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S pring is near - if you doubt it - read the journal ads NYSSA. OREGON G A T E W A Y T O THE O W Y H E E AND B L A C K CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS THE GATE CITY JOURNAL VOLUME XXVII. NO. 19. NYSSA, ONTARIO QUINTETS LEAVE FOR UNION TODAY LOCALS D R A W BAK ER IN OPENER TO N IG H T. ON TA R IO THE UNION F IVE ; LARG E CR OW D P L A Y -O F F HERE. ATTENDS NYSSA, OREGON BU SIE8T AND F A ST E 8T O R O W IN O T O W N IN OREOON INVESTIGATE - LOCATE NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1933 FRED MARSHALL AND L SHEA BIO LOW ON FRISCO JOB C o o p e r a t i v e Is BRIDE CELEBRATE 50TH WEDDING DAY T BILL; BROGAN BILL UP Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marshall ob served their golden wedding day on Monday, February 27, but they have postponed a celebration of the event until later In the spring when it will be more convenient for out of town friends to attend. They were mar ried In 1883 in Denison, Iowa, They have lived In Nyssa for over twenty years, during which time Mrs. Mar shall has served as city librarian. Mrs. Marshall took the office at the time the branch library was estab lished here. Asked how old she and her hus band are, Mrs. Marshall answered with her usual hearty smile that she and her husband did not need their parents’ consent when they were married. OREGON LEGISLATORS ARE JUST GE T T IN G DO W N TO BUSINESS AFTER T W O M ONTHS SESSION; IDAHO LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS EARLY. Shipping $1.50 PER YEAR S ix t h Carload o f Seed Cleaning up an unusually large pool for the Mountain States Seed Growers cooperative, the Nyssa Grain company is preparing to ship a little more than a carload of clover seed from the Nyssa receiv ing plant tomorrow. This will be the sixth car shipped from here this season. The pool was clast d yesterday. Although prices have not been as high as desired, the cooperative has met competitive prices and in addi tion will pay a dividend after the seed is marketed in the spring. The expected dividend will be due about May 15th, said Ted Newell, local manager, today. Each car of seed contains about 60,000 pounds so receipts for the season approximate 360,000 pounds. O W YH EE CONTRACTORS T AKE FA RT IN M A Y BUILDING W O R L D ’S LARGEST BRIDGE OF AT SAN FRANCISCO. EAGLES MINSTREL SCORES BIG HIT j W hat to Plant? Farmers Ask, County Agent Gives Spring Outlook For ’33 failures. Flax would be an experimental ing on sticks or other materials, that is damage was done except that Mr. M c crop, according to the county agent. an Indication. A good mineral supple- Cluskey had to walk about nine miles and carry the mail sacks Austrian winter peas promise to be I ment is sterilized bene flour, Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Omar Stanford, another better than grain crop, trials 1 T. B. Testing here having shown that the crop can be Mr. Larson has been assured by the February 13, a daughter, Nellie Irene, at produced with good success. It is report- state that he will receive cooperation in the home of Mrs, Stults in Jordan V al- e<^ that the Willamette valley crop has attempting to accredit Malheur county ley. Mrs. Stanford returned to her home winter killed which fact should take j as free of cattle tuberculosis. It will be on Jackson creek last Wednesday. Elmer and Ella McConnell and Lillian care of the carry-over of last season. necessary to test alf dairy stock and 10 Baby lima beans brought good re- per cent of the beef stock. An Inspector Chadwick visited at the Allen Carter turns to growers who gave planting the may be secured within the next few home on Sunday. There is a great lot of snow in the careful consideration which is necessary weeks. The plan is to test the dairy so it is expected the Malheur county cattle during the spring and early sum Cow Creek valley, and it is badly drift mer reserving the beef cattle work until ed. Stock men are having trouble in acreage will be increased in 1933. hay Tnd'eatlnns are that potato acreage next fall when the cattle have come in keeping their stock out of the stacks as the drifts are higher than the will show a reduction that is still prob- irom the range lematleal. T he county agent suggests ' The success of this project depends on fences and the stock walk over them. J. V. A. Carter brought a large band careful attention to seed and the a d d - ’ the cattle owners as It is optional If the county can bd accredited it will greatly ; of cows and calves from the Jordan ulated corrosive sublimate treatment. facilitate the movement of cattle into Valley ranch to the Sheavllle ranch Financing Farm Crops [Monday. Mr Larson believe# crop production ^ other state*. Tuesday evening bridge club this week, Mi-s. E. D. Norcott wininng first prize, Mrs. Artie Robertson, second. Miss Eva Boydell. Mrs. Fainham Sills and Mrs. Ray Emmott played lor absent mem- bers was here Friday. A large delegation from the Bend at tended the States banquet in Roswell Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Case Muntjewerff and Oerrit, Mr. and Mrs. John Timmerman and Mr. and Mrs. Luit Sam and child - Miss Jeanette Calkins, of Eugene, ren attended the silver wedding an si» ter of Mrs Frank T. Morgan, brought nlversary of Mr, and Mrs. Z. Davidson the latter from Eugene 8unday and is in Parma Friday evening, her# for a brief visit. j Joe Brumbach was in Caldwell Satur- --------------------------- While driving to Caldwell last week. Howard Foster observed a man lying by the roadside who had been struck by a hit-and-run driver. The victim, who proved to be John Riley of Ketchum. Ida., was taken to the Caldwell hospital where his Injuries were found to be of a minor nature. Riley left the hospital the first of this week. BY GUESSING WORDS Mrs. Ernest C. Wilson knows her vocabulary. She took part in a radio contest sponsored by the Com mercial Importing company and from the letters in the word “ Holly wood” she formed over 2400 words. Her record was the best in the Boise valley, so Mrs. Wilson won a China coffee maker, valued at $10. Mrs. Wilson used to be a school teacher, having taught here nineteen years ago. FAMILY OF SEVEN PERISH IN CANAL CAR, PLUNGES IN CANAL, PINNING ALL OCCUPANTS UNDER W ATE R , IN T R A G E D Y NEAR PIN K STON FARM . ADRIAN M ATRON HURT The Nyssa and Ontario basket ball The General Construction company, teams left this morning for Union [builder of Owyhee dam, and the J. F. “ At the Legislature” where they will participate in the an I Shea company, builder of two sections In spite of the fact that the Oregon nual eastern Oregon tournament. Mem 1 of tunnel on the Owyhee irrigation pro legislature has been In session over two bers of the district board are J. T. Long je c t, were low bidders with three other months, major bills stH! confront both ■companies Tuesday on the proposed fellow of La Grande, Leo D. Hollenberg houses while the Idaho legislature ad San Francisco-Oakland bay bridge. of Nyssa, Hugh Coleman of Baker and journed yesterday, one day before the Their bid was entered under the name Roy Conklin of Union. legal time and saved the state $1500. of the Transbay company and totaled Nyssa will meet Baker at 9 p. m. to I There is marked contrasti In accom $6,957,100. The news, which came from night, Ontario the Union five at 4 p. m„ plishments to date, some very definite San Francisco yesterday, was greeted Cove the Muddy Creek five at 8 p. m. economies having been effected by the with wide approval here as both com and La Grande, the Wallowa team at Idaho legislature. Oregon legislature panies still retain large interests in 3 p. m. Double elimination will be used. I Is still arguing about what to do about this section and many of their employes Nyssa players are Schweizer, Lakey, still reside in this vicinity. Boor, Earl and Bela Sager, Hatch, Seits, DERN OF UTAH IS MADE SECRE- Ithe Presentation of the liquor question to the people of this state, while Idaho Other members of the Transbay com and Williams. Miss Thelma Cook, TARY OF WAR WHILE ILLINOIS solons put a bill through yesterday pany are Morrison-Knudson of Boise, George Schweizer and Coach John MAN WILL TAKE INTERIOR POST. which will permit Idaho to vote on the MacDonald and Kahn, Ltd. of San Young took their cars. question. Unnecessary loss of time Is Francisco and Pacific Bridge company Ontario Trims Richland costly. TOM BURTON PRESENTS COTTON of Portland. J .A. McEachem represents School colors greeted the large crowd As was expected in the west Governor Owyhee District Divided BLOSSOM PERFORMERS W HO the General Construction company. of fans who attended the basket ball Governor Meier signed hoffse bill 118 Other bids were Bridge Builders of game here Saturday night, the gym George Dern of Utah was not appointed K N O W T H EIR S T U I F ; HOUSE IS San Francisco $7.788,014; Silar Mason having been decorated by students for secretary of of the interior but he won ! last Thursday, which provides for the PACKED. ^ $8,311,653, remarkably close considering the event. The Eagles’ orchestra played the place of secretary of war in the cab- : division of an irrigation district com- du'ring"1'intermission. Nonnan"Leavitt | £*et President-elect Franklin D prsng more than 50,000 acres of land the immensity of the project. The bridge will be the largest in the and Young Bums staged a boxing ex Roosevelt who takes the highest office!into three divisions for the election of ¡directors, provided that 20 per cent of Old familiar tunes, some really good worid and will cost 78 mlllon dollars hibition. Claudena and Charlena Craw in the nation Saturday. Harold Ickes of Illinois received the the voters at the last district election voices, clever dances, jokes hot off the When entirely completed. The first work ford gave a dance. In a play-off game for entrance in interior portfolio. Little is known of him | petition for divison. The bill effects griddle—and lots of lively music thrown ¡s construction of five piers forming the the Union tournament, Ontario defeat here except that he is from the middle the Owyhee project. Since the organ- in for good measure—made the Cotton substructure. Governor Roph was pres- ed the Richland team from Baker coun west. He will succeed Secretary Wilbur. ¡zation of this distriot, the directors Blossom Minstrel presented at the Lib- ,,n{ at the openng of bids and stated ty , 34 to 20. Richland had challenged who attended the Owyhee dam dedica- \ have been elected from the district at erty theatre in Nyssa last night by the ‘ that a loan had been secured from the | large. Eagles lodge a decided success. Enter- ' R p c for tpe start of work, Ontario after Nyssa won the right to tion last July. Other appointees are Cordell Hull of tainment was varied and a big measure | g ome 0f the Nyssa employes of the Brogan Bill Passes enter the tournament as No. 1 team from Malheuq county. Many fans from secretary of state; Wm. H. T he senate has passed senate bill 250, of local talent, hard to beat, proved that General and Shea companies will prob- Woodin of Pennsylvania and New York, appropriating $8000 for the Brogan and the entertainers knew their stuff. The ably be transferred to California, Ontario were here for the game. secretary of the treasury; Thos. J Baker project surveys. Of this $2500 is theatre was packed to the balcony. T o m --------------------------- In a one-sided game, Baker trounced Walsh of Montana, attorney-general; for the Brogan and $3500 for the Baker. Burton was director and Don M. Gra Nyssa 34 to 8, the locals being; handi FERTILIZER AGENT Jas. A. Farley of New York, postmaster The bill provides that none of this ham, business manager. capped by the loss in the first quarter general; Miss Frances Perkins of New money is to be available unless $1000 is The minstrel opened with the darkies, MAKES VISIT HERE o f Lakey, star forward, who was injur York, secretary of labor; Henry A. Wal raised locally and unless the bureau of in elaborate costumes, seated in a semi ed. He was not seriously hurt and was lace of Iowa, secretary of agriculture; reclamation agrees to bear half the cost circle with their mteYlotutor Bernard R. A. Jones, of the Anaconda Copper able to return to school on Monday. Claude Swanson of Virginia, secretary of the survey. This the bureau has Frost occupying the usual center of the Mining company, manufacturer of com Nyssa goes into her third clash with of the navy. agreed to do. Attorney R. D. Lytle of scene. Wise-cracking end men were Art mercial fertilizers, and Jesse B. Adrian, Baker tonight. Vale appeared in behalf of the bill, in Cook, Warren McHargue, Rock Shelton j 0f Ontario, local agent were here today troduced by Senator Duncan, on his re and Jake Fisher. Soloists were Art Nor to discuss the use of fertilizer on local MISS COLWELL WEDS BOULEVARD GRANGE cent visit in Salem. The bill is now be cott, Howard Larsen. Harold Hoxie, Tom farms. They reported a crowd of 100 in MAGOFFIN EMPLOYE fore the house. Burton. John Koopman. Kermlt Llen- attendance at the meeting in Ontario PLAY IS SUCCESS The governor signed Senator Dun kaemper, Art Cookl and Hugh Glasgow. the previous night, when Mr. Jones gave Emmett Davis, employe of S. S. Mag can's senate bill 129 fixing the term of They delighted the crowd with old fam a talk with movies showing the results “ The Adventures of Grandpa.” was played to a capacity filled hall at Boule offin company, tunnel contractor on the circuit court in the 9th Judicial district. iliar songs. Others in the cast were of the use of fertilizer. There were pic The governor signed senate bill 30, Wesley Browne and Wendell Pogue. tures of the J. B. Fisher orchard at vard grange hall on Tuesday night Owyhee project, was married to Miss Syncopated clogging exhibitions were Fruitland where production was in when Noah Richards, director, present Miriam Leona Colwell of Fruitland Dec relating to the time and manner of ed the gala comedy. Others in the cast ember 3, at the Presbyterian parsonage . holding school elections in certain dis given by Art Norcott Rock Shelton, Fel creased through the use of fertilizer. ton Duncan and his little daughter were Maurice Frakes, Mrs. Charles in Baker by thd Rev. Gigilotte and the tricts. House bill 393 relating to assessments Geneva, Claud Wilson and son Donald, Christeson, Melba McCarthy, Modest event kept secret until last week. The BIG BEND RANCHER In an entertaining interlude, Claud Moore, Marie Anderson, Steve Cox, Mel- bride taught in Big Bend a year ago has been signed. and this term is teaching in the grade The education committee’s bill pro Wilson proved himself a regular vaude- WILL LOCATE IN fred Making and Neil Hoffman. Frank Sherwood of Nyssa and Neil Hoffman school at Vale. She is a daughter of viding for creation of non-high school vlle performer when he gave an exhibi JORDAN VALLEY were stage managers, Mrs. Edna M. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Colwell of Fruitland. districts in each) county has passed the tion of dancing dolls with his own har Mr. Davis will continue with his work senate. It sets up a district composed of monica accompaniment. Emory Huff Ware, property manager. Big Bend—Mr, and Mrs. Frank Johns Maurice Frakes, lecturer of Boulevard at Magoffin camp near Nyssa and Mrs. all territory not within a high school man scored a hit with songs to banjo were honor guests at a farewell party Davis will complete the year's teaching district with five directors empowered accompaniment. Jake Fisher proved to grange, a visitor in Nyssa Tuesday, re to contract for the education of its be a whistling songbird in one of the given by old friends at the Th 06 . Welsh ported the play a success in every way. at Vale. home Monday evening. Tuesday Mrs. The marriage was announced at a j children and bus transportation. Dir- choruses. About $40 was netted for grange sup bridge party in Vale last Wednesday; ectors will come from five zones, Not to be outdone , Archie Howell John was complimented at a meeting plies. night, when telegrams disclosed the The long discussed sales tax bill will played accompaniments on the accor- of the Arena Valley ladies aid at the secret. come to the house for final passage to- dion. The orchestra consisted of Mrs. C. C. Case home. The Johns are pio- THIRD ACREAGE CUTS day. The $5 license and truck bills are Glasgow. Claud Smith, Elmer Stradley neer Bpnci residents and will be greatly before the senate. GOVERN CROP LOANS TH AW WASHED DEEP and Bert Davis. It was a splendid enter- missed as they always took a prominent part in social affairs here. After visit Reduction of 30 per cent in the acre I tainment from start to final curtain. age planted to cash crops will be re CUT IN HIGHW AY JORDAN VALLEY Proceeds will apply toward the Eagles' ing relatives for a few weeks they leave for Rome, south of Jordan Valley, to quired this year of farmers who pro building fund. make their home. AUTOISTS STILL The thaw resulted in a washout in the cure crop production loans, Secretary Mrs. Maud Welsh of Portland arrived of Agiculture Arthur M. Hyde announc vicinity of Adrian Tuesday when water USE SNOW SLEDS Monday for a visit in the Thos. Welsh ed recently In making public the regula cut a ditch three feet deep and several ORPHAN ANNIE home. feet wide in the Jordan Valley road a tions governing the 1933 loans. HERE NEXT WEEK Wesley Roberts has been suffering Sheavllle—The road from Sheavllle Farmers seeking chop production mile south of Adrian. Barney Bull’s south' to Jordan Valley has been snow- ' ¡from throat trouble and will have his loans this year are advised to obtain highway crew is repairing the damage. blocked since February 1, and despite Mitzi Green proved that girls and tonsils removed today, application blanks and copies of regu e . H. Brumbach went to Vale Tues- lations in their home counties rather The Rebekah Sunshine club will meet the efforts of« the State road crew it is boys share one single, burning ambition than from Washington. Loans are limit- next Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at still impassable. The mall stage and a of youth during the filming of “ Little day on county business. I few cars got through Monday, but Tues- Orphan Annie." the appealing RKO Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Tate of Boise spent ed to $300. the home of Mrs. Ike Boren. ! day the teams had to take the mail in. comedy-drama at the Nyssa theatre a couple of days at their ranch last | The Caldwell stage has been coming as Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. week. I far as the Baltzor ranch where it is met Opening if the picture takes place | Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Wilson are mov- by a team. in a real, honest-to-goodness railroad ing to the ranch vacated by Mr. and The road crew stationed here was un yard, with honest-to-goodness engines. Mrs. Frank Johns. able to move the snow so a heavier Mitzi’s first demand, and one that was A number from here attended the truck and plow were sent in but could granted, was to sit beside the engineer basket ball games in Nyssa Saturday "What to plant?” That is the question loans will be available within two weeks. do nothing. A heavy grader was then of the largest locomotive on the tracks, night. whlch confronts farmers. A few pertin Applications will be made available in brought in and a caterpillar, but with | she operated the whistle and the bell, | Wade P, T. A. will meet Friday with ent answers are supplied by R. O. Lar the Jordan Valley, Nyssa, Vale and On- no better results. Teams were then put held the throttle, and even was permit- Mrs. F. A. Miller. A cordial invitation son. Malheur county agent, in his first tarlo communities, more definite an- on and a detour made up the hill. The ted to try a hand at the air brakes, ' is extended to all to attend, spring report for 1933. j nouncement to follow in The Journal. detour is useable only when the road much to the discomfort o f those in the Mrs. Jean of Roswell was a guest of Flax has been suggested to replace Both field crcp and orchard financing is frozen as it is over new ground. The coaches behind. ¡Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Sweet during the spring wheat acreage and Portland will be done by the Regional Agricul men in charge claim that the bridges "Little Orphan Annie" is based on the week. firms are offering to supply seed and tural Credit corporation through the would not hold up to bring in a rotary. famous cartoon strip by Harold Gray Mrs. Grover Lee was a guest at the The Caldwell stage turned over one and will delight young and old. purchase the crop at Duluth prices. A branch office at Boise. announcement party given by Mrs. Em Mr. Larsen stated that he has ob- night last week at the top of Succor mett Davis in Vale Wednesday. saving in freight could be effected. Mr. Larsen reports that flax trials in M al- seved frequent cases of an apparent de creek canyon. In the darkness and Mrs Lee Baldridge has returned from T U E 8D A Y EVENING BRIDOE her Illionls trip. heur county, during the past few years. ficiency of mineral in the rations fed storm Mr. McCluskey was unable to see Mrs. A. H. Boydell entertained the have shown variable success and some livestock. W hen animals are seen chew- in the snow and missed the road. No J. Edwin Johnson, county engineer NEW PRESIDENT NAMES CABINET j MRS. WILSON WINS CHINA COFFEE POT | day H R. Hatch returned from a week's visit in Portland Saturday, Mr and Mrs. E. E Parker and Iola were guest* in the Elmer Parker home near Wilder Sunday. Mr and Mrs B. H. Stark, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Hatch and family were guests at a turkey dinner at the Ralph | Stark home Sunday Monday wash day was an un lucky day for Mrs. Clark Enos of Adrian. She caught her left hand in an electric ringer. One nail was torn off and her hand was badly bruised although no bones were broken. , MANY STUDENTS LIKE TO SPEAK In one of the saddest accidents that ever occured near Nyssa, Mrs. Cora Sch affer, 29, of Notus, and her six children were drowned last Saturday afternoon when they were pinned beneath their automobile in the muddy waters of the Owyhee ditch on the Mitchell butte road about 15 miles from town. Word of the tragedy reached Nyssa about 5 o'clock, Dr. J. J. Sarazln. Marshal A. V. Cook, Sheriff C. W . Olenn and state police rushing to the scene of the trag edy and aiding in the recovery of the bodies. The family was enroute to visit Mrs. P AR T ICI Schaffer’s mother Mrs. Oscar J. Pink ston, and was within a quarter of a PATE IN ZONE CONTEST IN N Y S mile of the Pinkston farm when the car swerved, toppled over the steep SA LATER THIS M ONTH. bank of the canal and landed upside down in a little over three feet of water. The top of the curtained touring So many students in the Nyssa school car collapsed, hopelessly pinning the desired to take part in the declamatory entire family and a white pet dog in contest that teachers found it necessary to hold several try-outs. Out of the 80 their watery grave. The children were Jack, 11; Charles first enrolled, nine |vere winners in the final srtrooi try-out yesterday afternoon. Conrad, 9; Robert Roy, 7; Wanda May, 6: James Russell, 2; Lawrence Lee, four The nine who will participate in the months. T h mother and the four older Nyssa zone contest later this month are children were bom in Nebraska, where Robert Gehr, Max Parkinson, Trances the family lived until they came to Foster, Ruth Flanary, Claud Patterson, June Marie Wilson, Lester Keizer, M ar Notus about three years ago. NINE W IN CHANCE TO jorie Qroot, Marion Boden. Scoring was close and judging difficult as the un usually good interest in the contest this year resulted in splendid readings. Others who spoke were: Alien White, Margie Howell, Don Sopher, Keith Barker, Robert McCoy, Cecil Coleman, Grace Jones, Leuella Leuck, John J. Smith, Vivian Hlgby, Dale Bingham, Herbert Boren, K athym Olmore, FItora Mae Wimp, Marzene Hollenberg. Maxine Barrett, Wlllmeta Lynch. Paul Ayre, Warren Lathen, Eleanor Pashley, Josephine Brush, Ted Mazac. Judges were Mrs. O. O . Boden, Mrs. Ernest C. Wilson, Mrs, J. J. Sarazln, Mrs. W ill Beam and Mrs. Bernard Froqt. Mothers of contestants did not Judge in their division. STANFIELD ASKS $55,897 DAMAGES R. N. Stanfield Friday filed action in circuit court seeking damages of $55,- 897.15 from John Stringer and H. B. Duff it Co. for injuries alleged suffered April 22, 1931, when struck by an auto mobile driven by 8tringer, vice presi dent of the H. B. D uff it Co., on the Old Oregon Trail highway near Hunt ington in Baker county. The complaint sets out that Stringer drive the car toward a panel in the fence adjacent to the highway where the plaintiff was standing. BARR ADJUDGED INSANE MONDAY Huband Is 111 Orln Sleeper, who makes his home with the Pinkston family, saw the car swerve and disappear. He went to the scene and found the upright wheels of the car protruding from the ditch. He reported the tragedy to the Pinkston family and left tor the nearest tele phone at the Ooe Schweizer ranch. He rode three miles. W hen officials and Dr. Sarazln arrived, quite a crowd of sor rowing neighbors had gathered at the scene. It was a difficult task to raise the car and remove the bodies from the canal and the task was not completed until after night had fallen. The bodies were placed on a wagon and carried to a lower ranch where the ambulance from the Nyssa Funeral Home had remained on account of the dangerous condltloln of the road. Conrad Schaffer, the husband, is a patient at the veterans’ hospital in Boise and has been in poor health for years. Word of the tragedy was brought him by a friend from Notus, to whom Mrs. Pinkskton had telephoned that evening. Mr. Schaffer came to Nyssa at once and during the week has been a guest at the Andrew McGinnis home. Funeral on Friday Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 o’clock at the Christian church in Caldwell with Judge Chapman of Boise officiating. Boy Scouts of Notus will be pall bearers fo i Jack, who had recently earned his first badge in scouting. Leg- lonalres of Caldwell, Notus, Boise and Nampa will be poll bearers for the other members of the family. Veterans at the Boise hospital have been very kind to Mr. Schaffer, also the people of the Notus community and Caldwell. Friends of the Pinkston family in the Owyhee community have ordered flowers. Mr. Pinkston is superintendent of the Owy hee Sunday school. Don M. Oraham, Nyssa Legion servioe oflcer, made several trips to Caldwell, Vale and Boise in order to raise funds to cover the burial expenses. Mr. Schaf fer) is very grateful for the kindness of Nyssa people. A climax to the M. E. Powelson mur der case, David W . Barr of Melba, ac quitted in December 1931 of the charge of murdering Powelson, was returned to the Caldwell Jail last Saturday. This time he was charged with insanity by his sons and on Monday was committed to the asylum at Blackfoot. Barr shot Powelson, from whom he rented a farm in November 1931. He pleaded self de George McKee was a business visitor fense and was acquitted. Powelson was well known in Nyssa. in Boise Tuesday. Malheur Mortgage Committee Ready To Aid In Farm Debt Adjustment That the Malheur county voluntary farm mortgage adjustment committee is now ready to offer its services in any case on which it is requested to act. is the statement of P. M. Boals, of Ore gon Slope, chairman of the local group, who with other members from this county attended a regional meeting at Baker Friday where details of procedure were worked out. In order that the service# of the com mittee may be made convenient to everyone in need of them, the commit tee has arranged for the office of Coun ty Agent Larson In Ontario to be head quarters. Information may be obtained at the county agent*' office or from any member of the committee. C. M. Beaumont represent* the Nyssa section. Mr Boal* reports that at the regional meeting it was emphasized by the state secretary L. R. Brelthaupt and m em bers of the state committee present that the county group# have no legal status but are prepared to lend every aid on a voluntary basis toward bringing satis factory adjustment between farmers and mortgage holders in order that unnecessary loss or hardship may be avoided for both, in cases where the parties are unable to make satisfactory arrangements Independently. Members of the state committee re ported that similar credit councils or committees in other states have already proved highly beneficial. Most creditors and debtors are ready to do the fair thing if information is available on which to base such a settlement, it was said. Members of the state committee re ported that similar credit councils or committees In other states have already proved! highly beneficial. Most creditors and debtors are ready to do the fair thing If information is available on which to base such a settlement. It was In addition to Chairman Boats and Secretary Larson, the Malheur county committee consists of Mr. Beaumont, D. O. Darning of Vale, and A. Robinson of Ontario, selected by the state com mittee which constate of repreeentaUvea of ell leading farm organizations and bankers' organizations of Oregon.