U. © f 0 . L i b r a r y E u g e n e , Oreron c Nyssa Gate City Journal V O L U M E LIV The Sugar City City Council Considers Creating New Sewer District, Discusses New Alley And Accepts Lease oi Parking Lot THE NYSSA G A T E C IT Y J O U R N A L . N Y S S A . OREGON. T H U R S D A Y . A U G U ST 13. 1959 Summer School Conducted Here For 30 Migrants NOTICE No subscription campaign is planned for this year. Each month we will notify those sub­ scribers whose time has expir­ ed. We will appreciate your prompt remittance. —Gale City Journal 10 Cents Per Copy Bleakmans Aid Victims of Blast After Disaster NUM BER 34 Junior High, High School Enrollment Gains; Grade School Remains at 700 School Supt. W. L. McPartland said yesterday that enroll- Mrs N. K Bleakman of Rose- __ _____________________ ____ ment in both the Nyssa high school and junior high school burg. Oregon, formerly Greta Miss^Pat Arnholtz, a senior at The regular monthly meeting of the city council was held Stunz. reported to her mother. W‘ U be higher than last year. Grade enrollment will remain Tuesday night, Aug. 11, with Mayor Grant Rinehart presiding. the University of Oregon, con­ Mrs. Emil Stunz, by phone, that about the same as last year. McPartland said he anticipates All members of the council were present together with City ducted classes for migrant chil­ the damage of the explosion there an enrollment of 360 in the high school, compared to 335 a dren in written and spoken Eng­ Manager Art Colby and City Attorney Hal Henigson. is almost unbelieveable. year ago. Enrollment in junior high school will be about 220, lish and other elementary school A printed agenda for the meeting was furnished by the subjects at the Nyssa grade school The explosion occurred Frida> up 40 from last year’s 180 stu -♦ city manager and it was adopted as printed and business for six weeks during June and u'ne,j a* Jeas* ^persons were dents. Anticipated enrollment Glen Ward, coach at Adrian for i killed and more than 100 were I jn the seventh grade is 140, — 1------------------------------------------- ♦taken up in that order. July. the past nine years, assumed du-1 injured S. H. Porter and Mearl Mar­ ... . A parked * , ,,tr' lck loaded making it the largest class in The classes met each morning cum were heard in presenting Monday through Friday from 8:30 ties as Adrian high school prin­ f j “ * " 1 a hal/ ( to£ of ex; | the schools, to the council a plan to organ­ to 11:30 o’clock Thirty pupils at. cipal this week Ward replaces plosives blew up after being set Grade school enrollment is ex- Athol Sayre, who resigned to go ablaze by a building fire. pected to be a little over 700, ize auxiliary police and en- tended from the labor camp, al- to Elgin, Ore., as school superin­ The blast wrecked buildings' same as last year’s¡ en- gineering and rescue squad under j though average daily attendance tendent. which house 350 businesses. Dam­ about the Civil Defense. The plan would was only ten. Ages of the ehil- Ward has led th Adrian Ante- I age from the explosion was esti­ rollment Carload produce shipments from call for 35 members, 10 of whom dren ranged from five to 12 years. lopes to 54 wins, 18 !o Teacher! 5 for this vear are: losses and six mated at more than $10 million. Nyssa, lagging behind 1958 so far ^ „ would constitute the auxiliary First gnade—Mrs. Opal Alcorn, The Oregon Council of Churches j ties on the foorball 11 field. His Eight blocks of buildings on the this year, are rapidly closing the The Eastern Oregon All-Stars. police, with all members permit- paid the salary for Miss Arnholtz baseball teams took two state edge of the main business district Mrs. Nina Baxter, Mrs. Zette gap. Union Pacific freight agent moved under the lights Tuesday te£j t0 function in all three capa- an"¿duration maior Sh Bumgarner, Mrs. Gladys Engel­ at Ontario for three days football cUies if needed. The council was h education major. She class B champion-hip and plac- I were reduced to rubble. And hardt. and Miss Emma Zwemke. Tom Jones told the Chamber of was assisted by local college stu­ ed second once. structures in an area 28 blocks practice before leaving for Bend j askocj f 0 pass a resolution provid- Second grade— Mrs. Frances W Commerce Wednesday. The Antelopes won three SRY around were badly damaged, Up to Wednesday night, 817 Friday. The team has been prac-s ¡ng jor thjs organization, but af- dents, Janet Wakefield and Eu­ gene Maxfield. football championships, and fin- Mr. Bleakman has an insurance Bates, Mrs. Rosanclle Copeland, cars of potatoes had been shipped ticing regularly since Aug. 3. ter some discussion, it was de­ Mrs. Eulah F McConnel, Mrs In answer to the question, “ Was ished in the top three in eight out office about two blocks from the Four Nyssans are among the cided that any such resolution Mildred F.lliott, and Mrs. Florence this year, compared to 845 cars j to the same date last year, best of the Snake River valley— should provide for the authority it worthwhile?” we must admit of the nine years Ward coached scene of the explosion and re- Roth. ports his office door torn from it’s Dave Sewright, Clark Jaques, of the chief of police to investi­ that attendance was low and ir­ them. Third grade — Miss Frances j Jones said that during the week Ward has a B.A from the Col­ hinges and a wall moved about Burton Smith and Jerry Myrick. gate and approve any member. regular and the work done was Bateman, Mrs Helen Gonyer, ending Tuesday, this year’s car­ loads of potatoes totaled 296, com- Injuries have sidelined several Considering study of these items, necessarily of a very simple nat­ lege of Idaho, 1950, and an M S a fqot. Mrs. Bleakman, a medical lab­ Mrs. Naomi May. i pared to 157 cars for the same of the all-stars. Parma’s Dave it was decided to postpone any ure. The objective of such reme­ from the University of Oregon, Fourth grade—Mrs Eva Chad­ dial work is to make it easier to 1955. His major was physical edu- oratory technician, was in charge wick, Mrs. Elaine Nelson, Mrs. period last year Tuesday 69 cars Trost is out with a back injury, action until further study. integrate these children into their cation with a minur in social stu- of the Community Hospital at the Gladys Spitze, Mrs. Mary Thomp­ | left Nyssa, while 34 carloads were and Jay Johnson of Vale has back 1 time, while the supervisor was or. normal grades when school starts dies. shipped on the same day last injuries but may make the line­ Engineers Seek Project --------------------- — j vacation. She has been at the son. Mrs, Madge Thompson year. Under communications, Mayor in the fall. Studies by the State up, Coach Bob Morford said this Fifth grade— Mrs. Hazel Lane, i hospital for five years. Rinehart read a letter from the Department of Labor show that Wednesday, 59 carloads were week. Mrs. Joy McPartland, Mrs Lucille Mr. and Mrs Bleakman, along shipped, compared to 34 a year The all-star game, pitting the engineering firm of Hoffman, children of migrants are at least Back-to-School Pett, Mrs. Nelda Schenk. with many others, worked with- best of eastern Oregon against Fisk and Milar of Boise, in which a grade below normal because of Sixth grade— Mr. Elvin L. Bal- ago. Event Set Aug. 28 I | out ceasing from the time of the central Oregon’s best, will be they stated their desire to serve irregular attendance and lan- The annual Chamber of Com­ ! explosion Friday until 9 o’clock, lou, Mrs Mary Hatt, Mrs. Tavie , J° ne* said **»•* at onf *ime car. played at Bend Saturday evening. in the proposed sewer project guage difficulties. Hendricks, Mr. Ellis Lee Parnll. ?°ad ship™?nt* ° f .Potatif s merce back - to - school parade j Saturday night. 300 cars behind last year’s ship­ Proceeds from the annual contest Action was deferred on this. This educational attempt was a Mr. Virgil N. Seward. ping. The City Planning commission good beginning and we feel that and watermelon feed will be go to the Elks’ eye clinic. Mrs. Clarice Poor is elementary Wheat shipments were 105 cars Dar Mathewson, who moved recommended certain improve­ it should be continued each sum­ Aug. 28 this year, chamber pres, Wilson Places First principal. Mrs Josephine Rigney this year, compared to 133 cars from Parma to Ontario this year, ments be made along the east en -1 mer, sponsored jointly by the local idem Bob Wilson said this has charge of special education. In National Contest, on the same date last year, Jones is Morford’s assistant. trance to the city and a weed or- school district and the State De- week. PTizes will be offered in four Junior High said. dinance be passed. City Manager partment of Education. Receives Scholarship divisions in the parade — pets, Colby said the people were volun. ________________ Junior high school instructors Dan Ray Wilson, son of Mr and costumes, banners and slogans, tarily taking care of the weed _ . . , n include Principal Murl Lancaster, Mrs. Boyd Wilson has just re­ and bikes, trikes and wagons. James H. Nally, Mrs. Dorothy No­ problem, and the ordinance w as, A d r i a n H i g h o 6 t S Children will compete for $50 ceived a letter from the office of len, Mrs. Mildred Renstrom, Mrs. not needed at this time. The en- | the president of the Supreme in cash prises. trance improvement recommend- A l i g « O l ( S p e l l i n g Emblem Club in Seattle, stating Joan Weymouth, James Skeen, ed was to be given further study . . . . . . . ... , . that he has won a $500 scholar­ Miss Marie Coate, Irl Nolen, and Mayor Rinehart presented a Glen ™ aTd’ * d n a n high school Bennett Visits Posts, Frank Parr. ship from that club. petition from the property owners Principal, said this week he anti- On the high . school teaching He took first place in the na Leaves for National tional contest, for maintaining the ?}a* A Nyssa group will appear on in the northwest part of the city a£.e f*rinciPal Gene Chester The Payette County Fair and television, channel 2, from Boise asking that a 15-foot alley run- when the school opens Aug 31. Convention Tuesday highest scholastic record in the | ^ ^ a^ on* t Brum Rodeo is all set to go in our today on the Bonnie Wallis show ning north and south, west of Ward said Tuesday the school still bach. Melvin Calhoun, Carl Dev­ Fred Bennett, Oregon State club’s jurisdiction. from 2 to 3 p.m. in, Miss Marjorie Erstad, Mrs. neighboring town of New Plym­ Eighth street, between Walnut lacked a music teacher, but that Legion commander, returned to In June, Danny received a $200 the board had some applications Rena Dirksen will appear as the and Locust be opened. The need­ Gladys Higgins, Kinsey Keveren, outh, August 19-22. According to his home in Nyssa Tuesday night, scholarship from Ontario Em- cook of the day, and will be in­ ed land would be taken from the for the position Harry McGinley, Robert B Mor­ publicity chairman, Alden Mun­ after attending various Legion blem 192, on the same merits, terviewed on her trip to Girls’ properties along the east side of Registration for Adrian high ford, Miss Margery Nihart, Dale son, publisher of the Payette functions in Portland and other State. that area. After discussion it was school students will be Aug. 29 Lawrence K. Schwarz, Valley Sentinel, the fair will fur­ Oregon cities Two Nyssans Named Overstake, A vocal quartet, Sherry Glenn, decided to advise the petitioners from 9 a.m. to 5 p m. Robert Smith, Charles Steffens, nish the educational part of the While in Poatlend he attended rp *■. 1 -p. Georgia Lee Peterson, Barbara that they should plan to make it Mrs. Virginia M. Steffens, and program and the rodeo the great­ High school teachers are Sam installation of Columbia Power I O l i r e D e p a r t m e n t er pari of the entertainment. Glover and Neva Flake, will ren­ 18 feet wide to conform to the Tyson, social studies; LeRoy Buh. post, was conducted on a tour of Ben Keller and Keith Stoeffer Clyde T Swisher, In the fair they expect to have der selections, accompanied by majority of other alleys in Nyssa. ( ler, football and basketball coach, the National VA center, attended J were elected members of the Nys- j some of the top quality dairy and Virginia Lewis. and then the council would be and science; Mrs. Agnes Dilley, a state rehabilitation meeting and sa volunteer fire department last T _ _ _ 1 R o v q beef cattle of all Idaho, a large Linda Bowns will present a favorable. English; Mrs. Marie Moore, home a VA visiting service session. He week, according to Ralph Lawr- "U y b Vc machinery exhibit showing the reading and Dee Herron, a tap economics; Miss Arlene Burman, also attended a meeting in which ence, fire chief. T -. A r m p H latest ideas for farming in this number. Tanya Burningham and Parking Ordinance Passed commercial subjects; Mrs. Huffer, the staff of the “Oregon Legion- Keller is manager of the Nyssa ; rillllCU X v .tT i> area, and on Saturday evening Current bills for July were ap­ girls’ physical education; and Patty Miohaelson will appear in naire” was reorganized. The next office of Eastern Oregon Natural Pvt. Kenneth D Carroll, 19, son the kids will take part in a calf piano duets, and Reona Christen­ proved, the city , manager’s ... . . . . . report Charles Witty, vocational agricul- issue of the Legionnaire will be Gas, and Stoeffer is manager of of Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Carroll, and pig scramble. There will also sen will give an interpretive was received and filed, the finan- ture Mr. Ward will teach some the first of these newspapers to Service Parts Co. Route 1, Ontario, recently was be a tractor driving contest. cial report for the fiscal year end- c]asses dance number. assigned to the 57th Artillery in be printed solely by the Legion Lawrence said the department The rodeo will be a three night ________________ Ron Schoen of Schoen Studios ing June 30 was presented by j department. The balance of his still has one opening. Member Point Vicente, Calif. affair with the finals on Saturday Mayor Rinehart and filed, the city J v will speak on photography, as Carroll, a missile crewman with time was spent in making com­ ship has been limited to 25 since night. There are six major events manager was instructed to re- F o r m e r N y S S O I O U t n guest speaker of the day. a reorganization some 12 years the 57th’s Battery D, completed and the stock is furnished by mission appointments. basic combat training at Fort £ Wins Essay Honors Bennett also witnessed burning ago. Prunty Bros, of Elko, Nevada. Ord, Calif. Bill Brummett of Weiser will be amending traffic control and pro- The Journal received a clipping j of the mortgage in Lebanon, Ore.,j He attended Adrian High the announcer. viding for parking regulations on taken from a Salt Lake City and attended a VA committee K o n S O I l S P l a n School. His wife. Carman, lives meeting in Salem. i the city’s leased parking lot was newspaper reading as follows: in Fremont, Calif. He will leave Tuesday for the A n i U i a l P i C I l i C Johnnie Johnson, who taught read for the third time and pass-: Daryl Duffin, 18, son of Mrs. Roth Gradual»« Fare H. Duffin, 328 W. 3rd No., National Legion convention in agriculture at Adrian Union high ed. Former Kansans and friends Graduated recently from the Minneapolis, Minn. The report of the engineering Salt Lake City (formerly of Nys -1 school from 1940-43, died in a now living in Idaho and Eastern Senior Platoon Leaders’ Candi­ firm on the sewer system was dis. sa), won honors in the “ Space Age Salem hospital Aug. 2, 1959. Oregon will hold their annual pic­ date Course at Marine Corps Football practice for Nyssa high Mr. Johnson was bom at Wal­ cussed and the city manager was Challenge to America” essay co n -: 4-H Annual Camp nic Sunday, Aug. 23, at 1 p.m. in Schools, Quantico, Va., was Ron­ school begins Aug. 24, Coach Bob lowa. Ore., married Mary Lou instructed to submit figures fo r ; test. The contest was sponsored j Now at Payette Lakes the Caldwell Memorial park. ald K. Roth, son of Mr and Mrs. Burger of Ontario, and attended the cost of servicing a part of “ A” by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, j Those planning to attend are Carl Roth of 706 N. Third St., Morford said this week. Prospects One hundred and two 4-H club are to report to the practice field Oregon State college. He had liv- area, which includes some of the Post 409. asked to bring a picnic dinner and at 5 p.m. He received a $10 prize for his | members from Malheur county their own table serveie. Beverage Nyssa. ed in Salem the past several Industrial subdivision south of He joined the Marine Corps Morford said he expects about y ear5 King avenue, and to have a reso- essay and will now go on to state are attending the annual 4 - H and ice cream will be furnished program while a student at the camp at Payette lakes this week. 36 varsity players and some 35 Survivors, other than the wi- lution prepared for the next competition. by the association. College of Idaho. freshman prospects. Daryl was also on the honor Also attending camp are eight dow of the home, are one son of meeting for the creation of sewer adult leaders and 13 junior lead­ The Oregon State Athletic as­ roll graduating from West high Salem; a sister, Julia Reel; and districts No. 5 and 6 , describing JOHANNES DIRKSEN INJURED ers who are the activity instruct­ sociation sets practice starting school in Salt Lake City. a brrther, Arthur Johnson, both their boundaries, ors and cabin counselors. The | WHILE OPERATING BALER Min dates and also sets a deadline for Date Max. of Wallowa, Ore. Johannes Dirksen suffered se­ campers left Aug. 11 to spend 68 61 beginning competition, Morford vere head lacerations and a badly Aug. 5 five days at camp at the Univer-1 91 58 said. Aug 6 DLIVER TRANSFERRED sity of Idaho Forestry camp at severed left hand in an accident Aug 7 ---- 95 54 [•O LAKEVIEW, OREGON McCall, Idaho, ‘ a'n d 'w ilP relu m I at his f,ar™ hom,e ’ ^ umile? SOuL^ 94 54 Hubert J. Oliver, civil engineer j 5 j west of Nyssa, last Thursday. He Aug. 8 95 58 Aug. 9 vith the local SCS, has been pro- Some of the special activities was caught by an automatic arm 95 55 Aug. 10 noted and transferred to Lake- burst” in which the planes in the The world’s first supersonic for­ . The names drawn this week at 89 64 Aug. 11 new, Ore., as an area engineer, mation acrobatic team, the Air diamond formation climb vertical­ planned for the campers are a of a ^ay “ a er' trip to the smoke jumpers head -1 w Dirkse" was takenuto Malheur the Nyssa Bank Days drawing effective Aug. 10. No replace- Force Thunderbirds, flying North ly in front of the audience and quarters, a dental clinic, and Memorial hospital where he was Owyhee Lake Storage were Earl Alexander, route 1, nent has been found as yet for American F-100C Super Sabres, then, with a roar from their after­ Aug. 12, 1958 564,310 Acre Ft treated and released yesterday in talks by the state police and a Aug. 12, 1959 235,660 Acre Ft. Nyssa; Dave Matthews, Jr., Ad­ Hr Oliver. good condition. will present a colorful and spec­ burners, break away to the four special wildlife man. rian; and Harold Kuhlman, route Mrs. Oliver and children are tacular exhibition of formation separate points of the compass Other activities will include 1, New Plymouth. None of the nsiting her folks in Colorado this acrobatics at Payette Thursday, Trailing white smoke like a burst­ studying crafts and swimming three were in Nyssa to collect the veek ing skyrocket, each airplane then Aug. 27, at 4 p m. Leaders attending camp are prizes. Flying their red, white and blue dives for the ground, and ap­ Mrs. Sam Pobanz, Mrs. Elwyn The weekly drawing is Tuesday Century series fighters, the Thun­ proaching the field from four op­ Turner and Mrs. Clarence Lang, in Nyssa at 3 p m. Next week the jack-pot prize will be $150 No derbirds, the U.S Air Force offi­ posite directions, the F-100’s cross who are handling the craft per­ The census gives farmers the purchase is necessary. The only Why take a farm census? cial aerial demonstration team, head-on at a selected point in j iods; Mrs. Bill Moore and Mrs Census taking requires money same kind of information used requirement is to be in a partici­ will perform loops, rolls, vertical front of the crowd with only a Lester Cleaver, who are in charge “U” turns, corkscrew rolls and few feet separating each airplane of the campfire programs; Mrs and time, but turns up facts about by businesses and governmental pating store at the time of the More persons were employed in other maneuvers in a close-knit, drawing. Flying the North American F Wally Stiener, who is helping the fast-changing business of far- agencies in making decisions. Oregon in mid-July than in any four - plane diamond formation. 100C Super Sabres, the Thunder­ with recreation; Mrs. Orland ming that makes it well worth- Public a n d private agencies other July in history, says State With wing tips overlapping and birds became the world's first White, acting as nurse; and Mrs i while, maintains Marion D. Tho- serving farmers with information, AUGUST TRAFFIC WARNING Employment Commissioner David separated vertically by o n l y supersonic acrobatic team when Ted Bowers, who is KP director. mas, Oregon State college exten­ materials, transportation, credit, If you’re taking a vacation this H. Cameron. An estimated 705,- “broomstick” clearance, the team they were equipped with this out -1 Junior leaden acting as cabin sion agricultural economist. The storage and the like, all use cen­ month or planning any weekend 100 Oregonians had jobs last will fly the show at speeds rang­ standing airplane in June of 1956 counselors are Billie Fifer, Sally 17th nationwide farm count will sus figures to guide their plans, trips, watch out. month compared to 704.400 in ing from 150 to 750 miles per Powered by a 10,000-pound thrust Griffin, Jackie Girvin and Lynn start in October in Oregon. That’s the advice from the De­ the economist points out. Adver­ mid-June, and 681.400 in July a hour. The census provides a factual tising staffs of publications and partment of Motor Vehicles Traf­ Pratt & Whitney J57 jet engine, Reagan, all of Vale; Joe McKenna. year ago. All of the Thunderbirds’ man­ the F-100 set the world’s first Bill Huling. Lynne Hoffman, Kay foundation for wise management firms that make or sell farm goods fic Safety Division which notes A surge in wage and salary official supersonic speed record Louise Ross, Margaret Carlstrom of farms, businesses and govern­ use census information to deter­ that year after year August is employment more than off-e. euvers are executed at low alti­ in October 1953 with a speed of and Irene Whltsell of Ontario; ment, Thomas noted It’s our mine equipment wanted in dif­ not only the big travel month but tude and within a one-mile radius losses of agricultural work Manu­ main source of county and local ferent parts of the country. one of the big death toll months Frances Cleaver of Nyssa; Everett 755 miles per hou of the show area to keep their facture of wood products, food Jones and John Jones of Jordan data, he added Census answers performance in close where the Since th