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Nyssa Gate City Journal
VOLUME LIX
The Sugar City
THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY. JANUARY 20, 1966
Stale Farm Bureau Official Speaks
Al Wednesday Meeting of Chamber
Pror/ff Enijrarinti of then Operation
Jo«- Hobson, area farmer and vice president of the Oregon
Farm Bureau organization, was guest sneaker at the Wednes
day noon luncheon meeting of Nyssa Chamber of Commerce.
During the session, presided over by President Ray Tarter,
City Manager Fred Koch reported on a recent meeting held
in Baker to discuss alternate highway 95. Details of this pro
ject will be carried in a sub
sequent issue of the Journal.
Hobson, who was introduc
ed by Pheral Dodson, a mem
ber of the C of C board of di
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NUMBER 3
Journal Installs Fairchild Engraver
Furnishing Readers Larger Pictures;
Versatility Will Also Aid Advertisers
Machine Enlarges, Reverses Background,
Changes Facing, Extends Deadline Period
The Journal owners had a new Fairchild engraver install
ed, the latter part of last week, which should improve the
paper for readers and be a boon to advertisers using pictures.
The Illustrator model purchased is very versatile, and
when mastered by the operators, will enlarge pictures for use
up to 8 x 10 inches, or five columns in the paper.
Prints can be used from*
any size camera and can be
run actual size or enlarged in
1.7 to 1 or 2.2 x 1 ratios. It
can be used for reverses (ei
Area Alfalfa Seed
Growers Meeting of rector*,
began hi* talk by telling
some of his childhood remem-
of Nyssa and the sur-
Slated Jan. 11 I brances
rounding ur«-u
Annual Meeting
Of Potato Growers
Tuesday, Jan. 25
Malheur County legume Seed
The speaker, who came to thia
Growers association will hold its community with his parent* at a
annual meeting on Jan 27 start I young age, said that it wax hope,
ther changing from black printing
ing ut 10 a m in the Oregon Trail faith and ability to put forth hard
on white or from white on black)
hull, according to George Schie work that converted desert coun-
and with a flip of a switch can
mer, association president.
I try into high producing land.
change directions of picture fac
The annual meeting of Malheur
W P Stephen. Oregon State
He then expressed his opinion
ings It can reproduce from wall
university entomologist, will bring ' concerning much of the feder
paper, labels, pencil sketches, Potato Growers association will
the latest information on alkali al agriculture leigsiation, stating
wash drawings, clippings, color be held Tuesday, Jan. 25, at the
and leaf-cutter bees. These are j that instead of helping the farmer
reproductions or textiles (so the Boulevard Grange hall near Cairo
junction, according to Ray Rus-
the principal pollinators of the it is used as a tool to hold down
company book says).
I sell, president.
ulfalfa seed crop and their pres the cost of living for the consumer
More and Larger Pictures
Specialists from Oregon State
ence in tile seed-producing dis or for political gains.
But the big improvement will university. Experiment station,
tricts of tili' county have produc- Sugar Act Not Beneficial
be for readers in having more U. S. Department of Agriculture,
ed some very heavy seed yields. '
Hobson said that for a while
and larger pictures And they can will discuss problems. A discus
Local work in testing alfulfa the Sugar act helped beet «row-
be engraved as late as Wednes
varieties for seed production will erx of this urea, but is no longer THE VISUAL OPERATING AREA of the Jour
actual photo being scanned and engraved by a day, if the need arises. (Hereto sion on fertilizer will be conduct
bi- brought to the group by Neil beneficial as it ix now being used nal’s new Fairchild ILLUSTRATOR is shown in
heated stylus on a sheet of plastic encompassing fore to be in the Thursday paper, ed by Dr. David Moore, soils
specialist from OSU. This will
Hoffmun. superintendent of Mal to hold down the cost of sugar.
the process of making an enlarged engraving
the larger left-hand cylinder. The cabinet, which photos had to be in the office cover some of the preliminary
heur County Experiment station
is Uh inches long, 28 inches wide and 49V; in Monday afternoon for mailing to work on a soil and fertilizer sur
He said he feels it is the effi from a small photo of Miss Gail Flinders whose
ches high, houses numerous amplifying tubes Boise or Meridian.)
Information on Weed Control
ciency and improvements made engagement is announced in this week's issue of
vey program now being carried
and intricate wirings, resembling those of a tele
Luther Fitch, research assistant by local residents that has kept Nyssa's hometown newspaper. The mechanical
This won’t revolutionize the on throughout the county.
television set.
at Malheur Experiment station, the sugar industry going because components consist of two cylinders on a common
printing of the paper but the
Disease control and potato re
—Journal Photo and Engraving.
will bring the group the latest their expense is much greater shaft. On the right-hand smaller cylinder is the
owners feel it will provide con search work will be discussed by
information on control of Cana than in foreign countries.
venience, speed and quality in Potato Specialist George Carter
The Farm Bureau, he said, has
dian thistle and dodder in the
the use of pictures not available of the Klamath Experiment sta
started a new program to help
alfalfa seed crop.
before. The whole Journal staff tion.
is proud of this machine and will To Discuss Heinz Operations
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Association directors have re leaders of the country to see that
later hold “open house” periods
quested that a member of the Ag the farmers are being hurt eco
This is the first general grower
for the public.
ricultural Development division nomically.
meeting in the area since H. J.
He
urged
local
businessmen
to
Some of the new work is shown Heinz purchased Ore-Ida Foods.
of the Oregon State Department
An estimated 125 area corn growers and their guests were
throughout this edition. Inquiries Blaine Holladay, assistant gen
of Agriculture present informa take on projects "that they said Kresent at Idaho Canning company’s annual banquet meeting
Nyssa
city
councilmen
awarded
tion on the formation of an alfalfa I couldn't be done" and not just be
or comments from readers and eral manager of Ore-Ida will give
eld on the evening of Jan. 18 at Boulevard Grange hall. a contract last Friday for the advertisers
seed commission Money raised i content with what they have.
will be welcome.
city
’
s
$120,000
water
improve
the growers a first-hand report
Hobson stated that the Farm Also present were company owners and personnel serving
by a commission would lx* used
ment
project
to
Ward
Construe-
•
on the plans and operations for
the
Nyssa
plant.
Bureau,
too.
tries
to
protect
what
to advertise certified varieties of
H. J. Heinz in this area.
Each lady in attendance was presented a corsag| as she tion company of Bend. Cost of
alfalfa seed grown in the area, 1 it has and fails to see what is
the project is approximately $70,-
Two entomologists. Dr. Jerry
needed.
entered
the
hall
and
musical
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research on alfalfa disease and
000, according to City Manager
Onsager, USDA, Yakima, Wash.,
In concluding, he noted that entertainment was furnished
weed problems and the develop
Fred Koch.
and Robert Every of OSU. Cor
ment of alfalfa varieties that pro farmers and businessmen have a by Fred Haun and his orches
Six bids were received, all
vallis, will report the latest avail-
duce heavy seed yields locally common problem and that by tra of Weiser.
within the estimated budget fig- ■ Seven hundred and eighty-four | able information on approved
and arc adapted to climatic and working together they can create
Yasu and Kay Teramura of
ures, and ranged between $66.000 cars of onions moved out of Mal wireworm control measures.
other factors in the major seed an aggressive business and farm Teramura Farms, Inc., were top
and $77,000. The quality of equip heur county to market in Decem
Other subjects on the varied
ing community.
use areas.
growers for 1965 with 9.54 tons
ment used by the contractors and ber, according to state - federal agenda will include weed control
of corn per acre. Their crop was
Conditions under wM^i juve- alternate plans were studied be
Seek Insurance Coverage
Im potato fields, spacing o* Nor
>1 ici zed fore awarding the contract. Koch ‘ shipping point inspection figures. golds for reduction of nollow
A represe ntative of the Federal Mental Health Group 1 judged in the five to 25-acre dtvi- • nflo offenders will be
I
sion.
were
given
a
Journal
The county also had 29 cars of heart and atmospheric controlled
reporter reported.
Crop Insurance division will be Names Administrator;
potatoes inspected for shipment. potato cellars.
Second place award in the same Wednesday by Judge Ellis A.
on hand to present information
Included
in
the
second
phase
of
i
Onion shipments from other
acreage class went to Orville ' White.
on the possibility of getting al Plans Friday Dinner
Election of new directors will
the water project are construc districts in the state included:
Groves
with
9.45
tons
per
acre
White
said
the
policy
adopted.
Blair
Whipple
of
Walla
Walla.
falfa seed covered by the agen
tion of two pump houses, trans Brooks. 286 cars; Gaston, 68 cars; be carried out during the lunch
Wash., was recently appointed and third place winner was John effective Jan. 1, 1966, included: mission lines, electrical system, I
cy's program.
hour. A ham dinner will be
(1) second offenders appearing chlorinator, a pump with standby 1 Portland, 12 cars; and Medford, served through the courtesy of
administrator
and psychiatric so Penne with 9.36 per acre yield.
New seed certification regula
I before the court, (2) those pre diesel engine and miscellaneous i three cars.
the Malheur Potato Growers asso
tions for 1906 will be explained cial worker for the Malheur Other Winner* Named
viously before the court and now
: Other areas shipping potatoes ciation.
County
Mental
Health
clinic,
it
by Harold Youngberg, OSU seed
First, second and third place under probation, (3) first tinte items.
! were Milton-Freewater, one car;
is announced by Walt Ford, chair winners in the 25 to 50-acre divi
certification specialist.
| Portland. 24 cars; Salem, 38 cars;
offenders whose crimes are of a
man of the board.
sion were Yosh Suyematsu with
Association business will in
Thieves Break Glass Redmond. 658 cars; Klamath Ba- Rapid Reading Class
Clinic directors are planning a 8.32 tons per acre; Amalgamated very serious or violent nature
clude election of directors to fill
Scheduled for Nyssa
All three classes of violators ap To Enter Adrian Firm ¡“„I“1
the expired terms of Carl Lee no-host dinner at 7 o’clock Friday Sugar Co., 7.67; and Chet Mills,
and Med,ord- “ven
ply
to
all
teenagers
and,
if
deem
Treasure Valley Community
evening,
Jan.
21,
at
the
East
Side
7.20.
Hill of Adrian, David Beebe of
The Malheur County Sheriffs |
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college officials announce that a
ed in the public interest, might
Ridgeview. Ben Witty of Parma, cafe in Ontario. Interested resi
On 50 acres of land and up, the
department is investigating a bur- NHS EXCHANGE STUDENT
George Folkman of Sunset Val dents of Malheur county are in- three top growers were Wilbur include those younger. Minor glary which occurred early Sun- SLATES PROGRAM TONIGHT rapid reading course will begin
next week in Nyssa.
traffic
violations
would
not
be
in
|
vited
to
meet
with
members
of
ley. Jay Gibson of Buena Vista
Atherton with 8.43 tons per acre;
day morning at the Van Petten i Miss Margaret Staples, Nyssa
All interested area residents
the advisory board, clinic staff I-aurel Amick, 7.53; and Joe Rec- cluded unless persistent.
and Ben Justus of Vale.
Lumber company in Adrian, ■ high school foreign exchange should register at 7 p.m. Monday,
and
board
of
directors.
The
publicity,
to
be
made
avail
la, 6.62.
Schiemer said that a no-host
Deputy Sheriff Dick Pounds re-, student from Australia, will pre Jan. 24. in room 7 of the Nyssa
Dinner reservations may be ob
It was announced that average able to all news media, will in ported that entry was gained by sent
luncheon will be held at noon
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program ** about
her native high school building. Jim Hjorth
clude
the
names
of
the
offenders,
tained
by
calling
Mrs
Kenneth
yield for the entire Payette-Nyssa
and that all persons interested in
breaking a large plate glass win country at 8 o’clock this evening i will be instructor and will con
names
of
parents,
the
charge
and
alfalfa seed are invited to attend Goul at 889-8209 or Ford at 889- district was 7.10 tons per acre.
in the American Legion hall.
duct the first class that same
disposition by the court, the same dow in the front of the store.
5138 prior to Thursday evening, In 1964 the average was 7.02.
the meeting.
Manager Vern Parker stated
Area residents are invited to evening.
as
for
an
adult
charged
in
an
Jan 20.
David Stohr, the canning com
that six rifles and shotguns, three view a 22-minute film and hear
Further information may be
pany’s field supervisor, served as other court.
radios, several hunting knives Miss Staples comment about the obtained by calling Harry Hoch,
TVCC Open House
master of ceremonies at the Tues
JESS ARMAS TO SPEAK
and about $5 in small change are picture and discuss the Austra continuing education supervisor
day evening meeting and a film AHS Superintendent missing from the firm.
Scheduled Sunday
AT ADRIAN PTA MEETING
lian nation.
at TVCC, phone No. 889-6493.
of
Florida
was
shown.
Regular
meeting
of
the
Adrian
Treasure Valley Community
Reports
on
Project;
Winners of four door prizes
college has scheduled an "open PTA chapter will be held at 8:15
house" Sunday, Jan 23, on the this evening, Jan. 20. in the high were Mrs. Wilbur Atherton of Tells Resignations
new campus at Ontario. All school building, it is reported by route 1, Ontario, electric carving
Superintendent Glenn Ward an
buildings will be open for in Mrs. Vern Parker, publicity chair knife; Mrs. John Penne of route nounces that working drawings
1, Vale, electric mixer; Ray Riggs for the remodeling and recon
spection from 1 to 6 p.m. Cere- man.
zndhy of presentation of the
Jess Armas of Ontario, welfare of Parma, transistor radio; and struction project at the Adrian
building by the contractor will be case worker, will be guest speak Mick Fulton of route 1, Vale, school plant are completed and
traveling alarm clock.
held at 3 o'clock.
er of the evening.
school board members hope to let
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bids by the first of March.
Bids opened in August on pre
viously submitted plans exceeded
the money available for the con
struction project.
Ward also stated there are sev
eral teacher vacancies in the sys
tem for the 1966-67 school year.
Resignations have been received
from Mrs. Olive Mitchell and
Mrs. Juanita Maggard, first grade
teachers; and Mrs. Gladys New-
bill, second grade instructor,
plans to resign at the end of the
present school term. An elemen
tary school principal is also need
ed as the school has been without
one this year, Ward said.
Interested applicants are in
vited to contact Superintendent
Ward at the school plant.
Idaho Canning Company Honors Corn Contract Signed
Bend Firm
Growers; Top-Yield Awards Given With
On Water Project
Juvenile Crimes
To Be Publicized
In Certain Cases
Onion Shipments
Total 784 Cars
During December
To Direct Nyssa Co-op Activities
Top Growers Named at Ct
Dinner
Dee-Liie Bakery
Again Operating
THIS PHOTO WAS SNAPPED at Idaho Can
ning company’s annual banquet meeting honoring
corn grower* of the area. The dinner wa* served
Tuesday evening at Boulevard Grange Hall. Pic
tured are company personnel and two couple*
who were among the three top grower* in the
various acreage division*. Left to right are Yosh
Suyematsu of rout* 1, Ontario, winner in th* 25
io 50-acre division with 8.32 ton* per acre; Lloyd
Orris, company fieldman for the Nyssa area: Mrs.
Suyematsu: Dave Stohr. company field super
visor; Mr*. Wilbur Atherton and her husband of
rout* 1, Ontario, who were top growers in th*
50-acre and up class with 8.43. Yasu and Kay
Teramura were top producers for 1965 with a
9.S4 acreage and also winners in the 5 to 25-acre
division, but were not on hand when the photo
was taken.
The Dee-Lite Bakery plans to
be back in operation this week
end, according to owners Mr. and
Mrs. Willard Covert. A trial run
will be made tonight (Thursday)
to see if all equipment is in top
running shape and they expect
to have a small stock of all baked
goods by Saturday, or Monday at
the latest.
The firm suffered fire damage
Dec. 22 to equipment and stock.
Since that time they have relied
on an Ontario bakery to furnish
stock for their retail outlets.
FIVE OF THESE MEN are member* of Nyssa
Cooperative Supply’s board of directors, pictured
with local plant manager, Ernie B. Metcalf, in
dark suit. Seated (left to right) are Tom Dry
dale, Gene Honey and Irvin Topliff. Standing
ar* Ira Price Sr. and Harold Kurts. This photo
was taken at the Co-op’s annual dinner-meeting
held Jan. 12 at Oregon Trail hall. Drydale and
Topliff had just been re-elected for terms of three
year* and th* other* ar* holdover members of
the board. Door prise was a Capri automatic
dishwasher which was won by Mr. and Mrs. Or
land White of the Arcadia community. A com
parison of the year ending Oct. 31, 1965, with
the previous year’s figures shows a continued
growth of the cooperative operation. Gros* sale*
increased from $408,000 to $419,000. net margin
of profit for patrons was upped from $27,000 to
$31,000 and the percentage of profit (based on
gross sales) rose from 6.6 to 7.48.—Staff Photo.