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U. of 0. Library Eugene, Oregon c Nyssa Gate City Journal VOLUME LVI The Sugar City THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 26. 1961 Lloyd W. Lewis, Nyssa Postmaster, Malheur Display UNICEF 'Goblins' Wins Blue Ribbon Church Leader, Dies of Traffic Injury; At PI Exposition Of Nyssa, Adrian county booth was a Funeral Services Conducted Tuesday ! blue Malheur ribbon winner at Pacific In To Coiled Funds Plant Manager Jim Elkins Retires From Local Firm Jim Elkins, who resides with his wife, Mary, at 311 North Sixth street, Nyssa, retired Oct. 15, 1961, as manager of Nyssa Elevator. He had been with Colorado Milling and Elevator company for 18 years and with Nyssa Elevator which is a branch of the company since Sept. 1, 1949. 10 Cents Per Copy NUMBER 43 District Attorney E. Otis Smith Asks $14,300 Salary; County Court Claims Correct Payment to Be $3,500 Lower The youth of Nyssa-Adrian area District Attorney E. Otis Smith contends that his salary will participate in the annual should be $14,300 annually instead of the $10,800 he had been trick or treat for UNICEF next I receiving prior to July 1, 1961. His contention is based on the Tuesday evening. Oct. 31. fact that the county budgeted $4,300 to supplement the pay Nyssa fourth, fifth and sixth provided by the state and that the state increased its portion grade children are asked to meet of the pay to $10,000 under House Bill 1408 which became at Faith Lutheran church at 6:45 law July 1, 1961. ♦ p.m. for instructions and to report ♦ ♦ The county court denies back for games and refreshments after they have convassed a des that he is entitled to any raise ignated part of town and has cut the county’s por Junior high students will meet tion of the pay to $800 per vice station where he intended at the Methodist church and sen year under the theory that the buying a soft drink, since he had iors at the Christian church for law was meant to raise salaries a pop bottle in his hand. briefing. They will return, fol of all district attorneys to a mini He had alighted from the car lowing the drive, to the respective mum of $10,000 per year. If this Downtown window decorations when he was struck by a vehicle churches for Halloween parties. was all furnished by the state, for the Halloween season is a driven by Max McGlochlin, 36, of Those participating at Adrian the county would pay no portion project again being sponsored by Garden City, who was subse will meet at United Presbyterian unless the pay was increased Nyssa Jaycees, according to Don quently arrested and charged church. above this minimum. In the case Bowers, chairman. ” with drunken driving. Mr. Lewis Mrs. Gus LiminAps in charge of Malheur county the amount Goblins, witches, pumpkins and died in a Boise hospital Saturday Vale Realtor Heads of equipment neetifed for collec had been set at $10,800 or $800 other symbols of Halloween will about 27 hours after the accident. tion. Dick Tensen will take care above the state minimum. appear in store windows during State Board Group of the Nyssa zoning for different Was "Outstanding Student" the next few days. This year for One County Pays No Portion Kenneth A. Johnson of Flying age groups. Mrs. Joe Cundall is Lloyd, the son of Thomas H. In a telephone conversation the first time, pictures are being Realty, Vale, will be the first head of the refreshment commit and Minnie Wells Lewis, was with a Journal reporter Wednes drawn on paper for display. In eastern Oregon realtor serving as tee and the Rev. Paul Ludlow is bom Feb. 4, 1918, in Provo, Utah, day morning, Judge Ellis White past years pictures had been president of the state real estate general chairman and in charge moved with his family to Baker. said at least one county (Hood drawn on the window glass. board following his installation J of publicity. Ore., where he attended grade River) paid no portion of the at Grade school students are com Saturday night at East Side cafe I These yongsters will be among 1 and high school and was chosen peting for a record player and a torney ’ s salary. in Ontario. more than 2 1 4 million American as the “outstanding student” of prize of $5 is being offered for He also said there was a similar This is also the first meeting boys and girls who will devote his graduating class. He also best individual picture. case in the county in which Wat of the state board in eastern Ore their Halloween fun to saving served as student body president. ermaster Frank Elfering’s salary Judges for the contest are Mrs. gon. The meeting will follow a lives of other children in more LLOYD WELLS LEWIS JIM ELKINS He was quite active in athletics of $4.800 was set up in the county Max Urry, Mrs. Orin Sumner and banquet at which Malheur Board than 100 countries aided by ♦ ♦ and student activities and receiv of Realtors will be hosts to ap UNICEF, the United Nations Elkins was born in 1894 at Mt. budget but was cut back when Sid Kelley. Deadline for entries ed a football scholarship at the to be placed in windows is Friday proximately 100 guests through Children’s fund. Vernon, Ill. He went to Weiser, the last session of the legislature afternoon as judging will be some University of San Francisco passed a law whereby the state out the state. All participants in the program Idaho, in 1906, then to Portland which he accepted. Speaker for the banquet is Al will have proper identification, where he resided for 15 years and set that as the salary and agreed time Saturday. He came to Nyssa in 1938 and Isaak of Salem. His topic will be the Rev. Ludlow said. Only chil spent 12 of those years as a street to pay it. This money reverts worked as timekeeper for Amal back to the county general fund “The Assets of a Realtor.” He has dren wearing the UNICEF sym car operator. gamated Sugar company until Elfering does not think he served on the Salem and state bol will be authorized to collect Dr. Dwight Mason began work 1940 when he became carrier on He was married in 1935 to Mary and is entitled boards for a number of years. contributions to the fund, the route 2 out of Nyssa. He con as associate veterinarian at the Stone in southern Illinois. In White said. to $9,600 pay, Judge Jay Phillips of Phillips Realty, minister added. University of Idaho Caldwell ex tinued in this capacity for five 1936 the couple returned to Wei In giving background on the who was elected to a Last year UNICEF contribu ser and farmed on Oregon Flats years until he was selected as periment station Wednesday of Ontario, four-year term on the state board, tions amounted to $186.34. Of this until he went to work for CME. controversy, Judge White said the postmaster in 1946, which posi- last week under a one-year ap budget committee, com Robert Y. Thornton, Oregon at will also be installed at the meet amount, $46.07 was collected in pointment. He replaces Dr. Lloyd tion he was holding at the time The retired manager has two county posed of Steve Cox, Denny Jones, torney general, announced in Sa ing. the Adrian area. Frank who has been granted a sons by a previous marriage. They Russell Gressley of his death. county court lem Tuesday that he would be a one - year leave of absence for are Donald of Wilmington, Calif., members, set up and Worked With Youth a $4,300 figure candidate for governor in 1962 on graduate study at Washington and Jack in Tokyo, Japan. <Mr. Lewis was quite active in university. match the $6,500 for a total of the Democratic ticket. He was replaced as manager of to civic and athletic activities with $10,800 pay for the district at He has been elected to his pres Mason, a graduate of Colorado Nyssa Elevator by Bob Giles, who torney’s as salary his first love being church work for the year end- ent office three times and said was employed by the same com ing June 30, 1962. his decision to enter the race had and especially with the youth. He State university, had previous pany in Ontario and resided in been prompted by scores of per served five years as bishop of service with the University of Now one of the boys and girls in the Gate City Journal Payette. He has now moved his Legislature Passes Bill Later sonal requests from members of Nyssa Second ward and was LDS Idaho from 1951 until 1953 as as After this had been done the both parties throughout the state. Stake Sunday school superinten sistant professor and assistant subscription campaign will be more fortunate than ever—by family to the Apple Valley com county court approved the budget veterinarian. munity in Idaho, across Snake Part of his statement in the the time the reports for Wednesday, Nov. 1, are in, one of the dent at the time of his death. He came to Nyssa and joined candidates will be $10 richer, in addition to being a winner river. Giles and his wife, Netta, April 25, 1961. Approximately 15 news release reads, “I am confi <In June 1937 he was married to Dorothea Holman of Baker and Dr. B. E. Ross in the Nyssa Vet- Nov. 11 of one of the cash commissions or a brand new.bicycle. have five children: Kay, 15; Rob days later the legislature passed dent that if the Democratic can ert, 10; Collean, 16; John, 4; and HB 1408, with the emergency didate for governor is a person they had eight children, all of erinary clinic in 1953 and has For the Journal today announces a NEW subscription and Craig, 3. The children are' at clause attached, givirtt the attor of dependability, experience in practiced here since that time. — — ---------- ................... ------------------------- whom survive him. They are Mrs. prize campaign in which it tending Apple Valley and Parma neys a minimum of $10,000 (all state government and offers a Janice Bowers, Nyssa; Douglas of He will retain his interest in the will give a $10 cash prize to paid with state funds) which was positive program of responsible Manteca, Calif.; Richard, 17; Vir business and says they plan to the candidate obtaining the More Voices Needed schools. $800 less than already being paid liberalism, he will be elected.“ Elkins is building a small work ginia, 15; Marilyn, 13; Craig, 9; operate the clinic by hiring out most points for new subscrip For Community Choir by Malheur county. shop at the rear of his home Thornton continued, “I will side help when needed. Roderic, 6; Lori, 4—all at home. tions just between Saturday More voice* are needed for White says Smith apparently is propose such a positive program where he plans to house his hob Other survivors are his father, Dr. Mason says he welcomes morning, Oct. 28, and Wednesday the choir which will participate claiming the $10,000 is for ser and will pledge my full time and bies and spend much time. Thomas H. Lewis, Portland; six the opportunity to do experimen night, Nov. 1. in the inter-community Chriit- vices rendered to the state and full energies to serving as the A Journal reporter learned that brothers, Charles of Milwaukie, tal work as it will serve as a re mas program, according to Di that he is entitled to the $4,300 j people’s governor. As a Demo he is fond of hunting and fishing Here is an opportunity for an fresher course and let him get Ore., Harvey of Portland, Edward rector Charles Clauser. set up in the county budget for cratic candidate I will suport the and he says he has a tent and ambitious boy or girl to earn a of Fremont, Calif., Myron of Cas better posted on recent changes Choir rehearsal is held from services rendered to the county. principles and ideals of my par plans to “ pitch ” it a lot in the welcome cash award in addition in veterinary medicine. tro Valley, Calif., Melvin of Con 8 to 10 o'clock every Tuesday The court has resolved to pay ty." future. When asked if he had any to one of the original prizes for cord, Calif., Willard of Pleasant evening in the Ontario high only the $800 and is asking for a specific plans he said, “ I ’ m going just four days of pleasant com Hills, Calif.; also five sisters, Syl All Prizes Unclaimed school auditorium. return of the excess amount that THIEVES ENTER ADRIAN to take life as it comes for a petition. via Westenhaver, Martinez, Calif., More information regarding was paid through error for while. ” the SCHOOLS DURING WEEKEND At Tuesday Drawing $10 Prize Separate Award Thelma Whalen, Walnut Creek, the chorus may be obtained by Upon leaving Nyssa Elevator, months of July and August. Adrian high school and grade Evelyn Johnson, McGill, Nev., Names drawn at Nyssa Bank The $10 cash prize is a new calling John Briehl in employees presented Elkins with buildings were entered by thieves Alene Peterson, Newark, Del., Days event this week were Mrs. campaign. It is separate from the Nyssa or Mr*. Director Clauser. a “retirement” gift. WILSON BOYS OF NYSSA sometime during the weekend, ac and Leona Hayhurst of Haines, Charles Pitman, route 2, Parma, original campaign in which bi ARE MEMBERS OF OSU BAND cording to Superintendent Glenn $50 jackpot prize; Richard Clin cycles and cash commissions are Ore. Dan R. Wilson and Michael B. Ward. Approximately $10 in cash Active pallbearers were his six ton, route 1, New Plymouth, $10 offered to boys and girls who Wilson of Nyssa are members of was taken from the high school brothers. Honorary bearers were second award and L. A. Thrasher, work for Journal subscriptions. the 100 - student marching band and $25 from the grade school. Gordon Williams, Everett Hickox, box 507, Parma, third prize of $5. See the large advertisement in this fall at Oregon State univer Doors were damaged where the Wilford Peterson, J. O. Olsen and There were no winners present this issue for full details. sity. locks were jimmied, the superin Lloyd Wilson. Dedication of the to claim their awards. The prizes offered in this cam Jackpot prize will advance to paign (particularly now with the Three Nyssa FFA members I placing was achieved over ap Dan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd tendent said, A small safe was grave at Nyssa cemetery was by $75 next Tuesday. Henry Zobell. new $10 cash prize for just four placed individually Oct. 21 at proximately 200 other boys rep- Wilson, is a junior in pharmacy. destroyed in the grade school working days) are well worth the Pacific International in Portland. recenting FTA chapters through Michael, freshman in science, is building from which the money William Stephen, son of Mrs. out Washington, Oregon and Ida a son of Mr. and Mrs. Bud Wilson. was taken. effort of the entire family. Par ents should get behind their en Esther Stephen of route 2, Nyssa, ho. try, help him with actual work placed second in individual FFA Other members of Nyssa live- and advice to the end that their livestock judging contest held stock judging team were Bill own favorite candidate will win Saturday morning. Stephen, a Young and Sam Smit. junior at Nyssa high, attained a Other Placing* Listed Vai Glenn reigned as Nyssa mayor, with George Jones as one of the major awards. total of 521.7 points out of a pos city manager, when 13 NHS seniors took city government Parent* Urged io Assict John Lytle, son of Mr. and Mrs. sible 600 on three classes of beef, Parades, bands, floats, queen candidates and the annual The Journal is especially anx positions during Student Government day yesterday. The Grover Lytle, placed first in Homecoming dance will be prominent features of the 1961 two of swine and one of sheep. ious that parents should come to students, nominated and elected by their classmates, learned First place winner, a boy from Guernsey showmanship contest football homecoming scheduled for this Friday, Oct. 27. the office with their children to about city government through actual participation. Washington, had only a few held in conjunction with PI dairy receive full details of the cam Queen candidates from each class were chosen last week judging. Lytle, a sophomore at Others elected to city positions were Pat Wright, city re- paign and learn how they can points more than Stephen. This Nyssa high, took first place score by the football squad. Senior Gloria Erwin, junior Sondra --------------------------------------- Reorder; Gilbert Lopez, munici best help to get one of the prize after being one of several select- Holmes, sophomore Sylvia Cleaver and freshman Susan pal judge; Bob Hendricks, city bicycles for their own family. LOCAL BOY INJURED Young Men of Area Holmes are the four candi-* i ed to show stock. BY SHOT FROM BB GUN attorney; Roger Maulding, The Journal campaign is ex I « Dennis Wilson, son of Mr. and John Hight, seven-year-old son health officer; Chuck Jeffer pected to get under way in earn Join Home Town Unit i Mrs. Joe Sebum, placed fourth in dates. The winner of the hon Swager Ford Agency ored position will be chosen of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Hight, ies, chief of police. est this week and since it will Of 321st Engineers a similar contest for Duroc Jersey by student body vote some Moving to Good Ave. received treatment Sunday after Don Arai. sewer superintendent; run only 14 more working days, Local young men joining the time this week and crowned Jack Swager, manager of Swa noon at Malheur Memorial hospi Sam Smit, street superintendent: it is essential that candidates uti- home town unit of 321st En i swine showmanship. The group left Friday morning Homecoming Queen at the half ger Ford motor company, an tal after a shot from a BB gun Voyne Mitchell, water superin- lize their spare time and get sub gineers battalion Tuesday eve punctured his left eye. He was tendent; Sharon Newman, fire scriptions. Help them all you can. ning were Emery E. Spangler for Portland. Delegates took in time ceremonies of the Nyssa- nounced Tuesday that he has injured while playing with other chief; Lois Spitze. park superin Names of boys and girls enter- of route 1, Fruitland. Gearaid several sites, including The Dalles Emmett game this Friday night. leased the Waggoner Motor com dam, Bonneville fish hatcheries, At 2:30 Friday afternoon, a par pany building at 118 Good avenue children near his home. tendent and Paul Okano, city en- ed in the campaign are listed in Cox and James R. Doughty Rocky Butte, Portland Interna ade down Main street will be and expects to have the move The lad was later transferred to I gineer. today's paper and will be pub- both of Nyssa. tional airport, a steam freighter completed and be ready for busi- St. Luke’s hospital in Boise. Mayor and Manager Speak lished each week during the cam- Cox returned to Nyssa re (The Arizona) tied up at Portland held. Candidates, floats, cheer I ness in the new location by Wed leaders, senior high band and two Mayor Grant H. Rinehart be- Pab»n- Watch for them. ^ cently from active duty. He ia lodge on Mt. junior high bands will be includ nesday, Nov. 1. Next week pictures of boys and a son of Mr. and Mrs. Herb Cox docks, Timberline River Student Government day by State Board Approves gan gorge in ed in the parade. Hood and Crooked The Ford agency has been oper girls working in the contest will welcoming the students. City and is affiliated with his father central Oregon. ated at the Main street location Area Junior College Manager Art Colby gave a gen be published. Each contestant in a TV repair business. Nine Parade Floats Registered Attending from Nyssa F F A Halftime ceremonies at the by Swager since he purchased it Returns from the recent elec eral orientation to the student of will appear alone so subscribers Spangler, son of Mr. and Mrs. chapter, in addition to Stephen, can easily identify their favorite. H. W. Spangler of the Nu Acres Smit, Young, Lytle and Wilson, game will feature, in addition to from Lew Herriman in 1956. tion on establishment of Trea ficials. C. G. "Red” Waggoner will re sure Valley Community college The students then went to their' community is employed at were Mark Morton as judging al the crowning, marching bands, a tain a front office in his building parade of floats and announce have been canvassed and ap respective departments, where Amalgamated Sugar factory. ternate and Carl Devin, local vo- H. Matthews Heads ment of float winners. Should a and continue to operate his proved by the state board of they participated directly in the Doughty is a son of Mr. and ag instructor and FFA adviser. class float be a winner, they will wrecker service and sales of boats education, according to an an department’s activities and learn Malheur Democrats Mrs. Al Doughty of 117 East Adrian Future Farmer* Attend receive Pep cup points for their and sporting equipment. nouncement by Emery Skinner, ed how it functioned. Howard Matthews of Ontario Fourth street in Nyssa. Representing Adrian FFA chap position. At Bulldog press time, county school superintendent. After lunch at Bennett’s cafe, J was recently selected as Malheur Returning to duty with the The board also certified the the group toured the water plant Democratic central committee unit is Monte J. Gibson, who ter were Bill Nielsen. Kai Farr the nine floats were registered in Tax Official Reports election of the board of direc and sewage treatment facility. A chairman by township commit has been taking individual and Terry Tallman. They were the office. The Queen will reign over the All Notices Mailed tors chosen in the same ballot question and answer period was teemen at an Ontario meeting. training as construction mach accompanied by Joe Witty, Ad All tax notices for Malheur rian FFA chapter adviser, and after-game dance to be held in ing. They are Dr. John Easly, the last item on the agenda He replaces Tom Jones of Nyssa, ine operator for six months at the cafetorium. The NHS Sugar county have been placed in the Joe Saito. Grant H. Rinehart. Student officials were encour long-time county head of the par Fort Ord. Calif., and Ft. Leon Mrs. Witty. Lake team placed first, receiv Beats, under direction of Bob “Q” mail, according to Mrs. Joan Blaine Girvin. William Schroe aged to discuss the problems they ty who resigned. ard Wood, Mo. He is a son of Bond, deputy tax collector. der, Maurice O. Judd and F. encountered during the tour and Matthews is a theater owner in Mr. and Mrs. Jay Gibson of ing top honors over about 70 other Smith, will provide music. Property owners who have teams in competition. Nyssa team , __ “ The Homecoming celebration to attend the regular meeting of Ontario and Payette and has been route 2. Nyssa, and plans soon Nephi Grigg. not received their notices by placed 26th and Adrian placed this year. ” commented Gene L. The directors will meet with the city council at 8 p.m. Nov. 13 active in the Democratic party. to enter college in Utah. ___________ _ , “will be, with- the first of the week should I Chester, principal, the state board at an early date Student Government day w«* Avva Jaden of Ontario was Next meeting of the local 32nd. Recently elected FFA National ouf doubt, the best in years. I’m contact the tax office in Vale. to do preliminary work on get started in 1959 by the city coun- elected secretary at the same platoon will be Tuesday, Nov. Mrs. Bond said. (Continued on Page 6) I really looking forward to it.” cil and the school district. ting the college established. meeting. 7, at community hall. Funeral services for Lloyd Wells Lewis, 43-vear-old Nyssa postmaster and church leader, were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Nyssa LDS stake house with Leslie Burbank officiating. Others aiding in the services were Blaine Holliday, John Schenk, Dr. Grant B. Hughes, William J. Beus and Ross Butler with Dr. Hughes as principal speaker. ♦ 4 According to Ada county' (Idaho) officers, Mr. Lewis was struck by a car in Garden City when he had pulled off the highway in front of a ser ternational exposition held last week in Portland, it has been an nounced by County Judge Ellis White. Cooked and served free at the booth were potatoes and onions furnished by Malheur County Po tato and Onion Growers associa tions and Ore-Ida Foods, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Sid Kelley of Nys sa, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Caskey of Ontario and Miss Liz Cray of I Vale, Malheur’s Miss Russet, were in charge of preparing and serv- ing the foods. Amalgamated Sugar company provided free sugar for the booth j and Malheur county brochures were distributed. Jaycees Sponsor Picture Contest For Halloween Dr. Dwight Mason To Work at U of I Caldwell Station R. Thornton Plans Entry in Contest For Governorship New $10 Cash Prize Offered Journal Subscription Campaign Contestants Nyssa FFA Boys Place Individually In Pacific International Competition Thirteen Seniors Assume City Offices On Third Student Government Day Homecoming Festivities To Be Held Friday Will Feature 1961 Coronation I