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THE GATE CITY JOURNAL Published At Nygga, Oregon VOLUME XXIX. NÒ. 39. GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1935 Rev. White Gives Outline Of , National Townsend Convention VICilM OF HEART By Rev. Floyd White f sion ihe victims of this so called depres that has hovered over our There lias been so many things country last few years, and its into the fourteen days and wake has the forced one half of our cit M U SM. U T crowded nights that we were abseut from izens to seek relief or plain charity Nyssa that it would take a 1 irge book to tell it all. So we shall touch And the tragedy of it all is that we the richest Nation on the face Heart Attack Claims • I Big only »me of the high peaks. The are the earth and cue half of our i> „ „ j a i Townsend Convention was the larg- of are paupers. But there is tiend t-armer While At cst group of elected del?gates t0 a people in the midst of darkness as was Work Saturday Night The convention in all American history hope place was ii l the second largest demonstrated in the Chicago con 1 1 /1 STORES TO CLOSE ARMISTICE DAY The business houses of Nys sa will be closed Monday, Nov ember 11 In observance of Arm istice Day. In respect for Mr. Hollenberg, who is a Leg- lonaire, the Armistice Day program which was being pre pared, will be dispensed with. The Nyssa high school Is scheduled to go to Ontario in the afternoon to play their annual Armistice Day classic with the Ontario team. The game starts at 1:30. Shoppers are reminded to buy their supplies Saturday for both Sunday and Monday. ACCIDENT TAKES LIFE OF KANSAS NEWCOMER SAT. Coroner’s Inquest Decides That Accident Was Un avoidable; Burial Today of the Townsend delegates. city in the U. S. and the gathering vention The people have spoken through Hotel Stevens, claiming I their M Hieur county lost one of their to was be in the the largest that they do An accident on the highway just mos. respected pioneers Saturday having 3,500 rooms. hotel in the world, not want representatives communism nor any other north of Nyssa claimed the life nigi.t, when WUham Tnomas Ash- ism that is UnAmerican. But they do of Lawrence Morse, 46, Saturday This gathering was indeed a fine crat. suffered a heart attack while demand the rights of life, liberty night. Mr. Morse was pushing a cart pitc.-Lig hay off a haystack on his cross section of American life, repre and happiness in this great Nation. | loaded with earned fruit around a sig Send farm. He appeared to be senting generally the middle class, They demand that there be no spec-1 truck parked near the curve at the In l..s usual good health when he which is the backbone of any ial privileges for a few at the ex edge of Nyssa on the highway lead wen- out to do his evening chores nation- These men and women were pense of the masses, but rather an ing to Ontario, when a car driven by but when he failed to return, his! elected representatives from 4,500 Wayne Orado of Ontario and com opportunity for all those who wife became alarmed and went to a Townsend clubs scattered through- equal ing toward Nyssa. hit the cart and desire to work. The America!.) people neignbor for help. He was found ou* United States, Mr. Morse, throwing him some dis have lost hope in the old parties and lying beside a hay stack, with no j The Conventicfc was unique be- their leaoership because they have tance and causing chest injuries. sign of life. He was put in a car and cause there were no paid delegates 'fiddled He was rushed to the hospital at while Rome burned. The rushed to Nyssa where he was ex- j from special interests, nor any pro- people have turned from the so The bond election held Tuesday in Ontario where he died shortly be amined by Dr. J. J. Sarazin, who I fessional politicians to gamble with called brain trust, which seems to the Owyhee Irrigation office result fore nine o'clock. The accident hap was of the opinion that death had the issues in which the people are have no brains, to a commcii ordln- in an overwhelming victory In pened about seven o’clock. probably been lnstanteous. vitally interested. It was also an : a-y man (.hat has a vision and plan ed Inquest was held Monday with favor of the City of Nyssa issuing the An verdict Mr. Ashcraft was 71 years of age orderly group for ' lot one arrest Cbat is simple a’.d workable, one $13,200 being that Mr. Morse lr. bonds to co-operate with _____ near __ ______ being _ bom Dresden, ________ Indiana. was mac*- hi the five days that the that the ordinary citizen may the federal government in the con came to his death from accidental February 11, 1864. He was married 1,000 delegates and their Burstsj understand without consulting a struction of a sewer system for Nys means. The why and wherefore of May 25, 1883 and came west in 1897, were in Chlca8°- Some of the police iaWyer. The voice of the people has the truck being on the highway at settling at Logan, Utah. Later h e!came to the assembly room but . polren. and they are not asking the sa.The vote was 112 In favor of the that particular time came in for moved to St. Anthony. Idaho in 19001 *ent ld±>' aWft>' for here was n<-th- , officials or their government to do bonds and 8 votes against. Two votes considerable discussion. The truck j thus and so but they are demanding were thrown out because the voter had been owned by Leonard Tipton, and came to Big Bend in 1915 a id j to do. bought the ranch which he built up What I am trying to say about the their elected servants to carry placed out a mark after both “Yes" and but had been sold to Swarm and 8ons, but the title had not yet into a fine producing farm with a | convention Is that there in that their wishes arid if they do not it "No." modern stucco house which he leaves group were representatives from will take the election Judges thirty With the approval of the voters of changed hands. It was claimed that as a monument to his Industry. 4.500 clubi) which in turn represent- | days to count the ballots cast the work of securing the fed the truck couldn't be moved and had left on the highway while help He was a charter member of the I ^ other millions at home who are against them in the next election. Nyssa, eral grant can proceed and it is been was being secured. Those on the Big Bend Grange and held office hoped that the details will be work coroners' Jury Don Graham, for several years. In his youth he ed out so that actual construction Eddie Powell. were Aden Wilson. W. F. joined the L. D. S. church ,and still IRRIGATION DISTRICT 08213686 may start by the 15th of December. McLing, Roy Pounds and Cliff Till retained his membership. In grange TO HAVE ELECTION man. work he was known as a loyal, de Funeral services were held for Mr. pendable member working for the Morse Wednesday afternoon from welfare of the organization. The Ontario-Nyssa Irrigation Dis the Methodist church with Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Ashcraft celebrated trict is to hold an election Tuesday, White conducting the services and their golden wedding anniversary November 12 at the home of J. T. the Nyssa Funeral Home In charge May 24, 1933 at which time all their Long to chose two directors. Polls of arrangements. Burial was kn the children and their families were will be open between the hours of Damage by the cold weather has Nyssa cemetery. Mr. Morse was bom Tlie Oregon Trail-School held an 8 A M. and 6 P. M. present. not caused a great amount of loss to in Cook county, Illinois on March 4, interesting program last Friday Mr. Ashcraft leaves his wife, 1889. He was married to Bertha potato growers, princlally because evening, which was very well at Manda Elizabeth Ashcraft, and five LAND SALE TO BE Morlar at Luray, Kansas on De the majority of growers had har tended. The same evening the P .T. sons; William E. and Lowell of vested their crop before the freezing A. sponsored a "White Elephant cember 27th, 1914. Mrs. Morse passed Adrian; Syrus and Odlce of Nyssa away December 2, 1931 while the Of the early potatoes left HELD SATURDAY weather. and Dale of Parma, Idaho. He leaves family were living at Luray. There in the ground, it is estimated that Sale." The program put on by the school two daughters, Mrs. Celestia Zink are five children left without father about 10 per cent are froze. The ad- featureid a two-act play entitled of Nyssa and Mrs. Martha Nelson of The sale of county lands which v* ice in price is putting a brighter or mother, they being Eldtsi, Leland. "The Haunted House" and a fea Nampa. He is also survived by a have been advertised in The Jour'- outlook on the potato situation, June, Laurel and Elliott. The oldest ture entitled Music Land. Music be brother and two sisters; Enoch Ash Eldon, 17 years and Laurel is the for the past few weeks will be There are more late potatoes in tween scenes was furnished by is youngest, craft of Nampa, Mrs. Celestial Rog nal being 12 years of age. He held Saturday. November 9th at the the ground, although in small scat- ers of Logan, Utah and Mrs. Martha court house in Vale. The sale will tered patches over the section. Claude Moore. is also survived by a sister, Mrs. Eva Those who took part in the fea Paschel of Luray, Phillips of Indiana. There are also start at 10 o'clock in the morning. Damage up to date on rows running ________ Kansas and four ________________ “Music Land" Included Charles fourteen grandchildren and five For further details as to description north and south has been estimated ture, brothers. They are Oeorge Morse Landreth, Jimmie Lee Moss Wayne great grandchildren. Luray. Kansas; Charles of Top terms, see page five of The at from 10 to 15 per ca.it. On rows Kressly, Mildred Adams. Jane of Charles of Denver and Fred of Funeral services were held this and running east and west, the damage Adams, Edna Mitchell. Donald eka; Journal. His father also survives, Al afternoon at the Parish hall with will probably reach 50 per cent. This Bunch, Floyd Bunch, Bernice Bow Nyssa. fred Leslie Morse of Kansas City, burial in the Parma cemetery. Ths is due to the fact that rows east and Fred Tibbett, Wilma Adams, Mo. L. D. S. church conducted the ser Berwyn and Ronald Burke made a west do not thaw out during the day en, Warner, Bobbie Wilson, Mr. Morse and his family came to vices with the Nyssa Funeral Home business trip to Southern Idaho on the north side, the frost going Evelyn Chard, Kenneth Chard, Cecil Nyssa over the week end. in charge of arrangements. about two months ago from deeper with each succeeding freeze. Patty Luray, Kansas and had been work If the weather moderates, the Whitman. Vance Smith, Betty Chard, Peggy ing for Carl Sebum at the edge of potatoes still in the ground can be dug for commercial use, and with,. Chard, _ Jack _ Gardner, . „ _ Clifford . . _ Ash- _ town. He had been a member of the the improved price of potatoes, a * Harold * * Wilson. ^ ^ Houston ^ * ^ Keck, » Dar ~ Methodist church for over thirty profit can be realized from the crop rel Jordan, Jimmie Reid. Chester years. still in the ground. Ashby, Homeit Whitman, Dale Glen^ CARD BEING Claus Tensen harvested an 8 acre Wilson, Jack Marshall, Clyde FIGHT HELD TONIGHT IN NYSSA field of Bliss Triumph, finishing Frank Adams, Junior Holmes, Mary Lou Saturday and receiving 2400 sacks, Thomason, Anna Oene Gardner, first fight card since Aug or an average of 300 sacks to the Owen Smith and Donald Whitman. ust The One of the most successful meet-*them on their past record 9 is being held In Nyssa tonight s werp ^ m p ^ e d by Mrs Joe at the lugs of the Commercial Club was C. C. Hunt, the first president of acre. The potatoes were planted in Eagles Hall. Dewey Ray is held Tuesday night in the basement the Land Settlement association July and were to be seed stock, but gtam managing the details of putting on spoke briefly, urging that the people of the Eagles hall, as an occasion for the fertile soil in the Nyssa section j Those taking part in the Hallo- card. The bout features Buddy the people of Nyssa to become ac of this section fully acquaint them made them grow so fast they were [ wecn piay> -The Haunted House," the Edwards of Nyssa and Walter quainted with the officials of the selves with the new project lands almost too large for seed. The har- included David Malone, Donald Blackwell Nyssa branch of the First National and methods of financing them so vesting was done by the Chas Sopher, R. D. Jordan, Junior De- event. of Baker In the main Bank of Portland. A large crowd at that they could be In a position to Overstreet crew, who finished up orofft, Henry Gamboa,. Dewey Two other si» round bouts are to answer question from newcomers Just before the hard freeze Sunday Thomason. lone Benson, Madonna be held. Buster Collls of Boise is tended the affair. prospective settlers. C. C. Cotton night. Kressly, Johnnie Hearron, Elsie scheduled to step six rounds against Frank Morgan in the role of and called on for a few remarks, Keck, Agnes Tibbett, Clifford Mitch Jack Bennett of Emmett and Rocky toastmaster called on various busi was Lettuce Badly Damaged and he responded by welcoming the and Frank] Wilson. The plays Vincent of Meridian will battle ness men about town and visitors new bank and expressing confidence Hope was held out for several ell made even more attractive by from the country; as well as the in the institution. Ford of Boise. Alf Parrish days that if the weather moderated, were the new scenery used in the produc "Toughy” personnel of the new bank. Don The president of the Land Settle the lettuce harvest could progress. tions. is to fight a four round preliminary Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hopkins Graham, as mayor of Nyssa, wel ment Association Dr. J. J. Sarazin However the continued cold weather are the teachers at Oregon Trail. with "Kid” Bruner of Ontario and comed the new bank to Nyssa arid said another four round curtain raiser has about put an end to the lettuce he believed Nyssa was now pre made a plea for co-operation, stress pared to go ____________ has been arranged. __ everyone _ in the opinion of most growers and ahead and that ing the point that we must work so put their shoulder to'the dealers. There is a possibility that DR. NORCOTT IS BACK W. C. T. U. MEETING that when we leave we may "leave should break in the weather would allow wheel and push for the good of Nys- a some IN DENTIST OFFICE 1 COUNTY TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 11 Nyssa a better place than when we sa. lettuce to be eut from fields were planted late. Lettuce and found It.” Leo Hollenerg, superintendent of that potatoes were practically the only Dr. E. D Norcott Is back in his A county meeting of the W. C. T. Harry Claterbos, who is In charge schools said he was glad to see the U. will be held at the Community of the new branch as manager, told new bank here as it would help two crops hurt by the cold weather dentist office again, beginning his church both afternoon and evening somethkig of what the bank hoped solve the financial problems of as the harvest of other commodities duties Monday after a three months of Armistice Day. Young people are to accomplish and said that their people, leading toward a biggdr, had already been completed, except vacation. Dr. J. T. Burton, who had especially Invited to the evening charge of the office during his ab service. A peace program aim was to take an active part in better and more contented school in a few Isolated instances. is being helping this community with their Others who were called upon by sence left Monday evening for Port prepared under the chairmanship of banking service. He expressed him the toastmaster for a few remarks TOWNSEND CLUB IlOLDINO land. Mrs. Emma Hawkins and a report MEMBERSHIP MEETING self as being well pleased with the were Arthur Boydell, Eddie Powell. from the state convention will be reception of the new branch in Nys Berwyn Burke, Howard Larsen and heard. Mrs Arvilla Fauchier of Nys The local Townsend club, which sa. Clark Snos. sa and Mrs. F. A. Everett of On of 182 now, is R. O. Alberger of Portland, who President Arthur Norcott was has a membership ’ROUND TOWN tario were Malheur county delegates a membership contest be has been here during the past week master of ceremonies and music holding The union met Tuesday afternoon tween the men and women with the making arrangements in connection was furnished by an orchestra made losers with Cora Newto.i and plans scheduled to treat the win with the new bank said that In the up of Hugh Olasgow, Archie How ners. The contest is to close on Dé "Muslc has charms to sooth the were Mrs. made for a cooked food sale seven branches he has assisted in ell and Art Norcott. Claude Wilson cerner 5th. Saturday. November 16. savage beast", says Denney Hogue opening, ths reception In Nyssa was and Art Norcott entertained with Ernest McClure plans early trip more than all the rest put together. solo dances. Dr. E. D. Norcott had The club will hold a meeting to . to . . OCC MOVE INTO HOUSE camp . . . Pat Brown. Vale at the Community church, Ex-governor Baldridge of Parma charge of arranging the program. A night Mr and Mrs. D. W. Anderson of with Rev. Floyd White scheduled to coach, protesting IS yard penalties dutch liaich and coffee was served spoke on the Increased confidence In give a report of the national con . . . Hallowe'en soapy windows still Knlgman Kolony have moved into banks now. due in a large measure during the evening as a delegate in evidence some places . . . Journal the four-room house recently com to the Federal bank guarantee act, It was decided that the Commer vention the he local attended pleted by the government for the club. and the Improved financial condi cial Club should have regular from Oeorge R. Eads of Athena. Oregon force gets their pictures taken . . . use of government ditch rider. Mr. tion of the financial institutions of weekly meetings and Wednesday spoke the Townsend club Friday Oeo McKee sporting new Chevrolet and Mrs. Max Ntckens of Okla our country. Paul Van Petten of noon was set as the time. The details night, to telling homa have rented the Anderson the growth and In Ontario was present and welcomed of arranging for the meetings was fluence of the of movement. farm the new bank, and complimented left up to the directors. Bonds Carry For Sewer Oregon Trail Has Program Commercial Club Has Party In Honor of Bank Officials Tr. — Fastest Growing Town in Oregon $1.50 PER YEAR APPRECIATES WARM WELCOME The Oate City Journal. Nys sa, Oregon. Gentlemen: Your Issue of October 31 carried many good wishes from cit izens throughout your com munity as well as your gooc selves and we appreciate the wholehearted welcome extend ed us upon the opening of our branch at Nyssa. We thank you nfost cordially and hope that service will be helpful in your rapidly grow ing community. Yours truly, E. B. Mac- Naughton, President of First National Bank of Portland. LAST RU ES FOR M HOLLENBERG SATURDAY I I 130 Community Grief Stricken By News of Loss—End Comes Suddenly Wed. The entire Nyssa community was saddened Wednesday morning by the news of the death of little Jackie Hollenberg in the Ontario i hospital. Since the terrible accident Monosy. October 28th, Jackie had apparently been recovering and hopes had been held out for his re covery. Tne end came quietly early Wednesday morning when he went to sleep and failed to wake up. The accident that claimed Jackie’s life happened a week ago Monday when a shotgun accidently exploded in the hand of his older brother, A determined Nyssa football team Leo, Jr. and the charge struck turned back the Vale team Friday Jackie in the neck. s i the local gridiron, and although Funeral services will be held Sat they lost 6 to 0, It was a real battle. urday, November 9 at 1:30 from the Only once did. Vale present a real Parish hall with Rev. Stanley Moore scoring threat, that coming in the In charge. Nyssa Funeral Home are second period. Taking the ball on making the arrangements and Mrs. their own 40 yard line, a series of C. C. Hunt is arranging for the runs and passes carried the ball music. The remains will be at the dowri the field until they hit pay Hollenberg residence until the fun dirt. After this one brief scoring eral Saturday. Burial will be at burst, the teams settled down to an Nyssa. even battle with neither team able John Royse Hollenberg, known as to make consistent gains. By win Jackie, was born in Nyssa, December ning Friday, Vale earned the right 15, 1927 and had he lived a few to play Weiser, should Welser wt.i days longer would have been 8 years their remaining games as expected, old. He is survived by his father. In a post season championship Leo Hollenberg; his mother, Mary game. Rorick Hollenberg; a brother, Leo, If an all-district team were pick Jr. 11 aid a sister Marzene, 15. He is ed, Arthur Vernon Cook certainly al s o survived by two grand has earned a place on the select mothers, Mrs. Lulu Hollenberg of squad; especially in view of his work Coming, California and Mrs. Ella in the last two games. Against Vale Rorick of Corvallis, Oregon. Friday he broke up Interference, tackled runners on the line of DECIDES TO scrimmage time after time; and at COUNCIL the same time was the only Nyssa ELIMINATE U’ TURNS ball packer who was able to make The city council met Monday consistent gains on running plays. In regular session, sl id among The rest of the Nyssa team played night other things, ordered the city re a nice game, without a slacker in corder purchase signs reading the bunch, but It was Cook who "U Turn to Prohibited.” These signs provided the spark. are to be placed on the main cor Final Game Monday ners of town. Dlscusslcfi was also Nyssa will finish their football heard to prohibit trucks from park season Monday, Armistice Day, ing on the main business district of against their traditional rivals, On Nyssa. tario high school. The game is to The council also ordered the pur be played In the Ontario field and chase of a complete uniform for the no doubt a large crowd of supporters city marshall. It will be In blue, with will follow the team to witness the everything up to and including a finale for the 1935 season. hat for Nyssas' law enforcement of ficer, Wes Browne has a crew of men Monday night was also the night busy working on his house, making for a hearing on the proposed bud several interior Improvements and get for the coming year and as there will finish up by applying a finish was no objections, the budget was of stucco to the exterior. adopted. NYSSA Ï0 MEET Experiment In Beet Culture Works O ut Successfully Several years ago the Nyssa sec such a novelty to many newcomers, tion was known as a leading beet they were the subject of many jokes. producing section, with beets doing The returns they made on their exceptionally well in this soil and experiment was no Joke, and from climate. However the white fly pest the way they are topping out. It Is became bad In this section. Just as it believed they will average at least 20 did In many other sections, and far tons to the acre. The beets were mers suffered more and more each loaded at Adrian, weighed at Nampa year from blight. Consequently, as and then sent on to the sugar fac the crop became more and more of a tory at Burley, Idaho. The Twin hazard, beet growing almost went factory Is not running this out of existance here. | year. sugar company paid them $7 Ernest . Zeslger, a The _ E. This , L. Zeslger _ past , summer . ton, with 75c deducted and Clifford Snyder __ of $6 for 25 freight, T*"* h-H „„ experience a net . . ____ return had an In raising . beets . making _____ ___ , . , a ton. There are no other deductions; that should be of interest to A , every .__ ' the f farmer . r n r e s In In M o m . . . , county. Accord ™ ,/ b * lanC * * ° ln « * l l ° C M tj> gTOW- Malheur profit on the venture. ing to Mr. Zeslger, they were almost Ing It and Is the of the sugar com discouraged by their neighbors last pany to help policy the farmer at thk.mlng spring in their decision to raise time with advances for thinning, some beets this summer. However hoeing and other expenses they had raised them In other sec ing. According to officials of of grow tha tions for many years and felt that sugar company. If the people of this the Nyssa section was Ideal for the community are interested In grow production of this crop. They rented beets the company “will build l'fid from Mr. Overstreet and Mr. ing a dump for the fanners." The Beckley, giving the owner of the company here like to have every land one-fourth as his share of the one put In would a few acre« and If enough crop. acreage can be signed, the Twin Beets planted were blight resist Falls factory will open next year. It ing, t new variety developed by the la entirely poeslble that If enough sugar company. During the summer beets rrown In this section, a they found that beet raising requir sugar were factory might be established ed close attention to thin ling, right here to process the beets. hoeing, cultivating and watering. Ernest Zeslger has had consider They had experience In this before able experience In beet growing and and knew that In order to make has kindly offered to furnish any In good beets, there Is no time for long formation he can to fanners Inter rests. Durfig the summer people ested in beets as a crop next year. would call at the house, they said, He also suggests that Interested and asked what they were going to growers may receive additional In do with all that spinach or sun formation by writing the sugar com flowers Sugar beet raising batng pany at Twin Falls, Idaho.