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Published at Nyssa, Oregon,
VOLUME XXXIV, NO. 46
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Washington, D. C. News Bureau of
the Nyssa Gate City Journal
WASHINGTON, D. C —Who will
make money (fool's gold, President
Roosevelt calls it) out of the war?
At this writing here is what the
war is doing to the United States:
It is increasing unemployment by
interning
American vessels and
putting 10,000 seamen “on the
beach;" it is decreasing employment
in the fruit industry in the Pacific
northwest.
Great Britain has barred ship
ments of Oregon and Washington
pears and apples to England (but
admits Canadian fruit), declaring
the fruit a non-essential. This is a
business loss of several million
dollars to growers and shippers.
Other non-essentials: Tobacco, a
loss of $17,000,000 a year of business;
motion pictures, worth $90,000,000
a year.
Wheat, hops, wool, prunes, meat,
lumber — all Oregon-Washington
products—are being purchased by
B ritain from the commonwealths of
the empire.
The foregoing items, representing
$150,000,000 a year, giving employ
ment to an army of workers, are not
wanted by the allies. In exchange
for loss of this business Great B rit
ain and France are concentrating
their purchases in the United States
on airplanes and other death-deal
ing devices. Between $150,000,000
and $200,000,000 is being spent by
the allies but to fill these airplane
orders not more than 40,000 me
chanics have been given employ
ment, and the expenditures of the
allies are not being spread into gen
eral circulation, as was money paid
for Northwest products.
Insofar as Oregon and Washing
ton are concerned, the war is a lia
bility instead of an asset; it is clos
ing long-established markets and is
not opening new ones.
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Fastest Growing City In Oregon
NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1939
Malheur Crops
Top $6,000,000
Crcps and livestock giown in
Malheur county will show an esti
mated gross total cf $5,107,980 for
1939. according to compilations re
leased from the office of R. M. Mc-
Kennon, Malheur county agricul
tural agent.
Alfalfa hay leads all other farm
production in the county, with a to
tal gross value of. $960,000. Beef c a t
tle is second in value with $700,000.
Third on the list in value is that
received by beet growers, which is
estimated will show a gross return
estimated at $622,300 (includes fac
tory and government payment and
beet pasturage).
Potato crops lead in the row crop
division with a value of $405,000,
lettuce being next with $102,500 and
onions, $61,500.
The total estimated value of
crops for 1939 has been set at
$3,676,980, which includes govern
ment payments of $120,000, and for
livestock at $2,431,000. These fig
ures, it must be recalled, are esti
mates only.
$1.50 PER YEAR
F.
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S. A. Loans
All farmers in Malheur County
expecting to request Farm Security
Administration assistance for next
year's operations are asked to make
application before the holiday sea
son to avoid delay, announces W.
N. Young, county FSA supei visor,
Miles building, Ontario. Funds are
i row available to meet all current
cinands for loans.
Applications may be filed at the
Ontario office from 9 to 12 on Mon
days, Wednesdays and Saturdays,
while information may be secured
at all times.
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School Bond
Issue Carries
Only a bakers dozen 13 voteis
nuned out last Saturday to vote on
the issuing of $36,000 in bonds for
school district 26. The Ue.it and
disappointing number of voters was
unaccountable, the weather being
clear and dry. All votes favored the
bond issue.
This was the second time that
the issue had been put up to the
voters of the district, the first elec
tion being ruled out by the opinion
of the bond attorneys.
The bond issue is now being ad
vertised for bids, which will be re
ceived by the clerk, B. B. Lien-
kaemper, until 8 p. m. December 8,
at which time the bids will be
opened.
The proceeds from the bonds will
be used to retire warrant principal
and
Interest of
The National Reclamation Asso of $34.659.35
ciation meeting in its annual con $1340.65.
vention held last week in Denver,
passed a resolution asking Congress
to provide for the progressive, or
derly expansion of the production
of beet sugar within the United
States and to maintain the beet
sugar industry on a reasonable in
come basis by quota regulations and
adequate tariffs on foreign sugar.
Large areas of the United States, MALHEUR COUNTY TO JOIN
the resolution points out, is to a IDAHO ON REFERENDUM
great extent dependent on the
Malneur county onion growers
maintenance and growth of the
sugar beet Industry and that the and handlers wUl have an opportun
American sugar beet grower should ity to hear the proposed onion m ar
be supplying a major portion of the keting agreement fully explained,
domestic sugar market, instead of and to vote individually on whether
the one-third, which it now pro they wish the agreement to be plac
ed into effect or not at two meet
vides.
Of additional local interest to ings to be held on Monday, Novem
land owners under the Owyhee pro ber 27, according to R. M. M cKen-
ject is the fact that Commissioner non, county agent. The first of
Page of the Bureau of Reclamation these meetings wUl be held at Vale
is, as a result of conferences held in the county courthouse at 2:00
during the convention, drawing up P. M. while the second will be held
a new contract for the repayment at Ontario in the Moore Hotel be
of the construction cost of the pro ginning at 8:00 P. M. Program at
ject. When this new contract is these meetings will be similar so
drawn up and accepted it will re th at growers may attend either one
lieve Owyhee project water users of they prefer.
With at least 450 carloads of on
paying construction charges of $2.50
in 1940. This construction repay ions still in the hands of growers
ment will become operative in 1943, in Malheur from the 1939 crops, a
according to the new contract, when marketing agreement should be of
owners will be assessed on 5 per considerable Interest. The proposed
cent of the crop value for that year. agreement covers all of southern
The new contract will apply to the Idaho as well as Malheur county
Black Canyon project as well. Con and it is understood that similar
gress must ratify this contract be agreements have been approved al
fore it becomes effective, according ready by growers in Utah and Colo
to Frank T. Morgan, president of rado. Growers or handlers of onions
the Oregon Reclamation Congress, are being urged by the county agent
who was a delegate to the conven to attend one of these meetings, so
th at they may obtain a thorough
tion.
Officers elected for next year understanding of the proposed m ar
were O. S. Worden, Great Falls, keting agreement, make an lntelll-
Mont., president; Robert W. Saw gen decision as to whether they
yer, Bend, Ore., first vice-president; want it or not and then vote for
Ora Bundy, Ogden, Utah, second or against the proposed agreement.
vice-president;
Floyd O. Hagle,
Yakima, Wash., secretary and man
ager, who will have offices In W ash
ington, D. C.
Two new states were admitted to
membership
in the association,
which now number 19 states as
Everything is in readiness for the
members. The new member states
annual Malheur County Corn show
are Oklahoma and Kansas.
Great Falls, Montana, was select to be held in Nyssa FYiday and S a t
ed as the next convention city, over urday, November 24 and 25.
That was the word given out this
Phoenix, Arizona.
week by the committee in charge
composed of George J . Mitchell, E.
LIONS HOLD DINNER D. Norcott, Lucian Wray and J . B.
and Robert Sawyer.
FOR FOOTBALL TEAM Giezentanner
County Agent McKennon and his
assistant, H. J . Endicott, reported
Tribute was paid to the success that they expect the largest exhi
ful season of the Nyssa high school bition of corn yet shown in the
football team last Friday by the county to be on display Friday and
Nyssa Lions club, at a dinner in the Saturday.
domestic science room of the high
All exhibitors will have their corn
school.
in the lobby of the First National
C. W. Buchner, president of the Bank building in Nyssa, by Friday
Lions club, after welcoming the noon, according to plans of the com
team to the dinner, turned the mittee, in readiness for the Judg
meeting over to Leo Hollenberg, ing which will take place Satur
who acted as toastmaster.
day morning by Ray O. Larson, who
Mayor Thompson told of the com has been selected to Judge the two
munity interest in the success of divisions of corn, inbred hybrid and
the team, and complimented them yellow dent( open pollenated) each
on their successful season. The may of which will have a senior and
or called especial attention to the junior first class. Prizes totalling
fine work that Coach Young and $40 Is offered by the Nyssa Cham
his assistant Bob Parke had done ber of Commerce, who each year
with the team.
sponsors the event.
Other speakers on the program
were J . W. Bushong, principal of
Visits Parents—
the high school. Coaches Young and
Mrs. Ronald Burke and her in
Parke, BYank Parr and L. P. Thom
fant daughter of Jerome have been
as. Harold Holmes, captain of the
guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
team, expressed the thanks of the
C. J. Keizer this week. While here
entire team for the Interest th at the
Mrs. Burke has assisted at Ruth’s
Lions club and other business men
Beauty Nook.
had shown in the team. Holmes In
troduced all the members of the en
tire squad to their hosts.
MARKETS
Musical and vocal number were
rendered by the girls octette who
sang two songs; a trumpet solo by
Reid Cottle and a vocal solo by Hol Cream. Grade A ____________
lis DeGrofft. Mrs. John Young was Cream. Orade B ___________
CASH PRICE
the accompanist. The dinner, an
annual affair for the local Lions Hens, heavy _______________
club, was a fine tribute to the boys Hens, light and Leghorn ....
who have been so successful in the Springs
valley conference.
The domestic science department Cockerels
students, under the guidance of
Eggs
Miss Helen Stevens, served turkey Large ...
dinners to 70.
Medium
N .R . A . Convention
Indorses Beet
Increase
O n io n Grow ers To
V ote O n M arket
A greem ent
H ealth O ffic e r T o
Speak In Nyssa
W ednesday
praise tire 3Corb, fur it is a guuii tljmg to sing praises unto
Dr. Samuel Allison of the Oregon
S tate Board of Health will be in
the county next week for a series
of meetings in the various high
schools. Dr. Allison is director of
the division of venereal disease con
trol and his topic will be along this
line. He will bring several reels of
film to show along with his lecture.
His visit here is made under the
auspices of the Malheur County
Public Health association.
Mrs.
Kathryn Claypool is in charge of
arrangements.
While the meetings are primarily
for high school students, the pub
lic is invited.
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His schedule is as follows:
Monday, Nov. 27, Ontario, 1:30 P.
M.; Tuesday, November 28, Harper,
9:30 A. M.; Juntura, 1:30 P. M.
Wednesday, Nov. 29, Vale, 9:30
A. M.; Nyssa, 1 P. M.: Adrian, 2:30
B e e t
P. M.
Thursday, Nov. 30. Jordan Valley,
1 P. M.
An Alien Ties Up U. S. Commerce
Thursday evening. Annex school.
Coincident with loss due to the Welser, 8 p. m.
Farmers who have Farm Secur
war are the losses inflicted upon
ity Administration loans will meet
business and industry by the arbi
next Tuesday, November 28, at 8
trary and dictatorial powers exer
Members of the Nyssa Factory
j p. m. in the Nyssa city hall to talk
cised by Harry Bridges, chief of
over their troubles and perhaps District Beet Growers association
<CIO unions on the Pacific coast.
form an organization for their bene will hold elections within the next
According to reports received in
fit, it was learned here Wednesday. week on the subject of joining a
Washington, labor
controversies
During the meeting, to which all central association.
have completely tied up the port of
Those members living near Nyssa
business
men of Nyssa have been
S a n Francisco and their effects are
invited to attend, borrowers under will hold their election this Satu r
now being felt in Portland. In final
Oregon grades of onions, carrots,
day, November 25, at 8 p. m. in the
meetings between employers and celery, cauliflower, grapes and wa the FSA will be given full oppor
Nyssa city hall,
according to
union officials in San Francisco, termelons have been revised to con tunity to air their pet peeves and
Charles Marshall, president of the
ed to have said he “is the clerks’ form to the U. S. grades for these grievances, according to those in association.
prior to the strike, Bridges is alleg- commodities with the change to be charge of getting the meeting to
Elections will be held in thirteen
union,” to have brushed aside the effective November 20, announces gether, whose names they asked to
other polling places upon the same
be
withheld
from
publication.
clerks' committee, set the minimum J . D. Mickle, director of the state
subject, at dates to be set as near
demands himself, and called the department of agriculture.
as possible to that held in Nyssa.
strike. One of the demands by
The grade revisions were approv
I f the growers vote favorably for
Bridges would limit hours of month ed by growers at a hearing early
the proposition, the central organi
ly clerks to 42 a week, denying per this month. At this hearing, onion
zation will be known as the Lower
mission for overtime work at one growers also went on record favor
Snake River B eet Growers Asso
and a half times straight-time, as ing standardization of the 10-pound
ciation, and will function as a unit
is provided in the wage-hour law bag to include name and address,
in negotiating with the company
and as has been the practice in the state and grade on the container.
concerning the terms of the con
industry; another demand wpuld
The department has approved
tracts for the growing of beets and
equalize the earnings of all clerks, standardization also, but will not
Ivan Hintz, Cairo farmer, topped such kindred important m atters of
monthly, day, casual—good, bad, make the change effective until a field of 15 contenders last S a t
common interest to all, according to
and indifferent.
after January 1, in order to give urday to win the title of champion A. L. Fletcher, local attorney, and
The arbitrary and unreasonable growers and shipper an opportunity com husker for the Pacific North secretary of the Nyssa Factory as
attitude of labor leaders is rapidly to dispose of the bags now on hand west.
sociation.
alienating the support of long-time and not marked as to grade.
Hintz, in the 80 minutes of the
influential friends, as is shown by
contest, husked 26.9 bushels of corn.
recent caustic comments by Sen
Everett Riggs, Parma, was second NIGHTLY CHURCH
ators Norris and Borah and the FREE MOVIES FOR
with 25.68 bushels, and Claude
MEETINGS
quite apparent disgust of President
Campbell, Kuna, was third with
FARMERS DEC. 2
Roosevelt over their failure to take
25.31 bushels.
Ernest C. Knull, pastor of the
any steps toward eliminating juris
Last
years champion, Walter
Wes Browne, manager of the
Nyssa Assembly of God Gospel
dictional disputes. It is confidently
Oberg.
finished
sixth.
Roy
Keller,
Baldridge
Implement
company,
Tabernacle, announced th at his
expected in the national capital that
Nyssa, and dealers in John Deere last years third place winner, was church will hold special evening
persistence in this attitude will have
fourth
this
year,
and
A.
R.
Kochs-
farm implements and tractors, an
meetings every night, beginning on
repercussions not to their liking in
nounced this week that his firm is mier, a runner-up in last year's con Sunday, November 26. The meetings
the forthcoming session of con
test
finished
in
eleventh
place.
sponsoring a free all-day moving
will be open to the public to hear
gress.
Gross weight of the winners be
picture program for local fanners,
R. E. Parrish speak.
(Continued on Page 6. Col. 5)
at the Nyssa Theatre, on Saturday, fore the judges had weighed out the
December 2. The show opens at gleanings, showed that Hintz had
Nyssa is the Bargain Center.
10:30 a. m. with a noonday recess, husked 1895 pounds of com, Riggs
Leave For Vancouver—
1895
pounds
(his
gleanings
were
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Boersma when a lunch will be served to
what put him into second place)
and their children left this morn guests.
Farmers are requested to get their and Campbell banged the boards for
ing for Vancouver, where they will
visit over the Thanksgiving holiday free tickets at the Baldridge Imple 1865 pounds.
This is the second annual Pacific
with Mrs. Boersma's mother. Mrs. ment company in Nyssa.
We've heard of the newly-wed who
Northwest Com Husking contest
The
moving
pictures
to
be
shown
M Green.
forgot the wee wifey, and the new
include one of the season’s leading and is sponsored by the Union P a- I baby that was forgotten, but fie
pictures “Joel Gentry in Holly cific railroad and the Ontario upon George Haycock—and with
THE WEATHER
wood” in addition to four other all- Chamber of Commerce.
the 46th anniversary just coming
Hintz receiver his award of $25
Following are the thermometer talking pictures which will take the
up . . . . and A1 Thompson and Jim
readings for the pest week as given guests on a visual trip through the and a trophy in Ontario Saturday j Bushong trying to explain why they
by the Nyssa offices erf the U. 8. John Deere factory, and the uses night.
didn't know all the answers a t the
Reclamation :
to which all John Deere machinery
Tuesday night dinner . . . . nice to
Low High may be put to around a farm.
Date
hear that A1 Atkeson is to be num
Visiting In Nyssa—
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Nov 16
Mrs. Hattie Moreland left on bered among the town's permanent
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Nov. 17
Monday for DesMoines, Iowa, for residents . . . . and hostesses in a
At The Nyssa Hospital—
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dither over this scrambled “Franks-
L. W
Miller of Nyssa has a three weeks visit with relatives,
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Nov 19
giving business . . . .
some
of
whom
she
has
not
seen
In
been
a
patient
of
Dr.
Sarazin
at
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Nov 20
the last twenty years.
the hospital this week.
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Nov 21
our 0§oi>; - , .
TV.|Ito coberett] the heabett tottlf rloiibs, anil preparetlj rain for
the earth; attii iiiafeeir grass to groin upon tlje mountains,
anil tjerh for the use of me*
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g . . ,
^jtle make!1? peace in iljy aorbrrs, anil filletl} thee luitlj tile flour
L * of iuheat.
^||raisc the |Corii, (0 my soul; forget not all Jfis benefits.
FSA Borrowers
G row ers T o
Beet Men
Set Meeting V o te O n C e n tra l i
Fo rm
S ta te G rades
T o Conform
T o U .S .
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GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IR RIGATION PROJECTS
IN THE HEART OF OREGON’S SUGAR EMPIRE
A ssociation
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MORGAN HEADS NEW
WESTERN GROUP
Frank T. Morgan was elected
president of the Western Sugar
Beet Association, an organization
composed of growers in 11 western
states, which was organized last
week in Denver, Colo., during the
annual convention of the National
Reclamation Association. The or
ganization was formed primarily,
Morgan said, to assist the National
Reclamation Association in a fight
that will come up in the next ses
sion of congress to do away with
restrictions on sugar beet acreage
in the United States.
The newly-formed organization
is formed of membership from west
ern states in which reclamation
projects are in existence and whose
success depends upon a cash crop
such as only sugar beets can give.
“I t is our intention to carry de
mands before the next session of
congress for the right to grow all
the sugar beets we want on recla
mation projects,” Morgan said.
E. W. Rising, Nampa, Idaho, was
elected as vice-president and Blaine
Ferguson, Valier, Mont., was elect
ed as secretary and treasurer.
The Western Sugar Beet Associa
tion has the tacit sanction of the
National Reclamation Association,
despite objections raised by Com
missioner Page over the formation
of the new organization. The com
missioner expressed himself as op
posed to the idea, and the Recla
mation Association should devote
its energies only in the direction of
matters ’pertaining to reclamation.
Dealers Meet
The electrical dealers, located in
the Payette division of the Idaho
Power company, met in Ontario last
Thursday night and heard Dr. O.
W. Allison, of the Edison Electrical
Institute, talk on the subject of
“Market Saturation As It Affects
the Electrical Dealer.”
The meeting was presided oer by
former Ooomor of Idaho, H. C.
Baldridge of Parma.
Those attending from Nyssa were
Oeorge C. Henneman, owner of the
local Gamble Store agency, E A.
Wimp, local electrical contractor,
and M. K. Davidson, salesman for
the Eder Hardware company.
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Thnnday Quotations
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