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NYSSA. OREGON GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS THE GATE CITY JOU VOLUME XXVIII. NO. 28. HATS FOR STATE ANO NYSSA, OREGON BUSIEST AND FASTEST GROWING TOWN IN OREGON INVESTIGATE NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1934. CARL SILVEN FINDS PIT AT DUNAWAY IDEAL FOR FISH HERE WILL VIE IN FINALS Juntura Grazing District T a k e s In Large A r e a LOCATE $1.50 PER YEAR yp FOR BiO ON 5IR; BEEF CATTLE DIE _AFTER FEEDING ON POISON LARKSPUR CHURCHES JOIN IN CANTATA FOR EASTER SUNDAY Ten head of good beef cattle, owned by Wm. Peutz of the Owy hee, and three head owned by an 16626740 Idaho stockman met a speedy death last Monday after they fed Transient sheep will be barred from on poison larkspur which takes a another great block of Malheur coun heavy toll in livestock every spring. ty if the election in the proposed Jun- Larkspur is too plentiful for the | tura1 grazing district carries on May 18,1 ORA CLARK FILES CANDIDACY MUSICAL, DELMA WARD, MARIAN BODEN, for the boundaries of this district en- NEWELL WILL OPEN BIDS O N comfort of stockmen on the Owy HOSANNA, S A C R E D FOR COMMISSIONER; VOTERS WILL BE PRESENTED AT NYSSA JEANETTE GILMORE. MARJORIE clrcle land from Vale west' 88 far 501,111 EIGHT SMALL SIPHONS O N hee river in the vicinity of Shea camp. It was there th at Peutz as the Owyhee river. Arguments for WILL BALLOT ON DISTRICT AT OWYHEE PROJECT THURSDAY; j found his dead cattle. A week ago COMMUNITY CHURCH SUNDAY GROOT, MAX PARKINSON AND and against the district were heard at LUELLA LEUCK WIN ZONE CON" ,a bi8 meeting in the circuit court room HAYES DIRECTS GROUTING JOB he refused an offeq of $500 for the TORNEY AND CORONER. EVENING; PROGRAMS IN MORN herd. at Vale Monday. It was proposed that ING. AT DAM. TEST; FINALS IN ONTARIO FRI land in the vicinity of Malheur butte DAY. be Included but stockmen objected to OLDEST QUILT WAS Candidates are in the field for reg this on the ground that it would incon ular' offices to be filled by the voters at PIECED IN 1852 Sponsored by Nyssa Community venience them in leaving the hay Next Thursday, April 5, Engineer R. the primary election May 18. and for [Church and St. Paul’s Episcopal ranches of the Malheur and Snake |J. N ell will receive bids at 10 o’clock Judges from nearby Idaho cities gave two additional offices which have been Old timers of this community are Church, the Easter cantata “Hosanna” [on the construction of four concrete river section. Nyssa speakers in the zone declamatory made vacant during the past few showing a keen interest in a who- by Roy Nolte wtll be given for the contest here Friday night all six first . The , grazing t . boaid , orderec „ . , the .. boun- , , siphons . , . on the North „ „ canal . „ . and .. four , . months. has-the-oldest-quilt contest. Hold public at the Community Church Sun places in spite of the fact that rural daries P°sted as described in the orlg- pipe siphons on the Mitchell butte lat Ora E. Clark, Boulevard farmer, an schools entered some* excellent speakers ♦ inal P*“ 11011 an r t f instructed the clerk oral. These structures will complete the ing the record to date, Mrs. Arvilla day evening at eight 8 o'clock by some nounced here Tuesday that he would r t l r tr t * * r t * i L rt 1 1 -J n n n o l f r tr t TF/11' ♦ r t 1 1 . r t M . , 1 thirty singers. Fauchier has an old-fashioned be held canal from Owyhee river to the Mal- who gave the winners a very close race. Ito give notice of election be a candidate on the republican ticket Soloists are Malcolm Crawford bass; Praised as the best zone contest ever May 18, primary election day. The ¡heur river siphon on the Owyhee pro piece quilt which was made in for re-election as county commission 1852, nine years before the Civil Eldon Carter, tenor; Charles and — held in Nyssa, Miss Harriet Ahearn, p arin g board consists of the county ject. er. He has served one term and has chairman, said this was due in a large court and veterinarian A G. Moore. R. J B. Hayes, from the Denver office War. It was a wedding gift to her Hubert Jones, Mrs. Ray Kendler and established a reputation for being prac measure to the high quality of rural as D L>'tle was atlorney for the Petition- of the burau of reclamation, and Alien father from his sisters. The date Miss Claudena Crawford, sopranos; tical. fair-minded and economical in well as local speakers. ers . About 120 ranchers attended the Johannesen are preparing to run grout is embroidered in the quilt. Mrs. Mrs. Ernest McClure and Miss Mar the administration of county business. to fill all contractions in Owyhee dam Fauchier is the mother of Mrs. C. garet Pinkerton, altos. Mrs. Howard Winners of first and second places meetin8- Attorney R. D. Lytle of Vale an- Larsen is director, Mrs. Bert Lienkaem- the forepart of the coming week. Lad A. Abbott of this city. were: ------------------------ notmced that he would not be a candi per, pianist. The chorus consists of 25 ders have been placed from the top of I Third and 4th grade dramatic—Del- date for circuit judge of this district, mixed voices. Scripture reading by Rev. the dam to the water level in the reser ma Ward, first; Dewey Thomason, Ore quieting rumors which have been Floyd E. White will open the service. voir. gon Trail, second; Humorous—Marian afloat for several weeks. This leaves Easter festivities begin at sunrise In spite of the fact th at Johanncsen's Boden. first; Betty Jean Eachus, Wade, Judge W. W. Wood of Ontario and C. Sunday when the Epworth Leagues of crew has been running water through second. H. Leonard of Burns in the field for Nyssa and Apple Valley will Join in a the dam since its completion two years this non-political position. However, 159 VISITING EAGLES ATTEND Fifth and 6th grade dramatic—Jean sunrise breakfast and service across ago, temperature in the center is still ette Gilmore, first; G rade Jones, Ar there is a rumor that Chas. Ellis of CONVENTION HERE LAST SUN the river. 70 degrees. The outer jKirtions are cool cadia, second; humorous—Marjorie Burns will also be a candidate. Morning services will be held at DAY; LOCAL AERIE WINS TWO Groot. first; Evelyn Zittercob, Arcadia, enough to proceed with the grouting of COMMISSION CHANGES P L A N , R. A. Tacke will be a candidate for contractions which average about MR. AND MRS, LEE HEALEY AND b o t h churches. At the Episcopal MEMBERSHIP AWARDS. second. county coroner. He was recently ap Seventh and 8th grade dramatic— PURCHASES WILL NOT BE WRIT- I three-sixteenths of an inch. A crew of BABY DAUGHTER ARE KILLED church Rev. Stanley Moore will preach pointed to fill the vacancy in the pres at 9:30 o'clock with communion and TEN ON PERMITS SAYS SAMMIS about 20 men is at work at the dam. Max Parkinson, first; Lester Newton, ent term occuring by the death of the WHEN C A R LEAVES COUNCIL baptism following. The Sunday school Nyssa Aerie No. 2134 carred away two Arcadia. second; humorous—Luella late Dr. R .O. Payne. ROAD. program will be given at 10:30 under Candidates will enter the field for honors at the regular convention of the Lcuck, first; Mary Smit, Arcadia, sec- the direction of Mrs. J. J. Sarazln. sup POWER COST FOR The wife will not be able to check up ond. district attoriw/y of Malheur comity eastern Oregon district here Sunday, erintendent. On Saturday an Easter Nyssa will vie with speakers from on liquor purchases, thanks to the os a vacancy will be created by the both membership awards. Nyssa Aerie PUMPING IS CUT Mr. and Mrs. Lee Healey and daugh egg hunt will be held at the church. Vale and the Ontario zone in Ontario action of the state liquor commission resignation of Hugh L. Biggs who has won the banner for gaining the most ter Joan, aged 2. of New Meadows, for- Oocxl Friday services will be held at 3 accepted a federal position, according members during the last quarter and to Friday night. Judges in the zone con-1 which Tuesday ruled th at the whiskey, The Public Utilities Commission has mer residents of Apple Valley, were o'clock tomorrow. gin, brandy or other intoxicants which to reports. Candidates are apparently,CarI Jungqulst of tills aerie went the test here were Miss Irene Tucker, de- might be purchased, need' not be writ- a,ulol,ncted a new optional reduced rate killed last ,aght when their car plung- Mrs Wesley J Browne, superlntcnd- awaiting the appointment for the un- ¡diamond pin for securing more mem- clamatory coach of Wilder; Mrs. Blake for electricity used for irrigation and ed over a 130 -foot grade and into the *nt, will present the childrens program expircd term before announcing their bers than any other individual in this Lowell of Roswell and Mrs. Elmo Pet ten in on the back of the permit but drainage pumping in the Oregon and weiser river 15 miles north of Council. at the Sunday School hour at the own intentions. The appointment for district. The awards were presented by erson of Parma. Musical numbers, sev will be kept in a secret file. Idaho territory served by the Idaho The accident occured near the Ever Community Church. “Sale of liquor has been somewhat the balancd of this year will be made D. D. Hail, state presiden, at the after eral of them from the coming operetta Power Company, said Division Mana green fish hatchery. “Cinderella" were enjoyed after the retarded by the fact that many people noon meeting. by Governor Meier. ger J. Carl Baldridge here today. Ef have the idea that their names will be- | fective at once the new rate amounts Mrs. Healey's body was found near Although the attendance was not as readings. Jay H. Upton of Bend announced the wrecked automobile while the body come public property when they take yesterday that he would be a candi large as expected, 159 Eagles from other to an average reduction of about 11 of her husband, an employe of the San out permits,” said George SammLs, ad- I date for the republican nomination for cities registered Sunday morning, 38 SCHOOL FORCES ¡per cent—with an annual saving to ministrator. “This is not the case as the Idaho Power customers of about Diego Fruit and Produce company, was congress from the eastern Oregon dis from LaGrande, 8 from Pendleton, 23 recovered a half mile downstream. The trict which office lq held at present by trom Baker. 10 from Bums, 40 from WILL PLANT TREES made public. For this same reason we $27,000. body of the little girl had not been re Walter M. Pierce of La Grande. Upton Ontario, 8 from Weiser, 10 from Cald- I Another provision is that service covered last night. ... , , . will not record purchases on the b ack s!__. __ ._' . . . . , _ _ . .. may find opposition in Malheur coun- wel1 and 20 from Boise. Instructive xi uc tree planting day at , | f .. Friday will be used prior to July 1 can be paid July Three children survive, Betty 14, ty as Judge David F. Graham is ser- talks on old age pensions, stabilization the Completing the pro- [ 10, rather than monthly; and the ser- Bruce 9 and Lila 8. Mr. Healy is sur- local agency, sold i 1 -- 1 I 1 • • . • . / of v f 1 labor n K /\* * n and n r l n workmen’s r A i - l r m o n ’e P .f lm p f t f l S f l f i n y i j ± 4 f~TXTT A *■ -J 4 -1 IN y o S k i i A 1 1 t H I I l t l L y , iously considering his chances in this ject started by CWA crews, students 5 out its entire supply of lower priced ! I V‘Ved by “ br° th<“r Frank who Uves at A. L. FLETCHER MOVES LAW OF race. Congressman Pierce filed Tues were made. ^ndfacultyw-iU plant 44 • H onor last week mri—hnt, 'anew a new supply s .imiu 1 he®01" 63 p ayab le November 30 thus | New Meadows and Mrs. Healey H ealey has a FICE FROM VALE T O NYSSA day and stated that he will conduct A delightful feature of the Grounds are nearly in shape for the was on deck Monday. giving irrigators a chance to dispose |sister Mrs. Pack, also of New Meadows. tion was the banquet served at noon by pIantlng of lawn as well as trees and his campagin from Washington. He of crops and still take advantage of The Healey family moved from Ap DURING WEEK. Somewhat surprising is the issuance the net billings. ftated that he will continue to sup the Auxiliary ladies under the direction u addiitional funds are not provided ple Valley to Council several years ago. of more Idaho permits than Oregon port President Roosevelt’s “courageous of Mrs. Wesley Browne, chairman, and for the school project by the relief A host of friends in this section were struggle for security of homes, farms Mrs. Ernest C. Wilson, president. The | committee. the school will make an ef- permits here. Sixty-five Idahoans have shocked by the tragedy. A. L. Fletcher, attorney at Vale the bought permits while Oregonians num COUNCIL SAYS basement was decorated for the oc- | fort to also get the grass se0ded by and jobs.” past three and a half years, moved his ber but 55. casion with streamers in pastel shades i volunteers this spring HOGS MUST GO law office to the Blackman building in and lovely flowers. Auxiliary ladies Many improvements' have been made BASEBALL FANS EAGLES SOCIAL Nyssa this week where he is temorarlly served on various committees. by the CWA crews. Concrete walks NEW TRAIN DUE AT 3:40 Hogs must go—they must be moved DRAWS BIG CROWD have been built from the school TALK NEW LEAGUE suitable office location t0 m ove 10 the a m ore from the city limits. City dwellers ob- within next grounds to the highway, another be Dopot Agent W. T. Posey received I ject to their company so the council ASTORIA WINS HOOP few weeks lf such can be obtained. Mr. An unusually large crowd attended the schoolhouse and gym and word yesterday that the new stream- [ has requested City Marshal A. V.Cook Artie Robertson, manager of the Fletcher came frm Lincoln county, Ida., TITLE FOR STATE tween the Eagles' social night meeting last still another which runs to the small line train of the Union Pacific will pass 1 to enforce the ordinance which pro- [Nyssa baseball club, with Dean Smith to Malheur county in 1931 and is fav evening at the lodge hall. Auxiliary school building. A tennis court is nearly through Nyssa at 3:40 on Monday, hibits strictly the keeping of pigs in- and c - L McCoy attended a meeting of orably known. ladles assisted Ike Boren, chairman, by LaGrande basket ball team, the pow finished. April 2. instead of at the earlier hour side the city boundaries. , baseball fans of the Snake river valley At present Mr. Fletcher is the only planning the following program which erful team that trimmed Nyssa and Over in Vale an application has bean at first announced. The 3:40 hour will so far cows and goats have not been 1,1 Ontario Monday night. Boise, Em- attorney in this city as sale of the of was much enjoyed: group singing by won the eastern Oregon championship made for PWA funds for a new high make it possible for school children aa banished but the council has ruled i mett, Nyssa and Ontario clubs were fice of the late Attorney E. M. Blodgett Eagle warblers; reading. June Marie at Union, failed to make much of a school building. Such a building could well as adults to see the sensational that their liens must be kept clean or represented and favored the early or- is still pending. Wilson; dance, Betty Cook and Tiena showing at the state tournament in be used to much advantage here. new train. they too must go. ganization of a league for this season. Tensen accompanied by Ethel Mary Salem last week. Playing her best. La Information from Vale and Payette in Boydcll; vocal duet, Mrs. Jake Fisher Grande held Eugene to a 32 to 30 dicated they would enter. Fans will and Mrs. Ernest McClure, accompanied game Wednesday. Silverton trounced ¡meet in Caldwell Friday night for the VACATION ENDS FOR by Mrs, Hugh Glasgow; clogging, Art LaGrande 39 to 8 on Thursday. .y .-O W Hf's spina purpose of drawing up more definite Astoria won the state championship Norcott, Rock Shelton, Claud and Don COLLEGE STUDENTS plans. aid Willson; whistling solo, Jake Ftsh Saturday night by defeating Klamath | A first game is planned with the After enjoying a visit with home folk or; trio “Home on the Range,” Tom Falls 24 to 13, making the third title in college of Idaho here. during spring vacation, a number of Burton, Hugh Glasgow and Art Nor six years for Astoria. Through these college students left the city last week cott. Lunch, cards and dancing follow same six seasons Astoria has won 267 end. victories and lost only 26, a remarkable ed the program. TELEPHONE REPAIR record. “Honest" John Warren is coach. Miss Dorothy Gilmore returned to La NEARS COMPLETION Grande Monday after dividing her visi‘ 4-H CLUB GIRLS between relatives at home and friends START 3 PROJECTS A,R MAIL CONTRACTS Work is nearing completion on the in Caldwell. To spend Saturday night WILL BE LET SOON rebuilding of the Nyssa telephone sys- i with a friend in Baker, Miss Donna By Billie Louise Glasgow tern, said J. A. Davenport Monday. New Cook left Saturday on return to La Washington— Temporary contracts 4-H Reporter cables are being spliced in and Just the Orande. Betty Tensen left on Sunday. Ernest M. Hauser met with girls who with commercial air lines to transport I finishing work remains. Mr. Davenport Miss Dorothy Holly of Adrian, Earl are working on three 4-H club projects air mail for three months will be let says the system will now provide much Marshall, Ray Garrison and Ralph Saturday at the home of Mrs. Ed. within the next three weeks. I better service in this locality. The r e - , Boden returned to Oregon State, Leon- Pruyn. He brought instruction books Postmaster General Farley made the pair crew has been at work here the I ard Marshall to the University of Ore- and arrangements were made for sep- announcement today following confer- ! past three weeks. | gon. ---------------------- . ----------------------------------------------------------------- - arate meetings for each club. Eleven ences yesterday with President Roose- girls were present. 'velt. When huge shovels scooped away tons of gravel for Owyhee dam at the government gravel pit at Dun away, four miles south of Nyssa, they left a great hole which today is filed with swift running water gushing from springs in the earth. Through the efforts of J. A. Daven port, this small lake will be used for a bass rearing pond if plans of local sportsmen materialize. Carl D. 8ilven of Baker, member of the state game commission, gave the project his approval when here Thursday. Surprising but true, fresh water shrimp are already thriving in the pond, also young willows and plants which will provide food for fish. The pond will be stocked with small mouth bass which will be planted in other streams after they have attained sufficient grow th in the rearing pond. The pond will be under the supervision of the state game commission. NYSSA EAGLES WIN BANNERS LIQUOR SALES KEPT SECRET PPLE VALLEY COUPLE KILLED NEW ATTORNEY LOCATES HERE Rough Trails Lead to Indian Sign Writing On Owyhee Above Watson Last week a copy of the Sundial, geo are very old. However, some seem to logical magazine published by Julian have been made at a later date, as lf M. Field at Payette, came to the Jour succeeding generations had attempted nal desk. Excerpts from an article on to add another chapter to the records left by their ancestors. Some of the pic Indian sign writing are reprinted: “Roads reaching into the upper Owy tures appear to map trails while others hee river are none too good but they do show many dots and a variety of lead to interesting places, among them characters, some resembling human the Indian picture writings along the forms. “Among all of these writings, the river some distance west of the post- office of Watson. Strange geological horse is nowhere pictured which as Mr to believe formations are to be seen, rocky hills,. Morrison remarked . . leads ..__ one . ,__ ... highly colored, deep canyons and o n - ^ clem volcanic craters which in their ^ active days played a part in forming da* 5 ™ this rugged country. Leaf fossils and of the B an ish to tm sc o u m rr petrified stumps tell of another age : m u rn fd horae * * * * nlc L* Ue j Gulch. 'Escorted by James Morrison, whose "We found Mr. Morrison much ab- palace is a rock cabin $ or 9 mles west sorbed in Indian lore. He has gathered of Watson, we rode horseback over a relics for thirty years and now has s rough trail about eight miles. We ford- collection which would make a small ed the river several times museum. The beams along his cabin “A rough count revealed writing on celling are adorned with war clubs of some seventy boulders and judging different shapes end sizes. He has from the way the rock shows the ef- i relies of the early Owyhee Indians Ject of weathering, these petropiypha ererywhgra.'* ________ __________ Million Dollar Rain Brings Smiles To Stockmen, Farmers, Gardeners Nyssa and Malheur county rejoiced well protected, however, and their in a pre-April shower which fell Tues owners report no damage so far. day and Wednesday at frequent inter vals. “It's a million dollar rain, all EASTER IS GUEST right,” said stockmen who knew how DAY FOR GOLFERS it would brighten the early grass on the range which was exceedingly dry after Easter Sunday will be guest day on weeks of warm weather. the Nyssa-Parma golf course as divot Ranchers agreed with them for fields diggers from all the towns around are of grain and hay and other budding invited to attend open house on the crops needed the refreshing rain. Bene new course. Unless too much rain ficial in all lines of agriculture, the makes the course muddy. Its gently rain will also help the farmer who still roillg fairways and recently surfaced has many crop« to plant. However, greens will please all comers. more is wanted owing to the lack of Nyssa-Parma club is invited to enter water in many reservoirs which is a team in the annual Blossom Day golf caused by shortage of snow. tournament at Payette April 23. Four teen clubs have been invited. Payette’s In gardens, lawn and shrubs perked festival is being held early owing to the up greener and fresher than they have earllness of the spring season. been this spring. Dust was washed from fruit blooms and plants. REBEKAHB BUY LOT The rain also brought an end to For a start on a bullring of their own. damage to fruit by spring frost—for members of Rebekah lodge purchased the present at least. Apples were not the lot just south of the Eagles hall on injured in this section but cherries, Third Street where they expect to build peaches and apricots suffered more or some day. The* purchase was completed less. A number of local orchards are (last week.