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Universi'.y Qf Oitgon Nyssa Gate 69th Year, 25th Issue The Sugar City mc3 Journal Nyssa, Oregon Thunderegg Capital 15' Per Copy Nyssa High School Lists Honor Students Nyssa High School Prin cipal Gene Chester an nounced this week the names of the honor students for the second semester There were 33 seniors. 26 junior». II sophomores and 9 freshmen. High School Honor Roll 2nd Semester 4.00 GPA SENIORS • Jodi Hol comb, Kathy Kurtz. Kathy Shell. Jennie Shimomaeda. Kathy Ward JUNIORS - Terry Fife. Dion Gamer, Neal Olde- meyer. Merle Saunders 3.9 GPA 1975 Rodeo Quern Robin Ketchum Nite Rodeo Includes Merchants And Kids The 20th Annual Nyssa Nite Rodeo opent Friday, at 8 pm., and will run through Saturday night. Both night* there will be a parade beginning at 7 pm. which will include Mage roaches, float*, antique cart and farm machinery Many well-known saddle club* arc planning to make an entrance, at well Thia year't Grand Marthall it Loyd Adamt. Tht* year, the stock for the rodeo will be furnithcd by \ Ralph Stephens of Midvale 'Buckle* will be furnished by Gentry Ford and the Eagle* Lodge. A tpecial rodeo event this year it a Merchant't Barrel Race. In addition to the regular event*, there will be Kid’» Calf Roping, for age* 9-14. and Steer Stop Roping The Stop Roping it limited to retidcnlt of Malheur County with amateur statu* and winning* of no more than SI00 for the year SENIORS - Barbara Bo* selman. Merlcne Lewis, Lon Saito. Patty Seuell, Willma Staples. Sara Vielma JUNIORS - Kathy Kunkel Shelley Myrick. Oscar Si- fuentez. Alma Vielma FRESHMEN • Donna Oldemever. Eddy Tensen 3.8 GPA SENIORS • David Blay lock. Pam Bock. Dena Piercy JUNIORS Terry Baker. Tammi Frederiksen. Judy Mecham SOPHOMORES - Arthur Harri», Dustin Kastman. Norene Savage The Rixleo Queen for 1975 is Robyn Ketchum. Pri ncesses are Debby Goodman and Rhonda Rhoades. Robyn is a Junior at Payette High School and an officer in the Payette chapter of the F.F.A. Her hobby is swimming. Debby, a Senior at Vale High School. docs all her own horse breaking and training. She enjoys gymnastics and has done volunteer work at Malheur County farmers the nursing home and with are reminded that very little handicapped children. time t» left to prepare for Rhonda, a former Nyssa harvest time storage need* girl, is a Senior at Caldwell for grain crops. Russell High School. She is a junior Fulleton. Chairman of the leader in her 4 H horse club. Malheur County Agricultural She also competes in high Stabiliazaiton and Conserva school and all-girl rodeos. tion Committee, announced A dance is scheduled to that fund* are available for follow the rodeo on Saturday construction of grain storage night at the Oregon Trail facilities on the farm. The Grange. Music will be interest rate ha* been re provided by the Treasure duced to 6-1/8 per cent for Valiev Troubadours, featur this type of loan. ing Bob Neese. The dance is With storage available on sponsored bv the Nyssa High the farm, valuable time may School Rodeo. be saved during the rush of harvest. Fulleton added that it allow* producer* more flexibility in marketing their crops when market prices arc best. Full details of the program arc available at the Malheur County Agricultural Stabili In the event that a dead zation and Conservation Ser vice Office. Fulleton urge* animal is not observed immediately these animal* farmer* to make storage arrangementsnow before the vhcxild be buried on your own property. It is realized harvest season gets under that some animals may way. ASCS Farm Storage Available Dead Animals Must Have Proper Disposal The Malheur County Hea Ith Department wishes to remind all owners of livestock in Malheur County that dead livestock arc not to be placed into canals, drain ditches or other public waters Nu merous complaints arc being received, and it is becoming necessary to take appropriate legal action to abate these nuisance*. We suggest that all livestixk owner* be aware of the health and location of their cattle when pastured near water wavs. If animals die call a rendering company immediately. accidentally end up in water- wav* but the legal owner* of the livestock arc responsible for their removal and will be allowed the first opportunity to remove them, legal action may then become necessary. Dead animals in our waterways spread disease both to animals and man and are a terrific nuisance to irrigation district official* and patrons. Dailey Bros. Circus Coming To Nyssa The Al G. Clark A Dailey Brothers Circus is coming to Nyssa!! The three-ring show, com plete with a big top and wild animal menagerie will be in town on June 30 under the auspices of Nyssa Lions Club. Shows are scheduled for 6 and 8 p.m. at the Nyssa Rodeo Ground*. This year’s »how offers a full 90 minutes of continuous, ever-changing entertainment in all three rings. Featured are trapecze stars, acrobats, performing elephants, clo wns. educated chimpanzees, tight-rope walkers, jugglers along with trained dogs, horses and ponies. The circus menagerie boa st* a collection of rare and exotic beast», including sa vage jungle cats, apes, camels and llamas. $ This will be the last chance area residents will have to see an old-fashioned tent circus at an old-fashioned price. Circus owner Al G. Clark has already announced that next year he will be forced to double or triple the current advance ticket price of $1.50 to meet rising costs. Tickets at the special $1.50 advance price are available from any Lions Club member The show's colorful 20-ve- hicle caravan will arrive in town at dawn on circus day. Show personnel will then begin the formidable task of erecting the giant canvas city housing the circus. The circus plays in seven different towns each week, and the show's appearance here will be one of over .MX! to be made by the circus in 1975. Wheat Producers Certify By July 1 July I is the final date for wheat producer* to certify 1975 wheat acreages. Russell Fulleton. Chair man of the Malheur County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee, an nounced that the date is very important for producers who wish to prove wheat yields. Production records over a five year period are required in order to prove a yield. Therefore. Fulleton said, without a 1975 report, it would not be possible to prove a yield until five more consecutive year's records are accumulated. For anyone who is interes ted in proving wheat yields. Fulleton advised they contact the county ASCS office for detail*. WE/VTHER Mln. Date Max. Prec. 87 49 June 11 88 June 12 52 Ju ne 13 88 55 86 June 14 62 June 15 64 83 74 June 16 54 June 17 53 62 48 .18 Ju ne 18 Owyhee Reservoir 6-18-75 710.930 Acre Feet 6 18 74 656.410 Acre Feet i 3.7 GPA SENIORS * Connie Bar nes. Scott Beattie. Melodi Ferrcnburg, Ted Joyce. Lori Lewis. Cora Lee Meyer, Juli Peterson, hmmy Russell, Marlene Widmer. Ravmond Wiley JUNIORS - Julie Ander son. Joyce Haney. Larry Ha ney, Jimmy Shimomaeda. Beth Stout. John Strickland FRESHMEN • Debra Si- mantel. Jimmy Wilson 3.6 GPA Se.sior» - Bruce Com. An na Donty, Bob Meadows. Mark Nelson. Kris Rigney. Ruth Stephen. Joe Stult* JUNIORS Kalhv Bass. Dolores Elguczabal. Pete Leseberg. David Mitchell. Curtis Moncur, Mary Lent Soliz SOPHOMORES - Gail Cleaver, Sherrie Fitzsim mons. Sally Looney. Becky Mathews, Ellen M<x»re FRESHMEN • Cydm Mor rison. Brian Piercy. Eric Stunz 3.5 GPA SENIORS Jeff Abe. Jill Jackson JUNIORS • Prudencio Es cobedo. Marta Herrera. Teri Lyn Wilson SOPHOMORES - Lon Fen rcnburg. Charle* Sims. Bill Tensen FRESHMEN - Mike Dud ley. Juanita Soliz SCHOOL BOARD CHAIRMAN Mark Hanley broke ground Tuesday for the stan of construction on the new school buildings. High school pnncipal Gene Chester, left, and building committee members Dick Tensen. Joel Mitchell. Don Bullard and Arleigh Adams look on, along with Leota Kreigh deputy clerk of the district, behind Hanley. In the photo at nght are Bob Smith, architect; Lester Johnston and Wayland Duncan, building supenntendent and foreman, respectively, for Arvy Construction Company; and John Smxigrass. project representative for the Nyssa school district. Smxigrass has served in a similar capacity in other large projects throughout Oregon, including the Josephine County Hospital at Grants Pass; the Medford Senior High School; Providence Hospital. Medford; and Memorial Hospital in Salem. He is a former contractor who now is semi-retired and lives in Ontario. fl Farm Census Report Pool Opens Fair Board Meets Forms Still Missing For Adults With Division Heads Letters appealing to 15 thousand Oregon farmer» to return completed report fo rm* for the 1974 Census of Agriculture are being mailed by the Bureau of the Census. In January. 55 thousand forms were mailed to Oregon farmer* and residents asso ciated with agriculture and so far. 72 percent have been mailed back or otherwise accounted for. Bureau officials say this is the last in the planned senes of follow-up letters, as collection of census data is scheduled to be closed out June 30. In addition, tele phone calls are being made to selected farmers who have not yet returned the forms in order io obtain information about their 1974 agricultural operations. Everyone who received a form should return it. even those not actively engaged in farming, such as landlords or those no longer farming. That infomiatxin can be noted on the form which should be mailed back in the envelope provided. Response to the census is mandatory by law. By the same law. all information about individual farms is confidential and can be used only for statistical purposes. Farmers can refer to farm business records for many of the figures called for in the form. When records are not available, reasonable esti mates are fully acceptable. Bureau officials say. Return of the completed forms is essential in order that published statistics on agri culture for each county and for the State will be accurate. Results of the census will affect farmers in many ways. Major agricultural suppliers and marketing organizatxins base their decisions on census statistics. Thus, they can affect the availability of goods and services in many farming communities. Any future allocation pro grams for such critical production inputs as fuel and fertilizer will bear a direct relationship to the crop acreages and animal units reported in the census. School Board Makes Decision On Bus Bids The School Board. Monday night, delaved a decision on bid* for a schixil bus chassis, but accepted the bid of $5873.00 from the W J. Roots Company for a Carpen ter bus body. The W. J. Roots Co. is based in Portland. Other bus body bids offered were for a Thomas, sold by Trans West. Inc., of Vancouver. Washington at $5987.00 and a Superior bus at $5651.00 from Western Mountain Superior Coach in Nam pa. The board plans to make a decision on bids for a bus chassis next week. Three Graduate From SOSC Nearly 81X1 academic de grees have been conferred this school year bv Southern Oregon State College. SOSC'S 49th annual com mencement exercises were held June 7, Among those degree can didate* were David Danford. humanities; Nancy Jean Jack son, business; and Linda Mi Partland, criminology. In other business, the Board authorized a transfer of funds, in this year's budget, from one department to another. Hereford Tour Plans Made Hereford breeding ranches will be visited during the annual tour sponsored by the Eastern Oregon Hereford Breeders Association. July 11 according to George Ireland, tour chairman. The tour will start at 9:30 a m. on July 11 assembling at Vem's Country Super Market on Oregon Slope. Stops during the day are planned at Queens on Oregon Slope. Scotts at Ontario. Lunch will be at the Ontario Kiwanis park, then on to Irelands. Stewarts and Wendts where the tour will conclude. The tour is designed to allow those interested to visit the breeding establishments to see the cow herds and the 74 bull calf crop, many of which w ill be consigned to the. atonual sale conducted in Ontario in February of each year. All interested persons are invited to attend the tour. Ireland concluded. Except for the three nights when the swim meets are held here, the Nyssa pool will be open every Thursday night for swimmers fifteen years old and older, accor ding to pool manager Vemon Lords. Lords announced Wednes day that the 12 noon - 1p.m. times are set aside again this year as Adult Hour. The pool will be open every night, as usual, for all ages, from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. The pool heater. Lords stated, is being repaired, “so the water will be nice and warm.” Maldonado Takes Migrant Position Rev. Tony Maldonado, pastor of the Latin Assembly of God Church in Nyssa, was hired Monday by the Oregon State Bureau of Labor for a summer position represen ting migrant labor. According to Dale W. Ward, deputy commissioner for the Labor Department, Maldonado will inspect the farm labor camps, deal with wage and discrimination dis putes mainly in the agri cultural field. He will do the field investigations for li cense applications for farm labor contractors also. This is one of three temporary jobs in Oregon. Maldonado will assume his Bureau of Labor migrant post July I. The Malheur County Fair Board met with chairmen and superintendents of the Open Class Divisions at their regular meeting. Gordon Capps, chairman of the Board, briefed the group on responsibilities and activities of the Fair, and expressed appreciation to them for their assistance in helping with the annual County Fair. Capps stated that without the help and support of the many volunteers, the Fair would not be possible. Present at the meeting and helping with the fair planning were Mrs. Helen Hawkins. Vale, in charge of the Open Class Horse Show; Mrs. Ila Mae Mills. Ontario who will again head up the Hobbies and Crafts Division; Mrs. Helen Wasson, Ontario, chairman of the Art and Photography section; Mrs. Kay Nielson. Ontario, who has accepted the assignment of chairman of the Foods Open Class Rabbits and Poultry will be under the direction of Mrs. Penny Ankrum of Ontario, who will also be 4-H Superintendent for this section. The ANK Garden Club will register the Flowers at the 1975 Malheur County Fair. August 13 through the 16. The Commercial Building will be under the supervision of Jed Shane of Ontario. 4-H General Superintendent is Mrs. Carol Knothe. County Extension Agent; and Joe Witty, FFA Instructor at Adrian, will be in charge of the FFA Division. Tons Of Debris Cleaned From Lytle Boulevard Tons of roadside debris were cleaned from Lytle Boulevard recently by mem bers of the Bureau of Land Management fire crews at Vale. Cleaning efforts exten ded from two hundred yards to one mile on each side of the ten-mile stretch between Vale and Enterprise Avenue, depending upon accessibility and visibility. Included in the ■ > ‘ Section. Mrs. Elaine Russell of Vale will again oversee the Tex tiles exhibits. Scotty Payne of Vale will be General Livestock Superintendent this year and Steve Piercy of Nyssa will supervise the Land Products Division in the Main Exhibit Hall. is «I» ~ up REP. DENNY JONES told the members of the Treasure Valley Chamber* of Commerce and their wive* about the Oregon Legislature at their meeting Monday evening in Nyssa at the Twilight Cafe. Seated at the head table arc. from left, Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Hodge of Weiser, Frank Merver and Mrs. Mercer of Wilder, and cleanup were a number of old car bodies. Allen Hart was in charge of the project and he and his fire crew were highly commended for an outstan ding job during a staff meeting at the Vale BLM office Monday. The work was another step in the efforts being made to clean up America for the Bicentennial year celebration - 7/1 I 4 JU Homer Anderson of Homedale. Out of range of the camera were Mr. and Mrs. Jake Fischer, and he was master of ceremonies for the evening The meeting was billed as Frank Mercer night, and he was honored as an outstanding civic leader of Treasure Valley.