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Nyssa Gate City Journal
Volum« LXV
The Sugar City
Th« Nyssa Gat« City Journal, Nyssa, Or«gon
Thursday, August 19, 1971
PLANS TO ESTABLISH A
YEAR ROUND DAY CARE
CENTER IN NYSSA TOLD
The Treasure Valley United
Action Committee, a coalition
of those elected in March, has
announced that it is preparing
to sign a contract with the
Migrant Indian Coalition of The
Dalles, which will allow for the
opening of a year around day
care
care center in the Nyssa area.
The initial projected enrollment
is 50 children with application
being accepted in the near fu­
ture. The center will be open
to all children from infancy up
until they enter kindergarten
regardless of race, color, or
creed.
It is hoped that as
soon as the center has been es­
tablished and under way that
it can be expanded, and other
centers opened throughout Mal­
heur County.
Father Cnarles Young, chair­
man, said that TVUAC
is
most grateful for the coopera­
tion of state, county, and local
officials who have cooperated
and have promised use of faci­
lities and personnel in order to
make this program possible.
In order to assure its suc­
cess we now need the coopera­
tion of local citizenry of Mal-
4-H and FFA
Auction At
County Fair
80 market steers, 92 mar­
ket lambs, and 37 market hogs
have been consigned to the 1971
Malheur County 4-H and FFA
Livestock Auction. The auction
is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Sa­
turday, August 21 at the Malheur
County Fairgrounds.
The sale is the joint effort of
the Junior Sales Committee, On­
tario Livestock Commission
Company, Armour & Company,
Coast Packing Company, and
many local businesses and in­
dividuals.
People wishing to support the
4-H 4 FFA Auction by pur­
chasing livestock will have the
options of reselling, slaugh­
tering, or taking home the ani­
mals which they have purchased.
If one wishes to resell an ani­
mal he will pay only the dif­
ference between the amount he
bids on the animal and the sale
or support price, which will be
announced the afternoon of the
sale.
If one wishes the animal which
he purchased to be slaughtered
at one of our local meat packers,
it will be hauled free of charge
to the meat packers plant.
Russ Hursh, Junior Sales
Committee
Chairman, has
stated that more than one per­
son or business could join to­
gether to purchase an animal.
Anyone who wishes to support
this auction is urged to attend
or contact one of the following
men: Allen Baltzor, Jordan
Valley; Dallas Chaney, Adrian
and Parma; Elmer Newton,
Annex and Weiser; Guy Sparks
or Dutch Hipp, Nyssa; Kenny
Zimmerschied or FredCurrey,
Vale; Bernard Ingle, Fred Hess,
Russ Hursh, or Clyd Boston,
Ontario.
High School Principal Gene
Chester said that registration
for the 1971-72 school year
will be held August 30 and 31,
the first days of school. He
listed the fees which will be
required, and said that students
should be prepared to pay them
at registration.
Book fee is $8.00, Account­
ing fee $2.00, Towel fee, 50?,
Locker fee 50?, Agriculture
Shop fee $2.00; Industrial Arts
Shop fee $2.00; Homemaking
fees $2.00 freshmen, others
$1.00.
The cost of an Activity Tic­
ket is $4.50 which entitles the
students to membership in the
student body, subscription to the
school paper,
admission to
musical programs and all re­
gularly scheduled home athletic
contests, and reduced admission
to athletic events away from
home.
Student insurance, which is
optional, is $6.00. This covers
school attendance and sports
competition except football,
wrestling and skiing. Insurance
for the latter is $18.00.
Chester said that football
practice gets underway August
23, and all students participa­
ting in athletics must have in­
surance, either school or ac­
ceptable insurance from another
source.
Dan Martin, junior high prin­
cipal, listed their fees as fol­
lows; Book fees, $3.50, insu­
rance $4.00, and football in­
surance $10.00. He said that
girl’s swimming will be held
the first three or four weeks,
and $1.00 pays for the entire
session.
Lunch tokens for junior high
and high school are 30?. Re­
gulation physical education clo­
thing can be purchased at
Brackens’ or Wilsons’ De­
partment Stores, and should be
marked with the student’s name
in permanent ink.
Number XXXIII
SEN. PACKWOOD SPENDS
MONDAY IN MALHEUR
COUNTY, VISITS NYSSA
heur County to volunteer time
in caring for and guiding the
children who participate in the
program. The federal govern­
ment requires this local invol­
vement and gives us financial
assistance to the amount of in­
volvement. Older retired peo­
ple in particular should give
thought to spending some time
each week encouraging and
motivating these children. It is
sincerely hoped that all parents
who take advantage of this pro­
gram will in some way volun­
tarily help support it by fi­
nancial donations or giving of
services if it be just helping
clean or paint our facilities.
TVUAC
recognizes quite
clearly that the home is the best
and most natural way to raise
a child, and hopes that the day
will come when such centers will
not be necessary. In the light
though of the necessity of work­
ing mothers andproblemsinthe
home resulting from our modern
society, TVUAC has decided to
initiate this program to give
these children a better start in
life, Father Young said.
PRINCIPALS LIST
REGISTRATION FEES
Thunderegg Capital
Senator Bob Packwood visits with AmalgamatedSugar officials
before takingatour of the factory, escorted by Tom Church, right.
At left is Ray Larson, district manager, andSolon Lewis, master
mechanic at the factory. Oregon’s junior U.S. Senator visited
with some of the factory employees during their lunch hour
Monday.
At right Senator Packwood is shown with Mrs. Packwood in
front of the Amalgamated factory.
Nyssa Chamber Host To
School Staff August 25
Next Wednesday, August 25,
the Nyssa Chamber of Com­
merce will put on the annual
dinner for school employees at
the school cafeteria.
The dinner, prepared by the
cafeteria staff, will be served
at noon and all businessmen are
invited to come and get acquain­
ted with the school personnel,
and
particularly the new
teachers.
Superintendent W.L. McPart-
land listed faculty members
for the 1971-72 school year.
They are: Melvin Munn, Ele­
mentary School Principal: pri­
mary teachers, Eulah McConnel,
Opal Alcorn, Leila Baker, Mar­
garet Mecham, Dorothy Bivins,
Ilea Jones, Ellen Brittingham,
and Mary Frahm.
Elementary teachers are
Kathleen Reed, Marguerite Les­
lie, Tavie Hendricks, Lucille
Pett, Marjorie Mitchell, Mary
Sheehy, Roberta Johnson, Betty
Oft, Barbara Bullock,Christine
McPike, Gladys Spitze, Thomas
Bird, Lucile Cary, Gary Jas­
per, Doyal Snyder, Joy Me Part­
land, Elaine Nelson, Nadine
Spitze, Beth Leggett, Hazel
Lane, Dorothy Wilson, Janice
Wilson, Josephine Rigney and
Steve Glauner, Special Educa­
tion; Thomas Edwards, Elemen­
tary P.E.; and Vera Tolman,
Elementary Library.
Junior High School, Dan Mar­
tin, Principal; Elvin Ballou,
Science & Shop; Arthur Bul-
Farmers Feed & Seed Pile Up Grain
lock, Math 4 Social Studies;
Marie Coate, Language Arts;
Jerry Hansen, Social Studies;
Anne Mathews, English; Ver­
non Lords, Math; Dennis Savage,
Science 4 P.E. 4 Health; Jua­
nita Vohland, Home Ec. 4 Speech
and Arlene Greening^ Special
Education.
High School, Gene Chester,
Principal; Donald Bates, En­
glish 4 Speech; Jerry Huntley,
Social Studies;
Max Brit­
tingham, History 4 P. E.;
Harriet Brumbach, Library;
Duane Buchtel, Guidance; Mel­
vin Calhoun, English 4 Driver
Training also P.E.; Gary Con­
don, Chorus; Mary Omberg,
Biology; J Golden Draper, Math-
matics; George Fanning, Indus­
trial Arts; Verla Holton, Spe­
cial Education; Deryl Leggett,
Vo-Ag; Harry McGinley, Math
4 P.E.; Craig Northrup, Band
Director; Joleen Reece, Girl’s
P.E.; Gary Sant, German 4
English;
Dale Schraufnagel,
Typing 4 Journalism; Elaine
Smith, English; Virginia Stef­
fens, Home Ec; Clyde Swisher,
Literature 4 English; Gerald
Talbot, Business Math 4 Ac­
counting;
Gary Thompson,
Science, Physics, 4 Chemistry;
Glenn Walker, P.E. 4 Health;
and Alfred West, Jr., Spanish
4 World Geography.
A
Youth Circus
Featured At
County Fair
RANGE RESEARCH
MEETING PLANNED
A two day Range Research
presentation is plannedfor Jor­
dan Valley, August 24 and 25
starting at 9:00 a.m. each day
in the Parrish Hall according
to Bill Ross, Malheur County
Livestock Association presi­
dent.
This meeting is jointly spon­
sored by the Owyhee County
Cattlemen’s Association and the
Malheur
County Livestock
Association. The featured re­
search worker will beGusHor-
may. Hormay has developed a
rest rotation program in his re­
search that has the potential of
greatly increasing forage pro­
duction on ranges where it is
used.
In order to plan lunches,
seating, etc. a $1.00 per person
registration fee is required.
TVCC, County People
Hormay is noted for his prac­
STUNZ SPEAKS TO
tical approach to range manage­
In Beauty Pageant
ment and his common sense
NYSSA CHAMBER
presentation says Ross.
All
Gene Stunz was the speaker
Malheur County and Treasure
range operators are invited to
at
the
regular
meeting
of
the
Valley Community College were
attend.
well represented at the Miss Nyssa Chamber of Commerce at
Brownie
’
s
Cafe
Wednesday.
He
Boise Pageant held last Thurs­
day evening. The event attend­ told chamber members about his
ed by 1200 and billed as "one experiences at the War College
of the finest pageants seen in in Washington, D.C. in June,
Boise” by an Idaho Statesman and about our government’s po­
reviewer numbered at least sition in world affairs.
Next Wednesday, August 25,
seven area people in its pro-
is the annual dinner for school
duction crew.
Master-of-ceremonies was personnel hosted by the Nyssa
Chamber.
It will be at the
C lint Bellows and stage manager
school
cafeteria
at noon.
working with the theme "Re­
membering When” was Ray ELLIOTT TIRE
Strickland.
From Treasure
Valley were Fred Norman, Pro­ WINNERS LISTED
Debra Scott of Parma was
ducer;
Dorothy Alexander, a
part-time Instructor in Personal winner of the pony given at Bob
Development, Executive Di­ Elliott’s tire sale Saturday, and
rector; Edwin Haynes, Judge; Debra Alexander, Rt. 2, Nyssa,
Ann Sanders, reigning Miss won the car stereo.
Jeff Parker, Elliott Tire Cen­
Treasure Valley Community
College, one of the featured ter manager, said that the re­
artists; and Kenneth Goul, stage sponse to the sale was very
good and that they were busy
crew.
during the three days.
The 62nd annual Malheur
County Fair opened officially at
noon Wednesday to run through
Saturday evening. Judging got
underway Wednesday morning,
and will continue through Thurs­
day.
Featured attraction at the fair
will be the famed Wenatchee
Youth Circus from Wenatchee,
Wash. They will appear at 2:30
p.m. and again at 7:30p.m. on
both Friday and Saturday. A
Booster Button for $1.00 admits
to all events, including the
circus.
In addition to the many ex­
hibits, highlights of the fair
include FFA Night Thursday in
the grandstand, and the 4-Hand
FFA Market Stock Sale at 1
p.m. Saturday.
United States Senator Robert
Packwood (R-Oregon), spent
Monday, August 16 in Malheur
County, visiting with different
interest groups during the busy
day, and then spoke to 250
persons at a banquet at the East­
side Cafe in Ontario that
evening. The senator’s sche­
dule was arranged by Nyssa
Attorney Gene Stunz, and the
banquet was arranged by At­
torney Cliff Looney, Ontario.
State Senator Anthony Yturri
was toastmaster at the ban­
quet.
Senator Packwood held a news
conference at TVCC and met
with various agricultural in­
terests Monday morning, then
visited the Nyssa Amalgamated
Sugar Company factory during
the noon hour. Monday after­
noon he met with irrigation dis­
trict officials, the National Far­
mers Organization, Labor Union
officials, United Americans, and
with young voters from through­
out the county, many of whom
will vote for the first time at
the next elections.
Senator Packwood is ac­
companied on his travels by his
wife Georgie, and two members
of his Portland office staff,
Pat Smith and Judy Campbell.
The group is travelling in a
rented mobile motor home on a
trip which started August 9 and
will continue through August 27,
visiting most of Oregon’s coun­
ties. Packwood plans to return
to Washington September 7 after
spending some time in his Port­
land home. The Packwood chil­
dren, Bill who is four and one-
half years old and Shyla, eight
months, are staying in Portland
with their grandparents while
the Packwood’s are on tour.
Many Nyssa citizens were
among those who discussed
items of importance with Se­
nator Packwood throughout the
day. Roy Hirai explained the
need for national farm labor
legislation. George Sadamori
told of the need for the national
marketing and bargaining act.
Sam Hartley told the senator
of flood control problems on the
Owyhee River. Harold Kurtz
traced the problems which af­
fected the OEO program last
year. Bob Holmes, president of
the Sugar Beet Growers, ex­
plained the importance of the
Sugar Act extension. Louis M.
Wettstein, president of the Mal­
heur County Farm Bureau ex­
plained the importance of legis­
lation governing farmer-worker
relations, not only to the far­
mer, but to the migrant laborer.
Joe Hobson told of the problems
in farmers furnishing migrant
housing, saying that housing will
not be available much longer
without government support.
These are just a few of the
many items of importance to
this part of Oregon which the
senator has became acquainted
with.
Senator Packwood’s theme at
the banquet Monday evening was
the power that Congress is
giving to the president.
He
said that Congress has turned
over many powers to the pre­
sident that belong in the legis­
lative body, including war, draft,
government salaries, budget,
wage and price controls, and
many others.
Packwood commended Nixon
for his job in winding down the
war in Vietnam, but said that
this was a job that the presi­
dent should not have had to face.
This was Senator Packwood’s
first visit to Eastern Oregon
since he was elected two years
ago. He made the promise then
to visit all parts of Oregon as
often as possible, and said he
is keeping that promise this
month.
Rev. John Worrall, pastor of
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church,
Nyssa gave the invocation at
the banquet.
Dr. Knorr Interim
Lutheran Pastor
Dr. Erich C. Knorr is ser­
ving as interim pastor at Faith
Lutheran Church, Nyssa, and
Grace Lutheran in Vale. Ser­
vices wnile he is here will be
9 a.m. at Vale and 10:30 a.m.
in Nyssa.
Dr. Knorr spent 25 years in
the parish ministry, mainly in
Seattle. He joined the faculty
of Pacific Lutheran University,
Tacoma, in 1949, serving as
Professor of Sociology and Dean
of the College of Arts and
Sciences. He retired in 1969,
The first of twenty-six $300 and after spending a year in
tuition and fee remissions au­ Europe he has been doing
thorized Treasure ValleyCom- interim work.
munity College by the Oregon
Mrs. Knorr worked with the
State Legislature, were announ­ Civilian War Commission in
ced today by college Financial Seattle during World War II,
Aids Officer, Don Ridener.
and during the Korean crisis
They were Kathy Burns, Vale; worked at Fort Lewis. She was
Gary
McCamey,
Ontario; choir mother with the famed
George Hathaway, Vale; Norma "Choir of the West” for 20
Jensen, Ontario; Terry Magill, years while they were at PLU.
Huntington; Gregory Malstaff,
Dr. and Mrs. Knorr will De
Ontario;
Filipe
Martinez, in Nyssa for a limited period
Nyssa; Lillian Parrent, Ontario; of time. They may be reached
Rebecca Rudd, Ontario; and at the parsonage, 531 Park
Rose Singleterry, Ontario.
Avenue, phone 372-3331.
Scholarships
Given At TVCC
Treasure Valley Growers Warehouse Fakes Shape
WEATHER
Some of the excess grain piled on the
ground can be seen as Farmers Feed 4
Seed Company prepares to ship it out. Ship­
ping by truck during the rail strike, the feed
company could not ship the grain fast enough,
and all storage facilities are full.
DATE
MAX.
MIN.
August 12
103
56
August 13
103
57
August 14
96
62
August 15
95
60
August 16
93
59
August 17
93
65
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August 18
57
Owyhee Reservoir Storeage
8/18/71 559,300 Acre Feet
8/18/70 585,680 Acre Feet
Brammtri Return
Hom« Monday
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Brammer
returned home Monday after
being confined in Salem Me­
morial Hospital since July 25.
They were injured in a car­
train accident at Woodburn.
Arlene is at home, and Ted
is at Malheur Memorial Hos­
pital where he is being treated
for neck injuries. Both welcome
visitors, and are happy to be
home in Nyssa.
A large crane Is shown putting a 24-foot
pre-stressed concrete beam In place to make
up the loading dock at Treasure Valley
Growers. The crane is owned by Oregon
Concrete Company.
The new building is rapidly taking shape,
to replace the warehouse destroyed by fire
June 14.
Similar pre-stressed concrete
beams 50-feet long were placed on the old
foundation, all that remained of the origi­
nal building. The building will be of concrete
block construction, and fireproof, according
to Mayion Maxfield, manager.
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