THE GATE CITY JOURNAL Published At Nyssa, Oregon V O L U M E X X I X , N o. 12 SPEAKING CONTEST TO BE HELO HEBE SATURDAY NICHT Fastest Growing Town in Oregon G A T E W A Y T O THE O W YH EE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS 3 Ï .5 0 PER Y E A R N Y S S A , O R E G O N , T H U R S D A Y , M A R C H 28, 1935 BIDS ON HARPER SCHOOL TO O HIGH LODGE PLANNING TO BUILD NEWHALL J IN NEAR FUTURE *CLUB LEADERS TO TRY EXPERIMENT IN MEET IN ONTARIO PLANTING ALFALFA ON PROJECT JOBS j A meeting of 4-H club leaders will j be held in Ontario on Saturday, | Bid opened Saturday for the new ! March 30 at 2 p. m. at the Moore eight room Harper Union high J Hotel. L. J. Allen, assistant State school were rejected because they Club leader, will be present at that exceeded estimates and it Is likely time to talk to the local leaders re- | that the board will call for new bids. | garding club work. The matter of Bids ranged from $21,496.60 to $24,- | _______ forming a local leaders' association 000. C. C. Hockley, PWA administra­ will be brought up at that time and tor for Oregon was present when the j Zone 2 Declamatory Con­ bids were opened and announced Odd Fellows and Rebekah theY also Plan w d ^ u ss the county Contractors G e t Under • j _ t — . . D ' l l 4-H club program and various prob- Way For Busy Summer test to be Held at Meth­ that $17,100 would be available for Lodges Expect to Build jems connected with the club work. the new building. The federal gov­ Work on Owyhee Pro­ odist Church. On Lot Across From the Mr. Hauser has discussed the mat- ernment is furnishing about 30 per ject. Eagle Hall. j ter of a local leaders' organization cent as a gift to the district and the with a good many of the leaders in balance is a loan. the various communities to get their The declamatory contest for zone Construction work on the Owyhee 2 will be held at the Nyssa Com­ Dorothy Boden left Sunday to re- The Nyssa Odd Fellows and Reb- ideas on such an organization and munity Methodist church Saturday, sume studies at OSC after spending 1 ekah lodges are planning to start they all seem very much in favor oi project la now well started with 225 men working from Adrian on north March 30 at 7:30 p. m. the spring vacation with her parents founding a new hall in the near it. These local leader organizations toward Ontario, and with several The following judges have been Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Boden. future, the building to be construct­ selected and approved by teachers ed on their comer lot across from are operating in most of the counties contractors busy with their work. of competing schools: Miss Mildred the present Eagles hall. They expect throughout the state that are doing Morrison-Knudsen expect to start Olson, Malheur county librarian at to have the building completed any considerable amount of club work this week on earthwork struc­ Ontario; Eber Eldred, principal of ready for occupancy sometime In work and they are extremely suc­ tures north of Mitchell Butte and cessful and beneficial in developing have moved a drag line outfit to the the Harper high school; and Rev. E. the early fall. the 4-H club program in the county. site of the work, which will add even J. Glover of Payette, Idaho. Present plans call for a stucco This meeting Is for past, present more men to those working in this Albert B. Hopkins, chairman of building, 30 feet by 100 feet, with a and future local leaders and anyone section on reclamation work. the Rural County Committee, who main first floor suitable for meet­ else actively Interested In 4-H club On the Malheur river siphon, work ings, social gatherings and similar work. It has been requested that as Is going forward rapidly in con­ has charge of the contest has an­ nounced the following entries: affairs. There will be a basement far as possible all club leaders at­ crete pouring on piers from eight Firemen Have Arranged under the buildings, four feet in the tend this ir.ee..ng and do all In to nine completed each day. There Ariadia: Betty Burke, Vivian Gray, Good Card for April 4th ground and with five feet above your power to be there at the above are some 400 piers to be built and Ethel Mull, Audrey Gray, Josephine ground, which will be fitted up with mentioned time. — Local Boy to Fight. Burke and Evelyn Zlttercob. steel work on the siphons will prob­ kitchen, dining room and with a ably get started sometime in April. Kingman Kolony: Dudley Kurtz, floor that can be used for small Another crew Is working enlarging Virginia Jarvis and Eileen Slippy. dances. Thursday, April 4th will be fight the Owyhee ditch to take care of Wade: Phyllis Haworth, Betty While plans are still In the ten­ extra water for the Advancement Jean Eachus, Elinor Betts and Jim­ night in Vale when the Firemen are tracts north of Ontario and have a sponsoring another card headlining tative state, the lodges expect to mie Miller. drag line and a structure building Snively Camp: Marjorie Holling- the Yankee Rue and "Sleepy" Blont construct a building which will be crew at work. in the six round main event. A a credit to the organization and to worth and Billy Holllngworth. “The Yellow Shadow" student Bids were opened today on the Big Bend: Eloise Russell, Viola strong suporting card has been ar­ Nyssa. body play given last Thursday night construction of earthwork and Nell, Florence Russell and Mae ranged, including Walter Blackwell in the gym met with an enthusiastic structures of the Kingman Main of Baker matched with Billy Mat­ DYNAMITE EFFECTIVE Belle Pond. IN CLEANING DITCH response from the good sized crowd drain and Kingman drain, Mitchell Oregon Trail: Junior Holmes, hews of Nampa in the semi-final; present. The students showed the Butte division but no information is Peggy Langton, Junior DeGrofft, Buddy Randall of Nampa will go results of careful coaching and a available as to who the low bidders four rounds with Carl Lorraine of Dewey Thomason, Hollis DeGrofft Dynamite charges were used In Ontario in the four round special; cleaning a drain ditch about three creditable performance was given by were on this job. and Gilbert Holmes. the entire cast. A matinee for school A small admission will be charged 1 ^ wlli f1« “ miles west and half north of the Y children was given In the afternoon. LEAVE FOR NEW CARS for general expenses. Seats are re- the Kickaboo Kid of Nampa again between Nyssa and Ontario, the The play was directed by Mrs. served for contestants and teachers ! ln preliminary bout. Besides; UUs. charges being placed a short dis­ Mr. and Mrs. Bert Barker and Mr. a four l ound curtain raiser will be tance apart for a distance of some Haworth and the cast included Dor­ and will be admitted free. othy Lowe, Betty Cook, Helen Pond, and Mrs. Vic Marshall left Sunday arranged. 600 feet. When discharged, the drain Winners of this contest will go to The fights start at 8:30 and in was cleaned very effectively. The Flora Mae Wimp, Vera Garrison, in the Marshall car for Flint. Mich., Vale for the finals April 5, at 8 p.m. Grover White, Lonny Parkinson, where they will get three new Chev- order to be certain of competent de­ work was done by the reclamation Max Parkinson and Roland Whit­ rolets from the factory and bring cisions, Fay Rose of Boise has been department. man. them to Nyssa. Mr. Barker and Her- secured as referee. DEAN JOHNSTON The play was somewhat of an ex­ schel Thompson are two to get new GEORGE HENLY GETS periment as It was the first play cars. TO ATTEND O.S.C. ASTORIA WINS STATE LATERAL CONTRACT given in the new gymnasium. Sever­ BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP al different arAngements for the TO START CURTAIN FUND George Henly was low bidder on a stage and lights were tried out until Astoria high school won the state Dean Johnhton left Tuesday for construction Job opened Tuesday, the best combination was found. Arrangements were made Friday Oregon State College to attend the high school basektebal lchampion- the work being the building of ap­ Both Mrs, Haworth and Mr. Hollen- by the W. C. T. U. to give a tea spring term of school. His absence ship Saturday nlgt by defeating Jef­ proximately half mile of lateral west berg expressed satisfaction with the Wedesday afternoon at the home of will be keenly felt on the Nyssa ball ferson high of Portland 46 to 26 In of Dunaway. Work on the job is ex­ play and stage arrangements, and Mrs. A. V. Pruyn for the purpose of club this year but It is possible that the deciding game. La Grande, pected to start at once, and will be patrons were pleased with the re­ starting the curtain fund for the he will return to pitch some for the champions of this district, were completed in a months time. sults obtained. high school rest room. eliminated early in the tournament, team this summer. losing to Salem 33 to 15 and then lost to Marshfield 39 to 26. DREW ANDERSON VICTIM HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER STRONG WIND BLOWS POWER POLES DOWN VALE FIGHT CARD IS NEXT THURS. Students Give Pleasing Play Commercial Club Banquet Friday Night For New Settlers Is Successful Affair The high winds Monday did con­ siderable damage to power lines In this vicinity. Three poles were blown over near the government tile plant. The basement of the Eagles hall ed, there will be sufficient storage*Nyssa and extending an invitation In town the power was off about was taxed to capacity Friday night for a little more than 2 years supply, to take part in the civic and social half an hour so that a wire, which when 146 business men and new If the impossible happened and not organization of Nyssa. He said the was broken, could be fixed. comers sat down to a banquet serv­ a drop ran Into the reservoir for two people of Nyssa are proud of their ed by the ladles of the Civic Club. years. Another advantage the Owy­ town and wanted the newcomers to Every available seat was taken and hee project has over other projects feel the same way. several were forced to wait until Is the fact that the reservoir is so Superintendent Leo Hollenberg later, so big was the crowd. Several close to the land and he stated It spoke for a few minutes. Inviting the >> were heard to say It as the biggest was the government’s policy to con­ people of this section to visit the crowd to assemble in the Eagles hall serve the water and during slack new school, which is regarded as for such an event. The occasion was Irrigation season the water would be one of the best school plants In all the "Friendship dinner"’ given by cut down, making It possible to run of Eastern Oregon. the Commercial club honoring the a bigger head when the demand was Final finishing touches are being HIGH SCHOOL PLAY Introduction of guests and busi­ new people who have come to make greater. put on the local golf course this GIVEN A T KINGMAN their homes among us. County Agent Ray O. Larson ness men was one of the entertain­ week in preparation for “ open house,” which is to be held next H. C. Baldridge, former governor spoke for a few minutes and extend­ ing features of the evening with Sunday. At that time members of of Idaho, said In the main address ed a cordial Invitation to every far­ Frank Morgan Introducing everyone “The Yellow Shadow", three-act the various clubs of the Snake river mystery play was given at the King- that In his opinion this country w si mer, whether new settler or old, to In the hall. C. C. Hunt was Intro­ valley will be guests of the Nyssa man Kolony school Friday evening the richest section in the world, with take advantage of the services of­ duced as the president of the Vale- Owvhee Land Settlement Associa­ golf club In an Informal tournament. by the Nyssa high school student the best farming lands and water fered by the county agent’s office. Mayor Don Graham welcomed the tion, and the toastmaster stated In order to properly entertain their body. The play was directed by Mrs. right In existence and that If trans­ guests, It has been suggested that R. L. Haworth and a financial portation charges could be reduced guests with a short talk, impressing Mr. Hunt was one of those who Nyssa club members make It a point check-up showed that $15 had been so that every farmer could make a on the guests that their Interests should receive credit for starting the to play with members of other added to the 4-H club summer profit on all his crops, the railroads were the interests of the people of Owyhee project. towns. Up to date there are 37 paid- school fund. The play was given would find that in five years their up members of the Nyssa club which under the sponsorship of the King- tonnage would be doubled and their r— profits greater under a lower scale Is expected to increase a dozen or man Kolony P.T.A. more before the summer is over. The P.TA. wishes to express their of rates. In his own breezy style he O. G. Boden, president of the local appreciation to Mrs. Haworth and traced the development of this country as he knew It, saying that club, reports that he Is training the students who made the event C. C. Hunt was one of the first far­ faithfully In order to be In perfect possible, which Included Helen Pond, — mers in this section and as he re­ condition to avenge himself on two Orover White, Betty Cook, Dorothy membered it, Art Boydell's father It's an old saying that "distance pastures always look greener," gentlemen who have cast disparag­ Lowe, Vera Garrison. Roland Whit­ was the first merchant, owning and and likewise many people honestly believe that they can save ing remarks about his golfing man, Lonnie and Max Parkinson, operating the Boydell Mercantile. money by going to a larger town to buy their necessities. Although ability. He says George Aiken and E. Curtis Foster and Flora Mae Wimp. He told of the beginnings of the these people are perhaps conscientious In their statements, and C. Van Petten of Ontario will have livestock Industry In this section, really believe such to be the case, an investigation carried on by to play better than ever before If BRINGS FAMILY FROM LOGAN back to the time when a wagonload the Journal has found this to be untrue. they want to take the Nyssa prexy of hogs was sufficient attractions for Into camp. This week we prepared an average list of groceries and got the a man to go out and take a picture Dertl Thorp, who Is working on of the strange sight. The livestock prices from one of our local groceries. 8ome of the groceries were construction work In the Kolony, ______ regular every-day selling prices and others were specials which industry, ________ he said, ___ had _____________ grown until Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sterling of Pay­ drove to Logan, Utah over the week j now wag one 0j ^ principal In­ had been advertised In the Journal. We took this list and compar­ ette were dinner guests of Mr. and ed It with prices of out-of-town groceries, ALL of which were Mrs. Thomas B. Nordale Sunday. In end and returned with his family j eed The high school baseball squad upon, with the first game tc be are putting In steady practice In played Sunday, April 28th. Each preparation for the opening game of team will play eight homes games the season, which will be with Har­ and eight games on foreign soli. per on the local diamond FYlday The firs# practice of the season afternoon starting at three o'clock. was held last Sunday with a fair at­ This Is a non-conference game with tendance of those who expect to try the regular conference games to out for the team this .. r. Another start April 2 when Nyssa plays the practice will be held this coming Vale nine on the Vale lot. Sunday and after this, it is hoped The lineup la still subject to con­ the weather will be such that prac­ siderable change, but thoee who tice In the evenings can be held. look as though they might get the Play College of Idaho first call are Cook as catcher; Holly Nyssa will have two pre-season or Pierson at the first sack; Calvin practice games with the College oi Wilson at second; Paul Johnston at Idaho, the first to be played here short stop and either Anderson or Monday. April 15th and a return Spencer at third. Anderson and game will be played In Caldwe.l on Spencer are the best pitching pros­ Tuesday, April 23rd. pects and will probably alternate on tlie mound and at third. Others try­ ing qut for the Infield and who have Kolony Girl Scouts a good chance to break into the reg­ ular lineup are Warren Larsen, Have Hike Saturday Clarence Johnson and Lloyd Wilson. In the outfield. Coach Young has The Kolony Girl Scouts enJoye<\ a dozen fly-catchers, most of whom have yet to get their baptism of fire. a hike Saturday and at their regular Candidates from which the three meeting at the Judd home last week fielders will be picked Include Jacob the majority Joined the Student Oroot, Arnold Slippy, Leonard Nich­ Forum on International Relations. ols. Gerald Slippy, Raymond Hashl- This work la being taken In con­ tanl, Walters, Lonnie Parkinson, nection with the World knowledge badge. The head of the organization Poage, Case, Oowey and Keck. is Ray Lyman Wilbur, president of Stanford University. EAGLES PARTY HIGH SCHOOL TO PLAY HARPER The Eagles Lodge will give an­ other of their bridge and pin­ ochle parties tonight, Thursday. March 28 at the Eagles Hall. Everyone Is invited to attend. Miss Margaret Morgan accompan­ ied her aunt Miss Jeanette Caulklns from Eugene to visit a few days at the Frank T. Morgan home. Miss Morgan is a student at the univer­ sity. HAY BUYER EXPECTS TO TAKE MALHEUR SURPLUS JACOB ZITTERCOB DIES IN PORTLAND Word was received here Tuesday of the death of Jacob Zlttercob, Sr., who died suddenly In Portland Mon­ day. Mr. Zlttercob lived here until about two years ago when he went to Portland to make his home. He Is survived by his wife, two sons, John and Jacob, Jr„ who live In the Ar­ cadia district near Nyssa and six daughters, one In California and the others live near Portland. Mr. and Mrs. John Zlttercob and daughter Evelyn and Mr. and Mr». Jacob Zlt­ tercob and baby left Tuesday even- for Portland to attend the funeral. SISTER HERE Miss Luclle Rinehart, sister of Grant Rinehart, and a student at the Eastern Oregon Normal school spent the week end here visiting her brother. She was a guest In the Dick Tenaen home while here. On Sunday Mr». Will Beam gave a dinner for Mlae Rinehart and Mias Betty Ten- sen. The visitor and Betty Tenaen, a rant Rinehart and Owen Price en­ joyed a picnic at Jump creek Satur­ day. Mrs. Malcolm Crawford left Sat­ urday for Ogden and Logan, Utah, to visit relatives for two weeks. One of the most active buyers yet to enter the hay market come In last week. H. J. Davidson, represent­ ing relief agencies of South Dakota, and Monday purchased approx- mately 1500 tons of hay, much of It U# the Nyssa, Kingman Kolony, Owhee, Arcadia and adjacent dis­ tricts. This practically cleans up all the hay In this part of the county. Mr. Davidson expects to buy in the neighborhood of 2000 tons more In this county, which will solve the hay surplus problem. It Is said by those In close touch with the situa­ tion. Mr. Davidson left Wednesday for Union county to attend to business but expects to return Sunday to make arrangemens for moving hay. Baling will start at once and will be pushed with all possible speed In order to get the hay to livestock badly In need of feed In South Dakota. Price paid the growers was $8 50 a ton In the stack, a substantial down payment being made when the hay was contracted for and the bal­ ance la to be paid when the hay Is loaded on the cars. Minnesota Quarantine Extended The quarantine on hay In Minn­ esota, which waa to have expired April 1st, has been extended until April 15th, according to word from the office of the county agent. This extension Is for hay loaded prior to April 15th, regardless of the date of arrival In Minnesota. Frank Wilson went to Boise Sat­ urday to enter the Veterans hospital where he will be treated before having a sinus operation. Mr and Mrs. Ed Noreott, Mr and Mrs Art Noreott and Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Boydell enjoyed a drive to Succor creek Sunday. They returned by way of Boise. William Dean, dean of Whitman College, visited the local high school last Thursday. Mr. Davis Is a cousin of Mrs. Frank T. Morgan and visited with the Morgan family while here. Mr». Chas. Paradis accompanied her sisters of Caldwell to Mldvala Friday to attend funeral services for their grandmother, Mrs. Sarah E. Britten.