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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
.
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.
Miss Irene Tucker. Miss Joy Crum- and Mrs. Theo Matterly. Mr. and Carlson in Alliance, Neb., and an cession with the following members1
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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.