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THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY, MARCH 13. 1958
PAGE FOUR
Supl. R. V. Wilson
Travels to Meet
Of NEA Group
S uperin ten d en t of Schools R.
V. Wilson re tu rn ed last week
from the four-day, 13th annual
convention of the Association for
Supervision and C urreicluum De-
velpom ent, a unit of the N ational
E ducation Assoc., in Seattle.
About 3,000 college and school
superintendents, principals, d irec­
tors and teachers from all 48
states and U. S possessions a t­
tended the annual m eet, Wilson
said.
W ilson is a m em ber of a study
group in the association on mo­
bilizing and using com m unity
groups to im prove public educa­
tion.
N yssa’s su p erin ten d en t said the
general conclusions of the m eet­
ing w ere th at the A m erican p u b ­
lic w ants a balanced educational
program in th eir schools, especi­
ally in view of recent scientific
developm ents such as the S p u t­
niks.
The problem s and m eans of
identifying students w ere also
discussed, Wilson said, as w ere
stu d en t problem s, com m unity re ­
lations, the use of mass m edia for
g etting inform ation to the public
and the rising life expectance and
problem s
of all
governm ent
bodies.
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A fter the four-day session, W il­
son said th a t N yssa’s schools a p ­
p ear to have an outstanding b al­
anced program of com pulsory and
elective subjects fo r a sm all
school system .
Nyssans Donate
Record Amount
For Heart Fund
Nyssans contributed a to tal of
$406.63 in the 1958 H eart Fund
drive conducted throughout the
state during the m onth of F e b ru ­
ary, Mrs. K. A. D anford, publicity
chairm an for the local cam paign
reported T uesday evening.
This y e a r’s H eart contributions
surpassed all previous drive rec­
ords for Nyssa during the past
five years, according to Mrs. Dan-
ford.
W omen of the A m erican Legion
A u x iliary and nurses from the
M alheur M em orial hospital co­
o p erated in the H eart S unday
door-to-door visitations and can­
vassing of the business district
which resulted in a grand total
of $329 88. T he plastic h ea rt can-
nisters w hich w ere placed at v a r­
ious points throughout the dow n­
tow n area netted $6.75 and a do­
nation of $20 was received from
the Emblem club.
The Legion auxiliary was cred ­
ited w ith collecting $231 73 and
the N urses association w ith $98.-
15. A nother $50 was tallied from
m iscellaneous contributions.
An additional $77.35 w as col­
lected for the H eart fund in the
A rcadia d istrict by m em bers of
the A rcadia S unshine club:
A record of additional d o n a ­
tions received in envelopes w hich
w ere m ailed to the local post
office was not im m ediately av ail­
able this week, as m any had been
fo rw arded to state headquarters,
it w as explained.
Dr. K. A. D anford has served
as Nyssa H eart cam paign ch a ir­
m an and Mrs. D anford as its p u b ­
licity chairm an for the past five
consecutive years. This y e a r’s
county d riv e chairm an is also a
Nyssan, Mrs. H arold Wilson.
Mr. and Mr». G eorge N. B ear
visited friends in Boise Sunday.
S unday evening visitors at the
hom e of Mr. and Mrs. B ernard
E astm an w ere Mrs. H erb ert D av­
is of P ay ette and h er son, Tom
A len of New York C ity.
M r and Mrs. K en n eth S a u n ­
d ers and fam ily visited a t the
R. A. Kellogg hom e in N am pa
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. B row er spent
from S unday until W ednesday in
P o rtlan d on business. E nroute
they visited w ith friends in M ad­
ras.
Local Car Rolls North of Town
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A LATE MODEL auto, p ic tu r­
ed above, reported registered to
R ichard S trasbaugh, tu rn ed ov­
er n o rth of Nyssa about 8 o '­
clock S unday evening. T he v e­
hicle was towed to Nyssa by
W aggoner's w recking service
w ho said the accident occurred
State Income Tax
Help Offered
Next Wednesday
A ssistance in p re p arin g Oregon
state incom e tax re tu rn s will be
given by S ta te T ax com m ission
personnel at the city hall in Nys­
sa betw een 10 a m. and 12 noon
W ednesday, M arch 19.
T axpayers w ishing help in fil­
ing th eir re tu rn s a re . asked to
bring earnings slips and other in­
form ation necessary to d eterm ine
the correct tax, including, if pos­
sible, copies of th e ir federal re ­
tu rn s for 1956 and 1957.
Because of the cu tb ack in in­
come taxes voted by the special
session of the leg islature, a record
num ber of refu n d s is expected
this year. To be eligible for a re ­
fund, a tax p ay e r m ust file a re ­
turn.
T he com m ission also em phasizes
th at if a jo in t re tu rn is filed, both
spouses m ust sign it.
n o rth of tow n on T hird avenue
about w here it intersects K ing
avenue. No estim ate of the
dam age has yet been releasd.
No other car was involved in the
accident and th ere w ere no in ­
juries reported.
— Jo u rn a l Photo.
concrete block or sim ilar m ason­
ry-type building m aterial.
C ouncilm en gran ted Sam H an-
by perm ission to build n e a re r to
the property line at 805 N orth 2nd
j than perm itted by city ordinance,
providing he secure w ritten p e r­
mission from the adjoining p ro p ­
erty ow ner.
They also gave perm ission to
Lyle M iner to build closer to the
front of his pro p erty at 512 Reece
avenue than p erm itted by ordi-
, nance since he su bm itted w ritten
perm ission from both adjoining
property owners.
The council approved sale of lot
10, block 63 of G reen addition
and the south h alf of th a t p o r­
tion of vacated P in e avenue w hich
abuts upon lot 10 to O tto C. P ra-
w itz of F ru itla n d who su b m itted
the highest of tw o bids fo r the
property w hich has been ad v e r­
tised for sale.
Mrs. M yrtle Bee Hatch, 74, a
resid en t of th e Big Bend com m un­
ity for th e past 61 years, died e a r­
ly W ednesday m orning at M al­
h e u r M em orial hospital. Mrs.
H atch had assisted h er d au g h ter, I
H elen H atch, as G ate C ity J o u r­
nal co rresp o n d en t for Big Bend ,
area for a nu m b er of years.
She was born Dec. 30, 1883, in
M innesota.
S u rv iv o rs include her husband,
H arvey R. H atch of Big B end;
th ree d au g h ters, Helen, Big B end;
Mrs. H azel F erguson, P arm a; Mrs.
P au lin e M cGinnis, A d rian ; four
sons, H ow ard, A drian; H om er of
M ountain Hom e; H arry and P aul,
Josep h , O re.; one sister, Mrs. M ae !
S tone o# G aston, Ore.; 14 g ra n d ­
ch ild ren and 13 g reat-g ran d ch il-
I dren.
S ervices w ill be conducted F ri­
day at 2 p.m. from the S te rry
M em orial P resb y teria n church at
R osw ell w ith interm en t in the
R osw ell cem etery under direction
of L ien k aem p er F u n eral home.
R. Harmon Reports
On Speech Contest
T o astm asters m et T uesday ev e­
n in g a t B row nie’s cafe w ith R alps
L aw rence actin g toastm aster. Bob
T hom pson w as to p iem aster and
R ay H arm on, critic. A fiv e-m in ­
u te speech w as given by W alter
M cP artland.
H arm on re p o rted on th e speech
contest, at w hich he placed sec­
ond, h eld F rid ay evening a t th e
M oore hotel in O ntario. T o ast­
m aster co n testan ts rep resen tin g
Nyssa, P a y e tte and O ntario w ere
p resen t.
FRED E. BENNETT, com ­
m an d er of d istrict 15 of the
A m erican Legion, com posed of
Nyssa. Vale and O ntario posts,
w ill be introduced a t th e t r i ­
d istric t convention of th e L e­
gion to be held in B u m s S a tu r­
day. as condidate for the office
of sta te vice com m ander. He is
th e first rep resen tativ e to be
no m in ated from M alheur co u n ­
ty since 1928, w h en C. L. M c­
Coy of Nyssa served as state
▼ice com m ander p a rt of a term
u n til his death. B ennett is past
com m ander of the Nyssa A m eri­
can Legion post No. 79. He is
a fo rm er p ro p rieto r of B row ­
nie's cafe, has ow ned and o p er­
ated B ennett ap artm en ts w ith
his m other, Mrs. N ettie B ennett,
for a nu m b er of years and is a
m em bers of th e M asonic lodge.
D uring his term as district 15
com m ander, th e d istrict was
first in th e state to go over the
m em bership quota and he was
th e first L egionnaire in the h is­
tory of th e d istrict to sign up
m ore th a n 100 m em bers.
Nyssa R ebekah lodge m em bers
announced plans to show a film
on cancer for public benefit at
th eir n ex t m eeting, scheduled for
T uesday, M arch 25. The special
film w ill begin at 8:30 p.m. A r­
ran g em en ts w ere discussed at the
re g u lar m eeting of the R ebekahs
T uesday of this week at the IOOF
hall.
The public is invited to be at
the h all to view the film on can­
cer and be guests of the R ebe­
kahs for coffee and cake to be
served in the basem ent of the
hall following. T here w ill be no
charges o r requests for donations
to the can cer fund at th at tim e,
Mrs. T heron W’heeler, publicity
ch airm an of the lodge, stated. Ef­
forts are being m ade to have a
doctor or nurse p resen t to d irect
a discussion period on the film
or any relevant questions, she also
reported.
S eventeen w ere p re sen t for the
business and social h o u r Tuesday.
The M alheur county h ealth p ro­
gram w as the m ain topic of dis­
cussion.
Hostesses at the m eeting w ere
Mrs. Jo h n Reeves and Mrs. D en­
nis Toombs.
Relatives Visit
At Collins Home
Mr. and Mrs. C h ester W hipple
of L ake Benton, M inn., are visit­
ing at the hom e of Mr. and Mrs.
H. E. Collins.
T he W hipples are en ro u te to
th eir hom e afte r spending th e
w in ter m onths in C alifornia. T hey
w ere joined for the w eek end by
Mr. and Mrs. W ayne W hipple of
Ogden, Utah.
Feb. 21 — P e rm it to build a
house and garage at 523 N orth
Second. Lots 4 and 5 of block 65,
G reen addition. E stim ated cost,
$13,000. 44’ by 30’ of fram e con­
struction. Issued to Jo h n C. K rul.
Feb. 24—To build a ca rp o rt at
436 N orth 11th, 32’ x 9’ of fram e.
E stim ated cost, $200. Issued to
R ichard L abby.
M arch 10— P erm it to build a
carport, east 55’ of 7 and 8, block
26 of T eutsch addition. E stim ated
cost, $600. Wood su p p o rt posts
and com position roof. Issued to
Don C. Moss.
M arch 1 0 — P erm it to erect a
house over existing basem ent at
805 N orth Second, lot 6, block
79, G reen addition. E stim ated cost
$500. One story, 24’ by 26’ of
wood fram e. Issued to Sam Han-
by.
Dog Ordinance
Petition Given
To City Council
A petition bearing 179 sig n a­
tures and urging the city council
to adopt an ordinance a n d /o r o th ­
e r regulations providing for the
prohibition and prevention of
dogs running at large w ithin the
corporate lim its of th e city was
presented to the council at its
re g u lar session T uesday night by
C. K Olson.
The council took the petition
under advisem ent expressing the
opinion th at they would probably
w ant to re fer the m a tte r to the
city ’s voters at the earliest op­
portunity.
One councilm an also suggested
th at the ballot proposal for the
ordinance m ight specify and ask
approval for the necessary tax
levy to pay for its proper enforce­
m ent.
In o th er action T uesday night,
the council approved a building
perm it for Dessert Seed com pany
to construct a 70 by 90 or 100 foot
w arehouse w est of th eir present
building at 403 N orth Main, spe­
cifying th at it be constructed of
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