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raeNYSSA Published at Nyssa, Oregon. GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS IN THE HEART OF OREGON’S SUGAR EMPIRE Fastest Growing City In Oregon VOLUME XXXV, NO. 15_________________________________________NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1940 ____________________________________________$1.50 PER YEAK M ayor C alls For Public M eeting O n M ilk A c t Washington, U. C. News Bureau of the Nyssa Gate City Journal WASHINGTON, D. C.—Pulp and paper mills In Oregon and Wash ington will soon feel the effect of the German invasion of the Scan dinavian countries and the publish ers of newspapers will probably be touched in the pocketbook. There has long been a substantial importa tion of wood pulp and newsprint from the countries now a battle ground (Finnish exports to the United States were so profitable that Finland was able and willing to pay its war debt), and with the seas mined and a tight blockade the supply of wood pulp and news print is shut off This phase of the war throws the burden of providing pulp and paper on the domestic mills. For the first time in years the domestic mills are not faced with foreign competition in the home market. There are many mills in the Northwest, giving em ployment to several thousand work ers. Last year the union of workers took the initiative in asking mem bers of the Washington and Ore gon delegations to curb the influx of foreign pulp and newsprint; ask ed that a quota be established, for the union did not take the position that no pulp should be admited. Ordinarily, mill operators would seek the curb on competition, but with the Oregon and Washington mills the request came from the workers, who argued that the less pulp imported the more employ ment for mill hands. Along the coast from Coos Bay to Puget Sound, on the west side of the Cascades, government officials say is one of the ideal areas for pulp and paper manufacture, with an inexhaustible source of raw ma terial. This is the territory which will be benefitted by curtailment of imports from Scandanavia until peace is restored in Europe—when ever that may be. Rather than meet certain defeat. President Roosevelt did not include in his latest reorganiation plan the tiansfer of the forest service from department of nterior. A few days department of inerior. A few days ago, however, Steve Early, presi dential secretary, sounded out west ern senators to learn whether their opposition would extend to the president carving out large chunks of the national forests and turning these over to Secretary Ickes for recreational purposes—making them into national parks and primitive areas. Mr. Early was advised any such transfer would be bitterly fought by every senator from the Pacific coast. V A public meeting has been caleld by Mayor Thompson for Monday night at 8 p. m. in the city hall for the purpose of discussing the price control feature of the state milk control act. At this meeting any per son may express his views as to whether he or she favors the price control or not. This meeting Monday is the result of similar meetings held in Ontario last Tuesday at which the chair man of the Milk Control Board, C. E. Grelle was present to hear evi dence for or against the price regu lation. The board had previously declared th at it would withdraw from this district, which would leave the price up to the individual dairies. This board has in the past set the price of a quart of four per cent milk at 11 cents and five per cent milk at 12 cents per quart. The withdrawal of the milk con trol board from the district would affect only the price control feature, leaving the sanitation inspection and requirements in the hands of the state agricultural department where it has always been. One local dairyman favors a reduction of one cent per quart on milk, it is known. Following the Monday meeting a county committee will be held, headed by Mayor Aiken of Ontario at which time committees from Nyssa, Vale and Ontario will give their respective reports of the ac tion of their respective cities. The report from this county com mittee wil be forwarded to the Milk Control Board, and it will be upon this report that the milk board will either withdraw from the district or continue. Mayor Thompson has appointed as the Nyssa committee. Bernard Frost, president of the Chamber of Com merce; Mrs. Andrew Boersma, presi dent of the Civic club, and Dr. Ker- by, member of the Nyssa Lions club. Homemakers Camp Dates Set August 7 to August 11 inclusive were selected as the dates for the 1940 Malheur County Homemakers Vacation camp by the camp com mittee at a meeting which was held in the county agent's office on Fri day, April 12. In addition to select ing the dates, the committee decid ed that they would again hold their camp at the Pilgrim Cove camp ground at Payette Lakes provided it could be obtained. Miss Izola Jensen, recreational specialist from the extension service at Corvallis attended the meeting and assisted the committee with the making of their tentative plans for 1940. Registration cards for the camp will be sent out in late June so that women who wish to attend may register during the month of July. Members of the camp committee for 1940 are as follows: Jewel Bar- lof. Vale; Susie Udick, Ontario; Cora Thompson, Nyssa; Mrs. Frank B. Wilcox, Payette (Oregon side); Ada Perry, Adrian; Otillie Alexan der, Vale. LABOR CAMP FILLING UP b Rep. James W. Mott, Oregon, who championed increase of funds to re tain all CCC camps, thinks less highly of the National Resources Planning board, of which Frederic Delano, the president’s uncle, Is chairman. Mr. Mott denounced the board as the most useless and waste ful agency in the government, but he failed to prevent $700,000 being given to it after the president had made a personal appeal. Wheat export subsidies are lim ited to the Pacific northwest, the department of agriculure states, and these exports should take care of the surplus in that area. Exports with subsidies are for the Philip pines, China and Hong Kong and, on a conservative basis, to Europe. The plan does not contemplate ex tending the wheat export program to include Central America, al though requests have been made for such inclusion. MARKETS J. T. Collins. Regional Director of Migratory Labor Camps of Oregon and Washington, who has been in Nyssa personally supervising the opening of the camp on the Duncan ranch announced this week th at to date 31 families have registered and been admitted to the camp. Of these, five have found employ ment and have moved to those lo cations. At present there are 24 families living at the camp with a total number of residents number ing 93 persons. Collins expects to be able to turn the management of the camp over to Roy Searles, and will then leave to superintend t other camps about to open In his area. FOUR INDICTMENTS BY GRAND JURY Four indictments were returned by the county grand jury which closed its term yesterday in Vale. Those against whom true bill were found were E. A. Wilson, for forged bank check; two counts against Florence Edna Pollock, for violation of the narcotics act. One indict ment was a secret one. The jury returned a “not true bill” on a check charge against Glen Rust. The charge was lodged by a local merchant. Those serving on the jury were C. E. McConnell, foreman; Homer King, Burnice Dunigan, W. F. Corn, A. H. Rettig, George Huffman and T. H. Rogers. CALDWELL FSA CAMP TO BE OPENED MONDAY Oficial opening of the Farm Se curity Administration Family labor camp will take place Sunday, April 21, according to an announcement sent out by Charles Laurenson, sec retary of the Caldwell Chamber of Commerce. The camp officials will hold an open house, with guides to conduct the visitors over the camp. A special program has been ar ranged for 3 p. m. over which E. L. Vassar, president of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of South western Idaho and Eastern Oregon, will preside. Music will be furnished by the Caldwell high school band and a male quartet from the Col lege of Idaho. The public is cordially invited to visit the camp. NEW BOARD FAVORS FAIR EXHIBIT SALEM—Oregon, it now appears, is to have an exhibit at the 1940 Golden Gate exposition on Treasure Island after all. Plans for this state’s participa tion in the San Francisco Fair were announced by Governor Sprague on Saturday. In charge of the exhibit will be a new World’s Fair commis sion just appointed by the gover nor and compoesd of T. H. Banfield, Portland, as chairman; Mrs. Quincy Scott of Portland, A. W. Norblad of Astoria, Leo Adler of Baker and Leonard Carpenter of Medford. As a nucleus for a fund to finance the state exhibit the governor said that he had approved the appro priation of $8000 from the travel promotion fund of the state high way commission, which will be add ed to a residue of more than $7000 remaining in the appropriation for the state exhibit at the 1939 fair. This nest egg of $15,000 is expected to materially increase through sub scriptions from private industries, representatives of which have al ready given assurance of substan tial support the governor said. The governor's announcement Sat urday followed upon the seels of a decision by the state highway com mission not to attempt an exnibit at the fair. Previously the state emergency board had turned down the governor's request for a state appropriation of $16,500 for the Ore gon exhibit. Members of the new World’s Fair commission, who will serve at their own expense, held their first meet ing in Portladn Monday. Plant Beets— Thirty-five acres at the Reece4 ranch in the Owyhee are being planted to beets this week. Visit In Emmett— On Sunday Mrs. Herschel Thomp son with Ronny and Mrs. Harold Fletcher motored to the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Earp, Mrs. Thompson’s parents, near Emmett and ate a birthday anniversary din ner. complimenting Mr. Earp. To Visit in Ogden— Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Whitaker expect to leave this week-end with the two children for a weeks busi ness and pleasure trip to Ogden. Attrnd Installation— District Commander Earl Graham They will also stop at Grace, Idaho, of the American Legion was among for a short visit with relatives be those attending the re-organization fore their return. meeting of the American Legion in W. C. T. U. Contest— Jordan Valley on Sunday and in A public W. C. T. U. Silver men stalled the newly elected officers. tal contest will be held at the Naz Those elected were Otis Nichols, arene church Wednesday evening, commander; Guy Wise, vice-com April 24 at 8 o'clock. Each contest mander and Shirley Scroggins, ad ant will render a different passage jutant. of scripture. Anyone wishing to take Following the business session 25 part In this contest, see Mrs. Ber of the Legionaires and their wives nice Gibson. Everyone is cordially et,joyed a dinner given by the post invited to attend. members. Visitors to the ceremonies includ Park Club To M e e t- Members of the Morgan Park club ed Legion members and their wives from the posts at Ontario. Vale and will hold their final spring planting Nyssa. Those attending from Nyssa for this year at the park on Sunday. included Mr. and Mrs. Fred Oster- April 21 at 2 p. m Anyone having kamp. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Heldt, trees or shrubs that wish to give to Thursday Quotations By Wiley flowers Cream. P rem iu m ----------------------25 Cream, Grade l ----------------------- 24 Cream. Grade 2 .................. 22 CASH PRICE Hens heavy colored-------------------U Hens, light and L eghorn--------.07 S p rin gs_______________________.10 S t a g s ------------------------------------- 05 C ockerels_____________________ 03 Dr. Francis S. Weir, A. W. Howell. the park are asked to bring them Trade-In Eggs out at that time. Don M Graham and Ed Tucker. Large —.......—-------------- U Bull *ogs O pen Season A gain st Vale Vikings This is the season for baseball openers. > The Nyssa high Bulldogs are right on time, for they play their first home ban game this season with the Vale Vikings on the local field at 2:40 Friday of this week. When the cry of “Play Ball" is sounded by Grant Rinehart um pire behind the plate, either Har old “Missouri” Holmes or Frank Wilson will take the mound for the Blue and White and pitch against the big bats of the powerful Vikings. On the receiving end behind the bat will be Dave Malone. At first will be this year’s “rookie", Harold Taylor. Second will be covered by likeable Charles “Shud” Short, whose batting average ranks com parably with those of “Murderer’s Row” on the New York Yankees. Either Wilson or Holmes will take third. Dave Green will play short stop. In the pasture at right field will be Ray Morfltt or Arnold Thompson, at left will be Leo Ray, and in center will be Herb Boren. It is with this nine that Coach John O. Young hopes to win the Snake Kiver Valley championship and bolster his record of ten cham pionships in the last 12 years. On the Vale squad will be four lettermen around which the club will be built. Returning for this year's competition is smoke-ball pitcher, Tommy Atkins, right hand er, one of the best in the league. Bob “Dutch” Sherman, all-around athlete of Vale high, will be behind the bat. On first base will be eBn- nett. third of the returning letter- men. Playing left field will be Lyle Carter, who has droped pitching for the field. This game is only the beginning for home fans. On Monday Nyssa meets the league favorites, Ontario, in a game here at 2:40. Again on Tuesday, April 23, Adrian journey to Nyssa to meet the Blue and White. So it’s “Play Ball” for the Bull dogs! Baseball season is on. BEND MAN HELD BY SHERIFF A1 Umsted, Bend, is being held by Sheriff Glenn for police In that city on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Umsted was arrested in Ontario, and is being held in the county jail for the arri val of officers from Bend. Two transient youths, Sheriff Glenn reported, were arrested yes terday in John Day and are being held by officers there for local authorities on a charge of larceny from the dwelling of A. O. Eubanks, Willowcreek. Sheriff Glenn said that the youths when arrested had in their possession, an electric razor and valuable watch, said to have been taken from the Eubanks home. Sheriff Glenn said he would go to John Day to return the youths today. EMPLOYMENT OFFICE PLACES 50 WORKERS The Nyssa employment office of the Oregon State Employment Service, situated in the Tensen building on Main east of First is a busy place at present, with ap plicants looking for work and em ployers looking for help. Farm Placement Director B. P. Thorsell is in charge and states that he is get ting things pretty well in order, and that he has received 100 per cent co-operation from both employer and laborer. Fifty men were sent to work in the fields near Green- leaf, Idaho, the first of the week and others have been sent to the Idaho side around New Plymouth. Thorsell advises all persons either men or women who are looking for work to consult his office and beet workers especially should register there. »■■■■■■■«¡■■■■■■■I 'ROUND TOWN Hear George Abbott is going places in a new car these days . . . . Heinz Sonnekes looking for a gilded cage . . . A1 and Herschel getting settled in that new tin shack . . . . Art Boydell claims It’s a bad case of spring fever he has . . . . among the missing so far, those annual stories of the big ones that got away . . . . Jim Bushong giving the first battery at the opening game: Mayor A1 Thompson in the pitcher’s box, President of the Chamber of Com merce Bernard Frost behind the catcher's mask and President of the Lions Club Carlas Buchner to get first swat at the pill ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ BE SURE YOU ARE COUNTED IN CENSUS NEW REGISTRATION BOOSTS COUNTY VOTERS With the work of the two Nyssa census enumerators, Mrs. F. E. Hen drix and Vernon Chadwick drawing to a close, all persons in Nyssa are asket to co-operate with the enu merators and be sure that they are included in the census. Such .vas the announcement of Frank T. Morgan, secretary of the Nyssa Chamber of Commerce. If you are sure that the enu merator has been through your neighborhood and you have not been contacted, call the office of the Nyssa Journal, phone 19, or the office of Frank Morgan, phone 97. Arrangements will be made with an“ of the enumerators to call at your home. Every person living in Nyssa should make every effort to see that he or she is included in the enu meration and that their friends and neighbors are also. The enumerators, Mrs. Hendrix and Vernon Chadwick, report that everyone contacted so far has been courteous and pleasant. Likewise those who have bee:, called on re port that the enumerators have been as courteous as one could wish for. No objections have been raised regarding the yearly income ques tion which stirred up so much com ment in the eastern parts of the United States. According to Harry S. Sackett, county clerk, the new registration will boost the voters list in the county by between 1300 and 1500 new voters. Some of these may be party or precinct changes, but there is every indication of a substantial increase in the voters of the county, Sackett said. Nyssa shows a substantial increase with 238 new registration cards hav ing been sent in by M. F. Solomon, deputy registrar and city recorder. As In the case of the county regis tration, some of these registrations in Nyssa are party or precinct changes, but very few, according to Solomon. V.F.W. ELECTS NEW OFFICERS On Friday the members of the V. F. W. and their auxiliary held an election of officers preceeded by a covered dish luncheon at the CCC camp. Most of the members of both or ganizations were present as well as district and state officers. There were also visitors from Baker, La Grande and Huntington. Installment ceremonies are set for May 26th. Officers elected for the V. F. W. are Andrew McGinnis, commander; Wallace Paul, first vice-commander, and George McKee, adjutant. New officers for the auxiliary are: President. Mrs. Orma Goodell; sen ior vice-president, Mrs. Rae Duffy; junior vice-president, Mrs. Maud McGinnis; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Naomi Wyckoff; conductress, Mrs. Bertha Paradis; chaplain, Mrs. Notheis; trustees, Mrs. Ruth Russell and Mrs. Janet Dutton. NYSSA GIRL IS PAYETTE DUCHESS Jean Johnson of the Nyssa high school, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Johnson, has been selected as the Nyssa Duchess for the Payette Apple Blossom Festival to be held In Payette April 29. Jean will join the Apple B.ossom Queen's entourage on the evening of the Queen’s Ball to be held to morrow (Friday) night. Mae Rus sell’s orchestra will furnish the mu sic for the evening. The Nyssa Chamber of Commerce donated the funds for the wardrobe of Duchess Jean. Attend Class— Mrs. William E. Schireman and Mrs. Cora Thompson attended the demonstration classes in plaque making at Adrian on Monday. Nephew Visits— Mr. and Mrs. Ben Smith of Sat- sop. Wash., visited with Mr. Smith’s uncle, Charles Caldwell, on Monday, while enroute home from the east. A Son Born— A son was born on April 12th at the family home to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Arthur. Dr. J. J. Sarazln is car ing for the mother and baby. Hold Interesting Meeting— About eighty members of the Townsend club were present at their regular meeting on Monday evening to hear C. W. Davidson of Caldwell deliver an address. There was also a motion picture shown after the speaking. Politicians Visit— On Monday afternoon Ralph Cake of Portland, running on the repub lican ticket for national commit teeman and Roy W. Ritner of Pen dleton, out for republican nomina tion for United States Congressman, were in Nyssa. Injures Arm— While cleaning windows at her home. Mrs. 8ylvester Myers fell and pushed her hand through a pane of glass with severe lacerations re sulting Mrs. Myers was taken to the Sarazln clinic where several stitches were taken in the wound. In Hospital— Mrs Elizabeth McDonald was admitted to the Nyssa hospital this past week to rest and convalesce following several months In bed be cause of a broken leg and a recent attack of pneumonia. Soe is re ported to be very well. CLOSING DATE SET ON CONSERVATION PROGRAM Farmers who expect to participate in the 1940 Conservation Program must sign a farm plan and estimate sheet on or before April 30, 1940, or they will be Ineligible, according to the county committee of the local Agricultural Adjustment Adminis tration office. This closing date will not be extended. Range livestock operators who plan to come under the range con servation program must list their range land descriptions and indicate the practices they expect to perform on or before the same date,, April 30. Signing of the estimate sheet is voluntary but unless one is signed, the farm wil not be checked for performance and consequently no payment can be made for 1940. En tered on the estimate sheet will be the approximate acreages of vari ous crops that the operator intends to plant for 1940. From this infor mation can be calculated the amount of payment which will be earned on the farm in 1940. Sign up meeting have already been held in most of the commun ities in the county. The estimate sheets can be filled out any day before May 1st, at the county office in Ontario. The county committee wishes it clearly understood that unless an estimate sheet is signed before May 1st, that it will be im possible to participate in the con servation or range programs. WEEKLY RANGE WINNER NAMED R e -V ote O n Bonds A t Election Tomorrow The voters in Nyssa will go to the polls tomorrow for the second time to vote on the funding bonds to pay off outstanding warrants in the amount of $7252.40 and interest of $245.33. This re-voting of the funding bonds is necessary, due to legal tech nicalities, at the first election, which was held in January. The vote at that time was 62 in favor of the bonds and 2 opposing. Mayor Thompson is urging all the voters in Nyssa to turn out and vote. The polls will be located in the city hall and will be open from 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. Mrs. Lillian Newby and W. B. Hoxie have been appointed by Mayor Thompson as judges with Mrs. Tom Crawford and W. J. Will iams appointed clerks. Junior Play To Be Given Friday In "Percy Cuts Loose,” a three- act farce comedy which is to be presented Friday night, April 19, in the public school gymnasium, the junior class of the Nyssa Union high school feel that they have a funnier, more enjoyable type of en tertainment. And they are leaving no stone unturned to prove it. The cast has worked dally for a month to perfect lines and actions. Spring vacation, which was enjoyed by the rest of the school’s student body for an entire week, was no holiday for the play cast. Practices continued as usual. Director How ard R. Parent, head of the speech department, was determined to make the presentation the best to be seen in Nyssa. Indications point to the fact that he is doing it. Heading the cast as Percival is George Hale, who recently teamed with Ralph Teters to capture the Snake River Valley debate cham pionship. Opposite Percy is Helen Boydell as Mona. In order of ap pearance in the play come the fol lowing; Ann, played by Betty Wil son; Mrs. Gordon, played by Bar bara Larson; Mr. Gordon, acted by Wayne Haroldsen; Bob Whitford, capably filled by Marion Osborn; James, the butler, done by Lowell Willis; and Ben Skladovskl, a long shoreman who Is a smooth talker but a poor pugilist, enacted by Herb Smith. The play centers about Percy (Jor don, who, after supposedly attend ing divinity school, returns home with his roommate, Bob Whitford. for spring vacation. Mrs. Gordon, in an attempt to marry him off, has Invited two personable young ladies for the holidays. During the course of the play it comes out that Percy, deciding to live his own life for a change, has changed his outlook and shocks his mother by marry ing an “unknown". Ben, James, and Mr. Gordon all add color to the play for which Burbidge Is famous. According to Mr. Parent, “This play has gone over wonderfully well wherever It has been put on. Every role is being filled well with our own junior class talent.” The curtain is due to rise at 8:00 o’clock. The household of Mrs. Wilson Decker of Boise boasts a brand new Kelvtnator electric range as the re sult of Mrs. Decker’s winning en try In the fourth week of the I. Q. Cookery test being sponsored by the Electrical Equipment Sales Associa tion In scouthern Idaho and east ern Oregon. Besides winning this new range Mrs. Decker’s entry Is automatically entered In competition for the grand prize of a combination electric dish washer and sink which will be giv en at the close of the contest. Other housewives from Vale to Pocatello also won prlpes with their entries last week. The Electrical Equipment Sales Association members report well over 2500 entries so far in the con test. This week is Norge range week— Information and entry blanks for the contest are available at local range dealers. Eder Hardware is THE WEATHER the local dealer for Norge electrical appliances. All housewives are in During the past week only .01 of vited to enter this and every week an inch of rain has fallen in this o fthe contest the association ad area, according to records at the vises. United States Reclamation office at Nyssa. But snows in the mountains are Wife Visits— Mrs. J. T. Collins of Portland is now melting rapidly and the 24- spending this week with her hus hour period of inflow at the dam is between three and four thousand band. acre feet of water. The glory hole On Fishing Trip— Mr. and Mrs. Omer Adkinson and has not been opened so far, al Mr. and Mrs. Bert Llenkaemper though the ring gate has been float were among the Sunday fishers at ed. 715,000 acre feet of water are nec- the dam. eccary to fill the dam to capacity Returns From Coast— Mrs. Heinz Sonnekes returned and as yet there are only 647,250 from a two weeks visit with her par acre feet impounded at the Owyhee ents and relatives in Salem and Reservoir. Following are the thermometer Portland on Tuesday. reading for the dally weather tem Owyhee Girl Injures K n e e - While playing ball last Thursday peratures as given by the reclama- Judith Douglas suffered a sprained tion office ending April 17: Low High knee which kept her In bed for a Date 35 64 April H few days. 37 73 April 12 Mother Improves— 76 46 Mrs. Emil Paulus’ mother, Mrs. April 13 43 69 William Selby of Boise, who was April 14 39 58 operated upon two weeks ago, has April 15 86 recovered sufficiently to be remov April 16 .. .........................J t 71 87 ed for a convalescence to the home April 17 .. ....... of another daughter. Return From Twin Falls— Mrs. Towne Much Better— Mr. and Mrs. Dell Taylor re- Mrs. Herman Towne, who was so seriously ill and under the care of turned on Tuesday from a weeks Dr L. A. Mauldlng since the first trip to Twin Falls where Mr. Tay of the year, is now able to be up lor was called as a trial witness and out in the sun a part of each While away the Taylors visited at Idaho Falls and Salt Lake. day.
