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THE GATE CITY JOURNAL Published At Nyssa, Oregon GATEW AY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS V O L U M E X X I X . N O . 52. ANOTHER SEWER ELECTION CALLEO Second Election Neces sary Due to W PA Rul ing. Due to a recent ruling of the Pub lic Works Administration, through which Nyssa Is expecting to finance the construction of a sewer, It has been found necessary to call for an other election to authorize the proper kind of bonds. The original election, which was passed by big majority, called for the Issuance of bonds to the amount of $13,200; which were divided Into 12 bonds of $1,000 each and two bonds of $600 each. Now the PWA has ruled that bonds must be In denominations of $500; and have asked for a slight Increase In the amount to take care of any unexpected expense. With this In mind the city council held a special meeting Thursday afternoon and authorized another bond election to be held January 10th at the city all to authorize the Issuance of bonds in the amount of $15,000. The election will be held at the Owyhee Irrigation District office between the hours of 10 o'clock In the morning and 5 o’clock in the afternoon and all legal voters may vote on the question. The question Is practically the same as the first election, the only difference being the Issuance of bonds in the amount of $15,000 Instead of $13,200. SNOWFALL HEAVIEST FOR SEVERAL YEARS Adrian—Snowfall In and around Adrian is greater this year than It has been for several years. At pres ent a total of about five Inches have fallen since Thursday night. Much of this has melted this week, due to the sudden change of temperature. N Y S S A , O R E G O N , T H U R S D A Y , J A N U A R Y 2, 1936 LAND INQUIRIES ON THE INCREASE Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Johnson and daughter Grace of Powell, Wyo., came last Thursday to make a visit with Mrs. Johnson's brothers A1 and Jess Thompson of Nyssa and Charlie Thompson of Nyssa, whom she had not seen for several years She also visited with her sisters Mrs Ira Dale of Ontario and Mrs. R. A. Ambrose of Jerome, whom Mrs Johnson had not seen for twenty- nine years. The visitors left Mon- for their home. o f:::::::::: 13767625 Inquiry for land on the new pro ject Is on the Increase according to Frank Morgan, secretary of the Vale-Owyhee Land Settlement asso ciation and letters have been com ing In at the rate of from 30 to 40 daily. Many people have been here looking at the new land and Indica tions are that by the time water Is turned on in the spring a big majority or perhaps all of the land will be sold. Couples Take Marriage Vows BENTON-HAFER Clyde Benton, formerly of Nyssa, was married Christmas day to Miss Marjorie Haler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hafer of Jerome, Idaho. Mr. Benton Is a son of Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Benton of Nyssa. The ring ceremony was performed at the bride's home by Rev. Wilbur Qoff of the Christian church of Gooding. A Christmas wedding dinner was served following the ceremony, after wltlch the couple left for a wedding trip to Salt Lake City. They plan to make their home in Jerome where Mr. Benton is engaged in the auto wrecking business. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Benton and daughters Zeola, Vera and Lucille went to Jerome last Tuesday to at tend the ceremony, returning to Nyssa the day following Christmas. McLING-HOGGAN Miss Zoe Hoggan, teacher In the school at Lorenzo, Idaho and Eldon McLlng were the principals of a quiet wedding solemnized In Em mett Friday at the home of the Rev. Lamb. They were attended by Mr. and Mrs. W. F. McLlng and Miss Gayle MoCoy. L.don spent last winter at the home of his brother in Nyssa and during the post few weeks has been a guest at the McLln ; farm home near New Plymouth. The newlyweds will reside In eastern Idaho. Mr. and Mrs. Charles McConnell PIFJRCE WORKS TO entertained Friday night with a RETAIN NYSSA CAMP card party for friends. Three tables of bridge were in play with high honors going to E. H. Brumbach A wire received last Thursday Just and low honors to Chas. McConnell. too late for including In last weeks A delicious lunch closed a pleasant paper was from Congressman Wal evening. ter M. Pierce and read, “Nyssa camp Claud Gurlock of Eugene Is visit, retained till April first, possibly ing in the J. E. Holly home this longer. Interviewing Mead tomorrow week. about rodent and road work. Walter Mrs. R. C. Enos left Saturday M. Pierce.’’ Mr. Pierce had reference to the evening by train from Caldwell for Missouri where she will visit rela Nyssa OCC camp, which was order ed closed but which will remain tives for a few weeks. open all winter and possibly longer. D. T. Holly Is driving a new 1936 They have been doing valuable work Chevrolet sedan. on the project and are considered a Claud Ourlock and Mrs. Dorothy distinct asset to the Nyssa section. Holly were Boise visitors Monday. VISITS PARENTS HERE Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Greellng left last week for Yakima, Wash., where Mrs. Ruth Bates, daughter of Mr. they are spending the holidays with and Mrs. J. T. Long, oame from their son Meritt who Is employed Riverside, California, to spend there by the Standard Oil Company. Christmas with her parents and her While they are gone Mr. and Mrs. daughters Evelyn and Helen Lackey Oscar Schafer are looking after at the Long home. She left Sun their ranch. day, returning by way of Salem, J. E. Holly has been very ill the where she will visit her niece Mrs. past week with the flu but Is much Ralph Beutler, and her brother Dr. improved at the time of this writing John Long. In Lebanon Mrs. Bates O. G. McConnell and Mr. and will stop to see her sister Mrs. Gold Mrs. Ray McConnell and family en and Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Long. She were visiting in the Charles Mc also planned to visit another sister Connell home Sunday. Mrs. Abe Vaughn at Vancouver. Mr. and Mrs. Charles McConnell Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Harlan of and daughter Ellen spent Christmas visited from day In Boise visiting Mrs. McCon Bonneville, Oregon, Sunday until Christmas at the par nell's brother E. Marker. John Enos who is employed at ental W. T. Poeey home. Mr. and Arock now was down visiting friends Mrs. Walter Johnson of Caldwell joined the group for Christmas din Thursday and Friday. Reuben Basket Is slowly recover ner here. Mrs. Harlan and Mrs. ing from a major operation at Cald Johnson are daughters of the well sanitarium. He is much improv. Poseys. ed and will return home soon. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Fulton enter Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Muntjewerff spent Christmas day with his par tained several friends and relatives ents Mr. and Mrs. Case Muntjewerff from Payette at dinner Tuesday. Among them was Miss Denice Snow- In Big Bend. berger, niece of Mr. Fulton’s, who Oswald Forbes expects to start remained here until Wednesday. work Friday for the Hop Gold Mr. and Mrs. Fulton spent New beer agency, with headquarters In Years day with Mr. and Mrs. Mord- horst at Payette. Ontario. SISTER VISITS Fastest Growing Town in Oregon FOR RECREATION Cotton Elected Head of Committee Studying the Recreational Needs of County. A committee representing several communities of the county met Monday night In the court house at Vale to discuss the proposed Rural Recreation movement In Malheur county. A sum of $120,000 has been set aside for Oregon rural recreation facilities; with the majority of this sum to be spent in Malheur, Mor row and Gilliam counties. It Is be lieved that $40,000 can be made available for Malheur. Work is to be done by WPA labor, with materials to also come out o f the allotment, but the land must be furnished fere of charge. C. C. Cotton was elected chair man of the committee and Ray Lar sen, county agent, was chosen secre tary. John Medlln, representing the Harper community explained that Harper would like to have a com munity hall if possible and had plans and estimates as to the kind and type of hall desired. P. T. Joseph of the Dead Ox Flat country talked briefly and called upon Mr. Anawalt of the Annex district to ex plain the plans they had for a com munity recreational center, Includ ing a hall, ball diamond, wading pool and other recreational facil ities. There was also some discussion about building one central project, but the majority of the sentiment was for splitting the fund among various communities If the federal regulations and labor conditions would permit. It was felt that the $600 man-year cost which the fed eral government requires, might prevent the construction of build ings as a majority of the money must be spent for labor. There Is still some doubt as to the federal requirements on the project and it was decided that more Information should be avail able before anything definite could be applied for. Another meeting is to bo held in the near future at which time the various communities are expected to submit their Ideas as to how this money Is to be used for the greatest benefit of all. Those from Nyssa who attended the meeting were W. J. Browne and Berwyn Burke. * 1 .5 0 P E R Y E A R Oh, For The Jolly and Carefree \w o ccc officers , /.r r ,» c rwi ^ J RECEIVE PROMOTION L ife o f The Small Town Cop! ____ The Nyssa CCC camp lost two of their officers during the past week with Dr. Francis McDonough going to the Mayo hospital for a three year fellowship and Norbome Berk ley going to Pendleton where he will be In charge of the National Youth Movement for eastern Oregon. Their office says that recruiting will be In places will be filled soon. full swing again after the first of Captain M. Tadlock, who spent the year. Early last tall a vigorous He must be tough, hard-boiled, Christmas with his parents In Eur campaign was launched by the army and very hard-hearted to deal with eka. California, has returned to his recruiting headquarters at Portland the crooks and criminals he comes duties at the local camp. In an effort to secure as many en In contact with; pleasant, courteous listments as possible toward filling to all the public; must settle all the huge quota placed upon the family quarrels by sympathizing Portland district at that time Inci with the women and help them dent to an enactment by the Oon- abuse all men on earth, at the same « " ■ earller the Vear authorizing time agreeing with the husband and f " lncreasf oi some w «•?»> men 1111 helping him abuse all women. He Peacetime strength of the army must see that all the children are In This campaign was suspended in the school and not playing truant. They Tuesday and Wednesday was the fall, but is to be resumed again the must not ride bicycles on the side end of the Christmas vacation for first of the year. walks or rollerskate on the sidewalks most of the students home from Young men Interested in an army of in the streets; he must not allow college as they had to report for career should write the Portland them to throw rocks at the win school the last of this week. A few land office located In room 323 new dows, shoot bean-shooters, nor shoot did not leave until Saturday and Postoffice building, at S.W. Broad rifles In town. He must not allow Sunday. way and Gllsan Sts., who will be boys under 20 years of age to go in Oregon State college claims the pleased to furnish descriptive liter to pool halls. He must see that the following students, Vera Oarrison, ature upon request. proprietor does not sell them beer or Tiena Tensen, Ethel Mary Boydell have card games playing for money. Dean Johnston, Dennis Keck, Dor othy Holly. Lloyd and Orville Mc- Check the Doggies He has to see that all dogs have Ewen. Those returning to the University licenses, should kill all stray dogs; not allow dogs to howl at night to at Eugene were Margaret Hunt, molest the neighbors; they must Harriet Sarazln, Katherine Leuck, not carry bones or old shoes on Leonard and Earl Marshall, Marg- people’s yards. See that no chickens eret Morgan. Nell Jackson who at Jim Smith of Nyssa, who is being get out into other people's yards tended OSO the first term has held In the Caldwell Jail charged and gardens. A11 cows must be kept transfererd to Eugene and his with assault with a deadly weapon tied up, well-fed and watered; all brother Alfred will also be a student on his mother, Mrs. Stacey Proffitt, at the university for the rest of the corrals must be kept clean. was bound over to the district court He must see all cars pulling into year. Tuesday under bond of $2000 by the curb and see that they get be Calvin Wilson returns to the John Plowhead, Justice of the peace tween the lines properly; mustn't Eastern Oregon Normal at La at Caldwell. The trial will be held allow any double parking; be at all Granda. Mtases Maitgjaret Pinker in Caldwell as the alleged assault stop signs and see that everyone ton and Marie Enebeck go back to took place on an island in the stops; not allow speeding on any the College of Idaho at Caldwell. Snake river south of town and Is street in town; watch all cars to see Miss Betty Cook will resume stud on Idaho soil. that nothing is stolen out of them; ies at the Boise Business college and Miss Donna Cook will return to her Smith failed to furnish bond and see that all drivers have good lights, duties as teacher at Enterprise. is being held In Jail awaiting trial. brakes and driver’s license. Howard Boor goes back to Washing He must be In all stores at all ton State college. FORMER PASTOR PASSES times end see that there is no drink IN SOUTH CALIFORNIA ing in any public place or In cars GOOD CHANCE TO Nothing To Do But Be JOIN ARMY NOW Everywhere, See Every thing, Do Everything Word from the Army recruiting and Make no Mistakes. College Students End Vacations Smith Held For District Court Word has Just reached Nyssa of the death on August 24th of B. F. Harper at a sanitarium In southern California. Mr. Harper was a former well-liked pastor of the Nyssa Pesbyterian church, leaving Nyssa In 1918. Mr. Harper suffered a stroke several years ago, from which he feed a second stroke, which resulted in his death. Mrs. Harper resides at heer recovered. On August 23 he suf- 4668 Fourth St., La Mesa, Calif. W. C. T. U. TO MEET WITH MRS. KLINKENBERG The W. C. T. U. is to meet Tues day, January 7 at the home of Mrs. Margaret Kllnkenberg for an all day FARM SALE TO meeting. The purpose of the meeting BE HELD FRIDAY Is to sew and members are asked to bring scissors, needle, thread, thim ble and other sewing equipment. Wm. Claunch, who has been farm Each member Is also to bring a ing the Eastern Oregon Land Com covered dish for the luncheon. pany farm No. 1. Is holding a public sale Friday, January 3rd at which TO HOLD DANCING time he will sell six head of cattle, CLASSES IN NYSSA some hogs, chickens and a complete line of farm machinery. Hlnemoa Clonlnger daughter of Lieut, and Mrs. Elmer E. Clonlnger, POTATO CONTROL has announced that she will hold MEETING SATURDAY dancing classes at her home on Sat urdays and Wednesdays. Miss Clon- inger has been taking lessons since Farmers are showing considerable she was four, and has taught danc Interest In the Potato Control meet ing in Portland and In Jordan Val ing to be held Saturday afternoon, ley when her father was stationed January 4 in the school house at there with the OCC camp last sum- Nyssa. Every farmer who expects to j mer grow potatoes should attend the meeting and hear an explanation of WANTS TO DEBATE the new potato control act which TOWNSEND PLAN Congress has passed and which is to be enforced In 1936. R. J. Davis, who has studied con Ouests of Mr. and Mrs. Herman siderably on the Townsend plan, Towne on New Year's day were Mr. and feeling that a public discussion and Mrs. E. J. Powell, Mrs. Mary of the question would be of consid Morris and son Tommy; Mrs. Mary erable Interest has Issued an open Towne and son Leon of Eagle. challenge for a’ debate on the ques tion. Anyone wishing to accept Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bales and two Davis’ challenge may see Mr. Davis children, Mr. and Mrs. Marlon Klln or make connections at the Journal kenberg and son Jimmie and Mr. office. and Mrs. Harry Goshert spent New Years day with the Harry Goehert family in Emmett. ’ROUND TOWN Mrs. Wm. Cook, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Truelson left last Monday for Boulder City, Nevada Frank Edwards receives distinctive Mrs. C. L. McCoy attended an all where she has employment. Mr. Democratic button rumor has It that day meeting of the Confraternity of Cook has gone to Portland for the Dr. Sarazln was also honored . . . Christian Doctrine Institute held time being. Water-filled streets making people Friday at Baker, Oregon. Mrs. Mc Mrs. Watson Ketchem expects to wish sewer were in operation now Coy was a delegate from the Ontario . . . Bill Claunch arranging for church and was accompanied by return home after the first of the farm sale tomorrow . . . Kids have Mrs. H. H. Dick of Nyssa and Mrs. year, bringing her little daughter home. She has been visiting with her big time hookey-bobbing New Year* Frank Ryan of Ontario. mother In Boise for the past few Day . . . Hank Fields sporting a new Plymouth . . . Bemord Frost doubl Mrs. Prank Morgan and Margaret weeks. ing as mall carrier . . Baldridge Ann left Wednesday for Eugene on Mr. and Mrs. Ed Manning and Implement Interior gets kalaomln- the Rose. Mrs. Morgan expects to remain in Eugene for a time as her children of Halley and Mrs. C. O. tng . . . Christmas tree still standing mother, Mrs. W. W. Cauktns is quite McClure and Harry. Bernice and on street intersection . . . ill, while Margaret Ann will return Dickie were visitors at the Leslie McClure home Tuesday. to the University. parked on the street; see that no beer is sold after 12 p. m. —And Police Dances He i nist be present at all dances and nut allow any drunks around and at the same time see that there are no drunks or fights on the street. He must know all the crooks In town, where they live and how they operate their crookedness; watch all suspicious characters who come to town. He must watch all business houses and dwellings that they are not burglarized; go to all fires to assist the firemen; see that no shop lifters are In operation, know every farm er’s signature so he can vouch for all checks; find and return every lost article to its owner. He must watch that the liquor dispensary employes do not issue permits to minors, or do not sell liquor to an Intoxicated man; see that no one drives across the fire hose or cause a traffic Jam. He must see that all business houses are securely locked after the proprietor goes home. He must attend all wrecks and tell who Is right and who is wrong; see that all cars and trucks have their mufflers closed while In town. He must arrest all check artists and thieves at once, sign all com plaints and get his own informa tion not giving anyone’s name that contributes Information. He must know all the traffic, criminal and civil laws and give the correct fciformatlon at any time to any one who asks It. These are Just a few of the re quirements of a small town cop, working on the NRA eight-hour a day plan. LADIES AID PLANS RUMMAGE EVENT ADRIAN MAN WRECKS CAR While returning home from Cald well Saturday evening, Clark Enos o f Adrian, ran into the back of a four-wheel trallor parked on the road near Oreepleaf. The trallor was without lights and the fog was very thick. His new Dodge was badly wrecked and he was unable to drive it home. Gerrit Muntjewerff went up and towed him home. No one was hurt in the accident. Mr. Enos had with him his two children, Clarence and Lois and they were coming home from Caldwell after seeing Mrs. Enos off for Missouri. BASKETBALL GAME WITH WEISER SAT. One of the outstanding basketball games of the season will be played Saturday night on the local floor when Weiser will be guests here for a double-header. Friday night the local team goes to Nampa for a game there. Nyssa has a good record up to date, with no defeats In the current season. AUTO LICENSES ARE DUE NOW Motorists who have put off until the final day to get their auto lic ense for 1936 have found that the final day has arrived and operation of a motor vehicle without a 1936 plate or sticker is laying himself wide open for arrest. State police are picking up motorists w h o have neglected this Important mat ter and have Issued a warning that all care must be properly licensed. The deadline was January 1st. FINAL SUMMONS Elbert Butler, Jr., Funeral Held Today At Ontario Came Here in 1890. Elbert Butler, Jr., 57 pioneer Mal heur county farmer and stockman, passed away at his farm three miles north of Nyssa Sunday evening fol lowing a protracted period of Ill ness. Mr. Butler suffered with asthma, which together with kidney trouble was given as a cause of death. Funeral services were held this afternoon at two o ’clock from the Richardson Funeral Home at On tario with Rev. Hovda of the Baptist church in charge. Pall bearer were Joe Dyer, Arthur Boydell, Chas. McConnell, A1 Thompson, Wm. Lax- ton and Howard Larsen. Mr. Butler was one of the real pioneers of this section, coming to Oregon 1« the spring of 1890 and has since made his home here. He was bom at Woodbine, Iowa on May II, 1878 and on August 18, 1898 mar ried his life partner. Miss Ada Ellen Glenn of Boise. He is survived by his wife and four children; Conley, Vernon and Edmund of Nyssa and Mrs. Helen Strane of Salt Lake City. He also leaves to mourn his passing, two brothers Will an Ren of On tario and three sisters, Mrs. Lucy Farmer of Ontario; Mrs. Anna Tol- llch of Meridian; and Mrs. Pearl Snodgrass of Klamath Falls, Ore. W ORK STARTS ON SCHOOL AT ADRIAN Adrian—Work started this week on the new school grounds where a grade school will be construct d early in 1936. The funds for the fix ing up of the school grounds nre WPA relief money and the money and the money that will build the schoolhouse is PWA and district money. BEND P. T. A. MEETS FRIDAY AFTERNOON Big Bend—Wade P. T. A. will meet with Mrs. John Timmerman, Friday afternoon, January 3. Mrs. Strang and Mrs. Dyre Roberts are assistant hostesses. School opened in District 46 Mon day, but the pupils had a holiday on New Years day. The high school pupils also resumed their studies Monday. Attorney Carl H. Coad of Nyssa transacted business In the Bend Monday. N. 8. Phelan was a business visitor In Ontario Saturday. Ben Taylor of Hammett Idaho was a guest in the Phelan home Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Parker had all their children at home for the Christmas holiday. They were Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Parker and daugh ter of Frultland, Mr. and Mrs. Vern on Parker of Owyhee, Mr. and Mrs. Arch Parker, Vernon and Iola of the Bend, also an uncle Mr. N. E. Heckathome of Roswell. M. K. Johannessen started work Monday breaking brush and prepar ing the ground for the new school building In Adrian. Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Anderson were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Johnston in Nyssa last Wednesday. The Idaho Power company of Par ma Intailed electricity in the Prosser home. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sparks left for Portland to spend the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Fretwell have moved into the house on Bradney estate, vacated by the Dale Ashcraft family. Mrs. Allda Neumans and daughter Miss Johanna of Boise, the Eller- brook family of Apple Valley and Mr. and Mrs. Gerritt Muntjewerff of Adrian were dinner guests in the Case Muntjewerff home last Wed nesday. Mr and Mrs. Ted Nightengale of Ontario were guests In the Brum- bach home during the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Roberts and baby of Nyssa are guests of Mr. and Mrs. B, O. Roberts. Mrs. N. J. Dowend of Long Valley was a guest In the R. L. Haworth home last week. KINGMAN KOLONY IRRIGATION DISTRICT The Ladles Aid of the Methodist TO HOLD ELECTION church are planning on holding a rummage sale In the near future An election is to be held In the and they are asking that everyone who has anything suitable for such Kingman Kolony Irrigation district a sale to please get in touch with on Saturday, January 4th for the members of the committee. Dona purpose of authorizing the Board of tions of clothing, bedding or vege directors of the district to negotiate tables will be appreciated as the aid and execute a contract with the fed- is trying to raise enough money to gon Slope Irrigation district, the have the roof of the church fixed. eral government, the Payette-Ore- Those who have donations but are Oem Irrigation district, the Ontario- unable to bring them In are asked Nyssa Irrigation district, the Bench to notify Mrs. C. A. Abbott and they Irrigation District, the Crystal Irri will be called for. The commltee ar gation District and the Advance ranging for the sale includes, Mrs. ment Irrigation District amending C. J. Keizer, chairman, Mrs. Ab and altering the terms and condi tions of the the original contract of bott and Mrs. S. D. Goshert. At the next meeting of the aid to the district. The original contract be held at the home of Mrs. Ooshert with the United States is dated on Tursday. January 9th all cloth January 4, 1929. Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Hlgglnson have The election is to be held at the ing and articles received will be made i«ady for the sale. All mem Kingman Kolony school house be returned after having spent the bers are urged to attend this meet tween the hours of • In the morning holidays with friends and relatives In southeastern Idaho. and 5 In the afternoon. ing.
