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THE GATE CITY JOURNAL Published At Nyssa, Oregon GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS VOLUME XXIX. No. 4. A. C. NORCOTT Ï0 HEAD COMMERCIAL CLUBFORÏHISYEAR NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY, SUCCESSFUL DANCE HELD WEDNESDAY FOR PRESIDENT A fair sized crowd attended the President’s Ball Wednesday night, with an estimated attendance of about 75 couples on the floor. Music was furnished by the Casino dance band of Nampa. Commercial Club Decides A check up on the receipts showed at Lively Meeting Tues a ticket sale coming to $72.50, with day to Sponsor Owyhee possibility of a small addition due to tickets still in the hands of sales Canyon Days Again this men. Expenses came to $59.00, leav ing a profit of $13.50 on the affair. Year. A largd and enthusiastic crowd of business and professional men were present at the first meeting of the Commercial Club for the current year. The meeting was held in the basement of the Eagle’s hall with election of officers and discussion of plans for the coming year the principal business of the evening. Art Norcott was unanimously elected president of the club for the coming year, succeding W. F. Me Ling, who has held the office for the past year. Frank Morgan was unanimously re-elected to the office of secretary-treasurer. Directors elected were W. C. Jackson, Berwyn Burke, Dean Smith and Bernard Frost. • Several talks were given by busi ness and professional men, calling on the united support of the people of Nyssa to work for community betterment. Frank Morgan, secre tary, gave a report in which he told of some of the projects the com mercial club has been working on, including a new depot, new post- office, and a bank. Some of the im provements and new business places in Nyssa opened during the past year, although the Commercial club could not take all the credit, he said, were three new produce houses, a new lumber yard, variety store, tail or shop, two beauty shops, dress Ehop. two attorneys and the con struction of the new high school. There is still much! for the com mercial club to do, and projects BUgg^ried in the discussion were pushing the matter of a sewer for Nyssa; a new hotel, improvements of streets and beautifying the city. To Sponsor Owyhee Canyon Days The members present voted to continue the presentation of the Owyhee Canyon Days, annual fun fest for Nyssa; as a means of pro viding a celebration for this com munity and also as a means of help ing finance the club. It was also suggested that the club Join forces with the Eagles in sponsoring a fall rodeo each year. The club expects to hold a ban quet late in Febuary or the first of March, inviting settlers on the new projects as their guests. The people of Nyssa are anxious to welcome these new comers and it was felt that a banquet would be one of the best ways possible to get acquainted with the new comers. The matter was left in the hands of the board of directors, who will no doubt have more definite plans to an nounce later. ILETA FRANKLIN WINS OREGON TRAIL SUNDAY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE PIN The Oregon Trail Sunday School will miss the Franklin family who are mo’ ir.g out of the district. Ileta Franklin holds the record for atten dance. having more than 120 con secutive Sundays to her credit. She has never missed a class from Sept ember 1932 to the third Sunday in January. 1935. The Sunday School presented her with a gold pin bear ing her initials and the date of presentation. OPERATORS LEAVE Austin Heath, dragline operator for Terteling, left Monday for North Platte, Neb., where Terteling has another contract. Among other em ployees leaving this week are Mr. and Mrs. Don Martin and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sye. One of the big drag lines was loaded at Dimaway and shipped Saturday for the new loca tion. The other dragline will be shipp in about a month. WOMENS ORGANIZATION HOLD MEETING FRIDAY A meeting was held Friday after noon of delegates of all the womens clubs and organizations in this com munity for the purpose of discussing plans for furnishing a rest room at the new school house. Another meeting will be held on Friday, Feb ruary 8, to make final arrange ments. Delegates from four P.-T. A. organizations of the country and delegates from the lodges and civic club were present. Edmund Butler is recovering from a recent appendicitis operation and pneumonia. He la in the Ontario hospital and will soon be able to re turn home. -> »— VALE GIRL DEATH Oregon Superior To California Is Opinion of Former Editors “California is a nice’ state to see but Oregon is richer in scenic beau ty, in general business conditions and in opportunity,” said Mr. and Mrs. W. F. McLing, former publish ers of the Gate City Jounral who re turned Tuesday from their trip of seven weeks. However, they found a spirit of optimism everywhere and things seem to be on the upgrade. On return home they left deep snows in Utah and in eastern Idaho, in marked contrast to the bright sunshine of Death Valley desert, which they also drove across on their return. They found Tiajuana a PLANNING BOARD IS APPOINTED BY MAYOR GRAHAM quiet little city in comparison with San Francisco on New Year’s eve. They found the rugged southern Oregon coast route most beautiful, particularly tyie Newport region. With Mr. and Mrs. Lewis P. Thomas they saw the wonders of San Francisco and Oakland. Short visits with relatives in Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside, Astoria and with Mr. and Mrs. Estes Morton in Heppner made the trip a treasured memory. Eldon McLing returned to Nyssa with Mr. and Mrs. McLing, Mrs. Bailsy Buried At Ontario Today Autopsy H e l d Sunday Mayor Don Graham has appoint ed a planning board for Nyssa, who Shows Phyllis W e s t - will work with the city council and fall Did Not Die From commercial club in helping to make Nyssa a better place in wliich to Mother of Mrs. Bert Lien- Beating as First Report live. The personnel of the board was kaerr>oer Dies Here on announced Tuesday night as W. B. ed. Monday Aicernoon. Hoxie, Dr. J. J. Sarazin, C. M. Cald An autopsy performed Sunday afternoon definitely settled the question of how little Phyllis West- fall, seven year old Vale girl, met her death. The autopsy, which was performed by Dr. Clyde R. Walker of Vale, assisted by R. A. Tacke, cor oner, and witnessed by Dr. J. J. Sar- azin, Nyssa; Dr. Anna Pritchett, county physician of Vale; Dr. R. R. Belknap and Dr. Harriet Sears, of Ontario; proved that the girl died of diphtheria. A theory held by sev eral that kicks alleged to have been admin’:tered on January 9th by four small boys, might have caused the death, was not supported by the findings of the physicians. Malheur county officers investi gated the possibility she died of in juries at the insistence of several Vale residents although Mrs. West- fall, who was reported to have wit nessed the alleged attack upon her daughter, did not support the wild rumors to the effect that the child died from effects of kicks by school mates. Phyllis Westfall died ten days after the attack and at the autopsy Sunday, doctors found a heavy diphtheric membrane com pletely blocking the child's throat and giving indisputable evidence of the cause of death. Nevada Pushing Work On I-O-N well, Arthur Boydell, Ernest Wilson, C L. McCoy and Sid Rurbidge. The duties of this board will con sist of planning ways and means for improving the city. Interested cit izens are asked to appear before the meetings of the board, and a thor ough discussion can be had on mat ters affecting the public welfare. It is believed that by this method there will be considerable action this summer in making improve ments needed in Nyssa. OREGON TRAIL CALF CLUB MET MONDAY EVENING The Oregoni Trail Boys’ 4-H Calf Club met at the home of Hollis and Junior DeGrofft Monday evening, January 28. The business meeting was conducted by the president. Gilbert Holmes. Topics were dis cussed by Hollis DeGrofft and Gil bert Holmes. Afterwards, record books were explained by the local leader, Albert Hopkins The Trail P.-T.- A. will sponsor the outstand ing club member to the 4-H summer school at Corvallis this summer. All boys are working hard for this trip. Games were enjoyed under the leadership of Junior DeGrofft. Re freshments consisting of ice cream and chocolate cookies were served. The boys reported a wonderful even ing. KOLONY P.-T. A. DATE POSTPONED UNTIL 15th Funeral services for Mrs. W. H. Bailey were held this morning at 10 o’clock from the Rilhardson Funeral Home in Ontario with the Nyssa Funeral Home in charge of arrange ment. Burial was made in the On tario cemetery. Rev. Floyd White had charge of services. Margaret Ethel Bailey was bom in Santa Jo§e, California, on August 1, 1880 and died in Nyssa at the home of her daughter Mrs. Bert Lienkeamper Monday afternoon. She was taken ill at her home in Brogan and Saturday morning was removed to her daughters home here. She is survived by her hus band, W. H. Bailey of Brogan, her daughter Mrs. Lienkaemper, a sis ter, Mrs. S. A. Morand and a broth er, A. N. Singleton, both of Portland. Mrs. Bailey had made her home in Nyssa several years prior to mov ing to Brogan and has many friends here who were saddened by her death. ONTARIO MAN TO PROTEST ELECTION A suit has been filed in circuit court contesting the right of Dr. J. J. Sarazin of Nyssa and P. F. Coun tryman of Nyssa to serve as direct ors of the Ontario-Nyssa Irrigation district, the action being started by Chas. Flegel of Ontario. Flegel says in his complaint that he and Charles Marshall received 29 and 33 votes respectively at the election last November while Sarazin and Countryman received 11 votes each. The latter base their claim on a provision of the irrigation law requiring candidates to file their names several weeks before the election and they say Flegel and Marshall failed to do this. The case was originally set to be heard before Judge Charles Ellis on Tuesday but has been postponed until an indefinite later date. 31,1935. LEAGUE Ï0 GIVE OPERETTA AT GYM FEB. 7 $1.50 PER YEAR MANY INQUIRIES ARE RECEIVED FOR LAND SERVICES FOR GAR UNDER PROJECT Interest in the new project is in creasing at a rapid rate. Letters have been pouring into the office of Frank Morgan at an increasing pace until now from 1,500 to 2,000 are received each month Mrs. Laura Fisher, direct Inquiries from people Interested In settling or Presents Singers in the new land. It seems that there are a great many of fanners who “Windmills of Holland” are Interested In the splendid soil, climate and water right of the Nys At High School Gym. sa section and many are making an effort to get In on the "ground A real treat Is in store for Nyssa floor.” people who attend the operetta “The Windmills of Holland,” to be given by the Epworth League at the high school gymnasium next Thursday, February 7, at 8:15. The scene of the operetta is laid in Holland with the wooden shoes and windmills of yesterday. Bob Yankee, in real life Gilbert Spencer, an American salesman, goes to Hol land to sell modern equipment to replace the windmills and in the Governor Martin Orders course of events fell in love with Investigation of Weevil Katrina, played by Francis Foster. Mynheer Hertogenbosch, a rich Hol Situation; May L i f t land farmer and a writer of songs, also plays a very , Important part. State Quarantine. This role is played by Charles Jones. Other members of the cast in Governor Charles H. Martin has clude: Vrouw Hertogenbosch. Dor instructed Max Gehilhar, head of othy Austin; Wilhelmina Hertogen the state department of agriculture bosch, Ruth Wolfe; Hilda Hertog to have a federal Inspector visit enbosch, Pauline Wolfe; Hans, stud Malheur and Baker counties im ent of music, Harley Sager; Franz, mediately to determine whether rich farmer’s son, Chester, Sager. they contain weevil, with a view of The operetta is given under the lifting the state quarantine. The direction pf Mrs. Laura Fisher. Rev. government inspector will deter Floyd White has charge of arrange mine whether there is any sign of ments. weevil in the two counties, which have been under quarantine for 12 years. If the report of the inspector EXAMINATION is favorable, the govemer will lift BOARD MET IN the quarantine. VALE SATURDAY Delegates were present from Mal heur and Baker counties Including Robt. D. Lytle of Vale; Baker oounty The examination board met at the judge, Chas. Baird; Cecil Sturgill, office of the county school super secretary of the Baker county hay intendent Mrs. Kathryn Claypool, in growers association; A. A. Smith of Vale Saturday. January 26. The av the Baker county Chamber of Com erage for semester examinations was merce; Baker county agent, Phil worked out by the committee. The Fortner; Representative V. B. Stap 6th, 7th and 8th grades of the entire les of Malheur county; Senator W. county was used to establish tho H. Straycr and Representative J. Richard Smurthwaite, Jr„ of Baker statistical curve. The board consisted of Mrs. Clay- county. pool and Rex Brumbach of Vale; The conference was held In the Leo D. Hollenberg of Nyssa; Albert governor's room at the state capltol. B. Hopkins of Oregon Trail; J. L. Max Gehlher, state director of agri Turnbull of Ontario; and Walter culture was on hand to represent Marshall of Lincoln. his department and undoubtedly learned that when Eastern Oregon makes up its mind to throw off an SETTLER BUYS unjust quarantine nothing will or TRACTOR F O R can stop It. Mr. Gehler was aur- (Contlnued on page 8) FARMING RANCH HAY CONFERENCE IS HELD IN SALEM Thomas J. Russell and father have come from Hollywood to their land in the Kolony district. They are re modeling the house for a temporary residence and expect the remainder of the family to arrive in the spring. The Russell farm, formerly known as the old Hubbard Walters ranch, will be the scene of consid erable activity this spring as Mr. Russell has ordered a new tractor and expects to start active work as soon as weather conditions permit. Mr. Russell states that there are many others in Hollywood inter Shirley Langton had the misfor ested in the land around Nyssa and tune to fall from her horse and in several will make trips here in the jure her arm severely. spring to personally inspect the land. The Kolony P.-T. A. have post poned their meeting from Friday, February 1st until Friday the 15th in Neigboring State Appro order to be nearer Founders’ Day priates Money to Build which is the 17th. A special pro gram is being arranged and a birth Road to Nevada Line— day cake and candle ceremony will Towns Should Work for will be held. A silver offering will be sent to the state P.-T. A. Oregon Completion. is to have the services of two n at ional field workers in P.-T. A. work as a direct result of Founders Year The state of Nevada has alloted last February, and an effort vyi be $325,000 for the purpose of oiling made to repeat the performance this the southern link of the Idaho-Ore- year. gon-Nevada, highway commonly known as the I-O-N highway, from Winnemucca north to the Idaho line. Most of the towns of western Idaho have united in petitioning the state highway department to make an effort to complete the link between Weiser and the new I-O-N Suqaw Creek road and have the two ♦ - roads designated as U. S. highway The 1934 corn-hog production con base production for 1932 and 1933. 95.' Quoting from an editorial in the trol program will be started in Mal In regards to com, the Individual Owyhee Chronicle, this paper Aiys: heur county during the first week in producer is being asked under the February according to L. E. Harris, 1935 com-hog contract to: plant to “With a view to accomplishing Emergency Assistant County Agent. the farming unit to be operated in this purpose an association has A county-wide meeting is being 1935 not more than 90 per cent of been formed, called "The Internat called at Boulevard Grange hall for the average com planted during the ional North and South Highway As Monday, February 4 at 1:30 P. M. base years 1932-33 (same base years sociation.’’ Walter Griffiths of Cald to discuss the new program. Mr. N. as used in the 1934 contract). This well was elected president of the or C. Donaldson, State Compliance is an increase of 10 per cent in acre ganization. The towns of Weiser, Supervisor of the A.A.A., will be age over that permitted for 1934 Payette, Frultland, Parma, Caldwell present and will assist in getting contract. As in 1934, the individual and Wilder have all Joined the or the program started in this county. signer will have the option of hold The basic principles of the 1935 ing out |>f com production up to 30 ganization. Homedale and Marsing contract are the same as those for per cent of his base acreage and of have been Invited to do so. the 1934 contract but are consider receiving com adjustment payments The association proposes that the ably more simple and more elastic. in proportion. The com adjustment road be built from Weiser through In general all com-hog farmers In payments will be at the rate of 35 Parma and Wilder and on to the the county will be eligible to sign cents per bushel of the yield esti site of the old Froman Ferry where the 1935 contract whether or not mated/(or the number of acres for it will cross the river and then go they took part In the 1934 program which the 1935 com land area is south to connect with Squaw Creek In most cases 1934 production fig kept below the 1932-33 average. This road. The road if routed this way ures established for the 1934 com- yield for basing payments in 1935 will be easily accessible from all dir hog reduction contract signer will will be the average estimated com ection*. If this route is not adopted, serve as the basis for his 1935 con yield per acre for all crop land in the road will probably come down tract. The hog base will be the same the farm which has been in com at the Payette river and across to as the 1934 contract (th at Is the least once during the last five years. Nampa, thence to the Snake river 1982-33 average production) and the In 1934, the rate of payment was 30 beyond Marsing. 1934 production will not be consid cents per bushel and the basis was It is then very evident that Home- ered in the average for the 1935 con the average yield for the particular dale, Nyssa and Ontario should co tract. In the case of the 1934 n o n -1 acres kept out of com production operate with the other towns who signers or new producers, production and contracted to the Secretary of are advocating the Froman’s Fer allotments for 1935 will be deter Agriculture. In 1935, the com acres ry route. If all of these towns will mined by the County Allotment may be located on any part of the pull together, it is altogether pos committee and it will be necessary farm. A definite tract of land equal sible that the opposition from farth for them to present production fig to the adjustment in com acreage ures for the determination of their ( will not have to be set aside for er east may be overcame. Fastest Growing Town in Oregon Nyssa Wins From Vale Bail Quintet Three Over-time Periods Necessary t o Decide Outcome of Important Game Here Friday. RE HELD FRIDAY Lou Ruddy Services to be Held in Eagles Hall To morrow Afternoon. Mr. Ruddy Passes Sunday. Funeral services will be held Fri- ray afternoon in the Eagles hail for Louis E. Ruddy, victim of an acci dent last Wednesday afternoon, with the Eagles assisted by Father Mc Mahan of Ontario in charge of the services. The remains win be sent to Clintonville, Wisconsin, for burial. The arrangements are being made by the Nyssa Funeral Home. Lou Ruddy passed away Sunday. January 27th in the Holy Rosary hospital in Ontario following an accident Wednesday north of P ar. ma in which Mr. Ruddy was hit by a truck driven by H. K. Hashitani, Japanese of Nampa. Mr. Ruddy had gotten out of the car and started to walk across the road, stepping into the path of the truck. The driver attempted to avoid the accident, turning the truck over, in his fran tic efforts to avoid hitting Mr. Rud dy. Louis E. Ruddy was bom March 2, 1871 at Bear Creek, Wisconsin, and is survived by two sisters, Mr». Margaret Landon, Clintonville, Wis consin and Mrs. C. E. Beedle of Berkeley, California. Mrs. Landon arrived Wednesday evening to take charge of her brothers affairs and to make arrangements for the fun eral. J. D. LAVE APPOINTED ASSISTANT DIST. ATTORNEY J. D. Lane. Ontario attorney, has been appointed assistant to District Attorney M. A. Biggs. Mr. Lana to a graduate of Willamette University law school and was admitted to the bar in 1933. He came to Ontario in April, 1934, and has been associated with Attorney Biggs. HOP GROWING IS PROVING SUCCESS IN WILDER SECTION One of the neW industries in the Wilder section, and one that is be lieved feasible for the Nyssa soil and climate, Is the growing of hops. The Batt Brothers set out 50 acres last spring, and in their first harvest, secured around 1,000 pounds of hops per acre. This is considered very un usual, for in the hop growing section of Washington around Yakima, no crop is harvested tha first year and only a small crop the second year. According to Mr. Batt, this sec tion is Ideally suited for the growing of this profitable crop, with a heavy yield secured and freedom from dis ease unknown in the hop growing section on the coast. One of the principal drawbacks to starting a hop yard is the large initial Investment necessary. Poles are placed at regular Intervals over the field, with heavy tellls wire for the wine« to climb. Intensive culti vation is necessary and during the harvest season a large crew is nec essary to harvest the crop. The vlness are picked clean, with the season lasting from three weeks to a month. The picked hops must be dried In a kiln; the Batt Brothers constructing one this fall at a con struction cost in excess of $6.000; and are baled for shipment to mar ket. The price of hops has been very favorable, with prices reaching as high as 40 cents a pound lost year. A movement has been started among the growers to limit production in an effort to keep the price to a prof itable level. If this section proves out as a hop growing country, it is possible that growers in the Wil lamette Valley might he Interested in transferring their activities to a country that will produce bigger yields with no disease to fight. Three overtime periods were nec essary Friday night to decide the winner of the Nyssa-Vale basketball game, with the locals finally win ning, 16 to 18. At the end of the regular playing time the score stood 16 to 18. A three-minute overtime period was played, and both teams were playing such inspired ball and guarding so close that neither were a limited use and designated as able to score. Another three min "contract acres.” No limitation is ute overtime period was played, and placed on total acreage of any com again neither team was able to modity other than com and no lim score, the count still remaining 16 to itation is placed on total acreage 16. It was then decided to play until planted to cash grain or feed crops. one team made a score; which would The "contract acres” designation has decide the game. Freddie Spencer been dropped and unrestricted use finally put Nyssa out in front with of the non com land is being per a long shot from near the center of mitted in 1935. the floor and the biggest crowd of In regard to hogs, the Individual the year cheered approval. signers will be asked to produce for It was without a doubt the most market from litters farrowed in 1935 exciting game possible. With Nys on the farming unit under contract sa determined to stop Vale's drive not more than 90 per cent of the ad for a cliam; | mship and revenge justed annual average number of themselves for the Vale victory of hogs produced for market from lit last week; and Vale Just as deter Carl Jungqulst Is driving a new ters owned by the producers when mined to get over the Nyssa hurdle, they were farrowed during the base conditions were ideal for a hard Btudebaker car. period December 1, 1931 to Decem fought game. Vale led 3 to 6 at the ber 1, 1933 (same base period used end of the first quarter and were STOCK SELLS WELL AT HOLMES AUCTION in 1934 contract). This is an increase still leading 10 to 7 at the end of the of 15 per cent over the permitted half. production for the 1934 contract. At the end of the third quarter Stock sold well at the H. J. Hol The hog adjustment payments will the score waa tied 10 to 10 and Nys mes auction sale, held Friday, Jan be made at the rate of $15 per head sa went into the lead for a time uary 28 th with one team Of good on the number of hogs represented when Spencer sank one, but a mom work horsea bringing $247 and one by the adjustment—that is 10 per ent later Vale came back and even Holastln cow tipping the sale at $73. cent of the hog base. ed the score. Vale shot the next A big crowd was in attendance and These benefits will come In two one, and was again In the lead but bidding waa brisk. payments, the first of $7.50 per hog Johnston shot another to knot up Another good sale was held Tues and 15 cents per bushel in case of the score again. Vale took the lead day by Chas Ockander, three miles com will be made as soon as prac with a long shot and with only sec southwest of Adrian. Milk cows and ticable after the contracts are ac onds to play, Pearson tied up the young stock sold well but 25 tons of cepted by the Secretary of Agricul score aa the final whlslte blew. hay cold for what la considered a ture. The remainder, lees the pro- Nyssa played the entire game bit low, when it went under the (Continued on last page) (Continued on page •) hammer for $850 a ton. Corn-Hog Control Program To Get Started In County At Meeting Feb. 4th