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THE GATE CITY JOURNAL NYSSA, OREGON O A T E W A Y T O THE O W Y H E E AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS VOLUME XXVIII. NO. 10. NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBBER 28, 1933 CWA MEN MAKE NEW YEAR BELLS WILL GREET 1934 ON SUNDAY NIGHT Suit Testing New Liquor Law Sunday midnight, New Year bells will ring out the old and ring in the new. They will usher in the year to be known at 1934. What will it bring? No one can say—but it is the good habit of the people of this land to gaze upon the dawn of a New Year with much hopefulness, have expressed an optimism for Citizens from all over this county 1934 that has not been equaled in years. All is bright. Reflecting the spirit of the sea son, business firms of the city ex press their belief in the advent of a new and better era, and their good wishes to the people of this locality. They have also expressed their gratitude for the best Christ mas business in several years. The Journal Joins its patrons in wishing all readers a happy and fruitful New Year. ON CITY WORKS K l a m a t h Files $1.50 PER YEAR T FLIES ON MITCHELL BOTTE T TUNNEL PETITION SEEKS DR. TACKEY FOR COUNTY CORONER Dr. Raymond Tackey, bacter iologist at the Holy Rosary Hos pital, will succeed the late and esteemed Dr. R. O. Payne as cor oner of Malheur county if the petition circulated in Nyssa, On tario and Vale by friends is grant ed by the county court. It is re ported here that there are no other candidates for the office to date. Tlie appointment will be made by the county court consisting of Judge Graham, Commissioners Ora E. Clark and E ,H. Brumbach of Big Bend. OPERATION FATAL FOR DR. PAYNE Making good her threat, the city of Klamath Falls ,!led suit Saturday, at tacking the constitutionality of the Knox liquor control measure. The com IR R IG A T IO N SY ST E M W ELL UN MALHEUR RAISES OVER 6000 HOGS plaint questions the state monopoly on GENERAL CON STRU CTIO N COM CH RISTM AS W EEK END TAKES DER W A Y A T SCHOOL GROUNDS, PER YEAR, 2500 BUSHELS OF sale of retail hard liquor and seeks re PAN Y BEGINS W O R K TU E SD AY TOLL OF THREE OLD T IM E R S OF :ej option newal of home ru'e or loce. M ARSHALL’S CR E W OPENS CORN, SO FARMERS ARE ON NEW JO B ; IDAHO POW ER ^Junction privileges. A permanent C O U N T Y ; R. H. DeARMOMD DIES M A N Y NEW STREETS. W A T C H IN G FEDERAL P LAN.- against operation of the law'is >ked BUILDS LINE. A T H O SP IT A L ; M RS. L A U R A The hearing will open in Salem oday. The complain* .alleges that the Knox CLA G E TT DIES SU DD EN LY. "They’re doing good work.’’ Producing more hogs and corn than measure is unconstitutional bee se it Two miles of power line have been This is the message that comes from 21 of the counties of Oregon, Malheur violates the federal constitution /hlch built to supply electricity for use in farmers are awaiting with interest the!gives exclusive power to congress to construction of Mitchell butte tunnel the Civil Works committee in regard Santa was an early visitor at the Fel Although none of them occured in government’s effort to control hog pro- regu'ate commerce between sti es; it on the Owyhee irrigation project. The to improvement of city streets in Nyssa ton Duncan home and left a baby boy Nyssa, several deaths in the county and the school grounds on which 67 duction which will get under way in | repeals illegally all municipal enact- une was completed last week by the early Sunday. Dr. J. J. Sarazin reports during the holidays brought sadness to this state under supervison of Oregon ments; it increases taxation; it olates Idaho Power company and permitted men are employed by Uncle Sam. At mother and baby doing nicely. The j friends in many communities. All of State college extension service after the ! section 2, article X I of the statt the school property, ditches have been "stl" the start of work Tuesday on the tun- baby was named Jack Felton. those who passed away were esteemed first of the year. Malheur's hog popu- 1 tutlon, the so-called home rule dug and pipe laid for the irrigation ’nd‘ j nel job. A crew of twenty men are old timers of this county. lation approximates 6,064, according to ment system. Holes have been dug for the W'orking two shifts with Guy Bai’ ey Dr. R. O. Payne, county coroner for p’anting of 68 trees. As soon as requis the last census, to help feed these hogs ied superintendent for the General Con- The case will undoubtedly b< more than a quarter of a century, died itions for the purchase of material are over 2500 acres are planted to corn an to the supreme court. Klamath ials struction company, Charles Helm, day at the Holy Rosary hospital in Ontario received, cement work will start—that nually. also stated they wou’d seek a peferen foreman, and Louis Johnson, night ear’y Christmas morning after a brief While the benefits from com and hog dum on the Knox bill if the home rule boss. is, if good weather continues. Harry illness and operation for peritonitis. He control wi’l not be as large as those test failed. Gardner’s crew has been doing good Mitchell butte tunnel, approximately f was widely known in Nyssa as he and accuring from the wheat control plan, work. 2100 feet in length, will form a part of Dr. J. J. Sarazin have worked together the amount nevertheless will be a size Lloyd Marshall’s street crew has the huge distribution system on which on numerous medical cases. His work able sum. It is also interesting to note opened a number of new city streets work is well under way at a half dozen as county coroner also took him into that corn and hog production in Ore in addition to grading and surfacing points.. The tunnel will cost $98,007. FUNRAL SERVICES WERE HELD IN outlying communities on frequent oc almost the full length of First Street TRAIN CROSSES BRIDGE COVER gon are considerably below consump casions. He was active in community tion of these products. and Good Avenue. Thirty men are en ROSW ELL T O D A Y FOR C. JONES and lodge circles and his death is wide M A Y RUN FOR CONGRESS ED WITH WATER; LIVESTOCK i The com-hog plan will be financed. gaged in hand labor. This project will AGED 66. ly mourned. He was 56 years old. DROWN, HOMES ARE WRECKED like wheat control, by processing taxes. probably be completed about January Funeral services for Dr. Payne were Although he has made no formal an- Farmers cooperating wi'l be required to 10. Mr. Marshall said. The following held Tuesday from the Masonic hall have produced an average of either 10 new streets have been opened: Acacia lodge Funeral services were held today and were conducted by acres of corn or three litters of pigs a N YSSA RANCHER W ED S M I S S Graham told friends last week he is Two blocks, running from Swan “ You have no idea how disastrous year for the past two years, or both seriously considering going after the | from the Presbyterian church of Ros- No. 116. The body was taken to Port Apartments to the Parish hall. AUBA W A R E OF O N T A R IO ; W E D the floods have been in the Cowlitz that much corn and hogs. Reduction Rf publican nomiation for representa- j we’ l for C. A. Jones, 66, orchardist of land for cremation. Surviving him are One block, running from Ten- section of Washington nor did I until required is not less than 20 per cent of three daughters Helen, DING DINNER SUN D AY. tive in congress from the eastern O re- I Apple Valley who passed away on his widow, sen residence one block west. I came through a part of the flood area average com production and not less gon district. Jay Upton of Bend has 1 Christmas day at the Holy Rosary hos Pauline and Norma and one son Bob. One block, opening a new street near on my train trip from Seattle to Port than 25 per cent of average hogs pro announced his candidacy for the Re pital. The Rev. David Oastler officiated the Francis properties. land,” said Mis. Guy Bailey, who is duced between December 1931 and De R. II. DeARM OND Otto Bodmer, son of Mr. and Mi E. publican nomiation. Congressman Wal and interment was made in the Roswell Two blocks, running south from the here for the holidays. "We crossed one cember 1933. Richard H. "D ick” DeArmond, aged to ter M. Pierce stated several months ago cemetery where a brother is also bur A. Bodmer of Nyssa, was marrif Jack Lynch residence. bridge which the water covered and Corn benefit payments are based on Miss Auba Ware of Ontario at Pa ■>tte that he will be a candidate to succeed led. Mr. Jones was a bachelor and had 71, for many years one of the best One block, running west from Dr. C. threatened to sweep from its piers at what the grower does not raise, as in Tuesday, December 19, the Rev. B th, himself. known stockmen of Vale, died Sunday no relatives in this section. A. Abbott’s residence. any moment. After we were over, the the wheat plan. If a man has been pastor of the Methodist churcl o f - Mr. Jones had developed a fine or at the Ho\y Rosary hospital. He had Last summer, the city relief crew crew stopped the train and we were growing 50 acres of corn per year, he ficiating. The ring ceremony was ,ed. chard in the Apple Valley community been in poor health since he underwent opened two blocks of street running SPRING AT BARRETTS permitted to see the great torrent would be required to reduce this 20 per The bride is a daughter of Mrs. ina across the river from Nyssa. He had a serious operation more than a year south from E. Brown's blacksmith shop, j which swept down the river—but that cent or 10 acres. His benefit payments Ware of Ontario. Mr. and Mrs, B< ¿mer lived there about ten years. He had ago. For a number of years he was a At present, gravel for surfacing is be “It’s like spring in my garden," said was after we were across, director of the Warmsprings irrigation amount to 30 cents a bushel. The grow- Mrs, Ware and P. F. Weikal w* • in been very lli the past few months. ing secured from the Sam Playford district. Funeral services for Mr. D e Close to 2800 persons were compelled er may e]ect to reduce more than 20 attendance. The event was k t a Mrs. C. W. Barrett yesterday in com farm. menting upon the weather. She has Armond were held in Vale yesterday to leave their homes in Cowlitz county, 1)er cent. secret for several days. pansies, violets, Scotch bluebells and with Interment in the Vale cemetery. Washington. 795 homes were flooded, | The hog reduction plan is more sim- For the present the young couple THIEVES SWIPE Surviving are his widow and four livestock perished and damage estimat ilar to the wheat plan. For instance, if are making their home at the B mer forsythia in bloom in her rock garden, OLD AGE PENSION daughters. Mrs. Ada Lavring of Rio ed at $1,000,000 was done, accord- a man has raised and marketed an farm near town but in the sprin they Mrs. Barrett is ahead of schedule as THREE GOBBLERS Vista, Cal.; Mrs. Blanche Steelhammcr LA W NEW PROBLEM lng to a Red Cross survey.A plea for re- average of 40 head of hogs in the past will move to a tract purchai t by good weather has made outdoor work possible she is finishing an outdoor of Portland, Mrs. Irene Ames of Brem jlief will be placed before the CWA. two years, he would be given a compen young Bodmer last fall. Jim Boor has declared war on tramps erton, W ash.; and Mrs Nola Peterson Considerable damage was done in Ore- sating payment of $5 a head for 75 per In compliment to the newlyweds, fireplace with fossil rock brought from and others who may have the habit of o f Payette. The county court has a new problem \ gon by the flooded Columbia, cent of this number or 30 head for next Mrs. Ware gave a dinner last Sunday, Succor creek by Chet Lackey. hunting or trespassing on his farm The weather was colder in that area J yeaFi above what he could obtain by the Bodmer family and Dr. Harriet to tussle with after the first of the which is conveniently located between MRS. LAURA CLA G E TT year when the old age pension law, en yesterday. Both the Cowlitz river and selling the animals, Sears attending. EAGLES HAVE P AR TY the railroad tracks and Snake river. He Apparently stricken while eating, acted by the regular 1933 session, be the Columbia were lowering. Many [ presentation of the plan will come comes effective. The burden of finan people are returning to their homes or j through the county agent’s office, The Eagles lodge gave the December didn’t mind hunting and trespass- Mrs. Laura Clagett, 68. was found dead M A IL RUSH OVER cing these pensions will be no easy what is left of them. party for wives and families last even ing so much until chickens and turkeys I in her home west of Ontario Monday, REBEKAH INITIATIO N matter although an appropriation was ing with a good-sized crowd in atten started disappearing. The theft of three On the porch were Christmas gifts Rebekah lodge held initiation Tues made in the budget for the coming dance. For the program, Archie Howell big turkeys on Christmas night was the friends had brought. Observing that Chas. H. Galvin, re’ief agent at the played several accordion selections, Bil last straw. Mr. Boor is serving notice they had not been touched, the care year. County courts are given the Apple Val’ey and Nyssa Epworth day night with Mrs. John Forbes, Mrs. taker on the ranch investigated and authority to make the old age pension 1 leagues will greet the New Year at a 1 Ida Walters, Mrs. A. V. Cook and Mrs. depot, is one man who is glad Christ lie Louise and Neree Glasgow gave a on prowlers. found that Mrs. Clagett had passed a nominal sum. Many applications have j watch party at the Apple Valley church Will Beam exemplifying the degree mas is over. Receipts of mail and tap dance and readings were given by away. She came to this county with her work. Candidates were Mrs. Martha freight grew to such proportions last Marvin Penrod and Lester Keizer. already been received from Malheur Sunday night. husband who was agent for the Eastern Amidon, Mrs. Cliff Tillman, Misses week, he was obliged to call an assist John Koopman, Mr. and Mrs. Glasgow AUTO EXAMINER county residents. J. C. Richey, government surveyor Dorothy and Thelma Cook. A delega ant R. A. Richardson from Nampa. Oregon Land company. He died five and Bert Davis played for dancing. A HERE JANUARY 4 years ago. Surviving is one daughter stationed at Adrian, became seriously tion of twelve ladies attended from the Richardson left Sunday. Mr. Galvin is big supper closed a p’easant affair. - . „ . . . _ . ill Christmas night and was rushed to Ontario lodge. Supper was served. taking W. T. Posey’s position while the Mrs. George Hicks of Detroit, Mich., Leonard Marhall arrived Thursday CaldwelI sanitarium. He is improv- latter has a month’s leave. Mr. Posey, who will reach Ontario today. Funeral from La Grande Normal to spend vaca ing. C. M. Bentley, examiner of oper Mr and Mrs. Roy James returned services will be held Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Ray spent Sun his wife and daughter Grace are spend- tion here. ing the holidays with their daughter Tuesday evening from Baker where ators and chauffeurs, will be in Nyssa Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wilson of Parma day in Huntington with the Gordon Thursday, January 4, at the city hall Mrs. Lloyd Harlan in San Francisco. I they spent Christmas with his parents. Wm. DeGroft and family spent were visitors at the Barney Wilson Rays. for the purpose of giving examinations Christmas with the Hugh Glasgow home on Christmas day. EAGLES LODGE HAS from 1 until 5 o'clock. ANOTHER YEAR— AND THE W ORLD GOES ON. family. The new Oregon licenses are making NEW DRILL TEAM Mr. and Mrs. C. C Hunt and daugh their appearance on cars which they Miss Kate Whipple returned last ter Margaret, who is home from the U. will license for the full calendar year of week after spending the past three of O., spent the holidays in Boise with 1934 for the sum of $5. The new plates months at the C. S. Skinner ranch at Mr. and Mrs. Merrit Greeling. The new drill team of the Nyssa are black and silver. Jordan Valley. Eagles lodge exemplified degree work Harry Gardner and family spent at Initiation last Wednesday night Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Duffy and child Christmas with tire Jay Simmons fam B U TTE R FAT CLIMBS when a class of twelve candidates was ren were guests on ^Christmas of her ily at Roswell. taken Into the order. The dri’l team parents Mr. and Mrs. Sumner Jones. Butterfat prices went up to 15 cents consists of Archie Howell, captain, Miss Eulalia Schafer, daughter of Many Nyssa friends of Dr. R. O. Mr. and Mr. W. L. Schafer of the Kol- Wednesday, registering a 2-cent in Hugh Glasgow, Delbert Taylor, BUI Payne attended his funeral rites in onny, did not return home this Yule- crease. The climb carried the price to Keizer, Irby Smith, Sam Caldwell. John Ontario Tuesday, among them Dr. and tide but made a visit with friends in a mark 5 cents above the low point of Stam. Ray Kendler, Lee Dail and Har Mrs. J. J. Sarazin, Mrs. Dick Tensen, Blackfoot She teaches at Pocatello. the year. old Hoyt. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. McCoy, Don Gra ham, Mr, and Mrs. A. H. Boydell, Mrs. The Rush McHargue family of Vale E. D. Norcott, John Kakebeeke, Art spent Christmas evening at the War Cook, Wm. Schireman, Frank D. Hall ren McHargue home. Miss Betty re and his guest Mr. Koenig of Baker. turned to Vale for a week’s visit. APPLE VALLEY RANCHER DIES VISITOR SEES FL00DE0 AREA OTTO BODMER WEDS RECENTLY J Christmas Is Celebrated With Treats Church Programs and Festive Time Cities Will Get Small Revenue Under Rules O f Knox Rum Measure The position of Oregon cities under the provisions of the Knox liquor law is explained by William M. Briggs of Ashland, field representative of the league of Oregon cities, which has rec ommended that all cities in the state adopt a uniform city ordinance for the sale of liquor. However, it is apparent that the Knox law cannot be placed in opera tion for several weeks. Until that time, sale through licensed drugstores will continue as it did on prescription be fore repeal was effected. Mr. Briggs stated that it is possible to place the regulations of the Knox law In effect under a city ordinance without delay. The ru'es and regula tions proposed by the league of Ore gon cities are identical with those of the K nox law except for the sale of liquor of over 14 per cent alcoholic content. It is proposed that the city council may act as agent for the com mission during the interim. Cities Get Little Mr. Briggs explained that the sale of liquor of 14 per cent alcohol or under is left to licensees, as light wines and beer are sold at preaent. Liquor con taining a greater percentage la to be scription. In small towns the state liq uor commission will appoint an agent. He said the plan is to start with about 75 state owned stores. Under the Knox bill, license fees went to the cities but house bill 14, which also passed at the last session of the legislature, takes these fees away in that the license fees will not be pro rated until $3,000,000 has been paid in to a fund for unemployment relief, ‘‘so actually the cities get nothing.” Mr. Briggs expressed the opinion that the Knox bill will be found legal by the courts, although the attorney general has already held it unconstitutional. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. B. Nordale spent Christmas with the Roy Sterling family in Payette. Miss Marjorie returned with them to spend the week. Miss Crete Marie Foster, director of the district Epworth league, attended a conference in Caldwell yesterday. Her guest M 'ss Rachel Harper of Nam pa accompanied her and returned home that evening. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rose of Payette, parents of Mrs. Clark Enos, and Mr. and Mrs. Ceci' Rose and Walter Sim - moni of the Kolony spent Christmas at the Enos home at Adrian. I Soaking rain did not prevent Old Santa C'aux from making his scheduled visit In Nyssa on Christmas Eve for he was present in person at the big treat sponsored by lodges of the city at the gymnasium Sunday afternoon. He brought close to 350 sacks of Christmas cheer for happy boys and girls. To welcome him, a large crowd sang Christmas carols. From every comer rang the Christmas message. "Peace on earth, good will to men.” At Community Church The Chritmas story was told In pag eant, rhyme and song at the program Christmas Eve at the Nyssa Commun ity Church. The primary department gave the following program: p t.no solo. June Marie Wilson; readings, Orace Foster, Wanda Howe’J, Phyllis Schire man, Junior Barrett, Theron Gildea, Robert Browne, Pauline King, Clifford Wicks, Evelyn Zlttercob. Songs were sung by the entire primary department, directed by Mrs Howard Larsen, and solos by M em a Baird and Jacqueline Barrett. Then foUowed the pageant, "T h e Coming of the Christ Child.” with beautiful accompaniment by Mrs. Bert Ltenkaemper and Bemloe Vorhies, who played organ and violin harmony. In the leading roVes were Ruth Wolfe. Mary; Pauline Wolfe, Elisabeth: How ard Foster, King Herod; R. J. Davis, Isaiah; Juanita Oraves, the Angel Gabriel At Episcopal Church Very pretty was the pageant, "Christmas In America." given at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, also on Christmas Eve. Marzene Hollenberg took the part of Columbia; Dickie Ten- sen, Lltt'e Eskimo; Junior Lowe, Wee Eskimo; Clarissa Tillman, M ary; Joe Robertson, Edward Boydell, Ralph Lowe, Three Wisemen; Arthur Vernon Cook, David Austin, Norbert Sarazin, Three Shepherds; Martin Farmer,, Joseph. W l'ametta Lynch, Angel: Mar garet Sarazin. Jimmy Cook, Carol Rob ertson. Leona Ray, candles; Helen Boy dell, Louisa Tensen, Mary Lee Emmott and Betty TiUman also had speaking parts. Recitations were given by Mary Norcott, Jack and Leo Hollenberg, Rob ert McDonald and David Sarazin. Mrs. Ray Emmott, Harriet Sarazin. TTena and Betty Tensen. Ethel Mary Boydell and Margaret Pinkerton sang choir accompaniment to the pageant. Treats followed the program at both churches. The Eastern Star chapter presented Mrs. W ill Beam with a past matron's pin at the recent installation Mrs. Earl Ward succeeds Mrs. Beam as matron. Mr and Mrs. John McDonough and baby of Ontario spent Christmas with Mrs. McDonough’s paem ts Mr. and Mrs. Nick Smit In Arcadia.