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NYSSA GATE ( TTY JOURNAL Published at Nyssa, Oregon VOLUME XXXII. NO. 41. GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1937 CLINIC TO BE HELD HERE Business Houses ServicesForMrs. DIPTHERIA McConnell Held Two ren. Innoculations Urged for Child Asked To Close Here Tuesday County Health authorities have For B all Game Pioneer Nyssa Matron Passes Saturday After Long Illness. announced that a diptheria clinic will be held in the Nyssa High school gymnasium at 9:00 a. m. on Wednesday, October 20. Urge Innoculations While one lnnoculatlon of toxoid provides for from 85% to 90% im munization, health authorities have statistics that show that two Innoc ulations give almost 100 per cent immunization. Two innoculations are especally recommended and urg ed for younger children. C. L McCoy Takes Turn For W orse A t Boise Hospital BUDGET COMITTEE Local Druggist Undergoes TO MEET MONDAY Another Operation this WUl Fix Budgets For Coming Year. Chamber of Commerce Asks Merchants to At tend Nyssa-Vale Game. One of the early pioneers of Nys President Fletcher, of the Nyssa sa, Mrs. Sara McConnell, passed Chamber cf Commerce said, that at away In Nyssa, last Saturday morn the Wednesday luncheon, that body ing at the age of 93. had passed a resolution asking that Mrs. McConnell was operated on all business houses and firms of seme three weeks ago and had re Nyssa close next Wednesday from turned to her home last Monday. 1:30 p. m. until after the football Episcopal Services game between the local team and Mrs. McConnell was born In Vale High School. Merrickvtlle, Canada In 1844. Was To Show Appreciation married to James Crawford McCon Mr. Fletcher asked that this be nell in 1868, in New York State. done to show the boys on the team, After the death of Mr. McConnell as well as school officials, that the in 7887, Mrs. McConnell moved to business men of the city appreciat Succor Creek after a short stay in ed the work of the team and the Caldwell. In 1903 she moved to Nys sa which has been her home ever school. since. Fruitland Hosts to Asso Investigating Committee Appointed Services were conducted in St. By a unanimous vote of those Pauls Episcopal Parish House in ciated Chamber o f present, an investigating committee Nyssa at 2 p. m. on Tuesday, with Commerce Group. composed of M. F. Solomon, A. the Revenrend Stanley Moore offic Chadwick and L. P. Thomas was ap iating. Funeral arrangements were pointed for the purpose of protect under the direction of the Nyssa The Associated Chamber of Com ing local business houses front being Funeral Home. merce held their convention in imposed Fruitland Monday night which was ors.' on by peddlers and solicit preceeded by a dinner. Duties Outlined President Hallock of Fruitland asosciated groups to Fruitland and It will be the duty of this com Chamber of Commerce welcomed the mittee to investigate and upon ap recited some of the history of Fruit proval to issue a card to that effect, land, calling to mind that this was to any organization or person seek the thirtieth anniversary of the city ing funds or contributions from the cf Fruitland, which was incorporat merchants of Nyssa. The Oregon State Teachers Asso ed on the tenth day of October, 1907 Merchants Warned ciation will hold an Eastern Oregon with a population of 249. Merchants and business houses Regional Convention October 21 and Program Interesting are warned that, a peddler or 22 at LaGrand. according to Oren F. The program for the evening was solicitor has this unless card of approval, Campbell, president of the associa started off by a recitation by a signed by all members of the above tion. committee to refuse to buy or con .welve year old farmer, Benny Ros Dr. Campbell !o Welcome Delegates enberg, entitled "Down on the tribute to any solicitor. The address of welcome will be Farm." This was followed by reports Members Introduced given by Dr. C. A. Campbell, presi by various committees during which New New members the Chamber of dent of the Eastern Oregon Normal the Nyssa delegates asked that the Commerce were of introduced Mr. School. The University of Oregon next meeting be devoted to the sub Cole and Mr. Hedge, both as Luncheon, to to held Thursday, will ject of sugar beets and further Amalgamated Sugar Company. of the be under the chairmanship of John backed Vale’s invitation to hold the Dunbar. convention in that city. The conven Nyssa Superintendent on C’omittee tion voted to hold their next meet Lawrence Blodgett Improves— Leo D. Hollenberg, superintendnt ing there and to make the subject of Lawrence Blodgett who has been of Nyssa Schools Is a member of the the evening sugar beets. The date of critically ill for the past ten days Nomination Committee and Amdei the meeting was set for December with pneumonia is reported to be , much better and well the departmental phase of the con 13. on the read to Asks For ‘Clearing House' vention will give an address on recovery. Committee Superintendents and Principals. Mr. Taylor of the Vale Chamber Patient from Kingman Kolony— of Commerce asked for the appeint- | C. M. Beaumont of Kingman Kel ment of a committee that would act a ‘clearing house’, for the cities ls a patient at the Dixon Nursing as Home and is under the care of Dr. represented, for the purpose of keeping various communities from J. J. Sarazin. holding events on the same dates. This suggestion met with unamious support and President Lloyd will The Amalgamated Sugar Com make the appointment to that com pany on Monday. October 11th, be mittee in the near future. gan accepting 1938 beet contracts for Delegates Extend Invitation Eastern Oregon and Western Idaho Delegates from Boise extended an It Is expected that about 15,000 acres invitation to all present to attend will be contracted, which Is almost the football game, to be played be twice the acreage grown in 1937. tween the University of Idaho and This is the number of acres neces Unlvrslty of Utah, on Saturday. sary to Insure the successful opera The local post of the American the 16. tion of the factory now being con Legion held a pheasant dinner for October Payette also extended an invita structed in Nyssa. All farmers in members and the Auxiliary, last tion attend the ‘Payette Apple tending to grow beets in the future Thursday night, at the Legion Hall. Days' to slated for the 15th, 16th and are being urged to sign their con Between thirty and forty people en 8th of October. tracts as soon as possible as there joyed the dinner. is a probability that the Department Movies Closing Feature Post Greets State Official Agriculture will place acreage re Movies taken in the Fruitland of The regular meeting proceeding section strictions on the 1938 crop, and it were shown, which showed the dinner was one of considerable the very up-to-date methods of Is Important that actual contracts interest. District Commander packing fruit. This was the closing be signed before any acreage allow Knight paid his official visit to the feature of the meeting. ments are Issued. post and gave a short talk on Leg Harvest Underway ion work. During his talk Com The harvest of the 1937 crop Is mander Knight said that he was RECLAMATION now well underway, and after a not going to ask the post to bring in an impossible number of members CONGRESS TO MEET weeks delivery, predictions of a suc cessful tonnage are apparently but would like to see the Post main IN PORTLAND being well borne out. It is expected tain last year's quota. that the peak of deliveries at the Present Past Commanders Pin The Oregon Reclamation Congress stations will be attained Commander Harry Russell asked will hold its annual congress October receiving within the two weeks and that Knight to present the Past Com 21 and 22, in Portland, with head the harvest next will be completed mander's Pin to Fred Osterkamp quarters and sessions to be held in throughout the territory within a After the ceremony of this presenta the Multnomah Hotel. month. * tion the Adjutant of the Post pre To Visit Bonneville Dam Sarvey on Refinery Completed sented Superintendent Leo Hollen Directors of the Oregon Reclama The berg with the Bins and plaques, to tion Congress, construction of the new plant Portland for at Nyssa later be presented to the winning the meeting to selected for next year's crop is get permit participation students of Nyssa schools for last cf Willamette and Lower Columbia ting in shape with much of the year. Leo Hcllenberg besides being reclamation Interests with those of surveying having been completed superintendent of Nysa schools is the rest of the state, and to provide this week. Temporary workshops a member of the Nyssa Post. storerooms are being built to opportunity to visit the nearly com and accomodate preliminary construc Talk by Director of Safety pleted Be nneville dam. tion. A new brick farm house is also Hugh Possen. Director of Saftey Luncheon Session being built which wil be occupied as from the Secretary of States office A full two program is slated, soon as finished, at which time the was also a Legion visitor giving a dealing with day irrigation problems old farm buildings will be torn down very interesting talk on the prob one being at a luncheon. t lem of safety on the highways Pos The session congress will be closed with Mrs Sid Burbidge snd Mrs. Dean sen had been in Ontario on organ the annual banquet. . Johnston shopped and visited in isation work, planning to leave Fri Boise Tuesday and on their return day morning for Baker, where he is Booths Return from McCall— stopped in Caldwell to visit Mrs also organizing a 'Safety Council. He exhorted at Leglonaires to set an Mr and Mrs. Cleo Booth have ar Barr Doolittle. The Doolittle* are example for the younger people by rived home for the winter from Mc now comfortably settled in their Call and are occupying the Bob Mil new home that they recently pur careful driving. lar house on Fifth street. Mr Booth chased and their new daughter Is all Dick Smith is driving a new Ford is driving truck for Us? Hogue Pack that can be expected of any two ing plant. The City Council, with a com mittee of five citizens will meet on Monday night in the City Hall for the purpose of drawing up a budget for the coming year. Citizens Urged to Attend Citizens are invited and urged to attend this meeting so that they may get some idea of the amount of money that will be necessary to run the city for the coming year and also to learn of some of the prob lems confronting the council. Nyssa Chamber O f Commerce Attends Meeting State Teachers To Convene Contracts For Beets Ready Legion Holds PheasantFeed Fastest Growing Town In Oregon $1.50 PER YEAR James Nichols and Lucille Thrasher, Nyssa, snapped as they attended the Pacific International Livestock Exposition last week as guests or The First National Bank of Portland. They went as outstanding 4-H Club Boy and Girl from Malheur county. Nyssa Band Forms Dance Orchestra Knifing Causes Man To Lose His Eyesight In a knifing scrape last Friday night, Frank Turner lost the sight of one eye, r^nd is still in the On tario Hospital, lh e knifing was al leged to have taken place in a local hotel. Although Turner refuses to admit knowledge as to where the fight took place. Police Have No Clues Local police authorities say that with Turner's reluctance to give them any clues, no arrests have been made and that until someone can be found who is willing to talk, probably none will be. Scecnd Knifing this Year This is the second knifing fray that has taken place in Nyssa this year. One having taken place this spring, in which man and woman were badly slashed. ST. PAUL GUILD TO HOLD HARVEST PARTY On Friday evening at eight St. Pauls Guild will hold its Harvest Party at the Parish House. There will be tables for autcion, bunco and pinochle and at the close refresh«- ments will be served. This is the an nual benefit party given by the guild and all are invited to attend. P.T.A. TO HOLD SCHOOL Mrs. C. W. Walls, Oregon State Parent and Teacher Association president will hold a 8chcol of In struction at 10:15 a. m. Friday, Oct ober 15 at the Conklin school in On tario. The school will be open to anyone interested in PT.A. work. Cash Grocery Owner in Town— W. H. Bullington and Mr. St&m Ramsey, owners of the Cash Groc ery were in town over Sunday look ing over the stcck and the prospects for the winter trade. Everything un der the management of Mr. James Daelhausen was in ship shape order so that their stay was shorter than they had anticipated. 'ROUND TOWN Lettuce by truck loads going to the packing house . . . Rumors are that Carl Ooad and Ed Dtlley are undecided what to do with the can ned com they received In Fruitland What about the hope chest? . . Mose Sclomon sporting a bowler Dude. Eh? . . . Dr. J. J. Sarazin wondering what a full night's sleep feels like. . . Bird dogs wondering what the - - - this hen business . . Verm missing a bridge party .. Jack Frost stepping briskly forward. Will Furnish Music for all Occasions The Nyssa City Band has just an nounced that they have formed a twelve piece dance orchestra and are ready for engagements to play at any function. # Activities of the dance orchestra will not be confined to Nyssa, but will be extended to any community or organization that will be in the need of a good peppy dance or chestra. Persons interested in getting the Nyssa Dance Orchestra should get in touch wtih Olson's Second Hand Store or Marion Klinkenberg. New Garage To Open Here Adding another business firm to the already growing list of new busi nesses coming to Nyssa, Harold Hoxle and Richard Smith, announc ed the opening of the Nyssa Garage in the Hoxie Building. Modem Equipment Proprietors of the Nyssa Oarage have installed two innovations In garage business, one being the Allen Motor Tuner which is used for test ing the entire electrical system cf trucks and automobiles. The other is what is known as the Allen Com bustion Analyzer, the function of which is to test the percentage of waste of gasoline. The reason for the installation of the above equipment was to take the guess work out of automebile and truck engine repairing, according to Smith. He continued, “In the past it has been impossible fo r a mechanic to know exactly what was wrong with a motor. He had to make a guess at the trouble, and as often as not was wrong. With the Allen Testers it is now possible to diagnose within a few minutes just what and where the trouble is.” Frank Bailey Turns Deal— Mr. Frank Bailey of the Nyssa, Owyhee Realty Company consum mated the sal ? cf the Loveland property, lot sei'en In block seven teen of Oreens' addition on First Street to Dr. J. C. Bowman of Kan sas. Dr. Bowman L- a veterinarian and expects to open modem offio:s here in the near future, but at pres ent he and Mrs Bowman ar? busy redecorating find furnishing their new home. V.F.W.’a Venison Feed The regular meeting of the V P.W.'s and the ladies auxiliary on Friday. October *th by the Nyssa members and guests from Parma and Payette was a real success. Mrs Don M Graham was voted In as an honorary member and Pay ette Issued an Invitation to this post and unit to attend the Dts- rict meeting at Payette on October thirteenth. 81xty adults and several children enjoyed the venison feed prepared by Mrs A V Cook and her helpers from the auxiliary Morning. C. L. McCoy who was rushed to the Veterans Hospital last Thurs day night where an emergency oper ation was performed, took a turn for the worse and another operation was performed this morning. Complications Set In While no definite Information cculd be had, the necessity for the operation this morning was deemed necessary due to complications that have developed within the last twenty-four hours. Up until this morning, it was felt that Mr. McCoy was Improving as well as could be expected. Family Goes to Boise Mrs. McCoy and the two child ren, with Mr. McCoy's mother were rushed to the hospital by Omer Ad- kinson this morning. Activity Shown In Real Estate As IRRIGATION WATER TO BE SHUT OFF Building Booms Many Lots Being Purchas ed for New Business Houses. Transactions in Nyssa real estate are continuing at a high pace. Dur ing the last week several pieces of property has either been sold or option taken. The Thompson Oil Company has purchased four lots east of the sta tion for the purpose of erecting a business building. Mr. O. N. Erickscn of Oottenberg. Nebraska has taken an option, good until November 1st on three lots lo cated at Main and 6th Streets, this piece of property will also be used for the erection of a businss block if the option is taken up. Sandwich Shop to Open Mr. C. V. Correll and wife have taken over the stcre recently vacat ed by the Bertsch Barber Shop and plan to open a sandwich shop. Farmers Co-Op. to Build Nelson'Grover of the Farmers Co- Op at Cairo Junction has completed a deal with Pete Deare for the pur chase of five lots on the west end of Main street where a service sta tion and store building will be erect ed. Pete Deare figured in another real estate deal when he bought two lots cn 6th street between Main and Bower streets from Lucille Qreen Mr. Carl Coad, local attorney, has started building of his new house at 3rd and Ehrgood Streets. Sugar Company Getting Bid* for Club House The Amalgama'ed Sugar Com pany is getlng bids on the erection of a clut house, which they hope to get started in the near future. REP. PIERCE TO ATTEND GRAZING MEET AT BURNS Ends Irrigation Season. Word was received from the Nyssa office of the Owyhe Irrigation pro ject that the water from the Owy hee dam would be shut off about the 24th of October. Insurance Men Given Warning R. C. Stevenln, deputy of Insur ance Commissioner Hugh H. Earle, was In Nyssa Wednesday checking up on the activities of out of state Benevolent Insurance Leagues. Warns ot Penalties Mr. Stevenln said that agents or representatives of such insurance associations as do not have licenses to operate in the state of Oregon, are liable to a fine of $500. Mr. Stev enln also stated that he once before had to come to this part of the state to straighten the matter out and that his office would not be inclined to be lenient with violators of the Oregon insurance law. Warning to Public The public was warned that the Oregon law requires all types of in surance companies and their agents be licensed, and that these licenses are not granted except to companies and agents as will qualify under the law. CCCBoys Arrive Here Monday The new COC Company No. 1271, arrived Monday morning at 2:30 a. m. under the command of Captain R. A. Visco. I The company did not detrain until later in the morning, when trucks Congressman Pierce will attend a arrived to transport the men to meeting at Bums on Wednesday, their barracks. October 20 at which will be discuss A. Has Assistant ed the merits of the Taylor Orazing Captain C. Visco has an assistant in Act. the person of Lieutenant L. Licht- Asks for Suggestions blau. The Lieutenant will be second Pierce asked that all livestock men in command. send in their suggestions both as to From New Jersey the administration of the act and The Comes new company Is composed of the character and quality of the men drawn from the state of New personnel. with most of them being The request was the result of a Jersey, who have had C.C.C. exper letter from Judge T. A. Walters say men ing: “The time is rapidly approach ience and only 60 being recruits. Not New In West ing when the livestock Industry in. the range states will be mere or less Most of the members of the com fixed under the terms of the Taylor pany are not new to the west, hav Act, hence the desire of the depart ing been In a COC camp located at ment for comprehensive knowledge " Cuslck, Washington In 1933. The company remained only a short time at this camp, being transferred to Musical Recital— Camp Dlx. Most of the work done The musical recital sponsored by by the company in New Jersey was the National Institute of Music and mosquito control. Arts under the dlr:ctton of Mr Mel Captain Visco and his men seem Holmes on Sunday was real evi to be well pleased with their new dence of what can be accomplished 'home' and are getting 'shaken with the child in musical education down’ as rapidly as possible. under propr training. Over a hundred interested persons attended Mrs. Tom Lowe of Mitchell Butte and each selection received appre was a welcome visitor at the Journal ciative applause The poise and un- office on Wednesday Mrs. Lowe resr'.alned attention o fthe young says that In the cause of science p rformers were espclally good. A they opened the craw of a pheasant brief talk explaining the purpose killed on the place but all they and ambition of the Institute In re found therein was Lowe com Mrs. gard to child training In musical Lowe also said that they h«<1 b«*n fields was made by their field repSb- an the lookout for banded I so far had found none sentative Mr Howard Trowlck.