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* NYSSA. OREGON GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON [IRRIGATION PROJECTS THE GATE CITY JOURNAL VOLUME XXVIII. No. 3. NYSSA, OREGON BUSIEST AND FASTEST GROWING TOWN IN OREGON INVESTIGATE NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER, 9, 1933 LOCATE $1.50 PER YEAR Three C ontractors Divide W ork On Owyhee i FISH DIE Ï0 DRY CREEK CHILL NIGHTS TAKE LATE FALL BLOOMS; DAYS LIKE SUMMER Old Man Winter's icy breath took a toll of more flowers in Nyssa gar dens Monday night, such flowers as gladiolas and petunias that have lingered longer than usual through a surprisingly mild Indian sum mer. Of late nights have been very frosty but days have remained warm. However, cold nights call for more blankets, more coal and anti freeze in the radiator. If warm weather continues a little longer, Nyssa people will be able to pick chrysanthemums from their gardens for the Thanksgiving dinner table. > V* ONCE DOUGHBOYS GIVE AUXILIARY PHEASANT DINNER STATE GALLS BIOS E NOV. I5TH A pheasant feed, fit for kings, was served by Nyssa leglonaires last Thursday night at the Parish hall for members of the Legion and Auxiliary. Cooked by Supt. Leo Hollenberg and Mayor Howard Larsen, who know how chicken shoulld be fried, it was a perfect climax to onq of the best pheasant season’s this county lias enjoyed, hey say eighteen birds completely disappeared, along with many other delicious foods which were served. Warren Richardson was present ed with the award of the purple heart, which signifies that he was wounded while in the service. C. L. McCoy, past commander, made the presentation. Mrs. Howard Larsen received a past president’s pin from the Aux iliary. SEATTLE FIRM LOW ON TUNNEL OFFER $98.007 Saturday. November 11, will bring the 15th Armistice Day. In observance of the national holiday, stores tn Nyssa will close Saturday although a number JIM DAVENPORT FINDS IT NO MORE BILLS ARE LINED UP FOR of them plan to remain open for later OREGON WILL BEGIN WORK ON JMOKF(")>N-KNUD^ON OF BOU|£' EASY TASK TO MAKE FIRST IMPORTANT CONTRACT ON Mc- SPECIAL SESSION OPENING NOV. shopping on Friday evening. The Eagles lodge will give a public GETS DIVERSION WORKS AND DERMITT-JA( ( qiqSO ;N CREEK FISH PLANTING IN OWYHEE 20; ASK COMPULORY AUTO IN Armistice program at the hall Saturday SIPHON; JOHN KLUG THE THIRD afternoon at 1 o’clock. Archie Howell LINK. RESERVOIR. SURANCE. is chairman. Later in the afternoon, CONTRACT. Nyssa high school will play Ontario’s Salem—A bill authorizing the county undefeated football team on the On The call for bids on the first stretch Eetween rough roads and difficulty courts to fill existing vacancies in the tario field. The game starts at 2 p. m. of the Idaho-Oregou-Nevada highway, The General Construction company, in reaching the low mark of storage Saturday night, the Eagles will give a stretch of 14 miles between McDer- Oregon state legislature will be one of The Eagles lodge will open a builder of Owyhee dam, the railroad to water in Owyhee reservoir, the first the first to be introduced at the special jan Armistice dance, mitt and Jackson creek, means the long series of six card parties with a the dam and other structures on the fish destined for the reservoir did not legislative session which convenes here I ° n Friday the sch‘ will , pre- ! desired start on this important road, party at the Eagles hall tonight. great irrigation system, was low bidder hich will Bids Qn the wi(jening ancj surfacing of fare too well. Two loads, containing November 20. It previously was propos- sen& an Armistice progriin Prizes will be awarded to men and ed to have these vacancies filled by ex- ! include a talk by Don Ora on the 2000-foot Mitchell butte tunnel around 129,000 baby bass, crappie and i tliia link will be opened by the highway women who hold high score at American commission in Portland November 15. ecutive appointment, but Governor district commander of tb with its bid of $98,007 submitted Tues perch, were trucked from Deer Flat bridge and pinochle. Dancing and artin and Legion; vocal solos, by Ell! At that meeting, bids will also be re lunch will follow. The public is in Meier expressed a desire that he be re day. Engineer R. J. Newell found that reservoir in Idaho to the Owyhee dam >iano solo Claudena Crawford, and lieved of this embarassment. ceived on the new bridge which will vited. the General’s bid was less than $100 Tuesday by Jim Davenport, Curtis by Doris Smith. span Owyhee river near the George There are four vacancies in the two lower than that of a competing con Townsend, Earl Johns, Idaho game legislative branches at the present time. Kaylcr ranch, a few miles out of Nys- tractor. Guy Bailey, who is here from se warden, and Floyd Riggs of Deer Flat Persons close to the administration Proposals for work to be considered said this bill would be hurried through Seattle, submitted the winning bid for A good many of the fish were killed so appointments might be announced November 15, will cost around $700,000, the General. when the the truck jostled over the the commission reported. All of the not later than the third day. Morrlson-Knudsen of Boise submit rough trail between the dam road and projects are under the national recov- Among other1 bills now being prepar ted low bids on the diversion works in Dry creek, where one planting was 1 eiy act program which means they will ed is one providing for the construction Tunnel Canyon and Black Willow made. At the dam, difficulty was ex bi paid for out of federal funds. Spec of four state buildings by the federal siphon. They were $39,400 and $67,485, perienced in getting the fish into the ifications provide that skilled workers MAURICE JUDD IS NAMED FOR 'respectively. This will be Morrison- water as the only road at the side of OAKES GETS AUTHORITY TO PRO govememnfc. a tubfeeculasis hospital the reservoir is high above the present CEED FOR RECOVERY OF JOR Portland. A library, psychiatric hos RAY GARRISON AND JAMES Mc- shell receive a minimum of 65 cents OWYHEE OFFICE SUCCEEDING I Knudsen’s first work on the Owyhee. an hour, unskilled labor 55 cents. pital in Portland and a hospital at the John Klug, who sub-contracted tho low level of the water. DAN VALLEY CATTLE. EWEN ELECTED ON STAFF OF AG S. D. GOSHERT. Oregon penitentiary. The cost esti concrete work on the Tertellng’s con For this reason, further fish plant ENGINEERING CLUB. mated at $1,100,000 would be repaid on tract of last year, was low bidder on ing will be delayed until next fall when JANUARY DEADLINE a rental basis over a period of 25 years. the Rock Springs siphon with an of storage water will be much higher. Washington—Ivan E. Oakes was de Another bill which will be drafted Game commissioners Matt Corrigan of After serving as director on the board fer of $27,746 and turnout works for the ON PUBLIC WORKS McMinnville Earl Silven of Baker and dared by the supreme court Monday t o ! prior to the special legislative session of the Owyhee Irrigation district for a Mitchell butte lateral at $4020. O. S. C.—Ray Garrison and James J. A. Terteling company is shipping Fiank B. Wire, supervisor, are working have authority as receiver in a mort- | will proride for compuslory liability in- McEwen, juniors in agricultural engin period of about 20 years, S. D. Gosli- with Mr. Davenport and other local gage foreclosure suit, to proceed in Ida- i surance for all classes of motor ve- eering at Oregon State college, have re In view of the probability that all ert of Nyssa will not be a candidate for a number of draglines into Nyssa from sportsmen in developing Owyhee dam- ho courts to recover cattle which had hides. the office this year. He has declined to Idaho points, where they have recent cently been elected treasurer and secre sta te officials declared that no ef- tary, respectively, of the Agricultural fluids of the Federal Emergency Ad serve again. ly completed work. site as a fish and game resort. They been in his possession near the town of ministration of Public Works set aside Jordan Valley, Ore., but which strayed fort would be made to restore any part have promised a planting of 600,000 Maurice M. Judd, farmer of the engineering club. for states and municipalities may re- into Idaho where Sheriff Ben Lake of of the salary and wage reductions rec- fish. The Agricultural club is composed of vcit the Federal Government for use Kingman Kolony community under the Owyhee county, Ida., seized them. ommended by the 1933 legislative ses students in the school of agricultural j on Federal projects if not applied for Owyhee, has been nominated to succeed PROHIBITION DIES Decision of the United States sup sion. engineering and has as its purpose the by January 1, 1934, all munlpicalities Mr. Goshert on the Owyhee board. It reme court Monday upholding the IN VOTE TUESDAY MANY ATTEND RITES promotion of the profession of agricul should, at this time, carefully consider has been reported that he will be un authority of Oakes, as receiver of a EUGENE CLIMATE ture by fostering higli standards of whether or not they desire to apply for opposed at the annual election which FOR E. B. CONKLIN foreclosed property in east Oregon, to will be held November 14, at the usual , Enough votes were cast Tuesday to leadership and a spirit of a portion of these funds. proceed in Idaho courts to recover 141 WARM BUT RAINY scholarship, fellowship among agricultural men. Under regulations set up by federal voting place on the R. J. Davis ranch. 'sweep the 18th amendment from the head of cattle held by Sheriff Ben Lake, Quite a umber of people from this Mr. Goshert is commended by Owy constitution. Utah, Ohio, Pennsylvania Both boys are prominent in activities authorities, public bodies may secure a (From Keith Parkinson) section attended the funeral services of Owyhee county, probably will bring connected with the agricultural d e loan and a grant to construct public hee land owners upon his long period and Kentucky Joined the wet parade C. C. C. Camp 980—(To the Journal) Saturday at the Ontario school gym the case here for trial on its merits, partment. They were in charge of the works. The Government will make a of service which dates back to the nasium for Eugene B. Conklin ,68, pio William Healy, attorney for the sheriff, —Our winter camp is located in a Pacific International Exhibit that the loan of 70 per cent of the cost of the early days of the district. He was a while North and South Carolina re- neer educator and civic leader of this commented on being advised of the de beautiful country, 56 miles southwest of Agricultural engineering students held project, provided the public body gives member of the board when the first ma'ned in the dry ranks. December 5 has been definitely fixed as the date Eugene. I t is heavily timbered with fir county who died in Portland last week. cision. this fall. the Government security for the loan. blue prints of the district were pur for ratifying repeal of prohibition. Oakes was appointed receiver of the and cedar. The weather is warm but Rev. S. P. Hagler read the eulogy and chased from Arnold and Company, After ratification, liquoi- may be sold The club sponsored a trip last sum- j [n addition to making the loan, the music was provided by the school or W. S. Skinner property in Malheur j we have plenty of rain—we saw the mer for all students taking agricultui al ooverment will make a grant—an out- Chicago promoters, for the government legally in 19 states, Oregon among county of eastern Oregon two years j sun but twice in a period of 11 days, engineering to attend the chestra. world’s right gift—of 30 per cent of the cost of investigation which followed. That step About 15 years ago, Mr. Conklin was j ago on appreciation of Equitable Trust ' This is a very large camp housing 300 fair, taking the expenses from the club labor and materials used on the job. was instrumental In bringing about them. Oregon will enact liquor control superintendent of the Nyssa schools. ‘ company which held a mortgage on it. j men. Four barracks, a messhall, rec- treasurer. It also sponsors the annual Interest rate has been set at 4 per federal development which is now un laws at the special session of the leg islature convening November 20. He also served in a like position in On The cattle in question, valued by the j reation hall, hopsital, bathhouse, all Smith-Hughes week-end at the col cent. der way. Mr. Ooshert was still serving j tario and taught in a number of dis Trust company at $5000 and by the : measure more than a hundred feet in lege for Oregon high school students The Act states th at loans may be with two other veterans, C. C. Hunt and tricts. A native of Ohio he was born sheriff at $2100, were ranging in Idaho j length. There are also 15 tents and from all over the state. Dr. J. J. Sarazin, present chairman of TURKEYS FATTEN made over a period of thirty years. and were seized by the sheriff on an ; some log buildings, in Xenis, O., in 1865. He graduated the board, when the first big appro attachment secured by David Summer- ! Camp 980 is only 32 miles from the frem Highland Park college in Des priation was secured for the actual BUILD C. C. C. CAMP FOR THANKSGIVING ville of Owyhee county, who also held !Paclfic ocean. This gives many of the Moines, Iowa. In 1896, he married Miss start on the $18,000,000 project in 1925. CHILD’S HOUR Joe Jay Smith and Gordon Cherry claims against Skinner. j boys their first opportunity to visit the Estelle Eckersley and in 1905 they came returned Tuesday night from Riggins, Both United States district court here [ seashore, COMES FROM KGA to Malheur county. Turkeys arc getting fat and fine for Ida., where they spent the past month BOY FRACTURES ARM Surviving are his widow, who teaches and the Ninth circuit court of appeals Thanksgiving dinne rtables, and at the on the construction of buildings in a in Ontario, and four children, Mrs. upheld a non-suit motion by the sheriff IDAHO BEGINS winter C. C. C. camp. Their superin Children of pre-school age will be Max, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Wick- same time arrangements are being Jean Young of North Carolina, Mrs. based on lack of authority of the re tendent Jinv Hammond of Bend, whom thrilled by the stories which come from lander, fell from a swing at Oregon made for their sale in large pools. The WORK ON I-O-N ceiver to proceed in Idaho to take Mildred Fryer of Yamhill, Donald of -------- I they term one of the best, will stop in KGA Spokane every evening at 6 Trail school yesterday and fractured Idaho-Oregon turkey growers associa pssession of the cattle. The supreme Fiuitland and Roscoe of Ontario. One A crew of engineers have been busy j Nyssa today for a brief visit on his way o’clock, according to an annoucement his arm. Mr. Wlcklander Is one of the tion will reoeive birds in Nyssa Novem court decision appeared to be a rever of his three brothers is Roy Conklin ber 15. Announcements have not yet the past week staking out the I. O. N. home. Boys, who will spend the winter made by the Parent-Teacher associa Terteling crew. sal of both the lower courts. who is superintendent at Union. been made by the Farmers Cooperative highway between Homedale and in the Riggins camp, will build a road tion. The story tellers are two civic Mr. Conklin was a charter member creamery and the Northwest turkey Knight’s station, a point on the Idaho between Riggins and Salmon City. workers of Spokane and the broadcasts of Boulevard grange and he never fail MALHEUR SEEKS growers association. The largest flocks line twelve miles this side of Jordan EXCHANGE IS PLANNED are sponsored! by the P.-T. A. ed to take a profound interest in all here are those on the John Forbes and Valley. The sum of $193.000 of Federal NEW MARKET ROAD Scoutmaster Howard Larsen and the Listen in and tell The Journal what grange and school affairs. Old friends. Jake Bodmer farms. public works funds is now available to troop of Scouts are meeting Tuesday you think of the stories as KGA would A committee from the Nyssa Com Ora E. Clark, D. C. Deming, V. V. Thomas Graney and Arthur Antrim be spent on the Idaho link. evenings at the Eagles hall. like to know. of Malheur appeared before the county mercial club, appointed by Dr. E. D. Hickox, John Lienhard, Frank Mc- THANK YOU! Norcott, president, is attempting to earthy' and Nels Peterson were honor- c°urt Wednesday to request the cooper- work out a system whereby checks can arv m il bearers atlon of the court m securing the des ignation of the Huntington-Bridgeport New subscriptions or renewals were be cashed in Nyssa. The committee road as a federal-aid market road. consisting of Chas. M. Caldwell, chair received from the following during the A baby son was bom to Mr. and Mrs. P art of the road, extending for 36 miles man, Ed. H. Wilson, Ernest C. Wilson, week; N. H. Pinkerton, Robt. Bums, Smith Jordan at the Pinkerton resi Is in Malheur county and part in Bak- 81d Burbidge, A H. Boydell and C. L. Conrad Martin, Pieter Tensen, J. B. dence Friday night, Dr. J. J. Sarazin er county. It is almost Impassible in the McCoy, Is meeting today. The present Smith, Brice Reed, Ralph Griffith, A. attending. The baby has been named , winter. In the district it traverses are plan is to conduct a local exchange in 'V. Cook, Nyssa; M ,B. Oywnn, Salem; five district schools. Smith William. the city hall until such time as a bank Pascuel Elguren Arock; Winnie Scott, Boulah. Is established here. RECEIVER MAY SUE FOR STOCK f LEGISLATORS ASK APPOINTIVE POWER FOR OOUNTY COURT City And School Plan Armistice Day Observance Prompt Taxpayer Will Get Rebate Under New Law Effective January 1 PROVIDES FOR terest charge of 8 per cent a year to be FOUR INSTALL- added to each Installment which is not paid promptly on the date due. Due dates for the four installments are fixed at March 15, June 15, Sep tember 15 ar.d December 15. Neither Salem—Good news! Oregon property rebate nor Interest attaches to the owners are to escape entirely the pay payment of any installment on its due ment of any 1933 taxes. You see it’s date. The rebate is offered as a reward like this. Taxes now being paid—by for payment In advance and the Inter some property owners—are officially est attaches as a penalty for failure to designated as “1932 taxes’’ being based pay the tax when due. upon the assessment rolls of last year. The Intent of the new law is to make This situation has always been more or payment of the tax as easy as possible less confusing. With a view to elim through an increase in the installment inating this confusion the last legisla periods .make the penalty as light as ture decreed that hereafter taxes possible for those who are financially should be designated as of the year in unable to pay and at the same time which they are due. Therefore taxes encourage payment by those who can to be paid next year will be designated do so by offering an additional induce as “1934 taxes.’’ ment in the form of a rebate or dis count. NEW STATUTE PAYMENT IN MENTS. 0. S. C. B0YÍ ■ WIN OFFICES K0LÜNY MAN IS NOMINATED Red Cross Roll Call Opens in County Armistice Day; Benefits Needy Here Armistice Day, November II, marks i In picturing the magnitude of the the opening of the national Red Cross Red Cross accomplishments throughout roll call for membership but the annual the nation, A. L. Schafer, manager in solicitation in Nyssa will not be made i the Pacific area, points out that the until later In the month, according to j National Red Cross during the year ; expended for all services, $4,041.000. At Mrs. Dick Tensen, Nyssa chairman. Every person who is able should en the same time the 3,700 chapter put out roll, said Mrs. Tensen, as this county an additional $7,500,000 to meet the need of local communities, bringing the total Red Cross expenditures close to $ 12 . 000 , 000 . has been particularly fortunate in the amount of Red Cross aid received during the period of unemployment. One and a half carloads of flour have been distributed, 3475 yards of mater ial for clothing, 1464 ready-made gar ments and 432 sweaters. Estimated value of this relief is $7000. One-half of the t t membership goes to the national Red Cross, while the other half remains In the local chapter for local relief work. Dr. W. J. Weeie is county chairman, J. A. Davenport, roll call chairman; Mrs. Tensen, Nyssa chairman; Rev. Jordan, Vale chairman. Distribution of flour and clothing for families in distress continues to engage the attention of many Red Cross chap ters in the several states. In this connection Mr. 8chafer says that 5,430,767 sacks of flour, each being 2444 pound size, have been distributed to chapters in the Pacific Area, benefit ing 485.839 families. During the same period 7,027323 yards of cotton materials. 3.073.904 ready-made garments and 142.800 blan kets and comforters were Issued to chapter for needy families. While the Red Cros s was accomp lishing (these thtn-fi in th e Pacific States other unit# were busy through out the nation reaching more than 25,000.000 persons with 10.688.307 bar rels of flour and 90,000,000 articles of clothing.