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/ The NYSSA Published at Nyssa, Oregon, GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS IN THE HEART OF ORfeGON S SUGAR EMPIRE IS RE-ELECTED HIGH W ASH ING TO N. D. C.— When the president followed public opinion and was giving war materials to France and England, people urged him to gove more and more. When France folded up, England’s pros pects were dark and the public dis covered that almost everything had been disposed of until the army has only broomsticks to use in national defense. In response to the new public sentiment, congress inserted in the new defence bill that no more supplies can be sent unless the chief of naval operations or chief of staff notifies the senate commit tee on military affairs that the ma terial is not required by army or navy, Public sentiment shifts like the wind. People who have written members of the Oregon and Wash ington delegations to give all as sistance to the allies short of war, are now expressing their fear that the United States will become In volved. They are taking up the cry that the president is the head of a war party—a charge first made by Democrats, by the way, In the senate. With the intention of showing unity in national defense, the presi dent appointed two leading Repub licans to his cabinet. Henry L. Stim- son, secretary of war, and Col. Frank Knox, secretary of navy. These appointments pleased neither Democrats nor Republicans and in creased the fear that the adminis tration is a war party because Knox and Stimson are avowed interven tionists. Two days before his ap pointment Stimson made a radio speech demanding that the neutral ity act be repealed and supplies be sent to England in American ves sels convoyed by the United States navy. Under international law, that would be the act of a belligerent and German submarines would be perfectly Justified in sinking the merchant vessels and warships. Because of their attitude on in tervention, the selection of Knox and Stimson has resulted in an un favorable reaction against the pres ident. Another angle is that Harry Woodring is believed to have been kicked out as secretary of war be cause he opposed robbing the army of equipment to aid the allies. I t is a fact that Woodring was told to obey the orders of the command er-in-chief, the president, and with draw his objections. This he did with reluctance. Woodring’s letter of resignation was so hot that the W hite House refused to make It public. Before this appears in print the president may have asked for the resignation of Frances Perkins (Mrs. Paul Wilson) as secretary of labor, for he contemplates other changes in his cabinet. Labor In the prep arations for national defense, will play an important role, and Madam Perkins’ handling of labor and her condoning the sit-down strikes are said to make her unfit for dealing with the problem when so much is at stake for the nation. As a mat ter of fact the whole labor supply problem has been in the hands of Sidney Hillman. CIO vice-president, as a member of the national de fense advisory commission H ill man was bom in Russia. He has refused to join John L. Lewis. CIO chief, in opposing Mr. Roosevelt for a third term. (Continued on Back Page) Growing City In Oregon NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1940 VOLUME XXXIX, NO. 25 Washington. I). C. News Bureau of the Nyssa Gate City Journal JOURNAL Mrs. Alice Holmes of Oregon Trail was re-elected director of the Union High School district No. 5, Monday for a five year term. Nineteen votes were cast at the election, 16 for Mrs. Holmes, two for Mrs. Laura McCoy and one for F. Fry. Serving on the election board were Mrs. Carl Coad, Mrs. Joe Butte and Heinz Sonnekes. The high school board member ship consists of William DeGrofft. Ray Garrison, C. C. Wyckoff, Ray G. Larson and the newly elected director. Mrs. Alice Holmes. De G rofft is chairman of the board. Cane Sugar Men Oppose Increase O f Sugar Beets Congressman Pierce, in a letter to the Nyssa Journal, gives one some idea of the constant undermining of the interests of the western beet sugar grower and processor. The congressman said that on June 19, when sugar legislation was before the House that a letter was placed on every congressman’s desk quoting Dr. John E. Dalton, execu tive-secretary of the United States Can Sugar Refiners Association in a recent hearing in New York. Dal ton said at the hearing that "The first thing that has crippled New York's sugar industry—and, gentle men, it will continue to cripple it unless legislation stops it—has been the tremendous increase in the pro duction of beet sugar in our west ern states. I want to get it Into the record, without equivocation, that the refiners are unalterably opposed to an expansion of the pro duction of beet sugar.” (Editor’s note: Dr. Dalton in referring to re finers evidently means refiners of cane sugar). The bill. H. R 9654. which would extend the Sugar Act of 1937 for a period of one year was passed, de spite attacks from the cane inter ests and Representatives from Puer to Rico and Hawaii. Unidentified Body Found The body of an unidentified man was discovered Tuesday in the Snake river near Big Bend. Sheriff Glenn, State Police, Cor oner R. A. Tacke, and B. B. Lien- kaemper, local mortician, went to the scene of the discovery Wednes day and brought the body to Nyssa, where it was interred in the Nyssa cemetery. No marks of identification were on the body, which it has been es timated. has been in the river for from six to eight months. As an aid to a possible future identification samples of clothing and hair have been retained by officials. A full description of the man, as given by Sheriff Glenn is that he was between 55 and 60 years of age, of average or a little larger than average size, wore a full mustache, hair might be of medium brown sprinkled with gray, was wearing a red. white and blue check striped cotton shirt with zipper front, blue waist overalls, light-colored suspen ders with narrow green stripe, and work shoes with composition soles stamped "Double Duty” . Any person who knows of a per son answering this description, that has been missing for sometime may help clear up the identity of the man by notifying Sheriff Glenn. Many New Cars LIONS ELECT NEW OFFICERS This spring has seen many new cars in Nyssa but this last week there has been a wholesale business in trucks and cars. Meyer Gorrel. the Nyssa Trader, is driving a new cab overdrive Chev rolet truck. John Stam has a new Chevrolet truck, as has Vorhies of Apple Valley. The J. C. Olsen Blacksmith company has put bodies on four new trucks this past week. On Way to Alaska The Nyssa Lions Club elected new officers, who will take office at the next meeting, July 1. R. G. Whitaker was elected pres ident: Frank T. Morgan, first vice- president; Heinz Sonnekes. second vice-president: Bernard Eastman as third vice-president; K. K. Lien- kaemper. secretary: Dr. C. A. Ab bott. treasurer and L. P Thomas and Clifford Main as directors for two years. Miss Helen Richardson of Can yon City. Colo., was a house guest of Mr and Mrs. Carl Roth Mon day The ladies were college friends and had not met for 10 years. Miss Richardson is enroute to Fairbanks. Alaska, where she Is an educational administrator. Return* Home Mrs. E. B. Nedry and her son, Ward, who had visited with her sister. Miss Eva Boydell and other members of the family for the last two weeks returned to their home in Tigard on Monday. Vale Celebration To Offer Three Days O f Thrills Vale’s 22nd annual 4th of July celebration is all set and rarin’ to go, according to reports received here by the committees in charge of this year's big blow-out. The dates for this year's show have been set for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, July 4th, 5th and 6th, and a complete and varied pro gram has been arranged for this year of years' presentation. Tiie rodeo is again the headline attraction with the bucking contest, bulldogging and calf roping the star events. Many novelty and cowboy races are also added to the rodeo line-up. Three special acts have been signed for the show. The Death Dodgers will present 15 d if ferent hair-raising acts. These men appeared at the Vale show two years ago and were a sensational hit. Their acts this year are en tirely new. Ed and Tillie Bowman, former Madison Square Garden per formers will present their riding and roping and clowning acts ail three days; and Bob Linden, a New Plymouth boy, will present his “high school” horse In several fea tures. The annual patriotic parade will be held the first day of the show. July 4th. On Friday morning a horse-pulling contest will be staged and Saturday noon has been set as the day for the famous free bar- beque. The fireworks wil lalso be held Saturday. Carnivals, shows, band concerts, and dancing will be in operation every day and night. The committee stresses the fact that this year the 4th of July should take on added significance all over the country and the program will be In line with the seriousness of the situation as well as the usual celebration. Plans Completed For Potato Tour Ontario growers, shippers and businessmen are invited to inspect part of Malheur county's half m il lion dollar potato crop on a field tour arranged for Tuesday, July 2, by R. M. McKennon, county agent. Plans call for the tour to start at 10:30 a. m. at the Weiser Junction. Several fields on Oregon Slope where interesting developmetns can be observed will be visited in the morning. A lunch will be served at Ontario by the Commercial Club of that city shortly after noon to those on the tour. Following the noon hour several more fields in the vicinity of Nyssa will be visited. W ith the tour will be Lewrence Jenkins. Assistant Crop Specialist, Oregon State College who will be available to discuss potato diseases and their effect and control. Earle G. Nead and Joe Jarvis, Agricul tural Agents of the Union Pacific, are also expected to attend. Hugh Taylor, Oregon State Department of Agriculture will conduct a po tato grading demonstration some time during the day. No definite schedule of the fields to be visited can be announced. The tour will start at 10:30 a. m. at the Weiser Junction and will proceed to the Horace Joseph place for the first stop. From there, potato fields being grown by Howard Fugli, Ray Christensen, Frank Hill and Robert Cox will be visited. After the free lunch to be served by Ontario busi ness men, the tour will proceed to wards Nyssa, stopping at fields be ing grown by B. G. Bybee, Jake Fis cher. A M. Neeley, Frank Cahill and Bud Wilson. Special attention on the tour will be paid to effect of seed selection, seed treatment, fertilization including green man uring. crop rotation and similar matters. A seed treatment experi ment where eight different methods of treating seed potatoes have been used will be observed. Grading and handling summer potatoes will also be thoroughly discussed. I t is planned to complete the tour by not later than 3:30 p. m. With the digging season just be ginning it seems a particularly de- sireable time for everyone inter ested in potatoes to visit represen tative fields to observe Improved production methods, believes Coun ty Agent McKennon. Business men as well as farmers throughout the county should be interested in ob serving these activities. Child Breaks Arm Dewey Frank, son of Mr. and Mrs Dewey Frank, was taken to Dr. L. A. Mauldlng on Wednesday with a fractured arm. The arm was placed in a splint and the lad returned home. Gov. Sprague To Pierce Vote On Be Vale Guest Bridges’ Ouster VALE (Spec)—Charles A. Sprague Governor of Oregon, will be an honored guest at the Vale Fourth of July celebration. Although his schedule is not def initely arranged it is understood that Governor Sprague will arrive in Vale the evening of July 4th and will be present at the festivities the second day of the celebration, on July 5th. County Members Rate High At 4 -H School Malheur county club members were active in the various events carried on at 4-H Club Summer School at Oregon State College. Bob White of Willow creek placed third in the Livestock Judging con test held the last day of the session, with more than 450 boys competing in this contest. Audra Anderson of Lincoln Heights placed fourth in the Clothing Judging contest, and Eloise Russell of Lower Bend placed first in the recreational con tests held for the 1100 girls. Seven of the Malheur delegation partici pated in a radio broadcast over KOAC the opening night of the Summer School with Dudley Kurtz of Kingman Kolony playing a piano selection, Jesse Gregg of Owyhee and Emily Otis of Kingman Kolony talking on their 4-H accomplishs- ments, and a girls' quartet from Annex composed of Hazel Judd, and Yvonne Rice singing one num- Beverly Rice, Claramond Chandler ber. Most of the group from this coun ty made the trip to the coast over Sunday, where many of them saw the ocean for the first time. On this trip the stop at the Aquarium at Depot Bay ■yid the trip through the lighthouse at Yaquina Head were of special interest. The stop at noon at Ocean Park gave an op portunity for them to try surf bath ing. • This trip to Summer School was the first time 24 members of the delegation of 38 had ever been on a train, and the up-to-date equip ment furnished by the Union P a cific railroad made the train ride to Corvallis an enjoyable feature of the trip. First Shipment O f Potatoes Moves East Heralding the arrival of the early potato harvest in the county, the Hogue Packing Plant in Nyssa has shipped the first carload o f potatoes this morning to the Chicago m ar ket. The potatoes were from the Bud Wilson farm just south of Nyssa. Market prices, at the present time, according to Tom Eldredge. manager for the Hogue plant is just fa ir” . The largest acreage in the history of the county has been planted to potatoes this year, according to R. M McKennon, county agent. BIG BEND SET FOR JULY 4TH CELEBRATION AD R IAN (Special)—Plans for the annual Fourth of July celebration at Big Bend Park are nearing com pletion A big program is being scheduled. There will be races in the morn- in for the boys and girls, with the winners receiving cash prizes and the afternoon program will consist of prominent speakers and a free baseball game. Dancing in the pavilion will start In the early a f ternoon and continue until 1 a. m. On Construction Crew Hershel Thompson Is driving the bulldozer on the repair work on the north lateral. ROUND TOWN Thompson claims that he's H ai a lot better judge of a beauty con test than parade floats . . . Ron Whitaker and the Little Woman looking mighty fine in that new and shining Chev . . there's a 39 year old flag that flutters dally In the O. C. Olsen garden . . . Art Neeley out sleuthing for a strayed mower George Haycock telling why water-masters grow gray . . . Bure we get the underpass and Hizznner wins a banana split. Rapped By Ellis K L A M A T H FALLS— Senator Rex Ellis, Republican nominee for con gress. 2nd district, Oregon, in K la math Falls for the June 20th organ ization meeting of the Republican central committee of this county, uncompromisingly attacked the vote o f Congressman Walter Pierce, Democrat, who recently v o t e d against the deportation of Harry Bridges, radical, communist-suspect, Pacific coast maritime dictator. ‘T am 100% for organized labor” stated Senator Ellis, “Just as I am 100% against Harry Bridges—or any oth er alien trouble-maker, who has wormed his way into power with communist or 5th column backing. We have too many honest, red- blooded Americans in our factories and on our farms to tolerate a shyster of the Bridges stripe, even though he has been white-washed by Madame Perkins' protelariat. I know that in voting support of Harry Bridges, Congressman Pierce did not voice the sentiment of eas tern Oregon’s agriculture and labor. I t is a matter of record that Brid ge. has not respected the American Flag enough to complete his citi zenship in this country. Send him back to Australia, or to Russia, or wherever he belongs. How Con gressman Pierce can masquerade as the friend of either labor or our farmer, and still vote for Bridges is Incredible to eastern Oregon. The farmers and labor still remember the millions lost in markets and jobs, while wheat, fruit, and the produce of the land lay rotting on the docts and in the warehouses at Portland, while Bridges and his communist friends fomented trouble on the coast.” J o r d a n v a l l e y R. E. A. ASKS MORE FUNDS W ASH ING TO N, D C —The Rur- a 1 Electrification Administration has given preliminary consideration to an application of the Jordan Valley Electric Cooperative. Inc., at Jordan Valley. Oregon, for an ad ditional loan of $38.000 to extend 38 miles of rural lines to serve some 90 members, and has outlined the steps which must be completed be fore an allotment of funds can be made. The original application covered 4 'j miles to serve 81 members. REA has already allotted $30,000 for this system. It will be necessary for the spon sors to obtain and submit signed applications for membership in the cooperative as well as application for electrical service from It; also obtain signed easements for the right-of-way for the power lines, and prepare and send to REA a de tailed map of the proposed exten sion. Speed in further develpoment of this system depends in large mea sure upon a continuance of the community cooperation on which is principally responsible for the suc cess of the cooperative so far. I f the information about this proposed addition is satisfactory, R EA ex pects to be able to allot money to meet the entire construction costs. No money will be lent to pay for rights-of-way. CHURCH - KNOW LES A t a simple ceremony performed on Sunday at the Methodist par sonage in Caldwell Miss Muriel Knowles, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Knowles of the Richmond district, became the bride of Ralph Church o f Nyssa. The bride's dress was a blue street frock with blue and white accessories. Attendants for the couple were Miss Thalia Varbel and Earl Ram sey of Nyssa. Following the wedding ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Church were the hon ored guests at a dinner and recep tion given at the home of the bride’s parent«. The young couple are occupying the Ragsdale cottage at Locust and the Highway. Old Timer Seriously III Bert Hoxie, well known Nyssa business man. was taken to the On tario hospital on Monday suffering from an exploded gall bladder. He Is under the care o f Dr. L. A Maul dlng who reports his condition as serious. Sunday Visitor* Mr and Mrs Charles Thompson of Emmett, and their son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs L. E Stevens, of Idaho Falls spent Sun day afternoon at the R. A. homp- son home. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens will be at Caldwell for the summer. $1.50 PER YE Alt“ Highway Commission Okehs $200,000 Nyssa Underpass Solicit Funds To Continue Band Concerts Three young ladies, members of the Nyssa City Band, have been ap ponted by members of the band to solicit funds for the payment of Band Director Stoner's salary for July and August. The young ladies are Misses Helen Boydell, Louise Tensen and June Marie Wilson. The city funds for the directors salary have been exhausted and there is no authority for furthering allocation of funds for that purpose and this method of popular sub scription is being used so that the public may enjoy the weekly Wed nesday concerts given by the band. The solicitation committee will start their work in a few days, ac cording to A. V. Cook, manager of the band, and the public is asked to give as much as they can. Any reader of the Nyssa Journal, in the event they are not contacted by the committee, may call the Journal office and a member of the committee will be notified to make the call for the purpose of taking the contribution. Crews, Machinery Rushed To New Danger Spot Crews and machinery were rush ed to Cow Hollow, Wednesday night on the north canal where a leak had developed that, if not filled within a short time, might cause another serious break. This leak developed at a point within 200 feet of a break that occurred about two years ago. Included In the mach inery working at the leak is a drag line and a Caterpillar. There is nothing serious about the situation, George Haycock, wa- termaster, said. We are just tak ing precautions. Asked if the head of water had been decreased. Haycock said that there was no change from the nor mal 800 second feet of water that has been going through the canal since it was turned back in last week. PATRIOTIC FLAG STICKERS FREE A two-colored sticker of the pic ture of the Stars and Stripes, which was run in the Nyssa Journal on June 13, Is available free to any Journal reader. These patriotic stickers are two and three-quarter inches by four Inches and fit nicely onto the wind wings of a car, and are the result of a request from a number of mem bers of the Nyssa American Legion, who asked the Journal to print them. MINOR CHANGES MAY DELAY START The Oregon State Highway Com mission. Tuesday, put their stamp of approval on the $200,000 under pass in Nyssa, after a meeting with officials of the Union Pacific and H. A. Benning vice-president of the Amalgamated Sugar company. The Union Pacific has asked that small minor changes be made, and If these changes do not alter the plans and specifications too much, bids for the construction of the un derpass will be opened July 18. In the event that the changes do a f fect the plans and specifications the bids will not be opened until aruond August 1. I t was learned here that the Amalgamated Sugar company has completed the purchase of all the property in the Emison addition, In Nyssa, except one small parcel of land, and the negotiations for it are progressing satisfactorily it is said. Originally it was expected that the Union Pacific would co-operate with the sugar company in the purchase of the property, but later the sugar company decided to purchase the property by itself. The funds for the construction of the underpass are from federal sources for grade elimination, with the Oregon State Highway depart ment engineering the construction work. The Nyssa Chamber of Commerce has taken a leading part In getting the underpass t o Ny»«s. pointing out that the presen! crossing is a menace to traffic, where three years ago five persons lost their lives when hit by a Union Pacific train. Body Exhumed For Autopsy The body of Harry F. Cannon was exhumed from the Nyssa ceme tery Tuesday for an autopsy con ducted under the supervision of the county coroner, R. A. Tacke. Cannon died on Wednesday, June 5th, after an illness of about 10 days. The autosy was the result of a request on the part of the deceased man’s brother, Walter Cannon, of Nyssa who first contacted Dr. K er by and said that he suspected that his brother had committed suicide. Dr. Kerby in turn notified police. The police then notified Coroner case for further investigation, and Tacke o f their decision to open the it was then that the autopsy was done. No report has yet been received from Dr. Beeman, o f the Portland police crime laboratory, where the organs have been sent for examin ation and report. LANE RE-ELECTED ON ADRIAN BOARD A D R IA N (S p ecial)— J. G. Lane, Kingman Kolony farmer, was re elected director of Adrian Union LEGION AUXILIARY high school for a five-year term last Monday. Thirty-three votes SELLS FLAGS were cast for Lane, while Ted R o The Nyssa American Legion Aux gers received 21 and D. L. Ander iliary has sold 17 American flags son received five. to Nyssa merchants In the last week, according to Mrs. Wesley J. SCHEDULE CHANGE Browne, president. FOR PORTLAND ROSE “The members of the Auxiliary would like to express their thanks W ord hsa been received here to to those who have bought our flags" day that the eastbound schedule of Mrs Browne said, and continued the famous "Portland Rose” , crack by suggesting that those who have train o f the Union Pacific, has been flags, have them dry cleaned- be set ahead 38 minutes, beginning on fore displaying them on July 4th. Saturday, June 29. On that date the Rose will leave Nyssa (east- Nyssa Hospital bound) at 10:38 a. m . Instead of Dwight Seward Is at the hospital 11:16 a. m. recovering from a minor operation performed at the Sarazln clinic on Visit from Dakota Monday. Week end guests of Mr and Mrs. On Friday a son was born to Mr John E. Ostrom were Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. Artie P ro fflt at the hos J. P. Christensen. Watford City, N. pital with Dr. K. E Kerby attend D., and their granddaughter. Agnes ing. of Chicago. On June 22, a daughter was bom The visitors were returning to to Mr and Mrs. Max Mortensen their home from a trip to California at the hospital with Dr. Kerby in On Sunday M r and Mrs. Ostrom attendance. and their guests attended the an On June 27, a son was bom to nual Scandanavlan picnic at Boise. Mr and Mrs Henry Rataczyk with Dr. Kerby attending Baptism at Lowes Hot Spring* For the first time a baptism was held at the Lowes Hot 8prings pool on last Saturday, according to Mrs Lowe. Two residents living on the Owy hee were baptised Into membership with the Community Methodist church at Nyssa by the Rev. Merle W Burres and at their request pri vate baptismal services were held at the pool. 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