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University of Oregon Library Eugene, Ore. 97403 Nyssa Gate City Journal VOLUME LXIII__________ Th« Sugar City____________ THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA, OREGON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1969________ Thund«r«gg Capitol__________ NUMBER XXXI NYSSA HIGH BEATS VALE KRAZY DAY COMING SEPT. 20; FEATURES SALESJ’RIZES-FUN Nyssa’s tenth annual ‘KRAZY DAY’ celebration is set for next week, and according to Chairman Fred Bracken, it appears it will be the best yet. It is already the biggest single event staged each year, other than Christmas, and his been so well received that practically every merchant in town participates. The Journal will again blanket PARADE PLANNED the area with a special edition, carrying the merchants’ ads, a list of the activities planned for the ‘big’ day - Saturday, to gether with comical stories, cartoons and pictures of local people who are usually found in a Journal ‘Krazy Day* paper. The regular section will carry the national and regional ads of those who choose to re main ‘sane’. The colored sec tion will contain the ads of those who desire to become ‘nutty’ for the event. These ads will be as K-R-A-Z-Y as the mer chants desire - wording, spel ling arrangement and attention compellers. Each copy of the Journal will be numbered and the lucky number holders will be eligible for hundreds of prizes at ridi culous prices, or in many cases ‘free’. There will be a parade in the afternoon with men, women, children, dogs (and maybe some other animals) in the pro cession. It will be led by members of the Nyssa high school band, and they will not be in their regular dress uni forms. Prizes will be awarded to the ‘CRAZIEST’ dressed man, wo man, child and dog. So every one should be planning their garb for next week. But readers are urged to watch the Journal next week for all the details, and asked to keep the colored sections for lucky numbers, as well as checking the once-a-year bargains offered by Nyssa firms. Plan to DRESS CRAZY, HAVE FUN, AND SEE THAT ALL VISITORS SHARE IT WITH YOU ! I I Ends 26 Year "Drouth" The head for this story may appear to be too large! This page may be too heavy on the right! There may be those who think a football game doesn’t merit front page coverage! But who the heck cares—NYSSA DID BEAT VALE ON THE GRID- IRON FRIDAY NIGHT— and for the first time in 26 years! NYSSA HIGH SCHOOL’S 1969 VARSITY FOOTBALL squad. In the front row (1 to r) are Mark Stringer, Ken Can non, John Elguezabal, Mike Glenn, Harold Christensen, Craig Lewis, Dave Danford, Dave Wilson and Gary Sada- mori. Second row: Coach Gerald Talbot, Bruce Hipp, Glen Gibson, Scott Smith, Kirk Cleaver, Roy Belveal, Dellas Frederiksen. Joe Bernal. Ron Moffis and Steve Ross. Third row: Coach Max Brittingham, Jay Gibson, Jim Dail, Ron Schoen, Jack Moore, Charles Nevins, Creg Michael, Wayne Cooper, Ken Church, Coach Harry McGinley. Fourth row: Frank Haro, Ken Schilling, John Marquez, Keith Oldemeyer, Greg Perdue. Brian Feik, Kyle Lassiter and Johnathan Reece. Fifth row: Jack Joyce, Chris Moore, Cruz Granados, Jeff Stephen, Scott Engstrom, Rick Chester, Paul Troast and Coach Gary Meggelin. Among the football players who were not on hand when this picture was taken Monday afternoon was David Manley, one of the lads whose passes helped take the Friday night win over Vale. —Journal Photo. ULLMAN PRESSES FOR EARLY ACTION ON CATTLE DEATHS Congressman Al Ullman re “If, as it appears, it is de cently pressed the United States termined that responsibility Interior Department for an ear rests with the government then ly finding on the federal gov I strongly urge prompt and full ernment’s responsibility in the compensation be made to the Vale Grazing District disaster. owners of the livestock.” Ul About 300 head of livestock lman added, "Under those cir were lost for lack of water cumstances full payment for in eastern Oregon last month damages is essential both as when pumping facilities operat a matter of legal and moral ed by the Bureau of Land Man equity and as assurance that ir agement broke down. In a tele reparable damage not be done gram io Interior Secretary Wal to the spirit of cooperation ter J. Hickel, Ullman said, that has epitomized the develop ment of the pace setting Vale Grazing Project.” PAINTING DISPLAY The Bureau of Land Manage AT NYSSA LIBRARY ment has acknowledged respon sibility for the inspection, sur Three very unusual paintings veillance and maintenance of the are currently on display at the pumping equipment, Ullman ob Nyssa public library. All are served. Interior’s present in the work of Ron Strasser, a local vestigation “of the causes and the circumstances surrounding young artist. Featured during September is the death ofthe livestock should a unique religious represen be continued and a finding made tation entitled “Christ on the as soon as possible,” he said. Cross.” The display also in cludes a modernistic landscape called “Orchard” and a picture captioned "The Studio.” CORRECTION Strasser was graduated from Nyssa high school in 1967 and The Journal was in error attended Treasure ValleyCom- munity college. This fall he last week in reporting that the City Dump would be will enter Oregon State univer Nyssa It sity at Corvallis as a junior, closed on September 20. majoring in art. After earning should have been Sept. 30 as a master’s degree, Strasser there will be no delay in the use of the new dump site on plans to teach art. Ron’s parents are Norman Lytle Boulevard as of Octo and Pearle Strasser of Nyssa. ber 1. WIN 26 YEARS AGO NYSSA HIGH SCHOOL’S 1943 VARSITY FOOTBALL squad, as pictured in the ‘Tupelo’, Nyssa high’s annual yearbook, have been identified in part by Tom Church, Lyle Miner, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Tensen. They are (front row 1 to r) Laverale Toombs, Cleo McDowell, Houston Keck, Tom Church, Claude Hatfield, Dareld Steinke, George Billings, Jay Bybee and Charles McCoy. Middle row: team WEATHER DATE Sept. S Sept. 4 Sept. 5 Sept. Sept. 7 Sept. 8 Sept. • Sept. 10 MAX. 73 79 73 82 88 91 90 — MIN. 50 Candidates for this area have 40 41 been named for elections of Ag 40 ricultural Stabilization and 45 Conservation Community Com 57 mittee members. The elections 62 are scheduled by mail. 62 Nominees from the Adrian community are Dwayne Ben OWYHEE RESERVOIR nett, Richard Bennett, Willem STORAGE Mantle, Hans Salomon, Dick W. Stam, Kenneth E. Thomas, Ger 9/10/69 465,730 Acre Feet rit Timmerman and Ben Witty. 9/10/68 164,330 Acre Feet From the Nyssa area are G. Brent Folkman, Thomas Jayo, Keith Langley, Max L. Moore, Keith Moss, Thomas Nishitani, F. Neil Petterson and Jim Savage. From Harper are Peter D. Fenton, Calvin Haueter, Rob ert J. Mooney, Car roll W. Palmer, Clayton Shira and A. R. Terry. e Tax Levies Announced In Malheur peting against squads from Utah, Idaho, Nevada and Wyoming, the Nyssa Varsity cheerleaders captured two excellent rib bons. Aside from leading cheers at the games, other duties of the Varsity squad include planning pep rallies, homecoming festivities and supporting all school functions. - NHS photo. managers Robert Root and Glen Weeks, unidentified, Keith Bybee, unidentified, Jim Aston, Harold Loe, George Fun- atake, Clayton Morgan and Jim Fujii. Back row: Coach Melvin Spitze, Tom Fujii, David Sarazin, Larry Dimmick, Bob (Red) Wilson, Francis Seitz, next three unidentified, Arion Haroldsen, Harry Counsil and Coach John Long. ASC Committee Members To Be Selected By Mail From the Ontario commu nity: George Barnes. Amos Dej- NYSSA HIGH SCHOOL’S NEW VARSITY cheerleaders for 1969-70. They are (1 to r) Nancy Jackson, Karen Zerbel, Susan Kouns, Mar di Tensen and Pat McGinley. Elected last spring, these five girls attended the August 10-14 National Cheerleader Assoc iation’s clinic at Utah State university in Logan. They were the only Oregon girls who attended this particular clinic. Com- Vale has been a power in area and state football for years. It is not known if they are much weaker than common, the local team much better than usual, or a combination ofboth. Coach Harry McGinley is very reticent about the matter and summed it up by saying, “Nyssa boys have a good spirit and it was a team effort.” It was the opening game for both Nyssa and Vale. Neither could score during the first three quarters. But in the fourth Dave Manley fired a 25 yard pass to David Wilson for a six pointer. He then fired one to Steve Ross for two points. Nyssa leads 8-0. Minutes later Keith Olde meyer broke loose for 40 yards and another 6 point tally. A pass try for conversion failed and the game ended 14-0. Vale failed to penetrate Nyssa’s 30 yard line. To many Nyssa fans it is a successful season no matter what the team does the rest of the season. Malheur County’s total val uation for the 1969-70 fiscal year has been pegged at $231.- 778,749 and the tax levy for each individual tax district has been set assessor John Koop- man announced this week. The total valuation for 1969-70 is up $12,899,786 from the past year’s valuation of $218,878,963. Assessor Koopman said Mal heur County’s share of funds distributed by the state for the relief of local property taxes is $22,604.490 and will reduce each district’s tax rate by $1.30 per thousand of assessed valuation. Last year the tax relief was $1.06. The tax rate for each tax dis trict will be: code 1 (Ontario) $22 63, code 2 (Nyssa) $23.75; code 3 (Vale) $29.59; code 4 (Jordan Valley) $16.50; code 5 (Juntura) $14.75; code 6 (Iron side) $19.07. The tax rate for code 7 (Bro un, inside road district) will be $20.42; code 8 (Brogan, outside the road district) $17.79; code 9 (Jamieson, $16.97; code 10 Williamson. From Vale are Ray Anthony, Donald Burkhardt, Dudley De long, Russell Fulleton, Douglas Fulwyler and Jack Pressley. To be elected in each commu nity are a chairman, vice chair mal, William J. Duyn, Sam man, regular members, and Mori, R. Jack Nelson. Wesley Richmond. Yosh Suyematsu, first and second alternates. The Kenneth Teramura and Louis person receiving the most votes will be ASC community com M. Wettstein. mittee chairman, second high From the Payette-Oregon. est will be vice chairman, third Slope community: Dick Deha highest will be the regular ven. Charles Farley. Harry G. member and fourth and fifth Frasier, Fred Head. Paul Y. highest in votes will be first and Saito, Tom Uriu and Leo H. second alternates. Onion, Spud Shipments Higher Than la 1968 Onions are being shipped at a steady pace from Malheur County, Oregon and Southwestern Idaho reports Warren Hen ninger, County Extension Agent. The Idaho-Oregon Onion Committee’s records ending Aug. 31 show total onion ship ments of 400 carlots from this district. This compares to 101 car Both the yield and quality lots at this same time last year of potatoes and onions are good and 114 carlots at this same for this season. Demand for time in 1967. As of August Idaho-Oregon potatoes and on 31 the Average Daily Carlot remains good, reports Movement was 38.7 cars of on ions Henninger. ions. This is the 2nd largest daily carlot movement that the Idaho-Oregon Industry has faced upon entering a market season. Potato shipments as of August 31 were 816 carlots compared to 809 carlots up to this date in 1968. Potato shipments will decrease as most shippers con Five juveniles were taken centrate on onion shipments. into custody by the Nyssa (Annex) $16.30; code 11 (Annex police Wednesday and charged inside road district) $19.06; code with burgalarizing Nyssa Food 12, $19.24; code 13, $16 48; code Center Tuesday night. 14, $16.65; code 15, $19.41. The break-in was discovered The tax rate for code 16 (Har by owner Dave Rieb shortly per) will be $17.09; code 17, after opening the store Wed (Westfall) $19.00; code 18 (Beu nesday morning. lah) $15.47; code ..................... “ 21, 116.06; Goods taken consisted of code 22, $20 35; code 23, $22.01; code 25; $18.88; code 26, $19.03; beer, wine and cigarettes and code 28, $15.25; code 29, $17.80; all were recovered except two code 30, $17.65; code 32, $17.86; quart bottles of beer that had code 33, $17.71; code 34, $23.37; been dropped and broken. code 35, $20.91; code 36, $20 97. Entry was gained by break The tax rate for code 37 ing out a window on the west (Rockville) will be $13.61; code 38 (Jordan Valley) will be side of the building. Tnree girls and one boy are $14.87; code 39 (Arock) $16.70; code 40. $19 27; code 41 in juvenile detention in Vale, (McDermitt) $13.56; code 42 with preliminary hearing set for (Willowcrec) $16.77; code 43 today. One boy was released (Vale School District) $20.43; code 44 (Westfall) $19.72; code in custody of his mother. Three 45 $23 07; code 46. $20.67; code of the five are local youth 47 (Ironside) $19.35. and two are from Nampa. JUVENILES ARRESTED FOR BREAK-IN Not too many details are available for the game 26 years ago when Nyssa had won last. The account as listed in the bound flies of the Bulldog is as follows: “Defeating the Vale Vikings 13-7 on their own field October U, the Nyssa Bulldogs ended this year’s season. “The first quarter started smoothly and ended scoreless. “Starting to roll in the second quarter, the Vikings threw a pass which was called back be cause of interference to the receiver, which put the ball on our 18 yard line. “Just before the half, Irwin, the star player of the Vikings hit the line to go over for a touchdown. They also conver ted for the extra point. The Bulldogs came back on the field set for victory and our passing started to click with Wilson on the receiving end. After the touchdown the point was not converted. A Bulldog punt put the Vikings on our four yard line where they were held. Steinke took the ball on a reverse and made the 50 yard line. From there Wilson took a pass to the 35 yard line. Wilson then ran the next score with a pass with Bybee converting the point.” (Ed’s note; The Wilson men tioned as doing the scoring has been identified by some of his NYSSA TEACHERS classmates as being Harold Wilson, now of Homedale. Jay Bybee scored the extra point and the quarterback for the team was Clayton Morgan(now Dr. Morgan of Boise.) INCOMPLETE SCHEDULE Nyssa had only three confer ence games completed (two wins and a tie with Weiser) when a two weeks halt was called for high school students to help harvest the beets and potatoes. This was during World War II, help was scarce and there was very little mechanical har vesting. AU other conference teams completed the season with six games played. It is not known who was awarded the championship but it was pos sibly Vale whose record was marred only by the loss to Nyssa and one tie. OWYHEE AREA CATTLE TOLL RISES TO 285 The toll of cattle which died from thirst on the Owyhee Butte seeding in the Vale district of the Bureau of Land Man agement since Aug. 22 has risen to 285, and officials are con tinuing their investigation into events leading up to the tragedy. District Manager Maxwell T. Lieurance said an investigation team from the state office in Portland completed a fact-find ing mission F riday. Statements have been gathered from all BLM employees involved in any way with the management of the 10,000-acre Owyhee seed ing. These include professional managers, maintenance man, aerial inspection contractors and anyone else on the scene at the time the cattle were found dying from lack of water. The lack of water has been attribut ed to two successive malfunc tions of a huge water system in the seeding. Piecing together and checking all information is expected to take several weeks. The district manager said the next move will be up to the five ranchers who lost animals in the BLM seeding. They are Fred Eiguren, Domingo Ur- quiaga, Calvin Stttzel, Glen Caywood and Miller Bros. “If the ranchers file a claim against the BLM it must be shown what damages each rancher incurred and relate them to alleged negligence or responsibility of BLM," Lieu rance said. PTA TO WELCOME Nyssa teachers will be wel comed Sept. 11 by PTA Pre sident Doris Ballantyne. Al though the meeting will begin at 8:00 p.m., interested patrons may sign up at 7:30 for the PTA membership and the or ganization’s official magazine with chairmen Colleen Froerer and Pat Savage in charge. Site of the meeting will be the Nyssa cafetorium. New officers for this year’s Nyssa PTA unit are Doris Bal- lantyne, president; David Bal lantyne, co-president; Terry Marsh, vice president; Barbara Ulrey, treasurer; Pennie Gar ner, secretary. Other officers include Eileen Bosselman, Nyssa representa tive; Doris Gomeza, Arcadia representative; and Camie Wagstaff, Oregon Trail repre sentative. Drawing of the PTA door prizes will be held in October. Those residents having mem bership tickets are eligible to win a spaghetti dinner on Oct- ber 25. Two other prizes of subscriptions to the PTA mag azine will be given away. PTA officers maintain a list of used band instruments, which are for sale. Interested par ents may contact Mrs. Victor Haburchak at 372-3052. This is a free service provided by the Nyssa unit members.-NHS Reported. FIRST NATIONAL MAKES FOOTBALL FILMS AVAILABLE For the fifth consecutive year, First National Bank of Oregon has made prints avail able of half-hour motion pic tures on the National Football League for showing at meet ings of local organizations. Available this year through the bank’s 118 statewide offices is a new film, “NFL Game breakers,” which captures the excitement, glamour, emotions and dramatics of professional football. Films offered by First Nat ional Bank in 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968 are “How To Watck Pro Football,” "The Keys of Pro Football," "They Call It Pro Football” and “NFL Highlights of 1967.” Orders for all five of the colorful football films are now being accepted at First Nat ional branches. Due to the previous popular ity of the NFL films and the fact that the bank has a limited number of prints, groups wishing to see the motion pic tures should get their requests in as far in advance aa pos sible.