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Nyssa Gate City Journal
67th Year, 30th Issue
The Sugar City
Nyssa, Oregon
COUNTY AUCTION BRINGS
DOUBLE THE APPRAISED
PRICE ON PUBUC LANDS
Th«* land tract which Mal­
heur County sold earlier this
year to a former county of­
ficial for $3,342 brought more
than treble that amount Fri­
day in a public land sale at
Vale, and ail other lands lis­
ted sold for more than their
appraisal values.
About 75 people attended the
sale, conducted at the county
courthouse, with Kenneth John­
son of Flying Realty paying
$10,000 for the 557-acre tract
in southern Malheur County.
The land had originally sold to
Henry Esplln, a former county
commissioner.
Esplln returned the land to
the county when the public cri­
ticised the sale of the pro­
perty which had not been ad­
vertised since 1948 The dis­
trict attorney had ruled that
the sale was legal but a ques­
tion as to the morality of it
remained.
At the time he returned the
land to the county, Esplln said
it was being done “in order
to remove any stigma that may
have arisen regarding the tran­
saction and in order to be com­
pletely fair to the taxpayers of
the county and toothers whotud
stated an intereste in purchas­
ing the land."
Friday, the land sold at $19
per acre. When Esplln bought
it, the acre price was $6.
The total amount the county
received at the land sale was
$19,310 more than twice the
appraisal of $9,200.
Two pieces of land »ere with­
drawn from the sale when the
owners paid delinquent taxes
and four other parcels were
withheld from sale because
there were no appraisals.
Bl.M Picks Up
Old Car Bodies
Nyssa To Host Rockhounds
During Thunderegg Days
Preparations for
Nyssa's
Eighth Annual Thunderegg Days
are going Into their final stages
as the Wednesday, August I,
deadline gets closer.
"We’ve already had several
people," said Bernard Eastman,
acting chairman for the event,
"who have written In for space
reservations at
South
City
Park."
'1 just had a call from a lady
In New York City; she wanted to
know if we had transportation
from town out to the various
areas. ’’
Schedule
Steve Kerby
Given Award
Oramics Demo
At TVCC Friday
Dale Donovan will conduct
a ceramics wheel throwing de­
monstration at the Treasure
Valley Community College Art
Building, Friday, July27,from
9:00 a.m. io 12 00, in conjunc­
tion with the one week art work­
shop.
Doo- va.i currently resides ui
Corvallis, Oregon, where he
has his own ceramics studio
with a large clientele. He also
sells widely on the Oregon
Coast and throughout the Wil-
lamette Valley.
Many old car bodies, as well
as a lingering hint of the in st,
were removed from the large
McDermitt, Buras Junction and
vrowley areas last wee* by
Bureau of laind Management
employees working tn can Junc­
tion with the OregonState High­
way Department.
In a three-day operation in­
stigated by Bl.M, some 30 very
old abandoned cara were picked
Burns Chamber
up by a Highway Department
bridge truck and hauled to the
Says Gas Available
nearest of three collection
The Harney County Chamber
sttes-Bums Junctlim, Basque
of Commerce advises that the
Station
and
the McDermitt
traveling public should now have
Dump. The ancient car bodies,
including a nostalgic Model T,
no
real difficulty obtaining
bore marks of burning, wrec­
gasoline in the Burns-Hines
kage, vandalism or )ust plain
area.
abandonment. It was estimated DAVID MANLEY
Chamber President Larry
some of them had been left
Shelton reports that the inde­
by their owners or drivers, as EARNS NNC HONOR
pendent stations have arranged
long as 40 years ago. More
David L. Manley, son of the 10 be open on weekends when the
recently
abandoned models,
those on the highway rlghts- Rev. Robert W. Manley, has company stations may be closed.
There are some stations open
of-way and not t«htnd fence, been named to the honors list
had been picked up by the High­ at Northwest N'azareneCollege, seven days a week from 7 a.m.
way
Department previously. Nampa, for third term, 1972- ■Ç 8 p.m. One small station
Approximately 125 car t>odlea 73. Students cited for honors in Hines is open until 10 or
at the combined three sites, will must earn a grade point ave­ 11 p.m. The traveler may find
be crushed and carried away rage of 3.40 - 4.00.
some stations closed but not
tn the near future.
Manley is a sophomore and is all of them Some of (tie com­
Bl.M employees Carl McFar­
majoring in business adminis­ pany allotments have been in­
land and Les Brooks with Jim
Duncan of the State Highway tration. He is attending college creased for this month which
Department, completed the ope­ on a U. S. Hank Work/Coliege indicates relief for the rest
Honor Scholarship.
ration.
of the tourist season.
WEDNESDAY, August 1 -
9:00 a.m. Registration and
assignment to trailer parking
spaces at South City Park on
South 5th. St., Nyssa.
THURSDAY, August 2 - 7 00
a.m. Tour to Succor Creek
Thunderegg beds. Leaving from
South Park.
Tour to Wood Area. Leaving
from South Park.
Tour to Agate Field with Sa­
genite and plume. Leaving from
South Park.
7:00 p.m. Barbecue, spon­
sored by the Nyssa Lions Club,
and musical entertainment.
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, Au­
gust 3 A 4 - 7:00 a.m. Tour
to Succor Creek Thunderegg
beds. Leaving from South Park.
Tour to Wood Area. Leaving
from South Park.
Tour to Agate Field with
Sagenite and Plume. Leaving
from South Park.
SUCCOR CREEK CANYON
10:00 a.m. to 10-00 p.m.
Rock and Hobby exhibit in
Nyssa old Gym, under the
direction of the Treasure Valley
Rock A Gem Club.
SUNDAY, August 5 - 10:00
When Oregon begins to issue ferent color plates to distin­ a.m. Exhibit of Rocks and Hob­
reflectorized
license plates guish certain types of vehicles bies in the Nyssa Old School
this fall, they will have a yellow- when reflectorization arrives Gym.
gold background with dark blue as a result of 1973 legislation.
Equitabla Reports
letters and numbers, Chester
All plates will have the same
W. Ott, Motor Vehicles Divi­ gold and blue color combination Increased Earnings
sion Administrator announced except prorate plates issued to
^»ommercial vehicles registered Equitable Savings today re­
Thursday.
The two colors are as close' in more lhan one state and per­ ported six months net earnings
as possible to the state colors. manent identification plates is­ of $2,241,380, a 34% increase
over earnings of $1,671,308 for
The state also will end along sued to mobile homes.
New custom license plates, the same period last year, ac­
standing practice of using dif-
which allow the owner to se­ cording to William E. Love,
lect his own "tag line," also president and chief executive
will be changed to the gold back­ officer. Earnings per share out­
ground. Currently they are le­ standing increased to $1.23
from .92 per share for the
mon-yellow.
The new law did not authorize same period in 1972 on 1,824,-
Oregon alfalfa seed growers or require a complete re-issue 000 shares, allowing for the
are reminded that the deadline of all existing license plates. 2 for 1 stock split in March of
for applying for field Inspec­ That means those with the cur­ 1973. The earnings include a
tions for certification is August rent regular issue or custom contribution of $367,772 from
1 according toCounty Extension plates may continue to use them Sherwood A Roberts, Inc.,Seat­
Agent Leeds Bailey. He reports as long as they are service­ tle based Equitable subsidiary,
ttiat certification regulations able. It will be quite a few compared with reported earn­
and application forms are avail­ years before all Oregon plates ings of $291,770 for the same
able at the County Extension are reflectorized.
period in 1972.
Office in Ontario.
Ott anticipates that some re­
For the second quarter,
Bailey says he expects the flectorized plates will start be­ Equitable and subsidiaries ear­
Malheur County alfalfa seed ing issued in some field offices ned $1,354,069 ($1,118,187 in
acreage to be up slightly this in October. Although the law has 1972), the equivalent of $.74
year due to record breaking an effective date of January, per share ($.61 in 1972).
prices being offered for the 1975, it authorizes earlier issue
Total income for the six-
seed.
He indicated that the as existing supplies of plates month period, excluding subsi­
development of the crop is about in field offices are depleted. diaries, was $20,617,286 com­
normal for this time of year
When reflectorized plates are pared with $16,934,926 a year
with some trouble spots where issued it will cost the owner an ago. Equitable’s business vo­
pollinators aren't numerous additional $1 for twoplates. Ow­ lume for the second quarter to­
enough to set the seed as ra­ ners of vehicles Issued a single taled $10,739,755 ($8,958,581 in
pidly as the blossoms develop. plate will pay 50 cents.
1972).
Oregon Will Soon Issue
Reflectorized Plates
Alfalfa Seed
Deadline Nears
“I told her," said Eastman,
"There will be no slides and
"that she could probably get ac­
no group sing this year,” said
quainted with some of the rock­
McPartland.
'We had to wait
hounds and ride with them.’’
until it got dark to show the
GUIDES WILL BE provided,
slides and we usually lost a lot
according to Eastman, to lead
of our crowd before we star­
caravans out to the areas, but
ted."
otherwise people will be on their
"My purpose," saidMcPart-
own.
land, "was simplytoarrangean
People who register for park­
opportunity for the community
ing spaces at South City Park,
to mingle and get acquainted
on South 5th Street, will receive
with the rockhouids."
a stake to mark their spaceand
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY,
will be able to come and go and
still have their parking space. the Treasure Valley Rock 4
Gem club will direct a rock
"The only thing we’ll fur­
show tn the old gym next to the
nish at the park is the running
N yssa grade school. Out front,
water and the restrooms, which
tn the parking lot, there will be
are already there,” Eastman
a "tailgate area" where visi­
said.
tors may purchase rocks and
The Nyssa Lions Club will
hobby items from sellers ope­
sponsor a beef barbecue Thurs­
rating out of their cars. Rental
day evening at 7:00 In the park.
fees for space at the shows
The price will be $2.00 for
Will be: $2.00 a foot inside
adults and $1.00 for children.
the gym and a flat $5.00 for
The menu will include corn-
a spot tn the parking lot
on-the-cob, baked potatoes, ice
In the past, accordtngto East­
cream and drinks.
man, people from all over the
ENTERTAINMENT after the
United States and Canada have
barbecue will be different this
come to Nyssa for the Thunder­
year from past events, accord­ egg Days.
ing to W. L. McPartland. en­
"The Nyssa Chamlier of
tertainment chairman.
Commerce
underwrites It’’
"This year," said McPart­
said Eastman, “but I don’t think
land, "we'll just have a musical
tn the last few years they’ve
program along toward the end of had to pay a penny."
the supper, say about three or
‘It seems to grow a little
four groups, which will last each year. ”
abou’ an hour."
Malheur County Plans for
Solid Waste Disposal
The Malheur County Solid
Waste Committee has recom­
mended that the Malheur County
Court adopt an ordinance for
countywide control of solid
waste collection and disposal.
The committee further recom­
mended that transfer system be
implemented in some parts of
the county. Where such a sys­
tem is too expensive, modi­
fied landfills with a "roving
cat" should be used. In view
of federal and state regulations
the county must adopt one or
the other of these two methods.
TRANSFER SYSTEM
The transfer system pro­
posed would utilize the abili­
ties of private industries. A
franchise would be given which
would allow a private firm to
use a regular compactor truck
that would pick up several drop
boxes containing refuse at de­
signated locations in rural
areas. This sytem would utilize
one central disposal site be­
tween Nyssa, Ontario, and Vale.
WEATHER
DATE
July
Julv
July
July
July
Julv
July
July
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
MAX.
99
89
87
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89
90
MIN.
70
66
61
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53
54
56
PREC.
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Owyhee Reservoir Storage
7-25-73 546,760 Acre Feet
7-25-72 604,070 Acre Feet
¡\yKwa High School
CI.ASS OF 1934
Hark row- left to Hight
Art Chapman, Vernon Parker, Jack Wal­
tere, Sydney Horen, Owen Prtce (coach)
Robert Holmes, John Young (coach), Ray
A Sher» ft.
Front row- I.eft to right:
Pauline (Hatch) McGinnis, Daisy (Whipple)
Smith, Annie (Holmes) Goodson,Stella (Fish­
burn) Young (faculty)
CLASS OF 1935
Back row- Left to right:
Everett Huffman, Byrd Walters, Howard
Boor, John Young (coach), Gather I ankford,
Fred Spencer, Owen Prtce (coach)
Front row- Left to right:
Faye (Betts) Pelton, Lots (Enos) Hersh­
berger, Peggy (Schweizer) Woods, Stella
(Fisbbum) Young (faculty)
CLASS OF 1934
CLASS OF 1936
Back row- Left to Right:
Owen Price (coach), Robert Johannsen,
Curtis Foster, Arthur cook, Ross John­
ston, John Young (coach), Bill Peutx, Ray­
mond Holly.
Front row- I.eft to right:
Vera (Benton) McCrady, Florence (Boren)
Fenwick, Mabel (Herron) Herlngshsw, Jake
Groot, Stella (Ftshburn) Young (faculty),
Vera (McConnell) Collins.
CLASS OF 1937
Hack Row-l eft to Right:
Jack Farmer, Paul Johnston, Jolwi Young
(coarh), Lloyd Wilson, Donald Boren, Law­
rence Findley, Gerrltt Timmerman, Dean
Byron, Robert Wilson, Owen Price (coach)
Mr. Jones.
Front row-l eft to Right:
Georgia (Toombs) Parlier, Flora Mae
(Wimp) Black, Virginia (Miller) Timmer­
man, Stella (Flshlsirn) Young (faculty), Eve­
lyn (Haworth) Jones, Nellie Jean (Schwei­
zer) Van Scoy.
Ten Cents
Reservations Coming In
Land north of Ontario, ap­
praised at $1,370 with a bouM,
sold for $1,420, to Harry Erie-
bach of Ontario. A house on
the property was destroyed by
fire last week.
Land appraised at $190 in
Juntura was sold to School Dis­
trict 12 for $770 and Richard
Springman purchased 19 acres
near Rome for $840. It had been
appraised at $120.
in the Annex area, two blocks
appraised at$l,000soldfor$l,-
600 and 10 acres near Ircnside
went for $400 after being ap­
praised at $120.
Nearly doubling their value
were two other tracts. A one-
acre plot west of Owyhee Junc­
tion had been appraised at $750
and brought $1,400 when sold,
and the other, north of Ontario,
had been listed at $320 but
brought $610. It was slightly
more than a half acre.
The land which was with­
held from sale Friday will pro­
bably be sold at auction in the
future, but that will have to be
determined by the county court
County Judge Roy Hirai and
other court members said they
were “pleased with the amount
of money the properties brought
for the county."
Steven G. Kerby, Ashland
agent of the Northwestern Mu­
tual Life Insurance Co., was
cited July 23 for outstanding life
insurance sales among the com­
pany's more than 3,000 agents
coast-to-coast during the 1972-
73 agents* honor year.
He is associated with The
Harding
Company
general
agency, Portland, and is the son
of Dr. and Mrs. K. E. Kerby,
Nyssa.
Kerby is a winner of the Sil­
ver section award, which Is
presented to an NML agent who
has previously received a
bronte award - the first fur
which be can quality in his
initial years with the company -
and has increased his sales over
the past year’s volume.
Honor presentations were
made at the 93rd annual meeting
of the Association of Agents
of Northwestern Mutual Life In­
surance Co., at the company's
home office, Milwaukee, Wis­
consin, July 23-25. Awardwin­
ners will be cited for record
sales in the agents* honor year,
ending May 31.
Thunderegg Capital
Thursday, July 26, 1973
CLASS OF 1936
CLASS OF 1935
The committee recommends
that the county immediately ac­
quire such a site.
NYSSA, ONTARIO, VALE
The cities of Ontario and
Nyssa should adopt a mandatory
collection system, restrict open
burning (prohibited by state
law), and encourage the use of
standard size refuse containers.
Vale was commended by the
committee for its fine collec­
tion service.
During the interimperiodbe-
tween now and when the trans­
fer system begins operation
the current disposal sites must
be upgraded to meet federal
and state regulations. Ontario
landfill will have to have dally
coverage, Lytle (Nyssa) twice
weekly, Vale, Adrian, Slides,
once each week coverage. All
other sites will receive once
monthly coverage according to
the committee’s recommenda­
tion.
JANUARY 1,1974 DEADLINE
Because of the Environmental
Protection Agency’s regula­
tions, the BLM has stated that
the Slides, Vale, Jordan Valley,
Little Valley, Harper, and Mc­
Dermitt sites must be closed
by January 1, 1974. Further
the committee recommends that
the Ironside dump be included
in this list.
ALSO TO BE CLO6ED
In addition to the sites listed
above, the following sites will
be closed when the transfer
system is implemented, (no la­
ter than July 1, 1975); On­
tario, Lytle, Brogan-Jamieson,
W illowcreek, and Juntura.