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Nyssa Gate City Journal
69th Year, 4 ist Issue
The Sugar City
Nyssa. Oregon
Governor To Visit
Eastern Oregon
Governor Bob Straub today
announced that he will visit
Central and Eastern Oregon
October 14 through 22 to
conduct the third in a aeries
of statewide public town hall
meetings.
The four day town hall
swing will take the Governor
to Bend. Lakeview, Klamath
Falls. Ontario, Nyssa. Vale,
Baker and LaGrande.
The Governor will have
lunch with county officials In
Vale at noon on October 21,
and will be in Nyssa between
2 and 3 p.m., with a visit to
the Amalgamated Sugar Com
pany factory scheduled dur
ing that time.
The highlights of the tour
will be town hall meetings
with local citizens. Evening
meetings are scheduled in
Bend on October 14. Klamath
Falls on October 20. Ontario
on October 21. and in La
Grande October 22. Brown
bag lunches and town hall
Marriage Enrichment
Series Planned
"Marriage can be a great
adventure, but. like any
adventure, it requires con­
stant learning to relate in
different situations, if it'a
going to be successful."
points out Marcelle Streat
man. Oregon State Univer­
sity Extension human de
velopmcnt specialist.
Mrs Straatman will talk
about attitudes and actions
that strengthen marriages
during the five week course
on “Marriage Enrichment"
beginning October 4, at 7:30
a.m. in the County Library in
Ontario, reports Helen Con­
ner. Malheur County Eaten
sion Agent.
Actually, the specialist
notes, "marriage enrichment
means the enrichment of
individuals so they can enjoy
more satisfactory life as
mates, parents and com­
munity members.”
The series is designed to
help people take an objective
look at some of the values
and attitudes about men.
women and marriage that
eiist in modem America.
explains Mrs. Conner.
Each of the five lesson»
will focus on a particular
aspect of marriage ranging
from marriage expectations
to communication to chang
ing roles.
“We are not remodeling
husbands or wives." Mrs.
Strattman stresses, "but
helping people lake a good
look at where they are now
and where they want to be in
the future regardless of
present age or martial
status."
Mrs. Straatman. who ear­
ned her master's degree in
family studies from Central
Washington State College,
has had concentrated gra­
duate work in family relations
at the universities of Wash­
ington. Minnesota and Sou­
thern California and at the
American Institute of Family
Relations in Los Angeles
She has taught family
relations in both high school
and college and adds that the
"real test" of her knowlege
and skills has come in her ex­
periences as a wife and
mother.
Registration for the course
is now being accepted until
October 6 at the Malheur
County Extension Office in
Ontario. The course, which is
offered without charge, is
open to all people regardless
of race, color or national
origin.
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THE FIRST TWO LOADS OF SUGARBEETS arrived at the
Amalgamated Sugar factory, the start of this year’s
campaign.
Wool Contest
Plans Formed
The “Make It Yourself
With Wool" contest will be
held Saturday. November 8.
in Ontario at Treasure Valley
Community College. Entry
forms are available from the
Extension Office or
Chris
Moore. Route 1. Box 215,
Vale. Oregon.
Contestants for the District
12 competition which in­
cludes Baker. Grant. Harney,
and Malheur counties must
be from 10 to 21 years of age.
The purposes of the compe­
tition are to focus attention
on the beauty and versatility
of American wool and to
encourage use of wool fabric
or yarn in sewings knitting or
crocheting.
Pre-contest training dates
will be held in two locations.
The Ontario training for
contestants, ages 10 to 21 will
be held October 22 and 29 at
7:30 p.m. at Treasure Valley
Community College. Room
Ad 5
The training for Vale area
contestants will be
held
October 21 and 28. at 7:30
p.m. at the Vale Union High
school.
Water Lines
To Be Flushed
Nyssa Water Superinten­
dent. Ralph Lowe, announ­
ced that due to the heavy
rainfall luesday they were
unable to flush the city
hydrants. This will be done
Tuesday. October 14 at 4
a.m.
Housewives are again ad­
vised not to use their washing
machines at this time but to
wait until the water is clear.
Haney said that the job was done with
Federal Revenue Sharing money, and every
road in the entire Nyssa district was striped,
including Lytle Boulevard to Vale, and the
Owyhee Lake road to the dam.
Every road in the Nyssa district is oiled,
according to Hanev, and the district has been
mainly on a maintenance program of resur­
facing and improving since 1464. when most
of the construction had been completed.
Perhaps no other rural district in the State
of Oregon can boast of 100% improved roads.
This is a great savings to all rural residents in
convenience and vehicle maintenance, and
center-striping adds much to the safety of the
roads. Haney said.
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Dr. Clay Morgan
Honored In Idaho
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Dr. Clayton Morgan, son of
Mrs. Jessie Morgan and the
late Frank Morgan, and who
formerly practiced medicine
in Nyssa, was presented with
the Idaho Hospital Associa­
tion's "Star Garnet" award
for outstanding service in the
health-care field.
Dr. Morgan is now a Boise
family physician, and the
award was presented at the
association's convention in
Sun Valley last week.
Dr. Robert Smith. Poca­
tello. association president,
made the presentation. He
said Dr. Morgan “has contin­
uously demonstrated his de­
votion to his community and
nation in both his medical
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Gilbert Wells. Nyssa manager, said that the plant is all
steamed up. and slicing will start Thursday if enough beet
deliveries are made. The campaign is expected to continue
through January.
"50 And Still Nifty" Says
Cees Hopman On Birthday
Neighbors and friends
driving by the Cees Hopman
home Thursday, October 2.
kept wondering what Cees
was doing on that old tractor
in the middle of his front
yard? Going by a day or so
later they were still wonder
ing, as the tractor and its
driver were still in the same
spot.
Thinking perhaps it best to
enlighten these people and
let them know that Cees had
not flipped his cookies but
rather had received some, in
the form of dolls and the
strange but familiar charac­
ter on the tractor was not
Cees but "Abraham."
According to Dutch tradi­
tion. especially in Northern
Holland, when a person
reaches fifty years of age he
will see "Abraham.” This is
what Cees Hopman did. He
saw and received three
"Abrahams.“
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Laan.
her brother and sister-in-law
from Holland. Mr. and Mrs.
Nan Visser. Mr. and Mrs.
Herke Stam of Nampa. Mr.
and Mrs. Arie Bakker and
Mr. and Mrs Dirk DeBoer
created the life size image of
Cees. even down to the cigar,
and put him on the tractor
which was Cees' very first
tractor. The doll was formed
out of chicken wire, then
dressed to look like a farmer.
The group waited until
they thought the Hopmans
bpd retired for the night (a
rkinute or so after 12) and
placing the tractor in the
¿ont yard, they began to
pound on all sorts of noise
makers The Hopmans were
not in bed. however, but
talking on the telephone to
their daughter who is living
in Holland.
A very surprised Cees
Hopman invited all his
friends inside where they
enjoyed refreshments that
had been prepared for the
next evening, as all these
same persons had been
invited to help Cees and Ita
Stam both celebrate their
birthdays.
Alice Laan and Ita Stam
had baked Cees two large
Nominations Open
For ASC Election
A significant change will
be made in election of ASC
committeemen this year ac­
cording to Russell Fulleton.
Chairman. Malheur County
Agricultural Stabilization
Committee.
In prior years the county
has been divided into seven
communities with community
committeemen elected in
each community. The com­
munity committeemen were
then delegates to a County
Convention at which they
elected the County Commit-
ateemcn. This year the county
has been designated as one
community. There is no
longer a need for community
committeemen and a mail
election of all eligible voters
will elect county committee-
men. said Fulleton.
Nominating petitions are
being mailed to all known
eligible voters from which a
slate of at least four
candidates may be developed-
One county committeeman
and two alternates will be
elected this year. No special
WEATHER^
CENTER—STRIPING OF RURAL ROADS
in the Nyssa area has been completed by the
State Highway Department, according to Bob
Haney. Road Supervisor of the Nyssa Road
Assessment District No. 2.
Thunderegg Capital
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meetings have been sche­
duled for Lakeview, October
20 and for Baker. October 22.
In addition to the town hall
meetings, the Governor will
meet with city and county
elected officials in Des­
chutes, Crook, Jefferson.
Lake, Klamath. Malheur,
Baker and Union Counties, as
welt as address business and
community leaders in Bend,
Lakeview, Klamath Falla,
Ontario and Baker.
Governor Straub visited
Astoria. Tillamook. Newport
and Lincoln City in August,
meeting with hundreds of
concerned Oregonians in
town hall meetings. He
visited Coos Bay, North
Bend, Coquille, Medford.
Ashland and Roseburg in a
similar visit in June. The
statewide visits are part of
Straub's promise to insure
Oregonians ar» active role in
his administration.
Thursday. October 9, 1975
Dale Mas.
Mln.
Free.
October 1
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October 2
88
40
October 3
85
40
74
October 4
40
October 5
41
81
October 6
57
43
55’
October 7
62
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October 8
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Owyhee Reservoir
10-8-75 446,070 Acre Feet
10-8-74 370.840 Acre Feel
petition form is required, but
the petition must include a
statement that the nominee is
willing to serve if elected and
be signed by three eligible
farmers Fulleton said that
most persons who are eligible
to participate in ASCS
programs are eligible to
serve as committeemen. No­
minating petitions must be
filed in the County ASCS
Office by October 28. 1475.
The mail election of county
committeemen will be held
December I, 1475. Ballots
will be mailed to all known
eligible voters about ten days
prior to the election date.
ASCS committee elections
are open to all eligible voters
without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, or national
origin.
Futher details on nomina-
tions and election may be
obtained from the county
ASCS office.
doll like figures out of cookie
dough and decorated them
with faces, clothes and
writing with frosting.
While talking to Mrs.
Hopman later, she informed
me that in Holland you may
buy these Abraham dolls in
the bakenes while here you
must bake your own. The
custom in Holland has been
traditional for many years
and comes from some script­
ure reading in the Bible that
says “You will see Abraham
your fiftieth year." The
tradition had kind of died out
over here and this is the first
time they have made a large
figure in this community. We
have always baked the dolls
from dough here however.
She says in Holland birthdays
are big celebrations and
family friends bring the
“Abrahams" and you may
receive several. The larger
ones are usually made to
appear as an image in
reference to the person's
occupation, farmer, gardner.
businessman, etc.
The Hopmans came to the
Nyssa area eighteen years
ago. They live in rural nyssa
where they farm. They have
four children, their son Nico,
20. a graduate of Nyssa High
School is attending college at
Ricks College in Rexburg;
another son. Cor, 14. also a
Nyssa graduate is employed
at the Nyssa Co-op Supply;
their daughter. Marianne.
22. and also a NHS graduate
is employed and living in
Holland and their youngest
daughter Tina is in the 8th
grade in the Nyssa Jr. High
School. Their nephew. And-
rie Stam from Holland is also
living with them.
There is always a birthday
message on the Abraham,
and Cees' was no exception,
reading “50 and I'm still
nifty" and 1 think this
traditional way of celebrating
half a century is pretty nifty
too.
and nonmedicai activities."
Dr. Morgan serves on the
Boise school board, serves on
the board of the new family
practice residency program,
is a delegate to the Idaho
Medical Association, and a
charter fellow of the Aca­
demy of Family Physicians.
He is an active member of
the St. Luke's Hospital
medical staff in Boise, he has
been a member of the
medical records technicians
program advisory committee
at Boise State University, and
is medical director of the BSU
school of nursing and an
associate professor there.
His brother, Ted Morgan,
is a prominent Nyssa farmer.
97,000 Students Attend
Community Colleges
Meals On
Carroll deBrockert, asso­
ciate superintendent for com­
munity college services, said
the economy is the major
reason for the enrollment
jump.
"Many unemployed
persons are seeking retrain­
ing in marketable job skills."
he said. “Evidence of this,"
deBrockert added, "is that
the average age of a
community college student is
28."
deBrockert estimates that
more than ¿06.000 students
will attend community col­
leges this school year. This is
23.000 above the enrollment
in 1974 75.
Wheels
Jury Acquits
At the end of the first
week of classes, an estimated
47,000 students are enrolled
in Oregon's 13 community
colleges, State School Super­
intendent Verne A. Duncan
announced today. This is a 12
percent increase over com­
parable fall term figures of a
year ago.
Portland Community Col­
lege. with an enrollment of
about 30.000, is the largest
post-secondary school in the
state.
The Nyssa
Ministerial
Association is attempting to
form a Meal. On Wheel,
program for the senior-
citizens of Nyssa. The plan is
to provide five hot noon
meals per week (Monday
thru Friday) prepared by the
Malheur Memorial Hospital
and delivered by volunteer
help. The cost will be
approximately $1.75 per meal
and can be paid for with food
stamps.
What we need to know now
is the number of people who
would like to receive these
meals so that we can ask the
Hospital Board for final
approval. If you would like to
receive these meals. call
889-7651, the Information
and Referral Service for
Malheur County and leave
your name, address and
phone number. If there are
any questions, call Pastor
Schmidt. 372-3331.
Water Cut-Off
October 15
Irrigation water will be
shut off in the North Canal
next Wednesday. October 15.
according to Adam Focht,
manager of the North Board
of Control.
Focht said that this is a
little later than usual, but
September was unusually
dry. and the board had many
requests to extend the water
for the additional period.
Nyssa Officer
Joe Rodriguez. 29. a sus­
pended Nyssa police officer
who was charged with
sodomy and third degree
rape in connection with a
14-year-old girl, was aquitted
by a Malheur County Circuit
Court jury last Wednesday
night.
The jury of seven women
and five men deliberated
nearly four hours before
returning a verdict. The trial
started Tuesday morning.
In questioning City Ma­
nager Henry Schneider, he
said Tuesday that Rodriguez
has not been reinstated.
Police At Loss
Over Missing Cosh
Nyssa poice are continuing
their investigation of a
burglary which reportedly
occured sometime Friday
night.
Officers were notified Sat­
urday that the Kerby and
Danford medical clinic was
broken into and an undeter­
mined amount of cash taken
from a drawer. Police said
early investigation reveals
that there were no drugs or
other medications taken from
the clinic.
Other weekend police act­
ivity included the arrest of
Bonificio Caraba. 28. Nyssa,
on a charge of driving while
under the influence of into«-
icating liquor.
Police Get Loot
Melvin M. Lawless was
arraigned on First Degree
Burglary charges Thursday.
October 2.
According to Nyssa police.
Lawless was arrested Octo­
ber 1. following the burglary
of the Steve Reece residence.
Household goods. reportedly
taken from the Reece home,
were recovered at the time of
the arrest.
Lawless. 24. of Kamiah,
Idaho, was released on his
own recognizance at
this
time as the fudge wishes to
continue the case.
CEES HOPMAN AND ABRAHAM
aboard the Hopman's first tractor. Abraham,
a part of Cees' fiftieth birthday celebration
was constructed by family friends. The
Hopmans reported much fun and merriment
over Abraham and the gathering of old
friends right after midnight was indeed a
birthday Cees Hopman will never forget.