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Wednesday, December 9 Is Silver Dollar Gift Day In Nyssa-»-See The New Stocks of Christmas Goo is THE GATE CITY JOURNAL GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS Published At Nyssa, Oregon $40 In Silver Dollars To Be Given Out As Christ mas Gifts. Another Gift Day has been an nounced. to be held Wednesday, December 9th at 3:00 In the after noon. Instead of turkeys, silver dol lars will be given this time. Gift Day tickets are being Issued now by Nyssa merchants and patrons should always ask for their tickets, as this Is a very good oportunity to get some extra Christmas spending money. Cash awards totaling $40 sliver dollars will be given out Wednesday In amounts varying from $1.00 up to $10 each. In order to claim a prize, you must be present In person and only one prize may be won by a fam ily at any one event, but the fam ily will be eligible again at the next Gift Day event. No owner or man ager of a participating store will be allowed to claim a prize, but clerks and other employes may deposit tic kets from all stores except the one employing them. Names must be written on each ticket before it is deposited in any of the ticket boxes about town. On Wednesday all tickets will be col lected and put In the barrel, with the names being withdrawn by dis interested parties. Nyssa merchants are urging a full attendance at the Gift Day next Wednesday, December 9th. Special bargains are being offered, and Christmas merchandise will be on display. Here Is an opportunity to get some extra Christmas cash and no one can afford to take a chance and stay away. Make plans now to attend Silver Dollar Gift Day In Nyssa next Wednesday. Another Gift Day Is planned for Wednesday, December 23rd. Business Men Hold Meeting One of the best attended meetings of the year was held Friday even ing in the basement of the Eagles hall when business and professional men of Nyssa gathered to discuss Gift Days and other business. It was decided to handle Gift Days with a committee from the Commer cial Club rather than to organize a new organization to handle It. It was decided to hold future drawings on Wednesdays and to give rash gifts instead of merchandise. A committee was appointed to look after decoration of the streets for the Christmas holidays and their work is expected to give Nyssa a real Christmas atmosphere. Following a discussion on possible new industries for Nyssa, a New In dustries committee was authorized to be made up of nine members in cluding the four already on the beet committee. It was also decided that another meeting should be held In December to be called by the presi dent on a convenient open date. Business men were enthusiastic In their endorsement of Gift Days, and aside from a few minor changes, they will go forward at least during December and possibly longer. Busi ness men seemed to feel that the method presented an excellent means of showing their customers they appreciated their business. Those present for Thanksgiving dinner at the Andy McGinnis home Included Garrett Bowen and family of Meridian; Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Pinkston and Alvin McGinnis and family The Andy McOlnnls's expect to have their Christmas dinner at the Bowen home In Meridian. ’ROUND TOWN BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Dec. 11—Huntington here Dec. 12—New Plymouth here Dec. 18—Parma here Dec. 22--Parma there Jan. 8—Ontario here Jan. 9—Emmett here Jan 12—New Plymouth there Jan. 15—Ontario there Jan. 18—Hungtlngton there Jan. 22—Vale here Jan. 23—Open Jan. 29—Vale there Jan. 30—Welser here Feb. 4-5-8—Tournament at Payette. F*b 12—Baker at Baker Feb. 13—Emmett there Feb. 19—Welser there Feb. 20—Baker here Willard Lynch Buried Here Wednesday Former Resident Brought To Nyssa For Burial on Wednesday. Willard Lynch, who lived in Nyssa for several years but more recently of Boise, died suddenly Sunday evening at the family home, 2720 Madison street In Boise at the age of 59 years. He had lived In Boise for the past six years. Funeral services were conducted at the Catholic church In Boise Wednesday with the funeral cortege coming to Nyssa where Interment was in the Nyssa cemetery. The local post of the American Legion assisted with the services at the grave and a firing squad composed of Frank Bailey, Don Todd, Art Helter and Dr. C. A. Abbott fired a final salute. Pall bearers at the graveside ser vices Wednesday were A. R. Miller. F. M. Wilson. A. F. McGinnis, Stan ley Fenn, F. W. Osterkamp and J. W. Hardin. Mr. Lynch Is survived by his wife, Mrs. Corda Lynch; one son. John Lynch, and a stepson, Roy Williams; a sister. Mrs. Fred Williams of Nyssa and four brothers John and Wallace Lynch of Nyssa. Frank Lynch erf Welser and Walter 8. Lynch of Spokane. Play Huntington Dec. 11 To Start Casaba Season To thé Rescue If Basketball practice got underway this week with a good sized squad turning out each evening under the tutelage of Coach John Young ILL Prospects look pretty fair this year with several men from last year’s varsity In school and Coach Young la hopeful of building another team of championship calibre. Other teams of the district are also strong this year and the success of the team will likely depend on the boys con dition and wlllness to practice hard. Coach Young expects to carry from 10 to 12 boys on his varsity squad while the second team will be made up exclusively of freshmen and sophomores building up for future varsities. Both teams will play each game night. * Boys who will likely make up the varsity squad Include at forwards: Bab Wilson, Frank Pierson. Dean By ram and Lloyd Wilson; centers, Raymond Graham and Jerry Rust, with guard positions filled by Bob Jackson, Paul Johnston, Warren NYSSA GIRL SCOUTS Larsen, Bill Kurtz and Findllng. Boys on the second team now are GO ON HIKE FRIDAY Bill Wilson, Joe Robertson, Stanley Ray and Jim Miller at forwards; Clarence Enos. Richard Holly and The Nyssa Girl Scouts went on a Guy Booth at center and Raymond hike Friday afternoon across the Warren, Claude Patterson, Huston where they enjoyed a lunch Wilson, Chas. Short and Dan Zam river, cooked over a camp fire. Phyllis ora at guard. Schireman, Carol Robertson. Phyllis Game With Huntington Here Poage and Clnudene Paradis passed The season will open Friday. Dec thfeir fire test while on the trip. ember 11 when Huntington will Each brought a jar of fruit or come to Nyssa for the initial game Jelly to girl be gi.en worthy cases this Not much dope Is available on the winter and before to going on the trip Huntington boys, but they take their they wrapped their foodstuffs basketball pretty serious In the rail stored It away for future use. and road town and no doubt will have a squad well qualified to take care CHORAL CLUB MEETING of Itself. Billie Blodgett Is recovering from a recent Illness. FIVE DOLLAR BILL FOR THE BEST WINDOW Nyssa Is going to be dress ed up for Christmas, and not the least of ths trimmings will be some fancy Christmas win dows. The Commercial Club Is offering a crisp flve-dollar bill to the business house having the best dressed Christmas window. Mr. Business Man, no doubt you already have plan ned something unique. Do your best and have it ready for judging on Saturday, De cember 12th by an Impartial committee to be selected lat er. Nyssa shoppers, watch the windows and see which one YOU would pick for a winner. Nysut Basketball Players Start Practice this Week —Several Vets. CNl c Five Per Cent Crop Payment Plan Has Foes Break Ground For New Phone Building Today Telephone Company Ex pects To Have Building Completed By Jan. 1. Oround was broken this morning for a new telephone office for Nyssa when the Malheur Home Telephone Company started work on a stucco building to be located on the lot Just south of the Halverson Food Store on lot 11, block 11. The contract for building of the new office was awarded to B. H. Sheldon, who also has the contract for building the Ontario poatofflce. According to his contract, he Is to deliver the building to the telephone company on or before January 1st. The building, of stucco construc tion. Is to be 24 by 40 with an office in the front and living quarters In the rear. It is the first unit of an Investment In Nyssa by the Malheur Home Telephone Company expected to run from between 10 and 12 thousand dollars. Included In the plans Is the Installation of a new switchboard, but this improvement will not be ready for the immediate present. Cent Crop Pay Local Talent Play “Here Comes Five ment Per Plan Meets Op Charlie” To Be Given Friday position in Committee. HAROLD ANDERSON TO OWYHEE FARMERS TO GET POWER The Choral club will meet next Wednesday evening, December 9th at the home of Mrs. Howard Larsen. Election of officers will be held and other important business which Owyhee—A representative of the should attract a full attendance. Idaho Power Company was out last week with contract for the fanners to sign who desire electricity. Those HOLMES GETS BUS signing the contracts were EM Cor- JOB AT OREGON TOWNSEND POUND PARTY fleld, Bari Strtckalnd, Nell Dlmmiok, Charles Chrltton, J. J. Kollen, Wil TRAIL SCHOOL liam Orr, Alfred Mitchell, Robert Cox and S. B. Flanagan. They ex A large number of people were pect to have the line completed by present at the Pound Party given by Christmas. Robert Holmes was awarded the the Townsend club Monday night at contract for hauling children to and the church for Rev. White and his from the Oregon Trail school when family. Members of the Townsend bids were opened Tuesday evening. BUYS CAFE HERE club are reminded that their next Mr. Holmes has a new Chevrolet meeting will be held on Tuesday, truck and has secured a warm, com December 8 at the home of Mrs. C. Lance Earp, brother of Mrs. W. F. fortable bus body to use In his new KUnkenberg. . McLing, took over the cafe In the contract. The county advisory board of the Smoke There were three bidders on the Shop and has been operating Townsend club will meet at Vale on tt for the past week. He recently job; Robert Holmes at $89.95 per Saturday evening. December 5th. sold hts restaurant In Boise and be month; Marlon Chard bid $90; and lieving in the future of Nyssa. de O. L. Mitchell bid $100. The route approximately 30 miles and MRS. WHITE ENTERTAINS cided to Invest in a business here. covers Mr. Holmes will start Monday on his Mrs. Floyd White entertained In route. formally Monday evening honoring Mrs. Jack Keizer, Mrs. C. A. Ab. the birthdays of Rev. White and Mr bott and Rev. White made a busi HUNT FOR GEESE Paulus. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. ness trip to Boise Wednesday In the Ai Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Interest of the church baa zar Paulus and Mr and Mrs. Earl An derson. Supt. of the Harper Mrs. Margaret PashJey visited In Eber Eldred, and Albert Hopkins, super St. Anthony, over Thanksgiving. Her schools intendent of the Oregon Trail daughter Mrs. Eleanor Newby re school, WEDNESDAY CLUB hunted for geese near Jordan turned with her. The Wednesday evening bridge Valley over the week end as guests club members enjoyed a party at of John Conway, Jordan Valley the home of Mrs. Aden Wilson this Mr. and Mr» George Bertsch visit school superintendent. They each week. Mrs. Don Todd played with ed at the Wm. Goff borne In Parma brought back one goose. They report members. Mrs Klaas Tensen won and at the A. Patterson home in plenty of geese, but say they are high score prize and Mrs. Barr Doo Wilder an Sunday. pretty gun-shy. little won the traveling prize. CUrln Wilson surprised his par Howard Boor came home last week ents by coming In on them for from Eastern Oregon Normal to Mrs. George McKee visited Sunday Thanksgiving. He has been attend spend Thanksgiving holidays with with Mrs. Laura Starcher In Parma. ing O j S.O. at Corvallis, and returned home folks. He was hurt In a car ac to school Saturday. cident Saturday night, breaking his Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Paulson of Twin Falls stopped at the Bernard home for a short visit Satur Daniels take over Kozy Cafe . . . Frost morning. They were enroute to Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Pruyn hold mar day athon with spry chicken . . . Carl their home after visiting in Ontario. Goad explaining the reason his hair stands on end now Is because he ran Mrs. Charles Leuck has recovered out of antl-freeze for his hair tonic from a few days Illness of last . . . Children looking forward to week. Santa Claus . . . Rumors of ska'ing pond . . Ladies busy with Christmas Mrs Ray Emmott received word Seal Sale . . . Nyssa folks making Wednesday that her mother, Mrs plans to attend affair at Big Bend King, who lives In Seattle la serious tonight . . , ly ID She left Wednesday to be with her mother during her Illness / $1.50 PER YEAR NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1936. VOLUME XXXI. NO. 48. Merchants Plan Silver $ Gift Day For December 9 Fastest Growing Town in Oregon After spending Thanksgiving with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Oreuhch In La Orande. Mr. McCoy returned to Nyssa Friday, while Mrs. McCoy and children went on to Pendleton to spend the week end with her sister, Mrs. Marshall Spell and family. They returned Sunday. Those enjoying Thanksgiving din ner at the Frank Burke home In cluded Mr and Mrs. Edwin Burke and family, Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Burke and family and Walter Burke all of Caldwell; Mr and Mrs Berwyn Burke and family and Mr and Mrs Ronald Burke, all of Nyssa. Frank Morgan. E. H. Brumbach, Finishing touches are being made Judge David F. Graham. Robert D. tonight with a dress rehearsal by Lytle and E. C. Van Petten attended the cast of “Here Comes Charlie,” the sessions of the National Recla Congress In Spokane last Guild play which Is to be given Fri mation week, and report over 600 registered day evening in the high school gym. from Dakota to Texas, making Mrs. Vernal Shoemaker Is directing the North largest reclamation congress the play which Includes a cast <5T ever held. characters made up of Libby Ann Jones, Art Norcott, Johnny Burkey, Among those present In an offic Hettle Medesker. Grant Rinehart, ial capacity were Commissioner Margaret Morgan, Mrs. June Burkey John C. Page, District Counsel G. E. Vernal Shoemaker, Clara Rettle and Stoutemeyer and FMRlneer (R. F. Walters; besides the governors of Howard Larsen, Jr. JORDAN VALLEY TO HAVE NEW GYM Jordan Valley—Jordan Valley Is assured of the new High School gymnasium, as ths election held Saturday was unanimous In favor of the building. As Jordan Valley has no relief roll they were denied PWA money to build with so they are Is suing Interest bearing warrants to cover the necessary amount. Work on the new building Is expected to begin at once. DAUGHTER BORN A baby girl was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Kygar on Monday. Nov ember 16th. DUSTY" KLINE ON EMERGENCY LEAVE “Dusty” Kline, educational ad visor at the local CCC camp laft last week for Baker on an emergency leave of absence, being called there by the serious Illness of his little boy. Lillian Green of La Grande visit ed her parents. W. R. Austin and family of Vale over Thanksgiving. Mr. and Mrs Albert Hopkins spent Thanksglivng wl|h Mra. Hopkln's sister, FSther Reed, at Hereford. Miss Ruth Edwards spent Thanks giving and the week end at Shelley. Idaho, visiting frliends. Montana, Washington and Idaho. Senator Borah of Idaho was one of the principal speakers at the annual banquet. Getting down to business, the Congress voted to have a paid secre tary and assistant secretary who are kept in close touch with legislation affecting reclamation. A fund of $30,000 Is to be raised for this pur pose, with Oregon's share comlnjg to $2.500. A resolution was passed asking that Congress re-enact the Hatch Bill which was passed by the last session, but Congress failed to ap propriate any money for the com mittee to use as operating expenses The Hatch bill Is designed to set up a committee of three to Investigate reclamation projects and make rec ommendations to Congress. The 5% payment plan ran Into a snag In committee when delegates from Texas, Nebraska and other middle west and southern states wanted construction charges pay able on a 5% net basis. This was considered far too low by western representatives, who are working for construction charges to to be repaid on the basis of 5% of the gross returns from crops raised on the land rather than a flat sum each year. In this way, when prices and crops are good, the settler pays more than when conditions are re versed. This plan 1s believed by many to be the best plan devised for the settler to pay according to his ability. While the western members of the committee held out for the 5% gross payment, other members held out for a 6% net plan and no pay ment If the net Is less than $20 an acre, the committee remaining dead locked and the matter was never presented to the Congress Frank Moran was appointed on the Ways and Means Committee while Mr Van Petten of Ontario war appointed a member of the Legis lative Committee. Mr. and Mrs. John Klug are back from ISaston, Washington and at present are making their home In Mrs. Chas. Paradis and children spent Sunday at the home of her hand and hurting his back and neck Ontario. sister, Mrs. Roy Zanker at Caldwell. Thanksgiving dinner guests of Mr and Mrs. Henry Fields were Mr and The Ladles Aid of the Community Mrs Peugh of Baker. Mrs. Walter Church will hold their bazaar and Fields of Canyon City. Oregon; Mr. cooked food sale In Orahams office and Mrs. Nick Rudlick and Mr Cur- building on Saturday December 5. rey and the Lawrence Blodgetts. The Rummage Sale will be In thr building Just vacated by the Bailey Miss Margaret Hunt, accompanied Realty Co. by Mrs Oswald Forbes arrived Tues day night to spend Thanksgiving at Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Jones. Mrs the parental C. C. Hunt and Mrs Fanny Jonee and daughter Daisy. Ethel Crawford homes. When they Mrs. Earl Jones and two children returned to Portland they were ac from La Orande came down for a companied by Mrs. Webster Eldrldge Thanksgiving dinner with the 8 who has spent the summer with her Jonee family last Thursday They returned home that evening. mother, Mrs. Bettle Forbes i 'TIL 21 CHRISTMAJ LEAVE FOR NAVY 13th Harold Anderson, who signed up to loin the u. S. Navy received or ders this week to report on Sunday December 13th. A. V. Cook. Jr., who Is receiving Navy training Is ex pected home on a two-weeks leave of absence on the 12th or 13th of this month. When he returns to San Diego, he will be assigned to a ship for active duty. Car Accident Injures Two Horses in the road near the K. S. and D. ranch was blamed for an other accident Saturday night when a car driven by Howard Boor at tempted to miss some horses in the road, skidded and turned over In the barrow pit. The Boor car was badly damaged In the aocldent. Joe Byram. one of the passengers In the car was thrown through the roof of the car and landed several feet away badly Injured. Besides being cut and bruised, the principal injury was to his hip which It Is feared is tom partially lose from the back bone. He Is at the home af his parents, but was able to be up today, getting around with the aid of crutches. Howard Boor, driver of the car received a broken hand as his worst Injury, while Sid Boren, the third person In the car, was uninjured. SERVICES FOR POINTS BABY HELD FRIDAY AT APPLE VALLEY Funeral services for Lee Roy Points, Infant son of Mr. and Mr*. Ellis Points were held Friday morn ing at the Apple Valley church with Rev. Charles Young of Huston of ficiating. Burial was In the Ten Davis cemetery. The child was bora on October 23, 1938 and died at the family home on November 25. 1936. He is survived by his parents and one brother, Jessie. The baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lowe Is reported to be Improving nicely after a serious illness the past week. EVENT CALENDAR Dec. 4—Guild home talent play. Dec. 4—Kingman Kolony Box Social. Dec 5—Methodist Ladles Aid ooked food, bazaar and rummage sale. Dec 9—Gift Day In Nyssa. Dec. 9- Rebekah Carnival, food sale and bazaar. Dec. 11— Basketball. Nyssa vs. Huntington. Dec 12—Civic Club Oook Food Sale.
