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if W NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL Published at Nyssa, Oregon VOLUME XXXII. NO. 8 Father and Son Affair Popular GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS <1 Enjoyable Affair Held Thursday Evening In Basement of Commun ity Church. NYSSA DRAWS B A K E R TEAM OPENING NIGHT Nyssa is matched to play Bakei in the opening niglu of the Eastern Oregon hoop tour nament to be held in Baker Marcr 2nd to 6th. Baker was selectsd as the site of the 1937 tournament at a meeting held Saturday morning. Supt. Leo Hollenberg represented Nyssa at the meeting. Tlie first nights play will be Vale vs Union; Ontario vs La Grande; Enterprise vs. Joseph and Nyssa vs. Baker. Winners play winners and losers play lesers the following night, witli wto defeats necessary for elimination from the tourna ment. Last year Nyssa lost to La Grande in the final game, and ranked as runner-up in the tourament. NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1937 Baker Victim ofiW ashington B irthday Local Ball Team O bserved A t B anquet Last Game on Local Floor One of the major social affairs at season was the Washington Won by Locals on Over the birthday banquet and dance held time Game. Monday evening in the basement ol the Eagles hall by the Mason and Eastern Star groups. About 90 wen- present at the affair. A three course banquet was served at tables decorated to carry out the Washington motif. The tables cen tered with tapers, with hatchet nap kin holders and Colonial hat nut baskets as favors. Hie program was a take-off on Major Bowes Amateur hour In the form of a “Major Phooie Amateur Hour,” with Art Norcott as Major Phooie. A. L. Fletcher gave a talk on the life of George Washington, fol lowed by vocal music by a trio com posed of Helen Boydell, Phylll: Poage and Lila Fife. June and Johnny Burky gave an amusing skit, which was in the form of an Imitation of “Portland Hoffee” of radio fame. Bernard Frost and Orant Rinehart started out bravely on a singing and dancing act but were soon cut down by Major Phooie's loud gong. Leo Hollenberg. Jr. gave a recitation in Italian dia lect about "LettUa Georgia Wash ing tonla" followed by a tap dr.nce given by Margaret Sarazin. The gong of the major Interrupted a blues singing and piano act put on by Mrs. Wm. Sehireman George Reberger sang a solo while Mrs. Frank Morgan gave a skit revolving around George Washington's forgot ten sweetheart. Following the program, the party adjourned to the main hall to spend the balance of the evening dancing. Fastest Growing Town In Oregon $1.50 PER YEAR HOW MAHEUR RIVER GOT IT’S NAME According to J. Neilson Barry, Portland historian, the earliest mention of the Malheur river or "evil hour River” is in the Jour nal of Peter Skeene Ogden, an notated by Thompson C. Elliott and printed in the Oregon His torical Quarterly, Vol. 10, Dec ember 1908, page 353. The entry in the Journal reads; Tuesday, February 15, 1826. “We encamped on River Mal heur, (unfortunate river) so call ed on account of goods and turs hid here discovered and stolen by natives.” That is all anyone knows. Mr. Ogden was a prominent official of the Hudson Bay Company, ui charge of an expedition, and the Company required records of each day, a data as to distances traveled, etc., and any previous Item at any place to tnaole the map maker to tie the various Items during the years. Ogden, Utah was named for him and when Whitman was massacred he went practically alone to the murders and de manded release of the captives. His grave is in Oregon City. Sale Season Now Getting Started Sale Here Saturday, Du vall Sale Friday, Gar rison Saturday The spring farm sale season is now Nyssa pulled the unexpected Sat in full swing, and a big crowd of urday nigra, and defeated the strung buyers are expected for the first Sat Baker basaetbail team Ui a over urday sale in Nyssa, scheduled for time game, 31 to 26. At the end of this Saturday afternoon, February the regular praying period, the seme 27 and immediate'.ly following free stood 26 ail, and in tne the tiuve- coffee to be served at noon. ininute extra time, Stanley Kay shot The sale here Saturday promises a field guai and Sana a foui snot to be even better than anticipated while Johnston sank one from tne by the managers, D. C. McGinnis floor to give Nyssa five points while and Walt Fox. Over 100 head of stock holding tne visitors scoreless. The have been consigned, along with a game was played on the local floor. line of implements and household The local team was m front prac goods. Col. Bert Anderson of Ontario tically tne entire game, Bob Wilson, will be the auctioneer. Stanley Ray and Frank Pierson con Mrs. D. f. Duvall Sale necting with field goals before Baker even scored. Colson, flashy Baker Mrs. D. C. Duvall will hold a farm sank two foul shots, but auction at the old Frank Morgan FORMER STARS ENJOY forward Pierson retaliated by sinking thret place In Kingman Kolony, which NAMES TO BE ones to bring the score 9-2. Col is located a mile east and a half BASKETBALL GAMES free PICKED FOR NEW son made one from under the bas south of the school house. She will ket just as the quarter ended t have a big sale. Including 24 head of RURAL DISTRICTS the score 9 to 4 in the firs, cattle, several good horses, an ex The town teams had a lively, make quarter. ceptionally big line of farm mach scrambling basketball gam; Wednes Baker came out with a rush in the inery, some household goods, grain, Following the announcement last W C T .U . HOLD MID day evening in the gym. The recla second quarter, Harrison and Cole poultry and hogs. The sale will WINTER MEETING hay, mation team composed of Eurky, man scoring in flashy style to come week of a meeting to be held Satur be held Thursday afternoon, March Ramsay, L. Mil'.iken, Schweizer, Doo within a point of tying the score. A party made up of Immediate day evening, Feb. 27th In the city at one o'clock. little and Sperry diopped a hot con Graham scored from near the foul relatives gathered at the home of hall to select names for new districts Thirty persons were present for 4th, beginning Garrison To Have Sale test to the Wilder reclamation out line but Lewis sank one for Baker to Mr. and Mrs. John A. Ward Sunday on the project, real Interest has been the W. C. T. U. mid-year executive fit 24 to 16. The Norcott Service make the score 11-10. Nyssa contin evening to help him celebrate his aroused. Communities are right meeting held Tuesday in the Com On the following day, Chas. Gar team stopped a team from the ued scoring the balance of the half 79th birthday. The principal attrac now divided. In a friendly way, of munity Church. The meeting started rison will hold a sale at his place to the most suitable name at ten in the morning with a busi three miles north of Nyssa and 3-4 country, 35 to 23 in the other game to was a large birthday cake baked oourse; as districts. bring their count to 19 while Bak tion west. This sale, to be held Frl- of the evening. by Les McClure and containing 79 for All their ness meeting, followed by a covered mile er was held to one more basket, mak ady, March 5th will feature several persons Interested In having a dish rlayers cn the Norcott Service ing the score 19 to 12 at half time. brilliantly lighted candles. luncheon at noon. Directly after horses, milk cows, machinery, suitable name attached to their dis team were A. Norcott, Srhweizer. the meeting adjourned to the good team did much scoring in Mr. Ward Is one of the oldest trict, and used forever afterwards, noon seed grain, poultry and hay. Mr. and Poage, Seits, W. Boor McCurdy and the Neither high school gym where they were Mrs. Garrison quarter but were kept pioneers of the Nyssa country and should attend the meeting, at which Joined to move to Nyssa Hod Boor. Their opponents, the busy third by some 200 students to hear if they can find plan a suitable on defensive work. Wilson rang can spin yarns of the early days, time these things will be discussed, Dr. Weese house as Krazy Kats. included Lankford, Ben the bell Ontario give a talk on they have sold their ranch home. a long one and Col not only of the hardships of those along with other matters of interest “Scientific of Facts nett. Neilson, Claunch and Eaetie. son made with on Alcohol.” days, but also the many pleasures. one for Baker, while Lewis to new settlers; Including road Im The meeting re-convened at the scored cn a free throw for the only He came to this country In 1881 and provements and mall routes. BETTER WEATHER BRINGS church for the balance of the after EL CAMPO DAYS in the quarter, which ended has seen the country develop from SMILES TO EVERYONE scoring noon, where a musical program and 21: to 15 for Nyssa. Near the end of a sagebrush wilderness to one of the SCHEDULED FOR educational talks were given. The most fruitful valleys of the world. quarter, Johnson went in for Jack- FRI.-SAT. AT VALE Old Man Winter appears to be def meeting was presided over by Mrs. LENTEN SERVICES who was bothered with a pain For many years he was actively initely on the run and the weather son, E. M. Carter of Harper, and several in his side. Johnson had been on the in the stock business and local people expect to Join the past few days shows promise of special guests were present from On In Many with an Infected leg which engaged was one of the largest operators In the fun at Vale Friday and Satur A series of Lenten discussion classes spring. Snow at Nyssa has nearly all side-lines tario and Harper. A resolution was his speed down some. this part of the state. This line of day evenings when the Vale firemen are being held by members of St. disappeared, but country roads are slowed passed, thanking Supt. Hollenberg Baker went to town in the last business is -new carried on by the stage their annual El Campo Rug- Paul's Episcopal church under the In bad condition due to the frost quarter, for his co-operation in dismissing with Colson leading the at Washington, D.C.—Of tne 15 Ore Bros., carrying out the trad (roaring camp). The celebration leadership of Rev. Stanley Moore. going out of the ground and the re tack. Three baskets by the Baker Ward students for the lecture, after lete itional sheep business started many gon irrigation projects listed by the will be held In the Community hall The second meeting was held this sultant muddy roads. which the meeting adjourned to star in about as many minutes -knot ago by their father. There are President Roosevelt's National Re meet April 20th In Harper for a sim and the firemen promise something Wednesday evening at the Pinkerton Farmers are anxious to get in the ted the score 21 to 21. Baker's pass years Ward brothers, Audrey, Frank sources Committee, only two are doing every minute. home and the third meeting will be fields and many are hopeful of stick ing attack was working well and the three and Earl; and one sister, Mrs. Bill provided for in 1938 Interior Depart ilar gathering. The lower floor will be given over held next Friday evening, March 5, ing a plow in the ground sometime visitors went Into the lead for the Coleman. ment estimates, a survey here reveal to beano, chuck-a-luck, roulette, at the home of Mrs. Artie Robertson. next week. Plenty of water is im first time in the game when Bowns today. Mrs. Dean Johnston and baby black jack, craps and a refreshment Church services will be held at the pounded back of the Owyhee Dam sank a free throw. Johnston scored Mr. Ward still retains his youthful ed The resources report submitted to daughter Chere Lee were moved stand. Fun money will be used, good Episcpoal church this Sunday morn and everything points to one of the on outlook on life and expects to be a free throw a moment later to Congress February 3 by the White the Dixon Nursing home to the for anything in the house. On the ing, February 28 at 11:15 with the mast successful years In the history again tie the score. Colson gave his present when this country makes House listed $1,340,000 worth of Ir from Smith home Tuesday. Mrs. main floor the Vagabonds will fur of the Snake River Valley. Rev. Stanley Moore in charge. team a two point margin with a the greatest growth In its history, rigation work upon which construc Dwight who has been seriously nish music for a big dance both long one but Bob Wilson again tied which Is expected to take place in tion or surveys could be made Im Johnston, 111 Is reported to be Improving. nights. he next ten years. the score when he sank one from the mediately. An additional six projects sidelines. Colson scored one point in Involving an outlay of $7,000,000 a free throw and with a minute to were listed for possible inclusion In a play, Graham sank one from under long range public works program. the basket to give Nyssa a one point The Budget Bureau allowed only lead, 25 to 26, which was wiped out $500,000 for continuation of construc when Referee Callan called a foul on tion on the Owyhee project In Mal Nyssa for delaying the game and heur County and $125,000 for the sank a free throw to tie the Tule Lake reclamation work at WOMEN TO CAST Urges Government to Pro Bowns score just as the gun signaled the John Molenaar was elected presi Klamath. Reclamation engineers years the residents of the have ex- end of the game. CARE ASIDE AT PLAY vide Water For Use By After a short rest play was re dent of the Owyhee Ditch Company had hoped to get sufficient funds to Ranch Home of Mr. and of perleced unusual disturbances sim finish the Owyhee work In the next the annual meeting of stock fiscal year. ilar to earth tremors. Some of them with Nyssa making five points at NIGHT, FRI. MAR. 5 Stock Grazing on Range sumed Mrt. Wm. Leake Scene held In Ontario last Satur Omitted from consideration were have been so violent that they al in the overtime period to win, 31 to holders Land. day. Dick Tensen of Nyssa Is retiring such of Freak of Nature. most shake a person out of bed dur 26. projects as the $100,000 study of while Mr. Molenaar moves the Snake River basin, the $92,000 ing the night. Lineup for Nyssa was Stanley Ray. president Something new for women, but a up from the vice presidency. Other rehabllltaton project at Goose Lake The news of the unusual quirk of Jackson, Raymond Graham, Bob officers stunt which should prove very pop Unless steps are taken immediately Bob elected were H. E. Noah, vice nature aroused local Interest One of those odd freaks of nature Wilson, Frank Pierson and Paul ular Is the -Play Night’ sponsored by to provide a perenial water supply on Valley; the $25,000 diversion dam for have made their appearance at the and It has president; and H. E. Noah, Hans Rogue Is expected that a soon as Wilson scored 9 points and Oft the Leaders class at the high school vast averages of land in Eastern Johnston. River Valley at Medford and and Ike Mann were elected to home of Mrs. Wm. E. Leake the roads are a bit more fit for trav 8 for Nyssa while Colson and scheduled for the evening of Orego, the stock raising industry de Pierson series of dams In Wheeler and ranch three year terms on the board of dir the near Rockville, and has every ap el, many people will Journey to the March 5 in the high school gym. All pendent on range land will be ser scored 14 for his team. Deschutes counties. Smaller projects Thomas Jones was re-elected In CSatlow Valley, Hamey County, pearance of being a small volcano. Leake ranch to view the unusual women over 18 years of age are In iously injured, it is declared in a re Second Team Defeat Reclamation ectors. as secretary-treasurer. Pete Tensen Fort-Rock-Christmas Lake Valley It was discovered a few days ago sight. vited to attend this fun-fest, which port, “Development of Watering The preliminary game Saturday and Nelson Grover retired as board Lake County Klamath Indian Reser when the Leakes returned to the will be under the direction of Miss Places on the Oregon Range,” just night was between the Nyssa second members. after spending the winter at HOWARD SMITH OPENS vation classification of irrigable ranch Margaret MacDonald, who has had issued by the Oregon state planning team and the Reclamation squad, Adrian. NEW APPLANCE STORE Wlers will be Installed In lateral lands on the coast and at Talent City much experience in adult physical board. which was won by the high school ditches to measure water to members This newest freak has aroused also were ignored. education. The report not only describes the boys, 18 to 16. curoslty of scientists both at Howard Smith, who has been doing under the terms of a $1,000 appro The extent of the curtailment In the No formal Invitation is necessary. problem of water in this area, but Idaho state house and the College of rado repair work ar.d handling ap Entertain Between Halves priation made at the meeting. Ad Irrigation work throughout the west The fun will start at 7:30, Friday, presents specific recommendations, Idaho, who plan to Investigate It vertising for bids on this work is in Little four-year old Richard Wil Is revealed by comparative figures. at the Nyssa Electric Com March 5th. Women should wear with facts and figures, for establish A similar freak of nature ex pliances pany has opened a new business In their old clothes; there will be no ment of 1873 individual projects, son, son of Mr. and Mrs. Barney another part of this Issue of the For the past four years, the Govern soon. ists at the Duncan McKenzie ranch ment has averaged $58,000,000 an the building Just south of the Hal men allowed and no charges. Oames, calling for an expenditure of $485.- Wilson scored a hit between halves Journal. miles from the Leake place. when he sang two solos, “Me and Fixing of levy charges and hiring nually for irrigation work. For the six This verson Pood Store. The new busi contests, exercises and a general 449. strange, natural phenomenom Moon," and “The Music Goes of ditch riders will be taken up at 1938 fiscal years, only $34,865,000 Is may be a volcano or something of ness will be know as the Shane Ap good time are promised. As the owner of most of the range the and Round.' He was accom allowed by the Budget Bureau, a the sort. Mrs. Leake says there has pliance Company with Mr. Smith land .the federal government is Round next regular meeting of the slash panied on the piano by his sister the of more than 40 per cent. manager. asked to furnish the funds for the June board of directors, named for March Interesting Irrigation In a small dome shaned as The Wilson. Nyssa Electric Company, Washington senators and congress appeared improvements, and the board points 6th. hill a circular opening about two Slides Shown at School out that eventually the cost will be men have expressed alarm at these feet In diameter. On cold mornings owned by Messrs. Wimp and Sales Lose to Weiser reductions. A fight Is expected to be one may see steam or some sort of will continue In their present quar through increased grazing The Weiser squad got sweet re County Agent Ray Larson and retured made to have some of the recom vapor shoot from the opening to a ters and they expect to add a line fees resulting from much greater venge over the locals Priday night Ferd Schlapkohl of the reclamation use mended projects Included. This bat height of 20 feet or more. No lava of appliances and a radio technician of the range. when the Idaho team swamped EVENT CALENDAR service gave an Illustrated lecture at The report shows the greatest Nyssa by a count of 37 to 18. Nyssa tle will begin when the House of has erupted from the crater yet and to their business. the high school gym Tuesday even acreage nedding water In Malheur, defeated Weiser earlier In the season Representatives hearings on there Is no Indication that the open ing before an interested group num where 8,772 square miles would come but the fast Weiser team could not Thursday, Feb 25 Eagles Wrest the 1938 Interior begins Department appro ON was made by an explosion. It START WORK bering over 70. They had 56 slides on under the program. Harney is sec be headed Friday. Most of the scor- ling card. priation measure in the next week ing SUGAR WAREHOUSE merely has the appearance of crack irrigation subjects, which were ex ond with a total of 8.660 square ign was In the second half, as Weis Friday. Feb 28— Kingman Orange or two. ing at some time or other. plained in an interesting talk by miles. Areas in other counties in er was only leading 15 to 11 at half Indication of Interior heat Is seen A crew of workmen started work Mr. Larson. Due to a breakdown In clude 2.160 square miles In Baker, time. Frank Pierson held the scor Chicken Dinner. by the fact that mow along the sides this week on the preliminary steps SID FLANAGAN MARRIED their projection machine, the three 1944 in Crook, 1482 in Deschutes. 30 ing honors with 11 points. Fri -Sat , Feb 26-27—El Campo of the hill has melted. A constant leading toward the erection of a reels of Irrigation films could not be in Grant, 252 in Klamath, and 5.544 days at Vale. Vale Game Cancelled sound from within may be warehouse for the Amalgamated given as scheduled. Bid Flanagan was married re rumbling In Lake county. Saturday, Feb. 27—New Settler cently Vale was scheduled to play on the meeting In Topper) l»h. Wash., to Miss heard at all times and the ground In Sugar Company. Their new ware at City Hall. the vicinity shakes with much the house will be located directly east of local floor Friday evening, a game ATTEND MINISTERS Vivian Shepherd. They will make same PACKING TO activity as an earthquake. the tracks next to the highway and which was first schedued to have MISSION AT PARMA NYSSA BUY Saturday. P. M . Feb 27—Saturday their borne at Mr Flanagan's farm HOGS EVERY FRIDAY been played January 22nd. Due to Sale. In an effort to plumb the depth of will be 40 by 100 feet It will be on the new land. the opening, a bottle was tied to the made of structural steel and con the fact that the eastern Oregon Thursday. March 4—Duvall Farm A group from Nyssa, Including end of a 30 foot rope, but It failed to crete. Rev. White. Jewel Choate. Wm. Mc The Nyssa Packing Company have tournament starts next Tuesday. It Sale. Elroy and father. Gilbert Klinken- announced their intention of buy was derided to cancel the Friday- Friday, March 5- Oarrlaon Farm Mrs. Alfred Adams and young son touch bottom. At another time Mr. Early next week it Is expected returned to their home in Oregon Leake dropped lighted matches Into that the actual raising of the ware berg and Curtis Foster went to Par ing hogs every Friday, and will re game as well as the game scheduled Sale. Troll Tuesday Hie new heir of Mr the crater but no explosion occurred house arlll get started. Some of the ma Wednesday night for a Min ceive at the Nyssa stockyards every with Ontario for Wednesday even isters Mission The evening started Friday up until noon. A man will be ing. and concentrate on practice for Friday evening, March 5 Ladies and Mrs Adams was bom at the and It Is believed that the distur Materials are now on the track and a crew of engineers from Ogden Petereoo hone In Parma on Frto- bance is not caused by gases. with a pot luck dinner after which there to weigh up the hogs and will the tournament at Baker. Hi us as Play Night. •fc pounds While the phenomenom appeared headquarters are here to supervise problems of church work were dis- either buy for spot cash or the hog far as play on the local floor la con Ways* Alfred sometime this winter, far a number the work. cerned. the basketball season is over. owners can consign his stock. The basement of the community church was the scene of a very pleas ant gathering last Thursday evening when the Fathers and Sons of the community met for a tamalie feed and heard a program of toasts and music. Ladies of the church arrang ed the affair and prepared the ban quet while the young ladies served. Rev. Floyd White acted as toast master for the occasion and intro duced each speaker with appropriate remarks. Besides the program of speaking, a male quartet made up of A1 Thompson, Wm. McElroy, A. V. Pruyn and Chas. Jones sang "The Wayside Cross.” The speaker of the evening was Rev. Albert B. Parrott of Caldwell, who gave an interesting discourse on "Blocks and Chips,” Inspired by the old saying, “a chip off the old block.” Toasts were given by Mayor Don Graham on "Lads of the Town,” and A. L. Fletcher spoke on “Boys Who Made Good.' Supt. Leo Ilollen- berg paid tribute to “Fractious Boys,” and Ccach John Young's subject was "Boys on the Team.” Lieut. Clcninger gave a stirring talk on making a pal of your son in his toast to “Some Father's Sons.” Lloyd Wilson, president of the student body paid tribute to the fathers in a toast to "Our Dads,” while Owen Price told something of Boy Scout history and work in his talk on "Worthy Scouts.” The Ladies Aid wishes to thank all who helped to make the banquet a success. Range Lands May Get More Stock Water Holes John Ward Gets Big Cake On 79th Birthday Party <1 Half Million Set By For Owyhee Owyhee Ditch Go. C hoose Officers Small Volcano Appears Near Rockville Ranch