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THE N Y SSA GATE CITY JO URNAL. N Y SSA . OREGON. TH UR SDAY, OCTOBER II. 1952
V O LU M E X X X X V II NO. 40
Higher Tax Bills
Result From Lost
Value, State Aid
Most taxpayers in Malheur county
are finding this week that their
1952-53 tax bills are somewhat high
er than those of previous years al
though individual assessed valuation
is the same except in cases where
~»w buildings and assessable person-
M property have been added.
Especially in the Nyssa area will
‘h e increase be the most noticeable,
mostly because of changes in asses-
h g the Amalgamated Sugar Co.
and partly as the result of some
increased levies by individual taxing
bodies. County Assessor John Koop-
tr.an revealed. In some instances
‘h e overall increase amounts to
nearly 20 percent.
A law passed in 1947 and made
applicable for the first time this
year, has brought about a drastic
reduction in the amount of tax
paid by the Amalgamated Sugar Co.
on sugar stored in its warehouse
and assessed as personal property,
Koopman explained. The law re-
quires that all personal property,
not exempt from taxation, must be
assessed at its true cash value as of
Jan. 1 each year, provided Chat
where assessment covers property,
such as food products, the assessor
shall cancel the valuation for the
amount sold or transporteed on or
before April 30 of the same year.
In previous years, the sugar com
pany did not take advantage of this
part of the law, the assessor said.
In 1951-52 the assessed valuation
of the products in storage amount
ed to $327,000 and taxes were paid
on that amount. For 1952-53 a sim
ilar amount of sugar was on hand
Jan. 1, but affidavits were filed
and the product was sold or trans
ported before the April 30 deadline
bringing about a loss of $415,000 in
taxes, Koopman explained.
Numerous other factors enter into
the increased tax levy, although all
of it shows up in the school levy
insofar as Nyssa property owners
are concerned. Last year, total tax
levy for Nyssans was 73.1 mills and
this year, 1952-53, the rate has in
creased 14.1 mills for a total of 87.5.
In addition ito the last taxes
from the sugar company, the school
lost approximately $35,000 in state
funds and about $10,000 had to be
made up for loss o f funds from the
year before. The loss was attributed
to the declining child population and
the increased wealth of the district.
School patrons by a 5 to 1 majority
voted last May to give the school
board permission to set levies in
excess of the six percent limitation
to make up the difference. At that
time it was expected that the total
school levies would be 41 mills. The
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Nyssa Teachers
Get Top Wages
School teachers of Nyssa are the
highest paid in Malheur county, it
was revealed in a news story released
by County Supt. William E. Legitt
in the Malheur Enterprise at Vale.
Thee average elementary salary
paid in Nyssa is $3600 a year, in On
tario the average is $3411 and Vale
pays $3270, the report showed.
Nyssa's average high school sal
ary is $3942 as compared with Vale’s
average $3850 and Ontario’s $3691.
It was explained that for purposes
of comparison, principals' and su
perintendents’ salaries were not in
cluded.
The Vale newspaper went to to
explain that average salaries do not
necessarily reflect "base” payments
as length of service Increases pay
and schools with the largest number
o f teachers who have remained on
the job will show a larger average
payment.
.
Firemen Answer
Four Calls Mon.
r
ltd Examination of the eyes, ears,
PTA Addressed
By Dr. F.B. Bennett
Malheur Selected For State's First
Rural Health Conference November 8;
Specialists To Discuss Major Topics
Dr Frank B Bennett, president
of Eastern Oregon College of Ed
ucation was guest speaker at a meet
ing of the Parent-Teachers assocl- I
ation Thursday evening In the little .
Malheur county has been selected
theatre of the junior high building. |
for Oregon’s first county rural
Topic of his address was constitu- j
health conference to be held Satur
tional amendments which will effect
day. Nov 8, at the Boulevard Grange
or pertain to education in Oregon. |
hall. The all day meeting will deal
Mrs. B. F. Rookstool, of Route 2, with four major health problems,
These amendments will appear on
the ballot in the November election. Nyssa, stopped i>u at the Journal immunization, home and farm acci
Mrs. Frank Skeen, P T A president, office Saturday morning to display dent prevention, nutrition, and san
presided at the meeting and intro almonds grown on the Rookstool itation, according to Dr. W. J. Weese.
duced committee chairmen who gave ranch, 7*^ miles southwest of town. Ontario, member of the local plan
reports of their committees. Mrs.
The tree that bore the nuts are six ning committee.
! O. E. Cheldelin reported on the I years old and Uhls is the second year
Dr. Weese said Malheur county
membership drive now in progress i it has produced, according to Mrs. was selected as a "pilot" county and
and Mrs. John Olsen, the executive ' Rookstool. It was two years old, she is expected to set the pattern for
meeting.
said, when purchased from a mall similar health conferences through
''M iss Janice Westaby of the Oreg- order house. It now stands 12 to 14 out the state. The long-time eastern
Oregon physican is regional chair
W A R D W IENEKE, L IO N S C LU B President, is shown above on state board of health, explained j feet high.
accepting the Lions Traveling Gavel from Orville Gilbert, the TB x-ray unit which is to be j Although there has been but a man for the American Medical asso
president, Adrian Lions club, a week ago. In the lower corner in Nyssa for the first time Saturday minimum of frost to date, the husks ciation council on rural health.
and urged members of the PTA and are beginning to split in the last
“This thing is important,’’ Dr.
is Vernon Parker, also of Adrian, exulting because he thought
oBher citizens to take advantage of stages of the ripening process of Weese said: “ and we want to Include
he had fooled the photographer.— Photo by Dick Yost.
the unit’s visit.
the almonds.
everyone who is Interested, and
*
*
*
Mrs. Frank Jay® announced room
everyone should be."
mothers for grade school, junior
The conference, which is expected
high and high school.
to attract some 400 persons from
Malheur communities, will offer dis
Results of the roll call for the
cussions by specialists on the four
room pictures were, first grade, Mrs.
Members of the Eagles lodge are
------------------------------------------------- 1 Four members of the Nyssa Lions Schenk; second grade, Mrs. Nothice;
major topics. They will also be avail
reminded that the season’s Friday
club skittered across the state line third grade, Miss Eva Boydell; four
able to answer questions from the
night bingo parties will begin to
audience.
Tuesday and Into the lair of the th grade, Miss Kathryn Crandall;
morrow evening at the Eagles hall
Parma Lions club, to present the fifth and sixth grades, Miss Voight;
Dr. Harold E. Davis, Portland,
and continue each week through
Lions Traveling Gavel to the un-1 junior high, Harry McGtnley; and out the fall and winter for all lodge chairman of the Governor's commit
suspecting president.
high school, sophomores. The pic members and their friends. Saturday tee on home safety, and Dean L.
Ward Wieneke made the presen tures will hang In the winning rooms night will see the beginning of the Huxtable, o f the state board of
tation to Parma President Paul Mc until the next meeting when the roll tiwice-a-month dances for Eagles health, will talk on home and farm
accident prevention.
Lt. Governor Edison Deal, o f the Cormick.
will be taken again.
and friends, also at the lodge hall,
Mrs. Mabel Mack, assistant di
state of Idaho, was keynote speaker
Accompanying Wieneke were Fin
Mrs. Kenneth Greenfield, county it was announced by Joe Bellon.
rector of extension from Oregon
for the Boy Scout fund drive kick ley Shuster, Ed Boydell and Gene president of the association, was a
Next Wednesday evening all mem State college, will discuss nutrition.
o ff breakfast, held at 7 a. m. Wed Stanley. They returned safely from special guest.
bers are urged to attend the mon
Dr. R. H, Wilcox, of the state
nesday at Brownie’s cafe
the Parma Lair only for some of
Hosts and hostesses who served thly "special feed” which will con board o f health and an authority In
Another guest speaker was Stewart them to get up courage to face down
refreshments were Mr. and Mrs. sist o f venison supplied by Eagles the field of immunization, will dis
Norton, scout executive of Nampa. the Adrian Lions in their own lair
Wilton Jackson, chairmen; Mr. and who have been successful on deer cuss that topic.
The Rev. A. J. Hollingsworth gave Wednesday night.
Mrs.
Clifford Mink, Mr. and Mrs. hunting /trips.
Dr. A. G. Beagle, federal veterin
the invocation.
This time Wieneke was sided by
arian, will talk and show a movie
Mel Beck, director of the fund so Everett Heldt and Shuster. Purpose Richard Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Snider, Mr. and Mrs. Monty Fraser,
on brocellosls and its effects on hu
licitation drive for Nyssa and the o f calling on Adrian was to return
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Forbess, Mr,
mans. His discussion will also in
rural area adjacent, presided over a gavel and gong pilfered from the
and Mrs. Murl Lancaster, Mr. and
clude the testing o f cattle.
the breakfast meeting. In addition Adrian club a year ago.
Mrs. Bert Lienkaemper, Mr. and Mrs
William B. Culham, Eastern Ore
bo guests, there were four beam cap
Up to press time Thursday no re Jim Millard and Mr. and Mrs. Willi
gon district sanitarian, will discuss
tains and 25 team members present. port had been made on this latest
am Wahlert.
sanitation problems o f this area.
The fund drive, a one-day affair, foray.
The Nov. 8 conference will be held
was conducted Wednesday, follow
SCANDINAVIANS INVITED
from 10 a. m. until 5 p. m.. The con
ing the breakfast. Final reports will
TO SMORGASBORD, BOISE
be published in next week’s Journal.
Polio continued to be a major pro ference is sponsored by the Oregon
Lt. Governor Deal, a supporter of I
John Ostrom, manager of the Nys blem at the Malheur Memorial hos Community and Rural Health coun
the .aoiuiiH^rogram, gave a spirit- j
sa Lumber Co„ is reminding all pital during the past week and by cil and is supported by the Parent-
Malheur ranks in the first 50
ed talk on the purposes o f scouting |
Scandinavians o f the annual smor Wednesday another all-time high In T och ers' association, the Grange,
counties throughout the nation in
gasbord dinner Friday, Oct. 24, at the number of patients under treat the Farm Bureau, the County Ex
five basic commodities, according to and the necessity for raising suf- j
ficient funds to carry it on in the i
the Elks’ hall in Boise from 5:30 to ment was reached. Seven new cases tension service, the County Medical
a bulletin from the Department of
9 p. m. The affair is planned by the were admitted and four were re society, and other organizations.
1 Ore-Ida Council.
Commerce. In a breakdown of the
Scandinavian society which has leased during the week to bring the
commodities by the Ontario State \
The first visit of special x-ray many members /throughout the com total number o f victims confined to
Unemployment compensation com
equipment in Nyssa is scheduled for munity.
22 as compared with last week’s pre
mission the following figures from
Saturday from 12 noon through 8
vious all-time high of 19.
the 1950 census were given:
p. m. for the beginning o f a 12-day
The epidemic in this area recently
Dry onions, 1,791 acres, 13th in na- j
program extending through Friday,
A hearing in the matter o f the
has been centered on Vale, the home
tion; alfalfa cut for hay, 42.607 acres,1 A Republican headquarters will be Nov. 7. There will be tw® different
of four youngsters admitted during suspension of revised tariff P.U.C.
147,691 tons, 25th; Irish potatoes, j opened in Nyssa this week in the units here at various times during
the past week, and the same number No. 1 of the Malheur Home Tele
9,147 acres, 2,629,505 bushels, 23rd; building formerly occupied by the the three weeks period as part of the
Newest political organization to of patients the week before. Nyssa phone Co., which has asked for In
sugar beets, 14,285 acres, 313,577 tons, Shake Shop Just north at the Fire county-wide program, sponsored by
5uh; horses and colts, 7,327, 18th; stone Store, it was announced Tues- the Malheur tuberculosis and health oome over Nyssa's horizon was form had a six-year-old girl admitted creased local exchange business and
residence rates, will be held next
cattle an calves on hand, 114,672, dy by Robert Lytle, Vale, chairman association, to have every person ed Monday night under direction of Wednesday.
Wednesday at 10 a. m. next Wed
New
admissions
as
reported
by
of-
Monty
Fraser,
president,
Malheur
of
the
Malheur
county
Republican
2Qth; cattle and calves sold alive in 1
over 15 in the county x-rayed.
Democratic club, and Tom Jones.
flscals are, last Thursday, Larry nesday at the office of the company
central committee. Arrangements
1949, 53,605 , 35th.
The portable, or stationary unit,
Name of the new organization Is Bisher, 14. Vale; Saturday, Dorothy In Ontario.
for the location were made by Don
The employment office reported
will toe at Henneman’s Hardware, Young Democratic club of Nyssa, LofUn, 27, Ironside; Sunday, M ich
The announcement, made by
Graham
who
reported
window
space
that employment remained high
207 Main at noon and remain In Its charter membership comprising ael McKee, 6. Vale; Monday. Steven Charles H Heltzel, public utilities
will
permit
“
an
abundance
o
f
ban
throughout September of this year
operation through 8 o’clock that eve 14 students of Nyssa high school.
McKee, 2, Vale, and Terry Shaffer, commissioner, stated that the re
and the labor market remained ners.”
ning. On Tuesday, Wednesday and
Mary Joan Russell was elected 4, Elgin; Tuesday, Richard McLay, vised tariff was filed by the tele
At
the
same
time,
similar
head
tight, despite the close of the corn
Thursday of next week the same president. Her fellow-officers include 9, Vale; Wednesday, Diane Bowers, phone company Sept. 24. “Since ex
cannery and quick freezing plant. quarters will be opened in Vale and unit will be in operation at the same
amination reveals that this revised
Ned Snider, vice president; Patsy 6, Nyssa.
Ontario and members of the W o
Excellent growing weather held men’s Republican league will have location from 10 in the morning un Yoneyama, secretary, and Lyle Wil
Wednesday’s admission brought tariff will Increase local exchange
through the month with
record charge of the offices in all three til 6 In the evening. The hours have son, treasurer.
the Nyssa hospital's total to 58 since business and residence rates, the
been slightly changed from the orig
breaking crops in the offing.
towns.
Other charter members, all high the epidemic started last summer. commissioner is of the opinion, and
Estimated unemployment during
A central committee meeting was inal schedule announced three school students, include Dick Gus- Health officials called attention to finds, that the tariff would be sus
the month was 200 consisting most- held Monday evening at the Nyssa weeks ago.
tavson, Mickey Coate, Karren Fife, the fact that a majority of the polio pending investigation and hearing,"
ly of workers shifting jobs, im m i-; oity hall to complete plans for the Mobile Unit Next Week
Elvin Alexander, Leland Morris, Don cases came from oaside Malheur the announcement stated.
The Malheur Home Telephone Co.
The new schedule announced this Poulson, Kay Riggs, Ken Snodgrass, county, since the Malheur Memorial
grants and women temporarily laid election campaign. Plans were dis-
hospital Is especially equipped to must appear at the hearing and
off from cannery and quick freezing cussed and the time and place will week by Ralph Lawrence for the and Larry Vaughn.
operations.
m
; be announced later for an open mobile unit is: Saturday, Oct. 25,
Purpose of the Young Democratic take care of and treat those afflicted show that the rates proposed to be
Increased are “Just and reasonable,”
Predictions oi employment re- meeting with prominent speakers, noon to 8 p. m. on Nyssa’s ¡Main club Is to study the principles of the with polio.
street. Tuesday. Oct. 28, at high Democratic party and political situa
Five Of the 22 cases now being the commissioner aid.
mainlng high throughout October it was announced,
The change in rates would affect
school to process all students, in tions as a whole and to assist the treated are In isolation and four
were made by the office even though
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Nyssa, Ontario and Vale and their
structors and school employees. parent organization.
others
are
In
respirators.
It
was
the sugar beet industry has more T - f o c r t i t r r l P a r o i v a c
Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 29
mechanical means to harvest the
iie t e iV e S
Next meeting will be held at the necessary to bring another respira surrounding communities.
and 30, on Main street again from Doll House cafe Tuesday evening. tor here Tuesday following the ad
beets than ever before. Farmers
Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Burton and
11 a. m. to 7 p. m. both days. In Clyde Snider has been invited to mission of the fourth Iron lung case
were warned that orders for hand
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Weeks left Wed
cluding
the
noon
hour.
Friday,
Oct.
so
that
one
can
be
on
hand
for
em
address the club.
topping should be placed early for j Donations amounting to $301 were
Continued on Page 16
ergency use. Hospital Manager John nesday for the Three Forks section
labor at any of the farm labor camps received by Malheur Memorial hos-
at the Owyhee in southeastern Ore
OToole said.
where state employment officers are pital during the past week for use
gon where they will spend several
During
the
current
epidemic
three
stationed, or at the employment of- in the fi(fht agalnst
lt was
days hunting deer
Continued on Page 18
flee in Ontario.
announced Wednesday by John
OToole. manager.
An unusual occurrence In the
Among organizations making the
flower world for mid October has
donations were the American Legion
been observed in the flower garden
auxiliary, of New Plymouth; the Vale
Hal Hendgson will be host Friday, of Mrs William Schlreman on North
Grange; Grange Home Economics
24. to a quartet of air force per- Fourth street, where four large, per
club; American Legion Post No. 96, sonn^j from Portland for a pheas- fectly shaped Easter lilies have been
of Vale, and the friends and neigh and hunt In the local area.
In bloom for the past week. The 28
Residents of other parts of Oregon Malheur county topped all other
nose, throat, heart, lungs, skins, ab bors of “Grandpa" James McGinnis.
degree low temperature reported by as well as many from other states counties in the United States with
Henlgson’s
guests
will
be
Lt-Ool
dominal organs and glands is
Wiper, Capt. Robert Mitchell, M the weather man for for early Wed are becoming "better educated" and an average of 860 sacks of onions
made and other studies follow
nesday morning did, however, nip now realize that Malheur county is per acre and the largest reported
Sgt. Helling and T Sgt. Luce.
when there Is an indication for the
the edges of the blooms.
not “ way out in the sticks and grows yield was 1200 sacks. "There were
The invitation was issued by Hen
Speaking of rare treats for late fall something besides sagebrush." Mrs. several four-pounders on display
igson early in August when the air
the body, as well as other technical
one member of the Journal staff, Hope Grider announced this week. that almost made some of the visi
examinations.
Audiometer tests were given to 35 force members comprised part o f the
tors think they couldn’t believe what
Dick Yost, reports ripe red rasp
Mrs. Orider Just returned iron;
Many diseases and disorders can youngsters in the Nyssa grade school crew 0 f an air force troop plane that
they were seeing.” Mrs. Grider com
berries picked from the garden of
Portland
where
she
has
represented
be discovered, such as primary last Friday forenoon as part o f a : brought an iron lung from Portland
mented. Some of those four-pound
hie mother at Fruitland this week.
tubercutasie. heart disease, cancer, program provided by the depart- for use at Malheur Memorial hos- The berries are of the one-crop va this county at the Pacific Interna onions measured 20 Inches In cir
tional Livestock Exposition for the
diabetes, high blood pressure and ment of special education to detect pital.
cumference.
riety, too.
past five years. She had charge of
party, members of the 2343rd
many others with an accurate hist deafness among school children, j
Although Mrs. Ortder operates a
Malheur county's display booth and Jersey dairy farm north of Nyssa
Mrs. Josephine Rigney announced.; reMrye alr >squadron 0f the 89th air
ory and proper examination.
CHAMBER SEES FILM
was
able
to
explain
many
of
the
j base, Portalnd, will arrive here by ON OREGON COUNTY
In many cases the discovery of Tests were given to
with her husband, Charley Orlder,
outstanding features of agriculture she Is vitally interested in all phases
disorders can bring about recovery ferred by various teachers and pai t ‘ plane.
Malheur County Judge 6 Stanton
In this area.
and In some serious diseases, advice of them were rechecks from former
of agriculture, particularly that in
provided entertainment for members
can be given to allow a prolonged years
Through cooperation of the coun the rich. Irrigated section of Mal
AMERICAN LEGION WOMEN
o
f
the
Nyssa
Chamber
Wednesday
and near-normal life span, the doct | O f the 35 examined Friday, only IN VOTE-PLEDGE EFFORT
noon with a film on the lumber In ty extension service and the county heur county. "Each year there are
eight will require special medical
or said.
dustry. Umber and water power court, this year's booth featured fewer and fewer silly questions be
Members
of
the
American
Legion
The x-ray units which will visit treatment and follow-up procedures
large Spanish onions with addition ing EuWed about this part of Oregon
Nyssa at Intervals tor several days, and none is really serious. Mrs. Rig- i auxiliary are busy this week work- j resources of Oregon.
al displays of potatoes, corn and and I ’m sure our booth has had a
Id
ing in the Interests of getting o u t 1 President Elmer Cruson announ-
sugar beets.
lot to do with enlightening the peo
eT b^D ?
Tarts were given by Miss Barbara the vote in the ^ v w n b e r etoetton.
The reason for choosing onions as ple from other port» of the country."
the one-woman chamber of com
a ^ ^ X rT h e IS h r<! ^ , l d fvUU w U h ^ t i e ' U ^ m ^ ^ M r s T d n a person^n town wean an 1 p t o S at the telephone company r a t l in - the main product to feature, was
this year’s nation-«ride reoord in merce said.
(Can tin «ed from F ag» 1)
yield per acre, Mrs. Grider said
culosts association.
' heur cou n t*
^
» ____ingout.
I
7-
Nyssa firemen had a "rest period"
of several days during the lacter
part of September and the forepart
oi October, but were called out last
Thursoay and then answered four
alarms Mlonday. One of the Mon
day oalls was a return to the scene
of the Thursday fire.
Rural fire equipment and fire-
men Were calleed to the Vic Marsh-
| au ranch last Thursday afternoon
to dou-e flames that had started
in weeds in a gulch. The department
was able to save several farm build
ings by putting out the weed fire,
but about 10:30 Monday night the
fire broke out again from smoulder
ing straw that had not been dis
covered. Fireman Ralph Lawrence
reported that the fire is now defin
itely "out.’
Monday's series of fires started at
noon when the department was call-
| ed to 120 East Third where an a-
bandoned car caught fire aifter
youngsters had been playing in the
car. Although flames were flaring
from the upholstering, the loss was
j considered "negligible.”
j Two hours later firemen were call
ed to 511 Bower where a gasoline
tire
had
started
in
Delbert
( Hooper’s repair shop. Lewrence re
ported that a truck motor was be
ing cleaned with gas, and after the
liquid caught fire some of the flam
ing gasoline was spilled on a small
motor boat and trailer when efforts
were made to put out the blaze.
There was some damage to the boat,
but the (fire was out when the de
partment arrived.
At 8 o’clock Monday evening an
overheated oil stove, described as
"red hot' brought the firemen to
the Charles Turner home at 706
North First. Chemicals were used
to "turn o ff the heat" and no dam
age was reported.
I
Almonds Are Grown
Here Successfully
Lions Club Members Invade Lairs
Of Parma, Adrian Clubs This Week
Eagles Lodge Starts
Winter Activities
Idaho's Lt.-Gov.
Keynotes Boy
Scout Kickoff
Malheur Among
Top 50 Counties In
Basic Crop Output
Polio Epidemic
Continues With
22 Under Care I
Portable X-Ray
Here Saturday To
Help Fight T.B.
Headquarters of
GOP to Be Here
Young Demo Club
Formed Here
'Phone Company
Asks Higher Rate
$301 In Donations
Officers To Be
Hunting Guests
Of Hal Henigson
Regular Physical Examinations For
All Age Groups Advocated By Doctor
Routine physical examinations
should be taken every three to
five years by persons under 40 and
at least once a year by those older
than 40, Dr. Kenneth A. Danford
told members of the Lions club Mon
day noon.
Dr. Danford explained that the
medical profession advocates phys
ical examinations now more than In
past years because of changes from
the old system of treating illnesses
to the modem system of diagnosing
all suspected ailments as thorough
ly as possible before treatment is
administererd.
Public health measures to combat
cancer, heart trouble and other ill
nesses have also contributed to the
advancement of preventative meas-
ures. the speaker said.
In explaining the routine in phys-
JOURNAL
i,or va^ f
Hearing Tests Find
Minimum Deafness
Easter Lilies And
Berries In October
Malheur County Farm Products Booth
At P.I. Exposition "Educates People"