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N YSS A . OREGON GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS THE GATE CITY JOURNAL VOLUME XXVIII. NO. 20. POMONA GRANGE OPENS FIGHT ON SALES TAX TEUTSCH TALKS ON FARM IN COME; MISS SHOW COMES FROM O. S. C. TO TELL GRANGERS MORE ABOUT RECREATION. NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1934. MRS. FOWELL AND NATE YOUNG WIN TWO GRAND PRIZES At the closing party of the Eagles series last Thursday even ing, Mrs. Eddie Powell won the grand prize for the highest total score in bridge. She won an electric toaster, her second grand prize as she was also the winner at last year’s series. Nate Young won an electric percolator for highest score in pinochle. Prize winners for the evening were Mrs. Dean Smith, high score at bridge; Mrs. W. F. McLing, con solation; Frank D. Hall, high for men; Wesley J. Browne, consola tion; Mrs. Glen Ayre, high at pin ochle; Mrs. Claud Willson, low; Ir by Smith, high for men; Dan Chase, low. Tom Burton was mas ter of ceremonies. The Eagles have asked that a word of thanks be extended to the many patrons who have attended the series. GAME MEN WILL PLANT SHRIMP IN NEW RESERVOIRS ANNUAL REPORT OF LOCAL GAME LEAGUE SHOWS THAT CAREFUL PLANS HAVE BEEN LAID FOR STOCKING MALHEUR STREAMS. I-O -N Highway Assured M ore Federal Funds Just what is meant in dollars and cents by the report of the federal bureau of roads that the I-O-N high way oan be designated a secondary or feeder road for federal aid—but not a federal aid road—Is not known here but encouragement is found In the promise that the Nyssa-McDermitt connertlon will receive federal aid. At present It Is a secondary state highway. The bureau provided the Oregon highway coumisslon with the $50,000 which is now being spent on 30 miles running from McDermltt north. It also provided Idaho with $193.000 which Is building an Idaho link from Marsing south. The Malheur county court and others have requested designation of the road as U. S. Highway No. 95, to join the highway which now extends from the Canadian border south to California except for the gap through Malheur county. Malheur county dealt an early blow Shrimp, live, little fresh water to the proposed sales tax when a reso shrimp will be planted In Owyhee res lution opposing its passage was adopted ervoir and in the North Fork of the without a negative vote at the meeting Malheur river this spring. No, not for of Malheur Pomona grange, represent salads, but for fish food as the Malheur ing several hundreds farmers, at the Fish and Game league is out to make meeting Saturday at Boulevard hall. our two new reservoirs a sportsman's Every grange in the county, Boulevard, paradise. Big Bend, Vale, Oregon Slope, Malheur, Lovers of fish and game will find Harper-Westfall, even the distant much of interest In the annual report Arock range in Jordan Valley, was of the local league, compiled by E. H. represented. Davidson, president, and J. A. Daven port, secretary. It follows: Despite the opposition to the sales Owyhee reservoir: The research de tax, the grange endorsed schools and partment of the Oregon game commis expressed concern over their financial sion made a survey of this body of difficulties resulting from property tax water and recommended that it be delinquencies. 3entiment was expressed stocked with "Spiny Rayed" fish such that the proposed sales tax Is not a tax as crapple, perch and bass. Arrange SPEEDY LOCALS SNATCH A N- for school relief but a tax sponsored by ments were made with the Idaho game individual and corporations that wish OTHER GAME FROM STRONG department 250,000 at the to escape income taxes, J. Edwin John WEISER FIVE; SECOND TEAM reservoir. Of to this deliver amount, we planted son, member of the resolutions commit WINS AGAIN. 129.000 last fall. On account of bad MANY FRIENDS ATTEND FUNERAL tee, stated when in Nyssa Monday. roads we delayed planting the balance RITES SUNDAY FOR PIONEER until next fall when in addition to the FARMER OF ARCADIA. Wm. L. Teutsch, assistant county 121.000 we have coming, 500,000 more agent leader, gave an Illustrated talk on Nyssa high won another hard fought have been requested. We aim to plant the comperative earning and purchas basket ball game from the strong ing power of the farmer, showing that Weiser team on Saturday night, 28 to 500.000 each year until 2,000,000 have Many old timers of Malheur county his purchasing power is still far below 27. Added honor comes from the re been planted In this body of water. We attended the funeral services in On the level of his Income. He predicted port that Nyssa and Emmett, winner will stock the upper stretches of the tario Sunday for Elbert B. Butler, Sr„ that the NRA will bring forth good re of the Snake river valley tournament, reservoir with shrimp this coming aged 68, who succumbed last Friday are the only teams which have defeated spring so a food supply will be assured. after a stroke of paralysis at his home sults. Beulah reservoir: When the letting of Ontario. He had farmed In Arcadia J. .A. Davenport gave a fine talk on Weiser. this contract was assured, we wrote the in “Boys’ Activties,” such as Boy Scout, The game was full of thrills. Break game years and still owns his home commission for a heavy planting many away to an •early lead which closed juvenile grange and 4-H endeavors. He ing tract which is leased at present by Lee quarter 11 to 2. the locals saw of the North Fork with trout. This Matherly. Funeral were con gave statistics which showed that mil the will be liberally stocked. We ducted by Rev. S. P. services lions more are spent for tobaccos, liq- Weiser come back with strenuous fight stream Hagler and inter think It wise to center practically all in the second which ended the half 12 quor and drugs than on education. to 10, still in Nyssa’s favor. Sager made our trout liberations In the North Fork ment was made in the Ontario cem Crime costs $9.10 per capita while Boy the first three points, then Johnston as this body of water is adapted to etery. Scout organizations of America cost 5 and Spencer alternated, aided by some trout culture. This stream will also be A native of Woodbine, Iowa, Mr. cents per capita. Butler came west with several of his long distance shooting by Seits. In the stocked with fresh water shrimp this brothers over thirty years ago. He was Readings by Marjorie Bush and Mrs. third coming spring. stanza Nyssa lead 20 to 2. Weis among the settlers In Ontario. Whittenburg of Harper, music by the er again forged ahead until the score No trout were received this last sea Surviving are first his widow two sons Imbler orchestra of Oregon Slope and stood a point favor with son owing to a poor egg taking year Harry and Cody. He Is an and uncle of El Corbett orchestra of Harper, and fre one minute to In go. Weiser’s and a shortage at the Union Hatchery. Guarded by two quent recreational stunts directed by men, Johnston cag'd n basket from a The Canyon Creek Hatchery has been bert, Jr„ of Nyssa and a brother of Jim Miss Gertrude Skow of Oregon State corner which gave his team another closed while the Union Hatchery Is be Butler of the Cairo community. Attending the services from here college made the program very inter win. ing converted into a super-hatchery to were Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Long and Mr. esting. Miss Skow proved to be the re Nyssa— serve all extreme Eastern Oregon. The creational worker whose identity was Spencer, f ............................................. 10 Game Commission is spending $15,000 and Mrs. A] Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Thompson of Emmett, the Zit- unknown until she arrived. She Is a f .............................................6 on its improvement. tercob, Dali and Bullard families of former Cairo teacher so was very much Johnston, Small Mouth Bass: We have corres Forbes, c .............................................. 2 Arcadia, Mr. and Mrs. Butler and Mr. at home ot the grange meeting. ponded with the Bureau of Fisheries at Bela Sager, o ........................................0 Mrs. Karl Norvall, Pomona lecturer, g . 7 Washington, D. C. about small Mouth and Mrs. Chas. McConnell of Nyssa. conducted the lecturer’s school Friday Seits, Bass and have a promise that the first E. Sager, g ......................................3 In Ontario. Talks were made by Nell fish car coming from their hatchery In HITES IN WRECK, SECOND TEAM WINS Hoffman, Boulevard grange master, Iowa, will bring a supply. NO ONE IS HURT youngest in the state; Mr. Johnson of Nyssa’s fast second string smothered Predatory control: We wrote to the Vale, Chas. Wicklander, state deputy; the larger Weiser five 37 to 15, with Biological Survey at Washington, D. C. Cars driven my Mrs. H. 8. Sackett of Master D. C. Demlng, Mr. Teutsch, a great barrage of well aimed baskets. about crow control. Theo. H. Schaf Vale and Mrs. Oral Hite of the Owyhee Miss Skow and Mrs. Norvall. Miss Skow These boys have made a fine record, fer of the Department made a survey. collided almost head-on on the On- presented many recreational ideas for losing but two games, both by one Boys' work: The boys league has ac tarlo-Nyssa highway near the Drue point, and earning the standing of first grange programs. counted for around 6,500 magpie and Anderson ranch, a mile north of town, Frank Sherwood, captain of Boule place second string in the conference. crow heads egg; also, ground Thursday night. No one was Injured but vard degree team, announced that de Good basket shooting is promising Hol squirrels and and gophers. last year both cars were badly damaged. They grees would be oenferred February 9. ly and Claunch an early berth on the this group of boys won This the first state were towed into Larsen garage. He also plans to take his team to Bro first string. prize in this work. Mrs. Sackett was returning home gan when a grange will be organized Second string score follows: Recommended that the duck season from a visit in, Caldwell, Mr. and Mrs. there In the near future. Maurice Claunch, f .......................................... 8 extend from November 1 to December Hite from Ontario. Wheels on their Frakes and Neil Hoffman were ap Holly, f .....................— ......................15 31 of each year. This was approved by cars interlocked, causing the smash- pointed recreational leaders for Boule C. Wilson, f ..........................................4 the State Game Commission. Cook, g ................................. 1 We will make recomendation that the up, officers say. vard. Oregon Slope will entertain Pomona Anderson, g ........................................... 2 Bass season in Snake River be open the Boren, g ......................................-...... 0 year around. the fourth Saturday in April. JOE HARRIS BUILDS HOOP TEAM SCALPS TWO MR. BUTLER, SR. DIES ON FRIDAY BIHTHDAY BALL FOR PRESIDENT GAY EVENT HERE NYSSA GIVES ONE OF 6000 PAR TIES FOR ROOSEVELT FOUNDA TION FOR INFANTILE PARAL- YSIS; ABOUT $90 WILL GO TO HOSPITAL FROM HERE. Happy feet, feet which were able to dance, kept in step with an event for the benefit of crippled children Tues day night which was nationwide. They danced in Nyssa on the President’s 52nd birthday, joining 6000 cities and towns In providing an endowment fund for the infantile paralysis hospital in Georgia, in which President Roosevelt has been interested since his own con flict with the disease which every year threatens thousands of children and adults. The dance here was well attended, Mayor Howard Larsen, chairman, re porting receipts of close to $90. Every one had a splendid time. The entire amount will be forwarded to the nat ional chairman for the Warm Springs foundation. The gymnasium had been decorated by ladies of the Nyssa civic club and Legion Auxiliary, with Mrs. J. J. Sare.zln and Mrs. C. L. McCoy in charge. Others on committees were Lloyd Marshall, music; Leo Hollenberg and Sid Burbidge, tickets; Wm. Schire- m»n, radio: W. F. McLing, publicity; and A. H. Boydell, treasurer. The Rythm Ramblers orchestra do nated its services, save for car expense. Nyssa people appreciate this kindly ser vice. Ernest C. Wilson installed Philco radios in the gymnasium for the Presi dent’s broadcast. Reception was splen did and hundreds here, at the hall or In their homes, heard the President make a wonderful talk. He thanked all for his happiest of birthdays and declared their thoughtfulness would make It possible to expand the efforts of Warm Springs foundation to reach other children, many of whom are un able financially, to have treatments for Infantile paralysis. HOG AND CORN GROWERS ELECT A crowd of corn and hog pro ducers gathered at the Owyhee of fice on Tuesday to hear Coun ty Agent R. G. Larson explain the control program which Is getting under way in Malheur county. H. R. Sherwood was elected county director. W. A. McNall and Felton Duncan, members of the Nyssa committee. The Ontario district elected Nel son Orover. county director; Dorr Dearborn and Hans Oft, commit teemen. Big Bend growers meet Saturday, Harper growers Monday while other meetings are being ar ranged. County officers will be elected from the county board made up of representatives from all districts. REV. GROUT CLOSES SERVICES IN NYSSA HOUSE AT ADRIAN Praising it as the best series of evan BEND FRIENDS Amos Burg Writes of Jordan Valley BIG HONOR Clark Enos of Adrian reports the gelistic meetings he has held in 20 of a new residence in the up years. Rev. NEWLYWEDS building J. O. Orout closed a six per Owyhee village. It is a four-room And Malheur In National Geographic Big Bend—Friends gave a big dance) modem home being built by Joe Harris, weeks engagement in the Nyssa and Apple Valley churches with the ser for Mr. and Mrs. Arch Parker, who dairyman. It is n$arlng completion. were recently married, at the park hall Visitors at Adrian this week are Rus caracoling up the street on spirited One of the most beautiful pictures in Saturday night. Supper was served at sell Lynde and John Enos who have ponies, and strolling young ladies with the Oregon issue of National Geo completed the construction of a house graphic, received last week by sub a vivacity of natural charm and dress, midnight. J. H. Bimey of Boise transacted i for W. C. Clements, rancher at Arock. scribers In Nyssa, is that of “Oregon gave this frontier Oregon community a business here Thursday. cowboys rounding up wild horses on the touch of the Spanish Pyrenees. Mr. and Mrs. Grover Lee returned high desert,” a picture frequently seen “These people are gradually having from Glendale, Cal., Thursday. Mr. Lee in the desert country of southern Mal their language and customs modified has secured employment with Tertellng by the young people attending school. heur. company. There are still many of the children, That picture would cost an advertiser; Mrs. Lora Pillsbury returned Sunday In The Geographic $3000, a colored pic- ! however, who have never seen a train. from ture $3800. Making an estimate from j They refer to a trip to Nyssa and, On Boise. a weeks visit with relatives in these figures, Malheur county received | tario as “going out to the railroad." and Mrs. N. J. Robinson of Ros The Farm Debt Adjustment Commit publicity valued at over $11,000 as three “After a Basque dinner the entire well Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Phelan recently appointed by Governor and a half pages were devoted to this population assembled In the community were callers Mr. In and the P. M. Case home tee, Meier for Malheur County, has organ locality. Slxty-one pages are devoted to j hall and gave a Basque dinner in our Sunday. honor. Snapping fingers, gayety, burst P. B. Anderson left for Seattle Friday ized with the following officers: chair all Oregon. man, P. Tensen; secretary, R. O. Lar Amos Burg, Oregon writer for the of song, flowed from the deep roots of with a load of stock. son; E. M. Oreig, Ontario; H. O. famous publication. found much their ancient heritage." Wade P.-T. A. will meet at the B. G. Joseph. Weiser; P. M. Boa Is, Payette, romance and beauty in the colony of Somewhat disappointing were the Roberts home Friday February 2. highly educated and cultured Basque few lines given Owyhee dam but “we Mr. and Mrs. Dale Ashcraft and son and D. C. Demlng of Vale, directors. people of Jordan Valley. "First of the can blame the weather, perhaps,” Mr. The local committee, In order to Nyssa visitors Saturday. avoid any misunderstandings as to its settlers from the Spanish Pyrenees ar Burg attended the dedication of Owy were C. E. Peck Joe Brumbach, R. S. Orant rived In Oregon more than 40 years hee dam In July 1932, which came on and H. R. Hatch attended Pomona duties, wishes to make the following statement c once ring Its work: ago. With their sheep they roam the an extremely hot day. Owyhee dam Orage at Boulevard Saturday. sagebrush plains of the southeastern (the highest In the world until Boul Mrs. Coleman has been quite ill. Any debtor or creditor seeking a re pert of Oregon. Many of their children der is completed’ was photographed by Miss Irene Bumbach of Ontario spent adjustment relationship, one with the have never seen a railway train; they , Mr Burg b it a picture did not appear the week end visiting her parents. other, may ask this committee to inves are more familiar with airplanes.” In this Issue of The Geographic. How Mrs. Elmer Eskew of Adrian spent tigate and make recommendations to These words accompany a colorful ever, he stated, “Owyhee Dam. creating Monday visiting Mrs. P. B. Anderson. either or both paries for the purpose of photograph of Basque dancers In native a reservoir 52 miles In length when full A'number of Bend people attended effecting a satisfactory solution of any will be a colossal water treasury.” A the President's birthday balls in near existing difficulties. Application blanks costume. “As the car coasted over a hill Into map shows thi location of the new by will be furnished by Mr. Larsen. towns Tuesday. Jordan Valley, we heard a melodious dam. This committee has nothing to do Big Bend Orange will meet next voice singing in a foreign tongue. It was County Agent Larsen accompanied Tuesday evening. with the actual refinancing of farm a Basque herder seated on a rim rock Mr. Burg on his later visit In Malheur loans under Federal Farm relief. Such watching his flocks below. These are county when the trip into Jordan Val relief should be sought through the mystery men of the range, courteous, ley was found full of adventure. Mrs. LUUan Newby. Mrs. Osberg of Federal Land Bank of Spokane of agreeable, but reticent, fitting In per The Geographic contains numerous Parma and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth which C. C. Mueller of Vale is local fectly with their unattended solitude.” colored photographs of wall known Smith attended a union meeting of the representative. scenic wonders such as Crater lake. L. D. S. church In Boise Sunday. wrote Burg. "In town another aspect of these Wallowa. Columbia River highway and Mr. and Mrs. Bunny Schwelaer are Mr. and Mrs. Julian Wisdom, Mrs. people was presented. It was late Sun others of ranch and farm scenes, fam moving to the Oeneral tunnel camp on Helen Clement and Mrs. Harry Clem day. Dashing mounted vmqueros with iliar here. Colorful Pendleton Round the Owyhee where Schwelaer has em-i ent of Ontario spent Sunday with the fringed chaps and tilting sombreros, up scenes brighten other pages. George Schwelaer family. TENSEN HEADS DEBT GROUP vice Sunday night at the Nyssa Com munity Church. The largest crowd, numbering around 300, attended the final service. On Monday Rev. and Mrs. Grut left for Everett, Wash., planning to return in the spring. Special music Sunday night included solos by Billie Louise Olasgow and the little Barrett girl, guartet by Mrs. Grout, Mrs. Jess Spencer, Pauline and Ruth Wolfe; mxed qua ret, the Misses Wolfe. Chester Sager and Howard Foster. Rev. Grout reported 60 converts during the Nyssa meetings, 24 in Apple Valley. Rev. Brown of Nampa is holding preaching services at Owyhee school- house this week. Last night Rev. Pet- eron came from Caldwell, to meet with the Sunday School staff. Mr. and Mrs. Oral Hite are cooking at the Jack McConnell sheep camp during lambing. During their absence Miss Dorothy Lake is boarding at the Lynn Kygar home. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jungquist visited Sunday with the Cecil Fetter family at the Hot Springs and at the Claud Wil lson home In Nyssa. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. LaMoine had as guests Sunday Mrs. LaMoine' sister Mrs. John McDerltt and family, Pat ricia and Jane Brogan, all of Boise. Jack Stretch family moved from the McConnell ranch to the tenant house at the Chas. Fisher ranch. Next Wednesday and Thursday. Feb ruary .7 and 8, Scribner-Adams Motor company of Ontario will issue free tickets to everyone fot the movie hit. "These Thirty Years," showing at the Dreamland theatre tboee nights. Walt Brennan was here today to advertise the treat in The Journal. The public is invited. N YSSA , OREGON BUSIEST AND FASTEST OROWINO TOWN IN OREGON INVESTIGATE LOCATE $1.50 PER YEAR SPRING LAMBS ARE ARRIVING IN MANY CAMPS New lambs are frisking about and bless this unusually fine weather as they are arriving by ones, twos and threes in the numerous sheep camps in this vicinity. Early lamb ing is In full swing in the George Ward, Deseret, Mendizona, Plaza and Hippolato, Ralph Jones and Jack McConnell camps. Sheepmen bless the open winter for the reason that their flocks eat far less hay in warm weather than they do in cold. More good news came for them Tuesday with the report of the sale of wool in various parts of the state at 25 cents per pound and 20 cents for lower grades. Things are defin itely better for the sheepman. GRAVEL CAVE-IN CRUSHES FARMER AT TENSEN PIT ALBERT CALDWELL IS BADLY HURT MONDAY; HORSES TAKE SEMI-CONSCIOUS MAN HOME. Albert Caldwell, 60, was buried alive for a short while Monday afternoon when twelve or fifteen tons of gravel crushed the timbered support in the Pete Tensen gravel pit and covered him with an avalanche of no little pro portions. His left leg was badly frac tured and his chest was bruised and hurt. Despite his injuries, Mr. Caldwell was able to dig his way out of the gravel with his hands. In much pain, he crawled to the wagon and climbed to the seat. Whether or not they under stood what had happened, the horses took him safely home although he was unable to drive and was in a semi conscious condition most of the time. attended by Dr. J. J. Sarazln UPTON HAT IN RING FOR OFFICE and He is was now recovering at the home of NOW HELD BY CONGRESSMAN his niece Mrs. Frank Phillips with whom he has been living the past few WALTER PIERCE. months. POLITICAL POT STARTS BOILING That the May primary election is only four months distant was recalled this week by two aspirants to public of fice, D. K. Mendenhall has announced that; he will very probably be a candi date for representative from Malheur county, which office Is held at present by V. B. Staples. To lay the foundation for the cam paign for Jay Upton of Bend for con gressman from the second Oregon dis trict, a Mr. Woodruff was here from Bend Friday. Mr. Upton, a Bend at torney, has been prominent In securing Irrigation legislation during his 12 in the Oregon senate. At one time he was president of the Oregon reclama tion congress. He will seek the republi can nomination. Judge David F. Graluim has not yet announced that he will seek the congressional nomination In May but friends say he is considering it. Congressman Walter M. Pierce an- nouced some time ago that he will be a candidate for reelection on the Dem ocratic ticket. BABY ARRIVES ON PRESIDENT’S DAY On Tuesday, the President’s birthday, a bouncing) baby boy was bom to Mr. nnd Mrs. George Newby at the home of Mrs. Newby’s mother in Montpelier, Ida., but Mr. Newby was not present at the "blessed event,” as he is expecting to begin work any day for Morrison- Knudsen on tha Owyhee project. How ever, lie and his (bother Mrs. Lillian Newby rejoiced over the event quite as much as if they had been present. PRUNING STARTS IN APPLE VALLEY Another sign of approaching spring, it Is pruning time In the orchards In Apple Valley and on this side of the river. George R L. Smith, Apple Valley rancher who was In town yesterday, told The Journal that a crew of half a dozen men Is pruning trees In the large holdings of thq Northwestern Orchards company in Apple Valley. Carl and Delbert Baker have charge In this vicinity. OWEN DAVIS GETS PORTLAND PARK JOB Owen Davis, Nyssa student who is doing post graduate work at Oregon State college, has received an assign ment in Portland. He has been em ployed by the park commission and will begin his new duties in Portland at once. Davis is a son of Mr. and Mrs. 8. B. Davis. He majored in landscaping at O. S. C. and was an honor student. RAFFERTY MEETS COLLINS AT VALE Larry Collins, tramp fighter who gave Les Berry of Emmett the K. O. during the first few minutes of the first round in a recent Vale bout. Is match ed with fast Pat Rafferty In a card for Saturday night, Febuary 3rd, at Vale. The card Is being lined up by Jack Franklin who says It will be a good one. AUTO EXAMINER HERE THURSDAY W. L. Turner has been appointed examiner for motorists desiring licenses to drive. He will be on duty at the city hall in Nyssa once every four weeks, beginning Thursday. February S. from 1 until 5 o'clock. He will be on duty every day at his office In Ontario. Mr. Tumor will succeed the traveling ex aminer for the state traffic department. Mrs. Agnes Wilson’s sister Mrs. N. H. Myer and Mias Marie Carroll of Boise were her guests Sunday. STATE PRESIDENT VISITS F. O. E. D. D. Hail, president of the Eagles lodge of Oregon, was here from Port land last night and addressed the large crowd assembled for the Boy Scouts program. Mr. Hall cited legislation brought about through the Eagles lodge, such as workmen’s compensation act, widow's pensions and old age pen sions. He urged that the wives oi Nyssa Eagles complete their organization of the Auxiliary which has been pending for several months. Only a few more charter members are required. Boy Scouts, directed by Howard Lar sen, master, and Bert Ltenkaemper, as sistant, gave an entertaining portrayal of Scout work. Houston and June Marie Wilson played a piano duet. Warren Larsen demonstrated signal ing: Edward Boydell, knot tying; Jun ior Larsenf and Curtis Foster, first aid; Joe Robertson, Wesley and Warren Lathen and Bob Johannesen, the Warm Lake quartet. Kermit Lienkaem- per presided. Other numbers on an enjoyable pro gram were: song, Billie Louise Olasgow and Dale Blngman; solo, Mrs. Ray Kendler; song, Maxine Warreil; and songs by the excellent Eagles quartet consisting of Malcolm Crawford, Rob ert Stringfellow. Tom Burton and Mr. Larsen, accompanied by Mrs. Hugh Olasgow. A group of ladies lost a sack race but won the opportunity to provide the program at the February party. On the losing side were Mesdames Bernard Frost, Claud Willson, Rock Shelton. Ed. Warren, Wm. DeOroft, Lester Strewn, Ray Kendler, Herschel Thompson and Ernest McClure. Norvllle Leuck's committee served oyster stew at the close. DANA IN BOISE Marshall N. Dana of Portland, asso ciate editor of the Oregon Journal, was the principal speaker at the annual convention of the Idaho Editorial as sociation in Boise last week end. Mr. Dana discussed the public works pro gram. Louis A. Boas of Moscow was elected president, Aden Hyde of Cald well vice-president. RELIEF STUDY CLASSES NEXT Do you want to study during leisure hours? If you are an unemployed teacher, do you wish work? Pupil or teacher, you are invited to send a card or see Mrs. Kathryn Claypool, county school superintendent, who will or ganize classes under the adult educa tional program In Malheur county. The work Is under the supervision of the state department of education. The purpose is to afford work op portunities for needy, unemployed teachers and other persons competent to teach, who may be certified by the State Unemployment Relief Commit tee or its agents, as eligible for work relief employment as teachers. Any citizen 16 years of age or over may enroll, employed or otherwise. City and county superintendents are willing to assist adults In the further ance of their needs and assume respon- lbillty to the State Department. If classes of ten or more students can organize and if Interested in some par ticular phase of education, approved by the state department, then a relief teacher can be provided, If qualified for the work. Mrs Wendell Pogue and son Bobby have been very 1U of flu this week. Mrs. Pogue’s brother Ray Shoemaker of Apple Valley has been staying at their home.