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THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1968 THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA, OREGON OREGON BEEF INDUSTRY SEEKS JAPANESE MARKET A delegation of Japanese beef industry leaders took a look at the Oregon beef industry last week - and they liked what they saw. The Oregon Cattlemen’s Association and the Oregon Beef Council were assisting as hosts to this Japanese beef team. This Japanese survey team will spend three weeks in the United States observing beef industry activities. What made the visit doubly significant is the expectations for Japan to increase the level of its beef imports from 42.6 million pounds in 1967 to 45 million in 1969 and possibly 65 million in 1970. Denji Ogawa, leader of the five-man delegation visiting Oregon and other western beef center, and Chairman, Japan Meat Trade Cooperatives, said Japan is looking to the United States as a potential supplier of prime and choice dressed beef for “the restaurant and carriage trade”. Japan is also interested in importing more live animals, Japan, and would run as high Angus and Hereford bulls and as $7.50 to $8 per pound, retail. heifers, to improve the blood While Japan does charge a 25 lines of the nation’s own con per cent duty on beef imports, siderable cattle industry. FOB Tokyo, plus alO-centsper Katsuya Amai, President of pound industry promotion fee, both Amai Meat Co., Ltd., and Oregon cattle leaders said com of the Young Japanese Meat parable quality beef from this Dealers Association, said cuts country could easily compete in of Japan’s famed Kobe beef the Japanese market. suitable for Sukiyaki use in fine Describing the numerous hotels and restaurants, is meetings which Oregon cattle actually sold by the gram in industry leaders had with ORDER YOUR FALL PLANTED SEED GRAINS NOW NUGAINES WHEAT LUTHER BARLEY 1 O Bill WAHLERT, SEEDS NYSSA, OREGON visitors during their three-day stay in Oregon, Denny Jones, President of the Oregon Cattle men’s Association, said that except for the necessity of working through an interpreter, it was much like any gathering of cattlemen. “We talked about the things all cattlemen talk about, experiences in calving, bulls, the number of cattle being fed.” Jones said the visitors seemed not only greatly inter ested in all that they saw, but also appeared to enjoy thor oughly the top-grade beef served to them here. Oregon Beef Council Chair man, Jim Brooks said there is no doubt but what Japan can be developed into an important market for Northwest beef, and could forsee “BEEF-O- RAMA” type promotion in the not too distant future, to demon strate to the Japanese house wife how to choose, buy and prepare various cuts of beef. Brooks pointed to the success which Oregon wheat growers have had in persuading the Jap anese consumer to accept wheat products as an increasing share of their diet, and suggested that something similar could be done in beef promotion. Harold Kummer of Hillsboro, chairman of the Western States Meat Packers Association, who took the visitors on a tour of Portland area packing plants, said, “There is definitely a market and our main problem will be to get a quota. There is no question but what our North west meats will fill their needs, and considering the high price they are paying for top grades, we are monetarily in a position to meet the competition.” Fred Phillips, OCA First Vice-President, said, “This is a coming market that merits a lot of exploration. With the big airlines such as the C 5s there is nothing to prevent us from ship ping to Japan in a matter of hours tons of fresh rather than frozen beef.” He added that freight would not be too great an item on quality meat. Joe Smith, Klamath Falls rancher and Purebred Angus breeder said that he had pre viously shipped breeding stock to Japan and that this phase of foreign exports could also be considerably developed. After a full day in the Port land area, the Japanese delega tion was hosted by the beef industry on a visit to the C 4 B Feedlot in Hermiston, the Pendleton Grain Growers Feed- ville, and toured Umatilla cattle ranches, coordinating the Eastern Oregon tour was Ron PAGE SEVEN Water Allotment SCHOOL HEAD LISTS (Continued From Page 1) North Board Manager Adam Focht said there was quite a demand from users in both districts for the additional water. This, he said, would be beneficial for sugar beets, field corn, late potatoes and in the growing of the third cutting of alfalfa. Early pota toes, sweet corn and alfalfa seed fields are past the need as they are being harvested or are near full development. Focht said the additional a llotment h a d b e e n made pos sible due to; (1) better irriga tion practices, (2) more care ful use of water, and (3)a slight increase of the inflow into the reservoir over what had been anticipated by all agencies in the spring. The water stored in the re servoir as of August 14 is 182,960 acrefeet compared with 430,460 a year ago. Was It Sudden? Th* Tr*v*l*rt Saf*ty S*rvic* Careletsne«« and inattention while driving kill* thou sand* every year. Baker, OCA First Vice-Presi dent. While in Hermiston the Japanese delegation was treated to an outdoor beef barbecue hosted by the CowBelles. Summarizing the visit here, Don Ostensoe, OCA Executive Vice-President, said, “Wehave just concluded a most produc tive series of meeting with the Japanese. Further meetings are indicated to follow up on these initial discussions. “Japan has an accute short age of high quality finished beef. Most of the beef Japan imports comes from Austrailia and New Zealand. It is range cattle type beef and is very low in quality, Ostensoe added. “Annual per capita consumption of beef in Japan is less than 3 pounds per person compared with over 100 pounds in the United States, how ever, demand for beef in Japan is increasing at a very acceler ated rate. Fresh, dressed beef exports to Japan could mean a whole new boon to the cattle industry of the Northwest”, Ostensoe concluded. The Japanese delegation’s visit to Oregon was under the auspices of the U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture’s foreign service, with Kenneth L. Nuern berg, Marketing Specialist for the agency, accompanying the tour. WORK SMARTER - NOT HARDER BACK - TO - SCHOOL CLOTHES will keep your laun dry equipment working full time. If you have a lint problem, this may be due to one or more of the following reasons. Overloading the washer cuts down on the free movement of the clothes. This means that natural lint doesn’t get flushed away when the washer drains. If the washer load includes both "lint-giving” and “lint catching” fabrics, you’ll have a problem. Try not to put them together. Or turn the lint catchers wrong side out before washing with other items. Another cause may be insuffi cient detergent. You need enough to keep the lint in sus- pension. Check the lint trap of your dryer and be sure it’s cleaned out at least once a week. A clean lint trap aids in air circulation and removal of lint from clothes. * » ♦ YOUNG EYES NEED PRO- TECTION when they do their home work this fall. Make cer tain children have a well lighted study area. A desk lamp with the Better Light Better Sight tag of appro val Is your assurance of soft, shadowless light. Lamp manufacturers are making specially designed, higher-wattage lamps that give nearly twice as much light as regular lamps, reduce glare and give a wide spread of light. A swinging arm floor lamp also carries this tag of appro val. Both the floor and table lamp use a 200 watt, A-23 bulb. The lamp should be positioned at the left for a right handed person. The bottom of the shade should be 15 inches above the desk top so that light does not shine in the student’s eyes. Fortunately, these lamps are in a medium to low price bracket. • * * MARBLE TABLE TOPS RE QUIRE SPECIAL CARE the day after the night-before’s party. You may discover stains and rings on the marble made by glasses. If stains are treated soon, they are easier to re move. Sponge spots with a small amount of hydrogen peroxide and ammonia. Then rinse with clear water and wipe dry with a cloth. For tea, coffee and stubborn stains, soak a white cloth in hydrogen peroxide and a few drops of ammonia. Put this on the stain and leave until dis coloration is drawn out. Cover the cloth with plastic to keep it from drying out. Don’t wax white marble — it may turn yellow. Acolorless, light past wax is satisfactory for darker shades of marble. • « NYSSA INSTRUCTORS The following list of Nyssa teachers for the 1968-‘69 school year was submitted for publi cation to the Journal by Super intendent W. L. Me Partland. Mrs. Clarice Poor, principal of elementary, Ralph Aldrich, elementary P. E. and Mrs. Vera Tolman, elementary li brarian. FOR 1ST YEAR STUDENTS- Ilea Hall, Opal Alcorn, Mar guerite Leslie, Gladys Engel hardt, Kathleen Reed. FOR 2ND YEAR STUDENTS- Eulah McConnel, Bernice Fischer, Beverly Aldrich, Mil dred Elliott, Lucille Pett and Tavie Hendricks. FOR 3RD YEAR STUDENTS- Betty Oft, Martha Northrup, Zette Bumgarner, Marjorie Mitchell. FOR 4TH YEAR STUDENTS- Gladys Spitze, Lorraine Bau man, Madge Thomson, and Gor don Knake FOR 5TH YEAR STUDENTS- Elaine Nelson, Nelda Schenk, Joy Me Partland, Gary Jasper. FOR 6TH YEAR STUDENTS- Mary Hatt, Hazel Lane, Dorothy Wilson, Janice Wilson, Chris tine Me Pike. Special Education - Josephine Rigney, and Lucille Cary. JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS - Dan Martin, Principal, Elvin Ballou, Science, Marie Coate, English, DorothyNolen,En glish, Ini Nolen, Social Studies, William Gillam, Math, Mildred Renstrom, Social Studies, Den nis Savage, Science, Janet John son, Math, Lloyd Dibble, Special Education, LeVerne Shell, Reading. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS - Gene Chester, Principal, Tom Neel, P.E. 4 Basketball, Don ald Bates, English 4 Speech, Harriet Brumbach, Librarian, Mel Calhoun, English 4 Wrestling, George Carter, Math, William De Long, Science, George Fanning, Industrial Arts, Kinsey Keveren, Social Science, Harry McGinley, Math, Harry Mendazona, Biology 4 Baseball, Charles Newkirk, Social Science 4 Track, Craig Northrup, Music, Lawrence Basen, Vocal Music, Jolene Reece, Girls P.E., Gary Sant, English 4 German, Paul Schaf feld, Social Science, Football, Dale Schaufnagel, Typing, Stan Sisson, Vo. Ag., Elaine Smith, English, Virginia Steffens, Home Economics, Clyde Swisher, English, Gerald Tal bot, Commercial. a THE MAINJOBOF PARENTS during a child’s growing-up period is to work themselves out of a job, says Mrs. Roberta Frasier, Oregon State Univer sity Extension family life specialist. This means a gradual release of control as a child grows to the point that he is able to take responsibility for his own be havior. Letting go is a fine art and a difficult one for a parent to master. The important thing is for a child to have the security of parental controls until he masters his own inner-self con trol. ♦ ♦ » IF YOUNGSTERS PUT CRAYON MARKS ON THE WALLS, first scrape gently with the blunt edge of a knife, to remove as much as possible. Then try erasing. Some crayons are made of materials which respond to an eraser or to washing. If the wallpaper or surface Is wash able, sponge with a soft cloth and lukewarm water. If marks resist these methods, try absorbing the rest with a paste of corn-starch and a dry cleaning fluid. Let the paste dry, then brush off. It’s a good idea to test these methods on an inconspicuous place before starting the main Job. o Y COOLING THE ATTIC REMOVE TRAPPED HEAT AUTOMATICALLY Heat building up in the attic can keep your home uncomfortably warm both day and night. The installation of an automatic electric attic ventilation fan can remove much of this built-up heat Hot air is taken out rapidly, economic ally, automatically. A thermostat turns the fan on as temjieratures rise, cuts it off as temperatures drop. Installation is simple, and moderate in cost You can get full details from your electrical con tractor or dealer. SNAKE RIVER VALLEY ELECTRICAL ASSOCIATION »