NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1U, 1939
COW HOLLOW
By The Happy Farmer
STATE C A P IT O L N EW S
** A. L. LINDBECK
State Capitol News Bureau
SALEM—If Governor Sprague de
sires the political scalp of State
Forester J. W. Ferguson—and it is
pretty well understood that he does
—it begins to look as though he
would have to first make a few
changes in the board of forestry.
Ferguson, it should be understood,
is an employee of the forestery
board. This board is composed ol
nine members. The governor and
the dean of the school of forestry
at Oregon State college are ex-of-
ficio members of this board. The
other seven members are appointed
by the governor from lists supplied
by seven lumber and livestock or
ganizations. All seven serve at the
pleasure of the governor.
Dean George W. Peavy of the
OSC forestry school is understood to
yearn for Ferguson's scalp just as
greatly as does Governor Sprague.
The forester, however, is fairly pop
ular with the other seven members
of the board, or at least with
enough of them to retain his scalp
for the time being. While the gov
ernor would like to get rid of Fer
guson he hesitates to disturb the
board in order to gain this end but
it would not be at all surprising if
the political fires now being kindled
under the forester do not bring the
situation to a head within the next
few weeks.
the pressure of various patriotic
groups, however, Secretary of State
Snell set aside the first floor cor
ridor as a “memorial hall” to which
plaques and memorial tablets were
to be confined. Three such plaques
now adorn the walls of this corri
dor.
Sponsors of the Martin plaque,
however, are not at ali satisfied
with this arrangement. The corri
dor is too dark and dismal for one
thing and too isolated for another,
they say. They want the Martin
plaque placed in a more conspicuous
location—preferably in the recep
tion room of the governor's suite.
Whitehouse & Church, supervising
architects on the capitol, have ad
vised Snell that this request might
be acceded to without doing too
much violence to the building "if it
does not establish a precedent.”
But that is just the rub. Snell
fears that it will set a precedent. If
the Martin plaque is hung in the
executive suite friends of other gov
ernors will insist upon the same
recognition for their idol until in
time the walnut panels of the re
ception room will be completely hid
den behind bronze plaques, even as
the walls of the legislative cham
bers in the old capitol were clutter
ed up with the horrors that passed
as portraits for former governors.
And there the situation rests. The
plaque is ready to be placed but
until the custodian of the capitol
and the plaque's sponsors can get
togethr on a location no plans can
be made for its dedication.
DRIVERS LOSE LICENSES
Six hundred Oregon motorists
have had their operators' licenses
revoked or suspended already this
year according to Secretary of State
Earl Snell. Revocations and sus
PAGE SALLY RAND
pensions under the safety responsi
State Treasurer Walter A. Pear
bility act totaled 458. Drunken driv
ing accounted for 381 of the revoca son opines that it would be good
advertising for the state if an at
tions.
tractive hostess could be employed
AN ERROR THAT WAS CORRECT to meet and greet vistors to the new
The Salem printer who inadvert capitol, of whom there are several
ently substituted a “ g" for a “q” in hundred ever yday. Governor Spra
the headline announcing “ Plague gue agrees with him. So also does
in StateHouse Will Honor Ex-Gov Secretary of State Snell. But, Sec
out
ernor'' wrought far better than he retary of State Snell points
knew. For it has proven to be just there are no funds out of which a
that, a plague to Secretary of State hostess could be paid. Again Gov
Snell, this plaque which admirers ernor Sprague agrees. So also does
of former governor Martin want to Treasurer Pearson. So it appears,
barring the advent of some philan
place in the new capitol.
group
When the capitol was completed thropist or some patriotic
its architects advised against the A’illing to shoulder the cost, visiting
addition of any embellishments tourists will have to find their way
other than the murals. Yielding to around the new statehouse without
benefit of a hostess as they have in
the past.
Professional
Cards
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JOBLESS INSURANCE
Nearly $9,000,000 in unemploy
ment insurance has been paid out
to jobless workers in Oregon since
benefit payments were started 18
months ago, it was reported this
week by the unemployment com
pensation commission.
A DUBIOUS DISTINCTION
William Winston Churchill, 91,
a new arrival at the Oregon peni-
tenitary claims two distinctions. He
is the oldest prisoner ever received
at the institution and he claims to
be the only living man who ever
shook the hand of Abraham Lin
coln. Churchill also claims to have
been a close friend of the James
boys, notorious Missouri bandits,
and to have attended the funeral of
Jesse James at Liberty, Mo. Church
ill was received at the Oregon pri
son from Jackson county to serve a
term of three years for forgery. He
has a long prison record including
terms in the Colorado and Okla
homa penitentiaries.
PRISON FLAX PLANT
The Oregon prison flax plant is
preparing to handle another normal
crop this year, L. L. Laws, manager
of the plant told the board of con
trol this week. Laws says fields
under contract to the state plant
will yield about 4000 tons of flax
straw this year.
RESEARCH DIRECTOR
Sigfrid Unander. of Portland,
was added to the staff of the ex
ecutive department this week as re
search director. Unander will func
tion as executive secretary to var
ious legislative interim committees
and will also do research into var
ious public problems under the di
rection of Governor Sprague
Last week another family of
Oklahomans arrived out here. They
are relatives of Mrs. Homer Cates.
They report everything burned up
in southwestern Oklahoma. They
say they never saw any crops at
all on their road out here, across
northwest Texas into Colorado un
til they got into the better irrigated
district in central Colorado.
One third of the families in Cow
Hollow are Oklahomans now and
no two families knew the third
family until they met in Cow Hol
low.
We fear we don’t fully apperciate
all the abundant supply of water
in the Owyhee until we hear some
of these drougth stricken stories.
Tis hard to understand why peo
ple stay in those
continuously
drougth stricken countries when the
best of land with plenty of water
is begging for more settlers mor
population.
Sam Cate's young dog killed a
porcupine the other day. It was
getting dusk and Same didn’t real
ize what was happening. He says
“it was the first one I ever saw
onely in a show, I would of called
the dog o ff if I had known it was
a porcupine.”
When he got to the house to the
light where he could see the dog
Mrs. Cates says, “ well for heaven
sakes.” Same and his wife pulled
quills from all over the doy's body
that night but the dog wouldn’t let
them get them next to his mouth.
Next morning Sam (who is a veter
inary) lashed the dog to a heavy
steel rail and went to work getting
the rest of the quills. Sam says,
"why his face looked like Santa
Claus before I commenced, I don't
think he will ever try to kill any
more porcupines."
Russell Howell and Frank Parker
are both preparing some more new
land for seeding. We homesteaders
will gradually keep hacking at it
until eventually all the sage brush
will give place to valuable farm
crops.
Mrs. Clarence Niccum and kiddies
have gone back to Wendell, Idaho
to visit both sets of the kiddies
grandparents. Cfarence says, "Tis
the first time I ever batched in my
life, cooking wouldn’t be so bad if
I didn’t forget to get all the pot-
holders and dishrags in my pocket
all the time.” He is trading his
wife’s garden vegetables to the
neighbors for bread. He says, “I
just don’t like to bake bread.”
Arch Eastman now has a pump
in his well. He says “a cool drink
is mighty fine these hot days.”
Chet Sage still has lots of trouble
with his high dyke. Between water
ings the rats fill it full of holes.
These high dykes sure are a joke
alright.
There has never been a combine
in the Hollow yet this year. Chet
Sage expects one soon.
The last of the hay in Cow Hollow
is in the shock now and is expect
ed to be in the stack before this
gets in print. Chuck Share and
Doc Raffington will stack the last
of Cow Hollow's second cutting.
The Cow Hollow kiddies are
watching the tomato vines pretty
close now. With tomatoes and
roasting ears just getting good and
the watermelons will soon sound
“ plunk" Cow Hollowites will soon
be feasting.
We see in the Washington news
that Mr. Ickes is asking permission
to hire a flock of officials, at $9000
per year or about $30 per day, to
handle the Bonnerville power pro
ject we just hope that Mr. Ickes
will include at least one hlghpower
salesman in his “ flock” . Perhaps he
could sell a little more of their
power. So far they have sold a lit
tle less than 1/3 enough to pay one
official's salary to say nothing of
all the working men and all the
other expenses of the project.
The Idaho Power and all the oth
er power companies can dig down
into their pockets with all the rest
of us and help to make up all the
rest of the loss.
DR. C. A. ABBOTT
Chiropractic Physician
Physio-Therapy
Phone 25
Office: Next Door West of
M. E. Church
LOWER BEND
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Fleshman
and family and Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Russell and family picnicked at the
Lowe hot springs at Mitchell Butte
Sunday.
Chas Witty, Bill Scott and Kie
Scott attended the sale in Dixie
Wednesday.
Mrs. Joe King, Mrs. Olp and Mrs.
Harry Russell attended the Jolly
Janes meeting at the home of Mrs.
George Elfers Thursday.
Mrs. M. A. Bradney of Adrian
was a Sunday dinner guest at the
Chas Purdy home.
Miss Florence Russell spent Fri
day afternoon visiting Miss Louise
Hinton at her home near Adrian.
Miss Virginia Ocamico who has
been staying with her aunt near
Marsing returned home last week.
ADRIAN
Mrs. Geritt Muntjeweriff and
Marie spent a few days this past
week in the mountains above New
Meadows with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Newton.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Holly and Bud
left Sunday on a trip to Spokane.
Mr. and Mrs. Duke Rohland, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles McConnell were
guests in the Otto Wolfe home in
the Owyhee Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hatch’s
home was the scene of a family re
union. Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. Harvy Hatch of Big Bend and
children. Honoring Mr. and Mrs
Paul Hatch of Ontario.
Mrs. Ray Ashcraft of Nyssa spent
the week end at the Bill Ashcraft
home.
A stork shower was given Mrs.
Ray Wrown Thursday afternoon at
the Charles McConnell home.
Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Basket of
Lower Bend spent Sunday here.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Pounds of
Caldwell visited Sunday with their
son Glen.
Mrs. Ellen Marker of Boise is vis
iting her daughter and family. Mrs.
Charles McConnell.
Gloria Pounds of Vale is visiting
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Glen
Pounds.
Mr. and Mrs. Tetwiller were Fri
day evening callers at the Frances
NEWELL HEIGHTS
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hill announce
the marriage of their daughter,
Edith, to LeRroy F. Wright, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wright, of
Nampa. The marriage took place
July 22, at Idaho City. The young
couple plan to make their home in
Nampa where Mr. Wright Is em
ployed in a hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Fischer called
at the Sheimer home Sunday and
the two families drove to Big Bend
where they joined with the Elfers
family in celebrating Mrs. Elfers'
birthday with a picnic dinner in the
park.
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Everyone is talking about the un
usually fine clover seed Alvon Mc
Ginnis raised this year. It is of ex
ceptional quality and tested 95%
pure before being cleaned
Mr. and Mrs M. W. McLaughlin
of Burley and Mrs. Carrie Mc
Laughlin and Mrs. Will Gahley of
Ten Davis spent Sunday afternoon
visiting in the Kurtz home.
On Wednesday Mr. and Mr. and
Mrs. Kurtz and Bill, Bob and Joyce
Kurtz spent the day in Boise. They
called at the James Morris home to
see Lee Kurtz, an uncle who is ill.
Mrs. and Mrs. Ross Healey were
in Ontario Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jensen and
Phil Parrot of Ontario, accompan
ied by Mr. and Mrs. Ted Rogers
and Buddy Rogers spent Sunday in
Nampa picnicking at the park.
The two Hill families, Carl and
Stanley were among the Colora
doans who gathered at Big Bend
park Sunday to spend the day.
Eugene Grantham of Osborne,
Kas., is visiting in the Mike Woods
home this week.
Mario Anderson, Maurice Judd
and Ralph Williams went to Pay
ette on Wednesday with H. B. Wil
liams. The boys had a fine time
going through the creamery and be
ing shown the various processes
that change raw milk into market
able products.
The young folks class of the L. D.
S. Sunday school are planning a
party for Tuesday evening at their
leaders' home, Mrs. Clifofrd Sny
der.
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We write ail forms of
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Nyssa, Oregon
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V alu e S te p -D o w n
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B IG G E R AND B E T T E R
THAN EVER
AND P R E M I U M S
By Using
HEBER G. JOHNSON
D iffer home.
dation.
Leaves For Vacation—
Adrian Girl Scouts returned Mon
A family reunion was held at the
Mrs. C. L. McCoy left on Tues
day evening from Payette Lakes
Howard Jones home Thursday.
day for a vacation at the coast. She
Those attending were Mr. and Mrs
Kingsley Allen. Julia Allen and Mis. will be joined in Portland by her
A PPLE VALLEY
Lydia Bullock, all ot Portland. Mr daughter Gayle and from there they
and Mrs. Walter Waterman, Mr will go to Seattle where she will
The next meeting of the Ladies and Mrs Loyd Waterman and fam visit her sister, Mrs. Louise Spelt.
Aid will be held August 24, instead ily, Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Waterman,
of the tegular date because so many Mr and Mrs. Charles Allen. Mr and
members wish to attend the picnic Mrs. Clint Allen, Mr and
Mrs.
given by the Dairymens Co-operative Clark Allen and Mr and Mrs. Hom
creamery. Meeting will be held at er Allen and family.
the church and the hostesses are
Mrs. McCollum and Mrs Warrant
ies. Election of officers will be part
RICHLAND
of the program.
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Hubbard are
Mr. and Mrs. Norville Luek, Mrs.
the prcud parents of a daughter, Minnie Leuk, Johnny Luek and
born Friday at the sanitarium in Miss Catherine Leuk were Sunday
Caldwell.
dinner guests at the T. C. Johnson
Mrs. Charles Allen of Roswell and home.
Tile We Can 4-H club met at the
Mrs. Bullock and daughter of Port
land spent Friday afternoon at the home of Rev. F. A. Powell Friday
home ot Mrs. Allen's daughter, Mis. afternoon.
Jean Johnson, Pat Sweaney, Jack
Howard Jones. Mrs. Jones had
not seen her cousin for 18 years. Sweaney, Rusty and Rex Orcut
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Pettit were were callers at the H, V, Maw home
Is made h a p p i e r
Sunday afternoon callers at the R. Sunday.
The members of the Richland
S. MacIntyre home.
when you own your
Members of the Epworth League and Buena Vista youths association
own home.
will sponsor an ice cream social at in this district attended the theat
re
party.
The
girls
treated
the
boys
I
the Apple Valley school house Mon
day evening. The school board will to the show.
Mrs. Ridder’s 4-H club met at the
hold their regular meeting the same
home of Mrs. Virgil McGee Thurs
Contractor—Nyssa
evening.
“ Builder of Fine Homes”
Several water melon patches were day.
We Build to F.H.A. Pains
visited the past week and consider
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able damage has been reported.
Epworth League held a business
meeting at the Pettit home Monday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Erick Peterson and
Mr. and Mrs. Summy and Ross left
Sunday for McCall.
Mr. and Mrs. Gee and family
spent Sunday at the Lester Kendall
home in Sunset Valley.
Howard Jones returned Wednes
day from a trip to the hills. Mrs.
Knefple and daughter of Boise came
home with him to spend the re
mainder of the week.
Herb Nelson’s crew dug potatoes
at the Norland place Tuesday.
Miss Mary Boston came home for
a short time Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Boston and
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Boston and fam
ily went to Ontario Sunday and
visited at the Henry Boston home.
Miss Esther Huffman and Fred
erick Plowhead of Caldwell were
marired in Caldwell Augus 5. Rev.
Rosenberry performed the cere
mony. They were atended by Mr
and Mrs. Allen Haas of Caldwell
Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Huffman served a dinner in honor
of the newlyweds. After Sept 1 they
will be at home in Caldwell.
The service given by members of
the Ladies Aid Sunday during wor
ship hour at the Apple Valley
church is receiving much commen-
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PAGE THREE
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the best bargains of all— that the more
electricity they use, the lower the electric
rate earned. More electricity, more com
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any way you look at it.
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