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< ' rigori Nyssa Gate City Journal 67th Year 49th Issue Nyssa, Oregon Thursday, December 6, 197 3 Th* Sugar City Thunderegg Capital 15< Per Copy NYSSA INVITATIONAL WRESTLING TOURNEY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY The eighth annual Nyssa Invitational Wrestling Tour nament, long established as the largest in Treasure Val ley, will fill the Nyssa High School gym to capacity with wrestlers and spectators Fri day evening and all day Sa turday. Mel Calhoun,Nyssawrest- lmg coach, is again director of the tournament. 27 teams have been invited, with up wards of 300 wrestlers ex pected to compete in the two- NYSSA HIGH SCHOO1 WRESTLERS interrupted practice for these pictures in preparation for their 8th annual In vitational Tournament this Friday and Saturday. These two pictures represent the whole squad, with challenges to determine those who will represent Nyssa in their tourna ment. In the first picture, front row from left, are Kirt Moore, Paul Kessler, KevinCleaver.Raylracheta,Clayton Webband Sam Hartley. Back row, Scott Holcomb, John Tanner, Dan Simantel, David'Simantel, Mark Jensen,ClarkKidoandBill Tensen. Mike Franklin, manager is kneeling. The picture at right shows, from left kneeling, Bill Irving Berlin Musical Starts Tryouts At TVCC Post Office Oregon Veterans Pay 832 Million Open Saturdays The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs paid $32,192,631 in 1973-74 taxes November 15 on the proper ties of 60,073 war veterans who have State farm and home loans, H.C. Saalfeld, director, said today. Last year's tax payment was $30,- 211,887 on 53,789 proper ties. “There's no people like show people, like no people 1 know-everytiiing about them is appealing” and nowhere is there a more appealing character than Atuiie Oak- ley or the musical which bear« her name: Annie Get Your Gun Thib Irving Berlin musi cal which has delighted au diences all over the world for many years has been chosen as TVCC’s sixth an nual musical. Tryouts for Eertil izcr Soil Workshop Farmers and other per sons interested in fertili ser application and the best use of irrigation water are invited to attend a Soils and Irrigation workshop to be held December 11 and 12 at Treasure Valley Community College according to word from the Malheur County Ex tension office. The meetings will be held in the Weese building and will start at 9 30 each morning with ad journment set for 3 00 p.m A wide range of topics relating to soil and irri gation water application will be examined. These include soils and irrigation prob lems of tiie area, fertilizer application, soil testing, the reclamation of alkali soil, plant tissue testing h> de termine soil fertility and others. Resource people for the meeting w ill include Hugh Gardner and James Votnocil of the Oregon State Univer sity Soils department, Neil Hoffman, Superintendent of the Mallieur Experiment Sta tion and W yane Thiessen of Ore-Ida’s Agriculture Re search department. Malheur County Extension Agents Jim Burr and Leeds Bailey will also assist with tlie work shop. Additional details are available at the Malheur County Extension Office in Ontario. “Annie” were held Monday and Tuesday, December 3 and 4. As lias been the case with the otiier musicals, all members of the community as well as college students are urged to try out. There are many individual parts as well as chorus and dance parts available. Assisting director, Wayne Phillips, will be Sally Sel ler, dance director and cho reographer, Bot> Michie, or chestra director, and Tom Houston, chorus director. Lorena Skousen will tie the accompaniest, Dorothy Han sen, stage manager, and Elea nor Phillips, publicity di rector Information about the pro duction may tie obtained from any of the directors or by calling Treasure ValleyCom- munity College. 889 6493,ext. 34. "Annie Get Your Gun” is slated for production at On tario HighSchool, February 6, 7, 8. and 9, 1974. BLM Range Postmaster Lee Dail said that the Nyssa Post Office will be open Saturdays on De cember 8 and 15 from 8 30 a.m. to 5 p.m. to accommo date patrons during the Christmas rush. The postmaster also said that many letters mailed from the Nyssa office are being returned to the sender be cause letters addressed to another city have bymistakp shown the local zip code in stead of the destination code. He said that all letter mail is being sorted by machine in the Sectional Centers, and the machine reads the zip code. Another factor, Dail said, is that unsealed mail is be ing torn and shredded by the machines, and it is better to seal the letter or Christmas card for that reason. A new display case has been installed at the post office, and has on display stamp collector kits and ot her information for the stamp collector. New issues of commemorative stamps and starter stamp kits are on sale at the post office. Wilson's Market Has Naw Assistant Edward C» Gheen, Range Conservationist in the Vale District, Bureau of Land Management, has accepted a promotion and transfer as Wildlife Specialist in the Ukiah, California BLM dis trict, according to District Manager George R. Gurr. Gheen began his BLM ca reer in December 1967 with the Vale office and lias wor ked in both the Northern and Central Resource Areas. He received his B.S. de gree in W ildlife from the Uni versity of Idaho al Moscow. A native of Eastern Oregon, Glieen and his wife, Cheryl and their two daughtershave been living in the Ontario Area. He will report for his new position December 10 and his family will join him at a la ter date Auxiliary Bakes Cookies Members of the Ameri can Legion Auxiliary baked and packed cookies for the Veterans Hospital in Boise for the 26th year since World War II at the home of Mrs. Myrl Towne last week. Working on tile project were Eleanor Browne, Ina Coffman, Nora Graham, Ju lie Hopkins, Lucy Pounds, Jean Maughn, EllynStewart, Hazel Smith, Erma Sparks, Louise Heldt, Ellen Rich ardson, Veryle Smith and Myrl Towne. They also received dona tions of cookies from Mrs. Ken Lorenson, Mrs. Ber nard Eastman and Mrs. John Reffert. They are not mem bers of the Auxiliary. The first lecture of a four »part series sponsored by the Malheur Country His torical Society and Treasure Valley Community College has been set for Thursday, December 13 at 8:00 p.m. in the Weese Memorial Bldg. Mike Hanley, founding presi dent of the historical or ganization, will give a talk Larry Sitts is the new assistant manager in charge of produce for Wilson’s Dis count Market. Sitts is a Parma High School graduate and has worked in several different grocery stores while in high school and since graduation. Most recently he has been produce manager for M A W Market in Parma. Larry and his wife Diana live in Parma, and have a 10 month old son, Mike. They hope to move to Nyssa when housing becomes avail able. Eighth Grade Sells Christmas Trees Need a Christmas tree? Surely you do as it is the Christmas Season. Where can you get your Christmas tree?? The eighth grade is sel ling them behindShaw'sCafe on Good Avenue. The hours will be Wednesday, Thurs day, and Friday 3:30 to 9 p. m., all day Saturday and Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. There is still a good se lection but they are selling very rapidly, so come early and select the tree of your choice. The money from selling the trees will be used to ward the history field trip to the Oregon Coast that 80 eighth graders are plan ning this spring. useful products later in the school year. Company members, front row from left, are Frank Olveret, advertising manager, Ralph Abe, president, Rosendo Ramos, in charge of finishing room, Norberto Lopez, vice president, and Dale Barrett, lieadsales- man. Rear row, from left, IXmald Oakes, ad visor; Frank Munn, secretary treasurer; Wayne Lattin, raw material procurer, Brian Piercy, quality checker; Roger Blaylock, foreman; and Kirk Rodríguez, head sander. Saalfeld said this was the first property tax decrease since the start of the loan program. He said the rea son for the decrease was that the 1973 Legislature appro priated an additional $39 million to basic school sup - port and that from this amount, $35 million was dis tributed to reduce property taxes. rans paid $289,652.74 in ta xes this year, against$281,- 882.45 in 1972-73. In most counties the totals are up from last year because, statewide, there are an ad ditional 6,284 veterans’pro perties on the tax rolls. The borrower pays one- twelfth of his taxes mon thly to the State veterans’ department along with his loan repayment. The de partment in turn pays the tax collector, and does it by November 15 to earn the veteran a three percent discount. The discount this year saved the veterans $995,648. Historical Lecture Booked WEATHER EIGHTH GRADERS in Nyssa Junior High School have formed four companies in their Industrial Arts Class for the purpose of manufacturing useful articles to be sold for a profit. The proceeds will be used to help finance a history trip to Portland next spring. The company shown above is the Nyssa Eighth Grade W'xid Pets, and they are manufacturing a holder for napkins and salt and pepper shakers. Precision built and nicely finished, they hope to market the product for $2.50. They plan to build other The Veteran’s average tax payment this year was $536, a 4.5 percent decrease from the $561 he paid last year and 2.5 percent below his 1971 payment of $550. In Malheur County, vete LARRY SITTS (Àmservationist Calhoun, David Ballou, Rawghlie Perez, Robert Gallegos, Joe Joyce, Kevin Adams, Dale Ballou and Dion Garner. Back frow, from left. Assistant Coach Jerry Huntley, Brad Holcomb, Manuel Perez, Chris Lords, Tom Church, Ted Joyce, David Mitchell and Head Coach Mel Calhoun. In foreground is Alex Drougas, manager. David Grieg, mana ger was missing when the pictures were taken. DATE MAX. MIN PREC Nov. 28 46 32 Nov. 29 48 33 Nov. 30 48 38 Dec. 1 50 38 .04 Dec. 2 58 31 Dec. 3 49 31 Dec. 4 41 27 Dec. 5 27 Owyhee Reservoir Storage 12/1/73 410,830 Acre Feet 12/1/72 472,450 Acre Feet Water Resourses Board Meets Here The next meeting of the State W ater Resources Board will be held in Ontario at 9 30 am., December 10, in Room C-7 of the Adminis tration Building, Treasure Valley Community College. The meeting will recon vene at 1:30 p.m., for a joint meeting with the Idaho W ater Resources Board for a discussion of mutual prob lems and possible solutions. At 7:30 p.m., the meeting will be open for public par ticipation in the matter of a possible revision of the Middle Snake River Basin program, dated April 4,1964 Fire Department Elects New Officers titled "The Battle of Sol dier Creek.” The Jordan Valley rancher will explain the historical role in range management from the view point of a stockman and how ranchers have been concer ned about ecology long be fore the Federal Government became involved with envi ronmental problems. Hanley questions some of the go vernment imposed regula tions and asks if the stock- men are being served to the best intentions of all' con cerned. He wonders if the history of cattle and sheep production might have been written differently and per haps in a better light. The lecture is open to the public and anyone interested is invited to attend. There will be a short business meet ing prior to the lecture. Energy Crisis Week Observed Energy Crisis Week is being observed in Oregon this week of December 3-7. In a proclamation issued jointly by Governor Tom Mc Call andState Superintendent of Public Instruction Dale Parnell, all Oregon schools and communities are urged to recognize the first week in December as a reminder to “all citizens of Oregon that maximum effort must be made to avoid waste of energy re sources, whether electricity, gasoline or fuel oil." All schools will serve as a resource and instruction center for students, parents and the public in an effort to emphasize the urgency of the energy crisis. Friday, December 7, has been specifically designated as Energy Crisis Day: “a day to be set aside for offer ing intensive instruction of students and others in the community” regarding the critical issues surrounding the energy crisis. Superintendent parnell stated that “the aim of Energy C risis Week will be to stress the individual’s re sponsibility in energy con servation.” Special acti- ties are being planned in Oregon elementary and secondary schools and com munity colleges. A four-part handbook is being distributed to elemen tary, secondary and com munity college teachers in an effort to assist the develop ment of instructional ma terial for classroom use on the energy crisis andenergy conservation. « Dreatne Hirai Appointed Malheur C ounty Judge Roy Hirai was recently appoin ted to the board of direc tors of the Eastern Oregon Community Mental Health Center. The organization also elected its first slate of officers at a meeting in Pendleton. Dennis Doherty, assistant district attorney for Morrow County was na med president. day event. Three mats will be used with continuous action until the finals. Idaho schools expected to compete are Caldwell,Cam bridge, Cascade, Fruitland, Emmett, Garden Valley, Homedale, Kuna, Marsing, McCall, Middleton, Midvale, Nampa, New Plymouth, Parma, Payette and Weiser. Adrian, Burns, Grant« Union, Halfway, Madras, Vale and Nyssa will repre sent Oregon. Carroll of Yakima, Wash., and Elko, Nevada complete the list of teams invited. Tournament champions in the past are Parma, 1966; Capital of Boise, 1967; Nyssa 1968; Ontario, 1969; Cald well, 1970; and Nyssa re peated in both 1971 and 1972. Competing for Nyssa in the tournament will be either Kirt Moore or Kevin Clea ver at 98 pounds; Sam Har tley, 106, David Simantel, 115; Dion Garner, 123; Bill Calhoun, 130; Manuel Pe rez, 136; Brad Holcomb, 141; Chris Lords, 148, Ke vin Adams, 157; RobertGal- legos, Tom Church or Ted Joyce at 168, and David Mit chell at 178. Nyssa does not have a wrestler in the 191 pound and heavyweight divisions. Sam Hartley is the defending Oregon State cham pion at 98 pounds, and Ma nuel Perez placed second in the 130 pound division at Cor vallis last spring. The tourney times and sessions are: first session, 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7; Se cond session 9:30 a.m., Sa turday, Dec. 8, Third Ses sion 2 p.m., Saturday; Con solation and final session, 7:30 p.m. Saturday evening. Prices for the tournament are as follows; Adults, tic ket for all sessions, $4.00; each session $1.25. Students with activity ticket, all ses sions, $1.50; each session 50C. Members of the Nyssa Lions Club will again assist school officials with tickets and policing, as they have for each of the past several years. Cheryl Wilson On County J Stall Malheur County Assessor, Oscar Bratton, announced to day the addition to the Asses sors’ staff of Miss Cheryl Wilson. Miss Wilson graduated from Nyssa High School in 1968 and from Eastern Ore gon State College at La Grande in 1973 with a B.S. de gree in Psychology. Miss Wilson will replace Mrs. JoAnn Netcher as Ap praisal Computer for the Assessors’ Appraisal Sec tion. Mrs. Netcher will be come a Trainee Appraiser to fill the vacancy in the Urban Appraisal Staff. Cheryl is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Wilson of Nyssa. New officers of the Nyssa City Fire Department were elected at their regular Mon day night meeting, December 3. The new officers are: Delbert Malloy (re-elected) fire chief, out-going assis tant chief, Rod Holcomb was replaced by Jack Pittz, Dick Butcher was again elected president, the out-going vice- president position filled by Garrold Ropp, was given to Glenn Marcum, and Mike Anderson who is out-going secretary-treasurer, left his office to Ralph Lowe. Adrian Band Selling Christmas Trees The Adrian High School Band will be selling Christ mas trees starting Sunday, December 9, after 11 o’clock also during the evenings at the James Johnson home on the south side of Adrian, east of the highway. The yard will be full of trees. All trees will be $2.50. The money will be used to help the Adrian Band go to Disneyland this Spring. THE CAR OF MRS. DELROY MATHEWS was pushed about 150 feet down the highway when struck by the northbound car driven by Mrs. Carol Ceniga of Adrian last Friday morning on High 20. Mrs. Mathews, 30, received a fractured pelvis and internal injuries. She underwent surgery and is listed in fair condition at Malheur Memorial Hospital. Her daughter Julia and son Jeff were with her at the time of tlie accident. They were treated 4 and released. Mrs. Ceniga, 24, received a broken rib and possible internal injuries. She was re leased from the hospital Sunday. Her daugh ter, Shawna Louise received minor injuries. The accident occured one mile north of Nyssa at Columbia Avenue. Mrs. Mathews reportedly pulled onto the highway in front of the Ceniga car, and was hit broadside on the left door. Both cars were badly damaged.