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Nyssa
VOLUME LIII
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fOTTRNAL. NYSSA OREGON THURSDAY. AUGUST 21. 1958
Car Accidents N ear N yssa Kill Two, Injure Four
Potato Shipments
Up This Week;
Wheat Also High
Nyssa "Attacked
By Air Saturday
If you were rudely awakened
about 5 o'clock Saturday mor
ning by an airplane "bussing"
your house, you weren't really
being attacked . . it was just the
flies, mosquitoes and bugs.
That was the hour the Ont
ario Flying service made Nys-
sa's second, and final aerial
dusting of the season as a part
of the public health program to
combat the yearly insects.
As in the first dusting on June
20. Saturday's attack was made
with approximately 3.000 lbs.
of DDT and malathion mixture.
City officials pointed out that
this was a program entirely for
health measures and not for
disease control in trees and
plants.
Since this year's city budget
would permit only two dust
ings, officials explained, the
second application was post
poned until this late in the sea
son so benefits would last the
remainder of the summer.
NUMBER 33
New Welfare Administrator Selected
In County; July, Fiscal Reports Given
Mrs. Roberta Hubbard, Morrow county welfare adminis
trator, was chosen last Friday to succeed Ray Myrick, Jr. as
administrator for the same commission in Malheur county.
Myrick has been selected by the state welfare commission
for graduate social work training and, with his family, plans
to leave for Berkeley, Calif.
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After a sharp drop last week,
potato shipments from Nyssa
picked up again this week, ac-
! cording to Tom Jones, U P. agent,
in September where he will enter T i f l « / A n r T l v Q I Q
with 233 cars being shipped, only
the University of California
J U1Y m i U i y S i a
seven under the number shipped
Mrs. Hubbard is a graduate of
The monthly analysis of the
i the same week last year.
the University of Oklahoma and Malheur county Public Welfare
Spud shipments for the year to
has attended the University of commission activities for July,
taled 1134 cars through Tuesday,
Denver and the University of 1958 , indicates that the local ag-
still 204 cars behind 1957. A l
Oregon. She and her three chil-i ency is continuing to experience
though some of the potatoes ship
dren plan to move to Ontario as the usual seasonal changes in the
ped this past week were Russets.
soon as she can be replaced at requirements of needy citizens,
Jones said that most of those
Heppner.
but on a somewhat higher level
shipped were whites
The July welfare report, as well f than in recent years, according
as that for the fiscal year ending to Ray Myrick, Jr,, administra-
Tuesday’s USDA market report
Juno 30. were presented at the tor. It is also quite readily ap-
showed long whites bringing only
i 50 to 60 cents a sack to growers
commission’s monthly meeting parent that the department is con-
.n this area while russets were
last Friday.
j sistently striving to render more
quoted at $1 to $1.10
P ic r T f l R<ar>r»rt
needed services and to augment
1 Ib L U l ilC p U l I
the non_financial aspects of its
At the same time, Jones said
that wheat shipment- from Nys
Total assistance expenditures of social welfare program to meet
the Malheur county Public Wei- the requirements of Malheur
sa are 17 cars ahead of this same
fare commission for the fiscal county residents, he said,
time last year. Some 145 carloads
of wheat have been shipped from
period July 1, 1957 to June 30,, a total of $32,326.36 was grant-
1958 were $384,515.63. This com- . ,,d the commission in behalf of
here thus far this year with an
Pares with $382,109 84 for 1956-1 ;m cases during j uly. Although
estimated 50 carloads still :n stor
3/ and a total allocation of $387
age in the area but to be shipped.
the number aided increased by 11
TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED Monday morn
876.00 for 1957-58.
Jones said other U.P. shipments
cases, the costs were down $573.68
ing cn the intersection of the Adrian highway and have increased approximately 100
An average of 368 separate j ^“n
om the previous month, but
cases received financial aid each still $544.27 above the expendi
Overstreet avenue. Gary Nakar.ishi 16. Seattle, ap percent in this area as a result
month and an additional 962 cases tures for 351 cases a year ago.
parent driver of the car pictured in the background of the current trucking strike.
received services exclusive of fi
But, he said, the railroad was
cn its side, and a relative and passenger in his car.
O f the total amount, $19,530.62
nancial assistance during t h e
Mrs. Kiyoe Hirai., 69. Nyssa. both died instantly in keeping their shipments on a cur
was granted to 224 aged i%cip-
year.
This
included
394
child
w
el
rent basis.
this crash. The car in the foreground was driven
Roy Hirai, Ny.^sa area farmer, fare matters and averaged over ients, $5,17066 was granted in
U.P. is presently handling all
by Erik Boenig, 20, Nyssa, and a passenger, Nancy
; returned home yesterday from 80 individual services each month. behalf of 48 cases including 118
Hill, 15, Nyssa, was injured when her head struck local shipments from the sugar Washington, D. C. where he had
This compares with an average , j dependent children in their own
factory and cannery. Jones said.
the windshield. Harvey Nance, about 46, Jerome,
I been meeting with the National of 377 financial cases for each [ homes and 11 in foster family
Potato council and the USDA and month during the 1956-57 period care\ $ 3 . 488 ._8 wa, s granted to
was critically injured when his station wagon (at
reported the Agriculture depart and a total of 574 service-onlv 162 disabled. $40.00 to one blind
ihe left) was demolished after striking the bed of a
ment expressed willingnt« to set cases, including 400 child welfare recipient and $2,096.80 to 36 fam-
truck at the Apple Valiev junction just east of
up a diversion program for this matters, or approximately 48 in- | Primarily in need because of un-
Nyssa's Snake river bridge.— Journal Photos.
I year’s crop of potatoes if individ- dividual services per month for employment. Other cases were
uals can first remove some of that vear
112 wko received individual ser-
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vices but no financial assistance
R p s io n a tio n
| their own surpluses, according to
Average Cost Noted
through the department. These
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Turner Bond, county agent.
The average cost and number mcludedwelfarcm atters,25pend-
Nyssa’s city council formally
Bond said that for the western
ing cases and 41 other services,
909 b y ,HPr0i!ram|inK
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accepted City Manager A. R. ’ .states this meant an estimated 8 3,d
was $18,537.55 for 222 old age as Fifty-seven cases were also closed
(Jack)
Middaugh’s
resignation to 10 percent of the crop should sistance cases, $5,126.12 for 37 aid
or denied during the month be
Fnnr rrw.mhers of Nvssa’s Harv this week Middaugh, city mana- 1 first be disposed of. He said that to dependent children eases in
esfrestW al^c^m B tee me^yeifte'r- 8 - for the past three years, sub- the program discussed at the cluding 142 persons, $4,751.26 for cause of ineligibility.
The total expenditures included
day to further formalize the retail mitted his resignation at the reg- j Washington meetings for the re- 51 aid to the permanently and to
$10,629.22 granted for medical
A rash of three auto accidents near Nyssa Sunday night merchants and Chamber of Com ular council meeting last week, j moval of this portion of the sur- tally disabled cases, $178.88 for 2 care and related services. $2200
effective Oct. 1, to accept appoint- j mum standards under the market- aid to the blind cases, $3,145.70
and Monday morning claimed the lives of a 16-year-old boy merce plans for a new and differ
ment as assistant to the county plus included the raising of mini for 48 general assistance cases and of this amount was paid in cash
ent,
citywide
fall
festival
promo
and a 69-vear-old woman and hospitalized four others, one of
by 40 recipients for their care in
manager of San Mateo county, ing agreement to require 8 ounce
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tion this year.
them with critical injuries.
nursing homes and an additional
Calif.
minimum
No.
2’s
in
White
Rose
Plans are being made to give
Dead were Gary Nakanishi, 16, Seattle, and a relative who ......
$3,833.61 was paid directly to the
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The
council’s
leUer,
presented
variety,
6
ounce
minimum
No.
2’s
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$1000 or more in Nyssa
nursing home operators by the de
was riding with him, Mrs. Kiyoe Hirai. 69. Nyssa, as the result away
September 13 in a series of Bank to Middaugh yesteVday, was as in Russets and two inch minimum
partment. Other expenses includ
-------------^of a two-car accident Monday
, .Days tvpe drawings on Main
follows:
m all grades of Round Ha,
ed hospital costs, doctors’ fees
m orning just b efore 8 o clock street Scattering of $100 in $1
"The Nyssa City Council here- variety.
and medications.
on h igh w a y 201 between Nys- bills over Nyssa from an airplane
by, formally accepts your resigna- j Bond said it is expected that
USDA Willing
To Set Up Spud
Surplus Program
Council Accepts
City Manager's
Three Accidents Around Nyssa
Claim Two Lives, Hospitalize
Four Sunday Night, Monday AM .
Area Onion Cull
Disposal Rules
Outlined at Meet
sa and Adrian at the intersec-
tion o f Overstreet avenue.
Nancy Hill, 15, route 1, Nyssa,
who was a passenger in the other
car was hospitalized in Malheur
Memorial hospital with lacera-
tions of the head. Hospital auth-
orities reported her condition as
satisfactory. Her head knocked
a hole in the windshield of the
car in which she was riding.
Shears Off Pole
i Driver of the second car. going
south on highway 201. was Eric
Boenig, 20, route 2, Nyssa. An-
. other passenger in the Boenig car,
Knute Stoneberg 16,
treated
Malheur Memorial and releas-
; ed
N e w Type Festival
Set for Sept. 15
On NySSa Streets
and tbe awarding of a Shetland
pony to some youngster are also
scheduled for the annual event,
Bob Thompson, chairman of
1 ¿he group, emphasized that “ not
0ne purchase’’ will be necessary
f or Nyssans and visitors to get in
on the prizes to be awarded that
day He said that anyone not
present on the Bank Days list
J can participate in the Sept. 13
affair by registering at chamber
secretary Ralph Lawrence’s office
before that date.
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tion as City Manager. We are the local control committee for
certainly pleased that you have the potato marketing agreement
received a position that gives will meet soon to see if these re-
you an advancement in your field quirements are agreeable to in-
of work.
j dividuals in this area.
“ Your efforts to keep the City
Bond pointed out that the US-
Some 25 Malheur county onion
. Council and the people of Nyssa d a has as yet proposed no effec-
growers approved a program for
informed on the many problems tive date for relief of the potato
onion cull disposal designed to
and actions the past three years surplus nor have they indicated
control onion maggots in the
have been appreciated. Your con. j what price levels would be on a
county at a meeting in Ontario
stant efforts to improve Nyssa s j djyei*sion agreement
Monday night.
public works, and your adminis-1 „ i
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1 Some ¿0 states were represent-
The disposal program, origin-
tration of the City’s affairs has
ed at the National Potato council
ally drafted by the Malheur coun-
always been commendable. We
meeting in Washington. The coun
ty Onion Growers association and
who have worked closely with
cil continued in session through
the Oregon State Department of
you, and have shared this exper
yesterday, but Hirai returned to
Agriculture will now go to a
JXlatll©HiatlCS
ience with you, know it will be of
Nyssa that day because of the
state department of agriculture
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much value in administering the
death of his mother.
hearing on Sept. 2 at 8 p.m. in
A W O T C l i r 0 S © Ilt0 C l
affairs of the City in the future.
the county courthouse at Vale.
Nyssa high school’s mathema “ We extend to you and Mrs. Mid
State police said it appeafttd
This hearing will consider evi- that Nakanishi was driving the tics department, under the direc daugh our best wishes for success
denee or testimony relating to the car headed east on Overstreet as tion of Dale Overstake, this week and happiness in your new loca
creation of a control area in the , |{ crosses the highway His car received a certificate for profic tion and work.”
county for the eradication and 1 veered into a power pole on the iency in last spring’s annual
Nyssa City Council
control of the onion maggot.
C liL jrd Main
southeast corner of the intersec mathematics contest for second
Proposed Regulations
Walker Low
tion after being struck by the Boe ary schools in the United States
Orval Maze, who once served as
The following regulations, ap nig auto. Nakanishi’s car sheared and Canada, according to high
Paul House
Nyssa’s police chief, has been ap
proved by Monday night’s meet off the pole and rolled over on its school principal Jack Jenkins
Grant Rinehart
pointed Malheur county deputy
ing, are proposed:
Frank Morris
top is an irrigation ditch.
The award was made to Nyssa
sheriff for the Nyssa labor camp,
1. A ll cull or waste onions ex
Orin Sumner
The boy was hurled through the high by the Mathematical Assoc
according to County Sheriff John
istent in the control area shall
E.
A.
Liming
iation of America and the Society
ELfering.
be disposed of by a method es windshield and Mrs. Hirai was
of Actuares and forwarded by K.
Elfering said Maze starts his
tablished by regulation prior to pinned under the auto.
The Boenig car spun and stop- S. Ghent of the University of
regular shift at 8 pm. and a
March 15 of each year, with those
deputy will now be stationed at
sorted after that date disposed of ped on the ea.-t side of the high- Oregon’s Department of Mathe
matics.
the labor camp as long as is deem
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within one week.
The annual national high school
ed necessary.
2. Disposal of cull or waste on
mathematics contest was held the
Maze’s appointment followed a
ions shall be accomplished by
first part of March. At that time
either covering in dumps or pits,
Stacey, 10, and Robert, 12, sons request from labor camp Manager
graduating Tom Sallee was nam of Mr. and Mrs Ernest D Smith Bill Lemon and the Labor Spon
feeding, or disposal of residue in
ed
top mathematics student in of Nyssa, sustained injuries last soring association and the ap
onion producing fields.
Oregon and Nyssa high school Thursday evening when the trac proval of the expense by the
It is proposed that those dump
The seven state western divis- | ranked second statewide as a re tor they were riding overturned, county court.
ed in pits shall be covered with at
least one foot of uncontaminated ion of the American Legion mem- sult of the tests.
pinning them underneath. The
Frank Parr and Jim Moss were tractor, being driven by Robert
soil by March 15 and the pit shall bersrip and programming com
be dusted with an appropriate sion plans to hold its 1959 confer- the other two high ranking Nys- near their home, along the Adrian
msecticide not later than April ence in Ontario, according to Ore- sa students in the test. More than highway about six miles south
1 and continue at 10-day inter- gon’s Department Commander 3,000 Oregon high school students west of Nyssa. overturned in the
vals until May 1.
Fred E. Bennett of Nyssa who re- representing 78 high schools en loose gravel on the shoulder of
Feeding Rules
turned from this year’s confer- tered the contest.
the highway
If disposal is done by feeding, ence Sunday
Credited with extricating the
it is proposed that onion debris
Bennett, accompanied by Ore-
boys and summoning Steve’s am
shall be completely removed from gon's Department Adjutant Jose-
bulance were Robert Moulton,
the feeding area and buried un eph McDonald of Portland, travel
lineman for the Malheur Home
der the same regulations as those ed to Jackson Hole, Wvo., last
Telephone Co., Jake Poulson, Bob
dumped in pits If all the residue Wednesday for the meeting. He M p 1 Q n F f * £ * d D i l i *
Holmes and an unidentified pass
cannot be removed the areas shall said the conference accepted his *
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ing motorist.
be plowed to such a depth that invitation to meet in Oregon next
August 29 is the day for Nyssa’s
Both boys were admitted to
10 inches of actual soil covers it. year.
big Back-to-Schooi event fcatur- Malheur Memorial hospital where
On.on producing fields where
The western division is compos- ing a gala parade for all the kids Stacey was treated for severe
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ed of Oregon, Idaho, Montana, (you don’t have to register) and lacerations of his right hand and
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Washington, Utah. Wyoming and a free watermelon feed at the abrasions of his back and chest,
then released Saturday. Robert
r ’ c M i r i c 'i l t n H i c r i l C C Alaska and the ‘59 meeting will Nyssa city park
V s U U I l V , ! ! IVJ i / i o v u o o i have representatives from these
Children may enter in any or was confined until Sunday with
rN
D . i l p FlirtVlPr
states’ departments as well as na- all of the five parade divisions— a badly lacerated right leg, ex
ir U y n u i e A U llU O l
tional officers of the American pets, costumes, banners, slogans, tensive bruises and abrasions. He
Nyssa’s city council has set a Legion,
bikes, trikes and wagons Cash will be confined to bed at home
special noon meeting for Thurs-
Bennett said this i s “ the first prizes of $50 will be awarded by for an additional period
day at Brownie’s cafe for further time a meeting like this has been participating Nyssa merchants.
Mr. and Mrs Smith, who had
ONTARIO ATTORNEY Jeff
discussion of a pending dog ordi- conducted by the Department of
The free watermelon feed is j left early Thursday to spend the
■aace
Oregon m Ihe past 10 years. It is scheduled for the city park right week end visiting at Vancouver, D. Dorroh. Jr., (second from
The council hald their first estimated that 150 to 200 Legion- after the kid's parade.
Wash, returned home immediate- right) appointed last week by
G o t . Robert Holmes, wee sworn
n# on tha ordinance which naires and wives will attend next
Henry Quast, who is heading ly that evening upon being in-
in
last Wednesday by Nyssa
* i l l fee referral to tfee city's vot- year’s conference
the merchants committee for the formed of the accident. Staying
Justice of the Peace Den M.
eav .a Wo*e»Safe's Nmera! ejection
Tentative dates for the meet Back-to-School event, said the af- with the boys during their par
tfcfe cafencil on ing hafee been set for August 7 (fa il will be one of the most elab- ents’ absence was their grand mo - Graham (left), the eldest js
■nd I.
• orate of its kind
: ther, M n Rose Cuasms of Vale.
in Malheur
Maze N o w Deputy
County Sheriff
At N yssa Camp
Two N yssa Lads
Sustain Injuries
A s Tractor Flips
Ontario Picked
For Legion Meet
G allagher Not
1958 Candidate
For Circuit Judge
Martin P. (Buck) Gallagher,
Ontario attorney, announced Mon
day that he would not be a can
didate for the office of circuit
judge in the general election in
November, even though petitions
on his behalf have been circulated
throughout the county.
Only Jeff D. Dorroh, Jr., newly
appointed circuit judge to fill the
vacancy left by the death of Judge
M. A Biggs, and Charles Swan,
Vale attorney, have announced
their intentions to seek the office
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Gallagher said he appreciated
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the efforts of those who circulated
petitions for his nomination.
Candidates have until Monday
to secure the signatures necessary
for nomination The number of
signatures required on each peti
tion is determined by five percent
of the total number voting for
circuit judge in the ninth district
at the last previous election.
Mark Hatfield
Visits County
Republican candidate for gov
ernor, Mark Hatfield, appeared
in Nyssa, Vale and Ontario yes
terday and was scheduled to ap
pear at a 7:30 dinner, open to the
public, last night in Ontario.
Hatfield arrived at the Ontario
airport yesterday afternoon after
visiting Burns and Lakeview. He
expected to return to Salem to*
1 day.
Dorroh Sworn in by N yssa Justice
Back-to-School
Kid's Parade,
resident here. Leland Triplett
(right), court reporter, witness
ed the event end Judge Dorroh'e
son. Jeff D. Dorroh. III. looks
on. The Bible being used by
Judge Graham was printed in
i m la New York.
School Sign-Up
Continues Today
And Tomorrow
High school principal Jack
Jenkins reported a good turnout
of seniors at Nyssa’s high school
yesterday, their day for registra
tion in preparation for the open-
ing ()f schoo, Sept 2.
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Juniors were slated to register
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today from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
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and sophomores are scheduled for
omorrow from 8 until 5. High
chool students who are not able
“.o register during the day may
iign up between 7 and 9 p.m.
iomght and tomorrow night, Jen
kins said.
Nyssa first grade registration is
set for today and tomorrow in
the primary building, according
to Superintendent of School W al
ter McPartland, with all other
elementary and junior high school
students set to register Tuesday
morning, Sept. 2, the first day of
school.
Some 54 Nyssa school eachers
and administrators are due to re-
port Monday for a week o f in-
service training immediately pre
ceding the beginning of the school
year. Nyssa’s three principals re
ported for work last week in
preparation for opening day.
N yssa Man Faces
Two D am age Suits
From March Wreck
Two damage suits were filed
against Edwin D. Crocker, Nyssa,
in Malheur circuit court in Vale
Friday as a result of a two car ac
cident on the road to Owyhee
Lake March 15.
William A. Peterson, driver of
i one of the cars involved in the ac-
| cident is asking $7500 general
| damages, special damages to be
determined before trial date and
$1342 damages for his car. Paul
I. Artis, a passenger with Peter-
! son has also filed suit against
Crocker asking for $5000 general
damages and special damages to
• be determined before trial date.
The suits stem from the March
15 accident about 13 miles south
west of Nyssa on the Owyhee
lake road in which Peterson’s sta
tion wagon and Crocker’s car met
head-on. Crocker was confined
' in Malheur Memorial hospital
with injuries sustained in the
wreck. Peterson and Artis both re
ceived emergency treatment at
I the hospital and were released