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48th Itiue
The Sugar City
Nytia, Oregon
Thursday, November 28, 1974
NytiMt Police
The Salt Lake City District
of which Nyssa is a part, is
one of five postal district*
where operational testing of
prccancelcd stamps
is
planned. The stamp depicts
the dove of peace weather
vane atop of Mount Vernon
home of George Washington,
pec-la ott waxed paper and is
sell adhering to an envelope
The new pre-cancelled, self
adhering no lick Christmas
10 cent stamp is "theoreti
cally" supposed to
"self
destruct" when attempts are
made to try and remove after
once being affixed to an
envelope
Envelopes with the new
pre cancelled notation do not
have to go through the
cancellation, thus saving
time. Therefore they do have
to be bundled according to air
mail, local or out of town.
I asl year 50,000 Christmas
stamps were sold here.
Presently 30.000 of the new
self adhering, no lick stamp
is on hand with smaller
quantities of two other
10 cent Christmas postage
stamps. One depicts an
altarpiece at the Metropoli
tan Museum and the other
pictures a sleigh drawn by
horses About 5.000 have
already been sold
The post office is asking
that all Christmas gifts within
the continental U.S. be sent
bs December 10 and greeting
cards by Lleccmber 15.
Vi&ty
Thunderegg Capital
15C Per Copy
Million Estimated As
Replacement Cost Of Nyssa Schools
Break-In*
Pre Cancelled
Xmas Stamps
Available
a
$3.5
Report
A series of break-ins over
the weekend were reported
by Nyssa police. The reports
were received of break ins,
but nothing was found to be
missing at any of them
Entry into the Union 76
-Station through a broken
back window was discovered
by patrolmen while making
their rounds about 2:15 a m
Saturday.
Ihe buck glass door was
smashed at Ravs Food Fair
also.
Muir Roberts Produce Com
pany. Inc. reported to police
officer* of a break in some
time over the weekend Entry
was gained by prying two
pieces of tin in the back of the
building. The burglars en
tered the building, went onto
the roof and into the main
office
Danny Bernal ot Nyssa was
arrested over the weekend on
charges of being an illegal
alien and a minor in
possession of alcohol. Ihe
immigration authorities pic
ked hint up Tuesday.
Alvo arrested was Alfonso
Aguilar. 20. Nyssa on Mil’
charges
He appeared in
Nvssa Justice Court and was
fined $37.
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Nyssa Gate City Journal
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68fh Year
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Members of the Nyssa
school board, budget board
and
building
committee
heard for the first time
Monday evening cost esti-
mates to rebuild the Nyssa
schools, destroyed by fire last
June 5.
Architects Boh Smith and
Martin Hasegawa presented
the estimates, based on
square foot costs for similar
construction in the past year.
They said that with only a
rough idea of what the
Blood mobile In
^iyssa Dec. 10
NEW PORTAHI E CORONARY CARE UNIT was recently
purchased at Malheur Memorial Hospital. Pictured are Dr K
I
Kerby, and auxiliary members Mrs. Bob Wilson,
president, Mrs Irv Zimmerman and Mrs. Gale Christensen
Hospital auxiliary women arc planning a Benefit Ball.
Saturday. December 14 at the Eagles Hall to help pay for the
$3,500 unit. (See story and pictures on page 5).
The Red Cross Blood-
mobile will be . in Nvssa
Tuesday. December 10 It
will be at the Eagles Hall
from 2 to 6 p m.
This is a good cause and
everyone that possibly can is
urged to donate a pint of
blood.
Fair Board Sets Release Highway Division To Hold Public Hearing
Time For Livestock
Release times for livestock
exhibits were determined for
IlM I97S Malheur < ••untv
Fair by the Hoard at its
November meeting Gordon
Capps. Chairman, stated that
a new schedule will be tried
this year of release all live
stock. other than fat stock,
from 4 to h p m. on Saturday.
August 16 At 8 p.m., Fat
Stock will be moved as well
as remaining livestock not
moved during the 4—6
period.
Capps stated that it is
essential that all exhibitors
(.simply with this schedule if it
is to work and the earlier
release time kept for another
year No cattle will be moved
while heavy traffic is antici
pated on or near the grounds
prior to entertainment
Release times for other
exhibits on the grounds will
be listed in the premium
hook, and all exhibitors will
be required to comply with
these times.
Faimnie concessions and
revenue
were discussed.
Returns on a number of
stands, including the food
stands, were disappointing
Adrian Council
Meets Dec. 3
A regular meeting of the
City Council of Adrian will be
held at the Fire House in
Adrian at 8 p m. on Tuesday.
December J.
The Council usually meets
the first Thursday of the
month but the date has been
moved up for this month
only.
EAGLES AERIE PRESIDENT GARRY BYBEE presented
I’lul Higley of Viroqua. Wisconsin with thunderegg bookends
and pen set in recognition of his visit to Nvssa last
Wednesday evening
Higlev was Wisconsin Stale Eagles president in 1952—53,
and national president of the Eagles in 1959 -60. He has held
many state and national offices, and is Investment Counselor
and Financial Advisor of the international organization.
He has been a banker for 25 years, and is president of the
telephone company in his home town of Viroqua, near
LaCrosse. Wisconsin.
this year In several instances
returns were not sufficient to
cover the cost of electricity,
water, and garbage disposal,
let alone
improvements
made to the booths this year.
Capps noted that several or
ganizations have not sent in
their percentage yet.
Capps explained that all
revenue received from the
Fair is used for improve
ments on the grounds He
stated that the Board is not a
tax-supported body. Funds
are received from racing
revenue and rental of facili
ties on the grounds.
He also stated that the
Hoard is aware that profits
from a majority of conces
sions are used for betterment
of the community in various
youth and charitable enter
prises. He said the Board
wishes to treat each organi
zation the same—each con
cession is on the same per
ventage—10*» of the gross.
Capps also noted that
when the Hoard provides
additional entertainment,
and improvements for the
comfort and use of fairgoers
and exhibitors, it is encoura
ging larger attendance at the
Fair in which all concessions
benefit in direct proportion
The State Highway Divi
sion will show the public,
through a scries of infor
mational meetings in Region
5. what the Preliminary 6
Year Federal Aid Construc
tion Program will consist of
The 6 Year Program will be
an on going project of the
Division and will be reviewed
Thirty Four Stud ents
Make Honor Roll
Four students at Nyssa
High School earned a GPA of
4.0 for the first nine week
grading period of the school
year. They were Kathy Shell
and Bob Meadows, senior*;
Neal Oldemeyer. junior; and
Donna Oldemeyer. freshman
A total of thirty-four high
school students received a
GPA
of 3.5 average or
higher.
Receiving a 3.9 GPA were
Raymond Wiley. Mark Nel
son, Marlene Widmer and
Juli Peterson, seniors; Dion
Garner, junior; Charles Sims
and Kathy Cottrell, sopho
more*.
Receiving a 3.6 GPA were
Sara Vcilma and Merlene
lewis, seniors: Dalene Schil
ling. Marv Lou Soliz, juniors;
Dustin Kassman. sophomore
Jamie Garner and Barbara
Haney, freshmen.
Receiving a 3.8 GPA were
Lori Saito. Patty Seuell.
Mclodi Ferrenburg. Anna
Doritv. Karhv Knrtr Barbie
Rosselman. Ruth Stephen.
Kathy Ward. Connie Barnes
and Bruce Corn, seniors;
Julie Hoff. Ellen Moore,
sophomores; Jim Wilson,
freshman.
A GPA of 3.5 was earned
by Dena Piercy, senior;
Bridget Gallegos and Jeff
Hipp, sophomores
The purpose of the meet-
ings will be to:
1. Share our program
information with other go-
vernmental agencies and the
public.
2. Explain our process
and problems in financing
and developing the program.
3. Receive the reaction to
the program and information.
4. Obtain project sugges-
tions.
In order to share this
information with local go-
vernments and the people of
this area. W. E. Schwartz.
Regional
Engineer.
La
Granda, has scheduled a
meeting at 8 p.m.. Wednes
day. December 4. 1974, in
Room ~-C of the Administra
tion Building at Treasure
Valley Community College.
650 S.W. 6th. Ontario.
Cookies To Be
Packed for Vets
The Past Presidents of the
American Legion Auxiliary
will be packing cookies for
the veterans at the Veteran's
Hospital on Monday. De
cember 2 at 2 p.m.. at the
home of Mrs. Herman
Towne. 317 North 4th Street
in Nvssa.
Anyone wishing to donate
cookies, and this would be
most appreciated, are asked
to bring them to Mrs.
Towne's home in time for
them to be packed on
Monday.
Farm Bureau
Head Cites
Obstacles
"Inflation and over-enthu
siastic government regula
tion both must be controlled
if farmers and ranchers are
going to be able to feed this
country and a part of the
world." Waldron Johnson,
president of the Oregon Farm
Bureau Federation, addres
sed a special meeting of the
Malheur County Farm Bu
reau Johnson cited excessive
federal spending as the
prime cause of inflation and
called upon all citizens to
"let congress know that you
know who is to blame and
that you expect a blanced
budget."
He pointed out that far
mers are being asked to
produce to the fullest by one
agency of the government
and then being regulated to
the point of harassment by
agencies such as Occupa
tional Safety and Health
Administration, the Depart
ment of Environmental Qua
lity whose noise pollution
regulations would have shut
down farm tractors before
Farm Bureau was granted a
one year exemption, and the
Department of Commerce
Building Code Division who
would have brought
farm
outbuildings under the uni
form building code.
Ernest Seuell. Adrian,
president of tile Malheur
County Farm Bureau intro
duced Johnson and wel
comed members to the
challenges of the coming
year.
and updated on an annual
basis.
Kathi Shell. Neal Oldemcier and Hob Meadows arc three of
NHS's 4.0 students Not pictured is Donna Oldemeyer.
Community College Grads
Do Well at OSU
Jesse
Fasold. state su
perintendent of- public in
struction. hailed an Oregon
State University study show
mg that students transferring
to that university from
community colleges hold
their own with students who
enrolled as freshmen tn OSU.
"We knew that our com
munity colleges were doing a
great job and now welcome
evidence that proves it,"
Fasold said.
“Because so many thou
sands of Oregonians are
involved in community col
lege programs, it is es
pecially gratifying
know
that the quality of the
programs stands up to the
test of comparison with
higher education institutions,
Fasold said. "Much ot the
popularity of community col
leges is due to the broad
array of career-oriented op
portunities they offer plus the
quality of the programs."
The continuing popularity
of community colleges is
attested by the enrollment
increase in the two-vear
institutions at a time when
there is a leveling off of
enrollment in the four-vear
institutions. A |9’3-75enroll
ment of 69.663 full-time
equivalent students was ap
proved ft>r the state’s 13
community colleges, but now
the estimated enrollment in
the biennium will be "4.500
Ell In the two-year period,
some 300.000 to 325.000
individual students will be
served.
The OSU study show cd
that community college trans,
for students in the 19'4
engineering class competed
well academically with those
who began their post-high
school education at the
university. Some educators
were skeptical earlier and
feared that community col
lege students would suffer a
marked disadvantage, es-
peeiallv. in such rigorous
degree programs as en-
gincering.
But the OSU study found
that 6' percent of the June
graduates in engineering had
transferred from community
colleges and had maintained
a 2 '6 grade point average
comparing favorable with the
2.8'» GPA for students who
completed all their work at
OSU
WEATHER
DATE MAX. MIN. PREC.
Nov. 20
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Nov. 2b
Owyhee Reservoir Storage
11 25 ’4 388.590 Acre Feet
11-25-73 405.'UO Acre Feet
insurance settlement will be.
they estimate a cost to the
district in the area of $3.5
million. The insurance settle
ment is expected to be made
early in December
Discussion brought out the
fact that about 90.000 square
feet of buildings were des
troyed in the fire, and
proposed new construction
will amount to about 165.000
square feet. Of this addi
tional amount, replacement
of the old elementary gym.
additional vocational facili-
ties, auditorium, and some
school remodeling are areas
which have been under study
since a building committee
was established in 1972 for
this purpose.
Architect Smith told the
group that the insurance
adjustment should be at the
same values as the new
construction costs, as the
insurance was on a replace
ment cost basis.
Broken down, the archi
tects' cost estimates are as
follows:
High school, which in
cludes classrooms. $1.255.-
375; cafeteria. $276.300: su
perintendent's office. $65.-
plant.
480; mechanical
$168.000; gvm and audi-
torium. $1.890.350; junior
high gym, $456.936; elemen
tary multi-purpose room,
$526.900: new bus garage.
$125.520; remodel old bus
garage and build vocational
building. $22 1.180. site work.
$134,088, sprinkler system.
$165.385; remodel primary
school. $69,849; grade school
$114.800: junior high, $168,-
420; and fees for attorney,
bonding, architect, etc.,
$451.262. These figures total
$6.092.046
An additional
$200.000 is estimated for
bleachers, lockers, and equip-
ment. much of which has
already been purchased with
insurance money.
Based on these estimates,
discussion brought out that
with the 1974—75 assessed
valuation of School District
No 26 of $55,055.489; the
cost of the new construction
will be about $5 per $1,000
assessed valuation. In other
words, the cost to the
property owner with an
assessed valuation of $10.000
would be about $50 per year
for the new schools.
The board and building
committee will meet again
next Monday evening. Dec
2 to further discuss the plans,
and they have set the regular
school board meeting of
December 9 as the time for a
public hearing in which the
tentative plans can be pre
sented to the patrons of the
school district.
School officials are working
toward an election date of
January 28. at which time
voters of the ’district will be
given the opportunity to
approve a bond issue to
finance the new construction.
Sugar Beet Growers
Receive Initial Payment
Checks totaling $37 million
were mailed this week to
sugarbeet growers through
out Idaho, Utah, and Oregon
as the initial payment for
their 1974 beet crops, reports
The Amalgamated Sugar
Company.
This initial payment, which
approaches $30 per ton. is for
all beets harvested and
received through the end of
October. Checks for sugar
beets received after Novem
ber 1 will be issued by the
company in early December.
Based on the prospects for
continuing high sugar prices
in 1975, local growers can
again look forward to receiv-
Former Publisher
Dies In Arizona
Ronald Burke. 63. former
publisher of the Nyssa Gate
City Journal in the 19J0's
with his brother Berwyn,
died of a heart attack Sunday
night in Mesa. Arizona.
Burke owned and pub
lished the Recorder Herald tn
Salmon. Idaho for 20 years,
selling it tn 1971. He was
president of the Idaho News
paper Advertising Service in
1957, and president of the
Idaho Press Association in
1949.
Survivors include his wi
dow. Mae. and a daughter.
Mrs. Michael Gwartnev of
Boise.
PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE NYSSA
Eagles lodge gathered in honor of the
visitation of Phil Bigley, national officer and
past president of the Eagles.
ing extraordinary payments
for their beets during the
year as sugar sales progress
“Although our beet ac
reage was down substantially
this year. 40 percent less
than in 1973, unprecedented
prices for sugar world-wide
have resulted in White Satin
growers receiving approxi
mately $12 per ton more now
than they did last year for
their initial payment.” ex
plained agriculture vice pre
sident Henry Zobell.
This increase in dollars is
made possible through the
company's participating con
tract. which specifies that
growers receive a substan
tial part of every sales dollar.
Zobell further explained.
Yield estimates for the
newly harvested crop appear
to be slightly less than antici
pated. due. primarily to a late
season infestation of a
disease identified as powdery
mildew. This plant disease,
unknown in this area until
this year, has also adversely
affected the sugar content of
the 1974 crop.
In light of the world's
growing consumption of su
gar and diminishing sugar
reserves, the need for in
creased U. S. production to
meet domestic requirements
is very high. As a result,
company officials at this time
are optimistic that beet
acreage will show a signifi
cant increase in 1975.
Seated, from left, are Vic Haburchak,
Woods Seuell. Bigley, and Vern Hancock.
Standing are Dick Udlinek. Bernard Frost,
Art Bosselman. Bob Church and Larry
Gardner