Image provided by: Nyssa Public Library; Nyssa, OR
About The Gate city journal. (Nyssa, Or.) 1910-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1935)
THE GATE CITY JOURNAL Published At Nyssa, Oregon VÖLÜME XXIXT NO. 5L GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS Fastest Growing Town in Oregon NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1935 $1.50 PER' YEAR 'ENGINEER BODEN AND? ADVERTISING FOR ! FAMILY LEAVE FOR BIDS ON THE NYSSA NEW JOB MONDAY SEWER THIS WEEK Rural Recreational Center Is Discussed By Representatives From Over Malheur County Malheur County has Good Chance of Securing Big Federal Fund for Re creation. Rural recreation was the topic which brought representatives from various organizations over the coun ty to a meeting held Monday night In the Boulevard hall. According to recent announcements. Malheur county has an opportunity of secur ing $40,000 to be spent as a WPA project to provide facilities for rural recreation, and the meeting was call.d In order to get the sentiment of the various groups as how they wished to expend this fund, should Malheur be successful In obtaining it. There has been $120,000 In federal WPA funds earmarked for Oregon to be used for rural recreation. Most of this is to be spent in Mal heur, Glllham and Morrow counties, It Is understood. The project differs somewhat from other Works Pro gress Administration projects in that the sponsor Is not required to match any sum nor to furnish mat erials. The only requirements Is that the land be furnished for these recreational centers. A big percent age of the sum would have to be spent for labor Inasmuch as the total cost must not exceed $800 man-year cost. It is believed that this requirement will eliminate any project involving much building, un less the sponsors will furnish a good share of the building material them selves. Another requirement is that the recreational center must not be located less than three miles from any town of 2500 population or more. As there are no towns in Malheur county of this size, this re striction would not apply here; the entire county being considered rural. The funds cannot be used to ex tend existing facilities and the labor must be at least 90 per cent relief labor able to qualify under WPA regulations. Chas. Flagel, newly elected county relief chairman, explained the WPA regulations which say that a person must have been on the relief rolls sometime between the months of May to November to qualify. This eliminates the conscientious, good American citizen who went off the relief rolls In the summer to earn a living for himself and family In the harvest fields, and now that the harvest is over and work scarce. Is unable to get relief work this win ter. There are approximately 100 In Malheur county able to qualify but only seven in Nyssa. There was considerable discussion by representatives of the various groups. Some were in favor of spending the money at one place, centrally located, where a park, swimming pool, community hall, golf course, baseball diamonds, tennis courts and other recreational facilities could be constructed. As (Continued on Page 8) BE SURE TO REGISTER SOON! An Important election is scheduled for January 31st, at which time the matter of a sales tax will be put before the people of Oregon. In order to cast your vote at this elec tion, you must be properly reg istered and registration books close next Tuesday, December 31st. If you were registered and did not vote at the last Pri mary or General Election if you have changed your resi dence or if you desire to change your political affilia tions you must re-register. Also if you have come to vot ing age or have been married since the last election you must re-register. Be sure to Important matter of a state register so you can vote on the sales tax. XMAS PROGRAM GIVEN MONDAY BASKETS SPREAD CHRISTMAS JOY The members of the Episcopal Sunday School gave a very nice 1 Christmas program Monday even ing which Included songs recitations and plays. The following numbers were enjoyed by all; invocation by Rev. Stanley Moore; recitation by Robert McDonald; play “Christ mas Candles" by Louise Tensen, Jimmie Cook, Dickie Tensen, Nor- bert Sarazln, Leo Hollenberg, Helen Boydell and Jean Harman; duet, Boydell playing the trump WORK STARTED ON et Edward and Helen Boydell sang, "While SCHOOL GROUNDS Shepherds Watched Their Flockjs by Night;” drill by older girls; song Bobby Moore of Seven men were put to work Mon by all; recitation song, Dickie Tensen, Leo day on the PWA project at the Nys Ontario Jimmie Cook, Robert sa school, building a playground at Hollenberg, Browne; song, by older girls; short the rear of the building. PWA funds talk by Rev. Moore; "Christmas to the amount of $2200 has been al Fairies," with Mary play Lee Emmott as lotted for the project and the work the mother, Leona Ray, Jimmie will include leveling, clearing the j Cook and Dickie Tensen as child land; and constructing a strong ren end Darlene Phillips, Margaret wire fence around the playground. ! Sarazin, Carol Robertson. Martha A big part of the five acre tract of land will be devoted to grade school Brown, Mary Norcott and Twllla playground equipment, soft ball Louise Crawford as fairies. Mrs. diamonds, tennis courts and other Tensen gave a short talk telling about the Sunday School students play ground facilities. The present plan is to work out bringing toys to the church some method of keeping the dust Monday afternoon, which were sort down by systematic sprinking and it ed by a committee composed of Mrs. is also possible that part of the Cook, Mrs. Tensen, Mrs. Pinkerton tract will be utilized for an outdoor and Mrs. Norcott and placed In basketball court and a football field. baskets for needy families. The Sun The entire construction cost of the day School students spent Tuesday project will be borne by the federal delivering the baskets. A recitation government as a means of providing by “Junior Santa” closed the pro work for those on relief. gram and as Santa could not at tend, Junior Santa (David Sarazln) NYSSA CIVIC CHORUS assisted by the girls, gave each child ENTERTAINS AT CCC CAMP a treat. Christmas was fittingly observed by the combined fraternal and civic organizations of Nyssa In a co-op erative effort to furnish Christmas cheer in the form of baskets of food to some of our Nyssa folks tempor arily "out of luck." These baskets were delivered Christmas Eve and were much appreciated by the 16 or 17 families and Individuals to get this help. Mrs. Ray Emmott. Mrs. Howard Larsen, Mrs. A. V. Cook and Mrs. Leo Hollenberg helped In the preparation of the baskets and Wm. Schlreman and Artie Robertson were pressed Into service on the delivery part of the affair. CCC Extends Invitation Lieut. Elmer Clonlnger, who Is in charge of the local CCC camp dur ing Capt. Tadlocks ten day leave of absence to Eureka, California, In vited all who wish to, to come out to the camp for Christmas dinner. Some 45 to 50 took advantage of the offer and were treated to a splendid dinner. So many of the boys had Drastic Potato Control gone home for Christmas, the camp GETS LOW AUTO found themselves with enough pro Act Feature» to be Ex visions prepared to serve several PLATE NUMBER plained To Growers at extra and were very kind In extend ing the Invitation. The camp even Albert E. JJqpklns. teacher Local Meeting. co-operated to the extent of send at the Oregon Trail school has ing trucks Into Nyssa to transport received word from Secretary their guests to the camp. of State Snell that In the It appears now that the National drawing for low license num Potato production control law will be bers held at the statehouse. in 1938. The only thing TWO-YEAR CORN Mr. Hopkins was fortunate to enforced that will prevent the enforcement of HOG CONTRACTS TO receive number 18 In the draw this act Is repeal by Congress. Many new 1936 auto plates BE READY SOON Oregon Is making preparations for are already on cars and If you the handling of the making of allot haven't applied for yours; you ments and a State Potato Board has had better watch out or the now been selected. The County meet The County Agent's office is re BORE HOLE IN "officers 11 be gitt’ln you!" ings will start Immediately after the ceiving information relatives to the DOOR AT JACKSON first of the year. new com-hog production control Word has been received by the program. The new contract will be LUMBER COMPANY MRS. PROFFIT IS County Agent that three meetings for two years covering the years of be held in Malheur county for 1936 and 1937. It Is expected that the RECOVERING FROM will the purpose of explaining the act. contract will be ready to present to Night mauraders attempted to en SERIOUS WOUNDS The dates of these meetings are as growers in early January, ter the office of the Jackson Lumber follows: The basic provisions of the new company Friday night but were un The Nyssa school on Saturday program are that the producer will successful in their attempt. Who Mrs. F. Stacy Proffitt, who was January 1:30 P. M.; Park school be allowed to produce up to 100 per ever it was evidently climbed the slashed across the side with a razor, in Oregon at Slope, Jan cent of his hog base In 1936 and the fence to get into the back of the allegedly by her son Jim Smith In uary 2 at 1:30 and Thursday, the Vale Com payments will be made at the rate of yard, then bored a hole in the door a family quarred. Is recovering at munity hall on Friday, January 3 at $2.50 a head for each hog produced to turn the key sticking In the lock. the family home on Bridge Island. 1:30. to 50 per cent of the base. Before they had completed their Tuesday Dr. J. J. Sarazln removed At these community meetings the up Com may retire from 10 work, the key fell to the floor, mak the stitches from Mrs. Proffitt's side terms of the contract will be ex to 30 per growers cent of their base acre ing it impossible to enter the office and reported that she was apparent plained In detail and represents age and receive 35 cents per bushel by that method. ly well on the way to recovery. tives for the County Allotment com on the appraised com yield for the Whether it was the work of one mittee will be nominated and ap acres retired. or more persons is not known. The FARMERS CO-OPERATIVE plications for allotment will be sign The full detals of this plan will be office was not entered and the only CREAMERY AT PAYETTE ed. explained later by means of com real damage was repairing the hole PAYS DIVIDEND Every person In Malheur county munity meetings. bored in the back door. who sells any potatoes regardless of The Board of Directors of Farm quantity must have an allotment if GOLD DISCOVERY EXCITEMENT MALHEUR MEN MEET ers Co-Operative Creamery at Pay they are to receive costs free stamps QUIETS DOWN FOR TIME BEING IN BAKER TO DISCUSS ette have just authorized an addi Under the terms of the law, all POTATO CONTROL PLAN tional dividend for the year 1935, to potato s offered for sale must bear There was but little new develop be paid shortly after January first, a stamp. If they are not secured ment during the week regarding the of 15 per cent to be applied to the through allotment, they must be gold strike on the bench reported A group of men were called to stock of their members. Five per purchas'd at the local postoffice at last week. Testing of the field has Baker Monday to discuss the pro cent was paid on June first of this the oo, t of 75 cents for each one not progressed far enough to know cedure to be followed in the potato year, making a total of 20 per cent hundred pounds of potatoes sold. Just whal the outcome will be as to control program and the method of for the year or approximately »30.- In order to secure an allotment, the richness of the ground. After the the producer must show evidence as first few days of excitement follow conducting the slgnlng-up of mem 000 00 bers. Mr. Jackson of the Oregon Farmers Co-Operative Creamery to his production and sales for the ing the news of the strike, Interest State Oollege was In charge of the Is one of the oldest and largest co years of 1932, 1933 and 1934. All has died down and is likely to be meeting. Those attending from this operatives In the northwest, having growers should Immediately get this dormant until something more def county were County Agent Larson been In continuous operation for Information In the best form pos inite Is learned about what the land of Ontario, Chas. Garrison and J , twenty years. It has plants at Em sible as it will be necessary In mak is going to yield. E. Hearron of Nyssa and C. T. Yundt, mett, Ontario, Payette, Welser, ing out their applications for al and Frank Olbbons of Dead Ox Cambridge, Baker and Union and lotment. manufactures approximately five Every grower In the county should GREEN LANTERN IS Flat. BROKEN INTO SUN. million pounds of butter annually, watch for announcements as to Mr. and Mrs. Pud Long and and In addition a large volume of meetings and Information required daughter Evelyn spent Christmas ice cream, cheese, casein and dried as the program will have to be got ten underway with the minimum of The Smoke Shop nearly lost a slot eve and most of Christmas day with milk. Mrs. Long's parents Mr. and Mrs. This brings the aggregate of div delay If allocnents are to be known machine Sunday night when some idends paid to Its members, in the before planting this years crop. one broke a glass out in the rear of Carter at Boise. last 15 years, to $837,709 94. Allomenta are made on the basis of the establishment, reached through, Mr and Mrs. Russell Vlnsonhaler sales, but production data should be unlocked the door and made away went to Midvale to spend Christmas available also for the three years with the machine. Marshall Cook, and several days at the home of who saw the man prowling areund mentioned. Mrs. Vlnsonhaler's parents Mr. and In the rear of the building, followed ’ROUND TOWN Mrs. Sam Kelthley. the man, who dashed around the BIDS TO BE OPENED 5 TUESDAY, JANUARY 7 comer by the Western Hotel and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Poorman Whlte Christmas arrives a day later was seen going up the street at and sons Carl and Fred came Thurs a fast pace. The machine was re . . . Eddie Powell takes up steer day evening from Seattle to spend late for advocation . . . Jim Cald Bids are to be opened Tuesday, covered. Christmas with Mrs. Poorman'a sis feeding well out warming up the Marmon January 7th at Ontario for the con Mr Cook says at the time he saw ter, Mrs. A. V. Cook and family . . . Charity ball turns out to be a struction of earthwork on the North the man he didn't know he had Miss Jewell Kinney of the Boise social and financial success . . . canal above the Snlvely siphon near any stolen property, but followed Business college and Miss Anna Warmer weather puts end to skat Adrian. Oregon. The prtnlcpal Items him to see why he was prowling Kinney, teacher at Roswell, are ing rink plans . . . Local scrappers and the estimated quantities Include around so late at night. Evidently 42,800 cubic yards of all classes of when the thief saw the marshall, he spending the holidays with their have several workouts . . . excavation and 62800 station oublo decided to drop his loot and make a parents Mr and Mrs Wm Kinney dash for liberty. at Oregon Trail. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ I yards of overhaul. Potato Control Meeting A t School House Jan. 4th Members of the Nyssa Civic Chorus and others were guests of the local CCC camp officials and the boys Sunday evening for supper and later entertained them with several musical selections. Other numbers on the program were violin solos by Mrs. Herbert Fisher tap dances by Miss Hinemoa Clonlnger and a read ing by Miss Isabelle Sarazln. About twenty were guests of the camp and report a very nice time. ENROLLMENT IN JUNIOR REPLACEMENTS FOR CCC TO BE FROM JAN. 2 TO 16 Seleclon of junior replacements for this enrollment In the Civilian Conservation Corps will take place January 2 to January 16, 1936. Young men between the ages of 17 to 28, Inclusive who have dependents receiving public assistance are eligible for enrollment. Applica tions should be made to Malheur County Relief Committee before above date. AND DORMAN The Nyssa high school basketball FLEGEL IRRIGATION DIRECTORS team won their second consecutive victory over Pirma Thursday night when they took the Idaho boys into As a result of the election held camp to the tune of 49 to 18. Nyssa ! Monday at the home of J. T. Long, started out strong, with Pierson and Chas. Flegel was elected for a dir Johnston. Nyssa forwards, connect ectorship of three years and 8. D. ing with counter after counter. At Dorman for one year In the Ontario- Nyssa Irrigation district. Mr. Flegel half time the score stood 35 to 6. Several substitutes were given an recived 29 votes and Charles Mar opportunity to show their stuff in shall received 23. In the race for the year term Mr. Dorman had 27 the second half, but Parma was still one unsuccessful in launching a scoring votes and Chas. Oarrison received attack. Pierson was high point scor 25 votes. This was the second time er with 16 and Johnston had 13. Hol this election was held, the first time ly started at center with Bob Wil the election resulted In a tie vote for son and Jackson at the guard posi both directorships. tions. Substitutes were Poage and CHRISTMAS EVE WINNERS Graham, forwards; Groot. center; Lankford and Rust, guards. To make the evening complete In the distribution of lucky Christ the Nyssa seconds triumphed over mas gifts at Wilson's Christmas Eve. the Parma seconds, the score being | Leo Tschlda won the Philco radio; 22 t a 13. Lloyd Wilson, diminutive Ralph Lackey was awarded the per and Mrs Walter Reid's name Nyssa forward, scored 13 out of the colator 22 points score by his team. Others was called as winner of an electric on the starting lineup were Lank ; table lamp. ford, J. Rust, Larsen and Boren. DAUGHTER BORN Substitutes were Prawltz. Bill Wil son and Warren. Tha team is practicing during the A daughter was bom on Tuesday, Christmas vacation to be In top December 24 to Mr. and Mrs Carl shape for their game againet Nam- Penn In the Owyhee district. p- on Friday January 3 on the Nam Mr and Mrs. John Young are vis pa floor and for their game here iting friends and relatives at Tigard against Welaer, to be played the and Madras during the holidays. following night. Nyssa Wins Two More Ball Games O. O. Boden and family left Mon day morning for their new home In Cullfoniia where Mr. Boden has been assigned to the Central Valley project. Work has not started on the project as yet. Mr. Boden and Wal ker R. Young, who Is in general charge of the project, will be charg ed with the task of starting actual construction and will likely involve several years work. Miss Dorothy Boden will transfer from the Ore gon State college to enter school at thq University of California. Advertising for bids on the pro- prosed Nyssa sewer system is in cluded In this weeks Journal, which should be welcome news to those awaiting some definite word on the project. Bids are to be opened Jan uary 13th, 1936 at the office of the Town Recorder. Plans, specifica tions, and other information per taining to the project will be on file at the city hall after December 30. . . - - CCC CAMP WILL REMAIN HERE SAYS Word Received Tuesday That Camps Under the Bureau of Reclamation Would Remain Open. Olad tidings were received In Nyssa Tuesday, December 24th by Dr. J. J. Sarazin that the Nyssa CCC camp, which was scheduled to close the first of the year, would remain open. The word came In a telegram from Senator McNary, reading as follows: “Happy to advise you that re clamation service will retain camp number B-R forty three at Nyssa and there will be no other reductions on Oregon camps under the jurisdiction of reclamation service in January. Seasons greeting. CHARLES L McNARY.” When word came on Friday, the 13th that the Nysaa CCC camp was to close, the Nyssa Oomemrclal club, through the secretary, Frank Mor gan; Dr. J. J. Sarazln, The Vale- Owyhee Land Settlement Associa tion and others entered a protest, as the Nyssa Camp Is regarded aa vital to the further development of the Owyhee project. They have been doing a very useful work and it was a serious blow to the project had they been removed. Word was re layed to Washington and to others in authority, asking that a further investigation be made before the re moval of the camp. The word re ceived Tuesday Indicates that this further investigation has resulted In keeping the camp for Nyssa, as well as other reclamation bureau camps of the county. HUSBAND OF LILA HITE TAKES OWN LIFE TUESDAY James Abbott, 23 year old husband of Lila Hite, shot and killed himself at the home of his grandmother. Mrs. Kittle Abbott of McCall the day before Christmas. Mrs. Abbott Is a daughter of O. R. Hite, living on the Owyhee, and was visiting her parents at the time of the tragedy. She left Immediately for McCall. Worry, because earlier in the day he had accidentally wounded his chum, W. E. Warner, in the foot, was given as the youth's reason for taking his own life. Besides his wife, mother and a brother, he is survived by a little son, bom to Mr. and Mrs. Abbott on December 3rd. Church Has Fine Xmas Pageant One of the nice Christmas pro grams of the season was given Tues day night at the Community church when the pageant. "The Star Ga den." was given by the Bund- School under the direction of ' E. Wolfe. Christmas treats w i given out upon the arrival of Santa, ably portrayed by Sid Burbldge. The church platform was trans. formed Into a winter garden for the pageant, with decorations from four states present. The holly decorations came from the W. W Poster family •f Portland; the W. O. Campbell family of Kent. Washington and from Dr Dobbs, a classmate of Dr. O. A.. Abbott and now living In Mls- slppl. The evergreens came from the Meadows country of Idaho. The whole setting was enhanced by a beautiful colored lighting effect. Characters in the pageant were: Christmas, Louella Leuck; Star, Judy Clement; song, Mabel Brooks; Service, Vivian Patterson; Giving. Irene Pogue; Good Will, Margaret Toombs, Friendship, Clarissa Till man. The helpers were BUlle Louise Olasgow. Betty Lou and lone Till man. Vivian Hlgby, Anna Marie Toombs, Phyllis Pogue, Thelma Root and Ruth Flanary. Costumes were under the direction of Mrs. A. V. Pruyn. The carol sing ers were Ruth Wolfe, Alice Hashl- tanl and Mrs. Pogue. Bob DeOrosa was excellent in taking the part of Grandfather of Moose Mountain while the Brlerwood boys were Dale Bingham, Lester Keizer, Oerald Seaburn and Allen White. The primary grades gave several recitations and songs and Dickie Schlreman played selection» on hi» violin. r
