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* University Of Oregon Library ____ Nyssd'Gate CityJöurnal VOLUMI LXIII SUGAR CITY IH! NYSSA OATI CITY JOUIHAI. NYSSA. OttOON IHUCSOAY, AHU IO I«*« 'The Purpose And Extent Of Federal Money Used in Nyssa Public Schools" For the past two years the Nyssa School district has re ceived considerable money from the Federal government. From the beginning of school systems in the United States the matter of administrating and financing schools has been a function of the states. For this reason we thought it ad visable to explain to our patrons the reason for the influx of Federal money for the purpose of developing specific programs which the states and local districts have not been able to finance. the parents are not aware of the necessity of keeping their BACKGROUND GIVEN youngsters in school so they When the Nyssa system in do not inforce regular attend stalled Vocational Ag. and Home ance. Consequently thseschild- Making departments in 1940 ren get behind the students the Federal Government paid of their age level. They soon part of the instructors salary. become discouraged feeling, From 1940 until Russia’s Spud- perhaps, that they are not as nik invaded outer space in 1958, capable, and then they quit the Washington regime stayed (trying. As soon as they can out of the picture. The real become drop-outs. We also have a problem of ization that Russia was possible language. Many of the six year ahead of the United States in the education of scientists olds who enter the first grade prompted Congress to pass the do not understand or speak National Defense Education Act English. Their background has in 1958 specifically to give not been such that they can impetus to Math and Science (Continued on Page 2) teaching. Under this program we were able to equip the new Biology room. In 1965, Congress passed the Elementary and Secondary Ed ucation Act, commonly referred to as the E.S.E.A. The main thought in back of this program Wilbur C hap in, outgoing was to provide help to the chairman of the Adrian Soil and districts for the more costly Water Conservation District, process of educating the dis- was honored by fellow super advantaged children, particu- visors with an April 3 dinner larly those of the low income at the Starlite cafe in Vale. families. Chapin has been on the Adrian board since the district was AID FOR MIGRANTS created in 1958. He was chair man of the district from 1961 A migrant amendment to Ti until February of this year. tle I E.S.E.A. provided add Dean Blaylock, present dis itional money for the education trict chairman, acted as master of the children of migrant fam of ceremonies for the meeting. ilies. For several years, we He presented Chapin with a have had the problem of mi plaque commending him for his grant children, who, inspite of longtime service to the dis the best intentions, became what trict. may be called “disadvantaged”. Often their parents move sev eral times a year; many of Service Academies Storm Causes Some Flooding WATER WAS LAPPING AT THE FLOOR OF THE OWYHEE river bridge south of Nyssa Tuesday afternoon. Most of this was from the Owyhee reservoir some 30 miles up stream to the dam. The balance was surface water caused by the rain on Easter Sunday. Over 11,000 second feet was coming from the dam Wednesday but this was down to 8,000 Thursday and the bridge was thought to be out of danger. Dinner Honors Wilbur Chapin Dancing ^Display o April IS Betty Madge Wilson will pre sent her dancing students in a revue scheduled to begin at 8 o’clock Friday evening, April 18 at the Nyssa school cafe- torium. The dancing display is spon sored annually by the Malheur Memorial hospital auxil iary. These recitals have been giv en since 1950 by Mrs. Wilson, with proceeds used to purchase many useful and necessary items for the hospital. From funds last year, the auxiliary purchased two com fort chairs which are being used in various ways. The restraint chair has a detachable tray from which the patients eat their meals, do hand work or play games. The other, a com mode chair, has removable up holstery so that it can be used while giving showers. Both have large casters and can be used as wheelchairs. Numerous other articles have been purchased for the hospital with proceeds from these re citals, as well as from teas, fashion shows and concerts. Senator Mark O. Hatfield (R- Ore) said recently he will now accept nominations for the 1970 class at the nation’s service academies. WATER IS A PRICELESS COMMODITY IN THIS SEMI-* desert area but there is an over-abundance of it now com ing into Owyhee reservoir. This shows what can happen when the reservoir fills early and water must be released to make room for more to come later from snow in the hills. This scene is from the hill near the Adrian labor FIVE CANDIDATES FOR SCHOOL BOARD ADRIAN BEHIND THE9CENES ATA DANCING DISPLAY REHEARSAL. And this was strictly ‘behind the scenes* as no one in the photo knew that it was being snapped by the Journal camera. In the foreground is Betty Madge Wilson, seated in front of the stage in the Nyssa school cafetorium, as she directs a group of young dancers during rehearsal. At the piano is Barbara Fangen. Many long hours have been put in by these two as they and the performers practice for the April 18 recital. The youngsters (at left) await their turn to rehearse, and some appear to find various methods of expending additional energy. The Owyhee reservoir was filled to 90 per cent of storage capacity Wednesday, according to North Board of Control Manager Adam Focht. Capacity is 715,000 acre feet and stor age was 644,000. This Is good news for farmers dependent on this source to irrigate the thousands of acres of crop and pasture land. But it does have another side not so cheerful. The inflow into the basin came so rapidly, together with local rains over Easter weekend, that some farm land has been flooded on the lower stretches of the Owyhee river. Flooding began Monday maximum storage with a min morning, covering some crop imum of damage to land own land between Mitchell Butte and ers along the river below the the mouth of the river. It reach dam. ed a peak Tuesday and began HIGH INFLOW receding Wednesday. No es timate of the number of acres On March 24 storage was at affected or the damage to lands 416,500 acre feet and 11 days and planted crops is available. later at 589,660. This was a gain DELICATE CHOICE DAILY 173,160 acre feet or 25 per cent of the capacity of the Each day officials of the pro reservoir. Yet on one of the ject study reports of inflow into days (March 28) the inflow was the lake, try to out-guess the only slightly over 6,000. On Easter Sunday the inflow weather, and anticipate the net results on storage. The project was 34,182 acre feet. One has is primarily for irrigation and only to check the records to see not flood control, so their first the big variation from day-to- obligation is to water users. day and realize some of the But they also use their best problems facing the officials. judgment in trying to get the (C ontinued On Page Two) Winning Bowlers Listed In Men’s City Tourney Hatfield said any High School Five candidates have filed for junior bovs interested in any the two vacancies on the Nyssa one ofthe four academies should school board. Petitions for Joel write now for application pro Mitchell, Ira Ure, Jr., Dean cedure information. Blaylock, Mark Hartley and Charles Quinowski werere- The Air Force and Naval academy classes commence in ceived by Clerk Dirick Nedry June, 1970, and the Army and Prior to the April 4 deadline. The election will be held May Merchant Marine academy 5. Chairman Henry Esplin has classes begin July. 1970. chosen not to run again, and Students receive $171.60 a Joel Mitchell is running to suc month plus tuition, room and ceed himself. The two success ful candidates will be elected board while in school. for five-year terms. The Senator said that appli cants must meet the following 000000000000 standards for admission: — Be a citizen of the United States, 17 to 22 years of age by July 1st the year of ad mission, never have been married, be of good moral char acter, posses a good high school record (usually standing in the top 40 percent of his high school class), and meet the medical standards of the academies, including a normal requirement of 20/20 vision. Waivers may be granted to applicants with outstanding records with vision as poor as 20/ 00. NUMIII XV Owyhee Reservoir Fits To 90 Percent Capacity; Assures Abundant Supply (By Supt. W.L. McPartland) Nominations Open THUNOEREGG CAPITAL Adrian PT A unit will hold its next meeting April 17 at 8:15 P.M. in the grade school cafetorium. There will be a panel dis cussing the rules and regula tions concerning school con duct, etc. Refreshments will be served afterwards. CUB SCOUTS MEET A meeting of Cub Scout Pack 450 was held March 25 at the Methodist church. The Flag cermony was performed by Mrs. Piercy’s Den #1. The Pack participated in a "Laugh In” which was a huge success. Due to the absence of Cub master Ed Tyner, the awards were presented by L. D. Wal- burn. Awards went to Mike Eden and Bruce Fowler, Bear badges; Randy Savage, Forester and citizen awards; Marty Quin owski, engineer; and MikeWal- burn, wolf badge, a gold arrow and a silver arrow. Den #4, a new den, was formed during Scout week. Den Mothers are Mrs. Julia Langoria and Mrs. Dorothy Hershey. The whole den received Bob Cat pins. Den *4 won the attendance ribbon. A film on mouth to mouth resusitation was shown. The Pack has been studying first- aid. The next pack meeting will be a disaster night. Plans are also being made for a May candy sale. 9 camp looking northeast and shows some of the fertile farm land under water. The bridge in the top photo may be seen in the dark oval to the right. The tiny white object just above the bridge, also in the oval, is Amalgamated Sugar company’s silos in Nyssa. - Gate City Journal Photos Cascade Gas Head Sees No Customer Hardships Through Union Strike A strike of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation union service men and construction workers will not affect gas customers in the untility’s 70communities in Washington and Oregon, according to the company’s president, O. Marshall Jones. Supervisory and salaried personnel from the general offices in Seattle, as well as those from all district offices, have been assigned to field work. “We expect to conduct our business in a normal manner during this work stoppage,” Mr. Jones said. “There will be no interruption of service to our customers. New customers, of course, may not be connected as promptly as we would like. But, generally speaking, we are prepared for business as usual.” Negotiations for a new con- tract between Cascade Natural Gas and the International Chemical Workers Union, underway for several weeks, reached a stalemate when the utility’s final offer of an aver age 6 percent increase was refused by the union. Sen. Packwood Seeks Change In Farm Size To Qualify For Water Senator Bob Packwood has announced co-sponsorship of a bill which will change a 67 year- old-law “that is out of step with the times." The bill, Packwood said, would increase from 160 to 640, the number of acres for which a farmer may obtain irrigation water under a reclamation law passed in 1902. “The 160-acre limitation is unrealistic, uneconomic, unjust and obsolete today," Packwood WEATHER DATE April April April April April April April April 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 MAX. MIN. 72 62 75 74 53 56 61 — 41 40 36 50 42 38 31 36 PREC. — — — .37 .46 — -- APRIL 17 DINNER TO FETE TEACHERS Acommunity appreciation dinner to be held April 17, is being planned for Nyssa high school teachers. In an effort to express community awareness and appreciation for service, the dinner is being sponsored by the Nyssa Ministerial asso ciation. It is the hope that simi lar dinners can be arranged in succeeding years for the junior high and grade school teachers. Hosts from the community are being sought for each teacher. The pattern to follow is for the prospective host to invite the teacher and his spouse, then inform the Minis terial association of that selec tion -- by calling either Fr. Charles Young at 372-3133, or the Rev. Robert Manley at 372- 3917. A good number of hosts are still needed. The dinner will be at the East Side cafe in Ontario at 7:00 o’clock. Members of the Nyssa Men’s Bowling assoc iation partic ipated in their seventh annual handicap tournament on March 28-30 at the Sugar Bowl. Of the 26 teams entered, the Eder Plumbing men emerg ed as handicap champions with a total 3160 score. M and W Market’s team placed second with 3036 pins. AU will re ceive individual trophies, as well as one for their sponsors. Other teams winning cash Spring Concert Slated Friday Presenting their annual ’’Spring Concert” will be the Nyssa high school band and chorus at 8 p.m. Friday, April 11. This event is staged in the multi-purpose room of the primary building. Commenting on the concert, Craig Northrup, band director, states, “The chorus and band will be presenting music which they will also play on Saturday, april 12 at the Idaho District III band and chorus contest in Caldwell. Both groups have consistantly attained superior ratings at the annual contest in years past.” Selections to be played by the band are, “Outdoor Over ture; January, February, and March; and LaBamba Vera Cruz.” Some of the numbers to be sung by the chorus are, "Scarborough Fair; The Water Is Wide;Christe Elison; People; and Some Enchanted Evening.” This will be the last con cert of the year and the pub lic is urged to attend. There is no admission charge. - Susan Kouns, NHS Bulldog reporter. awards include those sponsored by Twilight Cafe and Lounge with a 3000 score; Home Dair ies and Frank’s Sinclair. The Twilight fivesome emerged as scratch champions in the team events with a 2721 total score. Mike and John Stam took doubles honors with a combined handicap score of 1307, while Roy and Gib Holmes placed second with a 1306 tally. The Holmes brothers tied with Frank Wilson and Don Bullard for scratch honors in doubles competition. In a playoff, Don and Frank won by several pins. Singles championship honors, both scratch and handicap, went to Joel Mitchell with 635 and 698 scores. George Hust placed second with a 693 handi cap tally, and Pete VanderOord wad third with 682. All-events honors went to Dick Card with a 1987 handi cap total; Joel Mitchell, second, 1893. The latter was also scratch champion in all-events with a 1704 score. Special event high money win ner is George Hust, who also scored the high scratch game of 244. High three-game scratch series was roiled by Joel Mit chell, 635. Each will receive an ABC award of merit and belt buckle, with his name en graved. The association will give tro phies for first and second places, handicap, and the Sugar Bowl will award first place trophies in each event. Officers of the association announce that the annual awards dinner will be May 17 at East Side cafe in Ontario. They have also asked the Journal to ex press their appreciation to the women who kept score during the tourney. said. “The original 160-acre limitation was enacted 67 years ago in an apparent effort to follow the philosophy of the Homestead Act. That Act was designed to encourage family settlement on public lands. "But times have changed dramatically since then. In fact, the acreage limitation which was intended to provide certain benefits for the so-called family size farm is now having just the opposite effect in many cases. Today it forces indi vidual farmers to engage in limited operations which, in the world of today’s modern agri culture are inefficient and un economic, perpetuate ‘sub sistence farming’ and impede businesslike growth. "Because of the heavy need for capital investment for costly machinery and the increased costs of farm labor, the cost per acre of operating a farm unit of 160 acres is much high er than for larger units. "The result is that the costs to the small farmer are high RESERVOIR STORAGE er, and he, in turn must pass 4/9/69 644,840 Acre Feet along these increases to the 4/9/68 462,810 Acre Feet consumer.” THESE YOUNG MEN ARE 0 to r) KENNETH SCHILLING, RONALD SARAZIN and LYNN HIRAI. They are now Eagle Scouts, having been presented their awards during March 23, 1969 ceremonies at Nyssa United Methodist church. They are sons of Nyssans Mr. and Mrs. Bill Schilling, Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Saraiin, Mr. and Mrs. George Hirai. i