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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
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be a community resident and they would like to share him State university.
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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-
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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