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Nyssa Gate City Journal
VOLUME LVII
THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1963
The Sugar City
10 Cents Per Copy
NUMBER 52
1964 Foreseen as Year of Prosperity, Nature Adds io Spirit of Kt olid ay Season Annual Stork Derby Set January 1
By Malheur Memorial Hospital, Local
No Big Wars and Higher Government
Physicians, Many Nyssa Businesses
Spending With Still Bigger U.S. Debts
President Johnson Re-Elected in November
Following Tax Cut, Modified Civil Rights
Twelfth Consecutive Year of Contest Shows
No Decline in Entries and Sponsor Support
The Journal is pleased to present Roger W. Babson’s 1964
predictions for its readers. This is the same forecast, in de
tail, as furnished many of the large dailies each year through
out the nation.
It covers 50 different subjects and many of these are vital
to individuals and business firms. Covering agriculture, his
prediction is rather general, saying weather and foreign
.
.
*buying will be the biggest fac
tors. However, he does say
sugar prices will continue on
a high range, which is good
news for the Nyssa area.
The twelfth annual Stork Derby, sponsored by Malheur
Memorial hospital, Nyssa physicians and local business firms,
will start officially at 12:01 a.m. next Wednesday, Jan. 1, 1964.
Rules are simple and unchanged from previous years. The
baby must be born in the local hospital of natural birth,
attending physician must certify exact time of birth and in
event of a tie, gifts will be*
divided equally.
Entry is open to anyone,
flocked trees are those lining both sides of Sev anywhere who wishes to use
enth street, just south of Reece avenue along the
the hospital facilities for this
west side of Nyssa south park. The frost-laden
Predictor
Summarizing the report, Bab
son sees: Continuing prosperity
with rising prices and employ
ment and little inflation; a con
tinuation of bigger federal spend
ing and a resulting larger deficit
than in 1963; a tax cut that “may”
increase general business; free
dom from big strikes; more un
employment due to a larger labor
supply.
He also sees the people as still
“wanting something for nothing,”
a compromised civil rights bill
that will make neither the Ne
groes nor people of the southern
states happy, and sufficient trust
by business and industry of
President Lyndon B. Johnson to
ROGER W. BABSON
elect him president in the No
. . . Nationally Recognized "Seer" vember election.
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"WINTER WONDERLAND" describes the spark
ling scenes around the Nyssa area last Sunday.
Human minds and hands are forever attempting
to create beautiful displays during the holiday
season each year, but none can compare io these
created by nature through the hand of God. The
evergreens grace the lawn at the Emil Stuns
residence located at Seventh and Reece with
the Dale Garrison home in the background.
C of C-Sponsored
Lighting Contest
purpose. There are no racial or
religious barriers and there is no
Winners Revealed
closing date. The race remains i
Winners in the Christmas light
open until a winner has been
ing contest sponsored by Nyssa
declared.
Chamber of Commerce have been
Many Gifts Offered
announced by Glade Chadwick,
Many gifts are offered for the chairman of the event.
winner. The hospital and local
Faith Lutheran was first place
__ _ __ ____ physicians have offered to deduct winner in the church Nativity
$50 from their bills and approxi- scene division.
Residents of this community are reminded- of the rally
mately 40 local business firms
Area
residents
are
reminded
of
Within the city, lighting awards
to be held at 4:30 Sunday afternoon as a send-off for the
offer gifts that amount to con went to Mr. and Mrs. Bill Schire-
Nyssa high school band prior to its departure for Pasadena the annual junior bowling tour siderable
value.
scheduled tomorrow and
man, first; Mr. and Mrs. Tom
and the Rose Bowl parade. It will be held on the M and W nament
Saturday, Dec. 27-28 at the 'Sugar
The
range
covers
food
for
the
Jones,
second; Mr. and Mrs. Art
Market parking lot and is open to the general public.
Bowl.
_ cash for any use Colby, third.
clothing,
Among business firms, organizations and individuals do The youngsters will begin roll- infant,
and a savings account at the lo-
Scene division winners in the
nating to the travel fund in-*
ing the balls down the lanes at cal bank. And some of the firms city were Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
elude the Argus - Observer,
10 a.m. each day. Twenty tro- have thoughtfully added gifts Rhoades, first; Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Mary and Neil Venturacci,
phies will be given locally, in- that can be used by the mother Fitzsimmons, second; Mr. and
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Leslie, Mr.
eluding five for each age group and father under the theory that Mrs. Houston Wilson, third.
and Mrs. O. D. Dearborn; all Hunters and fishermen are re for both boys and girls. These they play no small part in the First place award in the light
minded that their present licenses awards were provided by the event. (For a complete list of the ing division for residences in the
of Ontario.
Louis P. Thomas of Coloma, expire Tuesday, Dec. 31, and to Men’s and Women’s Nyssa Bowl- offerings see page six of this issue rural area went to Anne Tensen,
of the Journal.)
while the Jake Fischers were
Calif., Nelle Hayes, Mr. and Mrs. continue their sports new ones ing associations.
By ROGER W. BABSON
j The youngsters will also be
named winners for the best scene
Harold Brendle, Mr. and Mrs. are required.
1963 Winner Born Jan. 2
I am still emotionally upset as I make this forecast after Harry Miner, Mr. and Mrs. Kayno
display.
The season closes on upland competing for approximately 900
the brutal assassination of President Kennedy. I, however, Saito, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Burning game at this time but duck and | trophies given by the American Winner for the current year Plaques were awarded to win
will try to submerge my emotions and base this forecast of ham, Chadwick’s Food Center, goose season continues a week Junior Bowling Congress as the was Kelly Sue Marsh, daughter ners this year instead of cash
scores will be compared nation- of Mr. and Mrs. John Marsh, who prizes as in past contests.
1964 on the facts as I interpret them.
The Stork Shop, Chatterbox club, into the new year.
appeared at 2:07 a.m. on Jan. 2. i Chamber committee members
ally.
Nyssa Co-op Supply, Nyssa Lions
Reports from the state game
OUR NEW PRESIDENT. I state emphatically that club, Nyssa Chamber of Com
Competition will be in scratch
Record for the earliest born,
show that some of singles, handicap singles, handi- after the start of a new year, is have asked the Journal to express
• President Johnson may accomplish far more construc merce, American Legion Post 79 commission
the best chukar hunting of the cap doubles and handicap mixed still held by Lynn Garner, son their thanks to Town and Coun
try Garden club ladies who serv
tively before November 1964 than our late President would and the Emblem club.
season can be found now in the
have been able to do. President Johnson understands better Numerous area residents have isolated areas of southeastern doubles. This is the 17th annual of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Garner ed as judges for the displays.
how to handle Congress, and has the confidence of business also contributed to the travel Oregon. They also say that quail Christmas tourney for A J B C of route 2, Parma, who was de
with Nyssa youngsters livered in 1955 just 45 minutes
men. Therefore, I am reassured as to the first ten months fund through projects carried on are congregated in coveys that members,
competing for the second year.
after the contest opened.
of 1964.
for the past two years. The stu frequently number 100 or more.
Among teams receiving honor
The latest born to be a winner
ELECTION IN NOVEMBER. At the Republican con- dents and Instructors Bob Q.
able mention for December in was Dellas Frederiksen, son of
Nyssa district of Cascade Nat
Smith and Frank Turner worked
AJBC’s monthly magazine, “Pin Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Frederiksen, ural Gas corporation placed sec
• vention in the summer of 1964, there will be a conflict long, hard hours to earn this
| Pratter,” were Bulldogs: Scott Nyssa, who stalled around until ond in sales during the past year
between
------------- Goldwater and Rockefeller, and perhaps
. others. For I honor of representing the north-
j Engstrom, Hal Brendle and Kirk 10:30 p.m. on Jan. 9 in 1953.
for this area, according to Vane
this reason, Mr. Nixon may slip in and get the Republican | wes^ states in the Rose Bowl
According to Mrs. Bill Wah Holcomb; Strike Outs: Ken
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Rusco, local manager. Other com
nomination. Certainly President Johnson will secure the parade,
lert, Girl Scout neighborhood Brown, Steve Ross and Warren » ,
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munities
in the district combined
nomination of the Democratic party; he is a farsighted man In speaking for band students. chairman, there are some girls Farmer; Rockers: Chipper Burn- lOeai UrOS Opening
with Nyssa as a team are Baker
and knows politics. Therefore, with the Republicans nomi Turner has stated that they will desiring to join the organisa ingham, Craig Kurtz and Harry nrrrw<s T nrnp frnwd I and
Ontario.
nating any one of the three leading names mentioned above, do their best to perform in such tion who do not have uniforms Brendle. Hal Brendle also re- ^raWS L.arge dOWO
Local firms sharing in the sales
I now forecast that President Johnson will be elected Presi a manner as to merit the support and cannot afford to pay the ceived honorable mention for a Approximately 200 area resi I campaign are Eder Hardware,
national dues or purchase scout 328 two-game series.
dents attended a n open house Ideal Gas and Appliance.
dent of the United States in November 1964. All of this gives given by area residents.
books.
Coaches who organized the Dec. 17 at the newly erected Ideal
me more assurance that 1964 should be a good year.
Bonus points redeemable in
Individuals or groups who tournament and will be in charge Gas and Appliance building on (company catalogues are awarded
TAX CUT. A tax cut will be enacted sometime during
would be interested in sponor- of the two-day activities are Pat North First street. Refreshments as prizes to individuals.
« the coming session of Congress; and it will surely be
ing one or more of these girls Marcum, Stella Ross, Kay Bren- of soft drinks, coffee and dough
made retroactive to Jan. 1, 1964. The tax cut should help
are asked io contact Mrs. Wah dle, Betty House and Bill Pur nuts were served by the owners, RECEIVES RESEARCH GRANT
consumer buying; it may even increase general business.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Jackson.
lert at 372-2970.
cell.
AT UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
Malheur County Mint Growers
Door prizes were awarded to
Lowry K. Flake was among six
CIVIL RIGHTS. Some sort of a civil-rights bill will be association held its annual meet
Eugene Griffitts, 711 Emison ave students to receive undergradu
. passed by Congress during 1964. The Administration ing Dec. 16 in Ontario. Accord
nue, first; Mrs. B. L. Anderson, ate research grants in chemistry
ing to Dick Nelson, association
wants to please the South and hold its Democratic votes
Parma, second; Mrs. Mary Ref- | at Utah State university in Lo
president,
election
of
three
direc
there, but the civil-rights bill now before Congress is not sat
Ifett, route 2, Nyssa, third; D. R. gan, according to Dr. Melvin C.
isfactory to the white people of the North. Therefore, I fore tors was held and other associa
I Pepper, route 2, fourth; and Mrs. Cannon, head of the chemistry
cast that whatever civil-rights bill is passed before the elec tion business was transacted.
i Don Sappe, route 1, fifth.
I department.
The election saw Joe Recla, Joe
tion of 1964 will be considerably watered down.
NEGRO PEOPLE. The Negroes will continue to make Hobson and Dean Beard voted in
for two-year terms. Holdover di
• progress and get more, but I predict that the gains will rectors are Dick Nelson and Bob
have to come largely through changing attitudes of the peo White.
ple. Otherwise, the situation will be much like the prohibi The growers decided to con
tion problem which the good people of the nation thought tinue inspections of mint fields
A capacity crowd of Malheur county property owners at
could be solved by legislation. Such reforms take place only by the Oregon State Department
tended a meeting called by the county court last Thursday
as the minds and hearts of the people are changed for the of Agriculture for verticillium
in the courthouse at Vale. Subject of the meeting was a pro
better.
mint wilt. This is part of a pro
posed millage tax levy on the property lying within consoli
GOVERNMENT SPENDING. Of course, in the long gram to curb the disease which
dated road district No. 1 (all privately owned land in the
• run, the survival of a nation should depend upon its does heavy damage to crops and
eventually
kills
out
the
stand.
county
outside the established road districts) to improve and
spending less than it takes in. Nowadays, however, it is un
oil
roads
within the district. ♦--- —-----------------------------------
Following
the
regular
meeting,
fashionable—for consumers or government—to have balanced
The consolidated district had are some 3700 miles of roads in
budgets. Therefore, I predict that 1964 will see a bigger defi directors met and elected officers
for the coming year. Nelson was
been formed in the spring of this district and we are all in
cit than this year’s.
re-elected president. Other new
1962 and two district directors agreement that the entire prob
DEPRESSION. Whether for better or for worse, the officers include White, vice presi
were elected at that time. lem must be studied before we
• voters have been taught to believe they can and should dent; Hobson, treasurer; and
John Tucke of the Vale-Willow- can work toward a solution.”
get something for nothing, and only a severe depression Leeds Bailey, secretary.
creek area is chairman and Jack
Tucke said three members have
could ultimately change this belief. I, however, look for no
Dentel of Jordan Valley is secre been named to the advisory com
depression in 1964.
tary. It was proposed that an mittee and at least two more will
advisory board be named to in be named soon. The three who
AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK. Although crops, prices
clude representation from a 11 have agreed to serve are Floyd
• and farm income may be basically dependent on the
Regular meeting of the Asocia
rural areas in the county.
McBride o f Jamieson - Willow
weather, much of the world is short of food. Russia’s and ción
de Padres y Maestros was
Adrian Seeks Road Improvement creek, Dan Townley of Vale and
China’s heavy purchases of grains will do more to bolster held Dec.
13 with a good attend
John Lequerica of Jordan Valley.
U. S. farm income than will government-supported prices ance reported. Entertainment was
At Thursday’s meeting, the Representatives from the Annex
AMONG
UNIQUE
DISPLAYS
at
the
recent
holiday
show
staged
court
read
a
petition
signed
by
in 1964.
provided by All-American club
and Ridgeview areas will be
DOW-JONES INDUSTRIALS. I forecast that the stock members of the junior high in the Methodist church social hall by members of the ANK Gar six property owners ot the Ad named soon.
den
club
were
these
depicting
the
true
meaning
of
Christmas.
The
rian
area,
requesting
a
meeting
• market as measured by the Dow-Jones average will school.
consider imposing a millage
make a new high in 1964, but may sell lower after the elec Slides of Africa were shown by characters and animals in the Nativity scene (in foreground) are to
tax levy for road improvement
hand-carved
from
olive
wood
and
belong
to
Mrs.
Raymond
Poulton
Irl
Nolen,
eighth
grade
instructor
tions. However, readers must remember that the Dow-Jones
of route 2, Parma. They were purchased in the Holy Land and in the district. A vote was taken Date
Max. Min.
Industrial list, which everyone seems to think represents the and AAC adviser.
Next meeting of the group will given to Mrs. Poulton by her daughter, Jeanne who was Nyssa on a motion to defer action until Dec. 18
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market, may be very deceptive.
be Jan. 23 and all parents are high school English and typing instructor in 1961-62 and is now the officers of the district named Dec. 19
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M SPECULATIVE STOCKS. Of the approximately 1550 urged to attend.
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teaching at New Plymouth, New Zealand. Miss Poulton visited a study committee to bring back Dec. 20
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a repoi t on the road needs and a
• stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange, a ma
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the Holy Land in the spring of 1962. The cross standing on the possible solution to the financial Dec. 21
jority have been going down while the Dow-Jones list of 30 SAGER NAMED TO NATIONAL dark velvet base also belongs to Mrs. Poulton and is from hand-
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problem. The group voted not to Dec.
which everyone watches have been going up. This is due to MILITARY SOCIETY AT OSU
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carved olive wood. Standing against the wall is a large plaque ask for a tax levy election at Dec. 23
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the purchase of Dow-Jones issues today largely by trustees, Harlan R. Sager of Nyssa has made by Mrs. L. A. Maulding. She began with a reed-base serv this time.
Dec. 24
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Dec. 25
pension funds, mutual companies and others that prefer been chosen for membership at ing tray, sprayed it with artificial snow to give it a rough finish
Tucke and Dentel conferred Dec. 26
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fairly conservative and dividend-paying companies. I fore Oregon State university in Scab and then covered it with gold metallic spray paint. For the finish with
County Judge Ellis A. White
cast that stocks not in the Dow-Jones list will do better pro bard and Blade, national honor ing touches she graced it with a Madonna and ribbon bows. St. on Friday.
Owyhee Reservoir Storage
I society for students taking mili
portionately in 1964 than they did thi« year.
Dec.
23, 1963 .... 261,970 Acre Ft.
"The court has promised us full
tary science training as part of Francis of Assisi stands before a large piece of driftwood adorned
197,240 Acre Ft.
(Continued on Page 4)
with colorful birds and was displayed by Mrs. R. H. Young, Parma. cooperation,” Tucke said. “There Dec. 23, 1962
their university work.
Rally Planned Sunday for NHS Band;
Travel Fund Donations Recognized
Annual Tourney
For Junior Bowlers
Degins 1 omorroW
Sportsmen Reminded
Licenses to Expire
BABSON'S PREDICTIONS FOR 1S64
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Nyssa Branch Places
Second in Gas Sales
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3
Chairman Tells Need
For Scout Sponsors
D. Nelson Re-Elected.
MalheUr President
By Mint Producers
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Depict Christmas Meaninq
5
Property Owners Consider Problems
Of Roads Outside Organized Districts
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Spanish PTA Slates
January 23 Meeting
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