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Nyssa Gate City Journal
VOLUME LVI
The Sugar City
THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 21. 1961
Speelaeular Maze Destroys Storage Shed
FIRST
SECTION
10 Cents Per Copy
NUMBER 38
Second Annual Krazy Daze
Nyssa Event Set for Saturday
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Sugar Refinery
Fall Campaign
To Begin Oct. 2
Local Lions Call
On Residences
During Yearly Sale
Merchants Offering Many Bargains.
Prizes io Customers at Fall Festival
Nyssa’s Second Annual Crazy Days celebration, featuring
Nyssa Lions are at the present free prizes; Krazy-dressed merchants, clerks, students and
time busy conducting their an country folks; ridiculously low prices offered by some store
Beet harvesting in the Nyssa nuai
nual broom
Droom sale. Residents north UI1
on «unusi
almost any item soia
sold in town; ana
and a free dog show with
i area is slated to start Monday, of
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m
Main street in Nyssa
received r
prizes
for _______________
all entries for the kiddies will get under
wav Sat-
ZX - house
KzMlHzx calls
arillr. from the » urday
♦* zJ r» w• morning at
4 6:30 _ with
_ Tr a Krazy 1 breakfast
1
Oct. 2, with the Nyssa Amal- house - 4 to
gamated Sugar refinery beginning Lions last night.
The event is sponsored by*
~:
the fall campaign the same day,
This evening the solicitors will the Nyssa Chamber of Com-
aCC7^?n tO P ant Manafier Hen’ be calling at residences south of merce as a fall festival to show
ry zooeu.
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Main and east of the underpass
merchants’ appreciation for
He said they would have begun
In addition to brooms for sale, business enioved during the
a week earlier (Sept. 25) but far- they will have rugs, door-mats S ve“r Commg toward the
Xn^ndhav^Xest^rtLie and readr ’made bows for «ift end of the summer harvest, it also
ff
t
♦ °r ♦ Packa£es’
gives the rural and townspeople
was not sufficient gm war interest
The Lions are divided into four a chance to get together an(Thave
SILHOUETTED AGAINST FLAMES and rolling right of the photo may be seen a burning power to justify the earlier start.
groups while conducting this an- fyn
Voting date on the proposed
smoke is the cull-chute al Muir-Roberts Packing pole. Quick action by Nyssa volunteer firemen
However, harvest will start in nual drive for Live, Inc. National
(<
new
community college district is
company, a truck load of potatoes and just a few prevented what could have been a major disaster the Parma and Weiser districts on ’ league managers are Stan (Fast I Many Prizes Offered
Monday, Oct. 9, according to Em
of the many spectators who gathered last Wed by confining the blaze to the shed and preventing Sept. 25, with the beets going to Ball) Newman and Gene (Home
It’s free to everyone—nothing ery Skinner, county school super
nesday evening when fire destroyed a storage shed its spread to nearby buildings and a large storage the Nampa plant temporarily. It Run) Stunz. Newman’s team, the to buy in the stores to get a intendent.
owned by Muir-Roberts. The truck, owned by Sig tank of volatile fuel. Damage was estimated be is thought the Nampa plant will Dodgers, is comprised of Warren chance at the hundred-plus valu
Oscar I. Paulson, assistant sup
Farmer, Don Oldemeyer, Jim Ni able prizes offered. Area resi
begin operations Sept. 26.
—Photo by Schoen.
Murakami, was driven to safety. To the extreme tween $7,000 and $10,000.
erintendent
of public instruction
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Zobell said the field testing for chols, Paul Penrod and Ted Lew- dents just match the number on in charge of the division of voca
the
Krazy
part
of
the
Journal
andoski.
The
Cincinnati
Reds,
sugar content, completed Sept. 18,
tional and post-high school edu
showed about normal for this with Stunz as manager, are Don special edition with that , posted cation, telephoned Sept. 12 from
Moss,
Floyd
Rhoades,
Art
Colby,
j
in
the
store
and
the
prize
is
free
time of year and that the final
Salem to confirm the date, Skin
test, completed Sept. 15, on yield Tom Jones, Everett Heldt and I or for a nominal amount, com- ner said. Voting date was deter
Lloyd
Wilson.
pared
with
the
retail
price.
showed very little change from
mined at the Tuesday meeting of
American league teams are un
More merchants are taking part the State Department of Educa-
the 25.3 tons per acre estimate
A storage shed belonging to Muir-Roberts company, ad
der managership of Ray (Spit this year than last; more prizes j tion.
made on Aug. 18.
joining their main warehouse along the railroad track just
According to information fur
He said there would be a slight Ball) Larson and Ward (Put Out) are offered and more discounts
Twelve petitions, containing
off North First street, was destroyed by fire Wednesday night nished by E. M. Hauser, county increase in plant personnel need Wieneke. Larson’s team, the Yan can be found on all items ... so
more
than 700 names, were pre
of last week. Also destroyed were some field sacks and ma agent, a total of 130 animals were ed this year.
kees, are Pastor John Bnehl, Dick shoppers will be fortunate to se
entered in 4-H dairy classes at the
Tensen, Emil Paulus, Gene Ches cure these prices whether they sented to the state board as evi
chinery within the shed.
dence of interest in the commun
ter and Walter McPartland. Wien- have a lucky number or not.
The fire was discovered by a company watchman about recent Malheur county fair.
I eke’s Detroit Tigers include the
In these. Ronald McCormick of
It will pay to scan all the ads ity for Malheur county and Trea
♦9:45 p.m. but had made con
Rev. Paul Ludlow, Lauren Wright, in this special edition. There are I sure Valley.
siderable headway and, while Adrian had the champion Hol
Houston Wilson, Dick Forbess and 12 pages of K-r-a-z-y Day ads in Polling Places Listed
stein
female,
Linda
Fleming
of
firemen were there within
Chuck Smith.
the blue-ink section full of bar
Polls will be open from 2 to 8
minutes, they had to confine Bully Creek exhibited the top
Wieneke has also been named gains and fun to read, since many p.m. at Harper high school, Vale
their efforts to saving adjoin Jersey and Patricia Bosch of Nys
general treasurer and money of them are worded as crazy as elementary school, Jamieson com
sa took the purple ribbon in the
ing buildings.
keeper. Proceeds from sale of the the prices offered.
Guernsey classes.
munity hall, Huntington school
I
Fortunately the wind was blow
Carlos Rodríguez, 31, of Nyssa
articles sold by the Lions will be
Merchants and clerks will meet Ontario school administration
Funeral
services
for
Helen
Irene
There
were
149
head
of
beef
ing
from
the
west
and
away
from
was released Monday from Mal
animals on display, Market steers Maulding were conducted at 2 used to purchase glasses for needy at Taylor's market parking lot at building, Nyssa high school little
heur Memorial hospital, where a large fuel storage tank located numbered 131, with 18 head of o’clock Friday afternoon, Sept. 15, children of the area and for other 7.45 a.m. for a Krazy breakfast theater, Adrian elementary school
he had been taken Sunday night about 75 feet west of the burning breeding animals. Pauline Butler 1961, at Lienkaemper chapel with community services.
served by the Nyssa Jaycees and and Annex elementary school
following an attack by an un shed. A railroad car loaded with of Adrian had the champion Here the Rev. Paul Ludlow of Nyssa
then march down the street to
The community college district
known assailant. Hospital author lumber on the track adjoining the ford female and Rob Johnson of Methodist church officiating.
their respective stores for open will carry if a majority votes in
ities described the wound as lac shed was moved by a switch en Vale had the champion market
ing
at
9
a
m.
when
the
Crazy
Day
She succumbed Sept. 13, 1961,
its favor. Eligible voters will be
erations of the right flank. Rod gine and suffered little damage. steer.
prizes and numbers will be post those who voted in the last presi
following
an
extended
illness.
Two
Sig
Murakami
potato
ríguez said he was sprung upon
ed.
In swine classes, Joyce Findley
dential election.
Mrs. Maulding w«0 b<* > u Feb
and stabbed as he was getting out trucks were stored in the building of White Settlement had the
Dog Show
at 2 p.m.
but
removed
with
only
paint
dam
Seven of the 12 candidates tor
11,
1915,
at
Tolfield,
Alberta,
of his car at a public dance.
champion gilt, and Jim Houston
director of the community college
The
annual
dog
show
for
the
Mose Cannon, 33, also a knifing age to one and a burned tarpaulin. of Arcadia had the champion Canada, a daughter of Roy and
Amalgamated Sugar company
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kiddies will be sponsored by Ken- district will be elected at the
victim, was treated and released A pickup belonging to R. E. Jen market hog. A record number of
officials and representatives of L-Ration
nings
was
a
total
loss.
again and will be held , same time balloters vote on the
Saturday evening. Cannon said
! Union Pacific railroad met Aug. in
73 animals were entered.
s_ ...
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■ ,! district measure.
the
park
at -------------
the rear » of city
he was injured when he stepped Manager Estimates Damage
130 in Nampa to determine the
Exhibits in sheep classes total
hall at 2 p.m. with prizes being
A discussion meeting, open to
in to break up a fight in a tavern.
The potato cull chute and cor ed 174, another record, with
I cars of various types that would given to all. Dogs can be entered
the public, is scheduled at 7:30
ner of the company warehouse Joyce Steele of Harper showing
be required during the Nyssa
in any or all of these classes: lar
suffered some damage, which had both the champion market lamb
, plcut campaign, since it was esti gest dog, smallest dog, dog with this evening at Moore hotel.
Emma Merrick Wins still
not been estimated at press and the top female.
mated volume would be up 25 to
the longest ears, the shortest tail i iur;_*
$75 Jackpot Award i time, according to Maylin Max There were six rabbit exhibits,
35 percent over last year.
and’the best - dressed (costume). |
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Mrs. Emma Merrick, 15 Park field, Muir-Roberts manager. He two crops, 15 horse and 19 in food
The company asked for 400 hop
This
contest
is
open
to
all
kids
Control Proposal;
avenue, Nyssa, was recipient of I said the total loss would be from preservation for a total of 568
per cars (140,000 pounds capacity), regardless of where they live, so
the $75 jackpot award at Nyssa $7,000 to $10,000, all covered by 4-H exhibits.
13 tank cars per day and an aver
plan to bring the kids and their Elect New Officials
Bank Days drawing this week. insurance.
age of 11 box cars each day. The pets in to town for the event, En-
Malheur county mint growers
Other
Top
Winners
Listed
Other names drawn but not pres
Maxfield said the fire did not
hopper cars are for raw beet try blanks are available at
met
Sept. 12 in the county court
the
ent to win were James T. Martin, stop their warehouse operations
Other top winners and their ex
shipment, the tank cars for mo Journal office, in grocery and house with State Department of
route 2, Parma, $10 second award and that plans were being con hibits from the Nyssa-Adrian area
lasses shipment between Nyssa clothing stores.
Agriculture officials in an attempt
and Ted Boxberger, route 1, New templated to build a more attrac included: dairy division, Carol
and Nampa from Sept. 30 to Feb.
to establish a mint control area.
Plymouth, third prize of $5.
tive storage building on the loca- McCormick, Adrian, Holstein, in
7, and the box cars as follows: I Prize» Cover Wide Range
Conducting the meeting was
Jackpot prize will revert to the I tion of the old shed some time in termediate showmanship; Bryan
one car per day to Ogden for’ Merchants’ prizes will cover a George Moose of the agriculture
$50 minimum next Tuesday.
McCormick, Adrian, Holstein, ju
; the future.
storage, four cars to handle direct1 wide range, both useful and orna department, who took testimony
nior showmanship. Beef division,
mental, including groceries, tires, * favorable to establishing Malheur
sales of sugar in bags.
Suspect
Held
for
Questioning
HOTEL OWNERS TO OPERATE
Eugene Pratt and Jimmy Brewer,
Two for direct bulk sales; 17.5 oil, seat covers, card tables, elec county as a control area.
Harry Nunly of Seattle is being blue ribbon, Hereford steers; Su
TAXI SERVICE IN NYSSA
(50-foot cars) per week to move tric coffee makers, electric razors,
Proposed administrative orders;
Andy Chimenti announced that held for questioning in connec- san Hartley, Angus steer; Doro
beet pulp to California; six (40- clothing, blankets, cameras, pho were reviewed at the meeting and
he began operating a taxi service tion with origin of the fire, ac- thy Houston, crossbred steer.
foot cars) per week for beet pulp tos, paint, hardware, cleaning, proposed amendments made.
this week from the Owyhee hotel. i cording to Police Chief Bob Love.
Swine division, Timmy Tall
Mrs. Helen Irene Maulding
I going to Oregon and Washington; flowers and furniture.
These were taken back to the
He said he expects to be on call I He was found at the scene of the man. Ridgeview, Tamworth; Rus
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One store is offering a store
I 3.5 cars per week for pellet ship-
fire and his friends have told lo ty Talbot, Buena Vista, Chester Grace Kent Lewis. She moved i ments east and one car for ship- wide discount of 10 percent on state agriculture department and
24 hours a day with the cab.
an Oct. 1 decision is expected.
Mr. and Mrs. Chimenti moved cal officers that he had been White; Marilyn Stephen, Buena with her family in 1925 to Gresh I ments west.
any item (for cash) that day; oth-
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The
local .........
mint _ growers associa
to Nyssa 1 % years ago from Twin ’ sleeping in the shed, near the i Vista, Montana; Dennis Orr, Owy am, Ore.
ers are offering as much as 50 tjon agreed to provide necessary
Fills when the purchased the ho- location of where the blaze origin hee. Hampshire; Joe Price, Ad
percent off on tires, and many funds to cover costs of operation
She came to Nyssa in 1938 and UNDERGOES SURGERY
ated.
rian, Yorkshire; Leslie Fujishin, on Nov. 21 of that year she was IN PORTLAND HOSPITAL
t#l.
offering high discounts on special I of a control area.
Nunly claims he is an escapee other breeds; Barry Fujishin,
Name of the new business is
Elected as president of the new
united in marriage to Dr. Louie
John L. Church, assistant sup- articles.
listed as Owyhee Hotel and Taxi from a sanitarium in Seattle. Ridgeview, showmanship.
Check the nds to see where free organization was Dick Nelson of
A. Maulding in Payette, Idaho, erintendent of Nyssa sugar fac-
Further
investigation
is
being
Service and may be reached by
In addition to exhibits there She had resided in Nyssa since tory, underwent surgery Sept. 14 drinks and candy are offered and Nyssa. Jack Sather of Ontario
made, Chief Love said.
dialing FR 2-3934.
were a number of special awards that time.
in Emmanuel hospital in Port where you can^get special Krazy was named vice president; Charles
I given.
Knox, route 1, Ontario, treasurer;
, Mrs. Maulding was a member land. He is reported to be in good Day meals at Krazy prices . . .
Don't Miss This Event!
Hyline Club Wins Banner
and Fred Hagelstein, secretary.
and active in work of the Metho- condition and expects to return
The banner by the county fair dist church. She was a member next week to his home in Nyssa.
board for the best livestock exhi- of Golden Rule chapter No. 131, Mrs. Church is with him in Port
bit went to Hyline club, with Order of Eastern Star, Daughters land.
White Settlement and Arcadia of the Nile and Malheur Memorial i
According to a recent summary prepared by Tom Jones, clubs placing second and third.
hospital auxiliary.
FIRMS FURNISH FOOD
Union Pacific freight agent, the first eight months of carlot
In the weed identification con
Her work in Job’s Daughters, FOR JAYCEE BREAKFAST
movements to and from Nyssa are down in numbers from the test top winners were Pete and Bethel No. 33, will be long re-1 Nyssa Jaycees have asked
same period last year. However, Jones said, tonnage is fully Beth Sather of Cairo, Owen Ber- membered by many young ladies ! | Journal to express their apprecia
as much or more than last year due to the cars being used now rett of Buena Vista and Amy Hi- who were members of the organ tion to various companies furnish
tai of Owyhee, with Berrett and jzation. She was vice grand guar- ing food items for their Krazy
average much larger than one year ago.
Miss Hirai taking the senior and djan of Oregon in the Internation Day breakfast to be served Sat
Cars received through Au-*
ruarv and March during operation junior trophies.
aj order of Job’s Daughters.
urday morning on Taylor’s park-
gust this year total 3251 as
of the sugar factory for cars re
Registered
Guernsey
calf
was
ddjtion
tQ
Dr
Maulding
.
i
ing lot.
against 3907 last year, while ceived but other than January,
Among those companies are
cars forwarded total 3558 for August was by far the largest given by Malheur Guernsey Cat- survivors include one son. Roger.
Wells and Davies, Treasure Valley
Pirtle
Thompson
of
g
daughter
Dianne
,
and
her
mo
i
1961 against 3673 for last year. month for cars forwarded due to
Packing company, Wilson Pack
Of cars received, the top 10 in heavy shipment from Nyssa of
Show halters given by Bill tber
Gresbam-
ing company, Morrell-Pride com
order for 1961 are: sugar beets, ( onions and potatoes.
Toomb of Adrian and Lew John-
Other survivors include five pany, Keim’s company, Albers,
2452; lime rock. 213; molasses.
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brothers, Harold, Clyde, Robert Folger’s Coffee company, Meadow
Jones’ report showed that
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flnd Dale
of Gresham and
119; fertilizer. 74; animal and ( through Sept. 15 a total of 1150
Gold, Clover Lawn Dairy and
poultry feed. 60; cans. 55; sugar ( cars of potatoes were shipped out
I Kenneth Lewis of Portland, and Sunny Jim company.
for storage. 43; seed potatoes, 43. ( of the county, with 853 of them Physical Examination a sister, Mrs. Fern Kellerman, also
Portland. One brother and her
coal. 25; wall board. 18. The top from Nyssa and 297 from Ontario
Deadline Date Told of
"" her in death. *" WEATHER
three are items largely used by ( and Vale combined.
father preceded
Amalgamated Sugar company in
These 853 from Nyssa were 125 For Refinery Workers
Serving as active pallbearers at Date
their operations.
j more than shipped all last season
R. A. Forbe«», superintendent the service were Mrs. Maulding’s Sept 13
Of cars forwarded the top 10 In and
.
there are more to be moved, of Nyssa Amalgamated Sugar five brothers and brother-in-law,
ON THE LEFT are Ralph and Ethel Lawrence as they appeared
Sept. 14
order are: sugar. 1123; sugar ] he said.
factory, advise« that campaign Gilbert Kellerman. Honorary pall Sept. 15
last year on Nyssa's Krazy Day in their “Beatnik Headquarters for
beets. 873: potatoes. 687; onions,
Last year Nyssa was considered employees who have not receiv- bearers were Dr. John W. Olsen,
Nixon." Their candidate didn't win. but nevertheless, the Lawr
259; beet pulp. 211; molasses. 113; j the largest shipping point be- ed their physical examinations, Robert Wilson, Clifford Main, Sept
Sept
ences were really at work for him. Incidentally, there wore some
wheat, 79; cattle and sheep, 68; tween Portland and Pocatello but must do so immediately or they Clifford Fox, Dr. Donald Olde-
Kennedy supporter friends who also called on them that day. AT
lime sludge. 42; and canned goods. , no figures are yet available for will not receive cards to report meyer and Walter Roth of Moses Sept
Sept
day long, visitors were greeted with a smile and served coffee. Or
to work.
12.
1 this year, he said.
Lake, Wash.
Sept.
the right are Mrs. Jake Fischer and Mrs. John Broad, dressed bi
Five cars of fertilizer were re-
Produce Increase* Shipment»
Concluding services were con
Physical examinations are be
Owyhee Lake Storage
finery, as they were greeted by Ethel at the entrance of the “real
Tuesday at Cominco’s new ing given at the Kerby-Danford ducted at Nyssa cemetery under
Period of greatest activity in ceived
(
gone" little retreat. All this (and more) has observers wonderinn
car movements through the first i warehouse for unloading, Jones clinic and deadline for them is direction of Golden Rule chapter Sept. 20, 1961
40,810 Acre
eight months was January. Feb- said.
i
Sept. 26. Forbess added.
No. 131, Order of Eastern Star.
193,510 Acre
Sept 20, 1960
what will be in store for them on this year's K-R-A Z-Y Saturday:
ma
.
m
m
a
October 9 Date
Set for Voting
On Area College
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Wednesday Evening Fire Consumes
Muir-Roberts Shed and Machinery
Knifing Victims
Receive Treatment
At Local Hospital
Agent E. Hauser
Gives Summary
Of 4-H Fair Entries
Helen Maulding
Succumbs After
Extended Dlness
Amalgamated Co.
Increases Use
Of Railroad Cars
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On
Freight Agent Jones Gives Summary
Oi Car Shipments Recorded at Nyssa
Harbinger of Saturday