THE GATE CITY JOURNAL
Published At Nyssa, Oregon
.G A T E W A Y TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS
VOLUME XXIX, No. 11
NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1935
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GOLF CLUB WILL
ENTERTAIN GUESTS
BE HELD SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THORS. MORNING
Barn, Chopped Hay, Cut
ter and Calves Destroy
ed on Farm Operated
by Harry Shelton.
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BARN ON FOWLER F,KST b a s e b a l l p r a c tic e to
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Nyssa will have a ball team again have charge of the players on the
this season according to a decision field.
reached at a meeting of players and
It will be necessary to have some
business men Tuesday night at the
financial backing to enter the
city hall. Dewey Ray was elected |
league, post a forfeit, buy necessary
business manager for the season and
bats, balls and ground equipment.
he will be assisted by a committee
However the team already has con
of business men to heip with details
siderable equipment so that the ex
of carrying on a) chase for the pen
pense will not be excessive this
nant. Nyssa expects to be a member
year. Many of the business men
of the league again this year and
present expressed their wilingness to
has enough material right here to
back the team to the limit and will
put out a first class club, it is be
do everything in their power to help
lieved.
bring the pennant to Nyssa this
The first practice will be held
year.
Sunday afternoon at one o ’clock and
It is likely that some practice
prospective members of the team are
asked to be on hand for a good games will be arranged with nearby
workout. After a few practice ses towns and the College of Idaho be
sions a captain will be selected to fore the league play starts.
Golfers of Snake River
Valley Will Compete on
Local Course.
The Nyssa Golf flub is planning
an open house Sunday, March 31st
and have sent Invitations to the
clubs at Welser, Payette, Vale, Em
mett, Ontario, Caldwell, Parma,
Nampa and Boise to attend the
event. Prizes will be awarded both
men and women and of course
there will be no greens fee for that
day.
A prize will be given for low score
for both men and women and a
prize for blind bogy play, both men
and women.
The golf course has recently been
put in goo:1. 3l
the fairway be
ing smoothed cff, brush and weeds
cleared off. and *s now in good play
ing condition. The Nyssa course is
known a i one of the best dirt
courses In this part of the country,
especially early 1” the spring and a
big crowd is e ported to take ad
vantage of the club’s offer.
A fire which Is believed to have
been started by a match or cigarette,
completely destroyed the barn on
the Brady Fowler place, which is
occupied by Harry Shelton. Loss of
the barn Is estimated to be In the
neighborhood of $600, with none of
the loss being covered by insurance.
A hay chopper setting close to the
barn was badly damaged, 10 tons of
FUNERAL SERVICES
chopped hay and four calves were
burned In the fire.
FOR JOHN FORBES
The fire was first noticed Wed
HELD SUNDAY
nesday evening by Mrs. Shelton and
she carried water until Harry came
home from helping bottle milk and
Funeral services for John Forbes,
the two carried water until they
70, who died last Thursday, were
thought it was completely put out.
held from the Methodist Community
The fire started on the ground floor
Effect church Sunday afternoon a t 1
near the door and while there was Law Goes I n t o
o’clock with a very large crowd of
no sign of fire when the two ceased
Wednesday M a k i n g friends filling the church. Services
their fire fighting activities at two
Idaho Goods Costlier. at the church were conducted by
o ’clock this morning, it is believed
Rev. S. P. Hagler of Ontario with
some sparks must have remained for
the Odd Fellows Lodge assisting. I
when Mr. Shelton awoke early this
Members of the lodge from Ontario. |
morning the fire was again burning
In a wild session Tuesday night,
and this time it had gained too the Idaho senate passed the sales Parma, Vale and Huntington helped
the Nyssa lodge The Rebekah lodge
much headway to save anything.
tax by a vote of 26 to 18, which was
had charge of services at the ceme
the climax of the extra session now
tery. Music was furnished by Mr.
in its second week. The house had
and Mrs. Jack Perry of Ontario, who
FERA CITY WORK
previously passed the bill and now
TEMPORARILY HALTED the signature of Governor Ross will sang two selections and a quartette
composed of Mrs. Dick Tenesn, Mrs.
place a two per cent tax on all re
Complete
Ray Emmott, Mrs. Leo Hollenberg Arrangements
The crew of men working on tail sales In Idaho.
and Mrs. Bert Lienkaemper, with
FERA projects in the city were laid
For
Caring
F
o r B ig
S .les exempt from taxation by
c ff Monday night on orders from the act Include sales to the federal, Mrs. C. C. Hunt accompaniest. Pall
Crowd
at
Commercial
bearers
were
Frank
Newblll,
Cliff
Supervisor Duncan. No information state or other government bodies;
has been received when the crews gasoline sales, and sales of farm Tillman, A. V. Cook, N. H. Pinker
Club Banquet.
will start again, or whether any products and livestock when sold by ton, Charlie Reberger; and Robert
Martin
of
Ontario.
Burial
was
in
the
more work w,l! be done, but it is the producer. Merchants are requir
understood that there is a possibility ed to pay the tax monthly to the Nyssa cemetery with the Nyssa Fun
Former Governor of Idaho H. C.
that work may start again In a few state and are not permitted to eral home in charge of arrange Baldridge of Parma will be the prin
weeks and that the present shut absorb the tax but must pass it on to ments.
cipal speaker at the Commercial
down will be but temporary.
the consumer.
club banquet Friday night, Maroh
Talk is strong in Idaho
about TW O POPULAR NYSSA 22nd. The affair win be held at the
setting In motion a petition for a
GIRLS ARE MARRIED Eagles hall with the ladles of the
referendum to carry the question
Civic club preparing and serving the
directly to the people. The law re
dinner.
quires that the petition must have
Two marriages of Interest to this
Newcomers to this section have
at least 10 per cent of the aggregate community were made known this been invited to attend the affair,
vote cast for the office of governor week. Miss Vera McConnell and Earl and as much as possible, a personal
in the last election, which In this sparks of Big Bend were married In Invitation has been given. However
case means that 17,089 signatures Caldwell Wednesday, March 13 by the committee wants it thoroughly
must be on the petition.
Dr. F. E. Springer. The bride was a understood that if any new settlers,
Book reviews by Miss Mildred Ol
If the move for a referendum is junior in the Nyssa high school. Mr. whether on the project or on the old
sen, county librarian, was the high
carried through, and the necessary and Mrs. Sparks have started land, were overlooked; they are wel
light of a very interesting meeting
signatures secured, it 1s the opinion housekeeping on his fathers ranch come to attend the affair and an ef
of the Civic Club Wednesday after
of Boise lawyers that this will delay i ;n the Bend.
fort will be made to show everyone
noon. Miss Olsen is a very interest
collection of sales tax for another 18 j The marriage of Miss Lois Sch- a good time.
ing speaker and held the attention
months, or until the next general ■ weizer and Ouy Glenn became
The dinner Is planned for seven
of all present by her vivid and
election in November 1936. Between known early this week. The young o ’clock with those attending the
realistic reviews of “Boy and Girl
the time that the referendum move j couple were married In Burley, Ida., banquet expected to assemble a few
Tramps of America,” by Thomas
is started and until the general elec- ! on February 23 and had kept It a minutes before seven so that the
Minehan; “ Adventures of a Novel
tlon Is held the sale tax law will be j secret. The bride is the daughter of affair will start on time.
ist" by Gertrude Atherton; and "A inoperative until after the people of
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Schweizer and a
Conquest of Thibet,” by Svenheden. the state have had an opportunity
PARENTS HERE
graduate of the Nyssa high school
Miss Alice Hashltani pleased the
to vote.
with the class of ’33. She attended
audience with two vocal numbers,
Supporters of
the referendum Oregon State college the first term
Mr. and Mrs. John Gruelich of La
playing her own accompaniement. confidently state they will be able
this year. The groom is the son of Grande, arrived Tuesday for their
She was dressed in native Japanese to get the necessary signatures in
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Glenn of Ore atmuaj visit and to help their son C.
costume and sang one song in Jap two weeks or less; and In this case,
gon Trail, and was formerly employ L. McCoy celebrate his birthday.
anese. Mrs. C. L. McCoy sang two It will be necessary for the legisla
ed as driller at Owyhee dam. Both Mrs. McCoy prepared a nloe blrth-
Irish songs, accompanied by Mrs. C. ture to cast about for some other
couples have the best wishes day dlnner Wednesday noon whlch
C. Hunt and Helen Enebeck played means of raising the necessary funds 1 0 young
{ their many friends,
was enjoyed by the visitors, Mrs, W.
a violin solo accompanied by Ethel with which to match federal relief
H. King, mother of Mrs. McCoy and
Mary Boydell. Mrs. Frank Morgan, money.
DECLAMATORY
the McCoys. The Gruelichs will
was the program chairman.
During the business meeting it
CONTEST MARCH 30 make an Indefinite visit at the home
U j of their son.
was reported that the Nyssa club is
AII) SOCIAL M EETING
how a member of the Federation of
Womens Clubs. The club is also
The declaratory zone contest for NEW MEAT MARKET
The ladies aid will hold their soc
sponsoring a shelf at the library
ial meeting at the home of Mrs. J. rural schools will be held at the
for several popular publications.
A nice St. Patricks’ lunch was T. Long on Thursday afternoon Methodist community church In
TO OPEN MONDAY
served the larfee crowd present under March 28. Every member Is urged to Nyssa Saturday, March 30 at 7:30
p. m.
the direction of Mrs. Famham Sills. attend and to bring a friend.
The following schools have entries
Mrs. C. W. DeBoer and son are
in humorous and non-humorous div
JOINT M EETIN G
OREGON TRAIL
isions: Arcadia, Oregon Trail, King- opening their new meat market
man Kolony, Wade, Big Bend, and located in the Tensen building next
HOLDS FINALS FOR
the
Snively Camp school. Teachers Monday morning. This week the
The Rebekah lodge surprised the
SPEAKING MEET Odd
from
these schools met at the Ore building has been redecorated and
Fellows Tuesday night by
put in good shape for a meat mar
bringing In a lunch after their reg gon Trail school Tuesday evening to ket. The killing will be done by the
ular meeting. Business matters of select judges and to complete ar Stoner Meat company at their On
Oregon Trail had their local dec interest to both lodges were discuss rangements of the zone contest.
Albert B. Hopkins, chairman of tario plant.
lamatory tryoutq Friday, March 15. ed and a social time enjoyed.
the rural declamatory committee,
Mrs. Franklin Fry, Mrs. J. B. Smith,
and Mrs. John Bowen acted as
will have charge of the contest, A
MR. AND MRS. CLUB
small admission will be charged to MELON AND TOMATO
Judges. Winners are as follows: 3rd
take care of expenses. Winners of
and 4th Humorous: Junior Holmes;
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3rd and 4th Non-humorous: Peggy
this contest will compete in the final GROWERS MUST GET
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hall achieved contest at Vale, April 5.
Langton; 5th and 6th Humorous:
COMMITTEES OK
Junior DeOrofft; 5th and 6th Non- first and second prizes at the regu
humorous, Dewey Thomason; 7th|lar meeting of the Mr. and Mrs
Another
Family
Arrive»
and 8th Humorous: Hollis DeOrofft; Bridge club which was held at the
Melon and tomato growers who
and 7th and 8th Non-humorous, | home of Mr. and Mrs. Famham
Oilbert Holmes. These puplU will Sills Tuesday evening. All members
E. L. Palmer and family of Idaho cxpect t0 Pr°duce these crops this
compete In the zone contest which were present.
Falls arrived In Nyssa Saturday and year must a[>ply {0T
allotment
expect to make their home here and have It approved, according to
will be held In Nyssa, March 30.
Sales Tax Passes
Idaho Legislature
LIBRARIAN IS
SPEAKER HERE
They shipped their household goods
by rail and the family drove over.
Five children
came with Mr. and
Mr. and Mrs Dewey Ray were Mrs Palmer and one daughter re-
hosts to the Supper Club Wednesday mained In Idaho Falla to attend
SUPPER CLUB
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j word from
office.
County Agent Larson’s
Failure to do this carries
| tlu*te a penalty.
j Growers should apply to the local
committee, composed of Joe Cloud,
high school the tm lanreof the tiwin. Hans O ft and E. M. Orelg. This
Wednesday at the Conrad Martin members ^ d M r. and Mrs 81b Bur-
committee will meet March 25-28
home and on Interesting afternoon ^ldge as guests.
W m . Bchlreman
and 27 In Mr. Orelg's office in On
ON INSPECTION TRIP
was spent dlcuaslng gardening topics
flrst
and M rs Burbldge
tario.
County Agent R. O Larson gave a second \ lovely supper was served
Chaa Paradis left
Monday
to
talk and gave the members several
^
ujual round of card».
make an Inspection of public works
J. A. Davenport of Ontario was a
new pointers In gardening.
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In his district which includes six- business visitor In Nyssa Thursday,
Election of officers was held with
Misa Dorothy Hawkins was a week teen Oregon counties and takes him
Mrs. Conrad Martin being re-elected i
Roy Stanley of Ontario was a
as president and
Mrs John Holly end guest of M r. and Mr» Eddie as far ss The Dalles. He plans to
be gone • week.
| business visiter in Nyssa Wednesday
•elected as secretary.
I Powell.
11..50 PER YEAR
a
AUXILIARY TO
ENTERTAIN STATE
OFFICERS TONIGHT
The Legion Auxiliary are enter
taining several
notables at
their
regular meeting tonight at the Par
rish hall.
State officers, who are
making their annual official visit In
Nyssa, Include Mrs. C ’Ceal Gunn,
state president of the Auxiliary from
Hood River; vice-president, Mrs.
Oladys Turnbull of Portland; secre
tary, Mrs. Mable Mclnturss of M ed
ford; and the child welfare chair
man. Mrs. Hazel Graham of Port
land. Mrs. Iva Tyler, district presi
dent, of Ontario, will also be pres
ent. After the regular meeting the
Legion members will Join the Aux
iliary for a social time and a cover-
ered lunch.
LOCAL PASTOR
ATTENDS MEETING
AT GOODING
The possibilities of war in the
Pacific and the present economic
situation, were the foremost sub
jects dlcsussed at the Ministers
Seminor held in Gooding the past
ten days. The meeting ended last
Thursday. Rev. Floyd White reports
a very Interesting session with about
40 ministers present, Mrs. White and
children were guests of her sister
Mrs. Ray Tener in Wendell during
the meeting, which lasted ten days.
The Whites returned home Tursday
afternoon.
BALDRIDGE WILL
C. T. U. HONORS
SPEAK FRI. NIGHT W. MOTHERS
TUESDAY
M RS. M AR TIN ENTERTAINS
K O LO N Y GARDEN M EMBERS
Fastest Growing Town in Oregon
A very interesting meeting honor
ing Mothers, both young and old,
was held by the W. C. T. U. Tuesday
afternoon in the basement of the
Methodist church. Mr*. J. G. Grovi
opened the session w;.h devotion: d I,
centering on "Mothers of the Bible.”
Mrs. Leon Hlgby. presiding officer,
gave an appeal for new members of
the W. C. T. U. Rev. White gave the
address of welcome, followed by a
duet by Mrs. Grout and Ruth Wolfe,
with Mr. and Mrs. Grout furnishing
the music. Mrs. T. M. Lowe, repre
senting the older methers, gave a
very interesting talk. Mrs. Bishop,
in behalf of the younger mothers,
talked on "Problems of Raising
Children Today.” Several short talks
were given by mothers present.
Lunch was served at two nicely
decorated tables, carrying out the
St. Patrick's scheme. During the
lunch, Rev. Grout gave a toast “To
Our Mothers;” Ruth and Pauline
Wolfe sang a duet and Mrs. Hazel
Gildea read an article on “My
Mothers Daughter.” A b o u t 45
mothers were guests.
NEW SETTLERS GET
ADVICE FROM STATE
The Oregon Journal Is authority
for the statement that over 1000
families have settled In Oregon re
cently, many of whom were driven
from their midwest homes by storm
and drouth. Agricultural author
ities at the State college have a list
of 136 new fanners under aid of the
Oregon State extension
service in
Malheur county, which is the sec
ond largest number on the list in
any one county.
The Wllllamette valley Is drawing
many of the new settlers with Lane
county being first with 149. Meet
ings are being held in every county
numbering 50 or more new settlers,
to help the newoomers get acquaint
ed with new methods of cultivation,
irrigation and soli.
In Polk oounty the Dalles Cham
ber of Commerce has taken a special
Interest In these farm meetings and
It was here that the plan originated.
At a recent meeting there were far
mers from 10 American states and
two Canadllan provinces, all anxious
to learn the secrets of successful
practices in their
newly adopted
farm homes.
K O LO N Y BOY 8CO U T8
PLAN FOR NEW YEAR
The Kolony Boy Scout troup.
which 1» sponsored by the P .-T . A.
held a meeting last night at the
Kolony school
house and
made
plans for the coining year, selecting
John Holly as scoutmaster and
Leonard Nichols, one of the Scouts,
as secretary. The school board, com
posed of J. A. Lane. Maurice Judd
and Dsn Holly will act ss an advis
ory board.
T he scouts are planning a hike for
Saturday to Snyder hot springs and
will spend the night.
There as sixteen members in the
Kolony scout troup at the preaent
time and thirteen were at the meet
ing Wednesday night. This Is the
second year the scouts have been
organised In this district.
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Baling Crews Rush To
Get All Possible Hay On
Cars Before Closing Order
TROUT FISHING
TO START APRIL 5
Just a few more days now
and eager nlmrods
will be
seen hurrying away before
dawn, heading for their fav
orite trout streams. The sea
son opens April 5th this year
and closes October 31st, 13
days earli'r than last year.
The bag limit has been reduc
ed 25 per cent but that will
not keep sportsmen
away
from the streams. The limit
this year is 15 pounds and one
fish to a single day and It will
be unlawful to possess more
than 40 fish at any one time.
Owyhee Ditch Co.
Accepts Contract
Stockholder» Vote Eight
To One Ratio in A c
cepting Transfer of the
Water.
Hay May Be Shipped East
Until April l»t— Fifty-
Five Cars Shipped Since
The First of March
Baling crews are extremely busy
at the present) time baling hay for
shipment to Minnesota with 55 cars
of hay being billed out of the Nyssa
station since the first of March.
Most of this hay has been loaded at
the Adrian, Overstreet and Kingman
sidings with
three
balers busy
getting hay ready for shipment be-
for the deadline, which is April 1st.
On the first of April the quaran
tine regulations will again go into
effect and unless the hay is moved
by that time. It Is possible that It
will net be moved this spring. H the
balers can get It ready, 90 more cars
are due to be billed out from Nyssa
In the next ten days.
The balers are busy now at the
Lane, Newblll and Cotton farms,
and have been working from sun-up
to sundown getting hay ready for
shipment.
Most of the hay is going to the
Minnesota
Rural
Rehabilitation
Corporation, a government agency,
and some Is going to private feed
buying firms. Quarantine regula
tions prevents the hay from being
shipped to other drouth area states.
At the present time there is consid
erable snow In Minnesota and It Is
thought that while the demand Ls
very keen at the
present time, as
soon as the snow melts, the demand
will slacken up considerably.
The Nyssa station ls doing a very
good' business for this time of year
and business conditions. A total of
78 oars have been forwarded from
here since the first of March, in
cluding 55 cars of hay. 2 of wheat,
10 of potatoes, 8 of cattle, 1 sheep. 1
machinery and one car of merchan
dise.
During the same period, 21 cars
have been received, which includes
two cars of coal, one of Iron pipe, 12
of oetnent. four of gasoline, one Im
migrant and one car of cattle.
By a vote in the ratio of eight
to one, stockholders of the Owyhee
Ditch Company voted Thursday
afternoon to accept the government
contract which will substitute water
pumped from the Snake river for
water now being furnished by a de
creed right in the Owyhee river.
Over 5,000 shares were represented
at the meeting.
The stockholders, by entering Into
this contract, not only substitute
water, but give the government a
right of way through the Owyhee
ditch to furnish water for the Ad
vancement tract north of Ontario.
In order to carry the additional
water, the ditch will be enlarged «*
government expense.
The government also agreee to
build $50,000 worth of drain ditches
and will pump additional water
from
the Snake river a t a nom
inal coet; practically assuring stock
holders of the ditch all the water
they will ever need. The government
will also construct check gates to
bring the water up to a sufficient
Art Norcott, president of the Nys
level so that all lands under the sa Commercial club and Dean Smith
present ditch will be supplied with attended a meeting held a Caldwell
water.
Wednesday night and attended by
representative» of various clubs In
this section. The principal topic of
discussion was the route of the ION
highway with the towns of this sec
tion making It plain that they want
The high school play, “T he Yellow ed the road routed this way Instead
Shadow," which Is being given at of through Nampa and Boise. These
the high school gym tonight, will be two towns have been making an e f
given Friday night, March 22 at the fort to have the road run through
Kingman Kolony school house. The their towns which would practically
affair Is being sponsored by the Kol nullify any benefit of the ION to
ony P .T A . who ere bringing the this section. There was considerable
play to their district in order that feeling expressed at the moeting
all may have the opportunity of against these two towns and threats
seeing this three act mystery play of a boycott were freely expressed if
the two towns continued in their
given by the student body.
Proceeds of the affair to be used policy of getting the road through
in sending two 4-H club girls to the for their benefit without regard to
summer school at Corvallis as a re the rest of the towns In the valley.
ward for outstanding club work.
I.O.N. ROUTE
STILL DISPUTED
HIGH SCHOOL PLAY
AT KOLONY FRIDAY
FUNERAL TUESDAY
FOR HOMEDALE MAN
Funeral servlcee were held Tues
day morning In Homedale for W il
liam Vogts, 61 year old rancher who
took his own life Saturday afternoon
In a fit of despondency. Mr. Vogts
shot himself through the head with
a shotgun and worry over 111 health
1s believed to have led to the rash
act.
The Vogts family had lived In
Homedale for a
number of years
and had also made their home In
the Nyssa country a number of years
ago.
LAND BEIN O CLEARED
ON THE AHHBY RANCH
ALASKA STORM IS
EXPERIENCED B Y
FORMER NYSSA MAN
A cor ding
to a
letter
received
by Mrs. Klinkenberg from her son
W . T . Klinkenberg at Shigntk, Al
aska, that Is not such a pleasant
place to spend the
winter even
If the mercury doesn’t go below zero.
On December the 8th, when strong
winds and high tides were playing
havoc along the coast, they were in
the midst of It. A t the time of the
storm they happened to be at their
winter cabin out of town, which ls
situated near the coast. The water
flooded their cabin and they were
forced to vacate. In Shlgnlck, their
summer home was washed 12 feet
off Its foundation. Mrs. Klinkenberg
who has lived all her life In Alaska,
said It was the worst storm she had
ever witnessed. Outside of
that
storm they had a mild winter with
the temperature never going below
zero.
A. H. Ashby and Sons, who moved
onto the project about six weeks
ago., are making the dirt fly on their
ranch. They have two tractors going
and have cleared several acres since
starting In a few weeks ago. They
have also built a small house, corrals
and Hans Wurl Is drilling a wall for
M O U IS O N -K N U T > »E N GROW
them.
NUMBERS OVER HUNDRED
DANCE TO BE HELD
IN NTS8A SAT. NIGHT
A dance will be held Saturday
night in the Eagles hall, the first
dance In Nyssa since January, and
a Mg crowd Is being planned |pr.
Music for the affair win be fu rn tti-
ed by the High Hatters orchsatis.
A crew of over one hundred men
are working on the contract for the
south canal held by Morrlson-
Knudaen
Construction
Company
and about thirty more men are ex
pected to be added In the near
future. They are moving dirt at a
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