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Nyssa Gate City Journal
67th Year, 35th Itaue
Th« Sugar City
Nyssa, Oregon
Thursday, August 30, 1973
Thunderegg Capital
GOVERNOR McCALL
ISSUES DECLARATION
OF ENERGY EMERGENCY
1 have on this date Issued a
state me nl describing the energy
emergency that faces Oregon,
and the other States of the
Northwest. The statement it
hereby made a part of this
Order.
That statement is a call for
conservation
of electricity,
diesel fuel, gasoline--all the
kinds of energy that we ex
ploit and that are no longer in
abundant supply.
1 intend to request that the
people of Oregon respond af
firmatively and voluntarily to
this crisis. But State govern-
ment--in calling for energy
conservation--must act first.
Therefore I am by this Order
directing the State Department
of General Services to launch
immediately an energy con
servation program. Further 1
request the State Board of Hl-
gtW! Education, which is auto
nomous, to adopt similar guide
lines for the Institutions of
higher education.
THE FOLLOWING IS HERE BY
ORDERED AND DIRECTED as
initial steps to be taken by the
State Department of General
Services:
1. Air conditioning will be
discontinued in all state build
ings, except where it is essen
tial for health, or technical
reasons.
2. Advise all agency adminis
trators to allo* and encourage
the wear of lightweight sum
mer clothing.
3. Exterior lighting of State
buildings will be discontinued
except to the extent that light
ing is required for security or
safety.
4. Lighting will tie reduced
in all State government offices,
where practical. Hallways, lob
bies, reception rooms and work
areas where less lighting would
not be disadvantageous are ob
vious opportunities. I direct that
you find opportunities to re
move incandescent, fluorescent
or other kinds of lighting from
service, and to reduce wattage
in other areas, where practi
cal.
5. Determine together with
my office and the Department of
Transportation the number of
lights that may be turned off
along State highways, parti
cularly on Interstate 5. Keep in
mind that highway lighting must
be reduced commensurate with
safety, but in my view a 50
per cent reduction is feasible.
6. Revise the work schedules
of maintenance workers so that
custodial duties are accomp
lished during daylight hours,
where practical. This order will
be reproduced for all State
agencies for
posting, and
through this I ask the under
standing and cooperation of all
State employees.
7. Except for required situa
tions, fully close all State build
ings by 6 p.m. The Director
of the Department of General
Services is hereby empowered
to make the determination as to
what buildings, or sections of
them, will be open after that
hour. Appeals, If any, from the
Director's decisions, will be
decided by the Governor. State
employees wishing to return to
their desks in the evening will be
given priority, since we have
no wish to stifle initiative. Ad
ministrators of the agencies,
however, must make known to
the Director exceptional prob
lems that may be faced.
8. Turn off all motors that
coo) water fountains in state
buildings. Eliminate lawn wa
tering, operation of fountains or
other uses in which electrical
energy is required.
(Continued On Page 8)
COUNCILMEN DISCUSS
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS
TO NYSSA WATER SYSTEM
NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS of Gabriel Astoreca, who passed
away July 27, spent Sunday harvesting the potato crop for his
widow Freida. Part of the approximately 50 people who ga
thered to help are shown in the picture, and the equipment
used consisted of 12 trucks and three potato harvesters. They
all participated in a pot-luck dinner in the true old-time tra
dition of neighborly help and friendliness.
The day after Mr. Astoreca passed away the neighbor*
harvest’d his grain crop. The following week they baled and
stacked the hay. Then Sunday Don Brewer got the neighbors
together and harvested the ten acres of potatoes Don is shown
with Mrs. Astoreca in the photo at right.
Farm Business Course
To Be Offered At TVCC
Treasure Valley Community
College is planning an Adult
Farm Business Management, a
program the College feels is
an important service to the
agricultural community of this
area.
This is a program which re
quires students to be actively
engaged in farming or ranching
to be eligible to enroll far
the three years duration. Stu
dents will have access to the
services of a Farm Business
Management Specialist as well
as to computer record keeping
and analysis.
The Adult Farm Busine* i
Public use of more than 13
Manageme nt program Is youfc- million acres of national re
opportunity tO:
source lands administered by
develop the records system the Bureau of Land Manage
best for you,
ment east of the summit of the
analyze
your records for Cascade Range are no* res
management information,
tricted because ot high fire
plan for greater profits, and danger, it was announced by Ar-
develop a plan for sound
growth or expansion.
This three year
program
consists of:
class meetings once a month,
farm visits by an instruc
tor once a month,
Police Chief Alvin Allen said
keeping basic farm records,
annual computer analysis of that four more bicycles were
stolen Sunday, making a total
your operation, and
cost of production summary. of ten bikes stolen in the last
Individual records and re two weeks.
BLM Sets Restrictions
on Public Lands
thur W. Zimmerman, acting
BLM state director today in
Portland. The restrictions went
into effect Saturday, August 25.
The restrictions ban all smo
king while traveling in timber,
brush, or grasslands except in
side of vehicles on roads. No
open fires will be allowed out
side of officially designated
campgrounds. This includes
charcoal cooking grilles and
small warming fires.
Zimmerman said the closures
and restrictions were necessary
because of the extreme fire ha
zard in eastern Oregon. Light
rain showers west of the Cas
cades have not helped the si
tuation on the east side, he said.
cords summaries are, of course,
Two bikes were taken from The restrictions will be en
confidential.
the yard of Jim Tomjack, and forced by law enforcement agen
Enrollment in the class will two from the yard of the John cies and BLM fire patrols. Ad
be limited to 20 students at Davis family. Three were pre ditional restrictions may be re
the beginning of the program. viously stolen from the swim quired before the summer fire
Each prospective student will ming pool area, and others par season is over, said Zim-
submit an application to the ked on the street.
merman.
Agriculture
Department
at
Allen said that the rash of
Treasure Valley Community
College. About the first of Oc stolen bicycles is taking on the
tober these applications will be appearance of an organized ef
reviewed by an Advisory Com fort, with the bikes possibly
mittee and by the college staff. being picked up and taken off
Those accepted will be notified. in a van. He urges that bikes
The program will start Novem be kept in the garage at home,
or chained to something solid.
ber 1, 1973.
Stolen Sunday
(Junior High), Cathy Montgomery, Joanne
Dahl, Ralph Werner and Bill Gillam.
!\ew Prices For
School Lunches
NEW TEACHERS AT NYSSA ELEMENTARY
(left to right) Scott McCormick, Kimi Casad,
Sandra Kim and Don Baker,
The Nyssa School Board met
in a special session Wednesday
immediately after the teacher's
dinner sponsored by the Nyssa
Chamber of Commerce.
Superintendent
McPartland
told the board members that the
district will not receive reim
bursement from the state for
milk served in the cafeteria, and
commodities such as meat and
other staples are being cut
down drastically.
Based on this information, the
board set a new fee schedule
for the coming scool year, as
follows:
Extra milk for elementary
students, 8?¡ for junior high
and high school students, 10?.
School lunches for elemen-
tary students, 30?, junior high
and high school students, 35?;
and 40? for adults.
HORSE ACTIVITIES
TRAIL
RIDE
Horse Activities, Inc. will
have a trail ride, September 2.
They will start from State Park
at SuccorCreekat 10a.m. Bring
your own water and sack lunch.
Anyone interested in riding is
Invited to attend.
NEW TEACHERS AT ADRIAN (left to
right) Raymond Maynard, Math 7-8, Pris
cilla Young, Math, Dorothy Phelps, Lan-
guage Arts, Dau W ilson, Science-Social Stu
dies, and Nora Akers, Commercial.
They are also planning a
playday on September 16 at the
Nyssa Rodeo grounds.
According to members of the council is seeking not only con
Nyssa City Council, the people struction of a water tank, but
of Nyssa aren’t saying much, also a booster pumping station.
one way or the other, about the
3) Is the fire insurance ra
proposed water system
im
ting.
provements which they will be
“If we can get a good water
asked to vote finances for at a storage system,” said Bauman
special election Monday, Sep
"I think we can probably get
tember 10.
a new rating and we’d all see a
‘‘I think the people are pretty reduction in our fire insurance
much in favor of it,” said Nyssa rates.”
Mayor Larry Bauman.
Bauman and other council men
"Anything that deals with the contacted by The Journal said
human body, like water or se
they favor using a combination
wer or this type of thing, peo
of a rate increase and a tax
ple are pretty responsive as
increase to pay off the 20-year
far as realizing that the need $425,000 bond issue. In addi-
is there.”
tion, the council has obligated
Asked to comment
on the $225,000 in Federal Revenue
lack of public discussion, Bau Sharing funds to be received in
man said, "It has me bothered
the future toward repayment of
in a sense, but in a sense the bonds.
it's good.”
If the bond election produces
"I'd like to see much more
a "go ahead" from the voters,
active participation in city go
the council will meet Tuesday,
vernment,” said Bauman "and September 11, and decide upon
for this reason I’d like to see
the exact details of paying off
more discussion, both for and the bonds.
against, of something as im
Marion Tracy, a recent addi
portant as this.”
tion to the council, said that he
Bauman told The Journal that has heard "very little” com
as far as he is concerned there
ment onthescheduledbondelec-
are three factors he considers tion and as far as opposition,
important in his support for the
"none whatsoever.”
proposed
water system im
Asked if lie thought this might
provements:
be a bad time to seek voter
1) Is the safety factor in
approval of a bond issue, Tracy
volved in case of a major fire
said, “Maybe, as far as the in
or a power outage.
dividual and their own thinking
2) Is the improvement in the it might not be the best, be
water pressure. Because the cause of the disorder and un
certainty of the economy.”
"But, I think as a whole with
inflation on materials and la
bor and things like this it’s a
good time. 1 don’t think we’ll
Three Nyssa students were get it done any cheaper,” said
among the 2,143 who received Tracy.
"Most of the few who have
diplomas at Brigham Young
University at summer com talked with me,” said Council
mencement exercises on Au man George Coffman "have just
gust 17. These graduates, com asked me if we need it.”
"When I tell them I think we
bined with the 3,513 who re
ceived degrees in the spring do, if only to have the storage,
commencement, bring the total they say that’s all they wan
graduates for the year to5,656, ted to know.”
Coffman said he had heard of
an all-time high at BYU.
Brenda Joyce Burainghaui no opposition to the proposed
and Cherrylee Chamberlain re system improvements, but ad
ceived the Bachelor of Arts ded that "maybe those guys
degrees, and Karma Kesler was aren’t saying anything."
awarded a Masters degree.
“It surprises me,” saidCoun-
cilman Jack Pittz, “because I
SHRINERS TO HOLD figured we’d have more com
ments.”
ANNUAL AUCTION
"If this is any sign, I think
it will pass.”
The Treasure Valley Shrine
“I hope it does,” said Pittz.
Club will bold its annual auc
Councilman Don Oldemeyer
tion for the benefit of children
in the Shriners Hospital onSun- was unavailable for comment
day, September 16 at the Mal this week.
Voters, both the quiet ones
heur County Fairgrounds.
Anyone who has articles to do and the vocal ones, will get a
nate to the auction may leave chance to tell the Nyssa City
them at Morrison Electric. Lo Council exactly what’s on their
cal shriners who will accept minds when they enter the elec
articles, or who will pick them tion booths in the C ity Library
up, are Cecil Morrison Sr., on Monday, September 10.
“You never really know about
Fred Koch, Bill Webb, Earl
Crocker, Roy Holmes, Dr. K. elections,” noted Mayor Bau
E. Kerby, Fred Bennett, George man. "All you can do is wait
Cartwright or Dan McGinnis. until the ballots are counted.”
Three Nyssa
Grads At BYU
Four Bicycles
NEW TEACHERS AT NYSSA HIGH (left to
right) Bob Belnap, Jeff sandberg, Ron Oakes
Ten Cents
Allen also cautioned parents
to check on their children's ri
ding habits. Riders are obser
ved going against the traffic
flow, violating stop signs, ri
ding on sidewalks, and parking
their bikes in the middle of the
sidewalk. The chief said that
many
youngsters are riding
their lOspeed bikes so fast that
they can’t keep them under con
trol.
Bikes are registered by se
rial number, but this only helps
if the bike is recovered. The
serial number of the bike is al
so registered with the state in
a computerized missingbicycle
file.
"We have had several inter
section accidents witti bikes la
tely,” the chief said, "and we
are going to have some se
rious accidents if the laws
aren’t obeyed by our young ri
ders."
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Owyhee Reservoir Storage
8/29/73 444,920 acre feet
8/29/72 503,080 acre feet
THE END OF THE TRAIL came Sunday
for Sally O’Connor of Gaithersburg, Mary
land, and her two sons Brian, 14, and David,
11. They made it to Oregon after leaving
their home in Maryland on May 13, a trip
which had been dreamed of and planned
for over two years.
They followed the Oregon Trail as clo
sely as possible all the way, and kept to
the side roads as much as possible. They
had intended to go all the wjy to the Ore
gon coast, but the boys have to get back
to school.
Mrs. O'Connor said they de
cided to make Nyssa their destination when
time ran short, as this was where the pio
neers forded the Snake River after leaving
Fort Boise.
One horse, BeeGee, pictured in the cen
ter, made the entire 2800 mile trip, which
is considered quite a fete for a 15-year
old horse. One horse gave out in Nebraska
and another in Wyoming, and in each case
a kind person lent the family a replace
ment horse to finish the trip. The O'Con
nors will drop uff the borrowed horses and
pick up their own on their way home.
They have kept a daily log of their ex
periences and Sally plans to write a book
when she returns home. She will also write
articles for the Maryland Horse Breeders
Association publication.
While in Nyssa the police de[>artment
made arrangements for them to tie up their
horses at the rodeo grounds, and arrange
for feed and water. They stayed at the Lynn
Snodgrass home Munday night, and Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Holmes of the Owyhee Riding
Club provided cake and ice cream.
Bernie Peters of Ogallala, Nebraska, ad
vertising manager of the Western Outlook
Magazine, arranged for a horse trailer and
will drive the family back to Maryland.
They left Tuesday afternoon, with all three
expressing their gratitude for the kindness
shown them while in Nyssa. Sally said that
they met
with kindness and hospitality
throughout their entire trip, and people
went far out of their way to help them. She
is a native of England, and her husband John
designs deep sea submersibles.