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THE GATE CITY JOURNAL Published At Nyssa, Oregon VOLUM E XXIX. No. 21. TO INCLUDE VETS Interesting Spectacle Seen Saturday Night Boost ing Sale of Poppies. Some very attractive and clever entiles were In the kiddles "Poppy Booster” parade Saturday evening, with every kiddie in the parade get ting a prize. The red poppy entry, arranged by Twilla Louise Crawford, won first; the Scotch laddie and deg, entered by Robert McDonald, won second; the Red Cross nurse and crippled soldier, arranged by Viola McOlnnis and her nephew, won third. Piizes for selling the most poppies were given to Leo Hollenberg; the Girl Scouts and tire Boy Scouts. The prizes were donated by interested business men and She affair was ar ranged by Mrs. A. V. Cook, who wishes to express her thanks to the business men for their cooperation. The sale of poppies was under the sponsorship of the American Legion Auxiliary. About $39.10 was netted from the Pappy Sale Saturday. This is not as much as in former years, but no ef fort was made to contact people o..t ie cf Nyrsa as in previous times. PASSES « Word has been received here by | Don Granam, service officer of the American Legion, that there will be an expansion of the Civilian Con servation Corph which will include veterans of either the World War or prior wars. This expansion will take effect during the period from June 15 to August 31 and tentative actions is being taken toward the enrollment of veterans commencing on or about June 15. The requirements are the same as in previous enrollments. An hon orably discharged veteran is eligible to enroll who is physically able to carry on in manual labor. Applica tions should be submitted to the Veterans Administration Facility, Portland, Oregon, at the earliest possible date. Veterans interested in enrolling can get blank forms from Don Graham. HEALTH CLINIC TO BE HELD JUNE 11 Mrs. Annie Marie King. 58. moth er of Mrs. C. L. McCoy, passed away Mr. and Mrs. Albert Pfeiler of Thursday afternoon at 2:30 in the St. Anthony hospital in Pendleton. Oxnard, California, arrived hi Nys Mrs. King was taken to the hospital sa Saturday by car and were sur- Monday with heart trouble and ! prised to learn that their two although everything in medical [freight oars of machinery and science was done, she passed on [household goods had arrived here Thursday. Funeral services were ahead of them. They are moving out held at nine o ’clock Saturday morn to their new house on their 320 ing at St. Mary's church in Pendle acres five miles southwest of Nyssa ton. Surviving children are Mrs. C. on the Benoh. Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. McCoy, Nyssa; Mrs. Louise Spell Pfeiler were accompanied by Mr of Pendleton; Chis. CahiU, Adams, and Mrs. Bryan Thompson, who will Oregon; two sisiters, Mrs. J. Gibson help clear the land and assist Mr. of Portland and Sister Callista of Pfeiler in operating the ranch. Seattle. Mi-. Pfeiler said he could see con Mrs. King was a resident of Pend siderable improvement in the coun leton since April, 1908. She was born try, even since last year but was dis in Canada, August 21, 1877 and came appointed to learn that the govern to Oregon in October, 1885. She ment intended to enforce the pro made her home in The Dalles at vision in the deed calling for a 50-50 that time and was educated at St. split with the government on any Maiy's in that dity. Mrs. King had sales of land above the appraisal many friends in Nyssa and in Pend price, which is to hold for the en leton, where she was employed for tire term until the water costs are a number of years at the Peoples paid as he doubts the wisdom of this policy. Warehouse and at Alexanders. Mrs. McCoy has been in Pendleton this week, her husband returning IDAHO SALES TAX Saturday evening. Mrs. McCoy and OVER $100,000 AT MAY 1st children expect to return to Nyssa Saturday or Sunday. Information given out by Den Dierendorf. commissioner of finance EDER GROCERY In Idaho, indicates that sales tax W INS CASH PRIZE IN collections up to the first of May were more than $100,000, the exact NATIONAL CONTEST figures being $102,500 4PPI E ALLEY TO VOTE ON SCHOOL BONDS The Apple Valley district expects to hold a bond election Friday. June 28 to decide if the board of trustees j .shall bond the district to build a new school auditorium. According to j present Information, the govern ment grant will total approximately 45 per cent of the cost. Present ! plans call for a one story structure 1 with a small basement and showers. The main floor will contain a lobby and a kitchen. The Olympic Club received a spring housecleaning and kalsomln- lng the past week. FORMER PRESIDENT Sheriff Charlie Glenn and Deputy VISITS SECTION Charlie Leavitt were in Nyssa on bustness Thursday. Former president. Herbert Hoov er. was in this section Monday, driv ing through from Spokane Monday and arriving in Boise Monday even ing. Mr. Hocver refused to answer ary questions as to his opinion on current political topics, but spent Tuesday and Wednesday fishing at the Bickness ranch near Wendell. Idaho. Wednesday afternoon he left for the east where he Is to deliver the commencement address at Drake University. Thomas Murtha visitor Sunday from was a I n yssa High School Ball Team has Record of Seven Wins Out of 14i Seven wins and seven losses was ting averages for boys who played the record of the Nyssa high base-^on the high school team, ball team this season with Lonnie Name H. AV. Oames AB Parkinson the heaviest hitter of the .400 4 10 4 regulars with a mark of .333 out of L. Wilson .344 11 9 - 32 48 times at bat. Lloyd Wilson, who F. Pierson .333 48 16 appeared in four games, was at bat L. Parkinson 12 .333 2 6 4 10 times and drove out four hits, L. Nichols .311 14 45 1? leads the list and Frank Pierson, C. Wilson .300 6 $ 20 who was at bat 32 times, had a Hashitond .281 16 57 13 P. Johnston mark of .344. .265 13 40 12 Robert Wilson, who pitched one F. Spencer .259 15 58 13 game and won it, had a record of A. Cook .238 5 21 8 1.000 to head the list of pitchers. A. Slippy .200 5 25 t Harold Anderson, who pitched eight C. Poage .200 11 55 games of the 14, was the most ef H. Anderson 14 .190 8 21 4 fective pitcher, winning five of the D. Case .182 22 4 8 eight for a mark of .625. Fred Spen J. Groot .118 43 5 11 cer won one and last four for a per B. Walters .000 0 3 2 R. Wilson centage of .200. .000 0 1 1 Following is a compilation of bat- C. Johnson MRS. CLEMENT FUNERAL T On Tuesday, June 11, the pre school “round-up” clinic will be held at the Nysas school house for children of the age of 5 and also for Funeral services were held Thurs 6-year-olds who are not in school. day afternoon at the Congrega This clinic will be conducted by Dr. tional church in Ontario for Mrs. J. J. Sarazin and Dr. E. D. Norcott Helen Mae Clement, mother of Mrs. assisted by Miss Edna Flanagan, Rena Schweizer of Nyssa. Rev. S. B. county health nurse and by the Hagler, paster of the Congregational ladies of the Civic Club, which is [church, who has been visiting in sponsoring the affair. All mothers Texas, was to have returned to con and children are asked to be at the duct the funeral but flood condi school house at 8:30 Tuesday morn tions made it impossible for him to ing. Similar clinics have been put on be present and services were in In other schools of this community charge of Rev. C. C. Hovda of the and are found to be very worth Baptist church. while. It is hoped that all mothers of Nyssa will take advantage of this Helen Mae Plummer was bom opportunity to have their children September 9, 1856 at Glenn, Mich given a health examination before igan. and passed away at Nampa. they enter school this fall. Idaho on May 22, at the age of 78 years, 8 months and 11 days. NEW SETTLER LIKES COUNTRY The Eder Hardware Co., Nyssr Oregon, won one of the cash pri/. awards in the recent nation-wide contest covering the sale of prune juice, prunes and other dried fault",, conducted by the Independent Groc er' Alliance of America, according to an announcenent Just made by IGA Headquarters in Chicago. The Eder Hardware Co., owner of the IGA store at Nyssa is entitled to a cash prize by virture of having made one of the better records In the IGA organization, with stores located in 44 States. The cash prizes were awarded on the basis of annual sales .exclusive of fresh meats. All IGA stores were divided into three classifications. A. B and C; the Class A stores having the largest total annual sales $1.50 PER YEAR NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1935. EXPANSION IN CCC IN POPPY PARADE SATURDAY NIGH! Fastest Growing Town in Oregon G A T E W A Y TO THE O W Y H E E AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS Barney Wilson, accompanied by Lloyd, Robert and Calvin Wllaon, Fred Spencer and Houston Wilson, left Wednesday evening for Summltt Prairie for a short fishing and camping trip. Arden Reed, former peach grower of Brogan, held a public aale at his home near Ontario Tuesday. Mr. Reed is moving hU family to Salem soon where he has been appointed Nysas a member of the state agricultural board. MODERN TRAIN DRAWS CROWD A few deepthroated blasts of the whistle and a roaring tan blur marked the passage of the new Union Pacific streamlined train through Nyssa. A crowd of over a hundred people were assembled at the station Wednesday night at eight o'clock to see the newest in modern railroad transportation on its way to Portland. Six coaches and engine made up the train and the crowd was not disappointed in its speed through Nyssa. It had come and gone on its thundering wav in a matter of seconds. M e r ch a n ts S p o n s o r in g PAYETTE 10 TO 4 DEFEAT: BOISE NEXT | IDAHO-OREGON LEAGUE STANDINGS Emmett Ontario Boise ...... Caldwell Middleton W. L. ... 4 1 4 1 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 ... 0 Pet. .800 .800 .600 .600 .400 3 .400 3 .400 5 .000 Nyssa thumped three Payette pitchers Sunday for ten hits and capitalized on Payette errors to win 10 to 4. Nyssa's big inning came in the fourth when the locals scored six runs, including a homer over the right field wall by Peterson, scoring two runs ahead of him. Nyssa added two more runs in the fifth and scor ed two in their half of the ninth. The game Sunday started out like a real contest, with no runs scored by either side the first three innings. After Petersons wallop over the fence, Harrell replaced Denny (n the box for Payette, but after another disastrous inning, Rhinholt Baer, high school pitcher for Payette, went into the box. He kept the locals under good control, allowing but four scattered hits the remaining innings. Other Results Boise defeated Nampa 5 to 2; On tario won from Caldwell. 11 to 8; The train was hampered by and Emmett 7, Middleton 4. storms and frequent stops on its Next Sunday Games first trip and was hours late. The Nyssa will play Boise here next train is scheduled to reae.i Portland Sunday in a headline event. Boise today and will start back almc .t im has slightly the best standing in the mediately on a trial trip east to see When a young woman of 24 she [ how well it can maintain its sched league with victories over Middle- went to Kansas with' her great ule. It is due to leave Huntington ton, Caldwell and Nampa and have uncle, Still Mack, and a year later tomorrow (Friday) at 12:56 and will lost to Emmett and Ontario. Nyssa they were in a covered wagon train arrive in Nyssa afco;.t about 3T min has also lost to Emmett and On bound for Oregon. She crossed the utes later. It is scheduled to arrive tario; and dropped a 11 inning de plains, arriving at Washoe, Idaho, in Chicago Saturday, and will be re cision to Middleton; while defeating in August of the same year. Later turned to the coast again ready to Nampa and Payette this season. A they went on to Portland and the start its regular schedule on June 6. victory over Boise would tie tlie two teams in league standings. next spring returned to Washoe to make their home. Caldwell plays at Emmett, Pay Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hollenberg and ette at Middleton and Nampa at In 1883 she was united in mar children expect to leave Sunday for Ontario i n other Idaho-Oregon riage to Buell J. Clement at the old a weeks trip to Portland and other League games. coast points. While in Portland Mrs. Falks Store in Idaho. To this union Hollenberg expects to attend the five children were bom, all of whom survive her. They are Harry B. Eastern Star convention there. NYSSA FANS ATTEND Clement of Ontario; Holden P. PAYETTE BALL GAME Clement of Council; Mrs, Winifred Wisdom of Ontario; Hugh Crawford Several fans from here took in Clement of Delta, Colorado and Mrs. the ball game in Payette Sunday Rena Schweizer of Nyssa, Her hus —I — which resulted with a victory for band passed away in 1895, leaving her with five young children. She is Boy Scouts doing the "Scout pace” Nyssa. 10 to 4. Among those present also survived by two brothers Harry . . . Sam Caldwells’ house taking were. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Leinkaem- per and W. H. Bailey, Ernest Wil Plummer of Portland and Will definite shape . . . Ladies selling son and two sons. Bernard Frost, Plummer of Chicago. poppies . . . Disappointed circus Mrs. Dewey Ray and Mr. and Mrs. She was an active member of the fans . . . Dewey Ray and Ray Em- M. Robertson, Jim Boor. Dwight and Beatrice Rebecca lodge No. 82. Join mott rating as champion fishermen Dean Smith, Hugh Glasgow. Mr. ing in 1899 and in 1927 was made a . . . Rain spoiling Memorial Day and Mrs. C. B. Short, Mrs. Jennie life member of the organization. She trips . . . Teachers starting on vaca Ward, Artie Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. was also one of the founders of the tions . . . Chain parties come and Les Ernest. Berwyn and Ronald Congregation church In Ontario gone . . . Burke, Mr and Mrs. Ross Fulton, and took an active part in its af Dave Dugger, C. J. Keizer and fairs for many years. daughters, Charlena Crawford. II 'ROUND TOWN P r o fit -S h a r in g C a m p a ig n SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS DECORATE GRAVES The American Legion and Aux iliary honored our war veterans by decorating graves at the Nyssa and Owyhee cemeteries Wednesday. Wednesday afternoon a committee went out to the Owyhee cemetery and decorated the graves of Civil War veterans and Wednesday even ing the grave of the "unknown soldier" was decorated in tlie Nyssa cemetery. HONOR AW AR D S A T COMMENCEMENT Commencement exercises w e r e held Thursday night in the high school gym with 23 seniors receiving their diplomas from the hands of Leo Hollenberg. school superintend ent. In the presentation of awards, John Young announced Oather Lankford would have his name placed on the honor cup as out standing in football; Fred Spencer in basketball and Calvin Wilson as the outstanding graduating baseball player. Fred Spencer was named as the outstanding athlete. Dr. C. A. Abbott presented the American Legion award to Fred Silencer for the boys and Harriet Sarazin for the girls. Plan First Distribution of Prizes Saturday, June 15 — Campaign Starts Friday. Merchants of Nyssa are starting another Profit-sharing campaign, starting Friday, May 31 with the first distribution set for Saturday afternoon, June 15th. There will be other distribution dates in the future and those who hold tickets are requested to watch for an nouncement of these dates. Tickets will be given out with cash sales, payments of accounts or old accounts, with Nyssa patrons entit led to a ticket with each 50c trans action. In order to allow for as wide a distribution of shares in the pro fit-sharing event, the committee has ruled that no employee, man ager or owner of a participating business will be allowed tickets. This campaign was started in ap preciation of the business enjoyed by Nyssa merchants and is only an- other reason why it pays to trade in Nyssa. A more detailed announce ment of the plan is made on an other page of this issue of the Jour nal. Ï0 STOCKMEN'S ADVISORY BOARD TO BE ELECTED AT MEETING JUNE7th A stockmen’s advisory board for district 4 will be held Thursday. June 6 at Jordan Valley. Tlie meet ing will start at 10:30 in the morn ing and polls will be open from two to five in the afternoon. All stock- men interested in grazing of the public lands of District 4 are urged to attend. There will be a similiar election held June 3 at Ontario for stockmen of District 3. FIRE AT] PARMA DESTROYS OFFICE Fire Sunday evening at Parma de stroyed the office building and ap- partment of the old Gem State Lumber Co., now owned by the Boise Payette Lumber company. The fire made rapid headway and firemen concentrated on saving the storage buildings and Elton's Service Station from burning. C. A. Olson, tenant of the apartment, had gone to show when the whislte blew and nothing was saved from his apartment. Most of the damage was covered by in surance. JOINT GRADUATION EXERCISES WILL BE HELD FOR RURAL SCHOOLS JUNE 6 Malheur county homemakers met at the Boulevard Grange Hall Mon day, afternoon. May 27, for the pur pose of considering plans for the 1935 homemakers camp. It was decided that the camp would be held again this summer, the location of which would be an nounced later. The dates selected were August 14 to 18 inclusive pro viding suitable camp location could be had on these dates. One of the things decided at this meeting was that only Malheur county homemakers would be elig ible to attend this camp. However, the camp must be limited to a max imum of seventy-five. All registra tions will be numbered as received and the first seventy-five register ing will be selected to go. The mini mum age limit will be fifteen years, no children under that age will be allowed to attend the camp, this being strictly a rest camp for tlie homemakers. It was felt that a $3.00 fee should cover all expense In connection with the camp, this to include transpor tation. food etc. The registration fee will not be collected until the first day at camp. County Agent Larsen was desig nated as general chairman for this camp committee. Members to as- sit in the planning will be selected out of the various cohmunitles. LOCALS TRIM Graduation exercises for the 27 PAYETTE I N graduates of the Arcadia, Cairo, Lincoln, Valley View and Wliite Set SOFTBALL GAM E tlement schools will be held June 6 in the Grange Hall at 8 p. m. . Justice R. L. Givens. Chief Justice A local team of soft ball players of the Idaho Supreme Court will be went over to Payette Thursday the speaker. Each school will also evening and trimmed the 20-30 club contribute program numbers. there to the tune of 14 to 1. The Payette boys expect to strengthen RETURN FROM FISHING TRIP their team and play a return game, probably next week. Dewey Ray and Ray Enimott re turned Monday evening from a HAYING SEASON weeks fishing trip in central Oregon ABOUT TO START with their limit of big lake trout. They fished in several lakes and streams but had the best luck in Farmers are about ready to start East Lake. cutting the first cutting of alfalfa, with some hay already dawn in cer Mrs. W. A. McNall is enjoying a tain sections. R. 8. McIntyre start visit with her sister, Mrs. C. R Ran ed the season in Apple Valley this kin of Greenville. Tenn., whom she week and within a week the season has not seen for 18 years. Mrs. is expected to be in full swing. Tlie Rankin arrived Monday and will harvesting of peas and lettuce is ex pected to start soon; peas possibly visit indefinitely. within a week or ten days. Mlsa Margaret Young was a guest of Miss Ahearn in Ontario Sunday ind on her return to Nyssa Monday, Mias Ahearn accompanied her to spend the day visiting with friends. Mrs. Lloyd Marshall and Mrs. Tom Burton drove to La Grande Saturday night to visit with Leonard Marshall. They returned Sunday evening. Oeorge Holme«, son of H. D. Holmes, and his wife and two daughters, and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Brown and baby and Mr. and Mrs. Pringle of Longmont, Colo., arrived Sunday for a short visit at the Holmes home They left Tuesday en route for Salem to visit. CIRCUS DELAYED The A1 O. Barnes Circus, which was to have exhibited in Ontario Wednesday afternoon and evening was delayed and did not arrive until Wednesday evening. However they unloaded and gave a show that night. Thousands of disappointed circus fans milled around In the streets of Ontario Wednesday watt ing for the circus to arrive. The Schweizer Cafe closed be tween 1:30 and 5:30 Thursday afternoon in respect of Mrs Helen Man Clement, mother of Mrs. Sch weizer. /
