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NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL Published at Nyssa, Oregon VOLUME XXXII. NO. 18. , J , _ | GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY. MAY 6, 1937 Gets Watch For Water System Voters To Cast Canyon Days To Ballots Tuesday Faithful Service Improvement lo Be Staged Here Add New Pump On June 4 - 5-6 Council Also Discusses Garbage Disposal and Building Permits i n Busy Session Monday. 'ihe city council lit Id a busy five hour o.asUn Monday night consid- t: lug a multitude cf problems up for action before the council. Most lmpo. tant to the people of Nyssa was the purchase of a new Allis- ChJlmcrs pump to be installed in the city pump house and to be used to lift water from the settling tank to the high water tower. The council heard the report from E. M. Oreig, pump expert from Ontario and the city water- master. N. H. Pinkerton, who re ported that the present pump which lifts the water from the ground into the settling tank has a capacity of 300 gallons per min ute. This was installed new last summer, and has been giving very satisfactory service, besides affect ing a substantial savings In the power bill lor operation. Howevei the old pump which lifts the water from the settling tank to the water tower only has a capacity of 200 gallons per minute, thus making it impossible to use the deep well pump for its full capacity. N. H. Pinkerton reported that even at this early season, it is now necessary to operate the lifcing pump from six o'clock in the morn ing until late at night to keep up with the water consumption. In spite of this, the drawing off of water has been so heavy, that i stop for a short time Saturday evening drained the tank dry and for a sh.rt period the town was without water. Several taxpapers were present at the meeting and spoke in favor of making the new installation, which is an automate pump having 300 gallon capacity per minute instead of 200; takes two-horsepower less power, and after deducting the trade-in on the old outfit, will cost in the neigh borhood of $650 installed. Arrangements were made to fi nance the purchase so it will not prevent necessary water main ex tension this summer. The pump was purchased through Mr. Greig. Garbage Disposal A solution of the garbage disposal of the city is being sought and two prospective haulers in the person of Mr. Dawson and Mr. Byram ap peared before the council. The firs necessity is for the city to find a suitable dump ground. The council asked the two men to submit writ ten proposals and these will be act ed upon at a later date, and after a dump site has been secured. Building Permits J A. Kandt sought a building permit to build a business house, 24 x 60 on the lots north of the Lawrence Service, but the applica tion was tabled pending filing of plans and specifications. Lee Miller was granted permission to move a house onto lots in the far north part of town and N. E. Leigh was granted a permit to build a brick theatre building on Main street. 40 x 100, brick walls and metal roof at an estimated cost of $10,000. W. T. J. Williams, who has been making a survey of outside toilets of the town, made his report. He reported many in bad shape, and steps will be taken to have these properties cleaned up by the own ers under the recently enacted or dinance giving the council power to act in the matter. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ EVENT CALENDAR May 6—Civic Chorus program May 7—Grade School Play Day at ’ale. May 7—Onion High School meet- ng in local school. May 14—Junior-Senior Prom. May ’.4—Girl Scouts Mother - laughter banquet. May 15 —Kingman ice cream ocial. • May 1»—Nyssa vs Ontario, here May 21—10 a. m. Grade and Itandard meeting in Ontario. May 21—Senior Play May 23—Baccalaureate. May 27 —COmmencerrcnt. May 28—School ends. June 4. 6. 8—Owyhee Canyon )aya Voters will go to polls Tuesday, May lllh to vote on 15 proposed amendments to the city charter. Voting place will be at the Owyhee Irrigation district office between the hours of 10 o'clock in the morn ing and five o'clock in the after noon. All voters registered for the 1936 general election are elgiblle to vote Tuesday. Voteis pamphlets were mailed out today to the registered voters of Nyssa and these should be studied carefully so that every voter will ;ull> understand the proposition xfore the electorate. SCHWEIZER CAFE SOLD TO KANSAS COUPLE Mrs. Rena Schweizer sold the Schwelzer Cafe this week to H. G. Wilkis ,n of Parsons, Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Wllklson are here, staying at the Owyhee Hotel, and will take over the restaurant midnight Sun day, which will be May 10th. Monte Young Carnival To Be Here During Owjhee Canyon Cele bration. Fastest G.owing Town In Oregon $1.50 PER YEAR Wreckage of the Death Car ] Wm. Claunch Dick Tensep Is wearing bctli a splendid new watch and a smile that went come off, as the result of Monday's mee.ing of the Owyhee Ditch board M>. Tensen had been cn the board for the past tweniy-five years or so, but is no longer a stock holders since he sold his ranch. Monday he received a phone call from Ontario, asking him to sit in at the meeting. He says he thought that perhaps due to the fact he had se ved on the board so long, they might want nls opinion on something . . . so hurried to the meet ng. Instead of asking his advice, they put him cn trial, gave him a beautiful 21 jewel watch and sentenced him to wear it for life. Inside the case is fit tingly inscribed, "For Faithful Service." Is Killed In Auto Wreck Saturday Body Taken to Pocatello F o r Funeral Services Held There Today. Nyssa was shocked and saddened by the death early Sunday mom in . : Owyhee Canyon Days are coming of Wm. Claunch, 25, who died In again this year, again under the j the Holy Rosary h-spital fallowing sponsorship cf the Nyssa j a car accident on the Nyssa-Fruli- clal Club; but an entire change of land highway a few hours earlier, program is promised for tni ye.i 1 j rhe accident happened shortly be Cates selected are the 4, 5th and fore 11 o’clock and death came at 6th days of June, with the 6th. 2:55 from a fractured skull and which falls cn Sunday; be set aside other injuries. Eunice Farr, the only for an annual trek and picnic at other occupant of the car, escaped —Photo by Heater Studio, Ontario with minor injuries. the Owyhee Dam. Ford V8 car belonging to Roy Holmes in which Wm. Claunch lost Tice wild-west feature which has the accident was reconstruct his life Saturday night. The car rolled over several times after leaving ed, As Wm. dominated the show since its in Claunch, Eunice Farr and the road about five miles south of Frultland. Miss Eunice Farr, who Roy Holmes ception several years ago, has been were at Frultland in was a passenger in the car, is recovering nicely at her home in Nyssa. Holmes new V8 abandoned. There will be no op Ford car to attend Funeral services for Claunch are being held in Pocatello today. portunity to use "fun-money" on the dance. A heel was torn from games of chance, but ararngements Miss Farr's shoe as she got out ot were completed today with the the car and Claunch offered to Monte Young shows to set up here Cochrun-Patterson drive Miss Farr to Nyssa for an for the Owyhee Canyon Day cele other pair of shoes, expecting to be bration. This carnival concern Just back to the dance within a half finished a very satisfactory stand Raymond Sagers Lose Be Kenneth Cochrun, son of Mr. hour. About five miles south of at Payette and are going to Nam Frultland the car left the road, and Mrs. R. Cochrun of Nyssa was longings in Thursday pa this week and next. He brings traveling around 70 miles an hour. united in marriage Tuesday in several rides, including merry-go- Night Fire. It hit a bank beside the road a Nampa to Miss Vivian Patterson, Dean Johnston Pitches round; farrls wheel, loop-a-plane. glancing blow, turned over several daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. T Pat Nyssa to 2 to 1 Victory tilt-a-whirl and othes rides, besides times and threw both occupants terson, also of Nyssa. The ceremou.\ a carnival- mid-way and side-shows. was performed at the Methodist Boundary Board Recon from the car. Passers by found Miss Over Vale Sunday. A fire which broke out some parsonage A day program will be arranged, time Dr. Hamilton with siders; Four Districts Farr had been thrown several feet after nine o’ c lock Thursday and will likely include baseball; evening, completely destroyed the Miss Eunice by Cochrun above the road to the top of the of Nyssa and boxing, street sports and other fea farm home across the river in Forrest Bodmer of Luray, bank and evidently had been Kansas Dean Johnston turned in one of tures to Vote on Question. be arranged. Dances will be which Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Sager as attendants. thrown out when the car first the best pitching performances in held to both Friday and Saturday were living. Mr. and Mrs. Sager The young couple returned to crashed. Mr. Claunch was found his career Sunday when the flashy, Wednesday and are now As a result of the Boundary approximately 60 feet from the car. lefthanded Nyssa chucker set the nights. were visiting at the home of the Nyssa It is the desire of the committee the opposite side of the road Vale batters down with only one charge to give a show in keep latter'9 parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. making their home in the Swan Beard reconsidering their decision on from the car and indications were Apartments. hit and at the same time sent 13 in W. Foster, when the fire broke out. of last week, an election has been place as a leading he had been thrown a consid rack to the bench via the strikeout ing with Nyssa's returned home about 10:30 HUNTING DOGS HARM set for June 21st at which time the that community and to pro to They erable distance as the car rolled route. The one hit which prevented agricultural find the house a mass of flames. schcol districts of Big Bend. Wade. over several vide genuine amusement for the A few articles were salvaged from times. The new car be PHEASANT NESTS ne of those rare performances, a large Kingman Kolony and Owyhee will longing to Roy crowd which always attends the back porch, but practically Holmes was badly o-hit game, was a long drive into the show vote on the question of forming a battered. at Nyssa. Definite ar deep left field by Bates and went rangements will be made this week everything was lost Included in the Hunting dogs, trained to follow union high school at Adrian. was rushed to the Holy Ros fer three bases. The game was won loss were numerous wedding pres the scent of birds, are now having Last week the Boundary Board ary He hospital, several features of entertain ents but never regained by Nyssa, 2 to 1, in a tight game. for given the bride and groom held a meeting at Vale and disal a fine time finding nesting pheas with the idea of having when Raymond Sager and Crete consciousness. Besides a skull frac All the scoring was done early ment, lowed a remonstrance filed by interesting going every Marie Poster were married several ants. While the dogs are undoubt- tured from the middle of the fore in the game. Hashitanl, first man something of Friday and Saturday, months ago. Considerable furni ably enjoying their spring sport, the Owyhee property owners cn the head back over the head, his Jaw up for Nyssa also brought in the minute the caravan over the project ture. clothing and personal belong unfortunate part of it is that once grounds that it did not contain was also broken. A doctor was at first run. Vale evened things up in with the dogs have chased a pheasant the necessary legal names. A re his bedside within three minutes and to the dam coming on Sunday. ings were also lost in the blaze. the first half of the second inning, from her nest, the hen usually does check of the petition showed that after arriving at the hôpital, but while Nyssa scored again in the last It is believed that the blaze was not return and the hatching is lest. the remonstrance was legal, and no' hope was” ever held for his re DR. TOWNSEND WILL half of the second to make the caused by a defective flue, and It has been suggested that own the question would have to be p u t! SPEAK AT PENDLETON score 2 to 1. There was no further there was a fire in the stove when ers of bird dogs would be doing a to a vote. A large delegation from covery. Relatives Arrive scoring. Schweizer brought in the SUNDAY, MAY 9th the couple left the house shortly service in the interest of sports if the Owyhee district were present at Lloyd Claunch. father of the ac before nine o’clock. When they re they would tie their dogs t*p, the meeting Wednesday in Vale. cident victim, arrived Monday from second run. Hits were not plentiful, with Dr. Francis E. Townsend is to turned two hours later the fire especially during the nesting sea Meeting at School Friday Pocatello: and a sister. Mrs. Lor Vale being credited with 1 hit and had gained too-much headway to son. A little precaution now would at the Civic Audltornum In stop. etta Buffe of Aberdeen, Idaho was Nyssa only made three. Errors speak D. A. Emerson, member cf the likely mean better hunting next Pendleton. Oregon, next Sunday The house belonged to Mr. John fall. also here. A brother, Hampton (Continued on Page 6) state department of education in Claunch of Porterville, Qfcllfomla evening. May 9th. at seven thirty. son of Parma, and was fully in charge cf high school affairs, will This is a specially arranged ap sured. Work or rebuilding has al was here Tuesday. Mrs. Lloyd talk Friday evening. May 7 at the HAS NARROW ESCAPE pearance of the Doctor as it was ready started and in the meantime Claunch of Porterville went directly high school in Nyssa on school af- originally planned that he would the Sagers are living in a tent Owyhee—Gerald Slippy narrowly falrs.and is expected to answer to Pocatello. body was taken Wednesday make but one stop in each state. house. escaped drowning Saturday evening questions regarding the proposed to The Pocatella, Madame Stark, song-bird of the Idaho, by t r a i n Union high school and the exper when he attempted to cross the Townsend Plan, will sing. There will where funeral services were to be ience of other districts. All persons swollen Owyhee river to visit be no admission charge. It is ex today. Those from Nyssa who friends. The water was deep and interested in the union high school held attended the services were the Er pected that thousands of Town- proposlton should plan to attend swift, and the horse unexpectedly :,endttes and others will be at this win Lankford family and Mrs. Nel this meeting and have questions swam out from under him, leaving lie Jean Claunch. The Bob Lank ready to propound to Mr. Emerson Gerald to swim. He was hampered Harper and Vale Defeat mass-meeting. ford family of Emmett also attend Dr. Townsend will speak in Boise by his clothing and just managed ed. May 11th and many ed during the Week by on from Tuesday, to get to shore before becoming ex He is survived by his wife, Nellie eastern Oregon and Idaho are hausted. Nyssa Bulldogs. Jean Schweizer Claunch, whom he expected to be on hand. His Boise married March 7th, 1936 at Walla address will be his only stop In Chas. Metlen, Newcomer PLAN TO ATTEND Walla, Washington; his father. The Nyssa High School baseball Idaho. Lloyd Claunch of Pocatello; a sis local Townsend club meet From Kansas Falls Vic MOTHERS WEEK-END team scrambled to the top of the ing The scheduled ter. Mrs. Jess Melton of Porter for this Thursday, conference standings Tuesday by May 6 has ben postponed ville, California and a sister. Mrs. to Thurs tim To Pneumonia virtue of their defeat of Harper Loretta Buffe of Aberdeen. Idaho; May 20 at the Community here, 5 to 4. There are four teams day Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Oarrison. his mother. Mrs. Lloyd Claunch of in the league, including Nyssa. Church. Mrs. Arthur Boydell and son Ed Chas. Mettlen. 24, died at his ward. and Mrs. Ray Garrison of Baker and Ontario Will Porterville; and two brothers Vale, Ontario and Harper, and in Hampton and Jean, both of Porter home on the Owyhee project near Jamieson made up a party that left four games played this season they SENIORS GO TO BOISE Play Opening Game ville. Mitchell Butte Tuesday after being have defeated all three Malheur morning for the lower FOR DAYS OUTING ill only a few days from pneumonia Thursday Wm Claunch. better known as county schools. valley. Mrs. Ray Oarrison will stop Tomorrow Night. BUI: was well and favorably known He had a bad cold for several days, Nyssa will play Ontario Friday Seniors of the local high school off at Bonneville and will visit by hundreds of friends In this vici afternoon at Ontario?- but regard held their annual "Sneak Day" which became serious Saturday and relatives there and in Boring before He farmed one of the Eastern less of the outcome, Nyssa is as Wednesday when they left on an his case was dlagnozed as double g0ng Dn to Portland to see friends The first baseball game under nity. Land Company farms for a sured a place in the play-off series early day trip to Boise and vicinity. pneumonia. In spite of expert med Mrs. Oarrison and Mrs Bovdel' Ontario's recently installed lighting Oregon selling out a year ago last to be held between two schools on The Sophomores, traditionally en ical attention, the young man pass and Edward will go on to Ct-vailis system will be held this Friday time, 81nce that time he had been the Oregon side of the river and titled to try and stop the upper ed away Tuesday. where they will attend the Mother's May 7th when Ontario and fall. employed at reclamation work, and two schools on the Idaho side. This classmen. followed the Seniors to He was unmarried and had leased Week-end acttvltis at Oregon State night. Baker will play an exhibition game the time of the accident was an SO acre tract of new land from College and with Ethel Mary Boy The Ontario Commercial club at working series will be played at Ontario for BUI DeOrofft. and sort of took the day off Tom Lowe, which he was rapidly under the lights next week end. Boise dell and Vera Garrison. Mr. Oar ind other civic and school organ- themselves. developing into a fine farm. rison will attend to business in of the city have been work- Win Frost of Nampa brought his Defeat Harper Tuesday Funeral services will be held Sun going to Corvallis Satur izatkns .ng on this project for some time, brother Frost to Nyssa on Nyssa outhit Harper 8 to 5 and Mrs. Tom Eldrldge and sons spent day afternoon from the local Com Portland, evening. The party will return and last Saturday night the lights Monday, Charlie where he will visit for drove in five runs to defeat Harper Tuesday In Payette visiting at the munity church Relatives from Kan day were turned on for a short test. about a week before going on to his here Tuesday 5 to 4. The game was C. F. Fulton home and attended sas are expected to arrive in time to Nyssa Monday. They are reported to be working home In Seattle. extremely close and was not decid the May Day celebration. for the funeral. EAGLES ELECT NEW even better than expeetd. and that ed until the last half of the 9th In OFFICERS WEDNESDAY fans who attend the game Friday ning when Stanley Ray hit a home WORK ON NEW CITY BUYS LAND night win be treated to something run for the deciding tally. Up to THEATRE TO START for this part of the state. The local Eagles lodge held an new that point in the game, the score FOR REFUSE DUMP IN NEAR FUTURE ROUND TOWN game is being called for 8:30 nual election of officers Wednes in The was tied at four all. Larsen, husky order that It will be dark enough right fielder for Harper also hit a N. E. Leigh of Parma, owner of The city council voted Thursday day night, choosing Bernard Frost to make the lights work well. The Flying dust deals misery for a few circuit clout In the sixth Inning the Liberty Theatre In Nyssa plans evening. May 6 to accept the offer as president for the coming year Ontarioans also plan to use the days . . . Clint Orecr giving the with one runner on base. to construct a new brick building of A1 Green to sell the city 40 acres Mr Frost served as president twe for scftball. football, rodeo streets a manicure with the city Batteries for Nyssa were Graham on the lota east of the Hoxie garage of waste land north of Nyssa for a years ago and was a “write-in" lghts other community purposes, scratcher . . . J. J. Chandler report and Case; for Harper. Towell and building In the near future, to be dump ground The agreed price candidate at Wednesday's ballot ind the idea of putting the $1500 ed honeymooning in San Francisco Other officers elected were C with Shlra. used as a theatre. Monday night he was 8200 The land lays alongside J. ing. Keizer, . . Pa ulus Installs five-man size vice-president; Joe Har Investment on a self-liquidating . afe old road to Ontario, which Is In Vale Falls Victim was granted a permit by the city the . , . City dads looking for a din, secretary: Norman Hlpp. chap a fair year round shape. 17 m tract The rampaging Nyssa -Bulldogs council, and work will start soon Is a mile north of town and Is Inter lain; Artie Robertson, conductor. dump ground . . . Jerry Rust threat squeezed out a victory at Vale last The new building will have brick sected with several dry gullies, and Otto Prawitz, inside guard; Don MORE MEXICANS ARRIVE ening to use Civil War sabre on Friday afternoon by the narrow walls and metal roof; modem In Is considered an ideal location for O rah am. outside guard; Eldon Jen someone . . . Lewla Wiltshire and FOR BEET WORK HERE margin of 5 to 4. The locals hit every detail and is estimated to a dump ground George Mitchell pleading for a Job .treasurer and Wm Hlpp. three safely 7 times as against 5 for Vale, represent a building Investment of With the establishment of a regu sen softball players . . . Louis Thom Another group of Mexican field as but three Vale errors contributed around $10,000 Mr Leigh Is an ex lar place for dumping garbage, re year trustee as displaying his one-wheel traitor laborers arrived by train Tuesday to the county seat boys's downfall. perienced builder and will act as fuse, tin cans and other trash: the Bernard Frost, local Idaho Pow from California. There were 111 . . . Don Todd proudly displaying Features of the game Included a his own contractor and do much of of tan acquired in his new role man. attended a division fore men In the group, and all will be coat play in the first inning when the building work himself The new residents are expected to use the er of fanner ... employed in beet fields of the Nys man's safety meeting In Payette Mausltng grabbed a hot one from theatre will be 48 fset sa district. 108 feet i Continued on Page 8) Nyssa WinsFirst League Contest School Ball Nine Tops Conference \ House Burns In Apple Valley Newcomer Dies On Farm Home Union High Up For Vote June21 Lighted Field Ready Friday