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University of Oregon Library Fugerjn, Ore. 97403 Nyssa Gate City Journal 68th Year Nyssa, Oregon 5th Issue Amalgamated President Says Sugar Act Must Be Extended In 1974 The Amalgamated Sugar Company held its annual stockholder’s meeting Ja nuary 24, at the Rainaria Inn in Ogden. High point of the meeting, the company’s fifty-eighth, was president A. E. Ben ning's address to the directors, officers and shareowners in attendance Benning's initial remarks were about the accomplish ments of the company during the past twelve months. He an nounced that present sugar prices are 22 percent above last year's prices, whici.are offsetting most of the losses and expenses being incurred by the company because of re duced beet acreage and higher operating costs. Although this rate of price increase is high, Benning no ted that sugar prices during the 12 preceding months held constant while most other commodities realized sub stantial increases. He added, however, that despite these current high prices, world sugar is still 39 percent higher than U.S.sugar prices He stated that these hig her sugar prices should pur- suade local growers to fa vor beets more during 1974. Benning then noted that the Sugar Act will expire at the end of 1974. He em phasized the point that the law, which embodies a sys tem of marketing quotas as signed toall domestic and fo reign sellers, has provided American consumers with a dependable supply of sugar at reasonable prices over the past 40 years. He further explained that the law has protected and sustained America's sugar industry, particularly during those periods when world sugar prices were low. "Without the continuing protection of the Sugar Act, the domestic industry would probably eventually cease to exist and U.S. supplies would be entirely dependent on foreign supplies," tie cau tioned. He cited the hazards of the current domestic oil crisis as a prime example of what can happen when Ame rica becomes highly depen dent on imported commodi ties. "Extending the Sugar Act in 1974 is essential to pro tecting the American con sumer and maintaining a viable domestic sugar in- dustry," he concluded. Oregon Legislature Repeals Land Act The Oregon Legislature repealed the controversial Land Developmentconsumer Protection Act passed by the 1973 legislature in a special session on Thursday, January 24, Sen. Robert F. Smith, R • Burns, and Rep. Denny Jones, R-Ontario announced. f In place of the repealed act the legislature reenacted the old subdivision control law that was replaced when the new law took effect on January I. House and Senate commit tees with advisory citizen members will be formed to study issues of land develop ment regulation and con sumer protection in landde velopment interest and will report tack by February 15 to the special session. Originally the House was to take the first action, but the House Democrats were split on whether to repeal the law or just suspend the effec- EOSG Honor Roll Students A total of 216 students, eight of them at graduate level, were named to the dean's list for fall term at Eastern Oregon State Col lege in LaGrande with ave rages above B plus, accord ing to Dr James R. Hath- horn, dean of students Of that number, two gra duate and 53 undergraduate students attained straight A. Students from this area include Ontario - undergraduate with straight A - Mary Al- coser. Nyssa - undergraduate with straight A-Davld Phelps Vale - undergraduate with tive date and allow it to be studied In the end, the Se nate initiated the action and worked with the Republicans in both the Senate and House to arrive at a decision, Smith said. The legislators said the Land Development and Con sumer Protection Act had virtually shut down home building, real estate sales and financial lending for ho mes around the state It was because of this that the go vernor decided to call the special session at such an early ctate. The legislature avoided work on the governor's vetoes from the 1973 legis lative session and confirm ing appointments made by the governor by recessing ra ther than adjourning The le gislature will return on Feb ruary 11, the date previously chosen for a special session to consider several issues in cluding the ^pergy crisis and budgets for certain state agencies. Yturri To Help Anthony Yturri, Ontarioat- torney, has been named Mal heur county chairman of the Committee to Re-elect Jus tice William McAllister to the Oregon supreme court. Justice McAllister was ap pointed to the supreme court in 1956 and was chief jus tice from 1959tol967. Prior to his court appointment he practiced law in Medford and served in the house and senate of the Oregon legis lature. Howell Appling, Jr., for mer Oregon secretary of state, and Gladys M. Everett, Portland attorney, are state KNOWN Thursday, January 31, 1974 GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE Thunderegg Capital Don Oldemeyer Elected Chairman SECOG Board AREAS ? Don Oldemeyer of Nyssa was elected chairman of the Southeast Oregon Council of Governments board Thurs day night at the District 14 (Harney and Malheur Coun ties) annual meeting. Jf "(«goal _-'"V ' VALE HOT SPRINGS OCBCMVTtt • •» A z-r Oldemeyer is a member of the Nyssa City Council and Agronomist for the Amal gamated Sugar Company. A KLAMATH FAf-LS 4f LAKEVIEW — ' i SEVEN KNOWN GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE AREAS are located in Oregon, four of which are located within national resource land areas near Vale, Klamath Falls, Lakeview and in Warner Valley. Hl.M Lands and Minerals Operations will conduct a draw ing in Portland Friday to establish geothermal lease appli cations priorities. Sixty-seven sealed applicationshave been received for exploration of potential geothermal resources within Oregon The development of geothermal energy on public lands is new with federal regulations just over a month old. Secretary of the Interior Rogers C. B. Morton has said the total known and potential resources of geothermal energy "could supply a significant part of the nation's present and predicted energy needs." Competetive bidding for development of geothermal energy on 1,300 acres within the Known Geothermal Resource Area (KGRA) near Vale is projected for late spring, BLM of ficials said. Daylight Saving Time Starts Sunday Malheur County residents will join Idaho, Western Ore gon and the rest of the na tion in the observance of Day light Savings Time, starting Sunday. Which means that when we go to bed Saturday night we must set our clocks ahead one hour. exempt the state. Malheur County has con LIGHT sistently agreed that we must stay on Idaho time because of our close ties with border TIME communities, but as of press FEB 3 time Wednesday,County Judge Roy Hirai had not heard of ficially from Governor Tom McCall Superintendent W. L. Mc- Partland told the Journal Wed nesday that the Nyssa school board has taken no action to change school hours, and that no schools in the county have Three Ontario residents made that decision to his were killed Sunday afternoon knowledge. $646,336 in local taxes needed Don't forget - turn your when the car in which they for the current year. were riding struck a utility The total amount to be le clocks ahead one hour Satur pole north of Nyssa. day night! vied is $718,151, requiring a Oregon State Police at On tax rate of $2.54 per $1,000 tario identified the victims as true cash value. This inclu TVCC Student Joseluis Berries Gallegos, des $71,815 which must be 22, Mary Canales, 19, and levied in anticipation of taxes Wins Photo Prize Irene Elizabeth Canales, 6 which can't be collected dur months, all of Ontario. Jon Trail, currently en ing the year. The car, driven by Galle rolled as an advanced pho President Emory Skinner gos, was northbound on Ar said that "the proposed bud tography student at Trea cadia Road when it left the get reflects an effort to main sure Valley CommunityCol- road and struck the utility lege, recently placed first, tain an adequate level of sup pole, officers said. The ac port for existing programs, second and third in various cident occurred about 3:10 provide some capital Improve divisions of the American p m., two miles north of Hereford Association inter ment and modest salary in Nyssa. national photo contest. His creases." The budget is based on an first place photograph was estimated full-time enrollment published in the American of 1,060 students compared to Hereford Journal Trail competed against 1,040 in the current year. winning entrants from Ar gentina, Kansas, Nevada, A Beef Princess to re Nebraska, Oklahoma, South present the beef cattle in Dakota, Colorado, Iowa, Mis dustry for 1974 is being souri, Virginia, and Texas. sought by the MalheurCounty The three prizes he won in Cowbelles according to Mrs. the competition totaled more Ray Novotny, Chairwoman Senator Frank Church will than the amounts won by any of the Beef Princess Con be at the Courthouse in Pa of the other entrants. test. Girls living on a cattle yette on Monday, February ranch or associated with the 11, to meet with all Payette Practical Nursing cattle industry in the 9th County residents who want through 12th grades are eli to see him, his office has Applications Sought gible to enter. announced. The Princess Contest and Beginning at 10 00 a m , Area women who wish to final selection will take and again at 130p m , on the enroll in the practical nur place, according to Mrs. No 11th, the Senator will be on sing program at Treasure votny, at the annual spring hand at the Courthouse for Valley Community College meeting of the Malheur his citizen conferences, should complete their appli County Livestock Associa which he holds throughout the cations, and submit them to tion in Jordan Valley, March State in order to offer per the college no later than 2nd. Entry forms have been sonal service to the people of March 15. distributed to all local high Idaho. The 1974-75 class will be schools or may be obtained In addition to the confe gin study June 18, during the from Mrs. Novotny in On rences, Church will also be summer. This schedule per tario or Mrs. Bill Ross, on hand for a nonpartisan mits them to graduate in the President of the Malheur reception on the 11th, begin spring with the other disci County Cowbelles, in Jor ning at 8 00 p.m at the Pa plines. dan Valley Deadline for yette Junior High School Two applications must be the forms to be returned is The public is invited to come filled out one for admission February 15th. and meet the Senator in an to the college, and one for An exciting reign is plan informal setting, ask him admission to the program ned for the Princess as she questions, and have refresh These forms may be obtained will be recognized at the ments. Children are wel from the Office of the Re County Fair and many other come. gistrar. Applicants will be significant county events tested and screened between throughout the year, Mrs. March 16 and the opening of Novotny concluded the summer session. A maxi mum of 22 students will be ad mitted. MAX MIN PREC DATE 29 Jan. 23 50 29 Jan. 24 52 31 45 Jan. 25 Treasure Valley Com 32 Jan. 26 41 munity College enrollment Bank debits for the eight 33 .11 Jan. 27 51 reporting banks including for winter term 1974, is 1034 33 Jan 28 48 This includes 469 full-time Harney and Malheur counties 33 Jan. 29 were up in December, 1973, in-state students, 64 full- compared to December 1972, time out-of-state, and 501 Owyhee Reservoir Storage the University of Oregon Bu part-time Registration in 1/29/74 507,200 Acre Feet reau of Business Research continuing education clas 1/29/73 563,290 Acre Feet has reported. ses is still being collected. Gov. Cecil D. Andrus of Idaho received exemption from DST from the National Trans portation Commissionearlier, with the stipulation that the Idaho Legislature must act by February 3. In action this week the Idaho Legislature vo ted against a bill which would SAVINGS Auto Crash Kills Three TVCC Sets Budget Hearing For Feb. 18 Treasure Valley Community College board of trustees have set February 18 for a public hearing on the 1974-75budget, and March 27 has been set as the election date for the budget. The budget board approved the budget January 21, with budget set at the total $2,865,569 The total general fund budget is $1,891,986, up about six percent from the current budget of $1,784,620. General fund resources total $1,245,650 with the amount of First Candidate Files In County Scott Gillette, rural On- tario, has filed for the po sition of county commis sioner, number one, the po sition currently heldbyEmil Maag. Robert Morcom, county clerk, reports that the po sitions of county clerk, county engineer, commis sioner, position number one, and Ontario justice of the peace, all expire this year Petitions for filing for of fice must be returned to (he county clerk’s office in Vale by 5 p.m. March 19. Voter registration deadline is 30 Cow be I les Seek Princess Sen. (liurch To Visit Payette TVCC Winter Bank Debits THE SPECIAL EDUCATIONCLASS taught by Mrs Lucile Cary has completed an in teresting project, with each of the students making "Winnie The Pooh" books, complete with their own drawings. Some of the books went to the Elementary Library where they have been enjoyed by children from other classes Seated, from left, is Roberto Rodríguez, Eddie Lascano andColleen Fenstermaker. Rear row, from left, Mattie Saito, Ruben Costello, Nora Melindez and Eva Herrera. 15C Per Copy Enrollment lip Named to the position of vice chairman was William Jennings of Hines (in Harney County). The board retained all per sonnel of the SECOG offices in Vale including Ray Cook, executive secretary. Several A-95 reviews were conducted and passed Board members received an updating report on the SE COG manpower planning pro gram learning that the pro gram which has been in existence for two months has experienced the result of placing two persons in jobs. A south by-pass route for Ontario was designated by the board as the first prio rity for highway funding in the district. The board an ticipates selection of a se cond priority at the Feb ruary meeting after recom mendations are received from the district’s city and county governments. Oregon’s 1973 Crop Value Up 63 Percent The value of 1973 Oregon crop production was 650 mil lion dollars, up 63 percent above 1972, according to the Oregon Crop and Livestock Reporting Service The ag gregate production of 6 4 million tons was only 3 per cent above 1972 Tree fruits and nuts, as a group, led the production increase regis tering a 64 percent gain. Vegetable crop production was up 15 percent from 1972 while seed crops held even. Grain and forage crop production dropped only 1 percent, while the berry crops dipped 27 percent Price increases registered for the 1973 crops was the major factor in the improved value of return. Grain, forage and miscel laneous field crops repre sented 78 percent of total production and 63 percent of the total value followed by vegetable crops with 14per cent of production and 11 percent of the value. Seed crops made up 2 percent of the total tonnage and 10.5 percent of the value; tree fruits and nuts, 5 percent of tonnage and 11.5 of va lue, and berry crops, 1 per cent of tonnage and4 percent of value. Wheat ranks number 1 as the Oregon crop having the highest 1973 value of pro All hay continues duction to rank second and potatoes third in total value. All pears ranked number four, followed by ryegrass seed, barley, snap beans, onions, pepper mint for oil and apples, in that order. The election of Onion Grower Committee Members for the Idaho-Eastern Oregon Onion Committee is to be held Monday, February 11, 11:30 a m., at the LaPa- loma Restaurant in Ontario, Oregon. The election will be a part of the program of the Joint Annual Meeting of the Malheur Onion Grower’s Association and the South west Idaho Onion Grower’s Association, according to E. D. Michaelson, Manager The Grower Committee members whose term of of fice will be expiring May 31, 1974 are as follows: Dist No. 1 Howard Al bano, Weiser; George Mat- suura, Fruitland. Dist. No. 3 Joe Saito, On- tario; Kay Teramura, On- tario. Dist. No. 5 Lyle Andrew, Parma; James Yamada, Parma. Dist. No. 6 George Ku- bosumi, Homedale; Frank Yamamoto, Homedale. All Onion Growers of Sou thwestern Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon are urged to be in attendance at this meet ing. the Mountain Bell offices in Pa vette on February 1 to honor Sylvia Roth, who is retiring following 31 years of service Sylvia Roth To Retire After 31 Onion Growers Years Servire Hold Election A luncheon will be held at Grain Growers To Hold Meeting There will be a grain meet ing on forward contracting soft white wheat at the Nyssa NFO Collection Point, Thurs day (tonight) January 31 at 8 p.m. with the company MKS SYLVIA ROTH Mrs Roth began work at the Nyssa office on June 1, 1943. She was later trans ferred to the Nampa, Idaho of fice where she worked until she was transferred back to the Nyssa plant. When the office at Nyssa was conver ted to dial, the operators were transferred to the On tario office She worked at that plant several years and then was transferred to the Payette location Mrs. Roth has made her home in Nyssa since 1937. She and her husband, Carl, have two children, a son, Ro nald in Woodbridge, Virginia, and a daughter, Rosemary, who resides in Detroit, Michigan. County Receives Highway User Revenue Distribution of $6,721,- 108.07 in highway-user tax funds to the 36 counties of the state was announced to day by V. E. Skoog, fiscal officer for the Oregon De partment of Transportation The allocation is based on the statutory 20 per cent for the period October 1 through December 31, 1973. The funds come from the fol lowing sources: motor ve hicle registration and ope- rators’ license fees, gaso line tax, use fuel tax, motor carrier fees, and fines and penalties Collected for vio lations of the size and weight statutes where complaints are made by the Highway Di vision weighmasters. The allocation to each county is based on the number of vehicles registered in it. The allocation for Malheur County is $87,195.70 with 22,073 vehicles registered.