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f of Oregon Nyssa Gate City Journal 67»h Yaar, 41st Issue Nyssa, Oregon Thursday, October 11, 1973 The Sugar City HEY, KIDS - Mrs. Ruth Langdon, branch manager of ttie Public Welfare Division, Department of Human Resources, said that recent news releases regarding the phase out of the Abundant Food Program have prompted nu merous inquiries to the local Public Welfare Division Office. The following items of interest about the Food Stamp Program are released for genera! in formation. as one of the few ways people living on fixed low incomes are able to help themselves by ex panding their food dollars. In addition to the benefits to those with low incomes, the program does bring in additional money to be spent in the area. Apparently most other county governments in Oregon have ac cepted the Food Stamp Pro gram. Twenty-seven of the thirty-six Oregon counties had elected to participate in the Food Stamps are coupons stamps prior to the news that issued by the USDA to low there would be no other food income and public assistance program available by July 1974. families. They may beexchan- The present Abundant Food ged only tor edible foods, no Program has been well utilized paper products, tobacco or al in this county and has not been coholic beverages. expensive, costing the county be The decision to implement the tween $5,000 and $6,000 per Stamp Program can only be year to operate. The foodstamp made by theCountyCourt. After program is considerably less the initial decision is made, expensive to administer and in about six months are needed to addition, does offer a gread deal establish the Stamp Program more variation to the consumer within the county. Because the plus additional business for mer Abundant Food Program will chants. officially expire June 30, 1974, Members of the Public Wel interested citizens, groups or fare Staff are available to meet organizations are encouraged with interested local groups to make their concerns known wishing additional information. to the CountyCourt rather soon. A staff member may be re The Public Welfare Division quested by calling the local endorses the Stamp Program Public Welfare Office. LOOMIX IS A NEW BUSINESS TO NYSSA, and they manufacture a liquid feed supplement used In the cattle and dairy industry. It can be used as a supplement with native forage on the range, or in feed lots and dairies. Rod Johnson Is area manager for the Pacific Northwest, and is in charge of sales and building the plant. Bob Taylor, Nyssa, will run the plant. Loomlx headquarters are in Arroyo Grande, California, and they have plants in San Jose, Calif., Farewell, Texas, Johnstown, Colorado; and one In Nebraska. The Nyssa plant Is the first of possibly three plants in the northwest. TVCC Student Enrollment up WINNERS OF LAST WEEK'SSAFE BICYCLE RIDING AWARDS ,<\nt to Jose Fraga, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leos Fraga, and Melody Smit daughter of Mrs. Joyce Nelson. Both are 4th graders. In addition to the certificate awarded by the Nyssa Police Department, Jose won a $5 gift certificate from Gambles; and Melody displays a $5 check given by Nyssa Insurance Agency. New Postal Money Order System Starts Oct. 15 A new postal money order system that will provide safety and savings to both ttie customer and ttie V. S. Pasta!Service will tie introduced in Nyssa on Oc tober 15, Postmaster Lee Dall said today. Buyers of the new money order will pay one fee for money orders valued from $50.01 to $300.00, the new limit on amounts per order. Fees for lesser amounts will remain the same. Under the old system, $300.00 money order would Involve three 40-cent fees for a total in fees of $1.20. The new system will provide a 2/3 reduction to 40 cents. For example, said Mr. Dail, the buyer of a $130.00 money order under ttie existing system pays a 40-cent fee for ttie first $100.00 and another 35 cent fee for the additional $30.00. The same money order, under ttie new program, will cost only 40 cents. Ttie new system, soon to Is* phased in throughout the nation is another example of an Improved postal product, not only .. "o additional cost to the customer, but at less cost. There Is also another bene fit. The system for handling ttie new money orders at the Postal Data Center in St. Louis the most advanced paper forms processing system nt its type in the world--is more efficient than the old manual system. "As a result of greater ef ficiency, we expect to save about $1.6 million a year when the new money order becomes available nationwide," said Mr, Dail, "and this money can be used to improve other aspects of the service." The new money order meets American Bankers Association standards for rapid handling and processing Ttie biggest single printing contract ever let--larger than Hie Internal Revenue Service’s yearly con tract for income tax forms-- involved the printing of nearly one-billion order forms to tie used over th»1 next five years. The Postal Service also poin ted out some other benefits to the buyer of the new money orders: The larger customer receipt will not only be less easily mis placed, but It will enable the Postal Service to provide fas ter claim service through ma chine processing. The form contains a complete record of when It was purchased, where It was puri hasedandthe amount. The safest means of sending money will be even safer be cause ttie new form will be even more difficult to alter, Recipients of money orders will be able to cash them at 42,000 post offices and sta tions and 23,000 banks and branches throughout the coun try, three times ttie numtier of outlets available for any com peting money transfer system, Bids (Called For Owyhee Bridge Blds will tie received by ttie Oregon Tranportatlon Com mission on Thursday, October 25 for 10 projects estimated to cost $8,400,000. One of the projects involves construction of a bridge at a new crossing over the Owyhee River, 14 miles southweat of Nyssa on the Owyhee River (Overstreet Road) Bridge Section on FAS route 23-125. Completion time Is 180 calendar days, DATE Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Owyhee 10-10-73 10-10-72 Registration Information now available through the Treasure Valley Community College Stu dent Personnel Division shows an increase in the head count enrollment for this term in comparison to this time last year. The college registered a small increase In full-time en rollments, however, part-time students showed a marked in crease. The figures for this term are 575 full-time students and 578 pari time for a total of 1153. The college's fall term 1972 total enrollment was 993. COUNCIL APPROVES APPOINTMENTS The Nyssa City Council con firmed two appointments made by Mayor Larry Bauman at their regular meeting Tuesday eve ning. Councilman Jack Plttz was appointed to the Library Board, and Henry H. (Andy) Anderson was appointed to the City Planning Commission. The Council offered for sale the total amount authorized of $425,000 in bonds for water improvements to be sold at the earliest possible date. Inother action to expedite (tie improve ments to the city water system authorized in a recent vote, the council deposit $1,000 in esc row as part payment to BillStringer for a reservoir site on airport hill, together with a 20-foot easement for a water main. The balance of the total purchase price of $5,500 will be paid upon completion of the survey and paper work. Mayor Bauman appointed a committee of ttie council to re view applications for city manager prior to a review by the full council. The mayor and Councilmen Oldenieyer and Mel calf will review the several ap plications received. Messiah Rehearsals Start October 11 Announcing the approach of the forthcoming Messiah re hearsals, Jeff Sandberg, Nyssa High School Choral director, stated that the rehearsal for the community performance will begin Thursday, Oct. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school choral room, All former cho rus members se well as new members are invited to parti cipate. If there are any questions please feel free to contact Mr. Sandberg al the high school or at 372-3638, Performance date has been set for Decemtier 9. Johnson said the company picked Nyssa because they use by-products of the sugar industry, and the location is central to a large range and cattle feeding area. They will operate in an area between Idaho Falls and Pendleton, and the railroad location is ideal for goingeither way in this area. Construction started September 8, and it is hoped that the plant will be in operation within two weeks. Six tanks have been constructed along the siding north of town, and plans are to add more after the first of the year. Johnson said that the company is looking into the possibility of the manu facture of other kinds of food supplements for the animal agriculture industry. Over 8,000 acres of hunting rights have now been securedto benefit development of a park and recreational program $t Cow Hollow, according to Ro bert Munn, spokesman for Cow Hollow Park I Recreation Association. The lands involved are located in prime pheasant hunting spots in the Cow Hollow and Sunset Valley Communities southwest of Nyssa. Individual ranchers and the boys and girls participating in the summer baseball and soft- ball programs are busy putting up bright pink "No Hunting" signs indicating that the posted lands are reserved for those who support the Cow Hollow program by purchasing a sea son hunting ticket. The pass, which sells for $10 gains the holder the pri vilege of hunting on any or all of the reserved hunting Goodell, LlreyTo Attend National FFA Convention Scott Goodell and Dwayne Ul- rey will leave Oct. 13, to at tend the F.F.A. National Con vention in Kansas City, Mis souri. Scott and Dwayne will be representing Nyssa High School's F.F.A. Chapter. F.F.A. students will elect new national officers as well as compete nationally in public speaking, soil judging, dairy judging, meat judging, agri Elementary and primary stu culture mechanics, crop judging dents at Nyssa Schools will lands during the regular hunting have a day off Friday, October and many others. Approxi mately $100,000.00 will be pre season, subject only to the land 12, while their teachers attend sented in awards and scholar owner's right tocontrol the num a two-day session of the In ships. ber of hunters using his lands ternational Reading Association at any one time and his right in Boise Friday and Saturday. Either President Nixon or to designate the areas of his Superintendent W. L. McPart- Vice President Agnew will ad farm that may be hunted. Hun land told board members at dress the students. Others ters are instructed that they their regular session Monday speaking include leaders in In must register with each land evening that this applies to stu dustry, U.S. Steel, John Deere, owner each time they hunt and dents through the 6th grade only. are expected to observe sa Board members also approved fety regulations and to conduct a Biology II field trip to OMSI themselves as sportsmen. and the OregunCoast November Response from out of area 16, 17, and 18, under the di hunters has been enthusiastic rection of instructor MaryOm- as hunting areas are becoming berg. This trip will involve harder to find. Both farmers approximately 38 students. Stuart Ward, 17, son of Mr. and hunters should enjoy better The schedule calls for an and Mrs. Glenn W ard, of Adrian relations as a result of the early departure from Nyssa on is one of 120 FFA members November 16, with program, according to Munn. Friday, Season passes are available stops at the Bonneville Fish Hat at the Sunset Market on Lytle chery and Multnomah Falls be Boulevard now, and will be fore their arrival at Motel 6, available at various locations 3104 S. E. Powell Blvd., Port A class in brush up short in the hunting area from stu land. The students will tour OMSI hand will be offered by the dents and landowners beginning (Oregon Museum of Science & Parma Community School this October 17. Industry) starting at 9 a m., term. An organization meeting Saturday, and the PortlandZoo. will be held at 7 00 p.m. on They will depart from Cape Tuesday, October 9 at the Parma Lookout at 2 p.m. and spend High School. The regular time the afternoon collecting marine and day for the class will be specimens and plan! life, and set at that time. Anyone interested in taking will return to Portland that come was $12,961,407, or $2 44 evening. They expect to return this class should call Mr. Ia- derosa at the ParmaCommunity to Nyssa about 4 p.m. Sunday. per share. School office (ph. 722-5744) to Chairman Ralph J. Voss said register for the class. There the good showing in earnings Still Openings was a combination of several In Upholstery Class must be at least ten people en rolled for the class to be held. things--heavy loan demand, in There are still a few open creased occupancy of the te nant space in First National ings in the Treasure Valley Adrian Board Tower and the absence of the Community College Continuing upholstery class, Meeting Postponed moving costs which had an ad Education verse effect on earnings at this meeting Monday and Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m., in the Superintendent Glenn E. Ward time last year. First Ontario Women’s Clubhouse. announced that the regular meet He indicated the National Center space is 86 Interested parties should attend ing of the Adrian School Board per cent taken and occupancy the next class to sign up. The has been postponed from Thurs level is expanding every month, instructor is Bob Appleton of day, October 11 to Monday Oc tober 15 at 9 p.m. materially aiding bank profits. Whitey’s Trim Shop. The Nyssa branch reported de posits of $12,236,012 .uid loans of $6,895,556 as of Sept. 30. Comparable totals for the branch a year ago were $10,- 047,938 in deposits and $6,- 569,832 in loans. Cow Hollow Park Plan Gains Momentum Grade Schools Closed Friday First National Bank of Oregon reported increases in deposits, loans and earnings for nine months ending September 30, compared with 1972's first three quarters. Deposits increased 8.7 per cent to $2,148,481,089 on Sept. 30, compared with $1,976,- 045,981 recorded at the end of th«» third quarter of 1978. Loans at First National's 135 statewide offices rose to $1,- 325,647,1)37, up 7.7 per cent from tiie $1,230,457,688 tallied on the same date in 1972. Re sources were $2,585,161,543, up from $2,335,485,4301ast year Income before securities tran sactions for nine months amoun ted to $13,247,156, or $2.49 per share, up 28 per cent from $10,351,883 or $1.95 per share, compared with 1972. Net in- Case. Firestone, Ford and others. Scott Goodell, Bill Holmes, and David Robbins represented N.H.S. last year at the National Convention. "As Nyssa is an agriculture center, F.F.A. is a very pro minent organization here. F.F.A. is a class for students who are interested in some type of agriculture," comments F.F.A. Adviser Mr. Deryl Leg gett. Students learning how to be come a good farmer as well as how to become better people. They learn about leadership, American r lag facts and a code of ethics. Working with people and conducting a meeting by Parliamentary Procedure are also emphasized. Stuart Ward Will Play In National FFA Band Shorthand Class To Be Offered First National Bank of Oregon Reports Increased Earnings from across the nation selec ted to participate in the Na tional FFA Band. Stuart, who will play the trumpet, was selected from over 500 appli cants representing 44 states. After two days of intensive practice prior to the conven tion, the Band will perform dur ing all but one session of the 46th National Convention of the Future Farmers of America, in Kansas City, Missouri,starting October 16. Stuart is a member of the Adrian FFA Chapter where his advisor is Joe W itty. He is also a member of the Adrian High School band under the directon of Jim Johnson. Often referredtoas the "mail order band” because of the me thod of recruiting members, the National FFA Band was first organized in 1947. Since that time competition for the honor of playing in the band has steadily increased. Under the direction of Roger Heath, Assis tant Director of the Purdue University Bands, the FFA Band has gained a reputation for its polished performances even though bandsmen have only two days of practice together prior to their first performance. (»iris Outnumber Boys In 4-H Programs Some 5,476,300 young people are reached by 4-H - Youth programs, according to recent statistics provided by Exten sion Service, USDA. This to tal includes youth in organized clubs, special interest groups, MAX. MIN. expanded food, nutrition pro grams and those involved in in 32 structional TV programs. 62 27 65 Where do these 4-H boysand girls live? About 31% live on 27 MUM SHOW farms, 43% live in towns with 64 less than 10,000 population and CANCELLED 30 59 Mrs. Arie Bakker reports in open country. Some 13% re 30 61 that due to trust, the Treasure side in towns and cities having 33 Valley Chrysanthemum Society a population between 10 and has canceledttie chrysanthemum 50,000 and about 6% live in su Storage Reservoir show that was ■cheduled for Oc burbs of cities of more than 380,680 Acre Feet tober 13 and 14 at the West Park 50,000. About 7% of the 4-H 439,700 Acre Feet members live in those cities hav Plaza in Ontario. weather """" 15C Per Copy Public Welfare Division Endorses Stamp Prog ram ^Bikes, Cash Offered by Gate City Journal With a list of prizes attractive to al! boys and Kiris, the Gate City Journal announces a subscription campaign, tie ginning Saturday of this week. Ti>e drive for subscriptions to the Journal will last for three weeks. Dates for bovs and girls working in the campaign will be October 13 to Saturday, November 3. The young salesmen will find working in the campaign a source of business education, and financial gain. Object of the drive is to colle<' an additional year or two from each of the present readers of the Journal and to add new names to the al ready large list of Journal subscribers. Candidates who will take a part in the campaign will be boys and girls who reside in the territory served by the Journal. There will be no losers, as the number of candidates is limited and each active worker Is guaranteed one of ttie major prizes of latest model bicycles or a liberal cash commission. The campaign will not start until Saturday, October 13 and no workers will be allowed to begin until that time. How ever any boy or girl interested in the campaign should call as soon as possible for information and receipt books. Any candidate who gets promises or does any advance work on the campaign before Saturday will be barred from the campaign. This rule is made in fairness to all candidates and will be strictly enforced. On another page of this issue of the Journal is a large advertisement telling all about the campaign. It shows what the prizes are, how the prizes will be awarded and other details. Enter your name immediately by filling in (tie entry coupon and bringing or mailing It to the Journal office. If you are one of those to become active and work during the short cam paign, you are sure to win one of the prize bicycles or cash commissions. To make it easier for you to secure information about this big prize-winning event, the Journal office will be open all day and until 8 o'clock in the evening every day except Sunday. Parents are urged to come to the office with their children so they will understand th® many easy winning and educational features of this campaign. Thunderegg Capital ing more than 50,000 population. The boy-girl ratio is 58.6% girls and 41.4% boys. About 48.7% of the 4-H’ers are pre-teens, tietween 9 and 11 years of age. Early teens, 12 to 14, represent about 35.9% of the participants, while 15.4 of the 4-H'ers are in their middle and upper teens, be tween 15-19 years of age There are 109,227 4- H clubs and special interest groups with 505,638 4-H volunteer leaders -adult, junior and teeni-each giving 15 to 25 days during the year to 4-H leadership. The number of volunteer lea ders - the backbone of 4-H -has tripled in the past 20 years. WALT MOREY, noted author of children’s books, attracted a crowd when he appeared at two assemblies last Friday at the Nyssa schools. He is shown with his books and some of the enthusiastic youngsters who were thrilled by his talk Many parents were also in the audience. I, A