THE GATE CITY JOURNAL
Published At Nyssa, Oregon
VOLUME
X X IX .
G A T E W A Y TO THE O W Y H E E AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS
NO. 41.
BREAKS
OUT !N THE COUNT!
cholera
N YSSA, OREGON, TH UR SD AY, NOVEMBER 21, 1935
PROGRAM AT LIBRARY
IN ONTARIO NOVEMBER 25
BIDS TO BE LET
ON BLACK CANYON
Fastest Growing Town in Oregon
$1.50 PER ^E A K
Survey Made o f Damage Done
B y The Unusually Early Frost
1 8 WALTERS IS
SHOT B ÏJ 2 RIFLE
November 25, 1935 will be the one-
hundreth anniversary of the birth of
Andrew Carnegie. Libraries every-
I where, whether Carnegie belief Ic-
A survey on the freezing damagefthe potato loss Is 35 cars of seed
I iaries or not, are participating In the
to crops In Malheur County has just stock and 126 cars of commercial
centenial celebration.
been completed by Hugh L. Taylor, potatoes. At 360 sucks to the car this
W . W . Lytle, State Veter The Carnegie Corporation ha* Bids to be Let December 2 Shipping Point Inspector and R. G. represents a loss of 12,600 sacks of
No Motive Can Be Found
j presented to the Malheur County
County Agent. This survey seed and 45,000 sacks of commercial
inarian Visits County to Library a framed portrait of Andrew | On Tunnel Work for | | Larson,
For Rash Act of Nyssa
was made by means of questlonaires potatoes.
Caa.iegie. This picture will be un- 1
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cent
to
well
informed
men
in
each
Investigate Outbreak.
Y
outh.
A considerable amount of loss oc
Black Canyon Project.
veiled during the program which |
of the school districts where perish- curred In minor crops such as celery,
will be held in honor of Carnegie at
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able crops were being grown. Taylor carrots and cabbage. Pasture is re
the library in Ontario, Monday
Dr. W W. Lytle, state veterinar
Bob Walters ls in the Ontario
Much
encouragement
was
received
and ^jarson J*® that the survp-v ls ported to have been damaged at
November 25, at eight o'clock. Mr. F
ian, was in the county last week in C. Van Petten, repiesenting the by the delegates to the National | accurate with a tendency towards least 50 per cent. There was also a
hospital in a serious condition as a
vestigating losses in hogs which ha.j ¿ „ J ” f [ ~
s
^
result of a gunshot wound suffered
Reclamation congress, which met at understatement rather than over- considerable temporary falling off
in dairy and poultry production.
Thursday evening about five o ’clock
occurred in several sections of the presl{!e. The
m wlll (CC, lslst of Salt Lake City Friday and Saturday, |
I statement.
The
major
losses
occurred
in
ap-
Figuring
conservatively
this
repre
in front of
Dr. Sarazin's office.
valley during the last few weeks. It several short talks and music Re. for an early completion of the Black
In the sents to the county an actual money
X-ray pictures were taken and the
was thought that this trouble w as; freshments will be ^ d
Canyon project, located in Idaho » les' lettuce anti P01» “ **
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case
of
apples,
it
is
estimated
that
loss
of
between
$200,000
to
$225,000.
hog cholera and Dr. Lytle verified
bullet was located but his condition
The public is cordially invited to dir' . * east o f Ny-Si»a- Thrr. crews
«2 500 bas- However, ail of this loss ls not a
thle belief.
is still precarious.
have bec..i
going over
over the
the work
work on
cars or a local ioss 01
“ as
attended this occasion which is to ,lavB
uel’ ‘ ffoing
on I
In view* of the fact that it is be
The shooting, believed to be self-
kets wlth
s,ome mil
toss into
stlU t0 show
UP farm loss as a cat isiderabl? portion
honor the man who did so much for survey
J details from the Nyssa recla- , | amonff
annles
after
mation office and one from Ontario. , ong aPPles PUI into storage alter of this amount would have gone in
lieved that public auction yards may libraries.
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.
.
, , Inflicted, followed a car accident in
George Mitchell who has recent- | whlch ^
Walters>
Burton
furnish an opporunity for the spread
1 The route for the main canal is | freezing. In the case of lettuce, the to payrolls. This decrease In payrolls
of the cholera, Dr. Lytle ordered the
being laid out and work ls expected ! loss is estimated at 225 cars. Fig represents an actual loss to mer ly arrived In Nyssa to become M an -, and Bruce English figured The three
disc 1 itinuance of all hogs sales in
i to start sometime next month on uring 300 crates to the car the loss chants and others engaged in busi ager of the Nys^ Branch of the turned thelr rar over Qn the flrgt
is 67,500 crates. It is estimated that ness hi the county.
First National Bank of Portland. turn the other side of Dunaway
public auction yards In Malheur
; actual construction.
Mr. Mitchell has been residing in near the Frank Ward sheep camp.
County. A disease of a somewhat
Between four and five hundred
Pendleton where he was associated No one was seriously injured in the
similar nature is now prevelant in
I delegates attended the congress,
TOWNSEND CLUB
with Chas. Reynolds, receiver for accident but the car was badly
southern Idaho and has caused Ida
; iepresenting 14 western
states.
TO MEET TONIGHT the First Inlaud National Bank of damaged. Ellis Walters, father of
ho to take the same action as Ore
North Dakota sent delegates this
Pendleton.
gon in order that the disease may
the stricken young maw, came along
\ year as the newest recruit to the
be stopped as soon as possible.
and hauled the trio into town and
The local Townsend club will meet
reclamation organization.
NEW CORN-HOG FEATURES
Dr. Lytle warned farmers thatl
to trie doctors office.
Thursday night at the Community
Optimism
was
expressed
at
the
DISCUSSED
WITH
AAA
MEN
because of the prevalence of the jPneumonia Claims Young
Walters was uninjured in the acci
church for a business sesski i and
meeting
that
eastern
opposition
to
cholera, where any number of hogs'
«.
p
. „
Two of the largest elk ever Friday night they will be addressed
dent but Alvin Burton and Bruce
showed signs of sickness vaccinating
IVlan r uneral Services the western reclamation policy was brought
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Nyssa were bagged
this by J. Edwin Johnson, son of John
English required medical treatment
should be done at once with t hog
Held Monday Morning. Steadily crumbling as the realiza- past week by Ray Emmett and E. Johnson, pioneer Malheur county A preliminary outline of what the for minor cuts. Bob started down
j tion of the necessity of removing Dewey Ray. The mea got their elk in surveyor. The public is invited.
cholera serum. He also relommended
new
com -hog adjustment
con town, but was met by his father
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j farmers from submarginal lands In the Imnaha river country in Wal-
that hog owners living anywhere
tracts are likely to contain has been and he told him to go back and sit
near to hogs having this disease use
Death struck suddenly last Friday 1 w'de non-irrigated areas and trails- Iowa county. Ray’s elk had a spread
Dwight Johnston was takon to the received from Washington by the in trie car while he went down to
the serum on their hogs as a pre in the home of Chandois Sanford planting them onto more productive of 48 Inches and Dewey’s measured Boise hospital suffering from a leg O.8.C. extension service. Latest the city hall to get a blank to report
ventative measure.
farms.
j
46.
Gordan
Ray,
who
was
also
a
Warner when Mr. Warner, aged 29,
ailment, brought on by a bruise, it news tells of the result of a con the accident.
Bids are to be opened December mcmber of the party, bagged an elk ls believed. The trouble was more ference of producers and state agri
The first intimation that any
died at Parma from pneumonia. He
HICH SCHOOL TO
leave* a wife aod four young child 2 at Ontario on four tunnel jobs on but it was a younger animal, and than expected and doctors say he cultural specialists held in Washing thing was seriously wrong was when
GIVE STUDENT PLAY ren, the oldest girl being six years the new project. Just how much although the horns did 'not make will probably be in the hospital for ton this month where provisions Byrd Walters looked out of the
window o f the doctors office and
old. Chan was taken quite suddenly, mcney will be available for this the display the others did. it is re several weeks with his leg in a cast. were discussed.
T' e students of the Nyssa high being stricken at his home at Dun- work depends upon the contract ported the meat was much more
Recommendations from that con saw blood coming from the Chev
tasty.
OREGON TRAIL HELPS
schcol have been practicing on a ' away and as the disease got a better totals for tunnel construction.
ference Include approval of a two- rolet coupe parked l i front of the
Lawrence Blodgett bagged an elk
thrc"-act play entitled “ Look O u t1 hold cn him. he was removed to
IN 4-H CLUB WORK year voluntary contract instead of building. He looked into the car and
near
Granite
west
of
Baker.
He
shot
Lizz
which promises to be inter- j Parma on Wednesday. He steadily
another for a single year, and one saw his brother slumped over In the
the animal nine miles from camp
esting. It will be given Friday night, [ grew worse until the end came Fri- GETS FINE WATCH
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.. , Oregon Trail— One o i the pro- which will permit Increase in hog seat with blood streaming from a
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p T A u production this next year up to the wound on his head. Dr. Sarazin took
FOR USEFUL SERVICE and after dressing it and hanging it | JecU of the
November 22 at the high school I day, much to the sorrow of his many
up, went back to camp. Around five Che sjxmsoring of 4-H Club work.
charge and the injured man was
gymnasium. The play is said to be j friends in this community,
full amount of the producer’s base.
o’clock the next morning they start
placed in am ambulance and rushed
very interesting, with exciting situa- j Funeral services were held Mon
Last year they sent Gilbert Holmes
That
would
mean
a
permitted
30
ti l 's throughout and at the same day morning from the Community
Kenneth C. Miller, who has been ed out after the elk and it was 23 to Corvallis to 4-H summer school. per cent increase, though such an to the Ontario hospital.
A motive for the rash act can
time a light vein of comedy runs j church with Rev. White and the secretary for the National Réclama- | hours later before they got the meat This year they plan to send one amount is not expected by those
local Eagles Aerie conducting the tion Association received a fine into
through the entire production.
, , camp
A . after
. . an
,, all day a>nd all member, and if possible will send familiar with the sltuatian, who say not be found. The gun, a 22. was in
| services. Arra lgements were in Hamilton watch presented to him
" lght * * ,° J hauling it on a sled two.
that the drouth-enforced liquida the car but unloaded and It ls be
i charge of the Nyssa Funeral Home. by the Association and purchased i HJ nr7 F elds went Blodgett on
McLINGS LEAVE
At the P. T. A. meeting Friday tion of breeding stock makes it Im lieved he had a shell In his pocket
the hunting trip. Chas. and
Otis evening Mr. E. M. Hauser, county possible for any major hog produc which he used. Bob Walters is 22
FOR EMMETT WED. | After short funeral services, he was last week by Frank Morgan from the
! taken to Hutchinson, Kansas for Paulus Jewelry store in Nyssa. Mr. Bullard also hunted for elk In the club leader, presented achievement ing state to attain this maximum years old and graduated from the
Nyssa high school. His father, Ellis
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. McLlng. who burial, the remains being accom- Pa ulus engraved cm it, “Kenneth C. same part of trie country.
pins to last year’s 4-H Calf Club next year.
Walters aind his brothers, Byrd,
operated the Journal for over four I panied to their final resting place Miller, in appreciation of service
members. The following boys receiv
Recommended
com
adjustment
is
Jess Thompson, who ls seriously
years, were bidding their «friends by his father, Fred Warner.
well done. National Reclamation As
ed pins, Junior and Hollis DeOrofft, about the same as at present, the Jack and Rex are all well known in
Besides a 'host of friends, he sociation. 1935.’’ Mr. Morgan took the ! ill in the Ontario hospital, was re Raymond Morfitt, Gilbert Holmes, proposal being to allow benefits on this community and the family have
goodbye Wednesday prior to leaving
ported
as
having
a
bad
day
Thurs
for Emmett where they wdll farm leaves his wife, Mrs. Mabel Warner; watch with him to Salt Lake City i
Dewey Thomason and Frank Wilson an optional adjustment of from 10 made their home here for many
the Earp ranch. Mr. and Mrs. Dick three daughters. Evelyn 6. Margaret where It was presented to Mr. Miller. | day but hopes are held for his re Mr. Hopkins, local leader, also re to 30 per cent, with each signer years.
covery.
Young have rented the McLing 4, and Gladys 2, and one son Fred
A report from the hospital at
ceived a pin. His club having fin compelled to plant at least 25 per
Those from Malheur county who i
home in Nyssa. They have the good rick Warner, aged 3. His parents att Sided the sessions last Friday,
ished 100 per cent.
cent of his base. The plan Includes nine o'clock Thursday evening In
will of all the people in their new are Mr. and Mrs. Fred Warner; he and Saturday Included Carl Coad,
keeping the adjustment payments at dicated that Mr. Walters was still
also leaves five sisters. They are: Dr. J. J. Sarazin, Frank T. Morgan.
venture.
102 ELK CHECKED OUT
n
d
t
o
w
n
35c a bushel for the estimated yield living but little hope ls held for his
Mrs. Ella Kane, Mrs. Virgil Newland, Robert Lytle of Vale, Judge David
recovery. The bullet entered above
AT LA GRANDE STATION on the acres retired.
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Mrs. A q ia Healey, Mrs. Georgia F. Graham. Ora Clark. E. H. Brum-
The plan for making hog pay the right ear and lodged on the
Roy Shoemaker looking for lost
Fisher and Mrs. Freda Brown, all of bnch and Mr. Harris of Jamieson.
left side Just under the skin. The
At noon Wednesday a total of 102 ments will be entirely changed if the
funnel . . . . Man wanting to borrow
Hutchison. Kansas.
new recommendations are adopted. bullet fractured his skull in several
elk
carcasses
had
been
checked
Eddie
Powell’s
mining
equipment
Mrs. Warner and children expect
places.
. . . Chas Overstreet looking for lost through the La GrSide checking A flat adjustment payment of $2.50
to remain at Nyssa among their ROBERT LONG GETS
for each hog produced up to half of
station,
which
is
receiving
most
of
car
.
.
.
Egg
scarcity
in
Nyssa
.
.
.
friends a id will be the recipient of
15 COYOTES IN OCT. I
the signers' base ls the proposal.
Tom Coward says he has lived in the elk killed in that county.
a mothers penison to help keep the
The season came to an end at While no benefit payments would
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| Nyssa for 30 years now . . . Dean
Tuesday, Novemper 26 has been family together.
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Smith planning oyster feed Thurs- sundown Tuesday but huntirs will be made on anything above 60 per
set as the date for the cantata to be
$ i a report for October issued by day night . . . Bill Coleman doing have until tonight to check in, cent, the grower could produce and
given by the Nyssa Choral club.
the bureau of Biological Survey. ^
th em in g . . .
Wes Browne state police said.
sell any amount up to his 100 per
VALE LOSES TO WEISER
They have selected “The Harvest”
Robert Long had a record of 15 coy- startlng stucco work on house . . .
Nineteen elk were checked in La cent.
as their vehicle and have been prac
BY ONE POINT MARGIN ctes killed and 2 bobcats. The 34 , Mike Hays breaking in new help- Grande during the last 24 hours
The group unanlmousy approved
An Oregon State College alumni
ticing regularly. Eight high school
hunters working all or part time. er . . . Trucks breaking new law and officials expected probably this using the appraisal method of estab dinner sr.id organization meeting is
girls are being trained in interpre
By a failure to convert their try took 404 coyotes and 25 bobcats dur-
. Folks planning Thanksgiving . . . many more before the deadline ar lishing com -hog bases, so that to be held next Monday, November
tative dances as part of the pro for point following a touchdown In ing the month.
rives.
equitable bases may be assigned to 25th at the Moore hotel In Ontario,
gram. The affair is to be given at the first quarter of the champion
producers regardless of past parti with an organization to be perfected
the high school gym.
ship game played at Ontario Wed
cipation in contract. Community among the town* of Vale, Nyssa,
Singers taking part in the pro nesday, Vale missed at least a tie
committeemen would
be
given Ontario and Weiser. George Scott,
gram include, sopranos. Mrs. Howard with the strong Weiser outfit, which
mors power under this plan to make alumni secretary, will be in charge
Larsen, Miss Elizabeth Anri Jones, was won by the Idaho team 6 to 7.
assignments within the limits of the of the meeting.
Mrs. Elmo Higginson, Mrs. Ray Vale scored la the first quarter and
All O. 8. C. alumni are invited and
county quota.
Kendler, Miss Katherine Young, and fought like wildcats to protect their
The proposed plan ls designed to urged to attend the meeting. John
Mrs. Laura McCoy. Altos. Mrs. J. W lead but Weiser scored a touchdown
hold com production In bounds and Young and Grant Rinehart are
Poage. Mrs. John Young. Mrs. Laura and then converted for the winning
Increase hog production as rapidly handing the details for Nyssa »£.■*
Fisher, Mrs. Joyce Leinkaemper; point with less than three minutes
as possible without letting It go to alumni who wish to attend are asked
Tenors, Chas. Jones, Max Gilchrist to play in the ball game.
former ruinous extreme* deemed to get in touch with either of these
and Eldon Carter; Basses, A1 Thom
The game was a play-off for the
detrimental to both producers and men so that some Idea of the size
pson.
Malcolm Crawford, B o b championship of this district, both
of the crowd to attend can be ascer
consumers.
Stringfellow and Kermit Leinkaem teams going through conference
tained.
per. Mrs. W. C. Jackson is the ac- play without a defeat. In a game
The alumni organization will keep
Henry Charrel has been sick this
companiest.
two weeks ago, Vale defeated Nyssa
in touch with campus subjects, help
week.
Special numbers are being plan by the close score of 6 to 0.
in sending students to O. 8. C. and
WHERE YOUR RED
nee’ by Chas. Wilson and Mrs. Her
likely some club dances and dinners
CROSS DOLLAR GOES CITY REPAIRING
bert Fisher; besides several miscel
CIVIC CLUB HAS
STREETS OF NYSSA will be held from time to time.
laneous numbers.
WARNER FRIDAY
Hunters Bring
Back Their Elk
'“
“
Choral Club To
Present Cantata
O. S. C. Alumni
To Organize
RED CROSS DRIVE NOW ON
jy r m u m i
NOVEL PROGRAM
POUND PARTY TO BE
GIVEN FOR WHITES
The entire community is Invited
to a "pound party" next Wednesday
evening. November 27, to be held at
trie basement of the Community
church for Rev. and Mrs. Floyd
White. It will be hi the form of a
social night, with perhaps a short
program, followed by visiting and a
lunch. A special invitation is given
to newcomers in this vicinity to
come and get better acquainted.
FARM SALE TO BE
HELD NEXE TUESDAY
A farm sale is to be held next
Tuesday, Noyember 26th by George
E Skelton on the Governor Ross
ranch at Parma. The location is two
miles southwest of Parma or one
mile north of Roswell. Five work
horses, 28 head of cattle, 23 head of
sheep and a line of farm maehlnary
and household goods will be sold
Misses Lellah Foster and Delphlne
Steward of the Idaho Power com
pany gave a talk on better lighting
at the Civic Club meeting Wednes
day afternoon.
Along with their
discussion they presented a skit
which centered around the proper
and improper lightkig. Mrs. Ben
son’s first graders also helped with
the program by giving some of
their songs and recitations. As lit
erature for the National Education
Week did not arrive, members of
the Civic club reviewed various cur
rent events of importance.
The business meeting was pre
sided over by Mrs E. D. Norcott,
vice president. A nominating com
mittee was appointed to nominate
officers for the next year, to be vot
ed on at the December meeting.
Those serving are Mrs. J. J. Sarazin,
Mrs. A. H. Boy dell and Mrs. Frank
Morgan.
Mrs. Robert Vest was hostess, as
sisted by Mrs. Garrit Stam.
“ What becomes of my Red
Cross dollar?" This is doubt
less the question upon the lips
of many as the annual R et
Cross roll call ls made again
this year. This question de
serves an answer.
Fifty cents of each dollar
subscription goes directly Into
the National Red Cross treas
ury and the rest into that of
trie local chapter. When larger
donations are made, the first
fifty cents goes into the nat
ional work, and the remainder
regardless of amount, goes to
the local chapter.
The city grader has been out this BUDDY EDWARDS TO
week working over the street* of
FIGHT AT BOISE TONIGHT
Nyssa and has made a big Improve
Buddy Edwards, well-known Nyssa
ment. The work will continue until
all the streets have been gone over battler. Is fighting at Boise tonight,
and put In shape for winter driving his opponent being Billy Brldwell of
Boise. The fight will be close to the
main event, and according to the
COMMERCIAL CLUB
the dope, both boys are evrtily
HOLDS LUNCHEON matched. Several cars from Nyssa
wlll probably go to Boise for the
The Nyssa Commercial Club met fight card.
Wednesday for their first regular
noon luncheon with a big atten COMMERCIAL CLUB
DIRECTOR MEET THURSDAY
dance and much enthusiasm. The
luncheon was held In Bchwelzer’s
The directors of the Commercial
Cafe.
Frank Morgan gave a talk on the Club met Thursday evening and
work done at the Irrigation Con among other things, authorized the
gress held at Balt Lake City Friday completion of the sign on the vacant
and Saturday, saying that there lot across from the bank to advertise
would be 35.0QP acres of new land to the Owyhee project. Berwyn Burke
be settled this next year and am was appointed to draw up a design
active campaign of
advertising for a Commercial Club booklet to be
would be necessary to bring this to distributed among prospective land
seekers and to print the advertising
the attention of homeseekers.
Another luncheon will be held matter, boosting Nyssa and the
next Wednesday.
prospects here.