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NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL Published at Nyssa, Oregon VOLUME XXXII. No. 27 GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 8,1937 Fastest Growing Town In Oregon $1.50 PER YEAR LEAGUE MEMBERS U. P. OfficialsrlARGE CROWD CELEBRATES AT Ontario Air Circus Gives Work To Start LEAVE SATURDAY Pioneer Matron VALE JULY 3, 4, 5 FOR SUMMER CAMP Large Crowd Many Thrills Make Tour Of P a sses Away Friday On Post PAULUS-MARSHALL Owyhee Project Friday Evening Office Building Executives Impressed By Project Crops and Im provements. Carl R. Gray, president of the Union Pacific, was so well impress ed with the Owyhee project and Its possibilities when he was here on his trip last September, that he brought many more of the officials with him to make a tour of the project here Tuesday. Prank Morgan, Carl Coad, Dr. J. J. Sarazin and two Union Pacific men from Boise furnished the cars and met the party at Weiser Tues day afternoon. They were shown the Owyhee project from Weiser to the Nyssa CCC Camp. Mr. Morgan, knowing the project as he does, was able to explain everything to the men in detail. They were very much impressed with the looks of the project and the way it was progressing. Mr. Gray stated that he could certainly see a vast improvement since he was here last fall. The number of acres In sugar beets and the splendid looks of the crop helped to make them think that this territory would soon be a leading agriculture section. Mr. Gray made the statement that the prosperity of this country laid right on top of the ground and with proper crops grown would be a farming country hard to beat. The party was taken to Payette, where they planned to spend the night and Wednesday were going to tour the Black Canyon project. Union Pacific officials that made up the party were: Carl R. Gray, preisdent of the Union Pacific, Omaha; Wm. Jeffers, vice president Omaha; T. E. Williams, superinten dent of the central division, Poca tello; H. J. Plumoff, general man ager, Salt Lake; J. L. Priest, general agent, Boise; B. H. Prater, chief engineer, Omaha; L. V. Chausse, division engineer; Pocatello; H. C. Mann, vice president of operation. Omaha; and several other import ant officials making twelve in the party. Leslie Crocker Hurt In Wreck Owyhee—Leslie Crocker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Crocker, was badly cut and bruised Wednesday afternoon when the car in which he was riding left the road and plunged into the barrow pit. The accident occured when Mr and Mrs. Crocker and family and a friend were en route to Ontario to attend the air circus.. The Crockers started to pass the Tex Doty truck on the road between the Earl Ward ranch and the railroad track, and just as the car went to go by the truck, Mr. Doty swerved his car farther into the road to miss hit ting a cat, forcing the Crocker cai Into the barrow pit. Mr. Doty said he did not hear the Crocker car signal to pass. The other oecupant” ofthe car were unhurt except for a few minor bruises. The car was not badly damaged. The Dan Holly family happened along soon after the accident and took Leslie Crocker into Ontario for medical aid. He had several bad cuts which required quite a lot of stitch es. His arm was also hurt. He was able to be brought home that even ing but will be confined to his home for several days. SCHOOL CHI'M VISIT BOYDELL Mr and Mrs. Warden Pretz of Kansas City, Missouri stopped at the Art Bcydell home Wednesday for a few days visit while on their way to the coast. Mr. Pretz and Art were roommates while attending business college in Boise in 1906. Mr and Mrs Herman and family picnicked at the dam on the 4th. Mr Emil Paulus went to Weiser Tuesday night being called there by Mr. Henry Zemey to open a safe which he had locked and couldn't open. Mr. Zemey has the Jewelry store formerly belonging to Mr Paulus. Mrs. Pari us accompanied him and they were guests of her brother Mr Leonard Selby and wife Mr Paulus returned Wednesday morning and the Selbys brought Mrs. Paulus home that evening One of the largest crowds ever to attend a Vale celebration were on hand Monday, July 5 when more than 10,000 people were In atten dance. Vale won the playoff In baseball Monday when they defeated Pay ette 9 to 0. Vale won from Emmett cn Saturday, and Payette from Weiser on Sunday, leaving Vale ai( Payette for the playoff. Guy Cash, who won the bronc riding at the Nyssa Rodeo two years ago, was winner of fipt mcney in the same event of the three day rodeo which was a part of the Vale oelebration. Girl Scouts To Present Play Friday, July 16 “The Million Dollar Butler” a farce in three acts will be presented by the Nyssa Girl Scout troop next Friday night, July 16, at 8:30 o’clock. It will be given at the high school gym with the admission for adults being 35c and for children 15c The Girl Scouts will take all the parts, and from reports coming from some who have seen their practices, they portray the men characters even better than their brothers could do. The list of characters is as fol lows: Botts, the butler, Marjorie Groot; Mrs. Hawkes, who works by the day, Phyllis Schireman; Her man Manley, a noted explorer, Hel en Boydell; Beaumont Spencer, who inherits millions, Louise Tensen; Alfred Kendall, a lawyer with love letters, Margaret Sarazin; Elaine St. Clair, to whom they were writ ten, Barbara Browne; Momma, a parent engaged for the occasion, Luella Leuck; BooBoo, an imp from Africa, Carol Robertson; Ruth Dennis, who impersonates Bolts' sweetheart, June Marie WUson; Sophie Klatzman, who doesn’t im personate anybody, Phyllis Poage; Reporter. Martha Browne; Bobby, Mrs. Hawkes' son, Richard Wilson. Mr. Leonard Marshall and Miss Margaret Paulus, both of Prairie City were united in marriage at the bride's home in Prairie City, Ore gon on Sunday, July 4. A wedding breakfast was served In honor of the bridal couple by the bride's parents Mr. and Mrs. J. Paulus at 7 a. m. o’clock, imme diately before the oeremony. Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Daniels of Pocatello acted as best man and matron of honor for the couple. Mrs. Daniels is a sister of the bride. Mrs. Leonard Marshall is a grad uate of the Prairie City high school and also a graduate of Benke- Walker Business College of Port land and is now the bookkeeper at the Orant County Mercantile com pany of Prairie City. Mr. Marshall is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Marshall of Nyssa and a graduate of the Nyssa high school. He also attended the Eastern Ore gon Normal school at La Grande and later attended the University of Oregon where he majored in business administration and is a member of the Theta Chi frater nity. Mr. Marshall is now employed by the Grant County Mercantile company of Prairie City as dry- goods manager. Following the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Marshall came to Nyssa to visit with Mr. Marshall’s parents. His mother accompanied them on a drive to Boise. They returned that evening and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Marshall went on to Prairie City. Circus Decides Not To Show Barney Bros. Leave Town Early Tuesday Morning —Reason Unknown. What happened to the circus? DEAN JOHNSTON PITCHES That is what is In the minds of all GAME AT BAKER AGAINST the small boys and girls, and a few WALLA WALLA THE 4th of the grownups of Nyssa. Barney Bros. Circus, which was to appear in two performances here both afternoon and even Dean Johnston pitched the night Tuesday, ing seemed to be in some kind of a game against Walla Walla the 4th rush to leave early Tuesday morn as part of the Baker Mining Jub ing. Just why they left or where ilee. they were going seems to be a ques Walla Walla won the game 3 to tion in everyone's mind. 2, with both teams playing air tight ball. The hits were divided The fleet of trucks that haul the circus from place to place pulled evenly between the two teams. Murl Long of Ontario was the into town Monday evening, had their animals unloaded and a tent catcher for Baker. pitched. It looked like the big top would sure be up in the morning. NEW LIEUTENANT AT CAMP Almost every kid in town was thrill ed and couldn't help talk about the Lieut. Darrold Mortenson, who big elephant the ostrich, the has been static ned at the local CCC ponies and the or monkeys. Camp was transferred Friday to that Tuesday would be a big Thinking day for Alexander Flats, above Boise. Mrs. they went home and went to Mortenson wUl leave here as soon them, bed early so as to be on the Job as living quarters are found there. first thing in the morning, water Mr. Mortenson's place here Is being ing the elephants, help pitch the filled by Lieut. Edward Mucho, who tent or feeding monkeys. was transferred from the CCC camp They were there in the at Emmett. Lieut, and Mrs. Mucho morning alright, but early not for any are living in the Swan Apartments. work. They got In the parade, though, which seemed to be every thing loaded in the trucks and down ON VACATION a sldestreet and across the bridge Mrs. Llcyd Marshall is on vaca into Idaho. thought the city license was tion from her duties as clerk In the too Some but the city recorder Wilson Brothers Drygoods store. states high, that it was only $10. Others She left Sunday evening on the said they overheard some of the train for Portland where she Is say the wind was blowing vlrlting with her son Earl Marshall. acrobats too hard, but there wasn’t any wind. Many other rumors were traced Mr George Hewitt and daugh down with no definite reason to ter Mrs. Irene Griffey and her solve the question. ycung daughter of Sparaway, Wash., were holiday guests of Mr. Just why the circus would plaster the town with broadsides of adver Bert Spencer and family. tising come to town for Just one Mr and Mrs Harry Sayles and night and disappoint all the little children and Mr and Mrs Marlon kids Is stll unsolved. Klinkenb rg and children enjoyed a camping and fishing trip above ONTARIO WINS BALL GAME Unity cn the Burnt river over the Ontario won an exhibition ball holidays. game from Payette 8 to 7 under the Miss Faye 8wan who is employed lights at Ontario Tuesday night. by an Insurance Agency In Boise The game was played as part of the attended to business for the firm in entertainment for the pilots of the Nyssa Friday and Saturday at the Air Circus. Nyssa Realty company She also visit °d her parents, Mr and Mrs Mrs Dick Tensen, Mrs. J. J. Sar O R Swan, remaining her until azin. Miss Eva Boydell and Mrs. Chas. Paradis attended a special Monday even.ng. meeting of the Cambridge Eastern Mr andMrs Walter Marshall en Star lodge Thursday night. Mrs joyed a surprise visit with their son Paradis is a member of the Cam Lcye Marshal and family o v r the bridge lodge. week end Mr Marshall Is attending summer school at the University of Mr and Mrs Claude Wilson were Oregon, but will again be on the hosts at a family gathering on staff of the Medford High school July 4th. Those present were Mrs. this fall. Mr and Mrs Marshall and J. 8 Rumpel and family of Nampa. son and daughter left Mcnay for Mr and Mrs Howard Oreenup and family ami Mr Marvin Penrod. Eugene Tex Rankin and Bemadine King stole the show at the Ontario Air Circus Tuesday and showed the crowd how an airplane acts when handled by an expert. The show started off rather slow with commercial flyers taking to the air to circle around a few times and do a trick occasionally, but nothing very spectacular. Dorothy Barden nationally known woman parachute jumper kept the crowd In suspense during her jump when she fell about 3000 feet before opening her shute. Another jump by George Cook who dropped 5000 feet and gained a speed of 165 miles per hour before pulling the cord, made the crowd wonder why he delayed so long and what would have hap- pended had the shute failed to open. The act put on by Tex Rankin was one' trick right after another. He done everything a plane could be made to do except crack it up. Th little Ryan Monoplane turned inside and outside loops, falling leafs, flew upside down and on its side, nose dives and tailsplns and many other maneuvers that prob ably don’t even have a name. The most Interesting thing to the crowd was the ease with which he handled is plane. Going through his complete act, flirting with death every second, and having his plane under control all the time as though he was some big eagle in the air. Bemadine King, woman stunt pilot, did a difficult act when she flew the length of the field with her plane upside down and herself hanging by nothing but a safety belt. The crowd Was given a little scare when a man who had been acting drunk all afternoon and had been taken off the grounds three times finally sneaked over and got Into one of the planes and tried to take off. He would go about 15 feet in the air and then back to the ground he would come. After about five of these big bounces he got up alright and flew around for several minutes doing all kinds of crazy tricks with the plane then made a landing that was as bad as his takeoff. The crowd fearing he might land any place after seeing him take to the air grabbed their children and headed for the cars for protection. He turned out to be a professional flyer from Hollywood. Members of the show stated that the crowd was probably the largest that they had shown before so far In their Oregon tour and that flying conditions were nearly perfect. Old Telephone Office To , Be Added To Make More Room. Work will begin tomorrow morning on remodeling the post of fice. Lon Root has the contract to tear the partitions out between the present po6t office and the build ing which the telephone office vaca tion a few months ago. The building when completed will be 28 feet by 45 feet. The entrance into the lobby will be where the old entrance into the telephone office was, leaving nearly the whole build ing now used for a work room for the employees. The government Is furnishing some new key type boxes to be add ed to the ones that are already there. The boxes will be r»arranged into a U-shape so that the en^ ployees can distribute the mail standing almost in one spot. These will be on the east side of the room and three windows will be built next to the entrance to take care of stamp sales, money orders and gen eral delivery instead of two as they now have. New working tables will be built and possibly some new equipment will be added. Carl Coad spent the holidays fish ing in Mirror Lake near Lo6tlne. Members of the Epwcrth League of the Community Church will leave Saturday night for a 10 day trip to the Epworth League camp at Wal lowa Lake. The party will make the trip in the Thompson school bus. Those from here attending will be: Pauline Gann. Ruth Bratton, BUI McElroy, Faye Smith, Mabel Brooks Leland Morse, Vivian Hlgby, Curtis Foster. Eleanor Foster, Francis Fos ter, Erls Jamison, Bob DeOross, June Webstar, Zeola Benton, Lester Keizer, the Floyd White family and Mrs. Jamison and Mrs. Byram who will act as chaperons. McLeod Estate Given To Heirs In Scotland By a decision handed down last week by Judge Charles W. Ells three women, residents of Scotland will receive the estate of Donald McLeod, Malheur county stockman who died in Ontario on December 13, 1929. Judge Ellis' decision in the litigation of the $125.000 estate dis posed of a case which has been In the circuit court since 1930. The plaintiff in the case, Mrs. Anabelle McLeod Tolmle, a cousin of the deceased, based her claim to the estate on the grounds that per sonal property in Oregon does not vest in an heir until it has been distributed by the administrator. Mrs. Christina MacKenzie, Mc Leod's aunt was admitted the near est of kin but she died in Septem ber 1931 before the distribution. Judge Ellis ruled that she Inherited the estate when McLeod died and that theerfore the property would go to her heirs named In her will. They are her three daughters of Scotland. Although the estate was valued at $125,000 when McLeod died, accu cost, less losses in the clos Apple ValLey Curve Scene mulated ing of the First National Bank of inheritance taxes and at of Two Wrecks Within Ontario, torney fees and costs, are thought One Week. to have reduced this sum to some thing like $90,000. the c u : may not be set The Chevrolet car belonging to However yet, as It Is thought likely that Jim Whalen of the Owyhee Dam tled was very badly damaged when it the ease may be appealed. ed for a distance of about 100 feet PARENTS OF SON turned over several times and roll- early Saturday morning. Mrs. Robert Thompson Jim Whalen and two other oc Mr. the and parents cf a baby boy born cupants, Loren Allred of Nyssa and are July 3, at their home. Bill Doolittle from the Dam were Saturday. new heir weighed 614 pounds returning to Nyssa from Apple Val The upon arrival and has been named ley, where they had been visiting Robert KOLONY P.T.A. TO GIVE Dr. J. J. Sarazin some friends. As they were making TEA FRIDAY AFTERNOON the turn about a quarter cf a mile was the Stanard. attending physician and east of the bridge where the Apple Mrs. Chas. Leuck is caring for Mrs Kingman Kolony PTA will enter Valley road comes onto the highway Thompson and son. tain with a tea Friday afternon July Whalen lost control of the car and 16, honoring the county president, rolled over several times. Mrs. Dyer Bennett. The meeting A car which happened to come CALIFORNIA VISITORS HERE will be held at 2 o’clock In the gar along a few minutes later picked Mrs. G?crge McKee Is enjoying den of Mrs. C. C. Cotton home. A the men up and brought them to a visit with her sister Mrs. Ray special invitation is extended to the Dr. Sarazin for treatment. Northrop and son Jimmie cf May- new people in the district. Loren Allred was hurt the worst wocl, California, who arrived In of the three. He received a broken Boise Friday and came on to Nyssa In his right hand and had to Saturday with Mrs. Elma Simpson, BROTHER HERE FROM SALINAS bone have his hand and arm put in a another sister. Mr. McKee and Jack had some minor made a trip to Boise Saturday after Arle Glasgow of Salinas, Calif cast. He and also bruises. Whalen and them. ornia, Is visiting his brother Hugh. scratches Doolittle were unhurt with the ex Glasgow and famly. The two broth ception of a few scratches. ers had not seen each other for 19 A wrecker was called and took PARENTS OF DAUGHTER years. Mr. Glasgow accompanied his the car to Ontario for repairs. brother. Garnet Glasgow and wife A baby daughter was bom this and baby on the trip here. The lat Mexicans Wreck Wednesday morning Mr. and Mrs. Bert ter family left Sunday on return to The second wreck to take place Spencer at to their home with Dr their home In California. on the same comer within a week Sarazin as attending physician. on Wednesday morning Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Ray and happened 2 o'clock when a carl cad of Mr. and Mrs. M. L MacLafferty Leona and Mrs. Mark Robertson about Mexican boys were returning from and children of Walla Walla are spent the week end with the Gor Parma and turned over on the cor spending this week at the George don Ray and H A. Monday fam ner Just east of the bridge. C. MacLafferty horn;. Mr. MacLaf ilies at Baker. Raymond Belasco was the only ferty la engineer of the broadcast hurt very serious. He was taken ing station at Walla Walla. The W. C. Jackson family, Mr cne the Ontario hospital and treat and Mrs. Alfred Jackson of Nyssa, to ed by Dr. for cuts about the GETS MARRIAGE LICENSE and Mr and Mrs. Nell Jackson of head and Johnson on the chest, was able Caldwell enjoyed the holidays with to leave the hospital the but next day. A marriage license was Issued to a trip to Wallowa lake. None of the others were seriously Ralph Emerson Bailey, Parma and Ruby Vernitta McD.’rmott of Nyssa Mr and Mrs. Herbert Fisher and Injured. The new Ford sedan they were Miss Margaret McNulty and Ed was almost completely at Payette the first cf the week. Dille spent the Fourth vacation at driving wrecked and Payatte Lake. Others in the party for repairs. was taken to Parma The Frank Morgan family, Miss Agnes Claudsuba of Ontario and Included Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lyke Claude Emerson and Georg'1 Ed- and Mr and Mrs. Parris of Cald wards spent the holidays at the well and Mr and Mrs. Edgar Rich IDAHO-OREGON LEAGUE TO RESUME PLAY NEXT SUNDAY Morgan cabin at Payette lake. ardson of Spokane. The Idaho-Oregon league has been Mr and Mrs Leo K. Homer and at a standstill the post two weeks four children and Margaret Hay because of the holidays, but regular cock their nelce, arrived Saturday ROUND TOWN play will be started again Sunday. evening from Burley to spend a Nyssa goes to Vale for the game few days visiting at the home of Old Man Sol running the mer 8unday, which will be the second Mrs. Homer's parents. Mr and Mrs cury up around a 100 . . Ed Warren scheduled game of the last half of Oeorge Hayccck. gets title of "Speed” Warren among the season. The Chas Paradis and D n Gra the tile [riant boys . .. Bob McCurdy shows great interest in Com . . . Guests of Mr. and Mrs George ham families and Ann Johnson Softball players wanting more Haycock Saturday were their spent from Saturday until Monday action . . . Women softball players daughter-in-law, Mrs. W A. Hay camping at Anthony Lake above have no comment to make on Wed cock and two children of Black Baker While there they saw Mr nesday night game with Payette. . Canyon dam and her parents. Mr and Mrs Walter Davis and son and and Mrs. L. E. Saunders of Salt Jimmie Cook of North Powder, who were also camping th re. Lake City. Two Cars Wreck On Same Curve Services Held Sunday for Mrs. Sarah Robert son—Buried Here. Funeral services for Sarah Eliza beth Robertson, who died Friday, July 2 at the Dixon Nursing Home after a long Illness, were held Sun day afternoon, July 4th at the Methodist church. Rev. Floyd White officiated at the services and fun eral arrangements were made by the Nyssa Funeral Home. Music was furnished by a quartette composed of Mrs. Art Boydell, Mrs. J. Poage, A. V. Pruyn and A1 Thompson with Mrs. Dick Tensen accompaniest. Pall bearers were old-time friends of Mrs. Robertson and the family, being Tom Lowe, Walter Pinkston, Charles Bradley, 8. D. Bigelow. Charles McConnell and A. V. Cook. Mrs. Robertson had been sick since January and had been ser iously ill at the Dixon Nursing Home for the past month. Mrs. Robertson was a true pioneer of this community, having lived In Malheur county for 55 years; forty of which she spent on a ranch in the Owyhee district and the re mainder in Nyssa. Sarah Elizabeth Pettit was bom near Wyika, Ohio, June 1, 1885, and passed away at Nyssa on July 2, 1937, at the age of 82 years, one month and one day. When a small girl she moved to Putman county, Missouri and there In the year of 1879 she was married to Joseph W. Robertson. They came to Idaho in 1882 and later moved to Malheur county, Oregon, where Mrs. Robert son spent the remainder of her life. Her husband preceded her in death twenty-eight years. Surviving are five children, Mrs. Minnie Mackey of Los Angeles, Cal ifornia; J. A. Robertson of Arizona; Mrs. Anna Olascock of Adrian; Mrs. Frank Newbill and Artie Robertson of Nyssa; also twelve grand child ren and six great grand children. Mr. and Mrs. Dusty Kline of Nyssa spent the holiday in Boise. Mr. Kline is the local CCC athletic director. Pea Harvest Finished Friday A successful pea harvesting sea son was brought to a close Friday morning by the Hogue Produce Co. About 300 acres were reported to have been harvested with a total of 28 carloads of fresh peas being shipped to various market through out the U.8. A crew of between 300 or 400 people has been employed here during the harvest and many of them will go to McCall where Hogue's are starting their harvest of peas, lettuce, cabbage and cauli flower in that vicinity. The yield of peas in the Nyssa territory was about average this year and the growers received a satisfactory price. Work has now started on getting things In shape for the potato har vest which will probably begin next week. ABBOTTS RETURN FROM TRIP Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Abbott re turned Wednesday evening from a 3 weeks trip to Sheridan, Wyoming. They made the trip to see a sister of Mr. Abbott's who has been quite ill, but was much improved when they left. On their return home they stopped in the Yellowstone Park for four days where Dr. Abbott's re ports the fishing to be excellent. TO ENTERTAIN GUILD Mrs. Fred Marshall and Mrs. H. R. Sherwood will be Joint hostesses to 8t. Paul's Oulld next Wednesday afterncon. July 14th at the home of Mrs Sherwood. The Wm. Schireman family re turned Friday from a vacation trip which took them to Richland, Wash., where they visited with Mr. Schlr-man's mother. Mrs. Phillip Schireman; and to Lewiston where they visited Mrs. Schlreman’s moth er. Mrs. Edna Klnser and her sis ter Mrs Fred LeClair and family. Mrs Klnser accompanied them back to Nyma for a visit.