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f)f • i Oregon Eugene, Ore. /7UC3 , Nyssa Gate City Journal 68th Year 42nd Issue !» The Sugar City Nyssa, Oregon Thursday, October 17, 1974 ---------------------------------------------- California Escapee Held First National Bank President Paints Bright Picture For Nyssa Economy In Future Ny»»a police officers ar rested Sally Joanne Stone, Friday, October 11 on an escape warrant from Califor nia. Mis« Stone had been employed at a local produce warehouke as a bookkeeper. She was arraigned in Nyssa Justice Court on Tuesday and waived extradi tion Bail was set st $62,000. Mi«« Stone is now lodged in the Malheur County Jail at Vale awaiting California au thorities. Commissioner Candidate Here Scott Gillette. Democratic candidate for County Com missioner. and his wife Ruby were guests of the Nyssa Chamber of Commerce at their regular meeting Wed nesday at the Twilight Cafe. Gillette will oppose W. C. “Bud" Hamack. Republican, in the November election for the seat now occupied by Emil Maag on the County Court. (jindy Stripers Elect Officers The Candy Stripers of Malheur Memorial Hospital held their first regular meeting Thursday, October 10. Mr. Gale Christensen, administrator, welcomed the new girls and spoke on hospital policies. Officers for the 74-75 year were elected: Martina De Leon, president; Jennie Shimomaeda. vice president; and Kathy Thompson, sec retary-treasurer; Ellen Moore was appointed his torian. Martina DeLeon was pre sented with her 200 hour pin. The new Candy Stripers have recieved their orien tation and are beginning their work New Candy Stripers are: Harriet Loren sen, Adrian; Jennie Shi momaeda. Kathy Thompson. Donna Osborne, Ellen Moore, Maria Patino, Rosario Cas tellano/, Irene Soliz, Leticia Ramirez and Georgia Alcoser all of Nyssa. Returning Candy Stripers are Martina DeLeon of Nyssa and Debbie Fisher and Glenda Lamb of Parma. Colleen Brown Portland Gradual* Colleen Brown graduated from Portland State Univer sity August 8 with a BS Degree in Psychology. Edu cation and Social Science. She is presently substitute teaching in Portland and working at Nordstrom« Shoe Store in her spare time. 154 Per Copy Thunderegg Capital HUNDREDS OF NYSSA residents visited the new First National Bank all day Monday, including, from left. ( asc Vissor, Bill Purcell. County Judge Roy Hirai. Dale Adams and Dirk De Boer with loan officer Jim Gardner. At right is First National's president. Robert F. Wallace (center) visiting with Nyssa manager George Craig (right and Bob Kennedy, former Nyssan and now assistant vice president and regional loan officer, with headquar ters in Portland. Nyssa PTSA Holds Meeting The Nyssa PTSA will Meet Thursday, (today), October 17 at 8 p.m. in the multi purpose room at the primary building The mam point of business will be to elect a new secretary. Mrs. Kay Fcrrenburg has been nomi nated and further nomina tions with the consent of the nominee may be made at this meeting. All parents and students, especially senior students and parents that are con cerned about college educa tion for their children are urged to attend. Discussion under the direc tion of Duane Buchtel. Nyssa High School Guidance Coun selor. concerning college entrance procedures and financial aid will be the featured event of the evening (k-tober is National Mem bership month so everyone please join tne Nyssa PTSA this year. SUGAR ANALYSIS TESTS are being run in the laboratory at Amalgamated Sugar on samples brought in from variety test plots. Don Oldemeyer. manager of seed production and development, is in charge of this Legislators Ask Governor To Withdraw VML Support Ten Eastern Oregon Legis lators asked Governor Tom McCall Friday to withdraw his support of the federal appropriation request sought for extension of Valley Migrant League programs into Eastern Oregon. In a joint letter to the Governor. Senator Robert Smith. Representatives D. E. Jones and Donald Oakes appealed to McCall to use the influence of his office to direct federal Comprehensive Education and Training Act funds to existing organiza tions serving migrants in Eastern Oregon. The appeal said. "As you are aware Governor, the Migrant Indian Coalition has been servicing Eastern Ore gon communities well for many years. We believe the MIC has done an outstanding job of servicing children and adult needs in our communi program. Laboratory workers include, from left. Carlcne Savage. Glenda Barnts. Linda Sant. Oldemeyer. Lillian Roberts and Mary Chamberlain. ties, and should not be place in a competitive and duplica tive situation with VML.” Earlier, the Deputy Direc tor of the Department of Human Resources, Cornelius Bateson had told the legisla tors that the Governor had taken an official position in favor of VML. Bateson's comment came following a meeting at the Capitol between the Department of Human Resources official and five Eastern Oregon legislators. At that time Bateson said the Department of Human Resources had not taken a stance on the matter. Local Coed On Field Trip Fifty four Oregon State University juniors and se niors will spend October 17 and 18 in the Portland area on a field trip sponsored annually by the School of Home Economics. The trip, designed by a faculty committee to give the students an experience that will broaden their concept of their place as citizens in the community, will take them to business and industrial cen ters and social and civic agencies. Included on the schedule arc a senior citizens' center, the University of Oregon Medical School Child De velopment Rehabilitation Center, the Portland Develop WEATHER e* *♦*••••••••• «o--»--#* *•**•»••••••••• *♦»♦•••»«•••••■•• Date as growers complete their first week of harvest. Christensen Heads Hospital Association School Needs Beet Dirt conference room, mezzanine level, larger safe deposit facilities and night deposi tory. We're better equipped to serve you, and that is what this banking business is all about—service. The growth of loans and deposits in Nyssa, parti cularly in the last four years, clearly indicates your com munity's prosperity and ri sing demand for increased financial services. Nyssa high in Oregon Deposits increased more than 58 per cent from 1970 to 1973. This compares with slightly less than 37 percent growth over the same period for Oregon as a whole. Moreover, deposit and loan growth here from mid-1973 to mid-1974 has substantially surpassed that of the state and of Malheur County. Another very good indica tor of Nyssa's state of economy is the "per capita” bank deposits which, be tween 1970 and 1973. in creased about S3 per cent in Nyssa compared with 45 percent in Malheur County and only 29 percent in Oregon. In dollars, this translates into “per capita” bank deposits in Nyssa of $6,628 at year-end 1973, more than double that of Malhedr County and two- and-one-half times that of Oregon. Since we are just begin ning the fourth quarter of 1974. I would be remiss if I did not offer some thoughts on the economic outlook for Nyssa and Malheur County in the months ahead. Fortunately, we have a new growth element in the Oregon economy, one that is at the same time. Oregon’s oldest. It is. of course, agri culture. Agriculture bright spot Agriculture represents the brightest spot on our eco nomic scene. As you know, food prices rose very sharply last year because of world wide food shortages and increased costs of production processing and marketing. Poor weather for two years running stunted the world agricultural output, and this alone would have caused excessive demands on the American agricultural in dustry. By then, we also have had the ripple effects of two devaluations of the American dollar. The result was simply that foreign currencies could buy much more of our output than ever before. American produce became a great bar gain abroad and the resulting increase in demand forced prices up to record highs in many cases. The effects are very noticeable here because agri culture and Malheur County are virtually synonymous, with nearly one-third of the (Continued on page 5) Public Hearing Set For Septic Tank Rules The Department of En vironmental Quality has sche duled a public hearing on rule changes for septic tanks October 25 in Ontario. The hearing will be promptly at 10:30 in the Yellow Room of Ontario's Moore hotel. At issue is a proposed per- SUGAR BEET PILES arc growing at the rate of 500 tons a day at the Nyssa factory Robert F. Wallace, presi branch managers and espe dent of First National Bank of cially talking to the people we Oregon, told a Nyssa au do business with. I'm glad to dience that agriculture rep be here and particularly resents the brightest spot on pleased that you could join us the Oregon economic scene. today in celebrating the Wallace was in Nyssa Mon opening of our new Nyssa day for the opening of the branch building. new Nyssa branch, and spoke First National and Oregon before 115 businessmen and have been working together farmers at breakfast at the for a long, long time. Our Twilight Cafe. bank received its charter in He painted a bright picture 1865. and as such, was the for Nyssa's economy, and the first nationally chartered increased demand for bank on the Pacific Coast. financial services. He said We first opened our doors for that deposits increased more business in Portland on May than 58 percent from 1970 to 7. 1866, more than 108 years 1973. compared to about 37 ago. percent growth for Oregon as Branch established in 1935 a whole. Wallace said that another In 1933. when the Federal very good indicator of Glass-Steagall Act and the Nyssa's state of economy is the “per capita” bank Oregon Branch Banking Act passed permitting deposits which, between were national banks to establish 1970 and 1973. increased First National about 53 percent in Nyssa branches. promptly opened offices in compared with 45 percent in Malheur County, and only 29 eight other Oregon com percent in Oregon. Per munities from Astoria to Pendleton and south to capita bank deposits in Nyssa Salem. In 1935. the bank of $6,628 at year-end 1973 are more than double that of established the Nyssa office. First National's only office in Malheur County and two- and-one-half times that of Malheur County until the Ontario branch was opened Oregon. Accompanying Wallace in 1954. By 1959, when Oregon were Joseph A. Moore, senior vice president respon celebrated its centennial year sible for the administration of of statehood. First National recorded an important mile the bank's statewide offices; Grant W. Perry, senior vice stone when resources briefly president in charge of 26 touched the $1 billion dollar Eastern Oregon branches mark, another first for banking in Oregon. An including the Nyssa branch, indication of the bank's and assistant vice president Robert Kennedy, fbnnerly of accelerating growth is the Nyssa and now regional fact that it took 80 years to reach the half-billion mark credit administrator of 13 Malheur Memorial Hos but only 14 more to reach the Eastern Oregon branches. pital Administrator Gale M. billion-dollar figure. Christensen was installed as Two former Nyssa managers. The period since 1960 has Rod George. La Grande, and president of the Oregon brought record employment, Tom Stenkamp, Prineville, Association of Hospitals Wed* peak consumer income and and their wives were present nesday at their 40th annual widespread consumer de for the dedication. meeting at Otter Crest on the mand. In that period, our Oregon Coast. He has served resources have more than The full text of Wallace's as president-elect for the past doubled to $2.6 billion and speech is as follows: year. the number of statewide offices has risen from 83 to Whenever First National 138. First National also is opens a new branch office or part owner of a Hong Kong we undertake a major Merchant Bank and main expansion of an existing tains two representative of office. I’ve always enjoyed fices in Singapore. Hong participating in the opening Kong. of the new facility. 1 look forward to visiting the 82 Why a new Nyaaa branch? communities served by the bank, meeting with our 137 Why did the bank con struct a new $310,000 Nyssa branch office? This new building was one we had to have because your need for banking service has been expanding so rapidly. As Nyssa schools need beet your community grows, we at dirt! First National want to grow Superintendent W. L. Mc- with you. And this new office GALF M. CHRISTENSEN Partland is requesting that indicates the confidence we farmers who need a place to share with you in the future Christensen came to Nyssa dump their beet dirt can do of the Nyssa economy. two years ago after many so in the field directly north years as administrator of the I'm sure you'll be pleased of the Ag Shop. This field with the improved service hospital at Stayton. needs to be built up before now that construction is seeding to playgrounds, and nearly complete. We now nient Commission, a weaving any beet dirt received will be have a bank building with mill, and a merchandizer's distribution center. Students welcome. over 6.000 square feet of floor McPartland said that ope space. also will have a dinner nings have been made in the meeting with the Portland This building is equipped chapter of Home Economists fence on both sides of the with a new drive-in banking field to make it easy for window, longer tellers' row. in Business. Students making the trip truckers to dump their load. expanded officers’ platform. include Mardi Tensen, dau ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Tensen. Nyssa. Max Mln Prec Oct. 9 29 55 Oct. 10 60 46 .21 Oct. 11 68 45 Oct. 12 68 36 Oct. 13 70 36 Oct. 14 38 70 Oct. 15 68 33 Oct. 16 34 Owyhee Reservoir Storage 10 16-74 366.860 Acre Feet 10-16-73 381.640 Acre Feet manent rule to honor valid written approvals for septic tanks, regardless of how long ago they were issued, until July I. 1975. The holder of the permit would then have one year to construct his septic tank. The proposed rule is identical with one adopted on a temporary basis June 21. 1974 and already in effect. Also under consideration for permanent adoption is a standard specification for homogeneous perforated bitu minized fiber pipe for septic tank disposal fields. Copies of the proposed rules may be obtained at any DEQ office. All interested persons may present testimony in person at the hearing or submit written material to DEQ headquarters, 1234 S. W. Morrison St.. Portland. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OREGON President Robert F. Wallace speaks to 115 Nyssa businessmen and farmers Monday mornin t at a breakfast at the Twilight Cafe, hosted by First National as part of their opening of the new Nyssa branch building. At the head table, from left, are Grant W. Perry, senior vice president; George Craig, Nyssa manager; Joseph A. Moore, senior vice president; Rod George. LaGrandc manager; and Tom Stenkamp, Prineville manager. The latter two officers preceded Craig as managers at the Nyssa branch. 4k