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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Top Op Tour Will
Feature Jaca Bros
Manual Out
Crier
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Thursday, June 3, 1976
Oregon Drivers
Town
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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
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May 31
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June 1
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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
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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.
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BRICK WALLS are starting to rise on the
Elementary Multi-Purpose Room. The bricks
are red with white mortar to match the
elementary School.