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NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL Published at Nyssa, Oregon VOLUME XXXII. NO. 35. GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS NYSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1937 Malheur County Fair To Open In Ontario Saturday C.E.WintersLow President Signs Sugar Control Bill Wednesday B idder On City HOME IN Chief Executive Bows To W alk Contract SCOTT LOWER BIG BEND Will of Adamant Sug Colbom a n d Sorensen PERMITS SHOW INCREASE IN Night Rodeo To Be The Main Feature. NYSSA BUILDING All roads will lead toward the Malheur County Fair and Stampede this week end as Ontario Is ready to entertain the largest crowd in county history Saturday, Sunday and Monday; September 4th, 5th and 6th. An attendance of approxi mately 15,000 persons Is expected to crowd into Ontario fcr the event. Opening event of the show is tl>3 kids parade, scheduled for 2:30 Sat- uray afternoon; and exhibits will be op:n all afterncon and evening at the fair grounds. Stampede Queen Hazel Duncan and Pioneer Queen Mrs. Frances Sells will open activities at the big lighted arena Saturday evening. Co.onatlon ceremonies will start at 8.15 with wild west events scheduled to follcw the grand entry and In troduction of officials. Amcng the Queens attendants will be the Misses Hinemoa Cloninger. and Irene Poage of Nyssa. Bud An derson is helping train the Queen and her attendants in horseman ship; and the girls are expected to put up a fine appearance. Other Queeen’s attendants from various parts of the county are the Misses Marcllle Hurst, Pauline Doolittle. Pauline Powers, and Joan Smith of Ontario and Marjory Bullock of Vale. For the information of those who wish to attend special parts of the program, the list of events is given as follow: Saturday, September 4th— 2:30 Childrens Parade—sponsored by C. C. Ajiderson. 7:00 Parade of saddle horses, rodeo contestants, and local riders. Par ade through town to Fairgrounds 8:15 Coronation ceremonies for Mrs Frances Sells, Queen of 50 Year Pioneers, and Miss Hazel Duncan. Queen of the Golden Jubilee. Malheur County Fair and Owyhee Stampede. 8:30 Grand entry of Cowboys and Cowgirls and introductions. 8:35 Opening arena event—bareback bronc riding contest. Trick and fancy roping by Colbom and Sor enson’s famous troupe, which in cludes Vern Goodrlck and Myrtle Compton of Burbank, Calif.; Gar- lene Tindall, Glorene Tindall, Velda Tindall and Louis Tendall, of Forth Worth, Texas; Jazbo Fulkerson of Fort Worth, Texas. Arena contests will include cow boys championship calf roping contests. professional bucking contests, eastern Oregon ama teur bucking contest, champion ship bulldogging contest, cowboys novelty races, and Brahma Bull riding championship. Special events to be shown during the three day Urogram include (Continued on last page) Everett A.Givens Passes Away At county Mrs. Frances Sells, a native of Oregon and a resident of Malheu- for the past sixty-five years, will preside over the Pioneer section of the Golden Jubilee Owyhee Stampede. Mrs. Sells came county in 1872 when she was six years old. She was born Boise Hospital to at La Malheur Grande, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Morton, on May 6, One of the new settlers on the Owyhee project passed away at six o’clock Monday evening when Ever ett A. Given passed away in the Veterans hospital in Boise. Mr. Qiv- ens had made his home near Chalk Butte for the past year and a half and was energetically building up a fine farm when death cut short his career. Mr. Givens had been in fine health up untif last week when a mall simple on his face developed into a serious infection. His two sens lived with him, and when their father's infection became bad they w:nt to their neighbor. Jake Kollen for help. Mr Kollen saw the man needed medical attention; and he and Dwight Smith took Mr. Givens to the Veterans hospital. Doctoi\ there said he had but a small chance of recovering, as the infec tion had spread badly. Funeral Today Mr. Givens was a loyal member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and members of the local post will serve as pall bearers at the funeral services being held today from Mc- Bratney’s Funeral Home in Boise. He Is survived by two sons; Mel vin and Ellis of Nyssa; and three daughters, Mrs. Francis Givens Fletcher of Boise; Erma and Patsy Givens, also of Boise. VALLEY VIEW FARMER DIES SATURDAY Valley View—George Moeller, local farmer passed away last Sat urday from kidney complication. He leaves a widow and four sons, Fritz, George, August and Paul. Paul Moeller arrived by plane from San Francisco too late to see his father alive. Interment was from the Richardson Funeral Home at On Stress was placed on the use of tario. tuberculin tests as the next step in the fight against tuberculosis by- FINDS BANDED PIGEON speaker at the Idaho State Anti- EATING WITH CHICKENS Tuberculosis association conclave In Boise the first of the week. Carl Dodson captured a ptg- Three members of the Malheur eo Mrs. nesting with her flock of chick county health association. Mrs. W ens other day and was surpris J Roberts. Mrs. Kathryn Claypool ed to the find with a metal and Mrs. Edna Flanigan Ferris, who band reading it banded Aug. 23-393. Oregon attended the sessions, returned to Does anyone know the meaning of their home enthusiastic about the this? messages. The local county health association has already formulated plans to start general tuberculin HOWARD LARSEN WITH tests of school children of the coun SIGNAL OIL COMPANY ty this fall. The outstanding speaker,, in Mrs Oakland, Calif . Sept. 2—Word has Ferris’ estimation, was Dr. J. Arthur come in that Howard Larsen. Jr., Myers, professor of preventive med has Just started to work for the Sig icine at the University of Minne nal Oil Co., of California as a ser sota and president of the national vice station operator. Mr Larsen is Tuberculosis League. He skated staying at the Oakland YMCA lo that every person entering high cated at Hobart and Telegraph Ave. schools and colleges should be given in Oakland. the tuberculin test. He compared the progress of England and the United States in regards to the tub LUTHER FIFE TO BUILD WAREHOUSE AT ONTARIO erculin tests given cattle, showing that in the latter where definite action has been taken regarding all Luther Fife, contractor of Nyssa cattle which reacted positively, the has been awarded 8 contract to build a big warehouse. office and progress has been more rapid. The convention pregram also cold storage building foe the On contained stimulating lectures on tario Grocery Company. The win what the public should know about ning bid was in the amount of $30 - cancer, public health work in gen 922 if steam heat is used: and $29.- eral and the coming Christmas seal 056 if hot air system is installed »ale. Among the speakers on the There were six bidders on the Job irogram were Dr H. E. Robertson, with bids ranging up to $37.000 for voie of pathology. Dr. V E. the Job. Mr. Fife has agreed to con nd Dr Allen U Hart of struct the building within M days after the aanrd at the Health Speakers Favor T.B. Tests Work To Start Soon On Sidewalk and Curb Job. City Recorder Solomon has been a busy person for the month of August issuing building and re modeling permits. Following is a list of permits Is sued during August: W. D. Holcomb $1400.00; A. V. Pruyn, residence $1200.00; Mrs. W. C. Fagan erect, $250.00; J. C. Greer, remcdel $150; F. L. Smith, remodel $150. W. E. Schireman, erect, $3250.00; Owen Gann, remodel $200. A. Chadwick, remodel $200; J. F. Reese, remodel $100; Bernard Frost, erect $5500 00. New Project Fanner Dies From Infection Mon day—Funeral Today. Fastest Growing Town In Oregon $1.50 PER YEAR 1866. She has seen almost the entire growth of Malheur county from wilderness to a modem agricultural and livestock empire. 4-H Scholarship W inners To A ttend O.S. C. This Fall NYSSA BAND PLAYS AT FLOWER SHOW The city band, with its brand new uniforms, turned out in full force to entertain the patrons of the flower show. Music critics were loud in their praise of the renditions, com menting particularly on th e smoothness and execution for such a young band. SWAN FUNERAL HELD FRIDAY AFTERNOON Final rites were held Friday afternoon from th e Methodist church for James Swan. 56, who passed away last Wednesday morn- ilg, with Rev. Floyd White in charge of the services. Pall bearers who carried their friend to his last resting place were Wendell Pogue, Art Servoss, Leslie McClure, Jim and Sam Cald well and Aden Wilson. Mrs. C. L. McCoy sang two beautiful and ap propriate solo numbers, accompan ied on the piano by Mrs. C. C. Hunt. Interment was in the local cemetery under the direction of the Nyssa Funeral Home. VALE ATTORNEY GETS UNIVERSITY POST Vale, Sept. 1—Frances Coad, local attorney received word that he has been appointed to the professors staff, at the Law School, University of Montana in Missoula, Montana. Attorney Coad will leave the first part of next week to take up his new duties. Mr. Coad has been as- sociatd with Robert Lytle for the past four years as a Junior partne- EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCHOOL TO REOPEN Sunady School classes at St. Paul’s Episcopal church will start this Sunday, September 5 after a summer’s vacation Classes will meet at 10:30 CLARK ENOS FAMILY GETTING ESTABLISHED AT WOODBUKN, OREGON A friendly card from the Clark Enos family says they are busy as can be trying to establish a home at Wood bum, Oregon; and are now settled in the lovely town. They write they cannot get along without the paper. Miss Clara Johnson arrived Sat urday from Portland and will spend her two weeks vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs H Blair John son. Mrs E D. Norcott and Mary re turned Tuesday from a visit with relatives and friends in Yakima and Waitsburg, Wash. Ski Burbidge and Barney Wilson were in Vale the first of the week serving on the grand jury Mrs Sid Burbidge accompanied to Vale an Monday and visited with the Harold Hill family Three Malheur County 4-H Club members will be entering Oregon State College this fall with Union Pacific scholarships to help finance their first year in college. The three are Evelyn Haworth, Wade com munity, Doris Klingback, Owyhee community, and Leonard Nichols, Kingman Kolony community. This scholarship is a $100 award that is given annually by the Union Pacific Railway System to the out standing 4-H Club member in the County and is awarded when the winner enrolls at Oregon State Col lege Similar scholarship are given by the Union Pacific System In other counties in Oregon through which their railways pass. Leonard Nichols won his scholar ship in 1933. Doris Kingback was the wniner in 1934 and Evelyn Ha worth was selected as the outstand ing 4-H Club member in the coun ty in 1935. The 1936 winner, Lucille Thrasher of Kingman Kolony, is still in high school but is planning to graduate next spring and enter Oregon State College in the fall of 1938 Margaret Patch from Annex com munity won the scholarship in 1932 and Lois Schweizer from Owyhee was winner in 1931, and both of these girls have us:d their scholar ships. Each year the winner is selected by a committee consisting of the County School Superintendent, a representative of the Oregon State Ccllege Extension Service, and a third member selected by those two. In making the award consideration is given to the age of the individ uals the number of years in 4-H carried, quality of work done, lead- Club work, the number of projects ership ability. Interest and partici pation in 4-H and community activ ities. C. E. Winters was low bidder on sidewalk construction on the north side of Main street from Third street to the high school Monday night when bids were opened by the city council. Mr. Winters bid was in the amount of $1,593,01, in cluding grading, sub base, sidewalk construction, crosswalks and con traction of 951 feet of curb and gutter. Other bidders on the contract were J. W. Harden with a bid of $1,655.70 and the Ontario Concrete Pipe Company with a figure of $1,995.80. Mr. Winters expects to begin work on the contract within a few days and complete it early this fall. Later it is contemplated to repair the sidewalks up Third street and other parts of town as they are needed. Burke Resigns Berwyn Burke, who plans to leave soon for Jerome, Idaho; handed in his resignation from the oouncil Mayor Graham has not announced a successor as yet; but will likely do so at an early date. City Hall Bonds Bids Bids on the sale of bonds for the construction of the new city hall, to be located on the Lien- kaemper lots, will be opened Sept ember 7th; after which bids will be asked for the construction of the new hall. Architect Cooke of Nampa is busy preparing plans for the new construction, and working out final details with the council. DESTROYED BY FIRE (Florence Russell) Lower Big Bend—This community was again visited by a fire of major proportions last Saturday, when the home of J. W. Scott was burned to the ground. Mr. Scott laid down for a few minutes after lunch and when he awoke he found the en tire building in fames. In getting out of the house he suffered bums about the head and arms. Neighbors came to Scotta assistance but the fire had gained too much of »head way Mr. Jones has taken the Soctt family into his residence until they can rebuild. HuntersAnxious For Opening Day Of Deer Season Deer Hunters Await the Opening Day Sept. 20; No Hen Pheasants Thife Year. ar Bloc. Wednesday will go down In his tory as a red letter day for the Am erican sugar beet growers. On that day the President signed the Sugar Control Bill that Is designed to curb Imparts of sugar from the Hawailn Islands and the PhllLplnes, Cuba and Virgin Islands. Assails Bill The President made it clear that he was not at all In favor of the bill In that it gave what he called “virtual monoply to a few seaboard refiners.’’ Better Prices Assured While not wanting to be quoted for publication, Sugar beet company officials were Jubilant over the signing of the bill and said that they felt that local growers would realize from seven to eight dollars per ton for their beets. Senators See Prosperity for Growers Western Senators, who had worked for the passage of the legislation felt that “the President had done a blessing for the sugar Industry and the grower in particular. Clark of Idaho approximated that Idaho growers Income would be enhanced by at least two millions of dollar? thru the Increased prices. Local Factory May Soon Be Built While no authentication for the rumor could be had. It Is felt In local, circles that the word of erec tion of the sugar beet factory will be forth coming shortly. Just where the factory Is to be located is a matter on which local Sugar Com pany oflcials refused to divulge. It Is a known fact however that plans have already been drawn. Local hunters have scarcely been able to contain themselves, awaiting the opening of deer season, which is set for September 20th and runs until October 25th. This makes the opening day come on Monday, and those forlunate few who can get CHIEF OF POLICE REPORT away for the opening day are al SHOWS ACTIVITY ready getting their shooting eye in practice and making out lists of REV. FLOYD WHITE Chief of Police A. V. Cook sub supplies. RETURNED TO NY8SA AND mitted his report for the month of A few days later, on October 1st APPLE VALLEY PASTORATES August to the City Council. Drunk- the Chinese ph asant and Hungar eness accounted for the major ian pheasant season will open in Rev. Floyd White who has already part of the arrests. Five of the Malheur county, with the bag limit served five years as pastor of the eleven arrests being for that of set at four male birds In any one local Methodist Community church fense. Other arrests, involving mot day but not more than 8 male birds was again appointed to fill the pul orists were, one for driving while In any 7 consecutive days. Hunters pit here and In the Apple Valley intoxicated; one for net having will not be allowed to shoot h?ns church. Appointments of ministers to various posts In southwestern operator license and one for park this year. ing in front of a fire hydrant. While the Chinese pheasant and Idaho and eastern Oregon were Major Offenders Apprehended Hungarian pheasant season opens made at the annual Methodist Con Two forgery arrests were made In Mah ur county on October 1 ference which was In session six which proves that our police force hun'ers In several Oreg.n counties, days In Caldwell, ending Sunday is on the job. Another arrest in including Union, Baker and Orant evening. volved a person wdo theught he had will have to wait until October 15th more money In the bank than he to start blazing away at pheasants. PUTS did, writing a check without suf Hunters in Harney county can hunt ONTARIO TEAM ON DEGREE WORK ficient funds. on October 20, 23rd, 27th and 30th is there are only four open days In Ontario. Sept. 1—Ontario Odd Harney's seasen Bag limit Is smal Fellows Lorge degree team put on JORDAN VALLEY HIT being three male pheaants on the initiation work for the Nyssa BY COLD SNAP ler, each of the four hunting days. lodge by Inducting A1 Thompson For thos who favor ducks, the Clifford Oreer. Other Odd Fel (Mrs. Isabella Lee) season opens November 1 and re and lows attending from Nyssa were mains open until November 30th. Jordan Valley—A sharp north Berwyn Oca Baylock, M. F. wind followed by a local frost was Bag limit Is 10 of all kinds of ducks Solomon, Burke, and Don Graham. The in the unexpected weather that hit this In any one day and not more than itiation was followed by a feed and locality last Saturday. No serious 10 in possession. Bag limit cn geese entertainment. damage to late crops have yet been is five in a day; and the open sea reported. Many of the ranchers were son is the same as ducks. busy early in the morning breaking Ducks can be hunted only from 7 a. m. to 4 p. m. during the open ice in the troughs. season and all hunters must have a duck stamp, which can be McCOY TAKEN TO VETERANS federal purchased in all first and second HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT class postoffices. Elk Season 10 Days Mr C. L. McCoy was taken to the The season on bull elk with fork Customers of the Nyssa Sales Boise Veterans Hospital, Wednes ed herns Is from 8 until yards will be glad to learn that day morning for observation, due to. November 18 except November Kamath sale will be resumed on Saturday stomach disorder. At the time of ty, which is open November coun into the hoopital It was not 10th. Elk hunters will be subject 8 to to the fourth of September The yard MUSIC LOVERS ATTENTION entry thought that an operation would be regulations Imposed by the game is to be under the management of Walter Fox and his son Clifford. necesary Immediately. Mr McCoy and must have a check Clifford will replace J. W. McGinnis Mr Roy Tidwell is prepared to has Just returned from tlie Stats« department in slip to elk territory as well as a open a class for beginners on all Legion convention and a trip to regular hunting license and elk as a partner. Colonel Bert Ander «dll be on the block to see that band Instruments and piano Pupils California. tag ;and must also get a check-out son sales are moved along with all pos are urged to start now so they can slip when they leave the hunting speed, at the same time as get into the Nyssa band sooner. Ar Small calibre guns are sible LEAVE FOR AROUK HOME territory. suring everyone present, time to rangements may be made at the also hatred elk hunters. make Judicial bids. People of this Eagle’s Hall Monday and Thursday Mr and Mrs Robert Long and community «dll be glad to see the evenings. Evalyn left Saturday for Arock to OWYHEE SCHOOL TO START Sales Yard start again, as it became make their home this winter while TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th a habit to attend these sales. To Miss Katherine Mitchell, daugh Mr Long runs a trap line through the attendance of the sales ter of Mr and Mrs. Oeorge Mitchell, the central part of the county They School In the Owyhee district will make more interesting. Fox is go is leaving this Sunday for Eugene made the move a little earlier on start next Tuesday, September 7th, ing to give away, Waiter each where she will teach in the Eugene account of wanting to put Evalyn In acordlng to an announcement from prizes amounting to $15 00 Saturday high school this year. Miss Mitchell schools there Mrs Victoria Schweizer. principal «rill teach commercial subjects. Mrs Schweizer «rill teach the upper grades and Mrs C. A. Abbott will COUNCIL MEETING POSTPONED FIFE BUILDING NEW have charge of the lower The regular council meeting was HOME FOR KCHIREMAN again grades postponed one day, on account of ROUND TOWN Wm Schireman has started con Labor Day holiday. Only routine struction of a new residence on his BACK FROM HAWAIIN ISLANDS the business Is expected to come up at lots north of the Legion and Dllley that meeting, according to officials. Mae SchUeman keeping an eagle with Luther Fife having Paul “Pete" Cloninger arrived eye on the new home . . Omer Ad- property; contract for the work Plans cn the Hawailn Islands. He is FATHER OF RUTH klnson coming home to get some the call for a fine modern residence spent Sunday after a summer rest after his vacation . . . Lawrence and WARNOCK DIES WED. will be s distinct as visiting in his Portland grandmother Port Service 8 tat ion gutting a new coat set to one the which residential section of land this week and will be in back in J L. Wamock. prominent fruit cf paint . . Tom Eld ridge dashing Nyssa. Nyssa in time for opening of school grower and fanner of the Payette here and there . .. Art Boy dell stay ing out of the high-low’ pots . . . Misses Pearl and Pauline Mitch September 7th section passed away Wednesday Art Norcott talking about the dime ell were Sunday night guests at th’ after a lingering illness Mr. Berwyn Burke won . . . Kiddies la home of their brother Oeorge J. O Coll purchased four lots night Wamock the father of Ruth menting the passing at the vacation Mitchell They were en route to from R. J. Davis located In the Wamock. Is owner of Ruth’s Beauty period . . . their home in Portland after a trip north end of town and is putting up Nook In Nyiaa. a temporary PAIR - to California Saturday Sales To Start Again