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University of Oregon Library Eugene, Ore. 97403 Nyssa G a teC itÿ Journal VOLUME LX THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY. JANUARY 26. 1967 Th« Sugar City Ralph Armstrong Named New Agent At Nyssa Union Pacific Freight Depot To Greet Resident ft at Thailand Mentirai Ralph Armstrong is Nyssa’s new freight agent at the Union Pacific depot, replacing the late Torn Jones. He comes from Opal, Wyo,. where he was agent for the railroad for 20 years, and un employee of the firm for six years prior to that. Th»1 new agent is a native of Kemmerer, Wyo. His family consists of his wife, Fonda; Randy, 16; Brenda, 9; and Toni, 6. A * Thunderegg Title Given to County; The salary committee presented a full-page ruled schedule show Nyssa Event Set ing present salary schedules now He told a Journal reporter, 'We ure real happy with the uove. This is a nice area and the jeople are extremely friendly and iccommodating." After the move to Nyssa the lournal will introduce the entire umily pictorially. $12,500 Granted On Succor Creek Land Acquisition A federal grant of $12.500 for purchase of additional land will make the Succor Creek recrea tional area possible in the near future. This amount has lx*cn made available, on a matching fund basis, according to an announce ment of Jun. 24 by Fred J Over ly. regional director of outdoor recreation, Seattle. The same amount would come from state highway funds supervised by For- rest Cooper, state highway en- gineer. buy Monies would lx* 840 additional acres 720 acres presently in the recrea tion area. It involves two parcels of land on both sides of the pres ent holdings in Malheur county. With the additional purchase, acquisition will be gained to a large area of colorful r<x*k forma tions, towering canyon walls, thunderegg beds and other natur al features worthy of preservation not far from the Oregon - Idaho line. Further Planning Told Future developments for the area, about 35 miles south of Nyssa, include day use with park ing. picnic area, sanitary facilities, water improvement, small over night camp and viewpoint do velopment. The fund is available from the $7 permit charge for area en- trance in federal outdoor recrea tion areas, sale of surplus federal rail property and federal motor- ■ boat fuel tax. An educational meeting to ex plain soil conservation districts and how they can be used to en courage soil and water conserva tion will be held in the Grange hall at Arock Monday, Jan. 30. Wilbur Chapin of Adrian, vice president of the Oregon State As sociation of Soil Conservation dis tricts, said the meeting will start at 8 p m. The program, Chapin said, is being arranged to explain work that has been done in other dis tricts and to explain how districts can be organized. Hans Salomon of Adrian, one of the supervisors of the Adrian district, will tell of work that has been done in that district. Chupin, who is also chairman of the public Lands committee of the state association, will talk about the association’s policy in administration and improvement of public lands He will also ex plain the program and objectives of the state association in devel oping an over-all program in soil and water conservation. The work unit conservationist of the Adrian district, Ralph Cleveland, will give a general talk to explain conservation and how it can affect present and future land owners and the entire com munity. Harry Sandquist, Mal heur county agent, will discuss future agriculture needs and the part conservation will play in fill ing these needs. The meeting, Chapin stressed. is open to the public. SENIOR CITIZENS TO MEET Senior citizens will meet at 10:30 a.m. Friday. Jan. 27, in the Nyssa Methodist church basement. Everyone attending is asked to take a sack lunch. All persons 55 years of age and older are cor dially invited. MISS PRAPASRI TANGTATSWASDI. who will be honored at the “Thailand Festival" Friday evening in the Nyssa school cafetorium, displays many articles from her native country. Among them are jeweled dancing dolls, hand-carved teak wood objects, jewelry, luncheon sets and special "wife beaters." Some of these items will be for sale at the Jan. 27 festival and the doors will open at 7 p.m. to enable those attending to select the articles they wish to purchase. The program will begin at 7:30 with the NHS band playing the Thai land national anthem. It has been transposed for the local musicians by Warren Adams. Prapasri will show slides and give information about her native country. High school and junior high girls will present Thai dancing and a style show of dresses made from lovely Thai silk. Refreshments of Thailand origin will be served by high school students and a drawing for door prizes will climax the festival activities. Miss Tangtatswasdi is the seventh NHS foreign exchange student, sponsored through the American Field Service and members of former host families will report on what these sold by junior high and high school students, or may be purchased at the door. Proceeds will go to the AFS committee to bring another exchange student to Nyssa next year. The American Field service was founded shortly after World War I and the exchange student program is designed to promote better understanding and good will among people of the United States and other coun tries. —Journal Photos. ♦ ♦ « Mail Changes Told By Nyssa Postmaster Lee Dail, Nyssa postmaster, an nounces that zone rates have been changed due to the latest postal raise, which became effective Jan. 15 Parcel rates were formerly based on distance between send- ing and receiving offices. Rates are now based on all towns in one sectional center to all towns within another center. This has brought about many changes in parcel mailing rates. For example, Portland was in the third postal zone from Nyssa and now all towns within that sec tional center are in the fourth zone. All towns that receive mail through the Salt Lake City sec tional center are now in the third zone, but were formerly in the fourth zone. All parcels mailed must bear zip codes, Dail said. It will great ly aid postal employees when they are presented for mailing as the charge is derived from the zip number. Cancellation stamps on first- class letters bear the zip code of the city from where the item of I correspondence was sent, except those mailed in larger cities hav ing a number of postal stations, the postmaster concluded. an employee of the bank since 1957, having served in Moro and Baker branches, and coming to Nyssa in February 1966. Keeney came from the Merrill bank to fill Kennedy's old position. The informa tion on Kennedy was left out of last week's notice in the Journal through a slip on the part of the bank public relations department. —Journal Photo. __________________ Nyssa's Thunderegg Days will in ____ effect _____ in Nyssa schools as com- pared with Vale and Ontario he held Aug. 3-6, 1967 according Parr said the proposals would to Harold Brendle, chairman. be far below the state average in Registration will be Aug. 2, with crease for teachers. This was field trips planned Thursday borne out by a report by Super through Saturday. intendent W. L. McPartland from The Snake River Gem club’s records of salary schedules pre exhibit will be staged Aug. 4-6 sented by 15 to 20 other schools in the Nyssa high school cafe- in a recent meeting at Portland. torium as announced by Oscar Elliott, club president. Other Requests Made Teachers also asked the board Nyssa Chamber of Commerce to consider paying the employees’ committeemen appointed Friday cost of Blue Cross hospital in- for the forthcoming event are suiance and expenses paid by Lloyd Mackrill and Ray Huffman, those people who attend summer field trips; Bernard Eastman and school or work toward their nine Dick Wilson, advertising; Harold hours required to renew their Brendle and Walter McPartland, certificates. (Action was deferred C of C coordinators. Ray Huff c” these items following a study man will serve as city coordina of salary increases "requested.) tor, with Dick Wilson represent The $350 average raise would ing the merchants’ committee. add $21,465 total to the present Activities Planned budget item on salaries for the Guided field trips this year will 66 persons affected. Last year the I increase granted was $140. That, be to thunderegg beds, jasper : and the proposed increase, are in fields and sites of agates with addition to the $160 raises auto limbs embedded. matically given each teacher un-1 Malheur County Judge Ellis A. der previously adopted schedules. White recently issued a procla These are commonly called incre- mation making Malheur county i the Thunderegg County ' ments. • _ of Ore- Members of the budget board 8°n an<i designating the first in attendance were Fred Arai week in August as Thunderegg (elected chairman), Lyle Miner, Days. , Ray Larson, Roy Holmes, Gene Nyssa Postmaster Lee Dail says DeMinck. Bob Wilson, Darwin that the Thunderegg Days die Jensen, Henry Esplin, Joel Mit hub cancellation stamp will be chell, Howard Myrick, Dick Ten- placed on all outgoing mail for sen and Farrell Peterson. Mem- six months, beginning Feb. 1 this bers absent were John Olsen and year. Gene Stunz. Deadline Announced For Entering Feb. 4 Talent-Stunt Event Nyssa Classes Held For Area's Spanish Speaking Residents Church Meeting Sei in Ontario Spanish-speaking patrons inter ested in the “Opportunity Center,’’ under auspices of Treasure Valley For February 19 Community college, met Jan. 6 at St. Bridget’s parish hall in Nyssa. Director Larry Sights told how such a center can help these area residents with educational and economical problems. Being offered at this time are various types of general educa tional development classes includ ing home economics and English. All interested Spanish-speaking patrons are urged to attend the three-hour classes held Monday through Friday from 7 to 10 p.m. at the hall. Five area residents were se- lected to help center personnel select programs for the Spanish- American students. Mrs. Herta Rose, chairman of the forthcoming county PTA tal ent and stunt night program, re ports that several entries have al ready been received from groups desiring to compete in the pro gram which will be presented at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4. in the Ontario high school auditorium. Participation is open to all PTA units and other interested organ izations. Groups planning to com pete should call Mrs. Rose at 473- 3179 no later than Jan. 30. There will be a Feb. 3 rehearsal in the auditorium. | Mrs. Rose also reports that non competitive specialty acts will be featured. Counties Receive Highway, Liquor Funds for Year According to a recent announce ment by Secretary of State Clay Myers, Malheur county received $54,239.83 turn-back from state revenues and a quarterly distri bution of $3,422.10 from liquor revenues. The highway distribution comes from fees, fuel taxes and fines, and which, under statutes, coun ties receive 19 percent of the to tal. State total was nearly $4 million with Multnomah county getting $1,038,000, followed by Lane with $399,000. Of the total highway kick-back Malheur county had already got ten $3,978.70 as emergency funds , and the total was lowered by this | amount. At 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31,1 The liquor fund allotment to Treasure Valley Community col-! the county is based on population lege will present a joint concert I and does not consider the amount of the Treasure Valley Commu- i spent for alcoholic beverages that nity chorus directed by Dr. Sam may differ county-by-county. Pobanz and the TVCC orchestra (Editor’s Note — The $54,000 directed by Roger Taylor. turn-back of highway funds is The concert will be held in the j still the subject of controversy in Weese building on the college ' the county. Road assessment dis- campus. The public is invited to tricts and those outside are still attend as guests of the college. . studying distribution.) The executive committee of Malheur County Council of Churches met Sunday. Jan. 22, at Kingman Memorial Community church in Adrian and made plans for the annual meeting of the council, according to the Rev. Tom Foster of Ontario. The annual meeting of the council will be held at St. Matth ew’s Episcopal church in Ontario on Sunday, Feb. 19, beginning at 3 p.m. Member churches in the county are asked to have their official delegates present and new charter member churches will be recognized. The meeting will be open to the public. In other action at the executive meeting, the central department chairmen and standing committee chairmen reported on their ac tions. The two committees that Miss Karla Kriegh, an employee have been most active are the at the Nyssa branch of the First campus ministry committee, un National Bank of Oregon, was der chairmanship of the Rev. Directors of Malheur United Fund, Inc., met Jan. 18 in badly shaken and suffered num Wesley Jones of Ontario, and the the lunchroom at the Ore-Ida Foods plant in Ontario. migrant ministry committee head erous bruises following an auto At that time the 1966 campaign was officially closed, with mishap on her way to work Wed ed by the Rev. Wallace Prowell the financial report showing the drive netted $13,000. The of Nyssa. nesday morning. Both of these committees sub treasurer was authorized to disburse this money to the five She was admitted to Malheur mitted budgets that will become participating agencies. They are Oregon United'Appeal, Sal- Memorial hospital for observation, a part of the total council budget vation Army, Red Cross, Boyf and at press time extent of her and Girl Scout organizations. at the annual meeting. injuries had not been determined. New directors were selected Persons interested in the pur According to her mother. Mrs. Dick Kriegh. the accident could pose and work of the council are and the list will be published invited to contact the Rev. Elmer upon acceptance by the nomi have been much worse. Rosenkilde of Adrian, president nees, according to Dale Mc A check with the Oregon State police office revealed that the ac of the council, or any one of the Lane, outgoing president. cident occurred about five miles members of the executive com New Officers Named south of Nyssa on the Adrian mittee. There were 12 of the 17 Elected as president for 1967 highway. It was foggy, with a members present at the Jan. 22 is Ray Larson, manager of the meeting in Adrian. snow floor on the road. Miss Nyssa district for Amalgamated Kriegh apparently saw the flash Sugar company. Others named to CORRECTION ing lights of a school bus stopped office are Joe Beach, Vale, first In a beet acreage story last vice president; Juanita Medler, to load children. Jesse Stoker’s vehicle was be week the Journal erroneously re Ontario, second vice president; tween Karla's Volkswagen and ferred to Ray Larson as manager Tom Stenkamp, Nyssa, secretary the bus, and apparently unable of the Nyssa-Nampa district. It treasurer. to stop on the slick road she hit should have read Nyssa. Ray said It was announced that the sec the right rear fender of the Sto he hoped the manager of the ond annual awards banquet will Nampa district would not read ker vehicle. The side of Miss RAY LARSON Kriegh's car was damaged con the paper and find out he had be held March 10, with location . . . Heads Contribution Drive i to be announced. I “lost his job.” siderably. Nyssa Miss Injured In Fog on Slick Road TWO EMPLOYEES of the Nyssa branch, First National Bank of Oregon, who recently received promotions are Bob Kennedy (left) who is now assistant manager and Bill Keeney, replacing Kennedy as general loan officer. Both stepped up a grade following Tom Stenkamp's promotion to manager after the transfer of Ronald Young to The Dalles branch of the bank. Kennedy has been Nyssa School Budget Board Adopts $350 Average Increase for Teachers To Start Study in Total Requirements At the Nyssa school board meeting Thursday, Jan. 19, re quests for teacher salary raises in the amount of $350 (average per teacher) was adopted as a starting point for making up a tentative budget. The amount asked for by Frank Parr, chairman of the faculty consultation committee, and teachers George Fanning and Betty Oft did not receive! -------------——--------------- - approval but was placed in the budget as a beginning from which the entire figures could be studied at the next meeting, Feb. 7. They are presently living in The Armstrongs attend the LDS church. His hobbies are hunting, trapping, fishing and arrowhead collecting. He said he has a col lection of several thousand of hcse Indian relics which have >een on display in several Wyo- mng locationa. He belongs to the American -egion, VFW and Wyoming Ar- 'heological society. Until a short ime ago he hud his own small >and in which he played the saxcr- RALPH ARMSTRONG , . . Native of Wyoming NUMBER 4 Federal Funds Eliminate Necessities For New Programs to Be Considered Parma but have purchased a house at 717 North Second street here and plan to move over about April 1. Soil Conservation Meeting at Arock Set for Jan. 30 Thunderegg Capital Joint Concert Slated Tuesday at TVCC Nyssan Ray Larson Chosen as 1967 President of Malheur United Fund