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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
■
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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
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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