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U. of 0. Library Eugene, Oregon c Nyssa Gate City Journal VOLUME LVII THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY. AUGUST 13. 1964 The Sugar City Ihick-to-School Parade Winner* Pirinred Fifty-Fifth Malheur County Fair, Livestock Exhibit Opens August 26; Program of Entertainment Planned One of Largest Expositions in Northwest Reflects Progress, Endeavor and Culture 10 Cents Per Copy NUMBER 33 Tax Assessor Gives Brief Summary Of Valuation Increases, Decreases In Various Paris of Malheur County Overall Increase $890,645; County Budget Down $36,558 With Levy One-Mill Lower The 55th annual Malheur county fair will be held at the county fairgrounds in Ontario starting Wednesday, Aug. 26, and lasting through Saturday, Aug. 29. Established in 1910, the fair has become one of the largest and most important of the expositions in Oregon and the Northwest. The 4-H and FFA livestock show is the largest ------------------------------------------ *of any fair in either Oregon ■ or Idaho. Serving as a mirror, the fair . reflects the progress, endeavor ; and culture of the entire coun- County Assessor John Koopman completed checking the millage rates for taxing units of Malheur county yesterday (Wednesday) and made a brief summary of the valuation de creases and increases for various parts of the county. Koopman noted that there was an overall increase in valu ation of $890,645 in the county , while the county budget was decreased by $36,558, permit ting a one-mill lowering of the county levy for 1964-65. The increase in valuation is largely in Ontario, Nyssa and Registration Sei For Adrian High; One Post Vacant Office Personnel Resumes Duties Al Local Schools ty, made up of people of many Adrian areas with Ontario far in nationalities working and playing front. The Vale area and the together in a progressive econo southern part of the county had my, basically agricultural. a decrease, due largely, Koopman According to Glenn Ward, Ad Principals of Nyssa schools re Table of contents of the fair said, to lower prices of cattle and rian school superintendent, high catalog shows the following divi turned to their jobs Monday, as a small utility loss. school registration for the 1964- sions: Dairy cattle, dual-purpose did secretaries at each of the Tax Exemptions Increase 65 school year will be from 5 cattle, beef cattle, swine, sheep, schools. They are busy preparing to 8 p.m. on Aug. 24 and 25 and fair booth exhibits, agricuture, Tax exemptions for the 1964-65 schedules and readying supplies between the hours of 9 and 11 fowers, arts and crafts, foods, 4-H tax roll were the largest in the for a new school year. Superin a.m. on Aug. 26-27 in the high department and vocational agri history of the county. A total of tendent W. L. McPartland said school building. $400,109 in assessed value, rep that all teachers will report for culture. The first day of school for all resenting over $1 million in ac in-service training Monday, Aug. The catalog also contains the students will be Monday, Aug. general rules, health require tual value, was thus removed. 24, at Ontario high school. 31, with classes during the morn ments, rules and regulations of In Nyssa school district 26 the All teachers from Malheur ing hours only. All-day sessions the armory building and the millage rate of 34.7 is up .7 from county schools will meet together PAUL, SCOTT and LYNN KESLER (on left) will begin Tuesday, Sept. 1. Lab manner of giving awards. Dapper. He was second place winner in this clas last year with valuation up ap the first two days of that week or Day, Sept. 7, is the first sche Daily Entertainment Planned were first place winners in the pets division of sification. Third prize went to Cathy Kunkel and proximately $300,000. and then return to their respec duled holiday of the school year, City of Nyssa shows an in tive schools Wednesday, Aug. 26. her small bantam hen, "Curley." Nyssa Jaycees In addition to the many ex Nyssa's annual back-to-school parade held Satur Ward said. were in charge of the parade and watermelon crease in valuation of $63,000 The superintendent said that hibits displayed daily, the fair day. They rode merrily down Main street in Junior high students will enroll board has planned a well-round their two wheel cart drawn by their pony, Bucky. feed. The entire promotion was sponsored by with taxes increased $6.000 and members of the school board will the first day of school as no pre ed program of entertainment for On the right is Mark Jensen, wearing Indian cos the Chamber of Commerce. (Additional pictures the millage rate of 27.5—an in welcome back the teachers on registration dates have been set each day. crease of 1.6 mills over last year. that day and the Nyssa Chamber tume and "plenty warpaint" riding his pony. on page 4.) —Journal Photo. for them. of Commerce will feed them at The county fair board members Nyssa Fire District Unchanged All teaching positions have are Morgan Beck of Ontario, Joe a noon luncheon in the park. Adrian school district 61 shews School starts for everyone Mon been filled in the Adrian school S. Payne of Vale and Loyd Ad an increase in valuation of $28,000 day, Aug. 31. system with the exception of a ams of Nyssa. The latter is chair with taxes increased $15,000 and music instructor, Ward said. A man of the board. millage up to 29.4 from 28.0 last New Instructors Named A back-to-school dance will be complete list of teachers will be Advisers to the fair are the New teachers in the elementary staged Saturday evening at the year. The newly created fire dis given in next week’s issue of the following members of the Mal trict of that area has a millage grades are Charles Holton, vice Journal. Nyssa LDS stake house, sponsor Final plans have been formulated for the Aug. 24-25 Mal heur County Extension service: of 4.5 while the Nyssa fire dis principal at the elementary E. M. Hauser, George Bain, Tom heur County Teachers’ institute to be held at the Ontario high ed by the stake MIA. trict is unchanged at .7 mills. school; Mrs. Berniece Fisher, first Dancing to music furnished by school plant, according to Leroy Paulsen, county school Williams and Helen Dwelle. grade; Mrs. Beverly Aldrich, sec Nyssa road district valuation a well - known orchestra from superintendent. Catalogs are available in Nyssa ond grade; and Mrs. Dorothy Wil increased almost $300,000, taxes Boise will begin at 8:45 or “ about The institute is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. both days, at the Gate City Journal and the son, who will work with migrant remained almost the same and a quarter to nine. ” with registration by the teachers, Paulsen said. Ralph Lawrence Insurance agen children in the fall and spring According to Mrs. Darwin Jen the millage rate of 9.2 was a .3- for one-half year. cy or may be secured by writing In March 1964, a committee ♦----------------------- ------------------ mill decrease from last year. sen, a member of the committee, directly to the extension service consisting of Robert McCon- Don Bishop, Nyssa high school Treasure Valley Community Treasure Valley Community office in Ontario. all area residents are invited to Inaha, Ken Glore, Robert Pat graduate, will be the only new college costs continue to mount college has been notified by Al Max. Min. | join in the back-to-school fun. terson, Paulsen and Emery Date teacher at the junior high school. with taxes this year of $173,318 — Ringo. Oregon supervisor of the 84 59 Skinner selected for this Aug. 5..... New high school instructors are over $35,000 higher than last Manpower Development Training 93 51 HOLD ANNUAL PICNIC year’s meeting the theme, “Aero Aug. 6 George Fanning, who will teach year in spite of valuation increas act, that the college has re Aug. 7 ........................ 90 58 Employees of the First National space Education.” industrial arts and assist in bas- ceived federal and state approval Aug. 8 ........................ 97 64 Bank of Oregon, Nyssa branch, ing almost $1 million. Tony Aguilar of Nyssa was ad , ketball; Ralph Aldrich, physical The group believed that aero for a Manpower Development mitted to Malheur Memorial hos Aug. 9 98 66 held their annual picnic Sunday education and social studies in Training act Multi - Occupation pital on Saturday evening suffer space developments had affected Aug. 10 ........... 5 - 93 64 at Black Canyon reservoir north structor, who will be head bas many areas of teaching. Some ex Aug. 11 ....... Training project. 98 67 east of Emmett. The afternoon ing from injuries sustained in a ketball coach and assist in track; This project is primarily aimed one-car accident which occurred amples are in science (new mater Aug. 12 ................... — 70 was spent visiting, boating and Miss Primitiva Perez, mathema toward the Spanish-speaking resi on the Apple Valley road. He was ials and processes); economics water skiing. Attending the an Owyhee Reservoir Storage tics instructor; and W. D. Wilkins, (defense budget and research dents of the area and high school released Monday in good condi nual event were nine employees, 567,510 Acre An end-of-season picnic will be who will teach English and will costs); astronomy (moon shots Aug. 12, 1964 drop-outs. Also included in the tion. their families and guests. Aug. 12, 1963 318,710 Acre held Tuesday evening at Nyssa be faculty adviser for the Bull and potential landings); mathe project are those persons whose south park for Adult-Youth Bowl dog, high school newspaper. Delbert Higley of New Ply matics (missile trajectory, new present skills require upgrading ing league members, substitutes mouth and Lola Aguirre of Fruit navigation formulas); health (pro in specific occupational areas. and their families, according to SENIOR CITIZENS GROUP Occupational areas included in land, both riding in the same ve tective clothing, new research on Mrs. Willis Bertram, team mem TO PICNIC IN VALE PARK hicle, were treated Saturday and foods); general vocabulary (nose the Multi - Occupation Training ber. The evening dinner will be cones, weightlessness and “G” The local chapter of Senior project are farm equipment oper released. served at 7 o’clock. forces). Ray Drown of rural Nyssa was Citizens will meet at 10:30 Friday ator, general farm hand II, ware By ROYCE ZOBELL Each family attending is asked morning, Aug. 14, at the home of house equipment operator, service x - rayed Saturday for possible F-102's to Appear in Flight to take one fried chicken, a cov Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Kurtz, 302 back injuries following a one-car The sixth National Boy Scout Jamboree at Valley Forge, station attendant, sales clerk, A highlight of the institute will ered dish and own table service. South Fifth street in Nyssa. Pa., officially opened at 9 a.m. July 17. The opening was farm foreman, homemaker, wait mishap. be a jet formation low-level fly Beverage will be provided. From there they will drive to ress, clerk-general office, quality over at the Ontario high school marked by the detonation of a huge aerial bomb. Official at League bowling will begin at the city park in Vale for a pic control girl and agricultural RECOVERS FROM INJURIES tendance at this immense gathering of Boy Scouts was a total at 8:45 a.m. Aug. 24. These air chemical technician. Mrs. Mike Stam is reported to planes will be the new F-,102’s of 53,124. The jamboree exemplified the free world’s largest 8:30. This is the fi-al session and nic dinner. Those attending are Approximate starting date of be recovering satisfactorily at being established at the Air Na demonstration of outdoor campcraft, cooking and fellowship. trophies will be presented at the asked to take sack lunch, cup close of the evening’s activities. and spoon. these training programs is the Malheur Memorial hospital from tional Guard base in Boise. “Strengthen America’s Heri-* latter part of October 1964 and injuries sustained in a one - car Treasure Valley sky divers tage” was theme of the jam Steubon and Mad Anthony Wayne accident north of Parma. the middle of February 1965. from Ontario have scheduled a boree. This program’s objec and monuments dedicated to Selection of students for the Mrs. Stam suffered multiple six-man parachuting program at tive was to instill into scouts J those patriotic soldiers who died TVCC Multi-Occupation Training fractures, internal injuries, abra 8:30 a.m. Aug. 25 onto the old a desire to preserve freedom at Valley Forge. project will be made by the Ore sions and lacerations on July 16 golf course at Ontario. The Na through reverent, resolute and re gon State Employment service in when the car in which she was tional Aeronautics and Space ad sponsible patriotism. It was and Other Varied Activities Also during the day there were cooperation with the U. S. Em riding went out of control on ministration spacemobile is to be still is a nationwide endeavor to loose gravel and overturned. ployment service. on hand from Moffett Field, Calif. lead all Americans toward a full bands, fife and drum corps and traveling—a demonstration which Programs will be presented on understanding of American free the scouts could enjoy. A pin-point bomber is playing havoc with alkali bees in “Life in Outer Space” and “Im doms and a commitment to pre some areas, and thus cutting down considerably in the pro There were many things to do aginary Trip Through the Solar serve them for the future genera duction of alfalfa seed. and see at the jamboree, and also System,” complete with pictures, tion of Americans. The killer is a parasite, native to the area, called the cono- there were many things in which models, demonstrations and films. To intensify this program, a to participate. Among a few of pid fly. It implants its egg in the bee, usually while the bee full day at the jamboree was de Keynote speakers will include Mr. and Mrs. Ralph G. Lawrence and Bud have received Major Ed Butts of the U. S. Air voted to “American Heritage.” , these activities were rifle range, is pollinating seed or resting. But it is capable of hitting the range, orienteering prac bee while it is in full flight,♦“ the following letter from Rolf Lier, 1964-65 AFS exchange Force; J. M. Ogle, director of Throughout the day, one could archery tice and skill-o-ramas. knocking it to the ground. was still in the experimental student from Norway, who will make his home with them aerospace education at Lowry Air hike numerous historical trails at To see a national skill-o-rama Thus it might be called a “pin- stage. Valley Forge where one could see Force base, Colo.; and Dr. Donald during the school term. No cures have been found in The Lawrences state that they feel the AFS student will Kline, dean of education at Idaho such things as Washington’s head-I is an education in itself; it could point” bomber. The bee becomes sick, returns Washington and Utah where out quarters and tent, statues of Von (Continued on Page 10) be a community resident and they would like to share him State university. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ « to its hole in the bee bed and breaks have occurred prior to this with all Nyssans. dies. The fly egg hatches and year. The host family hopes that waiting for this news for a ter feeds on the remains of the dead Seed Prospect Not Good all will join with them in rible long time (so it seems to bee until it has reached the fly Bailey said the present crop of making this a heartwarming me!) and now I should like to ing s^age. Thus it not only de alfalfa seed does not look good experience for both Rolf and j write you. stroys the bee during the working When I saw your address, I Nyssa. season but keeps it from laying now. He said the cold, wet spring soon found Nyssa on the map. It Kragero, Norway eggs that hatch and become next made the crop and bees late and seems to be a little quiet city in 1 July 23, 1964 year’s workers, since the bee only that the recent windstorm and rain had destroyed quite a lot the mountains (or between the Dear Mr. and Mrs. lives one season. of the bees. mountains?). Anyway, I should. Lawrence and Bud: Worse in Big Bend Area However, he noted that the be glad if you wrote me and told Today I received a letter from | me something about Nyssa and The parasite fly seems to be crops could still be pollinated in AFS where I was informed about your home. worse in the Big Bend area al the next 10 days and still make my family in U.S.A. I have been though it is found in all seed good crops as it takes only about Describes Norwegian Home areas that have been checked. five to six weeks after pollination Now I want to tell you some Ted Avery, who has both natural for the seed to mature. thing about Kragero, a little idyl and artificial beds in that com lic town situated at the sea in munity, told a Journal reporter Nyssa businessmen will meet the southern part of Norway. I Wednesday that he estimates the at 8 o'clock this evening in love my birthplace; there are pas fly has killed at least 10 percent Brownie's cafe to discuss plans toral lakes and lots of forest. of his bees. Thousands of tourists spend for the forthcoming "Crazy Avery said he observed 10 flies their holidays here, and now Boys and girls under 18 years in his fields in one day last year Day" celebration. The event is held annually there are some 10,000 tourists (the near an artificial bed and had of age who wish to hunt this been told by entomologists that| fall will need to complete a each fall with nearly every town itself has 5.000 inhabitants). I this was highly unusual. He said i hunter's safety course in order firm in tewn taking pari. The As you understand, the town is i the Simpson farm near Greenleaf, ; to receive a hunter safety cer first "Crazy Day" celebration dependent upon tourist support, and there are no real important j Idaho, had beds that were hurt | tificate. was staged in 1960. Nyssa mer According to Harold Kurts, chants and their employees, industries in Kragero. ' as badly as his. Studies are being made by of- classes will be starting soon to We have a rather big printing their costumes, capers and un i ficials of Idaho and Oregon uni- j give sufficient time for comple believably low prices have be house and a big shipwright’s yard. versities to try to find an insecti-, tion by this fall's hunting sea Unfortunately, it has ceased to come crazier each year. I cide that would kill the fly and j son. Anyone interested may Bob Thompson, chairman of build ships . . . now only great the businessmen'» committee, sections of ships. We have a sil- THIS IS AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH of iha ered an area equal to that of Boise, Idaho. All not harm the bees. Malheur coun register for the course at the 12 regions covering the United States and 42 ty extension agent Leeds Bailey Don Moss Firestone store or states that he hopes every Nys j verware factory, and it exports sixth National Boy Scout Jambore« held at Valley to the whole world. My father is countries had official representatives at the jam reported Dylox insecticide might contact Kurts by dialing 372- Forge, Pa. A total of 53,164 Boy Scouts and their sa firm will be represented at 1 prove to fit the need but that it I 2476. boree which stressed "American Heritage." leaders were in attendance. The gathering cov- (Continued on Page 4) tonight's planning session. County School Superintendent Tells Of Forthcoming Teachers' Institute Training Project Approved at TVCC By U.S. Agencies Stake MIA Sponsors Back-to-School Dance WEATHER... Auto Accident Cases Treated at Hospital Adult-Yopth League Members Plan Picnic For Tuesday Eveninc Local Youth Gives Report of National Scout Jamboree Held at Valley Forge Pin-Point Bombing by Local Parasite Cuis Alkali Bee Population in Area; Big Factor in Alfalfa Seed Production Nyssa Family Shares Recent Leiier From 1964-65 AFS Exchange Student Nyssa Businessmen To Talk 'Crazy Day' Gun Safety Classes To Be Held Soon For Youthful Hunters
