r/ieNYSSA
NYSSA, 'OREGON, THTTRSD a V, AÜG.
VOLUME XXXX
Final Reports
Show Fair Will
Be Outstanding
JOURNAL
BARN IS SAVED AS
FIRE BURNS HAY
Chadwick Will
Erect Building
! BROOKE RESIGNS
I AS COUNTY AGENT
30, 1945
Enrollment In
Nyssa Schools
Show Increase
PARMA BUILDING
DESTROYED BY FIRE
The second large fire to occur in
Ralph E. Brooke has resigned as
A hay stack owned by Orvil Hick
Parma within the last two months
man was destroyed by fire Friday | ( ) n \ 1 *1 i r*
agriculture agent of Malheur county
evening three miles west of Nyssa. i
L f l i H I l O i l t '- l
destroyed the Idaho hamper fac
to take a position as manager of
The stack contained approximately |
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tory building Wednesday night.
the
Tomasello
lee
plant
in
Ontario.
236
ARE
ENROLLED
IN
RODEO EVENTS SET 1« tons of hay.
j INTER-STATE OIL CO.
tire started about 8:30 from
Mr.
Brooke's
resignation,
effect
save . |
rpQ BUII D" U
OTHER
HIGH SCHOOL AND 556 an The unknown
FOR SUNDAY AND , Neighbors „ helped Hickman
w
I1 Iu ll
cause. The frame
ive September 1. has been accepted
MONDAY AT ONTARIO '¡hJ t T Z Z 'Z u n ? ^ L \7 n PROJECTS PLANNED by the extension service, but a suc IN LOWER GRADES building, covered with sheet metal
„
,
.
„ ,,
'buckets of water.
Enrollment in the Nyssa schools was a total loss. The building was
Final reports on the Malheur | The ]oss on the nay was not cov-
Plans for the first construction cessor ‘h as not been named.
During tihe t(me Mr. Brooke has up to Wednesday was considerably used mostly as a warehouse.
county fair to be held in Ontario ered by insurance.
work to be undertaken in the build been county agent he has been in
September 1, 2, and 3, were given
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ing boom expected in the business ,.harge of much of the government's larger than at the same time last
year. Superintendent Henry Hartley
at a meeting of committees Mon
district of Nyssa were announced v.ar-time agriculture program,
reported.
day night.
today by A. Chadwick of Chadwick's
Tlie enrollment yesterday was 792.
E. M. Hauser, county dug agent
drive-in and Earl Gray of the Inter-
as compared to 744 last year at a
handling 4-H work, and Charles
similar date. There are 27 more
| State Oil company.
Fulton of the Ontario high school, A special prize of considerable val
| students in the high school and 21 The Nyssa local price and ration
The
Chadwick
building,
88
by
80
representing the F. F. A., reported ue will be awarded to some deserv-
| more in the elementary grades.
ing board will be consolidated with
feet, will house the Chadwick groc-
that
exhibits
in
prospect
im a b
l fine
in e
c A i u w i 't o
t are
n e
m
jjs
v
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,
The high school enrollment is 236,
*
, . . . . éZ ^ inn lnK 4-H club memt>er at the Mai-
for he junior fa r. More than 100 * c
junlor falr to be h eld |ery store and the Hollingsworth Agriculture and livestock produc whereas the figure last year at a the Ontario local board before
September 30, announced Bernard
exhibits of excellant show stock in Ontario this week-end.
| Hardware and Implement company tion and income set all-time re similar date was slightly over 200.
Frost, local chairman, today.
have been entered.
Beaumont and Cummins, Jersey ‘ store. Chadwick will use 32 feet and cords in 1644 but they will be bro T he school year ended with 185 stu
Several members of Che retiring
Bill Ross reported that the horses
Kingman Kolony will Hollingsworth 56 feet of the front- ken again in 1945, according to the dents enrolled.
The 236 high school students are board will continue as members oi
award a registered jersey bull calf age.
early
season
estimate
of
Ralph
E
to arrive, with 30 on hand the first for a club project. The award will
divided as follows; Freshman 69. Che new merged board. Mr. Frost
Work will probably be started Brooke, county .agent.
also explained that paid personnel
of the week. Cows for the mug and be based on quality of the exhibit
this week on the cement block Income will amount to $19.778,- sophomores 60, juniors 54. and sen of the Nyssa office will be given
milk contest, calves for the calf- t the county fair, on showmanship, building, with Albert Heldt as con- 500,
he estimates, compared to iors 53.
roping and steers for bulldogging erdsmanship, and completeness and
Figures in the grades are as fol consideration for Jobs in the new
$16,743,000 for 1944. He adds that
have also arrived at the fairgrounds. 1 accur
record
order tractor.
lows; First 77. second 78, third 65. office or for Jobs in the district OPA
the
estimate
is
conservative.
Part
of
the
present
frame
struc
Roy Brewer said 65 horses have to qualify,
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fourth 70, fifth 79. sixth 67. sev offices in Boise. They will also be
tlie jersey ____
must _ w_
be the
been signed up to participate in the predominating breed on the farm of ture has been removed, but Mr. Substantial acreage increases and enth 68. and eight 52. or a totad of aided in finding other local employ
Chadwick will continue his busi expected income increases are list
rac.ng events.
ment.
club member.
ness in the remaining part of the ed for celery, with income almost 556.
A feature of the rodeo program, the
Short class periods were held in j All OPA price control rationing
The calf is from one of the high building until the new structure is doubled; potatoes, sugar beets, and
whi.h will be presented Sunday and
seed crops,
crops; nagum
higher uicuuic
income nom
from the high school Monday and reg and enforcement activities for thh
....
. . u, . producing cows in the Beaumont i completed. After the new building Seeu
on ay, wi
e a spec a
...
and Cummins herd and is sired b y , is ready, the old structure will be dairying and livestock sales also are ular work was started Tuesday of area will now be handled at the
be given by the Owyhee Riding Royal Gay Cavalier, an outstanding ; removed and the space utilized for predic ted. Decreases are noted in this week.
| Ontario office and files are being
c ub of Nyssa.
A full faculty has been secured for transferred there,
acreage
and
expected
incomes
from
Fxtia
suDer-SDecial
events if
if the animal
the te Jersey
breed' Wlth
the ! ! parking inter-SI
cars-
Extia . super
special
edlgree 01 v,.
oi
calf_
Reasons for the consolidation at
. .
. events,
.
. .
........ it will
«... ^ — an
«... . ,.c Inter-State Oil company will .onions, lettuce and all grains, and the high school. Miss Doris Betty of
Ontario has been employed as Eng- this time are the decrease in the
p.ospec tve pa c P
°
exceptionally good herd sire for any ! erect a 26 by 30 foot addition to its! an income decrease from fruit,
courage, will be exhibition rides to I | jersey herd, the owner said.
1 present service station just north of | The figures for 1945 follow:
ish and social' science teacher and board’s workload with the lifting of
be undertaken by Ralph Brooke, | Beaumont and Cummins are mak- the highway “Y" near the grade j Onions, 2800 acres, 1.120,000 sacks, as advisor to the Bulldog newspap- 8 large part of the rationing pro-
county agent, and Alva Goodell, | ing the award in the interest of im
er staff.
jgram, and to build up a larger and
i $1,200,000.
president of the Malheur county proving the breed within the county. school building.
Potatoes, 12,000 acres, 1,800,000 The new music instructor, Lynn stronger staff to handle price con-
The
work
will
be
started
Monday.
fair board. The plans for the ex This is the second award of this
J. Lawrence of Salt Lake City, is trol problems during the coming
$2,520.000.
hibition rides developed from Mon kind that these jersey breeders have Warren Kelch has the contract. The sacks,
clncerblock building will be stuc Sugar beets, 15,500 acres, 250,000 expected to arrive here September months of high Inflationary pres-
day night’s meeting.
10. Mrs. K. E. Keveren is handling sures. and to make enforcement
made to 4-H club members. June
tons, $3,125.000.
Men already signed for the rodeo Gahan of Nyssa won the first an coed.
Kelch has already started remod Lettuce, 3000 acres, 200,000 crates the music assignment until he ar- more effective.
events are Harry Bruce, Wes Moore.
rjVes
j Members of the Nyssa local .board
eling part of the Curry produce $150.000.
Ohen Work, Lee a rimes. Bob Wil imal awarded.
_______________ who will continue as members of the
building for Carl Burningham, who Celery, 260 cars, 75,000 crates,
liams, Ci il Bruce. Les Wineburger,
Ontario board are the tire and
will open a drive-in restaurant there $150,000
Martin Maddux, Harold Woodland,
price panel members. They are as
soon. The building Is located across Alfalfa hay, 61,000 acres, 250,000
Bob ‘ ergeant, and Bill Maxwell.
follow: Tire panel. Artie Robertson,
Sixth street from Chadwick's drive- tons, $3,000,000.
The lions club of Ontario will
Wild hay, 21,000 acres, 31 000 tons, Fnr Irl'lhn P nw pr °* Sutilerlan£l' chairman; and Oeo-
in.
have plenty of eats and drinks at
r U I l U d .H U r o w e r rge Henneman, and price panel,
Plans are expected to be announc $252,000.
the fair.
. „
. i Frank Parr, chairman, Orln Sum-
dorn, 5000 acres, 350 000 bushels.
ed
within
the
next
few
dgys
for
At a meeting at Drewsey test ner ^
Oarrlson and A H. Boy-
The saddle horse parade will be Two hundred and seventy-four
construction
of
at
least
one
other
$250.000.
Saturday evening, members of the d ^
started a 1 p. m. at the Andrews persons were X-rayed in Oregon’s
Wheat, 8000 acres, 320,000 bushels, Juntura-Drewsey Electric Co-oper-
large
building
In
the
business
dis-
mobile chest X-ray unit when it
Sted company corner.
The retiring board members are
$320,000.
trict.
i
ative. Inc passed a resolution auth-
ot ^
^
and Iuel
was in Nyssa August 24.
—Gats,- 4500 ¿feres. 2?0.00ft-bushels, orteing the associations board of ,, n„nplj,
Bowing Center Opening—
The unit workers handled patients
4
/
\ -Hnonlffn IVl A Aem
AnlrtA _
^
$243.000.
directors to
dissolve the organiza
The Nyssa bowling center, closed here at the rate of 58 an hour, or
Kathleen Loe, a paid employee of
Barley. 19,000 acres, 950,000 bush tion and negotiate with Idaho Pow- * the"”
board! 'Zll\ be transferred to
for two months, will be opened by j t<vo less than was average in Polk
els. $800,500.
I r company for electric service whicp
T. H. Eldridge, August 31. The al- county. Those X-rayed in the county
Rye, 4000 acres, 120,000 bushels would blanket the Juntura and Ontario.
leys have been re-surfaced and re totaled 956, including 101 at Har
The board has been In operation
$108.000.
finished and the entire interior has per, 303 at Vale, and 277 at O ntar
since 1942.
Malheur county farmers, return Red clover seed, 5000 acres, 1.500,- Drewsey districts.
A
general
meeting
of
citizens,
a
been re-decorated. ‘'With the return io.
“I and the other board members
ing servicemen and war workers un- 000 pounds, $150,000.
majority of whom were members * | want
toke th u apatt>aMr ot
of men from the armed forces we
Men accompanying the unit were able to finance sound farming op-
Other clover .seed, 1500 acres, 300,- the R. E A. unit, preceded t h e ‘ anklng everyone who has worked
should have more men than ever C. A. Bradford, radiologist who was erations through normal credit 000 pounds, $300,000.
membership meeting. After
entered In tournament play,” Mr. in charge of the work, and L. K. channels can now make use of all
with the Nyssa local war price and
Vegetable seed, 2500 acres, 1,000,- engthy d scussion a vote was taken raU
^
,t waa organ.
Eldridge said.
Grossenbaeher and R. E. Mastin of farm security services as funds for 000 pounds, $200,000,
whether the people de- L ,
ta 1942... chalrman Frost
Portland, laboratory technicians.
; the new fiscal year which began
Fruit, 800 acres, 160,000 pounds, sired to have the R. E. A. co-oper- !
..Everyone of the6e worlcers
Franchise Decided On—
Mrs. Hilda Tensen was chairman July 1. are available, reports Rosel $160.000.
atlve association continue with its
The city council meeting Tuesday of the local committee. Women as H. Hunter, county F3A supervisor.
Miscellaneous crops, 1000 acres. plans or to receive electric service served diligently and patriotically
right, decided to Issue an exclusive sisting with the work here were Wilson building. Ontario.
without pay. board members, gaso
$250,000.
from Idaho Power company. The re
franchise to Finley Shuster of La- Mrs. J. L. Church. Mrs. M. M. "Every effort will be made to meet
Dairying, 16.500 cows, $2,500.000. sult of the vote was 59 to 13 in line, tires, food, price and commun
Grande, for garbage disposal in Greellng. Jr. Miss Eva Boydell, Mrs. the needs of farmers just establish
ity service chairman and panel
Livestock sales, $3.700.000.
' favor of Idaho Power company ser- members and the many volunteers
Nyssa, over a period of five years. Bernard Frost. Mrs. Bert Lien- ing themselves on farms in the
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vice.
fhuster will furnish his own equip- kaemper, Mrs. Ed Frost, and Mrs. county or resident farmers requir- I
who have aided the board during
Directors of the R. E. A. expect, its peak workloads.
rient. The council set a lincense w E. Schireman of Nyssa and Miss ing management and credit assist- !
I by arrangement with Idaho Power "We also want to thank the lo
on taxicabs of $25 a year.
June Laurance of Vale.
ance for profitable operations,” j
company, to dispose of the distribu cal public for Its co-operation with
Hunter
said.
"The
county
FSA
com-
|
• H. G rant Evans, son of Mr. and
tion system material whloh had al- us. Only their understanding and
mittee, which reviews all loan ap
i ready been elected at Juntura. Fol- helpful co-operation has made pos
J Mrs. H. J. Evans of Parma, writes plications, believes that FSA loans
from his station in San Diego that combined with management help
Forty Nyssa high school boys ' lowing the meeting individual con sible the success of rationing and
tracts were offered by representa-
i he has been set apart as a “miss- can contribute to improved dairy started practice Tuesday for what t.ves of the company to all prospect price control here, and we know
hey will continue to co-operate with
Should
be
a
successful
football
sea
stock,
farm
buildings,
small
water
ionery” by the chaplain in his com
son, Coach Howard Lovejoy an ive users of electricity. Approxo-
new board.
pany. He reports that sometimes facilities and increase farm income nounced. After uniforms were Is ' mately 150 consumers of electricity the "Without
the efforts of all our
from more efficient farm opera
I are Involved.
there are 700 boys attending church tion."
sued, a short practice was held.
workers and citizens our prices
on Sunday.
The boys are small, but have ! L. W. Brainard, division manager would have skyrocketed and brought
FSA supervised loans can be made
for purchase of needed livestock, "good zipper and a lot of scrap,’ of Idaho Power company, told the danger to our stable economic sys
S/Sgt. Harold E. Robbins of Nyssa machinery, seed, feed, household Coach Lovejoy said. Part of the im | group, the utility was willing to tem, and scarce items would have
has been discharged from the Mc- goods, tractors, wells, sprinkler sys provement In the spirit and ability ¡serve the entire Juntura-Drewsey been very expensive to only a few
Caw General hospital a t Walla tems, building improvements, ad is due to the physical education area Including all R. E. A. members persons.”
Walla, where he received treatment vance cash rent and nearly ever;' program now underway in the jun and others and put into effect the The local consolidation of boards
uniform rates for electricity which is a part of a re-organization of
: for a wound caused by a sniper's -xa 'iu»u jo asusdxa S u p B ia d o u u r j ior and senior high schools.
bullet in the Mohonang sector on plained Hunter. Loans can be made The candidates for regular berths already exist In the towns and farm the Idaho OPA district which will
j Leyte island. He had been in the to family-type farm owners or rent- on the team Include eight lctter- areas served by the company. These eliminate 13 boards and three sub
| hospital for five months. Robbins ers. and for sound part-time farm- | men, who are Don Herren, Don Low, rates, he pointed out. are approxi boards, and which will result in 66
Word has been received by Mr. has been in the service for three ing operations. Loans are limited to j Jerry Bellon, Larry Dimmick, Boo mately 50 per cent lower than the paid employees being laid off and
and Mrs. K. Cottle that their son, years, including 11 months spent $2.500.00 and can be re-paid up to | Church, Tom Moore. LaVerle anticipated rates which the R. E. A. 91 retained.
unit would necessarily charge.
Reid Cottle. SK 1/c Is on his way with the 11th airborne division in five years with interest at five per J Toombs, and George Billings,
The type of line to be construc
to the Phillipines. He was on the New Guinea and the Philippine ts- cent on the unpaid balance. A 11m- j The 1945 schedule is as follows:
ted by Idaho Power company would MISSING FLYER
ship when he heard the war was lands. He wears the purple heart J1(C
. J t „ farm owner-
___ , September
____ , 14, Wciser
___ __ at Nyssa;
^
ited U lIUIlw,
number U
of 1 „ 40-year
over.
and the good^ conduct, A. P, T. and Uhip loans can also be made in the J September 21, jamboree at Ontario; be of sufficient capacity, he said, to FOUND IN JAPAN
Sgt. Doyle M. Jensen is now Philippine ribbons.
county.
September 28, Nyssa at Vale; Oct- serve all prresent and future needs
stationed on Luzon. In a le tte r,
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County FSA committeemen, who ober 5, Ontario at Nyssa; October of the area. Electric service would Lt. Robert Applegate of the air
written to friends here he said, I Miami, Fla. Aug. 30—Speeded to- are all practical fanners will be 12, Nyssa at Payette; October 26, be made available to the Juntura force, former Nyssa resident, who
"We have Just completed an L. D. ward home from overseas as part glad to advise with farmers on FSA Nyssa at Adrian, and November 2, district during the latter part of was reported missing in action in
December, 1945. and to the Beulah, Japan, July 24, has been located,
S. chaped here.”
|of the "Oreen project”, which calls services. Committeemen include Fred Fruitland at Nyssa.
Drewsey and Van district by the le recently wrote to his parents, Mr.
Max Swensen, S 2/c, is at Lake for the air transport command's, g urges_s vale, David Mitchell, Nyssa,
end of August. 1946.
and Mrs. Bert Applegate of Oak
Hurst, New Jersey, and is expected Caribbean division to fly 30.000 re- and Jess Rich. Ontario. Office days POWER COMPANY
Also appearing at the meeting Grove, Oregon, former Nyssa resi
to be home several days this week,, turnees from Europe to Miami army for the FSA supervisors are all day b , IM r»T\ Tn I r MUl i
were two representatives of R. E. A. dents, who sent the information to
according to a telegram received by | air field each month, another Nyssa Tuesdays, 8 a. m. to 12 noon, and D u IL /L U IN tf L,lINkC>
J. T. Glasscock and R. E. Carter. Mrs. Ed Frost.
his parents.
¡man is back in the states.
1 p m to 5 p m.; and Saturday
The Idaho Power company has F. P. Fitts, representing the Bonne Lt. Applegate's plane was damaged
Pvt. Keith E. Blackburn, son ot j in less than 24 hours he loft for mornings from 8 a. m. to 12 noon.
built approximately four miles of ville administration also addressed in a raid on Tokyo and the crew
Earl Blackburn, is operating auto-¡Camp Blanding, Fla., by rail. From
power line to serve nine cutomers the group.
was forced to ball out. The youth
matic weapons in the anti-aircraft, | there he will go to a reception cen-
during the last three weeks. Two
Other speakers were E. J. Wil wrote to his parents when he was
and is permanently stationed on i ter nearer home for separation from INDUSTRIAL, FARM
miles of the line was built in the liams, manager of the Malheur co in a rest camp.
Oahau island in Hawaii.
¡the service or furlough prior to re- TYPE TIRES FREED
Black Cayon project east of Snake operative Electric association at
Jesse Haroldson, RM 1/c is also assignment,
Rationing of all farm implements i river and two miles near Adrian.
Vale; R. E. Gale, general sales man Returns From Pendleton—
in Hawaii, having been there for The group includes Orville S. Mc-
The company has users signed up ager of Idaho Power company; and
Mrs. O. J. Mitchell returned Thur
the past seven months. He sent a Ewen, private first class of Nyssa, and industrial type tires ended Aug
hand-tinted picture of the L. D. S. third infantry division, military po- ust 20, announces Bernard Frost on about 12 miles of line and will R. D. Lytle, Vale attorney. State sday from Pendleton after a week's
local war price and rationing board start construction work as soon as Senator J. N. Jones of Juntura visit with Mr. and Mrs. Easelstyn.
Lei temple to Mrs. Howard Bair. lice, who has eight battle stars.
whom she accompanied home after
chairman. Truck and passenger car possible. Labor and pole shortages presided.
Mutual president, who has been 1
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the Esseltyns visited in Nyssa.
corresponding with the boys in the j Jay Bybee and Harold Kurtz of tires remain rationed, since pro are causing the delay.
"We are trying to complete the Return Home—
service.
i Nyssa are members of the 32nd div- duction has not yet changed over
Mrs. O. H. McCauley and grand Pictures Displayed—
Jesse L. Gale. EM 1/c celebrated lsion, a Wlsconsin-Michigan n at- j to meet the large demand
since construction work before water is
Pictures taken of the Nyssa child
V-J day on a ship somewhere in j ion guard outfit, that fought in the gasoline was released from ration- turned out of the ditches, as many daughter, Karen Kincaid, of Los-
the Pacific and In a letter to friends Pacific area during the war with ing. Mr. Frost urges car owners to of the farmers have dug wells and Vegas, Nevade, left Wednesday even ren's day parade by Howard Smith
here said, "the ship's whistles blew 'japan.
¡continue recapping until the pront- will depend on electricity for pump ing for their home after vial ting last Thursday afternoon have been
and we were close enough to shore I The Daily Pacifican of July 28 ised larger supply arrives, later this ing water for stock”, Bernard Frost, here with Mrs McCauley's daughter. < placed on display in the window of
Mrs. Ross Brown, and family.
I the Gate City Journal.
local manager, said.
to see the natives dancing for Joy. |
(Continued on Page 5)
' year.
Jersey Bull To
Be Given At Fair
Production Mark
Will Be Broken
274 X-rayed By
Unit In Nyssa
Producers Ask
Farm Security
Money Available
Our Boys In
T he Service
Nyssa, Ontario
Boards Merge
Successful Grid
Season Forecast
500 Younsters
Participate In
Sports, Parade
30 GAL. OF PUNCH IS
SERVED TO CHILDREN
AT PARK
Hundreds of youngsters and as
many adults enjoyed the children's
day program sponsored by the Nyssa
chamber of commerce last Thursday
afternoon.
A feature of the program was the
parade, which was comprised of an
estimated 250 entries.
The parade prize winners, named
by the judges. Mrs. Bernard Frost,
and Frank Morgan, were as follow:
Float section. Kristen Rinehart,
first; Howard Flannery, second, and
John Parson, third.
Pet section. Betty Matheney. first;
Patty Grunke, second; and Glenda
Moss, third.
Costume section. Verle Blodgett,
first; Burbidge sisters, second; and
Linda Riggs, third.
Bicycle section, Betty Fife, first;
Clifford Mefford, second; and Col
leen Bybee, third.
The first prize float represented
''three men in a tub.” The entry
consisted of a decorated tub on a
wagon with three children In It.
After the parade the children
went to the park, where games and
races provided the entertainment.
Winners in the various races were
as follows:
Older boys race, Bobby Krul and
Jerry Gorrell; younger boys race,
Jerry Skubal and El win Haroldson;
older girls race, Lucille Hill and Col
leen Bybee; younger girls race, Ver-
da Dike and Delores Gray; little
girls race. Shirley Ransom and
Marilyn Abersold: gunny sack race,
Jerry Gorell, and Larry Crosby;
three-legged race, Ronald Pruyn,
and Ronald Haney and Delmar
Andrews, and Dale Montague; spud
picking race, Billy Kelch and Duane
Kressly; cracker and whistle race.
Robert Keren and Glen Marcum;
lemons in tub, first race, Kent
Brown; second race, Wayne Russell,
third race, Gerald Gibson, fourth
race, Ronald Haney, fifth race, Del-
mer Andrews, sixth race, Donald
Haney, seventh race, Philip Wilson,
and eight race. Billy Post; and base
ball throw, Ray Keck, first; Ronald
Haney, second; Gene Custer, third;
Elzie Pierce, fourth. Turk Lovejoy,
fifth; and Bill Crisp, sixth.
After the games and races the
500 youngsters at the park drank
30 gallons of punch. They then
went to the Nyssa theatre, where
they were guests of the theatre
Management during the presentation
of the prizes to the parade winners
and the showing of "Firebrands of
Arizona."
The children emphatically demon
strated that they would like to part
icipate in another children's day
program next year.
Olean Wells and Sid Burbidge,
who were in charge of the arrange
ments said, “We extend our apprec
iation to everyone who contributed
his time and effort to the program."
Nyssa Shipping
Most Potatoes
Shipments of potatoes from Nyssa
during the period of August 1 to
August 22 amounted to about one-
third of all the potatoes shipped
from all of the shipping points in
the Snake river valley.
None of the other towns shipped
even half as many potatoes as
Nyssa. which shipped 586 cars dur
ing the period, according to figures
released this week by the Idaho
Potatoe and Onion Shippers assoc
iation. Caldwell.
Shipments from the valley far ex
ceed those of last year. The total
shipments for August up to the 23rd
amounted to $1,976 and shipments
in July amounted to $2.169. making
a total of $1,145. Shipments up to
August 23, last year were 3,018 cars.
The figures for this year by towns
are Nampa 87, Caldwell 241, Wilder
25, Notus 28, Parma 57, Nyssa 586,
Ontario 126, Vale 177, Homedale
238, Marslng 148, Payette 44. Wel-
ser 62, Mt. Home 30, Olenns Ferry
48. Melba 25. Twin Falls 11, and
Idaho Falls 63
Celebrate Anniversary—
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Ray, owners
of Gordon's drive in, will celebrate
the second anniversary of the op
ening of their store this week-end.
In the past year Mr. and Mrs. Ray
have enlarged their store, located
near the schood house and added
store rooms and have installed a
large electric meat cooler and elect
ric meat cutting devices. The self-
service plan has been enlarged
through the purchase of new food
carts.