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University of Oregon Library Eugene jre. ?7UC3 Nyssa Gate City Journal 67th Year, 37th Issue The Sugar City Nyssa, Oregon Thursday, September 13, 1973 Thunderegg Capital SAMPLE COPY Rural or P.O. Boxholdwr (Ona to Each Family) Ten Cents V Nyssa's Fourteenth Annual Krazy Days Coming This Weekend VOTERS APPROVE WATER SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION BY 147 TO 22 MARGIN Shrine Auetion Sunday P.M. Proceeds from the annual Snake River Valley Shrine Club Auction at the County Fair grounds in Ontario Sundav at Voter approval, by a 147 to Acting on the bond election, 1:00 p.m. will benefit the Shrine 22 margin, of a $425,000 city the council proceeded tocanvas Hospitals in Portland and Salt bond measure on Monday, Sep the ballots, whichconfirmed and Lake tember 10, helped to launch the certified the original vote to According to Ace Lloyd, a September meeting of the Nyssa tals. club memtier and participant City Council thefollowingTues- In signing a proclamation on for many years in the fall cara day evening. the passage of the bond mea van to the Portland Hospital, Council members, though re sure, Mayor Bauman noted, the club has raised about $400,- gretting the small voter turnout, “This is the largest bond issue 000 worth of benefits in cash, were obviously pleased by the as Fred pointed out to me today, food, and supplies for each of weight of the "yes” votes. The that the city (it Nyssa has un the hospitals over the past bond measure was put to the dertaken.” twenty years. voters last month by the coun Roy Taylor, a representative Donations of produce, new and cil and asked for funding to of the Boise firm «(Cornell, How used Items, rannedfruits, vege ROD PRICE GIVEN construct a supplemental water land, Hayes I Merryfield, made tables, auto supplies, furniture, system for the city. a brief presentation to the coun garden supplies, electrical ap OSU SCHOLARSHIP Mayor Larry Bauman called cil on the proposedwater system pliances, cash or gift certifi the Tuesday, September 11, improvements. Taylor’s firm The Oregon State University cates will tie accepted. Lloyd meeting to order at 7 30 p.m. was hired by the city last May Crop Science ScholarshipCom- said. tn the council chambers of City to assist in construction and Last year’s auction netted mittee lias awarded a $400 Hy- Hall. Councilman MarioriTracy planning of the supplemental $7500. People to contact in slop Foundation scholarship for was not present for the meeting water system. year 1973-74 the Nyssa or Adrian areas if the academic because of another meeting re After Taylor’s presentation, you wish to make a donation to Rod Price, son of Mr. and lated to council business. Coun the council voted to authorize are Fred Bennett. C.H Mor Mrs. Kenneth Price, Adrian. cilman Bill Keeney was absent. his firm to go ahead with the rison Sr., Fred Koch. E. E. Rod is a senior at OSU, ma In an opening action, the coun final project plans for the sys Crop Crocker, W.W. Webb, Roy joring in Agronomic cil accepted the resignation of tem. Holmes, George Cartwright, Science. He is a 1970 graduate Keeney, who wrote that he was Taylor wasaskedby the coun Ken Kerby or Dan McGinnis. of Adrian High School. being transferred out ofthearea cil to "hurry up tefore pri by his employer. City Manager ces go up any higher” and he told Fred Koch was Instructed to the members that his firm's write a letter to Keeney on schedule calls for plans to tie behalf of the council thanking finished and for blds to be let him for his participation on "by December." the council. In other business Tuesday Rod George, manager of ttie night, the council Five mothers of Nyssa area the board. "By law, there is Nyssa branch of First National —Took under study a citizen’s youngsters attended the Monday no conflict of interest." "1 OWN LESS than 5 percent, Rank, accepted the council's in request for a change in the night, September 10, meetingof vitation to fill the seat left speed limit, from 25 to 35 the District No. 26 School Board I own less than one-twentieth. vacant by Keeney George, who miles-per-hour, from Henig- in order to ask board members 1 do not indirectly own any will serve the remaining three son's corner to the highway. for help In solving some school- other stock or anyone else's years and six months of Keeney’s—Accepted a petition from a related problems. Before they stock." Stunz also told the other board term, was sworn in by Steve group of citizens asking the city could address the board, Fonda, city attorney, and took to place "no truck parking” however, they found themselves members who owned the shares his seat on the council. signs in the area of Idaho and witnesses to a heated, hour- of Stunz Lumber Company of Incorporated. He Locust streets to deal with long discussion between board Nyssa, pointed out that he had done so the problem of produce shed members. The board met at 8 00 p.m. once before and thought that the trucks blocking their drive- in the Administrative area of issue should have been settled ways. The council noted that there the primary building for their then. In closing his statement board. Stunt invited monthly to the was a problem and instructed regularly scheduled Chairman Engstrom and any Koch to "get together with meeting. BOARD MEMBER Vic Habur- other interested board member Chief Allen and Simplots, the major firm in that area, to chak started thing» off by asking to come down to his office to see if something can be worked to have the minutes of last see proof of what he had finished out to eliminate the problem. month’s meeting corrected by telling the board. TOWARD the end of the hour- —Mayor Bauman told the coun adding the following statement- “That the school board has a long discussion, the board also cil members that the city has started to receive responses to serious case of conflict of in discussed the District’s pur its ads in municipal magazines terest. In that, this school is chasing policy and heard W.L. seeking a replacement for re doing a lion’s share of its McPartland, school superinten business with Stunz Lumber dent, ask I for a “purchasing tiring city manager Koch. Bauman suggested that a spe Company and the Stunz family, policy that would express the cial meeting might be held la Gene’s family, owns a sub desires of the board, as a ter to go over the various ap stantial amount of the business." board.’’ In putting an end to the dis- IN RESPONSE, Boardmember plications and move toward se lecting a new city manager. Gene Stunz asked Mark Hart cussion, Hartley told the board, ley, vice chairman acting in the I’ll get ahold of Don (Engstrom) absence of Chairman Don Eng when he gets back and we’ll BILL KEENEY strom, to change the agenda make arrangements with Don William W. Keeney, general in order todeal with the question and he can gather as many loan officer at First National board members as he’d like and raised by Haburchak. JACK STEWART GEORGE HOBBS Bank of Oregon's Nyssa branch, "I think the time has come 1 think we can go down to Gene's has been promoted tocommer- The Amalgamated Sugar George Hobbs has been named for it to be hashed out," said and get this straightened out." clal loan officer at the bank's Moving on. the board autho Company this week announced as the new factory superin Hattley, in support of Stunz’ The Nyssa Lions Club will South Sixth Street branch in "1 personally, for rized the payment of the bills the realignment of its manage tendent of the company’s fac hold their annual Live, Inc. sale request. Klamath Falls. one, would like to see it brought in the sum of $89,592.63 and ment personnel at the sugar fac tory at Nyssa. Keeney started his banking along with other Lions Clubs In earlier positions with the out and be straightenedout once then turned its attention to the tories in Nampa and Nyssa. career with First National at throughout Treasure Valley next Jack Stewart has been named company, Mr. Hobbs was assig attending the and for all and be forgot about ." five mothers week, Wednesday and Thursday the Condon branch tn 1952. He as the new factory superinten ned to the Nampa factory work DURING THE NEXT hour, meeting. received assignments at seve evenings, September 19 and 20. THE WOMEN asked for dent of the Nampa factory, the ing directly under Mr. Hatch as the board engaged in a wide- W.L. Me Partland is chairman ral branch offices prior to school board assistance ontwu company's largest processing technical assistant. Later, he his appointment as assistant of the sale, in which all of the ranging and at times heated school-related matters. Board complex and the third largest was the plant engineer at the discussion of the issue. merchandise is made by the operations officer at Lakeview sugar factory in the world. Nyssa factory. He has been in “If a board member owns members listened to their pro branch in 1961. He was pro blind, with proceeds from the Mr. Stewart has been the volved in the sugar industry for blem, discussed possible solu less than 5 percent of the shares moted to operations officer the sale to carry on the Lion’s tions and then instructed Mc Nyssa factory superintendent 15 years, and he holds a B.S. in a corporation, ” Stunz told following year, and was named sight conservation program. Partland to follow through with for the past three years. In degree in mechanical engineer general loan officer at the Mer Brooms, mops, rugs, chimes, moving to Nampa, he is replac ing from Colorado State Uni the matters. light bulbs and door mats will rill branch in 1964. He trans OTHER ITEMS before the ing veteran superintendent Mau versity. ferred to the Nyssa branch in be sold, as in past years. board Monday night included rice Hatch, who is retiring In announcing his early re This annual event has always a similar capacity in 1967. —Gene Chester, Nyssa High early because of ill health. tirement, Mr. Hatch brings to been supported generously by Past-president at the Nyssa A chemist, Mr. Stewart is one a close a highly successful 33 School principal. George Gan- Lions Club, Keeney was also a Nyssa residents, and members Area law enforcement offi- nlng and Don Bates made a of tiie company’s top factory exe year career with The Amal member of the NyssaCltyCoun- of the Lions Club ask the same ciais are warning area citizens brief presentation to the board cutives, having served as gamated. cil, City Planning Commission support this year for a very -particularly elderly persons- on the concept of Career Edu superintendent of the Twin Falls He started his sugar career worthy cause. and the Library Board. Nyssa factories before at the company's factory at Bur that two confidence men appa cation and outlined a tentative and rently are operating here. five-year program for the moving to Nampa. He has been ley, Idaho. He was later selec with the company since 1946. ted as one of the original em Last Friday, two men swind board's consideration. led at least one elderly Nyssa --Superintendent McPartland He received his B.A. degree in ployee •> to start up the Nampa man. They made at least two notified the board that he had chemistry from Northwest Na- plant when it opened in 1942. similar calls in Nyssa and at filled the last (pen teaching zarene College, Nampa. least one in Weiser. position by hiring Bob Belnap Investigators said the men, as the full-time Mechanical- posing as employes of Idaho Trades teacher. Power Co., told residents they --Also, McPartland told the had to conduct an electrical in board that the Building Trades spection of their homes. project house hasn't been sold In one of the Nyssa cases, yet and, therefore, those young they left with a signed blank sters are in need of some pro Nyssa one and two-party tele The cutover to the new long check which was later cashed jects to work on. phone customers will soon tie distance system is scheduled for $6,148. At Weiser ttiey The board discussed the direct dialing their long dis for September 14, 1973. received acheckfor$1.12 which matter and suggested that Mc tance calls without an intercep ■ This is the very latest long they later changed to$3,824.12. Partland should contact the local ting operator asking for their distance calling equipment," But a banker refused to accept Self-help Housing group about number, according to A. R. Davis said. “It is technically that check. tlie possibility of helping out Davis, Malheur Home Tele known as ANT which stands for Law enforcement officials are there until the project house is phone Company manager. Automatic-Nuinber-Identiflca - urging everyone to avoid bu sold. tion, and will automatically re siness with strangers and to - M< Partland closed out the cord th»> customer’s numt>er, prohibit strangers In their meeting's agenda with a pre the called number, the date, homes. sentation of the enrollment in time of day, and the length of the Officials say it is possible the District’s schools to date call," explained Davis. the con men may switch to us First grade 77, Second grade DATE MAX MIN MEMORIAL IN HONOR of Virginia Steffens and Harriet ing any oilier local utility com 88, Third grad«1 82, Fourth Sept. 5 46 90 The New long distance system Hrunibarh are displayed by Mrs. Edith Aman, Nyssa High pany for business. They said it grade 125, Fifth grade 120, Sept. 6 91 50 and additional central office is possible these men are still School librarian. Sixth grade 99, Seventh grade Sept. 7 69 54 equipment to meet Nyssa's grow The Betty Lamp, symboiicing FHA, was presented by the in the area. 120, Eighth grade 94, Ninth Sept. 8 79 49 ing demands for telephone ser American Association of University Women in memory of Mrs. grade 109, Tenth grade 99, Sept. 9 83 52 vice will cost the telejilione com TVCC REGISTRATION Steffens; and the placque in memory of Mrs. Brumbach was Eleventh grade 89, Twelfth Sept. 10 48 88 pany over $40,000. TO BEGIN MONDAY provided by friends who gave to a memorial hind A new grad«' 86 and Special students Sept. 11 49 90 stereo system which plays soft music in the library was also 6. The present operator number Sept. 12 49 Fall quarter registration at provided from the memorial fund. THE TOTAL so far, ac- identification system was in The jrlaeque and Hie lamp are located oneach side of (lie main Treasure Valley Community Col stalled in 1970, and will continue Owyhee Reservoir Storage entrance to the library in memory of the two long-time Nyssa lege is Monday, Se|>teml»*r 17, I 13 73 112.«20 A. c feet to serve the Nyssa exchange in the Weese Building. teachers who passed away during the past year. 9-13-72 469,300 Acre feet four-party and rural subscribers. School Board Argues About Purchasing Policy Harry Miner Threshes Oats AMALGAMATED SUGAR ANNOUNCES CHANGES IN PLANT SUPERINTENDENTS Bill Keeney Transferred Lions To Hold Annual Si le Police Warn About Con Men New Direct Dialing SALES, CONTESTS, PRIZES FEATURES OF BIG EVENT WITH FUN FOR ALL Nyssa merchants and busi ness people are again sponsor ing their annual KRAZY DAZE, with their fourteenth celebra tion coming this weekend. Sale dates will be Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with some of the specials coming on Saturday only. This is the day when store owners, employees and kids all dress as crazy as possible and have lots of fun. The Merchants Promotion committee has again arranged for the Journal to be distri buted throughout the sales area, and all are encouraged to read the ads very carefully, because this annual sales event offers prices which just can't be beat anywhere. In addition to the bargains, there will be over one hundred valuable prizes offered. Each business is providing a box where those over 16 may place their namesonaslipof paper, and at the end of the day these names will be drawn and prizes awarded. The winners need not be present for the drawing, and they will he notified by the merchants. The Job’s Daughters will spon sor the annual Crazy Days Breakfast, and it will be ser ved Saturday morning from 6 to 8:30 a.m. downstairs in the Ma sonic Hall. They will serve hot cakes, eggs, milk or coffee, juice and all you can eat for $1.25. All store employees are urged to attend this breakfast, and they will be judged for their costumes at this time. Early Saturday afternoon the kids fun gets underway with the big parade, led by members of the Nyssa Junior High School band under the direction of Frank Werner and all dressed in crazy clothes. Adults, kids and pets who wish to dress up and compete for prizes will be welcome in the parade. All participants are asked to be at the school grounds at the west end of Main Street by 1:30 p.m. so that the judges may award the prizes and the parade will get underway at 2 p.m. Jim Robinson will be the head judge. Michael's Pharmacy will give prizes to the three winners in the pet division. The Journal will again award cash to the Craziest dressed kids, with $5 for the first place, $3 for se cond place and $2 for third place. The contest is limited to kids in the 7th grade and below. Merchandise prizes are being awarded by Bracken’s Dept. Store, $5 for the craziest dres sed male above the 7th grade; Nyssa Firestone Store. $5 for the craziest dressed female above the 7th grade level, the Nyssa Merc, $5 for the oldest person wearing goofy garb; and Wilson Bros. Dept. Store, $5 for the youngest person with a costume entered in the contest. The Nyssa Merchants Asso ciation will again offer prizes for the craziest dressed employees. They are up $15 for 1st place, $10 for second and $5 for third. These will be merchandise cer tificates redeemable at any Nyssa Store. This fourteenth Crazy Days promises to be the best ever, and Nyssa Merchants suggest you come for breakfast stay for lunch, see the parade, re gister for lots of prizes at every store, take advantage of the bargains and fun, and have an enjoyable and profitable day. Greece Student "y ssa Resident Nyssa Police Begin Bicycle Safetv Month The Nyssa Police Department and Police Reserve will conduct a bicycle clinic Saturday after noon at the City Hall immediately after the Crazy Days parade, or about 2:30 p.m. Demonstrations will be given in the safe operation of the bicycle, and bikes will be in spected to insure that they are in safe operating condition. Each bike owner will be re- quired to demonstrate his riding skills and abilities, and the use of hand signals. Police officers will also en grave the names and serial numbers on each bicycle, and the bikes will be permanently recorded with the department. All bike owners who have pre viously registered their bikes are asked to do so again. Police Chief Alvin Allen said that Nyssa Police will also show a film "Rules of the Road" to all primary and ele mentary students, with the first show ing Thursday (today) to the 4th, 5th and 6th graders. Each week the Nyssa Police will choose two riders who the po lice believe show the most re sponsibility in their operation of the bicycle. These riders will receive an award from the Nyssa Chamber of Commerce, and their pictures will appear in the Journal. ALEX DROUGAS A foreign exchange student from Greece is in Nyssa for the 1973-74 school year, and will live with the Harold Kass- man family. Alex Drougas, 17, is here un der auspices of the Youth For Understanding program. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Athan Drougas of loanmna, Greece, a city of about 50,000. His fa ther is in the poultry business, he has a brother Photios, 13 and his grandmother also lives with the family. Alex will be a senior at Nyssa High School, and plans to study veterinary medicine when he returns to Greece. He joined the Kassman fa mily August 28 when he arrived in Boise after a flight which in cluded stops at Frankfurt, Ger many and Detroit, Michigan. His Nyssa family for the year are Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kassman, Beth Ann, a senior, and Dustin, a freshman. Robin has completed two years of college. System Starts Friday WEATHER JUANITA WALTERS AND BONNIE ROPP are all smiles at the opening of their new store, aptly named Raggedy Ann’s Pad, featuring infant, children's and teen’s clothing. The new store opened for business at 109 Main Street last weekend. Winners of the door prizes were Francis M. Acosta, $10, and Norma Iracheta and Donna Haney, each $5. The two extend their thanks to the many who made their fraud ofieriing such a success, and to those who sent flowers and good wishes for their opening.