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NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL Published at Nyssa, Oregon VOLUME XXXII. NO. 38. GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1937 Fastest Growing Town In Orégon $1.50 PER,YEAR President Roosevelt To Visit Nyssa Monday Afternoon Bids For City Bonds To Be Let On October 4th t IRONSIDE TO HAVE NEW GRANGE HALL (By Mrs. E. J. Beam) Ironside—At a special meeting of the Elorado Grange, of Ironside, It was decided to make preparations for the erection of the new Grange Hall, to be erected on the land do nated by Mr. 8. A. Lofton. The land Is part of Mr. Lofton’s farm Council Decides to Hold donated and lies near the highway. Hearing of Sewer Dist Material Being Moved In Material for the construction of rict. the Hall is being moved In and El dorado Grange may soon see the City of Nyssa bonds are up for starting of the new hall. sale to the highest bidder, bids to be opened on October 4 at 9 p. m. This was decided on by the Coun cil In its special meeting last Mon day night. The small issue of bonds $8500, should attract attention to the small Investor, according to members of the council. City Hall Plans Studied No action was taken on the city hall plans, due to pressure of other business, but members of the coun cil tcok copies of the plans home to further study them, In order to ad National organizer for the Ladles vance any recommendations that of the G.A.R., Mrs. Bessie Roe was they might see fit. in the city this last Saturday in the Interest of selling little pink flow Sewer District Asked ers for funds to be used in relief and Acting on a petition that had work. been presented earlier in the organization for Scouts, Schools, Churches month the council, acted to adv. r- Flags addition to relief work, part of tise the intention and to hold a the In money from the sale public hearing on October 4 at 9 p. the American obtained Flag for such troops m. at this time to hear any ob of the flowers is to be used to buy jections to the petition. This sewer of Boy and Girl Scouts, school and district would Include property that churches as are not financially able lays In the vicinity of between 4th to do so, according Mrs. Roe. and 3rd and from Ehrgood Ave, Altho staying in to Ontario the North. All property owners, so far, night, Mr.s Roe found time for visit have been In favor of the establish the local chapter of V. F. W. to Aux ment of the district, and no objec iliary. giving a talk during the tions are contemplated. evening. Water Extension Plan Advanced On State Ton,. Councilman Thompson advance.! Mrs. Roe said that she and the an Idea that ~iet with varied op workers with her were making a inions as to the extention of the tour of the state in the interest of city water system to Isolate houses selling the flowers, under the dir or sections. Thompsons plan was. ection of Mrs. Gertrude Dawling of that when an extention cf the water Albany. system was asked for, for an ilso- Blood Kin Asked To Join lated house or section that the own Any person who can show blood er pay for the extention and then kinship to any G.A.R. is eligible and be credited on the water book at urged to Join the Ladies of the the regular monthly water rate, G.A.R., Mrs. Rce said. The organizer until the full cost of the extension gave her address as 332 N.W. 17th had been credited to the users ac Ave., Portland, Ore. count. At the end of that time ths extension would become the prop erty of the city. Engineer to Draw Sewer Plans Instructions were voted to have the City enlgneer, Virgil Johnson, draw up plans and specifications for the proposed sewer district. By doing this now the council felt that the time would be saved In going ahead with the laying of the sewer Eagle Eyes Awarded for Paper's In the event that there were no ob Mistakes. jections to the district, voiced. City Hall Bulletin Gocd ‘proof readers' are hard to In the future .there will be post find, is an old saying In the news ed at the City Hall, a bulletin ad paper field. But that saying is now vising that there will be excavation a thing of the past, as far as this work in the laying of city water community is concerned. pipes, according to action of the Large Group Riad Journal Ads City Council. There are certain pre Proving that the Nyssa Gate City scribed amounts p:r foot for such Journal ads are read by a large excavation and any one that cares nmuber of people was proven when to, can take on the Jobs as posted at ncen last Saturday the office was on the bulletin. crowded with readers who had dis Recorder Asks for Audit covered mistakes in the display ad- City Recorder Solomon asked that verti-ements. Th crowd started lin an audit of the city^ooks be made ing up at eleven thirty In the morn as soon as could be arranged. It W3s ing and continued coming In until asked that a certified accountant be long after twelve. The Winners employed to do the audit and that a new set of books be Installed. No Those arriving first with the list audit of the city books has been of mistakes were Mrs. A. V. Pruyn, made since before Solorrj n took Mrs. Artie Robertson. Mr. Malcolm office, according to his statement. Crawfcrd and Mr. R. J. Davis. The oouncil will act to have this Change to be Made audit made and the new books in Changes In the rules governing stalled as soon as a satisfactory ac the time limit are effective with this countant can be employed. Printing of Charter Deferred issue. Rather than confine the mistakes Printing of the City Charter and to four display advertisement mis Ordinances was deferred at the re- takes this rule Is changed to the quat of the City Attorney, until he first four reader bring in the most could get the Ordinances Into shape mistake in display ads and delivered for presentation to the council for to the office of the Journal by 12 their action. o’clock Saturday September 25. By this change readers ca bring In their Adjour nat Eleven Thirty It was a tired and sleepy group of list as soon as they receive the Jour men that finally adjourned at nal and \mtil the time of the award eleven thirty. Rays Return— Mr and Mrs Dewey Ray have re Wind Damages Crops— Mr Fred Osterkamp states that turned home to stay and are living the wind Saturday night did about on their farm north of town. two hundred dollars worth of dam age to his alfalfa stacked In the Eastern Star Meet*— field. Almost every one with grain Tl ? first meeting of the year for stacked suffered some loss the Eastern Star was a big success Mrs Julia McDonald was Initiated I. C. Barlow and family have lo Into the order and Mrs. Forbes cated In Nyssa so that the children gave her report of the Grand Chap may attencT the Nyssa schools. Mr. ter which met In Portland In June Barlow Is from the Gem District but About forty attended, among whom Is planning on farming In this sec there were many newcomers to Nvi tion as soon as he can locate suit- sa and at the close cf the session sHe ground. ♦ City Water System Gets Clean Bill Of Health Peter ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- — A B. L ienkaem per To Build House Bert Lienkaemper closed a deal this wek with George Reberger Jor the purchase of two lots at 4th and Ehrgood Ave. Plans to Build Mr. Lienkaemper said that he planned to erect a five room, mod em home on the lots as soon as he can get suitable plans for the build ing. City Health Officer, Dr. J. J. Sar- azin has received word from the State Board of Health that a recent test made of the city water shows that it Is free from contamination. Settling Tank Needs Repairs Dr. Sarazln said that the lid to the settling tank was In need of a solid type lid In order to keep the city water at Its present high rating. The Health Officer felt that In its present condition of open board top It would be easy for debris and other forcing matter to get Into the tank, thus leaving the possibility of contamination to again take place. Water Now Perfectly Safe Dr. Sarazln wished it to be known that the city water was now per fectly safe for anyone to use. National G.A.R COUNTY VALUATION SHOWS INCREASE Organizer Visits Here Saturday Nyssa Ties With Parma In Night GameAtOntario Prize Winners Get Awards Cattle Shows Upward Trend. While Sheep Drop. The county Assessors office re port to the state will show an in crease this year, over last, of some $120,000. The total valuation after deducting the soldier’s ^gemption will show $6.244.980 according to the report. This does not Include valu ation of public utilities, valuation, which will not be available until lat er this fall. Cattle Show Increased Valuation Cattle show an upward trend this year over last. Increasing In value $33.475. To offset this however sheepmen In the county will show a decrease" of $26,410. Land Values Increase Figures were not available for land and Improvement valuation but the Indications are that they will be much higher than last year. FIRST DEER BROUGHT IN Eight Teams Play in Jam boree U n d e r Flood- Lights. In a colorful spectacle, under the lights, the Snake River Valley Jam boree got underway at about 8:30 last Thursday night. There was an estimated crowd cf about a thous and persons in the Ontario Stadium. Combined Bands Play Grouped In the center of the field the combined bands opened the with the Star Spangled The honor of being first to return ceremonies under t:,\e baton of Mr. home with the coveted buck this Banner, year goes to Mr. Ash Fields and Stoner, band leader of Payette. Captains Draw Mr. J. E. Bowen. Both baggpd a two pointer and returned home cn Mon After the opening ceremonies day afternoon. were over the captains of the var On Wednesday Buddy Short came ious teams were assembled and drew in with a two point buck. Thursday "by lot, the name of their opponents. morning Joe Robertson came home Ray Graham, for the Nyssa High with a nice buck. School, drew as opponent the Par ma High School; Fruitland drew Ontario, Vale played Elmmett; and BERTSCH AND DAVIS LEAVE FOR A DEER Weiser drew Payette. Two Teams for One Quarter Mr R. J. Davis and Mr George In order that the fans of the var Bertsch are among those who have ious teams might see their favorites left town to bring home the veni in action each team played only one son. Their destination Is not known quarter. but they plan to stay until the hunt « Three Scoring Teams proves successful. Three of the eight playing, scor ed during the quarter In which DENNIS TOOMBS IN they played. Emmett scored over NEW HOME Vale. In the first quarter 14 to 0. Weiser, using the ‘Minesota shift' Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Toombs have plastered Payette with a score of 13 purchased a block on the west end to 0. Fruitland and Ontario seemed of Good Avenue and have built a to be a bit more evenly matched but home there where the family moved Ontario managed to squeeze out a on Monday. victory of 7 to 0. Young Tries Out New Men Mrs. McCoy Home From Visit— Nyssa and Parma playing the Mrs. C. L. McCoy returned home fourth quarter the game gave frem the Pendleton Round Up on Coach Young an of opportunity to try Sunday. While there she visited some of the new members of his her sister Mrs. Marshall Spell and squad. old friends. Lineup Starting lineup for the Nyssa Mr. Chas. Flint Visit Nyssa— was L. E. Graham, L. T. Pat Mr. Charles Flint of Long Beach team L. G. Zamora, R. G. Keck, R. T. California was a visitor of Mr. and ton, R E. Elchoner, Q Savage, Mrs Fred Marshall on Sunday. Mr Crocker, H. Patterson, R. H. Choat, F H. Flint was a boyhood friend of Mr. L. Holmes. Marshal In Dennison, Icwa . Line Men Light That boys in the line cf the Nys Popular Grocer 111— Mr James Daelhausen, manager sa team are light was brought out of the Cash Grocery, has been 111 st plainly In their play with Parma home and under the care of Dr. To make up for this they have the Sarazln since Sunday. However he speed and team work that will put Is much Improved again and we the Nyssa boys out in front If the have hopes of seeing '‘Jimmy” back work of the coach bears fruit as the season goes on. on the job next week. Teams Evrnly Matched in Play Nyssa and Parma battled to a Nyssa Visitors— Mr and Mrs. J. E Adkins of Port 0-0 tie, both teams seeming to be land drove up on Sunday to visit so evenly matched In experience the Lewis Wiltshire's. Mr Adkins that neither could gain advantage and Lewis were among the hunters oved the other. Emmett Wins Ball to take off for Ironside and Mrs Wiltshire returned to Portland with For having made the biggest score Mrs Adkins for a two weeks visit of any team on the field, Emmett won the football, as a trophy, that was handed to one of the starting Burkes Mere to Jerome— Mr and Mrs Ronald Burke drove team's Captain by Line Coach Mrs Berwyn Burke and three sons Stovel, of the College of Idaho. to Jerome on Sunday, where she Nyssa Band Makes a Hit joined her husband the former That the municipal band of Nyssa editor of this paper and who Is now was the hit of the evening was running the North Side News of quite evident by the applause from Jerome. Mrs Burke was delayed In the stands The Nyssa Band was going as houses are scarce In Jer without a doubt the snappiest one ome and Mr. Burke was unable to there. And that the boys were not secure one sooner. On Monday the stingy with the music, showed that furniture was moved and Mr. Prank they really enjoyed the job that Burke went along to see that his son they have chosen for themselves. and his family were comfortably In trying to put the lame of Nyssa ever, to ill who hear them. aetUdd In their new home. Station < Glascock £3500 To Service Be Erected Here Sp ecial Train To Stop Here Meets Death In Presidential Party to Visit Hunting Mishap Owyhee Dam — Will Entrain at Nyssa. Permission was granted to Mr. E. B. Nelson by the Council at Its spec ial session Monday night to con struct a Service Station at 4th and Main Street. The building will be of stucco type with steel window and door sashes, all modern plumbing and con Kingman Kolony Fanner and veniences. Continues Main Street Activity Meets Death from Shot The building of this service Fired By Relative. station will mark the third business building to be erected on Main street this summer. Victim of the usual mistake, dur ing deer hunting season, Peter Glas- cack of Kingman Kolony was In stantly killed Wednesday at 11 a. m. by a bullet fired from the gun of James Hite, his osn-ln-law. The accident occured near John Day, where Mr. Olascock and his party had camped. Coroner’s Verdict, Accidental A coroner’s verdict absolved James Hite of any responsibility, by rendering a verdict of death by acci dental shooting. All potato growers In 18 Oregon Freak Accident counties who normally harvest three The shooting was one cf those acres or more of potatoes will be freak accidents that happens. Mr. asked to cast a ballot not later than Glascock and Dwight Burke were Saturday, September 25, on the seated on a log resting, and James question of establishing regulation Hite and his partner were across a of commercial potato acreage under valley hunting. Hite according to re the AAA. Arrange:mnts for the ref- ports looked across the valley in er.ndum have been completed by search of a deer when he spot led the extenlson service at Oregon what he thought was one, instead It State college at the request of was his father-in-law seated on the Washington officials. log with a gun leaning back over Counties To Vote his shulder. Young Hite fired and The referendum is being taken the bullet entered the left side of only in counties where, according Glascock's neck coming out the to the 1934 agricultural census, right shoulder. Death was instant, are located 50 or more farms there on according to members of the party. which 200 bushels or more cf pota Brought to Nyssa toes were produced. Oregon coun Mr. Glasccck's body was brought ties coming under this classifica to the Nyssa Funeral Home Thurs tion are Baker, Clackamas, Colum day morning after an all night trip bia, Coos, Crook, Deschutes, Hcod from John Day. Final arrangements River, Klamath, Lane. Linecoln. for the funeral have not been an I.ir.n, Malheur, Marion, Multnomah. nounced. Umatilla, Union, Washington, and Yamhill. Family Left question on which the grow Mr. Glascock is survived by his ers The be asked to ballot Is, “Are widow and six children, two of you will favor of establishing a po whom are married, Mrs. Fields cf tato In acreage goal for each commer McCall and Mrs. James Hite of Nys cial potato farm In connection with sa. the 1938 agricultural c:nservatlon program?” 'Goal' System Proposed The proposed goal system would have the county commute? In each designated commercial county rec ommend a potato acreage goal and average per acre yield of potatoes for each farm which normally plants three acres or more of po Friday's Game Here Will Start Con tatoes. These goals would be based ference. cn average acreages and yields for 193 and '37, with such adjustments necessary to compensate for ab The first conference game of the as normal weather or other conditions season for the Nyssa football team in these years. A farmer who ac will be played against Wilder on the cepted a goal and did not ex Nyssa field, Friday afternoon at ceed It such 1938 would qualify for 2:30. It Is expected that a large payments In uner the agricultural con crowd will be out to see the Nyssa servation program. Bulldogs try to get off to a right start by snowing the Wilder outfit Voluntary Unotrol asked by Growers under. AAA officials have been asked by the Industry to attempt such vol Coach Young Has M aterial That Coach Young has the mat untary control as a means of stabil erial is apparent in the practice that izing annual production In the In has been taking place since the be terest of both producer and con ginning of the school season. Fri sumer. The officials say that no day's game should bring out any program will be Initiated unless It has the full support of the potato hidden talent. Industry. Under the proposed plan no goal would be set up for farm PCBLIC HEALTH NURSES MEET AT LA GRANDE ers who do not produce potatoes on a commercial scale. Returning from the Eastern Dis trict meeting of the Public Health VALE SCENE OF Nurses, held at La Orande, last week SERIOUS SMASHUP end, Edna Flanagan Farris. Malheur county health nurse will begin en umerating of handcapped children Vale—(Special to Journal)—Driv ing. north of Vale, cn the John Day in this county. Teachers Co-operation Highway Tuesday night, Mr and Mrs Kathryn Claypool, Superin Mrs Bashford were very seriously tendent of schools for Malheur Injured when the Bashford car County, In view of the fact thpt struck a horse. teachers will be asked to assist in Taken to Hospital the work, also attended the meeting. Dick Bashford was taken to the State Health Officials Attend Holy Rosary Hospital In an uncon Dr. O. D. Carlyle Thompson, re scious where it was said cently appointed as Director of that his condition, was serious. Hls Maternal and Child Welfare under faec and condition head were badly smashed the State Be aid of Health, by funds Mrs. Bashford received severe cuts made available through the Social bruises, but her condition Is not Security, also attended State Nurses c: and ruddered s rlous who attended the meeting were Oliv Whitlock, Laura C Harstad Hopeful Hunters— and Elsie Wltchem. Nyssa Clinic Well Attended Most of Nyssa's stronger sex and Miss Farris, County Health Nurse some of the weaker are on the year reported that the clinic held In the ly hunt for d-er Among those first Nyssa High School last Saturday to leave were Dr. E. D Norcott. Art was quite successful. Children im Norcott and t heir father C. K munized numbered 197. Norcott of Coqullle, Bernard Froat. Artie and Jo? Robertson. Blaney Claude Willson Make* Change— Boydell. Arthur Servosa, Lewis Wilt Mr Claude Willson who has been shire an dhls father-in-law, J. E employed with the Government tile Adkins cf Portland and Mr and plant la now working In the grocery Mrs Laurance Blodgett. Pud Long of A rock hoped to be there too. department of Wils n Brother» Oregon Potato Growers Voting On Control Plan Nyssa Bulldogs To Play Wilder On a tour of the west, which in cludes most of the Irrigation pro jects, President Roosevelt will In spect the Owyhee Dam on Monday, accompanied by the usual secre taries, secret service men and the Inevitable number of newspaper men and photographers. To Pick Up Train Here Present plans are for the Presi dent to stop In Boise, Idaho around ten o'clock Monday and to spend about thirty minutes in that city. Prom Boise the plans are that the Presidential caravan will proceed to the dam where the President will have lunch. After the Inspection of the dam the President will return to Nyssa where he will board the Presidential train and continue on his trip. The time of the President's arrival In Nyssa has not yet, been definitely set. Reception Committee Planned Plans are under way for the or ganization of a reception committee to represent the City of Nyssa, ac cording to those In charge. V. F. W. AUXILIARY HOLDS FIRST MEET The first meeting of the recently organized V. F. W. Auxiliary waa held Friday with a good attendance. The Auxiliary was honored by having as distinguished guests Mrs. Bessie Roe. National Organizer of the Ladles of the G.A.R., Mrs. Nelly Hasty, District Co-Worker, and Miss Pearl Fine all of Portland. Mrs. Roe made a splendid talk and brought greetings from the Ladles of the G. A R. and pledged their support and help In any way needed to the newly organized aux iliary of the V. F. W. Also to the local post of the F.F.W. After talks by the distinguished guests, final plans were made for the Oold Star Mother's Tea. A Silver Tea was planned to be held at the home of Mrs. Florence Chase. Tuesday afternoon Septem ber twenty-eighth. Tables will be placed for those wishing to play cards. The committee tn charge will be Mrs. Florence Chase, Mrs. George McKee, Mrs. Chas. Paradis and Mrs. A. V. Cook. The meeting night was changed to the second Friday of the month, making the next meeting fall on October 8th. After the business meeting was over a social evening was enjoyed, with the V. F. W. as guests and a covered dish supper was served. State W. C. T. U. Delegates Elected Nyssa W C. T. U. held Its second monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. Ruth Brooks. Tuesday after noon. Devotional Mrs. lone White conducted the devotlona by using for the Bible referenoe, th chapter of St. Mathw, the subject being ‘the Light.’ Delegates Elected Results of the election for dele- gats to the state convention named Mrs Ed Wild, Mrs. Leon Hlgby, Mrs. lone White, and as alternate. Mrs. Arvllla Fauchier. The convention Is to be held October 5 to 8 at New- berg. Spell* Here on Short Visit— Mr. and Mrs. Marshal Spell of Pendleton visited Monday and Tuesday with Mr and Mrs. C. L. McCoy New Side Walks— C L. McCoy has had the walks and driveway on hi* property re moved and new ones are taking their places. Visitors From Adrian— Mr* Dan Holly, Mrs. John Holly, Mrs. M. M. Oreellng and Mrs. Mc Connell of Adrian were Nyssa visit ors Monday evening and Monday evening and attended the opening meeting of the Eastern Star. Mrs 8 D. Ooshert left for 8t. Paul Thursday night, on a combin ed business and pleasure trip. While gone she will visit her brother, Mr. W J Shstto of Des Moines. Iowa and Inspect her own farms In tow* and Minnesota.