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University of Oregon Library Eugene, Ore. 97403 X X X X X Nyssa Gate City Journal VOLUME LX1 fHE SUGAR CITY THE NY ITE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA, OP'MiN THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1968 1968 BEH CONTRACT GIVES GROWERS CHANCE FOR INCREASED INCOME f> It’s anticipated, of course, that net returns will be much higher than this. The raw price provision would act as a kind of insurance policy for the farmer in the event of depressed sugar market conditions. Harold Thompson, president of the Water county (Utah) boot growers association and chief negotiator for the farm organi zations, said th«* Amalgamated contract differs from those of most oilier beet processors. “Most raw price agreements contain both a floor and a ceiling on prices," Thompson ex plained. "However, our agree ment contains only a lower limit. Growers will continue to share in every advance of refined beet sugar prices, with out limitation." Presidents of all 11 associa tions contracting with the com pany were present m Boise. They includ'd Jack Claiborn of Twin Falls, William Beck and Ray Freymiller, Burley; Clyde Greenwell, Rupert; Wil liam Carson, Weiser; Leon Pickett, Murtaugh, Dale De Pew, Wendell, Carl Steiner, Mt. Home; Cyril Munk, Smithfield, and Eldon Bingham, Preston. Including a number of direc tors from each group, more than half a hundred listened in on tli«- talks, Keith M. Orme, Amalga mated’s executive vice presi dent, said the associations ap proved a company plan to accel erate development of special beet seed varieties. They also agreed to join forces with th«* company in a study of dirt-handling methods at beet receiving stations. A special committee of growers and company personnel wa s or- ganized for this purpose. Amal gamated will contribute$10,000 lo finance technical and experi mental work. The company accepted a grower request for some modi fication in payment practices. Heretofore, all farmers have received an estimated 85 per cent of the total beet price in the fall, with the balance divided between payments made the following spring and fall. Now, Magic Valley and Utah growers will receive an es timated 90 percent first pay ment, in lieu of a spring check. Treasure valley growers asked to remain on the three-payment system, Orme said the company will have more opportunity to devel op additional bulk and liquid storage facilities, and to reduce per bag storage costs, under the new agreement. SHERIFF ANNOUNCES PERSONNEL CHANGES Malheur County Sheriff Rob ert Ingram announced last week that Deputy Sheriff Tom Ed mondson, Ontario, has resigned to accept a position with the police department at Burns. Terry Thompson, former Nyssa and Ontario police officer, has been hired to fill the vacancy, Sheriff Ingram said. SEEKS JP POSITION It was announced late last week by Robert Morcom, Mal heur county clerk, that Mrs. Cling (Nita) Bellows has filed for the position of Justice of the Peace in the Ontario dis trict. - AS MATMEH TAKE STATE CROWN; RALLY PLANNED Led by Rudy Vendrell, three-time ‘State Champion’, the Nyssa high school Bulldogs won the Oregon State A 2-B wrestling crown at a tournament staged last weekend in Corvallis. This is the first state championship Nyssa has ever won in any sport. Vendrell won his first state championship at 123-pounds, then 130 and again this year at 136-pounds. Darr Jensen, who was runner-up at 148-pounds in 1966-67, won his first state championship title this year. Fred Esplin also won his first state title this year at 157- pounds, Richard Parra, who placed fourth at 106 in 1966-67, placed fourth again this year at 115-pounds. This was Chipper Burningham’s first trip to state and he took third-place over Paul Okita, former state champion, of Burns. Chip defeated Okita 8-1 in the state consulation matches. Together the Nyssa grapplers scored 63 team points to oust Reedsport, perennial A-2 power and defending team champion, with 59 points. FRIDAY RALLY TO HONOR CHAMPS NHS WRESTLING COACH MEL CALHOUN, Hanked by Assistant Coaches Paul Schaffeld on his right and Henry Mendazona, displays the Oregon state A B-2 championship trophy which his five Bulldog grapplers brought home from Corvallis Sunday. VI ii ii ii Selected State Finalist In OYF Contest Robert Munn, 1968 recipient of the Nyssa Jaycees* Out standing Young Farmer (OYF) award, has been selected as one of three finalists in the JC sponsored state contest, it was announced early this w«*ek by Alvin Allen Jaycee publicity chairman. Munn’s photo, with his frxal award and a story of his civic and farming activities appeared on page one of the Feb. 15 issue of the Journal. Th«* state contestants will t* honored at a meeting to b< held March 2 at Newport, and the winner will receive a three- day all-expense-trip to Des Moines, Iowa, to compete for the title of National Outstanding Young Farmer. The other Oregon finalists are from Wallowa county and the Newport area. Guest speaker at the Oregon meeting will be National Junior Chamber of Commerce Presi dent Jim Anteil of Vermont. The contest is sponsored an nually by the National Liquid Petroleum-Gas association, with headquarters in Chicago, Ill. PLAN PROGRAM FOR GIRL SCOUT MEETING Pictures of the winning matmen have appeared on the front page of the last two issues of the Journal. The champs will be honored at a public rally at 9:45 Friday morning on Thunderegg Mall. - Staff photo. Ghapins Travel Widely For Conservation Meets Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Chapin of Nyssa returned home last week from an extended trip to several important meetings. Chapin, who is vice-president of the Oregon Association of Conservation Districts and chairman of its Public Lands Com mittee, and Mrs. Chapin, who is vice-president of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Oregon Association of Conservation Districts, began their trip by attending the OACD State directors meeting in Salem, January 13. From there they drove to Phoenix, Arizona to attend the National Association of Conservation Districts Public Lands meeting the week of January 15. They then attended the NACD annual convention in Dallas, Texas th«* week of February 5. They were among 23 other Oregonians to attend this meeting. On their return trip they attended the National Meeting of the American Society of Range Management ui Albuquerque, New M^xic; th^rwk-of February 12. Of interest to the local area, Chapin said that the National upon the bank account of its Association of Conservation native endowment and squan Districts supported the fol dered the substance in riotous lowing resolution -- “If users misuse. More bountifully en fees (for range grazing) are dowed than any nation in his increased all monies derived tory, we’ve adopted the rather from such increases shall be casual assumption that Provi put back into range improve dence protects America. We’ve ment in the area from which extracted the riches of our na tural legacy, exploited them to they came.” At the NACD annual conven build a shinning society, and tion in Dallas, some 2200 dele wasted them in capricious quan gates heard Bernard Hillen- tities.” He said that the cost of 2 brand, Executive Director, Na tional Association of Counties, days fighting in Viet Nam would Washington, tell them that local pay the yearly cost of our governments’ role in conserva national conservation program. tion action programs must be He felt that our country should strengthened if the needs of spend more to “preserve the local people for resource de basic wealth without which our international commitments velopment are to be met. would be impossible. Tongue in cheek, he also pro posed that all real estate and income taxes be collected by county governments with grants made to states and national government “when they meet adequate local specifications” -- rather than to have it the Potato growers of South other way. western Idaho and Eastern Ore Congressman, Jim Wright gon Tuesday accepted a con told the group that 'Twentieth tract for the 1968 crop russet century American, like the potatoes offered by the food prodigal son, has drawn heavily processing division of the J.R. Simplot Co. The contract for 1968 is identical to that between the growers and the Simplot firm in 1967, with the base price of $1.30 per hundredweight, ac Annual awards banquet for cording to Robert Skyles, Route Owyhee district of Boy Scouts 3, Nampa, chairman of the bar of America, Ore-Ida council, gaining committee for the will be held at 7:15 p.m. this Treasure Valley Potato Grow evening, Feb. 29 at the La ers Bargaining Association. Also in attendance were Paloma cafe in Ontario. Thomas Nishitani will give Richard Stiehl, Route 4, Nam Eagle Scout recognition toChip- pa, president of the Treasure per Burningham, Rodger Gar Valley group, Dwayne Skogs- ner, Daniel Nichols and John berg. Route 4, Nampa, and Erickson. The lads are sons of James Klahr of Parma. Attending from the Malheur the Car) Burninghams, Dee Potato Growers Potato Bar Garners, Jim Nichols' and Del gaining Association were Abe lin Ericksons. George Hirai will receive a Saito of Weiser, and George Scouter’s Key for service toCub Sadamori and Farrell Peter scouting in the Nyssa area. son, both of Ontario. Applications for signing up acreage with the Simplot com pany will be accepted Thurs day, Skyles said. The company officials indicated that the acre DATE MAX. MIN. PH EC. age will lie about the same as in 1967, he said. Spud Growers OK Contract VL ith Simplot Awards Banquet Set This Evening For Area Scouts THIS TRIO OF GIRL SCOUT LEADERS (1 tor) the Misses Christine McPike, Carol Greig and Linda Mecham are serving as coordin ators for a Girl Scout meeting to be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 5 in the Nyssa school cafetorium. In addition to honoring area Scouters, the session is being planned to create more public interest in the program. A highlight of the evening will be a talk by Miss McPike, who has been to Europe with a group of Girl Scouts. Her portion of the program will be entitled, “Experiment tin International living”, with emphasis on Ireland. Miss McPike, a member of the Nyssa elemen tary school faculty, has been active in the Scouting program for a number of years and has worked with senior girls in primitive camps, canoeing, roundup activities andinter- NUMBER IX a first for ntssa Sugarbeet grower and processor officials Feb. 17 announced agreement on a 1968 contract for southern Idaho, eastern Oregon and northern Utah. An estimated 4,000 farmers in the three states are affected by the settlement. The new pact, subject to routine ratification by some local beet grower associations, introduces the raw price concept into the beet contract for the first time. Negotiations were completed In Boise February 15 between the Amalgamated Sugar company and representatives of 11 grower groups. in the new agreement, beet prices will be determined as before on a scale which reflects both sugar content and the company’s net returns from refined sugar sales. However, the contract will contain a lower limit. Amalgamated has agreed that, for price-calculating purposes, it’s net return will be at least 78 points, less storage charges, above average New York raw sugarcane prices for the settle ment year. For example, if New York raws average 730 points for the 1968 beet settlement, the company could not compute beet payments on a net return of less than $8.08 per 100 pounds of sugar sold, less actual storage costs. GROWERS’ INSURANCE THUNMUGGCAMTAL national travel. Also on the program will be a talk by Mrs. Wanda Randall of the Scout office in Ontario. She will speak on “Scouting Opportunities and the Need for Community Support’’. There will also be capping cere monies for two new Senior Scouts, Margaret Dority and Leah Henigson. In charge of the flag ceremony will be members of Mrs. Ray Larson’s troop; and refreshments will be served by Cadets of Mrs. Dick G. Tensen’s troop No. 91. Senior Scouts Linda and Carol, are not only serving as program coordinators, but Miss Greig will act as mistress of cere monies for the Tuesday evening roundup. All area Girl Scouts, their parents and others interested in the program are urged to attend the March 5 evening session. WEATHER .28 54 43 .05 50 40 58 40 .19 -- 60 34 — 55 29 — 56 30 -• 59 31 — -- 29 ****** RESERVOIR STORAGE 2/27/68 132,990 ACK Feet 2/27/67 360,820 Acre Feet Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 COACH NOMINATED FOR STATE HONORS Roger Watts, Adrian high scjiool baseball coach, was one of three coaches nominated for the “Oregon State High School Coach of the Year” in their respective classification. The Adrian baseball boys won the Class *R' State champion ship in 1967. Jaycees Offer Scholarship To NHS Senior The Nyssa Junior Chamber of Commerce is offering a cash scholarship to interested stu dents in the 1968 graduating class of Nyssa high school. This scholarship will be paid directly to the recipient to attend the college of his or her choice. All applicants will be judged on information submitted on forms provided by the spon soring organization, and no other form may be used. The seniors will be judged primarily on the basis of need, however, scholastic ability,ac tivities and evidence of a strong desire to obtain further educa tion will also be considered. Applications must be type- written and delivered to Scholarship Committee Chair man Steve Fonda, 106 Main Street, Nyssa, on or before April 15. The successful appli cant will be notified by May 1, 1968. This program is made pos sible through the sale of oranges during the Christmas season, and it is hoped that in future years both the amount of the scholarship and number of re cipients can be enlarged. Forms may be obtained from the high school guidance coun- cellor or from the Jaycee com mittee chairman. FILER SALE FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1968 Over two hundred head of Hereford and Shorthorn bulls have been consigned to the Idaho Cattlemen’s Association Filer Spring Range Bull Sale, Friday, March 8, according to Pat Allen, Cascade, Chairmanof the Asso ciation Bull Sale Committee. Big, rugged bulls, showing tremendous improvement each year, are being bred by pure bred breeders in Idaho for com mercial cattle herds and as a consequence, Idaho has be come one of the top producing states of exceptional feeder cattle. An important factor in the overall improvement of quality in Idaho cattle is the grading program developed by the l.C.A. Bull Committee at the beginning of the sales in 1939. Allen stated there will be both horned and polled bulls 18 to 30 months of age graded and sold at the Filer Sale. AU of the bulls will be graded into clases of A, A minus, B plus, and B by Noy Brackett, Roger son, a commercial cattle pro ducer and President of the Idaho Cattlemen’s Association; Er nest Olsen, Logan, Utah, a purebred Hereford breeder; and Dr. Joe Dahm en, Superinten dent, Caldwell Experiment Sta tion, University of Idaho. Dr. D. A. Jackson, Deputy State Veterinarian, Twin Falls, will inspect the bulls for visual defects during the grading at the Fairgrounds. Auctioneeers will lie Clayton Tschirgi, Fruitland and Si Wil liams, Walla Walla. A public rally, honoring the state wrestling champions, is planned at 9:45 a.m. Friday, March 1 on Thunderegg mall at the southwest corner of Nyssa’s Main and Second street intersection. It is announced by school officials, that in case of inclimate weather the rally will be held in the NHS gymnasium. AU area residents are urged to assist Nyssa school personnel and students in paying tribute to Coach Mel Calhoun, his assistants and the triumphant grapplers. Individual and team trophies will be awarded at this rally. Nyssa Chamber Members Observe Third Graders In Classroom Programs Following the noon luncheon at Brownie’s Cafe Wednesday, members of the Nyssa Chamber of Commerce retired to the Multi-Purpose room of the Ele mentary building to observe third-grade students in action. They were students in the third grade, taught by Mrs. Oscar (Tavie) Hendricks at the Arcadia building. Their pro gram consisted of additional work of their own choosing to HU in time after filling regular classroom assignments. Mrs. Hendricks explained that they are at level ‘11’ and are doing what is called “En richment Work” consisting largely of reading, writing and spelling. Brenda Brower announced the various programs and intro duced the students throughout the thirty minute period. The group started with a song, followed by a display of charac ter puppets, designed and made by themselves. Two small girls also demonstrated them with a dialogue and appropriate move ments. tha’. This was illustrated by a home-made movie with the stu dents moving drawings of scenes across the screen with boys narrating. From Stevenson’s work they chose the "Gingham Dog and Calico Cat” to further illus trate, with drawings and readings, how it appeared to them as individuals.' The program ended with the group singing "Stars and Stripes Forever.” SECOND GRADE SHOWS After 1 p.m., when most of the chamber members had re turned to work the second grade* group, taught by Mrs. Eggert (Betty) Oft, demonstrated a little of what they had been doing as their "Enrichment” work. The class was divided into groups of four with team cap tains. Two of the groups com peted at a time with the in- structor naming a book and asking for the name of the author and asking for the name of one of his works. This brief program ended with Mrs. Oft offering quotes or partial quotes and asking for the name of the author and the name of the works from which it was taken. (Editor’s note - The pro grams were not only enter taining to us but were a rev elation as to the progress that can be made by a group of children this far down in the grades. Three boys showed a number of poetry books used by the class and named the authors. This was followed by a study of American Author Carl Sand burg. This included pictures, drawings, spelling used in his works, background of the man, poems he wrote and words he used depicted in drawings. Poems of Robert Louis Stevenson and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow used by the class, While being aware that they were covered. Background of had practiced for the program, the latter was given with con the confidence and poise dis centration on his noted ‘Hiawa- played was a pleasure to see. •And the quiet respect shown by all those not immediately in the forefront was something to see after reading so many adverse accounts of students in colleges and high schools. Vale BLM Sets Tours For Bidders We only wish every patron in the district could have had the privilege of seeing these second and third graders In The Bureau of Land Manage action.) ment will conduct a series of tours for contractors wishing to bid on 69.8 miles of fence construction and two water Houston Arrives wells to be installed in vari ous parts of Malheur County. In San Francisco; A tour to the two well sites is scheduled next Tuesday and Expected Home Soon will leave the Vale BLM Of fice at 8:30 a.m. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Houston The well sites are located of the Arcadia area received along the Owyhee River and a telephone call Feb. 21 from below Owyhee Dam. They will their son, Jim, who was in be used for drinking water at jured the previous Sunday two campgrounds planned for during a Communist raid on an future construction in the area. airport in Saigon, Vietnam. A tour for fences in the Vale area will leave the BLM office Jim was in a hospital at San at 8 a.m. on March 11 and Francisco when he callled Ids March 12 for another group. In parents. He was hospitalized the McDermitt, Nev., area the for removal of shrapnel from tour will leave the Stateline his neck. Cafe at 9 a.m. on March 13. Tours in the Jordan Valley area He stated that he would have will depart from the Chevron to remain in the hospital for Station at 8 a.m. on March several days. And then he would be enroute home. No f u r t h e r 14 15. Contractors may secure ad word had been received by ditional information by con presstime Wednesday after tacting the Vale District office. noon. k