U. of 0, Library Eugene, Oregon e Nyssa Gate City Journal VOLUME LVIII The Sugar City April Snow Survey Shows Malheur Irrigation Water Users Will Have Ample Supplies for All 1965 Crops THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA.OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1965 Verr Service Station Opens on Main Street 10 Cents Per Copy NUMBER 14 Nyssa Improvement Project Continues To Show Progress With Other Groups Joining C of C in Promotional Work Lake Owyhee Spill Gates Closed, Inflow To Fill Remaining Space During Summer Businesses Showing Betterments Listed With Promise to Carry Others as Work Done Farmers and ranchers in Malheur county will have excel­ lent to average irrigation water supplies in 1965 despite two months of record - breaking drought which followed severe early-winter floods, according to a report released this week by A. J. Webber, state conservationist for the Soil Conserva­ tion service, and prepared by W. T. Frost, state snow survey -----------------------------------♦supervisor representing coop­ erating federal, state and pri­ vate agencies. Mountain snowpacks are adequate and lie on nearly The ball is rolling in Nyssa’s Clean-Up, Paint-Up, Fix-Up program slated for the month of April. It will become more noticeable daily and is hoped to continue much longer than the month set aside by the Chamber of Commerce for that purpose and joined in by many other town organizations. Walt Ford, chamber president, says he has contacted a number of groups and has had* favorable response from all. Some, however, have not yet had meetings and individual officers have not been in a TVCC Budget For $546,190 Voted Down ■ ; S m - f'fi •11 Jay-C-Eite Unit position to commit themselves for Formed; Election their groups. Others are waiting to learn just what, specifically, is Meeting Planned expected of them. saturated soils which will favor runoff. Stored water supplies are excellent. chids for the women and a tube of RPM handy Heavy January storms quickly HAROLD KASSMAN stands in front of his all- A meeting to organize a Nyssa The TVCC budget of $546,190 replaced all the snow cover lost new Chevron station located at Third and Main oil will be given to each man visitor. A transistor Lions club, Eagles, churches, for 1965-66 was rejected by a during the early - winter floods streets in Nyssa. All day Saturday, April 10, he radio will also be given away. Kassman says he Boy Scout troops, garden clubs Jay - C - Ette chapter was held 150-vote margin in Tuesday’s and snow continued to pile up will stage his grand opening event, with an in­ is mighty proud of the new station and promises and several others have indicated Tuesday evening at the home of election with little interest being into early February. Two months vitation extended to all residents of the area. He friendly service that he hopes will make custom­ a willingness to cooperate to Mrs. Harvey Easton. Present at the session and helping the group manifested outside the hometown of drought then reduced this mas­ will have free candy for the children, plastic or- ers want to return often.—Journal Photo. make the town more attractive, to organize were Marian McClure of Ontario. sive snowpack, especially at the healthful and to eliminate fire and Susan Perkins, president and Of the 2,316 electors casting lower elevations, to present con­ hazards. City officials are co­ past president of the Vale unit. ballots, 1,662 were from Ontario’s ditions. Water content of the operating and have sent notices The Jay-C-Ettes named Mrs. six precincts. This represented al­ snow is now 98 percent average to out-of-town property owners Easton as temporary chairman. most 90 percent of the 1,8'59 reg­ on the Owyhee and 120 percent asking for voluntary clean-up of Other committee heads will also istered voters in Ontario proper. average on the Malheur. lots so it will be unnecessary to serve on a temporary basis until At the same time Ontario Dis­ use an existing ordinance to en­ the April 22 election meeting. Watershed soils under the snow trict 8-C budget in the amount By STATE SENATOR ANTHONY YTURRI and force these measures. Thirty-six bands from Califor ­ On the by-laws committee are of $1.5 million failed passage by pack are very wet—95 percent of REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT F. SMITH capacity on the Owyhee and 86 nia, Utah, Nevada and Oregon Mrs. Richard Gustavson and Mrs. Some Projects Listed about 2% to one, 1,206 to 448. This report will be devoted primarily to tax measures and schools attended the recent Stage Bill Sweeney. Mrs. Ken Rose- This represented an increase of percent on the Malheur. costs of one form or another. Before proceeding, however, we Band festival at the University Among improvements noted by crans and Mrs. Byron Standerfer $178,271 over the previous year. Inflow io Fill Owyhee pass on an interesting fiscal fact. The total amount of the an­ of Nevada at Reno. Competing in a Journal reporter are a newly were named to the refreshment Vote by Other Precincts Lake Owyhee spill gates have nual state payroll is $180 million. This averages: out at $708,- the schools under 1,000 enroll­ painted sign at Sugar City 5 and The college budget carried in been closed and the lake now 661 per working day. The daily cost is equivalent to all state 10, new paint on the exterior of committee with Mrs. John Pittz ment class, the Nyssa band gar­ Adrian 49-45, in Vale 96-94, Hun­ holds 646,540 acre feet compared personal income taxes paid in 1962 by all taxpayers who earn- Wilson’s 'Market, new outside appointed as publicity chairman. nered superior ratings from all AU Nyssa women whose hus­ tington 23-3 and Harper 14-2. It with 453,050 acre feet a year ago. sign and interior decorations at -------- - - ------- ------------------------- , ---------------- judges, first place showmanship ed between $15,000 and $20,000' bands are between 21 and 35 lost in Nyssa 95-144, Ontario 785- There will be more than enough Michael’s Pharmacy, new fixtures and second place best band. VARIED ACCIDENT CASES and additional lighting at Coast- years of age are eligible to join 877, Willow Creek 13-56 and An­ inflow to fill the remaining space in that year. Five Nyssans gained berths on to-Coast store, exterior painting the Jay-C-Ette chapter and are Some tax “relief” measures TREATED AT HOSPITAL nex 8-12. this year for the Owyhee project. Michael Smith, son of Mr. and the honor roll: Carol Haney, lead at Shell Super service and at invited to attend the April 22 An official of the college told a Antelope reservoir held 47,700 have passed both the House Journal reporter Wednesday af­ acre feet on April 1 compared and Senate and Oregon’s law Mrs. Charles J. Smith, was treat­ alto; Glenda Hoffman, drums; Nyssa Co-op Supply and spray­ meeting to be held in the Easton ternoon that no decision had yet with 10,000 one year ago. This now conforms to the federal in­ ed March 30 at Malheur Memorial Scott Jefferies, baritone sax; Ron ing of display lots at Owyhee residence. Those nterested my secure ad­ hospital for a fractured finger. Cottrell, section trumpet; and Truck and Implement company to been made by the board as to is an excellent water supply for come tax law. ditional information about the Alan Cottle, section trombone, ac ­ what steps would be taken in Jordan Valley Irrigation district. At the present time, if a per­ It has been reported that he sus­ cording to Frank Turner, NHS keep weeds down. organization by contacting mem­ submitting a budget to the elec­ Warmspring, Agency Valley and son receives less than 30 percent tained the injury in a fall. Glenn Marcum has decorated bership chairmen, Mrs. Ron Rook­ tors. Bully Creek reservoirs held a down on the sale of real property Thomas Franklin of Parma was band director. the interior of the Brower Plumb­ stool, phone 372-3178, or Mrs. Other members of the band ing shop and has moved into the Vale high, Adrian and Nyssa total of 262,800 acre feet on April and the balance is payable in in­ given emergency treatment the making the four-day trip were living quarters in the rear. He is Richard Van Zante, 372-3159. will hold elections on Monday, 1 compared with 115,900 acre feet stallments, the seller has a right same day for lacerated fingers. Brad Maxfield, Paul Wilson, John getting the front part ready for April 19, for passage on their in 1964. This is also an excellent to elect to pay his income tax on Brent Ishida, thr »e-year-old son budgets. Vale elementary school supply for the Warmsprings and the gain in installments as he re­ of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ishida of Wohlcke, Linda Ballou, Brad his Nyssa Gun and Sport shop. Nyssa Jaycees Elect patrons rejected their budget by Vale Irrigation districts. ceives payments. However, if the Parma, suffered li i cerations Sun­ Burningham, Dean Cartwright, He plans to paint the exterior New Officers; Groups a vote of 148 to 135 Monday. seller dies, the full tax becomes day on his uppe: lip and nose Jim Bishop, Terry Oft, Judy and erect attractive signs before Owyhee Inflow 251% Average Nedry, Patty Urry, JoAnne Dur­ opening about May 1. To Sponsor Egg Hunt Inflow to Lake Owyhee, accord­ immediately due and payable to when he fell on a :an while play- fee and chaperones, Mrs. Frank A large number of Nyssa Jay- the state, even though there are ing at home. He 4ras treated and i Chamber Office Planned Edison Child Files ing to preliminary data from Turner, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Claw­ | cees and prospective members many years remaining before the released. Board of Control at Nyssa, | Peterson Furniture is working I were present for ■ an election son. For School Director North balance is paid. The heirs was 79 percent average during full The Nyssa Stage band financed. i^e^u^ing meeting held last Thursday eve­ can post a bond and escape this A. Edison Child, a Nyssa far­ March, but total inflow from Oct. the trip entirely on its own ef­ formerly occupied by the Stork ning at Brownie’s cafe. mer and businessman, filed his 1 through March 31 has been 251 immediate impact, but this is WEATHER Richard Gustavson was named forts by playing for church and shop to make room for Harry’s 1 cumbersome. Date Max. Min. nominating petition as a candi­ percent average. school dances at Nyssa, Weiser Rock shop and an office for the ' president of the organization. March 31 37 71 date for school board director May Pay Tax in Installments Nyssa Chamber of Commerce. Others elected to office are John Forecast for inflow to Lake and Melba. April 1 ....... 72 47 with Clerk Dirick Nedry before Manager Harold Brendle says the -Marsh, vice president; Harvey House Bill No. 1199 will soon April 2 Septem- Owyhee, April through 41 51 the deadline last Friday. space will be offered rent-free Easton, secretary? Dick Burns become law, and the heirs will 33 ATTEND AERO-SPACE MEET Child will oppose incumbent ber, is 400,000 acre feet or 105 have the right to continue to pay April 3 ____ 61 with the chamber paying only the ¡treasurer; and Skip Nakashima, percent of the 15-year average April 4 63 31 Dick G. Tensen for a five-year Adrian—Supt. Glenn Ward and light and water bills. He hopes director. Ray Tarter was appoint- the tax in installments as pay­ April 5 (1948-62). Flow of Jordan creek 64 33 term on the board. Tensen is Principal Bob Patterson left Mon­ to have this completed within 10 ed publicity chairman. ments are received, despite the 56 39 completing his first term and is is forecast at 100,000 acre feet death of the seller. Thus Oregon’s April 6 day morning for Colorado Springs days or two weeks. Future activities were discuss­ 38 April 7______ ..— presently chairman of the board. or 102 percent average. to attend a three-day aero space I Other projects are in the plan- ed. Among them is the annual law in this respect will be the Forecasts on the Malheur river Owyhee Reservoir Storage The election for director will I ning stage and the Journal in­ Easter egg hunt for which work at same as the federal law. at Drewsey and North Fork 646,540 Acre Ft. ! workshop at the Air Force aca- April 7, 1965 be held May 3, the date set by vites all who are making mater j F- ­ will be completed during a meet­ HB 1200 has also passed both April 7, 1964 453,050 Acre Ft. I demy. (Continued on Page 6) law. It is at this election also ial improvements to make it ing of the Jaycees and newly houses. In this situation, where that voters will select a director known. Otherwise, some will be organized Jay-C-Ettes at 8 o’clock a person sells a home at a profit, for the County Intermediate CITY BUDGET MEETINGS unintentionally omitted. Thursday evening, April 15, in he has the right to pay in install­ School board, the Treasure Val­ SET; COMMITTEE NAMED Ken Renstrom told of a plan to Nyssa community hall. ments as aforesaid. However, if City budget committee meetings ley Community College board and have the curb moved back about will vote on the Intermediate have been scheduled at 7:30 p.m. for any reason he has to re­ 12 feet along 300 feet on the NHS INSTRUCTORS ATTEND acquire the house, as is true when Tuesday, April 20, and Tuesday, School budget. north side of south park to pro­ CONVENTION IN PORTLAND the buyer abandons it or returns Date set for voting on the Nys­ May 4. Mrs. Clarice Poor, Nyssa elementary school principal, an­ vide parking for campers who Frank Turner and Gary Claw­ Re - appointed to the budget it to the seller, the latter is re­ nounces that specially planned meetings will be held next pass through town. He has ob­ son, NHS instructors, were among sa school budget is Monday, April quired to pay the full income tax 19, in the little theater of the board are Bert Lienkaemper, Ira on the gain based on the selling week for parents of children who will be starting to school tained approval from most of the 2500 northwest music educators high school. The amount to be Sage and Glenn McGinnis. Hold­ price. property owners living on Reece attending a convention Tuesday next September. voted on is $38,032 outside the over members are K. A. Danford, avenue across from the park and through Saturday of last week at First of these sessions will be at 8 p.m. Monday, April 12, A great injustice is done to Lloyd Wilson and Richard For- six percent limitation. will appear before the Nyssa city Memorial coliseum in Portland. in the primary building multipurpose room. School authorities point out bess. Don Moss has been named many who re-acquire the home Representatives from Oregon, council with his plan next Tues­ A tentative program will day that this budget is held to the to replace Paul Penrod, and city in a dilapidated condition or j Idaho, Washington, Montana, night. give parents an opportunity to His estimate of the cost is Wyoming and Alaska were in same levy as the current budget councilmen also serve as mem­ where a very small amount has Drive Closes Friday been paid. He has the home on meet first-year primary teach­ roughly $1,000 and he says it will attendance to hear guest lectur- providing the assessed valuation bers of the budget committee. These men will select a chair­ his hands and may be unable to For Concert Tickets ers and they will also hear be returned to local merchants ' ers and clinicians. Outstanding remains the same and less if the resell it and he does not have Community concert member­ Mrs. Verna Hogg, school psy­ many times over in money spent music groups of the northwest man at the April 20 session. valuation goes up as expected. the money to pay the tax. ship drive will close Friday, April chologist from the Oregon De­ by these tourists. also performed for the instructors. 9, it has been announced by Mrs. partment of Education. (Continued on Page 7) Armand Larive, Nyssa represen­ Mrs. Hogg will discuss “Pat­ tative. terns of Child Development as Two-Day Festival She stated that two groups of Related to Readiness for School.” Slated at Meridian performing artists have already Her talk will be followed by a been booked for next season. question and answer period. Joe Bellon, an Amalgamated Sugar company employee For Musical Groups Goldenrod forms for the re- They are “Ballet ’65,” 12 dan­ Idaho District Three music fes ­ who came to Nyssa in October 1941 from Denver, Colo., re­ Wilton C. Jackson, Nyssa businessman, was granted a quired physical examination for cers from the San Francisco tival will be held at Meridian Fri­ tired from the company on March 31 this year. patent on a weed burning device last month by the U. S. beginners will be explained and Ballet company and “The Paul His first job at the Nyssa plant was to get a newly con­ day and Saturday, April 9-10, it Luentz Orchestra,” an ensemble distributed. Information concern­ Patent Office of Washington, D. C. is announced by Frank Turner, Basis for the patent was a method of mixing air and gas structed pulp dryer into operation. of 15 Parisian instrumentalists. ing the pre-school testing pro­ NHS music instructor. Prior to that time, he had spent 22 years m the employ of Other artists will be secured at gram, registration and other in a burner to get maximum efficiency in increasing the will be presented by ! school policies and procedures heat output, resulting in as much as 25 percent over any Great Western Sugar compa- • f ----------------------------------------------— the Selections later dates. band and chorus as a unit as For new or renewal member­ will be presented. others in use. This was done* ny in Nebraska and Colorado and Elner Bellon. well as vocal and instrumental by making three slanted holes hand extended at different and just before going to work The Bellons state that as far solos and ensembles. The groups ships, Mrs. Larive requests that Visitation Days Slated for Amalgamated he was em­ as they know now, they will con­ will be judged by three instruc­ she be contacted by noon tomor­ On Tuesday, April 13, and in the orifice (similar to hav­ angles) plus a baffle to control ployed by Denver General tinue to make their home in tors from northwest universities row. Thursday, April 15, parents and ing three fingers of the open the flow of air. Nyssa. ♦ ♦ Jackson, with his wife, Mar­ Iron Works. or colleges and each unit will be their children are invited to visit ♦ ♦ gery, owns Ideal Gas and Appli­ On Tuesday afternoon, March required to sight read for another PT A Patrons to Hear from 1:45 to 3 p.m. in the various ance company with locations in 30, Bellon was honored at a cof­ judge. first grade classrooms and will Mental Health Talk several Oregon and Idaho towns. fee hour given by the office force participate in routine activities. The Adrian high school band, He said the new device was made and was presented with a going- After school is dismissed, par­ chorus and girls’ triple trio will At Meeting Tonight here at Nyssa in the spring of away gift. The following after­ also attend the festival. District Jest Armas, Malheur county ents and instructors will go to 1962, tested locally and patent noon he was presented with a re­ three includes all of the Idaho juvenile officer, will be guest the multipurpose room for a panel I applied for in October 1962. tirement gift by employees and schools in Boise and Treasure speaker at the PTA meeting discussion entitled “Your Teach- Covers 18-Foot Strip co-workers at the sugar refinery. valleys. Vale high will also be slated at 8 o'clock tonight in ers Suggest.’’ Topics concerning The company manufactures all Bellon and his wife, Mae, have represented as well as Adrian and the school cafetorium, it is an­ j school readiness, policies, etc., burners in Nyssa with John Dori- two sons. Gene at Saratoga. Calif., Nyssa. nounced by Mrs. Lloyd Wilson, ’ will also be discussed. ty in charge of production, Four and Jerry in Lafayette. Calif. Mrs. Poor stated that she and publicity chairman. Armas will different sizes are made—a small They also have one daughter, Mrs. Carl Devin, PTA pre-school talk on problems of menial SATURDAY CHARITY BALL one for hand use with the other Mrs. Jim (Joan) Jefferies of Nys­ chairman, are hoping that all con- health in the county, Mrs. Wil­ TO BENEFIT CANCER FUND three used principally for local ! cerned parents will make an ef- : sa. son said. A charity ball, to which the irrigation ditch cleaning and weed Superintendent W. L. McPart- fort to attend these meetings. Plan Visit in California public is invited, will be staged and hay burning. The largest one They feel that pre-school visita ­ land will speak to patrons on Saturday night at the Nyssa Many of their friends have ask­ will cover an 18-foot-wlde strip. tion days provide the best oppor ­ the proposed school budget and Eagles hall. ed the Bellons about their imme­ Jackson said he had distribut­ tunity for both parents and 1966 forthcoming budget election. Dancing to live music by the diate plans. Their reply has been ors for his burners in all of the first graders to become acquaint- Prises will be awarded to Del Smith orchestra will begin that they plan to visit with their United States except Hawaii and 1 ed with school functions. junior high students who were at 9 o ’ clock, and an electric rotis ­ sons and families in California Alaska. They are used largely The principal added that letters serie will be given as a door prize. winners in the International and for the first time will see a seasonally in the spring and sum­ have been mailed to known par- dinner poster contest. Proceeds will be given to the new grandson, Jerry Todd Bellon mer months. Other varied uses ! ents of next year ’ s beginners, but Mrs. Josephine Rigney is pro­ American Cancer society. who was born March 19 to Gene are pre - heating metals, drying Tickets are on sale at Toombs’ gram chairman for the evening | if someone is missed, it is unin- and Paula Bellon. The infant out athletic fields and race tracks i tentional and assignments may be TV repair shop, First National and refreshments will be served joined two brothers. and on highways to control slick WILTON C. JACKSON JOE BELLON bank and East Side market, or by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hirai and I secured by dialing 372-3313, the The Nyssa couple also have two spots on road surfaces. . . Perfects Weed Burner I phone number at her office. their committee. . . To Remain in Nyssa may be purchased at the door. granddaughters, children of Jerry Tax Measures Passed by Legislature Honors Earned By NHS Students Discussed by Sen. Yiurri, Rep. Smith At Band Festival Meetings, Visitation Days Planned For 1966 First Graders and Parents Joe Bellon Retires After 23 Years At Amalgamated's Refinery in Nyssa Wilton Jackson, Nyssa Businessman, Granted Weed Burner Device Patent