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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 . 31. Fastest Growing Town in Oregon $1.50 PER YEAR N Y S S A , O R E G O N , T H U R S D A Y , A U G U S T 6, 1936. Star Performers To Be Here For Big Rodeo Starting Next Saturday BEET GROWERS^ MEET TO PICK SUE CIVIC IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE WILL MEET THIS FRIDAY EVENING Refugees From tlie “ Dust BowF’ Seek New Homes A call has been sent by Mayor Don Graham for a meeting Fri day evening of the Civic Im provement Committee. The ses sion will be held in the city hail starting at 8 o'clock. The purpose of the committee Sugar Beet Piler Will Be is to plan for civic improvements in the city of Nyssa. It is expect Located Near Garrison ed that WPA labor will be avail able this winter and the subject Home South of Nyssa. of building a swimming pool and park will be among the sub A meeting of sugar beet growers, j jects discussed at Friday’s meet ing. Committee members were officials of tlie Amalgamated Sugar Co. and interested business men was j notified by letter this wrek and held Wednesday evening in the city I civic pride should be manifest by attendance at the meeting. CARNIVAL TO SET UP RIDES HERE NEXT WEEK— VAGABONDS TO PLAY FOR RODEO DANCE SATURDAY NIGHT Moody Will Bring i n Rodeo Stock next Week — Queen To Be Picked. JOURNAL WANTS CROP REPORTS hall rooms, to settle the question of a location for the beet piler. Mr. Tallman, district manager for the sugar company was present and said | he already had the scales here and was ready to ship the equipment as soon as the location was straigthen- cd out. Penniless, without shelter and looking for work those refugees from the drouth-ridden “ Dust Bowl” have become squatters along the highway near Bakersfield, Calif. There are 22 in the family which came from There seems to be but two sites Oklahoma. Government assistance to drouth victims is helping to alleviate suffering. A three-fold program the sugar company considers feas embodying WPA jobs, loans by the Resettlement administration and the purchase of cattle is under way to ible; one at the Stam crossing and M. V. Huleatt of Brush, Colorado, meet immediate emergencies. the other at the corner of the Ray Garrison place. The conqmny pre and head chemist for the Great cis the Stam site, but the owner of Western Sugar Company for their the proposed site has placed a price Brush factory is here visiting at the CITY COUNCIL OREGON TRAIL of one thousand dollars an acre for home of his brother-in-law, Wm. ACCEPTS NYSSA GARAGE SOLD TO tlie two acres, and the company will DeGrofft. Mr. Huleatt has been have to go elsewhere. SEWER SYSTEM looking over the Nyssa country while TOM COWARD Barring unforseen difficulties, tlie here and says he believes the Nyssa sugar beet piler will likely be placed section will prove one of the best at the corner near the Ray Garri sugar beet producing sections in the The principal item of business The Nyssa Realty Company re son residence. This is a fairly cen west. Tuesday evening at the meeting of ports a deal this week in which Tom tralized location, and only a few Coward purchased the Oregon Trail He was much impressed with the the city council was the formal ac growers will have to haul as much as beet fields now growing here and ceptance by the city of the recently ! Garage from Ben Lamb. Mr. Cow j completed sewer system. Mr. Lind i eight miles. ard has taken charge and expects estimated some of the fields would to run a service station and general Under the present contract with average upward of 25 tons to the [ has completed his contract and the j the sugar company, there is a clause acre. In Colorado, in the Brush sec ' sewer digging machine was loaded Demonstration of Treat repair business. Mr. Lamb has gone to Eugene, where he has work. in the contract saying that unless tion, he said a good yield was around Monday and shipped back to Port ment Held Tuesday at The card room and beer parlor the company Is notified before Aug 15 tons; and the farmers made a land Tuesday. Mr. Lind completed ust 30, they are to deduct 2c per ton good profit at that yield. “ If the his business here and bid goodbye j operated by Al Green has been sold Ora Clark Farm. for the Idaho Sugar Beet Growers farmers there found out what a to Nyssa Wednesday. to Glenn Mocabee of Nyssa. The Association. Inasmuch as this As great growing country you have It is believed that a cure for the new owner will take over the man sociation is an Idaho organization here,” he said, "They would probably dread brain fever, which has killed agement next Monday. and the Oregon growers have not all move to Nyssa and we would lose dozens of horses in this county, and even had a representation of the them.” hundreds in the ’<ake River valley board, it was felt that any payment Mr. Huleatt said the Great West I this year and last; has been found. made at this time would be a waste ern Sugar Company had a string of A demonstration was conducted and all the growers present signed 23 factories strung through their Tuesday morning at the Ora Clark a petition to the company, asking territory, representing an invenst- river ranch by Charles Keplinger of them not to make the 2c deduction. mcnt in excess of 70 million dollars. Vale on one of Mr. Clark’s horses Next year it is possible that an n costs upwards of a million and a afflicted with the disease. This was Oregon Sugar Beet Growers Associa- haif to establish a sugar factory, he Recent announcement from the tho fourth horse belonging to Mr. tion may be organized to handle State Agricultural Conservation I Clark who had taken the disease; business to the benefit of the grow- ' and he has already lost two of them. Work was started Wednesday on ers. Committee permits the acceptance TRANSFERRED TO WORK The horse experimented on Tuesday IN WASHINGTON D. C. of work sheets for an additional showed Improvement only a short the Dunaway bass pond and every In discussing the rate paid for thing Is expected to be in readiness hauling sugar beets Mr. Tallman period which ends on August 10th. time after the treatment. to receive the first shipment of bass i tated the rate paid in the Twin The reason for this opening up of Mr. Keplinger uses an old cure the forepart of September. These Falls section varied from 40 to 60c j Clyde Beam has been transferred which he discovered years ago in bass are salvaged from pot holes In a ton. depending on the length of from Homedale, where he has been j the program is that some changes treating horses for blind staggers; the Willamette and Columbia rivers haul. Three years ago he said some working on reclamation duties; to have been made which will permit and he has used the treatment on when the water falls, and are from trucking was done on extremely Washington. D. C. He and his wife many to come into the program up over 50 horses in the Vale country a very small size on up to a foot short hauls for as little as 20c a ton. visited in Nyssa last week with Mr. to that time had not been eligible and has last only six, including some long and over. and Mrs J. C. Beam and with his for payment. The principal change which were nearly gone when he A party consisting of Game Com sister, Mrs. Roy Pounds. The Beams has to do with the Class II or Soil gave them the treatment. NYSSA WINS SOFT missioner Aiken, Inspeotor Lock- also went over to Albany for a few Building payment. Prior to time of The princii)al parts of the treat wood, Roy Pounds, Don Todd and days visit with Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, BALL GAME WED. receiving the new regulations, de ment is bleeding the horse by punc Artie Robertson Inspected the pond ductions because of excess planting FROM PAYETTE parents of Mrs. Beam. They left Saturday for Washing of soil depleting crops in 1936 had to turing the jugular vein and dosing Tuesday evening Mr. Lockwood said the horses nostrils with a medicine he never realized what a fine site The Nyssa Bureau of Reclamation ton D. C.. driving through by auto. be taken from the entire payment to containing ammonia and other In was available and promised full co team had sweet revenge Wednesday which the farmer was eligible. The gredients in the secret formula. He operation by the game department. new regulation states that the night when they defeated a Payette also gives the horse plain table salts In his opinion, he said the Dunaway soft ball team by a count of 9 to 10. Class II payment or the payment of as a conditioner. site was one of the best bass ponds In a previous encounter Payette won one dollar per acre for each acre of By bleeding the horse, the pres sites he had ever seen. soil conserving crops on the farm in 2 to 1. sure of blood and clots on the brain 1936 will be paid regardless of the The game Wednesday had all the is released and the medicine forms a PIONEER PICNIC TO acreage of soil depleting crops, pro thrills of a hard ball game, with film over the horse's brain and vided the farmer has adopted some both teams playing good ball most BE HELD AUGUST 28th starting the cure almost immediate type of soil building practice to earn of the time. Payette had a bad in ly.. He says that if any horses in the AT VALE PARK the Class II payment. In this coun ning in the 5th when Nyssa ran Nyssa community become afflicted across six runs, but the locals had Nyssa ships out more head lettuce ty, either spring or fall seeding of with the dLsease, he will be glad to their off inning in the 7th, when than any other shipping point In ! clover or alfalfa will earn the Class give his treatment to them; and The Malheur County Pioneers’ Payette tied the score and caused Oregon, according to a tabulation II payment at the rate of one and show the farmer how to do It. the game to go into extra innings. just made by the extension service one-half dollars per acre for each Brain fever, which Is compare - 1 association has announced that A fair sized crowd was out for the at Oregon State college. The early j acre so seeded. This regulation will tively new to this country, has caus their annual picnic and reunion will f ame, which was preceded by a freeze last year cut down shipments permit practically all farmers in ed the loss of thousands of dollars be held on August 28th at the Vale game between the Firemen and an- considerable, but the season before the county to earn at least a small In valuable horseflesh already. Tlie | park. Old time photographs will cther team from the Reclamation. a total of 154 cars of lettuce were payment. symptoms are easily recognized, the , again be a feature of the program A total of seven hundred twenty- This game had to be called off in shipped from Nyssa. horse being in evident distress from , the 5th to give time for the main As indication of the trend toward five work sheets are now on file and the high fever and pressure on the ! anyone having some are urged to gime of the evening. The Reclama row crops, the report shows that ten j it Is expected that the opening of brain. The first thing to do Is t o ' have them on display at the meet tion were leading 6 to 10 at that years ago there were 1252 cars of t the program will bring In an addi get the horse in the shade and apply ing. Further arrangements for the time. potatoes shipped from the state and ' tional number of the work sheets. cold packs to the head, which will program will be anonunced later. Nyssa Is the 518 cars of onions. In 1934 this had Recent Information received by the help to relieve the suffering animal. Mrs. Will Beam of PIONEER BEND RESIDENT been increased to 5478 cars of po County Agent indicates that check The treatment as outlined by Mr. president of the association. ing on the 1936 performance will Keplinger can then follow; and he DIED TIIU R DAY IN BOISE tatoes and 1448 cars of onions. start within the next ten days or two says that out of the first 17 he treat THOM PSON OIL CO. Klamath county was the big ship weeks. Payments should be made ed around Vale, 14 of them were GET STATION IN PARMA Big Bend—Mr. John Sparks, who per of potatoes last year with 3798 some time during tlie fall or winter out in the pasture apparently cured lias been very poorly and under a cars, compared with 699 from Des months. in 24 hours. doctors care for three months or chutes and 315 from Malheur. The Thompson OH Co., of Nyssa more died Thursday morning in his leased the OK Service Station In MRS. W. A. AUSTIN doctors office in Boise, where he had FIRE DEPARTMENT Parma today and will sub-lease gone for treatment. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL DRILLS MONDAY NIGHT the plant to Dwight Burke. This He is survived by his wife, two station has just been completed In daughters, three sons .and several Parma and is modem in every de brothers and sisters besides a host Mrs. W. A. Austin was taken to Hod Boor nearly falls from truck tail. Dwight will take charge of the o f friends who offer their sincere Nyssa residents were startled Mon the Ontario hospital Wednesday and gazing at vision in yellow . . stuck station Friday morning. sympathy to the family in their day evening by the sounding of the is in a serious condition. Her daugh car horn problem solved by Kermlt great sorrow. fire alarm and a large crowd follow ter, Mrs. Lillian Green Is expected Lienkaemprr for embarressed Idaho Mrs. L. Lawrence and two sons of The funeral was held Sunday ed the fire truck around town. The to arrive from Portland soon and Lady driver . . . Lewis P. Thmoas Ontario were dinner guests at the C. morning at eleven o'clock In the affair ended up by a few of the her other daughter, Dorothy, came drives from Oakland In less than 14 J Keizer home Wednesday evening. P ' -.well Baptist church and inter faithful members of the fire depart home from McCall Wednesday. hours . . . Fire boys test out hose ment was in the Roswell cemetery. ment holding a drill and testing the Monday evening . . . Frank Gra Louis P Thomas arrived In Nyssa Rev. Herr had charge of the services big hose. Bernard Frost has been confined ham pleased with new homestead Saturday evening, accompanied by and the pallbearers were his former home . . . Plaster falls in local bar W . D. Burke, a real estate man of to his home the past week with a neighbors. Messrs. E. E Parker. Case The Wes Browne family returned bad case of rheumatism. Wednesday ber shop . . . Ossie Crooker dark Oakland. Mr. Thomas expects to be Muntjewerff, F. A. Miller, Arthur horse in Queen contest . . . here for some time looking after Holly. E H. Brumbarh and John Wednesday night from a few days he was down town for a treatment, property Interest. . and Is feeling much better. fishing trip near Prairie City. Holly. PRAISES NYSSA AS BEET S E C T! E PROVES SUCCESS Oil VALE HORSES Time Extended On Work Sheets Work Started On Dunaway Pond Nyssa Heavy Lettuce Shipper ’ROUND TOWN The Journal wants Its country readers to telephone news of their crop yields, or drop us a postal card; telling of the number of acres and the yield received. Crop news is important and Interesting; especially so this year when yields In other parts of the United States are so much less than usual. Grain, potatoes, hay, beets, beans onions, seed—all are In teresting and we want to spread the news to the world. Many folks In other parts of the country are Interested In receiving accurate reports on what this country will do. Some of the star rodeo performers will be in Nyssa for the big show an August 15 and 16. according to word received here. Inquires have been I received by top rodeo performers at 1 Pendleton, Cheyanne, Ogden, Sal inas and other big shows; asking for information on dates and promising to be on hand to make the Nyssa show the best In It's three year his tory. 4 RAIN AND DUST ENDS BALL GAME First It was a bad dust storm, and finally rain that ended the ball game here Sunday between Nyssa and Payette before five Innings were played. Nyssa was leading at the time, 3 to 1. The game will likely be played of later In the season. Some performers from this part of Oregon and over in Idaho will be on j hand to try their luck for the prize ! money. Five boys from Weiser asked i for information today, with the ex- I pectation of competing for the money. Jordan Valley is expected to send some good boys, especially in the bronco riding. Several ropers, riders and bulldoggers taking part in the rodeo at New Meadows this week end will move onto Nyssa for the following week end, and then on to Caldwell, Boise, Ontario, Pendle ton and other shows. A representative of the carnival company was in Nyssa this past week making arrangements. The Kennedy shows have been merged, more rides added and are now known as Silver State Attractions. They boast a wide variety of rides, for the tiny young Rambaud was on the mound for sters on up to the oldsters; and will Nyssa and was going great guns occupy a prominent place In the when when the wind and rain be rodeo this year. came too much for players and The Vagabonds have been secured fans alike. A feature of the game to furnish dance music for the was a home run sock by Ernest M c rodeo dance Saturday night, thus Clure. assuring dance lovers of good music. Play Payette Sunday The local team Is scheduled to go to Payette Sunday, In what was supposed to be the last game of the season. According to league stand ings, Payette Is leading the league; but Ontario figures they have a chance If Nyssa can knock the league leaders percentage down. EM Moody will bring his stock In next week and get them ready for the show. A water line has been run to the rodeo grounds so that water will be available to water the stock. Mr. Moody is furnishing several vic ious bucking horses, including some which have never been rode; steers and calves for the roping contest. The advertising committee has COUNTY REPUBLICAN LEADERS INVITED TO MEET HAMILTON been busy this past week distribut O. G. Luehrs, county chairman; F. E. Coad, county secretary and C. M. Crandall, state committeeman; all of the local Republican organization, has been invited to Portland this coming Tuesday to meet John D. M. Hamilton, chairman of the National Republican committee and to sit on the platform at a republican rally at night at the public auditorium at which Hamilton will be thè prin cipal speaker. Home Makers May Have Camp The Malheur County Homemak ers' Camp Committee met Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. E. O. Walter for the purpose of deter mining whether or not the camp would be held this year and to con sider plans In connection with the camp. The total number of registrations for the camp now stands at thirty- two and it was believed by the Com mittee that they could secure enough additional registrations to bring the total number up to fifty, which is the minimum sized camp that It Is felt advisable to conduct from the viewpoint of the Oregon Extension Service. Anyone who is Interested in at tending the camp this year may still regLster. but It will be necessary to know definitely by Saturday of this week whether the camp will be held or not. Dr. J. J. Sarazln had a recurrence of carbuncle trouble this wrek and has been out of his office since Sun day. He came down today and Is somewhat Improved. NEW PHARM ACIST AT NYSSA DRUG STORE Herbert Stewart of Portland Is the new pharmacist at the Nyssa Phar macy. who will take the place of "B un ny" Burrell, who has accepted a position in a drug store in Ida home town of Bend. Mr. Burrell ex pects to leave Monday for his new job. ing blits ovr the neighboring towns In a radius of over a hundred miles, and facilities are being arranged to care for the large crowd both days. Next week Nyssa will go Into rodeo regalia to last until the big show Is over next Sunday evening. Interest in the queen contest Is picking up and will reach a climax next week near closing time. Some o f the principal candidates for queen at the present time are Maria M c- Elroy, Ruth Edwards, Margaret M c Nulty and Margaret Hunt. FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY FOR PAT McINTYRE Funeral services were held 10 o'clock Sunday morning from the Episcopal church for Patrick M c Intyre, 65, who passed away last Thursday morning. The services were In charge of the local post of the American Legion with Comman der Osterkamp and Chaplain Dr. C. A. Abbott in charge. Donald Oraham served as color bearer. A military salute was given at the graveside services in the Nyssa cemetery, members of the firing squad being Frank Oraham, Frank Bailey. Harry Russell, Howard Lar sen, Douglas McDonald and Artie Robertson. The Nyssa Funeral Home was In charge of arrangements. 137 CARS POTATOES ROLL TO MARKET FROM NYSSA Shipment of potatoes from the local station have been going for ward at a rapid rate during the past month. The first potatoes out of this section were shipped July 2 by tha Idaho Equity Exchange and since that time a total of 137 cars have been billed out. The F. H. Hogue company have been working a big crew on the spud sorting, working far into the night on potato sorting work The rush season was reached on July 23 when 12 cars were billed out. Shipments now are averaging around six cars dally. The wheat harvest season Is well underway and shipments have start ed outward at the rate of four car* weekly.
