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NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL Published at Nyssa, Oregon VOLUME XXXII. NO. 51. GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1937. Fastest Growing Town In Oregon $1.50 PER YEAR OPERATORS AND BOYLE Services Held For C. L. McCoy; KING RENAMED TO FARM Potato Growers EXAMINATIONS TO "January 15 Closing Date CREDIT BOARD BE HELD FRIDAY Church Ceremony At High School For 1938 Work Sheets Plan Program The examiner of operators and chauffeurs will be at the city hall from 11 to 5 on Friday, December 31. Burial in Pendleton Mon Caravan To Be Continued During that time those wishing V E I ERAN AUXILIARY Range Practices Up For permits or licenses to drive cars, SPONSORS CONTEST Approval. day. _____ may do so by applying to the exam- An example of how one group of ner during those hours, according Oregon growers are preparing to add to word received here from Secretary A closing date for filing SERVICES HELD FOR MCCOY The National auxiliary of the Vet aggressive salesmanship to the pro of State Earl Snell. sheets under the 1938 Agricultural Church Ceremony Held at High erans of Foreign Wars is sponsoring duction of a high quality, standard School. * ®" | a nation wide contest open to all Conservation program in Oregon ized product Is reported by Gus Prowlers ' About— Funeral services were held 'ast i secondary school pupils between the and specifications for practices un Hagglund. county agent of Desch Friday. December 24, for C. L. Mc Residents are again reminded to j ages 0j fourteen and eilhteen years der the range Improvement program utes county, where the Central Ore ■xk their homes c a t fully when | ^ age which will close on the were decided upon by the State AAA Coy at the Nyssa high school gym gon Potato council has launched an ibsent from them. For on several committee at Its recent meeting at nasium. | twenty second of February. 1938. enlarged promotional program. Oregon State college, reports N. E. occasions lately there have been Vet) runs and Citizens Pay Homage The theme Is The Constitution of Publicity Campaign evidences of strangers prowling I the United States of America and Dodd. Haines, chairman. The local post of the American Plans call for the growers to back about. January IS will be the deadline set Legion, Legion Auxiliary. Veterans What It means to the American peo an extensive advertising campaign During the absence of Mr and ple. The National winner will be for receiving additional worksheets, of Foreign Wars. V. F. W. Auxiliary by newspapers, personal contact, Mrs. A. B Hetsey some one evidently the committee decided. County com and the Vale and Ontario Posts of and radio designed to keep the vir ettempted to break in but were un sent to the Veterans of Foreign mittees have been receiving these the American Legion together wiih Wars Encampment via Washington tues of Drschutes Gems before the able to open the screen after badly every business persons and Mr Mc D. C. to receive a gold medal and a worksheets for the past months from consumers of Oregon, first, and then damaging It. Coy’s many friends gathered for the cash award of 100 dollars. The sec those who have not participated in those outside the state, says Hagg services. ond best will receive a gold meda! either of the previous programs. All Salem. Oregon,—First definite lund. Cooperation of business men State officers of the department and fifty dollars and the third a who have turned In these worksheets steps toward the much discussed in Redmond and Bend Is being of Oregon American Legion and gold medal and twenty-five dollars previously are automatically includ sought to gain support in combining Idaho were among those paying plan to block state school lands into Nothing tould >t$r gnare timely ed for next year. potato promotion with advertising Range Practices up for Approval homage to their departed friend and large grazing areas was taken at a than a contest that will bring to this meeting last week at McDermitt, the recreational facilities of Central Specifications for the range build buddy. District Commander Knight next generation a true understand Oregon. of the American Legion acted as Nevada. Lewis Griffith, clerk of the ing of the value and need of the ing practices have been sent to Small potato recipe books are to Commander for the services, with Land Board who attended the meet American Constitution. At a time Washington for final approval be be printed and placed In every sack Father Loeser, of the Catholic ing reported that tentative arrange when all the world seems to be dic fore being forwarded to the coun of U. S. No. 1 potatoes, the book'ets church at Ontario delivering the ments were made with cattlemen of tator mad and nations ready to ties. It la understood they follow In to be arranged to leave a place for eu'ogy, and Dr. C. A. Abbott as the southern Malheur county for the barter dearly bought rights and a general way the previous practice, ’easing of approximately 70,000 the local dealer to add his name. chaplain for the Legion service. privileges away for the proverbial with such changes as are necessary Payments to Start Jan Feature exhibits of Deschutes and Will Revive Booster Or- mess of pottage. to conform to some new national Pall bearers were Leo D Hollen- acres of the state lands as soon os Crook county potatoes at the Pac regulations. ganization. uary 1st. berg. Douglas MacDonald. Fred the acreage can be blocked through It ts to be hoped that those boys ific International are to be contin exchange for lands In the public The extent to which Oregon live Osterkamp, Wesley J. Browne, and girls in this community will ued. it is decided. stock men have benefited under the Frank Bailey and Oce Schwelzer. domain. turn back the leaves of history be SALEM. Ore.—Jobless workers Caravan to be Continued program la Indicated by statistical The old association for the I-O-N Honorary pal' bearers were Grover who have been registering at the 28 The potato caravan to Portland having failed to hold a meeting for yond even those of our own nation summaries In the stats office show al birth and learn why it is that Francis, Otis Smith, Arthur V. Cook. state employment bureaus the past used in the past two years will be ing work done under the first brief Neil R. Fitch, E. J. Powell, William COUNCIL AWARDS few weeks will begin filing their continued, with return invitation some three years, representatives of certain things that we accept as E. Schireman Jake Kollen and W. GARBAGE CONTRACT claims for unemployment compens- for Portlahders to visit the potata cities In eastern Oregon and west every man's rights were Included In 1936 program and the recent 1937 program, summaries of which are C. Duffy. tion next week. Offlicals of the Ore growing district«. Market Investiga ern Idaho have decided to form a this document. The right to life still Incomplete. Clement Lee McCoy was born gon Unemployment Compe nsaton tions are to be made throughout new booster organization for the Itself and liberty to say nothing of Acreage About Doubles March 20, 1894 and passed away at Stage Company Given Alternative commission expect a deluge of Oregon and possibly In Seattle. The completion of the short cut to the daily pursuit of happiness. These R. O. Johnson, range specialist of things did not always exist for “very the U. S. Veterans hospital at claims with no fewer than 30,000 un Campaign is to be financed by con California and her markets. In Parking Privilege. Caldwell to be Meeting Place man and his family but were dearly the state college staff, credits the Boise, Idaho, on December 22. employed workers applying for new tributions of 4 c per sack on U. S. range program of the AAA with Frank Morgan, who was active In He graduated from grade and insurance. No. 2 and 'ic per sack on U. S. No the old organization will send out bought by courageous ancestors. bringing the greatest single ad- So with this contest the youth of The city council held another high schoo's in Pendleton. Attended In anticipation of the claim pay 1 potatoes. notices of a meeting to be held in today may come In a greater degree vancement In range rehabilitation Washington State College, graduat special meeting Monday night to ment period which begins with the Officials of the council are Ken ing from North Pacific College at award the garbage contract and New Year the commission has built neth Dulling, Lone Pine; Bruce Caldwell at a 7 o’clock dinner In the to realize the true Import and power work. In the 1936 program there Portland. Enlisted in the U. S. Navy transact other business. After con up a fund of aproximately $6,000,- Balfour, Powell Butte; W J. Hall Home Cafe, Wednesday, January 5. given him through this Constitution were 1179 cooperators owning more than 3 4 million acres of range land. Nyssa Chamber Gives Approval of these United States. April 8, 1917 and was discharged in sidering all of the bids again the 000 during the past two years and Harvey Mustard. Terrebone; J. This year estimates are far closer to Week before last the Nyssa Cham 1919 with the rank of Chief Phar matter was put to a vote. through a tax on industrial payrolls W Schrunk. James Underwood, H. 1900 cooperators owning 6 4 million macist mate. Before a poll of the votes, Floyd —one percent during 1936 and two A Helmholtz and B L. Fleck; Hoyt ber of Commerce voted unanimous acres. In June 1920. he married Laura White withdrew his bid in favor of percent during 1937. Next year this Rubow, Pleasant Ridge; J. T. ly to work for the completion of the CITIES DEBT ‘'Cooperators are not paid the Cahill and to this union was born A. W. Howell. payroll tax will jump to three per Hoofset, Eastern Star, and R. T. I-O-N feeling that such a highway LOAD REDUCED total cost of beneficial Improve would give the local farmers a short two children, Robert and Gayle. On the motion to accept Howell's cent. A'l Oregon industries employ Jackson. Cloverdale ments,'' Johnson points out, "but are er route to their markets. As a result Mr. McCoy came to Nyssa January bid the vote stood tied and it took ing four or more persons are subject sufficient to encourage owners to of this meeting the one called fo 1, 1923, when he purchased the Nys- i Mayor Don Graham's vote to decide to this tax. Benefits under the com- JUDGE PERFORMS Sa'em. Oregon —Cities of Oregon contribute the balance.” Figures In January was deemed advisable sa Pharmacy and this last fa ll! which was cast in favor of Howell. penas.ion act are regulated by the XMAS WEDDING reduced their debt load approxi from the U. S. Forest service show opened a second drug store, the j earnings of the worker during the Ordinance for Sugar Company mately $6.000,000 during the year that It costs about $130 to clean out Owyhee Drug Company, with Omer past year but in no case will they ending July 1. according to a survey and box a spring, with troughs and The fina' reading of the ordinance exceed $16 a week for a maximum Payette Uouplr Married at Court I.O.N. PASSABLE Adkinson. completed by Slate Treasurer pipe The AAA paid $50 per spring House He was Senior State Vice-Com giving the Amalgamted Sugar duration of 16 weeks. — NOT ADVISABLE just Rufus Holman. At that the net last year and total of 1641 Were de Compny a right of way for a sewer Judge David F. Graham made a mander of the department of Ore Not all workers are covered by the indebtedness of Oregon municipali veloped. was amended and accepted. The gon, American Legion. Past Com unemployment insurance. Classes two-way gift to Joe Talbot and "The value of these and other Im ties aggregated $58.354.299 at the mander and charter member of the amendment will give the Sugar which are not covered Include Fairy Duell, both of Payette. Idaho, The I. O. N highway is passable provements from a national long Pendleton Post of American Leg company the privilege of laying a farm hands, domestics employed In by joining them in holy wedlock at present but advice from those end of the year, the survey shows, time standpoint Is the reason for ion. member of the 40-8 of the Am sewer not to exceed thirty-six inches private homes and public emp'oyees. Christmas day. The ceremony was Just driving over it, said that for i Bonded debt of the several cities government aid In such conserva at the end of the fiscal year amount erican Legion, member of the Vet In diameter. Seasonal workers are entitled to job held In the County Court house a light car it Is not advisable due to ed to $70,576. 940 80 while outstand tion efforts.” Stage Parking Space Denied erans of Foreign Wars of Nysas and less insurance only during the nor heavy snow and uncompleted con ing warrants on the same date total Caldwell lodge of E’ks. Parking space In front of the mal season of employment in the struction. However the snow plows ed $1,251.345.25 Partially offsetting Jackson. Jr., in Portland— Clement Lee McCoy leaves to Nyssa Pharmacy for the Mt. Hood particular industry in which they | are running regularly and keeping this debt load were sinking funds Mr and Mrs. Alfred Jackson left mourn his loss, his widow. Laura ; Stage company was voted down, and are engaged. Because of these ex- j it fairly clear so that trucks should aggregating $13.473,986 52. on Tuesday of last week for a weeks McCoy, son and daughter Robert again this vote was a tie. making It emptions. It is believed, thousands i not have great difficulty in making Twenty-nine Oregon cities had trip to the coast where they will and Gayle McCoy and his mother necessary for the Mayor to break of those who file for benefits will be It. ' neither bonded debt not outstand visit with friends and relatives In Mrs. John Gruelich and a half the tie with his vote. disqualified. The status of thous- | ing warrants on July 1. Included Portland and with Mrs. Jackson's brother F. A. Gruelich, both of La The council and Mayor were an ands of other jobless workers will among these was Canby, C’.atskanle, moth r In Beaverton. MORGAN TO MAKE TRIP also depend upon a "determination" Grande, Oregon. xious however to afford the stage Cornelius, Scho. Haines, Halfway, TO WASHINGTON Burial services were held Monday company some manner of unload to be made by the Unemployment Hubbard, Junction City, Merrill, Young Daughter Visits In Payett»— at Pendleton with the American ing their passengers close to their Compe nation Commission. This Is On Monday Mr. and Mn. Bernard North Powder, Rogue River, Trout- Legion, both state and local, parti present depot and recommended the especially true of unemployed work Will Havr Meeting with President dale. Contrasted with these are Frost drove to Payette with Helen ers from the Portland lumber mills cipating in the sendees. use of the alley back of the phar Mr Frank T Morgan will probab Warrenton with a net debt of Janloe who remained to visit with which are closed because of the Jur macy. ly leave sometime the first part of $383.338. and Bandon with a net her aunt Mrs Jonas Bresvn, while isdictional controversy between the POST OFFICE CLOSED her parents returned th at after American Federation of Labor and Hold Healings on R epay next week for Washington, D C., dqbt of $258.910 and an assessed noon. where he will try to work out some valuation of $310, 161. The greatest S. D. Goshert, postmaster, an Sunday Guests— ments. The Committee for Industrial Or plan with President Roosevelt, !>rogress In debt reduction during nounced that the postoffice will be On Sunday Mr. and Mrs Andrew ganization. whereby the CCC may be used in the year was made by the city of closed all day New Years day Boersma were guests of Mr. and Unemployed workers are entitled The Repayment Comlmssion ap constructing and maintaining roads Prlnevl'le which cut Its load by 17.- Mr. Goshert said that the Christ Mrs. Lester Goulet of Newell to compensation benefits only after throughout the Owyhee project 25 per cent. mas mailing this year was one of the Heigh ts. they have registered with the state pointed under congresisonal au th ority by the Bureau of Reclamation, heaviest that he has experienced. Will Visit Pierces’ unemployment service and that ser In Weiser— While at Washington, Mr. Morgan vice has not been able to place them held a hearing at Ontario. Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Long were In in a job comparable to the one afternoon, Derember 19, for the pur will visit with Congressman and Mrs. C. OF C. WILL HOLD pose of diesussing with all interested Pierce, both of whom, it Is reported , Weiser on business the latter part of which they previously held. ANNUAL MEET the week. Designed primarily to stabilize irrigation districts the matter of believe that such a plan Is feasible repayment on construction cost. and just. employment the Com pensa ton act • Drive to Grants Those comprising the commission Mr and Mrs. Henry Carl drove to seeks to reward employers who are Dr. Charles Lory, chairman. Chamber of Commerce to Elect Of State Assigns Nurse to Grants Pass on Thurday where they maintain their payrolls on a level Wil'iam Wallace and Georg? Coch Dixrn Nursing Home Busy— ficers. plane the year around by reducing spent the holidays with relatives. County. ran. theid contributions to the fund On Mr John Reece who has been con Asks For Payment Change Spends Christmas In Vale— The Nyssa Chamber of Commerce the other hand employers whose This commission has the power fined at the Dixon Nursing home Is wll! hold their annual meeting In Mrs. Edna Flanigan Farris county Fay Smith who is employed payrolls show abnormal peaks and to make recommendations for the doing nicely Local Teachers to Attend at Miss the Fox Auto Court spent Christ valleys are penalized through In the Eagles hall at 7:30 p. m.. Thurs health nurse has announced that tha Kenneth Ransom, little son of Mr revision of construction costs re health services In Malheur county mas day and Sunday with her fam creased levies. day. January 13. payments and for moratorium on and Mrs Paul Ransom of the Sun are to be augmented by the help of The Oregon State Teachers' As ily in Vale. To Elect Officer* set Valley is ill with pneumonia at 1937 construction charges. sociation began their annual re New Home In Newell Heights— Election of officers for the ensuing another nurse In this district. On Biological Survey Monthly The Owyhee Irrigation district, the Dixon Nursing home and under Social Security None union at Portland Wednesday The year will be the order of business represented by Dr. J. J Sarazin, the care of Dr. J. J. Sarazin Reports are that the new home Payroll— Mr Thompson of the State Board meeting is, scheduled to last until now In process of construction on Mrs Arnold Liable to whom an Nominations for which will probably Clyde Long is on the regular President Frank Morgan. Maurice of Public Health, division of Child Friday. the Geo. Schlemer place In Newell monthly payroll of the Biological Judd and Carl H. Coad. acked for a Infant son was born on Thursday be made from the floor of the meet Welfare and Maternity has arranged Speakers Listed ing. at the Dixon Nursing home Is re Heights Is to be one of the finest 8urvey and expects Cb leave the end more flexible repayment plan, than for Mrs. Hazel B. Lytle who has Speakers from all over the United in the country with all modern and of the week for Drewsey. weather the one now in existence; one based covering nicely, and la under the Treasurer to Give Report been on duty In Olllam county under States are on the list to speak to Frank T Morgan, secretary-treas care of Dr. J. J. Sarazin. permitting. on a varying percentage of the crop city conveniences. the Association. Among the main urer of the Chamber of Commerce the State Board of Public Health return. Mr Schlemer and his family are ipeakers are Chancellor F M. Hunt at present located In the Big Bend will give a 'recital' financial report and Social Security to proceed to Card Party Series— Ontario Immediately and to start SURPRISE PARTY er: Miss Florence Hale. Editor of during the course of the meeting district. her new duties there with Mrs Flan- The Oregon TJ-zUf Gdmge has the “Grade Teacher," Darien Con A program for the coming year Six of the friends of Mr and Mrs nlgan on the first of the year announced that It will hold a series necticut ; Dr H. R. Douglass. Uni House Guests— will be discussed and alopted Wm Schireman surprised them on To Make T. B. Testa versity of Minnesota; Dr E B. Committee Mr and Mrs Jacob Fischer are of card parties beginning on Friday. Tuesday evening. It was In the na Mrs. Flannlgan also announced Couch, member of the National entertaining as h jisa guests his January seventh at eight o'clock at The committee In charge of the ture of a house warming for the that one of the first objectives of ftommlttee on TYnurn Qlindal?. mother. Mrs. R D, Lowe of Cald the Oregon Trail school house., to 8chlreman's new home Those pres affair will be composed of James her department In the new year California; Superintendant R E well and his sister Miss Pauline which a charge of twenty-five oents Daelhousen. manager of the Cash ent were Mr and Mrs Doc Berger of Dickey Schireman Inviting Friday Dugdale. Port'and; and Rex Put Fischer of Portland Miss Fischer a person will be made Grocery company and Wesley would be to arrange for T. B teats There will be a weekly prize for night guests to leave early—Santa Boise. Mr and Mrs Earl Harmon Browne of the Baldridge Implement throughout the whole county, and nam. Superintendent of Public In Is a graduate of St. Vincents hos and Mr and Mrs W F McUng all th at some time In February they company struct Ion. pital In Port'and and Is at the high score both for pinochle and was being delayed . . . . Still think of Emmett. Attendance at the convention ft present time taking post graduate bridge and at the final night there Carl Coad was in Portland on that President Fletcher asked th at as would follow through with their will be a grand prize given to the Honey business., most’y . . . Nyssa voluntary and teachers attending work at Corvallis. many as could possibly do so, turn toxoid clinics again. Results Gratifying holder of the highest score for the Packing might donate some of that PETE TENSEN CELEBRATE8 out for the meeting do so at their own erpense. The direct benefit from these whole series. Also each night re ice left over from Sept 30. for a Guests From the Coast— Nyssa Teacher to Attend Pete Tenaen celebrated his 65 th Clinics Mrs. Parrta said; has been Mr and Mrs Powell Selby of Med freshments will be served and a rink for the children . . . Old man Teachers from the Nyssa schools House Guests— most gratifying and It Is the hope who plan on attendin'? the conven ford visited on Thursday with Mr general good time Is promised to winter slow on the job—an d no birthday December 21. Those en Mr and Mrs John Wagner of of the bureau to reach every child tion are Leo D. Hollenberg, Mrs. and Mrs. Taylor Gudmundsen The every one Don’t forget the night one caring . . . . Harry Miner not tertained were Mr and Mrs Klaus Tenaen. Mr and Mrs C. M Tensen. Twlii Falls were house guests of Mr. between the ages of six months and John Young, Mattie and Haute trave’ers were enroute to Burley. Each Friday night beginning Ja n strong on the rumble seat stuff Mr and Mrs Dick Tenaen. Mr. and and Mrs Bernard Frost from Frl eight years, as well as older onas Medesker. Phyllis Dorfler and Jennie Idaho to spend the holidays with uary seventh at the Oregon Trail Mrs Dick Oroot and Mrs La Prenz day until Monday who were missed In the fall clinic*. school house st eight o'clock rrlatlves there Hansen Ervin E King, of Seattle, Wash ington, and Nell F. Boy'e of Black- foot. Idaho, were reappointed by Governor W. I. Myers of the Farm BUSTER KEIZER Credit administration as directors on OPERATED UPON ' the Farm Credit board in the Spo kane district, according to an an nouncement released today by R •Muster Keizer, son at Mr. and M | •• E. Brown. General Agent of the C. J. Keizer, was operated upon tills Farm Credit administration of Spo morning at the Holy Rosary Hos kane. pital in Ontario with Drs. J. J. Sar- Both men were reappointed for zin, van der Vlugt and Palmer in regular three-year terms beginning attendance. It was too soon to give January 1, 1938. As members of the an authentic report as to his true Farm Chedit board they direct the condition other than so far he is operations of the 12th district Land holding his own. bank, Intermediate Credit bank. Bank for Cooperatives and Produc tion Credit coropratton—the Mur LAND LEASES permanent units of the Spokane Farm Credit administration which Large Acreage Ready For Blocking serve farmers throughout Washing ton, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. L O.N. CutOff Meeting Jan. 5 Unemployed to Get Insurance Congressional Committee Has District Meet To Augment County Nursing Teachers Meet In Portland 'ROUND TOWN