JOURNAL
raeNYSSA
Bulldogs Have
Chance To Play
In State Tourney
Nya»a To Play Vale For
Tie Or Championship
Saturday Night
CONCERNS GIVING
THEATRE TICKETS
IN HOUSE RACE
Fax' Drive-In
Prnjri 0*r>|t
Sugar Industry
Expansion Seen
For This Area
Group» Meet With Gov
ernor of Idaho Relative
To Labor Supply
Al Thompson A Sans
Mordale Furniture Store
Golden Rule Store
Wilson Grocery
THEATRE DEAL
RESPONSE GOOD
The resprnse to the program
of giving free theatre tickets
s way in Nyssa and the rural
rcutes by the Nyssa Theatre
company, the Gate City Journal
and several merchants of Nys
sa last week was very satisfact
ory.
Six of the eight persons who
were awarded free tickets had
taken advantage cf their oppor
tunity to attend the local picture
shew up to Tuesday with two
nights left for the other two to
make use of the tickets.
The name-, of six more per
sons appear In the advertise
ments In tills issue of the Oate
City Journal. The names of the
merchants participating in the
program this week appear on the
front pege of this Issue.
To see if ycu are listed for
a free ticket, read the names
of the participating firms and
look through their advertise
ments. If your name appears in
an ad. clip the ad, take it to
the box office, pay the defense
tax and walk Into the theatre.
BOISE. Fib. 19 (Special)—With
quotas suspended on sugar beet
acreage and the industry In Ida
ho and eastern Oregcn facing an
expansion from last year for 1942,
representatives of Idaho and Ore
gon sugar beet growers and pro
cesserà conferred with Oovernor
Chase A. Clark Tuesday cn the
Through a cooperative newspaper
additional labor supply needed for
program, persons inserting auction
the Increased crop.
’ale advertisements In the Oate
It was revealed at the confer
City Journal and having auction
ence th at under the Increased
bills printed In the Journal office
acreage plan Idaho could produce
LOWELL »TOCKMAN
at the regular price will receive
an additional 2 , 200.000 bags of
listings of their sales In several
sugar, up to the full limit of the
newspapers In this section free cf
processing plants and thereby add
charge.
<15.000,000 In general revenue to
Papers In which the listings will
the state’s sugar beet Industry. It
appear In addition to the Journal
also was brought out that post
are the Ontario Argus, Payette In
war quotas of sugar beet acreage
dependent Enterprise, the Malheur
PENDLETON, F’eb. 19, (Special) wm ^ based on peak production
Enterprise of Vale, the Wei ;»r
Lowell Stockman, native of ^Uma- | during the present war and there-
American, the Cambridge News | tllla
county, who ..
Is well
« known fore the emergency Is expected to |
Reporter and the Council Leader. throughout the state,
has filed
The deal has two principal ad as a candidate In the coming May boost the industry In importance j
vantages. It advertises a sale primaries for the republican nom to farmers. Consummation of j
throughout this territory at
a ination for representative In con this program for increased pro
small cost and It protects the date gress from the second congressional duction and revenue depends, it
was said, on the degree of in
so that two or more sales will not
district.
creased acreage which will be
fall on the same day.
Governor Charles A. Sprague,
Now 40, Mr. Stockman was born signed up. For the past several
and reared near Helix, on a wheat weeks sugar companies have been who visited In Nyssa last Thursday
ranch originally homesteaded by signing up this Increased acreage. afternoon while en route from
his father, the late W. J. Stock-
Arvll Miller of Shelley, repre Salem to Boise, announced that he
man, and attended grade and senting the Idaho Beet Qrowers would seek re-election. His name
high school In Pendleton. Since association, was spokesman for will appear on the republican bal
Oregon State college In 1922, he the delegation, explaining the in lot in the May primary election.
Stating that he is too busy with
Congressman Walter M Plerc,» has been actively engaged in wheat dustry felt it to be its patriotic state affairs to conduct an ex
duty to expand its production but
has notified the Oate City Journal i raising at the ranch.
the
Mr. Stockman has been excep that an expression of co-opera tensive personal campaign,
that "The I.C.C. says that Vale,
governor said "My campaign for
Juntura and other points on the tionally active In civic affairs, be tion on the labor question was re-election is based on my record
Crane branch are now property on ing a member of the school board, needed iro n the governor.
as governor. I submit that my ad
vice president of the Round-Up.
(Continued on page five)
Pacific time, as Is Huntington.
ministration has been clean, vig
of
which
he
was
formerly
treasur
“Other border places are still
orous and constructive.
er,
and
a
trustee
of
the
Methodist
officially on mountain time, in
Citing the many activities and
cluding Ontario, Nyssa and other church, of which he Is a lifelong
accomplishments of his adminis
boundary points. This can ba member.
tration. Governor Sprague stated
He has been a member of the
changed by modtilcatlon of the I.C.
that "In the midst of this work
C. order. They have not yet had Grange since 1926. His fraterral
for peace-time development the
any offlela .«quest ter such a affiliations are with the Masons.
Ways and'm eans of Increasing war broke upon us. In months be
change. They muggest that It would Eagles and Elks.
He was formerly Umatilla county farm production as requested by fore the war I sought by public ad
be best to have an act to repeal
the government In Malheur county dress here and in other states to
the former Idaho act and to allow chairman for the republican party.
the I.C.C. to settle all such m at He served for several years on the were considered at a meeting of acquaint the people with our dan
the agricultural committees cf the ger from an axis victory and es
ters by orders. It is less confusing executive committee of the state
If this Is done, with every place ad committee of the republican party. Malheur Pomona Orange and sub pecially the grave threat to this
ordinate granges In the county In nation from Japan. As governor
hering to the zone system.
the Moore hotel in Ontario last it was my duty to organize and
"If Mr. White’s bill (the pro
week.
direct the war effort in Oregon.
posal of Congressman White cf
Prominent Orange members of
“I am now called upon to con
Idaho) passes, then Idaho will be
the state urged care of machines, duct a political campaign for re-
legally transferred and Oregon will
cooperation In the use of faciliaies, nomination; for this Is election
be left out. It Is my opinion that
particularly tires by making ar year. In this crisis I cannot neglect
It Is best to leave all to the I.C.C.
Mobilization of women as a part rangements for two or more fam my official duties to devote much
Of course, towns may set their
clocks as they desire to set them. of the war effort In this commun ilies to send representatives to time for personal campaigning. I
There might possibly be legal com ity was started in Nyssa and vici town to do needed shopping, and must depend on the people of Ore
pooling equipment by neighbors so gon wlv> approve of my administra
nity this week.
plications”.
as to make greater use of new tion of state affairs, In peace and
Mrs.
William
Schireman.
chair
In a postscript. Mr. Pierce said
tires.
in war, to carry my campaign for
"Representative White says that man of the Nyssa district, will have automobile
The farmers were assured that
there will have to be some amend charge of the registration as far under (he rationing regulations ward. I have built no personal po
ments to his bill, and that he Is north as the Arcadia area and as tires would be available for trucks litical machine In my three years
as governor; but have worked with
not wholly in favor of repealing far south as Dunaway.
Volunteer workers were as-lgned and pick-ups and also for trailers the state and county party organ
the fermer Idaho act, as it is his
if pulled by pick-ups. The Orange izations.
-
understanding that the change is this afternoon. The volunteers will
members
expressed fear that they
conduct
a
house-to-house
canvass
“The Issue in this campaign Is
desired only while daylight sav
ing time Is being used. I think this week and next week In Nyssa will be hard-hit by labor shortage this: Shall the state change Its
this year, as many farm hands leadership now? Personalities of
something ought to be settled by and vicinity.
candidates, minor Issues of local
Women will be Interviewed as to have been called into service.
legislation In order to avoid any
significance are not the real ques
possible legal difficulties cr mis their vocational experience, skills
tion. That question is this: Shall
and potential abilities In their
understandings".
own homes.
the governorship continue in ex
perienced hands for the four dif
"The Importance of Oregon wom
ficult and uncertain years ahead?”
en's pace-making registration In
novation cannot be over-estimated”,
according to Mrs V. B Staples of
The annual concert of the music NYSSA SETS UP
Ontario, county chairman of the
Oregon board for mobilization of department of the Nyssa union GOOD H C pP MARK
high school will be presented in
Registration of men between the women".
The Nyssa town team finished
Mrs. Staples explained that the the school gymnasium February
ages of 20 and 46 Saturday, Sun
20 at 8:30 p. rr. under the dir its basketball season undefeated
day and Monday was very satis Oregon women’s census. If succes ection of Mrs. Stella Flshbum last Thursday night by trimming
factory. according to A. L. Heldt, sful, may form a pattern for a Young and Gordon E. Aspengren. a Welser N.Y.A. team 55 to 32.
Nyssa American Legion command similar enterprise on a national
The Welser team was no match
The public is invited to attend
er, who was In charge of the regis scale. If unsuccessful, despite sev the program. No admission will for the fast-breaking smooth-pas
eral
months
of
Intensive
state-wide
tration.
be charged.
sing Nyssa outfit, which led by a
Mr. Heldt said the number of organizational activity, a compul
The pregram will include the fol ccnslderable margin all through
registrations would have to be an sory survey on a national scale may lowing numbers: Presentation of the game. Nyssa's offen.se was led
be expected.
nounced by the county.
MINERALOGY WILL
the colors, band and drum major by Dick Osborne and Lloyd Wil
Mr. Heldt said that any infor-
ettes, Anna Marie Toombs and son, who scored 14 and 13 points
BE TALK SUBJECT
faUon about the number of regis
Beverly Donahue; “Amarican Pat respectively.
AIKEN
APPOINTED
trations would have to come from
Besides maintaining an undefeat
riots’’ and "The Noble Count”,
Hugh K. Lancaster of Baker, the county selective service board BUDGET DIRECTOR
band; reading, Debra Ward; "I ed record, the Nyssa team won
field goofolUt of the state depart at Vale.
Hear America Singing” and "Pray the Nampa geld medal tournament,
ment of geology and mineral In
George K Aiken of Ontario, er'' from Haensel and Oretel", com which was held during the first
The Legion was well pleased with
dustries. will deliver a talk st e the nun ber of men registered and editor of the Argus and a member bined glee clubs; sousaphene solo. week of February. During the sea
public meeting to be held in the the cooperative spirit of the regis of the state game commission, has "Jig Elephantine". Keith Herr- son Nyssa scored 450 points In
city hell at 9 p m. February 34. trants. Most of the men registered been appointed as executive secre man; "Rose In the Bud" and team, games as compared to 354
He will speak on the mlnerology of Monday. More registered on Sat tary to the governor and state "Butterfly, Butterfly" by girls glee points scored by Its opponents.
{ budget director. He will succeed club; contralto solo. "Ave Marta", High scorers for the Nyssa team
«•stem Oregon.
urday than on Sunday.
Mr. Lancaster will bring some
! David Eccles. who was recently Helen Sallee with violin obligato during the season were Bob Wilson.
ore samples to Nyssa. Anyone in
chosen by the governor to Induce by Twlla Crawford; “Oh Mighty 116 points; Lloyd Wilson. 76: Dick
terested in mlnerology Is Invited DEFENSE COUNCIL
Industrialists to establish plants Land", boys glee club; "Moonlight Osborne. 73; Cal Wllscn. 62; Lloyd
CASH COLLECTED
In Oregon.
.to attend the meeting.
Gavotte", girls glee club; clarinet Lewis, 39: Raymond Graham, 34;
The state department feels that
The new executive secretary, who
The high school students collect will take office March 1. has been solo, “The Old Refrain", Phillis Irwin Elder. 24; Wren Enxminger,
th e n la much undiscovered ore
Schireman; “When You’re Away” 10: Lawrence Bailey. 9, and Blair
¿•posits to the state, especially in ed <79 59 and the grade school a resident of Oregon for 26 years.
and “Thine Alone", girls double Hendricks, 7.
aipils
collected
<57.02
In
the
re
Since coming to Oregon Mr. Aiken
.eastern Oregon.
Scores during the season were as
cent defense council drive, making has been active In the newspaper trio: negro spirituals, combined
glee clubs; violin solos. "Ssardas" follows: Nyssa 46 and New Plym
s total cf <136 61
field and In political and civic af and "Fair Rosmartn”, Twyla Craw- outh 15. Nyssa 48 and Vale 44.
The Ht-Y boys of the high fairs. He came to Oregon from
David and Marie Holman of
I ford; soprano solo. “Happy 8ong”. Nyssa 49 and Payette 28. Nyssa
Baker spent the week-end at the school conducted a house-to-house Washington, where he engaged In I Dar Thel Bybee; “Carmena" (ln- 54 and Welser N Y A. 50. Nyssa
-anvnss
Person;
desiring
to
make
home of their sister, Mrs. Lloyd
j cldental solo by Colleen Townei 32 and Nampa R & V Oiler* 31.
contributions mav still do so.
Ltoris.
_
and "Estudlantlna" (Spanish dance Nysaa 43 and New Plymouth 41.
The money collected by the
Visit* In Fortlan»—
by Flora Urqulri), girls glee club: Nysaa 48 and Idaho Power 38.
youngsters
was
given
to
Wesley
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Barrett of
Rev. Greenlee spent two days three selections, band, and I Hear Nysaa 32 and New Plymouth 29.
Boise visited at the home of their Browne, chairman of the finance this week In Portland on church ] America Singing
combined flee Nysaa 41 and Parma 27, and W a
nephew Wesley Sherman. Ratur- committee of the Nyssa defense
rn IS and W*t*er N Y A. 12.
clubs and band.
SNAKE
RIVER VALLEY
STANDINGS
Northern Division
W LPct.
W LPct.
7 1 .875 Welser 3 6 333
Vale
Nysaa .... 7 2 .778 Emmett 3 6 333
Ontario .4 5 .445 Payette 2 8 250
Southern Division
W LPct.
Fruit-
land ... 5 0 1.000 New
2 4 .363
Adrian .2 3 .400 Plym.
Parma 2 4 .333
GAME» THIS WEEK: Friday,
Welser at Ontario. Vale at Pay
ette, and Fiultland at Adrian. Sat
urday, Payette a t Emmett, Nyasa
a t Vale.
By Wesley Sherman
Four (Inal games will be played
In the northern division of the
Snake River Valley high school
basketball league this week-end,
but all the struggles of the entire
season will be culminated In one
of those games, that of Nyssa and
Vale on the Viking court Saturday
night.
As Nyssa dropped a harrowing
contest to Adrian last Friday 36
to 34 In the third overtime period,
the Bulldogs will have to defeat
Vale Saturday night and again In
a play-off to go to the state tourn
ament. T hat also applies to the
Snake River Valley league.
Nyssa defeated New Plymouth
3S to 30 at New Plymouth Tuesday
night. The Bulldogs defeated the
home team worse than the score
Indicated as Coach Elder used sub
stitutes In the last half.
If a favorite were picked be
tween Nyssa and Vale, the nod
would go to Vale by virtue of a
slim, 34 to 33 victory over Nyssa
In an earlier game. Vale. too. will
be on lta own floor. On the other
hand, the Nyasa squad will have
a weak of rest with only the New
Plymouth game played this week.
T he Vikings, after meeting On
tario and Boise last week-end must
play the Payette Pirates Friday
night prior to the Nyssa game.
Coach Floyd Holt has built
another hard-driving and tight de
fensive quintet around Bill Mus-
grove, called by many the smooth
est ball handler and must accur
a te shot In the region. In the Nys
sa Bulldogs, Coach Elder has an
all-round team with no outstand
ing star. Even-play and a well-
balanced offense and defense are
counted on to win.
Vale gained vengeance over On
tario last Friday. 43 to 35, and Nys
sa overwhelmed Welser, 49 to 34.
The other division teams will
-vie for third place. Ontario, now
In third, could ertd the season In
th at spot by a victory over Welser
Friday night. Payette will try to
'Clim b out of the cellar In gamea
against Vale, Friday night, and
Emmett, Saturday night.
Scores last week included Vale
43, Ontario 35; Emmett 27, Weis-
<er 17; Nyssa 49, Welser 34; On-
•tario 2«, Emmett 21; and Nyssa 24.
Adrian 36 (non-conf.)
Adrian and Fruitland will go
through the formality of complet
ing the southern division schedule
Priday night when the two squads
areet on Adrian's floor. Fruitland
has already won the pennant, but
the Antelopes have one final
chance to spoil the Ortxzlles' un
defeated conference record.
Last week Parma tied New Ply
mouth a t third place In the south
ern standings with a 32 to IS
victory over the Pilgrims.
SI 5
NY5§X~0RE(j0NrTHURSDAY. FEBRUARY 19 1942
VOLUME X X tm N ^ s "
Auction Sales
Are Publicized
Stockman Seeks
Rep. Pierce’s Job
Governor Asks
Position Again
Pierce Reviews
Time Proposals
Farmers Try To
Increase Crops
Mobilization Of
Women Started
Registration In
Nyssa Held Good
High School To
Present Concert
Chamber Favors 4-H Leaders Of
U.S. Ruling On County Gather
Nyssa Area Time At 1942 Event
Farmer» Reveal Attitude
At C of C Meeting Here
Wednesday
The Nyssa chamber of commerce,
meeting In Brownie's cafe Wednes
day noon, passed a motl.n recom
mending that the Interstate com
merce commission be given author
ity to place various communities
in certain time belts.
The chamber Is In favor of Nys
sa being on Pacific time at this
time of year.
The vote was taken after Dale
Garrison and Frank Sherwood,
representing the Oregon Trail
Orange, had discussed the attitude
of the producers living west of
Nyssa. The two guests met with
the chamber to learn what the
merchants are going to do about
opening and closing hours, as most
cf the farmers living west of Nys
sa are observing Pacific time.
Mr. Garrison said the farmers
would like to have all clocks set
ahead one hour and operate on
sun time.
"We want to have all of the
working hours the same”, Mr. Gar
rison said. "We will get used to
whatever hours ycu merchants
keep. However, it is the opinion
of most of the grangers that we
should be on Pacific time. It is
the feeling of the grange members
that the merchants should open
their stores at 9 a . and close them
at 7 p. m. Opening of the stores
at 9 a. m. would make the time
correspond to the time used by
the schools. The school opening
and closing time and the noon
hour are the biggest problem”.
In general, the attitude of the
farmers is that the town and
country residents should be on the
same time. Most of the merchants
In Nyssa are now observing moun-,
tain war time, but are opening
their stores at 9 a. . and closing
at 7 p. m. so that In effect the
time the stores are open Is the
same as before.
Homer Holmes
Of Nyssa Passes
Funeral services for Hcmer Dlck-
sen Holmes, who died at his home
In Nyssa February 15, were held
In the Methodist church Tuesday
afternoon. Rev. M. H. Greenlet
officiated. Interment was In the
Nyssa cemetery with B. B. Llen-
kaemper of the Nyssa funeral home
In change.
Mr. Holmes was born March 7,
1858 near La Porte, Indiana and
spent his early life In Kansas. He
married Dolly Ballard In 1878. To
this union five sons were bom.
After the death of his wife, Mr.
Holmes moved his family to Colo
rado.
In 1898 Mr. Holmes married Dora
Hosier at Topeka. Kansas and then
foved to Colorado. Mr. and Mrs.
Holmes moved from Colorado to
Donnley. Idaho and from, there to
Nyssa In 1913.
Mr. Holmes conducted a trans
fer business here until falling
health forced him to retire. He
was also constable for 25 years.
Survivors are his widow; five
sons. Homer and Charles of Fort
Luptcn, Colorado. Earl and Oeorge
of Brooks. Oregon and Dick of
Alhambra, California; his twin
brother,H. J. Holmes of Modesto.
California, 18 grandchildren, several
great grandchildren, and a number
of nieces and nephews.
EXPERIMENT MAN
STARTS TO WORK
Assistant State Club
Leader One of Speak
ers At Meeting
The value and Importance of
4-H club work In peace and war
were emphasized by Miss Helen
Cowglll, assistant state club leader,
County Judge David Oraham and
other speakers at a conference of
4-H club leaders of Malheur county
In the Boulevard Grange hall Wed
nesday night.
Miss Cowglll said “The boys and
girls need your help and you are
giving it generously. Helping the
boys and girls to achieve Is one
of the big Jobs ahead of us".
Referring to the working of a
Jig-saw puzzle to get a picture.
Miss Cowglll said "Let us all work
to make the national picture one
of peace for all of us. Four-H Is
doing a fine piece of community
and national service. You In this
county are well up toward the
top in the work you are doing”.
Miss Cowglll also discussed the
4-H summer school to be opened
for about two weeks In Corvallis
June 2.
Using the word ‘'work”. Miss
Cowglll said W stands for the
will to do, O for organization, R
for reliability and K for kind
ness.
The state leader presented a five
year pin to Mrs. Loyal Rice.
Judge Oraham said, “We have
much to be thankful for In this
country. We take things for grant
ed. We have the right to worship
as we choose, but If we worshipped
more we would have less trouble".
Referring to Washington and
Lincoln, the judge said “you know
what they had to go through. It
seems that the country Is faced
■with a greater crisis than they
faced. We live Just from day-to-
day,, not knowing what Is In
store for us. The 4-H club boys and
girls are the ones who have to
carry the load, more so after we
have defeated the axis powers. The
generation Just before you will be
taken away. Each must do his part
In the worst war- In history”.
Judge Oraham cited four Im
portant points to keep in mind
during the war: Participation in
the food for victory program, nu
trition for health, saving for de
fense and elimination of waste
and Interpretation of democratic
Ideals and practice of those prin
cipals.
Mrs. Duncan, president of the
4-H leaders council, presented a
plaque to Ted Hollopeter for the
White Settlement club members.
Mrs. Duncan said “I take great
pleasure In presenting this plaque
to the members and club leaders
of the White Settlement for their
achievements during the past year”.
She also stated th at the delegation
from Malheur county was the
largest at the eastern Oregon con
ference held In Union. She exhi
bited a gavel that was given by
Mr. Seymour, well known leader
In 4-H club activities In Oregon.
E. M. Hauser, of Ontario, as
sistant county agent, gave an ac
counting of 4-H club work during
the last year.
“This year we had the largest
completion of 4-H projects ever
registered In the county. We had
1027 different club projects, pust
a few more than In 1940. I think
we should go along with as little
change as possible. We are urging
the boys and girls to Increase
their food production. In general,
we want to urge the members and
the leaders to hold to the normal
program so far as possible”.
Mrs. Claypool, county school su
perintendent, spoke of “the wonder
ful work of the 4-H clubs In this
county. Four-H children make good
Americans later", said Mrs. Clay-
pool, who paid tribute to the lead
ers, whom, she called "the backbone
of the community".
County Commissioner
Irwin
Troxell was Introduced.
Other numbers on the program
were as follows: Oroup singing, led
by Mrs Roher: skit, Mrs. Forest
Orammon, Mrs. Juel Houston and
Mrs. J. W. Pettit of the Lincoln
community; and novelty musical
numbers, Naomi and Ray Tod-
hunter Harvey Denham, of Welser
annex was the toastmaster.
The committee members were as
follows; Oames, Mrs. C. E. Elliott
and Mrs. Anderson; banquet. Mrs.
Pettit and Mrs Orammon; ban
quet. Mrs. H. H Conner and Mrs.
Oeorge Oullford: decorations, Mrs.
Hauser, and dance. Mrs Fannie
Chandler and Mrs. Roher
Dudley L. Sltton has arrived at
Ontario to take charge of the ex
periment station to be operated by
the state near the Cairo junction
on the Nyssa-Ontario section of
the highway.
Mr. Sltton was graduated from
Oregon State college In farm crops
In 19i0 and since that time has
been employed by the Oregon State
college extension service as as
slstant county agent of Union
county.
The experiment station property
contains 120 acres of land, which
Includes enough level land for
experimental crops end sloping land
for feed Iota.
Experiments will be conducted
In farm crops, vegetable seed pro
duction, Irrigation and livestock
feeding Work will be started Im
mediately In clearing the place
and repairing the sheds The farm
work will be started ea soon as
weather permita.
Jack Atkeson, son of Mr and
Mr Sltton trill live in Ontario et Mr* A. L. Atkeson. I* suffering
least for a time
from a ease of mumps