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NYSSA . OREGON
GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND
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BLACK CANYON
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IRRIGATION
PROJECTS
VOLUME XXVIII.
THE GATE CITY JOURNAL
NO. 51.
F
Aï CALDWELL FOR
. LOLA TENSEN
Well Known Nyssa Matron
Passes A w a y Monday
Afternoon— B u r i a 1 at
Caldwell.
Jobs Open For U. S. Farm Census
TRFMTI FY
Enumerators Director Reports
HENRY HATCH
Hid1? Til MRS.
BADLY B U R N E D
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RING VICTORIES Bf
-BEATING BLACKWELL
NYSSA CAGE ARTISTS
Director McCall W a n t s
PLAY EMMETT JAN. 4
More Enumerators
Malheur County— M
The first basketball game of the
Be Farm Help.
season for the local basketball team
fill be held Friday night, January
4th, with Emmett furnishing oppo
sition for the local squad. It is a
game fans are eagerly looking for
ward to as Emmett can always
furnish plenty of opposition.
The team has been laying off
practice during vacation but plan
to be in uniforn for drill again the
first of the week. A captain to lead
the squad will also probably be
elected next week .
Following the game here Friday
night, the team will travel to Em
mett on Saturday night for a re
turn game.
Newell Will Open
January 15
Bids have been asked by the Depart
ment of the Interior to be opened at
Ontario on January 15th for consider
CARNIVAL JAN. 4th able work to be done near Dunaway.
The work is on the North canal later
als, Mitchell Butte Division o f the
The Kolony P. T. A. Is giving a car Owyhee project and consists principally
nival at the school house on Friday of excavation work, laying concrete
evening, January 4th and are Inviting pipe and constructing gates and gate
all the people of this vicinity to Join In hoists.
an evening of fun with thrn. Pearl
Tire work in detail is described as
Williams is in charge of the affair and follows:
has a committee working with her in
51,300 cubic yards or all classes of ex
making arrangements. The executive cavation for laterals; 2,500 cubic yards
committee will meet this Friday after of all classes of excavation for struc
noon at the home of Mrs. Maurice Judd tures; 1,500 station cubic yards of over
to make final arrangements.
haul; 1,500 cubic yards of concrete In
Those who are to have charge of the structures; 950 square yards of dry rock
various booths are: Fortune telling, paving. Placing 49,000 pounds of rein-
Jeanette Martin and Agnes Nichols; j forcement bars; laying 878 linear feet
vaudeville, Kolony Girl Scouts; ham- of 15-inch to 36-inch diameter concrete
burgers and coffee, Mrs. Agnes Nichols; pipe; Installing 6,600 pounds of gates
candy booth, Mrs. Conrad Martin; | and gate hoists; and erecting 1. O M. ft.
magic booth, John Holly; and fish pond b.m. of timber in structues.
The wok is to commence within thir
Mis. C. E. Elliott.
ty days after date of receipts of notice
Assessor Murray Morton was a busi to proceed and is to be completed In not
more than 220 days.
ness visitor in Nyssa Wednesday.
KOLONY P. T. A. GIVE
Many Christmas Dinners Are
Enjoyed in Nyssa Community
Another nice family dinner was held
at the country home of Mrs. J. B. Smith
Earl Dean and family of Payette, Mrs.
when she entertained for her brother
Lucille Johnson and sons, Mr. and Mrs.
Franklin Fry, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Smith
and daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Dean
of Emmett were callers in the after
noon
j INVESTIGATE
NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1934
Friends were sorry to learn of the
death Monday afternoon of Mrs. Lola
Tensen, 32, wife of Cornelius M. Ten-
sen and for 14 years a resident of this
section. Mrs. Tensen had been sick for
some time.
Funeral services were held Thursday
afternoon at Caldwell from the Christ
ian church with Rev. R. N. Oslen In
charge of the services. Pall bearers were
Aden Wilson, Blaney Boydell, Felton
Duncan, Arthur Cook, Frank Phillips
and Eddie Powell. Many friends from
Nyssa went to Caldwell today for the
services, which were held at two o’clock.
Burial was in the cemetery at Caldwell.
Mrs. Tensen is survived by her hus
band and two brothers, Dick Stockham
of Nyssa a.id Lyman Stockham of Buhl, |
Idaho; and two sisters, Mrs. Reta sch - Contract To
o Be Let January
reck of Munice, Indiana and Mrs. Er
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on
North
Canal Work.
ma Sparks of Oreana Valley, Oregon.
One of the largest Christmas gather
ings was held at the home of Mrs. John
Ray, Sr„ when she entertained with her
annual family dinner Christmas day.
Her guests were Mr. and Mrs. Harlen
Diven and children of Caldwell, the
Harry Goshert family of Emmett, the
Elmer Stradley, Dwight Smith and
Artie Robertson families of Nyssa, Mr.
and Mrs. John Ray, Jr., and George
and Agnes Ray.
NYSSA, OREGON
BUSIEST AND FASTEST ¿ROW ING
,
TOWN IN OREGON
with a nice Christmas dinner for Dr.
and Mrs. E. D. Norcott and daughter
Mary, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morgan and
sons Clay and Ted, and Mr. O. G.
Koenig of Baker.
The Ohas. Garrisons entertained Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie Newbill and children,
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Garrison and
daughter Joan. Ray and Vera Garrison
at a family dinner Christmas day.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Simmons enter
tained the T. T. Elliotts and the C. E.
Elliott family Christmas day.
Mr. and! Mrs. C. W. Farmer had din
ner for Mrs. Fanner’s sister Mrs. D. O.
Davidson in Ontario.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray EmmoU and
daughter were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Davidson in Ontario.
Miss Eva and Blayney Boydell en
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Powell, Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Towne and children of tertained the J. J. Sarazin and A. H.
Nyssa and Mrs. Marry Morris of Welser Boydell families on Christmas day.
were guests Chistmas day of Mr. and
Mr. and Mrs. C. Klinkenberg and
Mrs. Theo Moore In Ontario.
family entertained Mr. and Mrs. Mar
ion Klinkenberg.
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Rudlick enter
Mr. and Mrs. Will Beam spent
tained Mr. and Mrs. Aden Wilson
Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Warren
Christmas day.
Blodgett and children.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stam entertained
Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Abbott celebrated
Mrs. Stam’s sister Mrs. DeBord and
their 21st wedding
anniversary and
family on Christmas day.
Christmas with dinner at the Mecan-
Mr and Mrs. Bert Llenkaempe had
afe in Boi.es Their guests were Mrs.
dinner for her parents Mr. and Mrs.
Arvllla Fauchier and Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Bailey of Brogan.
Clarence Roberts of Parma.
Mr. and Mrs. Sumner Jones enter
Mr. and Mrs. Wm Schlreman enter
tained their daughter Mrs. Duffy and
tained Mr. and Mrs. Francis Burger
family.
and daughter Joan for dinner Chistmas
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Martin and day.
daughter Jeanette entertained with a
Mrs. Mary Felton had dinner for her
nice dinner for the Paul Parks family
daughter Mrs. Elizabeth Jones of Trout
of Ontario. Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Toombs
Lake., Wash., and her granddaughter
and family and Miss Mae and C. M.
Mrs. Erma Miller of Grants Pass, Mr.
Beaumont.
and Mrs. Roy James and Mrs. Emma
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bullard enter Duncan.
tained with a family dinner for the
The John Mulls entertained with a
Clyde Long. Otis Bullard and Lloyd Or
family dinner for their children and
ris families and Mr. and Mrs. John
their families.
Carr.
Mr. and Mrs W. E. Frasier and son
Mr. and Mrs Dick Young were hosts
at a dinner for Mrs. Young’s parents of Payette and Gerald Page were guests
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Johnson of of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Frost.
Dayton, Wash., and Mr. and Mrs. Nate
Mr. and Mrs Jess Swan and daugh
ter of Boise were guests of Mr and Mrs.
Young.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Lon* had dinner O. R. Swan and daughter Fay.
for Mr. and Mrs. A1 Thompson and Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Francis, Mr. and
and Mrs Robert Lon* and dau*hter Mrs. P. M. Binkley, and Mr Mussel,
Evalyn.
enjoyed Christmas dinner at the Chas
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hall entertained McConnell home.
IN ACCIDENT
Mrs. Henry Hatch of Snively camp
was brought to Nyssa Thursday for
treatment of painful burns received
when she attempted to kick a can of
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I blazing gasoline out of her tent Thurs
day.
Mathews o f Nampa Wins Hot grease spattered into the can of
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gasoline, in which paint brushes were
Field work on the agricultural census
bem i-r i n a l s
Fellows soaking, igniting the fluid. When Mrs.
will start in Malheur county the 2nd of
Scores KO« Next Bouts Hatch attempted to kick the can with
January, which is the starting date for
its blazing contents out of the door of
January 10.
the entire United States. A. R. McCall,
the tent, she was unable to do so and
publsiher of the Elgin Recorder has
had to dash through the fire to get out
been appointed district supervisor of
of the tent. Both legs were badly burn
the 3rd district, which includes Uma
One of the best fight cards for many ed.
tilla, Union, Wallowa, Grant, Baker, months was put on Inursday night by
She was taken to Caldwell Friday.
Harney and Malheur counties.
the Eagles, with five bouts providing After having the burns attended she
According to Mr. McCall, there are plenty of thrills for the crowd. The at was removed to the home of her moth
positions open In each of these coun tendance was not as good as usual, due er, Mrs. L. Hudson, of Wilder.
ties f o r agricultural enumerators. no doubt to the dangerous condition
These enumerators will be paid on a of the roads, but nevertheless the hall
basis of so much per schedule, the was comfortable filled. In the main TOWNSEND PENSION
between Don Bentley of Em
amount depending on the density of event
MEETING HELD HERE
the farms in the various enumerators mett and Walter Blackwell of Baker,
districts. The work has been plannee Bentley won the decision by a decisive
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
so the average man working as an mai gin.
enumerator can earn four to five dol
The semi-finals proved to be one of
lars per day.
the best bouts of the evening with
Three speakers from Nampa explain
Each employee engaged in this work Tomey Emrick of Huntington and Kid
is under oath to not divulge any Infor Mathews of Nampa throwing leather ed the Townsend old age pension plan
mation about any individual farm op freely. Emrick was outclassed from the to approximately 75 interested listen
eration. None of the information gath ; tart but put up a game fight and made ers at the Eagles hall Wednesday night.
After the speakers had explained the
ered can be divulged to any tax o f tilings Interesting.
ficial or anyone outside the officers of
Jack Fellows of Caldwell scored the working plan, a round table discussion
the Census office.
only knockout of the evening when he was held and various questions pertain
The Journal has a sample copy of the put Lcren Nash of Simmett away in ing to the working of the plan were ex
farm and ranch schedule and anyone less than a minute, in the first ex plained. The valley was well represent
wising to see it may call at the Journal. change o f blows. Fellows landed a solid ed at the l aeting with delegates from
If additional Information or extra one and Nash was knocked to the floor, nearly all C he different districts. The
sample copies are needed, or If anyone but only three counts before he was up speakers wk.„ W. E. McNeil, G. Harvey
is Interested In an enumeration job, again, but was stiU dazed. Fellows ¡ Moore anf> c E- shee' al> of NamPa-
write Mr. A. R. McCall, room 222 in the worked him into the ropes and th.ew [ Petitions were sent in today by the
gloves right and left to Nash’s face and Townsend club to Hollywood, where
post office building at La Grande.
mid-section, then stepped bad: to let they will be combined with other sim
him fall but Nash was game and tot ilar petition and sent to Congress. Over
tered out on the floor making an effort 500 names were secured in this section
PARRISH MATCHED
to defend himself. Fellows measured and workers say that only five people
him with another haymaker and Nash out of the hundreds contacted refused
AT EMMETT FIGHT
went to the floor again. His second to lend their support to the plan. Along
with the petitions went the names of 39
FRIDAY NIGHT threw the towel in and rushed In to pemanent
members of the local Town
assist their man to a comer.
The four round special developed in send club, with other names to be sent
A»
Many of the local fight fans expect to to a real slugging match between Cliff later.
go to Emmett Friday night where the Parrish of Nyssa and Smiling Kenneth
Eagles are sponsoring a fight card. The of Nampa, with Parrish winning the
2-CENT CHECK TAX
main event is to be between Don Bent decision. The boys put up S. good fight,
ley of Emmett and Sleepy Blount of both showing a disposition to mix free
EXPIRES TUESDAY
Baker. Teddy Averett of Emmett is ly with plenty of action all through the
In the curtain
which
matched with Buster Collls of Boise. bout. .................
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, falser,
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for the semi-final and Jess Kelly of not held unt11 the third bout All Far-
Washington—People
who
pay by
Emmett will fight Jack Fellows of j rlsh was 100 “
f° r Toughie Burke
Caldwell in the preliminary. Cliff Par- ! of J*nlder’ although - thls to° ' was a check will get a break next Tuesday
when the 2-cent tax on checks expires.
rish is also on the card and is matched 80 . 1>craP
Matchmaker Frost has several pros
The tax produced $41,383,198 last
with Smiling Kenneth of Nampa. Cliff
won a close decision at the last Eagles pects In mind for the next bout, which fiscal year, but the opinion Is exprcssedl
card here over the Nampa battler and will be he'd January 10th. If possible, in many quarters on Capitol Hill it will
this Is In the nature of a return match. some entirely new fighter will be sign- j not be revived.
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Red Nichols of Nyssa Is matched with | ed up to give the fans an opportunity |
Larry Ray of Emmett in a special bout. of watching different styles of ring
HIGH SCHOOL DANCE
action.
Bob Johannesen, Arthur Vernon
Cook and Junior Larsen were hosts to a
Girl Bom Sunday
Twins Bom Sunday
group of high school friends at a dance
A girl was born Sunday afternoon,
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Leavitt are par given in j.he Parish hall Wednesday
December 23 to Mr. and Mrs. Pete ents of twin boys, born Sunday, De night. A balloon dance was a feature
Vande Oort of Apple Valley. Many cember 23rd. Mr. Leavitt feels that of the evening. Cards were played by
Nyssa people will remember the mother Santa Claus was especially good to him those who didn't dande. Punch and
1 wafers were served.
as Miss Annie Stam.
this year.
It’s The Same Old Story
LOCATE
$1.50 PER YEAH
Christmas Programs Feature
Holiday W eek In Nyssa
MERCHANTS ENJOY
Treats Passed Out Liberally
By Church, Service and
GOOD XMAS TRADE
Fraternal Organizations.
Merchants of Nyssa reports a de
cided Improvement this year ir the
volume of their Christmas business,
people buying freely and ir. many
cases goods of the so-ca)'.ed lux
ury class moved well this year.
Business people feel that with the
return of normal times and the
improved outlook for the Nyssa
country that business should con
tinue to show an improvement.
Nyssa was well filled with cheer
ful Christmas shoppers last week
end and Monday, stores remained
open until 9 o’clock Monday to ac
comodate late minute shoppers.
Ban Is Lifted On
Malheur Co. Hay
Growers M a y N o w Ship
Hay to Nebraska Under
Favorable Conditions.
The ban on alfalfa from this section
has been lifted In Nebraska by Gover
nor Charles Bryan and Is welcome news
to growers of this county. The quaran
tine was lifted on hay from Malheur
and Baker counties In Oregon and ten
Idaho counties, including Boise, Can
yon, Gem, Gooding, Jerome , Lincoln,
Payette Twin Falls and Washington.
Freight on hay to the drouth areas
is $4.40 per ton and It Is estimated that
$3 will bale the hay and put In aboard
the cars. No. 1 hay Is selling In the
Kansas City market for $27.50 a ton, so
It Is plain that an outlet Is made avail
able for the surplus hay of the Nyssa
section at a price that will be profitable
and at the same time without affecting
the welfare of stockmen of this section
who already have hay for their stock.
Nine hundred cattle are now feeding
In the Notus and Parma dlsticts, W.
W. Godfrey, director of the federal sur
plus relief corporation, says. The cattle
are being fed on hay bought by the
government and will be shipped to var
ious points In Idaho for butchering as
soon as the hay supply Is exhausted.
Mis s V o r h i e s
Becomes Bride of
H e r b e r t Fisher
Many Christmas affairs added to ths
true Christmas spirit in Nyssa, with In
teresting programs held during ths
week. At the Community church, a pro
gram was given Monday evening; ths
Episcopal church had a special Christ
mas entertainment Sunday evening
and the community Christmas tree was
held Sunday afternoon. Friday night
the community Christmas program and
box supper was held and Thursday
evening the Auxiliary held their an-
naul Christmas party and treats for the
children. The Rebekah lodge had their
Christmas party Saturday night with
treats and a gift for each member.
Program Monday
At the Community church a miscel
laneous program was presented by the
primary department, while the young
people's class gave an appropriate pro
gram. Stage settings and decorations
were arranged by Mrs. Thompson and
Mrs. Campbell. Christmas tree and
treats were enjoyed by the youngsters,
and a blble was presented to Chester
Sager, Sunday School superintendent,
by the Sunday School. Also the minis
ter was given a big surprise whart he
was presented with a set of tires for his
car.
Church Pageant
St. Paul’s Sunday School gave their
Christmas pageant Sunday evening In
stead of the regular evening service at
the Parish hall. The pageant was under
the supervision of Mrs. J. J. Sarazin,
Sunday School superintendent, and It
was entitled, “The Christmas Story.”
Specai songs were sung by the choir. At
the close, Santa Claus came and gave
treats to the children.
Community Tree Sunday
Kiddles by the score jammed into the
high school gym Sunday afternoon to
see Santa Claus, give thstr menage to
him and get a Christmas treat at the
community Christmas tree held at that
time. Warren McHargue, In the role
of jolly old St. Nick, pleased the kid
dies with his Impersonation of the saint
from the North Pole. Community sing
ing, led by Rev. Floyd White was en
joyed before the distribution of the
treats.
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Most of social and fraternal organ
izations
of Nyssa combined to give
this Christmas treat to the kiddles. The
box supper, held Friday night, raised
part of the funds, whild sale of tickets
to the affair added a good bit more.
Patronage of the box supper was not all
that had been hoped for, but those
present bid lively on the boxes, enjoy
ed a sp.endld program and joined In
the free dance until a late hour.
Auxiliary Party
The American Legion Auxiliary held
Mis s Bernice Vorhles, daughter o f ! their annual party Thursday night In
Mrs. Emma Qulnbey, and Herbert, the Parish hall, entertaining the child-
Fishcr were united in marriage at the \ ten of all veterans with a Christmas
home of the bride’s mother at 1 o'clock treat and program. Wes Brown, in the
Thursday afternoon. The bride was | role of old St. Nick, distributed treats to
given In marriage by her uncle B. P. the children and grownups at the con-
Brooks of Boise.
elusion of the program. Approximately
The ring ceremony was performed In 50 children were present and almost as
the presence of 40 friends and relatives; many grownups.
An Interesting program was given
by Dr. W. J. Boone of the College of
early In the evening and consisted of
Idaho.
The bride was attractive in a dress of a piano solo by Leo Hollenberg; song
brown velvet trimmed In creme satin by Carol Robertson; poem by Viola Mc
and had matching accessories. She car Ginnis; piano solo by Barbara Brown;
ried a bridal bouquet of pink rosebuds song by Ted Howell; recitation by W il
and was attended by Miss Luclle liam Fenn; song by Annie Toombs;
Stephens of Apple Valley. Miss Steph- j Plano »°l0
J“ ne W iu °n ; poem by
ens was dressed In wine colored velvet Wanda Howell; recitation by Robert
McDonald duet by Marjorie Howell and
trimmed in gold.
Lucille Toombs and a recitation by
The bride Is the only daughter of
Robert Rchwelzerr,
Mrs. Emma Qulnbey. She la a graduate
of the Nyssa high school and of the
Colege of Idaho, being a member of the
S. E. Club. She is a talented violinist. DUNAW AY MAN GETS
For the past two years she has taught
WILSON BROS. RADIO
school in Apple Valley.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Fisher of Apple Valley and la a
The radio given away by Wilson's
graduate of the Parma high school. He
attended the College of Idaho one Monday evening was given to Chan
year and was a member of the Orion Warner of Dunaway, who held ticket
club. The past year he has farmed the number 916. The $5.00 In merchandise
Qulnbey ranch. Glenn Deppe, cousin went to Billy Coleman on number 752
and the $2.50 merchandise prize was
of the bride, acted as best man.
Immediately after the ceremony a awarded to number 670, held by Ed.
wedding dinner was served by Mrs. Tellls.
Qulnbey. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher left soon
after the dinner for Portland for a
FAMILY GATHERINQ
wedding trip. They will be at home In
Nyssa after January 2. Mrs. Fisher will
continue teaching in Apple Valley.
Out-of-town guests for the wedding
were? Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Brooks and
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Estes and son Free
man of Boise; Mr. and Mrs. John Eu
bank and daughter Irene and Mrs.
Stevens of Homedale; Mr. and Mrs. J.
B. Fisher of Frultland; Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Conrad and daughter Clara and
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Conrad of Em
mett; Mrs. Carrie Dubarks and Mr.
Sam Dubarks, Mr and Mrs. J. Fisher
and Claude Snyder of New Plymouth;
Dr. W J. Boone of Caldwell; Mrs.
Oliver Hammond, Midwest. Wyo.;
Glenn Deppe, Oreeley, Colorado; Luclle
Stevens of Hood River; Jack Reed and
Mr. and Mrs Slmmerman of Apple Val
ley; and Paul Morris of Parma.
The Lee Householder home In Cald
well was the scene of a big family
gathering on Christmas day. Those at
tending from faere were Mr. and Mrs.
Oeorge Schwelzer and daughter Nellie
Jean, Mr. and Mra. Bunny Schweiaar,
Mr and Mrs. Max Schwelzer, Mr. and
Mrs Barr Doolittle, Sir. and Mia. Vic
Marshall and the Charlie Schwelzer
family. Mrs. Householder Is a sister of
Oeorge and Charlie Schwelzer.
Ben Vest of Hulett. Wyoming, sur
prised his brothers Robert and Orover
Vest with a visit on Christmas day.
They have not seen each other tar 23
years.