oity of Oregon Libr-a ry Eugene, Ore. 9740) X X X X X NYSSA 70th Year 27th luue The Sugar City New BLM Manager Assumes Duties Fearl Parker assumed the du»»« of manager of the Vale District, Bureau of Land Management. Tuesday. Par­ ker, who is a native of Ohio, replaces George Gun who to presantlv on assignment in Saudi Arabia Parker to a 1958 geology graduate of the University of Dayton. Ohio. He worked for an oil company and a mining company before joining BLM to the Susanville. California district in 1962 From 1964 until 1974 he served sue coasively as occupancy tres­ pass specialist in the Sacra­ mento. California district; Carlsbad area manager in Roswell, New Mexico district; toy PM Savage. When the rodeo parade went by my house recently, it brought to mind the faces I had seen in parades over the yean. Some of them are gone, but it seemed very much like rodeo time to see Peg and Neil Dimmick as they drove their single seated steel-tired buggy, jolts snd all. pulled by a matched palomino team with authentic o harness. Neil snd "Doc" Marshall helped form the Nyssa Riding Cub in 1944 and with the help of many, such as Lynn Snodgrass, the Nyssa Nite Rodeo became a big event. This was the Dimmicks last year as parade participants and the Journal took some ptcurcs but they 'didn’t turn out.’ Peg. Neil, your beautiful costumes, suthentietty. hsrd work, ho­ rsemanship. etc, will be missed in parades snd rodeos to come, snd we hsve appreciated sll you hsve done. o o e Our community could only donste 64 pints of blood tost week snd this week we hsve hsd st least three special blood runs to our hospital sea I really enjoy Brackens Bicentennial window, ail red. white and blue. It's eye-catch­ ing and very attractive with al! those white stars. Many of the stores and businesses are having their employees wear Bicentennial costumes. Some of the Isdies long dresses are exceptionally pretty. Seems nice to have the atmosphere' make. It good to know Nyssa to in the mood to help celebrate our nation's 200th birthday. a a • I mention this with a face that matches my hair...Po­ lice Chief Allen reported that merchants were leaving their flags out and they were being stolen. I said anybody ought to remember to bring in the flag!! Well the nest morning I had to report the Journal's flag. stick and all as missing. Sure enough I forgot to bring it in. It was replaced by the American Legion and Chief Allen with many reminders, such as a sign by the door latch "Don't forget the flag." There have been sis more flags stolen this week, so merchants please try to remember to bring them in each evening. Can’t under­ stand what kick anyone would get from ripping off flags and flag poles. a a a It was gratifying to see the TVCC budget passed but it seems sad that after building a beautiful new school people turn down a budget to operate It. _ a • • There have been several near misses of bicycle tra­ gedies lately. Parents did you know, you are responsible not only for your child's actions, but for his bicycle and its equipment. Be aware of how your child operates his bike and check to see what condition it to in. You will be cited if your child is an offender. Let's all work together on this and make our streets safe for cyclists and motorists. JOURNAL Nyuta, (Pregón Thursday, July 1, 1976 *********************************************** ON THE OCCASION YOUR 200th BIRTHDAY Faari Parker manager of the Rio Puerto special project area and chief of resources in the Albu­ querque, New Mesico dis­ trict; snd ss district manager of the Richfield. Utah district For the past one and-a half years he has been chief of the branch of upland environ­ mental assessment on the minerals management staff in BLM's Washington office Parker and his wife, Louise, arc planning to build a new home in the area with the assistance of daughter Tori. 17. and son, Fred. 15. They also are the parents of two other daughters. Vickie, who to attending school in San Francisco, and Cindy, who is planning to go to school in Denver Bicentennial Sale Nyssa merchants are holding a pre-Fourth of July Sale this weekend, with stores open until Friday evening for the convenience of shoppers They are also spon­ soring a carnival Friday evening in the City Library parking lot. ope­ rated by high school students. Í Î * ♦ » to to : to I to to » » to to to : » to to ♦ to * to .fkitieremettf, •flud/un/usdand •tie tiftittdt 'fitMtifh ate ¿Atniny A ay Add y ut¿edre¿ 'timettra n¿. Baker Off to DC to Show Easterners The Art of Auctions Local auctioneer Col. Ro­ ger Baker will go to Washing ton DC. in late July at the invitation of the Smithsonian Institution to create for ignorant Easterners the wes­ tern tradition of the auction. A letter from the Smith soman said. "Throughout the year experienced folklorists have been gathering infor­ mation about the locales. Adrian Readies Old- Fashioned July 4 A fun-filled afternoon and evening with lots of activities will mark the Fourth of July at Adrian this year. The Adrian Junior Citizens ser­ vice club with the help of the Adrian Lions Club again spearheads the event The "old-fashioned" 4th will begin with a horse trotting race with the finish time approximately 4 p.m. in downtown Adrian. This is sponsored by the Mirage Activities will then center around the park and school grounds and special features include a syphon tube setting contest, farm equipment displaya. a tug of war, family games and the community steak barbecue. The barbecue is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. with tickets at $1.50 each or $5 per family. The meat for the barbecue has been supplied by Sam and Brent Hartley of Adrian and by Skyline Farms of Ontario. The day will conclude with a fireworks display beginning at dusk and supervised by the Adrian firemen. Jim Langley, chairman, and Rod Price promotion chairman, indicate this "is Adrian's way of showing its enthusiasm and celebrating the nation's 200th birthday anticipating many more." A translation of that may read like this: "We don't know what you're doing exit there and its probably fun. so come on down and show as.” Few Easterners have expe­ rienced auctions. Baker, a i960 graduate of the Western College of Auction in Billings. Mon­ tana. has conducted auctions in this area for IS years. A partner in the firm of Sparks and Baker Auction Co.. Baker has also been a member of the Oregon State Board of Auctioneers for the past five years. Some of the items he has auctioned include farm equipment, cattle and furniture Livestock is what Baker will sell at the Washington "mock auction.*’ Baker ex­ plained that everything will be real at the mock auction except that no money or livestock will change hands. Baker will conduct his mock auction on the area between the Lincoln Me mortal and the Washington Monument from July 21-25. Baker is quite in demand around here, as well as the nation's capital, as a list of some of his clients will show: Shriners, FFA. Buddhist Church. Methodist Church. 4-H. Saddle Clubs and others. He has also sold for O.K. and Vale Livestock. In addition the busy Baker has given auctioneering demon­ strations to area schools. Baker, his wife Suzanne, and his two sons. Sam, 12 and Robert 5. live in Cairo Junction. Red Cross Bloodmobile Nets 64 Pints of Blood Roger Baker peoples, customs and life­ styles of the United States. Through careful research, we have identified many of those individuals who demonstrate the rich cultural traditions of your region. After meeting hundreds of skilled crafts­ men. we selected approxi­ mately 100 people who we feel represent the multi- traditional heritage of your region." Two Nyssons Get Degrees From SOSC There were 824 candidates for degrees—a record-high number—honored by Sou­ thern Oregon State College earlier this month at the college's 50th annual com­ mencement. Among those degree can­ didates were two from Nyssa. Julia Maria Del Carmen Elguezabal. bachelor of arts in general studies; Linda Marie McPartland. bachelor of arts in criminology. WEATHER EOSC Honor Roll Announced DATE MAX. MIN. PREC. 49 June 23 75 79 June 24 51 48 June 25 70 June 26 36 75 87 June 27 40 48 June 28 99 June 29 101 50 June 30 58 Owyhee Reservoir Storage 6 30 -76 629,270 Acre Feet 6-30-75 715.000 Acre Feet More than 10 per cent of the Spring Term student enrollment at Eastern Ore­ gon State College has earned grade point averages of 3.5 or higher. More than 5 per cent (68) earned perfect 4.0 marks. Howard Brown of Adrian was among those with 3.5 oi better of the 1976 Spring Term Academic Honor Roll at EOSC The Bloodmobile visit to Nyssa on Tuesday. June 22 netted 64 pints, with 5 rejections. Three donors re­ ceived their 3-gallon pins. They were Katura Dickson. James Savage and Jeannetta Gamer. Two-gallon pins were awarded to George Fanning, and Robert Webb; Thelma Huffman received her 1-gallon pin. There were four first-time donors Do­ rothy Marez. Amalia Pratt. Ontario, Susan a Escobedo, and Danny Kite. Ten donors came from neighboring towns. The drawing is sponsored by the Malheur Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and the hostess group was St. Bridget's Altar Society of the Catholic Church. Mrs. Robert Wilson, chairman, wishes to thank everyone for their participation and feels we must create new interest in this life-saving product. Also thanks to the Eagles for the use of their hall, city employees who donated their time to set up the equipment- Ralph Lowe. Steve Marez. Gene O tt and Dean Winches­ ter, and Lion members Dick Martin and Gene Chester for the dismanteling. Thunderegg Capital 15' Per Copy Nyssa Voters Defeat School Budget, TVCC Levy Passes Nyssa School District pa­ trons turned down the tax levy for operation of the schools for the 1976-77 year by a margin of 11 votes Tuesday, with 344 voting in favor of the levy and 355 voting against it. The school board and budget committee must now submit another budget for approval, with the election date to be set at a later time, The amount turned down was $240,922 outside the sii percent limitation. Nyssa voters also voted against the TVCC budget Agree On Restroom Colors School Board Knocks Down Bus Garage The Nyssa School Board, somewhat chastened by the defeat of the school budget, voted not to go ahead with the construction of the new bus garage at the recom­ mendation of the Building Committee at a special meeting Tuesday evening. The budget narrowlv lost. 355-344 The Board felt it would be better to save the money. "We’re low on money tonight.’’ was the comment by Board member Vic Habur­ chak. Haburchak made the final motion, which passed unanimously, to npt build the walls of the g*age. even though the Board had already appropriated the money. Haburchak said the Board should recognize that it is "getting the message that economy is the word." Although most Board members felt the garage would be useful, it was pointed out that Nyssa’s buses have survived without one and since money was now tight, its construction was not pressing. The money to be saved, about $10 000. can be carried over to the upcoming year. School Superintendent W. L. McPartland said they will save about $4,000 on the building blocks and about $6.000 on roofing. McPart­ land will have that money and another $15,000 which was left over from this year’s budget to work into the 1976-77 which he must now draw anew. The evening began with the Building Committee pre­ sent. There was an obvious nervous tension while all present waited for the budget election results. Before the results came in, the Board and Building Committee vo­ ted on colors for the Multi­ purpose Room lockers (yel­ low for girls, turquoise for boys) and changed the Audi­ torium restroom colors (to pink for girls, blue for boys). The Building Committee did make one other change after everybody present ex­ pressed the opinion that the Nyssa school colors, blue and white, should be used some­ where in the complex. Architect Martin Hasegawa suggested the soundproofing panels in the gym be blue instead of brown he had originally picked. The blue panels were coordinated with white metal ceiling strips in the gym. 1976 Oregon Scholars Includes Local Students The State Scholarship has recently selected 1600 stu­ dents to be honored as Oregon Scholars for 1976. Students earning this honor are selected from all high schools in Oregon on the basis of their outstanding academic achievement. The award is honorary and involves no commitment of grant or scholarship monies. Students from this area selected as Oregon Scholars are: Kathryn Kunkel. Neal Oldemeyer and Dion Garner of Nyssa High School and Robin Shenk. Harriet Lo­ rensen and Cherrie Phelps from Adrian High School. The purpose of the Oregon Scholars program is to recognize the academic achievements of students who have excelled in high school, without regard to eligibility for need-based financial aid programs. The Oregon Scholars for 1976 were selected from gra duating classes of Oregon high school totaling appron mately 33.000. Each Oregon Scholar is presented with a certificate which acknowledges the stu­ dent's superior academic record and is signed by Governor Robert Straub, Vernon Duncan. State Super­ intendent of Public Instruc­ tion and Fred Shideler, Chairman of the State Scho­ larship Commission. Oregon high schools generally incor­ porate Oregon Scholar award presentations into their gra­ duation ceremonies. with 306 yes votes and 390 no votes, but voters in the entire TVCC district overwhel­ mingly approved the levy with 2,171 votes and 1,406 against. The Nyssa budget was the only one of five districts to go down Tuesday as Ontario, Vale Elementary, and Jordan Valley each passed thetr school levies, in addition to the TVCC levy. Ontario voters approved a levy of $1.685,434 outside the six percent limitation; Vale Ele­ mentary approved a levy of $188.873 outside the six percent limitation; and Jor­ dan Valley approved a $30.000 levy. The Treasure Valley Com­ munity College levy was approved in seven polling places in the district and defeated in six. Those ap­ proving the levy were Aiken with 481 yes votes and 88 no; Ontario one. 247 yes. 61 no; Ontario two, 431 yes and 136 no; Brogan 21 yes. 8 no; Annex, 31 yes, 12 no; Cairo. 189 yes and 106 no; and Huntington. 80 yes and 57 no. Opposing the TVCC levy were Pioneer with 53 yes. 91 no; Nyssa. 306 yes. 390 no; Vale 278 yes, 310 no; Adrian 46 yes, 52 no; Harper. 6 yes and 23 no; and Jamieson, 29 yes, 72 no. This was the third vote on the TVCC levy, after voters had defeated the first budget by about 500 votes and 460 votes the second election. College officials had reduced this budget by about $96,000. All other districts voted on their budgets for the first time except Jordan Valley, who approved their levy after a previous defeat. Jones Nominated On Both Ballots Sute Representative Den­ ny Jones said Tuesday that he has received Certificates of Nomination from both the Republican and Democratic parties, so he will be on both ballots in November. Jones, a Republican, re­ ceived over 200 write-in votes on the Democratic ballot, which qualifies him for the nomination of that party. He will be unopposed in Novem­ ber Correction Last week we incorrectly identified Allen Baitzor as Frank Baitzor in our front page picture. Allen is Frank's son. and the husband of the former Virginia Corn of Nyssa. The father-son com­ bination run one of Malheur County's top cattie ranches near Jordan Valley. Dr. Wilson Made Radiology Fellow Dr. Paul Wilson. M.D. FACR of San Diego. Calif recently passed his oral boards examination in Radi­ ology. at Chicago. He took his written boards in Loa Angeles last year and passed them. He is now a Fellow American College of Radi­ ology. Dr. Wilson who will finish his third year of residency this month has been awarded a one-year's fellowship to the University of California in San Diego. This fellowship starts July 1. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Liovd Wilson of Nvssa and is also a Captain in the Air Force Reserve. SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE MEMBERS took a prevue of the new highschool classrooms, accompanied by Superintendent W L. McPartland, center. They are. from left. Joel Mitchell. Wilton Jackson. McPartland. Arleigh Adams and Bob Wilson. Between 700 and 800 persons toured the new building Sunday, with school board and building committee members acting as guides.