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VOLUMI LXIII
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AND THE LION ROARED!
Abundant Water Supply
Forecast By Authorities
Owyhee Snowpack Near Record
Abundant water supplies are the outlook for most of Malheur
County this summer according to a report released Tues., at
a Water Supply Forecast Meeting held in Vale by Tom George
and Howard Vance of the Soil Conservation Service (USDA) co­
operating with Oregon State University, Oregon State Engineer
and others. Streamflow into Owyhee Reservoir is expected to be
second only to the maximum of record received in 1952. The
snowpack is above normal throughout the county.
NEAR ’52 RECORD
27,500 acre feet compared to the
average of 11,800 acre feet.
The snowpack over the
Owyhee Watershed is close to
the maximum of record that
accumulated in 1952. Many low
elevation aerial markers are
recording the most snow since
measurements began in 1958.
The snowpack on the Malheur
drainage is less, but is still
150 per cent of average.
Prec ipitation in Malheur
county was above average in
February. It was 170 per cent
of normal for the November-
February winter period accor­
ding to the U. S. Weather
Bureau.
Mountain soils are saturated
and will absorb less than usual
amounts of snowmelt water.
On March 1 Warmsprings,
Agency Valley and Bully Creek
Reservoirs held a combined
total of 60,700 acre feet com­
pared to the normal of 137,200
acre feet.
Owyhee Reservoir is about
half full and currently contains
358,000 acre feet.
Antelope reservoir storage
is above normal. It is storing
STREAMFLOW FORECASTS
Jordon Creek above Lone Tree
Creek for the period April-
July, 180,000 acre feet,212%
of 1953-67 average; Owyhee
Reservoir net inflow, March-
July, 1,050,000 acre feet, 285%;
Malheur near Drewsey, March-
July, 150,000 acre feet, 161%;
Malheur, North fork at Beulah,
March-July, 100,000 acre feet,
142%.
Statewide, Oregon farmers,
ranchers and other water users
will have average to above ave­
rage water supplies this sum­
mer. The mountain snowpack is
above normal in all areas of
the State. Soil moisture is ex­
cellent. Oregon streams will
produce near average to far
above average amounts of water
this summer. Although stored
water is currently below
average, good streamflow this
summer should replenish most
of these supplies.
The next report on water
supply conditions in Oregon will
be issued about April 7, 1969.
Two NHS Bulldog Hoopsters
Named As District All-Stars
Basketball players from John
Day, Burns, Vale, Nyssa and
Enterprise have named to the
Greater Oregon - Eastern Divi­
sion all-star team, it was an­
nounced Saturday.
Three youths from John Day
and Burns were placed on the
mythical squad, while Nyssa and
Vale each rated two iads who
were named all-stars.
From Nyssa is Bulldog For­
ward Craig Lewis, 6’ 1”, who
earned a spot on the six-man
PT A PROGRAM
SINGING, SEX
FOR TONIGHT
Dr. Sam Pobanz of TVCC
will be guest speaker at the
Nyssa Parent Teacher Associa­
tion meeting starting at 8 p.m.
in the cafetorium tonight
(Thursday).
He will show a film “ Parents
to Child About Sex’’ and will
answer questions from the floor
following the showing.
The film has nothing to do
with the controversy as to
whether sex should or should
not be taught in the public
schools, according to PTA
President Mrs. Owen Froerer.
The meeting, as usual, is open
to the public and there is no
admission charge.
The thirty member Treasure
Valley Community choir, under
the direction of Dr. Pobanz,
will furnish the entertainment.
THIS PHOTO TELLS THE STORY of what an unexpected
freak windstorm can do to comfortable living quarters.
The crumpled mass is the roof, large metal awning, air
conditioner, TV antenna, etc., of the Hubert Petersons’
trailer house, located on the Third Street road north of
Nyssa. It was Wednesday evening, March 5. Peterson was
watching television, when suddenly he was startled by a
loud hair-raising noise. Upon going outside, this is what
he found. Workmen can be seen on top of the trailer home,
as they immediately began putting on a temporary roof
of black plastic sheeting. Incidentally, the insulation material
went too. A large slab of it can be seen resting on top of
the circular clothesline. With the storm came a light cover
of snow and sleet. From the Buena Vista rural correspondent
comes word of damages in that area, southwest of Nyssa,
where the wind upset bee board houses, uprooted trees
TVCC Budget Hearing
Wednesday, March 19
A budget hearing is set for
Treasure Valley Community
College Area Education District
for Wednesday, March 19 at 8:00
P. M. in the Classroom/Ad-
ministration building. Accor­
ding to James H. Roberts, Jr.,
Budget Officer, this is the
meeting to attend if you have
questions regarding college
programs.
first team, with 5’ 7” Guard
Jim Beck placed on the second
unit.
Lewis led the Bulldog scoring
this year by tossing 13 points
per game through the hoops.
His one-game high record of
27 counters was made during
the final tilt of the season
against Enterprise.
Craig also led his team in
points from the charity stripe
by hitting 104 of 136 attempts
for a77 percent record.
Beck was floor leader for the
Nyssa team, always guarding
Three young men from Mal­
the opposition’s best scorer.
He had a one-game high of 21 heur county were among the
points in a conflict with Vale. top contenders at the Oregon
Lewis is a junior and will Jaycees annual meet last week­
be back in the Bulldog camp end at Albany, Ore., at which
next season, while Beck is a the outstanding young men of
NHS senior and will be lost Oregon were selected.
Dwayne Bennett, Nyssa,
via the graduation route.
Other members of the all- recipient of the Nyssa Jaycee
star first team, together with Outstanding Young Farmer
Lewis, are Dave Dieker, John Award was named second place
Day senior, 6’ 4’’; Steve Keni- winner In the state OYF Con­
son, Vale senior, 5’ 11’’; Mike test. Richard Lee, Ontario OYF
Lissman, JD junior, 6’ 1’’; winner, tied for third place with
Gary Shelton, Burns senior, Wayne Simmons of Salem.
Nick Eddy, formerly of Vale
5’ 10’’; and Dave Melville, En­
and winner of the Rainier, Ore.
terprise junior, 6’ 1”.
Among members of the Jaycee Distinguished Service
second unit, in addition to Beck, Award, was named one of the
are Dennis Kenison, Vale top outstanding young men in
junior, 5’ 11”; Art Thunell, the state of Oregon. Eddy is
JD junior, 5’ 9”; Bob McDan- principal of the Rainier Ele­
nell, Burns senior, 5’ 10”; and mentary School.
John F. Walchli, Hermiston,
Bob Cole, Burns senior, 6’ 1”.
The all-stars were chosen by Ore. was the winner of the state
vote of league coaches at a OYF award. Other men named
recent district meeting in La in the outstanding young men
Grande. Balloting was not on contest were Wallace Carson,
Jr., Salem; David Green, Mad­
a position basis.
ras, Ore., George Wingard, Eu­
gene, Ore., Paul Hanneman,
Salem, and Eddy.
Malheur Men
Among Honorees
At Jaycee Meet
FIRM ASKS CHECK
ON 68 GAS UNITS
TO REMOVE HAZARD
TAKING HONORS AS SCHOOL PATROLMEN FOR THE
month of February, 1969 are Nyssa sixth-grade students,
Howard Lowe ( on left ) and Roy Mosqueda. Howard is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Foy Lowe, is a student in Mrs.
Jan Wilson's classroom and was named Patrolman-of-
tbe-Month by faculty members and the Nyssa Police de­
partment. Roy’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Jose Mosqueda,
he is a pupil in Mrs. Hasel Lane’s room and was given
honors as Patrol Captain-of-the-Month. They display trav­
eling trophies which are given by the police department
together with individual certificates. - Journal Photo.
Honeywell, Inc. , a Minneap­
olis gas valve manufacturer,
has stated that one type of its
line of residential gas valves
may fail to operate properly.
According to Honeywell these
valves were manufactured dur­
ing a two month period last
year and installed on heating
equipment sold after July 1st
of last year.
Edward Niederer, Jr., Vice
President of Cascade Natural
Gas Corporation, explained that
these valves are normally used
on gas furnaces, boilers, con­
version burners, larger space
heaters and overhead unit heat­
ers. Because a hazard could
exist if the pilot light were
extinguished, Honeywell of­
ficials are asking that persons
who have purchased a gas fired
heating unit since July 1st, 1968,
should check their heating unit.
If Honeywell manufactured the
gas valve, they should contact
their heating dealer or Cas­
cade Natural Gas Corporation
and arrange for an inspection
of the equipment.
and caused sheds to collapse. At the Mancel Bishop home,
a bolt of lightning struck, apparently hitting a transformer,
burning out their telephone, radio, hot water heater and
furnace fan. Light bulbs in all rooms were burned out,
and in two rooms the bulbs were completely shattered.
At the nearby Jay Gibson home, at the same time, fire
leaped from an electric clock, onto the piano top and across
the living room. Other area residents report power failure
from one to two hours. Apparently the storm split as In
some areas heavy damage was reported, while nearby resi­
dents did not realize strange things were happening. There
has also been a report of wall and roof damage to the Roy
Holmes’ patio-carport in the Oregon Trail community.
Local insurance agents report that a number of minor
wind damage claims have been submitted. - Journal Photo.
New Tax Shift Measure
Gains House Approval
Oregon House Speaker Robert
F. Smith said recently that
Harney and Malheur Counties
would receive $346,000 in di­
rect property tax relief under
a measure approved by the
House last Wednesday.
The measure would shift wel­
fare costs from the counties to
the state, so that property ta
dollars would no longer be used
to finance welfare.
Smith said that Republican
House members endorsed the
program “in keeping with our
pledge to provide as much prop­
erty tax relief as possible.”
He said the program would
provide immediate benefit and
relief to both taxpayers and
Harney and Malheur county gov-
ernments. This will reduce
property tax bills by some $23
million statewide and will free
counties from an unreasonable
County Fair Board
Plans 1969 Events;
To Charge Admission
The Malheur County Fair
Board signed a carnival, set
admission prices and discussed
entertainment for the Malheur
County Fair for Aug. 28-31
at their meeting last Thursday.
The Arc Way Show to Hager­
man was signed to appear
throughout the fair according to
Curley Hauser, secretary of the
board.
For the first time in many
years admission will be charged
at the county fair. The opening
day of the fair will be “family
day” and no admission will be
made before 6 p.m.
Prices for admission will be
$1 for adults per day and 50
cents for students 6-18. A sea­
son ticket for adults may be
purchased for $2.50 and for
students for $1.
Entertainment has been
planned for each of the four
nights. A talent show and pos­
sibly a professional act will
be on Thursday, professional
entertainment on Friday and
Saturday nights and a pageant,
“The Melting Pot’’ wil be pre­
sented on Sunday. The profes­
sional acts have not been signed
as yet, Hauser said.
WEATHER
DATE
MAX
MIN.
March 5
32
48
26
March •
44
March 7
31
44
March •
42
31
March t
28
40
March 10
25
43
19
March 11
46
--
March 12
20
.08 inches of precipitation
was recorded March 6, 1969.
RESERVOIR STORAGE
3/12/69 371,320 Acre Feet
3/12/68 448,000 Acre Feet
fiscal strait jacket.
Smith said that Harney and
Malheur counties “have been
financially hog-tied under the
present system because
steadily increasing welfare
costs have gobbled up the addi­
tional taxes they are allowed to
levy without a vote of the
people.”
He said the shift “will also
remove the unpalatable situa­
tion whereby Harney and Mal­
heur counties are black-jacked
into paying for programs they
cannot control.”
Harney county would receive
$66,000 under the program for
the next biennium and Malheur
county would receive $280,000,
Smith said.
Voris Resigns
As President
Of Ore. College
Former president of Treas­
ure Valley Community college,
Eugene F. Voris, has resigned
as president of Clackamas
Community college at Oregon
City and the school board of
directors immediately ap­
pointed his successor.
The resignation came at a
special meeting lasting less
than three minutes In which the
board heard Chairman William
Bates read the two-sentence
letter in which Voris submitted
his resignation to be effective
when his contract expires June
30.
The boardannounced that they
accepted the resignation and
gave Voris a leave of absence
starting immediately and then
appointed John Hakanson as
acting president.
Bates said the board “has
anticipated the resignation for
some time,’’ but would not com­
ment on the reasons for it. He
also would not say whether the
board had requested the resig­
nation. - (Idaho Statesman)
INDUSTRIES HEAD
GIVES POINTERS
AT NYSSA C of C
Ontario Industries President
Lewis Bean told the Nyssa
Chamber of Commerce mem­
bers, Wednesday noon, of the
work that had been attempted
there to woo industry.
He is also the local manager
for Idaho Power company and
said he was by no means an
expert of this type work but
could tell some of the things
he had learned, after eight years
on the committee, that might be
helpful here.
Among the highlights of his
talk were: (1) Have a small
group of dedicated people who
were enthusiastic, (2) Include
on the committee a realtor,
utility men, city official and men
of finance, (3) Show any poten­
tial industry that they were
desired In the community, (4)
Prepare a worksheet showing
the assets of the area, (5) Be
careful of any give-away of land
that would be scarce in the
future, and (6) Where making
any major concessions include
a performance clause for the
industry.
Bean commended leaders in
Nyssa on acquiring the tract of
land on North Third several
years ago and said it would
be a big help in the future.
Ontario, he said, had very little
available land left that belonged
to the industrial group and had
also used up available cash
through improving land and ac­
quiring small industry. Pacific
Fruit company and two local
wood products companies are
located on the industrial plot.
Ontario Chamber of Com­
merce was also a guest of the
Nyssa club.
HUMtlt XI
Road Commission Offers
No Succor To Counties
On Hells Canyon Route
Chamber Secretary Jake Fischer reported on a Five-County
group meeting with the highway commission at Salem, Tuesday
in an attempt to promote a Hells Canyon route. Others from
Malheur county in attendance were County Judge Ellis A. White,
Lloyd Russell, Ontario, and Floyd Agurri, Jordan Valley.
Other counties represented were Baker, Union, Wallowa and
Umatilla.
Fischer said the claims were presented to the highway
group in a 20 minute period by Baker County Representative
Thomas F. Young and Judge White.
The written statement of
Thomas set out three requests; ley through the Succor Creek
(1) The designation and offi­ Canyon area and follow #201
cial recognition of the route to from just south of Adrian to
be designated as “Hells Canyon Ontario. Thence on U. S. 80 N.
Scenic Corridor”. (2) The to Baker and East on Highway
acceptance and designation of 86 to Halfway-thence North to
the Succor Creek road in Mal­ Joseph, back to Enterprise, La
heur county as a State Secondary Grande and Pendleton.
Taylor cited the benefits of
highway and that a survey be
made as soon as possible. (3) cutting out some hazardous
For improvement of existing routing on the Marsing, Idaho
highways on the proposed route. hill making a more direct route
north-to-south, and pulling
ROUTE OUTLINED
thousands of tourists to Oregon
The proposed route would who now follow U. S. 95 on the
extend from Succor Creek on Idaho side of the line to the
U. S. 95 North of Jordan Val- Canadian border. He said there
would also be a big saving for
truckers using the present
route.
FUNDING PROPOSAL
Taylor said there were three
Dr. David Sarazin, Nyssa, ways the greater portion of the
was appointed Malheur County cost could be secured through
health and chief medical officer, the used of federal funds, since
it was announced recently by practically all the new con­
Malheur County Judge Ellis A. struction of Succor Creek was
White and commissioners Emil on public domain. The three
Maag and Henry Esplin.
wavs were:
Dr. Sarazin will replace Dr.
(1) Congressional Appropri­
Kenneth Pfaff who resigned in ated Public land funds as ad­
February to devote full time to ministered by the Bureau of
his private practice.
Public Roads.
In other actions of the county
(2) Through being classified
court, approval was given to as a Scenic highway by federal
Dale Freel of the Adrian Tavern authorities.
for a liquor license at Adrian,
(3) Through the use of 64%
Ore.
funds granted the state by the
RESOLUTION PASSES
federal government on state
primary highways because of
The county Court also passed
the abundance of public domain
a resolution approving of paying lands in Oregon.
part of the expenses for Judge
Fischer said the estimated
White to attend the National As­
cost of the project had jumped
sociation oT Counties Annual
from $12 million a few years
Conference in Washington, D.C.
ago to $18 million now, accor­
Commissioner Maag voted
ding to figures submitted by the
against the resolution.
highway commission. He felt
Members of the Malheur
that Highway Chairman Glenn
County Fair Board approached
Jackson was not interested in
the court and asked that $5,000
the roads of this section of
be included in next year’s coun­
the state but that the efforts
ty budget for capital improve­
would be unbending for the com­
ments at the fairgrounds. At­
pletion of the route in future
tending the meeting was Gordon years.
Capps, Jed Shane, Morgan Beck
and E. H. (Curley) Hauser. Nyssa Thunderqftes
Court Actions
For Feb. 26
FUND INCLUSION ASKED
The Fair Board asks for the
inclusion of the fund in the
budget in the event anticipated
receipts are not sufficient to
cover costs of improvements to
the grandstand and grounds.
A pageant with 500 people in
the cast is being planned this
year in the grandstand area,
they said. Admission will also
be charged at the fair this year,
they reported.
Stach Construction Co. of
Grants Pass, Ore., visited the
court and said construction of
the new Harper Bridge will
commence on Monday.
Offer Scholarship
The Nyssa Thunderettes an­
nounce they are offering a $50
scholarship to some NHS senior
girl.
The scholarship is based on
the applicant’s financial needs
and leadership qualities.
She must have two recom­
mendations from either school
officials or a civic leader, not
related to the applicant.
Applications may be obtained
at the guidance office in the
high school building and must
be submitted by April 4, 1969
to Larry Bosen, NHS guidance
counselor. - Susan Kouns, NHS
Bulldog reporter.
MEET TRAGIC DEATH!
MALHEUR HEALTH
GROUP ORGANIZED
A meeting of an initiating
committee for the new Com­
prehensive health plan was held
March 3 in the court house in
Vale. The meeting was under
the direction of Dr. A. M. Tan­
aka, who has been appointed
chairman of the initiating group.
NVSSAN IMPROVING Those present were Mrs.
Mamaro Wakasuki, Dr. Ken
FOLLOWING INJURY Pfaff, Emil Maag, Mrs. G. Y.
Chester, Mrs. Bud Wilkes,
IN CAR COLLISION
Charles J. Smith, and Mrs.
Paul Blaylock.
Clifford Derrick, 19, Route
Plans for the formation of
2, Nyssa, who was injured in a an Organization of Malheur
one car wreck Saturday morning County Citizens were made
was released from the Malheur This organization, which be
Memorial hospital Tuesday. His comes necessary under new
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Congressional law, is designed
Derrick say he is doing “real to study and assess the health
well’’.
needs of the county and make
The accident occurred about recommendations for the cor­
2:30 Saturday morning about rection of unmet health needs.
three and one half miles south Future meetings will be held
of Adrian on the Homedale high­ in which it is hoped the citi­
way when apparently Derrick zens of the communities will
went to sleep at the wheel. become involved.
The car hit a pile of dirt
Dr. Tanaka pointed out that
awakening him and then swerved either we organize and set In
into a barrow pit. The driver motion a general health plan
suffered cuts and head injuries to our own liking or it will
and the 1964 Ford was a total be done for us through other
loss. There were no other pas­ government agencies and may
sengers in the car.
not fit our own particular needs.!
DAVID J. EVANS
Carbon monoxide caused the
death of these two Nyssa youth
Saturday night. They are Jo
Elaine Strickland, 17, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Don Strickland
and David Evans, 21, son of
Mrs. Chester Bowns - all of
rural Nyssa.
After an evening out and they
had not returned to their homes
the parents notified officers and
a search was started Sunday
morning. Their bodies were
discovered about 11:30 A.M. by
Dean Sisson, brother-in-law to
the Strickland girl and a farmer
JO STRICKLAND
of the area.
The car was parked at a side
road just west of Sunset Market,
the key to the ignition was
turned on, and the car was
out of gas. All windows were
closed.
Miss Strickland was a senior
in Nyssa high school and Evans
was employed at Nyssa Machine
and Welding company.
Funeral services were con­
ducted for both at Lienkaemper
Chapel in Nyssa, Wettoesday.
The obituaries may be found
elsewhere in this Issue of the
Journal.