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U. of 0. Library Eugene, Oregon Nyssa Gate City Journal --------- L ' VOLUME LVII The Sugar City THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY. AUGUST 30. 1982 10 Cent« Per Copy ----------S NUMBER 35 Nyssa Designaied as Terminal Point .X'cir Tvat'hvrn Welvomvd to Xf/xso M ioo I h Sabin Oral Polio Vaccination Drive For Union Pacific Railroad; Has Five Planned in Malheur County; Includes Trains Leaving and Returning Daily 13 Other Towns in Southwest Idaho Each Train Carries Five-Man Crew, Adding 25 Employees Working Out of Local Yards On Aug. 20 Nyssa was designated a terminal point for the Union Pacific railroad. Since that time five trains are leaving the local yards daily, six days a week, serving towns in all directions. They travel approximately 300 miles (one way) and return after having made runs covering an area from Marsing, 33 * miles south, New Plymouth to the east, Weiser to the north and Burns, 163 miles west. The first train out daily leaves Nyssa at 6:30 a m. for Local LDS Team Wins All-Church Softball Awards Wood, New Plymouth and Vale— about 25 miles each way. (Wood is the location of a large fruit Members of Nyssa First ward packing plant.) LDS softball team and Coach Ken LDS softball team and Coach Other Schedules Listed The second train leaves at 8 a m. Kent Ashby returned Aug. 25 from Salt Lake City where they and serves Adrian. Homedale and competed in the all-church soft- Marsing—a total of 33 miles—and is the only line serving these com ball tournament. More than 1500 young ball play munities. ers participated in the tourney Number three is out at 11:50, with 92 teams coming from all headed for Burns, 163 miles to the parts of the nation. Thirty-two west via stations at Luse, Vale, teams competed in the league in Harper and Juntura. This is also which the Nyssans played. I the only line serving these sta- The local boys were defeated , tions and is the only one of the for the first time this season when I five trains that does not return they were beaten 12-8 by the Cen to Nyssa the same day. One terfield, Utah, team during the leaves Bums for Nyssa each day. tournament. 1 This run has been made from They finished in third place and Nyssa for some time. also received the sportsmanship Number four train out is a sec trophy in Salt Lake. Frank Fry, ond run to Marsing and leaves the a member of the team, was select Nyssa station at 3 p.m. The last ed to play with the All-Stars. train leaves at 4 p.m. for Weiser Prior to attending the tourna and Luse ment in Utah, the Nyssa team had won stake, division and regional Additional Tracks, Buildings championships. Operating the trains out of Nys Members of the team are Frank sa as a terminal point has proven Fry, Roger Kynaston, Paige Zo- successful financially for UP and bell, Lonnie Roberts, Charles Pal has resulted in work starting on mer, Robert Palmer, Tommy Pett, installation of additional tracks, Dean Banner, Mike Jefferies, a diesel engine storage tank, sand Dave Walker, Alan Cottle and dryers and locating storage and Kent Anderson. personnel buildings here. In addition to Coach Ashby, This information was furnished other adults accompanying the the Journal by Frieght Agent Tom boys to Salt Lake were Mr. and Jones, who said he did not have Mrs. Don Walker and Mrs. Henry complete details on all the plans Zobell. at this time. He did say the car penter crew arrived Tuesday and that each of the five local trains carried a five-man crew—making a total of 25 additional railroad employees working out of Nyssa. All terminal construction is be- At an Aug. 20 meeting in On [ ing done by Union Pacific work- tario, Young Republicans or ganized a “Re - Elect Robert F. i men and no cost estimate is avail Smith” committee with the selec able at this time. tion of publicity heads, area chair men and making plans for the i coming campaign. Orval Caverhill announced that I Bob Chatelain, Nyssa, would serve John Goff, U-year-old son of as publicity coordinator, assisted Mr. and Mrs. Russell Goff of by Mrs. Emery Skinner, Vale. route 1, Fruitland, was released Area chairmen appointed were Tuesday from Malheur Memorial Duane Holcomb for Nyssa, Karl hospital where he had been re Doman for Vale, Clint Bellows ceiving treatment for injuries he and Joe Saito for Ontario. received in a tractor accident. The Smith is Republican candidate lad suffered a broken arm Satur for representative from Malheur day when he fell from the ma and Harney counties. He is op chine and was run over. posed by Emil Stunz, Nyssa, who I Gale Dentinger of Vale was re is also running for re - election, ¡ ported in satisfactory c ondition since the two counties have been Wednesday by hospital attend combined for the first time. ants. He was admitted Sunday With a campaign slogan of [ afternoon following a one-car ac- “Look Ahead," Smith said, “With i cident seven miles south of Ad- the close division of political par | ties in the state legislature it is ; rian. Police reported his car went of greatest importance to elect a Republican representative to in-1 out of control and rolled over one sure constructive, conservative j ■ or two times and then down a type of legislation that is in the I 15 - foot embankment after h e best interests of Malheur county missed a curve. The car was de- and Eastern Oregon." I [ molished. Young Republicans Organize to Re-Elect State Rep. Bob Smith Two Accident Victims Treated at Hospital Adrian Schools Open Nexi Tuesday; Superintendent Ward Lists Instructors Adrian schools will be in session for one-half day on Tues day, Sept. 4, with regular full-day sessions beginning the fol lowing day, it has been announced by Glenn Ward, superin tendent. the cafeteria will begin serving meals Wednesday. Supt. Ward has submitted his list of teachers and grade or subject taught. One vacancy still remains, that of girls’ phy- nrbmnfinn instructor * sical education instructor. Charles J. Witty, agricul Grade school faculty mem music; ture. bers are Robert N. Patterson, New instructors at the school principal; Juanita Maggard, this year include Geryte Jones, Geryte Jones, first grade; Mary Thompson, Mrs. Opal Willis. Ruth M. Morgan. Gladys Newbill, second; Clara J. Collins. Miss Mary Weir, third; Mary Thomp son. Charles E. Witty, fourth; Anna Long, fifth; Helen T. Low ell. Gertrude Welbourn. sixth; Miss Emma Snyder, seventh; Veryl Harrison, eighth grade and physical education; Lois R. Wil liams. library. High School Teachers Listed High school instructors include Ward, superintendent and princi pal; Agnes Dilly. English, librar ian; Isaac Kimura, commercial, wrestling; Vernon Mason, mathe matics, chemistry; Samuel E. Ty son, social studies, guidance; Ann Watts, home economics. English: Roger Watts, biology, general science, physical education and coach; Mrs. Opal Willis, English. Mason and Kimura. Jones and Thompson both reside in the Big Bend community. Mrs Willis goes to Adrian from Bums; Kimura from Mankato. Minn., and Mason from Leadore, Idaho. In-Service Training Slated An in-service training session will be held Friday in the Adrian elementary building for teachers of the Adrian district and county rural schools. The instructors will be welcom ed by Emery Skinner, county school superintendent. Oscar Shoemake, county school super visor, will outline the day's acti vities. Workshop session will feature lesson planning, teaching reading and physical education programs in rural schools Three Separate Times Slated for Different Types of Polio; Cost Set at 35 Cents a Dose People of Malheur county and Southwest Idaho will be given an opportunity to immunize the entire territory against the dreaded killer-crippler disease of polio. The plan has been worked out and promoted by medical I authorities but it will be up to the people to make it success- j ful. as there is no law making it compulsory. Medical societies of South-*------------ ---- - ------------------- - west Idaho and Malheur coun- | ty have planned a series of (three two-day sessions to be carried on in 17 towns of the Governor Plans Sept. 7 Visitation In Malheur Area area, whereby all citizens, re- ! gardless of age. will be given Sab;n oral polio vaccine for 35 cents per dose (or three for $1). Orval Caverhill of Ontario has The series will be about six weeks announced confirmation of Gov APPEARING at the annual box luncheon served trainee from OSU: Mrs. Marjorie Mitchell, fifth apart and will cover three differ- ernor Mark Hatfield’s visit to , ent known types of polio. The for school personnel Monday noon at Nyssa south grade teacher: Miss Bertha Sheppard, trainee. park by Nyssa Chamber of Commerce and Amal NNC. Nampa: Mrs. Lana Schenk, first grade: Mrs. | first series will be given Sept. 29 Malheur county Friday, Sept. 7. The state head will arrive in gamated Sugar company were teacher trainees Betty Oft, fourth grade: Miss Marguerite Leslie, and 30 (Saturday and Sunday) at which time doctors, nurses and Nyssa at 10:30 from Baker and and new instructors in the Nyssa school system, first grade: Miss Joleen Reece, girls' physical edu civic workers will be on hand to will be guest at a no-host lun They are (left to right) Miss Ruth Yoneyama. a cation. and Mrs. Muriel Judd, third grade. do all the work and keep all rec cheon at noon at Brownie’s cafe. • --------------------------------------------- ords. ♦ ♦ ♦ All who wish to take the vac From Nyssa he will go to Vale cine will pre-register (details and where he will remain for about an hour. places will be given in a later At 3 p.m. the governor will at issue of the Journal). Each will be handed a small cube of sugar, tend general assembly at Ontario A city-wide census enumera on which the vaccine has been high school where he will present School bells rang for the 61 teachers of the Nyssa system Monday, Aug. 27, at 9 a.m. A general gathering of the com tion by the local Lions club and dropped, and they will merely a plaque to the school on behalf the Governor’s Committee on plete faculty in the high school library opened the new school Jaycees has been completed and chew and swallow it. In case of of Employment of the Handicapped. shows the present population of infants too small to do this, they year. Superintendent Walter McPartland started it off with will be spoon-fed the liquid by The award is being given for a introduction of teachers—six of whom are new to the system. Nyssa as 2740. winning essay entitled “Employ one of the nurses in attendance. This must be accepted by the Carl Devin, president of Nyssa Education association, out State Board of Census to be Nyui Part of Program ment of the Handicapped," writ lined some of the plans for*-------------------------------- —— come official, according to City Dr. David Sarazin, local chair ten by Miss Charli Harland. The activities of the year. The first Manager Art Colby. If approv man of the program, said Wednes plaque presentation is being get-together of the faculty was ed. the new figures will be a day that he has obtained the ser sponsored by the AFL-CIO. put into full swing by Mrs. Hatfield will meet at 3:30 p.m. gain of 129 over the 1960 offi vices of local organizations, doc Mildred Renstrom as she out cial census. tors and nurses for Nyssa and with the Malheur county unit for lined picnic plans for all school that the same program would be employment of the handicapped personnel to be held at city park carried out in Vale and Ontario in the main dining room at Moore Over 600 pounds of watermelon Thursday, Aug. 30, at 6:30 p.m. with each town devising the pro hotel. Present will be Dorr Quayle of Salem, secretary of the Guest speaker Monday was De was served last Friday afternoon gram best fitting them. los Williams of the State Depart to area school children in Nyssa Rural people can register in any state committee; Al Westwood of ment of Education from Salem. south park following the annual of the three towns and go to the Salem, representative of the em ployment service; David A. Cam He impressed on the teachers the back-to-school parade. D r. Eugene Voris, Treasure one most convenient. It has been estimated that there eron of Salem, commissioner for importance of their work in deal Sarazin said he felt the people Valley Community college ad ing with training of the minds of were 50 entries in the parade ministrator, returned to Ontario of the Nyssa district who were old the department of employment, all future citizens. He urged all with a number of the floats and early Wednesday from Salem enough to remember the local and John Norton, Salem, area teachers to be proud of their pro units comprised of from two to where he attended a meeting of polio epidemic a few years ago supervisor of the state employ ment service. fession as all the great advances six children. the Governor’s Council on the would make this near 100 percent of the past have come from work Named as a first place winner Aged. effective through all three doses. Others attending the afternoon of teachers in the classroom and also receiving the Journal’s District Meeting in Nampa meeting will be members of the The group discussed the role The kickoff meeting, with about county committee, including John School Board Meets With Group prize for best overall entry were of the community college in meet Roger, Dale and Fannie Phifer 150 representatives from the 17 Kerns, Chelsey Boyer, Don Mas Next item on the program was who paraded down Main street ing needs of the aged workwise, towns, was held at Northwest terson, the Rev. George Uyemura, a meeting with the entire school and to the park with the “best recreationally and healthwise. Nazarene college in Nampa last Al Hicks, Dale Boyer, Emmett board. Warren Farmer, chairman dressed cow in town.” According to Dr. Voris, the con Thursday night. Attending from McCarty, Horace Arment and sev of the board, led off with a wel clusion reached was that the com Other first place winners were munity college counseling service Nyssa were Dr. David Sarazin, eral others representing area in come to the teachers. He outlined Norbert Sarazin, Mr. and Mrs. dustries. some of the policies and functions Barbara, Debra, Sandra and Lori and course work program could Charles J. Smith, Beth Ellis, Lil Fangen with a float carrying out A no-host dinner, sponsored by of the board and explained some be made vital to this age group. lian Wagner, Walt Luhr, Stan the theme, “Camping Days Are Ontario Chamber of Commerce, of the problems and decisions Studies are being made and ma Thompson and the Rev. Omar will be served to all interested reached during the past summer. Over.” Capturing another first terial will be sent to community Barnhouse. place were Jeanine and Christine I persons at 7;30 p.m. at the East The meeting was then opened Tells Why Needed Meyer and Doris Maggard riding colleges throughout the state. Side cafe in Ontario. for questions from teachers di Dr. Voris reported that Phillip bicycles decorated i n patriotic Dr. Jack Farber, vice president The governor will be guest at rected toward school board mem colors, bearing flags and patriotic Govedare has been hired to teach of the medical society organizing a no-host breakfast at 7 a.m. Sat bers. All agreed it was a helpful speech and English at the college. the program, told the group that urday morning, Sept. 8, in Vale. placards. and profitable hour spent in dis Larry, Barbara and Joyce Ha Govedare had been instructor at while many people in the area He will then leave for Burns cussing a great number of ques ney were also first place winners, Oregon Technical Institute in Kla had been vaccinated by needle where he will serve as grand mar tions concerning operation of the They were a "gunman" and his math Falls for the past six years that "the immunity level goes shal in the Harney county fair schools. “show girls.” and had college teaching exper down and few seem to want an parade. Fred Arai had a difficult time Among second place winners ience prior to that time. He is other shot by this means.” getting in the “last word” but he were Laila Ayyoub; Debbie Root, With the oral method being so expected to move with his wife finally made it. Thereupon every Barbara Tensen and John Ten- and three children to this area easy and painless, the group felt one adjourned to the city park sen; Chris, Scott and Jeff Wilson; this was the way to get the area in the near future. where the Chamber of Commerce David Wilson, Bruce Hipp and immunity up to a peak. Once this and Amalgamated Sugar company Tony DeMinck. Names drawn this week at is done, it can be kept that way treated the entire group to a box Third place winners in the par through the vaccination of in- Nyssa Bank Days event were lunch. Robert Holmes, route 2, Nyssa, fants. ade were Carolyn Winchester; $150 jackpot; Albert Huff, 202 Panel Group Meeting« Held Roy and Judy Belveal and Sharon Bob Chandler, continuing his SEE NEW CHEVROLETS South Third street, $10 second Afternoon activities found tea- Gallegos; Penny and Charles Bel campaign for Oregon’s Second Johnnie Pierson, Bob Church award, and Lois Pearcy, route 2, chers in six different panel groups veal, Linda, Marge, Sandra and wherein each panel discussed Gilbert Gallegos; Ann and Linda Congressional seat, will be visit and Bill Kelley of Nyssa Motors, Parma, third prize of $5. ing Malheur county Wednesday, Inc., went to Portland Monday for Mrs. Huff was present in a par ways and means of making a Colby. Sept 5, according to Max Taggart, the advance showing of the 1963 ticipating store to claim her prize. During the watermelon feed, greater contribution to the edu his county chairman. Chevrolets. They returned home Jackpot award will advance to cational system. These group ses Art Colby served as master of ceremonies, announcing winners Chandler plans to spend the en yesterday. $175 next Tuesday afternoon. sions were led by Robert Q. Smith, Dale Overstake, Elvin Bal over the microphone Gary Quinn tire day meeting county residents lou, Jeff Ford, James Skeen and and Floyd Rhoades were official land discussing the problems of melon servers. this Eastern Oregon district. Charles Quinowski. ♦ ♦ For the final session of the day a general meeting was held in the library to present material glean ed in the group meetings. Enthu Potato shipments from Malheur county totaled 910 cars siasm and frankness marked the through Monday, as compared with 958 cars for the same summation of the first day of period last year and 766 for 1960. However, at the rate of planning for a new school year. j movement the total for the year will soon pass last year’s On Tuesday, Williams talked I figures and will run considerably higher for the year than about “The Oregon Program,” a I the 1258 shipped in 1961. Ford Foundation project designed to study methods of improvement Maylin Maxfield, manager of teaching. of Muir-Roberts’ local plant, Ralph Dyson, head of the Health says the quality is the best and Physical Education depart this area has seen in a number ment of the State Department of ! of years. Other sections also have According to members of the Education, conducted an in - ser i good quality and production and local blood committee. 188 pints vice program with the elementary the price is not too good at the were contributed at the Tuesday teachers, junior high and high [ present time. Colorado is report drawing Twelve persons were school physical education instruc ed to have a bumper crop of top rejected If they had been ac tors Tuesday afternoon and Wed I quality spuds. cepted, Nyssa would have met nesday. Market Data Given the 200 - pint quota set by the Remainder of the week is being spent on lesson plans and prepar. Agricultural Marketing News blood center. One-gallon pins were presented ing rooms with equipment needed report of Aug 27 (Tuesday) shows to get youngsters off to a good 23 cars shipped Saturday, none Tuesday to the Rev. Wallace [ Sunday and 28 Monday from Prowell and Mrs. Sheila Cart start in this new year of educa- wright. Receiving two-gallon pins tional endeavor. ' points in the county. For Western Idaho and Malheur were Mrs. Betty Rinehart, Wil county the report said, "Market liam Wilt, Melvin Spitze, Cecil weaker, demand fair. Russet U.S Morrison, Jr., Gene Stunz and Min. Max. No. 1, two-inch or four-ounce Glade Chadwick. 48 80 minimum, $2.25 per 100 - pound 8« 45 FIRST PLACE and overall winners in the annual Back-to-School sack, f.o.b., with a few at $2.35; SEE 1963 FORD DISPLAY 50 93 parade held Friday in Nyssa were Roger. Dale and Jannie Phifer U.S. No. 2, including six - ounce Mr. and Mrs. Jack Swager left 52 90 escorting the "best dressed cow in town,” as the sign on the far minimum, at $1.50 ” Monday evening for Las Vegas 74 50 side of the animal indicated. Jannie is shown leading the cow. Price to growers was listed where they are attending a Ford 46 75 Dale carries the jug and Roger brings up the rear, carrying his milk principally at $1.50 for U>S. No. 1 dealers car showing of the new stool. It took four pair of jeans and a straw hat for the "boasy” to delivered to warehouse on pack- 1963 models. They expected to earn her title. —Staff Photo. out basis washed; No. 2’s at $ .75. return Friday to Nyssa Group Sessions, Talks, Lesson Plans Begin Year's Work of Local Educators Unofficial Census Count Totals 2740 For City of Nyssa Area Youngsters Named Winners In Friday Parade College Head Returns From Salem Meeting; New Instructor Hired $10 Bank Days Award Won by Albert Huff Bob Chandler Due In County Sept. 5 Drvfisvd Cow9 Winn Quality of Potatoes Highest in Years; Market Weaker, With Demand Fair Nyssa Blood Drawing Falls Short of Quota By Total of 12 Pints