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/ TH E N Y S S A G A T E C IT Y J O U R N A L Alberta Valley The Gate City Journal W IN IFR ED BROWN THOM AS - - - - Owner LOUIS P THOM AS . . . . Editor *nd Publisher INDEPENDENT IN P O L IT IC S AND R E LIG IO N , O P T IM IS T IC IN D ISP O SIT IO N —W IT H NO IN TE R ESTS T O SERVE EXCE PT THOSE OP M ALH EUR COUNTY SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year .............................I1.S0 Six Months ________ $100 | Single Copies ------- .05 (Strictly In Advance) AD V E R TIS IN G RATES Open rate, per Inch______ 80c National, Per Inch ..... 80c Classifieds, Per w o r d ___ Ole Minimum 25c Published every Thursday at Nyssa Malheur County, Oregon. Entered at the postoffice at Nyssa, Oregon for transmission through the United States Malls, as second class matter, under the act of March 3. 1879. N Y SSA G A T E C IT Y J O U R N A L 'S PR O G R A M -------- 4 .-------- Co-operative Marketing Association for Malheur Farmers A Properly Equipped Trailer Camp A City Park A Comprehensive Street Improvement Plan STATE C A P ITO L NEWS A. L. LINDBECK State Capitol News Bureau SALEM —Taxes provide less than 25 percent of the state’s revenue, according to Leslie M. Scott, state treasurer. O f the more than $149,000,000 col lected and disbursed by the treasury department during the two year period ending December 31, 1940, only $35,300,000 came from taxes— property, Income, gift and Inheri tance. Property owners contributed only $301,000 in ndvalorem taxes toward the support o f state government during the biennium Gasoline taxes, the state’s most prolific source of revenue, produced a total af $23,832. 478 during the two-year period. In come taxes yellded a total of $10.115, 000, Inheritance taxes produced $946, 654 and gift taxes. $117,739. Uncle Sam was a generous con tributor to the support of state gov ernment, with a total of $12,754,920 In federal aid coming from Wash ington during the two-year period. O f this amount $5,972,298 went to ward highway construction and the remainder toward the support of the state forestry department and the state department vocational edu cation. Gross revenues of the liquor com mission for the two-year period a- mounted to $19,609,128 but only $6. 248.229 of this amount represented profit from liquor sales and fees and privilege taxes available for relief needs. Motorists, in addition to the $23, 932,478 contributed through the med ium of the gasoline tax, also paid in a total of $8,946,398 in registrat ion. mileage and gross revenue fees. Sportsmen c o n t r i b u t e d $ 1, 211,863 In fishing and hunting li censes towards the propagation and protection of game, fish, and birds and commercial fishermen paid In an aggregate of $304,063 In pound age and other fees. Collections of the Industrial ac cident commission from employers and employees aggregated $8. 546,637 during the biennium while the un employment compensation commis sion reported collections of $24.167, 111 In the 30 months ending Dec ember 31. last. The state's "take" from pari-mut uel betting on horse and dog racing amounted to $225, 830. Other sources o f state revenue In cluded: Student fees, $1. 476,218: in surance company fees. $1,749.868; corporation fees, $630.869; depart ment of pgrtculture fees, $629.528; bureau of labor, inspection fees, $122, 762: payments by relatives of In sane and tubercular patients, $271, 948; fees collected by self-supporting boards and commissions. $654.853; Interest of the common school fund, $660.337: Interest on bank deposits and Investments, $115,047; Interest on loans to world war veterans. $1. 429.538; Interest on Investments of Industrial accident commission, $643. 961. Negotiations are under way be tween the State Game commission and the State Land Board for the purchase of 5441 acres of the dry bed of Summer Lake In Leke county which the game commission «rants to convert Into a duck and goose hunters' paradise. The game com mission has been given sn option on the tract for a price of $27.000 and consurmmatlon of the deal awaits approval by the federal government money. The lake bed. at one time a wide alkali expanse, has been devel oped by C. E. Williams of Summer Lake, who has been operating under a lease from the Land Board, Prior to its devlopmant by Williams there were no ducks or geese on the lake but In recent years thousands of these wild fowl have flocked to the area attracted by the nut grass which provides natural seed food for migratory water fowl. Contruction of the new $325,000 treatment hospital at the state In stitutional for the mentally diseased will be started soon. The new hos pital was authorized by the recent legislative session. The board of con trol this week announced that an architect would be employed to draw the plans for the building at once. The new building will be three stor ies high and provide accomodations for 300 patients. It will be connected with the receiving hospital by a tun nel. Completion of the hospital will greatly relieve the congestion at the institution which now houses 2,680 patients, according to Dr. J. C. Evans, superintendent. The state’s bonded debt was still further reduced this week when $1, 075,000 In highway bonds, $700,000 In World War Veterans State Aid bonds, and $35.250 In Oregon dis trict Interest bonds were retired. At the same time the state paid more than $700,00 in Interest on Its out standing securities. Bonds o f the state still outstanding total slightly more than $32,000 compared to a peak o f $66.062.810 on January 1, 1928. Mr and Mrs. Dave Hawkins mov ed to Nyssa this week. Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Hawkins will move Into the house on the P e t; Tensen ranch. M r and Mrs. Jack Van Twisk and family were in Parma Sunday. C. M. Tensen took his pack hor ses to the Bud Wilson ranch from where Wilson’s and Tensen’s horses will go to Freeze Out. Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Oroot are vis iting at the Jacob De Young home in Perrydale. Klaas Tensen is busy cutting and planting spuds this week. Mr. Allen, assistant state club leader, and E. M Houser called on club members In the community Saturday. Rikus Van Twisk of Valley View and Mr. and Mrs. Dick Groot were Sunday afternoon guests at the Pete Tensen home. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Weaver of Wilder, George McGinnis of Long View, Washington, Mr. and Mrs. James Taylor of Parma, and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Williams of Homedale were Sunday dinner guests at the Friel home. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Davis of La Grande and Mr. and Mrs. Lurray Trobert visited at the Dan Davis home in Payette Saturday. M r and Mrs. Earl Farr and L or raine spent Sunday at the Forest Grammon home near Ontario. Mr. and Mrs. Rock Shelton were business visitors in Ontario W ed nesday. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Davis and children of La Grande ‘ are spend ing the week at the Lurray Trabert home. Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Stam visited Grandma Stam In Oregon Trail in honor of her birthday. Olive Buess celebrated her birth day Wednesday. Five little friends were over. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Fife and Betty plan to attend an L. D. S. conference in Salt Lake. They will leave Wednesday and visit friends and relatives in Southern Idaho on the way up. O. Z. Matthews has been til the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Shelton and Mrs. Rock Shelton attended Mrs. Pardunn’s funeral in Frultland F ri day. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Kelch of Nyssa were Sunday dinner guests at the L. T. Chambers home. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Thompson spent Sunday afternoon at the Harry K eller home in Nyssa. Mrs. Floyd Thompson received a letter from her son, Leland who Is stationed at San Diego. California, and he expects to be home for a visit in six or eight weeks. Mrs. A. L. Atkeson and family were dlnn»r guests at the Jake Groot home In honor of Mrs. Groot’s birth day. Melvin Thompson was absent from school Monday on account of Illness. Fred Koopman was a Sunday din ner guest of Grandma Stam and Klaas In Oregon Trail. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Buess and Mr. and Mrs. Orval Child and fam ily of Vale were Sunday afternoon visitors at the Ersel Buess home. Luther Fife was a business visitor In Weiser Saturday evening. The rising trend In the cost of living is clearly reflected in prices quoted the state on supplies for state Institutions. Especially Is this rising trend noticeable In the price of meats. Quotations submitted the board this week offer bacon ot 21 cents a pound compared to a price of 13 H cents quoted a year ago. Beef prices are up from $10.79 to $13.20 per 100 pounds. Veal and lard prices are also proportionately higher. Two changes In Institution heads are expected soon. The Board of Control Is expected to annuonce Its choice of a successor to Sam Laughlln as read of the State Train ing School for boys this week. Laughlln resigned more than two months ago, effective as of Aprlll 1 and while more than 40 men have applied for th post the board has delayed until now selections of a new superintendent. The resign ation of Dr. W. D. McNary as super intendent of the Eastern Oregon State Hospital at Pendleton la also expected dally. Dr. McNary announ ced some time ago that he planned to retire from the position but so far has not filed his formal resign ation, pending the receipt of which the board will take no action look ing toward the selection of a suc cessor. The weatherman Is entitled to much of the credit for the big In crease In gasoline consumption by ( Oregon motorists. Secretary of State Snell reports that gasoline sales during January and February this year were nearly 5.000.000 gallons above sales for the ssme period In | 1940, and increase of 15.6 per cent j February gasoline c o n s u m p t i o n showed the greatest Increase with a gain of 192 per cent over FVbru- ary. 1940 T H U R S D A Y , A P R IL 3, 1941 Mrs Rock Shelton, Nelda Cham berlain, and Mrs. Bert Shelton were lp Nampa and Caldwell on business Thursday, Arnold Thompson filed an applica tion for work at Wake Island. Webb Pennie Is doing tractor work for John Lackey this week. Mr. and Mrs. Jakke Fischer, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Flndling of Nyssa, and Mrs. C. C. McVtckers of Pay ette spent Sunday evening at the Bill Flndling home. C. M. Tensen attended the horse sale in Caldwell Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Jensen and family, Mr. and Mrs. George Jen sen, Mr. and Mrs. Golden Leavitt and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Thompson, and Melvin attended the L. D. S. conference in Weiser Sunday. Lincoln Heights Approximately $12.00 was realized at the musical program given Thurs day evening at the Lincoln school. A program of singing and musical numbers was given and a number was also given by the Ontario high school band. The proceeds will be used to help pay for a radio- phon ograph. Martin Sink has been ill. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Whitsell and fam ily were Sunday visitors at the Vem Smith home. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ledgerwood and sons made a business trip to a farm near the Owyhee Dam where they purchased calves for the boys to be used In their 4,H work. Mrs. Lura Mitchell, Alice Pettet, Jessie and Elmer Clement of Kuna, Idaho visited at the Jack and Tom Pettet home’s Thursday evening and" attended the Music night program. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Rookstool and family were Sunday dinner guests o f Mrs. Annie Hanle and sons. Legal Advertisement N O TIC E OF H EARING IN T H E C IR C U IT C O URT OF THE STA TE OF OREGON FOR THE C O U N T Y OF MALHEUR. IN TH E M A T T E R O F THE P E T I T IO N OF THE BOARD OF D IR ECTORS O F T H E O W YH EE I R R IG A T IO N D IS T R IC T FOR THE C O N F IR M A T IO N O F THE P R O CEEDINGS FOR THE E XCLUS IO N OF C E R TAIN LANDS TH EREFRO M AND FO R THE INC LU SIO N OF O TH ER LANDS TH EREIN. T O TH E O W YH EE IR R IG A T IO N D IS T R IC T , and to all freeholders, legal voters and assessment payers within said district: N O TIC E IS H EREBY GIVEN, that on the 10th day of February, 1941, J. J. Sarazin, M. L. Judd, and Edward Ker, Directors of the Owyhee Irrigation District, iiled in the Cir cuit Court of the State of Oregon for Malheur County, their petition praying that said Court judicially examine the proceedings for the ex clusion of certain lands therefrom, and for the Inclusion of other lands therein, and for an order and decree approving and confirming all of said proceedings, and for such other re lief as might be equitable, and that said petition now is pending in said Circuit Court; that on the 12th day of March. 1941, upon motion of the petitioners, said Court made and entered its order fixing the 22nd day of April, 1941, as the time when, and the Circuit Court Room of the County Court House at Vale. Ore gon, as the place where said petition and the proceedings thereunder will be heard. Pursuant to that order, hearing of said petition will be held on the 22nd day of April, 1941 in said Circuit Court Room of the County Court House at Vale, Oregon. 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All persons Interested are hereby and each of you, or any person or Last publication April 10, 1941. notified that said petition together party Interested In this proceeding, with any objection or remonstrance may at any time within ten (10 > NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE mav be made in writing and days after the last publication date On the 26th day of April, 1941 at which of this notice, appear and contest the hour of 10:30 a. m„ at the front filed with the City Recorder prior to the time of hearing, will be heard the validity of this proceeding, or door of the Court House In Vale, any of the acts or things therein Malheur County, Oregon, I will sell and considered by the Common enumerated or alleged in said petl- I at public auction to the highest bid Council on April 14, 1941 at the hour tion, and if you fail so to appear I der for cash, the following described of nine o’clock P. M. at the City Hall the Court will proceed in its ju d icial! property, to-wit: Lots 12 and 13 of in Nyssa, Oregon. M. F. SOLOMON, examination and enter its judgm ent, Block sixty-nine (69) of Green’s Recorder of the City of and decree as to the regularity and 1 Addition to the City of Nyssa in M al Nyssa, Oregon. legality of such proceedings, and heur, County, Oregon, together with First publication March 13. 1941. each and all of the proceedings, acts the tenements, hereditaments and Last publication April 3, 1941. and things covered by said petition appurtenances thereunto belonging or therein alleged. or in any wise appertaining. NO TICE OF H E AR IN G This notice is given by me pur- I Said sale is made under execution suant to order of the Honorable j issued out of the Circuit Court of the IN THE C O U N TY C O U R T OF TH E STATE OF OREGON FOR THE Robt. M. Duncan, Judge of said Cir State of Oregon for the County of C O U N TY O F M ALH EUR cuit Court, made and entered on the Malheur to me directed in the case 12th day of March, 1941, directing of B. B. Lienkaemper. Plaintiff, vs. In The Matter of The Estate of M ICH AEL D. WHALEN. Deceased. publication of this notice for three Maudle Phillips, Defendant. NO TICE H EREBY IS GIVEN, C. W. Glenn (3) successive weeks and four (4) ! publications, commencing with issue Sheriff, Malheur County, Oregon That Carl H. Coad, Administrator cf March 20, 1941. in the Nyssa Gate Mr. A. L. Fletcher, Nyssa. Oregon, with Will Annexed of the above en titled estate has filed in said Court City Journal printed and published attorney for Plaintiff. at Nyssa. Oregon, and the jurisdic- | First Publication: March 27th, for final settlement his account and report of administration with peti tion of the Court will be complete 1941 at the expiration of ten (10) days Last Publication: April 24th, 1941, tion for distribution and that time for hearing thereon has been fixed after full publication of this notice. for the 28th day of April, 1941, at Dated at Vale, Oregon, this 15th NOTICE OF ALLE Y V AC ATIO N 11:30 o'clock A. M „ at the County day of March, 1941. NO TICE HEREBY IS GIVEN, Courtroom in the County Court H. S. SA C K E TT that a petition signed by Daniel W house at Vale, Oregon, where all County Clerk aad Ex-Officio Hurley and Pearl R. Hurley, owners persons interested in said estate are Clerk of Circuit Court for M al of the abutting lands, has on this notified to appear and show cause heur County. 3rd day of March 1941 been filed if any they have why such account (SEAL) with the undersigned City Recorder should not be allowed and settled Date of first publication March 20, and presented to the Common and distribution of the estate made 1941. of the City of Nyssa. Ore to the persons entitled thereto. Date of last publication, April 10, Council gon, and thereupon on said 6th day Carl H. Coad 1941. of March 1941. the Common Council Administrator with W ill A n passed and adopted a Resolution de C IT A T IO N nexed IN THE C O U N TY CO URT OF THE claring its intention to initiate pro Date and 1st publication, March STATE OF OREGON FO R M A L ceedings and said petition prays for the vacation of such portion of the 27th, 1941. HEUR COUNTY. Last publication, April 24th, 1941. MATTER O F AD O PTIO N OF alley in Block 86. 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