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University of Oregon Library Eugene, Ore. 97403 Nyssa Gate City Journal VOLUME LXIII The Sugar City THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL NYSSA, OREGON THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1969 Upland bird and waterfowl hunters will have hunting sea sons and bag limits similar to the liberal seasons of past years under regulations es tablished by the Oregon Game Commission at the public hear ing Saturday at the Commis sion’s Portland headquarters. Hopes To Aid Growers Locate Other Markets Fo r Remainder Of Crops (ED’S Note; A copy of the fol lowing letter from company Field Manager John A. Catey was sent Aug. 15 to all com and potato growers having con tracts with the firm. It is carried in its entirety due to the impact on local economy and to avoid any possibility of misunderstanding in the com pany’s official position. PHEASANTS UP IN MALHEUR Reports from biologists in dicate fair to good populations of most species of upland birds, although populations were down from last year. A drop in pheasant numbers is noted in Columbia Basin counties, off set somewhat by an increase in the Malheur area. Quail numbers noted on the census routes reveal only about one- half the peak population in 1968. Chukar populations appear good, although dense vegetation made an accurate census dif ficult. The production inventory show« fewer birds than last (Continued On Page 5) FOR NHS STUDENTS NUMBER XXXIV ORE-IDA FOODS, INC. INVOKES EIRE CLAUSE I IN CONTRACTS; CUTS CORN, SPUD PROCESSING Upland Birds Seasons Set; Limits Same BAND REHEARSALS Thundaragg Capital PREPARING DECORATIONS FOR A SEPTEMBER 6 STYLE revue, sponsored annually by women of Malheur Memorial hospital auxiliary. Mrs. Bob (Marie) Wilson is chairman of this year’s fashion show, and is being assisted by Mrs. L. A. (Irene) Maulding. Very appropriately, women of the auxiliary selected residents of the hospital’s nursing home wing to make the now popular large paper flowers to be used as decorations for the show. The flowers are being made by (1 to r) Miss Mertrude King, Mrs. Anna West, Nyssa high school band stu dents will meet for two pre school rehearsals from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday, August 26 and 28, it is announced by Band Director Craig D. Northrup. All students who are regis tered for marching band activit ies, and those who plan to sign up when school starts, should attend the two scheduled re The Malheur County sheriff’s hearsal sessions, Northrup department has identified the added. body of a woman who was the apparent victim of a homicide Sunday Open House near Ontario last Saturday. Her companion is being held by law To Fete C. Parra; enforcement officials and is charged with second degree Artists Invited murder. * Malneur County Sheriff Rob AH area artists, and other ert Ingram identified the dead patrons interested in art work, woman, reportedly badly beat are invited to attend an open en, as Rosa Lynn Marie Wan- house event honoring Carlos nassay, 28, recently of Pendle Parra at 2 p.m. Sunday, August ton, Ore. She had been living in 24 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. the Ontario area for several E. H. (Shorty and Virginia) weeks. Bfeing held on a second degree Brandt. The Brandt residence is lo murder charge is BradiesRob erson, 44, a transient who cated four miles south of Nys recently moved here after hav sa on the Adrian highway, then ing worked in the pea harvest two miles west on Grand ave at Pendleton. nue. He was arraigned Saturday Carlos, Nyssa’s young artist night before Ontario Justice of who has been stuying art for the Peace Nita Bellows and is nearly five years in New York being held in the Malheur Coun ty jail in lieu of $10,000 bail. City, arrived in Nyssa Friday, Roberson has asked for a court- for a two-week visit with his appointed attorney and the case parents, Mr. and Mrs. David has been continued. Sheriff Ingram said an autop Parra, other relatives and fri sy was performed Sunday and ends. This is his first visit other evidence in the case has to this area since going to New been taken to the Oregon state York. crime laboratory in Portland. Mrs. Brandt, a local artist, No official statement has been was Parra’s very first art in made regarding what caused the death of the woman. structor. Man Charged With Slaying At Ontario Mrs. Anna Mae Sisson and Mrs. Connie Bumpas. The work is being done under direction of Mrs. Royce Cole who is in charge of craft instruction at the nursing home. Re flected in a mirror, above the piano, is Robert Vinson- haler who was visiting with a fellow resident in the dining area of the spacious recreating-dining room. The 1969 fall style revue, with a Mexican theme, will be staged in the multi-purpose room of the Nyssa primary school build ing. - Journal photo. FEDERAL AGENCY GIVES ONTARIO $326,000 FOR WATER, SEWER PROGRAM The city of Ontario has been awarded a $326,900 federal grant which will enable the city to go ahead with its compre hensive water and sewer improvement program. Confirmation of approval of the federal grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development came Thurs day to city superintendent C. Lloyd Castner and was received from the office of U. S. Senator Robert Packwood in Washing ton, D. C. Cost of the entire project has mented. been set at $773,000. Citizens . During the current tax year of Ontario passed a $446,100 Ontario budgeted a total of bond issue last October and $296,000 for all city services. the $326,900 federal grant will provide the rest of the neces sary financing. An over-all water study was presented at the time of appli-. cation andthecity’s water needs to 1990 were projected. “We are in excellent shape finan cially now,” Castner said. The grant will also permit Ernest King, administrator acceleration of the water dis of M M Hospital, gave a brief tribution system. “It will per report on operations of the firm mit Ontario to provide ample Wednesday. He gave a few sta water to everyone and to meet tistics, outlined the services our annexation commitments,” available, and told what indi Castner commented. viduals could do to help offset The city superintendent also the rising costs. predicted that improvements in A total of 81 employees, with the water system will probably a monthly payroll of $25,000 affect the fire insurance classi operate the 70 bed institution. fication. Ontario is currently Of the latter 32 are in the in a class six and he hopes general hospital and 38 are in that this will be lowered to the extended care facilities. class five which would provide Since February, King said, citizens with an estimated 10 the hospital had only a 30.82 per cent savings in their fire percent occupancy and the ex insurance costs. tended care facilities 90 per In June the city of Ontario cent. With $15,000 expenses, also received a $130,000 grant other than payroll, he said it from the Department of the In did not take a mathematician terior for improvements to On to figure that a greater oc tario’s sewer system. “The cupancy was needed in the hos combination of the two grants pital part. This could be ac puts Ontario sewer and water complished by a greater use facilities in excellent posi by local people when it was tion for the future,” he com- necessary to be in a hospital. M M Hospital Head Reports On Operations Malheur County Fuir Schedule Of Events HEADING THE AUGUST 28 RED CROSS BLOOD DRAWING committee are Mrs. David (J 1y) Peery (on left) and Mrs. Craig (Anne) Burbank, members of the sponsoring Nyssa Jay-C-Ettes. Quota for the Thursday drawing is 150 pints of the life-saving fluid. A local physician will be on duty during the mobile unit’s visit from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Nyssa Eagles’ hall, located at North Third street and Bower avenue. Women of Nyssa First Christian church will be in charge of the canteen, with members of Girl Scout troop 99 providing babysitting services. The Jay-C-Ette chairmen remind mem bers of area organizations that the traveling trophy is still being awarded. To be eligible, an organization must have ten or more members and the award is given on a percentage basis of members donating blood at any one drawing, interes ted members of the various Adrian - Nyssa area groups are urged to contact Mrs. Peery or Mrs. Burbank who will supply additional information and register names of organizations. The women also pointed out that there is a desperate need of blood in this immediate area. REMEMBER DONORS: The BLOOD DRAWING IS THURSDAY, AUGUST 28 - 2 to 6 P.M., at the NYSSA FOE HALL. —Journal Photo. Wednesday, August 27, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. - All livestock entered. Thursday, August 28, 8:30 a.m. - Meeting of 4-H exhibitors and leaders in Girvin hall; 9 a.m. - Judge 4-H sheep, Girvin hall; 4-H Horse judging, track; 9:30 a.m. - Judge 4-H swin, swin arena; FFA dairy, FFA arena; 1 p.m. - Judge exhibits in Armory, Judge Agricultural exhibits; 1:30 p.m. - Judge FFA Beef, FFA arena; Open class dairy, Girvin hall; 7 p.m. - KSRV Talent show. Friday, August 29, 8:30 a.m. - 4-H livestock exhibitors and leacters, Girvin hall; 9 a.m. - 4-H Dairy, Girvin hall; 4-H beef, north lot; FFA service, swin arena; 1:30 p.m.- FFA sheep, swin area; 3:30 p.m. - Open class beef, north lot; 7 p.m. - Jimmy Wakely, Garray 4 Tomino and Dwight Moore’s Mongrel Reveue. Saturday, August 30, 8:30 a.m. - 4-H Livestock exhibitors and leaders, Girvin hall; 9 a.m. - 4-H beef showmanship, north lot; 10 a.m. - 4-H Poultry and rabbits. Poultry Pens; 2:30 p.m. - Junior fat-stock auction, Girvin hail; 7 p.m. - Jimmy Wakely, Garray A Tomino and Dwight Moore’s Mongrel Revenue. Sunday, August 31: 10 a.m. - Non-Denominational worship service, Girvin hall; 2 p.m. - Awards program, Girvin hall; 6:30 p.m. - Nampa city band concert, Lions’ park. 7:30 p.m. - Jimmy Wakely, Garray 4 Tomino 4 Moore’s Mongrel Reveue. 8:45 p.m. - Pageant, “THE MELTING POT”. Locally pro duced, featuring a local cast, with a patriotic overtone and an out standing final for the 1969 Malheur County Fair. FULLY ACCREDITED King said the hospital was accredited by the national as sociation checking agency as well as by Social Security ag encies. The latter, he said, was much tougher to comply with as the federal government had elected to offer the pub lic much better medical care than they could afford to buy. (Continued On Page 5) Sen. Packwood Makes One-Day Tour Of County Oregon's Junior Senator Ro bert Packwood made a whirl wind tour of Malheur county Monday, toured two agricultural processing plants, held two press conferences and met with three groups of people inter ested in some phase of agri culture. The day’s activities started for the senator when he ar rived at the Boise airport and held his first press conference about 7:30 a. m. at the air terminal. He was met there by Malheur County Judge Ellis A. White, State Senator Tony Yturri, Max Lieurance, administrator of the Vale district of the BLM; and Glenn McGinnis, representative of the North Board of Control. They were flown in an Ontario Flight Service plane, piloted by Casey Jones. Leaving the Boise airport about 8:30 a. m., they flew, via Silver City to the south part of the county over pro spective dam sites on Jordan Creek and the Owyhee river. Then over the lava flows and BLM land to the Malheur res ervoir, the irrigated farm land along Snake river and to the Ontario airport. Following completion of the flight about 10 a. m., he was escorted by Nyssa Mayor Cecil Morrison, Jr. and a Nyssa area farmer, Tad Shigeno, to Ameri can Fine Foods Company’s sweet corn plant in Nyssa. Fol lowing a tour of the plant, they stopped briefly at the Nyssa labor camp. It was here that he said he was “rather horrified” at the facilities available for migrant laborers, and that "the argu ment that agriculture can’t af ford better facilities isn’t one that 1 can always buy.” Checking later with Gene Stunz, a Journal reporter was (Continued On Page 5) Dear Grower: Since our initial report to you of last week, the situation with respect to our ability to hand le our contracted corn and po tato crops has become more clear. Based on the informa tion now available, our position with respect to these crops is as follows: CORN — In my letter of Aug. 6, 1969, I said that we would make every effort to take all corn we have under contract, either as silage or for proces sing. As you will recall, this po sition depended on two unknowns that we had hoped would work out favorably: 1) Qur ability to operate at 80 percent of nor mal capacity, and 2) the fact that other processors In the area would be able to handle'a portion of the tonnage we could not take. Unfortunately, neither of these has worked out as anti cipated. It now appears that our production will be closer to SO percent of our normal capacity. In addition, we have been unable to dispose of any material amount of corn to other pro cessors. We must, therefore, in voke the fire clause of the con tract to the extent of 50 per cent of the acreage covered by each corn grower’s contract. Thus, a 40-acre grower is re leased as to 20 acres. The re maining acreage will be taken either for processing at the con tract price or, if passed, will be paid for as silage at the rate of $10 per ton. With respect to the released acreage. Ore-’da will pay $7 per ton for the1 ■ ilage. In addition, Ore-Ida Will release the grower from his obligation to pay for the seed planted on the re leased acres from which no corn is harvested for proces sing. In spite of the foregoing, we are still hopeful that our pro cessing capacity will Improve over the next few weeks. At the same time, you have our issurance that we will continue our efforts to dispose of addi tional corn to other processors as the season progresses. Because of these possibilities we suggest that you do not aban don any released acreage and that you do not chop or disc your released acreage until it has clearly passed maturity or until you have contacted us concer ning the possibility of our hand ling a greater amount of com. Any corn taken for pro-esslng at released acreage will be paid for at the contract price. The requirements with res pect to all silage, whether from passed or released acreage, is the same as outlined in my ear lier letter. It must be delivered to Johns, Smith & Beamer in Ontario, and must contain at least 30 percent dry matter. Any silage containing between 25 and 29 percent dryet 25 and 29 percent dry mat ter will be $4.50 per ton; if the silage contains less than 25 percent dry matter, the pay ment will be $2 per ton. POTATOES —As youknow, the major impact of the fire was to the potato processing area. It is still too early to determine when we will be able to produce at full capacity, although the Feb. 1, 1970 date referred to in some news re leases still seems attainable. It therefore appears that with the exception of a limited by-product and fresh pack op eration scheduled to begin in mid - September, over 50 percent of our annual potato processing capacity at Ontario will be lost for the current pro cessing year. In light of this, we will be unable to take all of the pota toes we have under contract. We therefore must invoke the fire clause of the potato contract and release our growers as to 33 percent of all "late Russet” acreage. Your contract will Indicate whether your crop falls within the "late Russet” cate gory. Every effort has been madeto minimize the amount of this re duction. A fresh pack operation is scheduled to begin in mid September. We will continue to move potatoes to our Burley factory to the extent that It is economically feasible and to the extent that so doing does not conflict with deliveries al ready scheduled from potatoes contracted for Burley. As has been the case with corn, U is difficult to predict Walters Named U.S. Marshal Boisean Rex N. Walters, a former Nyssan, has been ap pointed by President Richard M. Nixon as United States mar shal for the state of Idaho, it was announced late last week by White House officials. He had been serving as deputy U. S. marshal, having been named to that post by the late Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Congressional sources said 30 Idaho residents applied for the position. President Nixon made the appointment at his summer White House in San Clemente, Calif. The new U. S. marshal is a son of Mrs. Ida Walters of Nys sa and the late Ellis Walters. His wife, Verna, is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al Thompson of the Kingman Kolony area near Adrian. accurately just what our capa bilities will be in potato pro cessing. The availability of machinery, equipment delivery dates and many other factors beyond our control can mater ially affect the tentative start up date of Feb. 1, 1970. In spite of these uncertainties, we feel we must give you this notice to provide you with the maxi mum opportunity to dispose of the released portion of your crop elsewhere. Hopefully, we will be able to use more potatoes than now appears possible. If this hap pens, any additional quanti ties of potatoes we may require will be purchased from the growers affected by this announcement The price paid for any additional purchases will be the contract price or the current market price, which ever is higher. We hope this commitment will dispell any concern that this action is being taken in an effort to avoid our contracts in the hope of purchasing open potatoes later in the year at a price lower than that pro vided in the contract. We regret that our factory fire forces us to take this action and hope that by out lining our position now you will be better able to profi tably dispose of the released portion of the crop. If you have any questions or if we can assist you, please feel free to call on me or any of our field men. Sincerely yours, John A. Catey Field Manager. MALHEUR PIONEERS SET AUG. 29 PICNIC The 55th annual picnic and meeting of the Malheur County Pioneers’ association will be held August 29 at the Vale city park. Serving of the dinner will begin at 12 noon, followed by entertainment and a business session. A dance at the Vale Grange hall will conclude the day’s activities. New officers for the assoc iation have been selected, it was announced recently. Harold Mallett of Ontario was elected president, succeeding Carroll Locey of Ironside. Dr. John E. Long of Nyssa was named vice president, with Mrs. Benny Maag of Jamieson elect ed secretary. Glenn High was re-elected treasurer of the as sociation. Adrian Schools Slat« Registration Adrian high school registra tion is scheduled for August 27-28 from 4 to 8 p.m. Elementary and junior high students will register Septem ber 2, the first day of school, according to Supt. Glenn A. Ward. Safety Course Set A hunters’ safety course, sponsored by the Malheur county sheriff s department will begin Sept. 8 and continue through Sept. 11. The classes, for children from age seven and up, are scheduled at 7 p.m. in the courthouse basement. Applications for enrollment and additional information may be obtained from the sheriff’s department at the court house in Vale, phone 473-3125. A SCENE AT THE AMERICAN FINE FOODS corn-canning plant (formerly Idaho Canning company) in Nyssa during a Monday morning tour by government officials and local pa trons. This Journal photo was snapped in the cutting room at the local cannery. Men in the foreground are (1 to r) Gene Stunz, chairman of the tour; Bob Moss, company president, Ray Larson, Amalga mated Sugar company’s district manager; Tad Shigeno, area farmer; E. H. 'Shorty’ Brandt, at whose home the group picnicked following the tour; Paul Vandermyde, an of ficial of the National Security Administra tion, Washington, D.C.; and Oregon’s U.S. Senator Robert Packwood. In the background are two unidentified plant employees. The picnic luncheon at the Brandt residence was catered by women of St. Paul’s Episcopal church. t
