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,* é É é S&, k'V ' • r r r /-> - r r > i ? r r ^ . v * M TY JOURNAL WieNYSSA Published at Nyssa, Oregon. GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS IN THE HEART OF OREGON’S SUGAR EMPIRE AAA Elections Set for County WASHINGTON, D. C.—On the heels of sensational revelations by the house committee investigating un-American activities the Presi dent Is using his Influence to have the house refuse to continue the rommittee or grant it funds for fur ther investigations. A similar at tempt by the President last year failed because the Dies committee is popular with the public whatever its faults may be. Present reason Mr Roosevelt gives for killing the committee is that it is interrupting the investigation of the FBI. Attorney General Jackson says after Dies made the first ac cusation. that FBI was aware that the strike at the Vultee airplane plant in California was started and continued by Communists. To this Dies inquires why, then, hasn’t the attorney general gone after the trouble making Communists? The House committee believes the way to deal with “fifth columnists" is to show them up, expose them, and inform the public. FBI believes the better way is to keep tab on the foreign agents and apprehend them when they have violated the law—after, for example, they have blown up a plant filling government orders or caused damage in airplane plants. These two schools of thought will thresh out their views when congress meets next month. Had the public been aware that the war department contemplated a new 750-bed hospital to serve Ore gon and Washington there would have been a swarm of delegations to the national capital from two do zen towns in those states, each ask ing for the hospital. There would have been as much pulling and hauling as developed before the Ve terans Administration located Its fa cility at Roseburg, after pleas from Vancouver, St. Helens and Eugene. War department saved itself a head ache by locating the new hospital on the military reservation at Van couver without announcing its plan in advance. It is not generally known that Vancouver barracks was being considered for obliteration early last spring. Army officers proposed ab andoning all old army posts ( relics of Indian war days) and concentrat ing cn a few great camps, such as Fort Lewis, Washington, thereby mobilizing large bodies of troops and saving the cost of maintenance of ancient posts. Proposal will be made that al location of funds for federal aid roads in Washington and Oregon be applied toward constructing mill tary highways and bridges which can hold up under a 50-ton armored tank. This would spend all the gov ernment money on a few miles to the neglect of the remainder of the federal aid system. Mr. Roosevelt prefers this method to straight ap propriation for military roads. How ever. every member of congress will be urged by constituents to support a military highway program—such as has already been recommended In a report now in the hands of the President and which he has not made public. Being prepared is a measure in tended to extend the social security act to farm hands, domestics and seamen—a total of several million individuals not now protected. The bill is scehduled for introduction during next January and will prob ably be opposed vigorously. The election of community com mitteemen under the agricultural conservation will take place the week of December 16-21 in this and all other counties in Oregon, accord ing to word received from the state AAA office. Each community in the county will elect a community chairman, a vice chairman, one regular and two al ternate members and a delegate to the county convention, at which, county committeemen will be chos en the following week All farmers who participate in the AAA farm program, or who intend to partici pate in 1941, are eligible to vote in the election. County committeemen will be on hand to discuss the program at each of the community meetings, and will help with the election. The commu nity committeemen fill important positions in the local AAA setup as they recommend acreage allot ments and establish yields for maj or crops. They also report proposed improvements of the farm program each year to keep it in line with needs of cooperating farmers. The meeting in Nyssa will be held December 18, at 8 p. m. (the place to be announced later). In Kingman Kolony and Wade school houses at 8 p. m. on December 17. I.O.O.F Sponsors Essay Contest An essay contest on "Americanism versus Alienism” is being sponsored by the Oregon Lodge of Odd Fel lows for high school girls and boys of the state. The prizes offered will be $25 for the first choice. $15 for second and $10 for third. In conjunction with the contest the Nyssa lodge of Odd Fellows will sponsored a Nyssa contest for Nyssa high school students and will give three prizes. $5, $3 and $2 respec tively for the best essay on the sub ject written in the Nyssa school. For this contest Henry Hartley and Frank Parr have been appoint ed as judges and they will appoint a third to judge with them. Follow ing the judging of the papers here they will be sent to the state com- mitee for final judging and the winners will not be named until the names of the state winners have been released. Both contests close the first day of February. ADRIAN TEAM GIVEN BANQUET A football banquet was given on Friday evening, November 29, in the Adrian high school gymnasium for the football squad, their fathers and several guests. Speakers for the evening were: D. W. Patch, principal of the high school; George Simio, line coach; Robert Holman, Junior class mem ber of the squad; Howard Hatch, president of Adrian Chamber of Co mmerce; J. E. Parker, football fa ther; C. T. Cook, coach; Mr. Clem Parberry, head coach of the College of Idaho; and Duke Rohland, an Ad rian business man. The trophy which was given to the squad by the Eder Hardware company last year to be given to the most valuable player on the squad was given to Eldon Tallman and St uart Schweizer. Stuart was given the trophy last year also. Leroy Par ker was chosen Honorary Captain of this year. The winner of both the trophy and captainship were deter mined by vote of the squad. At the end of the football season the squad consisted of fourteen first year lettermen, nine second year let- termen and 14 who have not earned letters. The season's record is 2 games won. 1 tied and 5 lost. The banquet was served by Home Economics classes of Adrian high school. Due to the misfortune of a (Continued on Back Page) transformer near the high school being blown out causing the electri At Emmett Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Thompson city to be cut off, some of the food were Sunday dinner guests at the was taken to different homes in Charles Thompson home in Em Adrian to complete the cooking pro cess and service was delayed. mett on Sunday. MARKETS Return From Twin Falk Nyssa Merchants W ell Stocked For Biggest Christmas in Years Nyssa merchants, from candy stores to furniture dealers in anti cipation of a record Christmas trade have stocked their shelves well in advance a survey of grocery, jewelry furniture, drug departments, novel ty, hardware and electrical stores show. While the idea isn’t exactly a new one, every merchefit in Nyssa is ex tending to his customers the pri vilege of using th “ “lay-a-way" plan, the customer simply making a small down payment which will hold the Draft Board Calls Lions Entertain To Be Heavy Bulldog Squad SALEM—In anticipation of heavy calls for trainees to fill the new draft' army in January. Lt. Elmer V. Wooten, state director of selec tive service has instructed local draft boards to proceed immediate ly with the classification and exam ination of 20 percent of all regist rants. Colonel Wooten said that he expects the December call, which was cancelled to be combined with the January call in order to speed up induction of men into the army for training this winter. Most Ore gon draft boards have on file ap plications from volunteers sufficient to meet any ordinary demands, Woo ten said. NYSSA HOOPSTERS FORM TOWN TEAM Nyssa again will have a city bas- ektball team when eight local bas ketball players turned out last week for the teams' first practice of the season, according to Calvin (Hack) Wilson. Bob McCurdy will probably be the manager of the team again this year, Wilson said. The team will practice each Tuesday and Thurs day nights at the school gymnasium. Those turning out for practice are Hack Wilson, Max Schweizer, Bob McCurdy, Colby, Poage, Ike Brown. Wren Ensmlnger, Ray Oraham. and Lloyd Lewis. Any other player who would like to try out for the team can do so by contacting either Mc Curdy or Wilson. FFA BOYS BUY BREEDING EWES Thirty-three head of registered Hampshire breeding ewes have been recently purchased by seven FFA boys. These sheep are of very good type and range from two to four years old These boys: Marion Suit er, Elton Jennings, Delbert Malloy. Lloyd Boyles, Charles McCoy, Ray- mon Fox and Kenneth Waud have fro mthree to seven head apiece. Three other boys purchased fif teen sheep a little earlier in the year. These sheep were all bought through loans and are all insured. Girl Scout Meeting On Thursday, December 5, the Olrl Scouts will meet at the Parish Hall for their ceremony. Then they will go in a group to the Schireman home where they will continue work on their Christmas gifts and prac tice the Christmas carols. Last Thursday, November 28, the Pine Tree Patrol elected Devera Oorrel, patrol leader, and Myma Jordan, corporal. Grace Foster was elected librarian. Those interested in making their own Christmas cards met with Mrs. Allesbrook Monday afternoon. C’onferes with Committee Dr. Donaldson of the Methodist district of the Snake River Valley confered for a short time after church on Sunday with the mem bers of the building committee of the new church. Plans are still in definite but building is scheduled to start soon and at that time plans will be displayed for all those wish ing to see them. The parsonage is nearing comple tion but due to the damp weather Rev. and Mrs. Burres will not be able to occupy it as soon as was hoped for. From Jordan It may not have been a success ful year for the Nyssa Bulldogs as far as winning games was concern ed, but there is one group of men that the boys on the past season’s team, are sure are loyal boosters— the Lions club. For last Friday night the entire 1940 squad and some 20 members if the Nyssa Lions club sat down to a banquet served and prepared by the Home Economics department of tl o Nyssa high school under the direciton of Miss Steven son. Even without being able to boast of any games won, lt was a victory dinner in every sense of the w o rd - victory for the lads in knowing that the grown-ups were keenly interest ed in them, and victory for the Li ons Club in the warm words of prai se from the players, the coahes and principal Hartley. Master of ceremonies for the ev ening was Ronald G. Whitaker, pre sident of the club. Main speaker for the evening was Ray G. Larson, member of the high school board and, main speaker for the team was Ray Morfitt. Entertainment was fu rnished by the girls sextette of the Nyssa high school under the direc tion of Mrs. ’ohn Young, and the two Eldredge brothers. Warn Merchants On Solicitation Mr. and Mrs. Russell Patton and Mr. and Mrs. Sid Flanagan return ed on Friday from a combined busi ness and pleasure trip to Twin Falls. Idaho. While there the men visited the hay mill. article until Christmas time. On advice of Information coming from national sources, the merch ants are earnestly and sincerely ad vising all patrons of Nyssa stores to do their Christmas shopping early. Several reasons for this are given: It gives the customer a larger stock to choose from, the shopping can be done in a more leisurely manner, and lastly without the usual “Jam'” that occurs a day or so before Santa makes his annual visit to all good little children. Students Ready For Play Contest By Wesley Sherman With casts and directors working feverishly late Thursday on the high school’s four one-act plays that will be presented tomorrow (Friday) night at 8:00 p. m. in the public school gym, high school students are convinced that the program will be the best dramatics bill th at has ever been presented in Nyssa. A departure from the usual will be presented by the sophomores when they stage ’Cloudburst” first on the program. According to Howard P ar ent, director, there is no comedy in the play whatsoever. A tragedy, its cast includes Helen Sallee, Bob Eld redge, Geneva Graham, Jeane Tay lor, Ralph Teters and Dewey Thom ason. “Among the Invited Ghosts,” a mystery-comedy will be staged next on the program with the cast inclu ding Wayne Haroldsen, George Hale, Darlene Dorman, Lucy Mae Green, Lucille Sallee, and Marjorie Groot. Irene Redetzke is the director. With the announcement by Marg aret Stevenson, director of the Ju nior class entry, “Friday for Luck,” that late practices are "fine," a finished performance is expected of the cast of this comedy. Leo Hol- lenberg, Jack Church, Dick Haun, and Delm aWard will • the various roles. Inexperienced freshmen will of fer their “Not Quite Such a Goose,” a comedy, last on the program. An xious to win the 1,000 points toward the pep cup trophy offered by the school for the best performance, the first year class makes up in energy and enthusiasm what it lacks in ex periences. With Flora Urqulrl dir ecting, the cast Includes Margaret Sarazln, Anna Marie Toombs, Dale Cannon. Dennis Fife and Doris Wil son. Between the plays the Nyssa high school band will play under the di rection of Gordon A. Finlay, and the girls sextette, accompanied by Mrs. John O. Young, will sing. Voting for the plays will be done by each holder of an adult ticket in the audience. John Lienhard, temporary secre tary of Malheur County Hay Grow ers association issued a warning to all business men this week to refuse any solicitor who may ask for funds for the association. Lienhard said that no person has been authorized to make solicitations in the name of the association, and that when such authorization is giv en. proper credentials will be given to the solicitor as well as notifying the public through the press. A membership drive will be made, among hay growers in the county, Lienhard said. The resignation of P. J. Bragg, who has been active in getting the association formed was asked for at the meeting last week, when a dif Attend Dinner ference arose over the handling of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Osrom were finances in the association. Thanksgiving dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ost- rom. Emmett, on Thursday evening. MARINE RECRUITER VISITS NYSSA Last Thursday Sergeant Ross L. Dunn of the United States Marine Corps was in Nyssa recruiting men for the Marine Corps. Sergeant Dunn said that enlistment in the corps was open to all single men between the ages of 18 and 30, 64 to 74 inches in height, and of good mo ral habits. Any further Information may be obtained by applying to the local post office, or by writing to the United States Marine Corps recrui ting office located at 307 McCarthy building, Boise, Idaho. The Boise office, according to Ser geant Dunn, may shortly be increas ed to a district office, with a com missioned officer in charge. Upon enlisting in the corps, a re cruit is sent to San Diego for an eight week training period after which service may be had in any of the several foreign stations, such as Hawaiian Islands. PhiUiptnes, China or on a man-of-war in the U. S. Naval fleet.________ ™7o"owr Mrs. Robert Long made a return trip on Monday to Nyssa from Jor- das Valley and returned the same . . . Herschel Thompson threatened CASH PRICE day BITTER FAT with the street commissioner job if Week End Guests Premium ___ __ _________ ___ 35 makes one more yip . . . the sun out Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Howell visit after a three day vacation . . . nice First ______________________ 34 ed over the week end with Mr and to see the Christmas trees along Second __________________ ___ 32 Adrian Auxiliary Bazaar Mrs. George Mitchell. POULTRY the Rialto . . . hear Bill Schireman Adrian unit No. 109 American Le | New Daughter Heavy c o lo re d _______ ___ __ 12c did some neat ordering for the fire gion Auxiliary Is holding an all day Word was received in Nyssa this department lately . . . Harry Miner Hens, light and leghorns _ ____ 7 Cox _______ ________________ 3c Bazaar at the Holly Bros Store in week of the arrival of a daughter. doing a bit of nifty peddling along Sorines ________ ____ 11 Odrian. Oregon. Saturday. December Linda Lee to Mr. and Mrs L. Noel Ooode Ave . Wonder If Art Cook 7, 1940 President la Clara Points. Smith at Mercy hospital in Nampa finished the Jig saw puzzle. Trade In on eggs 30 cents . By Wller f lowers $1.50 PER YEAR NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1940 VOLUME XXV, No. 49 Washington, D. C. News Bureau of the Nyssa Gate City Journal Fastest Growing City In Oregon Increase of Debt Post Office to In Nyssa Shown Move to New SALEM—First it was the countlea then the school districts; now lt is the cities of Oregon th at come for ward with reports of subetantlal pro gress in their effort to reduce and ultimately wipe out their burden of debt. A survey Just completed by State Treasurer Walter R. Pearson shows that the cities of Oregon have suc ceeded in reducing their aggregate net debt by nearly $30,000,000 in the past ten years from $76,697,848 in 1930 to $47,479,174 in 1940. Nearly $7,000,000 of this debt reduction has been accomplished in the past two years, since July 1, 1938 when the ne tdebt of the cities stood at $54,- 674,910. Reports compiled by Treasurer Pearson show that the 194 cities re porting 36 had no outstanding in debtedness on July 1, last. Of these 36. six cities had wiped out their debt load in the past two years while an equal number which were debt free two years ago have since become lnvoled in debt. A total of 125 municipalities reported progress in debt reduction with 41 others re porting an Increase in their debt burdens. The City of.Nyssa is recorded as having Increased its net debt by $23,568.91 in the past two years from $41.827 on July 1, 1938, to $65,395 91 on July 1, last. FFA BANQUET ON THURSDAY, DEC. 12 Nyssa Future Farmers of Ameri ca will hold their annual Parent and Son Banquet on Thursday, De cember 12 at 7:30 p. m. in the Nyssa Union high school. This banquet is for all FFA boys and their parents and a number of guests th at will be Invited. The main speaker of the evening will be Fred Hawkins of Ontario, who in the past has been Treasurer of the state organization, a State Farmer and is now a National far mer. The banquet will be served by the Home Economics class after which there will be a short program. NYSSA TOWN HALL Location The Nyssa post office will be mov ed ot the Rockwell building on Main street shortly after the first of the year, according to S. D. Goshert, postmaster. The new post office will have all new equipment in lt, Goshert said, with 643 boxes for the accomoda tion of patrons. This equipment is in the process of manufacture now. The new blulding will be better suited to the purposes of the post office, Goshert said, which will grea tly facilitate the work of the clerks. A written protest was filed by se veral persons in Nyssa over the new location, but it was evidently re ceived after arrangements had been made for the new location. Goshert said it would be impas sible to move to the new location until after the Christmas rush Is over and the new equipment arrives. Nyssa Man Ends Life Last Week P. J. Bragg, Nyssa, salesman for Earl Blackaby, Ontario insurance broker was found dead in his car near North Bend last Friday. According to the Coroner, Ennis Zelzer, Bragg took his own life by taping the windows of his car and attaching a hose to the exhaust pipe leading it in through a window. Bragg was one of the organizers of the Malheur County Hay Growers association, but at a meeting held last week, differences arose between the temporary board of the associ ation and Bragg over the handling of membership and other finances, with the result th at Bragg had peen asked to resign. No Information has been received here regarding funer al arrangements. Donna Dimmick Wins Honors Having proved herself capable of doing satifactory Holstein Calf club work, Donna Dimmick, route 2, Nys sa, has just been awarded a Certifi cate of merit and Junior membership in the Holsteln-Frieslan Association of America, Brattleboro, Vermont. All privileges of the association ex cept voting have been given to her until she Is twenty-one year old. She was recommended by the State club leader and she is the 5,824th Hol stein Calf club member to achieve this national recognition. The Nyssa “Town Hall Group” will meet again tonight at Its regu lar weekly meeting to discuss the question “Must America a>id Japan Clash?” following a radio broadcast of the same question. The meet’ng is scheduled to start at 7:30 p. m. in the high school building. The public is invited to attend. The Nyssa Town Hall group is op en to the general public according to Frank Parr, who is acting as tem porary moderator, until enough per MT. HOOD STAGE sons become interested to select a SCHEDULE CHANGED On December first the experimen permanent one. The group meets every Thursday night at the same tal night bus schedule that has been time and place as mentioned abov \ operating for the past six months between Portland, Bend, Bums, Nyssa and Boise was changed to Dog Owners Warning a daylight schedule through cent Owners of dogs in Nyssa should ral Oregon, according to a statement keep a watchful eye over their pets, released today by officials of Mt. is the warning of a farmer living Hood Stages, Inc. The daylight ser near Nyssa. Cause for the friendly vice will be operated on a schedule Returns to California approved by the United States Post Mrs. Herbert Thompson who spent warning comes about through the al Department to enable the busses last week in the community looking fact that several packs of dogs are to transport first class mall on the after property interests returned to spending their leisure time chasing Bend-Burns division of the Cros- stock. No reports of stock having her home in Palo Alto, California been klUed by dogs has yet been State route. on Saturday. heard of, but dog owners should ex After December first, Mt. Hood In Boise • Stages will leave Nyssa for Vale. Mr. and Mrs. John Bishop and ert every effort to keep them at Burns, Bend, Portland, Seattle and home. Mrs. Bishop's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Coast points at 8:40 a. m. dally, and E. H. Brumbach of Big Bend, mot for Boise and points east at 8:15 American Legion District ored to Boise for the day on Wed a. m., 1:35 p. m. and 7:05 p. m. daily. Conference nesday. On Friday afternoon, Dec. 6, 1940 Receives Sad News the annual district conference of Holly For Sale Mrs J. R. Hunter received word the American Legion and the aux Following Its yearly custom the last week tha ther brother-in-law iliary will be held at the Moore Guild of St. Paul's Episcopal church had passed away suddenly at his hotel in Ontario. Business meeting will have holly for sale at Christmas home in Illinois. Funeral services will convene a t 2 p. m. At seven time. were held for him on Sunday. It there will be at short business meet Day in Boise was impossible for Mrs. Hunter to ing to which the public is invited Mrs. Max Schweizer and Mrs. El leave Nyssa at th at time. len McConnell were Boise visitors os and later a dance. E. C. S. Bralnard and Mr. and Members of the posts of Nyssa, Wednesday. Mrs. L. W. Bralnard and Beverly Ontario, Vale and Jordan Valley WEATHER REPORT of Payette were callers at the H. A. are expected to attend and there Sherwood home on Sunday. Many complaints about the wea will also be present the various Seed Man Here district officers of both organiza ther have come to the Journal of T. A. Walters, Boise representative tions. fice the past three days but the of the Northrup King Seed comp Visits From Meridian weather man says that he can do any was a business visitor at the Mr asd Mrs. E. F. Schoen and nothing about lt In spite of his new Thompson Feed and Fuel store on their son, of Meridian were Tuesday thermometer and the rest of the Monday. visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Schoen. world will have to do as he does. Take lt as It comes and keep on Mr Water’s visit was directly con grumbling. cerned with the acreage contracts Ontario Visitors Following are the thermometer for mustard seed which he Is pro Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McOlnnls moting in this area for spring plan and Mr. and Mrs Wallace Paul were readings as given by the Nyssa of fices of the U. 8. Reclamation. ting. in Ontario Saturday. D. H. L. P. About three hundred acres for In Vale growing the seed has been signed Mrs. Don Graham and Miss Geor 28 34 34 .11 up at the present time but a few gia Dennis were business visitors in 29 26 42 .02 30 2« 47 more will be accepted for a short Vale on Wednesday. 1 28 43 .03 period. The contracts must be In not Visits from HBI City less than five acre tracks according Mrs. R. R. Richardson. H1U City, 2 28 41 to A1 Thompson and only a short is a guest of Mrs J. R. Hunter at 3 28 38 4 30 33 02 the Star Hotel this week. time remains for the signing
