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Nyssa Gate City Journal
Volume LXV
The Sugar City
The Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon
Thursday, June 17, 1971
WAREHOUSE FIRES IN
NYSSA AND PARMA CAUSE
HALF MILLION DAMAGES
Two valley produce packing
sheds were hit within minutes
early Monday morning, with
fire destroying the J.C. Wat­
son Company shed in Parma and
the Treasure Valley Growers
shed in Nyssa andcausingdam­
ages over half a million dol­
lars.
Arsonists put the torch to
the Watson shed first, with fire
discovered about 2:20 a.m.
Parma firemen responded, but
the fire was too far gone, and
the shed was destroyed with
preliminary damage estimates
topping the $300,000 mark.
About 3 a.m. Nyssa firemen
were called to the Treasure
Valley Growers produce sheds,
and here also the fire was too
far along and the building that
houses most of the machinery
was destroyed. Firemen saved
the office records and an ad­
joining storage shed, but man­
ager Mayion Maxfield said da­
mage to the machinery alone
would be over $150,000.
Fire crews from Adrian, Wil­
der, Homedale and Caldwell
assisted the
Parma Fire
Department, andNyssa received
aid from the Ontario depart­
ment both under the Treasure
Valley Cooperative Fire Fight­
ing Pact.
Fire Chief Delbert Malloy
said the fire started burning
on the outside and broke through
to the Interior underneath a
store room. The flames, fanned
by a stiff wind, funneled through
the entire length of the 200
by 60 foot packing shed leav­
ing a maze of twisted machi­
nery and metal.
A fifty gallon barrel of diesel
oil had been rolled up to the
building and turned over in the
spot where the fire started.
Area Students
TVCC Graduates
Associate degrees were pre­
sented to 124 graduates of Trea­
sure Valley Communitycollege
at the eighth annual graduation
exercise Sunday, June 12 in the
physical education building on
the campus.
In addition, 21 candidates for
practical nursing were in­
troduced. They will graduate in
August.
Dr. Gilbert Ford, vice-presi­
dent for Academic Affairs
at Northwest Nazarene College
was commencement speaker.
Ed Haynes, Dean of Instruct­
ion at Treasure Valley Com­
munity College presented the
candidates andSherman Turner,
chairman of the board confered
the degrees.
The Treasure Valley Com-
munity College choir, under
the direction of Dick Dalzell,
provided musical entertainment
with Ilo E. Schmid as organist.
Reverend Edward Mclndoogave
the invocation and benediction.
Area graduates receiving the
associate of science degree are
as follows; Alvin Allen,Cherry­
lee Chamberlain, Clinton Cham­
berlain, Newell Cleaver, Wendy
Cleaver, Kimiko Hori, Kathe-
ringe Nelson, Lorenzo Saldana,
Carolyn Sells, Angie Serrano,
and Ronal Woodie, Nyssa; and
Timothy Holly, Adrian.
Candidates for Practical Nur­
sing are Millie Holmes and
Dorothy Shaw, both from Nyssa.
A work day was planned by
the Empire Builders and the
Malheur Fair Board when Bill
Moore and Craig Hawkins met
with the Board at its regular
session. The Empire Builders
have expressed concern and a
willingness to assist in up­
grading the appearance of the
grounds by donating time and
labor and the Board will fur­
nish the supplies. The work
day planned for July, Gordon
Capps, Chairman, said will
incorporate some painting of
buildings and setting up a rest
area that will be maintained by
the Club during Fair time. Ac­
cording to Capps the group has
also expressed a willingness
to assist in maintaining the
grounds during fair time and
assist in other areas where
the Board can use them.
Judge White and Emil Maag
of the Malheur County Court
presented a plan for rental of
the Commercial Building for
an abundant food center. The
Board agreed to rent this to
the Commodity Foods Program
under the supervision of the
County Court. Capps stated
that the Board feels that the
rental of this building for the
purpose of an abundant food
center is in the interest of the
community.
The Court has
stated that there is a need and
expressed great interest in
obtaining this facility which
meets all their requirements.
Capps also stated that revenue
derived from the rental of this
building will assist in the more
rapid renovation of the Main
Exhibit Hall which will pro­
vide another facility for use
of the community.
Voters Approve
School Budget
Voters in the Nyssa school
district approved the 1971-72
budget by a margin of 293 Yes
votes to 186 No votes. The
amount approved is $140,963
outside the six per cent limi­
tation.
The budget was turned down
by 40 votes in the first election
on May 17, with the vote at
that time being 296 No and 256
Yes.
U.S. Mint Issues
Postmaster Lee Dail said that
the United States Mint will begin
accepting orders for the special
Silver Elsenhower Dollar Coins,
on July 1. Because of the un-
precendented and favorable
public response to the minting
of the first silver dollar since
1935, the Department of the
Treasury wishes to make avail­
able order forms for the Eisen­
hower proof and uncirculated
dollar coins to everyone in the
nation who wants one. Every
Post Office, Bank, Savings, and
Loan
Institution and Mutual
Bank and their branches will
be able to supply these forms
to anyone on June 18.
PROOF COINS, are highly po­
lished and struck twice by
special dies to produce a jewel­
like finish.
They are prized
for their virtually flawless
beauty.
The silver proof dollars, at­
tractively packaged, cost $10.00
each. Each order is limited
to five coins per person.
UNCIRCULATED COINS are
struck once on high spc»d
presses and are in new condi­
tion. The uncirculated silver
dollars cost $3.00 each. Each
order is limited to five coins
per person.
Orders for proof coins may
be sent to the Officer inCharge,
U.S. Assay Office, Numismatic
Service, 50 Fell Street San
Francisco, Calif. 94102. Please
make check or Money Order
payable to Officer in Charge,
U.S. Assay Office. DO NOT
SEND CASH.
Orders for uncirculated coins
send to Bureau of Mint, P.O.
Box 1085, Ogden, Utah 84402.
Please make check or money
order payable to the Bureau
of Mint. DO NOT SEND CASH.
Twisted
wreckage is all that remains of the Treasure
Valley Growers warehouse destroyed by fire early Monday.
At right can be seen the office, where Nyssa firemen fought
the blaze to save valuable records.
Fiddlers Festival Next
Week At Weiser
Next week is National Oldtime
Fiddlers’
Festival week in
Weiser. More than one hundred
fiddlers had entered by June 15
and more than two hundred are
expected by contest time Wed­
nesday, June 23.
They will
compete for $2,200.00 and 33
trophies. There will be ex­
citement day and night until the
last champion (four divisions)
receives his $600 and trophy
June 26.
In addition to the world’s
best fiddling, a special feature
each night made possible by the
Idaho Commission of Arts and
Humanities is an authentic 1870
square dance by four couples
of Nampa in post-Civil War
dress.
They will dance to
100-year old calls by Ross
Crispino, nationally known cal­
ler.
Music will be furnished
by grand champions and near
champions of past years. Cos­
tumes and calls were researched
by Mrs. Paul Hatch with help
from Idaho Historical Library.
There will also be several
short numbers each night by
talented folk music artists at­
tending the festival.
EVENTS SCHEDULED
June 21 and 22, National Fid­
dlers’ association convention
ends with International “Jam”
at 8 p.m. June 22. Street
square dance by Senior citi­
zens at 8:30 p.m.
June 23, National division
preliminaries and at 8 p.m.
Lions Club Officers Installed
Junior
(under 18) division
finals, plus 1870 square dance
number and specialties.
June 24, National prelimina­
ries and at 8 p.m. Senior (over
70) division finals, plus square
dancing number and specialities.
June 25, at 8 p.m. Grand
Champion
semi-finals and
Ladies division finals and spe­
cialties.
June 26, Parade at 1 p.m.;
Jam session at Fiddlers Hall
of Fame, 3 p.m.;GrandChamp-
lon (top 8) Finals at 8 p.m.
Contests will all be at high
school gym. A new air-con­
ditioning system has been in­
stalled there.
Side events include Historical
and antique gun display and lec­
ture by Horace Arment of On­
tario, Thursday at Fiddlers Hall
of Fame; Breakfast at Elks Sa­
turday; Barbecue at city park
1:30 p.m. by Jaycees.
Of course the Vigilantes will
keep peace at the Hospitality
Center and wherever crowds
gather.
General admission tickets are
sold at the door and 300 re­
served ringside seats are sold
in advance at Chamber ofCom-
merce office.
Nyssa Girls
Prize Winners
tail twister, Arleigh Adams and Ralph Arm­
strong, directors.
Rear row, Dan Martin, secreary; Rev.
John Worrall, director; Bill Keeney, presi­
dent; and Lauren Wright, treasurer.
Not present for the picture were Bill
Stults, 2nd vice president; Rev. Dave
Martinez, 3rd vice president; Don Young,
lion tamer; and Melvin Munn, director.
Nyssa Nite
Rodeo Board
Makes Plans
Nyssa Youth Named
Frank Rodríguez, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Francisco Rodríguez
of Nyssa, won out over ten other
FFA boys to be named the
Champion Swine Showmanat the
Eastern Oregon Livestock Show
held at Union, Oregon June
9 - 13. Frank also won a blue
ribbon on his Hampshire hog
which was later named the Re­
serve Grand Champion FFA
market hog of the show. It
sold for 40? per pound at the
4-H & FFA sale on Saturday
and was purchased by Fancy
Dan’s Restaurant of La Grande.
Frank also was awarded the
first place swine herdsman­
ship trophy at the special
awards assembly.
He also
showed and sold a Hereford
market steer at the show.
Jerry, David and Lurelie
Robbins won many first place
ribbons with their Charolais
cattle at the Fair. They were
as follows; 1st place on class
14, bulls 8-12 months, 3rd
place on class 16, heifers 19
and over and not calved, 1st
and 2nd places on class 17,
heifers 13
18 months; 1st
Several Nyssa girls were
among the winners in the 4-H
Spring Fair held June 8, 9, 10
and 11 at the Fair Grounds.
Special Awards were given as
follows;
Best Senior Pie Contestant,
$6.50 cash, Sonia Saito. In­
termediate Baking Powder Bak­
ing Contestant, $5.00 cash, Gail
Hirai. Senior Yeast Baking,
$3.00 cash, Jeanine Saito. Best DAIRY PRINCESSES
Better Breakfast using Beef,
VISIT CHAMBER
$3.00 cash, Melissa Cleaver
and Jamie Garner. Best Senior
Candidates
for
Malheur
Dinner Using Beef, $3.00 cash, County Dairy Princess were
Jeanine and Sonia Saito. Highest guests of the Nyssa Chamber
Scoring Demonstration Using of Commerce meeting at the
Beef Cookery, Senior, $3.00 El TejanoCafc Wednesday noon.
cash, Jeanine Saito. Best De­ They were accompanied and
monstration featuring Onions, introduced by Mrs. Scotty Paine,
Vale.
Mrs. Donald Fulk and
$3.00 cash, Jeanine Saito.
Mrs. Richard Russell, the latter
a judge, were also with the
girls.
The other judges are
Dave Waldo, Nyssa, and Del­
bert Meeker, Ontario.
The
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Each girl gave a short talk,
June 12
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telling about herself and the
June 13
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dairy industry. They are Terri
June 14
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Lee
Chamberlain, Adrian;
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Margie Durfee, Nyssa; Wendy
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Kennington, Ontario; and Irene
Owyhee Reservoir Storage
Ussing, Helen Wilson, Trina
6/16/71 709,910 Acre Feet Balckburn, Cindy Davies and
6/16/70 705,470 Acre Feet Leah Moore, Vale.
WEATHER
New officers of the Nyssa Lions Club
were installed Tuesday evening at the annual
Ladies Night Banquet held in the Lons Den
at the Eastside Cafe.
Bob McConnaha
of Ontario, past district governor, was the
speaker and installing officer, and Lauren
Wright was master of ceremonies.
Pictured, front row from the left, are Rev.
Don Crego, 1st vice president; Ken Nyce,
Number XXIV
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PLANS MADE FOR COUNTY
FAIR, HORSE RAGS
SCHEDULED THIS WEEK
The latest fires brings to six
the number of farm related
businesses hit by suspected
arsonists in the last week. The
previous week Iseri Produce in
Ontario was leveled, some
damage to the J.C. Watson Co.
sheds in Nyssa and Parma was
suffered, and a fire in Notus.
It is estimated by authorities
that 17 percent of the processing
and packing capabilites in
Treasure Valley were hit. Be­
cause of these seemingly related
events, packers and processors
have increased their vigilance
on warehouses and sheds in the
area, and Police Chief Allen
said that the Oregon arson squad
has been called back to Mal­
heur County, and insurance
companies are sending their
own investigators to the scene
of the fires.
Eisenhower Coins
Thunderegg Capital
A report was given on the
hard top races being held at
the fairgrounds. These races
are proving to be interesting
entertainment for the area and
additional revenue for the im­
provement of the grounds.
Cooperation between the Boise
Valley Racing Association and
the Board has been excellent.
Considerable work has been
done in the horse barn and race
track area in preparation for
the horse races scheduled for
June 17, 18 and 19, and June
24, 25 and 26.
A progress report was given
on the Main Exhibit Hall with
concrete being poured for the
floor at the present time and
it is hoped that general repair
work will begin in the near
future.
Scotty Payne, Vale
Board member in charge of this
project, stated that this im­
provement
will provide ad­
ditional space for exhibits at
the fair and also a more plea­
sant and convenient facility for
the use of fair goers.
The new wash rack, received
its first use Saturday, June 5,
when the 4-H Spring Dairy Show
was held in Girvin Hall. The
rack located on the west side
of the cattle barns, should help
to eliminate some of the con­
gestion around the barns on the
east side.
Continued planning for the
annual county fair scheduledfor
August 18-21 was also on the
agenda. The Board which meets
in regular session the second
Wednesday of each month wel­
comes suggestions and com­
ments from the community with
regard to improvement of both
the fair and the fairgrounds.
The meetings are open to the
public.
Nyssa AFS To
Host Bus Stop
The Nyssa Nite Rodeo Board
Monday afternoon, June 28,
met with Stock Producer J.G.
Pehrson of Darlington, Idaho 1971, Nyssa will have another
Tuesday evening making final opportunity to host some thirty­
plans for the 25th annual rodeo eight foreign exchange students
July 9 and 10, according to passing through as they tour
Lynn Snodgrass, president of the USA on the way to their
the board. Pehrson is one of various homes. They will be
the top rodeo producers in the greeted at the high school by
area, and has an excellent string the Mayor and the host families
with whom they will stay for
of stock, Snodgrass said.
$3,000 in prize money will three nights. While here, they
be awarded to the winning con­ will get their first orientation
testants, and registration books by the American Field Ser­
will be open July 7 from 8 to 8. vice as to what they can ex­
Champion Showman Don Bowers is parade chair­ pect on the remainder of the
trip.
place on class 18, heifers 7 - man, and he said that invita­
The AFSCommittee has plan­
tions
have
been
sent
to
area
12 months; 1st place on class
ned
a pot luck lunch, a tour of
21, best three females and ex­ riding clubs and sheriff’s Albertson’s Inland, free time
posses,
with
any
group
or
in
­
hibited the Champion Charolais
dividual with horses invited to for the host families to show
female.
the students our community, and
participate.
Those from Nyssa who par­
a rap session with all interested
Seven
events
have
been
sche
­
ticipated in the livestock
local young people which in­
judging contest were Bob duled for the rodeo, and they cludes records,dancing, and in­
are
Saddle
Brone
riding,
Bare-
Holmes, Brent Richesin, Bill
formal amateur entertainment.
Holmes, David Robbins, Frank back riding, Bull riding, Calf There will be a picnic with
roping,
Team
roping,
Barrel
Rodriguez, Jerry Robbins and
swimming, fishing, boating, and
Lurelle Robbins. The contest racing and Bulldogging.
water skiing at Owyhee Lake.
was won by the Pendleton FFA
Wilton Jackson is chairman
Chapter.
of the affair, and says that we
The boys were accompanied
are in need of several host
to the show by Deryl Leggett,
families to host these young
Two hundred and eighty-nine boys and girls. If you would
FFA adviser and Vo-Ag in­
students are listed on Pacific please call 372-2268 and re­
structor.
University’s Dean’s List for
a boy or girl, it will be
TVCC Names Student Spring Semester, 1971, accord­ quest
appreciated. He said that this
ing to Mrs. Gloria Wulf, regis­ will give each of you an op­
Activities Director
trar.
portunity to show off our
President Emery Skinner an­
Marcia Topliff of Adrian, a
nounced today that Fred Nor­ freshman in Foreign Language beautiful country, as well as
man, former speech teacher was
included among those learn about the customs of your
guest’s homeland.
and drama director at Treasure honored.
Valley Community College and
Professor of Theatre Arts at
Boise State College, will re­
join TVCC’s faculty as Director
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of Student Activities. Best
JUNE
known for stage productions
Spoon River Anthology, John
Brown’s
Body, Nellie’s Di­
lemma, and community pro­
ductions Antigone and Odd
Couple and many more, Norman
in an extension of the stage,
has taken well over 30 credit
hours of counselling related
courses fruther qualifying him
for the new position.
The new job will include co­
ordinating activities of students,
involvement with OCCSA (the
state community college student
association), supervising many
of the special activities through­
out the year including student
government, student organi­
zations, Homecoming, Miss
TVCC pageant, Spring Picnic,
and others. President Skinner
added that Norman will also
teach some speech classes.
Norman’s interesting pro-
fes.sional career has seen him
in teaching roles in Arizona,
Oregon and recently Idaho. The
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schools include community col­
lege., colleges, and universi­
ties.
Adrian Girl
On Dean's List
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