THE GATE CITY JOURNAL
Published At Nyssa, Oregon
GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS
VOLUME XXIX, No. 7
Fastest Growing Town in Oregon
$1.60 PER YEAR
NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1935
Commercial Club Sponsoring “ Casey’s
Trial”
Friday
.
Death Strikes Twice This
Week In Green Family
George Putman G r e e n
Passes Friday and small
Daughter of Mr. a n d
Mrs. Kenneth G r e e n
Dies Suddenly Sunday.
A double tragedy that carried
away two loved ones of the Green
family struck this week end. George
Putman Green passing away early
Friday morning from a heart attack
and then Sunday morning Evelyn
Harriet Green, four-months old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Green was found dead in bed. It is
believed the little girl either smoth
ered or suffered a heart attack, the
official verdict as rendered by Coun-
by Coroner R. A. Tacke being suffi-
cation.
Funeral services for the two,
George Putman Green and his little
grandchild, Evelyn Harriet Green,
were held Sunday afternoon from
the Community church, the two be
ing buried together. Services were
in charge of Messrs. Brown of Weis-
er and Gilchrist of Parma, with in
terment in the Nyssa cemetery.
Pallbearers were Tom Coward. Sid
Burbidge, ‘Dad" Burroughs, Eddie
Powell, William Schireman and A. R.
Millar. A ladies quartette, composed
of Mrs. Leo Hollenberg, Mrs. Ray
Kendler, Mrs. W. W. Foster and Mrs.
Howard Larsen sang two selections,
“My Redeemer Lives,” and “Oh My
Father.” Mrs. C. L. McCoy sang a
solo. “Beautiful Isle of Somewhere.”
Accompanist was Mrs. C. C. Hunt.
George Putman Green was born
April 11, 1873 at Oak Creek, Utah,
the son of Charles and Sarah Jane
Green. At an early age he became
affiliated with the L.D.S. church of
his community and as a lad of 12.
moved with his parents to Lewisville,
Idaho. Here he grew to manhood,
and where he met and married Miss
Nora L. Allred. January 19. 1893. Ho
and his family moved to Nyssa in
1904 and have since made their
home here.
Surviving are his wife, Nora L.
Green; three sons. Cecil, Kenneth
and Glenn Green, all of Nyssa; four
daughters, Mrs. Cherald Davis. Mrs.
Doris Brooks and Miss T h e d a
Green, all of Nyssa. Mrs. Vera
Hansen of Rupert. He Is also sur
vived by a brother, Allen Green of
Nyssa and four sisters, Mrs. Anna
Leuck and Mrs. Sadie Webb of Bak
er, Oregon; Mrs. Eliza Boyd of
Portland and Mrs. Ellen Fields of
Nyssa.
The little four-months old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Green
was bom at Rockville, Oregon on
October 7, 1934, and was the only
child in the family.
CIVIC CLUB HOLDS
REGULAR MEETING;
CHILDREN PLEASE
The February meeting of the Civic
club met Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs. Ray Emmott, new president,
presiding. During the business
meeting the subject of donation of
magazines to the library was dis
cussed. The new year books were
given out.
Mrs. Betty La Frenz arranged the
program, which centered around the
Washington theme. Mrs. Elta Ben
son presented her first graders in
songs, flag salute, rhythm songs and
ended by singing America. The
youngsters did remarkably well and
were much enjoyed. Miss Eva Boy-
dell’s youngtsers gave a review of
prominent people who were born
during the month of February.
Readings were given by Mrs. Fred
Marshall and Mrs. N. H. Pinkerton.
Mrs. C. C. Hunt and Mrs. Dick Ten-
sen were accqmpaniests for the
singers.
Tea was served by Mrs. 8. D.
Ooshert and Mrs. Jess Lawrence at
a table centered with a blooming
Hyacinth.
EAGLES PARTY
NOT POSTPONED
The Eagle’s card party, which
has been scheduled for this
Thursday night, Februray 21st,,
will go ahead as planned, accord
ing to C. J. Keizer, who Is in
charge of the parties. There has
been a rumor around town the
past few days that the Eagle's
would postpone the affair,, but
after talking the matter over and
due td the fact it had been ad
vertised for the past week. It was
decided to go ahead and have the
party tonight as originally plan
ned.
i
Farm Sale
Sells Good
In an enthusiastic farm sale that
smacked of war times, John Reece
sold 41 head of horses and mules
and 44 head of cattle Tuesday after
noon, besides a line of farm mach
inery. Prices were good and the
crowd, estimated at being between
500 and 700, bid lively as Col. Amos
Miller of Caldwell auctioned off the
stock and machinery.
The top of the sale went to a fine
span of mules which brought $254.
Cows, heifers, steers and calves
brought an average of around $50
and other things sold in proportion.
Some idea of the crowd can be gain
ed by the fact that cars were park
ed along the road for a distance of
nearly a half mile. The Ladies Aid
ol the Community church, who had
the concession of selling lunch, sold
out early and reported a brisk de
mand for their product. Frank Mor
gan clerked the sale.
Wanted: A Sponsor
With the advent of spring weather, all genuine baseball
fans and players are turning their thoughts toward the
great national pastime. Many of the players can be seen
diligently sharpening their spikes and oiling their pet glove,
waiting for the first call to practice.
In this respect, Ontario is a bit ahead of Nyssa, for they
have already held baseball benefit dances and have added
some two hundred dollars to their treasury. In addition to
that, the Lion’ club, who are sponsoring the Ontario ball
club this year, are making plans on recruiting strength to
insure a team that will be right up at the top all season.
Nyssa has a majority of last years players still available
and with a little bolstering here and there, will have a team
to be considered when the race for the bunting is on. How
ever many of the players and business men feel that now is
none too early to start thinking about the Nyssa ball team.
For one thing, the players would like to see some organiza
tion in Nyssa step forward and offer to sponsor the team;
appoint the manager early and start practice just as soon us
possible. What do you think?
NYSSA VETERANS
GO TO ONTARIO
DANCE RECITAL
ADDED TO SHOW
WORK STARTS IN
NYSSA TUESDAY ON
GLEANING PROJECT
CAST OF HUNDRED LOCAL PEOPLE FEATURE
IN PLAY TO BE HELD FRIDAY NIGHT,
FEBRUARY 22 AT LIBERTY THEATRE
—TWO SHOWS TO BE HELD
The Commercial Club of Nyssa is sponsoring a big
community show, to be held Friday night, February
Eighteen Men Start Work 22, in the Liberty, Theatre, the first show starting at
7 :30 and a second show will start at 9:15. The show,
Tuesday on City Work “Casey’s Trial,” features all local players, with a cast
Plan to Work On Nys of 100, and from advance reports, it is going to be
sa Streets Soon.
“some show.” In order to take care of the big crowd
certain to attend, it was decided to hold two shows
the same evening. Advance ticket sales point to a big
Work started Tuesday in Nyssa
on the Wilson ditch, using the long crowd for both shows.
promised FERA labor. A crew of
eighteen went to work under the
foremanship of Bert Hoxie and are GOLF COURSE TO
cleaning out the Wilson ditch in
GET MANICURE
order to get it in good shape before
the irrigation season. They have
If next Sunday dawns bright
also been employed on clean-up and clear, all golf fans must
projects around the city. Workmen grab their best shovel and rake
are those who have been getting and make a direct line for the
help from the government with the golf course, for It will be clean-up
city paying the foreman.
day. We were informed that the
Another crew is supposed to go Sunday two weeks ago was clean,,
to work Friday and will also be em- up day but later discovered that
poyed on the Wilson ditch until the this rumor grew out of the state
job is finished. When this job is ments of Roy Pounds and Wen
completed, the city streets will be dell Pogue. Roy says he cleaned
the next Job tackled. It Is possible up Wendell and according to Mr.
that the city will get some heavy Pogue, he did a good job of
road machinery to help with this “cleaning up” on tlhe said Mr.
work, using the single hands to com Pounds. Other than this, there
plete the Job and to work the road was no "cleaning” done that Sun
day.
bed over each day.
Workmen are those who are work
ing out their budget under the
The Nick Leuck family came from
FERA which is allotted according Baker for the George Oreen funeral
(Continued on last page)
Sunday.
Many World War veterans from
this part of the country are plan
ATTTEND 61st WEDDING
ning to attend the Joint meeting of
ANNIVERSARY DINNER the Nyssa and Ontario posts of the Bobbie Curl School o f
American Legion. All veterans,
Dancing Will Furnish
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Fry of Ore whether members of the Legion or
gon Trail attended the 61st wed not, are invited to attend and
Dance Numbers For Be
ding dinner of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. a profitable evening is promised.
tween Act Feature.
Allender Tuesday. It was held at the
The meeting will be held in the
home of their son Mr. and Mrs. Har banquet room of the Moore hotel,
ry Allender in Big Bend. Other starting at 8 o'clock with several
guests were the Hoskins family of speakers from out-of-town to speak
Aside from the play proper, one of
Sunny Slope.
on subjects important to veterans.
the outstanding features of the play
“Oasey’s Trial," will be the special
ty numbers furnished by the Bobbie
Curl school ¡J dancing from On
tario. Practically the entire group of
I dancers which recently appeared in
a dance recital at the Roxy Theatre
[ hi Ontario will be given for the en-
j joyment of the audience attending OLYMPIC CLUB
’
[Casey's Trial. The recital will be
LOSES MACHINES
The applications for the 1935 corn ATTORNEY C. H. COAD
duyln« the evfT‘"f; part
_
___
_
before the main show and between
hog contracts are being made ac
cording to L. E. Harris, emergency TO OPEN OFFICE HERE acts
assistant agent and all applications
Girls who are billed to appear in
Sometime Sunday morning night
covering the 1935 contract must be
Attorney Carl H. Coad is moving | the group specialty numbers in prowlers carried away a slot mach
made by March 16. Community to Nyssa and will hereafter be as elude Phyllis Van Petten, Edgarlta ine from the Olympic club; the
meetings have been held during the sociated in the practice of law with Lanterman, Eileen Mustard, Clare thieves picking on the quarter
past week for the distribution of Lott D. Brown. Mr. Coad had con- Gilschrist, Nellie Jean Schweizer, machine as likely to contain the
checks for second payment on the tempted opening an office in On Leona Brooks, Peggy Sills, Tiny most cash. Both back doors were
1934 contract and applications were tario, but decided to accept the pro Doolittle, Muriel Walker, Agnes Pal unlocked Sunday morning and en
position here Instead. He is a grad umbo, Evelyn Brannock. Jean Har trance was undoubtedly by this way;
made for 1935 contracts.
In some cases there is consider uate of the law department of the man, Dee Marie Moore, Phyllis although no doors were broken nor
able misunderstanding concerning University of Oregon, and was ad Dyer, Marcelle Hearst, Manford any sign of violence. However some
the new provisions of the contract. mitted to practice in Oregon in 1934. Owens, Mary Lee Emmott, Ruth one carried a w a y the quarter
Many believe that further reduction He is a brother of F. E. Coad of the Edwards and Bobbie Curl. Miss Bet machine, nothing else being molest
below the number of hogs produced firm of Lytle Sc Coad, of Vale.
ty Lou Hager Is the accompaniest.
ed.
for market in 1934 is required in the
new contract when just the opposite
is true. The 1935 contract really calls
for “controlled expansions” as the
grower may produce 15 per cent
more of his established hog base
than was allowed last year. In other
words he is permitted to produce
and market up to 90 per cent of his
base instead of 75 per cent. The base
period for 1935 Is the same as that
for 1934, the average of the 1932-33
production. The hogs payments are
made at $15.00 per head for the K i . m a t h F . i l . C ontr.c-
number representing the 10 per re
tor A m v e i H ere W ed-
~
duction.
Because of excessively low produc
nesday—Other Outfits
tion for some producers last year
Ready to Start.
they could double their hog pro
duction of last year and still stay
within the contract limits and col
f LOCAL EAGLES GO
lect the benefit payments on the 10 The forerunner of considerable Fast Baker Quintet Will
activity on the Owyhee project this
TO BOISE TUESDAY
per cent reduction.
Meet Locals Saturday
Other liberal features this year in summer was seen this week In the
clude permission to purchase and arrival of John Gardner of Klamath
Night in Final Home
raise as many feeder pigs as desired Falls, who arrived Wednesday with
One of the biggest Eagle functions
his
outfit
of
mixers,
tanks
and
other
and the removal of any limitations
Game of This Season. held
In this section was the banquet
on total crop acreage or livestock equipment for fulfilling his contract
and meeting at Boise Tuesday night,
of building structures on the King-
numbers.
at) which time George F. Douglas of
In the case of com contracts, all man district. Ha expects to start
The last basketball game of the Philadelphia, national president of
restrictions of other crops are re work as soon as he can get estab-
the order, was the principal guest
moved except that cbm acres are re Ushed, and will probably be in full season is to be held Saturday night speaker. Those from Nyssa who a t
swing
by
the
first
of
March.
j
on
tho
local
floor
when
Baker
will
duced at least 10 per cent and can
Morrison-Knudsen have been busy Invade Nyssa for a double header tended were Bernard Frost, Warren
be reduced as much as 30 per cent
establishing
their camp eight miles basketball game. The local quintet McHargue, W. F. McLlng. Don O ra
and receive payments In proportion
il am, Charlie T -»uck. Art Norcott, W.
to that reduced acreage. The pay south of Adrian as a headquarter lost to Baker in a game played Feb- J. Williams aiiu Lloyd Marshall.
at Baker but the teams
ment for the com contract is 35c for their work on the south canal, tu«ry
Mr. Douglas told the five hundred
per bushel on the total production this summer. They are located on were evenly matched and fans are
on the reduced acreage. In other the Jordan VaUey road, and arc assured of a good game Saturday members of the lodge present r * the
meeting about the Eagle’s activities
words com contracts receive benefit putting down a well and doing other night.
In old age pension work, saying that
payments for reducing com and still work, assembling machinery and I _
,
use the land for planting to any getting things in readiness to start
l0?> / ' ama ran UP “*alnat * “Old age
_ . pension laws enacted In 28
full blast in a short time.
| snag In their games over the week , tates and Alaska and Hawaii are
other crop.
. end. losing Friday night to Ontario
West of Ontario. Tertelings have ! by a score of 32 ^ 28 Although Nya. the result almost wholly of the ef
OREGON TRAIL WILL
some work and have built about four sa p,ayed a good floor game thelr forts of Eagles.” He said the order
GIVE PLAY MARCH I mile, of canal this winter. They too I shocUng eye was definitely off and now Is devoting much attention to
exposing racketeers who, under the
will start full crews working within ghot after shot roll8d off the h0Op
cloak of aiding old age pension
a short time.
without scoring. Nyssa has already plans, are collecting money from an
The “Last Daze of School” will be
Crews to work on these projects drftaled Ontario once, making it a unsuspecting pubic.
presented by the Oregon Trail will for the most part be composed game ^
for theae two
The
P.-T. A. the evening of March 1. of men who have been working with
One hundred forty-seven candi
second
team
also
lost
at
Ontario,
the
Mrs. Glen Holmes Is directing the the contractors on previous work.
dates for membership In the order
score being 31 to 25.
play.
were initiated Tuesday night, sev
They are hired through the Federal
At Fruitland Saturday night the enty-three being residents of Boise
Re-employment Service and must be
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Lienkaemper residents of the state and county Nyssa squad dropped another game and the balance from the various
were business visitors In John Day to qualify. Key me n , foremen . the score in this game being 24 to 30 towns of the Snake River valley sec
and especially skilled labor, usually The second team won their game, 28 tion.
Sunday.
follow the contractors wherever the to 14. This makes It a win apiece for
Mr and Mrs. W. T. Poaey visited
Is located but common labor Fruitland and Nyssa. the local team
Artie Robertson is driving a new
1939 Chevrolet coach on his mall must be drawn from the local resi having an average of 500 for the their daughter Mrs. Walter Johnson
In Caldwell Sunday.
season so far.
dents.
route.
School Master Club To Hold
Meeting In Nyssa Wednesday
Corn-Hog Growers Must Sign
By March 16 To Participate
£vfen
Construction Crews To Start Again
Soon After The Winter Lay-off
ßaker Comes To Nyssa
For Last Game Here
The School Master's Club compos
ed of men teachers, principals and
coaches of the towns of the Snake
river valley, including Weiser, Pay
ette, Ontario, Fruitland, New Ply
mouth, Vale, Nyssa, Parma and
Emmett will meet in Nyssa next
Wednesday night, February 37th for
their regular monthly meeting. This
will be the first time the club has
ever met In Nyssa.
The meeting will start with a
banquet in the high school building,
the banquet being prepared and
served by the Girl Scouts of Nyssa.
Following the dinner, the coachs
will meet In one room and discuss
their problems while the principals
and superintendents will talk over
their plans in another room.
Some of the things likely to come
up at the coach's meeting will be the
selection of an all-star basketball
team for the Snake River valley
conference. Another thing will prob
ably be the completion of the spring
baseball and track schedules.
The superintendents and prin
cipals expect to discuss the forma
tion of a standard honor system for
schools in this section and also a
discussion will be had on special
reading work In the grade schools.
Approximately 30 club members are
expected to attend the Nyssa meet
ing with the meeting called to
order by Ivan Patrie of Weiser,
president of the club.
Kermlt Lienkaemper left last
Wednesday for his home In Port
land after spending two weeks with
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Lienkaemper.
Mrs. E. M. Blodgett has been suf
fering from a severe attack of flu.
VISITORS PLEASED
WITH MID-WINTER
LEAGUE INSTITUTE
’ The first act Is a court room scene
in the days of the gay nineties with
Dennis Oasey (Nate Young) stand
ing trial for breach of promise
brought by Dottle Perkins (Isobel
Sarazin). In those days a breach of
promise suit was "something to write
home about,” and action piles up
thick and fast.
The stem judge (Frank Morgan)
uses everything but brute force to
keep order in the court. The League
of Nations jury members, each a
little more comical than the pre-
ceeding one, and all are screechtrigly
funny, proves all most too much for
His Honor, the Judge. The witnesses
Dean Smith and Berwyn Burke,
know entirely too much about the
case and all but drive poor Judge
Morgan to distraction. Dottle Per
kins, who like the Northwest Mount
ed police, always gets her man; has
plenty of things to say and the legal
outbursts by the two lawyers, At
torney Take-a-coin (Grant, Rine
hart) and Attorney Skin (Art Nor
cott. add much to the lively action
of the comedy. It would be revealing
closely guarded secrets to tell the
court’s sentence, but the . court’s
ruling is strictly In accordance with
the evidence presented.
Act Two a Wedding
The second act is the scene of a
wedding with the bride’s mother,
(Angle Cook) and the bride's father
(W C. Jackson) busy preparing for
the forthcoming big event. The
father thinks It would help things
il he could tell one of his funny
stories but his wife over-rules him
every time. The minister ("Pop"
Boden) has considerable difficulty
In reading the marriage lines and
the best man (Elden Carter) and the
m aid'of honor (Edna Kendler) add
to his difficulties. The flower girls
trip merrily to the tune of the
Humming Bird orchestra and the
wedding Is most unorthodox, but the
audience will not be disappointed
with the outcome, we are certain.
As a prologue to the show, some
forty of the young ladies dressed In
attractive costumes will sing and
dance. A group of real square danc
ers will show what they can do
tripping the light fantastic. There
will also be several special numbers
between acts. Including a dance re
cital given by the Bobble Curl
School of Dancing of Ontario.
The committees who have been
appointed from the Commercial
Club to take charge and to assist
the director are as follows: gener
al chairman. Art Norcott; ticket
chairman. W. F. McLlng; cast chair
man, Frank Morgan; advertising
Berwyn Burke. The play Is directed
by Miss Lillian Mulhausen.
With one hundred of Nyssa's
who's who and what's what In
the cast, the show can’t help but be
a success. The cast Is making no
promises except they are going to
give Casey a fair trial and the even
ing promises to be one well spent.
LOCAL BOXERS WIN
BY KO AT ONTARIO
Buddy Edwards turned on the
steam at Ontario last Thursday
night and knocked his opponent,
Smiling Kenneth of Nampa, Into
the land of slumber In the last
round of their scheduled four round
bout. Buddy figures he has revenge
for losing a decision to the Nampa
battler at the last fight card In Em
mett.
The scheduled P a t Bafferty-
Domlnga Echebarria failed to mat
erialize, due to the fact th at the
Boise basque injured his hand In
training, so the Fighting Parson
of Nampa and Sleepy Blount of
Baker put on the main bout, which
resulted In a draw. Ike Milligan of
Payette and Paddy Ryan were re
matched after their draw decision
at Nyssa, with the decision going to
Milligan. Cliff Parrish of Nyssa won
bis fight with Kid Million of Port
land by a knockout In the 3rd round
of the curtain raiser.
A crowd of approximately 75 Ep-
worth League members drawn from
the towns of Weiser, Payette, Fruit
land, Ontario, Vale, Owyhee. Nyssa
and the Apple Valley districts a t
tended the Mid-Winter Institute
held at Nyssa Saturday. It was a
day of inspiration and help, to
gether with a general good time and
a day that will be long remembered,
according to those In attendance.
H. K. Haahltanl, one of our new
comers, was welcomed by Rev. White
In a short talk. Mr. Haahltanl spoke
on Japanese Relations with the
United States," saying that consid
erable misunderstanding a r o s e
when the sensational press of the
United Btaites played up the Man
churia trouble and in many cases
distorted the facts. He said he was
thoroughly In sympathy with the
H. R. Sherwood returned last week
United States and everything they
were trying to accomplish and hop from Wisconsin and other middle
ed that the Japanese nation and the west points. He has spent the past
month visiting relatives.
United States would be friends.