Nyssa gate city journal., May 11, 1939, Image 1

ITY JOURNAL
77>eNYSSA
Published at Nyssa, Oregon,
G ATEW AY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS
IN THE HEART OF OREGON'S SUGAR EMPIRE
VOLUME XXXIV NO. 17
NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1939
Motorcycle Races, Stunt
Riding Show Here Sunday
Chamber of Commerce
Sponsors Thrilling
Entertainment
The Nyssa Chamber of Commerce
through Its president, B er n a r d
Frost, announced that it was spon­
soring a show of motorcycle racing
and hair-razing stunt riding, next
Sunday, May, 14, in the Nyssa ball
park, which will be preceded by a
club parade by the Boise Motor
cycle club at 1 p. m.
Following the parade 3 hours of
entertainment will be offered the
audience, consisting of serf-board
racing, a foot and motorbike race,
10 lap relay race, overall race, and
as the main and special event, the
25 lap tourist trophy race. Exhibi­
tion riding will be interspersed with
the racing events, according to Vern
Waits, member of the club.
This same club staged a like show
in Nyssa last year on April 10,
at which time the crowds were more
than pleased with the performance
of the riders.
A nominal charge will be made to
the affair, the money being used to
defray the expenses of the awards
for the riders.
CITY CALLS FOR
BIDS ON SEWER
EXTENSION
OVER 20,000 FEET WILL BE
ADDED TO PRESENT SYSTEM
An advertisement appears in this
issue of the Nyssa Journal calling
lor bids for the construction of
.something over 20,000 feet of sewer
lines, which will augument the pres­
ent system.
The bids will be opened at 8 p. m.
May 29, according to the advertise­
ment.
The construction will be done un­
der P.W.A. Unit one of the exten­
sion has already been completed,
with unit two still unfinished, the
city not having as yet definitely de­
cided as to the exact location of the
expansion of the disposal plant.
Delay in the approval of the plans
by the State oBard of Health on
the plant has been another cause of
delay. The contract for these two
units was let to George Lind, Port­
land contractor earlier in the year.
BOY SCOUTS HOLD
COURT OF HONOR
At a meeting at the Methodist
church Sunday night Rev. Allan of
Frultland spoke to the Boy Scouts
of Nyssa on the subject of clean
living.
He especially emphasized
the effect of tobacco and alcohol
u|ion the growing body. After Mr.
Allans address troop No. 19 pres­
ented a candle lighting service
which portrayed the scout laws.
Grant Rinehart is the scout mas­
ter of this troop. Dean Fife's troop
No. 58 and the Explorer troop under
the direction of Keith Merrill were
present.
The scouts who received tender­
foot awards are as follows: Clifford
Asby, Chester Asby. Wayne Herald-
son, Dee Zink. Harold Callahan,
Harvey Callahan. Blair Hendricks.
■ Those from troop No. 19 who re­
ceived the tenderfoot awards were:
Paul Osterkamp, Bruce Westerfield.
William Boersma. Raymond Fox.
Second class awards to No. 19
were given to Dick Tensen, Lyle
Miner, James Cook. Chester Coun­
cil, Elton Council and Robert
Browne. Harvey Bingham of troop
58 received the Star rank and also
Merit badge for scholarship and
wood work.
Mrs Richardson of the American
Legion auxiliary, presented a beau­
tiful American flag to each troop.
WEATHER REPORT
The temperatures for the past
week have been acceptible to most
folks in town and country, but the
weather man is being criticized for
the lack of rain. There has been
no precipitation since April 11,
when .06 of an inch fell and in spite
of continual irrigation crops are
beginning to show the need of some
real rain.
Following are the weeks ther­
mometer readings as given by the
Nyssa office of the U. S Reclama-
tion
Low High
Date
May 4 _______________ _.. 38 81
36 71
May 5 ........... ........ ........
78
__ 45
May 6
36 74
Mav 7
..................—
May 8
.................... .... 42 85
May • ...._................. ..... _ . 52 87
May 10 ___________ .__ — 52 85
Fastest Growing City In Oregon
DRIVER EXONERATED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Selecting Rural
Carrier Stumps
Commission
CLUB TO ENTERTAIN
DISTRICT GOVERNOR
In an announcement sent out
Tuesday of this week, by Secretary
K. K. Lienkaemper, the Nyssa Lions
club will entertain District Gover-
nod of Lions clubs, Rulon Dunn of
MIX-UP OCCURS OVER DATES
Preston. Idaho, at a dinner here
APPLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED
tonight at 7 p. m. in the Club cafe.
J. Edwin Thamert, Boise was ex­
onerated by the Nyssa police, of any
blame when his car struck William
Fenn, 11. Nyssa. last Friday night at
Second and Main streets in Nyssa.
William was playing with a group
APPLE VALLEY
of his friends and ran out into
RESIDENT DIES
Main street striking or being struck
In a letter to the Nyssa Journal.
by the Thamert car and chipping a
John J. Hicks, long time resident bone in his elbow.
Congressman Walter M. Pierce said PROPERTY ADDITION
of Parma and Apple Valley died
that the selection of a new carrier COSTS I. P. CO. OVER
early last Saturday morning follow­
for route one of the Nyssa post of­
ing an illness for the last several TREES SET OUT
fice. presented "a curious situation, MILLION DOLLARS
months and which had confined A T CEMETERY
even in the annals of the Civil Ser­
POWER COMPANY EXTENDS
him to his bed for many weeks.
Councilman J. C. Olsen believes vice Commission."
LINES 249 MILES
Death was probably hastened by a
The situation was devoloped
in the adage that action speaks
fall about there weeks ago.
when the eligible list, of five names,
Diming 1938 Idaho Power com­
Funeral services were held Mon­ louder than words. He had listened was sent back, because it was re­
to a lot of discussion about beauti- |
pany spent $1,340,000 for property
day at the Community church with
ported that one of the eligibles was additions including 249 miles of new
fying
the
city
cemetery.
He
agreed
te Rev. Floyd White of Nyssa and
not now a resident of Nyssa (This
B. T. Osborne of Parma conducting with all of the arguments. But that evidently refers either to Ed Case electric lines, C. J. Strike, president
didn't get the trees, nor did it'
and general manager, announced
the services. Favorite hymns of the
or James Daelhousen, both
of Monday when the annual stock­
deceased were sung by Mrs. E. C. clean up the grounds.
but holders’ report was issued.
Olsen scouted out some 120 trees I whom took the examination,
Johnson, Mrs. Harvey, Charles Al­
have moved from Nyssa).
| “This expenditure was made to
bertson and Sterling Johnson, ac­ located at the C.C.C. camp, which
In addition, it develops, there serve new customers and to improve
were owned by the Bureau of Rec­
companied by Mrs. Albertson.
lamation,
the
result?—last
Monday
j
were
three
of
the
candidates
with
existing facilities,” he said. "Dur­
Interment was in the Parma
saw the last of the trees planted, exactly the same rating, with the ing the year our company built 227
cemetery.
the sexton of the cemetery busy [ commission listing them in the or­ miles of new rural lines to serve
grubbing the sage brush from the j der on which the applications were 747 new customers and at the same
received. This according to Pierce, time added 1,103 new rural cus­
grounds.
The trees were planted at 9 foot pl.iced the candidate with the low­ tomers to electric lines previously
intervals on the west, north and est standing of all the eligibles, constructed. The company now op­
east side of the cemetery as weil j the highest on the list.
erates 3.200 miles of rural electric
as the road approaching It.
Pierce sajfl that he had no in­ \ lines.
Olsen is now looking forward to ' formation as to what the commis­
“One major construction project
PICNIC ENDS IN TRAGEDY
having a sprinkling system in by sion would do to clear the situation of the year was the building of a
THURSDAY AS BOAT SINKS
this fall, and if he hears any dis­ up. but that it was probable that transmission substation at Cald­
Its installation permitted
The Snake river claimed two vic­ cussion on the matter, Nyssa may they would send the list back to the well.
post office department with a state­ doubling the voltage of transmis­
tims last Thursday, about mid­ find the system installed.
ment in regard to their rechecking sion from the upper Salmon gener­
night, when Taylor G. Gudmund-
ating plant which materially in­
and investigation.
sen, Nyssa service station owner, 26 F'om Nampa—
The
Misses
Alma.
Edna
and
Etta
creases the system capacity and in­
and Kenneth Crist, Amalgamated
sures dependable service for future
Sugar company employee, 27, were Burt and Mrs. Burt of Nampa were
Nyssa is the Bargain Center
growth.”
drowned, when a boat in which Sunday callers at the Nordale home.
The report shows that Idaho
Power company residential custo­
mers use nearly twice the national
average, or 1,679 kilowatt hours av­
erage for the year 1938, at a cost
of approximately 34 per cent below
the national figure.
Two Nyssa Men
Drown In River
Fate Of County Health Unit
In Doubt As Doctors Object
Taylor G. Gudmundsen (right)
Kenneth Crist (left)
they were returning from a picnic
party, on an island just east of the
railroad bridge south of Nyssa,
floundered during a high wind, and
sank.
Nine persons were in the boat
when it went down, those being
Gudmundsen and his wife, Edna;
Crist and his wife, Lola May; Derm
Williams, pilot o f the boat; Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Butte; W. I. Hodge and
Miss Pauline Doolittle.
When the boat was about 150 feet
from shore It began to ship water
over the stern, Williams sensed that
the boat would not stay up long
and headed it for shore. When it
was apparent that the boat would
not stay up Gudmundsen warned
the party to “keep their heads and
shed as much of their clothing as
possible.”
Mrs. Crist, who could not swim
was given a piece of 8x8 timber
which was in the boat, by Joe Butte
and Gudmundsen. Crist, according
to one member of the party was not
seen after the boat first went down.
Gudmundsen who assisted his wife
until he was sure that she could
reach shore, apparently was seized
by cramps and went down.
A second boat piloted by Ogden
Keisel, coming later from the is­
land. was hailed by the survivors
from the shore. Upon arrival to
shore of this second boat, a search
was started for the missing men,
and Chief of Police A. V. Cook
notified, who further organized the
search that lasted until 4 a. m. Later
in the morning the state police and
Sheriff Glenn and Deputy Sheriff
Weaver arrived to take charge of
the dragging operations. Crist's
body was found at about 10:30 in
the morning and Gudmundsen's at
2 p. m.
Gudmundsen leaves in his im­
mediate family, his widow Edna
and 19-month-old son, Lind and
Crist leaves in his, his widow Lola
May and 1-year-old son Curtis.
Church services were held In the
L. D. S. church for Gudmundsen
Saturday at 2 p. m.. with all busi­
ness houses in Nyssa closing during
the services. Officiating at the
church were
Stake Counsellor
Luther Fife and Mrs George Hay­
cock of the L. D. S. church, and
Reverend Floyd E. White of the
Methodist church. The body was
shipped to Burley. Idaho, the child­
hood home of Gudmundsen. Satur-
day, for burial.
As a parting tribute to their fel-
low workmen, employees of the
sugar company, gathered at the
station Monday morning, to stand
bareheaded, in silent respect as
Crist's body was placed on the train.
for shipment to Denver. Colo, for
burial.
Bugaboo Of Social
Medicine Is Fear
Of Physicians
Just what the status of the
establishment of a county health
unit in Malheur county is at the
present time is what some 20 or 25
Citizens and doctors of the county
are wondering after a meeting held
with the county court Wednesday
morning at Vale.
The doctors of the county are op­
posed to the unit on the basis that
it's establishment will dictate to
them certain technique to which
they do not care to subscribe. In
other words, as Dr. Belknap, On­
tario physician, put it the doctors
are not opposed to the unit as such,
but are to certain of it's functions.
Belknap read a list of conditions in
which the doctors of the county
would permit the establishment of
the unit, but when asked by the
court to submit the list that it
might be forwarded to the State
Board of Health he refused to do
it. One of the conditions was that
that the doctor in charge of the
federal project of child and mater­
nal welfare, be not allowed to inter­
fere with the Malheur county unit,
and that the doctor directly in
charge of the unit be barred from
handling any maternity cases ex­
cept to advise the expectant mother
as early as possibly In pregnancy to
visit a physician.
A further objection was raised
against the unit by laboratory tech­
nician R. A. Tacke also of Ontario
who said that in the 14 county
health units throughout the state 5
of such units were actively practic­
ing medicine. Tacke brought this
up following the reading of a letter
from Dr. Strieker, secretary of the
State Board of Health to the
county court in which he said that
the doctor in charge and the unit
would be restricted to preventative
medicine only.
Dr. Sarazin. Nyssa physician and
Dr Walker of Ontario both oppos­
ed the setup. Sarazin accused the
exponents of the health unit of
urging women's clubs to petition the
county court for the health unit,
adding that a thorough investiga­
tion should be made and that it
would mean the first step in so­
cialized medicine. Walker said that
the whole matter was confused by
the State Board of Health by tell­
ing different stories to different
groups. R. E. Lees. Ontario attor­
ney. was another that was opposed
to the Unit.
He questioned the
authority of the county court in es­
tablishment of the unit. He was
advised by District Attorney Tag-
gart that there was a statute passed
in 1931 that gave the court the
authority to establish a health
board but no such authority to es-
tablish a health unit. Others in the
group pointed out that 14 other
counties in the state had been oper-1
Game Schedule
For 1-0 League
Announced
ating such units for a long period of
time. Lees was one of the most
vociferous a^a^nat the unit, his
argument being th’e cost of the unit
to the tax payers of the county. He
accused such organizations at the
P. T. A. of using high-pressure
methods in getting the unit estab­ OPENING GAME WITH VALE TO
lished in the county. Lees conclud­ BE PLAYED ON LOCAL FIELD
ed his argument by saying that
The final baseball practice before
aside from the necessity or desir­
ability of the unit the taxpayers the opening game May 21 with Vale,
cannot stand an increase in taxes, will be held on the high school field
this coming Sunday beginning at
which the unit would bring.
Robert D. Lytle, Vale attorney 1:30. All players are urged to at­
was very much in favor of the unit. tend.
As to the authority for the estab-) At a meeting held in Caldwell
lishment of the unit, on the part of | May 8 the 1939 schedule was com­
the county court, he also cited the pleted. Nyssa will open the season
other counties with like units. As to against Vale on the Nyssa diamond
the criticism levelled by Lees to May 21.
The schedule:
those clubs who have been working
May 21—Vale, at Nyssa.
for the unit, he asked who had any
May 28—Weiser, at Weiser.
better right to ask for the health
June 4—Ontario, at Nyssa.
unit than the mothers who belong­
June 7—Night game with Vale.
ed to those clubs. “ I stand on my
June 11—Nampa, at Nampa.
vote of last fall when I was a mem­
June 14—Night game with Weiser.
ber of the county budget committee;
June 18—Payette, at Payette.
I voted in favor of the budget of
June 21—Night game with Nampa.
$1200 for the establishment of the
June 25—Boise, at Nyssa.
unit and I am still in favor of it,”
June 28—Night game with On­
said Lytle, who further stated that
the high tax rate in the county was tario.
July 2—Caldwell, at Caldwell.
due to the low assessment rate and
Second Half
that he too was opposed
to any
July 23—Nampa, at Nyssa.
form of governmental socialization,
Judly 26—Night game with Boise.
and that if the unit did step into
July 30—Vale, at Vale.
the field of curative medicine the
Aug. 2—Night game with Cald­
budget committee could very easily
well.
lop the fund from the budget. Lytle
Aug. 6— Payette, at Nyssa.
pointed out that there was a pre-
Aug. 9—Night game with Payette.
pronderant sentiment in favor of
Aug. 13—Ontario, at Ontario
the unit, that the need was here
Aug. 20—Caldwell, at Nyssa.
for such a program, that it should
Aug. 27—Boise, at Boise
be adopted subject to the limita­
Sept. 3—Weiser. at Nyssa.
tions set forth by the county doc­
tors. and concluded by saying “ Just
because a thing is new is no reason Arrives Home—
Mrs. Taylor Gudmundsen accom­
for condemning It.”
At this point Dr. Belknap read panied by her father. Simon Lind
the limitation under which the doc­ returned to Nyssa on Wednesday
tors of the county would permit the from Burley. During Mrs. Oud-
unit to be established in the county mundsens absence her son stayed
County Judge Graham asked Bel­ with the Chas. Paradis family and
knap if he would submit the list of Marianne King stayed with Gayle
limiations to which he, (Belknap) McCoy
refused, saying that he knew the
State Board of Health would only In Hospital—
Mrs Pete Olascock is in the hos­
refuse the demands. At this point
the court decided that there would pital at. Ontario with pneumonia
be no point to continuing the meet­ and is under the care of Dr. J. J.
ing further, with Judge Graham in­ Sarazin.
timating that he would write to the
State Board of Health advising of
the situation. It will be recalled
that the State Board of Health had
advised those Interested in the unit
that unless te doctors of the county
agreed to the unit by May 10 that
Ed Dilly slight-of-handing elec­
the offer would be withdrawn. Bel­ tric globes off ladles car fenders.
knap said that, that was only a Sugar Beet Peggy ducking on press
bluff, that the date had originally day
Art Cook taking up the busi­
been set as that of the end of the ness of family row arbitrator . .
Everybody hoping the “Bulldogs"
1938 fiscal year,
At the conclusion of the meeting will come through with a win F r i ­
Judge Graham was asked pointedly day . Hienz Sonnakes getting that
if he would write the letter men- hopeful look in his eye as opening
tioned during the meeting to which day of the baseball season nears.
his reply was “Well. I don't know,
well see ”
’ROUND TOWN
$1.50 PER YEAR
Nyssa High School In
Championship Game Here
KELTY CHAIRMAN
OF PAROLE BOARD
Three Seniors To Play
Their Last Game
For School
SALEM—Paul R Kelty of La­
fayette automatically became chair­
Nyssa will play Weiser high school
man of the new parole board this
week when in allotting the ap­ here tomorrow afternoon for the
pointments Governor Sprague gave baseball championship of the Snake
River conference. The game will
him the short two-year term.
G. W. Mason, the hold-over mem­ be a nine inning game and will
ber on the board drew the four- start at 2 o ’clock.
Most business houses in Nyssa
year term and Roy S. (Spec) Keene
the six-year teim. It is presumed will close durin ggame time in order
that Kelty will be re-appointed to that those wishing to see the game
a six-year term upon the comple­ may do so. This was the decision
tion of his first two years on the of the Chamber of Commerce at
j it's Wednesday meeting.
board.
Three regulars, Gilbert Holmes,
The new board will meet in Salem
Friday to organize, but it is not Ray Graham and Dudley Mausling.
expected that it will get down to the will be playing their last high
business of selecting a parole of­ school game tomorrow.
ficer and field staff for at least
The Bulldogs, backed by the shut­
another two or three weeks.
out pitching of Ray Graham and
The new organization does not the clean-up hitting of Dudley
take over until June 14 when the Mausling, first baseman, had little
new parole law becomes effective.
difficulty in defeating Emmett,
champion of the Idaho division of
the league by a score of 6-0 here
Tuesday afternoon.
Weiser defeated Ontario in the
other seim-final game Tuesday by
a score of 5-1.
The Bulldogs bunched their scor­
RUMORS OF P.W.A. FUNDS
ing into two innings, the third and
REVIVES HOPE OF BOARD
fifth. Harry Choat had reached first
Hi School Gym
Plans Conned
Tentative plans have been pre-
pared for a high school gymnasium
which is under consideration by the
Union high school board. The
state requirement that a high school
shall provide physicial education to
all of the high school pupils in or­
der to maintain its standardization
makes it almost compulsory that a
high school gymnasium be built
this year. Failure to do so may de­
prive graduates next year of the
benefit of a diploma from a stand­
ard school.
The plans under
consideration
would provide for a seating capacity
of 750 persons at basketball games,
and would
provide two practice
floors, with ample locker and show­
er rooms. Consideration is being
given to the possibility of using the
basement area for recreation rooms,
since the lack of sewer facilities of
a depth for basement drainage pre­
vents the use of that space for
shower rooms.
The rough estimate of cost is ap­
proximately $40,000 without the
basemertt being completed, which
would add from $4000 to $10,000 de­
pending upon fire-proofing. There
are current rumors that P.W.A.
funds may be available, with 45%
grant given, which would reduce the
cost^to the district of the completely
fireproof building to about $27.500.
On a 10 year amortization basis,
and the present district valuation,
it is estimated that a 2% mill levy
would pay for the bonds. Interest
and construction, making an annual
cost of about 22% cents per $100 of
assessed valuation.
Sunday School—
The Sunset Valley Sunday school
will meet this week at 10:30 at the
Charles Ditty home. All are wel­
come.
Babies Born—
A baby boy was born to the Glenn
McGinnis’ of Klpgman Kolony on
Tuesday with Dr. J. J. Sarazin at­
tending and to the Basil Newtons, a
daughter was bom at the Dixon
nursing home last Friday.
° n a_slngle ln the thlrd lnni“ 8 and
Catcher Harold Holmes was safe on
an error when Mausling slapped
out a triple over the right field
fence to score two runs. Mausling
scored on an error at third base
The scoring was completed in the
fifth
inning
when
Ensminger
singled and Harold Holmes reached
first after being hit by a pitched
ball. Mausling, again with two men
on, hit safely to score two men.
Graham singled to score Mausling.
Ray Graham struck out 13 Em­
mett men.
Nyssa defeated Homedale here
last Friday by a score of 23-1 in a
post season game.
AB R H E
Nyssa'
................. 34 6 10 3
Emmett ......... ........... 33 0 7 2
Batteries— Nyssa: Oraham
Graham and
Holmes; Emmett: Ellis and Hall.
SETTLEMENT ASS’N.
HOLDS MEETING
The Vale-Owyhee Land Settle­
ment association Tuesday
night
gave a testimonial dinner to tire
press of Malheur county and the
county court.
President C. C. Hunt expressed
his thanks to those who had worked
in the development of the two
projects.
Frank Morgan, H. C. Boyer, Ray
Larsen, R. M. McKennon, Robert
D. Lytle and Judge Graham were
speakers who recounted the work
of the development. Morgan sug­
gested that the association not con­
sider it’s work as completed with
the settlement of the projects but
to take action to see that these new
settlers be enocuraged ln their en­
deavor and to see to it that the
newcomers’ prosperity be brought to
as high a level as possible.
The possibility of the develop­
ment of small seed crops was dis­
cussed.
One suggestion was made that
may develop is that made that a
sort of county chamber of com­
merce should be formed with the
members being drawn from the
farmers as well as the business men
George Aiken, Ontario publisher
spoke for the county press, assur­
ing the association of the continued
help of the county newspapers
Surprise Visit—
Mrs. O. W. Forbes, nee Claudlna
Crawford, arrived on the Rose this
morning for a several weeks visit
with her mother. Mrs. Ethel Craw­
ford and her grandparents. Mr. and
Mrs. Thos Coward and her sisters.
Visiters From
Charlena and Twila.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sterling
of
Payette and Mr. and Mrs. Weldon
In New Office—
Oscar C Olsen, “the land man" Young and baby of Boise were call­
has opened his office in the Fry ers at the Nordale home over the
building where he will conduct his week end.
Miss Mildred Mansur and Miss
real estate business. Olsen is also
agent for the General Fire Insur­ Margery Sterling of Payette called
at the Nordale home 8unday.
ance of America company
Move Hi
NYSSA MARKETS
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Dixon of the
Thursday Quotations
Dixon nursing home have moved
By Wiley Flowers
from the McLlng house on Fourth Cream, Grade A ..................
to the house recently completed for Cream. Grade B
Mrs. Clara M Brown on Third and
CASH PRICE
Locust.
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W. C. T. U.—
Hens, light and Leghorns ........
The next meeting of the W C. T Springs
U will be with Mrs Charlie Mar­ Stags
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shall on May 16. and the program Cockerels ...............
will be especially planned for
Egg Market
mothers and all mothers are advis­
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ed to be present and learn of a sur­ Eggs, large ............
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