Nyssa gate city journal., May 13, 1954, Image 1

You Can Get It
In Nyssa — Why
Go Elsewhere?
N yssa Gate C ity Jo u rn a l
VOLUME XXXXIX
DHIA Tour Next
Thursday; Noon
Guests of Nyssa
f H E N Y S S A G A T E C IT Y
Seniors Sneak
From Class Tues.
Car Wreck Victim
Dies Sunday In
Nyssa high school seniors held
j their “sneak day" T uesday w ith
Boise Hospital
' a trip to McCall, Idaho and back |
One of the seven Idaho yout.is
injured in a car w reck n ear O re­
gon Trail hall A pril IP died S u n ­
day m orning in a Boise hospital
w here he had been confined afte r
1 being treated at the M alheur M e­
m orial hospital.
D elano Moffis, 19, of W ilder
was d riv er of a car th at failed to
round the corner on highw ay 201,
four and one-half miles so u th ­
w est of Nyssa. T he car, a soft-
top, five passenger coupe, hit
loose gravel, tu rn ed over and
cam e to rest on its top ag ain st a
large tree w hich left its deep im ­
p rin t on the rig h t side of th e v e­
hicle.
S uffering from serious to m inor
E laborate plans to develop a council m eeting, explained the
recreational area and club house Jay c ees’ p lan to com pletely r e ­ in ju ries in the w reck w ere Etzel
for organizations of th e com m un­ m odel th e building into a club P arrell, 18; Leroy M cBride, 17;
ity w ere clim axed T uesday ev e n ­ room and m eeting hall. T he b u ild ­ D onald M cBride, 16; R obert B u f­
ing by th e Nyssa Ju n io r C ham ber ing w ill be av ailab le for all o th er | fington, 18; G lenn S haner, 18, and
of Commerce w hen the city a p ­ organizations in th e com m unity, | D w aine L una, 17, all of P arm a
proved a 10-year conditional lease he stated. M em bers of the young ru ra l routes. The la tte r th ree w ere
of the veterans housing area and m en’s organization have plans to released to th e ir hom es th e day
one building w hich now contains com pletely clea r the area, build follow ing the accident and the
a softball diam ond, seed grass and i o th er th ree w ere trea ted fo sev ­
three ap artm ents. ,
The Rev. Jo h n B riehl, w ho se r­ m ain tain all facilities w ith the eral days at Nyssa and are re ­
ported to be recovering satisfac­
ved as spokesm an for a com m it­ city fu rn ish in g the w ater.
tee appearing at T uesday night's
F u tu re plans include in sta lla ­ torily.
T he yo u th w as born Dec. 24,
tion of lights for the softball field.
D etails of th e lease agreem ent 1934 at T rail, Mo. and m oved to
w ill be w orked out by the city ’s W ilder w ith his p aren ts w hen he
p ark com m ittee composed of Bob was five years old. He atten d ed
Thom pson, chairm an, Earl B ing­ W ilder schools.
ham and Em il Stunz, w ith the
He is su rvived by his paren ts,
Ju n io r C ham ber. T he city w ill r e ­ Mr. and Mrs. Ja c k Moffis of W il­
Girls or young m en interested serve th e rig h t to d rill new wells der, th ree b ro th ers and tw o sis­
in training for nurses or m edical and in stall pum ping facilities on ters.
technicians are rem inded of a the p ro p erty an y tim e during the
Services w ere conducted T u es­
scholarship fund m aintained by te n u re of th e lease, it w as e x ­ day in C aldw ell an d in term en t
plained.
several Nyssa organizations.
w as at W ilder.
Soon after the opening of the j A t T uesday n ig h t’s m eeting it
T he young m an ’s d ea th b ro ught
M alheur M em orial hospital in w as announced th a t th ere will M alheur co u n ty ’s traffic fa ta l­
1950, a com m ittee was organized be a special m eeting n ext T ues­ ities to eig h t since Jan . 1.
to establish a loan fund and sev­ day n ig h t at th e L u th eran church
eral organizations volunteered to to stam p 20,000 sm all sacks o f ' OUT DOOR BAND
help establish and m aintain the W hite S atin su g ar w hich w ill be j CONCERT PLA N N ED
fund until it could be large tak en to th e n atio n al Jaycee con- j
enough to become a revolving vention a t C olorado Springs, i R alph A nderson, band in s tru c ­
Colo. The individual servings of tor of th e Nyssa H igh school,
fund.
To date there have been three su g ar are providtd by the A m al­ has announced th a t th e High
girls who have had the advantage gam ated S u g ar Co. and will be school band w ill p resen t an o u t­
of this scholarship loan, the p u r­ fu rth e r identified w ith th e w o rd ­ door concert on the school lawn.
T uesday evening, M ay 25 a t 8
pose of w hich is to encourage ing, “Nyssa, Oregon. Jaycees.”
p.
m.
more young people to e n te r the 1 A softball gam e at O ntario S u n ­
T he public is in v ited to p ark
nursing and technician field.
day at 2 p m. betw een the Nyssa
Anyone interested in in fo rm a­ and O ntario Jaycees w as a n ­ th e ir cars in th e p a rk in g lot or
tion about the scholarship m ay ! nounced and a pot luck d in n er sit on the grass for th e concert.
call Mrs. Harold B rendle, chair- I for in stallatio n of officers, about
man, or Mrs. B ernard Eastm an, ' Ju ly 1, is being planned.
The M alheur county budget
board w ill m eet W ednesday, May
26, C ounty Ju d g e G. Y. C hester
announced S aturday. He stated
th at the g eneral public is invited
to atten d the hearing.
In addition to the county judge
and C ounty C om m issioner A lva
Goodell and L. E. H am m ack, the
board is com posed of G ra n t R ine­
hart, Nyssa; A rth u r C onant, O n­
tario, and H ilton C lark, Vale.
OREGON.
THURSDAY. MAY
13. 1954
NO. 18
Nyssa Future Farmers Display Stack, Showmanship at 3rd Annual Fair
M em bers of th e M alheur C oun­
ty D airy H erd Im provem ent as­
sociation w ill hold th eir annual
m eeting and election of officers
T hu rsd ay of n ex t w eek at the
N yssa city p a rk w here they will
be guests of the Nyssa C ham ber
of C om m erce for a noon lu n ch ­
eon. A p p roxim ately 100 people
are expected to to u r d airy farm s
of this area, beginning at 10
o’clock at the W illiam Toomb
ranch. Toomb, w ho is th e DHIA
ch airm an at the present tim e, will
, be in charge of the tour.
He stated th a t p a rtic u la r a tte n ­
tio n w ill be given barns and pas­
tu res and a new m ilking parlor,
u n d e r co n struction at the Toomb
farm , w ill be thoroughly inspect­
ed. A fter stopping at Nyssa for
lunch and th e business m eeting,
th e to u r w ill be continued. De­
tails are being com pleted at com ­
m ittee m eetings.
A t th e noon m eeting four a-
w ard s w ill be presented: one for
th e high av erage h erd of 10 cows
or u n d er; one for herds of from
10 to 25 cows; a n o th er for herds
of m ore th a n 25 cows, and an
achievem ent aw ard for the herd
show ing th e greatest im prove­
m en t d u rin g th e past year.
A sp eak er w ill also be on the TERRY
FLA N A G A N
DIS-
first place in the sw ine division
noon program . -
PLAYS his blue ribbon ju st af-
at S atu rd ay 's FFA fair.
O th er c u rre n t officers are G il­ te r his C hester w h ite sow w on ,
—Jo u rn a l Photo
b e rt Sproul, O ntario, vice chair- j
m an; E lver Nielson, Nyssa, sec­
re ta ry and trea su rer, and F red
P atterso n , V ale, board m em ber.
Budget Board Sets
Hearing for May 26
JOURNAL. NYSSA.
to Boise. The class left Nyssa at
4:30 a. m p and found th a t the
season was too early for boating
at P ay ette lakes, b u t e n te rta in ­
m ent w as found in sight-seeing
and sw im m ing a t S ta rk e y hot
springs w ith e n te rta in m e n t “on
th eir o w n” at Boise late in the
evening.
T he seniors w ere accom panied
by P rin cip al R. V. W ilson and
Soren Cox.
Jr. Chamlier Obtains 10-Ytar Lease
On Vet Housing Property for Park
Young People Are
Reminded of
Scholarship Fund
Grand Opening For Modernistic New
Building Saturday at Stunz Lumber
Grand opening for a com pletely j local ru ra l residents, w ere em-
new office and building m aterials ployed periodically from 1938 to
tore has been com bined w ith the 1946. On Jan . 1, 1847 C hester
16th anniversary celebration set C ounsil w as em ployed and in
for Saturday by the S tunz Lum-1 A ugust of th a t y e a r G len W eeks
ber Co. of Nyssa. Guests w ill be joined th e organization. In (De­
ceived coffee, m ilk and donuts I tober, 1947, C ounsil established
during the day and there w ill be the S tu n z L u m b er Co. at New
balloons for all the kids. In ad- P ly m o u th w hich w as organized
dition to the treats. $500 w orth as a p a rtn e rsh ip betw een Counsil
rf m erchandise w ill be given and th e tw o S tunz fam ilies. In
nwav. w ith special recognition N ovem ber, 1947 Sam P ark s be-
for individuals, organizations and cam e an em ployee and in October,
contractors. One unique aw ard 1948 C lyde W ellner was hired as,
will be a m erchandise certificate bookkeeper. In S eptem ber, 1951
for the oldest sales slip from Stunz E m ery (Gus) L im ing joined the
L um ber Co.
organization, brin g in g w ith him
The firm was established in m any years of experience in the •
April 1938 by Mr. and Mrs. ErniL re ta il lu m b er business. R o b e rt'
A* Stunz and was operated by M uir w as added to the staff in
y , ‘ \ stu n z until August, 1946 N ovem ber,
1953 and
Robert
when Mr. and Mrs. E G. (Gene) Sm ith, J r , local farm er, has help-
Stunz purchased a h alf interest ed out d u rin g ru sh periods.
;n thc co n cim and becam e active
T he firm has a profit sharing
n the operation of the business, plan w ith its em ployees, as well
S B Hoffman and Jam es R itchie as a hospitalisrrtion plan.
FI RST
SECTI ON
Ninth Annual Spring Jersey Show
(fillB e Held Here Saturday By the
Malheur County Jersey Cattle Club
T he th ird an n u al fair of the
yssa ch a p te r of the FFA was
jeld at the g rade school grounds
last S atu rd ay .
The m ain a ttra ctio n at the fair
.vas th e d airy division which was
v m p rised of 14 sep arate classes
The cham pion fem ale ribbon w ent
to E ugene Maw for h*s holstein
and cham pion m ale was won by
John S an d ers w ith a Jersey bull
In th e o th er all-breed divisions,
those tak in g th e cham pion place
w ere T erry F lanagan, sw ine; Bob
isp lin , sheep, and G ary Bvbee.
beef T he w in n ers of th eir respec-
bve cla-ses in show m anship w ere
Roger B aker, sw ine; Bob Esplin
sheep: Douglas Lewis, d airy am
Teddy Bowers, beef.
G rand cham pion show m anshq
w ent to Roger Baker. The tractoi
driv in g contest was won by Jo h r
S m it and the w inner of the horst
Members of the Malheur Jersey Cattle club will hold their
race w as H arland Fox. Douglas
Lew is took first place in the pn .unth annual Spring Jersey Show at the Nyssa grade school
eatin g contest and the weight grounds this Saturday.
guessing trials resu lted in a tit
In addition to the display of fine Jerseys by the leading
betw een Rovce U pshaw and G ar\
reeders of the county, the 4-H and the FFA, there will be
Bybee.
exhibits presented by th e farm implement and machinery
Ju d g es for the fair w ere J e r r j dealers, feed stores and o th er ♦______________________ .____ ______
Wilson, d airy cattle and sheep businesses of th e Nyssa area.
H enry R enter, beef cattle, sw im
Free “A ll J e rse y ” m ilk will be I
grand cham pion show m anship served and refresh m en ts stan d sj
will be av ailab le and lunch will ■
be served on th e grounds at noon *
All ex h ib its m ust be in place \
and all an im als reg istered w ith
the show com m ittee by 9:00 a m.
A drian — K eith C am eron was
The ju d g in g of 4-H and FFA i elected com m ander of the A drian
J exhibits and the fittin g and show- 1 A m erican L egion M onday even-
i ing and w ill succeed Roger N or­
land, w ho has served in th at ca­
pacity for th e p ast year. O th er
In recognition of the w o n d er­ new ly elected officers are Tony
ful w ork being done by the M artinez, vice com m ander; C arl
M alheur C ounty Jersey Club W atkins, chaplain; Roger N orland,
on behalf of the D airy In d u s­ ad ju tan t; G eorge H irai. finance
try, w hich is one of the p rin ­ officer; Jo h n M. P eterson, serg e­
cipal in d u stries of our com m un­ an t at arm s; B ill W illis, service
ity, I proclaim S atu rd ay , May 1 officer an d P erle Davis, historian.
15. 1954. Jerse y Day in Nyssa.
New Legion A u x iliary officers
To show our ap preciation of elected th e sam e ev en in g are Mrs.
the w o nderful w ork done by Roger N orland, p resid en t; Mrs.
this club. I urge all our citizens Chuck G ilb ert, vice presid en t;
to atten d th e 9th an n u al Mel- Mrs. P erle Davis, secretary and
h eu r C ounty S p rin g Jersey trea su rer; Mrs. T ony M artinez,
show.
EUGENE MAW AND HIS blue
division of the th ird an nual
chaplain; Mrs. M arge M cKague,
T. E. Jones. M ayor sergeant at arm s, an d Mrs. Bill
ribbon H olstein th at was judged
FFA F air in Nyssa last S atu r-
cham pion fem ale in the dairy
day.
—Jo u rn alP h o to
ing contests w ill begin at 10 a m. Willis, historian.
Livestock ju d g in g w ill be held
from 11:30 u n til noon.
A t 12:30 p.m. th e open classes
num bered 1 to 4 inclusive will be
M em bers of th e N yssa P istol
judged and th e aw ard s w ill be
presented to th e b u tte r cham pions and Rifle club are rem inded of
the re g u la r m eeting of the o rg a n ­
N at ° lal hospital week will b e 1 these babies m ay be seen in at 2 o'clock. Ju d g in g of open class­ ization T h u rsd ay n ig h t at the
es
num
bered
5
to
26
inclusive
will
ob ser\ I in Nyssa Sunday w ith B racken’s S tore w indow . It is in ­
elub rooms back of R alph L aw r­
open house at M alheur M emorial terestin g to note th at eight sets begin at 1:30 and no en tries arc ence’s office a t 105 M ain street.
to
leave
th
e
grounds
before
4:30
hospital from 2 to 5 p.m. Special of tw ins have been born here, six
In ad d ition to ro u tin e business,
fe atu res of the observance will be of them to local residents: Mr. and p.m.
there will be nom ination and an
Any
M
alheur
county
Jerse
y
a guided to u r of th e hospital, dis- Mrs. G ene G rasty, Mr. and Mrs.
election of officers for th e en su ­
play of its m odern equipm ent and J e rry Flesey, Mr. and Mrs. M ar- th at is reg istered or any anim al ing year. Cecil F in d lin g of O n ­
w
hose
o
w
n
er
has
th
e
nam
e
and
a tea. H ostesses w ill be wives of on Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Jo h n Gowey
tario is th e clu b ’s incum bent
hospital board m em bers w ith Mrs of A drian, Mr. and Mrs. C lifford n um ber of th e sire and dam is president and V ern R obertson is
B ern ard E astm an as chairm an.
M efford and Dr. and Mrs. Jo h n eligible for en try . T he 4-H and th e secretary.
(C ontinued on P age 6)
B ecause
ap p ro x im ately
700 ■ Kopp, form er Nyssa residents,
babies have been born at the Nys
D uring the past y ear an oxygen
sa hospital d u rin g the three and lock has been added to th e nur-
on e-h alf years of its operation, j sery by th e hospital au x iliary and
special recognition is being given th at group is now in stallin g a
to them . A disp lay of p o rtraits of 1 gift shop in th e hall.
M alheur
M em orial
hospital
' gained
fam e th ro u g h o u t the
Successful bidders for th e p u r­ problem s.
P lan s w ere discussed to ask
1 northw est du rin g a polio epidem ic chase of veterans housing u nits
in 1952 by trea tin g 78 d ifferen t sold by sealed bids by the city assistance from th e M alheur
| cases of Polio and hav in g as T uesday evening w ere J a k e F is­ co u n ty court in m ain tain in g th e
: m any as 26 p atien ts in the special ch er w ho offered $299 for u n it city dum p, owned and operated
w ard at one time. The p h y sio th er­ No. 4; L oren L. W right, $255 for by th e city, and used extensively
apy d ep artm en t was held respon- u n it No. 1 and V. V. G rider, $86.40 by ru ral residents. A p etition
E stab lish m en t of a nursing hom e I sible for the recovery or im prove- j for th e shop building. A th ird asking th a t the city condem n a
at th e M alheur M em orial hospital j m ent of a m ajority of th e p atien ts u n it w as not sold because of the d w elling on N orth Second, back
w as announced this weejf. by ; adm itted. D uring this period, the m an n er in which bids w ere s u b ­ of th e Utoco station, was tak en
M anager Jo h n O’Toole and Head [ hospital continued to accept all m itted by W right who had o ffe r­ u n d er advisem ent w ith th e d e ­
N urse E sth er McCormick, who r e ­ o th er patien ts for tre a tm e n t of ed $302 for u n it 5 as an a lte rn a te cision to encourage th e ow ner to
p o rted th at the need for such illnesses and injuries.
bid in th e event he was not su c­ sell th e building and have it r e ­
facilities has been acute here for
It was during, and im m ediately cessful bidder for No. 4 and No. m oved from th e property.
som e tim e.
after this seige, th a t an a b u n d ­ 1, in th a t order.
M any
patients
recu p eratin g ance of new eq u ip m en t w as a d d ­
A ccording to term s of the city ’s
from illnesses and injuries m ust ed to the hospital to m ak e it one re q u est for bids, successful b id ­
h ave p artial care follow ing ho s­ of the best equipped hospitals of ders m u st pay the full price and
p italization and are req u ired to its kind in the northw est.
becom e sole ow ners w ithin five
go to o th er com m unities w hen j
' days an d m ust rem ove th e b u ild ­
hom e care is not available, it was
ing from th e city lim its w ith in
explained. Several aged people. '
30 days.
R esidents of this area are re-
who do not req u ire hospital care
T h ree m ore units to be vacated | m inded by th e Nyssa F ire de
and re g u la r supervision pf a d oc­
by v eteran fam ilies this sum m er I p a rtm e n t’s resu scitato r w hich is
tor, are in nursing hom es aw ay
A huge, new fireplace a t Nys- and th e u n it not sold Tuesday, av ailab le for use an y w h ere w ith ­
from th e ir fam ilies who live in sa's south m unicipal p ark w as w ill be offered for sale in J u n e in reasonable driv in g distance of
this com m unity.
com pleted this w eek for th e use o r Ju ly , C ity M anager R obert M Nyssa, w h eth er or not th e need
Two p atien ts already have been of groups w ishing to cook th e ir A pplegate announced.
is w ith in th e ru ral fire d istrict.
A ten -y e ar conditional lease of
ad m itted afte r th eir applications m eals or have w e in e r ro asts
A ssistant F ire C hief R alph
w ere inspected by a special there. The stru c tu re w as b u ilt by p ro p e rty on which the housing 1 L aw rence said th at its use is pri-
screening com m ittee w hich m ust W ebb P ennie w ith red n ativ e p roject was located, to g eth er w ith [ m arily for drow ning victim s and
pass on all applications for a d ­ stone donated by B ert L ienkaem - one building, to the Nyssa Ju n io r t th a t its use had saved th e lives
C h am b er of Com m erce w as a p ­ \ of several children since it w as
mission.
per.
One wing of the hospital has
The large fire box is flanked by proved by the council. (See story purchased. P aren ts of children
been set aside for this purpose.
tw o wings, each of w hich has elsew h ere in this issue).
I m issing are asked to call th e fire
In stallatio n of a stre e t light at d ep a rtm en t “and search for th e
fireboxes covered w ith m etal
NYSSA GIRL HONORED
plates to serve as a cooking s u r­ th e co rn er of East F ifth and B ow ­ child later,” L aw rence em phasiz­
Miss B arbara C hadw ick of N ys­ face.
er, n e a r th e L atin Assem bly of ed. He explained th a t such an
sa has been nam ed Miss M oun­
The w ork w as done u n d e r the God church, was approved and em ergency is one w hich th e fire ­
tain eer of 1954 by th e staff of supervision of Ed S tien k e, p ark a re p o rt by the w a te r com m ittee m en “d elig h t” in having a d ry -
E astern Oregon College cam pus su p erin ten d en t.
w as discussed.
run, since even the slightest su s­
yearbook, “The M o untaineer.”
T he w ater com m ittee, com posed picion th at a child m ight h ave
T he silver an n iv ersary y e a r­
Mr and Mrs. Earl Bartron from of Em il Stunz, chairm an, H ugh fallen in an irrig atio n ditch is
book w ent on sale a t EOC last K lam ath Falls sp en t last w eek T o b ler an d C lifford M ink, p ro ­ reason enough to h ave the resu s­
week.
end in Nyssa.
posed th a t no increase in w a te r citato r nearby.
rates be m ade at the p resen t tim e,
The ap p aratu s is also useful in
; b u t th a t notices be sent to all reviving persons overcom e by gas
users in an effort to conserve o r sm oke and by victim s of e x ­
w a te r supplied by th e city for trem e electric shock.
dom estic use and irrig atio n p u r ­
D ialing 3333 and asking for the
poses.
resu scitato r w ill bring it to the
T he city w ill m ake suggestions a rea in need.
oq th e re p a ir and care of fix tu res
to p re v e n t leakage, o u tlin e pro-
| p er irrig atio n m ethods and e x ­
plain in d etail the city ’s w a te r
Adrian Legion,
Auxiliary Name
New Officers
Proclamation
Rifle Club Meet,
Election Thursday
Hospital Day Set For Observance With
Open House Sun.; Successful History
Two Veteran Apartment Building,
Shop Sold; Discuss Water Problem
Nursing Home Is
New Feature At
M. M. Hospital
Fire Deartment
Reminds Public
Of Resuscitator
New Fireplace At
Municipal Park
Court of Honor Held
Monday By Troop 436
Final Pre-School
Meet Is Tuesday
RESULTS OF MANY YEARS
of planning is the new building
that serves as office and retail
sales store of the Stun* Lum ­
ber Co. The exterior is of ver­
tical redwood and red roman
brick. Several planter boxes,
brightly colored plywood squ­
ares and a large indirect lighted
neon sign highlight the exterior
which is an exact replica of the
Chula Vista Lumber Co. of
Chula Vista. Calif. The interior
features an accousiical tile ceil­
ing. gum, korina and knotty
pine wainscoating. vinyl plastic
floor tile, birch-faced paint bar
and counter, automatic oil furn­
ace and electric refrigeration
type air conditioning, with mod­
ern, slim line lighting. C. K.
Olson was the contractor and
builder. Grand opening for the
new building w ill be Saturday.
The th ird and last of a series
of m eetin g s for p aren ts of n ex t
fa ll’s first grade pupils w ill be
held n ex t T uesday evening at the
Nyssa high school L ittle T heater.
T h r pre-school clinic w ill con­
sist of a panel discussion by Supt.
H enry H. H artley, P rin cip al W al­
te r M cP artland, Dr. K. E. K erby
and Mr - F ran k Skeen, covering
an overall p rogram and org an iza­
tion for n ex t year.
In ndditkm to th e panel d is ­
cussion th ere w ill be a d em o n ­
stratio n of read in g an d w ritin g
by Miss Em m a Z w cm ke and Mrs.
, Zette B um garner.
A Boy Scout C ourt of Honor
was held by troop 436 at th e A d ­
rian
C om m unity
P resb y terian
church on M onday night.
The ju d g e was J e rry M ackey
and scoutm aster H enry Moore,
Jr. acted as clerk. M em bers of th e
co u rt com m ittee w ere A thol
T hayer, J a k e Borge, and Jo h n
Thom pson.
Those boys w ho achieved sec­
ond class prom otions w ere H enry
M endazona, B en jam an Z am ora
and "Jim Thom pson. M erit badges
w ere p resen ted to S tan Mills,
B urton Sm ith, R ussell B assett,
Joe M ackey, S tev en S ayre, W al­
lace B utler, Jim m y H ackw orth.
Elected to Posts w ere Bill
lo o n e y for assistan t scoutm aster
and to R ussell B assett for Senior
p a tro l leader.