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JOURNAL
BieNYSSA
Published at Nyssa, Oregon,
VOLUM
G ATEW AY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS
IN THE HEART OF OREGON’S SUGAR EMPIRE
Tastest Growing City In Oregon
NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1S38
XXIII, No. 30
epartment Asked
urface Main Street
COURT HOLDS
JOINT MEETING
ON COUNTY ROADS
Pierce Visits
Nyssa Friday
NYSSA TAKES
LEAD OVER
LEAGUE TEAM
VALE—Saturday morning of last
IDAHO-OREGON LEAGUE
Shows Lively
week, County Judge David F. Gra­
W L.
Interest In Schools
ham presided at a joint meeting of
Nyssa ....................
4 1 .800
the county court and a number of
Ontario
3 1
Department i 9 ^
Congressman
Walter
M.
Pierce,
interested citizens of Malheur coun­
3 l
was a visitor in Nyssa last Friday, Payette .................
Basis For Request
ty.
Boise
3 2
during
which
time
he
was
shown
The meeting was called to deter­
By City Council
Baker
...... 2 3
through
the
sugar
refinery,
attend­
mine the best and quickest way to
I
Welser
2 1
obtain PWA and WPA money to ed a school board meeting, discuss­ Caldwell ................ ...... 1 4
Through a resolution, the State
ed
post
office
problems
with
the
meet the road bond issue that was
Vale ........................ ....... 1 4
highway Department, has been ask- I
local postmater, S. D. Goshert.
voted early last spring.
ed to oil and surface Main street i
The
congressman
was
a
most
in­
Officials and citizens who took
In the last home game of the
from curb to curb, from the Oregon
part in the discussion were: County terested sight seer in his trip
1938 season here at the High School
Short Line right of way to the pre­
Judge David F. Graham. County through the refinery, being person
field Sunday afternoon. Nyssa man­
mises of the Nyssa school, by the
Commissioners Pete Peterson, Ora ally conducted through the $2,500,-
aged to edge out Vale 7 to 6. The
city council. The council took ad-
Clark and J. D. Fairman. Engineer 000 plant by Mr. H. A. Bennlng
game between the old rivals was
v.i'tage of a recent ruling of the
vice
president
and
general
manager
C. P Fauerse. Joe Dyer, cashier of
featured with free hitting and
highway department that it would
of
the
Amalgamated
Sugar
com­
Ontario bank. George Aiken, editor
many errors, Vale committing three
take over the maintenance and ad­
of Ontario Argus. J. L. Taylor, sec­ pany.
ministration of all arterial highway
Mr. Pierce not only was an inter­ bobbles and Nyssa five. The contest
retary Vale Chamber of Commerce.
was not called by Umpire Grant
streets. No information is yet avail-
H. C. Boyer of Ontario. W. J. Pin- ested sightseer, but showed that he
Rinehart until 4 o'clock, because of
alle as to just how soon the high­
ney real estate broker of Ontario. was keeping abreast of the beet
way department will start the street
the funeral of Mrs. Schweizer,
Arthur H. Bone editor Malheur sugar developments and the prob­
work, but It was the hope of the
lems not only of the refineries but mother q f the Nyssa first baseman
Enterprise
Vale.
Louis
P.
Thomas
The above picture tells a story,
council that the work could be
that of the growers. It was Mr A pretty tribute was paid to her
better than words, of the suitabil­ editor Nyssa Gate City Journal and Pierce’s contention that
finished in the near future.
growers memory when the fars stood with
Hugh
Glasgow
farmer
of
Ontario.
ity of the land surrounding Nyssa,
New Well O. K.
should not receive less than $7.00 uncovered heads for a minute just
The
above
named
citizens
were
before the game started.
The newly drilled well has caused for growing potatoes.
asked to act as a committee to col­ per ton and that acreage allotments
Klaas Tensen is shown with an
the city officials considerable con­
Vale was blanked the first inning,
laborate with the original commit­ would not work to the benefit of
cern. first with a report from health armful of White Rose potatoes,
but L. Bates got across with a
tee of three composed of Don M. that same grower.
authorities that the water was un­ grown on his farm just outside of
Morgans Entertain
marker in the second when Stone
Graham mayor of Nyssa, D. D.
fit for human consumption, then Nyssa. These White Rose potatoes
Mr and Mrs. Frank T. Morgan] dropped his fly in rlghtfleld and
Borroughs. and J. O. Fairman.
that the well was located too close are native to California, but Mr.
The discussion centered upon were luncheon hosts to Congress­ two errors by Beitla who mussed up
Albert Vail, buyer from Caldwell,
to outside toilets.
these points: first selection of a man Pierce, Mr. R. A. Tallman Of j two grounders by Holt and Kneze-
The state health authorities have said that he had never seen pota­
competent engineer, one who is the Amalgamated Sugar company. vich. Peterson and Hutton garnered
tested the water, and the report, toes to equal that from the Tensen!
familiar with PWA work and one Mr. Charles Marshall, Dr. J. J. j two more runs for Vale in the fifth,
reaching here Tuesday, was that crop.
who could secure key men, also Sarazin, Mr. S D. Goshert, Mr j after Dean Johnson. Nyssa twirler,
the water was in the class "A” clas-
Mr. Tensen planted 16 acres t o ; familiar with the work; second, the Louis P. Thomas and Mr. Don I had fanned both Winder and Hoag-
sifcation and was perfectly safe. As potatoes on Good Friday, of this j
necessity for immediate, coopera­ Weed, secretary of the Congress­ land. Peterson got to first when
to the outside toilets, state sanitary year, the ground having been three |
man.
Bush fumbled his grounder and
tive action.
engineer, Carl E. Green, advised yerrs in alfalfa. Of the 16 acres
Attends School Meeting
ran home on Hutton's two-ply blow
After a brief but thorough dis­
city officials to start the construc­ planted 10 acres will be harvested
Following the luncheon Congress­ Hutton scored on E. Bates' single to
cussion engineer Chris Fauerse, be­
tion of five blocks of sewer in the for seed, the remaining 6 being
cause of his wide experience in man Pierece asked Mr. Morgan to deep center. In the eighth, Lewis
territory of the well, saying that harvested for shipment. Mr. Tensen
PWA engineering, was chosen to arrange for him to be present at annexed one more score. A ninth
only in the face of the emergency has specialized in the growing of
take charge of the work of getting the Nyssa School board meeting inning rally netted Vale two runs.
of shortage of water in the city, had potatoes for seed for the past 20
the plans and necessary application slated for that afternoon, necessary Knezevlch, Vale pitcher, grounded
the statejboard of health sanctioned years.
to Nelson at first and Winder was
forms completed and sent off as
the location of the well, which un­
issued a pass. Winder scored when
One of the potatoes brought into quickly as accuracy would permit.
der normal circumstances would the Journal office weighed 29 3/4
Morton, hitting for
Hoagland.
Mr. Fauerse is a resident of the
have had to be located by that ounces, while thirteen of them
doubled smartly to right field, the
Dalles Oregon where he has resided
board. The pump for the well has
latter running home on Peterson’s
weighed 16% pounds.
for a number of years and has been
been in opera lien since it,s installa­
single Hutton then popped up to
Acreage average on the White active as an engineer in that sec­
tion and is connected with the wa­ Rose potatoes from the Tensen
Bush whose peg nipped Peterson
tion and especially in P W. A work,
ter main.
before he could get back to first.
of U. S. No. 1; 35 sacks of U. S. No. built the bridge that spans the
Add New Police Officer
farm, show the following; 242 sacks Snake river at Onatrio so is not an
Nyssa started things off by get­
A general discussion of the Park­ 2; and 15 sacks of culls. It must be
ting two runs in the first inning.
entire stranger to the older settlers
ing Ordinance brought up the sub­ caleld to mind that U. S. No. 1 is
Hashltani and Paul Johnston mark­
of this county. He Is a graduate of
ject of the need for additional po­ equivalent
to so-called Francy the University of Copenhagen. Den­
ing up two on an error and a hit.
lice, it being the contention of
Nelson, first up, struckout in the
Grade.
mark.
Chief of Police Cooke, that if the
second. Goddard then singled, scor­
The committee and engineer will
Diversified Farm
city of Nyssa was to be properly
ing on Beitla's double, the latter
Mr. Tensen does not confine his work together to expedite the task
policed an additional officer would
running across the pan on Dean
of segregating the items for WPA
be necessary. The council acted to farming activities to the raising of
Johnston’s safety. Hashltani. next
and PWA grants, a sort of blanket
employ an additional officer at a seed potatoes exclusively, the bal­
up, hit into a double play, Hutton
application.
monthly salary of $100 per month ance of his farm being planted to
to Holt to E Bates. Nelson got the
It was emphasized that the ap­
for a probationary period of ninety crops of sugar beets, clover seed,
game's only home run In the fourth,
plication must show, among other
days At th end of that time the crested wheat grass, alfalfa and
with nobody on base. In the fifth
things, a correct survey and map of
baby
lima
beans.
It
is
estimated
council w!': nave had time to deter-
Paul Johnston scored and likewise
the roads for which the grant is
that
the
baby
lima
beans
on
the
Jeasible
George Johnston in the eighth
asked; it must show, above all else,
Tensen
farm
will
run
about
40
mine
the addi ional police is
stanza, ending Nyssa's runs for the
need for the grant. It was also
r.fc.uieth Langdon was the man bushel to the acre, while clover seed
made quite clear that the money re­ arrangements were made and the day.
selected as the additional police­ will be at least 10 bushels to the
Congressman recounted to the
ceived for this project could be used
Box Score
man.
only on the roads fer which the board his efforts in trying to get Vale
AB R H PO A E
the
recently
applied
for
federal
i
bond issue was floated.
0 0 1 0
grant for a new school building in Workman, cf
The
bond
issued
is
allotted
to
dis­
Peterson, cf
MEETING CALLED
1 1 0 0
tricts and amounts to $100.000 the Nyssa.
1 1
FOR CREDIT BUREAU total when grant is allowed will be Following a general discussion of Hutton, ss
the necessity of a new school build­ Bates, E. lb
about $180.000.
ing it was suggested that perhaps Lewis, 3b
Everyone
who
spoke
voiced
a
W E. Baker of Boise was a lunch­
a
PWA building could be erected, Bates, L. rf
eon guest of the Nyssa Chamber of willingness to forget politics and and lr. sed to a high school board. Holt, 2b
Local Man Attends
Commerce Wednesday and propos­ lend his best efforts to this road In this the Congressman was heart­ Knezevich, p
Idaho Meetings
ed to the members of that body a project which seems so vital to the ily in accord. At this point one Winder, If
1 1
people of Malheur county.
local credit bureau.
Hoagland, c
Engineer Fauersto made clear could hardly refrain from putting •Morton .......
Mr. Andy Boersma, local farmer
The proposal met with such fa­
in the personal remark that it is
attended the meetings of potato vorable interest that Mr. Baker de­ that his opinions would at all times astonishing how keenly aware of
growers held in Nampa and Cald­ cided to personnally contact as be given only for the good of the the necessities of this district that
Totals
37 6 9 24 10 3
well Wednesday of this week.
many
merchants and business project as a whole, and never as a Congressman Pierce is—there was
<•—Hit for Hoagland in the
personal
or
sectional
opinion.
This meeting was the result of firms in the city to get their reac­
ninth).
The county court evidenced a sin­ not. a subject discussed that Mr. Nyssa
the 'nose-dive' that the potato has tion to the establishment of a lo­
ABRHPOAE
Pierec did not show that he had
cere
desire
to
keep
the
faith
with
recently taken, and the short 3 day cal credit bureau. After contacting
Hashltani, cf
4 1 0 1 0 0
heard
of
it
and
was
doing
all
that
moratorium on potatoes shipments, some thirty firms who have signi­ teh voters, pointing out the impos­
Johnston. P. 3b
4 2 2 3 2 0
he
could
to
render
the
necessary
which ended Monday morning of fied their approval of the proposi­ sibility of doing much needed road
Johnston, O. c .... 4 1 2 8 0 0
help.
tion, Mr. Baker has called a meet­ construction and improvement with
this week.
Stone, rf ............ 4 0 2 0 0 1
Post Office Problems Discussed
A meeting was first held in Nam­ ing to be held in the city hall audi­ the limited tax returns. Showing
4 0 0 4 4 1
The problems of the local post Bush. 2b
pa to discuss the market situation, torium, Friday of this week at 8 p. that with the grant they could do
4 1 1 9
0 1
office were gone into at consider-1 Nelson, lb
and it was at this meeting that it m. All merchants and professional much but without it, very little.
4 1 1 1 1 0
able length, wllh the notable visitor j Goddard. If
was decided to hold a general meet­ persons are urged to be present at
4 1 1 1 1 2
expressing gratification with the! Beltia, ss
ing in Caldwell in the evening A this meeting to assist in the for­
3 0 1 0 1 0
growth of Uncle Sam's business in Johnston. D p
COUNTY
COURT
TOLD
call was sent out to every potato mation of this credit bureau.
Nyssa. Possibilities of better facil­
grower in the Snake river valley
OF W . P. A. LABOR
Totals
Outline Plan
34 7 10 27 9 5
ities and service were the chief
the result t ing a good representa­
topic of conversation."' I hope to see
Mr. Baker outlined the general NOW AVAILABLE
Summary — Home run, Nelson.
tive meeting of the growers.
a federal building established in Three-base hit: George Johnston
need for a credit bureau' in Nyssa,
Moratorium Declared
Nyssa, If this post office growth Two-base hits: Hutton. Morton,
saying that he felt that the mer­
Mr Boersma reported that the
ONTARIO
—
The
county
court
continues." the Congressman said
chants and professional persons of
George Johnston, 8tone, Beltia.
growers had agreed to a 30 day
met
Wednesday
in
the
court
house
Campaign to Renew Friends
the city needed the services of a
Double plays: Vale 2, Hutton to
moratorium on the harvesting of
in
Vale.
It
was
the
regular
monthly
Asked as to his campaign plans this Holt to E Bates; Nyssa 2. Paul
credit bureau, in view of the influx
the potatoes. However, one federal
c f people from all over the United session and after the routine busi­ fall. Congressman Pierce said that Johnston to Bush to Nelson, and
agricultural inspector, who did not
ness. complaints and reports of var- ' he would have to live up to pol­ Bush to Nelson. Struckout by Knez-
care to have his name quoted said States.
itical expectancy, in that he would exlch 3, by Johnston 8 Buses on
The local office, according to Mr ious kinds were heard.
th .t
it was h'is impression that
The three main topics considered campaign, “ but it will really be a balls off Johnston 1. Umpires: N
Baker would be affiliated with the
there "'as no definite decision on
National Credit Bureau, which af­ were: Impassable roads in some campaign to see my friends in the Mansur and Grant Rinehart.
the natter.
filiation would afford the local sections reported by citizen commit­ district again, rather than any "died-
The Nyssa ball club and the more
The matter of contacting govern­
members credit ratings from any tees; flooded roads due to careless in-th-wool" campaign." was the way ardent fans will go to Payette Sun­
ment relief agencies to relieve the
irrigators
in
other
parts.
The
im­
the congressman put it.
community in the country with an
day to take on that highly rated
market for this district was also
mediate need for a work project to]
established credit bureau.
team.
discussed with no final agreement
care
for
several
men
who
were
re-
]
Offices for the credit bureau will
Nyssa Is now on top of the heap,
being reached.
be opened if the merchants signify ported as badly in need of work
but whether it will be able to hold
The court decided to make a per- j
the desire for a credit bureau, as
that lead is a question uppermost
soon as a location and equipment sonal tour of inspection over the j
in the minds of the local rooters
W . P. A. TO OPEN
roads in question, to determine if
can be procured
Payette has proven that they can
possible where work was most need- !
ONTARIO OFFICE
put up a good game, having taken
ed. Action against the careless irri-1 Hear Bert Burroughs passed the Boise to the cleaners last Sunday
ONTARIO — County offices for NEW STORE CHANGES NAME gators was promised as soon as th e1 buck to George Mitchell. . . George Oame will be called at 2:30 p. m.
Neln—Just a bachelor on the loose.
Frank Phillips who last week op­ facts could be ascertained
the WPA will be opened in the On­
Sunday.
C. H. Bliss. WPA field supervisor . . . best dressed man in town last
tario City hall about August 20. ac­ ened the Drive-In Market on high­
week
hlzzonner
Don—white
silk
way
30
north
of
the
“Y
”
under
the
for
eastern
Oregon
reported
40
men
cording to an announcement from
name of “The Owyhee Drive-In in the City of Ontario who were in shirt hat 'n every thing . . . little New Baby—
C H Bliss. WPA representative.
On Thursday morning a 10 pound
Mr. H A. Scott will be in charge Market" has changed it to the: urgent need of immediate employ­ sugar babies putting Nyssa over in
Monday's cold wind son was bom at the Dixon Nursing
of the office as county supervisor “Phillips Nyssa Drive-In Market"! ment Arrangements are now under a big way
putting
a
chill
into
the
night.
.
.
because of the confusion that; waf to begin some work on the |
home of Mr. and Mrs William
for WPA.
The "ffiees are expected to be of might arise between it and the Malheur fair grounds at Ontario.' need a show room to display these Thomas of Parma, with Dr. J J.
bigger
and
better
crops.
.
.
Sarazin attending The young man
a permanent nature, according to Owyhee Market in the Owyhee dis­ It is planned to start work Monday'
trict.
has been named David Linn.
morning August I.
Mr Eoott.
AN A I F U L OF “ BEAUTIES”
Spud Growers
Halt Shipments
$1.50 PER YEAR
Mass Meeting Calls For
Numerous Improvements
,
“ CIRCLE" CAMERA STILL AI WORK
Planning Board
Starts Plan For
City Wide Works
„
R,
The mass meeting called, last
Friday night, by the city council
proved to be the match that set off
the bonfire, as fars as city improve­
ments are concerned.
As a result of this meeting the
council referred the matter of city
Improvements, either under WPA or
PWA, to the city planning com­
mission.
No Objection to Bonds
In the crowd of some 100 persons
We ll bet that there was a serious who Jammed the city hall auditor­
ium, not one objection was raised to
discussion going on between these a bond issue of $100,000, which was
two Nyssa shoppers, when the suggested by Mayor Graham.
Money Circle" camera swung into
Needs Discussed
The essential needs of a growing
action, the lifted eyebrows would
community were thoroughly dis­
indicate as much, anyway.
cussed, among those needs being
^ast weeks “Money Circle" shop­
city parks or park, sewer, water
per had a tough time convincing and sidewalk and street improve­
us that he was the person in the ments.
The sewer and water problem
"Circle," but he went home and
dressed just as he was in the pic­ drew the most discussion.
One of the most feasible plans
ture and he was awarded the $1.50 for the financing of these improve­
merchandise order given by the ments was suggested by Doctor
Nyssa Gate City Journal.
Bowman, local veterinarian, when
You can save at least $1.50 a week he said that it was his idea that the
by watching the advertisements ap­ enttrq
proposed
improvements
pearing in the Nyssa Gate City could be financed under the Ban­
Journal—live wire merchants know croft Bond law by creating improve­
the value of having their advertise­ ment district, all at the same time,
ments appear consistently in our issuing the bonds and thereby hav­
columns, and keep faith with the ing an issue that outside bond buy­
Nyssa shoppers by offering the ers would be interested in. This
highest grade merchandise at com­ plan seemed to meet with the ap­
petitive prices!
proval of most citizens present.
Planning Board Meeting
The planning board met Wed­
ADVERTISING FIRM
| nesday night and took up the mat­
TAKES AD PICTURES ter of those improvements most ur­
gent. Chief among those projects
was the water and sewer systems.
Under the sponsorship of Mrs. C.
C. M. Bliss, WPA representative
L. McCoy and Mrs. Kenneth Cottle for eastern Oregon and H. A. Scott
six of Nyssa's fairest have come to county supervisor, were present at
be called "The Sugar Babes" and this meeting to assist the planning
as such will be advertised the board in arriving at the proper pro­
length and breadth of this country. cedure in the matter of filing neces­
For with the supervision of Ed sary applications. After getting all
Coles, Burnell Brown and Fred the neceessary information from
Burgesser six young ladies were these WPA officials, the planning
chosen to represent Nyssa in a board decided to ask the city coun­
pageant in pictures telling the wide cil for an appropriation of $500 to
world of the activities of the Amal­ be used in the employment of a
gamated B eef Sugar company here consulting engineer, who it is plan­
in Nvssa. These girls were Marilyn ned will assist the planning board
Cottle. Irene Poage, Dorothy Jen­ in determining the plan best suited
sen, Viola Pullen. Zeola Benton and to a growing city, where this grow­
th will most naturally take place,
Floy Byram.
Each girl was presented with a and just what projects should have
farmerette costume by the company priority over others.
One eningeer has been suggested
in which they were pictured in
numerous and varied poses for its Mr. G. C. Scharf, who Is at the
publicity campaign. Pictures were present time consulting engineer for
taken in doors and in the fields and the city of Boise. Reports are that
those who saw them say that they Mr Scharf will be in Nyssa this af­
will do much towards making the ternoon.
rest of the country Nyssa conscious. Council to Consider Appropriation
The city council has been called
Among those present from the
to meet this afternoon, in special
city was Mayor Don M. Graham
session for the purpose of either
who also agreed to pose in some of
passing or rejecting the request of
them. And on the last day Field
the planning board for the $500
Manager Oeorge Daley and his as­
operating appropriation That this
sistant Grant Lewis superintended
appropriation may have some op­
the field poses. The pictures will
position was indicated last night,
be released through the Associated
when two of the councllmen were
Press news syndicate to all the
present and one of them indicated
papers in its chain and will reach
that he was not particularity In fa­
all of the cities and larger towns
vor of the amount in view of the
in the country.
present limited capital of the city
On Saturday the Sugar Babies treasury. Mayor Graham, however,
dressed in their costume attended felt certain that the council would
the dance at Parma
grant the request.
f ANK TO OCCUPI NEW QUARTERS MONDAI
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Pi
'ROUND TOWN
«■■■I
Announcement was made tht
week that the Nyssa branch of the
First National Bank of Portland
will move into It's new quarters
Saturday of thLs week, being ready
for business Monday, August 8.
The coat of the new sturcture, tn-
George Mitchell, manager, la $25,-
cludlng fixtures, according to Mr
000, Is modem In every respect and
is one of the finest bank buildings
In the state.
The nearing of the completion of
the sugar refinery in Nyssa, the
growth of the city itself and the
development of the irrigation lands
surrounding Nyssa, and the be)
in the future of the community,
strengthened our desire to be a per­
manent part of this community, Mr.
Mitchell said, and for that reason
want to prepare for the obvious fu­
ture and be prepared for the In­
crease in business that is bound to
come to Nyssa