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Uni Tarait y of Oregon Nyssa Gate VOLUMI LXIII SUGAR CITY BASIC SCHOOL FUNDS THI NYSSA OATt CITY lOUINAl. NYSSA. OISOON THUISOAY, MAICH * I*«* TRIPLETS ARRIVE IN NYSSA! TO CHANGE LITTLE FROM PREVIOUS YEAR Oregon law now provides $160 ‘‘equalization.” per census child (age 5-16) in The state superintendent is the state. State Board of Edu required by law to estimate on cation officials are basing their the first Monday of March how estimates for next year on a much money local districts may 493,693 census count. receive the next school year. (Editor’s Note) - There has BASIS FOR FUNDS been no action on the part of the local school budget board There is a four-part break in setting up the budget for the down for state basic school coming school year. Nor has suppor* funds: there been any conferences with 1. School bus transportation the teachers as to what their will require about $6,860,222 - salary requests will be. Both which represents about 55% of groups have been waiting for local costs for bussing. the estimate of State Superin 2. Districts which are tendent as to the amount of experiencing extraordinary money the local district may growth will share about $1,- receive. According to law, this 842,480. was to be done this past Mon 3. Regardless of need, every day and the information should school district will receive be available very soon. Many . $110.88 as a “flat grant” for Oregon schools have already every student in average daily ironed out salaries with membership. This will require teaching groups and others have $55,800,000. reached an impasse and are 4. Another $13,950,000 will using negotiators as required be distributed as statewide by Oregon law. Career Institute Scheduled March 14-15 At Area College Amalgamated Sugar Ends Record Sugar Campaign NUMMI X Small Minority Group's Unpresented Demands fives IKC "Blaclt iff" Within the past week Treasure Valley Community college has been the victim of some undeserved bad publicity created by a handful of Mexican students with their demands. The demands were not carried to the college authorities until last night (Tuesday) but were aired through the Idaho Statesman, the Intermountain Observer (Boise) and on one of the Boise television stations. 'rhe Intermountain Observer story carried the byline of Milton Jordan, Pastor of the Ontario Methodist church, while the Statesman story was by Steve Ahrens, a staff writer. AU concerned in the publi city have been lambasted in Their petition carried 16 non- edi.orials in the Monday edition negotiable de ma nd s—among of the Argus Observer. One, which were: Immediate hiring carried on the front page, was of Mexican and black teachers by Editor Nick Nichols and and counselors; Dissemination Publisher Francis R. McLean of publicity in English and Span and the other by KSRV Man ish encouraging candidates to ager Bob Humphreys. Both were the Board of Trustees; All highly critical of the publicity teachers must attend classes inasmuch as the demands had on Mexican culture and history; not been presented to the col That the cafeteria serve Mex lege authorities—saying the ican food twice weekly, cooked impression was created among by hired Mexican cooks, and the unknowing that serious that TVCC support the grape trouble was taking place at the boycott; and That police, pro- college. Neither professed to ation and parole officers not be know if the movement and de allowed to arrest students on mands were solely of the 12- the campus. The demands of these few 15 students or if they had the backing and encouragement of students have been carried na outsiders anxious to stir up tionwide by now. It has become commonplace for a minority strife. in colleges to disrupt the study of the majority of students and SIXTEEN DEMANDS prevent teachers and adminis The small group of Mexi trators from doing their normal can students, led by Al Sal jobs. It not only casts reflections azar and Bernabe Palomo, call themselves ‘‘La Ola Nueva” - (Continued On Page Ten) meaning “The New Wave.” An estimated $78,990,880 in basic support funds will be distributed to Oregon school districts next year Superinten dent of Public Instruction Dale Parnell announced Monday. While the total represents almost a $1,559,000 increase over this school year (1968-69), it is basically a “hold the line” apportionment and does not reflect increased school operation and maintenance costs or larger numbers of students. “With inflation causing school costs to jump every year,” Parnell said, ‘‘the amount of money available from the state is remaining stable.” Districts must rely on local property tax sources for the remainder. ‘‘Career Institute”, an annual program to show careers to area high school seniors will be presented March 14-15 at Treasure Valley Community college. The institute will attempt to do three things: (1) Give seniors vocational experience by bringing them in contact with major corporation exhibitors as well as selected professional spe cialists. (2) Give students an understanding of the educational opportunities available at TVCC. (3) Give students near grad uation, an opportunity to be interviewed by corporation ex hibitors who in turn will have recruitment responsibilities. Exhibits will be both formal and informal and special stress will be given to career re of career opportunities, exhi quirements and procedures for bits sponsored by the Univer job applications. Among near sity of Oregon Medical and Den ly 100 exhibitors will be such tal schools, social work, teach corporation giants as Boeing ing, law, and pharmacy will be Aircraft, Air West and Albert demonstrated. sons. Also, Government ag At the close of the exhibition, encies will be represented by the U. S. Forest Service, Fed a luncheon is planned, with a eral Highway Department, In dance and coke party to give ternal Revenue Service and So students an opportunity to enjoy cial Security. State agencies the fellowship of other seniors will also exhibt. from the large number of high schools participating in this un PROFESSIONS REPRESENTED ique vocational experience. - Leah Henigson, NHS Bulldog To Rive seniors a wide view reporter. THUNDEREGG CAPITAL AreaWomen Plan To Enter National Bowling Tourney It is not a frequent occur rence in a town the size of Nyssa when triplets arrive that add so much to the health and economic well-being of the citizens. These did not arrive on the same date but near the same time and all are new. They were seen and heard going down Main street Monday morn ing and the drivers and occu- The last of the 1968 sugarbeet crop entered the Amalga mated Sugar Company’s factories in Idaho and Oregon this week, signaling the end of a record-breaking five-month Group To Request campaign. Two of TASCO’s five factories last to finish processing the Hells Canyon Road almost 3.2 million ton crop were plants at Nyssa, Oregon and Nampa, Idaho. The factory whistle at Nyssa signaled the end A Scenic Corridor of the campaign at 10:20 last Saturday. Sugar production at Hells Canyon Scenic Corridor Nyssa is indicative of the bumper campaign year, exceeding every previous campaign high with an output of over 2,600,000 members representing five pound bags of white refined sugar. Amalgamated’s total pro Eastern Oregon Counties met duction cleared 8,700,000 bags, some 800,000 over the previous Saturday in Baker to formulate a request to the Oregon High high set in 1963. Amalgamated’s vice presi acre with a weighted average way Commission for route im dent of operations, S. Burnall sugar content percentage about provements through this scenic Brown, credited the high pro one percentage point higher than corridor area. Hugh McCurdy, Chairman, duction to a large sugarbeet last year. Growers in the rich harvest containing a good per Treasure Valley along the Snake says this is a unified request for the over-all area, including centage of sugar, a combination River in southeastern Oregon • U m at ilia, Wallowa, Union, that is industry-wide this year Baker and Malheur Counties. with most major U. S. sugar and southwestern Idaho realized average yields of 23.6 tons per This request is for an offi beet compaines joining Amal acre. cial designation of the Hells gamated in realizing new sugar TASCCFs Nampa, Idaho fac Canyon Route as such. Major production records. tory turned out a total of 1,- emphasis will be placed on the ACREAGE DEMAND UP 840,000 bags of sugar, the diversion of traffic off U. S. plant ’s second highest produc 95 and into Oregon at Succor General Agriculturalist Harry A. Elcock noted that the tion since it began operating Creek in Malheur County. Suc 1968 growing season had seen in 1942. This occurred despite cor Creek road improvement is the overall grower demand for a major expansion program still to be given first priority. This highly active multi sugar beet acreages increase underway that will see the plant considerably; he anticipates nlarged to the world’s second county group is striving to co continued large demands for in largest and the nation’s biggest ordinate the out door recreation creased acreages during the in time for next year’s cam development of Eastern Oregon 1969 season now beginning paign. Vice President Brown for the mutual benefit of their throughout the firm’s three- said the* expansion work which respective communities. Attending the meeting were: state growing area of Utah, continued alongside the cam Idaho and Oregon. Growers har paign activity caused practi Lloyd Russell and H. F. Logue, vested 156,470 acres of beets cally no delays in factory opera Ontario, Judge Sam Cook, Pendleton, William Willis and this past year, well over the tions there. Amalgamated’s fivefac- Francis Thiel, Adrian, Judge 131,175-acre total of 1967. Acreage restrictions under tories, with a combined daily Earle C. Misener, La Grande, beet slicing rate of over 24,000 J. C. Busby and Harold Hursh, the Sugar Act have not been tons per day, started working Huntington, Wayne Moncur, imposed this year, "but un in the first week of October. Jacob Fischer and Clay Webb, doubtedly there will be acreage Plants at Twin Falls and Rupert, Nyssa, Judge Stan Farris, restrictions in 1970,” Elcock Idaho, ended their beet slice Enterprise, Bill DeGrofft, added. Feb. 8. The Lewiston, Utah fac Joseph, Stewart Sullivan, AREA YIELD 23.6 TONS tory which started up on Octo Baker, George Nicolescu, Jerry Average per-acre yield of the ber 11, ended its production Beery and Hugh McCurdy, Rich 1968 crop was 20.25 tons per run on December 12. land. pants all wore big smiles. The top vehicle, a 1969Chev- rolet Suburban Carry-All, was purchased by Malheur Mem orial hospital from Johannesen- Adams Motors, Nyssa at a cost of $3616 and local workmen made the additions and altera tions to convert it into an am bulance. It is housed at the hos pital and operated by the Nyssa police. The middle pix is the new police car for Nyssa. It arrived about two weeks ago. It was also purchsed through the local Chevrolet dealer and was pro Royce Cole Named vided for in a $1300 budget item. The council has deter mined that it is better to trade cars each year to have one in top o p e r a t i n g condition. The second unit is a 1967 Chevro let. The bottom pix is the new Nyssa fire truck delivered by a factory employee Monday. It is a Howe make and mounted on a Ford chassis and is cap able of pumping 1000 gallons per minute. It was undergoing final testing and adjustments at press time Wednesday after noon. The cost, with all equip ment is more than $26,000. $21,000 of this is in the bank now and the remainder will be included in the next budget. City Manager Fred Koch says he has been in touch with the Oregon Fire rating bureau and that there is a definite possi bility that Nyssa can be re classified from Class7toClass 6, with little or no cash in volved. He said the water supply, water lines and hydrants met the Class 6 requirements now but it would be necessary to up-grade the training and record keeping. This would mean a savings on insurance premiums of approsimately 17 percent within the city limits of Nyssa. Bowlers on five local teams (25 area women) plan to partici pate in the National bowling tournament at San Diego. Traveling with them will be two men, Dr. David W. Sarazin and a bus driver. Team sponsors and women planning to make the trip in clude White Satin Sugar - Sadie Butcher, captain; Virginia Bybee, Eris Bertram, Verda Simpson and Mabie Fangen. Muir-Roberts, Inc. - Anne Ten- sen, captain; Anna VanderOord, Phoebe Snyder, Jan Bartronand Stella Morris. Nyssa Sanitation - Marian Danford captain; Vera Mitch ell, Barbara Sarazin, Liz Stringer and Lois Page; Farmers Feed and Seed - Billie Wright, captain; Clara Ram- baud, Velma Stam, Johnnie Rus sell and Virginia Nichols. Parma Water Lifters - Addie Vlnsonhaler, captain; Bonnie Nichols, Helen Otani, Naomi Fritts and Dorothy Mason. The group will leave at 4:30 A.M. from Wilder, via char tered bus, on Thursday, April 10 and are scheduled to arrive in San Diego at 6 o’clock that evening. The following day they plan to leave at 11 a.m. for Holly wood where they hope to see one or two television shows and visit a TV studio. After returning to the San Diego area they anticipate visiting Tijuana, Mexico; the zoo and U. S. Navy base. TO BOWL APRIL 12-13 The keglers* first tourney competition will be team events at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 12 at San Diego’s University Lanes. They are scheduled to roll singles and doubles at 8 a.m. on Sunday April 13 at the same location. After lunch they will head for the Los Angeles - Santa Monica area where they hope to tour (Continued On Page Ten) Lady Bowlers Set March 8-9 City Tourney The seventh annual tourna ment for members of the Nyssa Woman’s Bowling association will be staged Saturday and Sunday, March 8-9 at the Sugar Bowl. Singles and doubles competi tion will begin at 10 o’clock Saturday morning, followed by team events scheduled to start at 11 a.m., 2 and 5 p.m. Sunday’s activities will in clude team competition, as well as singles and doubles events, slated to begin at 11 a.m., with more singles and doubles scheduled at 2 p.m. Officers of the city associa tion urge team sponsors and other interested area residents to be on hand to root for their favorite keglers. Activity Director For Nursing Home Mrs. Royce Cole has been named activity director for the nursing home wing at Malheur Memorial hospital. She is in charge of teaching arts and crafts to create inter est of the residents and to occupy their time. Mrs. Cole assumed her duties on March 1. She stated that craft materials and supplies are badly needed and in the near future will publish a list so that interested area patrons may assist in furnishing them. WEATHER DATE MAX. Feb. 26 Feb. 27 Feb. 28 Mar. 1 Mar. 2 Mar 3 Mar. 4 Mar. 5 MIN. 43 45 47 54 52 49 51 29 26 32 28 26 35 36 32 RESERVOIR STORAGE 3/5/69 3/5/68 362,800 441,440 Acre Feet Acre Feet A FOUR- BY SIX-FOOT OIL PAINTING OF LESLIE GULCH graces the South wall of the dining-recreation room in the new nursing home wing at Malheur Memorial hospital. It was painted by Richard Tank, (on left) art instructor at Treasure Valley Community college, and presented by him to the local hospital. Accepting the gift is Malheur Memorial’s new administrator, Ernest King. The painting is done in brown tones, dull greens and shades of blue, blending perfectly with the decor of the spacious room. - Journal Photo.