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THE GATE CITY JOURNAL Published At Nyssa, Oregon VOLUM E XXIX. G A T E W A Y TO THE O W Y H E E AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS NO. 33. ILL MEET PARsVIA TEAM HERE Fi Local Eleven Meets De feat at Hands of Wilder Here Last Friday, 6 to 0 After three quarters of scoreless football. Wilder pushed over a touchdown late In the final quarter here Friday to win from the locals 6 to 0. It was the first game for sev eral of the Nyssa players, but the experience is expected to prove val uable against Parma, who play here next Friday. Parma won from Ros well Friday, 6 to 0. Fastest Growing Town in Oregon NYSSA, OREGON, TH UR SD AY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1935. MALHEUR P. T. A. COUNTY COUNCIL TO MEET OCT. 12 $1.50 PER YEAR TB» PÄOPOPH) CAPITOL MTB ft «AMINO WIDE SUPPORT RETIRES FROM BARBER BUSINESS AFTER' 44 YEARS i Committees are at work and plans ¿.-e underway to entertain the Mal heur County Council of Parents and Teachers at the Oregon Trail school house Saturday, October 12, Albert Hopkins, county publicity chairman, announced today. Mrs. R. L. Ha worth, county program chairman, will have speakers ready for publica tion next week. The Council meets semi-annually, in the spring and fall. Mrs. M. M. Greeting, county president, hopes m d plans for the biggest meet of Parents and Teachers for years. The morning session will consist of business and the evening will consist of a varied program. Mr. G. E. Beliseli has retired from the barber business alter spending 44 years in the trade. He has rented the business and equipment to Chus. Hardesty, who came here from Ana- cordes, Washington, but claims Kan sas us his home. Mr. Bertsch lias been working in the onions last week and is now on an extended hunting trip. CHILD HURT HAND O W YH EE 4-H CLUBS W IN A T FAIR Wilder proved too tough a nut to crack, with a heavy team of ex perienced players and most of the play was in Nyssa territory. Time uitcr time the Wilder backs tore through the Nyssa line for substan tial gains, but Nyssa managed to held at critical points. Wilder had a'A opportunity to score early in the second quarter when they carried the kail down the field to within live yards of pay dirt. With four downs to make the required distance. Wilder called for one line buck and three passes fell incomplete, giving the ball to Nyssa; who kicked out of danger. _ Owyhee—The Owyhee Sewing Club, with Mrs. Harriette Truelson as leader and the XL canning club with Doris Klingback as leader, took their share of prizes at the Malheur County Fair. Included in the list of Aerial view of Willamette Capitol site— a combination of preseut capitol grounds, Willamette caiupua winners were Leola Truelson, who and part of Willson park. (1) Supreme court and state office buildings. (3) Present capitol ground*. took first in 4th year sewing and (8> Portiou of Willson park. (4 ) Part of State street. (5) Willamette university ndiuliiNn atJea style review; second in 3rd year and building. This plan calls for au open and unenanged State street, with the capitol on the site el 2nd year canning; and third in 1st (be university administration building and the present capitol grounds beautifully landscaped inte a sunken garden. In the foreground of Willson park, new units ure planned for the future, which year canning; thereby winning the will balance the effect of the supreme court and state office buildings. Architects declare tluil thi* Grand championship and a trip to plan will provide ample ground for state's future building needs, will utilise existing buildings t* the summer school at Corvallis. the best advantage and will save, in the reduced cost of a building to which the largnr capitol sit* Margaret Klingback was anothei lands Itself, a large part, If not all, of the state's share of the cost of the site. This pin* provide* a Grand champion winner, taking first anpitol site of a slae practically Identical with the average of the 4W statee— 88 srrsa and eipree*- in 1st year canning; and third in ea adequately the dignity and beauty of the commonwealth. 2nd year style review. Besides the Wilder started another drive ln| « honor of being grand champion in the third quarter, carrying the ball her class, she will receive a trip to from the center of the field to Nys- the summer school at Corvallis. sa's 15, where the locals again held Viola Pullen won second in 2nd the Idahoans for downs. year sewing and also second in the Wilder gained possession of the style review of that year. Betty Sch- ball on Nyssa’s 37 yard line as the weizer took third on sewing in the final quarter started and started a 2nd year sewing class. Louise Kling- Nyssa hunters have been bagging BUDDY EDWARDS steady drive down the the field that back was first in 2nd year canning their deer with fair regularity since MEETS DEFEAT A T ended when Bud Trunnell, Wilder and also with Phyllis Rust as team the hunting season started Sunday Rubye Lou Hemenway. who has back, carried the ball over for a mate, won third in a canning dem and many have returned with their EMMETT LAST NIGHT operated a beauty shop in Nyssa for Nadine Crocker won game They report the deer not quite touchdown. Try for point failed. ! onstration. the past year and a half, sold her as plentiful as last year and Jack The locals uncorked a passing at- j second in first year canning. shop this week to Miss Claudlna Iii a lamb club project, Buddy Perry, game warden checking out at Buddy Edwards of Nyssa and tack in the closing moments of play Ironside, says many hunters have Johnny McConnell of Boise went Crawford, who will take possession that almost netted a touchdown, j Schweizer won first prize in his | Tuesday, October 1st. Rubye Lou returned without their game. class at the county fair. four fast rounds at Erumett last expects to move to Boise after clear- Starting from their own 35 yard | Among those from Nyssa who have night with the light coming to an [n? up her business affairs here and line, Lankford reeled off 10 yards: been hunting are Orville Glenn, abrupt end when Edwards stuck lii-s i work in a beauty salon in the and a five yard penalty put the ball LETTUCE HARVEST who went hunting on Camp creek chin out too far and was counted capitol city. In the center of the field. A pass wa3 TO START OCT. 5th Sunday and was back that evening out. Ringside spectators were of the! good for 20 yards and another sue-1 People of Nyssa will be sorry to with his deer. Albert Hopkins and opinion that he had the best of th e! ctsuul pass carried the ball to j learn of her decision to leave Nyssa Wayne Brand were hunting Sunday, fight in the first two rounds and | Wilder's 18 yard line when an I n -! but their best wishes go with her. Lettuce harvest will start in this with Mr. Hopkins getting a deer. expected the referee to stop the j m L Crawfort ¿ w e » and favorably terception brought an end to Nyssa's section about October 5th according! Mr. and Mrs. Aden Wilson and Mr. fight in the second when the local scoring chances. to plans being made by produoe | and Mrs. Lawrence Blodgett went boxer hit McConnell with everything known to Nyssa folks, and hus been employed in the Rubye Lou Beauty Those who saw action In the game houses. The crop looks very good at hunting, with the Wilsons returning but the ring posts. Shop the i>ast several months. She for Nyssa were Jackson at center; at present time and it will prob Monday morning, bringing back The bout was moved up from a Fahrney and Boren at guard; J. ably require the services of a large with them a deer shot by Mrs. Blod- preliminary to a semi-final and ln- is the daughter of Mrs. Ethel Craw ford of this city, graduated from Rust, Groot and Leuck at tackle; force of laborers to harvest the crop j gett- ! stead of four two-minute rounds, the local high school with the class Graham, Poage, Pierson and And- in this section. Bernard Frost and Glenn Frizzell the time was six three-minute of 1934, and represented Nyssa at derson at end; Johnston at quar returned without a deer, but will [ rounds; and Edwards tired after the Fort Boise Centennial celebra ter; Lankford. Anderson and Prawltz LOCAL STORES GIVE try again later. Roy Pounds. Wen-1 the third. After the fight he chall- tion last year, being chosen by at half and Rust at fullback. PRIZES TO PATRONS dell Pogue. Whlty Williams and Oca : lenged McConnell to another bout, liopular vote at the Civic club flow - Blaylock made up another hunting; winner take all; no limit to the er show. Two local stores gave away prizes party, with every member of the j number of routids. Saturday night and attracted a jiarty except Mr Pogue getting their i Among those who witnessed the large crowd to town. Winners of game. Herman Towne and Eddie fights were Mr. and Mrs. John K O Z Y CAFE SOLD blankets at Wilsons were Jack Rust. Powell returned Wednesday even Young, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Ray, TO IDAHO MEN M. S. Bilker and John Swett. Win ing with two deer. Artie Robertson. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Schweizer, Vic ners of a pair of overalls at Cald Joe Robertson, Art Norcott, Frank Marshall, Mrs. Barr Doolittle, Ruth wells were Robert Fenn, Elmer Newbill and Dr. C. A. Abbott camp Edwards, Mrs. Nellie Edwards, Mrs. The Kozy Cafe changed hands Sealed bids will be opened at the Counts and Glenn Greer, ed at Pud Long's camp near Iron Max Schweizer, Ted Beard, Ells Reclamation office In Ontario on side Mountain. They all got a deer worth Farnsworth and Howard this week, Mr. and Mrs. Poage selling to W. M. Frost and Frank October 7th at 10 o'clock on con PARENTS OF DAUGHTER with the exception of Artie, who ex Evans. Colson, both of Kuna, Idaho. Mr. struction of structures In the Mitch pects to return in October to get his and Mrs. Frost have moved to Nys ell Bute Division. The contractor Is Mr. and Mrs Denny Hogue are venison. sa and Mr. CoLson and family ex DECLAM ATORY to furnish labor and materials and parents of a daughter, weight 6 4 Ted Newell, Nate and Dirk Young, I pects to move here in a short time perform all work for the constuctlon pounds, born in the Ontario hospital BOARD MEETS IN Farnham Sills and Dick Adams tried The if-w owners took possession of structures, on North Canal Lat Friday, September 20th. The little their luck but were unsuccessful this ONTARIO TU ESD AY Wednesday erals 32.2 to 33.1, Inclusive. miss has been named Patrica time. Wilford Karrer, Dan Apple- j Mr. and Mrs. Poage expect to re- The work includes 1150 cu. yards Thatcher Hogue. gate and Eldon Carter were hunting ! main in Nyssa, at least for the pres- if all classes of excavation for lat- above Unity with Karrer getting a The county declamatory rommlt- ent, and Mr. Poage will oontlnue in erais; 650 yards of backfill; 310 cu HAS FINE NEW HOME deer. tee met at the Ontario high school J the plumbing business here. __concrete In structures; 450 fards. ON THE NEW LAND Tuesday evening to draw up plans J -------------------------- yds. dry-rock paving; placing LONGS REPORT to be presented at the teacher's in- ENTERTAINED AT ONTAIUO if 20.000 pounds of reinforcement Mrs. Florence Chase, who has land stitute October 14 and 15. '• ■ sars; laying 449 feet of 15 Inch, on the project west of Nyssa Is ENJOYABLE TRIP LB-inch, 24-inch concrete pipe; In making considerable Improvements The rural committee named by * number of Nyssa Yellow Rose stalling 2,500 pounds of gates and j in her home. The house is abso the county school superintendent R^bekith lodge members were in- rate hoists; and erecting timber in lutely modem, with hard wood include Albert Hopkins of Oregon vlted guests of the Ontario lodge last Word has been received from J. T. Trail as chairman, rtructures. Mrs. Victoria Wednesday An enjoyable evening floors, electricity, and built In fea spent playing bunco, with Mrs tures. This week she just finished Long that he and his party are hav Schweizer of Big Bend. Mrs. Har-1 TEACHERS RECEPTION installing a bathroom and expects ing a wonderful trip. They saw many land Kelley of Brogan, Walter Mar- ] A. V Cook capturing first prize, tilings of interest in the Yellow HELD AT KOLONY to dig a deep well and Install an stone park, including the animals shall of Lincoln, and Cassle Jones j Dainty refreshments were served at o f Juntura. The city school com- j the close of the evening. automatic electric water system In and the spouting of the geysers. mittee Includes Miss Harriet Ah earn -------- ------------------ the near future. They two days in the park and then of Ontario a-s chairman, Owen Price! Thomas and Harry Brown The teachers of Kingman Kolony journeyed on to Powell. Wyo„ where of Nyssa, Miss Dorothy Rodman of i arrived in Nyssa Monday from Oak- BRING BACK BUCK they visited with A1 Thompson's Vale and Edwin Rogers of Ontario. land' California were entertained Friday evening Mr. Brown has been visiting there with Mr. and A hunting party made up of Mr. sister. Mrs. Tom Johnson. They with a reception, the honorees being The committee met in Joint con-1 visited Mrs. Long's sister, Mrs Frank Mrs Thomas for the past two . _ ____, . Miss Irene Tucker. Miss Joy Crum- and Mrs. Theo Matterly. Mr. and Carlson in Alliance, Neb., and an cession with the following members1 I ‘7 mett and Mr. Wylie Hewitt. The Mrs. Otis Bullard, Mr. and Mrs other sister, Mrs. Everett Millar at present Albert Hopkins, Walter Mar- about two Weel“ 1<X>kln« rooms were decorated with fall flow Dale. A1 Bohy. Norman Hlpp and Long Island. Kansas and with Mrs. shall, Mrs Victoria Schweizer, Mrs after property interests. Kelley, Miss Harriet ers from Kolony gardens, making a Mr. and Mrs. John Zlttercob spent Long's brother John, at Jefferson, Har land the first few days of the week hunt Ahearo, Miss Dorothy Rodman. very attractive sight. Mr and Mrs Geo. McLafferty re Oklahoma. They arrived at Cashlon R. R. Overstreet Introduced the ing at Baldy mountain. Otis Bul Oklahoma on September 14 and on Owen Price and Mrs. Kathryn turned last week from a three weeks lard was the only one of the party Caypool. trip that took them to many coast teachers, with each teachers re Sunday enjoyed a family dinner towns, to the state fair at Salem. sponding with a short talk. Emily to shoot a deer. with Mrs. Long's mother. There Mount Ranler and Mt. Hood and Otis and Helen Duvall gave read were twenty-seven present. Mrs. The C. J Keizer family accotn- Portland. ings and Messrs. Fox and English Long found her mother In very ex imnied by little Oeorge Doolittle entertained with several songs, ac Wm. DeOrofft and son Junior, went to Boise Sunday to see Miss cellent health. 8he years 87 years companied on the guitar. Re and Mr DeOrofft * father. Layman Sue Keif r who is in nurses training old. freshments were served by a com Those making the trip are Mr. and Rumors of OCC boys coming back DeOrofft hunted deer near Sumpter mittee headed by Mrs. Frank New- at the St Luke hospital. Mrs. J. T. Long and Mrs. A1 Thomp soon . . . Radios tuned to Baer-Louls Sunday but did not have any luck. bill. The regular meeting of the James V. Oraham of Vale Is to be son of Nyssa; Mrs. Abe Vaughn and sock fest Tuesday night . . . Whltey Kingman Kolony P. T. A. will be associated with Don Oraham in the Work was started this morning held Friday afternoon, October th. Insurance buslpess here in Nyssa son Jerry of Vancouver and Mrs. Williams distributing steaks from painting the three houses In the big buck . . . Barney Wilson Ap west part of town belonging to the Ralph Beutler of Salem 1 He came over and started work last parently on good terms with lady Thomas interests. Mr. and Mrs Herschel Thompson, week. . Bill Lockett buoy at Hogues Mrs. D W Bell of Boise spent luck A1 Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Henry John Lewellcn came down from Mrs. Weldon Young spent several from Friday until Monday with her packing plant . . . City firemen Hatch took Mrs. Robert Long and Bonita to see his family who have daughter Evalyn to Boise Sunday days with her grandmother Mrs. slater Mrs Leslie McClure. Her hus wondering «bout fire practice . . . been 111 of tonsllltu. They are at the where they will visit at the home of i The*. Mordale this week while her band came down after her Monday evening. C Kllnkenberg home. I husband la In Ogden on buxine»*. Mrs. Long'a parents. Several Local Hunters Bring Home Choice Venison Steaks Construction Job To Be Let Oct. 7 ROUND TOWN Business Places Change Ow ners IDAHO C O f LEIES HUIOS STRETCH Crew Finishes Work W ed nesday, Making Big Im provement from Bridge t o Parma - Fruitland Road. The you.!/ son of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Sterling received a badly cut hand when he climbed up and start ed tlie wringer on the washer and The Idaho state highway de- got his hand caught. partmeiit finished work Wednesday of oiling the strip of road between the Nyssa bridge and the Parma - COUNTY W . C. T. U. Fruitland highway, which completes ELECTS OFFICERS the unfinished gap and makes a good oiled road from Boise valley section through Nyssa. The county W.C.T.U. convention The road was put in good shape, was held at the Bapitst church a heavy coating of gravel being put in Ontario Thursday afternoon with on the road before oiling operations Mrs. F. A. Everett, county presi and the new road will be looked up dent, presiding over the meeting. A with gratitude by local residents car load of members were present and tourists using the road. Tills from the new Union at Harper, ill will make it convenient for travel addition to delegates from other ers coming or going along highway older Unions in the county. No. 30 to cut-off througli Nyssa for Election of officers resulted in the John Day highway or for points the selectin of Mrs. Leon Hlgby as on the Old Oregon Trail. county president; Mrs. C. A. Keefe as county vice-president; Mrs. Hazel KINGMAN DRAINAGE Glldea as county corresponding sec retary; Mrs. Richardson as record DIRECTORS EXPECT ing secretary and Mrs. A. V. Pruyn TO GO TO SPOKANE as county treasurer. In the vote for president, Mrs. Higler of Ontario tied with Mrs. Directors of the Kingman Kolony Higby for the honor but Mrs. Hig expect to leave ler declined in favor of Mrs. Higby, drainage district after winning the election on the Sunday for Spokane and will con fer with officials of the Federal second ballot. A treasurer's report showed in Land Bank in that city Monday. sufficient funds in the treasury to Directors making the trip are Frank send a delegate to the state con D. Hall, R, R. Overstreet and Frank vention, and as a result, no dele T. Morgan. gate was elected. The new Union was not asked to pay Its budget INTEREST KEEN IN COMING WORLD SERIES this year. The following directors were ap pointed to tlie departments: o f With Che Cards and Cuba racing ficial liapers, Mrs. Everett« of On down the stretch to sec who will tario; cliild welfare, Mrs. Geneve represent the National league In the Lynn, Harper; flower mission and world series against the Detroit relief Mrs. A. V. Pruyn of Nyssa; Tigers, baseball Interest Is keen in evangelistic, Mrs. E. L. Perry of Nyssa. The world series is to start Harper; and 8. T. Instruction, Mrs. Wednesday, October 2 and It has Josie Douglas; and Hazel D. Olldea been suggested that users of elec of Nyssa as publicity director. trical equipment try and keep Wvelr apparatus shut off as much as pos RKBEKAHS PREPARING sible during the playing time. At FOR COUNTY CONVENTION the present time it looks very much >as though Detroit and ClUcago will The local Rebekah lodge Is pre be the two teams to play off for tlie paring for their county convention, worlds championship. to be held In Nyssa Tuesday, Oct- ber 8th. There will be an all day and evening session, with a business and social program being prepared. All Rebekalis from other lodges ore in vited to attend the affair. Local Boys Sign For Army Service WINS FIRST ON OATS AT STATE FAIR Tom Johnson of Nyssa was one of the winners at the recent Oregon State Fair, his exhibit of oats plac ing first among competlon from all over the state. NYSSA POWER CONSUMPTION SHOWS OUTSTANDING GAIN Three army recruiting officers were in Nyssa Wednesday and sign ed up two local boys to Join for army service. They will go to Port land for physical examination, and if they pass, will go on to Vancouver for ten days training before em barking for the Hawaiian Islands. The boys were Ellsworth Farns worth and Herbert Evans The three recruiting officers, Lieut. Oeo. L. Van Way of the 7th Infantry; Serg. Fred W. Erickson, 7th Infantry and Serg. R. E. Mac- Dowell, recruiting service, said there were 43,000 vacancies In all branches of the army service with the ex ception of air corps. Tlie age limit Is from 18 to 36 years, must be phy sically sound, possess at least an 8th grade education, must be a citizen of the United State, single and of good moral character. The recruiting o f ficers Intend to return to Nyssa In about a month for more candidates. In a report Issued by the Idaho Power Company, Nyssa was rated first among the cities served by the system, In increase of average kilo watt hour consumption per cus tomer for the past year. Aberdeen, Idaho was second and Boise was third. The report shows that Nyssa has 460 resident and farm customers in August, 1935, which Is an Increase of 49 customer over August last year. The Increase of kilowatt sale« In August. 1935 over August, 1934 was 22.873. Bernard Frost Is manager of LOCAL BOY NOW the local Idaho Power office. IN U. 8. ARMY New Building Material Put On The Market A new type of building material has been discovered in Payette county and is being sold under the trade name of "Voltuff" by the Vol tuff Products Company of New Ply mouth. Tlie company was Just re cently organized but already the company has more business booked than they can fill with their pres ent equipment, according to Joh> Glass, president. The new material has the appear ance of soft, white sandstone; is porous and very light in weight, but has an Inherent toughness that makes It very durable. While the material has Just recently been put on the market as a commercial product, some houses in the vicinity of New Plymouth made of the mat erial have shown practically no wear nor deteriatlon. Word from the recruiting office at San Francisco Is to the effect that Dewalne Carrol Hardin, son of Joe Hardin of Nyssa has been ac cepted as a soldier In tlie Thirtieth Infantry, United States Army, "San Francisco's Own" Regular Army Regiment. Dewalne Is In the algnal corpe and la taking up telegraphy, television and kindred subjects MARINO IMPROVEMENTS IN CHURCH BUILDING The local community church has been undergoing considerable Im provement this week, with a part ition being added to the Interior for Sunday school work. The par tition I f made of panel board and la fixed so that It can be slid upwards D. R DeOross Is doing the carpenter work. Mrs. Nato Young spent Saturday A baby boy was bom to Mr. and night and Sunday In Ontario visit Mrs Warren Dillon Monday morn ing while her husband was deer ing hunting.
