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Nyssa Gate City JournalThunderegg Capital The Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon Thursday, December 17,1970 The Sugar City

STEW ART NAMED NYSSA Candy Stripers Earn Volunteer Awards STATEMENT SETTING UPFACTORY SUPERINTENDENT,SUCCEEDS DICK FORBESS

Superintendent Stewart gra­duated from Pahranagat Valley High School in Alamo, Nevada in 1936. He later attended Brigham Young University, and

K.J. “Jack” Stewart has been named Superintendent of The Amalgamated Sugar Company’s Nyssa factory, Vice President of Operations Jack Corsberg announced this week. Stewart<a received his AB degree from succeeds retiring Superinten­dent R.A. “Dick" Forbess, who had directed operations at the Nyssa plant since 1950.

Northwest Nazarene C.ollege at Nampa in 1953. He and his wife, Wilda are the parents of four children.

Arnold Craft, superintendent of the Amalgamated factory at Lewiston, Utah will succeed Stewart at the Twin Falls plant. Stan Newman, formerly of Nyssa and most recently assistant su­perintendent at the Nampa fac­tory goes to Lewiston.

K. Oldemeyer Nominated To Naval Academy

GUIDEUNES ISSUED AFTERJOINT BOARD MEETING

Migrant Education the TVCC Educa- studied problems facing the three

Dick ForbessForbess, who retires this

year with over 40 years service with Amalgamated, started wor­king for the company during sea­sonal sugar “Campaigns” in 1926 as an electrician’s helper. He moved to Nyssa in 1941 as Assistant Superintendent. A promotion to Superintendent took Forbess to the company’s Ru­pert factory in 1945. In 1950, he moved back to Nyssa as Su­perintendent.

Jack StewartStewart was formerly Su­

perintendent of the company’s Twin Falls factory, where he had been promoted from Chief Chemist to FactorySuperinten- dent in 1966. Prior to his work at Twin Falls, Stewart hadbeen an assistant chemist at the Nyssa factory from 1954 to 1957.

EAGLES TO HOLD CHRISTMAS PARTY

The Nyssa Eagles Lodge will hold its annual Christmas party and dance Saturday evening, December 19. There will be free Tom and Jerrys from 7 to 9 p.m.

Chuck Jones is chairman of the event, and he said that the party is for Eagles and wives only, and dress may be either formal or semi-formal.

Senator Mark O. Hatfield has submitted for nomination to the military academies the names of several outstanding young Ore­gonians. Among those nomi­nated is Keith Oldemeyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Oldemeyer, Nyssa, to the Naval Academy at Annapolis.

They will now be competing for appointments to classes en­tering the academies in June, 1971. These young men no­minated have qualified both scholastically and in their re­cords of extra curricular ac­tivités.

The senator said that each one possesses the ability to be an effective leader, and potential to successfully pursue and com­plete the difficult and chal­lenging academy programs.

Keith will be competing with 18 other young Oregonians for the appointments to the Naval Academy. Ten boys were no­minated to the Military Aca­demy at West Point; ten for the Air Fore? Academy at Colo­rado Springs; and two for the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York. Robert Maeda, Ontario, is also a no­minee for the Naval Academy.

In addition to a good scholas­tic record, Keith has held class and student body offices at Nyssa High School, and is a letter winner in football, basketball and baseball.

CAUTION URGED DURING HOLIDAYS

The chairman of the Oregon liquor control commission, Gordon Hudson of Medford, urges those citizens of Oregon who will be drinking during the holiday season to use good judgement and moderation in the use of alcoholic beverages.“Every Oregonian must share

the responsibility for reducing traffic accidents,” Hudson said. “So it is imperative that those who enjoy occasional social drinking exercise good judge­ment, especially during the most hazardous winter months.”

Ernest King, administrator of Malheur Memorial Hospital, presented certificates and American Hospital Association Teen-Age Volunteer pins to Candy Stripers at their meeting Monday at the hospital. Margaret Tensen is their adviser.

The girls shown above are, (1 to r), Beth Ann Barton, Becky Blaylock, Roberta Morrow, Vedas Estrada, Vicki Franklin and Mardi Tensen.

Second row, Nancy Roberts, Bobbie Ray, Norma Men­chaca, Patty Ross, Mrs. Tensen, Mr. King, Debbi Haney, Nancy Bratton and Judy Belveal. Not present for the

picture were Pam Skeen, Ann Fisk and Rosa Brito.All of the girls were awarded the certificates for 25

hours of volunteer service at the hospital, and pins were awarded to Judy Belveal, Vicki Franklin and Norma Men­chaca in recognition of 50 hours of service. The girls have put in a total of 597 hours of volunteer service since Sep­tember.

Refreshments were served by second year Candy Stripers Debbi Haney, president of the group, and Mardi Tensen; who had previously been awarded their 50 hour pins.

ARTIFACT DISPLAYAT NYSSA LIBRARY

Currently on display at the Nyssa Public Library is a bone exhibit assembled by Horace Arment, retired director of the Ontario office of Oregon Em­ployment Service. The bones have been recently found near Ontario and tentative identifi­cation is that they are from the Imperial Mammoth.

The artifacts, still not ossi­fied, include a jaw, the socket ends of the femur, toes, pro­bably the fibula or non-weight bearing leg bone, and other fragments. Replicas of late pleistocene period artifacts in­cluding a atlatl dart tile points display.

Arment is working with the Department of Continuing Edu­cation of Treasure ValleyCom- munity College, is a member of the Oregon Archaelogical Society, Oregon Historical So­ciety and the Oregon Geographic Name Board and is also active in public service.

Arment stated that he has many other artifacts at home which he will show to anyone who is interested.

reproduction of an and various projec- also make up the

Santa will make his final appearance for 1970 in Nyssa on Saturday. Decem­ber 19. He will be at the Old Gym of the Nyssa Ele­mentary School at 2 p.m. with treats for the child­ren, and he will listen to their wishes forChristmas.

Blood Drawing Tuesday, Dec. 22

“Give A Gift and Save A Life’’. The Boise Regional Red Cross Center Blood- mobile will be in Nyssa Tuesday, December 22 at the Eagle’s Hall from 2 to 6 p.m. and your blood is needed!

The three men pictured above have given “many gifts”, as they are the only members of the Nyssa 5-Gallon Club. They are Tom Church, Art Cartwright and Everett Heldt, all employees of Amalgamated Sugar Company.

Eight persons in Nyssa have given over four gallons, and they are Glade Chadwick, Ray Larson, Robert Meisinger, John Siam, Robert Thompson, Ralph Lawrence, Ethel Lawrence and Dorothy Nolen. In addition,

24 are in the 3-gallon bracket, 38 have given over two-gallons, and 59 are working on their 2nd gallon.

The trophy being held by Cartwright is awarded after each blood drawing to the organization or group with the largest per­centage of donors.

Co-chairmen for the blood drawing arrangements are Ruth Allen of the Nyssa Jay-C-Ettes and Ethel Lawrence of the Mal­heur Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. The Me­thodist women will provide refreshments.

The Nyssa quota is 150 pints. Only 101 pints were received at the August drawing, so your blood is badly needed, the co-chair­men said.

Idaho Mint Growers Meet Friday At Boise

The Idaho Mint Growers As­sociation has scheduled a one day meeting to be held at the Rodeway Inn in Boise, on Friday, December 18, accordingto Nor­man Svaty, Meridian, President of the Idaho Mint Growers As­sociation. Svaty said an edu­cational program has been sche­duled covering Mint Economics, Weed Control, Insect Control, Mint Fertilization, Verticilljum Wilt in Mint and other topics of interest to all Mint Growers.

On the program will beVir- gil Kennedy, Farm Management Specialist of the U of I Ex­tension Service who will talk on Economics of Mint Oil Pro­duction; Luther Fitch, Research Agronomist, Malheur County Experiment Station, who will cover “Weed Control in Mint”; Hugh Homan, Area Extension Entomologist, Caldwell, spea­king on “InsectControl in Mint"; Vernon Batt. Chairman of the Idaho Mint Growers Commis­sion who w ill report on a meeting he recently attended in Chicago of the Mint Industry Research Council; Dr. A.M. Finley,Head, Plant Science Department,Col­lege of Agriculture, U of I,

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NYSSA GIRL HAS LEAD IN MUSICAL

Singing leads for “OnaClear Day You Can See Forever,” the musical to be staged Feb. 18, 19, and 20 at Eastern Oregon College will be Elaine Kurtz, formerly of Nyssa and Dennis A. Cass of La Grande . . .

Richard G. Hiatt, associate professor of English speech, and drama, will be the director.

Miss Kurtz, as Daisy Gamble, a woman who goes to a psy­chiatrist for help while she quits smoking, discovers during hypnosis that she lived in 18th century English as Melinda Welles. Cass, as the psychia­trist, first becomes interested in the possible case of rein­carnation, but, as happens in musical love with Kurtz.

Otherssinging roles include KevenSte­phens, Milton-Freewater; Sam Munoff, Fort Edward, N.Y.; Joseph C. Thomas and Bari Colombari, both of Baker; Pa­tience Laws, Portland; Mary Handley, Woodland, Calif.; Helen A. Davis, Haines, Ruth Cornmesser, Ontario; Carolyn Ward, Adrian, and Deana Winn, La Grande.

Additional cast memberswill be chosen in January.

who will outline the University of Idaho’s role in Mint Pro- cuction; and a panel composed of Al Miller. Supervisor of Crop & Disease Inspection, Idaho Department of Agricul­ture. Clyde Butcher. Plant Pa­thologist. Idaho Department of Agriculture, and Robert Ro- manko. Associate Research Professor of Plant Pathology. Parma Experiment Station will discuss Mint.

Also meetingfor two positions on the Idaho Mint GrowersCommission. The two Commission members whose terms will expire in Ja­nuary are Vernon Batt of Cald­well and Homer Holaday of Meridian. Registration for the meeting will be from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. December 18atthe Rodeway Inn. The program will conclude at 4:15 p.m. A dinner will be hosted at noon by the Idaho Mint GrowersCommission and all area Mint Growers and their wives are invited to at­tend.

El Tejano Cafe Opens Sunday

A new business comesNyssa this week when Mr. and Mrs. Marcelo Soliz open their new restaurant Sunday, Decem­ber 20. The El Tejano Cafe and Tortilleria is located at 12 E. 1st Street, and will spe­cialize in American served.

Mr. andOpen House Sunday from noon to 6 p.m., and everyone is invited to come down for Mexican food and drinks, and to view the new establishment.

Bud Sappe, Nyssa contractor, built the new building which w ill seat between 50 and 60 persons. The tortillia factory is located in the back part of the building.

This bright, new building is a fine additon to the business com­munity. There is plenty of free parking, and it is located just east of the underpass.

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BAND AND CHORUS CONCERT TONIGHT

The Nyssa High School Band and Chorus will present their annual Christmas Concert to­night, December 17, in the multi­purpose room of the Primary Building at 8 p.m. Admission is free, and parents and friends are invited to attend.

The young musicians will sing and play a program of sacred and secular Christmas music. A girl’s chorus, in addition to a mixed chorus, will do a selection of Christmas Carols.

Climaxing the program will be a “Fanfare ForChristmas”, “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring*’ by Bach, and the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s “Mes­siah" with full band and chorus.

NYSSA STUDENTS HONORED AT OSU

Barbara Tensen, Nyssa, has been elected secretary of Aipha Lambda Delta, freshman wo­men’s honorary society, at Ore­gon State University this year. She is in the School of Edu­cation.

To qualify for the honorary, students must make the univer­sity honor roll one of their three terms as a freshman. Membership represents top scholastic recognition for fresh man coeds.

Robert Ure, also of Nyssa, has been dent of Engineers year, andAlph Zeta, Agricultural hono­rary at the university.

Meeting behind closed doors last Wednesday evening, the Nyssa School District No. 26 Board, the Board, and tion Board which aregroups in regard to relation­ships between ethnic groups.

The following statement was issued after the meeting by the Nyssa School Board and the Migrant Education Board drawing guidelines with which to work in the future.

To All Members of the Com­munity:

Since the aims and purposes of education are a firm belief and common goal that is shared among the Community College Board, the Nyssa School Board, the Migrant Education Board-- and indeed, the community at large -- we, therefore, singly and in joint session reaffirm these aims and propose to work together to reduce those forces that run contrary to our edu­cational objectives.

We propose, therefore, a few guidelines towards a reasonable solution to the problems that have brought our two boards to a joint session: A) That the school, and its School Board, have final say in matters per­taining to the education and in­ternal matters of the school; B) That concerned citizens, go­vernment agencies, and all others contribute to the school's educational processes through the socially acceptable means available to them as implied in the supportive role; C) That the mechanics be worked out for a closer cooperation between the educationally responsible institution (the school), and the supportive agencies (i.e., the Nyssa Opportunity Center); D) That these be an improved flow of information between the Nyssa School Board and the Migrant Board.

Furthermore, we the mem­bers of the joint boards have agreed to: A) The exploration commenced by the Migrant Edu­cation Board shall be continued. B) All members of the Nyssa Community who desire infor­mation concerning the operation of the Nyssa Opportunity Center, any of the activities conducted there, the personnel or their philosophy,zare encouraged to present their writing to Mr. Joaquin Her­nandez and a reply will be given within a reasonable time.

Dr. Keveren Appointed To Advisory Board

Dr. Keveren is well known for his wildlife and hunting in­terests and is extremely interested in the conservation and perpetuation of wildlife not only for the present, but for future generations.

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SCHOOL BUDGETBOARD ORGANIZES

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The Budget Committee for Nyssa School District No. 26 met for the first time Monday evening to organize and go over plans for the school budget. John Studer was elected chair­man, Woodrow Seuell vice chairman, and Guy Sparks, se­cretary.

Cyrus Bock, president of the budget board last year is a holdover member; and new members are Rudolfe Longorie, Larry Saito and Dee Garner. They replace George Sadamori, Manuel Defuentes and Lauren Wright, whosethree-yearterms expired.

The seven budget board mem­bers join the seven school board members in making up the over­all School Budget Committee.

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HUGE CROWD ATTENDS ORATORIO

Over 1,000 persons attended the combined presentation of Handel’s “Messiah" Sunday evening at the Nyssa LDS Church. The Nyssa HighSchool Choir, theCommunity Choir and the Wind Ensemble composed of high school band musicians per­formed this difficult oratoria with a high degree of skill and accomplishment.

Conducted by Gary Condon, high school choral director, and with musical arrangement by band director Craig North­rup, the presentation was a huge success.

Condon wishes to thank pu­blicly all who attended and sup­ported the concert, and parti­cularly Sylvia Hunt, Caldwell, organist; Dee Ann Peterson, Nyssa, pianist; Sue Dalzel, On­tario, soprano; Joy Blech,Cald­well, alto; Gerald Van Order, Kuna, tenor; and Dick Dalzel, Ontario, Bass.

Dr. Robert K. Keveren, Vale, has been appointed by Oregon State Director Archie Craft to represent wildlife interests on the advisory board of the Vale District, Bureau of Land Management, Maxwell T. Lieu­rance, district manager, an­nounced this week.

Dr. Keveren, a resident of Malheur County for most of his life, is a graduate of Nyssa High School, attended Eastern Oregon College at La Grande where he majored in pre-den- tal studies, and then spent seven years at the University of Ore­gon D°ntal School in Portland to complete his education. Fol­lowing that time, he served in the U.S. Army Dental Corps for two years where he was stationed at Ft. Richardson near Anchorage, Alaska, and Ft. Greeley near Fairbanks, Alaska.

Upon his discharge from the service he and his family moved to Vale where they have made their home for the past ten years.

He replaces Kenneth K. Kes­sler who served as wildlife re­presentative for several years on the advisory board, and has declined to serve again because of other commitments, Lieru- rance said.

U.S. National Celebrates Anniversary

Tuesday marked the first anniversary of the U.S. National Bank of Oregon’s Nyssa branch, and the bank staff acted as hosts to friends and customers who stopped by tor refreshments.

Shown above, 1 to r, areJoe Martin,opera­tions officer; Willie McKinney, secretary; Bonnie Ropp, Sandy Trent and Vi Savage, tellers; who with bank manager Don Young posed for an anniversary picture in front of the beautiful Christmas tree in the bank lobby.

Young said that this has been a very suc-

cessful first year, with deposits runningahead of the bank’s expectations. Deposits were $1,780,000 on the anniversary date. He said that the Nyssa branch of U.S. National was successful in bringing back to Nyssa many dollars that previously had been deposited elsewhere, which makes more loan funds available for the Nyssa area’s economic growth.

Young said that he and the staff are most appreciative of the support given the bank during this first year.