Nyssa Gate City Journal 67th Y«or 47th l»w Ny»»o, Ofgo^ Thuridoy, November 22, 1973 Th« Sugar City Thunderegg Capital 15C Per Copy SUGAR COMPANY MAKES Police Chief INiïlAL BEH PAYMENTS In FBI Course OF $37 MILLION Sugarbeet growers in Ore- gon, Idaho, and Utah recelved over $37 million this week as their initial payment for the 1973 crop of beets, reports Henry Zobell, vice president of agriculture for Tlie Amalga mated Sugar Company. The payments are for all beets received by the company through (tie month of October. Although the volume of sugar sold to date by the company amounts to only 15 percent of the total estimated sales from Hie 1973 crop, this initial pay­ ment to the growers represents 90 percent of the estimated to­ tal payment each grower will receive for his beet crop. Checks for sugarbeets re­ ceived after November 1 will be issued by the company near the end of the month. Payments to growers in th«’ Nyssa district were $8,800,000, while Nampa growers were paid $7,850,000. In the Elwyhee dis­ trict headquartered at Mountain Home, checks totaled$ 1,860,000. Twin Falls growers received $7,450,000 and Mini-Cassia dis­ trict growers received$9,710,- 000. In Utah, the company paid growers $1,380,000. Mr Zobell reports that the beet harvest is 100 percent complete in Utah and about 95 percent complete in Idaho and Oregon. In addition, he an­ nounced that the Nyssa-Nampa growers are enjoying their se­ cond highest yield in history, with averages in both districts exceeding 27 tons/acre. He also indicated tliat price prospects for 1974 sugarbeets appear very firm at this time and that there are no govern­ ment restrictions on acreage for next year’s beet crop. All four of the company’s su­ gar factories have been on a three-shift, seven-day-a- week ope ration since mid Oc­ tober. The company has in­ creased its work force to 3,200 employees to process the beets for this year's sugar campaign, which is scheduled for comple­ tion around the end of February. Final acceptance for Nyssa Police Chief Alvin Allen to be enrolled in the FBI National Academy was received Monday, according to City Manager Fred Koch. The academy term starts January 7, and ends March 29, 1974. The Academy is in the Washington, D. C. area. Koch said that this con­ centrated course in Police Ad­ ministration includes bud­ geting, management, personnel, and the whole area of law en­ forcement. This appointment is very selective, Koch said, and only one other law enforcement officer in Oregon has been given this honor for this session at the academy. Former Bank Officer Returns Oregon Farm Bureau Deals With Energy Crisis Oregon Farm Bureau Presi­ dent Ralph Robinson has an­ nounced the creation of a spe­ cial Farm Bureau committee to deal with the current energy crisis. In naming the committee mem bers Robinson said, "In view of the present fuel and energy crisis, there is a need to deve­ lop and make recommendations to state and national officials emphasizing the need for a high priority for production of food in the allocation of fuel and energy " The committee's responsibi­ lity will be to review available supplies and agricultural needs for fuel and energy and to inform officials of that need. Some other issues tor con sideration include; 1 Priorities for use within agriculture. 2. Can farmers operate under mandatory allocations or quotas? 3. How can farmersconserve fuel and energy? The committee will hold its first meeting Monday, Novem­ ber 26 in Salem. PLAY SLATED The Adrian Speech De­ partment will present Hie Rea­ der’s Theatre production, "Archy and M»hitable," on Fri­ day. November 30 at 8 p.m. in the Adrian High School Gym. Mrs. Dorothy Phelps is the instructor. There will be a charge of 25< per person. Chemical Fertilizer Firms Generous With Many Gifts More thanZOsubstantial Items of educational and recreational equipment were presented to eastern Oregon and western Idaho schools, hospitals, fire de partments, FFA and4-Hchap- ters by representatives of Feed Service, Inc., at an awards ban­ quet held at the East Side Cafe Thursday evening. The ban­ quet was attended by nearly 100 members of recipient grouos from throughout Treasure Val­ ley- Donors were Warren Mallory, manager of Feed Service, Inc., Caldwell, and Marvin Wilson of the same firm at Nyssa. Also present at the event was Jim Bean, Boise district mana­ ger of the Dow Chemical Com­ pany, from whom the gifts were made available to FeedService, Inc. through a cooperative mar­ keting program Feed Service, Inc. is a distributor of Dow’s agricultural products “We chose to make these gifts available to organizations tn On­ tario, Nyssa, Homedale, Adrian, Middleton, Parma,Wilder,Em­ mett, Nampa and Bruneau in appreciation for the support we have received from citizens of this area. We are pleased to participate Ina program that will assist In building the youth and service capabilities of the e fine communities," said Mallory and Wilson in making tlie awards. A list of the awards and re­ cipients is as follows: Malheur County 4-H Club Instant Replay TV Stereo Cassette Recorder Lake Creek 4-H Camp .ci. Westinghouse Refrigerator Nyssa Little league Assoc. Baseball outfits for 19 boys Homedale Little league Program Jr Hhi Baaetan 1 kitfit Adrian Volunteer Fire Dept, r TV Middleton High School FFA Chapter Emmett High School FFAChap- ter Parma High School FFAChap- ter Wilder High School Black A Decker Tools Nampa High School FFAChap- ter Black A Decker Tools Digital Electronic Calculator Nampa 4-H Club Tape Recorder Westinghouse Microwave Oven East Canyon Elementary School, Nampa, Idaho Automatic Washer A Dryer Bruneau Elementary School Nine piece Obstacle Course 21” Portable TV Electric Typewriter Stereo Cassette Decks (2) Portable Cassette Recorder(4) Idaho State School A Hospital 2 TV Sets 19" Portable Cassette Recorder FEED SERVICE, INC. presented gifts to 14 schools and organizations at a dinner at Hie East Side Cafe last Thursday evening, and among those in attendance receiving gift certificates from Marvin Wilson, left, manager of the Nyssa liased firin, were Bob Wilson, representing the Nyssa Little League, and Glenn Ward, representing the Adrian Volunteer Fire Department s John Messick, former Nyssa resident, has returned to the First National Bank of Ore­ gon, Nyssa branch, as general loan officer. He will replace Ray Rankin, who is going into private business. Ray has been in the Nyssa branch since March, 1971 and plans to remain in the community. Messick started m the Nyssa branch in 1961 after attending Boise Junior College. He gra­ duated from Nyssa High School in 1958, and fs the son of Mr. and Mrs. Do Messick, both deceased. lie left Nyssa in 1964, and neM oi fTe i ent prrvltmns in branch banks at Madras, Hood River, Moro, Baker; spent some time in the administrative headquarters of First National Bank in Portland, and most re­ cently was general loan officer In the Heppner branch. John married the former Er­ nestine May in Hood River in 1967, and they have four chil­ dren, Kim 13, Val 11, Steve 6, and Ryan 2 months. Mrs. Mes­ sick and (lie children will re­ main in Heppner until they can locate a home in Nyssa. YULETIDE SEASON OPENS NOV. 30 Nyssa merchantswill of­ ficially open theChrlstmas Season Friday evening, No­ vember 30, with a free pan­ cake supper for area re­ sidents. Santa Claus will make his first Nyssa ap­ pearance tliat evening. He will have candy canes and will visit with area young- sters. The stores are well ready for stocked and Christmas shoppers. The Journal will again blanket the trading area, compliments of the Cham­ ber of Commerce, with next week’s issue of No­ vember 29. Advertisers are asked to get ad copy in early for this bigChristmas shop­ ping edition. The Nyssa Little League Association re­ ceived a complete tiaseball outfit for 15 boys which included double knit uniforms, caps, socks, tells, bats, batting helmets, catchers mask, chest protector and leg protectors. The Adrian Volunteer Fire Department was given a 19" color television set. ALBERTSON’S LAND AN’llCATTLE feedlot, nearing com­ ie «id of Columbia Avenue, is rapidly pletion west of Nyssa at the filling up and now has 15,f OoAead of cattle. When finished the an Accommodate nr mile square facilities can 20,000, according to Francis Hight, manager. iom the old feedlot on Albertsons AH cattle have been hauled Island, and the island will gi r»ially be put back into farm land after the feeding operations hie been cleaned up. Corral Industries out of [Phoenix, Arizona built the first 18,000 running feet of bunk spec for the cattle, and Albertson’s crews are now moving old corrals up from the island and building a growing lot consisting of an additional 11,000 feet of bunk space. Included in the new facilitks are several buildings, miles of concrete, huge ensilage j»?, grain storage and all of the necessary equipment to card for the enormous numbers of beef cattle to be fattened at the feedlot. Engineered into the hillside facilities are proper trainage and four pollution ponds to catch the run-off from the feeding operations. Effluent will be pumped from the ponds, daring the summer months to irrigate alfalfa fields on the prsperty. Hight said tliat the company is preparing to meet many pro­ blems during this first year <4 operation of the new faciltiy, the biggest of which is the lack of bedding grounds for the cattle, which will make it rougi this first winter. Pictures show close-ups ogsome of the facilities and cattle, with the entrance sign as oie leaves the facility framing the City of Nyssa in the distance Plumes of steam from the Sugar factory and the water towers can be made out at left­ center. State Highway Division Adopts 55 m.p.h. Speed Following the action cn city streets, including freeways on the State Highway System shall be 55 miles per hour The rule was adopted for the safety of the motoring public after studies conducted by the Highway Division and State Po­ lice indicated that many moto­ rists were voluntarily driving slower in response to Presi­ dent Nixon’s plea to conserve fuel The temporary rule adopted follows: "Pursuant to the authority granted to the State Speed Con­ trol Board under OFtS 483.108 all prior speed resolutions or rules, or portions thereof, adopted by the State SpeedCon- trol Board authorizing speeds in excess of 55 miles per hour are hereby rescinded. The de­ signated speed for all vehi­ cles traveling on city streets winch form a part of the State Highway System shall not he ' tweeas of 55 miles per hour, Thia temporary rule will be re­ viewed by the Board 90 days after it becomes effective in all of the cities involved.” The rule must be submitted to the 36 cities involved for their approval before the areas can be posted. Each city will have 30 days in which to act on adoption of the rule. It is hoped that the cities will act faster than the 30-day limit and as each city approves the rule, the Highway Division will sign the section and the rule will be effective in that area. A search indicates that there are no county roads with speed limits in excess of 55 miles per hour. Nominations Completed For ASC Committeemen Some 42 farm and ranch residents of Malheur county are in the running for 7 Agricul­ tural Satbihzation and Conser­ vation (ASC) community com­ mittees, according to County ASC Chairman, Blain Girvin. The mail election for ASC community committeemen is being held this month and bal­ lots will be mailed th«» week REP. OAKES CALLS PUBLIC HEARING Representative Don Oakes, R-lronside, announced Thurs­ day he is seeking a public hear ing in Baker County and Mai heur County later this year on the question of future uses of Hells Canyon. "Except for a single meeting in Enterprise those most ef fected by the decisions of th« Oregon Water Resources B ard will not have a good chance to testify before the Board,” said Oakes. In addition to the Enterprise meeting, the Water Resources Board plans hear ings in Portland, Eugene and Medford. "I’m trying to gel an additional hearing scheduled in Ontario Decemlier 10 or, at least, someplace in Baker or Malheur Counties later,” re­ ported the District 59 Repre­ sentative "The three scheduled meetings in Western Oregon will have no input from people who would use any of the po- wer generated tn Hells Canyon, that is Idaho Power Company. They will also exclude those who could use the water for ir­ rigation." The purjxise of the tiearings, according to Water Resource Board Director, Tucson Myers, is to review potential uses of Hells Canyon. The last such re­ view occurred in I960. of November 19 to all persons eligible to vote in the farmer committee elections, Girvin said. The final date for the mailing voted ballots, or for dropping them off at the county ASCS office, is December 3. Ballots will be counted on December 5 in the county ASCS Office, 12:.-’ S.W. 4th. Ave. Ontario, Oregon with the public invited to attend. On December 12 the newly elected community committee­ men will hold a county conven­ tion to nominate and elect one county committee member and two alternates, Girvin pointed out. The newly-elected county committee member will serve for three years, the alternates for one year. ASC community committee- men not only elect members of the ASC county committee, but also assist the county com­ mittee throughout the year in the administration of federal farm programs locally,accord­ ing to Girvin. In the community committee mail election, farmers in each community will elect three committee members and two alternates, all to serve one- year terms, Girvin said. He pointed out that any far­ mer who is eligible to lake part in any ASCS program is eli­ gible to vote in the mail elec­ tion. Voting eligibility is de­ termined without regard to race, sex, color, religion or national origin. Girvin said a list of known eligible voters is on file at the County ASCS office, and is open for public inspection, "If a man or woman feels he or she is eligible to vote and Is not listed, just call it to the attention of anyone in the office, and it will tie checked out right away,” he said. Wool Style Show Saturday Seamstresses and others in­ terested in viewing garments showing the versatility of American wool are invited to the "Make It Yourself With Wool" style show this Satur­ day, November 24, statesCarol Knothe, Malheur County Ex­ tension Home Economist. The show with several contestants aged 10 - 21, from Baker, Grant, Harney and Malheur counties will begin at 2:00 p.m. at the L.D.S. church in Vale. Refreshments will precede the show All contestants are to register by 9:00 a m on the 24th with judging of the garments to con­ tinue most of the morning. Morning training classes for contestants are under the direction of Chris Moore, Ro­ berta Trenkel and Millie Rum­ pel all of Vale. A junior and senior winner will be selected to represent this district at the state com­ petition to be held in Portland, December 7. The purposes of the competi­ tion are to focus attention on the beauty and versatility of American wool and to encourage use of wool fabric or yarn in sewing, knitting or crocheting HOME CHRISTMAS LIGHTING USES LITTLE POWER Idaho Power Company, re- ports Christmas lighting re- presents "only a small frac­ tion" of one percent of total annual electric consumption in its area, suggested that cus­ tomers use "their own best judgment" about holiday dis­ plays this year. Western division manager G. E. McBroom also pointed out that (1) interior Christmas li­ ghting “does not necessarily” boost energy use and (2) Idaho Power expects to have suffi­ cient supplies for all of its customers throughout the 1973- 74 winter. (Continued On Page 8) Most Oregon Residents Eligible For Tax Refund The Oregon State Department of Revenue held a seminar last Thursday for Malheur County tax accountants, and was atten­ ded by Dick Tensen and Byrd Walters, Nyssa accountants. They said that it is important for every tax payer in Oregon to know that, if their income is under $15,000, that they will get a sizeable refund this year when they pay their income tax Tensen said that under a new and greatly expanded law re­ placing the 1972 Property Tax Relief Law, most Oregon home- owners and renters, who are do­ miciled Oregon residents as of 12-31-1973, will be entitledtoa refund of $100 to$490as a home­ owner and $50 to $245 as a ren­ ter. To be eligible their in­ come for 1973 must be less than $15,000 per single person or joint income if married. It will show up as a re­ fundable tax credit on their 1973 Oregon State Income Tax Return, or will be refunded by completing Form 70-R (Ore­ gon Homeowner and Renter Pro­ perty Tax Refund Claim) for persons who are not required to file a 1973 Income Tax be­ cause of income limitations. Homeowners will have to sub­ mit with their return for 1973 a copy of the Property Tax Notice for 1973-74, whether paid or not, for the Tax Lot on which their residence is located. This Tax lot could include your whole farm if you are a farmer, and you only receive one tax no­ tice for your Real Property Taxes. Owners of mobile homes who are renting a site in a mobile home park can claim a refund on the amount they pay as pro­ perty tax on their mobile home, and on a portion of the rent they pay for the site they rent. College students paying rent, other than to a college- owned dormitory or housing unit, will also be eligible for a refund. The accountant said that ren­ ters of homes, apartments and mobile home sites will have to obtain from any landlord they had in Oregon, during the calendar year 1973, a "Rent Certificate,” Form 99-RC to attach to their claim form, this "Rent Certificate" must be supplied by the landlord and bear his signature. All taxpayers and jiersons wishing to claim this refund will have to submit to the per­ son doing their Income Tax or Claim Form, these "Rent Cer­ tificates" from their 1973 Ore­ gon landlords or a copy of their 1973-74 tax notice along with their usual information for filing their Income Taxes. Renters are urged to con­ tact their previous 1973 land­ lords to obtain their "Rent Certificates" so that their filing will not be held-up waiting to get them. 1 Service There will be a Community Union Thanksgiving Service, November 21 at the Christian Church at 8 p.m The spea­ ker will be the Rev. Tony Mal- FORMER AFS STI DENT LENA KAYALA of Greece returned donodo of the Latin Assembly to Nyssa for a reunion with the Grant Rinehart family, lena was of God Church. Nyssa’s first foreign exchange student in 1960-61, and lived Everyone is invited to at­ with the Rineharts during the school year. tend this service and share the Since returning to Greece Lena completed her studies and true spirit of Thanksgiving. graduated from the University of Thessaloniki in 1967. She has taught at Anatolia College since 1968, and was sent by the college to the School for International Training at Brattle­ boro, Vermont last summer on a grant to complete her mas­ • • • • « • • e-e e-e--e--e--e--e- e-e ter's degree in English. The first phase of her program ends December 21, she will DATE MAX MIN. PR EC Nov. 14 51 36 .02 return to Anatolia College for four months teaching, and then Nov. 15 53 38 .04 return to Vermont for the third phase ending in June, 1974. Nov. 16 52 41 trace She will then return to Anatolia College to resume tier teaching Anatolia is an American Nov. 17 53 40 .21 of English as a second language. Nov 18 43 39 .28 high school for Greek children, with the board of trustees lo­ Nov. 19 41 29 .08 cated in Boston. Lena visited Nyssa High School Monday, and went to Milton- Nov. 20 27 Freewater Tuesday with Grant and Betty Rinehart for Thanks­ Owyhee Reservoir Storage 11/19/73 401,460 Acre Feet giving and a reunion with all of the Rinehart family. She will 11/19/72 463,640 Acre Feet return to Vermont next Monday for continuation of her school. \\ FATHER