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Nyssa Gate City Journal
VOLUME LIV
The Sugar City
THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 3. 1959
10 Cents Per Copy
NUMBER 35
Nyssa Winners Listed at Malheur
County Fair, Termed Best in Years'
Second Annual Treasure Days Slated
For Sept 19; Prizes, Events Listed
The awarding of ribbons and prizes in front of the grand­
stand Saturday evening wound up what many called the best
County Fair in years. The fair officials voiced their praise
of all who had taken part in making the fair a success, and
were especially lavish of their praise for those in charge of
the entertainment planned for the afternoons and evenings,
•and gave much credit to this
cause for the large crowds in
| attendance each day.
Fair board chairman Blaine
1 Girvin of Vale presided at the
award ceremonies.
Nyssa’s second annual Treasure Days is set for Sept. 19.
with $600 in cash prizes for adults, and a dog show and prize
drawings for youngsters among the featured attractions.
Four drawings for $150 each are set for 1:30, 3, 4 and 5 p.m.
on Main St. Children between the age» of 4 and 12 may reg­
ister for prizes, and children of all ages may enter pets in the
dog show, to be held at Third*
and Main at 2:30 p.m.
The regular Nyssa Bank
Days list will be used for the
$150 drawings, with those not
Nyssa First Grade
Enrollment Booms
First grade enrollment in Nyssa
swelled to 143 students this week,
18 more than the anticipated en­
rollment of 125 students. The ex­
pected enrollment was determin­
ed by a census taken prior to
school opening.
Sixth grade enrollment, how­
ever, is down to 108 students,
Supt. W. L. McPartland said,
which may mean a teacher shift
from the sixth to the first grade
to level out the teaching load.
Other grade school classes re­
ported enrollments at near the
expected figures, McPartland said.
Junior high Principal Muri Lan­
caster and high school Principal
Gene Chester said enrollment in
their schools were near the fig­
ures anticipated.
on the list asked to register at
the Idaho Power Co. office.
The Harper Grange was award­
ed the Grand Champion ribbon
and $50 cash for the best com­
munity exhibit at the fair.
In the garden club exhibits On­
tario Garden Club was first place
winner with its theihe of getting
ready for the first Malheur
County fair in 1909. The Nyssa
Town and Country Garden Club
won second with an exhibit built
around the theme “Reflections.”
Among other Nyssa winners
and the classes were: Land Prod­
ucts—Junior Atagi of Route 1,
the Malheur Potato Crowers Cup
for the best potato exhibit; Den-
nis Spitze, Beal Seed Co. trophy
for the best corn exhibit by an
FFA member, and Spitze also won
the Malheur County Farm Bur­
eau plaque for the most outstand­
ing boy at the fair.
Grand Champion Stock—Dean
Sisson won the Statesman trophy
and cash award for the best fat
hog.
FFA Award—Top man for the
awards was Dean Sisson; FFA
Team Award—.Nyssa team won a
permanent trophy and banner for
judging breeding hogs and foi
livestock judging.
Adrian Lions Club award went
to Dean Sisson for the grand
champion female swine.
Miles Flake received a breed-
ing certificate from the Curtis
Improved Stud Service for the
best dairy exhibit in the milking
shorthorn class.
Prizes Valued at More Than $100
Poison Conirol
Registry Head
Lectures Here
Prizes for the children’s draw­ Dr. Carl G. Ashley, director of
ings have not yet been deter­ the Oregon Poison Control Regis,
mined, but total value will run try in Portland, lectured to six
more than $100, Treasure Days members of the medical staff and
Chairman Bob Thompson said. six of the professional nurses of
Coupons for the drawing will be the Malheur Memorial hospital
printed in next week’s Gate City Tuesday night, on the work of
Journal, and reprints of the cou­ the department.
pons will be available at all bus­ The registry is a division of the
iness establishments, Thompson Oregon medical school and is
said. The coupons must be filled sponsored by the Oregon Medical
out and registration completed at Assn, and the Oregon Hospital
the Eastern Oregon Natural Gas Assn. It was established in Sep­
Co. office at First and Main be­ tember 1957 and its primary func­
tions are to (1) furnish a consul­
fore 3 p.m. Sept. 19.
CRIES OF "MORE. MORE" rang throughout
melon-eating contest preceded the feed. Nyssa
Entîy blanks for the dog show tation center open continuously
are available from merchants, to telephone service for all hos­
businessmen sliced and served more than 1.200
South Park Friday afternoon at the annual
with all entrants urged to par­ pitals and physicians in the state,
Chamber of Commerce back-to-school water­
pounds of watermelon in an hour, wary of
ticipate. Prizes will be given for (2) maintain a poison index of all
the flying fingers cf melon-hungry youngsters.
melon feed. A downtown parade and a water-
the best-dressed dog. smallest, the known poisons — with the
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largest, longest ears, and shortest symptoms and antidotes, (3) sup­
tail. Prizes for the show are on port and aid, on a national level,
display at the Bob Thompson continuous research for antidotes
for new poisons and legislation
Agency.
needed as safety measures in the
Free cotton candy will be pro­ labeling and packaging of poison­
by the Chamber of Com­ ous substances.
Col. and Mrs. Daniel Taylor of
The zone unit number of the vided
merce, sponsors of the event, and
Downey, Calif, called at the
Ashley reported that of the 1500
Nyssa post offiqe was changed by White
Satin Sugar
Journal office Wednesday after­
deaths from poisoning in 1957,
the Post Office department July
noon. They were enroute home
more than a third were children
23, 1959. However, the new zone
from the national American Le­
under 5 years of age. He said
rate for parcel post mails did no*,
gion convention at Minneapolis.
a large percentage of these deaths
go into effect at the local office
They stopped in Nyssa to dec­
were due to carelessness.
until Monday, Aug. 24, when a
orate the graves of Mrs. Taylor’s
He said that of 579 cases re­
new coded zone unit chart was
Nyssa Lions have s<.t Sept. 16 ported in Oregon from September
parents and grandparents. Her
received. The most significant
parents were Mr. and Mrs. Neil
result of the new change will be as the date for a drive supporting i . 1957 to December 1958, only 35
Morehead and her grandparents
the placing of Portland and most “Live, Inc.,” a fund raising effort , deaths occurred. 17 of those were
were Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Ehr-
from carbon monoxide (the kind
W.llamette valley cities and towns to aid the blind.
Lions President Dick Tensen one gets from the fumes from the
good, who were pioneers here.
within the third zone from Nyssa,
named Art Colby chairman of the car exhaust), 10 from sedatives,
Ehrgood Ave. was named for
rather than the fourth.
campaign, which will feature the
them. Mrs. Taylor has been
Zone units are determined over sale of products made by the 4 from ASPIRIN, and 4 from pes­
away from Nyssa since 1919 and
the United States by lines of lati. blind These products will be on ticides.
remembers only a few people
Most people know the general
tude and longitude and the eight display at the First National Bank
here now.
rules to prevent occurance of pois­
mailing
zones
over
the
U.S
are
Speed of trains over lines of the
and at Schoen Studio on Sept. 16.
Col. Taylor is an associate na­ Union
determined by the relationship of Lions throughout Eastern Ore­ oning but do not know the symp­
Pacific railroad through 24
toms or what to do once the
tional chaplain in the American eastern
one
of
these
units
to
another.
Nys
­
towns will be the
gon and Idaho participate in the
Legion and is the originator of subject Oregon
AWED EXPRESSIONS of onlookers testify to the melon-eating
sa is bisected by one of these lines drive, Tensen said. Colby and harm has been done. Dr. Ashley
of
a
public
utility
com
­
the ceremony of presenting the
but due to the location of the old Stan Newman attended a meeting ! said that if there was one general
capability of this con'estant in Friday's watermelon-eating con­
Cross of God to retiring national missioner hearing at Salem Tues­
post office building, it has been of committee chairmen in Nampa I rule that should be stressed it
test
at
South
City
Park.
The
contest
was
part
of
the
Chamber
Sept. 29, at 10 a m.
chaplains. This is the third time day,
in
the unit which extends to the last week, where plans were co­ would be for the container that
of Commerce back-to-school event for Nyssa youngsters. Al­
Of interest to Commissioner
had poison in it to be brought to
this award has been made. The Jonel
east
of Caldwell, Idaho. After cor­ ordinated.
though he made a game effort, the lad pictured lost out to
C. Hill are the company’s
the doctor so he could check on
first presentation was made at rail speeds
respondence
with
the
department
—Journal photo.
through Adams, Ar­ larger contestant.
the antidote, If he did not know
Miami in honor of the former lington, Athena,
in
Washington,
D.C.,
instigated
Condon.
the antidote, he could call the
Governor Knight of California in Elgin, Enterprise, Burns,
some months ago by inquiry of PTA Meeting Slated
Valley,
Portland office and find out from
1956, and the second in 1957 in Heppner, Hermiston, Grass
Chamber of Commerce President
Imbler,
Ione,
the registry there.
Atlantic City in honor of Presi­ Irrigon, Island City, Juntura, La
Robert Wilson, it was determined Sept. 10 at 8 P.M.
Chuck Smith of the local hos­
There will be a PTA meeting a*
dent Eisenhower. This year the Grande, Lexington, Milton-Free­
that the new post office building
award was made in honor of Gov water, Moro, Nyssa, Umatilla,
was west of the line and is now 8 p.m Thursday, Sept. 10. at the pital said it carries approximately
Pat Brown of California.
in the zone unit in which the Ad. schocl cafetorium. This will be a 50 drugs as poison antidotes, as
Vale, Wallowa and Wasco.
First in the pets division went' rian and Vale offices are located. teacher-reception meeting by tht recommended by the registry
Nyssa school children had a la=’
Mrs. Taylor won first prize at
fling at summer fun Fridav at to D’ck Tracy and Jimmy Se- There will be minor cnanges of Nyssa Jaycees.
Minneapolis« for the legislative
the annual Chamber of Commerce wright and second was won by rates to some areas due to the
Hosti for the evening will be
presentation for the Western FFA Judging Team
back-to-school parade and water-' David Wilson. Only two prizes shifting of the zone line. How­ Mr and Mrs. Frank Morris, and Moore Only Winner
division.
Goes to State Fair
melon feed at South City park. A j were given in this section.
ever, the most notable change will the business meeting will be con­ At Bank Days Event
Nyssa high school’s FFA judg­ watermelon-eating contest at the I In bikes, trikes and wa~ons. be to the Willamette valley and ducted by Mrs. Max Urry, presi­ The names drawn this week at
Kur*z Familv Honored ing team will leave Friday for the park, with entrants determined by Christy and Marcia Wyckoff won Portland due to the volume of dent. There will be a special mu­ the Nyssa Bank Days event were
fair at Salem, where it will drawing proved entertaining for first, Christine Warr second and I parcel post mail handled. Reduc­ sical number.
Lorin Munn of route 2, Nyssa,
At Church Functions state
compete in judging contests and both participants and onlookers Sylvia Holly, third.
All
parents
are
invited
and
urg
­
tions
in
rates
to
this
area
will
who was not present to win the
About seventy relatives and a other events. Carl Devin will ac­ Linda Colby and Ray Grijalva
First place for the best slogan range from 1 cent on the first ed to attend to get acquainted jack pot prize of $200: Sam Moore
few friends from a distance at­ company the group
won $3 first prizes in the contest, went to Patricia and Susan An­ pound to $1 22 on 70 pounds.
with their children’s teachers.
of route 2, Nyssa, who was in a
tended the services a week ago
Team members are Dean Sisson, with George Lewis and James derson, second to Barry Curry and
participating store and took home
Sunday in the Presbyterian Dee Child, Will Hust, Reed Pat­ McGinnis taking $2 second prizes. third to Pau! Wilson
$10,
second prize; and Clyde Gil­
church when Rev. Harold Kurtz, terson, Mike Savage, John Peter­ Three prizes, worth $5. $3 and
Reed Ray, Eddie Taylor and
bert of route 2, Nyssa, who was
a missionary from Ethiopia, was son. Truman Cleaver, Gary Price, $2. were given in each of four Lloyd Mackrill served on the
not present to win third prize of
the guest speaker, remaining for1 Don Arai, and Sam Smit. They divisions in the parade. Scott watermelon committee, and Bob
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$5
a picnic dinner in the basement will return Monday.
Douglas won first place in the Wilson and Fred Bracken headed
The weekly drawing is held in
of the church. Relatives came
costume division, with second go­ the parade committee.
Nyssa on Tuesday at 3 pm. No
A
new
law
which
requires
the*
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from Boise, Sweet. Emmett, Cald­ DALE BINGMAN TH srpv?
Merchants supporting the event
ing to Kip Herron and third to
purchase is necessary. Next week
of produce cash buyers
well, Parma and Montour. Idaho., AS CAMPAIGN CHAIRMAN
were Taylor’s Market, The Merc, licensing
Susan Douglas
City Sewer Problem
the jackpot prize will be $200,
and
bonding
of
wholesale
produce
Monday Mr and Mrs. Kurtz j Dale Bingman, local represen­
Bracken’s, Wilson Bros , East Side dealers was discussed at a meet­
second prize $10 and third prize
drove to Boise where thev rented tative of the Idaho Power Co.,
Market, Eder Hardware. M & W ing of Malheur county growers. | Outlined to Chamber $5
The Nyssa Chamber of Com­ In last week's Journal it was
a house on the south bench where will serve as Nyssa campaign
Market, Wilson’s Super Market,
and shippers last night merce Wednesday heard City
■the girls will enroll in the Frank, chairman for the Ore-Ida Boy
Ray’s Food Fair, Firestone Store, processors
Ontario.
Manager Art Colby outline the reported that the jackpot prize
lin school.
First National Bank and Ben at The
Scout council finance campaign
law, enacted by the Oregon city's sewer problem and plans for Sept 1 would be $250. It has
Franklin
Store.
Thev left Tuesdav and visited1 this fall. Kickoff is slated for Tickets for the annual SRV con­
legislature this year, calls for a I resulting from a study of the since been learned that the maxi,
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in the Bill Kurtz home in Merril’ Oct. 22. Committee and team ference football jamboree, sched­ |
mum jackpot prize is $200.
$50 license for cash buyers, and | problem.
until Friday. They stopped that members will be announced in uled at Ontario Sept. 11, are on ZAILYA FAY SNYDER
a $50 license and $2,000 cash bond
Colby said the city is faced
sale at the high school and at TREATED FOR BURNS
night enroute to Portland and the near future
for wholesale produce dealers. It
two major problems. First Frosh-Soph Welcome
Bruce Bennett, chairman of the Bernard Eastman’s office. Princi­ Zailya Fay Snyder, 19-month- was effective Aug. 5, with those with
were over night guests in the
is the inadequacy of the lift sta­
Richard Zimmerman home in Malheur Scout district, said it is pal Gene Chester said yesterday. old daughter of Mr. and Mrs affected allowed 30 days from tions
the sewage treatment Dance Set for Friday
Bend. While in Portland they through the unselfish work of The jamboree pits the four west Claire L B. Snyder of route 1. that date to comply with the pro­ plant, and
The annual high school Froth-
and
second is that the
visited in the Dr Merle Kurtz men like Bingman that the Boy teams, Nyssa. Vale, Parma anr' Nyssa, was admitted to Malheur visions.
Soph Welcome dance is set for
sewer
system
cannot
be
expanded
home and with former friends. Scout council is able to bring Ontario, against the four east Memorial hospital at 6.40 p m
Shay Bybee of Owyhee Produce
the first problem is solved Friday at the cafetorium It will
Harold was a pastor in the First| scouting to the communities of teams. Emmett, Weiser, Payette Sept. 1. with first and second de­ said that the new law would prob­ until
The
city manager said that 15 be the high school’s first social
and
Meridian,
each
team
playing
United Presbyterian church on Idaho counties and two Oregon
gree burns of the body.
' ably meet more resistance by be­ residences
have been hooked up function of the year, sponsored
39th Ave before leaving for Ethi­ counties which make up the Ore- for one quarter.
She received the burns at her coming effective this late in the to the system
this year, but that by the student body
Tickets are $1 for adults, and home when her dress caught on potato season than it would have
opia five years ago He was guest Ida council area.
Also set for Friday are the
50 cents for students with activ­ fire, while her older brothez step­ at an earlier date. He said two present new and proposed sub­ Frosh-Soph Olympics, which will
speaker in this church Sunday
divisions
cannot
be
hooked
up
ity
cards
ped into the house after setting buyers had indicated to him that until improvements in the system get under way at 2:30 p.m at the
morning and the family attended DRIVER'S EXAMS FRIDAY
a dinner in their honor in the
the trash can on fire She is being they would not buy the license are made
A
drivers license examiner
high school The event is staged
church dining room at noon.
will be on duty in Nyssa Friday, Weight Control Group treated at the hospital.
now, and therefore would not buy
The city council will discuss the and sponsored by the Lettermen’s
A reception wa> held that eve­ Sept. 4, 1959. at the City Hall be­ Starts Meeting Series
produce in Oregon after today
engineer’s report at its regular club, and features competition in
ning in the church with friends tween the hours of 9 am and 2
several athletic events
Leonard Hewett of the First, meeting Tuesday, Colby said
The
weight
control
group
will
from other churches as invited p.m.. according to an announce­ hold an organizational meeting at
National bank told the Nyssa
guests preceding the evening ment received from the Depart­ the Maulding Clinic, Sept 8 at 8
Chamber of Commerce Wednes-1
service They returned to Adrian ment of Motor Vehicles of Ore- pm
day noon that at least two Idaho
Most Nyssa businesses will
gon
Tuesday.
This will begin a new series of be closed Monday in observance buyers had said they would not
weekly meetings and all women of Labor Day. one of the clos­ buy licenses this year.
of the community who are inter­ ing days set by the Chamber
LDS Second Ward
Union Pacific order of 75 turbo. trie for Union Pacific and are de­
ested in losing weight are invited of Commerce.
to come. The senes of meetings
Most grocery stores will be Building Fund Dinner charged diesel-electric locomo­ signed to haul freight faster and’
will cover 20 weeks.
tives are new beginning to make more economically They burn a
closed both Sunday and Mon­
their appearance in the system. residual fuel—a thick, viscous
day. giving employe* a rare Slated September 11
In a wire received yesterday million dollars in funds for these Weather
two-dsy holiday.
The LDS Second Ward will They are the world’s mightiest substance with a heavy tar con­
just prior to press time. Congress, projects Among those caught up Date
have a building fund dinner Sep self-powered locomotives at work, tent which must be heated be­
Max. Min
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man Al Ullman notified the Jour­ in the bill is the Malheur river Aug 26
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11 at 7 p.m. at the high school develop 2400 horse-power, and fore it will flow freely This fuel
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SCHOOLS
nal that the House had failed by flood control project, upon which Aug r
can pull 735 fully loaded freight is much cheaper than the diesel
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Nyssa schools will be closed cafeteria
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one vote to override the presi­ the Army Engineers have been Aug 28
Mend ay for Labor Day. the first
Entertainment will feature the cars (more than 7 miles of cars) now being used.
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The ignition system, by Bendix,
dent's veto of a public works working most of the summer.
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52 of the year's holidays listed this "Ha_h Browns". popular Boise , on a level track
It has two engines—an auxiliary fires this iow-volstiie fuel as ef­
fund
Ullman says the funds for the Aug 30
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50 week by h'ih school Principal Barber Shop Quartet. They are:
Loren Rader, tenor; Bob Swanson, diesel engine and a gas-turbine ficiently as volatile gasoline in an
Gene Chester.
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This bill was a public works Malheur project are serioualy en­ Aug 31
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Other holiday* ar* Veteran* lead: Doug Swanson, baritone, power plant They depend on fuel automobile engine The fuel in.
measure for $1.206.000.000 cover­ dangered but that he "will do Sept 1
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Day. Nov. lit Thanksgiving. and Tom Taylor, bass Jack Link injection and ignition systems to jection system is used in the aux-
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ing 67 projects scattered rather everything possible to salvage the« Sept. 2
Owyh** Lak* Storage
Nov. >MTl Christmas. Dec. 23- of KLDO Boise, will act as master keep their mighty power flowing iliary diesel engine, which also
widely over the United States It project." He blamed solid GOP
furnishes power for “yard” move-
included quite a number in the opposition to the public works for Sept 1, 1958 - 502.320 Acre Ft Jan. 4; and spring vacation. of ceremonies There will also be smoothly and efficiently
I They are built by General Elec. I ment of the locomoti/e
Sept 1. 1959
1S9 956 Acre P» ♦ 'Mar 17-1«. School ends May M local talent entertainment
northwest and involved over 100 defeat of the measure
Pioneer Daughter
Visits in Nyssa
P. 0. Re-Zoning
Wil! Aid Nyssa
Lions Plan Sales
¡Of Blind Products
U.P. Train Speeds
Subject of Hearing
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Nyssa Children End Summer Fun
With Back-to-School Parade, Feed
Malheur Producers, Shippers Discuss
New Law Requiring Bonds, Licenses
SRV Jamboree
Tickets on Sale
Businesses Close
For Labor Day
House Sustains President s Veto;
Malheur Project Funds Endangered
U. P. Railroad Is Now Using World's
Most Powerful Self-Propelled Engine