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I U. of 0. Library Eugene, Oregon c ____ Nyssa Gate City Journal VOLUME LVII The Sugar City THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13. 1962 New Vo-Ag Building Plans, Teacher Salary Schedule for Ensuing Year Discussed at Monday Board Meeting Stinta Clau» lharfi Youthful II víiucnín 10 Cents Per Copy NUMBER 50 New Malheur Jail Building Possible By Approval of Public Works Funds Added io $110,000 in Local Reserve Architects Present Plans and Specifications For New Construction, Remodeling of Shop County Classified as Having Unemployed High Enough to Qualify for Federal Funds Nyssa school board members were presented with plans for a proposed new agriculture building containing classroom, shop, office, restrooms and storage areas at their regular board meeting Monday evening, according to Dirick Nedry, clerk. Architect Charles Johnston and Associates of Payette were present to explain the plans, which incorporate the ideas of ♦the Nyssa Vo - Ag Advisory council and the agriculture department of Oregon State university. Carl Devin, vo-ag instructor, and Leonard Hew County Judge Ellis A. White announced last week that a new county jail at Vale was possible in the near future. He said the county had been declared an area of high unemploy ment by the federal government, thus making it very possible that federal funds could be acquired under a public works program for construction. ♦------------------------------------- — White said the cou.nty had $110,000 available for local contribution and he hoped the government would supply the other $90,000 needed for the building. Postmaster L. Dail Reports Changes In Hours, Rules ett. Harold Dail and Harold Kurtz of the advisory committee were present to participate in the dis- I cussion. Beginning Friday, Dec. 14, the local post office hours will be I The architects presented plans 8 a m. to 5 p m. each day, includ and estimates, not only for the ing Saturdays. Dec. 15-22, accord new building, but also for re ing to Lee Dail, assistant post modeling the present ag shop and adding additional space. They master. also showed plans for remodeling On Dec. 24, office hours will the present ag shop into a biology revert to the regular schedule of lab. Cost estimates indicated that 8:30 a m. to 5 p.m. the new building would be just Patrons are advised, Dail said, about the same cost as remodeling to mail their parcels and letters and adding to the present agricul early each day so that dispatch ture shop facilities, Nedry said. will be made the same day as Federal Funds Available mailed. Watch for parcels being It was brought out during the delivered and try to meet the car riers at the door to sign for and discussion that funds are avail accept them, Dail advised. Keep able from the National Defense close watch on dogs so that they Education Act to assist in remod will not interfere with deliveries eling and equipping science and being made by parcel post car j biology classrooms, so the board I will investigate further this help riers and foot carriers. from NDEA before making a de Many inquiries have been made cision on a building program. as to size restrictions on enve High School Principal Gene lopes. Beginning Jan. 1, 1963, Chester told the board about the letters which measure less than 3 inches in width (height> or 4’4 activities of the various organized inches in length will be non-mail- clubs in the high school and said able. There are no restrictions ' that these clubs not only served a valuable school function, but on size before that date. that the membership of the clubs Unsealed Christmas cards can and the offices held were well still be mailed this year for 3 distributed throughout the stu cents, Dail said, also New Year’s dent body. greetings as the change in rates Clubs and organizations in the is not in effect until Jan. 7, 1963. The post office department, how high school are Girls’ league, Fu ever, urges everyone to use 4-cent ture Farmers of America, Future stamps on all Christmas cards. Homemakers of America, Girls’ (Continued on Page 12) Where return addresses are used and the adressée has a forwarding address, these letters will be for Toastmasters Hear warded until they reach their The Masked Bandit' destination. Bob Love, Nyssa police chief, If they cannot be delivered, they will be returned to the send was the five-minute speaker at er. Christmas cards mailed with the early morning meeting of a 3-cent stamp will not be for Nyssa Toastmasters last Thursday warded but will be destroyed if at Brownie’s cafe. Topic of his delivery cannot be made in the talk was “The Masked Bandit.” Toastmaster was John Olsen. city of original address. Glade Chadwick served as topic Facing slips to be used for tying master and Art Colby acted as letters in bundles are available evaluator. at the post office, Dail concluded. Selected for December respon sibilities were Bill Barton, timer; Parma Voters Okeh Bob Sherbert, grammarian; and Mel Nielsen, “Ah” counter. Don Sewer Bond Issue Bowers and Bob Palmer attended Parma voters approved a sewer the meeting as guests. bond issue by more than a four- to-one margin in Tuesday’s spe BLOOD DRAWING SLATED cial election. With 258 voters go A Red Cross blood drawing will ing to the polls, 217 said “yes” to be held Monday, Dec. 17, between the $122,000 issue to provide an the hours of 11 a m. and 3 p.m. oxidation pond and sewer mains. in the Vale Grange hall, it has City Clerk Rich Welbourne said been announced by publicity the bonds would be retired by as committee members. All donors sessments against sewer users. are urged to attend. AF Sgt. Virgil L. Huffman Reported Missing in Plane Crash Near Gibraltar Mr. and Mrs. Morris Huffman of 213 South Second street, Nyssa, received word from the United States Air Force la$t Friday afternoon that their son, Virgil L. (Bud) Huffman, was one of four persons aboard a light plane which crashed into the sea near Gibraltar. Others reported missing were Major Edward V. Risovi of New Rockford, N. D., Staff*--------- —-------------------------- Sgt. Albert L. White of Cole- mie, Lonnie and Linda. rain, N. C., and Clarence J. In a telephone conversation with Labbe, a civilian employee at the Casablanca family’s friend Nouasseur, connected with an and next-door neighbor, Sgt. Dale aircraft company. Reports were that the aircraft was a small plane belonging to an Aero club at the Nouasseur Au- Base in Morocco. Sgt. Huffman, his wife, Mil dred, and their six children had resided in Casablanca for the past 2M years. The children, rang ing in ages from m to 10 years, are Melanie, Rowena. Anita, Tam- Plankey, Mrs. Huffman learned that the plane had gone down in 900 feet of water, the currents were bad and that searchers are still trying to locate the bodies. To their knowledge, none of the four has been found. It is believ ed that there is little possible chance for survivors. The Huffman’s have now re ceived word that their daughter- in-law and the children plan to leave Casablanca Monday. They, with their daughter, Lois Lundy and her daughter, Gayle, and their daughter-in-law’s parents, plan to meet the family when they arrive by plane in the Unit ed States. Sgt Plankey said Mrs Huffman and the children would be accom-' panied back to the U. S. by an Air Force sergeant. He assured the I Nyssans that the whole base had j gone all out to assist the family in all ways possible and that they were well cared for. The Huffman's daughter, Mrs Lundy and daughter of Kalispel, Mont., arrived in Nyssa Monday I and plan to remain until after the I Casablanca family arrives home. I WHAT CAN POSSIBLY DISPLAY more faith and trust than a child's expression at getting to visit with Santa Claus? Here are just a few of the Nyssa area small frv as those expressions were caught by a Journal camera during Santa's visit in Nyssa last Saturday. The Jolly Old Gentleman told a Journal reporter that he visited with ap- proximately 500 children and that he would ap pear again this coming Saturday between the hours of 2 and 5 p.m. in the Taylor Super Market building at Fourth and Main streets. On Tuesday, Dec. 18; Friday and Saturday, Dec. 21-22, he will be at the same location from 2 io 4 p.m. each day to interview kiddies of the area. Slate Hours Idaho Power Granied 7.5% Increase Jaycees For Kids to Call Santa By State Public Utility Commission After 8-Month Study of 13.6% Asked Company Will Not Ask Increases in Oregon, Nevada Until Idaho Schedules Are Settled After eight months of study and many hearings throughout southern Idaho, the Idaho Public Utilities commission granted a rate increase to Idaho Power company, Tuesday. The increase granted was seven and one-half (7.5) percent, or a little over half the 13.6 percent asked by the power utility. Ralph Wickberg, president of the commission, said they --------------------------------------- •found the total i y-’-ease asked / I for was not justified but that “flttliip the company did need addi- tional revenue to carry out DARR JENSEN is shown here in judo costume holding his first-place trophy won at the eighth annual judo tournament held Dec. 1 in Portland. He was first-place winner in the junior division, ages 10 through 12 years. The 12-year-old wrestler is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Jensen of route 2, Nyssa. He is in James Skeen's seventh grade class room, is active in football, basketball and a member of the Ore-Ida Judo club. Floral Shop Lists Door Prize Winners Owners o f Fangen Brothers Floral Shop and Greenhouse said they were well pleased with the attendance a t their Christmas showing last Saturday. The following were winners of door prizes. Mrs. Jim Yost was recipient of a Christmas arrange- ment. Others who won blooming plants were Nyssans Mrs. C. P Belveal, Mrs. Del Garner, Mrs. Betty Fox, Mrs. Roy Hirai and Mrs. Joe Piercy, Jr., of Parma. WEATHER.. Date Max. Min. Prec. Dec. 5___ ____ 43 25 ____ 50 Dec. 6 27 Dec. 7 39 26 Dec. 8 35 27 Dec. 9 ........37 29 Dec. 10__ 37 33 Dec. 11 _ .... 38 35 __ Dec. 12 _ 35 Owyhee Reservoir Storage Dec. 10, 1962 190 030 Acre Ft Dec. 10, 1961 58,100 Acre Ft their plans and projects to fur nish power that would be needed for Idaho’s economic growth. The company’s position was that they were not receiving suf ficient income on their investment to make the sale of additional bonds attractive to buyers. Ad ditional capital investment is needed to complete the multi million dollar power develop ments under construction on the Snake river along the Idaho-Ore gon border. The commission said that until these were completed and the ad ditional revenue considered from the sale of power produced there, it was not possible to match reve nues and expenses. Company Studying Ruling M. M Ilch of Boise, treasurer of Idaho Power, told a Journal re porter Wednesday afternoon that the company was analyzing the commission's ruling. He said that would take considerable time and that he couldn’t say what decision the company would make when this was completed. (Idaho law permits an appeal to the state supreme court from the commis sion’s ruling.) Ilch said, if the ruling was not contested, new rate schedules would be submitted to the com mission for approval approxi mately 30 days following comple tion of the analysis by the com pany. No rate increase would be ask ed in Oregon or Nevada, Ilch said, until the matter was settled in Idaho, since about 90 percent of the company’s holdings were in Idaho. It may be assumed that the rate increase asked in these two states will be the same as finally agreed upon in Idaho. The rate increase would not ap ply to all users in Idaho. The FMC corporation of Pocatello and the city of Weiser had already adjust ed their rate structure with the company. ’Ilch said that of the $44 million budgeted revenue for 1962 that the rate increase would apply t° only $31 million, or ap proximately three-fourths of the total. Federal Government Gains Ilch said that the general public did not realize the company would not get full benefit of the increase and that the federal government would take over one-half (52 percent) in taxes, as long as the company was operating in the black. This is the second increase ask ed for by Idaho Power since it began operations. The other was in 1952 when the increase re quested was granted. Youngsters from this area may call Santa at the North Pole between the hours of 7 and 9 o'clock Friday evening. Dec. 21. By dialing 372-2221, children will be able to talk to Santa Claus or one of his helpers and express their desires for Christ mas. Jaycees are again sponsoring this “Call Santa'* service in Nyssa. Type II Sabin Vaccine Given to 3104 in Nyssa Saturday, Sunday Type II of the Sabin vaccine was administered to 3104 people of the Nyssa area Saturday and Sunday, according to Dr. David W. Sarazin, area chairman. This was an increase of 160 over the 2944 who received type I on Nov. 3-4. Sarazin said he still had some of the vaccine on hand and those unable to get it last weekend might still do so until Saturday noon by contacting him. Type III has not been scheduled as yet but is due sometime in February, Dr. Sarazin said. Jaycees Sponsor Annual Yuleiide Lighting Contest $100,000 of the local funds is a carryover from funds voted sev- eral years ago for erecting the new court house and jail, The amount appropriated would not do the job for both and the $100,- 000 has accumulated $10,000 in terest. White said the proposed jail would accommodate as many as 53 persons with segregated quar ters for male and female juve niles as well as adult prisoners and mental patients. Space would be provided for a jailor’s kitchen and trustee’s living quarters. The present jail is over 50 years old and has been considered in adequate and unsafe by various agencies. Nyssa Jaycees have again de cided to sponsor the annual Christmas lighting contest, ac cording to Ken Toomb, chairman, and Don Bowers, advertising manager. Prizes of $15, $10 and $5 will be awarded to the top three win- ners in church entries. Within the city limits, residences will be judged on two types of displays— Nativity and Christmas scenes. Three prizes will be given in each classification amounting to $10 for first place, $5 second award and $2.50 for third place winner Rural displays will be judged on the same two types with com parable prizes being given. Residents entering the contest are asked to clip and fill out the application form which appears on page seven of this issue of the Journal. They may be mailed or taken to Wilson Bros. Department store or the Idaho Power com pany office. Judging will be done Thursday evening, Dec. 27, between the hours of 7 and 9:30 o’clock. All contestants are asked to have their lights burning. Displays will be judged on originality and must be readily seen from the street. Bowers reports the J aycees were well pleased with the parti cipation in last year’s contest and hope to make this one even bet- | ter. County Court Refuses Action to Eliminate Ontario, Nyssa Courts The Malheur county court re fused to take action toward abol ishing the justice court districts of Ontario and Nyssa at their meeting in Vale yesterday (Wed nesday). The Malheur Bar association had petitioned the court asking for abolishment of the districts as the first step in securing a district judge for the county. Public hearing was held in the Vale courthouse last Wednesday, Dec. 5, at which time the court announced it would withhold its decision for further study. The majority of those attending were in favor of retaining the justice I ■ 1 _ wv j courts as they are now Al Uurgan 1x01X160 Malheur Chairman All Prizes Unclaimed Of Heart Fund Drive At Tuesday Drawing Albert H. Durgan of Ontario Names drawn this week at Nyssa Bank Days event were John Croner, route 1, Fruitland, Fruitland, $175 jackpot; M. R. $175 jackpot; M R. Wixon, route 2, Nyssa, $10 second award; and Jack Dolton, route 1, New Ply mouth, third prize of $5. There were no winners on hand to claim their awards. Jackpot prize will advance to the $200 maximum next Tuesday after noon. Nyssa High School Seniors Selected As Candidates for Elks Scholarship * ♦ ♦ has been named Malheur county chairman for the 1963 Heart Fund drive by Mrs. J. M. “Pete” Pinney of Pendleton, 1963 state Heart Fund chairman. Durgan, branch manager o f Pioneer Federal Savings and Loan association in Ontario, has been active in Boy and Girl Scout work and in the Red Cross. He is a member of the Kiwanis club and the chamber of commerce. The county drive chairman and his wife, Iris, have two sons, Donn | and Danny, and a daughter, Lori. The Heart Fund drive is held annually during the month of February to support the heart as sociation’s program of research, education and community service. Local Heart Fund contributions will make possible the support of cardiovascular research in Oregon educational and medical institu tions, Durgan pointed out in ac- I cepting the appointment, and aid scientists in clinics and university laboratories throughout the na- ! tion. Chuck Corak, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marion J. Corak, and Eu genia Seuell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Seuell, have been chosen as the Elks leadership con test candidates from Nyssa high school. First prize nationally is a $1000 U.S. savings bond; second prize, a $500 bond; and third prize, a $300 bond. There are two separ ate contests—one for girls and one for boys. Jeanie is president of the Fu- ture Homemakers of America and has served as reporter, magazine chairman, fashion show coordi nator and narrator, delegate to state and district meetings, nomi nee for district secretary and she is currently correspondent for “Co-ed" magazine. She is editor of the Nyssa high school Bulldog and has served as EUGENIA SEUELL reporter and feature editor. ♦ ♦ President of her local church sub-district level are two more of group and vice president on the her responsibilities. « ♦ Tri-Hi-Y secretary is another of her duties. President of Student Body Chuck is president of the Nyssa high school student body. He at tended the Oregon Student Coun cil workshop. Singing as a member of the honor chorus, musical plays and solos in the Messiah concert prove Chuck’s vocal abilities Participation in football, bas ketball, wrestling and baseball earned his athletic awards. Chuck was municipal judge during student government day. He has served as altar boy for St. Bridget's Catholic church. The candidates arc judged 40 points for leadership ability. 20 points for citizenship apprecia tion, 20 points for perseverance, resourcefulness and sense of hon- : nr and 20 points for presentation | of scholarship requirements. CHUCK CORAK High School Students Take Navy ROTC Test On Saturday, Dec. 8, four Nyssa high school students and one from Adrian took the Navy Reserve Officer Training corps examina tion in Boise. The examination was a comprehensive test cover ing all high school subjects with emphasis on grammar, vocabulary and mathematics. Successful students will be eli gible for four years of education at a college of their choice with all books and tuition paid by the Navy. They will also receive $50 per month spending money. Students who took the exam are Gene Jones, Greg Duff, Bill Hammon and Douglas Skeen of Nyssa and Bill Willis of Adrian. Harlan Sager of Nyssa is re ceiving his education through this program. He is presently a sopho more at Oregon State university. Bloodmobile Slates Jan. 4 Visit to Nyssa The local blood committee has announced that the next Red Croat drawing will be from 12 noon to 6 p.m. Friday. Jan. 4. in Nyssa. Quota will again be 200 pinta. According to the National In stitute of Health, there will be no restriction for those having recently taken the oral polio vaccine.
