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- U. of 0. Library Eugene, Oregon e FIRST SECTION VOLUME LVIII Nyssa Gate City Journal The Sugar City THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYS3A, OREGON. THURSDAY. JULY 1. 1965 Welcome to Nyssa! Nyssa Sell-a-Braiion Issue Lisis Business Firms, Services Available Union Pacific Line To Stop Handling Smaller Freight 10 Cents Per Copy NUMBER 26 Sales Tax Becomes Effeclive Today For Idaho Residents; Merchants Go All-Out in Selling Before Deadline Union Pacific Railroad will cease handling less than carload This Sell-a-Bration issue of the Journal will be ifoing into shipments of freight on practic Confusion on What Is Taxable and Manner approximately 4,000 homes in, or adjacent to, the regular ally all of its lines effective Aug. 1. Of Collecting Face Most Retail Stores trading area The announcement made by the In the first eight-page section will be found the local news, The three percent sales tax becomes effective for Idaho society and ads of most of the leading merchants Some of vice presidents of operations and residents today, July 1. It is a period of worry for most retail traffic was made Wednesday of the latter are playing up the F ‘ourth of July sales, some mid- last week. merchants of towns bordering on Oregon, where there is no .liminei sale . and othei . carry ♦ ‘ All interstate traffic of this tax, as they fear a big loss of trade to competitors across the institutional-type ads showing TV Appearance Starts classification will be remove«! ex state line. services they offer. cept between the Los Angeles Conversely, Oregon merchants are starting to make a play T h e Nyssa Businessmen’s Campaign to Select area and Las Vegas, Nev. It will for this trade, which some 6------------ ——---------------------------- Promotion committee has a Farm Bureau Royalty also eliminate intrastate ship businessmen believe will in half-page ad outlining some of the A campaign to select a "Mai-! ments in Oregon, Washington and crease their gross sales a mini advantages of trading in Nyssa heur County Farm Bureau Sweet Wyoming with other slates to mum of five percent. How all the time and listing alpha heart” began yesterday with the come under the order at later ever, Idaho merchants aren’t betically, by occupation, the 188 appearance of Miss Glenda Olson dates. failing to make an effort to business and service firms here. on the Bonnie Wallis television Tom Jones", local freight agent, retain the business. This is to welcome all Idaho peo show. said Nyssa was one of the ship For several weeks all sales me ple who are looking for a place 1 ping points that was not a money dia—newspapers, shoppers, radio The Ontario Miss, last year ’ s to trade in a sales-tax-free city of Ken Pfaff, M. D. effective to interviewed loser for the railroad, and that television stations — have Oregon- and at the same time re “Sweetheart,” was __ piano selec-1 there was sufficient demand for and day, joined the staff at the Kerby- and played several played up the theme, “ Buy prior mind Oregon people who have She is a daughter of Mr *his service that he felt the cham to July 1 and beat the sales tax.” Danford clinic. In addition to been trading in some of the larger tions. !__ _ and Mrs. Glen Olsoa of the Ore ber of commerce should take nec And the closer the day came general practice, he will treat dis cities of Idaho that they will pos essary steps to have the motor when the tax became effective, eases of the eye and do refrac gon Slope community. sibly be subject to the state's new Mrs. Donald Oakes of Ontario freight companies serving the the more it sounded like Christ tions (fitting of glasses). tax, effective today, July 1. The new physician and his wife, is chairman of the campaign and Nyssa area to open a freight de mas selling when merchants tell for the pick-up and delivery how many shopping days are Shirley, two sons, Floyd Nyssa Pictures Appear has announced that this year’s I pot left Harlan, 6, have and Stuart Alden, 3 In the second eight-page section contest will be held in August of freight. before Christmas. years old. The announcement made by the will be found 2*4 pages devoted and the winner will be crowned They came to Nyssa from Port to the improvements and growth by Miss Olson at the Aug. 15 an company cited as reasons for the Problems of Tax Studied Regional tax clinics have been land and are residing at 311 South elimination of the service as be of Nyssa in the past six years. nual Farm Bureau picnic. This space, the pictures, engrav Contestants must be between ing: (1) the continued construc- held over the state of Idaho in Seventh street, having recently ings and research of all news the ages of 17 and 22 and never tion of improved highways, (2) an effort to explain and clarify purchased the property from RAY TARTER. Nyssa Jayc»« publicity chairman (on lafi) presents paper files (plus many hours sear | married They must be a high increase in size of motor carrier just what is taxable under the Houston Wilson. a check in iha amount of $45 to Frad Arai. president of the local ching city records) are donated by school senior or graduate and a vehicles and (3) higher costs of new law, how records should be Dr. Pfaff was bom in Bartles- American Field Service committee. The check represents proceeds the publishers, Mr. and Mrs. Ted maintaining the service by the maintained and how the law is to | ville, Okla., and is a former high member of a Farm Bureau family. from a recent stage show and dance, with music furnished by for Brammer, as a public service to An essay of 1,500 maximum railroad than revenue received on be enforced along the border school mathematics and chemistry mer Nyssa Music Director Bob Q. Smith and his high school stage area residents. states having no tax. State offi teacher and football coach. He is ! words on the topie, “Why Farm the freight. band from Milwaukie. Ore. The musicians stopped in Nyssa, en It will increase the number of cials have sincerely tried to aid a graduate of Colorado State uni It all adds up to the feet that Bureau?” must be written and route to the Jaycees' national convention in Buffalo. N. Y. Th* Nyssa is not dying, that it is a submitted for judging by Aug 2 sorely needed box cars for other the merchants as well as paying versity at Ft. Collins and had two money will be used by the AFS committee to help bring this year's good place to live and an excel to the Ontario Farm Bureau of- useful purposes at times customers, but confusion reigns is years of post-graduate work in when they are short nationwide, many cases. lent place to trade at all times. fice foreign exchange student to Nyssa.—Journal Photo. clinical and research psychology The merchants are anxious to fill It is a certainty that the tax at the University of Colorado in Each young lady will be judged '^e company noted. will provide more money for Boulder. customers needs and invite ail on her essay, poise, personality._______ _ __------------- - area residents to tell them of their charm, beauty, knowledge of SUMMER BAND STUDENTS Idaho schools and offer some property tax relief while it re Studies Ophthalmology needs that cannot be obtained farming and the Farm Bureau He then studied for four years Students who participated in mains on the books. But it is very here. At the same time business organization. the recent summer band pro uncertain how the people will at the U of C medical school in men are continuously working to gram are asked to meet at 9 accept it and what they may do Denver and recently completed make improvements that will be a.m. Wednesday. July 7. in the when they have an opportunity two years of internship and resi Fred Arai, president of the Nyssa chapter of American beneficial to patrons and them WEATHER Date Max. Min. Pr*c. high school band room, it is to vote on it in the fall of 1966. dency training in general prac Field Service, announced Wednesday that he had received! selves. __ June 6 59 23 tice and ophthalmology at Good announced by Stuart Henigson. Past experience in most states confirmation on a foreign exchange student for the next! — 80 I 59 June 24 Practice will be held in prep indicates that once the public be Samaritan hospital in Portland. FALSE ALARM SOUNDS school year. _ 78 57 Dr. Pfaff ic a m'^ber of Theta aration for the forthcoming ro comes accustomed to paying the According to local firemen, the June 25 The student is Margaret Staples, who resides in Cronulla, 71 52 Chi national frate ty, Colorado June 26 .32 deo parade. tax, they will accept it without alarm which sounded last Friday New South Wales, Australia. She will make her home with ____70 45 June 27 .11 It has been rumored that the too much grumbling as it is paid medical organizations and the ♦Mr and Mrs Dirick Nedry. night was not due to the report June 28 79 44 band will be towed by an un on daily purchases and doesn’t American Medical association. He of a fire. The siren sounded dur —_ Judy and Janet during her ing a heavy rain and was reported June 29 83 55 usual vehicle during the July 9 fall in larger sums at one time is a past junior member of Rotary Exchangee Rolf Lier ¡year in Nyssa. Owyhee Reservoir Storage parade performance. like property and income taxes. International. to have been started by water Leaves on First Lap Miss Staples is 17 years of getting in the circuit and shorting June 30. 1965 691.360 Acre Ft. He served five years in the U.S. ___ ~ June 30.1964 6jj.ûj0 Acre/t Army and spent one year in Ger Of Trip to Homeland . age and has completed her out the system. many During World War II and Rolf Lier, Nyssa high school i high school training in Australia. the Korean conflict, he served exchange student during the 1964- She has an older sister, 19, and with the 82nd Airborne division a brother. 12 years old. The sis 65 school term, left last week for 1 ter and the Army Medical corps. was an AFS student two years Spokane where he joined 26 other Dr. and Mrs. Pfaff were mar AFS students. The exchangees ago and spent her year in Minne Miss Caren Jackson, an NHS senior and daughter of the ried in 1951 at Ft. Collins. She were met June 24 at the Daven sota. Margaret’s father is a certi Wilton Jacksons, has been training for the past 12 months as is a native of that city. They are port hotel by a wek-oming com fied public accountant. ■'*.?» -V Illi a delegate to the International Girl Scout Roundup to be held Methodists and plan to attend mittee and introduced to their Exchangee Enjoys Sports in the near future at Farragut, Idaho. hSt z “ services at the local church. host families Special activities "From what can be learner!. She has been a member of the Girl Scout organization for The new physician states that were planned for the students and Cronulla is a suburb of Sydney." nine years and during the roundup will be # known officially it will be around Aug. 1 when his ... - # their hosts on Friday. Aral said. Margaret is apparently as E-2-239-001-3, which are* office will be equipped for eye The youths boarded a bus on an outdoor girl, and has been ac code numbers for her camp, care services. Saturday morning bound for tive in Giri Scouts and is a Girl area, troop, patrol and indi- Washington, D. C., via Montana, Guide and Ranger. She seeming ■ vidual. North Dakota. Minnesota, Illinois, ly enjoys all sports and was girls’ Ray Daudts Open In a little less than two weeks, j Ohio, Pennsylvania and New golf champion of her high school. Main Street Auto she will board a chartered bus Margaret will arrive in San York. They plan to arrive in the and will be one of 8.960 girls and Francisco around July 27. accord nation's capital on July 16. Body, Paint Shop 2,000 adults participating in en- . Rolf was taken to Spokane by ing to the AES communication, A new auto body and paint campment activities. his American parents. Mr. and and should arrive in Nyssa early shop was opened Friday at 505 The bus will leave Boise on the Mrs. Ralph G I..iwi<nce The in August. Main street by Mr. and Mrs. Ray | evening of July 14, will arrive at Nyssans also picked up Hernan "We look forward to welcoming Daudt. They purchased the build Farragut the following morning, Valdivia of Puno, Peru, at Ontario her." Aral said, “and think she ing from “Pete” Peterson and and will return to the Idaho capi and Sonia Perez of Lima. Peru, will enjoy her year in Nyssa. She have repainted it inside and out. at Baker. will probably find it quite a A GROUP OF NYSSA LIONS club members paused briefly in tal city on the night of July 28. The family came here from Rolf will sail back to his na change to live here in the wide front of their mobile fireworks stand following their regular Mon Girls to Come Around World Payette, where Daudt had resided tive Norway aboard "The Seven open spaces after growing up in day noon luncheon meeting. They are (left to right) Bill Spitler. for 25 years. He has had 18 years Girl Scouts attending the I fleas* a huge city like Sydney." of experience in this line of work, Dirick Nedry. Dick Tensen. Floyd Rhoades. Lynn Gray, Don Olde- roundup will come from each | the last six years being head of meyer. Lauren Wright, Jim Grunke and Gerald Simantel. Olde- state in the union, from every the body shop at the Chevrolet meyer was official salesman at the time. The men are selling safe U. S. territory and possession and garage in Ontario. and sane fireworks, approved by Oregon law, from the stand locat- from all six continents where the Mrs. Daudt (Wallie) is a native at at Second and Main streets, and will be open for business each World Association of Girl Guides of Germany and the couple has and Girl Scouts is established. day through July 4. Proceeds from the project will be used to aid one daughter, Kathy, six years of Several weeks ago. 48 girls par-' the organisation's sight conservation program for children. age. They are now at home at ticipated in a final training camp- , Tex Morgan, chairman for the 19th annual Nyssa Nite —Staff Photo. 114 South Third street in Nyssa. out session at Baker. Camp was j Rodeo, announced Wednesday that planning was on schedule Daudt listed his favorite hob set up, just as it will be at the i and everything would be ready for the first showing Friday bies as hunting and fishing, then but on a smaller scale. Vane Rusco Resigns roundup, night, July 9. added, when he can find time. Equipment and tents were car He is a brother of former Nyssan As Nyssa Manager ried. pulled or pushed on wheels The place is the rodeo grounds in the southwest part of CAREN JACKSON Chuck Daudt. who with his wife Nyssa (just south of the Adrian highway); time for the rodeo into the camping area. Demon Of Cascade Gas Firm strations .. . Scout Roundup Delegate I operates a cafe in Jordan Valley. is 8:15 o'clock following the* were given by each pa 4 ♦ Vane Rusco announced this big downtown parade at 7:30 accompaned by their parents. week that he had resigned as lo trol during an afternoon of visita Little interest was manifested leading into the grounds. Admission for adults, including cal manager of Cascade Natural tions by the public. These will in the Tuesday bond election to Gas company, effective June 17. be given in the demonstrations All riders in the parade will grandstand seats, is $1.50. finance additional water supplies He stated that his plans are in area at the International Roundup be admitted free Friday night, Morgan said in addition to the for Nyssa. Only 89 voters turned as well as all children under 12 five big events each night, con out and the issue carried 79 to 10. definite at this time but that he site. hoped to remain in Nyssa. Express Thanks for Help ♦ ♦ sisting of saddle bronc riding, The $120,000 bond issue will A call to the company district Caren. together with other dele- bareback riding, calf roping, bull provide an additional supply of manager, J. R. Garner of Ontario. Mayor Proclaims tes from thc -silver ggge Sugar riding and steer bulldogging, there water with wells to be drilled on by a Journal reporter Wednesday Spinners" of the Silver Sage Nyssa Rodeo, July 9-10 will be some special events with the Idaho side of Snake river and afternoon elicited the information council> have asked the Journal WHEREAS, the date« of July local people participating. One of piped across, via the highway that —t announcement would be |O expregs their appreciation to 9 and 10 have been set for Nys these he said, would be a busi bridge. made in the near future by the u who helped t0 make this trip sa's 19th Annual Nite Rodeo, nessmen's calf tying contest, for Repayment will be made from general office in Seattle on who possible. which he had some local digni water revenue and will not raise would replace Rusco. and They especially want to thank WHEREAS, this is a national taries signed up, whose names present taxes or water rates, ac Ray Larson who spent many I western sport enjoyed by mil will be announced next week in cording to city authorities. hours getting the girls organized, | Legion Head Urges equipping the Journal. lions of people, and and preparing them for i WHEREAS, the sponsors are Grounds to Be Sprayed Ringing of Bells i their demonstration on the pro-1 Highland Games Set a group of local people acting The chairman announced that | cessing of sugar beets. On July 4 Holiday without any selfish, profit mo the carnival would arrive and be July 11 at Caldwell Another vote of thanks goes to "Ringing the Bells for Free tives, set up Tuesday night, the stock The Salt 1-ake Scot Pipe band dom,** ■ program of national Harold Brendle who assisted local i I, GRANT H. RINEHART. is on the grounds and that Paul under direction of Pipe - Major Girl Scouts with preparing a rock Mayor of the City of Nyssa, Hansen, local spraying operator, j Dale Bain will appear at the unity, has been set for 2 p.m. display. The young ladies have on July 4. it is announced by hereby proclaim and declare has offered to donate his services Treasure Valley Highland Games Charles Steffens, commander of worked at their fund-raising pro- THESE YOUNG LADIES are official Girl Scout delegates who will the week starting Mer.day, July to spray the grounds prior to the slated July 11 at the Caldwell l jects all winter. attend the International Roundup to be held soon at Farragut, American Legion post 79. 5, as Nyssa Rodeo week and feel start of the event. Although Miss Jackson is an Idaho. They are (left to right) Vickie Pryor, Parma; Jean John city park. Steffens urges all church and if would be fitting for all citi- Mayor Grant Rinehart has pro Highland Games, first ever civic organisations to partici official representative for this son, Baker; Karen Ward. Baker; Susan Leigh, Parma; Kris Suks- sens of the city to dress in wes claimed next week as rodeo week, to The be held in this area, will in pate in this program. "The area, approximately 16 members dorf. Baker; Diane Wyatt, Parma; and Caren Jackson, Nyssa. This tern garb, as far as possible, to starting Monday, and suggests clude track and field events, high ringing of all belk for freedom of the local troops plan to visit advertise the affair. that all citizens dress in western land dancing and piping competi will be heard at the same time the Farragut campsite. They will photo was taken during a recenf training camp-out session held near Baker. They are displaying demonstration equipment which (Signed) attire. tion. The track and fields events throughout the country and it be accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. they will use to show the processing of sugar beets at the “world Jackson, Mrs. Bill Wahlert and GRANT H. RINEHART For a more detailed account of are open to all competitors includ is a fitting way to mark July 4 wide" roundup. The girls are known as the Silver Sage Sugar Mayor this coming event, see the Jour ing youngsters under 13 and those as our national day of indepen possibly others. Spinners of the Silver Sage council. (Continued on Page 5) I For the City of Nyssa nal next week. from 13 to 17 years of age. dence." Steffens concluded. Ken Pfaff Joins Staff of Doctors At Nyssa Clinic Australian Student Chosen as AFS Exchangee; To Reside With Nedrys | Sugar Spinners to Show Processing Of Beets al International Roundup J1 1 IV Ì 19111 Annual Nyssa Nile Rodeo Slated For Friday and Saturday, July 9-10 Voters in Nyssa Approve $120,000 For Water Bonds 1 1 1