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Total Millage
In Nyssa Shown
As 64.25 Mills
Levy In County R e p o r t e d
By Assessor Hendrix
Is 15.86 Mills
With the assessed valuation of
all property in Malheur county
raised to *13 781.683.91, the gener
al tax levy for the fiscal year
which began July 1, 1945, will be
15.85 mills it was announced this
week by Ed Hendrix, assessor.
Nyssa's millage is 25.8 and the
tax is $16,256. 76. The levy of school
district 26C of Nyssa is 22.6 mills
and the tax is $69 036.22 making
a total tax levy here of 6t.25 mills.
Total mil.ages of other towns in
clude Ontario, $72.85: Vale, $78.45;
and Jordah Valley, $56.95.
Combined millage throughout the
remainder of the county will vary
according to the school district mill-
ages. The non-ingh school millage
is 8 1, Jordon Valley Union high,
13.7; Harper union high 20.60; Vale
union high, 11.6; Adrian union high
22.6; Malheur-Harney union high
at Juntura, 8.9.
Other school district millage in
clude: Brogan, 2.5; Rockville none,
Jordon Valley, 4.6; Bully Creek, 10.9;
Ironside, 7.6; Westfall. 1.4; Jamieson,
11.6; Beulah, 1; Juntura, 17; Mal
heur, 5.8; Westfall, 7.3; Vale,6.3;
Danner, 11.3; Owyhee, 8.3; Pioneer,
14.9; Grove, 8.5; White Settlement,
1.9; Arcadia, 12.4; Cairo, 15.3; Wil-
lowcreek, 23.7; Riverside, 14.8; Star
none, Wade, 5.4; Lower Bend, 14.4;
Jefferson, 13.1; Bonita, 7.7; McDer-
mitt, 53; Follyfarm none, Creston,
1.9; Oregon Canyon none, Kingman
Kolony, 22.3; Lincoln, 6; District No.
65 none, Harper 12.2; Rose Creek
6 8; Moore’s Hollow none, Cow Creek
6.1; Sand Hollow, none, Mountain
View, 18.5; District No. 72 none,
Porter’s Plat., 5.6; Districts Nos. 75
and 77 none, Arock, 13.4.
The total general county levy
amounts to $218,439.67, the mill-
ages adding up to 15.8S, including
none for the state, 6.73 for county
general fund, 4.36 for the school
fund, .65 mill for the county li
brary, .05 mill for county school
library, 1.45 for the sinking fund
and 1 mill for the experimental
area.
JOURNAL
"KYSSA, OREGON. TH URSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1945'
Pictures of Nyssa’s Children’s Day Program
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
LARGEST IN HISTORY
Enroll: i lent In the Nyssa high
chool and grade school had reached j
827
Wednesday,
Superintendent •
. Henry h . Hartley reported
The i nrollntent is the largest
since the Adrian union high school
district was formed during 1938-39
school year. After that time students
in the Adrian district were no long-
cr included in the Nyssa enrollment.
Creditable
Exhibit
Of Owyhee Riding Club Of
Project Work Shown
Nyssa Performs At
By 4-H, FFA
Annual Event
Funeral Is Held
For Mrs. Aston
Funeral services for Mrs. Clar
ence A ;ton of Ontario, former Nyssa
resident who died Thursday at her
home, were conducted in the L. D. S.
church In Ontario at 2:30 p. m.
Sunday. Intelnient was at Pocatello.
Mrs. Aston was born July 14, 1897
at Cove, Utah, and was married to
Clarence Aston at Logan, Utah,
une 6, 1917. Before coming to Nyssa
Mr. and Mrs. Aston lived in Twin
Falls, Gooding and Nampa. They
opened a furniture store in Ontario
and moved there September 1, 1944.
They still retain an interest in the
Nyssa Furniture company, which
they operated for about three years.
Surviving are her husband and
five children, Willard A., James
Alle, Doris Nadene, Evada Mae and
Joyce Ann Aston; three brothers,
Fernando and Orlando Allen of
Utah and Willard Allen of Pocatello,
and a sister, Mrs. Ella Podily of
Eagle, Idaho.
Adrian, Nyssa
Gridmen Tangle
The Nyssa high school Bulldogs
will receive their first test of the
season when they meet the Adrian
football team on the Adrian field
Friday of this week.
Both teams have been practicing
the same length of time so that
they should be somewhat on a par.
The probable starting Nyssa line
up was announced by Coach How
ard Love joy as foHwws: Moore and
Billings, ends; Bellon and Low,
tackles;
Church and Dimmick,
guards;
Kawasaki
quarterback;
Herren and Roosto'ol, halves, and
Yagufchi. fullback. Several other
Large Crowds Attend County
Fair And Rodeo In Ontario
The above picture shows part
of the 500 children who were
treated to lemonade by the Nyssa
chamber of commerce in the
park August 23. The lower lay float section: Howard Flannery,
out shows Kristin Rinehart and with the American flag second,
others in “Three Men in a Tub". and John Farson and associates,
iright) first place winners in the (center) third.
|CO. GRAND JURORS , Crop Insurance
Grange Favors
! HAVE NO BUSINESS
|
•
I Agents Selected
PUD Formation I The Malheur —
county grand jury,;
4-H club and F. F. A. members
With 3000 persons in the grand
made a very creditable exhibit of
their project work at the county
fair last week, according to all of
those who saw the exhibits. The
'n u m ;er of hog exhibits were down
|. on.ewhat from those of previous
years but beef cattle and sheep
titbits showed a considerable in
lease over the numbers shown
since the days of the regular county
fair.
The blue ribbon winners at the
fair were as fallows: Holstein calf
Harold Stevens; Holstein heifer.
Eleanor Me Dole; holstein cow. W es
ley Richmond: champion holstein.
Harold Stevens jersey calf, Bever
l y Ru'-sell; Jersey heifer. Beverly
Russell; jersey cow, Deane Hunter:
| champion jersey
Deane Hunter;
| guernsey calf
Darlene Robbins;
I guernsey
heifer,
lone
Robbins;
uernsey cow. Brock Robbins; Cham-
I pion guernsey, Darlene Robbins;
milking shorthorn, Charles M at
tson. grand champion dairy female
Deane Hunter.
Beverly Russell had the best dairy
exhibit based on number of animals,
quality of exhibit and showmanship.
First in Junior dairy fhowmanshtp
went to Darlene Robbins, and in
senior showmanship to Brock Rob
bins.
Heavy steer class, Norma Morrow;
ilight steer, Norvelle Robbins; here-
| ford heifer, John Purvis; angus
| heifer
Shirley Russell; first for
girls in beef showmanship, Rcwe-
! mary Reed and first for boys, Doss
Morrow.
: Duroc gilt, Kenneth Ramans; Po
land China market hog, Joe Wilcox;
I Hampshire gilt, Patrick McClure;
I best hog showman, Kenneth R o-
| mans.
; Fat Lamb
Deane Hunter; ewe
lamb, Donna Winnlford; Mature
ewe. Deane Hunter; sheep fitting
and showmanship. Deane Hunter;
beet poultry exhibit. Ilea Kreager.
Blue ribbon winners in the veg
etable garden class were Nola Cav-
erhill. Ellen Judd, Dick DeHaven
and Joe DeHaven. grand champion
of vegetable garden exhibit, Ellen
Judd.
Canning 1, Jennie Goodfellow;
canning 2, Cullen Presley; canning
3 Arlene Piercy, canning 4, Lois
Jordon; emergency meal, Ellen Judd
and Nola Caverhlll. Ellen Judd won
grand champion in all divisions of
canning with Nola Caverhlll named
as alternate.
i Bees. Lee Sigler, and sugar beets,
Eileen Barnes.
Ellen Judd won first in the can
ning contest and demonstration
team composed of Doris Stohler and
Evelyn Hlntz won firs* in this con
test.
stand, the Owyhee Riding club drill
earn of Nyssa staged a drill as one
of
the
features
of
the
Malheur
county rodeo at the fairgrounds In
Ontario
Monday
afternoon.
The
Nyssa club members also performed
on the first day of the show S un
day.
The horses and riders worked as
a unit and carried out every detail
with precision. On Labor day Mrs.
Neil Dimmick and Dart O. Bybee
led the parade on
horses,
bearing
the
their palomino
United States
flag. Nell Dimmick is drill master
of the group.
Many members of the Nyssa club
participated In the parade, including
two Junior members, Nannette B y
bee and Sharon Fagan on their
Shetland ponies.
Zack Walker of Nyssa acted as
one of the rodeo Judges, along with
Ivan Tiffany of Ontario. Jimmy
Fleetwood and Bud Osborn were the
racing judges. Bill Ross was in
charge of the racing program and
Roy Brewer was in charge of the
other rodeo events. Bert Anderson
of Ontario was the announcer.
Martin Maddox of Weiser was de
clared the best bareback rider and
Howard McMullen of Weiser the
best bronc rider. Maddox tied with
Lester Wlnebargen of Huntington
for second and third and Bob S ar-
geant also of Weiser, won fourth.
Traveller, owned by Marvin Moss
of Ontario, was chosen the best
bucker. Sleeping Jim,
owned
by
Erickson of Weiser, was rated next
and Drift Fence, owned by Marvin
Moss, won third.
Other events and their winners
Monday, in order of placement:
Saddle horse— Ike Whitley, Pay
ette. riding Blaze; Wayne Gilford,
Ontario, riding Babe; Wilson, rid
ing Fleet.
K id ’s pony race—Soapy, ridden
by Hoadley, Payette;
Lightning,
ridden by Herb Taylor, Payette;
Dutchess, ridden by A. Sreckternick,
Payette.
Ladles’ Race— Ribbon, ridden by
Miss Marsick, Homedale; Ace, rid
den by Miss Edridge. Ontario; Red,
ridden by Miss Kudncle, Midvale.
Four and one-half furlong race—
Bally, owned by Herb Taylor, Pay
ette, and ridden by J. B. Taylor,
Payette; Billy, owned by T. Haines,
Midvale, and ridden by Don M ur-
(Oontlnued on page 5)
Appointment of authorized agents
’ of which John Turner was chair- j
The Malheur County Pomona ¡man, met last week and finding to sell all-risk crop insurance has
Grange at its third quarterly meet- notb ing to do, promptly adjourned, j been announced by Glen L. Hutch-
in of the year August 25 in the j Qecause Qf w blank docket, the ' inson, chairman of the county AAA
Adrian high school building pass- j September term of court has been committee. The- persbTrfs appointed
ed two separate resolutions with 110, indefinitely postponed and County as agents are: Ray Cartwright,
dissenting votes, favoring both the citrli H. S. Sackett has notified the Route 3, Parma, Idaho, Arthur
Columbia valley authority and the j ul.y panel that they will be h eld. Rouse, Nyssa Oregon, and Harry
public utility district proposed for subject t0 call
Feathcrston, 'Vale. Oregon.
Malheur comity. They also voted j p rdnk Reginald Bailey, 16, was | “These sales agents will begin
S H A LL O W W ELL AT
financial support ’ in getting the arraigned before Judge M. A. Biggs, j calling upon farmers soon to give
PARK RECOMMENDED
o f f s e a latter project before the voters. A-
and charged with larceny of a car. every producer of winter and spring
son will be played with Weiser nother resolution requested the He has not yet entered his plea, wheat a ohance to protect his crop
The Nyssa chamber of commerce September 14.
state Grange to prepare a state Roscoe Moore Jr. was arraigned on from natural hazards through this
passed a motion at its weekly lun
ment for general distribution show a bad check charge and pleaded new federal insurance program,"
cheon Wednesday noon recommend Attend Banquet—
ing how U. S. and state senators guilty to attempting to obtain mon- Mr. Hutchinson said,
ing to the city that a well be drill
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Fletcher went and representatives have voted on ey under false pretenses at Nyssa. ! In Oregon, the last day for fil-
ed at the city park for Irrigation. to Baker, August 25, to attend a
all recent measures of importance.
He has not yet been sentenced, how- Ing crop Insurance on the 1946 win-
The rccommedation called for a meeting also attended by the dir
County Deputy C. A. Ketcham, ever. Eoth men are confined in the ter wheat crop is before seeding
shallow well.
ectors of the Oregon State Bar. A and Mrs. Ketcham came from Bend county jail.
¡the crop or September 30, which
The chamber members voted to business meeting was held in the where they are living temporarily
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lever Is earlier,
and 1946 spring
sponsor a children’s day program 1 afternoon and a banquet in the to be present at the meeting. The
| wheat before seeding the crop or
again next year. A report on the I evening. The principal address at charter was draped as a gesture of
I March 30 which ever is earlier.
SAFETY BANQUET
program held last month was given jthe evening was delivered by Justice respect for two members who died
| Farmers may file applications with
by Olean Wells, chairman of the william O. Douglas of the United since the last meeting, J. B. Jones,
SET FOR SEPT. 13
a sale's agent or at the county AAA
committee.
I States supreme court.
past master of the Brogan Grange
, ! office.
No objection was advanced to the
Inspecllnn of crop damagc and
The annual safety first banquet of
and James Fifer, member of the
corps has announced enlistment of
proposed formation of the Nyssa (' ndjustm(int of loases wiU ^ ma6e
the Amalgamated Sugar company
Vale Grange.
FINAL
DISSOLUTION
Melvin Earl Crocker, 17 year old
will be held September 13, at 7 p. m.
During the lecturer’s hour Mrs j road assessment district at a hear
son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Earl Blaine Glrvin, lecturer, presented a I'nB held in Vale Wednesday morn- by the local adjuster for the county, I OF REA ARRANGED
in the high school building.
supervised
by
the
state
crop
insur
Crocker, Route 1, Nyssa. The young
i At the reputar monthly meeting
W . D. Shaw of Ogden, who Is in
program of music and drama, i n - I ing.
ance
director.
Insured
growers
will
leatherneck, who was active in ath eluding a ritual drill by the mem- | As a result, an election on the
i of the board of directors of the charge of the safety first work for
report
losses
to
the
county
AAA
letics while in Adrian high school, bers of the Willowcreek Juvenile j proposal was ordered by the county
Juntura-Drewsey R. E. A„ action the company, wlH attend the meet
will receive his training in San Grange under the direction of their | court to be held October 13. The j office.
was taken to arrange for the final ing. The home economics depart
Diego.
dissolution of the cooperative and ment of the high school will serve
matron, Mrs. Jack Kramer assisted i land owners within the proposed \ T T T f j M O R I T F U T T Q
complete arrangment with the Ida the dinner to company employees
by Mrs. W. W. DeLong, Mrs. Ralph | boundaries will vote on the measure ' h U l U l H U m b a
1 0
j Pfc. Garland Ward arrived Sun
ho Power company for the electri and their wives. After the ban
PARKED PICK-UP
Cone and Mrs. A. J. Bontrager. Iand will elect three directors.
day morning at the home of his
fication of the Juntura, Beuhla, quet the employees and their wives
w
. ,,
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„ Other numbers were presented b y . I Tlie city of Nyssa is not included
parents Mr. and Mrs George B.
of the chalk Butte and in the boundaries.
A Chevrolet sedan driven by Ver Drewsey and Van area.
and guests will attend a dance to
Ward, of Lincoln Heights. Ward w ho’ Kingman Ko,ony 0rangers and by I The poiing
online places
nla« have not been non Maw of Nyssa struck a Ford
The Malheur Electric cooperative l,be held In the gymnasium,
has been in the European theater of
I model A pickup, owned by S. J. of Vale was represented by its1
Mrs Hope Grider and her daugh arranged.
war, wears three battle stars.
I Lewellen, while the pick-up was lanager Eddie Williams, and Char Shot In Face—
ter, Nan. Host Granges were Chalk
stopped on nthe highway between les Swan, attorney.
Jim King of Apple Valley is
Butte, Ridgeview and Kingman Kol Attending Convention—
Santa Barbara, Calif., Aug.28
The Idaho Power company was receiving treatment in the Ontario
Albert Heldt, Eugene Seybold. Ontario and the airport without
ony.
Pvt. Ben A. Hieter, Box 414, Nyssa.
fifty Don Graham, and Arthur Rouse lights, recently. Lewellen was re represented by H. W . Fisk, local hospital for gunshot wounds in the
About one hundred and
Word has been received by Mr. j Oregon, has reported to the army
! left Wednesday for Portland to at- ported to have been trying to fix manager at Vale, L. W. Bralnard face, reported to have been sclf-
attended the meeting.
and Mrs. R. G. Larson that their I ground and service forces re-dis-
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j tend the American Legion depart the lights on the pick-up when it of Payette, Robert D. Lytle of Vale, Infllcted. He was taken to the hos
sen has been sent overseas. His j tribution station at Santa Barbara, !
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ment convention. The August con- was struck. Damage to both cars attorney. Mr. PLsk advised that Ida pital in the Nyssa Funeral Home
address is now Staff Sgt, Raymond J California for two weeks of rest and i r K L o H M AlN W ILL I >Ib
| vention, cancelled because of war- was neadly total, but personal In ho Power company contracts are ambulance last Sunday morning.
G Larson, APO 445, %postmaster, relaxation at a resort-hotel, now RECEPTION GUESTS
Itime conditions was re-scheduled jury was limited to a few scratches being signed with individual cus His condition is not critical.
San Francisco, California.
j under army management. The vet-j a freshmen s reception, sponsored i after the conclusion of the war for and bruises.
tomers as rapidly as possible, and
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I teran recently returned from 10 by the upper classmen of the Nyssa ! this week-end.
that all customers throughout the Return From California—
Jay Bybee was flown from Luzon months’ overseas duty on New Guin- high school will be held in the |
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area would be contacted by a com
On Varation—
Mrs. H. E. Wood and son. Horace
to Leyte island in a C-47, for hos ea and Luzon.
| gymnasium Friday evening, Sep t-j Conference Scheduled—
Mrs. Blanche Hite left Sunday pany representative at an early date. of Nu-Acres have returned from
pital treatment. His original com
The ninth service command sta- ember 14.
1 A district conference of the Vet- for Colorado and Oklahoma on a Mr Fisk also stated that Jeane Auburn, California, where they vis
pany is now in Japan. The doctor tion. one of six established across j A big and little sister reception erans of Foreign Wars will be held visit with friends and relatives.
Moon and George Kincaid were al ited Mrs. Wood's son. Sgt. Robert
pronounced his jauntice condition the nation, offers a comprehensive will be held in the high school in the Nyssa American Legion hall
ready operating the survey crew Blakesley, who was wounded on
Is better, but is holding him to program of recreation, athletics, and building Friday evening of this week Saturday night. All veterans and Leaves For Portland—
staking pole locations lor the line Luzon and Is now receiving treat
entertainment to returned guests.
make sure he has recovered.
for freshmen girls and new girls in ; their wives are invited to attend
Gene Bellon, Perry Coleman, and from Harper to Juntura and that ment In an army hospital. Mrs.
the high school. The junior and Representatives of the Vale, Nyssa Harry Counsil left today for Port material. Including poles and wlre_ Wood and son were away from
Atlantic Fleet, August 20,1945—
Aboard the USS North Carolina' senior girls will provide a covered ¡ Adrian and Ontario posts will be land where they will enter the had already been shipped to ar home one week.
Roy Leonard Benedict. 18, seaman, off Japan (Delayed)—Wesley A. ¡dish dinner. Games will be played. 1 present. Supper will be served at navy'.
rive at Juntura at an early date.
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second class. USNR. ot Nyssa, Ore- Mitchell, 23, seaman, second class. I
In taking over the electrification Return From Visit—
gon arrived on August 15, at thelUSNR. husband of Mrs. Helen Alice Building Residence—
!
of the area an agreement between
Here From Horseshoe Bend—
Mr. and Mrs. H. B Williams of
naval training station at Norfolk, | Mitchell, 12047 Northeast 33rd, Sea-
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Peterson ¡ Enters Hospital—
Mr. and Mrs. Hlbbert Stone were the Idaho Power company and the Nampa, former Nyssa resident, have
Virginina,
Atlantic Fleet training j ttle, and son of Wilford A. Mitchell, started construction this
week on aj Mrs. John Ray entered the Holy guests at the Emil Stunz home T ue board of directors of the Juntura- returned from LaGrange and Union,
center for destroyer crews, to u nder- of Nyssa Oregon is serving aboard , modem six room house on north Ro? ary hospital Monday for medical sday. Mr. Stone has been transfer Drewsey R. E. A. provided for the where they visited for two weeks.
go instruction for duties aboard a this battleship which is part of the ' fourth street,
treatment preparatory to a major red by the Idaho Power company electrical service to be available In They will leave the last of this
new destroyer or similar type ves- powerful Pacific fleet engaged in I
from Horseshoe Bend to Ontario. the town of Juntura on or before week for San Francisco to visit their
operation.
Here From Caldwell—
sel. He has completed a period of j occuping Japan
Mrs. Emil Stunz. Ethel, and Greta, December 31. 1946, and that the son, T /S g t. Harvc L, Williams, who
instruction at the Radar school,
Under the operational control of
Miss Paula Harrington of Cald Caneer Program Planned—
and Mlgses Marie Sebum and Beth 'system suppling service to Beulah. has been in the European theater
San Diego.
I Admiral William F. Halsey, USN. well spent the week-end at the
A cancer program will be held In j Mitchell spent the week-end at , Drewsey. and Van be completed on of war.
A graduate of Nyssa high school. ! commander of the 3rd fleet, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bellon. the Nyssa theater Wednesday Sept- Horseshoe Bend,
or before September 1, 1946.
Road District
Will He Formed
Our Boys In
T he Service
j
he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R ay-
mond C. Lenedlct of route 2. Nyssa.
He has a brother Eugene C„ 20, who
is a private In the army.
The Boise office of the marine
j
North Carolina, one of the "glam or’’ I
-
ships of the fleet, assembled with 11 .Officer Visits—
other battleships. 17 aircraft car- I Major E. B. Cole has returned to
riers, five escort carriers, 20 cruisers Santa Monica. California, after vls-
i Continued on page 2)
>lting his wife and baby in Nyssa.
ember 19 at 2:30 p. m. The program
sponsored by the Nyssa Civic club,
will consist of a lecture and a mo-
tion picture. The public is invited
to attend free of charge.
|
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In Utah—
In Boise Wednesday—
Tom Burnlngham of Eastern Ore
Visits At Nampa—
| Mrs. A. H. Boydell, Ethel Mary
Mrs.
Kenneth
Renstrom
and gon Produce company, went to Salt
and Mrs. O. J. Mitchel were in Boise daughter spent Friday visiting re Lake City on business this week
| Wednesday.
end.
latives in Nampa