THE GATE CITY JOURNAL
Published At Nyssa, Oregon
VOLUME XXIX. NO. 32
GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS
NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1936
Jo u r n a l S ta rts S h o rt
S u b sc rip tio n C a m p a ig n
12 Girls To Receive Jew- COLORADO CLUB TO
elry Awards For Help- BE ORGANIZED HERE
ing Contest.
NYSSA LOSES SOFT
BALL GAME WED.
EVE IN CALDWELL
ATTENDING LEGION
CONVENTION AT ROSEBl'RG
Fastest Growing Town in Oregon
*1.50 PER YEAR
Two-Day Rodeo
Opens Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Paradis and
Mr. and Mrs. Graham left Tuesday
for Roseburg, Oregon, where they The Reclamation soft ball team
will attend the Legion Convention went to Caldwell Wednesday night
which started today. Mr. Paradis and played the Colden Rule team
and Mr. Graham are delegates from of that city under the floodlights.
the local Legion Post and Mrs. Par The Caldwell team won the game, 7
adis and Mrs. Graham are delegates to 5. but not until they had made a
from the local Auxiliary. The Gra sixth inning rally that netted three
hams plan to return home soon runs. Nyssa went into the sixth with
after the covention closes, while the a 5 to 4 lead.
Paradis' plan to be away about two One of the features of the game
weeks as Mr. Paradis will attend to was an accurate bullet-like peg
business connected with the Re from left field by George Reberger
employment bureau. They also spent to cut a runner off at the plate on
one night in Bend on business on what looked like a certain score for
the way down.
Caldwell.
Merchants Cooperate On
ATTENDS TRAPPERS MEETING
AT MEACHAM THIS WEEK 05203577
Queen Contest This Fri
A movement Is underfoot to or
400 MILES IS SHORT
ganize a Colorado club here, taking
DISTANCE FOR 14-YEAR OLD
With the most attractive list of
an former residents of that
BIKE ENTHUSIAST
prizes ever offered by any newspap- j mountain state. During the past
er in this district for such a short. ^Wo or three years there has been
drive, the Gate City Journal today j quite a migration from that state to
announces an elaborate subscription | Eastern Oregon and those sponsor-
Four hundred miles on a bicycle Is
campaign. This will be a snappy 19- | ¡ng the organization of a club would
nothing
to Warren La then of Mos
day drive and will start Saturday of like to have all former residents of
cow,
who
visited two days at the W.
this week, August 15 and end Satur the state register at Chadwick's
A.
Nye
home
last week. He Is a son
day, September 5th.
Service
Station
this
Saturday
or
of
Mr
and
Mrs.
Frank Lathen, for Hard Bucking Horses To
For the duration of this campaign Sunday.
mer
residents
of
Nyssa. Warren Is Be Seen In Action at
only, a special subscription price of j After a list of former Coloradians
now
visiting
with
his
aunt Mrs. Nell
$1.00 per year will be offered Jour is obtained by registering at Chad-
day.
Rodeo Grounds.
Dimmick and family of Owyhee.
nal subscribers. Complete details of j wick’s; it is planned to announce a Robert "‘Pud" Long left Wednes
Young Lathen left Moscow last
the campaign may be found in a picnic for later in the year and day to attend a meeting of govern
Monday morning on his trusty bike
full-page announcement in today's other good times will be planned. ment trappers employed by the Bio
Interest
In
the
Queen
Contest,
to
and
pedaled the entire distance. He Rodeo fans who see the two day
issue.
pick the most popular girl In Nyssa stayed one day In Walla Walla, but show here Saturday and Sunday will
logical Survey. The meeting will be
The object of this campaign is to
to reign over the two day Owyhee in spite of this, arrived In Ontario see some of the most famous buck
attended by trappers from Oregon
collect old subscriptions and to add
and Washington and is to be held at One of the good yields of grain re Dam Rodeo, is rapidly reaching fev on Thursday, where he was met by ing horses in the west. Included In
new readers to the already large
Meacham Park, Meacham, Oregon. ported this week was made by D. R. er pitch. The contest is scheduled to the Nyes. Warren is 14 years old and the list of horses brought to the
family of Journal readers.
The convention is expected to be at DeGross,
at 10 o'clock Friday evening, has lots of sport on his cycling trips. show by Mr. Ed Moody are Widow
who lives six miles south close
tended by over 200 government men. west of Nyssa
the winner to have the honor of
Maker. Brown Jug, Stranger, Elk
on a tract of new reigning
Everyone Wins Prize
over the rodeo and will also
! Creek, Hill Billy, Double Eagle,
land.
This
year
he
harvested
his
receive a gift from the Eagles of a
Candidates who will take part In
Black Flag, Flapper and Snowball.
first crop and on 59 acres of new fine
SENATOR McNARY
traveling case.
this campaign will be girls and
I Elk Creek unloaded Buck Davis at
land,
he
harvested
an
average
of
32
young women who reside in this sec
Vale this year the first day, and
PLANS TO ATTEND bushels to the acre. The grain test Candidates In the race up to date
tion. There will be no losers as only
that is a record for any horse.
Include
Hinemoa
Cloninger,
Ruth
ed
No
1,
60
pounds
to
the
bushel
COUNTY
FAIR
as many candidates as there are
"Widow Maker” Is one of the
with no dock. He also harvested 12 Edwards, Margaret Hunt, Maria
prizes will be allowed to enter. Each
hardest bucking horses In the lot
McElroy
and
Margaret
McNulty.
acres
of
good
quality
oats,
averag
active candidate is bound to win a
and last year the rider who drew
54 bushels to the acre. The oats All the candidates made good gains
Senator Chas. L. McNary is to be ing
prize—and the prizes are well worth
this horse refused to try his luck.
during
the
week,
but
the
results
were
also
grown
on
new
land.
The
a
guest
of
the
Malheur
County
Pair
Funeral
To
Be
Held
Fri
trying for.
Joe Dunn made an attempt to ride
Nyssa Feed and Grain Co. bought will not be known until the votes are
on
Saturday
evening.
September
5th
the animal the first day. but without
Any young lady wishing to com
counted Friday night, as a large
wheat from Mr. DeGross.
to word received in On the Another
success. Stranger Is a new horse, but
pete in this campaign should mall day Afternoon—Burial according
last
minute
vote
is
expected.
good
yield
on
new
land
tario this week.
la rapidly getting a reputation as
or bring the nomination coupon in In Parma.
was made by H. L. Sisson, whose Merchants of Nyssa are cooperat-
being
one of the toughest of the lot.
The Senator has been an active wheat
at once, for the first 12 young
averaged
32
bushels
to
the
loestring
Ditch
Breaks
ing Friday to boost the queen con- ' o n o e g trin g
worker for reclamation in Congress, acre on new land. Dale Garrison test.
Riders
of proven ability will be on
women receiving nominations will be
every purchase made Fri
hand
to
ride
the toughest broncs to
West
of
Nyssa
Early
the 12 allowed to compete. The Funeral services will be held Fri and his appearance at the fair this had a yield of 55 bushels of wheat day, With
the customer will be allowed
be found, and take part In the calf
prizes are now on display in the day afternoon at two o'clock from year, just as the Owyhee lands are j jile acre on a 15 a<-re field. This one vote
Wednesday
Morning
on
the
candidate
of
their
roping and bulldoggtng events.
window of the Paulus Jewelry Store. the L. D. S. church for Mrs. C. J. coming into bearing, has special . was grown on old land.
choice. This amounts to 2 per cent
_____
To be appreciated they must really Ashcraft, who passed away Wednes significance. He has a wide ac-
Good Riders Here
on
all
the
cash
sales
made
in
Nyssa
day morning at 1:30 after being ill quainance in this county and no
be seen.
on Friday, and this Is expected to A crew from the government oper Cherokee Alcorn will be back this
for several weeks. Burial will be In doubt many of his his friends will
swell the queen contest total to large ation and maintenance department year, and has five other rodeo per
Starts This Saturday
the Parma cemetery beside her want to take this opportunity of PAYETTE WINS
figures. The merchants of Nyssa will had a break In the Shoestring ditch formers traveling with him. Guy
who died February 26th at greeting him and expressing their
A nomination coupon will be mother,
match each 50c cash purchase with repaired this morning and the water Cash, who won the bronc riding last
appreciation for what he has done
Ashcraft home in Nyssa.
found elsewhere in this issue. Fill in the Anna
the price of one vote for a queen Is now back in the ditch. The break year. Is expected to compete again
Ottoson was born toward furthering reclamation.
LEAGUEPENNANT
your name (if your are a young j November Louise
contestant,
with no extra charge to happened around 5:30 Wednesday this year; as well as Joe Dunn. Dude
29th,
1896
in
Fountain
woman) or the name of some young
the custmer.
morning approximately a quarter Farrell, Leo Cox, Orln Hopkins.
lady you would like to have win one ®reen' Utah and was 39 years, 8 ANOTHER STRUCTURE
of
a mile north of the bridge leading Johnny Orey Albert Bloomer and
A
large
crowd
is
expected
In
town
of these 12 valuable prizes, and bring I mont^s anc* days of age at the
Nyssa
lost
the
two
last
ball
games
to
cemetery. A gopher or rat several other well known profess
JOB
UP
FOR
BIDDING
Friday evening to watch the results hole the Is blamed
or mail it to the campaign manager Gme of her death. Her father, Otto
of
the
season
Sunday
by
close
mar
ional riders ropers and bulldoggers.
for the damage.
the queen contest, and the sup
at the Gate City Journal.
Ottoson lives in Salt Lake City. She
gins to Payette. Due to the post- of
Dee Hinton Is expected back again
The
water
cut
a
deep
washout
Is
also
survived
by
her
husband,
C.
porters
of
the
various
contestants
Nominations must be made at J. Ashcraft and a son Ray; three Bids will be opened in Ontario at poned game the previous Sunday, a
this year to take part In calf roping
down
the
hill,
carrying
dirt,
gravel
an' wo1
king hard
to see their fav- and trash onto an alfalfa field on and bulldoggtng, as well as Larry
once, and the 12 young women
Wallace Ottoson, Tom the reclamation office on August double-header was played on the orite
crowned
as queen.
chosen to compete will start on an brothers,
Daniels, Hank Leslie and Whit Red-
Ottoson
and
a
half-brother.'
Chas.
25th,at
10 °'clock 0,1 a structure
Payette
diamond,
with
Nyssa
losing
the Eastern Oregon Land Co., No. 1 sull.
equal basis Saturday of this week. Johnson, all of Rexburg, Idaho; and j on the Dead Ox Flat division of the the first game 3 to 2 and dropping I
ranch.
A
field
of
standing
alfalfa
SALE NEAR NAMPA
August 15. No candidate will be al a sister Mrs. Elden Muir, also of project The work includes the usual the last game 2 to 1. This closed the
Hinton won the calf roping
some that was cut was flooded last Dee year,
lowed to collect any subscription be Rexburg. .
TO BE HELD NEXT MONDAY and
his time for Saturday be
excavating, backfill, puddling, plac Idaho-Oregon league schedule with
by
the
waters
of
the
Shoestring.
fore that time, but the one having She moved here from St. Anthony, ing of reinforcement bars, dry rock Payette undisputed winner of the
ing 16 2-5 seconds and Sunday’s
The
water
was
shut
off
Imme
file best plan of procedure in mind Idaho in 1917 and was welll favor paving, laying pipe and erecting pennant.
was 21 1-5 seconds. Larry Dan
the break was reported but It time
will be able to accomplish more the ably
Frank Rambaud pitched the first Farmers here will be Interested in diately
timber structures.
iels won second with a two day aver-
was
not
until
four
o'clock
Wednes
known
in
the
community.
She
minute
game Sunday, with Long doing the
age of 26 4-5 seconds. This time
dairy cattle sale to be held Mon day afternoon that actual work of 1 averages
_ . she starts to work.
. was a member of the L.D.S. church
up well with records made
receiving. Each team made six hits, the
day,
August
17th
on
the
A.
J.
Firkins
This campaign is short and inter- and until her recent illness, took an
repairing
could
be
started.
T
h
e
but Payette were able to bunch their place two miles west of Nampa. A crew worked until eleven o’clock In other rodeos, and In fact Is better
esting; it lasts but 19 days, and active part in church affairs.
than many other first shows. Joe
for more counters. The second total of 80 head of cows are to be
COUNTY COURT hits
those who hope to win must act
night and had the break Dunn
won the bulldoggtng In the
game saw Clarence “Shorty” Bru sold on good terms. More details can Wednesday
promptly.
repaired
before
noon
today.
It
is
baker of Payette pitch a no-hlt be found on page 7 of this issue. estimated that had not the govern very good time of 26 4-5 seconds.
In the large announcement in to MOVE THREE HOUSES
while his team mates gather
day’s paper are the full details of
TO NEW LOCATION INSPECTS ROADS game,
ment crew, Including drag line, cal
ed six hits off the offerings of
the campaign and the full list of
and trucks been available, It would HUSBAND AND HOG CALLING
George Johnston. Art Cook did the
prizes. Read these over and see
have taken four or five days to re CONTESTS TO BE FEATURES
what a fine opportunity you have to Work was started this week mov Members of the county court, in- receiving for Nyssa. Both games DANCE TO BE
pair the break by teams and much
win a really valuable and worthwhile ing the three houses at the comer cudlng Judge David F. Graham, E. were close and hard-fought
of the lettuce acreage under the AT RODEO SUN. AFTERNOON
throughout,
but
the
absence
of
sev
prize in your spare time during the near the high school to a new loca j H. Brumbach and Ora Clark; Frank
Shoestring
would have been lost.
eral
Nyssa
regulars
kept
Nyssa
from
next 19 days.
tion south of Main street. They are Morgan, J. Edwin Johnson and Dr.
HELD
SATURDAY
The
ditch
Is an old established
owned by Mrs. Lewis P. Thomas and j J. J. Sarazin made a tour of the being at full strength.
one
and
breaks
are Infrequent. This The husband and hog calling
Enter Now!
were part of the Win Brown estate. county roads in this vicinity Mon
was
the
second
break
In seven years, contests, novelty features of the
Study the vote schedule to see how They will be modernized and rented day. The court viewed some of the Civic Club Will Meet
On of the big events of the cele the last one being six years ago
celebration here, will be held Sun
rapidly votes will pile up for you . 1
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bration
in
Nyssa
this
week
end
will
roads
in
need
of
repair,
and
prom
day
afternoon. Contestants who ex
the list of judges who will make Reclamation Leaders
At
Mrs.
Barretts
On
ised
to
do
as
much
work
as
the
be
the
dance
Saturday
night
In
the
CIVIC
CLUB
FIX)WER
pect
to compete for the prizes
the final count and who are positive
high school gym. The Vagabonds of
county finances would permit. The
SHOW SET FOR SEPT. 11 should be present and ready when
Wednesday,
Aug.
19.
Meet
With
Ditch
assurance that the campaign will be
Vale
have
been
secured
to
play
for
party were entertained at the lunch
called upon.
fair in every respect. Read the
dance. The high shool floor Is The Nyssa Civic Club are planning With the advent of many new
Directors Here hour by the Nyssa CCC camp.
The August meeting of the Nyssa the
simple rules and then bring or send
known as one of the best floors In a flower show for Friday, September people from eastern state«, there
Civic Club will be held at the coun the
your nomination coupon In at once
country, and will comfortably 11th. The event will be held in the should be many people here who
try
home
of
Mrs.
C.
W.
Barrett
next
so you will be sure you are among
LEADERS TO
accomodate a large crowd.
can do mighty well in these events
George Sanford of Washington D. REPUBLICAN
Wednesday
afternoon,
August
19.
Eagles hall, and the club plans to and
the 12 allowed to enter.
BE
IN
COUNTY
AUGUST
18
the rodeo will give them an op
C.,
head
of
operation
and
mainten
i
Those
desiring
to
go
are
to
meet
at
hold
an
event
representative
of
the
Enroll now!
portunity to cash in on their ability.
the
Eagles
hall
at
2
o'clock.
Any-
ance
for
the
Bureau
of
Reclmation
flowers
that
can
be
grown
in
this
TOWNSEND
SPEAKER
The Journal office will be open
It’s all In fun, and the rodeo com
Mr. Moore of Yakima, north Lars Bladine. secretary and Wal ' one who can furnish a car for trans-
vicinity Details on the program and mittee
until eight o'clock each evening. Call | | and
hopes the people will co
imrtatlon
Is
kindly
asked
to
do
so.
west
head
of
operation
and
main
events
will
be
worked
out
by
the
TO
BE
HERE
ON
in today or this evening for full tenance met with board members of ter Tooze, assistant to the chairman
operate
to the extent of several en
committee
and
the
president,
Mrs.
particulars from the campaign irrigation districts of the project of the Republican state central com
tries.
AUGUST
22
Ray
Em
mot
t.
will be in Malheur county on MRS. F. V. HERSHEY WINS
manager.
Tuesday aftenoon. The meeting was mittee,
August 18th. There is to be a din
BLANKET AT CALDWELL’S
held in the Owyhee Irrigation dis ner
TEARS DOWN HOUSE
of the two men at the
trict office and problems of the var Moore In honor
Word has been received from C. R
hotel,
beginning
at
7
o'clock
TO BUILD NEW ONE
ious irrigation districts were discuss- and at 8 o'clock there will be a The judges counted the beans In Moore, speaker sent out by the state
EARLY POTATOES in round table fashion.
meeting at which Mr. Tooze will Caldwell's guessing contest, and organization, that he would be In Work was started this week tear
speak. Organization and conduct found the jar contained a total of Nyssa and address a crowd In the
down the home of Dwight
RETURNS FROM POST FALLS ing of the coming campaign will be 2557 beans. Mrs F. V. Hershey was Commuinty church on Saturday 8 ing
mlth. preparatory to erection of a
ARE PROFITABLE
awarded the blanket for guessing evening, August 22nd. The public Is brand
among the subjects discussed.
new modem house on his lots
the closest, her guess being 2562. Invited to the meeting.
In south Nyssa.
The first donkey ball game ever to
for the contest were Maria
Mr. and Mrs. A. V Pruyn; and Chas. Garrison was the first pur Judges
be
played In Nyssa will take place
The early potato harvest, which Mrs. Oscar Anderson of Melba and chaser of a 1937 Pbllco radio in this McElroy, Frank Halverson and
VISITS AT SILVER CITY
CARNIVAL SETS UP
Saturday evening, at the rodeo
Frank
Rambaud.
has been In full swing for over a her mother Mrs. Gates of Nebraska
READY FOR BUSINESS grounds and starting at seven o'clock
month, is expected to come to a returned Saturady evening from section Wilson Brothers installed
when the Nyssa Eagles team will
close this week, with only a few Post Falls, Idaho, where they visited the new set Tuesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Lienkemper
tangle with a team from the rec
sc ottered fields to be harvested. The with Mr. Pruyn's sister, Mrs. H. S.
The
8 ilver State Attractions, car lamation.
spent
Sunday
at
Silver
City
visiting
II.,gue plant has been running two Wetherell and family. On Sunday
ROUND TOWN
with Mr. and Mrs. Andy Swan. nival concern having several rides Donkey ball has swept the country
Dick Adams returned Satur
electric sorters on long shifts, get the Pruyn's and their guests attend day Mrs from
Other Nyssa visitors at the Swan for young and old. arrived In Nyssa In popularity and hundreds of peo
a three weesk trip spent
ting out from 8 to 12 carloads daily. ed the Nebrasak picnic at Payette,
was their daughter Mrs John Wednesday and set up their attrac ple in this vicinity will want to see
visiting her sister at Riverton. Wyo., George Haycock tries to talk bar home
The plant is a regular beehive of In all being former Nebraska residents. and
Koopman
and her husband and tions on the street running by the this event. Players are mounted on
In
Denver,
Colorado.
dustry. with everyone pleased with a Sunday enevlng Mr. and Mrs. Pruyn
ber out of free meal . . . Art Servos«
who are spending several Eagles hall. Several concessions are donkeys, and the object of the game
successful potato deal this ysar.
drove Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. Gates
uses fancy lures in catching second children
going up, ready to take care of the Is to hit the ball, get on a donkey
Melba and returned to Nyssa on
hand string of bass . . . Carnival days there.
Some good yields have been made to
to be here for the two day and to get to first base before a
Monday.
According
to
the
Caldwell
Tri
sets up ready for business today . . . Chas. Kepllnger of Vale passed throngs
on potatoes this year. K. Hart and
rodeo.
Included
In the rides Is a fer- fielder, who is mounted on a donkey,
bune.
a
marriage
license
was
Issued
Frank Edwards still boosting for through Nyssa Thursday. He had ris wheel, merry-go-round,
T. Wadda. Japanese growers, both
can get the ball and throw It to first.
Friday
to
Daniel
D.
Chase
of
Nycsa
Borah . . . Barr Doolittle turns turtle Just returned from treating horses "Loop-a-plane," "TUt-a-whlrl” cart,
hed yields that averaged over 200 Misses Helen Robinette and Eliz and Barbara Hallidav of Brigham on
and
progress around the bases
softball field . . . Legion willing for brain fever near Danner and other rides to suit everyone’s taste Runners
sacks of No. 1 potatoes to the acre. abeth McElroy of Vale visited with City, Utah.
much the same as regular baseball
to
make
you
a
proposition
on
guess
Mr Harai's potatoes were especially Misses Maria McElroy and Margar-
a rush job headed for Unity, In and fancy.
rules, with the donkeys added to add
ing the Sharkey-Lewis fight . . . on
heavy, and run almost entirely to et McNulty Wednesday evening.
the far northern part of the county.
complications, laughs and sport.
Sunflwer
badges
making
their
ap
first grade potatoes. Bud Wilson had |
_______
Mr. and Mrs W B Davis of Provo,
and Mrs. Monroe Thomason The winners of the game Satur
. . . Ruth Edwards savings Eva Lynch ran a sewing needle and Mr Hattie
one of the heavy yields with 10 j Mrs Chas. Oarrlson and daughter Utah visited at the home of his pearance
Thomason of Cambridge day night will be matched with a
acres averaging 290 sacks of No. 1 Vera spent last Wednesday In Cald- j sister Mrs. L. W James over the lost in the wash , . .
In her finger Monday. She received ' visited at the Chas. and Newt team from the Ontario Eagles for
pot does to the acre, we are told. I well and Boise.
week end.
treatment from Dr. J. J. Sarazin.
Thomason homes Sunday.
Sunday night.
II
Queen C ontest
To Close Friday
Night 10 P. M.
Nyssa Ready For
Biggest Rodeo
Ever Held Here
GROWN NEAR HERE
MRS. G i ASHCRAFT
DIES WEDNESDAY
AT HOME IN NYSSA
OUT G O VER M EN T
R EPAIRING GANG
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DONKEY BALL
NEW FEATURE