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Nyssa Gate City Journal
VOLUME LV
The Sugar City
THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA, OREGON. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1960
Idaho Canning Company Operations
Traced Through Planting, Harvest,
Plant Corn Processing for Shipment
Corn tiranni Canninii in Tuli Opvralion
The Idaho Canning company plant of Nyssa is in full pro­
duction canning maize. We commonly call it corn but, accord­
ing to Encyclopedia Britannica, this is not good usage since
corn is synonomous with “grain,” and may be applied to any
cereal, in many countries.
Anyway, the local canning company is running “full blast”
and putting up an enormous amount of sweet corn. Accord-
---------------------------------------*ing to Bob Moss, Payette, as­
sistant manager of Idaho Can­
ning plants, the plant in Nyssa
can put up in four 10-hour
shifts more corn than the en-
Nyssa Carloads
Lead Malheur
Potato Shipments
Carlot shipments of potatoes
from Malheur county from Wed­
nesday of last week through
Tuesday of this week total 95
cars, bringing total shipments to
927 cars for the year, compared
with 1519 cars at this same time
in 1959.
As usual, over two-thirds of the
total shipped from the county is
from Nyssa, with 687 cars, and
the balance of 240 from Vale and
Ontario.
Tom Jones, local freight agent,
called the Journal’s attention to
the fact that Tuesday of this week
shipments totaled 23 cars while
last year the harvest was near
enough completed that only six
cars went out on the correspond­
ing date.
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Onion shipments are still above
those of last year at this time.
Shipments in 1960 are 31 to date
as compared with 27 for last year
at this time.
U. S. Department of Agriculture
report No. 31, dated Sept. 6 from
Caldwell reported, “Harvesting
moderate, U. S. No. 1, demand ex­
ceeds supply; market stronger on
U. S. No. 2, demand fair, market
steady. Price to growers: Russets
No. 1, $3.15 to $3.25 and for No. 2,
$1.10 to $1.25.
UPPER PICTURE shows the
husking, cutting and trimming
room at Idaho Canning com­
pany's Nyssa plant. On extreme
right and left of picture are two
rows of husking machines, each
attended by two women. There
are 11 of these machines. In the
center is the cutting and trim­
ming section. In the background
may be seen the conveyor belt
taking corn to the room upstairs
where it is cut from the cob.
Photo at left shows corn being
cut from the cob by 12 machines,
one of which is shown at ex­
treme left of picture. The front
conveyor belt is carrying corn
that has been cut off and the
second belt carries the cobs out­
side the building where it joins
husks being ground into silage.
—Staff Photos.
Nyssa AFS Group Onion Growers 10th Anniversary
Host National
Meets io Discuss To
Meeting Oct. 7-8 Hospital Dinner
National Onion association Slated Sept. 17
Student Exchange is The
formulating plans to meet in
Members of Nyssa chapter of
American Field service met at
Brownie’s cafe at noon Aug. 27.
Attending the meeting were Gene
Agriculture Census
Chester, Bob Thompson, Bill Rus­
sell, Mary Sallee, Joe Bellon, Tom
Shows Malheur Farm
Jones, Clarice Poor, Duane Hol­
Averages 764 Acres
comb, Fred Arai, Evelyn New­
man, Pat Wright, Harlan Sager,
The 1959 census of agriculture,
Mrs. Max Urry. Walter McPart-
conducted in Malheur county last Fieldmen Aid Farmers
Field representatives are con­ land, Jack Meyers. Frank Wilson,
fall, counted 1,993 farms, accord­
ing to a preliminary report just tinually working to aid farmers Gene Stunz, Mr. and Mrs. Grant
issued by the Bureau of the Cen­ who contract corn with the com­ Rinehart and Lena Kalaya, ex­
sus, U. S. Department of Com­ pany. The growers use Golden change student from Greece who
merce. Total land in farms was Cross seed produced by the com­ is making her home with the
1,523,214 acres. Average size of pany and are told when to plant Rineharts, under the AFS pro­
farm was 764.3 acres. The average their fields in order that the corn gram.
The American Field service is
value of farms (land and build­ will mature at different times and
ings) in the county was $47,689. keep a steady supply at harvest a private, non-profit, educational
time.
organization, whose purpose is
Of the county’s farm operators,
The fieldman aiso tells the far-1
1,212 owned their farms, 461 own­ mer when to water his crop, when furthering of understanding and
good will among peoples of the
ed part of the land and rented 1
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world. It carries out this purpose
additional acreage, and 308 were
by bringing teenage students
tenant farmers.
from abroad to study in American
Average age of farm operators . Ralph Lowe Claims
in the county was 48.6 years and , $10 Bank Days Award high schools and preparatory
schools and to live with American
there were 265 farm operators 65
Names drawn this week at Nys­ families and communities for a
or more years of age.
Of the 1,993 farms in the coun- < sa Bank Days event were Joseph year. AFS also sends American
ty, 1,708 were commercial farms. J. Montague, route 2, Parma, for teenagers abroad to live with
Detailed statistics on crops, the $150 jackpot prize; Ralph families and attend school for two
livestock, equipment, etc., are, Lowe, 709 North Second, Nyssa, to five months.
The AFS was founded in 1914
presented in the preliminary re­ $10 second prize and Ora E. Clark,
as a volunteer ambulance corps
port, with comparable statistics I Nyssa, for third prize of $5.
Lowe was present in a partici­ and served with the allied forces
for 1954. Copies of the county
report may be obtained for 10 pating store to claim his award. in both World War I and II Its
cents from the Bureau of the
Next week the jackpot will ad­ peacetime program of interna­
Census, Washington 25, D C.
vance to the maximum of $200. tional exchange on the teenage
level was founded in 1947, the
summer program in 1950 and the
school program in 1957.
Discussed at the recent meeting
were qualifications for the AFS
Americans abroad. The group is
hoping that some student will
Ey MAYOR GRANT RINEHART
meet those qualifications and
Education can be defined as the training of man’s body, have the desire to study in a for­
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the formation of his character, the cultivation of his mind, eign country.
Candidates must be at least 16
and the manner in which these are related to one another.
years of age by June 30, 1960,
In a democracy, such as ours, one of the greatest demands must
studied a foreign lan­
is knowledge of government or political science. Without this guage have
for two years by June 1960
knowledge by each member*’
Latin is considered a foreign lan­
of a democracy, there can be
Not long ago I overheard a suc­ guage.
nothing but internal decay cessful farmer say that he was
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through misuse of govern­ leading a life of agonizing mono­
ment and the end result would tony, using the same machinery, Legion Auxiliary
be failure of our government. the same land, the same crops
This must be a responsibility of each year with no anticipation of Unit Receives Awards
change I charge each young man
each individual.
Mrs C M Pounds, delegate to
The second responsibility of an and young woman that through the recent state convention, pre­
education
this
need
never
happen
individual is a choice of vocation.
sented Legion auxiliary members
At least the general field of voca­ to them.
with various awards when they
tion should be chosen during the Liberal Arts Offer 'Escape'
met in regular session Thursday
years of senior high school, and
The third responsibility of an evening. These awards were giv­
as much use made of all available individual in education is to fur­ en to her at the convention in
knowledge in this chosen field ther his education through the Seaside to be presented to the
liberal arts. To me this is the Nyssa unit. They consisted of
Some Will Accept Challenge
From this phase of education, only means of escape for the in­ certificate of meritorious service,
many individuals will have the dividual from slavery to his voca­ history award and certificate rec­
opportunity and some few will tion to a life of freedom For the ognizing outstanding achievement
accept the challenge of increasing average individual this may be in the poppy program.
the knowledge in their vocation, called a selfish part of his educa- > During the business portion of
for the growth and betterment tion since it is primarily for his! the meeting held at community
not only of themselves but of the own purposes and may have little' hall, tentative plans were made
betterment for the society as a I for a smorgasbord to be held dur­
society in which they live.
ing pheasant season. Plans were
A vocational education alone whole in which he lives.
A fourth responsibility of an made to attend district conference
cannot fully develop their con^
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mon humanity. It is not adequate individual in education cannot be in Adrian Sept. 21.
to make them good as men. as found in the state-sponsored pub­ The civil defense committee
citizens or as children of God. In lic education as we know it in the urged all members to see. if pos­
fact, a vocational education alone United States. It is one that is sible, the Boise air raid shelter.
individual
Missing the pot-of-gold when
will tend to make rote animals not demanded of
of the educated, with no interests by any laws of state or nation.
their names were drawn were
It is the science of God, or more Ellen Brown. Kay Wheeler and
other than their work and then
only an unsatisfactory, monoto^ commonly known as theology Jeanine Lytle. None were on
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hand to claim their winnings.
nous existence.
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Chamber of Commerce Speaker Lisis
Possibilities of Owyhee Development;
Oct. 8-9 Dedication Plans Discussed
Nyssa Schools
fair in 1957 and said that the Show Enrollment
people inquiring of the area were
not interested in the farms and | Over Last Year
crops produced but were asking I
Operation Larger Than Realized
Knowledge: It's Up io You' Message
Conveyed io Students by Nyssa Mayor
NUMBER 36
Lloyd Russell, president of Owyhee Lake resort, was guest
speaker at the Wednesday noon meeting of Nyssa Chamber
of Commerce. He is quite enthusiastic about Malheur county’s
future and especially the recreational possibilities.
He said the greatest needs to develop the possibility of the
Owyhee lake area were: (1) a decent road to the lake and (2)
many more overnight accom-*--------------------------------------
modations in the surrounding
towns.
Russell told of the Malheur
county exhibit at the state
tire state of Idaho will normally
use in one year. It will put up
25 tons of corn in one hour and
can process 100 acres each 24-
hour day. These figures make the
housewife’s job of canning the
family supply of corn seem rather
puny.
The operation is much larger
than the Journal writer expected
to find, and since the operation
lasts only about one month out
of each year it is doubtful if many
Nyssa residents realize how large
it is.
Moss took the writer on a con­
ducted tour of the plant and it is
understandable why it is mechan­
ized on such a large scale. He in­
formed us that the best corn in
the world was grown right here
in the valley and that it needed
to be processed in a hurry once
it was ready.
Idaho Canning company has
another plant at Payette. It was
constructed in 1903 to can peas
originally, but soon began the
canning of corn and this opera­
tion eventually replaced the other
when it became known that the
quality of the corn grown here
was unsurpassed.
The Nyssa factory was erected
in 1946 and over the years has
been gradually increased in size
approximately 50 percent. Pro­
duction of corn in the area has
also risen that amount without
a corresponding increase in acre­
age. The two plants are owned
by a closed corporation with Bob
Moss and his father being among
the largest stockholders.
10 Cents Per Copy
The 10th anniversary of the
Ontario Oct. 7 and 8 Heading up
a local committee to make ar­ dedication of Malheur Memorial
rangements for thd two-day meet­ hospital in Nyssa will be observed
ing are Tom Iseri and Joe Komoto by a banquet at Nyssa high school
of Ontario, reports Fred Hagel- cafetorium Saturday, Sept. 17,
stein. Malheur county extension 1960, at 7:30 p.m., according to
committee members.
agent.
Guest speaker will be Toshiro
A meeting of opion producers
and shippers org,.^rations of eas­ Shimanouchi, counselor, Japanese
tern Oregon and western Idaho Embassy, Wash., DC. His topic
was recently held in Ontario. will be “Progress of Democracy
Iseri and Komoto made commit­ in Japan Since V-J Day.” He will
tee assignments for local arrange­ touch on such other points as
economic progress in Japan and
ments at that time.
Some 150 national association , the Far East, growth and influ­
members are expected to attend ence of communism in Japan and
the two-day meet. This will be the Far East and cancellation of
the third year that local producer Eisenhower’s recent visit to Ja­
and shipper associations have pan.
Dinner will be served by hospi­
hosted a National Onion associa­
tal auxiliary members, with the
tion meeting.
Committee chairmen for the assistance of other civic organiza­
Oct. 7-8 meeting include Roy Hi­ tions.
Tickets are $3 50 each and are
rai, Nyssa, registration; George
Sugai, Payette, banquet; and Bob on sale at Bob Thompson agency,
Owyhee Drug, Nyssa Pharmacy,
Burns, Nampa, transportation.
The entertainment committee is Firestone store, Wilson Bros. De­
headed by Jerry Stone of Parma. partment store and the Eagles
Publicity will be handled by Fred lodge in Nyssa. In Ontario they
Hagelstein and Ralph McDonald, may be purchased at the Ontario
Chamber of Commerce office or
Parma.
Other committee chairmen in­ from the Japanese-American Ci­
clude decorations, Tom Moore of tizens league.
Nyssa, and special guest invita­ Other places where tickets may
tions, Jerry Stone, Charles Burns be secured are from Don Lack­
land insurance agency in Parma,
and Joe Komoto
Brown’s Insurance agency in Ad­
rian or High Furniture store in
Growers to Receive Vale.
Potato Price Bonus
From Ore-Ida Plant
Legion District 15
Growers will receive 25 cents Conference Slated
per hundredweight bonus on all
No. 2 grade Russet variety pota­ Sept. 21 at Adrian
toes on contra.' t to Ore-Ida Potato
American Legion and auxiliary
Products, Inc. The bonus will be district 15 conference will be held
paid on the date of the last pay­ in Adrian Sept. 21, according to
ment on the contracts.
District Commander George Hirai
The voluntary bonus was an­ of Nyssa.
nounced this week by F Nephi
Meeting with Legion and aux­
Grigg. Ore-Ida president, as a help iliary members in the district will
to area growers whose crops were be State Commander Merle John­
damaged by late spring frosts son of Oregon City and Depart­
causing a greater percentage of ment President Mrs. Maxine Bi­
No. 2 grade potatoes which are gelow of Medford.
contracted at cheaper prices.
A social hour is scheduled at
Total prices on contracts are I the Legion hall from 7 to 7:45
arrived at by percentage of No. 1 p m., to be followed with a dinner
and No. 2 potatoes harvested To­ at 8 o’clock in the Adrian grade
tal bonus to growers is estimated : school cafeteria
to be about $150,000.
Mrs. George Hirai and Mrs.
Mildred Elliott are members of
the decorating committee and
PTA MEETING POSTPONED
ticket chairman is Thurman Pier­
UNTIL THURSDAY, SEPT. 22
Nyssa PTA meeting was sche­ cy.
duled to be held Sept. 8 (to­
night), but acording to Mrs.
Lester Clearer, president, has
now been postponed until
Thursday night, Sept. 22. at
8 p.m.
about fishing, hunting, rock hunt- j
ing and beautiful scenery. We
can except a feature article in the
Saturday Evening Post in the
near future, he said, as one of its
writers had recently spent a day
and night in the Owyhee reser­
voir area.
Park Dedication Planned
Plans are being made for state
highway and state park officials
to be guests of the county at the
lake and to attend a dedication
of the park and the erection of a
commemorative plaque for a Mr.
McCormick on Oct. 8 and 9.
Mr. McCormick is a deceased
member of the park commission,
formerly of Pendleton, and it is
assumed that the park will bear
his name. The road above the
dam now under construction will
also be completed by that time.
Ken Renstrom suggested that
other towns, through the Malheur
Development association, be in­
vited to take part in the dedica­
tion ceremonies and aid in getting
a large crowd out.
Association Members Named
Tom Jones said members of the
new county development group
representing Nyssa had been ten­
tatively selected. They are Ren­
strom, Ham Chadderdon and Bill
Wahlert.
Leonard Hewett reported no re­
cent activity in the Industrial De­
velopment corporation.
Bob Allen, who recently moved
here from Texas and plans erec­
tion of a bowling alley, was a
guest at the nSeeting
Winners Announced
In Booth Competition
At Malheur Fair
In fair booth competition at
this year's Malheur county fair,
in class I, blue ribbons and $50
awards were presented to On­
tario Garden club on their booth,
"The Golden Touch of Midas;”
Oregon Slope Grange, Vale Farm
Bureau, Harper Grange, Oregon
Trail Grange and Vale Grange.
Red ribbons and $40 went to
Nyssa Town and Country Garden
club on their entry, "Alice in
Wonderland;” Boulevard Grange,
Ontario Heights Grange, Adrian
Farm Bureau and Willowcreek
Grange. A white ribbon and $30
were presented to Vale Garden
club on their booth, “Sleeping
Beauty.” Traveling trophy was
awarded by Ontario Chamber o‘
Commerce.
In classes II and III, blue rib­
bons and $25 awards were pre­
sented to Malheur county library
and FHA club. Red ribbons and
$20 awards went to Methodist
youth fellowship and Cow Belles.
White ribbons and $15 awards
were won by Pilgrim Lutheran
church and Malheur 4-H leaders.
Awards of merit and $5 were
presented to Guernsey club, Hol­
stein club, FFA, American Cancer
society, Malheur Soil Conserva­
tion district, Harper Civic club
and Owyhee Community church.
Nyssa schools have enrolled
1,285 students so far this year,
Supt. W. L. MePartland said yes­
terday. At approximately this
time last year, 1,277 students had
enrolled, giving a gain of eight
students this year.
The total included 323 in high
school, 237 in junior high and 725
in the grade school.
In the first grade, 133 are en­
rolled; transition room, 22; sec­
ond grade, 120; third grade, 113;
fourth grade, 110; fifth grade, 117;
sixth grade, 110; seventh grade,
118; eighth grade, 119; freshmen,
69; sophomores, 98; juniors, 81;
and seniors, 75.
30 to 40 More Expected
These enrollment figures are
subject to change within the next
few weeks. It is anticipated that
approximately 30 to 40 more stu­
dents will enter Nyssa schools
during that period.
MePartland points out that
within the next two years the
number of students leaving high
school, according to the above
figures, will be 156. During those
same two years the number en­
tering high school will be 237, a
difference of 81 students, which
will tend to overcrowd present
facilities.
Potato Committee
To Meet Sept. 23
At Pocatello, Idaho
C. R. Holden, chairman of the
Idaho and Eastern Oregon Potato
committee, has announced that
this committee, commonly known
as the Potato Control committee,
will meet Friday, Sept. 23, at Po­
catello, Idaho, 2 p.m. in Hotel
Bannock, to consider recommen­
dations for regulations for grade
and size and maturity require­
ments on the fall crop.
Present regulations on Russets
are: U. S. No. 2, or better grade,
2 inches minimum diameter or
4 ounces minimum weight, “gen­
erally fairly clean" and “slightly
skinned.”
Growing Conditions Vary
According to R. K. Hart, man­
ager, the above date has been
selected in order to give various
areas of the state time to deter­
mine condition of the fall crop
inasmuch as there has been con­
siderable variance in growing
conditions throughout the state,
and in view of the fact that some
areas have recently been damag­
ed by early frost.
Some areas have had relatively
good growing conditions; there­
fore, it would be difficult to de­
termine at an earlier date what
kind of regulations would be best
for the growing area as a whole,
Hart said.
Local members of district No. 2
Potato Control committee are
Warren Farmer, route 1, Nyssa,
producer; James William, Home­
dale, handler; Joe Saito, Ontario,
and George Sugai of Payette.
The W ni ting Line ...
HANBY SUFFERS INJURIES
IN CONSTRUCTION FALL
Sam Hanby of 895 North Sec­
ond street was seriously injured
when he fell approximately 20
, feet from an overpass south of
| Fruitland.
WEATHER
Hanby, who was injured Aug
Max. Min. Prec. I 22, was employed by a construc­
Date
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Aug. 31
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tion company that is erecting
— bridges and overpasses on the
88
Sept. 1
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88
— new freeway.
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Sept. 2
94
Sept 3 •
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He was taken to Holy Rosary
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38 hospital where it was expected
— 1 khat he would be hospitalized for
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Sept 5
48
THIS ROW OF TRUCKS loaded with corn is waiting at Idaho
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Sept. 6
a month to six weeks
Canning
company's Nyssa plant to unload onto th* dock which
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Sept. 7 •
Hanby is Watkins dealer for
south Malheur county and will can bo soon in th* background already filled to capecity. The corn
Owyhee Lake Storage
is shoved by tractor-dosers onio conveyor bolt« which carry 11 in­
Sept. 7, I960
217,510 Acre Ft not be able to supply his custom
side the cannery for proceasing.
—Staff Photo.
Sept 7. 1959
179,700 Acre Ft ers for some time
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