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Thursday, April 20, 1972 Th« Nyssa Gat« City Journal, Nyssa, Or«gon Pag« Eight Phase II — After Five Months Phase II of the effort to divided up, with changes made restrain price and wage at various times, provided the increases is now almost 5 total does not exceed the 5.5 months old and observers are percent. trying to appraise its effective Given the existing pressures ness by examining what has in the labor market, it was happened to particular prices to be expected that in many and wages during that period. cases the maximum permitted Such an appraisal-- if it is adjustment would be made at limited strictly to what hap the earliest possible stage. pened during those five months This tendency was accentuated -- can be seriously misleading. by the fact that Phase II fol We believe that the system of lowed a three-month freeze price-wage restraints set up in when almost no adjustments Phase II is much more effec were permitted. Thus there tive than a crude examination was a backlog of accumulated of its results so far would pressures when Phase II got started. Since the Price Com suggest. The general price indexes— mission permits (with some re both wholesale and retail--have strictions) price increases that Pictured is the 1972 Nyssa High School houn, Dean Sappe, Ted Joyce and Max Brit been seriously distorted by the are justified by cost increases, varsity baseball team. Front row from left, Ron Moffis was absent tingham, coach, peculiar pattern of prices for it follows that price increases Scott Smith, Manuel Garcia, Jay Gibson, for the picture. farm products and foods. would also tend to be concen Greg Mitchel and Jim Dail. The team, off to a slow start in the cold Farm prices reached a peak trated In the early stage of Second row, Jerry Wilson, Max Elgue- weather, ended the 12-game winning streak in June of last year and then Phase II. zabel, John Bernal, Bob Stout and Rod Lewis. at Capital High School of Boise Monday after It may occur to the reader dropped off sharply during the Back row, Tom Zittercob, Dwight Cal- noon with a 9-8 victory. next three months, while prices that this could have been pre of most other things were rising vented if the Pay Board, in The steep rise in agricultural stead of imposing an annual prices during the course of limitation, had compelled em Phase II is in the nature of ployers and employees to pro a rebound from that earlier rate it over the year. Thus, The National Rifle Asso decline. It looks as though the Board might have specified ciation, now 101 years old, will the rebound is just about over, that only one-twelfth of the The Bureau of Land Manage more efficient management and conduct its 1972 Annual Meet Price trends in the agricul 5.5 percent increase could be ment and the State of Oregon are to enhance public use of the ings and Exhibits April 2 l-25th, tural sector are subject to taken each month. This sounds currently discussing various lands. in the Portland Hilton and Port abrupt short-term swings which good in theory, but it would opportunities for mutually The State is no longer sel land Memorial Coliseum Com are almost unrelated to the have been extremely difficult Adjustments in beneficial land exchanges. ling range lands but instead, plex, Portland, Oregon. course of prices generally. in practice. According to Burton Lewis, intends to block them together The Association, beginning When they are measured over the wage scale for any employer range manager for the Oregon and manage as economic units. its 2nd Century of public ser- a period as short as five months are not customarily made as Division of State Lands, there Presently there are 62 les vice and concern for the they are practically irrelevant a continuous process, but at are 164,000 acres of State land sees of State land in Malheur environment, has scheduledau- in an appraisal of the extent intervals. One shudders to in Malheur county being con county and approximately half thorities from Federal and state of continuing inflation in the think of the administrative com plications if the Pay Board sidered for exchange. These of these lease one section or governments, law enforcement,economy at large. lands are a part of 600,000 re less. These lands, for example, ecology and conservation age- But even if you disregard attempted to police a system maining acres of rangeland in could be blocked into one or ncies, and educators to discuss farm prices, the wage and price of repeated small wage adjust Eastern Oregon which were more blocks. However, accord and reflect on NRA-sponsored trends of the past five months ments occurring every monthin granted to the State by the ing to Lewis, every effort will programs and positions. give a misleading picture of a large number of companies. The point, of course, is that Daily meetings, open to the the effectiveness of Phase II. Federal Government for sup be made to lessen the impact port of the school system. The on those individuals not offered Press, will feature discussions It is in the very nature of a sizeable part of the annual lands being considered are a State lease. He further em of the public service value of the Phase II system that wage ration of permitted wage in mostly scattered sections sur phasized the State long range NRA firearms training pro- and price rises will be much creases (reflected in price in rounded by Federal land and goals to manage these lands so grams; field firearms safety; greater in the early months of creases) has already been con are not of sufficient size to eco that they lend long term se the role of NRA affiliated clubs its life than they will be later on. sumed. Phase II should look a nomically rehabilitate and ma curity to a number of ranch in promoting National Hunting The limitations on increases lot more effective in the leaner nage. The Exchange program ing operations, so that the re and Fishing Day; firearms le- in employee compensation es- period that lies ahead. This conclusion assumes that will allow both BLM and the source base is protected and gislation "today and tomor- tablished by the Pay Board State to consolidate their hold the interests of all Oregonians row”, and a conservation meet-apply generally to what may the Pay Board will stick to its ings for improved management. are maintained. ing aimed at “Hunters, Wild- be done OVER A PERIOD OF rules and not grant an ad The objectives of the program Statewide, 450,000 acres of life and Public Opinion.” ONE YEAR. It is probably ditional allowance to those who outlined by Lewis include ac State land have been identified Daily movie showings have inescapable that a large part used up all of theirs in the quiring a number of manage as potentially acceptable for ex been scheduled to review NRA of the permitted increases will early months of Phase II. The ment sized units throughout the change with BLM. films, the internationally fa- be crowded into the early part Board may be under pressure county to provide more inten Both Gurr and Lewis empha mous big game titles of Wally of that 12-month period. This to do so--those who ate all sive management and rehabili sized that the exchange program Taber, and product films of means that employment costs their cake for breakfast will tation, thus increasing income will be a long term operation the firearms industry. will go up fairly steeply in the want some more later in the to the State, provide improved and all proposals will have full More than 125 exhibitorswill early months of Phase II. But day. Some critics of the stabili long term tenure to range users, public review before they be display the latest in firearms, it also means that there will and to offer Oregonians a say come final. It will take approxi accessories and related hunting be that much less that can be zation effort seem to be urging in the management and use of mately two to three years for equipment in the Memorial Co- granted as Phase II goes on. that the present system ought Eastern Oregon Resources. both agencies to obtain fund liseum Complex. In addition to It’s like eating most of your to be scrapped and a completely To follow George R. Gurr, Vale dis ing and personnel to accomplish the modern firearms, the finest daily calory allotment for new start made. trict manager, said that BLM the initial approach and apprai exhibit of the collectors’ artbreakfast--you will be well that course would be to abandon is cooperating with the State sal work. Once both agencies will be featured. The exhibit stuffed in the morning but lunch a reasonably effective system in an attempt to improve are geared up, we expect hall is open throughout the pro-and dinner will be rather small just when it has passed through its time of troubles and is management of both Federal to exchange approximately ceedings to NRA members on meals. and State lands. The program 100,000 acres per year or about presentation of NRA member- Thus, the general limit on pay about to pay off. We have never believed that was discussed in length at a five years for total completion. ship cards or convention badges increases is that they may not recent BLM State multiple use and to members of the public, exceed 5.5 percent during the wage and price controls could advisory board meeting. Ac The American Cancer Society who may purchase tickets for year. The total may be granted be successful as a PER cording to Gurr, there are nu wants every woman in America $1. Police officers, firemen and at the beginning of the year, the MANENT program for dealing to have a Pap test. Why? It can servicemen in uniform will be middle of the year, or the end with inflation. They can be use merous advantages to improv ing the ownership pattern for save lives from uterine cancer. admitted free to the exhibits, of the year. Or it may be ful as an INTERIM program, in these special circumstances, but only if the interim period is long enough to allow the initial difficulties to be over come. National BLM and State Discuss Beneficial Land Exchange Rifle Meets Talk about conserving energy! Science Party Monday Night Those who attended the Ad vanced Biology Class and Science Club Field Trip during Spring Vacation,joined together Monday night at 8 p.m. in the NHS Biology room. Slides and photographs taken during the trip were presented by the stu dents. Also, marine specimens, such as sea urchins, starfishes, and chitons along with various plant collections were on dis- Play. In addition to the students, chaperones who went on the trip, members of the school board and the superintendent also attended. The party concluded with re freshments of delicious pizza and mouth-tingling punch. Malheur Men Participate In Workshop Five Malheur County resi dents participated in a three- day "Project Communi-Link” workshop in Portland last week end sponsoredbyColoradoState University. The workshop is a component of the CSU Project funded under a federal grant and is eligible for operation in 19 western states. The project’s aim is to im prove quality of living for com munity adults who may bene fit from expanded basic edu cational experiences with grea ter impact achieved through improved communication link age...thus the name “Communi- Link.” While there may be varying degrees of inter-organizational communication and cooperation among and between basic edu cational institutions and agen cies, there is an opportunity to improve those linkages, ac cording to Project Communi- Link leaders. Members of the high school Science and Biology classes who participated in the field trip to the Oregon Coast in March gathered Monday evening in the Biology room to look at slides and pictures of the trip. Rex Schilling is showing some of the sea life gathered on the trip, and in the bottom photo Superintendent W. L. Mc- Partland, right, and Vernon Lords are looking at some of the snapshots of the trip as some of the students look on. Favorite Foods By "Odie” Anderson It’s rhubarb time! And isn’t 1/3 tsp cream of tartar it good early in the spring? 1/3 cup sugar Beat egg whites with cream Everyone who has some is stew ing making pies and giving it to of tartar until foamy (3 minutes) neighbors. It’s great to go add sugar gradually while beat Represented were 86 partici to the garden and get a batch. ing to stiff peaks (another 3 pants from Washington, Oregon, Here’s my favotite pie using minutes) spread on slightly Bake in a 325 and Alaska. Participants from rhubarb and if you make it, warm pie. degree oven for 15 minutes or Malheur County were; Jeff it will be yours. until delicately browned. Ford, director of special pro grams at TVCC: Allan Carr, RHUBARB CUSTARD PIE If you have an Angel Food director of communication ser vices at TVCC; Dirick Nedry, Pastry for a single crust - Cake around you can dress it 9 inch pie up in a jiffy with this topping. publisher of the Nyssa Gate “It tastes so good you hate City Journal; Frank Gonzalez, Filling: TVUAC board member and 3 cups fresh, diced rhubarb to put it down!” ORANGE-PINEAPPLE TOP TVCC student; and Francis Mc- 2 egg yolks PING Lean, publisher of the Daily 1 whole egg Argus Observer in Ontario. 1 cup sugar 3 tbsp, flour 1 Angel Food cake The workshop held Friday 1/4 tsp salt 4 egg yolks through Sunday began with par 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1 cup sugar ticipants discussing "What Is” 3 tbsp cream Juice of 2 oranges in their own states and com Beat egg yolks and egg with 1 cup crushed pineapple, munities in terms of adult ed a rotary beater, add sugar and drained ucation-related activities. beat until smooth. Stir in flour, 1 tbsp, cornstarch Next, the participants were salt, nutmeg and cream. Add 1 cup whipped cream Place all ingredients except- mixed into heterogeneous rhubarb and pour into unbaked Bake at 400 cream in a saucepan, mix groups in order to provide com pastry shell. degrees for 20 minutes; reduce thoroughly and cook over low munity “cross-sharing.” heat to 300 degrees and bake heat until the mixture thickens, As members of these mixed 30 minutes longer. Cool slight stirring constantly. Cool. Fold groups, participants experin- ly and cover with meringue. in whipped cream. Slice cake' and serve with topping. Serves ced a simulation game, "Micro- Meringue: 8-10 ville,” which allowed them an 3 egg whites opportunity to internalize the process of community-wide (HIGH) FIDELITY INSURANCE program planning in adult edu To a consumer who has! 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