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» University of Oregon Library Eugene, Ore. 97403 / X X X X X Nyssa Gate City Journal Volume LXV The Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon The Sugar City CARLSEN SUCCEEDS ROACH AS BOARD CHAIRMAN OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY New hands hold the reins of Idaho Power Company leader- ship--closing one era of sure, steady guidance and opening another. The new hands are the ex perienced ones of Albert Carl sen, formerly the utility’s pre sident and chief operating of ficer, now its board chairman and president. Carlsen was elected to the top management post last week to succeed the retiring T.E. Roach—for nearly a quarter century Idaho Power’s leader through its era of greatest growth and prime mover behind the huge Hells Canyon develop ment fittingly bearing his name. To the stirring applause of shareowners at their annual meeting, Roach stepped down as chief executive with this farewell; "I lay down my burden with only pleasure and happiness over 24 very wonderful years.” Moments before, he had heard the shareowners unanimously adopt a resolution praising Roach for his "dedicated and untiring leadership” that brought Idaho Power to an “en viable position among electric utilities” and enabled it “to be ready at all times to serve all of the electric power and energy requirements of the area.” The resolution, intro duced by Carlsen, concluded: ” . . . the shareowners do hereby express to Thomas E. Roach their utmost gratitude and appreciation for the count less hours, days and years of hard and unrelenting labor and toil he spent so successfully guiding the destinies of Idaho Power Company.” It was comfortingly clear in the leadership’s passing that Idaho Power’s course will be no different in the new era than in the old. Under Carlsen, as under Roach, that course will be sound, reasoned expansion to supply the Snake River Valley’s grow ing electric demands and re- sponsible, businesslike manage ment. The new board chairman president has a realistic and re sponsive sense of his company’s responsibility--as a regulated public utility—to provide its area with the most reliable electric service in adequate supply at the least possible cost. And no wonder. For Carlsen was cast in the utility mold. Starting with Idaho Power as a youth, he worked for it some 14 years before leaving to guide another enterprise, became a company director in 1965 and rejoined it in 1967 as presi dent-chief operating officer. Carlsen’s first Idaho Power job was as a laborer helping to construct new transmission lines and substations. He later was a generating plant oiler, then a serviceman and com mercial-industrial marketing representative at Pocatello. In the marketingpost, he gave a helping hand to the early farm chemurgic program Idaho Po wer then was sponsoring. Aim of the project, one of several the utility has fostered as an economy-stimulating service to its area, was to create a po tato starch industry giving far mers a market for their cull potatoes. Carlsen helped nurse the pro gram through its infancy and then, in 1942, left Idaho Power to join newly formed Idaho Po tato Starch Company as general manager and guide the project’s successful growth to maturity. Idaho Potato Starch fairly leaped to strapping adulthooi When Carlsen--by then presi dent and a principal owner- sold the processing firm to a Reynold Industries subsidiary, Idaho Potato Starch was among the state’s most successful in dustrial enterprises, operating plants in Aberdeen, Blackfoot and Idaho Falls, as well as Colorado. (Continued On Page 7) Firestone Dealers Earn Awards Student Government Day Participants City Receives $50,000 Check » < » ■NYSSA PLANT A While at the convention they had the privilege of listening to and later visiting with the Rev. Dr. Mikko Juva from Hel sinki, Finland, president of the Lutheran World Federation. At the main banquet on May 7 Eagle Scout Dan Nichols led the Pledge of Allegiance, and then was one of six persons to re ceive awards for outstanding endeavors in several fields. Dan won the top Youth award, the others were Civic, Educa tional, Chuch Music, Art and Branch Activities. Students met with Nyssa City Officials for luncheon at the El Tejano Cafe as part of their Student Government Day observance. In the top photo, seated from left, are Nancy Bale, Nancy Jackson, Mayor Larry Bauman, Jane Joyce, Janis Takami, Julie Elguezabal and City Attorney Hal Henigson. Standing are City Councilmen Cecil Morrison, Ernest Metcalf and Don Oldemeyer. In the lower photo, seated, are City Man ager Fred Koch, Steve Ross, Jeanine Saito and Keith Oldemeyer. Standing are David Manley, Janet Takami, Becky Blaylock and Mark Stringer Squeezed out of the pictures were Greg Perdue, who was acting city manager, and Patty McGinley, city judge. NYSSA HIGH SCHOOL Participating in the annual Student Government Day were fourteen Nyssa High School Se niors. Purpose of the event was to acquaint students with the functions and operations of run ning a city. City officials for the day were Greg Perdue, city manager; Janis Takami, city mayor; Patty McGinley, city judge; Janet Ta kami, city clerk; Jeanine Saito, fire chief; Dave Manley, sewer superintendent; Keith Oldeme yer, water supervisor; Becky Blaylock, city librarian; Mark Stringer, chief of police; Nancy Bale, Jane Joyce, Nancy Jack- son, Steve Ross and Julie El guezabal, city councilmen. The officials were elected by the senior class, explained Max Brittingham, modern problems Bulldogs Play For District Championship Nyssa High School baseball team will play Madras High this weekend for the champion ship of District 7A2 in the Greater Oregon League. The Bulldogs earned their spot in the play-offs when Vale was beaten by John Day in two games last Saturday. Nyssa had previously beaten John Day three times. The first game of the play offs will be at the Nyssa field Friday at 4:30 p.m. The se cond game will be Saturday at noon, with the third game, if necessary, immediately fol lowing. The championship will be decided on the basis of two wins in the three game series. WEATHER City Manager Fred Koch, left, and Mayor Larry Bauman receive the first installment from the Federal Government, a check for $50,000 to help pay for Nyssa’s new sewage treat ment plant improvements. A second payment of $7,600 will complete the governments obligation to the city. City officials extend a welcome to all Nyssa residents to come and inspect the new, modern plant any week day during working hours. Frank Lawrence is the plant manager. 1 Dan Nichols Wins Award At Convention Danny Nichols, accompanied by his mother Mrs. James Nichols and sister Nellda re cently attended the 18th General Convention of the Lutheran Bro therhood, held at the Palmer House in Chicago. Dan received a certificate and check for $1,000 that he had been awarded earlier in the year. The money is to be used to pay all expenses to the World Jamboree of the Boy Scouts in Japan this com ing July. STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNMENT DAY Al Newman, territory manager for the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, is shown presenting 25-year pins to Marvin Jefferies, left, and Don Moss of the Nyssa Firestone Store. The three men represent 75 years of association with Fire stone, and each of the three received a Lord Elgin wrist watch five years ago representing 20 years of service. Thursday, May 13, 1971 MAX MIN DATE May 5 71 53 52 75 May 6 80 48 May 7 78 50 May 8 49 76 May 9 79 49 May 10 83 46 May 11 50 May 12 Owyhee Reservoir Storage 5/12/71 715,000 Acre Feet 5/12/70 704,320 Acre Feet instructor. Agenda for the day included tours through the city sewer plant, water plant, public works and city jail. Fred Koch, city manager, acted as tour guide and also discussed with the youths city improvements and problems. The students were luncheon guests of the city councilmen at the El Tejano Cafe. After lunch the group saw a film concerning the techniques of arrest used by a policeman. Returning to school, the stu dents reported to their classes their learnings and observations about the operations of the city of Nyssa. Nyssa School District patrons will vote Monday, May 17 on the 1971-72 school budget, with polls to be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Primary School multi-purpose room. The amount to be appro ved is $157,010 outside the 6% limitation. Concert In Park Tonight The final concert of the Nyssa High School Music Department will feature popular music to night, Thursday, 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the South Park. Bring your lawn chairs or a blanket to sit on and enjoy an evening of fun. One of the highlights of the con cert will be the FACULTY DIXIELAND BAND. The tea chers will dust off their old instruments to swing to the toe tapping rhythm of southern old- time jazz. The band includes "Bomb Shell” Buchtel on the trumpet, "Badman” Britting ham on gut-bucket, "Rocky” Richardson on trombone, "Ma sher" Martin on sax, “Blade” Blackburn on drums, "Con- man” Qondon on piano, and “Nuckels” Norfhruponclarinet. All parents of band members are asked to attend a meeting in the High School cafeteria following the concert. This is a very important meeting so please be there. LIONS BANQUET HONORS ATHLETES Nearly 300 fathers and sons gathered at the Nyssa High School Cafetorium for the annual Athletic Banquet Tuesday even ing sponsored by the Nyssa Lions Club. All boys in the junior and senior high schools who par ticipated in competitive ath letics were guests of honor, and were introduced by their respective coaches. Dan Martin, junior high school principal and secretary of the Lions Club, acted as master of ceremonies. On display at the head table were trophies won by this year’s athletic teams, probably the most successful athletic year in Nyssa High School’s history. 1 I Bock Named To Hospital Board The Malheur Memorial Hospital Board met Tuesday evening, and elected Cyrus Bock to replace Dick Miller, who has moved to The Dalles. Bock will serve until the next general election. Ted Morgan was elected se cretary of the board to replace Miller in that capacity. The budget committee then met at 8:30 p.m. andorganized, with Gerritt Timmerman elec ted chairman and Ruben Lopez, secretary. The budget committee ap proved a proposed budget cal ling for a tax levy of $61,120 for 1971-72, down slightly from the current levy of $61,314,85. Since the levy is within the 6% limitation an election is not required. NOTICE OF PTA MEETING CHANGE The Malheur Council PTA meeting has been changed from May 13 to May 27. It will be held at the Adrian Cafeteria at 8 p.m. All PTA executives andcom- mittee chairmen are invited to There will be an in- attend, stallation of new officers and a report on the convention, Let’s all come and get acquainted. Thunderegg Capital SAMPLE COPY Rural or P.O. Boxholder (One io Each Family) Number XIX INCREASED POSTAL RATES EFFECTIVE MAY 16 WITH JUMPS IN ALL GASSES Postmaster Lee Dail said today that increases in most postage rates will take effect May 16 as the new UnitedStates Postal Service begins its task of achieveing self sufficiency as required by the Postal Re organization Act. Dail noted that general post age rates have not been in creased since 1967 when Con gress passed what was to be come its final legislative act in this respect. He pointed out that, earlier, requests for rate increases were proposed to Congress in 1969 by both President John son and President Nixon. In addition, President Nixon pro posed an increase again in 1970, although none of the proposed increases was acted upon by Congress. Dail explained that the new increases -- authorized on a temporary basis until the newly created Postal Rate Commis sion can make recommendations to the Governors of the Postal Service on permanent changes -- will raise first-class letter rates from 6 to 8 cents an ounce, and airmail letter rates from 10 to 11 cents an ounce. Post cards will go from 5 to 6 cents each and airmail post cards will go from 8 to 9 cents each. Dail said he has the new stamps on hand in the Nyssa office. The increases will be borne more by business than by in dividuals, the postmaster pointed out, since about 75 per cent of first class and airmail is from commercial mailers. In addition to increases in first-class rates, second and third class will go up on May 16. However, the full in crease proposed by the Pos tal Service will not be put into effect on a temporary basis, in second and third class since the postal reform legislation contemplates that such in creases be phased over 5 years — or ten years for nonprofit organization — provided Con gress appropriates the nece ssary funds to ease the transi tion to full rates. Because of the phasing pro vision, the increases to become effective May 16 for second and third-class will generally be only l/5th of the total in crease which has been proposed by the Postal Service. The new temporary rates also make changes in other post age rate categories and special service fees, such as special delivery and registered mail. Trip To Capital Termed Fruitless By OEO Group Wilton Jackson, Juan Vargas and Roy Uranga returned from their trip to Washington, D.C. to visit with OEO officials, and were very disappointed in the results of their trip. They met with delegates from Burley, Idaho who are part of the local OEO program and called on Senators FrankChruch and Len Jordan and Con gressman Al Ullman, Oregon. Jackson said that these gentle men and the governors of Oregon and Idaho were most coopera tive in arranging meetings with OEO officials, but that they (OEO personnel) seemed to have their minds made up long be fore the visit. The delegation met with Ruth Graves, director of all migrant programs for the OEO for over two hours, and she informed them that the Utah Migrant League would take over and ad minister the present programs for at least eight months, or until new programs and spon sors were established. She apparently showed no interest in the local problems at all, Jack- son said. They also met with Fred Wortman, deputy district di rector of OEO and assistant to Mr. Carlucci, the director of all OEO programs. Mr. Wortman brought in a field coordinator and other depart ment heads, and he said they would review and give an an swer, which hasn’t been re ceived at this date. Jackson said that the local programs will now be run by the Utah people, with local peo ple having no voice in the pro grams. He said that the Nyssa Advisory Board will continue to help the migrant people all they can, but they will not allow the programs to be dominated by activist or militant groups if at all possible. Jackson also thanked those local citizens who contributed money to help with the ex penses of Vargas and Uranga. Nyssan Tapped For Phi Beta Kappa Teresa (Elguezabal) Pyne, 23, Nyssa, had been tapped for membership in Phi Beta Kappa, national liberal arts honorary. She was initiated Monday, May Eligibility requires at least a 3.25 grade point average on a scale of 4.0. Membership is determined during the stu dent’s senior year by a vote of the faculty. Mrs. Pyne, an English major, is a 1967 graduate of Nyssa High School. She hopes to begin work for a master’s de gree at WSU next year. She is the daughter of Maxi miliano Elguezabal, 101 East 3rd Street. Adrian High School Honor Society Rod Hohnhorst, defensive line coach at Boise State College, was the principal speaker. He said that a good team doesn’t get beat, it just runs out of time; and he told the athletes to resolve to work harder the next game if time does run out on them. Council Makes Zone Change The Nyssa City Council con ducted their regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening, and among other routine business zoned three lots from single residential to multiple residen tial. They were lots 10, 11 and 12, Block 3, Taylor Addi tion. There was no opposition to the zone change, which allows construction of an apartment house on the oldCatholic Church basement. In other business the council purchased a new police car from Johannesen-Adams Motors, and awarded the liability insu rance to the Eastman Insurance Agency. into the Adrian High School Chapter of the National Honor Society in impressive rites Monday evening in the school cafeteria with parents present for the ceremony. Seated, left to right, are Kathy Soloman, Cindy Duncan, Linda Austin, Vicki Nelson and Sandy Davis. Back row, Dick Cameron, Monte Fujishin, Lane and Carol Burroughs. Members are selected on the basis of out standing achievement in scholarship, service, leadership and character. Matsuko Hori presided at the meeting and refreshments were served after a skit by the sophomore class. 4
