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Nyssa Gate City Journal
VOLUME LVI
THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY. APRIL 13. 1961
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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
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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
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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-
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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
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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.
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will raise approximately $110,000
° All adul^ are urged to attend.
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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
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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
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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*-------------------------------------------
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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
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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;
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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
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THESE LADIES had just completed plans for the current cancar is sponsored by National Library |
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crusade being conducted in the Nyssa area when they met Friday association and Naflonal Book April 6
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morning in the home of Mrs. Grant Lewis al 117 North Fifth street. committee, nation-wide attention I April 7
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They are (left to right) Mrs. Lawrence Pace, block captain: Mrs. will be focused upon the services April 9
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Ward Tyler and Mrs. Dudley Kurts, co-chairmen of the drive, and qf public libraries
April 10
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Miss Karen Ellis, honored queen of Job's Daughters organisation
This country pioneered in the April 11
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whose members will canvass Nyssa's outer city limits Sunday. April development of library facilities April 12
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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
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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.
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