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University Of Oregon Library Eugene, Ore. 97403 X X X X X Nyssa Gate City Journal VOLUME LX The Sugar City THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOUlmM NYSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 2. 1967 ----------------------- ------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------ Nyssa Chamber of Commerce lo Ask Council to Consider Changing Name Of Main Street to Thunderegg Blvd. lloirerx Couiilt* Atrardvd Trip io Hatraii Thunderegg Capital NUMBER 5 I Sugar Factory 80% Through 1967 Run With Completion Dale Set for Feb. 11; Beets al Plant, Overstreet, Parma Advocates Say Every Town Has a Main St. And New Name Would Advertise Promotion Acreage Expected to Be Increased Over '66 But Number of Migrant Workers to Decrease Nyssa was incorporated in 1903, and it tnay be presumed, has had a Main street continuously since that tune. It is now the heart of the downtown business district. But it would be changed if city council members follow a recommendation of the Nyssa Chamber of Commerce. By a margin of 11 to 7, members voted Wednesday to rec- ♦ommend that the city dads consider changing the name to Thunderegg Boulevard. The motion was made by Harold Brendle and seconded Amalgamated Sugar company’s Nyssa factory was approxi mately 80 percent through processing the 1966 beet crop Wed nesday morning, according to District Manager Ray Larson, and Feb. 11 has been set for completion date. The firm had processed approximately 725,000 tons and was continuing at the rate of 6,800 tons daily. Stockpiles re main only at the factory* grounds, Overstreet and Par ma stations, and beets at the two latter were expected to be on railroad cars by Feb. 8 for shipment to the plant. Parman Chosen World Jamboree Scoutmaster Yoshio Takahashi of Parma has been selected as a World Jam boree Scoutmaster, it was an nounced recently by Jack Long, scout executive, Ore Ida council, Boy Scouts of America. Takahushi has served in varied positions in Scouting for many years. In Cub Scouting he has been a pack committee chairman, a pack committeeman. cubmaster and assistant cubmaster. In Boy Scouting he has served us a scoutmaster, troop committee chairman, troop committeeman, assistant scoutmaster and merit badge counselor. In Exploring he has served as an udvisor, post committee chairman and post committeeman. In council and district operation he has served as council commis sioner, council leadership com mittee chairman and served on the council executive board. In his district he has served as dis trict commissioner, district lead ership training chairman and dis trict health and safety chairman. He was a National Jamboree Scoutmaster in 1957 and I960. completed the region XI wood badge training course and served also as a staff instructor for wood budge. Takahashi is the holder of the Silver Beaver in recognition for outstanding service to boyhood in the local council area. At the present time he serves also as advisor to the council’s Order of the Arrow lodge, an honorary group of Scouts and Explorers whose main purpose is to promote good camping and service to others. As World Jamboree Scoutmas ter, he will be the leader of troop 38 with leaders and boys from Idaho, Oregon and Montana from seven Boy Scout councils in re gion XI the Pacific Northwest— at the 12th World Jamboree to be held Aug. 1-9, 1967, at Farragut ’State Park in Idaho. by Fred Bracken (after the vote wax taken which resulted in a tie and was broken by Chamber President Dale Adams). Brendle said every town had a Main street but that Nyssa was blessed with three, including East Main and North Main This, he said, was very confusing to folks seeking to locate business firms having same numbers but on dif- ferent Main streets. In the discussion before the vote was taken Cliff Main said it would entail not only changing numbers of business fronts along Main, but also in residential dis tricts. That was based on the thought that East Main, Main and North Main would all be desig nated Thunderegg Boulevard. Designation Limited Federal Funds Limited in Use Larson said tonnage per acre in the district was 22.52 (average) At Local School and that it now appeared that the "A TRIP TO HAWAII" is on tap for Don and Janice Bowers. The trip is a result of record sales of Zenith television sets through dealership of Wilson Brothers Department store, where Bowers serves as assistant manager. The Nyssans will leave with 11 other couples at 9:20 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, from the Boise airport. Among them will be former Nyssans Ham and Helen Chadderdon of Mountain Home. They will travel the airline route via San Francisco where they will have a brief stop over and will be treated to "Hawaiian Tid bits." They are scheduled to arrive in Honolulu at 1:45 p.m. on the same day of their departure. It's needless to say the Bowers are excited about the trip. Don shook his head and remarked about the time element involved. "Boy—that's travelin'.'' The Nyssans promised to give the Journal a re port of their trip after they return home on Feb. 19. —Journal Photo. sugar content would run 15.10 percent. Beets had kept very well in stockpiles, the manager said, due to uniform weather condi tions. Plans are under way for the 1967 crop with the company labor recruitei now in Texas studying the labor situation, and the firm and growers negotiating contracts. About 1200 migrant laborers i were recruited last year for field workers while this year, Larson said, there would probably be 1100 to 1150. Acreage is expected to be increased 5 to 10 percent but mechanization and improve ments in weed-controlling chemi cals continue to cut down on the amount of hand labor needed. The labor supply is calculated on a basis of one man for each 30 acres of beets. It was then decided that only Main street (from the underpass of Union Pacific railroad to the “Y” at the west end of the street) be changed in name. Thus, there Grower Meetings Held would still be East Main and The first meeting of growers North Main as extensions of the and company officials was held same street. in Burley Jan. 28. Growers from No discussion was held as to Disabled war veterans and vet all districts where the company the expense of changing letter Representative Bob Smith and Senator Anthony Yturri erans’ widows must apply for operates plants were represented. heads, envelopes and forms used The second meeting was held in stores that might already be have decided to provide joint news reports to Baker, Malheur, their Oregon property tax exemp printed in large quantities, or the Harney and Grant counties during the remainder of this ses tions by April 3 this year because Monday and Tuesday of this week thought that firms had probably sion. In this manner we can compare notes and in fact, save the normal April 1 deadline falls in Ogden working out details for changed locations. space for the various newspapers involved. There may be oc on a Saturday. Application is the contracts, with all districts again represented. Bob Holmes (Editor's Note — Nyssa held a casions when we differ to some degree on a particular issue, I ! filed with the county assessor. of Nyssa and William G. Carson to The exemption amounts Thunderegg promotion the first ----------- *but our news reports will re-' Weiser were from the local week in August last year and has fleet such differences, if any. $7500 of the true cash value of ! of the property, according to the areas. slated another for the same per The legislature is not in high state Department of Veterans’ The third meeting will be held iod this year. It has been declar gear as yet, buVthe volume, Affairs. Those entitled include: the latter part of this week at ed the Thunderegg Capital of of bills being introduced sur- i 1. War veterans 40 percent or • Burley where growers will be Oregon and hopes are to make passes any previous session. Some more disabled. Recipients of the told the details of the contracts this promotion such that rock During an FFA parliamentary of the bills introduced are a bit Armed Forces Expeditionary me and can carry the message back hounds from every corner of the procedures district contest held shocking. For example, a Port dal and the Vietnam Service me to their individual districts for U.S. will attend the event. Hence Jan. 26, the hosting Adrian lads land senator asks that intimate dal now qualify as war veterans approval of changes. the desire to change the name.) placed first; the Nyssa team took sex education be provided for al] under Oregon law. second place; followed by Half students from the 9th through the Other Business Reported 2. Unremarried widows of war SWISHER TO SHOW FILM. 12th grades, as well as in com veterans. Copies of the proposed budget way, Ontario, Baker and Vale. HUMANITIES IN EDUCATION Public speaking honors went to munity colleges. This is certain were passed out to the members In the first of a series of three Spanish-American war veterans present and approved without Barry Fujishin of Adrian, with to cause some consternation qualify regardless of disability. “First Thursdays,” Clyde Swisher, opposition. The total called for Harold Roark of Baker placing among the educators. A separate benefit is provided head of the NHS English depart expenditures of $2,516.12 or an second and Ted Freitag of Nyssa. As usual, political maneuvering for disabled veterans and widows ment, will show a film and give increase of about one-third of the third. continues on the tax problems, residing in house trailers, in the comments on “The Role of the amount spent in 1 966 Manuel Silva and Bob Ure, The liberal Democrats are at way of an annual license fee re Humanities in Education.” Ih'incipal items were: secretary members of the Nyssa chapter, tempting to out - Republican the duction of up to $100. Application The session will begin at 7 p.m. salary, $900; Thunderegg Days, placed first and second in the Republicans. It appears that their for this benefit is filed with the this evening, Feb. 2, in the Nyssa $500; advertising. $200; $100 for Co-op quiz. philosophy has changed overnight. Department of Motor Vehicles. high school library. Teachers’ Day program and $102.- A Vale lad took first place in No doubt they interpreted the 50 for power for Christmas street beginning project record books, last November election in the lights. with Rick Phillips placing second same way we did. Nevertheless, City Manager Fred Koch gave and Burdette Pratt of Adrian, this is bound to be good for the ; state as a whole. If only a philo- 1 It is announced by Treasure a brief report on various city de third. Valley Community college offi partments and said he believed sophy of economy in spending j Fujishin of Adrian was also cials that the New Christy Min the city budget would be held at winner in advance record book could be introduced, we would be Mrs. David (Doris) Ballantyne, Nyssa civic and LDS church strels will appear in person at 8 the same level as for the current competition, with Mike Bell of on the right road. worker, has been named Malheur county chairman of the p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, at the year, or possibly might be cut a A welter of tax proposals are 1967 Heart Fund campaign, according to Lyman E. Seely, Ontario taking second place and Ontario high school gymnasium. little. being offered: Sales tax, income executive vice president of the First National Bank and this Gary Moss of Nyssa, third. The performers have starred on Other placings included treas tax increase, gas tax increase, car year’s state Heart Fund chairman. television, in movies and have FLINDERS HAS SURGERY license increase, corporate tax in Proceeds from the month-long drive will be used to fight J. Elwood Flinders was listed urer’s book, Nyssa, first, and Ad crease and others. Some believe made many Columbia records. rian, second; secretary ’ s book, against heart and blood ves-* Supply of tickets is limited, and in satisfactory condition at press that property tax relief should go may be obtained at the TVCC time Wednesday, after undergo Nyssa, second; Adrian, fourth. only to the homeowner. I suppose sei diseases, responsible for through giving and serving as book store, Ontario high school, ing major surgery Monday mor The Adrian lads also placed this is due to the fact that home more than half of all deaths volunteers.” All area chairmen within the Estano’s and Keith O'Brien’s in ning at Malheur Memorial hospi fourth in scrap book competition. owners were responsible for pre in Oregon. county, will meet at 8 p.m. this Members of the Adrian chapter tal. Ontario. Not just one but more than 20 paring petitions for the IMs per have asked the Journal to an cent property tax limitation last ailments are targets of heart re evening. Feb. 24, at Holy Rosary nounce that they appreciate the fall. search. These conditions include hospital in Ontario. Among them are Pheral Dodson and Mrs. Lorin good participation, even though Others feel strongly that if we heart attack, stroke, high blood Munn, chairmen for the Nyssa the visiting lads had to go through pressure, hardening of the ar snow to get to the site of the con are to have meaningful property teries, inborn heart defects and | and Adrian areas, respectively. ► • ♦ test. They added that they hoped tax relief the people should have rheumatic heart disease. the privilege of voting upon some the boys felt it worth while. The Malheur County Legume Seed Growers association form of a sales tax with the pro Continues Through Month will hold its annual meeting at Oregon Trail hall Feb. 7, start The Adrian FFA youths also ceeds earmarked for property tax The annual campaign to fi ing at 10 a m., according to Association President George announced that the sectional con relief, and perhaps a portion for nance research, education and test will be held Feb. 10 at La income tax relief. We are of the Schiemer. The program will feature speakers on various Grande. community service began Feb. 1 opinion that we have no right to and will end the final day of the topics relating to the production of alfalfa seed, an election of Co' I rued on Page 4) officers will be held and a no-host luncheon will be served. month. Since its beginning, the Oregon W. P. Stephen, Oregon State* Heart association has invested university entomologist, will search service agronomist of Pros over $1 million for cardiovascular bring the group the latest re ser, Wash., will relate the latest Ralph Hite of route 2. Nyssa, research, helping to make the search information on polli research information on dodder accidentally shot himself in the state one of the leading heart nators including leaf-cutter control. George Tiger, OSU spe leg Friday morning while rabbit centers in the nation. and alkali bees. cialist, will inform growers of hunting near Mitchell Butte. He The 1967 Heart Fund drive will Information on weed control latest Oregon certification policy. was given emergency treatment Ranchers and farmers from the reach its high point during Heart will be presented by Arnold Ap Other Speakers Named Jordan Valley and Arock areas at Malheur Memorial hospital and Sunday week. Feb. 19-26, when pleby, OSU agronomist, and Bob met in the Arock Grange hall Neil Hoffman, superintendent released. volunteers will visit their neigh Bieber of Simplot Soil Builders. of the Malheur Experiment sta Monday night to consider forma According to Nyssa Police Chief bors to deliver educational mater J. H. Dawson, Agricultural Re- tion, will tell of alfalfa seed re Alvin Allen, Hite was hunting tion of a soil conservation district ials about heart disease and to ac search being carried out at the with Roger Smith, his brother-in- in the southern part of Malheur cept contributions. experiment site, The regulation law, who fired a shot at a rabbit. county. Mrs. Ballantyne was 1965 coun of combines and information Hite jumped and accidentally Wilbur Chapin of Adrian, vice ty chairman of “Hearts and Hus- on equipment to save extra seed triggered hi<22-calibre pistol and president of the Oregon State As • • • in the harvesting operation will the bullet struck him in the leg. sociation of Soil Conservation dis bands" and chairman for the Nyssa area, In 1966, she was co- be presented by Ray Stueckle of Officials reported that the bul tricts, said the land owners ex chairman of the local drive. Max. Min. Prec. Colfax, Wash. Date let apparently entered above his pressed a desire to organize into Urges Participation .30 23 34 Jan. 25 An election will be held to fill right knee, went through the joint a district. One of Mrs. Ballantyne’s three .01 the posts of several directors and into the large leg bone below 25 The group favored a petition to 37 Jan. 26 .17 whose terms have expired. These the knee. 33 annex into the present Adrian children has had two successful 41 Jan. 27 .07 include George Schiemer of New 47 34 Jan. 28 He was admitted to the local Soil Conservation district. Peti heart surgeries. In accepting the .08 ell Heights, Merrill Tallman of hospital Monday after developing tions describing the area to be in chairmanship she said, “In the 61 35 Jan. 29 29 .01 Ridgeview, T. R. Avery of Big infection in the wound. At press cluded in the annexation were last 20 years more knowledge has 47 Jan. 30 30 .27 , Bend, Robert Munn of Sunset time Wednesday, Hite’s attending prepared. Chapin said if enough been gained about correction and 47 Jan. 31 ■ | Valley, Woodrow Seuell of Buena Fob 1 29 physician said he is recovering land owners sign the petition, a prevention of heart diseases than Owyhee Reservoir Storage Vista, Rudolph Trenkel of Vale nicely and would probably be re hearing will be held to determine in all previous history. The Heart 324,570 Acre Ft. and W. H. Panike of Oregon leased from the hospital some whether or not a referendum will Fund has helped make this poss- Jan. 30, 1907 DORIS BALLANTYNE . . | ible. We should all participate be held. 568,200 Acre Ft. Slope. Jan. 30, 1966 I time today (Thursday). Eastern Oregon Legislators Submit Joint Report on Activities in Salem Vets' Tax Benefit Deadline April 3 Adrian-Nyssa FFA Placings Announced In District Contest Appearance of New Christy Minstrels Slated Wednesday Nyssan Named Malheur Chairman Of This Year's Heart Fund Campaign Malheur County Legume Seed Men To Hold Annual Meeting February 7 Nyssa School District 26 re ceived $52,650 from the Elemen tary and Secondary Education Act Public Law 89-10 during the school year 1965-66. This money was used to equip, stock and pro cess the elementary library, add to the high school library and to carry on a remedial program for eligible students. This year’s allotment is $44,652. The money may not be used to offset local school expenditures. Up to 15 percent of the total may be spent on equipment — tapes, recorders, record players and similar supplies. The remaining 85 percent must be spent on per sonnel for remedial programs. The money is allocated to the district on the basis of the num ber of low income families on the 1960 census, plus the ADC chil dren (Aid to Dependent Children). A detailed program must be written and submitted to the State Department of Education for its approval in order to qualify for these funds. Children with specific needs are the target stu dents. Tests to determine need and to give a basis for evaluation are used in each target area. Nyssa schools have several pro grams going that will be written up individually in the following weeks. TVCC Slows Down On Plan to Annex Harney County Treasure Valley Community college representatives have slow ed down their efforts to annex Harney county to the district. Last week, according to the Burns Times - Herald, employees of the college were circulating petitions seeking 320 signatures (10 per cent of the registered voters) of Harney countians to be forward ed to the state board of education asking for annexation. The editor of the weekly op posed the rush and a letter sign ed by the principal of the high school there felt that not enough time had elapsed to study the proposal. They asked that it come from a vote of the people and not be instigated by Malheur county. That the action of the Burns people carried weight is attested by a release from the college that an “invitation” had been extend ed to the county to join the dis trict. And a meeting has been set for Feb. 4 between officials of the college and the Harney coun ty school board association to dis cuss the matter. About 300 students are attend- ing 30 adult classes conducted in Burns high school by T V C C. These were started last month and the teachers commute from the college in Ontario. Rural Nyssan Injured As Pistol Discharges Interest Shown In SC District For Arock, JV Nyssa . 1966 Nyssa Co-Chairman