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4 -H Girls
Washington, D. C. News Bureau of
the Nyssa Gate City Journal
Call Sent Out
For Jury Duty
From The
Nyssa Gate City Journal
Staff
and the
Advertisers
Nyssa Grows In Sugar Quota
Past Year
Draws Fire
$41,818. Streets have been graded
and graveled in Wards addition, on
Sixth and Second with the road
crew still busy.
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ADEN WILSON
LEADS TRAP
SHOOTERS
Aden Wilson leads the Nyssa trap
shooters that turned out last Sun
day with a score of 23 out of a
possible 25. Art Cook is second with
a score of 20 and Roy Pounds third
with a score of 19.
Another shoot will be held next
Sunday at 2 p. m., according to Dr.
E. D. Norcott, who is in charge for
the Nyssa Gun Club.
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The announcement Tuesday of
President Roosevelt that sugar mar
keting quotas would become effec
tive again January 1, drew the fire
of processors.
Reasons for the raising of the ire
of the processors develops over the
fact that Cuba has been allowed to
ship into the United States several
hundred tons of raw sugar, now held
in bond on the eastern seaboard
which will be released by payments
of the 90-cent duty and become a
part of the huge supply to be distri
buted during 1940, but not charge
able to the 1940 quota.
The entry T)f this heavy tonnage
of quota free Sugoi just a few days
before the quotas are again imposed
will mean that sugar prices will be
low during 1940 unless the excessive
inventories are taken into considera
tion in establishing sugar quotas for
that year, according to H. A. Ben-
ning. president of the United States
Beet Sugar Association.
Under the
newly
negotiated
agreement with Cuba, the United
States agreed to return to the duty
of 90 cents per 100 pounds on Cuban
sugar which was in effect before the
quotas were suspended. During the
suspension of the quotas the duty
was raised to $1.50.
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A reckless driving charge, chang
ed to violation of the basic rule,
drew a fine of $10 and $5 cost for
Fritz Schmidt, Tuesday from Po
lice Judge M. F. Solomon.
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BUSINESS CENSUS
TAKER TO BE
IN NYSSA
Orrin C. Currey, of Juntura, cen
sus enumerator for this district, will
be in Nyssa beginning next Thurs
day. January 4, for the purpose of
assessing business and manufactur
ing establishments, according to Dr.
C. M. Tyler, district census enu
merator for Malheur. Harney and
Baker counties, whose governmental
offices are located in Baker.
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Son Recuperating—
Louis Garrison, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Garrison, who was se
verely injured in a traffic accident
several weeks ago near San Fran
cisco, is now recovered sufficiently
to be out of the doctors care for
a period of three months. At the
end of that time he will report for
examination. Feeling that a change
would hasten his recovery. Ray Gar
rison of Jamieson left for San
Francisco Monday last and took his
brother and his wife to a mountain
cottage owned by Mrs. Garrison's
parents near Oakland, Oregon,
where Louis will rest and recuper
ate for the next few weeks. Ray re
turned home on Sunday in time to
join in the family's observance of
Christmas.
The above are two views taken on Main street in Nyssa, when
Santa Claus paid his annual visit to some 500 children. Santa
Claus left his reindeer outside of Nyssa because, he said, “ they are
skittish around crowds.” Kermit Lienkaemper escorted S a n t a
Claus to the tree in the city fire truck.
The Nyssa Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club, Eagles Lodge,
Legion and Odd Fellows joined together in induring Santa to
make his visit
Leaves For Home—
Mrs. Cora Cameron, who has
visited for several weeks with Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Hall, left before
Christmas to spend the holidays
with her daughter and old friends
at Butte and Cascade, Montana
Former Resident Passes On—
Word was received on Christmas
by Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hunter of
the sudden death of Mrs. Agnes
Hamaker in San Francisco on De
cember 5th. Mrs. Hamaker was a
former resident of Nyssa, her hus
band preceding her in death here
many years ago. Mrs. Hamaker left
Nyssa about 12 years ago.
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Son Home—
Boyd Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Bumall Brown, came home from
the University of Idaho on Wed
nesday last to spend the holiday
vacation with his parents.
Boyd spent Tuesday and Wed
nesday of this week in Boise and
attended the dinner and dance for
the university students at the Hotel
Leaves For Portland—
Sister Passes On—
Mrs. Betty Forbes left on Friday Boise and Elks club He expects to
R. Cornell received word last week
that a sister in Kansas had passed for an extended visit with her chil remain in Nyssa until the fourth of
January
dren.
away the week previous.
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FIRE DOES LITTLE
DAMAGE FRIDAY
A fire which broke out in the
Parker residence on north 6th street
last Friday at noon, did little dam
age.
The fire was caused irom clothing
that had been laid on the floor
near a heating stove. A small hole
was burned in the floor
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ROUND TOWN
December 26th. everyone going on
a diet . . . . that one about E. A.
Wimp’s young granddaughter warn
ing her sister that if she didn't stop
••bawling' s he'd run her batteries
down . . . . too bad George Jensen
lost that bet to Malcolm Crawford
. . . . for the thermometer dipped
below 12 above the past week
Nice to see R J. Davis in circula
tion again . . . A Happy New Year
to everyone
Fastest Growing City In Oregon
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Nyssa Merchants
To Vie For Best
Spud Window
ONTARIO—Fern Johnson of Ore
gon Slope was selected to receive
this years Carl Raymond Gray
scholarship for outstanding achieve
ment in 4-H club wark in Malheur
County. This scholarship is given
by the Union Pacific Railroad com
pany and consists of $100 to be
used in helping defray the expense
of a college education. The award i6
based on the quality and quantity
of project work carried by the club
member on the records and story
submitted, and on the character of
the individual, including qualities of
leadership, community activities,
school activities,
and scholastic
standing, preference being given to
high school seniors who will be in
a position to use the scholarship
shortly.
Fern Johnson has been in 4-H
club work for seven years and dur
ing that time has carried eleven
projects, although specializing in the
clothing project. She has been active
in -H club and community activ
ities, and the quality of her work
has been high as shown by the win
nings made with her exhibits at
the various fairs, and by scholar
ships to summer school as well as
other prizes won.
Marjorie Groot of Nyssa was
chosen as alternate to receive this
scholarship if Fern is unable to at
tend college. Marjorie is a junior
In the past eleven months of this
in high school, and has been in club
year Nyssa has not only grown in
work for six years. Her work has
size but has seen many improve
been of exceptionally high quality,
ments throughout the residential
and she has also been active in
and business districts.
county 4-H activities.
According to records given by City
These scholarships, which are
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awarded annually to outstanding there has bfien building 1>ermits t0_
in 4-H club and community actlv
taling $162,825 issued through his
each county in the several states
office, water extensions have been
served by the Union Pacific railroad,
laid that have totaled $4305.30.
have made it possible for several
Approximately 20,000 lineal feet of
Malheur county club members to
sewer lines have been laid and a
attend Oregon State College.
disposal plant built at the cost of
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Starting
Monday, January 1, Uncle Sam will
begin making monthly payments to
holders of social security cards who
have attained the age of 65 years.
This is no government pension
(benefits range from $10 to $85 a
month) but has been bought and
paid for by card holders, one per
cent of their wages having been de
ducted toward the fund and a sim
ilar amount contributed by the em
ployer. But to draw these benefits
the card holder must retire, go fish
ing or do anything but continue
working for wages.
No benefits will go to the thou
sands of fishermen of the Pacific
Northwest nor to agricultural la
bor, nor to people In domestic serv
ice. None of these are eligible under
tlie act, at present. However, a maid
in a private home is covered by the
act if she goes to work in a hotel
or dining room. A cook in a logging
camp is covered but not if he cooks
for harvesters on a farm. Excluded,
also, are the cowboys and sheep-
herders on the rangelands of the
Pacific Northwest. Only last summer
was the act amended to include
bank employes.
If you work for the government,
federal or state, you cannot draw
social security monthly benefits.
Railroaders are not included; they
have their own provision, the rail
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road retirement act.
Consideration For Northwest
In the congressional session open
ing January 3 considerable legisla
tion will be considered of primary
interest to the Pacific Northwest,
Trial jury summons were sent out
affecting practically every nook and
this week to a panel of 31 persons,
corner of both Oregon and Wishtng-
who will report in Vale, Monday,
ton. There will be, of course, a
January 8. at the court house.
heavy appropriation for Grand
Those on the panel are Phillip B.
Coulee for the fiscal year 1941, be
Anderson, Earl V. Bull, Fred F.
ginning next July 1. Congress will
Carsons, W. J. Carter, W. F. Corn,
be requested for money to install
more
generators at Bonneville. Bernice Dunigan, T. T. Elliott. C.
D. Fullerton. C. W. Garrett, E. T.
There will be an appropriation to
Hendricks, Frank Hill, John H.
take further steps in the Willamette
Howard, , J. R. Huffman. Glen L.
Valley project with its myriad of
Hutchinson, Homer G. King. L. J.
dams on Willamette and tributaries
Kinney, W. H. Laxson, Charles G.
for flood control.
McConnell,
George J. Mitchell,
Another attempt will be made to
Charles Mortimer, J. A. Penewell,
have congress authorize construc
William Peterson, A. H. Redick,
tion of a navigation dam at Uma
Pierce H. Rogers, Lon S. Root. Will
tilla rapids, on Columbia river.
iam E. Schireman. F. W. Smith,
Funds will be requested to drain the
George Troy, John VanOrder, L. E.
sump in Tule lake into Klamath
Wilson and Earl F. Wyckoff.
lake as a combined project of the
Those on the grand jury list are
reclamation service and biological
Dennis W. Hohn, Ora E. Clark,
survey.
Donald McKenzie, W. W. Foster,
Will Oppose Trade Agreements
Lew L. Boswell. Thomas Joyce, and
Peeler log legislation, which has
passed one house, will come up for Francis Turner.
a vote in the other, branch of con
gress. This is a proposal to prevent GET NEW LICENSE,
exportation of peeler logs to Japan,
in particular. The measure is back MOTORISTS WARNED
ed by coast counties, chiefly. For
SALEM—Procrastinating motor
the now-building naval airplane
base at Tongue Point additional ists are warned by Superintendent
of Police Pray that they must have
funds are expected.
Vigorous fight will be made by the their new blue and white license
delegations of the two northwestern tags on their cars when they appear
states against extension of the re in public after Sunday or be pre
ciprocal trade agreement act, which pared to tell their story to some
expires June 12, as under the vari convenient judge. That there will
ous trade agreements Washington not be as many licenseless cars this
and Oregon have suffered material year as in former years, however, is
ly. Treaties have permitted inva the opinion of Secretary of 3tate
Snell who explains that the license
sion of domestic markets by for
department has been enjoying the
eigners competing with many of the
biggest pre-Christmas rush in its
products grown in the two states.
history, an indication that there is
more loose money in circulation
than usual.
Violator Fined
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JOURNAL
With the coming of the Union
Pacific's “Tater Train", scheduled
to arrive in Nyssa at 1:30, Wednes
day, January 24, the Nyssa Cham
ber of Commerce is offering a $10
prize for the best “spud" window
display for the week preceding the
arrival of the train. Half of the
prize money is being donated by
the Idaho Power company.
All merchants, regardless of the
merchandise they sell, will be eli
gible to compete for the prize, in
fact every merchant will be re
quested to have potatoes displayed.
The potato train is equipped with
visual and audible demonstrations
of why more quality potatoes per
acre should be the aim of producers,
dealers and shippers, and is truly
the “College of Agriculture on
Wheels.” This train will tour the
principal
potato-producing areas
served by the Union Pacific between
mid-January and mid-February.
The Nyssa Chamber of Commerce
has issued an invitation to all
farmers, whether they grow potatoes
or not, to spend the afternoon in
specting the latest and best meth
ods of quality potato production.
There will be no charge for any part
of the exhibition and demonstra
tion.
County Agent Russell McKennon
will be present to assist Earle Reed,
supervisor of agricultural and in
dustrial development, and Joe Jar
vis, Boise agricultural agent, both
of the Union Pacific, in conducting
the demonstrations.
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CHAMBER TO ELECT
OFFICERS TONIGHT
The Nyssa Chamber of Commerce
members will elect their officers for
1940 tonight. The meeting, originally
scheduled to be held in the city hall,
will be held at 8 p. m. in Brownies
cafe.
Officers for the past year have
been
Bernard Frost, president;
Frank T. Morgan, secretary; Dr. E.
D. Norcott, George J. Mitchell, J. B.
Giezentanner and Lucian Wray, di
rectors.
Every business and professional
man. whether he is a member of the
Chamber of Commerce or not, is in
vited to be present at this evening's
meeting, according to Bernard Frost,
president.
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Invitations O u t
For Corn Show
Dinner
Invitations to about 75 guests
have been sent out by the Nyssa
Chamber of Commerce for the Corn
Show dinner to be held in Nyssa
January 4, at 7:30 p. m. in the
Nyssa high school.
Awards will be made at the din
ner to the Malheur county winners
at the state corn show held in Cor
vallis. Also invited to the dinner are
the winners of the County Com
show held annually in Nyssa and
sponsored by the Nyssa Chamber of
Commerce.
State agriculturists, seed experts,
County Agent Russel McKennon
and others interested and well vers
ed in the growing of small seeds,
will be the speakers for the evening.
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Children Home—
Katherine and Pete Mitchell re
turned home from Eugene to spend
Christmas with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George J. Mitchell. They
plan to return to the college city
the end of the week arid attend
New Years Eve festivities in Port
land.
Daughter Improves—
Word has been received by Mr.
Dick Tensen from Mrs. Tensen who
left two weeks ago for Van Nuys,
California, that their daughter, Mrs
William Bothalmey (nee Tiena Ten-
sen) was making a nice recovery
from her recent operation.
Family Cared For—
The call for help of a needy fam
ily, appearing in last weeks issue
of the Journal, was most generous
ly responded to by many people.
The mother and father wish to ex
press their thanks and gratitude to
their many benefactors.
Leave On Trip—
On Wednesday Mrs. Arthur Nor
cott with Mrs Marge Adams of
Caldwell and Mrs Rosemary Bames
of Ontario, left on a motor trip
East and will on their return drive
home a new car.
Son Home—
Jack A. Wray, son of Mr and Mrs.
Lucian Wray, who is attached to
the U. S. naval hospital corps at
Vallejo is spending a 25-day fur
lough with his parents.
Council Passes Ordinance
Calling Bond Election
LOCAL BANK TO
TAKE FINNISH
RELIEF FUNDS
Orders were received at the Nyssa
branch of the First National Bank
of Portland to receive contributions
for the Finnish relief fund.
The First National Bank is not
taking part in the solicitation of the
funds, but simply acting as a de
pository, according to Heinz Son-
nekes, assistant manager.
Funds deposited here for the Fin
nish relief fund will be forwarded
to the Chase National Bank of New
York.
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Council Acts To
Change Parking
January 15 Set
A* Day For
Election
The city council last Thmsday
night adopted an ordinance calling
for a special bond election to be
held Monday, January 15, In the
city hall.
The total of the issue will be
$25.364.79 and will be for the pur
pose of retiring $14.000 of city water
bonds. $4,000 city improvement
bonds and funding $7,252.40 in out
standing city warrants and $112.39
on warrant interest. These bonds
and warrants are now carrying an
interest rate of 6 per cent. The
odinance limits the new bonds to
not to exceed 4 per cent, a saving
that will mean that the city can
pay off the proposed bonds in 10
years without having to increase the
yearly budgets. First payment on
these new bonds would not have to
be made until 1941.
The voters will have an oppor
tunity to vote on each of the three
items, separately, the ballots pro
viding for a separate vote on the
city water bonds, the improvement
bonds and the warrant issue. This
is done, It is understood, to facilitate
the marketing of the bonds.
Rough calculations show that by
issuing the new bonds the city gov
ernment will save about $500 a year.
Judges for the election, appoint
ed by Mayor Thompson, are Lillian
Newby and W. B. Hoxie. The clerks
are Ethel L. Crawford and Mae E.
Davis.
An amendment to the parking
ordinanle was introduced by Coun
cilman Whitaker last Thursday
night for its first reading.
The amendment would change
the parking ordinance so that no
restriction would be placed on park
ing from 6 p. m. to 2 a. m. The two
hour restriction would be in force
from 6 a. m. until 6 p. m. and the
10-mlnute restriction from 2 a. m.
until 6 a. m.
Councilman McClure wanted the
10-minute restriction removed from
the ordinance saying that it was in
terfering with the patrons of hotels
and restaurants. After considerable
discussion, McClure agreed on the
first reading.
The proposed amendment has two
more readings to go before it be
comes a law, but the council felt
sure enough about its final passage
that they ordered the parking signs
to be taken down and the wording
S A L E M—The appointment of
changed to conform with the pro Robert M. Duncan of Bums as cir
posed amendment.
cuit judge for the ninth judicial
district, to succeed the late Judge
Charles W. Ellis of Ontario, Just an
nounced by Governor Sprague, is a
well-merited recognition of one of
the leading members of the Oregon
bar.
Born in Illinois 55 years ago,
Duncan was brought to Oregon by
his parents while still a small child.
Graduating frfom Willamette Uni
versity law school in 1909, he started
the practice of law at Ontario and
Vale, later removing to Burns. As
a member of the state senate during
its sessions of 1935 and 1937 and
senate president in the session of
1939, Duncan demonstrated quali-
ities of leadership, fairness, courage
and freedom from narrow partisan
ship that won for him the respect
and admiration of his associates.
LeRoy Parker a n d Carlos
With the appointment of Duncan
Buchner, manager of the Nyssa
to the bench and his resignation as
Golden Rule Store.
a member of the senate, Earnest
A simple letter to Santa Claus, Fatland, of Condon, Speaker of the
told in a few words, won the bicycle House of Representatives becomes
shown in the above picture for Le heir apparent to the gubernatorial
Roy Parker, who lives on a farm throne and next in line of succes
sion in the event of a vacancy in
south of Nyssa.
Carlos Buchner, manager of the that office.
At least three other attorneys
local Golden Rule Store, offered the
bicycle for the best letter submit from the ninth district were en
ted to Santa Claus. The following dorsed for the appointment. They
were Robert D. Lytle of Vale. M.
is the winning letter:
W. Biggs of Ontario and A. L.
Dear Santa Claus:
For Christmas, please bring me Fletcher of Nyssa.
an aviation jacket, a football and
a bicycle.
I've been a good boy for the past LEGION APPOINTS
year,
SCOUTMASTER
An ardent admirer,
LeRoy Parker
The Nyssa Post of the American
Legion, last Thursday night, ap
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pointed Raymond Nations, manager
Beet Growers To Meet—
There will be a meeting of the of the Snook photo studio in Nyssa,
Nyssa Beet Growers association on as Scoutmaster for the Legion-
January nlneth at the Kingman sponsored Boy Scouts, Troop 19.
Charles Baptist, scout executive
Kolony school at eight in the eve
ning for the purpose of electing of the Ida-Ore council of Boy Scouts
one director and three members of was present for the meeting.
Troop 19 will meet each Wed
the advisory board.
nesday night in the Nyssa Legion
Leave* for Home—
hall, according to the new scout
Mrs. Ronald Burke, who had
master.
visited with her parents Mr. and
Nations has been identified with
Mrs. C. J. Keizer since the start
the Boy Scout movement for six
of the holiday season, returned
or seven years, having been a scout
with Mr Burke to Jerome on Tues
in Colorado for about four years,
day.
and having gone to Camp Billy
Leaves With Friends—
Rice, at Warm Lakes last year with
On Wednesday afternoon Mr. and the Payette scouts.
Mrs. Hayden Livingstone of Rich Leave For Homes—
field visited at the C. J. Keizer
Members of the J. T. Long and
home and on their return to Rich R. A. Thompson families who were
field Miss Sue Keizer accompanied in Nyssa for the family re-union,
them.
left for their homes on the coast
Stork Plays Santa—
on Wednesday afternoon.
On Christmas day a daughter Friends Visit—
was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Callers on Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Long
Gee of Apple Valley at the Nyssa in their new home on Goode ave
hospital. The babe weighed 6 pounds nue were Mrs. Olen Vance and Mrs.
and 13 ounces and has been nam Bratton Eason from Arcadia on
ed Jacqueline Anne. The little miss Tuesday afternoon.
Moves From Eagle—
has two sisters and a brother.
H. E. C.—
Eari Frazier, employed at the
The next regular meeting of the Main's Cleaners, has rented the
Oregon Tarll H E. C. will be held Dennis Toomb home on Sixth and
on Thursday. Jan. 4th at the Ed Ennis and has moved his family to
Neilson home
Nyssa from Eagle
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Senator Duncan
Appointed Judge
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