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Nyssa Gate City Journal
THE SUGAR CITY
VOLUMI- XL
THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA, OREGON
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1967
THUNDEREGG CAPITAL
NUMBER XXX VII
Nyssa's Eighth Annual Krazy Days Coming This Weekend
Sales, Contests, Prizes
Features Of Big Event
RETIREMENT LAW
ESSENTIALS TOLD
NYSSA TEACHERS
TOWN PLANS AMUSEMENT FOR ALL
W-O-W! It’s here again - Nyssa’s K-R-A-Z-Y DAYS cele
bration, known as a time of ridiculous dress by merchants,
clerks, kids - and even their dogs - PLUS the wildest prices
you’ve ever seen, unless you have attended one of the pre
vious Crazy Day events.
And, as usual, the Merchants Promotion committee has ar
ranged for the Journal to blanket the area with the paper,
about as wild (the two-color paper section) as the merchants
are in dress and with prices.
It will pay big dividends for every member of the 4.30C
households to scan all the ads in this paper. They’ll find
prices not offered any other time of the year by Nyssa Merch
ants and seldom seen in any town.
Explaining Oregon's new retirement system, Patrick Haney,
OEA executive director of research, discussed the provisions
of House Bill No. 1264 with members of Hie Nyssa Education
chapter on Sept. 19.
This new law covers not only educators, tint also all school
personnel and Oregon public- employees.
Chairmen of various com
mittees include Craig North
rup, program, Hazel Lane, NEA
week, Dale Schraufnagel, pub
lic relations, Me| Calhoun,
membership, Joy Me Partland,
courtesy,
Don Bates, nominating, Helen
Gonyer, legislativi*, Dorothy
Wilson, social; Frances Bates,
retirement; Dan Martin, con
sultant, Charles Quinowski, re
NEW NEA OFFICERS
search and Elaine Nelson, pro
Nelda Schenk will serve as fessional standards.
Nyssa Edu< .lion chapter pres
ident for the 1967-68 term and
will tie assisted by Charles Migrant Students
Qlllllowski, Vice president.
Of Treasure Valley
Madge Thomson is new sec
retary, with Gary Sant named Get Scholarships
treasurer.
Mandatory contributions ot
from 4 to 7 per cent of employ
ees* monthly salaries will be
made by both the local school
district and the employees.
Oregon public employees have
tin- option of having up to 50
per cent of their contributions
Invested m variable annuities
such as common stocks.
INyssa laTgion
(.roups To llosl
District Meet
The Nyssa American la-gion
ind auxiliary of ¡Mist 79 will host
(h<- Sept 23 district 10 confer
ence. The meeting is slated to
begin at 8 p.m. in Hie community
hall.
According to Fred Bennett
and Mrs. Mural Lewis, aux
iliary president, distinguished
guests will be Mrs. Grover,
department auxiliary president,
Elizabeth Lins, department
secretary, Mildred McDonald,
department vice president;
Mabie Gearhart, rehabilitation
chairmau.
,
Department commander John
Buether, First Vice Command
er l^rry Antonrlli; Department
Adjutant Glen Howe, Ik-part-
nient Service Officer Harry
Stephens and Aid to the Com
mander Floyd Wooderson.
All Legionnaires and aux
iliary members and their
friends are invited to attend.
Anyone having trrxible with
Veterans’ claims, hospitaliza
tion or Veterans’ farm loans,
should tx- on hand. These gentle
men should I m - able to give
correct advice on how to ob
tain these services, the offic
ers added.
FOCHT
W.E. Rawlings, manager of
the Columbia Basin Project, re
cently presented to the Eltopia
Water master Section a spec
ial citation for excellence of
service in last year’s irrig
ation season.
The federal
citation in this case was o.i be
half of Secretary of the In
terior Stewart L. Udall.
Watermaster Dean Bind
er accepted the award, on be
half of the section’s crew and
of his predecessor, Water
master Adam Focht, who has
since transferred to another
irrigation project at Nyssa.
The section was cited for
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THIS NEWLY ERECTED FRAME, METAL-CIJ4D BUILDING
on the north side of Main street (at the UP underpass) in
Nyssa is for onion storage. Owners are those of a newly
incorporated firm. Storage Associates, Inc., of Nyssa. Stock
holders have not yet been made public and storage arrange
ments may I m * made through Muir-Roberts company. The
building, constructed by Bob Lzicar of Ontario, is 80* x 14’
x 28’ high and w.H hold 30,000 hundredweight of onions in
bulk bins. To the novice that may sound like a lot of onions,
but with crops like those grown in Malheur county, the struct
ure will be filled by 50-60 acres. There are four air-tunnels,
each operated individually by five-horsepower electric fans.
Officials of the Treasure
Valley migrant education pro
grams, Title 3-B, announce the
awarding of 14 school-year
scholarships and three one-
quarter scholarships to attend
Treasure Valley Community
College.
The student awards are made
to members of migrant and
seasonal farm-worker famil
ies.
One-quarter scholarships go
to Linvale Bergher and Rod
ney Mattiis, Weiser; Ruben Rod
ríguez, Nyssa.
TVMEP officials also an
nounce the awarding of seven
school-year scholarships for
students to attend TVCC for Vo
cational-Technical training.
The stipends were given to
Joe Rodríguez and Jose Blay,
Nyssa; Julio Perez, Caldwell;
Humberto Fuentes and Joe Sie-
fuentes of Weiser; Jose Bueno,
Marsing and Juan Vega, On
tario.
its crews’outstandingperform
ance under last season’s dif
ficult conditions and their in
genuity in handling major crises
while maintaining maximum
service to water users.
There were two crucial
breaks in the project’s canals
and laterals in the 1966 season.
The first was on May 6 when
50 feet of concrete lining wash
ed out of the BP2 lateral in
Block 2 near Pasco. Working
around the clock and with only
a 24-hour break in service, the
lateral bank was rebuilt and a
rubber liner placed inthechan-
nel to protect the filled section.
The second occurred May 10,
when a break in the Potholes
canal in Block 16 interrupted
water deliveries to 12,600 a-
cres.
Crews from Eltopia,
assisted by personnel from ad
jacent water master sections,
kept flooding of adjacent land
and damage to other parts of
the system to a minimum.
While these erner gene ies
were being remedied, regular
service was continued to parts
of the system not affected.
During the early part of the
irrigation season severe cli-
n. *ic conditions caused serious
problems. High winds clogged
canals and laterals with weeds,
and in order to meet the above
normal requests for water,
channel structures had to be
cleaned constantly toallow nor
mal flow and to prevent pump
outages.
Taking care of these needs
and others, every employee of
the section averaged 140 hours
of emeregency work in the first
three and a half months of the
season, often giving up days off
or responding to emergency
calls at all hours of the day or
night.
Whether you need groceries,
clothing, hardware, farm mach
inery, trucks or tractors,
drugs, sundries, jewelry, auto
motive supplies or paint, you
can find it in Nyssa during
this event at much cheaper
than normal prices. Some firms
are again offering storewide
discounts all three days. Some
will offer prices discounted as
much as 50 per cent on season
al goods.
But if you don’t need a thing
and can’t borrow the money to
save on bargains -COME ANY
WAY and join in the fun. And,
when we say, come anyway, that
is just what the merchants
mean. You’ll be welcome dress
ed as you are - whether just
fresh out of the ‘spud’ patch
or out of the cattle yards. And,
you’ll feel at home here.
VALUABLE PRIZESOFFERED
Among recipients of school-
year scholarships are Steve
Mendoza, Parma; Rogeiio
Fuentes, Payette; Danny Loeda,
Wilder; Tomasa Herrera and
Rosa Romero, Ontario; Linda
Madrid, Sally Gonzales. Vicki
Luna and Mary l.eora, Nyssa;
Albert Dominguez, Olivia Tos
cano, Betty Jean Mathis and
Andrew James Perkins, Wei
ser; Sharon Fenn, Adrian.
Watermaster Given
Special Citation
ADAM
VARIETY OF
ITEMS AVAILABLE
THIS IS THE SOUTH END OF A NEW BUILDING ON EMISON filling station building at Main and North First streets, but
street in Nyssa, between 8th and 9th streets. While not yet needed to expand. This new structure, 40’ x 80’ x 17’ high,
fully completed, it will house the operations of Dority Bee will double his capacity. He will have an office in the north
Boards, owned by John Doritv. He has been drilling bee boards east corner, will use the northwest corner for his drilling
as the home for leaf-cutter bees. These are the smaller type room (where he will add another machine) and the rear or
pollinators that are so useful in the western area due to their south end will be used for storage of raw materials and his
making their nests in small holes in old boards where they finished bee boards. This end has a wide, high door for easy
deposit the larvae for a replacement for themselves the next entrance for loading and unloading. Contractors on the build
season. Dority lias had a board-drilling operation in a small ing are J. W. McGinnis and Davis of Adrian - Journal Photo.
HELLS CANYON DAM
NEAR COMPLETION
Annual Picnic
Annual picnic of the North
and South Boards of Control
was held Sept. 10 at Owyhee
Bob O’Connor, western division manager of Idaho Power reservoir.
company, told Nyssa Chamber of Commerce members Wed
Among those attending were
nesday that he felt the firm had shown the faith residents had Messrs, and Mmes. Ver Ion
shown in the company had not been in vain.
Wright, Ken Vanderpool, David
He said that without the aid of residents of Nyssa and sur Rees, Wilson Winter, R. V.
rounding communities, who had confidence in the ability of Blake, Bill Wells, Evert Hop
the private concern to raise money necessary to fill the needs kins.
of power users, the company could not have accomplished
Ray Olson, Robert Fisher,
what it had.
Harry Parker, Paul Vander-
He reviewed the three-dam
With completion of the third hoff, Don Nelson, Thurman
complex briefly, starting with dam, the company will have
Piercy, Floyd Weitz, Sam
the one first in the canyon of
spent
over
$16
million
to
build
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the Snake river, Brownlee, and
traced the development through or re-build 127 miles of roads.
The new dam will cost approx
the second, Oxbow, and on
imately $73 million and will Firemen Called
through the third, Hells Can
Adrian’s volunteer firemen
yon, which will soon be com generate 425,000 kilowatts of
power. This, he said, is more were summoned on the even
pleted.
O’Connor said with the com than all the company’s out ing of Sept. 12 to extinguish
pletion of the Hells Canyondam lets produced just a few years a blaze in the chimney area
of the Larry DeHaven home in
the company would have invest ago.
The three dams are all multi the Big Bend area.
ed nearly $227 million in the
three units and connecting fac purpose. While originally de
ilities. This is an enormous signed and approved for power
they also serve
sum, he said, for a power com generation
pany operating in a thinly pop flood control through the size
ulated area like this, and quite of the reservoirs. They also
a compliment to the area, since provide recreation .in the form
the financial institutions who of boating, fishing and supply
bought the bonds could see a campgrounds for the public -
Members of the Nyssa chapt
to say nothing of the roads made er of Future Farmersof Amer
big future for the area.
One of the big "yardsticks” available into the wild country, ica will hold their annual vol
for measuring the growth of an by reason of their work.
untary slave sale at 7:30 this
Under the fishingproject pro evening, Sept. 21, in the Vo-
area, in the future, is by the
amount of electrical energy that vided by the three dams, O’ Ag building on the NHScampus.
will be used. He told of the Connor said, the company has
Funds raised from the auction
big growth that had already provided a salmon hatchery on will be used for financing the
occurred and hinted that the Rapid river near Riggins and chapter’s activities during the
company is still seeking an a steelhead hatchery near Buhl. year.
other source of energy to take These are company financed,
As in the past, Roger Bak
care of future growth that is but operated by the Fish and er will serve as auctioneer.
Game department of Idaho, and And there will be about 50
coming to the territory.
Following his introductory the power company pays the slaves who will volunteer
remarks on the background of annual operating costs of nearly their services for an eight-
the dams, O’Connor showed a $2 million per year.
hour day.
The new division manager
This year, along with the
number of slides of the final
dam, Hells Canyon. These invited all to inspect the three auction, the FFA youths will
started with views of the ter facilities and see the rugged, sponsor a crappie fry, slated
rain, in what Is recognized spectular country. He said the to begin at 7:30. This is to
as the deepest canyon in the company would have the road show their appreciation to all
US, and continued through the open to the public from dam who have given their support.
Those who buy a slave will
seventh of this month. The last number two, Brownlee, to the
slide showed how near complet last one, Hells Canyon, near automatically be invited to the
annual ’parent - son’ banquet.
ion the final dam has reached. November 1.
FEA Slave Sale
Set This Evening
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ADRIAN PTA
MEETING SET
THIS EVENING
Adrian PTA members will
hold their first meeting of the
year at 8:15 this evening, Sept.
21, in the school cafeteria.
After a short business ses
sion, there will be a reception
honoring the teachers.
New teachers in the school
system this year are Verla
Holton, seventh-grade and
language; Virginia Timmer
man, fifth and sixth-grades;
Miriam Tumlin, second grade;
Carolyn Witty, eighth-grade
science; and James Phelps,
sixth - grade. Andrew War
rington has moved from the
elementary school into the high
school.
These new teachers, together
with returning instructors, will
be introduced and p r e s e n t e d
corsages, made and donated
by Owyhee garden club mem
bers.
Refreshments will be served
by members of the PTA execu
tive committee.
THE WEATHER
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DATE
Sept. 13
Sept. 14
Sept. 15
Sept. 16
Sept. 17
Sept. 18
Sept. 19
Sept. 20
MAX.
MIN.
70
73
83
82
83
85
83
38
40
41
44
47
48
52
52
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•
No precipitation was recorded
during the week.
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RESERVOIR STORAGE
9-20-67 - 349,980 acre feet.
9-20-66 - 282,020 acre feet.
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In addition to the bargains,
there will be hundreds of val
uable prizes offered without
any purchase necessary. Just
match the number appearing on
the upper right hand corner
of the colored section of the
Journal with those posted in
the stores - and the prize will
be yours entirely free, or at
a pittance of the-. true value
merchants will post
THEIR NUMBERS AT 9 A.M.
SATURDAY - FUN DAY!
And, if you are unable to
be in town on Saturday, re
member a lot of these prices
start Thursday and continue
for all three days.
MORE FEATURES ADDED
In addition to the usual fun
features of previous years, new
ones are added for this Sat
urday.
The Nyssa Jaycees will have
their usual Crazy breakfast for
merchants, clerks and others
who would like to ‘gang’ up
to feel less conspicuous. The
menu shows a choice of cof
fee, hot cakes, ham and eggs,
or for the same 99?, you may
have hawg, aigs, colored water
and flapjacks. You can be serv
ed from 7 to 10 a.m.
Following the 2 o’clock par
ade, Rays Food Fair will hold
a pie-eating contest for kids,
ages 6 to 12 at 3:30. And at
4 o’clock Nyssa Variety will
have a hula-hoop contest on
the west side of their Main
street store.
Then, to fill requests for en
tertainment, following the clos
ing of stores, the Eagles lodge
has planned a dance for mem
bers and guests. They will have
live-music and the doors will
be open at 7:30 p.m. Saturday
evening for those who wish to
eat a light meal at 75?, be
fore the dance. There will be
no admission charge for the
dance, proper.
PARADE INFO
The parade will form on the
school grounds at the west end
of Main street. It will be led
by the local high school band
(dressed in CRAZY attire) AND
(dressed in CRAZY attire) and
in it will be all adults, kids
and dogs who wish to compete
for prizes offered in each
class.
They are asked to be at the
school grounds at 1 p.m. in
order for the judges to make the
awards prior to parade time
(2 p.m. Saturday).
PRIZES LISTED
Michael’s Pharmacy will of
fer a dog-care kit to the win
ner in each of the following
CRAZY-dressed dog classes;
biggest dog, smallest dog, most
unusual breed and champion
for all classes.
The Journal will again award
cash to the Craziest dressed
kids as follows; $5 for first
place, $3, second and $2, third.
(The contest is limited to child
ren under the seventh-grade.) In
case of ties, awards will be
divided.
Merchandise prizes are being
awarded as follows: Bracken’s
Dept, store, $5 for the craz
iest dressed male (above the
seventh-grade level); Don B.
Moss Firestone store, $5 for
the Craziest-Dressed female
(same age limitations), Nyssa
Merc, $5 for the oldest person
wearing a goofy garb and Wil
son Bros. Dept, store, $5 for
the youngest entered in the
contest.
Ray’s Food Fair is offer
ing $5 for the winner of the
pie-eating contest to be held
at his store at 3:30 p.m., fol
lowing the parade. And Nyssa
Variety store is offering a list
of gifts for winners in a hula
hoop contest to be conducted at
4 p.m. on the west side of
the store, adjoining Idaho Pow
er company’s office.
NUMBERS TO BE ASSIGNED
The Journal will again call
all firms advertising lucky
numbers in their ads assign
ing them a block of numbers
from which they will select
those they wish to post in
their stores. These should be
in a conspicuous place, and
should all be posted by 9 a.m.,
Saturday.
COME EARLY - BRING A
FRIEND - JOIN IN THE FUN
AND STAY ALL DAY. AND
BRING ANY KINDOF VEHICLE
TO TAKE HOME THE LOOT
BEFORE THESE C-R-A-Z-Y
NYSSA MERCHANTS RECOV
ER THEIR SANITY.
New Instructors
Join TVCC Staff
Rounding out the faculty at
Treasure Valley Community
college are two new instruct
ors, Ernest Cody and Bob Hen
dricks, it is announced by col
lege officials.
Cody is scheduled to teach
English composition, English
literature and appreciation of
literature.
Graduating with
honors from the University of
Florida, he further pursued his
interest in English by complet
ing all but his thesis on a
masters at the same institution.
Later he completed require
ments for a masters degree in
business administration at
Temple university where he
also taught evening courses.
His other teaching experiences
include schools in New Jersey
and Idaho.
Hendricks joins the staff to
teach journalism.
He is a
graduate of Nyssa high school,
earned his B. S. and M.S. in
business and journalism from
the University of Oregon. His
interests have carried him into
advertising and public relations
work for several firms, as well
as free lance work for televis
ion.
Among his duties at Treasure
Valley Community college,
Hendricks will serve as faculty
adviser to the campus news
paper, ’Chukar Chatter.’
Hole In One
Earl Walker, sales manager
for Gentry Ford in Ontario,
scored a hole - in - one last
Thursday afternoon on the third
hole of the Ontario golf course.
Playing with his boss, Keith
Gentry and Walt Ross, Walker
used a six-iron for the trick.
He said it rolled and rolled,
after hitting the green, and
then ‘trickled’ into the cup.
Quoting his boss, accord
ing to Earl, he said, “You
SOB (Same Old Ball) that went
in the hole!”
Quoting his wife, Lenore, ac
cording to Earl, that evening
she said, “It’s about time as
much golf as you play!”