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Nyssa Gate City Journal
VOLUME LXI
THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA, OREGON THURSDAY. JUNE 13, 1968
THE SUGAR CITY
MALHEUR COUNTY FAGS
POOREST WATER SUPPLY
OVER 35 - YEAR PERIOD
OUR FLAG
“LONG MAY IT WAVE’’
REPORT SHOWS STREAM LEVEL
ALREADY AT 34 RECORD LOW
The poorest water supplies in thirty-five years are expected
for Malheur County water users this summer, with local
stream levels already at the record-low of 1934, according
to a report released recently by A. J. Webber, State Conserva
tionist, Soil Conservation Service, Portland and prepared by
W. T. Frost, State Snow Survey Supervisor representing
cooperating federal, state and private agencies.
Water will be barely sufficient only for lands served from
Lake Owyhee reservoir. Lands served from Warmsprings,
Agency Valley and Bully Creek reservoirs will likely be out
of water by about September first. Jorday Valley Irrigation
District will be “out of water” even earlier.
Precipitation from September 1, 1967 to May 1, 1968 has
been only three-fourths of the average according to data
provided by the U. S. Weather Bureau. In the month of May
the precipitation was about one-third less than normal.
SNOW VANISHED
Snow has long since vanished
except where drifts and patches
remain on high peaks and
ridges.
Antelope reservoir held about
14,000 acre feet on June first
compared with 55,000 acre feet
at this time last year. No
information has been received
concerning storage in Willow
Creek #3 reservoir.
Water held in Warmsprings,
Agency Valley and Bully Creek
reservoirs totaled 139,500acre
feet on June first compared with
214,300 a. f. a year ago. Flow
of streams entering these
reservoirs has now fallen to
levels close to the critical year
of 1934.
NO CARRY OVER SEEN
Lake Owyhee held 363,900
acre feet at the end of May
compared with 479,000 acre feet
afr this time last year. This is
barely sufficient supply for
lands served from this source.
Inflow to Lake Owyhee during
May was only one-tenth of the
usual amount.
Expected streamflow in Mal
heur County, May 1 through
July 30, is forecast as follows:
Jordan Creek, 8,000 acre feet,
16 percent of 15-year average;
Owyhee Inflow, 25,000, 15
percent; Malheur near Drew-
sey, 3,000, 9 percent; Malheur
at Beulah, 12,000, 36 percent.
Statewide, generous but long-
overdue precipitation in the last
half of May was welcomed by
most Oregon water users but
will provide only a brief relief
from extreme water shortages.
Levels of Western Oregon
streams received a much-
needed “boost,” and both dry
farming and irrigation opera
tions were temporarily helped,
but no significant increase in
flow is seen for Eastern Ore
gon streams already at record-
low levels. The water situation
remains critical in most of
Oregon.
The next report on water
supply conditions in Oregon will
be issued early in October at
the close of the irrigation
season.
THUNDEREGG MALL WINNERS
Route 2, Parma; CoaSt-To-
Coast Store - Marsha Richard
son, Adrian; Wilson Dept.
Store - Louis Skinner, Route 1,
Nyssa; Wilson Market, Inc., -
Fannie Corey, Nyssa; Paulus
Jewelry - Mrs. Glen (Peggy)
Brown, Route 1, Nyssa; Mi
chael’s Pharmacy - Martha
Mausling, Route 3, Parma and
George Fanning, Nyssa won the
$50.00 saving bond offered by
the First National Bank of
Nyssa.
Pool Manager
OLE DYRLUND
.
. lands big one
Nine area persons were win
ners in the $500 merchandise
prizes awarded Saturday by the
owners of Thunderegg Mall in
their 2nd Anniversary celebra
tion.
Ole Dyrlund, Nyssa was tops
with the $100 prize drawing at
3 P.M. and may select goods
to this amount from the parti
cipating merchants - spread-
over all or all at one store.
Winners of the $50.00 in
prizes to be spent with parti
cipating stores are as follows:
Bracken’s Dept. Store - Marie
Elguezabal, Nyssa; Nyssa Rex-
all Pharmacy -'Janice Evans.
Summer Classes
Begin June 18
At Area College
Gives Details
On Instruction
Brad Maxfield, manager of
the Nyssa swimming pool, an
nounces that registration is
open from 1 to 9 p.m. daily
at the pool for those interested
in group instruction scheduled
to start Monday, June 17 with
two sessions at 10 and 11 a.m.
The fee is $1 per child for
six one-hour group lessons,
six consecutive days. The les
sons will continue through July
13. Vale swimmers will have
an opportunity for group or
private instruction commencing
Monday, July 15.
Those desiring private les
sons or special instruction for
children, five years and under,
are asked to contact the pool
manager.
Instructors will be Russell
Myrick, Joan Stunz, Sallee Mor
gan, Kathy McGinley and Max
field, who will conduct the
private lessons.
Registration for Treasure
Valley Community College’s
Summer Quarter is now in prog AIRCRAFT ARRIVES
ress at the Student Affairs
Office in the Weese Building. FOR TVCC TRAINING
Classes begin 8:00 A.M. on
A twin engine C-45 Beech
Tuesday June 18. All lower
^vision collegiate courses are craft arrived in Ontario on
Xansferrable. A complete Memorial Day to become the
years’ work is planned for the property of Treasure Valley
eight week session in General Community College and des
Biology. If enough people en tined for use in the college’s
roll in Principles of Accounting popular Commercial Aviation
the same arrangement will be curriculum. The other planes
made for a year’s work. Con used in instruction all belong
tact Mr. Dean McDonald for to Ontario Flight Service. This
six passenger-two pilot aircraft
more detailed information.
will be used in the multi-engine
option for second year students.
Firemen Summoned
The cost to the college is $250
The Nyssa volunteer firemen and was obtained thru the Ore
were called June 11 about 7:15 gon Surplus Property Division
p.m., to extinguish a grass fire at Salem, according to Otis
along the railroad track North Murray, Dean of Administrative
of Nyssa close to the old sale Services at Treasure Valley
Community College.
barn.
THUNDEREGG CAPITAL
FLAG DAY IS CELEBRATED
ON JUNE 14. THIS IS THE
ANNIVERSARY OF THE DAY IN
1777, ON WHICH THE AMERI
CAN CONGRESS FORMALLY
ADOPTED THE STARS AND
STRIPES AS THE NATIONAL
FLAG. ITHASBEENCHANGED
MANY TIMES SINCE THAT
DATE (IN THE UPPER RIGHT
HAND CORNER) TO ADD
STARS FOR EACH ADDITION
AL STATE ABOVE THE 13
ORIGINAL ONES. NO MORE
FITTING TRIBUTE CAN BE
PAID TO THE FLAG AND FOR
WHICH IT STANDS THAN THE
ONE GIVEN BY PRESIDENT
WOODROW WILSON ON JUNE
14, 1917, THREE MONTHS
AFTER THE UNITED STATES’
ENTERY INTO WORLD WAR I
AND 140 YEARS AFTER ITS
ADOPTION BY THE YOUNG
CONGRESS. HE SAID “WE
MEET TO CELEBRATE FLAG
DAY BECAUSE THIS FLAG
WHICH WE HONOR AND UN
DER WHICH WE SERVE IS THE
EMBLEM OF OUR UNITY, OUR
POWER, OUR THOUGHT AND
PURPOSE AS A NATION. IT
HAS NO OTHER CHARACTER
THAN THAT WHICH WE GIVE
IT FROM GENERATION TO
GENERATION. THE CHOICE
IS OURS. IT FLOATS IN
MAJESTIC SILENCE ABOVE
THE HOSTS WHO EXECUTE
THOSE CHOICES WHETHER IN
PEACE OR WAR? AND YET,
THOUGH SILENT, IT SPEAKS
TO US - SPEAKS TO US OF
THE PAST, OF THE MEN AND
WOMEN WHO WENT BEFORE
US AND OF THE RECORDS
THEY WROTE UPON IT. WE
CELEBRATE THE DAY OF ITS
BIRTH, AND FROM ITS BIRTH
UNTIL NOW IT HAS WIT
NESSED A GREAT HISTORY,
HAS FLOATED ON HIGH THE
SYMBOL OF GREAT EVENTS,
OF A GREAT PLAN OF LIFE
WORKED OUT BY A GREAT
PEOPLE.”
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requires that this notice be
Farm
Bureau
posted
in a conspicuous place.
U. 5. National Announces
Is Critical
Plans For Bank In Nyssa Of
Budget
U. S. National Bank of Oregon has applied to the U. S. Comp
troller of the Currency in Washington, D. C., for permission
to establish a branch office in the vicinity of 5th and Main Streets
in Nyssa, it has been announced by Roy J. Carpenter, vice
president and manager of the statewide financial institution’s
Eastern Region.
Carpenter said that l>. S.
National’s continuing research decision is then made by that
has revealed that there is a office on the proposed banking
rapidly increasing trend toward facility.
U. S. National presently has
Nyssa becoming an agricultural
hub of economic activity in two branch offices in Malheur
eastern Oregon. He pointed out County. The home-owned bank
that MalheurCounty agriculture has served the Ontario area
production gross sales for 1967 since 1935, and it has served
totaled $48.6 million, an in the Vale area since 1947. Cur
crease of 40.8 percent over the rently there are 106 U. S. Na
1960 figure of $34,5 million. tional offices throughout the
It was explained by Carpen state.
ter that a nationally chartered
bank such as U. S. National,
which is the 32nd largest com
mercial bank in the United
States, must apply to the Comp
troller for permission to estab
lish a new branch. Upon com
Governor Tom McCall an
pletion of an investigation by nounced today the appointment
the Comptroller’s office, the of Nita Bellows, 42, of Ontario,
Nita Bellows
Appointed J. P.
RE: RENDEZVOUS
This is a reminder about the
Silver Sage Girl Scout council’s
traveling day camp. The Nyssa
rendezvous will be held June
17-19 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30
p.m., in the Larsson orchard
at the corner of Locust ave
nue and Highway 20-26.
Girls who are attending sum
mer school classes but would
like to attend the luncheon and
afternoon sessions are wel
come.
Scouts and non-scouts are
urged to register with Mrs.
Ruth Larsson, day camp direc
tor. Further information maybe
obtained by dialing 372-2595.
Adult leadership is still
needed. Interested women are
asked to call Mrs. Larsson
immediately. Registration will
be open until Saturday, June 15.
WEATHER
as justice of the peace for the
Ontario district of Malheur
county.
Commenting on Mrs. Bel
lows’ appointment, McCall said:
“It’s valuable in making an
appointment if the governor has
an indication of the will of the
people toward a potential
appointee. In the four-way race
May 28, Mrs. Bellows appar
ently nearly doubled the vote of
each of the two nearest contes
tants and nearly trebled the total
of the last-place candidate. Such
strong favor with the voters of
one’s home county cannot be
lightly regarded by an appoin
ting authority.”
Mrs. Bellows, a native of
Oregon, graduated from Baker
High School and did course work
at Iowa State College. She was
secretary to Sen. Austin Dunn
for 13 years, office manager
for Baker County Finance for
two years and secretary to Sen.
Anthony Yturri for 11 years.
Mrs. Bellows and her hus
band, Clint, have two children.
They reside at 1235 Moore Way
in Ontario.
MEMORIAL GIFT
Under special school awards,
listed in last week’s issue of
.. the Journal, a gift was pre
June 5
81
50
•• sented to the school from mem
Juqp 6
73
57
June 7
75
55
.01 bers of the class of ’68, let
.. tering for outside buildings.
June •
71
55
..
The Journal staff learned this
June 1
78
55
June 10
82
.03 week that the contribution
50
should have been reported as
June 11
85
55
—
— one in memory of the late
June 12
51
Delmar Linn Phillips who was
fatally injured in a gasoline
RESERVOIR STORAGE
6/12/68 343,310 Acre Feet explosion on January 26 this
year.
6/12/67
532,900 Acre Feet
DATE
MAX.
MIN.
PR EC.
The board of directors of the
Malheur County Farm Bureau
expressed concern about the
$41,000 unallocated item in the
proposed Malheur County budg
et. They felt the people should
not be taxed for this money
until the time it is needed.
It should not be raised this year
in order to use up the entire
increase allowed under the 6%
limitation.
The board pointed out this is
one reason the 1 1/2% limita
tion has gained momentum . . .
because budget committees are
taxing the full amount allowed
even in years when it is not
required.
They noted the budget con
tains a $15,000 item which can
be used to supplement the budget
for emergency items and felt
it was sufficient. They do not
think it is wise to include the
$41,000 unallocated item also.
Donald Oakes, Ontario, is Tax
Chairman for Malheur County
Farm Bureau.
In other business Carl Hun
ter, Ontario, Labor Chairman
for MCFB, announced that all
members will be receiving a
copy of the notice required
under ORS 662.815 to post on
their farms. This notice ex
plains that any person, other
than a regular employee, is
prohibited from picketing a
farm where perishable crops
are produced while such crops
are being harvested. The law
POUCE SLATE
PUBLIC DANCE
A public dance, sponsored
by Nyssa policemen and mem
bers of the police reserve, will
be held Saturday evening, June
29 at the Nyssa FOE hall.
The ‘Tijuana Grass’band will
provide music for the dance
slated to begin at 9 p. m.
Nyssa Police Chief Alvin Al
len reports that proceeds will
go into the police reserve fund.
The reserve program was set
up about three months ago, and
already there are a number of
local men who have become
members. They have completed
a first aid course, classes on
traffic control, procedures of
arrest and attended drug-nar
cotic, auto theft and finger
printing seminars at Treasure
Valley Community college.
Allen said the police depart
ment is still accepting appli
cations for police reserve pos
itions, and interested area res
idents are asked to contact
Sgt. Darrell Zinn.
"The organization will help
local law enforcment officers
to maintain better coverage
during special city-wide
events,” the chief stated. Dur
ing the Nyssa rodeo in July
and Thunderegg Days In Aug
ust they will be on duty to as
sist with traffic problems and
control.
NUMBER XXIV
NYSS4NS TO HOST
41 AFS EXCHANGEES
Nyssa will be host city to 41 foreign exchange students
the weekend of June 22-.3 when their bus, which originates
in Junction City, Oregon makes its first overnight stop.
These students, completing their school year with their
American families, will be on their cross-country bus tour
to New York City and Washington, D. C. before returning
to their respective countries.
Countries represented by these AFS students include Argen
tina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica,
Ethiopia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, New
Zealand, Norway, Philippines, South Africa, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam and Yugoslavia.
Ulvi Unal, Turkish student
who has spent this year with will distribute thunderegg pins
the Dale Adams family of Nyssa, to each of the students.
is included in the group of 41
MORE HOSTS NEEDED
students. Eight other students
from Eastern Oregon and
A few homes are still needed
Western Idaho will join the bus
for these youngsters. Any inter
at Nyssa.
ested family in Nyssa may call
Wilton Jackson, 372-2214 and
PLANS FOR WEEKEND
request a student, and may indi
Tentative plans for the week cate the nationality if they pre
end are as follows: On Saturday fer. They must have a separate
June 22nd at 1:00 p.m., the host bed available. Two chaperones
families of the 8 students from and the bus driver are included
area cities will bring their in the party, and housing must
students to Nyssa, and they will be arranged for them also.
meet their Nyssa hosts at the
senior pentagon at Nyssa High
School.
The bus will arrive about 5:30
p.m., Saturday, and at that time
they will be welcomed by Mayor
Grant Rinehart; Student Body
President Gary Ross will tell
Bob Ferdinand of Nampa was
them ofthe weekend plans; War elected the Executive Vice
ren Adams will introduce the President and John T. Hawley
students to their Nyssa host of Boise, was appointed the
families; and Barbie Tensen Council Trust Committee
will present each of the stu Chairman of the Ore-Ida
dents with name tags.
Council, Boy Scouts of America,
Saturday evening the students at the last Executive Board
and members of the host Meeting.
families will congregate at the
Ferdinand served as Presi
Nyssa swimming pool for a
party from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. dent in 1965-66 of the former
Sally Morgan is in charge of Ore-Ida Council before merging
arrangements for this party, with the Mountainview Council.
and incase of inclement weather He has also served as a Vice
will move the party to the high President, Council Finance
school cafetorium for a record Committee Chairman, District
Chairman and other positions in
hop and get-together.
Sunday the students may Scout Units, District and
attend church with their host Council. He is a holder of the
families, and a pot luck picnic Silver Beaver which is awarded
is planned for the afternoon at for distinguished service to
the State Park above Owyhee boyhood under the jurisdiction
of a local Council.
Dam.
Monday morning, June 24th,
Hawley was a former Execu
the bus will depart after a short tive Board Member andCouncil
ceremony at the senior penta Member At-Large and has
gon at 8:00 a.m. Kay Abe, Nyssa served many years in Scouting.
High School AFS president, will He will now head up the Trust
give a short address andWilton Fund Promotion Committee for
Jackson, Nyssa AFS president, the New Ore-Ida Council.
BSA Council
Officers Named
Royal Dairy
Title Goes
To Vale Miss
Trudy Nelson, 18-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ford
Nelson of Vale, was named Mal
heur County Dairy Princess at a
banquet Saturday night at the
La Paloma cafe in Ontario and
was crowned by last year’s
princess Carol Ann McCor
mick.
The new dairy princess will
compete for the title of Oregon
Dairy Princess in Portland June
23-25.
Miss Nelson, a 1968 graduate
of Vale Union high school, plans
to attend Treasure ValleyCom-
munity college this fall and
plans to major in elementary
education. She has lived on. a
dairy farm all of her life.
Others competing for the
Malheur Dairy Princess Crown
were Jan Phifer, Adrian, named
first alternate; LoisSeuell, Ad
rian; Joann Belnap, Vale;
Carrie Ferguson, Vale, and
Glenda Sunderland, Willow
creek.
The winner, in addition to the
trip to Portland this month, also
received a $75 scholarship and
a bouquet of roses. Each of the
contestants received a silver
butter dish.
Mrs. Klaas Laan of Adrian,
was chairman of the contest and
will accompany Miss Nelson to
Portland.
Bob Humphreys was master
of ceremonies at the banquet
and Earnie Lewis, of Adrian
was vocalist.
STYLE REVUE, AWARDS EVENT
CONCLUDE 1968 SPRING FAIR
Special awards were pre
sented Friday to outstanding
contestants of the annual Mal
heur County 4-H Spring Fair.
A style revue and tea and the
awards presentation climaxed
the four day fair held at the
Ontario High School. More than
600 exhibitors participated ac
cording to Helen Dwelle and
Sally Meeuwsen, extension
agents who were in charge of
the annual event.
Rosann Namba, Ontario, was
winner of the all-round home
economics records and re
ceived a steam iron from the
Malheur Farm Bureau. She also
was winner of the champion
senior dinner demonstration.
Linda Turner, Vale, received
a portable mixer donated by the
Ontario Elks Club for being
club member with outstanding
foods record, Karalee Faw,
Vale, received a scisors set
from Payless Drug for club
member with outstanding
clothing record and Marcella
Guerrant, Annex, received
mohair yarn from the Knitting
Nook as club member with out
standing knitting record. She
also was a first place winner
in the knitted garments division
of the style show.
Other style show winners
were Patty Harada, Vale,
Marcia Komoto, Ontario and Jan
Phifer, Adrian, senior style
review winners; Jan Powell,
Nyssa, Jeanine Saito, Nyssa
and Karen Hata, Annex, inter
mediate division winners and
Miss Guerrant and Barbara
Anthony, Vale, Knitted gar
ments. The style show winners
all won merchandise certifi
cates and also the right to enter
their garments at the state fair
in Salem.
Sonia Saito, Nyssa, was the
champion exhibitor in the food
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NEW MALHEUR DAIRY PRINCESS for the coming year is
Trudy Nelson of Vale. On her left is Jan Phifer of the Kingman
Kolony area near Adrian. She was selected "runner-up”
princess by a panel of five judges Saturday evening. Placing
a crown on Miss Nelson’s head is Carol Ann McCormick,
retiring Malheur County Dairy Princess, also of the Adrian
area. - Photo Courtesy of Argus Observer.