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V . NYSSA V O L U M E X X X X V I U NO. 4 JOURNAL THE N YS SA GAT E CITY J O UR NA L . NY SS A. OREGON. T H URS DAY , F E B R U A R Y 5. 1953 Sugar Factory Ends Campaign Here Saturday High Comparison Spud Production Records Continue City to Spend S33.0C0 for Street Paving The Amalgamated Sugar Co. will The Nyssa area's potato produc City Man age •r E K 'Ted) Burton | finish manufacturing sugar from the tion records for 1952 continued to was in r< th:' week of a letter i 1952 Augar beet crop Saturday, it was stand out this week as reports from from R H B. aidock, state highway announced Monday by Jed Levi-, expanding and different areas were engineer. rming him that tha district manager of the company On made public. Oregon ■>tate highway department this date the plant will have pro Tom Jones, Union Pacific agent, had app:roved a street project for cessed approximately 450,090 tons of stated that statistics released by the the City A Ny- ssa. beets during the campaign. The fac National association of Shippers Ad The ap il. given by the high tory will have sliced beets for a visory boards revealed that slightly way department on Jan. 22, carries period o f 122 days, with payrolls; more than 10 percent of al Ithe po with it the allottment of $15 000 during that period amounting *o tatoes shipped in Nebraska, Colo from the 1953 special city allottment approximately $600.000 rado, Wyoming, Utah, Southwestern fund as provided in the Oregon Tom Jones, Union Pacific agent Idaho and Malheur county were statutes. • * here, said that the last beet train shipped from Nyssa. The area com As the entire project was estimat came to Nyssa at 4 p m Monday prising all of four states and part ed by state engineers to cost $32,000 and was from Homedale section. At of Idaho and Oregon is known as to $33,000. the city will be obligated the Central Western district No. 10 RECENTLY , NDU (TKD as presi- dent. W ith them are L eon ard H ew the close o f business Wednesday for the amount of $17,000 to $18,000 which shipped 20,100 cars of pota- dent of thr Xvsm t hanlb, r lmm. itt, right, v ice president, an d T om evening, the railroad yard engine to complete the street work, accord was taken off temporarily and will toes in 1952. Nyssa's shipments a- me Jakp Fis4.hpr is slu)WI1 in UlP Jones, left, secretary. C ruson re ing to Burton. mounted to 2,061 cars or slightly abovp hotofrmph, setond from m ain s a m em ber o f th e board of be put into service again for the Funds to be provided by the city early potato harvest about more than 10 percent of all the po- rj a tinç thp chim brr’S gavel directors.— l*hoto by D ick Yost. will go toward payment of all work The sugar company mans Jones explained. from Elmer Cruson, retiring presi- at street intersections, it was point that immediately fcllowi Several weeks ago it was revealed ed out by Burton, who said pro manufacturing of sugar f: that Nyssa had shipped 54 percent perty owners abutting the streets year’s crop, work will -tar of the potatoes leaving Malheur Tumblers to Show to be graded and paved would be condition the plant to be m county and Weiser shipping points, assessed for payment of the work. process the 1953 crop. all of which is part of the district At Caldwell Sat. The project, according to Baldock’a "At the present time our fieldmen described above. Eight grade school girls will jour information, was approved on the are circulating the 1953 sugar beet The state department of agricul Nyssa’s annual Chamber of Com ney to Caldwell Saturday night to basis of the city grading and plac contracts and indications are there ture last month released figures present a tumbling act as the be- merce banquet and meeting has been will be a large increase planted to ing curbs, drainage and base rock showing that Nyssa shipped 22 per scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 24, with tween-halves entertainment feature on streets to be included in project. sugar beets this year,’’ Lewis com cent of all the potatoes produced in Dr. Frank Bennett of the Eastern for the College of Idaho basketball .Il'ST A MITE HIMSELF, little to Hal llnnigaon as his rontrihution Oregon. Oregon's record in 1952 was This includes the placing of level Oregon College of Education, La- mented. “The secretary of agricult game. Ronnie Ditty, 5-year-old son of Mr. to the March of Dimes. It was all 9,324 cars, but the rest o f this state ing course and bituminous macadam i Grande,'as the principal speaker. J. ure has made his 1953 consumption anil Mrs. Jesse O. Ditty, Nyssa, is Ronnie's own idea, after he saw a Members o f the tumbling team are is not included in the Central West- surfacing of First street from King L. Herriman, chairman of the speak estimate, which is 7,800,000 tons. We ern district for which figures were j Nancy Stringer, Sharon Jacques, Joy er committee, stated that Dr. Ben feel that this estimate is sufficiently shown in the above photograph giv- little tyke like himself in an iron avenue to Good avenue, First street released this week | Peterson, Marlcns Cooper, ^darlene nett comes highly recommended as low to further strengthen sugar ing his “ mite,” consisting of $12.78,. lung at the movies. from Green avenue to Locust ave According to the regional ship- Adams, Reona Christensen, Way' a speaker adapted to numerous sub- prices, he went on to say. nue, Locust avenue from First street Lewis explained that fugar prices pers advisory boards, an increase of nona Ashby and Carolyn Nakashima. jects to Third street and Third street They were chosen from a group of 22.4 percent in potato production from Locust avenue to Chesnut ave At Wednesday noon’s meeting. at Pres^ 1 arf 40 cents a hundred for the Central Western district is students who meet voluntarily dur Tom Jones. Union Pacific agent, an- M e t than they were a year ago nue. forecast for 1953 for a total of 24,- ing the school noon hour for gym Burton stated that all the streets nounced that urgent business mes- on datfefj (Ff b- 2’ ’ su« ar Nyssa and vicinity will top its contest, which raised a total of would be finished with 36-foot road nastic instruction. Walter McPart- 505 cars. sages to be sent by telegraph can “ mPan* ° fflclals rea“ n 10 e*Pect 1952 March of Dimes effort by bet- $313.13 in the 10-day period it was Turner Bond. Malheur county land, grade school principal, is the be handled through the railroad t^ pnc€J ° r s“ gar t* * tS * be as ! ter than $1.000, according to Wilton stationed in the Nyssa bank. Dunn ways and concrete curbs, with the agent, last week predicted that this instructor. exception of North Third street from telegraph office when the Western *><« or better than it has been for Jackson, Nyssa campaign director, guessed the correct weight, six Locust to Chesnut avenues, which county’s acreage will increase ap Union is closed, such as on Sundays. th!,P ast several years. proximately 25 percent if growers , , , Growers are being encouraged to who said incomplete returns up to pounds, of coin and currency con will have 20-foot roadways and Ken Renstrom reported that four contact their fieldmen early in order Wednesday Indicate the city’s con tributed and collected In a bucket. gravel shoulders. produce the amount they are indi and one-half miles of the newly con- , to arrange ior their fmUlzer and tribution would go over the $5.000 $443.65 From Counters cating at the present time. The 1952 After details of the project have structed road to Owyhee dam were labor requirements. The prospects mark. Three other means of collection been worked out and an agreement acreage in this county was approxi graded last Sundaj and a call will for this year are especiauy mately 8,000 acres and 1953 acreage Banked funds up to Wednesday that proved popular and "painless" negotiated with the state highway What is believed to be a counter soon be made for volunteers to help good and growers can ^ assured were conducted by Stunz Lumber is expected to exceed 10,000. feit coin has made its appearance in clear the road of rocks before more thal sufficient la5or will * on hand noon totaled $3,312.71 contributed by Co., netting $39.25; Owyhee Drug department public hearings on th* proposed work will be announced. Nyssa during the past few days, but grading is done to cross a h 11. He ^ adequateiy talce ckre of Co., a punch board netting $111, and Burton stated efforts of the “recipient" to identify I also announced that financial con- __________________ Nyssa Pharmacy, a march of dol the coin as a forgery so far have j tributions for the road work are lars and five spots which netted been fruitless. | "slowly ooming in” from Nyssa and $282.4*. A 25-cent piece was received at that most o f th* donations have The Gate City Journal contributed Because of incompleteness of re one place of businec; and apparent ; been received from communities oth $82, which represented proceeds of turns and the lack of space, the ly is made of aluminum and is a- er than Nyssa. the double-page March of Dimes Gate City Journal was unable The program to test 10 percent of bout half the thickness of an o ffic sponsored by Nyssa firms and indi this week to give a complete tab Malheur county’s beef cattle for ial quarter. Dated 1952, the casting viduals two weeks ago. ulation of donor» 4o the March tuberculosis to maintain the county’s is excellent, although the rim shows Hal Henigson, county March of Amalgamated Sugar company’s of Dimes polio fund. accreditation as a modified TB-free a fill not found on regulation coins. Dimes chairman, had high praise annual Sugar Ball date has been set It is hoped that pledge* and area was completed last week when for the efforts of Jackson and others for Friday, Feb. 13, it was announ Malheur county roads and pos The coin is being sent to the U 5. contributions from Nyssa. a* well results of the testing program were treasury department to verify sus sible ways and means of re-instatlng who assisted in the 1953 campaign ced Tuesday by Ron Campbell, gen A number o f awards were present as the county, will be turned in released by Dr. Robert Mowrer, resi picions o f the business firm. No that will, he predicts, top last year's eral chairman. ed to local Cub Scouts at their mon the county»wide 10-mill road tax by next week, and if so, the Jour dent representative. Bureau o f Ani other such coins have been reported. Although primarily for employes fund drive by 25 percent. thly pack meeting held Wednesday which expires June 30, were sub nal will publish the official tabu mal Industry and county veterinar of the sugar refinery, the public is night at the old gym. Earl Richards, jects of discussion Tuesday when lations. _________ ian. Mowrer said that only one ani invited to the ball, which will bs assistant cub master, made the pre-i tbe count'y Industrial and Develop- mal reacted out of a total of 8,019 held in the old school gym. Dancing sentations I ,nent association met in Ontario. 37 organizations and individuals, tested, will commence at 9 p m., and will Michael McGinnis was awarded a ! EfforUs st* rted at Nyssa two weeks Jackson reported. Largest .single Mowrer also said that results of | be to the music o f a six-piece band. contribution, $175, was by Mrs. Leah bobcat pin and wolf badges were i *> _««f P f ^ the testing program have been re- j Door prizes will be given, which presented to Billy Goble, Paige Zo elude personal property in road dis S. Curran of Nyssa Route 2. To ported to the BAI and the state will consist of assorted packages o f trict valuations and assessments, five-year-old Ronnie Ditty goes the bell, Gary Newman, Barry Chesnut, veterinarian with a request that the sugar. Campbell said. Jimmy Danford, Dale Lankford, were abandoned when the county honor o f making the largest dona accreditation that expires in March j Held every year following tha organization received an opinion tion by any child—$12.78 from hts Butch Bingman, Rick Richards, be extended for three more years. company’s establishment here, the that such means o f taxation are un piggy bank. The program to test the necessary In session at Ontario Tuesday annual Sugar Ball was discontinued Another in a series o f meetings for Donald Shaw and Richard McPart- land. Donald Shaw was also warded I constitutional, Tom Jones Nyssa The Eagles lodge contributed the night, the board of directors o f the number of cows to comply with reg beet growers has been announced by during the war and immediate post Chamber secretary reported. greatest amount, $325 50, from an ulations was sponsored by the Mal officials of the Amalgamated Sugar a gold arrow point and Richard Mc- The group, meeting in Ontario, a- organization, raised two weeks ago Malheur County Farm Bureau voted war periods. The festivity was re Partland gold and silver arrow to sponsor a “ grassman-of-year con vived for the first time since then heur county livestock association. Oo. for Friday, Feb. 9, at the Cairo greed to work through the three through a dinner and games. points. test on a county-wide basis, anci set last year. Bert Hawkins, president of the as grange hall. Chambers of Commerce in the coun Dance Nets 2458.28 up a committee to formulate rules sociation, said that ranchers coop Those who won bear badges were ty, as well as other organizations, to The program, for which B. H. erated by making their herds avail Johnson is master of ceremonies, is Terrell Goble, Walter Cannon, Mike arouse interest in bringing the coun Through the combined efforts of and regulations and to name a panel able for the test. scheduled to start at 8 p. m. and Wilson, Bobby Haney, Lloyd Cart ty road tax issue before voters for the March of Dimes dance commit o f judges. Ted Morgan, Nyssa farmer, was will feature a colored movie film wright and Max Long. The latter the third time. tee, headed by Jackson, and the taken locally on spring farm mech two also were prsented gold arrow It was brought out at the meeting Lions club steer auction of which named by Dick Kreigh, Adrian far- | Donations for the polio ward of anization by Lynn DeWald, Sugar points and Max Long, an additional that county road.s ire “ going to Dick Yost was the committee chair mer and president of the county the Malheur Memorial hospital since company labor agent. two silver arrow points. J pieces” since maintenance work has man, $458.28 were raised for March Farm Bureau, to head the commit Jan. 1, and announced this week by Other company officials a pp ear-1 Harry Nakashima, Jr., was pre- [jeen heid at a minimum because of of Dimes. tee. Manager John O ’Toole, amounted to James Christensen, Parma route ing on the program include Jed j sented a one-year service pin and a Other members include Harry Se- Only other single activity that Is Cf county funds. In some in $596.50 and came from: Willowcreek 2, was painfully burned about 7 Lewis, manager, who will speak on gold arrow point. stances, county roads are nearly im- expected to top this one is Nyssa s quist, Willow Creek; D. L. Hurst. Pioneer club, $18.50; Mrs. Leo Child, o’clock Tuesday evening when a "Trends and Outlooks of the Su Their next pack meeting, sched- passable, * especially following the share In the Bucket of Bucks radio Adrian; Everett Taylor, Cairo Junc pipeline filter head broke at the gar Industry” ; H. D. Zobell, a g r i-; uled for Peb. 25, will feature a blue peaVy rains of the past several broadcast last Thursday and Satur tion; Lester Panike, Annex (Weis $5; grandchildren of Mrs. Jennie Atherton, $25; Mr. and Mrs. Charles sugar factory here, throwing scald cultural superintendent, who will and gold banquet In celebration of weeks, it was reported, day. Returns were incomplete Wed er), and Fred Hyde, Vale. Ateherton, $5; Friendly Neighbors, ing “ thin juice” over his back. A c discuss "Labor Outlook, Prices and j the 43rd anniversary of scouting The grassman-of-year contest, The 10-mill levy raised approxi- nesday, but Jackson stated he ex cording to reports, Christensen was Field Value o f By-products.” and The event will be held in the Home mately $15,400 a year, which was pected the pledges to double the promoted on a state-wide basis by Vale, $23; Merry Matrons, Nyssa. standing in front of the conveyor Read Wilkinson, agricultural engi Ec room and will be a potluck dinner apportioned to the county road fund, $400 the same event raised last year. the Portland Chamber of commerce, I $10; Oregon Trail Orange, home eco line at the time of the accident and neer, who will show a display of all for Cub Scouts, their parents and NySSa Road Improvement district Jack Dunn, originator of the idea, has the backing of Malheur County nomics club, $11 50; Farmerette club. Vale, $374 50; Hopkins Wholesale 186 degree (fahrenheit) fluid spray recent developments In machinery families. No. 2 and the three municipalities. was winner in the Iron lung guessing Agent Harry Sandqulst, who pledged Meats, $4.50; American Legion aux ed onto his back from the broken for spring and fall mechanization. his office to its fullest support as he The county stands to lose $46,526 connection. made the statement that this county iliary, Vale. $120. Quest speaker will be John Y un- annually from federal funds and He was rushed to the Malheur Me gen, of the Oregon State college ex has the largest pasture acreage of $15,500 from state funds because of morial hospital where he was treat perimental station at Cairo Junction, I any In the stats. lack of matching money raised by Legion Auxiliary ed for second and third degree burns who will give a report on the three- It was voted by the board to held the county road tax. covering a major portion o f his back. year research program in fertilizer a "fun-night” and dance, with the Offers Equipment Malheur county voters defeated Universal military training was His condition Wednesday morning experiments. Fred Bracken returned from Bt. date and place tentatively set for the Issue to continue the tax by a The American Legion Auxiliary the subject discussed last week at was reported to be satisfactory. Louis, Mo.. Saturday where he spent Saturday, Feb. 28. at Willow Creek wishes to announce that it has now It was reported by company o f a meeting o$ the H l-Y club of the (Continued on Page 12) a week buying merchandise for his grange hall. Willow Creek Farm received shipment on one hospital ficials that the current meetings Nyssa high school with Don Bow- new store and expediting its ship Bureau center was designated host bed, three pairs adjustable crutches have been the best received and the ers. Leslie Hiatt, V. L. Kesler, Ed- C O I C Officers Attend Bybee Attends L.A. ment in time for opening day. for the affair. best attended o f any previously held and two wheel chairs purchased with ward Smith and Ned Snider par The new store, located near First Guest speakers at tha meeting funds raised in a recent magazine sugar beet growers. Produce Convention for The ticipating. Kay Riggs, club presi Homedale Meet.. National bank, will be opened for were Richard T. Bar age, district subscription sale. public-has been Invited to at Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Bybee and two tend the meeting. Free refreshments dent, acted as chairman o f the panel. Nyssa Chamber of Commerce was business In about three weeks, Brac federal soil conservationist of Bak These article» are available free Mrs. M. 8. Ingebritsen. clerk of represented *t the annual banquet daughters. Nannette and Celia C arol will be served. ken announced. He said also that er, who outlined the need for a soil of charge, to anyone in the commun the Malheur county selective ser of the Homedale chamber, held last returned Sunday from a nine-day the removal sale currently be con conservation district in Malheur ity wishing their use, according to vice board, explained details o f se Thursday In the Homedale school combined business and pleasure trip ducted in his present location at county, and Dick Yost, advertising Mrs. Clifford Mink, president of tha lective service to the group. A ques auditorium, by three of Its officers. Eagles Lodge Host to Los .Angeles. Third and Main streets would con manager of the Gate City Journal, auxiliary. tion period was held with Mrs. Inge- In attendance were Jake Fischer, tinue up to the day of moving to •who told how organizations can se While there Bybee. manager o f * D ie fr ir t M p o t Owyhee Produce Oo., attended the A ° IxlSlilCl i’l “ “ 1 britsen answering inquiries about se- president; Tom Jones, secretary, and the new location. cure better relationships with the i Elmer Cruson, immediate past presl- United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Nyssa Fraternal Order o f Eagles lective service and the draft. Transferred to Bracken reported that business press. About 40 boys attended the meet- j dent. Mrs. Cruson accompanied was good In St. Louis and that no convention, during which conditions was host Jan. 25 to district FOE Other action of the board resulted of raising and shipping onions, po- lodges from LaGrande, Baker and them. one seemed worried over conditions in the naming o f Mrs. Irene Ben- j Twin Falls Office A follow-up meeting Is tentatively __________________ taloes and other crops were dis- j Enterprise. The weather, he added, was mild nett, Vale, as county publicity | Robert Dunbar, a member o f tha cussed. During the one-day session, lodge planned for Feb. 26 when Sgt. Wal chairman to succeed Mrs. Jake | office staff o f the Amalgamated and warm. Mrs. Bybee and daughters, mean- business pertinent to the district was ker from the Army recruiting ser Borge, Adrian; the appointment of Sugar Oo. in Nyssa for the past while, took in a number o f L. A. disposed of and two candidate« were vice in Ontario will explain the 3RD GRADERS WIN PRIZE Morgan and Emil Maag to the ferti three and one-half years, has re attractions, including luncheon and initiated. One o f these was Maylln branches of s«rvic« and opportuni lizer committee, and the announce ceived a promotion to the position Pupils o f Mrs. Monty Fraser’s Dr Eugene Chaffee, president of ties afforded by each. fashion show at the Biltmore hotel Maxfield, Nyssa. of assistant cashier o f the company the Boise Junior college will be third grade won a first prize c f $15 ment that Hugh McConnell, Willow aad movie star rendevous. The FOE district meets monthly, Creek, has taken ovsr tha Farm office in Twin Palls. He will assume for securing the most new P .-T A . guest speaker at P.-T.A. Thursday The? »pent one day at Santa An- but the March meeting will be a OATROM BCTVBNP TO OFT 1< E his duties there the first o f next Bureau Insurance agency. John Ostrom was spending a few evening, Feb 12 Hugh Totoler will members in the membership contest It* and attended the world premier session of the FOE zone at L p - The Farm Bureau county board week. recently concluded. furnish music for the program, ring of the oolored movie, ““The Grande. The zone comprises Nyssa, hours each day at his office this Mr. and Mrs. Dunbar and son, The elase in saving the prize maets aaoh second and fourth Turn- . a a »n ' LaGrande, Baker, Enterprise, Pen- week following an acute attack of flounders day of tha Parent-Teachers Scott, plan to move to Twin Falls to day at Urn oouniy agent's office, at money to be used on a trig during Carol Polmen accompanied dleton. The Dalles, Hermiston and the flu last Tuesday He was stricken association will be observed, accord make their home In the near future. Ontario. Urn on Ota* trie. . i John • I whila driving tue car on Main strg 0 $. ing to Mrs. Prank Annual Chamber Banquet Feb. 24 Incomplete Returns From Nyssa's March-Dimes Campaign Total $3.300 Suspected Phony Coin Passed Here County Completes Test For Cattle To Check T. B. Cub Scout Awards At Pack Meeting Industrial Group Discuss Road Tax, Eye Reclamation Journal to Publish Returns Next Week Sugar Ball Set Friday 13th at Old School Gym Grassman-of-Year Contest Voted By Co. Farm Bureau Movies Will Feature Beet Growers' Meet More Polio Ward Donations Made Workman Treated For Back Burns Hi-Y Men Discuss Military Training Bracken Returns From Buying Trip College President To Speak at P-TA
