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♦- THE GATE CITY JOURNAL Published At Nyssa, Oregon VOLUME XXIX. GATEW AY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS NO. 16. LOCAL TRACK STAR IN WEISER MEET Nyssa Wins Fourth Place in Snake River Valley Track Meet Saturday. Fastest Growing Town in Oregon NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1935. Mothers Hen Adopts Four Baby Kittens When Mrs. T. M. Lowe, of the Mitchell Butte section went to remove a setting hen from a nest, the hen seemed reluctant to be removed. She clucked and peck ed and fluffed her feathers. Fin ally Mrs. Lowe picked her up and set her on the ground and to her great surprise found four "new- laid" kittens in the nest, he hen Jumped right back on and care fully covered them. Now Mrs. Lowe 1s not trying to say that the hen laid the kittens; merely that they were in the nest and the hen perfectly willing to mother then. Oather Lankford, Nyssa track star captured high point honors at the annual Snake River Valley track meet Saturday at Weiser by collect ing 1314 points. He won the low hurdles In 7.4; ran second in the 100 and 20 yard dashes, was third in the broad jump and ran on the team that won third in the relay. Ray mond Holly won first in the pole vault with a vault of 10 feet six in ches and was second in the high jump. Other point scorers for Nyssa were Fred Spencer, second in the 440 yard run; Calvin Wilson, 4th in the mile run; and a relay team composed of Lankford, Spencer, Claunch and Elaborate Pageant, Par Landreth won third. Records were ade and Other Features broken in the discus, mile run, jave- Planned f o r Annual Nyssa won fourth place in the lin, 440 yard run and the high jump, Event. meet by gathering a total of 27 points. Weiser won the meet with Emmett second, Payette third, Nyssa Payette is planning to entertain fourth, Ontario fifth and Parma a big crowd at their annual Blossom las;. Day Festival, to be held this year on Monday, May 6th. The affair will start in the morning with the pag MALHEUR POMONA eant, directed by Mrs. Alice Snook GRANGE TO MEET and featuring children from Pay grade schools in a program of ALL DAY SATURDAY ette’s chosen from the Payette high school dance scenes. Miss Zelma McCarroll has been T h e Malheur County Pomona as May Queen, with Misses Dorothy Grange will meet at the Boulevard Young and Alice Shurtleff as the at grange hall next Saturday, April 27 tendants from Payette. Two other for an all day and evening session. attendants will be selected from The session will open at 10 o'clock Fruitland and two from New Ply and dinner and supper will be serv- mouth. edat the hall. Grange officials are New and clever stunts have been preparing fo a big crowd and and a worked out for the parade, including worthwhile day is being planned. a "May King.” The parade will start at 11 o ’clock and a fresh variety of amusement is being planned. MELON AGREEMENT The ball game In the afternoon GETS BIG MAJORITY will be between Payette and Ontario high school teams. Free coffee and lemonade will Growers of melons and tomatoes help those who want to hold picnic in Oregon and Washington have in dinners, free fire works in the even dicated by balloting that they are ing, athletic competition for the in favor of acreage contol for the boys and girls in the afternon and 1935 season. During the past 30 days, several band concerts during the a total of 1,087 votes were cast, rep day are being planned for the enter resenting 5,946 acres in the two tainment of guests. states. In Oregon the vote was 411 Dancing in the evening to the "yes”, representing 1,991 acres and tune of the “ Gorgians” orchestra 95 "no” votes, representing 304 acres. of Weiser will wind up the day 's pro Figuring on an acreage basis, this is gram. 14 per cent "no” and 86 per cent “ yes.” . As a result of this voting, the ZONE SPELLING agreement will proceed with Its pro CONTEST HELD gram of acreage allotment and con AT OWYHEE trol. Plans are not to decease acre age beneath past years, but to pre The spelling contest for this zone vent large increases. Quotas for growers were based on the amount was held at the Owyhee school of melons and tomatoes grown dur house Friday with Mrs. Clare J. ing the past four years. Each new Baker in charge. Winners who will grower is allowed to plant one-half compete in the final county spelling acre each of melons and tomatoes. contest which will be held at Vale. The agreement is enforceable under Friday, April 6, at 2:00 P.M. are as the Agricultural Adjustment Acts follows: fifth grade—lone Bensen of reecntly renewed by the legislature Oregon Trail and Frankie Wilson of Oregon Trail; sixth grade—Audrey of Oregon. Gray of Owyhee and Jimmie Tim merman of Wade; seventh grade— Eleanor Haworth and Flora Posser NYSSA COUPLE MARRIED of Wade; and eighth grade—Gloria Ruth Floyd Zesiger of Adrian, Ore., and Glascock of Kingman and Helen Irene Winters of Nyssa, Ore., Flanery of Nyssa. Other schools which competed were married Monday In Boise by were Arcadia and Big Bend. the probate Judge. L PAYETTE APPLE BLOSSOM SHOW SET FOR MAY 6 NYSSA LOSES 10 PAYETTE TUESDAY Payette Slugs Out 7 to 2 Victory Tuesday— On tario Wins in 12 Inning Battle. The Nyssa high school ball team lost the decision at Payette Tuesday, 10 to 3. The score was 2 to 3 in favor of Payette up until the 7th but In that inning Payette gathered four hits off Spencer and converted them into four runs. In the 8th Payette added to their count by scoring three more when Meyers hit one over the fence. Spencer started in the box for Nyssa and held the hard hitting Payette crew to four hits until the fatal final innings. Anderson fin ished the last inning, walking the two first men but finally retiring the side'with no more scoring. Pay ette made ten hits and Nyssa was able to touch Baer, Payette chuck- er, for eight hits but were unable to bunch them for scores. Payette plays a return game here Tuesday, May 14th. Lose to Ontario In 12 Innings It took 12 innings and a home run by Stewart to subdue the local high school nine last Thursday afternoon when Ontario won a hard fought 7 to 9 victory. The end of the regular nine innings found the score tied, 6 to 6. The tenth and eleventh innings went scoreless, but in the 12th, On tario got two men on base and Stew art broke up the ball game with a circuit clout. Nyssa came back in their half of the 12th and Cook clouted out a triple and later scor ed, but it was not enough to win. Anderson pitched the full route for Nyssa and for the most part had things well in control. Steinhouse pitched for Ontario. TWELVE MORE NEEDED TO FILL MALHEUR QUOTA Twelve more applicants are need ed to fill Malheur county’s CCC quota, with applications to be made in person at the Malheur County relief offioe in Vale before noon Friday, April 26th. Those selected must be ready to leave that same afternoon for the new camp at Baker. A recent ruling by the state relief headquarters is that the twelve needed to fill Malheur county's quota of 17 can be picked from needy families not on relief. This word was just received this week and those interested in applying should apply at Vale before noon to morrow. SPECIAL EDITION PLANNED FOR MAY 2 Advertisers and correspon dents are requested to get their copy in early next week for an issue of The Gate City Journal which will go to every family within a radius of ten to twenty miles of Nyssa. Mer chants are planning a pleasant surprise for their customers and it Is our aim to place this message in the hands of hun dreds of families. Watch for the Journal next week and if through an oversight you fall to receive your copy, call at office and get a paper free. WATER IN DAM NOW 33 FEET ABOVE THE BOTTOM OF TUNNEL Water is still flouring into the Owyhee Dam at approximately 10,- Q00 feet daiiy. The water now stands 33 feet above the sills of the tunnel, representing 196,500 feet of storage. As it is est.ma id that 110,000 feet will be necessary for this year, a nice storage is being built up for use in future yea-a. POPPY POSTER WINNERS CHOSEN Prize winners were picked Tuesday in the “Poppy Poster Contest" spon sored by the American Legion Aux iliary in the local schools, with Miss Chase, Mrs] E. D. Norcott and Mrs. O. G. Boden serving as judges. Later one of the winning posters will be picked for entry in the state con test. Prizes in the local contest were 50 cents for first; twenty-five for second and honorary mention for third. Winners in the various grades were: Sixth grade—Helen Boydell, first, Marjorie Groot, second, Phyllis Poage, third. Fifth g ra ii—Marion Boden. first, Wilma Wilson, second. Delma Ward, third. Seventh grade—June Wilson, first, Louise Tensen, second, Herbert Boren, third. Eighth grade—Raymond Graham, first, Justine Overstreet, second. Huston Wilson, third. IDAHO POWER IS EXTENDING LINES The recent announcement by the Idaho Power Company that the company had approved a big appro priation for rural electrification is already showing an effect in the Nyssa territory. Tuesday a two pole extension was constructed to bring electricity to the Roy Wise farm. Today work started on an extension MISS R l’BYE LOU HEMENWAY of over half a mile to bring electric FLIES TO SALT LAKE ity to the Claus Ctam and Lem Wil Other extensions are TO SPEND EASTER son farms. planned for this spring and summer. Miss Rubye Lou Hemenway en joyed a very pleasant week end visit ing in Salt Lake with friends. She made the trip by airplane, leaving from Boise and making the trip in less than two hours. Sunday was spent in seeing the sights of Salt Lake. While there Miss Hemenway visited the Paris Beauty Supply house, one of the largest of its kind in the northwest. She returned to Nyssa Monday night. FIRE BURNS AUTO IN BOISE SATURDAY Fire of undetermined origin late Saturday night damaged the interior of an auto owned by Buddy Ed wards of Nyssa. It was parked at Eighth and Idaho streets at Boise. Firemen said two cans of kerosene in the back of the car caused the blaze to flare up considerably before it was brought under control. ANOTHER SALE PLANNED FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON Oregon To Get Real Advertising ! LEGIONNAIRES GO TO CALDWELL FRIDAY A Satuday farm sale is being planned for this Saturday, April 27th at the sale grounds across from the depot. Farmers and stockmen who desire ready cash are finding this sale a good method of dispos- ing of surplus stock, machinery and household goods. COURT EXPECTED Court Hears Two Cases This Week Local Men on Trial Jury. vr Kangaroo Court To Meet Friday Justice will be dealt out Friday afternoon, swift and strong ,to those in Nyssa who have been evading the “whls- kerlno" law in effect for Owy hee Canyon Days. Court will convene at the old bank building, the grand Jury has indited the guilty parties, a strong law enforcement crew has been arranged, and the public is invited. There will be no legal defense; the judges will decide solely by a man’s countenance whether he is guilty or Innocent, and un less he can show some facial adornment . . . . In the Jury case before district court in Vale Monday and Tuesday, Stanley Mallett was awarded $95 general damages and $171 special damages. He was suing George Ward for $1,900 in a case Involving the recovery of damages to locust trees seasoning for use as singletrees, posts .etc. Members of the Jury in this case were Frank D. Hall, M. C. Imler, Mike Needham, Oeo. 8. Parks, John E. Sapp, Frank L. Steams, Grover C. Vest, E. J. Beam, John F. Armstrong, Roscoe Starr and A. B. Fraser. Court was not in session Wednes day and this morning assembled to hear the case of State of Oregon vs. Harold Vestal In a desertion case. When this case is disposed of the court will recess until later in the year. The condemnation suit of Mal Cold Weather Has Re heur County vs. Geo. Kaylor. Rob tarded Growth Some ert Lees and others was settled out o f court and likely will be dismissed. what but Prospects Ex At the recent session of the grand cellent for Good Crop. Jury, 11 true bill and no not true bills were returned. All of the true bills were kept secret and none of Irrigation water was turned Into the cases are expected to come up the canals last Thursday through at this time. the needle valve In the Owyhee dam for the Owyhee and Shoestring THREE MEN RECEIVE ditches and arrived here Friday. Many of the farmers have started SENTENCE AT VALE their irrigation season. ON SATURDAY Crops for the most part look good, with spring lettuce being checked somewhat by the cold weather. Three men received penitentiary Thinning crows started work this sentences Saturday in district court week In the lettuce fields and with when they pled guilty of stealing two the advent of warm weather, this cows from Sam Smith of Vale. crop Is expected to make a rapid Judge Ellis sentenced Roy Griffith growth. Several nice fields of peas to 15 months in the penitentiary; are making good growth and wheat Dennis Johnson to one year and Is looking very good. From all Indi Earl Elam received a years sentence. cations the Nyssa section will have a Johnson and Elam were then par heavy harvest this year with the ol led to the sheriff. The three men best prospects in several years of were also ordered to make up the getting a profitable price from farm costs of the stolen cattle and to pay produce. the court costs. WATER TURNED INTO DITCHES FOR THE SEASON LARSENS ATTEND GRAFTERS USE CONCERT AT BOISE SLICK RACKET AT NEW PLYMOUTH Two slickers, pretending to be government officials, nearly took A1 Hammack for $345 Monday. They called at the Hammock home about 10 o’clock in the morning and pro duced a large sheet of paper on which many questions were printed. The questions were relative to his property, bank account, etc. Mr. Hammack answered the questions and then was asked to sign his name at the bottom of the sheet. In some way the papers were arranged so that he really signed a blank check. The men wore government badges. About 11 o'clock, the strangers presented the check at the bank in Payette. The amount filled in was $345. Pat Murphy recognized the sig nature as Mr. Hammack’s but thought it to be strange that he would leave other parts of the check blank. He telephoned to Mr. Ham- mack, but while he was calling the mert slipped out and escaped. Mr. Hammack was unable to give a good description of the men nor did he have the car number. Of ficers have been notified In every direction but so far no trace of the culprits has been found.—Payette Valley Sentinel. HARRY SHELTON NEW Many Legionnaires from Nyssa VICE-PRES. COUNTY and neighboring towns of Oregon DAIRYMENS ASSOCIATION j and Idaho plan to attend the an- | ual Inter-state conference to be held in CaJdwell, Friday, April 26th. Harry Shelton of Nyssa has been Oregon and Idaho department o f ficers of the Legion and Auxiliary elected vice-president of the Mal Over two hundred salesmen, rep-*wherr we can get together. We can a . am . m il --1 » MAnvinInn - .11 i t i a 4 a a ! 1 /if flirt fifnlA ' 11 Vi n will attend and according to Infor heur County Dairymens Association, •esentative of the various manufac- sell the state to all of the state. The mation received from the host city, with Mrs. Embree of Ontario, presi uring and producing Industries of only thing that is wrong is that we HIGH SCHOOL TO HAVE STUNT NIGHT a gala day and evening is in store dent. and Joe Staples of Ontario as Oregon, responded to the call of the do not appreciate what we have. secretary-treasurer. It was decided for the visitors. “Another trouble is that we did Drcgon Manufacturers Association that a regular meeting should be lor a kick-off meeting to the third not see the value of advertising. In held the last Wednedsay of each Students of the high school and >tate-wlde campaign of “Let's Sell our last two campaigns we found month in the city hall at Ontario, that as we expanded in our adver junior high are planning an enter Drcgon to Ourselves." starting at 8 o'clock. tising. so we expanded in gross busi tainment for Thursday, May 2, and Will R. Lewis, Oregon Mutual Life ness. The first campaign reached 72 have entitled it "Stunt Night.” A full Insurance Company, presided as the papers. The second included over evenings entertainment will be pre GRADE BALL TEAM ihairman, introducing as his open- 100 newspapers of the state, and as sented in the gym. including a one ng speaker Mac Wilkins, in charge we increased our budget, just so act play, dancing, musical numbers, N. H. Pinkerton painting "no DEFEATS ONTARIO )f the advertising campaign. much did the manufacturer Increase singing and dancing. The affair will f parking” signs round town . . . S. D. Goshert contemplating mall start at 8:15. "When we talk about Oregon In his business. The Nyssa grade school baseball damiged by train . . . Many folks In "Our third campaign, May 3 to 11 justices, we talk about generalities," town for Odd Fellows "Missing tesm delated Ontario last Friday at »aid Mao Wilkins. "Oregon does not will be even greater. One hundred SOCIAL MEETING OF Link” degree . . . baled hay still go- , Ontario by a score of 10 to 4. This »ppreclate those things which are and ten newspapers, radio stations, MASONS AND STARS ing through town . . . H. Blair makes Nyssa the leader In the coun ler own. Often I have heard the schools, women's clubs, chambers of TO BE HELD MONDAY Johnson selling straw hats . . . ty grade school race, as they have juestlon, what Is the matter with commerce and civic clubs are all Eagles recovering from party in On yet to suffer defeat. The Nyssa team is. What is the matter with Oregon? lined up and ready to start work. "Bill Oates, down at Medford, fea rhe answer is that we have every- The Masons and Stars will hold a tario Tuesday . . . Ted Newell get will play Payette here Friday. Batteries for Nyssa were Oraham hing. Our fields, our streams, and tures Oregon product» every week social meeting next Monday night ting ready for thinning crews . . . )ur rugged mountains are filled to He has made a success of It. For at the Eagles hall. All Masons and Six girls leaving town early Wednes and Nelson. ibund&nce with the finest on this example, he increased his monthly Stars and their friends are invited day evening in Ford V-$ for (?) . . . Mrs. Ed. Kemp has been sick the sales of Oolden rarth. only a U matter of S W our l til. It la M V lUJ A IAIVS» W “ * tell ------------------- West coffee from to the affair. l ourselves. Here is one place 1500 pounds to over 7,000 pounds. ! ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ post week. ’ROUND TOWN $1.50 PER YEAR Mr. and Mrs. Howard Larson and son Warren went to Boise Sunday to attend the Easter concert given by the members of the high school bands, orchestras and choruses at the Northwest Music Supervisors conference. Some 400 or 500 high school students, 250 music teachers and some very prominent music In structors were In attendance, some of them coming as far as Chicago, were in attendance. Howard Larsen, Jr„ student at Twin Falls high school this year, was one of those chosen to represent Twin Falls school In the chorus. The Larsens attended again Wednesday night when a concert was given by the chorus and bands. On Tuesday a program was given by the orches tras. GRADUATE WITH THE cuss or » Tiena: Tensen Valdictor- ian and Harriet Sarazin Wins Salutatorian. Twenty-two seniors of the local high school will receive their dip lomas at Commencement exercises to be held Thursday. May 23rd. Miss Tiena Tensen led the class In schol arship for the four years and his been selected as valedictorian. Miss Harriet Sarazin has been chosen as salutatorian for the class of 1935. The complete class roll Is as fol lows: Howard Boor. Ethel Mary Boydell. Hampton Claunch, Betty Cook, Lois Ellen Enos, Eleanor Fos ter. Vera Oarrison, Raymond Hash- ltanl, Willard Keck, Oather Lank ford, James Lewellan, Martin Mont gomery, Maxine Moss, Harriet Sara zin, Esther Sites, Fred 8pencer, Tiena Tensen, Jack Walters, Calvin Wilson, Lem Wilson, Grover White, Pauline Wolfe. BIG CROWD ATTENDS LODGE AFFAIR About 150 attended the Rebekah and Odd Fellows meeting here Sat urday night at the high school gym nasium. The meeting was in honor of the 117th anniversary of the Odd Fellows lodge. The Missing Link De gree work was put on by the Baker drill team. Representatives wero here from' Vale, Ontario. Payette, Weiser, Boise and Emmett. After the degree work lunch was served. The remainder of the evening was spent in dancing. LIBRARY MEETING TO BE IN ONTARIO The Eastern Oregon Library Asso ciation will hold Its sixth annual meeting In Ontario, April 27th. This Is the first time that the association has chosen Malheur county as Its meeting place and every effort Is being made to entertain the guests on that day. Meetings will be held at the library. The program will start with a morning session for librarians, lib- ary workers and library board mem bers. At 12:30 there will be a lunch eon at the Moore hotel, to which the public Is Invited. Reservations may be made through Mildred E. Oleson, county librarian. The program for the afternoon will consist of short reviews of new books and a travel talk by Mrs. Blaine Hallock of Baker. Miss Har riet C. Long, Oregon State librarian will attend the conference and will be among the speakers at the lunch- oen. The public Is Invited to attend both the luncheon and the after noon meeting. START PAINTING LIGHTS BUY NEW CARS Dirk Stam and Dale Oarrison were among those who purchased new Plymouths from the Powell Ser vice this week. Mr. Stam bought a deluxe sedan and Mr. Oarrison a standard coupe. Work started Thursday morning painting the street lights in the city. The bottom part of the posts are being painted green and the top silver color Jt should make the town more attractive for Owyhee Canyon Days May 10 and Uth. Weed Meeting To Be Held Monday A meeting of interest to farmersi'fThl* executive committee, represent and business men Is to be held Mon ing the business men and farming day night April 29th at the Boule district of Vale, Nyssa, Ontario, and vard grange hall ,to discuss the nox Harper will formulate steps to be ious weed control In Malheur coun taken to control the spread of nox ty. This question Is threatening to ious weeds. Business men and far become serious unless steps are mers alike are urged to attend the taken at this time to check the meeting Monday night Boulevard spread of these weeds. Farmers and grange hall. Pieter Tenaen addressed the Nys business men are urged to attend this meeting and take pert In the sa commercial club directors Mon day night on this question and a discussion. At a meeting held Saturday after resolution was adopted showing that noon In the Commercial club rooms the commercial interests of Nyssa in Ontario, Pieter Tensen was elect were behind the step necessary to ed chairman of the Malheur County control noxious weeds. weed control committee and Ray O. BOOK CLUB MEETS Larson, county agent, was elected secretary. An executive committee Mrs. Harvey R. Otis entertalnsd was selected by the chairman con sisting of Cliff Boyer. BUI Taggart, the Book Club Friday afternoon at and Mr Joseph of Ontario; Mr. her home In Adrian. "Oreen Light” C. E. Charles. Chat. Fall and Fred by Lloyd Douglass was reviewed by Cleveland of Vale; Frank Morgan. Mrs. M. M. Oreeling as part of the C. C. Cotton. H. R. Sherwood of program. Mrs. Frank A. Miller of Nyeea and J. C. MedUn of Harper. Big Bend was a special guest.
