NVSSA, OREGON
G A T E W A Y T O T H E OW YHEE AND
B L A C K C AN YO N
IRRIGATION
PROJECTS
VOLUME VVXI.
NO. 27.
YOUNG HURL
NYSSA WINS
G ATE C IT Y BOYS EDGE O C T VALE
IN
T IG H T
THE GATE CITY JOURNAL
FRE-SEASON
EN
CO UNTER; P L A Y COLLEGE C O Y
OTES T O N IG H T .
Dick Young and Charles Newbill vied
for honors on the mound when they
pitched a tight,
pre-season game at
Vale Sunday. Nyssa took the long end
o f a 3 to 2 score. Nyssa batters garner
ed six hits o ff Newbill while Young al
lowed Vale but four.
Rambaud chalked up two hits with
one each for Dick Young, Hoxie, Long
and Price.
The locals are arranging to play the
College of Idaho tonight. In a twilight
game with Ontario last Thursday, the
Coyotes downed Ontario 7 to 4. College
pitchers were J. and K. Roberts and
Lyke with Cresy catching. Ontario sent
Soper and Young on the mound with
Long catching.
N YS SA H IG H 2, O N T A R IO 5
Ontario high school nine defeated
Nyssa in the first conference game of
the season here last Friday 5 to 2. In
spite of the fact that Johnston hurled
a good game for Nyssa and the team
played good ball. Lady Luck was not
with the Nyssa boys when it came to
batting. Nyssa lads made but two er
rors while several were credited to On
tario. McCarty featured for Ontario
when he made a homer, a three-bagger
and a 2-base hit in three trip« to bat.
NYSSA, OREGON
BUSIEST AND FASTE ST UROWINCi
TO W N IN OREGON
INVESTIGATE - LOCATE
NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRTL 21, 1932.
VAN TWISKS LEAVE
FOR HOLLAND AND
SOUTHERN GERMANY
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Van Twisk
and three children started on a
long Journey from the Nyssa com
munity Tuesday. They are on their
way to Holland, Mr. Van Twisk's
old home, where they will spend a
few months. From there they will
go on to southern Germany where
they plan to locate. Mrs. Van Twisk
formerly lived in Germany. Before
leaving this country the fam ily will
visit in New York.
Van Twisk has farmed in this
section 11 years. His brother Hen-
drickls Van Twisk of Vale has tak
en over his place.
Sunday Mr. and Mrs. M. Hart of
Nyssa gave a farewell dinner for
the Van Twisk family. Among the
guests who came to bid them
good-bye were Mr. and Mrs. C.
Kronenburg o f Ontario, Mr. and
Mrs. Qeo. Sibus of Big Bend and
M r and Mrs. Garret Groot.
MENDIOLA BOY
DIES IN BOISE
B R IE F ILLNE SS C LAIM S SIX -Y'E AR -
OLD SON OF MR. AND MRS. V IC
ENTE
M ENDIOLA,
RANCHERS.
OWYHEE
RED GROSS WILL
DISTRIBUTE WHEAT
TO MALHEUR NEEDY
COUNTY
CHAPTERS
A P P O IN T
COM M ITTEES IN VAR IO U S COM
M U N IT IE S
TO
WHOM
A P P L IC A
T IO N M A Y BE MADE A T ONCE.
Good fortune In the
form of free
wheat, flour and garden seed has come
the way of those In need and short of
money through the efforts of the nat
ional Red Cross. Chapters of Malheur
county will handle distribution here,
J. A. Davenport roll call chairman, told
The Journal yesterday. He stated that
applications should be made at once as
distributions must be made by April 30.
The Red Cross has appointed the fo l
lowing chairmen to whom application
may be made In this district;
Nyssa— Mrs. Dick Tensen, Mrs. F. B.
Schlapkohl.
Adrian—Holly Brothers.
Ontario—Rev. 8. P. Hagler, County
Agent R. G. Larsen.
Jordan Valley—Dr. W. W. Jones.
Oregon Slope— Mrs P. M. Boats.
Vale and the country adjacent will be
served by the Vale chapter oi which
R D. Lytle Is chairman.
Mr. Davenport stated that the free
wheat, flour and garden seed is for only
those who are in need of same. He sug
gested that everyone in the community
aid by spreading the information
around and getting in touch with those
who are in need.
Wheat for the Red Cross was pur
chased by the government from the
federal farm board cooperative.
H it a n d Run
D r iv e r K ills ,
Young Girl, 16
Nyssa friends were shocked by the
death of Joy Elloltt, 16, former Nyssa
girl, who was knocked down and fatally
Injured Sunday night In Boise by a
motorist who paused only long enough
to pick her up and thrust her Into the
rear seat o f the automobile. She was
found several hours after the tragedy
in the machine, a stolen one.
The girl had attended church with
several friends who accompanied her
part way home. She was alone when
the car ran her down and as yet Boise
officers have not lee.ned the Identity
of the driver or occupants of the car.
Joy died In a Boise hospital without re
gaining consciousness.
The girl was a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Claud E. Elliott who lived in Nyssa
several years. Elliott was a plumber for
Eder Hardware company while here.
Funeral services for Joy were held In
Boise yesterday.
SENIOR CLASS
WINS TRACK
SENIOR BO YS LEAD IN
4 6
P O IN T S
M EET;
AT
FROSH
SCORING
IN TE R -C LAS S
PLACE SECOND.
$1.50 PER YEAR
6-TEAM LEAGUE ___
WINDS UP FOR
N YS SA
W IT H
SLUGGERS
W IL L
FLAY
BOISE. N AM PA. EM METT.
O N TA R IO
AND
H U N T IN G TO N ;
REVISED SCHEDULE OPENS SUN
DAY.
Meeting In Nyssa last night, Boise.
Nampa. Emmett, Ontario, Huntington
and Nyssa baseball clubs wound up or
ganization of a semi-pro Idaho-Oregon
baseball league. Jack Ashenfelter, Boise,
league president, was chairman and R.
Byrd of Ontario acted as secretary.
The schedule opening April 24, and
closing July 3. was revised to leave open
dates May 29 and May 30. for Decora
tion Day games. The period In which
eligibility lists may be submitted was
advanced to M ay 10. Ashenfelter stated
that copies of the schedule would be
mailed to all clubs during the coming
week.
For the opener Sunday. Nyssa Jour
neys to Huntington, Boise plays at
Nampa and Emmett plays In Ontario.
D. O. Pierce, Cecil Duff. Ashenfelter
and Jack Smith attended from Boise,
Byrd from Ontario, Davenport and
Simmons from Nampa. Smith brought
Emmett’s vote by proxy.
Tonight the Nyssa club will meet
again to elect business manager and
captain. Plans for financing the club
will be discussed. Herbert Hoxie has al
ready secured contributions from 12
business firms for suits for the Nyssa
team.
Francisco Mendiola, six year old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Vicente Mendiola, died
at a Boise hospital Monday morning
W ith a total of 46 po’nts, the Senior
after a brief illness. Surviving are his
class was the champion of an Inter-
parents, one brother Julian and one
class track and field meet In Nyssa yes
sister. Funeral services were held yes
terday after school. Freshmen placed
terday morning from St. John’s cathed
second with 28 points. Sophomores were
ral in Boise with the Rev. Gerald M.
third with 26 while the Juniors made
Scanlon officiating. Burial was in St.
but nine. Each class had a yell leader
John's cemetery at Boise.
STATE BEGINS
STAGE MAY RUN
ENGINEER BANKS
and lots of school spirit was on display.
The bereaved fam ily has the sym
FROM WINNEMUCCA
AERIAL SURVEY
Winners
in the various events, in
pathy of Nyssa friends. During the
SEES COMPLETION
summer months, the Mendlolas make
TO BOISE IN JUNE the order o f winning, were:
ON C-O HIGHWAY
High Jump— Sager, Montgomery,
OF DAM AT BAKER j their home at their ranch on the Owy
Forbes, Foster.
hee while they live in Parma during the
In a plea to the county court on be
Broad Jump— Marshall. Sager, For
The aerial survey o f the Juntura-
The bureau of reclamatllon has com school term. They are well known in half of the I. O. N. highway, Sam Ross
bes, Ernest.
Burns section of the Central Oregon
of Jordan Valley informed Judge
pleted the construction of the Thief this community.
100 yd. run—Marshall, Ernest, Taylor, highway, ordered recently by the state
David F. Graham that a stage operator
Valley Dam near Baker under the dir
Boor.
highway commission. Is under way. The
planned to run a daily stage from Boise
ection of Engineer F. A. Banks, engin EDUCATORS SPEAK
220 yd. run—Keizer, Montgomery, International Aerial Surveys, Inc., of
to Winnemucca, commencing June 1.
eer in charge of Owyhee project and
Spencer, Boren.
Boise, is employed. R. H. Baldock, state
AT SPRING SESSION
“ One car would start from each ter
others in Oregon and Idaho. W. H.
880 yd. run—Johnston, Keck. Lathen, highway engineer, announced that the
COUNTY TEACHERS minal every morning and make the Holady.
Puckett company, Boise, was the build
aerial survey would reduce consider
trip in time to connect with the trains
er, and work lias been under way since
Mile run—Spencer, Keck, Foster, ably the cost of general survey that
A ll o f the teachers of the Nyssa at Winnemucca bound for San Fran
last fall.
Hatch.
must follow.
The T h ie f Valley Dam Is 86 feet wide school and many from the rural schools cisco." Ross declared.
Relay— Boren, Oehr, Spencer.
The route o f the highway between
Ross
urged
that
the
county
Improve
at the foundation. 8 feet wide at the were in attendance at the annual
Shot put— Boor,
Walters,
Sager, Juntura and Burns has never been def
the
road
during
the
next
month.
He
top. The crest length on top of the dam spring Institute In Ontario Saturday.
Freel.
initely designated. Crane proponents
from one side o f the canyon to the Dr. R. O. Chambers, professor of voca asked that rocks be removed and cross
Javelin throw—Keck, Sager, Ernest, desire It to run that way. Drewsey
other is 390 feet, maximum height 60 tional psychology at Oregon State col ings built between Rome and McDer- Boren.
people another. I t Is reported that
lege, was the principal speaker at the mltt.
feet.
Students marveled at the shot put actual construction will follow location
Ross Is of the opinion that operation
Workmen were
released last week morning session and Di. R. V. DeLong,
throw of Howard Boor. He threw a 12- of the route the most feasible way.
with only a small crew being retained president of the Nazarene college at of the stage line over the short cut
The road Is completed or under con
pound weight 43 feet 3 Inches, while
route
would
aid
In
the
fight
for
im
dismantle
and
move
Nampa,
addressed
the
afternoon
meet-
to remove forms,
the record for the state Is 48 feet. With tract as far west as Juntura.
provement
of
the
I.
O.
N.
highway.
ing.
equipment for the Puckett company.
Judge Graham stated that the coun more practice, Boor may set a new state
Supt. H. M. James of Vale, Supt. Leo
Oates on the dam will be opened and
record.
closed by gasoline motor. W. G. Olase D. Hollenberg of Nyssa and Supt. Turn- ty would cooperate.
VAN DUZER ENTERS
has been employed by the Lower Pow bull of Ontario made reports, M r Hol
A L F A L F A SEED G AIN S
der River Irrigation district, owner of lenberg on the recent teachers conven PIERCE WILL TALK
POLITICS FOR DANA
the new dam and reservoir, to operate tion in Spokane. Owen Price had
A sharp revival of
alfalfa
seed
AT POMONA GRANGE prices has meant cash to a number of H. B. Van Duzer, former chairman of
charge of a departmental report for
the gates.
elementary schools.
IN VALE SATURDAY farmers. The market stiffened to 23 the state highway commission, has been
Adding a touch of sociability to the
Marshall
cents per pound the forepart of the appointed chairman of the
OREGON TRAIL
institute for the first time, B. W. Shav
Dana for United States senator club.
Ex-Oovernor
Walter
M.
Pierce, week.
er. Harper, president of the county Democratic candidate for congressman
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Bert E. Haney,
another
prominent
teachers’ association, and others ar from eastern Oregon district, and Mrs.
Democrat of the state. Is vice-chair
BROADCASTS HOUR ranged
a banquet for the evening. It Pierce will be the leading speakers at
man.
was served at the Parish hall In On the meeting of the Malheur Pomona
There were no Rudy Valees but the tario. Cards furnished diversion after
folks at home never enjoyed singing the banquet. Mrs. Hollenberg accom grange in Vale Saturday afternoon.
Pierce Is a granger and Is now engaged
more than the radio program given panied the visitors from Nyssa.
in dairy fanning a La Orande. Mrs.
Sunday at 4:30 o'clock by the Oregon
GOPHERS AT ONCE
Pierce was formerly state librarian.
Trail Sunday School over K F X D Nam
An evening session is also palnned.
pa. The entire Sunday School took part DOG TOUSER DIES
When Mrs. Chas. Keplinger in
WHILE ON DUTY advised R. O. Larson, Pomona secre- SECOND GRADE LEADS IN N U M spected
and Albert B. Hopkins, Oregon Trail
a gopher trap set by her
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j
tary.
All
grangers
are
invited
to
attend.
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teacher, acted as announcer. The fol
husband at their ranch near Vale
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QUARTER.
No
more
will
Touser
carry
notes
for
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lowing numbers were given: solo, Hub
Tuesday, she found a whole family
ert Jones; recitation, Dewey Thomason; his owners Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bertsch. BROGAN RANCHERS
of gophers. Mrs. Gopher and nine
song,
Donna Dlmmlck;
and chorus No more will he accompany his master
youngsters had been caught In the
MAKE NEW SURVEY
numbers by Annie Holmes, June Hol- on the trail of pheasant or duck. Never
F ifty-tw o students of the Nyssa grade
trap.
ON BURNT RIVER school
ady, Mrs. Floyd Campbell, Mrs. Hattie again will Touser protect the chicks
and sixteen students In high
Rogers, Jones and Hopkins. Mrs. Lucille from a marauding alley cat, a task he
Under the supervision o f Arden A. school made the honor roll for the last
A T ID A N H A ORCH ARD
had
been
carefully
trained
to
do.
Johnston was pianist.
quarter, as follows:
Faithfulness to duty cost him his life Reed, chairman, W. B. Allen and R. D.
The Junior boys’ class told why they
First
grade—
Florence
Bauer,
Robert
Lytle, a committee appointed by the
_.... disliked
UU„ I1V„ . Sunday ______
Chas. L. Thompson, recently of Wels-
liked and
School _ El- Monday. W hile chasing a cat from the.
Brown, Jimmy Cook, Hugh Draglch,
mer Davis. Jack McKee, Warren Lath- j Bertach yard. Touser failed to notice an stockholders of the Orchards Water Lois Patton, Harmon Pompe, Phyllis er but old timer of Nyssa, has returned
en Otlbert Holmes and Paul Johnston approaching car and was crushed be- cotnPany. * survey of Burnt river Is Schlreman, Dickie Tensen, Leo Van to operate the large Idanha orchard
^ k ln g w r t
neath Us wheels. Touser was a good linder " V * determine the feasibility Natta, Conley Ward.
this season. T h e Idanha Is one of the
Broadcasting proved to be lots of fu n .! dog. His human friends will miss him.
of diverting water into Reservoir No. 3
Second—Jacqueline Barrett. Marlon largest prune and apple orchards in
i
of the Brogan project. A tunnel and
this sectloln. For the past few years Mr.
canal to carry Burnt river flood waters Boden, Margie Howell, Oayle McCoy,
Thompson has been produce Inspector
Irine
Nichols,
Lois
Ownby,
Delma
to Brogan has been suggested as a
in Idaho. He and Mrs Thompson
means of relieving the
shortage at Ward. Ida Boren. Patricia Nadeau. Leo
moved to the orchard from Welser last
Hollenberg,
Charles
Paradis.
Muriel
Brogan.
Thursday.
Boring.
The present survey is being made by
Groot,
Barbara
Carl Jungquist, survey«-, and four far- | Third— Marjorie
G A R R IS O N GETS O FFICE
Brown, Junior DeOroft, Doris Oraham,
mers of the Brogan district.
Robert McCoy, Mable Brooks, Mary
O. 8. C —R ay Garrison of Nyssa,
Beaton.
Tie man with the hoe is supreme son for growing quick crops on account
NYSSA FARMER IS
Fourth— June Marie Wilson. Robert sophomore in agricultural engineering
se days. In town he confines his ef- of added moisture in the ground. Crops
BUILDING NEW HOME Bauer, Ethel May Stradley, Irene M c at Oregon State college, has recently
t to work In the yard. On the farm given a good start grow much faster
a____
been elected treasurer of the Campus
Connell.
Is digging in the dirt for the year's without Irrigation than they do when
Fifth— Houston Wilson, Ruth Plan 4-H club. The club Is composed of stud
Joe Koopman, Nyssa farmer,
has
early irrigation is used in order to get
r check.
work well under way on his new farm ary, Joe Robertson, Justine Overstreet, ents who have had 4-H club experience
iprlng work is in evidence every- the seeds to come up.
home on the Boulevard. He le building MUllcent Doyle, Anna Johnson, Hollis previous to enrolling in college, and
ere. Rich, dark furrows of loam have
A few warm days did wonders for the
have continued to display an interest
n seeded in potatoes, grain and seed orchards. Cherry and apricot trees are the new residence near his old house DeOroft. Annie Raplc. Vivian Hlgby,
In the work.
ps. The planting season is in full now in bloom. The larger apple or which will be tom down later and util John Smith, Clarissa Tillman.
S ix th —Patol Ayre, Edward Boydell,
st
A lfalfa Is covering large fields chards in this vicinity and across the ized for farm buildings. Koopman has
OREGON T R A IL 27, B IG BEND 1
h green. More corn will be planted, river in Idaho will soon be a sight excavated for a full basement, the | Mgrzenfe Hollenberg.
Seventh— L 1 o y d Wilson,
W anet*
foundation is In and work has com
county agent thinks,
worth seeing. Budding leaves will soon
Continuing Its
winning
streak In
Oraves, Eleanor Pashley.
n answer to the query, “ W hat will be overshadowed with their burden of menced on the frame of the house. It
will be modem and up-to-date In every 1 Eighth— Roy Clement, Katie Hend rural school athletics, Oregon T rail de-
i plant?" moat farmers Indicate that
pink and white.
feated Big Bend baseball nine 27 to i
ricks.
way.
y will depend on the old stand-bys.
Freshman—Ezra Brum bach. Harriet \ Friday afternoon to win Its fourth vlc-
Poultry
raising
will
be
larger
than
r and grain, with perhaps a few more
Mrs. Ethel Yeargaln was In town Sarazln, Louis Strode, Tlena Tensen. j tory In baseball John Van Z elf struck
es than usual of diversified crops, j ever, in the opinion of A B. Cain, local
Sophomore— Ray Ashcraft. Jean Hol out 17 men for Oregon Trail. Nicholas
they lose an hay, potatoes may be hatchery man. Cain says about 6000 to from Owyhee Dam several times this {
Van Zelf chalked up two homers Paul
Minnie Wilson.
id. Renowtd hop© ifiw B p tn l** , 10.000 chickens are being hatched each week to undergo dental treatment at ady.
Junior— Dorothy Boden. Evalyn Earp. Johnston played a good game behind
tag Several farmers wlU «tap with week and around 4000 are being ship the office at Dr t - D. N orcott Mrs
the bat.
new crops such as Austrian winter ped in. No estimte is possible oA Indi Yeargaln wrote the beautiful poem Carietta Irwin, Dwight Johnston. Sue
d peas and baby lin t beans grown vidual hatches on the farms. Baby turk “Owyhee" which was sent to New Rec Ketser.
Mrs. E. D. Noreott has been lU of
Senior—Donna Cook. Thelm a Cook,
Mrs AUe$) Johan-
an experimental scale last jeer. Soil season Is also opening with a heavy lamation Era by
Influenza the past week.
Howard
Foster,
K
a
e
Keizer.
d e iM p l, H r Cata says.
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MAKE HONORS RANCHER TRAPS10
Digging in the Dirt is Spring
Song in Verdant Nyssa Country
JURY INDICTS IN
NARCOTICS CASE,
SHOOTING FRACAS
Out o f three bills submitted by
District Attorney E. M. Blodgett for
consideration of the April grand
Jury in session in Vale Monday and
Tuesday,
two
indictments were
made.
William Sherman, 35, must an
swer for the alleged shooting of his
brother Joseph Sherman, 35. fo l
lowing a “ gin" party in Ontario last
January. The injured man spent
several weeks in a veterans' hos
pital and is said to have recovered
so the charge is less serious than it
might have been.
Edgar Wilks, Ontario jeweler,
was Indicted for alleged sale of
narcotics.
The trial Jury will convene In
Vale next Monday. Judge W. W.
Wood made the call of the docket
Tuesday after dismissal of the
grand jury.
BILL PASSES,
PROJECTS CUT
SENATORS S A Y S IA S H
D E LAY
TU N N E L
W IL L N O T
AND
C AN A L
W O R K ON O W Y llE E ; VALE CON
T IN U E S F IG H T FO R DAM A P P R O
P R IA T IO N .
Passage of the Interior department
bill by the house under suspension of
the rules Monday Just as It was passed
by the senate sends It to the president.
This includes a half million dollars for
the Owyhee project and but $20,000 for
maintenance on the Vale project.
Oregon senators acquiesced after they
were assured that the work on the
Owyhee tunnels and canals would go
forward under contract obligations and
that such additional funds as may be
needed In the next fiscal year would be
provided by deficiency appropriations
later. The appropriation as adopted
provides $500,000 In new money and
about $1,600,000 of unexpended balance
for Owyhee.
A report from Washington yesterday
stated that work on the additional stor
age reservoir on the North Fork of the
Malheur for the Vale project had been
postponed. However, the fight for addi
tion of the Vale Item In the deficiency
bill will be continued.
O. A. Betts, assistant to F. A. Banks,
Owyhee engineer reported Saturday
that there is plenty of water going
down the Owyhee river this year. “ A
close estimate would put the flow
already past at 250,000 acre feet,” said
Betts. "This could have backed up be
hind the dam for 20 miles In 12 days
at that rate, had the dam been com
pleted and ready for use.”
R E G IS T R A T IO N BOOKS CLOSE
Some could-M voters who did not
register by Tuesday evening will not
cast ballots
at the primary election
May 20. Registration books have closed
for the primaries. County Clerk Roy
Daley is now proceeding with the com
pilation of new registrations and other
preparations for the forthcoming battle
of ballots. Judiciary, Democratic and
Republican ballots will be sent to the
various precincts before May 9.
STATE SM AN E D ITO R HERE
Watson Humphrey, city editor of The
Statesman, favored The Journal with
a pleasant call Monday. Mr. Humphrey
stated that he was Impressed by the
thriving little city of Nyssa and the
well developed farming country around.
He and Mrs. Humphrey were on return
to Boise after a loop trip that took
them through the blossoming orchard
section at Emmett, Frultland, Payette
and Ontario.
ARBOR DAY SEES
MORE TREES
TRACK AT
ARBOR D A Y PR O G R A M A T C IVIC
CLUB USHERS IN NEW PRO G RAM
PO R
YEAR;
MRS. J. J. SA R A ZIN
IS ELECTED PRESIDENT.
’The day of the tree is Arbor Day, an
important day of the year to all who
rejoice In trees," said Mrs. Dick Tensen
In reading an article for
yesterday’s
program of the Nyssa Civic club. “Sixty
years ago the state of Nebraska was
treeless. There was no wood for fuel,
building or protection of crops or
homes. Nebraska's department of agri
culture conceived the Idea of planting
trees and more trees. The whole state
united. Arbor Day was made an annual
event and now there are millions of
trees on the plains of Nebraska."
Mrs. Tensen added that the civic club
and council had set out a large number
of new trees In the Nyssa park But Im
provements did not stop with tree
planting under the direction of Judge
A. R. Millar. F. B. Schlapkohl and high
school boys laid out a track that
encircles the park for the use of school
students. The site was selected for the
proposed municipal swimming pool.
Another delightful number of the
Arbor Day program was a vocal solo
"Trees." by Mrs. C. L. McCoy, accom
panied by Mrs. C. C. Hunt. Mrs Schlap-
kohl's division were hostesses.
Election held the
attention of the
club. By unanimous vote Mrs. J. J. Sar-
azin was elected president to succeed
Mrs. Frank T. Morgan, who has given
up club work for the present on account
of Illness. Mrs. Tensen Is vice president,
Mrs. C. Klinkenberg was re-elected
secretary, Mrs. Howard Larsen, treas
urer. The three divisions re-elected Mrs.
Schlopkohl, Mrs. Hunt and Mrs. Wm.
Schlreman, chairmen.
Mrs. E. B. Butler, Jr., was elected a
member of the park committee to suc
ceed Mrs. Sarazln.
GOVERNMENT CROP
LOANS IN COUNTY
NOW REACH $6000
Out of 100 applications for govern
ment crop and seed loans, about 30
loans In the total amount of $6000
have been granted to date, according
to County Agent R. O. Larson, who Is
secretary
for the
Malheur county
committee In {charge. Farmers have
until April 30, to make
applications
for the loans. The Individual loan Is
limited to $400, and the borrower must
give a first crop mortgage for security.
STATE LEADER OF
GIRLS’ CLUBS IS
HERE ON VISIT
Miss Helen CowglU, assistant state
club leader in charge of girls' 4-H club
work, spent last week In Malheur coun
ty visiting active girls’ clubs with Rus
sell McKennon. county club leader.
Miss CowglU held meetings in Kingman
Kolony, Owyhee. Nyssa, Annex, Pion
eer, White Settlement,
Orove
and
Wade.
POSTPONE COUNTY
P.-T. A. COUNCIL
TO SAT., MAY 14th
Owing to a conflict with other en
gagements, the Malheur County Coun
cil of Parents and Teachers have post
poned the annual spring council from
April 33 to Saturday, May 14, at Valley
View country school between Nyssa and
Ontario. Dr. James Miller, head of the
religious education department of the
College of Idaho, Caldwell, will be prin
Mrs. Dean Smith made a visit in On cipal speaker. AU circles of the county
wlU be called upon for reports.
tario Saturday.
County Corn Contest Opens
For Farmers Of All Sections
W ith the northwest com market st
our door, why not grow more com In
Malheur county? Would It not be good
business for this section to supply the
4000 carloads shipped In from the mid
west each year? Answering these ques
tions in the affirmative, the Ontario
Commercial club has launched a corn-
growing contest in Malheur county to
stimulate production. The club would
make the farmers, the 4-H club boys
and even the business men com-mlnd-
ed.
The club further desires to stimulate
interest in a com exhibit for the 1933
Chicago World's Exposition.
Such a
display would be Invaluable In advertls-
iii« 11 M> iii«à b 2 è empire oi the Vale and
Owyhee Irrigation projects and the
stats of Oregon, the club states.
Optimism Is not without foundation
Farmers of the Big Bend section south
of Nyssa have been com producers for
years. They have carried o ff high
awards at the St. Louis, 8an Francisco
and Chicago produce shows and year
after year at the Pacific International
Livestock exposition In Portland and
Oregon State fair.
Local com producers have establish
ed an average production of 75 to 80
bushels per acre, while the average
yield In the mid-west Is about 60 per
cent less. Freight rates from Missouri
river points to the coast la 59 cents a
hundred and 26 cents a hundred from
Malheur county.
I t would take 180.000 acres of land to
produce the com shipped into Oregon
and Washington from the mid-west,
the club points out.
County Agent Raymond O. Larsen
has bean appointed chairman o f the
corn contest and «300 w ia voted on Its
behalf Merchants have been affcag to
contribute special prlgca.