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77ieNYSSA Published at Nyssa, Oregon, GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS _______________________________________________________ IN THE HEART OF OREGON'S SUGAR EMPIRE_____________ JOURNAL Fastest Growing City In Oregon VOLUME XXXIV NO. 29________________________________________ NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1939__________ COMMISIONER BEAN CONFERS WITH TILLAMOOK P.U.D. SALEM—Plans for acquisition of the properties of the Mountain States Power company in Tillamook county were discussed here last week by officials of the Tillamook county peoples utility disrtict in a confer ence with O. R. Bean. Oregon utilit ies commissioner. The PUD officials also conferred with State Engineer Chas. Strick lin relative to the expansion of the district and were advised that this could only be accomplished through an election in which both the dis trict and the voters in the territory to be annexed express their approv al. The Tillamook district, organized in 1933, is one of two such districts in Oregon. Nampa Wins From Nyssa 2-1 WALK AND 3 BAGGER LOSES TIGHT GAME FOR LOCALS Scores: Sunday's games — Boise and Vale. 9-6; Caldwell and Ontar io. 9-6; Nampa and Nyssa 2-1. In the first game of the second half of the Idaho-Oregon league, with Nyssa leading after the sixth with one run, the game at Nampa Sunday was a heart breaker for young Ray Graham when with two out Nampa's first baseman Thomp son, got a walk, and Pitcher O’Boyle cracked out a triple to score Thomp son. Krouse, Nampa right fielder, layed out a perfect Texas leaguer, to bring in the winning score. It was a particularly tough game to lose, when in looking over the box score it is seen that Nyssa out- hit the Railroaders by 2 to 1, Nyssa getting 8 hits, Nampa 4. NYSSA AB. R. H. E. P. Johnston ...... 0 1 1 Schweizer ............... .... 4 0 1 0 G. Johnston ............ .... 4 0 1 0 Graham 4 0 1 0 1 0 Hoxie P Wilson 4 0 0 0 0 0 Ensminger Du Pre 0 0 0 0 0 1 L. Wilson 34 1 8 Nyssa; Three base hits, Hoxie, C. Wilson; Two base hits, Wil- son; Double plays. P. Johnston to Schweizer; Walks by Graham Struck out by Graham 4. NAMPA AB . R H. E. 0 1 0 Krause .................. Padigani ..................... 0 1 0 0 1 0 Daniels Bedard ............ 0 0 0 Schmitt ....................... 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Williams 0 0 0 Popovich .................. Thompson .... i 1 1 0 O'Boyle 3 1 1 0 28 2 4 0 Nampa: Three base hits, Padiganl, O’Boyle; Walks of O’Boyle, 2; Struckout by O’Boyle, 8. Next Sunday, Nyssa plays at Boise; Payette at Caldwell; Nampa at Ontario and Vale at Weiser. Washington, D. C. News Bureau of the Nyssa Gate City Journal WASHINGTON, D, C. July 27— Under the so-called Hatch bill, passed by congress all of the sev eral hundred postmasters of Ore gon are forbidden to be active in politics. The prohibition applies to ARMY RECRUITER TO all federal appointive offices, but there are more postmasters then BE IN ONTARIO any other class. Just to keep the record straight, Orders have been issued from the action of congress is the cul headquarters of the Portland re mination of efforts started by the cruiting district, effective July 31, late Frederick Steiwer, republican for Sergeant Joseph Scarpa, com senator for Oregon. It was Steiwer mander of the Boise army recruit who introduced the original bill to ing office, to be in Ontario at the divorce politics from public office, post office building on Monday and to forbid federal office holders from Tuesday of each week to interview attending conventions to nominate prospective recruits for the army. senators, representatives president or vice-president. The fact that the federal political machine mode the School Board second nominations of Taft and Hoover possible was admitted by Steiwer and he proposed putting Se ts Bond a stop to such practices, whether Election the macliing was controlled by re publican or democrats. For several years the Oregon sen BONDS WOULD SAVE ABOUT ator fought to get his bill out of $1260 PER YEAR committee and on the floor. He made no progress until New Mex The board of directors of school ico’s Hatch, democrat, joined him. district No. 26, (Nyssa) have called With the passing of Steiwer, Hatch a bond election to be held August carried on and after a bitter battle 14, for the purpose of voting bonds in which 100 percent new dealers in an amount of $36,000. The bond were defeated by a combination of issue would be used for the retire republican and conservative demo ment of all warrants issued prior to crats, congress enacted one of the July 1, 1939. These warrants are most sweeping reforms that has ever drawing interest at the rate of 6 been undertaken in national politics. per cent, which represents an an Incidentally, Oregon’s delegation nual expenditure of about $2160. with the exception of Pierce sup If the bonds are favorably voted, ported the reform bill and all six and tire district board is anxious house members of Washington state that they be, the district would save approximately $1260 the first year, opposed it. Interpretation given the measure as a bonding house in Portland has is that it blocks control of the dem advised the board that the interest ocratic convention next year by Mr. rate on the bonds would be in the PRINTERS TO HOLD Roosevelt and strengthens the po neighborhood of 2t4 per cent. The bonds, under present plans of PAYETTE MEETING sition of Cactus Jack Garner. Compromise on Wage and Hour the board, would be retired serially The Associated Printers, an or Those thousands of women who over a period of about 8 years. composed of printers work in packing plants during the The polls will be located in the ganization working in the “back shop” will season, the men and women who grade school building in Nyssa and hold in Payette, Friday, pick applees and pack them, the will open at 2 p. m. and close at 7 July 28 a meeting at 8 p. m. workers in the dairy industry, the p. m. The Associated Printers is an or employees in small sawmills, all ganization formed for the purpose those who constitute a formidable of stimulating interest in "back- army in the Pacific northwest are shop” work as a craft worthy of subject of a controversy which has careful study for the advancement been raging between the White of the printing industry in the me House and congress for months. chanical department. National grange and others want The constitution of the Associa them exempt from the wage-hour NYSSA FIRE DEPARTMENT tion. as a body, shall in no way be law, but Mr. Roosevelt protests, de ANSWERS COUNTRY CALL come involved in labor problems claring that protection of this law is may arise in the printing in needed by the lowest paid class of A fire, which started about noon which dustry. according to the organiza labor in the nation. Application of Monday, destroyed approximately tion's official paper, “Type-Hi”. the wage-hour law, as interpreted 175 tons of hay on the Druhe An Officers of the organization are by administrator Elmer Andrews, derson farm, about a mile north Julian M. Field, Payette, president; would cause many canneries and of Nyssa. Fred Johnston. Parma, vice-presi small sawmills to shut down, de Mrs. E. A. Wimp, whose home is dent; Firmin Scholees. Ontario, sec priving fruit producers of a market just across the road from the An and depriving mill workers of em derson farm, fearing that it might retary-treasurer. Harold Bayer, foreman of the ployment. according to arguments be ignited from the intense heat, Nyssa Journal shop plans on at and fire brands from the burning for exemption. Negotiations for a compromise are hay stack, called Fire Chief Schire- tending the Payette meeting. being held this week, but there is man, asking for what aid he could little prospect of legislation being send. Schireman gathered a group STATEMENT ISSUED enacted before the session closes. of volunteer firemen and went to R eclam ation Money Supported the scene of the blaze. The fire ON NYSSA SUBWAY Republicans and democrats alike fighting equipment had to be left in from the western states are united Nyssa due to a ruling affecting in The State Highway commission in one phase of the president’s surance protection if the equipment has not yet selected the projects for lending program. This is earmark is taken outside the city limits. construction with the grade crossing ing 90 million dollars for reclama Upon arrival at the Anderson elemination funds, according to R. the Nyssa department assist H. Baldock. highway engineer. tion projects now under construc place, neighbor farmers in removing tion or which have been authorized. ed the commission has un household effects from the Ander der However The westerners are pushing through son consideration the construction home, which was almost in the legislation which will enable settlers the underpass in Nyssa. and has of the blaze. The house did of instructed on projects to resume payments to path Baldock to prepare an not catch on fire however. The the government and enable them to Wimp home, was wet down by a estimate of the cost of the construc save their holdings. The plan in tion. brigade. volves. among other means to aid bucket selection of the crossing is, and his hired man were in The the settlers, a reduction in inter in Anderson the main, a function of engineer the fields irrigating when he was ing and economics, est rate. to determine the told of the blaze. Old Iron Can Be Sold crossing that would have the great The loss was partially covered by Junk dealers can continue bar est satisfaction and create the great gaining for old rusty iron and insurance. est benefits to the public at the (Continued on Page 6. Col. 5) smallest possible cost, Baldock said, Home Makers Camp— The Home Makers camp which in a letter to Frank Morgan. WEATHER REPORT will be held at the Lakes this year In case there is doubt in anyones beginning August 16. offer a fine Girl Scouts Leave— mind, the weather is hot. Following opportunity mothers and home On Monday morning the Nyssa are the thermometer readings as makers in the for community un troop of Oirl Scouts left for their given by the local office of the Rec- usually low price. Mrs at an Walter annual encampment at Payette lamation is In charge this year of lakes with their leader. Mrs. Grant Low High Thompson Date 85 the Nyssa enrollment and is advis Rinehart and her assistants Mrs July 20 ___ _________ „„ 44 91 ing all those from Nyssa who wish Dick Tensen. Miss Katherine Olsen. July 21 ____________ ... 46 98 to go to see her and make the nec Miss Vera Jensen, and Mrs Nusser 50 July 22 .......................... .... essary arrangements not later than The troop will remain until Mon 102 ..„ 59 23 ........... — July day when the Kingman Oirl Scouts .... 51 100 August 1. July 24 under the leadership of Mrs Maur .... 34 102 July 25 ice Judd will take over the camp 58 107 Home for Sunday— July 26 _____ __-......... .... Dam Isabelle Saraztn was home over and the Nyssa troop will return Water In Owyhee home Sunday from Boise. 516.470 acre feet 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 2 c. 6; 3 4 4 4 4 Fire Destroys Hay Stacks IN .APPRECIATION To the officials and the men of the Reclamation and the C.C.C. for their efforts in maintaining the water pas sage through the north canal despite the hazardous slide occurring there, thanks are hereby acknowledged. Their prompt and efficient work, it now appears, has as sured us a ^continued water supply for the season, where as less diligent attention to their duty might have result ed in a severe loss of crops. Gratefully, One of the farmers Commission Sets Elk Season Dates COW ELK, ANTLERLESS DEER, MULE DEER. ADDED GAME PORTLAND — Much interest is being expressed uy hunters in the order of the game commission per mitting the taking of 500 adult cow elk during the re-kilar bull elk sea son, October 29 to November 12, in Morrow. Baker, Grant, Wallowa, Union and Umatilla counties. These permits will be Issued in the order the applications are received and already the game department has received over 200 applications. The fee for a cow elk tag is $5 for resi dents and $25 for non-residents in addition to the regular hunting li cense fee. A separate tag must be secured for bull e’k, fee for which is the same as fo cow elk. Permits for 500, antlerless deer will be issued for the territory im mediately adjacent to the Mule deer preserve in Lake and Klamath counties. These permits can be used any time during the regular deer season. September 20 to Oc tober 25, and the fee is $5 for resi dents and $25 for non-residents. An act passed by the last legisla ture will likewise permit the taking of one anterless as well as one buck mule deer in a large portion of Grant county dn’. Hr the open sea son from September 20 to October 25. A fee of $1 will be charged In addition to the regular hunting li cense for taking antlerless deer in this area, and there will be no limit as to the number of such permits to be issued. Printed copies of the complete hunting regulations including maps of the areas covered by the special orders, will be available about Aug ust 10. Two S u its Filed B y Unem ploym ent Com m ission SALEM—Starting a drive against alleged "chislers” the unemploy ment compensation commission has filed two suits against applicants for jobless insurance charging fraud. Other suits will be filed soon accord ing to Ralph Campbell, attorney for the commission. Campbell said that a number of instances have come to the attention of the com mission in which persons drawing unemployment compensation have returned to work at other Jobs with out notifying the commission. In one case jobless insurance was paid to a waitress who continued to work at her same job. C o u n ty Approved For Farm Tenant Purchases WALLACE APPROVES COUNTY TENANT PURCHASE PROGRAM Official notification from Secre- tarl Wallace approving selection of Malheur county for extension of the farm tenant purchase program un der the Brankhead-Jones Farm Tenant act, was received today by W. N. Young, county supervisor, Farm Security administration. Miles Building, Ontario. However, new regulations provide that, unless sat isfactory farms can be obtained at reasonable prices, no loans will be made in this county, but the funds will be made available to other counties that meet the requirements of the tenant purchase program. Malheur county farm owners de siring to sell their properties under the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant act are asked to list farms with the local office of the Farm Security administration, reports W. N. Young county FSA supervisor. Miles Build ing, Ontario. Funds will be allotted for a lim ited number of loans to qualified farm tenants during this fiscal year in Malheur county. Although no as surance can be given that any par ticular farm will be approved for purchase, farm owners who desire to sell are urged to file information on their farms. Such listing will in no way be considered as an option on their farms. Family-sized diversified units will be given preference and soil fer tility, productivity of the farm, con dition of fences and buildings, pro ximity of good roads, school and marketing facilities will be consid ered in making final decision on farms to be purchased this year. Farms selected must be priced so that the loan can be repaid over a 40 year period from proceeds of farming operations. Farms on which previous operators have consistent ly failed financially will not be con sidered and tracts of raw. undevel oped land cannot be purchased. Blanks for listing farms for sale may be obtained by. calling in per son at the count FSA office in On tario or by writing for such infor mation. JOHNSON SERVICES HELD WEDNESDAY Funeral services were held here Wednesday for Chris Johnson, who died last week in Baker. Church and graveside services were conducted by the Reverend Fletcher of Ontario. Attending the services was Joe C. Johnson, brother from Long Beach, Cal., and local friends of the de ceased. , Chris Johnson was born August 8, 1895 at Eltravoog. Norway, and died in Baker July 17, 1939 He is survived by his parents and a sister, all of Norway and a brother, Joe C. Johnson of Long Beach, Cal. Funeral services were in charge of the Nyssa Funeral Home. FAIR BOARD MEMBER APPOINTED BY COURT The county court this week brought the Malheur county fair board to full membership, with the appointment of James Flfer of Vale. Other members of the board are John Llenhardt and Walter Thomp son, and Louise Aiken, secretary- treasurer. Mrs. Arthur Kiesz of Ontario was Daughter Born— appointed to serve as entry clerk On Monday night a daughter was at the exhibition hall, a position bom to Mr. and Mrs. Max Schweiz that Mrs. Kiesz held last year. er, and has been named Diana Lee. This is the third child of the Schweizers and she is the grand TRAIL GRANGE HEARS daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George TALK ON MARKETING McKee of Oregon Trail and of George E Schweizer. Dr. J. J Sara- OREGON TRAIL— Oregon Trail zin is in attendence and Miss Sue grange. Tuesday night, heard a talk Keiser is caring for Mrs. Schweizer cm farm marketing co-operatives, and her new daughter. delivered by the editor of the Nyssa Gate City Journal, Louis P. Thomas. James Bushong, principal of the new high school in Nyssa, was a granger at the same meet ROUND TOWN visiting ing. Mr. and Mrs . Albert Hopkins, . . . We hear Kermlt took In the former teachers at Oregon Trail grande opera! ?) while in Portland. school attended their last meeting . . . also hear that two of Nyssa's with the Oregon Trail grange, as handsomest young bachelors will they are moving to Imbler, Ore., two time it to the altar before where Hopkins has accepted a po Christmas. . . and Cliff Greer all sition as teacher. off bribe cigars. . . and what hap Mrs. Hopkins read a report of the pened to Art Cooks dog’s bug-fool state convention. ing cap. . and that new high school principal. Jim Bushong go leave For Old Home— ing in for bigger and taller he-man Mr and Mrs. R. E. Fredricks and teachers . crops rolling to market family owners of the dance and county fair and fall festival in pavilllon former left on Sunday for their the air. old home In Nebraska where they expect to remain. NYSSA BUSINESS MEN TO ATTEND BAKER MEET $1.50 PER YEAR List O f Candidates For Fair Q u ee n A contingent of Nyssa business men from the Chamber of Com Announced merce and the Lions club will jour SEVEN CANDIDATES FROM ney to Baker, August 1, to attend a joint meeting of the Baker Cham NYSSA-OWYHEE-ARCADIA ber of Commerce, Kiwanis and The Nyssa Aerie of Eagles will Lions club. charge of the Fair Queen can A dinner, served at 6:30 p. m. will have didates contest in Nyssa was decid preceed the meeting. of the lodge last The Nyssa delegation will leave ed at a meeting * Nyssa about 4:30 p. m., by bus char night. Persons wishing to cast their votes tered by the Amalgamated Sugar may do so by depositing the tickets, company. from Nyssa merchants Arrangements for transportation received sponsoring the contest, in a box are in charge of A. C. Norcott, local next to Miner’s barber shop. The Shell Oil station owner. will be gathered each Satur The German band, part of the votes night. Merchants who desire Nyssa city band will accompany the day to obtain the tickets may get them contingent to Baker. from Don Graham, at the Nyssa Realty office. Blondes, brunettes, both blue eyed NEBRASKANS TO and brown eyed, and a redhead HOLD PICNIC have entered the contest for queen Malheur county fair. In the The Nebraska-Idaho association of Nyssa, Owyhee. Arcadia district will hold their annual picnic in seven girls have entered to date. Boise August 13. according to D. A. There are Emma Nein, Betty Skin Brewer, secretary-treasurer of the ner, Louise Klingback, Hinemoa association. Clonlnger, Nadine Crocker ana Persons from this section of the Juanita Franklin and from Nyssa valley are urged to attend the an proper, Sally Fylllngsness. nual affair and meet old friends. Entries in other districts include district 1, Ontario, Fair and Cairo, Betty Glaves, Margaret Brooke. Hiw ay Com m ission Evelyn Rusk, Mildred Anderson, Cleo Embree, Shirley Walker, Dor othy Whyman, Margaret Taylor, O k e h s N yssa Barbara Shimp and Elaine Smith. In the Oregon Slope-Annex district, R ou te Betty Stevens. Alberta Strey and Fern Johnson have entered. SUCCOR CREEK ROUTE One entry has been sent in from NOT TO BE CONSIDERED the Vale district and one from the Juntura, Beulah district, The executive committee of the Harper, Marjorie Bullock from Vale American Association of Highway with and Mary Ellen Joyce from Juntura. Officials made a mistake in routing No one has entered yet from the highway U. 8. 95 down- through Brogan, Jamieson, Bonita, Succor creek, according to R. H. Malheur Ironside. district, the Big Baldock. Oregon highway engineer, Bend-Adrian district but the in contest in a letter to Frank Morgan, sec in full swing. Gloria Glascock, Don- is retary of the Nyssa Chamber of a Ashcraft. Eleanor Haworth and Commerce. Ashcraft are competing for Baldock said that the Oregon Joyce honor of representing that dis commission have recommended that the trict. From the Jordan Valley and the route pass through Ontario and southern of the county district Nyssa and thence south through comes the part entry Yturrl. Idaho via Marslng and entering There is still of time Irene to the Oregon along the route of the pre*- fair board announced enter, Thursday. ent I-O-N near the Malloy ranch. The first tabulations of votes will Baldock said, in his letter that It in next week’s paper. would be "absurd to send traffic up be At printed the present time plans for en Succor creek canyon” as the com tertainment of the royal court in mission does not have sufficient clude a banquet Sept. 1 at which funds to reconstruct it to an ade time the court of county Judges will quate standard . select the queen from the district winners. She will not be announc the cornoation ceremony INDIANS DENY RIGHT ed the until opening event on the first day TO $25,000 MONUMENT of the fair program. Sept. 2. Lunch eons are scheduled for each day, (Special from Washington Bureau) free shows, and free admission to WASHINGTON. D. C. July 27— on the fair grounds, car Chief Joseph was ready to fight the everything nival and .shows, and dances. In United States rather than be moved spection of the exhibition halls, and from beautiful Wallowa valley. The day the court will preside over Nez Perce war of 1877 is one of the each fair show from their royal box. most historic in the west, and Chief the While in Ontario they will stay in Joseph led his warriors from Wal private homes. Expenses to Ontario lowa valley across part of Washing and while there will be cared for. ton. Idaho and Montana before the A lovely watch will be the gift of regulars under Gen. Nelson A. Miles the fair board to the queen while forced him to surrender. member of the court will re Just as a house committee in con each engraved compacts. gress reported favorably an appro ceive The votes for the queen contest priation of $25.000 to erect a monu ants which are being given away ment to Chief Joseph at Lapwal, by merchants who have contributed Ida., the Nez Perce there say that to the fair premium list, can be used Chief Joseph was only part Nez to vote for girls in any district. Perce, that he was half Umatilla, and they assert that he is not en titled to any credit for the skill in ATTENDING out-guessing the army for months, SAWYER contending that the real leader was AG. CONFERENCE Chief Lookingglass and Chief White- Robert Sawyer, newly appointed bird. Smith-Hughes instructor at the Nyssa high school is attending the annual conference of vaca SCHOOL BUILDING twelfth tion agricultural Instructors, at SOLD TO ED WILDE Halfway, Ore. began Monday Ed Wilde, one of two bidders, and The will conference end this Saturday, bought the two room school build which time the conferees will during ing from school district No. 26. taken up such subjects as’ The have an Monday night. report; Instructors’ report and Wilde's bid was for $127, while nual their uses; Project practices and that of Pete Dear, the other bidder agreements; for the was $125. Wilde was required to out-of-school Instruction farm boys; Adminis post a performance bond of $25. trative relationships; and other re- I la ted subjects. Sawyer is a member of a com FARMSTEAD COSTS I mittee will report to the con IN OREGON SHOWN ference that on "Steps to be Taken In Improving the Quality of the Farm (Special from Washington Bureau) Shop Program. WASHINGTON, D. 6 July 2 7 - Farm Security Administration which is building "farmstead” homes, an NYSSA MARKETS nounces that 29 such homes in Ore Thursday Quotations gon cost a total of $48,680. The By Wiley Glowers maximum cost was $1779, the min Cream. Grade A _____ ___ ___ 33 imum $1626 In Washington state Cream. Grade B ....... 23 44 homes have been built for $81.124. CASH PRICE the most expensive being $2199 and Eggs, large......... .15 the cheapest $1504 Hens, heavy __ 41 Hens, light and Leghorn .............09 Springs House Guest— Mias Edith Gibbs of Nampa was Colored, under 4 lbs. ________ .10 a house guest of Miss Wanda Ure Heavy, 4 lbs and up ................ 10 09 over the week end and on Wednes Light and Leghorn .......... j D4 day both young ladles returned to Cockerels __________ Egg Market Nampa where Miss Ure will spend several days visiting. ( Trade In Price) .