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U. of 0 . L i b r a r y Lupe ne, Orepon c Nyssa Gate City Journal VOLUME LIV The Sugar City THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY. AUGUST 6. 1959 Six-Stale Conference Legion Leaders Plan for Membership Campaigns ! serve their community through j the service programs of the Am- I erican Legion,” George W Rulon, Indianapolis, Ind., national Legion Congressman A1 Ullman (D- j director of membership and post Ore.) this week strongly urged activities, told delegates at the the defeat of legislation authoriz I conference here Sunday. ing federal subsidies for private power companies operating up. Membership Totals 2.680.000 Speaking at the concluding ses stream storage dams. The House Interstate and Foreign Commerce sion, ending Sunday noon, Rulon .committee is currently consider- pointed out that membership in 'ing various proposals permitting the American Legion now totals payments to owners of non-feder some 2,680,000 and is running al projects for benefits the gov about 16,000 ahead of last year. “We are confident,” he said, ernment may obtain at down “that as more and more projects stream dams. In a statement submitted to the develop in the northwest, Legion committee, Ullman labeled the membership in this area will con. legislation ‘‘another utility bonan tinue to expand.” za” resulting in a “windfall The conference was attended by amounting to millions of dollars. 35 visitors, largely department Private power companies develop commanders, adjutants and mem ing upstream sites do so as a pri bership c h a i r m e n representing vilege and according to specific nearly 110,000 Legionnaires in conditions set forth in their li Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Utah, censes,” Ullman said. “Why, then, Montana and Wyoming. should the federal government Other speakers included James make payments f o r incidental C. Bangs of Pocatello, national benefits which may accrue from vice commander of the American the granting of federal licenses. Legion, and Jack Wulf of Butte, Assuredly these benefits are not Mont., vice chairman of the na much to ask in return for the pro tional Legion membership com fits resulting from private devel mittee. opment of the public’s water re Lou Babb of Boise, Idaho de sources.” partment adjutant, said plans for Congressman Ullman said he rejected the theory that federal membership campaigns were re subsidies were a necessary “in viewed by each of the state Le ducement” to get private power gion leaders, and that member companies to coordinate their op ship drives will get underway erations with federal projects. “A immediately. He pointed out that more desirable method is to re all six states reported member quire coordination as a condition ship gains during the past year. in the license granted to the pri vate companies by the Federal Nyssa City Council Power commission.” Receives, Reviews As an example of the effect of the proposed legislation, Ullman Sewage System Study referred to the three small dams The city council of Nyssa has licensed to the Idaho Power com received and reviewed an engin pany in the Middle Snake. “These eering report of the city’s sewage bills would require the federal system. This report was author government to pay Idaho Power ized by the council in March. Por company for downstream benefits tions of the survey were accomp at eight federal projects — pay lished during 1956 and 1957. The ments that would undoubtedly purpose of the report is to de run into millions of dollars over velop a systematic plan for the the service life of these dams. expansion of the existing collec "I strenuously object,” Ullman tion system and sewage treat continued, “to a proposal provid ment facilities commensurate with ing cash or other financial awards existing and anticipated future to the Idaho Power company for sewage needs. The report was the privilege of underdeveloping acc0mplished bv the firm of Cor- this stretch of the Snake river. It nell> Howland, Hayes and Merry- was a mistake to grant a federal fje]dj engineering consultants, license in the first place; it would Thp rt indlcates that some compound the tragedy to p ay 2 resi(£ nces and several com- Santa Claus again and hand the ¡ j buildingj principally to Idaho Power company an unanti. north and ~ rthwest, cannot cipated windfall amounting to be served by the existing system millions of dollars.” It further reports that present treatment facilities are current Attend Square Dance ly overloaded. Without question problem will not decrease as Meeting in Portland 1 the time goes by; instead it will be- Mr and Mrs. Neil Petterson of 1 come steadily worse, even though Nyssa, Mr. and Mrs. Orland White the community were not to add of Ontario and Mr and Mrs. Cliff another service. Two methods of Hiatt of Vale were in Portland sewage treatment have been sug from Friday until Monday to at gested in the report, one being im tend a State Square Dance con provement of the existing facili ty, the other being the abandon vention. Meetings were all day Friday ment of the existing plant and and Saturday at the Multnomah construction of stabilization ponds hotel, and dancing was at Jant- or lagoons such as used by Vale zen beach those same days. and Ontario. The program was made up of Three service areas have been callers from the state of Oregon. recommended by the engineers. Petterson had the honor of call These areas are north and north ing on both evening programs. west, west and south. Total cost There were approximately 3000 of construction will be dependent people at the Friday event and upon the areas to be served and over 4000 on Saturday. Square the type of treatment desired. The dancers from nearly every state engineers have estimated a cost were represented and some ser of $5 50 per lineal foot for an 8- vicemen, on leave, from foreign inch sewer in the ground. Pro countries. viding two lots are served by the On Sunday, the program con sewer, the cost would be approxi sisted of a farewell dance at Jant- mately $2.75 per front foot per zen beach with callers from out- lot. The lineal foot cost of con of-state, mostly from Idaho, Cali struction is based on present cost fornia and Washington. of sewer construction in this area Federal aid is available to any REBEKAH. ODD FELLOWS city in the amount of 30 percent PICNIC SUNDAY AT PARK of the cost of interceptor sewers, The Rebekah and Odd Fellows treatment works and outfall sew picnic will be held Sunday in ers up to a maximum grant cf Nyssa south park at 1 p.m. Every $250.000 The report did not con one is asked to bring their own sider any special amount of fed eral aid to be received since the basket lunch and table service. All Odd Fellows. Rebekahs and grant is dependent upon the de mand and availability of such aid their families are invited. Directors Recommend Local Growers To Stop All Potato Consignments The directors of the Malheur Potato Growers’ association have asked the secretary to mail let- ters to members recommending that they do not dispose of their potatoes through consignment. This was the result of a Tuesday night meeting in Ontario, accord- ing to Bill Russell, director at Nyssa. He said that when grow- ers consigned their potatoes there was no price consideration and they could be sold anywhere along the line at a price any buy. er was willing to pay, and this tended to disrupt a market price that otherwise would be estab- 1 lished by normal supply and de- j mand. Russell said the crop in the county would be down 30 to 35 percent from a year ago, and only through organized effort cogld a fair price be attained NUMBER 31 Nyssa School Term Begins Aug. 31; Registration Times for Grades Listed The American Legion six-state conference, held in Nyssa last Saturday and Sunday, was primarily to plan membership campaigns. The Saturday session started at 9 a.m. and ended at 5 p.m. A banquet that evening, with approximately 50 in attendance, was served by Nyssa Legion Auxiliary post No. 79 at the new Nyssa community hall. -------------------------------- ----- ---- ♦ “More and more World War TTll r\ II and Korean conflict veter- ans, now established in com munities throughout the na- ; tion, are finding they best can Ullman Opposes Federal Subsidy For Idaho Power 10 Cents Per Copy Nyssa schools will open Aug. 31 this year, Supt. W. L. Mc- Partland told the Nyssa Chamber of Commerce Wednesday noon. He said the teaching staff was filled last week with the hiring of a high school instructor and a junior high teacher. Registration for high school begins Aug. 18 when seniors reg ister during the day and evening. Juniors register Aug. 19, sophomores Aug 20, and the* freshmen sign up Aug. 21. First grade students will register the afternoon of Aug. 20. and all day Aug. 21. Mc- Repair, Cleanup Work Continues At Grade School Partland said each first grader will need to bring a birth certifi Deteriorating brick in the Nyssa cate. a goldenrod health card, and $1.50 for pencils, crayons and grade school building is being re placed with concrete this week, writing papers. Registration times f o r high Supt. W. L. McPartland said yes school students will be 8 a.m. to terday. This is part of a program 5 p.m and 7 to 9 p m. for juniors to prepare the building for the and seniors, 8 a.m. to 5 p m for school year, which begins Aug. 31. The work now being done on sophomores, and freshmen will he the building raises the foundation pi 1 1 into two groups, with names beginning A-M signing up in thw. several inches. , McPartland , . said .. morning, and N-Z registering m • a.kali dirt was piled against brick when the building was built in A MOBILE CAROUSEL in the Mexican Fiesta day at south city park. This and other entertain- the afternoon parade greatly pleased parade watchers and pro- ment kept youngsters busy and happy throughout The hiring of Miss Gladys Hig. 1934, and that bricks exposed to vided entertainment for kiddies throughout the the day-long festivities.—Journal Photo. gins, who will teach English and the dirt now crumble at a touch. Other work includes a general Spanish, completed the h i g h school faculty, McPartland said cleanup, raising of a front side PTA Health Head Mrs. Joan Weymouth, seventh walk of the building, and leveling grade English, social studies, and of a play area in back of the Urges Early Exams public speaking instructor, com school building. Some 500 desks have been var Early examination of all pros pletes the junior high school staff. nished, floors cleaned and waxed, pective first grade students was High school principal Gene What many called the biggest crowd yet, in Nyssa, visited urged this week by Mrs. Gus Chester, junior high principal and considerable painting has the Mexican Fiesta held here Saturday. Henry Zobeil, man Liming, PTA health committee Murl Lancaster and elementary been done, McPartland said. ager of the local Amalgamated Sugar factory, who acted as chairman. She said the examin principal Clarice Poor will begin the English-speaking master of ceremonies, estimated th e; ations must be completed prior work Aug. 10, and the teaching number of visitors at 5000, and a rep- esentative of the Idaho to school opening. staff will begin a week of in- Employment service estimated that at one time there were The goldenrod sheets, avail service training Aug. 24, McPart able at all Nyssa doctors' of land said. 4500 in the park. The Nyssa volunteer fire de New teachers this year, in ad But whether or not it was tains and into Oregon. Other fices, should be sent to Mrs. partment has had a busy week, Liming at 513 Ehrgood when dition to Miss Higgins and Mrs. scenes were of row crops, cross the biggest crowd, there is they are completed. Weymouth, are Miss Frances due partly to a pair of false no doubt that there were more ing of Mexican and American Bateman, third grade; James alarms. flags to depict the friendship of people having fun than ever Skeen, junior high; Irl Nolen, Both false alarms were due to before in Nyssa. It was an order the two nations, and religious Primary Outline junior high; Melvin Calhoun, high short circuits in the fire alarm symbols. ly crowd with all activities well In the afternoon there were two Given Ward Officers school English; and Miss Marjorie telephone line. The first was near planned and carried out with a Erstad, physical education. midnight Wednesday of last week, ball games which resulted in a At Annual Dinner minimum of delay and change and the second about 6 o’clock the win by a Nyssa-Weiser team over from the printed program. Members of the LDS ward pri following morning. the Wilder team, and a loss by Bob Thompson, Chamber of Com the winner of this game to the mary presidencies from Ontario, The telephone line shorted out merce fiesta chairman, reported crack Aztec team. Vale, Parma, Owyhee and Nyssa after a multi-line cable was cut Wednesday that it was well re were honor guests at the annual on the city’s south side by a crew There were children’s games in I dinner meeting given by the stake ceived by the merchants and , laying gas pipe. townspeople, and that as a bus the afternoon, with the evening | officers Monday evening at the Later Thursday the department iness booster it was a huge suc show starting at 7 and ending at I Owyhee ward chapel. Hostesses Plans are completed for the j was called to the Roland Holmes cess. He expressed his thanks to 9:30. Following this there was included the Mmes. Elwood Flin Nebraska day picnic, slated for j ranch southwest of town, where all the people who helped him public dancing on the tennis ders, Raymond Bowers of Parma Aug. 9, at Nyssa south park, ac a grass fire had ignited piled lum make it possible, and the Cham courts in the park until midnight. : and Lee Stoker of Owyhee, and cording to Mrs. Lyle Grunke, ber. The fire caused little dam ber asked that a letter be writ Mexican Dances ! Mel Beck, stake priesthood advis program chairman. age. This has been an annual affair ten to the over-all director, Raul Saturday noon the firemen ex Among the,d:-\ce numbers per or to the primary. T. Vega, thanking him and ask formed by various groups were: tinguished a grass fire on North Special guests included Arvel for the past 15 years. The centennial theme will be Third street, and on Sunday an ing that he be invited to come Jarabe, Tapatio, Tehuanas, Las L. Child, Fred Blacker and Leland again and do the work at the Texanitas, La Jota, La Bombo, Montgomery, members of the carried out. Those who possibly swered two alarms in town. A next fiesta. the Cha-Cha-Cha and the Mam- Nyssa stake presidency, and Mrs. can, are asked to come in centen. motorcycle on fire at South Third bo. Most of the music was fur Mark iMoncur and Mrs. Tren nial dress. Costumes will be judg and Ennis caused a mid-afternoon Parade Winners ed and prizes given. alarm, and a short circuit in a The festivities started at 10 nished by a professional group Jones, former member of the There will be entertainment for water heater at the Lynn Math- ; board, now living in Moses Lake. from Los Angeles, and George a.m. with a parade of gaily dec Following the smorgasbord style all. Guessing the number of eny home at 214 Ennis avenue orated floats and novelty cars. Hamer, who is referred to as the dinner, a business meeting was “square” nails will be a highlight called the volunteer firemen out Jerry Lewis of Mexico, furnished In the float division the prizes ! held and the year’s outline for of the afternoon, and prizes will Sunday evening. were: $25 to Nyssa labor camp much of the comedy. the primary and objects were giv be given. If one could judge by the ac for its Cortez arrival; $15 to the Games for children will be un en and after dinner speakers in Wilder labor camp for its salute tions, the fiesta was an immense der the direction of Glenda Huff Bully Creek Project cluded President Child, President success for the Mexican workers to the Oregon Centennial by a man. Another Step Nearer Mexican boy shaking hands with and their families, and the mid Blacker and Mr. Beck Prizes will be given to the eld Tuesday afternoon the Journal night closing found them tired an American boy, and the third est man and woman present. received this wire: and fourth prizes went to Green- but happy with their celebration Graveside Services Each family is asked to bring a “Full Senate Interior committee and the reception afforded them leaf and Nyssa. picnic basket and own table ser today voted approval of House- by the people of Nyssa and sur For Abraham L. Scott Following the ending of the vice. Ice cream and coffee will passed bill to authorize Bully Abraham Lincoln Scott, age 64, be served. parade at the South city park, rounding area. Creek dam and reservoir. Was died Sunday in the Malheur Mem Henry Zobeil, as representative of All Nebraskans and friends are pleased to have made motion AUXILIARY TO VFW orial hospital at Nyssa. Mr. Scott invited to attend. the sponsoring organizations, gave which resulted in committee ac SELECTS "CIVIC DEFENSE ' was born in Franklin, Neb., July a welcome address, tracing the tion sending bill to Senate with AS ESSAY CONTEST TOPIC 23, 1875, but spent the past 20 BOY SCOUT TROOP 419 history of the sugar beets back recommendation for its passage. The opening of its 25th annual years in the Adrian, Ore., area. to a time when there were no RETURNS FROM CAMP Expect early Senate approval so National High School Essay con migrant workers here and the He is survived by two sons, Ten members of the Lions club i bill can be presented to President test was announced today by the businessmen were sometimes Chester and Floyd Scott of On sponsored Boy Scout troop 419 for his signature before end of called out to help thin the beets. ladies auxiliary to the Veterans tario, Calif. returned after spending six days this session.” “In the years since the workers of Foreign Wars. The topic will Graveside services were held at Camp Billy Rice at Warm Lake, —Dick Neuberger be “Civil Defense—An American began to come into Treasure Val Tuesday morning, Aug. 4, at the Idaho. Sydney Kelly accompanied United States Senator Tradition.” ley and perform the field work Nyssa cemetery under the direc the boys as adult advisor. Students in all public, private tion of the Lienkaemper funeral we have found that you are an Scouts attending included Vic- P s v c h i a t r V P r o f e S S O r honest and dependable worker,” and parochial high schools are home with the Rev. Paul L. Lud tor Haburchak, Charles Ander- — * 1 -- he said. “It is our hope that our eligible to enter the contest. Na low conducting the service. son, David Nishitani, Steven Hen- To Speak at Hospital tional prizes are: first, $1,000 cash; relations may always be such that igson, Paul House, Vernon Maul- Dr. Henry Dixon, Sr., who is a you will desire to come here second, $500; third, $250; and ding, Jerry Long, Tommy Laur practicing psychiatrist in Portland fourth, $100; plus 20 cash honor Well-Known Rancher again.” ence, Lonnie Lemon and Ronald and a professor of psychiatry at able mention awards. In addition, Skow. the University of Oregon Medical Mural Unveiled the federal Office of Civil Defense Succumbs Monday ----------------------- school, will speak at 3 p.m. Fri- Fred Koopman, well - known Mayor Grant Rinehart and Mobilization will award a $100 day at a women’s meeting at the Robert Van Horne, manager of U. S Savings Bond to the first- farmer and rancher, died Aug. 4, COUNTY MASONIC PICNIC hospital. the Nampa sugar beet growers place winner in each state. State 1959, in Parma He was born TO BE HELD SUNDAY A county wide Masonic picnic j At 8 p.m Friday evening, at the ass’n., unveiled a large mural and local contest winners also re Aug. 31, 1878, in Holland but had painted by Rudy Fernandez of the ceive additional auxiliary awards lived in the Nyssa area for the will be held in Nyssa south park hospital, he will speak to the Wilder labor camp. The m ural1 which vary with the community, past 61 years His old home on Sunday, Aug. 9. beginning at 1:30 medical staff and to all medical depicted the journey of the Mex- The essay contest was started Alberta avenue past the LDS p m. All Masons and Easter Star men in the surrounding territory, Dr. Dixon’s talks will be on psy. lean people from the Rio Grande by the VFW auxiliary in 1935 to church is one of the old land members are invited to bring their families Those attending i chiatry and all persons interested marks of Nyssa. V’alley of Texas across the moun- encourage young people to think and write on patriotic subjects He is survived by one son, John are asked to bring picnic basket in the field of medicine and psy- During the last school year more Koopman, Malheur county assess and table service. Ice cream, cof. j chology are invited and urged to fee and punch will be furnished, attend. Journal Is Presented than 35,000 students from all 50 or, of Vale, Ore. Auxiliary Certificate states and the District of Colum Services will be held tomorrow bia entered the national contest. (Friday) at 10 a.m. at the Lien The Gate City Journal received a nice framed certificate of appre Dr. Shane MacCarthy, director of kaemper funeral home with the the President’s Council on Youth ciation from the Department of Fitness, was chairman of the na- Rev. Paul L. Ludlow officiating. Interment will be in the Nyssa Oregon American Legion Auxil- .. , . cemetery. a.y. this week. It reads, ’This »«mal judges Further information on the The 1943 graduating class of on the school lawn, which was eeriificate is presented to the Nyssa high school held its first attended by the children who Gaie City Journal with sincere 1959-60 contest may be obtained PRIMARY GRADUATION reunion this past Saturday and played games for which prizes app eciation, and highest praise from local auxiliary units, or from PLANS ANNOUNCED Sunday. There were more than were given. is extended for the excellent as the Essay Department, VFW Aux Plans are being made for the 80 people in attendance, includ The out-of-town teachers pres iliary, 406 West 34th Street, Kan- sistance rendered in publicizing annual graduation of the girls ing graduates, their mates and ent were Misses Vivian Widmer the aims and accomplishments of sas City II. Mo. i from primary to be held Aug. 14 children, and teachers. of Bremerton, Wash, Lois Rice American Legion Auxiliary at 8 p m. in the I DS '•hape! at A banquet and program were of Amfy, Ore., Mrs. Ralph Ha in ycer community,” and was No Winners Tuesday Parma, according to Mmes. Ray held at the school cafetorium worth of Nampa and Gilbert Hen signed by department officers. mond Bowers, Lee Stoker and El Saturday night with Em:l Stunz, ry of Herm.ston. Also present The greater part of this honor In Bank Days Event wood Flinders, who are making former student body president, was Mayor Grant Rinehart of The names drawn this week at arrangements. is due the previous owners, and acting as master of ceremonies. i Nyssa who taught the class from the present management accepts the Nyssa Bank Days drawing President Arvel L Child will be Judy Wilson, daughter of one of the fifth through the eighth grade. it on behalf of both, with grate were W E Young of route 1, On Letters were read from class ful “thanks.” tario; Paul Thompson, route 2, ■ the evening’s speaker and Presi the graduates, rendered a piano dent Fred Blacker of Ontario will mates who found it impossible to number. A memorial service was Parma; and J. C Parker, route 1, Fruitland None of the three were give the requirements and present held to honor four deceased class attend. Al! changes of address LEGION AUXILIARY NEEDS the certificates to approximately mates: Efton Counsil, Theron are to be mailed to Dick Tensen in Nyssa to collect the prizes COUNT OF HOSPITAL BEDS The weekly drawing is Tues- 50 girls who have completed eight Poulson, Tommy Matheny, and of Nyssa, and the next reunion The American Legion Auxiliary day ,n Nyssa at 3 p.m. No pur- years of primary work and will Bob Brown; and two deceased | date was set for 1968 with Ray teachers, Fred Stark and Harold mond G. Larson as chairman. wou d like to get a count of their chase is necessary The only re be graduated to the MIA. A complete list of those in at hospital beds If anyone knows quirement is to be in a partici- T h e evening’s entertainment Parent. Sunday was given over to visit tendance and their addresses will where these beds are, phone 3159 pating DatinH store at the time of the will feature a program and re If not in use. please return ing and a covered-dish picnic held ¡be published next week. freshments will be served. draw.ng Record Crowd Allends Area's Big Mexican Fiesta at Nyssa Saturday Fire Department Has Busy Week Nebraska Picnic Slated Sunday At South Park 1943 Graduates of Nyssa High School Hold First Class Reunion August 1-2