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THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY ARE FAIR DAYS IN ONTARIO NYSSA, OREGON OATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS THE GATE CITY JOURNAL HARVEST TIME BRINGS COUNTY FAIR IN ONTARIO FARMERS TAKE TIIEIR PUMPKINS, AND GRAINS TO WHAT MALHEUR COUNTY SHOW WILL PRODUCE. When gates at the Malheur county fair grounds swing open in Ontario to day, tomorrow and Saturday for the 23rd annual county fair, farmers and their friends in town will again have' the opportunity to look over the prizes of a rich crop year. Exhibits will be dis played from what is recognized as the most bounteous harvest in a six-year period. The peak of the harvest season has been reached. The second crop of hay is in the stack. Days are long with toil in the fields but heavy yields of staple crops are bringing encouragement. O. D. Dearborn, fair secretary, says granges will have exhibit booths on the plan of last year. Grangers have de veloped much art in arranging their displays and they are beautiful to see. Then there will be the exhibits of the 4-H clubs, farmers and livestock pro ducers from everywhere, flowers and art. Merchants also make displays. Horse races, bulldogging, performing dogs and goats, stock parade and other events will supply entertainment galore at the afternoon program in the arena each day. Adult admission has been re duced to 75 cents. Children under 14 are admitted free. Tire Ontario Post of American Legion has charge of the en tertainment program while granges dir ect the agricultural end of the county fair. A street carnival brings the festive spirit at night. Tuesday, an old stage, with sleigh bells, came to Nyssa to advertise the fair. BOULEVARD PLANS WATERMELON FEED AND MINSTREL 31st Boulevard grange will hold an open meeting Wednesday night, August 31, to which members and friends are in vited. The juvenile grange of Vale will present a children’s program in charge of Miss Marjorie Norvall, Juvenile dir ector. Boulevard grange will give a negro minstrel show after which the Home Economics committee will preside over a watermelon feed. A few rounds of old time dance will close the even ing. Last Wednesday Boulevard confer- red the first and second degree on two candidates. A large class is expected at the regular meeting in September. BROTHER-IN-LAW OF MRS. CANCELMO DIES IN EMMETT APPLE VALLEY PRESENTS GIFT TO REV. MRS. BACH New officers for the ensuing year were elected by the Apple Valley ladles aid society Friday at the home of Mrs. Eliza McCurrey. Mrs. Levi Stephens is president; Mrs. Fred Miller, vice-president; Mrs. Malcolm McDonald, secretary; and Mrs. John Boston, treasurer. The ladies presented a beautiful hand made quilt, in the flower gar den pattern, to Rev. Josie J. Bach, who has completed another year as pastor of the Nyssa and Apple Val ley churches. Members sewed dur ing the afternoon and at the close refreshments were served. Next Tuesday Mrs. Bach and her husband Rev. Walter D. Bach of Sweet, Ida., go to the annual con ference at Nampa where assign ments for the coming year will be made. BURNT RIVER PLAN GROWS BRIDGEPORT RANCHERS WILL SUPPORT IRRIGATION PROJECT, SAYS LYTLE. The outlook appears brighter for the proposed Burnt river irrigation project in southern Baker and northern Mal heur counties after a conference with the irrigation committee of the Baker Chamber of Commerce, said R. D. Lytle, president of the Orchards Water Company, Friday. Some of the interest ed ranchers of Bridgeport assured their support. The next step is to secure the support of irrigators at Durkee, said Mr. Lytle. The plan is to provide supplemental water for the Bridgeport and Durkee lands, as well as Brogan, through the construction of a proposed irrigation system which would utilize the flood waters of Burnt river. Arden A. Reed is chairman of the in vestigating committee which also in cludes Mr. Lytle and Wayne Alien of Brogan. STUDENTS MAY REGISTER 8upt. Leo D. Hollenberg is holding open house at the school building for the purpose of discussing study courses with students. High school students are asked to register, and may purchase their books, September 1, 2, and 3 of next week. EMMETT INVITES GOLFERS Fred Johnston, secretary of the Nyssa-Parma Golf club, has received j an invitation from the Emmett club to play on the Emmett course Sunday. Players who are not taking part in the Welser Milling company tournament, and their ladies, are invited to partici pate. OREGON TRAIL PLANS SCHOOL Mrs. Lloyd Adams and Mrs. Mabel Reed have been renovating the Oregon preparation for the Frank Crane, Drother-in-law of Mrs. j Trail school in Anne Cancelmo, formerly of Nyssa, | opening of the term early in September. passed away Monday afternoon at a Mr. and Mrs. Albert B. Hopkins will Nampa hospital. He had been ill several j teach. They will return from Monmouth weeks. Mr. Crane was manager of the where they have been attending normal Gem Fruit union at Emmett and Mrs. school. Cancelmo has been employed as his secretary for the past few years. Dur- | Miss Mabel Posey entertained her lng his illness, she acted as manager. Sunday school class at a swim and Mr. Crane leaves his widow and two picnic supper at the Shoestring ditch children. I last Monday evening. Old Fort Guards Ruby Ranch On Road Through Jordan Valley It is a far call back to the days when the four-horse Wells-Fargo stage cover ed the Fort Boise-Jordan Valley-Mc- Dermltt road but the old rough trail of half a centruy ago still provides the shortest outlet to California markets from the Snake river valley and opens the way to an adventuresome, if rough. Journey, mixing the old with the new. Starting out at break of day, behind a purring motor, you may leave from Nyssa, the Oregon terminal of the I. O. N. Bountiful fields of com, hay. pota toes, orchards—a rich country—an nounces that it is the harvest season. On oiled highway, you speed along to Adrian where the open range begins. Road Leads to Succor Creek Surfaced road, rough in spots, soon leads the way to Succor creek canyon, which is often compared with the Col orado canyon In beauty. At one point, great walls swing outward at dizzy heights. The rocks form images and others break away to guard the skylina with scenic cliffs. Teapot Dome and Sugarloaf rock are easily recognized. Hay ranches follow the creek for this Is ideal stock country with its great open range. Cattle look the best In years, feed and water being abundant this season on account of ample spring rain. Jordan Is Old City After passing the poetofflees of Rock ville and BheavtUe. a stretch of straight road takes the traveler into the old BUSIEST AND FASTEST OROW1NO TOWN IN OREOON INVESTIGATE - LOCATE NYSSA- OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1932 VOLUME XXVVI. NO. 45. SEEDS NYSSA, OREGON stockmen's town of Jordan Valley, which Is comfortably nestled at the foot of a rocky pyramid. Its people are hos pitable and happy. Many homes and buildings are made o( stone which Is more accessible than lumber. Popula tion of Jordan Valley numbers several hundred people who maintain both grade and high school lor the children of their community. Church Is Monument Most beautiful among the buildings In Jordan Valley is the Catholic church built by the late Father Hugh Marshall and the community in 1914. Made en tirely of hand-quarried stone, it would do the ancient builders of Athens Jus tice. Stone bricks, painted in rainbow colors, line the interior with an arch overhead. Beautiful paintings adorn the windows of stained glass. Marble plaques and statues, with decorations In gold, make the altar a work of great beauty. It is very impressive and with out doubt the mo6t beautiful church in this region. Old Fort Still Stands South of Jordan Valley, at the Ruby ranch, may be seen the last fortress in Malheur county. In the old days it was owned by Joe Inskip. Through the port holes In the stone walls, the early whites fired on the marauding Plutes and Bannocks when they made thetr raids through this section in the 60 s. The fort is in fairly good shape and (Continued on page 4) ENGINEER BANKS TRANSFERS MEN TO TWO OFFICES NEW OFFICE IS TARIO; MAINS OPENED SURVEY IN NYSSA IN ON OFFICE RE WITH O. G. BODEN IN CHARGE. The rapidly dwindling city of Owyhee at the foot of the world's highest ir rigation dam, which had a population of several hundred people at the peak of construction, lost its staff of govern ment engineers and their families dur ing the week. However, the crew of the General Construction company, which is plugging the diversion tunnel and completing other work, will remain at the dam most of the fall. Engineer F. A. Banks moved office equipment from the dam to the city hall in Ontario Sunday, where he has established his office. He and six assist ants F. B. Schlapkohl, C. A. Betts, F. C. Bohlson, R. B Smith, Max Johnson, and R. Vernon, with their families, and Carl Mathieson have moved to Ontario. The survey office of the Owyhee pro ject will remain in Nyssa and will be under supervision of Engineer O. G. Boden here. Three engineers from the Owyhee office, C. S. Hale, Dick Adams and Charles Peck, have been transfer red to Nyssa. Allen Johannesen is remaining in charge of Owyhee Dam. He and his family will occupy the residence where Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Banks have lived the past two years. Several other gov ernment employes will remain at the dam. Mrs. C. W. Wood of Owyhee is also moving into Nyssa the coming week. The Hales have rented the Ward resi dence near town, where the J. P. Dun away family formerly resided. The Adams have rented the Elliott house while the Pecks are considering several locations. Thieves Take Tire And Rob Short Truck Being a light sleeper has its advant ages, “ Butch1’ Burbldge believes. Mon day night he awakened after thieves had removed the spare time from his car, parked in front of his home. He rushed out doors, not in time to save the tire but in time to s . the burglars depart minus their efficient set of tools. Burbldge called Marsha.; A. V. Cook and together they followed the retreat ing car to Parma. They failed to get the license number. That same night, two tanks of kero sene, no doubt believed to contain gas oline, were stolen from C. B. Short's truck in front of his home. The tanks were later found in a dump pile near the railroad tracks. LODGE CONDUCTS MAYER FUNERAL JOSEPH MAYER IS LAP; TO REST IN NYSSA CEMETER , WAS NAT IVE OF AUSTRIA. $1.50 PER YEAR C-0 HIGHWAY WILL RUN BY DREWSEY ROUTE COMMISSION SELECTS SHORTER ROUTE BETWEEN JUNTURA AND BURNS, ENDING LONG CONTRO VERSY. A highway route controversy of long standing was settled yesterday when a survey of the Central Oregon highway running from Drcwsey to Juntura, rec ommended by H. R. Baldock, state highway engineer, was authorized by the highway commission in Portland. The Drewsey route, Mr. Baldock said, is 18 miles shorter than the route via Crane, and the cost of construction be tween Juntura and Burns is practically the same by either route. The distance via Drewsey, he said, is 62 1-2 miles and by Crane 80.8 miles, the saving of 18 miles being the basic reason for the recommendation in favor of the Drew sey route. Tlie Central Oregon highway matter has been pending for several years. Estimated cost of construction, includ ing grading, surfacing and oiling is $1,150,000. The Central Oregon ties in with the new Lakeview-Burns road at Burns and forms a part of the Yellowstone Cut-off highway. At Nyssa and Ontario it joins Idaho arteries. August 31, the commission will re ceive bids on the surfacing of the Lake county line-Silver creek section of the Central Oregon. This is one of the fed eral relief projects put into effect. Laborers will work a maximum week of 30 hours per man at a minimum wage of 50 cents an hour for unskilled labor. The minimum wage for skilled labor on most jobs will be 60 cents an hour As yet Malheur county has received no federal aid project. SIX COOKS MAKE OREGON TRAIL FARMER HAPPY Four sisters, three of whom she had not seen for four years, motor ed from Colorado, arriving Thurs day, to visit with Mrs. H. Olen Holmes at her country home in Oregon Trail. The visitors are Mrs. Dean Reeves of Greeley, Mrs. Chas. Briggs of Platteville, Mrs. Earl Tromble and Mrs. Robt. Snedden of Johnston, Colorado. They made good time, taking two days for the trip of 985 miles. Mrs. F. F. Byers, daughter of Mrs. Holmes, is also here from Owyhee Dam. Mr. Holmes is the envy of his neighbors as he has six good cooks in his household this week. On Wednesday, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Holmes were hosts at dinner at their home in Nyssa for the visitors. They lived In Platteville, Colo., many years ago, so talked of old times with Mrs. Briggs. The visitors will spend two weeks here. john “ forbes IS PIONEER OFFICER D R. BARTLETT BAKER TO FLIES ATTEND FROM ANNUAL PIONEER PICNIC IN VALE. Friends paid a tribute to the memory of Joseph Mayer at funeral services Gray-haired and wrinkled folks, with Sunday at the Methodist Community a reminiscent twinkle In their eyes, re church, with the Rev. Josie J. Bach galed each other with stories of bygone in charge. Interment was in the Nyssa years when they met In Vale again last cemetery with the Oddfellows Lodge, of Friday for the annual Malheur county which Mr. Mayer was a member, con pioneer reunion. Many of them shook ducting the rituals. hands for the first time since the last Joseph Mayer was bom May 25, 1880, pioneer picnic. Over sixty were served at Naislng, Austria. At the age of 27 with a wonderful dinner at the pioneer years he came to this country. He lived table and others on the lawn. in New York, South Dakota and later At the business meeting, Ed. Patch of came west, locating in Payette. He later Oregon Slope was elected president, moved to Nyssa and had resided here succeeding J. D. Billingsley of Ontario; more than twenty years. His sudden John H. Forbes of Nyssa, vice-presi death last Thursday was mourned by dent; Mrs. Nellie T. Carroll, secretary; many friends. I. W. Hope, treasurer; and executive Surviving Mr. Mayer are a sister Mrs. committee, R. D. Lytle, I. W. Hope, Mrs. PHEASANT CRASHES Karolina Schlemer and a brother Ferd H. DeArraond, Mrs. John Norwood, inand Mayer, both in- Austria; also a INTO WINDSHIELD R. ROUND-UP CITY Frank Glenn and John E. Johnson. nephew George Schiemer of Big Bend, Mrs. DeArmond had charge of the AWAITS GREATEST Harry Smit killed a costly pheasant who came to this country at the behest picnic dinner. In the evening an old SHOW IN HISTORY of his uncle ten years ago. Mr. Schiemer while motoring near the D. T. Sleep or time dance was given at the park pav chard Monday. The bird flew in the is the only relative in this country. ilion, old fiddlers providing the music ear’s pathway and struck the wind Pendleton— (Special to The Journal) for the waltz, two-step and quadrille, as shield, crashing it through on the right —“Westward H o!” they did in the days of long ago. Splen side. Smit suffered a minor cut while 200 MEN MINE This cry ran up and down the east did talks were made by R. D. Lytle, the bird was instantly killed. bank of the lower Mississippi river early who welcomed the pioneers, Hugh L. FOR GOLD IN in the nineteenth century as wagon Biggs and E. Otis Smith of Ontario. BAKER DISTRICT trains rolled slowly west into a land Miss Hazel Daley sang a solo. Miss m is s M c K e n z i e is whose gold was reflected in the setting Orace Daley and Mrs. Carroll gave sun. Maurice Frakes, of Boulevard, who HERE FROM SCOTLAND readings. This trek of courageous pioneers to made a recent trip from Bridgeport to Dr. Carl J. Bartlett flew from Baker the West has an echo in "Westward Baker, found around 200 men engaged Miss Daisy McKenzie of Stornoway, in his airplane to attend the evening Ho!”, the parade which is one of the in mining for gold along Burnt river Isle of Lewis. Scotland, arrived in Mal festivities with Mr. and Mrs. DeArm features of the Pendleton Round-Up, and other mountain streams. heur county last week and motored to ond. A number of people from Nyssa "These men are making wages, from 1 the ranch home of her brother Duncan were there. September 8, 9, and 10. In this spectacle of western history there passes in re grubstakes to salaries,” he said. "Many McKenzie, who lives near Rockville in view cowboys, representing the wild, of them are pumping water up the hill j the Jordan Valley section. Miss McKen carefree life of the plains the covered for mining operations. There are three ' zie was accompanied by her niece j GIRL HURT IN wagons, which carried their precious large outfits from Seattle who are em- 1 Christine McKenzie, who spent the past CARNIVAL SWING burden of women and children, riders ploying men who work for board and a year in Scotland. of the wagon trains on whose vigilance percentage. Two large dredges are at j One of the younger daughters of depended the life of every person in the work| Some outfits have been in there Charles A. Powell, candidate for sheriff, DEMOCRATS HOLD little traveling community; Indians in as long as three years," he said. He added that he was much surpris bright war paint, whose forays dotted RALLY ON MONDAY was thrown from a swing on the air the western trails with graves, and ed to find a road all the way from plane ride at the carnival in Ontario stage coaches which later careened over Bridgeport to a point south of Baker, With candidates for two of the high Tuesday night when one of the trap these same highways carrying gold where five years ago there was no road est offices in the state present, Malheur pings broke. The girl fractured her arm beyond what was then known as the bullion and adventuresome travelers. County Democrats will hold a political and sustained severe cuts on the face Olson mine. rally in Ontario Monday night, August and body. The swing was repaired and in use 29, at 7:45 p. m. at the high school gym PALMER REUNION nasium. Walter M. Pierce, candidate for again last night. AT JORDAN VALLEY congress from the second Oregon dis trict, and Walter B. Gleason, candidate Numerous relatives held a reunion of for the United States senate will speak. the Fred Palmer family in Jordan Val Interested voters are Invited to attend. iev Sunday. They picnicked on 8outh Mountain. Those attending were Mr. ____ EXAMINER GIVES and Mrs. Louis Palmer of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Palmer of Sandy, Or., YOUNGSTERS OF NYSSA AND VIC MOTOR LICENSES From widely separated cities came Cecil Palmer and family of Redmond, INITY ARE INVITED TO TAKE three of the present builders on the Malcolm Palmer of Caldwell and the Henry Lzicar did a big day's work Owyhee irrigation project, Ben H. Cook, PART IN KID’S DAY SEPT. 2nd, Averill Palmer family. here Tuesday when he issued twenty Frank Purvis and Wm. Connolly. Each chauffeur's licenses to motorists. A PRISONER GOES TO SALEM number of applicants could not be ac is playing a part in the actual construc Little girls, who like to take their tion of the project being built by the Deputy Sheriff Chas. Leavitt took dolls for a ride, youngsters who are comodated but Lzicar announed that Fred Rutherford, Ontario youth who proud of their bikes and pets, boys and an examiner will return to Nyssa with bureau of reclamation. Ben Cook, superintendent for the admitted the theft of cattle owned by girls who can make a clever banner, in a few weeks. Lzlar has been trans Ernest Locey of Ironside, to Salem Sat are all invited to take part in the big i ferred to Portland and A1 J. Rousseau General Construction company, began urday where he enrolled for a prison Kid s Day Parade in Nyssa Friday, of La Grande has been designated to his career in Dayton, Ohio, and receiv ed his education in the east. He came term of not less than three years. Ruth September 2, at 2 o'clock, sponsored by this district. erford is a former basket bail star of Ed. Wilson, of the C. C. Anderson com-1 Lzicar is spending the last of this west and spent a number of years in week in Juntura. Portland. He later went to Seattle and Ontario high school. pany store. After the parade, the kids for many years has been associated will have a watermelon feed. He wants Dr. and Mrs. John T. Long entertain with J. A. McEachem, president of the OWYHEE WORKMAN HURT to make it the biggest day of the year' ed at a dinner Tuesday night for Henry ¡Oeneral Construction company. His for the younger folks. Lzicar, visitor from Portland, and Mr. work took him to Canada, Alaska and Bill Duncan crushed one finger on Prizes will be given for: and Mrs. A1 Thompson. Mr. Lzicar is an many states thorughout this country. his left hand while working with mach Best decorated doll buggy. old friend of the Longs. In 1914, he married Miss Dolly Scott inery at Owyhee camp Tuesday He ac Best decorated bicycle. Coach John Young of Madras and and then settled down to work in companied Dr. J. J. Sarazin to town Prettiest bathing beauty (12 years or Owen Price, teacher from La Orande ' earnest. and Is under treatment. under.) are fishing at Wallowa lake this week. Friends say Mr. Cook U among the Funniest dressed cat or dog or pet. They are expected to arrive in Nyssa fortunate few leaders of men who have M. E. COMMUNITY CHURCH Best C. C. Anderson Co. slogan. the latter part of the week. | the affection of all employes. Even the The best Kid clown. Lester Keizer found that even a toy children of Owyhee camp find him a Sunday School at 10 a. m. R. J. Davis. The best decorated wagon. gun means business. While playing with | friend. Superintendent. Mr. Cook's greatest achievement Is All the kids in town are invited to the toy Thursday, he suffered a deep Morning worship 11:15. The pastor is preaching a requested take part. Ed. Wilson sayz if Mother, or cut in the eye. It was dangerously near ocnstructlon of Owyhee Dam, highest in the world. He is the builder who has sermon on "If A Man Die Shall He older sister, hasn't time to dress you the eyeball. up, dress up yourself. At 2 o’clock child- ! Mrs. F. A. Scott of Sutherland. Neb., watched the chiseling of walls, pouring Live Again." ren are invited to gather for the start has been visiting her sister Mrs. P. E. of concrete and all details which have Epworth League 7 p. m. of the parade at the Hotel Western Burnett in Sunnyslde, Wash., and with formed a part of the dam from founda Evening worship 8 p. m. This will be the last services for this corner. Three out of town ladles, Mrs. the Roy Scott family in Nyssa. She left tion to parapet wall. Wm. Dennis Connolly superintends conference year. Rev. and Mrs. Bach Maurice Judd of Kingman Kolony. Mrs for her home Tuesday. Mrs. L Hyde of Prairie City U mak the construction of the inlet end of will leave next Tuesday to attend the Ray Danforth of Apple Valley and annual conference of the Methodist Mrs Joe King of Big Bend have been ing an indefinite vllst with her daugh Tunnel No. I which will carry Owyhee waters through 31-2 miles of hills and ter Mrs. Roy Scott. Invited to act as Judges. church at Nampa. KID’S PARADE HERE FRIDAY MARKET ROUTE SOUTH OF NYSSA MAY GET SURVEY JORDAN VALLEY CITIZENS GIVE COUNTY COURT BANQUET SUN DAY NIGHT AFTER INSPECTION TRIP. “ We must sell our butter and eggs in Los Angeles il we are to buy our mer chandise from Portland. II we do not sell, we cannot buy.” This was the sentiment of delegates from various towns of the Snake river valley and members of the Malheur county court, who gathered in Jordan Valley Sunday night at a banquet at the Marquino hotel after a week end inspection of direct north and south highway routes through Malheur coun ty which would provide the shortest route to California markets. The trip was prompted by the report of Leslie M. Scott, chairman of the state high way commission, that $10,000 in Oddle- Colton funds is available for a survey and the start of work. The report was greated with much enthusiasm as friends of the road have been working for years in its behalf. Among guests at the banquet were Judge David F. Graham, Commissioner J. D. Fairman, County Eengineer J. Edwin Johnson of Vale. Fred McCon nell, John Griffiths, Jas. Walters of Caldwell, E. W. Rising of Nampa. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. McLlng of the Nyssa Journal. Dr. W. W. Jones presided. Northern Connection Here Those present favored the shortest feasible route which would connect with the John Day highway and Old Oregon Trail at Nyssa, on the northern end, and with Nevada’s Improved highway running from McDermitt, In Malheur county, to Winnemucca, Nev„ on the south. At Winnemucca, the short cut would tie in with the Lincoln lUghway. A road from 100 to around 180 miles In length depending upon the route select ed and use of the existing market road, would complete the gap. It would be easy to build and Oddie-Colton federal aid funds could be utilized for the rea son that a route through public owned lands could be selected, officals say. Survey Seem Sure Mr. Scott has stated Oddie-Colton money is available for a survey. He re cently conferred with Senator Tasker L. Oddle at Reno, who is co-author of the federal aid bill which has provided thousands of dollars for Oregon high way construction. Scott, E. B. Aldrich, commissioner, and H. O. Smith, state maintenance engineer, went over the I. O. N. the previous week. Oddie strongly favors a direct north and south route through Malheur county. Want Pas» Improved The Malheur county court favors first construction on the south end of the road, between McDermitt and Rome, for the reason that the present unim proved road, running up a canyon and over the Bowden mountains, fills with drifted snow in winter and is impass ible. An alternative route, the Blue Mountain Pass, was used by trucks last winter. With clearing of brush and grading, it can be placed in fairly good condition as it follows a smooth and sandy pathway, with little grade. In the old days, the canyon trail was sel- (Continued on page 6) Three States Give Owyhee Builders of Dam and Tunnel earth. Connolly was born in Uklah, Cal., and attended the University of South ern California. He graduated from Har vard with the class of 1918. Before his college days, however, he had begun construction work under the direction of his older brother Tom Connolly who had already acheived success. After serving in the navy during the World war, “Bil" Connolly resumed construc tion work and in 1930 came to Owyhee to take charge of the tunnel here. Everyone who knows Connolly has a good word to say for him. Canada gave the Owyhee a third capable man, Frank Purvis, superin tendent of 8. 8. Magoffin company, contractor for the outlet end of Tunnel No. 5, 4 1-2 miles in length. Purvis was born in Ontario, Canada. After attend ing Stanford University, he began con struction work which took him to Can ada and many parts of the United States. He served in the World war with the Canadian troops. In 1924 he married Miss Dorothy Paschke In Prince Oeorge, B. C„ and now they have two boys who are planning to build great tunnels a few years hence. Mr. Purvis has won recognition for his endurance and capability in master ing the excavation of Tunnel No. 5, which has passed through miles of soft material and water bearing sand, somn of the most difficult tunneling ever en countered by a contractor In the lace of heavy odds, Magoffin will complete Tunnel No. 8 on schedule time.