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Published at Nyssa, Oregon.
VOLUME XXXVL, NO. 19
AT
Will Organize
First Class
School District
JOURNAL
G ATEW AY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS
IN THE HEART OF OREGON’S SUGAR EMPIRE
Fastest Growing City In Oregon
NYSSA, OREGCN, TH UR SD AY, M A Y 15, 1941
$1.50 PER YEAR
They Crowned Season's Play
Street Work Gets Bulldogs Win Valley Pennant
With A Championship Approval Of
Commission
From Ontario By 2-1 Score
4 Men Seriously
i $
Nyssa School District, No. 26 will
The long awaited approval of the
organize as a first class district at
Oregon State Highway Commission
FRANK WILSON
the annual school elections held on
on the paving, curbing and construc­
PITCHES ONE
June 16. Going into a higher class
tion of storm sewers on main street
HIT GAME
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district is due to increases in school
from the underpass west to the “Y ”
Top-noch Nyssa high school base­
population, according to Superin­
was received last Thursday. Frank T.
Four men. field workers from Ok­ ball team, coached by John Young
tendent Hartley. The census, taken
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Morgan, secretary of the Chamber of lahoma, are in the Nyssa Nursing winner of many baseball titles,
earlier this year, shows that the dis­
Commerce
and Herschel Thompson. Home, one critically hurt wiien the played sparkling ball to capture the
trict has 1090 boys and girls between
,
, car they were riding in overturned
Washington, D. C. News Bureau of the ages of 4 and 20 years.
y councilman, were present t o ! „»
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at the Hashinani corner south of Snake River valley high school
the Nyssa Gate City Journal
hear the approval.
This change in classification will
Nyssa, when the brakes locked. Wed­ championship here Wednesday af­
entail several changes in board per­
The approval
nesday morning.
ternoon wnen they edged out a
Clayton Seabolt, most seriously tough and fighting team from On­
"WASHINGTON, D. C.—Isolationists sonnel and in procedure. The board
was given
be­
of education cf a first class district
Out of an eight game confer nee and a two game play-off, the Nyssa
to the contrary, trillions of people to
available for the project, hurt of the four received a fractured tario in the final playoff game, 2 tol.
is compose d of five members. The high school Bulldogs dropped only two games, one to Adrian and one to ing „
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pelvis and other internal injuries
the contrary, the United States will term of each will eventually be five Ontario. The Bulldogs took their revenge out on Ontario yesterday by win­ Morgan said on his return here last He is declared to be in a critical con
Making every pitch count, lanky
shortly be a beligerent. The United years, but at the time of organiza­ ning two to one for the championship of the Snake River Valley Conference. Friday.
dition. Mitchell Horn, driver of the Frank Wilson pitched six no-hit in­
It Ls Morgan’s opinion, however, car, Ls suffering from a brain con­ nings against the Tigers before al­
Pictured above are the “first stringers" of the Bulldogs Back row: War­
States will guard merchant ships tion it will be necessary to arrange
the terms in such a manner as to ren Hcldt, cf: Keith Russel]', .lb; Uelbeit Malloy, If; John Young, coach; that the job will be done this year, cussion, severe shock and concus- lowing one single to Bugher-Ontar-
across the Atlantic—call it ccnvoy or
cause them, to range from one to Lester Keizer, 2b; Eugene Cleavers, ss; Dave Malone, c; Rav Morfitt. if; but just how soon of course will de­ "satisfactory." The other two. Bill io’s only hit of the game-in the
patrol—and soon President Roose­ five years.
Den Eidredge, lb; Frank Wilson, p; Robert Duffy, If I does not appear in pend on the availability of the nec­ slons, but his condition ls said to be first of the seventh. But took one-
velt will act, for the demand for
essary funds.
Two members of the present board the picture.
Eubanks and Jess Clark are suffering hit pitching to win the ball game,
convoys increases by leaps and will remain in office. O. E. Cheldelin,
The project wiU cost in the neigh­ from shock and contusions but are and anything short of that might
bounds. The industries are moving chairman, has one more year to
have lost it.
borhood of $35,000 all of which the improving.
into their stride: the president has serve . Mrs. E. C. Wilson has two
Highway Department will bear.
After Nyssa had tallied once in the
called for a 24-hour day seven days years remaining in her term of o f­
With this project will come the
third when Keizer scored from sec­
a week. William Knudsen denounced fice. Rock Shelton, who was elected
necessity of the city installing new I
ond on a single the score remained
the “ Friday to Monday" blackout to serve out the term of A M. High-
1 to 0 until the seventh Inning. On­
water mains along Main street,
months ago but it required many • mith will end his service this year.
which is estimated will cost about
tario’s versatile Burgher got his hit
rnonhts for the administration to It will be necessary, therefore, to
in the first of the seventh, was sac­
$8.000. Consideration of this factI
By Wesley Sherman
recognize that “Time’s a-wastin elect three new directors with terms (Pictures of graduating class on
has all ready been given by the
rificed to second, and stole third. A
(by Wesley Sherman)
and it is late than you think."
of three, four and five years, respec­
hot grounder by Clevenger to Rus­
page four)
Dedicated to Marion Osborn, council , the solution suggested, be­
Better than any other section of tively. After this year, one director
sell on third was thrown to first in
Two girls have been namd for Nyssa high school student body ing that it will perhaps be necessary
Nyssa farm and country folks will an attempt to toss the batter out.
America, the national capital Is will be elected annually for a term top honors in the graduating class president, the school's annual. "The I ^nr the c*ty to vote a bond Issue to
aware o f the gravity of the situation; of five years.
of 1941 of the Nyssa union high Tupelo," was distributed to students f ‘nance R. The city attorney, A. L. be given an opportunity to start the Burger, a clever base runner, took
of the plight of the British. Her
The election procedure also will school. Fifty-nine students are num­ by the staff this week. Universally Fletcher, gave his opinion without a ball rolling for the funds for the advantage of the throw to first to
centers the news of the world war. be different than it has been in the bered in the graduating class
liked by the student body and elect-
study of the matter, he said, proposed Nyssa Community Hos­ score, beating the throw to the plate
which the eyes and ears of the state past. Directors for first class dist­
Marjorie Groot has been chosen, ed to the school's highest position th’ t the city could legally vote the pital, this Saturday. May 17, for on by inches. Wilson then retired the
department are constantly reporting. ricts are nominated by petition and valedictorian for the class, and Phy- for the year 1940-41. Maricn wasj rrii:. because it was his belief that that night the Nyssa Lions Club side.
From Washington has been con­ these petitions must be filed
with j His Poage has been selected for s a l-1 stricken with infantile paralysis in
r ’ ’ cr and sewer mains were ex- will hold a masquerade and costume
Morfltt's single in the last half of
ducted the educational campaign the school clerk
at least 10 days 1 utatorian. according to Henry Hart-
the summer o ' 1940 and was unable rirnt under the bond limitation dance, according to Bernard Frost, the seventh kept the game from
Sid
Smith
and
Keith
Bailey,
com
which will make America brothers- prior to the electicn. Each petition ley, principal. The selections have to attend se h o l during the y ar.
'acer! on municipalities by state
going extra innings. Warren Heldt,
mittee In charge.
ln-nrms with the British. America? must be signed by at least 3% of the | been made on the basis of scholastic
second man up in the Nyssa half at­
Leather-bound and consusting of statute. Fletcher said that he would
This is the first of a series of af tempted to dodge a bad pitch by
is pledged to aid England; congress number of qualified electors voting | averages during the four years of
;iv tl " matter further study and
has voted seven billion dollars for for the office of school director at high school education, according to
: cive the '"dincll his further opinion' fairs to raise the money for the con­ Porsdick but was hit squarely in the
struction of the hospital, which will back and took first. Dave Malone
cn the matter.
the lend-lease-give program. Mater the last regular election and in no Mr. Hartley. With a grade point av-
be a 20 bed hospital and will be then singled, placing a man on first *
ial is begining to move across the casc by less than ten persons. Elec- erage of 1.07 Marjorie's scholastic
Councilman McClure made fur­
built on the grounds donated by the and third. Morfitt, from right field,
continent to the Atlantic seaboard tion is by ballot and polls will be , record Is the best of the fifty-nine
ther suggestion that would save the
Sugar company. Sev­ attempted to squeeze Heldt in with
This material consists of the weap­ rpen from 2:00 to 7:00 p m.. June 16. ! seniors, but she is closely followed in
j city a substantial sum. This sugges- Amalgamated
eral other civic and fraternal or­ one down in the inning but fouled
ons of war and of food. There is The ballots are provided, also, with achievement by Pryllis. whose aver-
Uen was that instead of enlarging
ganizations as well as individuas the ball. On the next pitch he took
mighty controversy raging over these blank spaces equal in number to age is 1.13.
the present water main along the
have indicated that they will furnish a healthy swing at the ball and met
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cargoes; whether they should pad­ the vacancies to be filled. This is for j Commencement exercises h a v e
project the 'nme sized pipe be used,
a room in the hospital when it is it quarely for a single to left field.
dle their own canoe or have hover­ the convenience of those who wish been scheduled for the evening of
(n lavin' the line, and that at north
completed.
ing over, even near, American bomb­ to write in candidates. The clerk will Thursday, May 29, in the public
Warren Heldt crossed the plate with
I and stith street intersections larger
According to the committee in the winning run standing up.
ers and destroyers until they reach no longer be elected as this will now school gymnasium and baccalaureate
i pipes be laid to later t? tied Into
charge,
prizes
will
be
given
for
the
the “other side.”
be an appointive position.
j services will be an event of May 25,
l-’ tger pipes that could be laid on
Forsdick, Ontario moundsman,
best and most original costume or
Any one who is a citizen of Ore- ■ Sunday, aso in the gymnasium,
; Good and B-wer Avenues. Three
Leading in the campaign to show
turned in a performance that might
masquerade.
j latter lines would act as a trunk Music will be furnished by the have won an ordinary ball game, al­
reasons for convoy are members of gen and has resided in the district | Both the valedictorian and the sal-
I line for the business section of the
the president's cabinet. Five of his for a period of 30 days immediately | utorian have outstanding records in
lowing but six hits In the contest.
Rythm Aces.
rity.
cabineteers have openly insisted on preceding the election and is at least j high school activities, as well as in
Tickets for the dance may be ob- His teammates did not make a single
guarding the cargoes from being 21 years of age may vote for or be scholastic standing. Marjorie has
tained from any member of the error while the Bulldogs made three,
participated extensively In dramat- I
sent to Davy Jones’ locker. Secretary a candid ste for school director.
all on sizzling grounders almost too
Nyssa Lions Club.
MARION OSBORN
hot to handle.
of State Ccrdell Hull. Secretary of
STUDENTS TO
The budget procedure for this year ics, raving had roles in the operetta j
Student Body President
Commerce Jesse Jones, Secretary of will be as In a 2nd class district. The of last year, the student body play i
Don Eldridge, Nyssa First base-
PRESENT
“
MIKADO”
War Henry Stimson, Secretary of budget meeting will be held on June In 1939, and the ‘senior one-act play
EPIC PICTURE IN
man, was the leading man of the
As production eventg
Navy Frank Knox, and Secretary of 16th begining at 8:00 p. m. and is last fall. She has been a member of 32 printed pages. With picture of all the east and directors of Ollbert and RETURN SHOWING
day at bat, getting two doubles In
Agriculture Claud Wickard cf the open to all qualified electors. It will the Girl’s League, the Girl’s Ath­ students, clubs, and school organ- Sullivan’s "Mikado." light opera, are | “Gone With The Wind" national three times up.
izations,
the
annual
was
edited
by
letic
association,
and
the
Glee
club
president's "fflclal family have made held for at least one hour. During
putting finising touches on th" pre- epic of the screen, adopted from the
Nyssa townspeople supported the
the pier Senator Guffey and S e n -, this time the budget will be discussed for four years each. She has been business management of Barbara sentatlon and making ready for the book of the same name will be team in fine fashion, turning out in
ator Pepper, both new dealers who and voted. If it is necessary to ex­ a drum majorette in the high scho rl Lucille Sallee, senior, and under the curtain,
shown in a return engagement here such numbers as to comprise the
fr.quent’ iy rend up trial balloons ceed the 6 % limitation this matter band for two years and a member Larson, senior The yearbook Is built
The music-1 will be given by the at the Nyssa Theatre on Sunday and largest crowd seen here in several
have urged the convoy system: called will also be an order of business. of the Pep club as a Junior. During around patriotic theme and the mo­ Nyssa high school student body to- Mcndny, May 18 and 19, according seasons.
her
senior
year,
she
served
as
dra­
tif
Is
carried
throughout
the
book
upon the president in their speeches
After this year, however, the board
morrow night (Friday) May 16. in 40 J B- Gelzentanner, owner,
on the senatr flo 'r to act. Admiral will hold regular hearings on the matics editor of the school annual. On the cover Is an engraving of the the public school gymnasium
The picture will be shown in it's
Her
achievements
as
an
outstanding
Statue
of
Liberty,
beside
the
words,
Em“ry S. I and. appointed hairman budget and will adopt same by reso­
entirety, Gelzentanner said, and “the
Elaborate
costumes
and
stage
set
Miss
Irene
Redetzke
is
advisor
of
Four-
H
club
member
resulted
in
of the maritime c'crnris- n by the lution. providing it does not exceed
tings arc expected to add to the au- j only thing that will be cut ls the
her receiving a $150 scholarship to “The Tupelo, 1941."
p rsldent; several active admirals the 6 % limitations.
thenticity of the pcrformanee by j price of admission.
the yearbook.
and rear-admirals have spoken for a
In order to vote on the budget an Oregon State College for next year.
creating
a Japanese atmosphere, in j Matinee performances will be
Phyllis has been a member of the
convoy. Secretary Wickard has in­ elector must be a citizen of Ore­
which
country
the scene is laid. | given on both days of the showing.
structed his subordinates to put the gon, 21 years old. and have resided Girl’s league for four years and has
Teddy Miller, eight year old son of
Margaret Stevenson is in charge of (For prices of admission and curtain
great agricultural machine—exten­ in the district for 30 days immed­ served as treasurer of that organ­ COW HOLLOW TO
Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Miller, living
times,
see
the
advertisement
on
page
costumes.
sion agents, AAA, soil conservation iately prececdlng the election. In ization. Active in Athletics, she was FORM NEW GRANGE
at Park and north Fifth streets was
seven.)
Directors Stella Young and God-
committees, an aggregate of officials addition he must be a property a member of the Girl's Athletic As­
taken to the Nyssa Hospital on Sun­
don
A.
Finlay,
both
of
the
high
sociation since her second year in
personally contacting farmers—Into owner In the district.
day suffering from third degree
Farmers in Cow Holow have start­
COUNCIL
ELECTED
high school and was treasurer of ed the formation of a grange of their school music depaitment, have been
action and insist upon convoys.
burns.
Those Interested in running for
All of these speakers could be si- director may acquire petitions from the group last year. Prominent in own. which will be brought to an practicing the musical cast for weeks FOR FSA CAMP
Teddy and a younger bother and
With the spring field work now in neighbor children were playing with
lenced by one word from the presi either
_____ _ B. _ B. Lienkaemper. Clerk, or music, she has been a member of successful accomplishment tonight, in order to present a finished pre­
sentation. Dramatics director S. full swing the F. S. A. Transient gasoline which one of them lit and
the
band
for
four
years,
has
sung
when
state
Deputy
Wicklander
will
dent, but there is no repremand, IH H Hartley, Superintendent,
in the glee club four years, and is a assist in the final organization of Ferdinand Stark has announced that Labor Camp under the supervision Teddy's clothes caught on fire. Dr.
because guarding these supplies of
speaking parts are ready for the cur­ of Roy Searles, the workers organi­ L. A. Mauldlng was called and found
membir of the girl's sextette. She the new grange.
food and munitions is what the pres­
has served for two years on the an­
A preliminary meeting was held tain call. Royce Church, past-grad­ zed on Wednesday evening for the the child in a critical condition, and
ident intends doing. These are his
nual staff and held the position of last Thursday night at which 20 uate student and Flora Urquirl are summers camp program of operation took him to the hospital. Internal
sentiments, and that is why there is
organization manager this year. She members signed up, it is expected In charge of the dances, which add and control.
no rebuke. There is no doubt about
complications have set in and the
is secretary of the senior class. She that the charter membership will much to the whimsical effect of the
At this meeting Joe Sandaball, boy’s condition still remains very
a large section of the American peo­
operetta.
had a role in the operetta last year number about 30.
Idaho, was elected Camp Chairman, serious.
ple being opposed to convoys, for j
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Included in the cast cf characters with a committee of three. Wayne
Charles Share was the motivating
they are writing and wiring to mem-
Three Nyssa union high school and will appear again in the 1941
factor In the formation of the coun­ are: Jack Church. Junior DeOrofft. Webb, Alex Marez. and Clifford Hol­
bers of congress; also to the presi- ; track and field athletes qualified for operetta Friday night.
Besides those whose pictures ap­ ty's eighteenth, and youngest grange. LeRoy Toombs, Lest"r Keizer. Helen ly as advisors.
STAN RAY COMPETES
dent. Senators who are voicing this the Oregon State track meet to be
Layfield has been appointed chair­
opposition are wasting their breath, held in Eugene Friday and Satur- pear on page four, are Roberty Dew­ Deputy Wicklander has helped or­ I B-yd-11. Phylls Poage, Darlene
’ N U. OF O. MEET
j Dcman, Barbara Larson, and Bob man of the recreation commltte and
but they show courage in carrying day of this week as the Bulldog ey, Thelma Taylor and Charles ganize 14 of the 18.
will in the near future appoint two
| Eidredge.
on a losing fight. In battling for a team took third place In the East- Short.
Stanley Ray a graduate of last
Sunday Visitarsi—
cause already lost. Of course, when | om Oregon meet at La Grande last
Choruses and ether participants men and two ladies from, the camp years graduating class of Nyssa high
two
assist
in
recreational
and
wel­
Marvin
S.
Birkcs
the die is cast these senators and Saturday.
a high percentage of students
,
,
0 | Sunday visitors at the John Wes . take
JBUraPMU--
and a grandson of Mrs Stella Butler
fare work for the camp.
Funeral services for Marvin S. | terfield home were Mrs Westerfield’s in the school.
those Americans who are protesting
Rlchard LeWts ?3lned first in a
made a record at the track meet
Birks
were
held
at
the
Parma
Corn-
convoys will abide loyally by the de- Um<, 440. yd dash to t*,at out en-
-trier, Mrs. Charles Lampe and her
held at Eugene for freshmen on Sat­
cision. as becomes good citizens.
( trants from fifteen other schools and May 11th. Mr. Birkes was bom in family of Nampa.
V. F. W. DISTRICT
urday and an enviable name for
munity church Sunday afternoon
210 MEN TO BE
Fears that convoys would be even- i turned in a Mire of 53:6. Jim Ga-
himself, and for Nyssa high as well,
CONVENTION HELD
Oklahoma, September 25, 1894 and ■■■■MaanaHaMiuiifa*
tually used were opposed by members ! han. who has never been healed In
CALLED IN JUNE
Nyssa Post of the Veteran's of as a runner.
passed away at the Veterans Hospital
of the house and senate when the the mile run this year, hts first year
Foreign Wars was host to state and
Stan ran the 440 in 50.3, beating
and to them four children. Marvin
lend-lease bill was under debate, but out. triumphed over the field with a
SALEM Oregon i t" hcacique- district officers last Thursday and the score for the same race on the
administration spokesmen gave sol- timed at 4:39. Just two seconds un­ in Boise Thursday morning.
Buck Giezentanner looking ters fo- Selective Service today wv Friday for a district confe ence, held varsity team. In the relay race he
emn assurance that there was no der the meet record, established by
Be was married to Lola Shumaker : mighty snazzy in that new green called upon to furnish 210 men to in the E a <H ps Hall
was anchor man, picking up the
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danger of such action: there would Barker of La Grande in 1935 Jim j Jr- Walter, Ruth and Donald were coupe . . . and the BUI Schlremans the armed forces during the period
State and district officers attend­ stick stx yards in the rear of the
failed
to
qualify
for
the
state
meet
(
bern.
The
family
located
first
in
be no convoying by American war­
and Doc Kerbys puddle Jumping In June 2-5. inclusive.
ing the meeting were Ira Canfield lead man and ending up at the
ships, they said; the bill was just to In his other event, the 880-yd. run, | Roswell upon coming to Idaho and new Jatoppies
ma‘cp ?
The schedule for delivery of th- , tflte commander; Louis E Starr, finish line six feet in the lead.
lend or lease the articles needed by as he placed trird. After holding the j have ,ived here for several years,
wish? boirow the A1 Thompson - mcn to the Portland Induction sta- state vice-c mm-n-ier; W E M -
Many of Stan’s friends were trere
the British which the British could lead for the major part of the dis- | Mr Birks was a World War Vet- wtshing well . . . Marv Dewey dotng tion follows: 5S m»n. June 2; 53 men
Guffin. ad Juan'
artermaster; R. to see him come through and added
not produce but which could be tance, two men passed him on th e ! eran and the flag covered the casket a neat job of firefighting with the J June 3; and 52 men. June 5.
E. (Jack i. cliief-of-staff; Post In­ their voices to the yell of his class
readily furnished by America.
final sprint A first or second in the during the ceremony. The church
garden hose ere the department: The June 2-5 call will bring thi spector C. A Layman; O. O. Pike, mates when by hts efforts the Uni­
meet was necessary to gain qualifi- j was weU filled and beautiful floral
(Continued on Back Page)
Department service officer and versity of Oregon's Frosh placed
reached the spot . . . Herman Towne total number of men supplied to it
“ atlon in the state
! pieces spoke of the sympathy of
armed forces by Oregon under the Chester Yates, commander of dis­ first In the meet. Among them, were
the
only
one
straw
hat
day
with
a
Third of Coach Bader’s men to be ! many friends.
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trict 10. Delegations from the post Mrs. Barney Wilson who was at­
In New Home—
eligible for the trip to Eugene is
PaU bearers were: Fred Fisher, new gray straw beanie . . . Hank jmately 2-500 The origins!
of Pendleton. Baker, LaOrande, and tending a Mother's Day observance
Friends received word from Mr. Herb Smith. steUar performer In the Henry Meier. Gus Roth. Hans Vogt, gimianer’s fancy road machine . . . established for the state for the per- Huntington, as well as Nyssa were at the university. June Marie and
and Mrs Curtis Foster nee Ruth
weight events, who tock second lr
Humphreys preached the sermon
thFreg Barney telling that one tod begining last Octob»r and . nd- present for the conference. The state Huston. Loyd, Robert Wilson. Joe
Bratton. that they are now estab-’ the shotput. with a throw of 43 feet
Clyde Hill and Elmo Peterson Sarah -M at thp tmut
t hjm Ing June 30. 1941, was 2.806 but It officers continued on their state tour Robertson, Ed Boydell, Ted Morgan
The three men with
Interment
the Parma ccme- j
“ ILshed
’ ‘ in
’ " “ their new * home in “ North 9H inches.
w
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“‘
* was in **“
has been Indicated that this may be of posts after the conclusion of the and a score of other Nyssa folk at­
, Coach Elder left for Ekigene today ter;.
Hollywood.
I I revised upward.
conference.
tending the meet.
if i %
Hurt In Car Crash
of the commission
contingent U|»n there
money
Marjorie Groot, Marion Osborn
Phyllis Poage Honored In
Honor Students School Annual
Plans Complete
For Hospital
Fund Dance
I
approache...,
Child Critically
Burned Sunday
Ny?sa Athletes
In State Meet
'ROUND TOWN