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Published at Nyssa, Oregon G ATEW AY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS IN THE HEART OF OREGON’S SUGAR EMPIRE______________ VOLUME XXXVI, NO. 2 Nyssa to Meet Payette Friday Washington. D. C. News Bureau of the Nyssa Gate City Journal WASHINGTON, D. C.—Everyone In Washington knows that congress will enact the “lease-loan" bill under which President Roosevelt can do anything he desires with American war material. Naturally, it makes the president a dictator, but that is understood and, if need be, he can be deprived of these powers by a vote of two-thirdes of congress. It will be no ru«h Job enacting the measure, for the senate will consume time in debating the bill. At present the bill (it was introduced simalta- neously) is in the foreign relations committee of the senate and the foreign affairs of the house. The fireworks will begin when the bill emerges from committee and reach es the floor. Opposition will not be on party lines; there are good Dem ocrats as well as Republicans who believe that the measure gives too much authority to the president, and each will have his “say” before the bill reaches a roll call. What is occurring in Washing ton is what has been predicted; any one who refuses to go the whole dis tance to aid the British is viewed with suspicion and is called an ap peaser and is not regarded as exact ly “right.” Somehow such individu als are gradually being considered as disloyal. It is in reality the be ginning of a witch hunt such as al ways presages entry into war. Tucked away in the bill (its num ber is 1776) is a little item which authorizes the president to make available the ports of the United States to disabled foreign warships. It makes no mention of what nation, but, of course, means British. This gives the British fleet full access to American ports and all facilities for repairs. For the larger vessels there is only one such place on the Paci fic coast, the Bremerton navy yard, and two on the Atlantic side. With the Germans bombing the docks of Britain, the English navy is looking for a place to have repairs made to the fleet, and this bill will meet all requirements in that respect. There is, perhaps, more objection to this part of the measure than to any other. It sounds too much like war. While debates ramble on, Ameri can production will be geared up. New plants are being erected at the expense of the government for the manufacture of smokeless powder, for shell-filling, for tanks, for air planes. engines, etc. Several months will be required to prepare these plants tot1 production and once they are running out their particular ma terials, the president will be send ing the material to the British, sav ing only a trifle of the output for American defense. Of this material for the British none will be paid for by the British taxpayers; the load will be carried by American taxpayers, whether or not they like it. There is no men tion of money anywhere in the bill. The measure is an authorization bill and once it is passed, congress will be told how much money to vote. The extent to which the United States will aid British. Greece and China (possibly some Latin-Ameri- can nations) is now a matter of guesswork, but administration lead ers expect it to be not less than three billion dollars to start with. This is on top of the 17 billion dol lars which the president has sub mitted to congress—more than con gress voted in the first world war for any one year. In the president's budget he has eliminated all river and harbor work, and road funds other than those he must sanction. There is not a nickel for military highways in the budget, but there is a strong and persistent demand for such and before this session closes a military highway bill will be offered by the house committee on roads. To date the report on military highways which has been on the presldent'3 desk for months is still there. Ad ministration forces contemplate us ing federal aid funds, whereever possible, for access roads. State highways commissions arc not all in favor of this program. By Wesley Sherman Nyssa high school’s basketball five will meet its third conference op ponent here Friday night (Jan. 17) when the Bulldogs battle the Payet te Pirates, beginning at 7:30 p. m. At the present time the local team boasts a better league record than the coming visitiors. Nyssa holds a one- point, 27-26 victory over On tario, snatched by another timely field goal on the part of handy Frank Wilson, lanky guard, in the closing seconds of play. Payette, on the other hand, met Ontario the following night and fell before the Tigers in a crushing defeat, 32-15. It has been reported, however, that Ontario was a vastly improved squad in its second conference game. Weiser, too, holds the scalp of th ehapless Pirates. Payette dropped a 41-37 decision to the Wolverines on the first night of Snake River Valley play. Emmet trounced Nyssa last Sat urday by the score of 22-12 in the school gym so the Blue and White have both tasted victory and felt defeat. Though showing little of their Idaho state championship form, the Huskies grabbel and early lead and kept just safely in front all the way. Rex Shelley, shifted fro mguard to forward, has been hitting the basket in recent contests to lead his team mates in conference scoring. He counted for 14 against Ontario and added four against Emmett, for a total of 18 points. A non-conference game played at New Plymouth Tuesday night end ed in a 20-18 defeat for the Nyssa Bulldogs. At the end of the regular period the score was tied at 18-all, and New Plymouth took the contest in an overtime. Fastest Growing City In Oregon $1.50 PER YEAR NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1941 FORESTRY SERVICE OFFERS FARM TREES Seal Sales Short Of $1580 Quota Malheur County farmers will a- gain have an opportunity to obtain seedling trees grown at the Oregon State Forest Nursery through the county agent's office. Requests for these trees should be filed with the county agent as soon as possible. Varieties obtainable this year are about the same as last year and in clude among the hardwood. Russian Olive, Black Locust, Chinese Elm, Caragana, and among the conifers, Douglas Fir, Eastern Red Cedar, and Norway, Ponderosa and Austrian and Scotch Pine. Herd Association To Hold Meeting The annual meeting of the Mal heur County Dairy Herd Improve ment Association was set for Fri day, February 14, by the Directors of the Association who met in Ontario on Wednesday, January 8. This meeting is to be held in Vale and will be an all day affair beginning at 10:30 a. m. In addition to the business meet ing of the association and a report of its officers for the year, a pro gram consisting of some motion pic tures on dairy production and two or three speakers will be arranged. The month of January marks the first twelve months period in the life of the association and a sum mary of the production of all of the I herds on test will be available at the time of the annual meeting. J O REMODEL CAFE Brownies Cafe will be closed all day this coming Sunday to allow the owners to install new counters, stools, back bar and private booths. The new equipment will be of the T 1 latest design with a color scheme of red leather and mahogany trim. JUNIOR COMEDY TO The new back bar will have an auto BE GIVEN SATURDAY matic refrigerator in the lower part. Six booths and 15 counter stools are By Wesley Sherman among the new equipment to be in Juniors in the high school are stalled. busy as bees this week. The cafe will reopen Monday Their three-act comedy, “Girl morning at the usual hour, 5 a. m. Shy,” big event of the year fori thexn is scheduled for presentation this Nyssa Nursing Home coming Saturday night at 8:30 in the public school gym. The rather At the Nyssa Nursing home on late hour is set in an effort to allow Jan. 11, a daughter. Blanch Edith, businessmen of the town a chance was bom to Mr. and Mrs. John to see the play. Hickman of Vale. Dr. K. E. Kerby is Polishing work on the play has caring for them. To Mr. and Mrs. Ashfied Fields, been in progress all week, costume committees and property men are si son, Marvin J„ was born Jan. 15, scurrying around in an effort to se with Dr. L. A. Maulding in charge. To Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Thompson, cure best possible technical back ground. Director Fred Stark has a daughter, Sharon Yvonne, was been drilling the cast members daily born on Jan. 15 with Dr. Maulding in order to get their lines perfected. caring for them. James Mussolini, Nyssa Heights, Should a local citizen visit high school this week he might discover is in the hospital for treatment by in some corner of the building a Dr. Maulding. Basil Jones, a factory worker, was student mumbling words over and over to himself. Mr. Stark asks that a patient in the hospital over Mon visitors be tolerant of these students «lay and Tuesday suffering from —they are far from being feeble steam burns. minded. They are merely members of the junior class play, “Girl Shy,” Drivers Licenses practicing their parts. A traveling examiner of operators As may be seen from the title of the play, the production is marvel and chauffeurs will be in Nyssa on Wednesday Jan. 22. 1941 at the City ously suited to young talent of high Hall from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. All school age. those wishing permits or licenses to Those in the cast are: Tom Ars- drive cars are asked to get in touch dale, good-looking, girl-shy college with the examiner during those boy, Harold Taylor; Oke Stimson, hours. opposite about girls. Jack Church; Dean Marlow, dean o f the college, Chester Ashby; Peaches Carter, Cooked Food Sale Oke's present weakness, Leona Far A cooked food sale will be held mer; Asma. a young negro wash by the W.S.C.S. of the Methodist womans Lucille Eldred; Birdie La- church at Dick's place on Saturday Verne, talkative unrefined movie as January 18, commencing at 11 a. m. pirant, Delma Ward; Barbara San On Vacation ford, well-cultured girl of 18^ Thel Mr. and Mrs. George Jensen left ma Cooper; Caroline, Tom's aunt, on Wednesday for a vacation with fussy and talkative. Martha Smith; Mr. Arsdale. a self-centered gentle relatives in southern Idaho. man of 45. Harold Boyles; Sylvia Flu Victim R. A. Thompson is ill and unable Webtser, Tom's peta aversion, Alma Westerfield; Chuck, Mayo, loud, un to be at his work because of flu. couth young man, Alvflnn Ekanger; HI at Home Mrs. Arthur H. Boydell has been and Alfred, college poet and quiet confined at home for the past two young man. Virgil Seward. weeks because of illness. Overnight Guests Homemaker's Evening School Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hcldt enter How to fit and alter patterns ac tained as overnight guests on Mon cording to individual needs will be day. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Deaver and the project for the third meeting of son. Leland of Stamford, Nebraska, the Homemakers evening school and Mr. and Mrs. C. Deaver of Sa which will be held, Monday. Janu lem. The party was enroute to Stam ary 20. at the high school under the ford to Salem. supervision o f Margaret Stevenson, WEATHER REPORT high school home economics ins true tor The classes will continue to Date Low High meet each Monday at 8 p m. and Jan. 9 42 21 them is no charge. 40 18 10 38 18 11 The meeting last Monday was 26 19 12 well attended, but there is still time 35 32 13 for anyone interested to enroll in 40 28 14 the class. Actual construction of a 35 27 15 garment will be started by each of Total precipitation 61 inches the members. • a A Mrs. Walter Shlmp, county seal sale chairman, reports the sale of four additional Christmas seal bonds during the past week, making a total bond sale to date of $220. Ten dol lar bonds were purchased by the Ontario P. E. O. and the Malheur County Pamona Grange, and $5 bonds by the Oregon Trail Grange and Howard M. Bone of Dumore, Pa. The sale of seals and bonds pass ed the $1300 mark this week. To reach the goal of $1580, the county must purchase $280 more in seals and bonds. Mrs. Shimp pointed out. If the quota is reached, 75 per cent of all funds raised here remain in the county to carry on local public health work. If the quota is not reached, only 50 per cent can be re tained. Thus, unless the quota is reached, the county will lose more than $500 that would otherwise be available for the local program. Officers of the association again issued an appeal to all those who have not returned their seals to re turn them or send a contribution of as much as they are able to pay. Follow up cards are going out this week. Clubs and organizations which have not yet purchased health bonds were also urged to do so in order to boost the county’s total sale over the top. Outlaws Lead Bowling League Team Standings Games Points played w. L. Outlaws ......... .... 2 6 2 Barbers ....:. .... 2 5 3 Sugar Co.........,.............. 3 ....... 2 5 Wilsons ....... 2 4 2 Journal .......... 2 2 6 4 Thompsons ................. 2 4 E ders......... .... 1 1 3 Grahams ....... .... 1 1 3 Summary of Games: FRIDAY I Grahams Wilsons Blodgett 364 Seits, 432 Graham, D (1) 73 Wilson, C. 292 Keizer, J (2) 287 Wilson, B. 309 Cook, A. V. 354 Wilson, Hack 436 Lawrence 398 Burbidge 419 McClure, L. 328 Points: Wilsons 3, Grahams 1 MONDAY Wilsons Barbers Hep. 50 Hep. 45 Seits 394 Brown 467 Wilson. B. 255 Pounds 360 Wilson, Hack 323 Findley 379 Burbidge 409 Miner 492 Adkinson 525 Short, B. 510 Points: Barbers3; Wilsons 1. TUESDAY Thompsons: Journal Hep. 204 Hep. 114 Tohmpson, H. 440 Thomas 313 Smith, Dwight 433 Hayes 498 Eichner 521 Garrison 425 Mains 385 Overstreet 448 Beutler 418 Dummy Score 110 Points: Thompsons 4, Journal 0. WEDNESDAY Outlaws Sugar Co. Hep. 51 Hep. 44 Graham, R. 450 Lienhard 421 Rinehart 425 Stoker (1) 135 Robertson 469 Eastman (2) 423 Norcott, E. D. 487 Hammon 372 Norcott, Art 449 Pogue, W 428 Roudebush 555 Points: Outlaws 3; Sugar Co. 1 Team Son Bom in South Mrs. Ella Smith received word this week that a son had been born to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Jones in Los Angeles on Jan. 7. He has been named Richard W. and weighed at birth 7 pounds and 15 ounces. He is the first child of Mr. and Mrs. Jones. Mr. Jones will be remembered by all those living in this community during the building of the dam. Home from Hospital Mrs. Herschel Thompson returned home with her infant son from the Nursing home on Monday afternoon. Grange to Give Party The Oregon Trail Grange is spon soring a bridge and pinochle party to be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jameson in the Buena Vista district on Tuesday evening. Jan. 21 at 8:30. The public is invited. Returns from Visit Charles Sturtevant, nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Heldt returned to Nyssa after spending the past three weeks visiting relatives in Nebraska. Return to Home After a weeks visit with her son, John Bishop and Mrs. Bishop. Mrs. Lincoln Bishop and her son. Her bert of New York, left for their own home the first of the week. They planned to remain a shc-t time in Lincoln, Nebraska. NAVY AND MARINE RECRUITERS HERE Nyssa was visited last week by two armed service recruiting officers. They were Arthur Love, CMM, US FR, Recruiting officer for the navy and Sergeant Ross L. Dunn, recruit ing officer for the U. S. Marine corps. Headquarters for both officers are in Boise. Both officers reported that their respective offices were getting a very fine type of men from the Snake River Valley, which is borne out by the fact that very few are turned down for enlistment due to physical disabilities. Sergeant Dunn said that there was a good possiblitiy that the Ma rine Corps would be authorized very shortly to recruit a larger number of men than it was allowed in 1940. Chief Love said that his office has enlisted 40 men during the month of December and that a quota of 50 had been set for January. Post Office Shows Gain O f $1785 The Nyssa post office gross receipts for the year of 1940 shows a gain of $1,784.94 over the same period for 1939, according to figures obtained from Postmaster S. D. Goshert this week. Receipts for 1939 were $11, 666.32 as against $13,451.26 for 1940, the figures reveal. The quarter ending December 31, 1940 showed the largest increase for a comparable period during 1939. This quarter showed an Increase of $698.37 over the same period of 1939, or a gross of $4,371.22. The lowest gain of any quarter was that end ing in September which showed a gain of $15.42. The gain for the quarter ending in March was $650 and the June quarter showed a gain of $186.15. Asked when the post office would be in the new quarters. Goshert said that he thought that the move would not be made for perhaps another month. POMONA GRANGE TO MEET JANUARY 25 The county Pomona Grange will meet with Oregon Slope grange on Saturday, January 25 at 10 a. m., according to word received from J. Edwin Johnson. Vale, Master of Mal heur Pomona. No details of the program for the day were mentioned by Johnson, except that he has promised a very entertaining and Interesting pro gram. Farmers’ Night School Feeding dairy cattle will be the topic for discussion at the Farmers’ Night school. Monday evening Janu ary 20, at 8:00 p. b. In the agricul tural repartment of the Nyssa Union High school. Consideration will be given to such factors as: balanced rations, minerals, vitamins, and nu trient values of the common dairy feeds. Local and regional practices of feeding dairy cows will be pre sented in such form that a specific study may be made of them. The study of beef feeding operations was discussed at the last meeting on Jan uary 13. Sons Enters Trade Schools County 4-H Clubs Draft Calls Eight In Radio Try-outs County Men For The try-outs for the radio pro Armed Service gram to be presented by Malheur 4H club members was one of the high lights of the January meeting of the Malheur 4H Leaders' Council held in Ontario last Saturday. Boys and girls from Annex, Bro gan, Kingman Kolony, Pioneer, Vale, and White Settlement communties presented a series of numbers which were judged by a commltttee of leaders charged with the responsi bility of selecting members to be broadcast at a later date. In the entertainment division a trio from Annex singing a group of 4H songs placed first, and a mixed jrou p fiom Kingman Kolony placed second. In the division on activities a dialogue featuring events of the 4H fair was gievn by club members from White Settlement and a dis cussion on the canning project by club members from Kingman Kolo ny was selected as an illustration of 4H project work. At the business meeting preceedlng the radio try-outs, W. O. Roehr of Annex was elected as president of the Council, with Mrs. C. E. Elliott of Kingman Kolony named as vice- president and Mrs. Cliff Jordan of White Settlement elected secretary- treasurer of the organization. These officers were installed and will di rect the activities of the organiza tion for the coming year. The Ridge view Community club sponsored an achievement program for 4H club members in this com munity at the regular meeting of the organization Friday night. Pins and certificates were awarded to 25 club members, most of whom have just completed their first year of club work. E. M. Hauser, county club agent, explained the 4-H projects available and discussed the county program. N.Y.A. PROJECTS EMPLOY 74 YOUTHS Seventy-four young men and women in Malheur county are as signed to the National Youth Ad ministration work experience pro jects located In all parts of the county, according to word received from Oeorge Wallace, area super visor. The youths are assigned to the following projects: 30—Regional Vocational Project, Weiser, Idaho. 2—Vale Clerical Project. 4—Nyssa Clerical Project. 11—Nyssa Playground Construc tion Project. 9—Ontario Clerical Project. 6—Ontario Library Project. ♦—Adrian Construction Project. 4—Adrian Clerical Project. 4—Construction Project at Pen dleton, Oregon. All projects are sponsored by lo cal committees which provide train ing and experience for all these youth. There is additional opportunity available! for any youth between the ages of 16-24 in need of employment and work experience. For further Information youths should contact the Oregon State Employment Service at Ontario. Carl Sebum Ranch Sold The Malheur County Local Board of the Selective Service have called eight men from the county for ser- ice with the armed forces. Two al ternates are also named by the board in the event any of the origi nal eight are not accepted for ser vice. The draftees will report to the Multnomah County Armory in Port land on January 20 where an induc tion station is maintained. Those called are William A. Car penter. Leonard A. Fairbanks, Irvin D. Thode, John H. Derry and Rich ard O. Brooke, all of Ontario; War ren M. Phillips, Harper; Robert C. Marquis and Corby J. Hastings, both of Vale. Alternates named are Merl W. Kygar, Nyssa and Joseph H. Weber, Vale. New Assistant County Agent • _____ W. W. Thompson has been ap pointed as assistant county agent in Malheur county according to infor mation released from the county agent's office this week. Mr. Thomp son who until recently has been em ployed by the Farm Security Admi nistration in their office in Vale will begin his new work on January 15. He is a graduate of Oregon State College and a native of Klamath county. The employment of the additional assistant county agent has been made possible because the Bureau of Reclamation has provided funds for paying the salary of an addition al man in Malheur County to carry on some irrigation demonstration and experiments and to work with new settlers on their irrigation and cropping problems. H. J. Endlcott, who for the past two years has been assistant county agent in Malheur county, has been assigned to this new project. He will retain the same title and will work out of the same office as usual. Mr. Thompson will assume the duties carried on by Mr. Endlcott, the major part of which has been in connection with peren nial weed control work. CONCERT TO RAISE BUILDING FUNDS A concert of outstanding local talent will be sponsored by the Nys sa Methodist church on January 24 at 8 p. m„ under the musical direc tion of Charles Wilson, Payette vio lin instructor. Proceeds from the concert, which will be given in the school gymnasium, will go toward the church building fund. Work was started this past week on the base ment excavation for the new church building by Contractor Henry L. Horn. The contract for the building has not yet been let, the committee in charge now waiting on he plans to be submitted by several archlects. Nephew Injured On Monday Mrs. A. V. Cook re ceived word that her nephew, Bob Lyells, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ly- ells, Emmett, had been crushed and critically Injured when a tractor that he was driving slipped and threw him under the wheels. Bob is well known in Nyssa, hav ing visited here frequently. He is a Junior at the University of Idaho and was working for the Potlatch Lumber company at Orfino when the accident happened. His father left to be with him on Monday O. W. Nitschelm, formerly of Kla math Falls has purchased the 32 acre farm of Carl Sebum, located Just north of Nyssa. Mr. Nitschelm farmed in the Klamath Falls dis trict for about 25 years and said that he has not yet made definite plans for his newly acquired farm. He and Mrs. Nitschelm are enthusi In Wilder astic about the possibilities of farm Mrs. George McKee and Mr. and ing in this district. Mrs. Max Schweizer and their chil dren spent Sunday in Wilder. On Returns From Baker On Fall Term Honor Roll Friday Mrs. McKee was a guest in Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Eastman Lloyd Wilson, Nyssa, was one of the Dave Lawrence home in Vale. returned from La Grande the end 160 students at the University of MARKETS of the week. Mrs. Eastman accom Oregon to make the fall term honor panied her mother, Mrs. Ada Hewitt roll with a grade point average of CASH PRICE Payette to La Grande, when she 3.5 or better. PRODUCE found it necessary to undergo an Orades are computed on the basis By Wiley f lowers operation and remained with her of grades for each hour. In this com 30c until she was well enough to be putation, a grade of “ A” Is listed as Premium ................................ 29c 4, a grade of “B" as 3, “C” as 2, First ...................................... moved to her own home. 27c Second ___________________ and "D’1 as 1. Father Passes Away in East POULTRY Wilson is a graduate of Nyssa high Mr. Walter Marshall received school and is a senior majoring in Hens heavy colored .......— lie word recently that her father, E. business administration. He Is the Hens, light and leghorns ..... ...7c King had passed away at the family son of Mr. and Mrs E. O. Wilson. 3c Stags ____________________ , home in Kansas at the age of 86 3c Cox .............- ------- --------------- years on Dec. 27. Mr. King was Sister 111 Uc Springs ......____________ ___ Walter Marshall received word Trade in on eggs, 17 cents. an early pioneer in that state. this week of the serious illness of Visit from Coulee GRAIN Mr and Mrs. Wayne Marshall of a sister living in Harper. Kansas Ry A1 Thompson and Sons Coulee Dam, Wash., enoyed a visit W.8.C.8. to Meet Bulk, f. o. b. Nyssa at the parental Walter Marshall per 100 pounds The Women's Society of Christian home recenty. Service of the Methodist church will Wheat ................................. $1.20 I’ l with Flu meet on Thursday p. m . January Oats ________________________ $1.00 Andrew Boersma is one of the 24 at 2 o ’clock at the home of Mrs. Barley ______________________ $1.15 Com $1.10 Carl Sebum mast recent flu victims. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Heldt have received word that their sons, Al bert and Paul, who left Nyssa for Los Angeles on December 31 have been enrolled as students at the Na tional Trade schools at Los Angeles and have already began their eight weeks study course. Abert will study diesel engineering and Paul is tak ing air conditioning.
