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7/ie NYSSA GA 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. 5 WASHINGTON, D. C— If Sidney Hillman, co-director of OPM, can manage It he will unionize every shop In the United States with a national defense order and where- ever possible be a CIO union, for Hillman Is vice-president of CIO. All over the country there has dev eloped a rash of strikes which are holding up the defense program— they range from trucks and parts for airplanes to powder plants and shipyards, and In each Instance the demand Is for more pay and mini mum hours. Where there Is competitive bid ding a successful contractor is in danger of losing, as he bids on the prevailing wage at the time; he has to build on the terms of the con tract and give a performance bond. With the clost-plus fixed fee the government negotiates with a con rtactor, agrees on the coat prices and gives a fee for supervising the Job. But the fixed fee has been based on prevailing wages and any in creased rate is an upset. Hillman, born in Russia and do nor of $1,000,000 to Lenin from dues of a union he controlled, Is now the big shot in the Office of Produc tion Management, with special at tention to labor. He is working to compel unionization through a pro vision he has insisted to be written into contracts. If the low bidder re fuses to accept tt\g labor clause, Hillman directs the navy or army to give the job to the next man, if the latter agrees. This sysem Is cost ing the American people more mon ey for their national defense. The next step of Hillman (and he has the support of the president) is to have the government take over plants where there are labor dis putes. The president and Hillman have discussed this matter. The in dustries would be regarded as not cooperating; as holding up the pro gram. Hillman does not contemplate drafting labor, however, and com pelling labor to work. Mr. Roosevelt and others have said; "You can not strike against the government.” There has been a strike in navy shipyards where war ships were under construction. There are In Washington, delegates from the yards throughout the coun try demanding that all navy yard workers be given more pay. Every industrial plant where there has been a strike or where a strike will be called is working on defense or ders, and these strikes are against the government for they are delay ing the production of every import ant essential for national defense. On the floor of the house of repre sentatives denunciation of the strikes are daily made and new bills keep appearing to solve the prob lem. Several bills would prohibit strikes, other would provide for com pulsory arbitration. Nothing will be done with these measures, but they do enable the indignant members to blow off steam. What bums up various members is that American citizens are compelled to Join a un ion to work on the defense program; others protest that the Initiation fee is too high (Mrs. Roosevelt holds that opinion, too), especially since after joining a union worker is fre quently laid off before he completes his initiation payment and he can not recover his money from the un ion. In the offlpg is more labor trouble. The 200 freighters ordered by the maritime commission must be man ned and, under the American laws must have 100 per cent American crew». Unions insist that crews, ex cept the licensed personnel shall come from union hiring halls and that a skipper must take the crew that the hall sends. An association of ship masters, meeting in Wash ington this week, adopted resolutions that a captain has the right to pick his own crew. As matters stand in the American merchant marine the "kipper has practically no control of his crew. The government is now 'raining sailors for Junior officer*, hut moat of these have been com pelled to Join a union before getting » Job. Fastest Growing City In Oregon $1.50 PER YEAR NYSSA,OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1941 Nutrition Expert To Speak Here Tuesday Washington, D. C. News Burean of the Nyssa Gate City Journal ITY JOURNAL "How to Eeat Well on Less Mon ey" will be the subject of a series of talks which Mrs. Laura Wells, con sultant in nutrition for the Oregon State Board of Health, will deliver in different parts of the county next week. Mrs. Well's schedule Is aa follows: Monday. February 10—Ontario Conklin school, 2: 30 p. m. Harper school (tentative) 8 p. m. Tuesday, February 11—Nyssa, 2:30 p. m Willowcreek school 8 p. m. Wednesday, February 12—Vale high school 2:30 p. m. Oregon Slope Jefferson school 8 p. m. At several of the meetings there will be a short musical program. Mrs. E. J. Patch Is arranging the meeting at the Jefferson school and she has announced that the male quartet of the Jtfferson Sunday school will sing and the Park Im provement club will put on a comic skit. Special entertainment is also being arranged for the Willowcreek meeting. Mrs. C. 8. Harris is making the arrangements at Willowcreek. Mrs. Wells was formerly on the staff of the Oregon State College and, has a wide reputation as a nu tritionist. By the use of food models, she will point out what foods are needed dally and how food dollars should be spent. The meetings are being arranged under the auspices of the Malheur County Public Health association. ADRIAN POSTMASTER TO RETIRE SOON John Holly, Adrian postmaster will soon end a long career In the postal service. He will retire from the postmastership upon the com pletion of competitive examinations which will be held and his successor named. The last day for the filing of applications to take the civil service examinations is Friday, February 9. Holly has been a postmaster for the past 30 years, having held that posi tion In the old Riverview postoffice, before it was moved to Adrian In 1917. NO MAJOR P.U.D. LEGISLATION SALEM—If thtre is to be any ma jor PUD legislation at this session it is not yet in evidence. Governor Sprague this week transmitted to the lawmakers several suggestions for minor amendments to the 1939 PUD act but inasmuch as these were agreed to at a conference attended by representatives of the Bonneville administration and the Oregon Hy dro-electric commission and are un derstood to be acceptable to adop tion by the lawmakers. ANNUAL BANQUET The Nyssa Chamber of Commerce held Its annual banquet at the school gymnasium Tuesday night with somewhere around 125 persons attending. Delegations from Boise Nampa. Caldwell and Ontario were guests, as well as a host of local farmers and their wives. C. B. Stephenson, vice-president of the First National Bank of Port land was the principle speaker for the evening. Ned Harlan, secretary of the Boise Chamber of Commerce also was among those giving talks. The dinner was served by the Nys sa Civic club, with the arrangements in charge of Bernard Eastman. Dr. E. D. Norcott and Herschel Thomp son. BOWLING TEAM STANDINGS Points Games Teams W. L. Played 17 4 ..... 4 Outlaws ............ 1 9 Sugar Co. .............5 Wilsons ............ _______4 11 5 Barbers ............ ______ .4 7 9 11 9 E d e r s ......... ...... ............4 10 6 Thom psons___ ______ .4 5 15 Journal ______ ............J 5 15 Grahams _____ ........ „..J WEATHER REPORT Following are the thermometer readings for the week ending Feb 5. 1941 as given at the Nyssa offices of the U. 8 Reclamation. Low High Prec. Date ♦8 23 Jan. 30 33 25 Jan. 31 24 43 Feb. 1 03 24 43 Feb. 2 49 26 Feb 2 46 34 Feb 3 50 21 Feb 4 47 Feb 5 30 Special School Levy Proposed SENATOR ELLIS SALEM—The school tax equiliza- tlon problem has again been injected into the legislature. This time It has taken the form of a proposal for state aid In the form of a special tax levy large enough to raise $20 for every child on the school census. Under the terms of the bill wnich has been drafted with the aid of the state department of education the revenue derived from this proposed tax levy would be apportioned a- mong the counties on the basis of total days attendance in the ele mentary and high schools. The counties, in turn, would apportion the money out to the districts on the basis of teaching units and days at- cendance in eah district. According to Rex Putnam, state superintendent of public instruction, the measure does not involve a pro posal to raise additional revenues for school purposes but only to equalize the revenues among the school districts through state aid which would be expected to supplant in part at least, of local levies. Another school bill introduced in to the legislative hopper this week by Representative Larkin of Yam hill county, would require that teachers be paid on a 12-month bas is. That is a teacher whose pay was $900 for a nine month term of school would get 12 pay checks of $75 each instead of nine checks of $100 each. Larkin frankly admitted that one purpose of his proposal is to emphasize the inadequate pay re ceived by Oregon teachers. ciALEM—If at first you don’t get what you want just Keep on trying. Tnat appeals to ue the motto of Oregon s lawmakers with respect to tlitir long sought pay increase. No thing daunted by me fact that the voters nave turned aown me propos al nine banes, me members ol the current session have decided to put the issue on the ballot again. De bate on the resolution in both the House ana Senate indicated that tile small margin to wnich the opposition was reduced in me last election has given me legislators cause for hope that me next—and tenth—time will find the voter resistance entirely overcome. Only two senators Rex Ellis of Umatilla and Wallace of Multnomah, and three representa tives—Gibson of Lane, Kimberllng of Grant and Morse of Crook—vot ed against th$ resolution in Its final passage mis week. Johnson Elected Pomona Master J. Edwin Johnson was re-elected Master of the Malheur Pomona Orange at a meeting held at the Oregon Slope school house last Sat urday. Others elected at the mast ing, for two years terms wefe Frank Sherwood, overseer, Mrs. Earl Loft on, Lecturer; Herbert Purvis, Stew ard; Earl Weaver, assistant steward; Mrs. C. A. Ketchum, chaplain; M. B. Sonner, Treasurer; R. M. McKen- non, secretary; Newton Zahler, gatekeeper: Helen Jordan, Ceres; Mrs. Dale Ashcraft, Pomona; Mrs. Gordon Dickson, Flora; Mrs. Earl Weaver, Lady assistant steward; Marie Watson, H. E. C. Chairman; R. M. McKennon, agriculture com mittee chairman. The members of the Executive Committee will con sist of C. A. Ketchum, Jack Fair- man. C. E. Charles and J. Edwin Johnson. Over 100 grangers attended the daylong meeting. State Deputy and Mrs. Wicklander and County Depu ty, C. A. Ketchum were present for thq meeting. Kingman Kolony H. E. C. won the prize for the best report. During the lecturer's hour, Lee Heller, superintendent of the Mal heur R. E. A. Co-op, spoke and an swered questions on People's Utili ty districts. Thirteen candidates were obligat ed Into the fifth degree membership. Another meeting will be held In April, the exact date and place will be announced later. Easier Cantata Oordon Finlay announced this week that there would be a Cantata Easter Triumph," by Carrie B. Ad ams, Oregon composer, given by a group of community singers during the Easter season. The music has already arrived, Finlay said and the first rehearsal Is scheduled for next Tuesday even ing at 8 p m at the high school. Mr. Finlay will direct the music and the accompanist will be Mrs. Henry Hartley and Mrs Finlay. Mr. Finlay requests all those who are In terested In musical activities to be present at the first rehearsal. Seed Treater Installed On Wednesday a new seed treater was installed at the Thompson Feed store It is a Oustafson and is one of the most modem and efficient of its kind on the market. With this new machine seeds can be cleaned and treated with one operation. From Utah Amos Brown and his son. La Far. of Richmond. Utah, were Saturday and Sunday guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Bumall Brown. On their return to Richmond they were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. La Vere Brown, who have lived in Nys sa during the campaign at the fac tory. New City Truck On Wednesday afternoon Nyssa took delivery of a new International 1<4 ton truck to be used by Water master. Cliff Oreer, In the aervlce of the water department opposes p a y BOOST BILL Spuds Are Subject At Adrian School ADRIAN—Nutritional values of leeu was discussed last Monday evening by the farmers evening class of Adrian under the supervision of Johnny Johnson, agriculture instuc- tor. Monday, February 10, at 8 p. m. Joe Jarvis, Union Pacific agriculture agent of Boise will come to Adrian and show motion pietures on har vesting, storing, grading, shipping and loading of potatoes. The following Monday, February 17, Carl Dietz of the Parma expperl- ment station will speak on Onions and lettuce. VARIETY SHOWN IN WEATHER REPORT From a high of 110 F above to a low of 6 degrees above and a mean of 52.8 me weather man found on compiling his annual report at the Nyssa offices of me U. 8. Reclama tion that me thermometer had done a good deal of skipping and for me third consecutive year had not dip ped below the zero mark. The hottest day of the year was June 19 while the coldest day was on December 13 with the first killing frost of me autumn on November 3. There were 194 clear days, 106 partly cloudy and 66 cloudy with a total precipitation of 14.22 inches. During that 366 day period there were no severe storms of any kind. Nyssa To Play Payette Saturday Nyssa high's basketball squad tumbled from third place to fifth In me S. R. V. conference this week as a result o l two defeats at the hands of league opponents. Vale's Vikings sailed over the Bulldogs. 46 to 27. Friday night at Vale. The best efforts of the Blue and White Just weren’t good enough against the Viking assault. Ontario's Tigers came, saw and conquered here Saturday night when they evened a home and home series with a $3-29 win over the Bulldogs. The game was hard fought, clean, and close throughout. The Bulldogs were protecting a 16- 15 lead at halftime, but lost it at the beginning of the third quarter. With two minutes to go it was tied 29-all but timely field goals by Aiken and Plaza In the last two minutes gave the game to the Tigers Cellar-dwelling Payette is nest eat thé slate for the Blue and White gt Payete. The game, set for the com ing Saturday night, will find the Bulldogs the favorites as a result of an earlier victory over the Pirates. Home for Sunday Don Sherwood wag down from Hermlston and spent the weefc-vnd with his parents. Mr. and M n. H. R. Sherwood Sen III Ronnie Thom peon, oon of Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Thompson has bsen ill and under a doctor's care since Friday. He is reported to be some better. Dinner Gaest Mrs. Joe Russell and her son. Pat. visiting In this country from Lima, Peru, were dinner guests on Wed nesday evening of Mr. and Mrs. John Bishop r * Mr? Russell is the former Fran cis Miller, at one time Malheur county librarian. In Boise Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Jordan were’ Boise visitors on Tuesday. A A BILL TO RAISE SCHOOL HEAD SALARY Acreage Deadline Experimental Set For Saturday Farm Bill A bill that would raise the annual salary of the Malheur county school superintendent from $1500 to $1800 has been lntrdouced by Representa tive Virgil B. Staples following the circulation of a petition in me coun ty asking for the pay raise. The pet ition was signed by a large number of taxpayers of the county, Repre sentative Staples said. The petition asking for the pay raise cited the large Increase in the student enroll ment In the county with consequent additional responsibility on the part of the school superintendent. Saturday, February B, Is the dead beet acreage allotments, says the line for making applications lor 1941 County A.A.A. office. Anyone who expects to grow beets In 1941 must have their application on file by this date if they expect to obtain an acreage allotment. Application blanks have been mailed to all 1940 growers and new growers may ob tain the application blanks by call ing at the county office. It is proposed to have the allot ments tentatively established by Ftbruaiy 15 so that they may be an nounced and lndlvdual growers may proceed with their plans for their operations In 1941. According to the county office, up until Wednesday morning only a- bout one-half of the growers had filed their application for acreage. It Is emphasized that unless the ap plications are on file by February 8 that they can not be considered In the allocation of acreage. The acreage asstned to Malheur county Is between 6400 and 6500 acres. This will be divided among growers on the basis of history ol production of Individual farms and their ability to produce. Car Shipping Show Increase Carload shippings from Nyssa. for 1940, shows an increase of 161 cars over 1939, according to figures re leased by E. C. Crandall, local agent for me Union Pacific. White Satin sugar leads this 1st, with potatoes and lettuce placing next In their respective order. Total carloadlngs shipped from the Nyssa depot was 2440. undoubt edly the largest outgoing shipping of any point In the county. The following Is a summary of the cars shipped during 1940: Barley ................ 2 Wheat ........ 28 Beans ......................... ......... ^.... _.. 2 Merchandise ................................. 5 Sugar .............................. .739 Wool ...... 2 Peaches ................ 10 Potatoes ........................................ 457 Onions ............... 76 Lettuce ......................................... .448 Cattle .........................................: 236 Hogs .................................. 9 Sugar Beets ................................. 297 Molasses ..................... 65 Miscellaneous ................... 7 Adrian School Defense Class ADRIAN — The rural defense training program started Monday, January 27 at Adrian with elemen tary electricity and metal work the two courses' being taught. Electricity Is being taught from 2:30 to 5:30 p. m. and metal work from 7:00 to 10:00 p. m. Harvey Otis is teaching both courses in the new agriculture shop. Thus far 12 have enrolled for elec tricity and 18 for metal work. Any one who would like to take either of these courses should contact Johnny Johnson, coordinator or D. W. Patch, principal Other classes will be formed If there are sufficient applications. Odd Fellows Meet At a well attended meeting of the Odd Fellows on Tuesday evening It was decided to take five candidates to the next meeting of the Parma lodge which will be on Thursday, Feb 6L At the meeting of the Ways and Means committee reported that the sale o f tickets for the pinochle party to be held on Feb. 22 had been very satisfactory. On last Friday evening thirteen members and five candidates mot ored to Ontario where the candi dates were given the second degree of the order by the Ontario team. 4-H Members To Go On Airways 4H club members from Malheur county are scheduled to present a 15 minute program featuring various phases of club work over KFXD on Saturday, February 8th at 12:45 p. m. The program Is being sponsored by the Malheur Leaders' Council to give the members an opportunity to eyplaln certain phases of their club activities. A trio from the “Musical Klock" ing music as a hobby project, will supply the entertainment features with a couple of songs. The trio se lected from the ten members of this club is composed of Claramond Chandler, Beverly Rice, and Dlderlc Roehr. Susan Zamora and Aurora Zam ora of Klngmain Kolony will explain the 4H canning project In their dis cussion of their accomplishments in this line of work during the past five years. These girls are particu larly well qualified to discuss this project as Susan was elected as the outstanding canning club member in the county during 1940, while Aurora had the grand champion exhibit at the county fair last fall. A phase of 4H activities will be presented by Marllle Smith and Lois Jordan In their discussion of the 4H Spring Fair for club members carry ing Home economics, handicraft and miscellaneous projects. All the members to be presented over this broadcast were selected from the various clubs at a try-out held in connection with the regular meeting of the Leader’s council in January, CITY LEASES NEW GRADER; BUYS NEW TRUCK The city council, Monday night, completed negotiations to rtho lease o f a new street grader. Terms of the lease call for a first annual lease payment of 9675 and two an nual payments of $665. At the end of the lease contract the city Will then own title to the grader. Coun cil also acted officially to purchase Mrs. W. F. McLlng and Patty were a new pick-up for $750.36 for the Nyssa vltlorg on Tuesday and lunch Water Department. eon guests of her sister, M n. Her- Cliff Greer, water employee, re xhel Thompson. ceived an Increase in his monthly salary of $20, bringing It up to $119 M a r Dinner Gueets per month. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Earp of Em mett and Mr. and M n. Vance Earp Revivalist to TeU Life Starr of Nampa were Sunday dinner On Monday evening, Feb. 10, Rev. guests of Mr. and Mrs. Herschel James Miller who is now conducting Thompson. a series of evangelistic services at Open Meeting at Grange the Church of the Nazarene will tell Parma Orange will hold an open the story of his own life, which ac meeting to (range members and cording to thoae who have heard it, their friends on February 11 at the has been a most Interesting career. Parma Community church. There In order that Rev. Miller may tell will be a short program and mov his complete story and not be rushed ing pictures. nor the hour grow late before he has finished, services will begin at 7:30 p. m. The public is most cordially Invited by Rev Martin and members of his congregation to attend this Rescuers wondering how the ------ service as well as all others of the AI Thompson got himself in that evangelistic series. dttoh . . . looks like the ground hog From Emmett has curled up again . . . Archie Mr and Mrs* Jesse Thompson en- Howall snug and cocy In that glam ter gained Mr. and Mrs. Charles taouee on the new city grader . . . Thompson, of Emmett, at dinner on rflee to see Dick Holmes back in clr- Samday mflMOon again . . . everyone voting la Ontario The W hite Satin ball the beet y e t . Among those in Ontario an Satur Ladies bowling scores getting into day were: Mr. and Mrs. Charles the iggrtty class . . . and crocueaa O rider and Men abloom in the Aden Wilson garden Mr. and Mrs. Elwyn Smith also visited there. ROUND TOWN Favored The chances for the establishment of an experimental farm In Mal heur look very favorable. Such was the comment of Frank T. Morgan, on his return to Nyssa fro ma hear ing before the Ways and Means Committee at Salem on the estab lishing of an experimental farm in the county. Morgan said that State Senator Jones and Representative Staples were finding favor among other leg islators for the bill. At the hearing, held Friday afternoon, Dean Sho- enfield of OSC, W. A. Teutsch ahd a Mr. Bessie, both of OSC Extension Service appeared and supported the bill. Ray Oill, State Orange Master was another who voiced his approv al of the proposed experimental farm. It developed at the hearing that the county would be expected to finance the construction o rpurchase of the necessar ybuildlng which It Is estimated would eventually cost around $10,000 including the neces sary land. The bill In it present form would appropriate, on a continuing basis $10,000 annually for the ex periments and upkeep of the farm. As a sidelight, Morgan said that the new truck bill, which would al low the total weight of commercial trucks to be Increased to 64,000 pounds was not meeting with any particular amount of enthusiasm, the Highway Commission suggesting that Instead of blanket approval of the Increased weight limits that the Commission be given the right to license trucks over certain high ways. The reason for this licensing feature being that a good many cf the Oregon highways would not stand up under this increased wetgh.t Senator Jones and represen tative Saples tod Morgan that they were not sure as to how they would vote on the measure until they had made further study of the bill and had heard some discussion on the merits of the bill. Morgan said that he felt that Senator Jones and Rep resentative 8taples should be given a lot of credit for their able hand ling of the bill for the experimental farm. Senator Jonas Is fast making friends In the legislature and Repre sentative Staple's long experience at Salem was gaining favor for their Joint bill on the experimental farm, Morgan said. Those attending the hearing from the county were Morgan, M. W. Os born. R. M. McKennon and George Aiken, Ontario publisher. New Pomona To Meet March 1 The newly formed South Malheur Pomona Orange will hold Its next regular meeting at the Jordan Orange Hall, Jordan Valley, on March 1 at 2 p. m. according to an announcement released this week by Marie Anderson, secretary of the Pomona. This new Pomona was chartered on September 28, 1940 and Is com posed of members of the Arock, I. O. N., Ruby and Jordan Oranges. Slxtyt-hree grangers art listed as charter members. Officers of South Pomona were Installed at the Ruby Orange hall on October 7, 1940 with Charles Wicklander. state deputy, presiding. Those elected to executive officers posts are: Master. Ted Hon: Overseer, Charles Falen; Lecturer. Charles Burns; Secretary, Marie Anderson: and those forming the Executive committee are: George Parks. S. K. Skinner, and M. F. Wroten. House Guests Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Taylor and son and P. I. Ward of Caldwell were week-end guests at the Perry Ward home. MARKETS CASH PRICE PRODUCE By Wiley Clowers Premium Mrst Second POULTRY Hens heavy colored Stags Cox Springs Trade in on eggs, 17 cents. GRAIN By AI Bulk, f. o. b. Nyssa per 106 pounds Wheat .............. O a t s ------------------------------------ Barley — ---- Corn ........ 31c 29c 28c lie 7c 3c 3c lie $185 $1.15 $1.20 gus