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Nyssa Gate City Journal
68th Year
Th« Sugar City
47th Issue
Nyssa, Oregon
Thursday, November 21, 1974
Thunderegg Capital
15C Per Copy
School Board Studies New Building Plans
N'sva school board mem
bers conducted a short
business meeting al lheir
i' .¡iil.it session Monday eve
ning then spent several
li'ins with Architects Bob
South and Martin Hasegawa
and members of the building
committee going over plans
for reconstruction of the
sc bools
Superintendent W.l. Me
Partland pointed out that the
new Oregon laws set the
dates for elections, and the
board must plan with these
dates in mind. The dales arc
the 4th Tuesday in January
(Jan 2H). the Jrd Tuesday in
March (March IH). and the
first luesdaiin May (Max 6).
which is the Annual School
Flection. It was agreed to
shoot for the January date if
al all possible.
TVCC Name
Now Official
< (INSTRUCTION OF A NEW BRIDGE is underway across
the Owyhee River, to replace the old steel bridge that
collapsed over a year ago when struck by equipment owned
by Ontario Asphalt
Malheur County Judge Roy Hirai said that plans tor the
bridge have been approved by the Oregon Highway Bridge
Department, and Jav Young. Boise, started pile driving
1 uesday.
the new 200 foot prestressed concrete bridge will be
erected on the abutlments of the old bridge, shown above,
and will coat an estimated SI IS.(XX). financed entirely by
Malheur ( ounlv t he work will be done by the Nyssa Road
District and county bridge crew. Little or no work is required
on the bridge approaches.
Hirai said the bridge should be open for traffic prior to the
time high water is expected. with the concrete slabs to be in
place bv Dec 20 and the bridge open to traffic by Jan. 20.
Adrian S'ttles
Salary Issue
WORK HAS COMMENCED ON THE
new J.000.000 gallon water storage tank on
airport hill. The ring shown in the picture is
the cement base, four feet deep, with
compacted, oiled sand in the center The tank
will be built of 1 < inch steel plates, all pre
fabricated The diameter of the tank is IO»
feet, and it will be 42 feet high
Levi Lough is the foreman
for Pitts
burgh lies Moines, who is the sub-contractor
building the tank
His welding equip
ment is shown in lhe background, including a
diesel engine to generate his own direct
current power Work will continue through
out the winter.
City Given
Nyssa Jail Inspected
Safety Award By State Official
The City of Nyssa was
given the Pacific Northwest
Pollution Control Association
Honor Award for safety in
recognition of Zero Lost Time
Accidents in the operation of
its Sewer Plant
This award is given an
nually for excellence in
employee accident preven
tion and safety performance
associated with waste water
operation.
Citv Manager Henry Sch
neider pointed out that
contrary to popular miscon
ception Sewage Treatment
Plant operation is considered
more hazardous than many
other municipal services
••The Oregon State Acci
dent Insurance rate for Nyssa
lists Sewage Treatment Ope
ration just ahead of Police
activities." said Schneider.
"There are numerous dan
ger areas around a treatment
plant. A man must be very
careful because he generally
works alone and is out of
sight of the public."
Frank Lawrence. Plant
Operator, recently super
vised the Correction and
Modification of numerous
danger areas noted during an
OSHA type inspection of the
plant.
Bicentennial
Committee Meets
The Nyssa Bicentennial
( ommittee met Tuesday eve
ning with Jake Fischer
chairman Members of this
committee include Mr and
Mrs. L. Meckem, W. L.
McPartland, Rev. William
Russell. Clyde Swisher. Ge
rald Talbot. Dirick Nedry and
Gilbert Wells
The committee voted to
meet every two months on
the third Tuesday, with more
frequent meetings ns the
centennial nears. At this time
they are Io coordinate ideas,
and work with the county and
state committees.
Wayne Ruthledge. State
Correction Division, visited
Nyssa last week to inspect
the modification of the Nyssa
lock up. dispatch service
facilities and general area
Sergeant Rodrigue*. Nyssa
Police, pointed out construc
tion changes as well as
proposed modification yet to
be completed.
Mr Ruthledge noted the
significant changes already
made and commented fa
vorablv on the improvement
plans.
The City decided to re
model its lock-up facility
when mountaing costs for
transporting prisoners to
Vale, plus overtime increases
to provide back ip policemen
during transportation periods,
prisoner feeding and other
allied costs became pro
hibitive in proportion to
services rendered to the
community.
Nyssa now provides its
ow n dispatch service and
prisoner feeding capability.
Upon receipt of teletype
equipment the Nvssa lockup
facilities, though small, will
be deemed adequate for a
town of its sire.
Farm Management Session
Planned In December
Farm management will be
highlighted at a two-dav
session on December 11 and
12.
The meetings will be
held at TVCC. room W 10
and will start at 1:30 p.m. on
both days according to Jim
Burr.
County
Extension
Agent.
Burr went on to say that
the program is designed to
deal with present day farm
problems from production to
marketing It will give the
grower a chance to look at
alternatives, and show him
how to select
the most
profitable crops to grow at
assumed price levels, and
how to anticipate each
requirement at various times
during the crop season. Cost
of production figures on
CORRECTION
The picture of the Annual
4 H Banquet that appeared
on Page 1 in the Gate City
Journal Thursday. November
14 in which Rav Novotnev
presented an award, should
have read Nancy Mecham
instead of Linda Mecham.
We regret this error.
various crops, as well as
budgeting information will be'
covered.
Pre registration is reques
ted. according to the agent,
so if you plan to attend,
please call or come in and
register at the Malheur
Counts Extension Office on
or before December 9.
FNB Distributes
Christmas Checks
Santa Claus arrived earlv
this year for .10.590 Ore
gonians when First National
Bank of Oregon Christmas
Club checks, totaling $5.802.-
000. were delivered through
out the state.
This year the average
check amounted to $190,
compared to $l79 last year.
Included in the total was
the amount saved regularly
bv club members during the
past year plus some $112.(XX)
in accumulated interest.
Christmas Club checks
were mailed from the batik's
IJH branch offices through
out Oregon on November 5.
Adrian teachers and the
Adrian School Board reached
agreement Tuesday. No
vember 12. on a new contract
calling for a $7.b00 base
salary for the 1974-75 school
year. Teachers had been
seeking a S7.80C base.
An agreement was also
reached to base next year’s
salary increase on the cost of
living index.
Adrian was the last of the
nearly 200 school districts in
Oregon to reach an agree
ment with teachers.
Ne
gotiations have been under
wav for more than a year.
The Journal will print a
day earlier next week so
that everyone will receive
their paper before Thanks
giving.
Advertisers, correspon
dents and persons wishing
news items must have their
copy in not later than Mon
day______________________
Treasure Valley Education
District offically became Trea
sure Valley Community Col
lege Monday at an open
hearing and board meeting.
The board studied a
preliminary salary schedule
from the faculty but neither
accepted nor rejected it. A
negotiating team consisting
of Gary McGraw of Vale and
Jacob Fischer of Nyssa along
with board members Ernest
Seuell and K. E. "Skip"
Thayer was appointed.
Arlene Robb. Nyssa, and
Dorrance Standage. Vale,
were approved as members
of the budget committee.
The budget was discussed
at length Other items on the
agenda were continued be
cause of the length of the
meeting.
Hiitorical Society
Names Officers
Burrell Lovell of Vale was
chosen President of the
Malheur Country Historical
Society at their annual
meeting Thursday evening.
November 14 at which over
100 members attended. Cho
sen to serve with Lovell are
Bill Kaatz. Ontario, vice-
president: Chris Moore. Vale
secretary; Joaquin Hernan
dez. Ontario, treasurer; and
Walter Selby. Ontario, direc
tor.
Imilor high principal Dan
Marlin rejiorted that the Fire
Insurance Adjuster has had
the plans for settlement for
over a month, and they hope
to arrive at a settlement soon.
This plus completion of the
architects' plans are neces
sary before the board can call
for a bond election.
Martin also said that the
Tire insurance coverage for
the buildings will be largely
used up by the settlement,
and after discussion the
board authorized Superin
tendent McPartland to pur
chase additional insurance
until an appraisal can be
made on the existing build
ings.
Union Pacific Ordered
To Cut Train Speeds
Public Utility Commis
sioner Richard Sabin has
ordered Union Pacific Rail
road to cut train speeds dow n
to 25 mph at crossings of Sth
and 6th Avenues in Ontario
and 40 mph at the Locust
Street crossing in Nyssa.
The action comes on the
heels of a train vehicle
accident Wednesday mor
ning at the Sth Avenue
crossing in Ontario which left
two occupants of the auto
mobile in critical condition at
the local hospital.
Commissioner Sabin also
announced his office is
launching a formal investi
gation to determine per
manent train speeds for the
crossings.
In explaining his action
Sabin noted that while the
speed of trains may not be
the only factor contributing to
the accident record at these
crossings, PUC records do
indicate that accident se
verity and train speeds are
directly related
The crossings are located
on the Union Pacific's main
line from Portland to Boise.
PUC records reveal that
since I‘»63 there have been
six train-vehicle accidents,
resulting in five fatalities and
three injuries, at the 5th
Avenue crossing in Ontario.
During the same time there
have been seven accidents
without injury at the 6th
Dairy Meeting Set For
ASC Election Marketing, Production
Balloting
Until Dec. 2
Slates of nominees for the
upcoming ASC committee
election have been deve
loped. announces J. P
Bunch. Chairman Malheur
County Agricultural Stabile
ration and Conservation Ser
vice.
The ASC committee elec
tion will be conducted by mail
from November 22 until
December 2. Eligible ASC
voters will receive a secret
ballot in the mail with
instructions on how to vote
for candidates of their choice
and return the ballot to the
countv ASCS office. Partici
pation in ASC elections is
open to all farmers regard
less of race, teligion. sex.
color, or national origin
In the com «unity com
mittee mail elc< lion, farmers
in each of the seven
communities will elect three
committee niei ibers and two
alternates, all to serve
one year terms.
Ballots will be counted on
December 4 in the countv
ASCS office. 1252 S. W. 4th
Av.. Ontario, with the public
invited to attend
^WEATHER*
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Mln.
Prec.
Date Max.
30
56
Nov. 13
30
51
Nov. 14
32
56
Nov. 15
26
48
Nov. 16
27
43
Nov. 17
27 trace
56
Nov. 18
Nov. 19
56
33
Nov
36
20
Owyhee Reservoir Storage
Il IH 74 384.910 Acre Feet
11-18-73 400,770 Acre Feet
Marketing.
production,
economics in feeding, and
recognition of local dairy men
are part of the agenda of a
countywide dairy meeting
scheduled in Vale. December
3. Golden Slipper Restaurant
at 10:30 am., according to
Rav Novotny. County Exten
sion Agent
Novotny emphasized that
Ray Hobson. Administrator.
Milk Marketing Stabilization.
State Department of Agricul
ture and Bob Ely. USDA.
Federal Marketing Orders,
will discuss these two areas
of the marketing process.
Dairy Reproduction by Dr
Lloyd Swanson. O.S.U., Ani
mal Scientist and Economic
Dairy Nutrition by Dr H. P
Adams. O.S.U., Extension
Dairy Specialist add to the
informative agenda planned
for dairymen.
Novotny
stated.
Leslie Gulch
Road Closed
Dr Bob Mallorie operator
of a large dairy in the
Willamette Valley will con
elude the program in his
discussion of the Oregon
Dairy Association and its
importance to Oregon’s dairy
industry. Novotny concluded
Construction work on the
Leslie Gulch road will begin
Monday. November 25. and
passage into the area will be
delayed until early spring,
according to Bill Schneider,
outdoor recreation planner
for the Vale District. Bureau
of Land Management.
The board authorized the
concert choir to make plans
for a trip to Western Oregon
during Spring Vacation next
March The choir hopes to
visit larger schools, who will
take their vacations at a
different time. If arrange
ments cannot be made, they
plan to visit Washington or
Idaho schools. The total cost
will be near $l.0(X) which the
choir will raise by money
raising projects.
The board also approved
plans of the Ski Club to take a
school bus to Bogus Basin on
Saturdays, leaving at 8 a m.
and returning at 6 p.m. Jay
DrajHT is adviser, and Judy
Davis, student body presi
dent. made the request.
The agent emphasized that
three local dairymen will be
recognized for the top pro
ducing herds along with the
announcement of the three
top producers of quality milk
In addition, the receipients
of the 19'4 "Dairy of Honor"
program will be introduced
Avenue crossing and two
accidents resulting in three
fatalities at the Nyssa cross
ing.
According to the PUC's
accident reports, all the train
vehicle collisions resulting in
fatal injuries involved trains
traveling at 50 mph or faster.
Commissioner Sabin also
pointed out that visibility
problems at each of these
crossings make it difficult for
motorists to see oncoming
trains.
The PUC has been working
with the cities to improve
safety at these crossings.
Currently none of these
crossings are equipped with
automatic safety signaliza
tion. Rather, the crossings
are protected with cross
bucks. stop signs and ad
vance warning signs.
The board then went over
plans for the new schools
with members of the building
committee. They discussed
plans for remodeling the
present bus garage into an
Industrial Arts complex, with
an additional building tied
into the VoAg building.
These plans were approved
bv officials of the State
Department of Education.
Also considered
were
plans for a new bus garage
and shop to be located away
from the campus center. No
decision was made subject to
cost studies of this plan.
Hasegawa went through
the plans for the high school,
auditorium, gymnasium and
cafeteria, with some sug
gested changes in each area.
The new gym will seat
approximately 2.000. the
same as the old gym. but is
designed to provide practice
areas and dressing room
facilities for both boys and
girls, as required by new
Federal standards.
Architect Bob Smith said
that plans seem to be
progressing on schedule, and
the schools should be in the
new buildings bv September
1976 .
Farm Bureau
Dinner Friday
The annual Farm Bureau
dinner will be held Friday.
November 22 at the Eastside
Cafe in Ontario. Oregon^
Farm Bureau Federation
President, Wally Johnson,
will be the speaker.
Reservations
must be
made by Thursday by calling
the Farm Bureau officer.
889-6664 or Lois Hoffman
after hours. 889-6719.
Stunz Named Director of
School Boards Association
Dr. Robert P. Whittaker,
school board member from
North Bend, is the newly-
elected president of the
Oregon School Boards Asso
ciation. Whittaker, a North
Bend
Veterinarian, suc
ceeded Rod A. Moore.
Washington County Inter
mediate Education District
board member, at the annual
election held during the
recent OSBA convention in
Portland.
Elected first vice president
was Barbara Klein, board
member from Forest Grove.
Portland school board mem
ber. Jonathan Newman, was
elected second vice presi
dent.
Oscar Specht. Salem board
member, continues as secre-
tary-treasurer of the State
organization which repre
sents most of the 339 local
school districts. 29 IED
boards, and 13 community
college boards in Oregon.
Four 'local school board
members were elected to
serve on the OSBA board of
directors. They include: Do
nald Rice. Riddle and Doug
las IED; Barbara Tripp. Al
bany Union High; Gene
Stunz. Nyssa; and Carol
Williams. Tillamook.
Continuing as members on
the OSBA board of di
rectors are Frank Brawner.
Parkrose; Jack Crawford.
Medford; and Pauline Win
ter. Morrow County board
Retinng directors are Irene
Cheldelin. Corvallis; and Gail
Nicholson. Eugene.
SRV Honor Band and Choir
In Weiser This Weekend
The Snake River Valley
Honor Band and Honor Choir
will be held in Weiser. Friday
and Saturday. November
22 • 23.
There will be nine schools
involved in the Honor Clinic.
The Band will be an 85 piece
group and the Choir will
consist of 100 students
Persons involved in these
groups are first appointed by
director’s recommendation.
Then by audition and finally
tryout.
The Band will be directed
by Guest Clinicians. Richard
Miller. C of I. and Geraldine
Schmitt
The Concert will be on
Saturday night. November
23. ' 30 p.m in the Weiser
High School Gymnasium
Admission will be Adult—
$1.50. and Student—$.75.
Participating schools will
include Payette, Weiser.
Ontario. Nvssa. Vale, Em
mett. Vallivuc. Middleton.
and Kuna
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Schneider said because of
fragile soils in Leslie Gulch,
vehicular travel through this
area could
cause con
siderable damage to the road
in the winter months
Thousands of visitors, the
majority from Idaho, visited
the beaqjiful area this past
year to enjoy the outstanding
scenery and take advantage
of the access to Lake Owyhee
which Leslie Gulch affords.
Closure notice will be
posted at the Succor Creek-
Leslie Gulch road junction
The road will be accessible
in the early spring or
whenever weather conditons
allow. Schneider said
CREWS COMPLETED PAVING in the
First National Bank parking lot Tuesdav.
Several unpaved areas have been left, such
as in the foreground, where plantings will be
made Bracken's building in background will
)
be stuccoed, with all work to be completed
this fall, weather permitting The parking lot
wav formerly the site of the old bank building
and the Sarazin Clinic.