Univereity >f Oregon
Libr'ary
Eugene, Or*?. 974C3
NYSSA
7 ist Year
29th Issue
Town
Crier
By Pat Savage
I had a unique experience
over the weekend when I
attended the combined class
reunion of Nyssa High School
Classes of 1929-30-31-32- and
33. First of all
I got to
meet many people whose
names I have written or
heard about over the yean. It
is funny how you picture
people, and then find them so
different when you meet face
to face. I don't believe I have
ever seen a group of people
enjoy themselves more than
these classes did. (I
also
learned many things about
early Nyssa I didn't know)
Perhaps they have reached a
point where they no longer
need to impress othen with
what they have done or
acquired and they also value
the uniting of old friendships
and ties. Many Nyssans were
welcomed after the picnic
when a visiting time was
held. It was a fun weekend
spent with many friendly
people. I am looking forward
to the next one in three years.
To the planning committee
who worked so hard all I can
say is 'Thanks for a job well
done. You made a lot of
people happy.'
• • •
Wouldn't you like to be a
Rare Bird?’ I dare you to be
different I Try being a sum-
mer-blood-donor, because
they are really a rare specie.
Visit the Blood Mobile at the
Eagles Hall today, July 21,
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• a a
The Nyssa Postal Service
after four years of trying, has
finally updated their mail
carrying devices. They have
added some new mail trucks
and believe it or not local
youngsters are so attracted to
the small vehicles that the
mail carriers are afraid there
might be an accident. The
youngsters should be cau
tioned about staying away
from the trucks as they might
not be seen in time to prevent
an accident.
see
Have you been by the new
school buildings lately? If so,
I hope you noticed the
beautiful landscaping that is
being done. It looks really
great and certainly enhances
the buildings. 1 don't know
who is doing all the hard
work, but they apparently
know what they are doing,
and are doing it well.
• • •
Don't forget to register for
the free canoe that will be
given away July 30th by the
Nyssa Merchants. This canoe
is s beautiful hand-laminated
model made right here in
Nyssa. It’s retail value is
$650. River Runner Canoes
don't pollute the air. land or
water and contribute to a
healthy exercise, restful and
pleasant, and found in no
other type of water recreation.
Get registered and be pre
pared for the boat load of
values to be found in Nyssa
July 30. The drawing is at 3
p.m. at the MAW parking
lot. You must be present to
win.
JOURNAL
Thursday, July2ì, Ì977
Th* Sugar City
EOSHA Elects
New Officers
The
Eastern
Oregon
Health
Systems
Agency
Board of Directors has
elected new officers for the
year 1977-78 at their first
annual meeting in Ontario,
Oregon, Friday, June 24,
1977. The new officers are:
James H. Carlson. President
and Administrator of Blue
Mountain Hospital, John
Day. Oregon; Vice;President.
Jane Kirkpatrick. A.C.S.W.
and Director of Deschutes
County Mental Health Ser
vices. Bend. Oregon; Secre
tary, Karen Kasberg, con
sumer. Wasco, Oregon; and,
Treasurer. Dave Hoerning,
consumer. Director of Public
Works. Deschutes County,
Bend, Oregon.
The outgoing officers for
the first year of the Agency’s
operation were: Jerry Rout-
son, President. County Com
missioner. Hood River Cou
nty, Parkdale, Ore.; James
H. Carlson. Vice President,
John Day, Oregon; Jane
Kirkpatrick, A.C.S.W.. Secre
tary, Bend, Oregon; and,
Dave Peterson, Treasurer,
Klamath Falls. Oregon.
The
Eastern
Oregon
Health Systems Agency has
helped to establish local
health planning councils
throughout eastern Oregon.
The Agency's Board of
Directors and local health
planning councils are com
posed of citizens of eastern
Oregon who represent pro
videra of health care, con
sumers of health care and
local
elected
officials.
Through these citizen groups
major decisions will be made
regarding the distribution of
health care services in
eastern Oregon.
The Board of Directors and
councils are developing state
ments of local health care
problems and needs that will
be included in local and
eastern Oregon-wide plans
for improving the availability
acceptability, accessability
and quality of health care
services in eastern Oregon at
reasonable cost These coun
cils will also assist the
Eastern Oregon Health Sys
tems Agency in the review of
projects and programs in
eastern Oregon.
including
Certificate of Need requests
by health care facilities,
mental health and alcohol
projects and programs, pub
lic health department pro
jects and programs and other
programs utilizing public
health service funds.
Improving the health of
eastern Oregonians is the
ultimate goal. Readily avail
able primary care that is of
high quality is particularly
important. But. as the quality
and quantity of health care
have risen, so too has the cost
of that care. The rising cost
for health care cannot grow
forever without seriously dis
rupting the economy.
WEATHER
Mln.
Max.
Date
Date
Max.
Min.
Prec.
July 13
81
532
July 14
90
50
July 15
98
52
July 16
102
58
July 17
95
62
July IN
93
62
July 19
88
63
July 20
61
Owyhee Reservoir STorage
7-20-77 317.270 Acre Feet
Thunderegg Capital
Classes Reunite
who attended their reunion over the weekend
were; front row, left, Russum Miller
Peterson. Puyallup, Washington; Dorothy
THOSE ATTENDING THE NYSSA HIGH
School reunion for the Claaa of 1930 were,
front row, left: Kenneth McNall. Warden.
Washington; Katherine Leuck Vetsch, Boise,
Idaho. Earl Schweizer. Medford. Oregon.
Townhall
Meeting
July 26
The Nyssa Planning Com
mission has scheduled a
Townhall Meeting for Tues
day, July 26. in the Public
Library meeting room at 7:30
p.m.
County Planning Staff
members will be giving
presentation on land capa
bilities and natural resources
by presenting maps and over
lays containing information
found in the land Capabili
ties and Natural Resources
Report.
Main objective for this
meeting, is to present list of
goals, objectives and poli
cies. the City of Nyssa will
follow after completion of the
Comprehensive Plan, to the
public prior to adoption of the
list by City Council sometime
in the near future.
These goals are a very
important segment of the
Comprehensive Plan and will
provide 'guidelines and a
general framework within
which the Planning Commis
sion will make decisions
concerning urbanization, pub
lic improvement policies,
economic and population
growth.
Importance of citizen input
to incorporate into these
goals and objectives is
stressed by the Commission.
Every Nyssa resident is
urged to attend.
Church UrgesCut In Sugar Imports
Back row, left, Luciel Amens Robinson,
Eureka, California; Jim McEwen. Payette.
Idaho; Alma Deane Walsh, San Diego.
Back row, left: John Sum, Parma, Idaho;
Jeanette Martin, Clarkston, Washington;
Margaret Hunt Golob, Pocatello. Idaho;
Maria Hunter Jensen, Payette, Idaho; Ray
Garrison. Klamath Falls. Oregon.
_____________________ Continued on Page 2
Fair Premium
frniu Stvdi Mew
JuorW ChoiraiM
Books Available
The 68th Annual Malheur
County Fair Premium Book is
now available throughout
Malheur County, according
to Guy Sparks. Chairman of
the Board.
These may be picked up at
various banks, newspaper
offices, radio stations, bu
sinesses and organizations
in the area. Copies are also
available
upon
request
through the Malheur County
Extension Office. 889-9139;
or by calling Mrs. Alice
Murphv. Fair Manager, at
889-9391.
Schwob Forced
to Discontinue
"Ladies' Flats
Fixed Free"
In an announcement by Les
Schwab,
Chairman of the
Board of Les Schwab Tire
Centers, from Prineville.
Oregon, the three-state tire
dealer stated it will discon
tinue immediately the long
standing practice of "Ladie's
Flats Fixed Free.”
The company was in hopes
that the Oregon Public
Accommocations Act would
be amended to allow this
assistance to women drivers,
but the bill failed in the
Oregon Senate after being
passed by the House.
Mr. Schwab commented
that he was very disap
pointed to end this service,
which benefited a great
many; but unfortunately ag-
gitated a small vocal minority
"We've always enjoyed
this part of our business, to
provide the ladies with the
extra special attention. It is
unfortunate that the legisla
ture made the decision where
we must discontinue this
accommodation for the wo
men.”
1 5 * per Copy
Ernest Seuell of Adrian
was elected chairman of the
TVCC Board. Seuell was
previously Vice Chairman.
Mrs. A ranks Trenkel was
elected Vice Chairman. Mrs.
Trenkel is from the Oregon
Slope area.
Dick Tipton presented the
Agricultural Committee’s re
port and it was concluded
that TVCC offers a larger
selection in agriculture than
any other nearby Community
College. It was recommended
that effort in recruiting be
stepped up. Other recom
mendations were greater
circulation of information,
increased development of the
department and expanding
the adult education program
into agriculture.
TVCC presented the deed
for the property to the County
for the new Extension Office.
It was stipulated that in the
event that this property is not
used for the Extension Office
or some form of County
government, that the land
would go back to TVCC.
Libbv Mffler
Receives
Music
Scholarship
Libby Miller, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. James Miller of
Adrian, a piano student of
Alice Nishitani of Nyssa is
the recipient of offers of two
piano and academic scholar
ship grants for college in the
fall. Pacific University at
Forest Grove, Oregon has
given her a $2200 grant, plus
other benefits amounting to
$1900.00. Boise State Uni
versity has offered her a
similar scholarship, amount
ing to $4100.00.
Senator Frank Church has
urged the chief U.S. nego
tiator at upcoming talks in
London on a new Interna
tional Sugar Agreement to
press for limits on the
amount of foreign sugar
shipped to the United States.
Church, the ranking mem
ber of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee and
Chairman of its Subcom
mittee on Foreign Economic
Policy (which has jurisdiction
over international commodity
agreements) met Monday
afternoon with Julius 1. Katz,
Assistant Secretary of State
for Economic and Business
Affairs, to press the case for
limits on sugar imports
before Katz departs this
week for the opening of talks
in London on a new Inter
national Sugar Agreement.
The Idaho Senator said
that a new agreement could
bring stability to the volatile
international sugar market,
but that from the U.S. point
of view, limits on U.S.
imports must be "the pri
mary consideration."
Because of a glut of foreign
sugar, world prices have
fallen to below ten cents per
pound, far below the cost of
production in the United
States. That, in turn, “has
seriously jeopardized the
economic livelihood of Ame
rican sugar growers."
Church noted that the low
prices may well spur other
sugar producing nations to
enter into a new inter
national agreement. "When
prices were high just a few
years ago, other producing
nations balked at an inter
national agreement. Now,
they may perceive the ad
vantaage to an agreement
that will promote stable
conditions world-wide.”
But, added the Senator,
"even if an agreement does
emerge from this new round
Libby competed in a
music scholarship audition
in March at BSU and
received $200 from the Idaho
Federation of Music Clubs.
On May 16, she played
before the BSU music faculty
and received $300 from the
Idaho Federation of Music
Clubs and BSU to be applied
Libby Miller
on tuition. On April 16. the
Treasure Valley Piano Tea
chers held a piano competi
tion and presented Libby
with $100 to attend a summer
music camp of her choice.
Libby sent a tape of two piano
pieces to the talent contest,
sponsored by Pacific
Uni
versity and won first prize of
$200.
She was one of several
students selected to play her
oboe at the "Music in May"
conclave of high school
musicians from Idaho, Ore
gon and Washington at
Forest Grove, Oregon on
May 19.
of talks, any beneficial effects
will come too late to help the
American beet farmer, who
needs a workable program
now.”
Last Friday, Church intro-
(faced legislation to impose
mandatory price supports for
U.S. sugar, noting that
unless such a program is
adopted, "the entire Ameri
can sugar industry will be
threatened with economic
disaster.”
"Most beet farmers will be
making their planting deci
sions early this Fall. If we
cannot assure farmers that a
decision to plant sugar beets
will not lead to financial
disaster, they will continue to
Fair Plans
Announced
The 68th Malheur County
Fair will be held August 17
thru August 20. Guy Sparks,
Chairman of the Malheur
County Fair Board said an
outstanding program of en
tertainment has been plan
ned for this year's Fair.
Sparks said the Fair, which
officially opens at 1 p.m. on
Wednesday. August 17, will
have an old fashioned horse
pulling contest with members
of the Western Idaho Draft
Horse and Mule Association
furnishing the teams
to
begin at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday. August 18. will
have two programs, one at
2:30 p.m. and one at 7:30
p.m. by Sally Flynn and Clay
Hart. Both are well-known
from the Lawrence Welk
Show. Friday, August 19 will
feature
Tom Bresh
of
country-western fame and
Pat Roberts and the Drifters,
well-known in the Pacific
Northwest.
Saturday night. August 20.
will once again be Gospel
Concert Night with the
Musical Monsons, a family
group from Billings. Mon
tana, performing.
Sparks said a tractor
pulling contest is planned as
well as a horseshoe pitching
competition throughout the
Fair. The Open Class Horse
Show is scheduled for Satur
day and Sparks noted that
many entries have already
been received.
All booths in the Commer
cial Building have been
allocated, and a number of
organizations and businesses
will have outside booths this
year.
Sparks noted that a num
ber of firms outside the area
have requested space at the
Fair.
To add to the atmosphere,
a carnival featuring rides for
both the youngsters and
young adults, will be on the
grounds.
He noted that all conces
sion stands are manned by
local organizations and clubs.
Admission will be by
button again this year, and
Sparks said that the fee will
be $1.50 for everyone age six
and older. This will entitle
the
wearer to attend all
entertainment and events
sponsored by the Board
throughout the four-day
event.
He noted that there have
been several new classes and
lots in various divisions and
encouraged all interested to
plan on exhibiting at the 1977
Malheur County Fair.
abandon sugar in favor of
other crops already in surplus
and the domestic sugar
industry will disappear.”
"While a new Interna
tional Sugar Agreement will
not meet the immediate
needs of growers, it does
hold the promise of long-
range benefits if imports can
be stabilized and reduced."
Such an agreement, said
Church, would not only
benefit growers, but con
sumers as well.
"If the domestic industry
disappears." he said, "Ame
rican consumers woul^ then
find themselves at the mercy
of unpredictable supplies,
and widely fluctuating prices.”
BLM Publithet
Naw Mop Series
The Bureau of Land
Management has begun pub
lishing a new series of
intermediate scale maps co
vering Oregon. These maps
are at a scale of 1 to 100,000,
which is one centimeter per
kilometer, or 1.58 miles per
inch. They show township,
range, and section lines;
roads; streams; towns; and
other cultural and physio
graphic features, as well as
lands managed by public
agencies.
Two editions of these maps
are available. One is called
the surface management
edition, and the other is the
surface and minerals ma
nagement edition. Surface
management maps show
lands managed by the Bu
reau of Land Management,
other federal lands, state
lands, and private lands.
Surface-minerals manage
ment maps have the extent
of federally owned mineral
rights overprinted on the
surface management edition.
Names of the maps which
are available now are Adel,
Alvord Lake, North Santiam
River. Oregon City, and
Steens Mountains. Each map
covers an area one degree of
longitude (about 50 miles)
wide by 30 minutes of
latitude (about 35 miles)
high. Other maps in this
series to cover the entire
states of Oregon and Wash
ington will be available later.
All will be multi-colored.
Price per map is $2.50.
They may be purchased at
the Oregon State Office. 729
NE Oregon. P.O. Box 2965,
Portland, Oregon 97208. Pre
payment is required and
must accompany orders.
The Bureau of Land
Management also has 30-mi
nute quadrangle maps of
most of eastern Oregon
which show BLM lands,
highways, secondary roads,
and other features. Scale of
these maps is 1” - 1 mile
(size 30” x 42”). The price is
50 cents per map.
Also available are color
quadrangle maps of most of
eastern Oregon, which show
BLM lands, other federal,
state and private lands. Scale
is W'-l mile (size 21” x
16”). Price is 25 cents per
map.
Also, maps of most of
western Oregon are available*
Their scale is V4” - 1 mile.
Price of these maps, which
vary in size, is $1.00 each.
A free map index may be
obtained at the Oregon State
Office. 729 NE Oregon, P.O.
Box 2965, Portland. Oregon
97208.
NYSSA WATER USE
This chart is a daily pumping record from
Wednesday 0900 A M. through Tuesday 0900 A M. of
each week. According to the national average. Nyssa
residents should use 425,100 gallons per day.
Date
JOHN SWEENY and JEFF KEEFER of
New York City spent the night with Rev. and
Mrs. James Monroe, Thursday, July 14 on
their way to Newport, Oregon. The boys are
students at Plattsburg State University and
will be seniors this fall. Since this was their
last summer before graduating, the boys
saved enough last school year to make the
trip possible. When asked why did you want
to bicycle so far? John and Jeff answered.
"It's like a challenge against ourselves."
Gallons
Used
Wednesday 1,787,000
1,780,000
Thursday
1,782,000
Friday
1,816,000
Saturday
1.795,000
Sunday
1,780,000
Monday
1,777,000
Tuesday
Dale July 19, 1977
Population 2,834
Pumping
Hours
23
23
23
24
,22
23
23
Per
Capita
630
628
628
640
633
628
627
Temp
•
89
81
89
91
100
93
89
STANDING BY the two new Mail Cars are:
(left to right) Melvin Feik, Harold Pook, Glen
Frederiksen and Melvin Cottrell. After four
years of trying to obtain the mail cars, the
Post Office has finally been able to get them.
These cars have ail the safety features and is
much easier for the postmen to handle.