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NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL Published at Nyssa, Oregon VOLUME XXXIII. No. 4. --- : GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1938 SALES YARD EPWORTH LEAGUE New Dairy O pens NYSSA SOLD THIS WEEK TO GIVE OPERETTA Fastest Growing Town In Oregori $L50 PER YEAR Malheur County Fanners C. C. C. Camps To Continue H ere O n Tuesday In a deal that was completed The operetta, "Polished Pebbles, this week, Colonel Harry Andrew's Form Four Co-Operatives by Harrington will be presented by On Owyhee - Vale Projects the young people of the Methodist local Herbert Fisher, well known ill and Mr. John M. Burk, bought the circles, has started a new dairy church Friday night, February 4. at in town, under the name of the Gate Nysas Sales Yard from Walter Fox and his son. eight o’clock, in the church audit City Dairy. Sales will be conducted each Sat Scouts To Give Nyssa Farmers Will Bene Mr. Bert Bratton is the dir Charles Daley, of the State Milk urday President Approves Bill to C. of C. Discuss orium as they have been in the past, ector and Mrs Fred Osterkamp the fit By New Units. Use C.C.C. Labor On Board and Hugh Taylor, state dis with Colonel Anlrews acting as the accompanist. Flag Program trict Inspector have given the new Scout Movement auctioneer. Colonel Andrews has Roads. Those having leading parts are: dairy their o.k„ and a license has had over twenty-three years exper - » Telegrams from Senator McNary and Congressman Pierce, to Prank T. Morgan, say that President Roosevelt has given approval to the retaining of the triple C camp6 on the Owyhee project. Work Necessary to Project Retention of the CCC camps is deemed necessary by everyone living on or near the project. Their work has been of the highest order, and with the present amendment to the C. C. C. bill before Congress, allow ing the use of their labor on project roads .it was the hope of everyone concerned that the project camps, at least, would not be closed down. Much credit it due to the work of both Senator McNary and Con gressman Pierce, Judge Graham, and Frank Morgan, In prevailing up on the President to reach the de cision to keep the camps intact. Assistance for the local Boy Scout movement was discussed at the noon luncheon meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, Wednesday. The board of directors were instructed to investigate, and if found feasible, to Include financial assistance in the budget for the ensuing year. Letter to County Judge Rosalie, Ruth Bratton; Uncle Bob. Bill McElroy; Mrs. O’Brion, Betty Osterkamp; Millicent, Vera Benton; Winnie, Alma Westerfleld; Mrs. Gabble, Frances Poster; Mr. Gab ble. Mark Philbrick; Martha, Ruth Flannery; Nick, Burl Wyckoff. This cast is supported by a chorus of about twenty whose names will ap pear in next week's issue. Pour different co-operatives have recently been formed by farmers in Malheur county through the Farm Security administration, of the U.S.D.A. according to W. M Young, county rehabilitation supervisor. Three of these co-operatives are Scout Leaders to Speak near Nyssa, one, the Malheur Land Two speakers, leaders in the Boy Improvemnt co-operative will make Scout movement, will speak to the It possible for members farmers to spreader. A limited partnts and scouts on the work of usa a manure of other farmers may make the Boy Scout movement is doing in number use of the spreader. J. J. Kollen is communities. treasurer of the group, the other Church Fosterin* Movement being Albert L. Notheis Both the L.D.S. and M E. Com- members T. Buffington. munlt church is fostering the Boy and The W. second organized by Scout movement in Nyssa, and this local farmers is co-op known as the Ridge program is the first of a series of Soil Fertility cooperative, will also such meetings. have the facilities of a manure spreader. Members of this group are Charles R. Chritton, treasurer, JORDAN VALLEY and Nell G. Dimmlck and Olaf members. MAN INJURED IN Fyllingness, of these groups form CAR WRECK ed The is the largest one in which the services of a purebred Holstein bull will be of Total available for member farms An analysis of the state payroll Jordan Valley, Oregon—Frank made and a limited number of other for September reveals the fact that Thornburg, manager of The Dredge farmers the community may be 6188 persons had steady jobs with below Delamar. was brought here enabled to in participate. Treasurer of last Saturday night suffering from Ihe state while another 3627 were this group is Ed. Corfleld, the bal deep gashes about the head and in listed as part time employees. Of ance of the membership being com a weakened condition from the loss the full time employees 4185 or 65 posed of Charles R. Chritton, Joe per cent are male and 2003, or 32 of blood. Stephens, James Stephen, W. T. per cent, are females. The total Steering Gear Breaks and Ira M. Foster. state payroll for the month was Thornburg was driving a truck Buffington Farmers. Organize $983,851.15. Average monthly salary near the Fenwick ranch when the Three Vale farmers Vale formed for full time male employees of the steering knuckle broke, plunging tire the East Branch near Cultipacker Co state is $145.18 while female em truck off the grade and overturning. operative The cooperative will have ployees receive an average of $97.20 Thornburg was pinned under use of a manure spreader and culti a month. I neath the truck, but managed to Like the former named co Although Salem is the capital free himself. He was picked up by a packer. these lmpliments will be avail city and the center of state govern passing motorist, who brought him ops to a limited number of other ment only 23 per cent of the full to Jordan Valley for medical treat able farmers In the community. Mem time employees are located here. ment. bers Include Harry McMillan, Char These 2240 persons drew a total of les Mortimer and C. A. Shaw, treas $253,614.97 in salaries for Septem urer. ber. Corvallis with 1549 state em REAMES APPOINTMENT Members of all the groups signed ployees. or 16 per cent of the total, BRINGS COMMENT participation agreements for the use ranks second with a September pay roll Of $153,226.77. Portland ranks SALEM, Ore.—Appointment of of the services on a fee basis. third with 1253 full time state em Evan Reames, Medford attorney, to ployees. 13 per cent of the total, and succeed Frederick Steiwer as Unit a monthly payroll of $80.233.86. ed States senator from Oregon has Buddy Edwards Wins Boxing Trophy Eugene the seat of the state uni met with varying reactions. Conser versity, had 856 persons on the state vative Democrats express themselves payroll for an aggreagte of $80.233 - well pleased with the governor's Buddy Edwards, son of Mr. and choice. Republicans, also, generally Mrs. Frank Edwards who enlisted 86 the selection. Left-wing the army in January of last year The other 3928 employees of the commend of the governor’s party, In state with payroll checks aggregaf- members been stationed at Schofield bar are not overly enthusiastic has lng $358,500 for the month, are scat however, racks with the thirty-fifth Infantry over the selection. Reames, they since then. tered about In the various counties claim, was rated as a is too conservative to fit into good boxer Buddy with every county represented. when here and since Crook county had the smallest num the New Deal program and can be then has represented his company ber—21—on the state payroll al expected to oppose rather than co In the art of fisticuffs. This last with the national adminis week his mother received a pair of though their monthly pay checks operate totalled slightly higher than did tration. gloves and trunks from him which these In the 22 in Jefferson, 23 in A native of Oregon, born in had been presented to him as a Shermon or 25 in Morrow county. Jacksonville of pioneer parents, gift of the company after winning a Reames will be 68 years of age Sat bout in Honolulu. He was pitted urday, February 5, when he expects against Sheele of the Clan whom he to take the oath of office for his droped for a no-count in the third Clyde Long Makes round. Record Beaver Catch new position. been issued to Mr. Fisher to operate ience in the auctioneering business. the dairy. Mr. Burk is a recent arrival from Montana, where he has been in the Cleanliness to be Feature Cleanliness not only of the milk road and heavy construction busi that the new dairy will dispense, ness. but cleanliness in and around the milking sheds and barns, as well as the cows will be especially featurel MALHEUR COUNTY according to Mr. Fisher. All the IS HOME OF 65 cows of the dairy, most of which will STATE EMPLOYEES be the Guernsey breed, have been tuberculin tested and found free of any Indication of tuberculosis. SALEM, Ore —Of the 9825 em Modern Equipment and Barns ployees on the state payroll as of 56 are located in The latest methods of dairying last September county according to a sur will be used. Planked floors through Malheur Just completed by Wallace S. out the bams will be one innova vey Wharton, state budget director. tion which will be washed out each These Malheur county employees of morning and night. Fresh straw the state who drew salaries for the bedding will be placed in the barn month aggregating $6,33.05 are dis eachnight. tributed as follows Ontario. 33; Bro- A milking shed has been built, ran, 4; Jordan Valley ,6; McDermltt separate from the bam to further 2; Rockville, 1; River insure the cleanliness of the dairy side, 1; Vale, 4; 3; Juntura, Nyssa, 2. cows. Women Employees About Third A group of Boy Scouts will put on a program Sunday night at 7:30 in the LD.S. church, the feature of which will be a flag ceremony. Fathers and mothers of the boys are to be guests of honor. By a unanimous vote of those present, County Judge David P. Graham will receive a letter from the Chamber of Commerce com mending and thanking him for the great help that he has given in helping Nyssa business men in get The application of the 1938 agri- ting the President to keep the triple cultual conservation program in C camps in Malheur county. The Oregon, held up for nearly two prime object of this latter move was months awaiting congressional ac to make available for the project tion on new farm legislation, will the labor of the CCC for road con will proceed without further delay, struction, which in telegrams from the task being the breaking both Senator McNary and Congress down next of county soil depleting goals man Pierce, has been assured. farm units, announces N. E. Judge Graham wrote personally to into Regular Morning Deliveries Dodd, chairman of the state AAA President Roosevelt, and all the committee which has Just ompleted Regular morning and evening de Oregon members of the Senate and an Important meeting at Oregon liveries will be assured every user of » ^ w- y v ^ . i Congress, c/uiigress, which, wnicn, according according to to w Mr. r. milk. The Gate City Dairy will have f OF U • O. 1 OSt Morgan, helped immensely when he State college. a regular home delivery service as State Goals Agreed, On ____ was in Washington. well as to local grocery and food With scope of new farm legisla stores. tion fairly well established, national SALEM, Ore.—Peter Zimmerman, AAA officials met with regional and LOCAL RED CROSS CHAPTER state senator from Yamhill coun LOCAL C.C.C. BOY state representatives at Salt Lake ty, may decide on a try for the SHOT IN KNEE APPEALS FOR CHINESE City and agreed upon state goals in United States senate. While in RELIEF FUNDS the various classifications under the Salem this week Zimmerman admit ted that he was being urged by James A. Lyster, enrollee of the new program. Itis believed that new An appeal for funds to be used many farmers to enter the race and Nyssa triple C camp was shot legislation will require only minor for the relief of millions of suffer that he was giving the matter his through the knee and is now in the adjustment of present plans, it was ing men, women and children in Veteran's hospital in Boise. announced. serious consideration. China was made today by Dr. Weese Lyster, with a group of other en- Special Potato Goal "Many farmers feel that we need rollees chairman of the Malheur Red Cross was out hunting when they more farm representation in the came to a ditch. In crossing the The general soil depleting goal for chapter, who announced that at the senate,” Zimmerman said. “If I de ditch the boys used the gun to help Oregon is 1,780,452 acres, the Ore suggestion of President Roosevelt, cide to run I shall enter the Repub gon delegation reported on return chapters throughout the country another climb out. It was while from lican primaries, reserving the right, i one the Salt Lake conference. The were joining in the appeal. this was being done with Lyster that however, to run as an independent the gun was discharged sending the special potato acreage goal, includ "In asking our community to as candidate in the genera! election if | shot into his knee. ing only the 16 commercial potato sist in raising this fund,” Dr. Weese I am defeated for the Republican coufltles. 45.946. Both these totals sail, "there is little need to em I Last reports from the hospital are about it what nomination.” were previously ex phasize appalling conditions exist were that Lyster, while suffering While some authorities hold that i considerable pain is doing as well as pected by the Oregon committee and ing around Shanghai and other can be met with reasonable ease cities, inasmuch as newspapers, Zimmerman would be prohibited I could be expected. because of the adjustments already newsreels, and radio have vividly from running an an independent in made from former soil depleting pictured conditions that exist.” the event of his defeat in the pri crop levels. maries others believe that he could NORCOTT TEAM He said that this money would be compel the secretary of state to ac- i Meet With Oregon Committee allocated to relief agencies and hos cepet his filing if he should take his j SCHEDULE GAMES Two regional officials, C. E. Car pitals already existing, and that a case into court on a mandamus pro- ---------- comimttee of American business ter and S. A. McCracken, met with ceeding. These latter base their The _. „ Norcott .. Service, _ . . basket . , the Oregon committee at Corvallis men in China, appointed by the town opinion on the . action of the state . American ambassador. Nelson T. _____________ ___ . „ „ \ ball team, sponsored by Art Nor- and helped break down the state supreme court in requiring the sec- cott. ,. Shell Service Station owner in goals into county totals. These have Johnson, would be formed to distri retary of state to accept the filing bute the fund. No personnel will be lost a hard fought game to now been distributed to the county sent of W. A. Ekwall as a candidate for Nyssa, from the United States. conunittees which will in turn the Vale town team last Thursday Congress while he was still serving night by a score of 37 to 30. Wagne translate them into individual farm Mr. Laxon, local treasurer will as circuit judge in Multnomah and Schweizer were high point men figures. Any farmer may then see forward on any ct | trlbutions. county. The high court in that case for Nyssa. exactly what is expected in order held that the state was without to qualify for maximum soil conser Games Scheduled authority to prescribe the qualifica benefits. His participation in SCHWEIZER CAFE tions of federal officers. Attorney Games have already been played vation whole or in part is entirely volun SOLD THIS MONTH General Van Winkle in an earlier against the local triple C boys, the tary, however. committee also TO CALDWELL MAN opinion had held that whereas the 'Frosty’s' of Caldwell and the Shell completed work The on specifications of state law precluded a defeated pri team of Ontario. Several more soli building practices which will mary candidate from running as an games are being scheduled and will soon be published. Mr. L. S. St. Clair of Caldwell, independent candidate there was be announced at a later date. Idaho, bought the Schweizer Cafe Full reports on the new sign-up of on from Portland— nothing to prevent his friends from Those composing the Norcott Ser work the first of the month, from Mr. Clyde Long of the biological sur Returns have not been received H. G. writing in the candidates name and vice team are Schweizer, Wagner, at the sheets Mrs. Betty Forbes returned to LEGION HOLDS vey and who has been trapping Wilkinson. state office, but informal re SUCESSFUL DANCE nothing to prevent his serving in Watson, Selts, Shaw, Poage, Mc ports indicate that considerable new No change in the personnel of the along the Snake and Owyhee, par Nyssa on Friday from Portland any office to which he might be Curdy, Sonnekes, Brown, Williams sign-up has occurred, especially In cafe is planned at this time, accord ticularly for beaver, this winter has where she has been visiting her and Norcott. elected by that method. children since the Christmas holi On Wednesday the American Leg to Mr. St. Clair, except that been unusually successful. western Oregon counties. The dead ing Zimmerman, it is recalled, ran a Mrs. Mary Hughes will be in charge Early In the year he caught the day®- ion held its first dance in a series line for new sign-ups was January good race for the governorship in largest beaver in his trapping ex during the morning hours. of dances at the Big Bend park hall 1934 when he was an independent LADIES AID TO GIVE 15. perience when he found an old fel Mr. Wilkinson’s plans are rather and a good sizec crowd attended. W. C. T. U. PLANS candidate finishing second in a ST. VALENTINE TEA low weighing sixty pounds in one of indefinite, but he plans to remain These dances are to be held fort SILVER TEA nightly field of three, 21,000 votes behind his traps located not far from the Jack McConnell Better— in Nyssa for a week or two. and good music and a good Chas. H. Martin, the democratic railroad bridge at the edge of town. time is promised at every one. Jack McConnell who has been The ladies aid of the Community candidate bu 9000 ahead of Joe Methodist church held their last conflnec to the Dixon Nursing New Employee Arrives— There was evidently a large colony The Nyssa W. C. T.U. held a Dunne, republican. them as they had destroyed meeting at the home of Mrs. H. R. for the past few weeks is now Mr. Harold Bayer of Ontario with of regualr meeting in the basement of Home much of the new tree growth along Sherwood Tuesday. Mrs. Ed Wilde, LEGION ENROLLMENT Improved enough to be out for short his wife and baby arrived on Sun the church with Mrs. Earl Carpenter periods and on Thursday motored day to relieve Mr. Burke at the the waters edge. president, had charge of the devo- EXCEED RECORDS and Mrs. Emil Paulus as associate to Ontario with Mr. Jess Thompson Journal office. Until the first of the KANSAS BANQUET tionals. hostesses, in place of Mrs. Sidney Silver Tea HAS LARGE TURNOUT Smith and Mrs. Floyd White as pre on business. year Mr. Bayer was employed by Visitors from Frultland— the Eastern Oregon Observer In On- I Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Weaver of Plans have been arranged to hold The American Lelgon has brok viously planned. The next regular Frultland were Sunday guests of Mr a Silver Tea’ at the home of Mrs. en all records for advance member tario. Celebrating Kansas day about 75 meeting will be a Valentine silver Mrs. Hoxie Improves— and Mrs. Woodrow Glenn. C. Klinkenberg on Friday evening, ship, according to a check-up of former Jayhawkers gathered in the tea and program held on Thursday Mrs. Harold Hoxie who has been Suffers Infected Thumb— figures made at National Head February 11. basement of the Community church February 10 to which all are invit under the care of Dr. L. A. Mauldin* Mr. Clyde Long has been forced Sunday Dinner— quarters on January 13. Five hund Out of town speakers and singers, last Friday to enjoy a basket sup ed. for the post two weeks is consid to leave his work temporarily due Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hunter enter together with some local talent will red and eighty-five thousand six per and program. Dr. J. C. Bowman erably better. to a badly Infected hand caused by a tained Mr Kenenth Pond of Pay entertain the ladies for the evening. hundred and sixty-five members was the speaker of the evening, his Mrs. Curry Honored— have paid udes in advance for 1938, ette at Sunday dinner. Prayer Meeting barbed wire puncture. subject being "Why are we here?” Mrs. Herschel Curry on a recent Visitors from Vale— Next Tuesday at the home of Mrs. making 2.318 more than were enroll The following program was pre trip to her old home in Baker was Nurse III— Higby members of the W. C. T. U. ed to reach the previous high ad Arrives from Portland— sented: a quartette sang "Far Away the recipient of a handsome gift of Mr. and Mrs. Art Kessler of Vale Mrs. E. D. Norcott arrived home Mrs. Chas. Leuck Is ill at her will hold a prayer meeting following vance membership record set last in the South," Mr. Bert Bratton, C. appreciation from the members of spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs on Thursday from Porltand were she home and under te care of Dr. J. J. a dinner, to which everyone is in year C. Wyckoff, Dwight Wyckoff and the choir of the Presbyterion church Walter Smith. The Smiths are for had been vllstlng Mrs. C. K Norcott Sarazin. This indicates that the strength vited. Mr. Gaston, accompanied by Mrs. there, where she had served many mer Vale residents and recently who was in Portland from Coquille of The American Legion is still in Wyckoff. Reading, "Towser Shall be years as church pianist. The pres bought the shoe repairing shop here for medical care, and is now much Guests from Welser— creasing and bespeaks a year of suc New CCC Doctor- Tiel Tonight,” Ruth Bratton; duet. entation was made by Reverend in Nyssa. Dr. and Mrs. J. M Bowman of Dr Oeorge Kingston of Seattle cess for American Legion accom Improved “One Fleeting Hour”. Mr. and Mrs Sydney Walker, church pastor. Welser were Sunday guests of Dr. has been recently assigned to the plishments. Wyckoff, accompanied by Mr. Gas and Mrs. J. C. Bowman. local CCC camp and he and Mrs. Attends Tractor School— ton: solo “Old Man River." Bert Childs Eye Injured— Kingston are living at the home of Attend Rally— Mr. Wesley Browne of the Bald Bratton; duet, “Down by The Old On Thursday Robert McDonald, ridge Son Home— Dr. J. C. Bowman Those attending the young ROUND TOW N company is at Mill Stream." Eugene Grasty and small son of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas tending Implement Mr. John Ernest of'Caldwell spent peoples zone rally at Ontario Naz- the John Deere Tractor Irene Orove of Payette; piano solo. McDonald suffered a painful and school in Boise this week. Mrs. Sunday with his parents Mr and New Station Agent— arene church Sunday afternoon and Mrs J. Grasty. The Invocation and perhaps serious injury when he was Mrs. Les Ernest. C. A. Latham who has been with evening from Nyssa were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hall displaying garden Browne joined him there on Tues benediction were given by Rev. struck In the eye with a piece of ice the Union Pacific railway at Sun Mrs. Ed Wild and Roy, Mr and Mrs. grown posies In January . . . Bill Fegfy Schweizer III— Floyd White. Valley has been transferred to Emmett Parker, Mrs. Dave Hawkins, thrown by a playmate. As the eye Is day. Schlreman learning why weeds are Miss Peggy Schweizer, daughter Nyssa as station agent here. Mrs. Mrs Sweaney and Ester, Mrs. Oeorge still badly inflamed It is Impossible made, last Saturday . . . 'Butch' Mr and Mrs. Charles Schweizer Lathim is at present In Nampa but Toombs. Mrs Hazel Glldla, Rev. and Ronald Burke Leave* For Jerome— to determine the exact extent of the Visitors From Baker hawking his wares at the Legion of is critically ill with pneumonia and expects to Join her husband soon. Mrs. Powell and family, Rev. and Mr. Ronald Burke, who for the injury. dance . . . Slim McLing proving his Mr and Mrs. Gordon Ray of Bak under the care of Dr. J. J. Sarazin. Mrs Vem Martin. Mr. and Mrs Leon past three years has had charge of er were over night guests of his road building ability at his front Guild to Meet— Higby and daughteds and Carl the Journal's composing room left Business in Vale— mother Mrs. Stella Butler on Tues gate . . New city hall with it's Return from Trip— The next meeting of St. Paul's Punk. on Sunday for Jerome. Idaho where Dr. C. A Abbott drove to Vale on day special office .. Ed Wilkinson—just Mr and Mrs. Arthur Boydell re Episcopal guild will be held on Wed he expects to go Into partnership work and while there was author a millionaire on the loose . . . Bob turned from a trip to Montana the nesday. February 9 at the home of Saturday Dinner Guests— with his brother Berwyn in running ized by Earl Oraham. county admin McCurdy looking for a word feud latter pert of the week and report Mrs A. V. Cook with Mrs J. R Mrs. Les Ernest and Miss Georgia the Northside News in that city. istrator of soldiers relief, to act in Sunday V isitar*— . . . Dr. Sarazin* new clinic build as assistant hostess. All Dennis were Saturday evening din Mrs. Burke is remaining with her that capacity here in Nyssa. Dr. Ab Mr and Mrs Jim Beam visited lng taking on its first coat of paint. a most enjoyable vacation with good Hunter weather and not much snow during members and their friends are urg ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. William parents. Mr and Mrs. C. J. Keizer bott Is service officer for the year with Mr and Mrs. J T Long last ed to be present. Peutx on the Owyhee. their stay Sunday for the American Legion. until a house can be rented. Senator May Try A.A.A. Program For 1938 Ready . 1 / /