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.
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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 ,
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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
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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
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This costume frolic Is the only Monday, January 18
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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.