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Nyssa Gate City Journal
VOLUME LVI
The Sugar City
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THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 16. 1961
Court Members
Give Road Reports
At Chamber Meet
Tanya Burningham and Jack Dail
Crowned 24th Cinderella and Prince
Tanya Bumingham was crowned Cinderella with her
Prince, Jack Dail, at the 24th annual Cinderella Ball held
Saturday night, March 11, in the NHS gym. Janet Maulding,
duchess, and David Moore, duke, were the second royal couple
chosen.
Other members of the court were: girls, Karen Ellis, Louise
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Michaelson, Marilyn Pratt,
Rosemary Roth, Elaine Smith,
Bonnie Staples. An honored
guest was exchange student
i Lena Kalaya.
County Judge Ellis White and
County Commissioners Jake Fis
Plans have been ompleted for
cher and Earl Flock were speaker
guests at the Nyssa Chamber of the student body show on Greece
Commerce meeting Wednesday to be given at the school cafetor
ium tomorrow night (Friday) at
noon.
White said they were there to 8 o’clock. The show on Greece
give the group a report on some was selected because this year’s
of the problems they were en foreign student is from that
countering in the county and country and it will give residents
what they were doing in an effort of the area an opportunity to
to solve them. All three members learn more about one of our al
seemed to think that roads pre lied countries.
It will also serve as a means
sented the most pressing item at
of securing some of the funds
the present time.
Fischer said Jordan Valley had necessary to bring another stu
handled their road problems ef dent from a foreign country to
fectively through a plan in which study at Nyssa high school next
the county had furnished a road year.
The entertainment will feature
grader, a dump truck, a tractor
loader and allotted certain funds Grecian folk songs, folk dances
to the district. An advisory com and a film on Greece, flown here
mittee had been set up to deter from the Greek consular office in
mine where and how these funds San Francisco. The local high
should be used. Fischer said he school band will play and Lena
believed they were getting almost Kalaya, the student from Greece,
twice as much done this way than will give a talk on her native
they would if the work were done country. Admission is by mem
with county crews, due to the dis bership card and they will be on
tance necessary to move men and sale at the door Friday night.
equipment the long distance when
work was to be performed in that
district.
Flock reported that county
roads were not in too bad shape
now, as the winter had been dry i
and mild, but he said that with : David Moore, Nyssa FFA chap
the county continually losing i ter president and son of Mr. and
sources of revenue, it would Mrs. Max Moore of route 2, is re
eventually be necessary to have cipient of a $300 scholarship for
1961. Announcement was made
a county road levy.
this week by Carl Devin, Nyssa
White said the county was vo-ag instructor, who had receiv
making a survey of roads to de ed a letter from William Morris,
termine how much road they had, acting director of agricultural
where it was located, and set up education at Salem, telling of the
a cost accounting system to learn award.
what construction and mainten-
The scholarship, awarded by
ance costs were on different Standard Oil of California, will
types of roads, and by districts. be presented to Moore Friday
evening at the State FFA conven
Church and Hieter
tion in Salem.
Committees selecting award
Win Bank Day Prizes winners
are appointed by the
Names drawn this week at Nys FFA. Those selected must be se
sa Bank Days event were J. L. niors in high school or have gra
Church, 118 North Fifth street, duated not more than one year
$100 jackpot prize; Oscar Hieter, prior to their applicatioh and not
route 2. Nyssa, $10 second award enrolled in an institution of
and Ford Nelson, Vale, for third higher learning.
prize of $5. Church and Hieter
were present in a participating Selection Points Listed
store to claim their awards.
Character, scholarship, leader
ship, financial need and FFA ac
LEGION BIRTHDAY DINNER
tivities are points stressed in
SLATED AT 7:30 TONIGHT
selecting scholarship recipients.
American Legion post 79 and They are required to enroll as
auxiliary members will celebrate full time students in a school of
the Legion’s birthday anniversary higher education within 12
this year with a potluck dinner. months afterdate the scholarships
The anniversary dinner will be are awarded.
held at 7:30 tonight at commun
Moore and Devin, accompanied
ity hall, Second and Ehrgood.
by Reed Child, Reed Patterson,
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Tuberculosis Press award for
1961, it was announced this week
by Clyde Swisher. Nyssa jour
nalism and English instructor.
Last month the publication was
named winner of the state TB
press award. Nyssa was the only
Oregon high school to receive the
national recognition.
This is the fourth consecutive
year that Bulldog staff members
have won both state and national
awards for their press project,
Swisher added.
National TB Press association
and Columbia Scholastic Press
are co-sponsors of the national
contest. Press projects are judged
on accuracy, originality, journalis
tic style, evidence of research
and subject matter.
The publication is written and
edited by Bulldog staff members
and their adviser, with makeup
by Max Urry of the Gate City
Journal staff and is printed in
the Journal shop.
Chief Love Tells of Youth Problems
Ài Christian Action Group Meeting
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Following up on Mayor Grant Rinehart’s promise to take
speedy action on the swimming pool proposal, Nyssa city
councilmen spent the major portion of their regular Tuesday
meeting on this matter.
1 he council heard the last of some eight pool construction
proposals from contractors and engineers offering their ser
vices to the city. Following*
this, City Manager Art Colby
was instructed to contact H.
Gifford Thompson of Seattle,
consulting engineer, to have
Committee Seeks
him prepare plans and specifi Housing for AFS
cations for the pool.
It is hoped that prior to May 20 Exchange Student
the city can advertise for con
In preparation for enrollment
of another foreign exchange stu
dent in the local high school next
year the home selection commit
tee of the Nyssa chapter, Ameri
can Field Service, has asked fam
ilies interested in taking a foreign
student into their home to check
the following qualifications out
lined by the national office:
Only married couples 37 years
of age or older who have chil
dren of their own and were bom
in this country or immigrated
here before five years of age will
be considered. The mother must
not work during evening hours or
more than six hours a day. The
prospective hosts must not other
wise be connected with the AFS
program and must not be a major
contributor to the $650 fund nec
essary to bring a student to this
Park Avenue Paving country.
Interested couples who meet
Contract to Be Let
these requirements and who are
City authorities informed the interested in housing a foreign
Journal Wednesday that in May exchange student are asked to
or June a contract will be award contact Mrs. Max Urry, phone
ed for paving Park avenue from FR 2-3149, before Monday night.
Fourth street west to the high-
Selected exchange students are
way.
boys and girls between 16 and
City crews will lower catch 18 years of age and come from 40
basins and drain tile to allow for different countries. They are all
12 inches of compacted base and i able to speak English passably
approximately four inches of well if not fluently and are care
paving, including leveling and fully chosen for personal qualities
i
wearing courses.
i as well as academic prowess. Ob
ject of the program is to further
among peoples of
Annual Chili Supper understanding
the world and exchanging of cul-
Set March 25 by PTA 1 tural ideas.
The annual PTA chili supper is
slated March 25 at the school PATROLMAN JAMES RESIGNS:
cafetorium.
REPLACED BY CALDWELLITE
Kenneth James, Nyssa patrol-
An ample amount of chili will
be prepared by Bill Kohl, local | man, resigned effective March 15
chef. In addition to chili, the to become chief of police at Fruit
menu will consist of pie, coffee land. He will move his family as
> soon as suitable quarters are lo-
and a relish dish.
A playroom with equipment Icated.
James, who came here from
and a baby sitter will be provided
for families with small children. Caldwell about one year ago, is
Various departments of the high being replaced by another Cald
school will have projects on dis well man, Donald Haile, 22-year-
play. Organ dinner music will be old son of the Canyon county
provided by high school students. sheriff.
struction bids, based on the plans
and specifications. The engineer
is expected to be in Nyssa Thurs
day.
Reading Held on Pool Bonds
Second reading of the ordinance
providing for the issue and sale
of pool bonds was heard. Third
and final reading was set for
Tuesday, March 21.
Mayor Rinehart reappointed
Bernard Eastman and the Rev.
John Briehl to the planning com
mission for four-year terms and
Dr. K A Danford, Dick Forbess
and Lloyd Wilson to the budget
committee for three-year terms.
Public hearing was set for
March 21, 1961, on ordinance to
vacate a portion of Eighth street
between Bower and Ehrgood
avenues.
Stores io Display Spring Fashions
Ai Saturday Afternoon Style Revue
More Business
Changes Made
By Nyssa Firms
Str an Song or Goonr C'hane?
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D. L. Fife, Sam Smit, Dick Mc-
Partland, George Jones and An-
drew Child, left Tuesday to at
tend the Salem meeting. Patter
son, McPartland, Fife and R.
Child are attending a a musical
combo group; Smit and Jones
went as delegates from the Nyssa
Boys on the court were Boyd
Approximately 65 Nyssa Cham Blair, Walter Cannon, Jim Jamie
chapter with Moore and Andrew
ber of Commerce members and son, Neil Lundy, Jim Danford,
Child attending as alternates.
guests heard Nephi Grigg give a Bob Pond, Harlan Sager and
Moore was selected as chairman
general talk at their annual ban Frank Walker. Royalty was cho-
of the committee to select the
quet held March 8 at Oregon I sen by the votes of those who
1962 convention site.
Trail hall. Grigg told of resources bought tickets.
Attending from the Adrian
of the valley that have been uti
The ball got under way v/.th
chapter with their adviser Joe
lized and what could be done to ' the crownings followed by the
Witty are Larry Davis, Gary
process some farm products pro j program. The program included
Costley,
Darryl Seuell, Larry
duced in the area.
classic oriental dance by Karen
attitudes. There are many porno Mackey and Keith Langley.
By Mrs. J. W. Rigney
Grigg is president of Ore-Ida j Saito and Janet Hara, a song by
A. Child of Nyssa, Costley and
Considerable interest and live graphic materials being circulat
processing plant of Ontario and Mrs. Alice Nishitani, a song and
ed. There are many broken
it has become one of the largest j dance routine by a group of grade ly discussion followed a very fine homes. (This does not mean just Langley of Adrian will receive
According to Mrs. K A Dan- classes will model fashions of
employers in the county. He gave school youngsters, and a trumpet talk by Robert Love, Nyssa chief homes where divorce has happen State Farmer degrees while at-
tending the Salem meeting.
ford, chairman of Malheur Mem their own creation.
of police, when local residents
a history of the potato and told solo by Jim Jamieson.
orial hospital auxiliary style
Shown will be the latest in hair
met Friday evening for another ed.) There is a lack of enough
what an important food product
Junior Court Chosen
people who can do a good syste-
show, plans are nearly complete styles created by owners and
session
of
sharing
in
matters
of
it has become.
The junior court was composed
, matic job of “following through’’
operators of The Beauty Nook,
for the annual event.
Walter McPartland served as of first graders chosen by draw community responsibility.
1 when children are put on proba-
The fashion show will be staged I Cordy’s Fashionette, Owyhee
Subject for the evening was tion.
master of ceremonies and Leon ing Molly McCoy, junior Cinder
Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock Beauty shop and Mildred’s Beau
ard Hewett, chamber vice presi ella; Mark Grieg, junior prince; “The Youth of Our Community.” | Gives Direct Quotations
ty shop.
in the school cafetorium.
Chief
Love
began
his
talk
by
dent, gave the welcome address Jan Saito and Bruce Hipp, crown.
Some
direct
youth
quotations
Spring jewelry fashions will be
Among
Nyssa
department
stores
Dinner music was furnished by bearers; Raymond Lowe, Pame- pointing out that the term “juve
and specialty shops that will be displayed by Paulus Jewelry and
the “Sugar Beats,” a five-man la Skeen, Harold Brendle, Margie nile delinquency” is often mis which Chief Love gave included:
“You’ll never be sent to reform
displaying their latest fashions in Jackson Jewelers.
dance band from the local high Singleterry, Sue Jones and Brent understood. Oregon law states
Gilbert Lopez announced Tues clothing are Bracken's Depart
Mrs. Chet Sage will furnish or
school
the
first
time
they
catch
that a delinquent child is any
school. Mrs. Farrell Peterson sang Richesin were its members.
you.” “If you talk to a car thief, day the purchase of the Morocco ment store. The Merc, Wilson gan music and Mrs. W. A. Barton
two numbers.
Music for the dance was fur child who violates any law or is
club
building
from
Mrs.
Justa
Bros. Department store, Marguer will be narrator throughout the
The dinner was cooked and nished by the Parma high school found in any place where liquors you'll know how to steal.” “If Yturri and has already started
ite
’s Apparel and The Stork shop. style revue.
afraid
you
ask
me,
everybody
’
s
are
sold
or
where
gambling
takes
served by ladies of Oregon Trail dance band. Admission was 75
minor repairs. He says it will
Refreshments will be prepared
Center Dress shop of Vale and
place. A child in this sense is a of the kids; everybody’s got a eventually house a new business
Hall association.
cents per person.
Marj’s Style shop of Parma will and served by the women’s organ
racket.” “It’s a lot easier to get
Committee chairmen were ap boy or girl under 18 years of age.
money by stealin’ than by work- but announcement will be made also have models on hand to dis ization of Faith Lutheran church.
pointed early in February and
Points emphasized by Chief in’.’’ “People think they know at a later date.
City Now Enforcing most
play their spring styles.
Admission tickets will be avail
had been working for over Love are as follows: Our young
M. Peterson has opened a black
Several members of Mrs. Vir able at the door and will entitle
Dog License Law
a month. They were aided by the people are our greatest asset, their kids, but they don’t.”
Chief Love emphasized that of smith shop at 503 Main street, ginia Steffens’ high school home-1 holders to become members of
A drive to pick up and impound efforts of individual committee Things are somewhat different
ficers
are now making every ef formerly occupied by Palmer making classes and adult sewing J the auxiliary.
unlicensed dogs within the city members.
now than in the previous genera- fort to enforce the curfew (mid Brothers implement.
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limits began this week, accord
Mrs Marguerite McNeil opened
tion in that the youth tend to night). He continued by saying
ing to City Manager Art Colby. I
the ultimate (speed, space that the uncontrolled use of cars her new dress shop Monday and
Adrian PTA Members find
Animals will be held in the I
and be best). Some causes for is the biggest single source of Mrs. Raymond Larson, Sr., re-
city pound for a period of four To Elect Officers
opened her Stork shop last Fri-
present delinquency are adult ag
days and then destroyed, if not I Adrian PTA will meet at 8 o’ gressions which alter children’s trouble He stressed the need for day. These are located in the
more family activities and urged
called for prior to that time They | clock tonight, March 16, in the
oc-
a closer relationship between Peterson Furniture building
will be released upon payment grade school building.
cupied by Service Parts before
father
and
son
and
a
greater
em
of license fee and 50 cents per
Each child’s work will be on Local Jaycees Urge
phasis on firm parental discipline. they moved into their new build
day board. Colby said.
display, in his respective room, Residents to Return
An interested out-of-town guest ing
License fees are $2 for males for parents to view.
Peterson Furniture has added
attending
the Friday meeting was
and spayed females and $3 for
Election of officers will be held Survey Questionnaire
approximately 40 percent to their
The community survey that County Judge Ellis White of floor space by adding a room
unspayed females.
at the Thursday meeting.
Nyssa Junior Chamber of Com Vale. The meeting closed with used for storage which adjoined
merce has been conducting the the expressed desire that more them on the west and by taking
past three weeks is nearing com- such meetings be held as a source in the upstairs portion over the
pletion. Dr. David Sarazin, chair- of information for all residents old Service Parts store.
When an east bound train pull
exactly how they tagged him.
ed into Nyssa Friday morning,
Dr. John Easley has moved his
The swans circled for a short man of "Operation Find-Out,” ' of the Nyssa community,
a member of the crew reported
optometry office from the comer
time, returning to the same announced that tabulation of re- '
to Tom Jones, station manager,
of Towne's garage building to
spot. Thinking "this is our suits will begin within 10 days. Baseball Signup Set
All local residents who have
that he had seen a flock of
chance." the photographers be
All young basaba Ilers be 313^ Main, formerly occupied by
about 35 swans on Lake Arca
gan sneaking up to where the not completed their survey ques- tween the ages of 10 and 15 (be the Stork shop.
dia near the railroad tracks
Carl Bumingham plans to open
graceful birds were settled tionnaires are urged to do so ím- fore Sept. 1) are asked by Jerry
north of Nyssa. Jones in turn
quietly once again. But sens mediately and retum them to the Myrick. local "Baseball for his new A & W Root Beer build
called the Journal office and
ing that someone else was ap Jaycees.
"Kids" chairman, to bring birth ing about April 1. Demoltion of
members of the staff left im
proaching. off they went and
certificates and some baseball the one-story portion of his old
Preliminary analysis indicate
mediately for the site, with
this tim» never to return.
that local people feel that im spirit to the American legion Doll House building began Wed
A member of the Journal provements in many aspects of hall Monday nigjit. March 20. nesday morning and when re IN PREPARATION for the hotpiial auxiliary annual fashion show,
camera in hand.
Before learning from Hana
crew got a picture of them, but the community are needed. To
Young enthusiasts will sign moved he plans to hard-surface these models and committee chairmen posed for a Journal photo
Oft the nearest route to the
in fbght end as e result in the date, results indicate a general up for berths on a Little league the entire area for a parking lot. grapher Saturday morning at the home of Mrs. Jessie Morgan.
The interior of Bennett’s cafe They are. left to right. Mrs. George Rush, model: Mrs. W. A. Bar
body of water, a man waMaed
pAeto they turned oat ta he overall criticism of the physical or Babe Ruth team with an ex-
down the tracks. frighleaia©
I is being redecorated, changes are
ed erecefal
cttiag season afcea©.
«rar.ce of this community
ton. fashion coordinator and narrator; Mrs. Lyle Miner and daugh
being made in arranjyment of
the birds lato fbght. He «»*
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ChaiPmhn ©••in •nticipat*-
I furniture and some new equip ter. Lori, and Jane Rush, models: and Mrs. Morgan, chairman of
not have been a "bum.” but i©
iacluda
•r*l coftiglOion of the project
ment has t^en purchased They table arrangements. The fashion re rue will be staged Saturday
the Bnguage of staff qgpm^grs
during Aped en© results will be
afternoon at 2 o'clock in the school cafetorium.
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plan
to reofx-n April 1.
o at that particular time, that's
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Potato History
Given by Grigg
At C of C Dinner
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NUMBER 11
Grecian Theme Bulldog Staff Wins Council Hears Swim Pool Proposals,
National Award r
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To Be Featured For
Press Project Engages Engineer to Prepare Plans ’r
The Bulldog. Nyssa high school
At Student Show newspaper, has won the National Mayor Lists Committee Appointments
D. Moore Awarded $300 Scholarship;
Local FFA Boys Attend State Meet
TANYA BURNINGHAM, chosen Cinderella al the 24ih annual
Cinderella Ball held Saturday night, watches intently as Gene
Chester. Nyssa high school principal, places a crown on the head
of her selected prince. Jack Dail. Miss Burningham is a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Burningham and her prince is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Dail.
—Photo by Schoen.
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