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NYSSA , OREGON GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS VOLUME XXVI. NO. 14. NYSSA GREETS NEW YEAR WITH BRIGHT VISIONS MALOR DICK TENSEN WOULD SEE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GATE CITY JOURNAL SEWER IN 1932; OTHER CITIZENS WISH FOR HARMONY IN WORK FOR COM MUNITY, PROJECT AND COUNTY. What is past is past, beyond our alteration; but the future is always ahead, and it is ours. With this thought in mind, all Mal heur county and Nyssa greet the ar rival of the New Year. What the New Year holds forth is hard to say but optimism and the will to go forward characterizes the outlook In Nyssa and vicinity. Wishes and resolutions, as well as Inventory of all that Is left of the old year, are in order. The following expressions visualize great things for the Gate City, great developments that are by no means Impossible but within easy reach if combined effort Is made. N Y SSÁ, ÖftECÖN BUSIEST AND FASTEST OROWLNO TOWN IN OREGON INVESTIGATE - LOCATE $1.50 PER YEAR NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1931. FEW NEEDY IN NYSSA SHARE IN YULE CHEER The Community Welfare Com mittee made Christmas cheery for a number of needy and deserving families. Seven bountifully- filled Christmas baskets were distributed to seven homes by Mrs. Dick Ten- sen and Mrs. J. J. Sarazin, of the committee. The Committee is appreciative of the Christmas spirit in Nyssa. Stud ents of the high school gave a large donation of canned goods Instead of the usual gift exchange. The Civic Club gave its contribution of food and clothing and money came from the business men. Cases will be Investigated and assistance will be given all who need It. Mrs. Tensen stated Monday that she thought charity work could be handled very nicely in Nyssa this winter. “ We believe there is no greater call than In other years,” she stated. $16,610 WORTH OF COUNTY LAND WILL GO ON BLOCK IN SECOND BIG SALE SLATED FOR SATUR DAY, JANUARY 30; SOME TRACTS UNDER OWHEE AND VALE PRO JECTS. DEATH CLAIMS WM. TREMBLAY FORMER RESIDENT OF THE OWY Mayor Dick Tensen: What Is my wish HEE DIES IN CALIFORNIA AFTER for our fair city? It is construction of the much needed sewer system, which I LINGERING ILLNESS. believe will do more for the growth and development of Nyssa than any other city project. For the reason that the William Paul Tremblay, former resi city Is in good financial condition, I dent of the Owyhee and Parma, died believe we can go ahead In 1932. Our at his home in Paradise, Cal., after bond indebtedness is but $23,000 repre an Illness extending over a period of senting expense of street Improvements five years. Mr. Tremblav formerly own and water systems. Pew cities in Oregon ed the property that is known as the are in better financial condition than John Height ranch. Nyssa. Let us spend wisely. A sewer Tremblay was past 61 years of age. system is an Improvement that is nec He was born March 10, 1870, in Love essary for the growth and welfare of the lock, Nevada. community. Surviving are his widow, three daugh C. L. McCoy, president of Nyssa Com ters Mrs. Anna Crago of Pendleton, mercial club: In various ways we Mrs. Emma Clark of Paradise, Cal., Mrs human beings become what we think Margaret Stampple of Susanville, Cal., we are. At this season we are a little one son Dan I. Tremblay of Paradise, better than usual. We are inspired by three granddaughters and two brothers new resolutions. Our impulses are more Paul and Oeorge Tremblay of Klamatb (courageous and our thoughts are turned Falls. to others. We have given of ourselves and of our possessions and we are hap Supt. Leo D. Hollenberg Is expected pier. Let’s become better acquainted with each other and work in harmony to return today from Portland where he to make the year 1932 a truly happy has been In attendance at the state teachers’ convention since Monday. one. Geo. McKee and family spent Christ Phin Warren, former Mayor and set tler here In 1893: What Nyssa needs in mas In Wilder with Jas. R. Strong, the New Year is good citizens, good brother of Mrs. McKee and family. boosters—no knockers. My idea of the Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McNall went to good citizen Is the man who takes Payette Christmas to visit J. Sopher pride in a nice home, with clean yard and his wife, a patient at the hospital. and lawn and flowers, and perhaps a Miss Ruth McDay, niece of Mr. and garden. Other needs are factory, can nery, creamery and more packing Mrs. Jess Lawrence, is here from Hunt houses to take care of our produce. It ington. Complimentary to Miss McDay, will do us no good to find fault with Mrs. Lawrence gave a dinner Christmas. other towns, or with our neighbors. Let Helen, Mildred and John Zittercob were us forget the evil and concentrate on also guests. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. DeGroft, of the Nyssa's advancement. Eastern Oregon Land Company ranch, Mrs. Frank T. Morgan, President of were guests at the Wm. Smiley home on Nyssa Civic Club: At the beginning of a New Year, we would welcome all Christmas. C. Glenn Brown and family, formerly women of the community Into the Civic club. It’s purpose Is to bring the women of Nyssa, have moved from Nampa to of all churches, of all clubs, of all Payette. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Griffiths and groups, Into one central organization for the betterment of Nyssa. For the Civic children spent Christmas In Caldwell club, 1932 holds forth two main objec with Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Griffiths, par tives, Improvement of the city park and ents of the former.. construction of a swimming pool. Earl Dean, brother of Mrs. J. B. W. B. Hoxie: Nothing will assist In Smith, and his family were over from greater degree to the well being of our Payette to Join other relatives at a community than ‘ confidence. There Christmas dinner at the country home should be no doubt of our ability to ar of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. range settlement of the acreage under Mr. and Mrs. David Henderson of the Owyhee project, or of caring for In Owyhee Dam spent Sunday with Mr. a business way the expected settlers on and Mrs. J. B. Smith. these valuable lands. City development Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Morgan and must keep In step with land settlement. family were Boise visitors Monday. In this connection, home Investment for Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Greene -and capital Is provided with a safety therein not present in a large percentage of children were Sunday guests of Mr. and foreign securities. We should Invite out Mrs. Carl M. Voyen In Vale. side Investors to share In carrying for I Governor H. C| Baldridge was over ward the great growth we shall have In from Parma Tuesday. the present decade. We must meet the J. P. Dunaway, of the Spokane land r- --ment of the larger population by bank, came home for Christmas vaca " r > ? rrads better market and fac- tion. He was here till Tuesday. ' iv ” almost the last large Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wilson and daugh cheap ’.and within the nation and as pioneers will benefit by pushing ters are here from Pondosa. They will the development with every proper spend several days with Mr. and Mrs means at our hands. Espec ally a broad W. B. Hoxie, parents of Mrs. Wilson. gauge and liberal treatment of those who are to be our neighbors Is neces and David MacLafferty were guests sary, a “live and let live’’ policy ex Christmas of Mr. and Mrs. George L. Garvin at Parma. emplified in the Oolden Rule. COUNTY OFFERS 73 TRACTS OF LAND FOR SALE At a second huge sale of Malheur county land, owned by the county, the court will offer 73 parcels to the high est and best bidders. The sale will be held Saturday. January 30, at the courthouse. Both city and farm land is Included In the second block, with the estimated value having been placed at $16,610 for the 73 tracts. Tracts Under Projects A number of the parcels are county owned land under the Owyhee and Vale irrigation projects. They are irrigable tracts. Others are within the reorgan ized Warmsprings Irrigation district, still others are valuable city lots in On tario and Vale and one at the edge of Nyssa. Prospective buyers have request ed the advertisement of sale of all 73 tracts. Some competitive bidding Is an ticipated by the county court. Readers of The Journal will find a list of the property in this Issue. Buy On Installments The land will be offered for sale to the highest bidder for cash or cash payment of not less than 20 per cent of the sale price, with the balance to be paid in equal Installments over «a period of not more than ten years. De ferred payments will draw Interest at 6 per cent as provided by legislative en actment at the 1931 session. J. D. Fairman, county commissioner, has charge of the sale of county owned land. Prospective buyers, or new set tlers, aer urged to get in touch with him. Mr. Fairman Is no novice at sell ing land. He opened the colonization program of the Vale-Owyhee Land Settlement association on the Harper unit of the Vale project, serving without pay until the sale business became too much for him to handle along with his own business and a sales agent was em ployed. Mr. Fairman brought J. M. Zellig of Kalama, Wash., to Nyssa Tuesday. They inspected several Owyhee tracts. Zellig declared the Owyhee to be a land of opportunity in reality. He was amazed at the low cost of Irrigable tracts. “I will return," he said, “ and bring five families with me. Friends In Washing j ton and Missouri are Interested and I am confident that they will be as pleas ed as I am.’’ ! NEW OFFICERS TAKE CHARGE OF GRANGE AT AROCK Arock—(Special)—Officers for 1932 of Arock grange are: W. A. Wiley, master; Wm. Packard, overseer; Mrs. Charles Murphy, lecturer; Mr. Murphy, stew ard; Glen Wright, assistant steward; Ruth Danner, lady assistant steward; Mrs. Mary Robison, chaplain; A. F. Hill, treasurer; Mrs. L. Y. Matthews, secretary; Gordon Park, gate keeper; Mrs. Bertha Packard; Ceres;Mrs. Mary Baltzor. Pomona; Mrs. C. E. Lanning. Flora; W. 8. Bruce. L. Y. Matthews and C. C. Robison, executive committee. Grand Jury Eyes C r i m e Coming W eek The grand Jury for the January term | of circuit court will convene in the j county seat Monday. Circuit court, with | Judge W. W. Wood presiding, opens the following Monday, January 11. 1 The grand Jury includes Charles Boor, j l r o n s l d e ; S. H. Corliss, Ontario; ¡Thomas F. Coward, Nyssa; Scott Davis, Ontario; Ivan P. Hart, Westfall; Jas. H. Inman, Vale; and Frank McCarthy. Ontario. It Is unofficially reported that there are few criminal cases for consideration. Judge Wood heard a felony charge against Joe Messee of Ontario Monday. He received a parole on good behavior for a 3-year sentence. DALEY HAS CLOSE CALL AGED MAN AND SUFFERS CARRIES ACTION IN ILLUSION THREAT VISIT AT INTO COURT HOUSE. Aged and his mind impaired, G. Y. Chester. Sr., of Vale, took offense to a trivial Incident over county road work In Vale last Thursday and attempted to make good his threat that he would kill several county officers. He threatened the lives of J. Edwin Johnson, county engineer, and Judge David F. Graham. He went to the courthouse. Entering the first door he encounter ed Roy Daley, county clerk. Without warning, he struck Daley in the face with a hammer. Daley wore glasses and his right eye was painfully, though it Is believed not seriously, injured. Mr. Chester was committed to the Eastern Oregon Hospital at Pendleton He is past 79 years of age. WALLACE STRANE OPENS COAL YARD Nyssa gained another firm yesterday when the Nyssa Coal company opened for business under the management of Wallace W. Strane, formerly of Ontario Strane Is returning to this section afte.’ spending the last few months in Port« land. For the present he and Mrs. Strane are making their home with Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Butler, Jr., parents of Mrs. Strane. HERDER STRICKEN John Cascowasse, herder for C. Sen eca, was stricken with peritonitis while feeding sheep at Nyssa the day before Christmas. Dr. J. J. Sarazin rushed him to the Ontario hospital and he underwent a very critical operation. He seems to be recovering nicely. W. C. T. U. W. C. T. U. will meet next Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Lecn Hlgby. the union having decided to hold winter meetings at the Hlgby home. Special business will be transacted and everyone Is Invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Wilson and children motored to Buhl to spend Christmas with relatives of Mr. Wilson. They stopped in Nampa on return. OWYHEE DAM A T THE BEGINNING CONNOLLY, SHEA DRAW NEAR IN TUNNEL BORING MAGOFFIN YEAR IN MADE BEST RUN OF DECEMBER WITH 377 FEET OF STEEL-LINED TUNNEL: NEW YEAR FINDS DAM 91 PER CENT COMPLETED. Blizzard may howl and winter may rage over the earth, but work goes on without discomfort within the hollows of the earth where excavation of a 3H and 4 >4 -mile tunnel is steadily pro gressing through winter months. Only 1280 feet, a month's work If go ing Is good, separates the headings In 3 % -mile tunnel No. 1. T. E. Connolly company is in 8,700 feet from the Inlet end and J. F. Shea company 8,725 feet from the outlet end. Each have about 630 feet to go. These contractors have been making about 600 feet per month. At the outlet end of 4\4-mil tunnel No. 5, S. S. Magoffin company made his best progress of the year with 377 feet of steel-lined tunnel for December. This leaves about a mile to go. Magoffin en countered water-bearing sand and soft material that not only retarded progress most of last year but almost cost a life. At the inlet end of Tunnel No. 5, which will serve the Gem unit of the Owyhee project. J. F. Shea company concrete-lined 3,600 feet of tunnel dur ing the month on Its second contract. This leaves less than one-third of the 2% miles unfinished. The New Year sees the Owyhee dam 91 per cent completed and over six months ahead of schedule. The General Construction company will resume con crete work when favorable weather pre vails. It Is expectedthat within a short time the bureau of reclamation will award the Mitchell butte canal contracts to the General and J. A. Tertellng com pany, low bidders. McLEOD ESTATE CASE GOÉS TO CIRCUIT COURT University of Oklahoma. Norman, Okla..—(Special)—Dwight Harvey Hopkins, 16. Oklahoma’s B o y Preacher, will talk In Nyssa this coming summer while on an Okla homa-to-Oregon tour. Hopkins will visit three cities in Oregon, In Portland. La Orande and In Nyssa. He will be accompanied by Char les H. Mundy of St. Helena, Cal., who Is sponsoring the toyr. Hop kins’ subject will be “ Hell Fire and Brimstone," and "Modern Views on Dancing.” Dwight Is .the younger brother of Albert B. Hopkins, principal of Ore gon Trail school, hence his stop in Nyssa. Dwight Is but 16, although he has been preaching for three years. He made a great success last year In his Oklahoma state tour and as a result Mr. Mundy planned the greater one for 1932. THREE COUPLES WED CHRISTMAS SCHWEIZER-DOOLITTLE NUPTIALS OPEN MERRY DAY OF WED DINGS; GLEN GREEN AND MISS BOZINA LEAVITT WED IN NYSSA SCHWEIZ ER-DOOLITTLE Miss Evelyn Rena Schwelzer, charm ing daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Schwelzer of Nyssa, became the bride of Barr Doolittle, oldest son of M. H. Doolittle of Vale at a pretty wedding solemnized at the Methodist parsonage in Vale Christmas morning at 10 o’clock. Rev. John Oarver read the marriage vows. The bride wore a becoming afternoon frock of pink taffeta. She was attended by her mother and Miss Verdi Doolittle of Boise, sister of the groom. Others present were Mr. Schwelzer and Mr. Doolittle of Vale. After ttie wedding, the party was entertained at a three-course wedding dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Householder In New Plymouth. The bride Is a popular member of the senior class of Nyssa high school. The groom Is a graduate of Vale high school of the class of 1929. Since that time he has been employed with the bureau of reclamation and Is now a member of an Owyhee project survey party at Nyssa. Mr. and Mrs. DoolltUe will make their home In Nyssa. They have taken one of the Swan Apartments. They have the good wishes of a host of friends. Bruce R. Kester, attorney for Harry Cockrum, administrator of the Donald McLeod estate, secured a writ of pro hibition in the circuit court, prohibiting the county court from taking any fur ther action in the estate case until a hearing Is held In the circuit court. The hearing has been set for January 9. ac cording to Attorney E. M. Blodgett, LEAVITT-GREEN counsel for Mrs. Susan Roethler, who presented a will that has been approv Miss Rozina Leavitt and Glen Joseph ed by the county court. Green, both of Nyssa, were married the day before Christmas at the Methodist parsonage In Nyssa by Rev. Josle J. BIG BEND FARMER Blokland. The pretty ring ceremony was used. Both young people are well known DIED TUESDAY; In this community and frleqds wish BURIAL IN RENO them every happiness. For the present they are making their home with Mr. and Mrs. A1 Oreen, parents of the Lawrence Jensen, 50. died last Tues groom. day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Tate in Big Bend. He had been 111 of 8HURTLIFF-NELSON diabetes since last August and had lived Nyssa friends were also Interested in at the Tate home. Jensen was a native of Denmark and so far as Is known, he the marriage of Miss Jennie Shurtllff had no relatives In this country. As he and El wood B. Nelson of Vale at noon had requested, Mr. Jensen was burled at Christmas day at the home of Mr. and Reno, Nevada, where he formerly lived. Mrs. P. R. Shurtllff In Vale. The bride Tate was appointed administrator wore a dress of brown satin and carried of the Jensen estate by the county court flowers. Bishop Christenson of the L. D. Monday and E. M. Blodgett, Nyssa at S. Church of Ontsrio officiated. The couple will be at home In Ontario, torney, was retained as counsel. where the bride has lived the past two years. She Is a bookkeeper for Cables- OF 1 9 3 2 Ackerman Motor company. Mr. Nelson is a mechanic at Kessler Oarsge In Vale. . YEAR PARTS WITH RAGING SNOW STORM WINTRY GALE FOLLOWS WARM WEATHER OF CHRISTMAS WEEK; BRINGS HEAVY SNOW IN MOUN TAINS. Getting In a last punch, old man 1931 said farewell today with a snapping blizzard. The storm raged In relentless fury throughout the day and promised to make the reception of the New Year breezier than ever. Blizzard in Nyssa was quite a change after weather that earlier in the week permitted a round of golf, work In the garden and fooled a rattlesnake at Pendleton to the extent that he came out to sun himself. The state highway department an nounced today that snow had blocked the Oregon Trail through the Blue Mountains between La Grande and Pendleton. When the storm abates, the highway will be opened by snow plows. McCall Is snowbound with snow seven feet deep In main street. Old timers there said they had never known the snow to be so deep. Silver City, In the Idaho mountains across the border from Jordan Valley, Is also said to be snowbound. A dispatch from Ironside to The Journal yesterday reported a snowfall of 16 Inches. CITY APPRECIATES GRAHAM’S AID IN BRIDGE TRANSFER "We were certainly glad to know that Judge David F. Graham secured the promise of the state highway commis sion that the expense of improvement of the Nyssa bride across Snake river would be taken over by the state." said Mayor Dick Tensen, yesterday. Frank T. Morgan, secretary of the Nyssa Com mercial club, also expressed his grati tude of Judge Graham's successful ef fort. Like the rest of the county. Nyssa was glad to hear that the last section of the Central Oregon highway In Malheur county, nine miles between Peach and Juntura, will be built. The commission assured Judge Graham that the work would be advertised at the January meeting. Completion of the rood will give Juntura and Beulah country a long awaited outlet. It will also provide a way into Malheur county from the Bums country and beyond. HELM DIES OF GUNSHOT WOUNDS; YOUTHS ARE HELD Amos Helms, state policeman, of La Orande, shot October 18 by two youths when he and Captain H. Lee Noe at tempted to stop them, died yesterday afternoon. Helms was shot in the ab domen. The two youths, Keith Cross white and John Owens of Springfield, Mo., will be charged with first degree murder. CHRISTMAS BUSINESS GOOD EVERYWHERE "A better Christmas business than last year. Sold more practical gifts. We had a week's good business from the Christmas trade while last year it was a rush the last day. We can’t complain, our Christmas business was excellent." These were the remarks of Nyssa busi ness men after the clooe of the holiday buying. Quite as encouraging was the report of Postmaster Dean Smith who said JANUARY TURKEYS that Christmas business was “not as WILL BE RECEIVED good" but better at the postoffice. Many more cards were distributed and pack Nyssa Turkey Marketing association age mall showed a substantial Increase. received word today ;hat January tur Mr. and Mrs. Carl Powers of Parma keys will be received In Nyssa by the Meridian Produce company January 11, spent Christmas at the parental home of Dr. Anna Pritchett In Vale. 12. 13, 14. Ironside Pioneers Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary Vurse Says Cleanliness Is First Rule of Good Health 1 trust my several weeks work In families where there is tuberculosis and ilheur county will prove of healthful I other diseases and. if ncessary, assist* * in making arrangements for proper leflt to children In many homes," care. The health nurse fills the gap be d Mise Edna Flannagan in a talk at tween the doctor and the general public e Jouranl office before her departure with her chief interest the children m the county Saturday. Miss Flan- in the school. Miss Flannagan stated that she jan was called to the Poitland of- s of the Oregon State Tuberculosis found teachers very helfpul In every district visited In Malheur county oclatlon. Asked If she could make a statement explaining her work. Miss Flannagan d, “Public health nursing activities that might aid In Improving health • many and varied. The nurse assists conditions In Malheur county schools, ■ doctor when the school medical ex- Miss Flannagan replied that her most 1 nations are made and later explains frequent advice is, "K eep Clean." the parents what defects have been Cleanliness Is the first rule In good md. She is helpful In the control of health and Is most Important In spread nmunicable diseases She Instruct* in of si) communicable diseases, she added HOPKINS’ BROTHER, BOY PREACHER 16, WILL VISIT HERE Ninety-one per cent completed and six months ahead of schedule, here is a view of the Owyhee dam as It looks today. From left may be seen the he ad tower, finished panels, ring gate; central panels 40 feet below crest and the needle valve house Finishing touches will be added In the spring and summer of 1933. By Mrs. E. J. BEAM Ironside—Fifty years of wedded life In Baker (once covering Malheur) and Malheur counties was celebrated by Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Elms, pioneers of Iron side. Sunday. With marriage ceremony repeated and dinner for all their child ren and grand children, their golden wedding anniversary was fittingly ob served. Two sons Charles Elms of Haines and Prank Elms of Unity and ] three daughters Mrs. Walter Hinton of Grandview. Ida., Mrs. D. Houser of Haines and Mrs. Floyd White of Iron side. also Mrs. Elms' sisters Mrs. Wm. Morfltt of Unity and Mrs. P. Smith of Brogan and their stepmother Mrs. Ber tha Carltle of Brogan were present. Virtually the entire Ironside com munity gave them a rousing charivari Sunday night. Boor Loses Cattle | At last reports. Charles Boor of Iron- slda had lost eleven head of cattle from arsenic poisoning contracted from eat ing apples covered with spray. Boor had his cattle In an orchard near Prultland. I Ray Duncan and family spent Christ mas In Ontario with Duncan’s parents Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Lackey. ' The E. J. Beams and H. Van Cleaves were at Ralph Beam’s home in Unity. Mr and Mrs. W. J. Hinton and two daughters of Grandview are visiting the Elms during the holidays, also the C. Elms family and Mrs. Houser. A heavy snowfall of 16 Inches covered this section yesterdav and there Is promise of more. Rex Marquis, Vale farmer, was here on business Tuesday.
