A MYSTERY TREE, a sagebrush approximately 10 to 12 feet tall,
is still somewhat of a "mystery." It appeared on Main street in
front of Rex Voeller's Nyssa theatre on Saturday night, March 20,
the climaxing day of the merchants' Mystery Day promotion. The
sign reads: "Mystery Tree? You should see the size of the Jack
Rabbits." If anyone knows who placed the tree—they are keeping
it a secret. However, a Journal reporter heard from one source
that R. A., NHS basketball coach, and at least one student, K. M.,
son of a local building contractor, were rabbit hunting in the Jor­
dan Valley area, found the Mystery Tree and brought it back to
Nyssa. Many local residents are amazed at the height of the sage­
brush, just as many out-of-area Journal readers will be. "It's near­
ly as tall as R. A."—Staff Photo.
EVENING DINNER GUESTS
Mr. and Mrs. Muri Lancaster
were recent Thursday evening
dinner guests in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Ted Castellaw at Fruit­
land.
VISIT IN COREY HOME
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Ritter of
Anacortes, Wash., arrived Satur­
day for a week’s visit in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice
Corey.
ATTEND SERVICES IN UTAH
Mr. and Mrs. Mel Beck and
family returned home early Mon­
day morning from Nephi, Utah,
where they attended funeral ser­
vices for her father, George V.
Ord. Accompanying the Becks to
Nyssa was her sister, Mrs. Albert
Haney, who plans a short visit
here before going on to her home
in Warden, Wash.
Ontario Newspaper Awarded Plaque
Ai OEA Meet for Educational News
NYSSAN ATTENDS RITES
FOR HUSBAND OF SISTER
April 2, 2 p.m.—Rebekah Sun­
Lynn Snodgrass left Saturday
shine club meeting at home of
evening, March 20, for Sunny­
Mrs. Ellis Walters.
vale, Calif., where he attended
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funeral services for a brother-in- |
Three Oregon newspapers, including the Argus-Observer
April 2, 7:30 p.m. — Baseball-
for-Kids sign-up meeting at com­ national conventions are among law, Gail Gard, husband of his and one television station were honored with awards last
the highest caliber of those rep­ sister, Irene.
munity hall.
Thursday evening in Portland at the annual banquet of the
resenting any state, because they
Mr. Gard, a Thirty-Second De­ Oregon Education association.
April 3, 7:30 p.m.—Knife and
are elected and thus are repre­ gree Mason, succumbed early that
The Ontario Argus-Observer was presented a plaque for
Fork club meeting at East Side sentative of Oregon’s citizens.
morning after suffering a cerebral “outstanding, comprehensive coverage on education” for less-
cafe.
The proponents argued that the
April 4, 3 p.m. — Community selection of delegates to the na­ hemorrhage. Masonic rites were than-daily newspapers in the*
Concert in Ontario high school tional conventions and the na­ conducted and donations were state. Larry Robinson, editor, educational scale, might not re­
given to the Shriners’ Crippled accepted the award in behalf i ceive as much as less fortunate
auditorium.
tional committeeman and woman Children’s fund.
April 5, 7 p.m.—Adrian Legion
j states but that “it is necessary to
of the Argus.
by the party organization would
In addition to his widow, he
and auxiliary potluck dinner
Similar awards went to the bring education up to a level
strengthen the party and reduce is survived by two daughters and
meeting at Legion hall.
Oregonian,
accepted by John 1 necessary” in this nation.
Oregon
’
s
“
bedsheet
ballot.
”
their husbands.
April 5, 8 p.m. — Eastern Star
Tax Bill Returned
Lynn returned home Friday. Guernsey, in the metropolitan Citizen of Year Named
meeting in Masonic hall.
division; and to the Bend Bulletin
Eugene Fisher of Oakland, Ore.,
In another action this week, His brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
April 7, 2 to 5 p.m. — Cancer
in the daily division. Robert
fund benefit tea at home of Mrs. the House passed a bill to give luid Mrs. Carl Snodgrass of Den­ Chandler, editor, accepted for the was named “1965 Education Citi­
zen of the Year.” Fisher is cur­
interim legislative committees the ver also attended the services,
Houston Wilson.
rently chairman of the state board
April 7, 8 p.m.—Northwest Naz- power to subpoena witnesses. The journeyed to Nyssa and remained Bulletin.
KCBY - TV at Coos Bay was of education and has served 20
arene college Crusader choir to House also sent the controversial overnight Friday before return­
I cited for “outstanding service to
present concert at Nyssa Church measure to repeal Oregon’s tax ing to their home in Colorado. j education” with Manager Harry years as a member of the Elkton
school board and is a past presi­
on business inventories, farm ma­
of the Nazarene.
j Kirk accepting.
dent of the Oregon School Boards
chinery and cattle back to the would be observed on the follow­
association.
House Taxation committee for ing Monday by state employees. U of O President Speaks
VISITS FROM CANYON CITY
Mrs. Ina Doan, Ontario school
Charles Leuck of Canyon City j technical changes.
The House Taxation committee
Approximately 1,006 persons at­
spent several days last week vis- I The Senate this week approved held evening hearings on a pro- tended the banquet in the Hilton teacher, was chairman of the
iting h i s mother, Mrs. Minnie j a House bill increasing annual i posal which would provide a hotel ballroom. Featured speaker committee which submitted a
Leuck. During his stay here, the salaries of supreme court justices phase-in of property taxation on 1 of the evening was Dr. Arthur scrapbook entry of Argus-Obser-
two visited their daughter and to $20,000 and circuit court judges i fraternal and religious organiza- Flemming, president of the Uni­ ver news coverage clippings. A
sister, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vetsch to $19,000. The Senate - passed | tions over a three - year period. versity of Oregon, who talked on large delegation of Malheur coun­
and family in Boise. Leuck was, version calls for district judge | The bill provides that in the first the needs of education and as­ ty educators attended the banquet
also a visitor in the home of Mr. salaries to be fixed at $13,500, year the property of such groups serted that federal aid to educa­ and convention.
while the House only voted an shall be placed on the tax rolls tion is necessary to reach higher
and Mrs. Tom Johnson.
—Argus-Observer.
increase to $13,000.
at one-ninth of their full assessed standards. This can be accomp­
The Senate also passed and value. This figure would be in­ lished, he said, without “losing
LEGAL NOTICE
sent to the governor a bill re­ creased to two-ninths the second control of education on the local VISITORS FROM ALBION
quiring that balloon bread loaves year and one-third the third year. level.”
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Flowers of
NOTICE OF SCHOOL
■ be clearly labeled on both ends Aimed at Property Tax Relief
Senator Wayne Morse was hon­ Albion, Idaho, visited Saturday
ELECTION
of the package.
afternoon and were overnight
Upon Question of Increasing
Proponents argue that one-third ored for his “contribution to edu­
guests of her parents, Mr. and
Motorist Tax Increases Killed
cation
”
in
congress.
Oregon
Rep
­
Tax Levy Over Amount
is the average amount of tax
In committee action this week, revenues used to support high­ resentative Edith Green was like­ Mrs. Sam Hanby. Saturday eve­
Limited by Section 11,
a Joint Ways and Means subcom­ way, policing and similar func­ wise honored but was unable to ning dinner guests in the Hanby
Article XI, State Constitution
home were Mrs. True Mace and
Notice is hereby given that an mittee voted to kill the one-cent- tions. Opponents of the bill point attend in person.
In his response, Senator Morse Mrs. Martha Sherod. The Han-
election will be held in School a-gallon gasoline tax and the $5 out that this would not only be
District No. 61 of Malheur Coun­ a year boost in license plate fees. a departure from the practice in appealed for support for federal bys drove to Emmett Sunday af­
ty, State of Oregon, from 2 p.m. This boost in license fees and gas virtually every other state, but aid to education and also contend­ ternoon to see their new grand­
to 8 p.m. on April 19, 1965, at tax, coupled with an $18 million that many charitable functions ed that local control could and daughters. Parents of the infants
Adrian Grade School in said bonding program, had been slated now carried on by organizations should be retained. He said Ore­ are Mr. and Mrs. Rex Hanby, Mr.
school district, for the purpose of for use to improve secondary with tax-exempt properties would gon, because of its standing on the and Mrs. Bob Hanby.
submitting to the legal voters of roads throughout the state.
have to be curtailed in order that
Opponents of these increases these organizations might have
said district the question of in­
creasing the tax levy for the fiscal argued that the highway commis­ funds to pay their property taxes.
year 1965-1966 over the amount sion expected to get about $29 It is but another proposal of the
limited by section 11, article XI, million more from present reve­ many considered by this legisla­
nue sources than was expected tive session for property tax re­
of the Constitution of Oregon.
The reasons for increasing such when the budget was originally lief.
prepared.
levy are:
We are pleased to report that
The Fish and Game committee
No tax base; money needed to
Senate Joint Memorial 4, relating
tabled a bill that would have
operate school.
to the Vale project, has passed
The amount of tax, in excess raised annual licenses for female the House unanimously and will
of the 6% limitation, proposed to dogs from $3 to $28.
forthwith be transmitted to Con- I
be levied for said fiscal year is Plan Elimination of Holidays
gress.
$163,110.77.
The House State and Federal
Argues
for Vale Project
Dated this 1st day of April, Affairs committee approved a bill
Representative Smith carried I
1965.
that would eliminate two Febru­
Attest:
ary holidays for state of Oregon the arguments on the floor of the I
C. G. BROWN
employees. Committee action House on Thursday and stated I
District Clerk
would remove Washington and that continuation of the Vale pro- I
DAVID S. BEEBE
Lincoln’s birthdays and election ject to final completion is now
Chairman
days as legal holidays. They also most imperative, since the job has
Board of Directors
proposed that when legal holidays been only half completed. Ori-I
Published April 1 and 8, 1965. fall on Saturday or Sunday, they ginally Congress voted to insti- |
tute a seven-year program to ap­
propriate $1.5 million per year
until its conclusion. Failure to
appropriate $1.5 million this year
could endanger completion of the
Vale project.
This pilot program, including
4,500,000 acres in Malheur and
Harney counties, will be a blue­
print for further range rehabilita- I
tion in the 11 western states. It
is important and necessary that
the Oregon Legislature urge Con­
gress to continue the program, in­
cluding annual appropriations, to
its conclusion.
Smith further said that in re­
cent years the management pro-1
gram of the Bureau of Land Man­
agement has consisted of range
cuts and reduction of cattle num­
bers on federal range for adjust­
ment of carrying capacity to for­
age yield. The Vale project is one
PASSENGER CAR TIRES
of the first efforts to increase
carrying capacities by range re­
habilitation. I would hope by
this method, carrying capacity
could be increased upon these
lands, thereby relieving the
squeeze put on graziers by strict
BLM regulations.
Coming Events . . .
EXPRESSION OF THANKS
I wish to express my thanks to
Drs. Augustus Tanaka and L. A.
Maulding and the staff at Mal­
heur Memorial for their kind­
nesses and considerations during
my recent surgery and stay in
the hospital. I also want to thank
my relatives and friends for flow­
ers, gifts, cards and visitations.
—William O. Newell
THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1965
THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA, OREGON
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Malheur Legislators
Heavy Load of Bills
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