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Profit-Sharing Distribution Saturday, June 15 at 3.00 P. M. THE GATE CITY JOURNAI, Published At Nyssa, Oregon G A T E W A Y T O TH E O W Y H E E A N D B L A C K C A N Y O N IR R IG A T IO N PROJECTS V O L U M E XXIX. NO. 23. GRADUATE FROM RURAL SCHOOLS Exercises Held at Cairo Thursday and at King- man Friday. Fastest Growing Town in Oregon N YSSA , OREGON, T H U R S D A Y , JUN E 13, 1935 CIVIC C L U B W IL L ^ H O LD C O O K IN G SC H O O L JUN E 19th A special treat is in store for members of the Civic Club at their next meeting, Wednesday, June 19. Mrs. Frank Morgan, program chair man, has made arrangements to have a Cooking Demonstration un der the direction of the Idaho Power Company. Miss Lois Bailey will be in charge and many summer dishes will be demonstrated. The meeting will start at 2:30. T SESSIONS BEING HELD IN VALE Twenty-seven eighth grade grad uates received their diplomas at graduating exercises held Thursday evening at the Cairo school. Mrs. Katherine Claypool, County Super intendent, presented the diplomas to the graduates. An Interesting program was held, with Judge Grier of the Idaho Sup reme Court giving the commence To Cases Heard this Week ment address and the pupils from Before Judge Ellis. the various school gave a program. Music was furnished by Mis. C liff Jordan. Three White Settlement pupils sang several songs which "^w.° eases were heard this week in were much appreciated by the aud- c^rcuh court convening in Vale with icnce, the three girls being Miss Jud?e Presiding. Monday the Lois Perkins, Marjorie Hawkins and i case Pete Dear vs. W. A. Gehr Miss Jordan. I was ar8ued. The action was on a Recitations were given by Jose- contract involving the sale of a phine Burke, Lester Keizer and truc^ ant* a directed verdict was Rcbcrt Alexander. A short play was secured by the plaintiff. Brown and presented by two Cairo girls, Inez ^ ° ad were attorneys for Dear and A. L. Fletcher, represented Mr. Fiucs and Mary F airm m Tlie largest graduating class was ^ e^r- Tuesday and Wednesday was from Cairo, with seven graduating taken up in hearing the case of Miss Opal Ivers is the teacher and Albert Rust vs. Ruby Rust with the the graduates were Deloris Mann. hearing to continue again next week Clyde Boston, Norman Derrick, before Judge Ellis. The defendant secured an acquit- Stanley Watanabe, Edwin Stover, al in the case of the State vs. Robert Betty Ury and Alice Tsuda. ^Graduates from Valley View, Elsie Dowell for larceny of a gelding. The Walters teacher, were Ralph Hickey State vs. Joe Odlago in a trespass Elizabeth Farnsworth. Halleen 1 c-ise resulted in a directed verdict Snow, Evelyn May, David Stewart, for Odlago. The grand jury retum- and Paul Kirby. Graduates from ed indictments against four parties. White Settlement, with Vera Weav- charged with operating slot mach- er as teacher, were Merrill Perkins, lues and gambling. The judge as- William McNulty. Thomas Freese sessed fines of $10 for operating slot and Lillian Greene. I machines and $50 for gambling, re- The Lincoln school, taught by fused to consificate the machines Walter Marshall, had six graduates, but warned that In the future the they being Robert and Mary Davis. machines would be consificated and LeRoy Fuller, Bert Hawkins. Ger stiffer punishment handed out to aldine Bierman and Frank Du Pre. offenders. Graduates from Arcadia were Billy Those called for jury duty includ Points, Harold Curry, Josephine ed A. P. Ackerman, Ewing Arm Burke and Frank Roberts. Miss Rose strong. E. J. Beam. John E. Bennett, Popp is teacher. Ezra M. Carter. Harry Featherston, Exercises Held at Kingman Kolony A B. Fraser, Nelson Grover, Frank E. Hall, John F. Hoffman, M. C. Im- Graduating exercises for the ler, Clarence A. Keefe, Frank Miller, eighth graders of Oregon Trail, Mike Needham. John E. Sapp, Dean Wade. Owyhee, Big Bend and King- Smith. F. W. Smith, Klaas Stam, man Kolony were held last Friday Roscoe Starr and Grover C. Vest. evening at the Kolony school. The following program was given: in strumental solo, Mrs. Denam, Big STREAM LINER CUTS Bend; invocation, Mrs. Tom Jones. Kclony; two piano solos, Rex An PO R TLAND -C H IC AG O derson. Kolony; reading Elois Rus T R IP B Y 18 HOURS sell. Bend; songs, Owyhee girls; address. Rev. Floyd White o f Nyssa; duet, Harold Fox and Bruce English, Kolony; vocal solo, Mrs. Joe Stapi. Chicago—Clipping eighteen Lours Oregon Trail; presentation of dip o ff the regular running time and lomas by County Superintendent moving the Pacific northwest closer Mrs. Kathryn Claypool; benediction, to Chicago by one business day, the Mrs. Jones. streamliner "City of Portland." new speed train of the Chicago and Northwestern railway, arrived in JAM ES M cE W A N Chicago. The trip from Portland, Ore., was made in 39 hours, 45 m in O.S.C. G R A D U A T E utes. B A S E B A L L STAR A high speed of 105 miles an hour was reached on the trip, although the streamlined maintained a nor Oregon State College, Corvallis— mal speed of about 75 miles an hour James McEwan of Nyssa, has re most of the way. cently been graduated In the school of agriculture here. McEwan was a star pitcher on the Oregon State PAST PRESIDENTS baseball team. G IVEN PRESENTS The ex-Nyssa player was one of the leading hurlers on the Orange nine which ended its northern div ision pennant drive in a tie for third The past madam presidents of the place. It was largely through the Eagles Auxiliary were presented air-tight chucking of McEwan that with dresser sets Friday night at the the Orange managed to stay on top regular meeting of the order, as a of the league standings until the token o f appreciation from the last half of the season. members. Those who were honored This was McEwan’* third year on were Mrs. Jesse Graham, first mad the Orange roster. He is a right am president of the local Auxiliary: hander and could always be relied Mrs. Ernest Wilson and Mrs. Rock upon to hold his own with the other Shelton. team. R elief pitching was his maln- At the meeting Friday the new duty this year. Many times he was officers presided and the first meet- sent into the game when things in of the physical culture class was looked dark for the Orange men held. only to pull them out of the hole with a brilliant display of twirling. M r and Mrs. Albert Pfleler and Slats Gill, Orange coach, loses one Thos. B. Nordsde were business visit of this most reliable pitchers when ors in Boise Wednesday. McEwan leaves the staff. Waneta Hays, a nurse from Boise, is visiting her father. Mickey Hays PLAN PIC N IC FOR JUNE 21 of Nyssa. Mr. and Mrs. P 8. Pride and The Episcopal Guild met at the daughter of Kuna were Sunday din home of Mrs. Te risen Wednesday ner guests of Mr and Mrs. Blair and made plans for the annual Sun- j 0hns0n dav School picnic of the church. It w, decided to hold the picnic at Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Hoover, Mrs Caldwell on Friday. June 21st. Cars Sid Burbldge, Mrs. Dewey Ray. Mrs will be at the Parrish hall at 10 Mark Robertson and Ruby* Lou o ’clock in the morning for thorn who Hemenway were visitors In Boise wish transportation to the affair. I Wednesday TO ENTERTAIN THE ASSOCIATED G.0FG. Meeting Held at Baker Saturday Night Is At tended by Local Folk. Annual Rodeo Planned For Mid-Summer Show $1.50 PER Y E A R f PR O FIT S H A R IN G D IST R IB U T IO N TO BE H E LD S A T U R D A Y Saturday at three o'clock the mer chants of Nyssa have arranged for Nyssa's second annual Rodeo will#cessions and other Information can a special inducement in the form of be held the latter part of July or the secure this from the secretary. the distribution of $50 in silver or first part of August, with the exact Present plans call for two day the first summer time profit distri date to be announced in a few days. ! show, with a Rodeo Queen selected bution. Shareholders must be pres The Eagles ara sponsoring the show prior to the celebration to reign over ent to share in the awards, which again this year and tentative plans | the affair. A boxing card will prob- range up to $20 in cash. Forty-one were made at a meeting held Sun- ably be on the program; along with N merchants are co-ooeratina in day evening in the Eagles hall 1 water fights, free barbecue and car- j „J J f! “ Lloyd Marshall is in charge of the nival events. Arrangements arc j worl^ hne t0 be p re s e t Saturday affair this year and an active com- being made for a Walkathon for the 1 wortnwmle 10 l)e presenc Saturday afternoon at three o'clock. n ittee has neen selected to help ar- last day, with prizes awarded to the range the details. successful contestants. There will be dances held both evenings. The principal entertainment, of Other committee members ap course, will be the bucking contest, pointed include Bob Millar as treas roping, horse racing and bulldog- urer; fight card. Bernard Frost and j ging events. Negotiations are under Dean Smith; advertising W. F. Me- | way to bring a string of real buck Ling and Berwyn Burke grounds, W. | ing horses to Nyssa for the event J. Williams and Andy McGinnis; i and riders of high calibre will do miscellaneous, Warren McHargue, J their stuff before the crowds. Tom W. Poage and Joe Hardin; bar-1 Burton and Don Graham are rodeo beque, Dewey Ray and Ernest WU- Emil Paulus o f Weiser secretaries and anyone desiring fur son; queen contest, Artie Robertson] ther information as to dates, con- and C. J. Keizer. Plans to Open Wednes The Associated Chambers of Com merce, meeting at Baker Saturday night, voted to hold their next meet ing at Nyssa. August 5th. This or ganization includes the chambers of commerce o f Boise, Nampa. Cald well, Emmett, Wilder, Parma, On tario, Nyssa, Payette, Weiser and Baker. The local commercial club expects to prepare an interesting time for their guests when they meet here. Forty-one members representing cities from Boise to Baker, attended the meeting Saturday night at the Hotel Baker. Those from Nyssa who NEW BANK attended were President Art Norcott and wife; Secretary Frank T. Mor FOR N Y SSA gan, Dr. and Mrs. E. D. Norcott and Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Jackson. A petition is being circulat Principal topics of discussion were ed, addressed to the Superin a proposed booklet to be gotten out tendent of Banks, at Salem, by the cities represented, for circula Oregon, requesting permission tion at the San Diego fair and else to organize a bank at Nyssa. where. It is plannd to print from All citizens of Nyssa and vi 15,000 to 30,000 copies. The booklet cinity who are interested in will advertise the business oppor having a bank here, are in tunities of the communities repre vited to sign this petition. sented. The cost will be prorated There is no liability or com among the individual chambers rep mittment attached. The pet resented. Discussion was entirely ition will be held for a few favorable to the project. days, at the office of Frank T. There was considerable discussion Morgan for those to sign who but no action on a proposal for a have not been reached before. name for the middle Snake River Call and sign and help boost valley country represented in the or for a bank. ganization. Names suggested includ BANK, CO M M ITTEE ed Golden empire, Sagebrush em Nyssa Commercial Club pire, several names including the word “ wonderful." A committee will study this situation and report at T H IE F GETS A W A Y the next meeting at Nyssa. County Judge Graham of Malheur W IT H $17 FRO M CAFE county spoke briefly, declaring that funds spent annually by the county court in recent years in advertising land settlement opporunities there Seventeen dollars was the loot ob had paid big returns in increasing tained Monday evening when some- population and creating new j one discovered the cash hiding the taxable wealth in Malheur county. place in the Schweizer Cafe. It is “ I wish you would talk to our coun believed that someone knew of the ty court," several Individuals from hiding place, hid in the Cafe when other communitiies remarked when it was being closed up and helped he had concluded. themeslves after everyone had left. Earl Hoge, presidnt of the Baker Chamber, welcomed the group to Herman Towne is confined to tils Baker. Most of the visitors stayed to home by Illness. play golf Sunday. j | I HALF LEAGUE FLAG Nyssa Defeats Caldwell Sunday 9 to 4; Play at Payette Next. IDAIIO -O REGO N LEAGUE STANDINGS Won Lost Pet 6 .857 Emmett l 6 .857 Ontario l Nyssa ............... ......... 4 3 .571 Boise 3 4 .429 429 Caldwell 3 4 3 4 .429 Middleton .429 3 4 Payette 000 Nampa 0 7 An Important change In the standings of the clubs was made day. at the meeting of the league officials Tuesday evening in Nampa. Dewey Ray, manager of the local team, The Paulus Jewelry Store, which represented Nyssa at the meeting; has been operating successfully for the most important change being the past five years in Weiser. is the allowing of a protest by Ontario being moved to Nyssa this week and against Nampa playing an Ineltg- Mr. Emil Paulus expects to have ible player in their game two weeks everything in readiness to open for ago. The protest was allowed, giving business Wednesday, June 19th at Ontario the same standing in the hl4 location next to the Cozy Cafe. league as Emmett. The tie will be Mr. Paulus has been investigating played o ff this Sunday at Emmett. the Nyssa section for some time and At the same time an unofficail game after thorough investigation, decid will be played at Payette between ed that this section offered more op Nyssa and the Payette team. In the portunity than any town in the only game between these two teams, Northwest. He worked for several Nyssa came out victorious, but the years in Chicago for a Jewelry two teams are tied in league stand establlshment there and also worked ings and the game at Payette Sun- in Idaho Falls for some time. For ] day is expected to be close, the past five years he has been op Nyssa won their fourth game of erating his own establishment in the season Sunday when they de Weiser. Mr. and Mrs. Paulus expect to feated Caldwell, 9 to 4 on the Ida move to Nyssa when they can find ho city's ball diamond. Rambaud a suitable house, but for the present pitched the first six innings and will continue to occupy their home Dean Johnston took the mound for the remainder of the game. Only in Weiser. five hits were made off the two Nys sa pitchers while the NyRsa batsmen MRS. JOHNSON W INS drove out eight hits o ff the offerings of Nickle. PR IZE FOR BEST IDEA Peterson for Nyssa and Burnett of Caldwell each smacked the ball for three base drives. McCullough The prize offered by the Vale- and Servoss, both of Nyssa. made Owyhee Land Settlement association two base hits. "Pud” Long, catching for the best idea for a background for Nyssa, made two hits to lead the fer ail exhibit at the state fair, was Nyssa players at bat. won by Mrs. P. H. Johnson of Vale. The local box score: It is quite likely that Mrs. Johnson’s AB R H PO A E idea, along with others submitted Hashitani, cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 will be incorporated into the exhibit. McCullough. 2b 5 1 1 2 5 1 The first prize was $5.00. 1 1 Johnston, 3b 5 0 0 0 Others who submitted good ideas Peterson, rf 1 0 0 0 4 0 and were given honorable mention Lloyd, If 1 1 1 0 0 3 were Mrs. 8. D. Goshert of Nyssa; C. Price, ss 4 2 0 2 2 0 E. Peck of Parma and Mrs. Wm. E. Servoss, lb 4 1 1 11 2 0 Leake of Rockville. 2 2 7 1 1 Long, c ...... 3 — 1 0 Rambaud. p. cf 4 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 D. Johnston, p 2 0 BERT ALFORD DIES IN BAKER 8 27 12 3 9 Totals ......... 37 Other Games Bert Alford of Huntington, part- In other league games. Payette owner of The Green Lantern in handed Boise a 11 to 4 defeat; Em Nyssa, passed away at the home of mett cinched the championship by Mrs. Sarah Sheets in Baker last Fri defeating the tail-end club, Nampa day. Mr. Alford had been ID for the by a score of 4 to 2; and Boyd Ras past three years and had been in mussen o f Ontario had a great time Baker for three weeks for medical with Middleton, fanning 18 and win treatment. He had been associated ning the game 5 to 11. with Fritó Nevhis of Huntington in the cigar and sporting goods busi ness there for several years, besides SERVICES FOR having an Interest here. MRS. S A L L Y DENNIS NEW JEWELRY Ï0 OPEN IN NYSSA Nyssa Produce Goes To Market Harvest in the Nyssa pea aryi let tuce fields got underway this week and up to date, the Equity has ship ped one car of peas and Denny Hogue has shipped two cars of peas and two cars of lettuce. The Hogue plant was shut down Thursday to allow a field to dry and also to in stall a new pea sorter which will greatly increase the capacity of the plant. Peas are rapidly getting ready for pickers and shipments the latter part this week are expected to show quite an increase. Labor has been plentiful for the harvest, with which of the work being done by local people. F IR S T TO R AREST CROP ON OWYHEE PROJECT Frank. Byers has the distinction of being the first on the new land to harvest a crop. Friday the first picking of peas was gathered from liis five-acre field. Although not a heavy yield due to getting the water so late, the peas were/ o f good qual ity. They were shipped to eastern markets by the Idaho Equity Ex change of Nampa. Mr. Myers also has a wonderful piece of early potatoes. Missionary From China Tells Bible School Students About Habits and Customs in China Most of us think of China as a waster. The villages and old cities farms found there, with every inch country that is very much Inferior were built with the houses as close in cultivation. It has been estimated that in the to ours in every way. According to together as possible. In the villages United States we have in the neigh Mrs. Hans Roan, returned mission- r° ° m t0 waUc was borhood of about 50 varieties of ed ary from that place, this is not so. ] in the cltY The people of China excell us in ] t0 pul1 a rickshaw was left for ible plants, while in China there are 476 different kinds of plants used for many tilings. For example she dis- j s-reeLs food. One district alone produces 23 played a ring, the setting of which China has some of the most com- kinds of oranges. was carved from agate. The intri- . . , , , ____ . . .. plete irrigation systems to be found. According to Mrs. Roan, it is not cate pattern shows skUl equal to the „ 200.000 miles of because they cannot produce the adapt of our workmen and they are | altoghter. on e of these, in food that there are famines, but not as far advanced in the line of > ^ , particular equals the Arrowrock' because they have no way of trans P LA Y O N TA R IO tools as we are. j project. The river Hwang is shut off porting the food from one locality SO FTBALL T O N IG H T T o begin with she told a little by a dam made 300 years before to another. In the back country, the about the history of CSiina. It has Christ. It is made of bamboo poles roads are just merely trails, large A team of soft ball players from been a nation for 5000 years, a very ] packed with mud. This dam divides enough for a man to push a wheel long time compared to the 150 years the river into five branches, barrow. This Is the method used In Ontario are to play the locals to the United States has been a nation. This stream fed from thn Himalaya traveling. Not everyone can operate night on the Nyssa field. Wednesday They are the only people who a r e : range of mountains has never run a wheel barrow. There is a guild or night the town team and high still banded together as one after so dry. Glaciers 2000 feet high furnish- I union for every trade in China, and school boys played a practice game, many years, most of the others who ing a continues stream of water., j a man has to be educated in the art resulting in a 10 to 8 victory for the were intact at the time China was I of handling a wheel barrow before older men. young, are being excavated from the The terraced hills of China ore a j be gets the Job. In the larger port ruins in which they now lie. They ^ - y h'ifuirfs l o w tOWn* theatreeU >“ * • bef" Widened gAGI.ES PLAN DANCE have been a cultured people since fields on a hillside show that the go automobiles can be used. FOR SATU RD AY N IG H T 2300 years before Christ and had a I Chinese are very much up in their I Natives of China do not carry a depart mentof music at that time. ! methods of cultivation. A 3-acre! p « , or pencil to write with. All writ farm the ing is done with a brush, which is The local Eagle lodge is planning During the years between 960 B. C. carried in their pocket. They have a a dance for Saturday night in the and 950 A. D. they had a very com cake of black ink like substance high school gym and are making plete education system. The method which they wet with water and rub plans to entertain a big crowd at a of raising money to carry this on snappy affair. A good orchestra their brush on. was done by taxation. But the com Mrs. Roan had many other Inter from Caldwell has been secured and ing of conquerers made a very d if esting articles which she showed to carnival features arranged to make ferent nation out of it. Before their the Daily Vacation Bible School it a lively affair from start to fin coming, every man. woman and Kids chasing a goat kid down the classes. Monday morning. Among ish. Funds secured will be used to child was in school or had been in street , . . Denny Hogue's little dog | them were native shoes, fans. Jewels, help defray expenses of a delegate school. Everyone was given the priv- low It is a having his day . . . Frank Morgan's native costume«, and also some of to the state convention at Orants tdege of sn education. Now it is out o f red ,ac* ait* r telephone con versa - the more elaborate ones worn by the Pass July 4. 5 and 6th. different matter. Only tlon Many inquiries being re- richer people. Paintings, embroider- every ten has a chance for an edu- II..-™, t - v ,- -a-, ^ celved for living quarters with very ed tapestry, were admired by the | Mr. and Mrs. B H. Hoover and . „ ,h ^ , f«rw places available . . . CCC camp audience. One garment displayed son Verl arrived Saturday night 9 ^ 9 » ^ lookln« tor lumber buUd “ *ng|w as over 150 year, old Bead, and from Portland to visit at the home unable to meet 'hem Con ■*ajnn starting for necklaces carved from Jade and try ™ «maWe to t h s ^ O o P -1 ^ storrfi . . . successful girl coral showed skilled workmanship of their daughter Mrs. Sid Burbidge and other relatives. S fe r chiMren ¿ T c h t a T m “ out ben®,lt ahow ' • • N Y“ * ,olk One very interesting piece of work suffer. ThactiUdren of O r i n s a n rfctor, in fight to- was the Budhist rosary, which was Mrs Margaret Pashley and Char Z 'Z l ^ ‘ n itr e v r n Z night . . . made up of bead, carved from peach les Schweizer purchased new Ply of every opportunity given them. seeds, each one being covered with mouth sedans from the Powell Ser In China not an inch of ground Is ' I delicate carving. vice Station lost week. ROUND TOWN EMMETT TO PLAY H ELD S U N D A Y Funeral services for Sally Dennis who died Thursday morning were held Sunday afternoon at the Meth odist Church with the Rev. John Oarver o f Weiser preaching the ser mon, assisted by Rev. Floyd White. Wm. Peutz of Owyhee and Mrs Al- lle McCarty of Boise sang accom panied by Mrs. C. C. Hunt. Inter ment was In the Nyssa cemetery. Pall bearer- we-e Sid RurWdee Al Thompson, Lee Priie-A, Dwight Smith. Rnrk Shelton inti Wendell Pogue Mrs Dennis was born in Nox.u.v, Tenn . In 186« She caine to Nvsxa >n 1901 and has made her home here since that time Bhe is survived by three daughters Mis;: Georgia Den nis and Mrs. Roy Kendler of Nyasa; and Mrs. Mattie McLellan of Nam pa; and three grand children. Mrs. Dennis became a member of the Methodist church when a girl and had been • ' devout Christian all her life. She was also a member of the Rebekah lodge. W ILSONS STORE IS RE ARRANGED The Wilson Drygoods has been undergoing considerable interior re arranging and improvement, with the stairway being moved farther to the rear of the store to provide more usable floor space in front.
