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Nyssa Gate City Journal
VOLUME LVIII
THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA. OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1963
The Sugar City
Good Stock, Performers, Weather Aid
In Making Nyssa Rodeo Successful
Plans Being Made for 1964 Repeat
ff <></<*<> Paraden Feature Horne a. Cloirnn
Dale Brown, Gooding Cowboy, Is Winner
Of Watch for Best All-Around Performance
Good stock, good performers and fair weather aided in
making the Nyssa Nite Rodeo successful last weekend, accord
ing to Gilbert Holmes, chairman.
Attendance was nearly 500 Friday night and approximate
ly 1000 saw the Saturday night performance sponsored by
♦the Owyhee Riding club.
Dale Brown, Gooding, was
awarded the watch donated
by Amalgamated Sugar com
pany for best all-around cow
boy.
Calf Roping winners were Bud
[ Ingram, Haines, Ore., first; Bob
Nyssa school board members Juker, Buhl, Idaho; Dan Dennie,
authorized purchase of a new Nampa; Dee Christensen, Bliss;
school bus at the regular meeting [ Lonnie Wright, Murphy; Grant
Monday evening. Swager Ford of Roberts, Nampa.
Nyssa was low bidder on the
Bareback Riding—Dale Brown,
truck chassis with a bid of $3,- Gooding, first; Ronnie Koll, Jer-
368 for a B-700 Ford. Superior, ! ome; Jim Siebel, Caldwell; Jerry
represented by Bill Powers of Patterson, Jordan Valley, and
Payette, was awarded the body Lewis Zabala, Winnemucca, Nev.
with a bid of $2,987.11.
(tied for fourth); Kenny Shaft,
Total cost of the bus with Jordan Valley, sixth.
freight from the Ford factory to
Saddle Brone Riding — Gene
the Superior factory will be $6,- I Jordan, Mitchell, Ore., first; Jan
442.11 and cost of bringing the Agee, Wells, Nev.; third and
completed bus to Nyssa will be fourth split between Bob Bruce
near the amount of $6,600 budget , of Midvale and Jack Thresher,
ed for the new vehicle, according Klamath Falls, Ore.
to Dirick Nedry, district clerk.
Bulldogging — Frank LaBeau,
Other chassis bids received Winnemucca, first; Denny Char
were from Roberts - Nyssa, Inc., ters, Melba; Bob Stephens, Mid
with a bid of $3,760 on a GMC dleton; Bill Pernell, Nampa.
truck; Nyssa Motors, Inc., with a
Bull Riding — Dale Brown of
bid of $3,705.14 on a Chevrolet Gooding, first; Paul Striker, Par
truck; and Owyhee Truck and ma; Wright and Siebel.
Implement company, $3,695 on an
Girls' Barrel Racing — Connie
International model 1703 truck Baldwin, Boise, first; Alice Wil
and $3,490 on a model 1603.
liams, Caldwell; Nelma Miller,
Other body bids received were Nampa; Sharon Brown, Caldwell.
from W. J. Roots company of
Shetland Pony Race — Friday
Portland, which bid $3,230 on a night winners were Diana Rich
Carpenter body; and from North ardson, first; and Ricky Phillips.
west Sales and Service, Aloha, Saturday winners were Mike
Ore., with a bid of $2,950 on a Remington, first; Rex Young and
Thomas body.
Rick Young.
Successful Gasoline Bid $ .209
Parade Winners Listed
Nyssa city council attended the
Friday night parade winners
meeting and accepted with the were Civil Air Patrol, Nyssa, best
school board the bid of Sinclair [ group; Payette County Sheriff’s
Refining company to supply gaso , Posse, best mounted group; Ike
line to the school district and the ■ Mitchell, best mounted man; Gay
city of Nyssa for the fiscal year Nordstrom, best mounted woman;
starting July 1 at a cost of $ .209 Robin Hall and Chad Olsen, best
per gallon. Sinclair is supplier mounted under 16 years of age.
for this year’s gasoline at a price
Saturday night winners were
of 21 cents.
IGI Forum, Nyssa, best group;
Other gasoline bids received Payette County Posseettes, best
were Signal Oil company with a mounted group; Frank Russell,
bid of $ .221; Mobil Oil company, mounted man; Ann Webb, mount
$.221; Phillips Petroleum, $.2149; ed woman; Janice Nedry and
Shell Oil, $ .215; and Standard Oil, Timmy Phillips, winners under
16-year class.
$.2195.
Remainder of the school board
Chairman Holmes said on be
meeting was taken up with rou half of Owyhee Riding club, he
tine matters and paying bills. wished to thank all those who
Superintendent W. L. McPartland bought ads, donated prizes and
summarized the teaching needs helped in any manner.
for next year and said that vacan
He said the riders were plan-
cies still remained for an English- I ning to have another good per
Spanish teacher in the high school formance in 1964.
and an assistant in the music de
TREATED AT HOSPITAL
partment.
The superintendent also said
Angelo Marostica, Jr., of route
that plans are nearing completion 2, Parma, was admitted to Mal
on the new vo-ag building and it heur Memorial hospital June 5,
is hoped that advertising for bids suffering from head injuries he
can be made within the next two received when kicked by a cow.
He returned to his home June 7.
or three weeks.
Board Members
Accept Two Bids
On New Bus, Fuel
Rep. R. Smith Summarizes Activities
Of 'Non-Productive' 1963 Legislature
By ROBERT F. SMITH, State Representative
The goose that laid the golden egg—the egg was of fool’s
gold; it glittered but was not real. This is in essence the re
sults of the 1963 Legislature. The longest session (141 days) on
record, extending past the 1957 session of 128 days, slowly
ground to a halt in the wee hours of the morning on June 4.
Significant at first in dis-* ♦
cussing this session would be [ come taxes to the people will be
the many records it broke. It raised by a 24 percent average
was the longest; it was the and it will hit hardest in the
most expensive; it provided middle income group with in
the least in tangible results; it comes of between $5,000 and $9.-
worked the hardest in number of | 000.
days; and it provided the greatest
There were 1412 bills introduc
dissension and the most heart ed, which is slightly less than the
aches of any session in history.
1961 session of 1431 bills. Some
637 became law in the 1963 ses
Income Taxes Up 24% Average
sion in comparison to 725 bills in
This Legislature passed a rec the 1961 session. Non-productive,
ord - breaking budget of $403.7 expensive, petty, ridiculous, sen
million, while raising a mish sitive, overworked, could all be
mash, patchwork tax program of adjectives used to describe this
an additional $60 million to bal debacle.
ance this record achievement. In-
Disagreement From Beginning
It all began on Jan. 14 when
the Legislature convened for its
52nd session. A note of rancor
Swimming lessons scheduled and disagreement evolved over
to begin Monday at the Nyssa the very first important piece of
pool have been postponed until legislation acted upon, legislative
June 24, according to Glenn salaries. The Legislature, after a
controversial session, in which I
Walker, pool manager.
As soon as weather permits, led the opposition, determined
the swimming team will prac that legislative salaries should be
tice each day from 11 aun. to increased more than four times
Legislators now receive $8,400
1 pun.. Walker said.
The pool reopened at 1 p.m. per biennium, whereas before
yesterday and will be open salaries amounted to $1,200 per
again today (Thursday) at 1 o' biennium, with an elective $150
clock, it has been announced by per month expense account.
City Manager Art Colby. The
Of course there followed the
pool will be open seven days a tremendous pressure upon a de
week this year with hours from pressed economy producing a
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1 to 9 pjn., Colby said.
Cool Weather Delays
Swimming Lessons
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10 Cents Per Copy
a
NUMBER 24
1963 Wafer Supply Outlook Changed
From Gloomy to Satisfactory; Rapid
Snow Melt Aided by Mid-May Rains
Shortages Predicted for Lands Dependent
On Natural Stream Flow Before Autumn
The 1963 water supply outlook in Malheur county has
changed greatly this year from an extremely gloomy mid
winter prospect to a reasonably satisfactory situation for most
lands served from stored water supplies, according to a report
released by T. P. Halseth, state conservationist of the Soil
Conservation service (USDA), cooperating with Oregon State
HORSES, HORSES — all kinds of horses — and
in these photos and they are only a few of the university, Oregon state en-*
riders of all ages were on hand in Nyssa Friday
many who were entered in the parade both eve gineer and others.
and Saturday evenings to participate in parades
nings. These pictures were snapped on Seventh
Severe late season shortages
staged just prior to the rodeo performances. The
street between Bestway Building Center and the are definitely expected for all
Journal staff was unable to identify all the riders
Nyssa Lumber yard.
lands dependent upon natural
stream flow.
Mountain snow cover melted
rapidly, except at the extremely
high elevations, when mid-May
First place for “men only”
temperatures became excessively arrangements went to Floyd
warm. Very little snow remains Rhoades at the recent flower show
When Oregon Girls’ State, the government training pro in the mountains as of this date. staged by members of Town and
gram sponsored by the American Legion auxiliary, opened
Upper watershed soils, close to Country Garden club in the Merc
Monday at Willamette university in Salem, representing this the point of saturation, have as building. Ross Brown was winner
sisted considerably in boosting of a second place ribbon.
area were Lynn Jackson of Nyssa and Effie Laan of Adrian.
A gold ribbon went to Mrs. S. P.
Miss Jackson is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Jackson. the runoff from snow melt and
rainfall.
Bybee for her arrangement of iris,
Miss Laan’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Klaas Laan.
without accessories. Mrs. William
The 260 girls from all parts*
Owyhee Supplies 4 Acre Feet
Schireman received a blue and
of Oregon who are attending
Water stored in Lake Owyhee also a white ribbon in that classi
I now totals 383,850 acre feet com fication.
will constitute a mythical
pared with 416,700 one year ago
state for one week. They will
On iris arrangements, with ac-
on June 12. With careful use this
assume duties of citizens by
supply, coupled with pumped cessories, Mrs. Schireman also re-
electing officials and setting up
water, should satisfy the 4-foot ceived red and white ribbons.
their own city, county and state
A blue ribbon was given on
allotment to irrigators.
governments.
Stored water in Warmsprings dark shades of iris to flowers
Part of the session will be held
and Agency Valley reservoirs has from the garden of the late Mrs.
in the State Capitol building, an
increased very well during May Violet Grunke. Mrs. Bybee re
experience that will be long re
and now totals 175,000 acre feet ceived a red ribbon in this classi
membered. The inauguration of
compared
with 133,000 one year fication.
CURLY HEATH and his son of [the newly elected governor will
All awards went to Mrs. Bybee
ago. This supply should bolster
Emmett were Nyssa Nite Rodeo be held in the House of Represen
for pastel shades of iris. She re
the
plan
to
allot
2.4
feet
to
each
clowns (this is one or the other) tatives at 2:30 p.m. today. Gov.
irrigated acre in the Vale-Oregon ceived for her Permanent Wave
astride Minnie Pearl as they ap Mark O. Hatfield will be guest
and
Warmsprings Irrigation dis- a gold ribbon; Mission Starlight,
peared Friday evening in the speaker.
blue ribbon; and Enchantress, a
tricts.
parade. The jester appeared
white ribbon.
The
senators
and
representa-
No reports are available on
most happy to pause momen
Mrs. Norbert Sarazin took both
either Antelope or Malheur Lake first and second places on rose
tarily to have his picture taken. ' tives will hold legislative sessions
reservoirs.
He tossed candy kisses to view in the House and Senate where
arrangements.
ers along the parade route. But they will introduce, debate and
In the spring flower class, Mrs.
May
Runoff
44%
of
Normal
his important duties were at the pass bills. There will be a visit
Maylin
Maxfield took a blue rib-
Runoff during the month of
rodeo grounds as he protected to the Supreme court where du
bon on snapdragons, while Mrs.
May
has
been
only
44
percent
cowboys from the rodeo stock ties and functions will be explain
the 15-year average (1943-57) on Floyd Rhoades received a white
ed.
during various events.
the Owyhee river, according to i ribbon on her peonies.
Government Officials to Speak
I the North Board of Control at i Mrs. K. E Kerby took a white
FRANK TURNER
Other government officials . . . Has Professional Background Nyssa. Forecasts of stream flow ribbon on an arrangement of dai-
! scheduled to address the girls in-
have raised with the Owyhee ex- sies, with accessories, while Mrs.
♦
♦
I elude Col. Leon W. Gray, com-
Frank Turner, recently hired as | i pected to produce 83.000 acre feet Sarazin received blue and red
| mander, Portland A i r Defense music instructor for the Nyssa ( or 39 percent of average for the r*bbons for arrangements of dai-
sies, without accessories.
sector; Robert Y. Thornton, attor schools, was born and raised in May-September period.
In the spring bouquet classifica
ney general; Judge Alfred T Sul- Los Angeles, Calif.
The Malheur at Drewsey is
tion, Mrs. Chamberlain received
monetti, Multnomah county; Mrs.
He was graduated in 1960 with forecast to flow 30,000 acre feet a blue ribbon, while Mrs. Schire-
Leonard L. Kremen, Marion coun
a bachelor of arts degree from | or 83 percent of May-September man was awarded a red ribbon.
ty district attorney; Sheriff Den
UCLA While going to school, he average. The North Fork is fore
Next meeting of the garden club
ver Young, Marion county; Mayor
played professionally with vari-1 cast at 32,000 acre feet or 84 per- will be a 1 p.m. potluck luncheon
Willard Marshall of Salem and ous dance bands and at night I cent average for the period.
June 20 at the home of Mrs. Don
Mrs. Paul Patterson, former first clubs in the Los Angeles area.
Statewide Situation Satisfactory
Weaver at 310 South Third street
lady of the state of Oregon.
He began teaching music at | Statewide, Oregon’s 1963 water in Nyssa.
The 1962 governor, Miss Gret Melba, Idaho in September 1960
chen Young of Beaverton, will and had remained there since. In j s u p p 1 y outlook has changed
I preside until her successor is se- addition to his teaching duties, he 1 greatly this year from a gloomy
1 lected. Two girls will be chosen was senior class adviser all three mid-winter prospect to a current
to attend Girls’ Nation in Wash- years. He was 1962-63 president I ly satisfactory situation for most
Concrete work is now in pro
lands served from stored water
ington, D.C.
of the Melba Teachers’ associa 'supplies. Thousands of acres of gress on the J R. Simplot packing
The final program at Girls’ tion.
| land depending on natural flow shed which will replace the one
State will be the candlelight ser-
1 of streams, however, will have se destroyed by fire on March 25
Conducts
Clinic
in
Nyssa
vice which is held in the rotunda
He married an Idaho girl in vere late season shortages unless of this year.
at the capital Saturday evening
According to Elmer Jaques, for
at 9 p.m. Girls' State will close 1962. Last year he was guest con unexpected rains fall at oppor mer local manager now with the
tune
times.
ductor
at
a
junior
high
music
fes
on Sunday, June 16.
The next report on water sup Caldwell office of the firm, the
tival at Bonners Ferry and was
*
ply
conditions in this area will be building will be a 20,500-square-
also trumpet clinician at a dance
issued at the close of the irriga- foot structure of Garceau steel
band clinic in Nyssa.
! furnished by J. C. Campbell and
tion
season in October.
Since going to Idaho, he had
associates of Bouse.
played with the Boise and College
It will house a 52 X 78 - foot
Emmett McCarty, M a 1 h e u r of Idaho symphonies, was a mem
|packing shed area and 96 x 150-
county service officer, is resigning ber of the Gib Hochstrasser-Louie
Max. Min. Prec. foot onion storage space.
his position as of July 1, after 14 Ventrella dance band and worked Date
GORDON F. RAY
The first load of steel arrived
years
of
service,
according
to
June
5
69
51
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with
LMN
Productions
and
Music
. . . Heart Attack Proves Fatal
in
Nyssa Wednesday. Mel Jacob
Virgil
E.
Glaves,
president
of
the
June
6
75
51
Ads, Inc., a company that com
♦
*
son, longtime construction fore
Malheur County Veterans’ coun poses jingles, commercials, ete., June 7
80
49
Gordon F. Ray, prominent Nys cil.
man with the Simplot company,
79
54
June 8
for radio stations.
sa businessman, succumbed Fri
is in charge of erection. Jacobson
66
June 9
55
wife
I
Applications
are
now
being
tak
This
summer,
he
and
his
day, June 7, 1963, after suffering
said
the entire building is sched
47
June 10
65
39
a heart attack and remaining in en for this position and may be are residing in Los Angeles where
uled for completion in approxi
........
47
June 11
sent
to
Glaves
at
591
West
Idaho
he
is
working
on
a
master
’
s
de
Malheur Memorial hospital for a
mately two months. The packing
avenue, Ontario, Ore.
gree at UCLA.
Owyhee Reservoir Storage
period of two weeks.
shed area will be ready in time
June 12, 1963
383,850 Acre Ft. for potato processing, the foreman
Funeral services were conduct
June 12, 1962
416,700 Acre Ft. said.
ed at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon
at the Nyssa LDS stake house
with Bishop Frell Blair in charge.
Mr. Ray was born Aug. 13, 1909.
at South Weber, Utah, a son of
Joseph and Eva Ray who pre
ceded him in death.
He was united in marriage on
More than two years of effort by members of the Oregon
Nov. 24, 1928, to Leda Bybee at
Association of Hospitals will bear fruit Saturday, June 15,
Preston, Idaho. Their marriage
with the adoption of a set of “guiding principles” by most
was endowed on Nov. 25, 1929, at
hospitals within the state, according to a release by Charles
the Salt Lake City temple.
J. Smith, local hospital administrator.
The Rays resided at Roy, Utah,
The statement, adopted overwhelmingly by OAH’s mem
! 1
í’
until moving to Nyssa in 1943
ber
institutions, sets forth*
Mr. Ray was owner and operator
guiding principles for hospi-, Lester C. Palmer, chairman of
of Gordon’s Drive - Inn grocery
tals, principles of establishing the council, pointed out that hos-
store in Nyssa until 1951 when
hospital charges and a defini- pital rates vary according to loca
the family moved to Boise He
tion of standard hospital ser- tion, wage costs, size and other
was employed by Dependable
vices. Purpose of the move is to factors,
Wholesale, Inc., in the Idaho capi
“One of the major misunder-
assure high quality patient care
tal city.
and provide a standard system for
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He later moved back to Nyssa
computing hospital bills.
j
____
and with his two sons. Reed and
Each of the tatewide hospital DANCE, CAR SAFETY CHECK
Lynn, formed and operated Ray’s
>nal SLATED BY TIMING GROUP
Food Fair grocery stores at Nyssa
Sugar City Tuning association
councils has endorsed the pro-1
and Ontario. He was active in
gram Locally, such approval was j will sponsor a dance Friday,
these businesses until the time of
■faß,
® »I
given by the Eastern Hospital | June 14. beginning at 8:30 p.m.
his death.
council, with participating hospi- ' in the community hall. Music
The deceased was an active
high priest with the Church of BYRON STANDERFER, a member of Nyssa Jaycees, is shown tals including Malheur Memorial I will be by the Coachmen.
Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints presenting a community improvement award to Wilbur (left) and of Nyssa and Holy Rosary hospi- I
The association will hold a
and had held numerous positions Dee Booth of the Nyssa Sinclair Service station. The award was tai at Ontario.
safety check for the 10 safety
in the church, including bishop given by the civic group for outstanding improvement to their Standard System of Charging
items required by Oregon law
both in Boise and Nyssa for a property including a recently planted lawn and flower garden. The
The statement provides a stan- | for all can at the M and W
number of years.
Booth men say they plan to plant trees and install picnic tables, dard system of charging for hos parking lot Sunday, June It,
He was a member of the board making the area a rest stop. Engraving on the plaque reads. "Com pital services but does not set. from 12 noon until 4 pun. There
of directors of Associated Food munity Improvement—Presented to Sinclair Service—1963."
uniform rates nor establish the will be no charge for the safety
check.
—Journal Photo.
charges themselves.
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Ladies Announce
Ribbon Winners
Ài Flower Show
Girls' State Opens Monday in Salem;
Teenagers Represent Nyssa, Adrian
Recently Hired
Music Instructor
Studies at UCLA
LDS Services Held
Monday Afternoon
For Gordon F. Ray
Simplot to Rebuild
Nyssa Packing Shed
E. McCarty Resigns
As Service Officer
WEATHER ...
Improvement Air ord Made
Hospitals of Area Plan to Participate
In Program Adopted by State Group
y