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r/ieNYSSA Published at Nyssa, Oregon, GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS IN THE HEART OF OREGON’S SUGAR EMPIRE VOLUME XXXIV, NO. 43 V' t e Ld= W a s h in g to n , D. C. N ew s B u re a u of th e N yssa G a te C ity J o u r n a l WASHINGTON, D. C —This has been a very unhappy week for the 435 members of the house of repre sentatives—or many of them—for on the way they vote on neutrality legislation depends, in numerous cases, whether or not they will be re-elected next year. Not every rep resentative is voting his real con viction on this issue. Some are in accord with the views of their con stituents as expressed in letters; others are not, and are voting con trary to the requests in their mail. Until last Tuesday the house had not been permitted to legislate on anything except appropriate money for the expense of the special ses sion. No committees were permitted to meet. The calendar is filled with bills which could be disposed of, but all these were deferred until next year. Members were called to Wash ington in September and after hear ing the President’s message were prohibited from doing anything un til the neutrality legislation had been disposed of in the senate and sent to the house for considera tion. It was only after members became unruly at their idleness that the ad ministration made a concession; the house could meet a short time each day to enable representatives to make speeches for the Congression al Record, and mail these to their constituents. It was what collegians call a "bull” session; just a gab- fest. For the special session each mem ber will receive mileage at 20 cents a mile for the round trip. When the January session comes they will be entitled to collect mileage for that. It will average around $1,000 for each member from the west coast. W in d fa ll F o r A rm s M a n u fa c tu re rs Anticipating that Congress will lift the embargo on munitions, manufacturers of bombers and pur suit planes on the Pacific coast have not suspended work on filling orders for Great Britain and France. Scores of planes have been shipped «overland to the east coast and are ready to be sent across the Atlan tic without delay. Under provisions of the “cash and carry" act, there is nothing to prevent Japan from purchasing such war munitions as it can pay for from the United States, especially if Japan makes a formal declaration of war against China. P ie rc e A sks Aid on C h e m ica l P la n t Presidential support has been requested by Rep. Walter M. Pierce of Oregon for his bill to establish a government owned chemical plant on Columbia river to supply Inland Empire farmers with a solution to destroy noxious weeds. Pierce wants to use Bonneville power, and his bill calls for an appropriation of $750,000. Hearings on the measure will be held in January. At the White House the President did not commit himself, but suggested to Pierce that he see the executive next session. Pursuing the plan to extend Bon neville power as far as possible from the generators in Columbia river, the budget bureau is being requested to approve an appropria tion of $ 10 , 000.000 for more trans mission lines. The project has al ready received $ 27 . 000.000 for this purpose. Request will be made in a few weeks for four more genera tors, bringing the plant to its full capacity of ten units. T o S u rv ey F o r H a tc h e rie s Uncle Sam intends going into fish culture in a big way on the Colum- (Continued on Page 6, Col. 5) T H E W EATHER After an unusually early snow fall on last Thursday the country Is again basking in the warmth of a late autumn sunshine. There was 31 of an Inch of moisture fell dur ing the last three days of the week The following are the weather re ports as given at the local U. S. reclaamtlon offices Low High Prec. Date 30 44 23 26 .14 .... 35 44 27 .01 ...... 39 49 28 00 32 54 29 00 28 54 30 00 26 59 31 .00 62 ...............23 i Fastest Growing City In Oregon NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1939 Sewer Plant Work Gets Under W ay Monday > JOURNAL FIN A L SU R V E Y S T A R T E D ; C O N T R A C T B E IN G C O M P L E T E D SHOW AND DANCE HELD SUCCESS The local Townsend club an nounced themselves as more than pleased with the fine support giv en them by the public last Saturday night at the showing of "Relief Be Hanged," the five acts of vaudeville and the dance following. The Eagles hall, in which the en tertainment was held, was packed to the limit, according to President McClellan of the Townsend club, for which he expressed his many thanks to the loyal supporters of the local club and the public that attended the affair. The local Townsend club will con tinue to hold their regular semi monthly meetings in the Eagles hall. The meetings are held the first and third Mondays of the month, with all persons interested in the Townsend movement invited to at tend the meetings. Final survey on the sewer dis posal plant, the last unit of the $42,000 sewer project, got under way Monday morning as surveyors from the project engineer’s office start ed surveying the layout. Fife and company, successful bidders on the disposal plant are completing, with the city officials, the contract which was awarded to the firm. A "change order” from the PWA offices in San Francisco was found necessary as the bid exceeded the available funds by about $2750. In order to get this change order, the council was required to get the ap proval of the State Board of Health, which has been granted. The cost of the plant, when the deductions called for in the change order are allowed, will be $16,623.25. Luther Fife said he planned on starting acual construction some time this week, provided details of the contract have been completed in time to allow him to start the H E R M A N T O W N E A N N O U N CES work. W IN N E R S O F T H R E E P R IZ E S The project is under WPA with a 45 per cent grant being used to Three deer hunters will reecive pay for part of the construction. their prizes November 5 from Her man Towne as a reward for bring ing in the two largest and the smallest deer. The prizes, amount ing to $11 in cash and a special hunting knife; will go to Douglas MacDonald for the largest spread, $7.50; for the second largest to Art Neeley, $3.50 and for the smallest spread to Ted Gorrell, the hunting M U D D Y F IE L D SLO W S LOCALS knife. The spread on MacDonald’s IN G A M E L A ST T H U R S D A Y deer measured 41% inches; on Neeley’s 41%, while the one Ted The Nyssa Bulldogs are not suf Gorrell brought in measured only fering from any inferiority complex 14% inches. over the hard-fought game that Eddie Powell didn’t know whether they lost to Vale two weeks ago. As evidence of that fact, the Bull the deer that he brought in was a dogs took Emmett into camp last doe or a buck, but it had a spread Thursday by a score of 13 to 0 on of 5% inches—but was ruled out a field that was a virtual sea of because Eddie, in his confusion, had mud, slowing down the usual fast tagged the deer with a doe tag, so backfield men on the Nyssa squad. he will have to use a butcher knife Nyssa’s scores came in the 2nd instead of the very fine hunting and 3rd quarters, with Holmes go knife. And it is reported Eddie is ing over for the touchdowns. Stan going to take a course of some kind ley Ray opened the way for the so that he can distinguish between scores with a series of beautiful a doe and a buck. The contest was put on by Her broken field running. Nyssa seemed a bit rough to the Idaho officials man Towne in the interest of safer and suffered penalties of 75 yards. deer hunting—using stickers on the Today the Bulldogs take on the windshield of the registrants which team that they have been pointing admonished them to “Save Your for all season—Parma. The Parma Life and Mine, Be Sure It’s a Deer aggregation have turned in a cred Before You Shoot.” That the con itable season and are expected to test was popular with local sports offer formidable opposition, with men is shown by the fact that 120 extra weight which should count in of them registered at Towne’s gar line plays. Their passing department age. No charge was made for en so far has failed to show much, but tering the contest. anything may happen in the game that has risen to such importance ADRIAN, NYSSA “B” with both teams. The Bulldogs have shown that they can take it in de TEAMS PLAY TIE feat or victory and the spectators Those lads on the Nyssa and that trail to the local field today will be their money’s worth in Adrian “B” teams, who take the brunt of it in scrimmage so that thrills and good football. All Nyssa business firms will be their first string teams may turn in imposing scores, battled it out closed during the game. Vale continues on their way to among themselves on the local the Snake River Valley conference field Tuesday to a 6-6 score. The Nyssa "B” team may next championship, with a narrow win over Parma last week. Vale tipped year develop into what every foot the beam for a 6-0 score. And then ball fan likes to see—a passing to put things in a fine stew, VVciser team. This squad of forgotten play trimmed Ontario 13-0, putting Wei- ers not only flip passes all over the ser in the running against Vale for field but demonstrated that they the championship. Vale and Weiser can catch them as well. Adrian's score came as the result meet in Weiser tomorrow and a real battle is in store for the fans at of blocking a punt in the fourth quarter. Following the touchdown that game, too. Only one more conference game Nyssa received and after a series of remains for the Nyssa team, that runs by Smith and Hendricks, fol with Ontario on Armistice. This is lowed by passes from Hendricks to an annual affair, the game being Weeks and Duffy, but lost the ball played altenately in Nyssa and On on Adrian's 20-yard line. Again tario. This year the game will be Adrian booted the bal out only to played in Ontario. Parties of Nyssa have Nyssa return the ball by fans are making plans to follow passes to a touchdown. Clyde Smith, their favorites and cheer them on the right guard, went over for the to an expected victory over the On touchdown, thus tying the score. Lineups for the game were: tario Tigers. Adrian Nyssa Notheis LE Weeks ELECTION SLATED Cram LT Fagan FOR IRRIGATION Hatch C Hollenberg Eastman RG Sarazin DISTRICT Diefenbach RG The Owyhee Irrigation District Ehanger Pullen RT will hold an election between the Coleman Gibson RE hours of 8 a. m. and 5 p. m. on No Larson Fretwell LH vember 14. for the purpose of elect Hendricks Garner RH ing one director for a three-year Duffy Tollman QB term, to be elected from the district Nusser Snapp FB Smith at large. The place for casting ballots in the election has been designated as Rebuild Dance Hall the Frank Cahill residence, three miles west of Highway 30. on Al Ar> application for the rebuilding berta Avenue. The election will be held to fill of the Nyssa Playland dance hall, the term held by M. L. Judd, who which was burned down the latter It is understood, will be unopposed part of September, was filed with the city recorder by the owner, L. for re-election. Other members of the board of H. Fullmer. The application was directors for the Irrigation district approved by the council Monday are. Dr. J. J. Sarazin and Edward night, and Fullmer said that he Ker Frank Morgan is secretary for would start the new building some time around the first of the year. the district. Winners Named In Deer Hunting Contest Nyssa^Wins Over Emmett; To Play Parma Today High School Dedication Services The new Union High School was formally dedicated last night in an inspiring and well-rounded program put on by the Nyssa Civic club. Mrs. Andrew Boersma, president of the Civic club, was chairman of the affair, who appointed Frank T. Morgan to act as master of cere monies. The program was opened by se lections byx the Nyssa city band, followed by a speech given by Coun ty Superintendent of Schools Mrs. Kathryn CUfc’pool. Mrs. Claypool said that thgie were now five union high schools in the county, the Nyssa buildiiig being the last to be dedicated. She recited a short his tory of the Nyssa school saying that the original school in Nyssa was opened on February 20, 1892. “Teaching has broadened since the day the first school opened in Nyssa," Mrs^ Clay pool said, contin uing with * "modern teaching has lessened the burden of intellectual as well as social and moral train ing in the home, for today the teacher whoVill succeed in his field must be keemy aware of his or her duty to the coming generation, and must specialize in certain fields on the wide scope of education." The county superintendent con cluded her remarks by congratulat ing the district on the “very fine effort, in your step toward better education’,’ and paid Leo Hollen- berg special tribute for his efforts in formulating the plans of the new- building. The welcome to the teachers for the school boi.rd was given by Wm. DeGrofft, chairman of the board of directors. DeGrofft introduced tne other members of the board, Mrs. Alice Holmes, Ray G. Larson, Dale Garrison and C. C. Wyckoff. The welcome from the commun ity to the teachers was given by Mayor R. A. Thompson. The response to the welcome was given by J. W. Bushong, principal of the high school, who also intro duced his 14 tdtehers. Bushong paid a fine tribute to his co-principal in the grade school, Leo Hollenberg, who, until this year, has been sup erintendent and principal of the Nyssa schools. Bushong said that he and his staff were proud to be teaching in a school that was with out question one of the finest in the state. Leo Hollenberg also gave a short talk, in which he said that no one appreciated the value of the new building to the community more than he did. He said that it was the first time in 12 or 15 years that the students in this and surround ing communities had been offered adequate facilities. The program was interspersed with entertainment of musicial and vocal numbers. A violin trio con sisting of Mrs. Herbert Fisher, Miss Star Robinson and Lyle Miner, ac companied by Mrs. WiUard Jack son. was the first of these num bers, followed by a vocal duet by Mrs. C. L. McCoy and Mrs. Ernest McClure, accompanied on the piano by Mrs. John Young, and a vocal solo by Miss Sally Fyllingsness ac companied by Mrs. Jackson. The program was brought to a close by several band numbers by the city band and the playing of “America" in which the audience joined by singing. Although not taking active pait in the program, interested and en thusiastic members of the audtence were Dr. Frank W. Parr, member of the board of higher education of the Oregon State college, and Dr. Nor man C. Thome, assistant superi.n- tennent of schools of Portland, ootn guests os Principal of Grade School Leo Hollenberg. TAX SURVEY FUND TO BE CUT FROM COUNTY BUDGET The county court and budget com mittee held a hearing on the coun ty budget Tuesday and heard a group of Ontario men ask that the funds set up in the budget for 1940 for the employment of a state tax expert, be removed. It was the con tention of the Ontario businessmen that a satisfactory plan for the equalization of valuations in tlie county could be better worked out by a committee of local men, this applying particularly to the cities. After the consultation, it was gen erally agreed that this $1200 fund would be stricken from the 1940 budget, the balance to remain as originally set up. Final action on the budget will take place at the regular meeting of the county court in December, which will be on De cember 6. Seeds, Poultry Exhibit Added To Corn Show LA RG EST SHOW O F CORN ON R E C O R D IS E X P E C T E D Two added attractions at the Oregon State Corn show, to be held on the O. S. C. campus Nov. 27 to Dec. 2, will be a small seeds display to be prepared by the college, and the Oregon exhibit which was used at the Horld Poultry congress in Cleveland. These will be in addition to what is expected to be the larg est display of show corn ever as sembled in the state of Oregon. The small seeds exhibit will be the forerunner of what may, in lat er years, become a definite part of the state corn show. The state cim- mlttee in charge of this affair is now considering the possibilities of making the show a combined corn and small seeds show inasmuch as the seed industry is now of such major importance in the state. Students in the farm crops club at O. S. C. have arranged to stage a banquet on Friday night, Dec. 1, which will be open to all visitors at the show, county agents, and others interested in the develop ment of the Oregon corn industry. This will be in addition to the day time educational programs being arranged. A pamphlet describing the rules and regulations that will govern the corn show may be obtained at the local branch of the First National Bank of Portland, one of the spon sors of the show and who have do nated all of the premium money. COSTUME PARTY BY KINGMAN 4-H CLUBS On Friday evening, November 10, the 4-H clubs and their leaders will sponsor an evening program and entertainment which should be greatly enjoyed by everyone. The party is to be held at the Adrian high school gymnasium. The money derived from the en tertainment will be used towards 4-H club scholarship funds for sum mer school. Everyone is invited to attend and to wear preferably an old fashioned costume, but lacking this any de sired costume will do, as prizes will be offered in each class. Ladies are requested to bring a box lunch for two and they will be judged also and will later be sold for fifty cents to adults and high school students and ten cents to grade school children. Instructions will be given on arrival how to get a supper pardner. There will be no admission charge to those wearing costumes or to ladies bringing boxes. M rs. H e n n e m a n III— Everyone is invited and urged to Mrs. George Heneman has been come and enjoy an old-fashioned confined to her bed from the effects good time and to sing the old-fash of a bad cold. ioned songs, and help some boy or girl to attend the summer session •■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■I ROUND TOWN Hear Herschel Thompson got the horse radish laugh from Nellie Jean and the Lions on Monday . . . . A. L. Fletcher doing some nifty figur ing at council on Monday eve . . . . Guess again. That tall, blond and handsome stranger at the Nyssa Realty is just Don. minus a twen— ty-six-year-old mustache . . . . also hear Sabina got "took" for a ride Monday evening . . . . we did not learn whether or not the three femmes who lost their masks at the Pharmacy on Tuesday ever got tricked or treated . . . . Bushong getting a name as a tall story teller . . . . Brad 8hort. we understand, has discovered a new breed of geese—he’s dubbed them "Hitler Geese". $1.50 PER YEAR Special Levy Ruled As Carried By One VoTe DR. WEIR IS HURT WHEN CAR DITCHED Dr. Francis S. Weir, local den tist, is recovering from broken ribs and a possible punctured lung suffered when his car went into a barrow pit on the highway between Nyssa and Ontario, Sunday night. Dr. Kerby, who has been attend ing Dr. Weir, said that he expected his patient to leave the Ontario hospital the latter part of this week. Complete details of the accident are lacking, but it is understood that Dr. Weir’s car left the high way due to the heavy fog the night of the accident. Council Canvass Of Vote Breaks Tie On Issue Only 33 voters turned out Tues day to cast their votes on the spe cial levy of $4269.85. a disappoint ing number of voters to city offi cials, who had expected a large turnout of voters on an issue of such vital importance to the mainten ance of civic projects. The board of election submitted their report to the city council, in which it was shown that a tie vote. 16 yes and 16 no, and one vote be ing tabulated as not counting, in asmuch as the voter was not regis tered. It was this one vote that City Attorney A. L. Fletcher advis ed the council that in their canvass LABOR CAMP HEAD of the votes all ballots in tne bal TALKS TO C. OF C. lot box must be counted. It was A. D. McMurran, acting manager upon this advice that the council of the Nyssa FSA labor camp, lo voted the measure carried by one cated southwest of Nyssa, was a vote. The tax levy for the city of guest at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon meeting Wednesday and Nyssa thus is reduced by about 5 told the local business men that the mills, even with this special levy, camp now had 20 families occupy under that of last year. ing tent space and that out of the camp approximately 11 children were attending local schools. Mc Murran said that the camp resi dents conducted the camp activities through the election of a camp council, that each family paid five cents a day, which was put into a camp fund for recreational and other such activities, but was not DELEGATES TO COUNTY used in any way for maintenance. CONVENTION ALSO ELECTED Contrary to popular opinion, Mc An even two dozen Nyssa farmers Murran said, the FSA labor division was not bringing in outside labor participated in a triple A election ers, but was simply furnishing a held in the Nyssa City hall last place for migrant laborers to live Friday, electing on the local com while working in seasonal crops in mittee Walter Thompson, chair man; Pete Tensen, vice-chairman; this area. The final date for the closing of Clarence Barrett as member. Ed the camp this season, has not yet Nielsen acted as secretary for the been decided on, the acting man meeting. As alternates the farmers ager said. It is expected that the elected for first alternate, Garrett camp will be re-opened some time Stam and as second alternate C. C. around the first of next March, or Wyckoff. in time for the first beet thinning. As delegates to the county con vention, which elect a county pro gram committee, the voters elected ADRIAN TO PLAY Pete Tensen, with Walter Thompson HALFWAY IN as alternate. FINAL GAME Other AAA community elections throughout the county showed the By Erma Points following elections; In Oregon Slope, ADRIAN—On Saturday morning Donald Joseph, chairman; R. H. the Adrian football squad will leave Woods, vice-chairman; C. P. Yundt, for Halfway, Oregon, where they member; first and second alternates will play their last game of the B. C. Blakeslee and M. A. Clough. season. To the county convention will go Following this game, Coach Cook C. P. Yundt as delegate with Don has Instructed his men to pack ald Joseph as alternate. their football togs and take a weeks At Kingman Kolony, the farmers well-earned rest. elected C. M. Beaumont as chair On November 13th practice for man; George Kaylor as vice-chair basketball will begin and as Adrian man and Charles Wilson as a mem boasts of one of the best gyms in ber, with alternates Elmer Dutton the country, it should develop a and James Lane; delegates to the red hot team. However, lack of ex county convention are George Kay perience will be a major handicap lor with his alternate being W B. for this year's men, as there is not Toombs. a player with previous experience. Vale farmers elected Harry Wells In spite of all this the Pirates chairman; Charles Faw, vice-chair already have a well-filled schedule man and Glen L. Hutchinson mem to play off. ber and Thomas Donahue and O. B. The tentative schedule is as fol McClure as alternates; county con lows: vention delegate, Harry Wells with Nov. 25, Jordan Valley at Jordan Charles Faw as alternate. Valley. In Ontario district, T. H. Brewer Dec. 1, Halfway at Halfway. was elected chairman; John Mo- Dec. 2, Halfway at Halfway. lenaar, vice-chairman and Fred Dec. 8, Parma at Parma. Trinkle, member; the alternates be Dec. 9. Jordan Valley at Adrian. ing Alva Amldon and Adam Wag Dec. 15, Parma at Adrian. oner and the county convention Dec. 19, Fruitland at Fruitland. delegate being named as John Mo- Dec. 20, Nyssa at Adrian. lenaar and the alternate as T. H. Dec. 27, Prairie City at Adrian. Brewer. Jan. 5, New Plymouth at New Harper district elected E. M. Plymouth. Carter, chairman; Frank Phillips, Jan. 9. Ontario at Adrian. vice-chairman; R. A. Barnes, mem Jan. 13, Nyssa at Nyssa. ber; James Lahe and B. W. Knight- Jan. 19, Fruitland at Adrian. sen. alternates; and delegate to the Jan. 23, New Plymouth at Adrian. county convention, E. M. Carter, the Jan. 27, Vale at Vale. alternate being Frank Phillips. Feb. 9, Halfway at Adrian. The county convention will be Feb. 10, Halfway at Adrian. held in Ontario, Wednesday, No Feb. 13, Ontario at Ontario. vember 8 in the County AAA office. Feb. 20, Vale at Adrian. Nyssa Farmers Elect A .A .A . Committee LIONS CLUB TO FETE PLAYERS COUNCIL DENIES BEER LICENSE The Nyssa Lions clhb will hold a football dinner November 17, to honor the entire football squad of the Nyssa high school, it was de cided at the Monday meeting of the club. In charge of the arrangements for the dinner is Leo Hollenberg, who announced that the dinner will be held in the dining room in the new high school building Hollenberg said that he had made arrangments with the principal of the high school, J. W Bushong, to have the domestic science class prepare the dinner. Each member of the Lions club will “adopt” one or more of the players for the evening. The city council, Monday night, declined to recommend to the state board of liquor control, a request from Julia Carr for a class “A” beer license, which allows, in addi tion to the sale of beer, the privi lege of patrons dancing. Failure to recommend the license does not mean that the permit has been def initely denied, but in most cases such as this the state board usually abides by the recommendation of city officials and police officers. Gopher Control— Frank Oraham has worked for the past week on C. W. Barrett’s gopher control project. MARKETS Thursday Quotations By Wiley {'lowers Cream, Orade A ............................ 30 Cream, Grade B ............................ 28 CASH PRICE Hens, heavy ............................— .10 Hens, Light and Leghorn — .........0« Springs ----- 09 Stags ...... ...... ...... _____---------- --— 06 Cockerels _______ On Vacation— Trade-In Eggs Mr and Mrs George Haycock are on their annual vacation and are Large ______________ visiting relatives and friends in Medium _____________________ S m a l l............. Idaho and Utah. 05 31 24 20