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NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL Published at Nyssa, Oregon VOLUME XXXII. NO. 34. Thomas To Edit Journal; Burke Going To Jerome New Editor To Assume Duties September 1st; Burke To Edit North Side News At Jerome. Louis P. Thomas, who with his wile, Winifred Brown Thomas, are owners ot the Nyssa Gate City Journal, will step Into the editorial duties of the Journal on September 1st as the result of a deal completed this week. Berwyn Burke, who has been in charge of the Journal on a lease basis for the past two years and nine months will go to Jerome. Idaho to assume editorial duties on the North Side News, weekly publi cation of that city. Mr! Thomas is no stranger to the people of Nyssa, who know him as an energetic community booster and holder of considerable propeity in Nyssa and vicinity. Mrs. Thomas is a daughter of the late Win Blown, owner of the Journal for many years and she will no doubt aid in carrying cn the journalistic tradi tions of the family. No other change in the personnel of the Journal Is contemplated at present. Ronald Burke will continue as print shop foreman and Miss Edna Burt carrying on the duties of linotype operator, social and local reporter. Mr. Burke intends to go to Jeiome about September 3rd to assume management of the paper operated by John and E. C. Nims since 1908, which is one of the oldest papers in Idaho under one continuous owner ship. The North Side News is re garded as one of the leading publi cations of southern Idaho. Mr. Burke and the three boy will re main in Nyssa until a suitable home can be secured In Jerome bu. expect to move before school opens there on September 15th. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas are in Oak land, Cal., at present, but will re turn to Nyssa next Tuesday in time to assume the duties of editor on September 1st. BAND GETS CASH TO HELP BUY UNIFORMS The city band reecived $52.65 from the city special fund this week as a down payment on the new uniforms purchased for the band. At their in itial appearance last Friday night, those present enjoyed the concert very much, and much favorable comment heard regarding the fine showing made by the band. The Nyssa band have been en gaged to furnish part of the band music at the coming Malheur Coun ty Fair and Owyhee Stampede to be held in Ontario September 4, 5, and 6th; and when decked out In their new uniforms should put up a splendid appearance. GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1937 SCHOOL BOUNDARY BOARD TO DISCUSS CHANGE IN ARCADIA BOUNDARIES A meeting will be held in Vale on September 2nd by the county boundary board to discuss a pro posed change In the Arcadia Dis trict which would take certain ter ritory from the Nyssa district and add it to Arcadia. The proposed change would add Section 14 and 15; and the north half of Section 22 and 23 to the Arcadia district. While other districts have been making an effort to slice off sec tions of the Nyssa district; there Is seme talk locally of annexing part of the adjoining districts to the Nyssa territory in order, to better serve the public. While no know ledge is available as to what the board will do at the meeting next Thursday, they have unofficially expressed themselves as being op posed to any changes in school dis trict boundaries at this time. Many Children Attend Clinics School Term To Civic Club Flower Start In Nyssa Show Set For Sept. 2 September 7th Many New Students and Teachers To Answer School Bell Here Soon. School bells will ring again In Nys sa September 7th when the regular term will get underway again fol lowing vacation. There will be many new faces In school this year, both among the students and teachers: with the largest enrollment In his tory predicted. Extra school room space will probably have to be ar ranged. Students Register Next Week High School students will register at the high school, beginning Sept ember 2nd, 3rd and 4th in order to be ready to start the new term with no delay. Books will be on sale at the high school at registration time and ac tivity tickets for the year can be purchased, according to announce ment by Supt. Hollenberg. New Teachers There will be several new teaahers tills year. Including Frank Parr, Susan Martin and Anna A. Mor ris in the high school. Mr. Parr will teach history; Susan Martin taught at Taft last year and will teach commerical and some Eng lish here; while Miss Morris, 1937 graduate of the University of Ore gon, will be in charge of English. Other high school teachers who were here last year include Sup erintendent Leo D. Hollenberg; John Young, Warren Bailey and Walter Rosebraugh. Grade Teachers Listed Superintendent Hollenberg has listed his grade school teaching lineup as follows: Mrs. Etta Ben son, 1st; Miss Gerdes of Hood River, 2nd; Hetty Medesker, 1st and 2nd; Eva Boydell, 3rd; Miss Reta Fuqua, 4th; Bernice Martin of Glendale, Oregon, 4th; Phyllis Dor- ffler of Portland. 5th; Lucille Rine hart, 6th; Grant Rinehart, 7th and 8th; Mrs. Nettle Medesker. 7th and 8th; and Dorotha Belknap of Salem 7th and 8th. RETURN FROM EAST WITH NEW BUSES The Nyssa Civic Club will hold their annual fall flower show at the Eagles hall next Thursday, Sept ember 2nd and are Inviting the com munity to bring exhibits ot their choice blooms to the show. Doors will be opened to register flowers beginning at nine in the morning, with all entries closed at 11:30. All exhibitors are asked to bring their flowers In clean glass con tainers and arranged in artistic manner. Tea and wafers will be served during the show with Judges and workers being entertained with a special noon luncheon. Those who have been Invited to act as judges Include Mrs. E. V. Van Petten of Ontario; Mrs. P. McFarlin Dough and Mrs. Ray Wilson of Parma. FLOWER SHOW LIST Asters—Single, 12 stems; Double, 12 stems; Sunshine, 12 stems. Ageratum—6 stems. Carnations—(Oarden) 8 stems. Cannas—Best red; Best Yellow; 1 stem. Cosmos—Single, 12 stems; Gold- <Continued on last page) Pierce To Be Guest A t Malheur County Fair The Oolden Jubilee of Malheur McConnell-Moore County being celebrated with the Fastest Growing ToWh In Òrègoiì $1.50 PER YEAR PAYETTE BALL TEAM WINS SECOND HALF LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP Coming from behind to score five runs in the last two innings, the Payette ball club scored a sensa tional 5 to 4 victory over Boise Sunday and broke the deadlock to win the second half of the league championship. The game was wit nessed by the largest crowd to Jam the Payette ball park all season. The Payette victory forced the league championship Into a three- game play-off series; the first ot which will be played In Payette this Sunday afternoon. The second game will be at Boise and if a third game is necessary, the site will be selected later. SON BORN TO BISHOPS A 7tt pound boy was born Mon day, August 23rd to Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Bishop of the KB. St D. ranch. Mother and son are at the Dixon home In Nyssa and are get ting along nicely. Larsens Move To Twin Falls Jim Swan Dies At Home Here Wed. Morning Funeral To Be Held Fri day for The Founder of Local Bakery. Death claimed James Beaton Swan, familiarly known as Jim, Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock at the family home here In Nyasa after a short Illness. While not In robust health for the past several years, Mr. Swan had been able to be up and around every day until Wednesday. Death was caused by hardening of the arteries, his doctor stated. Mr. Swan was associated with his brother Andy In starting the Swan Bakery here In 1927. During the construction period on the dam they baked as many as 3,000 loaves of bread every night and built up a fine business. Failure of health led the brothers to lease their business in 1932 to Leslie and Ernest Mc Clure, who are the present oper ators of the bakery. James Beaton Swan was bom April 5, 1881, at Llstowell, Ontario. Canada and was 56 years of age at the time of his death. He grew to young manhood In Canada and learned the bakery trade there He went to Silver City, Idaho In 1903 and spent about three years there before going to Kent, Washington; where he made his home until he came to Nyssa to establish the bakery hers In 1927. After leasing the bakery, he made hls home with his mother until her death three years ago, and has since made hls home at hls house here in town. He never married. He went to Silver City a week ago Sunday, which was August 8th, but he became 111 and hls brother Andy brought him back to Nyssa the fid- lowing Sunday. Hls Illness was not thought serious, as hls health was not of the best and was subject to sick spells which usually left after i few days. But hls constitution was unable to withstand further Illness, with death coming at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning, August 25th. Hls only close surviving relative Is hls brother Andy of 811ver City; and two half-sisters In Michigan. He was an uncle of Mrs. Kenneth Langdon and Mrs. John Koopman. Funeral Friday Flineral services will be held Fri day afternoon at two o’clock from the Commulnty church, with Rev. Floyd White In charge and the Nyasa funeral home making ar rangements. SISTER PASSES Twenty-eighth Annual Malheur County Fair and Owyhee Stampede at Ontario, September 4, 5, and 6th Nine hundred thirty-five Malheur Is In the final stages of organiza county children are protected from tion and every day of the three dav smallpox as a result of eight clinics celebration promises to be full ot Howard Larsen, former mayor of held the past two weeks under the events. Nyssa and owner of the Larsen supervision of the county health Auto Repair shop, left last week Registration of the Pioneers clos nurse, Mrs. Edna Flanagan Farris, ed two weeks ago, and a check of end for Twin Falls, Idaho where he as a drive to stamp the disease out the list reveals that there are 87 will be associated with the Bernard of this territory where it has slowly Pioneers who will be Ouests of the Auto Comparr of that city. He been on the increase the past few Fair and the Stampede. Congress moved his equipment from the years. man Walter M. Pierce, Congressman Hoxie building and this place will This comprises about 25 per cent of this District, will be a guest of now be available for a new tenant. of the total number of children be the Stampede and Fair on Labor Mr. and Mrs. Larsen have been tween the ages of six months to Day, and will address the Pioneers prominent In civic affairs during through high school age in the at the Palrgrounds at 2:30 P. M their residence here; and besides county. Of this number 779 were An Invitation has been extended to serving as mayor of Nyssa, Mr. Lar between the ages of four and 20 Mr. C. Ben Rossr former Governor sen has taken an active part In Boy years, and 154 children between the of Idaho to attend the Fair and Scout and Commercial Club work. ages of six month and four years. Stampede with the Pioneers, many Mrs. Larsen was president of the There were also two adults vaccin Civic Club and has always been of whom he knows. ated. The Fair exhibits will be open to active In a wltte variety of civic en In Ontario 402 children received the public both during the night terprises. the peints; in Nyssa, 271; Vale, 173; and day. Lights in the main ex Mrs. Larsen plans to join her hus Harper, 58; and in Juntura 31; hibit hall have been installed and band In Twin Falls as soon as they making the county total 935. Thir other show places will be lighted so make arrangements to dispose of ty-eight per cent were pre-school that those who cannot visit the ex their home h?re. Their son Warren children; 52.73 per oent were from hibits during the day will have an will remain in Nyssa an as employee the grades; 12.62 per cent from the opportunity to see them at nigh* of the Eder Orocery, while their high school age group; and .85 per The Stampede will be held during on Howard Jr., Is In California at cent adults. the evening of each of the three preesnt. As the public Is educated to the days. value of preventative measures, it SISTERS START is hoped that the demand will be PATIENTS RELEASED such to warrant clinics at a later FROCK SHOP date. A. H. Bishop and Oeorge Kochis Two sisters, Mrs. Melton Powell the K. 8. and D. ranch were re Preparations for the New Ply of Mrs. W. H. Van Natta are busy KANSAS CLUB HOLD leased from the Dixon home In Nys and mouth Community Fair to be held this week getting things in readi sa Tuesday after a long selge of PICNIC SUNDAY September 1 and 2, are being push typhoid fever. The source of the ness to open a dress and frock shop Mr. and Mr. Jess Thompson and ed to completion this week In anti typhoid Infection, a well on the low in th? location vacated recently by Jake returned Wednesday cipation of one of the best Com er K. S. St D ranch has been re- Shane Appliance Company. This Is The Kansas Club met at Big Bend evening Oroot from Lima, Ohio where they munity Fairs to be held In this replaoed with a 250 foot well giving Just south of the Cash Orocery lo park for their second annual picnic went for two new school The territory. It is expected that the ex an excellent flow o fgcod water. cation. last Sunday, August 22nd with an new buses are much like buses. They have named their business hibits will be excellent In all div the ones estimated attendance in excess of purchased last year, with some re isions as much enthusiasm has been EARL WARD MARRIES the Mode O' Day Frock Shop and 150 persons. to specialize In ladles and finements; and will be placed on shown. A gcod exhibit of sugar NEW PLYMOUTH GIRL Intend The basket dinner was served the childrens wearing apparel. beets is expected as this Is a new run when school opens Sept cafeteria style, followed by water ember 7 th. class In the Fair this year and Earl Dewey Ward, son of Mr. and melon, ice cream and cake. After many growers have announced their Mrs. John Ward of Nyssa was mar LAWRENCE BABY dinner, the Jayhawkers assembled ALPHA RHO OF DELPHIAN intentions of entering. Mrs. E. D. Linton of Meridian, a Saturday to Miss Laura Belle PASSES MONDAY In the park, where they all en The Fair will also have Monte ried sister of Mrs. John Poage, passed Wallace of New Plymouth. The joyed a program, singing and read The first fall meeting of Alpha Young Carnival, baseball games newly married couple were given a away Friday, August 13th with fun ings. The principal speakers of the Rho of Delphian, Ontario, will be each afternoon, free boxing matches rousing chavarl Monday night by The twenty-day-old son of Mr. eral services being held the follow and Mrs. Ralph Lawrence passed afternoon were Mr. H. D. Hanna of held in the Library Club rooms, on September 2, and free platform their Nyasa friends . away Monday evening about six ing Sunday. Caldwell and Senator Purcell of Wednesday morning, September I, entertainment «each night» Hands o’clock at the family home Never Plymouth. j t f f at 10 o'clock. The following mem from Emmett and from Payette will RECEIVES WORD OF quite well since his birth August be In attendance to furnish music. bers will discuss topics: Mesdames DEATH OF SISTER 3rd, special nurses have been em MINOR ACCIDENT WEDNESDAY O. M. Castleman, P. E. Van Petten, The New Plymouth Community ployed In an effort to save the Is a free fair being supported Mrs. Elizabeth McDcnald received young K. Johnson, J. B. Adrian, Lee Pair life, but to no avail. His The Eva Boydell car was damaged A. entirely by the donations of inter C. M. Tyler, J. F. Cooper ested merchants and farmers of a wire Tuesday telling her of the name was approximately $40 to $50 Wednesday Cables, Miss Marian Nlcols. All mem this territory who take this means death of her sister, Mrs. E. J. Jef Junior. Ralph Olenn Lawrence, A site for the proposed new city morning in a collision with a model and Canada. She died Brief service* were held Tuesday hall was selected last Thursday T driven by N. Peterson, Nyssa bers are urged to be present. of showing the products of Irrigated fries of Toronto, afternoon following a afternoon at the house with Rev night when the city council acted blacksmith. The mishap happened CELEBRATES 92nd BIRTHDAY fields to newcomers and furnishing Tuesday Mrs. Jeffries was also a Stanley Moore In charge. on the recommendation of the plan at the corner of 3rd and Good, and a means of comparison between stroke. sister of the late A. R. Millar. ning commission and purchased Miss Harriet Sarazin was driving at crops. The grand Jury has been ordered PLAN TO OPEN NEW five lots owned by Bert Lienkaemp- the time. The Peterson car came out A. S. Foster, recently of Calif to report at Vale next Monday. RETURN FROM LAKES er located on the comer of Good of the collision with practically no ornia, celebrated his 92nd birthday FALSE ALARM CALLS EATING ESTABLISHMENT August 30th; which Is Just one week Avenue and 3rd Street. These are damage outside of a blown tire. previous to the regular term of OUT FIREMEN MONDAY Postmaster S. D. Ooshert and Mr anniversary last weak and says he Watt Williams and R E Moss are the lots across the street from the scheduled to start Septem was bom August 20th, 1845. He Is Most of the Nyssa volunteer fire and Mrs. Harry Sayles and family renovating the John Reece building court Tom Coward property. Considera MARSHALL RETURN MONDAY one ber 7th on the grand Jury In the oldest men around Nyssa men responded late Monday night returned Wednesday evening from north of Lawrence Service and plan clude J. Those R. Chaney. Sid Burbldge, tion, under the terms of the offer, FROM VACATION TRIP and of enjoyed putting his 92 cents in to the fire siren’s call, but when a vacation trip to Payette Lakes. to open an eating establishment James Carlco, Orrtn Currey, T. is not to exceed $550 for the five the Community church birthday they arrived downtown found the While the postmaster was absent. which they have named the Calhoun. A. P Cunningham 8. and lots. Mrs. Herman Laurence of Ironside, collection Sunday. The council also hired Les Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Marshall re He was also pleased to see his siren had been blown by some p-ac- formerly Maria McElroy. served as “Human Pilling Station." They plan Barney Wilson. to serve meals family style. Cooke of Nampa as architect and turned Names for trial Jurymen have Monday night from a three small great grandson for the first tlcal Jokester Police state that any acting postmaster. went over preliminary plans pre weeks vacation one caught blowing the siren “Just been drawn, and they «rill report trip to the coast. time; which made four generations ON HUCKLEBERRY TRIP sented by Mr. Cooke. The architect From here they drove to Eugene and of Foster men together, if the little for fun” are subject to a stiff pen ANNUAL PICNIC OF Tuesday, September 7th for the was in Nyssa Wednesday and in spent a few days with Mrs. Mar fellow can b? classed as a man. Mr. alty . opening of court. Thoae on the trial Three ladles from Nyssa left for FARMERS CO-OPERATIVE spected the site; and is preparing shall’s brother, Mr and Mrs B F Foster was In the bee business over Jury and their towns Include Char Dixie Mountain Wednesday on a CREAMERY HCSDAY three day huckleberry gathering les A. Adams of Nyssa; Alva Aml- his plans. Present plans are to Smith and with the Smiths enjoyed 80 years ago and told how he hap build the hall in approximately the side trips to Florence, Newport and of Ontario.; Wm. Allen, Jun trip The ladles are Mrs. C. A. Ab don to start the "Honey" Foster The annual picnic of the Farmers center of the block, facing west and Corvallis. From Eugene the Mar pened tura; W O Bailey. Vale; Ralph ROUND TOWN bott, Mrs D. R DeOtoss and Mrs family In the bee business as a Co-operative Creamery will be held Chas. Schweizer 3rd Street and about 25 to 30 feet shalls drove up to Astoria and came family ieson; Charles Otis Bullard, On- tradition Starting with one In Oregon Trail Park at Weiaer on back from the street. Boor. Ironside; E. E. Bush, Jam- down the coast to DePoe Bay where swarm In the attic, he branched out Bert Hoxie says cleanup of gar Tuesday, August 31st. All dairymen RETURN FROM VACATION tarlo; R. C. Cornett, Nyssa; C. C. they visited with Mr and Mrs Har until he was one of the largest bee bage In town tough on canines . . are Invited to attend this picnic An Cotton, Nyssa; T H. Craig, Vale; LADIES AID TO HOLD ry Prances, former Nyssa people of his state many years ago. Artie Robertson has new "silent elaborate program has been arrang Mr and Mrs C. L. McCoy and Ollbert Dahle. Harper; E. H David RUMMAGE SALE FRI.-9AT. When they left DePoe Bay. they keeper and many members of the Foster tread” deer hunting boots . . . Doc with only one speaker. A draw children returned Tuesday evening son, Ontario; John J. Dickerson, traveled to Eureka. California and have engaged in this busi Marshall says he Is strong enough ed ing «dll be conducted at the from a vacation trip which took Vale; J, 8. Fenwick, Jordan Valley visited with relatives and from family ness through the years to stand four days at Pendleton close contest of the program them to the Legion convention at Bernard Frost, Nyssa; Dan Gal there went across to Coming and The Ladies Aid of the Methodist Roundup . . . Drivers without lic Albany and to Oakland and San lagher, Juntura; W. H. Harris, Vale; church will hold their annual rum spent several days with Mrs. Mar 11 POUND DAUGHTER enses taking the back streets these VETERANS OF FOREIGN Francisco. Frank Hopper, Weiaer; Homer O. mage sale this Friday and Saturday shall's brother, M. O., C E and M days . Not a slot machine can be BORN TO CHAS. DAVIS'S WARS TO PICNIC AT King. Ontario; L. J Kinney, On September 27 and 28th In the base F Smith and their families. While found In town . . . Legion Vice- BEND PARK SEPT. 1$ Carl Coed left last week on a tario: George H. Lang. Vale; James ment of the church. They are ask here they went to Chico park for Commander C. L McCoy explaining trip to Portland and near Locey, Ironside; Earl Lofton. Iron the -vice” part . . . Sportmen meet Ail Veterans of Foreign Wars, business ing anyone who has donations to a family picnic. A husky 11 pound daughter was Victor Marshall, Nyasa; J. C. by points, The Marshalls came back by way please leave them at the church. of Crater Lake and Diamond Lake bom to Mr and Mrs Chas Davis with state men In effort to get their Auxiliary and thoae eligible to Nyssa today and Is expected back to side: McConnell, Nyssa; Theodor? H. On Saturday beginning at noon They report a very lovely trip and Tuesday night at the Dixon home trout for Owyhee dam . . . Journal Join the organization are Invited to Ontario; W E. Patterson. Beelers »oftbellers tie for a big picnic to be held September Billy Burke, son of Mr and Mrs Mcore. and lasting until evening the ladles Nyasa; John Norwood, Jamieson; and child are getting along and the weather was cool all the Mother second when Beelera arm Friday . will serve a home cooked dinner at that It U reported The Davis Which chavarler pushed fire siren? 13th. In the Big Bend park. There Berwyn Burke had hls tonsils re! Floyd Sonner, Vale; Dave Stoner. In fact in some places almost nicely. the church basement Also another time. will be an all day meeting, starting moved Tuesday morning by Dr. J. Vale and E. W. Van Mat re On family live on a farm near the OOC too cool, with much snow visible on feature for Saturday will be a spec the higher mountains. at 10 o’clock In the morning J. tario camp ial sale ot lee cream and cake Council Decides On City Hall Site Miss Lois Maxine McConnell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. McConnell of Nyssa became the bride of Forrest Moore, son of Mr and Mrs. Harry Moore of Payette Sunday. The oeremony was per formed Sunday morning at eight In the Christian church in Payette with the Rev. R. Leroy Aplet read ing the vows. Immediate relatives were the only guests present at the ceremony. The bride came with her parents from Alliance, Nebraska over a year ago and lived for a time In Pay ette, where she b-came acquainted with Mr. Moore. This spring the McConnells moved to Nyssa where they opened Maxie’s Confectionery. Mr. Moore’s home Is Caldwell. Kansas, and came to Payette a little over a year ago. The young couple will make their home In Payette where Mr. Moore Is employed by the Cooperative Creamery. New Plymouth Fair Is Sept. 1-2 Men Called For Duty On Jury