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 (Continued From Page 1) 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. 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