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NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1939 Your Garden By MARY A. JAMISON Did you ever stop to think what an important part the birds play in our everyday life? Nearly every farmer delights in the lusty whistle of bobwhite from a nearby post, the cheerful song of the meadowlark from the hay meadow, scolding calls of the kill- deer as it swings overhead. No group of people more enjoy contact with living things than do farmers, but how many of us try to entice them into our gardens? How I longed for our feathered friends when we first came to this sagebrush country. The occasional caw, caw of a raven as he flew by on his way to the nearest corn field was like music to me for it PETERS WORK SHOES | meant th at as soon as we had our I land in cultivation the birds would come. The next spring some Eng lish sparrows came and that fall we we would occasionally see a phea sant! Now there are lots of birds but we must make provision and protection for them. The English sparrow is not con sidered a desirable bird but only last week I heard a wild commotion out side in one of the trees. There they were, about 30 of them, eating the caterpillars which had denuded the upper half of a Chinese elm! First, and surest of all devices in attracting birds, is providing bushy shelter; without that you will have few birds about, tho you blanket your lawn with birdseed and put a nesting box in every tree. Second is growing plants which furnish edible fruit or seed. Few birds feel secure on stretches of open lawn or among spare branches. Dense shrubs and low trees Inter laced with vines supply the most cordial sanctuary. Hawthorn, cot- toneaster, pink and white bush honeysuckle, bittersweet, all afford twiggy shelter and a measure of food for birds. Bird boxes range all the way from the elegant martin castles to the gourd or cocoanut shell for the wren. Many bird boxes are never occu pied because they are placed in trees. Wrens, chickadees, bluebirds, and swallows seem to feel safe in boxes mounted on bare poles from 5 to 10 feet high. Face your boxes away from the prevailing winds and set them at a slight angle toward the ground so that the rain won’t beat in so freely. Above all else, when birds come about and go peering into your boxes in search of fitting nurseries, make sure they are not molested by pets, or receive too much hu man attention. Keep cats away, or put guards on the houses for their stealthy depredations have come to be the direst foe of American bird- kind. A gesture of goodwill toward the birds as nesting time approaches is to put out short lengths of string or yarn and bits of cotton. Make I GOT SOMETHIN’ TO SHOUT ABOUT Composition Soles Other Peters Work Shoes with Rawcord or Leather Soles My Home, Automobile and Crops are Insured by " ATKESON’S Men’s and Indies' Wearing Apparel . 3rd & Main Sts. Nyssa Bernard Eastman REAL ESTATE FIRE and AUTO INSURANCE Phone 64 Nyssa |Al , SPÉC $l s-P FEEDSRVER" HOPPER feed P u r i n a I p o u l t r y chows for BIG sure the string is no more than three or four inches long, lest the weaver become tangled and crippled by the stourt strands. Place a bird bath in your garden, it is ornamental and the birds will enjoy It. When the winter days draw near and food for the birds is on the wane, throy out some apple peel ings, waste lettuce leaves, bones with scraps of meat left on, and of course teh hard bread crusts. With in a short while the birds will dis cover the food and soon you can have whole flocks feasting by your window. Other feed for wild birds is coarse scratch feed, chick feed, sunflower seed, peanuts, and their favorite, suet. If you would have life and color always in your dooryard plan now to plant a garden of wild birds. Ther are no tools to buy; the seeds are hardly more than waste. It doesn't matter where you live; for 12 months of the year you can dec orate your home grounds with flow ers that live and sing. ELDORADO GRANGE Eldorado grange held its regular meeting on Friday, July 28 with 37 members present. It was decided to paint the grange hall soon and a contract be let to some painter for the job. Mrs. Ernest Locey was elected as chaplain in place of Mrs. Lester Derirck, resigned. Three new members were given the third and fourth degrees. After the business meeting dancing was enjoyed for a while instead of a lecturers program. Home Economic ladies served lunch. KINGMAN 4-H ASSEMBLY By Stella Dunbarsky The Kingman Kolony 4-H as sembly held their regular meeting at the Kingman school house Wed nesday, July 26. The newly elected officers presid ed over the meeting, and the chair man for the standing committee were appointed as follows. Program: Aurara Zamora and Harold Kurtz, social, Pauline Gowey and Mario Anderson, flag solute, Maurice Judd and Nadeen Wilson, dlcipline, Emily Otis and Junior Zamora, sond lead ers, Beth Mitchell and Kenneth El liot, news reporter. Stella Dun- brasky. Following the order of business the constitution and by-laws were read and adopted as was also the goals for this year. It was also voted to hold an ice cream social within the near fu ture. A short program followed the business meeting and consisted of two songs by Rose McGinnis, a piano solo by Maxine Smith. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Hauser were guests at the meeting and Mr. Hau ser spoke to the group on various phases of the club work, stressing the importance of club members beginning now to prepare for the livestock for exhibit at the county fair. At the close of the meeting a marshmallow roast and games were enjoyed in the hills. The next meeting will be in August. At Lakes— Among those who cooled off at Payette Lakes last week were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fox and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Moss. Daughter Visits— On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. J. Hoare with their two children came from Seneca for a visit with Mrs. Hoare's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Pox. Mr. Hoare returned that eve ning leaving his family for a longer stay. B ullets I DO YO U KN O W ? You can get a guaranteed paint job for as low as (10.. Repairing and Welding Conoco Gas and Oil K. M. NEWELL NYSSA AUTO CO. North of the "Y” With Your Order of Growing Chow, Taken Out As Needed Lots of feed hopper space is absolutely necessary in raising good pullets. For that reason, we are offering the famous Purina “Feed Saver" Hopper for only 59c. This hopper sells regularly for $1.50. Made of heavy galvanized metal, this hopper lasts indefinitely. It is easy to tend because it holds 25 pound of feed . . . the pullets do the rest. It's rat-proof, keeps feed free from litter, and takes up every little space. It saves feed because of a flange on the pan. curving inward which prevents waste. See us today for your supply of Developing and Growing Chow and Purina “Feed Saver" Hoppers! AL THOMPSON 6- SON COAL—GRAIN—FEED • Phone 26 V h W W . V W W l COW HOLLOW By The Happy Farmer The second cutting of hay in Cow Hollow is nearing the end. By the time this gets to print all will be finished except Elza Niccum and Chuck Share and possibly Doc Raf- fington. Doc already has about two- thirds of his hay up. Owing to part of it being just watered he never cut it all at first. Upper Cow Hollow's portable hay derrick has been working just fine. Several of the neighbors have been watching to see if it would be a success. Last week Mr. Cline of the Farm Security Loan association was out and watching it work. He sort of threw cold water in our proud faces when he ginned and asked "whose improvised hay derrick is this?” Well it gets a good job done any how. Chet Sage hauled a load of sage brush for fuel Monday. We don't particularly love sage brush for fuel but we should at least be thankful for it. The other day a neighbor boy happened to be over when we were chopping wood (sage brush) and we were discussing our love for cutting that kind of wood. The boy remarked "If I had as much busted up boards around as you do, I would be chopping them up for wood.” We answered “those boards cost money and are hard to get and they come in handy once in a while.” He says, “that's what dad says too. But his boards keeps dis appearing every once in a while.” The Idaho Power company has had a crew run a survey through Cow Hollow to see what it would cost to run a power line through We hope to have electricity in the Hollow soon and that will relieve the wood chopping some. Electricity is a little expensive for us to cook with but at that it is cheaper than boards and a whole lot better. The county road grading crew is grading our roads again. In fact they have finished the mail route in Cow Hollow and have gone on south over into Sunset Valley. We have hopes that they will have the gravel on it before the winter mud sets in. We have never been able to get a combine into Cow Hollow yet this season. Russell Howell has red clov er in his barley and he has been holding his breath and waiting so the other day he went to see them again and was told that they could not get to him for a week yet and said, “you just as well forget it then for the clover is as high as the bar ley now." He plans not to let the clover ripen and try to get a seed crop and save what barley he can. Chet Sage and Jim Trummel are quite anxious to get a combine in to for when the grain ripens the thistles soon comes up through it until a combine can't get through it. Earl Heaton is getting his hay derrick set up to stack his second cutting. With our portable derrick that makes five derricks in Cow Hollow now. It is reported that Mr. and Mrs. Dale Limbaugh are the parents of a son, born last Thursday. Mrs. Dude Parker says she has the first water pressure system in Cow Hollow. Several of the Cow Hollow farm ers are leaving a little patch of al falfa to try to raise seed. The clover huller pulled into the Jim Trummell place Monday eve ning to see what kind of seed Jim has raised. Clarence Niccum is rather en thused about his prosepts for a Ladino seed crop. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Parker gave an ice cream social Wednesday eve ning. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Chet Sage, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Heaton and family, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parker and son, Mr. and Mrs. Dude Parker and sons and Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Share and Don returned Tuesday from the hill with a load of poles. The Wahine club met with Mrs. C. Niccum Thursday with eight members and one guest present. It was decided to have the annual pic nic August 27 and also to celebrate the birthdays of two of the mem bers. The picnic will be held at the Vale park. The Wahine club will meet with Mrs. Mort Wixon August 10. Mrs. Earl Heaton took her baby to Emmett Sunday for medical treatment. Jack Marshall is visiting with his cousin Donnie Share this week (Editor's Note: The following market Information is supplied from material obtained over the Government leased market wire in the office of the extension ■conomist at Oregon state college, The material is in the form of a weekly summary of trends In the livestock market and is not intended to replace spot day by day market reports.) Wanted GARBAGE HAULING. Also odd Jobs by hour day or week. Prices GOOD IMPROVED 5 acres. In Apple Valley, 3 miles from Nyssa. reasonable. Call J. G. Coil, A1 20Atfc House, well and barns. Allen Bal Thompsons feed store. lard, Bates. Oregon. 3A2xp GARBAGE hauling of any kind. Call E. J. Steinke. Phone 47. 23Ftfc For Sale Farm Produce Work Wanted For Sale PETS For Sale or Trade Musical Instrument Miscellaneous For Sale or Trade Autos and Trucks For Sale MISCELLANEOUS For Sale CITY PROPERTY For Rent CITY PROPERTY NOW CREPE SOLED SHOES REPAIRED W est’s Leading REAUTY SCHOOL Tuition EX-C EL-C IS ABBOTT'S SHOE SHOP NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS Notice is hereby given that by virtue of Sec tion 69-301, Oregon Code Annotated, 1930, as amended by Chapter 446, Oregon Laws of 1933, Malheur County Board of Equalization will meet on the Second Monday of August Let us do your work! The measure of a druggist's success is the worth of his prescription-filling ability. We have enjoyed a rare success in this field. The patronage of satisfied customers repays the care, time and effort that goes into making accurate prescriptions. PHONE 6 Rates lc per word*per issue. Minimum charge 2Sc. CASH IN ADVANCE TOMATOES FOR Canning. Neil Dimmick ranch. Mi mile south of C.C.C. camp. 3A3xp WILL DO Threshing. Oats and bar ley 3c, wheat 4c. Would appre ciate farmers co-operation. Come Cattle Market and see my work. Ernest Stlkett, After a week of fairly steady m ar Cairo Junction. 20J3xp kets, cattle prices last Monday were POINTER HUNTING dog. See Mrs. steady to 25c lower on steers, with Carl Leuhrs. 3Alxc a salable supply of approximately 2,000 head. Grain-fed steers brought $8.50 to $9.25. although best light grass steers sold at $8. Top prices reported from San Francisco were SMALL BUNGALOW piano for $8.25 and from Chicago $10. balance due. In this vicinity. The sharp decline in cattle prices Terms Popma Music Co. Boise. around the middle of July tended 3A4xc to curtail market receipts and thereby strengthen quotations. Re RADIO OR PIANO for gentle rid ing horse. Popma Music Co., latively few actual advances were 3A4xc recorded at North Portland, but the Boise. better grades sold quite freely at prices ranging up to $9.35. Sheep and Lamb Market A fairly heavy supply of sheep and lambs at North Portland, MODEL “A" 1929 Ford truck. Bruce Pinkston, Cotton ranch, Phone amounting to about 2500 head, 27Jtfc F U R N I T U R E UPHOLSTERING found the fat lamb market weak to 02R5. and Repairing. All Work guaran 25c lower, although other classes teed. Canvas. Dalton Tent and were steady. A few good to choice Awning Co. Payette. Phone 157-J fat spring lambs sold at $7 and m e tre some feeder lambs at $5.50 to $6. The lamb crop in 1939 is about 1 WASHING MACHINE in this vi Local and Long Distance per cent smaller than the record cinity, for balance due. Popma HAULING crop of 1938, but larger than any Music Co., Boise. 3A4xc Phone 72W other year, according to latest esti Lawrence and Barnett mates of the Agricultural Market 4Mtfc ing association. The reduction in the western lamb crop this year was largely the result of a sharp reduc CABIN CAMP, and Filling Station, BRAKE WORK—Let us put your tion in Texas, where the percentage on U. S. 30, Nyssa, Ore. 7 cabins, car or truck brakes in first class lamb crop dropped from 76 per cent 2 pumps. Bargain for cash. Box 194, condition. Special equipment and to 62 per cent. Nyssa, Ore. 3Alxp trained men at your service. Pruyn Auto Repair. Phone 56W. Hog Market Although 2500 head of hogs were FIVE ROOM, Modern house, full basement, garage, sidewalks and reported at North Portland last Monday, only about 1450 were of oiled street. Terms. Mrs. W. C. fered for sale on the open market. Jackson, or Journal office. 3A3xp Even so, the market was unevenly 25c to 50c lower, with top prices on carload lots reported at $7.50. A few choice feeder pigs brought $7 50 to FOR RENT—Two rooms or small $7.75. apartment. Call Mrs. Betty Forbes, WANTED—All your welding Jobs. The continued liberal marketings 27J2xc We promise good work and fair of hogs is credited with having First near Locust. brought declines in prices at all SMALL CABIN on north edge of prices. Pruyn Auto Repair, Phone markets the past week. The San town suitable for one or two 56W. Francisco market slump last week bachelors, cellar and shallow well. was as much as 80c a hundred, with Call Journal office. 13Jtfc best slaughter hogs topping at $7.60. On Monday of this week the market CABIN OF two large rooms. Clean, water just outside door. H. F. dropped still further to around $7.30. Chicago prices were down 20c to 25c Brown, B’ourth at Locust or Jour 13Jtfc last week, and dropped 5c to 15c nal office. again on Monday. Prices at Chicago last week were about $3.15 under those of year ago. Wool Markets A fairly active market for wool Special was from Boston last week with prices generally firm, although the buying activities were not as broad Send for FREE catalog as during the previous week. The scattered sales that were closed on graded fine French combing and clothing length territory wools were i L V i i i f / l / _ N j / ’ c V)/ steady at prices comparable with those of the week previous. Sales WHOLE SOLED MA I L C O U P O N NOW were slow on graded half-blood ter Excelcls Beauty School. or ritory wools while fair quantities of 113-115 So. 9th St. Half Sole and Heel the coarse grades were sold. Origin Boise, Idaho al lines of fine territory wools were Please send free catalog. Work Guaranteed fairly active at 62c to 68c, scoured basis. Name ......... ................. ......... — Address .................................. .. Father 111— City ................... .... State......... Next to Nyssa Cafe J. T. Long of Arcadia has been indisposed lately and Tuesday his daughter Mrs. R. A. Thompson mo tored with him and Mrs. Long to Meridian for medical attention. D R U G G IST 'S Y A R D S T IC K NYSSA PACKING CO. C LA S S IF IE D ADS For Sale FARM LANDS STOCK AND GRAIN MARKETS CUSTOM BUTCHERING and CUTTING Beef for the Hide Hogs 200 lbs. $1.50 Cutting 1 cent per lb. Grinding 1 cent per lb. Grinding and Seasoning 2 cent per lb. PAGE FIVE Nyssa Pharmacy Your Rex all Store Phone 14 J The said day being the 14th day of August 1939, and shall remain open until the fourth Monday of August, 1939, at the County Court House, Vale, Malheur County, Oregon, to pub licly examine the 1939 Assessment Rolls, and to correct errors in valuation, description or qual ities of land, lots or other property assessed by the Assessor of Malheur County, all persons in terested shall appear at the time and place appointed. Dated at Vale this 15th day of July, 1939. MURRAY MORTON, Assessor of Malheur County, State of Oregon. First Published July 20,1393. Last Published August 3, 1939.
