THURSDAY, MAPI Il Zi, PICH
THE NYSSA (,ATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA, OKE'.ON
Alcoholic (xmiicil Reports
Activities; IJsts Directors
Nln«1 local citizens were
elected to the boar«! of direc
tori .it th«* March 13 annual
meeting of th«* Alcoholic Re
habilitation Council, Inc. of
Malheur County.
Ardythe Stubstad, Jack Sather
and Blanche Rowe were elected
from Hi«* Ontario area, Wallace
Prowell and Edna Blaylock from
Nyssa, l*at Bond and OriinCul-
bertson of Vale, Glenn Ward of
Adrian and Mildred Amick of
Harper.
The evening began with a ban
quet at th«* Moor«* hotel in On
tario. The audience was treated
to a dynamic and enthusiastic
speech by Robert Whipple, ed
ucation consultant from the
Oregon Alcohol and Drug Sec
tion, of Portland. He talked on
community responsibility for
alcohol problems. Arange-
ments for the evening were made
by Mrs. Rowe.
lh<* business session wasted J
by Stubstad, president of the
outgoing board. After election !
of directors, the meeting was
com*luded by a report to the
mcmtM'rship by Verne Flock of
the hospital family project who
serves the council as a con
sultant.
Flock, in his report, reviewed
the recent progress of the coun-
««11 in «'ducation in conjunction
with the schools in the area,
lie noted that young jx-oplehav«*
a sincere desir«* for knowledge
concerning the eff«*ct of alcohol
upon health, personality and
society.
A per manent continuous
school for education in alcohol
1« r o b I «* m s was proposed for
III e III be r s h ip consideration.
1 lock also disclosed a prelim
inary survey on the extent that
alcohol problems involve woik
f««r law enforcement agencies.
The survey revealed that 75
to 90'. of th«* misdemeanor
offenses com«* directly or in
directly from alcohol related
problems. Misdemeanor -1 ype
offenses comprise from 1/3
to 1/2 of a department’s work
load.
law nforcement alone costs
more Ilian $400,000 a year in
Malheur county and when the
follow-through agencies, such
as the courts, the district at-
toih. y . off)«. .w.'liar- , )uv«nil«-
department, mental and public
health, vocational rehabilita
tion, employment service,
parole and probation, and others
are added, the cost ot al
coholism and alcohol problems
from any point of view (human
itarian or monetary) becomes
somewhat staggering.
The new board will meet in
the near future to organize and
consider problems facing the
local community in terms of
alcohol education and treat
ment.
Sugar Co. Announces
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LARGE MALE COLGAR PROVES
TO BE DII I ICI LT CUSTOMER
A big male cougar, estimated of experts who had immobilized
to weigh from 135 to 150pounds, numerous mountain lions in the
proved a difficult customer Rocky Mountains during a re
when biologists of th«' Game search study there extending for
Commission along with a fed several years.
eral trapper and several inter
But, evidently Oregon moun
ested individuals attempted to tain lions must be considerably
free the animal from a trap. tougher than their Rocky Moun
The big predator had stepped tain counterpart, for Hie re
into a bobcat trap, one of several commended dosage had little
such sets placed along Little affect on the big cat.
Bear Creek in Wallowa county
At the scene, Bartels took aim
by a commercial trapper.
with the Cap Chur gun and fired
Wendell Weaver, government the drug-filled dart into the
trapper at Enterprise, notified snarling animal’s hip, then
district game biologist, Ron stepped back and waited for the
liaitels, of the cougar’s predi expected results. Now, accord
cament, and tlie two made im ing to rule, the big cat should
mediate plans to set the ani have collapsed in a minute or
mal free. Th«' mountain lion is so, and gon«* into a deep sleep
a protected animal in the state, lasting perhaps a half an hour.
and cannot be indiscriminately AH it did was make the animal
killed.
a little sleepy, but it would
Bartels contacted biologists snarl and prepare for battle at
in Pendleton for a upply of th«* approach of his liberators.
sucostrin, an immobilizing
When the feeets of the first
drug, and to Pilot Rock for a dose wore off, Bartels prepared
Cap-Chur gun used to fire a a second, slightly stronger, and
drug-filled dart, which was at again administered the dart.
the stat«' Police office there. The big cat again went partially
These items were rushed to asleep, but continued to face up
Enterprise.
to its tormentors. Rather than
But even the best laid plans risk an over dose wtiichmight
can go awry as evidenced by result in death, Bartels decifled
the < ham of events which fol to handle th«- animal with ropes
lowed.
while it was partially under the
In th«- past, commission influence of th«' drug.
biologists have «-njoye«! excel
lent success with th«' use of
sucostrin in immobilizing deer,
elk, and other animals, but this
was the first attempt with
cougar. To tie on th*- saf«- side,
Bartels and his assistant, Vic
Coggins, prepared a dart con
taining a recommended cougar
dosage as written up by a team
fined sugar. Th«' juice will la-
processed into sugar during the
summer months, and the longer
operating period will txrost the
plant’s payroll substantially.
Orme said Idaho’s favorable
tax climate for Industry is a
significant consideration in the
decision to build the country’s
biggest sugarbeet plant.
‘•The state has two very prog
ressive pieces of tax legislation
in its Freeport exemption and
inventory phase-out laws,” he
explained. “I think our action
shows tliat a constructive busi
ness climate results in more
jobs and «• n c ou r a g •• s much
greater commercial and indus
trial activity. It’s certainly a
two-way street.”
Orme estimated the Nampa
installation’s increased capa
city is wortti an additional $10
million to farmers in the state.
For the third winter in a
Payments to Idaho tx-et growers
currently range from $35 to , row, big game animals are win
tering well and up to the present
$45 million annually.
Th«’ official added tliat Amal time have experienced no undue
gamated «• xpec t s to contract stress. This is the report from
more than 130,000 acres in ttie game biologists in all sections
Gem stat«- this spring, and said I of the state, who ar«1 now at
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ttie 1968 crop could stretch the mid-point in the winter inven
(lie meat, injecting the poison < apacity of all company plants tory of big game animals.
Bob Stein, staff biologist who
into it and baiting the traps in to their absolute limits. These
all ttie locations.
includ«- a 6,700-ton fa< ility at heads th«- big game program for
It also required checking the Nyssa, a 4,000-tonner at Twin the Game Commission, re
traps at regular intervals,des Falls, a 7,000-ton capacity plant ported that weather has been
troying the catch and re-setting at Paul and a small, 1,900-ton generally mild so far this win
the traps.
ter except for a short period
factory at Lewiston, Utah.
The areas wer«* plainly
Amalgamated had already of deep snow and cold during
marked ” POISON AREAS” to been in the business for fourteen December. Since dial time
protect dogs and domestic an year- when it opened its first weather has moderated, and
imals, and a stake showing th«* beet factory in Idaho at Burley most winter ranges are rela
actual poison station. Then when in 1912. Nampa was built in tively free of snow.
Rang«- conditions appear fair,
the poisoning season ended all 1942, with an original capacity
traps tiad to lx* collected, all of 1,800 tons. A new diffuser, Stein said, and if mild weather
remaining contaminated meat the unit that cooks the juice prevails for th«' next two
destroyed by burning and any out of th«* freshly-sliced roots, months, deer, elk, anti antelope
thing 1« ft over bur D-d d«-«*p under was installed in 1947. It was should come through the winter
ground.
supposed to havt' a 2,400-ton with a minimum of loss.
Stein was somewhat pessi
” 1’udd” retired two years ago daily capacity, but factory per
but lias not lost his interest sonnel found ways to improve mistic since the next two months
in the work or wildlife in gen controls and speed the opera are the most critical in relation
eral. He modestly noted that tion. In a short time, it was to survival of the animals, and
the county nou has two trappers putting out double the produc potential severe weather still
doing what he did alone for tion that the manufacturer had poses a threat. In some areas
food supplies are less than nor
many years.
guaranteed.
(Ed’s note: Would recommend
Orme said that Nampa has mal, and continued good weather
tins program for any group in a reputation throughout the will be necessary if herds are
terested in this field. It’s ed company for its excellent man to survive with a m nimum of
loss. He mentioned that soma
ucational and "Pud” is highly agement.
deer
herds in eastern Oregon
entertaining in a dry way.)
“In fact, it runs sowell that
we wer«' almost afraid to tamper 1 appeared a little ragged, and
with it at first,” he revealed. some elk herds in southwestern
were also becoming
“But we finally decided that Oregon
1
somewhat
lean.
this was just exactly the kind ■
Stein reported that compo
of tough, challenging job that
sition
is complete on deer and
our crew here c««uld handle.
Maurice Hatch, a 30-year shows well-balanced herds
veteran with Amalgamated is comparable to last year.
By Frances Smalley
the plant manager. Robert Van Classification of black-tailed
APPLE VALLEY - Mrs. Lulu Horne, a 27-year man, is deer shows 66 fawns and 41
Standa 1 was admitted to Malheur Nampa’s agricultural district bucks per 100 does, while the
mule deer in eastern Oregon
Memorial hospital on March 14. manager.
averages 65 fawns and 19 bucks
She is reported to be slowly
FISHING FILMS MAY per 100 does. In both areas
improving.
Mrs. Evelyn Ramey and BE ON TV SATURDAY fawn production and survival
is slightly below a year ago,
children of Portland recently
Some of the pictures taken while the buck ratio is up
spent several days with her
during a recent fishing trip off slightly.
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
the Baja, Calif., coast in the
During February, March, and
Ferguson.
Sea of Cortez, may be shown April, biologists will travel ex
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Boston
on the 'Outdoor Sportsman’pro tensively on all big game win
left March 7 for Albany, Ore.,
gram on KTVB Channel 7 at ter ranges to obtain the annual
to visit Capt. and Mrs. Gene
4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23. trend c ounts, according to Stein.
Boston and sons. On March 9
Nyssan Dr. L. A. Maulding The census counts plus classi
they went to Springfield and
was with Jim Conway, well fication provide the Game
brought Mrs. Dick Harris and
known outdoor sportsman, when Commission with an overall
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the pictures were shot.
population status of the herds.
PAGE THREE
Several long poles were se-
< ur«'«j and used to slip r op»- loops
over (tie cat’s head as well as
around its hind quarters. The
animal was then stretched out on
th«- ground, and secured topre
vent use of claws and teeth.
r a re fully and cautiously,
Weav« r removed th«- trap while
Bartels pulled th«' two darts
fr««m the animal’s hip. Next,
the rope was removed from
• he animal’s neck, and then
looped around th«- hindquarters
l«x> .en«'d SO it could free it-
s«'lf. Tlie next step was a quick
retreat to safety in case the big
cat < am«- up fighting.
For some time th«- animal
saf there facing his liberators,
not r«’allzing it was free. E inally
th«- >ucostrin wort* off com
pletely, th«- big cat stood up on
wobbly l«-gs for a moment gain
ing strength, snarh-d once more
in th«- direction of his tormen
tors, then bounded away into the
timber.
Bartels said the animal did
not appear to be seriously in
jured from itsordeal in the trap,
and that the claws on the trapped
f'mt could lx- extended and re
tracted. It showed no effect as it
ran away from the scene.
Not only is it difficult to say
the right thing in th«-right place,
but it’s far more difficult to
lew unsaid the wrong thing at
the tempting moment.
Area Ministers To Sponsor
< 4i n lata, fcNo Greater Love’
"No Greater Lover”, by John
W. Peterson, is title of the
> antata which will be presented
at the union Good Friday ser
vices April 12, in the Nyssa
school cafeteria. This program
is sponsored by the Nyssa-
Adrian Ministerial association.
The high school chorus, under
direction of Don Bates, will be
the basic group for the can
tata, with other interested
youths and adults of the Nyssa-
Adrian communities completing
the total choir.
There will be six practice
sessions in preparation for the
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Nyssa Volunteer firemen
answered a call Sunday at Mid
night, however there was no
fire. The signaling system was
activated due to moisture on
the telephone wires causing a
short circuit.
A call at 8:30 a.m. Monday
summoned them to the John
Stringer farm where a feed
truck gas tank was burning.
Firemen answering the call
quickly extinquished the blaze,
and there was little, if any
damage reported.
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Maybe it’s the human will to
survive, or maybe it’s just
plain old-fashioned stubborn
ness. Whatever it is, people are
always winning battles the ex
perts figured them to lose.
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to cure it. In its most ad
vanced stages the disease is
considered virtually untreat-
able.
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In Detroit years ago the local
TB association inaugurated a
program of aid to emphysema
sufferers through loans of
breathing aid equipment. In a
dozen other cities, breathing
clinics and home aid, similarly
inspired, now improve the lot
of many people formerly consi
dered hopelews. In Jefferson
County, Alabama, theChrist-
mas seal association cooper
ates with state health officials
lai conducting an emphysema vo
cational rehabilitation program
that not only provides physical
help but retrains patients and
fits them for productive work.
Medical supervision and re
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and an interesting, useful life
for the emphysema patient. Best
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Attention Farmers ! !
presentation of thecantata, with
the first rehearsal being at 2
p.m., Sunday March 24 at the
Nyssa First Christian church,
located at South Fifth street
and Ennis avenue.
All young people and adults
of the two comm unities, who a re
interested in singing with the
group, are invited to attend this
first practice session or con
tact Don Bates or the Rev.
Ralph A. Lawrence, pastor of
Nyssa Mehtodist church.
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Under medical supervision,
severe distress caused by em
physema can be eased and kept
within bounds through special
breathing techniques, appli
cations of oxygen, drainage of
congested lungs and air pas
sages, physical exercise, and
supporting medication.
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