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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ity act be repealed and supplies be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.
MARKETS
Thursday Quotation*
By Wiley Glowers
CASH PRICE
Cream, Premium .................
Cream. Orade 1 ___
Cream, Orade 2 ..................
Henc, heavy colored ..............
Hens, light and Leghorn
Springs, heavy _...................
Stags and Cocks ............... ...
Trade-In Eggs
Large ___ ____________________
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