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77>i? NYSSA Published at Nyssa, Oregon, VOLUME XXIV NO. 19 Trade Act To He Enforced TY JOURNAL GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND RLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS IN THE HEART OF OREGON’S SUGAR EMPIRE Fastest Growing City In Oregon NYSSA, OREGON', THURSDAY. MAY 25. 1939 $1.50 PER YEAR Commencement Graduates 56 LARGEST CLASS IN HISTORY OF SCHOOL GETS DIPLOMAS Commencement exercises, held in !hc Nyssa theatre at 11 a. m. today saw 56 Nyssa high school graduates receive their diplomas This is the largest class to graduate from the local high school. Margaret KUngback and Houston Wilson shared honors as Valedictor ians. with Ruth Flanary as Saluta- tcrlan. Kathleen Clowers. Class Histc y and Joe Robertson the Class Prophecy. The Class Will was pre- >cnted by Willard Whitman. The honor awards were made by Jr.nn Young, with the American Legion Americanism Award being made by Leo Hollenberg Nyssa school superintendent. The Glee club and the high school orchestra furnished the musical numbers on the program. — LOCAL MERCHANTS LITTLE AFFECTED BY ENFORCEMENT Nyssa food merchants will be lit tle affected by enfoi cement of the Oregon Anti-price Discrimination act, according to a number inter viewed this week. The act provides that merchants, principally those dealing In foods, must not sell food befow 6 per cent of replacement costs. Penalty for the violation of the act is a maxi mum fine of $500 or 6 months In jail. District Attorney Max Taggart in n letter explaining his position, said that no criminal actions have been started by the various district at torneys in the state, that the mer- ehants of the state and particularly in Malheur county are not well In formed on the law. and that he fell under the circumstances it would be unfair to start ctiminal prosecu tion for the violation of the act. without first giving the merchants of Malheur county reasonable notice that enforcement will be made in the event of violation. Taggart fur ther added that, in the future, if violations were brought to his at tention by any person informed of the circumstances and who desired to file charges of violation of the act., that he would consider it his duty to prosecute under the crimin al section of the act. Decision to enforce the act was brought about through a meeting of grocers held last week in Ontario to discuss the act. Little attention has been paid to the Oregon law. since the county borders the State of Idaho, which until it’s 1939 legis lature had no such law. Boys’ State Gives Chance To Study Government LEGION ANNOUNCES DATE OF BEAVER BOYS STATE The Nyssa Post of the Ameriacn Legion is making a concerted effort to get as many boys of high school and college as possible to attend the Legion sponsored and conducted Beaver Boys State, the dates of which have been set as beginning July 30 and ending August 5. Tui tion to the Beaver Boys State Is $10 which covers all costs except trans portation. Anyone, regardless of membership in the American Le gion may sponsor a young man for the “State,” according to Wesley Browne, finance officer of the local post. The Boy’s State is an attempt to give to boys of high school and early college age an opportunity to study their government, to under stand it. to respect it and preserve it. There is fun and recreation too, for each morning is fiUed with, not only election and governmental ac tivities. but organized athletics, swimming, hiking and kindred sports are offered those who attend. For those with talent for oratory, dramatics and singing, an oppor tunity is given to participate in the evening entertainment programs. Further information on the Beaver Boy's State may be had by addressing a letter to the Nyssa Post of the American Legion. INFANTRY OUTFITS ENLISTMENT OPENS Major H. D. Bagnall. the army recruitin officer. 323 main post office bldg., Portland, announced today that he has received author ity to enlist men for the 30th and 38th regiments of infantry, of San Francisco and Fort Douglas respec tively. until their departure from Fort Lewis, Washington, where they are now participating in the third division maneuvers. Men interested in either of these assignments should contact the nearest army recruiting office at the earliest posssible moment, said offices located in Portland. Salem. Corvallis. Eugene, Medford. Marsh field. Klamath Falls. Pendleton and Boise. THE TEMPERATURES Cool and cloudy, with .01 inch of rain falling on May 22 seems to be the weather news for the week. Fol lowing are the daily thermometer readings as given at the U. S. Rec lamation office. Date Low High May 18 _______________ 43 80 May 19 ........................ 3* 65 May 20 47 75 May 21 ..... M 04 May 22 .......... .41 70 Mav 23 38 70 May 24 ....... .M 76 WARDS ADDITION OWNERS ASK FOR STREET WORK TOMORROW WE LEAD' TODAY WE FOLLOW■ Residents of Wards addition are circulating a petition that is to be presented to the council at its next meeting. The petition will ask that the city grade and gravel streets from and including E. First to E. Fifth and from Bower to Erhgood avenues. According to those in charge of the circulation of the petition ap proximately 35 property owners have signed. HI GH NYSSA Vets To Dedicate Monument W ith Ceremonies LEGION AND V. F. W's. TO JOIN IN CEREMONIES The Nyssa posts of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion, together with their auxil iary units will hold joint ceremonies Decoration day for the dedication of the monument erected last Sun day on the veterans plot In the city cemetery. The hour set for the cere monies is 11 a. m. Young Pitcher The monument will be dedicated to the memory of veterans of all L ooks Good past wars. In Game The public is Invited to attend the according to those in IDAIIO-OREGON STANDINGS ceremonies, Team W. L. Pet. charge. Nyssa ............... ....... 1 0 1000 Nampa ....... 1 0 1000 ........ 1 0 1.000 HAPPY FARMER LIKES Payette Ontario ....... 1 0 1.000 BIG COMPANIES Boise .............. ....... 0 1 .000 TAXES Weiser ............. ...... 0 1 .000 Vale ................ ....... 0 1 .000 RESIDENTS DISCUSS CHEAP 0 1 000 ELECTRICITY AND TAXES Caldwell At least one hurdle was cleared By THE HAPPY FARMER last Sunday when the Nyssa team Cheap government electricity won a close fought game with Vale versus the large power company Is by a score of 2 to 1. creating quite a discussion In Cow Nyssa scored two runs in the sixth Hollow. when with Johnston and Hasltani Some think is would be mighty on. Elchnor stepped up to the plate fine to get cheap Bonneville power and cracked out a single scoring his here. Others think that with our team mates. Vales score came in local school finances as It Is, that the ninth, when Hoxie was given it is mightly fine to have Idaho an error. He fumbled a long drive Power’s big taxes. into center field, due to a ditch that Personally, with six kiddles to parallels the field and the high feed and cloth, we appreciate the wind. power company's, the railroad's and Nyssa fans were assured that they the sugar company’s taxes to help could rest easy over the question of do the educating of them. We are at least one pitcher. Ray Graham, even glad that the sugar factory is who pitched the nine innings with not government owned. one less hit registered against him If the government, or even a co than the veteran pitcher for Vale operative, Is competing with private Lewis. Graham demonstrated that business, why can’t they help to he has the makings of a fine pitch carry the tax load, that somebody er by keeping cool under adverse must pay? We appreciate our co conditions, he has a fair change of op creameries and the Parma wool pace that should develop as the sea pool. too. son progresses. Georg Johnson led the stick A Daughte Born— men with 3 hits out of 4 trips to A daughter was born to Mr. and bat. Mrs. R. T. Sager at the Britting- The Nyssa team should not have ham home In Ontario on Saturday very many bases stolen on them morning. The babe weighed seven this year with the combination of pounds eleven ounces and has been “Missouri" Holmes In the catchers named Marjorie Ellen. Mrs. Sager position. Mausling on first and Gra and her daughter returned to the ham as pitcher. Both Graham and parental W W. Foster home on Holmes are accurate tossers and the Tuesday and are being cared for by runner who goes to sleep, will find her mother. himself walking to the dugout won dering how he was put out. NYSSA MARKETS Thursday Quotations This Sunday the Nyssa team goes By Wiley Clowers to Welser. who lost to Payette last Sunday by the close score of 2 to 1. Cream. Orade A ------ ------- The next home game for the locals Cream. Orade B .............. will be June 4 when Ontario plays CASH PRICE Nyssa. Eggs. large ............ ................ R H. E Hens, heavy _____________ Short Score Vale .................................. 1 5 3 Hens. light and Leghorn __ Nyssa _____________ 2 6 4 Springs ................................... Batteries: Lewis and Walker; Cockerels ..... ............... .......... Graham and Holmes. Egg Market ( Trade In Price) BUY A POPPY Eggs, large ______________ SATURDAY, MAY 27 Eggs, m edium ---------------- (Fiist Row Left to Right): Merrill Joseph Yauderwall, Juanita Ardell Franklin, Merle Max Kurtz, Clarissa Mary Tillman, Willard Hoffman Smith, Anna Marguerite lluffstette*-, Donald Lemuel Parker, Viola Boren, James David Powell, Clara Lorraine Ridder, Milton Schneiter, Anne Merle Johnson: I Second Row Left to Right): Ira Cleve Pitkin, Nelda Fern Chamberlain, William Harvey Bingham, Karolyn Julia Kanyid, Buddy N. Osborn, Lois Elh abeth Schweizer. Jesse Minor Gregg, Alma .Maxine Day, Raymond Fraser Graham, Marie Irene Wallace, Lee Hollis DeGrofft, Floy Byram; (Third Row Left to Right): Harold Ivin Choat, Gloria Belle Glascock, Harold Steiner, Velma Elizabeth Fox, Willard Warren Whitman, Marianna Wyeth King, Joe Frank Pompe, Jr., Joyce Bernice Ashcraft, John J. Smith, Zelda Lorraine Brown, Dwight Osborn Wyckoff, Ann Marie Johnson; (Fouith Row Left to Right): Ruth Elaine Flanary, Margaret Ellen KUngback. Barney Huston Wilson, Joseph Randall Robertson; I Fifth Row Left to Right): Rosie Viola Keek, Gilbert Harold Holmes, Kathleen Opal Clowers, Thomas Joseph Morris, Luella Marguerite Leuck, Rill Wilson, Doris Mae Hite, Dudley Ernest Mausling, Florence Nadine Crocker, Leslie Lloyd Cleaver, Hazel Chloa Huffman and Francis Helen Foster, (Those whose pictures do not appear are): Barman Wayne Abbott, Mary Elva Gardner, Iris Lee Miller and Ivan LeRoy Aufderhar. Park Site Is Selected By Citizens At Mass Meeting Council Asked To TO DISCUSS PLANS Create City FOR FALL FESTIVAL Park Board Three committees will meet Fri night in the city hall at 8 p. m. At a mass meeting held last Tues day the purpose of drawing up pre day night in the city hall the block for plans for a Fall Festival of land west of Sixth street, and liminary be held in Nyssa. north of Main one block was se to The committees to meet are form lected as the most desirable for a the Oregon Trail Grange, the Nyssa city park site. This block is now Civic club and Chamber of owned by the Amalgamated Sugar Commerce. The the Lions club, company, whose officials, it is un it is reported will Nyssa be given an derstood have verbally agreed to invitation to appoint also a committee to turn the land over to the city, pro in making arrangements for vided that it be improved as a park. help Information from a reliable source, the The Festival. Owyhee Canyon Days, an an is to the effect that a letter from nual event abandoned for this the Ogden headquarters of the com year, with was interested feeling pany will be forthcoming in the that a better those could be put next few days making a formal of on in the fall program of the year. fer to the city of the land men tioned. Four sites were considered by the group, the old ball park, the sugar company block, 5% acres west of the new high school and a 15 acre tract known as the Newby tract. The latter two were discarded when FUNDS TO BE USED FOR It was found that title had recently REHABILITATION WORK passed to other than the owners originally contacted by committees, The Nyssa Auxiliaries of the Am appointed to locate park sites. A erican Legion and Veterans of For vote was taken on the first two sites, eign Wars will appear on the streets with the sugar company property of Nyssa Saturday morning selling getting the preference by a vote of replicas of the little red popy of 13 to 10. Field, to be worn in tribute Of special interest to those gath to Flanders the war dead. ered at the meeting was the forma No will be asked for the tion of a city park board, with rec flowers, price but each may give what he ommendation going to the city desires, the so raised will be council that it appoint a five mem used to aid funds disabled veterans, and ber board, drawing its members, one dependent families. from each of the following organ Each poppy has been shaped by izations. the Chamber of Commerce, hand by disabled veterans, and has Civic club, the newly formed Ath furnished much needed employment letic association. Lions club and city for them during the winter and council. It was also urged that as soon as spring months. Sidney Burbidge is chairman written confirmation of the verbal of Mrs. Poppy sales for the Ameri offer of the Amalgamated Sungar can Legion Day Auxiliary, Mrs. company was received to proceed Charles M. Paradis is in while charge of Immediately with the improvements the Auxiliary of the Veterans of of the park grounds. Foreign Wars sales. Mrs. Paradis announced that her committee would also have their Buddy Pop Down From Jamieson— On Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Ray pies on salejn Ontario and Vale as Garrison and Lenny of Jamieson well as Nyssa. and Mrs. Garrison’s sister Miss Gal ena Sandwick of Boring were vis Four Generations Meet— itors and dinner guests at the Char Four generations met last week when Mrs. Katie Starr, daughter. les Garrison home. And also on Wedensday a nephew Mrs Thelma Hays, grand-daughter Dick Tice and his friend Stan and her children great-grand chil Routledge of Long Beach stopped dren. of Mrs. Stella Butler arrived for a short visit at the Garrison In Nyssa. The visitors enjoyed din home. The two young men were en- ner with Mrs. Butler and returned to Bums, their home route to Denver Auxiliaries To Sell Poppies SLOPE GRANGE TO HEAR WEED TALK By MRS. C. A. KETCHAM Oregon Slope grange will hear the county agent, R M. McKennon or assisstant county agent Endicott speak on noxious weed control, at an open meeting June 1, at 8:30 p. m. in the Park school. C. A. Ketcham, agricultural chair man for the grange will be In charge of the program and has an nounced that a competition will be staged for the naming of the most weeds. A prize will be given the winner. Members are asked to bring to the meeting, any weed that they do not know, for identification and advice on its eradication by the speaker of the evening. In addition to the main subject of the evening there will be a pro gram of group singing, readings and music. The ladies of Oregon Slope grange will have on sale, Ice cream and cake, the funds from which will be used for their 4-H club scholar- shoip. Coffee will be served free. The public is Invited to attend. The meeting of May 18 was post poned to allow the membereship an opportunity to attend the com mencement exercises in Ontario. LEGION TO ELECT OFFICERS JUNE 1 The Nyssa Post of the American Legion and Auxiliary will hold its annual picnic at the Fred Oster- kamp farm, just east of Nyssa, Thursday, June 1. A potluck dinner will precede the annual election of officers for both organizations. Nominattlons were opened May 4. and will remain open until the meeting of the post Is called to order. Injured In Fall— Last Saturday Willard Whitman suffered painful Injuries when he fell from his horse and ran a pitch- fork tine In his shoulder. He was taken to the Sarazin clinic for treatment and Is reported to be re covering nicely. ’ROUND TOWN . . . Then there's Frank Morgan, Ron Whitaker and Willard Jack- son defying the weather man with summer straws. . , all roads leading to the Nyssa Theatre and gradua tion this morning. . . and Barney Wilson wending his way hitherward with prideful grin. . . the valedic torian being a sturdy sprout of that family tree. . . and the Jerry van der Vlugts stuck for the treats. . . Nyssa Wins Opening Game From Vale By 2 To 1 Score BAND CONCERTS START WEDNESDAY Regular Wednesday night band concerts by the Nyssa City band will start with the first concert of the season next Wednesday night, at 8 o’clock. The Nyssa bands comprises two sections, the regular and the begin ners. The regular band is composed of some 25 memebers, all residents of Nyssa and surrounding commun ities. The beginners band is com posed of those not yet qualified to play in the regular band and are being tutored by Jay Stoner, of Payette. Journal Readers— Can You Use ?5? If you can and you have a little imagination why not make an ef fort to win the award of not only the five dollars offered to subscribers of the Nyssa Gate City Journal, but also that of a registered Guernsey bull calf offered by Bernard East man, Sr.. Nyssa and Payette realtor. If you can think of a name that will accurately and concisely fit the great empire in which we live, the upper Snake River Valley, send it in to the Nyssa Journal, but be sure to sign your name to your entry. That’s all there is to it. The Associated Chambers of Com merce of western Idaho and eastern Oregon are anxious to get a name for this empire of ours, so that we may be able to publicise it to the world that buys our goods—so while helping our empire you also have an opportunity of winning the $5 offered by the Journal and the Guernsey calf offered by the Asso ciated Chambers. But you had better hurry if you want to get the five bucks, the Journal contest closes mld-nlght June 7, 1939 Nyssa Track Man Places— Milton 8chnelter. representing Nyssa high school In the state track meet at Eugene last week end. plac ed sixth In his event, the 220 yard dash Lack of funds prevented send ing the Nyssa relay team which had also qualified to enter the meet BUY A POPPY SATURDAY, MAY *7 /
