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Nyssa Gate City Journal
VOLUME LVI
The Sugar City
THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 21. !9S!
Churches of Area Plan Traditional
Observances of 1961 Chrisimas Season
With Special Services and Programs
Rvflvct Xf/fifia Yulvtidv Spirit
Churches have again taken the lead in Christmas festivi
ties in this area. Through special services, programs by young
people of the churches depicting the first Christmas, and
through parties for young and old, they have tried to stress
the true meaning of Christmas. Many of the churches in the
♦Nyssa - Adrian area have had
part of their activities while
others to come are given be
low:
FIRST
SECTION
1Û Cent* Per Copy
NUMBER 51
Construction of Succor Creek Road,
Highway Improvements and Erection
Of Nyssa Signs Are Chamber Topics
Membership Votes to Increase Dues for 1962
To Pay Sign Costs; Amalgamated Interested
Securing a new road, improving existing highways and ad
vertising Nyssa were topics of discussion at the local chamber
of commerce meeting Wednesday noon at Brownie’s cafe.
The new road hoped for would follow the Succor creek
route south to Jordan Valley, leaving present state highway
201 south of Adrian. County court members appeared before
Church of the Nazarene
the state highway commission*
A special children’s Christmas
Dec. 8 and asked that the road
program will be presented at 10
be constructed to shorten the
j o’clock Sunday morning at the
route to California and cut |
Juan Uriate Monasterio, 21, of ; Church of the Nazarene.
down the cost of transporta-1
At
7
o
’
clock
Sunday
evening
a
Weiser, Idaho, was fatally injured
tion
of livestock and agricultural
candlelight
communion
service
Monday night in a one-car acci
products
now going down the
will
be
conducted.
dent and succumbed in Malheur
Idaho
side
of the state line on
New
pews
and
pulpit
furniture
Memorial hospital. The mishap
U. S. highway 95.
are
being
installed
today
and
Fri
occurred approximately 200 yards
Assistant Postmaster Lee Dail
It was also felt that if the road said Christmas mailing reached a
south of the King avenue inter day and will be Christmas gifts
were constructed it could be des peak in the local post office Mon
section on highway 20 - 26 near to the church.
ignated as an alternate of U. S. 95, day of this week when 12,542
Faith Lutheran Church
Cairo junction.
bringing more traffic through pieces of mail were cancelled, 652
Two other occupants of the A children’s program consisting
Oregon with the resulting in parcels were sent out and 970 par
automobile, Antonio Gomeza, 23, of Christmas music will be held
crease in revenue from the gas
also of Weiser, and Paul Gallegos, Sunday evening in Faith Luth
TYPICAL of Yuletide displays tax. This project has the approval cels were delivered.
21, of Nyssa, were still in the local eran church. Choral numbers will
The preceding Saturday and
to be seen in Nyssa are these of the Ontario and Vale chambers
hospital Wednesday. Gomeza who ■ be provided by three age groups.
the
following Tuesday were only
depicting
Biblical
and
modern
and the Malheur County Develop
received lacerations and bruises I Mrs. Jim Thiel and Janelie Nei-
a little less but there was a fast
scenes of Christmas. The Nati ment group.
ger
are
organists
and
Mrs.
John
was reported in good condition.
tapering off yesterday (Wednes
vity scene (above) can be seen
Gallegos received multiple lacer 1 Briehl is program director.
day), he said.
on the lawn at St. Bridget's Cath Four Lane Highway Included
A
children
’
s
Christmas
service
ations and bruises and was listed
Improvement of existing high The figures were up a little
olic church on Locust street. To
will be held Friday evening at
in fair condition.
the left is a display at the Dale ways would include widening the over 1960 for letter mail but no
Grace
Lutheran
in
Vale.
Investigation by state police
Bingman home on North First Nyssa-Ontario road to four lanes records were kept on parcels prior
and Taylor Sandvigen, deputy LDS First Ward
street where Santa stands to and construction of a new bridge to this year. Dail reported that
medical investigator, indicated A Sunday school Christmas pro-
greet visitors as they approach across the Snake river between stamp sales for December were
that the three men, traveling ' gram will be presented at the
Ontario and Payette.
the front entrance.
running about 10 percent above
north, went off the road at ap-
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Advertising of the town would the same period last year.
approximately 10:45 p.m.
be accomplished through erection
No extra help was hired to care
The vehicle hit a utility pole,
of signs on the highways west and for the rush period. The postmas
shearing it off at the base, and
south of Nyssa. At the present ter said it was easier to use the
then continued for about 151 feet
time there are none, other than regular help, working overtime
into a plowed field, rolling over
these supplied by the highway when necessary than to train new
at least once before it stopped.
departments telling the distance help for such a short period.
Investigating officers said there
The most dangerous time of the to Nyssa at various junctions.
expressed his appreciation
were no witnesses to indicate who
Henry Zobell, manager of for Dail
Bob Moss, manager of Idaho
year for traffic is just ahead. It
the
response to his plea for
was driving. The trio was brought Canning company Nyssa factory,
Sugar company’s early mailing
will come, state safety officials Amalgamated
of letters and pack
to the local hospital by Duane A. announced Wednesday that checks
Nyssa
factory,
said
there
was
a
remind, on Christmas Eve when good possibility that the company ages.
Doramus of route 2, Nyssa.
totaling approximately $350,000
fatal accident rate is five times
Rosary will be recited for Mr. had been mailed to sweet com
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greater than for the remainder of would erect its own sign telling
Monasterio at 8 o'clock this eve- growers in the Nyssa-Payette area
of White Satin products made at No Winners Present
the holiday.
ning, Dec. 21, 1961, at Bertelson, this week.
the largest and most efficient su
“
Death
by
automobile
is
point
Lienkaemper chapel in Ontario These payments went to about
At Tuesday Drawing
less and needless at any time, but gar factory in the world.
and Requiem Mass will be cele- 200 growers, with about half that
Names drawn this week at Nys
, on a holiday such as Christmas Asks Cooperation With Others
brated at 10 o’clock Friday morn number in each of the areas.
sa
Bank Days event were William
Eve it becomes even more trag
House, who was a member Mantell, route 1, Nyssa, $50 jack
ing in Blessed Sacrament Catholic
Moss said the annual growers
In keeping with the Yuletide season, many Nyssa homes L ic,” according to Warne Nunn, of Paul
the delegation calling on the
church. Interment will be made banquet for Nyssa producers was
and churches are decked with colorful lights and holiday dis- chairman of ''the” Oregon Traffic highway commission Dec. 8, sug pot; Lowell A. Dailey, route 2,
in St. John’s church in Ontario.
Parma, $10 second award; and
being planned for near the middle plays. Nativity scenes on lawns, Santa Claus and reindeer on Safety commission,
gested that plans be formulated Eugene Seybold, 515 North Eighth
of January but the exact time roofs, the Jolly Old Gentleman from the North Potts greeting
Nunn said Oregon recorded four
and place will be announced later. visitors at doors are some of the displays to be seen around I deaths on Christmas Eve last year for highway ixaprovemonU and street, Nyssa, third prize of $5.
Santa Claus Plans
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contracts for 1962 will
No winners were present at
holiday wreaths, gleaming trees, glit-1 — seven for the entire holiday
Return Trip Saturday be Acreage
received in the Payette area town. Others include
3
p.m.
in a participating store to
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period.
Santa Claus will make a brief the latter part of January with tering windows and other tra-*
claim their awards.
I
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Officials
of
all
traffic
law
en
Ore-Ida
Shut-Down
appearance in Nyssa again Sat the field men and office crews ditional decorations. All these
Jackpot will advance to $75
forcement agencies warn against
urday from 3 io 4 p.m. for the moving into the Nyssa area a make Nyssa a hometown to
j drinking intoxicants if driving, Over; Workers Return next Tuesday.
benefit of any kiddies who little later, Moss said.
Ore-Ida Foods, Inc., last week
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I yet too many drivers take a
Lea±™d
didn't get to see him two weeks
announced
that their potato pro
season.
_ — 1- J 1 J n*
.
,
chance—putting themselves above cessing plants
ago—and for those really anx STUDENT OFFICER ELECTION
would resume full Jaycees Slate Hours
Nyssa Jaycees have taken on OCneaUled
j
Tonight
the
law
and
placing
their
passen-
HELD AT ADRIAN SCHOOL
production
during
this week.
ious to see him again.
the project of seeing that some of
For Kids to Call Santa
_
.... gers in unnecessary danger,” he
He'll be on the streets and in
David Looney was elected pres these families and congregations Nyssa
Ore-Ida operations had origin
PTA members invite the ported ouf
1
Children from this area may
downtown stores, so youngsters ident of Adrian high school stu of the best decorated residences [ general public to share their an-
“No Christmas will be a merry ally been shut down on Dec. 10 to
are urged to watch for him. He dent body at an election held and churches will be repaid for nual Christmas musical program one,” he concluded, “if it’s mar adjust inventory with increased call Santa at the North Pole
from 6:30 to 8:30 p-m. Friday,
will have candy for the little Tuesday.
production.
their efforts.
at 8 o’clock this evening in the red by accident.”
Dec. 22.
ones again.
Other officers chosen are Mi To Be Judged on Originality
F.
Nephi
Grigg,
Ore-Ida
presi
I school cafetorium.
By dialing FR 2-2222. young
There's also another free mo chael Hastriter, vice president;
dent, stated, “We are now happy
Judging will be done by mem- I The high school chorus, under
vie. "The Kettles on Old Mac Donna Davis, secretary; Marlene bers of the Town and Country direction of Bob Q. Smith, music Rex Voeller to Install to say that the inventory on some sters of all ages will be able io
Donald's Farm." at Nyssa thea Slippy, treasurer; Carl Lovitt, Garden club on Tuesday and instructor, will present Handel’s
items is down to the point where talk to Santa or one of his help
Two Coin-Operated continued
ter for older children, starting sergeant-at-arms; Judy Mackey, Wednesday, Dec. 26-27. All resi-1 Messiah,
processing is neces-1 ers and express their desires for
Christmas.
school board representative.
at 1:30 p.m.
sary.
”
Cleaning
Machines
dents are asked to have their, Featured on the program will '
Jaycees are sponsoring this
Approximately
2,000
employees
■
Christmas lights burning between be soloists Jerry Hendricks, tenor; ! Rex Voeller announced Wed-
the hours of 8 and 10 o’clock both Chuck Corak, bass; Neva Flake nesday that two “do-it-yourself,” are affected by the Ore-Ida re new "Call Santa" service in
Nyssa.
evenings. Displays will be judged and Judy Wilson, soprano; Judi coin - operated dry cleaning ma call.
on originality and must be readily Bingham and Virginia Lewis, chines would be added to the
seen from the street.
alto. Accompanists will be Mrs. King Laundromat very soon. The
Classifications for churches will Tom Nishitani and Mrs. Bob Q. machines are here and awaiting
By SUPERINTENDENT WALTER L. McPARTLAND
be Nativity scene with $15 to be Smith.
installation by a factory repre
In the spring of 1961, Board of Education of Nyssa schools awarded to first place winner and
The mixed chorus will be com- sentative.
Voeller said the machines were
recommended that a system of merit pay for Nyssa teachers $10, second prize. Within the city posed of 59 high school voices.
limits, résidences will be judged Prelude music will be provided designed to fill the need of those
The Red Cross bloodmobile has continued to visit Nyssa
be studied.
In July, a committee of four classroom teachers and three on two types of displays—Nativi- by a ciarinet choir, directed by i people desiring to do their clean twice a year since 1949 and donors have failed on very few
ing and had time to do their occasions to provide their set quota.
and Christmas scenes. Two Dick McPartland.
principals met with the Board of Education to determine the ty
prizes will be given in each clas-
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pressing. The equipment can be
According to reports provided by the local blood commit
extent and basic objectives of the study. The school board sification amounting to $10 for _
used for clothing that requires no
instructed the committee to*------------- —-------------------------- first place and $5, second award School Board Names special cleaning attention and for tee, top donors for the Nyssa area are Everett Heldt, having
given 26 pints, and Bob Thompson, accredited with 25 pints
work on a merit plan for the
(4) The plan must be developed
[ cloth household furnishings.
♦of the life-saving fluid. There
Bus-Stop
Committee:
system AS IF IT would be put to meet local conditions.
are many others who have ex
(5) Plan should be subjected to with comparable prizes being giv- Sets Special Session
into effect and to consider the
a continuing evaluation through en.
r
ceeded the one and two-gallon
following jobs:
At a recent meeting of Nyssa
marks.
(1) Work out an instrument for all levels of school personnel.
Rural Residents Must Register
school
board members, a com
(6) The merit policy should ap Rural residents entering the
Nyssa’s first chawing was held
evaluating teachers in the Nyssa
ply to all aspects of the school competition, however, have been mittee was appointed to make
July
27, 1949, in the Methodist
school system.
recommendations to the board re
church and at that time 54 pints
(2) Make necessary presenta situation, including selection for asked to register their entries at garding
the Garrison corner bus
of blood were donated. Among
tions, orientations and recom initial appointment, salary sche Idaho Power company office by stop. Committee
members include
those first donors are a number
mended changes until an effective dule and promotion.
phone or mail. They are request Shorty Brandt, Don M. Graham,
of area residents who still con
plan is developed that is accept Study Other Plans in Effect
ed to submit their names and ad Dale Garrison, Ralph Lawrence,
tinue to visit the drawing regu
Following the meeting with the dresses, stating name of avenue W.
able to all concerned.
L. McPartland and Sgt. Rus
larly, sometimes accepted, now
The following basic objectives school board, the committee elect on which they live.
sell
Haynes of Oregon state police.
and then rejected. Others are
ed a chairman and secretary. It Among business firms assisting
were selected as guideposts:
This school bus stop has been
deceased and some have moved
(1) Policies relating to the merit has continued to meet once a with this project and to which
from the area.
pay plan should be developed week since August to study merit Jaycee members express their ap a problem for some time due to
through cooperative efforts of the plans' that are in effect in various preciation are Ben Franklin store, sites where the vehicle loads and
First Blood Donors Listed
teaching staff, administration and sections of the nation and to make Wilson Brothers Department store, unloads, especially on foggy days.
As provided by members of the
A special meeting of the school
an evaluative instrument that First National Bank of Oregon,
Board of Education.
local committee, the list of Nyssa
(2) Basic objective of the plan possibly could be used to evalu Coast-to-Coast store. Pounds Gro board has been set to work out
area residents donating blood
must be to help teachers to suc ate local teachers.
cery, Nyssa Co-op Supply, Peter the “Lights on for Education”
during the first 1949 mobile visi
program which will also serve as
ceed and to improve in their The committee has made regu son Furniture, Eder Hardware.
tation included Avelon Olean
work; thereby improving the qua lar progress reports to the Board
The Merc, Ray’s Food Fair, the Feb. 15 meeting of the Parent- TOP DONORS in Nyssa's blood program since it started in 1949 Wells, Everett Heldt, Richard Gu
lity of the educational program of Education and to Nyssa Edu Firestone Dealer store, M and W Teachers organization.
thrie, Betty (Tillman) Walters,
(3) Plan must be designed to cation association. It is hoped that Mar ket. Bracken’s Department ■ This program is sponsored an are Bob Thompson (left) and Everett Heldt. They have both ex Bernard Frost, Frank Sherwood,
reward superior teaching, not as a tentative plan can be submitted store, Amalgamated Sugar com nually by Oregon School Board ceeded the three-gallon mark. Thompson has given 25 pints and Samuel Phillips, Herman Towne,
a penalty for less satisfactory per to both groups for further study pany, Idaho Power company and association, Oregon Education as Heldt is accredited with 26 pints of the life-saving fluid, as indi Rosel Griffin Anderson.
early in the new year.
cated by records provided by the local blood committee.
News media of the area.
'i sociation and Oregon State PTA.
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formance.
One-Car Mishap
Claims One Life;
Two Hospitalized
Chrisimas Mailing
From Nyssa Office
Increases Over '60
Warns Accident
Rate Is Highest
On Christmas Eve
$350/000 Mailed
To Corn Growers
By Idaho Canning
Nyssa Churches and Homes Display
Holiday Cheer; JC's Sponsor Contesl
MUSlCOl Program
at this holiday By NHS Chorus
Commitiee Continues io Study Plans
Regarding Nyssa Teachers' Salaries
Committee Lists Local Blood Donors
During First Mobile Visitation in 1949
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