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The N YSSA JOURNAL Published at Nyssa, Oregon, GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS Fastest Growing City In Oregon _______________________________________________________________IN THE HEART OF OREGON'S SUGAR EMPIRE _______________________________ _______ VOLUME XXXIV NO. 33 Winners O f County Fair Queen Contest A LL D IS T R IC T W IN NERS W ILL BE INCLUDED IN R O Y A L COURT Washington, D. C. News Bureau of the Nyssa Gate City Journal W ASH ING TO N, D. C., August 24 —State and county and other local relief agencies are having dumped in their laps the W P A workers who have received the pink slips of dis missal. By next tyeek the last of 650,000 who have been on W P A for 18 months will be out. Share of this total for Oregon and Washing ton will run into several thousand. Reduction of W P A rolls affects ev ery county and city in the North west and Increases the problem of local relief officers. On the heels of W P A dismissals comes a 50 per cent slash, September 1, for the P W A employees and in a few months P W A workers will be rare as the Dodo. Congress refu: d to appropriate more funds to t itinue PW A, but gave the preside < v ¿ry dollar he asked for W PA. " hat congress did, in effect, was to tell private busi ness to resume spending its own money and not look to the govern ment to continue indefinitely prim ing the pump. Prior to the de pression, private business spent 15 billion dollars annually, then with the slump it husbanded its money and the government stepped in, spending an average o f 3 billion a year. Now private savings have reached an all-time high and con gress wants business to do its share of spending, to relieve the govern ment of the hand-out policy. Busi ness spokesmen who have criticized the administration for free-hand distribution o f money are politely told to take over the Job. Perhaps congress assumed the correct attitude for government agencies announce the upturn of the first six months is skyrocket ing in August. But for the imme diate future, state and local relief agencies have a tough job. Bids Too High One of the A A A plans which would have assisted Oregon and Washington farmers, particularly those growing hairy vetch, has gone haywire because owners of the seed asked too much for it. Instead of making cash payments to southern farmers under the conservation program o f 1939, AAA proposed buying 5,512,000 pounds of hairy vetch and Austrian winter pea seed and have the farmers plant them. When the government officials ask ed for bids, the Oregon-Washing- ton dealers asked $10.10 to $16 per hundred pounds for vetch, deliver ed in the south, and prices quoted for peas delivered ranged from $5.22 to $5.90 per hundred. A A A rejected the bids. Taxpayers Chance To Howl Everyone who has ideas on taxes 'is invited to present them in per son or by letter to John W. Hanes, undersecretary of the treasury. Complete revision of federal taxes is in the making and for the first time Joe Doaks or any other citi zen is given an opportunity to have his “ say” . Heretofore tax legislation was written mysteriously, sent to congress with orders to pass it. I f public hearings were held profes sional lobbyists and representatives o f government bureaus were the only witnesses. New tax legislation is not intend ed to remove the burden; taxes will not be reduced, but the spread will be different and prime purpose is to raise more money. What the committee making the study desires is for suggestions on new sources of revenue. Someone in the United States may have a bright idea and know something that can be taxed. Oregon thought of the tax on gaso line, which has been a gold mine to states and federal government. I t appears almost certain that the base for income taxes will be broad ened, which means that individuals (Continued on Page 6. Col. 1) $1,50 PER YEAR NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1939 Well, the big race is over and eight young ladies are looking for ward to September 2, when one of their number will be selected as queen of the Malheur county fair for 1939. The judges, the names o f which cannot be divulged, are all out-of state men. Winners from the various dis tricts are: from Nyssa, Owyhee, A r cadia, Sally Fyllingsness; Ontario, Cairo, Fair, Helen Jordan; Oregon Slope, Annex—Betty Stevens; Vale, East and West Grange, Laura Payne; Harper, Juntura, Beulah, Riverside, Bully,Nora Belle Skeins; Brogan, Bonita, Ironside, Jamieson, Malheur, Audrey Presley; Big Bend, Adrian, Donna Ashcraft; Jordan Valley, Rome, Irene Yturri. Dis trict winners will be included in the royal court, according to Louise Aiken, secretary of the fair board, and who has so ably conducted the queen contest. District No. 1 Ontario, Cairo, Fair 1. Helen Jordan .............. 1,539,750 2. Elaine Smith ............. 1,527,400 3. Margaret Brooke ........ 1,526,950 4. Dorothy Whyman ...... 1,497,000 5. Evelyn Rusk ................ 1,088,500 6. Mildred Anderson ...... 731,150 7. Betty Glaves .............. 717,850 8. Barbara Shimp ......... 389,950 9. Shirley Walker ......... 115,600 10. Cleo Embree ........- ..... 103,100 11. Mary Prahl ................ 57,000 12. Nihla McChesney ...... 56,350 13. Margaret Taylor ........ 41,000 14. Doris Foster ................ 35,350 District No. 2 Oregon Slope, Annex 1. Betty Stevens ............. 48,750 2. Alberta Strey .............. 8,950 3. Fern Johnson ............. 2,950 District No. 3 Vale, East & West Grange 1. Laura Payne ...............1,121,450 2. M arjorie Bullock ......... 1,010,000 3. Glenna Pruitt ............. 193,500 4. Emma Monson .......... 18,250 District No. 4 Harper, Juntura, Beulah, Riverside, Bully 1. Nora Belle Skiens........ 360,200 2. Mary Ellen Joyce .... 322,350 3. Edith Allen ................ 231,900 District No. 5 Nyssa, Owyhee, Arcadia 1. Sally Fyllingness ....... 389,100 2. Emma Nein ................ 213,050 3. Juanita Franklin ........ 90,400 4. Betty Skinner .......... 13,900 5. Nadine Crocker ......... 9,200 6. Louise Klingback 6,750 District No. 6 Brogan. Bonita, Ironside, Jamieson, Malheur 1. Audrey Presley ........... 599,000 2. Marie Oakes .............. 594,550 3. Jean Knudson ........... 312,600 4. Maxine Browning 115,000 5. Genevierve Van Buren 42,450 District No. 7 Big Bend, Adrian 1. Donna Ashcraft ......... 596,690 2. Eleanor Haworth ... 200,450 3. Louise H in t o n ............. 79,800 4. Gloria Glascock ........ 47,450 5. Joyce Ashcraft ........... 5,250 6. Ethel Farnsworth ...... 1,200 District No. 8 Jordan Valley, Rome 1. Irene Yturri ...............1,025,750 2. Dorothy Baltzar ......... 750,450 SHE’S ADRIAN’S CHOICE DONNA ASHCRAFT GUERNSEY CLUB DEMONSTRATION Francis Hight, president o f the 8-Star Guernsey club, gave an ice cream social for the 4-H club boys and their parents Thursday eve ning, August 17th. Several business men from Nyssa were also Invited. The honor guest was Mr. L. P. Thomas, editor of our paper. The five members of the 4-H club present were Jimmy Dale Gaston, Raymond Fox. Billy Boersma, Fran cis and Clarence Hight. The program consisted of a dem onstration on showing and fitting the calf for the fair by Francis Hight. Then all the boys gave a vote of thanks to Mr. Thomas for his gen erous contribution to 4-H club work. They also thanked Mr. Boers ma for his donation of time and energy to the 4-H club. Mr. Thom as and Mr. Boersma then gave a short talk to the boys. Mr. Thomas took several pictures of “ Patsy Ann,” a purebred Guern sey heifer belonging to Francis Hight. Ice cream and cookies were serv ed and all reported an enjoyable evening Program To Fight Mormon Crickets Is Mapped FEDERAL. STATE AND CO U NTY AGENCIES MEET ON PROBLEM Grange, Nyssa Men Favor Fumigation Experiment By Alice Connors JORDAN V A LLE Y (Special)— Tlie stubborn brush fire which rag ed on Reynolds creek for three E X PE R IM E N T ON HAY days last week, was finally brought F U M IG A T IO N BACKED under control on Thursday after noon and it is now reported to be Oregon T rail Grange members and completely out. Two hundred and fifty men from Nyssa business men are 100 per cent back of the experiment on the fumi the C.C.C. camps at Deerflat, Coun gation of hay in Malheur and Baker cil, Oreana and Jordan Valley were counties. That fact was brought called to combat the flames. out last Tuesday night when a dele gation of 12 Nyssa business men met in joint session with the grange to hear a discussion on the plan. Explanation of the plans of the Oregon State Department of Agri culture and the O.S.C. experimental station was given by Louis P. Thomas, editor of the Nyssa Jour O N TA R IO C.C.C. STA R T nal. At the close of the discussion of C LEARING LAND TO D AY the plans for the experiment, the NEW ELL H EIG H TS (Special)— Grange memners and Nyssa busi ness men contributed within a few At a mqgfing last week the Park cents of $25 .oward the share of Board, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. the total cost to Malheur county George Scheimer, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hill and Mrs. Maurice Judd, of $250. discussed with Ferd Schlopkohl, Those attending the meeting resident engineer of the Bureau of from Nyssa were Bernard Frost, Reclamation and Mr. Kelly, super president of the Nyssa Chamber of intendent of the Ontario C. C. C. Commerce; Carlos W. Buchner, the plans for converting 314 acres president of the Nyssa Lions club; of land adjoining the Adrian high T. B. Nordale, Jess Thompson, C liff and grade school grounds into a Main, Ernest McClure, Harry M in community park. er, Sid Burbidge, Lucian Wray, As a result of that meeting, a George Sallee, Herschel Thompson work detail from the Ontario C.C.C. and L. P. Thomas. camp arrived today and is clear ing the land. The board has also transferred the grounds to the gov ernment in order that the park may be under the control of the U. S. National Parks Administration. Already constructed has been a cement tennis court, built by the Adrian trop of Boy Scouts. Future plans call for a swimming pool, pic ROOSEVELT’S DATE W IL L nic facilities, landscaping and a BE OBSERVED IN OREGON bird sanctuary, this latter project being sponsored by the Kingman Scouts. Officials at first SALEM —Governor Sprague is not G irl inclined to quarrel with President though that it would be necessary Roosevelt over the date for the an to pump water for the irrigation of nual Thanksgiving feast. I f the the park, but recently a meeting president vawdf. - to advance the was held with the school board date a week, as announced, Oregon and other officials and a plan has will fall into line and be thankful been worked out whereby It is thought that the irrigation can be with the rest of the nation. There will be no double observ had through a gravity system. ance o f the holiday as was the case in 1894 when Grover Sylvester Pennoyer refused to co-operate with President Cleveland and Oregon folk gave thanks with the balance of the nation on the last Thursday of November and then had a pri vate Thanksgiving Day of their own a week later on the first D ELAY SH IP P IN G EQUIPM ENT Thursday in December. D ELAYS OPENING A WEEK Newell Heights Park Project Under Way Sprague Okehs Thanksgiving Date Federal, state and county agen cies met yesterday in Ontario to prepare a plan to effectively com bat the mormon cricket pest in the southern part of the county. Present at the meeting were Robert W. Every, of the Federal Bureau of Entomology; N. W. Monte, District of Grazing; S. R. Bennet, Grazing District 4; Super intendent Condry of the Jordan Valley CCC; the advisory board of grazing district 4, Sam Ross, John Baltzor, S. K. Skinner, Frank Swisher, John Ballard and Joe Bankofier. The state cricket con trol committee was represented by W. L. Peutsch and Don C. Mote. The Malheur county court was represented by Judge Graham and Commissioner Charles Marshall. Harney county was represented by Judge Nelson B. Higgs. County Agent R. M. McKennon of Malheur and W. A. Sawyer of Harney also participated in the meeting. No actual method of extermina tion was arrived at, but it was agreed that something like 800,000 acres of crop lands would be pro DEMONSTRATION tected. lack of funds making it im AGENT NEEDS possible to give the same protec DISCUSSED tion to range lands. The federal government stands V A LE (Special)— Members of the two-thirds of the cost of the ex Vale Grange at their last meeting termination program, the remainder discussed the possibilities of engag coming from the state and county ing a home demonstration agent for funds. Malheur county. I f enough interest can be aroused in other Granges and various wo men’s organizations throughout the county plans will be formulated to send a committee before the budget committee meeting in October, to ask for an appropriation to cover the cost of the agent. The salary of a home demonstra B ALLYHOO T R IP S W IL L tion agent is paid fo r by the state COMMENCE M ONDAY government in co-operation with the federal agency. The county, A banquet will be held in the under this setup would be obliged Moore Hotel, one week from this to stand the cost o f maintaining Friday in honor of these girls who an office and necessary travel ex were candidates for the Malheur penses. County Fair Queen. The young The members participating in the lady to whom will go the honor of discussion said that they felt that ruling over the county fair will be the solving o f the problems of home selected by three Judges at the con management was as important as clusion of the banquet. A ll cham solving the problems in the agricul bers or commerce and prominent tural field. citizens have been issued an invita tion to attend this banquet. Noah Richards, Ontario, will act as mas In La Grande— On Thursday Mrs. Charles New- ter of ceremonies during the ban quet with A1 Quast, also of Ontario, bill with Patty Lou and Donald, leading in the singing. The County Miss Vera Garrison and Mrs. Anna Court and fair board will be pres Glascock with Gloria left for a ent with Walter Thompson, mem short stay in La Grande. ber of the fair board, giving the ad dress of welcome to the participants Return From Vacation— of the queen contest. Mr. and Mrs. C liff Greer and A ballyhoo tour has been arrang ed. leaving from Ontario each night their family returned from a two at 7:30, with stops to be made weeks vacation trip to Colorado the Monday night in Weiser and Pay first of the week. Banquet W ill Be Held For Queen Candidates Donna Ashcraft is the young lady that led the field in the Malheur County Fair Queen contest in Big Bend and Adrian district. Donna, by virtue of her victory over five other candidates. Eleanor Haworth. Louise Hinton. Gloria Glascock, Joyce Ashcraft and Ethel Farns worth, will compete against the winners of the other 8 districts in ette; Tuesday night, Parma (8:15) the county for the honor of the and Nyssa (9 p. m ); Wednesday THE W EATHER night Vale: Thursday night. New queen of the fair. Following is the thermometer Plymouth and Fruitland. readings as given by the Nyssa o f Return From California— fice of the U. S. Reclamation: M r and Mrs. Tommy Russell, Sunday School Picnic— Date Low High The Sunday School and Guild with his mother Mrs. W. H. Russell, August 17 --- 61 102 returned on Tuesday from a three picnic of St. Paul’s Episcopal par August 18 _ .... ............ — 60 97 weeks trip to Hollywood, California. ish will be held at the Nampa park August 19 ________________ 46 100 on Sunday. August 27th. Members August 2 0 _________________ 46 98 and those wishing to attend will August 21 ________________ 44 98 In Jamieson— meet at the Parish hall at 11 a. m. August 2 2 _________________47 93 On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sunday school children who have August 23 ..... ............. .......56 95 Garrison and Vera visited with the no transportation will please call Water in Owyhee Dam Ray Oarrison fam ily In Jamieson. Mrs. J. J. Sarazin 441.540 acre feet BRUSH FIRE AT JORDAN PUT OUT »■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■I ’ROUND TOWN The genus homo-bachelorius rap idly becoming an extinct specie in Nyssa . . . onions rolling to the packing houses . and sugar show ing in the beets . . hunters splocing up the guns and calling the dogs home . . vacationists scurrying home before the school bell rings. Date O f School Opening Is Announced The school boards of the union high school and grade school dis trict 26 have set September 11, as the date on which the school year will begin, it was announced this week. Delay in receiving the ship ment of some of the equipment for the new high school building was the reason for delaying the opening of school. Registration of students for the high school will begin at noon September 6, according to J. W. Bushong, principal of the high school. B. B. Leinkaemper, clerk of the board of school district 26 (grade school) said that youngsters enter ing school this year must be 6 years old on November 1. SHE WON “ MISS NYSSA” TITLE Premium List For Fall Festival Completed PRIZES AND RIBBONS TO BE AW ARDED W INNERS SA LLY FYLLING SNESS This is the young lady who won the Nyssa-Owyhee-Arcadia contest for the honor of the “ Miss Nyssa” title, and now becomes a candidate for the title of Queen of the M al heur County Fair, to be held in Ontario, September 2, 3, 4. Sally, in any event, will be a member of the royal entourage during the fair, during which time the fair board has made arrange ments for her entertainment and all expenses. Others in the race for the title of Miss Nyssa, according to their standing at the end of the contest, were Emma Nein, Juanita Franklin, Betty Skinner, Nadine Crocker and Louise Klingback. LEWIS RESIGNS AS HI-SCHOOL TEACHER The hopes of the Nyssa baseball fans, to say nothing of those also interested in the athletic activities of the high school, took a nose dive this week when the high school board received the formal resigna tion of John Lewis, who was to have been in charge of boys health and physical education. Lewis, who has been on the pitch ing staff of the semi-pro baseball team in Yakima, Wash., has de cided to make baseball his life ’s career, hence his decision to with draw from the teaching field. In place of Lewis, the high school board has elected Arthur Merry- man, a graduate of Oregon State College. Merryman has served as assistant varsity coach and fresh man basketball coach. LEGION COMMANDER TO SPEAK IN NYSSA The first meeting of the fall sea son for Legionnaires will be held at eight p. m. Thursday, September 7th. All members of the post are urged to attend as the new district com mander, Earl Graham of Vale, will be present and will give a report of the State Convention held at Salem. NYSSA POST OFFICE RECEIPTS SHOW INCREASE Postal receipts for the Nyssa o f fice show an increase for the fiscal year of 1938-39 of 15 per cent it was revealed this week by Post master Goshert. Receipts for the fiscal year end ing June 30, 1939 were $12,208.11 as compared with receipts o f $10,673.44 LANTERN EXPLOSION for 1937-1938 year. Tills makes the second consecu BURNS FARMER tive year that the local post office has shown an Increase in receipts, Rudolph Hite, a farmer living according to Goshert. southwest of Nyssa was severely burned last Friday night when a Wednesday Bridge Club— _ _ lantern which he lit exploded. Mrs. Sidney Burbidge was hostess Hite had filled the lantern with what he thought was kerosene, but to the Wednesday Bridge club this which later proved to be gasoline, week and asked four guests as sub and when he lit it, the explosion stitute players. Prizes for the eve ning were won by Mrs. Dewey Ray, occurred causing third degree burns Mrs. Bert B. Leinkaemper and Mrs. on his body and arms. A. V. Cook. Hite was rushed to the Sarazin clinic and later to the Holy Rosary hospital in Ontario, where it is said Bark From Coast— that he has a better than even Mrs. C. L. McCoy with her two chance for recovery. children, Oayle and Bob, returned on Tuesday from a trip to the Hon Visits— coast, where Gayle had spent the Mr. and Mrs. Louis Garrison of summer vacation with relatives. Brisbane, Carifomla, arrived on Sunday for a visit at the parental In Barley— Charles Oarrison home. While here Mr. and Mrs. Elwln McCready they will visit friends and relatives and George Benson spent the week in this community and Boise, later end visiting the Clyde Benson fam they will spend a week on the coast ily at Burley. Idaho. visiting with Mrs. Garrison's fam ily. Family Visits— Family Visits— Mrs. Don Davis with her three children arrived on Sunday from Burlingame. California, for a visit with Mr. Davis’ parents. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Davis. Mr. Davis ac companied his family part o f the way and then continued to Seattle, but is expected to be in Nyssa the first of the next week for a short stay. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Powell and family have enjoyed a visit the past week with relatives of Mrs. Powell Including her mother, Mrs. Alice Rector of Roswell. N. M ; two sisters. Mrs. May Powell of Bronco. Texas, and Mrs. Lena Bivens and daughter Jewell of Demlng. N. M ; a brother. Earl Hight of Roswell; also a sister-in-law, Mrs. Alta Hight of Lovlngton, N. M. The Nyssa Fall Festival commit tees have completed the premium list o f the exhibits that will be shown at the Nyssa Fall Festival, September 15 and 16. Prizes and ribbons, with sweep- stake ribbons in the corn and po tato exhibits have been arranged for, the prizes being donated by Nyssa merchants and professional men. On the premium list is com, yellow and white; potatoes, red and white; grain and grass seeds, best % gallon of wheat, oats, barley, al falfa, ladino, alsike, red clover, strawberry clover, crested wheat grass; beans, best quart, baby lima, red Mexican, best white other than lima. Grains and Grasses in sheaves, best variety, any wheat, any oats, any barley, bundle of 10 stalks of any com ; alfalfa hay, red clover, crested wheat grass; best 10 stalks amilo maize; kaffercorn; federeta; Jerusalem. Farm vegetables will in clude the best peck of sweet pota toes; 20 pounds onions; 6 tomatoes; 6 cantaloupes; 6 pickle cucumbers; 6 table beets; 6 slicing cucumbers; 6 turnips; 6 carrots; 6 parsnips; 3 cabbage; 3 egg plants; 1 squash; 1 pumpkin; 3 muskmelons; 1 water melon and largest pumpkin and watermelon. Sugar beets are also included in the list. These will be judged for uniformity, size and smoothness as well as for the largest one exhibit ed. Farm fruits will include the best 5 each of pears, peaches, apples, best plate of 25 prunes, best cup o f grapes, strawberries and rasp berries. Individual farmers and commun ities will be allowed to enter exhib its without charge, the Fall Festi val committee putting up the booths for the exhibits. Prizes will be awarded for the best booth exhibits. The ladies will be given an op portunity to show their handicraft In home economics in the large pre mium list for canned fruits, vege tables, meats, jellies. Jams, pre serves. pickles and sauces. Also in this division is home dried fruits and vegetables, the best collection of cookies, and doughnuts and cakes. The flower show will give the home gardener his chance, too, this division being under the charge of the Nyssa Civic Club. Any farmer or organization wishing to enter ex hibits may do so, by contacting Carlos W. Buchner, at the Oolden Rule Store. Reservations should be made as early as possible, as a num ber have already been spoken for. A complete premium list will be mailed out in the near future to all farmers and organizations in this vicinity. County Tenant Committee In Portland N EW LY APPO IN TE D GROUP TO G E T IN STR U C TIO N S The newly appointed Malheur county farm tenant committee will meet today with similar commit tees from various parts of the state, to receive Instructions in passing on applications under the terms of the tenant purchase plan. Those from Malheur county are Frank T. Morgan. Nyssa; Ora E. Clark, Ontario, and Pete Tensen, Nyssa. Other phases o f the program will be gone into while the committees are in session, according to Morgan who left Nyssa Wednesday night. Return From Vacation— Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Pruyn, Mrs. R. DeGross and Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Abbott returned from a ten days vacation in the Lake Basin near Losttne. Oregon. They camped at Mirror lake and report fishing as well as the scenery worth the trip. NYSSA MARKETS Thursday Quotation* By W llry Clowers Cream, Grade A .................. .24 Cream. Grade B ....... .......... .... .23 CASH PRICE Eggs, large ....... .16 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) Eggs ...... .18
