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I>>>» ix i^ JOURNAL r/ieNYSSA Published at Nyssa, Oregon, G ATEW AY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS IN THE HEART OF OREGON’S SUGAR EMPIRE_______________ Army In County To Buy Horses Henry A. Wallace, secretary of agriculture, picked by Mr. Roosevelt to off-set Mc.Nary’s popularity in the farm belt will have his notifica tion in his native Iowa following the republican ceremonies at Salem. Ore. Despite Wallace’s connection with the tall corn state, surveys in dicate that Iowa will be in the re publican column in November. Only explanation is that "people are vot ing different this year.” Iowa went democratic in 1932 and 1936. Mr. Wallace, as everyone knows, was a republican until shortly before his appointment to the cabinet of Mr. Roosevelt. The U. 8. Army Remount Pur chasing Board will be in Malheur County on September 6 and 7 for the inspection of horses for pur chase according to word received from Major F. W. Koester, Officer in Charge, by R. M. McKennon, County Agent. The Purchasing Board will be at the ranches of Prince Hardesty and Sam Rose of Jordan Valley on Fri day, September 6 and at the Ontar io Sales Yard, Ontario at 9:00 a. m. on Saturday, September 7. Be cause of the crowded schedule this year, it will not be possible for the Purchasing Board to visit individ ual ranches so horses must be brought to the nearest inspection point if they are to be inspected and purchased. Specifications of animals to be bought are as follows: Four to eight years, inclusive. Geldings. (It is desired that mares suitable for breeding be left in the country). Fifteen hands <60 inches) to 16 hands (64 inches). 975 to 1150 pounds. Bay, brown, black and chesnut. No “off-colored” horses can be ac cepted, such as grays, pintos and palominos. Horses must be gentle enough to be handled for a thorough examin ation and well enough “broke” to be shown at a walk, trot and gallop under the saddle. It is not neces sary that the horse be “trained.” Prices paid will range from $150 to $175, depending on the value of each individual horse. This will be paid the owner for the horse deliv ered to the shipping point in good condition. Horses registered in the Half-Bred stud will command a larger price than horses not regist ered. Horses must be sound, of good conformation and show definite signs of breeding, quality and subst ance. In general, horses must be at least H to 3-4 Thoroughbred in order to have sufficient quality to meet the requirements. They must have a good straight walk, trot, gal lop, and must be free from signs of “paddling" or “high action.” Horses that “toe out”, “toe in" have crook ed hocks, or which have any un- soundness such as curbs, spavins, splints, etc., cannot be accepted. HOMEMAKERS BACK FROM 5 DAY CAMP $1.50 PER YEAR Fifty-nine happy and enthusiasm tic women returned to their homes Sunday after spending five days at the Seventh Annual Malheur Homemakers camp, held at Pilgrim Cove camp ground, on Payette Lakes. The camp committee elected for the coming year to arrange a 1941 camp consists of Mrs. Cora Thomp son, Nyssa; Mrs. Clara Points, Ad rian (Chairman); Mrs. Lucy John son. Vale and Mrs. Susie Udick, On tario. Those attending the camp from Nyssa were Janet Dutton, Stella Frost, Marjorie Smith and Cora Thompson. Ann Johnson Wins Funeral Services Grouse Season For Carl Eldred A u g1 25 To 31 Nyssa District Grouse hunters will have their innings when the season for Sooty or Blue grouse opens in the three eastern Oregon counties—Wallowa, Union and gaker—next week. The season opens Sunday, August 25, and (loses on August 31 The bag limit is four birds in any one daY but not more than eight in any seveh consecutive days. There are many sportsmen from all parts of the state who enjoy grouse shooting and it is expected that the brief season will attract many hunters. —Nyssa Fall Festival Sept. 6-7- —Nyssa Fall Festival Sept. 6-7— Resolution To Revise City Limits A special meeting of the council was held last Monday night to con sider a resolution calling for a revision of the city charter to rede fine the city limits. The resolution, which must be on file for 30 days before an election can be called, was passed by the council and would exclude three farms and the Emison addition. The three farms that would be excluded are the Benton, Felton and Quinby farms, which at the last election held to redefine city limits was to have been excluded but through an error was left in. Following the 30 day period, an election can be called in about 10 to 15 days. Following the adoption of the above resolution the council heard read for the third time and passed an ordinance licensing amusement games. The ordinance provides for a license fee of $200 a year on each operator (owner) and $2 per month for each machine in operation in the city limits. The application for a license, to operate amusement machines under the new ordinance, made by the Gem State Novelty company of Boise, was approved. —Nyssa Fall Festival Sept. 6-7— AG. SHOP PROJECT 4-H Fair Exhibits Double Last Year The 4-H Club exhibits at the County Fair next week will be more than doubled over the number shown* last year according to reports com ing in to E. M. Hauser, County Club Agent, om the various 4-H clubs. Tlie greatest Increase will be in the Dairy Division and in the Hog classes. The Owyhee Dairy Club alone will exhibit nearly as many dairy animals as the total in the club classes at the County Fair in 1939. The 4-H Swine Classes will show a corresponding increase, and a number of the exhibits this year will consist of pens-of-four animals that the Club members are carrying in a pig feeding project with the best groups to be shown at the Pac ific International Livestock Ex position later this fall. Present indications point to about the same number of sheep and beef exhibits as w/tiro shown last yar, al though there may be a slight in crease in sheep numbers. Tlie 4-H Contests will be an ad ded attraction to Fair-goers. The Demonstration Team Contest will be held Sunday, the second day of the Fair at 1:00 p. m., with the live stock fitting and showmanship con test scheduled for Monday, the final day, at 10; 30 a. m. The Livestock Judging contest, for teams repres enting the various livestock clubs, will be held Monday at 1:00 p. m. Saturday the first day of the Fair, will be devoted to Judging the var ious classes of exhibits. In the coming election the new deal and the republicans are fight —Nyssa Fall Festival Sept. 6-7— UNDER W A Y ” —Nyssa Fall Festival Sept. 6-7— (By Erma Points) ing for the farm vote. On the face of the returns in 1936 Mr. Roose ADRIAN—The N. Y. A. Project on SAFETY GLASS ON velt swept everything but Vermont the Adrian High School, Smith- and Maine, but analysis of the vote | SCHOOL BUSSES Hughes agriculture shop, got under in that contest discloses that a few way Thursday August 15. Alvin Mc thousand votes properly distributed All school busses, operated by would have told a different story as The first carload of peaches, Ginnis is supervising a crew of 11. the Thompson Oil company for the This project will include the con Nyssa high and grade schools are to the number of states carried by from the county, was shipped out Mr. Roosevelt. In 1896 Bryan was Tuesday by the F. H. Houge Pack struction of a 30 by 80 vocational oquipped with safety glass, despite defeated by McKinley, yet a hand ing plant in Nyssa, according to shop building and the laying of 150 action in postponing the requiring ful of popular votes scattered suit Tom Eldridge, manager. The peach feet of sidewall. for one year. Such was the answer Those who reported to work on given by Dell Taylor this week when ably would have given Bryan the es were shipped to the Omaha mar Thursday were Morris Deffenbaugh. inquiry was made on the matter election. The year Cleveland ran ket. and was defeated he carried the This shipment was from the Prati Fred Smith. Russell Huffstetter, popular vote. It was the big city orchard, and is the first of an es Elbert Fretwell. Paul Thiel, Jesse —Nyssa Fall Festival Sept. 6-7— vote that gave the result to Mr. timated 15 or 20 cars, and are of Gale, Tommy Visage, Groot String Roosevelt four years ago. and this exceptionally high quality, Eldridge fellow, Laurence Miller. Lloyd Mill- I er and Leonord Nichols. year the powerfully organized pol said. The project will be completed in itical machine in the large cities will be in the new deal camp once —Nyssa Fall Festival Sept. 6-7— approximately two months. New j crews will be assigned to the project more. There are no republican po every seven days. litical machines, as they expired for Fourteen Malheur County aliens Bowling Scores This is an national project. Boys will appear before the naturalizat lack of patronage. working on the project receive in ion officer in Vale on August 28 With the city machines for Mr High scores at the Nyssa Bowling struction in construction from the Roosevelt, the republicans are striv when their petitions for naturaliza alley for the week ending last Sat Supervisor, Mr. McGinnis. ing to increase their strength in tion will be heard. urday night were, for men Buzz the rural areas in the hope of over Of the 14, four are from Nyssa, Thompson, and for women Betty —Nyssa Fall Festival Sept. 6-7- coming the metropolitan majorit being Diderika Oroot, Josephine Tillman. Haun, Francisco Jayco and Mary ies. George Wells, manager of the I TOWNSEND CLUBS Boenig. Among the applicants are those Senator Ashurst of Arizona, the alleys said that beginning next week t g u o i n p i p K i i p bom in Spain, the Netherlands. cowboy who became the most schol the high scores would be announ-1 U arly and Chest,erfieldian member of ced on Wednesday nights, instead Townsend clubs of the Snake Russia. Holland and Germany. the senate, wrote a prediction as to of Saturday. River Valley will hold a joint picnic —Nyssa Fall Festival Sept. 6-7— the identity of the next president —Nyssa Fall Festival Sept. 6-7— at Oala Gardens, just east of On last spring, sealed it in an envelope tario, on Sunday August 25. begin In Portland and waited until after the nominat ning at 10 a. m. ing conventions. In the presence Return From Vacation Mrs. Charles Overstreet of Arcad Lewis Williams, of Boise, and a o f newspaper reporters the forecast Mr and Mrs Le Roy Owens and prominent figure In the Townsend ia has spent the past month in Port was read: their children returned on Saturday movement will be the principal land receiving medical care and will probably not return to Nyssa until "■Hie next president will have a from a two weeks vacation spent in speaker for the day. the cooler weather has set in. double letter in his name " and around Scotts Bluff. Neb. where A. L. McClellan, president of the When the senator wrote his proph they visited parents and relatives. local Townsend Club said that the —Nyssa Fall Festival Sept. 6-7— ecy many names were being men picnic was open to the public, wheth tioned Under his prediction the MARKETS er or not they were members of any winner can be either Mr. Roosevelt, Townsend club. By Wiley Clowers with a double “o” or Mr. Willkie, Williams will also give a talk to with a double “1." Senator Ashurst CASH PRICE Ralph Boyles the first of the the local Townsend club, in the city Is certain to be a true prophet. BUTTER FAT When Vice President Garner Premium ... 27c hall next Tuesday night, August 27 farmers to Join in the Whiskerino walked out of the senate chamber First ___ . 26c at 8 p. m . McClellan said. parade . . the boys on Main street and returned to Uvalde, Tex., he Second ... 24c —Nyssa Fall Festival Sept. 6-7— chipping in for a youngsters out fit planned never to return to Wash- i POULTRY . . . . fire lads out again this a. m Ington Upper case democrats wrote , Hens heavy ..................... . l ie . . smoke in the factory stack on At McCall dozens of letters for him to come j Hens Ught ancj leghorns — «C Wednesday . . . Eders old comer back for the sake of the party Mr C qx ... 3c Charles Overstreet spent the week Roosevelt did not write. Springs He and 14c end at McCall on a conbined busin looking pretty bare . . . . First Peaches To Eastern Market Fourteen To Take Citizenship Test ■■■■■■■■■■■nara» ROUND TOWN (Cont. on back page) Fastest Growing City In Oregon NYSSA, OREGON, TH URSDAY, AUG UST 22, 1940 VOLUM E X X X V , NO 33 Washington, D. C. News Bureau of the Nyssa Gate City Journal WASHINGTON, D. C.—This week end Senator Charles L. McNary will fly to Oregon for his notification ceremonies as republican nominee for vice-president. It will be the first time that the senator has been in a plane for more than 20 years when he flew in an open crate over the national capital with other toga- men. The following day the plane cracked up with several fatalities. The evolution of the plane in 20 years is comparable to the advance from the Model T to the V-8. Being a dirt farmer and champion of agricultural relief. Senator Mc Nary has selected the Oregon state fair grounds as the location for the notification. The fair grounds in any county or state is the rallying point of farmers; it is not a mag net for city folks; the county or state fair is essentially for the far mers, where they meet, talk and view tile exhibits. It is a perfect background for a candidate select ed because of his knowledge of agri culture and his identification with farm legislation. M A LH E U R CO U N TY FAIR A U G . 31 - SEPT. I - 2 COMING EVENTS N Y S SA FALL FESTIVAL SEPT. 6 - 7 Trade-In Eggs ______ 15c ess and pleasure trip Queen Contest Ann Johnson came out in the last minutes to win the right to repres ent the Nyssa district in the con test for Queen of the Malheur Coun ty Fair, taking a lead of better than 2 to 1 over Margie Howell who held | the lead through out the contest with the exception of one week, when| it was lead by Margaret Toombs. Ann’s final count was 983,150 votes; Margie Howell’s I 423,150 ; Margaret Ann Johnson Toombs 263,450; Twllia Latham, 12,200 and Joseph ine Burke 5,800. By virtue of her winning the Nys sa district contest, Ann will now compete with winners from other districts, when they will all appear at Ontario on Friday, August 30, where a board of Judge«, all from Idaho, will select the Queen. Win ners in other districts are, for On tario, Velma Kolbaba, 1,832,150; Vale, Margarita Arrien, 1,653,750; Adrian, Louise Hinton, 444,200. The contest originally slated to end on August 24, was moved ahead to August 17, in order to get the votes counted and final plans made for the three days of entertainment that await the successful! candidat es from each district, all of whom will form the Queen’s court. A Queen’s ball will be held in On tario the night the selection is made. —Nyssa Fall Festival Sept. 6-7— VIGILANTE TO WORK ON THE TENDERFOOT Carl W. Eldred, 47, of Nyssa died Sunday morning at 6 a. m„ follow ing an illness due to heart compli cations. Funeral services were held on Wednesday at the Church of Latt er Day Saints, with the Reverend Merle Burres of the Methodist Church officiating, with members of the local lodge of the Odd Fel lows in attendance. Carl Weaver Eldred was born in Gibbons, Nebraska, August 1, 1892 and is survived, besides his widow Bessie, by four minor children. He and his family havee been residents of Nyssa for about nine months. Interment was in the Nyssa Cem- eiary and funeral services were in charge of the Nyssa Funeral Home. —Nyssa Fall Festival Sept. 6-7— Two Cases O f Infantile Paralysis Two cases of infantile paralysis are under survellance of City Health Officer Dr. J. J. Saraztn, both of which confined their victims to their beds this week. The first reported was a 10 year old girl, the daughter of H. L. Fish er, whom the health offloer said was first reported to him Monday of this week. The father and young brother Is now at the Gerrlt Stam farm, the mother taking care of the daughter at their Nyssa home. The second case was that of Mar lon Osborne, son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Osborne. Marlon became 111 Tuesday night and when exam ination was made was pronounced as a victim of Infantile paralysis. Neither case has been quarantin ed, due to a lack of being able to enforce the quarantine. The fam ilies are taking care of the young sters, with each being warned not to go out In public except to get necessary food supplies. Vigilante to work on the tenderfoot A vigilante committee, with whis kers, ten gallon hats, and jeans (no shooting irons) will be on the streets of Nyssa Saturday night to “take care" of various and sundry “Ten- —Nyssa Fall Festival Sept. 6-7— derfeet" who have not yet learned to wear the official garb of yssa’s Fall Festival and Rodeo. It is rumored that a “ bull pen” , a horse trough (the real thing) and a rarln’, tearln’ mule will be handy for the vigilantes to make use of If the judge decides such action mai be necessary. All aliens living in or Nyssa must (Editors tip—farmers are Includ ed in the scope of the vigilantes as be finger printed at the local post office In accordance with a recent well as all residents of Nyssa). law passed by the congress and —Nyssa Fall Festival Sept. 6-7— signed by the President, according to S. G. Goshert, postmaster. Finger printing will begin on Aug ust 27 and end on December 26, Ooshert said. The post office hours are from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. during which time any alien may present M. W. Osborne, chairman of the himself for finger printing. This law applies to aliens (those rodeo committee of the Nyssa Fall Festival, Issued a call for all farm bom in foreign countries, and who ers, who have tractors, grading are in the United States on a per equipment or fence building appar mit or on Immigrant quotas, but atus, and who would be willing to does not apply to those who have, help prepare the rodeo grounds, or have made application for citiz Just back of the Nyssa grade school enship papers. Finger Printing O f Aliens By Local P.O. Ask Farmers To Help On Rodeo building, to report Saturday morn ing at 8 a. m. with their equipment. Business men of Nyssa have made two trips to the forest west of Unity to bring back enough poles for the corrals and fence for the quarter mile track, that Is to be used dur ing the two days of the Nyssa Fall Festival. September 6 and 7. The committee In charge of the Festival and Rodeo had completed the premium lists and have announ ced prizes, that will go to local farmers as amounting to somewhere around $650. donated by local mer chants. —Nyssa Fall Festival Sept. 6-7— N. Y. A. PROJECT ON CITY PARK Mayor R. A Thompson announced today that the city was working in conjunction with the N. Y. A. and would In the near future begin work on a wading pool and tennis courts, graveled walks and other Improve ments In the park. Youths desiring to enroll for work on the projects must be between the ages of sixteen and twenty one and should make application to Dr. K. E. Kerby. The pay will be thirty two cents per hour or eighteen dollars a month, tha city furnishing all mat erials and equipment. — Nyssa Fall Festival Sept. 6-7— Civic Club Over forty members of the Civic club and their guests attended the annual meeting at the gardens of Mrs. C, W Barrett in the Arcadia district. A short program on which Zelda Brown who rendered several read ings and the little son of Mr. and Mrs.Kenneth Cottle who sang two numbers were the principle artists The afternoon was given over to the garden tour and visiting. Tea was poured by Mrs. Bernard Eastman, Mrs. Joe Trent and Mrs. Bernard Frost. —Nyssa Fall Festival Sept. 6-7— FOOD STAMP PLAN STARTS IN COUNTY The Food Stamp Plan of the Unit ed States Department of Agricul ture will be put Into effect In thirt een eastern Oregon Counties about October 1, 1940, according to an announcement in Portland by Rob ert J. Graves, Assistant Regional Director of the Plan. Crook, Des chutes, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jefferson, Lake, Mal heur, Morrow, Sherman, Wasco, and Wheeler counties were selected for this new extension of the Plan. According to Jonathan Garet, Regional Director of the Food Stamp Division of the Federal Sur plus Marketing Administration, the Plan will begin operation here early In October. Based on the Adminis tration’s experience In other areas It is estimated by Garet that the Food Stamp Plan will provide an approximate additional 8150,000 of the Important surplus foods annual ly for the 6,000 persons now receiv ing some form of public assistance In the thirteen eastern counties. As the Stamp Plan provides distribut ion of surplus commodities through regular channels of trade, the es timated $150,000 will mean an act ual Increase of this amount in the annual business of food retailers In those countries. Garst recommended extension of the Plan to the thirteen counties after more conferences with Jack Luihn, Chairman, Elmer Goudy, Director and Paul Ross, Food Stamp Division Director of the state Pub lic welfare Commission, Robert Graves, Assistant Regional Director and Hunter L. Scott, Local Repres entative of the Surplus Marketing Administration. A food Industries committee, rep resentatives of all food retailers and wholesalers In the thirteen eastern counties will be formed to acquaint food retailers In each county with the operation of the plan. The primary purpose of the Food Stamp Plan is to assist farmers to dispose profitably of their over abundant crops. The Plan Is tde il In that it not only aids the farmer, but in addition makes two other distinct contributions to public wel fare. It provides more food and better balanced diets for public as sistant families which directly Im proves the public health and bene fits the future of our people. The second value Is the Increased volumn of surplus foods which moves through regular trade channels un der the Stamp Plan. This helps business generally and by Increasing such activity eventually leads to In creased reemployment with addit ional purchasing power for the farm commodities. Out of the total population rec ently estimated nearly 100,000 In the thirteen counties, there are about 2,955 households representing 6,000 persons eligible to receive some form of public assistance. These figures include W. P. A., Old Age Assistan ce, Aid to Dependent Children, Aid to the Blind and County Relief. Participation is entirely voluntary. However, all persons certified by the State Welfare Department of Pub lic Welfare as eligible to purchase Food Stamps may do so. There are two types of stamps, (Continued on Last Page) —Nyssa Fall Festival Sept. 6-7— Daughter in Hospital W. T. Cannon returned this morn ing from Portland where he had gone on Tuesday with his daughter, Betty. Betty remained at the Shrin- ers hospital there for treatment and possible surgery. THE WEATHER PUBLICITY AIR TOUR SLATED Following are the thermometer readings as given by the Nyssa o f fices of the U. S Reclamation. July Low High 15 49 93 16 49 92 17 49 100 18 98 49 18 55 107 20 52 104 95 58 21 A mass flight of five planes will fly over Nyssa on Saturday publiciz ing the Malheur county fair, while on the ground a ballyhoo car will tell the earth bound Individuals about the many attractions that will appear at the fair. Other flights will take place In Vale, Wetaer. Pay ette, Fruitland and New Plymouth. Pilots who have planes In the flight are Frank Van Pet ten, Casey Acre feet of water Impounded at Jones, Tom Ennor and George Cooke of Ontario, and Harold Erp the Owyhee Reservoir measure 460,- 520. of Payette.
