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Published at Nyssa, Oregon,
TY JO URNAL
GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS
IN THE HEART OF OREGON’S SUGAR EMPIRE
VOLUME XXXIV NO. 10
Legislature Sets
All-Time Record
APPROPRIATIONS INCLUDE
RECORD RELIEF FUND
SALEM—The 40th legislative ses­
sion set another all-time record
when it approved general fund ap­
propriations totalling $14,141,731.
The figure, which represents an in­
crease of $899,877 over 1937 appro­
priations does not include liquor
revenues and unexpended balances
diverted to relief needs.
The relief budget alone, as ap­
proved by the legislature, totals $9.-
260,000 and represents the largest
single appropriation ever to receive
approval of an Oregon legislature.
Only $600,000 of this amount, how­
ever, comes out of- general- fund
revenues for the current biennium.
The balance is made up of $2.160,-
000 in unexpended balances carried
over from the relief appropriation
for the last biennium and $6.500.-
000 in anticipated revenues from
the state's liquor monopoly.
Under the new relief set-up coun­
ties will match the state on a 40-60
basis in financing old age pensions
and other social security demands
Instead of the 50-50 basis hereto­
fore obtaining. In the financing of
direct relief counties will be expect­
ed to provide not more than 50 per­
cent of the money. Under the re­
lief budget as set up by the ways
and means committee the counties
will be expected to supply only
$4,400,000 during the biennium in­
stead of the $ 6 . 000.000 included in
the Martin budget.
State Relief Administrator Elmer
Cloudy said that the relief budget
would provide for continued opera­
tion on the present level with no
provision for expansion of the relief
program.
COMMITTEE NAMED
FOR ARMY DAY
The following named persons
have been appointed as the local
committee for the celebration of
Army day, April 6, commemorating
the 22nd anniversary of this coun­
try’s declaration of war against
Germany and her allies on April 6,
1917. it has been announced by Ma­
jor H D. Bagnall. army recruiting
officer, of Portland and chairman
of the state of Oregon Army day
executive committee in a general
news releast.
W. C. Richardson. Nyssa post No.
79. American Legion, Nyssa. Bern­
ard Anderson, Ontario post No. 67,
American Legion. Ontario. Geo. Mc­
Kee. V. P. W., Nyssa. First Lt. Rus­
sell V. Scobee, ORC, Box 362. Nyssa.
First Lt. William Callan, ORC. Box
450. Ontario. Mrs. Duncan Fraser,
American Legion Auxiliary, Ontario.
Mrs. Warren Richardson. American
Legion Auxiliary, Nyssa.
April 6 was designated as Army
day by presidential proclamation,
and is celebrated under the spon­
sorship of the military orders of the
World war, an organization of war­
time officers of the army, Major
Bngnall said.
Last year, Army day was cele­
brated in 97 cities and towns of
Oregon with appropriate ceremon­
ies, parades, speeches, etc., and this
year the event will be observed in
102 of Oregon's cities.
ONTARIO MEETING
FOR MALHEUR P.T.A.
The Malheur county Parent-
Teacher officers are meeting with
Lindbergh unit in Ontario on Fri­
day afternoon. March 17. Follow­
ing this meeting the board of man­
agers will hold their meeting, in­
stead of March the 18 as perviously
planned.
Plans will be completed at this
time for the Malheur county coun­
cil which will be held at the Con­
klin school in Ontario on April 1,
beginning at 10 o’clock. This will be
the outstanding meeting as Dr F.
G. Macomber, from the University
of Oregon, will be the afternoon
speaker.
Fastest Growing City In Oregon
NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1939,
ADJUSTMENT MADE
ON SCHOOL GYM
A Fair Pair
Final adjustment of $5678 Is the
amount allowed by Earl S. Young
of Boise, fire insurance adjuster, for
the loss when the school gymnasium
and most of the contents were
burned Thursday night, March 2.
Young., who is adjuster for the
three fire insurance
companies
holding a blanket policy on the
Nyssa school plant, announced the
adjustment at the meeting of dis­
trict No. 26 school board in the
Nyssa high school building last Fri­
day night. All members of
the
board were present at the meeting,
called to hear Young’s final adjust­
ment, Mrs. Ernest Wilson, president
presiding.
Luther Fife, local contractor, was
also in attendance at the meeting
and submitted figures for replace­
ment of the gymnasium. His figures
were not above tile amount allowed
by Adjustor Young.
Whether or not the gymnasium
will be repaired or rebuilt has not
been determined by the school
board at this time.
The old building, since its con­
struction a few years ago. contained
the only auditorium where ban-
quts or civic organization meetings
could be adequately held.
The Nyssa city band turned out
last night in a surprise concert for
the Nyssa post of the American Le­
gion who was holding a twentieth
anniversary stag party.
The arrival of the band, just as
the dinets had finished came as a
complete surprise to everyone, in­
cluding the toastmaster, Edwin
Tucker.
Several marches were
played -which were roundly applaud­
ed by the assembled guests.
The stag party was the second
that the post has sponsored, which
included members of the V. F. W..
American Legion, the business men
of Nyssa and also of Ontario.
Speakers for the evening were
Bert Anderson and Stanley Milli-
ken, both of the Ontario post.
Tile guests and members of the
Legion in memory of the soldier
dead stood for thirty seconds in sil­
ence. during part of the program.
PUBLIC HEALTH
GROUP TO
ELECT
STATE BOARD MEMBER TO
BE GUEST SPEAKER
The Malheur county public health
association is holding its fourth an­
nual meeting on Saturday, March
25 at the Conklin school auditorium
in Ontario at 2:15 p. m.
Dr. Sam Allison on the staff of
the state board of health, will be
the guest speaker. Dr. Allison has
charge of the syphilis control pro­
gram for the state and will speak
on that subject.
Miss Olive M. Whitlock, director
of the division of public
health
nursing of the state board of health
and Miss Elsie Witchen. acting exe­
cutive secretary of the Oregon tub­
erculosis association will also be on
the program.
Reports will be given of the ac­
tivities of the health association for
the last year. There will be an
election of officers and a roll call
of communities. The program has
not been fully completed as yet.
The public is invited and urged
to attend.
SEPTEMBER PRIMARY
UNDER ATTACK
SALEM—Although approved by
the legislature the change in the
date for the primary election from
May to September will probably be
up for decision by the voters at the
next general election. Representa­
tives of the commonwealth federa­
tion have served notice that they
propose to invoke the referendum
THE TEMPERATURES
Forty hundredths of an inch is against the measure which Is now in
the precipitaion in Nyssa the past the hands of Governor Sprague for
week, according to readings of the his signature before becoming law
U S Reclamation office. 36 falling
Monday and .02 Tuesday. Very mild
temperature continues, the lowest; JORDAN VALLEY MAN
occurring Tuesday. 22 degrees above STRIKES RICH CLAIM
zero.
Following are the rearings:
JORDAN VALLEY—Bill Johnson
Low High Pree. of Jordan Valley has been reported
Dale
00 to have found a very rich claim
24 52
March 10
00 near Unity, in Baker county. John­
37 57
March 11
00 son claimed that he was able to pick
__ .41 57
March 12
36 nuggets off the ground.
30 65
March 13
22 46
04
March 14
Arthur Lee lt is reported has left
.... 33 47
00 to stake a claim in the vicinity of
March 15 ......
32 40
00 Johnson’s claim
March I f ___ tT,___
SMALLPOX CLINICS
ARE ANNOUNCED
A series of clinics for vaccination
of smallpox has been planned for
Malheur county for the week of
Mach 20, as follows:
Nys a, schoolhouse, M o n d a y ,
March 20, 10 a. m. to 1 30 p. m.
Jamieson, Community hall, Tues­
day, March 21 9 a. m.
Vale, high school, Wednesday
Marcli 22, 9 a. m.
Ontario, Conklin school auditor-
min, Thursday, March 23, 1 p. m.
Every Individual six months of
age or over who has not had a suc­
cessful "take" from a smallpox vac­
cination or had the disease within
tbt last five years, should take ad­
vantage of these clinics or go to
the family physician for vaccina­
tion. Authorities say that immunity
frrm disease protests the individual
no longer than does a successful
vaccination. To be sure of immun­
ity from smallpox the vaccination
hould be repeated ever give years
after the first successful "take" or
after disease. In epidemic it should
be every three years.
Boxing Card
Date Changed
Band Flays At
Legion Party
STAG PARTY OBSERVES
LEGION ANNIVERSARY
$1.50 PER YEAR
BOUTS TO BE SLATED
EVERY TWO WEEKS
Pretty “ M iss Oregon,’! otherw ise Miss Barbara Johnson, takes
th e bull by th e horns at th e N ational Beef Show at the World's
Fair of th e W est on Treasure Island. The curly Lain.il beauty at
[the left is Pillsbury Mixer, prize winner in the cattle show.
ICE PREVENTS
BEULAH FISHING
Bearing out the contention that
the local fishermen knew what
they were talking about when they
protested the early opening of the
Beulah reservoir for fishing, the lo­
cal Isaac Waltons were informed
that there are 16 inches of ice cov­
ering the waters of the dam. Two
holes were cut in the ice, and lines
let to a depth of about 100 feet but
the fish were not biting.
To add to the worries of those
that had helped to get in some
early fishing, the road from Jun-
tura to the dam is in such a con­
dition as to make chains absolutely
necessary.
When word was first received by
the local fishermen that Beulah
dam was to be opened March 15,
there was strenuous objection, none
of which was officially brought to
the attention of the game commis­
sion, as they had recommended that
the season be not opened earlier
than July 1.
Intimation have been given out
that the Nyssa Wild Life League
may request an extention of the
season which has been set for May
31.
Boy Scout Drive
Goes Over Top
ONE DAY DRIVE ASSURES
FUNDS FOR LOCAL TROOPS
Ball CTub Meet
Called By Fans
FANS WANT NYSSA CLUB
IN IDAIIO-ORKGON LEAGUE
A meeting of directors and man­
agers of the baseball teams in the
President Bill Gove of Boise, takes
place at 8 o'cldttc* tonight at Peter­
son's cafe in Payette. Election of
officers of the league, organization
plans and the probable adoption of
a game schedule for the 1939 sea­
son comprise the business to be dis­
posed of at the meeting.
Nyssa’s team will be represented
at the meeting tonight by Heinz
Sonnekas, last season’s team man­
ager, Artie Robertson. John Young
and A. Chadwick. Vale, however,
has dropped out of the league and
indications point to Baker's with­
drawal also. Their places will be
taken by Nampa and Emmett, ap­
plication from those towns being
already in President Gove's hands.
Other teams in the league are
Boise, Ontario, Weiser. Payette and
Caldwell.
Predictions point to the re-elec­
tion of Gove as president of the
league and H. F Harper of Payette
as vice-president A new lague sec­
retary-treasurer will be chosen,
however, to take the place of E. L.
Burrow of Vale, former officer.
A meeting of Nyssa baseball fans
will take place at 8 o’clock in the
city hall next Tuesday night at
which time plans for the welfare of
this year's team will be thoroughly
discussed. Local business men and
all Interested in the great national
game are urged to be present at the
meeting. One decision already reach­
ed by those in favor of a Nyssa team
is that the lineup should have
young local players, thereby elimin­
ating a great expense item. But
this and other problems will be
’brought forward at Tuesday night's
meeting.
The Boy Scout fund committee of
the Nyssa Chamber of Commerce
report this morning that the one
day drive to raise $125 to assure
participation of the two local Scout
troops in the Ore-Ida Scout Council
had exceeded the quota set by over
$25.
Floyd White, chairman of
the
committee was warm in his praise
of the work of his fellow workers
and the willing response of the pub­
lic in donating the funds. The ex­ Visits Friends—
Leonard Huseby spent the week
cess money will be reserved for use
in buying equipment, and paying end at Weiser with friends.
the cost of the new scouts. The cost
per year per boy is $3. to troops in Week End Revival—
Rev. Vern Martin of the local
the Scout Council.
Nazarene church has announced
that there will be special revival
SEMI-ANNUAL TESTS services held at the old theatre
over the week end. when
FOR AUTOS REQUIRED building
Rev. Ernest and Mrs. Hall of the
SALEM—All motor vehicles oper­ Vale church will preach. There will
ating over Oregon highways will also be special music and group
hereafter be required to undergo singing.
semi-annual tests as to the ade­
quacy of their brakes, lights and
other equipment under the terms of
an act passed by the state legisla­
ture. The testing, for which the
Bystander remarking. I thought
motorist will be charged 50 cent, the town had died, but I'm told a
will be under the supervision of the load of beet pulp just went down
state highway department which the street. . . Wonder if it's Durm
will establish testing stations at William's sweet disposition or his
convenient points over the state.
new coupe that makes him so popu­
lar with the ladies. . . "Butch" Bur-
bidge dishing out the beans Wed­
Visiting Parents—
; Miss Mazene Hollenberg with her nesday night—bet he didn’t Ieam
friend Miss Vivian Henderson of those portions in the Army. . . The
Elgin is home for the spring vaca­ city band pulling a surprise concert
tion from the Eastern Oregon col­ on the Legion boys and guests . .
lege at La Grande.
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ROUND TOWN
Russ Sanders, local boxing pro-
meter. has announced that there
«ill be no bouts tonight, having de­
cided that they will be put on every
two weeks, instead of every week
as he has been putting them on,
and has slated the next card for
March 23.
In the next card, which will be
billed as an all-star four round card
Sanders has matched Walt Nortne
and Harold Long for the main
event. Both Long and Norlne are
local boys. In the semi-finals San­
ders will meet bill Fronatt.
Another bout that the fans should
go for Is that between Tony Domin­
guez and Glen Admyers. Tony also
a Nyssa boy has won the admiration
of the local fans and Admyers, of
Parma has his following. Both of
the boys are in there slugging from
bell to bell.
Four other bouts are on the card,
making a total of seven four-round
bouts.
PROGRAM SIGN-UP
EXTENDED TO JUNE 15
Farmers who have never signed
work sheets under the agricultural
conservation program have until
June 1, 1939 to sign up for the 1939
program according to information
just received by the office of the
Malheur county agricultural conser­
vation association.
Any farm on which a work sheet
has been signed in 1936, 1937 or
1938 need not be signed up again
but farmers who have never signed
before now have an opportunity to
become eligible.
The deadline was originally set
for January 15 but because of the
requests by many farmers this has
now been extended. Farmers who
wish to sign work sheets should call
at or write to the county office in
Ontario where complete informat­
ion can be obtained .
N TSSA BOWLERS LOSE
TO ONTARIO TEAM
Nyssa's bowling team, captained
by Ire Ure, won one game and lost
two in contests with the Big Four
in the tournament at Ontario Tues­
day night. Yundt and Ginzer were
scorers for the Big Four and Ure
and Miner for Nyssa.
Scores follow:
Big Four
1st 2nd 3rd Ttl.
166 130 146— 442
J Messer
153 134 126— 413
J Kadebeeke
179 168 156- 505
A Yundt
147 154 185— 486
H Glnzel
152 155 134— 441
R Westcott
797 741 746 2287
T.
D
H
H
I.
Brown
Mitchell
Bybee
Miner
Ure
Nyssa
1st
135
115
158
138
158
2nd
140
133
137
142
126
3rd Ttl.
150— 425
172— 420
154— 449
151— 431
168— 453
Beet Growers To Get 1939
Contracts This Week End
ANNIVERSARY PARTY
BY ADRIAN LEGION
ADRIAN—The Adrian Post of the
American Legion and its Auxiliary
unit celebrated the 20th year of the
Legion organization last Tuesday
at a dinner served by members of
the Auxiliary. The dinner was held
in the school building.
Roy Perry commander, of the
Adrian post, acted as toastmaster
and gave a talk on the history of
the organization of the American
Legion,
CONTEST SPONSORED
FOR FISHERMEN
Number Of Contracts
Exceed 1938 But
Acreage Lower
Sugar beet growers in the Nyssa
factory district of the Amalgamated
Sugar company will receive their
1939 contracts thLs week end. Con­
tracts are being mailed out to the
growers Friday.
Applications from growers for the
1939 beet crop totalled 21,436 acres
which the factory district committee
had to pare down to the department
of agriculture's quota of 16.322 acres
for the district.
While the acreage was cut to
meet the department’s quota, the
actual number of contracts showed
a substantial Increase over the 1938
contracts let by the company. The
contracts for the 1939 crop number
1435 while last year 1129 contracts
were signed up.
The new grower was a poser for
the allotment committee, especially
In view of the large number of acre­
age applied for. It is estimated
that of the total number of con­
tracts for 1939, about one-third are
to farmers who have not In the past
raised beets on their land.
The 1939 contracts show an In­
crease of six cents over the con­
tracts for the past year.
Lucicn Wray, owner of Wray's
Dime Store, Nyssa. announced this
week that his firm is sponsoring a
contest for local fishermen.
The contest will be based on the
largest Bass, Rainbq,w Trout, and
Eastern Brook Trout, and the best
display of fish, the display to be of
12 or more.
As awards for the contest Wray
announced that the prizes included
a casting rod, a reel. 100 yards of
pure Jap silk line, and as a prize
for the best display a combination
fly rod will be given away.
The contest Is limited to fisher­
men in and around Nyssa and
PATRIOTIC PROGRAM
Adrian.
Contestants are not limited to BY VALE LEGION
any make or brand of tackle.
The contest will close at the end
At the Americanization program
of the 1939 fishing season, according held at Vale on last Friday night
to Wray.
under the auspices of the American
Legion and Its auxiliary, about 600
members and guests of the various
VALE HOUSEWIFE
posts in Malheur county were pres­
WINS “QUIZ”
ent.
With Roy Mellis, commander of
FIRST WEEKS WINNERS
the Vale post of the Legion acting
ANNOUNCED BY E. E. S.
as master of ceremonies the pro­
gram began with a presentation of
Thirteen prize winners have been colors by the sons of the Legion
announced by the Electrical Equip­ with units from Nyssa. Vale and
ment Sales association for the first Ontario passing across the stage.
week of "Cookery Quiz,” a contest
The flag salute was then given by
being sponsored by the association the Girl Scouts. Songs by the Vale
electric range dealers.
high school and the Nyssa high
Mrs. George L. Penrose of Vale, school glee club were followed by
is the winner X first prize, a new tap dancing numbers and contest
Hotpolnt electrict range. Mrs. Pen­ acts of the various groups.
rose answered 19 questions about
Mrs. O. E. Carmen accompanied
electric cooking, named five princi­ by Mrs. C. E. Howell sang "God
pal features of the “range of the Bless America.”
week, and wrote a 25-word state­
June Marie Wilson accompanied
ment about it.
by Mrs. John Young, both of Nyssa
Winners of second prizes, electric sang “A Heart Thats’ Free."
food mixers,, were Mrs. P. M. Thom­
The Judging committee composed
son of Boise. Mrs. R. E. Morris, Wil­ of Mrs. L. J. Hadley. Miss A. Hearn
der, Mrs. Lola P Gross, Fort Hall, and Mrs. Katherine Claypool judged
and Mrs. K. R. Allen, Twin Falls.
the Americanization depiction of
Electric combination sandwich the Grove Community school first.
grills and waffle irons went to the
Vale 5th and 6th grades came
following third prize winners: Mrs. next with honorable mention, with
H. V. Heimberger, Parma, Mrs. Willow Creek placing next.
Forest Bales, Blackfoot. Mrs. Mary
All those taking part in the page­
Quarles. Boise and Gerda Sandgren, ant and those of the audience found
BUhl.
the evening most entertaining and
Cash prizes of $5 each were are more than ever convinced that
awarded as fourth prizes to Mrs. this Americanization program of the
G. P. Sallee, Nampa. Mrs. Ray- Legion for the coming generation is
mound N. Castle, Pocatello, Mrs. F. more than worth the effort put into
W. Reed, Twin Falls and Mrs. Leo It.
Palumbo, Payette.
The General Electric range is the
“range of the week" this week, and CIVIC CLUB ELECTS
entry blanks are available at local OFFICERS FOR 1939
dealer stores. Participants In the
contest may enter for any range of
The Civic club met Wednesday, in
the week not yet awarded.
the Parrish hall, during which
meeting, officers for 1939 were
elected.
WORK RESUMES
Those elected were Mrs. Andrew
NEXT TUESDAY
Boersma, president; Mrs. Bernard
Frost, vice-president; Mrs. C. C.
Laborers for the W P.A. having
Hunt, secretary and Mrs. Keith E.
worked out last week the scheduled
Bailey treasurer.
number of hours allowed them by
Hostesses for the meeting were
that department, work on the side­
Mrs E. D. Norcott, Mrs. C. Klln-
walks In district two will not be re­
kenberg, Mrs. R H. Sherwood.
sumed until next Tuesday morning,
Mrs. C. C. Hunt and Mrs. A. V.
lt was learned today.
Pruyn. A program was given con­
Five blocks extending north of
sisting of a book review of Ann
Main on the east side of Third
Morrow Lindberghs “Listen, the
street, were graded by the workmen
Wind” given by Mrs. Frank T. Mor­
and setting of the forms for the
gan; two songs by the Girls Glee
sidewalks, ready for cement pour­
club and a reading “Advice to
ing. completed last Saturday after­
Brides" given by Mrs. W. C. Jack-
noon.
son.
Property owners are paying 10 Vi
cents a square foot for the sidewalks
From O. A. C.—
In the newly created district, under
Miss Vera Oarrlson is »¡tending
W P A. setup, labor being furnished
the week at home from O. A. C. at
by that federal branch.
Corvallis with her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. Garrison.
JUDGE GRAHAM AT
BOULEVARD GRANGE
County Judge David F. Graham
704 678 796 2178
Wilson Brothers tangle with the was the principle speaker at a meet­
Union Oil team In tournament ing of the Boulevard grange last
games scheduled at Ontario tonight. Friday night.
The judge spoke on 4-H club
work, saying In part. "What does
the 4-H club stand for? Heart,
Visitor From l.a Grande—
Mrs. John Greulick of La Orande Hand. Head. Health; all wonderful:
la expected this evening for an ex­ but for me they mean something
tended visit with Mrs C. L. McCoy else. Honesty. Humility. Helpfulness.
Happiness.”
and her children.
NYSSA MARKETS
Thursday Quotations
By Wiley Glowers
.......20
Butterfat. grade “A"
Hens, heavy .............................
.14
Hens, light and Leghorns
.......10
Springs ......... ............................ ...... 13
Stags ......................... .... ............
08
Cockerels ................................... .... .05
Egg Market
(Trade In Price)
Eggs, large ............................... _... .18
Eggs, medium ........................... .... .14