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University of Oregon Library Eugene, Ore. 974C3 Nyssa Gate City Journal 70th Year 23rd Issue Summer is beginning, even though it doesn't officially start until June 21, but school is out, kids are going barefoot, gardens are growing, and every once in a while we have a pretty warm day. Many organizations have ceased meeting for the summer, churches are chang ing meeting times, campers, trailers and fishing poles are being made ready for this fun -in-the-sun time. I'm glad we live in a part of the country where we have definate seasons. Seems you can appreciate each seasonal change more because of the anticipation of the coming of spring, summer, or fall. Right now it's really a beauti ful time of year, being able to sec everything grow. Makes you feel a little sorry for the kids who have never seen a baby calf or lamb or crops growing or a clear blue sky. Count your blessings, we may be a small, dull town to some, but in actuality we're amply blessed with many riches. • • • Have you been wondering where the melodious strains of band music are coming from each evening? These musicians are none other than our own NHS band practicing the numbers they will be playing at Disneyland June 14. Not only must they practice the music, but marching as welt, thus accounting for the pre-con cert rehearsals Sounds good, and I thought they look good when I watched them last evening. I'm sure they will do well as our community representatives when they depart next Friday. • • • Kids, get your swimming suits ready, the pool has been resurfaced. Vernon Lords is going to be mansger and the opening date Is Monday, June 7. It's really an asset to our community to be able to have a swimming pool and it's not only for the kids, you adults are welcome too. Use it. enjoy it. that's what it's there for. Just appreciate it. • Many people in this area are without jobs, some because they can't find one and others because they don't want one. I'm most impressed by the number of young people in Nyssa who have found jobs and by those who are sincerely looking for a job. Work builds character filled with ambition and determination. Perhaps this is why we have so many well- turned-out young people in our community because they know how to work. Work spells out success. The 1976-77 Oregon Dri ver's Manual is off the press and will be available June 1. Drivers may get a copy of the manual at any Motor Vehicles Division office and most police departments. U. S. Bank also has agreed to distribute manuals in its branches throughout the state. The new 80 page book contains information on the state's new vehicle code, scheduled to take effect July 1, as well as other safe driving information. Motor Vehicles Division officials urge each family to get a copy of the new manual so that all those who drive can become familiar with the new or revised rules of the road. LEST WE FORGET SENATOR BOB SMITH was speaker at impressive Memorial Day services at Nyssa Cemetery Monday. The Motor Vehicles Has Mobile Offices Phi Beta Kappa Elects Seventy-one University of Oregon students, most of whom will graduate on June 13, have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa, national scho lastic honor society which recognizes exceptional dis tinction in scholarship in the liberal arts. Among the students elec ted is Mark Stringer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Stringer. Nyssa, a political science major. The Oregon Motor Ve hicles Division has taken delivery on two mobile offices and will put them in service in eastern and central Oregon about June 3. Chester W. Ott. Adminis trator of the Division, says the two units are fully-equip ped offices and can conduct both vehicle and driver license business. They were obtained primarily to help implement the color photo driver's license program when it begins July 1. One mobile office will be based in Bend, and the other will headquarter in Baker National Guardsmen Are Commended Oregon national Guards men of Troop L, 3rd Squadron, 116th Armored Cavalry, have been com mended for their perform ance in an environmental project for the Oregon Department of Environmen tal Quality and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Those praised include SSG Robert D. Mullins. SP5 Kenneth A Carlstrom. SP5 Roger K. Nakashima. SP5 Gary L. Nichols. SPS Randy L. Smith, and SP4 Leon M. Griffin, all of Ontario; SGT Max E. Brittingham. Nyssa; and SGT Theodore K. Moore of Vale. In a Certificate of Ap preciation signed by EPA Administrator Russell E. Train, the Guardsmen were cited for outstanding services Thunderegg Capital 15* Per Copy Top Op Tour Will Feature Jaca Bros Manual Out Crier • Thursday, June 3, 1976 Oregon Drivers Town • Nyssa. Oregon benefitting “The restoration and maintenance of the physical, chemical, and bio logical integrity of Oregon's and the Nation's waters.” The former commanding officer of Troop L. CPT Delmar Hussey explained that the Guardsmen assis ted during the past year in a statewide water sampling of streams tributary to eight Oregon lakes selected for study. State and federal environmental agencies are assessing the possible in- fluence to lake waters caused by concentrations of phos- phorus and nitrogen. The study's final product will be comprehensive re ports on the eight Oregon lakes, prepared by EP A in consultation with the Oregon Department of Environmen tai Quality. Each will cover a circuit of central and eastern Oregon communities on a scheduled basis. During June, Ott said the units will be used in Enterprise, Jordan Valley. Halfway. Nyssa. Vale, Mad ras, Fossil. Heppner. Condon and Redmond—towns al ready regularly visited by Division travel teams. On July 1. mobile office service will be extended to include 19 other eastern and central Oregon communities, such as Huntington, Ukiah. Elgin, Arirngtoo. Moro. La Pine. Mitchell. Maupin and Sisters, to provide licensing service to residents in those areas who have not pre viously had these services available locally on a regu larly scheduled basis. The trsvel schedule and location for the mobile offices in each town will be announced later. Ott said. Drivers in or near these towns and who are scheduled to renew licenses and get photo licenses on or after July I will be able to go to one of the traveling offices to have their pictures taken and license issued services were conducted by the American Legion and Auxiliary, with music by the "Son Shiners”. RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Housing Authority of Malheur County has proposed a plan for construction of 50 permanent homes and 75 summer migrant houses on lands adjacent to the City of Nyssa; and WHEREAS, it appears to the Nyssa Chamber of Commerce that the successful completion of this project would be of great economic benefit to the City of Nyssa, to the agricultural industry of Malheur County and that it would provide much needed permanent housing for employees in agricultural production; NOW THEREFORE, it is resolved that the Nyssa Chamber of Commerce support the plan of the Housing Authority of Malheur County to construct its housing project at Nyssa, and urges that the City of Nyssa and ail other governmental units and agencies affected lend their support and approval to the project. Local Students OSU Honor Graduates Oregon State University has announced the names of senior honor graduates this year. Local area students are included. Ninety-nine seniors will graduate “with highest scho larship" and another 561 "with high scholarship." The "highest scholarship" desig nation requires a grade point average of 3.75 or better with straight-A representing 4 OSU Lists Local Candidates For Degrees Between 3.500 and 3.600 degrees will be conferred Sunday. June 6 at Oregon State University's 107th com mencement. Graduates come from almost every Oregon community. The colorful graduation program is scheduled at 2 p.m. in Gill Coliseum. Ticket holding families and friends of graduates will fill the giant building but television co verage will permit thousands of others to watch. The number of degrees conferred will be an all-time high for the University. The previous record was the 3,498 degrees awarded in 1973. The number dropped to 3.480 in 1974 and to 3.400 last year when the total number of degrees awarded by OSU over the past 106 years passed the 75.000 mark. Following OSU tradition, there will be no commence ment speaker, but President Robert MacVicar will make an address following the conferring of degrees. Va- lerie L. McIntyre of Eugene will be the State Board of Higher Education represen tative. Candidates for degrees from Nyssa are: Janet S. Takami. George T. Stringer. liberal arts; John W. Mantle. science; Peter F. Morgan, agriculture: Ronald J. Sara- zin, Larry X. Schneider, en gineering; Norma Rodriquez, home economics. points and B. 3 points. To graduate with "high scholar ship," students must have at least a 3.15 average. OSU's 107th annual com mencement is scheduled for Sunday, June 6, at 2 p.m. in Gill Coliseum. Between 3.500 and 3,600 degrees will be conferred this year. The gra duation program will be televised in color by KOAC- TV. Channel 7, Corvallis, and KOAP-TV, Channel 10. Pon land. Honors graduates wear a special orange honor cord on the shoulder of their aca demic gowns. Seniors graduating with honors from Nyssa are Ronald J. Sarazin and John W. Mantle. WEATHER Mln. Date Max. 44 80 May 26 45 88 May 27 44 65 Mav 28 74 40 Mav M 51 Mav 30 76 49 69 .03 May 31 47 .10 June 1 76 48 June 2 Owyhee Reservoir Storage 6-2-76 691,860 Acre 6-2-75 708.900 Acre The West—cattle coun try—old and new traditions will all be demonstrated and displayed at the Jaca Brother Inc. Ranch near Jordan Valley June 19. at the "TOP OP'” - Bicentennial cele bration. according to Ray Novotny. County Extension Agent. Novotny emphasized that Nick Pascoe. President of the Malheur Livestock Assoca- tion, wife Ramona and children, plus the Jaca family members, will offer visitors an opportunity to "feel” part of the western atmosphere of this pioneer family. Visitors will see and hear about the old west—what modern agriculture is today and may be tomorrow—all in tradition with the celebration of our 200 years Old traditions came when Joaquin and Phil Jaca's father at age 13 arrived from Spain in the McDermitt area in 1925 to start one of the largest range sheep opera tions in the country. Merino ewes crossed with blackface bucks found the eastern Oregon-Nevada country sa tisfactory and the operation grew Then came the crash of "29” and "depression years' which called upon the Jaca family to reorganize their ranch resources. The Bowden and Crooked Creek Ranch survived and a new ranch enterprise began. The Din- woodie place was bought tn the early 40's and the Wagner place in 1941. The original meadow, ac cording to Joaquin, was mostly foxtail of poor pro duction and quality. Chang ing cropping programs by im proved irrigation and reseed ing changed the hay produc tion from 350 tons to 700 tons in six years. The original base property barely supported 150 cows and they too increased with improved hay and feed supplies. There are 800 top quality Hereford cows cal ving 90% on the current operation. Cows have and continue to be culled on the basis of production - if "no calf she's sold. All calves are kept over until they are yearlings and sold when they reach 650 pounds or more .To bring the yearling program into focus; the family decided to drill wells for increased water supplies and improved hay production. In 1952, the Arritola ranch consisting of 400 acres was purchased. This land fur nished the opportunity for future land development. In 1963 irrigation well was proposed as a water resource Joaquin stated, “it was dose-the driller wanted to quit on a dry hole almost 400 feet down - so. I said go ahead drill till tonight. We hit water that afternoon.” Two 16-inch wells have been drilled pumping 2500 to 2800 gallons per minute with 150-225 foot drawdown. The sagebrush land, accord ing to Joaquin, changed to alfalfa and grass hay produc ing 40 tons per acre, "this meant we could keep our calves over to yearlings.” Joaquin stated. But the ranchers aren't satisfied with this, plans are underway to enlarge the "Parsnip” dam from 165 acre feet of storage to 680 acre feet—which means improved irrigation and pro duction for the operation in the future. To Joaquin Jaca the cattle business is more than a way of life, it’s a challenge, hard work, opportunities, achieve ment. —but yet he cautions, it’s concerns rest with infla tion. public land use, cost of doing business, land costs and marketing for a profit. He's optimistic—feels the re's a future for his son-in- law, Nick; daughter. Ra mona. Phil’s sons. John and Tom and their children, to grow and be happy cattlemen of the future. Talk to Nick Pascoe and wife. Ramona, and you im mediately feel here's a proud, happy family; all closely knit by cooperation, family effort and belief in what they are doing. Daugh ter. Jeannie. Malheur's first Beef Princess, is now a student at Eastern Oregon College of Education; Jackie and son are students at Jordan Valley High School. Scott Coulter New State Highway Engineer H. Scott Coulter. 49. who began his highway career almost 28 years ago on a ‘‘summer job." was named state highway engineer by the Oregon Transportation Commission today. The ap pointment is effective June 1. Coulter succeeds Fred B. Klaboe, who was named recently as Department of Transportation assistant di rector and chief of opera tions. A native of St. Louis, Missouri. Coulter attended Willamette University and holds a B. S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Washington Coulter began his highway career in the summer of 1948 in La Grande. He rose steadily through the ranks from chainman. to computor. draftsman, region officer engineer, junior resident engineer, senior resident engineer, assistant regional engineer, regional engineer, metro engineer, and in February 1973. assistant highway engineer. He and his wife, Martha, have three children: Robert. Scott and Jean live in Salem. Martha grew up in Nyssa, and her mother. Eleanor Browne lives at 218 Ehrgood, Nyssa. Nyssa Pool Opens Monday The Nyssa municipal swim ming pool will be open for use Monday, June 7. Vern Lords is again to manage the pool. The pool interior has been resurfaced. Oregon Veterans Eligible Veterans made eligible for the state veterans' farm and home loan by passage of Measure 1 in the primary election May 25 can apply for the benefit immediately. This was the word put out today by H. C. Saalfeld. director of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, the administering agency for the loan program THE EMISON NAME is well-known in Nyssa, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rice Emison of Woodland, California were here last week checking up on past family history. Here they are pictured on Emison Avenue, named after his father, Sanford N. Emison. The name Emison also appears on his car’s license plate, only faintly discernable in the picture. Mr. and Mrs Emison arc putting together a family history. She is a writer, he a free-lance photographer, and both are now retired. They spent some time at the Nyssa .! Library, and visiting with people in the area, gathering material and renewing old remem brances. Harold Emison was born in Nyssa in May. 1902. His father built a mercantile store on North 1st. Street in 1895, and also built a ferry across the Snake River. He built the house at 15 Park Avenue, now owned by Bob Child of Utah, and was active in the early days of Nyssa. The family left Nyssa in 1914 when they moved to Montana. Saalfeld said that even though the measure is not effective until June 25, loan applications will be taken now and processed up to the point of disbursement of funds. Actual disbursement will have to wait until the effective date or later, he said. An estimated 25,000 addi tional veterans were made eligible by the Measure 1 passage. These were: —Post-Korean and Viet nam veterans who came to Oregon after military dis charge and lived here for two years prior to May 1. 1977. Up to now they must have entered service from Oregon to qualify. These veterans must have served 210 days or more after January 31. I960. —World War II veterans who lived in Oregon for two years between discharge and December 31, 1965. Up to now they must have lived here for two years prior to December 31, 1952. unless they entered service from Oregon. These veterans must have served 90 days or more between September 15. 1940. and July 25. 1947. a ***- BRICK WALLS are starting to rise on the Elementary Multi-Purpose Room. The bricks are red with white mortar to match the elementary School.