NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL
Published at Nyssa, Oregon
VOL. XXXIII. NO. 1.
GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS
NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1938
Fastest Growing Town In Oregon
~$L5~0 PER YEAR
Nyssa Bowlers
Club
Funeral Services Reclamation Funds May Be
Services Held Townsend
School
District
In Third Place
Puts O ut Petition
Used To Help Nyssa Schools
Call
For
S atu rd ay For thrown
The Nyssa Wild Cats stepped up Held Sunday For
Having had one initiative petition
to third place last week, when they
out by the Attorney-Gener
nosed out. the Oa.carlo Furniture
al the Cregon Townsend clubs are
FRED KOOPMAN
Rep. Pierce Sees Chance
putting out another petition Special Election Exchange team by twelve points. Alfred Mitchell
Buena VistaMan to again authorize
PRESENTS CLOCK
To Improve Facilities.
Total score for the evelng wrs
and direct the state
T. L. Pierce Dies Wednes
day of Pneumonia.
Mr. T. L. Pierce of the Buena
Vista district passed away on Jan
uary Sth from an attack of pneu
monia.
The funeral services were read
Saturday by Rev. L. E. Knull of
the Church of God assisted by Rev.
E. A. Powell and Rev. Verna Mar
tin. A quartet consisting of Mrs
John Poage, M. J. Crawford, Mrs.
W. W. Foster and Mr. A V Pruyn
and accompanied by Mrs. Floyd
White, furnished the music.
Interment was in the Nyssa cem
etery with the Nyssa Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Pierce was a comparatively
newcomer here, but in his year’s
residence was well known and liked
by everyone.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Pierce, he
leaves behind to mourn him, five
children, Raymond, Kenneth, Ray,
Helen and Elsie; a brother J. W.
Pierce and a sister Mrs. E. A. Sween
ey all living here, besides other rel
atives in the east.
legislature to make application to
congress, not later than March 1,
1939, for the calling, by congress,
of a national convention.
Would Establish Townsend
Recovery Plan
The purpose of this convention
would be for the purpose of amend
ing the United States constitution
so as to establish the operation and
philosophy of the Townsend Nation
al Recovery Plan. This plan is
known as the House of Representa
tive Bill number 4199.
The petition was initiated by H.
C. Epley, Salem, Glen C. Wade,
Hermiston, and Arthur E. Moore of
Monmouth.
Will Not Repeat Mistake
According to one local Townsend
club member, one of the main rea
sons for disqualifying the last peti
tion was the fact that there were
a number of signatures on it that
were not of registered voters.
This time the clubs will exercise
great care in seeing that all who
sign the petition are registered vot
ers. All are agreed that when this
petition goes up to the Attorney
General for a title and checking of
signatures that it will get before
the state legislative body.
COVERED DISH SUPPER
On next Thursday night at 7
o'clock a covered dish supper will
be served at the Parish hall and all
members of the Episcopal guild and
their husbands, parents of the Sun
day school children and any others
interested in the Episcopal church
welfare are welcome. There will be
a social evening after.
KingntanKolony
PTA Holds Meet
A local radio guide was compiled
by the Kingman Kolony P. T. A. at
its regular meeting held last Friday
afternoon. Mrs. H. R. Otis, radio
chairman was in charge of the dis
cussion, “The Radio Program as a
Source of Home Education” and
what the parent may do to prepare
the children for better radio pro
gram appreciation.
National Forum Program
Those present at the meeting were
advised that the National Parent
Teachers may be heard over radio
station KIDO each Wednesday at
2:30 p. m. The subject for the next
forum, which will be given Wednes
day, January 19, will be on the sub
ject “Who Makes Social Codes."
The American Medical Associa
tion’s program may be heard on the
same day at 12 noon. >
Mrs. Charles Wilson and Mrs.
John Auker assisted with the pro
gram.
Hot Lunches for Children
Additional dishes were purchased
and added to the present set.
Further preparations were made for
the serving of hot lunches to the
school children.
Boy Scouts to Build Court
Mr. McPartland asked for P. T. A.
cooperation with the Boy Scouts,
who are making arrangements for
the construction of a concrete ten
nis court in Adrian, for use of the
general public.
Founders Day Program
Mrs. Earl Osborne program chair
man will be assisted by Mrs. Lee
Tallman in preparing 'Founders
Day' program to be given at the Ad
rian school at 2:30 on February 18.
PROGRAM AT OWYHEE SCHOOL
Slogan Contest
forOregonGuide
Book To Be Held
PORTLAND, January 13—A con
test for a slogan, or sub-title, for the
Oregon Guide has been announced
by the Federal Writers' Project of
the Works Progress Administration
To Have Four Sections
The Oregon Guide, a comprehen
sive guide to the state, replete with
many photographs, is to be publish
ed sometime in 1938. Historic and
contemporary Oregon will be de
scribed in four sections: essays,
points of interest, cities, and tours,
rhe essays will include history, In
dians folklore resources industries,
recreational facilities and accomo
dations. Cities of importance and
detailed points of interest such as
the Oregon Caves and Crater Lake
will be treated separately. Tours will
be the first exhaustive treatment of
Oregon highways, roads, rails, and
waterways, arranged to show mile
age and every possible point of in
terest along the way, and prepared
in daily travel units. Whatever site
may be reached by auto, by pack
horse or by hikers will be presented
in its appropriate setting with all
the romance and adventure asso
ciated with it through the years of
discovery settlement and develop
ment.
Autographed Copy to be Prize
An autographed copy of the first
edition of the Oregon Guide will be
awarded as prize to the person
whose slogan is considered most
suitable.
Following are some of the sub
titles used in other states which will
give contestants an Idea of what is
wanted: Idaho: A Guide in Word
and Picure; Maine: A Ouide “Down
East": Massachusetts: A Guide to
its Places and People; New Hamp
shire: A Guide to the Granite State;
Rhode Island: A Guide to the
Smallest State: Vermont: A Guide
to the Green Mountain State; Con
necticut: A Guide to its Roads. Lore
and People; Washington: City and
Capital; Philadelphia: A Guide to
the Birthplace of a Nation.
Closing Date Februray 14th
Contest entries should be mailed
as soon as possible to to the Federal
Writer' Project, Works Progress Ad
ministration. 3 Myler Building. Port
land, Oregon February 14 has been
set as closing date of the contest.
The Owyhee Dramatic club will
give a program Friday evening at
8 at the Owyhee schoolhouse to
which everyone is invited. This en
tertainment is to be dedicated to
the parents and is in charge of
L.D.8. BENEFIT DANCE
Juanita Franklin Doris Hite Louise
Kligback and Margaret Mitchell. No The local Sunday school class of
admission charge will be made. the L. D. S. church will sponsor a
benefit dance to be held Friday,
W. C. T. U.—
January 21, in the auditorium of the
On Tuesday afternoon the ladies church.
of the W C. T U. held a prayer Proceeds from the dance will go
meeting at the home of Mrs O. Z to the treasury of the Sunday school
Mathews and afterwards organized class.
about thirty children into a group The dance will be open to the pub
which will be known as the Loyal lic.
Temperance Union. This organiza
tion is a branch of the national L.
T. U. ad is under the direction of Son Visiting—
Mr. John Reece was released from
the W C. T U.
The next regular meeting of the the Dixon Nursing home last week
W C T. U will be held at the home much improved and is enjoying a
of Mrs Chas. Garrison on Tuesday. visit from his son Clarence from
January eighteenth at two o'clock Kansas.
/
Dr. Norcott and C. C. Wy-
(Ckoff Mentioned For
Vacancy.
The vacancy on the Nyssa school
board, created by the death of C. L.
McCoy, will probably be filled by a
special election. This word came
came from Kathryn Claypool, coun
ty school superintendent.
Has Power of Appointment
The county school superintend
ent has the power of appointment,
on the recommedation of the school
board. In the event of no recommen
dation it then becomes mandatory
for the superintendent to make an
appointment. In this case however, a
petition has been presented to Mrs
Claypool, endorsing Mr. C. C.
Wyckoff. This petition has 175 sig
natures. The petitioners give as
their reason for Mr Wyckoff’s ap
pointment his graduation from col
lege, and the fact that he has serv
ed on a school board in the state of
Kansas.
Recommendations have also gone
in supporting Dr. E. D. Norcott, set
ting forth his long residence in Nys
sa and his general first hand know
ledge and interest in local school
problems.
Board May Call for Election
The school board, according to law
may call for an election, within
thirty days from the time of the va
cancy. In the event that this elec-
ion is not called for it then becomes
the duty of the county superintend
ent to make the appointment, as
mentioned above.
FRANK MORGAN
ARRIVES I N
WASHINGTON
Word has been received that Mr.
Frank T. Morgan arrived in Wash
ington, D. C.
He will later meet Congressman
Pierce and talk over the possibility
of using the triple C boys for road
construction within the Irrigation
project.
After conferring with the Con
gressman it is Mr. Morgan's hope
that he will be granted an audience
with the President.
FSA CHATTEL TRANSEFRS
REQUIRE LEGAL RELEASES
VALE, ORE.—Persons selling,
trading or receiving chattel mort
gaged to the Farm Security Admin
istration loans are liable to court
action by the government if legal
releases have not been secured, ac
cording to a notice received from
the regional attorney, reports W. N.
Young, county rehabilitation super
visor, Vale.
Restriction Provides Security
Restrictions are placed on sale or
transfers of chattels mortgaged to
F’SA not only to provide partial
security for rehabilitation loans but
to insure maintenance of sufficient
operating goods to keep the farm on
a productive basis and carry out
farm plans, says the notice.
Where sale or trade of mortgaged
chattels is necessary because of
changes in farm operation, author
ization for transfer of such prop
erty should be secured through the
county supervisor’s office. Young
pointed out.
ATTENDING TWO DAY
IMPLEMENT DEALERS MEET
Annual Affair Bring Held in Boise
Wesley Browne, manager of the
Baldridge Implement company, of
Nyssa. is in Boise attending the two
day annual convention of of John
Deere Implement dealers.
The first day will be featured by
a banquet which will be held in the
Boise Hotel.
The convention proper will be held
in the Boise headquarters of the
John Deere Implement company.
Mrs. C. K. Norcott of Coquille Ill-
Word was received that Mrs C. K.
Norcott of Coquille, mother of Dr. E.
D. Norcott and Mr. Arthur Norcott
was quite seriously ill and had been
taken to a Portland hospital for
treatment Mr Arthur Norcott left
that evening to be near her and
wired back hat her condition was
not as serious as they had at first
feared.
In Payette—
Mrs. Blair H. Johnson was a busi
ness visitor In Payetu on Tuesday
Nyssa Wildcats 2133; Ontario Furni
TO HIGH SCHOOL
ture Exchange 2121. Klaas Tensen New Settler Dies After
was high man for Nyssa with a score
Short Illness.
of 453.
Mr. F*red Koopman has Just com
Leaders Topple
pleted a very Intricate piece of cop
The Bowling League leaders were Sunset Valley was shocked and ing saw work, in the form of a
toppled from their lofty first posi saddened by the death of Mr. Alfred clock case. This case Is of clever de
tion when the Norris' Store team L. Mitchell, who passed away Wed sign, having been built to resemble
defeated the Ginzel Jewelers by a nesday, January 5. at his home after a cathedral.
a short illness of pneumonia. Fun The use of two kinds of wood,
score of 2071 to 1926.
The W. & W. Store team main eral services wire held Sunday at black walnut and white holly dis
tained their position in second place, 2 o’clock, at the L. D. S. church in play the delicate workmanship to
when they took the measure of the Nyssa, with the burial following at advantage.
Ontario Sheet Metallers. Final score the Owyhee cemetery.
Mr. Koopman has installed an
W. <fc R. Stores 2157, Sheet Meta- Alfred L. Mitchel. son of Mr. and electrical clock in this case and
ers 2104.
Mrs. FYed Mitchell was born Feb given it to the Nyssa schools, ex
pressing the wish that it be used to
League standings for the end of ruary 24, 1901 at Kamas, Utah.
last week were:
On November 21, 1921 he was raise money for some worth while
Outlaws ...............................
.625 married to Miss Lila Moon ot Upalca project at school.
W. & R. Stores ...........................583 Utah. To this union was born three The high school is in need of
Nyssa Wild Cats .....
.542 children, one daughter. June, age of dishes, glassware and silver, in
Ginzel Jewelers ............................ 500 15 years and two younger brothers, order that banquets, dinners and
luncheons can be given at the school
Ontario Furniture Exchange .500 Val and Jarvis.
Ontario Groceteria
.458 Mr. Mitchell, with his family without borrowing from other or
Norris' Store ................................416 | moved to the Owyhee project in 1935, ganizations or from the students
Ontario Sheet Metal ........_... .375 where they have been since that homes. So the clock has been turn
over to the Girls League and the
time, developing a home in the new ed
proceeds of its sale will go for this
land.
He leaves to mourn his loss, his purpose.
widow and children, his parents, Mr.
r.nd Mrs. Fred Mitchell, six sisters,
Verna and Lois Mitchell and Mrs.
Wm. Orr/ all of this district, Mrs.
De Vonne Larsen of Roosevelt,
Utah, Mrs. Wm. Porter of Salt Lake
City, Mrs. Alton Smith of Rexburg,
Utah, and a brother Dallas Mitchell
of Taft, California, also the Mitchell
grandparents who live at Spring-
Salem. Ore.—A great deal of val field, Utah.
uable light was shed on the state All these relatives attended the
school land blocking problem by F. funeral except the grandparents Salem, Ore.—Early indications
R. Carpenter, federal grazing dir and one sister.
ector, who met with the State Land Relatives of Mrs. Mitchell who point to a bumper crop of candidates
Board last week. A Jarge number of attended were Mrs. Mitchell’s par for the harvesting when the May
educators interested in protecting ents, Mr. and Mrs. John T. Moon, primaries roll around.
the irreducible school fund and a brother Ralph and sister, Mrs. Leo While only five candidates have
number of eastern Oregon stockmen Loyd of Riverton. Utah; Mrs. Ster definitely declared their intentions
run so far a number of others
also attended the meeting.
ling Marrick and husband of South to
have publicly announced themselves
Jordon, Utah.
Federal Government Anxious
aspirants for one office or an
To Cooperate
Funeral services were under di as
other
and many more are being
The federal government, accord rection of Nyssa Funeral Home. "prominently
mentioned" in politi
ing to Carpenter, is r^ady and anx
cal
speculations.
ious to cooperate witn the state in
C andidate Already Filed
any program that the Land Board LATERALS AND
Those
who have filed formal de
may decide upon. He recommended
SUB-LATERALS
clarations of their candidacies to
an experimental test of the block
include J. W Morton of Hood
TO BE BUILT date
ing program through a year's ex
River who seeks the republican
change of land use before any ex
for governor; Nicklas J.
change of title is made. This would Hie Bureau of Reclamalicli is nomination
Zilstra of Perrydale who would like
give the board a chance to study asking
for bids for the construction to be the democratic nominee for
the effect of such a program upon of South
canal laterals and sub Congress from the first dtstridt;
the stockmen as well as upon the laterals. Succor
division of the Victor Hisson, Portland republican,
fund before any definite steps are Owyhee project. creek
All of this work who aspires to a seat in the state
taken.
is located near Homedale, Idaho. senate: Bayard T Merrill, Juntura,
Small Tracts Available
Be Completed In 170 Days candidate for the Republican nomi
Carpenter also called attention to Must
According
to the invitation for nation for Congress from the sec
the fact that Uncle Sam still owns bids the construction
district, and Wade Crawford,
must be start ond
a number of isolated tracts of 40 and ed within fifteen days
Klamath
Fulls democrat, who will
after
the
80 acres each, in various parts of the notice to start the work and com contest Walter
for his party's
state which can be acquired by the pleted within 170 days from that nomination for Pierce
the Congressional
state through exchange of its graz date.
post.
ing lands on an acre-for-acre basis.
Gubernatorial Possibilities
These tracts, according to Carpen
Interest
in the gubernatorial race
ter, are much more valuable than PLUMBING SHOP
revived this week by apparently
are the grazing lands which com
TO OPEN HERE was
authentic reports that Sam Brown,
prise most of the state's holdings
tlie Oervais farmer, would again
and an exchange on this basis would
the republican nomination for
prove highly advantageous to the ir Mr. Charles V. Starks of Boise, seek
Idaho, will start a plumbing and governor. The same rumor, verified
reducible school fund.
heating business here next Monday- by Zimmerman himself, has it that
The business will be under the if Brown does enter the race Peter
A Son—
name
the Nyssa Plumbing and Zimmerman, once independent can
Word has been received that a son Heating of company.
didate for governor, will take the
was born to Mr. and Mrs. Tom New Has Long Plumbing Experience stump in Browns behalf Brown, It
by of Boise on December 12th.
be remembered ran second in a
Mr. Starks comes to Nyssa with a will
field
of five candidates for the re
long and wide experience in the publican
nomination for this office
plumbing business.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
in 1934, his defeat at that time be
He
has
spent
trhee
years
in
Boise
T O HOLD ELECTION as a journeyman plumber and art ing largely attributable to an elev
drive by party leaders in
equal number in the state of Calif enth-hour
behalf
of
Joe
Dunne in their deter
ornia.
President Fletcher of the
mination
to
stop
Rufus Holman who
Nyssa Chamber of Commerce
Will Move Family Hero
appeared
to
be
out ahead In the
issued a last minute appeal
Mr.
Stark
said
that
he
was
bring
race
at
the
time.
today to all business and pro ing his wife and two daughters to Secretary of State Snell and State
fessional men in Nyssa to at Nyssa
as soon as a residence could Treasurer Holman are both still
tend th e annual meeting,
among those being "prominently
which will be held tonight at 8 be found.
mentioned" as contenders In the
p. m. in the basement of the
republican gubernatorial contest
GIRL
SCOUTS
TO
GIVE
PLAY
Ektgles Hall
but so far both have refused to com
Election of offifcers is the
mit themselves. Friends of the two
principle business to come be
however, have indicated that they
The
Kingman
Kolony
Girl
Scouts
fore the meeting, which will held their regular meeting at the are in a receptive mood and await
be followed by refreshments.
a little more encouragement
Maurice Judd home on Saturday only
before making the plunge.
afternoon.
Martin Not Yet Announced
After the meeting the girls enjoy
ed a marshmallow roast, which was Day by day In every way It be
followed by the younger girls doing comes more apparent that Gover
nor Martin will seek another term.
ROUND TOWN folk The dances.
older girls rehearsed for their He is not to escape a contest In the
coming play "The Perils of Pearl El primaries, however, If he does file
which will be given at the Kolony Anti-Martin democrats are determ
Bill Schireman getting stuck up la'
school. FYiday evening January 14 ined to stop him If they can. Just
at the taffy pull—Late for a train at
who will be chosen to oppose him
and caught in the middle of 2100 8 p. m
for the nomination has not yet de
sheep going the same direction—
veloped but It Is a pretty safe bet
By their dogs ye shall know them.
DIXON
NURSING
HOME
that It will be either Howard La-
Art Cook and Prince, Dickie Ten-
tourette, who is now democra
sen and Jerry, Pete Dear and Old
Joe, H. F Brown and Sandy. Hers- On Tuesday morning a baby boy tic national committeeman. Is un
derstood to be willing to step aside
chel Thompson and Scottie. Whltie was bom to Mrs. A Pounder.
Williams and his black Chow, N. H. Duane Wolfe, small son of Mr in favor of Hoach if the Bend legis
Pinkerton and Max. Mark Robert and Mrs. Otto Wolfe was admitted lator arlll agree to run In any event
son and Poncho—That rock pile on on Wednesday for treatment for an an effort will be made to persuade
the Bert Lienkampers lot begins to infected mouth and Mrs T. L Pierce O Henry Oleen of Columbia county
look like a house — Hhwonner Don was admitted the first of thq week who has already announred himself
ready for any and all bandits on also. Mr Jack MrConnell is remain as a candidate, to withdraw from the
ing for further treatments. All are race In order to give the left-wing
Monday night.
uder the care of Dr. J. J Sarazin candidate, whoever he may be, a
clear field.
and Dr J. van der Vlugt
II
Feder al Director
Recommends An
ExperimentTest
Bumper Crop Of
Candidates For
May Primaries
Representative Pierce, in a letter
to local school authorities says that
here Is 'a possible chance to get
money from the Reclamation fund
for providing school facilities for
Nyssa, Harper and Vale.'
This was a result of an interview
with the Reclamation Service com
missioner.
Suggests Alternative Plan
The Congressman suggested an
alternative plan of temporary build
ings which would cost considerably
less than the $75,000 originally sub
mitted to him for buildings of a
permanent nature.
Congressman Pierce wrote that he
could not 'see any possibility of an
appropriation from any fund as a
grant unless the Public Works is re
vived which we do not expect this
winter.
May Ask For Social Legislation
The Congressman further wrote
that as soon as the alternative plan
was submitted to him he would
again take the matter up with the
reclamation service and if necesasry
to pass additional legislation.
Keenly Interested Í Pro per Schools
Last fall, during the visit of Presi
den Roosevelt, Congressman Pierce
showed great Interest and concern,
over the school situation in Nyssa.
and other communities In the Owy
hee project. And at that time told
this writer that he would see if some
method could not be arrived at,
that would alleviate this situation.
OutlookforCrop
Prices Not Good
The outlook for field crops and
vegetables in 1938 is not so favor
able as in 1937, judging from In
formation on probable production,
consumer demand and farm prices
contained in a report Just released
by the Oregon agricultural exten
sion service.
The principal crops covered in the
circular are wheat, feed crops, olov-
erseed, hops, flaxseed, beans, and
truck crops. With few exceptions,
increased supplies are in prospect
considering both probable carry
over and new-crop production. At
the same time, the demand situa
tion indicates that the purchasing
power of consumers will probably
be lower in 1938 than in 1937.
Operating Costs to be Higher
Faced with the probability of re
duced farm income,, producers of
field crops and vegetables generally
are also confronted with the possi
bility of even higher farm operating
costs than in 1937. These conditions
are indicated by current data on
relative farm price and cost levels.
Farm Prices Down for 1937.
The general level of farm prices in
Oregon at mid-December is shown
at 72 per cent of the 1926-1930 aver
age. against 84 a year ago Floods at
wholesale are down five points com
pared with a year ago. On the other
hand, the United States index of
the prices paid by farmers for com
modities is up slightly and farm
wage rates 16 points higher, com
pared with a year ago. The ex
change value of farm products is
nearly one-fifth less.
The report contains several tables
of data and graphic material to
provide background information for
the commodity outlook sections.
Citizens of Oregon who wish the in
formation to assist them in planning
farm production and marketing
operations may obtain copies with
out cost from county agricultural
agents or direct from the college.
SEALS HELP YEAR-
ROUND CAMPAION
"It is not yet too late for those
who received Christmas Seals dur
ing the holiday season to take part
in the year-round campaign to help
prevent tuberculosis," said Charles
Chrlsteson, chairman of the seal
Success In raising the Christmas
sale committee for Malheur county.
Seal funds needed for work In this
county now stands upon the re
sponse of many persons who have
mislaid or overlooked their Town
Crier seals In the rush of the holiday
season.
Mr Chrlsteson reports that a total
of 1780 59 has been received from
the sale, but adds: "If we can secure
8120 93 more, a gross sale of $90152,
It will be eight seals per capita, and
the Malheur County Public Health
association can retain 75 per cent
of this amount."