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Nyssa Gate City Journal
69th Year, 40th Issue
Nyssa. Oregon
Thursday, October 2, 1975
Thunderegg Capital
Possible Hepatitis
Cases Reported
Council On Alcohol,
Drugs Reactivated
The Malheur County Cou­
ncil on Alcohol and Drug
Problems. Inc., has reopened
its office now located at 625
Alameda Drive, Ontario.
Phone 889 3282. and a call
for volunteers to staff the
facility during the afternoon
hours has been issued.
According to Larry Sights,
executive secretary of the
council, the office hour* are I
to 5 p m., Monday thru
Friday.
Sight* said that the office
staffer* would be performing
such services as referring
caller* or visitor* to the
facilities of Alcoholics Ano­
nymous and the Malheur
County Mental Health Center
and arranging speaker* and
audio-visual aids for group*
studying alcohol, drug addic
tion and alcoholism.
A top priority of the
council. Sight* said is the
establishment and operation
of a "Halfway House" or
"Criais House" for those
with alcohol and drug addic­
tion. wishing to help them­
selves.
Objective* of the council
are increasing public under­
standing of alcohol and drug
addiction, making the know
ledge of the problem* effec­
tive in solving them and
promoting the principle that
alcohol and drug addict* are
sick people who can be
helped and are worthy of
being helped.
Alcoholism and drug addic­
tion are public health prob­
lems, according to the
council.
Many Winners Named
In Crazy Days Contests
There were many prize
winners in the Crazy Day*
drawing* held at Nyssa retail
store* last Saturday.
Mr*
Virginia Rookstool
and Mrs. Bill Nicholson, both
of Nyssa, won blankets at
Wilson Brothers Department
Store.
Clarence Schneider. Nyssa
won a Bernz Torch Set and
Eleanor Thomas, Route 3,
Parma, a tumbler set at Cmst
to Coast Store.
Mr*. Frank Rhode*. Nyssa
won the electronic calculator
given by Gamble*.
Mr*. laRee Smith. Nysaa,
won the Raggedy Ann and
Andy dolls given by Raggedy
Ann's Pad.
Winners at the Merc
Department Store were Mrs
John Graft veil, Nyssa, an
Indoor-outdoor broiler; Mr*.
Agnes Jordan. Nu Acre*, a
Square Shooter II Polaroid
Camera; and Mrs
Ruth
Rllnkenberg, a Stereo LP
album
Bracken's Department
Store awarded
$5 Gift
Certificate* to Kathy Bas*.
Irene Jimenez and Mrs.
Verne Shell, all of Nyssa.
Winner* of one-year sub­
scription* to the Gate City
Journal were Mr*. Don
Wil»on. Mr*. Earl Jennings
and Mr* Patrick Zamora all
of Nysaa.
Mr*. Bertha Atagi. Nysaa.
won the Sugar A Creamer Set
given by Paulus Jewelry.
Clerk* were judged at the
breakfast at Brownie’s Cafe
early Saturday, with Mary
Tobler, Brackens; Don Bu­
ker, Gambles; and Mardi
Butcher. Wilson Brother*,
the winners Their costume*
were judged by Jan Hood and
Bernard Eastman.
Youngster* were judged
before the Crazy Days Parade
by Judge* Don Weafhermon
and Mr. and Mrs John
Messick Winners were Jac­
kie Yepez. Andrew Castro.
Vicki and Lisa Guerra.
Sammy Valero, Andria Va­
lencia. Ralph Werner. Terry
McArthur and Bob Bas*.
FOUR CANDIATES FOR NYSSA HIGH SCHOOL HOME
coming Queen are. seated from left. Carolyn Lassiter, junior;
Shelley Mynck. senior; standing, Vicki Savage, freshman;
and Shelley Schoeneman. aopbonsors.
Geothermal Leases
In Malheur County
Acceptable bonus bids
totaling $80,176 for geo­
thermal lease* on three tract*
of national resource land in
Malheur County, Oregon,
were announced today (Sep­
tember 26) by the U. S.
Bureau of Land Management
(BLM). The three tract* total
7,046 acre*, and are just east
Adult Ed
Merchants
Sponsor
Contest
A contest to find the
"Mystery Merchant" starts
this week in the Journal,
sponsored by 24 Nyssa
businesses Entries will be
left at a designated place of
business each week, and the
lucky winner will receive $10.
plus $14 bonus if he or she
give* the correct number of
clues.
The contest will last 24
weeks with $576 in prize
money awarded during that
time. This first week the
entry box will be placed at
Wilson Brothers Department
Store, with entries to be
deposited by 4 p.m. next
Monday.
Details of the contest may
be found on page six.
Water Lines
To Be Flushed
Nyssa Water Superinten­
dent. Ralph Lowe, announ­
ced that the water depart­
ment will be flushing the city
water lines and hydrants.
Tuesday. Oct. 7. starting at 9
am.
Housewives arc advised
not to use their washing
machines at this time but
wait until the water is clear.
Lowe says "We know this
flushing is a hinderance to
women with busy schedules
but the procedure is neces­
sary, so that water in the
future will stay clean and
clear. We do thank everyone
for their cooperation.”
WEATHER
CRAZY DRESSED CLERKS in the Nyssa stores were
features of the 16th annual Crazy Days last Saturday.
Winners were Mary Tobler of Brackens, 1st prize. Don Buker,
2nd prize of Gambles, and (below) Mardi Butcher. 3rd of
Wilson’s Department Store.
One of these girls will be selected a* Homecoming Queen,
and will be crowned at half- time of the Nyssa-John Day game
next Thursday. October 9.
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10-1-74 382.220 Acre
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Classes In
Nyssa
Adult Basic Education
classes in Nyssa, which will
meet Tuesday* and Thurs­
days. 2 p.m. • 5 p.m. and 7
p.m. • 10 p.m., will begin
October 14 at the Nyssa
Service Center. Students will
be taught skills in reading,
writing, and math from
beginning level to the level of
the GED tests. In addition,
student* will be assisted in
getting their citizenship, a
driver’s permit, and learning
'Other basic survival skills.
Student tuition is paid by a
grant through the Federal
Adult Education Act. so there
is no direct cost to students
English as a Second
Language and Consumer
Education may be offered, as
well as more hours of
ABE-GED. if enough interest
is shown.
Interested persons may
call the Nyssa Service Center
372-3831, or Dale Haynes.
Treasure Valley Community
College. 889-6493, ex. 44
Gunshot
Reported
Accidental
The Malheur County She­
riff's department reported
Friday that the gunshot
injury of a 27-year-old woman
at a home west of Owyhee
Junction Monday has been
ruled accidental.
Consuelo Rodríguez who
was shot in the neck with a
small calibre gun is repor­
tedly making satisfactory
recovery progress in a Boise
hospitai. She had been listed
in critical condition imme­
diately following admission
The sheriff's department
said that its investigation
revealed that Mrs. Rodri­
quez' husband. Leandro. 30,
had been demonstrating use
of the gun to her believing
the weapon to be free of
cartridges. Mrs. Rodríguez,
interviewed by an officer
from the department, veri­
fied the statement made by
her husband and the acciden­
tal declaration was made.
of Vale. Oregon, within the
Vale Known Geothermal
Resource Area (KGRA).
Last year BLM issued a
lease on 1.347 acres within
the KGRA. however, no
development has begun
Three other parcels offered
by BLM failed to attract a bid
at the sale These may be re­
offered later.
The successful bidders and
the amount of their bonus
bids are:
Unit 1. 2,566 acres. Union Oil
Company of California -
$16.16 per acre.
Unit 2. 1,920 acres. Union
Oil Company of Caifornia •
$16.16 per acre.
Unit 3. 2,560 acres. Geo­
thermal Resources Interna­
tional • $3.00 per acre.
The bonus bid is a
one-time payment in addition
to the base rental of $2.00 per
acre per year. After the fifth
year of the lease the annual
rental increase $1.00 per year
per acre.
Simplot
Donates
Scoreboard
Simplot Soilbuilders of
Caldwell is contributing to
the rebuilding of Nyssa High
School, with the donation of a
$3.000 four-sided scoreboard
for the new gymnasium.
The presentation is part of
an agricultural promotion
program sponsored by Dow
Chemical U.S.A. Simplot
Soilbuilders is a distributor of
Dow's agricultural chemical
products.
As a result of
increased sales. Dow pro­
vided Simplot with the funds
to be awarded to a deserving
community project. An im­
portant goal of the program is
to return the donations to the
communities served by Sim­
plot and Dow.
W. L. McPartlsnd accep­
ted the scoreboard on behalf
of Nyssa High School and
said that this will be an
important feature of the new
gym. when completed.
Extension Service Plans
Family Program
To assist in identifying
quality family living educa­
tional programs is one of the
major goals of 1975-76
Extension Program Planning
Committee, according to
Carol Knothe, Extension
Home Economist.
Members of the committee
include Mary Kochsmeier.
Milly Rumpel. Bonnie Wes-
terberg, all of Vale; Christie
Amick, Harper. Karen Tip­
ton. Mary Ann Edwards,
Betty Monroe, Vera Rost and
Patty Iseri, of Ontario; and
Laura Ure of Nyssa.
This group of homemakers
will be meeting during this
year to determine the Exten­
sion programs for study
groups, special interest meet
ings and workshops for
1976-77. Further, the com­
mittee makes a conscious
effort to plan programs for
everyone regardless of race,
creed, or economic status,
states Mrs. Knothe.
Four possible case* of
hepatitis have been reported
to the Malheur County
Health Department. Dr Da­
vid W. Sarazin. county health
officer said Monday.
Preliminary investigation
indicates the cases involve
four families in the Nyssa
area
Gamma globulin has
been administered to the
families and intimate con­
tacts.
"No major epidemic is
anticipated,” Dr. Sarazin
said.
He said symptoms may
include any or all of the
following: fever, loss of
appetite, nausea, marked
listlessness, discomfort of the
upper right side of the
abdomen, dark urine, diar­
rhea. and clay-colored stools.
Jaundice (yelloxring of the
skin and whites of the eyes)
also is a symptom of hepatitis
and several other diseases,
he said.
If proper hygiene is not
observed, the virus can
spread. This may be avoided
through proper sanitation
procedures. Food and water
also may become contami­
nated and transmit the
disease.
Because there is little
likelihood of acquiring the
disease through casual con­
tact with
a patient, and
supplies of gamma globulin
are limited, gamma globulin
is administered only to
persons having close, inti­
mate contact xvith the patient
"Malheur County has had
a total of 17 confirmed cases
of hepatitis reported this
year, in three previous
outbreaks In each case the
disease was confined to a
few persons and epidemics
were averted." Dr Sarazin
said.
He said that whenever a
case of hepatitis or any other
communicable disease is
reported to health depart­
ment. a team consisting of a
public health nurse and a
registered sanitarian is dis­
patched to investigate.
“Purpose of this investi­
gation is to determine who,
besides the patient, may be
affeetd, and to uncover
'carrier' case*. Carriers are
individuals who have the
disease and can spread it but
do not have the symptoms
and therefore do not know
they are spreading the
illness.”
The health team also
attempts to eliminate sanita­
tion problems such as con­
taminated water supplies and
improper food handling me­
thods. They organize pre­
ventative measures and pro­
vide counselling services to
the affected families.
U.S. National Bank
Promotes Jan Hood
Janice J. Hood has been
named operations officer at
the Nyssa branch of United
States National Bank of
Oregon, according to Donald
E. Young, manager.
She joined the bank's Head
Office in 1966 as junior
trainee and was transferred
to controller's department
the following year. During
1968-72 she was teller at The
Dalles branch, then tn 1972
she began the bank's ma­
nagement training program
at the Baker branch. She
moved to the Nysaa are* in
1973 and was general loan
assistant at the Nyssa branch
until her current promotion.
She is presently a member
of Order of the Eastern Star,
and secretary of Treasure
Valiev United Action Com
mirtee.
Her free time
activities include bowling and
ceramics.
Registration
Up At TVCC
Eagles President
Visits Nyssa
State President of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles.
Herb Asplund of Eugene,
visited the Nyssa lodge on his
annual visitation Wednesday
evening.
Two new initiates. R. B.
Hight and Mel Calhoun, were
inducted into the lodge with
Richard Udlinek the install­
ing officer.
Registration at Treasure
Valley Community College
showed a sharp increase in
the number of full-time
students after the first week
with 688 this year, compared
to 631 at the same time last
year, according to Al Carr,
directory of Community Ser­
vices. Registration will con­
tinue through this week.
Carr also said that there
has been considerable ir^
terest in the proposed two-
year degree program in
Nyssa. There have been 18
persons to indicate an in­
terest. and it is expected that
a program can be offered.
Nyssa FFA
Takes First
Nyssa High School Future
Farmers of America officers
placed first Thursday in the
Snake River District FFA
rituals contest at Adrian.
Members of the winning
team were Mike Parker,
president; Leslie Ltnegar,
vice-president; Barbara Hol­
mes. secretary; Rene Simp
son treasurer;
Charles
Symms. reporter, and Ross
Durfee, sentinel.
District officers named at
the session were Kate An-
thonv. Vale, president; Line-
gar. vice president; Ander­
son. secretary; Simpson,
treasurer; Parker, reporter
and John DeLong. Vale,
sentinel. Deryl
leggett,
Nyssa chapter advisor, was
retained as district advisor,
The next district competi-
tion is in soils judging.
Parker announced.
WOOD SCULPTURE by City Manager
Henry Schneider is on display at the City
Library, and may be viewed during regular
library hours.
Schneider became interested in wood
carving while stationed in England during
World War II He was an engineer with the
Army Air Force responsible for clearing
runway approaches. It required the cutting of
many trees, and he started whittling on some
of the wood.
Most of the heads he carved were to
be mounted on walking sticks, but were never
completed. Among the heads are replicas of
Hitler, Mussolini and others. A few carvings
are on “soapstone" found in Wyoming,
others arc on maple and white pine.
Schneider said that varnish stain was not
available, so he used brown shoe polish, with
canvas used to burnish the color bv nibbing.