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ñ • • • • • - , • li* ^ * hàAÂàÀ4^ •>** v ? = £ $ -Æ - ,\>Vte-*v NYSSA VOLUME X X X X V II IN O . 16 . > vv • * r ^ % l 1HE N Y S S a GA IL C i l Y JOOii NAL, N ï b S A . U h L G U N JOURNAL 1HURSOAY, APH1L 3Ü. 1953 School Patrons Will Vote Monday on $110,157 Tax Money Needed Beyond Amount Law Permits Board to Levy T W E L V E PAGES Midnight Friday Set for Conversion To Dial Operation oi Nyssa Phone System; Emergency Calls Explained Next Monday between 2 and 8 If anyone wants to make a tele p m. all registered voters in Nyssa’s phone call to any of the more than 1400 patrons on the Nyssa exchange school district 26-C will have an op at 12 01 Saturday morning, he"! portunity to vote yes or no on the have to dial the four-digit numo-r question of allowing the school board assigned to the patron lnsteal of to levy taxes in excess of the six asking the operator to ring a num percent limitation. The polls are at ber. the Little Theatre in the Junior high At midnight Friday—or Just one school and voters are asked to use Annual high school “ clean-up” A total of six television sets w.ll mnute after the midnight hour on the entrance oi the high school gym. day has been scheduled for this Fri | be given away by merchants of Nys- Saturday morning—the Nyssa tele ! sa, according to plans made by the phone system will be converted * ) Supt. Henry Hartley, who is also day, it was announced by R V Wil Nyssa Business Men’s association at dial operation The $295.000 exp.: - clerk o i the school board, said the son. principal. The school grounds will receive a ' a special meeting held Tuesday. amount oi money to be raised by sion program started last fall and The TV sets will be given at a entailed the construction of a new taxes in excess o i the six percent complete going-over during the mor ning hours, Wilson said. public drawing of tickets given by budding to house the automatic sys limit, are $110.157.73. The amount Junius Tanner heads the boys' j merchants for cash and charge sales. tem. replacement of all telephone raised ior the 1952-53 school year committee and Janell Haney the Date of the first drawing, which in Nyssa and the adjacent rural was $92.883 31 alter patrons gave girls’ committee. There will be sev I vill be the latter part of May, will area, installation of new switchboard their permission to exceed the limi eral crews working under team cap be announced next week, according p -itions in Ontario and additi >n ol tation by a vote oi 227 to 47, or near tains. to Wayne Che.*nut chairman of the lcng-distance cables between Nyssa ly 5 to 1 approval. At noon a picnic lunch will be Ontario and Vale as well as be’ veen TV promotions committeee. furnished by the girls, with all stu The superintendent stated that Ontario and Boise. The Issuing of tickets to customers the increase is due to several factors dents supplementing with sandwich I vill be started by merchants a* soon Gene Orasty, Malheur Home Tele es. which he itemized as iollows: the tickets are made available phone Co. manager at Nys*a. »il Following the lunch a student as •'Health authorities state that the sembly will be held for the purpose Merchants are urged to deposit i nounced that new telephone d florescent light iixtures in the ele of electing student body officers. ! check with the association's treins tcries have been sent to all pa’ mentary school should be fitted with At 3:30 p.m. Nyssa will meet Me urer immediately to cover cost of along with instruction booklets ex- plaining hew to use the dial sy- em. louvres to protect the child from di ridian in the final conference base tickets. rect glare. This will cost $3.000. The ball game on the Bulldog diamond. Other members of the committee E m ergency Galls To turn In a fire alarm, the num The day will be rounded out with state demands that the change be >alnr<*¡ l>uus, K aye M amm on and are Hamilton Chadderdon, Houston bnve photograph. From left to right A M O N G Y O U N G S T E R S p a rticip a t ber 2111 must be dialed and tele made. The state also demands im the junior-senior prom and ban ing in th e Betty W ilson annual landing, they are Paris Michaelson Patty F lanagan. K neeling is G len da ! Wilson and Wilton Jackson. phones will ring at 10 different proved seating for our children. This quet at 7 o ’clock in the evening in j d a n ce display will be the girls in the lianne Maulding, Rosemary Roth lammon. points in Nyssa Two “ fire phones" year the second grade will have new the high school. have been Installed at the city hall, furniture. The cost will be $2,990. one in the recorder's office and one The cost o i transportation will be in the fire station Special telephones approximately $1.700 greater than are ready for use at the homes of last year. In order to attract com eight volunteer firemen and will ring petent drivers the district found it simultaneously when 2111 is dialed. The fourth annual dancing dis Attendance was meager at the an- j necessary to increase wages this past Any of the ten persons receiving play by pupils of Betty Madge Wil nual spring concert presented last year and that phase of the business the telephone call about a fire can son’s school of dancing will be pre- I National Hospital day will be ob- turn on the fire siren, only after the has been running on a deficit basis Thursday by the mu.de department [ sented at 8 p.m. Saturday in the served at the Malheur Memorial hos- person reporting the fire gives the of Nyssa high school, but the stand since that time. All details have ueen ironed out high school gym. with 33 pupils, ages pltai May 12 with open house sched- j location. The special telephones can The annual spring festival of Nys- ard of performance of the various "Every other year, one third of the uled from 2:30 until 4 o ’clock, ac- be used only for incoming calls and and the machinery set in motion for 2-16, participating. textbooks are changed. This hap sa grade school will be presented at groups was exceptionally high. Featured in this year’s extrava- cording to an announcement made not for outgoing calls, the Junior Chamber of Commerce 8 p.m. Thursday, May 7, in the high Instrumental units participating "Clean-up, Fix-up, Faint-up” week ganza will be a group of toe dances following the regular meeting of the pens to be the other year and that Assistant Fire Chief Ralph Lawr- school gym, it was announced this item is $1.000 greater than in the off week by W L. McPartland, princi were the Junior and senior orches now under way and which will come Others will be tap, ballet and aero-j local hospital auxiliary Monday ence warned that the number 2111 tras and the Junior and senior bands, to a climax Sunday. year. It is possible that a portion of pal. batic dances under flourescent j Members of the auxiliary are cooper- j must be used for emergencies pnl.v. directed by Richard LoSa&so. the elementary school will need a This was the announcement of lighting, and a four-season ballet de- I ating with the hospital staff in for- which includes calls for the re*usci- “ In the Land of Dreams Come new roof and $1,000 more than usual True," is the theme of the program tator. Vocal units were the seventh and Sam Parks, Jaycee clean-up chair plcting autumn, winter, spring and mulatlng plans. Mrs. Bernard Eastman and Mrs. Fire Chief Frank Morris staged has been budgeted for that purpose. in which pupils of grades one, two eighth grade choruses, men's and man, who has appealed to house summer. Inflation has affected the values of and three will participate, and tells women’s choruses and the senior holders to cooperate with the Jay Babies and tiny tots will do a Clifford Fox are compiling a history that the fire department will con- our school property. This means ad the fascinating story of how dreams high mixed chorus, directed by Miss cees in their project by spending the soldier and sailor number featuring of the auxiliary and its most o u t-' tinue with the same policy followed standing activities to be presen tedin the past of responding to all re- balance of this week in cleaning up the Shirley Temple song. ditional Insurance and that item is are brought to real life. All the Patricia Kinter. In conjunction with the observance ported emergencies—even those a- their properties. Vela Dee Poulsen, Nannette Bybee $1.000 greater than in the last bud months of the year are represented Only vocal soloist to make an ap The group voted to purchase a bout which there may be some doubt and Janice Williams, high school 1 in the different acts. Parks asked that all big articles get. Polaroid camera to be presented to on the part of the person turning in The program, with the assisting pearance was Miss Jolene Hunter, be placed In the alley in a neat pile, students, will sing a group of songs "Teachers are in short supply. 1 teachers, follows: who sang The Ninety and Nine and that all .Maellar-rSbbish be box arranged by Miss Poulsen. Mrs. the hospital for use in taking pic the alarm. The fire chief has .stated tures of the newborn babies Pro on numerous occasions that the vol Nyssa salaries are slightly more than Dwight W yckcff will accompany the Winter Wonderland, third grade, (Compton), assisted by the mixed ed to facilitate handling. ceeds from the dance recital to be unteer firemen are available in the $300 below the state average. Sal Mrs. France« Bates and Mr*. Jdaud- chorus. trio. • A fleet of six trucks will comb the staged by pupils of Mrs. Betty Wil event of any possible emergency. aries are going up elsewhere and in est Teague; Colonial Days, a spring Accompanists were Miss Vela Dee residential area Sunday, beginning Members of Job's Daughters will son Saturday evening for hospital However, instances in which actual order to maintain the district's com fantasy, first grade. Miss Emma Poulsen, senior orchestra and chorus, at 10 a m., to pick up rubbish and do the ushering A concession stand benefit, will be used for this special petitive position, the board has found Zwemke and Mrs. Rosanelle Cope and Miss Phyllis Cheldelin, Junior debris deposited in alleys behind will be operated by members of the project, according to Mrs. Dale Gar false alarms are turhetf in can be dealt with through existing laws. it necessary to increase that phase land: The Garden, first grade, Mrs. choruses. DeMolay property. Parks said rison, president of the organization. If ror any reason, a person wishes of the budget by $14,141. The quality Nelda Schenk and Miss Viola Foth- Miss-Poulsen win be pianist, with The Auxiliary *1* Sponsoring ticket to report a fire and can't remember More than 40 prizes have been do Miss Amy Lewis was concert mis ergill; Old Glory, third grade, Mrs. of a school depends, more than any tress. Others having special parts nated by Nyssa merchants to be the high school orchestra, directed! tales and decorations for the re- or “ find" the number 2111, the ope thing else, upon the quality of the Veta Fraser and Miss Eva Boydell; were Miss Lorraine Jamieson, solo given by the Jaycees to householders. by Richard LoSasso, playing num- j cltai and the j <>b\s Daughters and rator can be called by dialing “ O" Teddy Bear Picnic, second grade, These prizes, Parks .said, would be bers. teaching staff. j DeMolays will have charge of con- and the report made. The public is Miss Anna Bauman; School Days, clarinetist; David Hartley, solo cor- given in accordance with a prede All proceeds will go to the auxil cessions. requested to use this means only in “The figures noted above add up second grade, Mrs. Mildred Hite, netist; Elvin Alexander, comic di termined arrangement on the basis iary of Malheur Memorial hospital. A portable sewing machine was j the event of their failure to remem- to over $25,000. Some compensating and Harvest Time, Mrs. Florence rector for the orchestral number, Tickets may be secured from mem given to the auxiliary by Mrs. W. A ber the number assigned for fire of every so many stops made by savings have been made in other Roth and Miss Clarice Notheis. Buffalo Gals, and Miss Alyce May- each truck. bers of the auxiliary, hospital board Fox and plans were made to start I calls. A choral group from the lower den, principal of orchestra seconds. items so that the total increase is Householders are urged to com members and pupils. making surgery towels ns one of! The number 2111 is for emergency grades, trained by Mrs. Jesse Rig- not that great." The mixed chorus comprised 45 pete for these prizes by meeting con-1 --------------------------- the next sewing projects. The Farm- calls only and must not be u-ed to ney, will announce the numbers. students, the senior orchestra 31, the ditions of the contt t cleaning up E a C l l e S L o d q e G e t s The general public is reminded erettes club of Nu Acres, represented call any firemen, the fire chief or Teachers who planned the pro ^ ^ at the meeting by Mrs. M. C. Seuell j the two stations at the city hall for that an eligible voter for the school gram are Mrs. Schenk, chairman, junior orchestra 12 and the senior fixing up and painting up their pro- volunteered to make 25 hospital information. Lawrence stated that election, is any registered voter re and Mrs. Fraser, Mrs. Roth, and band 38. pc^i!e .. . part . in the Jaycees , Liquor License The s citys ^ gowns as soon as material is avail- calls for information should be plac siding in the district and he must Miss Zwemke, theme; Miss Boydell clean-up project will be to give Nys- The Oregon Liquor Control com- able. It was also announced that j ed to a fireman’s private number or have registered prior to April 4. and Mrs. Copeland, programs; Miss sa’s main streets a sluicing down mission has approved a license for Mrs. Clifford Fox's Girl Scout troop! ____ to the city recorder or city manager. Notheis, Mrs. Rigney and Mrs. Bates, E K Burton, city manager, assured the sale of liquor-by-the-drink at the was making corsages to be given to Police calls can be placed by dial- script, and Miss Bauman, Miss Foth- Parks that the city cleaning equip- Nyssa Eagles club, according to an the mothers who are patients at the ing 3112. ergill, Mrs. Hite and Mrs. Teague, ment would be out in full force announcement in Portland news- hospital on Mother’s Day. decorations. Mrs Eastman reported on the / - t i /-s i Junius Tanner and Gearald Cox, early Saturday to sweep and wash papers. The license becomes opera- popular high school athletes, and down the full length of Main street tive May 11. the commission report- scholarship loan fund, to which the I c r r O U I i a L J D S e r V e r auxiliary has donated generously in __ Daryl Williams, prominent in school and possibly Good and Bower ave- od. A “ wandering tree root” was re Applications were filed with the the past, which is available to girls! | Arne T c F o r T T l p H dramtics, were nominated for the nues. sponsible Monday for the flooding ty council by the Morocco club and wishing financial aid in order to « * w im c u Others on the Jaycee clean-up city presidency of the Associated Student of 14 residential basements in the A seven-man Ground Observer Body of the high school at a special committee are Dick Turner. Earl Eddy's club and were approved loc take up nurse's training. block between Good and Reece ave ally earlier this month. However, the There is no regular meeting sced- Corps was organized here Tuesday nues and the Stunz addition, City A district nurses’s association was student assembly last Friday, it was Purvis and Dr. George Cobern. liquor control commission announ uled for May. night when Air Defense officials met announced this week by R. V Wil Manager E K Burton reported. organized Tuesday evening of last ced that only 760 premises may be with local officials for the second Burton said that a root which had week at a dinner meeting in Ontario son, principal. "W etbacks" Caught licensed throughout the state and step in forming the corps. Those vol Nominated for vice president were' grown into the main sewer line in the with temporary officers elected. A total of 24 Mexican “ wetbacks” that of 220 licenses, 114 will be with unteering for service as a standby southwest part of town caused a Those named were Mrs. Mary Ellen Kristin Rinehart, Ronald Forbes.x, apprehended by immigration o ffic held for future licensing. group were John Wolf, Tim McGin Ronald Buchner and John Lien- Nelson, Ontario, president; Mrs. Es partial obstruction of the sewer and nis, Allen Caldwell, Jim Barnes. Ger in turn backed water into basements ther McCormick. Nyssa, vice presi kaemper: for secretary, Oordon ials and local police, boarded a bus !.. FISGUE ER CHOSEN ald Talbot, Thomas Land and Jack of the homes through floor drains. dent; Mrs. Mary Croft, Ontario, sec Smith, Irene Jayo, Joretta Moeller, Wednesday morning for Portland M T U BLOSSOM QUEEN The newest marvel of the screen, Meyers. A contributing factor in the sewer retary. and Mrs. Mary Wakabagashi, Carilee Kesler and Janice Lewis; for where they will be processed and Miss Lorraine Fischer, high sch ool, third dimensional projection of mo- Paul Penrod is supervisor for the treasurer. Larry Bauman, Ruth sent by train to Mexico. Acting Chief obstruction was excess water that Ontario, treasurer. senior. will represent Nyssa as a vies, will make Its debut in Nyssa Nyssa area, Glenn Evans is chief ob of Police David Gray said that 13 Herrman, Ned Snider. Pat Patterson Mrs. Nelson in turn appointed a was being drained from the school qi»?en in the Payette Apple Blossom that day, when steps were being tak constitution and by-laws committee and Lyna Lankford; for inter-class of the men, who entered the U. S. Festival, date of which is tentatively this week-end, with the showing at erver and Gerald Tucker Is assist Nyssa Theatre of the Lippert Pic ant supervisor. jail en to flush sand from fixtures at composed of Mrs. Lavin Roberts, rivalry chairman, Mary Ann Alford, illegally, were held in the city On- j set for the middle of May. tures production, “ A Day in the Moving pictures were shown by the school. Burton said. He explained Nyssa, chairman; Mr*. Edna Farris! Betty Lou Smith and Elsa Sanders! in Nyssa, eight were held in Daughter of Mr and Mrs. Jake Country.” Lt Kenneth B. Todd and S Sgt that it was not known that the tree Vale; Mrs. Minnie Baker, Ontario; and for public relations chairman tario and three in Parma. Nyssa po Fischer, Miss Fischer was chosen This unique and exciting subject, R( bert H Oree.son of Boise. Evans root had grown into the drain pipe. Mrs. Emma Nishizaki, Ontario; Mrs Margaret Bates, Phyllis Cheldelin! lice assisted in the arrest of the for the honor at a student election according to Rex Voeller, theatre reported that slides of various type-, Repairs were made wihin a short Enid Wise, Nyssa. and Mrs. Mae Stan Thompson, Anna Pounds, Vir wetbacks and helped process those held Monday at the high school. manager, is one of the first to reach of aircraft were shown and several ginia Tucker and Vela Dee Poulsen.' held at Parma. time Monday to allow water to be Ady, Ontario. the screen in 3-dlmensional form, cf those voluntering their services An election assembly will be held I The temporary officers and com drained from the flodded basements. the amazing innovation that adds were able to identify the planes in Extent of the damage in the indi mittee members will later formu Friday afternoon, with balloting by ! depth to the motion picture medium. | detail the Australian system to be used. At late a constitution and by-laws to vidual homes was not ascertained, The picture will be shown heie | be approved by the Oregon State this time all candidates will be per the city manager said. Friday and Saturday at no advance mitted to make campaign speeches. • Nurses association. in prices. Among those who have tried out Of the 23 registered nurses attend- I ing the organization meeting, tho*e for high school yell leaders are Syl Two months ago the Catholic like the Fourth o f July to residents from Nyssa were Mrs. McCormick via Jayo, Betty Weeks, Irene Jayo church of Ny a organized the of the United States. This dance, Newly Built Home Mrs. Wise, Mrs. Mary O Toole, Mr* Lois Garner, Betty Strickland, Don Guadalupana club composed of a though mainly for the Mexican peo Newest addition to Malheur Me Roberts, Mrs. Mary Gustavson, Miss na Butler, Jean Walker and Mary group of teen ager of Mexican de ple, is also open to others who wish Opened For Public Jean House. morial hospital equipment is a Glenn Burton was nominated by Lois Leavitt. to attend. The Mexicans are a very scent. The name of the club is de Open house will be held Saturday | “rocking bed’’ used for respiratory Others may be nominated for this Miss Viola Vreeland, executive sec the Junior chamber of commerce at rived from the patroness of Mexico, musical people and are graceful and Sunday from 9 a. m. to 9 p.m and circulation afflictions and pur- its meeting Tuesday night for the retary of the state association, was office from the floor during the elec known as Our Lady of Quadalupe dancers and it should be interesting at the newly constructed dwelling U I chafed primerUy" for^the* hosDital office of state vice president for Dis guest speaker at the organization tion assembly. Five are to be elected. Ramon Bergam, student body- Father George Mathias explained for many of the permanent residents 613 King avenue, it was announced polio ward. Manager John O’Toole trict No. 5. the state election to be meeting and discussed benefits of the club is both of this community to watch them by Ken Pond, whose real estate firm announced. that the purpose membership, both for the individual president, will preside. held late in May. Many of the dance, the priest said. There will be < 1> 11 ir}|}8 !l>(' event. The special bed is operated by a and for the district. religious and social. The district includes Jaycee units Mexican* are no’, t >o well instructed a nominal charge for the dance and l I,||',‘ J ; ' ! ! d The association secretary held Nyssans Elected house was con*i m°t«r and can be controlled for in Nyssa, Ontario, Vale, Baker. La- in the faith of their fathers and dur- other dances that are held during OfThi'm bf AlH Serl ° ss,,,and ls one -Teed and the amount of tilt each Grande, Wallowa county, Pendleton 1 conferences during the day with . several of the nurses, representatives To Vet Offices ing the weekly meetings the Ouada- the summer All funds will be used L ? Tr and Hermiston. hri!,dWe i gS in thls way- O Toole explained that it can Also nominated by the Jaycees for ' of the Nyssa and Ontario ho-pital lupana club some phase of the Cath- for further entertainment and social ‘ r, ‘ ■ The three-bedroom home con- be used to "wean” polio victims from Three Nyssans were elected to o f tains a utility room and attached an iron lung by aiding their breath- ! staffs, office nurses, public health local office were Gene Stanley. Aug olic faith is explained to them, i t 1 activities. ust Giraud and Kenneth Chard nurses and those from private duty fice in district No. 9. Veterans of was explained. After the first big dance on May garage and is all on the ground ing. Other uses are for diseases af fix * , *ith a modern, central heating , fecting the circulatory system, for president: George Cobern and G or sections a noon luncheon was held Foreign Wars, during the annual Since the i gratory Mexican 5, the regular weekly dances will be system. post-operative cases in which’ pa- don Fouch, 1st vice president: John with Miss Vreeland and five nurse* meeting held here last Saturday. ming in force, the held every Thursday at 8 p m. The Don M Graham was elected sen workers are now The general public is invited. j tients are unable to move voluntar- Briehl and Jack Church. 2nd vice attending. It was announced that other reg ior vice commander. E E. Cloninger club also has i its project some public is invited to attend these president: Jerry Curry. BiU Blodgett n eed^ “ reCUperatlon form of recreal n and social life dances. Refre>ments will be served. HARTLEY WEEKENDS ~~ and Ron Schoen, secretary, and Ross istered nur-es who were not at the chaplain and Ted Teske surgeon. Other officers of the district, for these people It was decided t o 1 Father Mathias, who sponsored the AT KLAMATH FALLS The bed was purchased with part Orover, Lauren Wright and Dick meeting and are interested in a dis la>t - year and who is modera- f J h trict association are urged to make which include Nyssa, Ontario, Vale, hold weekly da es for them and dances ™ .......... - --------------------- 'J 1 KIamath of thf funds donated by Individuals Mason, treasurer. One vacancy on the board of di application with any of the officers Adrian and Huntington, elected and arrangement: have already been | tor of the Guadalupana club, stated , f , , 1 *'rKlay and Saturday to and organizations throughout Mal- installed Saturday were Frank Mow- the old high school I that he s is very well pleased with the <’. _ t latCJdurir?g. *he annual campus heur county and adjacent areas rectors will be filled from among or committee members. 1 »eex-end activities of the Oregon -_____________ _ _ reader. Ontario, district commander; made to rent George Oxnam. Lavern Cleaver and gym every week throughout the sum- group of people that ls coming into institute of Technology Herb Johnson, Huntington, Junior Hugh Tobier and Bob Wilson, ac JACKSON IN PORTLAND Earl Purvis. this are* ... year. Most of them Hartley, as president of the Ore- I vice commander, and E J Buchan mer, Father Mathias said. Wilton Jackson spent Thursday, A spec»al election meeting will be companied by their wives, enjoyed a The first big dance will be held are from Texas and as a group, are gon school Activities committee is an. Ontario, quartermaster Friday and Saturday in Portland, held next Tuesday, 7 p m., in the week o f vacationing in San Fran Ralph Cornmesser, Ontario, re- Tuesday. May 5 which is a big day considered the fine t in this country, ^ a member of the Oregon College Re where he transacted buunase tor hie American Legion hail, according to cisco and vicu u ty . at. Mtions committee. fer toe Mexican pe» pie It i» to them be wtof on w > * tJ’ing di- toet comaaxnder, presided firm. They returned last Saturday Marvin Wilson, president. Clean-up Day On Friday For High School Spring Festival Of Grades 1,2,3 Set for May 7 Tree Root Brings Basement Floods TV Sets to Be Given Aw ay By Merchants ! Spring Concert Well Received Jaycees Will Pick Up Debris Sunday Morning 4th Annual Dance Display Plans Underway For Open House At M.N. Hospital High School to Elect Officers Registered Nurses Form Association 3-Dimension Film In Debut Series of Mexican Dances Planned, Newly Organized Guadalupana Club laycees Will Elect Tuesday Hospital Gets N ew Rocking Bed
