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Nyssa Gate City Journal
VOLUME LIX
THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1966
Th* Sugar City
Union Pacific Railroad io Discontinue Government Costs
Residents
Less-Than-Carload Freight Service Oregon
Third of Income
residents paid $19 bil
Between Nyssa and Portland Jan. 17 lion Oregon
in taxes to federal, state and
Applies to Road's Main and Branch Lines
On All Shipments of 4,000 Pounds or Less
The Union Pacific railroad will be allowed to discontinue
less-than-earload freight service in Oregon after Jan. 17, State
Public Utility Commissioner Jonel C. Hill announced recently.
The commissioner, acting on evidence presented by the
UP and protestants last October l at public hearings in Port-
land, Condon and La Grande, issuer I an order lifting a sus-
♦pension of a tariff that elimi
nates handling of all ship
ments of 4,000 pounds or less
consigned to points along the
railroad’s main and branch
Drinking Drivers
Warned of Law
Effective Jan. 1
Win Colutiti Stork Drrby
local governments in fiscal 1965
more thun one-third (34 6 per
cent) of their estimated $5.2 bil
lion personal income, the Oregon
Voter reported recently in
magazine’s special biennial
review edition.
The $19 billion tax bill
eludes $766 5 million in federal
taxes; $221.5 million in non-dedi-
cated state taxes; $641 5 million in
state taxes; $641.5 million in
dedicated states taxes; $260 6 mil
lion in property taxes; and $2.25
million in Portland business taxes.
Oregon per capita tax in rela
tion to persona) income and bawd
on July 1, 1965, U S. census fig
ures of 1,899,000 is thus $1,007 for
all levels of government, notes
the Oregon Voter.
The 84-page Oregon Voter Tax
Review details a comprehensive
analysis of local, state and federal
taxes collected in Oregon.
10 Cents Per Copy
NUMBER 1
County Judge Ellis A. White Chastens
Journal Editor at Nyssa C of C Meet
For Article on Overspending Budget
Denies Any Infraction of Law; States Action
Approved by Attorney General's Ruling
lines between Portland und the
Oregon-Idaho border
A new law to strengthen atiite
The UP lute lust June filed the
efforts to deter and to prosecute tariff with all states through
drinking drivers took effect Jun. ! which its system operate*. The
1.
tariff automatically went into ef
In simplest terms, the new luw, fect on Aug 1 on all portions of
known us implied consent, meuns its system except Oregon where
that anyone who drives a motor it was suspended on July 22.
vehicle on un Oregon highway after the utility commissioner
is deemed to have consented to learned there would be < com-
u chemical test of his breath pro plaints from shippers.
viding hr has been arrested for
driving while under the influence. Records Show Net Los*
He may refuse to take the test
UP witnesses testified at the
and none will be given, but re- hearings that IX?L traffic has
Federal law requires all alie
. fusal is grounds for suspen ion I dropped steadily since 1946 de-
in the United States, with few
of his driver’s license for 90 days spite their efforts to maintain exceptions,
to report their ad
by the Department of Motor Ve it with good schedules, low rates dresses each January. Those not TINY MISS JONI LYNN LOWE, posing with her mother, Mrs.
hicles
and mcxlern, fast freight handling required to do so are diplomats, Dave (Virginia) Lowe at Malheur Memorial hospital, was not only
Oregon's law, unlike that of techniques. They produced rec those accredited to certain inter
most states which have adopted ords showing 1964 I j CL revenues national organizations and those the star of the Nyssa Stork Derby, but also winner of the county -
implied consent, applies the sus- had dropped to $195,323 while entered temporarily as agricul wide contest. In addition to the many gifts she and her parents
will receive from Nyssa merchants, they will also get numerous
pension feature only to refusal their LCL expense came to $293,- tural laborers.
others from Ontario and Vale firms. Joni Lynn arrived at 6:09
to take a breath test (The first 825, for a net loss of $98,502.
Forms for making the reports
implied consent law was passed
Although no protestants ap are available at all post offices p.m. on New Year's day, with Dr. David W. Saraxin as attending
physician. She weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and measured 20*/i
in New York in 1952 Sixteen pear«^ at the Portland hearing, a
states now have this type of law.) number did appear at Condon and offices of the Immigration inches. Her father is warehouse foreman al Idaho Canning com
and Naturalization service. The
and La Grande. The majority latter office will supply forms pany's Nyssa plant. The family resides in Parma and Joni Lynn
Police Report Refusal
A driver still may refuse to indicated they feared the loss of and information for those desir Joins a brother, Richard. 14: and a sister. Diana, 12 years old.
Her grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Lee Cash of Apple Valley and
take a blood, urine or saliva test competition more than loss of ing naturalization.
the
service.
Mrs.
Mabel Lowe of Twin Falls. Running the little miss a close
without jeopardizing his license
race was 5-pound. 13-ounce Brock Lee Young, whose parents are
Hill ruled, however, that there
privilege. But if a driver refuses
to take a breath test when arrest was no evidence that traffic PTA Executive Group Mr. and Mrs. Donald Young of Payette. He was also born at the
Nyssa hospital, but arrived just 43 minutes behind the big little
ed for driving while under the would not continue to be a finan Meets Tonight; Other
winner. The first infant born in 1966 at Holy Rosary hospital in
influence charge, police notify the cial burden to the railroad and Activities Scheduled
the public would not be adversely
Department of Motor Vehicles
A meeting of the PTA execu Ontario was Rebecca Lynn Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
That office, in turn, notifies the affected if it were discontinued.
tive
will be held at 7 o’ Jones of Juntura. She arrived at 2:50 p.m. the following day.
driver of its intent to suspend his He pointed out that all affected clock council
—Staff Photo.
this evening in the junior
license. Under the law, the driver by the discontinuance are ade
high
wing
of
the
high
school
has 20 days after he receives the quately serviced by regular sche
building, it is announced by Mrs.
notice of intent to suspend to re duled truck lines.
Dee Gamer, president.
quest a hearing He also has a
Mrs. Elvin Ballou is program
right to appeal to circuit court if
he has a hearing and the suapen Adrian Students Send chairman for the Jan. 13 meeting I
of the chapter. A panel discus
sion is invoked.
Christmas Greetings sion
will be given by high school
“To know Wilda, was to love
Implied consent legislation was
students in Don Bates' speech her," is typical of remarks heard
approved by the 1965 legislature, To Fighting Marines
Approximately 100 Adrian class. Sgt Russell Haines of the as friends learned of the untimely
nine years or five sessions after
grade
and high school students Oregon State police will serve death of Mrs. Warren Farmer on
it was first introduced. The mea
the afternoon of New Year’s day,
sure had been proposed by the recently wrote letters and sent as moderator.
“Dad's Night" will also be ob- 1966
Oregon Traffic Safety commission Christmas cards to Marines on
Mrs. Farmer. 43-year-old moth
and Governor Mark Hatfield, but board the USS Valley Forge. The served. This is when each father
the bill was considerably altered items of correspondence were present will count as two in the er of seven, succumbed at Mal
heur Memorial hospital following
by the legislature before its pass sent by suggestion of Patrick O’- riom attendance contest.
Loughlen, Adrian instructor, who
age.
a very brief illness.
previously served with the unit. BANK CLERK PROMOTED
The family had returned home
O'Loughlen reports that the
The promotion of James B. Friday evening from a skiing
Local Youths Injured Marines
comprise a helitopter Armstrong from operations clerk
at McCall. Shortly after
In Two-Car Collision squadron which patrols the coast to pro - assistant cashier at the vacation
their arrival, Wilda became sud-
and
at
times
the
men
paratroop
Sidney Lancaster, route 1, Nys
Nyssa branch of First National . denly ill and sometime during
sa, and Clark Draper, route 2. to the interior to fight the Viet Bank of Oregon is announced by | the night suffered a stroke and
were treated New Year’s eve at Cong.
Branch Manager Ronald Young. j went into a coma. She was taken
Malheur Memorial hospital for
The instructor stated that sev-' Armstrong became affiliated to the hospital and never regain
injuries sustained in a two-car eral students had received an with the bank in July 1964 after ed consciousness.
collision which occurred at the swers from the servicemen and I completing his studies at Eastern
Wilda Holton Farmer was born
intersection of Lytle boulevard that their morale is high. He said Oregon college in La Grande He Feb. 21, 1922. at Perry, Utah, a
and Grand avenue.
the youngsters are impressed by and his wife reside at 417 North daughter of John Grant and Alda
Lancaster suffered a lacerated the I<cathernecks' determination j Eighth street in Nyssa.
Harper Holton and received her I
scalp and abrasions to hi* left arm to defeat the Viet Cong.
elementary and high school edu-! WILDA HOLTON FARMER
and knee. Draper was treated for j Their letters tell the students LADY BOWLERS TO MEET
. . . Succumbs at Age 43
cation in Salt Lake City.
abrasions and contusions to his1 not to worry about the outcome
♦
♦
Members of the Friday evening.
It was while studying at the |
left arm and elbow. Both young because they will “stay there un Sugar City league teams will re
tion to being busy with her fam
University
of
Utah
in
the
capital
men were released following til hell freezes over" if necessary, sume their regular bowling sche
city that she met Warren, whom ily and church work, she was
treatment.
to complete their mission.
dule at 7 o’clock Jan 7, after two she married on March 2, 1945, in also active in many other public
Investigating officers reported
Many of the men were very weeks away from league play.
the home of his brother-in-law organizations.
that Lancaster was southbound grateful for the Christmas greet-
Jimmie Ann Hatch, league pres and sister, Joe and Jane Cart
In addition to Mr. Farmer and
on Lytle boulevard when Draper ings, as in some cases, the one ident, announces that immediate
wright
at
Draper,
Utah.
Shortly
|
the
seven children, survivors in-
pulled out from a stop sign on received from a student was their ly following the three-game ser
thereafter, they came to the Nys elude the deceased's mother, Mrs.
Grand avenue into the path of only Yule correspondence.
ies Friday evening, a meeting of sa area.
Alda Pixton; and a sister. Mrs.
his vehicle. Both cars were ex
the women keglers will be held
Nathelle Done, both of Salt Lake
To
this
union
seven
children
tensively damaged.
at the Sugar Bowl. There are sev
City. Her father and one sister,
DRAINAGE DISTRICT MEET
were
born.
They
are
Katherine,
eral items of business to be dis
DATED TUESDAY IN NYSSA
a student at Whitman college in Elma Holton, preceded her in
cussed.
Area Beet Growers
Landowners in the Nyssa-Ar
Walla Walla, Wash.; James Ger death.
Services were conducted, under
«Set Friday Meeting cadia Drainage district will meet MBS. MARY MILLER DIES:
ald, Charles Warren Jr., Jane,
Thomas Jeffery, John Douglas, direction of Lienkaemper funeral
Th» Nyssa-Oregon Trail beet at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. Jan. 11, for NYSSA SERVICES PENDING
growers' meeting will be hold the purpose of electing a super
Mrs. Mary Miller succumbed all students in the Nyssa schools; home, at 11 o’clock Tuesday mor
at 1:30 Friday, Jan. 7, at Ore visor and for the transaction of Wednesday evening at a Vale and Richard Karl, three years of ning, Jan. 4, 1966, at the Nyssa
LDS stake chapel, with Bishop
gon Trail hall, it is announced such business as may properly nursing home following an ex age.
Howard R. Bair officiating.
by Bob Holmes. The meeting come before the session.
Mrs.
Farmer
was
an
active
tended illness. Her husband, Lee
was previously scheduled for
A family prayer was offered
The annual meeting will be Miller, long - time Nyssa school member of the Church of Jesus
Jan. 11 but the date was chang held at the district office of Sec custodian, died several years ago. Christ of Latter-Day Saints and by Dr. Kirk Anderson, husband
ed duo to conflicts with other retary Harold Henigson, located
Services, expected to be held had taught primary classes for of Warren’s sister. During the
activities. Holmes said.
at 106 Main street in Nyssa.
the Nyssa Second ward. In addi-
(Continued on Page 4)
in Nyssa, are pending.
Aliens Register
During January
Stroke Takes Life of Nyssa Mother;
Rites Held Tuesday at Stake Chapel
In what was announced as a program on county govern
ment, Judge Ellis A. White spent considerable time chasten
ing Journal Editor Ted Brammer and Oregon Tax Research
at the Wednesday program of the Nyssa Chamber of Com
merce meeting.
The Oregon Tax Research magazine was castigated for an
article in the December issue*
saying, “Malheur County Ov
erspends Budget by $385,000
in Three - Year Period,” and
Brammer for carrying ex
Hunting Season
cerpts from the article in a front Closing Dates Set
page story last week.
White spent considerable time January 6 and 16
laying the background for the at
The hunting season closes to
tack through an explanation of day (Thursday) in Malheur coun
the road problems faced by the ty on geese, chukars, Hungarian
county, the flooding problems en partridge and quail. Ducks can
countered last year and the fed-
ta){en legally through Sunday,
eral money received as aid that jan ¡g, ¡n Malheur and certain
could not be set up in the origi- other counties designated by the
nal budget. He said these funds, game commission.
being unexpected, could not have
All hunters and fishermen are
been included in the original bud reminded
that they must have a
get.
• license for 1966 to be in the field
Misunderstanding Feared
in pursuit of game. This applies
White said any "fair - minded” to the chase for predators, var-
man would have' carried the art- mints and other critters that re-
icle in full, showing the extenuat- main active during the winter,
ing circumstances, and also would
License costs are the same for
have checked with the court to residents as in 1965—$4 for hunt
find what was the truth before *n<> $4 for fishing and $7 for the
carrying it in the paper. There combination permit. Anglers go-
appeared to be a fear that some *n8 after steelhead are reminded
readers might not understand the to purchase salmon - steelhead
article and think members of the punch cards costing $1. Regula
court had absconded with the tions for 1966 are available at all
license dealers.
$385,000.
County Commissioner Jacob
I “Jake" Fischer introduced Judge Feb. 15 Deadline
1 White and Commissioner Earl
Flock who had asked for the ap Set for Freshmen
pearance before the body. Fischer To Take Physicals
i made no comments but Flock
Nyssa high school freshmen are
| talked briefly and finally said he asked to have physical examina
| wasn’t so much down on Ted > tions by their family doctors prior
| (Brammer) as he was on OTR for to Feb. 15, 1966, it is announced
, the original article and for fool- by Principal Gene Chester.
I ing him into thinking the writer
Local physicians have unified
■ of the OTR article was from the personal
health and medical rec
i state tax office.
ord forms, and students having
Deny Violation of Law*
| out-of-town doctors may secure
Both White and Flock denied the documents at the high school
there had been any violations of office.
Oregon’s bud-get laws.
Tn the event a family cannot
At the completion of White’s finance the examination, they
talk, Brammer asked to be heard may call the Malheur county
with his explanation and a de health office in Vale and arrange-
fense of himself, which was grant . ments will be made.
ed by Chamber President Ray These physical examinations are
Tarter.
equivalent to the goldenrod test
He explained that he was quot required for students entering the
ing from the article, that it. was first grade, Chester said.
not his personal idea or thinking,
and that he had talked to Com Postmaster Reports
missioner Flock at length last
Thursday night about the article. I Carrier Examination
Postmaster Lee Dail reports
At that time, he stated, he had
tolk Flock that his editorial page that the U. S. Civil Service com
was open to him, other members mission has announced an exam
of the court, or all collectively, ination for substitute postal clerk
but he would need it in the Jour carrier for positions in the Nyssa
nal office by Tuesday morning. post office. Full information can
(Flock called the Journal office be obtained at the office of the
Tuesday and left word that if postmaster or by writing to the
Wednesday noon would be too Executive Secretary. Board of
late for the article, Brammer U. S. Civil Service Examiners,
should contact White.) The call Post Office, Boise, Idaho.
Dail said that no one can be
was not made, nor does the Jour
nal have any written answer or hired for a job opening at the
local post office unless he has
criticism yet from the court.
passed a civil service examination
Assists Writer of Article
such as offered.
Much was made of the time
element of the OTR article and
in stating that White did not
know it would be critical after
he had shown the writer (whom
he said was a friend of his) ev
ery courtesy in getting the in Date
Max.
Min.
formation for it.
Dec. 29
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At the Wednesday C of C Dec. 30
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meeting White read his Novem Dec. 31 _________ 39
27
ber letter to OTR, following their Jan. 1
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Jan. 2 ....................... 45
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Jan. 3____________ 50
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RETURNS TO EUGENE
Jan. 4
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Miss Joan Marcum left Satur Jan. 5____________ —
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day night by bus for Eugene to
.01 precipitation was recorded
resume her studies at Eugene Wednesday morning, Jan. 5.
Business college. She had spent
Owyhee Reeervoir Storage
the Christmas holidays with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Murle Mar Jan. 3, 1966 ____ 551.600 Acre Ft.
cum and other relatives.
Jan. 3, 1965____ «48,970 Acre Ft.
IMS* Nyssa
Weather...
Chrono!oyy of Erents Reviews Journal Front Paye News Highlights of 1905
Following is what the editorTFEBRUARY
considers the leading news events
11—County sugar beet allot
as recorded on the front pages of ment cut 1,535 acres (8 percent)
the Journal throughout 1965.
from 1964.
It is not intended to be com
18 —Nyssa city and Malheur
prehensive hut only as a reminder Memorial hospital to restore am
of the events in chronological bulance service to area.
order. They include local, state
and national affairs and embrace MARCH
4—Nyssa teacher. Clyde Swish
schools, local government, com
mercial promotions that affect the er, selected for John Hay study
whole community served by the grant. (Only one from Oregon.)
Journal.
18 — Nyssa Chamber of Com
merce
starts planning of city-wide
JANUARY
7 — Melanie Anne Bates wins renovation.
25—Adrian Rural Fire district
First Baby of Year contest at
Malheur Memorial hospital —also gets new fire truck and other
equipment—expected to lower in
first in county.
7 — Water release started at surance rates.
Owyhee reservoir as precaution APRIL
ary flood control measure.
8—Wilton Jackson, Nyssa busi
14 U.S. Census bureau shows nessman, granted patent on weed
retail sales up 24 percent in coun burning device.
ty over 1958.
8 — Snow survey assures an
*move into larger Eder Building*DECEMBER
abundance of water for 1965f 17—Nyssa boy’s body recovered*AUGUST
2—Nyssa-Nampa Beet Growers’
crops.
5—$332,000 allocated to county structure. Eder’s tc erect new
from Snake river four days after
association erects new building
for disadvantaged child educa building at First and Bower.
22—Nyssa and Adrian school drowning.
on Good avenue to house labor
budgets pass while Vale, Ontario
NOVEMBER
24—Federal excise tax cut to tion.
12—Martin G. Greig killed in
and Treasure Valley Community lower retail prices 3 to 20 percent.
4 — New water wells increase atory.
2—Football incident brings sus
college fail.
two-car collision at edge of Nyssa. Nyssa water supply lti million
pension to Nyssa high for one
29—FBI investigates Gate City JULY
12—County assessed valuation gallons daily.
1—Idaho 3 percent ’sales tax increases $1 million over previous
Journal for alleged anti-tmst vio
11—Nyssa C of C approves mer year on outside activities.
becomes effective.
9—Nyssa's second Religious Pa
lations.
year.
ger of UP and Rock Island lines.
1—City voters approve $120,000 SEPTEMBER
MAY
11 — Orin Sumners sell Nyssa rade slated for evening of Dec. 13.
9—NHS marching band to ap
6—BLM proposed land in Suc issue for water bonds.
16—Ore-Ida Foods and Heinz Pharmacy to Council druggist fol
pear at pro-football game in sou
8 — Nyssa’s 19th annual Nite company stockholders approve lowing 15 years’ operation.
cor Creek canyon be used for
Rodeo held this weekend.
state park.
18 — Nyssa Furniture starts thern California.
merger plan.
16—Mayor Grant Rinehart tells
13—Proposed budget for Mal-
23—Nyssa’s sixth annual Crazy “close - out” sale, due to health
8—Freak windstorm takes out
heur county up $52,586 from cur- telephone lines north of Nyssa. Day celebration bigger than ever condition of owners, after 20 C of C city needs new library,
rent year.
rest rooms and traffic changes.
years in business.
8 — Idaho Power opens new —repeat for 1966 planned.
27 Legislature adds Linn and 230,000-volt line from Hells can OCTOBER
23—Sugar company plans eli
18—Journal subscription cam
mination of soot deposits on town,
Marion counties to Second Con yon.
7 — Full - time student enroll paign adds 800 readers.
gressional district.
18 — $6 million paid area beet caused by use of coal.
15 — Nyssa Girl Scouts attend ment of 694 at TVCC doubles that
23—Journal prints another spe
growers by Amalgamated Sugar
JUNE
National Jamboree at Coeur ’d- of previous year.
cial Christmas issue which car
3—Adrian high school captures Alene, Idaho.
21 — Pheasant season opener ■ company in three-week period.
state B crown in baseball.
29 — Migrant youth dies of brings thousands of hunters into , 25—Honors won by young area ries greetings from area firms.
30—Annual Stork Derby opens
residents provide highlights of
3 — Nyssa firms plan parking wounds from pistol blast by 18- Malheur County.
at
Malheur Memorial hospital.
i
this
Journal
issue.
mall for downtown section.
28 — Michael’s Pharmacy to
year-old girl.