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University of Oregon Library Eugene, Ore. 974C3 X X X X X Nyssa Gate City Journal Volunte LXVI The Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon Thunderagg Capital Jan Nielsen New Year Baby Of 1972 Little Jan Nielsen, shown with her mother, Mrs. Melvin Nielsen, is the first baby born at Malheur Memorial Hospital in 1972. She was born at 5:23 a.m. Sunday, January2, andweighed 8 pounds 11 ounces. Dr. K.A. Danford was the attending physician. Jan joins seven brothers and sisters. They are Vai 18, Chad 16, Rod 14,Nanci 11, Margie 8, Lary 6, and Lisa 3. Vai is a student at Brigham Young University, the other children are at their home in Apple Valley and attend Parma schools. That is, all except Lisa, who stays Enrollrnent At TVCC Down Enrollment during the first day of registration for Winter term at TVCC shows a drop from fall term registration. At the close of registration Monday. 523 full-time students had signed up and 95 part- time students were registered. Fall term registration totaled 601 the first day for full-time students and 101 part-time stu dents. TVCC officials say regist ration will continue for two weeks, closing the night of Jan. 14. College officials report that when final fall registration fi gures were completed, 671 full- time students were registered and 138 part-time students were listed. This last figure did not include any of the classes which registered after the fourth week of school. The Student Affairs Office will be open for registration until 8:30 p.m. Jan. 4. Thereafter, students may register between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. home and will probably help her mother with Jan. The Nielsens farm in Apple Valley. Mrs. Nielsen is the former Shirle Pace, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Pace of Apple Valley. The paternal grandmother is Mrs. Almeda Niel sen, Parma. Jan and her parents have many fine gifts awaiting them, courtesy of Nyssa merchants and businessmen; and will also receive a reduction in doctor and hospital bills just for being Nyssa’s first New Year 1972 baby. FORMER NYSSAN HASNEW YEAR BABY Mr. and Mrs. Carl Aber crombie, nee Sherrill Jean Rob bins, of Emmett are parents of the first New Year’s baby born in 1972 at Walter Knox Me morial Hospital in Emmett. The baby boy tipped the scales at nine pounds, seven ounces and was named Randy Scott. He was born shortly before mid- night Saturday January 1, 1972. Randy joins a brother Ronnie two and one-half years old. The Abercrombies were re cipients of many lovely gifts, given by Emmett merchants. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Merildean Robbins of Nyssa and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Abercrombie, Sr. of Emmett. DOG ORDINANCE EFFECTIVE JAN. 10 City Manager Fred Koch re minds all Nyssa residents that the Dog Control ordinance pas sed by Nyssa voters last fall takes effect January 10, 1972. Dogs are not permitted to run at large, and enforcement mea sures will be taken, Koch said. WEATHER PREC MAX MIN DATE 17 30 Dec. 28 22 29 Dec. 29 .06 18 30 Dec. 30 29 21 Dec. 31 16 40 1 Jan. 26 40 2 Jan. 18 29 3 Jan. 12 25 Jan. 4 15 .01 Jan. 5 Owyhee Reservoir Storage Feet 1/3/72 529,020 Acre Feet 1/3/71 584,320 Acre LOCAL STUDENTS ON OSU HONOR ROLL Students who made the scho lastic honor roll fall term have been announced by Oregon State University. A total of 418 OSU students made the straight-A honor list ing and another 1694 qualified for the B plus or better honor roll. Local students on the list in cluded: Lois Tailman, senior from Adrian; Martha Heider, fresh man, and Barbara Tensen, ju nior, both from Nyssa. Thursday, January 6, 1972 New Year's Message By Gov. Tom McCall Forty percent of Oregon It is traditional and sensible that, as one year ends and an manufacturing is tied to lumber, other begins, we take inventory and most of that is in home -- of ourselves, our families, building. That’s why construc our communities, our busi tion is so important to every nesses, and our areas of govern Oregonian. President Nixon has given us ment. The New Year turnover is a strong and promising life a time to look forward: but line in his new economic pro always in aware and frank re gram and in the currently un lationship with the past; it is folding Phase II of that pro a time to anticipate with hope, gram. If the people of the United but always on guard for the soft spots in our strength and States accept the premises and for the possibility of exception. responsibilities of Phasell, we We, in Oregon, can look ahead can grab hold of the whipping inflationary tail and tie it down. to 1972 with optimism. What happens to Phasell will In my projected budget mes sage last year I said that Ore- be the master color of Oregon’s ton could expect to do better future. If it holds the annual economically than the nation rate of national inflation under 3%, we’ll have a continuation of as a whole. Now, looking back at 1971, good news in construction ac it is pleasantly possible to say tivity here in Oregon and in all we DID do better here than parts of national life. 1 urge all Oregonians to give did the nation. Phase 11 Despite the rash of strikes President Nixon’s concept careful and complete and the national squeeze: It hangs depen We picked up more jobs. cooperation. We lowered unemployment. dent upon the people’s will. We For the first time since mid- can, in a large sense, make our 1966, annual figures and year- own future economically. Let’s end estimates indicate that Ore strive for that -- together. Oregonians have always taken gon’s seasonally adjusted un employment figures dropped pride in their sense of team ef BELOW the nation’s average. fort and in their ability to make In the first quarter of 1971, things work, as a group. We have done a fine job to the U. S. figure was 5.9%, and Oregon’s stood at 6.6%. gether in this crisis--so far. By the closing of this fourth We have many opportunities quarter, the nation apparently in 1972 to keep that momentum will have 5.9%, and Oregon’s going. Let’s vow to sustain that unemployment indicator will partnership. have dropped to 5.8%. Of course we have individual So we have increased employment-- proportionately interests and needs. Of course we have conflicts more than the U. S. average; and we have decreased in those interests and needs. But, it yet remains true, a unemployment- -proportionately more than the U. S. average. blunt clash of horns based on This is an economic era of individual concerns not only broadly multiplying factors, threatens the attainment of any each precariously balanced in individual goal, but also threa tens the advancement of our en the winds of change. The wage-price freeze has tire family. We have justified demands helped Oregon strongly and directly --again, bringing more just as we have established va- aid to us than the national a- .iations--but let’s make a mas sive pledge for 1972: let’s try verage. In that same budget message to remember the larger needs, the glo last year, I said that we could the interworkings, expect to hold our gains in riously hopeful things that can 1972. Even though our pro be accomplished by benevolent portionate gains will not in- disagreement, open discussion, crease, we should remain at and cordial compromise. At the end of 1971 the outlook this improved level and con in Oregon agriculture ranges tinue to do well. The freeze brought interest from one of deep pessimism in rates down. The decrease in some major agricultural areas interest rates encouraged a to satisfaction with adequate burst of housing activity, boost production, pricing and market ing forest products and allied ing facilities in others. Deepest distress appears to industries which are the keel of be in fresh produce, more par Oregon's economy. This healthy condition will ticularly potatoes and proces continue in 1972. Who knows, sed vegetables and in cereal we may match supply and de grains where the disastrous mand in the home-building area dock strike has wrecked its for the first ’ime in a decade- worst havoc and has resulted and that would be good news in taxing farm credit sources and grain storage facilities and ahead for all of us. (Continued On Page 2) Number I The Sugar City 1972 Nyssa Chamber of Commerce Officers New officers of the Nyssa Chamber of Commerce for the 1972 year took over at the regular meeting Wednesday noon at Brownie’s Cafe. From left, Dirlck Nedry, outgoing pre sident and holdover director; Jake Fischer, outgoing secretary; Judy Robinson, new sec retary; and Don Young, 1972 president. Traffic Deaths Down In 1971 Oregon appears to have ended 1971 with a slight reduction in traffic deaths for the second successive year, despite in creasing motor vehicle travel, according to the Oregon Motor Vehicles Division. The tentative traffic toll for the year is 685, four fewer deaths than were reported in 1970. The agency says, however, that the reduction may be only temporary. If someone injured in 1971 traffic dies during 1972 as a result of those injuries, the toll could still climb to the 1970 level. The toll could also be lowered if a death now attributed to traffic is later found to have been non-traffic. Six months of the year re ported substantially lower tolls than for comparable months in 1970, but increases in the other months, particularly July, Au gust and October brought the 1971 death toll almost to the same level. Twenty percent of the state’s traffic deaths occurred in just 59 crashes. These were the multiple-death accidents and included one grinding head-on crash in Portland that claimed r.ine lives -- the worst ac cident in the state’s history in volving private passenger ve hicles. Two accidents during the year each claimed five lives. One accident killed four people, five others each killed three, and 86 crashes brought death to two people. Back row, from left, are directors Wayne Moncur, Ken Nyce, Tom Stenkamp and Marty Johnson. The Nyssa Chamber of Commerce meets regularly on the first and third Wednesdays of the month, with director meetings on alternate Wednesdays. Tax Booklet Available Now A booklet that gives infor mation on how to fill out Fe deral tax returns will be sold at the Nyssa Post Office be ginning January 3, it was an nounced by Postmaster Lee Dail today. "Your Federal Income Tax’’ was written by the Internal Revenue Service and contains many examples to illustrate how the tax law applies to actual situations. A special feature of the booklet is the sample, filled- in return, form 1040, keyed to pages where explanations can be found for each entry on the re turn. The 160 page booklet is on sale now and costs 75 cents a copy. "By selling this booklet at postal facilities in the Nyssa area we are offering a con venient service to our custo mers. We are participating in a nationwide program to make the tax booklet available to the public in 15,000 postal facili ties,” Dail said. Another popular IRS publi cation, “Tax Guide for Small Businesses” will also be sold for 75 cents a copy at the On tario Post Office. This publication answers many questions businessmen have about Federal income, ex cise and employment taxes and also contains a 1972 tax calen dar with due dates for various tax and information returns and payments. Art Classes Set For Area A photography class for adults The Treasure Valley Com munity College office of Con will meet in the Art Building tinuing Education will offer se Monday nights at 7 p.m.,begin veral art classes around the ning January 10. A class in Calligraphy, the district winter term. Painting classes will be of art of fine lettering, will meet fered in Vale, Nyssa, and Ad Tuesday nights at 6:30 p.m. in the Art Building, beginningJan. rian. The Vale class will meet in 4. Pre-schocl Art under the in the high school shop classroom for the first meeting, Thursday, struction of Mrs. Kathy Kulm will begin January 6, and will January 6, at 7 p.m. The Nyssa class will hold its meet everylhursdayandFriday first meeting at 7 p.m. Tues from 1 - 2:30 p.m. in the Art day, Jan. 4, in the Nyssa Public Building. Library. The Adrian class will meet in Taxpayer Assistance the grade school gymnasium, During the month of January Tuesday, January 4, 2 p.m. 1972 the Internal Revenue Ser These classes are open to vice office, located at 368 S.W anyone interested. Beginners Fifth Avenue, Ontario, Oregon, from high school age to Senior will be open 8:00 to 12:00 and Citizens are welcome. 1:00 to 4:45 each Monday. REVIEW OF 1971 EVENTS FEATURES NEWS HIGHLIGHTS FROM JOURNAL FRONT PAGES January the bridge on the Nyssa-Adrian highway over the Owyhee River. 1. - First baby of 1971 born 28. - Dave Waldo of the Nolan to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Fifer, Field-Waldo Insurance Agency Rt. 1, Vale. announced the purchase of the 4. - The TVCC Boardof Edu Brown Insurance Agency, cation requested the immediate Adrian. Glen Brown will re resignations of four people em tain his real estate business. ployed by the Migrant Education Programs. They were Hum February berto Fuentes, Lucy Hunt, Pedro Lopez and Tony Solis. 6. - Dirick Nedry installedas 4. - Malheur County Onion president of the NyssaChamber Growers Association elected of Commerce for 1971. Roy Hirai, Nyssa, Ray Tere- 10. - Malheur Home Tele mura, Ontario; W. H. Panike, phone Company announces the Oregon Slope; and Kaz Yama start of direct dialing for long guchi, Vale; to two year terms distance telephone service to as director; and Joe Saito, On Nyssa customers. tario, director-at-large. 12. - Larry Bauman was 4. - Oregon House Speaker elected Nyssa mayor and Tom Robert F. Smith announced that Stenkamp and George Coffman the survey of the proposed were given the oath of office Succor Creek Road by the Ore as new members of the Nyssa gon State Highway Commission City Council. is 70 percent completed. 12. - Everett Heldt was 11. - Irvin J. Zimmerman elected president of the Mal opened a new business in Nyssa, heur Memorial Hospital Board, the Zimmerman Plumbing & and Dick Miller, Jim Robinson Heating. They will occupy tem and Paul Kunkel were sworn porary quarters at 13 N. 2nd. in as new members of the board. Street until their new building 14. - Migrant Education next door is completed. Board declares action of TVCC 14. - First church services Board of Education requesting were conducted in the new build resignation of four members ing of the Conservative Baptist "null and void”. Church at 4th & Locust. 15. - Malheur County Potato 18. - David Manley has been Growers hold annual meeting selected for the Work/College with Joel Mitchell presiding. program sponsored by the U.S. 21. - Dr. David Sarazin, National Bank of Oregon. He Malheur County Health Officer, will begin his training in the announced the reorganization of Nyssa branch after graduating the Malheur Unit, Oregon Can from Nyssa High School in May. cer Society. 18. - Word has been received 21. - High water on the Owy that Jan Saito has been select hee River forces several ed for the Americans Abroad families to move temporarily Program and will go to Sweden to higher ground, and endangers for the summer. 20. - Fiesta Chilena was held honoring Paula Ramirez, foreign exchange student from Chile staying at the Carl Linegar home. 23. - The Nyssa Bulldogs wrestling team soundly thrashed the touted “Animals” of On tario High School and won the championship trophy for the Treasure Valley A League, which consists of teams from Boise, Borah,Capitol,Caldwell, Ontario, Vale and Nyssa. 23. - TVCC Budget for the 1971-72 school year was de feated by 24 votes. 25. - The State Highway Commission approved adding the Succor Creek Road to the state highway system, desig nating it as the “Succor Creek Secondary Highway”, and adding the 32 mile section to the existing Nyssa-Adrian Second ary Highway (ORE201). March 4. - F. LeGard Smith re signed as Malheur County Dis trict Attorney to accept a position as director of ad missions and professional con duct with the Oregon State Bar in Portland. 4. - Members of the Malheur County Sugarbeet Growers As sociation agreed to accept a contract similar to last year’s according to Hal Henigson who represents the growers. 4. - Dorothea Chester, a member of the Flying Reality and Associates staff in Ontario, was named president of the Treasure Valley Exchangers. 11. - TVCC announced that they will discontinue sponsor ship of the OEO Migrant Edu cation Program. This brings to a close six years of operation of the program. 11. - TVCC Budget again de feated, after cutting $24,000 from the original budget. 11. - The Nyssa City Council accepted the additions and modi fications to the Nyssa Sewage Treatment Plant. The$200,000 addition makes the Nyssa plant a full secondary treatment facility. 13. - Nyssa Bulldogs beat Madras at John Day in a play off game by a score of 81-67 to earn a spot in the State Championship Tournament at Eugene starting March 22. 17. - Nyssa Chamber of Commerce hosts the champion ship basketball team at a noon luncheon at the El Tejano Cafe. 24. - Nyssa was knocked out of the state tournament by Lake view by a 59-49 score. 25. - Barry Fujishin, Adrian High School graduate, was elected president of theCollege of Idaho Student Body. April 1. - Annual Cancer Crusade underway in Nyssa volunteer helpers under the chairmanship of Mrs. J. L. Church. 1. - First National Bank of Oregon announces three pro motions. Dave Perry was transferred to the Hood River Branch, William H. Stuits assumes Peery’s responsi bilities, and Ray Rankin joins the local bank as a loan officer, being transferred from the Gate way Branch in Portland. May 2. - The Nyssa High School music department held their an I. - Gary Allred joined the nual Spring Concert. Nyssa Police Department. Al 8. - Gov. Tom McCall ap lred has had police experience points Frank J. Yraguen as with the Enterprise Police De Malheur County District Attor partment for the past two years, ney, succeeding F. LaGard and is a graduate of the Oregon Smith. Yraguen is a graduate Police Academy. of Vale High School and OSC, 5. - Mr. and Mrs. Herman and saw combat in Vietnam as Towne were honored by the a Marine Corps officer. Nyssa Chamber of Commerce 15. - Barbara Patterson and for almost 50 years of dedi KayC LaFay named Girl’s State cated service to Nyssa and the delegates from Nyssa High community. School. 6. - Scott Engstrom, Dan Garner, Rick Chester and Ron 15. - “Oliver ’’presentedby Moffis were selected to attend a cast of 50 given by Nyssa Boys State from Nyssa High Music Department, starting a School. II. - The Nyssa Lions Club three day run Thursday even sponsored the annual Athletic ing. 15. - Mrs. Kay Brendle pre Banquet for all boys who par sents windproof jackets to all ticipate in competitive athletics Ron members of the high school with over 300 present. Hohnhorst, defensive line coach tennis and golf teams. 22. - Two students from Le at Boise State College, was the banon High School are visiting prinicipal speaker. 13. - Cyrus Bock was named Nyssa this week, and in ex change Paula Ramirez, AFS to the Malheur Memorial Hos student from Chile, and Ruth pital Board, replacing Dick Mil Carroll are visitingin Lebanon. ler who has moved to The Dal 25. - TVCC Budget approved les. 20. - Nyssa Rodeo Board or with 2400 voting yes and 1902 voting against the budget. ganized to insure continuance of 29. - Bill Keeney was elect the Nyssa Nite Rodeo. Lynn ed president of the Nyssa Lions Snodgrass was elected presi dent, Ray Rankin vice presi Club for the 1971-72 year. 29. - Wilton Jackson, presi dent, and Bill Stuits secretary dent of the Nyssa OEO Advisory treasurer. Board members are Board, is in Washington, D. C. Larry Larson, Melvin Munn, to meet with OEO officials con Bill Keeney, Don Bowers, Bud cerning problems of the local Sappe, and Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Ballou. Migrant Education Board. 20. - The Nyssa High school 29. - Nyssa High School’s Teen Action Program of the budget was turned down by a vote March of Dimes, under the di of 296 No, 256 Yes. rection of Dale Schraufnagel, 23. - The Nyssa High again turned over more than School Baccalaureate-Com $1,000 to the county fund drive. mencement was held with Jeanine Saitc, valedictorian; and Mary Haburchak and Nancy Wil son salutatorians. 23. - 32 Seniors graduated from Adrian High School, with Cheryl Burroughs and Matsuko Hori, valedictorians; and Ruth Evans, salutatorian. 27. - John Studer resigned as manager of Dessert Seed Company to assume director ship of seed production and sales of Round Butte Seed Gro wers in Culver, Oregon. 27. - Keith Oldemeyer re ceived an appointment as mid shipman to the U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis. The pre vious week he was named the outstanding senior athlete at Nyssa High School, and was presented the Calvin Wilson, Jr. Memorial Trophy given each year by the Nyssa Volun teer Fire Department. Jun* 3. - Mrs. Virginia Steffens was presented a placque by the Nyssa Education Association after being named “Teacher of the Year”. 3. - Four Nyssa students were named "Oregon Scholars” They are Jeanine Saito, Mary Haburchak, Nancy Wilson ai.d Martha Heider. 10. - Art Bosselman was in stalled as Worthy President of Nyssa Aerie No. 2134, Eagles Lodge. 10. - The Nyssa pool opened for the season under the direc tion of Mel Calhoun, with Lo- rinda Baker bead lifeguard. 10. - Candy Cramer, daug hter of Mr. and Mrs. John C ramer, Ontario, was picked to reign as queen of the Nyssa Nite Rodeo July 9 and 10. 10. - The NyssaCityCouncil named Guy Sparks to the Plan ning Commission and Mrs. Mary Haburchak to the Library Board. 14. - Treasure Valley Gro wers warehouse destroyed by fire, apparently set by arsonists This brings to over one half million dollars damages in fires set in area packing warehouses. 17. - Nyssa voters approve school budget by 293 Yes to 186 No. 17. - Frank Rodrigues na med Champion Swine Showman at the Eastern Oregon Live stock Show at Union, winning over 10 other FFA boys. 24. - M. L. (Marty) Johnson named manager of the Nyssa Merc Department Store. '30. - Thirty-six American Field Service (AFS) students were Nyssa visitors for four days on an AFS bus stop. They are on their way back to their respective homes after a year in the United States. July 1. - Rolland Laurance was named state president of the Oregon Eagles at the state con vention in LaGrande. 1. - Max Lierance, district manager of BLM, was named Chief, Resource Division, Ore gon office of BLM and will move to Portland. 1. - Harry Brendle attends National Youth Science Cimp in West Virginia. 9. - Nyssa Nite Rode, plays to record crowds Friday and Saturday nights. (Continued On Page 6)
