The Gate city journal., November 21, 1930, Image 1

■
N Y SSA , OREGON
Gateway to the Owyhee and
Black Canyon
IRRIGATION
VOLUME XXV
PROJECTS
NO.
THE GATE CITY JOURNAL
NYSSA. OREGON. FRIDAY, Nov. 21 1930
9
TO
GIVEJURKEYS
E
Personals, Society, Nyssa Home Locals
ION GAME Does The Power Co. Thanksgiving
N Y SSA , OREGON
Busiest and Fastest Growing
Town in Oregon
INVESTIGATE— LOCATE
*1.50 PER YEAR
PROJECT ■ L l B B
AIDING UNEMPLOYED AND OIL SOUGHT
Loyd fcewell and Robert Thom-
pson left for Liyermon, Calif, on
Another year will see the big The number of gas and oil
Monday 17.
Come to Nyssa and see the One of the hardest and best Know Whats Wrong
J
Owyhee
dam nearing completion, leases on land surrounding Nyssa
turkeys. Every store has them played games between Wade and
B. Burb'idge and Dewey Ray
with work rushing every day have been* increasing weekly.
That great American holiday, went t0 jjoise on Sunday.
and maybe they will give you 0. T. Monday to decide the
It is possible that the Idaho
! summer and winter. This means There are many people in the
one. See the big bills that are championship of.the county was Power Company can remedy the ThanksgivingiDay, is approaching |
Donald Rooney had a birthday a city at Nyssa, as a view of the county wh >, in their own minds,
out and come to town Saturday played. Wade won the contest poor radio reception we continue with all its happy plans for fami­
with a score of 18 to 20. at the to experience in Nyssa. No set ly reunions about the dinning 1 party on Saturday. Ten child­ map will show you, and with are confident that both gas and
as it will be a big day.
end of the third quarter 0. T. in Nyssa can get Portland; and table, aYid union’ services of the ren attended a huge birthday cake practically two thousand more oil a plenty will be found under
The Nyssa Laundry, under the was leading the score 18 to 10. other points come in entirely too churches to offer thanks to the was cut, and usual party games ¡farmers to move into our trade the hills surrounding the town.
i territory it is up to the city and The tower is up and machinery
new management, has added The last quater Wade made a unsatisfactory. Something must Giver of harvests, responding to were played.
considerable new machinery this comeback tieing the score. A be done as it is demanded. We the invitation in Psalms 95:2 Lets The Nyssa rooms changed business men to begin planing arriving to start the first well
week and put on more help. The five minute quater was played suggest that the Power Co. get a us come before his presence with hands on the 15th of Nov. Mr. J. for the near future. We also nine miles southwest of town.
business is growing fast as a home to break the tie. Wade made trace, busy and try to remedy the thanksgiving, and make a joyful A. Maynard of Homedale, Ida. is need new capitol for new houses, Oil men from the east and south -
apartment houses, a business have recently been in the terri­
institution should, Mr. Johnson the score. Mr. Hudson, principal interference.
Perhaps some noise unto Him with psalms.” new manager.
is now head laundryman and Mrs. at Wade won the contest by the shielding will be necessary, or Why? One reason is that sincee
Mrs. H. J. Larson gave a budge block and some new business not tory, and all the remarks dropped
Reiser is marker two new ones continue shifting of substitutes. perhaps some new transformers gratitude is one of the hippiest
party on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Mrs. now represented. Here also is are encouraging to the extent
added to the force this week.
Perhaps notj we feelings that can be experienced Artie Robinson won 1st prize and a grand opportunity for a can­ that all indications look like a
Mr. Hopkins, principal at 0. T. are needed
only has six men and could make don’t know. We want it investi- Then, too, almost everyone who Mrs. A. J. Boyle won 2nd. A nery, a packing plant, a conden- near future day would see Nyssa
is in any sort of health enjoys a very attractive white, lunch was sor. This part of the state is the center of quite an oil boom,
no substitutions. It was very gated, We will yell until it is.
Much Land Sold
doing a big share toward reliev- There is little doubt but what the
good feast. A few may be unwill­ served.
evident that 0. T. has the strong-
During Past Year es team but substitution beat Glorious Snow, Not ing to admit it, but most of us
ing unemployment.
gas will be found and hopes are
The Eastern Star and Masons The Owyhee reclamation pro­
are honest enough to say “yes”
high for oil, once the drills go
them out. Oregon T. has defeat­
“Land sales, our county exhib­ ed Wade two times this season
to the mild accusation. These are gave Mr. and Mrs. Carl McCull­ ject is the largest single project deep enough.
Enough,
But
Plenty
its, general reports and plans for and this is the first time Mr. Hop­
two good reasons why the custom ough a farewell party at the of it’s kind in the United States.
future activities” were features kins well developed team has met If there is any one particular estabished by the Pilgrim Fathers Masonic Hall on Friday eve. Mr. It consists of the construction of
of a recent meeting of the Land defeat.
act of nature appreciated by the at the close of their 1621 harvest, and Mrs. McCullonh left for. the highest dam in the country, Book Displayed
Se tlement Association. A par­ Probably one of the largest farmer, it is the supplying of has laste through these several Missouri on Monday.
until the Boulder dam is built,
For Book Week
tial report of the meeting we get crowds ever to meet in the gym. moisture.
At this delightful centuries, spreading from the
Mr. T. W. Stoppelcamp of and the construction of a system
from the Malheur Enterprise, as met Monday night to see the season of rest and social funct- Altantic to the Pacific coasts and Seattle Wash, is a new barber at of huge diversion tunnels through
‘National Book Week” is obser-
follows;
mountains of solid rock to dis- ved November 16 to 23. For the
game. One side was full of 0 . ions, the farmer is generally 50 and even abroad wherever dwell the Owyhee barber shop.
The net cost of the Malheur T. rooters.
The crowd went!Percent more joyful when he those who have lived in the land
The Owyhee school will give tribute the water to 160,000 acres occassion Miss Jessie Choate,
county exhibits at the state fair wild on several plays. The last sees the mountains white with which welcomed the Pilgrims.
of irrigable land. Total cost of County Librarian, with head-
and Portland Livestock show w asifive minutes of the game every tons of snow and the fertile land As the Puritans invited their In­ entertainment on Friday eve.
the project will be near twenty quarters in Ontario, was in Nyssa,
Mr. and Mrs. Don Graham
the trifling sum of $68.24. The one went wild. Every one was of the valley covered with a sheet dian friends to share their first
million dollars.
Congress has Tuesday, arranging book|exhibits
balance of the cost was accounted yelling. More pep was seen at o f ‘‘the beautiful”.
It revives Thanksgiving, so today America visited relatives in Vale on Sun. been appropriating $2,000,000 for ¡n store windows. The exhibits
for by prize money. The cost of this game than one could imagine. his faith in everything. It as­ invites the world to join in ren­ Scotty Aiken, First Aid man for each year’s construction, but a are attractive and instructive,
some county exhibits was as
sures more water for dry pas­ dering expressions of gratitude the State of Oregon visited the much larger appropriation is ex- featuring the idea: “Around the
much as $1200.
tures and for next summer’s ir­ for the good things of the year, various camps near Nyssa with pected at the next congress.
World in Children’s Books.”
During the past year, 5,079
rigating.
now drawing to a close, has Dr. Sarazin this week, giving
More good books in the hands
Social
Event
Tuesday
acres of land were sold to 53 set­
The pleasant winter showed brought to each. It is not the demonstrations in First aid Work. I
of children assures more Rnow-
tlers for *53,569.32 reported F. B. j
an inclination of being accommo­ big gifts that come once or twice
ledge of world topics, current
A baby boy was born to Mr. Business Men
Zutz, sales agent for the associa- The W. C. T. U. held public dating, in Nyssa and all Malheur in a long while which bulk largest
events and beneficial, insight to
and
Mr.
Chas.
Toomb,
on
Nov.
tion.
social meeting in the basement county, last Saturday, when it in the sum for which we give
Let’s Do world affairs generally.
12
County agent Larson advised of the Church Tuesday evening started to snow and kept on thanks, but the little daily mer­
that at least 350 acres of baby Nov. 18. which was well attend snowing until sleighing was cies, daily and with so many of
Pete Tensen fell while loading
lima beans will be sown in Mai- The most of the school teachers good and skidding was better. us, hourly, if we will but count hay at Mr. Ray’s and was badly.
Get Your Turkey
heur county.
He estimates a were present and a large number About three inches of it, and the them! .
We urge united effort toward
FOR SALE: A Laundry Queen
yield of 25 to 40 bushels per acre, of young people. The program wood and coal dealer smiled with
Sunday, Nov. 23, the Nyssa
Washing Machine family size j putting Nyssa where it belongs.
---------------------
Mrs. Joe Jones presiding was
There
is
no
question
but
what
Gun
and Rod Club will hold a
devilish glee at the extra demand Oregon Trail Claims
electric or gas, almost new.
mostly musical. The devotionals on his fuel piles. It was the first
Nyssa
is
the
proper
and
exact
Turkey
Shoot in Nyssa. Every­
Enquire Nyssa Laundry J
All-aboard
County Championship
were begun by singing Praise snow of the season and a near­
center of the Malheur trade terri­ body from everywhere is invited
fop Christmas Him, responsive reading, another blizzard.
The 0. T. basket ball team to­ Parties
are
investigating tory. This is a day of keen com- Come and get your Turkey.
_____
hymn and prayer by Rev. Connor
day claims the rural school basket Nyssa for a site for a business! tition, and an individual must be
The American Legion gave a ball championship of Malheur college. We hope to see them energetic, must fight for his
We're speaking for hundreds of our of the Baptist chutcll, of Ontario
Service Wed. Nov. 26
readers and homes and kiddies now. Mrs. Hilda lensen played the turkey dinner, in Ontario, last County. 0. T. has only been de­ decide favorable, as it is bringing; proper position. The m atter of
What we want; The business men to ar- hymns and favored US with tWO Tuesday, a fter which their busi­ feated one time this year and the business college to the stud­ the stage routes should be taken
Mr. Walter Back has accepted
range, at once, for a committee to secure piano selections.
The young ness meeting was held. Com­ that the last game played. This ent instead of sending the stud­ up with the stage companies im­
work on the sweet monteur cir­
a big Xmas Tree and place it at Main and people Sang three selections from mander Graham announced that game was with Wade, they took ent away to the college.
mediately. Nothing is gained by
cuit, of the M. E. Church. He
Second street. The Power company to the Y. P. B. Song book, a C C O m - a membership drive has com­ the long end of the scoring line
delay. Through Nyssa is the
left for his work on Thursday. A
Mrs.
iSchlaphol
entertained
on
wire and donate lights for the tree to run panist Mrs. Margaret Pinkerton, menced and already 23 names after the game had been tied.
shortest, best, most direct and
large number of his griends gath­
Thursday
at
bridge.
Several
have
been
accepted
in
the
Mal­
The five mintte period to decide i
ten days before and including Christmas. Mr. Walker the Principal of the
encounters more towns and people
ered at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
ladies
from
the
dam
were
guests,
j
heur
County
Post
No.
67
the game was played Wade rung
The citizens to put up for 300 sacks of Apple Valley school Sang an arr-
on the route from Ontario to
G.
Campbell on prayer meeting
candy. THEN, on Wednesday, the day agement of Rock Ages aCCOm-
Caldwell.
Jack Hunter, former real estate the basket winning the overtime
Mrs.
Clarance
Barrett
has
been
night
to bid him god speed.
before Xmas, a big shopping day, give a pained by Miss Trench also an partner of Don Graham, wrote to period. In this game Wade used
Then our adjacent farmers
Miss Blokland was called to
free show, and at nine that eve let Santa Apple Valley teacher. The Cald- Mr. Graham and stated that he is eleven men to 0. T. six men. confined to her home with a have a big chance to build their
distribute his candy.
|well Sisters sang two dicetys making wonderful progress in This was the tournament|sponser- sprained ankle, the past week. own center by trading here at North Powder last week to con­
A few Nyssa people attended! home. We suggest more and duct funeral services for Mr. Lee
Copy to go in the journal should which were well received Rev. improvement in health and ex­ ed by the high school of Nyssa.
0. T. bases the claim on the a dance at Huntington Monday better and modem advertising by Dalton a former parishier. She
reach this office by »Vednesdavof Connor gave the address of the pects to be back soon. Mr. Hun­
also visited one day with her
evening. Asocial hour was then ter has been ill in The Dalles hos­ percentage of games won this evening.
our business houses and commer­
each week.
mother
at Island City.
enjoyed and refreshments served pital for about five months.
season.
Any ¡¡[school in the
cial club. It might be policy to
The Box social given by the
Dave Duggar, of Dave’s Ser­ The next meeting of the W.
county who has won the champ­ The small son of Mrs. Lucien have next Saturday, which is our
The Nyssa High School girls
vice Station, was quite sick the C, T. U. will be at the home of
ionship of their district or any McLaughlin, who has been quite: Bargain Day, a free picture show Epworth League furnished a
basket
ball
team
defeated
the
first of the week, C. J. Reiser Mrs. W. W. Foster.
school rural that shows a large ill, is recovering. Mrs. McLaugh- all afternoon. The show at pres­ a very happy social time and
Wade Distric School girls, 22 to 18
was on duty at the station for
percentage of games won and lih is here with her two small ent has too small a screen, a non­ netted 12.50 for the treasuery.
Miss Cone Pastor at Apple
several days.
cares to challenge 0. T. to a ser­ children visiting her parents, Mr. resident manager who does not
Accidently Shot
Valley
is in Nampa this week ,
and
Mrs.
Seaburn
of
the
Nyssa
ies of games for the champion­
advertise in the home paper his
C. of C. M eets
Your advertising is your store
receving
medical treatment.
Auto
Park.
Her
home
is
in
Oak­
Last Saturday Nov. 15, Buddy ship of the county arrangements
programs, hence one or two dozen
news, therefore it should be full
The
choir
is practicing every
land,
Cal.
Wilson, son of L. E. Wilsonwhile can be made to play on the Nyssa
only, will attend the best pictures
of information as to the arrival At the regular Commercial with his fathers sheep, was trying High School gym. Such challer-
Friday 7.30 at the home of Mr.
A continous free P. M. show,
of new goods, seasonable mer­ Club meeting, Wednesday night, to ward off a viscious dog. with­
The last foot ball game of the
and Mrs. L. Hig ,’oy. The can­
gers may get in touch with Albert
good
show, would be a gift of
chandise news, quotation of several subjects of inportance out shooting it.
season
will
be
played
on
the
Nys-;
t a t a ‘‘His Natal Day” is being
attempted to Hopkins, principal at 0 . T..
appreciation to our neighbors and
prices, description of merchan- including the appointing of Larry I g^ike the dog with the biitt end Nyssa Oregon. Wade the only sa grounds between Ontario and an inducement to come to town. prepared for Christmas. Mrs.
Grace Larsen is director.
dise and illustrations to attract Haines and Mr. Hoxie a com- „f a 33 calibre rifle which dis- school to defeat 0. T. has lost Nyssa on Thanksgiving Day. |
It would also be a good ad for
The Epworth League will con­
the reader’s attention. Make your mittee t0 draft a resolution re- charged shooting him through three games this season while 0. Plenty of time to eat turkey and
the show house. Or, why not duct services “Win My Chum”
and
see
these
two
big
rivals
meet
advertising reflect the atmosphere
; commending the appointing of
the hip. Noboneswere
injured
T. only one. 0. T. has defeated
the town pay an auctioneer and
and quality of yonr store.
Frank T Morgan, of Nyssa, as a and aith0 the wound is a serious Wade twice this season with in skirmish. The time of the have a free auction every Sat. in week Nov. 23 to 30 every night
game will be arranged so that you
at the Church 7.30. The series
Hie State Highway one, he is doing nicely.
He is large scores.
Miss Wilma Pryer who has mem*)er
can be there and get home to eat. the center of the street inviting of lessons are based on What we
commission.
Also
the
agreement
now
at
his
fathers
home
about
3
Albert
Hopkins,
principal
at
all to bring in anything they want Believe. These meetings are for
been visiting in American Falls
to pay the back debt of the base miles from Nyssa. Dr. Sarizan 0. T. shows the games won and
to sell. Then advertise the event
the past three weeks, returned to
Mrs.
John
Moore
entertained
young people only with the ex­
ball Club; and a resolution favor- is attending him.
and lost this season.
extensive enough that all may
Nyssa last week where she is
the
Fortnightly
Club
at
bridge
on
ception
of the public Thanks­
able to the appointment of Max
Owyhee 8 Tuesday, Nov. 18.
visiting near town.
Mrs. Dean know. There are many other giving.
Dunaway to West Point, Mr.
Miss Copely while here
R. R. 8 Smith and Mrs. Dick Tensen were suggestions along the trade ex­
Mr. Earnest Dalton of Amer- Dunaway has applied for entrance visiting
_ her sister, Mrs. Jessie
Owyhee 1 guests. Mrs. Tensen won first pansion lines that could be work­
ican Falls, stopped in Nyssa to and Senitor Stewier is recom-; B aker was driving to tow n
Wade 11
prize and Mrs. C. L. McCoy the ed up to the good of all. ‘‘Lets
see his parents-in-law, while on mending him. Don M. Graham Saturday and upon tu rn in g
R. R. 2 second prize. Lunch was served Go!”
his way to North Powder, where gave a splendid report of the sharply on to the highw ay
Linclon 2
after a pleasant evening.
he was called on at the death of 11- 0. N. meeting at Jordan j m et w ith an accident.
She
Wade 12
Valley and urged more action on f en forwar(j againisi the door
72 White Settlement 0 i The United States Forest Ser-
his father.
40
Lincoln * | vice Representative gave an edu- ,
w
t
7
p
>
f
the car and badly fractured
Mrs. Geo. Bertsch received i
18
Wade
cational lecture, demonstrating
a telegraph from Booone Iowa pointed to arrange for a minstrel her n g h t arm and jaw and
349
with slides, last Friday evening
announced the sad news of or play in the near future. A suffered several serious bruiz-
Signed
at
the High School.
Albert B. Hopkins
the death of her sister Mrs. Road committee was also appoint- es about the head. She is
b
Coming
.
Ahrena.
ed.
_
being cared for by Di. Sarizan