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University Of Oregon Library Eugene, Ore. 97403 Nyssa Gate City Journal VOLUME LXI Council Okays Fire Truck Bid The Nyssa City Council ac cepted the bid of Howe Fire Apparatus Co., Anderson, In diana for a new fire truck in the amount of $26,215.68 at their regular monthly meeting Tues day night, August 13. Acceptance is for March 1969 delivery with payment of $20,000 to be made at the date and the balance no later than 10 days after final acceptance as of August 1, 1969. The base bid was almost $2,000 higher than that of the Starline Equipment Co., Boise, but was felt the better bld after being consideredby members of ‘ the Council Fire Chief Delbert Malloy and Ralph Lawrence as another represnetative of the Fire department. Modifications were specified by this com mittee that, in some cases, added to the basic equipment, and in others, deleted from the base. Deliberations have con tinued since a special July 26 meeting when bids were re- ceived from both firms. OTHER ACTIONS THE SUGAR CITY THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA, OREGON THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1968 SIX NYSSA YOUTHS BECOME EAGIE SCOUTS An estimated 90 area resi dents were present for the Troop 419, Eagle Scout court of honor held Saturday evening in St. Bridget's Catholic parish hall. The following is a brief history of each Eagle’s Scout ing activities. HARRY L. BRENDLE joined Cub pack 419 and completed his Weblos, then joined Scout Troop 419 in 1964. He has at tended Camp Billy Rice for 3 years and has earned 21 merit badges for the rank of Eagle. He is a member of the Episco pal Church in Nyssa. Harry owns and manages his own rock shop in Nyssa. He plans to enter the field of law enforcement. BRIAN R. HIRAI joined Cub Pack 419, completed his Weblos and joined Scout Troop 419 in 1965. He has attended Camp Billy Rice for 2 years and has earned 21 merit badges. He is a member of the Nyssa Catholic Church and is currently working on his church award. Brian plans to be a chiropractor. MARK G. HIRAI joined Pack 419 and also completed his Weblos. He joined Scout Troop 419 in 1964. He has attended Camp Billy Rice for 3 years and has earned 24 merit badges. He has earned his “Sanga” or church award for the Buddhist Church. Mark has re ceived his National Association of Rhudamental Drummers. He plans to enter the field of biology. In other actions Tuesday night the body authorized City At torney Harold Henigson to pre pare an ordinance voiding one now on the books requiring a cash deposit from anyone want ing a jury trial in City court. He had told the body that, in his opinion, it was not con stitutional. The body also approved the request of Judge A. C. Sallee for annual vacation leave from August 19 to August 26 and asked George Sallee to fill the vacancy during this time. Present for the meeting were: Mayor Grant Rhinehart, City Manager Fred Koch, City At torney Harold Henigson and Councilmen Chadwick, Bauman, A ‘PTA school of Information’ Maxfield, Metcalf and Dail. Ab sent Councilman Cecil Mor will be held Monday, August 19 in the Weese building at Trea rison, Jr. sure Valley Community college for officers and chairman of all local PTA units in Malheur County. School administrators are also urged to attend. State Board Members Mrs. James Conro, vice president of region 8 and Mrs. Joyce F riedenberg, vice president of region 7 will be representing the Oregon PTA, and the school The annual Adrian high school will be conducted by Mrs. picnic will be held at 2 p.m. Lester Cleaver, Malheur Sunday, August 18 on the school council president. The three grounds, it is announced by women attended a seminar last month on the University of Ore Supt. Glenn A. Ward. gon campus in Eugene, where Miriam Tumlin has resigned leadership training was given by as second grade teacher of Mrs. Caroline Hendrich, Na the elementary school. Miss tional PTA field representative. Mrs. Cleaver also attended Corringa Owen of Independence, Ore., will be the new instruc the National convention held this tor for the second-grate stu spring in San Diego, and wiU present the new action pro dents. gram, “Growing Up in Modern Registration for Adrian high America.’’ A no-host luncheon will be school students will be August 28 and 29 from 2 to 6 p.m. served in the TVCC cafeteria. Student fees should be paid at Registration will begin at 9:30 time of registration, Ward a.m., and the session will be dismissed at 3 p.m. added. MIKE D. SMITH joined Cub Pack 419 and after completing his Weblos, joined Scout Troop 419 in 1964. He attended Camp Billy Rice for two years and earned 24 merit badges. He is a member of the Catholic Church in Nyssa. Mike lettered in track this year. He wants to go into the field of medicine. MAURICE “MOUSE” SMITH joined Cub Pack 419 completed his Weblos, then joined Scout Troop 419 in<1965. He attended Camp Billy Rice for two years and has earned 21 merit badges. He is a member of the Catholic Church in Nyssa. He is cur rently taking a life saving course. Maurice wants to enter the field of public relations. KEITH OLDEMEYER joined Cub Scout Pack 419, also com pleted his Weblos, then joined Scout Troop 419 in 1964. He attended Camp Billy Rice for 2 years and has earned 25 merit badges. He is on the Elks’ All-Star baseball team which goes into National com petition this week. He is a member of the Nyssa United Methodist Church, and plans to be an architect. BACK-TO-SCHOOl PARADE TO START 2 P.M. SATURDAY Nyssa’s Back-To-School parade will start promptly at 2 P.M. Saturday following the judging at 1:30 at the school grounds at the Y at west end of Main street. Co-Chairmen of the event Reed Ray and Floyd Rhodes say there will be four classes for entries plus one over-all prize for the best of all classes. There is no limit to the number of entries, no previous registrations, and no limit to the classes that can be entered. Chamber President Arleigh Adams will again lead the pro cession using a stereo and loud speaker to provide the music. The route will be down Main street to Second street thence south to Good Avenue to the South park. Adams will there announce the winners in the various classes and award the cash prizes. Following this all children present will be treated to free ice cream. CLASSES, PRIZES LISTED There will be four general classifications for entries. They are Costumes, Pets, Bikes and Trikes, and Soap Boxes. Kids are advised that if they desire to enter they can come and be assigned to some class with their attire or parade vehicles. First prize in each will be $5.00, Second $3.00 and Third $2.00 — all in cash. Then, as in past years, the Gate City Journal will give $10.00 cash to the entrant judged best of the show by the judges. MERCHANTS READY For Owyhee Pioneers The Owyhee Pioneers’ annual picnic is dated Sunday, Sept. 1 at Nyssa south park. It is announced by Mrs. Victor Marshall, that serving at the potluck dinner will be gin at 12:30 p. m. Coffee will be furnished. All the leading merchants will be ready with their Back- To-School wares on display Thursday morning. For a sampl ing of what may be offered readers can scan their ads in this issue of the Journal. These will include not only the necessities for kids going to be in school but for the parents and grown-ups who may get first chance at late summer and fall clothing. KIDS, REMEMBER TO BE AT SCHOOL GROUNDS BY 1:30 P.M. SATURDAY! --------------------------------------- rw-------------------------------- Of Information Elks Vandals Advance To World Series Thru Two Wins Over Alaska EAGLE SCOUTS of TROOP 419 and their parents as they appeared at the August 10, 1968 Court of Honor ceremony. In the upper photo are (from left) Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brendle and son, Eagle Scout Harry; Mr. and Mrs. George Hirai and son, Mark. In the lower photo are Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Smith, with their 'Double Eagles’ Maurice (Mouse) and Mike D.; Mr. and Mrs. Roy FIRE CALLS! Adrian volunteers answered two calls last week. The first was on August 7 to the Dwayne Pickeral Ranch in the Ridge view area where a grain stubble fire got out of control and burned a loafing shed, hay baler and some minor items. On Sunday afternoon the fire men were summoned to the Gene Pratt ranch to control a stubble blaze. No damage was reported. Later in the afternoon they went to the Jim Miller ranch in the Big Bend community to clear the area around buildings and haystacks before control-burn ing a stubble field. Activities of Nyssa volunteer firemen was all in one day this past week. On August 9, at 4 p.m., they answered a call to the Charles Bale home at 28 Park avenue. While trash was being burned, a fence and some stacked lumber became ignited. The fire was quickly extinguished. Around 7 p.m. a tractor be came aflame at the Walter Ashby ranch, one mile north of Nyssa. The blaze was quickly put out. WEATHER DATE IT’S SPUD-HARVEST TIME - and BILLY BREWER proves that Treasure Valley is an excellent spot for growing them. The potatoes be is bolding measure 12 and 3/8, 12 and 1/2 Inches in length. Raising spuds is one of Billy’s FFA projects and be is a member at the Adrian chapter. This photo was snapped Tuesday morning at the site of his field on the Stringer place just east of the Snake River bridge on the Idaho side. The entire project was contracted through the Stmplot company. Billy is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Brewer of rural Nyssa. On the tractor behind him is an uncle, Keith Tallman of the Ridgeview area near Homedale. NUMBER XXXin Picnic Set Sept. 1 PTA School Adrian School Head Reports Coming Events THUNDEREGG CAPITAL August 7 August 8 August 9 Aug. 10 Aug. 11 Aug. 12 Aug. 13 Aug. 14 MAX. MIN. PREC. 94 98 98 90 92 92 86 — 55 56 66 63 63 61 63 58 __ •• •• .04 .01 — .18 RESERVOIR STORAGE 182,960 Acre Feet 430,460 Acre Feet 8/14/68 8/1 4/67 I Hirai and son, Brian. Another Eagle Scout, Keith Oldemeyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Oldemeyer, was unable to attend the cere mony. But Keith had good reason, as he is on the Elks’ All-Star Vandals team, and those lads are still going strong in baseball circles, as they will enter the National Babe Ruth tournament scheduled to begin Saturday at Klamath Falls. Nyssa School Officials List Registration Hours Registration for Nyssa high Martin, Nyssa junior high school students for the 1968-69 school students will register school year will be August 20, between the hours of 9 a.m. 21 and 22 in the high school and 12 noon or 1 to 5 p.m. All fees should be paid at building, it is announced by time of registration, Martin Principal Gene Chester. The Tuesday, August 20 sche stated. General fee is $3.50 dule requires juniors and per student. Each pupil may seniors, whose last names be also purchase school insurance gin (A through I) register from for $2, and an activity ticket 10 a.m. through 12 noon; (J for $3 at that time. through R) 1 to 3 p.m.; (S through Z) 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, August 21 is sophomore registration day, with students whose last names begin (A through H) asked to report between 9 a.m. and 12 noon; (I through S) 1 to 3 p.m.; (T through Z) 3 to 5 p.m. Freshmen will report for re gistration on Thursday August The 1968 Malheur county fair 22. Those whose last names be gin (A through M) will register opened Wednesday at the county from 9 a.m. to 12 noon; (N fair grounds in Ontario. There was 4-H sheep judging, through Z) 1 to 4 p.m. Students who are worMng and 4-H horse judging and FFA cannot register during the sche dairy judging beginning at 9 duled hours may report on the a.m. Also scheduled yesterday same dates between 7 and 9 was 4-H swine judging, FFA beef and open class dairy. p.m. Today, 4-H dairy and beef Students are urged to follow and FFA swine and sheep judg the schedule as closely as pos sible. However, provisions to ing will be held along with register will be made for open class beef judging. Showmanship of 4-H beef and families with a number of children desiring to register FFA dairy and 4-H poultry at the same time, Chester said. and rabbit judging will all take The high school pupils are place Friday morning. The jun asked not to wait until the ior fat stock auction will be first day of school to register, at 7:30 Friday evening at Girvin as school personnel will be un Hall. An awards program will be able to assist them at that time. Saturday afternooo in Girvin First day of school will be Tuesday, Sept. 3, with classes ball. In addition to livestock there convening only during the morn ing hours. Purpose of the half are land products displayed in day session is to get everyone the main exhibit hall; flowers, in the proper section, take care arts and crafts, canning and of any problems that may exist baking are being shown in the and give assignments for the armory building. Buyer plaques will be first full u* viasses on Wed awarded each purchaser. These nesday, Sept. 4, the principal will replace the certificates of added. appreciation given in past NJHS REGISTRATION According to Principal Dan years. Ontario’s team gained a berth In the *^abe Ruth World Series Monday night after sweeping a pair of games from Alaska’s representative in the Northwest Regional baseball tournament. Ontario ripped through Alaska 11-2 in the first test, then came back to take the nightcap 10-4. In the first test against the newest state team, Ontario got four runs in the first inning on three hits and came up with five runs on two hits in the sev enth frame. Winning pitcher Rick Wilson helped his own cause with a double in the third which drove in a run. Jim Gonzales got two hits to lead the Oregon team in the first game. Ross Tyson ab sorbed the loss in the first game and came up with a double and scored a run in the sixth. New Orleans will be returning to defend its national Babe Ruth title when the big series opens here Saturday. Nine teams, in cluding host club Klamath Falls and Northwest Regional champ Ontario, will be on hand for the tournament. The remaining seven clubs comprise the other various re gions of the United States and the clubs will compete in the 16 game double elimination tournament. The other teams making the trip to the finals include: Well ington, Kan.; Manchester, N.H.; Lompoc, Calif.; St. Mathews, Ky.; Penns Grove, N. J.; and Charlotte, N.C.; besides On tario, New Orleans and Kla- Water Allotment Increase To Aid Late Fall Crops At an August 7 meeting in Homedale the North and South Boards of Control made a joint decision to increase the allot ment of water to users under the Owyhee Reservoir project by one-half acrefoot. The original allotment was 4 acrefeet for users in both districts. Now for the balance of the season users will have a total of 4.5 acrefeet with the additional amount charged as excess over the original con tract. (Continued On Page 7) math Falls. First round action will be gin with two games Saturday and four more Sunday. Play will continue throughout next week with the championship game scheduled for Saturday after noon, Aug. 24. Babe Ruth players are 13-15 years of age. County Fair In Progress At Ontario MISS MALHEUR ROYALTY - Shelley Flynn (center) the new Miss Malheur County, as she appeared Saturday evening after the royal crown had been placed by last year’s Miss Malheur Cberi Hyde of Vale (on Shelley's right). Pictured with them and holding the second-place trophy is Linda Ballou, daught er of Nyasans Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Ballou. Miss Flynn is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Flynn of Ontario and is a younger sister of Sally Flynn who appears weekly on the Lawrence Welk television show, and pre viously held the Miss Malheur title. Shelley, a five-foot, six-inch, blue-eyed blonde will receive a $250 scholarship and will par ticipate in the Miss Oregon contest next sum mer at Seaside. She plans to enroll this fall at Brigham Young university in Provo, Utah. Carol Schutt of Ontario was selected second runner-up and given the title of Miss Con geniality at the Jaycee - sponsored pageant, with Nyssan Marcia Jackson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilton C. Jackson, named third runner-up. - Photo Courtesy Argus Observer