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► Movie Portrays Baseball History N y s s a W i n s From O n t a r io ; L o se s T o * V a le VALE BATTERS POUND DUPRE OUT OF BOX IN 3rd INNING IDAHO-OREGON STANDINGS Team W L. Pet. Payette .................. ....... 4 0 1 000 Caldwell ...... 3 1 .750 Nyssa .................. ... * 2 .500 2 2 .500 Weiser O n dilo 2 2 .500 Nampa ...... 2 2 .500 Vale ....................... ...... 1 3 .250 Boise ............ 0 4 000 Vale .batters lost no time in go- ing to work in a game here last night, scoring 3 in the first, 3 in the second, 6 in the third and 3 more runs in the fourth innings of a 7 inning game. DuPre, Nyssa pitcher was relieved in the 3rd inning by ■ Bennett, a new pitcher for the local team. Final score for the game Vale 15, 3. Vale scored 4 unearned runs, Nyssa 2. Short scoie for the game: I Team R. H. E. ] Vale ....................................... 15 13 5 Nyssa ................................... 3 4 6 Batteries: Vale: Hauser and Walker; Nyssa: DuPre. Bennett and | Holmes. Three base hits: Workman (2). Walks: By DuPre, 5, Bennett 1. Sunday’s game saw the Nyssa step out on the field with spanking new uniforms, and just to celebrate “ Y O U U N D E R S T A N D the new rules, C u m m in g s ,” s a y s the froc k- the event took Ontario into camp coated um pire. " Y o u m u st pitch the ball w h e re the batter w a n ts It.” with a score of 8 to 7, in a game A sce n e fro m th e new official A m e ric a n L e a g u e so u n d m o tio n picture, that was nip and tuck in the closing “F ir s t C e n tu ry o f B a se b a ll”, w h ic h tra c e s the c o u rse o f the n atio n al frames. p a stim e fro m its ru d im e n ts to the p re se nt h ig h ly developed typ e of Ontario shoved a run across in p la y fo u n d in th e m ajo r leagues. T h e film h a s been produced a n d is the first, with Nyssa bringing in 7 b e in g d istrib u te d In co n n e ctio n w ith the nation-w ide c e n te n n ia l ce le b ra runs in the same inning. Ontario tion of the gam e b y th e F is h e r B o d y d iv is io n o f G e ne ra l M o tors. scored again in the third with 2 runs, in the fourth with 3 and again Produced in celebration of the hibition at the auditorium is being in the sixth with 1 run. Nyssa scor game's centennial, "First Century obtained from the Fisher Body di ed their last run in the fourth. vision of General Motors, which of Baseball,” the official American Short Score: produced and is distributing it r . League sound film for 1939, will be without charge in 16 and 35 mm. Team exhibited in Nyssa at the high sizes, according to Mr. Young, who Ontario .................................. 7 9 3 8 school auditorium Friday, June 9, states that "First Century of Base Nyssa ........................... Batteries: Ontario: Jones, Parrett, with a matinee at 2:30 p. m. and ball” is the fifth of a series spon- evening performance at 7:30 p. m. osred by the automobile body-build Henderson and Long; Nyssa: Gra Announcement of the special j ing organization in as many yeais. ham and Holmes. Walks: By Graham 6; Jones 1; was made today by John Young, Tire new 111m supplants the four manager of the Nyssa ball club, un- ! previous American League pictures Parrett 2; Henderson 1. Strike Outs: By Graham 11; der whose auspices the pictorial his- j which were viewed by more than Henderson 13. tory of the national pastime will b e ! 15.000,000 persons. Nampa will play Nyssa on the presented the audience, No charge will be made for ad Nyssa field this Sunday at 2:30. the A print of the picture for the ex mission. game having been changed from the Nampa field to Nyssa by ar PROPOSES CITY rangement beween the two team managers. *- LIGHT INCREASE For the midweek game on Wed Bernard Frost, manager of the nesday. June 14 Nyssa meets Welser, local Idaho Power company office the field on which the game is to TENTATIVE SELECTION MADE met with the city council and pro be played has not yet been decided. FOR SITE FOR 200 FAMILIES posed an increase in illumination for the city. The proposal comes as a result of A tentative selection has been made for the site of the F. S. A. the Idaho Power company having received approval of their applica seasonal labor camp. Mr. Talbot from the offices of tion to the Utilities commission for W. A. Duffy, regional director in a decrease in the rate charged ALL ENTIRES WILL BE Portland made the selection Wed muncipalities, provided that the rev FORWARDED TO CHAMBER nesday of the Arcadia Grove, some enue is not decreased. Frost’s suggestion would increase 3 Ms miles north of Nyssa. Various Well, the interesting contest other sites were considered but the the illumination of the city street Arcadia Grove was selected on the by 30 per cent which would raise sponsored by the Nyssa Gate City basis of having plenty of shade trees the cost by 6.3 per cent, or an aver Journal (and by the way the Journal was the only newspaper age of $12 per month. and a deep well. This increase in the monthly bill in the area represented by the As The camp will accommodate 200 families, and will not be available would exceed the budget of $2400 sociated Chambers of Commerce set by the budget committee last that conducted such a contest) has to single persons. The camp will have such facil fall, and for that reason there is closed. The announcement of the winner will be made in next weeks ities as tent bases, hot water, cold sentiment in the council to turn the water pressure system, garbage dis proposition down, unless some ar issue of the Journal. All names submitted to the Jour posal unit, trailers for manager and rangement can be made to take ad resident nurse, office tents for the vantage of the increased illumina nal will now go forward to the corn- manager and placement clerk, show tion only to a point where it will committee for the selection of the er units, sanitary toilets and a large bring the monthly bill to what it name for the “Empire” and will be eligible for the grand prize o f tent for recreational activities and has been in the past. Definite action on the proposal fered to the Chamber by Bernard meetings. Realtor—that of a registered Guern Only former farm families, and has been postponed until the coun others depending upon seasonal cil meets again either the latter part sey bull calf. And to the readers, and they agricultural work for part or all of of this week or sometime next week. were many, who submitted names their livelihood, and will be super the editor wants to express his per vised by a resident manager, co sonal thanks. Accompanying many BEAN APPOINTS operating with the camp committee of the names submitted were inter elected by the occupants. ASSISTANT esting letters as to why the sub The camp, it is reported will be mitted name should be used to ready for occupancy in time for SALEM—O. R. Bean who suc designate the area. this years fall harvest. ceeded N. G. Wallace as public util WATCH NEXT WEEKS JOUR ities commissioner June 1 has an NAL FOR THE PRIZE WINNER nounced the appointement of F. L. OF THE FIVE DOLLAR AWARD Brother Visits— Davis of Portland to the post of as Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Warren enjoy sistant commissioner. Davis, who AND ALSO THAT OF THE REGIS ed a visit from Mrs. Warrens broth is now chief of operations in the TERED GUERNSEY CALF er, John Haley of Prairie City last department of public works over week. which Bean was head while serving NYSSA FARMER BUYS on the Portland city commission, will join the utilities department GUERNSEY BULL THE TEMPERATURES within the week. Although cloudy skies all week ASTORIA. Ore. — A registered One of the first orders issued by predicted rain, none fell and the Bean after taking over his new Guernsey bull has recently been unusually dry spell continues. duties as public utilities commis sold by H. B. Howell to H. L. Sisson Following are the thermometer sioner forbids employees of the of Nyssa. This animal is Rogueland readings of the week as given by commission to party with or receive Bobby 270078 according to the Am the Nyssa offices of the Reclama gifts from representatives of util erican Guernsey Cattle club, Peter tion Bureau. ities coming under the commisson's borough. N H. Low High Date jurisdiction. 77 June 1 ..... _______________ 36 New Home— 84 ________________ 50 June 2 ..... 49 94 June 3 .... Church Started— Construction has started on the 42 71 June 4 The Nazarenes have started con new home of Mr and Mrs Earl 71 struction on their new church edi Gray on north Sixth and Bower June 5 __ _______________ 42 37 70 fice on north Sixth between Main ave. The dwelling will be four June 6 78 and Bower June 7 .._ ________________45 rooms with bath when completed. Camp Location Is Considered Empire Naming Contest Closes 4 FIGURES COMPILED ON H IW A Y FUNDS SALEM — Since its creation in 1913 the state highway department has collected a .total of $289,754,- 412.79 of which it had disbursed $287,443,014.58 to April 39, last, leaving a balarile on hand of $2.- 311.398.21. according to State compiled by Secretary of State Snell. Gasoline taxes provided $95,495,- 887.76 of the department's huge fund. Motor vehicle license fees supplied another $64,773,648 94 More than $50,000,000 ^have been taised for road purpost« through the sale of bonds and tie federal govern ment has supplied $45,665,367.14 in aid and grants. Other principal revenue sources are listed as follows: Vi mill road tax. $2,429,480.91; 1 mill market road tax, $12,854,982 12; co-opera tive aid from counties, $8,463,771.95; bus and truck fees. $5,297,121.32. In the past 26 years $210,650,- 223.80 has gone into road construc tion. maintenance and administra tive expenses; $37,808,250 has gone toward retiring bonds; $26,289,812.12 represents interest payments to bond holders; $2,099,535.33 has been transferred to the state police fund and $10,595,193.33 has been appor tioned to the several counties. New Laws Now O n Statutes LEGISLATIVE ACTS TO BECOME LAW WEDNESDAY SALEM — Residents of Oregon will be subject to 367 new reglla- tions on and after next Wednesday when the new laws passed by the recent legislative session become ef fective. These are the legislative acts passed without benefit of the em ergency clause and wsich have had h . E. to season for 90 days before becom ing 6 4 statutes. A total of 188 emer gency measures passed by the ses sion became effective upon signa ture by the governor. Most of the new laws involve only minor amendments to existing stat utes. There are a number of im portant amendments to the game laws which are of special interest to hunters and fishermen. Motorists will be particularly in terested in an amendment to .the traffic law which requires the dim ming of headlights when meeting another car, regardless of weather conditions. The new peoples utility district act, “ hot potato” of the session is one of the most important of the new laws. Public ownership advo cates strenuously opposed the mea sure and threatened to invoke the referendum against it but appar ently changed their mind. Another Important measure pro vides for the consolidation of rural school districts. Still another re quires night clubs to be licensed by the liquor control commission. The September primary law is also in the long list of new legisla tion due to be come effective next week unless the grange and com monwealth federation complete their referendum petitions before the deadline Tuesday night. CITY POLICE MAKE FIFTEEN ARRESTS In a report handed to the council Monday night, Chief of Police A. V. Cook showed that his depart ment had made fifteen arrests dur ing the month of May. Of the fifteen arrests, one was foi petit larceny, one for drunk and disorderly conduct and resisting an officer, eight for drunkeness and five for traffic violations Fines assessed for the month amounted to $120. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ i ROUND TOWN . . . And now there’s Ed Dilly in the ranks of the benedicts. . . and Hizzoner A1 in the straw hat bri gade. . . Hope Art Cook doesn’t meet the big bad wolfe while doing his daily ’’Red Riding Hood" with the city lunch basket. . . Then there is the special edition Ron Burke got out down in Jerome to announce the new bundle from heaven, old man stork left at the family manse . . . And Whitey Williams stepping out in shining new white shoes. . . Nice to hear the band again on Wednesday evenings. . . And all eyes on the ball game Sunday and nary a one noticing the sptffy new suits on the players. NYSSA DEALER IS APPROVED FEED, MIX STATION FORMAL CHARTER GIVEN AL. THOMPSON AND SON Sugar Company Makes Formal Offer Of Park Site To City A1 Thompson & Son, local feed distributors, have just been made VALE LIONS CLUB an approved custom mixing station, HOLDS CHARTER according to an announcement just CEREMONIES received by them from the Purina Mills. St. Louis, Mo. VALE CLUB, SPONSORED BY “We are fully qualified.” A1 NYSSA CLUB, GETS CHARTER Thompson & Son say, "to render the type of custom-grinding and The Vale Lions club, sponsored by mixing service that Purina Mills the Nyssa Lions club received their authorizes in the announcement, charter Tuesday night at a dinner W? are completely equipped to and dance. grind the farmer’s grains and mix Rulon Dunn, District Governor with them a balancer that the Pur made the presentation of the char ina laboratories and Purina experi ter membership of 18. mental farm have found to be prac Robert D. Lytle, attorney, was tical and economical. By grinding master of ceremonies for the affair the farmer’s grains and blending which was attended by President A. with them the proper Purina bal L Fletcher of Nyssa and 11 other ancer, it is possible to increase the members of the local club. return the farmer gets for his grains Over 100 Lions and guests attend when he markets tliepi through his ed the dinner and dance which fol livestock and poultry In the form of lowed. pork beef, eggs, or milk." The "German Band” composed of Certain definite standards had to members of the Nyssa city band be met before they could become a were present and rendered three Purina custom mixing station, ac numbers. Those in the German cording to A1 Thompson & Son. band group are A. V. Cook, Herschel “As specified by the contract,” Thompson, Edgar Offt, Elmer Niel they say, ‘‘we have inspected the sen and Velma Fox. Purina experimental farm and lab oratories where the proteins in Purina balancers are synchronized and blended. And we have coun selled with the Purina reasearch laboratories on the patricular ap plication of these balancers to farm TAGGART TO PROSECUTE conditions in Oregon. Too, we have MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE subscribed to the Purina Rations Service, which entitles us to the The case of Hort Deurock charged help of the Purina laboratories and with involuntary manslaughter, farm on any special needs of our growing out of an accident which customers, in addition to having occurred last week on the John Day these laboratories provide a com highway north of Vale, will be heard plete set of rations made of corn, Tuesday of next week, according to oats, wheat, barley and rye, and Purina balancers." "Finally, before getting definite approval as a Purina custom mix ing station, samples of the mix of several of these rations as made by our grinders and mixeis had to be sent to the Purina nlalytical lab oratories so they cculd chr.k the efficiency of cur machinery. Our receiving final approval sp»aks wel* for the quality of woik our grinders and mixers do." “This arrangement." A1 Ti-com- sen & Son says, "makes it possible fer us to render an unu i ' '• ' ‘ sndard of accurate, uniform and ' rentable Led m’v’iv» s. • f-> I the farmer in this v i r r t n i t •>•-: vice particularly ad-.nted t- ! at feeding conditions. "A1 Thompson & Em will con tinue to handle the complete Purina feeds and Purina concentiates." MAX S. TAGGART County District Attorney Manslaughter Case Next Week Burbidge Heads Legion For Year Max Taggart, Malheur county dis trict attorney. The case, originally slated to be heard this week was postponed in order that Deurock may have an DELEGATES ALSO ELECT opportunity to engage Oregon legal EOR SALEM CONVENTION representation. Deurock is now at Sidney Burbidge was elected last i liberty under a $2000 bond which Thursday night to the post of Com was set by Justice of the Peace Percy Purvis at the arraignment on mander of the Nyssa Post of the Wednesday of last week.| American Legion, at the annual meeting held at the Fred Oster- BUDGET LAW FORCES kamp ranch. Douglas McDonald was elected COUNCIL TO STOP first vice commander; A. L. Heldt, DIRECTORS PAY second vice commander; Fred Oster- kamp, adjutant; Andy McGinnis, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE historian; Art Heiter, sergeant-at- ARRANGES FOR PAYMENTS arms and Wesley Browne was re elected to the post that he has The city council, it developed filled for the past three years, to Monday night cannot, under the that of finance officer. budget law, continue to pay the For the delegates to the state band director, Jay Stoner $40 per state convention of the Oregon de month, due to an oversight on the partment of the American Legion part of last year’s committee, which to be held in Salem. August 10, 11 Inadvertently left that item out of and 12, the post elected Wesley the approved budget. Browne and Dr. A. C. Abbott. In order that the director’s ser Installation of the newly elected vice may be retained the council- officers will take place the first men and mayor agreed to head a meeting of October. list of interested citizens subscrib DRIVERS EXAMINER HERE FRIDAY A recent annuoncement from the Secretary of State’s office says that an examiner of operators and chauf feurs, will be in Nyssa, tomorrow, Friday, June 9, at the city hall be- teween the hours of 11 a. m. and 5 p. m. respectively. All those wishing permits or li censes to drive cars are asked to get in touch with the examiner during these hours. Sister I-eaves— Mrs. Vale'la Plughoff who visited with her sister Mrs. Will H. Beam returned to her home in Pendleton on Sunday. Mrs. Beam learned later tnat Mrs Plughoffs suitcase was lost from the train enroute and so far no trace had been found of It. Written Offer Is Referred To City Attorney The Amalgamated Sugar com pany made a formal offer to the city of Nyssa, Monday, of a park site, to be located on the company's prop erty lying just west of the two blocks on which the company has built residences. Five stipulations were made con cerning the offer. One is that the park site must be planted and sub stantially completed by June 1st, 1940. Another is that at no time shall any portion of the land be used for athletic purposes or play ground, except that provisions could be made for entertainment and de velopment of small children accom panied by parents or guardians. According to the offer, which must be accepted by the city with in 60 days of the offer, would pre vent any of the property, adjoining the park site, from being used for any "unsightly or offensive purpose, and shall prevent the keeping of any kind of livestock upon any of such area or property, and shall not permit the construction, alter ation or enlargement or improve ment of any auto camp, trailer camp, tourist park, dance halls, or other use excepting commercial business occupations upon said block 17 and 18 of Teutsch’s addi tion or modem residences within area." The proposal was referred to the city attorney A. L. Fletcher for his consideration and report later to the council. Council Hears Park Ordinance ORDINANCE WOULD CREATE BOARD OF FIVE MEMBERS The city council at it’s regular met Ling last M nriay night intro duced. for it's first reading an ordlance that would create a five member Park Board. Membership would be drawn from recommenda tions made by four different civic organizations, the Chamber of C t •!*•<• rcr C.'vi Mb I-'on . club, and the newly f< ruled Nyssa Ath letic association. The fifth mem ber will be appointed from the council. The board would be autho ized to employ an engineer, landscape gard- ner or any other competitent per son. No expenditures will be auth orized during the year of 1939, and then only in the amount set up in the budget. Under the ordinance the Park board will have full control and management of any park or parks owned by the city. The ordinance will not become law until it has been read for the third time and voted on by the council. BUILDING BEING AIR CONDITIONED Thomas B. Nordale, owner of the Nordale Furniture store here, an nounced that he had received and Is now having installed in the Atke- son building, air conditing units in each of the several stores. Albert Heldt, local building con tractor Is doing the installation for Nordale. According to Nordale these units of which he is the local agent, Is one of the most efficient on the market and will put the Atkeson building Into a class of it’s own as far as each store will have control over It’s own Individual tempera ing monthly sums toward the pay ture. ment of Stoner's salary. On Wednesday the Nyssa Cham ber of Commerce voted to allocate Vacationing In Mountains— $20 per month toward the salary for On Tuesday Dr. C. A. Abbott the next 3 months, the balance it took Mrs. Abbott and Mrs. Fauchler was thought could be raised either to Blue mountain springs where through special assessment of the they will remain for a vacation. Dr members and public subscriptions. Abbott returned that evening. With the beginning of the school term in September, it has been NYSSA MARKETS mentioned, some arrangement will Thursday Quotations be tried out whereby the services of By WUey Flowers the new music teacher at the high school would be made available for Cream. Grade A .............. .23 Cream. Grade B ................. 22 the city band. CASH PRICE Members of the band are anxious .13 to retain Stoner as director, point Eggs, large ____________ ing to his capabilities and the re Hens, heavy __________________ .12 sults that he has shown with the Hens, light and Leghorn _____ .09 Springs _____ .13 city band. Cockerels ___ .04 Mother III— Egg Market Mrs. Lew McCoy of the Owyhee ( Trade In Price) was called East this past week due Eggs, large __ .14 to the critical Illness of her mother. Eggs, medium ______________ .13