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FAST BLACKWELL BOY FROM BAKER MIXES WITH FIGHTING PARSON OF NAMPA IN MAIN EVENT AT NYSSA DECEMBER (kli NYSSA. OREGON GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON _ IRRIGATION PROJECTS THE GATE CITY JOURNAL VOLUME XXVIII. NO. 47. WHO WILL BE VICTORS WITH NEW GOVERNOR? GOSSIP F R O M SALEM STATE- HOUSE GROWS LIVELY AS JAN UARY TURNOVER NEARS. NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1934 HUNTING DOGS GO HUNTING; OWNERS PAY Two valued hunting dogs, Mick ey. owned by Supt. Leo Hollenberg and Duke, owned by W. F. McLing, are in disgrace this week. While loose for a short while Monday, they found their way to the Jas. Boor farm at the edge of town where over 500 chickens were roam ing. If ether dogs were with them, they were not observed by the Boors who saw the two dogs near the Boor farmhouse. After a search through his pasture, Boor found 64 dead chickens. Without any diffi culty he called Duke and tied him up—to await a verdict. Mickey trot ted home. Boor effected a settlement with the owners at the rate of 60 cents per chicken—the cost price of two hunting dogs has gone up. LOWER INTEREST IS OBJECTIVE OF WALTER PIERCE REPRESENTATIVE AND W I F E LEAVE FOR WASHINGTON BY WAY OF SOUTHERN STATES; WOULD; KEEP AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE. First Snowfall Here Tuesday; Freeze Follows Following frequent rains, the first snowfall of the season covered the ground,here Tuesday with a blanket of snow almost two inches in depth. The snow was extremely wet, however, and had disappeared by evening. The first hard freeze followed on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, freezing late vegetables and flowers. Ice several Inches thick filled the ponds made by the snow the preceding 'lay. Will we have si mild winter like that of last year, or will we have one of the old timers? This ques'tion is heard fre quently on the streets and the majority predict a harder winter than that of 1933-34. A hard winter means more water for many barren reservoirs. BAKER BOY OF K. 0. WALLOP FIGHTS PARSON BENTLEY AND MATTHEWS HEAD LINE SEMI-FINALS IN REMATCH HERE NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT; YOUNG BURKE ON CARD. NYSSA, OREGON BUSIEST AND FASTEST GROWINtt TOWN IN OREGON INVESTIGATE LOCATE $1.50 PER YEAR CAR STOPS TO H E L P , WRECKS POSEY MACHINE W. T. Posey, Nyssa depot agent, and his wife escaped injury Sun day in an unusual auto accident which occured on the Nampa-Cald- well boulevard Sunday at precisely the same place on the road that the accident which resulted in the death of Clarence Nelson of Nampa occured last week. Posey was traveling toward Nam pa when their car left the highway and skidded into the borrow pit and barely missed a telephone pole. W R. Vail of Caldwell was driving toward that city and upon observ ing the Posey car, slowed up speed to stop. His car skidded on the slippery road and crashed head-on into the Posey machine. Both cars were damaged but no one was hurt. CALIFORNIA FIRM LOW BIDDER ON $550,000 SIPHON TERTELING COMPANY AND PORT LAND F I R M DIVIDE EARTH WORK SCHEDULES; BIDS OPEN ED MONDAY. NEWSY NOTES FROM SALEM By E. L. Gray With much enthusiasm, fight inns of A California firm, a newcomer on the Daily papers have been filled with Nyssa are looking forward to the Eagles Owyhee, made the lowest bid on the 4*4 speculation on whom Governor-elect Walter M. Pierce left for Washing card of next Thursday night, December mile Malheur river siphon when bids Charles H. Martin will appoint to var ton, D. C., Monday via the southern 6, when young Walter Blackwell, the were opened Monday morning by En ious positions, and if any changes will route, fully determined to refuse mem Baker boy with a “Dempsey” wallop, gineer R. J. Newell. be made in certain others. It is all very bership on the ways and means com will mix with tricky Kid Weston, or Its bids on steel construction were: interesting, but absolutely without mittee of the national congress, re Kid Lem, the fighting parson from $522,457 for the long siphon and $13,- foundation. Not even the closest friends write his measure designed to lower Nampa. Blackwell knocked out Les 600 for the short siphon. of Martin's know what will take place interest rates and provide credit ex Berry of Emmett in the third round of Next low was the Puget Sound com since he is now out of the state and pansion, and to vote for Joe Byrns of their recent match here. pany with bids of $567,057, and $14,150. has not consulted anyone about the Tennessee for speaker of the house. Don Bentley will fight Kid Matthews, For the earthwork of the big siphon various jobs. Eastern Oregon’s congressional rep the kick-a-po kid from Nainpa, in the Parker and Schram of Portland was The latest guesses have named Ben resentative went to Portland from his semi-finals. This is a re-match and low, offering $64,764.50 and J. A. Tertel- W. Olcott, former governor, into the Union county ranch, accompanied by promises to be good as Bentley had no lng and Sons of Boise was second with utilities Czar’s chair to replace Charles Mrs. Pierce, who is his secretary and easy time in taking his bout with Matt $65,214. M. Thomas; Mrs. Sheldon Sackett as was given a testimonial dinner by dem hews in their first go here. For the earthwork on the Dead Ox private secretary to the Governor, the I lGRANDE ENGINEER ARRANGES NEW PUBLISHER COMES FROM ocrats at the Multnomah hotel in honor Flat siphon the firms reversed, Tertel- Smiling Kenneth of Nampa will meet position s i- has held under four gov FCE RIGHT OF WAY PURCHASE Buddy Edwards of Nyssa, Toughie PAYETTE INDEPENDENT TO BE lng and Sons were low with $6051 and of his victory November 6. ernors; Robert G. Fowler of Jackson COUNTY AGENT LEADER GIVES GIN WORK HERE DEC. 1st. ON MALLOY-IDAHO LINK. Parker and Schram $6530. Burke of Wilder the youth Ace Thorpe county and E. G. Harlan of Eugene for Water Supply Favored Owing to a number of stipulations of Caldwell. Burke is a favorite here FARM OUTLOOK FOR NEW SEA "I’ve deto-mined to hold my agri director of Agriculture; and Frank A. contained in various bids which came but the other youth will make his ap Spencer has been prominently men SON. cultural committee membership and re pearance here for the first time. Ber Berwyn Burke, associated with the from as far east as Chicago, it will be tioned as Stata Purchasing Agent. fuse opportunities to become a candi W. W. Stiffler, from ’ «Grande, div nard Frost is arranging another four Payette Independent the past year, will several days before the award is made The fortunate ones in legislative date for ways and means,” said Rep ision engineer for the Oregon highway assume the management of the Gate by the reclamation service. contests of late have been coming to resentative Pierce, “for I feel that my department, inspected - the stretch of round bout. On December 3, Engineer Newell will City Journal for Mr. and Mrs. Louis P. Berry Takes KO the Capitol to look over the seat situa L. R. Breithaupt, extension agricul best field of action, particularly with the I-O-N highway, extending from the Walter Blackwell, the Baker youth Thomas of Oakland, Cal., owners of the receive bids on 27 miles of the North tion in an effort to obtain the most tural economist of Oregon State col cheap Argentine wheat knocking at Malloy ranch to the Idaho line, for the lege, told county agricultural agents of who shows much speed and promise, paper, on December 1st. Mr. Burke, his canal which will serve the Dead Ox favorable spots to catch the speaker’s America’s western doorway because of purpose of securing right-of-way for eye during the session. The House Seat Baker, Malheur, Union, Grant and Wal an inadequate tariff, is on the agricul the early construction of this link. Mr. proved one too many for Les Berry of wife and two children will move from Flat division of the Owyhee project. Stiffler inspected the road with Judge Emmett last Thursday night. The first Payette to Nyssa in the Immediate ing Committee was defeated for re- lowa counties at a conference in Bak ture committee. David F. Graham this week and upon round was fast and even. In the sec future. Miss Edna Burt will remain at election, but serve nevertheless. It con er Monday th at “the most siginficant sist;! of Charles Childs of Albany and thing about tills district is that a mat “I plan to press action for construc his return stated that the contract ond Blackwell made good with some the Journal office, according to the new Tunis J. Meyers of Hood River. The erially higher level of meat prices is ex tion of small reservoirs for stock and would be let a soon as the purchase of hard punches. In the third he surprised publisher. For the past four years the Journal Berry with a hard right to the chin Secretary of State arranges the seating pected in 1935 with relatively higher irrigation in my district, the second, right-of-way is completed. prices for feed during the first part of through the reclamation bureau and Idaho is building the I-O-N on the that gave him the count. Blackwell was has been published by Mr. and Mrs. W. in the State Senate. 1935, followed by a sharp drop in the other agencies. And I might say th at Idaho side. Construction of around two wild with joy and fans roared their ap F. McLing who came here from a sim Multnomah County of late has been ilar position with the late Win S. getting all worked up about the so-call- feed during the 1935-36 feeding season.” Burton Palmer and Ivan Oakes here in miles from the Malloy ranch will give proval of a thrilling fracas. “This fact,” Mr. Breithaupt said, “is Oregon are doing some mighty con Jordan Valley an Idaho outlet. Bentley took the honors in a bloody Brown at the Malheur Enterprise in cd "gin marriage law." Notices have Christmas Seals will go on sale Oregon is building the I-O-N south battle with Kid Mathews of Nampa, Vale. They were with the Enterprise been going out that instead of three of particular interest to producers of structive work in this regard. throughout the United States Friday beef cattle, hogs and sheep and Is also for a period of over six years. They both boys revealing lots of pluck and ward from Jordan Valley. At present Lower Interest Objective days from the time of application to is have announced no plans for the pres morning and the child welfare com suance of the license, it is five days. of importance to dairymen, egg pro “I believe that lower interest rates the Blue Mountain Pass stretch near fighting ability. Harold Long took the honors by a ent except that they will visit relatives mittee of the Malheur county P.-T. A. are imperative, and I was pleased with McDermltt is under construction. But why get excited? The law is flex ducers and turkey producers.” High prices this winter for hay and Senator Steiwer’s statement to that narrow margin in a fight with plucky of Mr. McLing lit Astoria and Los An Is preparing to direct the sale of the ible that county judges may in their Razz Brumfield of Apple Valley. Jack geles and with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas at little seals In this county. Mrs. M. C. discretion set aside the three day pro feed grain are expected to result in a effect last Saturday. I am preparing a SCHOOL TAKES Imler Is chairman and she will be as Fellows and Ken Draper put on an ex Oakland during the coming month. vision and issue the license at once. In material expansion of these crops so bill of my own. which I believe is bet sisted by Rev. S. P, Hagler in Ontario, that feed supplies probably will be hibition to fill in for a bout which was The Journal has a splendid circula ter than the Frazier bill, which pro 2-DÂY VACATION other words the law is not compulsory. cancelled owing to the injury of one tion and serves a broad field in Mal J. Edwin Johnson in Vale and Mayor Although Peter Zimmerman was not greater in relation to tha number of vides for a currency issue of 100 per livestock than usual, whereas tills win heur county. The best wishes of the Howard Larson In Nyssa. Mrs. K ath cent of the assessed valuation of land. successful in his independent campaign Schools were dismissed here yester of the fighters. erine Claypool, county superintendent to be elected governor, ha remains ter’s supply of feed is very short though Mine stops at 50 per cent assessed day for two days vacation in obser In a nip and tuck fight, Paddy Ryan McLingg go to their successor here. of schools, will be in charge of the seal active in state politics. At present he is th? number of livestock has been re value, which is a greater guarantee of vance of Thanksgiving. A number of of Caldwell won from Ned Terwllllger sale in the county schools. fighting the election of Harry Corbett, duced generally about 20 per cent com safety and really gives fine backing for teachers left the city for the holidays. of Nampa. Terwllllger had the advan This year will mark the 60th anni republican of Portland, for President of pared with a year ago. Mr. Breithaupt j such a currency issue. Grant Rinehart went to Enterprise, tage in weight but Paddy had the ex YOUTHS ARE HELD versary of the establishment of the Representative Pierce believes the Mrs. Nettie Medesker and daughter perience. Terwilliger has had but three the Senate, for) the apparent reason pi d ctod that the greate st reduction in IN WASHINGTON first sanitarium in the United States that everytime Zimmerman talked in livestock numbers will be in hogs and CCC so good that it should not die Hettie to Joseph, Beverly Guy to Pend fights and he shows much promise. for the treatment of tuberculosis. It beef cattle. The number of dairy cat- < next month, when appropriations run leton, Miss Denny to Wilder, Miss Ret- the Senate last year Corbett would was opened at Saranad Lake, N. Y., by tie and sheep will be reduced only out. “I want to see it doubled in size tie to Fossil while the others are re Dr. J. J. Sarazin is having a new walk out on him. I t is also reported Davenport, Wash.—An attempt by Dr. Edward L. Truedau and became and scope, tor it has functioned well maining in Nyssa for the week end. that Zimmerman plans to run for slightly. residence constructed on his lot which three Ontario, Ore., prisoners to escape the forerunner of the world-famed and constructively,” he said. United States Senator in 1936 against Finishing on the interior of the new { adjoins the property rented by the from the county Jail here was revealed Mr. and Mrs. Pierce plan to visit school building will not be completed Farnham Sills. It will have a full base Monday by Deputy Sheriff Charles Mc- Trudeau sanatorium still In operation Charles L. McNary. The taste of blood EAGLES ENJOY at the New York health resort. The California, Arizona, Louisiana and by tire first as was anticipated. How ment which is about completed, and Caffery. In the last election apparently has in seal sale this year. In addition to pro Florida before proceeding on to Wash HOLIDAY PARTY spired the Yamhill county farmer. ever, the building will be ready for will be a five room residence. Dr. Sar The three are James O’Hara, 29, C. ington, D. C„ where he has committee eager students and teachers early i n ! azin is making the improvement due to W. Gibson, 28, and Leonard, Flint ,19, viding funds for the battle against tub The interim committee will or erculosis, will commemorate Dr. Tru The Eagles lodge and auxiliary gave meetings scheduled December 12. iginate a new term for crime. It December, it is said. the extreme house shortage here. charged with burglary of grain ware deau’s pioneer work. will classify the crime between reckless a Thanksgiving party for its members houses a t Davenport, Creston and Wil The program in Oregon is directed driving and manslaugter. It will be on Wednesday night. Miss Ruby Den bur. McCafferty said he discovered an toward the tuberculin testing of all known as “negligent homicide,” and will ny’s high school athletic class gave a vent had been enlarged by an iron school children—a method of finding i air be punishable, if put into effect, by the clever little Thanksgiving play gener torn off the sink until it was nearly out whether latent tuberculosis is pres legislature, severely, but less than terms ously sprinkled with old time dances. large enough to admit a man's body. ent. Practically all of the funds raised provided for manslaughter. The exact In the cast were Isobel and Harriet Also arrested with the three was Le in the county will be used here for the Sarazin, Tiena Tensen, Mickey Hite, penalty has not yet been determined, roy Bruner, 16, held as a juvenile de support of the work of the county but will be left to the Legislature. The Peggy and Nellie Jean Schweizer, Mar- linquent. health nurse. crime will deal entirely with fatalities zene Hollenberg, Virginia Miller and Doris Smith, pianist. resulting from automobile accidents. Bridge and pinochle followed with Much had been written of late about Circuit Judges’ salaries. They are paid lunch at the close served by Mrs. The Pilgrims started it . . . this Day of on the basis of population of their dis Warren McHargue’s committee. Prize tricts, ranging from $5,000 to $6,000 a winners at cards were Mrs. Nick Rud- year. Supreme Court Judges receive lick, Mr. and Mrs Roy Kendler, Andrew Thanksgiving and Good Fellowship. $7,500 a year. Twenty-eight Circuit McGinnis, Mrs. Francis Burger and By Rev. Floyd E. White reminiscent talks of the days when ha Judges are elected. Of this number dur Mrs. Charles Leuck. Mrs. W. F. McLing The 25th birthday of the dedication also preached at the Owyhee school ing the past year Arthur D. Hay of had charge of the program. Dean Their appreciation was founded on the of the Nyssa Community church will house and told of some of the early Lakeview and Carl Hendricks of Con Smith, chairman for the Eagles, could long be remembered as a red letter day pioneers of the Nyssa tract of that don are the only ones on the $5,000 sal not be present owing to Mrs. Smith’s in its history. The prevailing theme of day. abundance of their food; the shelter of illness. ary. Those receiving $5,500 a year are the day was that victory had been J. J. Fleming gave an interesting talk Calvin L. Sweek of Heppner, Fred W. achieved by the untiring efforts of mingling laughter with seriousness and R. W. Pipher of the Oregon Trail Wilson of The Dalles. C. H. McColloch their homes; and the realization that those who have gone before. spoke words of encouragement for the of Baker. W. W. Wood of Ontario, J. W. Turkey Growers association was here Unique as it may seem the Nyssa future work here. Mrs. Fleming very Knowles of La Grande, and T. E. J. on business yesterday. He is receiving Methodist church is the only institu ably filled her place on the program they were making headway in their Duffey of Bend. All others, 20 of them, turkeys in this territory again next tion of Nyssa that is doing business and told some very timely Jokes on the week. receive $6,000 a year. after 25 years. This is not said in a various ministers. boastful spirit but with gladness that it Mrs. Josie Bach came next and told struggle for existence in the new land. has been able to serve the community something of her work In Nyssa and O re g o n for 25 continuous years despite the de her pleasure in seeing old friends once pression and other handicaps. more. Rev. Walter Bach spoke first of The first message following the Sun the visiting ministers and remarked as day School was the sermon by Rev. Mc- to his Interest in the welfare and up Callister with the theme of “Ood Has building of the Nyssa church. families on city relief rolls to small Rural rehabilitation and the methods Dominion Over the Things of This Mrs. H. O. McCalUster said she which the government expects to adopt farms in the country with a loan of Earth.” A large crowd of over one hun always enjoyed her visits to Nyssa and to improve rural living were discussed sufficient capital to make them self- dred attended this service which was felt a friendly Christian spirit manifest at a meeting Monday night of the Mal sustaining. The purpose of the pro followed by a bounteous dinner which here. Rev. Dr. McCalUster District Sup heur county relief committee and the gram Is to place as many as possible represented the wonderful productivity erintendent then told something of the now on relief rolls, or verging on the county rehabilitation committee. They 4 \ \ r * ^ ur Par* Thanksgiving Spirit— of the valley. A special table was re government and rules of the Methodist me« with Clifford L. Smith, director of need of relief, back on a self-sustaining served for the attending ministers and church which in his opinion answered basis where it will be possible for them rural rehabilitation in Oregon, at Vale. their wives. It was centered by a beau for the efficiency of the organization. Aniiiilih our appreciation—is that we have been Robert D. Lytle is chairman of the re to earn a good living. tiful birthday cake decorated with 26 Rev. C. O. Death, visiting minister lief committee and George W. Mc- candles the work of Mrs. Green Camp of Payette who lea the singing during Knight is chairman of the rehabilita ALLEN WHITE GROWS iW^Ujiilliable to serve and enjoy this fine com- bell and a splendid attraction for the the program responded in his usual tion committee. occasion. All of the hundred or more fine manner stressing the fact that big BIGGEST RADISH The rehabilitation work. Smith de dinner guests enjoyed some of the things are often achieved from small 5 j UII m mumty in 1934. We extend our best clared, is of several kinds. Of most beginnings. Rev. H. K. Wallis of Fruit- birthday cake. Allen White, young son of Rev. Floyd ' interest to this county is the plan to E. White, thinks hell be a farmer and A good crowd also assembled a t «tie land expressed his appreciation of the ii'ii.inUVi move farmers from submarginal lands . live in Nyssa because things “grow so i liilillji'wishes for a Joyous Thank.,giving with afternoon program which opened with day and splendid dinner. to good farms, the government to pur ; big here." In his garden on the Coward congregational singing and a solo by Mrs. J. T. Long responded for th * "j i i j j l chase the old lands and turn them back lot next door he raised a radish this Charles Jones accompanied by Dwight church women and A1 Thompson for jjj> faimly and friends. to the public domain. He mentioned j year th a t is as big as a squash Allen Johnston. Various ministers and their the city council-elect. Brogan as an instance where work of wonders if anyone ever raised a bigger wives who had formerly served the Epworth League members enjoyed a this character could be undertaken in radish. It is 11 Inches in diameter. church were called upon to give short talk by Vance Fleming and music by this county. The fanners placed on the talks. The first of these was Rev. John the Mahan sisters. Tea was aervsd In good land would be given a long term Oarver who was the first Methodist the dining room between League and Rev. Floyd E. White will hold a loan to finance the purchase of the Thankgiving service at the Nyssa Com minister in Nyssa some 27 years ago Church service. Mrs. Bach gave the land and necessary farm equipment. munity Church at 10:30 o’clock this when the church was conducted in the evening addrsas vary fittingly ending vacant building across from the pres a day o f good fellowship and Inspira Another phase of the rehabilitation morning. His topic will be “The Oreat- ent church. Ht and Mrs. Oarver pave tions. program contemplates the moving of er Light.” more I j m T HIGHER MEAT PRICES PROBABLE R. BURKE WILL EDIT JOURNAL WILL BE BUILT CHRISTMAS SEAL SALET0 OPEN Best Wishes For Joyous Thanksgiving Church Celebrates 25th Birthday Sunday; Many Old Pastors Here Relief Chief Explains New Plans of Rural Rehabilitation M , nSinH iniU . .
