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TH E N Y S S A G A T E C IT Y JO U R N A L . N Y S S A . O R E G O N .
TH URSDAY. JA N U A R Y
Journal
13. 1955
Snow Reports For Dr* G- B- Hughes
Owyhee Indicate l \ans ? ur£ cal
n
r j-i-
Clime In Nyssa
r OOF lonaitions
Paul House Named Mayor Al Initial
Meeting of New Council; Water System
Report Shows Progress on New Source
Dr Grant B Hughes, graduate
of Temple University, Philadel-
phia, Pa*, will arrive this week in
Nyssa where he will open a new
clinic in the Bybee building on
North Main street, just west of
the M & W Market,
The new doctor was released
from the U. S. Navy Dec. 15 after
serving 15 months as a Navy
surgeon. Immediately following
his grauation from Temple Uni­
versity. Dr. Hughes had two
years internship at Salt Lake
City hospital followed by a year’s
post-graduate work at the LDS
hospital in Salt Lake where he
served one year as chief surgical
resident. He later had a private.
surgical practice in Salt Lake
City for three years.
Dr. and Mrs. Hughes and their
two children, a boy and a girl,
will make their home at 809,
Reece avenue.
The winter’s first snow reports
Paul House, manager of the North Board o f Control, and
for the Owyhee watershed, re-
member
of the city council since his appointment last sum­
eeived Tuesday, are “ not favor-
mer. was elected mayor of Nyssa Tuesday night after new
able although sudden weather
members were sworn in and the council' organized. House
changes at any time during Jan-
uary could completely change the
succeeds Tom Jones who has served as mayor since he became
picture, it was announced Tues-
•I council member in January,c
day by Paul House, manager of
l
. and who will serve as coun- I-
oilman for two more years. Jones
the North Board of Control.
announced prior to election of
The federal-state cooperative
the mayor that he would not be
snow survey and water supply
a candidate to succeed himself in
forecast issued by the Soil Con-
that capacity.
servation Service shows the Sil-
Other newly elected members
ver City station had 26 inches of
taking office at Tuesday night’s
snow with 4.5 inches of water
Union Pacific train schedules
meeting are Orin Sunner, Cliff­ I for Nyssa, and in turn some mail
content on Jan. 2. This compares
ord Main and Frank Morris. ! schedules, were changed effective
with 26 inches of snow with 7.6
inches of water content a year
Hugh Tobler, who was re-elected Saturday according to U. P. Ag-
ago. In 1953 the comparative
to the council at the November ' ent Thomas Jones and Post-
measurement was 24 inches of
election, was also sworn in to i master Lloyd Lewis.
snow with 6.6 inches of water
serve a new term.
| The major change is for west-
and on Jan. 1, 1952 the readings
House, who was appointed to i bound train 11 which formerly
were 54 inches of snow with 14 4
succeed Clifford Mink who mov-| arrived here at 5:15 a. m. and has
ed from Nyssa last summer, and been changed to 8:03 a. m. The
inches of water.
Walker Low, who was appointed postmaster said that the change
By comparsion,
th i s year*
in November to succeed Emil will allow some mail to be dis­
snow and moisture is only 67
Stunz following his election as patched from here early in the
percent of normal while a year
state representative, have served morning instead of the need to
ago it was 129 percent of normal.
I
on the council since their ap­ dispatch it the evening before.
Two years ago the percentage
GENE STUNZ, second from
right, who headed the organiza­
members, not available at the pointments. However, both of Mail arriving from the east will
was 102 percent and three years
right, took over the reins of
tion during 1954. On the left is
time the picture was taken, are these men were sworn into office come early enough for rural carr­
ago, when later spring rains
president of the Nyssa Cham­
Ted Morgan, vice president, and
caused water to overflow through
the
Rev. John Briehl and Bob by outgoing Mayor Jones at the iers and for city delivery if the
ber of Commerce last Wednes­
Bernard Eastman, new board
same time the new members took train is on time. However, con­
the reservoir glorv-hole, the con-
day
from
Leonard
Hewett.
far
member.
Other
new
board
Thompson.
—Journal Photo
Plans have been completed for
their oaths.
sistent delays beyond the sched­
.dition on Jan 1 was 282 percent
the annual joint banquet meeting
i
Outgoing members of the coun­ ule arrival time might necessit­
normal.
cil are Lloyd Wilson, Bob Thomp­ ate changes in city delivery serv­
House said that the North and of the Nyssa Chamber of Com­
son and Dale Bingman who de­ ice to comply with the difference
South Boards of Control expect merce and the Junior Chamber
clined to be candidates at the in time, Lewis said.
to complete plans for cloud-seed­ of Commerce set for Tuesday
yfeirvjr
Another westbound train, No.
November general election.
ing within a short time and op­ night, Jan 25, at Oregon Trail
17, has been changed by only
Water Supply Hopeful
erations will likely get underway Grange hall. Grange women will
Year
end
statement
of
condi­
serve the banquet and members of
City Manager Robert M. Apple- five minutes; the new time being
the latter part of the month.
tion figures for the Nyssa branch
gate reported that new test wells 5:27 p. m. instead of 5:33 p. m.
Moisture-containing clouds will the Grange will join members of
of
the
First
National
Bank
of
There have been no changes
be seeded with silver iodide in an the two town organizations and
Portland show that on Dec. 31, drilled during the past two weeks
effort to bring more snowfall their wives for the dinner.
deposits at the Nyssa bank were gave a favorable outlook for an for eastbound train 18 which ar­
The Chamber's part of the pro­
throughout the Owyhee river
$4,414,544 and loans were $2,436,- adequate water supply. Eight dif­ rives here at 10:33 a. m„ nor for
gram is entirely entertainment,
drainage.
077, according to Manager G. J. ferent sources have been through­ eastbound 12, which arrives here
while the Jaycees will announce
ly investigated during the past at 8.18 p. m.
Mitchell.
the winner of their Young Man of
Train 125, which formerly ar­
several
weeks and since Cornell,
At the same time one year ago
the Year award.
the Nyssa branch report deposits Howland, Hakes & Merrfield, a rived in Nyssa at 9:14 a. m. has
Prof. John Snoddy, public re­
of $4,210,963 and loans of $2,535,- consultant engineering firm rep­ been discontinued as a mail train,
resented by Earl C. Reynolds, Jr as has train 126. which did not
lations man for the Shell Oil Co.,
609.
of Boise, was hired to study the stop in Nyssa on the ol<* sched­
will stage a one-man show as an
A
new
all
time
bank
deposit
The Nyssa Co-op will hold its amateur magician. “All the tricks
ule.
and loan record was reported by city’s entire water system.
second annual meeting starting
Reynolds told the council Tues­
of the trade” with humorous ban­
the
statewide
First
National
Bank
at TO p. m. Friday, Jan. 28, Ore-
ter during the performance are
of Portland, underscoring other day night that sources investigat­
Trail Grange hall. President of promised for a maximum of en­
►
year-end business indexes that ed included Snake river water
the organization O. E. Cheldelin
tertainment Prof. Snoddy was a
have pointed to a generally favor- and a filtration plant, but that
will call the meeting to order to
professor of physics at an eastern
i
able economic outlook for Oreg initial cost of the plant would be
start a full day of activities for university before he became as­
:
on. according to C. B. Stephen- too great for the amount of water
the members, with a business
secured and operational costs arc
sociated with the oil company.
on, president of the bank.
meeting and election of officers
high. More deep wells were con­
Dr.
George
Cobern,
chairman
of
on the agenda for the morning
FIREMEN
ANSWEH
CALL
sidered
unsuitable because of the
while a banquet served by the the Jayeee award committee, said
Firemen were called to Collins chemical content and high cost of
that
the
annual
award
to
some
j
Residents of the Nyssa area
Grange women will be served at
trailer court last Friday after­ operation for the amount of wat­ contributed 349 pints of blood
noon. Guest speaker for the af­ outstanding man from the ages
noon, but found that the owner er required. Shallow wells were Tuesday when the Red Cross
fair will be Carl Power, manager of 21 to 35 is presented in appre­
i
of
a trailer house had doused an rejected becausr they are subject bloodmobile came here on its
ciation
for
civic
work
and
service
of the Pacific Supply fertilizer di­
! overheated oil stove with water to contamination and chemical semi-annual visit that brings this
to the community. Anyone in the
vision.
before the department arrived. No analysis indicated such water community's total contributions
Officers for the past year who community can make a nomina­
(Continued on Page 12)
damage was reported.
to 2,603 pints since July 27, 1949.
will end their term unless re­ tion for this award and official
blanks
are
available
from
Dr.
Although Tuesday’s record was
elected are president, Cheldelin:
surpassed a year ago when 478
vice president, Willis Bertram: Cobern.
Merits of selection will be
pints were collected here, Red
secretary, A. P. Goodell. and the
Cross officials stated that be­
two directors, Earl Cochran and judged on the basis of achieve­
ments, leadership and service to
cause of a smaller staff the num­
Ira Price.
ber of donors served Tuesday was
All members are urged to turn the community or state, personal
near capacity. The Nyssa com­
out for this second annual vent. character and ability. Such mat­
Approximately $800 have been 179 have been returned. However munity still holds the state re­
ters as personal or business pro­
collected in the Nyssa area for those returned so far average $2.6f cord for one-day contributions,
gress and cooperation with indi­
Heart Surgery For
the March of Dimes with a multi­ I each for a total of $466.35 turned according to Red Cross officials.
viduals and civic organizations
tude of “gimmicks” being plan­ | in to the bank.
are taken into consideration.
Nyssan Successful
Arrangements f o r Tuesday's
ned to raise more funds to fight
Deadline for filing nominations
Something new and different blood drive were made by the
Friends and relatives in Nyssa
EMIL A. STUNZ was "caught”
reapportionmenl, fish and game, polio, Chairman Rex Voeller an­ in fund raising will take place Nyssa Junior Chamber of Com­
received word Tuesday that surg­ is Jan. 20.
last Wednesday noon following
nounced Wednesday.
Friday and Saturday when twe merce* with Dale Overstake as
and labor and industries. The
ery performed on Mrs. Wayne
the Nyssa chamber of commerce
The Nyssa Future Farmers of shoeshine stands will be set up at general chairman. He reported
Robb’s heart was a success. Mrs. j Bill Gratton To Be
new
representative
has
shown
meeting and a few minutes be­
America were responsible for the First National Bank. Bob that response was very satisfact­
Robb left Nyssa last week for
extreme interest in all phases
fore he and Mrs. Stunz left for
$201 22 of which $15122 was col- Thompson, who has charge of ory and commended all residents
Cleveland, Ohio, where surgery Civic Club Speaker
Salem where he is attending
of the three committees, par­ j lected on their block of dimes this phase of the campaign, said
°f th*> area for taking their time
was performed at Lakeside hos­
Members of the Nyssa Civic the 1955 Oregon legislative ses­
ticularly reapportionment which tape last Saturday and $50 was tha several business men have
to contribute their blood.
pital, to close a hole in her heart. club and their guests will hear: sion as representative from
has been proposed several times ; contributed by the FFA chapter. agreed to shine shoes one hour
Friends may write Mrs. Robb Bill Gratton. KBOI-TV announc- | Malheur county. At a house
Overstake said that special
in the past to give rural coun­
As of Tuesday evening. Owy­ each during the two days. All credit is due members of the
at Lakeside hospital, 2065 Adel- er, at their regular meeting Wed­ caucus in Salem Sunday, Stunz
ties such as those in Eastern hee Drug Store had $48 in one money paid for this service—and Jaycee-ettes for keeping records,
bert Rd., Cleveland 6, Ohio.
nesday Jan. 19 at 2 p. m.
was appointed to three import­
Oregon better representation and five dollar bills on their mir­ the privilege of having your shoes local registered nurses and nurses
Mrs. Charley Grider, chairman j ant committees: elections and
in state affairs. —Journal Photo ror and counter, "acquired” by shined by certain individuals—
aides, the Catholic Altar Society
of the program, said that Mr |
Toastmasters
unrevealed techniques of girls will be added to the fund. An ad­ which served refreshments furn­
Nyssa Toastmasters’ agenda for j Gratton will speak on “ Behind I
operating the fountain. The Nyssa vertising sandwich board is be­ ished by the Eagles lodge and es­
Friday has Wayne Chesnut as The Scenes In TV.” Special;
Pharmacy boasts 81 silver dollars ing prepared to announce the two pecially Mrs. Ralph Lawrence
toastmaster and Dr. George C o b -! music will be arranged by Mrs. |
, marching around its fountain men on duty each hour of the who was general chairman of ad­
ern and Don Engstrom as five- Kenneth Cottle,
I counter
where
high-pressure two days.
ministrative work.
minute speakers. Topic master is j Civic club meettings are held
salesmanship has been evident for
Special events chairman Wayne
First
call
for
participants
for
|
in
the
community-wide
event.
James Hartman with Paul House in the Episcopal Parish hall and
the March of Dimes.
Chesnut said that an old-fashion­
slated to be the critic and Tom are open to any interested Nyssa ,bt
areas All-Community Practice will begin Monday even-
Folders appealing for coins and ed box social is being planned for Two Year "D ebt"
Easter
Choir
was
made
this
week
.,
.
.
..
.
Jones the grammarian.
1 women.
by Mrs. June Marie Wvckoff, who mgs as « « y b a v e in the past It I currency were mailed out to 1700 the latter part of this month or For Rings Is Paid
has directed the 60-voice singing Is probable that singers from On. residents of this community the forepart of February. Gene Gras-
group since it started in 1953
tano Adrian. Parma and all ad- latter part of December, but only i ty and Don Moss arc making ar­ Chet Bowns reported an unusual
rangements for this event and incident last week that proves the
Mrs. Wyckoff emphasized that Ja£ent ^
communit,es Wl11
are
arranging with all women’s honesty, or at least the repentance
any person within convenient takc part tbls year
organizations to have a full at­ for a dishonest act. A letter and
Athough the 1953 and 1954
driving distance of Nyssa, regard­
tendance and each member to a $2 36 money order was received
Denny Dyer of Ontario, Mai-1 county when the blood received less of any church affiliation, is choirs, both organized and direct-
bring her husband to bid on the from a town some distance from
heur county Red Cross chairman, I from the Boise center and the welcome and urged to take part j ed by Mrs- Wyckoff, had about
here to pay for four rings stolen
boxes of food. A dance is being
called on residents of the county life-saving programs are consid- -------------------- ——------ ---------------- 60 members, 80 or 90 voices will
from Bowns' variety store two
Phillip J Wilson and Jackie
arranged
in
conjunction
with
the
I
be
welcome
with
no
more
effort
this week to consider the drastic ered. Dyer emphasized that there
, Simpson, both of Nyssa, were box social and bingo games will years ago. “ I'm truly sorry it
involved in organizing a larger
need for funds before the annual is no paid personnel on duty in
among the volunteers who made be available for those not dancing. happened and I assure you it
I
group
than
there
is
a
smaller
drive opens in March.
: this county.
won’t happen again,” the letter
; up most of the induction call for
Voeller said that the box social read.
' group, it was explained.
Dyer called attention to the
^ consider it a great undertak-
January, it was announced by the
will
replace
Nyssa’s
participation
close tie-in with the Red Cross '^g and an outstanding accom-
Theme for this year’s Easter
Mrs. Mary Gustavson, regis­ ! cantata is “Love Triumphant,” | selective service board. Others in­ in the Bucket of Bucks over
blood program which this county, plishment for the people of the
ducted into the Army Jan 4, are
and particularly Nyssa, has sup- Nyssa community who have won tered nurse at Malheur Memorial \ and all music has arrived and Bruce M. Hiatt, Vale, Robert L. KSRV, scheduled for later this Chief Vacations
hospital,
and
Mrs.
Edna
Faris,
ported so well for several years, nation-wide recognition for blood
ready for the first practice sess­ | Gilliam, McMinnville and form- month.
Chief of Police E. L. Hansen
' Donations,” the Red Cross chair-1 county health nurse, are dele- ion.
returned Friday from Preston, his
erlly
of
Ontario
and
Earl
L.
An­
B
pointed ou
n eat
man commentecj. He went on to gates for the Malheur County
Finger Severed In
former home, where he spent two
Easter this year falls on April derson, Payette.
pint of blood costs the Red Cr s cxpiajn that the Red Cross call Nurses association at the Oregon
weeks vacation from duties on
10
and
arrangements
have
al­
Other
inductees
during
the
past
abtrut $5 to obtain and process j on peopje 0f the towns and all State Nurses association legisla-
Tractor Accident
the Nyssa police force. He report­
and it is furnished entire y ree j ruraj areas for money to help pay tive workshop in Salem Thurs- ready been made to present the few months as reported Tuesday
Newell Heights — Robert Ham- ed the weather in Southern Idaho
cantata
at
the
high
school
gym.
are
Jimmie
R.
King,
Gordon
T.
to patients in hospitals in
is j ^or
cosf
co]]ecting and pro- day and Friday of this week.
Grigg and George R. Lawrence, mon lost the end of the first exteremely cold, but far from
county. Malheur coun y is ac- ce?(:ini, the biood they give.
The workshop was planned foi r -
U
XT
J T
i all volunteers of Ontario, Ray­ finger of his left hand Saturday uncomfortable along with an
funds are concerned anY it is
At the Present time Malheur studies of laws and lawmaking I FifChef Named To
mond D. Scott, Jimmie T. Morin- while he was working on a pump abundance of snow.
colìecUom county 15 in debt t0 thc * * * *"d their affects on nursTfand A s s o c i a t e d B o a r d
i
aga
and George Yanagawa, all of at the home where the Hammon
^ Tb"
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^nnn be m L e h?re unless ' uf blood center in
in the
the amount
amount of
of _____
™ ™ ng
™“ ntv association a s s o c i a t e d B o a r d
1 Ontario: Francis G. Tolman, Vale; family had just occupied. The TROOPERS KNOWN HERE
Jake Fischer has been named
Thirty-five paratroopers of the
ficuent funds are obtained in the ? 1000. fof . bI°o
d
,hopes to learn something about
James E. Murphy, Juntura, and finger was severed just below the
here with no charges whatsoever laws that are needed to make I bV tLe Nyssa Chamber of Com- I Curtis J. Gibbs, route 3, Weiser, nail. He lost the little finger on 511th Airborn Infantry Regiment
1955 fund drive.
to any patient.
nursing more effective and how merce board of dip ' 1
a a
the same hand in a tractor acci­ parachuted to safety Tuesday
In the event blood is not c o l - ' Dyer said that be and directors I to bring about needed legislation member of the Associated Cham­ I volunteer.
dent several years ago, but was evening when an engine of the
Three
registrants
were
sent
for
lected here and made available 0f tbe county chapter will wel
The state association has in­ bers board with Leonard Hewett
Cl 19 Boxcar caught fire. The
pre-induction physical examina­ able to have it sowed back on.
to local hospitals, it will have t o ; come the opportunity to explain vited some of the legislators to a as alternate member.
The Hammons had just moved group of men were enroute to
tions
this
month.
The
call
for
be obtained from Moscow, Idaho the iund drive at any or all meet- dinner at the Marion Hotel in
from the Charles Newbill house winter maneuvers in Alaska when
Jed Lewis, president of the As­
or Spokane at a cost of $25 a pint, jnf,s oi organizations at any tune Salem tonight in an effort to sociated Chambers, announced February has not been received. into a house vacated by Mr. and the mishap occurred, two men
Dyer said.
Further detailed e.*planations learn from them how to accom- that
________
, GUESTS AT SUN VALLEY
the _____
next ___________________
meeting is Monday
Mrs. Grant Patterson, who moved were still missing according to
A goal of $6000 has been set for j ©f the need for funds and the 1 ish the association's objectives, j evening at the Owyhee hotel in
Mr. and Mrs. James Cook of to Nyssa.
reports todap. Ken Snodgrass (s)
Malheur county ao*i residents manner in which it is used will | state Representative Emil
A. Boise with a member of the Idaho
Payette and Mrs. Angie Cook
Hammon is unable to work at formerly with F Co. 511th Air
here are reminded that practical- be giv«* from time to time, the Stunz of Nyssa is one of the in- legislature as the principal speak- spent the New Year’s weekend in the sugar factory in Nyssa where ^participated with thc group last
ly all of that money is used in the chairman announced.
! vited guests.
ec.
Sun Valley and Idaho FaUs.
he is employed.
year on Airborne maneuvers.
Train Schedule
Changes Part of
Mail Delivery
Man Of Magic.
Man of Year At
!o;nt Chambers
Bank Deposits Up
At Nyssa Branch
Nyssa Co-op Sets
Annual Meeting
349 Pints Blood
Given By People
Of Nyssa Area
First Funds Reported March Dimes;
Shoeshine Booths, Box Social Planned
First Call Made For Participants For
Third All-Community Easter Choir
County Red Cross Chairman Reminds
Public of Financial-Blood Relationship
Two Nyssa Men
Army Volunteers
Delegates Go To
Nurses' Workshop
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