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The NYSSA TY JOURNAL Published at Nyssa, Oregon, GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS _____________________________________________________________ IN THE HEART OF OREGON’S SUGAR EMPIRE____________ VOLUME XXXIV NO 32 F S A Tenant Loan Committee Is Appointed Washington, D. C. News Bureau of the Nyssa Gate City Journal WASHINGTON, D. C. August 17 —All hands and the cook are hold ing their breath anxiously to learn whether the upward trend in busi ness will continue or suffer a re lapse, as has been the case repeat edly during the depression. Govern ment statistics compiled by depart ment of commerce and the reports of many large concerns reveal that there has been a substantial and In some Instances, remarkable recovery In the first six months of this year. Mr. Roosevelt, however, charges that when congress refused to enact the 3.6 billion dollar lending-spend ing bill it prevented recovery. Largest mail-order house in the country made a net profit of 9 mil lion dollars more for the half-year ending June 30 than for the corres ponding period last year. Rail load ings were 13 per cent better; Ameri can Telephone had a terrific in crease and net loss for Western Union was only $223,388 compared with a loss of $1,518,000 for the per iod a year ago. National Dairy Corp., had 6 6 net profit; same period last year a profit of 4.85 million dollars. On August 1, increase was shown in 51 areas; 26 held their own. slight declines in 70. Another thing: Business has been saying it was afraid of what the new deal may do, this fear resulting in holding back employment, ex pansion, placing orders for depleted stocks. Well, congress has adjourned until January, will do nothing in an election year to alarm business, so at the very least business has noth ing to worry about before January. 1941—18 months in which to be as active as it desires. Reasonable prediction; the up turn shown in the first six months will be continued and there are streaks of daylight ahead. It Will Start Something, Anyway About a month hence (If plans quietly laid by department of jus tice materialize), there will be a rush of indictments in two dozen key regions of the country. Uncle Bam believes that monopolistic practices in the building industry have held back the repeated efforts of the administration to Inspire a building boom for the past six years. Prom the beginning of the depression, in 1929, it has been gen erally recognized that there Is a shortage of housing and if private Individuals would build there would be work for practically all the crafts. But this program could never get under way. Agents of department of justice have scoured the country seeking the cause and their reports (thus far confidential), indicate there is a nation-wide monopoly in the build ing Industry and these practices are at the bottom of the failure of a building boom to click. Now, through scores of indictments every where the federal government hopes to break the log-jam and give the necessary Impulse to construction which will put money in circulation and provide employment for a few mllion people. It means much to the lumber industry of the north west. Life Pen son At Last Pension for life as long as you live after 65 years, with benefits to your widow, orphans or dependent par ents is, perhaps, the greatest piece of legislation of the recent congress. This amendment to the social security act affects more than 40 million wage-earners directly and Indirectly at least another 40 mil lion. Benefits start next January for those eligible, estimated at 485.- 000 persons. In Oregon and Wash- (Continued on page 6. Col. 3) THE 1VEATHER In spite of last nights high wind it was one of the warmest of the season being equalled twice only and topped once. Following are the thermometer readings for the week as given by the local Reclamation office. low High Date August 10 _____ _______ 50 94 August 11 ..........._______54 100 August 12 ..........._______ 55 100 August 13 -------- _______55 101 ..............61 101 August 14 48 99 August 15 August 16 .......... _______64 100 Water In Owyhee Dam 484 060 acre feet ALLOTMENT OF $150,000 AVAILABLE FOR OREGON Official appointment of Malheur county’s tenant loan committee of three local farmers to review appli cations, appraise farms designated for purchase and recommend ten ants best qualified for successful farm ownership, has been announc ed by Secretary Wallace, according to word received by W. N. Young, county supervisor. Farm Security Administration, Ontario, who will serve as executive secretary. The committee appointed by Sec retary Wallace consists of Ora E. Clark, Ontario, Frank T. Morgan, Nyssa, and Pete Tensen, Nyssa, making a group of representative farm leaders of the county. An allotment of $150,000 is avail able to Oregon for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1940, to make farm purchase loans to qualified tenants resident in counties designated for this year's program. Preference will be given married couples or person with dependent families, and those who are able to make down payments, or own livestock and equipment necessary to carry on farming operations. Diversified, family-sized farms wil be recom mended in all cases. Applications for tenant loans must be made at the county super visor’s office, Milles Building. On tario. Oregon. QUEEN CONTEST CLOSES SATURDAY The following is a tabulation of the votes cast in the several dis tricts for the candidates for the Malheur County Fair Queen. The contest closes Saturday mid night, August 19, and those support ing the various queen candidates are urged to get their voting tickets from their merchants before the close of the contest. District No. 1 Ontario, Carlo, Fair 1. Dorothy Whyman 325,050 2. Elaine Smith .................274,250 3. Margaret Brooke 217,950 4 Helen Jordan .................. 203,850 5 Betty Glaves 176.650 6. Mildred Anderson 146,100 7. Evelyn Rusk .................. 58,450 8. Barbara Shimp ............. 56,500 9. Cleo Embree .................. 45,200 10. Mary Prahl .................... 41,950 11. Shirley Walker ............. 34,600 12. Nihla McChesney 32,500 13. Doris Foster ................... 30,550 14. Margaret Taylor ........... 22.450 District No. 2 Oregon Slope, Annex 1. Betty Stevens ............... 11,750 2. Alberta Strey ................. 6,050 3. Fern Johnston ...... 2,450 District No. 3 Vale, East & West Grange 1. Laura Payne 197,950 2. Marjorie Bullock ............136,850 3. Glenna Pruitt ................. 55,300 4. Emma Monson 8,900 District No. 4 1. Edith Allen .....................149,950 2. Mary Ellen Joyce 113.900 3. Nora Belle Skiens 105,050 District No. 5 Nyssa, Owyhee .Arcadia 1. Emma Nein ....................137,810 2. Sally Fyllingness .......... 42,950 3. Juanita Franklin ........ 8,500 4. Betty Skinner 6.750 5. Nadine Crocker 6,100 6. Begina Mortenson 1,450 7. Louise Klingback 1.000 District No. 6 Brogan. Bonita, Ironside, Jamieson, Malheur 1. Audrey Presley ..........122,330 2. Maxine Browing .......... 57,900 3. Jean Knudson .............. 33,100 4. Oenvieve Van Buren 10.650 5. Marie Oakes 12.650 District No. 7 Big Bend, Adrian 1. Donna Ashcraft .... 155,050 2. Eleanor Haworth .......... 71,370 3. Gloria Glascock ............. 12,500 4 Louise Hinton ............... 11.700 5. Joyce Ashcraft ....... 3.850 6. Ethel Farsworth _____ 500 NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1939 FIRE DESTROYS NATIONAL CHAMPION GIRL YODLER FARM BUILDINGS Two fires struck Monday evening on two nearby farms. E E. Cloninger lost a barn In the fire on his place, no stock however was lost. The fire, according to Cloninger was probably started by a carlessly tossed cigarette. The second fire destroyed the pump and pump house on the Drue Anderson farm just north of Nyssa. This is the second fire within the past month on the Anderson farm, the first fire occuring on July 24 destroying about 175 tons of hay. Cause of the Anderson fire is be lieved to have been of incendiary origin. No fire insurance was carried in either of the two cases to cover the loss of the buildings. School Bonds Are Carried By A W ide Margin BOARD ADVERTISES FOR BOND BIDDERS SEPT. 8 APPLE VALLEY RESIDENT DIES Experiment May The Nyssa Theatre again offers wood. and include the national Lift Embargo a stage presentation Sunday and champion Yodler Alta Lee. Another special feature with the O n Hay Monday. August 20 and 21. This time the prestation is offer Tex Hall unit is little Audrey Bar ing the entertainment of Tex Hall and his Hollywood Cowhands. This troup of starr from the radio, stage The voters In school district 26 and screen come direct from Holly- paid little or no attention to the voting on a $36.000 bond issue Mon day, when only 35 votes were cast NYSSA CHAMBER on the issue. Results were 32 in ASKS FOR ROAD favor of the bonds with 3 voting no. DESIGNATION In order to cut the cost of the interest on the outstanding war The Nyssa Chamber of Commerce rants, the school board has adver delegation attending the bi-monthly tised in this issue of the Nyssa Gate meeting of the associated Cham City Journal for bids on the ap bers of Commerce at Boise, Monday proved Issue of bonds. Bids will be presented a petition for the opened on Steptember 8 at 8 p. m. evening designation of U. 8. highway 30 Prior to the election the board south from the Idaho line east of pointed out that the bond money the Nyssa would be used to retire the out of Caldwell. bridge to the bride north standing bonds, and that with ten The petition, presented by A. C. tative assurance from one Portland Norcott, would have what is now bonding house, could save the tax designated as an Idaho state high payers, the first year about $1260. way, designated as U. S. 30 south, When the money from the sale of Caldwell north to Notus, Par bonds Is received it is the intention from ma and on north of the board to work on a strictly through Nyssa,.continuing Onta'yjo to the Weiser cash basis, dependant upon the ar rival of taxes from the county trea junction. The petition was referred to a surer. The way the board has it committee, of which Norcott was figured now. is that by the end of appointed chairman, to be compos the school year that the district will ed of one member from each of be on the cash basis. member Chambers of Commerce, for their consideration and action such to be present at the next meet ing to be held the second Monday Alfalfa Meal in October in Parma. Favorable action will mean that Mill To Be the petition will be forwarded to the national association of highway A t Musser engineers for their consideration. HILL BROS., OF DELTA, UTAH HOME MAKERS PICK MILLING SITE OPENS AT LAKES Hill Bros., Mill and Milling com Forty five Malheur county women, pany of Delta, Utah, who have been a camp supervisor, an assistant su looking over the ocunty for sites pervisor, a nurse, and a cook left for their 10,000 ton alfalfa meal mill early Wednesday morning for the have chosen a location at Messer a sixth annual Homemakers’ Camp at Payette Lakes. This camp or few miles southwest of Nyssa. Assisting W. H. Hill, president of ganized by the Malheur county the company on his tour of inspec agents' office is held annually un tion was County Agent R. M. Mc- der the auspices of the Oregon Kennon and E. L. Johnson, of the State Extension service and is su pervised by Miss Izola Jensen, spe Union Pacific. Such a mill in this county was cialist in community social organ hailed by hay growers as means of ization. partially absorbing the large carry For four days, from Wednesday over of hay that usually occurs until Sunday, these campers will spend their time at Pilgrims’ Cove each year. camp ground and will be permitted to swim. hike, rest or do anything else they choose without having to COUNTY COURT worry about cooking, dishwashing, VIEWS ROADS housecleaning or any of their usual No men, no children Wednesday, the county court, ac home duties. dogs are permitted in camp. companied by the secretary of the and The no camp will be completed and Vale Chamber of Commerce, view the women will ed the roads in Sunset Valley. Two Sunday, August 20. return home on roads have been under considera tion, that from Kendall’s comer to the Terra comer, the other a 2*4 CHILD RECOVERING mile stretch. The former has been FROM ACCIDENT given the preference by the court Billy Bowen, 3, is recovering from according to Judge Graham, which severe scalp wounds which he suf of a hill. fered Monday evening when he ran will necessitate levellling the top ran in front of a car driven by El- When completed this road will win Smith. link Sunset Valley with Cow Hollow The little tot ran in front of the road and then with the Lytle Boule Smith car and was apparently vard leading into Vale. struck by the bumper and when taken to the Sarazin clinic, Dr. found It necessary to use 42 NEW NURSE TAKES Kerby stitches on the scalp wounds. land arrived in Ontario Saturday, TOWN and Monday assumed the duties of Loring ROUND Taylor learns a rule or two county public health nurse, replac about the peek-a-boo game . .Jour ing Mrs. Edna Farris who resigned nal staff handling so much Fair in July. they talk it in their sleep. . . Mrs. Betts graduated from the news Well, one of the aforementioned University of Oregon Medical school bachelors trip last week and has since been doing public (don’t take took the the ribbings too hard health work in other Oregon coun- ' Orant) . . . Durm Williams didn't ties. have much faith in our camera the Miss Laura Harsted. state con other day (don’t crowd girls well sultant in maternal and child j extra prints made for you). . . health from Oregon State Board of have A1 Thom peon, they say. has gone Health at Portland will be in On Into for the Mayor’s race tario Thursday and Friday. August at the training County Fair . . 17 and 18. to discuss new plans with Mrs Betts. nett and her electric Singing Guitar. As a comedy relief Fats Potts, the OREGON TRAIL GRANGE CALLS "slappy bass comedian,” lends many MEETING TO DISCUSS PLANS an antic to bring gales of laughter from the audienec. Hopes of the Malheur county hay grower that the weevil quarantine on alfalfa hay from this county may be lifted was seen through an experiment the Oregon State De partment of Agriculture has plan ned to carry on in Baker and Mal heur county with fumigation. This fumigation h?s been carried on In CROP, LIVESTOCK DISPLAY TO California with apparent success.. BE LARGEST IN HISTORY The fumignt used is methol brom is placed in the car Plans for the 4-H club participa ide gas the which hay has been loaded. tion in the Malheur county fair this after Trail Grange has called fall was the main order of business Oregon an open meeting to be held in at the meeting of the 4-H Leaders for the Oregon Trail school house Council held in Ontario last Sat Tuesday. August 22 at 8:30 p. m„ to urday. this plan, the cost of which This organization will have a discuss it is estimated will be about $1700. booth in the “Central Idea" classi The of Agriculture and fication to show some of the more the Department 8tate college Experi common phases of 4-H club work. ment Oregon Station will absorb the big Mrs. T. B. Duncan of Vale was ap gest share of this cost with a do pointed chairman of the booth com nation of $924.50, Baker county $525 mittee with Mrs. E. C. Allstrom, and Malheur county Mrs. Bernice Russell and Mrs. Wm. It is the hope of $250. the various Harris of Grove, and Mrs. Claude granges throughout Malheur county Hoisington and Mrs 8usie Boyce of that they can raise this allotment West Bench serving on this com from members and others Inter mittee. This group will be respon in the problem. sible for planning the booth and ar ested believe that this is the first ranging to have the exhibits on dis real “I opportunity which has been play. available to us to do something Leaders were also appointed to about the weevil quarantine which take charge of the concession booth prevented shipment of baled al at which ice cream and pop will be has from this county and I feel sold to fairgoers to raise money (pr falfa we should make every effort the activities of the Leaders Council that raise the funds asked for from throughout the year. Mrs. 8. E. El to Malheur county,“ R. M. McKennon liot of Kingman Kolony was ap-' county agent in a letter sent to pointed general chairman of this various county said granges. activity. Leaders from various sec The experiment station would be tions were assigned to the different put up somewhere in Baker county, days and will secure their sales girls according to present plans, which from the 4-H club members in their McKennon said was immaterial as respective communities. Mrs. E. O. as the solution to the hay Brooks of Ontario was assigned to long seemed near at hand. Saturday morning with Mrs Geo. quarantine planned to start the pro Johnson in charge Saturday after ject It as is soon as possible and to con noon.' Mrs. Maxine Pressley of Bro clude the field by October 31. gan in charge Sunday and Mrs. Summarization work and a draft of ths Laura Guilford of Annex and Mrs. report on the experiment then T. B. Duncan of Vale scheduled for be completed by November could 15. Monday. In addition to the “Central Idea” booth and concession booth, other LOCAL CHURCH leaders will be in charge of the General exhibits brought in by 4-H SHOWS GROWTH club members. Helen Davis of On This week Rev. Floyd White of tario will take care of the canning the Methodist church gave to his exhibits. Daniel Zamora of King- congregation a report giving some man Kolony in charge of vegetable Idea of the growth and development garden and Stella Danbraskey of the congregation in the seven Kingman Kolony in charge of poul of he has been its pastor. But It try. Frank Parr of Oregon Trail years no indication of the hours of will look after the beef exhibits and gives and thought that has gone Neil Dimmick of Owyhee will be in labor the work of his service in this charge of the 4-H dairy exhibits. into Although the only 4-H home ec community. Following are some of the figures onomics exhibits that will be on dis contained the work. play at the county fair will be can From an In active membership of 50, ning. crops and liveshock club mem seven years ago there today 180 ac bers are planning the largest dis tive workers in this Is parish, a Sun play ever. The county club agent day school which on Easter Sunday has been meeting with a number of of this year had an attendance of the various clubs lately to give them 246. an Epworth League which Instructions on preparing their ex maintains an average of 65 and a hibits to make the best showing Junior League of 15. In his report Mr. White pays spe cial tribute to the co-operation and EQUALIZATION work of the Ladles Aid. He states BOARD MEETS that in these seven years he has The Malheur County Board of made 7,000 pastoral calls, driven Equalization Monday took up its 50,000 miles on church work preach duties of examining the 1939 tax ed 900 sermons, baptised 70, and of rolls, making corrections of errors ficiated at 50 weddings. also has in valuations, description and qual spoken last rites at 125 He funerals. ity of lands and listening to com There will be a conference here plaints of property owners or tax this Sunday with regional confer payers County Judge Graham, urged all ence fololwlng in the near future. persons who feel they have a griev ance over their tax bills to appear SCHOOL CLERK before the board and have their IS APPOINTED problems considered. The board of Union high school district 5 (Nyssa) appointed Hlenx A Son Born— A son was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Sonnekes as clerk of the board last Palmer Fenwick at their home on week. Monday and has been named James Sonnekes succeeds Carl Coad. lo Fenwick Junior Dr. Sarazin re cal attorney who has served in that port both mother and babe to be capacity gratis, until the new school building had been completed doing nicely. 4-H Clubs Make Plans For Fair $1.50 PER YEAR Field Tour To APPLE VALLEY (Special)—W. J. Study Weed Witt, well known Apple Valley Control rancher who had been critically ill, died Monday night at his home here. Mrs. Witt who was in the Dixon Nursing Home in Nyssa recovering from a nervous breakdown was call ed home before her husbands death. Funeral services were held Wed nesday afternoon in the Apple Val ley church with the Reverend White of Nyssa conducting the services. Interment was in the Parma ceme tery under the direction of the Nyssa Funeral Home. W J. Witt was bom in Chicago. 111., July 25, 1872 and is survived by his wife Mary T. Witt, of Apple Valley and a son now residing in North Carolina. DRUNK DRIVER GETS UP COUNTY DUTIES «■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■I FINE, JAIL SENTENCE Mrs. Geraldine Betts of Port- j • Justice of the Peace Williams handed out a stiff jolt to Howard B Emerick. the early part of the week, for drunken driving. Emerick was picked up Saturday night by State Police Koopman and brought before Judge Williams Monday Emerick pleaded guilty and was fined $50 and 100 days in the county jail. Judge Wiliams. In an interview, said that drunken drivers could ex pect no sympathy from his court, that he was determined to put an end to drunk driving in his Juris diction. Fastest Growing City In Oregon OREGON SLOPE DISTRICT TO BE VIEWED BY FARMERS A field tour of farms in Oregon Slope community on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 22, has been announced this week by R. M. Mc Kennon. county agent. Of major interest on the tour will be inspec tion of the perennial weed control work carried on by the county dur ing this summer and spring in the Oregon Slope district. Crops and cropping practices of Interest will also be observed. Those going on the tour will gath er at the Annex schoolhouse just across the river from Weiser at 1:30 p. m. on Tuesday. August 22, and from there the tour will be con ducted south, making numerous stops along the way. Farmers In other parts of the county as well as Oregon Slope should be Interested in tills tour, be lieves Mr. McKennon. because for the first time a program designed to control every foot of perennial nox ious weeds growing in a large well defined area, has been carried on in the Oregon Slope and Annex communities this season. If this program of complete control Is suc cessful It may be expanded to other areas of the county by the county court and therefore all farmers should be vitally Interested in the results of the year's work on Ore gon Slope. Other points of Inter est including potato, sugar beet and clover seed fields as well as some fertilizer trails will be visited. Malheur Fair Parade To Be Tops SEVEN DIVISIONS TO VIE FOR $150 IN PRIZES The fair parade Sept. 4 Is going to top last year's parade which was over two miles long, according to Paul Roberts, chairman of the par ade committee which met In On tario Wednesday evening. One hundred and fifty dollars In prizes will be given to winners of the seven divisions. Bands from Nyssa, Vale, and On tario, will participate. Malheur county Legion posts and their auxiliaries are expected to take part in sponsoring the parade Parade committees in Vale and Nyssa will be named this week, and contact will be made In towns throughout the county so that this year’s fair parade will have floats from every section of the county. Led off by a band the parade will start with a mounted color guard. Walter Shimp division chair man. Organization floats will follow, Mrs. Lee James and Mrs Wllmer Bayer chairmen; Historic and pion eer section will precede the comic floats with Mrs. Icle Glaves and UUa Fraser chairmen. Another band will usher in the business and profession division with the kids’ trailing after. Band boys will strut In front of the decorated cars and the cowboys and cowgirls will give a fitting ending to the parade. Mrs Doorthy Gramse and Miss Kathryn Nebb are chairmen for the business and professional group, Mrs. Don Platt chairman, the kid’s section, Mrs. Walter Shimp and Mrs. Her man Johnson and decorated cars. Mrs. Duncan Fraser is assisting Paul Roberts, general chairman. The parade is scheduled for 11 o'clock Labor day and will swing through Ontario as it did last year going down Oregon street twice At Dixon Nursing Home— On Monday at the Dixon Nursing home a son was bora to Mr. and Mrs Bill Flndllng of Alberta Val ley wlth Dr. J. J Sarazin attending This is the first child of Mr. and Mrs. Flndling and the first grand child of Mr. and Mrs. W F. Flndllng of Nyssa. He is also a grandson of Fred Koopman of Alberta Valley, his mother being Miss Jenny Koop man before her marriage. NYSSA MARKETS Thursday Quotations By WOey Glowers Cream, Grade A .24 ........23 Cream. Orade B CASH PRICE ......16 Eggs, large Hens, heavy _______ ____ ---- .12 Hens, light and Leghorn ........09 Springs Colored, under 4 lbs ........11 Heavy, 4 lbs and u p ............. .13 Light and Leghorn 10 Cockerels ................. 04 Egg Market ( Trade In Price) *884 .................... ................... .16
