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Nyssa Gate City Journal
Volume LXV
The Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon
The Sugar City
Thursday, June 24, 1971
NYSSA DAY CARE CENTER
SERVES MIGRANT FAMILY
LIVING HERE AND TEXAS
The Nyssa Day Care Center,
under the directionof Mrs. Olga
Johnson, is again in operation
for the second year in the old
Clover Lawn Dairy building at
North Main and Park.
Sponsored by the United Mi
grants for Opportunity, Inc.,
with headquarters in Laredo,
Texas; the program is wholly
funded by the Federal Govern
ment under the Head Start Pro
gram.
There are 12 branches of this
program, and other than Nyssa
and Burley, Idaho they are all
in the mid-west. The other 10
branches are at Montague,
Post Office
To Hold Open
House July 1
Watervliet, Dowgiac, Niles, and
Hart, Michigan; Grand Forks
and Minto, North Dakota;
Hoopeston,
Illinois;
Union
Grove, Wisconsin; andLeipsic,
Ohio.
Started three years ago as an
experimental program, Mrs.
Johnson said that this day care
center has accomplished much,
and the improvement in the
children’s developement has
been remarkable.
The center moves with tne
migrant families, coming to
Nyssa in the Spring and return
ing to Eagle Pass, Texas in late
fall.
The continuity of the
program is what is valuable to
the children, Mrs. Johnson said,
and the children have the same
teachers, toys, and equipment
whether in Nyssa or Eagle Pass.
This gives them a greater sense
of security, and they are as
sociating with the same poeple
and materials, without that
sense of being up-rooted as in
the past.
The budget for this day care
center is $65,000, and the staff
consists of 16 paid members
and one volunteer. The center
opens at 4:30 a.m. each day,
and closes around 6 p.m. when
the last of the youngsters are
picked up by their families. 91
children are enrolled, and the
center averages about 60 each
day.
Care includes bathing, dia
pering, feeding, playing, teach
ing, sleeping and mainly learn
ing. Good health, learning, and
a sense of well being and
security are the main benefits
from the program to the child
ren.
Mrs. Johnson said that the
program started with three
centers, there were ten last
year, and 12 this year. Each
of the 12 centers is self-suf
ficient, and moves back and
forth with the migrant families
from their permanent homes to
their temporary homes, much
as the Nyssa center.
Open House is planned at the
local Post Office July 1. There
will be on display posters dis
playing historic stamps and con
servation commemoratives,
which will be for sale to the
public.
Supplies of booklets
about the Postal Service past
and future will be distributed to
customers.
A
new 8-cent
postage stamp bearing the Po
stal Service Seal will be dedi
cated in Washington D.C. on
July 1, and for the first time
will be sold on the day of dedi
cation in all Post Offices
throughout the nation.
Dail said that souvenir en
velopes will be given away free
in honor of the new Postal Ser
vice whichwill become effective
on July 1. Commemorative
stamps for this day maybe pur
chased for 8? and attached to
the souvenir envelopes as a first
day cover issue from the local
Post Office, when cancelled. In
addition to the cancellation in
the local office, patrons will
receive a special cancellation
honoring Thunderegg days First
Week in August, Nyssa, Oregon
which is currently being used
in all cancellations leaving this
office. No other office in the
nation has this cancellation
wording.
Tours will be conducted
Treasure Valley Community
through the local office as re College will offer art courses
quested by the public from 10 this summer in ceramics, paint
a.m. until 4 p.m. Cachet en ing and photography. These
velopes are limited to one to classes are open to all area
each customer.
Anyone de residents.
siring additional souvenir en
Two ceramics classes are
velopes will be able to order offered, each being a compre
from Postmaster, Wash., D.C. hensive course in all phases of
enclosing 8? for each stamp work in clay. One meets from
and 7? for each envelope and 1:00 p.m to 4:00 p.m. Tues
handling charge.
day and Thursday afternoons and
New International postage the other from 7:00 p.m. to
rates will become effective 10:00 p.m. Monday and Wed
July 1, and Air Mail rates on nesday evenings. Painting meets
letters
will
be changed. from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Countries which required 15?, Monday and Wednesday and
20?, and 35? previously will be Photo I, a basic course in the
changed to 17? and 21?. There principles of the camera and
will not be an increase to those darkroom techniques will meet
foreign countries which re Tuesday and Thursday evenings
quired a 25? fee but will be re from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
duced to 21?. In each catagory All courses begin this week
these rates are for 1/2 ounce. although late registrants will
Surface rates also increase for be accepted, according to Roger
letters and parcel post.
Baker, Instructor.
TVCC Offers
Art Course
Sharmon Sadamori Wins
Number XXV
GOVERNOR McCALL NAMES
REP. MANN DIRECTOR OF
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Mrs.
Olga Johnson, right, in charge of the Nyssa Day
Care Center; Consuelo Carrillo, teacher’s aide from Weslaco,
Texas; and Pat Buckley, a Canadian who has volunteered his
services for the past three years; pose with some of the more
than 60 youngsters of all ages who are at the center each day.
At right are some of the youngsters who are taking their
play break between scheduled activities at the center.
Regulations Revised For
Farm Truck Operators
The Department of Trans
portation announced June 10 -
by publication in the Federal
Register - its intention to re
vise regulations relating to the
qualifications of drivers of farm
trucks. “These revisions ac
complish the full purpose of
recommendations submitted
earlier by Farm Bureau,” Louis
M. Wettstein, president, Mal
heur County Farm Bureau an
nounced today.
The major features of the
revised regulations are:
1. A complete exemption from
federal regulation for drivers of
trucks with a gross weight under
10,000 pounds if not transport
ing passengers for hire. Quali
fications for drivers of such
trucks would be governed solely
by state law.
2. A complete exemption from
federal regulation for drivers
of nonarticulated (straight or
single) trucks controlled by a
farmer and hauling supplies or
farm products less than 150
miles from the farm, if the
Summer Band
Starts June 28
The Nyssa Public Schools will
sponsor the Summer Band pro
gram which will commence on
June 28 and end July 30. It
will be held at the Nyssa Music
Department and be directed by
Craig Northrup, Nyssa Band
Director.
The summer band
will .give music students an
opportunity to continue playing
in the summer, and provide
a constructive summer activity.
Anyone who has had at least
one school year of band may
enroll.
Classes will be provided in
concert band, marching band,
baton twirling,
beginning a
second instrument and stage
band.
The band will provide
weekly concerts in the park,
and will march in local parades.
The main emphasis will be on
having fun through music, and
there will be no challenging
for chairs or practice cards.
The cost of the Summer Band
will be $15.00 each. The re
gistration fee will be used to
make the music program self
supporting. If students cannot
attend the whole summer ses
sion, they may pay in propor
tion to the amount of time
attended. Students should pay
the registration fee on the first
day of summer band.
WEATHER
Displaying her trophies won in tennis competition is Sharmon
Sadamori, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Sadamori.
Sharmon, the only Nyssa participant in the Treasure Valley
Tennis Tournament held last Saturday and Sunday in Otario,
placed first in the 16-vear-old singles, competing against
eight other girls in her age catagorv; and placed second, with
Vickie Roberts of Ontario, in the 18-year-old girls doubles.
Tennis players competing for honors were from Payette,
Parma, Wilder, Nyssa, Weiser, Ontario and Boise.
Thunderegg Capital
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June w
82
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June 17
80
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June 18
73
59
June 19
82
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June 20
90
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June 21
96
56
June 22
98
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June 23
62
Owyhee Reservoir Storage
6/23/71 697,390 Acre Feet
6/23/70 697,010 Acre Feet
truck is not being used on a
for-hire basis and is not
carrying hazardous materials.
The qualifications of drivers of
such trucks would be governed
by state law.
3. Articulated trucks (semi’s
and combinations) controlled
by farmers and handling farm
products or supplies within 150
miles of the farm, not operated,J
on a for-hire basis or hauling
hazardous materials, can be
driven by a person 18 years of
age or older. Such persons
A statement attributed to Ted
will not be required to take road Springer of Caldwell which
tests but will be required to appeared in the June 15 issue
carry a certificate of physical of the Statesman newspaper con
fitness.
cerning the recruiting of fire
fighters by the Bureau of Land
HARPER MAN
Managemnt is “incorrect and
misleading” according to Max
REPLACES HIRAI
well T. Lieurance, District
Governor Tom McCall today Manager of the Vale District.
announced the appointment of Springer, a member of the newly
Chauncey Steele, Harper, as created farm labor board in
a producer representative to the Idaho, said that an organization
Oregon Potato Commission, ef called Campesinos Unidos has
fective July 1, 1971. Currently been designated as an organi
a director of the Malheur Potato zation through which BLM will
Growers Association, Steele has recruit firefighters this sum-
been a leading grower in the mer.
“We have organized and
potato industry for a number of
trained the Mexican-American
years.
Steele, who will serve a five firefighting crews in Eastern
year term on the commission, Oregon and Western Idaho for
replaces Roy Hirai of Nyssa, the past several years from the
who was first appointed in Sept Vale office. We have an ope
rating agreement with the Ore
ember, 1958.
gon and Idaho Departments of
Employment and with the
Malheur Students
managers of the various labor
camps concerning the dispatch
Earn EOC Honors
of the crews. We all abide
by this agreement and will do
Among the 185 students whose so again this summer. We do
grades put them on the dean’s not want any of the Mexican-
list for spring term at Eastern Americans to get the impression
Oregon College were four from that they have to belong to
Malheur County according to Campesinos Unidos or any other
Dr. James R. Hathhorn, dean labor organization in order to
get work on a firefightingcrew,”
of students.
Of those listed, 37 earned Lieurance concluded.
perfect averages of 4.0, inclu
ding Janet L. VanPatten, On OREGON BEEF
tario.
To be eligible for this honor
listing students must take at COUNCIL OFFICERS
least 12 hours with letter
William F. Marshall, Klamath
grades. The honor listing is as
County rancher, was elected
of grade time June 16.
chairman of the Oregon Beef
Those with 3.5 averages in
Council at its meeting last week
cluded: Jo Ann E. Timmerman
and John B. Pratt, both of in Portland. He replaces Jim
Adrian, andNancy L. Schallhorn Brooks, Madras cattle feeder.
Other officers elected for the
of Ontario.
1971-1972 year include Vice-
Chairman Richard Nichols of
Highway Dept. OK’s Roseburg, Douglas County ran
cher and Treasurer, George
Russell, Vale cattle feeder.
Malheur Project
The Beef Council also passed
The Oregon State Highway its 1971-1972 budget which to
Commission placed on the cur taled $107,899.
Marshall has long served in
rent State Construction Pro
gram today a project on the Blue Oregon livestock industry or
Mountain Pass Section of the ganizations. He is a past presi
l.O.N. Highway (US95) about 80 dent of the Klamath County
Association, Kla
miles southerly of Jordan Valley Livestock
in Malheur County. This is a math Fair Board and has been
Forest Lands Highway Project. active in other county and state
He is also a
The section is 8.48 miles in organizations.
length and has been surveyed. past president of the Oregon
Total estimated cost for con Cattlemen’s Association.
Nichols has also been active
struction is $870,450, of which
the cost to the State will be in many civic and community
$170,450.
Construction will activities in the DouglasCounty
begin as soon as Forest Lands area. He is a past president
Highway Funds are made avail of the Western Oregon Livestock
Association.
able.
BLM Recruits
Firefighters
Governor Tom McCall has
appointed Irvin Mann, Jr., 52,
Stanfield, as director of the
State Department of Agri
culture.
He succeeds Walter
Leth, who has submitted his
resignation, effective July 1.
Mann, a state representative
from the 28th district, is the
son and grandson of former
state legislators.
During the 1971 session, he
served as chairman of the new
Committee on Environment and
was also a member of the House
Revenue Committee.
Post-legislature editorial
comment has lauded the work
of the environmental committee
and has hailed environmental
legislation as the highlight
achievement of the session.
His former legislative acti
vity has been closely connected
with committees dealing in
agriculture, taxation, and fish
and game.
“Irv Mann has a lifetime
of experience in the whole spect
rum of agriculture. He knows
its many varieties, its many
problems, and the people who
face these problems daily as
they work to build and main
tain this important Oregon in
dustry. His expertise in all
fields of agriculture assures
that each of many interestswill
be equally served. Irv Mann
is as qualified as anyone in
Oregon for this complex and
demanding post.”
Mann, a native of Pendleton,
received his primary and se
condary education at Adams,
Oregon. He was awarded the
bachelor’s degree at the Uni
versity of Oregon, and studied
law. Illness and military duty
prevented completion of the law
degree, but he passed the bar
examination in 1941. He is a
non-practicing member of the
DAIRY PRINCESS TO Oregon State Bar.
During World War 11, Mann
BE NAMED FRIDAY
served with the United States
Navy in Alaska, the Southwest
A new Malheur County dairy Pacific, the Philippines, and the
princess will be named Friday
night at a banquet in Ontario.
FARM WORKERS TO
She will be selected from eight
girls who have been vying for BE COVERED BY
the title in recent weeks.
The banquet will start at 8 WORKMEN’S COMP
p.m. at the Eastside Cafe
All Oregon farmworkerswill
Tickets are available from any have to be covered by work
of the contestants or any dairy men’s compensation insurance
wife. They may also be pur by July 1 following legislative
chased at the door. The price change in the law, according to
is $2.25.
M. Keith Wilson, Chairman of
Valerie Turner, the current the Oregon Workmen’s Com
dairy princess will crown the pensation Board.
new princess.
“The major change in the
The candidates have made law,” Wilson said, “is the eli
several appearances, including mination of the provision ex
speaking to chambers of com cepting employers whose pay
merce in Ontario, Nyssa and roll has been less than $1500
Vale, the Lions Club and have during the preceding year.”
each appeared at the sidewalk
“Under the 1971 statute,”
dairy promotion in Vale. At Wilson added, “agricultural
each of these appearances, the employers must meet the same
candidates gave brief histories workmen’s compensation re
of themselves.
quirements as any other trade,
Each candidate will speak at business or profession. Those
the banquet giving their ideas who will be obtaining this co
about dairy products.
verage for the first time should
Besides the crowning of the understand that they have a
Dairy Princess, this year the choice of insuring with private
girls will choose a Miss Con companies or with the State
geniality to also be named at Accident Insurance Fund.”
the banquet.
"We are urging all farmers
Candidates for dairy princess to contact their insurance agents
include Terrilyn Chamberlain to determine the type of
of Adrian; Margie Durfee, coverage each has,” Wilson
Nyssa; Wendy Kennington, On said, and concluded, "The old
tario;
Leah Moore, Cindy employer’s liability coverage
Davies, Irene Ussing, Helen that many farmers carried is not
Wilson, andTrina Blackburn, all the same and should be
of Vale.
changed.’’
Dutch East Indies. Toward the
end of the war he commanded
a sub-chaser.
His several public positions
have included: former member
of the Umatilla Port Commis
sion, former director of Inland
Waterways Association, and
former director and officer of
the Oregon State Port Autho
rities Association.
He has been a member of the
board of directors, Pacific In
ternational Livestock Expo
sition, and has served as pre
sident of the Oregon Cattlemen’s
Association.
Mann and his wife Peggy have
five children and reside on
Route 2, Stanfield, Oregon.
The State Department of Agri
culture is authorized to work
toward long-range development
of Oregon’s agricultural re
sources and to conduct au
thorized
inspectional,
re
gulatory, and market develop
ment work.
New Manager
Of Nyssa Merc
M.L. (Marty) Johnson has
assumed management of the
Nyssa Merc Store according
to an announcement made by
H.C. Fleenor, president of the
Mercantile Stores, Boise.
Fleenor said that he is happy
to announce that Mr. Johnson
is assuming full responsibility
for the Merc at Nyssa, and is
confident that Johnson’s many
years of retail background will
be a credit to the store and the
community of Nyssa.
Marty Johnson is a Navy
veteran of World War II, and
a graduate of Iowa State Col
lege, and since that time has
worked in retail management.
He was manager of F.W. Wool
worth stores in Centerville,
Iowa; Cedar Falls, Iowa; West
Allis, Wisconsin; East Cleve
land and Cleveland Heights,
Ohio.
He has most recently
managed M.H. King Stores in
Rexburg and Boise.
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Johnson and his wife Mary live
in Boise and are house hunting
for a home in Nyssa. She is
office manager of Maillard and
Schmiedel Food Brokerage,
Boise, and they have a married
son who is a sergeant with the
Pasco, Washington Police De
partment.
Marty is an active member
of A.F. and A.M. No. 38, St.
Anthony, Idaho; B.P.O.E. No.
310, Boise; and past director
of the Greater Boise Chamber
of Commerce. The Johnsons
are members of the Methodist
Church.
Restoration Planned For Sumpter Valley Ry
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A group of citizens from the Baker area
have organized a nonprofit corporation to
restore a portion of the old Sumpter Valley
Railway. They propose an operating rail
road of about 30 miles, using primarily the
old grades of the railroad and two of its
logging lines.
They are raising funds to purchase two of
the old engines such as the one pictured
above, now owned by the White Pass and
Yukon Railroad in Alaska, according to Bill
Wilt, Nyssa railroad buff.
Wilt says the proposed line will start at
Sumpter Valley, skirt Huckleberry Mountain,
cross the Clear Creek trestle, which was
reputed to be one of the highest narrow gauge
logging trestles in the West, and return to
Sumpter by way oftheshouth shore of Phillips
Lake.
Backers claim that this will not only pre
serve a colorful history, but will be of great
recreational value to that area.
Those
interested may contact Bill Wilt for further
details.