NYSSA, OREGON
Gateway to the Owyhee and
Black Canyon
IRRIGATION PRO JECTS
THE GATE CITY JOURNAL
M ALHEUR COUNTY’S OLDEST
900-F00T EXTENSION WILL BE MADE
TO WATER MAIN ON THIRD STREET!
From the Dean Smith Home on
East Side of Third Street to
the Sub-Station.
CONTRACT LET TUESDAY EVE
W. A. Austin Successful Bidder
Pipe ordered and Work Will
Be Pushed as Fast as Weather
Conditions Will Permit.
The contract was let at a spec
ial meeting of the city council
Tuesday evening for the exten
sion of the water main on Third
street north to the sub-station.
W. A. Austin was the successful
bidder at 7 cents per foot, run
ning measure, for a 3-foot ditch
A fire hydrant will be installed
at the substation, to which a 4-
inch pipe will be run.
From
there smaller pipes will be run to
the various water users. It is
expected that about ten patrons
will be served from this exten
sion. The pipe ha3 been ordered
and the work will be pushed as
fast as weather conditions will
permit. The contract calls tor
900 feet of ditch.
The matter of this extension
came up at the regular council
meeting the first of the mo"*v'
but at that time there were no
funds available for that purpose
and the city fathers left it up to
those interested to figure out
some way o f raising the required
cash. This proved to be easy,
E. J. Burrough putting up $1000
cash and taking <Jr «¿ty.. war
rant for that amount in payment.
This extension has been badly
needed for some time and will be
a great benefit to the section
served. The only water supply
available at present for a radius
o f two or three blocks is at the
Fred Marshall home, where a
deep well is liberally patronized.
A supply o f city water with fire
protection should advance the
values of real estate and cause a
rapid development of that end of
town.
M. E. CHURCH
Sunday, Dec. 23
Church school 10 a. m., R. J.
Davis, Supt.
Morning worship, 11 o’clock;
sermon theme, “ The Spirit of
Christmas.
Epworth League 6:30 p.m. Miss
Myrtle Pullen, President.
Preaching at 7:30: subject of the
sermon, “ A Faithful Saying.”
Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening in the church at 7:30.
Choir practice Thursday even
ing.
The Ladies Aid will meet at
the home of Mrs. Kelly, Mrs.
Rogers assisting hostess.
Xmas packages Monday even
ing in the church.
John E. Garver, Pastor.
HOT TAMALE SA1E
WILL RESTORE VALE
APPROPRIATION
all products of the farm, to be
stabilized, produced and market
ed to the best interest of the
grower and consumer. This
growers’ council to be a commit
tee called by the chairman and to
be composed of representative
growers for the different com
modities from the various dis
tricts.
Will the various co-operative
associations, groups and districts
please report immediately to the
growers’ committee, box 146,
Caldwell, the names of compe
tent producers in order that rep
resentative growers of the vari
ous products can be chosen from
them to be on the organization
committee.
Producer organizations from
other states are asking for the
co-operation of our growers and
organizations.
Both political parties promised
if elected to do something to
bring relief. Let the elected
ones consult and act. But the
producer must be ¡organized and
have the best leaders possible
and act intelligently and together,
to receive the benefits from the
information and legislation avail
able and to be made available to
guide in preparing and marketing
their crops.
GROWERS' COMMITTEE.
0. E. S. MEET
1000
Growing Too Fast to Com t
I OWYHEE PROJECT OFFICERS VISIT
1 THE D U E FRO ARE MOOR PLEASEO
New Town Has Arisen and Scei a
TURKEY SHOOT
o f Activiiy are Manifest on
HELD SUNDAY LAST
Every Hand.
Where They Have Been — What They Have Done
Mrs- Sitton and son Charlie
met with an accident Tuesday,
while coming to town, when they
turned suddenly to avoid colliding
with another car at the Garrison
corner, causing their car to over
turn. They were both scratched
and bruised and the car wrecked.
Roy Pounds returned from a
hunting trip on the Owyhee river,
Wednesday. He got three geese
Mr. and Mrs. Medesker and
for his efforts.
daughter, expect to leave Satur
day for Joseph, to spend the holi
The wrestling match held Tues
days with relatives.
day evening resulted in a draw
Mrs. B. Alford is in a serious between the two contestants.
The L. D. S. Relief Society are
making preparations to hold a
Hot Tamale sale at the Library
rooms, New Year’s eve. A cup
o f coffee, piece o f pie and a Hot
Tamale will be included in the
The O. E. S. held their regular
price o f the ticket which will be
meeting Wednesday. Owing to
35 cents. Don’t forget the date.
the illness of Mrs. Fry, she re
signed as Worthy Matron, Mrs.
Bauer being elected to succeed
Will pay the highest market her.
Other officers are, Mrs.
price for turkeys delivered at Enas, acc. matron; Mrs. Hunter.
Warren Flour Mill or will call for conductress; Mrs. Goshert, acc.
them if wanted
conductress. Installation will be
Leave orders at the Mill or
2nd of January.
Phone 36F2.
R.
G.
Cooper.
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For Sale — Purebred bronze
Five-room house for sale or turkey hens and gobblers, free
trade; will take good used car for from disease. Also some buff
first payment, balance on easy, Orpington
cockerels.
Phone
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payments. See Tom Coward. d7j51F3.
TURKEYS WANTED
L it t le I te m s o f I n t e r e s t A b o u t t h e P e o p l e Y o u K n o w
Messrs. Ralph Brightman and
Don Oker, o f Seattle, are recent
newcomers to Nyssa and have
leased the Bodfish building on
Main street and will open a pool
hall. Mr. Brightman has gone to
Seattle to purchase the furnish
ings and the building is being ren
ovated. They expect to be open
for business in the near future.
CONSTRUCTIVE
ORGANIZATION
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*1.60 PER YEAR
Brief Local News of Nyssa
Indications are that the $650,-
000 appropriation for the Vale
irrigation project, which was
dropped from the house bill, will
be restored to the bill when it
reaches the senate, as a result of
the appearance before a senate
sub-committee of Senators Mc-
Nary and Steiwer. both of whom
made arguments in support of
the continuance of the Vale de
velopment.
Dr. Elwood Mead, commis
sioner of reclamation, who also
was present, agreed with the
Oregon senators that construc
condition at the hospital at Hun
tion at Vale should be continued.
tington, having undergone, an
operation at that place Tuesday.
District Attorney Blodgett re
turned last Friday from Port
land, where he had been on legal
business.
Veterans of over a dozen dif
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Smith en-
ferent co-operatives, past and route to California for the win
present, were among those who ter, stopped off on Sunday to vis
met at the City Hall in Caldwell it the latter’s uncle, F. R. Mar
last Monday night to discuss co shall.
operative organization. At this
W. M. Adams is spending the
meeting it was decided to call a
holidays with his daughter and
committee for a growers’ oouneil
family at Baker.
iu meet in the City Hall, Cald
Mrs. Joe Smith, who has been
well, on Thursday, December 27,
1928, for an all day session be visiting at LaGrande, returned
the last of the week.
ginning at 10 a. m.
The purpose of this committee
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Wilson will
meeting is to have representa leave Saturday to spend the holi
tive growers of the various com days at the home of their daugh
modities produced by the growers ter at Nftmpa.
o f the state to meet and plan an
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Alleman
organization and by-laws under
and daughter Harriett and Mrs.
which it will be possible for the
E. J. Alleman were week end
growers of apples, prunes, peach
Boise visitors.
es, berries, potatoes, lettuce, cel
Miss Fay Swan spent the week
ery, onions, seed beans, poultry
dairy, wool, honey, and in fact visiting relatives in Boise.
POPULATION
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Estimated
NEWSPAPER
NYSSA, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1928
VOLUME XXIII
NYSSA, CTIEGON
Don’ t fail to attend the Relief
Society Hot Tamale Sale, Dec
ember, 31st, at Commercial Club
Rooms.
The ladies will begin
serving at 4 p. m. and will con
tinue throughout the evening.
Mr. A. R. McCarty of Boise
was a business visitor in Nyssa
looking after property interests.
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Gruber
and son and Mrs. Gruber’s sister
Thora, have returned to Nyssa,
after a time spent at Coeurd’Alene
Idaho
Mr. Hershey and son Wesley
of Wallowa, Oregon, were over
night guests at the Miller home,
enroute to Gooding to bring Miss
Ruth and several of her girl
friends to spend the holidays
with the Hershey family at Wal
lowa.
At a meeting of the American
Legion at Payette Thursday even
ing, Mrs. C. L. McCoy favored
with several vocal numbers.
A turkey shoot sponsored by
Miss Virginia Thompson arrived Marlin Wilson and Walt Alford,
Wednesday from Monmouth, to was held last Sunday afternoon.
spend the holidays.
A large crowd was present and
twenty-five of the birds were giv
Dr. Bradford was in Nyssa
en away to the expert marksmen
Tuesday, bidding his manv friends
who participated.
goodbye. He and his family left
A good representation of the
Thursday for southern California
Parma Gun Club were in attend
to make their home.
ance, taking away many of the
A good time' is promised all turkeys with them.
who attend the dance Christmas
The men of Nyssa enjoyed the
night given by the NYSSA ROD sport, judging from the crowd
& GUN CLUB.
who participated in the event.
ft
Mrs. F. D. Hall was hostess to
the Bridge club Tuesday evening
at her home on North First street
Three tables were in play, Mrs.
Artie Robertson winning first
prize, Mrs. John Moore second
and Mrs. Hollenberg. consolation.
The home was artistically decora
ted in keeping with Christmas.
Dainty refreshments were served.
Mrs. Frank Lynch and Mrs.
L. J. Ernest were Ontario visitors
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Hazen were
Boise visitors Wednesday.
Mrs. Mary Fisher returned
from an extended visit in the
northern part of the state, Sun
day.
Wanted— Millions of Jack Rab
bit, Domestic Rabbit and other
Raw Furs. Highest prices. Val-
cauda Fur Co. 2131 Western Ave
nue, Seattle.
d74t
Mrs. Eddie PowelLVisited with
her parents at Payette during the
week.
Dr. and Mrs. R. O. Payne, of
Sid Burbidge returned from a
trip to Seattle. While there he Ontario, were Nyssa visitors Sat
visited with Percy Pruitt.
urday.
DIVERSION TUNNEL THROUGH
Work Progressing Rapidly With
the Aid o f Improved Machinery
—Will Take 60 Days to Surface
the Tunnel.
The directors of the Owyhee
project, J. J. Sarazin, R. J.
Davis, S. D. Goshert and Sec
retary Frank Morgan, made a
trip to the damsite this week.
They were shown what is being
BIG CHRISTMAS DANCE, to done there, and were much pleas
be sponsored by the Nyssa Rod £ ed with the progress of the work.
Gun Club.
Come and enjoy a The government officials and
surveyors have laid off and built
real good time.
up quite a town.
The Town
FORMAL OPENING OF Theoffices,
buildings,and houses
N. H. ^GYMNASIUM for the officials occupy lower part
The formal opening for the
Nyssa new gym was unanimous
ly voted a success, financially and
otherwise. High school booths,
combined with booths contributed
by several Nyssa business men
furnished everything from games
o f chance to hula hula dancers.
Roulette wheels, fish ponds,
candv stands, ball throwing booths
doll shows, food stands, turkey
chance games and lamp rafile, en
tertained the crowd until 9 o ’clock
At that hour Pounds orchestra
lured a crowd o f dancers on to
the floor with some enticing
musks, which continued until
midnight.
It is estimated that the carni
val drew a crowd of two hundred
and fifty people. Many o f these
are from Ontario, Parma and
Vale, and these w« heartily thank
for their presence at the dance.
The high school desires to
thank the Nyssa business men
for their contributions and the
ladies who furnished the material
for the delicious sandwiches, hot
tamales and cakes, and was pre
pared and served by Mrs. Ha
worth’s Domestic Science classs.
They also wish to thank the grade
schools for their aid in helping
entertain the crowd and the peo
ple o f the town for their gener
ous support.
of the town.
The warehouses,
bunkhouses, machine shops, mess-
hall, and other buildings of the
construction company occupy the
part up next to the damsite.
A good water system has been
installed, and water about 100 per
cent pure is obtained for domes
tic purposes.
Telephone and electric lines and
the railroad have been recently
completed to the damsite. The
little villiage is now connected
with the outside world. Speedo
meter registers 31 miles from
Nyssa to the Damsite.
A neat
and well arranged hospital has
been built by the company. A
trained nurse is employed to take
care of it, and Dr. Sarazin makes
frequent visits when needed.
The Labratory
The laboratory is equipped with
things needed for testing sand,
gravel, cement, concrete, and
materials used in the construction
work. So delicate is the little in
strument used for testing pres
sure that it will register pressure
AND GOOD WISHES FOR A
from that of a man’s hand up to
200,000 lbs. Every precaution is
taken to secure only the best of
material for the work.
When the great Owyhee dam
is completed according to speci
fications as to material and con
away back in the beginning that
struction, it should hold back the
contradicted God’s Word, andj
great volume o f water, which
will extend up the canyon fifty
miles, as securely as the rocks of
The Mason and Eastern Star Gibraltor hold back the Atlantic
The Nyssa Rod and Gun Club
Are being held every Wednes- ] It has been the same all the
day and Friday evenings at 8 way along. People will not be- ! was organized Monday evening of lodges will give a dance at the ocean.
a s high school Gym on New Year’s
waSj-
o ’clock in the Mormon church. lieve and obey God’s word. Christ this week when a meeting w
The Tunnel
made held at the Owyhee Club, at which eve, December 31, and are invit-
Also Sabbath school at 2:30 and siys the Sabbath was
The 1000-foot tunnel to divert
preaching at 3:30 every Sabbath for MAN, and as I know about thirty enthusiasts attended.1 ing Ontario, Vale, Parma and the water from the river-bed has
The following were elected as Wilder. They want all Masons,
or Lord’s Day (Saturday). T h ejj am a man I know it
been cut through, and is now
.
Wednesday and Friday evening| was ma(je for mCi and I will not officers of the club: Chas. Short, Eastern Stars and their friends , ,
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enlarBed ^to 22 feet, orimore,
meetings will be left out between disobey Christ Christ, says it is President; George Ferguson, vice- to be present. Don’t wait to be in
diameter.
Christmas and New Years. All easier for heaven and earth to President; Aden Wilson, secy.- asked—if you dance we want you
With the use o f modern mach
are welcome to these important pass than one tittle of the law to treas.; B. Alford, field captain to come.
inery, dynamite, drills, steam-
Bible studies.
fail. There would be hundreds Doc Young, business and enter-
shovels, cars and engines—the
Skeptical
C. J. Rider and P aul J. Iverson of tittles would have to fail if it tainment manager,
work is progressing rapidly. By
Three-year-old Mary Catherine liven
I notice Mr. Davis in answering were true that the first day of
The Club have ordered two of
In an Indiana mlniiiK town. Wliao end o f present month the whole
the clipping I put in about God’ s the week (or Sunday) was sub- tbe latest model traps and a there la to he work at the inlnea on tunnel will have been enlarged
law seems surprised that anyone stituted for the seventh . day, bountiful supply o f clay pigeons the following day, the whlatlea are and ready for surfacing with con
should try to do away with it, God’s Sabbath. Every thorough and some real sport is anticipated blown at 8 p. m. One evening her crete. It will likely take sixty
mother snld to her. "N ow hurry np
and then goes on and shows that student of the Bible knows there *n tbe future,
and put the toya away, when the 8 days to fill in the concrete and
he is doing it himself. He has is not one word in the Bible for
Membership cards are to be o'clock whlatlea blow It will he time properly surface the tunnel. Great
abolished the largest one of the Sunday sacredness, or holyness,! bad and a large number ofm em - to go to bed." Hoon rhe heard the coffer dams are to be built in the
she dreaded to hear and the
ten (the fourth) as far as his and Christ says we will be ju d g-, bers are anticipated to indulge in aound
remarked very casually, “ I hear the bed of the river to hold back the
practice goes. In James 2:10 it ed by his word. John 12:48.
th'8 facinating sport.
8 o'clock whlatlea. hut I don't believe water while the big excavations
says if we keep the whole law,
C. J. Rider.
The club is sponsoring a dance them.”
are being made for the founda
and offend in one point we are
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to be held Christmas night in
tion of the dam. Workmen are
Distance Computation
guilty of all. I had supposed he
the Bodfish building on Main
now at work on the walls of the
The adopted unit o f atellar dls
claimed to be a Protestant, but I i
street and the committee are
fence la the dlatance traveled by a canyon.
find the definition given in the |
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:doin* everything to make this a a light wave In a year. This unit la
dictionary is to take the Bible as j There will be Christmas Ser- reai event 0f tj,e season
called the light year. The dlatance
EATS SAUERKRAUT NOW,
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in the Pansh House, with a goo<J timc ig assure(J everyone
In light yeara astronomically la then
the
sole
authority for our rule
of
faith and practice. Hs calls God’s celebration of the Holy Commun- wj,0 attends and if you are a translated into miles, ualng as a basis
FEELS YEARS YOUNGER
the fact that the velocity o f light Is
Sabbath the old Jewish Sabbath. M on Christmas day at 11 u c ock stranger come out an(j get ac_ 180.300 miles per second, and It trav
"Now I eat even sauerkraut and sau
Will he please give us Bible for m the morning. All
All are
are invited
invited qUajnted and if you are an old els from the snn to the earth In 41)!' sage and feel fine. Adlerika ended atom
to
attend
this
service.
ach gas and I feel ten years younger."—
that As far as the old, he is to attend tb*» service.
timer come and meet the new- seconds.
Mrs. M. Davis.
rightabout that. It is as old as
St. Paul’s Sunday School pro- comers,
Just ONE spoonful Adlerika relieves
Quaker a Led Movement
creation, over 2000 years before gram and Christmas tree will be
All neighboring townspeople
gas and that bloated feeling so that you
The Ural persons In England who
a Jew was bom, God says it is held on Sunday evening, Decern- are invited to attend and a special undertook practical united action can eat and sleep well. Acts on both
His Sabbath Ex. 20:10. Which ber 23rd, at 7:30 p. m. in the Par invitation is extended the people against the flave trade were the upper and lower bowel and removes old
Quakers, following the lead o f their waste matter you never thought was
at the damsite.
shall I believe? Paul says let ish House.
founder, fleorge Fox, who aa early as there. No matter what you have tried
God be true and every man a
Remember, Christmas night, a 1871 ei|irrme<l himself aa opposed to for your stomach and bowels. Adlerika
liar, Rom. 3:4. There was a party
Subscribe for the Journal now. good time and good music.
Slavery
will surprise you.
Nyssa Pearmacy,
Cordial Friendly Greeting r
JOYOUS CHRISTMAS AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR
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