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Nyssa Gate City Journal
VOLUME LVII
The Sugar City
OREGON. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 5. 1963 THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA.
10 Cents Per Copy
NUMBER 36
Annual Krazy Day' Sei for Sept. 21 Local Arlifit Displays Work al Siale Pair Annual County Fair Termed Success;
With Plans Being Made for More Fun,
Junior Livestock Auction Friday Nets
Additional Prizes, Greater Bargains
543,470 for FFA, 4-H Club Exhibitors
Journal Will Again Publish Special Edition
With Mailing Blanketing Entire Trade Area
267 Head of Cattle, Lambs, Hogs Average
Considerably Above Current Market Price
Nyssa’s annual Krazy Day has been set for Saturday, Sept.
21. Preliminary plans were formulated last Thursday by the
Merchants’ Promotion committee, Reed Ray, chairman, with
details to be ironed out today.
Ray and his committee expect the event to be bigger and
better than ever with more merchants participating, more
prizes being offered by indi­
vidual merchants and consid­
erably more people in crazy
dress acting “looney.”
The Malheur county fair was considered another big suc­
cess by the officials in charge. Entries were heavy, attend­
ance was good and all were blessed with good weather until
the closing day after most of the judging was over.
As usual the fair reached a climax when the animals of
FFA and 4-H members were auctioned Friday. The prize
winners were known, andf------------------------ — 1 - -------
happy. Now at sale time, the
others who had labored with
loving care over their animals
for months were rewarded by
Senior Citizens
Group Proposed
For Nyssa Area
Crazy Breakfast Planned
The Nyssa Jaycees plan to start
the festivities with another Crazy
breakfast in the old Taylor Super
Market building (with menu to
be announced later). There will
be music, parades and the dog
show will be reactivated with
many classes for entries and
prizes for all.
Merchants will again offer a
big variety of wares at unbeliev­
ably low prices for this one day.
Special Edition by Journal
The Journal will again publish
a special edition for the event
with mailings covering the entire
trade area. The section covering
the Crazy ads will be printed on
colored paper and worded as
K-R-A-Z-Y as merchants care to
make them. Each Journal copy
will carry a number which may
entitle the holder to a valuable
prize if it matches the number
posted in a local store.
All merchants who plan ads
are asked to get them prepared
as soon as possible after they are
contacted by the Merchants’ Pro­
motion committee.
Also plan your Crazy garb,
plan to attend, have fun and
check the ridiculous prices of­
fered by the merchants.
Mrs. John Long has been re­
quested to organize a Senior Citi­
zens’ club in Nyssa and has asked
the Journal's cooperation in pub­
licizing certain data concerning
such an organization.
Interested residents (over 60
years of age) are requested to
contact Mrs. Long by dialing 372-
3106 to learn the details and ex­
press their ideas and opinions.
An organizational meeting will
be held within the next two
weeks, Mrs. Long stated, depend­
ing on interest shown and de­
sires of those planning to partici­
pate.
Prove Popular in Area Towns
There will be no membership
dues for the weekly gatherings.
The organizer said that Senior
Citizens’ clubs have been proven
to be very popular in a number
of valley towns.
Among activities will be games,
hobby work, old-fashioned sing­
ing and other projects which may
be deemed feasible. Each senior
citizen attending will be asked to
furnish his or her own lunch,
but drinks will be provided.
City Manager Art Colby has
told Mrs. Long that he will co­
operate in every way possible. ATTEND SPECIAL WORKSHOP
Announcement of time and place
Mrs. Anna Long and Mrs. Mary
of the organizational meeting will Thompson, Adrian elementary
be made in the near future and school teachers, attended a spe­
officers will be elected at that cial reading workshop last week
time, she concluded.
I in Portland.
Drivers Attempting to Flee Police
Face Serious Charge Under New Law
Drivers who attempt to outrun police officers will find
themselves facing serious trouble under a new law which
took effect Sept. 2, according to a release from the Oregon
Department of Motor Vehicles.
As a result of instances where a fleeing driver greatly en­
dangered lives of innocent persons, the recent legislature
made the act of attempting to*---------------------------------------
flee an officer a separate of­ riate uniform and be operating
fense. In the past, such be­ an appropriately marked police
havior was usually prosecuted vehicle at the time.
as reckless driving which calls It also makes certain actions—
for a minimum penalty, upon
first conviction, of not more than
90 days in jail or not more than
$500 fine, or both.
Under the new law, the offend­
ing driver could also be charged
with and tried for the offense of
attempting to flee an officer. Con­
viction for this charge carries a
penalty of not more than six
months in jail, or not more than
$2,000 fine, or both.
Conviction also calls for a man­
datory 90-day driver license sus­
pension on first conviction. Any
subsequent conviction results in
longer suspension periods.
The law specifies that the po­
lice officer must be in approp­
interfering with or endangering
the operation of any police ve­
hicle, increasing speed or turning
out car lights—prim a facie evi­
dence of violation of the new
law.
Until passage of this legisla­
tion, Oregon had no specific of­
fense or penalty for attempting
to outrun police in a motor ve­
hicle. However, it was recogniz­
ed that this action greatly in­
creased the danger inherent in
any motor vehicle chase situa­
tion. The new law was enacted
to eliminate such unnecessary
chases and the attendant increas­
ed danger to law-abiding users
of Oregon streets and highways.
Men Appointed io Advisory Board
At TVCC; Registration Data Listed
President E. F. Voris of Treasure Valley Community col­
lege has announced the acceptance of appointments to the
college Vocational-Technical Advisory board of the following
area citizens: Horace Arment of the Oregon Employment ser­
vice, Ontario; Larry Bauman, farm equipment dealer, Nyssa;
Calvin Hutchinson, lumber dealer, Ontario; Harry Feather­
ston, farmer, Vale.
♦“
Max Jones, automobile deal­ average in high school is not re­
er, Ontario; Tom Jones, Union quired. There are no qualifying
Pacific Railroad agent, Nyssa; examinations that are required
acceptance at the college. A
John Molthan, rancher, Iron­ for
high school diploma or high
Supt. G. E. Ward
higher than market prices. Gen­ Lists Instructors
erous merchants and individuals
paid $43,470 for 267 animals con- I For 1963-64 Year
signed by these juniors.
Regular full-day classes began
One hundred and forty - one 1 Wednesday at Adrian schools,
steers brought an average of $27 - according to Glenn Ward, super­
89 per hundredweight with Rod intendent. Registrations in the
Chester of Vale getting 50 cents Adrian system include 128 in the
THIS 18 x 10-FOOT PAINTING cf Owyhee dam started work on the picture July 20 and it was per pound from Gordon Ford high school and 341 in the ele­
and reservoir was done by Carlos Parra (in right complete with his signature on Sept. 24. Carlos Tractor company, Ontario, for his mentary department.
foreground) Nyssa's 17-year-old artist. The paint­ received all first place awards on his three pic­ 1010-pound champion.
The superintendent has submit­
Ore-Ida Foods of Ontario paid ted his list of teachers and grade
ing is being used as a backdrop in the Malheur tures entered this year at the Malheur county
county booth at the State fair which ends today fair. They were gold-key award winning crea­ 44 cents per pound for the re- I or subject taught.
in Salem. The young artist did the picture in tions done in oil, pastels and water color. The serve champion exhibited b y i Grade school faculty members
semi-gloss oils on canvas. Materials were furnish­ young Nyssan will also enter some of his work, Ronnie Maag of Jamieson. It are Robert N. Patterson, princi­
weighed 945 pounds
ed and Carlos did the painting for the county. as he has done annually, in the Sept. 14-15 art
pal; Geryte Jones and Olive Mit­
42
Cents Per Pound Paid for Hog chell, first grade; Ruth Morgan
Plans are that it will hang in the courthouse at festival to be held in Boise.
—Photo by Schoen.
Vale when it is returned from Salem. The youth
Sixty —nine hogs auctioned and Gladys Newbill, second; Miss
brought an average price of $29.- Mary Weir and Miss Sandra Ford,
63. which was about $11 above third; Charles E. Witty and Mary
PTA Executive Meet the current market price. Top Thompson, fourth; Anna Long
price of 42 cents per pound was and Gertrude Welbourn, fifth;
To Be Held Tonight
paid
by Malheur Insurance for Miss Elma McCracken, sixth; Miss
I A PTA executive meeting will
j be held this evening at 7 o’clock the 195-pound champion hog ex­ Emma Snyder and Helen Lowell,
and Patrick O’Loughlen,
Enrollment figures of 1317 in the Nyssa schools this year | in the junior high building, ac- hibited by Leslie Smith of Nyssa. seventh;
eighth grade.
Second
high
of
37
cents
went
j
cording
to
Mrs.
Howard
Myrick,
reflect an increase of 47 students over the 1962-63 term, ac­
Mrs. Ladene O’Loughlen is
to David Hirai of Homedale for
| president.
cording to Walter L. McPartland, superintendent.
his 185-pound reserve champion. physical education teacher and
All
officers
and
chairmen
are
In the elementary grades there are 732 pupils enrolled, a
and urged to attend as Buyer was Van Petten Lumber Mrs. Opal Willis is in charge of
gain of 13 over last year. Junior high enrollment reflects a [ reminded
music.
material for the coming year will company of Ontario.
total of 216, an increase of six students. The biggest gain was be distributed at this meeting,
Fifty-seven
lambs
brought
an
High
School Teachers Listed
in the high school which*---------------------------------
’■ Mrs. Myrick said.
average of $41.36 per cwt., which
High
school instructors include
shows a registration figure of WEATHER . .
was approximately $23 higher Ward, superintendent and Ameri­
369. Last year’s high school Dale
than market price. What was can problems teacher; Agnes Dil-
Max. Min. Prec. STATE FAIR OFFICIALS
enrollment was 341.
LIST LOCAL FFA WINNERS
thought to be a new high in Trea­ ly, English, librarian; Veryl Har­
88
Aug. 28 ___
52
A list of instructors with grades Aug. 29
A list of Oregon State fair prize sure Valley was paid for the rison. social studies and boys’
91
51
and subjects taught was also fur­ Aug. 30
— | winners in the FFA division was champion when Henry Zobell bid phy. „1 education; Isaac Kimura,
82
57
nished by school officials.
Aug. 31
86
62
.16 i received Wednesday at the Jour- $3 per pound for Amalagamated commercial; Vernon Mason, math
Sept. 1 ........ .. 78
06 , nal from fair officials in Salem. Sugar company, Nyssa, for the and chemistry; Ann Watts, home
58
Elementary School
In the commercial truck crops 100-pound champion entered by econc mics and English.
—
Sept.
2
........
84
58
Mrs. Clarice Poor, elementary
I section, Robert Palmer placed Van Schulthies of Nyssa.
Sept.
3
.......
85
49
—
principal; Jeff Ford, guidance
Roger Watts, science, guidance;
second on potatoes.
counselor.
Opal Willis, music, English; Joe
Owyhee Reserqair Storage
Gene Jones, Steven Jensen. Roy Other Lamb Bring* 60 Cents
The reserve champion lamb, Witty, agriculture; Ladene O’-
First grade —Mrs. Zette Bum­ Sept. 4, 1963
271,220 Acre Ft. Gibson and Palmer took first
garner, Mrs. Gladys Engelhardt, Sept. 4, 1962___ 215,800 Acre Ft. through fourth awards, respec­ weighing 94 pounds and consign­ Lo ighlen, girls’ physical educa-
Mrs. Lucile Cary, Mrs. Kathleen
tively, on sugar beet specimens. ed by Kathy Erstrom of Vale, Lo:'. Robert Patterson, grade
Reed and Mrs. Marguerite Leslie. SUFFERS BROKEN ELBOW
Bruce Child placed fifth on bar­ brought 60 cents per pound from school principal, will be world
Ideal Gas and Appliance. Nyssa. geography instructor.
Raymond Wiley, 6-year-old son ley.
'Second grade — Mrs. Frances
The sale was conducted by the
¡Bates, Mrs. Opal Alcorn, Mrs. of Mrs. Neta Mae Wiley, was ad­
Ontario Livestock Commission Five Persons Injured
Mildred Elliot, Mrs. Eulah Mc­ mitted Sunday to Malheur Me­ TO MEET ALUMNI SQUAD
morial hospital for treatment of
Adrian high school football company in cooperation with
Connell and Mrs. Lucille Pett.
Third grade—Mrs. Helen Gon- a broken elbow. The lad sustain­ squad will play the alumni in Malheur Live stock association. In Saturday Accident
A near head-on accident west
yer, Mrs. Vale Hagey, Mrs. Nao­ ed the injury when he fell from a practice game to oe held at Auctioneers were Bert Anderson,
of
Oregon Trail school hospital­
a
horse.
He
was
released
Mon
­
8
p.m.
Friday
evening
on
the
high
Guy
Sparks,
Roger
Baker,
Dallas
mi May, Miss Mary Mitchell and
day.
school field.
Chaney, W. E. Fritts, O’Neil Hol­ ized five persons Saturday eve­
Mrs. Betty Oft.
loway, Clayton Tschirgi and El­ ning. Injured in the crash were
Fourth grade—Mrs. Eva Chad­
Mrs. Cecil (Ethel) Smith of Ad­
lis White.
wick, Mrs. Elaine Nelson, Mrs.
A complete list of exhibitors rian, Delores Dias, Raul Dias, To-
Gladys Spitze and Mrs. Madge
from
the Nyssa-Adrian area sell­ masa Trevina and Raul Trevina
Thomson.
ing stock will be carried next of the Adrian labor camp.
Fifth grade — Virgil Seward,
Dias and Mrs. Smith were driv­
week
by the Journal. It will
Mrs. Marjorie Mitchell, Mrs. Joy
Nyssa drivers are reminded by R. W. Love, Nyssa police show weight of animal, sales ers of the vehicles involved.
McPartland, Mrs. Nelda Schenk
The latter suffered a broken
chief, that speed must be reduced in school zones with classes price and buyer.
and LaVerne Shell.
leg and head injuries. Delores
Sixth grade — Elvin L. Ballou, now resumed.
Dias also sustained a broken leg,
Mrs. Mary Hatt, Mrs. Tavie Hen­
Oregon law requires drivers to drop to 20 miles an hour miss M c P artland visits
while the other three were suf­
BEFORE
GOING
TO
ENGLAND
dricks and Mrs. Hazel Lane.
when passing a school building, grounds or school crossing
fering from facial lacerations.
Miss
Barbara
McPartland
left
Mrs. Josephine Rigney is spe­ during recess or while children are going to or leaving school.
Tomasa Trevina and Delores
cial education instructor and Exceeding that speed is prima *-------------------------------------- Monday morning to return to Sa­
lem after spending the weekend Dias were discharged Monday
Miss Nelle Hayes is in charge of facie evidence of violating the '
for their achievements and con­ with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. from Malheur Memorial hospital.
the handicapped section.
state’s speed law.
duct in serving on the crosswalk W. L. McPartland and family. The condition of Mrs. Smith and
Junior High Staff Named
The first few weeks of patrols. The police department She flew from Portland to New the men was listed as satisfactory
Muri Lancaster, principal; Mrs. school are always particularly asks all citizens when driving in York City on Tuesday and plan­ Wednesday afternoon by hospital
Dorothy Nolen, seventh grade, hazardous, Love stated, because these areas to be especially ned to sail for England on Wed­ attendants.
English, reading; Mrs. Mildred drivers have grown accustomed watchful for these patrols and nesday.
State police have reported that
She will ¡be employed as a so­ the point of impact was found to
Renstrom, seventh grade, science, to maintaining normal speeds in cooperate with them fully.
A reminder to parents: “When cial therapist in a hospital near be on Mrs. Smith’s side of the
boys’ health; James Skeen, sev­ school zones during the summer
highway.
enth grade, science and physical and children may be less alert you must take your children to London during the next year.
education; Dan Martin, seventh to danger in the excitement of school in the car or when picking
them up in the evening, do not
grade, mathematics and physical getting back to school.
load or unload into a lane of traf­
education.
fic but always on the side next
Miss Marie Coate, eighth grade, Plan Safety Patrol Program
English, art; Irl Nolen, eighth
The Nyssa Police department in to the curb. This is not just a
grade, mathematics, public speak­ cooperation with the grade school violation of the law but an ex­
ing; Frank Parr, eighth grade, will again conduct an award pro­ tremely dangerous practice,’’ the
One of the busiest weeks in the history of the Girl Scout
(Continued on Page 10)
gram for the Schoo) Safety Patrol police chief concluded.
Enrollment Figures List 1317 Students
In Nyssa Schools; Instructors Named
Police Chief Reminds Area Drivers
Of School Zone Speed Restrictions
New Design in Girl Seoul Program
To Begin Next Week for Area Troops
Fair Winners Display Grand Champions
side; Don Masterson, personnel
manager of Ore-Ida Foods, Inc., school equivalency test is the
Ontario; Dwight Sargent, banker, only requisite. An application for
Ontario; Kay Teramura. farmer, enrollment can be obtained from
Ontario; Tom Williams. Ontario the college office.
high school, Ontario; Warren Registration Dale Sept. 19
Farmer, farmer, Nyssa.
The date for college registra­
tion is Thursday, Sept. 19. Ap­
To Guide Vo-Tech Courses
plication for admission should be
This board will act in an ad­ completed before this date.
visory capacity for TVCC in the
This year the college will offer
establishment and evaluation of both a transfer program and a
vocational - technical courses of vocational - technical program
THE LAD ON THE LEFT is Jerry Brewer as he
study and curriculum.
leading toward an associate of
Registrar James Roberts, i n arts or an associate of science appeared with his grand champion Yorkshire fe­
answer to many inquiries, has degree. The curriculum leading male swine at the Malheur county fair which end­
given out the following informa­ to these two-year degrees can be ed Saturday at Ontario. Jerry is a son of Mr. and
tion concerning registration of found in the college catalogue. Mrs. Don Brewer and is a member of the Adrian
full-time students at the college.
A copy of this catalog can be FFA chapter. The animal was selected as grand
obtained
by contacting the TVCC champion female swine of the entire fair. Jerry
Treasure Valley Community
college has a policy of open ad­ office at 464 SW Second avenue received a trophy and $10 cash award, given by
Norsedco of Adrian. In the photo on the right is
missions; a minimum grade point ( in Ontario.
Darid Hirai whoaa parants are Mr. and Mrs. Steve
Hirai of route 1, Homedale. He is pictured here
with his reserve champion market hog of all
breeds. The 185-pound animal was purchased for
37 cents per pound by Van Petten Lumber com­
pany of Adrian during the stock sale held last
Friday evening. Additional photos of the Nyssa-
Adrian area grand champion winners will appear
in subsequent issues of the Journal.—Staff Photos.
organization will start Monday for more than 103 Girl Scouts
of Nyssa, according to Mrs. Morgan Beck of Ontario, president
of the Oregon Trail Girl Scout council. The reason is the
“new design” in the Girl Scout program.
Next week will mark the first meetings of Girl Scout
troops in four age levels. New*
Girl Scout handbooks, devel­ to their changing necls and in­
oped to correspond to the new terests.”
age levels, will go on sale for The four new Girl Scout hand­
the first time.
books, designed for each of the
While the age range for girl
members remains 7 through 17,
Girl Scout troops are beginning
to operate in four age levels:
Brownie Girl Scouts (7 and 8
years), Junior Girl Scouts (9, 10,
11 years), Cadette Girl Scouts
(12, 13, 14 years), Senior Girl
Scouts (15, 16, 17 years).
This is in contrast to three age
levels — Brownies, Intermediates,
Seniors — which were formerly
the basts of Girl Scout troop or­
ganization.
Correspond With Need*. Interest*
Commenting on the new age
levels, Mrs. Beck explained,
“Girls are growing up faster to­
day than they did when Girl
Scouting started. These new age
groupings make it possible for
Girl Scout troop activities to cor­
respond more closely than ever
new age levels, will be shown at
The Stork Shop in Nyssa starting
Sept. 9 through Sept. 14.
Adult leaders and older girls
of Nyssa met last Thursday eve­
ning at the Bill Wahlert home
and received their new books.
Lady Bowlers Have
Until September 30
To Enter Tournament
Entries close Sept. 30 for the
Woman’s State Bowling tourna­
ment to be held in Bend, accord­
ing to Mrs. Willis Bertram, sec­
ond vice president of the state or­
ganization. The competition will
open Nov. 1 and continue as long
as necessary to schedule all bowl­
ers, Mrs. Bertram said.
Entry forms are available at
the Sugar Bowl.