Page Eight
Thursday, August 26, 1976
Nyssa Gate City Journal. Nyssa, Oregon
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THE NEW COAST GUARD MUSEUM of the Northwest
view an exhibit featuring the 1300 pound beacon removed
from New Dungeness Light when it was automated in 1975.
The museum is located at the Coast Guard Support Center, at
Apple Valley Items
APPLE VALLEY • Miss
Manlu Wilson left Friday for
Rupert to resume her teach
ing for the coming school
year.
Mrs. Lavone Fox of On
tario visited on Friday with
Mrs. Helen Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. George
Griffin. Mr. and Mrs. Lee-
land Dewey and family and
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Griffin
enjoyed a fishing trip at
Manns Creek on Sunday.
M rs Mary Honey visited
Mr. and Mrs Albert Bowen
in Payette on Thursday and
overnight. On Friday she
visited with Mrs. Delbert
Baker at Weiser.
Mr. and Mrs. Waldo
Smalley were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. William Anders on
Wednesday for the Senior
Citizen dinner at Caldwell in
the new Senior Citizen Hall
which is a lovely new
building.
Mr. and Mrs. Fay Collins,
Tami and Pami Cahill of
Boise and Mr. and Mrs.
David l.arson and family
spent August 12 thru 16th at
Sage Hen Reservoir camping
and fishing.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Simons
and family of Boise were
Friday evening dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Rex Nichols.
Mike Nichols and Ted
Takaton left Sunday for U. of
I. to start the fall school term.
Gerald Hawkins and daugh
ter of Azusa. Calif., a
brother of Mrs. Ed Sells
came August 14 to get his son
Ray who has been with the
Sells all summer. While here
they all went camping on the
Big Salmon River from
August 16 - 20. at her
brother George Hawkins'
cabin. Mr. and Mrs. C. L.
Hawkins of Caldwell went
with them.
On Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Sells were hosts for a
Hawkins family dinner in
their home. They also cele
brated a birthday anniversary
for C. L. Hawkins and Peggy
Hawkins.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Shep
pard received word their
son-in-law. Jim McCabe of
Estacada. Oregon, who was
stricken with a heart con
dition the day after they
returned home from a visit
here several weeks ago is
doing fine and is home now
from the hospital.
Bob Rookstool and daugh
ters of Caldwell were Thurs
day evening visitors in the
Roy Rookstool home.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Dibble
and Sue visited Tuesday
afternoon with Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Hopper and family in
Weiser.
Sue Dibble attended the
wedding reception Saturday
evening for Mr. and Mrs.
Keith Reno held at the
Nazarene Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Dibble and family of Cam
bridge visited Sunday in the
I lovd Dibble home and then
.•ok their two oldest children
io Boise to catch a plane for
Seattle where they will visit
with their other grandparents
until school starts.
Sue Dibble attended a
Tuesday morning shower and
luncheon for Darlene Maine
at the home of Mrs. Linda
Rose.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Sells of
Caldwell and Mr. and Mrs.
Cecil Castle of Bums, Oregon
were all day Sunday, August
15 visitors and dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sells.
Mrs. Velda Allen (formerly
A
Velda Samuels and children
stopped on their way home to
Wapato. Wash, for a visit
with Mr. and Mrs. Dwight
Seward on Sunday.
Mrs. Allen and her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Samuels
of Meridian (formerly of
Apple Valley) and sister Mrs.
Neva Durene of Boise spent
several weeks visiting at
Alco. Kansas where they
attended a 60th Wedding
Anniversary for Mr. and
Mrs. Lawerence Coddington
a brother of Mrs. Samuels/
Mrs. Allen had just gotten
back from Kansas and was on
her way home.
Mrs. Lester Robinson and
Donald of Connell. Wash,
were Sunday overnight and
Monday guests and Mr. and
Mrs. Don Wilson and Jennie
Seward were also Sunday
evening guests in the Dwight
Seward home.
Kent Pierce of Boise spent
last week visiting in the
Dwight Seward home. His
mother came Friday for a
visit and to take Kent home.
fry Cynthtt Lee
Director. Container Relatione D*pl
Teeue Chemicele Co.
Pier 36 in Seattle, and is
Wednesday afternoons and
holidays.
City OT Nyssa Year End Report
Part One
By Henry Schneider
City Manager
The City of Nyssa is
presently receiving its annual
audit. Year end figures
received from Grant Rinehart
city accountant, that the
fiscal year finished in the
black with a good balance,
Revenues exceeded esti-
mates by $28.567.00 with
budgeted money having an
unexpended balance of $5,-
664.00.
Total interest earned th
rough Malheur County Trea
surer's office investments
was $11.409.00 with these
earnings pro-rated by to
various departments.
State mandated costs con
tinued to rise to $10.798.00
with an additional require
ment for expenditures under
Senate Bill 100 as bird-dog
ged by the land Conservation
Development Commission.
While inflation rose rapidly
during the first eight months
it levelled off near the end of
the fiscal year.
Building Penults
This function continued to
be served by a county
building inspector who also
serves Vale and Nyssa on a
pro-rated basis. Building, in
all areas, was brisk and the
fund reported a $4.000.00
profit which will be placed in
a Continguency Fund.
Streets
The City expended $5.-
600.00 to chip-seal Bower
by Jack 7lmm«nntn
UvaMHiy dual watch ward task by conducting some 56
In land use controversy
public workshops in the
If you use your head, you
About a year ago. Go- spring and fall of 1974 to
can create a delightful deesert
that can be made ahead, is vernor Bob Straub said he obtain dtizen attitudes and
chock full of vitamin C and la would consider attempts to concerns regarding land use
easy as A B C to create, aa is repeal Oregon's 197J Land planning.
this elegant orange arrange Use Law as an act of war
In November and
ment
against citizens of the state.
eember of that year
This saber rattling in the additional 18 public hearings
name of livability failed to and additional wort sessions
ORANGE RUM CUP
deter forces then preparing
produced 14 goals and
8 seedless oranges
an initiative petition cam guidelines adopted Decem
1/4 cup confectioners'sugar
paign aimed at repealing
ber 27, 1974. A subsequent
1/3 cup light rum
Senate Bill 100 and the Land
effort produced a manage
Conservation A Development
ment pten for the Willamette
Greenwgy and that document
Peel oranges, removing all Commission it created.
In fact, it may have
in accordance with 1975 law,
the white underskin and cut
is being examined at public
them into 1/4 inch crosswise spurred LCDC's opponents to
slices. Arrange in a glass serv greater efforts—efforts that
hearings this month.
ing bowl and sprinkle with obtained considerably more
Establishment of the first
confectioners' sugar
Add than the required 46.235
goals and guidelines was far
rum; chill thoroughly. Mskes voter signatures that have
from a peaceful undertaking.
8 servings.
placed Ballot Measure No. 10
The fledgling Land Conser
This cool dessert should
open to the public from 1-4
vation & Development Com
receive s really warm recep on the November 2 General
1-5 Saturdays. Sundays and
mission saw its initial ad
tion. whenever you arrange to Election ballot.
It follows then, that a state
ministrator replaced under
serve it.
of war exists between Go
conditions best described as
vernor Straub and thoae
controversial. Many who
supporting Measure No. 10.
attended the wortshops and
And the formal declaration
hearing* complained pro
has come with formation of
posed gpals and guidelines
Citizens to Save Oregon's
appeared cut and dried; that
Land—a committee pledged
although LCDC staff heard
Avenue. Ehrgood Avenue.
to fight the repeal movement.
lot Purchase
citizen opinions, few were
Emison Avenue. 7th Street.
War may be a strong word
incorpotated in the final
City completed purchase of
Thompson Avenue and four
document.
the Public Worts Storage lot to describe the state existing
short streets at the cemetery.
Day—an able adminis
at comer of Reece and 2nd between those who would
A small cities grant of
trator and dedicated public
Street at a cost of $2.500.00. repeal SB 100 and those
$25.000.00 was awarded but
dedicated to keeping it on the
LCDC
servant—worked
tirelessly
is still in abevence pending
and abrasively to get his job
Considerable money and b«x>ks. But this latest develop
outcome of a Federal Grant.
done on time. That grated on
manhours went into meeting ment is one more in a
South 9th Street was
many
Oregonians to the
LCDC requirements as estab continuing confrontation in
opened to limited traffic by
point LCDC's boas was hung
lished by the commission, volving land use planning
placing rock base and dirt fill.
The city is on schedule but and orderly development.
in effigy.
Hood Plain
The Legislature in 1969
Governor Straub, watching
must continue its progress
The City received Flood
enacted SB 10. probably the
the repeal forces gain stre
to complete in time.
Plain Insurance approval and
ngth finally accepted Day's
The Planning Commission first big step toward state
a FP area was designated received authority to act as a wide land use planning. But
resignation in an attempt to
into a new city zoning
remove personality conflicts
Citizen's Committee for In that step was only tentative
ordinance.
from the confrontation. In his
volvement and added nu in that planning was to be
Personnel
place, the Governor appoin
merous volunteers to the done by local jurisdictions on
Fair Labor Standards Act
a rather voluntary basis.
ted another former lawmaker
program.
was eased prior to close of
Enactment of SB 100
and frequent public servant.
A data collector was hired
this report, however, the bulk
during the 1973 session came
Portland Attorney John Mo
of the year required opera through CETA program to close to creating warlike con
ver. to the Commission.
tion under the Act which collect and analyse informa ditions in the Statehouse.
Although tee appointed two
caused higher wage expen tion needed to prepare City Tracing the proposal's route
other new member* of the
ditures. Overtime payments Comprehensive Plan.
through the Assembly be
Commission at the same
Several Town Hall meet
were made in lieu of
tween January 12 and May
time. Straub made no bones
ings
were
held
on
various
compensatory time.
29. when it was finally signed
about the fact
he wanted
subjects in addition to mon
Personnel changes saw two
into law. is a graphic
Mosser to replace Day a*
thly
wort
groups
to
complete
law enforcement officers
reminder of that Tight.
chairman and that tended to
resign to accept other posi Benchmark Data required
rankle some remaining Com
Pro-planning
forces
pre
tions while one sergeant's under LCDC goals.
mission members.
vailed however, and the Land
Policies,
goals
and
work
resignation was accepted. A
Nonetheless. Mosser was
Use
Act
became
effective
dispatcher. Sewage Treat schedules were prepared and
October 5, 1973.
elected chairman this month
ment Plant trainee and a approved by Council.
It created the LCDC and and also serves as a ranking
Planning Commission com
public works employee ter
directed
that body to formu member of Citizens To Save
pleted a seven month study
minated during this period.
late and adopt statewide Oregon's Land—along with
to
revise
and
submit
to
City
CETA Lands
planning goals and guide former State Senator Hector
Limited funds were re Council a New Zoning Ordi
lines by January 1, 1975. Macpherson (singularly res
ceived to extend the Sewage nance to comply with initial
Under appointed leadership ponsible for SB 100 in the
Treatment Plant trainee, a LCDC measures. This ordì-
of L.B. Day. outspoken I first place) and industrialist-
nance
gives
the
commission
park groundsman, and a data
Oregon Teamster official, developer John Gray.
more latitude of authority.
collector for LCDC planning.
former lawmaker and direc
In Salem two other com
thereby
relieving
the
City
The City voted to share other
tor of the Department of mittees have filed with the
Council
of
a
considerable
CETA funds with county,
Environmental Quality. LC Secretary of State to raise
amount of leg wort.
Vale and Ontario.
DC tackled this herculean funds
1
to fight the repeal
The No-Work (Almost) Orange
V 1
. I Salem Scene
proposition. Repealers them-
' selves appear less than
adequately organized at this
point with at least sis
committees filing to support
Ballot Measure No. 10.
Legislative leadership— an
ticipating the General Elec
lion fight and consequences
it will have for the 1977
session in Salem—has as
sumed a conciliatory stance.
Senate President Jason
Boe has surveyed local
government officials and
found that while they favor
land use planning, they
aren't In love with LCDC.
They tend to favor amending
the Land Use Act however, as
opposed to outright repeal.
Boe now is seeking specific
amendments and has con
suited with the Governor on
the subject.
Straub appears amenable
to changing the Act if neces
sary and is receiving amend
ment proposals from several
sources. It appears likely SB
100's defenders will rely
largely on the legislative
amendment strategy to th
wart Ballot Measure No. 10's
attack.
Another part of SB 100’s
defensive strategy will con
sist of »plaining the prob
lems its repeal would create
for statewide guidance in
land use planning.
Passage of Ballot Measure
No. 10 would effectively
remove the state from most
of the land use planning
process and return that juris
diction to local government.
The ballot measure's sup
porters think thia is just fine
and would like the state to
direct its attention to other
matters.
Warlike conditions involv
ing the subject in Oregon
today are typical of planning
efforts throughout the nation.
There are no easy an*wen
And the reason the issue is so
volatile probably revolves
around America’s traditional
regard for land and a sanctity
of private ownership.
Whatever the outcome, the
battle is joined and oddly
enough both sides probablv
figure they can fight under
banners bearing the identical
slogan— "livability.**
When shag ruga become limp
from too many washings, lay
them on a flat surface right
aide down, brush strung liq
uid starch over the entire
backing and let dry
"Brown Thumb"
Rules-Of- Thumb
For A Garden In The House
Lush green plants add a
refreshing touch to any
home’s decor However, if
your home's too dark or
drafty for plants, if you lack
a “green thumb"...or if you
just want to fill-in and bright
en up hard-to-decorate areas,
spruce up your abode with
beautiful imitation house-
plants.
With a bit of ingenuity.
your home can look like a
veritable Garden of Eaten. To
keep these lifelike, plastic
beauties looking their attrac
tive best, spray them with
Glass*Plus.* glass, appliance
and cabinet cleaner, and wipe
with a clean cloth or damp
sponge That's all the care
they need'
For the Future
If you enjoy the green
look, some of these decorat
ing tips may be just right for
your home
» Group imitation plants
of various sizes and shapes
to hide ugly radiators or ex
posed air conditioners.
• Tall artificial plants can
brighten up dark corners In
stall back-lighting to cast ro
mantic shadows on the walls
at night.
• Decorate unused fire
places with, imitation plant
arrangements. .Move these
groupings to the mantle when
the fireplace is in use.
• Use these lifelike plants
to decorate your vacation
home and never worry about
watering while you're away.
• Create a garden effect
in your spare room with arti
Ticial plant groupings, tall
trees and hanging planters.
“The credibility of the United
States—our credibility around
the world—rests upoa our vast
resources aa much aa our de
fenses. Some nations with other
political philosophies have vir
tually the same tractors and
the same combines that our
farmers use but their farmers
do not have the same incen
tives. Our farmer earns his in
come from a free market, not
from a government check fi
nanced by the taxpayer. We
must continue this vigorous
market-oriented free enterprise
in agriculture and commodities,
not just for the benefits today,
but more important for the
future."
—Gerald L Par iky
Aniitant Secretary
of the Treasury
Plain Speaking
Baloney: something that is
often disguised as food for
Early American colonists
used the milk in which blue thought
berries had been boded to
I 'inni-1
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uir-
paint their houses qray not
blue
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