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NYSSA, OREGON GATEWAY TO THF OWYHKE AND black canton fRRIGATION PROJECTS THE GATE CITY juiJRNAL NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1932. VOLUME XXVI NO. 40. Secretary SCENES SHIFT ON OWYHEE PROJECT; NEW IR K BEGINS TERTELING BEGINS FIRST CANAL CONSTRUCTION JOB AT GREAT WHILE LAST DAM IS UNDER WAY. Dedicates Pomona Grange Meets A t Arock For First T i m e The July meeting of Pomona grange will convene at Arock In Jordan Valley, Saturday. This will be the first Pomona meeting at Arock since that grange was organized about two years ago. W. W. Deal. Idaho state grange master, Mrs. Deal, Chas. Wicklander, state deputy from LaGrande and P. F. Weikal, coun ty deputy will attend, according to Mrs. Karl Norvall, Pomona lecturer. Mrs. Chas. Murphy, Arock lecturer, will have charge of additional enter tainment. Wm. Wiley is master at Arock, Mrs. W. S. Bruce, chairman of the home economics club. County Agent R. G. Larsen plans to accompany the delegation to Arock. GAS WELL NEAR RERE MAY BE REAL PRODUCER COMMERCIAL FLOW BROUGHT AT IN BELIEVED UNITED DE VELOPMENT WELL BEYOND “ Y1 U. S. INSPECTOR AWAITED. The gas well on the S. D. Dorman Scenes are shifting on the Owyhee ranch beyond the “ Y ” on the John Day project. highway blew in last week and the Construction of the dam has exhaust driller C. D. Murfield announced that ed the supply of gravel in the great bed volume of gas produced 250 pounds located at Dunaway running from the pressure. An output of between two highway east to the river. However, the and 6.000,000 cubic feet of gas daily is gravel deposit on the west side of the estimated. A report from the well yes road will be sufficient to fill the re OPERATION IS terday indicated that the United De quirements of the tunnel contractors FATAL F O R 18- velopment company, owner of the well, who are purchasing gravel for concrete YEAR OLD YOUTH had capped the well and will await ar lining from the Oeneral Construction rival of a United States geological sur company. Equipment for excavating Donald Hoover, 1, son of Mr .and Mrs. vey inspector to determine capacity and gravel will be moved across the road tomorrow and during that period pow Chester Hoover of Klamath Falls, for value of the strike. Murfield said that for the first time er will be shut down on the line from merly of Nyssa, died June 30, following a brief illness of peritonitis, the result since gas exploration in this region had the Kolony to the dam. of a major operation. Funeral services been undertaken, a well of promising Dismantle Dam Equipment were held the following Saturday and capacity had been capped before the Today the cabin in the center of the Interment was in Linkville cemetery "blow” permitted the hole to bridge it great cableway across the dam is not at Klamath Falls. The young man had self. i occupied. A- few months ago one man taken a leading par; in school affairs Product of the well Is a colorless, operated controls in the cabin which I and his death Is widely mourned. In odorless gas, which flows from the directed the aiicvreu uic tail tower, also the lower. I addition to his parents he is survived sands, underlying blue shale, from a ine, hoisting and placing of concrete in . . \ „ the huge bucket suspended from th e ! b* ' » » listed Mrs^ Lorene McCullum depth of about 1800 feet. Drilling went cable. Soon the tower, cableway and and three brothers Dale, Floyd and Ev- into the sand only two feet, Murfield said. The well is cased within four feet even the mixing plant will be dismant- |erett- a11 of Klamath Falls, of the bottom of the hole. Yesterday it led. was planned to ground the casing on The General Construction company, ( HUGH BRADY IS the well bottom and thereby eliminate has retained a crew of about twenty CANDIDATE FOR any possiblliy of damage to the well men who have begun the last job on STATE COMMANDER when it is permitted to “blow" for final the dam, the plugging of the 22-foot _____ capacity tests and for increasing the, diversion tunnel. A gate will be Install With favor Nyssa legionaires received , Production ed in front of the opening to shut out Gas has been flowing from the well the waters of the river while work is in the announcement Saturday of Hugh E. _________________ progress. A cofferdam ______ will protect the Brady, district vice commander of the for some time. The Yellowstone Cut-off outlet end. The upstream opening will Oregon American Legion that he is a i v' R'*-ors were taken to the well a week be permanently plugged with concrete | candidate for the position of state de- | a,r° Sunday to observe a flaming gas while the outlet end will form a part of j partmental commander. Mr. Brady first \ •ie^ the spillway, connecting with the ring made his candidacy public at his home Gas from the well had sufficient pow gate spillway chute. Ben Cook and his post in La Grande Friday night. He is er force Saturday when passed through assistant A1 Lewis are ln charge of the an attorney there, is serving his third a 2-inch pipe to tear a linen handker- Great FIRST PASSENGER TRAIN WINDS ITS W A Y TO OWYHEE A passenger train wound Its way through the hills Sunday. It crept beyond the green valleys, through the desert sage and to the upper reaches of the Owyhee canyon. Rabbits paid no heed for the mon strous engine had passed to and from the dam'since 1928. The Sunday Special of the Gen eral Construction company left Dunaway, loaded to the “guards,” at 11 a. m. It could not accomodate all the crowd. Some turned back while many others formed a steady stream of cars over the narrow road. The Special arrived at the dam a little after 1 p. m., making a . run of 30 miles in 120 minutes. Arrival of the Special at the dam was greeted by a cheering crowd, numbering almost as many people as the bulging train. REBEKAH LODGE HOLDS ANNUAL INSTALLATION Mrs. A. V. Cook, district deputy president of the Rebekah lodge, in stalled new officers of Yellow Rose chapter of Nyssa Thursday night. Officers are: Mrs. Ike Boren, noble grand; Mrs. B. Burns, vice-grand; Mrs. Frank Leuck, secretary; Mrs. John Forbes, treasurer; Mrs. Will Beam, right’ support to noble grand; Mrs. Mary Felton, left sup port; Myra Clendenning, warden; Mrs. Cook, conductor; Mrs. Lon Root, right support to vice grand; Mrs. Emma Duncan, left support; Mrs. N. H. Pinkerton, inside guard ian; Mrs. J. R. Hunter, outside guardian; Mrs. Mattie Clendenning. past noble grand; musician. Mrs. Robert Martin; Mrs. Tom Johnson, chaplain. After the ceremony, Mrs. Boren. Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Cook served a dainty lunch. A large crowd at tended. PAID WELFARE WORKER FAVORED term as a member of the state executive cb*c* ln *wo wben George Merrit' Shea Camp Rented committee of the American Legion and tarlo hotel man, tried to collect solids Although J. E. Shea company com formerly was commander for eastern from the stream flowing from the out let pipe. pleted work on two sections of Owyheo Oregon. The well is about nine miles from project tunnel some months ago. Shea Nyssa. camp in Tunnel Canyon has not out NEWBILL OPENS JUDGE GRAHAM HEARS PROPOSAL lived its usefulness. The best cabins OF RELIEF DELEGATION; MORE SECOND HALF BALL have been rented by J. A. Tertellng PORTLAND, BOISE ROAD MONEY COMING. company, whose men are now engaged MINUS NYSSA NINE SEND DELEGATIONS In excavating the first link of Mitchell butte main canal. Terteling’s crew con When Catcher “Pud" Long went into TO DAM DEDICATION sists of about sixteen men. the hills to trap and others of the Nyssa Citizens interested in welfare work, John Klug has sub-contracted the team decided that baseball weather was from all parts of the county, attended a Portland and Boise sent large dele special meeting of the county court concrete work on the canal and with over for the season, the ranks of the his crew began work on the Owyhee j home team were deplete;!. As a result gations to Owyhee Dam dedication called by Judge David F. Graham in project this week. Mr. Klug came from Nyssa did not sign up for second half Sunday. From Portland came L. C. Vale Friday. After considerable discus Ellensburg, Wash., bringing his family. baseball, nor did Nampa for they lost Newlands and Harvey Knappenberg, sion sentiment of those attending fav They are living in the Kelley Addition. Charlie Newbill. Entries are Ontario, of the Oregon Portland Cement com ored the employment of a paid welfare pany, an Oregon industry that deliver worker who would have charge of all Caldwell, Boise and Emmett, In the opener last Sunday, Caldwell, ed to the dam $600,000 worth of barrel relief work during the coming winter with Newbill in the box, lost to Ontario ed concrete from the plant at Lime. months. It was believed that more Others from Portland were W. G. equitable distribution of county and in 3 to 2. Soper chucked for Ontario.. New- bill's support was wobbly, the Idaho Ide, former manager of the Oregon dividual funds would result. It was also boys chalking up five errors. The crowd | State Chamber of Commerce; J. C. usggested that low priced supplies be was small. Hits were divided at three Ainsworth, of the United States Nat- purchased from farmers. No further for Caldwell, four for Ontario. ional bank of Portland. Amos Burg, action was taken. Boise trimmed Emmett 2 to 0. noted writer and explorer, who has an Attending from here were Mrs. Dick nounced that he will write an article on Tensen, chairman of the Nyssa Red BURNS PROTESTS L A GRANDE Owyhee dam for the National Geogra JUNIOR EPWORTH LEAGUE Cross, Mayor Tensen, Mrs. Eddie Pow VICTORY IN LEGION phic; Mr. May, author of the new geo ell, Dean Smith and Mrs. Betty La- TOURNAMENT. DELEGATION GOES graphy of Oregon; W. D. B. Dodson. Fernz. TO LAKE MEETING maanger of the Portland Chamber of From Portland came word yesterday --------- Commerce; Mr. Sims, of the Universal that Oregon will receive $7,200,000 for Nyssa-Ontario Juniors were eliminat Nyssa Epworth League of the Meth- News Reel Corporation; Judge Kelly, highway work under the provisions of ed by Baker in the American Legion district baseball tournament in La odist Community Church sent a dele- ' chief justice of the Oregon supreme the federal relief bill passed by congress Grande Saturday and Baker lost to gation of seventeen to the Wallowa lake j court and representative of Governor before adjournment Saturday. Gover Burns, which sent a strong entry this institute this week. Ten girls accompan-¡Meier; O. Laurgaard, city engineer of nor Meier has announced that he will led the Vale delegation in charge o f ; Portland and representative of Mayor apply for Oregon's portion without de year. ____ lay. In the finals, La Grande claimed the Mrs. E. O. Gulley, chaperon. They were Baker. inn» « id of a 3 to 2 score over the pro- Laura and Daisy Whipple, Pauline and others from the western part of the -------- a Ruth Wolfe. Olive Hunter, Bessie Hat- state were Dr. W. L. Powers, secretary test * of Burns. The dispute arose over ONTARIO TIES decision at home plate in the ninth field, Emerald Hardin, Lula Erwin, I of the Oregon Reclamation congress; NAMPA; PLAYER___ Inning. Burns was batting, had scored Helen Miller and Martha Rae Stephens, Wilfred Allen, director, from Grants two runs and had runners on second the last two from Apple Valley. Mrs. Pass; and E. Bert Hall, president of the INJURED SUNDAY Green Campbell and daughters accom Shasta Wonderland association. Ex- and third with two out. The pitcher's throw was missed by the catcher, due. panied Rev. and Mrs. Walter Bach Governor Walter Pierce of La Qrande After dashing in with Nampa's lone the umpire ruled, to the ball having hit while Howard Foster and Wesley New and Ex-Governor H. C. Baldridge of tally In a postponed Idaho-Oregon Idaho attended. the batter who he claimed struck at ton made the trip on motorcycle. Substituting for Rev. Josie J. Bach at With the Boise delegation came Mrs. league game at Boise Sunday, P. Tiller, the ball. He ruled the ball dead and re fused~to let "the'man who scored fro m ‘ the morning service here, a delegation William E. Borah, wife of the Idaho | Nampa shortstop, caught the cleat at ¡the edge of the home rubber, fell over third to have the run. Burns protested from the Nazarene college in Nampa senator, The ¡the Boise catcher and fractured his left vlrorously calling It a “home town" conduct the church session. | The Idaho Statesman Boise; Journal and Oregonian of Portland leg above the knee. Unable to settle decision. If counted, the run would were represented. The Standard Oil ¡down after the accid»nt. Nampa gave have tied the score. The protest will be MRS. BARRETT TO C M T C D T A I N f l I TU comPany provided loud speakers and Boise an easy win 6 to 1. Duff made a decided by Spec Keene, had of Legion h I N I L K I A I l N L - L U d the program was broadcasted over i home run. baseball ln Oregon. KFXD. | The win for Boise left Nampa and Nyssa boys of the local line-up. who Mrs p B sctUapkohl's division of! Ontario tied for first place. Nyssa comes played at La Orande. were Freddie the Nyssa Civic club entertained with a Spencer, pitcher; Calvin Wilson, right J pieasant meeting yesterday on the lawn E B Butler, Jr., returned last week next in line. P. Tiller is a brother of Wm. Tiller, field; Dean Johnston, center field. On- |of the Boydell home Mrs J. J Sarazin from Hot Lake sanitarium, who recently returned to Nampa from tado entries were Baird, Taylor. An- presided during the business hour, when A baby girl, tipping the scales at ten this community. draws. Tscheu, Walker, Bierman and plans for the Flower show in Septem- pounds, was born to Mrs Leon Leavitt Rcbinson. ber were outlined. Friday morning. Dr. J. J. Sarazin at- OWYHEE WORKMAN HURT ------------------- — — Jolly entertainment followed. In a tending. Convalescent from injuries received PARENTS SEEK SON leaf guessing contest. Mrs Dick Oroot Miss Ruth Dupuis and Miss Gwen- when he fell 45 feet from a scaffold on Rlchard Oalloway, rancher of Vale, and Mrs. Eddie Powell tied for the dolyn Caverhill of Eugene arrived was here this week searching for his prize, Mrs. Oroot winning on the draw Tuesday evening to make a visit of two the dam. Ted Lewis was able to leave son James. 15. who left home Saturday. Mrs. F. P. Greene and Mrs C L. Me- weeks with Miss Margaret Hunt. The the hospital at Owyhee Sunday and re It is believed the boy might have gone c o y gave a yellow cab stunt. Oth<*r three girls were Zeta Tau Alpha aoror- turn to his home here. Lewis was hurt while engaged in dismantling a scaf toward Huston. Idaho. He had been humorous skits were given by Mrs. Oeo- ity sisters at the University of Oregon restless because he could not find work rge Stacey. Mrs. Dick Tensen and Mounted on their trusty "bikes” and fold. He was bruised about the the back Shortly after he was missed by his daughter Betty Mrs C W Reberger with packs on their backs. Clifford and and sprained an ankle but sustained no parents, word came that a job was Mrs Sidney Burbldge and Mr*. E B Wesley Lathen set out for the Boy broken bones ln spite of the long fall. Butler. Jr., served refreshments at the Scout summer camp at Payette lake awaiting him ln Huston. Miss Betty Tensen is a member of the close. Saturday. They will be boarders at Mrs. C. W Barrett Invited the c lu b ; the camp ln the pines for one glorious Ontario band and a pupil of Chas. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Smiley of Apple Valley were guests Sunday of Mr. and to hold its August meeting at her gar- week Then the return Journey, down (Waddingham, director Mr Wadding dens near town. „ ^ the mountain grades, will tv made. ha* was here on business Monday. Mrs. Wm. DeGroft . ». » work. JUNIORSLOSE TO BAKER NINE NYSSA, OREGON BUSIEST AND FASTEST GROWING TOWN IN OREGON INVESTIGATE - LOCATE $1.50 PER YEAR Owyhee VETERAN DIES, WIFE IS HERE Dam Thousands V N ew Dam at Owyhee Sunday; H o o ve r Sends Message WILBUR AND DECLARE ; president; Ben Cook, superintendent; M O R E and Dave Henderson, clerk. MRS. CARL EREXSON RECEIVES Several speakers read the honor roll HAPPY FAMILIES AND BETTER j of those connected with the successful WORD OF HUSBAND'S DEATH IN CITIZENSHIP; GOVERNOR ROSS promotion of the Owyhee project. Men WASHINGTON; BURIAL AT HIS tion went to C. C. Hunt, Dr. J. J. Sara SPEAKS. OLD HOME IN IOWA. zin, Frank T. Morgan, Mr. Van Petten and Nicholas J. Slnnott, late congress man from this district, who was instru A delightful finale to the building of mental in securing the first large ap Leaving his wife in Montana to look for work, Carl Erexson, 34, World war Owyhee dam transpired Sunday when propriations. veteran, after several months of futile two of the foremost citizens of the Slnnott Tribute Made searching for a job, decided to try his United States, Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Marshall N. Dana, editor of The Ore luck with the thousands of other veter gon Journal of Portland, always a wel ans who were marching on Washington secretary of the Interior, and Dr. El- come guest, gave a dedicatory oration. with demands that they be given the wood Mead, commissioner of reclama He paid tribute to Congressman Sinnott tion, joined the people of Oregon and bonus. and suggested that a plaque bearing his That was in May. Mrs. Erexson found Idaho in the dedicatory celebration at name be placed on the dam. her husband was formerly employed at Owyhee Dam. Concluding the program Engineer a little work and then came to Nyssa as The great white structure, containing Banks made a splendid instructive talk, Owyhee Dam and she thought he might giving a description of the dam, ring return here. She heard nothing from 540,000 cubic yards of concrete, rising gate spillway, reservoir, irrigation sys her husband but thought he might have 417 feet above the river level, was com tem and tunnels. Then the entrance to joined the bonus army. However, no plete to pillared lamps. It connects the interior of the dam was thrown rocky cliffs which jet out in pinacles word came from the camp in Washing on either side of the narrow gorge. open and the elevator began a big day's ton. work. Hundreds of people rode in the Monday, her husband's silence was Towering bluffs rise to still greater first elevator ever installed in an irri explained in a brief telegram from his heights. The dam is a beautiful struc gation dam. mother who lives in Buff ton, Iowa. ture ln golden sunlight or at night The General Construction company Ererson died in the bonus army camp when the lights on the dam form beads served a lunch for about 200 special in Washington after a brief Illness of in the sky. “We may build higher dams, we may guests and officials at the mess hall. On pneumonia. He received his ticket home from Washington—-the government store more water In other places, but behalf of the Vale-Owyhee Land Set sending his body to Buffton, where he In no place will we have greater satis tlement association, R. D. Lytle thank faction than here at Owyhee, where, for ed the company. While the banquet was was buried with military honors. Mrs. Erexson and her 16-year old son the moment, we have reached the peak ¡in progress, others at the celebration are in Nyssa. Donald M. Graham, dis in human achievement ln the height of ' i>ati onized the stands provided by Er- trict commander of the American Leg the dam constructed,” said Dr. Wilbur, Incst C. Wilson and Dewey Ray of ion, has been assisting Mrs. Erexson in principal speaker of the day. He paid Nyssa. An enoyable note in the afternoon tribute to the inventors and scientists getting in touch with relatives. On the day when Mrs. Erexson receiv who have gone before, to the ploners was music by the Ontario band. Boy ed the telet-ram here, the bonus army who laid the foundation for the project Scouts of Nyssa with employes at Owyhee camp, directed the crowd. The was beating a »treat from Washington and to the builders. hundreds of Vc erans accepting their event was staged very successfully and Wilbur Unveils Tablet ticket home provided by the gov —n- much credit is due the committee in He touched a rope, a flag lifted ln the charge which Included: Frank T. Mor ment.. Walter W. Waters and other leaders remained, however, with rem breeze, the bronze tablet on the dam gan, Dr. J. J. Sarazin. C. C. Hunt, E. L. nants of the army, to continue their was unveiled while the throng cheered Morion 3. D. Goshert of Nyssa, R. in happiness. “ As secretary of the in Lytle, Leo Schmidt and H. G. Kenn&rd pleas for the bonus. terior department, I gladly dedicate of Vale, C. H. Oxman of Jamieson. J. this structure to Its high use and high D. Fall-man of Harper, J. D. Billingsley PACK RAT RIDES purposes. It means happy families, good and H. C. Boyer of Ontario, Engineer schools and more American citizenship Banks and C. A. Betts of Owyhee Dam FROM CONNOLLY of that quality upon which we can and officers of the Oeneral Construc IN CAR ENGINE build a stable nation.” tion company. Mead Tells Of Future A workman from T. E. Connolly Dr. Mead called attention to the fact tunnel camp had a passenger when that the Owyhee dam will store water he drove into Nyssa yesterday, a and transform the desert into a land of passenger who rode on top of the farm homes. He pointed to additional engine. The passenger, a i>ack rat work of engineers at Owyhee dam who about six Inches long, was sitting in have kept Important data in regard to a new nest on top of the engine the shrinkage of concrete which will be when Dave Dugger, service station of use in construction of the Hoover operator, opened the hood of the dam. car to look at the oil. The rat Governor C. Ben Ross of Idaho made OWYHEE DAM IS ONLY ONE IN Jumped into the pan, where he re WORLD WITH ELEVATOR; FIRST a refreshing talk, first stating that one- mained till Dugger found his gun third of the Owyhee project lies in TRIPS WERE MADE SUNDAY. and shot him. Idaho. He cited examples of what “the Dugger says he isn't afraid of wedding of the water and the soil had mice but he doesn’t care for rats. done for his state,” adding that the On inspection he found that the In addition to being the hlgnest dam government should not now relinquish in the world, Owyhee dam is the only rat's nest was made of grass. The its policy of the conservation of waters one In the world with galleries served rat had even carried a supply of which flow wasted to the Pacific. No by an elevator. bread to the nest for future use. stranger to Owyhee, he told the crowd The elevator played an Important he had ridden horseback down the part ln the dedication of the dam Sun CAL VAN D. SMITH canyon when he was a youthful cowboy. day, transporting about 800 people up CONTINUES BIBLE and down during the two hours of the Farm Homes Here LECTURES IN NYSSA R. E. Shepherd, of Jerome, president program in its first day of service. “World conditions, economic, social of the Idaho Chamber of Commerce, Others at the dam traversed 417 steps and moral, fulfill Bible prophecy." de recalled that he attended a meeting in which also provide passageway from the clared Calvin D. Smith, evangelist, in the county 6 years ago, when one of lowest gallery to the fifth gallery near his opening lecture at the Phillips the large appropriations for the Owy the top of the dam structure. Although the elevator is listed with building Tuesday nght. The meetings hee had been granted. He stated that continue throughout the week and the the Owyhee will be peopled with set standing room for only 25 persons, forty tlers who will come from the congested crowded the carriage on most of the public Is invited. “That these days were foretold by cities. “Here they can find a roof to call trips Sunday. The elevator will trans the prophets over 1900 years ago is too their own. a cow. a pig and some chick port 9000 pounds of weight. To the side plain to be doubted,” said Rev. Smith. ens.” He paid tribute to Engineer F. A. of the hatchway Is a little space where He quoted from Edward F. McGrady, Banks, also the builder of the Am a ladder extends along Its entire height of 270 feet. A steel spiral stairway runs of the Federal of Labor, who declared erican Falls dam ln Idaho. J. H. Lowell, of the Gem, Idaho, dis from the top landing to the top of the if Congress does not meet this situa tion, next winter it will not be a cry trict, stated that 18 years ago he at dam. The elevator, purchased from Mont to save the hungry but a cry to save the tended the dedication of Arrowrock government.’ Smith pointed to James dam. “And who Is there to say that gomery Elevator company of Moline, 5:1-8 and 2 Timothy 3:1. “Is it not now project was not justified." He pointed 111., cost approximately $10.000. It is time that we should render heartfelt with pride to the number of settlers made of copper bearing steel and after service to Him who is about to come?” who now make the Boise project one of Installation was painted lead gray. the rich agricultural sections of the Brackets for the guide rail were Install he asked. In last night's lecture, "Archaeology west. "The same will be true of Owy ed every six feet, for extra safety pre caution, while ln a building the usual and the Bible,” the speaker told of ex hee,” he said. distance between brackets Is 12 feet. cavations in the Orient which prove Message From Hoover Pllotron tubes control the lift. Nell T. the scriptures right and their critics A message from President Herbert wrong. “The Bible is the only safe Hoover was read by Dr. Wilbur which Marks supervised the Installation, com pleting the work this week after a guide,” the speaker said. said: period of about two months. Mr. Smith reports good attendance. “ I send cordial congratulations to all Engineer F. A. Banks expressed him Many children have enrolled for the children's story hour preceding the those in attendance st the dedication self as well pleased with Installation of service. Meetings will be continued each services commemorating the comple the elevator. night except Monday and Saturday tion of the highest dam ln the world. Owyhee. It is another great monument nights. to the skill of American engineers. It GOOD WILL BANQUET will exercise a permanently stabaliztng JULY RAIN BRINGS effect on your community through the Portland representatives of the Sec COOL WEATHER knowledge that the necessary element urity Owners Association of New York to success, a sufficient water supply at gave a good will banquet at the Moore While the middle west Is sizzling un all times, has been supplied. The sym hotel ln Ontario last Saturday night for der a July heat wave, Malheur county pathy of the administration and con Dr. Elwood Mead and the irrigation has been enjoying rain and cool weath gress and the whole hearted and fine I districts of Malheur county. E. Bert er. An unusually heavy rain for this spirit of the people of this community Hall. Oregon president, was toastmast season of the year fell Tuesday. It was, have cooperated to make the comple er, Dr. Mead made an entertaining talk. lOuest* from Owyhee Dam were Engin followed by a chill which lingered yes tion of this dam posslbl i.” E. O. Van Petten. chairman of the eer F. A. Bank* and O. A. Bette, from terday. Return to normal July weather Introduced officials of the Nytsa Engineer F. B Schlapkohl, C. C. was forecast for today but the weather j program. bureau said there was little reason to Oeneral Construction company. Seat Hunt. Dr. J. J. Sarazin, Frank T. Mor believe that Oregon would be blistered tle, contractors who built Owyhee dam. gan and Attorney B. M. Blodgett. The by the heat wave which Is moving r u t - The crowd cheered for J. A. MacEach- purpose of the association Is the stabU* ern, president; Dan MacEacern, vice Ulng of bonds, ward. RECLAMATION MEAD MEANS DAM ELEVATOR COST $10,000
