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U. o f 0. L ib ra ry Eugene, Ororon N yssa Gate City Jo u rn a l VOLUME LIV The Sugar City THE N YSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY. M A Y 21. 1959 Nyssa High School Musicians Win Three of Fifteen Nationwide Awards Nyssa high school musicians won three of 15 national scholar ships, worth more than $350 each, to a six - week summer music school-in California, according to Robert Q Smith, high school mu sic instructor. The scholarships went to Lloyd Cartwright, Roger Bergam and Dick McPartland, all students of • Smith. ‘It is seldom that more than one of these awards go to a single region,” Smith said. “ Nyssa can be proud in having three students chosen in a single ytar.” The scholarships were estab lished by Art Dedrick. a composer and arranger for a publishing company. The awards pay for transportation, tuition and other expenses for the term at Camp Pacific academy a t Carlsbad, Calif. The term begins about June 30 and ends in mid-August. All three of the winners are active in h i g h school music groups, including dance band, marching band, concert band, and pep band. 10 Cents Per Copy NUMBER 20 Former Journal Publishers Honored Ai Annual High School Award Night Bergam and McPartland spe cialize in trombone, and Cart wright in string bass Smith said scholarship winners were chosen in nationwide com petition by scoring from question naires and upon recommendations from competent musicians. Award ni^ht at Nyssa high school Tuesday was highlighted by presentation of a certiicate for “outstanding service to Nyssa schools" to Duane and Fern Alters, former publishers of the Gate City Journal. Supt. W. L McPartland said this is the first time Nyssa schools have made such an award to persons other than stu- ♦dents at the annual award pro- Chamber Urges Coin Circulation Spring Dairy Fair Scheduled May 23 For FFA, 4-H'ers The Calvin Wilson Memorial trophy was awarded to David Sewright, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sewright, by Delbert Malloy, presient of the Nyssa Volunteer Eire department. The trophy is presented annually to the out standing athlete of the senior class, whose entire high school career and scholastic standing are also considered in qualifications *or *he honor. The Nyssa Chamber of Com merce heard reports on Centen nial half-dollar promotion and a ; I I 1 1 l i ft * ' ! , I’ iie Ju:- o; Spi ;ng Da.i \ ihnw Treasure Valley chamber meeting 1 111 f 1 1 1 R I I I I 1 1 ! I i f r f 'j u . be held Saturday, May 23, Wednesday noon. Leonard Hewett, bank manager, at the county fairgrounds in On Roger Bergam Dick McPartland said Centennial half-dollar pro Lloyd Cartwright tario. The county-wide event is motion was slow, and urged that ■ for all 4-H and FF’A boys and girls the merchants make an effort to circulate the souvenir pieces. Chamber President Bob Wil itjrodd u w i uiuwcia uei *tfu,uuu . ...., M„k. s «£ ,i7 ,7,!, V son asked businessrmn to empha size to customers that the Cen ing Shorthorn and Brown Swiss. e * n Leglon Citizenship awards by tennial coins are redeemable at Ribbons will be presented for Jack Anderson, commander of face value from chamber member Amalgamated Sugar company vail for at least the next several * 10 three places in each class Nyssa post No. 79 Winning the merchants, at city offices or at made an additional sugar beet months. and a11 Vouths entering will re- top thne awards in the district the bank. Wilson said there ap payment of $270.000 to the The company has under con- (T 'Vi\ ®r 11A ribbons for conservation poster contest were parently have been some resi Mike Wilson, Bonnie Staples and Adrian — Numerous advance dents who thought the coins were ment awards and merit badges Nyssa area farmers Wednesday, tract slightly over 91,000 acres of showing. Three trophies will be Bonnie Arai, bestowed by Mrs. awarded, for showmanship in the merely souvenir pieces and not were presented at the Boy Scout This was part of a payment of beets this year and thinning E. Cheldelin of the ANK Gar FFA division, senior 4-H and jun- O. negotiable. den club. court of honor held last Wednes $943,356 paid on the 1958 crop to 75% to 80% finished. j ior 4-H. Art Golbv reported on a Treas -------------------- night at the Adrian Presby growers in Oregon, Idaho, Utah Scholarships to institutions of ure Valley Chamber of Commerce day , All entries should be registered higher and Washington, according to H. terian church. learning were awarded to meeting at Payette Monday. He | and in place by 9 a m. on the day six senior students. Dennis Spitze, scout badges were awarded A. Benning, company president. said the next meeting of the to Star of the fair as judging will begin son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Spitze, Michael Pratt, son of Mr. and Amalgamated made an initial Nyssa trackmen missed the Dis chamber will be in Nyssa June 15. Mrs. Eugene Pratt, and Darrell at 10, it was announced. won the 'Intrafraternity Council Sid Kelley was introduced as a Seuell, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. M payment of approximately $21,- trict 7-A2 title but led contestants All animals to be entered in the I scholarship of $100 to Oregon in record-breaking at the Nyssa new member, and also exhibited Seuell. Tenderfoot advancement 010,000 to its growers last fall and fair who are in milk must have State college, Elks National Foun- high school field Saturday, re a number 6f his paintings. Commencement exercises for the had a clean ring test within the dation scholarship of $75, Carl badges were earned by Isaac Mar they will receive a final payment The meeting ended with a half- tinez, cording 4 of 10 new marks set at Monty Freel, Dale Sharp, next October after sugar produc. 30 graduating seniors at Adrian a t : mnnth<T Anim«ic W Raymond Gray vocati vocational agri- the meet. Enterprise edged the hour show by amateur magician Ross Nishihara, Glen Cullison, tion from the 1958 crop has been Union scheduled ~n -in' , n.u /vnimals . up to i culture cujture scholarship of $100 and v ...... high uigii school ju . uui are a m »uKuuicu .. . , - ,_____ Bulldogs by one point, 38-37, for Ernie Bryan, visiting in Nyssa David and Darrell Johannessen, sold. Yesterday’s payment was for tonight (Thursday) in the high , ™Ub.t..b*' <:l" ate,d or the Nyssa Eagles’ lodge $250 scho- from Portland. the crown. Donald Brewer and Danny Torres. distributed as follows: Nampa- school auditorium with Dr. Per- "j£od tested within past 60 days, j larship. One - year full tuition Nyssa’s Don Walker broke dis- | tests are not required since| scholarships f r o m the Oregon Merit badges and boys receiving Nyssa district and Quincy, Wash., cival Wesche of Northwest Nazar- trict records in both the 100 and them were home repair. Michael ene college as principal speaker this is a modified area, a spokes- State system of higher education 220-yard dashes with times of Cleanup Week Pratt, Allen Hirai and Billy Wil $558,276; Utah (including Weber Scholarship winners were an- man reported. | were awarded to Dan Wilson, 10 0 and 22.9. Tom Javo set a new and Cache counties), $43,637; Ida nounced this week by Athol Serving on the committee in ! valedictorian of the senior class, Monday begins Nyssa's offic lis; citizenship in the home, Da mark in the 440-yard run with a ial Cleanup Week, as proclaim vid Looney, Joel Price, Eugene ho district (including Twin Falls, Sayre, high school principal. Rex charge of arrangements are Bill f° r DSC; Gretchen Rinehart, salu- time of 52.7, and Norman Baker’s ed by and Michael Pratt; 4-H beef, Al Burley and Rupert areas), $341,- Langlev won the $800 sustaining Toomh nf the Tprsev r *♦ ,. i ,, k - tatorian, and Marilyn Oden, to the Mayor Grant Rinehart. 2:08.4 time was a record for the \ len and Mike Hirai; 4-H dairy, 443. scholarship to Northwest Nazar- « « e k l ' C“ ttle club; u of 0 ; Laura Hust and Roberta Rinehart urged residents to 880-yard run. Eugene and Michael Pratt; 4-H ene college and Jim Thompson i Gu„ club. and Strickland, Eastern Oregon col- Benning reported to growers gather rubbish and place it on Jim Moore of Nyssa won the swine, Gene Worden, Joel Price; has received the $75 PTSA schol- charl?;s Mlles- Holstein associa- u>ge at La Grande. Miss Rinehart shot put with a 47.5 heave and street curbs in boxes or sacks fishing, David Looney, Joel Price, that sugar prices, which were ap arship awarded to a student plan- tlon The Chambers of Commerce also received a certificate of merit was third in the discus Nyssa’s for pickup. City workers will Gene Worden, Michael Pratt, Wil preciably depressed during the ning to enter the teaching profes. of Nyssa, Ontario and Vale are from the U of O. 880-yard relay team won with a remove the rubbish May 29, liam Hammond, Mike Hirai and winter, have recently made a rap sion. Sayre also reported that Ad- cooperating in support of the fair 1:35.5 time to complete the list working on the north side of Eugene Pratt. id recovery, although not to the rian high school has been selected Other Awards Main street in the morning, and of Nyssa first-place winners. Awards w e r e presented by high level existing last fall. How- for the SRV sportsmanship trophy Numerous other awards be Dennis Spitze of Nyssa was sec- , on the south side in the after Scoutmaster Kenneth Price and ever, it is believed that the pres- established this year and to be PTA Presents stowed at the Tuesday night as ond in the high hurdles, and was | noon. Explorer adviser E. M. S u ell. continucd annually, to a school sembly will be published in a fourth in the low hurdles. Dave i The mayor emphasized that Eagle Scout Fred Sayre gave a ent strength will continue to pre- in the Snake river valley by future issue of the Journal. Sewright scored in the broad the rubbish containers must talk on what scouting means to Cables Chevrolet company and Past President Pin Fifty - five graduating seniors jump. contain only burnable material. him and the values in working to KSRV their diplomas at com All first and second place win- j Glass, tin cans and other non- attain the rank of Eagle. Twelve Musicians Slated to receive their diplomas To Mrs. Maxfield received bined baccalaureate - commence ners are eligible to compete in j burnable material must be dis of graduation are Joann Rarton, Members of the scout committee At the final meeting of the P ment exercises held Sunday night the state meet at Corvallis Sat- i posed of by individual resi commended parents for the large Are Scheduled Alan Bennett, LeRoy Bishop, T.A. for this school year, Mrs. i in the high school gym. Dr. Frank urday. dents. he said. number supporting their scouts Alice Campos, Kay Cleverly, El- Vera Maxfield was presented a Bennett, president of Eastern , by attending the court of honor. For Summer Camp vin Clubb, Jeanette Conant, Clau- Past-President pin by the newly , Oreeon" conV«e^Mve~\hiT"com- The scout committeemen will dette Day, Brent Haney, Philip installed President, Mrs. Max i mencement address PARADE GROUPS URGED Twelve Nvssa high school music Hatch, Omar Hite, Ron Kirstine. Urry. m ncemem aaaress. [ hold their monthly meeting May TO CONTACT COMMITTEE students will be able to attend . . . _ . , 127 at the Presbyterian church at Rex Langley, Billie Linville, Bon- As program chairman for the Church, civic and social groups 8:30 p.m. with all interested par- the summer music camp at the nie Lowtrip. evening, Mrs. Kayno Saito, in- ] A / i n d Wf h l D S F l T ® wishing to participate in the par- ents urged to attend University of Oregon June 21 to Jesse Martinez, Salvador Mar- ! traduced Mrs. Tom Nishitani as \J* n 1 ade marking the June 6 opening | ________________ July 4 as a result of ticket sales tinez, Henry Mendazona, Linda narrator. She gave a story back- Oxrczr Wood flron Presentation of VFW awards of the Twin Gateways hospitality to the spring band concert and Metcalf, Stanley Mills. Claudia ground for exquisite Japanese ^ ’ C l T? C C U ■**X C U and library awards will be a part houses are urged to contact par- Closing Exercises donations from the Eagles lodge, Peterson, LaVina Shy, Mateo Sil- ¡dancing performed by Geraldine! Moderately high winds late Fri- of the Nyssa 8th grade commence- j ade officials soon. Ben Keller, Ontario Elks and Nyssa Lions lonis, Leroy SmHh, Merlin Smith, ! Morinaka. Karen Ellen Saito and day afternoon caused a six-hour ment excercises Friday morning phone 2256, and Ben King, 2743, For Kindergarten club, Robert Q. Smith, music di- Ronnie Smith, Lorena Ashcraft Jan Saito. This was followed by grass fire to “come and go” and at 9:30 in the Cafetorium. are Nyssa representatives for the rector for Nyssa schools, announc- ■ Stradley, Donnie Thompson, Jim a convention report given ___ in a eventually destroy a shed near Some 90 graduates will be pre chamber of commerce committee, ed. Thompson, Leonard Wood and skit by Dr. and Mrs. Grant sented by Principal Murl Lan and in Ontario phone Mel Henry, Scheduled Friday Funds for additional scholar Benjamin Zamora. , | Hughes, Mrs. Lester Cleaver and the Bybee Packing house on the caster, and will receive their di 130-J or Murl Burns, 218. ships to the two weeks’ camp are Mrs. Dorothea Lewis’ 18 kinder [ Mrs. Max Urry with Clyde south edge of town. plomas from Supt. W. L. McPart being raised from sale of a re ¡Swisher as newsman. garten pupils enjoyed a field day Fire Chief Ralph Lawrence land. cording by the “Sugar Beets,” Dr. C. C. Morgan Winners of the room count by ! last week when they visited the said weeds had been set afire im Dave Hall will present the Snider Receives Nyssa high school dance band, ] grades, for the full year were as mediately south of the rodeo | Ontario airport and watched the which was released by the Cen VFW Citizenship awards, and follows; 1st— Mrs. Nina Baxter, grounds between 5:30 and 6 p.m. i airliner arrive and depart. They tury Recording company l a s t Announces M ove ¡2nd Harriet Brumbach will present Research Grant (tie) Mrs. Mildred Roth and the Library awards. Tone Wah , , . , . also viewed several small planes, Thursday, Smith reported. The Mrs. Frances Bates. 3rd—Mrs. and high wind carried the fire To Boise Center lert will give the welcoming 14-piece band is completing its Vale Hagey, 4th—Mrs. Eva Chad, into a nearby slough. Lawrence Dr. Clayton C Morgan has an wick and Mrs. Madge Thomson, patroled the area for several speech prior to the awards. year under Smith’s direc Mo., is recipient of a research Shetland pony farm and Ontario second tion. Four selections are included nounced the opening of an office grant in cancer study for the stockyards to see the farm ani- on the record, “ Tuxedo Junction,” in Boise June 1, after nearly four 5th— Mrs Joy McPartland, 6th— hours and was able to prevent Leo Parrill, 7th—Mrs. Dorothy No ! summer months. mals. N yssa Area Hit “ Mood Indigo,’’ “Stardust” and years practice in Nyssa with Dr len and Mrs. Mildred Renstrom. the fire’s spread to other than He will be working with Dr. This week the children took a “ La Cumparsita.” L A Maulding at the Maulding 8th—Eldon Farner—High School weeds. Numerous fire calls were Hershey eminent research doc- train ride to Caldwell. After be- made and several firemen were clinic and as a member of the seniors. By High Winds tor, at the university. Snider, son , .. . Malheur Memorial hospital medi alerted. Several reports of wind damage of Mr. andMrs. Clyde Snider of inf « Uld€d though the train, they Graduation, Awards cal staff Shortly before midnight the Nyssa. is completing his fifth r°de in compartments in great last Wednesday night have been Dr Morgan’s office will be lo Industrial Art Exhibit blaze jumped a cleared area, ap Slated lor 8th Grade I year of study at Washington U. style. Mrs. Mel Neilsen and Mrs. rv *ived by the Journal. cated in the Mountain View sub ------------------------ Bob Q. Smith assisted Mrs. Lewis Eighth grade graduation exer urban section of Boise where the Currently on Display parently "against the wind” and The most extensive damage in spread to t h e small building the Nyssa area was reported by RONALIVJENSENS ANNOUNCE ° n ■t.ht ,ti_ain- .M™es, d" hn OIs,'n- cises for 90 students will be held Mountain View Medical center The third annual showing of where old cement was stored. A OF FIRST SON Norbert Sarazin Ted Morgan and Friday morning at 9:30 in the will be established in July when Nyssa Mrs. Jim Lissman, which occurred ARRIVAL high school industrial art T , .. „ T Grant Hughes drove over to re- | Nyssa high school cafetorium. he will be joined bv Dr Q. L. Lt. and Mrs. Ronald Jensen Jensen arc* are turn the/ children to Nvssa student projects is at Eder Hard power pole was set afire and the about 9:15 p.m. on the K S and D Tone Wahlert will present the of Portland. building was destroyed, but actual ware through Saturday. ranch. A fairly new frame 60’x20’ parents of an eight pound, four 9 graduation welcoming speech and the sev Quickstad The Nvssa doctor came here in On exhibit are individual class loss w a s negligible, Lawrence machine shoD was blown over and ounce son- Ronald John II, born * naay’. lne annual graduation macnine snop was Diown over ana jg at Annapolis, Md. Lt. and closing excercises for the enth grade band and eighth grade July. 1955, f r o m Sacramento, projects in woodworking, metal said. demolished. A power pole was Jensen is on temporary duty at children will be held at the LDS I choral group will furnish special Calif., where he was with the working and drafting Invocation will be by medical service of the Air Force. also blown down at the Lissman Castle Air Force Base, Merced, stake recreation hall, A program music W A. Barton, IA instructor, It was announced that Dr. Mor said the exhibit includes two cof Williams Wins $150; home. consisting of songs. dramatiza- Hazel Dillon. Calif. Veterans of Foreign Wars citi gan will maintain regular office The storm downed power lines fee tables, one made of Philip Paternal grandparents of the | tions, vocal and instrumental so awards will be presented hnirs at ’ he Maulding clinic each pine mahogany and the other of $50 Purse Next Week and trees in the Payette valley new arrival are Mr. and Mrs. ;os, recitation and rhythm band j zenship by Dave Hall and library awards Wednesday afternoon Tennessee aromatic cedar. will be presented by the children. by Harriet Brumbach. The class Fred Williams of Nyssa was and damaged the new Letha Clayton Jensen of Nyssa. Dr. and Mrs Morgan and four (•resent and received the Nyssa school about $7,000 when a tower . . —. . • Patty Patterson, a guest, will pre- will be presented by Murl Lan- children expect to move next Bank Days jackpot of $150. Mar ing chimney toppled on it. lMySSa Dirtns » • • :>ent two tap dances. Nine chil- •aster, junior high principal, for week to Boise where they have LUTHERAN BIBLE SCHOOL ion Ristou, Rte. 1, New Plymouth Daily vacation Bible school at ’•eceipt of diplomas from Superin- purchased a home. May 13—To Mr. and Mrs. Leojdren will graduate as a culmina- was not in a participating store Faith Lutheran church will be 1 tendent of Schools W L. McPart- ------------------------ Cox of Crane, a boy. tion of their nine months’ pre Hot Grease Burns conducted May 25-June 5 inclu to receive the $10 second prize. land. May 15— To Mr. and Mrs. Har school training. Title Game Today sive with classes daily, Monday Norton Randolph was not present Julia Deleon, daughter of Mr. old H. Saunders of Vale, a boy. Mrs. Lewis extends an invita Adrian will play Richland for through Friday from 8:30 to 11 and missed the $5 third prize. and Mrs. Maximino Deleon of the to Mr. and Mrs. Felix Ros Herriman Transferred the district 8 baseball champion, a m., the Rev John Briehl an- Next Tuesday the jackpot prize Nyssa labor camp, received first ales of Nyssa, a boy To Mr. and tion to the public to attend. nounced. All children from three will be $50 Second and third today at 2 pm and second degree burns on her Mrs. Leo Gaston of Nyssa, a boy. To Wallowa SCS Unit ship The game was originally sche < years through sixth grade are prizes remain the same, $10 and face, neck and arms when hot Dick Herriman left Mondav for duled for Saturday. May 16—To Mr. and Mrs. King Saturday, M ay 23 welcome to attend. grease splashed on her. Enterprise where he has been She was treated at Malheur T. Dalton of Parma, a boy. transferred as soils scientist w ;th May 17—To Mr. and Mrs. Ted Gardiner Funeral Memorial hospital Friday and re the Wallowa Soil Conservation Mitchell of Nyssa, a boy. leased in good condition. William James Gardiner died service. He held tha' position May 19 in the Malheur Memorial with the Adrian unit for the past hospital in Nyssa. Mr. Gardiner year. N ew Crop Production Record Mrs Herriman. the former M»rv was born Dec. 8. 1897. in Florence, House, and daughter, Tere WËKÊ Colo., but had lived near Nyssa Jean sa Marie, plan to join him at En for the past 23 years. Survivors are his wife, Ellen terprise within the next two of the home; one sister. Mrs. Mae weeks to make their home. Cose of Richmond, Calif., and one brother of California. Nyssa Schools Need Funeral services will be held in the Lienkaemper chapel at 2 p.m. Two Teachers *o Fill Saturday with Bruce Tharrington Nyssa School Supt. W L. Mc officiating, and burial will be in Partland said yesterday only two the Nyssa cemetery teaching posts remain to be filled The high school needs an English Funeral Services teacher, and McPartland said he hoped to hire one who could also coach wrestling and help with For M ace Infant G ’-avesid«’ services will be held ; football. The junior high school also ’ t 9 a m Thursday. May 21. at ‘ h” Evergreen cemetery in On- needs an English teacher. McPartland said there was only A NEW CROP to add to the Nyssa area’s tor.j liat of high yield, * ’ r ! 0 for the infant daughter of M*. and Mrs. Richard Mace of | one resignation in the grade A CHIME CLOCK is presented to the Senior the Pleasant Hour club. Mrs. Magnus Ekanger of high production records are whiskers that are getting heavier and Condon. Ore school Ho added that the resig Citizens department of Malheur Memorial hospi Sunset Auxiliary, and Nurse Marian Danford. more abundant with an ever increasing number of producers. This T--,« parents are well known nation of the one teacher was for tal by representatives of the donating organisa who received the clock for the hospitaL A joint week's bearded beauties are Lamont Fife, long-time resident and hero and their parents are Mr tunate, since the board had voted tions. From left to right are Mrs. Frank Perko effort of the clubs is responsible for the gift, ob well-known plasterer and brick-layer: Rosendo Medina. Nyssa. , and Mrs. K nneth Mace and Mr i earlier this year to reduce the and Mr« William Coleman, all of the Worthwhile club. Mrs. Morton Wixon of tained from Paul us Jewelry of Nyssa. and C. D. "Col.” Hyatt, owner of Hyatt Saddlery.— Schoen Phctos. I grade school staff by one teacher. ! of Nyssa. Nyssa Trackmen Shatter Records At District Meet 000 Sr %r£!2 E T ».X,? “ Adrian Boy Seoul Nyssa Beef Growers Get S270 $270,000 Court of Honor Additional Pay From Amalgamated Awards 31 Badges 30 Adrian Seniors Graduate Tonight 90 Will Graduate From 8th Grade » r h lh7 >Vhe *■ V /"“ ,
