Nyssa Gate City Journal
Volume LXIV
The Sugar City
The Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon
POST OFFICE WINDOW
SERVICE GOES ON
MONDAY-FRIDAY SCHEDULE
Nyssa Postmaster Lee Dail
said that due to change in Po
stal Services, which is being
placed in effect within the next
few days, in many of the Post
Offices throughout the Nation,
the local post office will also
undergo some changes.
Beginning Saturday, May 23,
window service will no longer
be given on Saturdays. Window
Service hours will be Monday
through Friday, 8;3O a.m. —
5:00 p.m.
Time for pickup on Collec
tion Boxes will be changed to
comply with collections at the
post office on SaturdayandSun-
day. Watch when posting a let
ter in a collection box so that
your letter will be dispatched
the same day. If uncertain,
it would be best if deposited
in the Snorkel Box at the front
of the Post Office.
At the present time, there will
be only one employee at the post
office on Sunday for a two hour
period 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The only mail which will be
delivered on Sunday to the Box
Section will be Air Mail and
Special Deliveries. As soon as
arrangements can be made for
a Metro lock to be installed on
the Snorkel Box at the front of
the Post Office, there will be
Union Sends
Message To
Pres. Nixon
The following telegram was
sent to President Nixon as re
sult of unanimous action taken
Monday evening at the regular
meeting of the American
Federation of Grain Millers,
Local #290, according to Aldo
P. Sarchiapone, public relations
director of the union.
Mr. Richard M. Nixon, Pre
sident
United States of America
White House, Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. President:
This is to let you know that
the members of the American
Federation of Grain Millers,
Local Union #290 of Nyssa,
Oregon, at our regular monthly
meeting May 18, 1970, voted
unanimously in support of your
recent decision to send Ameri
can troops into Cambodia in an
effort to help shorten the Viet
nam War.
E.R. Del Ricks, President
American Federation of Grain
Millers
Local Union #290
Nyssa, Oregon
no person on duty Sunday.
No incoming mail will be worked
but held over until Monday.
At this time the Star Route
Carrier will pick up the mail
deposited in the Snorkel Box,
to take it to Boise, where it will
be sorted, cancelled and dis
patched. Changes will be made
on the collection boxes as ser
vice is changed.
No letter
placed in any collection box,
other than the one at the front
of the Post Office, will be dis
patched on Sunday, after the lock
has been installed. Until such
time as this change is made
collection boxes will be picked
up as usual except the col
lection box on Hwy 201 and Park
Ave. and on the East Side at
the corner of East Main and
East 2nd Street.
These two
collection boxes will receive the
same service as before with
the exception of Sunday for the
time being.
Dail said ttiat Air Mail will
receive priority in handling as
a premium amount of postage
has been paid.
Only skelton
crews will work priority mail
on Saturday and Sunday in lar
ger Post Office and Sectional
Centers. All Postal personnel
will be placed on a five day
week work period Monday
through Friday. Substituteem
ployees will be working the ne
cessary time to clear priority
mail. Most of all mail will be
processed from Monday through
Friday 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Nyssa school patrons will
go to the polls Friday, May
22 to vote on the school
budget for the 1970-71
school year. Voting will
be at the Multi-purpose
room of the Primary Build
ing, with hours from 8
a.m. to 8 p.m.
Tuesday, May 26 is the
date of the Primary Elec
tion. Registered voterswill
cast their ballots at 34
different polling places in
Malhuer County.__________
Nyssa Chamber
Members of the NyssaCham-
ber of Commerce met at the re-'
gular meeting Wednesday to a
busy agenda.
Harry G. Spencer, Burns,
candidate for Circuit Judge,
spoke about his candidacy.
Dr. John Easley and John Es-
tano, Ontario, traced the his
tory of Treasure Valley Com
munity College and asked
for support to establish a tax
base at the primary election
May 26.
Dan Martin, Nyssa Junior
President Del Ricks, Larry
High School principal, discussed
Rose and Dee Garner, members
the budget election for Nyssa
of the inter-factory committee,
schools May 22.
He showed
reported to the members on the
projections and information de
National Labor Relations Board
tailing the need for passage to
meeting held May 11 in Boise.
keep up our standards of edu
They said that union representa
cation.
tives from the entire Northwest
Lee Dail, Nyssa postmaster,
attended the meeting.
told chamber members about
The union voted to donate$50
changes in hours and procedure
to the Little League Baseball
for post offices throughout the
summer program in Nyssa.
county.
Dail said the Nyssa
Sarchiapone said that the local
office will be open five days a
union membership is made up
week, and closed on Saturday
of almost 600 members.
for window service.
Poppy Day May 23
The Bureau of Land Management recently completed the
road, a distance of 14 miles from Succor Creek road to Owy
hee Reservoir.
There are many cuts and fills along the
road, with corrugated metal culverts placed where neces
sary for excess water. Still somewhat rough and slow going,
the road opens up a whole new area to the general public.
Pictured at right are some of the camping vehicles and boat
trailers which were parked near the beach on Owyhee Re
servoir, with Lutz Kliche, German AFS student in the fore
ground.
These were only part of the many vehicles seen
Sunday afternoon, with campers parked in every small gulley
leading away from the main road.
SENIOR CLASS
PLANS MEMORIAL
NHS Baccalaureate - Commencement
Exercises Slated At 8:15 Sunday
Edward Elgar
Blood Drawing
Today -
1:30 to 6:00
HO
to
Felix Mendelsohn
Patricia Lowe
Student Speech
Salutatorian, Class of
1970
..................................... The Reverend Arthur Coats
Pastor, Conservative Baptist Church
Scripture Reading
Student Speech......................................................
Valedictorian, Class of 1970
Barbara Wilt
The Halls of Ivy..................................................................... Russell-Knight
Nyssa High School Girls Ensemble
Presentation of Scholarships.................................................. Duane Buchtel
Guidance Counselor and Coordinator
Presentation of Class........................................................... Gene L. Chester
Principal, Nyssa High School
Presentation of Diplomas.........................................
W. L. Me Partland
Superintendent of Schools
................................................ Victor R. Haburchak
Chairman, Board of Directors, District 26
* Alma Mater-
“Blue and White”
Audience
............................................ The Reverend Tom Winkler
Vicar, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Nyssa Jaycees
Raise $250
The Nyssa Jaycees raisedap-
proximately $250 on the auction
held Saturday in Thunderegg
Mall.
President Dave Peery
wishes to thank the following
merchants who made the auction
possible through their do
nations.
Dessert Seed, Husky Ser
vice, Denny’s Shell, Ray’sFood
Fair, Phillips 66, Stunz Lum
ber; Fangen Floral, MAW
Market, Mildred’s Beauty Sa
lon, Owyhee Truck & Imple
ment, Howard’s Texaco, Owyhee
Barber Shop, Ronald,s Shoe
Shop, Zinn’s Union 76, Kass-
man C hevron, Nyssa Auto Parts,
Sinclair Station, Lyle Miner
Barber Shop, Brownie’s Cafe A
Lounge, First National Bank of
Oregon, and Michael,s Phar
macy.
Also Spic A Span Cleaning
Center, Towne Garage, Wilson’s
Market, Wilson Buick, Far-
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Franz Schubert
Remember the blood drawing
today at the Eagles Hall from
1:30 to 6 p.m.
There is a desperate plea
for A negative type blood. A
patient will undergo open heart
surgery in Boise, May 22 and
will require 15 to 20 pints of
this type blood.
w EATHER
DATE
May 13
May 14
May 15
May 16
May 17
May 18
May 19
May 20
The quarterly meeting of the
Eastern Oregon Medical Society
Society Review Committee for
OPS-Blue Shield will be held
June 6, at 3:30 p.m. at the
Owyhee Lake Resort in Nyssa.
Members of the committee
planning to attend include: Drs.
James R. Broun, chairman, and
R.M. Connell, both of Pendle
ton; K.A. Danford, Nyssa; John
R. Higgins, Baker; and J.E.
lndihar, La Grande. Special
guests for the meeting include
Drs. Louis J. Feves, Pendleton,
and Kenneth E. Kerby, Nyssa,
both memtiers of the OPS-Blue
Shield Board of Trustees, and
Willis R. Tipton, president of
the Malheur County Medical So
ciety.
Representing OPS-Blue
Shield at the quarterly meeting
will be Joe Mitchell, vice pre
sident in charge of professional
relations, Dwight Rankin, pro
fessional relations representa
tive, and Ed Muller, sales re
presentative.
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POLLING PLACE
PRECINCT
First Ward, L.D.S. Church
Piano Concerto - First Movement.............................
Lissa Nishitani - Piano
Nyssa High School Band
OPS Blue Shield
Will Meet At
Owyhee Lake
Polling places for the Primary Election May 26 in Malheur
County are listed below. They are:
save .
Bishop Reed Ray
’Invocation
The Senior Class is now plan
ning a memorial for their for
mer classmates, Ora Lee Stites
and Penny Belveal. Any con
tributions or gifts to this memo
rial should be sent to the Senior
Class at the Nyssa High School.
Any community funds will be
greatly appreciated. Thank You.
With the approaching summer
season and its high demand for
water for lawn care, the city
manager again urges people to
do their watering in the morn
ing hours whenever possible,
thus making the demands on the
water system
more equal
throughout the day. Hesaidthat
sprinklers should not be un
attended, and should r.ot run
all night.
In the event that the fire
siren sounds, all sprinklers
should be turned off, and this
will give the fire department
maximum water tocombat fires
should the fire be within the city
limits.
MAY 26 voting
preciouH
* National Anthem -
“Star Spangled Banner”...............................................Francis Scott Key
Nyssa High School Band
’Recessional -
“March Militaire”................................................
Nyssa High School Band
City Manager Fred Koch is shown buying a poppy from
Valerie Fanning, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Fanning.
Valerie is Nyssa 1970 Poppy Girl.
Poppy Day as a memorial to American war dead and a tribute
to disabled servicemen originated after the first World War.
Soldiers returning from Europe in 1918 were familiar with
the wild poppies which bloomed in the battlefields of France
and Flanders.
The American Legion Auxiliary says the
first national Poppy Day in the United States was held in 1921.
Poppy Day in Nyssa is Saturday, May 23. Poppies will be
»old by volunteer girls and American Legion Auxiliary mem
bers.
Fred Koch, Nyssa City Ma
nager, said that in the near fu
ture sewer service rates must
be increased to meet the addi
tional cost in manpower and
electricity that will be required
when additions to the sewage
treatment plant are completed.
The city council recently appro
ved raising the residential rate
to $1.75 per month, with other
rates to be raised accordingly.
Koch said that the first sewer
lines were constructed in the
City of Nyssa in 1936, and at
that time the rates were es
tablished at $1.00 permonthfor
residences without bath, and
$1.25 per month for residences
with bath.
The rates have
not been changed since that time,
and presuming that all resi
dences have baths, the rate of
$1.25 per month has been main
tained.
Since then out costs have gone
up substantially, Koch said, and
in line with the concept ot stream
pollution and control, and water
conservation the City of Nyssa
has been forced by the De
partment of Environmental Qua
lity, formerly the Department
of Health, to make such addi
tions and modifications to the
present plant as to bring about
complete treatment. The vo
ters approved the bond issue
earlier to build this improved
facility, and the City Council
has asked for bids for the con
struction of this work to
be opened June 9, 1970,
Pictured above is some of the fabulous scenery to be seen
in Leslie Gulch, now accessible by passenger car. The co
loring and rock formations is incomparable anywhere. Formerly
accessable only by 4-wheel drive vehicles, this beautiful
area can be visited safely by anyone today.
* Processional -
“Pomp and Circumstance”.............................
Nyssa High School Band
NUMBER XXI
SEWER SERVICE RATES
TO BE INCREASED SOON,
BID OPENING JUNE 9
Leslie Gulch Near Owyhee Reservoir
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Thunderegg Capital
Thursday, May 21, 1970
MAX
57
68
77
88
84
83
78
MIN
39
31
36
40
44
57
53
49
PR EC
.05
.07
OWYHEE
RESERVOIR
STORAGE
3/20/1970 715,000 Acre Feet
5/20/1969 714,620 Acre Feet
ADRIAN
APPLEGATE
ARCADIA
BIG BEND
BROGAN
BUTTE
CAIRO
EAST GRANGE
FAIR
HARPER
IRONSIDE
JAMIESON
JONES
JORDAN VALLEY
McDERMITT
NORTH VALE
NYSSA 1
NYSSA 2
NYSSA 3
ONTARIO 1
ONTARIO 2
ONTARIO 3
ONTARIO 4
ONTARIO 5
ONTARIO 6
ONTARIO 7
ONTARIO 8
OWYHEE
RIDGEVIEW
ROME
SNAKE RIVER
SOUTH VALE
SUNSET
WEST GRANGE
American Legion Hall
Road District Building
Arcadia Grade School
Big Bend Grange Hall
Brogan Community Hall
Cairo School
Boulevard Grange
Grange Hall (Vale)
Armory
Community Hall
Ironside School House
Willowcreek School
Juntura City Hall
Valley Grocery and Supply
White Horse Inn
City Hall
Meeting Room of City Library
Eagles Hall
Park Ave. Baptist Church
Armory
Malheur County Library
Episcopal Church
Lindberg School
Aiken School Gymnasium
Armory
TVCC Administration Building
Aiken School Gymnasium
Oregon Trail Hall
Ridgeview School
Grange Hall
Jefferson School
Courthouse
Oregon Trail Hall
Middle School Class Room
Top Ten NHS Seniors
Idaho - Oregon Onion
Promotion Committee
Plans Chicago Display
The Idaho - Oregon Onion ing committee members made
Promotion Committee met in plans to participate at the Na
Parma at their regular monthly tional Restaurant Convention in
meeting in May. At this meet- Chicago May 23 - 27, reports
Warren Henninger, Malheur
County,
Oregon
Extension
mers Feed i Seed, Morrison Agent.
Electric, Peterson Furniture,
The Onion Promotion Com
Paulus Jewelry, Coast to Coast mittee will again be having a
Store, Wilson Bros. Dept. Store, display booth at the convention.
Nyssa Merc, Elliot Tire Ser
This convention draws indivi
vice, Sugar Bowl, Tarter’s OK duals in the restaurant trade
Tire Store, Rieb’s Nyssa Food from all across the country.
Center, The Olympic, Nyssa Co A large attendance is expected
op Supply, Eder’s, Nyssa this year.
At the 1969 Res
Plumbing & Heating, Firestone taurant Convention there were
Store, and Twilight Cafe & 68,500 participants.
Lounge.
Those individuals from this
Perry also expressed thanks area working with the booth in
to Radio Station KSRV and the Chicago are Tom Iseri, Ontario;
Nyssa Gate City Journal for Tom Moore, Nyssa; and Art
publicity given the event.
Walz of Caldwell.
Displaying their photogenic smiles for the
last picture of the year are these Top Ten
Students from the class of 70. After four
hard years of praying and thinking these stu
dents have emerged as number 1 students.
They are; Front Row (1 to R) Lissa Nishi-
tani, Barbl Wilt, Patty Lowe, Debra Draper
and Joyce Jennings.
Back row (1 to r)
Joanne Jefferies, Ken Spitze, Marty Somars,
Ted Barton and Roxy Mason.