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U. of 0. Library Eugene, Oregon c Nyssa Gate City Journal VOLUME LVI THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY. APRIL 13. 1961 Th« Sugar City 10 Cent» Per Copy Council Defers Action on Beverage Application, Outside Sewer Service; Disapproves Location of Dance Hall Chamber of Commerce Hears Plans For Band Day Scheduled October 14; McPartland Discusses School Budget At the regular monthly meeting Tuesday, Nyssa city council members temporarily denied Gilbert Lopez approva. for a retail beer license at the Morocco club, decided that 109 Main street was not a suitable location for Siempre Adelante club to hold dances and socials, and deferred for further study a proposed contract for Wilton Jackson to be furnished sewer ------------------------------------------- ♦service outside the city limits Lopez, who recently pur chased the old Morocco club building on North Main, had his application rejected tem porarily due to his answer that he had never been arrested for other than minor traffic viola tions. Police Chief Bob Love ap Miss Malheur County pageant peared before the body and told for 1961 will be staged Saturday of an arrest in Payette in 1956 on at 8 p.m. in Ontario high school a gambling charge while operat auditorium. This is the official ing a tavern. preliminary of the Miss America Lopez was present and said that pageant and sponsored by Ontario the state of Idaho did not take and Nyssa Junior Chambers of his license away from him and Commerce. that he closed the Payette tavern Clint Turner, president of On voluntarily. The application was tario Jaycees, will give the wel to be considered at a later meet come address and introduce the ing. present Miss Malheur County, Louis Vendrell appeared as Gloria Jean Evans of Nyssa. spokesman for the Siempre Ade Mrs. W. A. Barton, mistress of lante club to learn the city’s atti ceremonies, will introduce judges tude about holding dances and and candidates. social gatherings at 109 Main Contestants will be judged for street, if the club should purchase poise, personality, grace and gen the building. eral appearance in the evening dress division. Second judging Deems Place Not Suitable This is the Klass Powell build will be talent competition. Third section will be swim suit divi ing, formerly occupied by the sion in which contestants will be Gate City Journal and which has judged for beauty, figure, posture, been vacant for several years. poise, grace and conformity. Fi The council felt this was not a nal judging will consist of ques suitable place and the city man tions and presentation of the ager was instructed to inform finalists. Each finalist will be Vendrell. The proposal for Jackson to asked questions to which she must make extemporaneous re- enter into contract with the city plies. The young ladies will be to furnish sewer services was judged for poise, personality and read by city attorney Hal Henig- son. Main features of the pro ingenuity. posal were: Jackson was to pay Candidates are Nellie Elizabeth Smit and Joan Carol Baker of the cost of the sewer line from Nyssa; Laurel Grigg, Judith Ann his property on Alberta avenue Conway, and Billie Jean Hon, On to the end of the city’s new line tario; Linda Louise 'Palmer, Janet at 11th and Park; to pay 30 per Stuart and Lorene May Page, cent above the monthly charges Vale. Rondie Lou Fullerton of for similar services within the Vale will be unable to participate city; to pay for any upkeep on his portion of the line and to be because of a debate schedule. Coronation of the new Miss' repaid his costs with interest if Malheur County will be perform the city should take over the line, ed by Miss Evans. First and sec- i allowing for depreciation. ond runners-up will be announc- I Tabled for Further Study After a lengthy discussion of ed and presented awards. Entertainment will be provided features that should enter into between each section of judging. any such contract to make it uni Nyssa co - chairmen for the form for similar cases that might event are Gene DeMinck and arise in the future it was decided (Continued on Page 7) Neal Miller. Main topics of discussion at the Wednesday Chamber of Commerce meeting were what might be expected on Band Day, slated for Nyssa Saturday, Oct. 14; another brief explana tion on the school budget by Superintendent of Schools W. L. McPartland and announcement of pending legislation that would be of great importance to people of the area Bob Q. Smith outlined what* he thought should be the or der of the Band Day program. He said the program should start at 10:30 a m. with each band parading down Main street from the school grounds. When they had reached the end of the parade route at the other end of A sum of $70,000 has been al Main street, another band should start playing. He said each band located to Malheur county by the should be allowed about 15 min state highway commission to utes time to put on precision complete oiling of Lake Owyhee drills, dance steps, etc. road from the south end of Nyssa Road district to the entrance of Bands to Present Concerts He said he expected about 10 Lake Owyhee park below the to 15 bands with from 600 to 1000 dam. students participating in the pro The money has been given with gram. This would make the par no strings attached other than the ade part of the program last until state expects the construction to about 12:30. Then he proposed come up to quality of roads that that concerts be held at various have been built by Nyssa Road places along Main street, with district. that portion of the street closed These roads have cost about to car traffic and temporary $5000 per mile and with 17 to 18 bleachers from the school placed miles to be finished it will leave on the sidewalks for the comfort the amount needed short by some of spectators. $15,000 to $20,000. But according Rules, in some cases, do not to County Judge Ellis White it permit paying of cash prizes so can be done with cooperation of he suggested that each student all interested groups and indi participating be given a silver viduals. dollar to pay for lunch that day. He said he had received the School Budget Discussed promise of help from the Nyssa McPartland presented a chart Road district, Owyhee Irrigation with school figures taken from district, Bureau of Reclamation the proposed budget for 1961-62 and that the county court had which gave the principal changes agreed to use all available county from last year’s budget. machinery and start preliminary These figures showed an in work just as soon as it could be crease in the total budget of $52,- spared from county work. 844 above the figures for last He said it might not be over year, in the general fund. 60 days until work could be start Making up this increase were ed but that he doubted that it the following figures and items: could be finished in this calendar $3200, prior increments for teach- year as the county did not have ers (due them under the salary oiling equipment and would have schedule to bring them up to the to rely on one of the other groups minimum); $9500, increase for 59 for this. people (based on yearly increase I It is planned that the new road as adopted in previous salary will follow the present route very schedule); $7482, salary increase closely as it is built on an old Eight Candidates To Vie for Title Of Miss Malheur Su pi. McPartland Explains Additional School Programs Planned Next Year Nyssa school district 26 will add two additional programs to the curriculum for the 1961-62 school year, according to Superintendent of Schools W. L. McPartland. The program for mentally retarded is scheduled to be held at the Arcadia building. There are now approximately 14 children in the Nyssa school district that would benefit from this type of ♦educational experience. Chil dren- in this program would Adrian Lions Club have an opportunity for more To Purchase Glasses; individual instruction. The superintendent explained Trap Shoot Slated Adrian Lions club held its reg the following constitute a mini ular meeting April 5 at Adrian mum set of criteria for determin high school home economics room. ing special class eligibility: It was decided by the group to Age A child must be of compulsory purchase glasses for a needy child school age (7 to 18 years). in the school. Mr. Keim of Nampa was guest Physical Examination speaker. He told of new organ The child shall have a medical izations in the district and in examination. This examination vited the Adrian group to attend must be made by a physician li district convention at Sun Valley censed to practice medicine by the State Board of Medical Exam in June. Plans were formulated for a iners of Oregon. Mental. Emotional, Academic trap shoot to be held Sunday. And Social Development NHS Music Students Given High Ratings $70,000 Stale Fund To Improve Road To Lake Owyhee THIS GROUP of young musicians, known as the Nyssa junior high dance band, will provide over ture and intermission music for the 12ih annual dance recital to be staged April 21 by pupils of Betty Madge Wilson's school of dancing. They are (back row) Susan Schenk at the piano; Glenda Hoffman on drums; Ron Cottrell. Ben Rush. Ger ald Wyckoff, Greg Sumner and Vai Flake, trum- ----------------------------- - ---- ----------- ♦ « Annual Recital Combat Support Reappraisal Plan To Be Staged Group Maneuvers Applied in County Open to Public The reappraisal program, aimed By Dance Pupils About 120 men, with 38 ve at providing property tax equali hicles, of Combat Support com Assessor Explains zation, calls for a complete re valuation of all classes of prop erty including farms, urban, sub urban and industrial property, according to County Assessor John Koopman. Appraisers with the help of State Tax commission appraisers have worked many months study ing the economic conditions of Malheur county. Included were sales studies and many factors of appraisal applied to give a cur rent picture of current market value. Information from soil surveys proved to be valuable as a guide in valuing farm land, the assessor said. Other sources of informa tion were farmers, stockmen, realtors and various financing agencies. The reappraisal program will not necessarily increase or in any way influence the total amount of taxes collected. Koop man explained. The program’s only intent is to equalize the tax burden by placing assessed values on each property in proportion to its current market value, as pre scribed by law. Equalization will mean increased assessments in some instances, some will stay about the same and decreased as sessments will result in others, Neither the assessor nor the tax commission has anything whatsoever to do with the amount of money raised in the county for tax purposes. This is determined solely by the budgeted needs of the various taxing districts. The assessor’s only responsibility is to see that all property is equally assessed — a difficult task made much easier when market values are established on all classes of property through the reappraisal program. BYU Variety Show Scheduled Saturday At LDS Stake House “Curtain Time.” a fast moving variety show from Brigham Young university in Provo, Utah, will be presented at 8 p.m. April 15 in LDS stake center, Nyssa. The production will feature many numbers which toured the Orient for five weeks last sum mer and received special com-| mendation from the Department of the Army for its performance for overseas personnel. Included in the colorfully cos tumed cast will be the Paisley trio, a comedy singing group who accompany themselves on the guitar; a troupe of dancers, which includes several who have danced professionally; comedian J 1 m Rawls; the women's trio known as Coeds, and the Y-4 quartet. The public is invited to attend the Nyssa performance which is one of the stops on a 10-day tour of the northwest. Since mental retardation does not form a particular pattern or grouping of symptoms that mdi- Approximately 140 Nyssa high iate the specific condition desig school band and chorus students nated as "mentally retarded" no participated Saturday in the Bak j specific IQ range can be given er music festival. Judges gave nor can any emotional, social or the local band a “one" rating and j academic pattern be specifically the chorus received a “two" rat designated to identify children ing According to Bob Q Smith, j for the special class. However, in Nyssa music instructor, the I addition to the factors of age and groups received the only one and 1 physical examination it shall be two ratings respectively for class determined that the child is one who: B schools. Approximately 28 schools par is intellectually retarded; is sufficiently intellectually re ticipated ui the Baker competi tarded to prevent him from mak tion Smith states that he has receiv ing reasonably adequate educa ed many complimentary messages tional adjustment in the regular Brandt Reelected from music directors of other classroom; schools on the ratings and con possesses an educational expec- To Road District Post; duct of Nyssa students. I tancy of low third to fifth grade, or a prognosis of such level of Tax Levy Approved Voters in Nyssa Road Asse I educational achievement when he PTA Meeting Tonight is 16 or 17 years ment district reelected E of age. (Shorty) Brandt as director when Features School Board To Start Guidance Program I they went to the polls Tuesday. PTA officers remind Nyssans The guidance program for the He received 24 of the 27 votes that the regular meeting will be held at 8 o'clock tonight in | junior and senior high school will ! cast. jn addition to the regular 10 the school cafetorium. School provide the opportunity to more board membprs will present the nearly meet the needs of the I mills assessed by the district, bra. ket voters approved. 21 to 6. a 10-m.ll program on their duties and < a students in this age bracket. Essentially the schools group tax proposal earmarked for a functions. A question and an swer period will be part of the guidance program has three ma paving program jor purp< < - '©'Partland -aid Off;« .als -ta©d that the 20 mills program. (Continued on Page 7) will raise approximately $110,000 ° All adul^ are urged to attend. © © 0® Pupils of Betty Madge Wilson’s pany (Nyssa and Vale unit of school of dancing will present National Guard) will hold all their 12th annual recital at h day maneuvers at the Nyssa Gun o’clock Friday evening. April 21, club firing range on Enterprise in the Nyssa high school cafe avenue Sunday, April 16. torium. Practice firing will be done Approximately 32 students will with live ammunition, using 30 be featured in the Malheur Mem caliber weapons at the range. orial hospital auxiliary sponsored Other maneuvers will simulate revue. Accompanying the danc actual battle conditions. ers will be the Misses Rosemary The public is invited and any- Roth, Patty Michaelson and Mary one wishing a free ride in the Lou Lancaster on the piano; Mrs. vehicles will be accommodated. Herb Fisher on violin. Bob Glenn, bass and Glenda Hoffman, drums. Overture and intermission mu sic will be furnished by Nyssa junior high school dance band, directed by Bob Q. Smith, Nyssa music instructor. The ‘Tonettes,” a singing group |< ! of young ladies directed by their vocal instructor,' •Mrs. Dwight A neighbor-to-neighbor crusade Wyckoff, will render background for the American Cancer society selections for the "Sleeping Beau is being conducted in Nyssa un der direction of Mrs. Dudley ty” ballet. Ushers for the annual dancing Kurtz and Mrs. Ward Tyler, co- display will be members of Job’s chairmen. Daughters, bethel 33. Doors will Neighbors will soon pass from be open at 7:30 p.m. house-to-house a large envelope Tickets are now available from the American Cancer so through members of the hospital ciety which will include indivi auxiliary or Mrs. Wilson's dance dual contribution envelopes as pupils. A prize will be presented well as educational literature. to the student selling the most; Residents are asked to place tickets. their contribution in the small envelope, return it to the large envelope and pass it on to the Banguet and Prom on the right They are Scheduled Saturday neighbor requested to keep one of the edu- pamphlets for personal At Adrian Cafeteria 1 cational “Stairway to the Stars” is the edification as it lists the seven theme of Adrian junior - senior . danger signals. This booklet banquet and prom to be staged I should be studied carefully so Saturday evening at 7:30 o’clock that those signals will be familiar to all. in the school cafeteria. Included on the program will Nearly 85,000 Americans will be a welcome address by Gary be saved from cancer because of Thompson, junior class president, early detection in 1961 through with response by Paul Parker, efforts of the American Cancer senior president. Wally Krause, society. Adrian music instructor, will ren Door - to - door solicitation will der vocal selections. Dance music j take place in outer Nyssa city will be furnished by the Kapp limits Sunday, April 23, under direction of Job’s Daughters, orchestra of Vale. The dinner is being prepared bethel 33. Nyssa rural area will by mothers of junior students and be covered by door-to-door solici will* be served by sophomore' tation under chairmanship of Mrs. Dwight Adams. girls. House-io-House Cancer Crusade Now in Progress (based on »alary base increase railroad bed and will require a adopted this year); $15,000, for minimum of base work The oiled three new teachers for two new surface will be 20 feet wide and programs to be added this year no change is planned for the (see separate article in this issue tunnel except to mark it for one- of Journal); $2100, secretary (this < way travel with signs on either (Continued on Page 7) I side of the approach. Local Library Board Seis Open House Tuesday io Celebrate National Week Members of the Nyssa library board will hold open house Tuesday, April 18, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the city library, in cele bration of National Library week, April 16-22. Governor Mark O. Hatfield has stressed the importance of libraries to our nation with the following statement: “National Library week focuses our attention on the im portant function of libraries*------------------------------------------- !^71“.vehebS: ! Migrant Ministry ened considerably over the years and the expanded ser- vices provide much which con tribute to our growth and under standing of our civilization. To those who work in libraries, as well as to patrons of libraries, may I express the appreciation of us all.” Workshop Features Panel Discussion A Migrant Ministry workshop was held Tuesday in Nyssa Meth odist church with the Rev. Robert McNeil of Vale presiding. The Rev. McNeil is chairman of Mai- Migrant Mining commit" Representatives of community agencies and organizations were Local Board Cites Objectives The local board has furnished I presented in panel I discussion ■ • ....... rlitrinrv ♦ kiai mnrnir. rt ri the Journal with the following during the morning session. information in regard to the ob Panel participants were Mrs. jectives of the library and pur Edna Blaylock, county public poses for which National Library health department; Al Hicks, public school education; Mamaro week was established: Reading is magic. Reading skill i W.ikasugi, farm bureau; Ted is the foundation for all intellec-1 Morgan, labor sponsoring group; .■ .Tnkirt If rtmat /«nimfar tirdfnra tual attainment. Freedom to read John Kerns, county welfare de is one of the bulwarks of our partment; Fred Bracken, Nyssa democracy. It has been said that chamber of commerce; Robert "Wisdom is better than strength.” Love, Nyssa police chief; Elwood In the world of today, we need Flock, employment service; and Leonard Jacobson, Vale Grange. both wisdom and strength. Sarah Hall Goodwin, director In a recent nation-wide survey by the American Library associa- j for Oregon and Southern Idaho tion, it was shown that young | Migrant Ministry program of the people in 1960 read more about National Council of Churches, world political and sociological home mission division, conducted the afternoon session. problems than ever before. Children and adult programs Purposes of 'Week' Listed were studied and plans of action lo heighten national interest in (O ^e developed further by each the printed word a a source of |ocai Migrant Ministry commit- vital information for free men,! tee were initiated. Representa to stress the importance of read- 1 tives from Adrian. Nyssa, Vale ing for a rich intellectual and cul-, and Ontario attended the Tuesday tural life, to encourage Americans | meeting. to assess their reading habits and ' their library services are purposes ■ WEATHER of national week Date Max. Min. During this observance which1 April .,<< 5 28 THESE LADIES had just completed plans for the current cancar is sponsored by National Library | 59 33 crusade being conducted in the Nyssa area when they met Friday association and Naflonal Book April 6 60 39 morning in the home of Mrs. Grant Lewis al 117 North Fifth street. committee, nation-wide attention I April 7 April 8 55 38 They are (left to right) Mrs. Lawrence Pace, block captain: Mrs. will be focused upon the services April 9 59 32 Ward Tyler and Mrs. Dudley Kurts, co-chairmen of the drive, and qf public libraries April 10 01 38 Miss Karen Ellis, honored queen of Job's Daughters organisation This country pioneered in the April 11 68 33 whose members will canvass Nyssa's outer city limits Sunday. April development of library facilities April 12 _ 38 23. Meeting w.:« the ladies was Mrs. Charles Michaels. Ontario and National Library week gives Owyhee Lake Storage chairman, who helped them organise the drive. Mr. and Mrs. all libraries an opportunity to April 12, I960 522,820 Acre Ft sgdlight the agenda. i April 12. 1961 Bob Humphries of Ontario are county chdtqps-—Jo*ndl lOiota. 357,450 Acre Ft • 9 pets: (front row) Bob Glenn, bass; Terry Oft trombone: Kent Main. Carol Haney. John Wohlcke •nd David Sumpter, saxophones. Paul Wilson did not get in the picture, as he was ill last Friday When the photo was taken. The band will play under direction of Bob Q. Smith. Nyssa music instructor. —Staff Photo. ♦---------------- ------------------------------- «
