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i »1>V. . ■ * / -i . , . t >— y- r- ,<*■ Ä v • raeNYSSA V v_ ÄTm XXI NU. 18 Final Plans For Jersey Show In Nyssa Revealed Judging O f Livestock To Be Done By H. P. Ewalt O f Corvallis Pinal preparations have been made for the Malheur County Jer sey club’s first annual spring show, which will be held on the gymnas ium lawn at the Nyssa grade school Saturday, May 18. Judging will be started at 10 o'clock and will be continued throu ghout the afternoon. The stock will be judged by H. P. Ewalt, who has been chosen by the Oregon State Jersey club as the offlcal judge for the series of 12 county shows to be held In Oregon during May and June. The stock will remain on the grounds for Inspection by the pub lic until 4 o ’clock, said Charley Grider, chairman of the grounds committee. Operators of the Golden Rule store are featuring Jersey week by displaying a window of outstanding jersey pictures and interesting facts about the jersey breed. The Nyssa Pharmacy and Owy hee Drug company will display vet erinary supplies at the show. Add itional business firms who will ex hibit are the Nyssa iinplemen, company and the Fanners Supply co-op, who will show milking ma- c ¡lines. A ’ uncli stand will be maintained on t..e grounds for the oonvience oi U;e crowd Tile stand will be spon sored by ilie jersey club under the direction of Mrs. Grover Cooper, Mrs Ar, hies Smith and Mrs. Fred llurgess. Trailer Houses Allotted Nvssa W OOD WORKING SHOWN IN ARTICLES A wood-working exhibit contain ing articles made by the Nyssa 4-H wood-working club has been placed on display in the window of the Idaho Power company office. The boys carried on the project during the year in the shop in the grade school building with Walter L. McPartland as the club leader. The jig-saw work includes birds and animals. Each of the 36 members of the club made five articles each, but all of the articles are not on dis play. Te officers are Jimmy Nichol son. president; Delwin Holcomb, vice president, and Clarence Suiter, secretary-treasurer. Avoset Takes Up J. Prati Option The Avoset corporation has com pleted purchase of the farm of John Prati southwest of Nyssa for erect ion of a $1,500,000 plant and is making further arrangements for actual construction. The company “took up’’ its 30-day option May 9. John Sirex, company vice presi- Ont, who will be here May 21, said he firm is anxious to “get some ort of a building up immediately o that we may store incoming machinery. The type building we rave in mind is something about 0 by 100 feet, made of corrugated ion.” Mr. Sirex desires to contact per mis interested ill erecting houses for the company for renting to employees. CARL QUACKENBUSH IS APPOINTED TO WASHINGTON BENCH Carl C. Quackenbush of Spokane, son-in-law of Tom Lowe of Nyssa rural route, nas oeen appointed to the superior court bench of Waldington, succeeding Judge Fred H. Witt, whose resignation became ct fee live May 1, according to in- lormation received here. Mr. Quackenbush, Spokane county prosecutor since April 1, 1940, be came prosecutor by appointment of the county commissioners and was elected to the post two years later. In November, 1945, Quacken bush took military leave of ab sence to serve overseas with the army. He recently returned with the rank oi lieutenant-colonel and upon his release from military ser vice resumed his position as pros ecutor, Upon announcement of jud ge Witt’s resignation, he declared he would become a candidate lor the office in the coming judicial primary. Under the appointment tendered him by Governor Wallgren he will serve as Judge Witt’s suc cessor during the interim until the November general election. Ten additional trailer houses have been allotted to Nyssa by the fed eral public housing authority, ac- t o: ding to announcement issued at a meeting of tlie city council Tues day night. The city has already prepared lor 15 trailer houses .which were allotted earlier in the year. How ever, the 15 houses have not ar rived here. The city council and chamber of commerce are expected to send a representative to Seattle within the next few days to attempt to secure more housing facilities for Nyssa. The city council passed a resol ution approving enforcement of the two-hour parking law applying to Main street between First and Third streets. The new order will become effective June 1. L. R. Stockman, consulting en gineer, showed plans and specifica tions for installing a new eight- inch water main on Main street from First to Seventh streets. A si>eeial meeting of the city council GRANGE PROTESTS will probably be held Tuesday night to adopt the plans and make ar- DAY-LIGHT SAVING lungements for advertising for bids. The Oregon Trail Grange voted Anthony Yturrl, acting city at torney, discussed a proposed bond ’ last Tuesday night to send resolu Issue for the extension and im- j tions to Oregon legislators protest provernent of the water system, ing the proposed daylight saving street improvements and a new time. Loyd Adams; master of the Grange pointed out the difficulties stoim sewer. confronting the farmer on day light saving time. Dinner Guest« Ted Hollopeter of Boulevard Mr. and Mrs. Frank Colwell of Grange discussed plans for a coun Fruitland were Sunday dinner ty Y. G. A. drill team to go to guests of Mr, and Mrs. Glea Bill the state grange convention to be ings. held In Baker In June. He is youth chairman for the 5th district. JOURNAL "NY5sXTT5ÏÏEGON, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1946' PUD Is Drawing Most Interest in Local Flection CLASS LEADERS Directors To Be Elected; Polls Open From 8 a. m. To 8 p. m. Perhaps the issue prompting the most interest in the electron to be j held Friday of this week is the ’ proposed creation of a people’s ut ility district. The candidates ^or the five dir- | ectors of the proposed dlst.ict are! H. N. Black. Ensor E. Busl,. Oils D. Dearborn, William J. Jacobson. D. M. Johnson and W. D W..mi lord The question to be voted on is IIISAKO KIIIO 'Shall a people's utility district in Malheur county, Oregon be created within the boundaries of the terr itory described in voters' final pet itions filed with hydro-electric com mission under tlie provisions ot title 114, chapter 2, Oregon compil ed laws annotated, to be known as the Malheur county people's util ity district. The republican candidates are as follows; For representative In congress, Lowell Stockman of Um atilla county, for governor, Henry Black and Earl Snell; for secretary I of state, Robert S. Farrell, Jr.; for commissioner of bureau of labor, W. E. Kimsey; for representative 31st. representative district, Martin P. Gallagher of Ontario; for dis trict attorney, E. Otis Smith and Charles W. Swan: county commiss ioner, SA. P, Goodell and W. S. Skinner: coroner, R. A. Tacke. The democratic candidates are: For representative in congress, La BEVERLY ANN URE mar Townsend; for governor, Carl C. Donaugh; secretary of state, Ifisako Kido has been selected as Floyd K. Dover, and David C. Epps; valedictorian and Beverly Ann Ure commissioner of bureau of labor, has been named salutatorian of Ralph W. Peoples, and commission the 1946 class of the Nyssa high er, G. C. Good. school. Commencement for the Tlie poiis will be open from 8 a. graduates will be held in the Nyssa m. to 8 p. m. The local voting gymnasium tonight at 8 o'clock. places are Nyssa precinct No. 1,, Dr. James Millar of Portland will city hall; No. 2, Eagles hall; No. deliver the commencement address. 3, Methodist church basement; Ar cadia, Christensen residence, and Owyhee, schoolhouse. Bounty Paid For Crows, Magpies Nyssa Takes' 19 Vi Points In Meet Nyssa placed fifth in the district track meet held in La Grande Sat urday, May 11 with 19 Vi points, The Malheur Game league has i Mac Hi of Milton-Freewater won announced a campaign to extermin i the meet. ate magpies and crows in Malheur t Six Nyssa boys, Tom Moore, Bob county. The league Is offering a bounty I Church, George Iserla, Dick Iseria, of five cents for each pair of legs ! Archie McLaughlin and Bernard and feet of crows and magpies j Shaw, were accpmpanied to La- turned into Merle Marcum at the Grande by Coach K. E. Keveran. Nyssa’s points were made as fol Hollingsworth Hardware and Im lows; Moore, first in the high hur- plement sompany store. League officers estimated that ' dies, third in the high jump third in tlie low hur- 60,000 crows were killed by blast j and ing on Crow island between Nyssa | dies. (16 flat in the high hurdles); 1 Church first in the discus, 124 feet, and Ontario this spring. Fifty-two thousand fish, mostly | 6 Inches: Dick Iseria, second in tlie rainbow trout, have been planted in broadjump, 19 feet, 4 Vi inches, and Malheur county since January 1. ¡Shaw and McLaughlin, sixth In Most of the trout were planted in the mile and half mile runs. the Owyhee river. Malheur comity qualified five men for the state track meet, which Here From Boise — will be held at Corvallie Friday and Mr. and Mrs. Arlen Haroldson of Saturday of this week. The boys Boise spent Sunday in Nyssa vis who won the right to participate iting friends and relatives. in the state meet are Moore, Church and Dick Iseria of Nyssa and Zit- Here From Ogden— tercob and Chytraus of Ontario. Mr. and Mrs. George Stettler of Jesse Thompson will take the Ogden arrived here Tuesday on a Nyssa boys and Howard Love Joy to business trip. Corvallis to the state meet. LIONS CLUB REVEALS RESULTS OF CARNIVAL DANCE AND EXPRESSES THANKS TO PEOPLE Detailed Information on the re are proud of the community mind ceipts of the carnival dance held ed clubs and organizations, and the Mr. and Mrs. Burnall Brown left Spent Week-End In Ogden— in the Nyssa gymnasium May 4 citizens of this community who Saturday for Utah, due to the ill Roy Child and George Fife, em under the auspices of the Nyssa gave so generously of their time ness of Mr. Brown's father at ployees of the Stoker Construction Lions club was given this week by and money to make this adventure Richmond, Utah. company, spent the week-end witti the club officers, who expressed possible. their families in Ogden. thanks to those who assisted in the "The building of the hospital ln Return From Chicago— project. this community i no ^asy task. We, The club officers said; of this club have started the ball Herbert Fisher returned Monday Invited To Homedale— "The Nyssa Lions club wishes to rolling. You, the people of this from Chicago, where he spent a ' Members of the Owyhee Riding few days on business. club are invited to Homedale May take this opportunity to thank each community are now carrying it. 19 to participate in the Owyhee and everyone of you for your It is entirely up to you whether or nqt you make the touchdown. Here From Baker— Wrangler's race meet and parade, splendid support in the festival. “We especially wish to thank the The results up to now have been Mr. and Mrs. Jack Conklin of beginning at 12, noon. Various sad Nyssa Boat club, the Oregon Trail very gratifying. We shall continue Baker spent from Thursday until dle clubs have been invited from Sunday at the Lloyd Lewis home. other localities, and are requested Grange, Nyssa chamber of com to strain our every effort to help to have 5 entries in various type merce. American Legion, and the you to make this touchdown, but races. Members of the Nyssa club Eagles lodge for their support in you mast still carry the ball. You Nursing Home Notes— making this the success that It have made up to now around $22,- Mr and Mrs. Lawrence Bailey will arrive in Homedale at 11 o’ was. 000 toward the final goal of $75,- are parents of a girl bom May 14. clock, each one providing a covered “All of the money has been de 000 . dish lunch, and his own dishes. The baby weighed 7 pounds and 6 posited in the hospital fund. The “ In the past, we the people of ounces and will be named Barbara following are the totals after all this community have proved that Receives Discharge— Leigh. expenses have been taken out. Nys when we face a vital problem, we Cpl. Valentine Santillanes left sa Boat club $1.673.00: Nyssa cham can work together and get the Sunday for Ft. Lewis, where he Meeting Cancelled— ber of commerce (Jeep) $1.559.31; Job don». Now we face a problem expects to be discharged from the There will not be a meeting of Oregon Trail Grange (Auction) strictly in our own community, for the W 3 .C S . of the Methodist service. He will return to Nyssa to $1,224.95: American Legion (games) our friends and families. We have church May 23. Representatives will \ make his home. $117 40: Eagles lodge (food) $67.66. proved we could do the Job in attend a sub-district meeting I n ; and admission price 663 00, less the past and we can do it again Nampa on that day. 112.71 federal tax, making 550.29 ■ row. Flower Sale S nrrrss— for our share. This makes a grand ! “ If our present cooperation and The committee of the American In Boise— total of $6.192 61. | interest is continued it will not be Mr. and Mrs. George Mitchell Legion auxiliary wishes to thank i The members of the Nyssa Lions long before our dream will be- those who helped make a success; club are proud of this record. Wo j come a reality." spent Sunday ln Boise. In l ’tah— GernharcU Sa\s Making Man is Most Impurs ant REV G. WHIPFLE, Sk DIES IN CALIFORNIA Rev. George Whipple, Sr., lathe oi Rev. George Whipple of th Chrchain church of Nyssa, died i Inglewood, California Tuesda Large Congregation At morning. Rev. and Mrs. Whlppi left Nyssa by automobile Tuesda tends Baccalaureate afternoon for Inglewood to attenc For Graduates the funeral. The elder Mr. Whipple was pas ‘'peaking before a la; e Congre gation in the Nyssa gymnas»um ta»’ of the Church of Ohrist h ounuay night. Rev. H. J. Genmardt 0tt*?riu 101 11 v e ^ pr.or to moviu of tlie Nj.-sa Methodist church de- to Ing!ewood in January of t’h -laied u. the lt.,6 c a t . alaareat.e . e j r. Mr Whipple, who was bo lemon, -Making Man. ’ that T h e ! > ' ° 1J- *«* <**>r lea’lh greatest hbe.ators of mankind h a v e L e e . , in the ministry for 43 years. .ten tho.-e who not only -aw tilings Rev. Whipple visited In Nyssa oc- auout them, but became aware ot m U lves'cm l 'theinselves” akin to|ta“ 'y “ nd P™ ched hi the lo cal i-lniri h a lew times. C od.” Rev. Gernhardt used as the bas- , is of his talk a passage from the Btb'.e, “ Let us make man In our I own image, and give him dominion ; over all the earth.” I "It is that spirit, that has chall- j enged man to a paitnership with Melvin and Don Engstrom of | God in making man,” the speaker Shelton's dairy have purchased lots aid, adding that Americans be on highway 20 across Alberta ave lieve that the ability ot this nation nue from the Dessert Seed com- and its leadership of other nations . puny office for a modern dairy re ts upon its ability to make things. ] plau, We have been making things." Xhe maaonary building will be the minister said, "and where did 40 by 42 feet with concrete floor, •nuking of things get us? Man turns lThe lnaJn ^ oI the building will his greatest genius to making things ^ Qf einderblocks, with a brick and then destroys his creations. In front Luther pMe> f0ntractor, is the midst of all the choas there expected complete the building echoes let’s make’. We believe theie ln about ^ days Work wU1 be ought to be a better world and started vvithin the next few days, better relationships. The fact that | The ,,ew ahelton dairy owners, we know is our greatest condemns- ' who wH, lnsta„ a considerable a- lion. If we are to make a new lllount 0f new equipment, wlll sell eaith, this gioup of students and milk at retail and wholesale. They others like them must discover that bave iIlstuilled a new pasteurizer the primary purpo :e of making is ol 200 gallons capatlty ln thelr to make that which means some- present plant on First street at Dairy Owners To Build New Plant thing’ ! the underpass. "There are three ways of mak-1 ing men and women. First, making man physically. In spite of all MALHEUR ELECTRIC these things of destruction, we ASSOCIATION, VALE, have multiplied over the earth.” CUTS HEATING RATE Intimating the need for studied impiuVciiieiit uf the human race, VALE, OREGON. MAY 11—On Rev. Gernhardt said “We will have the basis of an audit of the kooks to give as much to the making of of the Malheur Cooperative Electric (Continued on page 2) association Just completed, the rur al electrification administration has authorized a rate of reduction of STORY HOUR FOR CHILDREN PLANNED 11 tier cent In water heating rates and the reduction of the minimum Mrs A. V. Pruyn announces that bill from $1.75 to 75 cents. “Tills is ln accordance with our Miss ’Daisy Secoy, children’s lib rarian at the Malheur county lib usual custom of using surplus In rary, will conduct a story hour at come to reduce rates,” Eddie J. the Nyssa public library every Tue Williams, manager, said ln making sday at 2:30 during May and June the announcement. The new rates will take effect Immediately, he beginning May 21. Miss Lillian Nisbet, the county, added, and will be reflected ln librarian, reports that the stories next month’s billing "The local co-op, which borrow will appeal to all ages as children’s books these days hold a fascina ed money from R.E.A. to provide tion for adults as well as children. electrical service for a large area Mother and older boys and girls of rural territory which had been are urged to take to the meetings unable to obtain service prior to pre-school children, especially those that time, has Just completed Its of five and six who will be start fifth year of operation," Williams ing to school ln the fall. Miss Se said. "The co-operative obtained coy will help the older children Its first loan of $108,000 In 1940 to find library books that they will serve 347 members and built Its enjoy for home reading. The sched first 89 miles of line ln Malheur ule for story hour during August county. These were energized In and September will be every other 1941. Today the system consists of week. The exact dates will be an 324 miles of line serving 519 mem bers ln Malheur and Balter count nounced later. ies ln Oregon and ln Payette coun ty, Idaho SEVENTH GRADERS “ In its "current construction pro BEAT EIGHTH TEAM gram, the co-op has Just completed 52 miles of line to serve the people The seventh grade baseball team of Westfall. defeated the eighth grade of the “The co-op Is actively supporting Nyssa school for the second con the P.U.D. movement In this coun secutive time Friday, May 10. The ty, because Its members feel that score was 10 to 5. It would be an advantageous dis Although playing without the tribution system for Bonneville help of several star players, the power. The co-op now buys whole seventh graders rallied ln the last sale power from the Idaho Power Inning to overcome an early eighth company at 93 mills compared to grade lead. the Bonneville wholesale rate of Batteries were: Seventh grade, 3 mills. Bowen, Pounds (2), Burns, H. Knowles; eighth grade. Cleaver and Returns To Nyssa— 8idter. Cpl. Mike Chavez arrived last week from Germany after being Go To Portland— discharged from tlie army. He is Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Mauldtng and the son of Mr and Mrs. Toney children left Saturday for Port Chavez. land. of the Mother’s day flower sale held Saturday ln the Nyssa Packing company market. The money receiv ed from the sale will be used for leturnlng veterans and needy fam ilies of veterans. Granges To Meet— The Oregon Trail Grange will be host to the Pomona Orange May 25 at an all-day session to be held In the Nyssa high school building. Arrested On Driving Count— Don Utter was arrested by a city police officer Wednesday after noon on a charge of drunken driv ing, ln connection with an auto mobile accident occurring at the underpass. Utter was driving a car registered to Anna Oentry. Utter made a wide turn going north off First street and the machine (truck the north wall of the underpass and was quite badly damaged. School District Consolidation io Be Voted On Election To Be Held In Nyssa Grade School May 27 The proposed consolidation of school district No. 26C, Nyssa, end school district No. 36. Arcadia, will be voted on at a special election to be held Monday, May 27 In the Nyssa grade school building. R. O. Larson, chairman of tlie board of directors of the Nyssa schools, an nounced. The polls will be open from 2 p. m. to 8 p. m. The proposed con solidation would include an appor tionment of assets and liabilites as protloed in section 111-836 O. C. L. A. as amended by chapter 27. Ore gon laws of 1941. In order to vote a person must be a citizen of the state of Ore gon, male or female, who is 21 years of age and has resided in the district 30 days Immediately preceding and has property in the district as shown by the last county assessment and not assessed by the sheriff on which he or she is lia ble or subject to pay a tax; pro vided further that ownership of shares of stock in a corporation, partnership, etc., which does pay taxes in said district, is deemed to satisfy the property qualification. Owners of property in the dis trict who do not reside therein are Ineligible to vote. A husband or wife whose name does not appear either directly or by Inference upon the assessment roll is not eligible. Ownership of personal property appearing on the assessment roll qualifies an Individual insofar as property ownership is concerned. Officers Named By Nyssa P.T.A. Officers of the newly-formed Nyssa Parent-Teaclier association were elected at a me a» qg held Wednesday night of last week. The officers are Mrs. Ed Frost, president; W. R. Campbell and Mrs. Leslie C. Ballantyne, vice president; Mrs. Jake Simmons, sec retary, and Mrs. George Sallee, treasurer. Members of the PTA are circu lating petitions in Nyssa for an In itiative petition to create a basic school support fund by annual tax levy. The purpose of the proposed law is to authorize the levy of uu an nual state school tax outside the six per cent limitation, sufficient to produce $.>0 per capita for each child within the state between ages of four and 20 years, according to the latest school census. PRE-SCHOOL CLINIC WILL BE CONDUCTED The newly-formed Nyssa P. T. A. will sponsor a summer round-up clinic of pre-school children from six months to six years of age ln the high school building May 28. Mrs. Edna Farris of Vale, county public health nurse, will be ln the high school building May 22 to reg ister the children. Youngsters, who wlll be given a physical check-up, should be accompanied by their parents. On Buying Trip— Arden C. Newsom of tlie Nordule Newsom Furniture company was ln Boise Monday buying merchandise He will leave Sunday on a buying trip to the Pacific coast. Buys Dairy Route— Jim Gahan of Nyssa has pur chased the Star dairy route ln Nys sa and has started operation und ;r In Portland— C. W. Buchner is in Portland this his own name. Oahan. who was dis charged from the navy December week. 1 is delivering milk each day, In Here From Payette— cluding Sunday. Thelma Jones. R. N. of Payette, was a dinner guest Saturday even Vi Its H e re - ing ln the Dean Smith home. Frank Nordale of Salt Lake City, who visited his father, Tom Nor Girl Scouts WUI M e e t- dale of Nyssa, left for his home All Olrl Scouts are Invited to Sunday. meet In the park Thursday after noon. May 23 at 2:30. If any girl Son Returns To Ogden— wishes to join a troop she should Wells Stephensen. son of Mr and take 50 cents for dues to the meet Mrs. Chester Stephensen. returned ing. to Ogden Friday. He has spent the last month here with his par Nursery Man Here— ents and is now employed at Og Leonard Howes, owner and man den. ager of the American Pork Nur series-at American Pork, Utah, and Here On Furlough— two of his assistants spent two Donald Ford, son of Mrs. J. F. days here this week, landscaping Ford, arrived here Monday for a the grounds at the Gordon Ray 12-day leave from San Diego, where home Mr. Howes is Mrs Ray's he spent three months ln navy training. brother-in-law.
