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Uni - l aity f 0 l'Ugo n Lin iry Zigene, Ore. 97403 JOURNAL 70th Year 30th Issue The Sugar City Nyssa, Oregon Thursday, July 22, 1976 Malheur Memorial Requires Budget Vote Malheur Memorial Hos pital District's Budget Board has approved a budget fur their upcoming fiscal year. They will ask the voters Io approve $203,845 outside the 6% limitation. By Pal Savage There aren't many towns who can boast of having had a Mrs. Oregon, a Miss Oregon, a Mother of the Year and five Miss Malheur Counties in recent years. Aren't you glad we can say this is where it all happened? Mrs. Darwin Jensen was Mrs. Oregon a few yean ago, Mn. W. W. Foster was Mother of the Year in 1458; Pam Skeen, Shan Moss, Nancy Ross and Diane Haney were all Miss Malheur County. Nancy Jackson, from here of course, wa* Ml«» Rogue River and went on to become Miss Oregon Peggy Moore, also from here, wa» Miss Utah. And now we have Shan Mo*» as the present Miss Oregon. Makes you feel pretty proud doesn't it? a a a Everyone is busy having garage sales and cleaning out drawen and closets. The perfect place to leave that jewelry, beads, earrings, stationary, hand lotion, per fume, handkerchiefs, etc., is at the Malheur Memorial Nursing Home These are all used as Bingo gifts for the nursing home residents. They play Bingo each Thurs day and really enjoy It. The prizes are much appreciated and thoroughly enjoyed. a a a Everything is quiet on the town front this week. Guess everyone is on vacation or getting ready to go on one. Mine starts July Ji. a • a There is still some gixxl old 'American Goodness' still kicking around our com munity The male employees of the MAW Market went to the home of Mrs George Patterson shortly after her husbandl death and helped put the lawn in shape, as it had been torn up to put in new curbs. Sure nice to know you can depend on your friends and hometown toge theme*» sure can't be beat. * * • Nyssa lost one of its best flag wavers this week. Bill Mayden was proud ot his country, and proud to fly the flag. His best accomplish ment was the Avenue of Rags going up to the Nyssa Cemetery. We will all miss Bill Election date for the budget will be August 10. Anyone having questions regarding the budget or the facility's financial problems should contact Jim Mattes, hospital administrator. Honor Nyssa's Miss Oregon NYSSA POLICEMAN STEVE ANDERSON practice* hi» pistol »hooting in the recent training course given to Nyisa police and police reserve. Police Sgt Pancho Rios, the course instructor, stands by with earphones Nyssa police and reserve police pumped hundreds of rounds into practice targets County Next Week He will fly into Boise Thursday. July 29. and will hold a press conference at the Boise Airport at 4 p.m. He will make an irrigation return flow inspection near Ontario at 6 p.m., will attend a backyard barbecue at 6:30, and will have a public meeting and question and answer session at TVCC starting at 7:J0. (Call Dave Moffitt. 889-8169 for further details), Friday, July JO, Ullman will visit Baker. Union and La Grande. Saturday he will attend a Shrine breakfast at Joseph, participate in a Chief Joseph Days parade, and at 1130a m . the Congressman will be a participant in the dedication of Hells Canyon National Recreation Area at Hat Point. Equalization Board Completes Duties The Board of Equalization has completed its annual examination of the assess ment roll, according to Malheur County Assessor. Oscar Bratton. Bratton said that this year JO properly owners filed petitions on 56 real pro perty accounts amounting to nearly 7 million dollars (S6.984.24J) of assessed va lue. The Board sustained the Assessor’s values on 28 accounts. The other 28 accounts received an ave*»ge value reduction of 2% of the original assessed value. Bratton said that the Board of Equalization also ordered the reduction of Class IV A IV-. outlying irrigated ranch properties, part of 8 northern code areas These reductions have not been computed as yet to determine the effect on the overall value. Bratton explained that during the period of time the assessment roll is in the hands of the Board of Equalization* the Assessor cannot make any changes on the roll. Upon discovery by the office staff or being brought to our attention by the property owners another 44 accounts were found to be in need of adjustment. "These accounts." Assessor Bratton said, "1 personally petitioned the Board for permission to change, which was granted." "I believe," Bratton said, "that this year's Board was exceptional in their under standing of values and assessment procedures." Board of Equalization mem bers this year are County Commissioner. Sam Hartley- chairman; Lawern King. On tario farm businessman and County Budget Board mem ber; and Don Oakes. Mem- ber-at-Large and wellknown Ironside rancher. WEATHER GEORGE AND HILDA AMSTUTZ are the new owners of The Merc in Adrian. They are from Placerville. California, where Mr. Amstutz was a general contractor for 27 years. They have kept The Merc welLatocked since buying it May 20 and are planning a grand opening August 6 and 7. They had visited this area for many years before buying the store. "We love this area," Mn. Amtutz said. About running a retail store. Mr. Amstutz confided that “It has a lot fewer worries than the construction business." on his head. The officers had to shoot at the target from distances of 2$. IS. 10 and 7'zi yard» The target was a bit worse for the wear by the evening's end. NyssaPoliceTakePistol FiringCourse Rep. Ullman Will Visit Congressman Al Ullman will visit Malheur County and other parts of the 2nd District nest week. 15’ Per Copy "Welcome Home Shan" To The hospital ha* been esperiencing large deficits of recent years and has been unable to adequatedly main tain their building and equipment. The board adop ted budget Includes suffi cient funds to continue operation, provide for recruitment of physicians, and begin a building and equipment improvement pro gram. According to hospital repre sentatlves. business has de clined 45% in the last four years. The hospital will no longer be able to continue operating as a medical surgical hospital unless ac tion is taken to reverse current trends of declining business. This will be the first time that the hospital district has asked voters for additional funds since 1965. The amo unt outside the sis percent limitation will be a one-time shot only, with taxes to be levied during fiscal year 1976-77. Thunderegg Capital Prec. Mhi. Date Mas. 55 July 14 89 56 July 15 95 58 July 16 101 61 July 17 94 .32 64 July IK 80 58 July 19 88 58 July 20 95 .06 64 July 21 Owyhee Reservoir Storage 7-21-76 567.050 Acre Feet 7-21-75 676.260 Acre Feet near Cemetery HUI last week when they underwent a pistol training course "designed to familiarize an officer to fire without hesitating too much,“ explained instructor Pancho Rios, Nyssa police sergeant. Sgt. Rios detailed the four- stage test. Stage one. he said, consists of firing 18 rounds, double-action, at a target 25 yards sway. The officer has to fire from kneeling. standing, then weak-hand positions. The second stage required 12 rounds from IS yards in 30 seconds. Stage three asked for ten rounds from ten yards in 25 seconds and the final stage required ten rounds from 7*zi yards in 20 seconds. The regular police need to qualify two times a year; police reserve qualify once a year. Nyssa regular police also took pan in a shot gun course, also taught by Sgt. Rios. All In Readiness For Thunderegg Days Nyssa Thunderegg Davs Chairman Emil Wohlcke told the Nyssa Chamber of Commerce that this year’s celebration will be the biggest and best yet. with 72 tailgaters signed up for the rock show. 42 tailgaters was the largest number to appear at any year in the past. Wohlcke talked to chamber members at their regular meeting Wednesday, saying that everything is in readi ness for the big event which starts August 4. The Lions Club will again put on the barbecue Thursday evening, the Methodist Church will hold their ice cream social Friday, and the Police Re serve will have a watermelon feed Saturday evening of that week. The Nyssa Chamber voted to pay $87.50 towards the cost of providing Shan Moss. Miss Oregon, with luggage for her trip to Atlantic City and her duties representing the State of Oregon through out the year. The Ontario Chamber has agreed to match this amount, and the Nyssa Lions Club had pre viously pledged $25 toward the luggage Onion Growers Vote On Marketing Order Onion growers in Idaho and in Malheur County. Oregon will be voting July 30 ■ August 9 on an amendment to the federal marketing order regulating the handling of their crop, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reported. The amendment, based on evidence received at a public hearing April 14 in Parma, would add production re search authority to the existing marketing research and development authority, and allow the onion commit tee to accept voluntary contri- butions for such projects. Allan Henry, field repre sentative with USDA's Agri cultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Portland, said the amendment must be ap proved by at least two-thirds of the growers voting-either by number or volume of production represented--to become effective. The amendment was proposed by the Idaho-Eastern Oregon Onion Committee, which recommends to the Secretary of Agriculture regulations to apply under the marketing order. Hiring Practices Discussed at Seminar "Hiring Practices" was the subject discussed by Mika Huga. assistant per sonnel manager at Ore-Ida Foods. Inc., when she ap peared as guest speaker Thursday morning. July 15. in the Malheur County Library conference room. The employment seminar was arranged jointly by the local welfare office Job Location/ Placement Team and employ ment service WIN Team to help prepare ADC mother for employment. Mrs. Huga gave a brief history of the business she represented and went on to describe qualities which they seek when hiring employees. Developing good employ ment habits and establishing a stable work history were emphasized by the speaker. Mrs. Huga noted that a good work history is particularly valuable when one is being considered for rehire or transfer to another position. Specific examples of poor work habits were also dis cussed. Also assisting with the job seminar were Betty Orr. from the Employment Services;, Marilyn Miller. Childrens Services; Jennie Croner. and Marte Fong. Public Welfare. A "Welcome Home Shan,’ celebration will be held Friday evening, July 23 in honor of Miss Shan Moss, the reigning Miss Oregon and everyone is invited to partici pate. Shan, who represented Malheur County at the recent pageant at Seaside, will arrive home Friday, for perhaps the only time she will have here prior to the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, N.J. this fall. The parade will begin Friday evening at 6:30 p.m. at the Sugar Bowl parting lot. It »rill continue down Main Street to South First Street and then to South Park where a potluck picnic will be served. Everyone is asked to bring enough chicken, a salad or a dessert for their family and their own table service and perhaps lawn chairs or blankets to sit on. A contribution of $1 per person will add to the fund to help Miss Oregon at the national pageant. Anyone wishing to drive in the parade is urged to do so. All friends, organizations, merchants, young people, etc., are most welcome. Miss Idaho. Renee Peter son. will be here to welcome the new Miss Oregon. Following the picnic the video tape of the Miss Oregon Pageant will be shown at the Nyssa LDS Church. The following donations given by Nyssa Merchants are: Wilson Bros. Depart ment Store, negligee and gown; Brackens Dept. 5tore, gift certificate; Olympic, $5; Brownies Cafe, dinner for two, plus $5; Raggedy Ann's Pad. $5; Knit Knacks, $5; Gene Stunz. $50; Tom Moore, $5; Nyssa Mach, and Welding, $10; Ideal Gas. $50. Coast to Coast, $5 gift certificate; Michaels Phar macy. $25 gift certificate; Gambles, $5 gift certificate; Twilight Cafe. $25; Waldo Ins., $20; First Nat l. Bank. $100; Rieb's Foodland. $15; Guy Sparks. $10; Merc Dept Store of Nyssa. $20 gift certificate; Gate City Journal, NOTICE Mass, Miss Oregon, Friday evening. Mr. at 6 p.m. $10; BAM Equip., 10-speed bicycle; U. S. Nat'l Bank. $50; Nyssa Auto Parts, car accessories; Amalgamated Sugar Co.; Owyhee Truck and Imp., $5; Beauty Nook. Charlie Body Silk; Baumans. Inc., $20; Holcomb Const.. $10; Rays Food Fair, $25; Stunz Lumber Co., $20; Eastman Ins., $25; Steve Fonda, $25; Anonymous. $5; Nyssa Ins., $25; Spic A Span Cleaners. $10 worth of dry cleaning; Newhouse Che vrolet Inc., $30; Dessert Seed, $50; Fangen Floral, arm spray of one dozen red roses; Wilson Buick. $25, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Fischer. $10; Paulus Jewelry. W. O. and Betty Hipp, free form designer collector diamond ring. Other merchants or individuals not contacted but wishing to give a donation may call Mrs. Wilton Jackson phone 372-3188 or Mrs. Don Savage at Gate City Journal, phone 372-2233 or home phone 372-3760. Shan's luggage will be provided by the Nyssa and Ontario chambers of Com merce. with help from the Nyssa Lions Club. Treasure Valley Motors of Ontario will provide a new Dodge car to be used by Shan in her official travel from this fall through her year as Miss Oregon. School Board Cuts $ 100,000, Budget Election August 10 Nyssa voters will have a school budget levy outside the six percent limitation of $140.467 to approve on August 10. The new figure is $100.455 less than the budget which narrowly lost in late June by eleven votes. Overall cuts totaled $50.500. There was $40,000 left over from this year's budget and the final $10,000 came from savings in taxes because of the lower figure The School board adopted the lower figure unanimously at its Monday meeting. They accepted the recommenda tions made by School Su perintendent W. L. McPart- land and the Budget Board. McPartiand explained each cut. The budget carry over totals $40.000. he said. One-half of that comes from not building the stalls to house buses they had pre viously planned. The other $20.000 is savings from a higher percentage of taxes paid than was anticipated. McPartiand said they "didn’t know about it until July 1," the day after the 1975-76 fiscal year ended, when the County Treasurer made the final payment to the school district. The $50.500 in cuts basi cally comes from areas which "are being put off." McPart iand said. "They will even tually have to be done." he explained. Of these savings, the largest is $12.000 deferred when the Board decided not to buy a new school bus this year. The Board's decision grew out of its special meeting last week. It called on bus custodian Merildean Robbins to discuss the condition of the present buses. Robbins showed them his records, which included a log kept on each bus. These logs listed all parts replaced and all work done. His records went back to 1966. although the past two years have not been quite as complete, owing to the extra workload he incurred after the fire, Robbins said. After the questioning, the Board members went over to the bus garage, where they examined the buses, one by one. They had all said they wanted to assure themselves of the busses' safety. Later. Harvey Wilmot, budget board chairman, said he was impressed with the condition of the buses. He was also surprised the maintenance costs were so low. Robbins assured the Board nothing had heen slighted. The Board saved money on He also told them about spot its purchase of the Sherwood checks by the state and how property. It will be paid for they never had more than minor complaints. Mark Harv over a period of years rather than the full amount which ley then moved that the School District could go ' was budgeted. Savings from that will be $9.000 this year. another year without a new At Monday’s meeting, many bus and not jeopardize the Board members expressed students' safety. His motion their appreciation to Frank passed unanimously. The Sherwood for allowing the pnor week. Hartley had been purchase to be made that one of the first board way. members to question the Another $5.500 was saved omittal of a bus purchase because McPartiand was able from the budget. to pay for roofing out of the The Board also cut $9,000 1975-76 budget. in salaries for teachers. The The last two savings came total represents two months from cuts in the unemploy of salary increase which do ment fund ($4.853) and the not take effect until Sep contingency, or emergency, tember 1. fund (cut from $25.000 to Furniture accounts for an $20,000). other $5,500 in savings. McPartiand said that he McPartiand said they are and the Budget board "at "not going to buy as much" tempted to cut things that furniture The furniture could be put off rather than which must be bought will be cut anything that could paid for from fire insurance seriously hurt a program. money. Most are deferred expenses.’ LEE'S ALTERNATORS ‘GENERATORS - STARTERS LEE’S ALTERNATOR • STARTER SERVICE is a new business in Nyssa, located at First and Bower in the former Eder Hardware building. Leland and Margaret Jones are the proprietors of the new business, and Lee will be rebuilding and repairing alternators, generators and starters, and will also do service work on the vehicle. Mrs. Jones will be the book keeper. Lee has been in the business for 20 years. The couple is from Hooper. Utah and has four sons. They are Allan 1?. Bill 15. Bob 13 and Monty II. Mr. and Mrs. Jones have friends in the Nyssa area, and feel that a business of this kind is needed The boys are looking forward to attending the new schools, where they hope to be active in athletics and other activities.