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.. .*• w « University Of Oregon Library lugens, Ore. 97UO3 X X X X X — yssa Gate City Journal VOLUMI LXIII THE SUGAR CITY THi MYSSA OATi CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OltOON THURSDAY, IIBIUAIV 11. I««« AMALGAMATED NEARS END OF 1969 RUN; SUGAR UP BUT TONNAGE LOWERED Manager Larson said there were no government restric tions for acreage in 1969 and that company fieldmen had in dicated that there would pos sibly be another increase of 2500-3000 acres over 1968. He estimated that the company would sponsor about 1200 mi grant workers to aid in field work with most reporting here in April. The supply is figured on one man for each 30 acres of beets. And while acreage is increasing, weed control chem icals and more mechinizationin Snow, Water Content High Farmers and ranchers in Malheur County will have adequate water supplies this summer, according to a report released re cently by A. J. Webber, State Conservationist, Soil Conservation Service, Portland, and prepared by T. A. ueorge, State Snow Survey Supervisor, representing cooperating federal, state and private agencies. Storms in January brought more than generous amounts of snow to both the Owyhee and Malheur watersheds. Excellent streamflow this spring and summer will help make up for last year’s low flows and will provide additional carryover storage for next year. The snowpack is 162% of the years and will absorb less than 1953-67 average. A new record usual amounts of snowmelt wa of 18.2” water content for Feb ter from the runoff. Storage in Warmsprings, ruary 1 was measured at South Mountain, Idaho. Thiscompares Agency Valley and Bully Creek with the previous high of 17.9” has improved from last month. measured in 1952. Snow at Blue Current contents are 48,600 Mountain Springs on the Mal acre feet compared to last heur is 145 percent of average. month’s 33,200 acre feet and According to the U. S. Wea a February 1 average of 112,- ther Bureau the Nov-Jan pre 400 acre feet. January inflow cipitation was 180% of average. also improved storage in Lake Storms in January deposited Owyhee. It helo 306,800 acre excellent amounts of precipita feet on Feb. 1 compared to tion throughout Malheur County last month’s 167,000 acre feet and was 200 percent of the new and a February 1 average of 359,300 acre feet. 1953-67 average. Soils are the wettest they STREAMFLOW UP have been for the past several cultivation and harvest lowers the need for hand labor. Local grower meetings were held last week and contract negotiations are scheduled for next week at Twin Falls with all company grower district representatives. NFO Meeting Slated A National Farm Organiza tion (NFO) meeting will be held at 8 o’clock Friday evening, Feb. 14 at Oregon Trail hall. A film will be shown, and all interested area residents are invited to attend. Burglars Hit Owyhee Truck House Approves Tax Relief Program, May 20 egon House of Representatives Monda^took the first eferring important step towardrefe _ a . property . . tax relief program to the people of OregMBA stamp of approval on the relief pro- The House placed gram recpigniended iJwGov. Tom McCall, and set a date of May 20 for a spec ¿«^election so that the people of Oregon can be heard on the subject. The proposal is now in the hands of the Senate Taxation and Education Committees, and it can be expected that these expert panels wiH make a speedy decision and forward the package to the fuir'Senate for approval. ------------------------------------------- two-thirds of the money raised STATE SHARE DOUBLED by property taxes, and it has been the rapidly increasing Basically, the cornerstone of costs of education which have the program is a new method caused property taxes to be of financing schools, whereby come so high. the state will more than double Therefore, an increase in the its share of the costs of pri state share of these local costs mary and secondary education. would result in a property tax Revenue for the program reduction by an average of 25 would be raised by a three to 30 per cent statewide. per cent sales tax, with exemp The House Education and tions for prescription drugs, Taxation Committees realized feed, seed and fertilizer. the fears of many citizens that Education in Oregon pres in several years we would find ently eats up an average of ourselves with property taxes back up to their present level, with an additional tax to boot. AFS Program Slated Feb. 28 "Ecuadorian Fiesta” is the theme of the ninth annual AFS night to be held Feb. 28. The event, honoring Sylvia Endara of Ecuador, is scheduled to begin at 8:00 P.M. Activities planned for the evening include a program in the Nyssa high school gymna sium, followed by an opportu nity to sample Ecuadorian food in the cafetorium. Featured on the program will be a dance performed by Sylvia and her American sister, Susan Hartley, Nyssa high school’s physical education classes will present an Ecuadorian social dance. In addition, a 20-minute film ' on Ecuador will be shown and Sylvia will give a brief talk about her native land. Beginning Feb. 17, tickets may be purchased from any high school student. Proceeds from the event will finance an exchange student for next year. - Barbie Tensen, NHS Bulldog reporter. VOLUNTEER WORKERS FOR THE 1969 HEART FUND DRIVE as they appeared on the afternoon of Feb. 3 at Holy Rosary Hospital in Ontario where a torch-lighting ceremony offi cially triggered the campaign. This year’s Malheur County goal has been set at $3,000. Beginning at lower-center, moving to the lefthand side of the photo, the volunteers are Mrs. Harvey (Donna) Easton who not long ago had open heart surgery in Portland; Mrs. William (Rose) Willis, Mrs. Guy (Nadine) Sparks, Mrs. Wyatt (Hazel) Smith, Malheur County Chairman Mrs. David (Doris) Ballantyne, Malheur To combat this danger, a meaningful limitation has been applied to school spending, so that the rapid upward spiral in local property taxes can be effectively eliminated. This limitation feature would give schools a current tax base, fixed at their present operating costs. They would be allowed a five per cent inflation or growth increase each year, with rapidly growing school districts re ceiving additional funds to meet their growth problems. (Continued On Page 5) Sen. Hatfield Asks U. S. Agencies Prepare For Major Flooding Senator Mark O. Hatfield (R-Ore.) today urged the federal government to be as fully prepared as possible to combat a potentially swift and dangerous runoff from the unprecedented heavy snowfall. Hatfield, Governor of OregonduringthecatastrophicColumbus Day windstorm of 1962, and the devastating Christmas flood of the winter of 1964-1965, informed the White House he was con cerned about maintaining the safety of Oregon’s citizens. In a letter to George A. Lincoln, Director of the Office be as fully prepared as possible of Emergency Preparedness in to combat this potentially swift the White House, the Senator and dangerous runoff.' said Oregon faces the prospect Hatfield stated that he would of potentially disastrous floods be ready on a moment’s notice if a fast runoff of melting snow to do everything in his power as and ice occurred. a U. S. Senator to assist the Hatfield asked the OEP to federal and state authorities. make certain that ‘every con The Oregon law-maker con cerned branch of tile govern- cluded that his chief concern ment—the U. S. Army Corp of during this period of potential Engineers, U. S. Department danger was to protect property of the Interior, and U. S. For and to make sure Oregon cit est Service, for example—will izens were kept safe and sound. IT WAS A COLD, WINDY DAYONSATURDAY, Feb. 8, 1969, but regardless of weather conditions there was a good turnout for the Boy Scout parade on Nyssa’s Main street. In addition to the many youngsters and those taking part in the program, there were a number of spectators on hand for the flag ceremony and program staged at the inter section of Second and Main streets. In addi tion to the Saturday parade, a special window NUMIII VII ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY REPORTED IN FORECAST FOR RANCHERS, FARMERS The Nyssa factory of Amalgamated Sugar company was 90 percent through processing the 985,000 ton beet crop of 1968 at noon Wednesday. District Manager Ray Larson said the remaining 100,000 tons were going through at a 6,600 clip daily and that March 1 had been set as a tentative completion date. This is the same date as in 1968 but the campaign started 10 days earlier than then. This additional period adds approximately $125,000 additional payroll for workers of the area. Average yield is 23.8 tons per acre which is down 1.2 tons from last year. Sugar content is estimated at 15.2 percent which is up one percent from last year. Tonnage is down largely due to an added 2500-3000 acres of new beet land, Larson said, with old growers almost the same as last year, INCREASE IN ACREAGE THUNDEREGG CAPITAL display was arranged by Pack 450 Scouts and their leaders at Wilson Brothers’ Department store. They have asked the Journal to express their appreciation to the store owners for use of the window space. The Journal pub lishers add that the Boy and Girl Scouts and their leaders participated in the celebration in observance of ther ‘special week’ are to be commended for a ‘job well done'. - Staff Photo. County Heart Fund Treasurer Jim Leslie, Oregon Heart Fund Representative and Speaker George Hagan, Mrs. Dick (Kay) Wettstein, Mrs. Glen (Marie) Teague and daughter, April, Mrs. Alva (Nancy) Goodell and Larry Sparks, son of the Guy Sparks’. Mmes. Sparks, Goodell and Willis are serving as Nyssa residential, Nyssa rural and Adrian chair men, respectively. Mrs. Wettstein and her husband are chairmen of the forthcoming heart fund benefit dance to be staged Feb. 21 in the Weese building at Ontario with music to be provided by the Tijuana Grass. SWEET CORN GROWERS Twelve Adrian Pupils Record UNITE TO BARGAIN; Perfect Grades reported by Supt. Glenn DEFER CONTRACTING A. As Ward, the following Adrian National Farmers Organiza tion (N.F.O.) Sweet Corn bar gaining committees, composed of 50 members, representing the entire N. F. O. Sweet Corn membership throughout the Treasure Valley met at the La Pa lorn a restaurant, Ontario, Oregon, Monday evening, Feb ruary 10, to formulate a de sirable contract for growers and processors alike. Other topics discussed were: Stabi lization of prices and coopera tion with sweet corn growers and processors in other states, method of bargaining, and an immediate intensified member ship drive to enroll as many sweet corn growers as soon as possible. DEFER SIGN-UPS Mr. A. G. Salfen, N.F.O. zone marketing supervisor from Weiser, Idaho explained to the group that many proces sors, nationwide still hold a surplus inventory of canned corn from last years over produced crop, that is a price depressant. He advised that N. F. O. committees approach bargaining with processors with firm thoughts of aiding the con trol of useless overproduction. Mr. Salfen also reported that the greater majority of N. F. O. members throughout the Treas ure Valley have agreed not to sign present contracts being offered at the present time, but will wait for N. F. O. corn committees to establish con tracts with local processors. Mr. Luther Roberts, a prom inent Weiser, Idaho row cropper in addressing the group said, "Last week I attended two intra-state sweet corn meetings sponsored by N. F. O. members and 1 was greatly impressed by the moderate and sensible approach being taken by the N. F. O. leaders and the rank and file members.” This in tense desire to help all farmers, even though they may not be N. F. O. members, and this keen expression not to put the local processors at a disad vantage with out of area processors and with the prior knowledge that the N. F. O. program is sound, prompted me to join at one of these intra state meetings. Mr. Roberts further explained that we must look toward the future and create a sweet corn price that will be profitable to the aver age grower. Mr. Robert Thompson, Mal heur County president reported that although N. F. O. has sev eral thousand acres of sweet corn signed up, plans are under way for a coordinated multi county drive to enroll new mem bers into N. F. O. HEAVY PENALTY DUE FOR LATE PERSONAL PROPERTY FILING Assessor John Koopman warns that under a new state law, effective Jan. 1 this year, the penalty for late filing of personal property returns has been substantially increased. March 2 is the deadline for filing such returns. Under the new law, the penalty for filing after this date is $5 for each $1,000 (or fraction) of the true cash value of the property, but not less than $15. The assessor points out that the old law imposed a penalty of only 5% of the tax due, with a $1 minimum. Also, under the old law, a notice of failure to file a return from the assessor to the tax payer was required, with an ad ditional 15 days permitted for compliance without penalty. Such a notice is no longer re quired, according to the asses sor. However, upon written re quest filed with him on or be fore March 2, and for good cause, he is authorized toallow • reasonable extension of time. high school students are listed on the semester honor roll with perfect ‘A’ grades. They are Freshmen Bruce Ishida, Donna Rossbach and Vikki Shenk; Sophomores Cheryl Burroughs, Matsuko Hori and Debby Campbell; Junior Nena Salomon; Seniors Cherrylee Chamberlain, Leslie Fujishin, Cindy Shenk, Joann Timmerman and Carolyn Ward. ‘B’ STUDENTS NAMED Among ‘B’ students are Freshmen Jill Franklin, Le Anne Gooch, Teresa Lane, Ker mit Landes, Denise Mausling, Sheila Pratt, Lisa Sykes and Mary Timmerman; Sophomores Christina Call, John Manteland Lee Sipes; Junior ‘B’students are James Fenn, Vickie King, David Phelps, Mark Pratt, Jane Ross bach, Christy Shenk, Earl Stoker and Marcia Topliff; Seniors Eleanor English, Janet Hall, Anita Hunnicutt, Burdette Pratt and Lisa Winn. FEBRUARY 5 COURT BRIEFS The court is attempting to set a meeting with Harney County in regards to up-grad ing law enforcement, schooling of officers, etc. The date sug gested was inconvenient to Har ney County, so Harney County will let this Court know soon. A meeting with Mr. Scott Coulter and the landowners ad jacent to the 80N proposed im provement will be Feb. 11th (Court Day) at 9 a. m. The County Court will meet with Mr. Fred Lett Friday, February 14th in regards to the hiring of a new Adminis- trator for the Family Service Clinic. The Court met with Malheur Nursing Home Board and the Welfare Commission Adminis If a taxpayer is penalized for trator and discussed the pos late filing, he may appeal to the sibility of more facilities for County Board of Equalization Aged, and other items. during its regular sessions and the board may revoke the pen alty on a proper showing that There is no appeal from the by reason of death or serious board in such a case. Questions concerning the new illness in the immediate fam ily, or by unavoidable absence penalty and procedures may be from the state, the return could answered at the assessor’s of not he filed by the due date. fice. APPEAL FORCAUSE Burglars took socket wrenches and a battery char ger valued about $100 from Owyhee Truck and Implement company in Nyssa sometime Tuesday night. They seemed to be choicy as they passed up petty cash in an open cash register and a brand new shotgun on a counter. Entry was gained by breaking a window oft the alley on the south end of the building. A door to the offices and display room was forced and some filing cabinet» rifled. The theft was discovered by company parts man, Garry Fife when the firm opened for business Wednesday morning. Police Chief Alvin Allen said they had no distinct leads but the investigation was continuing Wednesday afternoon. January streamflow was con siderably above average. Last month’s inflow to Lake Owyhee was 353 percent of the 1953- 67 average. Forecasted streamflow is as follows: Jordan Creek above Lone Tree Creek, 181,000 a.f. for April-Sept; 213 percent of 1953- 67 average; Owyhee Reservoir net Inflow, 500,000 a.f., 167; Malheur near Drewsey, 95,000 a.f., 132; Malheur, North Fork at Beulah, 80,000 a.f., 133. Statewide, adequate to above average water supplies will be experienced by Oregon water users this spring and summer. January storms depolsted gen erous amounts of snow on an already above average snow pack. Soil moisture is better than it has been for the pest several years. Forecasted streamflow is average to above average in all areas of the state. The next report on water supply conditions in Oregon will be issued about March 10,1969. NYSSA HIGH SCHOOL’S ‘TEENS AGINST POLIO* drive ended Saturday night, Feb. 1 with a Nyssa Jaycee-NHS faculty benefit basketball game. $1,170 was turned over to C. L. (Andy) Anderson, Malheur County March of Dimes treasurer (on right). Presenting the check are NHS (TAP) Chairman Dan McGinnis (center) and Dale Schraufnagel, Nyssa high school’s journalism adviser. - NHS Bulldog photo. "Nyssa High School’s ‘Teens Against Polio’ (TAP) drive ex ceeded all expectations,” re ports Danny A. McGinnis, chairman. F unds collected totalled $1170, nearly double the ori ginal goal of $650. During the first two weeks of the January campaign, the students raised $950, already surpassing the goal by nearly half. They decided to continue the drive until February 1 cli maxing it with a benefit bas ketball game and dance. Featuring the Nyssa Jaycees against the school faculty, the basketball game proved suc cessful. Together with the TAP dance which followed, it netted $210, raising the funds to the record-breaking total. Fund-raising activities in cluded a variety of projects. Jim Beck headed the commit tee for organization of the bene fit game and dance. McGinnis directed slave auctions, while Angie Labby led class competi tion. Serving as chairman of junior high activities was Susan Kouns. Barbie Tensen acted as publicity chairman, and Leah Henigson organized cake sales and raffles. For the past 13 years, NHS’s journalism class has sponsored th< TAP drive. This year’s total was the largest ever collected in the Nyssa community. Last year’s drive netted $600, the most collected until this year. RECEIVE TELEGRAM McGinnis received the fol lowing telegram on Feb. 6 from James L. Ohmer, Oregon Representative of the National Foundation March of Dimes, Portland. It reads as follows: "Congratulations and thanks to you, your committee and the students of Nyssa High School for your tremendous and most successful efforts for the March of Dimes Campaign this year. Our thanks too, to all the school officials who have backed your efforts fully in this and in past years. The fight against birth defects in which all of you are engaged is long from being won. " But it is through your efforts that great progress has been and will continue to be made in the years ahead. Your sup port will help finance the over 100 birth defect centers. Two in Oregon, the Salk Institute and numerous research projects all dedicated to doing all that is humanly possible to reduce the more than 250,000 babies born each year with a serious birth defect. "Thank imi all again?’
