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u. of 0. Library Eugene, Oregon Nyssa Gate City Journal VOLUME LVII The Sugar City THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 21. 1963 Taxes Increase 40 Percent Locally Over Five-Year Period; Assessment Increases From $32 io $44 Million Carnival to Hoost Hand Fund Swisher to Attend National Session In San Francisco School Levy Much Higher Than in 1958; Hospital and Community College Added Our national congress is laboring with tax matters, our state legislature is busy trying to find a solution to pressing tax problems and those who have just paid their local taxes realize that they, too, are materially higher. A comparison of the total taxes paid to the county collector in 1958 and the bill for 1963 shows approximately 40 percent ♦ increase. Total bill for all the tax units within the county in 1958 was $2,344,000 and for 1963. $3,325,000. (All figures are rounded off to the nearest $1000.) Malheur School Delegates Attend Portland Session Assessments Much Higher Not only are levies higher in most cases but the assessed valu ation has increased considerably. Some of this is due to new build ings, new industrial growth and some to improvements on exist ing property. But much of it was due to the statewide revaluation of property. This is particularly true in the rural sections. The county valuation increased from $32,900,000 to $44,000,000 during the five years; Nyssa from $2,328,000 to $2,668,000; On tario from $5,489,000 to $8,487,000; and Vale from $1,213,000 to $1,- 371,000. ■ r k— J J THERE IS A PURPOSE for the circled date on the calendar hang ing on the wall behind Nyssa Lion Dick G. Tensen. The important date is Saturday. Nov. 23, when the annual Lions club carnival will be staged in the grade school gym beginning at 8 p.m. Tensen, overall chairman for the annual event, displays two pieces of Samsonsite luggage, a hair dryer and transistor radio which will be given as door prizes. Half of the net proceeds will be added io the travel fund for NHS music students who will march in the New Year's day Rose Bowl parade at Pasadena.—Journal Photo. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Clyde T. Swisher, chairman of Nyssa high school’s English de partment, will leave this weekend to attend the National Conference of Teachers of English to be held in San Francisco. He will attend workshop ses sions dealing with selection of students, materials and methods of teaching advanced placement courses. Guest speakers during the workshop will be William Golding, author of the recent con troversial novel “Lord of the Flies,” and J. D. Salinger, author of the equally controversial novel “Catcher in the Rye.” Dr. Roland Bartel of the Eng lish faculty at University of Ore gon, will be one of the directors of the workshop. Swisher will be a participant in a roundtable session dealing with teaching of Shakespeare on the high school level. Moderator of the discussion will be Louis B. Wright, director of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washing ton, D.C. Also participating in the meet ing will be Miss Virginia L. Freund of the University of Bir mingham, England. Miss Freund was one of Swisher’s instructors when he attended the Shake speare Institute in Stratford, Eng land, during the summer of 1959. There are a total of 300 ses sions available in this conference designed to meet the needs of English instructors from all parts of the nation. This is the first national meeting that has been held west of the Mississippi. 10 Cents Per Copy Number 47 Beet Harvest 98 Percent Completed Tuesday Night With 600 Acres Left; $7,000,000 Paid io Growers by Friday H OO T1_____ T»____ X______ n , ir Average 28 Tons Per Acre Sets New -n Record t For Production; Sugar Content at New Low Harvest of the 1963 sugar beet crop was 98 percent com plete Tuesday night, according to Henry Zobell, district man ager of Amalgamated Sugar company. Only about 600 acres were still in the ground in the Weiser, Vale, Overstreet and were still in the ground in the Weiser, Vale, Overstreet and Payette areas. Initial payment of $3,500,000 on the current crop was mail ed to area growers on Nov. 14*'----------- —----------------------- covering all beets delivered through Nov. 1, and a similar payment will be mailed Fri day of this week for those de livered through Nov. 15. These payments are on the basis of $9.25 per ton which is the same as for last year. New Record on Tonnage Zobell said the current crop would run 28 tons per acre for an all-time high production record. The previous high was 27.5 tons in 1958 with 1962 being 25.76. He also said it would be a new record for low sugar content in spite of the company delaying the harvest a week in hopes of it be coming higher. The low sugar content applies not only to beets in this area but in all the western part of the country. This, he said, prevented a higher payment being made which the current price of sugar would otherwise warrant. Processing Is Satisfactory Zobell said the processing was satisfactory and that the beets seemed to be keeping very well in the stockpiles. Some areas have completed the harvest and receiving stations are closed now. He said he was really well pleased with the harvest efforts made by the growers and com pany employees. He cited that the harvest actually began one week later than last year and for another five days was on a con trolled basis, yet it was at the same stage of completion as at this time last year. He said this required diligent work by the 750 growers of the area. Bridges on Snake Studied at Ontario Chamber Meeting Representatives of area schools attended the joint convention of A recommendation that the Oregon School Boards association, Oregon Highway commission Oregon Association of School Ad withdraw its offer to share in the ministrators and Oregon School | costs of the Olds Ferry bridge Clerks association held in Port across Snake river below Weiser land Nov. 14-15. All sessions were unless the Idaho commission held at the new Hilton Hotel and comes up with a commitment on a record attendance of well over the Payette - Ontario bridge was 600 participated in convention ac urged at the Ontario chamber of tivities. commerce luncheon Monday. Nyssans attending were School In the informal discussion, it Board Chairman Gene Stunz, was pointed out that the Idaho Fred Arai, Dick Tensen, Dwight Highway commission has made Plans are complete for the Lions-sponsored carnival to be Wyckoff, Supt. W. L. McPartland no attempt to schedule the Pay held Saturday evening in the Nyssa grade school gymnasium, and Clerk Dirick Nedry. Mrs. ette-Ontario bridge despite Ore Stunz, Mrs. Arai and Mrs. Ten- according to Dick Tensen, overall chairman for the annual gon’s offer to build the bridge if sen accompanied their husbands event. Activities will begin at 8 o ’ clock and will include such Idaho will meet its share later. to Portland and attended the ban Mill Levy Higher attractions as bingo, dart throw, roulette, air rifle shoot, tur Another suggestion was that In spite of these increases in key raffle, fish pond and country store. A food stand and quet at which Governor Mark the bridge projects be shelved valuation, the mill levy is higher Hatfield was principal speaker. ♦cotton candy michine will al until Idaho is ready and that Grant Rinehart and Dr. Eugene in most cases. Nyssa city millage FREE CLASSIFIEDS OFFERED so be in operation. the Ontario chamber of com Voris of Treasure Valley Com is up from 21.1 to 25.9; Vale from STUDENTS DESIRING JOBS merce concentrate on getting Various grotms of Nyssa 23.8 to 28.0; Nyssa School District munity college were also in at the Succor creek route improv high school band students will Since Nyssa school authorities tendance as were K. I. Peterson, No. 26 from 17.8 to 34.0; Ontario ed and designated as Alternate have found that there are some present musical selections at School District 8 from 24.4 to 28.7. Mr. and Mrs. David Beebe, Adrian U. S. 95. It would join Oregon high school students who need intervals during the evening. Exceptions are: county, down representatives, and school offi 201 below Adrian and come To be eligble for door prizes, from 14.2 to 12.2 and Ontario city, part-time work to help support cials from Vale and Ontario. straight into Nyssa. Ontario and themselves and families and The convention was of particu down from 33.3 to 24.0. There since the local chamber of com advance tickets must be purchas Weiser via 201. This route lar importance this year due to are many other ups and downs in merce is trying to find means ed. First prize will be a two- would bp about 50 miles shorter Vernon Atwood, loan officer at uncertainty of financing for the the smaller districts that were not of getting these students in piece matched set of Samsonite than the present U. S. 95. It luggage; second award, a han the Nyssa branch of First Nation biennium, new budget law enact checked. would also eliminate many touch with prospective employ dryer and third prize will be an al Bank of Oregon, has been pro Highest millage rate paid in the ers, the Nyssa Gate City Jour curves. ed by the last legislature and moted to assistant cashier, it is other legislation that will affect county is classed (on the back of nal will run FREE classified eight-transistor portable radio. 'It was decided to ask the high announced by Manager Leonard school districts. the tax statement) as No. 31, City ads in the next three issues for Band Fund to Benefit way committee of the chamber of Hewett. Many sessions were devoted to of Nyssa inside Road and Fire these students wanting work. commerce to seek a meeting with One - half of the net proceeds A native of Scofield, Ore., At discussion of strengthening cur district with 106.5. Next is Code the Oregon commission to further They can get help in wording ' will be given to the Nyssa high wood joined the statewide First riculums in Oregon schools, and 2, City of Nyssa, 97.0; with No. their ads from teachers or call school band fund for the trip to National system in 1960 after gra explore the possibilities. all who attended felt that the 24. Ontario, 93.3; No. 3, City of at the Journal office. Pasadena. One of the narrowest and most duating in agriculture from convention was most worthwhile. Vale, 92.8; No. 1, City of Ontario, Committee members assisting Washington State university. dangerous bridges in the area, the 85.8; and down to the lowest, No. J Tensen are Everett Heldt and ♦ ♦ Payette - Ontario structure, also 41, McDermitt, 36.4. SUFFERS BROKEN ARM i Lloyd Wilson, purchasing; Art has one of the highest traffic O.T. GRANGE MEMBERS Kelly Huffman, son of Mr. and 1 Colby, W. L. McPartland, Stan counts in this area. Original plans Dollar Increase by Units TO HEAR PIONEER DOCTOR Mrs. Ray Huffman, was admitted j Newman and Ward Wieneke, were to build a new bridge next Dollars in taxes considered nec Wednesday to Malheur Memorial tickets. Other Lions will be as- Dr. J. J. Sarazin will be guest to the old one which would be essary to operate the various hospital suffering with a broken sisting witt activities during the speaker following the Oregon retained for one-way traffic. units in 1958 and 1963 are: coun Trail Grange potluck dinner to Larry D. Woodell has been ap left forearm. The youngster was carnival. Reports were heard on the leg be served at 7:30 this evening in pointed assistant manager at U. S. ty, $467,100 and $541,600; City injured when he fell from a slide Tickets are now available from islature, schools and the commu the Grange hall. National Bank’s Vale branch, ac of Nyssa, $49,100, $69,500; School on the school playground. any Lions club member. nity college fund prospects, the The pioneer doctor plans to cording to recent announcement district 26 (Nyssa), $104,900, $298,- gist being that outcome of the 600; City of Ontario, $183,700, show early - day pictures of the by E. J. Kolar, bank president. special session will determine $203,900; School District 8 (On Nyssa area and will tell of his Woodell is an agricultural field how deeply funds will be cut. many experiences. representative for the bank and tario), $251,300, $449,700; City of —Ontario Argus-Observer. Vale, $28,900, $38,400. Grange members and their divides his time between the On I guests are invited to attend this tario and Vale branches and some Summary Given booster night session. • with the Harney county branch ♦ ♦ “ Services - ■ ------ for Beth Bates were Costs of operating public agen Date Max. Min. Prec. in Burns. cies have increased the same as conducted on Monday afternoon, Nov. 14 ADRIAN SENIORS SLATE 46 63 01 He is a native of Baker county have living costs during the five- Nov. 18, 1963, at the Nyssa LDS CLASS PLAY NOV. 25-26 Nov. 15 55 42 and was graduated from Univer year period. A number of the Adrian seniors will present Nov. 16 30 53 stake chapel with Bishop R. Frell sity of Oregon in 1951. Prior to increases have been approved by their class play, “Custer’s Last Nov. 17 ....... 44 31 Blair officiating. his employment with the bank a vote of the people. In Nyssa Stand,’’ Nov. 25 - 26 at the high Nov. 18 ... 52 31 Mrs. Bates was injured fatally in February 1962 he was field the 34-mill school levy was ap school. First performance of the Nov. 19 48 34 representative in Nyssa for Sim- proved; the 4.0 millage for Mal Friday evening in a three - car .39 10 three - act farce comedy will be Nov. 20 plot Soilbuilders for 6% years. mishap on U. S. highway 20 - 26 VERNON ATWOOD heur Memorial hospital has been Monday afternoon for other stu Owyhee Reservoir Storage near Caldwell. She was pro He served in the Marine Corps approved since 1958 and along . . . Named Assistant Cashier dents. Final presentation will be Nov. 18, 1963 241,900 Acre Ft. during the Korean war and re with all the county except the ex nounced dead on arrival at a ♦ ♦ at 8 o’clock Tuesday evening. Nov. 18, 1962 178,280 Acre Ft. mained active in the Marine Re treme southern end the people Nampa hospital, Canyon county Previously, he -had graduated serves until his retirement in approved the Treasure Valley officials reported. from Walla Walla high school and July 1963. At that time he was Community college which now Her husband, Donald P. Bates, had served five years as a jet company commander of the Boise gets a 3.5 millage. was treated for a cut on his left pilot in the U.S. Air Force. unit of the reserves and held the He was appointed agriculture hand and dismissed. Their eight We have been an extremely title of major. year-old daughter, Loralee, re field representative in 1961 at the progressive people, desiring more Present activities include 4-H mained in Nyssa while the Bates’ Prineville branch bank and was work and the Malheur Livestock and more services and if we are Polls conducted since the Oct. 15 special election on income named pro assistant cashier upon were in Boise on business. to continue them on the same association. He resides with his his arrival at Nyssa in August tax increase show that Oregonians want no new taxes in any level, must pay the bills. The Enroute to Home in Nyssa family on Clark avenue outside form. These were conducted by Oregon Junior Chamber of 1962. Nyssa. (Continued on Page 7) They were enroute home when Hewett said Atwood’s promo Commerce and newspapers at McMinnvile, Roseburg, Med the accident occurred. Eight oc tion came “in recognition of his ford and Portland. The questions posed by the various polls cupants of the other two vehicles outstanding performance as gen were worded differently but along the same general lines. MRS. BETH BATES eral loan officer at the bank.” . . . Injuries Prove Fatal (Continued on Page 7) Asked, in general, were thet Annual Carnival Planned Saturday At Grade School Gym by Nyssa Lions Bank Employee Given Promotion By First National L. Woodell Named Assistant Manager At U.S. National, Vale Wife of Nyssa Teacher Donald Bates Dies of Injuries in Three-Car Mishap WEATHER . . Polls Conducted in Oregon Indicate Residents Opposed to Any New Taxes Vocal Music Clinic Now in Progress Ai NHS; 20 Area Schools Represented Adrian School Head Nyssa high school is hosting the Snake River Vocal Music clinic now in progress, according to announcement by Chuck Swan, Ontario high band director and publicity chairman. Students rehearsed all day yesterday and are rehearsing again today. Climax of the two-day clinic will be at 8 o’clock this evening with a gala concert in the local high school gym. • • ♦ The clinic consists of an 1100-voice mixed chorus, 500- Area Churches Plan voice girls’ glee club and an Combined Service 80-piece honor band selected On Thanksgiving Eve from students in 20 partici Sponsored by the ministerial pating schools. association of this area, various churches are again cooperating in a Union Thanksgiving ser vice. It will be held at 8 o' clock Wednesday evening, Nov. 27 in the Christian church. The Rev. John Bullock, Naz- arene minister, will be the main speaker. Theme of his talk will be "Thank You. Lord," taken from Psalms 118:1. Mrs. Bullock and Mrs. Tom Nishiiani will render vocal duets and the Christian church choir will present special selec tions. Other ministers of area chur ches will also participate in the program. An offering will be taken for the ministerial association's fund to aid transients and mi grants. Lists Honor Students A list of Adrian high school honor students has been reported to the Journal by Superintendent i Glenn Ward. Seniors attaining a high point grade average are Mary Worden, Effie Laan, Kenny Hopkins, Kar en Conant and Pauline Butler. Juniors are Marie Borge, Mari lyn Nishihara, Eugene Pratt, Ju dith Teter and Gene Worden. Mary Laan, Wanda Peutz, Judy Pratt and Linda Scott are sopho more honor students, while Nina Evans, Barry Fujishin, Kathy Strickland and Tami Winn are freshmen on the honor list. The mixed chorus is under di rection of Jester Hairston from Hollywood, Calif. James Gabbord, vocal music director at College I of Idaho in Caldwell, is leader of the girls’ glee club, while the | select honor band is being direct ed by Bill Rankin, head of the 25th Army band at Caldwell. Editor and Mrs. Ted Brammer All participating students are received a picture post card early dining at the Nyssa cafetorium this week from Sadie Metcalf, during the two-day session. vacationing in Hawaii with her A dance for the involved stu husband, Ernie. dents will be staged this evening Her message read, “This place between final rehearsal time and | is really fantastic — the scenery, I the concert hour. friendly people, beaches, surf Participating schools include ' riders and PRICES! It’s been a | Meridian, Emmett, New Ply wonderful week; wish we could mouth, Fruitland. Payette, Wei i stay another. I love it. Saw Pearl ser. Ontario, Vale, Nyssa, Adrian, Harbor, the really big highlight Homedale, Marsing. Kuna, Melba, of our trip. See you next week.” ■ Wilder, Parma. Donnelly-McCall, The card was postmarked last I Vallivue, Notus and Middleton. Saturday at Hawaiian Village. A Word From Hawaii PRA YER Of Thaiilisijiiiiui Lord God, we give Thee thanks this day, Humbly, in our simple way, For all the gracious gifts which Thou Hast deigned so richly to endow— For life—for every passing minute— For this Thy world, and all things in it! We give Thee thanks, dear Lord, for these The green beneficence of trees, The kindness of rain, the birth Of Springtime from a barren earth. The earth that bears the bread we break In gratitude for Thy sweet sake. We thank Thee, Lord, for healing song, For courage, wise and tall and strong, For all the laughter and the tears That mold the pattern of our years; For truth and trust and constancy, For faith that lets us lean on Thee! We give Thee thanks for ears to hear, For feet to tread Thy pathways here, For hands to touch, and lips to sing Thy name in every lovely thing— For friendship with our fellow men— But mostly for Thy love. AMEN. questions if it was felt addi tional spending was necessary on the state level; if so, what form of new taxes would the respondent be in favor of, and would a ales tax be considered on a restricted basis. All five polls indicated that spending should be kept at pres ent levels and salary increases be omitted. They also indicated that if they were called on to approve any tax increase the most de sirable would be a cigarette tax that would raise an estimated $18 million. Second form desirable would be a sales tax limited to spending and in a form to alleviate present income and property taxes. Committee Studies Sale« Tax In September when it appeared the voters might reject the bill passed by the last session of the legislature t o increase income taxes the interim committee was studying a sales tax bill to sub mit to the 1965 legislature. Although some members gave conditional support, it was evi dent that a new source of reve nue would be needed should the income tax bill be defeated. The Senate was blocked by the House in an effort to submit a sales tax bill to the vote of the people. I State Tax Commissioner Waldo [ Carson says the state’s tax base has been eroded. Using 1960 fig ures, he said 55.7 percent of Ore gon land was under public own ership with 85 percent of this owned by the federal govern ment. Federal assets in Oregon were listed at $3.4 billion. Much Property Exempted Carlson suggested that the total true cash value in Oregon is $19 billion with only $11 billion sub ject to taxes. Typical exempt (Continued on Page 6) Ham-Radio Message Relayed to Stephens Mr. and Mrs. James Stephen received a telephone call last Thursday evening from a lady ham-radio operator in Califor nia who had picked up a mes sage from their son, Ronnie who left recently on a weather assignment to the Antarctica region. Stephen told a Journal re porter that his son's voice was easy to recognise, but that the message was not clear due to interferences. He did. however, hear distinctly the words, "Hel lo. Dadi" and "Byrd Station." The Stephens have had no other word from their son since his departure except a card mailed from New Zealand.
