NYSSA
30th Issue
71st Year
By Pat Savage
The long-awaited day is
coming Saturday. Of course,
I am refering to the free
drawing for the beautiful,
sleek River Runner Canoe.
There will also be many other
prizes to be given at the same
drawing Some are: a rod and
reel from Nyssa Merc; $10
gift certificate from the Kids
Kloset; four dinners from
Brownies Cafe; large pizza
from the Olympic Club; and
four subscriptions from the
Gate City Journal plus the
numerous sale items found in
all the local stores. The
drawing will be at 3 p.m. at
the MAW parking lot. Let's
all come to Nyssa on
Saturday, a good place to
shop, with a good oppor
tunity to be tele winner of a
canoe.
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Thursday, July 29, 1977
The Suoar City
Thundaragg Capital
Council Rejects Low
Rent Housing
Town
Crier
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Are you ready for the
tailgaters and the rock
hounds? Well according to
Emil Wohlcke, chairman of
the Thunderegg Days Cele
bration, they are coming
whether we're ready or not.
Last year 2.000 persons per
day visited the rock displays,
enjoyed the special entertain
ment during the evening and
shopped the tailgaters spe
cials. Perhaps we can do
better than that this year. 73
tailgaters opened for busi*
ness last year with 110
reserving spaces this year.
The rocks are interesting, the
gem and rock displays are
beautiful and educational,
and most of ail the people are
friendly, and the special
entertainment is something
the whole family can enjoy.
Sounds like a real bargain
don't you think? See you at
the Thunderegg Days, Au
gust 3-7 at the Elementary
School and McPartland Hall.
• • •
The Nyssa High School
Class of 1956 (my class) is
having their 21st
class
reunion August 5, 6, 7. I
mention this only because we
have had many replies from
class members who have
moved away. These people
are interested in returning
for the reunion and keep
asking who is coming? Or
why isn't so and so coming,
he or she lives right in
Nyssa? I really don't have
any answers as to why the
local people are always the
last to answer or don't bother
to answer inquiries at all. but
for those of you who haven't,
it still isn't too late. If you
are interested in coming
contact Cleta deBoer. 889-
5750 or Pat Savage. 372-3760-
A big time is planned, won't
you share in it for old time's
sake?
The Nyssa City Council
turned down a request from
the Malheur County Housing
Authority for permission to
build low-rent housing units
in the city.
The council felt the plan
was not •'economically sou>d' I**
for the city or other taxing
districts. One of its main
objections was to the ten
percent in lieu of taxes
portion, of the proposal,
which said, that ten percent
of rent collected would be
paid to the city instead of
property taxes. The Housing
Authority proposed to build
about IS multiple-family un
its around the city.
The budget committee
approved a list of expendi
tures to be funded by state
revenue sharing and anti
recessionary funds. The list
includes chemicals need for
park lawns, a south park
sprinkler system, a new radar
gun for the police depart
ment, well exploration and
drilling, a new fire depart
ment base station radio,
bicycle path signing and a
water line on Commercial
Street.
Packwood Calls for
Showdown on“
Senator Bob Packwood
(R-Ore.) launched an attack
on public Financing Thursday
by charging the Carter White
House with attempting to
steamroll the
Senate into
taking up a bill that would
give special interest groups
more power over Congress.
"Public financing is a
fraud. It will hand over to the
wealthy and the big special
interest groups the power to
propel their own puppets into
the highest political offices in
the land,” the Oregon
Senator warned. "Unfor
tunately. I don't think many
people, including the Ad
ministration, the public, the
media, or Congressmen them
selves, have given much
thought to the consequences
of public financing," he
criticized.
A call by the Majority
Leadership to bring up the
public Financing bill reported
out of the Rules Committee
without calling up an alter
native plan reported out by
the Senate Finance Com
mittee sparked Senator Pack-
wood's charge.
Senators Packwood. Her
man E. Talmadge (D-Ga),
Howard Baker (R-Tenn.),
Sam Nunn (D-Ga) and Daniel
Moynihan (D-N.Y.) intro
duced legislation last May
which provides an altemtive
tax credit system. It would
allow taxpayers a credit of 75
percent of their political
contribution in a calendar
year up to $100 ($200 on joint
returns). As reported out of
the Finance Committee, of
which Senators Packwood,
Talmadge and Moynihan are
members, the bill also allows
contributors to get a check
back for their tax credit
within 60 days from the
internal Revenue Service, or
they can choose to wait and
take it as a credit when they
File their taxes.
“We have just recently
required the taxpayers to
give us a pay raise. Are we
now going to require them to
also pay for our campaign
billboards? Are we going to
once more wallow up to the
public trough?” Senator Pack
wood asked.
Public financing will take
away the freedom of choice to
support a particular candi
date from the voter, will hurt
minor parties and indepen
dents. and bring the govern
ment in as a regulator and
administrator-red tape fly-
ing -the Oregon Senator said.
There can be no Constitu
tional limits on how much an
individual or special interest
group can independently
spend for the election or
defeat of a candidate. This
means that rich persons or
well-financed special interest
groups can spend a million or
more dollars to buy up huge
blocks of television time or
newspaper ads, radio spots,
bumper stickers or bill
boards to elect or defeat a
candidate. Senator Packwood
said.
"We are talking about
giving up control of political
races to organizations and
individuals unaccountable to
anybody but their own
special interests and momen
tary passions. A better
system is to preserve free
choise-to make candidates
come to the voters for money,
to make candidates respon
sible to individual contri
butors, to give the taxpayer a
voice in where his dollar
goes. All candidates are not
created equal and 1 frankly
don't think the public wants
its dollars doled out to every
candidate who holds out his
hand," the Oregon Senator
said Public financing with
Presidential elections has
been disappointing he said,
citing the case of Pennsyl
vania Governor Milton Shapp
who has been ordered to pay
back substantial sums of
money he wrongly claimed.
"Imagine the room for abuse
if we expand public finanç
ing to cover ai! Congres-
sional races." Senator Pack-
wood said.
Senator Packwood will
offer rus bill as a substitute
for the'public financing bill.
Cancer Society
Meets Tonight
There will be a County Unit
Meeting of the Cancer
Society Thursday. July 28 at
Ontario at Rusty's Pancake
and Steak House. The no
host dinner will begin at 7
p.m. with the meeting from
8-9:30 p.m. Reservations for
the dinner may be made by
calling Mrs. Phyllis Grasty.
889-5256.
The 1977 Crusade report
will be given and the election
of new officers will be held.
Also goals of accomplishment
for the local unit will be
discussed. Everyone is invi
ted to come and contribute
suggestions and recom
mendations for what should
House Passes Sugar
Support Program
ARRIVING EARLY is Engel King (right) a
tailgater from California, discussing parking
manners with Emil Wohlckc (left), chairman
for Thunderegg Days. Mr. King is only one of
the 110 expected tailgaters coming to Nyssa
for Thunderegg Days next week.
Slate
By Kathy Daudt
Heading off Thunderegg
Days this year is Emil
Wohlcke. This being Emil’s
fourth year as chairman, he
has received many letters
and recently was told that out
of all the places they had
been, Nyssa had the friend
liest people anywhere. Emil
encourages everyone to come
down next weekend and visit
with all the Tailgaters and
Rockhounds.
Expected is 110 tailgaters,
real die-hard rockhounds who
take in around 30 to 35 shows
a year. They will set up
outside on the Elementary
School lawn and 12 of them
will occupy McPartland Hall.
They will sell everything you
can make from rocks - je
welry. clocks, tables, book
ends, belt buckles and coat
buttons. Rockhounds will
also sell and trade rocks,
gems, minerals and tales. To
sell from a tailgater's spot at
Nyssa’s Rock Show, your
products must involve about
75% rock products. "That’s
to keep the Rock Show from
turning into a flea market like
many other rock shows, from
other towns have.” stated
Chairman Emil Wohlcke.
People will come far and
long next week to see the
rock show, from 36 states and
four Canadian provinces is
expected.
NO, EMIL WOHLCKE isn't waiting for these Thundereggs
to hatch, but he is eagerly awaiting Nyssa's Thunderegg Days
which begin August 3. He says "This will be the biggest and
best ever. Don't miss it!”
THIS THUNDEREGG along with many others will be on
display August 3-7 on the Elementary School and in
McPartland Hall. The thunderegg shows many interesting
parts and no two look alike
I
be done locally to help
individuals and the public
regarding the subject of
cancer. The opportunity to
sponsor "Up With People"
for a fund raising event will
also be discussed.
Family Swimming
Hours Announced
Glenn Walker manager of
the Nyssa Municiple Swim
ming Pool announced that
starting immediately there
will be adult and/or family
swimming every evening
starting at 7 p.m. No children
under 16 will be allowed in
the pool without their parents
Walker also stated that if
there is enough interest in
the program, possibly the
starting time might be moved
up to 6 p.m.
Director of Public
Information
John R. Croghan is the
new director of public infor
mation for Cascade Natural
Gas Corporation. His ap
pointment. announced by
President O. Marshall Jones,
became effective July 1.
Croghan had been general
manager of radio station
KSF.M in Moses Lake for the
past two years and held
management positions in
other radio and television
stations in Washington and
Montana. He is a 1954
graduate of the University of
Washington, holding a B.A.
degree in mass communi
cations.
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
resident- should use 425.100 gallons per day.
DICK UDI.INEK proudly displays the First Place Trophy
he received at the Eagles State Convention in Medford
recently. The recitation or one-man ritual must be given from
memory and the actual presentation lasts for thirty-six
minutes. Dick is the second man from Nyssa to win this
award, as the late Ken Renstrom claimed the first-man
honors manv vears ago,
Gallons
Used
Wednesday 1,784,000
Thursday
1,867,000
Friday
1,758,000
Saturday
1,750,000
Sunday
1,814,000
Monday
1,717,000
Tuesday
1,690,000
Dale July 26, 197'
Pumping
Hours
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
Per
Capita
629
658
620
617
640
605
596
57
100
81
91
Past chairmen tor the
Thunderegg Days have been
Harold Brendle, Wayne Mon
cur, Bernard Eastman and
Emil Wohlcke.
Ten years ago only retired
people were rockhounds, now
in the last two years, younger
ones do it as well. Around
75% of the rockhounds feel
that rockhounding is a fun
hobby while the other 25%
feel it's just a job.
WEATHER
Max.
98
21
21 101
86
22
98
23
24
’8
88
25
9()
26
DAte
Temp.
81
96
98
People came from as far as
New Zealand. Hawaii. Japan.
Scotland and the Carolina
Islands in the past twelve
years. 150 people attended in
1966 from ten states and
Canadian provinces in the
blistering heat of 100 degrees
(plus. In 1968. 221 people
showed up and in 1970, 3,535
signed in. in 1971, 4,000
attended; in 1972, 5,600; in
1974. 6,600 and last year.
8,000
lookers with 72
tailgaters.
Nyssa accommodates rock
hounds with free camping at
the park and a small fee for
tailgater spots. Also Nyssa
has something going on
every night starting with the
Lion's Club barbecue on
Thursday, ice cream social on
Friday and special entertain
ment on the night of Saturday
with water melon available
on Saturday and Sunday.
It you re in need of a hobby
or just have some free
time • truck, run, or just
walk, on down to the
Elementary School lawn.
August 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.
NYSSA WATER USE
Date
15* per Copy
Four years spent in Kenva.
|9t»n'O. formed a highlight
in Croghan's c.ircci to date.
He served as a special
technical consultant to the
Ministry oi Information and
Broadcasting
in
Nairobi
during a period ot Kenyan
gosernment > rvorvani/ation.
Julv
July
July
Julv
luls
Mln.
61
63
67
63
68
51
56
59
Prec.
trace
trace
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.13
July
Julv
Julv 2'
Owvhcc Reservoir Storage
'
298 130 Acre Feet
* ' - -i» \52 1'0 Acre Feet
The House of Representa
tives
passed legislation
similar to that introduced in
the Senate by Senator Frank
Church to provide mandatory
price supports for sugar.
Church hailed the House
action, and said he will urge
his Senate colleagues to
accept the legislation, added
as an amendment in the
House to the pending farm
bill.
Adoption of price supports,
said the Idaho Senator, is
essential to the financial
well-being of American sugar
growers, who now face
economic disaster as a result
of burgeoning imports of
foreign sugar.
The amendment passed by
the House today would
establish a minimum price
support level at 55 percent of
parity, or about 14 cents a
pound. Church's Senate le
gislation, introduced earlier
this month, would still have
set the minimum level at 60
percent of parity, or about
15*/« cents a pound.
"Although 1 feel my bill
would provide a more realis
tic level of support for sugar
beet farmers, the House
version would still be of great
aid to the industry," Church
said.
American sugar is now
selling for around 9 cents a
pound, well below the cost of
production.
(
Church said that unless
such a price support program
is established soon. Ameri
can growerii will simply
90 Donate
Blood
Ninety-two potential do
nors turned out for the July
21 Red Cross Blood Drawing
with 90 being successful in
donating their pint of the
precious red stuff towards
Nyssa's quota of 100 pints.
Those donating
blood
were, Earl W. Jennings.
Judy H. Trupp, Gladys L.
Spitze, John B. Pratt, Mary
Rae Joyce. Donald Olde
meyer. Gladys D. Cooper.
Dorothy L. Marez.
Roy D. Belveal, Muri C.
Lewis. Alan C. Ervin. Mark
O. Moncur, Carma M.
Nielsen. Jolene J. Reece,
Thomas Church.
Stephen B. Fonda. Richard
L Martin. Florence B. Lewis.
Richard S. Cooper. John C.
Hoff, Deborah P. Hopkins.
David W. Sarazin. Ethel C.
Lawrence. Leroy H Reming
ton, Frances Laurence, Thel
ma J. Huffman. Anthony
Frost. Marie N. Wilson.
Daniel R. Martin. Martha
Krause. Christine M. Asu-
mendi. Roberta Hiatt. Eu
gene W. Mason. Effie M.
Martin, Jean O. Alexander.
Larry P. Wilson, Betty
Hopkins, Margery J. Jackson
Michael D. Denney. Cecil
H. Morrison. Norma Perdue,
Margaret Feik. Marion Del-
Continued on Page 8
Horseshoe
Pitching Contest
A Horseshoe Pitching Con
test will be held during the
1977 Malheur County Fair.
August 17-20, according to
Harold Seley, Chairman, it is
scheduled for 4 • 6:30 p.m.,
each day with the finals on
Saturday.
Wednesday afternoon will
see the youngsters in action
with Juniors, ages 9 • 13.
and Intermediates. 14 - 18.
competing. Adults (anyone
over 18 years) will compete
Thursday and Friday, the
women on Thursday and men
on Friday. Saturday will be
the playoffs for the cham
pionship.
Ribbons will be awarded
the winners each day, and
Rosettes and a championship
trophy will be given on
Saturdav.
Seley said there is no entry
Ice. however pre-registration
is required. He stated entry
blanks are now available at
his store. Kraftv Krafts; the
Malheur County Extension
Office. 889-9129; or from
Mrs. Alice Murphy. Fair
Manager, 889.9191
abandon sugar crops because
of depressed prices. "This
would leave the United States
dependent upon foreign su
gar, which would hurt not
only the domestic industry,
but consumers as well."
If the Church proposal
becomes law, the ultimate
effect would be the estab
lishment of import quotas on
foreign . sugar.
"We’ve
known for along time that
foreign countries are dump
ing excess sugar on the U.S.
market at subsidized prices.
Foreign sugar is being sold at
loss just to get rid of it, and
American farmers are bear
ing the economic brunt of
these imports.”
Sixteen Senators have joi-
' ned Church in co-sponsoring
the Senate legislation.
Earlier this week. Church
met with American nego
tiators enroute to London for
talks on a new International
Sugar Agreement, .which
would be' designed to limit
imports and stabilize the
world market.
"While such an agreement
would be of long-term benefit
to U.S. growers, action is
needed now to support the
domestic industry, and that is
what my legislation is de
signed to
accomplish,”
Church said.
Church is Chairman of the
Senate Foreign Relations
Subcommittee on Foreign
Economic Policy, which has
jurisdiction over international
commodity agreements.
Dairy Honors
Recipients
Named
Eighteen Malheur County
dairies were recognized re
cently with a 1977 award of
"Dairy of Honor” for their
excellence in maintaining a
clean, well-kept landscaped
farmstead that commended a
pleasing appreciation of the
consuming public.
Three dairies who made
perfect scores (100) were
Laan & Martin of Adrian;
Daryl De Long family of Vale
and Wayne and Ada Houk, of
Ontario.
New dairies receiving the
award for the first time were
Donald Clark and Neil Hiatt,
both of Vale; John Wiggins,
of Nyssa; Oriee Sipes, of
Homedale. Idaho: and Gerald
Griese, Big Bend Area,
Parma. Idaho
both on
Oregon side.
Other dairies scoring high
were John and Larry White.
Ontario, with 99 points;
Elverd Roy and Dudley
DeLong. both Vale, each with
98 points; and George Zinie,
Vale with 97 points.
Other dairies receiving the
award were Garland Rogers,
Ontario; Harold Saunders.
Marvin Rempel, J. Scottie
Payne. Don and Kay Kitsel-
man, and John and Patty
Faw. all of Vale.
All dairies receiving the
award were scored on ap
pearance of buildings, road
structure and fences around
buildings, landscaping and
weeds, absence of rubbish
and ways of storing farm
machinery and scoring 90
points or better. All scoring
was done from the main
roadway passing by the
dairy, similar to what the
public would see.
The scoring team was
headed by J. F. Svinth,
Salem, representing the Ore
gon Dairy Products Commis
sion. sponsor of the Dairy of
Honor program.
Don Wilson
To Midvale
Nyssa Postmaster Haroid
Pook announced this week
that Don Wilson of the Nyssa
Post Office will be going to
Midvale. Idaho to serve as
officer in charge until a new
full-time postmaster is ap
pointed to that Idaho com
munity.