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THE GAT Published At Nyssa, Oregon ' r TY JOURNAL GATEW AY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS NYSSA, OREGON TH U R SD AY, J A N U A R Y 2 4, 1935 VO LU M E XXIX. NO. 3. f HENLEY LOW BIDDER ON LATERAL W ORK Journal Gets Copies O f Legislative Bills George H. Henley of Nyssa was low bidder on a job of building lat erals under the north canal of the Owyhee, his bid being $21,502.50. Bids were opened Tuesday January 15 by Fred Schlapkohl, who is in charge of the Ontario reclamation office during the absence of R. J. Tom Burton a n d Frank Newell, construction engineer. Mr. Nyssa Business Man i n and Mrs. Newell are in Washington Serious Condition Fol Hall Selected as Enum D. C. for a conference with Dr El- wood Mead, head of the reclamation lowing Accident W ed erators F r o m Nyssa; department. nesday Afternoon. Some Precincts S t i l l The work, which is from Cow Val ley to East Cow Hollow, was Just Unassigned. $33.90 under the bid of J. T. Tertel- Lou Ruddy, owner of Lou’s Place ing & Sons of Boise, who bid $21, is Nyssa, was badly injured W ed 536.50 for the job. Census enumerators started work nesday afternoon when he was Tuesday taking the farm census in struck by a truck on the highway Malheur county. There has been eight miles north of Parma; suffer thirteen enumerators appointed; ing a broken arm, broken leg, and with three precincts yet unappor three broken ribs, besides possible tioned. The unapportioned precincts internal injuries and shock. are (.1) Jordan, Juniper and Mahog Mr. Ruddy was riding with A. any; (2) Crowley and Rome; (3) Hegberg and had just got out of the McDermitt. car, walking around the back in tended crossing the road. He step A. R. McCall was in Ontario Mon day, instructing the enumerators Funeral Held Wednesday ped directly into the path of a truck driven by Mr. Hashitani with Mrs. and making arrangements for the for J. P. McGinnis, Well Hashitani as a passenger. The driver work to proceed. He left for Burns Liked Farmer of Owy of the truck attempted to miss Mr. and expects to include Canyon City Ruddy, ditching the truck and turn on his trip before returning to hee District. ing it over in an, effort to avoid the headquarters at La Grande. accident. It was necessary to break Two enumerators have been ap the glass to get the truck driver and pointed from Nyssa. They are Tom Friends and neighbors were shock his wife out of their truck, although Burton, who has been assigned ed and saddened by the sudden they suffered no serious injury. North and South Nyssa, Arcadia, death on January 19 of J. P. M cGin Mr. Ruddy was carried about 75 Rockville and Watson; and Frank nis at the family home. feet by the truck, where he was Hall, who has the Owyhee precinct. James Patrick McGinnis was bom picked up and rushed to the Ontario Leonard Cole of Brogan has the in County Mayo, Ireland, on the 17 hospital. Word received from there Bonita, Malheur, Brogan and Jam day of March. 1866. He was brought Thursday was that he was getting ieson precincts. J. L. Lamberson of to America by his parents when only along “ fair" but that his condition is considered very serious. Westfall has the Bully, Jones and two weeks old. He was married to Nancy Jane Riverside precincts, John F. H o ff man of Juntura has Beulah and Cantral on December 25, 1886 at Al- turas, Calif. T o this union fourteen Ironside precincts. children were born, eleven of whom Other enumerators and tli pre survive him. Three sons, Clarence, ' cincts they are to cover are as fol j Thomas and John preceded him in lows; Fred J. Clemo, Ontario, Snake j death. Besides his widow he leaves River precinct; Marvin C. Imler, l the following children, all of whom Payette, Idaho, Applegate precinct; ! were presnt at his funeral: A n Albert B. Cain, Ontario, Fair pre drew F., Alvan, Donald, W il’ |im and cinct; John A. McNulty, Ontario, Glen, all of Nyssa; and Vernon of Cairo precinct; Chas. E. Witty, Par j Alturas, Calif.; Mrs. H. B. Slippy. Weiaer Five Defeated by ma, Idaho, Big Bend precinct; Mrs. J. E. Jarvis, Mrs. H. E. Con- Locals Saturday Night Fran!: Johns, Parma, Ida., Adrian j naughy, Mrs. Don Linville of Nyssa; and Banks; Dean Frizzell, Vale, | and Mrs. Joe Wistos, of Alturas. — Vale Continues W in Grange precinct; and Samuel J. He had twenty-one grandchildren ning Ball Games. Lindley, Harper. He came to Owyhee from Califor- j nia in 1916, residing for seveial years in Owyhee, in 1923 he moved to a Piling up a lead in the third quar new home on the upper Owyhee SERVICES MONDAY river where he has since resided and ter that Welser could not overcome, the local basket ball team defeated FOR ADRIAN MATRON where he passed away. the Idaho team here Saturday night Of Just and upright nature his by a score of 23 to 17. In the third chief characteristics were his ability quarter the Nyssa team began to live without dissension among his Funeral services were held Mon shooting from all angles, scoring 12 neighbors; to speak ill of man and day afternoon from the Nyssa Fun points while holding Welser to three to hold the love and respect of his eral Home for Mrs. Elizabeth Doty, points. Welser staged a comeback family. Mr. McGinnis embraced the in the final quarter that almost 63, who passed away at the family Christian faith several years ago. home near Adrian Tuesday after brought victory; the big red-shirted Funeral serivces were held at the boys bringing their score from 8 up noon. Reverend Floyd White had Owyhee school house Wednesday to 17 while holding the locals score charge of the service, with inter with the Nyssa Funeral Home in less. ment in the Nyssa cemetery. Pall charge. Rev. Floyd White preached The game was fast throughout, bearers were Nick Phelan, Arthur the sermon. Interment was in the with both teams battling for every Holly, Robert Cash, George Smith, Owyhee cemetery beside a son. advantage. At the end of the first J. E. Eskew and Wm. Ashcraft. quarter, Welser lead 4 to 5; but the All of the children were present at locals came back In the second quar H U N TIN G DOG K ILLE D the funeral except W illiam Doty, ter and boosted their score to 11 who lives at Sandpoint, Idaho. Deep Duke, hunting dog belonging to W. while holding Welser scoreless. The snow in that part of the country prevented his attendance. George F. McLing, who broke his collar and third quarter was all Nyssa’s the Doty of Chico, California! Charles disappeared last week, was found score reading 23 to 8 as the teams Doty and Mrs. Edith Freel of Adrian dead Monday afternoon not far from went on the floor for the final quarter. Welser made a game fight the Snake river south of town. are the other children. in the final stages of the game, scoring four field goals and convert ing once but fell just short of vic tory. In the second team game, Weiser proved too much for the local team, with the Idaho team winning 21 to 10. Vale Wins From Locals Fred R. Sankey, assistant district ing purposes. Practically all of the Friday night the Vale team de agent for the U. S. Biological sur nesting is done on the west coast, vey and “ Pud” Long, who has been and extends up into the Artie circle. feated the locals In a nip and tuck working on predatory animal con Some varieties of birds nest in the contest, 18 to 23. First one team and trol for the government, are working United States, the cinnamon teal then the other held the lead with in this county checking up on m i and gadwall nesting practically en victory finally going to Vale. The local second team succeeded In de gratory birds and getting an esti tirely In the United States. While a great many ducks nest In feating the Vale second string. mate of the number of birds in this vicinity. Mr. Sankey said Wednesday this section; the percentage com Vale Comes Here Friday that this section was the best bird pared to Canada Is small. The great An interesting game Is scheduled hunting country in t h e United number of ducks found here is due for this Friday on the local floor to the fact that many migrate States. when Vale comes here to tangle through this section and a great The Nyssa country Is In direct with the locpjt quintet. Vale has been many spend the winter here. line with the migratory routes fol winning from all the good teams In Mr. Sankey and Mr. Long have lowed by ducks on their trips from the district and Nyssa is practicing been counting the number of birds north to south and with the abund hard to upset their winning streak. in this section; another method is ant feed to be found here. It Is a to count the number of birds oh an great gathering place for ducks. FANS ATTEND VALE GAME estimated square yard of water, Pheasant hunting, he said, was bet multiply by the number of square ter in this immediate territory than Man fans from here saw the bas yards and subtract one-third for ketball game between Vale and Nys In any place known. ends, etc. A surprisingly close count sa Friday In Vale. Among those Over the United States, the deple can be made of a great flock of present were: Mrs. Rena Schweizer, tion of water fowl Is proving a ser ducks In this manner. The colder Mrs. Dewey Ray, Mrs. Tom Buorton, ious problem, and the government weather In other parts of the coun Misses Betty Tensen, Claudena and has appropriated $25,000,000 In an try has caused even more ducks than Charlena Crawford. Max Schweizer. effort to bring the numbers up nor usual to gather in the Nyssa coun George Johnston, Grant Rinehart, V. B. Staples, who is repre senting this district in the leg islature now in session at Salem, has placed the Gate City Jour nal on the mailing list to receive copies of the bills coming before the legislature. They will be kept or. file here and interested par ties may read and inspect the bills at any time. Similar copies will be sent to the Argu.i at On tario and the Enterprise at Vale. U.S. Fi Fastest Growing Town in Oregon OF PIONEER SETTLER CALLED BY DEATH Vale Ball Team Plays Here Friday J Biological Survey Making Count of Ducks In Malheur County mal. During the drouth In the mid try. west, numbers of water fowl have been depleted as much as 50 per A N T I-T . B. SEAL SALE cent. It la estimated. This was due B E T T E R T H IS Y E A R principally to the unfavorable nest ing conditions found in the mid Reports are still coming In on the west the post few years and the lack anti-tuberculosis seal sale held be of feed. fore Christmas, with the total to Canada is the best breeding date greater than last year. The fig ground for water fowl with Its ures are, Ontario $85 50; Nyssa $65 - abundance of nesting cover, thous 84 and Vale $62.25. Oregon Trail ands of lakes and streams and un- school had the highest record for a Ulmted food and security. Year after rural school. The total cost for dis year ducks and other water fowl tributing the seals amounted to only Wing their way to Canada for nest $ 1.88 for postage. t Ì0 ELECT OFFICERS TUESDAY, JAN. 29 Annual Election of O f ficers and Discussion of Policy to Come Up in Tuesday Night Meeting. WINTER BLASTS STRIKE NYSSA A t a meeting of the board of dir ectors of the lcoar commercial club Monday night, It war decided to hold tho annual meeting next Tues day, anuary 29 In the Eagles hall, beginning at eight o'clock. Every Nyssa felt its first real winter | business man In town Is Invited to chills this week when the mercury j attend the meeting, which will in dropped to three below a t Adrian, clude election of officers and dis according t the o f f i c i i thermom cussion of various projects of Inter eter. Unofficial reports gave read-1 est to the people of Nyssa and vici ings from two !. low down to to six nity. Dean Smith and C. L. McCoy below for Saturday night, the cold have been named on the refresh est of the year. The weather mod- ment committee. The directors and ay but not enough erated a b Si members of the banking committee to be notleable to the average per- went on record as favoring a resolu reaching two above son, the n: rc.i tion urging Immediate payment of for Sunday nis, the soldier adjusted service certifi Monda s iv: some improvement cates. It was brought out in the dis and since i aen he weather has been cussion that immediate payment gradually warp-. . : up with melting temperatur s i u of tilt day Wed would mean the release of $59,000 in the Nyssa section and over $200,000 nesday and Thursday. Real winter weather was exper in MalheuK county. ienced at many places during the week. In British Columbia the mer cury tumbled to 57 below at Endako. In Nampa the high school pipes were frozen and students were dis missed Monday and 'i esday. In the mountains snow fell to a depth of 12 feet in the Cascades and trains were delayed and highway traffic at a stand still. In the mountains of the Owyhee watershed, snow fell to a depth of four to five feet in places, adding to the water resources for this next growing season. Legion ToSponsor Scouts This Year Regular Weekly Scout Meetings to he Held on Tuesday Evenings a t the High School. Wilder and Boise Battlers Signed For Main Go— Many New Fighters on Next Eagle’s Card. B'ans are eagerly looking forward to the next Eagle's fight card, which i- scheduled for Thursday, January 31st in the Eagles hall. “ Smiling" P at Rafferty of Wilder, one of the best boys for his weight In this sec tion, is matched with Domlnga Ech- ebarrla of Boise for the main go. Both boys weigh in the 160 pound class and a sell-out for the bouts Thursday is predicted. Promoter Frost has lined up some excellent bouts in support of the main go, including Roy Glenlnsky of Fruitland vs. Dan Newell of Mon tour for the semi-finals. These boys border on the heavyweight class, the Fruitland battler weighing 170 and Newell Upping the beam at two pound more. Kid r :h of Nyssa, the battling butcher, has been m a t c h e d with Kenneth Draper of Payette for the special and Ike Milligan of Payette will battle Clyde Sullivan of Caldwell. Both of these bouts promise real action. In the curtain raiser, Bernard Upshaw of Parma, who won a decision in his last ap pearance here, will be matched with a new-comer, Kid Cole of Caldwell. Faye Rose of Boise has been secured to referee these bouts. Misses Jessie Carter and John C. Camenzlnd were married December 24 at a simple home wedding at the home of the bride's parents . The ceremony was prt-formed by Rev. Ross. They will make their home In Boise. The bride is a sister of Mrs. Robert Long of Nyssa and Is known here. CL.irles W. Ellis Tuesday on three counts of an Indictment charging him with larceny from several O n j tario homes. Bert Lawrence of Brogan pleaded | guilty to a charge of wantonly de stroying property and writing a j check on a bank without funds. He was given a two year sentence and j paroled. Russell McFarlane, who was found (Continued on peg* 8) . HAY GROWERS ASK REMOVAL OF STATE BAN ON LOCAL RAY February 7th has been selected as the date for the presentation of the opperetta, “Windmills of Holland." which la being given by the local Epworth League. A cast of thirty voices under the direction of Mrs. Laura Fisher have been practicing for several weeks preparing for the event. The operetta will be given In the high school gymnasium. Hay Growers Association Sends Robert Lytle to Salem 1 n Interest o f Lifting Quarantine. BACK TO WORK Wendell Pogue was able to return to work Thursday at Wilson Broth ers Grocery after taking a few days vacation due to an Injury to his leg. He had the misfortune to run a butcher knife into his leg while cutting kindling. NAMPA BAND TO PLAY FOR DANCE Ticket Sale for President’s Ball Finding Ready Re sponse Among Citizens O f Nyssa. Eagles Planning Fight Card Jan.31 The Nyssa Boy Scouts held the first meeting of the new year in the high school Tuesday night, with Scoutmaster Larsen meeting with a dozen interested boys. Meetings are planned for every Tuesday evening at the high school and a strong troop of Boy Scouts for Nyssa is the plan of the sponsors. Owen Price assisted with the boys Tuesday night and it was announced that Dr. Ab bott is woiking on plans for a boys rifle team among the older boys. The American Legion Is sponsor ing the scouts this year and plan to co-operate with the scout leaders in building a real character-building troop In Nyssa. I f plans materialize for the rifle club, It will be a part of the scout activities; teaching the boys the proper handling and care of firemarms and competing on the rifle range for high score in marks manship. Before the summer is over it is ex pected that the Nyssa troop will in COURT SESSIONS END clude several first class scouts and work will be started this summer AT VALE SATURDAY lead.ng up to Eagle scout rank for the real workers among the scouts. The Jury disagreed in the case To attain this rank a scout must heard last Saturday In Vale between secure merit badges on a variety of the State of Oregon and Victor D e subjects. pew and Judge Ellis dismissed the case. The defendant was charged IDAHO CONVICT with assault with a dangerous weapon. CAUGHT IN UTAH Judgments totaling $38,000 against WAS KNOWN HERE Oeorge Wayt, Ontario transfer man. were entered in circuit court last Prest reports this week of the week in actions growing out of an capture of Earl Snyder In Denver, automobile aeledent last summer charged with breaking Jail In Boise near Cairo on the Ontarlo-Nyssa and of robbing the Eagle Drug boulevard. M. E. Bain got a Judg store: brought back memories to ment of $15,000 against Wayt, and Roy Pounds, local barber. Over six Mrs. Mary Mallett was given a years ago Roy needed an extra Judgment for the same amount. barber for a time, and hired Earl Mrs. Mallett also got another Judg Snyder for a few days, or until he ment of $8000 on a cross-complaint. found out he couldn’t do the good All the judgments were taken by work that Roy was accustomed to default. When Wayt failed to put In put out, so he sent him down the an appearance. Judge Ellis called a road talking to himself. Jury to assess the damages. 30, 1928. He and his alleged accom plice. Ben Wilkins, were held under $5000 bond but by tunneling his way through the probate court, Snyder escaped. Wilkins was acquit ted in the trial, but no word was heard of Snyder until he was pick ed up In Denver recently. He Is now back In the Ada county Jail with precautions taken to see that he doesn't start his mining activities OPERETTA DATE SET FOR FEB. 7th. Arrangements were made by the music committee for the President's A. V. Cook, city marshal has been Ball, which will be held Wednesday quite sick with the flu since Satur evening. January 30 In the high day. Joe Hardin Is acting as mar school gym, to secure the services of the Casino dance band of Nampa shal during his sickness. for the affair. This well known or chestra has sev-T*l features they put on during the evening, with prac tically every one of the eight mem bers a feature artls: of some sort. The committee feels that with such an attraction, and for suoh a worthy cause, the gymnasium will be well filled next Wednesday night. Owen Price. Howard Boor. Oce Blay A few days later Snyder was ar Joe Phllllpt was given a seven year lock, Ernest Wilson, W. C. Jackson rested and charged with robbing sentence In the Oregon prison when and Mr. and Mrs. Burl Hancock. the Eagle drug store of $45 on May he plsaded guilty before Judge SISTER M A R R IE D $1.50 PER YEAR The committee held a meeting Monday night and made final ar rangements for decorating and sale of tickets. The ticket sale has been in progress this week and practical'! everyone contacted has been more than willing to support the affair. Decorating wil! take place Wednes day afternoon with some novel ar rangements being worked out by those in charge. MR. A N D MRS. FR AN C IS LEAVE Mr. and Mrs. Harry Prancls left Tuesday morning for their home In Depoe Bay, after spending the past ten months here looking after prop erty Interests. Mr. Francis was also supervisor for the school board dur ing the construction of the new building recently completed. They were accompanied on the trip by their grandson Harry Francis, who Is returning to hi* home in DePoe Bay. after attending the first half of the school term at the home of his aunt In Boise. W . C. Jackson Lumber Company of the Jackson was a visitor In Caldwell, Nampa and Not us W ed nesday. Mr. Jackson was a business visitor In Ontario Tuesday night. I Robert D. Lytle, Vale attorney, was chosen as a delegate from M al heur county to meet with Governor Charles H. Martin In Salem Tuesday afternoon In behalf of the Malheur County Hay Growers Association. Mr. Lytle and tvro delegates 'rom Baker county were to meet w lr the governor and discuss the possibility of having the state quarantine K'ted from Malheur and Baker cot es. The members of the assoclatic wl that by getting the state ban id It will pave the way for . g other states to lift their qi tines. Hay from the Willamette ley and other sections of Oregon not under quarantine is already being shipped to the drouth sections. According to an estimate made there Is between 15,000 and 20.000 tons of hay In Malheur county yet to be sold. I f something Isn’t done this year the prospects for market for hay produced in this county next year will be very bad. With new land being settled and farmed on both the Owyhee and Vale protects It Is expected that the hay surplus will be greater next year than this. It Isn't necessary to have hay to sell this year to become a member of the association, as plans are made to make It a permanent organiza tion. Any hay grower who has not already Joined may do so by send ing $1 to R. O. Larson, Secretary, In Ontario. Orowers who have already sold their hay this season are also Invited to become members. The board of the Malheur associa tion met In Vale Friday and chase Mr. Lytle as a delegate to Salem. They also decided to charge a mem bership fee of 81 per year, the money to be used for Immediate expenses of the association. Earl Flock of Harper Is chairman and Ray L a r son, county agent, Is secretary of the board. R. F. Duncan, Nyssa, and Wm. Peutz, Owyhee, are local repre sentatives. OREGON T R A IL P.-T. A. M ET FR ID A Y The Oregon Trail P.-T. A. met at the schoolhouse Friday evening for the regular monthly meeting. The business session was conducted by the president. Albert Hopkins. The P.-T. A. voted to furnish expenses for the outstanding 4-H Club mem ber te the summer school at Corval lis. Mrs. Prank Fry and Mrs. William DeOrofft are making plans for a Founder's Day program for the reg ular meeting In January. The upper room defeated the low er room In an attendance contest sponsored by the P.-T. A. Government To Start Testing Cattle In Disease Control Project The federal-state cooperative campaign for the further eradication of'B ang's disease in dairy herds will open in Malheur county about Feb ruary 1st according to word received by County Agent R. O. Larson. This campaign, made possible through the appropriation under the Jones- Connolly bill passed by the last con gress, will enable dairymen of this county to complete the disease con trol work, already well along, with out coat of testing and with sub s ta n tia l indemnities for cows found to be reactors. The clean-up campaign In Oregon la under the direction of S. B. Pos ter, representing the federal bureau of animal industry, who Is working In cloae cooperation with the Ore gon State College Extension Service. Organization of the campaign in this county will Include the appoint ment by the Bureau of Animal In dustry of the U A D A . of a veterin arian to take blood samples of cows to be tested. These samples will then be forwarded to laboratories at Ore gon State college where the tests will be made without coat to the dairy men. Dairymen who cooperate In the plan, which la atrictly voluntary, will be provided with this free test ing work and will receive indemnity payments on condemned stock, In return for signing contract agreeing to make the standard clean-up of premises when disease U found and agreeing to continue testing at his own expense under the O refeo ac creditation plan until hia herd Is eligible for accreditation. When a cow is definitely deter mined to be a reactor to the Bang’s disease test (contagious abortion) It Is approved at lta fair value, and la then sold for slaughter within 30 days. The owner gets this sale price or salvage value as It Is called first of all. Then In addition he gets an Indemnity payment equal to the difference between the sale price and the appraised value, provided this difference Is no more than $20 for a grade animal and $50 for a purebred. The return to the farmer Is the salvage value plus the Indem nity. Thus If a grade cow Is appraised at $40 and brings only $20 when sold for slaughter, the entire difference will be paid In cash Indemnity. If, on the other hand, a purebred cow la appraised at $85 and brings only $20 when sold for slaughter, the maxi mum Indemnity of $50 would bring the total only to $70. Similarly, If the difference In salvage and ap praised value of a grade cow Is only $15. that Is the amount of indemnity that will be paid This Is the first time that dairy men have ever had an opportunity to obtain free testing and cash In demnities In the eradication of this disease, says County Agent Larson. A series of community meetings for further dlacuslon of the plan In this county will be arranged soon. T lls e Interested in the test should watch for the announcement of these meetings and should plan to attend.