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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.
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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.
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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.
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Number 47
Beet Harvest 98 Percent Completed
Tuesday Night With 600 Acres Left;
$7,000,000 Paid io Growers by Friday
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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
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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.
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with the Harney county branch
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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
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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
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and was graduated from Univer year period. A number of the
Adrian seniors will present Nov. 16
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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 .......
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Blair
officiating.
his employment with the bank a vote of the people. In Nyssa
Stand,’’ Nov. 25 - 26 at the high Nov. 18
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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
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representative in Nyssa for Sim- proved; the 4.0 millage for Mal
Friday evening in a three - car
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three - act farce comedy will be Nov. 20
plot Soilbuilders for 6% years.
mishap
on
U.
S.
highway
20
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.