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Uni zeraity Of Oxygon Library Eugene, Ore. 974C3 Nyssa Gate City Journal 70th Year 3rd Issue The Sugar City Nyssa, Oregon Thursday, January 15, Ì976 Thunderegg Capital I5‘ Per Copy Nyssa Cowgirl Rides Wagon Boardof Review Meets Train To Wyoming Quarters January 20 EVELYN BAILEY Bs Pat Savage Evelyn Bailey, a pert young lady of nineteen, looks very comfortable in the chosen costume of a cowgirl or trail buckaroo. She re cently had the opportunity to be a member of the Bicen tennlal Wagon Train which passed through this area last summer There arc a lot of prople. young and old. who wished they were a part of this glorious replay of history She is the daughter of Joe Bailey. Nyssa, and graduated from Nyssa High School in 1974. Evelyn says, "I always have liked horses and old-fa- shioned things. One of my fondest dreams has been to drive a team that pulls a wagon." She has laid the groundwork well for gaining experience for this ambition, as she was very active in almost anything that per tained to horsemanship in 4-H and High School Rodeo She was chosen Queen of the Malheur County Sheriff's Posse in 1974. Also helping to improve her skills, she drove two horses to help pick up hay on the family farm. DR. BRANDON ADAMS and his wife Dona have arrived in Nyssa where he will enter the General Practice of Medicine in association with Dr. David W. Sarazin in the Sarazin Clinic. They have moved here from Anoka. Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. Dr. Adams graduated from DePauw University in Greencastle. Indiana, and received his medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical School. He served a Surgical Internship at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, and specialized one year in Neuro-surgery at the University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore. Mrs. Adams worked as a medical secretary in Minneapolis, and has done work tutoring children, and working in the recreation field. They have purchased the Bud Wilson home at 807 Adrian Boulevard. A daughter, Julie, is a first grader. Oregon Dairymen Plan Convention A variety of dairy manage ment problems will punc tuate the 82nd annual con vention of the Oregon Dairy men's Association scheduled February 9-11 at the Tapa- dera Inn. Ontario Major areas of concern include milk pricing, esca lating farm costs and a proposed incommon market ing agency for Oregon, Washington and Idaho, ac cording to James Dejong of Sheridan. ODA president. Other topics include herd health, breeding, energy conservation, environment, and legislation and taxation Dejong noted that Idaho dairymen will participate in the meeting. Principfl speafer at the three-day session will be Louis Longo of Glatsonbury, Connecticut, operator of a 450-acre dairy and current president of Yankee Milk Longo is a member of the executive committee of the National Milk Producers Fe deration. vice chairman of the National Dairy Council and agribusiness columnist for Hoard's Dairyman, a national dairy industry trade publication with a circulation of more than J10.000 Other speakers include Leonard Kunzman, Oregon Director of Agriculture; Dr. Donald L. Bath, extension dairy nutritionist at the University of California at Davis; and Ray L. Hobson, administrator of the Oregon Milk Stabilization Division. The 13th annual conven tion of the Oregon Dairy Wives will be held in conjunction with the ODA meeting. Dairy wives will join in all ODA functions except the annual business session, according to Hazal Pugh of Shedd. ODW president On the train »he later learned to drive four horses. Deciding to further her dream and recapture a little of the history »he had read and heard about for so many year», thia young modern day horsewoman joined the Bi centennial Wagon Train in Caldwell on August I, 1975. "I had a riding horse and a pack horse and planned to go as far as I could afford to go" The second day out she hired on as a dishwasher in the cook shack. This paid for her meals. Breakfast was served from 6:30 to 7 a.m. and that left a lot of dishes to be washed by 7:45 a.m.. so she could get her horse saddled and ready by 8 a.m. Trying to make sure she could meet the 8 o'clock starting time, she got up pretty early each morning and fed and saddled her horses before she ate break fast. Willing to earn her keep and do her pioneer share, Evelyn worked as relief driver for some of the teamsters for food for her horses. To keep her animals in shoes, she helped hold mules and horses for the horses hoers. Every mile and every day was 4 new experience. The scenery, the people, the towns, the Old Oregon Trail as it wound through the desert and the sagebrush, the gravesites of those pioneers who lost their life as they fought the hardships of those long-ago times, all left many impressions with the people of the train. Each town had planned celebrations and programs for the train and everyone was made to feel much at home. People everywhere were impressed that the teamster» and train members many of whom were paying their own way. were taking a year off to make the trek. In South Pass. Wyoming they met with the Nevada train and there was a big barbecue. Television stations were filming the arrival, and the train had to go up and down the same hill three times until it was satisfactory Pioneers aren't pioneers without Indians and there were several attacks at different town sites before the wagon train bedded down for the winter, but the most realistic was the one at the Fort Hall Indian Reservation. There were horses and Indians everywhere, holler ing and shouting. It was easy to imagine the confusion and alarm that went through the minds of our ancestors at that first war whoop they heard long ago. {Continued On Page 6) Malheur county Asseaor, Oscar Bratton, said today that a meeting of the Board of Review will be held at the County Courthouse on Ja nuary 20 at 8 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. Bratton said that each year the Board of Review meets with the Assessor to go over the Farm Use program and advise him as to the proper income and expense data he should use in the Farm Use computation. This year, the Board of Review members are Tom Nishihara. Russell Hurst. Joe Hobson. Bert Hawkins and Farrell Peterson. Lawren King is alternate member. C of C Annual Dinner Jan. 27 The Nyssa Chamber of Commerce will hold the annual dinner and installa tion of officers at the Twilight Cafe on Tuesday. January 27. Local Students On OSU Honor Roll Names of local students who made the scholastic honor roll fall term have been announced by Oregon State University. A total of 541 students earned straight-A's (4.0) and another 1,565 earned a B plus (3.5) or better to make the honor listing. To make the honor roll, students must earn a 3.5 or better on at least 12 graded hours of course work. Local students on the honor roll included: Robert G. Clark, junior, agriculture; Sylvia L. Clark, junior, science; John W. Mantle, senior, science; and Janis M Takami. senior, liberal arts. Police Officers Commended Sieve Fenda Steve Fonda was elected as president for the 1976 year, succeeding Jake Fischer. John Messick was re-elected vice-president, and Ralph Lawrence was again appou. ted to serve as secretary-trea surer. Members of the board are three newly elected members Don Young. Harvey Wilmot, and Gilbert Wells. Holdover members are Margaret Brac ken, Dirick Nedry. George Patterson and Ernie Metcalf. OCE Honor Roll Names Nyssa Girl One hundred sixty-seven »’••dents at Oregon College of Education, Monmouth, ear ned straight-A grades during the fall term. Three hundred forty-six others were named to the honor roll for having earned a grade-point average of al least 3.5 based on the completion of 12 term hours of courses. Among those named to the honor roll were Carol J. Takami of Nyssa. Council Rejects Bids On Trucks The Nyssa City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, January 13. 1976. In addition to the regular routine business, bids were opened for a flat bed truck and all bids were rejected. The City Manager was instructed to request bids again for a used truck more in line with the money available in the budget. A PILEDRIVER IS DRIVING PILING for footings on the new gymnasium at the Nyssa Schools. The piling is driven until they meet a certain resistance, and are then cut off so Two Ordinances were con sidered. one passed for the third and final reading adjusts the speed limits in accordance with State and City signs. Steve Fonda of the City Attorney's office read a new proposed Or dinance designating the City Council as the Contract Review Board in accordance with the new State law. The Nyssa Planning Com mission referred a request from the "Baseball for Kids" program to place 2'x4' adver tising signs on the baseball fence in the South Park as a fund raising program. Coun cil granted permission. City Manager Henry Sch neider wrote letters of com mendation to Sgt. Panfilo Rios and Officer Frank Pittz of the Nyssa Police Depart ment. Sgt. Rios earned the Board of Police Stands and Training Advanced Certificate, and Officer Pittz recently com pleted a seven week course which earned him the Board of Police Standards and Training Basic Certificate. Date Max Proc. Mln Jan. 7 33 24 trace Jan. 8 40 26 60 trace Jan. 9 40 30 Jan. 10 34 11 09 Jan. II 13 39 Jan. 12 38 24 Jan. 13 38 10 Jan. 14 15 Owyhee Reservoir 1-12-76 604.180 Acre Feet 1-12 75 417,600 Acre Feet A new law waa paaeed by thè Legislature re- qulring thal proof ut cable» »accination must he sbown before aay dog Bceaae may be pnr- A rabica clinic wiil be beld taday, Jannary 15 at 2 p.ai. te 6 p.as. al tbe Heapital an Alberta Ave Coat af thè vacctnalfoo W Da^fclZea ipfait berwnxnred by March 1. Highway User Funds Distributed To Counties The State Highway Divi sion has distributed $16.765,- 734.42 in highway-user funds to the 36 counties of the state during the period July 1 to December 31, 1975, it was announced today by Fred B Klaboe. Highway Division administrator. The allocation is based on the statutory 20 percent with the appropriation being made to the counties on a monthly basis as a result of legislative action during the 1975 session. The funds come from the following sources: motor ve hicle registration and ope rator's license fees, gasoline tax. use fuel tax. motor carrier fees, and fines and penalties collected for viola tions of the size and weight statutes where complaints are made by the Highway Division weighmasters. The allocation to each county is based on the number of vehicles regis tered in it during 1974. Malheur Countv received $211.243.09 based on 22.097 registered vehicles. Potato Growers Told To Keep Quality High Competition from Nevada and the Hermiston area of Northeast Oregon is increas ing. said John Cady of Ore-Ida Foods. "We need a steady supply of quality potatoes that are large, free of defects and disease and have a high specific gravity." The growers also were told the production from Hermis ton has increased from 1.200 acres in 1969 to more than 22.000 acres this year. Production in Malheur County is high because of irrigation, but is even higher in Umatilla County and the quality of the potatoes grown there is excellent. Directors named by the group for two-year terms were Joel Mitchell. Nyssa; Paul Saito. Oregon Slope; Jim Nakano. Ontario; Clif ford Hawkes. Vale; and Engstrom Initiated WEATHER NOTICE Into Fraternity Kevin Engstrom, a junior, majoring in Civil Engineering at Brigham Young University was recently initiated into Tau Beta Pi honorary en gineering fraternity. Kevin was graduated from Nyssa High School 1973. a Valedictorian. He is attend ing BYU on a 4-year scholarship. His plans are to attend graduate school after obtaining his degree from BYU Clyde Bybee. Nyssa, director at large. Potato growers must pro duce high quality products to stay in business, the Malheur potato growers were told at their annual meeting. Hereford Bull Sale Complete Consignments are com plete for the Eastern Oregon Hereford Breeders Associa tions sponsored sale to be conducted in Ontario, Feb ruary 27 and 28. according to George W Bain. Malheur County Extension Agent. New consignors this year include Harrell Hereford Ranch. Baker; Albert Radcliff of Council; Jim Shaw. Onta rio and Vern Workman of Grangeville. The show and grading will be conducted February 27, starting at I p.m. The Sale. February 28 at 1 p.m.. all at the Malheur County Fair grounds in Ontario. There will be some 80 bulls both polled and horned Herefords. Bain says which gives prospective buyers a good number of bulls from which to make their choice. All bulls will be serviceable age 18 to 30 months, concludes Bain. that they extend six inches into the footing. The piling assures that the extreme weight of ;ne gymnasium and auditorium will be held level without settlement. 1976 Livestock Tax Values Established The Oregon Cattlemen's Association Livestock Tax Committee met last Thursday with Eastern Oregon county tax assessors, at their annual mid-winter meeting in Pen dleton. reaching an agree ment and approval of the 1976 livestock tax appraisal figures. Bill Duff, chairman. OCA Tax Committee, with his committee members met with the Eastern Oregon Tax Assessors and presented livestock value information which would be of help in establishing this year’s va lve». Malheur County Asses sor. Oscar Bratton, met with other Eastern Oregon Asses sors last week at Pendleton. Oregon for the Annual Eastern Oregon Mid-Winter Conference. Duff stated that the follow ing figures are the approved assessors true cash values on Oregon livestock for 1976. These are net figures (The net figure is 80% of the gross figure ) For comparison the 1975 figures are in the right hand column. Calves, under 6 months— net figure 1976—40.00. Net figures 1975—36.00 and 20 year average Net 1975- 1976 —40.00 Steer calves 6 months to 1 year—112.00. NF for 1976- 88.00 NF 1975; 20 Yr. av. Net-1956-1976— $130.00. Heifer calves. 6 months to 1 year—76.00; 68 00; 102.00 Steers. 1 year and over— 168.00; 136.00 and 132.00. Bids Called For Phase III Construction Architects for the Nyssa Schools. Martin Hasegawa and Robert J. Smith, have called for bids on Phase III of the school rebuilding pro gram. The bid opening will be held Tuesday. February 10 at 8 p.m. at the school Administration Office. Construction in Phase III will include a (1) Vo-Ag Shop addition to be built on the south side of the existing Vo-Ag building, and consists of 3’60 square feet of shop area. (2) A Multi-Purpose building consisting of 18.’00 square feet just north of the Elementary School. The buil ding will have a gym. multi-purpose room, dres sing rooms, and office space. (3) A cafeteria building of 8,560 square feet consisting of a kitchen, dining room and cafeteria. Included in the bid will be the main parking lot. remo deling and heating system for the existing Junior High building. The buildings will be constructed of concrete slab, giant brick exterior walls, frame interior parti tions trus-joist roof with built-up roofing. Heifers. 1 year and 2 years, 132.00; 120.00; and 114.00. Cows. 2 vears and over— 152.00; 140 00; and 140 00. Bulls. 1 year and over. 320 00; 320.00 and 281.00. 20 yr. av. Net. 1956-1976. Members of the Cattle men's Association Tax Com mittee besides Chairman Duff included: R. J. Philippi. Arlington; George Purdy. Burns: Skip Thayer. Ontario; Tom McElroy. Ontario; Phil Wilson. Condon; Don McCul lough. Prineville; John Madi son. Pendleton. Martin Ho ward. Prineville, and two executive officers of the OCA. Treasurer Sam Dement Myrtle Point, and Bert Hawkins. OCA President. Town Crier by Pat Savage I am happy to announce the arrival of Dr. William R. Bond and Dr. Brandon Adams to Nyssa. Dr. Bond and his family are living in Ontario at the present time and his dental office is in Dr. Joe Cundall's former office. Dr. Adams and his wife are living in Nyssa and he will be receiving medical patients in the Sarazin Clinic. We deeply appreciate your coming to Nyssa as there is a great need for your services. Welcome, welcome. • • • Beware! If your garbage can is wearing a RED TAG these days, you are in violation of the new Garbage Ordinance. Tags are being placed on improper cans giving residents 48 hours to correct the problem. The specific problem is written on the back of the tag. Persons failing to comply with the warnings will then be given citations to appear in court. For further information con tact SAS Disposal. 372-5222 or City Hall. 372-2264 • • • Treacherous ice and snow still cover some of our streets and sidewalks, especially in the residential section. Vic tims of serious falls, ranging from mild concussions to broken arms and legs, are: Robbie Robinson. Marion Leseberg. Arline Robb. Thel ma Huffman and Ray Daudt. There are probably others that have fallen but not been reported. If you possibly can, please clear your sidewalks. Remember, the walk you fall on may be your own! • • • Think it was a really nice gesture on the part of the Nyssa Sports Boosters for giving the Nyssa High School Basketball team a chili feed. The food was good, the spirit great, and it shows that the efforts of our team are deeply appreciated.