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JOURNAL 77ieNYSSA GATEW AY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS __________________________________ IN THE HEART OF OREGON’S SUGAR EMPIRE_____________ Published at Nyssa, Oregon, __________________ VOLUM E X X X IV , NO. 47 F. S. A. BORROWERS MEET OFFICIALS ONTARIO FARMER GETS FIRST AND SWEEPSTAKE Washington, D. C. News Bureau of the Nyssa Gate City Journal W A S H I N G T O N, D. C.—Great Britain is showing its appreciation for repeal of the embargo (making U. S. an arsenal for the allies) by cancelling concessions to the United States under the trade treaty. It has applied an import embargo on 19 items, controls on 27, and import licenses on 42. Before the reciprocal trade agreement the 88 items rep resented $250,808,000 sold by United State to the British. On the embargo list, affecting Oregon and Washington, are fresh apples representing $7,330,000; fresh pears, $3,426,000; canned asparagus and tomato juice, $404,000. On the control list, with value of export before the treaty: Timber, $16,651,000; wheat, $8,312,000; feed- stuffs, $438,000; dried fruits, (prunes) $5,649,000; canned salmon, $6,352,000. Items for which licenses must be obtained; Honey, canned beans, hides, skins. The reciprocal trade agreement cut down Pacific northwest exports to the United Kingdom; now the British cut out supplies from Ore gon and Washington almost entire ly- Unemployed Benefits Unemployment benefits of Social Security board amount to $9,508,333 In Oregon since Jan. 1, 1938, to the first of the present month. For Washington the board reports pay ments of $5,106,980 since last Janu ary to November 1. Washington was a year later than Oregon in com plying with Social Security require ments. Claims were paid in Oregon to 25,240 persons; in Washington to 27,773 in past ten months. WPA Projects Two Oregon state-wide WPA pro jects have been approved as eli gible for funds by the president. One project, estimated to cost $68,- 605, is to receive, store and trans port packages and account for food and other surplus commodities al located to state public relief by fed eral, state or other agencies. The second project, to cost $27,810, is to transcribe, tabulate and summarize economic and basic data on present land use and tenure; prepare maps, record assessed valuation and dis tribution of livestock and assemble information on tax delinquency as associated with land use. Sponsor for this project is Oregon State col lege. Oregon Cranberries Oregon’s 150 acres cultivating cranberries are the most productive of any such acreage in the United States, according to the bureau of agricultural economics. Oregon's acreage is relatively small, but high ly prolific, an acre averaging 40 bar rens, just double the productivity per acre of Washington's 11,000 acres. New Jersey growers are for tunate to pick three barrels to the acre. Federal Agency Disqusted With Union Federal maritime commission is so disgusted with its experience on the west coast that it plans trying to seU the government's ships which have been leased to private opera tors and furnishing service between Puget Sound and the orient. Mem bers of the commission explain that they are constantly having disputes with the union, and rather than continue the arguments, they prefer withdrawing from active participa tion in the operation of ship lines out of Pacific coast ports. Secretary of State Please Note On November 1 there were 10,- 954.000 boxes of apples in cold stor age in the United States. Washing ton state had eight out of every ten of these boxes. Oregon's share of the total was 989,000 boxes Trade Agreements May Be Issue One of the issaes of the campaign next year will be the reciprocal trade agreements. From the Pacific coast to the Mississippi river it will be a live topic. Protest against the (Continued on Page 8, Col. 7V Mutual Dance— There will be a dance sponsored by the Mutual society of the L. D. 8. church at the church house on Friday evening to which everyone Is cordially invited Leaders Council Meet Saturday The December meetin g of the Malheur 4-H leaders council will be held at the Kingman Kolony school house on Saturday, December 2. The business session will start at 10:30 a. m. and adjourn at noon, when a luncheon will be served by the local leaders and club members of the Kingman Kolony community. Discussion of summer school scho larships, plans for 1940 activities, and nominations of officers for 1940 are included in the business to be brought up. The afternoon session will be in charge of the young leaders of the county and will include a panel dis cussion of leaders problems, with vocal and musical numbers for en tertainment. Parents, as well as all leaders of 4-H clubs are invited to attend this meeting. Leaves For Pendleton— Mrs. C. L. McCoy was called to Pendleton on Wednesday because of the critical illness of an old friend. $1.50 PER YEAR ---- = NYSSA, OREGON, TH URSD AY, NOVEMBER 30, 1939 Fred Moeller Gets Top Honors A t Corn Show The third annual Malheur County Corn Show, sponsored by the Nyssa Chamber of Commerce, came to a close last Saturday at noon. The show established a record of 40 ex hibits, coming from all parts of the county, with the quality of the com rated as the best of any yet shown in this county-wide show. Fred Moeller, Ontario farmer, took the sweepstakes for the show, and first prize money with his open pollenated corn, in the senior class. Wilbur Stewart, Ontario, was sec ond; George Stewart, third and G. W. Carter, Vale, placed fourth. In the hybrid senior class, H. B. Wilcoxon, Willowcreek, placed first; George Moeller, Ontario, second; J. D. Fairman, Ontario, third; and B. R. Stover, Ontario, fourth. In the junior class, hybrid, Har old Silkett, Ontario, placed first; Ralph Cornmesser, Payette, second; Lester Panike, Weiser, third; and Leo Monce, Ontario, fourth. In the open pollinated class for juniors, Joe Stewart, Ontario, was first; Homer Brewer, Ontario, second; Jim Peters, Ontario, third; and Don Brewer, Ontario, fourth. (It should be noted that those with Idaho ad dresses are actually Oregon resi dents.) Ontario and Oregon Slop» Future Farmers of America unted for 11 of the 15 junior cc.uptt.tors. The Ontario chapter is under the leader ship of Orris Dearborn. Ontario and Nyssa 4-H clubs, under the leader ship of E. M. Hauser, had four en tries. All of the com exhibited at the Nyssa show was given high praise by the judge, Ray G. Larson, dis trict manager of the Amalgamated Sugar company, and former Malheur county agricultural agent. R. M. McKennon, county agent, and his assistant, H. J. Endicott, were instrumental in bringing such a large exhibit to the county show. McKennon announced that all ol the com shown here has been sent to Corvallis to compete in the state show, the premiums for which have been given by the First National Bank of Portland. The hybrid corn is fast coming into its own in the county, shown by the fact that out of the 40 en tries, 26 were of the hybrid variety. Plans were put in motion by the Nyssa Chamber of Commerce for the fourth annual show to be held next year, when the president, Bernard Frost, announced that he had ap pointed Robert Sawyer, local leader of the Nyssa chapter of the Future Farmers of America, as chairman in charge of arrangements. Added at tractions, wider publicity and the fact that the Union Pacific railroad is interested in making the show more of a success, points to a real attraction next year, Frost said. Fastest Growing City In Oregon I a- Above is pictured the ten ears of open pollenated corn, grown by Fred Moeller, that not only won first place in its class, but took the sweepstake prize In the Malheur County Com Show BEETS TOP RAIL SHIPMENTS According to C. E. Crandall, Nyssa station agent for the U. P. rail road, there has been no lull so far in freight movements to and from this area, and sugar beets account for only a part of the activity. In the month of November, ac cording to office records, there has been ship a via rail from Nyssa, 216 carloads of sugar, 12 of molasses, 27 of miscellaneous vegetables, 24 of sheep, 2 of hogs, 11 of cattle, 5 of spuds and 2 carload lots of clover seed. And into Nyssa the Union Pa cific shipped 1630 carloads of beets, 119 of coal, 3 of ice, 13 of cattle, 39 of molasses, 63 of lime rock, 2 of coke and 9 carloads of miscel laneous merchandise. Passenger service to and from Nyssa has been very light. Casaba Squad Starts Drill The Nyssa high school basketball squad started training Monday with Coaches Young and Parke putting the lads through their paces. Prospects for this year’s team looks favorable, but not over bright, what with graduations and trans fers. However, there are a number of likely prospects, Young said, and it is upon these possibilities' that he and his assistant are placing hopes for a successful year. Schedule for this year follows: December 9, Weiser, There December 15, Parma, Here December 16, Open Date December 19, Parma, There December 20, Open Date December 21, Adrian, There January 5, Open Date January 6, Emmett, Here January 11, Joseph Here January 12, Ontario, There January 13, Adrian, Here January 19, Open Date January 20, Baker, Here January 26, Open Date January 27, Weiser, Here Ferbuary 1, 2, 3, SRVT, Weiser February 9, Ontario, Here February 10, Emmett, There February 16, Vale, There February 17, Vale, Here February 23, New Plymouth, Here February 24. Baker, There March First week. Tournament, District No. 1. School Carnival To Have Many Attractions Games, dancing, fun and frolic will be the order of the evening at the Nyssa union high school car nival to be held in the gymnasium next Saturday night beginning at 7:00 p. m. Proceeds from the affair will be used to help publish the first high school yearbook, “The Tupelo." Baseball throw, beauty shop, dart throw, bingo, nail drive, fish pond, penny pitch, fortune telling, hoop la, and many other games will be major attractions for the evening. Door prizes will be given away, in cluding a new portable popular- make radio, according to Mrs. Stella Young, who is faculty chairman of the affair. In addition to games, a jitney dance and an appropriate program will be features of the evening. According to Eddie Frost, student chairman of the carnival and editor of “Tupelo” , there will be no bunco schemes and gyp games, which so often characterize a carnival. THE WEATHER Weather report as given by Nyssa offices of the U. S. reclamation. Low High Free. Date .00 54 Nov. 23 _____ ..........17 00 54 Nov. 24 _____ ...........15 58 ' 00 Nov. 25 _____ .......... 16 04 50 Nov. 26 _____ .......... 24 44 06 Nov. 27 ......... ..........36 55 00 Nov. 28 ........ ..........23 42 .01 .......... 3 » Nov. 29 00 38 33 Nov 30 Coldest day of the month. Nov. 20. Daughter Arrive*— Mrs. Tressa Owinn of Taft ar 13 degrees. Hottest day of the month, Nov. 3. rived on Tuesday to assist in the care of her father, John Lackey, 62 degrees. sponsored by the Nyssa Cham ber of Commerce. Moeller's com was shipped Monday, with all the other corn in the county show, to the state corn show in Corvallis. Morgan, Marshall Attend National Beet Convention CONVENTION ASKS FOR NEW SUGAR LEGISLATION Frank T. Morgan, president of the Western Beet Growers association, and Charles Marshall, president of the Nyssa Factory District Beet Growers association, left Monday for San Francisco to attend the convention of the National Beet Growers association. They are ex pected to return today. Action of the convention calls for new sugar legislation which would continue th ■ quota plan, a program that would allow the American grower to expand acreage in the growing of beets, thus cutting down on sugar importation. Delegates to the convention rec ommended that a study be made of marketing methods now used, with a view to giving some remedy to the depressing prices that growers are at timer subject to. ----- 1 -------- ----- Club Join To Decorate Streets The Nyssa Lions Club, the Cham ber of Commerce and the city coun cil have joined forces to see that proper street decorations are put up for the Christmas holidays. Dr. E. D. Norcott and Dr. K. E. Kerby are on the committee from the Chamber of Commerce, while the committee from the Lions club is composed of Hershel Thompson, Dr. F. S. Weir, Bernard Frost and Louis P. Thomas. Plans for the decoration have not yet been completed, but arrange ments were completed today for the purchase of Christmas trees and evergreens, which will be put up within the next few days. Time Extension The city council met Monday night to pass three resolutions deal ing with the contract on the sew erage disposal plant, being con structed by Fife and company. The resolutions affected the time for completion of the contract, change order and project cost. Under the resolutions, forwarded to Federal Works Agencies, Public Works Administration, the contrac tor will have until March 1 to com plete the project. The change or der would allow the city to elim inate certain pieces of machinery. This change has been approved by the state board of health. The pro ject cost will be lessened by this change order in an amount of $2750.55. The time extension was asked for in order to comply with contract requirements in the event of un favorable weather. Clients of the Federal Farm Se curity Administration met with state and local officials Tuesday night in the Nyssa city hall. Slow in getting to the point of ironing out whatever problems they faced, clients and officials, accom plished little, except that there will perhaps be a better personal feel ing between the two Present at the meeting were G. L. Weaver, FSA district supervisor; Mrs. Dick Tensen, committee mem ber; W. N. Young, county super visor; J. M. Stein, George Penrose and Wallace Thompson, FSA county field men. T. R. Hobart, state debt adjuster for the F’SA was also present at the meeting. About 45 FSA clients were pres ent. Building Permits That Nyssa is steadily growing each month is evidenced by the in crease in building permits issued by City Recorder Morris Solomon at the city hall. According to city records for the month of November, building per mits totaling $6500.00 have been is sued. Principally to new home own ers. But offsetting this somewhat is the fact that according to records, property owners are not complying with the sewer ordinance in paying connection charges and the sum collected this month is less than the interest of $460.00 due on the bonds the first of December. Merchants Lay In Christmas Stock Nyssa shops and stores are cram med full of Christmas merchandise, it was revealed this week on a per sonal visit with store owners. Not only are the Nyssa stores loaded with quality merchandise, but the buyers proved shewd enough to lay in their Christmas wares at prices that will afford a real plea sure and money-saver, it was re vealed. Patrons of the Nyssa merchants are urged to do their Christmas shopping early, thus assuring them selves of a wide selection and the avoidance of the usual “Christmas Rush”. The range of stock this year ap pears to be larger than any in the past—everything from toys for the children to household articles, elec trical equipment, jewelry, furniture and clothing for the whole family, as well as special holiday groceries and bakery goods. MRS. SCHNEIDER’S CROCHET IN N. Y. NEW YORK—Mrs. Adolph P. Schneider, Route 2, Nyssa, is among the outstanding needlewomen of America who are exhibiting crochet in New York City this week (Nov ember 27-December 2) in conjunc tion with the Third National Cro chet Contest. All the handiwork in cluded in the displays won first prizes in state, county, or local fairs during the year, so that the exhi bition affords an important survey of contemporary American crochet. The inclusion of the local cro- cheter’s work in the exhibition is considered a high honor, as the crochet considered in the final judging was the pick of over 300,000 pieces entered in the fairs through out the country during 1939. In recognition of her achievement, she will receive a scroll from the Na tional Crochet Bureau, contest spon sors, testifying to the Importance of her contribution to the American needlework arts. The exhibition is being held in the grand ballroom of the Ameri- can Women's association, and in cludes 2300 prize-winning crochet pieces. CLOWERS NAMED AS BUYING AGENT ROUND TOWN A. L. McClellen getting so mixed up on this "Franksgiving” that he decided to put the old turk in the ice box until Christmas, and Is hop ing now that that day stays put . . . . nice job of grading and gravel ing the crew, the councIlmen and Commissioner Olsen just finished and plenty more to be done . . . . they are even fixing the one in front of the mayor's domicile . . . . Wiley Clowers. who was buying agent for the former Spring Valley Creamery, received word this week that he had been named as the Nyssa buying agent for the Nampa Creamery, Nampa, Idaho, dealers in wholesale dairy products, eggs and poultry. Clowers said that he would con tinue the twice-weekly cream route that he had established, with pick ups on Tuesdays and Fridays. Program Enjoyed— The musical program put on by Stake President Scott W. Brown and his family of Weiser at the local L. D. S. church on Sunday evening was greatly enjoyed by the con gregation., Beet Payment Near $1,000,000 Mark lAs Final Payment Is Made Onion Growers Voting On Agreement MARKET AGREEMENT VOTING CLOSES 5 P. M. SATURDAY Onion growers of Malheur county met in Vale on Monday afternoon and in Ontario on Monday evening, November 27 to hear a complete ex planation of the proposed market ing agreement on onions by S. L. Pobst, field representative of the marketing agreement section of the Agricultural Adjustment Adminis tration Growers and shipper were given every opportunity to express their opinions and to ask questions regarding the agreement Following the meeting ballots were distributed to all growers present so they could indicate whether or not they wished the agreement to be put into effect. Seventy-five per cent of the grow ers voting must be favorable to the agreement before it can be put into effect and shippers handling at least fifty per cent of the tonnage for the year 1938 must sign the mar keting agreement also before it can be put into effect. Growers have until Saturday, December 2, at 5:00 p. m. to leave or mail their ballots to the county agent's office. Growers 'who did not obtain ballots at one of the meet ings and who wish to vote may get a ballot at the county agent’s office so they may express their desire in regard to the marketing agreement. It is (emphasized by R. M. McKen non, county agent, that these ballots must be in his office by 5:00 p. m. on Saturday, December 2, to be counted. The marketing agreement voted on covers Malheur county, Oregon and all of the southern Idaho counties producing onions. Beet Growers Vote Against Central Organization Beet growers in the Nyssa factory district are opposed to the forma tion of a central organization with the three Idaho associations, Je- rome-Gooding-Lincoln association. Twin Falls association and the Cas sia county association. This oppo sition was brought out at a meet ing of the board of directors of the Nyssa Factory District Beet Grow ers association, held in Nyssa Tues day afternoon. By districts the directors voted 8 to 2 against the formation of the new organization. Individual voting, held in community elections, voted Following the voting of the di- as strong against the proposition, rectors, the board expressed an ear nest desire to work with all other beet organizations for the mutual benefit of all growers. Charles Marshall, president of the association, was attending the Na tional Beet Growers convention in San Francisco, and in his stead, William Carson presided over the meeting. The board also sent a resolution to the national convention recom mending that the convention ask congress, in its next session, to re enact the 1937 sugar act early enough to protect the American beet grower on sales price and benefit payments. This latter payment, it was brought out, would not, under the present administration of the act, be made to beet growers despite the fact that they would be re quired to pay the excise tax of 53(4 cents on sugar. Other matters taken up include a recommendation that the director- at-large be elected by the new board instead of the membership as has been done in the past. The $1 mem bership fee was also eliminated.. An audit of the books of the sec retary-treasurer was ordered, to be completed by January 15, in time to be presented to the annual meeting, to be held the last Monday In Janu ary. The election of the new direc tors will be held 15 days prior to the annual meeting. When elected the new board must meet five days pri or to the annual meeting, according to the by-laws of the association. The board favored the attending, by the directors, the Idaho State Beet Growers Association meeting to be held in Pocatello, Idaho. De cember 11. Per Acre Checks, amounting to $337,835.15, will be in the mails tonight to 625 sugar beet growers in the district who delivered their beets to the lo cal factory during the month of November, according to Ray G. Lar son, district manager for the Amal gamated Sugar company. This final payment brings the to tal payment to 1308 growers to $956,909.21, from a total acreage of 15,645, or an average of 15.1 tons per acre of 16.25 per cent sugar con tent beets. With payments from the company, plus an expected benefit payment from the government of $1.80 and a beet-top value of $3.75 per ton. the average acre return in dollar value figures at $92.09 gross. The govern ment payment, it is expected, will be made about February 1, or con siderably in advance of that paid in previous years. From a total tonnage of 236,270 ton of sugar beets, 71,000,000 pounds of sugar will be refined, Larson said. The campaign, which started Oc tober 10, is expected to last about 105 days. The average ton of beets run through the slicers this year is placed at 2201 ton, running con siderably ahead of the average for last year when the average was 2145 ton Beet Growers To Meet Here WASHINGTON OFFICIAL TO BE AT MEETING DECEMBER 7 The present status of sugar legis lation and the whole general pro blem of the sugar Industry will be discussed by a representative of the Sugar Section of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration at a meeting to be held in the Nyssa high school gymnasium on Thurs day, December 7, beginning at 1:30 P. M., according to an announce ment released by the officers of the Nyssa Factory District Beet Grow ers association. C. A. Marshall, president of the association, on Monday of this week received definite assurance from N. E. Dodd, director of the western division of the Agricultural Adjust ment Administration that either Dr. Joshua Bernhardt, chief of the sugar section, or B. H. Benldt, his assistant in charge of sugar beet work, would be present at the meeting as principal speaker. Rep resentatives of the Amalgamated Sugar company have also been in vited to attend and it is understood that H. A. Benning, president of the company, will be present. According to Mr. Marshall. It is hoped by means of information brought to the meeting by qualified speakers and by general discussion following their talks, to clarify in the minds of growers the present status of the Sugar Act of 1937 and to formulate a basis for Intelligent recommendations by growers of the district for future legislation. All growers of the district are invited and urged to attend. Plans have been made in Nyssa to accom modate up to 500 people in attend ance at the meeting. House Guests— Mr. and Mrs. Terry Barnes of Salem spent Tuesday and Wednes day as house guests of Mrs. C. L. McCoy. MARKETS Thursday Quotations By Wiley Clowers Cream, Grade A _______________ 30 Cream, Grade B ............ .28 CASH PRICE Hens, heavy ............. .10 Hens, light and Leghorn .......... .06 Springs ...._......... .10 S ta g s __________________________ .06 Cockerels ..... ................. 03 Trade-In Eggs Large ______ .24 Medium _________________ .21 TURKEYS Prime young hens, dressed ..........17 Prime young toms, dressed ..........14 Prime old hens, dressed ____ 15 Prime old toms, dressed ..............13 Choke All birds 2 cents under above quot ed prices. Second Grade All birds 9 cents per pound Lire Birds In Montana— All grades 4c under dressed price. A. L. Atkeson returned on Wed Custom dressing - 14 cents per bird nesday from a (seeks business trip DUCKS AND GEESE to Dillon, Montana. Per Pound ........................... 9 cents
