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r/ieNYSSA VOLUME XXXXVII NO. 17 THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON. Patrons of Nyssa School District Approve Excess Tax Levy Tuesday With Overwhelming 5 to 1 Vole Nyv-i school patrons by vote nf i.early 5 to 1 Tuesday sanctioned a school levy in excess of the six per cent l.mitation and approved the 1952-53 budget of $369.19H Atotal of 274 ballots were cast with 227 giving their nod of approval to the increas ed tax levy while 47 voted no on the Issue La-t yetr 489 patrons voted, but approval was slightly less than 3 to 1 jr.d the year before, in 1950, the measure squeeked through with a in rgin of only 13 votes. The i - ue was exceptionally well explained thi- year In that Supt. Henry Hartly has appeard before al most every civic organization in the .school district to explain the sch ool'. financial problems. He revealed all tlie details of the budget, tax fund, state aid and complications through the Journal and by verbal appeals at various public meetings One statement which local tax payers have credited the superinten dent and members of the school board with making which helped win approval was: "Last vear we made a mistake in overestimating state funds and setting the levy too low." Several patrons who are long-tome and large taxpayers here, expressed the opinion that the frankness and detailed information was highly influential in gaining such overwhelming support. At Nyssa's Chamber meeting Wed nesday. the superintendent expressed his thanks to the organization for its support and to all others wtio "helped the school with their vote- " He also called attention to the work individual school board members are doing nd urged hat they be given credit for Nyssa's outstanding school system. n v s s a s o l d ie r si.ir\»s I.ONG FRONT LINE 1)1 TV Cpl. Robert E. Church, who has been stationed on the front lines in Korea since February 4 has been transferred to company headquart ers Church, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. I.. Church, is serving with the 40th division. Mom Bows To Dad For Lions Feed A Lions club breakfast. originally planned for Sunday morning. Moth er's Day. has been po.-tponed until Father's Day June 15. it was an nounced Monday at the club meet ing. A special brcakfa-t i- being ar ranged by J. O. Cobbley, who an nounced tiiat Albers pancake flour. Carnation milk. Nalleys syrup, M. J. B. Coffee. Idaho Creamtr.es butter amid Amalgamated sugar are being furnished free by the companies. The breakfa-t is for every family in the community wishing to attend. Voters Briefed On Complications In Primary Law Approximately 75 people Sunday evening heard a round-table discus sion on local and national political candidates and a thorough airing of Oregon's primary election law and complications that have arisen as the result of a statute dormant for 30 years. The meeting was at the Ny .-a Methodist church. Of special interest to members of the Toastmasters club participating in tiie discussion, and members of tiie audience, were expressions of opinion on an ancient statute allow ing candidates for delegates to a national political convention to file by petition, irregardless of the wishes expressed by Oregon voters in the direct primary. It was explained by the speakers that Oregon’s legislature in 1915 passed a bill setting up the presi dential primary system whereby the people directly vote their choice for president and vice president and se lect instructed delegates to carry out their will. The legislature at that time neglected to repeal a 1905 law which allows any delegate to file by petition, it was explained Oregon was the first stpte to establish a direct primary for president and vice president, although many states have passed such laws since Oregon 'Continued on Page 10» SGT. BRADY GIVEN PI TY IN MONTANA M Sgt. Elroy B Bradv left Nyssa Wednesday morning for Great Falls, Montana where he will begin his next tour of duty with the air force. May 9 Mr and Mrs. Brady and two children Barbara and Jimmy have been visiting friends and relatives in this area for several weeks. Mr. Brady has been on leave since he finished his last tour of duty in the Hawaiian Islands. After Mr. Brady finds living quar Mrs. Charley Grider said this ters in Great Falls, he expects to week that plans are progressing ex return for his family. ceptionally well for the Spring Jer sey Show to be staged here Saturday. May 17. The annual event is spon sored by the Malheur County Jersey Cattle club. Chambers of Commerce and in dividual bu-lnes- firms throughout the county are contributing funds for the event which will be held at the fair grounds here. Rosel Hunter is the general chairman. Bob Baker won honors as grand In addition to exhibits and judg champion showman last Saturday at ing for open classes, there are special the second annual Nyssa F F. A divisions for 4-H and FFA and the chapter fair at the school grounds, i special event will have a queen and A large crowd attended the showings * princess, to be announced later. and contests in spite of unfavorable Mrs. Grider received word last weather conditions. week that Ross Wurm, editor of the Minard Hart made a clean sweep Western Dairy Journal of Los An in the beef division, winning first ! geles. will be here for the show He place awards for his champion fe is former editor of the Jersey Bul male. mature Hereford cow: cham letin. a natiohal breeders maga pion male, bull under one year, and , zine beef showmanship. In tiie dairy division V. L. Kes- ler placed first for champion fe Nyssa Firemen Aid male. mature cow. and Delbert Pet erson won first place in dairy show At Vale Fire Friday manship. Nyssa firemen were called to Vale John Simianer, was first place Friday evening to assist in fighting winner in the swine division wth a a fire which nearly destroyed a Wes champon female, eight-months-old tern Auto Supply store and dam Chester White gilt, and Dick Hart aged other nearby business firms. won the wine showmanship award L o ss of stock ;n the -t ut' wa- esti Jim Lissman was in top place in mated at approximately 50 thous tine sheep division for both the and dollars. champion female, mature ewe. and Late Monday night the firemen the champion male, mature buck, were called to the Nyssa Tavern while Bob Baker, the grand cham where a fire had started in a metal pion winner, was first in sheep trash can and filled the bolding showmanship In other contests. Jim Corfield with smoke Upon determining the nature of the fire, firemen waited took all the honors in the pie eat until the owner arrived to unlock the ing contest by consuming two pies building. Damage was only slight in four minutes. Vard O l.sen won the trailer backing contest and Don Bowers was first in the horse race Transient Held On In the showdown for showman ship. judges of each division selected Knifing Charge the final contestants and Henry Reuter. Adrian and Rosel Hunter, , Dave Morris Miles, a transient Nyssa. picked the grand champion. worker, was bound over to a grand jury Monday by Judge Don M Oraham who arraigned the defen Greyhound Stages dant following charges of assault with a dangerous weapon Mile- was Halted By Strike arrested Sunday for allegedly cut Oreyhound stages failed to make ting the throat and neck of Verdie their appearance in Nyssa this Mae Clark, his om m nn-law wife morning as the result of a bus driv He is in the county jail at Vale in lieu of payment of $1000 bond. ers strike affecting Oregon. Idah >, Washington. Montana and Utah, is SPE< I AI. MI s i r S U ND A Y of 12 01 this morning According to a Greyhound Lines AT C H U R C H S E R V IC E S Donna Lee Wilson, Amy Lewi-, and official, the Union Pacific .states, which operate the Oreyhound line Nani Child accompanied bv Betty between Salt Lake. Portland and L u x e Fife pianist, will present two Sookane. have asked to submit the specialty numbers Sunday evening dispute to the Wage Stabilization at 8 o'clock at the First Christian church serv.ee- The string trio, un board for final determination der the direction of Instructor Lynn Mrs Roy Bihhej left Iriilai after Lawrence, have won widespread rec noon for Rollins. Wyoming for a ognition as specialty entertainers *i-it with friend.- and relative- during the pa-t few months Plans Progress for Jersey Show, 17th F.F.A. Boys Win Honors Ai Annual Fair Saturday T Y JOURNAL Adrian School Has Child Guest Day Adrian The Adrian grade .school held its annual guest day April 25 for mothers and for boys and girls who will be entering school next fall. Mr- Erin Worden. P T A pre school health chairman, was present and gave health forms to the moth er- to be filled out and pre.-ented to a doctor of their choice when a health examination is given their child. DiH tor- in the county have agreed to give tin- examination for a special fee to all pre-school children and the dental examination is included. All parents are urged to take ad vantage of the examination at their earhe-t convenience in order to nvo'd a la-t minu'e rn-h and to make possible any remedial work neces sary. Mrs Worden ha- the nece -ary record forms and will attempt to get them to all who need them. Par ent« may call 055-J1. N y-a . if they do no* receive the blank - Itin .F AND PISTOL t LI B TO MELT Tiie members of the Nyssa Rifle and Pistol club will hold a meeting tills evening «Thursday!, May 8 at 8 o'clock, at 105 Main -tree! Nyssa City Library Orders New Books The city library board held its regular meeting Tuesday afternoon. Among other books ordered were the late-t works of the popular authors. Pearl Buck and Agnes Sleigh Turn- bell. Library hours are from 2:30 to 5:00 Tuesday and Thursday and from 2 until 8 Saturday- Legion Auxiliary Elects Officers Thursday Night M rs . Clifford Mink was elected president of the American Legion Auxiliary la.-t Thursday at the reg ular meeting of the organization at the veterans hall She suceeds Mr-. Don Graham who has served in that capacity for tiie pa-t year. Oth er new officers are Mis. Holland Laurance, first vice president. Mrs. Hugh Tobler, second vice president; Mi- Lloyd Tobler, secretary; Mrs. Kormit Leinkaemper, treasurer; Mrs. E D Powell, historian, and Mrs. H. O Hopkins, sergeant-at-arms. Mrs. Laurance spoke on the cam paign to restore veteran- funds cut by tiie U S. Senate. The group voted for each member to write her cong ressmen and the Maybank commit tee urging restoration of the funds. The Auxiliary has announced that educational aids available to child ren of war veterans are listed in a new booklet which has been re ceived by Mrs. E. K Burton, educa tion of orphans or veterans chair man of Nys-a. The booklet, entitled "Need a Lift?" wa- prepared by the Legion's national child welfare division and contains information about scholar- hips. loan funds, and state and federal aid offered to eligible child ren of veterans. Mrs. Burton will make the information available to all high school students -Peking help to continue their education. Cub Scouts Get Special Awards Awards were presented to several Cub Scouts last week at a regular meeting of pack 419 Bov- receiving awards were Dick Counsil. one year service pin and wolf badge: Roddy Sweet, one year service pin a n i wolf badge: Mike Wilson, wolf badge and gold arrow point: Harlan Sager, Gene De Reck and Billy Wahlert. each a wolf badge, and Fore t Hoft- man. wolf badge and gold arrow point Harry Naka-hima presented the award: Cub- newly registered for the year are Jerry Pitteneer. D- k Lawrence ■ . 81 Iney K WaIker Den ch'pf- are Tommy Sallee. Kent Lovejoy and Vernon Pond Den mothers and a - -1stant den moth' r- of the pack are Me-rl ini - Stan Newman. Walter M Partland, Phyllis Counsil. L pc Dale. Arthur Cartwright. William Murphy. Finley Schuster and Ward Lundy The pack is -pon-oreci by the local n T A and Hamilton Chatterton is he rub ma-ter Walter MrPartland - the In titutiona! representative m:' < mmittpe member- are Carlos Buchner, chairman. Rev. Donald ■iiupbell and Glenn Burton. At la s t week's meeting a report wa- given on the series of training •c ion- held last month at the high -rhool, conducted by Walter McPart • land. A program In which each 7roup participated by staging a skit wa- pre-ented Refre-hment- were r- od bv Mrs. Newman and Mrs M Portland and their Cub Scout MF IM (Al H AV M I I I ING PLANNED FRIDAY A pre-primary election meeting will be held by the Nyssa Republl- u W men unit In Carl's Doll Ho i-e, Friday at 2 p.m The purpo-6 of the meeting, ac- or ling to M rs Jesse Morgan, pres ident of the local unit is to dis co«« the coming election and the randidates Work To Start Friday On New Road To Owyhee Quick action on the par : Nys-a Boat club members h a s ltnaxed live years of efforts to i a new road to Owyhee reservoir ter the first definite route wa- pi led ten days ago. Ken Kenstrom announ Wed- ne.sday afternoon that work Will .-tan Friday on the construct! ou of part of a road that will be on] ) A ) mile- from Ny -a to the re-t rvoir. At noon Wednesday final air tinge- menu were made for permission to ouilci approximately five mile- of new road across public domain. Mtar! Marcum, president >t tiie Boat club, said that arrangement- already have been made for equip ment to start work Friday with all costs to be borne by individuals. A drive for funds is under way to fi nance tiie project witli money irom various boat clubs in this area and from several other organizations and individuals yet to be contacted About five miles of road will have to be built and a total of 11 miles wnl have to be graveled to make the road reasonably passable for small truck- and jeeps. The road leaves highway 201 about 10 miles south of Adrian, goes up Alkali Gulch and down Birch creek to a proposed park site. When com pleted it will be a high-gear road all tiie way. Boat club members re port. In addition to tiie read, the Boat club has approximately 70 acre lea-cd for a park site on the shore- of the re-ervoir. Here a camp will be developed for general outdoor use Although the road is expected to be u-able this summer, a long time project i- expected to have a good road and a thoroughly developed park for all-round recreational pur pose- Both federal and state offic ial- have indicated that once the project i- started, other funds will be available to further develop and maintain tiie recreational area. Cpl. Robert Church Gets Combat Badge Cpl. Robert E. Church. 118 North Fifth street. Nyssa, was recently a- warded the combat infantryman badge while fighting v f .* tiie 40:n infantry division on the ■ Central Korean front Hi- i- a !«■ c b e r of Co. F\ 224th Infantry regiment. The badge, the symbol of the iron', line fighting many, shows a nuna- ture Revolutionary war flintlock rifle mounted against a blue rectangle. A silver wreath extends across the bottom and lip the sides of the badge. Dancing Display Brings $166 For Hospital Benefit THURSDAY. MAY 8. 1952 Crew Repairing Damaged Roads The maintenance crew for Ny -u Road Assessment district No 2 has been faced with additional problems brought about by high water early in April, but has most of the em ergency work under control. Tin- week the crew rebuilt several hun dred yards of district road paral leling the Owyhee river near tiie Ad rian bridge where flood waters washed out the highway. Ed Brandt, foreman of tiie main- tenance crew. stated that nu>.-it of the road neai: Cow Hoi.low where ■everal cTO* SÍI« 8 tad been wa-sheil out had been : i poh ed and mb'st of 1 i da mag t Ú M•ven-mili• stretch has been restored One bridge damaged by high water must be rebuilt thi- -pring. Brandt said Plans for the summer call for routine maintenance in addition to extensive work and gravel on be tween five and six mile- of unsur faced roads. Tiie base has already been built on four miles of district highway on Columbia avenue north- west of Ny-sa. One of the main object- of the dis trict is to maintain all roads used for mail, school and milk routes. Brandt said Eagles Observe Mother's Day Sunday Members of the Nyssa Eagles lodge irge all residents of this area to une in on their special Mother's Day program Sunday afternoon at > 30 on Ontario radio station KSRV. The 15-minute program will be of interest to everyone, it was reported t Bernard Frost will make the Intro ductory remarks. Social Worker Here To Sfudy Workers' Needs The first attempt to formulate an irea-wide recreational and religious | program for migrant workers is be ing made thisweek by Mi— Maureen Peterson, staff member of the div- ; ision of Home Missions of the Nat- I wnal Council of Churches, who has been loaned to the Oregon Council , of Churches. Miss Peterson is here [ through the efforts of Rev. John L. Briehl, chairman of the Nyssa Chamber labor committee Mi-- Peterson explained that her ! visit here is merely an explanatory trip to obtain information to take basck to tiie Oregon Council of Churches. She met with a group of representatives of various organiz ations Wednesday night and outlined the various plans which can be adapted to a local community The work is trictly non-denomln? aticnal and does not deal entirely with religious teaching-. Miss Pet er-on explained. Recreation for all members of migrant families is pro vided, with financing worked out on plans to suit each individual rom- munity. Successful programs are now in operation in the Milton-Freewater >" :i. McMinville. Hillsboro and Gas ton. The Malheur Memorial Hospital Auxiliary ha, an aad.i.onal s,166.35 for the hospital fund, u was an nounced Monday by Mr Bernard Frost, president (.1 i. «■ Auxiliary The money is from the net pro ceeds received from the third an nual dance display -taged by Mr- Betty Wilson and her school of dance Saturday evening. April 26. at lire high school gymna-ium. M lvln Ppltze was elected presi- The review, in two parts, enter ■It nt of the official board of the tained the large crowd with musical local Method! 1 church at their an interpretations played by the or nual meeting held last week. Dr. H chestra while various dancing teams G McCallister. district superinten performed to tiie music. dent of the Western District of the Students participating in the re- Idaho Conference, presided at the c.tal were Katherine Farmer. Moni meeting. que Fra -er. Linda Cundall. Paul Wil- Other new officers are Hugh Tob on. Aria Hammon. Diane Sarchia- ler. vice president; Mis. Myrtle Ilett, ;xme, Dianne Maulding. Joy Gay •erretary and Mr-. Lloyd Tobler. Roth. Mary Lou Bateman. Patty tren-urer Mr- Norvelle Robbins wa - Flanagan. Rn-emarj Roth. Irene named world service treasurer and B. i.v r, Mary Kay Olsen. Lina Mv- M: R Cochrtm. communion stew r.cK. Peggy Ann Yost. Tanya Burn- ard Junior lay members are Roo . y lam. Kav Hammon. Glenda Hartley and Marilyn Lytle John Hammon, Delores Duus. Karen Ann Wu f will represent the ehurch at P« t. Pi ty Lovejoy. Dianne Whit the conference to be held in La- man, Julie Millard. Patty Michael- Ora de m June, with Mr- Kinsey son and Sandra Lewis. Keveren, alternate. Additional feature- were vocal Reports from various organiza solos by June Hartley, accompanied tions of the ehurch indicated pro b;. Mr- C W Buchner, and num -, gress in all the work of the churcn her by t trio em p o-ed of Vela Dee with an approximate 10 percent in P :l-on. Olga Sanders and Janice crease in member-hip. more intere-t Williams and larger attendance Approximate M i-ic for the dance review was pro ly $2500 had been «[lent on improve vided by Vi la Dee Poulson. pianist, ments including installation of new and Donna Lee Wilson, b a s s fiddle pew- Concession- were handled by the The work of the church Is accom Job'- Daughter-, decorations by the pli hed by four commissions consti Garden club. Ted Morgan had tuted a- follows: Commission on lay charge of the lighting. Pete Hammon activities. Hugh Tobler W W Fos and Kent Lovejoy were stage hand-,' ter, John Wulf. George Coleman. and usherette.- were the Job's Carlo- Buchner. Emil Paulas, Robert Daughter- Wilson. Mrs. Henrv Hartley. Mrs. The entire production and dances Lloyd Tobler: commission on educa were arranged by Mr-. Wilson as a tion, Mr Leo Oonyer. chairman: ho-nifa! benefit sponsored by the Mr Anna P Johnson, secretary, Auxiliary Melvin Spit/e. Mrs. Dave Beers, Mr Fro-t. extended the thank- Henry Hartley. Leroy Herrman. Mrs of her organization to Mr- Wilson Clyde Snider. Eugene Orasty, L E h r her outstanding efforts, to the | Robbins; commission on worship mothers of t.he students for their and evangelism M r Carlos Buch helo and costumes, to the school j ner. chairman: Mrs W W Foster, di-' ict for the usp of the school secretary. Mrs K Keveren. Mr- R gymnasium and to all others help- Cochrun, Mrs. Oeorge Coleman. Mr« ine make the benefit a success. W McPartland, Cliff Mom. Fred A Norman. L. G Klinkenberg. Mr- J R id Forester. G eorgr H om in g . Joe Stephen and commission on com Rid -e. Erne t Oourley and C. W munity and world service, Orover Sh man of the Willamette valley Lvtle. chairman. Miv> Ilett, secre were guests over the week-end at tary. Mrs. N Robbins Mrs O O the Charley Grider home They were 1 Anderson. M im Pumlko Ka ahara. here to attend the Idaho state Jer Keith Herrman. T>wight Wyckoff sey -alp at Boise Saturday and Lloyd Tobler Nyssa M.E. Church Elects N ew Board twelve P a g e s Traffic Resumed On Adrian Highway Affer Temporary Repairs Reslore Use of Flood-Damaged Bridge Nyssa Grad Makes High Javelin Score Leo Long. 1950 Ny-sa high school graduate, wa- rated as the upset of the dav last Saturday in the Javelin throw at the ¡9tanford-C aliforma U track meet at Stanford Long's win- ning toss of 211 teet, 3 7 8 inches was rated by the Unite *d Press as hi.- be.-t ever and enough to defeat George Roseme and Sam Adams of California Long had won the javelin throw in a dual meet with U. S C\ earlier in tiie season. He is tiie son-in-law of Mr and Mrs W O Peter-on of Nv-.-a P.T.A. Names Officers; Hears About Citizenship Members of the P T A heard Rod Langston of Eastern Ore gon Teachers College at LaGrande. -peak on “ Citizenship Education ’ la-t Thursday evening at tiie organi zation’s regular meeting Mr- Frank Skeen was installed president suc ceeding Mrs. Leo Gonyer as head of the P T A Other new officers are Mrs. John Olsen. Mrs. John Stain and Sam ,Lemon, vice presidents, Mrs Rich ard Forbes.s, secretary, and Ornvand Thomas, treasurer Langston told tiie parents and teachers that the two major pro blems of citizenship education are moral and spiritual He stated that major items of concern are that one out of every 15 spend part time in a penitentiary; one out 14 spend t ine in a mental institutions; $18 billion annually Is spent to punish criminals, or five times that spent for education from kindergarten through college: this is the most criminal nation on earth and has tiie highest rate of insanity of any nation. The -penker expressed the opinion that traditional approaches have not worked and chargpd that society has made tiling- too rigid for chil dren "The denial of the simple life under unhealthy parents, strict dlcipline and neglect causes nervous i Continued on Page 10• Date Changed for Chamber Meeting Ail Associated Chamber of Com merce meeting at which Marriner S. Eccles. former head of the Recon struction Finance corporation, will -peak, has been changed from Mon day, May 19. to Friday. May 16. Tom Jone announced Wednesday. The change was made necessary by con flicting schedules of Eccles who must appear In Salt Lake City on the date originally planned, the Nyssa Cham ber secretary said Coming to Nys-a with, the inter nationally known banker will be Mi Eccles and Mr. and Mrs H A Bennlng BennlnR is president of the Amalgamated Sugar Co The banquet will be served at the 1 high school gymnasium where ar rangements are being made for a capacity crowd from throughout the lower Snake river valley. Annual Primary Conference Held The annual L I) S primary con ference of the six wards of the Nys- sa stake was held Sunday night at the take house The conference this year was a music festival, "The Children Sing ” The program, nar rated bv Mr Fern K>'-ler. featured a combined chorus of 000 children's voices. The songs were presented to the audience in groups Of the Iz>rd. Of the g e.pel. Of strength of char acter. Of -pedal day- and holidays. Of home and family, of nature and seasons and for special occasions Each of the 29 songs was accom panied with a silent scene to illus trate the song. As a finale the combined choruses sang Beautiful Savior” a s a large painting of the Savior was unveiled The conference was presented un der the direction of Mrs. Elwood Flinders. Mrs Florence Bybee, Mrs. Phillip Woodard. Mrs John Savage. Mi Ro- Burnett and Mrs Olenn Short They were assisted by ward presidents, ehoiristers and organ ists and member« nf the stake pri mary board Rosel H Hunter painted the pictures, \ \ s s \ C A T T L E M E N NEW A S S O C IA T IO N M E M B E R S John Timmerman and Son of Nys sa have been named to membership in the American Hereford associa tion. the world's large-t purebred re i-try organization with haad- quirter- in Kansas Citv Missouri. During February *13 Hereford breeder- were placed on the associa tion's official roster to t*>ost the total membership to an all-time h n of 20.274 member*. Limited-speed traffic was resumed Monday over the Adrian bridge ! crossing tiie Owyhee rivet south of Ny-.-a. after temporary repairs were made by the state highway depart ment Tile bridge was closed to ail traffic three weeks ago when the highest river flow in 42 year dam aged the structure and threatened to wash it down stream toward tiie Snake river. Several pilings had been damaged by the torrent and water had flood ed over the bridge for three days when the river reached its peak flow tiie week of April 13 The force of the water had pushed the bridge several inches out of line and some speculation at the time gave doubt that it would remain intact. New pilings were installed the lat ter part of last week and two steel girders, about 40 feet long, were ex tended from the north bank of the stream to a center pier to brace the sagging bridge. Heavy bolts were attached from the underside of the bridge floor and braced onto the gilders to elevate the inclining deck. The deck had dropped several inches when the pilings were loosened and had served as a veritable funnel on the upstream side where water w vs scooped over the top of the bridge during the tune the Owyhee was at its highest peak According to local highway offic ials. it has not been determined whether further work will be done to rebuild the bridge or whether plans will be made for an entirely new, cement structure. State o ffic ials were here last week and the forepart of this week, but they told local authorities that no decisions whatsover have been made regard ing the status of the important bridge. Highway signs have been installed in an effort to slow traffic to 20 miles per hour at the approaches and crossing tiie bridge, and one-way traffic is ncessary because of the girders which consume most of the west traffic lane. During the past three weeks. Nys s a 's mail carrier, school busses an«* individuals have been forced to r' - tour nearly 40 inUe. t > cover t' 12 m - distance f(pn the -on., std'* ol .he Owy'.tc« iver to Ny. . . Arti- Robertson, rural canter, in serving his 262 patrons, was forced to detour across tiie Snake river into Idaho and back into Oregon again south of Adrian. Part of the Adrian stu dents had to re-adjust their sched ules and meet their busses earlieT if their homes were north o f the Owyhee river. Several residents of the Adrian area reported this week that "It's good to be able to come right into Nyssa without having to drive the long way around or avoid coming here at all." Name Committees For Nyssa Rodeo . Slated July 10-12 Special committees for Nyssa’s annual rodeo scheduled for July 10. 11 and 12. were appointed last Thursday evening at the regular meeting of the Rodeo association Heading the various committees for tilts year are: Finley Schuster, tic kets. Bernard Eastman, advertising: Fred Bracken, publicity; Roy Holmes, grounds; Grant Rinehart, arena secretary; Ray Sager, park ing: Bernard Frost, caravan, and Jim Elkins, concessions. Harley Tucker will again produce the show and furnish the stock, in cluding his outstanding herd of bucking hor-'C^ and Brahma bulls. The Redwood Empire Shows have been engaged to provide entertain ment with their rides and carnival acts. The Rodeo association was form ed with a board of directors of 14 members, half of them representing the Owyhee Riding club which origi nated the rodeo several years ag >. and the other half representing the Nys-a Chamber of Commerce Lynn Snodgrass is president of the asso ciation. I.ew Herriman. vice presi dent; Bob Thompson, secretary, and Bob Holmes, treasurer. Hearing Held Friday On Morals Case Ralph Taylor, owner of the Nyssa Bowling Center, appeared in the Payette county probate court Friday before Judge W S Stephenson for preliminary hearing on a charge of statutory rape involving a 16-year- old girl The defendant wa< given 10 days to prepare a brief following presen tation of evidence by the state. NYSSA SENIORS GO ON SNEAK DAY TUESDAY Members of the Nyssa senior Hass, accompanied by Principal Dick Wil- sou went on their traditional sneax day Tuesday, leaving Nyssa at 4 30 a m. They had breakfast at Council. , stopped at Zim's Hot-springs near Meadows, toured through McCall and drove to Boise By way of Cas cade. After six hours in Boise the group returned to Nv-sa at 11 30 i P m. ^
