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About Malheur enterprise. (Vale, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (June 17, 1922)
ill mty&w? VOL. XVIII. NO. 27. VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1922. SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR St SPORT EVENTS FOR FOURTH E ray TWO BALL GAMES WILL LEAD PROGRAM OF CONTESTS GREASED PIG TO CATCH POTATO RACE ON HORSEBACK AND RACES GALORE AT . VALE CELEBRATION. The program for the sports events for thebi g two-days celebra tion in Vale, Ju!y 3 and 4 has been completed by Chairman Edwin John son and it uromises a great deal of sport for the thousands of visito:"-, who will crowd into the county scat town to celebrate the national birth day. i The two big sport events will be two baseball games. The one on Monday, July 3, will be between Westfall and Ironside. Both towns have rattling good teams and arc coming into Vale to take home the bacon and the battle will be hard fought. On Tuesday, July 4, the old-time rivals, Vale an'l On tario will lock horns again and from the conversation among the fans ar.d players in both of the cities there will be "blood on the moon" when the tossers mix. Then there will be a grand tug-of-war between several teams for a purse of $30. The teams will )'. composed of bix men each. Iluski -3 from all parts of the county s:iy they are coming to "pull the socks off" the world. The only regret tn spectators have is that no arrange ments can be made to stage the pull over the river or some other bod of water so that the losers will be wet. Another event and one which promises to afford all the fun it Jf.i during the ages of sport will be a greased pig race. Harry Beelar, ot the Home Packing company, h.ns donated the pig and whoever catch -s him or her can have 'em fo keep-. There will also be a potato raj; on horseback and the cowbovs and cow girls of the county will have n chance to show their skill in this. Chairman Johnson will be assist ed 'n pulling off the different sports by R. N. Cole. George Carey, R. N. Simmonds and V. T. Herrelt. The complete sports ever.ts n;vl prizes are as follows; Girls' Races. Free for all, gO yards; first, if"; second, pair canvass pumps l.y Vcl? Trading. . Married women, free for all, !"5 first, second, set cups and saucers by McKays. Girls, 12 to 14, 50 yards, $'J, fir.f, Scheaffers penc'l by Vale Drug com pany, second. Girls, 9 to 11, 50 yards, $2, firrt, $1.50 in Merchandise by ' Warm springs Dry Goods company Boys' Races. Biclcle race, boys under 16, $5 straw hat by Alexander, second. Boys, 15 to 17, 100 yards, $3 first; Parker fountain by McGilli vray Drug company, second. Boys 12 to 14, 100 yards, $3 firf'.; Scheaffers pencil by Vale Drug, sec ond. Boys, 9 to 11, 50 yards, $2 fir: t, fireworks by McKays, seconl. Boys, 6 to 8, 50 yards, $2 firrt, fireworks by McKays, second. Fat men's race, 220 pounds r-r over, 50 yards, $3.50 first, l6 lb-., lard and one, pound Vale butter l.y Vale Meat company, second. Young men's race, 50 years or over, 50 yards, $3.50 first, pail la d by Vale Trading company, second. Obstacle race, $5 f'rst, seeon" prize to be donated later. Wheelbarrow race, $3 first; fish ing rod by McGillivray, second. Bicycle race, boys under 10, f5 first, scci-ia prize to be donated later. Motorcy le race, $15 first pr'zj, 10 per c ' entrance fee, inner tube by B !br : Si Hotchkiss, second. Tuf '.'-War, team of (1 men, first, b::: of cigars by James Smith, second. pi,-. :-ce and water fight (pro-vidir- -h-w system ' connected up) $10 fhst. Shetland pony race, $3 first prize, Heron:! prize to be donated later. Creased pig race, pig to go to winner, donated by Home Packing' Corona .y. j IYtato race on horseback, $10! f'rst, second prize to be dunateo lutrr. Vacation in Portland Glenn Mansur went to Portland Friday morning to spend two weeks I vacation with relatives and friends. j He is the mail carrier on the Vale: rural route and during his absence Cleo Slagts will work for the postal department i Westfall Celebration. . Westfall is to observe the na- tiona! birthday by. one of its riproaring celebrations on Sun- day, July 2, beginning with a dance in the evening before with music by the Juntura Or- chestra. There will be horse racing, bucking contests, bareback rid- ' ing, foot races' and sports of all kinds, topped off with a baseball game between Westfall and Juntura. Cash prizes will be given for all the contests. Claypool and Payne are han- dling the celebration and prom- ise a good time. Monday West- fall will come to Vale to cele- brate all over again. SCHOOL ELECTION SOON SUPERINTENDENT AND TWO INSTRUCTORS CHOSEN FOR NEXT TERM. Prom all indications on the sur face next Monday will witness a school election, very mild indeed compared' to the last one. One di rector is to be electel. L. P. Lum- pee is the retiring director. A clerk of the district is also to be elected. W. G. Thompson is the present clerk. Only three members of the teach ing force for the Vale schools for next year have been selected so far by the directors. Burgess Ford, of Lebanon, has been elected as super intendent to replace G. W. Ager, who has gone to Bend. Mr. Ford is an experienced educator He served as superintendent of various cities in Clackamas county for several years and has been at Lebanon for the past few years. He is the son of the late Dr. T. F. Ford, super intendent of the Willamette district of the Methodist Episcopal church until his death three years ago and one of the best known Methodist pastors of the Northwest. Ralph Yeoman will be principal of the grade schools. He is well known in Malheur county and was super intendent of Harper school last year Miss Lillian Davis has been selected to teach the' third grade. Miss Davis is the daughter of Judge and Mrs. G. E. Davis, of this city. While there will be some consoli dation of duties next year, the same high standard will be maintained at ti-h Vale schools and the irectors are determined to give the students the best to be obtained. LEGION BENEFIT DANCE. June 24 to Re Gala Event for Ex Scrvice Men. Members of the Amercan Legion are planning a big dance to take place in the Vale dance hall on the evening of June 24. The entire pro ceeds of the affair will go towards paying for the piano the Legion purchased last year. Music, hall rent, printing, advertising and other necessary expenses have been do nated by those furnishing them. OTIS OGLE. Otis Ogle died at the Holy Rosary hospital in Ontanio, Friday, June 9, being a little .over 31 years of age. He came with his wife to Nyssa about 1914, he and his father having taken up as a homestead, a section of desert land midway between Nyssa and Vale. Mrs. Ogle, wife of the deceased, lived on the home stead with her husband until a few months since, when she, on account of her health, left to spend a while with her brother in California. Otis had spinal tuberculosis, caus ed, it is claimed, by a wound re ceived some time since. He had hope of recovery almost till the last. Those at the hospital who" had charge of him said that he was bap tized and became perfectly resigned before death. His father was with him in his last moments, his wife not being able to reach his bedside. His remains were laid to rest in tho cemetery at Ontario. Peace, my brother, thy warfare is o'er. -Thou wilt work on the desert no more. Thou has passed over the siver to rest And with thy mother art now blest. A Friend. Brother of Mr. Propst Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Propst arrived in Vale from Portland last week i and enjoyed several days visiting at j the home of Mr. and Mrs. Propst in! the city. On Wednesday they 1 ft j for Fairfield, Idaho, where they I may locate permanently. . I Spend Pleasant Sunday Mr. and Mr. J. D. Roger (pent' a pleasant Sunday as guests at the' country home of Mr. and Mrs. Perry' Stile. . . j PUBLIC LIBRARY IS TO FONDS SUBSCRIBED WITHIN A FEW HOURS AFTER REQUEST RESULT PLEASE BOARD HUNDREDS WILL BE ENABLED TO SECURE BOOKS AS HERE-TO-FORE Within a few hours after the publication of Tho Enterprise last week carrying the news that the Vale Public Library would have to close the first of July for want of funds until taxes are paid in Octo ber, a sufficient amount of money to carry the library until October was subscribed by Vale people. Robert D. Lyt'e volunteered to go out and collect the funds and when he had seen 24 people the necessary money had been subscribed and most of it paid and it was not nceessaiy to continue the canvass. Only one concern seen by Mr Lytic refused to donate. Lesj than half of the busi ness district of Va'e was canvasser. There are others in the city who would have given had it been neces sary. The board is very well pleased with the response made by the peo ple of Vale. The board has devoted considerable time to make the pub lic library the success ft is. The list of donors to keep the li brary open is as follows: T. C.McElroy $5.00 C. C Mueller 5.00 R. D. Lytle 5.00 C. K. Crandall 5.00 Ray Moe 5.00 R. N. Cole 5.00 Lloyd Riches 5.00 Schmidt & Dunlop - 5.00 John Gordon 5.00 Andrew Graham 5.00 SowaVd & Mulkey 5.00 Hope & Wilcox 5.0(1 G. B. Porter 5.00 T. T. Nelsen o'.OO B. R. Kester 5.00 M. N. Doolittle 5.00 Thos. Jones 5.00 L. P. Lumpee 5.00 T. B. Nordale , 5.00 Geo. Carey 5.00 C. B. Woodward 5.00 Beelar & Weant 5.00 Nels Peterson 1.00 MRS. JAS. MORFITT DIES LIVED IN MALHEUR COUNTY FOR MANY YEARS WAS PIONEER. Mrs. Rosa Morfitt, aged G2 years, beloved wife of James Morfitt, died at Boise Tuesday. Mrs. Morfitt was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hoffstatter, an early pioneer family of Baker coun ty, and was graduated from tho Sis ters of the Holy Name Academy in Baker, in 1880. She was united in marriage to James Morfitt in '81 at the then town of Clarks Creek. Mr. Morfitt engaged in the stock busi ness, and with his wife located on i Willow creek near Malheur City, where they lived until about eight i years ago, when they disposed of their interests for a largo sum of money and went to Boise to-reside.' The deceased was a most lovable j woman and endeared herself to all who met her by her amiable and kindly disposition. 'Besides her hus-1 hand, two sons residing in Boise and' a married daihter living in Walla i Walla Walla survive her. j To Farm Near Bend Mr. and Mrs. Allen Curtis and W. Gould left the last of the week for Mr. Gould's ranch near Bend, when: they will spend the summer. S'mmond-i in Boii Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Simmonds left Wednesday to attend an Elk meeting Mr. Simmonds is local manager of the Hume Lumber and Coa! Company. Nola DeArmond Returns The Misses Nola DeArmond and Fmily McKinney returned to Boise Thursday after enjoying a short vis't in the city as the cnicst of .Mrs. H. W. Steelliammer Miss DeAr mond is a sister of Mis Steclhum mer. Mr. I-hlie Hope Airy Mrs. Iesl'e Hope and little Betty left for Portland this week. Mr. Hope will ittend Grand Chapter ot the Fustern Star lodge there hp'! will then go on to (Vutralia, Wash., to visit her mother a week or so. Betty will remain in Ci-ntralia dur 'nK the summer. REMAIN OPEN Nyssa Ahead In the Big Four League Pennant Race With Ontario Coming Along With Big Strides and a . Close Second By Sport Writer. Standing of Teams. Won Nyssa 5 Ontario 4 Huntington ....3 Vale 2 Lost Percentage 2 .274 3 .571 4 .42!) 5 .280 The race for the pennant in the Big Four League has narrowed down now to a battle between Nys sa, the leaders, and Ontario, with,, by all the laws of averages, the ad vantages in favor of Nyssa. But the law of averages si often knocked into- a cocked-hat in a baseball game, and Ontario may get a tie out of the results of next Sunday's games. Nyssa plays Vale in this city and the local fans ,jnay duplicate the game played on Decoration Day and win from the leaders. If this should happen and Ontario defeat Hunting ton, the aforesaid tie would be the result and there would be a battle royal for .the pen lant between Nys sa and Ontario. The odds are against such hap penings. Nyssa has the moral strength of being far in the lead of Vale and no team in the league has defeated Huntington on the rail road town grounds, where the On tario Huntington t nme' will be play ed. But, as I uiid before, odds mean nothing in Viseball and I can "predict" the pennant winner better next Monday. Newbill's iron-clad pitching for Nyssa last Sunday defeated Vale by a very one-sided score of 7 to 1. The home boys nimply could not connect with his deceiving ones ahd went down, one, two, three right through the game. The Nyssa boys were hitting well and landed a num ber of pinch hits off Stiles which were completed into runs. Both teams played pn- baseball in the field. " "" The results of the game settled Vale into the cellar for keeps this year. In a close fought battle, Ontario won from Huntington at the for mer's ball park by a score of 11 to 10 last Sunday. This game placed Ontario one in the lead of thu Baker county boys. Manager Ike went into the gaim at Nyssa Sunday for Vale despitj his cracked rib and he is much morj cheerful this week. Next Sunday's game in the Ei;r Four League finishes the schedulj The ninth and last game of the season was not scheduled at the be ginning but was to have been played between the two higher and the two lower teams. It will take next Sun day's games to determine who Vale's and Nyssa's opponents are to be. I henr a good deal of caustic com ments about Vale's ability to hold down the cement without trouble. It appears to me that the fSns of this town are just about as much to blame, if not a little more, than tho players. The boys started the sea son wih vim and won the first gamo from the old rivals, Ontario, at On tario. And the following Sunday played at Vale to a $50 grandstand. That is the kind of moral support the team has been getting right along. Last Sunday not one loyal fan accompanied the team (to Nyssa. At every game played in Va'e the visitors have had as many, if not more fans, to support the team. Whenever the fans in Va'e want u good ball team enough to give it the moral and financial support that Nyssa, for instance, does its team, Vale will have a good team. MUSIC AT UEX SATURDAY. Warbler Will Stop at Vale on Way to Fill Coast Engagement. The Rocky Mountain Warblers will be the attraction at the Rex theatre Saturday, June 17. This company is enroute to the coast to fill some engagements f or a large Lyceum Bureau. They carry the celebrated organ chimes, an instrument seldom seen and heard except in the larger cities, also xylophones, ells and other nov elties. They have a first-clan mal quartette. j Ontario Visitors j Webster JoneH and Cecil Hart of O.it.nio were guest of their grand-1 mother, Mrs. Ern'ly Anderson, this1 Week. i Surveying Near lioii John E. Johnson, an engineer r the city, spent a short time kurvcy ' i' bir d ni nr Home, anil returned to Vale the last of thin week. TO HAVE BETTERJFACILITIES ENLARGED YARDAGENECESSARY TO HANDLE CROP OFFICIALS VISIT NYSSA ACTION PROMISED TO PROVIDE MORE ADEQUATE LOAD ING FACILITIES. Nyssa, Or., June 10. (Special) The efforts of local frieght ship pers over the O. S. L. to secure more adequate shipping facilities seem in a fair way to get results. W. T. Ennis of Nampa, represent ing the railroad, was in Nyssa Sat urday consulting with local business men and. farmers in regard to the needs hare in the way of increased yard room and loading points for handling the immense crop of farm produce that will be loaded out of here this fall. ,Mr. Ennis arrived on No. 19 and was met at the depot by a party of representative busi ness men and farmers and from there taken on an auto trip through a small section of the "producing area tributary to Nyssa and was given a first-hand view, of the im mense crops of potatoes, head let tuce, grain, apples, prunes, etc., that are now growing and will have to be marketed within the next few months. Apparently Mr. Ennis was considerably impressed with the prospect for heavy freight tonnage, for he promised to recommend im mediate action to supply the esti mated requirements of this section for increased shipping faciitics. It is proposed to enlarge the yardage to accommodate 20 additional cars. At present there is room for but seven and they can't all be loaded simultaneously. A careful estimate places the number of cars of pro duce of various kinds that will be shipped from Nyssa between now and the first of December at 7'JO and our present facilities are totally inadequate to handle them. Mr. Ennis' visit results from cor respondence between road officials and different organizations of Nys sa, including the Potato Growers Union and the Nyssa Commercial Club. On June 3 the Commercial Club addressed a letter to E. C. Manson, superintendent of the di vision at Pocatello and received the following reply: "Nyssa Commercial Club: "Gentlemen: I .have your letter ot June 3d, relative to shipping facil ities at Nyssa. Assure you that matter will be promptly investigat ed and I will advise as soon as pos sible what will be one. "Yours truly, E. O. Manson, Supt. Our farmers are feeling consider ably relieved over the prospect of being able to market their produce without loss from lack of adequate shipping arrangements and will go aread with tho work of producing the crops with renewed energy. ATTEND CLASS REUNION MAYOR A. E. McfilLLIVRAY AT REUNION ttF GRADUATING CLASS OF 20 YEARS AGO. Mayor A. E. McGillivray was in Corvallis last week to be present at a reunion of the class with which he graduated from the Oregon Agricul tural college. Twenty years have passed , since Mr. Mac's old class mates left the college together but still eight member were present, some with families, to be carefree and happy again. Mr. Mac returned to Vale Tuesday evening with that same happy spirit with which ho left Coivallis years ago born anew Mrs. McGi'livray and the children also enjoyed the trip to the valley. While in Corvallis the family were guest of Mr. und Mrs. L. J. Mill hollnii, formerly of Vale. The visit ors returned homo by way of Ln Crande ami Pendleton in their car. A wonderful trip passed all too quicl.ly, they say. IhiroM Deer Here Harold I leer began work at Sher iff II. I.ce Noe's office this week und will j-pend the summer in Vale. He is a rtudent at the Northwestern Dental College in Portland and ex pects to return there in the fall. Mr. a und Mrs. Jus. Harvey Visit Mr. and Mrs Jan. Harvey motored to Ironsiil Saturday und were week' tid guests at the home of the latter' son, Henry Cnpe. After iiiiiling a pleasant visit they rno tuied home Sunday evening. NYSSA Dry Land Potatoes. . Anyone who thinks that fine potatoes cannot be grown on dry land should go out to Frank O'Connor's ranch on the Bulley Creek bench, eight miles from Vale. In March, Mr. O'Connor put in an acre, of Early Ohio variety. He has cultivated them extensively to keep a ' film of fine soil retaining the moisture and now has some fine looking potatoes almost ready for market.' The patch has not been irrigated and has onlv had the natural moisture. Mr. O'Connor asserts the fin- est land in the entire valley is on the bench and that it will be very valuable whenever water is put on the land. IDAHO STILL GRABBED INFORMATION FURNISHED BY MALHEUR OFICERS AID FEDERAL MEN. Upon information furnished by Sheriff II. Lee Noe and District At torney R. D. Lytle, federal author ities readed and seized a still just over the Idaho line in the Big Bend district a few days ago and arrested Alex and Clarence Kinghorn. Later they thanked the Malheur county officials for the assistance given them in the cleaning up of this still. The results of the past two week.-, during which federal prohibition of ficers have been in Southeastern Oregon and Idaho have brought the highest praise from them to the Malheur county officials. Some time ago a complaint was sent to the prohibition office in Seattle from the officials of a certain Idaho county laying the blame of all their troubles from bootleggers to Mal heur county. These Idaho official claimed they could get no co-opera tion from the Malheur .county of ficials. The public statement asserting they had received the best assist ance and co-operation from the Mai heur county officials and the fact that a great many stills have been raided between Boise and the Ore gon line, confpletely exonerate the local officials from the complaint against them. TIPTON WINS BUCKING. Bad Ones Are Rolled at Hope Rodeo Held Every Sunday. A real success marked the Rodeo held at Hope last. Sunday. Seven major events were staged and af forded a great deal of amusement to the large crowd. The boys at this enterprising: little settlement are making these rodeo a weekly event and they are getting better every Sunday. The program for Sunday, June 18, will be bigger and better than ever, they promise, and they are urging the people of Vale and vicinity to drive out the new highway and join in the fun. The buckaroos equipment race, saddle pony race and egg race were stir ring events and the mule peeling contest and other event were just a entertaining. The winner for last Sunday are as follows: Buckaroos equipment race, Frank Tyree, Clarence Stncey and Herbert Purvis; saddle pony race, Beeson, Herbert Purvis and Lyle Lamp; egg race, Lizzie Han son and Arma Reed; mule peeling contest, Frank Tyree, Lyle Lump and Lester Tipton; potato race, Her bert Purvis, Frank Tyree and Elmer Bobbins; bucking contest, Lester Tipton, with Frunk Tyree und Lyle Lamp tied. Anyone having bad horse are urged to bring them on for the fun. Move From Westfall Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Claypool moved from Westfall to Vale this week and will spend tho summer here. Mr. Cluypool's mother ac companied them und will visit in definitely. Mr. Freeborn Leaves Mr. Gordon Freeborn left Mon duy for her home in Moose jaw, Sask., Canada. She ha been hou.tr guest of Mr. G. B. Porter ut the Drexel hotel tho past few month. George Russell Ill George Russell wa very ill the first of this week but he is impruv ing somewhat at present. I. W. Hope in Portland I. W. Hope left Tuesday morning to uttend Masonic Grand lodge in Portand. He spent several very pleasant day in the must city. Rev. Melton Rev. J. A. Melton retu.ned home from Elgin Sunday evening. He xnt the latter part of the week there at un Kust Oregon Christian church convention. CONFESSED KILLER THREATENED BY MOB 3000 EKED PEOPLE MUCH ON COUNTY JAIL ALICE MALLET VICTIM WAS MATRON OF WELFARE HOME AT JACKSON, MICHIGAN. Jackson, Mich., June 11. A mob of 3000 attempting to storm the Jackson jail and get possession of George Straub, an ex-convict, who confessed murdering Miss Alice Mal lett, was dispersed early today by tear bombs hurled into the crowd by deputies. Miss Mallett, matron of the Crit tendon home, was found brutally slain and her body mutilated, with an ax on June 9. Straub, an ex-convict and regard ed as mentally subnormal, was under suspicion from the first. A complete confession was made pub lic early last night. The streets were soon filled with hundreds of persons, weaving about and talking mob violence. The murmuring, threatening crowds, soon started to gravitate toward the jail and demands for vengeance be- , came louder. Hundreds of women and children v were in the crowd. Many women v took the lead in demanding the con- A fessed slayer's life. : The crowd- surged forward to the J jail steps, and Sheriff George Iara- , bee ordered deputies to throw the gas bombs from second floor win dows. The crowd, angrily defiant, was forced to give way. In the respite Straub, heavily cloaked, was taken from the rear entrance 'and whisked away in an auto to a neighboring town. i", A the crowd drove lorwaVd'& second ' time deputies announced Strnub was no longer in jail. When the mob refused to believe that ho , had been taken away, a committee was appointed and searched the jail. Miss Alice Mallett, victim of a brutal murder at Jackson, Mich., on June 9, was a Malheur county woman. She is the daughter of Mrs. C. W Mallett. Her father, one of the earliest pioneers of this coun ty, died 'a few months ago. A sister and three brothers reside at the Mallett home a few miles east of Vale. WAS FORMER VALE BOY WAYNE ROMPH MARRIES POP ULAR PARMA GIRL ON . JUNE 4. A pretty June wedding took place in Jerome, Idaho, on the 5th of this month when Miss Grace Ashcraft became the bride of Wayne Romph, a former Vale boy. The ceremony was performed at the home of the bride's sister. The bride is a popular young Parma girl and has lived there a number of years. Wayne is a son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Romph, for mer Vale residents, and he lived here until two years ago, when he accepted a position as bookkeeper of the Boise Payette Lumber Com pany at Parmu. The young Mr. and Mr. Romph huve a pretty new bungalow in Parma, where they will make their home. HOUSEWIVES OF VALE RUSH ; TO ALUMINUM SALE MONDAY Shop early to avoid the rush seemed to be the purpose - of every housewife in Vale last Monday morning as they ull arrived at the Vale Trading Store for the Alumin um Sale when the doors first open ed. The crowd wept In the store and in half an hour hundred of piece of aluminum ware were sold. The most demure little housewife be came the, grubby one and pushed her neighbor aside, If possible, to attain some coveted kitchen utensil. After the rush wa over the streets were filled with women carrying bright aluminum pot and pans and Vulu seemed a very busy town in deed. Work For Vale Meat Co. Harold Romph, who hus been em ployed in the ice plant of the Vale Meat Company, will work la Paul Ager'a place on a duy shift. He commenced hi new work the Ust part of the week.