University of Oregon Library Eugene, Ore. /74CJ Nyssa Gate City Journal 67th Year, 17th l«tu* The Sugar City Nyssa, Oregon Thur» day, April 26, 1973 SUMMER TROUT SEASON SET TO GO OPENING DAY SATURDAY, APRIL 28 Oregon’s army of trout fishermen will take to the out-of-dohrs In full force Sa­ turday, April 28, the date that marks the opening of the 1373 trout angling season. At dawn on that day all lowland lakes and most streams in the state beeome available to anglers, as do some of the higher lakes and impoundments in the moun­ tains. Anglers are reminded that coast streams remain off li­ mits to trout fishing until May 26, as do the high lakes in the Cascade, Paulina, and Siski­ you mountains. There are nu­ merous exceptions to the high lake regulations and, if anglers have any doubts, full particu­ lars are found In the 1373 rule book. Regulations booklets are available at all license dea­ lers. If weather cooperates, trout fishermen should enjoy fine success in almost any water selected Individual success will depend on the skill and per­ sistence of the angler. Trout have wintered very well, ac­ cording to fishery biologists who have eomph ted sampling on many of the more popular fish­ ing waters. Additionally, most fishing streams and many lakes are stocked with cab liable-si • zed trout, increasing substan­ tially the angler's chance for success. Southeastern Oregon anglers will find that most of tb< streams at higher elevations will be accessable for the open­ ing. However, the streams may be high and turbid because of run-off This will probably make trout somewhat difficult to catch. Because of the run­ off none of the streams in Mal­ heur or Harney Counties have been stocked with legal trout for the opening, but they will be stocked just as soon as the waters receed. Both Krumbo and Malheur Reservoirs are expected to pro­ vide excellent catches of large rainbow. Population inventories show that the bulk of the trout are in the 10 to 16 inch class. Boat anglers using bait or trol­ ling are expected to have the best rt nil'.. 'i > ||r,w jacket Lake should provide fair angling as it has been stocked with 6,000 legal rainbow trout. Anglers are reminded that there are two changes in the trout bag limit this year. The daily trout bag limit remains at 10 trout. M only $ of tto- • fish can be 12 im hes or over in length. There is also, a spe cial trout bag limit of 5 trout per day or 10 fish in posses­ sion. or in 7 consecutive days in the streams of the Steens, Trout Creek. Whitehorse, and Oregon Canyon Mountains. This regulation also applies to Fish and Wildhorse Lakes. In Krumbo Reservoir. Jumper and Mann Lak* the regular 10 fish bag limit applies. THE Y’Rf OFF—AND RUNNING, at the annual NyssaChamber of Commerce Laster Fgg hunt Saturday afternoon in South City Park. At right, three year »1«! Sheila Harris, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Arthur Harris, brought her Easter basket and is waiting for the siren to blow starting the hunt. The chamber Imugtii the eggs, they were colored by Mrs. Don Neufeld's FHA girls, hidden by ttie boy scouts, and the lu' ky eggs w< re redeemed bv Nyssa merchants. RETIRED NYSSA MAN SLAIN WHILE TOURING IN SOUTH Clarence Niccum, a retired Nyssa farmer was stabbed to death last Wednesday, April 18 on a bus near Raleigh, North Carolina. Mr. Niccum, 76- years old was stabbed by a man who said to him, "1 know you. You are the devil. My Lord Jesus Christ told me to kill you." Police reported that af­ ter making the statement he pulled a pocket knife and be­ gan stabbing Mr. Niccum while keeping away approximately 30 passengers who witnessed the act. It wa.- also reported that no conversation had passed be­ tween the two prior to the stabbing and they were not sea­ ted in the same area of the bus. Mr. Niccum was on one of the Greyhound bus tours, tra­ veling anywhere in (I m - United States fo( $149.50. lie had rid­ den the bus into Idaho and To \ it»it IxHldoil Carolyn Ward of Adrian, a senior in English at Eastern Oregon College, has been ac­ cepted at the University of London to jiarticipate in a sum­ mer seminar, "English Lite­ rature and Culture since 1917,” from July 9 to August 17. Ttie seminar, which is de­ signed for students who have a background knowledge of the period and have graduated ill English, will cover the wri­ tings of such major English writers as T. S. Eliot. W. B. Yeats, James Joyce. D. II. La­ wrence, Virginia Woolf. Dy­ lan Thomas and Samuel Bec­ kett. The seminar will in­ volve lectures and small group discussions and frequent visits to a variety of places in and near London of historic and literary significance. Theatre performances, including a Sha­ kespearean play at Stratford- upon-Avon, will also tie offered the students. Miss Wardwill graduate from EOC on June 2 and is the daugh­ ter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Ward, Adrian. WEITHER NYSSA NOT ONLY HAS TH! BEST RURAL ROAIB IN THE state, but now they are ttie liest marked. Ttie State Highway Department has completed installing Intel section signs through­ out the Nyssa Road District. The signs are green, with white letters, and mounted on white poles. Ten Cents BOMB THREAT FORCES EVACUATION OF PATIENTS AT MALHEUR MEMORIAL Adriun Legion-Lions Sponsor Berlie Ä Price Io Boys State Dennis' parents are Mr. and Mrs. I Javid Beebe of the rural Homedale area. Dennis has been active in 4-H. as well as school activities. He has been a 4-H member and president for seven years. In FFA he has attended State FFA conference two years, treasurer of FFA Ju­ nior year and secretary elect for ttie coming year. He recei­ ved the State Farm Degree his Junior year. He Is a member of Pep Club and Hand, Stagv Band, Hi-Y, Student Council, Thespians and Lettermans. Treasurer of Lettermans, ju­ nior year and vice president BENNE Hl I Bi elect. He lias served as Fresh­ man class president, junior class vice president, president of Band, his sophomore year and Student Body Sgt. at Arms. In sports be was very active in football, baseball, basket­ ball and track. This past year he coached ttie Giris Powder Puff Football games. Larry, son ot ttie Kenneth Prices of rural Adrian is also very sports-minded, playing football and basketball and be­ ing baseball manager his freshman year. He is a mem­ ber of Hi-Y being president his junior year Pep Club, serving as Sgt. at Arms his junior LARRY PRICE year. Thespians being in the Tlw Adrian American Legion plays "Lil Aimer" and "Okla­ chose Dennis Beetie of Adrian homa", member of the band High School to attend Boys and choir all of his high school State at Oregon College of i du­ years and jiarticipating in the ration in Monmouth June 10 Stage and Pep Band. In choir thru 16. Larry Price of Adrian he belongs to ttie SW’IC Honor High School will also tie atten­ Choir. He also tickings to the ding. sponsored by the Adrian National Association of Rudi- mental Drummers. He repre­ Lions Club. Both boys have outstanding sented tus school when they qualities of leadership, sports­ marched in the Cherry Blossom manship, citizenship and sclio- Festival in Washington D.C. He has been a member of 4-H lastlc achievements to have earned the honor of represent­ for six years and belonged to ing Adrian at Bovs State. Boys FFA for three years receiv­ State Is a plan for training in ing the Star Green Hand Ills the functional aspects of clti- sophomore year and State Far­ zenship. Its purpose is to teach mer Ids junior year. He atten­ the youtli of today constructive ded State FFA Conventions his attitudes toward ttie American junior year and is chapter elect president for the coming year, form of government. Thunderegg Capital MAX MIN PR EC DATE 31 .04 56 April 18 .04 34 April 19 54 36 57 April 20 37 66 April 21 68 41 April 22 64 44 April 23 66 41 April 24 44 Api il 25 Owyheer Reservoir Sic trage 4/25/73 714,740 Acre Feet 4/25 72 696,510 Acre Feet Oklahoma where he spent two weeks visiting numerous cou­ sins. He then went to Michigan City, Indiana to visit a daugh­ ter. When Mr. Niccum wasstab- bed, he was enroute to Florida and had planned on going from there to Haiti, and then home by way ot Southern California and the Oregon Coast. Billy Fisher, 35, of Raleigh was arrested and charged with Nicum’s murder. He had pre­ vented a doctor on ttie bus from ministering to the dying man and with knife in hand told the t>us driver to ' keep driving." Eventually three of the pas­ sengers were reported to have subdued him. Fisher had been a patient at Dorthea Dix Men­ tal Hospital in Raleigh on two occasions, according to a spokesman for ttie NC Depart­ ment of Mental Health. Mr Niccum moved to Nyssa in 1937 and homesteaded 100 acres, raised two sons andfour daughters. He had recently re­ tired and moved into a home in Nyssa People und the complete bloc k, not for pay, but just because he liked to do things for others. Mt. Niccum wrote a column for the Journal, first as a cor- respondent for Cow Hollow starting in March of 1938. La­ ter it became known as "Ttie Happy Farmer” column. His news was more than just ttie usual items on neighborhood activities, he included humor and observations on the im­ provements being mack' in the newly homesteaded area. To quote one item written early in the spring, "Every farmer in Cow Hollow is as busy as an old hen with a brood of chickens, getting ready for their spring crops." Through this column, he became to be known to many as "Happy” instead of by his given name, and thus tie truly was. Malheui Memorial Hospital including a new-born baby, and received a bomb threat Tues­ 35 patients in the nursing home Three of the patients day, causing the evacuation of wing. were removed to Holy Rosary 52 JXltieiltS. Gale Christensen, hospital Hospital in Ontario during the administrator, said that a male emergency, and one remained at called the hospital at 12:45p.m. Holy Rosary. Four other pa­ He told the receptionist, A tients were discharged to their bomb has been planted and is homes. Chief Allen said that power set to go off at 4 p.m." Chustensen said ttiat hospi­ and fuel to ttie buildings were tal personnel had been work­ cut off, as an emergency mea­ Police, firemen, power ing with police and fire de­ sure. partments on a disaster drill, company officials and hospital and his immediate thought was personnel, including off-duty that this was a drill. After people, were on duty through­ checking with Ron Seiber, lab out ttie afternoon. After making all preparations and X-ray technician at the hospital, who coordinates the and removing the critical pa­ disaster plans with city per­ tients to Ontario by Ontario sonnel. it was determined that and Payette ambulances, with this was not a drill. He then the Nyssa ambulance standing contacted Chief <>t Police Alvin by here, all nursing home and patients were eva­ Allen, who came immediately hospital cuated at 3:40p.m. All records, and directed ttie search. Chief Allen and jjolice de­ drugs and money were placed partment officers tlien con­ in safekeeping, and all jx rsons ducted a thorough search of the including hospital personnel buildings, with Hie help of fire were out of the building at 3:55 department and Idaho Power p.m., Christensen said. Pa­ personnel. The search of tlie tients were taken to tlie parking building was completed by 2:10 lot during the evacuation, twit p.m. and then a search was made tlie nearby I.DS Church liad on the grounds, which included been made available, and would air vents andcrawl holes under­ have been used had the weather not lieen so nice and warm. neath the building. At 4: lGChief Allen,Christen­ At the time of the threat there were 17 patients in the hospital, sen, Mrs. Margaret Bennett,di­ rector of nurses. andSeiber en­ tered the liuilding and cliecked for any indic ation of smoke or fire. They were satisfied ttiat everything was in order, they The annual Treasure Valley sounded the all c lear, and within Community College Rodeo is 7 minutes all patients were back scheduled for the Sham­ inside the building. Chief Allen said that investi­ rock Arena in Vale. May 11, 12, and 13. Mel Wilson, TVCC gation of tlie threat is con­ Rodeo Club advisor expects as tinuing. This was tlie second many as 17 colleges and uni­ bomb threat in Malheur County versity teams and about 300 in the past year, with Holy Rosary receiving a similar earnings in the months before participants from Oregon, Idaho threat last summer. you reach age 72 will be used and Washington to compete in to figure what benefits are due this Northwest Regional Rodeo. LOAN COMMITTEE Winners in Vale qualify for you for those months. Before, earnings for the entire year competition in the National In­ COMPLETES WORK you reached age 72 were counted. tercollegiate Rodeo which will A Nurses Loan Fund Com­ In adHttlon, starting in L973, be held during the summer m mitter, set up finer Mal­ Bozeman, Montana. full benefits can be paid for any heur Memorial Hospital was Candy Kramer of Ontario month in which an employee’s completed, disbanded last week wages are not more than $175 was selected in recent balloting after 23 years of activity. — or he did not perform sub­ as TVCC Rodeo Queen. She is The committee was organized stantial services in self­ 20 years old and the daughter m 1950 after it became evident of John Kramer and a former employment. Previously, the queen of the Nyssa Nite Rodeo. that there was a great shortage monthly limit was $140. of nurses, and its purjios. was Another feature of the new She is a soptiomore PE major to encourage young people to at the college. law assures that the earnings Joining her in the court will enter training as a nurse, or in exemption for people getting be Debbie Botner of Ontario some related field. Fight girls social security payments will go were given scholarships of$ 150 up automatically in future years and Janet DeVeny of Riggins, each to enter the nursing pro­ Idaho. Debbie is the 19 year as earnings levels increase. fession The first year there can be an old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kay Brendle, wtio has lieen T. J. Botner and a sophomore increase of $1975. the < ommittee < liairtnan sinc e More information about this in general studies. Janet is a its early years, said ttiat the and other matters pertaining to 20-vear old sophomore also in need no longer exists for these general studies. Her parents social security can be obtained loans because of government by calling, visiting or writing are Mr. and Mrs. Bill DeVeny help and other scholarships, so your nearest office. The of Riggins. Tickets are $1.50 for adults the committee voted to clistiancl Ontario Social Security office and $1.00 for students 6 years and a tolane e of $15 in the 1 1 e given in Nyssa at ttu NyssaCity Library Meet­ ing Room, Friday, April 27, be- tween tin hours ot 9 a m. to 4 p.m. Pleas. plan, when possible to file lour application at least 45 minutes m advance if sc heduled closing hours if you wish to complete your examination on the same dav. Park May 7 Come to the great Pop Con­ cert, Thursdav, May 3 at 7 p.m. in the City Park. There will Is music on the popular and folk Singing vein. The mu­ sic department featured will be, the Nyssa High School Con­ cert Choir, Pre|> Choir, and Concert Band. Also there will t>e some Community Group Singing w itli guitars, melódicas, pianos and other Instruments. OREGON STATE TREASURERJAMES RFDDEN made several appearances in Malheur County Tuesday, the purpose of his visit to explain the tax bill which will tie subject to approval at a special election next Tuesday, Mai 1. He is shown here as he addressed the Ontario l ions Club members and guests Tuesday noon. Redden said that he personally fevored the Governor’s Tax Plan, twit tie was in­ terested in explaining and answering all questions as factually as possible, so that people could make up their own minds. Nyssa Lions met with the (kitario group at the East Side Cafe so that they could hear the State Treasurer.