Nyssa gate city journal., November 13, 1958, Image 1

Nyssa
VOLUME LIII
The Sugar City
THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 13. 1958
Crowds V iew Veterans' Day Parade on Main Street
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Gate City Journal
Local Irrigation
Official Elected
To New PNIAL
Interest Asked
In Adult Classes
Superintendent o f Schools
Walter McPartland asked today
that 'all persons in the Nyssa
area who might be interested
in night adult education classes
get in touch with his office in­
dicating their preference.
McPartland s a i d t h a t it
enough interest is expressed in
adult education classes such in­
struction will probably be of­
fered in the Nyssa schools after
the first of the year. He said
anyone interested in short­
hand. bookkeeping or Spanish
classes, or classes of any other
kind, should lot us know by
calling or dropping in to this
office as soon as possible."
Various adult education classes
have been ottered through Nys­
sa's schools in past years.
Initial 1958 Sugar Beet Payments
Totaling S4.570.000 Go in Mail
Saturday to Nyssa Area Growers
Paul House, manager of the
A total of S4.5 , 0,000 will bo mailed to supar beet growers
North Board of Control was elec­
in this area Saturday by Amalgamated Sugar Company’s
ted director on the executive
N\ssa plant as the initial payment on this year’s beet crop,
committee of the newly formed
according to Henry Zobell, Nvssa manager.
Pacific Northwest Irrigation Ac­
The initial payment is based upon $9 50 a ton for approxi­
count league organized ist week
mate!) 180,000
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at Madras. The new group was
beets, Zobell said, the :;ami
organized during the 47th annual
figure per ton used for i
year':
meeting of the Oregon Reclama­
first payment to growers.
tion congress in Madi
and is
Final payments of $530,000 to
composed of representatives of
growers in this area for their
irrigation and reclamation dis­
1957 sugar beet crop were jusi
tricts in Oregon, Idaho and Wa?h-
sent by Amalgamated Oct. 25.
mgton.
These made the total payments
House said the PNIAL'-. objec­
Two F.agU award-, two Star
for the 1957 crop nearly $8,000,-
tives include encouragement, as­
,
and
numerous merit badges will
000
or
$13.10
per
ton.
sistance and stimulation , t inter­
Zobell said at least 95 percent be presented at a Boy Scout court
est in the optimum development
of this year’s harvest has now of honor for troop 419 scheduled
of water resources of the Pacific
been delivered to the Nyssa plant for Monday night at the Nyssa
northwest. Insofar as federal par­
and
outlying dumps. The Rebec- high school cafeteria,
ticipation is concerned, the new
ca, Jamieson and Hope stations
The special program will be
group
will
seek
return
of
some
NYSSA'S JUNIOR HIGH BAND, pictured unit and the Marine reserves. Besides those
were
closed
the
first
part
of
thi-
preceded
by a chili feed begin-
above, was one of eight school bands partici­ shown above, Nyssa's school drill team, the Eagles' federal moneys derived from
week. he said, and the Lancaster oing at 7 o’clock for Scouts of
power
projects
and
now
ear-mar­
pating in the big Nyssa - Adrian - Ontario - Vale auxiliary drill team and all local Scout units
and Buckingham stations were troop 419, their parents, merit
ked for specific use. In other
Veterans' day parade Tuesday morning. A mul­ also appeared in the line of march. This year's
badge counselors and their wives
set to close yesterday.
words the PNIAL will stress need
and special guests. Approximate­
titude of marching units took part in the four- parade began in Vale at 9 a.m.. journeyed on to to have power revenues set aside
Record Yields Seen
city parade on Veterans' day. Pictured directly Ontario, appeared in Nyssa at 11:45 and traveled for current and future irrigation
A meeting of adult leaders of
It appears at this time that the ly 150 are anticipated to attend
behind the junior high band is Nyssa's Job's on for their final appearance in Adrian. Fred projects.
Girl Scouts was held Monday of average yield in this area this the event.
Forrest Huffman, son of Mr.
Daughters drill team which also took part in the Bennett, the Legion's state vice commander, head­
The Oregon Reclamation con­ last week at the home of Mrs. year will set a new record high and Mrs. Ray Huffman, and Bob
Grant
Rinehart.
Mrs.
Wilton
m
excess
of
28
tons
per
acre,
the
ed
the
parade
in
each
of
the
four
towns
directly
parade. Cool morning temperatures failed to
gress, meeting Thursday and Fri­
chairman, manager stated. He said that some *’ ond’ son ° f
an<J Mrs. Ken
daunt the parade participants or the large crowd behind the front color guard. Adrian also had a day, elected Harold Hursh of Jackson, neighborhood cha
individual yields this season
'-v ■ ■ • " ■' A1 t”' r ® '
that turned out in Nyssa and Adrian, the last two girls' drill team in the Veterans' day parade in Huntington and Baker as pres­ conducted the meeting.
Mrs. Morgan Beck, of Ontario, have run as' high as 40 tons to «wards, the highest honor in
towns in which the parade appeared this year, addition to their Legion and school groups. The ident and Harold Henigson, sec­ district chairman for this area the acre.
Scouting; and Dale Laurance and
to view them. The eight bands came from the parading units of each city led the procession retary of the North Board of Con­ was in attendance.
The Nyssa plant, with the im -!^ 'm Kodama, Star awards. A
junior and senior high schools of Adrian. Ontario. through their home town. The group disbanded trol was named on the resolutions
After a period of getting ac- provements completed this past Tenderfoot investiture will also
committee and House was named
Vale and Payette, as well as Nyssa. Color guards
quainted, directed by Mrs. Max summer, also set a new produc-
Matured for boys entering Boy
after parading through Adrian and was served to the agricultural committee.
in the parade were from the Legion and auxiliary
Urry, the meeting progressed tion record this week when over Scout wotk.
Among principal speakers at
posts in Nyssa, Adrian. Ontario and Payette. and luncheon in the American Legion hall there.
with appointment of nine new 4,500 tons of beets were processed
Among special features planned
the
ORC were Sen. Richard Neu-
—Journal Photo.
the VFW of Ontario, the Ontario National Guard
troop leaders for the three new within a 24 hour period. More' f° r
Pr°8 ram W1'l he accordion
berger who spoke on processed
Brownie troops organized this than 4,400 tons are being proces- ! selections by Reed Ray who re­
and pending national legislation month by Mrs. Carl Grunke, troop sed each day, Zobell said
ceived his Eagle Scout award in
pertaining to reclamation and ir-
organizer.
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The biggest portion of this Nyssa about 10 years ago, group
! rigation, Harold Nelson and Gil­
New troop leaders are Mines, year’s record crop is stockpiled at singing and a brief talk by Dr.
bert Stamm, supervisor of the
Bob
Skow, James Yost. Charles the Nyssa plant and it appears at Robert Mangum of Nampa, ad-
Bureau of Reclamation’s region 1.
ORC delegates also discussed Smith, Dick Tensen, Walter Can- this time, the manager said, that vancement chairman for the Ore-
council.
the proposed Wilderness legisla­ non, Harold Winchester, Olive the beets are in very good con-
John Dixon, Ontario, past coun­
The board of directors of the tion which was reported in need Hastings, Wayne Stites and J. E. ! dition for storage.
cil advancement chairman, will
Nyssa Rural Fire Protection dis- of careful study because of re­ Obenchain.
First of Four Payments
assist with the Eagle ceremony.
Three Nyssa youths, who were feared lost or hurt after trict is holding an election for a strictions on hunting, fishing, fire
Reports were given by four of
Saturday’s checks from Amal-
failing to return to their homes from a hunting trip Sunday director to fill the vacancy of protection^"'mining,'^iogging6 road the leaders who had attended the gamated are the first of four pay-
night and were the object of a widespread search Monday Wilbur Atherton, whose term will construction and even entry by , leader training meetings in On- ments annually received by grow-
morning, hiked 16 or 17 miles safely out of the rough country expire Dec. 3l.
tano during October which were ers for their harvest. Last year
individuals.
directed by Mrs. Shupe of Boise. ! the company’s initial payment of
around Lake Owyhee and notified searchers 0 / their safety
The election will be held in the
Mrs. Jack Anderson presented a j
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¡report on "What is Scouting,” !
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The three— Donald Winslow, *rom 2 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Dec.
A kick-off, no-host breakfast
and “ How to teach songs;” Mrs
i 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed- | l; Judges of the election will be
for Adrian’s annual Boy Scout
Vesper Richards gave a reporl V * r a n g e O P O I l S O r S
mond Roberts; Gene DeRock, 1 ? e1fTlt^ t®m’ Henry Sherwood and
fund raising campaign is set for
I on crafts; Mrs. Carl Grunke on W _ L : \ T ; i _
116, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ross John Wulf'
outdoor cooking and Mrs Lucy A c h i e v e m e n t J N l t e 8 o’clock Saturday morning at
Any
person
or
group
may
place
Final plans for the annual Nys­
! Brown; and Royce Roberts, 16,
Bicandi’s in Adrian, according to
son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rob- a candidate on the ballot for this sa Lions community carnival to Pounds, on Girl Scout policies, IT —.. A .'iJ Y o i l t h « ;
Athol Sayre, that area’s commun­
standards
and
flag
ceremonies.
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| erts—had left Nyssa about 2:30 office by presenting a petition) be held Nov. 22 in the old gym
ity chairman for this year’s an­
Mrs.
Glenn
Weeks
and
Mrs.
j
Four-H
members
from
clubs
Sunday afternoon to go rabbit signed by at least 15 electors of were announced Monday at the Ted Morgan were appointed in the Nyssa, Adrian and Arcadia nual drive.
Letters with 1958 TB Christmas
the district to the secretary of Lions regular weekly meeting,
and pheasant hunting.
Adrian’s fund raising campaign,
seals will be received by Malheur
the
board not less than 15 days when it was revealed that three [chairmen in charge of books and (communities were honored at which will be launched with the
Early Sunday evening their car
pamphlets
concerning
s
o
n
g
s
,
achievement
night
Friday
spon-
door prizes with a retail value of
county residents Friday, opening became stuck in loose dirt and prior to the date of election.
crafts and
general literature, sored annually by the Oregon Saturday Breakfast, is organized
Present
officers
of
the
board
of
over $100 will be awarded at the
day of the 52nd annual Christmas | sand on a little-used back road
Each month a different troop will Trail Grange There were
151 with seven captains, each with
seal drive. Strong support of the , southeast of Owyhee dam. Rather directors are Jacob Fischer, presi affair.
prepare favors for patients at Grangers, 4-Hers, their parents at least five workers, Sayre ex­
than risk becoming lost attempt- dent; Frank Sherwood, vice pres­
These carnival prizes include the hospital, it was announced, and guests in attendance at the plained.
sale is urged by George Beechler,
ing to hike out of the barren re- ‘ dent; Frank Parr, secretary- a 3/8-inch electric drill and at­ (Mrs. Pound’s troop prepared the event which opened with a 7:30
Captains for this year’s drive
Malheur county chairman, who
gion
in
the
increasing
darkness,
1
treasurer;
Loyd
Adams,
director,
tachments,
a
camp
cooler
and
an
include
Don Brewer, Owyhee;
favors
this
month.
pot-luck
dinner
at
the
Oregon
points out that this is the only
electric blanket.
Carl Begeman, Kingman Kolony;
Also included in the meeting Trail hall.
source of funds for the TB-fight- the youths decided to spend th e , and Wilbur Atherton, director,
The local Lions club depends was a report fro-m Mrs. Vic Hab-
ing activities of the Malheur night in their car and walk out
Following a welcome extended Gene Pratt, Newell Heights; Ern­
upon the annual carnival, with urchak stating that some uni­ by George Coleman, master of the ie Seuell, Wade; Carlyle Norris,
County Tuberculosis and Health of the area Monday morning.
The parents of the three be­
its many booths and concessions, forms for girl scouts and Brown­ grange, group singing was led by Lower Bend; Glenn Ward, Ad­
association.
came concerned when they failed
for the bulk of their funds for ies have been turned in, but Mrs. Gerrit Stam with Mrs. Will­ rian and Harry Jarvis, Ridgeview.
Tuberculosis is still a health to return home Sunday night and
community
betterment projects others are still needed.
iam Gardiner as piano accomp-
problem here, Beechler stated, began the search for them. About
Some $710.50 had been turned each year. Some 39 Nyssa Lions
The next meeting will be Mon- ¡st. A 20-minute film on Alaska
With 23 active cases in the county 7:30 Sunday morning one of their
in by yesterday afternoon in have been assigned community day, Nov. 24 at the Little Theatre was also shown,
last year Eleven of these were fathers wag within about three
Nyssa's annual Boy Scout fund­ carnival work for the evening of at 7:30 p m. There will be a court
Numerous awards were pre-
new cases.
i mjies Qf the stranded trio but
the 22nd.
of awards with all troops partici- sented to 4-H boys and girls by
raising
campaign,
according
to
Reports on preparations for the failed to discover them.
An Adrian Parents-Teachers-
Tickets, which are ‘‘carnival pating. Parents and families are e . M. Hauser and Miss Lorenz,
1 Christmas seal sale were made at
As the search continued at least Ward Wieneke, local commun­
Students
association meeting was
cordially invited to attend.
[ county extension agents and Les-
a meeting held at the Moore hotel 1 ig carloads of searchers and two ity chairman, who said that money” and can be spent in the
held Monday evening in Adrian’s
old gym on that night, are avail­
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ter
Tibbets,
representing
the
First
Thursday noon. The Rev. Don airplanes, flown by Joe Dirksen collections from only four of the
high school, according to Glenn
able from any Lion member, Club Nvssa School Supt.
National Bank at Nyssa
Steiner of the United Presbyterian and Laverne Leavitt, both of Nys-
Ward, high school coach and pro­
area's
eight
teams
were
com­
officials
pointed
out
that
only
T
j
»
m
..
Communities
represented
by
4-
church said that he had contacted sai combed the area on both the
gram
chairman for the affair.
H members and their leaders
tickets bought in advance, not lo Attend lYleetmg
ministers in the county asking east and west sides of Lake Owy- pleted.
Leroy Bishop and Clifford Loo­
those
bought
at
the
door
Nov.
22,
Nyssa’s
Superintendent
o
f
were
Oregon
Trail
community,
This figure includes the con­
their cooperation.
hee but failed to find either the
ney gave a report on their recent
are eligible for the door prizes.
Schools Walter McPartland will Mrs. Stanley Hill; Beuna Vista,
Bruce Bennett reported that boys or their car.
trip to Kansas City where they
tributions collected by four of
be attending a meeting of the Mr. and Mrs. Lester Cleaver, attended the national FFA con­
Boy Scouts in Ontario, Nyssa and
The boys reported spotting at the city teams and some $330 —-
.
—.
school superintendents of the Lloyd Cleaver, Mrs. Eugene Clea- vention. The Misses Linda Bishop
Vale will place posters around least one of the searching planes raised in the advanced gifts i ^ t O l e i l x T O P G r t y
state in Portland Saturday.
ver; Chalk Butte, Mrs. Joe Ste- and Karen Clucas sang a duet.
town and distribute cannisters to but, due to the ravine in which portion of the annual drive.
McPartland said the superin- phen, Mrs. Fred Morton and Ar-
business houses. Mrs. W. L. Why- they were stranded, they were Wieneke said collections of two
Athol Sayre, Adrian high school
tendents’ meeting is an annual cadia, Mrs T. R. Bowers, Mrs. Or-
principal, spoke on driving laws
man told of the work in prepar­ not seen from the air.
of the city teams and the two
I affair.
land White and Cecil Houston.
and the possibilities of having a
As the search progressed away rural teams were not yet com­
ing mailing lists and stuffing en­
drivers’ educational program in
velopes done by Emblem club
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pleted.
Sentences of one year each in
members and other volunteer
the Adrian school system begin­
the state penitentiary handed out
ning next year.
workers.
last Thursday to Janice and Se-
It was decided to change PTSA
Mrs. Harry Namba said that
bastion Vaquero, husband and
meeting from the first Monday
window displays were being pre­
wife, both 26, by Circuit Judge
to the first Tuesday of each
pared in each of the three towns,
Jeff D Dorroh, Jr., in Vale
Plans are nearly completed for Chadderdon, who said that it is month; the executive meeting to
and Chuck Harland reported on
brought a September state, city Nyssa’s Hula-Hoop Tournament probable more than the origin­
the last Tuesday of each month
publicity work being done.
Some 1,754 children between [to start school next September. ! and Idaho police investigation of
and Turkey Derby scheduled for ally planned 25 businessmen will and student educational meetings
the ages of 4 through 19 now re- This year there were some 139 a series of shoplifting sprees a Friday and Saturday of next I take part in that portion of the
to the third Tuesday.
j side in Nyssa's school district 26-C1 primary students starting school step nearer completion,
week, according to Robert Wil-1 two-day event. Business firms are
The program was ended by
according to a school census (>ur- in Nyssa. however.
j The Sebastions. who were ar- son, chairman of the Chamber | now signing up to buy turkeys,
group singing led by Karen Def-
\e> completed Wednesday by
The large number of 11-year- rested as a result of the Soptem- merchants committee, which is j which will be on display in front fer and a group skit directed by
Rinehart and Tensen of Nyssa for old, will probably necessitate the ber investigation, along with ¡sponsoring the two-day event.
of their establishments all day James Harper. Refreshments were
the local school district. This is hiring of two additional seventh Francisco Saldana, 29, had been
Heading the committee arrang- j Friday and Saturday until 3 p.m served by Mrs. Francis Deffer,
an increase of 19 children over grade teachers next year, Me- charged with receiving stolen ! mg the Hoop Tournament is Reed j Owners of the turkeys, when Mrs. Verl Bishop and Miss Helen
A check in the amount of $152,. the last such census taken in 1956,; Partland said, since this year’s property and they entered pleas ■ Ra\», who said all youngsters in making their purchases of the
Hatch.
,
022 is in the mail for the Malheur according \° S»u,pl rin.t,endent of seventh grade class is only about of guilty Oct. 28 All three gave the area, from 4-year-olds thro- Thanksgiving fowl, agreed to race
county tax collector in payment Schools Walter McPartland.
80.
Nyssa addresses
ugh 16, are eligible to participate j the birds on Main street beginn-1
of 1958-59 Idaho Power Co taxes
This year’s census shows that
in l9M thls samp age group. ‘ Saldana, who was charged with in the event to be held at the|ing at 3 p m Saturday Following
for this county, the power firm 886 of the children in the district then g.year-olds.
was also the larceny in a store at that time, grade school. There w:ll be two, the races regardless of who wins,
Nyssa police have their pro-
announced this week
a^e boys and some 868 are girls^ largest with 145 That year the requested a court-appointed attor- age groups—4 through 10 and 11 the turkeys will be given free to'yerbial "fingers crossed” because
The current tax payment is Bro , ,7 ° * ". by. age «roups, it 18-year-old group was the sm all-' ney and Nyssa Attorney Clyde through 16 The younger children some person not connected with Qf eight days without need to is-
$3,938 greater than it was for ™“v£ ais tha* lhe lar*est group 1 in est Wlth only 74
year the Snlder was appointed to repre- will start their performances at the sponsoring business firm by sue citations of any kind. The last
1957-58 as the result of increased 26-C is the ,1-year-olds, this smallest of any group was tht. sent hlm Thursday before Judge 4 pm Friday and will be judged some means to be announced by .ticket issued was Tuesday of last
utility ratios and new construe- his year s Sixth grade class, with 4-year-olds with a total of 89 Dorroh he entered a plea of m- on ability and skill in whirling each individual donor Store own. I week for a minor traffic violation,
tion by the firm in the count?, 38 children. The next largest However in 1956 there were a few nocent to the charge.
their hoops. Loving cups for first ers have indicated a variety of although there are some October
it was reported
fear s f i s t g r a d e ^ i a s i with*'‘ a T ? T f T o " *
f rade" W'|h
The charges against the three and second place winners will be i contests at each place of business citations for various offenses that
Robert Ball, assistant to the total of 123 children
’
*ro° “ ° 29 m the f,ve-ye a ro l<J were the result of the three-po- presented after judges have de- where customers can guess the have not been fully processed.
president of the Idaho Power,
vf,
F
lice-agency investigation in mid- clartd the two winners by the number of beans in a jar, draw Warrants have been issued for
said the taxes are paid on levies oA1 P L
i numbers (with no obligation to arrest of individuals who failed
? fthe
“A, ls
A complete breakdown of this September of shoplifting in Nys- process of elimination.
Immediately
following
the; make a purchase or other con to appear in municipal court and
assessed on transmission and dis­ required b> the sUte every other year’s census shows 89 children sa. Ontario, Payette, Emmett.
substations. of- >tar a> a £•»»• for allocation o f ;
wel> four years o!d . i23 who Weiser. Parma and Boise ...
tribution line
At that younger group will be performers sidérations involving a lottery) enter pleas.
fices. warehouses and construe- monies ,o the school district The were five; 109 who were six; 134 time po]lce estimated that at least 11-years-old through }6, who will and other means of having as
Even though arrests have been
t:on He reported that a check ‘ ocal school system also uses the who were seven; 123 who were $650 in merc handise — clothing, compete in the same manner and many contests going at once as nil for more than a week, duties
of records showed his firm was ••«ures for .oca. planning for up- eight; 114 who were nine; 122 clocks, cigarette! e t c —had been be judged like the first group there are participating business Df the police have not eased They
the largest
individual taxpayer
coming needs.
who were jq . j 38 who were 11; taken throughout this area
with a cup for the first place win­ firnts.
have been called to help settle
in Malheur
county and that the The Superintendent said the 103 who were 12; 108 who were
Some of the merchindise was ner and another cup for second
Wilson said that visitors to several ’•personal” differences,
entire sum is divided among the census reveal* that next year's 13; 104 who were 14; 106 who recovered by police in a door-to- place winner
| Nyssa during the two days will be check innumerable reports of
county, schools, municipalities first grade class will be a large i were 15; 104 who tfere 16; 93 who door search of the Nyssa labor Turkey Derby
¿loubly rewarded with special possible law violations and traffie
and special districts in which the one with the majority of this were 17, 94 who were 18; and 90 camp, where it was reported to
Heading a committee arrang- prices on merchandise through- patrbl duty, including Tuesday's
property is located. •
5-year-olds being eligible who were 19.
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Scouting Awards
To Be Presented
At Honor Court
Adult Girl Scout
Program Mapped,
Award Court Set
Three Nyssa Boys Lost' Overnight
In Rugged Lake Owyhee Country;
Widespread Search Ensues Monday
Director Election
Slated for Rural
Fire Protection
Adrian's Scout
Campaign Slated
Annual Lions
Carnival Se*
1958 Tuberculosis
Christinas Seal
Sale Is Launched
Boy Scout Funds
Start to Build
Adrian's PTSA
Has Monday Meet
Brings Sentence
For Two Nyssans
New Nyssa School Census Shows
Slight Increase Over 1956 Count
Merchants' Chairmen Say Interest
High in Hula-Hoop, Turkey Events
Malheur County's
Largest Taxpayer
Sends $152,000
Police Citations
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