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N YSSA. OREGON G A TE W AY TO THE OW YHEE AND BLACK C A N YO N IRRIGATION PROJECTS THE GATE CITY JOURNAL VOLUME XXVIII. NO. 23. E FFECTS A RE SEEN IN D E C IS IO N W H I C H W A R M S P R IN G S UPH O LDS D IS T R IC T O F M ALH EUR COUNTY. , r« * The writ of mandamus requiring the state treasurer of Oregon to cancel In debtedness of Irrigation and drainage districts In order to permit refinancing through the Reconstruction Finance Corporation was allowed by the O re gon supreme court yesterday. The case was brought by the W a rm - springs Irrigation district of Malheur county against the state treasurer. Plans for refinancing numerous dis tricts for which loans have been auth orized on the stipulation the state can cel the Indebtedness, will proceed Im mediately following this decree. The amount owed by the plaintiff to the state including Interest, was $614,000, but as a result of the decree the state could cancel interest and principal if the district enters Into contract for government refinancing. Officials said the opinion means that if other Irrigation and drainage dis tricts can enter Into refinancing con tracts with the federal government the state eventually will cancel $2,172,760 of irrigation certificates of indebted ness and interest on all certificates totalling $4,328,000. The supreme court held that there is nothing In the constitution which would prohibit the legislature from canceling or authorizing the cancella tion of such evidences of Indebtedness under the conditions contemplated in the 1933 legislative act. The effect of the opinion officials de clared. would be to allow all Irrigation and drainage districts to restore their properties to the tax rolls free from any Indebtedness other than that pro vided In contracts between the pro jects and the federal government. RESIDENCE B U R N S O N BIG B E N D F A R M NO ON H O U R C R O W D SEES CIRCUS IN T O W N O N F R ID A Y I f folks were late for lunch last Friday, If they loitered on the streets there was a reason. A circus came to town. High school students who ordinarily promenade from the schoolhouse to main street, neatly dressed In jackets and skirts or jackets and trousers as the case may be, were dressed in some of the most unusual clothes ever seen In Nyssa. The occasion was "tacky day" and every student seemed to be taking part. Dressed “In rags,” Jack Farmer won a prize for tackiest boy. Miss Vera Garrison, in Dutch dress complete to shoes of wood, tied with Miss Lois Enos of Adrian, a cross between a white plckaninnie and a scout, for tackiest girl. The few students who did not dress up were assessed a fine. Students called "tacky day" a great success— teachers did not say. FOUR SPEAKERS WIN IN TRYOUT G IR L S T A K E H O N O R S IN DECLAM ATORY SPEAKERS HERE; SCH O O L M ANY E X C E LLE N T . INVESTIGATE Y o un g B o o r Is Crowned Champ WIN FREE TRIP TO JA M E S N IC H O L S S M IT H A R E A N D O f Boxing Show V IV IA N 1934 W IN N E R S OF T R IP S T O 4-H S U M M E R S C H O O L; F O U N D E R S D A Y IS OB SE R V E D . Howard Boor, 18-year old high schooi( athlete of Nyssa who tips the scales at 250 pounds, was crowned the cham pion of the amateur boxing tourna ment of Nam pa at the finals Wednes day night, after he repeated his Initial performance of Monday night. It was Boor's first appearance in the ring and he stole the show. He came home with the golden trophy of the tournament and a new pair of gloves, the prize for fastest knockout. He was the hero of an army of local fans who took in the show. Monday night Boor landed a knock out blow on the chin of Big Bill W il lard 236, cousin of the former heavy weight champion. In the forepart of the first round. W illard went to sleep. Last night Boor knocked Big Bill Jensen of Nampa onto the floor and Into the ropes, as fast as Jensen could gain his feet. Jensen lost no time In giving Boor the honors. Selected as the outstanding 4-H club boy and girl of Kingm an Kolony, rated as the most active In club work In M a l heur county, James Nichols and Vivian Smith have won a tip to 4-H summer school at Corvallis next June with all expenses paid. They were selected at a meeting Friday of Kingman Kolony Parent-Teacher association, which sponsors all club work in the Kolony. Club workers with the best record for a three-year period are anually select ed by the association for this honor. In a whisker weight bout. Hank M e- Nichols is the youngest son of Mrs. M ary Nichols. Miss Smith is a daugh Nee fought a draw with an aged Nampan. ter of Mr. and Mrs. Claud Smith of the Kolony. Founders’ D ay was also observed at the meeting last Friday, a three-tiered cake beariAg 37 candles having been baked for the occasion by Mrs. Conrad Martin. The candle lighting ceremony was used. At the close Mrs. M ary Nichols, Mrs. Ted Simmons and Mrs. D. C. Duvall served tea. C R E D IT A S S O C IA On March 9, the Kolony will give a P R O D U C T IO N play to raise funds for the summer T IO N IS O R G A N IZ E D IN C A L D school trip. W E L L W IT H T E N S E N D IR E C T O R LOANS WILL BE MADE IN MARCH WORK BEGINS PIPE PLANT AT SIPHON GOVERNM ENT M A K IN G CREW PIP E AT M O R R IS O N -K N U D S O N DP. MILLER WILL AIRLS A N S W E R C A LL OF ROAD '"TRI S JsL! O N H O T SKATES IS A G A IN DUNAW AY; PLANS E A R L Y S T A R T O N T W O SIPH O N S. Sunday was a great day for golfing, playing marbles— and for skating. In tune with Miss Spring, three Nyssa girls answered the call of the open road. They buckled on their roller skates and started for P a r ma. One hour and 35 minutes later they arrived In that city, probably the first young ladles ever to cover those ten miles on roller skates. They were not easy miles as they had no four-wheel brakes to stem their breezy rush down a steep hill or extra power for the hard climb. After miles of skating, feet and skates grew hot. Autoists whirling by found the girls quite a curiosity. Did the girls skate back? No Misses Mae and Sue Keizer and Charlena Crawford enjoyed a ride back home— a grand ride, SORS HT EANÇUET G A L A D IN N E R IS M EN A N D PLANNED BOYS AT FO R N • SSA CHURCH M O ND AY N .u IlT ; ilO * CEEDS FO R BASE?' E N T K:.i MRS. n le two m ajor developments on the Next Monday will be the hoys' r.ight Owyhee Irrigation project this week out as It will bring the annual F :her were the start of work at the govern and son banquet at the Nyssa commun ment pipe plant at Dunaway, Idle for ity church. A big banquet will be serv three years and the arrival of mach ed by the ladles aid > ‘ ven o’clock, inery for construction of Owyhee river Mrs. J. T. Long having pointed num and Snlvely siphon by M orrison-Knud- erous committees to ■ ~ : . for dec son company of Boise. orations, serving and last out not W ith Chas. W. Farmer, superintend least,— the supper. I f It. cciials I ■ one ent, a crew of ten men started work at served a year ago, It w;l. a b quet the pipe plant. They are making lock fit for kings. joint pipe to be used for culverts and Dean Miller of the Coll; r of i ¡aho turnouts on the Owyhee project. John will be the speaker. Other u no . ■> will | Andrews is foreman. This work makes be given by the boy ; and thch dads much additional activity at Dunaway. I with Supt. Lso Holleiit erg n . ,ter. Yesterday a dragline and other jNo effort will be snared to make the machinery was shipped into Nyssa by [program entertaining for boys, young Morrison-Knudson for the start of and old. work on the siphon which will carry Bert Lienkatmpcr and the Boy the waters of Owyhee main canal Into F E D E R A L J U D G E A T BO ISE M ETES Scouts are selling ticket. V r - " t i t wl'.l and from the great dip created by o u t s e v e r s p iim k iiu c v t O U T SEVERE P U N IS H M E N T FOR be used for Improvement ol. u:c church Owyhee river canyon near the V in basement. D IS T IL L IN G LIQ U O R . cente Mendlola ranch. Engineer O. G. Boden advised that the siphon will be built under the river, the plan for the construction over the river on a bridge Franklin Stacey Profitt received a having been found more costly. stiff sentence in the federal court in Morrison-Knudson also started pour* Boise Saturday when fined an aggre lng concrete on the bench flume con gate of $3500 and sentenced to five After the annual m • i • iu March, tract this week. terms of a year and a day each In fed the Vale-Owyhee land dement as Word came from Vale yesterday that eral prison by Judge C. C. Cavanah of sociation will move ; % iu ¡quarters Hinman Brothers of Denver are send the United States district court. The ¡from Vale to Nyssa. or ng o Frank ing in trucks for the start of work on jail terms will run concurrently and T. Morgan. He reported that directors the North Fork dam at Beulah. This 1 the fine may be paid or served at the voted for the change In view of the fact Job will employ over 100 men. It is said, rate of $2 a day. that virtually all of the lands under the The six counts to which Profltt Vale Irrigation project have been sold pleaded were running a still without | to colonists while settlement is just be- RANCHERS M A K E registration with the departmen of In-[gin ning on the Owyhee Further plans A V <5^ PROFFITT GETS STIFF SENTENCE T A X S T A T E M E N T S A R R IV E attacked. Such a reduction would give these points a decided advantage over the Snake river valley. It was pointed out. W . J. Ptnney and Joe Cooper repre sented the Ontario club. VALE-OWYHEE W ILL MOVE OFFICE HERE for the maintenance of Vale-Owyhee settlement work will be m ade at the j next meeting which comes on Tuesday, March 13, at Vale, T W O CHURCHES JOIN FOR EASTER CANTATA Combining talents, tho Episcopal and Community churches will give .on Easter cantata in Nyssa on Easter Sun day, which falls on April 1st this year. Mrs. Howard Larsen Is director, Mrs. Bert Lienkaemper, pianist. Rehearsals have started with many of the best singers of the community taking part In leads and in the chorus. MASONS A N D STARS H O N O R W A S H IN G T O N Eighty guests enjoyed the W ashing ton banquet given by the Eastern Star and Masonic lodges Monday night. Toastmaster Leo Hollenberg called on John Young, Mrs. Earl W ard, George Stacey and Art Norcott for toasts. Miss Hettle Medesker gave a musical read ing, Ethel M ary BoycieU and Betty Cook, a vocal duct, n ' 1 by Tiena Tensen. A mock Initiation and dancing followed. Mrs. Wm. Schireman was chairman of the banquet com mittee while the teachers arranged table decorations. FARM SA LE A T W IL L E Y RANCH T ax statements were received in the malls this week. A 3 per cent rebate Amos Miller, Caldwell auetione*. r, is may be deducted from the total if taxes holding a farm sale next, Wi . n - I • at are paid In full before March 15; 2 per the H. P. Willey ranch no n a • >. w>i. cent If three-fourth of the year's taxes It is the Chas Johnson property rent are paid; 1 per cent for half payment. ed by Mr. Willey the pact two years. Cows, horses, hay,'corn, tern; u :. m nin Mrs. Rolland Holmes Is spendng this ety and household goods will be sold. week with her parents at New P ly Mr. Willey has made no definite plans mouth. for the future but says he v. ,11 r.sve a Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Smith entertained short vacation bcfore ru 'in u n g farm at dinner Sunday for the W. E. Jen work. nings family of Fruitland. the Clarence Gregory family of New Plymouth and Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Fry. Vale people will give the new com munity hall, built by C W A funds, a housewarming dance Saturday night which is sponsored by the fire depart ment. Zutz Orchestra will play. BUI Glenn was here yesterday to tell of the event. Commission Favorable to C ut-O ff S’G IS EARLY HERE ' A- W. D. Baldridge of Big Bend has D E SER ET S H E A R IN G OPI \ S SO N; L A R C E L A M B C R O P IS E X Joined Engineer O. O. Boden's survey PECTED. crew on the Owyhee project. RISING S T A R IN “T H E F IG H T IN G CO DE” BOISE Y O U T H S A D M IT S T E A L IN G J E W E L R Y A ring, wrist watch and a valued old- fashioned breast pin were stolen from j the home of M r and Mrs. Merrtt Creeling In Bo&e February 3. They were given up as lost but Monday Boise police arrested two boys, Ous Woldberg. 18. and Norman Campbell. IT, who confessed to eight buglarles so recovery of the stolen Jewelry U probable. It seems however, that some of the jewelry taken had been sold to a Nam - pa Jeweler who had melted the gold and sold It for bullion. Borne of the trinkets were found at a Boise jeweler's others at Campbell's home. LOCATE SI.50 PER YEAR Portland Delegates Find Highway Despite the fast that no commitment was made In regard to the cut-off, Nyssa delegates were unofficially told that the commission Is for it. Its con- struetton will be a big factor In pro- during more tourist travel over the John Day, proponent* believe. Delegatee also discussed with P ort- land bankers the proposition of secur- lng a branch bank for this city. Monday night Frank Morgan and Chas M. Caldwell attended the regular meetlng of the associated chambers of commerce in Boise when the proposed reduction In freight rate* on shipments from midwest to coast points was again T O W N IN O R E O G N The local tryout for entrance in the Nyssa zone contest of the Malheur county declamatory contest was held Friday, despite the absence of several upper grade candidates. The vote of six judges gave Delma W ard and M a r ian Boden, first places In humorous N E W PR ESIDENT and non-humorous divisions for the Unless present plans are changed, O PE N S C L U B Y E A R 3rd and 4th grades; Jeanette Gilmore the local production credit association and Marjorie Groot, first places for 5th will be ready to make loans to fanners Nyssa Civic club opened a new year of Malheur county and ten southwest and 6th. Other speakers were so splen renewed Interest for ern Idaho counties on MarCh 1, ac did In these divisions that judging was yesterday with 1934 with Mrs. O. G . Boden, new presi difficult. cording to Pieter Tensen of Nyssa, Seventh and 8th grade winner will be dent, at the helm. She expressed ap M alheur county director, who attended preciation of the work of division cap announced later. the organization meeting in Caldwell M A N Y C H A N G E S !ternal revenue’ dlstllUn& Without bond, successful in Friday. W hile awaiting the Judges' report, tains who have been making mash for distillation, distilling ____securing new members. Year books will pupils gave the following program: without notice of possessing a whiskey The association is capitalized at $300, Lincoln and Washington chorus, first ^ ready tor distribution at the M arch Newcomers here are J. E. Hearron still In Idaho with intent to defraud FVi^wU'c 000 and w 1 1 1 have a loaning power of grade; songs, 8th grade girls; songs I m a t in g wh<|n Glenn 1 $1,500,000 which ils believed sufficient and family of Sunnyside, Wash., Mr. the government. Billie Louise Glasgow; violin solo, Cleo dlvislon entertain. Judge Cavanah gave^ penalties In for the eleven counties concerned. Six Hearron having rented a tract from the Jordan | Mrs. C. W . Barrett gave a talk on per cent lnteerst will be charged plus 1 Eastern Oregon Land company with a nearly all cases of Internal revenue Judges were Mrs. Kathryn Claypool, sPrln8 planting, as refreshing as spring more severe per cent fo r Inspection. view to permanently locating in this infraction which were school superintendent, and Miss Orah gave an actual demonstrn- section. A number of associates accom- than under the prohibition law. Earn Q. Marsing was elected m an- _____ . , . . . . Belle Rood of Vale, Mrs. J. J. Sarazin. itlon of iertUlUng the soil, preparing It Payette county officials arrested and secretary-treasurer, with __ Mrs. Ernest C. Wilson, Mrs. Frank ior Plan« n g and seeding. Miss M a rg ar- ager over as news of its productivity has Proffitt several months ago for the al Lathen and Mrs. W . F. McLing. Miss et PlnJcerton read an article on the life headquarters to be established in C ald reached far. The visitors, fourteen in leged operation of a distillery in a dug- Burl Nelson accompanied the Vale of Washington; Marjorie Groot gave a well. J. Loe Reed of Emmett was elect- I all were guests at the Hotel Owyhee out on the Idaho side. ladles to hear the tryout. Miss Harriet M rs' 151011 Tensen and daugh- ed president; W . B. Allison, Caldwell, several nights this week. ter Tiena a piano duet. Mrs. Betty L a - vice-president. In addition to these [ Ahearn and Owen Price had charge. James G ray has rented the K. S. and S E TTLER S G E T E X T E N S IO N Frenz had charge while Mrs. S. D. three officers, W. E. Talboy of Weiser Ooshert was chairman of the tea com and George Ames of Bol.se will com- L ^ n ™ ^ * * R i° rdan A U X IL IA R Y CH IEF The senate Tuesday passed the mittee, assisted by Mrs. Jess Lawrence, prise the executive committee. I Aubrey H cm lng has accepted the HERE FROM B A K E R Mrs. Jas. Glmore, Mrs Marion K lln k - J. W . Bradley, Spokane, secretary of ! position of foreman of farm tracts bill extending for another year payments due from water users on enberg. A large crowd attended. the Spokane Production Credit corpor- under the Deseret ranch holdings, reclamation projects of the west. The regular meeting of the Nyssa ----------------------------- ation, met with directors in Caldwell. | Wm. and Tull Holady will transfer The house has yet to act. Congress Legion Auxiliary complimented Mrs. Mrs. Ray Cantrali of the Owyhee left He announced that managers of the 20 potato operations to Dead O x Flat man W alter M. Pierce was Instru Vivian Castle, district president, who Tuesday for Cascade, Ida., where her local associations of the four western where they have rented 200 acres of mental In securing the passage of was here from Baker Thursday night, father is seriously ill. states will meet at Spokane February land known as the Sewell ranch. The the moratorium extension. M on She spoke at the Auxiliary session out Miss Dorothy Lake. Owyhee teacher, 21 for a week’s training preparatory to Tull Holadys are moving to Dead Ox day he appeared before the budget lining the work of the various stand- spent last week end with relatives in actual operation of the individual Flat at once while the W m . Holady director in behalf of the bill. lng committees for the year. Leglon- Ontario. groups. family will move within a few weeks. I aires Joined the ladies at supper which 60TH W E D D IN G D A Y was served by Mrs. Harry Russell of Big Bend, Mrs. Chas. Schweizer and Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Alexander of Ros Mrs. Oce Schweizer of the Owyhee. T H A T FREEDOM W E DEEM PRICELESS— W E O W E IT A L L T O H IM well celebrated their 60th wedding an Flags were used in decorating for the W H O M W E HONOR TO D AY niversary Monday by giving a dinner occasion. After hearing the Auxiliary for their two sons and their families, quartet Mrs. Castle invited the ladies Mr. and Mrs. Hoskins of Central Cove to sing at the inter-state convention In and Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Fry of Nys Weiser In April. sa. The Alexanders are well known In ¡Roswell where they have resided many B O Y SC O U T S W A N T — years. Bed springs any size. B ig Bend— A fire of unknown origin destroyed the house and some com which had been stored on the Z. David son ranch Thursday. The house was unoccupied and the fire was not ob- erved until too late to save It. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Robertson of P a r ma were calling on Bend friends Thursday. Mr. G ran t and Miss Helen DeFreece of Baker were here on business Thurs day. Miss Harriet A heam of Nyssa was a week end guest in the Brumbach home. A special meeting of officers of B ig Bend Grange will be held next Tues- day evening to practlce drill work as four new members will soon Join the grange. Paul Hatch Is driving a new Ford coupe. The Book Club was entertained by Mrs. R. L. Haworth Saturday. Mrs. Eva Hamlin, Mrs. F. A. Miller. Mrs. Rose Carlyle and Miss Harriet A h eam were guests. Tables, chairs. A large number from the Bend at A kitchen range. tended the State banquet at Roswell All for needy families the boys have Wednesday evening. about for those to E. H. Brumbach spent Wednesday found in looking serve for their good deed for President In Vale at a C W A meeting. Elmer Eskew had the muscles of hi* Roosevelt in observance of the birthday leg badly strained last Friday When a month of Scouting. I f you have one or rung broke in a ladder and caused him more of these articles you wish to give someone in need, phone Bert Llen- to fall. and kaemper, asistant scoutmaster, and the Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Haworth daughters visited Mrs. M. E. Rogers In scouts will call for it. N am pa Sunday. M. Devers of Caldwell and W . 1». Bernard Frost attended a banquet M addux of Seattle were business visit- for Idaho Power company employes in ors in Bend the forepart of the week. 'Ontario Tuesday night. The highway commission is very fa v - orable to the construction of the D ay- ville-M aupln cut-off which would re duce mileage from M alheur county towns to Portland by 58 miles via the John D ay highway, reported the dele gation from the Nyssa Commercial club which attended the commission meet ing In Portland last week. The dele gates Frank T. Morgan, Chas. M. Cald well and Don M G raham returned Friday. B U S IE S T A N D FAJ3TTST G R O W IN G NYSSA; OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1934 SIATE MAY CANCEL IRRIGATION DEBT I D COURT RULES W ID E N i v » A ; O iiE iiO N The right to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness has ever been our most cherished possession . . . thanks to the great leadership of George Washington, Forsaking the easy path of Life, he took up the word in defense of an oppress ed, weak nation against forces that denied Freedom to him and his tellow countrymen. Memory of his triumph stirs the pride of every true American. A young actress who la slated to be come one of Hollywood's brightest stars within the near future la Diane Sin clair, who is seen in support of Buck Jones in the Columbia picture "T he Fighting Code", coming to the Nyssa Theatre Friday-Saturday. Three boxes of cough drops kept James Dunn from getting a sore throat during the three hours It took to record a comic hiccoughing scene required for ' Take a Chance." the new Paramount musical film which arrives next Sunday and Monday at the Nyssa theatre, with a cast Including Charles (Buddy) R og- ers and June Knight. Hiccoughs, even though simulated, are no fun after half an hour or so, Dunn told producers. Ahead of season, the Reed shearing crew completed the shearing of 3500 sheep at the Deseret ranch yesterday after a week's fast work with an elec trically operated plant. Shearing at other camps will follow in rapid order as the herds will not mind losing their winter woolens in this mild weather. The Reed crew went to Homedale from here. Lambing Is In full swing with pros pects for a record crop Good weather Is also reducing the usual lose in lambs. Portland market reported the first receipts of spring lambs yesterday. They went on sale at 35 and 45 cents a ' pound a high figure. -------------- — -------- i Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Ray were guests at the Oordon Ray home in Hunting- I ton Sunday.