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NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL Published at Nyssa, Oregon V O L U M E X X X II. G A T E W A Y TO THE O W Y H E E A N D BLACK C A N Y O N IRRIGATION PROJECTS NO. 46. Fastest G row ing Tow n In Oregon N Y S S A , O R E G O N , T H U R S D A Y , N O V E M B E R 25, 1937 $1.50 PER YEAR -9 ---------------------------------- 1 ---------------------------------- 1 ----------------------- Utilities Commissioner Gives Decision O n Carriers County Institute Held In Nyssa Union o r Non-Union No 4-H GIRL A W A R D E D GOLD M EDAL ON W .C .T .U . Holds County Reason F o r Halting CANNING RECORD Convention Tuesday. Service. SALEM, O R E —Common carriers operating in Oregon must serve union and non-union patrons alike. Utilities Commisisoner N. Q, W a l lace ruled i nan order this week re quiring two trock lines to deliver freight to a Salem restaurant which was being picketed by the Culinary Workers union. Picket Lines No Barrier Drivers for the truck lines had re fused to pass the picket lines o f the affiliate union. Commissioner W a l lace declared that the carriers had no right to recognize picket lines where no strikes or riot conditions existed and the safety of the driver had not been menaced. Governor Refuses Comment The order of the utilities commis sioner is expected to have far reach ing results adn probably to result in a "showdown" as between the forces o f organized labor and consti tuted authority in Oregon. W hile Governor Martin refused to comment on the order or to indi cate what his attitude might be in the event the carriers refuse to obey the utility commissioner's order he has often expressed the opinion that allmen should be protected in their right to work and that he stood ready to throw the entire force of the state back of any attempt to preserve law and order. Finished Fight Unless the Culinary Workers union lift their ban as applied t: delivery of freight a figh t to the fininsh between the state as rep resented by its duly elected and ap pointed officials and organized labor is predicted. CITY RECORDER H U R T IN A U T O W RECK FRIDAY Doris Klingback of Nyssa has been awarded a handsome gold medal for the record she submitted in the N at ional 4-H Canning Contest. The award is made by the National Committee on 4-H Work in Chicago on approval of the County Agent and State Club Leader who desig nated the girl 1937 canning cham pion of Malheur county. The medal is shield shaped nearly one inch deep on which is embossed a horn of plenty, laurel branch and a 4- leaf clover. I t is provided by the Kerr Glass corporation to promote better living, together with trips for state winners to the forthcoming National 4- HClub Congress and $1,- 000ÌX) in college scholarships for sectional and national winners. CornShowEntry List Growing ’ROUND TOWN Don getting those vaquero mus- tachios trimmed to a neat aviators 'misplaced eyebrow' . . . Mrs. Glas gow asking 'what do you mean, scenery on the coast? All I saw was pickets' . . . Frank Hall a n d Jack Hunter beating old Pluvlus to the draw, with those new roofs . . . One 84 75 calf missing—and W alt Pox on It's trail . . . Legionaires not needing to apologize about the lack of ducks . . . Carl Coad ordering the sun to shine—and It did— for two hours, but Dick Tensen says It's like pros perity—you have to look around the com er for it . . Ed Norcott’s beau tiful private hunting island, taken qver by an army o f Idaho nlm- reds . . . Now's the time to float road bonds . . W ant to find Herschel Thomposn? look for "Bcottie" . . . Sid Burbi<Jge looking fer a washing machine handle. Kingman Kolony, Harper, Vale and Ontario, held their county institute in Nyssa Community church on Tuesday of this week. Last Minute Change A last miniibe change for the place of meeting was made nec essary due to the Kingman Kolony school not being available for the meeting. President Mrs. E. M. Carter, call ed the meeting to order at ten a. m. and ht'.ircj the quarterly re ports of the various officers. These reports were followed by a luncheon. Noontide Prayer Mrs. Wild, president of the local W. C, T , U. gave the Noontide Prayer. Reverend White o f the Nyssa Methodist church gave the speech of welcome to those assembled. Alcohol Question Talk Local Branch Bank Entry Blanks. Has “ The Scientific Approach Alcohol Question" was the of an address delivered Reverend K . E. Mathews, tario. to the subject by the o f On YO U R JO U R N AL LAPSED? Texaco Station Mrs. Tensen Appointed To Open Here O n Tenant Loan Committee Is your subscription to the Jour nal now due and payable? I t so please give the money to the boy or girl who calls at your door and make it possible for them to ear a Christ mas money and a bicycle. O r if you Burley Man W ill Operate prefer, stop in at the office and your Modern Service Sta money will be credited to whom ever tion. you wish. g The boys and girls on the sub scription roll call here in Nyssa are Another business makes its bow Cloreine Smith, Stanley Nelson. Margie Howell and Chester Counsil. this week to Nyssa, adding to the All are working hard and should go already growing influx of new busi over the top. So help them out now ness. and be sure o f your paper reaching Taytor Gudmundsen, former em you each week without Interruption. ployee of the Texaco Oil Company, in Burley, Idaho will be the opera tor of the Texaco Service Store. This service station will dispense Texaco Firechief and Texaco Fire- chief gasolines, together with Texa co and Havoline Oils. Mr. Gud mundsen will have Firestone tires in stock together with a complete line of automobile accessories. Elk Feed Given By Legionaires The Legion surprised the auxiliary on last Thursday night when the ducks they had promised them as nourishment turned out to be elk, which le chef de cuisine, Leo Hol- lenberg, had roasted, to the king's taste. In spite of the rain both units had excellent attendance and sev eral new members were accepted. Among the new ladies present were Mrs. Ralph R. Fudge, Mrs. Albert Heite and Mrs. K. I. Peterson. Legionaire Roy Perry o f Adrian transferred here from a Los Angeles post and several veterans renewed their memberships. the Nyssa Branch, or directly from the Portland Chamber cf Commerce. A ll exhibits must be received by Sunday. November 28. POLICE COURT HAS - BUSY D AY Fines One, Two Held For Jury Trial I t was “ blue Monday” for R. M. Nesblt. when he was brought be fore Judge Solomon by Police O ffi cer Ccok, on a charge of disorderly conduct. After pleading guilty to the charge, Nesblt was fined ten dollars and cost and falling to have the money was confined for a period of seven days. Jack Langley was breught up and had the same charges dismissed. Two Ask For Jury Trials Roy Williams and Don Graham were arrested for alleged disorderly conduct, asking for jury trials. The trials are scheduled for Tuesday at next week. SALE YA R D T O HOLD Oregon Farm Leaders A p SPECIAL SALE pointed on State Com mittee. W hat will probably be one o f the most complete farm sales ever held in this section of the country is slated for Saturday of this week at the Nyssa Salt* Vtgd, according to W alter Fox. manager and owner. Entire Farm Equipment The entire farm equipment of a local farm will go on the auction block a t 1:30 Saturday. The live stock will go on at 3:30 according to Bert Anderson, auctioneer. Listed among the equipment is two trac- ters. one a Ford son and the other a John Deere. Crowds Increase The crowds attending the sale have been increasing steadily each week and it is expected that this One o f the features o f the new Saturday will see the largest crowd station will be what the Texaco Oil since the sales yard resumed activi company terms "(Jelrelfied Lubri- ties. calon" a system of oiling automo biles that will prove of real value and be welcomed by the motorists of this community, according to Mr. Gudmundsen. New Type Station The Texaco Station is one of d if ferent design than is found gener ally in smaller communities, the en tire station being under one roof, with accessories on display in at- ractive cases. Will Bring Family Herr Mrs. Perry, of Harper was the Requests for entry blanks for the Mr. Gudmundsen said thtat he first Oregon statewide Corn Show soloist for the afternoon, singing Koopman on Sick List— has rented the Arthuk Boydell were this week being received in in “ I Have a Saviour.” Fred Koopman has been confined house, and hat Mrs. Gudmundsen creasing numbers by G. J. Mitchell, The next county institute will be at home and Is under the care of and their five months old boy will manager of the Nyssa Branch of held at Harper. Dr. J. J. Saraain arrive Sunday from Burley. The First National Bank of Portland from corn producers in this com munity. At the same time many ex hibits from Malheur county were being sent directly to the mezzan ine of the Public Market in Port land where the ccmpetition among com growers will take place N ov ember 29 to December 4. Corn Authorities to Talk According to M r Mitchell a com plete educaticnal program giving in formation on every phase o f the Sideswiped by Passing Car, Two corn industry has been planned to Others Escape Injury. supplement the show. Moving pic tures with sound from the DuPcnt company and talks by noted corn M. F. Solomon, recorder for the authorities are scheduled in the City o f Nyssa, was seriously hurt last market auditorium every afternoon Friday night, when a coupe driven during the exhibit. by Hazel Chadwick, struck the Sol "This project sponsored by The omon car as it was parked during First National Bank of Portland is the changing of a tire. Tw o compan expected to stimulate the growth of ions of Mr. Sdomon, Frank Bailey com in Oregon, many sections cf and Virgil Johnson, were knocked which are natural locations for pro down, but were not seriously hurt. duction of the grain." he said. “ It is Confined to Bed also an opportunity to find which Mr. Solcmon as been confined to parts of the state harvest the best his bed since the accident, with a yellow ears.” bruised thigh and chest. Results of Sweepstakes Trophy X -ra y photos ave not disclosed any Exhibits, open to all growers in broken bones. the state, are limited to ten ears of Both Cars Badly Damaged According to Mr. Solomon, both yelow com of this season’s harvest. cars were badly damaged. The four Many prizes in open and 4-H club persons in the Chadwick car were classes are offered by the bank There is no entry fee. not injured, according to reports. A silver trophy donated by Claude I. Searsanous, president of the L og gers and Contractors Machinery Red Clover Show» company. Portland, will go to the B i g Yield sweepstakes winner. Gives Corn Raising Possibilities John Timmerman, a farmer west Citing the six to eight million dol o f Adrian raised one of the record lar import c f grain corn to the crops on red clover, for this section Northwest annually. Sersanous said. of the country. "T h e unfortunate situation in this Mr. Timmerman harvested 27,272 case is that all this money goes pounds of clover seed, from a seven east. Would it not keep this money ty acre fa m e prosperity of the Oregon fanner by Average Worth $97.40 at heme to contribute more to the A1 Thompson and Son. local feed building this great com show into and grain merchants, bought the such an outstanding eyent that we Timmerman crop for twenty-five oculd produce not cnly the com we cents per pound, in the dirt. The need ourselves, but eventually com total amount received by Mr. T im pete with the great corn-growing merman for his crop was $6,818 or states?” an average of $97 40 per acre. Entry blanks are still available at ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Five unions of the Malheur coun ty W. C. T. U., representing Nyssa, HAS TH E SU B S C R IPTIO N TO 26 November 1621 — 25 November 1937 TH A N K SG IV IN G SERMON OF THE PSALMS The heavens declare the glory o f G o d ; and firm am ent sheweth his handwork. the The Lord is m y shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside the still waters. H e restoreth my soul; he leadeth me in the paths o f righteousnss fo r his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley o f the shad ow o f death, I w ill fear no evil, fo r thou art with m e; thy rod and thy sta ff they com fort me. Thou preparest a table b efore me in the presence o f mine enemies; thou anointest my head with o il; my ■cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall fo llo w me all the days o f my l i f e ; and I w ill d w ell .in the house o f the Lord forever. O, come let us make a jo y fu l noise to the rock o f our salvation. Let us come before his presence with Thanksgiv ing, and make a joyfu l noise unto him with psalms. Oregon Member Wins 4-H Honor First C ollege Aw arded. Scholarship An Oregon 4-H club member has once again achieved the highest honor at the National Club congress at Chicago, bringing one o| the two coveted Moses Leadersip tro phies to this state for the fifth time in the 11 years they have been o ff ered for the outstanding boy and girl. Helen Michael. 16, of Garden Way, L in e county, has been select ed for this national honor this year, acording to word received by H. C. Seymour, state club leader. In addition to the trophy itself, Helen will receive a $300 college scholarship, offered this year for the first time in connection with the award. She has also been asked to appear on a natio-n-wide NBC broadcast from Chicago at 9:30 o'clock. Pacific time, Saturday, De cember 4. Long Time Member Helen has been a 4-H club mem ber for nine years, during the last four of which she has also been a club leader, having led 16 clubs in cooking, canning, sewing, poultry, camp cookery and homemaking. She has carried all these projects herself, and in addition room im provement, livestock, flowers, home beautification, playwriting, news- writing, health, garden, marketing and rabbits. Her record shows 163 awards won, with a total of $520.83 in prize money. H ie entire value of her projects has been estimated at $2,000.00. Wins Third in National Another national 4-H winner from Oregon Is Mary Lou Paetzhold of Portland, who placed first in the western division and third In the food preparation contest sponsored by the Electrolux company, win ning a $200 scholarship and a kero sene-operated (Electrolux refriger ator. Jacqueline Morton of Cottage Grove placed first in the 11 west ern states In the 4-H girls' record contest, sponsored by Montgomery Ward company, and Esther Maaaon, Portland, placed second in the west ern division of the K err Canning contest. Mary Lou. Jacqueline and Esther each won trips to Chicago as state winners in their respective contests. They will leave Thanks giving day, and will join the Idaho delegation at Spokane. With the Oregon group will be of the girls’ 4-H health contest at Barbara Sergeant o f Amity, winner of the girls 4-H health contest at the state fair for «the past two years, who is being sent to Chicago with funds raised by various Y am hill county ( rganlzatkms. to com pete in the national 4-H health contest. LaVerne Whitehead. Turn er, winner of the state 4-H style revue, will also receive a trip to C hloigo to compete for (national honors. Mr Seymour will attend as chairman of the national ex ecutive committee o f state leaders In charge o f the club congress LADIES AID TO HOLD B A Z A A R The Ladles Aid of the Community church will hold a bazaar and noon lunch In the basement o f the Com munity church on Thursday, De cember 2. The Public la cordially invited to attend. Secretary W allace has announced appointment o f the Oregon State Farm Security Advisory committee to aid In administration of the Bankhead-Jones farm tenant act, according to W alter A. D uffy, re gional director, Portland. Mrs. Dick Tensen Honored Mrs. Dick Tensen has been ap pointed by secretary of Agriculture Wallace as representative from Malheur county to sit on the State Farm Security advisory Board for farm tenant allocation funda This is a real honor to Mrs. Tensen and to our city as there are only nine members for the whole state and Mrs. Tensen Is the only woman to receive an appointment. She Is (however ufrupifcilly well equipped to represent us, as she has a wide experience In relief work and other rehabilitation acti vities during the last few years. Mrs. Tensen says that the exact time and place for the first meet ing has not yet been definitely de cided but It will doubtless be on the coast and soon. Prominent farmers and agricult ural leaders named on the commit tee o f nine are: A. S. V. Carpenter, chairman, Medford, orchardlst and chairman committee. Frank L. Ballard, Corvallis, vice- director, agricultural extension ser vice, Oregon State College. Mrs. Dick Tensen, Nyssa, member Malheur county advisory commltee. A. R. Shumway, Milton, president, North Pacific Grain Growers, Inc. nd Grange member. Fred Entermllle, Baker, livestock representative and Farm Bureau member. Ray Jenkins, Toledo, dairyman. A. C. Heymans, Albany, farmer and Commonwealth federation, and active In Grange, Form Bureau Marshall Dana, Portland, former chairman Pacific Northwest Region al planning commission, associate editor The Journal, and prominent in ng-alf and/ land use p (arming activities. Counties to Be Selected "One of the first tasks confront ing the state committee in Oregon will be selection of counties where the program for purchase of farms by qualified tenant farmers will be initiated this year,” D uffy said. “ W hile only 10 to 15 farm pur chase loans can be made in the state this ytfir, appropriations authorized in the tenant act pro vide for considerable expansion of the program during the next two years. “ Appointment of the state ad- ; vlsory committee is a further step in making the Farm Security pro gram strictly a farmer's program and giving farmers a prominent, part in its administration and poli cies. County Committees to Pass on Applications. "T h e state committee will advise the Secretary of Agriculture in se lection of county committees of local farmers to be set up in counties approved for Initiation of the ten ant form purchase program The county committees of three will In turn examine applications, appraise farms applicants propose to pur chase, and r r o iu n tn d applicant.-, who have character, ability and ex perience deemed necessary for suc cessful frarm ownership." Clifford L. Smith. Corvallis, as sistant regional rehabilitation d i rector and State director for Oregon, will serve as executive secretary of the state committee. The committee representative of leading farm In terests and sections, will serve vol untarily in aiding to make admin istration of the new loan program as effective as available funds per mit and serve in an advisory capa- cly to the program in general.