COMING EVENTS
N Y SSA FALL FESTIVAL
SEPT. 6 - 7
M A L H E U R 'C O U N T Y FAIR
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JOURNAL
77>eNYSSA
Published at Nyssa, Oregon,
GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS
IN THE HEART OF OREGON’S SUGAR EMPIRE
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NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1940
VOLUME XXXV, NO. 31
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WASHINGTON, D C —One of the
three places in the United States
where army tanks will be assembled
is Fort Lewis, near Olympia, Wash.
Monterey, Calif., and some point on
the Atlantic coast are the other two
places. There will be 26 battalons
of tanks (assorted sizes) and there
are 36 tanks to a battalion. The
936 tanks have been ordered and
officers are just discovering that
they have a problem.
The tanks are 10 ton, 20 ton, and
50 ton. with 75 ton tanks in con
templation. The moving forts, for
they are exactly that, will be ship-
pe in parts to Olympia or Tacoma
where, on government land, they
will be assembled by mechanics. So
far so good; but here is the hitch:
Smallest of the tanks, the 10-ton-
ners, may be able to negotiate
bridges, but there is not a bridge in
the Pacific northwest, with except
ion of the railroad steel bridge in
Portland, that can stand up under
the 20-tonners to say nothing of
the 50 ton tanks. The tanks can
be shipped in parts to the assembl
ing ground, but the army will find
that the 20 ton tanks will never
leave the immediate vicinity of Fort
Lewis. The large tanks can negot
iate fields, of course, but they can
neither ford a river nor cross on
any existing hiway bridge. These
20 and 50 ton babies cannot be
moved on trains for they cannot
clear a tunnel.
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Fastest Growing City In Oregon
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Hale Held For
Circuit Court
George Hale was bound over to
the circuit court on an arson charge
by Justice of the Peace Williams
last Thursday when he appeared on
an arson charge growing out of the
fires that destroyed the Methodist
Church and parsonage. He is be
ing held in the county jail in lieu
of a $500 bond.
District Attorney Max Taggart said
that in view of Hale's confession,
there was little peed of bringing
the matter before the grand jury
and that Hale would probably ap
pear before Circuit Court Judge
Robert Duncan in the latter part of
this month, probably around Aug
ust 26.
Various rumors have been making
the rounds that the youth had con
fessed to the fires at the gymnas
ium, the Nyssa Dance hall and the
Nyssa Trader, all of which is with
out foundation, according to Chief
of Police, A. V. Cook.
David Duaine Maxwell, 8 year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Maxwell,
formerly of Melba, Idaho died Mon
day in the Holy Rosary hospital
from the results of a shot from a
.22 calibre rifle.
The young boy was given the
rifle by his father with instructions
to take it to the nearby house. On
the way to comply with his fathers
instructions the lad tripped into an
irrigation ditch, firing the rifle, the
bullet lodging in his abdomen.
He was rushed to the Sarazin
Clinic in Nyssa, was given medical
care and then rushed to the hospit
al. where he died in the afternoon.
Funeral services for the youngst
er were held this afternoon in On
tario. with interment in the Ontar —Nyssa Fall Festival Sept. 6-7—
io Cemetary. Funreal services were
in charge of the Nyssa Funeral
Home.
—Nyssa Fall Festival Sept. 6-7—
HERD ASSOCIATION
TO HOLD PICNIC
Members of the Malheur County
Dairy Herd Improvement Associat
ion will hold their first annual pic
nic on Thursday, August 15 in the
Vale Park, beginning at 11:30 a. m.
Anyone interested in dairying is
invited to attend the picnic, accord
ing to R.M. MsKennon, county
agent.
A basket lunch will be served at
12:30 with ice cream and lemon
ade being furnished by the associa
tion. At 1:30 p. in. the picnickers
will hear R. W. Morse, Dairy Spec
ialist from Oregon and Ivan Lough-
ary, Dairy Specialist from Idaho.
Following these two speakers will be
a pasture tour, in which two or
three pastures will be visited and a
discussion of pasture management
Public sentiment in the Pacific for dairy, animals will take place.
northwest, as reflected in the mail It is planned to end the picnic about
of senators and representatives, is j 3:30.
far from unanimous on the proposal |
for compulsory’ military training. —Nyssa Fall Festival Sept. 6-7—
Two important groups are opposed j
to conscription, the farmers and 1
labor, and they usually carry weight PRIZE OFFERED TO
with congressmen either individua- LADY BOWLERS
ly or collectively. Debate will be
George Wells, manager of the
very bitter as a number of senators
feel keenly on the subject, especial Nyssa Bowling Alleys, in the West
ly those who believe in volunteers ern Hotel, announced this week
that he had added a prize for the
rather than draft.
No one knows what the bill will highest score for ladies to that of
provide when it is finally enacted the one for men. As in the case
(if it is enacted) for many changes of the prize for men. the high
have been made in committee and scores for the ladies will be announ
other amendments are pending. ced each week in the Nyssa Journal,
Among suggestions is that volun being taken for each week ending
teers for the regular army be paid Saturday.
Wells reports that there is a grow
$30 a month instead of the present
$21. Sailors start at $21 and in a ing interest in bowling among the
few months reach $30 and some $36, ladies of Nyssa since he announced
but soldiers remain at the $21 level. free instructions for beginners and
It is contended, also, that soldiers especially invited the ladies to make
are dissatisfied when they know use of the alleys in the afternoons.
that CCC enrolles are drawing $30
a month.
—Nyssa Fall Festival Sept. 6-7—
Homemakers
Ready For Camp
According to an announcement
received from the office of County
agent Russell McKennon, 64 farm
home makers have signed up for
the four days annual outing at Pil
grim's Cove Camp at Payette Lakes
where they will rest and play and
forget all about the affairs at the
busy farm they call home.
In charge of the camp will be Miss
Izola Jensen of the College of Idaho,
Mrs. A. E. Hawkins will be the reg
istered nurse on duty for the period
of the camp only one lonely man will
be allowed to be present. T hat is
Loy Frakes who will do the heavy
work about camp.
Dell Taylor of Nyssa has been
secured to drive one of the busses
up and another will leave simul
taneously from Vale, at 6:15 on
the morning of Wednesday August
14. The bus driven by Taylor will
start from Adrian, pick up those
wishing to go from Nyssa and along
the way and will meet the Vale buss
at Ontario, from where they will
proceed together.
Sunday, August 18 will be the last
day for the vacationers and will be
open house to their husbands and
families who have already been in
vited to the farewell dinner,
Mr. McKennon stated that there
was still time to enroll for the camp
should any other wife and mother
desire to attend.
$1.50 PER YEAR
Western Regalia To Mark
Margaret Toombs IUf|pi( CT*DTCn
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Coming O f Fall Festival Takes Nyssa Lead
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Ten gallon hats, buckeroo shirts, Cliff Main, L. P. Thomas, and May Margaret Toomb, during the past
jeans, and in some cases fancy or Thompson, who assumed the job week, garnered enough votes in the
stiched boots, resplendant with of overseering the work (new gloves race in the Nyssa district for the
flowers, will be the official garb for and all).
Malheur County Fair Queen to
Nyssa's coming Fall Festival, Sep M. W. Osborne, chairman of the overcome the lead held by Margie
tember 6 and 7. All this being no Rodeo committee for the Fall Fes Howell since the opening of the
one person’s i d e a b u t Just like tival, said that under his plans, none contest. Tabulation for the past
Topsy "just growed". And in the but local riders would compete in week shows th at Margaret Toombs " Monday of this week saw the be
last day or so the idea of a sort of the rodeo, with the prizes being has 70,500 votes; Margie Howell 64,- ginning of the construction of the
whiskerino is also coming into vogue paid from gate receipts.
000; Ann Johnson 56,900; Twtlia Nyssa underpass, a construction fi
Reservations for booth space is Latham. 12,200 and Josephine Bur nanced by the federal government
with the suggestion coming from
one group that in order to enforce now getting under way, with Gran ke, 5,800.
and engineered by the State High
the growing of hirsute adornment ges, clubs, individuals, fraternal and
Leaders in the other districts are way department, and which will
service
organizations
signifying
their
and the wearing of the regalia, that
in Ontario . Velma Kolbaba, 252,- take about 14 months to complete,
a kangaroo court be established to intention to have a booth at the 200 votes; Vale. Margarita Arrien, although the contractor. Henry
"bring to trial, all and sundry who Festival. No charge will be made 324,900; Adrian. Donna Ashcraft. Horn has until October 31, 1941 to
for these display booths.
Prize 75,950 and in Junturo, Ida Jones complete the Job.
violate this edict".
Ten business men of Nyssa went money for these booths will be giv 1250.
Tom Edwards, engineer for the
to the Whitman National Forest en. with the Granges competing
Highway Department started his
—Nyssa
Fall
Festival
Sept.
6-7—
among
their
own
organizations
for
west of Unity, last Sunday, cut and
final work of surveying Monday
brought back to Nyssa a truckload the Grange prize, and individual
with Dan Curran, Henry Bacon and
and
clubs
competing
in
their
class.
of poles for the corrals to be used
Orville McEwen composing his pres
The solicitation committee, under
during the rodeo chat will take
ent force. A small well built build
place during the two days of the the chairmanship of Mrs. A. V.
ing will be erected shortly to house
Festival. Those who were bush whac Cook, and composed of Hershel
the engineering staff, Edwards said.
kers for the day were Hershel Thom Thompson, Cliff Main, and Grant
Contractor Horn was today mov
pson, Ralph Beutler, George Eich- Rinehart began the solicitation of
FYank Johnson, representing Nys ing in some of his heavier equip
funds
to
finance
the
Second
Annual
ner, Ed Pruyn, Ski E. Smith, Ber
sa at the American Legions “Boys ment. The oiling of the detour, over
nard Eastman, George Henneman, Festival today.
Beaver State", being currently held north First street to Erhgood Ave.
at the Hill Military Academy in and east to First street east and
Portland, reports that he is “learn south again to Main street will be
BUTTE TRANSFERRED FIELD DAY AT
ing a lot about this government of completed in about 10 days, when
TO UTAH MILL
PARMA FARM
ours”.
the excavation for the underpass
Frank was selected by the local
The Parma Branch Experiment Post of the American Legion to a t will begin on the west side of the
Joe Butte, assistant electrician at
the Nyssa factory of the Amalgam Station announces a field day in tend the camp, but lacking suffic railway right of way. The detour
ated Sugar company, and secretary conjunction with the Parma Jubilee ient funds to care for all the costs will be oiled surfaced.
of the Republican central committ Picnic August 15th.
was helped out by the Nyssa Cham Throughout the construction an
Farmers interested in horticul ber of Commerce and the Nyssa averaged of between 12 and 14
ee, has been transferred to the mill
men will be used, Horn said. At
at Lewiston, Utah, leaving today to ture and entomology or who have Lions Club.
assume his duties. He will be join problems in these subjects are cor There are 252 boys attending times there will be more than this
ed by Mrs. Butte the later part of dially invited to attend the field the camp, which is divided into number and at other times less, but
the week. The Republican Central day. Mr. George Woodbury and three barracks, the food is good and that is the average number.
Contrary to the opinions of some
committee has not as yet selected Mr. Carl Dietz, horticulturists, and FYank says that he is having a fine
Main street, except for a small sec
a secretary to take Butte's place, Mr. H. C. Manis and Robert Fisher time.
having only four members attend entomologists, at the Idaho station,
In the elections, Frank ran on the tion will not be oiled from curb to
will be on hand to answer questions “third ticket" for Secretary of state curb, Engineer Edwards said.
the meeting held last Monday.
The transfer was made following and explain experimental methods. but was defeated for th at office, ac —Nyssa Fall Festival Sept. 6-7—
the death recenthtwo» the chief ele Vegetable seed growers will be cording to newspress dispatches.
interested in seeing experiments
ctrician at the Lewiston mill.
Commenting on his leaving his with carrots, lettuce, and onion seed —Nyssa Fall Festival Sept. 6-7—
secretaryship, Butte said th at he production, and In radish aphid
experiments.
Vegetable
was appreciative of the honor given control
STOLEN CAR FOUND
him and of the co-operation that growers will see variety trials with
IN IDAHO TOWN
potatoes,
carrots,
lettuce
and
onions
he received from county Republic
and squash bug control experi
ans while he held the office.
Chief of Police Cook said that he
ments.
—Nyssa Fall Festival Sept. 6-7—
A Pioneer picnic, basket lunch and
Fruit growers will be able to see had a report from Mountain Home
several varieties of stone fruits, the Idaho police that the car of Doug parade is the program slated by the
Returns To Work
seedling apple orchard, and old tree- MacDonald, which was stolen three citizens of Caldwell in honoring the
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Garrison, who hole plantations.
weeks ago had been located in that pioneers of southwestern Idaho and
have spent the summer in Ontario
eastern Oregon who have been res
Potato growers will be interested city.
returned on Thursday to San Fran in bacterial wilt experiments, and
The car was left there by a man, idents in those localities for 50
cisco where he will resume his studies in attempt to produce earlier whose name has not yet been learn years or more, according to J. T.
work. Garrison was injured in a maturity of potatoes.
ed, that Is now being held by offic LaFond, general chairman of the
motor traffic accident near San
The program for the day will be: ers in Butte, Montana, according Pioneer Picnic, to be held in Cald
Francisco last September and was
10:45 a. m.—Kid's Novelty Parade to Cook. Cook said th at this man well on Thursday August 22.
unable to return to work earlier.
Visiting on lawn of Community had left It with a friend in Moun More than 800 pioneer men and
Up From Jordan Valley
tain Home, but failed to make women are now registered, many of
church.
Mrs. Robert Long spent Thurs 11:15—Kid races.
known to him that the car had been them from around Nyssa. I.nFond
stolen.
day in Nyssa from Jordan Valley
said.
12:00—Picnic lunch.
and on Friday visited with her par 1:00—Speaking by George W.
As far as Cook knows the Mac The pioneers will be received
ents in Boise returning to the valley Woodbury, horticulturist, U. of I. Donald car is in good condition.
throughout the day at the Pioneers
Saturday.
College of Agriculture; introduced —Nyssa Fall Festival Sept. 6-7-
headquarters in the basement of the
by Walter E. Kerrick.
Methodist church. The parade will
1:30—Tour to farm, free transpor
be at 4 p. m. and the basket picnic
NEW
BOOKS
AT
tation. Free show to kids.
and pioneer program will follow at
LIBRARY
Memorial Park.
New Michels Hybrid Grass
Grown By Nyssa Farmer
Frank Johnson
At Boys State
Pioneers To Be
Honored In
Caldwell
R e tu rn s From P o rtlan d
New books are arriving every week
<?
R. Searles, Supervisor of the
Rudolph Udlinek, 6'- miles South However, the seed can be sown in Labor Camp returned on Sunday at the city library in the City Hall
west of Nyssa. Oregon, has harvest the spring for summer pasture. Fall from a weeks visit in Portland. Mr. building, according to librarian,
ed ten acres of Michels Hybrid seeding assures a seed crop the Searles accompanied his wife and Mrs. S. B. Davis. Mrs. Davis also
Grass, which is the product of a following season and enables the her sister. Mrs. Vernon Tlpka and announced th at the library is now
cross between Mosida winter wheat plant to establish better root sys Miss Charlotte Kinney who stopp open on week days from two to six
and a large bunch of perennial rye tem, thereby providing more mois ed in Nyssa over Thursday last re p. m. and on Saturdays from two
There is a possibility that Presi New Residents
grass, Elymus condensatus, develop ture for plant growth during the turning from a motor trip through until eight p. m. as usual.
New books received in July for
dent Roosevelt will visit the north
ed by C. A. Michels. Agronomy summer months. The hybrid grass the southern states.
the reading public of Nyssa are,
west between now and the Novem Among the newcomers to Nyssa Dept., University of Idaho, Moscow grows more readily under low fall
Returns
From
School
"Spring Came On Forever", Aid-
ber election. Mr Roosevelt states who will work on the underpass are Idaho. The purpose in crossing and spring temperatures than either
that he will not make any campaign Mr. and Mrs. Fouts of Caldwell who these two types was to produce a winter wheat or the common gras FYank Parr who has attended rich; “Wild Geese Calling”, “Out
summer school at Corvallis during doors Omnibus" and “Rlverman",
tours but that he does intend in have taken the Dr. J. C. Bowman new type af perennial grass that ses.
specting personally the national de apartment. Mr Fouts is in the would have the succulency, palata-
The seed of Michels Hybrid Grass most of the summer vacation re by White; "The Understanding
Heart". Kyne; "Our Common Herd”,
fenses which, of course, is eminent accounting department
bility and high seed production of is now available. (See ad in this turned home on Friday.
Sanders; “Trees". Richter; "Across
ly proper for the head of the nat On Vacation
the wheat plant linked with the paper.) You can’t help being sold on
The Years", and "Today Is Yours”,
ion to do. It he desires to check up
vigor, bunch habit of growth and this after talking to the farmers
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Ward left the drought resistance of the wild who are using it for pasture, for
Loring; "Storm Over Eden", Miller;
on defenses on the Pacific coast he
"Happy Highwayman", Charters;
can do so as well as his present in on Saturday for a two weeks vaca rye grass.
hay, and seed growing It can be
North Third getting splcced up, "Revolt On The Border", Vestal;
spection of forts and shipyards on tion to be spent on a motor trip
In Michels Grass Is linked the planted in the fall, is hardy and
the Atlantic coast and New Eng through Oregon and California.
good qualities of both the wheat will provide abundant pasture by the new FYost home, Mrs. Addle and “Appointment With Death”,
land.
and wild rye parent. This is a May the following year. The own Wilson's domicle with a new coat Christie.
il l ! WEATHER
soil conserving crop and is recogniz er of one of the high rakning U. of white paint, the lawn flourish —Nyssa Fall Festival Sept. 6-7—
ing at the L. D. S. chapel, and the
War preparations are benefiting
Many citizens claim that Wednes ed as such by the Soil Conservation S. Holstein herds says it is the best
the sheepmen and there is a market day was the hottest day of the year, program. Here is a perennial grass pasture he has had. The grass is Forest Carpenter new home well
for every pound of wool. Under the more so than the 11 IF mark left on differing from most grasses in that a perennial, yet makes a quick grow- towards completion. . , A1 Thomp LESLIE M. SCOTT
classification of "strategic miner the thermometer on June 11th, yet a stand is easily established in the the in the fall and it continues to son maintaining th at no queen likes VISITS NYSSA
als" wool is included. Because it is the weather man says they are all fall and good forage and seed yields grow during low fall and spring to be kissed by a whiskerino mayor
. . . and lots of wives cleaning up
a strategic “mineral" and there is wet and he has the U. S meter with may be obtained the following sea- temperatures.
Leslie M. Scott, Republican nomi
not enough wool produced in the him. Yesterdays reading was a I son. Pasture and hay feeding trials
In most instances farmers are the dag house chains when the nee for Oregon State Treasurer wss
United States to meet domestic re mere 102.
1 have proven that all classes of live devoting- their present acreages to males of the town start growing ’em In Nyssa Tuesday in the interest of
quirements. the national defense
the production of seed. It is firmly . . . Louis Thomas looking for a his election at the general election.
Following are the thermometer stock relish this hybrid grass.
commission has arranged to purch readings for the past week as given
C. A. Michels made further im- believed that the hybrid grass will broken heart. . . hear the gang that November 5.
ase an immense quantity of wool to at the U S Reclamation offices in j provements upon the grass by almost completely replace the now went to the hills Sunday for poles
While In the office of the Journal
build up a stock pile, as is being Nyssa
means of self-fertilization.
The widely used crested wheat grass in wonder how come a green slipper Mr. Scott recounted his past ex
done with tin and rubber.
Low High grass was presented to the public in the revegation of dry land farms. In Herschels quarters. . . hear Olea perience which would fit him for
July
Hay cutting of Michels grass Is Billings strutted his stuff as master the office that he is seeking. This
92 the fall of 1937. Spring plantings
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88 ! pastured during summer produced practically unknown as yet, since of ceremonies at the Sugar Beet experience includes, chairman of the
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96 an abundance of pasturage during most farmers have found It profit picnic on Saturday . . . Bernard Highway Commission fro lm392 to
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able to grow seed for neighbors, so FYost beating the boys to the punch 1935, a thorough training in busi
94 1 the fall months.
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Although a perennial, the hybrid only a little is known as to its win and the first to display his manly ness affairs, active in tax economy.
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pulchritude in a ten gallon hat. . . Scott said that he
leeovers From Illness
advocated
6
100 grass has the same seasonal grow ter feed possibilities. However, cows
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Mrs A. L. Fletcher who has been 7
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102 ing habit as the winter wheat par prefer the new grass to either green the "gallery" at the station watch "free business and more jobs" and
ing
them
unload
the
heavy
mach
had th e experience for Treasurer of
11 at the family home from severe
Acre feet of water impounded at ent. Therefore, the seed should be barley or wheat, farmers report.
Present price of seed is 40 cents inery for the underpass. . .
public funds and for member of
hroat infection has recovered suf- | the Owyhee reservoir measured planted in the fall in order for seed
to be produced the following season. a pound.
'date boards and commissions
! 502.540 feet.
iciently to be about again
ROUND TOWN
—Nyssa Fall Festival Sept. 6-7—
LEAGUE SEEKS
NEW HYMNALS
At a special meeting this week
the members of the Epworth Leag
ue of the Methodist Church outlined
a plan whereby they hoped to re
place the hymnals destroyed when
the church burned.
It is estimated th a t at least sixty
hymnals will be needed which will
cost one dollar apiece. The League
is asking all of its friends and any
others In the community Interested
to buy a book. All those contrlbua-
lng to this cause will have their
names written In the book. I t Is
hoped that through this means that
there will be sufficient hymnals for
the congregation when services are
resumed in the new church.
—Nyssa Fall F'rstlval Sept. 6-7—
MARKETS
Thanday Quotations
By Wiley Clowers
CASH PRICE
By Wiley Clowers
CASH PRICE
Cream. Premium
26c
Cream, 1st grade
2Sc
Cream, 2nd grade ..........
23c
Hens, heavy colored ...
11c
Hens, light and Leghorn ___ 07c
Springs, heavy ..........
12c-14o
Springers and Leghorns ..........11c
Cocks
03c
Trade-In Eggs
Large
13c