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Nyssa Gate City Journal
The Sugar City
67th Year, 25th Issue
Nyssa, Oregon
Ray Larson Appreciation
Dinner Monday, June 25
The appreciation dinner for
Ray Larson will tie held Mon­
day, June 25, at the Eagles
Hall at 7-30 p.m. Larson will
report to the Amalgamated
Sugar Company
head office
at Ogden, Utah, July 1 to as­
sume his new duties with the
company as assistant Agricul­
turist.
Rod George, Nyssa Cham­
ber of Commerce president, is
In charge of the dinner arran­
gements, and said that tickets
are availabe at eight different
stores and the banks of Nyssa,
and members of the Lions Club
are contacting special groups.
Tickets must be purchased in
advance with ticket sales end-
Parade, Riding Clubs, Eight Events
Highlight 27th Annual Rodeo Weekend
Botulism Fells
Two Nyssa ns
NYSSA NITE RODEO QUEEN VICKI ROOKSTOOL
Gov. Honors Classified ,
School Employees Week
men who have provided these
services to aid in the educa­
tional process of the youth of
this state.
As Governor of the State
of Oregon, I do hereby desig­
nate June 17 - 23, 1973, as
"Classified School Employees
Week” in the State of Oregon,
in recognition of the vital ser­
vices the classified school per­
sonnel has provided for the
The effective education of educational structure of Oregon.
the youth of this great State
Tom McCall
of Oregon is dependent in part
Governor of Oregon
on their environment and ser­
vices provided to them in ad­
dition to classroom education.
The classified school em­
ployees have the responsibility
Mayor George Cartwright of
of providing the services to fa­ the City of Adrian has received
cilitate the educational process. notification from the U. S. Go­
The Oregon School Employees vernment that the city will re­
Association has worked on tvhalf ceive $2,378 in Federal Revenue
of the 14,741 classified school Sharing funds for the period
employees in some 339 school ending June 30, 1973.
districts in Oregon, assuring
Cartwright said that Adrian is
that these services are pro­ contemplating construction of a
perly provided for the students -ewer andwater system, and the
and teaching staff.
council is considering the pur­
It is proper that all Ore­ chase of property for this pro­
gonians join with me in sa­ ject.
luting the dedicated nu n and wo-
To date funds from highway
Adrian Receives
Federal Funds
users fund, the liquor fund,
cigarette tax, and other sources
have amounted to about $2,300
in the short time the city has
been incorporated without a tax
levy, Cartwright said.
Adrian Schools
Xeed 2 Teachers
NEWCOMERS TO NYSSA are Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Buker, right, and their son and daugh­
ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Don Buker. The
two Buker families came from Wendell,
Idaho where they previously were distri­
butors of Phillips Petroleum products.
They will open the new Gambles Store
in the Michael's Pharmacy building, Friday,
June
22.
This
home products center
will have eight departments featuring hard­
ware, home decorating products, housewares,
sporting goods, TV A sound products, auto­
motive, lawn and garden products and fur­
niture.
The elder Bukers have three sons, and all
will work in the store. They are Don, who
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Miss Denise Plaza of Ontario
and Missjohna Bruce of Payette.
The rodeo board and parade
committee wish to extend an in­
vitation
for entries in the
parade-groups, riding clubs, in
dividuals, old cars, buggies,
floats, etc., are all welcome.
Be at the River Park at 7 p.m.
to be in the parade. You may
contact Don Bowers of Nyssa
for further information.
The NYSSA NITE RODEO is
a community effort with a lot
of help from individuals, bu­
sinesses, organizations and
clubs.
Buster Talbot, this year’s
rodeo president, wishes to ttiank
all of those who have worked
so hard in getting ready for
this year's show.
There w ill l>e a carnival which
will be located north of the rodeo
grounds.
This weekend promises to be
a beautiful one. so bring tliefa-
milv and enjoy the27th ANNUAL
NYSSA NITE RODEO, Friday
and Saturday . JUNE 22 and 23.
Parade at 7 30 and the rodeo
at 8:15.
W'ord was received this week
that the sclieduled trick rider
had tiecome seriously ill and
will not be able to perform at
the rodeo. The clowns will tie
doing some extra acts to com­
pensate for this.
Experiment Station To
Feature Super Grains
Rotori Martin, president of
the Nyssa Chapter of the Oregon
School Employees Association,
will attend the annual confe­
rence of theO6EA at Monmouth,
June 20-23.
Governor Tom McCall has
issued a statement designating
June
17-23 as "Classified
School
Employees
Week,”
which is as follows:
SUMMFR REPLACEMENT IN THE JOURNAL OFFICE is
Richard Sept, senior in Journalism at the University of Oregon.
Richard is a graduate of Klamath Falls HighSchool. and served
four years with the U.S. Army, two years of which were spent
in Vietnam and Thailand His rating wasSp/5 in Communications.
After spending the summer in Nyssa Richard will return to
the university for one more semester before graduation.
Carolyn Cooper, secretary,
was very busy Wednesday with
'signing in' entries to partici­
pate in the rodeo. This is an
Idaho Cowbov Association ap­
proved rodeo, with $8,000 in
purses being offered.
Main events will be bareback
riding,
saddle bronc riding,
team roping, calf roping, bull
riding, bulldogging and barrel
racing. There will also be a
Jackpot Jr. barrel racing and a
wild horse race.
The clowns promise a lot of
surprises this year for the rodeo.
A couple of young guys with a
Mrs. Raquel Gonzales, 32, lot of get-up-and-go. Darrill
and her father Anselmo Sifuen­ Rolland and Fred Masterson,
tes, 69, both of Nyssa are being have some special acts with the
treated in St. Alphonsus Hos­ kids. They promise tliat all their
pital in Boise. An Idaho State acts are safe and good-natured.
Health official reported Tuesday (Then they turn around and
that they are in the intensive mention a skunk' That's safe
care unit for botulism.
or smelly '.’)
Dr. John Mather, head of pre­
Zeb Bell, will be the announ­
ventive medicine for the De­
partment of Environmental and cer. Many of you may remember
Community Services, said the Zeb as announcing the rodeo
woman is in serious condition last year. He keeps up on all
and her father is not quite so the cowboys and interlaces his
announcing with tidbits about
bad.”
Idaho and Oregon health of­ the cowboys, keeping things on
ficials are working together to a lively level.
discover what contaminated food
This year s Queen is a pretty
it was that the two ate but so young miss from Apple Valley,
far have not pinpointed
the Miss Vicki Rookstool, daugh­
source, Mather said.
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Rook­
Botulism is reported in the stool. Attending the queen is
state only once every several
years, he said. The sickness
comes from eating uncooked
food, often vegetables, which
have been sealed from oxygen
and on which a toxm-produc-
ing bacteria is growing.
The toxin fixes to the nerve
Malheur County farmers, bu­
tissue. Treatment of the two vic­ sinessmen agency representa­
tims involves giving antitoxins tives, fieldmen and others are
to stop progression of the di­ invited to learn more about the
sease.
potential of the so-called ' su­
Mather said the victims be­ per grain” or red wheat for
came ill during the weekend. At livestock feed at a field day at
first a family picnic attended the Malheur Experiment Sta­
by sotw 50 persons was sus­ tion accordingto MalheurCounty
pected as the source of the con­ Agent, Leeds Bailey. Other items
taminated food, but that has to be viewed include corn and
been discounted since the wo­ grain variety andfertilizer trials
man showed signs of illness along with plantings of Triticale.
prior to the picnic, he said. Open house will be held at the
Officials are puzzled about Experiment Station to examine
the source since family mem­ the trials on June 26 from 7 00
bers say prior to the picnic the to 9:00 p.m. A second date of
two victims had not been to­ July 6 is on the agenda for per­
gether nor eaten the same food sons unable to attend the ear­
for two weeks.
lier session.
The "super grain” is re­
ceiving more and more attention
from livestock feeders, accord­
ing to Bailey, because of its
high Ivsine or high quality pro-
Postmaster Lee Dail asks that
people with outgoing mail, both
out of town and local, use the
outside mall drops for the re-
mainder of the week.
Students in agriculture at
New boxes, a new rug and Oregon State University this
completion of the remodeling spring received a wards and scho­
in the lobby has created a con­ larships, some for tuition and
gested condition which can be others for cash.
helped if the outside facilities
Among the recipients is Alan
are used, Lee said.
Cleaver, junior
in Agrono­
The new Post Office boxes mic Crop Science, w ho received
will be in place by the weekend one year’s tuition given by
and most of the numbers will be Tulana Farms.
changed. Customers will have to
call at the window for their
new box number, and to pick up
Last week’s Journal story in­
the key. Dail siad that the new correctly stated that Robert Lev
boxes will be opened by a key, (Butch) Wright, 22, Nyssa, was
rather than a combination as in sentenced to six years in the
the past.
state penitentiary after plead­
ing guilty to criminal activity
TVCC ACCEPTS
in drugs in Baker County Cir­
EILEEN JOYCE
cuit Court.
Eileen C. Joyce, 28 Park
The story should have read
Avenue, Nyssa, has been accep­ that W right was sentenced by
ted for the Fall Term, 1973-74, Judge Lyle R. Wolff to six
at Treasure Valley Community years in the Oregon State Cor­
College.
rectional Institution. The Jour-
Eileen will major in Business, nal regrets the error.
RODEO TIME” this
weekend in Nyssa with the 27th
annual Nyssa Nite Rodeo all set
to go for the first showing at
8 15 Friday night. A parade
will start off the festivities at
7 30 p.m. from the River Park,
go up Main Street and end up
at the rodeo grounds. The sche­
dule u ill follow the same pattern
Saturday night.
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County Court Plans Use
Of Revenue Sharing Funds
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Ten Cents
NYSSA HITE RODEO, FRIDAY
& SATURDAY, JUNE 22 & 23
Ing Friday afternoon, and tic­
kets may not be purchased at
the door.
Eagles memliers, under Vern
Hancock, will serve the roast
beef dinner.
Torn Seppich, formerly of
Nyssa and now in the purchas­
ing department of Amalgamated
in Ogden, will serve as mas­
ter of ceremonies for the event.
George said that efforts are
to keep the dinner very infor­
mal, and friends of Ray Lar­
son are invited to come and
enjoy an evening with Ray and
his wife Mardi, who will leave
Nyssa after 23 years with the
company, the last nine years as
Nyssa District Manager.
2 - Environmental Protec­
Roy Hirai, Malheur County
Judge, released the County
tion
$6,821.00
Court reports to the citizens
(a) Planning and Zoning
of the County on General Re­
Cordinator
3 - Health liepartmenl
venue Sharing funds. He said
$13,235.00
they expect to receive $155,-
(a) Sanitarian Trainee
025.00 for Hie period of Ja­
(b) Nurse Aid
nuary 1, 1973 to June 30, 1973.
These are the priority ca­
The planned use report as
tegories for operat Ing and main
follows
1 - Public Safety $27,899.00 taming expenditures of$47,955.
The Capital Outlay Expendi­
(a) I Deputy-part time
tures:
(b) 1 Deputy-full time
4 - Multi-purpose and Ge­
(c) I Jailer
neral Gov’t.
$7,839.00
(d) 1 Juvenile Counselor
(a) C ourthoii.se equipment
5 • Public Safety $8,000.00
(a) New Vehicles
6 • Aging - Nursing Home
$91,231.00
Hearings Scheduled
The total expenditure for Ca­
The schedule of hearings to pital Outlay is$107,070.00. Thus,
review the Malheur County Zo­ with the operating and main­
tenance expenditure of $47,-
ning Ordinance is as follows
Thursday, June 21,7:30p.m., 955.00, the sum total of $155,-
025.00 Is planned in the local
Vale City Hall, Vale
Monday, June 25, 7 30 p.m., budget for fiscal 1973-74 year.
The impact of the use of
City Hall, Jordan Valley
Wednesday, June 2?, 7 30 General Revenue Sharing funds
greatly expands the programs
/| m.. Library, Nyssa
Thursday,
June 28, 7 30 in various departments and
p.m., Room W-10, Weese Buil­ updates and expands the pur­
chase ot new equipment for
ding. TVCC, Ontario
The regular meeting of the county government, that could
Malheur County Plinning Com­ not be modernized Immediately.
mission will be held immedia­ Revenue Sharing funds, in turn,
tely following the Thursday, will help prevent enacting a
June 28 hearing in Ontario. new major tax.
Thunderegg Capital
Thursday, June 21, 1973
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will be assistant manager, Randy 18, a high
school graduate; and Mark 16, who will
be a junior In high school, Ralph served
with the U.S. Army in World War II and
is a member of the VFW and DAV. They
are members of the First Christian Church.
The Don Bukers have one son, Brian,
who is 3 1/2 years old.
Don is a Navy
veteran of the Vietnam conflict.
The Giand Opening is scheduled for July
12.
In the meantime the store is open on
a limited basis with merchandise being
received daily. The Bilker families invite
everyone to come in and get acquainted
and shop Nyssa’s newest addition to the
business community.
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Salary Set For
Court Clerk
Judge Vai Sloper, Marian
County, Monday, ruled against
the Malheur County court in
connection with its position on
setting the salary rate for Donna
Calhoun, Circuit Court secre­
tary-reporter.
Judge Sloper overruled a
demurrer which had been filed
in Circuit Court by the county
court against Mrs. Calhoun.
Mrs. Calhoun had been given
salary raises by Judge Jeff
Dorroh Jr., which had been re­
fused by the county court. Last
year he asked that her salary
be increased from $375 to $500
but the county court set it at $415.
In his decision Monday, Judge
Sloper ruled that the circuit
court judge had the power to
set the salary under Oregon
Statute 8.330 and said the judge
had the inherent power to incur
whatever expenses either for
physical facilities or personnel
necessary to effectively andef-
ficiently carry out the duties
of the court.
FLOCK RESIGNS AS
HOUSINGCHAIRMAN
Vern Flock ha> resigned the
chairmanship of the Treasure
Valley Senior Citizen’s Hous­
ing Board. The action was taken
at the board’s June 14 meeting
and was effective immediately.
Flock is leaving the board to
accept the job as manager of the
senior citizen housing complex
in Ontario.
Also effective June 14, Mar­
tin P. Gallagher is being re­
placed as vice-president by Ray
Winters. Gallagher, however,
will remain on the board.
Post Office
Remodeling
Alan Cleaver
Award Winner
CORRECTION
tein content. Bailey went on
to say that the Experiment
Station offers local producers
and those associated with agri­
culture a first hand review of
the exciting changes expected
in agricultural technology and
production.
Station Superintendent, Nell
Hoffman, emphasized tliat he
has 125 cereal varieties, va­
rieties of corn, 68 different
kinds of potatoes and several
varieties of Triticale on test.
Many fertilizer trials are also
being carried out.
Bailey says the visitation will
start promptly at 7 00 p.m.
with a two-hour information
packed agenda planned. Anyone
interested in the program may
attend either the June 26 or
July 6 programs. Further in­
formation on the field day is
available at the Malheur County
Extension office.
WORKMEN'S COMP
RATES TO DECLINE
The Agri-Business Council
has received word from Les­
ter Rawls, State Insurance Com-
missioner. that workmen’s com­
pensation rates for farm clas­
sifications in the state will be
reduced approximately 25per­
cent this year. The general farm
rate will apparently decline from
the present $16.54 per $100
of wages paid to $12.57 per
$100 of wages.
This good news for farmers
will not alter the determina­
tion of the Agn-BusinessCoun-
cil and others attempting to re­
duce rateseven further, through
much needed revisions of the
system itself. The announced
decreases are based on a decline
of losses
and injury costs
amongst farmers in the state
and have nothing to do with
the imbalance which still exists
within the system.
Superintendent Glenn Ward
reported tins week that Adrian
High School still has two va­
cancies to be filled. There is
an’opening for a Commercial DAIRY PRINCESSES
teacher, and one for a Social
Studies-Science-Math combina­ VISIT CHAMBER
tion.
Three candidates for Mal­
Ward said that Mrs. Dorothy
Phelps has been hired to re­ heur County Dairy Princess vi­
sited the NyssaCtiamber ofCom
place Richard Anderson in Lan­
merce at their regular meeting
guage Arts,
Mrs. Elaine Undorf has re­ Wednesday noon at the Twilight
signed and will move with her Cafe. They are Terri Jansen
husband Ed to Prairie City, and Deanna Chamberlain, Vale,
and Diane Thomas, Adrian. They
Oregon.
were accompanied by Mrs. Mar­
garet Wilson, Vale, chairman
of the Dairy Princess Committee.
WE miER
Nyssa Student
DATE
MIN
MAX
PR EC
Receives Doctorate
June 13
58
84
June 14
52
65
More than 4,000 graduate and
June 15
45
71
undergraduate
degrees were
June 16
42
74
awarded at Stanford Univer­
June 17
47
64
sity’s 82nd annual commence­
June 18
36
68
.06 ment exercises Sunday, June
June 19
39
82
.09 17.
June 20
45
Among those graduating was
Owyhee Reservoir Storage
Alan L. Fahrenbruch, Nyssa,
6/20/73 747,020 Acre Feet with a PHD In Mathematical
6/20/72 702,310 Acre Feet Science.
NYSSA l.IONS CLUB MEMBERS recently
finished construction of a new practice
basketbail court at the Swimming Pool Park
Shown from left are GeneChester, president,
Lauren Wright, treasurer and president­
elect; and secretary Dan Martin.
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Built at a cost of over $400, the court
was donated to the city. Oregon Concrete
helped with the cement work on the 30' x 40’
concrete slab. The standards were built by
Nyssa Machine & Welding, and the back-
boards were built by the metals class of the
vocational department, Nyssa High School.
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