NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL
Published at Nyssa, Oregon
VOLUME XXXII. NO. 21.
Legion Plan To
Dedicate Their
New Hall Sunday
Past Commander Koehn
IV) Deliver Dedication
Address — Public In
vited To Attend.
The Local Legion post will dedi
cate their new home Sunday, May
30th when Past State Commander
George L. Koehn of Portland will
deliver the Memorial address and
also dedicate the recently complet
ed hall. Mr. Koehn Is a well known
and prominent civic leader In Port
land and It was only with consid
erable difficulty that the Nyssa
Pest was able to secure his services
fer the occasion. Mr. Koehn will ar
rive in Nyssa Sunday morning on
the Portland Rose and will leave
that evening for Baker, where he
will deliver another Memorial day
address. On Monday he is scheduled
to talk in Pendleton.
Tha program at the hall will start
at 2:00 P. M. and the public Is cor
dially invited to be present. After
the services, the hall will be open
for inspection by the public.
Memorial Day will also be observ
ed by the local post by decoration
of graves of deceased veterans of
all ” ’ i to be followed by the
Meinuwa. ociim « o ui the Leg ion
Hall.
The hall has Just recently been
painted a pleasing shade of white,
and the interior has been remodeled
and modernized to make one of the
nicest Legion homes in the district.
AUXILIARY ELECTS
NEW OFFICERS
Election of officers was held at
the regular meeting of the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary held last
Thursday night, with Mrs. Bert)
>aradis being chosen as president
for the coming year. Other officers
selected Include Mrs. Victoria Sch-
weizer as 1st vice president; Mrs
Eliza Abbott as 2nd vice-president;
Mrs. Maude McGinnis as secretary;
Mrs. Myrle Johnson as treasurer
and Mrs. Alma Cloninger as his
torian. The executive committee Is
made up of Mrs. Rachel Abbl. Mrs.
Dot Toombs and Mrs. Grace Lar
sen.
Picnic Party June 3
Plans were announced for a pic
nic party at the country home of
Mrs. Myrle Johnson to be held on
June 3rd. A covered dish supper will
be enjoyed. All members are urged
to attend as this will be the last
meeting until next fall.
POPPY DAY SATURDAY
Loyal patriots have been remind
ed that Saturday, May 29th is poppy
day and the day for all loyal cit
izens to display the emblem of
soldierly sacrifice. The poppies will
be on sale by the service organiza
tions of Nyssa.
PUPILS PICNIC
LAST WEEK OF
SCHOOL YEAR
This week, the last week of school
has brought many picnics and par
ties, given by the local grade and
high school pupils. The Junior High
composed of the 6th, 7 th and 8th
grades, accompanied by their teach
ers. Mr. Grant Rinehart. Miss Rine
hart and Mrs. Medesker, went to
the Caldwell park Wednesday for
their picnic. The Junior class en
joyed a picnic Tuesday night at the
home of their class advisor, Mrs.
Haworth in Big Bend. The same
evening the seniors enjoyed a
theatre party in Ontario. The
Freshmen went to Caldwell today
and the Sophomores spent today at
the Nampa Park.
Miss Fuqua and Miss Jones took
their 3rd and 4th grade pupils to
the Dewey Ray ranch for a picnic
Wednesday. The 1st. 2nd and 3rd
grades enjoyed a party at the school
house Wednesday under the dir
ection of their teachers Mrs Ben
son, Miss Medesker, Miss Qalley
and Miss Boydell.
BREAKS ARM
Oayle McCoy had the misfortune
to fall off a tetter-tot ter at the
Caldwell park Wednesday and
break her right arm near the elbow
Mr Rinehart took her to a doctor
there where she was treated, ex-
rays taken and her arm put In a
cast. Oayle was attending the an
nual Junior High picnic when the
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Fastest Growing Town In Oregon
$1.50 PER YEAR
GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS
NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1937
Re modeling oflExcitement Promised Fun Seeking
Next
Week
?ePnfTo
iiiari
Crowd
At
Canyon
Days
In “Short Time Kids Parade To Open Owyhee
Big Affair Gets
STORES TO
CLOSE MONDAY
Stores will be closed In Nys
sa all day Monday In honor
of Memorial D ay. While
Memorial Day actually falls
on Sunday, the day following
Is usually observed as a holi
day.
The Legion is planning
Memorial Day services and a
dedication program at their
hall, which will be held Sun
day. Many camping enthus
iasts are planning trips to the
hills for over the holiday, and
some plan to buy an Idaho
fishing license and enjoy the
opening day of Idaho’s trout
season.
Union Pacific To Spend
Approximately $10,000
To Modernize Depot.
Cafe Starts
Re-model Work
Plans for remodeling the present
Union Pacific depot were announc
ed this week when Joel L. Priest,
general agent for the U. P. called
on Frank Morgan, secretary of the
Commercial Club and showed plans
and specifications.
Mr. Priest, who is a big booster
for the Owyhee project, was right
fully proud of the plans, which call
for the expenditure of approxi
mately 810,000 to modernize and
enlarge the present depot. Included
in the plans is an extension to
south, hardwood floors throughout,
new and modern lobby, rest rooms,
modern ticket office; the whole re
sult being practically a new depot.
Work on the depot will start in
the very near future, according to
Mr. Priest, who went on to say that
he was mighty glad to be able to
promise a modernized depot for
Nvssa and hoped It would be satis
factory to the Commercial Club,
who have been urging an improved
depot ever since the Owyhee pro
ject got underway.
Newcomers To
Canyon Celebration Friday I ! Take
Underway Friday
Big Part
Street Sports A
Friday Feature
Street sports will provide amuse
ment Friday afternoon as part of
the Owyhee Canyon Celebration
June 4, 5 and 8th, with youngsters
and olddters participating in the
sport for fun and profit. There will
be merchandise prizes awarded
which will be on display at the var
ious business houses In town during
the celebration and awarded Sat
urday evening.
On the tentative program of
sports for Friday afternoon are
foot races for boys and girls 14 and
under, three-legged races, sack rac
es, shoe races, bicycle races for both
boys and girls. The program is de
signed for an hour and a half, with
each event following each other in
rapid succession.
Water Fight
Members of the local fire depart
ment have consented to engage in
a water fight for Friday evening at
7 o'clock. The firemen will choose
up sides and see which team can
drive a barrel across the opposition
goal, using streams of water. It
will be a wet affair, but is expected
to be highly amusing for the spec
tators.
Free Ball Game
Celebrants are invited to attend
a free ball game between Nyssa and
the local CCC camp to be played
Saturday afternoon. The fracas will
start at 2:30 and everyone who en
joys a good ball game should be
present and root for their favorite.
Every business Institution in Nys
sa Is expected to take an active
part In sponsoring an entry in the
“Kids Parade," scheduled to start
the Owyhee Canyon Day celebra
tion, June 4th. Cash prizes will be
awarded the entries which in the
opinion of the judges show the
most originality in advertising their
store or products. Independent en
tries can also be entered, and they
will have Just as good chances to
win prizes.
Entries are not expected to be
elaborate, but every young boy and
girl enjoys getting in a parade and
fixing up an entry. Business men
are requested to help to put this
event over in a big way.
The parade will get underway at
2:30 Friday afternoon, with those
in the parade assembling near the
Thompson Oil Company comer. It
has been suggested that right now
is a good time to start thinking up
an idea for an entry in the parade
and give the youngsters a chance
to win one of the cash prizes. They
are 83 for first, $2 for second and
$1 for third.
Work was started this morning
cn re-modeling the interior of the
Schwelzer Oafe, recently purchased
by Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Wilklson.
Carpenter work is being done by
Mr. Anderson, and the plans con
template lengthening the front
counter, moving the kitchen to the
rear and partitioning it off to elim
inate kitchen odors and noise.
A doorway will be cut In the east
wall and the rear end of the ad
joining building will be cleaned,
decorated and fixed up to make a
dining room. The entire building
will be re-decorated and improved
to give Nyssa one of the nicest
cafe’s in this section of the coun
try. Work will be pushed ahead so
that the dining room will be ready
by Owyhee Canyon Days next week
end.
PLANING BOARD TO
MEET TUESDAY EVENING
A meeting of the Nyssa Planning
Commission will be held on Tues
day, June 1st, according to an
Rev. White To Deliver
nouncement this week. This will
precede by a week the regular Klaudt Causes Excite
Commencement T a l k
meeting of the city council to be
At Kingman Kolony.
held on 'June 7th. Important busi ment Saturday Morn
ness will be taken up at this meet ing at the John Ward
ing of the planning commission,
Graduation exercises for the 8th
which will be held in the tempor Home—Now In Jail. CITY HALL MOVED
grade graduating classes of Adrian.
ary city hall in the old Hinsch
TO
HINSCH
BLDG.
Owyhee, Oregon Trail, Big Bend
building north of the bank.
Edwin Klaudt, 18 is now lodged
and
Wade will be held Friday even
in the county Jail at Vale following
ing, May 28th at the Kingman Kol
an alleged assault early Saturday Monday was moving day for both ony
house, starting at 8:30.
morning at the John Ward home. the city library and for the office Rev. school
White of Nyssa will give the
When brought before Judge Wil of city recorder. Both the library graduation
and Mrs. Clay-
liams in Justice court Saturday he and recorders office have been pool, county address
school
waived preliminary hearing and housed In the Owyhee Irrigation of has been asked to give superintendent
out the dip
was bound over to the grand jury fice but the Interior of the building lomas.
is to be improved and other quar The largest graduating class is
under bond of $1,000.
be found.
The alleged assault occured at ters The had city to library
Adrian, which numbers 13
Is now comfort from
approximately two o'clock Saturday
graduates this year, and is the larg
LEAGUE STANDINGS
ably
located
in
a
room
in
the
Com
morning when Klaudt came to the
in the history of the school.
W. L. Ward home and pounded on the munity church, where patrons will est
Those
are Russell Huff-
................. 3 0 door demanding entrance, When {'find Mrs. Fred Marshall on duty as stetter, graduating
Reclamation
Eileen
Slippy.
George Recla.
Journal ................. ................. 2 1 this was denied, he started throw usual.
Emily
Otis,
Marlon
Loftus,
Oliver
............... 1 1 ing things on the porch through The new city hall Will be located
Leo Farnsworth, Pauline
Beeler Boys ............................. 0 4 the kitchen door. The aged Mr. temporarily in the frame building Freel,
Gowey, Eldon Tallman. Alvin Du
Ward got out of bed and was In an owned by the Hinsch estate and lo vall, Bob Kurtz, Donna Ashcraft
The midseason of the local soft- advantageous position to hit the cated in the rear of the bank build
Ivan Zesiger.
ball league sees the Reclamation intruder over the head should he ing. A. R. Millar, recorder, moved and Nine
students from Oregon Trail
team occupying the league leader came through the door but a large much of the city records, furniture will receive
diplomas. Including
ship and have yet to taste defeat in sized piece of quartz which hap and other belongings to the new Junior DeGrofft,
Vance Smith,
local circles.
to be on the porch was quarters Monday and will be lo Loretta Mitchell, Clifford Ashby.
The Beeler Boys narrowly missed pened
thrown through the door and hit cated there for approximately the Elsie Keck. Mary June Rooks tool,
getting into the win column Tues Mr. Ward on the head, knocking next six weeks.
Clifford Mitchell, James Cornell
day night when a final inning ral him out.
and
Robert Duffy.
Tile
interior
of
the
Owyhee
Irri
ly by the Journal team brought two Mrs. Ward ran screaming out gation District office Is to be im Lower
Big Bend has three grad
runs and the game, 6 to 7. It was of the front door to get help at the proved, wth a long counter Installed uates In the
person of Edna Wilson.
Les McClure’s homer in the final neighboring Short home, who were and arrangements made to care for Florence Russell
and Edward Hay.
inning which tied the score and already aroused by the uproar and the large vdlume of business to go Owyhee graduates
number eight,
Warner’s three base clout, followed had just phoned for the City Mar through the office as water pay including Bud Schwelzer,
by Overstreet's single that finally shall. When Klaudt saw Mrs. Ward ments and payments on the new Culbertson. Ileta Franklin, Waneta
jerked the game out of the fire for running toward the Short home he land are handled there during the Kygar, Hubert Franklin. Bud Grace
Noe-
the newsboys. The Beelers played set out In pursuit, and was about coming years. Mr. Morgan will con tlce, Robert Talbott and Raymond
a good steady game and scored in to catch up with the aged woman tinue to maintain his present of Morfltt.
all innings but three. The Journal when he stumbled in a ditch and fice, but much of the business con Graduates from the Wade school
had their big Inning in the third
with such force as to stun him. nected with the project will even- are; Nellie Wright, Oladys Sparks.
when they scored five runs and If fell
In the meantime Marshall Cook ually be moved to the Owyhe Ir Robert Gibson. John Timmerman
was not until the last half of the had responded In double quick time
and 8ydney Snapp.
final inning that they were able to and arrived in time to catch the rigation District quarters.
again ring up counters.
night maurader while he was still
Friday evening the Reclamation stunned from his fall. He was
team had things easier and ran up quickly bundled off to the city Jail.
a score of 17 to 4 against the Beeler Action came so quick and fast
C o m m e n c e m e n t P rogram
gang.
that it was estimated that it wasn’t
over
five
minutes
from
the
time
T h u r s d a y , M a y 27. 1937
Journal vs Outlaws Friday
started throwing things at
A slight change in the schedule Klaudt
the Ward home until he was safely
has been necessary for Friday put
away in the city Jail. In the
night and the Journal will play the meantime
“Liebestram"
the uproar had aroused
Outlaws instead of the Reclamation the neighborhood
and
a
large
crowd
Mrs.
W
C. Jackson
tangling with the Outlaws, as the gathered there in the early morn
government boy have a date at ing
Rev.
Floyd
White
Caldwell. Next Tuesday evening the Mr. hours.
Lloyd
Wilson
was painfully and dan
Outlaws and the Beelar Boys battle gerously Ward
Injured but Is now recover
Robert Jackson
It out.
ing from the assault. No motive is
Win and Lose Out-of-Town known, but one theory has been ad
Violin Solo—“Serenade”
Mrs. Walter Rosebraugh
The Journal team won from the vanced In that young Klaudt had
Isabelle Sarazln
Class History—"Pilot' Log"
20-30 club team of Payette last worked for the Wards a short time
Nellie
Jean Schweizer
Class
Prophecy—“Uncharted
Airways"......
before
and
In
paying
him
off.
Mrs
Thursday evening. 8 to 15 but
dropped a return game at Payette Ward happened to flash a consider
Mrs C. L. McCoy
Vocal
Solo—"Hill*
of
Home”
..........
'
___
last night by a 3 to 4 count. The able amount of money in her purse
........ Jack Farmer
Journal will play under the lights which she had not taken to the
Evelyn Haworth
next Thursday with the Safeway bank and robbery may have been
Valedictory—"Par Horizons"................
the motive Young Klaudt claims to
team of Ontario
Leo
D. Hollenberg
P r w n t at.lnn o f Honors
remember nothing of the alleged
Presentation
of
Legion
Awards
snd
Diplomas
C. L McCoy
The Barney Wilson family spent assault
Sunday in Boise, enjoying a visit Since the tweaking In at the
"Auld Lang Syne"
High
School
Orchestra
to the park and natatorium Mr. Ward home other stories of night
Mrs W C. Jsckson
prowlers have come to light, spread
Wilson attended the N;
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on
last
page)
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r .
Young Man In
Jail Following
Ward Assault
Reclamation In
Softball Lead
Grammar Grads
To Get Diplomas
Friday Evening
Nyssa and vicinity is populated
by Oregonians, but many of the
present residents of the state were
residents of Kansas, Nebraska, Col
orado, Idaho, Oklahoma, the
Dakotas and other west and middle
west states not so long ago. Many
people have moved here from other
sections .drawn by the magnet of
the Owyhee project.
Newcomers will have special at
tention at the Owyhee Canyon Day
celebration to be staged June 4th,
5th „nd 6th. It is a time of meet
ing old friends and making new
ones, and every effort will be made
to carry this spirit throughout the
three-day celebration.
A registration table will be ar
ranged in the Eagles hall, where
newcomers will be asked to register
and will receive a tag to wear,
showing the state and town they
formerly called home. It Is hoped
by this method that many new ac
quaintances will be made among
folks who formerly lived in the
same or neighboring towns in their
native states.
Besides this stunt, a prize will be
awarded to the largest family reg
istering. Registration of newccmers
will continue both Friday and Sat
urday, and will close at six o'clock
Saturday evening. As part of the
evening program, announcement
will be made of prize winners, and
order to claim a prize, the winners
must be present.
Parade of States
In an appeal to state pride, a
parade will form Saturday evening
at eight o’clock, with natives of
different states marching in a
group, carrying banners and show
ing the world yhich state has ¿he
best representaton in tMs part of
Oregon and Idaho.
Lose Close Game
To Boise Team
STANDINGS OF THE CLUBS
W. L. Pet.
......... 3 1 .750
Caldwell
......... 3 1 .750
Boise
......... 2 2 .500
Nyssa
......... 2 2 .500
Emmett
......... 2 2 .500
Payeite
......... 2 2 .500
Vale
......... 1 3 .250
Ontario
......... 1 3 .250
Weiser
Nyssa dropped a heart-breaking
game Sunday at Boise by the score
of 3 to 4 after battling the capital
city nine on even terms for 11 in
nings. It was one of the best ex
hibitions seen in Boise In years
with Dean Johnston justifying his
reputation of the leading pitcher in
the league by turning in a splendid
exhibition. Dean struck out 13 Boise
batters and kept Boise's nine hits
well scattered. It was not until the
last half of the Uth Inning, with
Nyssa one run in the lead, that
Boise was able to push over two
scores to win.
Early in the game both teams
scored two runs each, with the
game settling down to a pitchers
duel between Dean Johnston of
Nyssa and Lawrence Rene, the
moundsman for Boise.
The fireworks started in the
11th when 8chweizer drew a walk
and advanced to second on Ser-
voss’s one bas hit. Schwelzer scored
for Nyssa when John Young hit
safely. Abendroth, pinch hitting for
Rosebraugh hit into a double play
to end the scoring.
It was up to Nyssa to keep Boise
from scoring In their half of the
Uth and the game would go to
Nyssa but the breaks of the game
were against the locals. Worthen
was called safe at first on a roll
er and Hobbs cracked out a double
to right center Rcy Johnson, a
pinch hitter, drew a walk and the
bases were filled with eager Boise
runners. Worthen scored when
Rene scratchd one down the third
baseline for a fi lder’s choice, and
the bases were still filled Nishloka
slammed another ball down through
third base to score Hobbs with the
winning run.
Paul Johnston high school short
stop got his baptism of faster com
pany ball and came through like a
veteran He not only played his pos
ition tin ued on Last Page)
m
P. M. Next Week
Carnival Show To Be
Here by Middle of Next
Week—2 Dances.
Next week the carnival spirit
will invade Nyssa as the city pre
pares to welcome hundred of visit
ors here for the annual Owyhee
Canyon Day celebration scheduled
for June 4th, 5th and 6th. Monte
Young's carnival will set up with a
wide variety of rides and conces
sions, and a program is planned
for Friday and Saturday, afternoon
and evenings.
It will be a time for play and a
short respite from the everyday
duties of life; and the Commercial
Club, sponsors of the show, are
planning a program to appeal to
everyone. Friday there will be a
“Kids Parade.” street sports, water
fight and possibly a band concert
preceding the dance to be held at
the gymnasium that evening. The
carnival will run all afternoon and
late Into the evening to give both
young and old a chance to enjoy
themselves.
The celebration this year is en
tirely different from Owyhee Can
yon Days that have gon^ before.
No longer can the daring take a
chance on the dice table or the
turn of the card In black Jack, with
paper buck flowing freely. This
year the celebration will be more
substantial In character, with free
afternoon and evening entertain
ment, with rides and concessions
furnished by Monte Young’s carni
vals and a big dance both nights in
the gym.
Saturday’s program will Aelude a
free ball game in the afternoon be
tween a team from Nyssa and from
the local CCC camp. Later in the
day there will be a "Parade of
States,” awarding of prizes and
other features to round out the
evening before the dance in the
gymnasium.
Sunday has been set aside as an
annual trek to the Owyhee Dam.
Sight-seeing parties will be con
ducted through the immense Owy
hee dam free of charge. Picnic
groups will bring their lunch and
spread It under the trees to enjoy
a few hours of rest and sociability.
Sunday Picnic At Dam
The Legion has been given the
concession at the dam Sunday,
June 6th when hundreds are ex
pected to Journey to the dam and
reservoir for free sight-seeing trips
and picnic. The Legion will sell ice
cream, pop and other cooling re
freshments at the Owyhee dam.
BIBLE SCHOOL
TO START TUESDAY
Plans are all complete for the
vacation Bible school sessions,
which will start Tuesday morning
at 9:00 in the school house. All mat
erial for the school Is In the hands
of Mrs. C. A. Abbott and teachers
may call in the next few days and
get their supplies. All churches and
organizations In town are co-oper
ating in sponsoring the Vacation
Bible school.
TO SAIL FOR HAWAII
ISLAND EARLY IN JUNE
Pete Cloninger, young son of
Lieut, and Mrs. Elmer Cloninger
will leave next week for San Fran
cisco, where he will sail on the S.
S. Mololo bound for Honoulu on
June 5th. While in the Islands he
will visit relatives there and return
to Nyssa In time for school next
autumn.
’ROUND TOW N
Short running around in shorts
. . , Jack Adams falls into water
up to his waist while dreaming how
to trick Jim Caldwell . . . Spring
weather turns Ernest Wilson’s
thoughts toward buried riches . . .
Bob Millar now keeping company
with black widow spiders . . . Dr
Norcott can now enter embarrass
ing moment contest . . . Del Taylor
slinging a mean shovel . . . Sam
Caldwell studying all day which
Job to do first then home to sup
per after hard days work.