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'’n versi'y of Oregon __ _ B’Jgene, Oro. 97403 Nyssa Gate City Journal 68th Year 10th liiue The Sugar City Property Owners Must File For Farm Use Assessment Malheur County Assessor Oscar Bratton tiwjay empha sized that property owners who wish to he assessed on farm use value have until April I to file for this asses sment Property zoned F-l (ex clusive farm use) and used for agriculture purposes will automatically receive this farm use assessment Property owners in F-2 zone (not exclusive (arm use) and other zones hav ing acreage used for pro duction of agriculture pro ducts may file for farm use assessment on Hie portion so used If you are pre sently receiving farm use, refiling is not necessary. Popular Stars Signed For Nampa Stampede One of the most popular stars to entertain rodeo fans in recent years at the Snake River Stampede--Lynn An derson- -has signed for a re turn engagement July 16-18. Women Work as Safely < Iflicerw Eighteen gt aduates of a recent trainee class for Safety Compliance officers, including seven Women, are now assigned to field offi ces of the Oregon Workmen's Compensation Board,accor ding to that agency's Direc tor, R. J Chance A majority of the gra duating class are assignedas safety compliance officers to enforce occupational safety and health provisions of the Oregon Safe Employment Act Chance alsosaida new trai nee class which began Feb ruary 28 includes seven wo men Trying the split star con cept for the second year fol lowing a successful debut last year, Stampede Presi dent Bot> Ferdinand said that two singers who have be come popular on the Law rence Welk television show- Clay Hart and Sally Flynn- will be in the arena spot light in Nampa July 19-20. “We feel fortunate to be able to present Miss An derson again this year, fol lowing iter tremendous ac ceptance by Stampede fans in 1973," Ferdinand said. Commenting on the two stars scheduled tlx* final two nights of the 59th annual Stampede, Ferdinand said, “We also feel that Clay Hart and Sally Flynn will be well received We can al most consider Miss Flynn a local girl since her home is in (Jntarlo, Oregon, and we we are delighted she could return to the Treasure Val ley as a star of the Snake River Stampede.” practices on National Re source Lands. The Advisory Board Fund is eight cents of Hie fee dol lar that is returned to the State from which it was col lected for use by the State In Oregon, this money is distributed to the county from which it originally came. This money can be spent only as recommended by the local Advisory Board for range improvements in the county (district). This fund is normally used for fencing, fuel and power costs to provide stock water and predator control through the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. Approximately 100,000 head of livestock graze the National Resource Lands in the Vale District and funds returned to the advisory board from last year's re ceipts totaled $19,263.99, comprising the 8-cent “piece of pie." The remaining 52 percent of the fee dollar remains in the U. S. Treasury for other purposes THE NYSSA BRANCH OF FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF Oregon will look like this when this new building is com- pleted during the Fall of 1974 The exterior will be giant Marion Goin Head »(Campaign The Easter SealCampaigri for 1974 will be March 1 thru April 14 During those weeks, a statewide appeal for funds will be made by the Easter Seal Society of Ore gon to finance treatment and rehabilitation service for crippled children and adults in Oregon. Last year more than 3500 handicapped per sons received help from the Easter Seal Society. 15< Per Copy Vandals Destroy BLM Signs Indiscriminate shooting nf a large sign installed by the Bureau of Land Management two miles south of Vale has destroyed a sign which cost at least$75, but more impor tant, has jeopardized the lives of people traveling Lytle Boulevard. Money used to re pair the sign could have been used to develop Bl M recrea tional facilities in Malheur county The sign which has been in place approximately six months, was shot at least 13 Watson Office Mi sses (iash Nyssa police are continu ing their investigation into a theft at the J. C. WatsonCo , offices The incident, reported to officers early Thursday, February 28, apparently oc curred sometime Wednesday night or early Thursday. Acting Police Chief Panchc Rios said that there was no evidence of forced entry to the office but about $35 in cash is missing. times from angles which sent shots coursing across the well traveled thoroughfare. Fred Osborne, safety of ficer for the Vale BLM Dis trict, said shooting across a public road is strictly against Oregon State laws and that some bullets have been re covered in the sign area He also noted that destruction of such property is a federal offense The Federal Bu reau of Investigation recently solved a similar case where recreational facilitiesat An telope Reservoir were shot up The incident is one of many that has occurred to fe deral property throughout the district. Competency Tests Boyd Wilson, owner of Wilson Buick in Nyssa, an nounced today that two of his mechanics, Buddy Smith and Red Price, have suc cessfully completed recent tests of their competency conducted by Educational Testing Service of Prince ton, New Jersey. As a re sult of this accomplishment, each mechanic has received a certificate from the Na tional Institute for Automotive Service Excellence indicating the areas of his demonstrated competency. Mechanics who took and passed all tests were certi fied as General Automobile Mechanics. Those who pas sed or elected to take a les ser mi tn tier of tests were certified in their specific areas of proven abilitv In addition to his certi ficate, each mechanic will receive identifying shoulder patches, to tie worn on his uniform. The Institute is a non profit corporation dedicated to encouragement and pro motion of a higher standard of performance in automotive service. Malheur Memorial Hospital Auxiliaiy, is chairman of this project in Nyssa. 1 lie Red Cross chapter pays $600 |<er year to make this program available to county residents Emil Stunt and Paul penrod will contact •tie business area for donations, and the residential area will be covered by Scout master George Hirai and members of Ins Boy Scout troop Feb. 27 Feb 28 Mai 1 Mar. 2 Mar. 3 Mar. 4 Mar 5 Mai 6 Owyhee 3/6/74 3/6/73 MIN. PREC 29 .04 30 trace 33 37 30 27 36 37 Reserviair Storage 560,670 Acre Feet 622,680 Acre Feet MAX 50 60 63 52 43 48 55 Apparent low bidder tocon- struct a new building for the Nyssa branch of First Na tional Bank of Oregon is Arvy Construction Co.,announced Manager Rod George. Water Supply Excellent TVCC Budget Hearing Mechanics Pass JIM KILE Mrs. Gene Goin of On tario is serving as Easter Seal Campaign Chairman for Malheur County She has named the following volun teer committee chairman; Mr Jim Kile is serving as Coffee Day Chairman in Nyssa and in Vale, Mrs Ho mer Lawrence is serving as both Lily Sale and Coffee Day Chairman In Ontario, volunteer chairmen assisting are. Mr Robert Seeborg, Coffee Day. Mrs Dean Le wis, Lily Sale, and Mrs. Fred Hess, Mailing Mrs Glenn Dwver is in charge of Puble it'. for the County and Mr. D. S. Sargent, On- tario Branch United States National Hank, is serving as Counti Treasurer brick masonry units with bronzed glass and a roof construe - ted of built-up frame trusses. Plans call for extensive landscaping at the site with 21 off-street parking stalls. Construction To Start Soon on New First National Bank Building “Average to excellent in Malheur County" describes the present water supply out look, according to USDA Soil Conservation Service fore cast. The snowpack is much above normal except for the low elevations where melt and runoff have already oc curred. Precipitation for the winter period, November through January, has been 130i of average. As a re sult soil moisture conditions are good and reservoir sto rage is fair to good. Spring and summer runoff volumes on nearly all streams will be average to above average FRED OSBORNE, BLM SAFETY OFFICER, points out damage to a BUM sign Vandals wl.o shot up the sign, shot across Lytle Boulevard endangering lives of motorists See story DATE THE RED CROSS FUND DRIVE IS UN derway in Nyssa and Mallieur County. Jake Fischer, left, is Nyssa chairman, and he ih shown receiving a check from Ken Nyce, Nyssa C handier of Commerce president and manager of Stunz Lumber Company The RedCross Blood program is one of the vital services performed locally by this or ganisation. Mrs Bob Wilaon, president of the Thundwregg Capital Grazing Fees Used To Improve Rangeland What hafipens to the “In any event," Bratton explained, "All property re monies collected annually ceiving "Farm Use" assess for grazing livestock on Na ment and not zoned F-l (ex tional Resource Lands'* The clusive farm use) will have fee, an even one dollar per the difference in taxes be animal unit month this year tween market value and farm for lands administered by use value as a lien against the Bureau of Land Manage - the property If the property me nt, is divided and spent as then lias a change of use illustrated by the familiar from farm use to some ot "pie cut” method After deposit into Hie U. her, the owner isrequiredto pay the deferred tax, plus S. Treasury, the fee is di 6% interest for the number vided into three parts or of years receiving farm use funds. Almost half of the fee assessment uptoa maximum dollar, or a combination of of ten years." two funds, is used for range improvement work to the If you are not sure of your rangeland in the same dis zoning, contact the Asses trict where the m>>ney ori sor's office or Al Pottoroff, ginated. County Planner The Range Improvement Fund is 40 cents of the fee dollar which is returned to the BLM district from which it was collected This money is used tosupplement Bl.M's appropriated Soil and Water shed funds which provide for range seeding, fencing, wa ter developments, soil sta- biliation and other conser vation and rehabilitation SID AND HAL BUCK are owners of Nyssa Electronics, new business opening in Nyssa at 101 Main Street in space formerly occupied by Judge E. Otis Smith The brothers, formerly from Homedale, will service and repair any home electronics devices including stereos, tele vision sets, electric organs, radios, inter-coms, tape decks, and electronic auto equipment. Hal has been working the past five years in the electronics field in Portland. atidSidhas been in the Columbia Basin area Hal and his wife Helen have four children and live in Hie former Warren Farmer residence on Grand Avenue Sid and his wife Moeena live in the Big Bend area on a 40- acre farm, and have eight children Sid and Hal say they are glad to be back in the Treasure Valley, and plan to give Nyssa and the trade area good ser vice on electronic equipment Nyiia, Oregon Thurjday, March 7, 1974 The Caldwell, Idaho, firm submitted a low bid of $245,671. Haynes Construc tion Co., Bend, submitted the second lowest bid of $264,602. Plans call for a new branch office featuring over 6,050 square feet of floor space with eight teller windows, expanded safe deposit faci lities, night depository, one- drive-in banking window with space for a future First Day and Night Teller The new structure will fea ture a 1,500 square foot mez zanine level and will also house conference, lunch and bookkeeping rooms. First National plans to construct the new facility on property adjacent to the exis ting branch office. Work will begin as soon as the contract is signed with completion of the new struc ture expected by Fall 1974. Republican Chairman To Visit Malheur County Featured speaker at the re gular meeting of the Malheur County Republican Central Committee will be Dave Green, State Chairman of the Oregon Republican Central Committee. The meeting is scheduled for 8:00 p m. in W-10 or the Weese Build ing at Treasure ValleyCom- munity College on Monday, March 11. Green will spend the day in Malheur County and will address the Nyssa High School Student Body in the morning andthe Ontario High School students in the after noon. He will be discussing his philosophy of the two- party system in national po litics, and the reasons he feels that this is essential to maintain democracy in the United States A resident ofCentralOre gon, Green has ranched in the Madras area and is pre sently a partner in an in surance firm. He has been active in politics on both a local and state level, and has served as precinct com mitteeman several times. Green has traveled consi derably as National Vice- President of the U.S. Ju nior Chamber and is aware of conditions throughout the United States. He has been honored as an outstanding young man of Oregon and is an Honorary Lifetime Mem ber of the International Or ganization of Jaycees Nyssa PTA To The following students have been accepted for the Fall Term, 1974-75, at Trea sure Valley CommunityCol- lege At the recent TVCC Bud get meeting, there was dis cussion of salaries and an ex planation of the plan for uti lizing state over realized enrollment receipts from the past year to bring the insti tution's payroll commitment totally within the fiscal year. Dean DeBisschop reviewed the food service costs and requested a total increase for the year of $45. This amount is below the predicted 16r( increase expected in food The NYssa PTA will hold costs for next year, but is their March meeting one week expected to be adequate. earlier this month. Cost by the term will be; The main topic will be fall $200, winter$175. spring “Alcohol." This should be $175. of interest to everyone, as The Board moved to in alcohol is one of the nation's crease the budget and the ex biggest problems. penditure categories of the The meeting will be field Food A Housing Fund to re Thursday. March 14, in the flect the $3750 additional It was announced that the School Cafeteria at 8 p.m Everyone is invited, tea Budget Election and election chers, students and parents, for three boardpositions will as well as interestedcitizens. be March 26, 1974 Meet Mar. 14 Nyssa Students To Attend TVCC Lilly Fuentes, 505 N. 5th, Nyssa, Oregon, will major in Fashions. Scott Goodell, Route 2, Box 334, Nyssa, Oregon, will ma jor in Agriculture Lee Ollison, Route 1, Box 638, Nyssa, Oregon, will ma jor in Police Science. Herlinda Rosales, 716 N 2nd St , Nyssa, Oregon, will major in Secretarial Science Tack and Horse Sale Planned A tack and horse sale will l*e held at the Vale Rodeo Arena May 4, with proceeds earmarked for Hie mortgage on the I ake Creek 4-H summer camp. Spon sors of the event aie some 28 boys and girls of the Vale Vacqueros 4-H Club Mrs W. G. Sanderson, club leader, said anyone may consign any type of horse or ta< k for a mo derate fee Information for hoises consigned will lie coordinated into pamphlet form for wnle distribution and must tie received by April 9. A large number of hor ses and luiyers are expe< ted for the sale Anyone wishing more in formation may contact the Malheur County Agent in Ontario or call the Sander sons in Vale at 473-3315. SIX NYSSA HIGH SCHOOl SENIORS end their regular season basketball schedule this week-end, with games at Hurns on Friday night, and at Vale Satin day night The players are, from left, Phil Klinken- berg, Ken Stewart. Jeff Marquez, PaulValen cia, Frank Moore and Lee Ollison A seventh senior, Rex Schilling lias been side lined with injuries and cannot plav. These seniors have led their Bulldog team to an 18 2 overall record, and are undefeated ill Greater Oregon league play with a 12-0 record They will close out there varsity careers at Eugene at the Class AA State High School Basketball Tour nament. starting March 18. Nyssa will iepresent District 7 as the number one team, with Vale and John Day fighting for the sect nd berth, each with three losses going into week-end play. The Bulldogs are ranked third in slate AA standings in this final week of play.