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Nyssa Gate City Journal
VOLUME LVI
The Sugar City
THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 30. 1961
Report on State School Board Meet
By G. Stunz Lisis Ways Other Groups
Are Treating Various Local Problems
Nuasa. 191«
Look* No Sugar Refineru!
NUMBER 48
Santa Claus lo Interview Youngsters
Saturday, Dec. 9; Nyssa Junior Rand
To Serve as Escort Through Town
Recommends District 26 Affiliate to Gain
Use of Wide Experience of Other Trustees
Visitor From North Pole to Arrive at 2 p.m.
With Treats for Kiddies; Free Movie Slated
Gene Stunz has reported that he was very favorably im­
pressed with the work being done by the State School Board
association and that he would recommend that the Nyssa
board affiliate with the group.
Stunz and Dick Tensen attended the annual meeting of the
association in Salem Nov. 16-17 as representatives of the lo-
♦cal board, Others in attend-
ance from Malhear county
were Tom Calkins, superin-
tendent of Ontario schools;
Clifford Nielson, chairman of
Jaycees Reveal
Projects Planned
For Yule Season
10 Cents Per Copy
Heralding the approaching Christmas holiday season,
Santa Claus will make his first 1961 appearance in Nyssa
Saturday, Dec. 9, at 2 p.m., according to Chamber of Com­
merce promotion committee members.
The 140-member Nyssa Junior band will march from the
school grounds at 1:45 down Main street to the Amalgamated
Sugar factory to escort thef------------ --------------------------
jolly visitor from the North
Pole back to the old gymnas­
ium on a float made at the
high school by the Tri-Hi-Y
Ontario board; Emery Skinner, PERCHED ATOP the water tower, a pioneer pho­ fire house. In center of picture is the old railroad organization.
Slate of Directors
For 1961 Given
There he will interview the
small kiddies and distribute can- At Chamber Meet
dy while the band is playing
county school superintendent; and tographer aimed his camera northeast for this depot which was situated some distance north of
K. I. Peterson of Adrian, repre- i view of a part of the business section of Nyssa.
the present station. To the right of it is a small
senting the rural school board.
In right foreground is the Western hotel building, store. In upper right of photo is a barn located
At a meeting held Tuesday eve­
Names submitted at the Wed­
ning at the Gene DeMinck home Addressed by Educator
now occupied by Nyssa Furniture company. Di­ then on a ranch, now the site of Amalgamated Christmas carols and other selec- nesday Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee board members decided to
Opening address by Dr. Arthur rectly across the street north is Sid Foster's drug Sugar company factory. In the foreground is the tions under direction of Band meeting as prospective directors
sponsor four community Christ­ S. Flemming, University of Ore­ store, now the site of Boyd's Fixit shop and Nyssa same old Snake river which still separates Oregon Director Bob Q. Smith.
for the coming year were Charles
mas projects.
gon president, was “Pursuit of Cleaners. In left lower foreground is the Bank and Idaho, except at that time it ran lazily through Free Movie Offered
J. Smith, Malheur Memorial hos­
A Christmas lighting contest for Excellence,” in which he said, of Nyssa building, presently occupied by North
sagebrush instead of being surrounded by pros­
Older youngsters will be treat- pital administrator; Vic Habur-
home lighting displays will be “Each student would attain the
Board
of
Control.
To
the
left
of
the
bank
building
perous farm land. This photo and descriptive de­ ed to a free double feature 1 show- chak of the local Coast-to-Coast
conducted during the holiday sea­ peak of his ability and every stu­
store; Ernie Metcalf, manager of
is
a
blacksmith
shop,
now
location
of
the
Smoke
tails were provided by Bob Thompson from his ing of “Hand in Hand ” and Nyssa Cooperative Supply; Floyd
son.
dent would acquire the ability
“
Sword
o
f
Sherwood
Forest.
”
Shop. Between the two are the old fire bell and memory and collection of early-day prints.
A “Call Santa” program for to communicate.”
Both are family type pictures and Rhoades, Merc store manager;
youngsters of the area will be
Dr. Leon P. Minear, state sup­
the
latter is in color. Show time Paul Penrod, local Idaho Power
available Friday evening, Dec. 22. erintendent of public instruction,
company manager; Art Colby,
will
be 2:15 p.m.
Telephone numbers will be pub­ talked on “Professional Creden­
city manager.
To see the free movie, sponsor­
lished so that children may call tials,” a plan whereby each teach­
Dr. David Sarazin, chairman of
ed by Nyssa theatre and other lo­
Santa Claus to tell him of their er having a master’s degree in the
the
nominating committee, said
cal business firms, those attend­
Christmas desires. Jaycees and subject matter taught and 10
there would be someone named
ing
will
not
need
a
ticket.
They
their wives will hold a caroling years of experience would be
Nyssa School Superintendent Walter L. McPartland re­
will just walk in and be seated next week from Amalgamated
party immediately following the honored and receive a pay in-
Assistant Postmaster Lae Dail until the theater is filled, accord­ Sugar company to be added to the
cently
received
the
following
letter
from
Roger
Wiley,
chair
­
"Call Santa” session.
crease.
list, along with any nominations
said this week that local post
Nyssa Jaycees will sell Christ­
Representative Stafford Han­ man of distinguished program awards committee of Oregon | office personnel appreciated the ing to Manager Rex Voeller. Can­ made from the floor at next
Association
of
Health,
Physical
Education
and
Recreation:
dy
will
also
be
given
to
these
mas trees again this year with 500 sell, Umatilla county, told of the
of patrons in mail­ youngsters following the show. week’s meeting, prior to the elec­
“Nyssa high school has been chosen to receive the distin-1 cooperation
to go on sale Dec. 10 at the park­ difference in the demands of paid
tion.
ing Christmas letters and pack­
ing lot between Idaho Power employees of the school districts guished program award in heai ilth and education. You may be ages early last year and asked Town Reflects Holiday Spirit
John Davis, Malheur Home
company office and Ben Frank- and the taxpayers’ interest and
♦happy to know that, in the that they do so again this sea­
Streets of downtown Nyssa will Telephone repairman, and Bob
lin store.
said they must strike a balance.
past few years, Nyssa high son.
be decorated for the holiday sea­ Giles, Nyssa Elevator manager,
According to officers of the School Experiments Told
school has been one Of the few j He said rural patrons should son and most business house win­ were introduced as new mem­
group, committees for each of the
Stunz said the group received
schools to receive this high stamp all letter-size mail de­ dows will reflect the Yule spirit bers.
projects will be appointed at the reports on experiments being
honor.
posited in rural boxes during with trimmed Christmas trees and Endorse Road Construction
next regular meeting. Further de­ tried by various schools, such as
“
The
administration,
faculty,
|
the month of December. That other holiday glitter, together
When informed by Chamber
tails will be published as soon as Beaverton’s grouping according to
with displays of many lovely and President Ken Renstrom that
students
and
auxiliary
personnel
will
enable
carriers
to
keep
an
plans are complete.
ability, Silverton’s ungraded ele­
associated with Nyssa high school earlier schedule and let the mail useful gifts for the entire family. county commissioners, together
Board members include Dr. Da­ mentary school and flexible sche­
Merchants report heavy buying with E. H. Brandt and Paul House,
vid Sarazin, president; DeMinck, duling of the school day in an­ Miss Marcelle Montgomery, are to be congratulated upon go out on the first dispatch train
Byron Standerfer, Neal Miller, other school in order to more physical therapist, will visit Mal­ their fine program of health edu­ instead of being delayed for a for Christmas shoppers with a were to have a Dec. 8 meeting
later one.
wide variety of goods to choose with highway officials regarding
Bud Tibbets and Bob Chatelain. fully utilize existing school buil- heur county again in December, cation.
“The many excellent features
from for the entire family.
road construction within the
Rural
carriers
will
have
suf
­
dings.
it has been announced by Mrs. of your program in health in-1
county, the chamber went on rec­
Another
free
show
will
be
of
­
ficient
stamps
and
supplies
to
Charles Mack, state tax com- Kenneth Goul, county chairman 1 struction, school health services
ord as being in favor of construc­
fill
patrons'
needs.
fered
the
kiddies
on
Saturday,
missioner, warned the group that of the Oregon Easter Seal socie­ and healthful school environment
tion of the Succor creek road as
Dec.
23,
through
the
cooperation
finances would continue to be a ty. Exact dates and times of visi­ cannot be mentioned except in
a state highway and the widening
of
Nyssa
merchants.
Watch
the
problem. He said, “My forecast tations will be announced later part. Instances of superior ach-
of the Nyssa-Ontario stretch of
Journal
for
further
details.
I is that the tax surplus now exist­ in the Journal.
1 ievement are recog»ated in; (1)
road into a four-lane highway.
ing will be depleted and state in­
Miss Montgomery, who operates health appraisal and referral. (2)
The Succor creek road would
Effective Dec. 1, West Coast come taxes will have to be in­ Oregon’s mobile therapy clinic, guidance with special effort in
Lions, Emblem Clubs be about 15 miles shorter than
creased
20
percent
to
continue
Airlines will be offering a new i
inaugurated by the Easter Seal health, (3) the general excellent
Give Cash Donations present highway 95 down the Ida­
flight schedule from Ontario to the present spending program.”
society, reported after her last appearance of school, staff and
ho side and would be a much
Portland and return within al­ Need Policy Development
A recent Census bureau release For Pool Equipment
visit that patients in need of students.
more gradual grade than the ex­
shows Oregon near the top among[ ..
,
,
,
most 24 hours.
Closing session of the meeting general therapy in Malheur coun- Excen<nt Cooperation Noted
all the states in percentage of its
At. a re*u arM boar?. meet,in* isting route. A survey is being
Travelers may then leave On­ was an address by Mrs. Helen ty are increasing to the point that
Monday night Nyssa Lions club made by the three towns of the
(4) the lunch program, (5) a population being divorced.
tario at 6:20 p.m., arrive in Port­ Radke, Port Angeles, Wash., sec-’ she will have to double her time
'
members
donated $150 to the county to show the amount of
four-year program of health and
land at 8:35 p.m., have the fol­ ond vice president of National in this area.
Oregon’s 3.6 percent for men 1 Nyssa swimming pool fund for truck traffic going south through
physical education for all pupils
lowing day for business (or plea­ School Board association, on “De­
There are 61 patients in the and (6) communicable disease is more than 50 percent above the purchase of a lifeguard chair Jordan Valley at the present
sure), leave Portland at 6:10 p.m. velopment of School Board Poli­ county being served by the unit control and correction of physical the national average and is sur­ to be used at the pool site.
time.
and arrive in Ontario at 10:35 cy” in order to:
No action was taken on the
with nearly one - third of this defects through excellent cooper- passed only by Nevada’s 6.1,
Another recent swimming pool
that night.
1. Bring clarity to school oper­ number being from Nyssa. Of ation with the Malheur county Alaska's 4.2 and California's 3.7. donation was $129 from Emblem matter of leaving the portion of
The new schedule was made ation.
This state’s 3.7 percent for women club No. 192 for purchase of two Owyhee lake road from the dam
this total number of patients, ap- health department.
possible by Civil Aeronautics
2. Create good will, improve proximately 66 percent are chil-
is
led only by Nevada’s 5.9, Cali­ beach umbrellas, tables and chairs to the state park unoiled at thia
“Although some minor deficien-
board when Walla Walla, Wash., staff morale and assure consisten­ dren. This is compared with only cies are noted, there is clear evi- fornia’s 5.1 and Arizona's 3.9.
to be placed near the wading pool time. It was understood that the
made no objection within a 30- cy of policy.
county court members were going
The states with lowest percent­ area.
36 percent of children for the dence that Nyssa high school has
day period for being dropped
3. To provide direction and total in the state. Malheur county made and is continuing to make age of divorced for men were
Nyssa Lions also voted $150 as to recommend this due to slide
from the schedule.
serve as a basis for future plan­ cases range from three to 64 years vigorous attempts to improve its South Carolina, 1.0; North Caro­ final payment on a defibrillator conditions prevailing now.
ning.
Of age.
Viool+V, education
I
lina, 1.1 and New York, New Jer­ for Malheur Memorial hospital.
! health
program. ’*
Clarify working relationships
Treatment sites in the county
The award will be presented sey and North Dakota, each 1.2. Total cost of the defibrillator was Cattleman J. Stringer
H. Dail Only Winner and 4. fix
responsibility.
are the Nyssa grade school build­ Saturday to Coach Bob Morford at For women the lowest were North $327.50 and the original amount
Stunz said the reason he would ing, Public Health department at the state convention of OAHPER Dakota, 1.2; South Carolina, 1.3; of $177.50 was contributed at the Leads Hereford Calf
At Tuesday Drawing
Harold Dail, route 1, Nyssa, recommend Nyssa school board the court house in Vale, special which will be held in the Multno­ South Dakota, 1.5; North Caro­ time the apparatus was presented Registrations in State
lina, 1.7 and New Jersey, 1.8.
was winner of the $10 second becoming a member of the group education room in Ontario and mah hotel in Portland.
to the hospital.
John Stringer of Nyssa led all
The Census bureau made no ef-!
award at Nyssa Bank Days draw- j was to get the advantage of the also the Presbyterian nursing | Representatives of the associa­
Oregon breeders in total registra­
experience
of
other
schools
and
home
in
Ontario
where
Miss
ing this week. Other names drawn
tion were in Nyssa during No­ fort to offer an explanation for
tions of Hereford cattle for the
Boy Scout Leaders
the wide variations.
but not present to win were Wes­ boards which had previously
vember to judge the school.
(Continued on Page 7)
year ending Sept. 30, according to
found
a
solution
to
problems
be
­
ley Olson, Adrian, $100 jackpot
To Receive Training a recent release by Paul Swaffar,
ing
faced
by
the
local
board.
prize and Cornelius Barton, route
A basic training course for Boy secretary of the Hereford associa­
I, Nyssa, third prize of $5.
Scout leaders of the Oregon dis­ tion in Kansas City, Mo.
CHARIOT RACES PLANNED
Jackpot will advance to $125
trict is slated from 7:30 to 10 p.m.
Stringer recorded 359 calves
Chariot races will be held Sun­
next Tuesday.
Dec. 7 and 14 in Nyssa LDS stake during the year. He was follow­
day, Dec. 3, at the airstrip south
house, according to Reed Ray, ed by Wolff Bros, and Son, Chilo­
of Adrian. Sponsored by Adrian
scout official.
quin, with 266; L. J. Horton, Kla­
PIANO RECITAL SCHEDULED Lions club, the races will begin
Classes will be under direction math Falls, 228; Herbert Chand­
Mrs. Dorothea Lewis will pre­ at 1:30 p.m. A concession stand
of Keith Carpenter of Ontario, ler, 215, and J. R. Breese, 202,
sent 20 of her students in a piano will be in operation for the event.
chairman of the Oregon district both of Prineville.
According to officer/ of the or­
recital at 4:30 o’clock Sunday af­
leadership training committee. He
Oregon breeders registered a
ternoon in the Nyssa LDS stake ganization, proceeds will be used
will be assisted by Ray, Sidney! total of 11,853 calves during the
for sight conservation.
house.
Tate of Payette and James* John-1 year and ranks 15th among all
ston of Vale.
the states.
Nyssa High School Named io Receive
Health, Education Program Award
Postmaster Says
Early Christmas
Mailing Advisable
Mobile Therapy
Unit Plans Visit
To County Areas
WCA Offers Better
Ontario - Portland
Flight Schedules
Oregon's Divorce
Ratio 50% Higher
Than U.S. Average
Pupils Pose With "Political9 Propaganda
Pastor Briehl Accepts Mission Call
To Establish New Area Congregation
Natural Evergreen Christmas Trees
Require Observance of Safety Rules
Pastor John L. Briehl announced this week that he has
accepted a call, effective Feb. 1, 1962, to go to Ascension Luth­
eran church in Spanaway, Wash., near Tacoma.
The call was extended by the Mission committee of North
Pacific district of The American Lutheran church.
His leaving will follow lO’rfe years of service with Faith
Lutheran church in Nyssa and* -----------------------------------------
Grace Lutheran church in Foss of Seattle that the Nyssa-
Vale since its establishment in Vale parish will not be left with­
1957. He began his pastoral out spiritual and pastoral guid­
ance. The two congregations will
duties in Nyssa.
He said the new area he will
serve is what The American Lu­
theran church terms a “package
mission.” First the area is sur­
veyed and it is determined that
there is a potential need for a
church. Then a parsonage and the
first unit of the church are built
and a pastor is called to enter the
area to establish a congregation.
Pastor Briehl has received con­
sent from both the Nyssa and
Vale congregations to accept the
new pastorate.
To Call for New Pastor
He stated that he has been as­
sured by District President H. L.
begin immediately to issue calls
for a new pastor.
Mr. Briehl will continue to
serve the Nyssa - Vale parish
through January 1962. In Spana­
way construction of a new par-
SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS in Mrs. Joan
sonage is now under way and Weymouth's home room posed for a Journal pho­
should be completed around Feb tographer during their recent campaign for elec­
1. It is estimated that the first tion of junior high student body officers. These
unit of the church will be ready "politicians" formed their own band and present­
for services by April 1.
ed a campaign demonstration for their favorite
Following his final January ser­ candidates. They are (left to right) front row.
vices here, Pastor Briehl; his
wife, Ruth; their children, John, Norma Garner, Bob Ure, Jim Albeman. Sam Clea­
11; Susan, 9; Sarah. 7; and Doug­ ver (wearing mask), Leona Lasley; second row,
las, 5. will be leaving for their Ronald Strasser. Jim Anderson; third row, Peggy
Mangun. Sandra Knowles. Theo Ashby. Charles
new location.
The National Board of Fire Underwriters asks that care be
taken in erecting and decorating natural evergreen Christ­
mas trees. A tree contains natural resins which ignite easily
and burn readily, the national board reminded.
If proper precautions are taken, however, fire may be
avoided. Particular attention should be given to trees in
churches and schools.
♦— ----------------------------------- -
Trees, in addition, shouldn’t When you put the tree up, place
be set up close to stairways it in the coolest part of the room.
because in case of fire the It should be as far as possible
stairway as an exit from up­ from radiators, heaters and as far
per floors would be blocked. away as possible from the fire­
McConnel. Teresa Hamilton; back row, Bobby
Smith. Linda McPartland. Gwen Nelson, Vicki
Schoen, l.inda Lawrence. Axel Stephen and Royce
Zobell. Two of their favorite sons were elected io
office. Ableman was named vice president and
Zobell was chosen seventh grade social chairman.
Other officers named wore eighth graders Philip
Duff, president; Pam Bybee, secretary; Marilyn
Lewis, treasurer; and Susan Schenk, eighth grade
social chairman.
With regard to the care of
Christmas trees in the home, the
national board has these follow­
ing suggestions:
When you choose your Christ­
mas tree this year, select one
which appears freshly cut. Feel
the needles to make sure they are
firmly attached.
Keep Tree Standing in Wafer
Keep the tree out of doors until
just before Christmas. And keep
it standing in a pail of water so
that it will remain fresh.
place. This will reduce chance»
of fire and keep the tree from
drying.
Use a tree stand which has a
water container in which the
trunk can rest. Most trees “drink”
water fairly fast, so fill the water
container daily.
All Christmas tree decorations
should be flameproof. Use only
decorations made of glass, metal
or fire-resistant material.
Electric trains should be set up
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