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Nyssa Gate City Journal
VOLUME LX
THE SUGAR CITY
Gun Mishap Hurts
Nyssa Area Youth
A 14-year-old Nyssa youth,
Kenneth Cannon, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Waiter Cannon of
rural Nyssa, escaped serious
Injury Sunday when a gun ac
cidently discharged, sending a
bullet into his foot.
Mrs. Cannon said the fam
ily was on a deer hunting trip
near Juntura and Kenneth was
sitting on the edge of a jeep
unloading the gun when it dis
charged.
A 30-06 bullet went through
his second toe.
He was taken to Malheur
Memorial hospital for treat
ment and was released in g<x>d
condition. - Idaho Daily States
man.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 19«7
bìfore
UNICEF DRIVE
TO RE OCT. 31
All young people from fourth
grad«* through high school are
being invited again this year
to participate in "I i i< k or
Treat for UNICEF" on Hallo
ween night, October 31. Plana
for the Nyssa and Adrian areas
are now in progress under a
committee of people from sev
eral churches, Protestant and
Catholic, says The Rev. Ralph
A. Lawrence, chairman of the
UNICEF project for the Minis
terial Association.
For the youth who go out,
it will be a night of helpful
ness and fun as they collect
for the United Nations Child
ren's Fund. Last year, more
than $255.00, an all-time high,
was collected by Nyssa and
Adrian groups which canvassed
the various residential neigh
borhoods. This was added to
other efforts in Oregon to make
a grand total of more than
$26,000.00 for the state. In
addition, some $15,000.00 was
contributed to (lie work of this
Nobel Peace Prize winning or
ganisation through Iheptirciiase
of UNICEF greeting cards sold
locally by volunteers.
Tile UNICEF work is pro
viding a better future for mil
lions of boys and girls who are
hungry, ill, or who live a sub
standard life in some 120 coun
tries Of tile world. I I m of its
main efforts is to feed, heal,
and educate children so that
they may later help themselves.
The children and youth of
Nyssa and Adrian will meet
first at church locations where
they will be given instructions
and provided with transporta
tion. After the sol ic 11 a t ion,
parties for the different age
groups will be held. Three age
luvels will participate: 4th, 5th,
and cth grades will form the
“junior" group, and will meet
at the Nyssa Methodist Church.
Grades 7 and 8 will meet at
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church,
and the Senior Highs will gather
at St. Bridget’s Catholic new
Parish trail. Adrian youth will
meet at the Kingman Memorial
Presbyterian Church.
More Information will be pub-
Itohed In next week's (¡ate (ity
Journal.
THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA, OREGON
THUNDEREGG CAPITAL
NUMBER XLII
Thousands Of Hunters Invade County
As Pheasant Season Opens Saturday,
Prospects Appear Bright For Big Day
Hunting Legal On Other Upland Birds;
Waterfowl Gives Sportsmen Wide Choice
With prospects for one of the best pheasant crops in recent
years in Malheur county, thousands of hunters are expected
to be on hand for the 8 a.m. opening hour Saturday morning.
A partial check of hotels and motels in the three major towns
of the county indicate a shortage of accommodations for the
week-end.
The county is the farthermost from the large population
centers of the Wllllamette valley and Portland area, and the
hometown residents say we should belong to Idaho because
the rest of the state does not know we exist - but don’t be
lieve it!
Every hunter of upland birds knows the county is recognized
as tops in the northwest for pheasant hunting. And it is among
the top areas for quail and chukars.
AFTER
THESE "BEFORE" and "AFTER" PICTURES show what three to four Inches of dirt put over the entire area with the
beet dirt can do, and has done for the lawn areas of the Nyssa football field receiving about six inches on the side and about
school grounds. The upper photo is the area just south of the 18 inches in the center where it is crowned. The school head
primary building where dirt is now being dumped, while the said on behalf of the board, teachers, kiddies and their par
lower picture shows the playground back of the elementary ents, he would like to thank all farmers who have aided in
building. Not many years ago it was the same as the upper the project, and asks that they keep on leaving their dirt
(alkali soil) and devoid of vegetation. And as many mothers until the job is completed. - Staff photos.
can remember was all puddles of water or small ice ponds
in the winter time. There are about 30 acres in the total school
ground, about 25 of which is lawn area. Eight or nine years
ago when local farmers began dumping their beet dirt only
about 6 or 7 acres in the front and side of the elementary and
high school buildings were in lawn, but now there remains
only 4 or 5 more acres to build into lawn. Supt W. L. Mc-
Partiand says about 500 kids play on the lawn of the elementary
John Fahrenbruch of Route 1, Avery, Orlee Sipes, Elver Niel-
building and the grass Is holding up real well. There has been
Nyssa has been selected as the sen and Ted Morgan.
Outstanding Cooperator with the
Winners from the individual
Adrian Soil and Water Conser Soil and Water Conservation
vation District for 1967, accord Districts, of which there are
ing to Wilbur Chapin, Chairman. 63 in Oregon, will compete in
This contest is sponsored by area contests, then the area
the Oregon Association of Soil winners will compete for the
Irrigation water supplies in usual, resulting in better water and Water Conservation state title. The state winner will
Malheur county during 1967 supplies than anticipated early Districts, the Oregon Branch of be announced and the award
have been adequate for all ir last spring.
the Soil Conservation Society presented at the annual meet
rigation districts, according to
The flow into Lake Owyhee of America and the U. S. Na ing of Soil and Water Conser
a report released Saturday by from April through September tional Bank.
vation Districts in Lakeview,
A. J. Webber and W. T. Frost was 353,400 acre feet compared
Chapin said the following November 10. The winner will
of the Soilconservation service with the 15-year average of points are used as a basis for receive a trophy and $100. The
381,200, according to prelim judging.
in Portland.
district he represents will re
A plentiful water supply this inary figures of the North Board 1. Progress in application of ceive $50.
year wasprimarilyduetoavail- of Control at Nyssa.
conservation plans based on
able stored water supplies
Carry-over water supplies in soil and other resource capa
which were near average as the Antelope reservoir of 9,000 bilities. 2. Completeness and
acre feet should give a good quality of conservation accom
season opened.
Carry-over water in res start for next year. Lake plishment. 3. Land use manage
ervoirs is 30 percent above the Owyhee has a carryover of ment adapted to the resources
average to give the 1968 season 332,700 compared with 270,- of the particular farm or ranch.
an excellent start, they said. 000 a year ago. Water stored 4. Community leadership in
According to Nyssa Police
Later than usual snow accum in the three reservoirs of the conservation. 5. Maintenance Chief Alvin Allen, a list of
ulation, coupled with cool tem Malheur River, Warm Springs, of conservation practices esta bicycle rules were recently dis
peratures
and good precipi Agency Valley and Bully Creek blished.
tributed to all Nyssa grade
tation in May caused streams total 30,700 compared with 37,-
Fahrenbruch was picked from school students, hoping it will
to peak higher and later than 700 at this time last yeir. this district because he had cause the youngsters to be more
completely applied his conser conscious of present dangers
vation plan. His 80 acre farm while riding their bicycles dur
Welfare Offices
has been completely leveled. In ing the harvest season.
some fields he had cuts up
All parents of children who
Slate Open House
to 7 feet and fills to 9 feet. ride bicycles are asked to help
He kept his yields high in them find a route off of Main
An open house is being held spite of these cuts by spread street as they travel to and
today, October 19, for Malheur ing an average of over 100 from school.
County Abundant Food Center, eight-ton loads of manure over
Division of Vocational Rehabili his place each year.
tation and Malheur County Pub
His irrigation system has
Vale Lad Injured
lic Welfare Commission in the been completely reorganized.
Dean Steinke of Vale, who
new welfare building at 690 W. Besides the leveling this in
Idaho avenue in Ontario.
cludes some concrete ditch was injured during football
The three departments will lining, irrigation pipeline and practice Oct. 11, was released
be open to the public for in other structures.
Oct. 16 from Holy Rosary hos
spection from 2 to 4 p.m.,
Sixty acres have been sub pital in Ontario. He was taken
according to Miss Caroline soiled to a depth of about 4 home by his parents, Mr. and
Craig, county public welfare feet to break up a hard pan. Mrs. Dareld Steinke.
administrator.
During the skirmish on the
Fahrenbruch has a cropping
system that keeps half his place grid field, his ankle was broken
in two places and he was rushed
in alfalfa all the time.
He was selected by a corti- by ambulance to the hospital.
STATE OFFICIAL
Dean is a grandson of Mrs.
mittee comprised of Farrell
Peterson, Harold Kurtz, Irvin Verda Steinke of Nyssa. She
VISITS REBEKAHS
Topliff, Sam Hartley, Ted reports he is recovering nicely.
Fahrenbruch Selected
ASWED 196ZXooperator
WATER CARRYOVER
EXCEEDS AVERAGE
MR. AND MRS. GERRIT STAM OF RURAL NYSSA, upon see
ing tn the Journal, the architect's drawing of the proposed
court for Malheur Memorial hospital, that would have to be
omitted from the present construction plans, decided to con
tribute the funds necessary to build it, $2,723. They had plan
ned to make a contribution and had considered recreation for
the patients, but when they learned that the court could be
included much easier now, Mrs. Siam (Jansie) said to Gerrit,
"This is where our money should be used.” He said, "Okay” -
as simple as that! Both are natives of Holland. Gerrit came
to the United States in 1905 and Jansie in 1921, after Gerrit’s
first trip back for his young bride. They have lived on the same
47-acre farm, two miles northwest of Nyssa for 46 years.
Mrs. Stam says the picture, made in 1955, was for passport
purposes. (But the kindly couple has not aged a great deal
in the 12 years which followed.)
Bicycle Rules
Given Kiddies
Eleven members of Yellow
Rose Rebekah lodge met Oct.
5 for a no - host dinner at
Brownie’s cafe.
Prior to the business meet
ing, Miss Linda Ballou enter
tained with vocal and guitar
selections.
Jessie Kahler Darrar, pres
ident of the Rebekah Assembly
of Oregon, paid her official
visitation to the Yellow Rose
lodge. There were also visitors
from Madras, Ontario, Parma
and Nampa.
Prior to adjournment, coffee
and cookies were served.
Co-op Men Attend
Portland Meeting
A two-day Sales-Service
seminar covering a wide range
of subjects was recently held in
Portland under auspices of
Pacific Supply Cooperative,and
the registrants included Carl
Sells, George Roth, Don King
and Ralph Thomas of Nyssa
Co-op Supply.
The seminar, tailored for
sales personnel throughout the
Pacific Supply system, featured
such topics as suggestive sell
ing, handling objections, tele
phone techniques and closings.
The game commission has not
issued a recent report on the
state as a whole, but farmers
in the Nyssa area say there
appears to be an abundance of
birds. Some are very small,
indicating a late hatch, due to
a wet spring, but others afford
hunters some color to look
at before firing. And, judging
by color and size, there is a
good carry-over of cocks from
previous seasons.
The season will extend
through November 26 in East
ern Oregon with a daily bag
limit of three cocks and 12 in
possession. One hen pheasant
may be included in the daily
bag of four in the possession
limit in Malheur county from
October 28 through the end of
the season, Nov. 26.
For those who prefer the sol
itude of the hills, there are
chukars and quail available,
although hunters should check
local conditions before taking
off, as where found in previous
years is no indication of their
presence this year. Chukar
season, which opened recently
does not close until January
17. The same season holds on
Hungarian partridges. The daily
limit on both is eight, with
a possession limit of 16.
WATERFOWL LEGAL
The duck and goose season
has been open since Oct. 10
and closes January 7. The duck
HELLS CANYON DAM
GENERATORS START
PRODUCTION NOV. 5
Idaho Power company officials announced Wednesday that
Hells Canyon dam will begin producing electricity from North
America’s deepest gorge Sunday, Nov. f, during a public open
house at the huge project climaxing its three-dam complex
to harness a 100-mile stretch of the Snake river.
Board Chairman T. E. Roach said the historic milestone will
be reached with start-up of the first generating unit at the
425,000-kilowatt project in the scenic heart of the narrow,
mountain-walled gorge bordering Idaho and Oregon.
Roach, who led the investor-owned utility’s long battle to
obtain a license for its three-dam development amid con
troversy commanding national attention, will put the first
unit "on the line" in a brief ceremony scheduled to begin at
1:30 p.m.
The Hells Canyon project will be completed and in full
production with its initial three generating units by spring,
1968, boosting the total output of the entire three-dam devel
opment to 1,100,000 kilowatts.
__________________________
Idaho Power began construc
tion of the multi-purpose devel
opment, which also includes
Brownlee and Oxbow dams, in
1955 after the Federal Power
commission issued a license
in a decision upheld by the US
Supreme court.
Roach, extending an invitation
to the public to inspect the
Hells Canyon project in its
final stages, said:
"We welcome the public to
share in this momentous event
marking the near-completion of
our new development that al
ready is providing a great new
source of power to help pace
the economic progress of the
entire Pacific Northwest."
He said Brownlee and Oxbow
dams also will be open for
public inspection during the day.
The open house will begin at
9:30 a.m. and will include guid
ed tours.
Visitors to the Hells Canyon
project will leave their cars
in large, specially-prepared
parking areas at Big Bar, nine
miles upstream, and will be
transported to and from the
dam in shuttle buses.
"We expect that this system
will enable us to handle a large
number of visitors rapidly and
comfortably,” Roach said.
The utility chairman pointed
out that in addition to Hells
Canyon Dam and powerhouse,
visitors will be able to view
the project’s permanent fish
handling facilities, and a
Eagles Slate
Hunter's Ball
Pheasant season opens Sat
urday, Oct. 21 and that is also
the date of the annual hunters’
ball at the Nyssa FOE hall.
Dinner will be served from
8 to 11 p.m., with dancing to
the live music of Terry and
his Pirates from 9:30 p.m.
until 1:30 a.m.
The dinner will feature rib
steaks with all the trimmings
at $2 per plate.
There will also be a cake
auction, door prize and games.
VARIETY OFFERED
DATE
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
oct.
Oct.
Oct.
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
MAX.
65
66
65
66
67
64
64
MIN.
40
42
36
36
30
30
30
RESERVOIR STORAGE
10/16/67
320,150 Acre Feet
10/16/66
255,690 Acre Feet
230,000-volt transmission line
that climbs the steep canyon
wall to carry electricity into the
interconnected Idaho Power
system.
Some 10,000 persons viewed
the Hells Canyon project dur
ing the last open house, held
by Idaho Power soon after con
crete placement for the mas
sive gravity dam began in
March, 1966.
SPI Inspections
Cover 2377 Cars
Oregon potatoes began to
move to market in greater
volume in September and pushed
the total volume of fresh com
modities checked by the fed
eral-state inspection service
during that month to 2,377 car
lots.
This was the greatest vol
ume inspected since April of
this year when 2,571 cars were
checked. However, it was 721
fewer cars than moved through
the inspection service in Sept
ember a year ago.
Potatoes accounted for 1,196
cars of the total fresh commodi
ties inspected and almost half
of these, or 583 cars, came
from the Malheur County area.
Klamath County had 386 cars,
but the other major potato pro
ducing a re a of the state, Red
mond, had only 46 cars.
Other areas having potatoes
inspected for shipment and the
carlots from each were: Med
ford 2, Portland 26, Hermiston
93, Umatilla 53, and Salem 7.
Second to potatoes in inspec
tion for shipment were onions,
with 631 cars, 595 of which
were from Malheur County.
Salem had 33 cars and the
other three cars were inspected
in Portland.
Pear shipments for the month
totaled 307 cars with 148 cars
from Hood River and 157 cars
from Medford. Hood River also
shipped one car of apples and
three cars of brine cherries.
limit, with certain exceptions,
is five per day with a 10 pos
session limit. For geese, it is
three and six, respectively.
HUNTING A
PRIVILEGE
Hunters are reminded that
hunting is a privilege - not a
right - and permission should
be obtained from the owner
of the land before going on the
premises. Most will grant the
privilege, unless there is what
they consider a good reason.
Local hunters, in most cases,
will be escorting out-of-town
guests and should keep them
in tow when it comes to violat
ing rights of landowners.
BE COURTEOUS- BECARE-
FUL - AND HAVE GOOD HUNT
ING!
PT A Of Adrian
Sponsors 4-H
Award Program
A meeting of the Adrian PTA
unit will be held at 8:15 this
evening, Oct. 19 in the grade
school cafetorium. During the
session, the group is sponsor
ing a 4-H achievement awards
program.
4-H club members of Adrian
and surrounding communities
will be presented their pins
and certificates earned during
the past year.
Members of the 4-H Saddle
club will present a short skit,
and refreshments will be served
by the PTA group.
After the meeting, regis
tration for 4-H club member
ship for the coming year will be
held. .Any child who will be nine
years old by January 1, 1968,
is eligible to enroll in a 4-H
club of his or her choice.
All area residents are wel
come to attend this evening’s
meeting.
JAYCEES SPONSOR
PHEASANT CONTEST
The Nyssa Jaycees are spon
soring their annual long feather
contest during the pheasant
season.
All local Jaycees have tickets
for sale. Chairman of the pro
ject is Richard ‘Gus’ Gustav
son.
Prizes to be given to the
four holders of the longest
feathers are: first prize, 20-
guage shotgun; second prize,
shell reloader; third prize,
hunting vest; fourth prize, box
of shotgun shells.
Prizes are now on display
at Nyssa Gun and Sport shop.
Tickets will be on sale until
the first day of the pheasant
hunting season.
Nyssa FHA Girls
Set Topsoil Drive
Members of the Nyssa FHA
chapter will conduct their an
nual topsoil drive Saturday, Oct.
21.
The girls will sell pickup
loads of barnyard manure for
$5 per load.
Interested area residents are
asked to call 372-2556 which
is the phone number of Miss
Sallee Morgan who is serving
as chairman of the drive.
Milton-Freewater was the
heavy apple shipper with 122
cars. Salem was the only other
area shipping cherries with 31
cars.
Other commodities inspected
for shipment included: Twocars
of corn, one car of shelled
filberts, and one car of in
shell walnuts from Salem; one
car of miscellaneous proiduce
from Portland; eight cars of
peaches from Medford; 76 cars
of plums-prunes from Milton-
Freewater and five cars of
plums-prunes from Ontario.
The inspectors also checked
41,969 tons of potatoes for pro
cessing; 8,457 tons of pro
cessing onions, and 29,611 tons
of pears for processing during
September.