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U. of 0. Library Eugene, Oregon Nyssa Gate City Journal VOLUME LVIII The Sugar City Malheur County Four-Day Fair Starts Wednesday With Aug. 27 Entry Time; Classes and Exhibit Locations Named THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY. AUGUST 22. 1963 Hospital Ker oo fi ay Nears Completion 10 Cents Per Copy NUMBER 34 Nyssa Starts Back-io-School Events With Big Parade for Kiddies Friday; Fete Teachers at Monday Luncheon Exhibits Welcome From Out-of-County, State In Open Classes Should Add to Competition Chamber of Commerce Sponsors Programs; Merchants Offer Back-to-School Bargains The 54th annual Malheur county fair will get under way at the fairgrounds in Ontario Wednesday, Aug. 28, and wind up Saturday evening. Interest has grown continuously in this event and the taxpayers have provided funds to make the grounds, buildings and facilities better each year. It has be come one of the largest fairs in the Treasure Valley area. ♦ Entries must be made at the fairgrounds on Tuesday after noon and evening, Aug. 27, and Wednesday morning until 10 o’clock. Back-to-school events start this Friday with a big kids’ parade starting at 2 p.m., followed by a free watermelon feed : at south city park. Monday noon the teachers and adminis trators of the local schools will be treated to lunch, also at I the park. Both of these events are annual affairs and spon sored by the Nyssa Chamber of Commerce. ♦ Parade contestants will as-* I semble at 1:45 p.m. at the va- | cant lot across the street from Eder’s Building Supply and enter in one or more of the Woman Bowlers Discuss By-Laws For 1964 Season The Nyssa Woman’s Bowling association meeting was held Monday at the Sugar Bowl with approximately 50 ladies in attend ance. Mrs. Sam Parks, newly elected president, conducted the meeting. Members of the association ap proved suggested by-laws to be voted on by the group at the an- nual meeting to be held at the end of the bowling season. Proposed amendments to the by-laws were that an association meeting be called when important correspondence is received by of ficers; that officers be bonded; bowler of the year contest is to be under supervision of a com mittee appointed by the presi dent; that the bank statement be sent first to the president and then to the treasurer and to pur chase a gift for the outgoing president not to exceed $10. Mrs. Willis Bertram reported on the state executive board meeting held recently in Bend. It was noted that the 1964 state tournament will be held in Coos Bay with the state meet to be by passed in 1965 due to the nationals being held in Portland. Mrs. Bertram also announced that state officers would conduct a workshop in this area if local associations so desire. The work shop is an informative school at which different phases of bowling are discussed in detail and ques tions concerning local problems are explained. Mrs. Wilbur Holcomb was nam ed publicity chairman for the city association with Mrs. Duane Hol comb as assistant. Constitution committee mem bers appointed by the president are Mrs. S. F. Bybee, Mrs. Ernie Metcalf and Mrs. Earl Jennings. Livestock will be exhibited at Girvin hall, land products at the main exhibit hall with flowers, arts and crafts, canning and bak ing in the Armory building. "Outside" Exhibits Accepted The county fair is an open show and exhibitors from out of coun ty and state are welcome to enter in all open classes. This adds to the competition and makes prize winners all the more proud of their accomplishments. The county fair board is com posed of Loyd Adams, Nyssa; Morgan Beck, Ontario; and Joe S. Payne, Vale. They guide and supervise the many varied activi ties of the entire fair. Advisers are county extension agents E. M. Hauser, George Bain, Joe Witty and Edna Mae Wimsatt. Training Period four following categories: (1) pets, For Instructors (2) floats and costumes, (3) soap box cars, and (4) wagons, bikes, To Begin Monday trikes and doll buggies. inis t-nuiu was Deing snapped io show the contrast in the new and old sections of the roof on Malheur Memorial hospital, two visit ors emerged from the front entrance and down the steps. They are W. E. Maze of Nyssa and his sis ter, Mrs. Troy Myers of Callaway, Neb. The Ne braskans were visiting in the Maze home and with a brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Silas Hoffman, when Myers suddenly became ill on the evening of Aug. 9 and underwent immediate sur gery in Malheur Memorial. Mrs. Myers and her brother had just called to visit with him. Return jusi as A list of names of area residents reporting to donate blood Outstanding 4-H, FFA Livestock at the Aug. 7 visit of the Red Cross mobile unit has been given Soybean and safflower research The section of the fair devoted to future agricultural leaders in to the Journal by Dr. David W. Sarazin, chairman of the Jay- trials will be shown to interested persons at a special field day at livestock has become the largest cee-sponsored project. Oregon State university’s Mal Donors reporting include Bernice Ableman, Minnie Adams, in either Oregon or Idaho. Over heur Branch Experiment station 500 entries are expected in 4-H Mrs. Jean Alexander, Wilbur Anderson, Gabriel Astoreca, on Friday, Aug. 23, according to classes alone, according to Haus Jess Asumendi, David Ballan-*'------------------------ -------- Superintendent E. N. Hoffman. er. Based on entries received through Aug. 20, youthful farmers will enter 150 beef animals, 125 dairy animals and approximate ly 130 head of sheep and 75 of swine. Saddle horse entries will be about 60 with rabbit and poul try entries not estimated. tyne, Elvin Ballou, Dennis Bingaman, Arlene Brammer, Ted Brammer, Donald Bre- shears, Ida Bullen. Nyssan Among 16 Graduate Students Contributing to Chemistry Textbook Payette County Fair in Progress At New Plymouth Local hunter safety instruc tors are planning a program at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening, Aug. 27, in the high school little theater. The hunter safety pro gram for nimrods under 18 years of age will be explained and anyone wishing to register for one of the courses, planned for the near future, may do so at the meeting. Cecil Langdon, game biolo gist, will speak on game con servation and management. A film. "Hunting Safety," produc ed by the Oregon State Game commission, will be shown. This film stresses some of the more important phases of safe hunt ing. All former students, prospec tive students and their parents are invited to attend. Prizes will be awarded in the amounts of $5 for first place, $3 for second and $2 for third in each of the four classes. Judges for the event will be Bob Thomp son, Royce Irby and Ron Schoen. The parade, led by part of the local band, will be routed down Main street to Fifth and thence to the park for the watermelon feed. Chief “Slicer” of the melon bust will be Vane Rusco. It is not necessary to register for the parade, according to Reed Ray, chairman of the merchants’ promotion committee. Jaycee Chairman of Blood Program Field Day Slated Teachers' Luncheon Scheduled Study Soybean, Teachers will be assembled at Lists Donors Reporting, Assistants To Safflower Trials the park at 12 noon for the lun Melvin Calhoun, Ar'et?. Cart wright, Arthur Cartwright, Tom Church, Ione Cleaver, Gladys Cooper, Donald E. Costley, Max Dane, Gene DeMinck, Carl Devin, Evelyn Edmondson, Robert Fan Fair Divisions Listed gen, Walter Faries, Melvin Feik, The main divisions of the fair A. L. Fehlman, Barbara Fitzsim are dairy cattle, dual-purpose cat mons, William Fitzsimmons, Rich tle, beef cattle, swine, sneep, fair ard J. Ford, Betty Fox. booth exhibits, agriculture, flow Dee Garner, Delbert Garner, ers, arts and crafts, foods, 4-H Jeanette Garner, Mrs. Vai Garner, club department, vocational agri Shirley Gifford, Myrtle Gover, culture. Nora Graham, Harold Greer, Each of these is divided into George Griffin, Neva Haney, Ev classes with prizes offered for all. erett Heldt, Othella Henderson, For a complete list of prizes, rules Hal Henigson, Rosemary Henig- and regulations see the fair cata son, George W. Hollins, Lorraine logue. Copies are available at the Hollopeter, Alice Holdt, John Journal office. Humphreys. Jean Jones, Betty Jurries, Kar ma Kesler, Martha Krause, Meta Kurtz, Louise Kygar, Mary Laan, Raymond Larson, Ethel Lawr ence, Ralph Lawrence, Orson Lea vitt, Mrs. Carl Linegar, Max Dennis Lynn Forbess is among 16 graduate students con Long, Wanda Long, William C. tributing to the PACE (Plan of Action for a Challenging Era) Looney, Ray Lucas, the Rev. Paul program at Stanford university in California. He is a son of Ludlow. Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Forbess, 104 North Fifth street. Additional Donors Listed Dennis was graduated from Nyssa high school in 1957 and Eula McConnell, Walter Mc- from the University of Oregon at Eugene in 1961. He is now Dermed, Glen McGinnis, Tim Mc working toward his doctorate* ♦ ♦ Ginnis, Walter McPartland, Rob ert Martin, Ed Mason, Robert degree at Stanford. Meisinger, Dorothy Michaelson, Dollars buy books in a con Marilyn Mills, Mark Moncur, tinuing stream on the Stan Frank Morris, Cecil Morrison. ford campuses, but it isn’t of Dirick Nedry, Clarence Neely, ten a book turns into dollars for Sr., Wilma Newman, Virginia Ni the university’s use, in addition chols, Dorothy Nolen, Donald Ol- to fulfilling its academic destiny. demeyer, Vera Paulus, Don Per According to a release by the due, Norma Perdue, Helen Peter University News service, a chem son, W. O. Peterson, Vi Putney. istry textbook, “Steroid Reactions Lyle Reece, Cecil Richards, —An Outline for Organic Chem I Vesper Richards, Jan Rinehart, ists,” is doing just that for Stan Wayne Robb, Darlene Robinson, ford’s $100 million PACE pro ' Lester Robinson, Kae Saito, Mrs. gram. Masako Saito, Alvina Salter, Da vid Sarazin, Larry Shaffer, Do Ford Foundation Adds Funds lores Sharp, Dorothy Shaw, Ger Royalties from the book, after ald Simantel, Elva Simpson, Alice paying out - of - pocket expenses, | (Continued on Page 4) are being turned over by the edi tor and 16 graduate student auth ors as a contribution to the pro gram. Every three dollars contri buted to PACE earns one match DENNIS FORBESS ing dollar from the Ford Founda- . . . Contributes io PACE Effort I Instructors To Give Gun Safety Program At Tuesday Meeting ing to the original reason as to why the photo was taken. Charles J. Smith, hospital administrator, had just pointed out the contrast in the roof sec tions to a Journal reporter. He said, not only will it put a stop io numerous leaks, but the nearly white covering will make a big difference in the temperature inside the building due to the sun's rays being reflected and added insulation. Work is being done by Parks Roofing company of Nyssa and when completed will add greatly to the ap pearance of the local structure. —Staff Photo. W. Powers Named New Scout Executive Of Ore-Ida Council Visitors may call at the station at their convenience throughout the day. Much of this year’s soybean re search has dealt with field pro duction problems associated with the 1962 commercial production of this potential new crop. Many of these can now be overcome as a result of this year’s findings, according to Luther Fitch, station research agronomist, in charge of this work. Dr. Norman Goetze, OSU ex tension crops specialist, will be on hand to discuss market pros pects and the world supply situa tion for both crops. The public is invited to this station special event. A new district scout executive is now on the job and settled in Ontario, according to James R. Kern, scout executive of the Ore- Ida council, Boy Scouts of Ameri ca. Wayne Powers, who recently finished studies in p(& ^hology at the University of Alaska in Fair banks, will serve the Idaho and Oregon districts of the Ore-Ida council. Kern said Powers will coordi nate activities in the Oregon com munities of Nyssa, Ontario, Vale, Owyhee, Adrian and Burns. He will also serve Council, Weiser, Cambridge, Payette, Fruitland, WEATHER New Plymouth and Emmett in Date Max. Min. Idaho. Auff 14 94 63 Powers and his wife, Dottie, 88 60 are living at 620 Northwest Sec Aug. 15 95 53 ond street, Ontario. They have no Aug. 16 96 Aug. 17 57 children. Aug. 18 90 64 Living most of his life in Ju Aug. 19 ........ 82 59 neau, Alaska, Powers has steadily Aug. 20 ...... 82 56 climbed through the scouting Aug. 21 57 ranks. This is his first executive Owyhee Reservoir Storage position. He replaces Keith Gates, who Aug. 21, 1963 298,480 Acre Ft. recently resigned. Aug. 21, 1962 247,010 Acre Ft. Nyssa Newcomers ♦ ♦ Payette county’s 17th annual tion’s incentive grant which help fair and rodeo is now in progress ed spark the fund campaign. at the fairgrounds in New Ply Useful both to the classroom mouth. Activities began yester student and to research chemist, day and will be climaxed with a the 657 - page volume resulted rodeo dance Saturday night. from an educational experiment Exhibits at the fair include 500 directed by Professor Carl Djeras- head of livestock, featuring some si, noted instructor. This was a of the finest dairy cattle in the special course he gave in the fall west. of 1962 for doctor of philosophy Other attractions include rides, candidates in organic chemistry; concessions, refreshments and two it produced a compendium of new oldtime threshers in operation. organic chemical transformations Prizes will be awarded in nine not easily available in any other major events during the Thurs single source. day, Friday and Saturday per Since donors to the PACE cam formances of the rodeo, described THIS IS BILL and HARRIETT SPITLER, their daughters. Cyn paign may designate use of their as the wildest, fastest little show thia. 11 year* of age. and Kathy Sue. 9. Bill arrived in Nyssa in gifts to any area of the program on earth. Stock is being furnish- June when he assumed duties a* general loan officer al the local as outlined, the 17 have requested ed by Stephens ranch at Midvale, branch office of the First National Bank of Oregon. Mrs. Spitler that the textbook royalties go to-! A fat stock sale will be held at and the girls joined their husband and father on Aug. 1, arriving ward furnishing the graduate 2 o’clock on Saturday afternoon from Portland. They attend the Christian church. Spitler's favor chemistry conference center now when animals shown by 4-H and under construction. For those who FFA students will be sold at auc- ite hobbies are photography and fishing, while his wife is fond of will come after them, the student tion. Services will be donated by gardening. Cynthia will be in the sixth grade, while Kathy Sue donors thus will help fill one of professional auctioneers and pro will be a member of the fourth grade class in the Nyssa school Stanford’s needs known best to | ceeds will go to the youths own- system. The family resides in the J. C. Olsen house at the corner of Gem avenue and highway 20-26, north of Nyssa.—Staff Photo. them. ing stock. cheon furnished by the chamber. This is an annual goodwill ges ture to welcome back returning instructors and to get acquainted with those new to the faculty. 'Serving will be Vic Haburchak, chamber president; Paul Penrod, Idaho Power company manager; and Floyd Rhoades, manager of the Merc. Local merchants have been ad vertising their back - to - school wares for several weeks and re port they will continue having quality merchandise at fair prices for all. School starts Tuesday, Sept. 3, and as soon as parents learn what school supplies are needed they can be found in the stores of Nyssa. OWYHEE PIONEERS SLATE SEPT. 1 PICNIC IN NYSSA The annual Owyhee Pioneer picnic will be held at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, in Nyssa south park. The dinner will be potluck and in addition to food, those planning to attend are asked to take own table service. 'In - service training for Nyssa school instructors will begin at 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 26, accord ing to announcement by Walter L. McPartland, superintendent. The morning of the first day will be spent in a general ses sion with McPartland in charge. Charles Quinowski will report on a government workshop which he attended recently in Washington, D C. Don Bates will tell of a re cent National Education associa tion meeting which he attended in Detroit. Members of the school board will meet briefly with the teach ers for introductions and Gene Stunz, chairman, will give a short welcoming talk. At noon, school personnel and board members will attend a lun cheon in Nyssa south park, spon sored by the local chamber of commerce. That afternoon and the two days following, the teachers will meet with the various principals in their own buildings. On Thursday, the instructors will attend a county meeting in Ontario pertaining to the teaching of reading in grades one through twelve. McPartland and Dirick Nedry, school clerk, left this morning for Salem where they will purchase needed surplus items. They will also confer with authorities of of the National Defense Educa tion act regarding equipment for the new biology room. TAKE EQUIPMENT TO McCALL Bill Hamilton, Pam and Timmy took a load of scout equipment to McCall Sunday for Girl Scouts and leaders who are spending a part of this week camping near there. Elementary Principal Clarice L. Poor Issues School Information for Parents Mrs. Clarice L. Poor, Nyssa elementary principal, has ask ed the Journal to publish a list of school supplies needed at each grade level so that parents may purchase the items at their convenience before school convenes Tuesday, Sept. 3. All students, both boys and girls, will need tennis shoes for physical education classes to be held in the gymnasium, Mrs. Poor states. The child’s* ———------------------------- name should be printed on Afternoon milk will be served each shoe for easy identifica daily in the classrooms, beginning tion. Sept. 4, for 15 cents a week. Zipper-type notebooks are not recommended for elementary stu dents. Regulation pens will be available at the school. Pupils are asked not to bring ballpoint or fountain pens. Required Supplies Listed Grade 1—The $1.50 registration fee will pay for all school sup plies except gym shoes. Grade 2 — Two No. 2 pencils, wide - lined pencil tablet, pink pearl eraser, box of crayons (16 colors), 12-inch ruler. Grade 3 — Two No. 2 pencils, pink pearl eraser, box of crayons (16 colors), 12-inch ruler, wide- lined pencil tablet and wide-lined spiral notebook. Grade 4 — Two No. 2 pencils, pink pearl eraser, box of crayons (16 colors), box of Prang water colors, wide-lined spiral notebook, looseleaf notebook with wide- lined paper (no zipper). Grade 5— Two No. 2 pencils, red - lead checking pencil, pink pearl eraser, box of crayons (16 colors), 12-inch ruler, two wide- lined spiral notebooks, looseleaf notebook with wide-lined paper (no zipper). Grade 6 — Two No. 2 pencils, pink pearl eraser, red-lead check ing pencil, box of crayons (16 colors), 12-inch ruler, two wide- lined spiral notebooks. To save valuable classroom in struction time, each teacher will collect milk and lunch money ev ery Monday morning at 9 o’clock. Lunch Money Data Given It will be appreciated, Mrs. Poor said, if money is not sent on days other than Mondays. Milk and lunches should be paid for on a weekly or monthly basis. Each child should pay his own teacher for lunches or milk. Parents are asked not to send one check to pay several children’s accounts. If a child is absent, credit for lunches or afternoon milk will be carried forward on his or her ac count. Parents are reminded that school insurance information and registration forms will be sent home with children on Tuesday, Sept. 3. This insurance is not in effect until the fee ($2.00) and signed registration are received by the student’s teacher. ♦ ♦ Principal Reports Registration Dates For First Graders Registration for first graders will be held in the primary school building Thursday end Friday, Aug. 22-23, from 9 aun. to 4 pjn-, according mo Mrs. Clarice Poor, elementary prin cipal Cafetorium Information Given Parents are asked io remem Lunches will be served in the ber (I) to bring the child's school cafetorium beginning Wed birth certificate. (2) that the nesday, Sept. 4. Charge for ele child's physical examination mentary pupils will be $1 for a should be completed and the five- day week per child. Milk goldenrod sheet sent to county will be available at the cafetorium health office. (3) a $1.50 fee foe to supplement lunches that first, the child's school supplies foe second and third grade children the year and (4) school insur bring from home. Cost will be ance may be paid. $2 per year, at this time. 15 cents per week.
