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NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, THURSDAY. MARCH 18,1937 ■». +- The Gate City Journal tfc cr y< p BERWYN B IR K E ................. Editor and Publisher INDEPENDENT in p o l i t i c s a n d r e l i g i o n , o p t i m i s t i c in d i s p o s i t i o n it cl ir w i t h n o in t e r e s t s t o s e r v e EXCEPT THOSE OP MALHEUR COUNTY It Happened In Nyssa Y ears A g o Interesting bits of history gleaned from the files of years ago s< ir h a 1 a \ t: SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year *150 Six M o n th s ____________.75 Single Copies 05 (Strictly In Advance) ADVERTISING RATES Open rate, per Inch — 30c National, Per I n c h ..... .....30c Local. Contract ..... — .....25c Classifieds, Per word 01c «3 U Published every Thursday at Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon. Entered at the postofflce at Nyssa. Oregon for transmission through the United States Mails, as second class matter, under the act of March 3, 1879 NEED FOR ZONING ORDINANCE ACUTE— PROBLE i M which is getting more import ant daily is that of city zoning. Men around Nyssa have been talking the problem over among themselves and agree that instead of the town growing like Topsy, an effort should be made to provide building restrictions in certain areas. The city has an ordinance on the books now requiring every person contemplating any build ing whatever, to secure a building permit. This has been violated many times and nothing said or done about it. Probably in a majority of the cases the property owners were not even aware there was such an ordinance as no official pub lication is made of city ordinances. The council can pass ordinances every day if they wished, but no provision is made for informing the pub lic and consequently a man is not altogether to blame if he goes ahead and builds without se curing a proper permit. There is a demand for something stronger; for an ordinance with “teeth” in it and one meeting with popular approval. Under the present set-up, we have seen owners of fine houses suddenly have their value decreased when a shack goes up next door. There is a place for modest homes as well as more pretentious ones, but some de gree of uniformity in a given locality works to the best interetss of both large and small homes, and greatly improves the appearance of any town. We would respectively suggest that a board of five or seven, or any other convenient num ber, be set up to be known as a Real Estate Board. Let these men be property owners repre senting the various parts of town. Let them study a map of the town and with their know ledge of conditions say something like this, “In this part of town, bounded by street so and so and so, new houses must at least be in the $1,000 class. In this part of town, new houses must be at least in the $1,500 class,” . . . and so on. After the town has been zoned, and every ef fort should be made to be fair with everyone, let the board present their recommendations to the council for formal action. We must remember that it isn’t everyone who can build a pretentious home and the small home is welcome in Nyssa, just like the large ones. As a matter of fairness, w.e believe every fair minded person will agree that it would be a mistake to continue to make no provision to safe guard the investment of all property owners, however, and a zoning ordinance would w’ork to the benefit of all concerned. All building must be encouraged, large and small, but now is the time to nlan the town so it will be pleasing to the eye and senses ten years hence. We believe a zoning ordinance would be a big step forward. ------------------ + ------------------ A CLARK WOOD COMMENTS President Roosevelt would have little time for anything else if he read as much news as he makes. Organized labor may yet go so far in its harsh demands as to kill the goose of industry that lays the golden eggs of wages. Broke now and losing his Elaine, John Barry more must have been in some respects a bad actor. “I.thjnk women should abandon trousers in public,” asserts a woman stylist. Something mere man would hesitate to do. Funny, isn’t it? We retire a ball player by put ting him on the bench and a jurist by taking nim off. Bullfrogs are now classed as game fish in Oregon. Wonder if a disappointed frog fisher man can ever manage to croak like the big one that got away. Taken From The Gate City Journal March 18. 1927 A new and second hand .store was opened Monday in the Sharp build ing, The owners are the McAfee Bros, of Marshfield, Oregon A deal is pending whereby S D. Gcshert and H T. Francis hope to purchase the 40 acres which in cludes the present cemetery site. This will be plotted into lots and a cemetery association formed to take over the property and handle it for the use of the community. In Joint session with the baseball meeting. Nyssa organized a Volun teer Fire Department as follows: Dept 1, H A Divens, Artie Robert son. Roy Willoughby. Art Servoss. Dewey Ray and Young Fields. Dept No. 2. A. V. Cook. R. W Chapman. Glenn Brown. "P u d 1 Long, Ken neth Green and Dean Smith Chem ical Department. R Cahoon, Cliff Tilman. Sidney Burbidge. Roy Pounds. Doc Young. Brud Short and Wm. Van Erden. A baseball nine for the coming reason was elected at a meeting held March 11. Robert “Pud" Long was named manager and Jess Thompson was named secretary. A benefit dance will be held March 17 and the committee appointed to handle it consisted of Sid Burbidge. "Doc" Young and Artie Robertson. A com mittee was chosen to represent Nyssa at the League meeting in Vale Mon day, the committee being made up of Artie Roberston, Ray Chapman. C L. McCoy, Robt. Long and Jess Thompson. Mr and Mrs. W. W. Poster enter tained in honor of their eldest daughter, Crete Marie, the event be ing the young lady's 13th birthday. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Newton and daughter and Miss Bet ty Tensen. A sad looking affair, the remains of what was a new Oldsmobile coupe, owned by Roscoe Green of Nyssa came rolling into town Monday on its own power. The accident hap pened on the highway to Ontario. Hobbies... By JEWEL CHOATE FINGER PRINTS Our hobby this week should be of interest to everyone, yet it is a sub ject which most of us know but little. Finger printing as practiced by city marshall A. V. Cook, is not only a hobby with him, but fits in as a necessary part of his professional knowledge. To the layman, it is a confusing subject, but Mr. Cook's patient explanation served to throw considerable light on his favorite subject. Finger prints are the impressions of the inner surface of the fingers and thumbs and is used for the pur pose of identifying individuals. Mr Cook studied for two years with a Chicago school before he received his diploma of student of Applied Science. The history of finger printing goes back to 1823 when a German pro fessor. J E. Purkinje by name, de vised a system of classifying finger prints with nine distinct types. These however are not the ones used today and the professor's exepriments are important only by the fact that he was the first to give serious consider ation to this method of identificaton. Sir Wm J. Herschel. an executive in the courts of India found many false impersonations in his district along about 1858 He adapted a means of finger print identification of his own invention which required all papers of a public nature to be stamped with a thumb print. Al- I though he tried to Influence the British government to adapt this method, he was refused. It was not until after Sir E. R Henry found many classifications and gave names to the various types and patterns th at the English auth orities became interested The Henry system was adopted by the English government in 1893 and is the system internationally used today The Federal Bureau of Investiga tion in Washington D. C has com plete file of every finger printed person in the United States Each police department makes a card to be sent to Washington, enabling the officials to readily ascertain the past record of criminals. "There are 6 million prints on file at this time," Mr Cook said. The civil files are made for the benefit of honest citizens for identi fication purposes in case of acci dents. loss of memory’- etc This has no connection whatever with the rriminal records, and the files are not searched when the record of a criminal Is needed. "No two finger prints are iden tical,' Mr. Cook says. "They may ap pear the same at first glance, but the differences can be found by careful study of the patterns. There are nine separate and distinct pat terns. These are formed by the de sign of the tiny ridges on the tips ol the fingers which are transmitted to make an impression. Finger prints are composed of black and white lines caused by depressions and ridges form the pattern. Certain fixed or determining points appear in all types except the plain and tented arch. Such points to enable the finger print student to ascertain the exact nature of the pattern are known as the core, the delta and type line. The core, as the name implies, is the center of the “pex of the inside ridge of a loop or the center of the innermost coil of a whorl. The type lines are parallel lines or curves which center the print near the comer or comers and flow upward and inward to a point near the type formation, where they diverge and form the delta location. Mr. Cook interrupted himself to ask if he was getting too technical but being assured he was not and to continue with his interesting ex planation. he proceeded. “The types or patterns vary in formation but easy classified under the following heads Plain arch. Unted arch, ex ceptional arch, loops 'subdivided in to radial and ulnar loops), whorl, central pocket loop. Twinned loop, lateral pocket loop and accidentals." The explanation is more compre hensible when figures can be seen in illustration. H ie exact definitions are very complicated, hence these condensed explanations. The plain arch is formed by the tiny ridges flowing from one side to the other, a naturaTarch. The tented arch is formed very much the same, only the ridges flow like a sharp tipped wave arising abruptly to a point or perpendicular position near the center. The exceptional arch shows one recurring ridge without a delta or a delta and no recurring ridge. Loops are types having at least one ridge recurring and passing be tween core and the delta and makes exit on the same side. The direction in which the ridges flow determines the character of the loop The whorl shows a continual spiral either oval or circular. The central pocket loop has at least one line which recurves at right »ngles across the axis of the loop. The twinned loop is formed by two distinct loops appearing in one im pression. The lateral pocket loop is double cored, has two loops which exit on the same side of the delta The accidentals are not strictly a type, t l is rather a complex of two or more types appearing in a single impression. Being curious about the method used in taking prints. I was delighted when Mr Cook offered to take my finger prints. He first wiped his hands on a cloth, then removed all prints from a piece of glass about four inches by twelve. This he inked in spots with regular printers ink and a rubber roller. A special card was placed on the desk and the op eration was about to start. Taking my left hand he rolled the thumb on the ink covered glass, then roll ed the thumb on the paper. This was continued with each finger, un til a complete set were made. “Naturally you’e probably wonder ed how we take prints from objects at the scenes of crimes." Mr. Cook remarked. "It is done very simply by covering the surface with contrast ing powder, then developing powders to bring out the exact print. Then these natural prints are photograph ed and enlarged to compare with other records.” Mr. Cook has many prints of crim inals at large and receives "Want Cards" from Washington D. C., New York and Sacramento. If anyone is interested we are sure Mr. Cook will be glad to discuss this hobby of his more fully, <tnd even take your fin gerprints if you wish. Do you know who is the city artist? Painting will be the hobby for next week. The Lucky Horceshoe It brings good luck to hang a horseshoe over the door. Subscription price of the Journal is only *1 50 per year. 10 . E H McDonald to J. C McConnell N W '.N W 1» Sec 34-20-46 6, 9 36 »10 Will lew Creek Land Co., to Frank Stan. SW14SEL» Sec 31-16-44 2, 26. 37. *476. Willow Creek Land Co., to Frank ston. NE‘,S W li Sec 31-16-44. 2, 26 37 *520 Willow Creek Land Co., to Anton Ston. NW‘,S E ‘. Sec 31-16-44 2, 26. 37 *500 Willow Creek Land Co . to Frank Syrovatka et ux Lot 4. SEl»SW'*. and SEl«SE‘, Sec 31-16-44 2, 26, 37 *1.537.25. J. N. Jones et ux to Deane Good man. NE1« Sec 21« WSW>4, NEK NW1* Sec.l; SE'.NW K, NE1.. N 'i- SE1*. SE'.SEK , Sec. 12; SW '.NEK, ESNWV4. NW '.N W 1« Sec. 13; E ‘i - NEK. NW ', NE1, Sec. 14; N W 'i- SW i,. S '-S E '. Sec. 24; NE1. Sec. 25; S E '.N E 1,, Sec 26-24-38 3. 10, 37 *10. (Q C.) Herbert Cole to Joseph J. Mon tague et ux EViNW1* Sec. 24-18-44. 3. 4. 37. *331.25. Nannie Duncan Oakes et vir to Walter Duncan. W 'j Sec. 36-13-38. 3. 9. 37. *10. Dominico Cebibe Savioa et al to' Christian K at E S S E 1! Sec. 5-19-44 12, 30.0 36 *1 IQ C. Deed). Paul Grondona. Adm. to Christian Kat. EKSEK Sec 5-19-44 3, 2, 37. 2 000 . United States to Hans A Ameson W .SW 1, Sec 10 N W '.N W 1, St" 15- 18-46 8 1. 1919 Malheur County to V B Hoxie. N1-. NW1* Sec 26-20-46. 5. 2, 34 *110 71 C W Glenn, Sheriff to Theodore Peterson. Lots 1 to 10, Inc.. Block 187 Ontario I. 2. 37 *28 90 United States to Lew L Boswell NEKNEN Sec 36-13-40; Lot 1. Sec 31-13-41. 9. 15. 1914 C W Glenn. Sheriff to Mrs Cyril C Crawley. A. T Nos. 2. 4. and 7, Sec 25-15-42. 11, 9. 35 *65 70 Chas. E. MacLean et ux to D C Dermng. SW 1. N W '.N W 1. Sec. 1-19 44 11 21. 35 *25. (Q C Deed). F E. Coad, Adm. to Charles Gar rison et al NK N W '.SW 1, Sec. 14- 16- 43 3, 10. 37 *45 M a rria g e L ic en ses Issu ed John Vincent Acordagiota and Rena Elizabeth Hess 3, 10. 27 George Erwin McDonald and Hazel Minni“ Adams 3. 10. 37. William Earl Johnson and Hazel Ann Wargelin 3. 13. 37. Complaints Filed in Circuit Court H. H. High vs Albert Toepelt et al 3, 10, 27. To quiet title. David C. Bennett et ux vs Addle Bridges et a. 3. 10, 37. To quiet title. Malheur County vs A R. Holling- shed. 3, 11. 37. Condemnation. Pauline Hart vs George W Hart Jr.. 3,13,37. Divorce. * . Dominica Savioa et al to Christian Kat E'iSEK Sec. 5-19-44. 3, 2, 37. * Petitions Filed in Probate Court Estate of James Frost 3. 11, 37. Estate of Isaac Holloway. 3, 12, 37. 2 . 000 . S. A. Schad et ux to Joseph B Hambelton et al, Lots 1. 2. 3. 11. 12. 13, 14, and 15, Block 317, Ontario. 2. 9. 37. *10. Jasper Beeson et al to John Bee son, N 'iSEK , S W 'iS E 'i Sec. 9; WK NEK, EV4NWV4 Sec. 15-16-45. 3, 10, 45. 37 $1. <Q C Deed). C W Glenn. Sheriff to F. E. Coad Lots 6, 7, and 8. Block 8. Kellys Add to Vale. 1. 2. 37. *18.90. Glenn High et ux to W W McFall 15 acres in SW '.SW 1. Sec. 31-17-45 3, 10, 37. *150 C W Glenn, Sheriff to W C Van- derhoof, EViSWKSEK Sec 3-17-47 1, 2, 37 *111.95. First National Bank of Portland to M. J. Blackburn et ux NV4NWK Sec. 22-16-43. 1, 7, 37. * valuable con sideration. CAN YOUR RADIO TAKE IT? If you are having radio trouble don’t take a chance on doing serious damage but call an Expert Radio Repairman Guaranteed Work EUGENE SEYBOLD at Nyssa Electric Next to Bakery Real Estate Transfers Recorded Chas. E Mac Lean et ux to Glenn High EVsSW1«, S E'.N W 1* and SW1, SE1, Sec 31-17-45 11. 24, 36 *25. (Q C Deed. Oregon and Western Colon. Co. to Glenn E. High et al WVi and WH- SE1. Sec. 31-17-45. 10. 23, 36. *50. (Q C Deed). H. A. Diven et ux to Carl H. Coad Lot 2 and No. 35 feet 6 inches of Lot 3, Block 27, Teutschs Add to Nyssa 3. 6, 37. *600. Theodore Wheelock et ux to Nor man Eliott. N W '.N E 'i, E 'jN E 1-,, E‘4 SE1,. Sec. 18; SKNWK, NW'.SWK Sec. 17-41-41. I, 29, 35. *320. Henry Gustafson et ux to George V. Jackson. Lots 3. 4. 5, 6 and 7, Blk Truck Owners... Our New Grease Pit and Equipment Is Large Enough to Accommodate All Trucks With Any Size of Bed Come in for a Thorough Shellubrication Job - 0 - Norcott Service GAS — OIL — TIRES — BATTERIES NYSSA BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY WE RECOMMEND THEM FAU1S ABOUT NYSSA CA RL H . COAD ATTORNEY-AT-LAW NYSSA “A DOOR That Leads To LIGHT When a loved one returns to his last home and your thoughts are w ith,him , you can turn with complete con fidence to the Hyssa Fun eral Home for final arrange ments. THE NYSSA FUNERAL HOME OREGON TOWNSEND CLUB MEETINGS Meetings of the Townsend Club are held once a month in homes of members. The Public is Invited D. R. DeGross ....— President Mrs. A. V. Pruyn ___ __ Heel NYSSA LIBRARY OPEN SATURDAY Town P atro n s__ .2:30 to 5:30 Out-of-town patrona 2:30 to 7:30 DON’T ALL PATRONS WELCOME Let A New Car Look Old It s not the age of a car that determines the ap pearance of your c a r- IT’S THE CARE Y< GIY’E IT. If it* a ’37- -Keep it New! If it’* a ’31- -Make it New! —By Greasing and Washing REGULARLY —at— Powell Service Station Phone 1 * Court House Filing* Mrs. Fred Marshall, Librarian ON THE OLD JOB H. D. Holme« TRANSFER and BAOOAQE All Kind* of Haaltug bl It may be the Rooseveltian idea that the three branches of government are properly an ex ecutive limb supporting legislative arid judicial twigs. 3, Riverside Add to Ontario. 3. 4. 37. Standard Products City Limita NYSSA. OREGON Phase * Population (1930) _______ 821 Recent Estimates ....................... 1400 Elevation ___________ City Officers M ayor___________ Don M. Graham Councilmen................ Al Thompson Leslie McClure, Berwyn Burke, Sid Burbidge City Clerk ----------------A . R. Millar City Treasurer ___ Lewis Wiltshire M arshall--------------------- A. V. Cook W atermaster_____ N. H. Pinkerton Fire Chief ------------Wm. Schlreman Health O fficer__ Dr. J. J. Sarazln County Officers County Judge ...... David F. Graham Commissioners ______ __Ora Clark. L. P. Peterson S h e r iff---------------------- c. W. Glenn County C lerk..............Harry Sackett A ssessor---------------Murray Morton Treasurer------------ Mrs. Ora Hope County Attorney ............ M. A. Biggs County Surveyor. J. Edwin Johnson County Physician,___ Dr. Anna B Pritchett C oroner------------------- R. A. Tacke Superintendent. Kathryn Claypool Nyssa Public Schools Superintendent ........ Leo Hollenberg School board; Mrs. E. C. Wilson, chairman; C. L. McCoy, Fred Koopman. Dwight Smith. Clerk. Facts About Owyhee Project Principal Products—Hay, sugar beets, com. dairying, stock rais ing. grains, clover seed, potatoes peas lettuce, onions, fruits and berries. Cost of Owyhee Dam ____ *6.000.000 7 V* miles of T u n n e l_____ $4,000 ooo Siphons, canals, etc.......... *3.000,000 Owyhee dam storage capacity___ _ , ---------— 715,000 acre feet Helghth of dam ........... xsq From lowest point of foundation to top. Lr*dlng project city. Nyssa. Oregon Elevation of land ..... 2.280 to 2.500 Acres In Owyhee project. 100.00 acres Principal products ...................... corn, dairying, s t o ck ralMi*. A. L. FLETCHER .2186 ATTORNEY-AT-LAW NYSSA ; OREGON DR. E. D. NORCOTT D E N T I 8 T Office Phone 35F2 X-RAY EXAMINATIONS NYSSA OREGON Ny*sa Aerie F. O. E. No. 2134 VfEETS WEDNESDAY NIOHT AT EAGLES HALL Visiting Eagles Welcome CLAUDE WTLL80N, Pres. KERMIT LIENKAEMPER Secretary CITY TRANSFER TRUCKING TRANSFERRING («ne 15 aad Phone C. Klinkenberg