,
schools and colleges; hotels,
motels, restaurants and cer
tain other enterprises with an
annual gross sales volume of
at least $250,000; all bran
ches of a chain store opera
tion, if the enterprise as a
whole grosses at least $250,-
000 annually (ending a
current exemption for indivi
dual chain stores grossing
less than $200,000); and
household domestic workers.
The FLSA, which sets
minimum wage, overtime
pay, child labor and equal
pay standards, is adminis
tered and enforced by the
Employment Standards Ad
ministration’s Wage and
Hour Division.
For TheV;
Record^
Services for John Earl
"Doc" Long. 84, who died
Thursday, January 13, 1977
at Malheur Memorial Hos
pital were conducted Satur
day at the Nyssa United
Methodist Church by the
Rev, James Monroe. Inter
ment was in the Nyssa
Cemetery.
He was bom November 2,
1892 in Verdon, Nebraska
and moved to Nyssa with his
family in 1907. He attended
Willamette University in
Salem, Oregon in 1912 and
finished Chiropractic College
in Portland. Oregon.
He opened practice in
Nampa, Idaho, after serving
in World War I. He moved to
Salem and married Bessie
Goode. June 1, 1922 and
operated a private hospital
there until 1942. He was a
pioneer in the Chiropractic
profession and organized the
Oregon Chiropractic Associa
tion and was president for
many years.
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His health failing, he
returned to his native town of
Nyssa where he was active in
civic affairs and organized
the Malheur County Isaac
Walton League. He was
president of Malheur County
annual picnic and was a
Nyssa school alumnus. Doc
Long served on the water
safety commission and many
other worthwhile activities.
The deceased was a life-long
member of the Nyssa United
Methodist Church and ‘hafl*-
been on the church rolls since
1909.
Surviving are his wife,
Bessie. Nyssa; a son. Jack,
Redondo Beach. California; a
brother Clyde, Nyssa; and
three sisters.
Mrs. Ethel
Thompson, Adrian. Mrs.
Ruth Bates. San Bernardino,
California and Mrs. Mildred
Clark of Boise.
William A. Smith
Services for William A.
"Bill” Smith. 78. Parma,
who died of natural causes
Saturday. January 15. 1977.
at a Boise hospital, will be
conducted at 2 p.m., Thurs
day at Dakan Chapel. Parma,
by the Rev. Paul Yadon.
Interment will be in Parma
Cemetery.
He was bom May 20. 1898,
at Cabool, Missouri. He
married Nancy Riggs August
6. 1921, at Cabool. They
moved to Parma in 1943.
where he was a carpenter.
Surviving are his wife,
Parma; five daughters, Ber
tha McGehee. Des Moines.
Iowa, Gladys Davis. Star.
Ruby Finley and Ruth Rho
des. both Parma, and Ida
Riggs. Sitka. Alaska; two
brothers, Albert. Parma, and
Leonard. Boise; 16 grand
children and numerous great
grandchildren. He was pre
ceded in death by a son. six
sisters and three brothers.
Memorials may be made to
the Heart Fund.
Audrey L. Malloy
Services for Audrey L.
Malloy, 74, Nyssa, who died
Monday. January 17. 1977. of
natural causes at Malheur
Memorial Hospital were con
ducted Wednesday at the
Lienkaemper Chapel, Nyssa,
by Rev. Jim Monroe. Nyssa
United Methodist Church.
Interment was in Nyssa
Cemetery.
She was bom January 11,
1903, in Myrtle Creek.
Oregon. She married James
Malloy December 22. 1921 in
Roseburg. Oregon. They
moved to Nyssa from Canyon
ville in 1936.
Surviving are her husband.
James. Nyssa; a son. Delbert
Nyssa; two daughters. Mrs.
Vivian Bowns. Nyssa, and
Mrs. Neva Cobum. Boise; a
brother. Virgil McGee. Riley.
Oregon; a sister. Zola Wea
ver, Canyonville; five grand
children and five great
grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by
her parents, two brothers and
a grandchild.
Memorials may be made to
the Mountain States Tumor
Institute.
Millicent
Barry-Cameron
Mrs. Millicent Barry-Ca
meron. 90, of DeBary,
Florida passed away Wed
nesday, January 12. 1977 at
the DeBary Manor House
Nursing Home. Mass was
held at the Deltona Catholic
Church. January 17. Crema
tion services were held at the
Wee Kirk of the Heather in
Los Angeles.
Mrs. Barry-Cameron is
survived by a sister, Nora B
Graham. Nyssa; two brothers
Alfred Barry in England and
Edward Barry in Canada. She
was preceded in death by her
parents, three sisters and
three brothers.
She had visited her sister
in Nyssa several times during
the years and enjoyed the
Nyssa community and the
people here.
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Elvinu Penrod
Elvin Penrod. 80. Indepen
dance. Missouri.
passed
away Monday. January 10,
1977 in Independance. He
was buried in Salem. Oregon,
January 13. He had been a
frequent visitor in the Nyssa
area during past years.
He is survived by his wife.
Olive of Independance; a
sister. Emma Ensley. Wilson
ville, Oregon and a brother,
Paul Penrod of Nyssa.
Oscar Schafer
Oscar Schafer, 76, Adrian,
died Monday. January 17,
1977 at his home of natural
causes. Funeral services will
be held Friday at 3 p.m. at
the Lienkaemper Chapel in
Nyssa. The Rev. Robert Ball
of the Adrian Presbyterian
Church will officiate and
interment will be in the
Owyhee Cemetery.
A full obituary will be
printed next week.
Park Avenue
Baptist Church
Sunday, January 23 - Sun
day School for all ages, 10
a.m.
Worship Service in the
sanctuary with message by
Pastor Dale Mitchell, 11 a.m.
Wednesday, January 26 ■
Bible Study. 7 p.m.
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January 18 ■ Mr. and Mrs
Tips On Choosing And
Using Your Record Player
FBIRTHS3
Arturo Gloria. Ontario, girl
To be eligible for warranty
service you are sometimes re
quired to fill out and mail a war
ranty card that is packaged
with the equipment. It's a good
idea to do this as soon as you
unpack the unit. Also, file the
sale slip away should proof of
the purchase date be required
later, say the experts at
the Electronic Industries
Association.
Malheur Memorial Hospital
r-OPEN TILL 6:00""l
The same computer pro
cess also uncovered cases of
possible failure to file tax
returns. Some 10,689 Oregon
taxpayers are receiving no
tices that they have appa
rently failed to file individual
income tax returns for 1974.
Nationally, over 1 million
notices are being mailed. In
these cases, while informa
tion reports filed with the IRS
indicated sufficient levels of
income to require the filing of
returns, such returns could
not be located.
Thursday, January 20, 1977
Church Directory
N azarene
Church News
St. Paul's Episcopal
Church News
Sunday, January 23,Mor
ning Prayer at the Church. 7
a.m.
Christian Education Clas
ses, 9:45 a.m.
Children's Church. IFa.m.
Morning Worship and shar
ing time with the Gideons
concerning their Bible mi
nistry, 11 a.m.
Choir practice, 6;30 p.m.
Evening Gospel Hour, 7:30
p.m.
Tuesday, January 25, La
dies Bible Study at the home
of Dorothy Pattee at 9:30
a.m.
Wednesday, January
26,
Bible Study at the Nursing
Home, 4 p.m.
Midweek service for Cara
vans, Teens, Adults, 7:30
p.m.
• • •
"The truest end of life Is to
know the life that never
ends.”
United Methodist
Church News
The
United
Methodist
Church and the Rev. Jim
Monroe welcome you to all
church activities.
Thursday, January
20 •
Nancy White Circle. Verna
Tobler home, 2 p.m.
Sunday, January
23 •
Prayer Service, 9 a.m.
Sunday School. 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service, "Con
fession; How To Ease Our
Load," by the Rev. Monroe.
II a.m.
UMYF at the church, 6:30
p.m.
Tuesday,
January
25 •
Study on Death in Chris
tian Perspective, at the
church, 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 26 •
Forum Discussion, at the
church 7-8 p.m.
Council on Ministry, at the
church. 8 p.m.
ADRIAN
Business Directory
Fire Dept.-503-372-2220
St. Police 503-889-6468
Adrian Mercantile
503-372-2727
208-724-6131
Adrian Oil Company
503-372-2877
Bea's Beauty Bar
503-372-2653
Wrecker Service
503-372-3213
Holy Rosary Hospital
Commodity & Livestock
503 372-2736
Martin's Market
A Adrian Supply
503-372-2722
Henry W. Block
Mirage Cafe A lounge
THE INCOME TAX PEOPLE
214 N. Main
372-3396
WEEKDAY59 A M.-6P.M .
SAT 9-S
Live music Sat. night
503-372-2338
Parker Lmbr. A Hrdwre
503-372-2433
208-724-6174
Stephen Plumbing
Oregon & Idaho licensed
503-372-2783
Van DeWater Leveling
503-372-2562
Webb Service Garage
No APPOINTMENT
NECESSARY*
Conservative Baptist
Church News
Sunday, January 23 - Sun
day School, 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship 11 a.m.
Jail Service, 2:30 p.m.
Evening Service. 7 p.m.
Hi-Time. 8 p.m.
January
24 -
Wednesday, January 26 -
AWANA 6:30 p.m.
Prayer meeting and Bible
study, 8 p.m.
F reel Brothers Trucking
H»R BLOCK
After the potluck dinner,
the agenda will include
passage of a budget for 1977,
progress reports for various
organizations and com
mittees. plans for the coming
year, and election of three
new Bishop's Committee
members. Offgoing members
of this board are Mr. and
Mrs. Grant Rinehart. Roger
Voeller's unexpired term will
also have to be filled since he
is now away at college.
Members of the congregation
16 years or older are eligible
to vote.
Monday,
Callahan Repair Service
“If there’s a way
the new tax law
can save you
money,
we’ll find it.”
The Rev. Letitia Croom,
priest-in-charge will preside
at the Eucharist, assisted by
members of the congregation
including Mr. Grant Rinehart
and Mrs. Paul Kunkel as
lectors, and Mr. and Mrs.
Dirick Nedry as oblation
bearers. Young people of the
congregation will serve as
acolytes and sing a special
verstion of "I sing a song of
the saints of God” for an
offertory anthem.
Bible Study. 7:30 p.m.
Bible Study. 8 p.m.
January 17 • Mr and Mrs
George Comyford, Vale, girl
January 11 - Mr. and Mrs
David L. Posey. Payette, hoy
January 12 ■ Mr. and Mrs
Wendell Horn, Fruitland, girl
January 13 - Mr. and Mrs
Ernest Draper. Payette, a girl
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Baldwin. Parma, a boy
January 14 - Mr. and Mrs
Charles C. Rowe, Ontario, a
girl
Mr. and Mrs. Rory Howell.
Fruitland, a boy
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Osborn. Ontario, a boy
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hoff
man. Ontario, a girl
January 16 - Mr. and Mrs
Douglas Fraizer, Fruitland, a
boy
Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Lewis. Ontario, a bov
A festival Eucharist will be
celebrated at 11 a.m. this
Sunday at St. Paul's Episco
pal Church in observance of
the congregation's "name
day.” A potluck dinner and
the congregation's Annual
Meeting will follow. Tuesday
is the feast day of the
Conversion of St. Paul, but
will be observed by St. Paul's
Congregation this Sunday.
503-372-2464
FAITH LUTHERAN
CHURCH NOTES
Thursday,
January
20 •
Confirmation Instruction,
6:30 p.m.
Adult Bible study at the
parsonage.
Sunday, January
23 •
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Worship service. 11 a.m.
Parish tubing party on hills
off Lytle Blvd. All members
asked to bring hot dogs and
hot chocolate, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, January 26 •
Choir rehearsal.
• • •
Congratulations to our
congresational officers for
1977. Gerald Simantel. presi
dent; Harold Kassman. vice-
president; Sylvia Wenke.
secretary; Fayetta Looney,
treasurer; Bonnie Ropp, fi
nancial secretary.
First Southern
Baptist Church
Plans are now being made
for the Sweetheart Banquet
to be held in February. Mrs.
Sharon Griggs has asked that
everyone planning to attend
to please sign up. The Youth
will vote on a Sweetheart
Couple and announce their
choice at the banquet. There
will also be a guest speaker
that night speaking to the
youth.
The Rev. Don Beattie of
the Conservative Baptist
Church of Nyssa was the
guest speaker Sunday eve
ning. January 16. The First
Southern Baptist is in the
middle of their Stewardship
campaign. There is a guest
speaker each Sunday evening-
The Rev. Roy Ferguson, the
area missionary for the Boise
Valley will be the guest
speaker Sunday evening,
January 25, at 7:30 p.m. The
Rev. Ferguson will speak and
also show a film on Steward
ship.
The Youth Group has
elected Kayleen Fowler as
president of their class. The
Youth went on a shopping
spree buying different items
for their class. Plans are now
underway to paint their room
in the near future.