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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8. 1962 THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA. OREGON Oregonians Urged to Visit Schools As Nation Observes Education Week Jayceea Airard Shot y un Unofficial Returns Show Few Changes (Continued From Page 1) | race since he did little campaign ing and advertising. Oregon citizens are urged to visit their schools the week of Nov ¿“'II’ the Oregon Education association announced this week. This will be American Education Week for the schools throughout America. fherne for this 42nd annual AEW observance is "Educa tion Meets the Challenge of Change.” ♦ Visitors will observe great Nov. 13-16 Slated changes American educa- t|nn sir I-» in ¿Vk,».. 1 1 I tjon when they -.l-lx visit schools n 1 1 \ isn TX City and Hospital Races New directors for Malheur Me morial hospital district are John Stam, Thomas Drydale and Victor Haburchak. William Willis ran far behind the lowest of the others. Candidates ror the Nyssa city council, with the top four elected, garnered votes as follows: Cecil Morrison, Jr., 492; Don Engstrom, 413; Ken Pond, 399; Ray Huffman, 397 (new member); M a y 11 n Maxfield (incumbent), 359; Walt Ford, 318; Bob Chate lain, 204; Orson Leavitt, 175. SCHOOLS duri?tiotiis week-Cecil w Po_ sey, OEA executive secretary ror Dunale Days (From the Nyssa Higrh Bulldog) Bundle Days will be sponsored by Nyssa High School Nov. 13-16. "Devastating spring floods in the Southern Appalachian Mountain region resulting from the hardest winter in 76 years, have nearly depleted our clothing supply," re ports Save-the-Children Federa tion. “We hope Bundle Days will be a success and that the time won’t have to be extended. There will be rewards offered to participants bringing the most clothes,” stated Chuck Corak, student body presi dent. _____________ Committees from the freshman class will organize Bundle Days in the primary building; sopho- mores will work with the elemen-1 tary children; juniors with the junior high and seniors with the high school. indicated. They may view such innovations as numberlines and abacus in the primary grades, va rieties of encyclopaedias and ref erence materials in the interme diate grades, as well as foreign language laboratories. School visitors should see classes in action during this week and view present instructional meth ods in English, biology, chemistry and mathematics. Physical edu cation is taught much differently and with varied equipment, as is spelling, history and dramatics. Sponsored by Many Groups BERT SANDY (left) of the Apple Valley community was winner this year of the Model 12 Winchester shotgun offered at the Nyssa Jaycees' drawing. Presenting it io him is Byron Standerfer. Jaycee member and chairman of the annual project. The drawing was held on the evening of Oct. 31 at the Sugar Bowl. —Staff Photo. Veterans' Day Gives Message Space Advances Hamper Witches In Halloween Fun Oregon Tourists Increase 31% in 1962; Spend $217 Million for Record High Out-of-state visitors traveling in Oregon spent a record- high $217 million this vear, it was announced recently by For rest Cooper, state highway engineer. Cooper said a tourist survey conducted by the highway department’s Traffic Engineering division shows that 1962 had a 27 percent increase in cars and a 31 percent growth in number of tourists over the*---------------------------------------- previous record year of 1961. 1961 total Final tabulations, how The survey also covered visit ever, provided the higher income ors who came by bus, plane figure of $217 million. and train, each of which in The survey was taken at 17 dicated a sizable increase. points on major highways at the The survey showed that cars state’s borders. Of the persons in carried 9,255,378 tourists into Ore terviewed, 61 percent were on gon, an increase of more than their way either to or from the 2,000,000 over the previous year. World’s Fair. Of this total, 52 The Seattle World’s Fair was percent said they had visited the credited with providing a 20 per Oregon travel center at the fair. Measures and Amendments All the measures and amend cent increase in the traffic. The travel center was provided ments on the ballot carried state Tabulations Show High Figure by the highway department’s Tra wide with the exception of num Preliminary figures on the sur vel Information division bers 9 and 10. No. 9, to reappor vey had indicated that income Spend Less Time in Oregon tion the state, was defeated by an from out-of-state visitors would Because so many of the state’s overwhelming majority. It was be approximately equal to the ! visitors were on their way to the quite surprising that 1289 votes were cast against this one in Mal was opposed by 2996 votes with fair, they spent somewhat less heur county, since it was con 2475 for it. Yet the home county, time in Oregon than in previous sidered so vital to the welfare of being in Mountain Time zone, was years. Cooper said. They aver aged slightly less than three days Eastern Oregon. not to be included under the pro I each in Oregon, compared to No. 10, to repeal the school dis posal. | slightly less than four days each trict reorganization law, was de- last year. New School Tax Base Defeated I feated by a big majority yet car ried in Malheur county 2777 to The proposal to increase the tax Answers given in the survey base from $329,109 to $414,230 indicated the tourists were im 2472. Another measure on which vot- was defeated by a total of 75 pressed with their first glimpse ters of the county did not see eye votes. Although all precincts were , of the northwest and that they to eye with the state was on day close, it carried in only Nyssa 3<o. planned to return on future vaca- ! tions. light savings time (No. 6) since it 2 voting precinct. American Education Week was I first conceived by the American Legion in 1918 to reawaken Am- (From the Nyssa Hijrh Bulldog) erica to the values of an educated the^values educated By Joan Hewett Nov. 11, 1918, was an extreme-1 ch*zenry. Other sponsors of AEW ly important date in tbe Good grief! How is a poor witch are the National Education asso supposed to carry on her devilish ciation, American Congress o f of the United States. It marks the little pranks with Sputniks to the day of the World War I cease-fire Parents and Teachers and the and also is a standing tribute to right of her, Tele-Star to the left U. S. Office of Education. those fallen in battle in all wars. of her and Venus probes behind Daily themes are Sunday, Nov. The name Veterans’ Day origi her? ' 11, Our American Heritage; Mon It was bad enough last year, nated after World War I as it was day, Nov. 12, A Modern Curricu but oh, this year! The nerve of formerly referred to as Armistice lum; Tuesday, Nov. 13, Effective those earthlings! Teaching; Wednesday, Nov. 14, Day. I was really planning to trade Perhaps because most of us, as (From the Nyssa Hig-h Bulldog) School - Community Partnership; Have you heard the sounds of Thursday, Nov. 15, Lifelong Lear- students, were not old enough to my broom in on a ’63 model, but smashing glass lately? Or per-|ning; Friday, Nov. 16, Interna- remember the tragedy of a major I can’t even get to an itsy bitsy haps you have heard English IV ticnal Understanding; Saturday, war, tend to regard a day such as trade-in lot because I just hap this as “just a bunch of reminis pen to be in the way of a nuclear instructor Clyde Swisher yelling Nov. 17, A Look Ahead. cent soldiers.” Then we might re testing site and they simply won’t at Penelope. Don’t let it bother President Issues Proclamation member—they know; they were take singed broom straws. you. All the English IV and Ad President John F. Kennedy in there. Ooh, my poor back—I’m not as vanced Placement English stu This year we may all think a I young as I used to be, y’know dents are studying “Macbeth,” a his proclamation for this 1962 ob little deeper as to what this means and it gets colder up there each play written by William Shake servance stated: to us. With various countries in I year. Why, I had nearly an inch “ I urge all citizens to give spe speare. cial attention during that week conflict as they are today who of frost on my nose when I came Students from each class were to the aims and purposes of edu can tell what next year’s Veter back this trip! assigned the parts of different cation and the programs and ans’ Day will bring? Oh well, in another year my characters in the play. A couple problems of our schools and col Unsociable Security starts. Then of scenes from “Macbeth” were leges. We should examine the I’m going to retire in Hawaii and given before each English class quality of our educational insti FHA Begins Annual leave this job to some other poor taught by Swisher on Friday, tutions and assess the degree to Sale of Magazines sucker. I understand they have Nov. 2. To raise money for community which our educational programs Most of the students have thor- and practices serve the interests projects and to carry out the FHA a home for underprivileged wit- oughly enjoyed the study of of the individual and bring vital program of work is the object of ches there. Besides, I simply love the cli- “Macbeth.” Each class took a vote ity and strength to our Nation the FHA magazine sales in pro to see if they would like to study and its culture. Every American gress from now until Thanks mate there, Who knows, I may even cure by “Broomstick’s Knee .»» ’ another of Shakespeare’s plays. should be fully committed to the giving. (occupational hazard). With last year’s money, FHA “Penelope will be a good girl advancement of education.” Well, I’ve simply got to fly now. donated for the lifeguard stand Here, kitty, kitty!” from now on and I promise not Marine Captain Parker became i at the swimming pool and this to throw any more wine glasses. It’s too hard on the walls,” com the first pilot to fly over the Ant ; year will paint the reception room Classifieds for Results at the hospital. mented Swisher. arctic continent on Dec. 5, 1929. English Classes Study 'Macbeth;' Penelope Visits PACE SEVEN *■■■■■■■■■■ A GOOD WAY TO WORM CATTLE . . . Your cattle will grow and gain more efficiently when you knock out profit • robbing worms. Safe, palatable Purina Cattle and Sheep Wormer Concentrate can do the job. A recent cattle feeding demonstration showed that every dollar invested in Cattle and Sheep Wormer Concen trate returned S6 to $8 in extra beef produced. 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