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UrtivereUy of Oregon Libraiy Eugene, Ore. 974C3 X X X X X Nyssa Gate City Journal 69th Year, 44th Issue The Sugar City Nyssa, Oregon Thursday, October 30, 1975 Thunderegg Capital Garbage Collection Building Committee Discusses Plans For New Construction Discussion Set City Manager Henry Sch neider announced today that the City Council will conduct a town meeting at the Primary School Multi-pur pose room on Thursday, November 6, 1975 at 7:30 p.m. Discussion will revolve around the proposed new garbage Ordinance with poi nts of interest to include possible mandatory perish able garbage collection. stan dardization of garbage can sizes not to eiceed 32-gal Ions, enforcement of garbage bur ning violations and to add a legal clause to permit the City to engage in garbage collection if it deems neces sary. "Environmental require ments are becoming more stringent." Schneider said, "so now is the time to get these things ironed out. Our City Council is interested in getting the best system possible to insure proper garbage collection. Council needs to know what the citizens of Nyssa want so that the Ordinance can be pro perly completed." Mayor Don Otdemeyer stated, "Our garbage con tract with the vendor has espired and we are now faced with several alternatives. We can renew our agreement with the present vendor, or we can open the franchiae for public bids, or the City can contract to do the job itself *' Mayor Oldemeyer added, "If we elect either of the first two alternatives there will be increases in collection rates. Most of the prospective vendors feel it is necessary to have a mandatory collection clause in their contracts." Schneider stated that if the City assumes the garbage collection function residential rates should remain the same if mandatory service is authorized. Mayor Oldemeyer urges all interested citizens to attend the November 6 meeting to express their desires. "We want to select the option our citizens favor." he said. State Ag Director To Visit Malheur County Oregon State Director of Agriculture Leonard Kunz man will visit Malheur County, Thursday. Novem ber 6, at 12 noon at the Eastside Cafe in Ontario. Kunzman, according to Mamaro Wakasugi. Oregon Slope farmer and member of the State Board of Agricul ture, stressed that all agricul tural people and others are invited to attend the no-host luncheon The purpose of the meet ing. Wakasugi said, is to allow the Oregon Director an opportunity to visit with Malheur Agricultural people about his philosophies and thoughts regarding the func tion of the state department. He emphasized further that Kunzman is vitally interested in hearing from local people regarding their concern and suggestions relative to agricultural prob lems. Those interested in attend ing should call the County Extension Office, 889-9129 and make arrangements A BROAD EXPANSE OF ROOF on the new high school is being checked by Superintendent W. L. McPartland, Lester Johnston. Arvy Company superintendent, and Dick Humphrey, project representative for the district. Humphrey replaces John Snodgrass, who will be gone until next March. A well-known Vale contractor. Humphrey has FFA Soil Judging Contest Nyssa FFA Sophomores competed in the annual FFA District Soil Judging Contest last Thursday. All FFA Sophomores participated with Roger Blay lock placing second overall individual. Nyssa placed third with Baker first, Vale second. Ontario fourth and Adrian placing fifth C.K. Olson Keeps Busy As Friendly Clockmaker By Pal Savage If you are under the impression that the fairy tale days of the friendly old clock maker sitting at his work bench, very carefully hand crafting a beautiful grand father clock are a thing of the past, you are in tor a great surprise C. K. Olson, better known as "Clint” is a genuine grandfather, very friendly and having lived in Nyssa for 36 years and now gray haired Cm be spoken of aa older, so has the workbench and very lovingly makes grand father clocks. Mr and Mrs Olson came to Nyssa from Emery, Utah, when there wasn't much but sage brush growing, but there were many people coming to the area and they needed homes to live in and buildings to house busi nesses. This need made Clint very happy as he was a building contractor by profession. He built three homes for his family before actually settl ing in the one they ar* presently living. He built this home in 1949 and the family moved into It in January of 1950 He smiled as we were reminscing and very quietly said "There isn't a crack in this house and it's 26 years old. They don't build houses nowadays like we did then." The Olson's raised their three children in this home and they only wish their grandchildren were closer to share it with them now. Their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mangini live in Las Vegas. Their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Olson reside in Logan. Utah, where he is manager of Systems and Data Processing in the Hesston Company, Logan Division. They have two girls and one boy. Another son, Weston and his wife and daughter and son live in Chicago where he is an electrical engineer and owns a machine shop. The C. K. Olson Contrac ting crew consisted of ten and sometimes twenty men. They built the Firestone Store. Stunz Lumber, the Post Office, many onion storage sheds and many, many homes. A large section of homes in the Stunz addition were built by Clint Olson and crew. He says he built so many he can't remember them all. Mrs. Olson says that Clint was always building things and still keeps his shop open early every morning and sometimes late at night. Even though he quit contracting about two years ago, he has built some buildings and keeps busy with his hobby of making very beautiful grandfather clocks. He became interested in making clocks a few years ago. but had to purchase a kit. no one printed blue prints for clocks. This kit busmess was of no interest, as it didn't offer any challenge or any way for self expression as there is when constructing the article from a piece of lumber of the makers own style and choice. About a year ago this skilled craftsman obtained a blue print and since then, has constructed twelve very beau tiful grandfather clocks. They are of standard heighth or 76 inches tall, glass on both sides and the front and the most melodious chimes you could every hope to hear. He purchases the West Minister (Continued On Page 5) New Police Officer Named Open In Nyssa Two new business firms started business in Nyssa this week, with John Dority selling his bee board bu siness to a Boise firm, and Bill Bawtinheimer opening a new convenience store. relationship built by John and Peg Dority over the many years. County School Enrollment Down Enrollment figures for schools in Malheur County show a drop of 101 students from last year, according to a report by the Malheur County Intermediate Educa tion District. Total enrollment is 5.729. compared with 5,830 last year. Decreased enrollment oc curred in elementary schools in the district, with increases in the high schools. Ontario, with a total of 2.598 students, had 22 more Dean Peterson, of rural Nyssa, returned home Friday after being hospitalized for nine days with viral ence phalitis. He reports he is feeling much better. Friends Roger Baker. John Ward. Gerald Flinders. Clint Simpson. Peterson Dairy Farm, Guy and Gary Sparks. Mountain View Equipment and the Nyssa Co-op helped plow and plant grain for Dean while he was in the hospital. Dean wants to thank all of his friends and neighbors for their help, flowers, visits and many kindnesses during his illness. students in its high school this year, with 675; 27 less in its junior high. 738. and 76 less in the elementary sc hools. with 1.185. Nyssa had 1,208 stu dents—-19 more in the high school for total of 416; 12 more in the junior high with 232. and 48 fewer students in the elementary grades. 560 compared with 608 last year. Vale Union High School has an enrollment of 421, up 20 from last year; the middle school has 190, up four, and the elementary school has 437, down 23. Adrian has a total enroll ment of 383. with an increase of four in the high school for a total of 148, and 19 fewer grade school students at 235. Jordan Valley has 109 students, up 10—including one more in the high school for 52. and nine more in the elementary school for 57. Harper has 99 students, up 11; with 42 in the high school, up 13. and 57 in the elementary school, down two. Other districts show Annex at 114. down two; Arock. 25. same as last year; Brogan, 18. up seven; Juntura, 18. down four; Rockville, six. up one. and Willowcreek. 94. up 12. Architects Robert Smith and Martin Hasegawa met with the Nyssa School Buil ding Committee Monday evening, and introduced Ken Nagelhout of Bend, who is construction superintendent for the R. A. Chambers Construction Company of Eugene. Chambers was low bidder on Phase II of the school. Smith told the building committee that there are several areas where reduc tions on the proposed con struction can be made to come within the money limit authorized by the bond issue and insurance money. Reducing the heighth of the stage area in the auditorium by 12 feet can effect a savings of approxi mately $100.000. Smith told the committee, and could also effect a savings in sound and lighting systems. Ano ther area where savings could be made. Smith said, would be elimination of the synthetic floor under the wrestling area in the gym. which would be covered by wrestling mats. Other changes, and delays in ordering some of the alternate options, were dis cussed by committee mem bers and the architects. Nagelhout had just arrived in Nyssa that afternoon, and said that he and the architects had not had time to go into every phase of the construction. Smith. Hasegawa and Na gelhout will go over the plans with subcontractors, and will recommend changes to the building committee at a meeting scheduled for No vember 6. Chairman Mark Hartley asked each building com mittee member to express his or her impressions of the meeting, and the concensus of opinion was that when some substantial changes are made in a few areas of the plans, they can be accepted by the district. Discussion brought out that inflation and increased labor costs expected by mid- 1976 would probably nullify any savings which might be made by redrawing and rebidding the project, plus delays of up to six months. Nagelhout said that if he can get started on construc tion by mid-November he could have the gymnasium completed by November 1976 in time for the basketball season. In other building com mittee action. John Snod grass. project representative for the district, requested a leave of absence until March 1. 1976. The committee granted his request, and hired Vale Contractor Dick Humphry to serve until Smxigrass returns Sugarbeet Growers Waterbole »2 Bill Bawtinheimer. a native of Parma, has opened a Uadck Bee Beard Ca., lac. convenience store at 205 / Main Street, featuring Sun Doritv Bee Boards, a kmg- Ray Dairy Products. The new established business in Ny store will be open seven days a week. Named Waterhole ssa, announce the sale of their business to Ustick Bee No. 2. it will be a companion to Waterhole No. 1 located at Board Co., Inc. of Boise the Mobil Station in Parma, Dick Smith, president of the which w as owned for 22 years firm, will run the plant at 811 by his father M. V. (Rosie) Emison Avenue. Smith has been in Boise Bawtinheimer. Well known five years, and prior to that in Parma. Rosie passed away time he was in Prattsville. last year. New York where he served as Bill is a graduate of Parma High School, and he and his postmaster for 22 years. He and his wife Edna are the wife Georgia have three children, and live in Roswell parents of three grown children, all married, and He was in the U. S. Air Force they have two grandchildren. for four years and attended Edna grew up in the the University of Idaho one year, and Boise State Univer McCall area, and is a retired school teacher. They plan to sity one year. In addition to move to Nyssa when suitable managing the two stores. Bill housing is found. is a musician, and plays with Smith said that both his the well-known Dorsey Band. firm and Dority have done Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Rich business in many states and ards and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn foreign countries, and have a Cooper, both well-known shipment ready now for Nyssa couples, will alternate South America. They plan to weeks in keeping the new store open in the evenings. carry out the good customer Dean Peterson houses and buildings, now constructs several different styles of grandfather clocks as a hobby. served in a similar capacity during construction of the Vale grade school, high school and middle school, and the Pioneer Nursing Home He served in the Naval Construction Battalion (CB's) during World War II. and has constructed many homes and buildings in the area, including the Buick Garage in Nyssa. He will serve the school district until Snodgrass returns next spring. New Businesses Friends Help CLOCKMAKER CUNT OLSON PROUDLY stands beside his beautiful clocks. This building contractor retired from constructing 15* Per Copy Receive Final Checks Steve Anderson Police Chief Alvin Allen announced the appointment of Steve Anderson. 21, as a Nyssa Police Officer, effec tive October 29. Anderson has been working as a dispatcher for the past six months. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Anderson. On tario. and is a graduate of Ontario High School. He took one year of Law Enforcement at TVCC. and is presently enrolled at the college working toward a two-year degree. Allen said that Officer Frank Pittz is now attending the Oregon Police Academy at Oregon College of Educa- tion. Monmouth. This eight- wcek course is required for all Oregon Police Officers within the first year of service. Parent-Teacher Conferences Set Junior and Senior High School faculty members will be holding parent-teacher conferences Wednesday. No vember 5 from 1 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.; Thursday. November 6, 1 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.; and from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.; and Friday. November 7 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. One or both parents are invited to have a conference with their child's teacher or teachers. Report cards will be distributed at the school office. School will be dismissed on these three days at 12:13 p.m. and the buses will leave at 12:20 Contracted sugarbeet gro wers throughout Idaho. Ore gon. and Utah this week received their final payments from The Amalgamated Su gar Company for beets grown in 1974. This final settlement is providing local growers with an additional S3.6 million for last year's crop. The district- by-district breakdown of the final settlement is as follows. Utah district: $206.000 Mini-Cassia district: $798.- 000. Twin Falls district: $433,000. Elwyhee district: $229.000. Nampa/Nyssa dis tricts: $1.905.000. In making this final pay ment, A. E. Benning, presi dent and chief executive officer of the company, announced that the total payment for the 1974 sugar beet crop came to $78.0 million. The total payment was distributed in this manner. Utah district: $3.6 million. Mini-Cassia district: $17.8 million. Twin Falls district: $9.7 million. El wyhee district: $4.8 million. Nampa/Nyssa districts: $42.- 0 million. This dollar amount repre sents a company-wide ave rage of over $40 per ton of beets, an all-time record high for growers. Three To Attend National Convention Mike Parker. Barbara Hol mes and Les Linegar will participate in the national FFA convention in Kansas City. November 9-15. To learn about ail of the FFA business decisions, consti tutional changes, are some of the purposes of the trip. Also the new national officers will be elected. Soil, livestock, poultry, dairy and dairy products judging together with horti culture skills, ag. mechanics and public speaking contests will also be featured. Some of the highest awards to be presented will be the American farmer, honorary farmer degree. The highest degrees attainable are Star Farmer of American and Star Agri-Businessman of America. Scholarships of $1.000 each are presented in 19 farm proficiency areas. Speeches will be made by leaders of large companies such as General Motors. Ford. Case. John Deere. Firestone, etc. Thefts Plague Nyssa Police Nvssa Police are investi gating the theft of a colored TV and a rocking chair taken from the Sugar Factory Club House sometime Tuesday night. That same evening Mrs. Polly Holub, rural Nyssa, reported that two windows were broken in her vehicle while it was parked on North Second Street. WEATHER Free. Mta. Date Max. 37 October 22 52 34 4« October 23 25 October 24 48 49 22 October 25 October 26 56 34 .25 54 36 October 27 32 October 28 53 34 October 29 Owyhee Reservoir 10-28-75 502.540 Acre Feet 10-28 74 370.270 Acre Feet COMPLETING 20 YEARS with First National Bank of Oregon last Friday, Mrs. Chet (Vivian) Bow ns was presented with a lovely spider plant by fellow employees Vivian started in the branch as a proof operator, and moved through various positions in the bank. She is now Drive-in Teller and Referred Items Clerk.