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THE GATE CITY JOURNAL GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS Published at Nyssa, Oregon Fastest Growing Town In Oregon NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1937 VOLUME XXXII. NO. 3. $1.50 PER YEAR CLUB SEAL SALE BRINGS OVER $50 Storm Causes Ira Dem Throws TTOWNSEND TO MEET THURS. PRESI DENT’S BALL TO BE GAY SOCIAL Stone In Match Monday Night Matthews Wins Semi- Final From Keener Two Out of Three. Fans who braved the weather Monday night were rewarded with an outstanding wrestling and boxing card in the Eagles hall. Ira Dem, airplane spin expert oi Salt Lake City won two straight falls from Don Stone, ex-football star of the Uni versity of California. Stone was no push-over, however and It took Dem 12 minutes and 47 seconds to win the fall, using his famous airplane spin. He hoisted the luckless Stone to his shoulders and spun him around before he slammed hlitt to the floor and fell on him for the fall. The second fall came easier, as Stone was still groggy from his air plane ride. The semi-final wre^Ung match, featuring Bull Keener of West Vir ginia and Don Mathews of Montana stole the show. Both boys weighed In the 170 pound class, evenly matched and went through their' paces like lightening. Mathews won the match, two falls out of three. The first fall went to Keener who gained the advantage with a body press after 11 minutes and 11 sec onds of bending and twisting. Mat hews came back to win the second fall with two spectacular drop kicks, the last one knocking Keener flat on his back for the fall. It took Mathews five minutes and 49 sec onds to get this fall. The final and deciding fall also went to Mathews In 8 minutes and 57 seconds, the boy from Montana applying a back body drop to pin Keener's shoulder’s to the mat. The match was popular with fans and was rough enough to satisfy anyone’s taste for profession al wrestling. In the main event boxing match between “Windmill" Pearce and Billy Black, the fans were treated to some fast ring action, but Pearce hung too many on Black in the third round, and won the fight with a knockout. A long looping right that landed back of Black's ear was the blow that ended the fight. The preliminary bout of the even ing between Don Wilson and Dan Daniels was all over before the fans got well stettled In their seats. Dan iels had but little trouble In putting Wilson away for the count in the first round. MRS. FELTON BETTER According to reports, Mrs. Marv Felton who has been seriously ill Is very much improved. Mrs. Fel ton was taken to the Ontario hos pital last Thursday afternoon, but she is expected to be able to return home scon. The date has been changed for the regular Townsend meeting. In stead of Tuesday, meetings In the future will be held on Thursday. All members are urged to be pres ent 'nuirsday, January 28th at I o’clock at Mrs. C. Kllnkenberg's home. The purpose of this meeting is to choose five delegates to be sent to Pendleton for the second con gressional meeting January 29th and 30th. Many people are watching with Interest the test given the Town send Plan. The cltlaens at Chelan, Wash., have decide to give 8200 cash each month for six months, C. C. Fleming, 62 year old unemployed orchard worker, was the first chosen to prove the workability of this plan. ----------- ------------------- GUILD ELECTS OFFICERS At a meeting of the St. Pauls Epts- sopal Guild held last Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. E. D. Norcott, officers were elected for the coming year. Mrs. J. H. Hunter was reelected president; Mrs. Artie Robertson, vice president; and Mrs. Dick Tensen secretary-treasurer. At the close of the meeting refresh ments were served by Mrs. Norcott and Mrs. Robertson. SEED COMPANY WANTS CONTRACTS The Sioux City Seed company of Iowa has expressed their Intention to come Into Malheur County for the purpose of contracting In the neighborhood of 1,000 acres for the production of Sweet and other var ieties of seed corn. They also want a limited acreage of Baby Lima, beans. The repre sentative of this company will be In the county around the first of Feb ruary with the contracts. This com pany has stated that If this year’s operations prove satisfactory they will want a considerably larger acre age another year. Anyone Interested in the raising of seed corn should get In touch with the County Agent's office so that the ive f ft t thi representative the company can be referred to tiran. Attorney A. L. Fletcher was ill with the flu last week. He spent sev eral days at the Dixon Nursing home but is well again now. A , _____________ l. Ray Emmott and Mrs. Howard Lar sen. The total was divided as fol lows: Nyssa business district. 125.52; Arcadia school, $4.95; Owyhee school, 84.02; Wade school 8 .00; and the Nyssa schools $10.01. The President’s Ball, to be held Some of the rural districts near Nyssa public schools were Saturday evening, January 30th In Nyssa were- taken care of by Mrs. close Wednesday noon and the high school is expected to Imler, County chairman; and by will remr.in closed until Mon be one of the gay gym social nights of the Ontario this year. day. Drifted roads and sick season. Two basketball games are Following the suggestion of the ness combine to cut atten the same night with Weis- state and county chairmen, a new dance so low that school was scheduled er. and the dance will be held !mme- 1 sale plan was carried out this year, Impractical. Ontario schools diately following the games. i by eliminating the the sale of stamps closed Tuesday for the week Tickets will go on sale this week school children as had been car- and many of the country under the direction of the ticket rled out in past years, schools of the ccunty have chairman, Mrs. Angie Cook; and an | The committee also wishes to Deen closed for the current effort will be made to get a large thank all persons who purchassd cold wave. advance sale. The proceeds are used stamps and assisted with the sale of While a great many pupils 70 per cent locally for hr"ltt> '"orv- the seals, and feel that they will de- have been absent on ac and the balance goes to the Warm rive real pleasure In the thought count of sickness, health Springs Foundation to help fight'that by your purchases you have authorities feel that If prompt the battle againt infantile paralysis, helped some child along the road to The Georgians, well known or- | health. attention Is given at the first sign of sickness a serious I chestra of Welser have been secur- [ ed to furnish music, and the hall Miss Margaret Pinkerton returned epidemic will be averted. will be suitably decorated for the to Caldwell Friaay morning to re affair. Make your plans now to at sume her studies after spending sev tend the dance, say the committee eral days at home here on account W. C. T. U. HOLD of being 111 with the flu. headed by Mayor Don Graham, Committees Working To SCHOOLS CLOSE Show Everyone A Good UNTIL MONDAY Time January 30. CO. CONVENTION HERE TUESDAY Until Next. Wed. Drifts Block County Roads As Mercury Drops to 23 Degrees Below. Cold weather, blocked roads and sickness combined this week to cause the postponement cf Gift Days until riext Wednesday, Jan uary 27th. The snow and wind Tues day blew the snow Into drifts which made It Impossible for any but a few of the people living in the coun try to get to the highway. Besides blocked roads, the cur rent cold wave has brought on a wave of flu and other sickness of varying seriousness. Schools have been running with less than half the enrollment present, until Wed nesday noon when school was dis missed to convene again Monday morning. 23 Below Zero Another record was made Thurs day morning when the official ther mometer at the government office registered a low of 23 degrees below zero ,the lowest of several winters. The previous low was January 7 when the mercury tube dipped to 21 below. HARRIET SARAZ1N Temperatures earlier in the week CHOSEN CHAIRMAN were considerably higher, although on some days the cold wind blowing made It extremely uncomfortable to University of Oregon, Eugene, Jan be outdoors. Temperatures for each uary—Miss Harriet Sarazln of Nyssa day were as follows: Min. Max. has been appointed program chair 2 32 man of the Carnival Coed Capers Thursday, Jan. 14th .... outstanding social of the Associated Friday, January 15 ....... 15 39 19 36 Women Students, held traditionally Saturday, January 16 every winter term ln Gerlinger hall. Sunday, January 17 . 20 33 12 31 This costume frolic Is the only Monday, January 18 -9 S purely feminine function of the Tuesday, January 19 school year. Refreshments will be Wednesday, January 20 -23 15 served while skits are given by pair The snow Thursday. January 14th ed sorority houses, a prize going to brought a total of .10 of an Inch of the best. moisture content and the snow Miss Sarazin, a spohomore in Monday brought an additional .24 of science, Is a member of Alpha Oml- a Inch moisture. The snow which cron PI sorority. She Is active In in has up to date is considered un tramural sports and has been a usually low in moisture content. member of the Thespian and Kwa- Cold weather has had its effect on ma, freshman and sophomore service the Snake river and In places it is honorarles for women. She Is the frozen all the way across. An Ice daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Sar jam near the Welser bridge has been causing concern but has done no azin. particular damage to date. Wild life have had their troubles JUNIOR HIGH BALL the snow covered up much of TEAM WINS AND LOSES since their feed. It is thought that pheas ants will be able to rustle for their The Nyssa Junior High Basketball food, but one lot of 500 pounds of team won one and lost one game feed was spread out for ducks Tues last week. Vale was defeated 19 to day and another lot put out Wed 12 and Ontario won from the locals nesday. Game offlcalls Intend to continue feeding the ducks as long by a 16 to 12 count. Players on the Nyssa team are as the water Is frozen over and the Robert McCoy and Arnold Thomp ground covered with snow. son, forwards; Lloyd Nelson, center; Joe Gilmore and Clyde Smith, Ray Emmott is spending several guards. Substitutes are Lester Keiz days with his family here, coming er. Warren Matlock, David Green, down from his cattle ranch above Pete Clonlnger and Garnet Brooks. Enterprise. Basketball Game With Vale Is Dr. El wood Mead Was Favorafcle Owing to the severe weather the Postponed; Defeat Huntington To Growing of Sugar Beets turn-out at the W. C. T. U. conven tion held Tuesday afternoon at the NEW LAND TO Big Returns From Beets BE SUBJECT OF Earned Favor of Late MEETING FRIDAY Secretary of Interior. A meeting will be held Friday no more eminent stud afternoon In the Nyssa school, start ent “Perhaps Irrigation farming in recent ing at 1:30 for the purpose of dis years of contributed more to the ad cussing the development of new of farming in the west lands and the various types of crops vancement did the late Dr. Elwood Mead, and practides adapted to them. In Qian for years was Commissioner of addition the general agricultural sit who says a magazine put uation in Malheur county will be Reclamation." out by . the Amalgamated Sugar considered. This meeting U being Company,<‘Dr. was an enthus arranged by County Agent Larson iastic advocate Mead of beet growing as a and all farmers and Interested per valuable crop for western farmers." sons are Invited to attend. “The sugar beet industry,' said While the meeting Is designed pri Dr. Mead, “Is the backbone those marily for new settlers within the federal reclamation projects of where county, the type of discussions to be the crop Is grown. It is one crop taken up will be of Interest to every contributes more than any one. A similar meeting Is to be held that thing else to a rounded-out, com at the Harper school on Monday, plete agricultural gives Janhary 25th; at the Park school on winter and summer program, employment, t h e Oregon Slope on January enables the farmer to make the 29th; at the Kingman Kolony school largest and best use of the alfalfa on January 30th; at the Boulevard that Is grown, and gives an unusual Grange hall at Cairo on February 2; of continuous employment at the courthouse In Vale on Feb amount for the family on the farm, with ruary 3 and at the Owyhee school more stable Income than anything on Saturday, February 6th. All the else.” meetings start at 1:30 in the after Dr. Meard calculated that for noon. every acre planted to sugar beets In addition to these series of the farmer received an income three meetings, there are two county wide times greater than any other crop. meetings which will continue for “That," Dr. Mead said, “was the two days each. The first of these Is reason the Bureau of Reclamation the Feeds Resources Conference on tried to Increase the acreage of January 26 and 27. The second Is beets on all Its projects, and why we the Solis Resources meeting which fell that whenever we have been will be held on February 9 and 10. successful in that, the prosperity and well-being of everybody con Mayor Don M. Graham was a cerned has been promoted." business visitor In Boise Friday Feeds To Be Discussed At Conference Jan. 26-27 A two-day Feed Resources Confer ence will be held at the Moore Hotel In Ontario on January 26th and 27th beginning at 10:00 a. m. each day. according to the announcement received from County Agent R. G. Larson. Many subjects of Interest will be discussed at these meetings which should be of interest to any one whether they are feeders of livestock. Interested In the feeding of livestock, or producers of feed crops. At these meetings there will be present a number of speakers from the Oregon Extension Service and the Oregon Experiment Stations. On the first day the meeting will open with a discussion by County Agent Larson of the facts relative to the county feed supply and balance with livestock, and a discussion of some of the effects and problems brought about by the development of new Ir rigated acreage In Malheur County. Following this there win be a dis cussion of cattle feeding work by D. E. Richards. Superintendent of the Union Branch of Experiment Sta tion. In the afternoon “Hog Feeding Problems" will be discussed by H A. Llndgren. Extension Livestock Spec ialist. “Pastures for Livestock" will be discussed by T R Jackman. Ex tension Specialist In Firm Crops. On the second dsy. January 27th. H. A. Llndgren will discuss "The Market Outlet far Oregon Fed Lambs " D. E. Richards will Sale of Anti-T.B. Health Christ EVENT HERE SATURDAY, JANUARY 30 mas Seals In the Nyssa community netted a total of 850.50 this year, Gift Day Delay according to a report made by Mrs. “Lamb Feeding Problems' 'and E. R. Jackman will discuss “Hay and Forage Production.” In addition to the above mentioned speakers there will be other speakers present to discuss matters relative to the feeds and feeding problems of this section. The purpose of this meeting Is not Intended to be to be promotional so far as the feeding of livestock Is concerned but Is Intended to be s conference for the bringing out of the various problems in connection with feeding operations. These meetings should be of unusual In terest to commerçai feeders, those who believe they may become Inter ested In livestock feeding, and to those who ore producers at feed crops. It is expected that the discus sion will be localised to fit Malheur County conditions and local feeders will be called upon to provide infor mation as to their success sod prob lems of the feeding business The meeting is open to anyone In Mal heur County and comes at a time when there is a great deal of Inter est In the subjects which are to be discussed. In early February a similar con ference on the subject at “Soils and Soil Resources." pertaining to this county, will be held In Vale At that time outside speakers and ths County Agent will present facts In connection with the handling at soils under both new land and old COAL SHORTAGE GETTING SERIOUS Coal Is an extremely scare article around Nyssa today, and dealers re port stocks exhausted except for limited amount of slack. Orders have been In for some time, and some dealers report that their cars were supposed to be on the road, but are slow arriving. Cold weather has created an un precedented demand and both deal ers and residents are hopeful that the promised coal will arrive In the next few days and thus avert a fuel fam ine. Those who core to burn wood con find some of this fuel on hand, and a small amount of finer grades of coal ore all Nyssa has to keep the home fires burning today. EAGLES SOCIAL NIGHT TO BE DISrENSED WITH FOR MONTH OF JANUARY The regular Eagle social night whlah Is usually held on the last Wednesday of each month, will not be held this month, according to an nouncement made by officers. Sev eral other events are scheduled for the latter port of the month whUh conflict with social night; however the regular F. O. E. meeting will be held that Wednesday, os usual. Mrs. Ralph Mllttktn has beer, teaching school In Parma the post few days, taking the place of Evelyn Sparks In the Home Economics de portment. There was no school In Parma Wednesday due to Impossi bility of school trucks getting through the drifted country roads. Methodist Comunity church, was very small. The county president could not attend as the roads from Harper were impassable. Nyssa teachers. Miss Jones and Mr. Price dismissed their classes in the afternoon an accompanied them to the meeting to hear Dr. Weese of Ontario give the main address of convention. Among other interest ing things he stated that there was a 59% reduction In co-ordination after indulging In alcholic beverage a 1 oz. taken has twice as great an effect as 1 oz. Also 80 % of the In sane were found to be alcohol ad dicts." Mrs. Poage - and Mrs. McElroy sang, "Constantly Abiding." Mrs. Gildea presented a play, “Alice in Wonderland” with the following children taking part: Anna Marie Toombs. Grace Foster. Dan Toombs, Leroy Toombs, Neree Glasgow. Del- mar Rooey and Theron Gildea. Ow ing to illness of others on the pro gram this completed the meeting. The next county meeting Is set by National Headquarters for February 23 In the form of a mid-year ex ecutive meeting. The meeting place is undecided. EAGLES PLAN CARD PARTY FRI. Plans for the Eagles card party, scheduled for Friday evening, Jan uary 22nd are going forward In spite of the weather and a good time Is promised. The committee wishes to make it plain that the public Is in vited. whether Eagles or not, and that a special effort will be made to make an enjoyable evening out of the affair. Bridge and pinochle will be In play, with prizes being awarded for high and low scores. The evening will close with a luncheon. KANSAS BANQUET TO BE HELD IN BASEMENT OF METHODIST CHURCH A Kansas banquet, staged by the Kansas club, will be held on Friday evening, January 29th In the base ment of the Methodist church. The affair is open to all former residents of Kansas and a real get-together Is promised Those who attend tne banquet should bring a covered dish to help with the feed. A program Is being prepared and all Jayhawkers are Invited to he on hand, starting at 8 o'clock. ROUND TOWN Ducks get square meal of first grade com . . . Wrestlers want to sign Hod Boor to learn their trade . . . Blow torches In big demand . . Man asking for a bottle of Holltolsis and Omer sells him Llsterine which he says is Just os good . . . Removal of snew from sidwalks much ap preciated by pedestrians . . . Where was Wes Browne Tuesday? Ink at postoffice freezing during cold spell . . . Telephone Company about to occupy new building .. . Cold weath er falls to stop spring building talk . . . Denny Hogue arrives In Nyssa Monday from sunny California . . . Ontario and Vale Games To Be Played Later— Play Weiser 30th. Basketball fans will have to be satisfied to listen over the radio to coast college games for the next week, as a breakdown of the high school heating system together with the snow choked roads caused the postponement of the Vale-Nyssa basketball classic which was sched uled for tommorow night. Both Nys sa and Vale have players living In the country who cannot get to school for practice, and It Is doubtful If either team could present their strongest lineup for a game at this time. Ontario Game Called Off The game with Ontario scheduled for last Friday evening was also postponed until a later date, due to illness of several of the Ontario play ers. This game and the Vale game will be played February 28, which will be after the Snake River Valley Conference tournament, which will be played In Ontario on February 4th, 5th and 6th. Win From Huntington • The teams traveled to Huntington Saturday night to keep a scheduled date there and the varsity managed to win from Huntington 22 to 30 while the second team dropped a de cision. 25 to 10. P'ay Next Week End The high school teams are sched uled to go to Vale next Friday, Jan uary 29th for a game, and It is thought that the weather will likely be moderated by that time and al low this game to be played. On Sat urday night. January 30th, the strong Welser team will meet the locals in the Nyssa gym. NYSSA BOYS NOW INU. S. ARMY Major H. D. Bagnall, the Arm> Recruiting Officer, 33 New Post Of flee Building, Portland, announced today the enlistment of two Nyssa boys in the United States Army. These new soldiers are: Joe Bud Edwards, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Edwards. Nyssa and Sterman Eugene Thompson, son of Mrs. Lenora Thompson of Nyssa. These lads requested assignment to the Infantry In the Hawaiian Is lands. thereby availing themselves of the opportunity to "Earn, Learn and Travel" with the United States Army. Within the next few days they will leave Vancouver Barracks. Washington for San Francisco to board the Army Transport bound for Honoulu. For the first two years of their enlistment, they will serve In a land that Is known the world over for its pleasant climate and beauty Recreational and education facilities abound for those who care to take advantage of them and It is very probable that they will learn a trade that will better fit them for future civilian life. They will be returned to the United States to complete the third and final year of their enlist ment. the Major said. Both men were accepted for en listment by 8ergeant Lee B. Mable of the Army Recruiting Office In Pendleton. Sugar Beet Outlook For Next Year Very Promising f same In producing a 10 ton crop as a By H. A BENNING ton crop. Vice President Amalgamated 20 The Utah and Idaho districts pro Sugar Company duce more sugar per acre than any The 1937 sugar beet grower can ether section in the United States, ook forward with greater optimism with the possible exception of a few to a successful crop and more grati sections in California, therefore the fying returns from his beet acreage, growing of sugar beets In these dis than he has In the past, because of tricts Is economically sound. several reasons: The recent price advances In the The Indications are that there sugar market Indicates better sugar will again be an abuandance of Ir I prices for the future. The adminis rigation water available for hts tration In Washington has stated crop. Nearly all districts report that that permanent sugar legislation great quantities of storage water will be enacted to insure a price will be carried over for next year. paid to the growers for sugar beets, The Company has sufficient curly- at least equal to pre-war parity It top resistant seed to supply all Is expected that price schedules In growers with this type of seed, beet contracts for 1937 will be In which Insures him of a beet crop creased to the maximum that the even against the largest white-fly processor can afford to pay. population he may expect to exper Thus with price stabilization and ience, which has been the only a stable tonnage thru use of resist menace In the post he was unable ant seed assured, the acreage In our to cope with. territory will be substantially In There Is every reason to expect creased, and It will be the company’s that better spring weather condi policy to keep pace with this de tions will prevail than was the case velopment by Installing adequate last year, and with earlier planting, equipment to facilitate deliveries good seed bed preparation and early as much as possible, so that grow germination, the tonnage of sugar ers casts can be maintained at a produced per acre can be substan minimum, and to otherwise render tially Increased over the excellent every service possible to assist him figure reached In 1936 In making sugar beets the most im An Increase In tons of sugar pro portant crop In his yearly program. duced per acre means on Increase It Is our firm conviction that 1937 In the net cash return per acre, and will witness a long step forward In should be the major concern of this Industry, which has such an every grower, rather than the unit Important role In the development price per ton. as every grower will and prosperity of the Inter-moun- concede the cost Is practically the tain region.
