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Nyssa Gate City Journal
67th Year, 11th Issue
The Sugar City
Nyssa, Oregon Thursday, March 15, 1973
Thunderegg Capital
COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
POSITIONS EXPIRE SOON,
FILING DEADUNE NEARS
MALHEUR COUNTY WATER
SUPPLY IN GREAT SHAPE
FOR COMING SEASON
"War Eagle Mountain snow
marker Is a tough one to lo
cate, " said Adam Focht, Ny . .1,
manager of Owyhee North Borad
of control. "It’s supposed lobe
right down there in a little
opening in the timber.”
After making a tight turn over
■ timbered ridge, Casey Jones
of Ontario Elight Service,
brought the Cessna 180 back
over the marker. "There it
is! One, two, two and a half
boards above the snow" said
Focht. "That's what I count,
too" said Town. That figured
close to 65 Inches ol snow.
Jones then put theCessna into
a steep downward slant toward
the Silver City, Idaho marker
which is much easier to lo
cate, it had 31 inches of snow.
Eor 4 1/2 hours tin flight
continued with 23 aerial snow
markers being observed. These
are located in a horseshoe sha|>e
down the east side of Malheur
county to Nevada, then west to
Harney county going over Trout
Creek Mts., then north across
the Pueblo Mts., over Steens
Mountain to Strawberry Moun
tain in Grant County, then south
and east to Upper Bully Creek,
then
to Cottonwood-Indian
Creek marker and then tack to
Ontario.
From these aerial observa
tions and others, and from snow
course measurements all over
Oregon the following picture is
painted.
"Malheur County still re
mains the bright spot in Oregon.
Water supplies will be excellent
to average for users with stored
water, said Bud Town, District
Conservationist for the USDA
Soli Conservation Service at
Vale. The water supply outlook
for next summer for most Ore
gon water users ranges from
much below average up to ave
rage. Most reservoirs will not
fill.
Some late-season shortages
may occur where water users
depend on direct diversion from
streams in the north end of the
county. Snow cover varies from
104 percent of average on the
upper Owyhee to 76 percent on
the Jordan Creek drainage.
February was very dry with
precipitation only 38 percent of
tie average.
The November
through February total is 101
percent of average. Soil mois
ture is near average.
The April September
streamflow
forecasts range
from 91 percent of average on
the Owyhee to 69 percent on
the Malheur near Beulah.
Reservoir storage was 137
percent of average, however, if
present conditions continue An
telope and Bully Creek reser
voirs will not fill. The Owyhee
net inflow was only 54 percent
of average during February.
Compared to the rest of Ore
gon, Malheur County Is in great
shape for water supplies.
Warren Henninger
Resigns County Position
Warren Henninger, County
Extension Agent has resigned
from the Malheur County Staff
to accept a position with the J.
R. Simplot Company according
to Ray Novotny, County Staff
Chairman.
Henninger will work in a re
search capacity in row potato
production with the J. R. Sim
plot Company, Novotny stated.
It was emphasized that this spe
cialist during the past four
years has made a very sig
nificant contribution to the po
tato and onion industry of not
Adrian High School
To Stage Oklahoma
The Rogers and Hammerstein
musical "Oklahoma" will be
presented by the music depart
ment of Adrian High School,
March 15 and 16 at 8 p.m.
The story of "Oklahoma"
takes place while Oklahoma is
still a territory, but Is looking
forward to becoming a state.
The story centers around the
conflict of the farmersandcow.
men while learning to adjust to
oue another.
Lead characters are Laurie
Williams • Connie Campbell,
Curly McClain - MikeCondra,
Aunt Eller - Vickie Lane, Will
Parker - l^ren Robinson, Ado
Annie - Cindy Sutton, Andrew
Carnes - Larry Price;JudFry
- Russel Grau, All Hakim -
Forrest Griggs.
The musical is being direc
ted by Richard Anderson, music
director, Jim Johnson and
choreographer, Sally Seller.
only Malheur County but all of
Oregon, Idaho and all areas over
the country.
Henninger worked with (lie lo
cal commodity groups and ser
ved as an advisor to the Na-
tom.il Potato Council, Idaho-
Oregon Onion Promotion Com
mittee, Co-chairman of the
I Mfiilliltte. n.r till
Idaliu-Orogon Fruit and Vege-
tatile Association, memtier of
Extension's representation to
tlw
Potato
Association of
America and area information
representative for the National
Potato Promotion Board.
This specialist received his
higher education from the Pen
nsylvania State University and
advanced degree from Oregon
State University.
Novotny stated no replace
ment has been selected but that
Extension Administration was
moving as rapidly as possible to
fill the position in view of the
forthcoming farming season.
THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA is drill
ing a wildcat or exploratory oil well on property owned by
Highland Livestock and Land Company about five miles east of
Nyssa on the Idaho side. The well is near the microwave relay
tower east ot Highway 95.
Jack Bird of Artesia, Calif., drilling foreman for Standard
Oil, is shown at right standing near some 13-3/8" casing.
R.P. Thompson is the other company foreman on the job, and
Art Calanchmi is foreman for the R.B Montgomery Drillers
of Bakersfield, Calif., under contract to Standard Oil. Four
drilling crews are working around the clock, with 28 men on
the job.
The well was down about 1,000 feet Tuesday with 20" casing.
The smaller 13-3/8" casing will be used at about 3,000 feet,
and later a 9-7/8" casing will be used as the well nears the
ultimate 12,000 foot depth expected.
Hird said that exploration crews decide on the locations for
the wells, looking for basic formations in the earth likely to
have oil.
The crews expect to be at this Idaho location for about three
months, and then will move their ngtosouthern Malheur County
to drill another test well.
Voters De leal
TVCC Budget
The proposed operating bud
get for 1973-74 for Treasure
Valley Community College was
defeated Monday by 45 votes.
Complete but «inofficial count
of the votes was l,112yesvotes
to 1,157 no for a total of 2,269
votes cast, the smallest turnout
of voters since 1968.
Only the two Ontario pre
cincts and Huntington tallied a
majority of yes votes with On
tario 1 voting 568 yes, 166 no for
734 total and 168 yes, 53
no, for 222 total in Ontario 2.
Huntington had 33 yes, 31 no,
64 total.
Other precincts show Pio
neer, 23 yes, 93 no, 116 total,
Cairo, 69 yes, 87 no, 156 total,
Nyssa 70 yes, 231 no, 301 total;
Vale, 121 yes, 257 no, 378 total;
Adrian 31 yes, 99 no, 130 total;
Willowcreek, 10 yes, 74 no, 84
HENIGSON ELECTED total. Harper, 7 yes, 47 no, 54
total, and Annex, 12 yes, 19 no,
TO PHI BETA KAPPA 31 total.
The budget as proposed would
Stuart Henlgson, in his se have raised $659,291 through
nior year at Whitman College, a tax levy for the operating bud
has been elected to Phi Beta get of the college, $37,319 grea
Kappa, the nation’s oldest scho ter than that portion of the
lastic honorary.
operating budget financed by
Henigson’s selection was an local taxes for the previous
nounced at the school’s 11th year.
annual academic recognition
Last year 2,848 voters tur
banquet held recently at the ned out for the budget elec
college.
tion and the final turnout in
An economics major, Mr. 1971 had 4,302 voting.
Henigson is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Henigson, Nyssa.
KANDY KANF GIFT SHOP is Nyssa’s
newest business, owned and managed by
Frances Focht, left and Betty Rieb. They
are located at 610 Main Street next door
to Rieb’s Clover Farm Market.
The two women opened the shop for a trial
run just before Christmas, and were so suc
cessful in selling their hand-mad*' articles
of all descriptions that they have turned
their hobby into a profitable and successful
business venture
They feature handknitted items, handma<|e
candies of different design and scent, doll
clothes, handmade jewelry, ceramics, potted
plants, fresh and plastic flower arrange-
Ten Cents
ments, and a variety of interesting and at
tractive gift items. They take special orders
on knit goods and flower arrangements.
Frances has taken classes for five years,
and delights in turning a piece of driftwood
or discarded rick-rack into a useful or orna
mental gift. Betty has recently completed
a course In flower arranging, and says on«'
of the nicest part of their new business is
providing an outlet for things that many
people in the community mak« Many Items
are sold on con.Ugnment, but both women
emphasized the fact that they are very
choosy what they display and sell.
City Council
Receives Bids
Seven Rivers District
Starts Boy Scout Drive
March is the official finance The breakdown of the figures
campaign month for the Boy shows 592 Cub Scouts in 25
Scout Drive Francis McLean, Packs. 4® Scouts in 27 Troops,
finance chairman far the Seven and 172 Explorers in 21 Posts
Rivers District of the Ore-Ida. Gurr also noted that the district
Council of the Boy Scouts of has 535 adult leaders, not
America, said that this year's counting the district staff and
goal for the district is $15,500 the 150 to 200 who will be
A business district campaign working on the finance drive
will be held in ail cities of the
Rocco
Falotico.
scout
district except Parma where
scouting will receive an executive f<r the district, said.
estimated $1,650 from the "Scouting develops a boys
self
reliance,
Until'd E'und Drive Funds will initiative,
also be obtained from the leadership good work habits,
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter and all-round responsibility It
Day Saints and other in spurs his inner drive to excel A
stitutions sponsoring troups boy also learns to care about
with a sustaining Membership other people, to respect them,
Enrollment of parents and and Io want to help them In
total, scouting prepares a boy to
friends of scouting
The Seven Rivers District is he a good citizen who asks,
the largest district in the ‘What can I give’’ not What
council with 47.000 square can I get?" Falotico also
miles It cover» the cities and pointed out that the year's Hid
area around Ontario. Nyssa. goal is to serve 1.695 boys in the
Vale. Adnan. Bums in Oregon, district and to do this we will
and Payette. Parma, New need more adult volunteer help
Plymouth, Fruitland. Weiser,
Special recognition is given to
Cambridge. Council, McCall, those who give over $15 in a
and Cascade in Idaho
Family Sustaining
Mem
George Gurr. chainnan for the bership. over $25 for a Special
Seven Rivers District, said that Sustaining Membership, and
presently there are 1.194 boys over $100 for the Century Club
served in the district by 73 units Membership
Deadline Nears For Filing
On Unzoned Farm Land
Oscar
Bratton,
Malheur
County Assessor, said that
County ranchers, farmers and
green belt property owners who
have not already tiled have
until April I to file for the
special assessment of unzoned
farm land.
Much work Is being done to
zone Malheur County but it
appears that it will not be com
pleted soon enough to benefit
property owners this year for
Farm Use assessment, Brat
ton said.
To qualify, the land must be
in agriculture use and have had
a gross farm income of $500
for at least three of the five
calendar years immediately
preceeding the assessment day
of the tax year for which Fann
Use is claimed by the owner.
When Farm Use is used for
assessment criteria, the land is
assessed on the basis of return
of income to the land owner
on a rental or absentee owner
concept, rather than being as-
W RATHER
PR EC
MIN
MAX
DATE
58
26
March 7
32
March 8
59
32
March 9
55
33
March 10
M
29
50
.17
March 11
30
March 12
54
31
March 13
50
32
March 14
Owyhee Reservoir Storage
3/14/73 644,960 Acre F" '
3/14/72 695,380 Acre Feet
The deadline for filing for Brogan - Mrs. Janice Hevner
school board posts in Malheur Rockville - Mrs. Janet Burril
County is April 6, according to Jordan Valley Elementary -
Mr. Felix Jaca
Leroy Paulsen, IED Superin
tendent. Petitions for school Ontario - Mr. Connie Shimo-
jima
board positions may be ob
tained at the IED office in the Juntura - Mr. Julian Arrien
county courthouse at Vale or Vale Elementary - Mr. Dor
rance Standage
from
local school district
Nyssa - Mr. Ray Larson
clerks.
Petitions for school boards Annex-Mr. Mamaro Wakasugl
must be signed by three percent Willowcreek - Mr. Kenneth
Romans
of the residents who voted in
the last school director elec McDermitt - Mrs. Opal Ester-
day
tion and in no case less than 10
Adrian - Mr. Lorin Munn
signatures, Paulsen said.
Schools and board members Harper - Mr. Calvin Haueter
whose terms expire on June30, Arock - Mr. Rufus Lequerica
Jordan Valley Union High -
1973, are as follows:
Mr. Clyde Nichols
Vale Union High - Mr. W. B.
Schlupe
BENEFIT GAME
The
following directors’
FEATURES FACULTY terms expire on the IED board
George Pressley, Vale, Direc-
Thursday (tonight), March 15 tor-at-Large, Dr. Lester Scott,
at 8 p.m. (he KFXD No-Stars Ontario, Zone 1 (OntarioSchool
will challenge the Nyssa School District); and Roy J. Holmes,
Super Faculty in tilt competi Nyssa, Zone 2 (Nyssa School
tion.
District).
Nyssa teachers scheduled to
Terms for school board mem
play include Russ Aman, Tom bers are for four years. Elec
Edw ards, Steve Glauner, Melvin tions for county school board
Munn, Duane Buchtel, Dennis members will take place at the
Savage, Max Brittingham, Ad annual school elections Monday,
rian Wegner, Dan Martin, Jerry May 7, 1973.
Sloan, Don Neufeld, Gary Con
don, and Gerald Talbot.
Featured cheerleaders for the
evening will be the Nyssa wo
men faculty members. Mrs.
Carol Hoff, Jan Neufeld, Lyn-
City Manager Fred Koch said
nette Allen, Nadine Luther, and that the city council received
Beth Leggett will all be cheer six bids for a new tractor and
ing the Nyssa faculty.
two bids for a new pick-up truck
KFXD will furnish their own at the regular meeting of the
lady referees. Half-time en council Tuesday evening.
tertainment will be featured
Bids were taken under ad
with proceeds from the event visement, and council members
going to TAP (Teen Action Pro will award the contracts to the
gram) of the National Foun successful bidders at an ad
dation of the March of Dimes. journed meeting Friday noon.
sessed on the basis of what it
would sell for on the market.
At this date, since farm land
is unzoned, ihe deferral asjject
will still be in effect. Once
you have filed you need not re
file except in the caseofchang«»
of ownership, (must refile within
60 days of the sale or trans
fer), or in the case of the death
of the owner (new owner must
apply within 120 days of the
transfer). Since April 1 falls
on Sunday the next business day
will be acceptable for filing,
(April 2.)
Bratton said in the ease of
last years appraisal area, ap
plications will be extended 20
days after the mailing date of
the increase notices.
SUGAR GROWERS
REACH AGREEMENT
In a joint announcement made
today by the Idaho, Oregon, and
Utah Sugarbeet Growers Asso
ciations and The Amalgamated
Sugar Company, agreement was
reached for the 1973 growing of
sugarbeets.
The announcement came at
the close of a day-long session
between the growers and com
pany officials at the Holiday
Inn at Boise. The meeting was
the third session between the
two groups.
Nyssa fieldmen are now sign
ing contracts, and growers
should contact them to make ar
rangements for their seed, ac
cording to Ray Larson, district
manager.
17 Arrested on
Drug Violation
A concentrated effort of all
area law enforcement agencies’
officers last Thursday night re
sulted in the arrest of eight
adults and nine juveniles on
charges of criminal activity in
drugs.
The adults were lodged in the
Malheur County Jail, with toil
set at$l,500to$2,500 depending
on the circumstances.
Adults arrested were Donny
Ray Hatfield, 18, Brian Hirai,
19, and Nick Apodaca, 18, all
Nyssa; and Duane Schmitt, 18,
Mike Johnson, 18, Raul Gon
zales, Jr., 25, Dennis Nielson,
18, and Bradly Adams, 18, all
of Ontario. Juveniles were re
manded to the custody of their
parents, and names were not
released.
A detective involved in the
case said there are several
more arrests to be made in the
near future, and indicated that
the roundup last week was the
result of almost eight months
of investigation and accumula
tion of evidence.
DEQ (»rant To
Malheur < x»nnt>
The Department of Environ
mental Quality has made a
$4,000 grant offer to Malheur
County for regional solid waste
planning.
This $4,000 state grant is
to supplement the county’s fe
deral grant awarded by the En
vironmental Protection Agency
(EPA). State monies are to be
utilized in the preliminary por
tion of the solid waste project
and will also serve as a por
tion of the
matching funds
needed for Malheur County
to receive a total EPA grant of
$39,778.
The DEQ planning grant is
part of a DEQ program desig
ned to assist local governments
in developing and adopting ac
tion plans to implement the De
partment’s goals of recycling
257 of what we now throw away
by 1975 and 907 by 1J82.
As he issued the grant offer,
DEQ Director Diarmuid F. 0*-
Scannlain said he's looking for
ward to some fine planning ef
forts in the area and that DEQ
stands ready to assist local
people in any way.
The DEQ has a total of $1,-
129,630 available for the deve
lopment of a statewide solid
waste management plan.
GM/
Scout
WEEK
MARCH 11-17
Jones Opposes County
Sehool Reorganization
"Unbearable" is the way Re
presentative Denny Jones, R-
Ontario, described the situa
tion that would come to pass if
the legislature passed legisla
tion
creating
consolidated
school districts in District 60.
Speaking in rebuttal to testi
mony supporting House Bills
2129 and 2130 before the House
Education
Committee
last
Tuesday, Jones said, "it would
be almost unbearable for Dis
trict 60 to get along with county
wide school districts. In Harney
County alone there are two union
high school districts, one in
Burns and the other in Crane;
a distance of 35 miles. And if
you’re talking about a county
wide district,” argued the Mal
heur County rancher, "you’re
talking about a school district
that stretches for over 150
miles. Under no stretch of
the imagination could you get
kids to school.”
House Bill 2129 would merge
certain elementary school dis
tricts and union high school
districts into unified districts.
The boundaries of the new dis
trict would become those of the
existing high school districts.
“I suppose the purpose of that
is to save money," said Jones,
"but you'd have to prove that
to me.”
"The problem is,”
he emphasized "that you’re try
ing to measure equality of
schools in terms of money.
Shucks, if it costs twice as
much to educate a child in Jun
tura than somewhere else in
the county, that’s our bu
siness."
The freshman legislator for
southeastern Oregon is also op
posed to HB 2130 which would
require that certain elementary
districts not included in uni
fied districts by January 1,
1974 to merge with unified
districts by July of that year.
Jones claims he might be able
to live with unified high school
districts, but not unified ele
mentary school districts.
Another fear, said the re
presentative, was that unify
ing school districts mean "cen
tralized government.” Said
Jones, "personally I'm opposed
to centralizing government, and
this seems to be another step
in that direction.
Districts
should be allowed to consolidate
on their own." Jones is con
cerned that with one county
wide school district, the popu
lated areas would control the
school board and force kids ui
the rural areas to commute up
to 50 miles to school. "That
might not be too bad for high
school students," Jones em
phasized, "but you can’t ex
pect us to do that with five-
year old children."
Rep. Stafford Hansell, R-Her
miston, introduced the bills,
contending that consolidation
would avoid costly duplication
and would result in more ex
tensive use of school buildings.
A companion measure, HB2150,
also sponsored by Hansell would
abolish all intermediate educa
tion districts and require mer
ger of school districts into
county units.
TARA MADRID, 10, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Joe M. Madrid
of Rt. 1, Nyssa, proudly displays the $50 check and letter pre
sented to her by Radio Station KSRV. Tara was the local winner
in the Spring Fling contest sponsored by the Oregon Dairy
Association and KSRV, and won the right to compete for the
main prize of a seven-day trip to Palm Springs, won by a
woman from Bend.