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The NYSSA JOURNAL Published at Nyssa, Oregon, G ATEW AY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS ___________ _________________________________________________________ IN THE HEART OF OREGON’S SUGAR EMPIRE________, Fastest Growing City In Oregon VOLUME XXXIV NO. 31 __________________________________________NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10 1939__________ $1.50 PER YE Grange Opposes FSA Labor Camp NO NEED FOR TRANSIENT LABOR CAMP, IS CLAIM Washington, D. C. News Bureau of the Nyssa Gate City Journal WASHINGTON, D. C„ August 10 —Of Oregon’s owner-operated farms 49.8 per cent at mortgaged. Only 12 states have a higher percentage of mortgaged farms. Records for the sister state, California, are identical with the percentage in Oregon, with Washington state having 47.7 per cent of its owner-operated farms carrying a plaster. Considering that these three Pacific coast states are blessed with abundance of water, unsurpassed climate, rarely cursed with crop failure and the people have one of the highest cultures in the union, the nuumber of mort gages is intriguing. For the entire United States the percentage of these mortgagess is 41.5. Farm tenancy in Oregon is 21.7 (California the same), with Wash ington 20 per cent. Farm tenancy is highest in the west in Idaho, 28.5 per cent. Heavy tenancy is in the souths where the share-cropper plight caused the administration to launch its Farm Security Adminis tration through which loans are made to tenants to purchase farms. For the 1939-40 year, FSA has $38,000,000 to carry on this farm- purchase program, out of this sum, Oregon is allocated $148,116; Wash ington. $184.296, and Idaho $155.601. Officials expect to make 18 loans in Oregon, 23 in Washington and 17 in Idaho. More 'than 600 loans to tenants will be made in Alabama. Texas, Georgia. Mississippi. Average loan in Oregon and Washington is expected to be $8000; in Idaho $9000, as compared with $4000 loans in Ala bama. Texas, etc. Reason: farms in the Pacific Northwest are more val uable. A Nation Shold Be Thankful It was a young school teacher, member of congress but seven months, who has saved the taxpay ers more thap 2 billion dollars. It was his analysis of the $800.000.000 slum-clearance bill that exposed the real innerds of the measure and proved that the 800 millions was not a self-liquidating loan but would cost the treasury three times that sum. This slender young chap demonstrated that a freshman member of congress, without being spectacular, can render great ser vice to the nation. Representative Albert Gore, age 31, is a farmer in Tennesee as well as a school teacher. He showed that while the $800,000,000 would be re turned by the cities in a period of 60 years, at the same time the USHA would make a contract pay ing the municipalities a sum to sub sidize low rents to people who could not afford to pay rents. In other words, although the cities would re pay the 800 million, the subsidies would so exceed the repayments that eventually the government would be out of pocket 2 billion dol lars with nothing to show for it, not even a copper cent. One single speech by the young farmer-teacher disclosed a situation that had es caped the other 530 lawmakers. Interest Saved is Money Earned Interest slashese by HOLC and FHA will affect thousands of Pa cific Northwest property owners whose homes have been refinanced by HOLC or are under the insured (Continued on Page 6, Col. 4) Oregon Trail grange members are opposed to the establishment of a transient labor camp, it was brought out in a meeting of the grange this week. The labor camp, under the aus pices of the F.E.A. labor division, would present an additional school problem, is the belief of the grang ers. Further, it was brought out in the meeting, that there does not ap pear to be any need for the estab lishment of such a camp, as no shortage of labor exists in Malheur county this year, nor does there ap pear that there will be in future years. The location of the camp, a tem porary one, which has been under consideration for some time past, is to be erected on the Felton Dun can farm, southwest of Nyssa. Lum ber for the tent frames were deliver ed the forepart of this week, with work to start on construction in the near future. A delegation from the Oregon Trail grange was in Nyssa Wednes day to, ask the co-operation of the Nyssa Chamber of Commerce in in vestigating the desirability of the camp. No action on the part of the Nyssa Chamber of Commerce was taken, but it was agreed to investi gate the situation, the results of which would determine the stand of that body. It is known however that some of the business men in Nyssa feel as do the members of the grange, and are heartily in accord with the sen timents against the establishment of the camp. NESKOWIN SURVEY PROVIDED IN BILL (Special from Washington Bureau) WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug 10— Before adjournment of congress a rivers and harbors bill was rushed through the house and senate which included an item directing the U. S. corps of army engineers to make a preliminary survey of Neskowin creek (once Slab creek) with a view to flood control. Another item call ed for a preliminary survey of Nel- scott for the purpose of protecting the beach from erosion. Engineers are limited to a preliminary survey, following which they will submit report. Until congress takes fur ther action and authorities that these preliminaries be followed up, nothing can be done by the engi neers. The act particularly empha sizes that the preliminary does not commit the government to anything further. Since several and sundry citizens of your fair cities have challenged that within the confines of your do mains are the most beautiful wom en. the handsomest men. the best baseball teams, and all the finest civic assets, including the speediest mayors, all of which claims are a direct inference that the city of Ontario in devoid of said assets, therefore I. Geo K Aiken, mayor of'Ontario which for three days. Sept. 2. 3 and ♦, is indeed the Fair City of Mal heur county do hereby challenge you each and severally to a test Queen Of Night Rodeo The county court has under con sideration a petition from Sunset Valley asking that the court in it’s road program, which is now in the Valley, continue for a half mile the road from Kendall's to the Terra corner. This road, according to the petition is already an established road as well as the route over which the mail travels. Another group in the Sunset Val ley district have expressed their views as favoring a route that will necessitate the building of an en tirely new road for a distance of a mile. The route of this proposal would be from Kendall’s to Thomp sons then south a half mile and west 1 mile to Terra’s corner, a total distance of 2(4 miles. By MRS. JAMES McGINNIS Booth Secretary For Festival Appointed VOTERS DISPLAY LITTLE INTEREST OVER PROPOSAL Not more than the average num ber of voters are expected to turn out Monday for the $36,000 bond election, for school district 26 (Nyssa). The busy season for farm ers is expected to keep number down to the average. The money from the sale of the bonds, in the event of a favorable vote will be used to retire out standing warrants of about an equal amount, which would mean a sav ing to the district the first year of about $1,260. The polls will be located in the grade school building in Nyssa, will open at 2 p. m. and close at 7 p. m. GRANGES INVITED TO DISPLAY FARM PRODUCE RUTH STAYNER, queen of the Caldwell Homesteader's Stock Show and Night Rod' «, extends a welcome to all to be in Caldwell on August 17, 18 and 19. Queen Ruth is an expert horsewoman, and won the right to reign at the Night Rodeo in a riding contest. She will be crownri. by Governor C. A. Boltolfsen on the opening night of the rodeo, Thursday. A delegation from the Caldwell Chamber of Commerce will be in Nyssa Saturday night at 7 p. m., according to Charles Laurenson, secretary. While here the delegation will stage a short street show, to give Nyssaites a sort of preview of what is in store for those who attend the rodeo next week. REDMOND HI SCHOOL PARK BOARD TO MEET SUGAR ACREAGE GETS W .P.A. FUNDS FOR WILLAMETTE (Special from Washington Bureau) WASHINGTON, D. C —WPA will probably provide Redmond high school with a modern up to date athletic field Headquarters an nounces that the school project is eligible for funds in the amount of $14,976. Improvements would con sist of a grandstand, floodlight sys tem for night contests, plumbing, landscaping and, in brief, all that goes to make a compact, efficient field for sporting events. GRANGE ASKS FOR VOTE ON W AR ADRIAN HI SCHOOL LETS CONTRACTS ADRIAN (Special)—The Adrian high school board let seven equip ment contracts Tuesday night for equipment of the new high school. Irwin-Hodson company, Portland, received the award of the school turniture; Idaho Typewriter Ex change, Pocatello, for a type writer; Caxton Printers, Caldwell, miscellaneous equipment; Idaho Power company, Nyssa. electrical equipment, Eder Hardware, Adrian, plumbing; Peckham Furniture, Caldwell, sewing machines and H. A. Neal company Boise, duplicator and drawing board. The awarding of the bids will be forwarded to the Portalnd office of the Federal Works agency, P W.A. division for final approval. A verage V ote O n School Bonds Expected (Special from Washington Bureau) WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. 10— All members of the Oregon congres sional and Washington delegation have received a petition from the Washington state grange asking for a law to require a majority vote of all eligible voters in the United HI SCHOOL BUDGET State before the United States can Tacit approval of the proposed enter an armed conflict on foreign budget for the Union high school soil. district 5 was evidenced by the fact that not a single taxpayer had ap peared before the board at it’s meet HOOD RIVER P. U. D. GETS OFFICIAL OKEH ing today in the city hall. The meeting was called for the SALEM—Approval of the creation purpose of hearing any objections, but lacking any the budget will be of a peoples utility district in Hood adopted and will govern the board River county, outside the city of in it’s expenditure for the coming Hood River, was given by the Ore school year, according to William gon Hydro-electric commission this M. DeGrofft. chairman of the week. Sponsors of the project told the board. commission at a hearing in Salem several weeks ago that if the dis trict was approved it was their plan FIRST ONIONS MOVE to purchase the distribution system of the Pacific Power & Light com What is belived to be the first pany and to serve the city as well as shipment of white onions for 1939 the rural areas. in Malheur county left the Owyhee Farms packing plant today. The onions were harvested from Return Home— On Wednesday evening Mrs. E. C. the E. G. Bybee farm, near Nyssa. Williams of Yakima, Wash., return ed to the home of Mrs. Williams' parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Wimp from a short trip to Cody, Wyo., and with them was Buster Keiser who had been visiting his brother. Bill which shall determine which city at Cody for several weeks has the speediest mayor and includ ed in this challenge a defy to the THE WEATHER leading citizens of Adrian. Jordan As unpopular as was Sunday's wind Valley. Harper. Juntura. Jamieson. it did cool the air and sleeping has Brogan. Ironside. Malheur, being become a pleasure again requiring willing to take on all comers in this an extra blanket before sun up. grand challenge. , Following are the daily thermom- The determination of this ques eter readings as given by the local tion of municipal supremacy to be Reclamation office. determined by the speed which said Date Low High you or said leading citizens can pro August 3 ..... ...............____ 60 106 pel a bicycle for one-eighth mile on August 4 ...... .... ....... 55 101 the tract of the Malheur county August 5 ________ ___ ____59 100 fair grounds at Ontario, at 1:45 August 6 ___________ ____ 43 86 p. m. on Sunday. Sept. 3. 1939 and August 7 ___________ ____ 42 86 o f the Malheur county fair the August 8 ___________ ____64 93 96 thirtieth Done and Dated at On August 9 ___________ ____54 Water In Owyhee Dam tario. O re. this 6th day of August. 1939 480 690 acre feet Mayor Aiken Issues Challenge To Other Mayors Of County T o the honorable A1 Thompson, mayor of Nyssa. and the Honorable Don Masterman. Mayor of Vale. COURT CONSIDERS ROAD PETITION The park board of the Modem Pioneer club anfounced a special business meeting to be held Tues day, August 15 at the home of Mrs. Carl Hill. Members of the club are urged to attend. STORAGE PLANT OPENED MONDAY The Polar Cold Storage and Locker Plant opened Monday of this week. The $12,000 plant owned and op erated by L. T. (Doc) Marshall and his son Earl, was enthusiastically inspected by a large crowd of farmers and Nyssa business men. An able demonstration on the various stages of preparing meat and foodstuffs was given by W. K. Worsley sales engineer of Salt Lake City. Following the demonstration, Worsley complimented Marshall and his son on their modem plant. Marshall said that he had order ed another unit of lockers, as most of the original ones had already been spoken for. Application has been made by Marshall to have his plant desig nated as a game tagging station by the Oregon State Game Commis sion. This was done in response to a ‘request by several local sports men, who feel that such an ar rangement would be of special benefit to not only local hunters but to those who come here from the coast and out of state, during the various hunting seasons. Of special benefits the spoitsmen have pointed out will be that the plant will be open 24 hours a day and will give the man opportunity to store the catches any time they arrive in Nyssa. ROUND TOWN . . . Nice to see George Jensen at his desk at the Reclamation office again . . and then there are those meanies at the factory showing Peggy all about automobile bombs . . . and the fire lads getting a coaching on life saving . . hear Bill Schireman caught a fish . . . spud trucks zooming to the packing sheds early and late . . . at last Roy Pounds gives up—says the medal goes to Bert Lienkaemper who catches fish by the tall . . . "Toots'' Main introducing something new in needles . Barney Wilson says he will bring back plenty of stories but is not so sure about the fish . . . we wonder if its safe to bet on A1 in the Mayor's race at the Fair. . . Carlos W. Buchner, local mer chant was named as secretary for booth space in the Nyssa Fall Fes tival. Invitations have been sent out to nearby granges to participate in the Festival by entering booths, prizes for which will be awarded by Nyssa merchants. Individual prizes will also be awarded. Organizations or individuals desiring to put in booths are asked to make applica tion to Mt. Buchner at the Golden Rule store. At the meeting tomorrow night, the prize committee will present a list of prizes to be awarded for the various entries. L. H. Fullmer, owner of the local dance hall offered to turn over a percentage of his profits during the two nights Festival, to the com mute. It is hoped that arrange ments can be made by the com mittee with school boards for the use of the gymnasium. (Special from Washington Bureau) WASHINGTO, D. C —There is a possibility of Willamette Valley be ing included in sugar beet acreage when the present sugar quota ex pires and a new allotment is per mitted. The large sugar refining company, located at Nyssa, is inter FIRE DEPARTMENT ested in the proposition and has GETS LESSON IN been corresponding on the subject. Domestic production is now under LIFE SAVING rigid control by the department of agriculture, the control extending The Nyssa Volunteer Fire depart down to the point of designing ment turned out last night to re wages for pickers. ceive instructions on the use of the inhalator. recently purchased by the city council. INCREASE IN DOG Drs. Kerby and Maulding gave the instruction, the principle thing RACE TRACKS in the instruction being artificial PROTESTED respiration. Fire Chief Schireman. believes that his fire eating boys PORTLAND (Special)— Applica should have a complete first aid tion has been filed with the state course, and with that in mind, made racing commission for a license to arrangements for weekly first aid hold dog races at a place other classes, beginning next Tuesday than Portland, and in the event it night at 7:30 p. m. in the city hall. is granted it is expected that simi Both Dr. Maulding and Dr. Kerby lar requests will follow from other will alternate until the entire first points in the state. Prominent aid course has been completed. breeders of racing hounds and oth ers interested in the sport are pro testing the issuance of the license From New York— on the ground that multiplicity of Relatives who arrived for a visit racing programs would lessen inter with Mr. and \^rs. William van est, reduce attendance and seriously Zelf on Wednesday evening were impair state revenue from their Mrs. Van Zelf's sister. Miss Clara source which now goes to the support de Meyer and her cousins, Mr. and of state and county fairs, interna Mrs. Frank van Maldeghem of Ro tional livestock exposition. Pendle chester, N. Y. ton roundup, eastern Oregon live stock show, the northwest turkey show, and several others. These instlutions, it Is asserted, could not operate, if this revenue is lost, without burdensome increase in property taxes and their value to District No. 1 the state is too great to warrant Ontario. Cairo, Fair sacrificing it solely to advance the 1. Margaret Brooke 162.600 selfish interests of individual race X Dorothy Whyman 122.000 promoters. It is contended that 3. Helen Jordan ...... ........ 107,400 nothing should be done to kill the 4. Elaine Smith .................. 96,250 goose that lays golden eggs for the 6. Betty Glaves ................ 53,300 benefit of the entire state. Officials 6. Mllderd Anderson 52,750 of the state and county fairs are ex 7. Barabara Shimp .......... 41,700 pected to Join in the protest against 8 Evelyn Rusk ............ 33,550 the granting of any additional li 6. Cleo Embree .......... 32,550 censes. contending that 60 days of 10 Shirley Walker ............. 24,700 racing is enough for the state. 19,750 11. Mary Prahl 12 Doris Foster ......... ........ 18900 13. Margaret Taylor ............. 17,150 NYSSA MARKETS 7,300 14. Nihle McChesney Thursday Quotations District No. 2 By Wiley Clowers Oregon Slope, Annex Cream, Grade A _______ .23 Cream. Orade B ___________ — -22 1. Betty Stevens ...... „ ........ 3,750 1.050 X Alberta 8trey ................ CASH PRICE 450 Eggs, large --------------- .15 3. Fem Johnson ............ District No. 3 Hens, h e a v y ....... ............ .11 Vale. East and West Grange Hens, light and Leghorn 08 1. Laura Payne .............. 78,700 Springs Colored, under 4 lbs. .10 2. Marjorie Bullock ......... 61,700 Heavy. 4 lbs. and up .12 3. Olenna Pruitt ......... ....... 7950 3.980 Light and Leghorn ........... 09 4. Emma Monson ........... District No. 4 Cockerels _____________________ .04 Harper. Jontara. Brillar, Riverside. Egg Market Bally ( Trade In Price) Eggs ------------------------------------------.16 1. Edith Allen ___________ 87.850 Special Features For County Fair HOG AND HUSBAND CALLING TO TEST LADIES LUNGS Turkeys and Malheur county porkers will be performers at this year's Malheur County Fair, accord ing to the latest plans drawn up by the American Legion who are tak ing over the entertainment feature. With a blare of trumpets to pro claim the grand opening the fair will start with the crowning of the queen at 1 o'clock Sept. 2. The royal retinue will then be escorted into the stands to its royal box to watch the program prepared by the American Legion. Boxing contests will be followed by a turkey gobbler race, then hog calling, and husband calling, a Legion Commanders race, saddle horse race for persons un der 16. and ending with stake race. Each day the carnival, which will be located on the grounds, is staging four free acts, two before the main show and two afterwards, which in clude high dives, high trapeze acts, clown acts and a feature act. Vale vs. Ontario baseball game will be the main feature of the Sept. 3 program. It follows a band con cert and the mayor’s challenge race. The porker’s special, the slaughter house race will end the afternoon. The grand parade will be staged at 11 o'clock Labor Day. At the fair grounds and livestock parade will open the afternoon program, whose main feature is the 100 mile Jallopy race for the $300 purse. The track is being put into fine condi tion by the C.C.C. boys. The Legion is making arrangements to have both an old time and a modern dance out at the fair grounds. Oth er features may be added to the program as workers swing into ac tion. Space is nearly gone in the ex hibition hall. Irvin Walters is tak ing charge of the commercial dis play tent which is larger than It has been In the past. SCC CHAIRMAN IS ELECTED SATURDAY SALEM — Robert H. Warrens of Forest Grove was elected chairman of the newly created soil conserva tion commission at an organization meeting here Saturday. Frank Bal lard of Oregon State college was elected secretary. Other members of the commission include Dean Wm. A. Schoenfeld of Oregon State college; Chas. A. Stricklin, state engineer, and G. W. Franklin of Enterprise. Created under an act of the last legislature the commission will co operate with the federal govern ment in setting up soil conservation districts. Two proposed districts have already indicated an interest In the soil conservation program according to Ballard One of these is in Tillamook county where beach sand is blowing In badly onto farm lands. The other Is in Baker county. STUDENTS REGISTER A T ADRIAN SCHOOL By MRS. JAMES McGINNIS ADRIAN (Special) — Dennis Patch, high school principal here has registered 123 high school stu dents for the coming school year. It is expected that about 150 stu dents will be registered by the time school opens in September. Latest Tabulation Of Votes In County Fair Queen Race 2. 3. Nora Belle Skiens .......... 25900 Mary Ellen Joyce .......... 2.400 District No. 5 Nyssa, Owyhee, Arcadia 1 . Emma Neln 69.400 2. Sally Fylllngsness 12,700 3. Juanita Franklin 7,750 4. Nadine Crocker 3.410 5. Betty Skinner ............... 2.690 5. Regina Mortenson ........ 1.460 7. Louise Kllngback 460 District No. 6 Brogan. Bonita. Ironside, Jamieson, Malheur 1. Maxine Browning ___ 44,500 2. Audrey Presley ....... 25950 3. Marie Oakes ... 5.350 District No. 7 Rig Bend, Adrian 1. Eleanor Haworth ...... .... 58,220 2. Dona Ashcraft .._ 57,070 9950 3. Gloria Olascock 3,710 4. Joyce Ashcraft _____ 1,110 5. Louise Hinton 6 Ethel Farnsworth 340 District No. 8 Jordan Vslety, Rome. Rockville. Juniper, etc. 1. Irene Yturrt ... - ....... 22,400 2. Dorothy Baltzar ..... ...... 5,600
