The Gate city journal., October 29, 1936, Image 1

THE GATE CITY JOURNAL
Published At Nyssa, Oregon
GATEW AY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS
NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 29, 1936
VOLUME XXIX. NO. 43.
Beets Show Net
Protit In Excess
Of $70 Per Acre
GRAND OFFICERS
I. O. O. F. STOP HERE
FOR SHORT VISIT
Another Big British Submarine Is Launched
Johnson Again
Heads Grange
Mrs. P. M. Chase is recovering
from a serious attack of pneumonia,
whph for a time looked very grave.
Fortunately Mrs. Chase has now
passed the crisis and Is gradually
building her way back to health.
She has been confined to her home
on the project for the past three
weeks.
Mrs. Lettie Alford and her niece
Miss Sidney Davie went to Glenns
Ferry Saturday to spend a week.
Mrs. W. T. Posey was in Nyssa on
business Wednesday. She came from
Rogerson, Idaho where they are now
living. While here she visited at the
A1 Thompson home and with other
friends.
John Reece returned from the hos­
pital in Ontario Monday. He Is still
receiving treatment for his
leg,
which was injured last spring and
never fully recovered.
'ROUND TOWN
Candidates wearing serious phy­
siognomies as election day zero hour
draws near . . . Demorcats gleeful
over new registrations being ln their
favor . . . Frank Edwards carrying
O O P. argument alone
since Dr.
Sarazin is out of town . . . Art Nor-
cott telling about the money he loot
on a ball game, and it wasn’t a bet
either . . . Bernard Frost and Herb
Fisher checked and doublechecked
on hunting trip . . Eagle officials
come to town . . , Louis Wiltshire
wants someone to dispute his title
o f ping-pong champ . . .
$1.50 PER YEAR
CRAWFORD BEAUTY
SHOP SOLD TO GIRL
FROM PAYETTE
C C C Camp Has
Birthday Party
Last Saturday
CRAWFORD BEAUTY SHOP
SOLD TO PAYETTE GIRL
The Crawford Beauty Shop, which
has been operated for the past year
by Mrs. Oswald Forbes, nee Claud-
ena Crawford, was sold this week
to Miss Ruth Wamock of Payette. First Landmark Passed By
Miss Wamock Is the daughter of
Company 926; Greatly
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Wamock, Is a
graduate of the Payette high school
Improved In First Year
In the class of 1934 and more re-
ently graduated from the
Drake
Beauty school at Nampa.
The local COC camp, BR-43, cele­
The new owner expects to take
possession on November 1st. Mrs. brated their first anniversary Sat­
Forbes Intends to go to Portland to urday with a banquet and speaking
program ln the mess hall at the
join her husband there.
camp. It was Just a year ago Satur­
day that Company 926 under Capt.
Marion C. Tadlock and Lieut. Elmer
E. Clonlnger was transferred from
Jordan Valley to the local camp.
Most of the boys transferred came
from the Medford district, and many
of the original company are still ln
camp,, augumented by more recent
enrollees.
When the company arrived on
Operators of range lands In Mal­ October 24, 1935. they found a camp
heur County are now being given which had been started, but not fin­
the opportunity to participate in the
His Majesty’s latest submarine, “ The Sunflsh,” shcv^i sliding intn the water after being christened at the 1936 Agricultural Conservation pro­ ished. Dust lay ankle deep over the
entire camp site and much work was
shipyards at Chatham, In Kent. Brittania still intends tn rule tl waves, for an expanded shipbuilding pro­
gram. In order that the livestock In­ necessary before the cold weather
gram Is part of the government’s rearmament plan involving the expenditure of $1,000,000,000 in the next year.
terests may be represented on the set ln. Today the camp Is one of the
County Conservation Committee, J. best to be found anywhere. One of
N. Jones of Juntura has been ap­ the honored guests, Congressman
pointed to serve as fourth member Walter M. Pierce, said the “camp
on this committee.
was the best he had visited;” and he
Range operators may realize bene­ has been ln nearly all the camps of
fits by making an application for his district.
range examination. Tills application
The camp today Is neat and clean;
should be filed at the County Agent’s grass and flowers are gaining a foot­
office. The application Is Immedia­ hold, buildings have been Improved;
CHORAL CLUB MEETING
Supt. Hollenberg Conducts tely forwarded to the nearest Forest and the spirit of one big happy fam­
First Institute Held Un­ Service headquarters. The Forest ily prevails.
Service then sends out range exam­
Lieut. Elmer E. Clonlnger acted
der The New Plan
iners who will determine the carry­ as master of ceremonies and Intro­
The Choral Club Is to meet next
,
Wednesday evening at 7:30 at the
ing capacity of the range lands.
duced the various speakers with ap­
The maximum that any
range propriate remarks. Among those who
Malcolm Crawford home. Members
The
first
regional
convention
of
operator can draw is two dollars
* * | are asked to please take notice.
teachers, numbering some 800 educa­ times the number of animal units responded-were Congressman Pierce,
tors and drawn from the counties of the range is considered capable of Mr. Bounds; Major Stewart D.
W A Sellwood and A. D Hulburd R I T N £ R V I S I T O R H E R E Malheur, Baker, Union, Wallowa carrying for a twelve month period Hervey, district commander; Fred
both of Portland are to
the s ^ c -
and Umatilla met Thursday and |Thu amount may ^
though Lukens, district educational advisor;
lal speakers here Saturday October F I R S T O F T H E W E E K
Friday In Baker last week. It was the adoption of various Improvement Earl Handsaker of the CCC camp;
31 st for an open meeting of the
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the first time the regional method Dractices on the range such as de- Capt. Marion C. Tadlock; Mayor
Townsend club in the
community Winding up his vigorous campaign of teacher institute had been tried yelopment of springs
construction Don M. Graham and Berwyn Burke,
church. The meeting has been an- for congress from the second Ore- as against the old system of having
, r„vrvoirs building of fence, re­ editor of the Journal. Other honored
nounced for 8 o ’clock.
gon district, Roy W. Rltner, repub- each county hold seperate Institutes,
, j ln wtth
and other guests at the banquet were Leo D.
superintendent
of
Saturday afternoon the ladies of Mean candidate for that offief, was and according to outstanding edu- ; nracl|0es which will be paid for at Hollenberg.
the club intend to sell home made a Nyssa visitor the first of tne cators present, the new system Is a a definite rate orovldlng the total schools; Robert Smith, chief clerk of
Mr.
doughnuts down town, and Friday week. Rltner came here from Harney great improvement.
I b wlthln the maximum allowable to the Bureau of Reclamation;
evening is the date for the county county, where he spent Saturday at
By pooling their efforts, the five that partk.ular property. The pres- Griffiths and members of the tech­
meeting at Vale when the finals of a stockmen's convention at Crane, counties were able to command out- [ pnt Dr0(rram applies only to work nical staff at the camp.
One of the highlights of the birth­
the speaking contest will be heard.
High in his praise of the develop- standing speaking talent and lead- whlch may have been done since
day party was furnished by Fred
One of the features eagerly await- ment that has been made In Mai- ers in educational matters. Supt. Leo September 9th and up to December
Lukens, district educational advisor
ed Is Dr. Townsend’s address over heur county the past few years, Rlt- d . Hollenberg, In his role as presl- 1 , of
year It ^ expected that
the air Sunday evening at 8:45 over ner explained that he had lived In dent 0f the Eastern Oregon branch ttv,re w1u
additional recommen- and former secretary of state ln
Idaho. Mr. Lukens presented sev­
the Columbia broadcasting system, eastern Oregon for more than a Qf the Oregon State Teachers Asso- datlons for 1937 at some later date.
eral certificates of awards to boys
For the convenience of those at- quarter of a century and was one of elation had charge of the meeting
whether
or
not
a
range
operator
Whether or not a range operator who had shown outstanding qual­
tending church, a radio will be in- the first
exponents of Irrigation * and
arranged tne
the program. He left
rtlcl tes ln
1938 prOKram, It
ana arrangea
ities of leadership, advancement and
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his eligibility scholarship.
ner went on to Union, Baker and der ^ maije
minute prepora-
after the regular evening sermon
to participate ln future programs.
Wallowa counties to wind up his last nons before the deluge o f teachers.
pre-campaign tour of the district.
The principal speaker Thursday
DR. SARAZIN CALLED
RAYMOND HASHITANI
morning was C. A. Howard, state W. C. T.U. HOLDS
BY DEATH OF SISTER
ELECTED OFFICER IN
N T O 8uperinendent of 8chools- Df- How-
INSTITUTE
UNIVERSITY CLUB SMITHS
MOVE I IIN
1 \ J ard discussed changes o f attitude
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THEIR NEW HOUSE toward curriculum tn the educational
Dr. J. J. Sarazin was called to
AT NYSSA PHARMACY
_ _ _ _ _
j profession in recent years, emphas-
The first County Institute begin­ Lake Linden, Michigan Sunday by
Raymond Hashitani, formerly a I The Dwight Smith family are j izing a shift from the old attitude
the death o f his sister. Miss Mamie
Re-modeling of the interior of the
student at Nampa, Idaho,
high moving into their new home, which that a curriculum is course of study ning the new W. C T U year was
Nyssa Pharmacy was started this
was recently completed under the to the new one that It Is “the sum held at the Baptist church ln On- Sarazin. Miss Sarazin had been ln
school,
and
a
graduate
of
the
Nyssa
111 health for the past year. Dr. Sar­
week with Lon Root and Mr. Nelson
High school, and now a sophomore direction of Lon Root. The new | total of the experiences a student Urio with the new president taking azin expects to be away from his
busy with hammer and saw. The
has
under
the
guidance
of
the
teach-
the
chair
for
the
first
time,
Mrs.
E,
ln Brigham Young University, was home contains five rooms, bath
office for ten days or two weeks on
first task tackled was the building
elected treasurer o fthe Cosmopoli- j sleeping porch, full basement; and er.” The viewpoint of the student M. Carter.
o f a modem prescription room at
The evangelistic director Mrs. E. the sad trip, making the journey by
tan Club there. With 37 students has numerous little fixtures to make ; rather than the list of subjects Is
train.
the rear of the store, together with
L. Perry of Harper, lead tooth the
gathered to elect the officers of this housekeeping easier for Mrs. Smith, now the big thing, he said,
the installation o f new modem
club, fourteen different national-
The old house was tom down and
Outstanding
educators were ln morning and afternoon devotlonals.
equipment.
Covered luncheon was served at
lties were represented. Mr. Hashi- the new home raised on the same | charge of the various departmental
Mrs. Jean Burrelle and brother-
Present plans call for re-modeling
Uni. though not a native o f Japan site. While their house was being , meetings. The general high school noon. Mrs. Lund bom, one of the On­ in-law, Clint Stacey of Vale called
of showcases, rearranging the office was bom of Japanese parents at built, the Smith's made their home group of teachers heard Chancellor tario teachers, former member of
at the George McKee home Sunday
and a thorough change-over ln Nampa, Idaho, but later moved to In their large ar»d
commodious Frederick M. Hunter of the state the Childrens Farm Home board, evening.
equipment to better enable the
Nyssa, Oregon where they are en- garage. Their new home is one of system of higher education while gave a very Interesting Illustrated
owner, Mr. C. L. McCoy to take care
gaged ln the seed production bust- the nicest homes ln Nyssa and the Home economic teachers hod talk.
Mrs. Dale Garrison attended a
of his large trade. As part o f the
ness. His fellow students thus con- stands as a monument as to what I Bertha Cohlhagen,
state
home Directors for other departments i bridal shower ln Ontario Friday at
change ln the store, Mr. McCoy is
slder Raymond as bringing
that can be done through the plan of the economic supervisor as their prin- were appointed during the after- the home of Mrs. Kelsey Smith,
holding a "Remodeling Sale” start­
ipal speaker. O D. Adams of Salem, noon. Mrs. H .P. Carter, Vale, for given ln honor of Miss Helen Bier-
touch of the orient to their organ­ Federal Housing Administration.
ing this week.
state director of vocational educa­ International Relations and Peace.
man.
ization which seems so desirable ln a
tion addressed
the
Vocational
HOLLENBERG ELECTED
Violet Conner, Vale, Medical Con­
truly
cosmopolitan
club.
DR. NORCOTT TOP
Mrs Morehouse,
Ontario,
ON ATHLETIC BOARD group. Mr. Grace Forrette primary tests;
Jess Cantrall, who has been ln this
Raymond is a keen student of ag­
IN THE DEER POOL
specialist of Portland led the dis­ Slcentlflk; Temperance Instruction. vicinity visiting his daughter Miss
ricultural economics. He is taking
Leo D. Hollenberg, Supt. of the cussion ln the primary group while Mrs. T. E. Sec ay, Ontario, Fairs and Wanda Cantrall and other relatives
his major ln marketing, due to the
Dr. Norcott’s big buck deer, which
urge at home which comes from his Nyssa schools has been elected a the two Intermediate and upper Exhibits. Mrs T E 8ecoy, Ontario left Sunday for his home In Likely
he brought ln about middle o f the
father’s activities in shipping veg­ member of the state Athletic Board, grade groups were ln charge of Roy Legislative director.. Report of the California. He planned to nuke the
hunting season, topped all the Nys­
etables and seeds to eastern mar- and will represent District No. 1, A Skeen of Eastern Oregon Normal State Convention was completed trip by way of Grass Valley. Oregon
sa hunters entered ln the deer pool.
! kets. While following his studies schools, ln the counties of Wallowa, and Dr. Howard A. Dawson, direct­ The meeting closed with White Rib­ and visit with his son Archie Can­
His buck had a spread of 44% inches
trall.
at the B.Y.U., Mr. Hashitani finds Union, Baker and Malheur. There or of rural service for the National bon Salute to Mrs. E. M. Carter.
which was Just slightly more than
time for wrestling and other recrea­ are 12 districts in the state and have Educational Association. Dr, Daw-
the bcuk brought In by Guy Sperry,
Mr and Mrs. Fred Aldridge of
tion and In fact, made a contri­ control of all high school athletics, son’s home is in Washington D. C.
but was good enough to cop the
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Owen W. Prioe of Nyssa was chair - Oakland. California, visited
last
bution to the game last year as a
high money.
Bernard
Frost
and
Ed
Dll
ley
at-
man
of
the
Intermediate
and
upper
week at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
freshman. In other ways too he Is a
Low money went to James McGin­
R. J. Davis. Mrs. Allridge Is a niece
lively and companionable member tended a school o f Instruction on grade meeting,
nis, whose deer only measured 13
service work held by Idaho Power
In the county meetings held of Mrs. Davis.
of the student body.
Inches.
Thursday afternoon, Art Keyes was
Please phone Journal to have your
The president of the cosmopolitan Company at Payette.
[elected president of the county or-
Mrs. Jim Beam had as her guests date ln this column)
club is Joe Strickland, of Norfolk,
Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Brown of
Dr. and Mrs. G. H. Kenaston and ganization Noah Richards, vice Saturday, Mrs. L. C. Pounds and
Virginia, the vice-president Is Miss
Oct. 30 -P.T.A. Halloween party
Payette visited with the Bernard
son left Friday for their home ln president and Pearl Cord ray, secre- Mrs. Roy Pounds and children.
Lucille Farnsworth
of
Colonia
at Kingman Kolony.
Frost and Wm. Flndllng families on
Portland after spending two weeks tary All the offloers are from On-
Dublan Chlh., Mexico, and Miss with Mrs. Kenaston's sister, Mrs. E.
Sunday.
Oct. 31—P. T A. Carnival at Big
tarto.
Mrs. Fanklln Fry, Mrs. Stella
Mabel Henlgner of Lucky Strike,
D. Norcott and family.
Bend.
Relck,
Charlie
Jones
and
Dwight
High
point
ln
the
Friday
morning
Frank Wilson returned Sunday Canada, Is the secretary.
November 3—General Election.
Mrs. Emmtt Kester and little son program was the address by Chan­ Johnston went to Boise Sunday to
from a trip to Yakima. On his way
N ot . 4—Choral Club Meets.
and Mrs. Johnson and Mary Ann cellor Hunter. The teachers and see Mrs. Lucille Johnston who Is
home he stopped to see John Hunt­
sick ln the St. Luke's hospital. They
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Vaughn of Van­
Hansen from Emmett, Ida., spent speakers at the convention were
er at The Dalles.
Nov. 6—Roswell at Roswell, foot­
reported her to be some better.
couver; Mr. Ralph Beulter and his
the week end at the J. N. Thomas­ guests of honor at a reception and
ball.
mother
Mrs
Yergen
of
Salem
arriv­
dance held at the Knights of Pythias
Mrs. Chas. Paradis and children
on home.
Nov. 7—W.C.T.U. Silver Tea.
hall Friday evening; which ended
Mr. and Mrs. J. Penrod and John­
spent the week end at the Ed Wig­ ed Saturday morning for a visit
I 1
Nov. 8—Hearing on City Budget
The Arch Wright family returned the two day convention. The ban- nie CsJlan of Portland who were
gins home ln Midvale and wtth her ! with Ms. Vaughn's parent» the J. T.
aunt, Mrs. John Flnsley, who was [Longs, and with the A1 Thompsons. 811 nriay night after a month tour quet Thursday night digressed from guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Ray
Nov. 12—Hearing on County Bud­
sick in Weiser. Mrs. Flnsley passed They left Sunday evening for their and visiting ln the central states, the usual serious strain of the con- last week left Saturday for their get,
away Sunday evening and funeral home accompanied by Mrs. Beutler They were guests at a venison din- ventlon, and prominent educators homes after enjoying a successful
November 1$— Guild Harvest card
service« were held ln Midvale Mon­ and baby daughter Sharon Lee who ner at the J. N. Thomason home on ' of the state and notion let down the pheasant hunting and deer hunting party.
day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Paradis spent the past two weeks with her Monday evening. Mrs. Sarah Kilbum gates for a good time of stories trip. They got one deer and their
limit of pheasants.
parents Mr. and Mrs. A1 Thompson, was also a dinner guest.
and good-natured bickerings.
attended.
Several grand officers of the I.O.
O.P. lodge stopped in Nyssa Friday
en route home from a convention
held in Burley, Idaho. Friday night
they were entertained with a district
meeting In Ontario, including a
feed.
Grower Telia Hia Detailed pheasant
Among the officers here were Ray
Costs of Growing Crop H. Gibbs, Grand Master of Gresh­
am; Joe Eckley, Grand Warden of
of Sugar Beets
Portland; Wm. A. Morand, Grand
Secretary of Portland; Elmer E.
Pyne, Grand Marshall of Spring-
Many farmers new to beet culture field; specie. Dlstict Deputy Grand
are Interested In what the new crop Master A. B. Conner of Ontario; and
will do In the way of tangible cash Chas. Willis, also of Ontario.
reti ms to the grower. With this In
mind, the experience of John Ber­
man, on the Prank Morgan ranch
might prove Interesting.
Mr. Berman only grew a small
acreage this year, but expects to in­
cease it to over 40 acres for next
year. During the past few weeks he
has just finished
harvesting the
crop from a measured 6.7 acres of
land, with a tonnage of 140 being
J, Edwin Johnson of Vale was re­
weighed over the scales.
Here Is the way he divides his elected as Pomona Grange master
at the annual election of officers
growing costs:
held Saturday at the Boulevard
Planting, cultivating, Irrigation
hall. Other officers elected were
and digging expense..............$10.00 Carrol Locey, overseer; Mrs. M. M.
Seed cost per acre ---------------- 2-50 Creeling, lecturer: Roscoe Conklin,
One thinning and 2 hoelngs .... 10.50 steward; Edward Fountain, assist­
Topping and loading beets ........... 65 ant steward; Mrs. C. E. Charles,
Hauling to dump, per t o n .......... 55 chaplain; C. E. Charles, treasurer;
A little figuring shows that the R. G. Larson, secretary; Carl Bed-
growing costs before harvest season saul, gate keeper;
Arrita Small,
came to $138. Another $91 was added Pomona; Evelyn Enterkine, Flora;
for topping and loading costs and Mrs C. A. Ketcham, Seres; Mrs. Etta
another $77 for trucking, making a Mansur, lady assistant steward. The
total expense for the 6.7 acres of executive committee now consists of
$306. The initial payment being Eugene Pratt, Earl Flock and C. A.
made this year is $5.50 per ton on Ketcham.
beets, or a cash return of $770 up to
The opening meeting in the
date. This leaves a balance of $464 evening drew a large attendance, In­
profit on the field, or better than cluding most o f.th e candidates for
$70 an acre. Besides this, the tops public office, who had been Invit­
are estimated as being worth $8.00 ed to attend by the grange. Con­
an acre; and the initial sugar beet gressman Pierce was the principal
payment will be augmented
with speaker of the evening, but all the
smaller payments this winter and candidates were Introduced and call­
next spring. The final total payment ed on for short talks.
for beets this year is expected to
total near the $6.50 mark, which
would bring the total net profit on PIERCE MAKES TALK
this field to near the $100 an acre
HERE ON SATURDAY
mark.
While it is true some other crops
Congressman Walter M Pierce
occasionally make a higher return,
it is the exception rather than the drew a fair sized audience Satur­
rule with a good chance that beets day afternoon In the Eagles hall
will come close to this figure year when he told his audience of some
after year, with proper methods of of the problems confronting the ad­
ministration today, and a
little
rotation.
The 6.7 acre field on the Prank about the supreme court question.
Morgan place had been six years out Congressman Pierce stated It was
of alfalfa or clover, and followed an probable that there would be sev­
onion crop last year, with part of eral appolnments to the supreme
the field being in peas and lettuce bench within the next four years,
and urged election of Roosevelt,
last season.
An encouraging sign for sugar whom he said would appoint men
company officials in this district Is of broad vision able to interpret the
the fact that practically every grow­ changing economic currents of the
day.
er who had beets this past year, has
signed to increase his acreage for
REMODEL JOB STARTS
the coming year.
MRS. F. M. CHASE
RECOVERING FROM
SERIOUS ILLNESS
Fastest Growing Town in Oregon
New Range Plan
Put In E ffect
Successful Regional Teachers Institute
Held In Baker Thursday and Friday
Townsend Club
Speaking Set
h or Saturdau
•■iiissississiisir
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