The Gate city journal., October 01, 1936, Image 1

THE GATE CITY JOURNAL
Published At Nyssa, Oregon
GATEWAY TO THE OW YHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS
VOLUME XXIX. NO. 39.
Fruitland Wins
12-6 Here Fri.
Fruitland Takes Advan­
tage of Local Fumble to
Score W inning Touch­
down— Play Baker Fri.
Fastest Growing Town in Oregon
NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1936.
j
Italian Army Tank Carries a Bridge
MRS. JOHN YOUNG
APPOINTED REPORTER
FOR CIVIC CHORUS
At a meeting of the Civic Chorus
last night at the Young home, Mrs.
John Young was appointed club
reporter. Several new members were
present for the first time, and
among the new singers are Misses
Fuqua, Rettle, Galley, Mr. Kirkham,
John Burke and Ray Savage. The I
club will hold their meeting next
Wednesday night at the home of
Mrs. W. C. Jackson, starting at 7:30.
*l.òu PER YEAH
U. P. President
Visits Project
•HOD” BOOR TO PLAY
FOOTBALL AT CALDWELL
THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Howard “Hod" B joc will be in the
Eastern Oregon Ncrmal lineup Sat­
urday when his team lines up
against the Coliege of Idaho at 2:30
on the college field “Hod" is playing
left tackle on the Mountaineers’ Carl Gray Much Impress­
line and no doubt will use his 260
pounds to advantage. Last Saturday ed W ith Agricultural
the La Grande tarn opened their and Business Possibil­
season by defeating the Oregon ities of Eastern Oregon.
Institute of Technology of Portland
37 to 0.
Oarl Oray. president of the Union
Pacific was a guest in the county this
week, and Monday a tour was mad,'
of the project. On the tour were
Mr. Oray and his wife, Mr. Hays,
publicity agent for the Union Pac­
ific; Mr. Hyms, out of the Boise of­
fice of the Union Pacific and Frank
Morgan, secretary of the Vale-Owy-
hee Land Settlement Assocatlon.
Mr. Gray was much Impressed
Several Growers Start with the looks of the crops of this
and the progress being
Fall Harvest — Yields section,
made.
He
was amazed at thedeveiop-
Very Satisfactory.
ment of the towns here and thought
they could look forward to a con­
tinued healthy growth.
The sugar beet harvest near Nys­ The Union Pacific is much inter­
sa started Monday when the first ested in the proposed sugar factory
beets were received at the pller lo­ in the valley and remarked that
cated near the Dale Garlrson home trom a railroad st&npoint no Indus­
south of Nyssa. Beets have been try provided as much freight, both
coming from the Garrison, Tigart. directly and indirectly, as a sugar
and Wm. DeOroftt fields, with factory. Besides hauling the finished
yields very satisfactory. The first product out. the factories also use
beets from the DeGrofft field, and enormous quantities of coal, lime­
according to BUI they were the stone and other products.
poorest he has, are averaging around Possibilities of getting a cross­
18 tons to the acre.
state railroad from Burns to Bend Is
With nearly 600 acres to be har­ very slight, according to Mr. Gray.
vested in the Nyssa section, the pil- There was a time the Union Pacific
er Is expected to be kept busy from considered such a route, he said, but
now untU late November. Beet top­ now the Great Northern and South­
pers are receiving 65c per ton for ern Pacific have the territory cov­
topping and employment Is being ered and that the Union Pacific
given several men. More help will would expect very little freight
be needed as the season advances, from there, even If the road was
and the harvest Is started In other built.
fields, but It Is expected enough local Mr. Gray and hls party met Mon­
help will be available to hande the day night at Ontario with a group
crop here.
of citizens from Vale, Ontario and
Nyssa to talk over problems affect­
ing the railroad and the cities of the
BANK OFFICIAL
MAKES SHORT county.
Hard luck hit the Nyssa football
team In their game Friday with
with Fruitland when Paul Johnston,
sparkplug ouarterback of the team,
sprained his shoulder when tackling
a Fruitland runner. He will likely be
lost to the team for several weeks.
Fruitland won the ball game, 12
to 6, but only the breaks prevented
a tie score. Fruitland scored first in
the second quarter when they car­
ried the bail down the field, using Town of 1500 Popula­
straight football. Nyssa's passing tion Destroyed Sunday
combination Graham to Johnston, W hen Fire Gets Out of
This is a new Italian tank which carries a bridge for transporting soldiers over small rivers. It was dem­
began functioning in the third quar­ Hand.
onstrated for the first time at the huge Italian war manuevers held near Avellino recently.
ter and two long passes put the ball
in scoring position, where Boren car­
ried the ball over for the first score Major Oregon News this week was FARM SALE PLANNED f Tells About
JUNIOR HIGH
of the season.
FOR
NEXT
THURSDAY
ri
ELECTS OFFICERS
the
destruction
of
the
town
of
The deciding counters came later Bandon by fire. Forest fires which
_____
b
ovest
Fives
in the quarter, and almost imme­ started over the week end got out of
diately after Johnston had
been
A big farm sale is in prospect next |
The Junior High School held their
taken out of the game. ~Frultland c001101 111 a high wind Sunday and Thursday,
October 8 at the place Dick At)ams. 5rother
this first
meeting this year and elected
punted '"from" the center'of the field | don, with
°bt a loss in excess of a B“ mil­ being farmed
by
W.
S.
Rogers.
This
I
^
after
runnln*
the
gauntlet
of
officers for the whole school term.
and the safety man let it get away lion and a half dollars and a dozen is the F. S Bailey ranch and is lo- ; f ,fe Qn the
Hls
home
ta
from him. A Fruitland boy fell on deaths. Bandon’s entire population cated on the road to Vale, the first Torrl ton Wyoming, but he came The officers elected were: president
the pigskin over the goal for an of 1500 was homeless in the midst of house this side of the big Malheur j through the fire area on the coast Bob McCoy; vice president, Donald
Eldredge; secretary and treasurer,
easy
touchdown.
. . . wreckage.
siphon.
_
. . boys showed
, , marked
. . . j smouldering
cn route to Nyssa He says it is ex- Herman Pompe; yell leader, Nor­
The . Idaho
Elghteen mUes
lnIand from the Some stock and .. machinery
is
be-
'
_ , . tremely
to travel on the t man L. and Barbara Brown; repor­
superiority in their running plays. seaslde town f]ames bu[TOd stnlc_ ing consigned to ,,, the , sale , , . . by _ T. ... C.
, . dangerous
, partially
highway,
due
to the fact ter, Phyllis Poage.
and were able to skirt the ends or tures on the outskirts of
Nielson and N. Woods, making a list , , Is very
_ limited
_________
and , __._
motorists
plug through the line for consistent Marshfield and North Bend but are of 5 work horses, 17 head of cattle. vision
can only see a short distance FIRE PREVENTION WEEK
gains of from 5 to 10 yards. Nyssa now
control
Nyssa machinery and household goods, through
the dense smoke. There Is
SET FOR OCTOBER 4-10
was superior in the air, with Gra- folks were
for friends and The sale will start at 10 in the
from burning trees
ham heaving passes for 40 ---- 1 relatives living in these towns, but mornini?' wlth time out for lunch to j also hi danger
across
the
road,
or
on
a
and better. With Johnston out of the the lmmediate danger ^
to be ^
bV the Lincoln P.T.A. and ^ d n g across
Next week Is Fire Prevention
game, however, there was no o n e past . now.
i then continue selling
coih „„ in .....
.... 1™°““**
i-»*- officers are stationed at Week
the „ after
and special emphasis on this
Traffic
to receive them and m 06 t of the trys
noon. Mr. Rogers and family expect frequent intervals, and through the Important
will be given by
fell Incomplete.
to move a few days after the sale worst sections, they warn the mot­ the Nyssa subject
fire
department
under
NEW
BASEMENT
to North Carolina.
I’lay Baker Friday
orists they are traveling through the Chief Burbldge.
BEING
BUILT
UNDER
Nyssa travels to Baker Friday for
area at considerable risk and advise
GARRISONS GET DEER
their next encounter. The boys are EPISCOPAL CHURCH BIG CROWD ATTENDS
them to proceed slowly and cau­
D. A. SMITH SALE tiously.
bucking a strong team when they
Mr. and Mrs Dale Garrison re­
tangle with Baker, but Nyssa has
turned last Wednesday evening
VISIT HERE
beat Baker before, and may spring Work was started this week build­
ODD
FELLO
ES
PLAN
j
with
two
very
nice
deer,
one
be
inf
The
D.
A.
Smith
sale
held
last
an upset and do it again.
ing a basement under the Episcopal Friday on one of the KS&D ranches I C P E T T A I P P D G d a as a 4-point buck and the the other a
church. A furnace is also to be in­ attracted
tL -IA L . rK tA jK A IV l 2-point. They were hunting on East Burleigh B. Draper, vice-president
an unusually large crowd,
stalled. along with other improve­ and spirited
Camp Creek above Ironside. Others of the First National Bank of Phil­
bidding.
The
sale
was
ments. Luther Fife has the contract advertised in the Journal of Sept­
in the party were Mr. and Mrs.
was here Wednesday look­
for the work.
The local I.O.O.F. lodge are plan- James Williams and Mr. and Mrs. adelphia
ember 17th.
ing after property Interests. Hls
ning
a
special
meeting
for
next
Bob
Morfitt.
The W. C T. U. served the lunch uesday evening, starting at 8 1
bank Is the owner of the Idanha or­
WARR-JOHNSON
•»»»
and cleared a net profit in excess o’clock.
chard
land and while here the bank
All
visitors,
newcomers
and
I
-
of $10
arranged
a long term lease with Mr. Lettuce Crop Looks Well
members are urged to attend and P o | * m o F 11V I i A C
Chas.
Overstreet
to operate the W ith Price Prospects
Sunday afternoon at six o’clock
take part In the affair. The meeting a L U , a l u u l C B
ranch.
Miss Pauline Johnson of New Mea­
will be held in the hall above Wll-
Mr. Draper came to Nyssa via air­ Above the Average.
became the bride of Dorsey
Civic Club Sponsoring dows
plane
to Boise, and after spending
also of New Meadows. Rev.
lettuae pack’ng season
Reception For Local Warr
the day here looking over the is Another
Floyd White read the simple ring
almost
at
hand, with the harvest
country,
returned
to
Boise
where
WINS MANY PRIZES
Teachers at Eagle Hall ceremony with Mrs. A. N. Derrick of
The Parma Golf course Is now took a plane Wednesday evening expected to get in full swing within
Boise acting as maid of honor and
undergoing a thorough cleaning up he
a week or ten days. Prom the
for California. He was much im­ amount
Mr. Derrick as best man. Mrs. White The first Eagles social night of Leola Truelson, Owyhee club girl, and is being put in shape for the pressed
of acreage growing, Nyssa
with
the
looks
of
the
coun­
Next Friday evening at the Eagles was the only other witness. The the fall season was held Wednes­ won six awards at the Malheur fall playing season. Weeds are try here, especially after comparing Is expected to again set a record for
Hall the teachers of the Nyssa bride wore a smartly tailored black day night at the local hall, with county fair. She had entries in sev­ being mowed, raked and burned, It with the bleak drought sections lettuce shipments. Weather has been
schools will be honor guests at a and grey suit with matching acces­ entertainment
and a general clean up being of the mid-west.
good far lettuce growing and a good
taking the form of en divisions. She won 1st is sewing; made.
reception sponsored by the Nyssa sories and carried a lovely bouquet an amateur night.
crop
Is anticipated.
An
interesting
2nd
style
review;
and
won
second
Civic Club. This meeting is open to of American Beauty rose buds. Mr. program was given by the “ama­ prizes in first, second and third year A meeting of the club was held NEW DENTISTS EQUIPMENT
Denney Hogue Is here helping get
the public and everyone interested and Mrs. Warr will make their home teurs”, including a tap dance by canning; and 5th prize In second last Monday evening at the First INSTALLED BY DR. NORCOTT things In readiness to start packing
are urged to come. A program under at New Meadows where Mr. Warr is Carol Robertson, two humorous division cooking.
National Bank and the members
lettuce at the Hogue plant shortly
the direction of Mrs. Howard Lar­ associated with Handcok Mecantile readings by Jackie Smit; an imi­
attending were all enthusiastically
and a large crew will likely find
sen will be given, at 8 o’clock. company.
In
favor
of
the
move
to
put
the
employment
In the shed and In the
tation
of
radio
stars
by
Junie
and
Carl Coad left Wednesday morn­ grounds In good condition. It was Another dental chair was Install­ fields.
After this refreshments will be
Johnie
Burky;
a
reading
by
Marvin
served and a social time will be held. Mr. and Mrs. P. E Short of Payette Penrod and a tap dance by Hine- ing for Seaside, Oregon to attend agreed to Invite the Nyssa golfers ed Tuesday In Dr. Norcott’s office, A new concern has entered the
meeting of the State Bar Asso­ to use the local course this fall. making It possible for him to give produce field In Malheur county,
• the
visited Monday with their son Brud moa Cloninger.
ciation.
He expects to return this The officers of the club urge all attention to more than one patient the White River Packing company,
After
the
program,
refeshments
The Home Bakery of Caldwell has Short and family.
week
end.
members to get out and get In at the time. Besides the new chair, with headquarters In Kent, Wash­
were served, followed by dancing.
been doing their baking at the Swan
practice as there will be some fall Dr. Norcott Is also Installing other ington. They have opened for busi­
Bakery this week while their shop j Mrs. H. E. Curry of Baker spent
tournaments played, Including the modern equipment to keep In the ness In the Boyer warehouse in On­
BIG BEND DIRECTORS
jthe week end with her husband GIANTS WIN FIRST
is being remodeled.
Baldridge handicap for the silver front ranks of progress In dental tario and expect to run a crew of
here. Mr. Curry has been working
GAME OF WORLD SERIES TO MEET OCT. 6 AS BOARD loving
cup now held by E. H. Brum- science.
from 50 to 60. The White River con­
The W. F. Findling family arriv- at the Nyssa Pharmacy for the past
OF
EQUALIZATION
bach
who
won It last year.—Parma
cern
are much Impressed with the
ed in Nyssa Sunday and plan to two weeks.
Review.
The Giants won the first game of
Miss Alice Hashltanl who Is a country as a producer of lettuce,
make their home here. They came
Series being played in
freshman at the College of Idaho, peas, onions, potatoes and other row
from Hubbell, Neb, and have pur- Mrs, W. C. Jackson returned Fri- the World
York, by defeating the Yan­ The board of directors of the Big OWYHEE DIRECTORS
was pledged Into the Myra Telia crops, and expect to be here perman­
chased the W. E. Patterson property day from Portland where she New
kees Wednesday by a 6 to 1 count. Bend Irrigation district will meet as
sorority this week.
ently.
TO SIT TUESDAY AS
near the substation. Mrs. Findling is visited with her sons Alfred and There
was no game today, due to a Board of Equallzaton on Tuesday,
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
Strike trouble at Salinas, Calif­
a sister of Bernard Frost.
Neil. Mrs. Jackson accompanied Mr. the heavy
October 6 at 8:00 P M,, at the Wade
rains in New York.
ornia is expected to have a benefic­
Webster
Eldredge
arrived
In
Nyssa
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Jackson's brothers to Portland and
School house. The purpose of the Directors of the Owyhee Irriga­ today from Portland and will spend ial result on prices received locally,
Mr and Mrs. George McKee of returned on the train.
Art Boydell and Wm. SChireman meetng will be to review and correct tion District are to meet Tuesday, hls
three weeks vacation with Mrs. as Salinas ordinary furnishes the
Nyssa, accompanied by Mrs. Mc­
of Nyssa; Clark Enos of Adrian and assessments and apportionments of October 6 at the Irrigation office In Eldredge
and Mrs, Bettle Forbes. nation a large percentage of its fall
Kee’s sister, Mrs. Elma Simpson of WILL LEAVE SUNDAY
E. C. Van Petten of Ontario played taxes for the roll. C. E. Peck Is secre­ Nyssa and will sit as a board of The Eldredges
plan to spend the lettuce. Prices have been raising
Boise, and her brother James Arm­
golf on the Nampa course Sunday. tary of the district.
equalization.
FOR TRIP TO PORTLAND
week end deer hunting In the moun­ steadily and both growers and deal­
strong of Wilder left last Thursday
LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION
ers are hopeful for good prices this
tains above Ironside.
for a two weeks vacation trip which
fall. It Is reported that 3,000 cars
will take them to Los Angeles where The two 4-H club winners award­
lettuce has already spoiled
they wiU visit with their sister Mrs. ed a free trip to the Pacific Inter­
Mrs. Guy Sperry Is having visit­ Salinas
In the fields because of the strike. If
Northrop. The Max Schweizers are
ors
this
week
from
Pavllllon
Wyo­
the strike trouble should happen to
staying at the McKee home during national Livestock Exposition by
ming. Her mother, Mrs. L. D. be
the First National Bank of Portland,
settled the same time the Nyssa
their absence.
Whitehead
;and
her
brother
and
expect to leave Sunday to take in
lettuce goes on the market, It would
his
wife,
Mir.
and
Mrs.
Everett
the show. The winners of the
likely result In large quantities of
Whitehead, arrived Wednesday for a lettuce
award were Doris Klingback of ♦
being thrown on the market,
visit
at
the
Guy
Sperry
home.
HPHHHhHhHhHHHhHh
Owyhee district and Fred DeBoer
with
a
correspondingly lowering of
CCC enrollment period on relief or WPA during the past j Work being done by the CCC
EVENT CALENDAR of Ontario. Alternates named were has Another
prices.
been announced, the period ex year. Age limits are between 17 and camps Include forest improvement Mrs. John Hunter returned Sat-
Marjorie Oroot and James Nichols tending
from October 1 to 10th. Mal­ 28, and the applicant must be un­ and protection, trail making, soil urday from a visit with Mr. Hunter
(Please phone Journal to have your
heur county's quota is 6 and main married, unemployed, and willing erosion control, flood control, | at The Dalles. She also visited the
date in this column)
WILL LEAVE NEXT
Tonigbt—Legion and Auxiliary to
WEEK ON VACATION headquarters is hopeful that the to allot a substantial proportion of landscaping and development of ,T. J. Carson family there; attended
'ROUND TOWN
quota will be filled promptly. Ap­ their $30 monthly cash allowance to recreational areas, and many other a reception for the associated grand
hold joint session.
October3- Last day to register to Mr. and Mrs. C. L. McCoy expect plication should be made at the re­ their needy and dependent families. similar projects. Except In emer- matron of the Eartem Star Lodge
glad the man with
vote.
to leave next Tuesday on a vacation lief office in Vale. Qualifications are Preliminary physical examinations gencles, working hours are forty and went on to Portland and Van­ the Otis gun Crooker
was getting ready to hunt
couver.
October 4-10—Fire Prevention trip to the coast. While on their much the same as previous enroll­ are given to all men to make sure each week.
deer . . . Mrs. John Wulf wins prize
W?ek.
trip they expect to take In the ments, except that If an applicant that no conditions exist which would When a man enrolls he Is expect­
October 6—Odd Fellows special O&Ufornia-Oregon State football has been In a CCC camp before, he make It inadvisable for any man to ed to stay In camp at least six Mrs A. L. King and daughter Miss at Packing Company for largest
ear of corn, squash this week . . .
meeting.
game In Portland October 10th. must have been discharged at least accept vigorous outdoor labor, and months. Otherwise he causes the Jean King left Wednesday morning Popping
too plentiful
October 8—Rogers farm sale.
Vem Vaupel. druggist from Pay­ a year ago In order to be eligible to to guard against communicable Government excessive expendlttfre enroute for their home In Seattle . . . World motorcycles
Series broadcasts pop­
October 9—Teachers Reception. ette will be here to help In the store re-enroll at this time. Discharge diseases. Those In camp receive free for clothing, transportation, and after visiting with their daughter
papers should be brought along medical care and hospital care If other items. In case some extraor­ and sister Mrs Ray Emmott for the ular . . . Oca Blaylock has all sorts
October 16—Emmett plays football while the McCoys are away.
when the boy goes to enroll. In order needed. In case of accident In the dinary circumstance arises, or If a past ten days. Mrs. Emmott drove as of troubles as result of hunting trip
here.
November 3—General Election. Dick Stockham Is among the suc­ to prove hls date of discharge.
line of duty, enrollees come under man receives an offer of permanent far as La Orande with them and re­ . . . Dr. Norcott and Dean Smith
cessful hunters returning this week Others who can enroll at this time the United Statues Compensation employment, he may be released be­ turned to Nyssa on the evening display big bucks.
are boys whose families have been Law.
fore the end of hls six months’ term. train.
with hls venison.
Beet Harvest
Gets Underway
Forest Fires
Bum Bandon
Plan Reception
For Teachers
Lettuce Harvest
To Start Soon
Eagles Enjoy
Social Night
Nyssa Golfers
CCC Fall Enrollment Period Set From
October 1 To 10th—Six Is County Quota