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Nyssa Gate City Journal
Volume LXVI
The Sugar CHy
The Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon
Thursday, July 27, 1972
CUSS REUNIONS HOLD
SPOTLIGHT IN NYSSA
OVER PAST WEEK-END
The classes of 1929-1930-
1931-1932 and 1933 of Nyssa
High School held their first
reunion July 21, 22, and 23.
The three day event began with
a social gathering in the park
Friday afternoon. Cookies and
punch were being enjoyed when
the sudden rain storm forced
the group to seek shelter at
the Episcopal Church.
Around 100 people gathered
Saturday evening for a social
hour and banquet at the East
Side Cafe.
A picnic, catered by Kentucky
Fried Chicken, was heldSunday
afternoon in Nyssa’s South Park.
Kenneth McNall of Warden,
Washington was chairman of the
Affair, spending hours on the
planning. Mrs. Betty (Tensen)
Rinehart, made many of the lo­
cal arrangements and was in
charge of registration.
Adding to the pleasure of the
occasion was the presence of
Mr. and Mrs. John Young (Stella
Fishburn), Mrs. A.E. Whitehead
(Pauline LaMar), Mrs. Richard
Young (Clarice Johnson), Mrs.
George Brown (Mary Beck), and
Mrs. Forrest Reed (Lucille
Stephens),
all teachers who
taught during the time those
attending the reunion were in
high school.
Mrs. Carlotta (Irwin) Gough
of Holyoke, Massachusetts was
the farthest from home. This
was by chance, as her current
BIDS ASKED FOR
LESLIE GULCH ROAD
Bids for’ gravel and rock
surfacing of the road through
Leslie Gulch are being soli­
cited, George R. Gurr, mana­
ger of the Vale District, Bu­
reau of Land Management, an­
nounced this week.
Gurr said the project spe­
cifications call for furnishing
equipment, material and labor
to recondition 9.5 miles of road
bed and other miscellaneous
work.
Bids will be opened at 2 p.m.
PDT August 10, 1972, in the
BLM’s Portland Service Cen­
ter. Interested bidders may get
further details by contacting the
Portland or Vale BLM office.
Bidding is limited to small
business concerns.
Journal Wins
Contest Award
Publishers Fran McLean of
the Ontario Argus and Dirick
Nedry, Gate City Journal, at­
tended the Oregon Newspaper
Publishers Association Con­
vention at Portland last week.
All meetings were held at the
Hilton Hotel, and ONPA acted
as hosts to the National News­
paper Association Convention
held at the same time. Pub­
lishers from all over the na­
tion gathered for their annual
convention, which will be held
in Little Rpck, Arkansas in
1973.
The Gate City Journal was
honored by the ONPA, winning
second place for general ex­
cellence in the Better News­
paper Contest for weekly
papers.
Vice-president Spiro Agnew
♦as the featured speaker at the
concluding banquet session of
the convention Saturday even­
ing.
A total of 23 SRV fire crews
were out on various fires Tues­
day, all dispatched out of the
Vale BLM office.
The largest fire was still out
of control, having already bur­
ned over 22,000 acres of grass
and brush near Rome in sou­
thern Malheur County. There
were eight crews on this fire,
plus 25 BLM personnel, much
neavy equipment and two heli­
copters for water drops. Planes
from Boise have dropped 33,800
gallons of fire retardent on
the large blaze.
Two SRV crews are on the
Venator fire southeast of Crane
with this blaze under control
after burning 11,000 acres.
Four SRV crews were dis­
patched to Burns, two to Craig,
Colorado, and one crew is still
at Mesa Verde, Colorado. Sa­
turday six crews were sent to
Eugene to help fight fires in
the Willamette National Forest.
Lightning storms have been
the cause of most of the fires,
with a rash of smaller fires
reported all over the district.
Phelps Named
Farm Manager
Christian Mauricio Rodriguez
Anzola, will be Nyssa’s High
School
AFS student
from
Bogota, D. E. Colombia this
year. He will be arriving Au-
gust 9 at the Boise Air Ter­
minal,
to
spend a year
in the Dorothy Wilson home,
according to Miriam Kunkel,
AFS student president.
Christian likes to meet and
talk to people. He likes to
CLASSES OF 1929 & 1930
Standing from le.ft to right are George Reberger, Ken­
neth McNall, Katherine (Leuck) Vetch, James McEwen, Mrs.
Alma Deane (Brooks) Walsh, ’Mrs. John Young (Stella Fish­
burn) ’John Young, John Stam.
Seated are ’Mrs. George Brown (Marv Beck), Mrs. Ste­
wart Aitken (Grace Walters), ’Mrs. A. Whitehead (Pauline
LaMar), Mrs. Walter Davis (Dorothy Cook), and Mrs. Eldon
Jensen (Marie Hunter), ’teachers
Standing (1 to r ) Mrs. Raymond Sager (Crete Marie
Seated are ’Mrs. George Brown (Mary Beck), Herschel
Foster), Gerrit Muntjewerff, Mrs. Grant Rinehart (Betty Thompson, ’Mrs. A. E. Whitehead (Pauline LaMar), Henry
Tensen), Norville Leuck, Mrs. Varner Hopkins (Irma BeR£), J Hatch, Mrs. Bill Nicholson (Gladys Flanary), Mrs. Henry
Lex Walters, Mrs. Elmer Frank (Agnes Nichols), ’John Stopplecamp (Jennie Whipple).’teachers
Young, ’Mrs. Richard Young (Clarice Johnson), Mrs. Ma­
Photos by Chris Moore
rion Osborne (Goldie Flanary), ’Mrs. John Young (Stella
(Pictures of Classes of 1932 -33-34-35-36 on page 6)
Fishburn), Dale Garrison.
CATTLE RANCHERS
Ranchers of Malheur County
and those interested in the cat­
tle business will get together
for the annual beef barbecue
and pot luck picnic in the Vale
park, Sunday, August 13, ac­
cording to Bill Ross, Live­
stock Association President.
The Livestock Association
sponsors this get-together and
furnishes the barbecued beef,
buns, cold drinks and ice cream
Everyone interested in the cat­
tle business in Malheur County
is invited to attend, Ross says.
This provides an excellent
James E. Phelps has been opportunity for ranchers to re­
appointed to the position of new acquaintances, meet new
farm manager of Ore-Ida’s Sky­ county operators and discuss
line Farm operation in Mal­ mutual problems, cattle con­
heur County according to John tracting, outlook and other to­
A. Catey, general manager of pics of interest in this industry.
agricultural operations for Ore-
Plans for the annual fall
Ida Foods, Inc. Phelps has been meeting of the Association are
with Ore-Ida since 1969. Pre­ usually formulated at this time
vious to this appointment, he so Ross urges those attending
held the position of superinten­ to express their interests on
dent of irrigation services at the dates and subjects for the an­
farm location. Prior to joining nual meeting usually held in
the Ore-Ida force, Phelps was late October.
affiliated with Jones Truck
Kenneth
"Skip”
Thayer,
Lines in Ontario and Baker. Vice-President
of the Asso-
Phelps and his family reside -ciation is making local arrange-
in Ontario.
ments for the event.
August 1 Deadline
For Seed Crop
travel and looks forward tonew^ Malheur County farmers who
experiences. His favorite sub­ want to certify this year’s al­
jects are Languages, Algebra falfa and red clover seed crops
and Philosophy.
He enjoys are reminded that the dead­
swimming, bowling, fishing, line for filing applications is
hunting and soccer. He also _____
_ to County
August __ 1 _______
according
likes dancing, music and movies Ex[enSion Agent Leeds Bailey.
Christian has one older sis­ Seedling inspections requests
ter, Magda Rebecca, 18, who on these crops planted in Ore­
has just finished high school and gon are due within 60 days of
a brother, William Antonio, 9 planting.
and a sister Irede, 10. His
Bailey said complete infor­
fathers is a Magistrate of the mation on certifying seed crops
Court of Justice and his mo­ in Oregon is available at the
ther is a housewife. Christian County Extension Office in On­
is the clown of the family and tario.
likes to joke.
Christian’s host mother is
Mrs. Dorothy Wilson, a teacher
in the Nyssa Elementary School
and host sister, Patsy is a DATE
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senior at NHS this year.
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Parma’s AFS stwfeut, L'w.y July 21
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Kobusingyne, arrived July 22 July 22
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from Mbarara, Uganda, Africa. July 23
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Lucy will spend the year with July 24
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the Bill Simpson family and will July 25
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be a member of the senior class July 26
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at Parma High School. Her host
Owyhee Reservoir Storage
sister, Cindy is a junior at 6/26/72 601,130 Acre Feet
Parma High School.
7/26/71 625,190 Acre Feet
County Fair Premium
Books Now Available
Premium books are now
available for the 1972 Malheur
County Fair scheduled for Au­
gust 16-19 and are beingplaced
in newspaper offices and banks
as well as being distributed by
4-H Leaders and FFA Instruc­
tors. This new method of dis-
tributuion is being used this
year and is hoped will provide
better coverage of the county.
A central point for the books
will be the County Extension
Office in the Ontario City Hall.
“Patriotism and You in ’72”
is the theme of this year’s
Fair and exhibitors are encou­
raged to check through the dif­
ferent divisions for information
about the special awards spon­
sored by the Board. Each ex­
hibitor should read the rules and
regulations in the front of the
book as well as for the divi­
sion in which they are interested
A schedule of events on Pages
10 and 11 list the many judg­
ing events and entertainment as
well as entry and release times.
The Fair will officially open at
1:00 p.m. on Wednesday and this
begins the activities for the four
day event. Entertainment is
scheduled each night of the
fair beginning with Wednesday
at 7:30 when 4-H Horse Clubs
under the direction of Mrs.
Joy Dean Williams and Mrs.
Lois Dick will put on a Fun
Time. This is open to all in­
terested individuals not just
members of the 4-H Horse
Club.
Thursday afternoon’s perfor­
mance at 2:30 will feature Hank
Thompson and the Brazos Val­
ley Boys and Grandpa Jones
who will also perform at 7:30
p.m.
JoAnn Castle and Eddie Fu-
kano are billed for Friday with
2:30 and 7:30 p.m. as starting
time.
On Saturday at 7:30 p.m.,
a gospel concert will be given
by
four Treasure Valley
Groups--The Kings Witnesses,
The Galileans, The Children of
the Son, and the Waymark
Singers.
Dennis Wilson on
WSC Honor Roll
A total of 2,406 students are
listed on the second semester
(spring 1972) honor roll at Wa­
shington State University, the
Registrar’s Office announced
today. To be listed on the honor
roll a student must have attained
a grade point average of 3.30
or better in at least 14 hours
of course work, 12 of which must
carry grades.
Among these students is Den­
nis B. Wilson, Nyssa.
A total of 28
states and
many Canadian residents have
already confirmed that they will
be in Nyssa for the Seventh
Annual Thunderegg Days, run­
ning this year from August 2
through the 5.
Wayne Moncur, chairman for
Thunderegg Days reports that
over 200 personal letters to
inquiries on the event have been
answered. Thunderegg Days
have been widely advertised
through the Lapidary Journal,
the Gems and Minerals Journal,
and the Canadian Rockhound,
all with a wide circulation to
rock collectors.
Registration and assignment
of trailer parking spaces will
start Wednesday, August 2 at
9 a.m., and members of the
Nyssa Chamber of Commerce
will be on hand at the regis­
tration booth Thursday to as­
sist the rockhounds.
Guided tours will be conduc­
ted in three different locations,
three times, each day, Tnurs-
day, Friday and Saturday.
The rock and hobby show will
be at the old gym, and ex­
hibitors, tailgaters and dealers
will display their wares there.
From all reports this year
there will be more entries than
ever before.
Nyssa South Park will be the
scene of the famous barbecue
to be held Thursday, August
3. The Nyssa Junior Clum­
ber and the Lion’s Club are
jointly preparing for the bar­
becue.
An Old-Time Ice Cream So­
cial will be held on the Ele­
mentary School grounds near
the old gym Friday evening
hosted by the Nyssa Methodist
Church. This event is enjoyed
by all age groups.
Since a lot of easterners
or “Dudes” perhaps have never
seen an amateur western rodeo
it was decided to have a rodeo
to wind up Thunderegg Days this
year. The Nyssa Rodeo Board
will have an Invitational High
School Rodeo for Oregon and
Idaho District #2 members Fri­
day and Saturday evenings at
the rodeo grounds.
The stock will be regular
rodeo stock and will be fur­
nished by Ralph Stevens of
Midvale, Idaho.
Featured will be calf and
team roping, bareback and sad­
dle bronc riding, bull riding,
barrel racing, pole bending,
breakaway roping, and goat
tying. These youngsters really
put on a good show. If any
members of the high school
association never received an
entry form they may contact
Mrs. Mvrna Davis at Home­
dale, phone 503-339-3746 for
information.
Thus far, approximately 150
entries in events have been e-
ceived. All entries must I m 1
postmarked by July 31.
Resource Chief
Transferred
Steven Kerby Cited
CLASS OF 1931
PLAN VALE PICNIC
AFS STUDENT NAMED
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NYSSA THUNDEREGG DAYS
START AUGUST 2 THRU 5
WITH NEW EVENT ADDED
address could not be obtained
so she was not expected. She
had been visiting her brother
and fishing on the Salmon River
in Idaho and ran into one of
her classmates who told her
about the reunion and brought
her to Nyssa.
Five of the Class of 1931
started in the first grade and
attended school together thru
graduation.
Tney are Jennie
Whipple Stopplecamp, Betty Ten-
sen Rinehart, Crete Marie Fos­
ter Sager, Dale Garrison and
Herschel Thompson. The latter
four still have Nyssa addresses.
All who attended the reunion
had a good time, with many
staying over Monday to visit
old friends in the community.
SRV FIRE CREWS
BUSY IN DISTRICT
Thunderegg Capital
RESIDENTS ASKED
TO CONSERVE WATER
City Manager, Fred Koch
said today that Nyssa residents
need to be more careful in the
use of water. He urges re-
sidents to water their yards
in the early morning hours
as much as possible.
He said the pumps cannot
maintain the demanded supply
of water if the demand is not
spread throughout the day. Pre­
sently the storage tanks are
empty by 10:00 or 11:00 a.m.
and remain that way until early
evening.
(
“Rather than restricting the
irrigation of lawns, or, assig­
ning certain days, I urge every­
one to cooperate in this
manner,” said the City Mana­
ger.
OBON FESTIVAL
IS SUCCESSFUL
The largest attendance in the
history of the Japan Night Obon
Festival was reported for this
year’s festival, July 22 at the
Ida-Ore. Buddhist Church in
Ontario. This is the night when
persons gather from across the
nation to observe this religious
observance at the Buddhist
Temple.
About 1,000 persons were
served a Japanese dinner in
the
church and over 3,000
people attended the festivities
including a bus load of people
from the YWCA in Boise.
For Insurance Sales
Steven G. Kerby, son of Dr.
and Mrs. K. E. Kerby, who is
an Ashland agent of the Nor-
thewestern Mutual Life In­
surance Company, will be cited
July 24 for outstanding life
insurance sales among the com­
pany’s more than 2500 agents
coast-to-coast during the 1971-
72 agents' honor year.
He is associated with The
Harding
Company
agency, Portland.
Kerby is a winner of the
Bronze section award.
The Bronze section award,
the first award for which an
NML agent can qualify, is pre­
sented for exceptional sales
achievement during the agent’s
initial year with the company.
Honor presentations will tie
made at the 92nd annual meet­
ing of the Association of Agents
of Northwestern Mutual Life In­
surance Company, at the com­
pany’s home office, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, July 24-26, Award
winners will be cited for re­
cord sales in the agents’ honor
year, ending May 31.
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Robert A. Teegarden, Chief,
Division of Resource Manage­
ment in the Vale District, Bu­
reau of Land Management, has
been transferred to Washington,
D. C.
effective August 20,
George R. Gurr, district mana­
ger, announced this week. He
has been assigned to the Of­
fice of Evaluation. This office
deals with standards and sys-
terns for evaluating manage­
ment, administrative and func-
tional performance of Bureau
programs.
Teegarden started his career
with the BLM when he came to
the Vale District in June 1962
as a range conservationist as­
signed to the southern portion
of the district. He served in
the same capacity in the Nor­
thern Resource Area beginning
in 1963. In 1967 Teegarden was
promoted to Soil and Watershed
staff specialist and was later
promoted to Ids present po­
sition in 1970.
Prior to coming to Vale he
served in the U. S. Navy. Fol­
lowing that tour of duty he en­
tered Montana State Univer­
sity from which he was gradua­
ted with a degree in range ma­
nagement. His career has also
included temporary duty with
the National
Park Service,
working in Yellowstone National
Park.
The Teegarden family have
been very active in church,
school and community affairs
during their ten years in Vale.
They will visit their families
in Montana on their journey
eastward the middle part of
August.
WEATHER
Nyssa High School class of 1962 held their ten-year reunion last weekend,
fuly 22 and 23. Thirty-three classmates and their spouses met for a buffet
supper at the La Paloma restaurant Saturday evening, and enjoyed a picnic
it the South City Park Sunday afternoon.
• Pictured, front row, left to right, are Carol (Reece) Corak, Lucill^ White
Carolyn (Schilling) Pruyne, Jan (Rinehart) Gasca, Judy (Wilson) Martin, Mari­
lyn (Schoeneman) Walker, Linda (Myrick) Dane, Linda (Sanders) Berret
Karen (Kent) Loebo, Wanda (Long) Maynard, Jennifer Stephens, Karen (By-
bee) Peterson, Anne (Stringer) Mathers.
Back row, left to right, Dave Walker, Bill Tobler, Bob Bowers, David Smith
Frances (Cleaver) Phillips, Laura (Moncur) Jayo, Jean (Baker) DeJonge
Betty (Glascock) Dail, Ruth (Burbank) Allen, Irene (Brower) Folkman, Nellie
(McGinnis) Davis, Arietta (Cartwright) Johnson, JoAnn (Mitchell) Polsen,
Jay Draper, Dub Jones, John Graham, Jerry Frletag, Pick Lewis and Vai
Glenn. Sam Smit was not present for the picture.
Photo by Schoen Studio