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Published at Nyssa, Oregon,
GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS
IN THE HEART OF OREGON’S SUGAR EMPIRE
VO LU M E X X X IV , NO. 44
Fair Board Sets
Dates For Next
Year's^Fair
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T R IB U T E P AID TO MEMBERS
OF YO U TH CLUB E X H IB IT O R S
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Washington, D. C. News Bureau of
the Nyssa Gate City Journal
The Malheur County Fair Board,
composed of John Lienhardt, W al­
ter Thompson and James Fifer, at
a dinner held in Ontario last Thurs­
day night in honor of the principal
exhibitors, the county F F A and 4-H
club members, announced that the
dates for the 1940 Malheur County
Fair had been set for August 31,
September 1 and 2.
John Lienhardt, chairman o f the
board, paid special tribute to coun­
ty merchants, business and profes­
sional men for their co-operation in
making the 1939 fair one of the most
successful in recent years.
Walter Thompson paid special
tribute to Miss Louise Aiken, secre­
tary-treasurer for the board for her
fine work. He expressed the hope
that a parking project could be un­
dertaken at the fair grounds prior
to the holding of the fair next year.
James Fifer said that with the
rapid development of the county
that any money spent on the fair
grounds and buildings would be
money well spent.
Judge David F. Graham said that
each member of the county court
was vitally interested in the youth
of the county and that he fe lt that
any money spent by the county in
developing the county fair for the
benefit of the youths of the county
was money well spent. T h e judge
said that the court would attempt
to work out a W P A project for the
improvement o f the fair buildings
and grounds.
Others who spoke were County
Agent R. M. McKennon, Charles
Marshall and L. P. Peterson, both
members of the county
court,
Claude MacPherson, R ay G. Larson,
E. M. Hauser and Orris Dearborn.
A number of 4-H and Future
Farmers of America members told
of the various work carried on by
their respective organizations.
W A SH IN G TO N ,
D. C — When
anti-trust suits were filed recently
against 23G railroads the depart­
ment of justice, in effect, placed the
government in the position of suing
itself. The charge is based on a pro­
vision of a law enacted in 1935 re­
quiring the railroads to enter into
agreements with trucking lines for
the through routing of frieght, a
provision with which the roads have
refused to comply.
Peculiar phase of the situation is
the fact that the government,
through the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation— a government agency
— has loaned the railroads millions
o f dollars and has purchased stock
in railway companies until it is now
a considerable holder of these secur­
ities. I t is a stockholder and part­
ner in the corporations it accuses
o f violating the anti-trust laws.
This is only the beginning of the
government's prosecution of itself.
I t has advanced money to so many
industries— including purchase of
shares in banks— that it cannot pro­
ceed against them without jeopard­
izing investments made by it of tax­
payers’ money.
The principal— practically the on­
ly—reason the government has been
compelled to come to the aid of the
railroads in order to keep them go­
ing, is the ever-increasing tax bur­
den. Added to this is the fact that
the railroads paid for their own
“ super highways” of steel and pay
out of their own pockets for main­
taining them in competition with
other means of transportation the
“ highways” for which are provided
largely at public expense.
P. U. D. Asks For Financial Aid
One of the troubles bothering the
public utility districts of Washing­
ton state is raising funds to build
or acquire a system to use Bonne­ GOV. SPRAGUE DISCUSSES
ville energy. A similar problem con­ PLAN W IT H COM M ITTEE
fronts the PU D advocates in Ore­
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gon. T o obtain finances one coun­
SALEM —Oregon may become the
ty in Washington has applied to
first state to adopt the stamp plan
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
for the distribution of surplus farm
for $225,000, and suggested that Ad­
commodities to persons on relief.
ministrator Raver of Bonneville
The plan, already in operation in
himself make a plea to Jesse H.
a number of cities throughout the
Jones, chairman.
country, was discussed at a con­
The Washington PU D wishes to
ference with Governor Sprague here
offer as security for the RFC loan
this week, attended by R elief A d ­
an issue of revenue bonds. The value
ministrator Elmer Goudy and mem­
of a revenue bond depends whether
bers of the state relief committee.
the PU D makes enough revenue
Under the proposed plan public
above operating expenses to pay in­
welfare clients may spend a por­
terest on the bonds. As a revenue
tion of their reUef check for or­
bond is o f uncertain
value and
ange stamps which are exchanged
Chairman Jones is a hard-headed
for supplies at all retail stores. W ith
business man, decision of RFC will
each $1 orange stamp the reliefer
be important to every PU D in the
would be given a 50 cent blue stamp
two Pacific northwest states.
good only for surplus commodities
For Oregon P U D ’S to take ad­
as designated by the federal depart­
vantage of RFC loans (if that agen­
ment of agriculture. These latter
c y adoptes a policy of financing
would also be distributed through
these districts) Oregon’s law must
regular relief channels.
be amended and a draft is now be­
Jonathan Garst, of San Francisco,
ing prepared by a young brain
regional director of the Federal Sur­
truster which will be given the Ore­
plus Commodities Commission, was
gon State Grange to sponsor.
in Portland this week discussing the
Lumbermen Attack Wage-Hour
plan with members of the state re­
Law
lie f commission. I t is understood
Bitter criticism of the wage-hour
that it was his recommendation
administration has been laid before
that the plan be first tried out in
that agency by the operators in
Multnomah county before being
ponderosa pine, which means prac­
made state-wide.
tically all logging and lumbering
This proposal has been submit­
operations east of the Cascade
ted to the regional FSCC and the
mountains. Owing to climatic con­
federal department of agriculture
ditions, about 40 per cent of the
for approval before being made op­
operations are seasonal and in nine
erative. Distribution of surplus com­
months employees and employers
modities under the proposed plan
have to hustle. Wages, hours and
would be in addition to regular sup­
working conditions have been satis­
plies available to relief clients, it is
factory to those enegaged, but the
explained.
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wage-hour
administration
has
changed all that.
According to law, seasonal work PEP AND BONFIRE
is exempted. Application was made RALLY BY STUDENTS
by operators last March for this ex­
emption but delay in decision by the
Students o f the Nyssa high school
administrator practically paralyzed under the sponsorship of the Let-
the seasonal operations this year. terman's club will hold a pep and
The administrator refused the ap­ bonfire rally Thursday night as a
plication in mid-October.
seven prelude to the annual Armistice Day
months after application was filed. football game with Ontario.
Freshmen have been pressed into
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service gathering wood for the bon­
fire which will be held on the north
TH E W E ATH E R
Following is the weather report edge of the school grounds.
The rally will start at 7:30 p. m..
for the past week as given by the
according to Ed Frost, chairman of
local U. S. Reclamation offices:
Low High the affair.
Oregon May Be
First To Get
Stamp Plan
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JOURNAL
Fastest Growing City In Oregon
NYSSA, OREGON, TH U R SD AY, NOVEMBER 9, 1939
NYSSA ROMPS
OVER PARMA
The Nyssa Bulldogs romped to an
easy victory over Parma last Thurs-
[ day with a score of 28-0.
The lop-sided score was a sur­
prise even to members of the Bull­
dog team, as they had been expect­
ing the season's hardest competition
with the Parma Panthers.
Holmes went over for the first
Nyssa touchdown, with Ray going
ever for the next two and Harold
Taylor, after intercepting a Parma
pass, and after a series of line
plunges went over for the final
touchdown. A long pass by Parma
over Nyssa's end zone went as a I
safety for Nyssa.
City Asked To
Vacate Alley
And Street
The Board of Directors of School
District 26 have asked the city coun­
cil to vacate two streets and an al­
ley that now divides the school
ground. The petition was filed by
Carl Coad, attorney for the board.
The petition asks for the vacating
of 8th street from the south line of
Bower Avenue south for a distance
of approximately 298 feet, an un­
named street running east and west
on the south side of block 84,
Westfield Addition, and the alley
running east and west in the same
Mock, beginning at 9th street and
extending to 8th street.
A meeting, during which remon­
strances or objections, on the part
of interested parties will be held n
of interested parties will be heard,
will be held by the council, In the
city hall at 8 p. m. December 11.
SCHOOL CENSUS
SHOWS LESS
CHILDREN
There are approximately 60 less
children in school district 26, than
there were last year, when the cen­
sus was taken. This decline was
shown when Kerm it Lienkaemper,
census taker, had completed the
tabulation of the census of children
in tile district.
The total number of children in
the district as shown by the census
is 838. Boys lead girls in the dis­
trict, numbering 470 as against 368
girls.
T h e census is taken each year, in
order that the district may receive
the $10, paid to it by the state, for
each pupil attending school.
4 -H Achievement
Program By
Civic Club
The Nyssa Civic Club will hold an
Achievement program for local 4-H
club members next Wednesday,
November 15, at 3 p. m. in the P ar­
ish Hall.
Mrs. H. R. Sherwood, local club
leader, will have charge of the pro­
gram which will honor those club
members who have completed their
project work for the past year.
Marjorie Groot will give a re­
port on the 4-H club summer school,
Clarence Hite will discuss his hog
fattening project and give an out­
line o f his trip to the Pacific Inter­
national Livestock Exposition this
last fall.
E. M. Hauser, county club ad­
visor, will talk on club work, and
present pins and achievement certi­
ficates to the 4-H members.
Musical numbers by the members
of the participating 4-H club mem­
bers are also included in the pro­
gram.
TWO SUBSCRIBERS
TO SEE FINE
PROGRAM
Two Journal subscribers, together
with a guest each, will be given
an opportunity to see any one of
a number of fine programs show­
ing during the week at the Nyssa
Theatre—at no cost to themselves.
All that is required is for the two
subscribers, when they find their
names in any o f the advertisements
appearing in this week's issue of the
Journal. Is to obtain a sales slip
showing a purchase from any of the
Nyssa merchants who advertised
this week, bring it into the Journal
office Friday of this week (Satur­
day being a holiday) and each get
two free tickets, which are good
for any
performance
except on
Visit In Payette—
M r and Mrs 8. C McConnell are Tuesday.
spending the day in Payette, visit­
These free theatre tickets will be
ing with their daughter, Mrs. For­ given away each week until further
rest Moore and Mr. Moore
notice.
Most Nyssa Merchants To
Be Ciosed Armistice Day
Most of the Nyssa merchants will be closed
Armistice Day, Saturday, November 11, as has
been the custom in the past.
In order to serve their customers Nyssa
merchants will remain open until 9 p. m. Friday
evening.
Patrons of Nyssa stores are urged to do
their shopping as early as possible on Friday to
ease the extra work on clerks and to assure
themselves o f the usual prompt service.
In order that the patrons of Nyssa mer­
chants would be appraised of the local stores
being closed on Saturday, the Nyssa Gate City
Journal was published a day ahead o f time, on
Wednesday instead of Thursday— in time to be
in the hands of Journal readers Thursday morn­
ing.
LIONS, CHAMBER
TO PLAY BALL
Nyssa Set For
Annual Grid
Classic
F IN A L G.AME OF SEASON TO
BE PLA Y E D IN O N TA RIO
The Nyssa high school Football
team will make their final appear­
ance for the season in their annual
Armistice Day game with Ontario.
The game will be played in On­
tario, with game time scheduled
for 2 p. m., according to John Young
head coach of the Bulldogs.
Both terms last week ran up
easy and impressive scores over
their opponents, and their coaches
have been putting on the final
touches to scoring plays, the past
week.
That the game will, or should be
a close one, most everyone con­
cedes, what with Stan Ray and Har­
old Holmes as ground-gainers for
Nyssa. and an identical set-up for
Ontario with Baker and Ike M illi­
gan.
Last year’s game, which was
played on the Nyssa field, saw
Nyssa come out on the short end
o f the score by one touchdown. The
Bulldogs have been looking for­
ward to this game the entire season
and hope to turn the tables on the
Tigers in Saturday’s game.
Fans intending to go to the game
are advised to get there well in ad­
vance of game time, to facilitate
parking of their cars and to obtain
suitable seats.
A challenge was hurled this week,
by the Nyssa Lions club, at the
Chamber of Commerce, to a ball
game this coming Sunday after­
noon. The Chamber of Commerce
accepted the challenge setting the
time for the game at 4 p. m. Sun­
day at the old ball park, which has
recently been levelled off, prepara­
tory to planting trees and grass next
spring.
Factory Sets
Record Last
Thursday
The local factory of the Am al­
gamated sugar company last Thurs­
day set a record for itself, when
2488 tons of beets were cut during
the 24-hour operation. This tonnage
represents 8,010 bags of refined
sugar. The average tonnage cut
during the campaign last year was
2150 tons.
To date 62,000 tons of sugar beets
have been cut. Sugar content and
acreage yield are up slightly over
that of last year.
Sprague Proclaims
November 23 As
Thanksgiving
P. O. HAS LARGEST
MONEY ORDER DAY
DATE COINCIDES W IT H T H A T
SET B Y PR ESID E N T ROOSEVELT
The local post office has made
history for itself Monday, when the
largest number of money orders ev­
er issued from this office totalled
192.
The total value of the money or­
ders was about $2000, according to
Postmaster Goshert.
Governor Sprague, through public
proclamation, announced Thursday
November 23, as a day of general
thanksgiving and asked that all
residents of the State of Oregon ob­
serve that date.
The Governor's proclamation fol­
lows that of President Roosevelt in
setting the date of Thanksgiving
Day a week earlier, the first time
that this has been done since the
inauguration of an annual day of
Thanksgiving.
HI SCHOOL SMOKER
SET FOR DEC. 21
The Letterman’s club of the Nyssa
high school announced this week
that arrangements have been com­
pleted for the annual high school
smoker which will be held in the
school gymnasium, Tuesday, Decem­
ber 21 at 8 p. m.
Included on the evening’s pro­
gram is from 25 to 30 rounds of box­
ing and three battle royals.
A t least three of the students have
indicated that they will appear on
the boxing program. They are Har­
old Holmes, Marion Osborne and
Harold Taylor.
These annual affairs have been
well taken by local people, and it is
expected that this year’s affair will
equal if not surpass any o f those
put on in the past, assuring all who
attend of an evening full of ac­
tion and thrills.
Nyssa merchants, through the
Chamber of Commerce, have de­
clared their intention of following
whatever date was set by the G ov­
ernor in the observance of Thanks­
giving Day, by closing their places
of business.
In order that the staff may also
enjoy their Thanksgiving Day with
their families, the Nyssa Gate City
Journal will go to press on Wednes­
day instead of Thursday, the regu­
lar date of publication.
FLETCHER TO SPEAK
AT IDAHO CHAMBER
MEETING FRIDAY
A. L. Fletcher, city attorney, will
speak to members of the Idaho
Chamber of Commerce at a meeting
In Boise—
to be held in Caldwell, Friday, No­
Mr. and Mrs. Severs were Boise vember 10.
visitors today.
Fletcher's topic will be "Federal
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Legislation Necessary for the Future
Development of the Sugar Beet In ­
dustry.”
Governor C. A. Bottolfsen will
speak on the aims and objectives
Those fice Nyssa maids seeing
of the State Tax Committee
Boise from the Mechanafe . . . .
The morning session will be pre­
Dick Tensen lost a pair of ice tongs
sided over by S. D. Riggs. Emmett,
and Fat Duncan found them on his
president of the Associated Cham­
bill . . . nice to see Doc Weir back
bers of Commerce of Southwestern
on the job again . . . Harriet Sara-
and Eastern Oregon. The luncheon
zin using something new In radios
session, sponsored by the Caldwell
on a patient . . . . Ed Pruyn getting
Chamber of Commerce, and presid­
little response to his invitation to
ed over by its president. Floyd
start out at 4 a. m. goose hunting
' Southward. The afternoon session
. . . . Ed Norcott Isn’t so hot for
[w ill be conducted by R. E. Shep-
elks heart . . . .
I hard, president of the Idaho State
| Chamber of Commerce.
ROUND TOWN
$1.50 PER Y E A R
BEND AND OWYHEE
DISTRICTS CALL
OFF ELECTIONS
The Owyhee Irrigation District
and the Big Bend Irrigation District
have called o ff their elections call­
ed for the election of a director.
In both districts, only one can­
didate had been nominated and the
boards of directors decided that it
would be useless to hold the elec­
tions.
In the Owyhee district, Maurice
L. Judd was the unopposed director
and in the Big Bend district Joe
King was the only candidate.
The election date for the Owyhee
district had been slated for Novem­
ber 18 and the Big Bend election for
November 14.
County Corn
Show Plans
Under W ay
The board of directors of the
Nyssa Chamber of Commerce were
asked by the membership to pro­
ceed with plans for the annual
County Corn Show, which is held in
Nyssa each year.
The board will meet within the
next few days and will make their
recommendations to the members
at the meeting next Wednesday.
I t is expected that the board will
follow the same type of exhibits as
in the past—two classes, yellow
dent and hybrid, of two divisions
each, one for seniors and one for
youths and youth clubs.
This county-wide Annual Corn
Show will be, as in the past, a pre­
lude to the state-wide Corn Show
to be held in Corvallis. Last years
winner in the open class was M il­
dred Carter, Ontario, and the jun­
ior class was won by Earl Howard,
Dead Ox flat.
DISTRICT MEETINGS
SCHEDULED BY SDA
District representatives of the
state department of agriculture
have been Instructed to meet with
Director J. D. Mickle and depart­
ment division chiefs one day this
month for a review of all work and
check upon operations, announces
the director.
Three meetings will be held in
different centers to avoid expense
and time loss of bringing the entire
personnel into Salem for a confer­
ence.
Hugh Taylor, department repre­
sentative for this and Harney coun­
ty. will attend the district meeting
at Pendleton on November 15.
Fire Destroys
Moss Home
Tuesday
While the Jim Moss family were
in Nyssa Tuesday afternoon, their
farm home, two miles west of Nyssa
was completely destroyed by fire,
which is supposed to have started
in the kitchen. No one was in the
home when it burned.
Nearby neighbors, when they no­
ticed the smoke surrounding the
Moss house, endeavored to extin­
guish the flames, but arrived too
late to save the building.
The Moss' have left only the
clothing they were wearing when
the fire destroyed their home.
Neighbors are housing the Moss'
until their house is rebuilt.
The loss was not covered by in­
surance.
SUSPECTS RETURNED
FROM IDAHO
Close co-operation on the part of
the state police of Idaho and Ore­
gon. together with that of sheriff’s
offices was responsible for the quick
apprehension of two persons sus­
pected of the theft o f two sets of
harness from Malheur county.
Monday night, Sergeant Cham­
bers of the Oregon State Police,
stopped in Nyssa on his return from
Twin Falls, Idaho, with Jim Mc-
Gough and Beulah Crawford, sus­
pected as having stolen two sets of
harness, one from William Hipp
and the other from Charles Splawn,
Nyssa farmers.
The couple were arrested by po­
lice in Twin Falls on Information
from Oregon State Police in On­
tario. This information was sent out
on November 3, with the arrest tak­
ing place Monday.
The two suspects have not yet
< Wednesday) had their preliminary
hearing, the indications being, ac­
cording to the sheriff's office that
McOough will ask to appear In the
circuit court as soon as possible.
Beet Growers
Meet; Object
To Payment
C U T OF 35 CENTS TO BE
OPPOSED B Y ASSO C IATIO N
Members of the Nyssa Factory
District Beet Growers Association,
Tuesday night packed the council-
room, to attend a meeting of their
board of directors.
During the meeting it was report­
ed that the growers would suffer a
cut of 35 cents per ton to $4.05, as
against $4.40 initial payment last
year. The announcement brought
forth strong objection from the
membership, who intimated that In­
dividual protests would be sent into
the company’s headquarters in O g­
den. This Initial payment of $4.05
is based on a sugar price of $3.15.
Considerable discussion was given
over to the system of selling sugar
by the company, It being the con­
census of opinion that in the re­
cent selling of sugar as a result of
the beginning of the European war,
that the growers should have re­
ceived some benefit from the ad­
vance In price.
L. B. Taylor, sugar assistant to
the A A A program for the state of
Idaho, was present and discussed
with members the problem of mar­
keting sugar as it affected the re­
turns to the growers.
Charles Marshall, president of the
growers association, announced that
a general meeting would be held in
Nyssa, December 7, when N. E.
Dodd, director of the A A A program
for the 13 western states would be
present and deliver a talk to the
growers.
In the meantime local meetings,
at central points, will be held by the
members to take up any problems
the members In that area may con­
sider as worthy of presenting to
their board of directors.
I t is estimated that about 125
members were present, a general In­
vitation having been sent out to
the entire membership, by Secretary
A. L. Fletcher, at the direction of
the board of directors.
I.C.C. Asked To
Maintain Sugar
Beet Rates
PR O TE ST ON LOW ER RATES
B RIN G S REQUEST B Y O.R. BEAN
SALEM —Coming to the rescue of
the Eastern Oregon sugar beet
farmer, Ormond R. Bean, State
Utilities Commissioner. Friday tele­
graphed the Interstate Commerce
Commission, urging the latter not
to suspend the reduced freight
rates on beets from Oregon to
Texas destinations.
The commissioner took this action
on the request of Nyssa and Ontario
areas, farming and business inter­
ests as well as the management of
the Amalgamated Sugar company.
Bean said that sugar prices in the
Texas area are based on the price
at Sugarland. Texas, plus Texas
Intrastate freight rates beyond.
On September 18th the freight
rates within Texas were reduced,
placing the Nyssa plant of the
Amalgamated Sugar company at a
disadvanage with respect to sales
in that state. Reduced rates now
have been filed with Nyssa and
other
competitive
refineries In
Texas, but the rates have been pro­
tested and may be suspended. It
was to head o ff this possibility that
Bean sent the message to the I. C. C.
NEW GRINDING
MILL INSTALLED
A1 Thompson and Son, local coal
and feed dealers, announced that
a new Stover grain grinding mill
had been Installed in their plant.
The mill, according to Herschel
Thompson, is of the latest type, be­
ing governor controlled and is de­
signed for Increased speed and a
more uniform grinding over older
types.
The mill was purchased locally from
tile Nyssa Implement company.
MARKETS
Thursday Quotations
By Wiley Glower»
Cream, Grade A _________________ 10
Cream. Orade B ______________ .28
CASH PR IC E
Hens, heavy ___________________
Hens, Light and Leghorn ____
Springs ................
8 tags _____
Cockerels ______________________
.10
.08
.09
06
.03
Trade-In Eggs
L a r g e ____________________________ X I
Medium ____________________
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